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Stone tools the evolution of carpentry
2 million years ago
Hunter-gather human ancestors start stone tool technology 2.4 millions years ago in central Africa with hammers and axes. By the time they migrate to Europe you see a specialization of tools and that become more refined. There Neanderthal man is eventually replaced by modern Homo Sapiens. 10,000 years ago in what is called the Neolithic age temporary stone circles become homes as man settles into villages and start to grow crops. That is the begining of civilization when an explosion of invention, tool improvement and advancement at an accelerated rate begins.
Early development was excruciatingly slow but in the upper Paleolithic there was some kind of genetic mutation that triggered a change in the way we thought as Homo Sapiens, apes copy but don't teach kind of thing so this was very different. Carpenters arrive on the scene and develop quite amazing tools from flint that can work wood and immediatly figure out how to build homes so man can start farming. Once settled into villages man begins improving math to keep track of livestock and writing symbols in clay for bartering.
Wood is one of mankind's oldest building materials. The ability to shape wood improved with technological advances from the stone age to the bronze age to the iron age. Some of the oldest archaeological evidence of carpentry are water well casings built using split oak timbers with mortise and tenon and notched corners excavated in eastern Germany dating from about 7,000 years ago in the early neolithic period.
Oldowan - Hammers
Oldowan tools are the oldest known 2.4 million years ago from Ethiopia made with a single blow of one rock against another to create an edge. The innovation is the technique of chipping stones to create a chopping or cutting edge, our first knife, and Oldowan deposits include pieces of bone or horn showing scratch marks that indicate they were used as shovels. This shows we were finally able to select different rock like quartz and basalt to get the best flakes.
Acheulean - Knives and Axes
Acheulean tools first appeared around 1.5 million years ago in East Central Africa, the inovation here is edges on both faces and shaping the entire stone then careful flaking and refining the edge with bone or antlers. About 1 million years ago we get the teardrop, lanceolate shapes, our first axe and milling trees for fire. By 500,000 years it reaches Europe.
Mousterian - Sharpening
Analysis of the Mousterian stone blade technology 200,000 to 40,000 years ago show that many were used to work wood. The whole process of making tools had standardized into explicit stages a basic core stone, then a rough blank, before striking off wedge shaped flakes for a refined final tool. The process was more labor intensive, but the edges of the tools could be reshaped or sharpened as they dulled, so that each tool lasted longer.
Upper Paleolithic - Saws, tool handles
Upper Paleolithic from 40,000 to 12,000 years ago, now we have a wide range of specialized shapes even the development of ribbon-flint knives into saws by making their edges serrated. Elegant tool designs made possible by heating and suddenly cooling flint stones to shatter them in carefully controlled ways. In both periods some including a tang or stub at the base that allowed the point to be tied into the notched end of a stick for a handle.
The first reliable traces of human dwellings, found from as early as 30,000 years ago, follow logical principles. There is often a circular or oval ring of stones, with evidence of local materials being used for a tent-like roof.
Neolithic - homes, math, writing and the wheel
The Neolithic (new stone age) 10,000 years ago that changed temporary stone circles by hunter-gatherers into homes began with the agricultural revolution similar to the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. The carpenters, usually the inhabitant, in that area made houses with same materials as those used there today. Mud brick, mud plaster and wooden doors with wood locks small wooden window frames with fretwork for light. The tools were polished not chipped except for specialty items. More advanced counting system emerges, writing and the development of the potters wheel.
An average home in the fertile crescent were one room with most of their daily living spent outside. Generally there were no floors just hard packed earth. The roofs were made by laying beams from wall to wall a mat of reeds or thorn bushes with a coating of clay with a sand and pebble finish coat. A stone roller was used to make it smooth and able to shed rain. Archaeologist found rollers that were left on the roofs so they were maintained by re-rolling the gravel top coat.
Neanderthal man was replaced by Homo sapiens and you should take into account that they were just as intelligent as us. They were dealing with a climate change where the ice caps went down into Southern Europe so survival not architecture would have been the focus. Also they evolved at different but similar rates geographically and exchanged technology, a good idea after all is still a good idea. So when you hear anthropologist talk proven specifics you also need to take into account that wood decayed and they surely would have had more advanced tools and homes made from easier to work with materials.
The gods of carpentry
Man has an oral history and with death always close at hand they began beliefs in gods that explained the events from before time, tribal traditions and bonds. There is a fascinating similaraty in those events. Some of the gods related to carpentry (crafts) were; Enki - Summaria, Ptah - Egypt, Athena - Greece, Minerva - Roman, Lugh - Celtic, Lu-Pan - China, Vishwakarma - India, Kulla - Babylon, Taoki-Ho-Oi-No-Kami - Japan, Belisama - Gaul, Dian Cecht - Irish, Kothar u Khasis - Canaan, Marunogere - New Guinea, Mushdamma - Mesopotamia, Nang Lha - Tibet, Solang - Micronesian, Xochiquetzal - Aztec, Hastsehogan - Navajo, Master-Carpenter of Haida Legend to name a few and with Chistianity you have Joseph as the Patron Saint of carpenters.


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Welcome home to this beautiful three bedroom and two bathroom pool home in Maitland Florida. Upon walking in you will immediately notice a nice open floor-plan. There is a dedicated office/ flex space as you walk toward the kitchen and living space. The kitchen is spacious and offers a great place to make meals for your family or friends, just name the night. There is an eat-in space with in the kitchen as well as an area for a formal dining. Currently the formal dinning space is used as a sweet workout space which is also a great option! From there you will enter into a nice open living room which splits the master suite from the other two bedrooms and bath. There are vaulted ceilings throughout the common living areas and master suite adding to the open and bright feel. The master oasis boasts a classy updated bathroom with a large walk-in shower, a free-standing soaking tub, dual sinks, walk-in closet and sliders out to the pool patio. The other two bedrooms are a great size with the secondary bathroom between that is also wonderfully updated. From here head on outside and you will find a pool, perfect for entertaining and cooling down on these hot Florida days. The home has gone under updates over the past couple years including up not limited to; HVAC, Plumbing, Gutters, Laminate Flooring, French Drains, Full Bathroom Renovations, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Pool Equipment, Interior Paint. Roof and water heater are 2018. HUGE BONUS, home also comes with fully paid off solar panel system! The solar feeds the house and the pool heater! Keeping electric costs around $20 a month!! BIG BIG SAVINGS! Don't miss your opportunity, call for your showing today! Showings are Appointment ONLY as home is occupied.


