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Maxi Dress Pattern Hack Tutorial * This post contains affiliate links. So if you follow me on Instagram (@ mabeyshemadeit), you’ll remember that I promised I’d show you how to make the maxi dress I wore to SNAP! conference. That day has finally arrived–I haven’t been able to get good photos in it until now. A while back I found these jersey sheets at Target on clearance, and I snatched them up. I think this one was a Full and only cost me $7. If you’ve priced jersey knit before, you know that $7 for SEVERAL YARDS of fabric is a great deal. I haven’t calculated how much yardage there is, but I have so much left after a full maxi dress that it’s amazing (I didn’t even touch the fitted sheet and there’s a bunch left of the flat sheet). I’m still excited about my find, as you can tell. So I had in my mind that I wanted to make a maxi dress from this sheet set and spent some time thinking about how I wanted it to look. I bounced back and forth between a cross-over yoke and a simple scoop neck, and finally went with a scoop neck because the necklaces I have to wear with it would look better with that neckline. Awesome way to decide, right? (Side Note: I often decide my outfit based from the shoes I feel like wearing that day. I know my priorities.) Anyway, after I’d decided on a scoop neck, I needed to think about how to make a maternity-friendly maxi dress that I’d still be able to wear afterwards. I want to wear it for a long time! I also wanted to use as much existing hem from the sheets as possible–because I’m lazy like that and because it was 2 days before SNAP! and I still had a TON of things to do to get ready. With those factors in mind, here’s how I created my maxi dress. - Sewing Machine and thread - Serger (optional) - jersey sheets or several yards of knit fabric - Knit top pattern (I used the Penelope Peplum by See Kate Sew) - A maxi skirt for reference - General sewing supplies: (Scissors, pins, tailor’s chalk or a fabric marker, measuring tape) - Decide where you want your bodice and skirt to meet on your body. Since I’m pregnant, I pretty much had to have mine meet right under the bust for it to look like, but if you’re not pregnant, you have more options (hurray!). Ta Da! You did it! Other than figuring out my measurements, this maxi dress was super fast to put together–basically it’s the same as making a modified peplum (which my pattern was to begin with). Simple, easy, and impressive. And I was so comfortable the whole time I was at my conference, so I was thrilled with my maxi dress-from-a-sheet transformation. And at 32 weeks it’s still going strong. Now the photo shoot is a different story–I’m such a dork when it comes to photos! So while we were out in the street, a truck came by and the guy gave me a thumbs up…just a lot embarrassing, but you have to be able to laugh at yourself, right? The author may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.
The Music Craft course has been designed especially for the needs of busy teachers who combine instrument and theory tuition in a single weekly lesson. However, it is also amenable to private study by more mature students, or use in a classroom situation. By the end of Level 1 (Grade 4) a student will be more than ready for entry into a post-secondary level music course. Each grade has a Student Workbook and CDs containing progressive written and aural exercises. A corresponding Teacher's Guide relates directly to the Student Workbook, providing further information, valuable guidance and teaching suggestions, as well as complete answers to the student exercises. Music Craft builds on the existing theory and musicianship syllabuses (which will continue to be offered) but introduces a more contemporary feel, and relevance to the modern pedagogical environment. Innovative features include the progressive development of aural skills, a more thorough approach to the study of harmony and the use of figured bass, the introduction of modes, and an expansion of rhythmic possibilities. All areas of study are related to set works from both traditional and modern repertoires. In summary the course works as follows: For the student - Each grade is divided into 40 active lessons to correspond with the teaching year. - Each lesson is focused and short, with written and aural components. - Extensive drilling and repetition occur at regular intervals. For the teacher - The Teacher's Guide follows the Student Workbook lesson by lesson. - Full explanations that regularly go beyond the directly examinable content of each lesson are given, enabling a broader and richer understanding of theoretical concepts. - The teaching notes are designed to assist particularly in areas that may present greater challenges. - Answers are provided to all questions in the Student Workbook. - A question map for each lesson enables selective topic focus. - A content table traces the thematic outline of the course for easy topic reference. A Music Craft help desk, which may be contacted by phone or email, will be provided by the AMEB Federal Office.
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For Mac OS users, there is a system setting that may not allow you to tab onto several types of elements in a web page. To change this setting: Hello and welcome to Choir and Guitar! My name is Miss Knisley and I am the Vocal Music teacher for 2nd-12th grade . For updates on anything and everything related to my classes, you can go to www.lyndonchoirs.weebly.com.
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Leslie Mendelson \| Live at The Light Box AboutTHE LIGHT BOX is pleased to bring Grammy nominated Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson to Durango on Saturday, June 10th at 8pm. Leslie is supporting her most recent studio album ‘If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…,’ as well as a solo acoustic EP ‘In The Meantime,’ that was recorded during the COVID quarantine. Described by Relix Magazine as an artist with “a loyal, cross-generational audience that hugs the hippie, hipster, coffee shop and society crowds,” Leslie’s timeless musicality and evocative songwriting indeed cuts a wide swath. AllMusic writes that Leslie evokes “1970s songwriter influences in the vein of Carole King and Carly Simon,” while The Aquarian declares she is “the closest thing one can get to a truly honest musical experience.” Leslie has collaborated with Jackson Browne, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, and opened for The Who at Madison Square Garden. All ages \| cash bar THE LIGHT BOX AT STILLWATER MUSIC 1316 Main Ave, Durango Colorado 81301
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Happy Thanksgiving 2020…tough times to gather together, and to go about the holidays as usual. Yet we shouldn’t let tough times stop us from expressing our gratitude and prayers for the blessings we have – our gratitude and prayers for this Happy Thanksgiving 2020 – a difficult year to say the least. We’re thankful for this “interwebs” thing, and for smartphones and other technology that helps us keep in touch with family and friends. We’re thankful for much, including those in our household and workplace who we still get to see. Even if sometimes only remotely. Whether you’re a country music fan or not, here’s a great expression of gratitude from an an all-time favorite performer, a country – and gospel – music legend: Mr. Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash “Thanksgiving Prayer” This is one of a YouTube collection by Bob Berry. His YouTube channel is here.
