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Tony Burman
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Tony Burman (born 13 June 1948) is the Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.[1]
Previously, he served as Al Jazeera's chief strategic advisor for the Americas, 2010–2011, based in Washington DC.[2] He also served as managing director of the Al Jazeera English network, based in Doha, Qatar, from 2008 to 2010. Prior to this, from 2002 to 2007, he was the editor in chief of CBC News.
In October 2007, Burman received the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Gordon Sinclair Award for lifetime achievement in broadcast journalism.[3] In October 2009, Arabian Business magazine named him the second most influential non-Arab in the Arab world.[4] Then, in November 2009, the Canadian Expat Association also announced that he had been voted the third most influential Canadian living abroad, behind Michael J. Fox and Wayne Gretzky.[5]
Tony Burman has worked as a journalist in print, radio, television, and online. Although he is now chief strategic advisor for Al Jazeera English, his career started in the 1960s. For most of this time (35 years), he was at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
He is also active in supporting public broadcasting and investigative journalism.
As a student in the 1960s, Burman edited two school newspapers, one of which was the Loyola News (of what is now Concordia University). In that role, most notably, he was called upon by the Canadian University Press to investigate the circumstances surrounding the resignations of the editors of the University of Windsor's student paper, the Lance,[6] who had reprinted a controversial essay comparing the status of students at California State University and the status of African Americans in society. His commission concluded the university administration had interfered with the independence of the newspaper and forced the editors out: "the concept of freedom of the press at Windsor is very much in doubt."[7] His arguments in the official report, filed at the CUP office in Ottawa, later became encapsulated as the exemplar case in defending the underground journalism movement; the Canadian counterpart to a larger debate regarding the treatment of a now-classic civil rights essay, The Student as Nigger, as well as other related forms of "challenging" social commentary.
Burman's first professional role was as an Education Reporter at his father's newspaper, the Montreal Star, in the late 1960s. He then spent several years as a freelancer, including a stint in South America, where he found his first big story: Vilcabamba, often called the valley of longevity and reputed to be one of the sources for modern fountain of youth mythologies.
From 1982 to 1984, Burman contributed a dozen essays on international relations to The Globe and Mail.
Burman joined the CBC in 1972. He worked for CBC Radio in Montreal as a contributing producer to As It Happens and, later, as executive producer of Cross Country Checkup.
After working in Montreal as a current affairs story editor with the nightly news program City At Six he moved to Toronto, where he ultimately landed as senior writer on The National under the guidance of Lloyd Robertson (1975–76), Peter Kent (1976–78), and Knowlton Nash (1978–88).
From 1980 to 1982, Burman was executive producer of The National and created the redesign of the newscast when it moved in 1982 to its new prime-time slot at 10 p.m. After this, he spent three years based in London (1982–85) for CBC Television news. In London, he and correspondent Brian Stewart were the first North American journalists on the ground to cover the 1984 - 1985 famine in Ethiopia, where they found Birhan Woldu (the "face of famine" that inspired both Live Aid and Live 8).[8]
Burman produced many documentaries during his five-year tenure as senior producer with The Journal (1985–90). These included, among others:
- Nelson Mandela: A Profile, the first television biography of Nelson and Winnie Mandela (Gemini Award nom. 1986);
- Air India Crash, a film about the bombing of Flight 182 (Canadian Association of Journalists award for Best Documentary 1987);
- Spanish Civil War: The Last Great Cause, a look back at the Spanish Civil War on its 50th anniversary (Gemini Award 1988);
- Human Tragedy in the Sudan, about the odyssey of children who marched half way across Sudan to seek refuge in Ethiopia to escape slavery and starvation or death in the civil war raging in their homeland (Michener Award citation of merit 1989);[9]
- Sudan: Children of Darkness, an inside look at the kidnapping of children as part of the second Sudanese civil war (Gemini Award 1990; Prix UNDA (Unda Dove), Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo 1991).[10]
In 1989, The Journal also won TV Guide's Most Popular Program Award.
From 1990 to 1993, Burman was chief news editor of CBC Television. In 1993, he returned to The National as executive producer, creating the current hour-long format and successfully addressing management concerns regarding the show's flagging ratings and declining quality (via e.g., Gemini Award nom. 1995, 1996, 1997).
He also led several successful co-productions with other media organizations, including The New York Times and Frontline.[11]
Before returning to produce The National in 1993, Burman spent a year as managing director of CBC's all-news network, CBC Newsworld.
Since his return to management in 1998, Burman served as head of CBC Newsworld until his retirement in 2007. Burman had also been in charge of all journalistic programming since February 2000.[12]
On June 19, 2007, he announced his retirement from the CBC after a 35-year career, effective July 13.
Al JazeeraEdit
Burman's appointment as managing director of Al Jazeera English was announced on 14 May 2008.[13] In this role for two years, he has returned to North America and presently serves as chief strategic advisor for the Americas.[2] This new position is intended to "accelerate expansion in the North American market," following the successful launch of AJE in Canada.[2]
Burman has served on the boards of several charitable organizations. He also travels widely in support of public broadcasting, speaking at universities and conferences around the world (e.g., at Concordia University, Osgoode Hall Law School, UBC Journalism School, Jönköping University, Sweden[permanent dead link]).
In November 2009, he delivered the annual Clissold Lecture at the University of Western Ontario.[14] In 2010, he delivered the Minifie Lecture at the University of Regina[15] and the keynote address at Media Democracy Day 2010.[16] In 2011, he was the "headline" speaker at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, journalism ethics conference.[1]
2012 Statements On Canada-Israel RelationsEdit
In an article published by the Toronto Star on September 7, 2012, Burman stated that the recent decision by the government of Stephen Harper to sever diplomatic relations with Iran was evidence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is Canada's "new foreign minister. His day job may be prime minister of Israel, but Canada's abrupt actions against Iran seem to confirm that the Harper government's outsourcing of Canada's Middle East policy to Jerusalem is now complete." He further stated that "There is little else to conclude from Canada's unwise decision to move unilaterally on Iran at this moment"
Burman wrote that the Canadian government has adopted a "passionate pro-Israeli stance" and "has gained the reputation throughout the Middle East of being a passionate warrior on behalf of Israel's foreign ministry." Burman cited "references in the Israeli media about Canada's unwavering support of the Israeli government" to support his claim. He concluded the article by stating that "reflecting on its recent actions, we may have to wait until our government checks with its new foreign minister in Jerusalem before we get some answers."[17]
Recent scholarshipEdit
Burman, T. (2009). World Perspectives: Ignoring the World at our Peril. In J. Owen & H. Purdey, International News Reporting: Frontlines and Deadlines (pp. 127-143). West Sussex, UK: John Wiley.
Thoughts on journalismEdit
- Credibility: "Every news organization has only its credibility and reputation to rely on".[18]
- Public Broadcasting: "It's sad there is no tradition of public service broadcasting in the U.S., a country of 300 million people, beyond PBS. It's a problem for us all.... If there is a resurgence in public service broadcasting, hopefully it will be universal".[19]
- Supporting Democracy: "We believe that informed citizenship benefits from the expression of the fullest range of responsible opinion on important issues, rather than artificially limiting the spectrum of debate to favour one particular perspective -- however apparently right and justified it may be. At the end of the day, we trust our [audiences] to draw their own conclusions".[20]
- New Trends: "In the days ahead... the challenge for established newspapers, broadcast networks and websites is to come up with ways of harnessing the power and wisdom of the audience in a way that adheres to professional ethics and accepted journalistic policy. In other words, a genuine partnership -- and one that is more methodical than simply tossing people small cameras or microphones and then wishing for the best".[21]
- New Trends: "More than ever, audiences are determining how the media will evolve. They want news, information and much of their media on their terms on a variety of platforms -- whether TV, radio, newspapers, laptops, personal organizers, cellphones or iPods. And they want a genuine two-way relationship with their content-providers that is more than simply sitting back and absorbing.... They want to respond, engage and create -- to be contributors, not merely consumers".[22]
- Credibility: "Credibility cannot be achieved overnight. But public broadcasters must conduct journalism in an open and accountable way.... If you find that the news is only gossip and irrelevant to public interest, avoid going into it".[23]
- Supporting Democracy: "There is no more important contribution that we can make to society than strong, publicly-spirited investigative journalism".[24]
- In a Crisis: "the role of the media... is to try to separate fact from fiction, to help our audiences understand what is happening and why — and to respond to the unfolding drama, as best we can under the circumstances, in a way that makes sense of it all.... To connect the dots, knowing full well that horrific events are rarely random".[25]
- New Trends: "We're heading into a world where we're all going to become content providers, not TV stations, not newspapers, not radio stations.... Our reporters will no longer be radio reporters or TV reporters — that particular T-shirt will be put aside and there will be far more contributions to the web, far more mixing and movement among the various networks and platforms"[26][27]
- New Trends: "I have always felt that an openness to change and renewal is at the core of the best journalism".[28]
- International News: "I have a feeling that, as we look ahead five to 10 years from now, that we'll look back at 2008 as being very much a turning point for American democracy. So, it's important that not only Americans understand what is going on, but also those of us outside of America."[29]
- Public Broadcasting: "there's more to journalism than simply the commercial aspect of it.... I have incredible distrust and a skepticism about the commercial influences on journalism and on news organizations."[30]
- International News: "...people care about what's in front of them, what's on their street and in their community, but that should not be at the expense of understanding the world. I think the financial meltdown was a reminder that what globalization means is a lot of the decisions that affect your life are made far from your community.... You have to see the wider world and what kind of impact it's having on your lives. The only way you can do that is through the media, because the media provides a window on that world. And if those windows are shut by organizations that up till now provided international coverage, then people who are interested in the world have few places to go".[30]
- International News: "People need accurate information to make sensible choices about their lives, about the direction of their countries. An informed citizenry produces enlightened policies that benefit people generally. And the reverse is true—when you have inaccurate information or you have sensationalism or distortion, that plays with people's minds and leads to bad decisions.... I think that organizations like Al Jazeera, ...that are committed to accurate and full information, ultimately help society."[30]
- Supporting Democracy: "In the U.S., the broadcast media in particular does a poor job of making crucial issues clear and relevant for Americans to understand. And I think that's a real threat to a functioning democracy".[31]
- New Trends: "We have always needed to rely on people in our audiences and in the public to be our eye witnesses. The challenge in our use of social media is to determine how to organize it and marshal it in ways that enrich our content and better serve our audiences. And we can do that by creating ways to double-check and verify the accuracy of this information. We can't just put things on the air, on the Web or in print".[31]
- New Trends: "There is so much potential here in North America, compared to the developing world, because computers, smartphones and the Internet are everywhere. It's a way to enrich our coverage and capture a younger audience. But in the developing world, social media are being used far more to help people learn about their societies and figure out how to make them better. We should learn from that".[31]
- ^ Vukets, Cynthia (2011-07-06). "Toronto News: Former chief of CBC, Al Jazeera headed back to Canada". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ a b c Al Jazeera English (2010-05-17). "Tony Burman to assume new position at Al Jazeera to accelerate expansion in North America". CNW Group. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "22nd Annual Gemini Awards". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on 2008-02-07.
- ^ "The Expat 50: 2# Tony Burman". Arabian Business. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15.
- ^ "Michael J. Fox Voted Most Influential Canadian Living Abroad" (Press release). Canadian Expat Association. 2009-11-07. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
- ^ "Windsor paper shafted: CUP to examine dispute" (PDF). The Ubyssey. Vancouver. 1968-01-12. p. 13.
- ^ "University of Windsor 'guilty of intervention'" (PDF). The Ubyssey. Vancouver. 1968-01-23. p. 9.
- ^ Stewart, Brian (2004-12-02). "Strange Destiny". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
- ^ "Le Devoir wins 1989 Michener Award". The Michener Awards Foundation. 1990-06-19. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
- ^ Griffith-Greene, Megan (March 2004). "Master and Commander". Ryerson Review of Journalism. ISSN 0838-0651. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24.
- ^ "Credits | Son Of Al Qaeda | Frontline". PBS. 2004-04-22. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Burman named to head CBC TV news". CBC News. 2000-01-27. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ "Tony Burman appointed as Managing Director at Al Jazeera English". Qatar Living. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07.
- ^ "The Clissold Lecture: 2009 - Tony Burman". Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario. 2009-11-24. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Director of Al Jazeera English to deliver landmark 30th Anniversary James M. Minifie Lecture" (Press release). University of Regina. 2010-03-22. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Renowned News Chief to Speak on Journalism's Future". School of Communication, Simon Fraser University. 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ Burman, Tony (2012-09-07). "What has prompted Canada's move against Iran?". Toronto Star.
- ^ MacDonald, Gayle (2001-10-17). "Media can't sate news hunger". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Pubcaster confab won't bow to commercial heat – Input fest discourages dealmaking". Variety. 18 May 2003. p. 26.
- ^ Burman, Tony (2003-06-25). "The CBC responds to CBC Watch". Friends of Canadian Broadcasting. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ Burman, Tony (2006-04-03). "Web lifts 'citizen journalism' to new level". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ Burman, Tony (2006-04-18). "Reading websites and tea leaves". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ Lin, Jean (2012-05-19). "Credibility vital in news reporting: expert". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ "CBC backs 'very important' journalism meet set for 2007" (PDF). The Wire. Canadian Association of Journalists: 2. Spring 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Burman, Tony (2006-09-14). "For media, Montreal shooting was history on the run". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05.
- ^ "And now the news news". Toronto Star. 2006-12-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- ^ "CBC Pulls Plug on Canada Now". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2012-05-25.[dead link]
- ^ Posner, Michael (20 June 2007). "CBC's Burman resigns from top editor's job". The Globe and Mail. p. R1.
- ^ Qazi, Sarmad (2008-05-16). "Jazeera English sets sights on N America". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
- ^ a b c "Close Encounters". Qatar Happening. 2009-11-01. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010.
- ^ a b c Macdonald, Gayle (2011-08-19). "Tony Burman, Al Jazeera and the future of news". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
External linksEdit
- "Canadian Who's Who entry". Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
- Official bio at AJE
- Biographical profile by Megan Griffith-Greene, published Spring 2004 in Ryerson Review of Journalism
- Conversation with Brian Stewart, web feature published July 2009 by The National
- Updated profile by Deborah Campbell, published October 2009 in The Walrus
- "Covering the famine, by Brian Stewart". CBC News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
- Full text of speech to the Empire Club of Canada on Privacy and the Media, as part of a two-part presentation with Bob Rae, 25 February 1999.
- Video of acceptance speech for Excellence in Journalism Award, recognizing the quality of CBC's coverage of the Iraq War. See details here [2].
- Broadcaster Magazine article announcing Burman's receipt of the 2004 RTNDA Canada President's Award, "presented annually to honour individuals, stations, companies or groups who have brought distinction to, or have made major contributions to, broadcast journalism."
- Television and blogger interviews following the announcement of his retirement in 2007, reviewing his career and discussing the challenges of public broadcasting. (See also: Broadcaster Magazine, Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, and National Post.)
- Interview on Democracy Now, discussing "the media blackout in egypt and the U.S."
- Comparison of AJE's coverage of the 2011 Egyptian protests with CNN's coverage of the 1991 Gulf War, entitled "The 'Al Jazeera moment'?," published 4 February 2011 in the Toronto Star