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'Dog the Bounty Hunter' Star Leland Chapman Hospitalized on First Hunt Since Beth Chapman's Death
Dog the Bounty Hunter star Duane "Dog" Chapman's son Leland Chapman was hospitalized in Alabama Tuesday afternoon after being injured during a manhunt. The manhunt marked Chapman's first since his wife, Beth Chapman passed away from cancer at the age of 51 on June 26.
According to sources who spoke to The Blast, the hospitalization occurred after Leland and his father embarked on a hunt for Edward Morales in Adams County, Colorado on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 9. Morales had been charged with domestic violence and had pleaded guilty to harassment in June. A warrant had been issued for his arrest on June 24 after he failed to appear at a hearing.
Leland and his father allegedly managed to track Morales down and "pounced" on the suspect to make the arrest, with Leland among the first on the scene. At some point during the struggle, Leland reportedly tore his ACL and was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
"The guy fought like hell," one of the outlet's sources said, adding that despite the injury, Leland managed to subdue Morales and take him into custody, the suspect being booked into the Adams County Jail later that day.
Leland will reportedly have surgery next week to fix the injury, meaning that he will be on crutches when he attends Beth's memorial service in Colorado on Saturday, July 13.
Beth passed away Wednesday, June 26 at the age of 51 at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, where she had been in a medically-induced coma four days before. She had been fighting throat cancer and in the spring of 2019 revealed she was not undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
In the wake of her death, her family has held a number of memorials, with the Saturday service set to take place at he Heritage Christian Center (14401 E. Exposition Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80012) from 2-4 p.m. local time. For fans unable to attend in person, the ceremony will be live streamed from WGNAmerica.com and https://www.facebook.com/DogWGNA/.
The Chapmans had risen to fame thanks to their bounty hunting series Dog the Bounty Hunter, on which Leland, along with Chapman's first child with La fonda Sue Honeycutte, Duane Lee Chapman II, and his daughter, Lyssa Chapman, who he had with ex-wife Lyssa Rae Brittain, also starred. The family worked together with Dog and Beth as bail bondsmen and bounty hunters during the A&E series Dog the Bounty Hunter, which ran for eight seasons.
The family is set to appear in the new WGN series Dog's Most Wanted, a 10-part series that will follow Chapman and Beth as they hunt down criminals who appear on the FBI, U.S. Marshals and States' Most Wanted Fugitives lists. An arrest that Leland made in March will reportedly be featured on the series.


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As a design leader, you can speak with conviction about your vision when you are more self-aware of your own strengths and areas for growth. Self-awareness and introspection help you develop an accurate sense of your strengths and limitations, which gives you a realistic self-confidence. It also gives you clarity on your values and sense of purpose, so you can be more decisive when you set a course of action.
How can designers cultivate self-awareness and reflection and develop it further? There are many ways to do so. Below is a conversation with Neek Zanfack, Product Designer at Nextdoor and mentee for the Coaching Through Crisis Program discussing what he has found to work best.
Neek welcome! Tell us a bit about your background story and some of the exciting things you're working on these days?
I'm originally from Cameroon, Central Africa. I graduated from the university of Maryland in College Park two years ago where I studied Information Science.
My interest in product design got stronger in my last year of college. I started to work on a lot of side projects with my friends and eventually built my first portfolio. Before I graduated, I was selected to participate in the Kleiner Perkins Design fellowship program here in Silicon Valley which was surreal. We attended many networking events and private talks including founder speaking series, community building and entrepreneurial workshops from well known founders and venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
Photo: Kleiner Perkins Design fellowship program the cohort Neek was in.
I got my first product design internship at Handshake where I worked on growth products. After that, I joined Nextdoor as an intern on the local business team and I was working on local deals for businesses.
Currently I work as a full time product designer at Nextdoor supporting monetization and leading design on our enterprise self serve products. Outside of work, I'm mentoring young black designers and helping build Blackswho.design which is a community focusing on increasing visibility and highlighting black designers in tech.
You've attended RETHINK Coaching Through Crisis Program. In what ways were you able to develop a better sense of self awareness about your skills after the program?
Yes I did and it was great! Thank you for allowing me to be part of the program.
One of my motivations in applying to the program was to learn from a coach/mentor on how to navigate and approach career growth. I'm very familiar with RETHINK and the caliber of design leaders, mentors or coaches who have shared their knowledge through RETHINK events. When I learned about the program, I knew I wanted to be part of it.
Developing a better sense of self awareness about my skills was definitely one of my goals in attending the program.
"An important thing my mentor helped me realize was that I was spending too much time on fixing my weaknesses rather than improving my strengths."
Something my mentor mentioned that was eye opening for me was that "If you analyze things that have happened in your life, it is because of your strengths and not your weaknesses." It's easy sometimes to only focus on weaknesses and I want to keep building on my strengths moving forward.
Something else I was able to achieve after the program was to better identify what energizes me versus what takes energy away from me. It's something subtle, but when you become aware of that, it makes a lot of difference. For example I love thinking through sketching. It gives me a lot of creative energy and I want to keep doing more of that.
"If you analyze things that have happened in your life, it is because of your strengths and not your weaknesses."
What are your strategies on building a strong relationship with your coach or mentor? How do you become someone people want to help grow?
That's a great question and a very important one. I think just like any other relationship trust and communication are very important in the effectiveness of the relationship. A coach should make the designer mentee feel comfortable and safe. The sense of safety will help the mentee be more open and transparent. When a coach has a better understanding of the challenges the mentee is facing, they can be more effective in helping them.