Sat, 30 Mar\| The Art of Aperitivo - £65pp A tutored Vault Aperitivo tasting focusing on our core vermouths and amaro, housed in our distillery tasing room. Includes a bottle of your favourite to take home. Click through for further details. Time & Location 30 Mar 2024, 15:30 – 17:30 Vault Aperitivo, Chater's, 17 Church St, Saffron Walden CB10 1JW, UK About the event Join us for a unique tasting and workshop at Vault HQ. What is it? This 2 hour workshop is a tutored tasting of our vermouths and amaro, housed in our newly built tasting room which connects our distillery and Chater's next door. We'll be pouring and tasting all four of our core vermouths and amaro, accompanied with aperitivo snacks and nibbles (with a few special surprises along the way.) We'll be taking an in depth look at each product, our production techniques and perfect serves; followed by a tour of our distillery production space, before finishing with a classic aperitivo cocktail. On departure pick a bottle of your favourite to take home with you. Attendees must be 18+. Please note some of our products contain allergens. Please get in touch before booking to discuss your requirements and if we can accomodate. - Ticket type The Art of Aperitivo A tutored Vault Aperitivo tasting focusing on our core range vermouths and modern amaro, housed in our distillery tasing room.Price£65.00 VAT includedTax: VAT included
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Beyond Basics: Modern Diagnostic & Therapeutic Techniques in Equine Dentistry – A 2-Day Practical Course Osceola Animal Emergency 15.5 Hours - RACE Approved Early Booking Deadline Tue, 05 December, 2023 Sat, 20 January, 2024 The registration deadline has been extended as this course will definitely take place. Over the past 20 years huge advances have been made in equine dentistry and new sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic techniques aiming at dental disease prevention and dental sparing have been published. This 2-day highly practical course is aimed at practitioners with a working knowledge in equine dentistry who want to deepen their understanding and especially their practical skills on diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. The panel of internationally renowned specialists will be covering the following topics through highly-illustrated and practically-based lectures: - Review of Equine Dental Anatomy - Oral Examination Techniques - Dental Radiography - Motorized & Manual Rasping - Diagnosis & Management of Periodontal Disease - Maintaining Occlusal Surfaces – Incisors & Cheek Teeth - Pain Management in Dentistry - Malocclusions –Diagnostic & Therapeutic Options - Specific Dentistry in the Juvenile & Geriatric Horse - Identifying & Managing Fractured Teeth - Oral Dental Extractions – Decision Making & Techniques - Dealing with Infundibular & Peripheral Caries Between both afternoons 7 hours of practical sessions will provide an intimate environment for attendees to develop their practical skills on equine specimens in true small groups (2-3 vets per specimen) at the following stations: - Oral Imaging – Endoscopy & Radiography - Use of Motorized Equipment - Periodontal Treatment Techniques - Local Anesthetic Techniques (incl. TMJ) - Occlusal Restoration Techniques - Oral Dental Extraction Techniques The course fee includes lunches, coffee/tea breaks, extensive course notes and a certificate of attendance. Attendees can choose to only attend the lectures (= Lectures Only) on this course or can register for the entire course (= Lectures & Practical Sessions). On the evening of the first day all attendees are invited to attend the wine & cheese reception. Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available. Dr. Brad Tanner found his passion for horses at a young age on his family’s farm in Kentucky. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University of Kentucky in 2001, followed by veterinary school at Auburn University, graduating in 2005. After graduation Brad completed an ambulatory internship at Rood and Riddle, the following year became an associate and served as the resident veterinarian for Shadwell farm. Dr. Tanner became a shareholder in the practice in 2012. He is one of very few Board-Certified Veterinary Dentist™ and a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College. His ambulatory practice is largely focused on dentistry, Thoroughbred reproduction, neonatal/ foal medicine and herd health. Dr. Tanner has a large referral case load for advanced dentistry and surgical procedures with an interest in sinus disease. He serves on many committees in organized medicine for the AVMA, AAEP, KAEP and College of Veterinary Dentistry. Dr. Tanner is published in both the areas of reproduction and dentistry and frequently lectures at local, national and international scientific meetings. He is married with two sons and enjoys spending time outside on their farm in Versailles and raising Thoroughbred foals. Away from the farm he enjoys coaching youth baseball/ basketball and attending live sporting events-UK sports, horse racing and baseball games. Dr. Limone earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and her veterinary medical degree from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation from veterinary school, she completed an internship in medicine and surgery at New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Dover, NH. She then joined a mixed practice in Connecticut that focused on advanced dentistry, and her interest was sparked. A Massachusetts native, Dr. Limone returned home and has been a general equine practitioner on the north shore and southern New Hampshire since 2009. Her caseload and interest has become increasingly focused on dentistry over that time, and she began working on a fellowship in equine dentistry with the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (AVD) in 2010. There are currently only 6 veterinarians worldwide who have accomplished this level of professional achievement. In 2014, the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) established a formal equine dentistry residency program for specialty board certification. Dr. Limone transitioned from working towards the fellowship to pursuing requirements for the residency program with the goal being to attain board certification (equine veterinary dentist) in the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC). In 2018 Dr. Limone completed the residency program, fulfilling caseload and publication requirements, as well as passing both written and practical exams to become a diplomate of the AVDC for equine specialty. Dr. Limone is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the veterinary profession's premier organization for the scientific advancement of equine veterinary medicine and professional support. She also serves on the Welfare and Public Policy Advisory Committee for AAEP. Dr. Limone is an active member of the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), serving as Treasurer in 2018 and also serves on their Legislative Committee. She is a member of the American Veterinary Dental Society (AVDS) which promotes and advances veterinary dentistry in general and is currently expanding to establish equine dentistry as a recognized practice specialty. Dr. Limone regularly attends continuing education events focusing on this rapidly advancing facet of veterinary medicine. Dr. Limone also enjoys volunteering with spay/neuter surgeries for the MSPCA at Nevins Farm. Dr. Limone holds licenses to practice veterinary medicine in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Florida. This browser does not support PDFs. Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF CONTACT DETAILS FOR CLINIC 2611 W Vine Street Phone: (407) 910-4771 18 miles: Orlando International Airport 2 miles: Kissimmee Gateway Airport Via Public Transport Bus and train approximately 2 hours From - Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport Bus 42 from Destination Pky and Tradeshow Blvd approx. 17 min (10 stops) to Sand Lake Sun Rail > walk 1 minute to Sand Lake Road and board SunRail P337 Southbound 16 min (3 stops) to Kissimmee Station > Walk 2 minutes to Pleasant St and Neptune Rd and board bus No. 55 at W Irlo Bronson Mem Hwy and Legacy Blvd 10 min (9 stops) get off at W Vine St and Orange Blvd the destination is a 1 minute walk to 2611 W Vine St. Distance to Clinic Guide Price (pppn) Royal Park Orlando * 1500 N Thacker Ave, Kissimmee, FL 34741 Tel: +1 407-483-4901 Hampton Inn Kissimmee North * 151 Centerview Blvd, Kissimmee, FL 34744 Tel: +1 407-997-7700 Quality Inn & Suites Heritage Park 2039 E Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee, FL 34744 Tel: +1 407-449-4777 Star Island Resort & Club ** 5000 Ave of the Stars, Kissimmee, FL 34746 Tel: +1 407-997-8000 “A well organized approach to proper equine dentistry for every practitioner. This course will prepare a new graduate and experienced practitioners.” - Scott Wilson, CA - Essentials of Equine Dentistry course “On the high-end of course but well worth the expense. The title was misleading, this course helped increase my knowledge and scope of veterinary dentistry. I do not believe this was "Basic Dentistry" content, it was better.” - Amanda Flessner, CA - Essentials of Equine Dentistry course “A good theoretical & practical course.” - Sanne Journee, Paardengebit Dierenarts, Friesland, The Netherlands - Advanced Diagnostic & Therapeutic Techniques in Equine Dentistry course Lectures & Practical Sessions 2nd vet, same clinic Lectures & Practical Sessions Vet & Vet. Nurse / Vet. Technician Lectures & Practical Sessions Intern/Resident (Requires proof of status) Lectures & Practical Sessions Booked Veterinary Student (Requires proof of status) If the options you are looking for are unavailable, please contact us. 