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SHARP divisions have emerged between Offaly GAA chairman Tommy Byrne and challenger, Michael Duignan over claims that the Gracefield man was asked to "stand down" at a meeting between him and a group seeking a "new vision and direction" for the association in the county.
In wide ranging and comprehensive interviews with the Tribune this week, Tommy Byrne has insisted that he was asked to stand down by the group while claiming that he was also asked would he step aside after one more year in the role and was offered other jobs on the Offaly GAA Management Committee.
Michael Duignan stated that they did not ask the chairman to step down, had no remit to and wouldn't take this course of action.
It is proving to be a hot issue in a contest that has galvanised the GAA community in Offaly. Tommy Byrne, in his third year of this, his second stint as chairman, is being challenged by Michael Duignan (formerly St Rynagh's and now Durrow), a former Offaly hurler and footballer who won All-Ireland senior hurling medals in 1994 and 1998. The challenge arose out of a meeting in Tullamore a few weeks ago that was attended by former players of both codes, club activists and supporters.
As a result of that meeting, Michael Duignan decided to challenge for the chair at Convention on December 10 while Edenderry's Colm Cummins, Clara's Dervill Dolan and Brian Gavin are challenging for vice chairman, treasurer and Leinster Council delegate, respectively – they have confirmed that they will not be standing if Michael Duignan is not successful.
At the last County Board meeting, Tommy Byrne was questioned by Colm Cummins about the matter and while he admitted that he was not asked to step down at one meeting, he was adamant that he had been asked on three different occasions.
Heavy canvassing has been ongoing in recent weeks with the candidates meeting clubs and speaking with officers as the contest threatens to become divisive and acrimonious. They addressed a lot of subjects in this week's interviews, which are published inside, and both candidates were keen to put their different takes on meetings between them on the record – meetings held before Duignan and company were formally nominated.
Tommy Byrne stated last week: "I don't want it to be a big deal but we had a meeting with three of those people one morning and they outlined a new direction and a change of leadership. I took that to mean that in essence you want me to step down. No one said anything different and I was offered other jobs because they wanted my experience. Definitely anyone that knows me will know I am not going around saying something that didn't happen."
Michael Duignan has insisted that they didn't ask the chairman to step down.
"It was very clear to us that he wasn't asked to step down and we didn't have the remit in any capacity to ask a chairman of the County Board to step down. What we weren't sure of was what their position was because you hear different things about people maybe not running in it and not going forward and all that.
Michael Duignan added: "Out of courtesy from our meeting in the Central Hotel there was people at that saying we should just go forward and drive on and go for the positions but I would have felt very strong that we should go out of respect for the position and chat and see what was their own intentions and the management's intentions so we met them and we told them that there was a strong appetite for change out there. That people were disappointed where we are and disillusioned in terms of where we are as a county and that we were looking to drive this thing on and then Tommy came back and said he was going to run. That was it, then we went on after that and as I said I think that was clarified at the County Board meeting so if Tommy is saying something different now he's contradicting himself because it's on the record that he explained that and we are very clear that we have our notes from the meeting and he was never asked to step down."
Tommy Byrne elabourated: "I have been in a lot of controversies at times but no one has come back and said I was lying because I don't, because it makes life easy. No matter how hard a thing is, it is what it is. It is too complicated to lie and I always thought that I couldn't really care less about what hassle was caused but when I go home, I know what I was saying and it is the truth. I always had a policy that if someone asked me a question that I couldn't answer honestly, I would say I can't answer that now. I won't tell them a lie. On three different occasions, this came up in different guises but I was even offered other people's jobs on the Management Committee and if that is not wanting you out of the job you are in. . . .
"One day at a meeting, I was asked would I commit to stepping down in a year and I refused that because I am never going to be a lame duck. I am either going to be chairman or not and that happened here. We did try to avoid this situation because this could potentially become a divisive issue. I am not sure whether it will or not but it could and that would not be good for anything in the county. Hopefully it doesn't but I was asked would I consider stepping aside after a year. It was obvious that there was a vacancy or two for people."
Michael Duignan declared: "I wouldn't ask him to step down, you couldn't ask him to step down actually. We were only exploring our options. We had made no decision at that stage, we were only going in to explore and maybe just to flesh it out and see and maybe get a little bit more understanding in terms of where the County Board were at. Tommy had done three years but every year it is up for discussion and he mightn't even have been running.
"He could well have said I am not going. We were exploring it. We were bringing what we feel is the feeling of the county really, after a lot of discussion with a lot of people that would have Offaly GAA, hurling and football close to their hearts, and putting them on the table really. To formally let the County Board that this is out there and I think they know anyway. All you have to do is look at where we are, look at our results and performances.
"We want to focus everything we are doing in the future on the performance of Offaly teams while also making sure that our operations are properly maintained and run; that the goverance of our county is properly run. We will look at every aspect of Offaly GAA but the bottom line is we want to improve our performances on the field."
See pages 68 to 71, 64 and 63 for interviews with both men.


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Closer To God (also known as Halo 9), released on May 30, 1994, is a remix compilation released to promote the song "Closer" from the album The Downward Spiral. The UK releases do not bear a halo number.
The "Thrust" remix of "Closer" was intended for this release, but was left off. Trent Reznor would later release it for free on remix.nin.com. Another mix that was released on the unofficial download-only compilation Uncoiled, and later released semi-officially on Recoiled, may have originally been planned for release on Closer To God.
Track Listing
This version incorporates tracks from both UK EPs, sharing cover image with first and subtitle with second.
A "Closer" - 6:25
Released in a digipack format with space for two CDs. Titled "Closer" on outer package, but Further Away on the CD art.
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A1 "Closer to God" - 5:25
The cover art is frequently misattributed to Russell Mills, as he created the art for all other releases from The Downward Spiral period. It was actually done by photographer Joseph Cultice, though he is uncredited on the packaging.[1]
In an interview with Revolver magazine[2], Cultice elaborated on the photo shoot that resulted in the halo's cover:
"I never shot still lifes of bugs before. But I'd assisted a guy named Hans Neleman, who was lighting things with mirrors and little teeny hot lights and laying things between layers and layers of glass — that's like coffee and milkshakes and snot and dirt and stuff from the street. On this one the bug is right on top and sharp, but all that stuff below is different layers of junk on the glass. Remember that movie Interview With a [sic] Vampire? It had just finished wrapping … The guy that brought the bugs was part of the company that did all the animal wrangling for Interview With a [sic] Vampire — all the alligators and all that. He brought boxes and boxes — like Ikea clear boxes — filled with millipedes and cockroaches. We shot like 50 different pictures of bugs, and this is the one that turned out to be the cover. Trent was there the whole day, because he wanted to hang out with the bugs."
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I know quite a few of us on here have hand cranked sirens - but does anyone have an electric one?
Just wanting to know how easy they are to connect to mains and get working..
I know quite a few of us on here have hand cranked sirens - but does anyone have an electric one?
Just wanting to know how easy they are to connect to mains and get working..
not sure what you are asking if you have an electric one that needs repair or checking out i may be able to help
No, i am contemplating buying one to add to my Cold War Collection - but if i am going to get one i want to know how easy they are to connect to the mains.
If you are talking of the WWII Sirens such as the twin blade Carter Nelsons etc. They generally use 3 phase power, which means you can only run them on that, unless you can get a converter. Which is generally expensive, plus the ampage drawn from them may take out the mains circuit breakers!
Here are a few from my collection
This little siren is from East Germany, and screams out at 120 db! It runs on 240 volts, so ok with mains electricity. These are easily picked up on German e/bay for about £60.00.
