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Rare letter to be auctioned
Writer pleads for help in aftermath of 1690 Schenectady massacre
An urgent appeal for help written by one of the few survivors of a horrific massacre and fiery destruction of the small settlement of Schenectady in 1690 by French Canadian soldiers and allied Native Americans is being sold by an out-of-state private collector at an auction Oct. 10 in New York City.
The rare letter, written in English instead of the more typical Dutch of that period, has never been published and was not known to scholars. It is estimated that it will fetch $1,500 to $2,500 at a sale at Swann Galleries.
The 950-word dispatch described the aftermath of the surprise attack — the slaughter of 60 people and the capture of 27 settlers, the mass burning of houses and structures in the Stockade and fears of another assault. It is undated and unsigned, but the letter's context suggests it was written shortly after the attack that took place just before midnight on Feb. 8, 1690.
On that night, an estimated 200 French Canadian soldiers, aided by Sault and Algonquin Indians, poured into the unguarded settlement while residents slept on a snowy, bone-chilling night. They had been lulled into a false sense of security by the palisades of 10-foot-tall pine logs that encircled the settlement and by Indian scouts they had sent to Lake George to forewarn them of approaching enemies.
The attackers met virtually no resistance. A detachment of two dozen English soldiers assigned to protect the Schenectady outpost was caught off guard and unable to mount a defense. Just two men from the raiding army were killed.
The attackers were bent on revenge and eager to retaliate for devastating English-backed Iroquois raids in Canada and a massacre in Lachine that disrupted the French fur trade.
The Schenectady massacre occurred at the start of King William's War, when France and England fought against each other in North America in the first of four French and Indian Wars.
"The enemy doth surround us on every side, murdering some of our people in a most cruel & barbarous manner ... We are every moment in fear of our life," said the letter, addressed to Maj. John Alexander Glen in nearby Scotia. "We being abandoned & left to the mercy of the cruel enemy, we must abandon our houses and farms and our town & move to the lower parts of the province, to live in security, & should we & our families there be sustained? We heartily doubt."
The letter was composed at the request of "the subscribed freeholders & inhabitants of the town & township of Schenectady."
Officials at the Schenectady County Historical Society would like to have the letter in their collection but do not have the money to buy it. They hope a wealthy donor might step forward, buy it and donate it to the society, located in the city's Stockade neighborhood near where the massacre took place.
"It's a fascinating discovery that gives us more of a view of what the reality was in Schenectady following the massacre," said Melissa Tacke, librarian and archivist for the Schenectady County Historical Society. "It's hugely exciting and of interest to us and we'd love to have it in our collection."
Tacke said the letter's vivid details will add to the understanding of historians regarding the constant threats of attack and hardships endured by survivors.
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Tacke said the society has documents and letters in its collection from as early as 1670, but all were written in Dutch. "It's surprising and unique that it's in English," she said.
The auction gallery would not reveal the identity of the out-of-state private collector. The letter's precise provenance is not clear. "I assume it came straight from (Glen) family hands to the private collector," said Rick Stattler, director of the printed and manuscript Americana department at Swann Galleries. The letter was part of a larger collection of items consigned by the same collector.
Stattler said the estimate of the price was "an educated guess" because no comparable type of letter was ever sold. "It's certainly unusual because there were not many survivors left to write about it," he said.
The lowest price the auctioneers would accept is $750, although Stattler said competing bidders "could go much higher." The letter's condition is worn and there are water spots, but the writing is legible, he said.
Stattler has no concerns over the letter's authenticity.
"I've seen enough paper from this period that it didn't ring any alarms," he said.
The letter is so long that it would be challenging to forge; a forged signature of Thomas Jefferson, for example, would be far more valuable, he said.
Stattler said it would be fitting for the letter to end up with the Schenectady County Historical Society.
"It would be nice if they can keep it in Schenectady," he said.
Cued by an Algonquin sound signal, the 1690 assault exploded simultaneously from multiple directions shortly before midnight. It was swift and bloody. Men, women, children and slaves were shot, burned and massacred in other ways. In a matter of hours, the five dozen houses and outbuildings were a smoking ruin.
Simon Schermerhorn, shot in the thigh, rode an injured horse about 18 miles through deep snow and reached Albany at 5 a.m. Feb. 9 to sound the alarm. That Sunday, Mayor Pieter Schuyler held an emergency meeting of Albany's Common Council, calling for reinforcements from neighboring communities.
Albany was not attacked.
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Perhaps it is time that referees issued a yellow card every time a player is hurt by an elbow or outstretched arm.
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Talk:Proposed features/Railway Schematic Mapping
Discussion on @tagging
The discussion about this on the @tagging mailing list. Alv (talk) 16:41, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Tram Platforms
In any case, the road in should be two separate oneway highways, with the platform drawn between them. Alv (talk) 10:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- A fair point. I was interested in that example primarily to illustrate how trams can join and leave the highway, but I added some additional words to the example about the platform. In San Francisco (where this picture was taken) we don't yet have many of these ground-level mini-platforms tagged -- and where they appear at all they're often just tagged as bus stops -- but I described how that could be done with the scheme you noted. -- Mart (talk) 14:37, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
What about all of the detailed track mapping already out there?
