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Crooked teeth can be very embarrassing especially when you try to smile, hence, most people in this condition try to cover their mouth if it is inevitable for them to smile. If beautiful smiles are not achievable for you because of your crooked teeth, you really need to see a Tomball orthodontist. Apart from boosting your smile, an orthodontic procedure can fix some health issues.
The major work of a Tomball orthodontist is to assist you in straightening your teeth and improving your bite through the correction of your jaws' line-up as well as teeth fitting. Some of the appliances used in this practice include aligners, braces, headgears, retainers, just to mention a few. A lot of general dentists can handle mild orthodontic cases but when they are complicated, general dentists usually refer patients to orthodontists.
Crooked teeth (or crowded ones), underbites and overbites have the ability of leading to serious health issues such as tooth decay, tooth loss, gum disease and so on. Crowded teeth can be very hard to clean while bad bite can lead to talking and chewing problems. As a result of this, you really need to see a Tomball orthodontist.
It is recommended that children should see a Tomball orthodontist when they are about seven years of age since the jaw is just developing at this stage and it will be very easy to detect any problem. Preventive medicine is the way to go now because it is cheaper than therapeutic. Treatments can be customized for you based on your condition as well as expectations and treatments can take up to a year or more.
Choosing an Orthodontist
Getting the right Tomball orthodontist for straightening your teeth may not be an easy task considering the fact that there are many practitioners around. However, if you follow the best practice while making your decision, it will go a long way in helping you to get the best. Since we now live in an information-driven world, you can do a little bit of fact finding, especially online, to discover the perfect orthodontist that will efficiently handle your case.
Consultation is a very vital aspect of the whole procedure. There are free as well cheap consultations available with many orthodontists and it usually lasts for about one hour in most cases. It involves the examination of your medical history, taking of photographs, conducting various tests including X-rays, among others. The limit to your mouth wideness, number of protruding teeth and severity of the crowdness will also be measured. During your consultation, you should be able to get the cost of the treatment, duration and expected results. What you will pay varies from one place to another and you can negotiate for a flexible payment plan. You can be covered by insurance but it is very important to remember that only part of the cost will be written off by the insurance company.
7 Things To Look For In An Orthodontist
Now that you are set to engage an orthodontist, what are the 7 things you should look out for which will indicate that you have found an ideal practitioner. Read on.
#1. Do They Specialize in Orthodontics?
General dentists can carry out mild orthodontic practice. But when it comes to the real deal in orthodontics, a specialist in the field is your best option. Due to the additional residency training of orthodontists in the field, they have better preparation and equipment to handle such cases, no matter their complexities.
#2. Do They Provide a Free Exam?
This is very vital because you will need to meet your doctor before starting your treatment. Hence, you need to know if the initial consultation will be free or you will need to pay a little fee. Free consultations are good but you need to be careful that there are no hidden charges.
#3. Do They Have a Good Reputation?
Reputation builds a business and if you can't find good testimonies of past patients about a practice, perhaps you have not found the right one. Past and current patients should be happy with the practice and this will give you the assurance that you can trust them.
#4. Do They Take Adult Patients?
Some practices focus on younger ones which makes it necessary for you to know whether your prospective orthodontist attend to adults. You need this confirmation. So that you will not waste your valuable time and it will be easier for you to plan.
#5. Do They Offer Different Types of Treatment?
There are many options in orthodontic treatment and it is very important for you to see an expert with advanced flexibility. It is advisable to avoid those with one or two options as this can limit the rate of success of your treatment. Some of the options available in today's world include the traditional braces, lingual braces, fun-shape braces, Invisalign, invisible ceramic braces and so on.
#6. Do They Have an Office and Staff That Make you Feel Comfortable?
Going for an orthodontic treatment can be a very difficult decision to make. Hence, it is very essential to find a place that will make you comfortable. A dental visit is no longer like a visit to the lion's den as it used to be in the past. Technology has improved everything. The office setting should be appealing and the staff should be charming. The reception should be clean with entertaining gadgets that will make you feel like you are in a club, afterall, life is fun. Once you fall in love with the office setting. You may be on your way to getting the best treatment.
#7. Do They Have Multiple Payment Options and Discounts?
Even though you have fallen in love with the office of a Tomball orthodontist, if you cannot afford their service, the show cannot continue. You need to find out the payment options available as well as the acceptance of dental insurance plans. You should also find out if it is possible to pay through monthly installments.


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Research Grants
At the Honors College, we recognize that in-depth research requires resources – and that students generally need some help in the cold hard cash department. Honors College students have used our research grants to map sites in Pompeii, study Costa Rican cloud forests, and help develop new biofuels. The application process is competitive but the funding is worth the effort - and the grants are a nice plus for your resume.
We offer three grants to help you get the work done:
- Research Grant: stipends to support your scholastic, creative, or experiential honors research.
- Extended Research Travel Grant: funding to support domestic or international research travel for 21 days or more.
- Short Term Research Travel Grant: funding to support domestic or international research travel for 20 days or less.
and an additional grant to allow you to present your findings:
In addition to the Honors College grants, you can also apply for a SURF Grant, facilitated through the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards.
For a quick look at how the grants compare, check out the Honors College Research Grant Cheat Sheet. This PDF summarizes each grant's purpose, requirements, award amounts, and deadlines.
NOTE: You may only have one active research grant at the same time. You cannot have a SURF grant, Honors College Research Grant, Honors College Research Team Grant, or an Extended Research Travel Grant during the same term. However, you may apply for a Short Term Research Travel Grant to travel for your project or a Conference/Workshop Travel Grant to present the findings from an active research grant.
Does your research address faith in the workplace? Consider also applying for a research grant from the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace (open to all majors)

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The EU's dissolution cannot come soon enough.
Thanks to its puppy dog attitude towards the United States, its de facto leader Angela Merkel's absolute weakness, and its Brussels' oligarchs magnificent corruption and criminality…the EU has become a bureaucracy of disaster and suffering for its citizens and the world.
George Friedman: The EU will exist and sink into irrelevance https://t.co/3xLOCLqIsv pic.twitter.com/KH32mvdGNU
— EurActiv (@EurActiv) January 15, 2016
Via Sputnik News…
To effectively solve the ongoing migrant crisis, EU leaders need to provide more support to the countries that have received the most refugees and make sure the borders of the Schengen Zone are protected, Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said, according to Czech News Agency (CTK).
The EU has a range of problems that it cannot solve because of fundamental weakness in its decision making that dooms it to irrelevance, George Friedman, US political scientist and founder of think tank Stratfor, told the EurActiv blog on Friday.
"The future of the EU is interesting, because it cannot make any significant decisions now, and it cannot decide to dissolve. What will happen is what is happening now: less and less does Europe make decisions, and when it does, European states pay less and less attention to them," Friedman said.
He drew attention to the disagreement between the EU's centers of power in Brussels and Germany, and the governments of Poland and Hungary. Although representatives of EU institutions have criticized the politics of those member countries, their governments have continued to pursue their own course, ignoring the EU's input and consequently consigning it to irrelevance.
"The Polish decision to change the make-up of the board of their media and to change their judiciary, this is what Merkel and the EU have time for. So what does Poland do? The same thing Hungary did: it ignores it, because it doesn't matter. The EU will exist, and will happily sink into irrelevance."
The migrant crisis facing Europe is a symptom rather than a cause of its malaise, Friedman said. According to the analyst, "this is not an unmanageable problem," but Europe is unable to manage the issue because of indecisiveness.
"There are many American views of Europe, but my view is that the EU has failed, but there is no clear alternative. And we see the failure in the immigration issue, which we do not regard as a major issue because it is less than 0.5% of population shift, but Europe cannot make a decision on how to handle it."
Friedman also drew attention to a recent EU edict that gives depositors in Italian banks the status of investors, thus exposing them to risk. As a result, people will lose confidence in the banking system and pull their money out, warned Friedman.
"Given the interest rates that banks give you now, it is more rational to put your money under your mattress than to put it in a European bank."
"It is these sorts of decisions being made by the European bureaucracy that create a situation whereby firstly the ruling is irrelevant to the problem and secondly, the consequences are that everyone either has to flee or ignore it. I don't see Europe collapsing. I don't think there is a will to vote it out of existence. I don't think there is a will to change it. There is a will to ignore it."
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Duran.