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It is also essential to look at other value indicators to screen stocks further. As Benjamin Graham once expounded, there are many pitfalls to relying solely on the company’s current earnings performance to decide whether or not it is worth investing in. Predicting next quarter’s earnings for a company is one of the hottest topics of discussion (or more aptly – speculation) on ‘business’ channels. So, while screening stocks, one should look at stocks with EPS growth history and ones that are paying dividends. Your account will automatically be charged on a monthly basis until you cancel. There is no limit on the number of subscriptions ordered under this offer. This offer cannot be combined with any other QuickBooks Online promotion or offers. The dividend is the reward given to the shareholders for investing in a company. On the other hand, profit is what is left after all expenses (costs like rent, salaries, marketing, etc.) are paid by the company. On the other hand, net income is the final profit available to shareholders after deducting all expenses. As a result, it is a bottom-line utilised to distribute dividends. In contrast to operating income, it does not include any one-time expenses or income. Consider a pharmaceutical business that earns a healthy operational profit but is fined by regulators. This means that Gross Profit is the difference between net sales revenue and cost of sales. Cost of sales includes expenses directly related with manufacturing goods or rendering services. These expenses relate with manufacturing, purchase of goods and activities that help in bringing goods to the point of sale. Such expenses include raw material cost, carriage inwards, wages, freight inwards etc. Thus, Gross Profit demonstrates the efficiency of the business in making use of its labor, raw material and other supplies. Incomes are the earnings generated through business operations conducted on day-to-day basis. A company earns a profit that is later distributed as dividends to its shareholders. However, it is up to the company’s board of directors to announce a dividend for a particular period. Generally, a small percentage of a company’s earnings is divided among its investors as dividends. The more profitable a company is, the higher the percentage of earnings that are distributed as dividends. Companies in their maturity phases such as the IT industry use such profits to fund new acquisitions, pay off their existing debt, or make large distributions among the investors. Profitability refers to the ability of a business to earn profit from all its activities. It indicates the efficiency with which a business utilizes its resources in order to generate earnings. This figure is the difference between net sales and cost of sales. It is the excess of net sales or revenue over the cost of goods sold incurred by your business. Since 1996, Equitymaster has been the source for honest and credible opinions on investing in India. With solid research and in-depth analysis Equitymaster is dedicated towards making its readers- smarter, more confident and bring out the difference between operating profit and net profit richer every day. Here’s why hundreds of thousands of readers spread across more than 70 countries Trust Equitymaster. Both, EBITA and EBITDA are basically the same metrics to measure the company’s financial performance. Similarly, for calculating quarterly margins, quarterly EBITDA is divided by quarterly sales. The various items in the Profit and Loss account are classified by putting them in a format , as prescribed by RBI for credit monitoring arrangement. The format of the operating statement which can be easily readable is appended below. Operating Profit after interest is derived by deducting interest expense from the figures of operating profit. Analysts expect industry margins to start improving in FY24 as the US central bank manages to bring down wage inflation in their economy and employee attrition falls in India. Among individual companies, Wipro was the biggest laggard among the top companies with 21 per cent YoY decline in net profit in Q1FY23, followed by Tech Mahindra with 16.4 per cent. It is a common practice to present the revenue and expenses in the summarised format and the details are attached in schedules. However, the method of presentation of profit and loss account does not alter the end result. It reflects the relationship between a firm’s gross profit and net sales revenue. It suggests the amount of income that a firm has to generate to cover its operating and non-operating expenses. It is deduced after subtracting the sum of purchases and direct expenses from sales. Thus, we can say that profit is the yardstick to evaluate your business’ economic as well managerial efficiency. How much tax has the company paid or how much does it expect to pay? Again, this is an entry that is relevant for what comes after rather than for itself. It is achieved by using the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and is disclosed in the SEC filings. We are a growing network of professional accountants dealing with customers on daily basis and known for providing best solution in the least possible time. An income statement is a financial statement that summarises a business’s revenue and expenses. It is used in connection with a balance sheet and cash flow statement to help firms determine and understand their company’s financial health. Net profit margin https://1investing.in/ is the amount of profit realized by your organization as a percentage of the total sales generated during an accounting period. The objective of calculating such a ratio is to figure out the earning trends of your business over a period of time. And if the earnings turn out to be not in line with those ‘estimates’…boom! The stock gets a beating on the day of the earnings announcement. Well, these are some very simple terms used to assess the profitability of a company. Check your securities / MF / bonds in the consolidated account statement issued by NSDL/CDSL every month. Update your email id and mobile number with your stock broker / depository participant and receive OTP directly from depository on your email id and/or mobile number to create pledge. Stock Brokers can accept securities as margin from clients only by way of pledge in the depository system w.e.f. September 01, 2020. It is a component of Profit and Loss Account and is also known as a ‘bottom line’ for its position in income statements. The gross profit of a company can be described as the difference between the total revenue and cost of goods sold . Revenue is the aggregate of money earned by a firm within a specific financial period. The term earnings per share refers to the amount of net income that has been earned by the shareholders of a company at the end of a period . Net profit margin includes the effect of depreciation, amortisation, interest expenses as well as tax rates. However, EBITDA margin does not get affected by such expenses where the tax structures are very different. Gross profit doesn’t account for other costs that are deducted to give net profit. By not considering all these costs, it does not show you the true profit of your business. It only helps you in showing that how much growth your business has done in a particular period. Third, the income statements can be much more vulnerable to misleading presentation and mistaken interpretation than is a balance sheet. This standalone figure does not give a fair idea about the sufficiency or change in performance of the business. Whereas, the word ability represents the capability or power of a business to earn profits. Every business examines the profitability of its investments in order to measure and analyze the profit. We collect, retain, and use your contact information for legitimate business purposes only, to contact you and to provide you information & latest updates regarding our products & services. We do not sell or rent your contact information to third parties. If your operating income is substantial, your business value is likely robust regardless of your net income. Operating margins can vary significantly because capital structures, degrees of competition, and scale economies vary by industry. 4) No need to issue cheques by investors while subscribing to IPO. Just write the bank account number and sign in the application form to authorise your bank to make payment in case of allotment. That is, such activities are not directly related with the normal operations of a business. The expenses that are non-operating in nature include finance expenses like interest. 