This one is a real bute It a Federal Electric Siren Type 21, circa 1952 and runs on 110 voltage. But all I need is a voltage reducer 240/110 which is relatively cheap, compared to a 3 phase. I got this on US e/bay! cost £150.00, but shipping bumped that up to £300.00 I always wanted a US, CD siren for my collection. It needs quite a bit of restoration as can be seen but parts are still available
if you just want a small siren like a gents, single blade siren they are relatively cheap, and again come up on e/bay every so often.
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They are usually too heavy to move about so nobody bothers. They are 3 phase so I don't know how your going to power it and then theres also the problem of getting a signal to it.
Its the three phase power i was worried about,
Im wanting something like a twin blade secomak...
from what i read on the net they are available in single or three phase three phase is out of the question(without expensive invertors or convertors) for most homes as they have single phase.
check the rating plate for the model you buy the max single phase motor you can run of a domestic 13a supply is 3 HP or 3000w but this is extreme i recomend 2.5HP or 2500w max.
The other problem with the twin rotor carter or castle air raid sirens is the weight, they come in at about 125kg i think!
Saviour of the sporran
I want one so badly!
hehehehe I have 2 Castle Castings sirens :-D (and I don't intend to part with them- ever!)
Both are powered by a 5hp 3-phase electric motor and weigh in at about 85kg each.


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Comcast executives had to be celebrating Sunday morning. Or exhaling. There was some early validation that the company's massive investment to secure Olympic rights through 2020 might be worth it.
Prime-time viewership and household ratings came in way above the 2008 Beijing Games for the first night of competition, according to NBC. More encouraging news came Monday as numbers showed night two delivered very strong viewership and household ratings were 9% higher than Beijing.
If the numbers continue to top Beijing, or even slightly trail, that would be auspicious for NBC. It would be a signal that in this new instant-consumption landscape, the Olympics continue to have appeal in the way they have for decades. The good old model of families sitting around the TV set watching in prime time would appear to still be powerful and should persist for at least another eight years.
Whether the coverage is live or not. Whether the results are widely known because smartphones are ubiquitous. Whether the kids who will become adults by 2020 barely watch TV anymore.
The London prime-time ratings have come despite time-delayed broadcasts. (Beijing had swimming and other high-profile events live in the evenings.) And, the high numbers have come despite NBC making all events live hours before on NBCOlympics.com.
So, time differences might be conquerable, which would be a propitious sign for the Winter Games in Russia in two years. In the meantime, anticipation for the Rio Summer Games in 2016 should be soaring higher at NBC every day. The Brazilian city has a mere one-hour time difference from New York.
You want Ryan Lochte or Usain Bolt going for gold in real time? Tune in to NBC.
If the International Olympic Committee opts to put either the 2018 or 2020 Games in the Western Hemisphere – one could argue Comcast is owed that – then the company's $4.4 billion deal will look even better.
NBC says it expects to lose money on London. So far, though, it has to be pleased with the ad sales dynamic. Not just the amount it has secured, but ratings are coming in higher than the 15.3 estimate (average household prime-time rating) that the network floated to advertisers. If that trend continues, NBC won't have to offer make-goods in "Sunday Night Football" or elsewhere.
There is the chance that the Olympics could prove to be a loss leader for NBC. The Olympics get a lot of attention when NBC loses money. That seems a bit unfair. There seems to be little pressure on CBS to comment on any losses with March Madness or every network with the NFL.
If somehow NBC can use the London Games as a promotional platform that brings higher ratings in the fall, the investment should more than pay for itself. Of course, programming would need to keep any high viewership that promos in the Olympics deliver. And, NBC hasn't exactly done well there seemingly since "Friends" went away.
This is not a profound statement. But the London ratings seem to be a signal that there indeed are separate factions in the U.S.: the passionate technophiles and everyone else (which include people who might appreciate a smartphone, but don't feel tethered to it).
Over the weekend, NBC's Olympic coverage generated a rash of social media complaints from the techie crowd. The group didn't like the problems with the online streaming, the buffering and such. Absolutely fair. NBC should have been better prepared, but likely has addressed the matter (it has a lot of ad dollars riding on clean feeds).
The Twitterati also didn't like that NBC was airing top-tier events on tape delay in prime time. Really?
Dear folks: you are absolutely spoiled. Get over it.
You need a job, so you understand the concept of profits. Like it or not, NBC is a business and would sacrifice ad dollars if everything were broadcast live on TV.
Would you really make a different decision if you had a nice office in 30 Rock?
C'mon, NBC is allowing you to watch the events live online. You don't have to wait for the action. Your bosses probably won't mind at work. Tell them Phelps is going for gold and they'll tune in.
Critics arguing NBC hasn't recognized how the new-media world operates are way off track. With the all-encompassing streaming -- every single event via NBCOlympics.com -- it has adapted with aplomb.
(Yes, some of the online feeds don't have announcers, but others do. Maybe the quiet is a blessing.)
The days of plausibly live and truly having to wait to watch the Olympics are long gone. Stop complaining and hook up NBCOlympics.com to your big-screen TV. You have enough time to express anger on Twitter, so you should have enough to figure that out.
The non-techie crowd -- those without broadband -- have some reason to complain. You do not.
Going forward, will London ratings continue to shine? Some might argue Michael Phelps getting smoked Saturday in his first race and failing to medal was a negative. His shot at another sweep of golds was gone.
Consider the opposite. Pathos could emerge. If Phelps stumbles a couple of more times (he got a relay silver on Sunday), ratings could do well as viewers tune in to pull for him to go out on top.
NBC's coverage so far has brought a realization how great a gig Bob Costas has. He doesn't have the challenge of calling an event from the play-by-play perch. He mainly plays traffic cop in the studio, directing viewers from one event to the other.
"Gymnastics competition is heating up, now back to the pool, where a young American is seeking her first medal" is pretty standard fare. The interviews he has done – so far – haven't been particularly challenging.
The most interesting moment may have been when Costas played good corporate soldier and tried to address questions why Ryan Seacrest is part of NBC's coverage. After Seacrest did a piece on Phelps, Costas offered the justification – hard to believe he believed it -- that Seacrest can bring viewers true breakout insight into what athletes are really like.
Costas is a very talented play-by-play announcer. It's a shame he doesn't call any premier events.
As for the advertising, so far it feels a bit lacking. Too many ads with faux "USA athletes," which seem to run together. Even official Olympic sponsors may be wise to take another tack.
Subway needs to get rid of that ugly green background, even if it is promoting avocado sandwiches.
The BP ad featuring moms and coaches behind star athletes is good, but runs too often. And one keeps thinking BP ads somehow are trying to make up for polluting the Gulf Coast.
Interesting is how NBC has worked with sponsors to capitalize on tape-delay coverage to decide when to air ads. In the pod Saturday after Lochte was seen winning gold, he was featured in two ads for P&G and one for AT&T. After winning silver on Sunday, an ad for AT&T followed.
Also Sunday, gymnast Jordyn Wieber suffered a crushing defeat when not qualifying for a coveted competition. So, NBC ran a P&G ad with her a long time before that.
Separately, P&G ran a terrific, stirring ad for Secret with gymnast Alicia Sacramone, who actually failed to make the Olympics. As narrator, she recounted how she fell off the beam in the 2004 Games and wanted to hide. But, she returned and casting aside fear ("fearlessness" is a tag for Secret) almost made the team this time.