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I enjoyed seeing the work in such a different context such as the old butcher's window, after some initial uncertainties about the idea, particularly after the paintings have already been shown twice in the town at the Town Hall and The Public. The portraits are all based on people from West Bromwich though, and I have a firm conviction that they should be more widely seen in the community they reflect. This seems like a great opportunity in this regard, and they certainly attracted a lot of interest from passers-by.
Before hanging, I had all 30-odd paintings spread out along the arcade to help me select. They looked great, and I'm kicking myself for not photographing this. I eventually chose nine, and am hoping to go along each week in the two months they will be up to change one or two of them. I think it help keep the installation a bit more active with this passing audience.
It looks almost like a West End Gallery in the picture above...!
I stored all the unused paintings in the empty butcher's behind the exhibition walls. It's a fascinating and eerie space, with it's bloody history indelibly printed in the walls. My nephew Luke, who helped me hang the work, said it was like something out of the 'Saw' movies. Creepy….


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About Us - Welcome at Appel-Fuhrmann's Schwarzer Bock!
Welcome in Ansbach: Meike & Christian, our children and Hunting Cocker Spaniels welcome you in the heart of the Rococo City of Franconia. We had been travelling the world for business. When our children were born, we decided to skip our jobs in Hospitality and Automotive Industry and settle at one place. So we bought the Schwarzer Bock - best translation is perhaps "Black Billy Goat" in Ansbach. We know how stressful travelling can be, so we wold like to give you a cozy home on time in a historic house in a modern baroque style. Relax in a historic house and take a breath of the good old Bavarian Gasthaus Tradition. Even if we are called "Hotel&Restaurant", we are more a small cozy Inn, where locals as well as our family dine in the same guest room as travellers, where you're known by name and not by number. Every room is different by size and by story - a truly historic place. We work stustainable and care about environment, so we do strictly stay to products of our homelands Palatonia and Franconia, care for short ways and fresh products, wherever possible in ecoligical quality.
Meike ist the the landlady and owner of Schwarzer Bock. She is from Ludwigshafen in Palatonia and travelled with her parents the world. After a one year lasting traineeship at Grand Hyatt Jakarta she studied hotel management and operations in Leysin Switzerland and was working more than a decade for an American hotel company in different management positions. Meike can help you in fluent spoken English, Spanish and in French Language. Meike carries on the traditions of Palatonians in Ansbach: Ansbach had been been home for many Palatonians, long befor Meike came to Ansbach, in the time when the 2.Royal Bavarian Ulan Lancers and later the 17.Cavallery was stationed in Ansbach and Schwarzer Bock was the Officers' Mess. As the last Guesthouse in Ansbach we do carry on the tradition of Palatonian dishes and wines beside the local Bavarian and Franconian Cuisine..
Christian was in Automotive Industries as a Quality and Export Manager and is now supporting his wife and is operating the Hotels own hunting grounds, where fresh sustainable game for the restaurant is gained. Christian born and risenin Bavaria and Franconia and partly grew up in southern Austria - he can help you with historic and sightseeing tips in the region.
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Chanthol Oung, a pioneer who refused to ignore the rampant abuse of women and children in her native Cambodia, has arrived at Colby College to share her experience and passion with students and the greater community. As the 2004 Oak Human Rights Fellow at the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights, Oung will present a lecture, "The Cambodian Women's Crisis Center: How to Protect Women from Sex Trafficking, Rape, and Domestic Violence in a Failed State," on Thursday, September 23, at 7 p.m.
As a young law graduate in the early 1990s, Oung was struck by the number of women and children who tried to escape their abuse but were turned away when they sought protection. She remembers them running through the streets, banging on doors and being ignored. Not even the police would help these victims, she said. "I felt something wrong in the system, in the society." Oung founded the Cambodian Women's Crisis Center in 1997. Today, the center helps hundreds of women and children annually through intervention, shelters, legal advocacy, vocational training, community education and more.
Oung's work to change the system and culture that tolerated abuse of women is seeing results. Today, women who leave their abusive husbands and children who escape from brothels have a safe place to go. The center has rescued hundreds of victims of trafficking and returned them to their families. Through community education the culture is beginning to change. People now talk about the abuse instead of pretending it doesn't exist. Cambodia has no specific law on domestic violence. Now, a law prohibiting domestic violence is in the process of being passed.
Oung is the seventh Oak Human Rights Fellow, following other activists who risked their lives on behalf of child laborers in Pakistan, civil society in the Democratic Republic of Congo, indigenous and peasant groups in Colombia, and women and children war victims in Kosovo, among other causes.
The one-semester fellowship was established by a 1998 grant to Colby from the Oak Foundation to allow a front-line human rights practitioner to take a sabbatical for research, writing and teaching as a scholar-in-residence at Colby. In addition to the fellowship, the Oak Institute supports human right lectures and other programs on the campus. To learn more about the Oak Institute visit its Web site at www.colby.edu/oak.


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Street Improvements & Repairs
The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance and up keep up over 65 miles of concrete, asphalt, and asphalt overlay streets within the city limits of Ferguson.
It is the mission of the Department of Public Works to provide the best possible service for pavement management utilizing all available funding, current staff, equipment and vehicles, outside contractors, and a priority driven maintenance system. We conduct street re-evaluations every other year on approximately 435 street sections citywide. Each street is evaluated and prioritized based on traffic volume and several condition indicators.
Rating Scale
The rating scale shown below, rates on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being low and 10 being high:
- 1 to 3 is a high priority street needing immediate attention
- 4 to 6 is in moderate condition
- 7 to 10 is in good condition
Street Sweeping
The Public Works Department has two street sweepers that maintain over 65 miles of paved streets in our city plus all the city parking lots and city owned buildings. We make every effort to schedule both sweepers in the field at least four days per week from mid March through November, weather permitting. Our street sweepers are not designed to operate when temperatures are at or below 32 degrees. Our street sweepers have water reservoirs on board for sweeping purposes that would freeze and break causing costly repairs and down time. The city is divided into four equal routes and route activity is scheduled on a rotating basis.
Please keep in mind that it is against our city code to rake or blow leaves into the street or on the city right of ways. When the leaves left on the city streets become wet they are very hazardous to motorists. Street sweepers are not designed to and will not pick up these leaves.
Snow Removal
When winter weather hits our snow removal crews begin the process of plowing and salting to keep our city streets clear for safer travel. Our crews are set up in two 12-hour shifts for 24-hour coverage during winter weather conditions. We clear streets based on priority:
- Main primary arteries, dangerous hills, bridges, and schools
- Side streets and subdivision streets
- Dead end streets and cul-de-sacs (separate smaller plow truck is used)
In a storm, when the snow or ice is constant, it requires ongoing attention on our main primary arteries. We do our best to clear every street in a timely manner but in heavy, continuous weather conditions we must focus on the most heavily traveled streets / main thoroughfares in the city.
Snow PilingWe do not pile snow in front of any driveway. When plowing the streets the plows must push the snow somewhere and snow plows are designed to remove the snow from the street and push it to the side / curb of the streets. This includes the apron of your driveway. There is no way to avoid driveway aprons and plow the street properly.
Community AssistanceWe need your help when snow plowing your street. When snow is forecast there are a few simple things you can do to assist during and immediately after a snow:
- Don't park on the street. Utilize the full length of your driveway for all household vehicles. This will allow the large plow trucks to pass safely and clear your entire street.
- Please observe all posted snow route signs. Check your street for No Parking During Snows signs. If you elect to park your vehicle on the street you will be reported, ticketed, and possibly towed.
- If it is necessary to park on the street do not park across from another vehicle. In many cases the snow plow trucks can not pass and will have to back down the street and leave. We will not return until all vehicles have been moved. Your street can not be plowed in this circumstance.
- Do not pull out in front of a snow plow or try to pass a snow plow. Keep your distance from any plow truck for safety purposes.
Right-of-Way Issues in General
There are three different types of areas within a city that are often confused with city right-of-ways. They are each different and are maintained by different entities. The three are:
- Right-of-Ways
- Easements
- Common Ground
Right-of-WaysRight-of-ways are the responsibility of the city or the governing entity for that street. In the City of Ferguson this could include St. Louis County (Elizabeth, Chambers, Hereford, Airport, Bermuda, Hudson, West Florissant) or MoDot (State of Missouri - Florissant Road and Pershall Road). These generally include the street, sidewalk, and the tree lawn area between the street and the sidewalk.
The individual homeowner is generally responsible for maintaining the grass, leaves, trash, and small branches that are located in the tree lawn, the city, county, or state maintains the trees in the public right-of-ways. This is the only one of the three types of areas discussed that the city is responsible for maintain. The city is generally not responsible for anything located in the rear / behind a property. Those areas are usually easements or common ground.
EasementsEasements are the areas on private property that legally allow utilities the right to work on and/or place utility equipment on, over, or under. The property owner / homeowner is responsible for the maintenance for this property and still owns this property, but the utility companies have access and can remove items placed on the easement.
Common GroundCommon ground is owned by a subdivision and is the responsibility of the residents, usually through a board of trustees or similar group. In many cases the adjacent property owners are responsible for the maintenance in the case of no existing subdivision board of trustees or similar group.
Additional InformationIf you have an issue concerning a tree located in the public right-of-way or have another concern involving the public right-of-way, please contact the Ferguson Public Works Municipal Services - Street Division at 314-521-8373. Other contacts for public right-of-way Issues:
- St. Louis County - 314-615-8538
- MoDot - 314-340-4100
Sidewalks are the homeowner's responsibility.
Street Lights
Street lights are the property and sole responsibility of Ameren UE. To report a street light out or not working properly, you can contact Ameren UE at 314-342-1000 or visit their website. You must have an exact address, or a pole number to report to Ameren when you call. You can also call the Municipal Services office at 314-521-8373.
The Public Works Department services all Victorian lights located on Florissant Road, Carson Road, Spot Avenue, Church Street. and the lights located in our parks.
How do I report a street light out?
Report the light out to Ameren by calling: (314) 342-1000
With this information ready:
- Address - where the light is out
- Location - what side of street
- Street Light Identification – Any specific identifying information that you can provide
- Your Name and Phone # - in case of questions
- Issue - what is wrong with the street light (light is flashing on/off, totally out, damaged)
- How - if the street light was damaged by an accident, please include that information
If this is an emergency, call the Ameren Construction Hotline: (866) 992-6619