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A solid national strike of around 8,000 NUJ and BECTU union members at the BBC saw Easter programmes disrupted as workers struck back against compulsory redundancies, excessive workloads and bullying.
The joint 12-hour strike saw BBC workers walk out offices and studios at 12 noon, with trade union activists and anti-austerity campaigners there to cheer them out the door. In some places, such as BBC Broadcasting House in central London and BBC Scotland in Glasgow, pickets were hundreds strong.
Workers were making a stand against the BBC's so-called "Delivering Quality First" initiative (DQF), a cost-cutting programme which will result in the loss of 2,000 jobs across the corporation.

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Harvie Combass, Food Program Director
Hassan James, CPRP, CAC-AD, Recovery Program Director
Jaime Keller, Thrift Manager
Angela Phillips, Director of Development
Kaye Pike, Mission Store Manager
Anne Warcup, Business Office Manager
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Agent Bios
Liz Kelly: Liz is an extraordinary professional business woman. Her clients' have men- tioned and expressed gratitude towards her for being the "Consummate Professional Realtor" they can trust as well as enjoy the process of buying or selling their home with her.
"Her knowledge of the marketplace and determination to satisfy her client have brought us happily through three closings" Bob Conigliaro VP Community Relations, Caspers Co.
"Her tenacity to pursue our wishes was balanced with her patience…..As the saying goes 'leave it to a professional'…we did and happy to recommend her to anyone"………Farzi
"I would learn over the course of working with Mrs. Kelly that communication is one of her greates strengths as throughout our working relationship she promptly responded to texts, emails, and phone calls"…..Kevin M. Kieffer, Ph.D. Saint Leo University, Florida
Lindsey Finer: Founder "Living Finer" Preferred Properties' Finer Homes Division and branch office in S Tampa specializing in Urban, Historic and SoHo living. A University of Tampa graduate and long time S Tampa resident, Lindsey's university skills, local market knowledge, remarkable enthusiasm and love of the new urban lifestyle options have her on the cutting edge of enhanced real estate technology providing her clients with expert like facts and figures allowing them to sell or buy in the shortest amounts of time and at the very best price the market will bear.
Bob Kelly, Broker: Bob often hates to admit that he has now held both a Real Estate Broker as well as General Contractor's license since 1980 but his long time experience in both has proven in valuable time and time again to our client's satisfaction. His market knowledge is vast, his negotiating and closing skills nationally recognized and best of all he is locally available to help our clients with often the biggest purchases and sales in their lives.
Jenna Ray Kelly: Upon completing her education at FSU Jenna has returned to her roots to focus her attention on the N Tampa, Lutz, Land O Lakes and Wesley Chapel real estate market areas. Jenna is well connected to hundreds of potential clients, both Seller's and Buyers and has an extraordinary knowledge of REO's (Bank Owned Properties), Short Sales and pre-foreclosure properties. She also has a vast knowledge of special programs available to 1st time home buyers as well as VA programs for our veterans.


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Well hot damn. Our baby is half a year old. I know I sound like a broken record but seriously....WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?! I don't understand.
According to the doctor our 6-month well visit, little sir is clocking in at 17 lbs, 12 oz, and 26.5 inches long. So big! Hair is still brown (looking auburn sometimes, too) and it's looking more and more like he'll be a big, brown-eyed boy!
- peek-a-boo
- kissing. he grabs my face (and others) and just goes in for it. I'm sure he doesn't know he's giving kisses, but it's still adorable. He loves getting kisses, too!
- being naked (nothing new from last month). When we have him in his diaper, it's "nakey baby time" and he just goes nuts with squeals and smiles.
- grabbing hair and faces
- his hands. we catch him just staring at his hands, bending fingers and turning them over, like he's just discovering what they can do! (like pull and grasp)
- anything in his mouth
- blowing raspberries
- "surprises" - we turn our backs to him and then flip around, hide behind doors, etc and then "surprise" him. He loves it!
- imitating sounds with his tongue
- sign language - since we started with solids, we've been teaching "please," "more" "all done" and "thank you". He laughs when we do these funny motions with our hands :)
- getting snot sucked out of his nose. True story - he's gotten two colds in the past month, and while he hates the saline squirts, when I use the Nose Frida, he smiles and just stares at me. He also loves oral medicine, like Tylenol and Gripe Water. Gulps it down! Weirdo.
- moving around. Little man is going to be busting a move soon, I just know it. He's scooting and turns himself around on his belly. Basically, if he wants something that is not in his grasp, he finds a way to get there. (see video below)
- Weird noises. Clucking, tongue noises, anything weird coming out of your mouth, he thinks it's hilarious.
- solid foods! He loves trying new things, but current winners are oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash and french fries (oopsies.)
- Diaper or outfit changes. Not sure what has happened, but he goes berserk these days EVERY TIME we lay him on the changing table.
- Sitting still. Constantly turning, looking, squirming, jumping, bouncing. The only time he is still is when he is sleeping or eating. even eating is a challenge sometimes, as he has recently started slapping my chest and grabbing my skin while he eats. Super pleasant.
- Saline squirts in his nose. No one likes post-nasal drip!
- Scooting, turning on his belly (see video)
- He can hold himself up with both arms during tummy time (which is all the time, because we can't keep him on his back!)
- Sitting (still a little wobbly but for the most part, he's got this down!)
- Supported standing - YEP. I can't believe it. but sure enough, put him in front of something his height to hang on to, and he'll just stand and chill. WHAT IS HAPPENING
- New noise: roaring (see video) and chuckling -- like "heh heh heh" noise.
- First overnight stay away from Mom and Dad. We went to Key West for 4 nights and 5 days while my mom came to Chicago to stay with Liam. He did awesome for her, and we missed him like crazy, but it was nice to get away!
- First time in a swing. Took a time-out from Tate's birthday party for some swing action. Loved it!
- First time in a pool. Very hesitant at first b/c the water was a bit cool, but once he got adjusted, he loved it!
Generally speaking, he's an awesome sleeper. He takes 3, sometimes 4, naps per day, ranging from 45 minutes to 2 hours. He is super predictable, too, and while we are flexible based on how long he's been awake, etc., we pretty much operate on clock-based schedule. Not because I want to, but because Liam has shown he likes routine and that's just how he works!