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Prepare For Your 2022 Digital Marketing Strategy with These Tips The year 2022 is right around the corner, so you should take some time to review your digital marketing efforts, online presence, and new goals. Creating a 2022 digital marketing strategy can be challenging for many businesses. So to help you succeed in 2022 and beyond, here are tips on auditing your performance, developing your plan and content marketing strategy, and determining tactics. Analyze Your Previous Performance A crucial part of designing your 2022 digital marketing strategy is to see how well your business and marketing efforts performed in 2021. You and many other businesses are creating new plans for one primary reason: improving and building on the previous year. You want to grow your business, generate more leads, bring more traffic to your site, get more engagement on your social media, and more. To do that, you need to see how your business, website, social media profiles, and other digital properties did, where you succeeded, where you fell short, and what your areas of improvement are. For example, if you are a niche retail business with an ecommerce store, review which products you sold the most and least often. You can use this information to craft marketing campaigns to sell more underperforming products. In addition, identify trends or patterns in the behavior of your visitors and customers, such as which web pages they visited or the most popular content on your site. Data such as this gives you a better understanding of your customers and what they are looking for so that you can better meet their needs next year. Competitive Analytics & Analysis One specific type of analysis you should do as part of your 2022 audit is to analyze your competitors. As you make plans for 2022, now is the ideal time to see what your competition is doing. A competitive analysis will help you see any gaps in your digital marketing plan so that you can allocate your resources effectively and efficiently. By analyzing your competitors, you can also keep track of any changes occurring in your business landscape, such as consumer behavior, technologies, trends, and more. Identify Your New Goals After taking a thorough look at your performance over the past year, the first step in creating your 2022 digital marketing strategy is to set goals. Some of your goals may remain the same (think “generate more leads” or “get 5 new clients per month”), but others may be different based on what the data says. For example, a landscaping business finds that their tree trimming services underperformed in various ways, such as fewer people visiting relevant content or fewer calls about trimming services. So one of their goals could be to make tree trimming services a more prominent focus and promote those services to more customers. Identify the areas of your business that you want to improve upon, which goals from 2021 did or did not meet your expectations, and adjust them for 2022 based on your needs. When coming up with your new goals, remember this acronym: S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.) Goals with these guidelines help you focus your efforts and, as you develop your strategy, let you know what steps or objectives you need to take to meet them. Digital Tactics to Consider for 2022 Along with the high-level tips on auditing your website and defining your goals, here are a few specific tactics that we believe will play significant roles in digital marketing in 2022: - Short-form video content has exploded in popularity thanks to platforms like TikTok, and video continues to be an effective way of engaging with your audience. - Local search engine optimization (SEO) is vital for small businesses, so optimizing your website content for local customers is another good tactic. - Focus on providing a positive, memorable experience throughout your sales cycle and customer buying journeys, as good experiences can make potential customers more likely to purchase from you. Contact VIEWS for Your Digital Marketing Strategy Do you need help creating or improving your 2022 digital marketing strategy? If so, contact VIEWS Digital Marketing. We are a digital services and marketing analytics company with years of experience designing and implementing digital strategies for small businesses. Our team of digital marketing experts uses their auditing and analysis knowledge and tools such as SEO, marketing automation, paid advertising, and more, to determine the best tactics for your company. Contact VIEWS to start building your 2022 digital strategy today.
Antique Mandarin Automaton Music Box by Grosclaude, c. 1885 A rare and unusual antique music box made by Grosclaude of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1885. The musical movement features a central, single mandarin automaton striker playing 2 engraved bells mounted on a mandarin motif support – a most unusual arrangement. There are 4 further bells, also engraved, two of which are struck by bird strikers. There is also a tune indicator and a double spring for longer playing time. The movement plays a combination of 8 operatic and popular airs as detailed on the replacement tunesheet. The case of this music box is also rather special, beautifully veneered in Thuya wood with pewter stringing and with a mother-of-pearl plaque to the centre of the lid. It is all in perfect condition with an excellent sound – a rare and special box.
Film, narration and music by Vincent Hyland AN EERIE ENCOUNTER A poetic journey describing a night time encounter with the weird looking John Dory fish. As I made my way through the dark depths this fish came into view. Was it attracted to my video lights or the sound of my exhaled bubbles? I really do not know. It stayed around long enough for both of us to spend at least 20 minutes in each other's company. On surfacing, this encounter has stayed with me for a long time. I wrote the poem shortly after and added the music to give that feeling of wonderment but also of sheer terror. That both of us might end us as dinner to some large predator lurking out there, somewhere in the shadowy depths was a thought I did not want to wait around for. On that note we departed each others company.
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Welcome back to our collection of Stories of Independence. Guest writers are invited to share their own personal experiences, or express their views on the world around them. Below, Dorothy Lee, a client in VisAbility’s Community Activity Centre shares her journey from her diagnosis of vision impairment, to how finding a fun and like-minded community has brought her independence and joy in the later stages of life. Let’s step into Dorothy’s shoes. This is her story. “VisAbility is only a phone call away, by Dorothy Lee. At VisAbility down one of the corridors, the one that leads to Handa Hall, several photographs of times gone by hang from the walls. The picture which attracted my attention was the one of two Labrador puppies sitting side by side, one black and one cream coloured. Such beautiful animals! On the frame above the dogs are the words: Please Support Guide Dogs. On the lower part of the frame reads the name ‘The Association for the Blind’ and the address 16 Sunbury Road, Victoria Park. A block west from here, Sunbury Road meets with Clydesdale Street at a T-junction. To the right of Clydesdale Street and up the hill, was our family home where I was born and lived for 63 years. We were fully aware of Sunbury Road and the Association, but I never dreamt that one day I would be walking its corridors as a vision impaired person. The Victoria Park Railway Station used to be opposite Harper Street but in changing times, the station was demolished. A new station was built a block away opposite Duncan Street where it is now. From the station, two long ramps lead the traveller off the platform and down to a pedestrian crossing. This is controlled by traffic lights and crosses Kitchener Avenue. A short walk down the pavement, and you will reach VisAbility. The entrance is now from Kitchener Avenue. While the name has changed from the Association for the Blind to VisAbility, the telephone number is still the same! Having a disability is not the end of the world. New doors open and new things can be learned. My first visit to VisAbility was to purchase a good pair of sunglasses from the onsite shop which sells daily living aids. This is where I met Andrew (Specialist Services Manager) who gave me a few tips on what was available at VisAbility for people with vision impairment. I joined and became a member for a small amount, it’s only $40 now. Afterwards, a lovely lady named Rebecca who is an Occupational Therapist, came to my house. She showed me the trick of placing the door key in the key hole, as well as tips to fill the electric jug. Back at VisAbility, I was introduced to the Assistive Technology department. I was shown various appliances for reading the newspaper. There was lots on