Perhaps the best ad wasn't seen nationally. Coming during the Opening Ceremony in the New York market, the touching spot featured a young girl telling how hospitals felt they couldn't treat her cancer and sent her to another. New York-Presbyterian Hospital took her case and a physician performed what seems like an amazing surgery.
"He took all my organs out and put the ones that I needed back in and I was better and I was just so happy to be better and cancer-free," she says. "That's pretty much my story."
(Do a YouTube search for "Heather McNamara commercial." Your day will be better).
Hopefully, some other superb ads will emerge as the next couple of weeks go forward. NBC wants viewers to embrace the advertising, which can bring high effectiveness metrics that can lead to more dough. Still, ratings trump Clio Awards as far as it is concerned.
I think the chair Bob Costas is in is too big. I don't mean that metaphorically.
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In addition, they announced that "Hollis Taylor is no longer publisher. The position of publisher will be co-managed by Sylveey Selu, long-time webmistress for Green Egg, and Ariel Monserrat, the magazine's publisher for the past 8 years." Monserrat was planning on retiring but, after hearing the overwhelming response from the readership, she decided to return as co-publisher. The team also has plans to bring back the The Green Egg Radio Hour and expand the magazine's website. The first issue will be Ostara, for which they are currently asking for submissions.
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In February, Minnesota's Pagan community lost one of its beloved members, Mary Kay Lundmark. A tribute to her life was recently published in PNC-Minnesota. As writer Nels Linde said, "Described as a most loyal and caring friend and priestess, Mary Kay chose to avoid the lime light. She took a major supportive role in many peoples craft and online spiritual paths, and was known to many who never met her in person."
The article quotes a number of Mary Kay's friends and students. Through their words, they share Mary Kay's personal history, her love of the Craft and of life. One of these quotes is from Thea Sabin, who also published an entire blog post about Mary Kay. In that post, Sabin described a woman who was passionate about her religion and the Craft, dedicated to her students and honest with herself. Sabin wrote, "Perhaps most important, Mary Kay loved with her whole heart, without reservation, and in a way that was utterly authentic" When Mary Kay died, she was surrounded by her husband and loved ones. What is remembered, lives.
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After a three year hiatus, the Bay Area Pagan Alliance will be, once again, hosting The Pagan Festival in Berkeley, California. The event will be held on May 9 in Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. In celebrating the event's return, this year's theme is Spirituality Through Service. Organizers wrote: "2012 Keeper of the Light T. Thorn Coyle will pass the staff to the 2015 Keeper of the Light Crystal Blanton. Our Master and Mistress of Ceremonies are Shay Black and Diana Rowan."
The day-long event includes "altars, rituals, stage performances, speakers, Authors Circle, Druid Story Telling Pavilion, and vendors and information booths in the Pagan Market Place." The organizers are excited to bring back this well-attended and popular festival. Local Priest Storm Faerywolf created new flyer art, giving the Festival a fresh look. More information can be found on the Bay Area Pagan Alliance's Facebook page.
In Other News:
- Bates College in Maine has begun a public lecture series titled "Unusual Positions: Controversial Approaches to the Study of Religion and Sexuality." Co-sponsored by the religion studies department, women and gender studies program and the humanities division, the five-part series runs into April. It finishes on April 8 with a lecture by Cherry Hill Seminary's Christine Hoff-Kraemer on "Eros and Touch from a Pagan Perspective: Loving Touch as Divine Birthright."
- The Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its annual "Spring Mysteries Festival." This year's event will feature "a two-day psychodrama, recreating the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece. Participants will get to see priests and priestesses representing the Gods and Goddesses as they recreate one of the most sacred rituals of ancient Greece. Festival-goers will also have the opportunity to commune with the Gods individually." In addition, Rev. Selena Fox will be there to speak about her many years working alongside ATC Pete Pathfinder, founder of ATC. This year, ATC's Spring Mysteries will be held from April 2-5.
- This year, MythicWorlds was held in Seattle from Feb 20-22. During the three day event, Jason Thomas Pitzl "moderated a panel discussion featuring Orion Foxwood, Grimassi Raven, and Stephanie Taylor." The panel subject was "walking between the worlds." He recorded the conversation and posted it on SoundCloud.
- The American Council of Witches 2015 updated its site as promised on March 1. Although not fully finished, the site now lists many of the councils members with extensive bios, as well as the group's overall mission and stated tasks.
- Coming up at the end of the month is the 3rd online international conference of the Pagan Academic European Associates Network (PAEAN). The all-online conference is comprised of a number of panels held throughout the day. Attendees and speakers come from all over the world with a diversity of expertise and religious backgrounds. As a whole, the conference's main focus is "the different aspects of the future and development of contemporary Pagan culture and Witchcraft practices." PAEAN's event is open to the public and will be held on March 31.
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A 12-year-old girl whose rapist walked free from court has spoken of being "devastated" in a powerful letter published by the daily record.
Cieslak, now 21, was controversially given an absolute discharge after claiming the 12-year-old had been an "active participant" in sex with him.
Silent until now, the young victim, who can be named only as Catherine, says she believes her attacker had sex with her while she was unconscious.
"The guy Daniel said he didn't know my age. I can barely remember that night.
"I have flashbacks, images ever since.
"I had passed out in the living room then I remember him picking me up, and then wakening up in a bed.
"It was said that I consented but how can someone consent when they can't even talk?
"Before this happened, I was confident, happy, always had a smile on my face without trying. And now I fake a smile.
"I suffer from anxiety, depression, I take tablets to help me sleep. I even tried to commit suicide because I was barely holding it together.
"I have had a lot of low points. Then I found out he pled guilty and I didn't have to go to court.
"My family and I celebrated.
"Then he walked free, nothing at all. I was devastated."
The letter is published today with the permission of the girl's mother, who can be named only as Christine.
How can a man who pled guilty to a charge of raping a girl under the age of 13 at the High Court in Glasgow in February walk free?


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Design Process Illustration
Steps of a design process: research, brainstorm, find solutions, prototype
Timeline of PHILIPS
The continuity of Philips product innovation and popularity among households around the world are considered. Design elements: language, text, typography and icons are used to demonstrate my understanding of the brand.
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AWS re:Inventing the Cloud 2018
Continuing to delight developers, AWS has released a slew of new features and tools to support their core products.
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Each year AWS, re:Invent announces an overwhelming number of major new features to electrify attendees and the global tech world. Last week's 2018 event was no exception. Continuing the cloud platform's annual trend, AWS released plans for launches across a broad range of categories from containers, machine learning, storage, and networking to name just a few. The platform was quite literally firing from all cylinders with new features in its goal to "build services for the future," as AWS CTO Werner Vogels put it during his keynote speech.
According to Vogels, AWS' roadmap of development tools is defined by its customers to "allow you to develop the way you want to develop." Which is why they've released a whopping 3,951 new features and services since the first 2012 re:invent at an exhilarating pace.
From AWS RoboMaker to AWS Ground Station (everyone can begin their own version of SpaceX now), there's a wide spectrum of new announcements to catch up from for last week. Here are a few of the top releases by category.
AWS Goes Big with Machine Learning
Following on from 2017's release of SageMaker artificial intelligence (AI) technology, AWS is expanding in its ML efforts with its own "Machine Learning University" for interested developers. On top of MLU, developers can label datasets through the new SageMaker Ground Truth or train machine learning models and run them anywhere in the cloud or edge with SageMaker Neo. It's also possible to use Git repos to store SageMaker notebooks.
Improved Account Management Capabilities
Use AWS Control Tower (in preview) to easily set up multi-account AWS environments with secure deployment blueprints as well as better manage policies across a large number of accounts and deployments. Plus, take the stress out of managing commercial software licenses through the new AWS License Manager. It's now also possible to optimize your infrastructure in accordance with best practices through AWS new self-service Well-Architected Tool.