A concern raised repeatedly on the tagging mailing list is that adopting this proposal would destroy existing detailed mapping of track layouts. I had initially planned to defer detailed rail mapping to a separate proposal, but since there's so much of it already out there I have extended this proposal to include the beginnings of a detailed rail tagging scheme. This scheme is designed so that existing tagging can be adapted very easily without changing any geometry: just re-tag existing railway=* ways that represent tracks to instead be railway:track=* with the same value. -- Mart (talk) 19:14, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
In Russia we use designated_direction tag for marking directions in which trains usually go. If you check the taginfo, it is used on 648 railway ways, and direction tag is used only 129 times. The point is, there are no one-way railways, so a direction is designated, but not absolute. --Zverik (talk) 07:07, 14 April 2013 (UTC)


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Raytheon has finally developed the sci-fi weapon of all of our childhoods'. It's a real laser that really works to blow aircraft and missiles right out of the skies. It's like Star Wars without the three terrible prequels and incest.
They unveiled this death ray (ironically) at a British airshow. It's called the Laser Close-In Weapon System, and it fires a 50 kilowatt beam that can disable "aircraft, mortars, rockets, and small surface ships, and has already been tested against unmanned aerial vehicles." Also, it is effective against supervillains.
The unit is appropriately (and disturbingly casually) nicknamed R2-D2 for its dome-shaped unit, and is part of the U.S. Navy's Phalanx – the unit designed for anti-missile defense. The laser's one downfall is that, in inclement conditions, the laser's power is absorbed by fog and clouds rendering it less effective and with a shorter range. To aid in these conditions, though, the Phalanx has a radar-linked Gatling gun as a last line of defense. Check out the laser in action below. It's not exactly like the opening scene of Star Wars, but it's not far off.


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saltysally69 on Apr 25, 2013 wrote:I love Avalon. The new house to craft is cooling looking but SUPER SMALL. All that work to have a tiny space why? You have two rooms.I tried to go up the ladder. Nope. I thought made there was a hidden room in the waterfall. Nope. Wizard101 Please make this house bigger so I have a desire to craft it. I absolutely love the challenge of crafting a house. Little dissappointed and let down. Thanks
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Microsoft has released three new multiplayer missions for its Flight Simulator: Acceleration expansion. The new missions include the Reno T-6 Class Course, the Reno Sport Class Course, and the Alpine Sailplane Hoop Course, these new missions were developed with air racing in mind.
Download the free content at the game's website. For more information on Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration, read our review of the game.


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This page provides links to resources developed and shared as a result of ACT Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (Directorate) events and initiatives. They are provided here for the information of and use by registered training organisations and other vocational education and training (VET) stakeholders.
1. Better Linkages between Employment and Training Initiative
2. Professional Development Workshops for RTOs
3. Independent Industry Validation of RTO Assessment Practices Pilot Program
1. Better Linkages between Employment and Training Initiative
The purpose of this initiative was to fund RTOs and Employment Service Providers (ESPs) to work together on a project to develop and pilot innovative strategies, tools and/or resources designed to both
- to improve communication and collaboration between RTOs, ESPs other support organisations and employers
- to better engage job seekers from the following target groups into training and employment:
- People with a disability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Mature Aged Workers (40+)
- Youth at Risk (15-24)
- Long-term unemployed
and for these outcomes to be shared locally and nationally.
The following resources were produced by Better Linkages project teams funded in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
2014-2015 Better Linkages Case Studies
A summary of each of the Better Linkages projects funded in the 2014 -2015 round.