offer, but because of a shortage of space where I live, I chose a smaller “i-LOview” viewer which suits me well for reading Saturday’s paper. Magnifying glasses were also shown to me so that I could select the most suitable for my purpose. Lastly, Rebecca returned with Sinead and together they installed Zoom Text on my desktop computer. These larger more expensive items, can receive a subsidy from the Lotteries Commission, but first one’s income must be assessed. On-going help is available for technology. Attending VisAbility is like going to a senior’s learning Activity Centre. There are so many classes for us to attend such as pottery, woodwork, mosaics, music appreciation, Italian, dancing, craft, discussion group, gym and so much more! You can do whatever takes your fancy. I thought I had given up knitting when I reached the stage of K1, P1, drop one, swear twice! But VisAbility has bought this craft back to me and I am surprised at all the rugs, scarves, and crocheted bags I have made. Oh yes, I still drop one, but I am glad to say I do not swear once (or even twice!) The Activity Centre is open from Monday to Friday and on weekends for special sports programs. Of course payment (which can be through your My Aged Care plan) must be made to partake in these lessons. That’s only natural. Transport can be arranged for those who have no other way of attending, or you can use the Council or Silver Chain volunteer driver services. So much is done to make life easier and interesting for us. Every Friday a special outing is arranged where we are taken to various places that would be impossible for us to tackle alone on public transport. Among the places we have visited are Toodyay, the Swan Valley, Hillary’s Boat Harbour, Cottesloe, Fremantle, to the Museum’s dinosaur display, a canal cruise on Mandurah, and AQUA. These outings are followed by a luncheon – sometimes included in the cost or at our own expense – at a special restaurant. Volunteer drivers take the bus or a Maxi-car and in general, we all have a happy time. One of the pleasures, we who are vision impaired can get, is a Daisy player or Victor Reader Machine to listen to audiobooks. Once your income is accessed, you can get one fully or partly funded or simply pay for it outright through the VisAbility Library. We can then take these home, and are given cartridges of audiobooks to listen to at a time. Each cartridge contains hours and hours of reading. We have the choice of Fiction or Non-fiction and when we’ve listened to them all, we can drop them into a mailbox and receive the next selection through the mail! What impresses me the most from attending VisAbility is the care and concern given to clients by those in charge, the tutors, and the volunteers who assist in our classes. Never once have I heard a word of impatience from them, and surely those who are elderly, must try the patience at times. But no, everyone is so kind and concerned to make life better and interesting for us. They are truly wonderful. When once is confronted with a disability, as first it can be a bit daunting. A good sense of humour has to be maintained and I am sure many of us had had the experience of speaking to a shop assistant and wondering why they haven’t responded only to find out that you have been speaking to a full-size cardboard cut out of someone who looks very much like a real person. How to get support Are you interested in joining our Community Activity Centre? Or would like to know more about the services you could receive from VisAbility under your My Aged Care funding? Please complete the form below to make an initial enquiry about the low vision services and support we can provide. Our Client Experience Team will contact you to discuss your individual needs both now and into the future. If you are a provider and wish to refer a client, please use our low vision medical certificate (online referral form) to make your referral. [formidable id=”38″ minimize=”1″
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Out & About: 75 years since its founding, Lyme Christmas Pageant still brings community together \|Published: 12-04-2023 4:33 AM LYME — In the early 1990s, Patience and Aaron Rich performed in the annual Lyme Christmas Pageant. Now, their 13-year-old son Reed is the fourth generation of the Rich family to participate. “I for one love the tradition so it’s pretty special for me,” Patience Rich said during an interview at the Lyme Congregational Church before a pageant rehearsal. The couple’s 18-year-old daughter, Jada, performed as an angel when she was in middle school, wearing the same costumes her mother did when she was a child. The Rich family’s experience is a common one when it comes to the Lyme Christmas Pageant, which has taken place since 1948 — making this year the 75th anniversary. This year’s performances will take place at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9 at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, at the church. Admission is free, though donations are welcome. Around 65 community members — including roughly 40 children — are part of this year’s cast. The majority of those who participate live in Lyme, but it is open to people who live in all communities and of all religious backgrounds. Abbe Murphy, who has served as the pageant producer and choreographer for around 25 years, said that legend has it that the pageant was started by a group of mothers in Lyme who were worried that Christmas was becoming too commercialized. “They wanted their children to go back to the more basic meaning of Christmas,” said Murphy, who performed in the pageant as a child in the 1980s. “They had people in the church, in the community, who had certain skills and brought those skills to the mix.” Among the founders was Louise Wood, who had trained with the legendary choreographer and dancer Martha Graham. Wood infused the traditional Christmas story with dance. “It’s always been a dance pageant,” said Murphy, who also sings in the pageant choir. Tracy Penfield danced in the pageants as a middle school student in the late 1960s, when Wood still served as choreographer. “She made an enormous impression on me,” Penfield said. After returning to the Upper Valley in the 1980s, Penfield became the pageant’s choreographer herself in 1986 — a role that she held for 26 years. While all children have an opportunity to participate, the majority of the dancing is performed by the middle school angels who are typically girls in grades six through eight. Adults and older teenagers fill the roles of Mary, Joseph, the three kings and other characters. There’s also a choir and other musicians. “I did it, yes, for this history of it, and the connection of Lyme which I felt and still feel very deeply. I really loved introducing these middle school girls to dance,” said Penfield, who now lives in Chelsea. While she no longer choreographs the pageant, she returns each year to teach an angel solo dance. Last Monday, 10 middle school girls gathered at the Lyme Congregational Church for rehearsal. Among them were sixth-graders Olive Hanissian and IslaCameron, who are both 11-year-old Lyme residents. It was Olive’s first year participating in the pageant and Isla’s seventh. “It’s something my mom gets me to do every year because it’s for the community,” Isla said. Children can begin to participate in the pageant as cherubs when they are around 4 years old. As they grow older, they take on different roles including shepherds and angels. This year, there are around 40 kids participating. Isla is looking forward to dancing with her 4-year-old sister, Cora. “It’s going to be fun to have that experience, to do it with her,” Isla said. Olive decided to participate in the pageant after hearing about it from Isla. “I like being with everybody,” she said. “It’s a way to build community with people who aren’t in your grade.” Other angels agreed. After having a snack on Monday afternoon, the group made its way to the sanctuary for rehearsal. They held wooden sticks in their hands — meant to resemble the electric candles they’ll use during the performances — and practiced choreography under Murphy’s careful eye. Over the decades, the pageant has had some changes. Murphy introduced new roles for different age groups. The choreography has also developed, but there are many routines that Wood introduced 75 years ago. Some participants come back year after year, including Abbe Murphy’s father, Bill. “She tells me I have been the innkeeper for 50 years,” Bill Murphy said in a phone interview. “It’s such a community event: People come together and enjoy the pageant and it is a delight to acknowledge the participants as they go through the cycles.” That sense of tradition has held strong through the years and it is one community members intend to keep going for future generations. Every year, Abbe Murphy looks forward to the moment when the lights go off right before the performance starts. “There’s this great energy, anticipation. Then the piano starts and they’re just into it,” she said. “It’s a special thing people can feel, both the participants and the audience.” Liz Sauchelli can be reached at [email protected] or 603-727-3221.