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China, 2007 (MIFF 2008, Neighbourhood Watch)
Director: Yang Lina
Yang Lina's documentary is a fascinating insight into the late-life trials and emotion of Beijing's senior citizens.
At 90, Lao An shows no signs of slowing down - a passion for dance gives him the vitality of someone half his age. A chance encounter with Wei, a dancer he meets in a park one day, leads to a new friendship, and eventually an extramarital affair. Mr An's world and social circle are thrown into a spin as everyone weighs in with an opinion on the tryst. Worst of all is the wrath of Mr An's jealous and scary wife. But soon an unexpected event tests the compassion of everyone involved."I'm for seniors falling in love… seniors have the same emotional needs, the ability to love does not diminish with age." - filmmaker Yang Lina


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State education and school aid budget, and revenue sources for schools
*Our lawmakers are once again at a crossroads, figuring out how to manage the tremendous decline in revenues for public services, including schools. Time is running out.*
Constant readers will notice the shortage of news on the state K-12 education budget in recent months. There is a good reason: there hasn't been any.
The Senate Fiscal Agency has published estimates of the impact of cuts included in the Senate's school aid budget bill, with detail for each district and public school academy (charter school) in the state. To get a copy of the full document, you can find it here.
As part of our Project Washtenaw effort, we'd like to highlight some of the potential consequences to districts in the Washtenaw ISD. The WISD includes districts with a wide range of characteristics, so the impact here can say a lot about what is happening state wide.
Rushing to get budget bills passed before adjourning for the July 4th recess, the state Senate on 24 June passed its version of the K-12 school aid budget bill. Senators made only minor changes to the amended bill reported from the Appropriations Committee and voted along party lines to approve a budget that includes some $413 million in cuts to schools, including a $110 per pupil cut to local school districts and the near-elimination of several early childhood and school-readiness programs. _More...._
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A question from an obvious intent noob here.
I'm trying to use AndSMB with Tasker to automate file transfers from the phone to a NAS. There are at least 3 separate source/destination configurations, so using intents seems to be the best way to individually call each configuration. What I want to do is to upload the contents of an entire folder but when I look at the intent samples I have no clue of how to marry up AndSMB intents with Tasker's requirements.
The "Send Intent" task in Tasker requires the following parameters:
- Action (optional) would that be ACTION_PICK?
- Category (None, Default, Alt, Browsable, Car Dock, Desk Dock, Home, Info, Launcher, preference, Selected Alt, Tab & Test)
- Mime Type (optional)
- Data (optional) would that be vnd.android.cursor.dir/lysesoft.andsmb.uri?
- Extra (optional - 2 of these) these would be the source and destination folders, right?
- Package (optional)
- Class (optional)
- Target (Broadcast Receiver, Activity, Service)
Oh, and a secondary question: an earlier poster said the date-time stamp of the uploaded file was different from that the source file. Does the "Import settings from file" feature in the Pro version maintain the original date-time data?
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The global rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane market is expected to reach USD 1.64 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Advancements in technologies, such as Active Load System (ALS), are expected to fuel the market growth over the forecast period. RTGs equipped with ALS technology help in increasing the stability of the container during transportation.
The increasing seaborne trade due to rapid industrialization has led to the development of port infrastructure across the globe. The growth in seaborne trade can be attributed to the increasing population, especially in developing regions. Moreover, flexible taxation across various regions for the import of goods has led to an increase in incoming container traffic. This stimulates the implementation of robust container handling equipment such as RTGs.
The recent advancements in the technology have helped in increasing the efficiency of cranes during loading and unloading of the container from the ship. Cranes are being remotely controlled through a wireless medium established at a common control center that enhances driver safety and operational convenience.
The growth in vessel size due to increase in global trade has stimulated the usage of RTGs in various ports for improving container handling capacity. The equipment operates with fewer performance deviations and carries out container stacking in lower number of moves, thereby saves fuel and time of operation.
Market participants are increasingly focusing on green technology due to stringent government regulations pertaining to pollution and emission limits across various regions. Moreover, the use of RTGs equipped with electric drives can be optimized to consume less power.
Browse full research report on Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane Market: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/rubber-tired-gantry-rtg-crane-market
Further key findings from the study suggest:
- The 16-wheeler RTGs segment dominated the overall market in 2016 and was valued at USD 563 million. Easy maneuverability and high load carrying capacity are expected to propel the demand for these products
- Electric cranes contributed remarkably toward industry growth and were valued at USD 269.1 million in 2016
- Hybrid RTGs are widely adopted as they are equipped with optional diesel generator sets that are expected to prevent the downtime and keep the equipment functional
- The hybrid powered RTG segment is expected to gain traction over the forecast period and was valued at USD 92.0 million in 2016. These RTGs facilitate port terminals and crane operators in reducing fuel expenses
- The demand for this equipmentin the Asia Pacific region was relatively higher, owing to its operational efficiency. The region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.4%from 2017 to 2025
- Ports in North America are expected to receive funding from regional governments for port infrastructure development. The funds will be invested in container handling equipment and terminal development for capacity expansion
- The key industry participants include Anupam Industries Limited, Konecranes, SANY GROUP, TNT Crane & Rigging, Liebherr, ElectroMech Material Handling Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., Kalmar, Mi-Jack Products, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., and Reva Industries Ltd.
Browse more reports of this category by Grand View Research: http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry/automotive-and-transportation
Grand View Research has segmented the Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) crane market based on type, power supply, and region:
RTG Crane Type Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 – 2025)
- 8-wheeler
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- Diesel
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RTG Crane Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 – 2025)
- North America
- Canada
- Europe
- Germany
- Turkey
- Asia Pacific
- China
- India
- Japan
- Latin America
- Columbia
- Mexico
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Publication: Savannah WSAV TV
Author: Stassy Olmos
January 03, 2018
News story and interview with Hardeeville mayor: http://wsav.com/2017/12/29/new-facility-to-bring-greener-business-and-more-jobs-to-hardeeville/
Publication: Texas Real Estate Business
Author: Phillip Wiggins and Christian Nilsson
July 07, 2016
Outsiders looking at the Houston industrial real estate market may automatically presume doom and gloom for all commercial real estate segments due to the significant downturn in the oil and gas industry during 2015 and 2016. When it comes to the Houston industrial sector, we caution not to jump to that conclusion...
Publication: Business Wire
June 27, 2016
Stratford Land announces that it has sold Bonita Exchange, an approximately 24-acre property located just west of I-75 on the south side of Bonita Beach Road, to Core Development. Stratford Land acquired the property in 2012 and has since held it for sale as Lee County became one of the fastest...
Publication: Dallas Business Journal
Author: Candace Carlisle
February 12, 2016
In the past four years, Dallas-based Stratford Land has sold more than $618 million worth of land totaling about 25,000 acres throughout the United States – with $40.6 million in deals in North Texas. The real estate investment fund has seen a strong demand for land to accommodate single-family and apartment development, and officials...
Publication: Press Release
Author: Industry News
November 04, 2015
Stratford Land, a Dallas-based land investment company, accounted that it recently closed two land sales at the Terraces at Suwanee Gateway, in Suwanee, Ga., for retail giants McDonald's and Starbucks Coffee Company. As part of Suwanee's commercial district at Lawrenceville Road and I-85, Suwanee Gateway is poised to...
Publication: Urban Land
Author: Kathleen McCormick
November 02, 2015
Buyers "are much more aesthetically aware from Pinterest and HDTV," noted Mark Drumm, chief risk officer for Stratford Land, the developer of the Canyon in Oak Cliff, a 188-acre (76 ha) infill MPC under construction five miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Dallas. Click here to read the full article.
Publication: Professional Builder
Author: Mike Beime
July 13, 2015
Drive a couple of hours west from College Station, Texas, to Killeen, and Doug French, CEO of Stylecraft Builders, can secure lots through a land option deal with a developer that also sells parcels to D.R. Horton and other big builders. That supplier is comfortable with takedown contracts. But...
Publication: CIRE
Author: David Moore
July 10, 2015
With more capital coming into the market than at any time since the housing market implosion more than six years ago, land investment activity is once again on solid ground and expanding in many U.S. markets. Employment and population growth, coupled with economic expansion and an improving housing market,...
Publication: City Biz List
Author: Industry News
July 08, 2015
Stratford Land announced that it has sold approximately 14.5 acres in Alexander Place to Atlanta-based developer Davis Development. Alexander Place is a 300-acre master planned community situated in northwest Raleigh, N. C., near the intersection of I-540 and Highway 70 in an area known as the Brier Creek submarket. The tracts that...
Publication: Texas Real Estate Business
Author: Phillip Wiggins – Mark Drumm
April 14, 2015
Phillip Wiggins and Mark Drumm discuss the multifamily real estate in San Antonio where Stratford owns several properties. Click here to read the full article.