- Community of Practice (280kb)
- Construction Pathways (284kb)
- Futures in Construction (737kb)
- Pathways Connect (277kb)
- Tri-sector Collaboration – Pathway to Employment in Aged Care (294kb)
- Vocational Training Information Form (343kb)
Construction Pathways
Links to 12 video interviews featuring employers in the ACT talking about how they go about recruiting apprentices plus easy to access web based information about apprenticeships and traineeships
Futures in Construction
Practical information about job roles in the construction industry
- Futures in Construction Booklet (includes all the fact sheets)
- Futures in Construction Fact Sheets:
- Boom Operator 357kb()
- Builder's Labourer (378kb)
- Cleaner (362kb)
- Concrete Placing Boom (364kb)
- Concreter (368kb)
- Construction Worker (339kb)
- Dogging (336kb)
- Drainlayer (335kb)
- Fibrous Plasterer (331kb)
- Forklift Operator (335kb)
- Formwork Carpenter (330kb)
- Glazier (333kb)
- Metal Roof Plumber (326kb)
- Non-Slewing Mobile Crane (335kb)
- Painter-Decorator (336kb)
- Personal Materials Hoist (335kb)
- Plant Operator (338kb)
- Rigger (336kb)
- Roof Tiler (324kb)
- Scaffolder (337kb)
- Solid Plasterer (328kb)
- Steel Fixer (334kb)
- Stonemason (336kb)
- Wall / Floor Tiler (335kb)
Pathways Connect
A guide and associated resources and templates for developing and conducting an innovative pathway program for job seekers into aged care employment. Particular features of the program include industry orientation, life-skill training, workplace pronunciation, volunteer student mentors and work placement
- Pathways Connect How-to-Manual (3.3mb)
Tri-sector Collaboration – Pathway to Employment in Aged Care
Resources to support the implementation of a strategy to support job seekers entering training leading to employment in the aged care sector. The strategy included an aptitude assessment, customised work readiness preparation and foundation skills and employer mentoring leading to supervised work experience placements
- Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) Assessment (352kb)
- LLN Assessment Marking Guide (355kb)
- Job Readiness Program Outline (214kb)
- Job Readiness Program Presentation
- Job Readiness Program Student Workbook (2mb)
- Job Readiness Program Participant Survey (149kb)
Vocational Training Information Form
Resources designed to support communication with job seekers, employment services agencies and other stakeholders about Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses
- Vocational Training Information Form (VTIF) Template (230kb)
- Information about the Core Skills Profile for Adults Assessment (CSPA) for referring agencies (1mb)
- Foundation Skills Individual Assessment Form (108kb)
2013-2014 Better Linkages Project Resources
Information about hairdressing for job seekers
- Understanding hairdressing (1.6mb)
- What hairdressing employers want (1.2mb)
Job Search information for school leavers
Professional Development Workshops for RTOs
1. How to support learners' foundation skill development in your VET Classroom
Workshop presenter:
Jana Scomazzon
Over the 14 years that Jana Scomazzon has been developing and facilitating foundation skills workshops, participants have spoken of her deep knowledge of foundation skills, the clarity with which she shares that knowledge, and her engaging presentation style. A former adult literacy practitioner, Jana is a recognised expert in LLN, foundation skills, Training Packages and the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in the VET context.
- Workshop Presentation (1.4mb)
- Useful Foundation Skills Resources and Links (474kb)
- Writing Instructions and Answers (163kb)
- Support Resources (408kb)
- Foundation Skill Unit of Competency Matrix (203kb)
2. Supporting students with numeracy learning needs in the VET classroom
Workshop presenter:
David Tout
Dave is an experienced numeracy educator who is particularly interested in making mathematics relevant, interesting and fun for all students especially those students who are disengaged from mathematics. Dave was one of the authors of the Australian Cores Skills Framework (ACSF), has written the numeracy units of the Certificate in General Education for Adults (CGEA), and since 1998 has been involved in international numeracy assessments including Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey and the program for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey.
- Workshop Presentation (3mb)
- Workshop Handouts (2mb)
3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness training
Workshop presenters:
Caroline Hughes
Caroline Hughes was appointed Director of CIT Yurauna Centre – Indigenous Centre of Educational Excellence at Canberra Institute of Technology in January 2002. Caroline is a proud Ngunnawal Female Elder and traditional custodian of the ACT and Region.
Lynnice Keen
Lynnice Keen is a Ngunnawal/Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi woman, the mother of two children, aged 16 and 12. Lynnice has worked in the ACT Government for 10 years in Training and Adult Education, Community Services Directorate and Justice and Community Safety Directorate. She now works fulltime at the CIT Yuruana Centre.
Roxanne Brown
Roxanne Brown is a Murrawri woman of Brewarrina NSW and grew up in Cunnamulla QLD. She is the mother of five children all of which were born in Canberra/Queanbeyan. She came to Canberra at the age of 17 to commence nurses training at Canberra Hospital. The majority of her career has been as a nurse working in all areas of community health including hospitals. More recently she took the opportunity to teach at the CIT Yuruana Centre.
- Workshop Presentation (1.2mb)
4. Supporting students with English as a second or other language in the VET classroom
Workshop presenter:
Genevieve Haskett
Genevieve Haskett was the Director of Educational Programs and Services at TAFE SA from 2004 to 2013 where she initiated national workforce development projects in the area of foundation skills. Genevieve holds a Masters in Education (TESOL) and management qualifications, has worked and managed training across multiple industry sectors and is a specialist in English language, literacy and numeracy skills development for adults.