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Time again for Manny's Thoughts! Your weekly briefing on combat sports from Manny Montreal! This week: Congratulations are due! Congrats to new champion Tevin Farmer! Congratulations to Eleider "Storm" Alvarez! Two years of waiting redeemed! Fantastic performance! Beterbiev and Stevenson are locked up so what's next for Alvarez? Bivol? Kovalev II? Big announcements from Eye Of The Tiger! Big show on October 13! Bazinyan vs Ntetu! Simon Kean vs Dillon Carman! Butler vs Balmir! Big Toronto show on August 25th! Cave vs Dilmaghani! What to watch this weekend: Glory 56 from Denver! Rojas vs Diaz Jr.! Visit Manny's Patreon page! Check it out:
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Rapid Turnover in Urban Superintendencies Prompts Calls for Reforms in Governance
The extraordinary number of urban school districts that are in the market for new superintendents--a number that has increased dramatically in the past few weeks--is prompting calls by some superintendents and scholars for a fundamental rethinking of the governance of city schools.
While the tasks facing urban superintendents have never been simple ones, the increasing demands placed on school systems in the nation's largest cities have made such superintendencies virtually impossible jobs, many top school officials said last week.
"I think that the whole governance structure of the schools is going to have to be looked at," said Ramon C. Cortines, the superintendent of the San Francisco schools. "I am very concerned about what's happening around the nation. What we are seeing across America is the disregard and the discarding of human beings."
School boards in Austin, Tex.; Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C.; Charleston, S.C.; Detroit; Indianapolis; Hartford; Houston; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis; Milwaukee; Savannah, Ga.; St. Louis; Toledo, Ohio; Tucson; Virginia Beach, Va.; and Washington are all in various stages of searches for new chief executive officers for their school systems.
Last month alone, the superintendents of Columbus, Houston, Milwaukee, and Toledo resigned, while the school boards in Washington and Virginia Beach fired their superintendents. (See related story on this page.)
"It makes one wonder whether the central boards and central superintendencies in cities are still a viable way to run the schools," said Michael W. Kirst, a professor of education at Stanford University and a former president of the California Board of Education. "This is very widespread."
"The fact that it is happening all over the place simultaneously suggests," he added, "more than just an individual city explanation."
In Boston, many residents and civic leaders have become convinced that the school committee is incapable not only of improving the city's schools, but of such routine leadership tasks as hiring a new superintendent.
Charging that the committee had mismanaged the search and seriously damaged the city's chances of attracting qualified candidates, the city council voted 10 to 3 last week to abolish the committee and to place the schools under the control of the mayor. (See story on page 1.)
Although the underlying reasons for the current turmoil in urban school districts are complicated, many observers said last week that dissatisfaction with the quality of the schools is widespread in virtually every large urban district.
When the challenges facing urban school districts--intricate desegregation cases, deteriorating schools, and tight budgets--are combined with the overwhelming needs of their predominantly poor student populations, they said, the mix creates a volatile situation for both board members and superintendents.
"It's easy for a city that faces these problems to think, 'O.K., here comes this wonderful superintendent, he'll get us out of the trouble,"' said Marjorie Smith, a member of the St. Louis school board. "Then, when he can't solve everything, they lose faith in him."
The added pressure of the education-reform movement has increased the sense of urgency in urban districts, observers added, noting, however, that it has not provided clear direction.
"The school boards represent the frustrations of the neighborhood," said Bruce Hunter, associate executive director of the American Association of School Administrators.
"People at the local level are sort of getting hammered," he added. "Because of the political pressures and the nostrums being sold by the governors, by the reform commissions, and by the Secretary of Education, there has been zero constancy of purpose."
School districts are even less likely to make their way through the thicket of educational reform if they cannot unite behind a superintendent long enough to see specific initiatives through, experts said last week.
"The tragedy when you get that rapid turnover is that nothing gets done," said Alonzo A. Crim, a professor at Georgia State University who served as superintendent of the Atlanta schools for 15 years. "Each person is only going to be able to accomplish three or four major changes at best, and you need stability to build a constituency to support those causes and get the job done."
Of the 45 districts that make up the Council of the Great City Schools, 28 are either looking for a new superintendent or have a superintendent who has served for two years or less, according to Samuel Husk, the council's executive director. He estimates that the average tenure for an urban superintendent is now less than three years.
Mr. Husk noted that the leadership in large districts remained relatively stable from 1975 to 1985, but that turnover has increased dramatically as school-board seats themselves have begun to change hands more frequently.
School boards are also widely viewed as being more political than they were in the past, due in large part to the fact that many board members are now elected to represent specific districts instead of the city at large.
"It has created a turf situation, where board members have a tendency to look out for the interest of a particular area they are representing," said Lillian Barna, the superintendent of the Tacoma, Wash., schools. "They fail to see the broader issues."
Ms. Barna, who has also served as superintendent in San Jose, Calif., and Albuquerque, N.M., was hired in New Mexico in 1984 by a seven-member board elected at large. After the state passed a law requiring boards to be elected by districts, the entire Albuquerque board was defeated and replaced with new members.
"That was the beginning of the end," said Ms. Barna, who resigned from that job in 1988.
The increasing tension in urban areas among members of different minority groups, and even among members of the same minority group over such charged issues as bilingual education, also has ratcheted up the pressure with which a superintendent must contend, observers said.
"I am fed up with people not understanding that there is no single entity that constitutes the entire school community," said Mr. Cortines. "All of the children, regardless of their ethnicity, socioeconomic status, limited English proficiency, whether they are gifted, or what geographic location they live in, are the responsibility of the chief executive officer and the board."
Echoing Mr. Cortines's concerns about increasingly fragmented communities, Paul Houston, the outgoing superintendent of the Tucson public schools, said he believes that school governance needs to be seriously rethought.
"You have to come down somewhere, which means every time you come down, you have alienated a certain segment of your population," he said. "Over time, as you lose your constituency, you lose your ability to govern."
Mr. Houston, who is leaving the Arizona district by his own choice to become superintendent of the Riverside, Calif., schools, noted that only one member of the five-member board that hired him is still serving.
Despite the criticism of school boards, several superintendents were quick to note mistakes their colleagues have made in trying to contend with the pressures of the jobs.
They complained about superintendents who cater excessively to the whims of individual board members, trade favors for favorable votes, permit a certain amount of patronage in their systems, or become involved in politics either inside the school system or in the community.
Mr. Cortines said such superintendents make the mistake of thinking that, "with just one more thing, they will leave you alone."
"Once you start," he warned, "they are on to you."
Ulysses V. Spiva, president of the Virginia Beach Board of Education and chairman of the Council of Urban Boards of Education of the National School Boards Association, said he believes there is "some merit to the complaint" that school boards are engaging in "petty politics'' and do not give superintendents the support they need to be effective.
"We have to take what's there and provide staff development and training" to superintendents, said Mr. Spiva, who is a professor of educational finance and school leadership at Old Dominion University. "Colleges and universities just do the basics."
Perhaps as troubling to many observers as the instability and political turmoil left in the wake of a departing superintendent is the shrinking pool of qualified candidates to take their places.
Several superintendents said that well-qualified school administrators who work for them are reluctant to move into the high-visibility superintendencies, particularly if they have families to support and do not want to risk losing their jobs.
The issue has become more critical as the turnover in urban districts has increased, because not every district will be able to find a superintendent who has served in a similar post in a district of similar size and complexity.
"Boards increasingly may have to take a chance on hiring somebody long on potential, and maybe a little short on demonstrated performance," said Ira W. Kinsky, a Los Angeles consultant who conducts searches for urban school districts.
Floretta D. McKenzie, the former superintendent of the District of Columbia schools who is now an educational consultant, is helping both Detroit and Kansas City search for new superintendents. But the number of applicants for such positions has dropped, she and other consultants said, creating what Ms. McKenzie calls a national "musical chairs" of applicants.
"We're advising districts to hurry and pin down a candidate," she added, "because it's going to get slimmer and slimmer."
Ms. McKenzie's firm, the Institute for Educational Leadership, and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies have received a $60,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to begin planning a program of short-term leadership institutes, technical assistance, and placement assistance for aspiring urban superintendents. They also plan to draw heavily on the expertise of advisers from the business world.
But the best hope for preparing educators who can handle the conflicting demands of the urban superintendency, many superintendents and consultants said recently, lies with Harvard University's new urban-superintendents program.
Now in its first year, the three-year, full-time doctoral program combines intensive summer seminars on urban issues, regular study in doctoral-level courses at the university, and internships in city school districts. Ten people are now in the program, with 8 to 10 more expected to join each year.
"Insofar as Harvard is good for anything, it's good for a little visibility," said Patricia Albjerg Graham, dean of the graduate school of education. "We felt if we could develop a program to prepare for the urban superintendency, then maybe some other universities would want to join us."
The program also will expose its participants to journalists studying at Harvard under a prestigious fellowship program, so that the educators can become more familiar with the news media and question reporters about their work, the dean added.
Robert S. Peterkin, who recently resigned his position as superintendent of the Milwaukee schools, will direct the program.
In setting out to find a new superintendent, it is critical that school boards understand the conditions under which the superintendent will work, said Carroll F. Johnson, a professor emeritus at Columbia University who has conducted dozens of superintendent searches.
Even when school boards have clearly defined agendas for incoming superintendents, school chiefs who carry out the orders can quickly get into political trouble, Mr. Johnson and others noted.
"A great many times, a board will tell a superintendent what they want him to do," the consultant said, "and if he takes it seriously and uses their judgment and does what they want him or her to do, the next thing you know, that's backfiring, and the board runs for cover, and the superintendent is left holding the bag."
In Virginia Beach, where the school board recently fired Superintendent E. Carlton Bowyer, that is precisely what happened, according to Mr. Spiva, the board's president. The board hired Mr. Bowyer, a veteran district administrator, and charged him with the task of implementing a new whole-language-based curriculum that had been approved by the board.
But when teachers and administrators began to complain that the superintendent was moving too fast, the board fired Mr. Bowyer, who has been on the job for less than a year and a half.
"He just moved much too quickly," Mr. Spiva said. "They just rebelled, and finally the board realized that the only way to resolve it was to remove the superintendent."
Mr. Johnson said he does not believe that candidates should accept such detailed mandates from school boards, but rather should use their own best judgment to make recommendations to the board.
When school boards and superintendents part ways, however, it can be enormously costly for the city's taxpayers. The Cleveland school board paid $360,000 to buy out Superintendent Alfred D. Tutela last year, while Joan Raymond, the superintendent of the Houston public schools, recently reached an agreement under which she will be paid $425,000 to leave her job at the end of the school year.
"A contract is a contract is a contract," said Ms. Raymond, who is paid $147,000 annually. "If the board wishes to change leadership, as it has every right to do, it must honor the contract."
Ms. Raymond and others said they believe that they have earned every penny of their salaries with grueling work schedules that often last long into the night.
Hernan LaFontaine, who is voluntarily leaving his position as superintendent in Hartford after 12 years, said it is not hard for superintendents to wonder about their line of work when they are up at 1 A.M. listening to "ridiculous items on the agenda" at a school-board meeting.
"My own personal therapy is, I go out to a school the next day," Mr. LaFontaine said. "It's a great equalizer when you talk with kids and remember what it's all about."
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If Drivers Exercised the bare Minimum of caution, Numerous Pedestrian Injuries would be PreventedPosted by Andy on May 25, 2017 in Personal Injury | 0 comments
The National Safety Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental public service organization that promotes health and safety in the U.S. by helping minimize the alarmingly high number of preventable injuries and deaths in working environments, homes and communities, records about 70, 000 pedestrians accidents in every year. Of these, about 4, 500 are fatal or end in the victim's death a few days following the accident.
Crash analysis show that fatal pedestrian accidents occur more frequently in rural areas where there is lighter traffic, where pathways are poorly illuminated at night, and where there are usually no sidewalks where pedestrians can walk safely. In urban areas or cities, where pedestrian activities and the volume of cars are always high, pedestrian accidents are usually non-fatal.
Ensuring the safety of pedestrians is a major traffic concern for the simple reason that all Americans become pedestrians at certain times of the day. This is because the term "pedestrian" refers not only to a person walking, but to anyone who is on foot, including someone running or jogging, or a person standing at a street corner. If a car driver can sustain severe injuries in an accident, more so will a pedestrian who has nothing, whatsoever, to protect his/her body from the impact caused by an approaching vehicle. Thus, an accident can easily result to severe injuries or, worse, untimely death.
Drivers play a major role in significantly reducing incidences of pedestrian accidents. To help drivers accomplish this effectively, some car manufacturers have taken the initiative of designing their new car models with the latest safety devices that will enable a car to detect the presence of pedestrians (and cyclists) meters ahead and make it to stop (or slow down) even without driver input – this is in the hope of lessening the force of impact or totally eliminating the possibility of crashing into anyone or anything. One example of these safety devices is the Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full Auto Brake.
According to Ontario car accident lawyers of Mazin & Associates, PC, "If drivers exercised the bare minimum of caution, numerous pedestrian injuries would be prevented. Most causes of pedestrian accidents are deemed the fault of the driver for the simple reason that pedestrians always have the right of way. Common causes of pedestrian accidents include:
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- Failing to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks
- Disobeying traffic signs and signals
- Failure to signal while turning
Holding the appropriate party accountable for your pedestrian accident is complex because of a legal theory called "contributory negligence," in which the defense may argue that your own actions contributed to your injury. This defense prevents you from receiving the full amount of restitution that you deserve, however, with help from a seasoned car accident lawyer, you may just get the compensation that you legally deserve."