Containers, Containers, Containers
There are now more than 180 curated and trusted container products accessible in the AWS Marketplace to simplify deployment on the Amazon ECS console and through Amazon EKS. In addition, there's also a brand new AWS Container Competency for APN Partners to aspire to which will demonstrate container deployment and optimization. For all your multi-tenant virtualization needs, there's now AWS' new open source technology, Firecracker, that extends the serverless benefits of AWS Lambda to provision and run secure sandboxes.
Serverless Reigns Supreme Still
Continuing on the serverless theme, AWS announced its new Serverless Application Repository to distribute and deploy serverless architecture in nested applications. There's also Lambda Layers which offers developers up to five packages to inject into a given function during runtime, as well as C++ Lambda Runtime API. The latter is a new simple interface for using any programming language during Lambda function development. Finally, Application Load Balancers are now able to support implementing Lambda functions for HTTP(S) requests through the AWS Application Load Balance (ALB) service. Another AWS feature upgrade on a long list for 2018.
Storage Which Will Never Let You Down
AWS S3 Storage is renowned for its 99.999999999% durability for objects across multiple Availability Zones, but it's not AWS's only storage function. New re:Invent storage service revelations include AWS DataSync, AWS Snowball Edge Compute Optimized, and FSx for Windows File Server and Lustre (for your fully managed native Microsoft Windows file system needs and compute-intensive workloads), as well as a plethora of additional add-ons for S3. These include, but aren't limited to, Amazon S3 Glacier Deep Archive (coming soon for low-cost usage and infrequent access) and four other new S3 features for cost optimization.
Move Away From Oracle Already
At multiple points during the event, AWS execs took competitive shots at its rival Oracle as well as announcing a bunch of new database features, too. From the serverless service Amazon Quantum Ledger Database which provides a cryptographically verifiable ledger that businesses can use to build apps that act as a system of record through, to the fully managed time series database service, Amazon Timestream. Announcements also included additional features to Amazon Aurora and DynamoDB too.
Get Serious About Cloud Security
As a major concern for companies large and small, AWS takes security very seriously indeed. As part of the new security promotions, AWS highlighted the new KMS Custom Key Store which integrates with AWS CloudHSM to support compliance obligations. Plus, you can now leverage the AWS Security Hub (in preview) for a centralized view of security alerts across all your AWS accounts.
You would think with the dizzying array of insights and announcements made each year that AWS has nowhere new left to tread. And then a re:Invent happens to completely spin that thought on its axis. Each year, we're caught pleasantly by surprise at AWS' entry into new domains and by how much it's expanding existing services. Which means 2019 is sure to prove another significant milestone for the company—if this year is anything to go by.
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Day 91 Cap:
The image of Dean was from S1s "Hook Man".
1 person guessed correctly: willy_n.
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Pinnacle Peak Park
The unique granite formations of Pinnacle Peak in north Scottsdale make this one of the area's most picturesque hikes—not to mention the towering saguaros, abundant wildlife, and spectacular views of Scottsdale and Phoenix. The moderately difficult, but relatively short (1.75-mile) trail is great option for most hikers. Experienced rock climbing should bring the gear.


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What is it?
This is probably the most versatile backpack you'll see. Built with a laptop, tablet, smartphone and sunglasses in mind, it features a built in power pack, and they even throw in a see through bag for when you are travelling on a plane. Talking of planes, it even comes with a back section that lets you slide it on to a trolley. Featuring 13 pockets, USB cables, and cable through holes to charge your devices all over the pack, this one seems to have thought about every thing.
Bag features/specs
- Built in 10,400mAh rechargeable Battery Pack, with 3 USB slots, allows up to 4 full smartphone charges or 1 full tablet charge.
- Charge time: 7-8 hours
- 2 x 1A USB ports for charging phones
- 1 x 2.1 USB port for charging tablets.
- Recharges via any USB slot
- 1450 cubic inches of space.
- 13 pockets
- Hidden Trolley Slot
- Headphone carrying compartment.
- Full length zipper on front for airline tickets/passports.
- Made of Poly Material Front and sides/bottom
- Brushed Metal Zippers
- Laptops up to 15.5 x 10.5 x 1.5″
- NFC Tag in shoulder strap
- 110 Cubic inch see through accessory bag included
Look and feel – pockets pockets pockets!
From the face of it, it looks like any other backpack. Yeah, you focus the good material and the brushed metal zips and the pockets, and the fact that it is probably a laptop bag, and it looks a bit more square than the usual bags you see.
On the back, you notice a padded surface, which allows plenty of airflow while wearing this, as well as padded straps. You also notice the TYLT logo which serves as an NFC tag (more on this soon). The right strap features a metal hook to hook other things in such as keys. The bottoms of the straps feature a small zipped pocket on the left and an elastic loop on the other side. It is exactly this kind of attention to detail you will get used to as you look all over the bag.
Hidden behind the padded surface is the trolley slot.
On the right is a pocket with a cable through hole so you can add something like a music player to charge.
On the left side is a pocket which conceals a mesh that lets you store a bottle.
The front features a couple of pockets that can prove very handy for the likes of tickets, wallets and passports.
On the top is a well protected pocket with some hard shells inside that can hold your phone, your sunglasses, and even has a slot to let you pass your headphone cable out. This pocket also features a go-through slot so you can charge any item that is in this pocket.
Open the front packet, and you will find plenty of pockets and slots to store, classify and put everything you want for your travels or work. This pocket also features four holes to let your cables in from the battery pack, so you can once again charge any devices in this area too.
The see through pack normally goes in here too.
Behind that is a pocket which is lined with soft fabric, and is designed for tablets. A cable through hole lets you in any charging needs, and a couple of loops mean you can store cables in there. Any tablet up to 10 inches can easily be slid and stored in here.
Open the back pocket, and you find a dedicated slot to put in the battery pack, which is made such that you can see the display LEDs, has access to the on/off button, and the output ports.
Plenty of loops allow you to store your cables neatly. The other side features a padded pocket for your laptops.
The fact that you can open this out totally means that this bag can act like a brief case as well, making this the perfect companion on your travels.
Battery Pack
While the bag is full of features on its own, the battery pack is what sets this apart. We have run through the specs already.
The battery pack itself is shaped like most of the typical ones on the market, with a micro – USB input port, 3 USB output ports, and 5 LEDs that give you an indication to battery power. The LEDs also indicate when the system is on or off. One of the built in features is that if you don't use this for more than 10 minutes, it automatically turns it off. This means that you make the most of your power.
TYLT have very kindly included three micro-USB cables, one of which comes with a 30 pin Apple connector attachment, which means you can charge both Apple devices as well as your Androids, Blackberries or Windows devices. Of course, it being a USB port, you can charge whatever you like, as long as you have the cable.
The pack is a snug fit, and while it adds a very minute amount of weight to the bag, it is the only bag that works perfectly with a battery pack, and hence you will never need to 'remember to bring' it with you.
NFC Tag
Have we covered everything? Not quite. Another hidden feature in this bag is the included NFC tag. The tag automatically opens the Trigger app (used to be NFC Task Launcher). You can program this to turn your WiFi on or off, use FourSquare to check in, turn Bluetooth on or off, etc. This means that you can use this as a quick feature to toggle or do something as and when you like with a simple swipe of your phone. Of course, NFC will be needed on your smartphone (or other device), and it will need to be active to make the most of this.