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Well what do ya' know?!
I am actually posting a Tasty Treats review of books I received recently. It's been quite a while since I've shared my new reads with you guys. I've just been lucky enough to receive many books over the past few weeks that I had to share! :) Seriously, this is an awesome looking group of books!
So, let's start out with books I was given by other bloggers! I just have to say that since I've been blogging, and especially since I've been on Twitter, I have met some really nice and friendly book bloggers who help make my blogging experience that much easier (and fun!).
One of these bloggers is Kyle over at A Reader's Pensieve who is incredibly sweet and fun to chat books with on Twitter! Well, this week she and I decided to do some book swapping (YAY!) so I sent her and ARC of In Too Deep by Amanda Grace and she sent me an ARC of Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale! This was my first time swapping with another blogger and I was so excited I did a little shimmy and yelled about it to my husband who was on the other side of the house. hehehe As you probably already know, I'm a big Shannon Hale fan so I can't wait to start this one. Thanks Kyle!
This week I also stumbled across Jennifer Dee's from Novel Thoughts and learned about her new ARCycling idea on Twitter. I was so intrigued I emailed her about it. It's an awesome idea! She pulls select titles from her "donate" pile of ARCs that are about to come out or recently come out and give them to other bloggers, librarians, teachers, booksellers strictly for continuing promotion. Awesome! I requested two ARCs and she sent them! I'm planning on donating some too, to help out. Thank you Jennifer!
Additionally this week, I received an audio copy of Forgive my Fins (Fins #1) by Tera Lynn Childs for review from Harper Collins! Mermaids!!! A bunch of my students told me I needed to read this one so I'm finally able to give it a go! A huge thank you goes out to Harper Collins!
And last but not lease I picked up some more of the Florida Sunshine State books! These are the final four of the fifteen titles I needed. Now I can focus on reading them all instead of finding them all! I'm not a huge fan of the Happenstance Found cover, but as we all know, you can't judge a book by its cover! :) But with that said, My Fair Godmother just looks like my kind of book! haha
So, those are some of the tasty treats I've been able to get my hands on over the past few weeks, I can't wait to read and review them! Have you read any of these already? Did you get any tasty treats of your own recently?
By the way: Tasty Treats is based on mailboxlike memes like In My Mailbox, Sunday Post and Stacking the Shelves.


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- Pros: an extremely powerful and commanding engine, awesome looks and style
- Cons: expensive
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This bike is a very comfy one. The company??™s Dynamic Electronic Suspension Adjustment semi active suspension works in conjunction with ASC boasting 5 riding modes: rain, road, dynamic, endure and endure pro. The ESA has three default settings: soft, normal and hard. They can be manually changed if desired. It also has got ABS and traction control. There??™s no doubt that the bike is a great one.


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Living in the Las Vegas area in the summer time means that you more than likely have an air conditioner. A Las Vegas air conditioning company that not only handles air conditioning and heating but also all plumbing needs is JMAC Plumbing and Air Conditioning.
JMAC Plumbing and Air Conditioning has many different services such as helping you select the correct water heater for you home. The size of the water heater is really important. Most families will be good if they have a 40 to 50 gallon water heater or if they purchase a tankless. This should provide enough hot water for a family.
An important factor when using a traditional water heater is the recovery rate. This tells you how fast your water heater heats so many gallons per hour.
You want to consider how many watts your water heater is as well if you are going to go with the electric water heater.
JMAC Plumbing and Air Conditioning have been servicing the Las Vegas area for over 30 years. So no matter what problem you have, if it has to do with your plumbing or air conditioning, give JMAC Plumbing and Air Conditioning a call and get back to living your life in comfort.