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Well, Day 1 in the Amazon is off to a good start. I did leave a bit late because of the little matter of killing the HVAC technician. I festooned the house with his entrails, and left him nailed to the front door as a warning to other service professionals. After a dab of Purell, I was off to the races. I had a little trouble finding the Amazon campsite. No, no, your directions were great, really, I just wasn’t paying attention. Silly me! But now that I’m here, the friendly natives have packed me in mud, and I showed them how to get satellite internet access with a magnifying glass and a tin can and some vines. So they are all crowded around PartyPoker.com on the spare computer. I hope I can tear them away so they can show me which toads are best to lick. I think I will like my new home in the Amazon. Well, it’s Day 5 of the book deal! So far, so good. After Lambchop’s brief but eventful hospitalization, we filled her narcotics prescription and shopped for Lip Smackers. I purchased Martian Mallow and Gum Job Galaxy, er, Gum Ball Galaxy. I let my sister the moose choose one, and she opted to coat her pie hole with marshmallow flavor. I also purchased another note pad featuring a horse on the cover. After some bubble tea, we determined that Lambchop is on her way to health once again. I am feeling a bit confessional, which will make for a lovely Chapter 3. In my time, I have done some terrible, meddlesome things. Just last week, I convinced a dieting acquaintance to eat an ice cream bar, citing the need for “you time.” I also told this individual to consider keeping “emergency chocolate” in his or her desk. Why? I don’t know! If someone asks me if he should do something patently destructive and contrary to previously disclosed goals, I am probably going to give permission out of sheer perversity. In other words, don’t come whining to me. When I worked at Starbucks, I would frequently prepare drinks for substantially overweight people using skim milk whether they asked for it or not. I would only dispense low-fat cream cheese. Another time a woman insisted on sending her drink back for more whipped cream, and I pointed out that her Maple-Oatmeal Scone already contained over 700 calories, and that she had even requested butter packets to go with it, so maybe we should just check ourselves? This might qualify as public service, but it probably violates some civil rights statute somewhere. I’m not even going to mention all the times I’ve tried to kill annoying roommates. That could be a chapter in itself. Let’s just say one should never leave their toothbrush out if I am around. If I have taken a dislike to you, it is a short trip to brushing your teeth with toilet water and having all your food removed from the fridge as soon as you leave, only to be replaced shortly before your return. Finally, last week I attended a concert with Lambchop, and we were bothered by a beer-selling slattern jawing away during quiet moments in the performance. She wandered off to give her David Spade lookalike manager a chance to look at her lower back tattoos, and I ticked off a bunch of extra marks on her scratch pad where she kept track of what she’d sold. Later, she came up short on the till and no doubt had to go to the back office with David Spade. Also, I lie on the internet. I am going to be run over by a bus any minute now. Already today I have been provoked to the brink of madness. As I wandered into the train station at the start of my morning journey, I thought I heard the strains of “The Star Spangled Banner,” but in a manner so devoid of musical talent that I thought a wee child must be having his way with a recorder. As I descended the stairs, I saw that it was in fact a gentleman of competent mental age wielding a fife. He gamely struck up an off-key attempt at “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” I clenched my fist and rolled my eyes heavenward, debating what to do. Should I club him dead where he stood with my umbrella? Should I offer him money to stop playing until the train came? I feared that either approach would lead to an unpleasant discussion on the nature and quality of my patriotism, so I slunk away. I may indeed be a patriot, but I am no nationalist, and there is nothing inherent in the meaning of patriotism about suffering through the abuse of the Western musical scale. Just try telling this to the Ashcrofts among us. Then he lurched into an utterly tuneless rendition of “Greensleeves,” followed by a dissonant take on Pachelbel’s Canon. All bets are off, I thought, I owe it to myself and the rest of the populus to strike him dead. The train was approaching at long last, and the hapless fool began to tweet his way through “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” I lunged viciously, but was restrained at the last second by a burly buffoon wearing a fleece vest that read “Pro Player.” And you sir, you are a professional at what endeavor? Balding? Overeating? The wearing of stone washed DENIM? I hissed and narrowed the pupils of my eyes like a lizard, and he released me from his grasp as if burned. I dove into a waiting car and stalked to a seat, only to be displaced by an immensely fat woman. I sulked all the way to the terminus of my route. I wasnâ€™t even able to delight myself with my favorite game of imagination, wherein I script little cards bearing grooming and sartorial advice to be handed to the other passengers. Fresh from a relaxing sojourn in more troubled parts of the world, say hello once again to your favorite unwholesome helpmate, the Miss Manners of the massacre, Stella Nuance. Listen up, ya mugs, I’ve been busy. I scored a pretty sweet consulting gig with Idi Amin. Crazy coot was trying to make a “comeback,” as his people put it. Comeback, what, now he’s Jamie Lee Curtis? What a piece of work. Couldn’t complain about the service at the villa, but try making a suggestion to that guy! I was nice as pie, “Aw, Idi, baby, you hired me for MY expertise, right? And my expertise says you should wear an ascot. NO, it doesn’t make you look chubby.” That sonofabitch wouldn’t know “avuncular” if it bit him on the ass. Needless to say, I had to extricate myself from my contract a bit early. Stella doesn’t take any guff. So after hiding out for a few days, I’ve been thinking a lot about how a good lair really is the foundation to most of villainy. It’s the seat of professionalism, after all. Who’s going to believe you’re worth the dough if you’re still using a cell phone the size of a brick and loitering in the back of a rusted out Suburban? No way, we’re doing it up right. You need business cards so thick you could use one to slit a man’s throat (I recommend a nice brushed metal), and enough furniture to convince the boys from the IRS that it’s an actual working office. First stop: a new computer. Now I fancy this one not just because it’s illegal to export it to certain countries. I’m a sucker for packaging, and this new G5 is clearly a product of an Evil industrial design team. It could also be camouflaged as a microwave oven if one were to be raided for one’s files. Either way, don’t put a cat in it. I must turn my attention to dÃ©cor. Crate & Barrel really knows their stuff. Check out these keen desk accessories. Form AND function! Never miss another message, and no more fumbling around for poultry shears when you really need them, during, say, negotiations with an independent contractor. And those clips have many a use “in a pinch.” What could be more evil than Pottery Barn? Try keeping one these phones around for an air of legitimacy. Never plug it in though, the feds will be on that like flies on pig shit. Yeah, I know, “80 clams for a phone, Stella?” It’s a bit steep, but have you ever tried cold-cocking someone with one of those receivers? Effective and unexpected. And the red one also keeps the Cold War excitement alive. So now that I’ve covered the Do’s, let’s get to my favorite part: the Don’ts. Don’t work too hard. That’s what the help is for. And ergonomics are so very important. Experts recommend avoiding repetitive motions. To that end, for office discipline problems, choose a taser over a flail or a cat o’ nine tails. Don’t skimp on a good chair either. The help can make do with kneeling on the floor, after all, their childish bones are softer! But you should go ahead and spring for the Aeron for yourself. If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Now, now, no need to thank me for this wealth of advice, I’ll have my assistant prepare an invoice. Pepito! Take dictation! “It was sooooooo good,” as Lambchop said. I can’t possibly sum it up politely. It made a lot of people who were not me happy, so I guess that’s a super thing. Plus we now own half a Crate & Barrel. And I accidentally shoplifted thank you cards from the Crane’s store today. Don’t worry, Bloodhound Gang members, I brought them back and paid for them once I realized I still had them in my hand. Not that the clerk noticed me walking back IN with them either. Hey, I was carrying a lot of other bags for a friend while wandering listlessly around the store. It’s just so distracting when one must decide between the ones with the silver deckle edge or the illustration of the cunning little teapot. The monogram? Just the Right shade of blue? OH GOD WHY GOD WHY. I am going to fondle my red Kitchen Aid mixer now. Them’s the breaks, man. Lately we’ve been mulling over the fact that, for the foolish, crime just does not pay. Everywhere you look, there’s some poor chump getting hauled off to the pokey. People leave evidence in plain sight, canâ€™t seem to get their stories straight. From Makeshift Chambers of Horror to the