For me I try to focus on three things to build the relationship with my mentor:
Take the lead
The type of relationship you have with your mentor/coach mostly depends on your efforts. It's on you to reach out, schedule the meetings and clearly define what you want out of them. Plan the meeting in detail and provide context for any specific topic you want to discuss. You want to make it as easy as possible for them to help you. By showing effort, planning and having a clear vision for what you want, you inherently show that you respect and value your mentor/coach's time. That's something they will appreciate. You don't want them to feel like they are having another job.
Be humble and show your passion for learning
I believe that when you are genuinely interested and passionate about learning, people will be more inclined to help you. Your passion shows that there is a true desire in wanting to learn. In addition to your passion, being humble in your learning shows that you have room to improve and grow.
Follow up
I can't emphasize this enough. Following up allows you to close the loop in your relationship with your mentor/coach. Follow up after each meeting, whether it's to thank them for their time or to set expectations for the next meeting. Following up is also a great way to show what you've learned from them and how you've applied it. This could give them a sense of accomplishment or fulfillment because they've contributed to your growth.
What is your approach to grow your influence within the organization as you become more senior in your role as a designer?
There are a couple of things that worked for me were:
Make your work visible
One thing I've learned about collaboration in the workplace so far is that no one knows what you are doing. No one around you knows your work better than you. If no one recognizes the importance of the work you are doing, nobody will recognize you. It's important to share your work with people.
Take advantage of opportunities in cross functional environments such as product design reviews, critiques and product demos to share what you are working on with everyone on your team as well as people outside of your team.
Teach others around you
This is particularly important because I believe that we all know things others can learn from. Whether it is a small trick on how to effectively take notes or a large workshop on learning a new tool, teaching something new allows others to view you as valuable and dependable.
Be a great teammate
Be the person everyone wants to work with because you are supportive and reliable. One simple thing one can do is to reach out to other members of your team and ask how you can help them if you don't have a lot on your plate.
How did you build self-confidence as a designer?
Confidence is very important and it can be challenging for a young designer. For me it was a combination of practice, talking to designers with much more experience than me and being patient with myself that helped me become more confident.
Practice design through side projects
Taking on side projects helped me practice and improve my design skills whether it is user research, visual design or prototyping. In time, gaining the skills and seeing progress made me feel more confident about myself.
Reach out to designers
Talking with established designers or young designers with more years under their belts really helped in demystifying what the discipline is about and brought more clarity about the expectations around being a product designer. I felt like I could do that too.
Be patient and not compare myself to others
I decided to be patient with myself and acknowledge that this is a process. It will take some time for me to be where I want to be. This allowed me to keep on improving and not judging myself, my skills or my work against other designers. Each designer is on their own journey and I have to focus on my own.
Curious how do you approach your career growth with intention?
When it comes to approaching career growth with confidence, self awareness is key.
Learn about yourself
A good place to start is to spend a lot of time learning about your own skills, what you enjoy doing, what excites you and what drives you. Having a clear idea on that will help you understand what kind of designer you are and want to be.
Define your north star
After you have clarity on what kind of designer you are, you should set a long term goal: a north star for yourself. It could be becoming a head of design leading products and teams in consumer healthcare. From there you can reverse engineer your path from your north star to where you are today. Then set up goals with the intention of reaching that long term goal.
Build momentum
Taking a deeper look at your current skills and identifying what you are good at and what you need to improve on will help you in building momentum as you grow and acquire new skills. That momentum is important for your confidence.
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Tao Expresses His Wish for EXO to Always Stay Together
Through a recent SNS post, EXO member Tao expressed his wish for the 10 members of his group to always stay together. Following Kris (Wu Yi Fan) and Luhan's lawsuits against SM Entertainment to terminate their contracts and mark their exit from the group, EXO is now left with 10 members.
On October 19, Tao wrote a message on his own personal Instagram account that said, "#cartier Diamond Ten diamonds, I hope our remaining ten members continue to stay together like this bracelet, without even one missing..Also, please watch 'Law of the Jungle.'"
Along with these words, Tao posted a photo of a Cartier bracelet that has a total of 10 diamonds engraved into it, which appear to represent each one of the 10 remaining members.


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Trinity's Ninth Annual Pumpkin Patch Opens
Saturday, October 7, 2017!
Open Every Day – Rain or Shine!
Monday through Friday from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm
Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 6:00pm
Food! Delicious home-made goodies, hot lunch (Saturdays & Sundays), fresh-popped popcorn, cider, and cold and hot drinks!
More than just pumpkins! Mums, decorative cabbages, and fancy gourds to complete your fall decor!
Fun for the whole family! Live music (Saturdays & Sundays), artisan craft vendors, picture-in-the-patch, and so much more!
Costume Parade! Get your best outfit together and be on the patch Sunday, October 29 at 1pm!


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8th president of tuskegee university
dr. lily d. mcnair began her tenure as tuskegee university's eighth president on july 1, 2018. her appointment as tuskegee's first female president came after a 30-year career spanning experience as a university educator, researcher and executive, and in private practice as a clinical psychologist.
before her tenure at tuskegee, president mcnair's academic career included a variety of teaching and administrative appointments, which culminated as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at new york's wagner college.
previously, at spelman college, an hbcu like tuskegee, she served as associate provost of research and divisional coordinator for science and mathematics. at the university of georgia, where she was an associate professor of psychology and associate director of the clinical psychology doctoral training program, she became the department of psychology's first african-american woman to obtain tenure and promotion. she has also held positions at state university of new york at new paltz and vassar college.
a clinical psychologist by training, president mcnair holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from princeton university, and master's and doctoral degrees in psychology from the state university of new york at stony brook.
her research has focused on developing and evaluating community-based interventions targeting substance use and early sexual behavior in african-american youth. her work has been funded by the national institutes of mental health, as well as the centers for disease control and prevention. preliminary findings of these longitudinal studies are demonstrating the significant impact of positive parenting practices on children's outcomes across a variety of domains. president mcnair also co-edited the first four editions of women: images and realities, an introductory and highly popular multicultural women's studies textbook, which is now in its seventh edition.
since her appointment as president, she has been named by this is alabama and birmingham magazine to its 2018 class of "women who shape the state" and by diverse: issues in higher education to its 2019 list of "top 35 women in higher education." recent distinguished alumni award honors include recognition by stony brook university and princeton university's association of black princeton alumni organization. in addition, the los angles, california, county board of supervisors named oct. 22, 2019, as "dr. lily d. mcnair and tuskegee university day" throughout the county.
president mcnair grew up in a small town outside fort dix and mcguire air force base in new jersey in a community as culturally diverse as her own household. her father, who worked for the army, is african american, and her mother was japanese. she is married to dr. george w. roberts, a retired senior administrator at the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention, whom she met in graduate school. together they have two adult children: randall roberts and marguerite roberts.