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It will be along time til January 2019 before we see the back of Bob Corker leaving his Senate office.
Many are saying this is too long to wait.
They're right.
Among those calling for him to resign is Steve Bannon as he explained in this clip from Hannity last night:
Jeffrey Lord at the American Spectator chimed in, too. He wrote:
So a look at the results of the 2016 presidential election in the great state of Tennessee reveals the following:
Donald Trump: 1,522,925 — 60.7%
Hillary Clinton: 870,695 — 34. 7%
Seems pretty definitive to me. The people of the Volunteer State voted overwhelmingly for Trump, for change — and against the Establishment, the latter stubbornly unwilling to do what GOP voters have demanded in bringing that change.
All of which begets the obvious question. Isn't it time for the good Senator to just resign — now?
And Jason Miller at CNN said:
"I think it is important to point out Senator Corker has been attacking the president over the last couple of months here," Miller said. "And obviously the president took issue with that. Look, Senator Corker definitely didn't mind kissing up to President Trump when he wanted to be vice president when he wanted to be secretary of state. But now since he didn't get either of these positions, and now he's retiring, he seems to just be kind of letting it all hang out there. And I think it's really showing the true colors of the swamp nature of Washington, D.C. that he is criticizing such basic tenets of the Republican platform like tax cuts.
"And look, if Senator Corker is retiring and he doesn't want to be in the U.S. Senate, and he doesn't want to support President Trump, and he doesn't want to support such basic conservative principles, he should just resign. Let the governor of Tennessee go and appoint a conservative like Marsha Blackburn, the congresswoman who is running to replace Senator Corker and get someone in there who is actually going to support the president."
I don't foresee Gov. Haslam eager to replace a fellow Swamper like Corker, though. But I do think it would send a message if Republicans in Tennessee stopped donating to the Tennessee GOP. Instead, we could give directly to Marsha Blackburn and those true Republicans who are seeking her seat.
Bannon is right that withholding money from Mitch McConnell will strangle the efforts of the GOPe. We gave them plenty of time to get with us and a president who supports us.