- Workshop Presentation (803kb)
- International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) Handout (72kb)
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Handout (69kb)
- Developing an Initial Skills Assessment Template*Initial Language Assessment – Some Considerations (64kb)
- Unpacking a Single Unit (77kb)
- Example Trigger Words Glossary (1.1mb)
- Examples of Integrated Approaches (66kb)
- Tips – Working with ESL Learners (114kb)
- Scaffolding Strategies (76kb)
- Scaffolding Essay Writing – Example (134kb)
5. Intensive ESL provision in the ACT – options for partnerships, opportunities for students: Panel discussion
Panel Members:
Heather White – Manager, Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), Navitas English
Cheyne Morris - Assessor and Pathway Advisor, Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP), Navitas English
Irena Nikolic – Manager, English Language Centre, Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)
Sharon Kendall – Manager, Skills for Employment and Education (SEE) Programme, CIT
- Navitas AMEP Flyer (215kb)
- Navitas Customer Service Pathway Course Flyer (401kb)
- CIT SEE Programme Flyer (319kb)
- CIT English Program Flyer (228kb)
Independent Industry Validation of RTO Assessment Practices Pilot Program (IIVA)
The aim of the ACT Independent Industry Validation of RTO Assessment Practices (IIVA) pilot project was to identify best practice models of conducting IIVA by registered training organisations (RTOs) and identify the strengths and weaknesses in different approaches to:
- engage external stakeholders in the assessment practices* develop sustainable relationships between RTOs and industry
- develop a better understanding of industry expectations for assessment
- investigate practical, online and written assessment practices that meet industry standards
- develop validation templates for validation purposes
- investigate and trialling methods to distribute information efficiently and securely
- evaluate procedures for gathering evidence for assessment, to improve assessment practices as well as RTOs using outcomes for continuous improvement practices
- develop templates for validation that could be used for skills recognition and workplace assessments
- develop validation terminology guidance for industry
The following resources on assessment were gathered and provided to support project teams.
Assessment Fact Sheets
The Improving Assessment Practice fact sheets series was developed by the National Quality Council. Commonwealth of Australia 2010
- Complete Set of Fact Sheets (1.9mb)
Individual Fact Sheets
- Simulated Assessment (752kb)
- Making Assessment Decisions (741kb)
- Peer Assessment and Feedback (742kb)
- Quality Assuring Assessment Tools (253kb)
- Assessment Partnerships (131kb)
- Systematic Validation (213kb)
- Assessing in Workplace Settings (216kb)
- Contextualising Assessment Resources (220kb)
- The Integrated Assessment of Skill Sets (216kb)
- Assessment in Regulated Occupations and Industries (217kb)
- The use of formative assessment (309kb)
National Centre for Vocational Education Research Publications
- Assessment issues in VET- minimising the level of risk, Sian Halliday-Wynes and Josie Misko 2012 (396kb)
- Maximising confidence in assessment decision-making: resource kit for assessors, Robin Booth, Berwyn Clayton, Robyn House, Sue Roy 2002 (768kb)
National Quality Council Publications
- Guide for developing assessment tools, Work-based Education Research Centre of Victoria University in conjunction with Bateman and Giles Pty Ltd 2009 (1.7mb)
- Implementation guide: validation and moderation, Work-based Education Research Centre of Victoria University in conjunction with Bateman and Giles Pty Ltd 2009 (1.9mb)
- Validation and moderation in diverse settings – final report to the National Quality Council, Shelley Gillis 2010 (2.3mb)
- VET in schools – strengthening delivery and assessment outcomes, Shelley Gillis, Andrea Bateman, Chloe Dyson 2011 (2.7mb)


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I think other kids should read this book because it is a mystery book with a really good ending. I recommend kids who love mystery books and happy endings should read this book. I think this book will be good for second to fourth graders.


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- Date: 02/14/2018 7:00 PM
- Location: Historic Schoolhouse
765 Portola Road
Portola Valley, California 94028
Notice is hereby given that the Portola Valley Town Council meeting regularly scheduled for Wednesday, February 14, 2018 has been canceled. The next regular meeting of the Portola Valley Town Council is scheduled for Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 7:00 PM, in the Historic Schoolhouse, located at 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA.


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In this present globe, we all need a little protection, although blended martial arts is a combating technique but it can be constantly used as a way of self-defense. But discovering this unique combating technique is not that easy as you need to have an excellent instructor or instructor as well as train very hard with adequate equipment. If you are significant regarding discovering blended martial arts as well as various other techniques for your very own factors then it would certainly be best if you gain from the very best. The Martial Arts Development is among the ideal MMA training fitness centers in Australia. They have numerous techniques and also combating designs to educate which are reviewed here.Mixed Martial Arts
The mixed fighting styles is a battle strategy that the entire world appreciates. There are numerous world championships and also it requires a whole lot of difficult training. Whether you have past dealing with experience or otherwise you could constantly sign up with the Fighting style Developmentto start finding out. The world-class instructors train at the gym so you can find out successfully. The Martial Arts Development likewise uses Mixed Martial Arts rating which is approved by well-known Group Pursuit Gym in Oregon, UNITED STATE. If your heart is truly into Mixed Martial Arts then the Martial Arts Growth is an area you have to visit.Brazilian Jiu Jitsu The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a method where technique is needed the most also
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Manchester City are eyeing Stoke Coty captain Ryan Shawcross.
The Mail on Sunday says Shawcross may be a shock departure from Stoke in the transfer window if he doesn't sign a six-year deal offered recently.
The club are unhappy at the prospect of the 25-year-old running down the last 18 months of his deal. Manchester City like him, and could be tempted to make a move for the former Manchester United man.


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Federal Judge to Decide Whether Stores Should Issue Tobacco Apology
Smokers may soon be receiving a free apology from Marlboro man.
A recent ruling stating that the nation's largest tobacco companies lied about the dangers of smoking left open the possibility that retailers could be required to post large displays with the mea culpa.