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Ameranth, Inc. v. Pizza Hut, Inc. et al
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ORDER Denying #985 Motion to Compel without Prejudice. Defendants' motion to compel is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo on 4/11/2018. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(aef)
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Erin Meezan is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Interface, the groundbreaking global commercial flooring company that is committed to running their business in a way that is restorative to the planet and creates a climate fit for life.
Don't miss Erin's discussion during the closing plenary session of the Climate Leadership Conference – Beyond Zero: Introducing the Climate Take Back.
Since you've been working with Interface, how has the landscape for sustainability changed? Have the goalposts shifted?
I've been working in sustainability for over 20 years, I've been with Interface for over 15, and this summer marked the 25th anniversary of our founder and former chairman Ray Anderson's game-changing speech. Back then he challenged our company to become a sustainable enterprise with the goal of having net-zero impact on the environment. Mission Zero® made us a pioneer, learning how to define and implement sustainability at a time when few companies were pursuing it.
We focused on three key areas of the business: our factories, our products and our raw materials. Over the last 25 years, we've made remarkable progress, with results including:
- a 92 percent reduction of waste to landfill across our global factory locations;
- an 89 percent water use reduction in factories globally;
- a shift to 89 percent of our global energy coming from renewable sources, with 100 percent of our electricity globally covered by renewable sources; and,
- a 69% reduction in the carbon footprint of our products.
Fast forward to 2019 and a number of things have changed. First, sustainability leadership is no longer about having targets focused on lessening the environmental impact of your business. Twenty-five years ago, a net-zero footprint was revolutionary. Five years ago, we realized this wasn't enough: we needed to shift from do-no-harm ethos to a new kind of benchmark focused on delivering positive results.
By 2016 we were close to achieving Mission Zero so we set a new mission focused on what we perceive to be the biggest challenge: carbon. Instead of setting targets against our prior performance, we asked what the planet needs us to deliver.
What are the biggest challenges in this new approach to sustainability?
One of the challenges in terms of results is that our biggest carbon impact is in our supply chain, so we can't take direct action to mitigate it. We need to educate, influence and advocate for the change we want to see. We have worked very hard to build awareness and increase engagement around these issues through our relationships with our suppliers and by doing things like bringing in guest speakers to talk to them. We've also been able to affect change through competition. For example, we have told our yarn suppliers that whoever gives us recycled content first will enjoy the majority of our business.
We're also trying to use our influence on a broader scale by pushing for legislation that can make a difference. In the past three years we have worked with a lobbyist in California to influence and pass amendments to California's innovative carpet recycling law. We also intend to engage more deeply on making sure that the State incorporates sustainability at the front end of this cycle through innovative purchasing practices that prioritize sustainability considerations – and particularly carbon emissions. We're seeking to amend California's "buy clean" legislation, which passed in 2017, so that it includes not just construction materials like steel and cement, but also interior building products like flooring. For example, when a state agency is going to build a new building or undertake significant construction, they should consider embodied carbon as a screen in construction and interior finished materials. We're trying to expand this to all built environment materials. If just our business goes carbon negative, we won't stop global warming…but the ripple effect in the government, corporate and university sectors could have a huge impact.
Another different kind of challenge is that we need a whole new set of metrics to measure positive impacts. Some great progress has been made through the Handprint methodology, but we are definitely at the beginning of the journey when it comes to measuring progress against these kinds of targets.
What is the biggest opportunity?
If you look at the square footage of new commercial construction and renovations between now and 2050, we are building the equivalent of a new New York City every month for the next 40 years. We think embodied carbon in the built environment has been a huge blind spot, and one that architects and designers can readily address. Over the next two decades, we want to work with architects, interior designers, design firms, and big companies on decarbonizing the built environment by funding tools like the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, by supporting policy, and by having an influence wherever we can – if every one of our sales people talks to two people every day, we can have a big impact on changing hearts and minds.
Last month was exciting because embodied carbon calculator tool was launched – it's a free open-source tool that allows customers to see and compare construction and interiors materials for free. This puts good information in the hands of consumers so they can make choices that have a more positive impact on the environment.
Tell me about the Carbon-Negative Company initiative.
Our goal is to get our company to carbon negative by 2040. That means that we remove more carbon than we produce. We introduced a prototype carbon-negative product in 2017, one that stores more carbon than it emits. Building on the lessons of that prototype, we commercialized the first carbon-negative carpet backing in 2018, and in 2019 we invested in new raw materials and technology to make or offer carbon-negative products to customers in 2020. This was possible through a combination of shifting to backing materials that are bio-based and recycled materials that store carbon, introducing new manufacturing processes and new technologies, and using renewable energy and more efficient processes.
Now that we've proven that the product is market ready, we're working on getting state procurement agencies to demand it, and to have companies put it in their RFPs and specifications. We're more optimistic than ever – if we can develop a carbon-negative product in five years, so can every flooring manufacturer and drywaller and cement company. The possibilities are very exciting.
What have you learned so far on the path to negative carbon?
The status quo is hard to overcome. I think that we're learning that a new challenge like carbon negative leads you to look in directions you previously were not. It also seems hard and expensive, but we've proven that starting with a prototype approach, we've been able to shift toward carbon-negative products in a short timeframe. We're also learning that our customers have a strong desire to address carbon in the built environment, but they need the tools and the products to do it. Many people seem to believe that it will take too much capital to transition to low carbon or negative carbon economy. One of the things we've found over the last four to five years is that, by challenging our folks to create a carbon-negative product, we've looked at raw materials we've never looked at before and we've become more innovative than ever.