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Hello, Although I am listed as an expert in digital marketing and advertising, pricing is an area that troubles me. I thought of asking a question to the experts. I have been running an online marketing and advertising company for almost 2 years now. Having made mistakes and learning from them, we are now able to deliver services I am proud of. I have had troubles scaling up and pricing our services properly. I can't talk to a regular business consultant because pricing for digital marketing companies can be tricky. Any ideas?? Thanks a lot!
You're not the only one that struggles with this. Pricing can be tricky for any industry really, but in digital marketing especially so because many still don't understand the value in it. When you can sell the value, then you can sell the price.
When it comes to setting a price for anything you can look at it one of two ways, you are either selling value or you are selling your time. When you sell value you have to be at a price that the buyer agrees on the cost of the value being received. If you're selling your time, then you need to determine how much you need for that time and hope the buyer agrees that's what it's worth.
With that, you can provide a quote or you can estimate a total cost based on the number of hours you think the job will take.
The downside to a quote is that there is often scope creep, that is the client requesting things that you never really intended to be part of the project, or them expecting a certain result and suggesting you have to do whatever it takes to get that result. This is especially important in web marketing because because there is always something more to do to.
Many people shy away from hourly work because they don't want to be "nickel and dimed" on every little thing and for the project to end up costing much more than they anticipated.
I have found a mixture of the two to work. Provide an estimate based on a certain number of hours per month. Outline what that estimate includes but be flexible if you need to do things that were never included in that estimate. Just make sure the client knows that you stop at whatever hours you agree too each month.
Any solution will have issues. You just need to find the one that works best for you and your clients.
The first step is to understand the market price range for each one of your services. As you correctly stated its difficult to get this info from competitors but you can get it from their existing customers. My reccomendation is to target customers whom have services with a competitor and instead of calling to sell your services the purpose of the call should be to ensure your service offering and price is competitive. You will find your target customer is more open to listening to you and you also get some good Intel on your competitors prices and service offering.
The other analysis you must do is determine what your value proposition is. What differentiates you from competitor. You must be real honest with yourself in this analysis because the answer might be there is not much that is different from you to the next company. If this is the case then a low cost provider must be a strategy you consider. If you do have valuable, noticeable differences from the competition you have to do everything possible to make that be known to your target market. Tell them why are you different and right for them.
Hope this helps. I will be glad to have a quick call with you to discuss a common sense approach.
Hello... I totally understand where you are coming from.. I started a digital marketing company several years ago and let me tell you it has been quite a ride :)...
Anyway answering your question is not easy, I would start by defining and refining who you want your clients to be, small businesses, professionals, large corporations, etc...
Now there are many pricing strategies out there and all are good to take into consideration like pricing in the range of your competitors, or in the low range or in the high range.
My personal opinion is to first determine how much you need to price your services so you are NOT losing money, every business is different, you can compare 2 digital marketing agencies and even if they are both starting what they pay to employees could be different, the tools they are using could be different, you get my point right.. so please be sure you don't lose any money.
Once you have that price, go from there to wherever you want, it is all about how your prospect perceives the value, if you are helping him acquire 2000 dlls customers, then you can charge 500, 600, 700, etc... If you are helping him create facebook ads (which could be the same thing you were doing in the previous example, but your value proposition was different) maybe you won't be able to price your service as high.
There are many other considerations, but with the information you gave so far I wouldn't worry about my competition. I will define the perfect client, create your value proposition and price accordingly.
Hope this helps.. .If you need further assistance let me know.
Don't forget to upvote my comment and share :)
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DON PESCI: Gov. Dannel Malloy on the stump again
It should surprise no one that Gov. Dannel Malloy is on the road again selling the usual product. This time, because elections are looming, he will be followed by Republican candidates for governor anxious to peddle their own prescriptions for what ails us.
Returning from a Middletown Town Hall meeting, though some in the audience objected to the format, Mr. Malloy sent around a sermon to the Hartford Courant. He began by noting that "Every budget is about setting priorities. That's true for every family in Connecticut, especially during tough economic times. It is equally true for state government." Indeed, are we to suppose that President Barack Obama has set no priorities because he had presented no budget to Congress during his first term?
When middle-class families in Connecticut encounter hard times, they cut back on spending, a remedy for budgetary red ink unknown in Washington and many states, including Connecticut. That is because workers in the private sector in Connecticut cannot force their employers to raise their wages. In this respect, private enterprise is qualitatively different than government. When a government runs into hard times, it may raise taxes and usually does. That is because governments find it painful to say "no" to those who use and provide their services. Independent Gov. Lowell Weicker responded to a pre-income tax deficit by instituting a new income tax.
Gov. Dannel Malloy's Democratic forebearers, Governors Ella Grasso and O'Neill resisted the effortless solution to which Mr. Weicker and Mr. Malloy so easily succumbed. Tax raisers in Connecticut are always careful to sugar their bitter pill with a bit of honey: "We don't like taxes any more than you do, honey." But they slather on the taxes anyway, heedless of predictable consequences. Connecticut's present budget is three times larger than Mr. O'Neill's last pre-income tax budget, and the bottom line increase in our budgets is a true measure of spending increases.
So then, the precipitous increase in budgets strongly suggests that the priorities of the governors who followed Mr. O'Neill lay in raising taxes rather than in cutting spending. Mr. Malloy's tax increase was the largest in state history, and his spending cuts, to judge from the massive revenue increase in his first budget, were not commensurate with his tax increases -- which, come to think of it, is the very definition of "shared sacrifice," Mr. Malloy's campaign slogan when he first ran for governor.
In his latest sermon, Mr. Malloy notes that he has become an old hand at town hall meetings, having "done more than 30 of these town hall events since taking office."
He values such gatherings not only because they give him an opportunity to peddle his product from a bully pulpit, but more importantly because "they present the best opportunity for me to listen directly to the concerns of my fellow Connecticut residents." And "Based on what I heard in Middletown, it is clearer to me than ever that many people share some simple, common-sense perspectives on what our state needs."
Fortunately for Mr. Malloy, what he hears from citizens at these town meetings conforms precisely to his own prescriptions, which he is certain will bring prosperity and good fortune to the middle class in his state: "Connecticut's middle class doesn't need any more burdens. The middle class needs some breaks," especially in these difficult days following "the worst recession since the Great Depression, and with a national economy that continues to grow too slowly."
George Will's definition of a "need" - a want that's 24 hours old - is especially pertinent in the Malloy administration.
The simplest and truest way to give the middle class a break is to reduce their taxes - or, at the very least, not to raise their taxes - thus leaving them in command of their own salaries and futures. Mr. Malloy has done quite the opposite.
But never mind honey, here comes the honey: "That's why my budget contains no new taxes and puts us on a path to reinstating the sales tax exemption on clothing valued under $50. And that's why my budget would do away with the single most burdensome, most regressive and most unfair tax in our state -- the car tax."
Ah yes, the car tax. The car tax is a levy imposed by, collected by and spent by town governments. A short time after Mr. Malloy imposed upon Connecticut the largest tax increase in its history, the Yankee Institute, a right of center think tank, published a list of Mr. Malloy's new taxes, many of which were regressive. Any imposition levied on a taxpayer who cannot comfortably pay the tax without depriving himself of necessary income is a regressive tax.
Mr. Malloy's revenue increases spanned 25 categories of taxes and eliminated exemptions in about 37 different categories. The elimination of town property taxes on cars worth less than $28,571, a tax municipalities depend upon to finance their operations, is an invitation to municipal governments to either raise property taxes on middle-class owners of houses or to cut town budgets. It takes little political courage for a state politician to eliminate someone else's tax. If Mr. Malloy wants to help the middle class by reducing state taxes, the list produced by the Yankee Institute presents some golden opportunities for him.
Don Pesci is a writer who lives in Vernon. E-mail: email@example.com


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Expressing gratitude isn't a job or a task with no reward. As with any aspect of life, and especially when it comes to relationships, it's really important to express these thoughts and their attached emotions to increase your presence, focus, connection, and in turn, your own happiness. Continue reading "52 Ways to be Grateful for the Fire Life"
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It has been a little more than five months since the last time that I have checked in here. Things have been evolving and reshaping my life and my relationships in ways that I could not have foreseen at the beginning of the year. Continue reading "Three-Quarters of 2016 is Gone. What Have You Done?"
Your firefighter, society, and personal stories can teach you only a couple things about dating a career firefighter. To save time, I have compiled a thorough list of pointers I wish I had known before The Man became a career firefighter.
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Sewer problems force school closures
Residents urged to conserve water in Hull
School has been canceled throughout Hull on Thursday and residents are being urged to conserve water after major backups developed at the town sewer plant, the Patriot Ledger reported.
Hull Town Manager Phillip Lemnios said that between 1 and 2 a.m. Thursday an "inordinate" amount of water entered the plant, causing an overflow. "As a precaution, we cancelled school and we are in the process of trying to determine the cause of the mechanical failure." he said at about 8:45 a.m.
Hull Fire Capt. William Souza said residents got two emergency messages at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning telling them about the emergency at the plant. Residents have been told that drinking water is safe but that they are asked to limit water use, including flushing toilets and taking showers.
State emergency management officials and the regional Department of Fire Services responded to the emergency as well.
No one was answering the phone at the plant early Thursday morning.
The sewage plant is at 1111 Nantasket Ave. between the Hull Yacht Club and the causeway to Spinnaker Island.