Retail trade groups are upset about the possibility the displays would commandeer their most valuable selling space and imply their own guilty-by-association.
As part of a case the government brought in 1999, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler last month ordered tobacco companies to pay for corrective statements on cigarette packs, in print and on TV, radio and the Internet. The statements must also include smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 people a day.
According to the American Lung Association, Cubans were noted for having the highest rates for smoking, followed by Mexican-Americans. The lowest rates were among Dominicans. However, Puerto Rican women are nearly twice as likely to smoke as women of other Hispanic groups.
While retail trade groups argue the move would infringe on their First Amendment and property rights, public health organizations say tobacco companies have long used retail displays for deceptive marketing. They also insist retailers serve as an important place to communicate the public confession.
"It's just a vital location for these corrective statements so that youth and others who are going to buy cigarettes see (them)," said Howard Crystal, an attorney who represented several public health groups, including the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
In the original 2006 ruling, the judge noted that retail stores have become one of the "central vehicles for communication of brand imagery and promotional offers" and "create tobacco friendly environments containing enticing displays, competitive prices, and visible point-of-sale advertising." An appeals court sent the ruling back to the lower court to decide how to better address the rights of stores that sell tobacco products.
Nearly 40 percent of U.S. convenience stores' $190 billion in annual sales comes from tobacco products, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores.
Retailers who refuse to put up the signs could lose millions they receive from tobacco companies under agreements that give stores rebates to help lower cigarette prices and payments for prominently displaying products.
"You can't take up valuable selling space and impact my bottom line to achieve your goal of having these corrective statements out there," said Andy Kerstein, president of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets, which represents about 20,000 tobacco stores, convenience stores and other stores that sell tobacco.
Retailers estimate the industry could lose $82 million per year in sales for every square foot of counter space taken up by the signs. The public health groups, however, said that would average out to only about 65 cents per day per retailer, according to court filings.
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New Transportation research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/26/2014 -- We have been below consensus on Turkey's medium-term real GDP growth outlook since mid-2013, based on our view that the country's growth model, driven by a huge reliance on foreign borrowing to fund a rapid expansion of domestic credit, would no longer be viable in light of tightening global liquidity conditions. While signs of easing domestic demand were beginning to emerge by end-2013, destabilising political developments have exacerbated a downturn in investor sentiment, consumer and business confidence. Following an estimated 3.6% growth in 2013, we now forecast real GDP to expand by 1.5% and 3.0% in 2014 and 2015 respectively, well below consensus estimates of 2.3% and 4.0%.
The effect of lira depreciation in boosting export competitiveness, in conjunction with accelerating growth in the European Union, implies a fairly upbeat outlook for export growth in 2014. The European Union accounted for 41.5% of Turkey's total export market in 2013, concentrated in Germany and the UK where we expect domestic demand to play a more prominent role in economic growth.
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However, Turkey's high import dependency, primarily a result of a substantial energy deficit, will act to mitigate potential competitiveness gains. Higher input costs on the back of rising inflation and lira depreciation will have to be absorbed in firm's profit margins, or passed on to final export prices. In 2014, we expect the Port of Ambarli to experience the highest year-on-year (y-o-y) tonnage throughput growth rate with growth of just under 10% anticipated. Although this is below the two consecutive years of double-digit y-o-y growth at the port, it is still set to perform better than domestic rivals the Port of Izmir (3.00%), Port of Derice (4.00%) and Port of Haydarpasa (4.84%).
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- 2014 port of Ambarli general and liquid bulk cargo tonnage throughput forecast to grow 9.70%; over the medium term to 2018 we project average annual growth of 7.58%.
- 2014 port of Ambarli container throughput forecast to grow 4.56%; over the medium term we project annual average growth of 6.49%.
- 2014 total trade growth forecast at 3.95%, down from an estimated 4.35% in 2013.
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boy the weekends
sure do fly.
friday steve came home
from work early to take
me to pick up my carte de sejour...
i had to replace mine when my wallet
was stolen last spring.
you just wouldn't believe the process
to get a new one.
(welcome to france)
later we went out to dinner as a family
to our favorite chinese food restaurant.
saturday hannah volunteered at the school
with the romania club that she belongs to.
steve took will to baseball out in the suburbs..
he helps coach.
sunday was lazy day
and a visit to a college fair with stephen.
knee deep in college applications over here.
i was in the kitchen making soups
and ratatouille..
and here it is monday again.
i've added to my persephone book
collection recently and can't wait to
start it!
They Were Sisters
by Dorothy Whipple.
oh how i love these persephone books!
i just finished this book.
thank you jeanne at collage of life
for recommending it!
this is a book i will re-read.
jeanne is a fellow ex-pat
currently living in vietnam.
please go read her blog if you don't already.
and link up to her new
bowerbirds creative network of friends!
i did!
griffy's favorite book right now.
like griffin,
grendel loves his chocolate.
books and tea.
two of my favorite things.
is kusmi tea available in the states?
i can't recall.
it's my go to tea now.
i'll try anything that comes in a
tin that pretty.
and if you don't read
vicki archer's blog
do yourself a favor and go..
i found vicki last year
when we first moved to paris.