It's clear that global climate change is a huge issue but many individuals feel disempowered, and aren't sure what to do. If you can link what they do – such as picking materials for their built environments – with a positive impact, it makes them feel like they can do something.
What are you looking forward to at the 2020 Climate Leadership Conference?
The shift we're seeing in the level of corporate ambition on climate is fierce, and I'm also excited about the growth of the Science-Based targets movement. I'm looking forward to hearing more about those ambitions and how to action them in terms of a business plan. We don't have the pathway to carbon negative completely figured out – we have the products, but still have a ways to go on our supply chain, operational footprint, and raw materials – so I'm interested to get ideas from others on how we motivate people to move in that direction…how do we link all this work we're doing and unlock the connection with people? What do we want to accomplish collectively? This is an incredibly important and timely conversation and I'm happy to be part of it.


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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Happy New Year, Baby Fortune! by Leanne Banks
Lullabies…and cowboys? USA TODAY bestselling author Leanne Banks kicks off the new Fortunes of Texas continuity with a story of a single mom and the sexy rancher who sweeps her off her feet!
As she rings in the new year in Horseback Hollow, Texas, single mom Stacey Fortune Jones tries to count her blessings. She has an adorable baby girl, Piper; supportive parents; good friends. Best of them all is Colton Foster, her longtime neighbor from the ranch next door. He always seems to be around when she needs him. Trouble is, she may be starting to need him a bit too much….
She's off-limits, Colton keeps telling himself. The tall, muscular rancher turns to mush every time he sees Stacey. But falling for his little sister's best friend seems wrong on so many levels. She's on the rebound. She's got a baby. She's…complicated. What's a big-hearted cowboy to do?
My Review: Happy New Year, Baby Fortune! by Leanne Banks
I have read some of the Fortune books but have missed the one where Jeanne Marie Fortune Jones was found and reunited with her brother and sister. This story is about Jeanne Marie's only daughter Stacey.
I liked the characters but would have like to know more about them. It not a deep book but a shorter book. I liked how Colton was scared of Piper. But even while scared he helped out with the baby when their was a need to. Colton grew fast liking Piper.
I admit to really liking the scene when Colton runs into his friend Joe and tells him what he thinks about leaving Stacey and not being their for her and his daughter.
Piper is a cute baby who steals the scenes she is in.
Their is a couple of steamy love scenes that I skipped over.
This book was mostly relationships and a sense of community. I would like to come back to Horseback Hollow, Texas and see how Stacey's brothers fare.
This is a small town romance and makes for a fast nice read.
I was given this ebook to read for purpose of reviewing from Netgalley and Harlequin.
Dec. 17,2013 Pub Harlequin Harlequin Special Edition 224 pages ISBN:9780373657872
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5. Bruno Iksil - $6 billion
Bruno Iksil was the face behind the infamous 'London Whale' scandal, which led to JPMorgan Chase incurring over $6 billion in losses. He was found to be essentially gambling on transactions using a long series of credit default swaps that backfired on him.
Eventually, the bank had was forced to admit it broke the law and had to pay about $920 million to settle charges brought to them by the SEC that related to the scandal. Two of Bruno's co-workers also had criminal charges placed against them.


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Cloud Seeding
Why isn't cloud seeding used for areas suffering droughts?
—Janie Guentert, Sierra Madre, Calif.
Decades ago, when researchers conceived of seeding clouds to produce rainfall, the idea offered much hope. But benefits have proven slim. First, clouds must be present, and they must be the right kind of clouds. This doesn't happen nearly as often as one would wish. Second, seeding produces only a slight increase in precipitation—barely even 5 to 10 percent, if any. The most positive factor is that the process is cheap. But concerns have been raised that seeding material (silver iodide) may contaminate the local environment. So the subject continues to be researched.
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M. February 27, 2008
The Insider and ET went to the top secret Panama City set of the new James Bond film Quantum of Solace and they both aired their exclusive interviews with the main cast and Marc Forster tonight. I made captures of Gemma's interviews and they can be found in our gallery. The Insider and ET videos can be viewed here and here. The questions may not have been the best ("Is James ready to have sex again?", "Is Daniel a good kisser?", etc), but it's always exciting to see new Bond-related promotion.
– Online Interviews: The Insider – "Quantum of Solace" Set Visit (February 26, 2008)
– Online Interviews: ET – "Quantum of Solace" Set Visit (February 26, 2008)


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June 23, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Cross Border, Culture, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, Journalist Killings, Maguindanao Massacre, Media, The Internet
A flood of journalist-refugees
JOURNALISTS fleeing from stories and conflict?
It seems almost unthinkable. The common view is, where the action is, the journalists would, or should, be there.
But as the world marked World Refugee Day last week, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has raised concern about the increasing incidence of journalists feeling abroad to escape violence in conflict-torn areas and political crackdown.
In a report, RSF said twice as many journalists fled abroad in 2014 than in 2013 – and the "hemorrhaging" continues this year.
Scores of journalists from Syria, Libya, Ethiopia, and Azerbaijan have fled homes last year to escape violence or state harassment even as "no continent is spared by this trend."
"It is clear that silencing journalists by forcing them to flee into exile is more than ever part of the repressive arsenal used by the media's enemies," RSF said.
RSF said the veritable "crisis" situation spares no continent in the world. "The causes may vary – armed conflict in Libya and Syria, or targeted persecution by governments in Ethiopia and Azerbaijan – but the result is the same. Crises develop, spread and take root."
"More than 300 Syrian professional and citizen-journalists have fled abroad to escape systematic reprisals since the start of the conflict in Syria," it said. "At least 43 Libyan journalists fled their country in 2014."
RSF has also started close monitoring of the situation in Burundi, "where journalists have fled abroad to escape the grave acts of violence against the media that have accompanied the political crisis there."
RSF said it "tries to assist all journalists who are forced to flee their country, helping these men and women to find a safe refuge or to cope with their most urgent needs because they are the victims of their commitment to freedom of information."
"And because of the scale of this phenomenon, RSF is working with other international and regional NGOs that defend media freedom and support human rights defenders," RSF said.