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Films about robots have long captured the imagination of movie goers, who may or may not believe in its existence in the not-so-distant-future. Here are the top films about these intelligent mechanical human friends... or enemies. Check it out!
The Best Robot Movies
'I, Robot'
When: 2004 Who: Will Smith and Bridget Moynahan What: In the not so distant future, (2035), a detective, who dislikes the rapid advancement of technology, investigates a crime that may have been caused by a robot.
'Blade Runner'
When: 1982 Who: Harrison Ford and Sean Young What: In the year 2019, genetically engineered human-looking robots called replicants, are hunted down after hijacking a ship in space. Special police operative, or "Blade Runner" Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, must track down the four robots in question.
When: 1987 Who: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen and Dan O'Herlihy What: A terminally wounded police officer is brought back to life as a super human/machine cyborg used to clean up the crime-ridden streets of a futuristic Detroit. Throughout the film, RoboCop is haunted by the memories of his painful past.
'The Terminator'
When: 1984 Who: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton What: A relentless assassin robot called Terminator is sent from the future (2029) to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier from the bleak robot-populated future, is sent back to protect Connor.
'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence'
When: 2001 Who: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law and Frances O'Connor What: Based on Brian Aldiss' short story, "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long," science fiction drama "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" is about a robot child who wants to be "real." David, an android who looks just like a human boy, is uniquely programmed with the ability to love.
When: 2008 Who: Ben Burntt, Elissa Knight and Jeff Garlin What: Disney and Pixar's animated film centers around a cute robot named Wall-E, designed to clean up the waste that covers the Earth in the future. He falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space-not prepared for the wild adventure that is to come.
'Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla'
When: 1974 Who: Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama and Reiko Tajima What: Ape aliens from the Third Planet from the Black Hole build a powerful robot Godzilla to destroy the real Godzilla and conquer mankind.
'Short Circuit'
When: 1986 Who: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg and Fisher Stevens What: In this comedy science fiction film, a robot labeled "SAINT Number 5" is electrocuted after a lightning storm, causing its program to be completely altered. The robot becomes intelligent and escapes.
'The Iron Giant'
When: 1999 Who: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Aniston What: In this action adventure animation, a boy befriends a giant robot who is on the run from the government.
'Real Steel'
When: 2011 Who: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and Dakota Goyo What: In the future (2020), robots have permanently replaced humans in the popular sport of boxing. Charlie Kenton, played by Jackman, finds hope in a discarded robot and rises to the top. Along the way, Kenton is reunited with an 11-year-old son he never knew existed.


text: Lifestyle / healthy habits It Takes More Like 66 Days to Form a Habit 21-day pop psychology myth debunked by research By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Apr 11, 2014 10:08 AM CDT Copied On this day ... nothing will happen, probably (Shutterstock) (Newser) – Chances are that you have heard the wisdom that it takes 21 days to form a new habit. It's a comforting thought. "Who wouldn't like the idea of changing your life in just three weeks?" asks James Clear at the Huffington Post. Unfortunately, it's also just not true. Clear traces the history of the myth back to a 1960 book by plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz, who observed that it tended to take patients at least 21 days to adjust to their new faces and other bodily changes—the key words being "at least." Over time, those words fell away and "21 days" gained fame as the hard-and-fast rule. story continues below So how long does it really take? Clear dug up a 2009 study in which researchers followed 96 people as they tried to adopt new habits (example: drinking a bottle of water with lunch). The results? Subjects reported behaviors becoming automatic in an average of 66 days. For some it took as little as 18, but for others it stretched as long as 254. Bottom line: Building habits takes time. "All the '21 Days' hype can make it really easy to think, 'Oh, I'll just do this and it'll be done,'" Clear writes. But "habits are a process, not an event." (Read more healthy habits stories.)


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ACE Northern Region will next week give members a vital update on Northern Powerhouse infrastructure developments with a keynote presentation from Ed Cox, director for leading think tank IPPR North. "We have invited Ed to really give members a current view on how he sees infrastructure working, being procured and developed, under devolution," says Marc Davies, chair of ACE Northern Region and Leeds based director of WYG.
To attend the ACE Northern Region briefing and networking event in Leeds on 24th September contact regional manager Raymond Davies: email@example.com or 07710993760
Earlier this month IPPR wrote to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Spending Review urging that the Department for Transport fund the 'One North' transport investment proposals. First published in July 2014 One North proposes £15bn investment in transport infrastructure including new trans-Pennine rail route, better city rail services, improved road networks and better freight and logistics terminals.
The One North proposals are considered to be the infrastructure backbone supporting the Northern Powerhouse agenda which aims to rebalance the country's economy and establish the North as a global powerhouse to complement London. Moving transport plans forward is the newly created, cross regional body Transport for the North which has been charged with the creation of a northern transport strategy to be published in Spring 2016.
Devolution too is a key element of future plans with Greater Manchester taking the lead on electing a metro Mayor who will have funding powers over transport, health and social care, housing and other areas. In Manchester the Mayor will become the 11th member of the existing Greater Manchester Combined Authority. "Other cities can find the mayoral model that works for them. But it has to involve a city-wide elected executive mayor," said Chancellor George Osborne in May unveiling the legislative tool that would enable this, the City Devolution Bill. "It's up to local people and their elected representatives on councils to decide whether they are interested in their communities taking part in this new revolution in city government. My door now is open to any other major city who wants to take this bold step into the future," he said.
Two weeks ago the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City Council, and the Leeds Local Enterprise Partnership wrote to government with their proposals for a devolution settlement for the Leeds City region. It includes a set of 27 fiscal, transport, housing, business, skills, and public service devolution proposals, which the authorities believe would transform their ability to deliver the strategic economic plan for Leeds City Region.
With so much happening the ACE Northern Region briefing comes at a good time and will also include a presentation by ACE chief executive Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE. The event will take place on 24th September at Eversheds in Leeds and will be followed by networking opportunities and a drinks reception.