text: Tom Hopkins 3 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Last time we looked at a Nokia Windows Phone, it was the small but cheaply formed 520, a device which has perhaps changed the fortunes of the WP platform more than any other - opening it up to a whole new part of the market - a part near the bottom that previously only Android could reach.And perhaps here we have another game changer. The 1320 is, once again, one of Nokia's poor relations – costing just £300 compared to the £500 of the 1520, its higher-spec'd phablet stable mate.At 16.4 x 8.6cm, however, the 1320 and its 6-inch screen dwarfs Nokia's previous market pleaser. It isn't just bigger. It's monstrously more massive. Epicly more enormous.Want to know if it'll fit in your pocket? Just see if you can jam in two normal phones side by side. Want to know if you like the feel of it? Just trying talking into your iPad mini / Kindle Fire / small paperback book.I'm sure the feeling would pass over time but I did not get the impression I was receiving the most admiring glances as I manhandled the 1320 from my jacket pocket with both hands on the busy 7.27 to Victoria.So is it big? Yes it is. It makes the Galaxy Note look dainty. Is it unweildy? Here the answer is less clear. Unless you're looking to test the Coring Gorilla Glass for bounciness, I wouldn't try operating it one-handed. However, once you are used to the sheer mental shock of the scale and the fact that you won't have a hand free, the phone is surprisingly comfortable to hold. A little on the heavy side, perhaps, but the sheer magnitude of the front does emphasize the relative thinness of the device.The styling and case is almost identical to the 520 (and also the 820, 620). With a removable and rounded tactile rear plastic cover offering the ability (which I'm assuming someone must value) to personalize the phone by swapping for a variety of different coloured shells. Unlike the 520, however there is no battery to be found under the cover. That said, at 3400 mAh, the device should keep you in business for well over a day.Whilst the signature design of Nokia's Lumias - both unibody and with removable shells - is mostly satisfying and attractive, those which can be disassembled seem to fall into two camps – the ones whose backs will not come off at all and the ones that come off all the time. The 520 was in the later camp. The 1320 is in the former, fingernail-snapping group. Given the lack of replaceable battery, once you've managed to break in and install your SIM card and SD card (up to 64Gb, and you'll need one, there's only 8Gb on board), you're unlikely to either want or need to repeat the experience.All the rest – button placement, sockets and so on - are as per the Lumia standard: volume, power and camera key on the right; three keys on the front: home, search and back - in this case capacitive; and headphone and micro USB socket (top and bottom respectively). And that's it. Nothing on the left and just the camera and flash on the back, along with a hole to let the sound out.ScreenDid I mention how large it is? So we ought to talk about the screen, which makes up most of those cubic meters. The 6 inches are made up by a resolution of 720 x 1280 (245 ppi). That shouldn't be super sharp. Compare it with the 332ppi of the 925 (which actually has more pixels in total on its 4.5 inch screen), or the iPhone, or the 367ppi of the big brother 1520, and you might think it would disappoint. In reality though, it functions just fine for most tasks.The blacks aren't as pin sharp as Nokia is capable of, and pixels can be a little more visible. But then again, if you're buying this phone, are you likely to have 20/20 vision?For playing games (e.g. Solitaire with near life-sized cards), watching Netflix (e.g. Arthur with near life-sized Dudley More), composing an email (with a near life-sized keyboard), looking at (near life-sized) picture of your holiday, or even for looking up synonyms for the word "enormous" on Google, the momentously epic screen works very well.Add Nokia's Glance Screen - a great feature that now shows alerts as well as just the time when the display is off - and it's a very compelling package. What is most striking perhaps is that for the time you are carrying out these tasks, the device feels much more like a mini tablet than a maxi phone. Portability and pocketability are exchanged for convenience. The screen is just as large and certainly better quality than you'll find on the back of most airline seats or on the front of most pocket games consoles. And it is large enough to make elements of Windows Phone, such as email, Word or Excel a totally different and more useful experience.Phone callsPhone calls are not really what the 1320 is for, of course. But you can do it if you can bear the looks from those around you. Normally a mixture of incomprehension and pity. Call quality is good, and there is the added benefit of sun-protection, or – if you prefer – being able to hide from people you don't want to talk to. Fit two if you are a shire horse.CompromisesWhat was left out of the case to shave off £200 from the price of the 1520? The answer is simple: great camera, NFC and wireless charging. Obviously the last two don't really matter. The first however, may be more important. Since carrying the device round will fill up your handbag / man bag / pockets, you probably won't haul a proper camera around too. At 5 Megapixels with a flash, the camera is far from useless, but don't expect any of the magic you'll get from Nokia's flagships (or indeed Apple's or Samsung's).Interestingly, and unlike the 520, Nokia managed to scrape together the pounds needed to keep the device's compass and a reasonable amount of memory, which means that it will run practically all the apps you'll find on the rest of the range.In the boxThe only real difference about unboxing the 1320 from any other phone in the line is how much of the box the phone takes up. As you lift the lid, you'll see that every inch is taken up with phone. Underneath, as usual, cheap unusable headphone (why does no one learn from Apple on this, how much would it cost to give customers a nice surprise?) a USB cable and a foldable plug.The OSWe spoke last time about the ups and downs of being a Windows Phone fan. The design purity of the original remains hugely attractive. However the sluggish nature of the platform's development belies the importance which Microsoft must, surely, place on the project. Years come and go with little or no change to the end-user experience. Meanwhile Apple and Android pile on the features, and of course those two platforms also benefit from intense investment by app developers. This means that there's always something to look at and explore on the devices.Microsoft's glacial pace of development has had two growth spurts. When the platform was first released, superseding the Windows Mobile era, it was very much like swapping an battered old Ford for a shiny new BMW. Then a couple of years later, when Microsoft released 7.5 (aka Mango), a further dramatic leap forward was made (perhaps a series upgrade). In the three years since then, little has changed outwardly with Microsoft preferring to focus on swapping the kernel and pursuing a single developer platform for phones and tablets.The release of Windows Phone 8.1 will show a further Mango-style jump forward - the first really significant changes for almost three years. And while the review device did not have 8.1 installed, it can be expected to arrive imminently on all current WP8 devices, including this one. With it will come a voice assistant called Cortana (a la Siri), Notification Centre – a seductive feature, if one which is somewhat at odds with the existing Live Tile design – and a long list of other changes which bring WP close to parity with Apple and Google.All good stuff. However there is one race where Microsoft seems destined to forever be in third place - the applications on the device. As we've said before, this isn't just about missing apps but about the speed of development of the apps themselves. Yes, there are – for example – Starbucks apps on WP but they pale in comparison with Android and iOS. Look at Kindle. The Windows Phone version is fine, so long as you only want to read books. IOS and Android add periodicals. Windows Phone users need to be endlessly patient, waiting for Microsoft and waiting too for app developers - think of Instagram / Path / Vine, each of which tooks 6-18 months to make the jump from other platforms.Putting more on the screenOne of the few changes in recent service releases of Windows Phone has been increased support for larger screen sizes such as this one, including the addition of a third column of tiles on the homescreen (8.1 will see this made available for smaller screens). The combined effect of this and the sheer scale of the 1320 is that you can chose to fit an enormous amount on your homescreen (without scrolling), or to get greater detail from the apps which are present). It's a bit of a mixed blessing. Yes, it would have looked absolutely absurd without it. But it feels very overloaded with it. It is also difficult to see now how WP is not essentially converging with the "sea of gadgets" view of Android, whereas the initial design was quite distinctive. That said, the use of a simpler, flatter and more icon-driven design does at least make the 'sea' look a little calmer.The home screen is the exception in having been reviewed by Microsoft for information density. The rest of the OS is simply larger. I had expected this to grate. And it can feel quite wasteful. Yet the overriding impression is that the simplicity of the basic WP platform adapts well to a larger surface area. Those who have previously found touch screen interfaces too fiddly should find the 1320 a breeze as the "hit areas" for selections are massive. Certainly, WP8 seems to scale up better than Windows 8.1 would scale down to screens of this size.Companion SoftwareFor the most part, you can