Around 80 percent of the assistance grants allocated by RSF in 2014 went to individuals, many of them journalists who have fled abroad. However, RSF said it also helps independent media and NGOs that continue to provide information despite being exposed to violence and crackdowns.
In its overview of its activities in support of journalists in difficulty in 2014, RSF said its offices in Paris and Berlin that are coordinating the administrative, material and financial support to journalists and media in difficulty," disbursed 216 assistance grants with a total value of more than €325,000″ in 2014, compared with €163,000 in 2013.
RSF said the amount was disbursed for the following activities:
* Helping journalists who are victims of violence or persecution. Around 100 individual support grants (with an average value of €760) in 2014 was disbursed, RSF said, "to cover immediate needs, or medical or legal bills or to help journalists in danger to find a safe refuge."
* Support for journalists fleeing chaos. :In recent months, many journalists have fled the chaos and violence in Libya and Syria, two of the world's most dangerous countries for the media. The threat of abduction or death drove 43 professional and citizen-journalists to flee Libya in 2014. More than 300 professional and citizen-journalists have fled abroad since the start of the conflict in Syria, where they are targets of systematic reprisals by government henchmen, armed opposition groups or members of Al-Nusra Front, Islamic State and other extremist militias. In 2014, RSF allocated 27 assistance grants to Syrians and 22 to Libyans with the aim of helping them cope with the trials and tribulations of exile."
* Support for media victims of the civil war in the Central African Republic. "The media have not been spared by the civil war that has devastated the Central African Republic. Targeted in turn by the Seleka and Anti-Balaka, many were vandalized and looted. Journalists were threatened, arrested arbitrarily and held incommunicado. Four were killed in the violence although it has not yet been possible to establish whether they were targeted in connection with their journalistic activities. Others had to go into hiding or flee in 2014. RSF allocated nine grants designed to help ensure the safety of CAR journalists who were in danger.
* Support for media in "Azerbaijan, Europe's biggest prison for journalists." According to RSF, "an unprecedented crackdown on independent journalists, bloggers and information activities turned Azerbaijan into Europe's biggest prison for news providers. The assistance desks of RSF's international secretariat and German section together allocated 23 grants in 2014 to Azerbaijani journalists who were in exile or in prison, or to their relatives."
By geographic regions of the world, RSF said 50% of funds to assist journalists in danger went to the MENA or Middle East and Northern Africa region; 14 percent to Afica; 13 percent to Europe and Central Asia; 13 percent to Asia/Pacific; and 3 percent to the Americas.


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Due to global part shortages, RVL-PMS-2 is out of stock. Lead times for components are extremely long, so it may be several months before we are able to restock. In the mean time, RVL-PMS-Lite can be used in its place.
The RVL Power Management System Version 2 is the ultimate solution for your next Wii portable. This compact board handles all your power needs by combining battery management and voltage regulation onto a single board. Version 2 integrates all the features of the original RVL-PMS, and improves upon them even more.
Version 2 integrates new functions to improve your portable. Built-in U10 emulation allows the PMS 2 to operate as a replacement for the U10.
The thermal monitoring has been upgraded to include fan speed controls. The PMS-2 monitors the temperature of your portable through a thermocouple, and adjusts the fan speed accordingly, allowing it to find the sweet spot of cool and quiet.
Like the first iteration, the RVL-PMS 2 can operate independently of the Wii. But it also has the ability to communicate with the Wii over i2C using custom software, opening a world of versatility. On-screen indicators can display battery level and charging status in game. Using RVLoader on the Wii allows you to configure the PMS 2 right on your portable. You can change your charging parameters, calculate remaining battery life or time to charge, set the power button/switch behavior, monitor internal temperature, update your firmware, and more, all from within software on your portable.
Nobody is perfect, and sometimes a late night session ends with a wire going where it shouldn't. The new built in reverse polarity protection provides a safety net against some of the most common wiring mistakes. While these new protections will not protect you from ALL user error, they might just save you from an unexpected encounter with magic smoke.
The New PMS is smaller than the original, making it easier than ever to find a nice comfy place to rest in your portable. It also features castellated pads along the edges. These pads can be soldered to directly, or soldered wire-free onto boards of your own design using our open-source footprints. Building a tidy, highly integrated portable has never been easier.
Pairing the RVL-PMS with an RVL-PD opens the door for more features, such as internal flash storage, and USB C Power Delivery for high speed charging. While not required, the two were specifically designed to work seamlessly together to give your portable that professional polish it deserves.
Hardware:- High Efficiency 1v, 1.15v, 1.8v, 3.3v, and 5v regulators
- Simultaneous charge and play functionality
- Battery Protections: Over-voltage, under-voltage, current limit, reverse polarity
- Integrated battery management and charging circuitry
- Compatible with any 1S Lithium-ion battery configuration
- Compatible with both cylindrical Li-Ion and flat Li-Po packs
- Configurable charge speed with input power up to 15V 3A (45 Watts)
- Input power up to 15V 3A (45 Watts)
- Thermal probe for safety shutdown and temperature controlled fan speed
- Coulomb counter fuel gauge for accurate battery level and status
- Addressable RGB led output for battery level and charge status
- U10 emulation
- 32mm x 35mm
- Castellated edges for modular design integration
Software- Complete integration with RVLoader
- On-screen display of info such as battery level
- Firmware upgradable straight through RVLoader
- Detailed info on Wii's temperature, battery status, battery health, and more
- Configurable power switch behavior (Momentary or toggle)
- Configurable battery parameters, including max voltage and max charging current
RVL-PMS 2 Drawing
1x RVL-PMS-2
1x RVL-NTC
1x WS2812 THT LED
To update your PMS2, copy the "pms2.bin" file onto the root of your RVLoader usb drive. Use the c-stick to navigate to the settings menu and click on firmware update under the Power tab. The PMS2 will now take a few seconds to update.
Make sure file is named as "pms2.bin"
v1.1 - corrected color order for the included ws2812b led. decreased addressable led brightness. temperature sensor values are averaged and look more stable on RVLoader.
v1.2 - Enabled fan PID tuning -Added LED intensity control -Added support for WS2812B addressable LEDs -Implemented potentiometer input for RVLAMP volume control


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How the Tidiest Woman in the World Organizes Her Email
When Marie Kondo wants to unwind, she scrubs the floor.