obvious purloining of panties, we are awash in incompetence. Why, your lie is as plain as the nose on your face! Do you ever wonder “How’s a poor maroon like me supposed to make a dishonest living these days?” Weâ€™re sick and tired of bungled dirty dealings, and we’ve enlisted a professional to help our readers: Enter Stella Nuance, the amoral Ann Landers, the deceitful Dear Abby, the Heloise of heinousness. Must we disturb the peace with our horrid proclivities? Stella says “No!” An open letter to Heidi Erickson, Beacon Hill Cat Lady Ok, doll, hereâ€™s the scoop. Your business, while admirably fiendish, is simply not sustainable. Did you really think you wouldnâ€™t get banned from Boston with a strategy that includes animals that expire so quickly? Bostonâ€™s a small town, and people have big yaps. Nothing better to do than flap their gums about your putrid pussies. The key is to move around. Try Reno, itâ€™s a dry heat. You definitely went wrong with your choice of venue. Why pick a small apartment in a highly populated ritzy neighborhood? You could have rented a whole triple decker in Roxbury for that kind of scratch, installed bank vault doors, sound proofing, and spritzed the whole place up and down with Skin So Soft. No one would been the wiser, and the police donâ€™t even GO to that neighborhood. Hell, you could have even had a little shed out back. So your choice for a lair was iffy. But you could have still pulled it off if you didnâ€™t get lazy and stack those frozen peas in front of Princess Patty Paw. The Charles River is mere blocks away. It works for disposing of the corpses of crack whores and show cats alike! Donâ€™t forget, weight them down! Failing that, you should have scored some embalming equipment and those pull-out morgue drawers if you really needed to keep those things around. No posh chamber of horrors is without such niceties. Or what about taxidermy? “That’s not a criminal mishap, thatâ€™s just Fluffy!” Finally, when cornered by the authorities, donâ€™t ever represent yourself! If you canâ€™t get Johnnie Cochran, so what, even a public defender knows when to sit down and stand up. For cryinâ€™ out loud, go get a haircut, a smart suit, and shut your pie hole. Lose the pancake makeup, it makes you look like you have something to hide. No one likes a frumpy villainess. Didnâ€™t you see Chicago? Christ. I can see I have my work cut out. Mum’s the word,
Tentative Agreement Between Onondaga County And Workers' Union Includes Furloughs Onondaga County and the CSEA union have a tentative agreement to include furloughs in upcoming county workforce cuts. County Executive Ryan McMahon said they are still waiting on some final signatures to the agreement. While more details are not yet available, McMahon said it will save some workers from being laid off. “That doesn’t mean that we still probably won’t have layoffs,” said McMahon. “We still probably will have some layoffs. But this gives us a tool to blend in the response.” Cuts of any kind are still scheduled to begin in mid-September. The county legislature has grantedMcMahon the ability to adjust workforce hours as economic data continues to come in through the rest of the year. Planning for the 2021 budget is already underway. McMahon said he doesn’t expect the region to rebound to pre-pandemic growth levels for the next few years. Before the shutdown, unemployment was around 4% in Onondaga County. “Now you’re looking at unemployment at 13%. Maybe it’s a little bit better now,” said McMahon. “But until you have folks working and spending money like they regularly were, we’re not going to see an uptick in sales tax.” In addition to loss of sales tax revenue, the County also faces $20 million in cuts from the state and Congress has yet to pass a coronavirus relief bill that includes aid to state and local governments. McMahon said the sales tax growth that Onondaga County was experiencing has been destroyed by the pandemic.
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Stay in the Know - Subscribe to Our Newsletters Join a network of more than 90,000 waste and recycling industry professionals. Get the latest news and insights straight to your inbox. Free. July 1, 2003 Kate McGinn XL Environmental Exton, Pa. www.xlenvironmental.com When major interruptions hinder businesses from accomplishing everyday tasks, major expenses are incurred. This was never more apparent than during the Sept. 11 aftermath. Many companies in the vicinity of the World Trade Center Towers suffered disruptions and could not begin business as usual for weeks or months. Some larger companies were able to pickup the pieces more quickly, but several smaller companies have never reopened. Catalysts for business interruptions are not necessarily as devastating as Sept. 11. They could be everyday occurrences, such as a neighboring building catching on fire that causes your company to close temporarily. Or, the office computer system could crash, causing you to lose valuable employee records and clients' billing information. Whatever the scenario, it is important to have business continuity strategies in place and to analyze insurance coverage before a crippling event occurs. Business interruption coverage is not as widely distributed as fire or personal liability insurance. Companies typically do not purchase separate business interruption policies or other comprehensive insurance programs. However, it is important to find out what type of business interruption coverage is offered under your current policy. Likewise, it is important to understand the types of interruption coverages and the circumstances under which they offer protection. Also, evaluate your company's risk for interruptions. There currently are insurance coverages that protect businesses from the results of physical damage to customers or suppliers, disruptions in utility services, and electronic media or e-commerce disruptions. Some provisions also may cover extra expenses to ensure business operations get up and running. For instance, the expense of renting temporary office space or equipment would be covered. According to a recent survey, 57 percent of CFOs have reported that their companies have a business continuity plan to help recover from interruptions. The survey, conducted by Robert Half Management Resources, Menlo Park, Calif., includes responses from 1,400 CFOs based on a random sample of U.S. companies with more than 20 employees. Developing a recovery plan can be a time-consuming process, but answering a few simple questions may help a company get started: What areas are most vulnerable to a disruption? How do you backup and store important data or information? What equipment and supplies are necessary to keep business activities running? What alternative work space does your company need if employees could not get into the office? Today, businesses have a need and an opportunity to create comprehensive continuity programs that protect physical and financial assets and employees. It is important for companies to evaluate vulnerabilities and to map a plan to minimize disruptions. You May Also Like
Revisiting the work of Marshall McLuhan inevitably involves recalling the debates surrounding his work and the allegations of technological determinism levelled at it by critics such as Raymond Williams. Departing from social constructivism, whereby the importance of media were the messages, ideologies and semiotics contained in its content, McLuhan boldly proclaimed that ‘the medium is the message,’ that the primary meaning or effect of ‘any medium or technology, is the change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduces into human affairs,’ (1964:16) and ‘our conventional response to all media, namely that it is how it is used that counts,’ is merely ‘the numb stance of the technological idiot.’ (1964:26) Williams’ critique was to argue that ‘If the effect of the medium is the same, whoever controls or uses it then we can forget ordinary political and cultural argument and let the technology run itself.’ (1974:131) For Williams then, the danger in adopting McLuhan’s rhetoric was that relegating the use of any medium to a secondary effect which is ultimately subordinate to the logic of the medium meant there was no point in either providing critiques of the power structures and elites which shape media ownership and production or attempting to create alternative media structures. Williams’ argument here is actually quite convincing, the notion that films by Leni Riefenstahl, Ken Loach and Steven Spielberg all have the same primary effect as they are films appears laughable in its reduction of cinema to technology. Consequently media studies in the UK by and large followed Williams’ prescription that ‘we have to reject technological determinism, in all its forms’ (1974, 133) focussing instead on a multiplicity of complex social factors that effect content through methodologies such as ideology critique, textual deconstruction, qualitative audience research and political economy as means of exploring the social institutions which effect the production of media, the types of messages produced and the effects these had on various types of audience. I should be clear at this point that Williams’ model of determination was far from a simple and linear process, a charge he levelled at McLuhan for statements such as ‘the medium is the message,’ and ‘electricity does not centralise but decentralises,’ (1964:55) which Williams claimed mystified the complex causal circuitry of any large scale social phenomena and thus ratified the existing inequalities and hegemonies within society. Determination is a real social process, but never (as in some theological and some Marxist versions) a