operate any Nokia Lumia without need to plug it into your computer. This is just as well as the companion software is about as sucky as it gets. It's shocking that Microsoft would release something so unusable, unstable and buggy, especially when the predecessor (the Zune tool) was fully featured. If you must sync with a PC, use the "desktop" version against iTunes. It is the least sucky route. And a total own goal.A winner?Speculation is that the market will drive Apple to release larger iPhones. Common wisdom has it that consumers want larger and cheaper devices and the Cupertino giant must play ball. Well in that regard at least, it's a good thing that Steve Jobs is not around it witness it, as I would assume he would rather chug sewage than have his company produce something as fundamentally clunky (that's not to say non-useful) as a phablet. The iPhone, the Nokia 925 and many Androids are things of elegance and balance. And yet it is hard to imagine a phablet that will fit that mould. The name alone seems to condemn the category to a second-class existence.But not all phone owners care about this stuff. For every Maserati owner there are many more with Fiat Puntos – the sensible majority who choose value and practicality over aesthetics, function over form. And I have no doubt that phones will become larger and larger to suit the needs of this majority. For that market, the 1320 offers great value. Equally WP8 as it is now, and how we can hope it will develop in the future offers a great platform. Not as insanely fiddly as Android (prepares for barrage of abuse) nor as illogical and ugly as Apple's current offering, it shows how design can make the complexities of having a Smartphone more approachable.Stephen Fry once used the question of which phone he would grab if his house were on fire. He ended up unable to choose between the iPhone and his other favourite at the time (the underrated Blackberry Z10).Well, I'd have to think long and hard about it. On balance, if my house was on fire, I probably wouldn't throw the 1320 in. But I certainly wouldn't bring it out with me. Not least for fear that it might slow down my escape.Still, if I had to choose a phone to use to watch a movie on a flight, to Skype with, or to cheat with in a pub quiz, the iPhone might stay in my pocket. In some circumstances bigger is, indeed, better.Many will find Nokia's budget slab too much to handle, others will undoubtedly find it too much to miss out on. 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Bruning, Hage, Lewis, Storz named AAAS fellows
Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the largest general scientific society in the world. Fellows are selected by peers for scientifically or socially distinguished achievements that advance science or its application.
This continues Nebraska faculty's recent momentum in receiving this recognition, with five fellows named in 2016 and a record eight in 2015.
Nebraska's new AAAS fellows are:
Roger Bruning, Velma Warren Hodder Professor of Educational Psychology, for distinguished contributions to the field of educational psychology, particularly instructional applications of cognitive sciences and literacy development research.
David Hage, James Hewett University Professor of Chemistry, for distinguished contributions in the field of analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, particularly in the development of high-performance affinity chromatography and related affinity-based separation methods.
Jim Lewis, Aaron Douglas Professor of Mathematics, for distinguished contributions to mathematics and mathematics education, particularly his leadership and ability to bring diverse stakeholders together in support of positive change in mathematics teaching and learning.
Jay Storz, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of Biological Sciences, for distinguished contributions to evolutionary biology, particularly mechanisms of protein evolution, gene family evolution and the mechanistic basis of biochemical and physiological adaptation.
The AAAS tradition of electing fellows dates to 1874. Nebraska's honorees are among the 396 fellows named this year, who will be formally announced in the Nov. 24 issue of the journal Science. They will be recognized Feb. 17 at the AAAS meeting in Austin, Texas.
More about Nebraska's new AAAS fellows:
Roger Bruning
Across a nearly 50-year career, Bruning, an educational psychologist, has focused his research on applying psychological principles to teaching and learning.
"Being raised as a 'farm kid' in Nebraska, I had many opportunities to explore the world around me," he said. "This shaped my interest in education and learning issues."
Bruning conducts research on how certain areas of students' cognition and motivation – short- and long-term memory, self-efficacy and self-regulation, for example – affect their ability to read, write and learn. With this information, he devises instructional techniques that maximize learning, particularly in science.
Bruning, co-director of Nebraska's Center for Instructional Innovation, has been part of multiple partnerships aimed at improving teaching in Nebraska and beyond.
For many years, he and colleagues have worked closely with local schools to develop science inquiry projects for rural and urban K-12 students. With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, he developed ThinkAboutIt and Infogather, online platforms that foster collaborative and efficient learning.
Bruning said he is especially proud of his contribution to widely used psychology texts that highlight cognitive and motivational processes in writing, mathematics and science learning.
"Being named an AAAS fellow is a direct result of my work with many talented colleagues in science, math and the cognitive sciences, and I see it as one of the most satisfying moments of my career," he said.
David Hage
Hage, a chemist, is a leading researcher in the design and use of affinity-based separations based on high-performance liquid chromatography. His research group uses biological agents, such as proteins and antibodies, to separate and analyze complex chemical mixtures that range from clinical to environmental samples.
His team developed a new approach for studying drug-protein binding that is fast, reproducible and accurate. Using very small sample sizes, this technique sheds light on the behavior of drugs in individual patients. This approach could lead to customized treatment for people with diabetes and other diseases, opening the door for breakthroughs in personalized medicine.
"We're working on tools for doctors and hospital labs that will help determine what the correct drug or dose is for a given patient," Hage said. "This will help patients avoid going through a trial-and-error process when they're given a new drug-based treatment."
Other applications of Hage's approach for rapid affinity-based measurements could lower the price of drug development, identify markers for diseases or physical states like concussion and enable detection of drugs and other manmade chemicals in the water supply.
Beyond his research, Hage is a dedicated mentor who enjoys watching his students become independent scientists.
"Their contributions have been really essential to me getting the AAAS fellowship, and I couldn't have done it without them," he said.
Jim Lewis
Lewis' ability to build consensus has enabled him to profoundly influence mathematics education at the university, in Nebraska and nationwide.
"I try to find solutions that take into account different perspectives," Lewis said, explaining his success in forging partnerships between university educators, K-12 teachers, administrators and researchers.
He is passionate about uniting these groups to improve content knowledge, classroom techniques and student assessment. He has led three National Science Foundation-funded projects – Math in the Middle, NebraskaMATH and NebraskaNOYCE – aimed at fostering these collaborations. He also is director of Nebraska's Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, focused on improving teaching and learning.
Lewis is a champion of diversity in his field. During his 15-year tenure as mathematics department chair, the proportion of doctorates awarded to women rose from zero to 40 percent in tandem with an overall increase in doctorates granted.
Under his leadership, the department won the universitywide Department Teaching Award and an NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Currently, Lewis is acting assistant director of the NSF's Education and Human Resources Directorate.
"It's a wonderful honor," Lewis said of the AAAS fellowship. "I have great colleagues, and together we've achieved a lot."
Jay Storz
Storz, an evolutionary biologist, focuses his research on the genetic basis of evolution, exploring fundamental questions about mutational pathways and the extent to which evolution is repeatable, predictable and reversible.
Much of Storz's work examines the evolution of novel traits that enable animals to survive in extreme environments, specifically the biochemical and physiological adaptations that allow high-altitude animals to live in low-oxygen conditions.
His work often takes him beyond the laboratory to mountain ranges across the world, collaborating with researchers in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Last year, his team compared high-altitude bird species in the Andes Mountains with their lowland counterparts, demonstrating that species can take varying genetic paths to evolve the same trait.
Though Storz focuses on basic research, his findings are catalyzing major biomedical discoveries. His insights into the adaptation of animal blood proteins are guiding the design of genetically engineered oxygen-carrying proteins for synthetic blood substitutes, which have similar characteristics to biological blood. An oxygen-carrying blood substitute could be a breakthrough in transfusion medicine.
"It's a nice pat on the back," Storz said of his AAAS recognition.