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Our dynamic and rapidly growing real estate team is experiencing explosive growth. This growth has catapulted us into becoming one of the top real estate teams in the area and we find ourselves in need of Inside Sales Agents.
Our new ISA will prospect for and acquire new clients on a daily basis from various inbound and outbound lead sources provided by our company. You will assist in all aspects of the process by prospecting, cultivating, setting appointments and managing leads in our contact management database system.
You will obtain critical information about buyer / seller leads and schedule appointments with qualified leads for the Listing and/or Buyer Specialists. You will assist the owner on special projects as needed and provide support for the outside sales team.
We are looking for someone who is results oriented, has the ability to quickly connect and build rapport with strangers, and possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
We believe in having fun, building relationships built on trust and mutual respect, and treating our team members like family.
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Hi Stefan, hi all, On Fr 13 Jan 2012 17:14:08 CET Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
Hi On Friday 13 January 2012, Mike Gabriel wrote:Hi Reinhard, dear all, On Fr 13 Jan 2012 11:31:00 CET Reinhard Tartler wrote: > http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/x2go/nx-libs.git;a=tree > and, from what I see, is appropriate for being uploaded to unstable. For > clarity, I think we should rename the git repository from nx-libs.git to > nx-libs-light.git. Mike, can you please handle that? Renamed! http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/x2go/nx-libs-lite.git;a=tree[...] Thanks, this makes it a lot more reviewable (I stumbled into the full nx-libs in the master branch last night). nxcomp and nxproxy indeed don't pose the problems I mentioned last night.
:-) two different pair of shoes... Good that Reinhard cloned the original ITP into two (client-only and server/client).
But I wonder, why do you need a merged source for this? The current versions of nxcomp and nxproxy, each built from their own upstream tarballs, is already at the 3.2 version state and should work (given that it's in the archive already) for client uses. If it's stability, as mentioned in some other string of this thread, that would be a mere - fixable - bug, but the only reason I can see is making the server parts buildable - and that's where my concerns of massive code duplication of the full X.org 6.9 source tree return.
nx-libs (LITE) is a subset of folders of nx-libs (FULL). If there was acceptance or a strategy or a new realm of possiblities that would allow us uploading nx-libs (FULL) to Debian some time in the future, the transition would be smooth. Apart from that: nxproxy is just one compilation step. nxproxy is a similar binary wrapper for libxcomp3. So by content the two belong together, maintaining two source projects is a possibility but it was not our choice here (we as in X2Go upstream who is redistributing the NX tarballs).
Note: the X2Go packaging team uses X2Go upstream as NX redistributor. And (being in a double role) X2Go upstream provides one tarball nx-libs lite/light (with applied patches). This is done, because the Debian packaging team shall have a patch-friendly upstream.
Yes, I'm aware of how well the NX protocol works over high latency and low bandwidth links, but I also know how much of a nightmare it is to work on that imake hell of the forked X.org 6.9, aka nx-x11, source.
Yes, it is a hell. I have been in it for the last four weeks (over X-mas, yeahhh...). But as I use X2Go for loads of projects from simple GUI based system administration to large schools with PXE X2Go boot environments (LDAP-based, PostgreSQL based), I really have a deep interest of providing that to others (i.e. to Debian).
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
If you follow Chris Webb's blog (and if you're a BI practitioner in the Microsoft space – why aren't you following his blog?) you may know that I have an interest (Chris calls it an obscure enthusiasm) in developments surrounding Excel and its various online incarnations. One aspect of this that I have always struggled with is the difference between "Excel Services" and the "Excel Web App". Today, while helping Chris test some of the forthcoming SharePoint/Excel 2013 functionality, I stumbled across a very useful help page that goes some way to explaining it: Comparing Excel Services in SharePoint to Excel Web App.
I don't expect that resource to be around forever (because it begins http://officepreview.microsoft.com) so to save you from clicking on a dead link here is a screenshot of the entirety of that help page:
I'm putting this up here for my own edification as much as anyone else's but hopefully it proves useful to some of you too.
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Just a quick clarification here, since this is "Beta/Preview" documentation, and I see it's getting picked up a bit in Twitter:
The following are incorrect:
Use a timeline control
Web App: No. <-----------SHOULD BE YES
Excel Services:: Yes
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New gun laws virtually dead for this year, CT lawmakers concede
CT Mirror, June 27, 2016
By: Kyle Constable
After a 15-hour filibuster in the U.S. Senate and a 26-hour sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House in the past week and a half, members of Connecticut's congressional delegation conceded Friday that new gun legislation is probably dead in 2016.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said the chances of passing a new bill are "very slim," but added he was proud of the effort that has been made since the Orlando nightclub shooting in the early morning hours of June 12.
Murphy's assessment of the chances for new legislation came after a Senate compromise bill avoided being tabled Thursday, but fell short of the 60 votes that would be needed to end a filibuster and force a vote on it. The bill, presented by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, would have prevented gun sales to those on the no-fly list and the so-called selectee list – a list of persons subjected to closer scrutiny when they fly.
The bill received the support of 52 senators, including eight Republicans. Republicans have criticized the filibuster and the sit-in as "publicity stunts" and a pretext for fundraising. Though he denied fundraising was a goal, Murphy agreed Democrats were looking ahead to the November elections when calling for votes on gun laws.
"This is political," Murphy said. "And we shouldn't be ashamed to talk about the fact that there has to be a political element to everything that we are doing right now. Part of the reason that we wanted these votes – to be quite honest with you – was to put members on the record, so that their constituents can see where they stand."
Sit-in and tradition of dissent back to top
The "elephant in the room," U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. said, is that Republican leaders in the House and Senate want to spare their members from votes because of the political consequences.
Blumenthal also criticized those who disapproved of the rule-breaking sit-in, arguing the decision to break House rules provided "a platform to use the First Amendment." "If you think that sit-in was a stunt, so was the Boston Tea Party, the '60s Civil Rights sit-ins, the peace marches against the Vietnam War," Blumenthal said. "That sit-in was in the time-honored tradition of dissent."
One of those critics, Rep. Dan Carter, R-Bethel, who is running against Blumenthal in the U.S. Senate race this fall, called the Democratic efforts "PR charades" for bills that would not have prevented the 2012 shooting in Sandy Hook or the June 12 shooting in Orlando.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, both said they were disappointed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out fundraising emails during the House sit-in. "I wish they hadn't," Larson said. "There was no conversation with members on the floor."
Larson was noncommittal about whether Democrats plan to resume their sit-in when the chamber returns from recess on July 5. He also acknowledged the protest on the House floor violated the chamber's rules, and he refused to fault House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., for turning off the cameras in the chamber.
Since the Orlando shooting, which killed 49 people and wounded 53 others, Democratic lawmakers have been pushing the Republican leaders in both chambers to allow votes on universal background checks and a ban on gun purchases by those on federal watch lists.
Murphy's filibuster on June 15-16 resulted in votes on five different bills in the Senate, all of which failed to reach the 60-vote threshold necessary to advance. Each party presented their own versions of the two proposals, but votes broke down along party lines.
The fifth bill, which Collins crafted with members of both parties, was seen as the best chance to reach 60 votes. The House has not held any votes since the Orlando shooting, prompting the Democrats' sit-in. The protest eventually wound down when Republicans adjourned the chamber two days early for the July 4 recess. The House is scheduled to reconvene on July 5.


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This is an intro to the world's leading color grading software DaVinci Resolve. We'll look at the basic interface and how to start up a project. We're going to be working with the Lite version of the software because it's free to download.
For these tutorials I will be using DSLR footage from my last music video since I figure most of you guys will be shooting with DSLRs. I would like to show you how DaVinci provides more color grading options than AE. If you like to use ALEXA footage, there is some you can play with here. Just download it and see what it's like to color grade high end footage.
Tip: The best mouse in my opinion is the Logitech Trackman-Marble Trackball... this mouse makes the usage of the color wheels much easier and let's you get used to the feeling of a control panel's wheels.
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Jafza companies are poised for further growth following regulatory changes
Ever since it opened in 1985 as Dubai's first free zone, Jafza (Jebel Ali Free Zone) and the businesses based there have been at the forefront of the emirate's astonishing growth. New regulations announced by Jafza last month show that the free zone is continuing to blaze a trail to create an ever more attractive environment for companies from around the world to operate.
These regulations enable overseas companies to operate there without any need to establish a new legal entity, which will encourage even more international businesses to set up a base in the free zone. The new guidelines also allow FZE or FZCO status companies to convert to PLC status, and then list on a stock exchange.
Which all sounds rather dry and technical, but it has immense significance. For the first time, Jafza companies now have a streamlined route to carry out an IPO to raise capital for growth. This has the potential to transform the prospects of many of them, as even well run and successful businesses often struggle to find sources of new funds. Among the more than 7,000 businesses based there, employing more than 135,000 people, many are likely to be in a position to benefit in the near or medium term.
A number of Jafza companies have already expressed interested in a possible listing on Nasdaq Dubai. In many ways, the exchange mirrors the free zone's own advantages: it is efficiently run, open to the world, and a key part of the infrastructure set up by the Dubai government to promote the emirate's growth as well as its links with the rest of the world. Moreover Nasdaq Dubai, the region's international stock exchange, is located just 30 kilometers away from Jafza along Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai's main thoroughfare.
Through us, Jafza companies can gain access not just to regional investors, both institutional and individual, but also to international funds based in Boston, London, Singapore, or wherever. While 23% of investment in Nasdaq Dubai listed companies comes from the MENA region, 29% comes from North America, 16% from Europe and more than 4% Asia Pacific.
As well as an injection of capital, a Nasdaq Dubai IPO brings visibility and recognition around the world. On listing day the exchange arranges a market opening bell-ringing ceremony, which is usually televised, and the occasion is marked by a welcome message on the Nasdaq Tower in Times Square, New York. After listing, the exchange provides further support for issuers by sending them updates on trading and liquidity of their shares, helping to arrange roadshows, liaising with the issuer's investor relations team on how to communicate with investors.
Nasdaq Dubai is suitable for companies of various sizes. DP World, the owner of Jafza, is listed on us with a market cap of billions of US dollars, but we can host much smaller companies too, with a market cap of as little as 10 million dollars. No more than 25% of the shares need to be listed, allowing owners to keep control of the business.
Dozens of Jafza-based companies have signed up to attend a seminar this month that will explain the advantages of carrying out an IPO on Nasdaq Dubai, and what the processes are for going about it. Emirates NBD Capital and Al Tamimi law firm will participate to lend their expertise to the event.
We look forward to welcoming many Jafza companies at this event and future ones, and staying in touch with them regarding their capital raising plans. While some may be interested in raising money soon, for others the right timing may be years away. We are here to support them in the meantime in every way we can, so that when they are ready, their IPO will be smooth and successful.
About the author
Head of Business Development, Nasdaq Dubai
Tahir Mahmood heads the Business Development department of Nasdaq Dubai, overseeing all products including equities, equity futures, Sukuk, bonds and Murabaha. He works with the team to bring new listings to the exchange, as well as offer new products to the market. He has had a key role in making Dubai the leading Sukuk listing venue globally.
Tahir joined Nasdaq Dubai in July 2013 and has spent most of his career working within the Islamic finance arena in London, Bahrain, Qatar and now Dubai. He has assisted commodity brokerage houses to establish operations in both London and Bahrain, specializing in Sharia'a-compliant commodity based financial products.
Tahir holds a B.Sc in Business Computing from City University, London.