NFC is one of those things that is probably not utilized enough, and it is slowly making its way through. Having tags such as these on our devices can help us utilize more of its potential, and we're all for that!
More about what this app can do can be found from their Play Store link:
More information
More information on this can be found at the following link:
They retail for about £170, though Amazon have a deal on them at the moment:
Tylt Energi Backpack for Apple iPhone, iPad, Smartphone and Tablet – Black
Bags come in a variety of shapes and forms, and they all feature various pockets, but hardly anything seems to throw in as many punches as this one does. This one ticks all the boxes we can think of, and the only thing I could probably add on top is some waterproof ratings to give you some extra peace of mind. This does come with water resistance as standard, but since there are no ratings, we can't put our name to it. If you do need my word though, this is my new standard backpack. Well done Tylt!


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How to Do It Better1 season, 9 episodes
You've got style questions. The GQ editors have all the answers. Let us show you the basics of looking sharp.
Season 1
Fashion & StyleYou can't be considered well-dressed until you know how to tie a tie. So welcome, first-timers. And for the guys who think they've mastered the art of neckwear knots, it's never a bad idea to double-check that your dimple game is on point.
Fashion & StyleThe little sliver of metal makes your shirt and tie combos come to life—but not every guy knows how it's done. We're here to help. Find out which one you should have in rotation, and exactly where it should go, with these simple steps.
Fashion & StyleDo you fold it in half, then half again? Or is it diagonal? Solve the ultimate sartorial conundrum with our simple, step-by-step guide to getting your pocket square just right.
Fashion & StyleDon't have time to get your suit professionally pressed? Don't worry. Here are the GQ-approved quick fixes to get rid of creased and crumpled tailoring for good. All you need is a little patience, a handy steamer, or a working shower (yes, it's that easy).
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It was a sensation when the manuscript of the "Messe solennelle" was rediscovered in 1991. An occasion for the editor to look back.
"Naïs", the lavish opera the French composer wrote for the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, is now being published as part of the "Opera omnia Rameau".
A contemporary regarded Handel's opera "Berenice" as just a patchwork, but it has many little gems to offer. In May "Berenice" will be performed again on the operatic stage in Halle.
Handel's serenata "Parnasso in festa" is a true pasticcio with many re-uses from works composed earlier. Nevertheless, a staged performance, as is planned for the Handel Festival Halle in Bad Lauchstädt is extremely worthwhile.
A confusing plot with a happy ending – that's Baroque opera, that's Handel. And it's the same with "Arianna in Creta". The Halle Handel Edition of the work offers a whole range of possibilities for the stage.
Amongst Handel's sacred works, the "Te Deum" for James Brydges at Cannons is one of the least well-known. Now its publication in the Complete Edition enables authentic performances to be given once more.
King Louis XV thinks highly of Rameau's Daphnis et Églé (1753). But following performances in Fontainebleau, the pastorale héroïque was never staged again during Rameau's lifetime. With this publication as part of the Opera omnia an authoritative edition is now available.


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Location of Sinsheim within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
|Coordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°ECoordinates: 49°15′N 08°53′E / 49.250°N 8.883°E
|Admin. region
|• Mayor
|Jörg Albrecht
|• Total
|127.01 km2 (49.04 sq mi)
|154 m (505 ft)
|• Total
|• Density
|280/km2 (720/sq mi)
|Time zone
|Postal codes
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Sinsheim (German pronunciation: [ˈzɪnshaɪ̯m]) is a town in south-western Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar.
Sinsheim consists of a town centre and 12 suburbs with a total population of 35,373 (as of December 2011). Its area encompasses 127 square kilometers (49 sq mi). The Elsenz, an unnavigable left-bank tributary of the Neckar, flows through the town, reaching the Neckar at Neckargemünd.
The list below shows the 12 suburban villages (Stadtteile)[2] Population data was as of 31 December 2004 and the one of Sinsheim (the town proper) was of 12,229.
The region around Sinsheim has been settled since 700,000 BC, as shown by the finding of the fossil Homo heidelbergensis in the village of Mauer, about 12 km (7 miles) north of Sinsheim. The Romans ruled the area from 90 AD to 260 AD. The city was possibly founded in about 550 AD by the Frankish nobleman Sunno. It was first historically mentioned in 770 AD in the Codex of the cloister Lorsch. Since 1192, the town had city rights, a privilege first granted by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.
Sinsheim was affected by wars and poverty from the 1500s to the 1700s. Sinsheim-born revolutionary Franz Sigel became a famous Union general in the American Civil War.
The Elsenz Valley Railway and Sinsheim station were opened in 1868 and the nearby Steinsfurt–Eppingen line was opened in 1900; electricity and public water pipes were introduced into the city from 1910 on. The World Wars and the Great Depression kept Sinsheim from growing until the A6 Autobahn was built in 1968. It connected Sinsheim to national and international roads, with Mannheim, Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Heilbronn, Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen all now within an hour by car. While traditionally being an agricultural town, the highway made it into a small industrial centre, but it has been hit by recession and international outsourcing in recent years.
The numbers are estimates, census results(¹) or official data of the statistical offices (only primary residences).
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Sinsheim's main tourist attraction is the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum situated in the suburb Steinsfurt, displaying a collection of historic vehicles to over 1 million visitors per year. In 1989, a trade fair area was established that features all kinds of industrial and popular events.
Additionally, Sinsheim has a medieval city core; the Altes Rathaus (old Town Hall) is a museum for the town and its role in the 1848 revolution. An old fortress, Burg Steinsberg in the village of Weiler, overlooks Sinsheim. With its octagonal tower, dating back to the 13th century, the fortress has sometimes been called the "compass" of the Kraichgau region, and nowadays contains a restaurant.
On September 19, 2006 the mayor of Sinsheim announced a stadium would be built not far from the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, for the town's most successful football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Construction of the €100 million stadium, which seats 30,164, was funded by Dietmar Hopp, a co-founder and major share holder of software giant SAP and a former player in the youth system of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The club christened their new stadium "Rhein Neckar-Arena" on 31 January 2009 with a 2–0 win over Energie Cottbus.
- Franz Sigel (b. 1824 in Sinsheim), U.S. Army General in the American Civil War
- Volker Kauder (b. 1949 in Hoffenheim), politician
- Jannis Hoppe (b. 1994 in Bremen), control theorist
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
- ^ (in German) Stadtteile of Sinsheim (municipal website)
External links[edit]
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Dec. 22, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Clemson's K.C. Rivers has been named ACC Player of the Week, while Virginia's Sylven Landesberg earned ACC Rookie honors.
Rivers tallied a game-high 28 points as the 25th-ranked Tigers opened their conference schedule with a 91-72 win on the road at Miami Sunday, marking Clemson's sixth-largest margin of victory ever in an ACC road game. The Charlotte, N.C. senior made 10-of-15 from the floor, including four-of-eight from three-point range in the win. On the week, Rivers averaged 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in victories over the Hurricanes and North Florida.
In earning the Rookie award for the third time this season, Landesberg averaged 21.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in games against Longwood and Auburn. The Flushing, N.Y., product shot 61.1 percent (11-18) from the field, making both of his three-point field goal attempts, and made 18-of-22 from the free throw line (.818). In the Cavaliers' 90-61 victory over Longwood Wednesday (D17) Landesberg scored a game-high 20 points and had nine rebounds. In the Cavaliers' 58-56 loss to Auburn Saturday (D20) he tallied a game-high 22 points and pulled down six rebounds.