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December 16, 2013
Taking Action to Stop Dogfighting
How to spot the signs and what you can do
Although the Michael Vick dogfighting case focused the national spotlight on dogfighting cruelties, dogfighting has long been a thriving underground industry across the country in both urban and rural areas. Our work has these criminals on the defensive, but there are still many ways you can help.
What you can do
1. Spread the word about our $5,000 reward by ordering a free reward action pack, which includes posters, postcards, brochures, and stickers with information about our reward for you to post around your neighborhood. You can also download our dogfighting poster [PDF] and print it out.
2. Help take a bite out of dogfighters. Urge your local radio station to run one of our public service announcements (available in English or Spanish) about our standing $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction of illegal dogfighting.
3. You can also fundraise for local bus ads, billboards, and PSA placements. Fundraising is a great way to get the kids involved: Have them hold a bake sale or car wash.
4. Do you have friends who offer services or own stores? Have them donate half their proceeds of a weekend toward our Animal Cruelty Response and Reward Fund.
5. Educate the masses (or at least your circle of friends). Order a copy of our educational video, "Life on the Chain, Death in the Ring," and invite your friends over for a viewing party. Pictures are worth a thousand words, and there is no better way to get people motivated to do something than to let them see the problem. Host a party and then split into groups to plaster the city with reward posters.
6. Want to go further? Have an official viewing in a church or other public area (with permission, of course), and advertise the event. What a way to build a local coalition!
7. If you live in a state where dogfighting penalties are deficient, write to your state legislators and urge them to upgrade the law. Wherever you live, urge your local, state, and Congressional representatives to support better funding for enforcement of animal fighting laws.
8. Learn about our grassroots End Dogfighting Campaign, and get involved.
9. Sign up to receive The HSUS's email alerts to get the latest news about our efforts to combat animal cruelty.
10. Put a dedicated team on the animals' side by donating to our Animal Cruelty Response and Reward Fund.
11. Write letters to the editor about the cruelty and dangers of dogfighting.
12. Make friends with your sheriff, and bring animal fighting issues to his attenton. Call or visit your local law enforcement office and bring them animal fighting reward posters. Even better, present law enforcement with statements from local animal control or shelter workers regarding the signs they see of animal fighting in the community.
13. Let your sheriff know about The HSUS's day-long training courses for law enforcement on animal fighting, with experts who discuss the signs of animal fighting and how to eradicate it. Once your sheriff is serious about cracking down on dogfighting and cockfighting, word will quickly spread that your town is no safe haven for animal fighters.
14. Post our dogfighting video on your website, blog, or social networking profile like Facebook to raise awareness about dogfighting.
15. If you suspect dogfighting in your own neighborhood, alert local law enforcement. Urge your local officials to contact The HSUS for practical tools, advice, and assistance. The HSUS has a standing reward—now doubled to $5,000—for information leading to a conviction of illegal dogfighting.
How to spot signs of dogfighting in your community
- An inordinate number of pit bull-type dogs being kept in one location, especially multiple dogs who are chained and seem unsocialized
- Dogs with scars on their faces, front legs, and stifle area (hind end and thighs)
- Dogfighting training equipment such as treadmills used to build dogs' endurance, "break sticks" used to pry apart the jaws of dogs locked in battle, tires or "springpoles" (usually a large spring with rope attached to either end) hanging from tree limbs, or unusual foot traffic coming and going from a location at odd hours
Updated December 2013
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Mt. Crescent Ski Patrol
The Mt. Crescent Ski Patrol (MCSP) was established in 1964 and is part of the Rocky Mountain Division of the National Ski Patrol. The MCSP is a volunteer organization that serves Mt. Crescent. It has approximately 30 members and has room to add several more patrollers. Ski patrollers provide skiing and snowboarding public with rescue and first aid services, and promote safety and courtesy at the ski hill.
Become a Ski Patroller
It usually takes a little over 7 months to become a basic alpine patroller if a candidate starts training with Outdoor Emergency Care in August. Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) is taught in the fall (late August through Early December); and additional training in ski /snowboard skill, toboggan handling, and ski lift evacuation training is done during the winter. Candidate testing is in late February. The ski patrol candidate that successfully completes all the above training will be a Basic Alpine Patroller the following winter. Candidates may also join the patrol midseason during the winter and complete the on-the-hill training that season. The candidate that joins midseason must take OEC the next fall. They, likewise, will be patrollers at the start of the following winter.
Patrollers are then required to attend annual training activities offered throughout the year.
Patrollers must attend one of two OEC refresher courses offered each fall; maintain their CPR for the Professional rescuer certification; and demonstrate their competence in skiing / snowboarding, toboggan handling, and ski lift evacuation.
Ski patrollers must be at least 18 years of age, successfully complete the Outdoor Emergency Care class, obtain and hold CPR for the Professional Rescuer from a recognized provider (such as the American Red Cross), complete ski/snowboard and toboggan handling training and pay the required dues.