text: Zoe Francis trained at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance graduating with a BA Hons in Contemporary Dance in 2013. On completion of her training, Zoe freelanced participating in numerous projects in the West Country and London. In 2014 she gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Dance Teaching and went on to specialise in Dance education. Since 2015 Zoe has worked for the Royal Ballet School as the Head of Dance Studies, teaching and lecturing dance to GCSE, BTEC, and Degree students. In 2018 Zoe is continuing her education alongside her job by undertaking a Masters in Contemporary Dance at the London School of Contemporary Dance.


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Part I The Elements of Bank Financial Supervision, 1 Introduction to Banks and Banking
From: Gleeson on the International Regulation of Banking (3rd Edition)
Simon Gleeson
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- Banks as a lender — Definition of bank — Regulation of banks — Credit risk — Balance sheet
This chapter discusses the basic concepts of banks and banking. A bank is an institution that accepts deposits from the public and lends the monies thus raised. However, bank balance sheets include a range of types of exposures to a range of types of counterparties, which give rise to risks. To minimize risks, most banks diversify their lending across a number of different strategies and types of business. Both managers and regulators of banks have a task which in principle is relatively straightforward. These include understanding exactly which risks the bank is in fact exposed to; quantifying those risks; assessing returns which may be obtained through the taking of those risks; and assessing the degree to which the risks to which they are exposed are correlated to each other, in order to establish the total risk which is faced by the institution as a whole.


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M-Audio M-Track 2X2 - Frequently Asked Questions
With the M-Track 2X2, you can create flawless 24-bit/192kHz studio-quality recordings with an intuitive and easy-to-use audio interface. This article walks through a number of frequently asked questions about the M-Audio M-Track 2X2.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I connect the M-Track 2X2 to my computer?
- Do I need a power supply?
- Do I need a driver to use the M-Track 2X2?
- What sample rates does the M-Track 2X2 support?
- The instrument input is not working. Why not?
- How much does it weigh and what are the dimensions?
- Where can I get further technical support?
How do I connect the M-Track 2X2 to my computer?
The M-Track 2X2 comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable as well as a USB-C to USB-A cable to ensure that it can connect to all current and future available USB connections available.
USB-C is the hot, new industry standard connector and cable used for connectivity and power. For more information on USB-C connections, check out this great article.
There is no difference in the audio quality between the USB-A, B, or C connections. The M-Audio M-Track 2X2 simply uses the USB-C connection because it is becoming the industry standard USB connection type. The diagrams below show the physical differences between the USB connection types.
Do I need a power supply?
The M-Track 2X2 is USB hub-powered meaning that it is powered simply by connecting it to your computer with the included USB cable. No additional power connections are necessary.
Do I need a driver to use the M-Track 2X2?
For a Windows operating system, the M-Track 2X2 requires the installation of drivers to ensure the best possible performance. For Mac operating systems, the M-Track 2X2 is class-compliant and does not require a driver installation.
You can obtain the Windows drivers by visiting this link and choosing the M-Track 2X2, or you can download the driver directly from the following link:
What sample rates does the M-Track 2X2 support?
The M-Track 2X2 supports up to 24-bit and 192kHz studio quality sample rates to capture every nuance and subtlety of your performance.
How much does it weigh and what are the dimensions?
The M-Track 2X2 weighs about 2 pounds and the dimensions are approximately 8" x 6" x 2.75" (L x W x H).
The instrument input is not working. Why not?
First, ensure that the USB / DIRECT knob is not all the way to one side or the other. In most cases, you will want a blend of direct sound and audio from your computer.
Next, in your preferred Digital Audio Workstation, set the track that you are attempting to play/record into to channel 2. Most DAWs default to channel 1 and the instrument channel on the M-Track 2X2 is set to send on channel 2.
If you continue to have difficulty, reach out to M-Audio support for additional assistance.
Further Technical Support
Whether you are a customer or dealer, if you already own an M-Audio product, or if you just have pre-sales questions, the M-Audio technical support team is available to help!
Visit the link below to connect with any of the following support options: online community support, phone support, email support.


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Harley sees sales grow 20% as it increases its units shipped forecast 2012Harley-Davidson has reported strong gains in earnings and dealer new motorcycle sales for the first quarter of 2012.
The company is reporting that retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles grew 20.3 percent worldwide in the first quarter this year (compared to 2011), with domestic US growth of 25.5.On a worldwide basis, dealers sold 59,677 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the first quarter of 2012, compared to 49,595 motorcycles in Q.1 2011; 39,762 of them in the US. International dealers sold 19,915 new Harley-Davidson motorcycles during the first quarter, an increase of 11.2 percent.
Industry-wide domestic U.S. heavyweight new motorcycle (651cc-plus) retail unit sales increased 17.5 percent compared to last year's first quarter, so in brand terms Harley continues to grow ahead of market trend."We continue to be encouraged by the strong trend at retail and in earnings over the past several quarters. Our first quarter performance reflects the outstanding appeal of our products, the ongoing results of our transformation strategy, the efforts of our dealers and employees, and improving macro-economic conditions in the U.S.," said Keith Wandell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc.
"While we are obviously pleased by our strong start to the year, we are more focused than ever on the ongoing implementation of our business strategy and tapping the many opportunities we see globally. Through Harley-Davidson's transformation to world-class manufacturing, product development and retail capabilities, we are positioning the Company to serve our customers even better and help ensure the strength of the business long term," Wandell said.In 2011, for the fourth straight year, Harley-Davidson was the U.S. market share leader among young adults ages 18-34, women, African American and Hispanic riders, as well as among its core rider group, across all displacements of on-road motorcycles, according to recently available data. More than one-third of new Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales in the U.S. in 2011 were to riders new to the brand, and in the EMEA region, more than two-thirds were new to the brand.
"We believe that Harley-Davidson's market leadership among its demographic outreach targets demonstrates the powerful and growing appeal of the brand to new generations and diverse groups of riders," Wandell said. "We also continued to expand the reach of Harley-Davidson to customers around the world. Our employees and dealers are more dedicated than ever to making customers' dreams a reality through remarkable products and extraordinary experiences."At $995.9m, first quarter revenue from Motorcycles was up 19.5 percent. The Company shipped 64,263 motorcycles to dealers and distributors worldwide during the quarter, compared to 53,827 in the first quarter of 2011. This was higher than the Company's prior shipment guidance of 58,000 to 63,000 motorcycles for the quarter.
Harley-Davidson is increasing its full-year shipment guidance and expects to ship 245,000 to 250,000 motorcycles to dealers and distributors worldwide in 2012, compared to prior shipment guidance of 240,000 to 245,000 motorcycles. The new shipment guidance reflects consumer demand and the Company's limited ability to produce additional motorcycles in 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company expects to ship 79,000 to 84,000 motorcycles.Revenue from Motorcycle Parts and Accessories (P&A) was up 21.1 percent at $199.1 million for the first quarter; General Merchandise (which includes MotorClothes Apparel and Accessories) revenue was $74.6 million, up 19.2.