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Described by critics as "scintillating" and celebrated for her "rich, expressive playing" (MusicalAmerica), violinist Francesca dePasquale is the First Prize winner of the 2010 Irving M. Klein International String Competition and recipient of the prestigious 2014-2016 career grant from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts. Earning her the 2015 Classical Recording Foundation Young Artist Award, her self-titled debut album released in March of 2016 encompasses works that scope from Bach to a new commission from composer Paola Prestini for violin and electronics. For the album and accompanying recital tour, Francesca was praised for "sincerity, intensity" and "individual voice" (Philadelphia Inquirer), and "immaculate and discreet phrasing" (Strad Magazine). Additionally, she was featured in Strings magazine and on SiriusXM, WNYC, WQXR, WRTI (Philadelphia), and WFMT (Chicago).
2018-2019 season highlights include recital and chamber music appearances for Noree Chamber Soloists, Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove (Cornwall, England), Manhattan Chamber Players, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society with Marinus Ensemble, and Music at Bunker Hill. Additionally, this season marks debut appearances for Play the Classics at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts (Bethel, NY) and Shenson Chamber Music Concerts (Washington D.C.) with the Aletheia Piano Trio. Since her debut as soloist at age 9 touring Spain with the Main Line Chamber Orchestra, Francesca has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, Colburn Orchestra, Galesburg Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, and Santa Cruz Symphony. As recitalist, she has collaborated with artists Meng-Chieh Liu, Natalie Zhu, John Root, and Reiko Uchida on series such as the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, National Sawdust, Rutgers University, the University of Pennsylvania, California Music Center, and the Perlman Music Program.
An active chamber musician, Francesca has performed with renowned artists Adrian Brendel, Paul Coletti, Thomas Cooley, Jennifer Frautschi, Kim Kashkashian, Nicholas Kitchen, Ronald Leonard, Robert Levin, Pavel Nersessian, Merry Peckham, Itzhak Perlman, Jeffrey Sykes, Roger Tapping, Richard Todd, Donald Weilerstein, and Helena Winkelman. She has performed for the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth, Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove, Chameleon Arts Ensemble, Busan Maru International Festival, Macon Concert Association, Friends of Chamber Music, Broyhill Chamber Ensemble, Chesapeake Chamber Music, Heifetz International Music Institute, Marinus Ensemble, Lyrica Chamber Music, Music at Bunker Hill, 23Arts Initiative, Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, Manhattan Chamber Players, Music in the Vineyards, Olympic Music Festival, Music@Menlo, Colburn Chamber Music Society, and the Perlman Music Program. Francesca is the violinist of the Aletheia Piano Trio alongside pianist Fei-Fei Dong and cellist Juliette Herlin. Additionally, she has collaborated with dancers Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside for the Fall for Dance Festival alongside composer Stefan Levin, as well as performed with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Brooklyn based orchestral collective The Knights, and A Far Cry.
Francesca is a member of the violin faculty at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts and Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, as well as Assistant Violin faculty and Chamber Music faculty for the Juilliard School Pre-College Program. Additionally, she is a member of the violin faculty at the Heifetz International Music Institute and its Program for the Exceptionally Gifted, as well as assistant chamber music faculty emeritus for the Perlman Music Program Sarasota Residency. Previously, Francesca served as the Starling Fellow teaching assistant to Itzhak Perlman from 2013-2016 and teaching assistant to Catherine Cho from 2013 2018 at the Juilliard School. A graduate of the Juilliard and Colburn Schools, Francesca studied with Itzhak Perlman, Catherine Cho, and Robert Lipsett. Previous teachers include Hirono Oka and William dePasquale, with additional mentorship from Norman Carol and Arnold Steinhardt. Francesca performs on a 1968 Sergio Peresson violin and a François Nicolas Voirin bow. Please visit
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Veteran mentors are veteran volunteers responsible for serving as a supporter, guide and confidant for veteran participants. Mentors should provide support as participants progress through the Veterans Treatment Court and should feel comfortable working collaboratively to assist participants, and, where appropriate, their families, in successfully completing the directives of the court.
Veteran mentors should:
1. Meet with participants to assist in resolving their issues.
- Each meeting should build on the participants' previous conversations
- Meetings should be conducted in person (where possible)
- Refer participants to appropriate services
- Facilitate an understanding of courtroom procedures
2. Work collaboratively with the other mentors and the mentor coordinator.
3. Motivate participants utilizing a strengths-based approach by:
- providing encouragement to participants by highlighting their strengths, including, talents, skills and knowledge
- focusing on what has been successful
- believing that participants have the potential to learn, grow and change
4. Maintain federal confidentiality standards.
5. Attend clinical and legal training programs supported or provided by the Veterans Treatment Court.
- Mentors should attend an initial training session where topics may include Veterans Treatment Court's policies and procedures, mentoring dos and don'ts, psychopharmacology, mental illness,
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
6. Communicate with their mentor coordinator to resolve any issues regarding time commitments, resistant participants or unmanageable challenges.
- If a mentor fears for the safety of a participant or is concerned about a participant's behavior, the mentor should report any concerns to their mentor coordinator immediately.
7. Update the mentor logbook or case management notes after speaking with a participant.
8. Commit to a period of time, usually 5 to 6 months, to mentor in the Veterans Treatment Court.
9. Provide a valid military service record (DD214 or DD215) and, if necessary, submit to background verification.
Responsibilities of Veteran Mentors
The following responsibilities should be carried out by veteran mentors:
- attend relevant training programs
- communicate with the mentor coordinator regarding any issues
- update the mentor logs or case management notes
- maintain confidentiality
- maintain appropriate boundaries with participants
- be respectful and always speak with a positive tone
While meeting with participants, mentors must NOT:
- make clinical recommendations
- give legal advice
- provide psychotherapy
- utilize a stern approach
- inappropriately extend the boundaries of their relationship
Requirements and Qualifications for Veteran Mentors
Mentors should:
- complete a Mentor Application
- provide a valid DD214 or DD215 (honorable discharge is preferred)
- submit to a background check, if requested
- be respectful of individual differences and maintain appropriate boundaries with participants
- not be an active employee of the Unified Court System, an active member of law enforcement or a member of any other organization that may present a conflict of interest with the mentor program
- commit to a time period of 5 to 6 months
James Robinson
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April 14, 2016
What's Up with Renters? Today's Top Trends in Apartment Searching
How are potential renters finding your available units? Online search? Drive by signage? If they are arriving to your website via online search, how did they get there and what kind of user experience are they looking for?
In a highly competitive rental landscape, these are the questions at the top of multi-residential marketers' minds.
Recently, J Turner Research released a report on the top emerging trends for the 2016 apartment rental process. It's based on responses from more than 25,000 residents, living in more than 500 properties throughout the U.S.
Here's what the study shows:
"Trust" is the New Watchword
The most important thing to renters is the building's reputation. If they're going to call someplace home, they want to know they'll be comfortable, safe and happy there. According to the survey, 52% of tenant prospects started their apartment search by looking into ratings and reviews. Those factors were second only to price and location, when considering where to live.
Online Still Dominates
Where do prospects find ratings and reviews? One word: Online. For apartment hunting, the Web is still king, with Internet Listing Services (ILS) sitting comfortably on the throne. Drive-by and worth of mouth have taken a back seat to ILS since 2012. So make sure you establish a positive online presence. (According to the study, the top three review sites are Google, Yelp and Apartmentratings.com.)