Because for Kondo, 31, whose breakout self-help book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up made her a star well outside her native Japan, organizing the home is the ultimate catharsis. Her methods are both quirky and precise: she believes you should touch each of your belongings one by one to determine whether they "spark joy" — if they don't, thank the items for their service and get rid of them. She also asks that you show your socks and underwear some respect by folding them to stand upright in your drawer.
Even with a busy schedule and a second child due this fall, Kondo manages to keep on top of clutter. So it's no surprise that the pint-sized practitioner of all things clean also has a system for organizing her digital life. (She admits, however, that she's not great with computers and so the process "doesn't go as perfectly as tidying the home.")
Here's her best advice for staying on top of email, texts and social media.
1. Don't create too many folders.
"Unlike physical tidying, one of the advantages of digital tidying is definitely searchability," she says. "Especially with personal accounts, it is unnecessary to sort in detailed categories, creating sub-folders under folders."
Kondo sorts her email into two categories: "Unprocessed" and "Save." The Unprocessed emails remain in the inbox — these are emails that are either unread, need replies, or emails she wants to read when she has time. Organizing it this way offers her a way to visualize her unfinished tasks. The Save category is for email she's read and needs to hang on to — and it can only go in one of three buckets (i.e. – "accounting.")
Marie Kondo is No. 36 on Fortune's 40 Under 40. Check out the full list here.
2. Take a "one-shot" approach.
Instead of dipping into your email or Facebook account to read messages as you have time, dedicate time to go through them as "quickly and completely" as possible. The same process should apply to deleting unused apps or files on your computer.
The day Fortune interviewed her, Kondo had 40 unread emails. "They pile up when I take my eyes off my computer even for a short time."
3.Embrace the delete button.
Emails differ from physical objects in the sense that they don't have to "spark joy" for you to keep them, Kondo says. Still, if you know an email is no longer of use to you, it's a good to delete it. "I try to let go of unneeded things so that I can keep myself as light as possible," she says.
Related: 40 Under 40: What I Would Tell My 20-Year-Old Self
4. Minimize distractions.
Kondo has one iPhone (we imagine it's white, as it's the only color she wears these days). She keeps text and email notifications on, but sounds off.
5. Quit Facebook if it doesn't bring you joy.
Social media can be a great tool if it truly sparks joy for you to connect and communicate with others, Kondo says. But if it exhausts you, quit. "Don't worry — you will always be connected with the people you have special relationships no matter what."


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Pathways — the UBC Faculty of Medicine's digital magazine — shares stories about learning, discovery and innovation that are making a difference in B.C. communities and around the world. Discover the impact of our global-leading health research and education.
Working Together
British Columbia is in the midst of a public health crisis due to dramatically increased numbers of opioid overdose deaths, with nearly 1,000 in 2016 and higher numbers in 2017.
And across Canada, one in five young people aged 15-24 report experiencing mental illness or substance use problems.
What more can be done to tackle these alarming statistics and address the public health needs of our communities?
The key lies in working together and engaging a wide range of voices – including those at UBC's Faculty of Medicine.
Home to international leaders in mental health and addictions research and education, their work will help lead us out of this crisis.
The Faculty's Strategic Plan: Building the Future commits to social accountability by putting the patient first, addressing the social determinants of health and disease, and reducing population health inequities and access in B.C., particularly amongst Indigenous people. These goals are highly relevant to the current crisis.
Today, most addictions treatment is provided in primary care settings, making it essential that we equip family physicians to provide care. But it's not enough. Recent data from overdose deaths in Vancouver found that most of those who died accessed a hospital emergency department in the year prior to death, but less than half of the visits were for overdoses. Whether they are treating ankle fractures, pneumonia or appendicitis, every health care provider must be able to recognize addiction in their patients and either provide or ensure linkage to treatment.
Recognizing the challenge, the Faculty of Medicine must incorporate the fundamentals of addiction care, including harm reduction services, into its undergraduate and graduate curriculums. The Faculty has started on this path and is training future generations of health professionals in areas of greatest need. And, through a recent collaboration with the BC Centre on Substance Use, new online educational resources are available to better prepare physicians in practice.
Aboriginal men and women are over-represented among those impacted by the opioid overdose crisis. The new UBC Indigenous Cultural Safety Interdisciplinary Learning Experience – that will provide students with the opportunity to learn about diversity and cultural humility in practice – is a necessary and important step to begin to reduce these, and other, health inequities in the Aboriginal population. Cultural safety training should also be encouraged for all alumni.
Investment in prevention is also desperately needed. Trauma occurring in the early years of brain development increases the risk of future mental illness and addiction. The Faculty's Human Early Learning Partnership has mapped early childhood vulnerability across BC, laying the groundwork for prevention efforts. This requires advocating for an integrated system of quality child care, poverty reduction, and affordable housing.
In the end, it will take great leadership and innovation from a wide range of disciplines to effect real change. The Faculty of Medicine is well positioned to play a leading role.
Story team:
UBC Faculty of Medicine Communications team — Katie White, Alison Liversage, Kerry Blackadar, Sarah Stenabaugh, Patricia Gray, Brian Kladko and Jacqueline Wong.
Special thanks to our story partners for their support:
Kevin Hollett, BC Centre on Substance Use; Jayde Boden and Leah Lockhart, Foundry; Houston White, UBC communications & marketing. Photography by Paul Joseph, Don Erhardt, Geoff Lister and Sonya Kruger. Design by Signals Design Group.
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What does a $150 headset sound like? What does a $150 headset sound like? These are questions I asked myself after I signed on to review the new headset from HyperX, the Cloud II Wireless. It's a new version of the pre-existing Cloud II from HyperX, but sans wires. I have never owned or used a headset at this price tier before, the fanciest I ever got was a Zelda-branded Astro-something I got a deep discount on. So really, the Cloud II Wireless is my measuring stick. And I have to say, I'm super stoked to have this thing right before the PS5 launches. It has some usability issues, but as far as the basic functions it has, I've never had a better one of these before.