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Is it healthy relaxing and unwinding, or unhealthy retreating with depression? Is it hibernating, or a dangerous sleep disorder? Is it okay to put on our jammies at seven p.m., burrow under two quilts, and pull the pillows over our head? Can we pretend to be a bear in a cave?
We don't sleep enough. Studies keep reporting this finding. We don't sleep at the right times or in the right places. Worse, our kids don't sleep enough, even though we are glad to see them fall asleep any time anywhere. Phew!
Aging and dementia wreak havoc with sleep routines. So do pain pills, cough meds, sleep aids, job stress and mortgage worry, pregnancy, menopause, restless legs, caffeine, alcohol, parenting infants, parenting teens with drivers licenses, and overdue library books.
This is the first I've heard of a PBS Sprout channel, or its annual Christmas Eve "Snooze-a-thon". I applaud the idea of kiddies sleeping through the night, but their reliance on a tv or online program of sleeping puppets is frightening. Why would the tots even have access to media in the middle of the nighty-night?
Just the idea of snooze-inducing tv brings back in HD my five surreal days in Dad's hospital room when he was hallucinating. A lowly night-shift aide was the savior who tuned Dad's tv to the C.A.R.E. channel. The channel's music helped cancel out the beeping, blinking, dripping, chatting, pages, squeaky nurse shoes, elevators, and floor buffing machines. Don't let anybody tell you a hospital is a quiet place! It's a 24-hour arcade.
Dad had been sleeping all day between gurney rides for tests and x-rays. When awake he was seriously paranoid. After dark he'd been hallucinating, but in the very wee hours he was all charm and chatting with anyone who humored his requests for sandwiches and ice cream.
Trying to sleep on the hard cot in Dad's room at night so I could confer with elusive doctors by day, I was getting almost as loony as Dad. Not easy to get shut-eye when the patient is ripping out his IV and believes you are an enemy spy
The C.A.R.E. channel showed outer space images all night, accompanied by relaxation music. Galaxies, Saturn's rings, and nebulae began convincing Dad that night was night and a fine time to sleep. All day the channel showed horses frolicking in a pasture near a mountain range, and other subtle hints that day is the time to stay awake. It was simple, brilliant, and effective. Amen!
Asking your doctor might not lasso relief. Asking Santa might not bring a frolicking pony. Ask your hospital if it has the C.A.R.E. channel for patients. Tell the little sprouts to stay under the covers for another bitty while!
© 2012 Nancy L. Ruder