Usability is Key
Speaking of online presence, J Turner Research shows that, when it comes to website expectations, today's prospects are most interested in finding the basics: price, unit design and location. Your website should be intuitive and informative, offering the content people are looking for, in a user-friendly way. The survey notes that 62% of renters still prefer using their desktops to search for apartments. But don't discount mobile devices. Among residents, 20% prefer to search on their smartphones, and that number may well climb as mobile grows increasingly popular. Make sure your website works well on all devices—people are looking.
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The Kingsport Senior Center, 1 of only 7 accredited in the state of Tennessee, is dedicated to enriching the quality of life for area seniors. Check out some of their upcoming events and trips!
- Mother's Day "Breakfast in Bed" Brunch will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 310. This is a free event for all mothers. Come and enjoy a nice brunch and wonderful music and some beautiful giveaways. Please come in your pajamas! After all this is our take on a "breakfast in bed!" You may sign up on April 3.
- Book Swap Day will be held on Monday, May 15, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. inside the first floor atrium. A book swap is a great way to meet people and read wonderful books at no cost. Please contact the Senior Center at 392-8400 to sign up.
- Barter Theater trip to watch "Footloose!" Join us on Thursday, May 25, 2017. We will depart the Center at 10:30 a.m. and will return around 6:00 p.m. Lunch will be on your own at Pop Ellis Soda Shoppe. The cost is $30.00 for your ticket and transportation due at sign up. One of the most explosive movie musicals to burst onto the stage in recent memory! The soundtrack reached #1 on the Billboard charts. It is a story of rebellious teens and the families who learn to listen to and guide them with warm and loving hearts. Based on a true story, it features the hits songs: "Footloose," "Holding Out for a Hero," and "Let's Hear it for the Boy." Sign up now!
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While the question of whether cities can change the world feeds passionate debates and initiatives around the world, the challenge for Greece's capital city is rather less ambitious. How can Athens cope with the social impact of the economic crisis in a sustainable way? Indeed, this is a crucial question when one bears in mind the severity of the crisis, on the one hand, and, on the other, the metropolitan size of Athens, which gathers approximately 660,000 registered residents. The fact is that Athens, Greece's administrative and economic center, has symmetrically suffered from the socioeconomic decline. All these happen in a country where, admittedly, family solidarity can smoothen the crisis' social impact in rural areas, but not so much in big urban centers, like Athens.
How did austerity lead to an outburst of poverty and extreme poverty in Athens? And how does the City of Athens respond to the constantly increasing needs created by the crisis? This note attempts to address these questions by focusing in particular on three (the list here not being exhaustive) areas of social policy, namely food aid, primary health care and housing. The note also discusses social policy engineering and how could the experience of the economic crisis impact on the protection of social rights.
I am dealing with these questions based on policy at the local level and my analysis is informed by statistical and empirical data that I acquired from the Social Services Department and the City of Athens Solidarity Center. I am thankful to these institutions. Finally, the usual disclaimer applies: the opinions expressed in this note are exclusively mine and shall not be attributed to the City of Athens.
From Austerity to Recession and Poverty – Impact on Athens
The Greek crisis officially began in 2009, when the newly elected government announced that earlier fiscal data was inaccurate, raising considerably the 2009 deficit and debt figures. Yet, the socioeconomic impact of the crisis was not apparent until 2010, when the first programme of austerity measures -being followed by two more similar programmes- started. The implementation of the first two memoranda (as they are called) included VAT and personal income tax increases, emergency taxes, along with severe cuts in public sector pays, pensions, minimum wage and other social benefits.
These austerity measures brought an unprecedented recession. Cuts in the income of civil servants and pensioners led to lower demand for goods and services provided by private firms, many of which went bankrupt or relocated. As a result, private sector wages and self-employment earnings declined, while unemployment rose sharply from 9,5%, in 2009, to 27,3%, in 2013 –with a sad record of 58,3% in youth unemployment. This recession spiral, together with the fact that market prices did not fully adjust to wage cuts and the rise of unemployment, resulted in a very big number of people facing poverty and extreme poverty. These are the two groups I discuss here as the core beneficiaries of food, health and housing services.
Regarding poverty, the picture changes depending on the indicator used. The first indicator is that of relative poverty. This concerns the proportion of the population with an income lower than 60% of the median disposable income. According to this indicator, the poverty rate appears to have risen moderately from 20%, in 2009, to 23%, in 2013. However -and this is particularly useful in times of rapid change in living conditions- there is a second indicator that raises poverty to 60% -increasing, accordingly, considerably the population considered to be poor. That indicator relies on a comparison between median income in 2013 and 2009. Poor are those whose income dropped below 60% of the median disposable income they had before the criris. According to that second indicator, poverty rates have drastically increased from 20%, in 2009, to 44,3%, in 2013.
Among the population affected by poverty there is a particular group of people who suffer from extreme poverty, that is, people who are deprived of access to a basic set of goods that are deemed necessary to live in dignity. This percentage has been constantly rising from 2,2%, in 2009, to 14%, that is, to approximately 1,500,000 individuals, in 2013.
In Athens, the increase in poverty rates follows the national trend with a raise from 16%, in 2009, to 40,4%, in 2013. On the contrary, extreme poverty rates, which where already significantly high in 2009 (16,5%, that is, 8 times the national average) increased further to 20,6%, in 2013, leaving far behind the equivalent rate in other cities and rural regions. To put it plainly, approximately 268,000 residents of Athens live below the poverty line, half of them lacking the basic means for dissent living, such as appropriate housing, sufficient clothing and/or medicine.
Unemployed are the mostly affected ones. This clearly associates unemployment with the rise in poverty and extreme poverty. Families with children, private sector employees and students are also substantially affected. In urban environment, one may also add that the crisis mostly affects young households. These are among the several target groups of the action taken by the City of Athens to tackle hunger, absence of medical care and homelessness.
Food Aid, Health Services and Housing: A Brief Overview
A. Food aid
Hunger is one of the toughest aspects of the economic crisis, affecting those who live in extreme poverty and most of those who live in poverty (in a situation between malnutrition and hunger). The City of Athens provides on daily basis hot meals and other basics (i.e. groceries) to 20,000 individuals.
In more detail:
· The Solidarity Center -acting in co-operation with the orthodox church- offers a soup meal –access is free from administrative proof burdens.
· Families are supported through the Social Grocery and the Solidarity for Families programmes, which provide free food, personal hygiene products, but also psychological support. Both programs are sponsored by the private sector, under corporations' social responsibility budget.
· Families and individuals receive food supplies, clothing and personal hygiene products at the "Solidarity Garrison" building, which operates thanks to donations by corporations and other individuals.
· At the same building runs the EEA Grants program too, which provides food vouchers to 3,600 households, covering over 8,700 individuals.
· Last, but certainly not least, 5,500 meals are prepared by the Municipal Nursery for children up to 5 years old at municipal nurseries.
B. Primary Health Care
According to the Centre for Health Management and Evaluation at the University of Athens, overall, public health expenditure in Greece fell from €16.1 billion, in 2009, to €12.4 billion, in 2012. Moreover, the public health system became increasingly inaccessible, in particular for poorer citizens and marginalized groups. This owes to increased fees, to the participation of patients to healthcare costs, to the closure of hospitals and health care centres, but also to the fact that more and more people are losing public health insurance cover, mainly because of their unemployment status.
In such an environment, it is obvious why the network of 6 Municipal Health Centres (a 7th one being under reconstruction) is of crucial importance. It provides free primary healthcare to those in need, including uninsured, unregistered migrants and other vulnerable social groups. Medical staff is authorised to subscribe drugs that are accessible for free (among other places) at the Social Pharmacy. The later runs thanks to private sponsorships (both corporate and non-corporate). Approximately 1000 people benefit from these services yearly.