Ski Patrol FAQS
The National Ski Patrol, Outdoor Emergency Care class follows the same standards set forth by the US Department of Transportation for EMT-B's. This class is intended for prospective ski patrollers as well as outdoor enthusiasts. Subjects covered include an overview of human anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, soft and hard tissue injuries, environmental illness and injuries, sudden illnesses, triage, accident management and evacuation, and long term care. This class cost's about $100 including text book and is offered by the MCSP in conjunction with the Outdoor Venture Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. It is a 60 hour long class and is taught on Thursdays (6:30 – 9:45 PM) from late August to early December. A valid OEC certification requires a CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification from a recognized agency (i.e. American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or National Safety Association.)
If you are certified as an EMT-A or B, paramedic, PA, RN or other medical professional we need your expertise. You must still qualify as an Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Technician, regardless of your training and experience. You may challenge the OEC curriculum by successfully passing both a written exam and practical OEC scenarios. Emergency care as a patroller is significantly different from what you may be accustomed to in a modern medical facilit. The Ski Patrol provides comprehensive, pre-hospital care in a remote, delayed response environment. Candidates of all levels must become accustomed to working with specialized ski patrol equipment, under NSP protocols and guidelines, in difficult environmental conditions.
Beside the onetime cost of the OEC course ($100), patrollers are required to pay annual dues. The annual dues cover National Ski Patrol, Rocky Mountain Division and local patrol dues, and is currently is $75.00. Other costs to be a patroller vary with the patroller's desire for quality equipment and clothing, and can be spread out over a couple of seasons. The patrol will help patrollers get the best quality at the lowest cost. Patrollers are expected to provide their own ski or snowboarding equipment and clothing. Other average expenses include a Patroller's Jacket ($100-$235) and a fanny pack first aid kit ($29-$37).
Mt. Crescent ski patrollers are entitled to free skiing at Mt Crescent once all of their training is completed. Complimentary lift tickets at other ski areas are not guaranteed, but are available many times when requested through the proper channels. There are some ski areas which give significant discounts to ski patrollers…there are others that do not.
As members of the Rocky Mountain Division of the National Ski Patrol, Mt. Crescent ski patrollers are also eligible to receive additional training at other division ski hills. Training includes but is not limited to – avalanche, mountain travel and rescue, skiing / snowboard clinics, and toboggan handling.
Ski Patrol members are also eligible for equipment discounts through sponsors of the National Ski Patrol.
Skiing (not a complete list)
Wedge, Wedge Turn, Stem Turn, Sideslip, Skating, Parallel Turns, Traverse, Herringbone, Sidestep, Kick Turn, and Power Stop
Snowboarding (not a complete list)
Turns, Sideslip, Skating, Traverse, Climbing, Fakie, Power Stop
Patrollers determine what days they are available to patrol and with few exceptions, those are the days you will be scheduled. The number of required duty hours is roughly 3-5 hours per week of the ski season.
The season's patrol schedule is made up from information provided by each individual patroller. Patroller availability is usually taken at the annual OEC refresher in October.
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Hoorn, city (1994 pop. 60,979), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on an inlet of the Markermeer. It is a commercial and processing center for a vegetable-growing and dairy-farming region. Prevalent industries include fishing, printing, textiles, and the construction of plastic boats. Hoorn was founded in 1311. In the 17th cent.—the golden age of Dutch exploration—the city sent forth many explorers, such as Willem Schouten , who was the first to round (and who also named) Cape Hoorn (later Horn) A. J. Tasman , who discovered New Zealand and Tasmania and J. P. Coen, founder of Batavia (now Djakarta), Indonesia.
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Director Uli Edel dramatises the shocking rise of Germany's murderous Baader Meinhof gang in the 1970s. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation led by Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu), Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) and Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism and American imperialism. Opposing them is the canny head of the German police force, Horst Herold (Downfall's Bruno Ganz). A stunning achievement that unsensationally lifts the lid on a ruthless revolutionary movement that also happened to be the ultimate in terrorist chic...
Uli Edel
Martina Gedeck
Moritz Bleibtreu
Johanna Wokalek
Bruno Ganz
The Porsche-driving wunderkind of the Baader-Meinhof gang blended a deadly revolutionary fervour with a terrorist chic that lent them - at one time - the support of one in four Germans.
Mein Gott..they even had their own logo - a Heckler & Koch MP5 machine gun set against the background of a red star.
Not for them the dour earnestness of IRA men in penny collars planning nailbomb attacks on drinkers or solemn Islamic fundamentalists plotting the path of an airliner into an American skyscraper.
Glamorous, good-looking and lethally motivated, the Baader-Meinhof gang (who actually preferred to be known by the acronym RAF - Red Army Faction) were born out of the post-Nazi generation that feared a return to fascism.
The right-of-centre Seventies political climate - Vietnam, Bonn's hospitality to the despised Shah of Iran and the presence of ex-Nazis in the West German political machine - convinced them that they had to act.
Andreas Baader (Bleibtrau), a petty criminal with a liking for fast cars, was joined by his blonde lover Gudrunn Ensslin (Wokalek) in the firebombing of a Frankfurt department store after which they went to ground.