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Cefas scientists to take part in world-wide ocean health check 21st June
19 June 2015
Caption: Cefas scientists on board the Cefas Endeavour will be sampling water from the English Channel
Cefas scientists, based in Lowestoft and Kuwait City, will be joining forces with marine scientists across the world on 21 June, to take part in an ambitious global research project – Ocean Sampling Day 2015.
Scientists spanning all five continents will take samples of seawater on mid-summer's day, building on last year's first ever Ocean Sampling Day, which also took place on the longest day of the year.
Cefas marine scientists will be sampling water from the English Channel from on board the Cefas Endeavour and also from Kuwait Bay at 12.00 local time, contributing to samples taken from some 200 separate sites by more than 150 of the world's leading marine science organisations.
Cefas scientists Veronique Creach and Sophie Pitois have co-ordinated Cefas' involvement in OSD.
Veronique Creach said:
"80% of all life on Earth comes from the oceans which cover more than 70% of the planet, yet less than 5% has been explored. At the microscopic level especially we know very little, so these research findings are crucial to increase our knowledge of microbial biodiversity on a global scale."
Kuwait based Cefas Scientist, Will Le Quesne, will be sampling the Gulf waters with UK Ambassador Matthew Lodge, and Kuwait Environmental Public Authority colleague Hessa Al_Khaled.
Will Le Quesne said:
"It is a privilege to be working with the Environmental Public Authority of Kuwait to collect a sample of Gulf waters increasing the truly global coverage of Ocean Sampling Day."
The Kuwait and UK samples taken will, along with all other samples, be sent to the lead research partner at the University of Bremen in Germany. Bacteria will be analysed and recorded, forming the biggest standardised reference data set in the world for generations of experiments to follow.
Samples will also be sent to the world famous Smithsonian's Institution Natural History Museum in Washington DC, USA. The Museum will keep up to 10000 samples, collected every 21st June, in a time-capsule. This precious data bank will allow future generations of marine scientists to understand and benchmark changes in the marine environment.
Other organisations based in the UK taking part in Ocean Sampling Day are Bangor University, University of Essex, Marine Science Scotland, Newcastle University and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, ensuring a comprehensive picture of bacteria in UK sea waters.
This worldwide effort is coordinated jointly by Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany and University of Oxford, UK. It is funded by the European Union.


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"The Europeans are slow in implementing their undertakings under the (2015) nuclear deal. We will not wait for them (long) unless they take practical steps," Zarif said in an interview with the Arabic-language al-Mayadeen news channel on Monday.
Zarif warned that his country is not handcuffed in dealing with the situation, saying Tehran has multiple options on the table which could be brought into action if Europeans' promising words are not interpreted into action soon.
"We have several options after the US retreat from the nuclear deal and we will take them once our national interests make it necessary," he added.
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini announced earlier this month that the EU would establish a mechanism to facilitate non-dollar transactions with Iran in the near future in a bid to bypass the sanctions imposed by the United States against Tehran.
"I will expect this instrument to be established in the coming weeks before the end of the year as a way to protect and promote legitimate business," Mogherini told reporters in Brussels.
Mogherini, however, declined to reveal more details on the financial mechanism.
The EU foreign policy chief reiterated that the EU foreign ministers all agreed on the preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
"Iran's compliance with the JCPOA has been confirmed by the IAEA thirteen times so far," Mogherini said, adding that Europe expected Iran to remain committed to the deal as usual.
She also underlined that the special financial mechanism, also known as the Special Purpose Vehicle, to continue trade with Iran under US sanctions, would be put into operation in the coming weeks.
The SPV which was promised by Iran's key European trading partners back in September after a meeting of foreign ministers of the remaining signatories to Iran nuclear on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York after the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal is supposed to keep Iran's financial relations with Europe alive under the US sanctions.
Europeans' honesty in dealing with Iran nuclear deal of July 14, 2015 is seriously doubted by Iranian masses and activists that are discontent with talks with European counterparts.
In contrast with what European politicians and government are stating, many experts in Iran are suspicious of Europe's genuine commitment to the letters of the nuclear agreement of July 14, 2015, and are voicing their discontent with what they describe as Europe's strategy of killing time.
Even some commentators like Seyed Mostafa Khoshchashm are calling the Iranian government to start meaningful modifications in JCPOA undertakings, and specially remove the cap on the country's enriched uranium stockpile after the US unilateral withdrawal from the agreement; a call which is gaining momentum among the Iranians.


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My journey as an Artist began shortly after I treaded the journey of life. It has been one of a zealous wanderer, thrilled at every new discovery in my path and yearning for 'ever more excitement' in the unknown curves that lie ahead. For, there's always so much to learn, just so much more to explore.
I enjoy working with myriad mediums on the canvas; especially Watercolours, Inks, Pastels and Acrylic. I also enjoy experimenting with different forms of art, such as Portraits, Landscapes, Compositions, Sketches, Cartoons and Photography. I have a special liking for cartooning; sometimes I wonder if the joy one finds in this simple medium is above those in the more complex visual arts!
I have anchored the ship of my life in Dubai, enjoying my career as a self-employed artist, photographer and graphic designer. While art is my primary vocation, my means of earning a living, the best use of it I find is in service. I strongly believe that an artist who can communicate positive social change through his art form is indeed a true 'artist'.


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News - LittleBigPlanet
Now this is just speculation, and call it the beginning to a large scale rumor, but with E3 only a few short months away it will be debunked sooner than later. Our favorite narrator, Stephen Fry announced earlier today that he was "In studio voicing 2nd edition of a video game"
"Now what could this 2nd edition possibly be?" You ask.
Well, Mr. Fry has appeared in many videogames, but what was his most recent? Why, LittleBigPlanet of course. That coupled with the fact that LittleBigPlanet 2 is expected to be announced at E3 just feeds this little hint of a sequel, or "second edition". This raises one question though. He said "2nd edition" not sequel, and as much as I know we would all like to believe it was directed at the sequel, it could just as easily mean the PSP version that was mentioned a while back. He also mentioned that he "Will check if I'm allowed to say what it is…"
Well with E3 coming up, we can guess the obvious. Would you be happy if someone told your children what you got them for christmas? Neither would Sony, so we'll just have to wait for the outcome. Keep checking back for the update.
[Update] So while this excitement could have lasted a little longer, Stephen Fry was given the "go" from Sony to mention the project that he was working on. "I've come to the end of a lush voice-athon and yes, am empowered to confess that it was for a new PSP version of Little Big Planet." is all he had to say, and while it's still some great news, I wish it could have been something more. Sorry to get your hopes up.


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Brandon Jex from Fairway Independent Mortgage in South Ogden, UT, is committed to taking great care of people who are looking to buy or refinance a home. Brandon has been in the mortgage industry since 2011.
Before coming to Fairway, Brandon spent time working at America First Credit Union as a Mortgage Loan Originator. Brandon lives in South Ogden with his wife Jessica and has four children. He loves to spend his time with his family, and his hobbies include skiing, hiking, sports, and electronics.
Brandon enjoys working for Fairway Independent Mortgage because they are a notch above other mortgage companies. The turnaround times are a step above the rest and their quality can't be beat. Fairway Independent Mortgage knows how to treat their customers and employees the right way.


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Pastor Danny Salant
Pastor Danny was saved in 1992 at Calvary Chapel West Covina. He felt the Lord calling him to Calvary Chapel Pasadena in 1993 where he attended for 15 years. He served in the Ushers ministry, in the Worship Ministry, started the College and Career Ministry, as well as being one of the young adult leaders in the Youth Ministry for 6 years.
It was at Calvary Chapel Pasadena that he met his wife Andrea and the two were married on January 20th, 2001. The couple have two children, Annika born in 2004 and Mason born in 2005.
Pastor Danny and his family began attending Calvary Chapel Monrovia in 2009 where they began serving in the children's ministry. Danny and Andrea ultimately felt the call to serve in the Youth Ministry once again where Danny became the youth pastor in 2013.
Pastor Danny was ordained as an Assistant Pastor overseeing the youth at Calvary Chapel Monrovia on September 24, 2014. He ultimately felt the Lord calling him and his family to the city of Ventura to start a church, but the Lord opened the door to take over an existing work at Calvary Chapel Ventura.
Associate Pastor Bob Irish