C. Homelessness
From 2009 to 2013, there has been an estimated 25% increase in the country's homeless population. Their total number is estimated to be at least 20,000, 15,000 of which are living in Attica. This 25% increase includes new homeless people. According to reports by NGOs' street workers, in the past, most of the homeless people they approached were single, most of which with addiction problems and/or mental health issues. The profile of a "new" homeless person is that s/he has higher qualifications and work experience. S/he often has a family, the sole reason why s/he is homeless being housing costs. More importantly, by living in the streets without support, "new" homeless rapidly grow addiction and/or mental health issues.
In view of this experience, the City of Athens provides two forms of provisional housing:
· Shelter accommodation: Five shelters of a total capacity of 275 beds are accommodating mostly vulnerable groups, providing them with psychological and medical support by specialised staff. Three of these shelters offer short-term accommodation and the other two specialise in elder people and domestic violence victims.
Through participation at the Ministry of Labour's "Housing and Reintegration" programme, the City of Athens contributes annually to the rent costs and (partially) to salary/wage income, while providing psychological support and full counselling on professional reintegration to 38 families who have been hosted in our shelters. This helps beneficiaries to make a decisive step towards social reintegration.
· The "Social Housing Network": This project targets preventively the so-called 'new homeless', that is, families facing an imminent risk of eviction or living under inadequate conditions (water supply, electricity and/or heating). It is an innovative program aiming to provide short-term accommodation and support to families through charge-free, specialised and personalised assistance. It helps them avoid social exclusion and reintegrate within 6 to 12 months. Since the beginning of the program in 2013, 2 social buildings along with 10 social apartments are covering the needs of 32 families/111 individuals.
After 5 Years of Crisis: Social Policy and Rights Empowerment
It is a sad but undeniable fact that the crisis will have long-term effects. This is why all the above-mentioned social support projects converge in one capital necessity: transforming the municipal social policies that were designed to address what was initially seen as an emergency situation (i.e. the economic crisis) into a stable and viable, long-term strategy for social protection. I argue that such a strategy shall include at least 4 key elements:
1.Deepening local synergies with private businesses and NGOs as a means to replace the weak welfare state. The use of corporate responsibility budget (CSR) has proven to be a precious tool that allows the involvement of the private sector in the areas of food provision and housing. Simplifying the administrative procedure for private donations, as well as adequately communicating them will facilitate synergies with corporations. Working with NGOs is valuable both for implementing programmes in food and housing and because of their street work teams who direct homeless people to food, health and housing units.
2.Interconnecting food, health and housing networks and making them more visible through a bottom-up specialised approach. To explain that point, let me please give an example: Yannis and Maria are unemployed, parents of three underage children and unable to pay their rent for the past 5 months. They should be informed that their family can move to one of the Social Housing Network's apartments, that they can weekly shop from the Social Grocery, receive clothing and personal hygiene products from the Solidarity Centre, and that their elder child can be examined for bronchitis in one of the municipal Medical Centres and receive, if need be, free drugs from the Social Pharmacy. Targeting possible beneficiaries requires the full digitalisation of the social services databases and their interconnection so that every single case can be monitored and followed up from first registration to any kind of municipal support programme.
3.Securing "before" and "after" to avoid further regression and prevent institutionalisation. To break the vicious circle/chain of people who fall into poverty and then extreme poverty, prevention is required. A good example to give is that of applicants who fulfil the eligibility criteria but who cannot benefit from the social housing network because of the lack of available apartments. A successful social policy should aim at helping and preparing people who benefit from welfare benefits to stop depend on support. This requires a step-by-step approach that will be adapted to the specific needs of each target group and -ultimately but necessarily- will also include professional reintegration support. These policies are the responsibility/competence of the central state (i.e. a ministerial responsibility). Yet, donations by corporations might enable local governance/administration to be proactively engaged.
While Yannis and Maria wait for a social apartment to empty, they should receive food, psychological and medical support by professionals who can help them become again autonomous and step out of the waiting line for free shelter. If they are sheltered, realistic professional training programs that will be designed with a practical focus will enable Maria to look for an accountant job and Yannis to start his Social Co-operative Enterprise in building maintenance –hopefully getting his first contract from the City of Athens itself.
4.Enhancing the involvement of local stakeholders in law-making and decision-making. I firmly believe that access to a threefold social safety net that will include food, primary medical care and housing, should be guaranteed as a law enforceable social right that will reflect the minimum content of human dignity in times of crisis. Beneficiaries would be those living under extreme poverty, including undocumented migrants. Such a right would be a remedy to recent legislation that excludes undocumented migrants from the official definition of homelessness. Should such a social right be actionable and legally enforceable? This is probably the toughest question to answer. I am of the opinion that, should such a justiciable right be carefully designed, it could provide clear legal status for those affected by extreme poverty, empower their registration and follow-up action, and enhance local accountability. On the other hand, at least two concerns should be addressed regarding the feasibility of such a legal entitlement. First, justice delays rendering judicial protection of the kind ineffective. The establishment of alternative dispute resolution procedures could remedy that problem. Second, the absence of the necessary political will. This is probably the toughest problem. Overall, Greek governments have shown a rather poor record regarding (the justiciability of) socioeconomic rights, with the recent inaction concerning the signature and ratification by Greece of the 2013 Optional Protocol to the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights being quite telling.
V.Arapoglou, K.Gounis, "Poverty and Homelessness in Athens: Governance and the Rise of an Emergency Model of Social Crisis Management", Hellenic Observatory European Institute, GreeSE Paper no 90, 2015, available at http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/61319/
D.Katsikas, A.Karakitsios, K.Filinis, A.Petralias, "Social Profile Report on Poverty and Social Exclusion and Inequality before and after the Crisis in Greece", ELIAMEP Fragmex Report, 2014, available at http://crisisobs.gr/
FIDH, "Downgrading Rights: The Cost of Austerity in Greece", 2014, available at http://www.fidh.org/
M.Matsaganis, Ch.Leventi, "Distributional Implications of the Crisis in Greece in 2009-2012", Euromod WP no14/13, available at https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/publications/working-papers/euromod/em14-13.pdf
M.Matsaganis, Ch.Leventi, "The Anatomy of Poverty in Greece 2013", available at http://www.paru.gr/files/newsletters/NewsLetter_05.pdf.
Dr Theodora Papadimitriou, Advisor on Social Issues to the Mayor of Athens


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Early-bird deadline for Rome Conference extended until 12 April!
March 31, 2017
The early-bird deadline to register your attendance for the WUWM Conference to be held in Rome, Italy from 17-19 May 2017 has been extended until 12 April 2017!
This conference is being hosted by the Centro Agroalimentare Roma (CAR) Scpa. The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is also co-organising the plenary sessions 18 May, involving highly qualified and experienced professionals in order to raise awareness, both on a national and international scale. Around 200 markets professionals will be present at the event, as well as trade organisations, representing a complex but articulate Agribusiness system, ever so fitting worldwide.
The overall theme of the conference is: "The Fresh Way To Feed The Planet" and issues regarding access to nutritious food, organic food and logistics of the markets will be discussed. The official languages of the event and the technical inspection will be English, French, Spanish and Chinese.
Technical markets visits will be made to the Wholesale Market of Rome and to the retail market of Testaccio.
Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy the closing dinner and the WUWM 2017 Market Awards Ceremony in the Palazzo Barberini, an beautiful Baroque building that houses the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, the National Gallery of Ancient Art.
Please visit www.wuwmconference.org to learn more about how to participate in this event, the website is currently available in English, Spanish and French.
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