Emerging the following year - 1970 - they met up with Ulrike Meinhof (Gedeck), a striking-looking left-wing militant and journalist, who helped free Baader after his arrest by German police for the second time. The RAF took wing.
Director Uli Edel (Last Exit To Brooklyn) and scriptwriter/producer Bernd Eichinger (Downfall) have forged a gripping chronicle of a terrorist group that genuinely chimed with the zeitgeist of German youth with their insistence on "legitimate targets".
The RAF - a mainly Marxist-Leninist outfit - trained with Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine guerrillas on the West Bank and Gaza, an alliance which remained until the botched hijack of a Lufthansa flight in 1977.
Early victims included police officers (in a bank raid to raise funds and an armed assault on a police station) or American military personnel (in a bomb attack on a US barracks in Frankfurt Am Main).
However, the bloody carnage at the offices of publishing mogul Axel Springer, a reactionary whose Bild newspaper had scathingly criticised student radicalism, was viewed in some quarters as contrary to the RAF's policy of avoiding civilian casualties.
Over the film's 150 minutes, Edel and Eichinger deftly relate how the RAF transformed itself from ideologically driven avenger to a ruthless terrorist organisation that spread its lethal net to include innocent civilians culminating in the bloody "German Autumn" of 1977.
The dialogue is based on original documents and the smuggled messages of the main RAF protagonists Baader, Meinhof and Enslinn following their incarceration and eventual suicides.
It's an impressive achievement lent extra weight by masterful performances from Bleibtrau, Gedeck and Wokalek as the conflicted terrorists who became psychologically shredded by the unstoppable force the RAF had become.
By the end they were no longer glamorous, their youthful spirit crushed by a controversial death toll, seismic ideological splits and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. The RAF had gone into tailspin.


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The new Mercedes-Benz Vito mid-capacity van range – one that they themselves describe as 'astonishingly versatile' – has arrived on the market here.
Launched with specifications and market-competitive prices that their commercial vehicles sales manager Fergus Conheady claims 'will send shockwaves through the mid-size van segment', the new Vito range encompasses the familiar Vito panel van, the versatile Mixto crew cab unit and a Tourer crew bus with seating for up to 9 occupants.
Viewed from the front, the new Vito has been given an altogether more powerful, more confident appearance. Prominent is its more robust fascia with dynamic grille and inset Mercedes-Benz star – all framed by more sharply contoured, wing-shaped headlamps. Inside, drivers occupy a fully redesigned, high-quality cockpit that is even more spacious than before yet clear and uncluttered for maximum operational safety.
Amongst the many features likely to give Vito a market edge is the choice of rear-wheel or front-wheel drive formats. Available in two wheelbases, it is the only model in its class produced in three lengths, all 140 mms longer than its predecessor (4895 mm, 5140 mm and 5370 mm).
Signalled to be a strong contender in local and international competitions, the Vito is described by Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle sales manager Fergus Conheady as being the 'lifeblood' of the Mercedes-Benz light commercials range.
"Set to build on the success achieved by its predecessor, the new Vito offers owners one of the best price-to-specifications values in the light commercials segment with the prospect of high return on investment thanks to its competitive prices and reduced operational cost" he said.


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Successful Knowledge Management | @CloudExpo #AI #ML #DX #CloudNative
A sound knowledge base eliminates the need to rediscover or reformulate knowledge
Aug. 17, 2017 11:00 AM
Simple Secrets of Successful Knowledge Management
Knowledge that doesn't serve is knowledge wasted. And for knowledge gained from experience and research to be useful, IT enterprises need to organize, manage and offer it in the best way possible. Fortunately, the best way isn't a Herculean task when you employ simple tricks to build a profound knowledge base (KB). A sound knowledge base eliminates the need to rediscover or reformulate knowledge and improves the support process. With that in mind, consider these best practices to help build a successful knowledge base.
1. Collect information to build your KB.
2. Categorize to identify, retrieve and use knowledge.
3. Implement a knowledge approval process.
4. Choose your audience for each solution.
5. Prompt end users effectively with relevant knowledge items.
Likewise, the sooner an IT technician can get to a resolution in the KB, the easier it is to reduce the mean time to resolve incidents and improve first call resolution rates. This can be achieved by adding keywords and tags to solutions to make items easily searchable.
6. Widen the KB's horizon.
7. Establish a knowledge management team.
8. Evaluate your KB's performance.
Reports from your help desk application on ticket response and resolution times, as well as reopen rates, show you the statistics required to improve your knowledge management system.
After you've built your knowledge base and have a good knowledge management system running, sit back and reap the benefits. Whether it's just a few tweaks to an existing knowledge base or a brand new one, it shouldn't be long before customers and employees say, "It's on fleek!"
As first published on Cloud Strategy Magazine.
LeAnn Smiles is a product analyst for ServiceDesk Plus at ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation. She writes strategic IT service management related content, which includes blogs and white papers. For more information on ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, please visit www.manageengine.com; follow the company blog at http://blogs.manageengine.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ManageEngine and on Twitter @ManageEngine.
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