The feature set for the Cloud II Wireless seems pretty standard, with a couple of exceptions. It has a power and mute button, a USB-C charge port, and a volume wheel. Those are the only physical components on the headset. The microphone is removable via simple auxiliary input, so I assume you can swap it out for another if you want to. The wireless receiver is, for better or worse, a USB dongle that's about the size and shape of a standard flash drive. The USB-C port is one of the stars of the show, giving this thing access to a lot of juice very quickly. There's no funky plastic in the way or anything, and the battery has such a long life I haven't had to plug it back in since the first time I charged it. The other big deal, to me, is that this headset supports 7.1 surround.
Related: HyperX Cloud Wired Gaming Headset + Bluetooth Review | Prima Games
Also, like the headline says, it's comfy AF. In my experience headsets of this size, with the big, pillowy muffs, get uncomfortable pretty quickly. They often feel heavy, which puts strain on your head and eventually your ears. But I've been able to use the Cloud II Wireless for longer than I ever have before with a set of headphones. The cushions on the muff are ridiculously soft, with tons of give that still lets them cover my ears. And while the cushion on the top band has less of a notable presence, that's actually a testimony to the comfort level here. The skeleton of this device is aluminum-based, making it super, duper light. I barely notice it's on the top of my head.
The top-shelf ergonomics extend to the buttons and volume wheel on the device. I was unsure at first, because they're on the back of the muffs, which felt weird at first. But I realized using my thumb on either hand was the way to go, and the volume wheel is so smooth (yet sturdy!) I keep wanting to just play with it. The power and mute buttons are stacked on top of each other, but the different feel to them (concave and convex) make them easy to tell apart. And from there it's a matter of long and short presses to activate the set's various functions.
The microphone is pretty standard, although you can use the mic button to activate sidetone, in case you need to hear yourself for various reasons. But the star of the show here is the 7.1 virtual surround sound. When you have the headset on all you have to do is press the power button and it'll switch modes. The difference is immediately noticeable, and video games that utilize surround sound really pop off. And since the muffs are so comfortable and the volume wheel is so thorough, it almost feels like the sounds are in the same room as me and part of my surroundings, rather than sound being pumped into my ear canals.
HyperX also touts its own software, Ngenuity (it's in beta) which I was able to download no problem on the Windows 10 store. If you're using the Cloud II Wireless on your PC, this allows you to toggle various functions with the software rather than the buttons on the device. You can also create your own presets, and have them lined up, organized, and labeled however you want. You can also find presets online, download them, and use them easily. This is also the software you'll use for firmware updates, though out of the box I didn't need to perform any updates.
HyperX states that the Cloud II Wireless supports PC, PS4, and Switch. Presumably it will work with the PS5, which I'm excited to try out. But I was able to try on all three of those other platforms, and it was plug and play with no issues. I have a Switch Lite, so I couldn't use the dock's USB ports. However, a USB-A to USB-C adapter (I had a USB-C hub/ethernet device handy for example) works without any issues. Super Mario Galaxy's soundtrack just swallows your entire soul with this headset on, let me tell you.
There are a few issues. One, the headset doesn't do a great job indicating what it's set to. I can't really see the light supposed to tell me the mic is muted, and there's no indicator that surround sound is on or off either. I mean, besides hearing it. The USB dongle also being drive-sized seems dated? I feel like I'm going to break it if I look at it funny. It's also weird that headsets like this don't come with any adapters for more varied use, but they're cheap and you probably have some anyway, so that isn't a huge deal. The functionality of the Ngenuity software also seems a little lacking in more "fun" features, such as an equalizer, recording, or tweaks for things like mic volume or noise cancelling. That doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but for folks used to paying this much for headsets they may come away disappointed, especially since other headsets at similar prices seem to have more bells and whistles.
In case you were wondering, Castlevania III sounds GREAT.
If you want sound quality, battery life, and especially if you want comfort, the HyperX Cloud II Wireless is definitely for you if it fits the budget. It may not have a bunch of cool bonuses or real serious audiophile tweaking, but out of the box this thing's a beast. The sound quality and virtual 7.1 surround are huge selling points, and the light weight and ludicrously spongy cushions are just, chef's kiss, y'all. Frankly, I see myself using this way more to listen to my "videogame" videogames, rather than using it to chat with people online. This is a headset that I want to try with games with killer soundtracks, and it's so good I want to just go down the list on my compatible consoles and drown myself in music. Being able to remove the mic makes that use case way less awkward, too. I'll definitely be using this well after the editorial content cycle.
- Feels so good on my ear flesh
- I heard the extremely funky bass in Honeyhive Galaxy for the first time
- USB-C charging!
- Hard to know settings like mute at a glace
- Software is good for what it does, but it doesn't offer much additional tweaking or fine-tuning
- USB powered so it needs additional stuff that doesn't come in the box to expand use (also no Xbox, but that's on Microsoft for being an outlier for every headset)
Score: 9.5
This device was provided by HyperX for review


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44 HISD students awarded the Marvy Finger Family Foundation Scholarship
This year, 44 HISD students were awarded the Marvy Finger Family Foundation Scholarship! The purpose of this award is to promote career and technical education opportunities for low-income students in HISD.
Local and national industry data show a need for highly-skilled employees in high-growth jobs with great earning potential. Thanks to the generosity of the Marvy Finger Family, awarded students will receive a full-scholarship to pursue a two-year college program in various career pathways.
Scholarship recipients attended a dinner held in their honor on Wednesday, April 25 at Milby High School.
Holding back tears, Mr. Marvy Finger and his wife recognized the students and their families receiving the scholarships, and expressed how moving it is for him to provide scholars with the opportunity to pursue vocational education.
Earlier in the evening, members of HISD's Board of Education, Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan and the Finger family joined students at the dinner.
HISD's Office of College & Career Readiness highly encourages eligible rising seniors pursuing two-year technical programs to keep this scholarship in mind next year. If you have questions, or need any additional information, please contact Trina Wright at email@example.com or 713-967-5231.