wholly controlling, wholly predicting set of causes. On the contrary, the reality of determination is the setting of limits and the exertion of pressures, within which variable social practices are profoundly affected but never necessarily controlled…We have to think of determination not as a single force, or single abstraction of forces, but as a process in which real determining factors – the distribution of power or of capital, social and physical inheritance relations of scale and size between groups – set limits and exert pressures, but neither wholly control nor wholly predict the outcome of complex activity within or at these limits or against these pressures. Williams model of determinism is not congruent to a teleological outcome, but can be understood as positing a cyclical interplay of determining forces which set limits, governing evolutionary processes within a system, with the complex and nonlinear nature of these determining forces precludes the ability to isolate a single determining cause as McLuhan frequently claims is possible. However Williams is plainly wrong in making the claim that we must reject all forms of technological determinism, a move which using Williams’ own definition of determinism contends that technology sets no limits and exerts no pressures. One area which provides substantive empirical evidence to support this assertion is the field of cognitive neuroscience, and particularly recent understandings of neuroplasticity, the term used to explain the dynamic nature of connectivity within the human brain. Throughout a lifetime the brain will contain roughly a constant number of neurons, the cells which pass electrical and chemical signals throughout the brain. Unlike neurons, the number of synapses, the structures which transmit the electrical or chemical signals from the neuron to the target cell, varies, with the greatest number of synapses being present at birth. Through the process of synaptogenesis, infants undergo a process where synapses which are used are maintained whereas those which are not wither away, leaving the child with only those pathways which have been developed and used in formative years. According to N. Katherine Hayles, The evolutionary advantage of this pruning process is clear, for it bestows remarkable flexibility, giving human beings the power to adapt to widely differing environments. Although synaptogenesis is greatest in infancy, plasticity continues throughout childhood and adolescence, with some degree continuing even into adulthood. In contemporary developed societies, this plasticity implies that the brain’s synaptic connections are coevolving with an environment in which media consumption is a dominant factor. Children growing up in media-rich environments literally have brains wired differently from those of people who did not come to maturity under that condition. Hayles’s claims are supported by empirical evidence gleaned from cognitive science research by Posner et al (2005) which involved experimenting on four and six year old children before, during and after five days playing video games designed to train attention and intelligence and evaluated using electroencephalography, which measures voltage fluctuations arising from neural activity, alongside attention and intelligence tests on the subjects. The results of the study were that the six year old children exhibited markedly increased attention spans and intelligence compared to the control group who watched videos rather than played the video games. Crucially the changes were related to the medium the children used, not just the content. The fact that playing video games changes neural activity not only during but crucially after play is strong evidence which supports a form of technological determinism, as playing the video games involved altering the synaptic connections of the developing human brain. While these changes vary among individuals according to a multitude of factors including age, genetics and a vast array of environmental factors, the basic notion that humans co-evolve with their environments as a consequence of the plasticity of their brains strongly supports a model of agency which is dependent on a dynamic relationality between humans and their environments. The evidence from neuroscience then demonstrates that by engaging with different technologies we are literally reconfiguring our brains, although the ways in which this reconfiguration occurs are far from the teleology implied by the reductive determinism initially advanced by McLuhan. The fact that modern science empirically demonstrates that our encounters with media alter our brains provides compelling evidence that Williams’ claim that technology does not set limits or exert pressures is no longer tenable. The question the shifts from does technology act as a causal determinant, to in what kinds of way does technology act as a determining factor in socio-technical systems. Revisiting this debate with contemporary insights then, we may contend that while the message is not just the medium, the medium and technologies in generally are causal actors. Our engagement with technology then can be understood to constitute an iterative and performative process in which the evolution of our brains and subjectivities are shaped by technologies while those same brains and bodies shape technological evolution. Sy Taffel, September 2011 Hayles, N Katherine (2007) Deep and Hyper Attention: The Generational Divide in Cognitive Modes, http://www.mlajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1632/prof.2007.2007.1.187 McLuhan, Marshall (1964) Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, Toronto, McGraw Hill Posner, Michael; Rueda, M. Rosario; Rothbart, Mary; McCandliss, Bruce; and Saccomanno, Lisa, Training, maturation, and genetic influences on the development of executive attention , Proceedings of the National Acadmy of Sciences of the United States of America, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506897102 PNAS October 11, 2005 vol. 102 no. 41 14931-14936 http://www.pnas.org/content/102/41/14931.full.pdf+html Williams, Raymond (1974) Television: Technology and Cultural Form, London and New York, Routledge Sy is a PhD researcher based between the University of Bristol department of Drama: Film Theatre and Television and the Digital Cultures Research Centre at UWE. His PhD research involves utilising an ecological approach to digital media in order to explore the politics, ethics and materiality of hardware, software and content. This research interest stems from an involvement with media activist collectives such as Indymedia, Climate Camp TV and Hacktionlab allied with a broad interest in the relationships between technology, social justice and environmental sustainability.
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Ascension Parish Coroner IDs body found in Gonzales last weekend GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Coroner’s Office has identified a man’s body found last weekend in Gonzales. The coroner says the body belongs to 54-year-old Jasper Morris. They also said they believe based on the autopsy performed that the case will be considered a murder. The Gonzales Police Department received a call on Saturday morning about the body, which was found on the south side of Edenborne Parkway. It appeared to investigators that the body was dumped at the location it was found. Gonzales Police said Morris was a transient with family that lived out of the state. He had not address on file, and investigators say they aren't even sure of the last place the man was known to be alive. Police will continue to investigate. Desktop NewsClick to open Continuous News in a sidebar that updates in real-time. Tiger fans storm the court after upset win against No. 17 Kentucky Ascension Parish student heading to national welding competition Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says he is against sending national guard troops... In response to deadly car jacking, Louisiana lawmaker proposes bill increasing penalties Crews on Amite River clearing decades of debris
He was dubbed “manager of the century" and took GE to historic highs. But did that focus on stock price distort American corporate culture for the worse? John Byrne, chairman and editor-in-chief of C-Change Media, Inc. Former executive editor and editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.com. Co-authored Jack Welch's memoir "Jack: Straight from the Gut." (@JohnAByrne) Joe Bower, professor emeritus, Harvard Business School. (@HarvardHBS) When you talk to students about Jack Welch and his impact on American business, how do you describe him? Joe Bower: “We have been following GE since well before Jack. Which turns out to be an important part of the story, because what he was able to do had a lot to do with what his predecessors had done. What we say is that he really took very seriously the challenge of taking an American icon and helping it survive. People forget that the decade of the ‘80s was the decade in which American companies were falling by the wayside, under attack from Japanese and German competitors. And he turned GE into a formidable competitor. And it was really quite remarkable. I was just thinking, he came to this school often. And in 1985, he addressed the second-year class. And one of the students, during questions, asked him, 'Well, what did you do wrong?' And he said, ‘Well, I didn't move fast enough. I tried too hard to be nice, to take my time, to work with people. And the environment just won't let you do that.' He was famous for saying, ‘You gotta face reality.’” He said he didn't move fast enough, and he'd been too nice? This from the man who was dubbed 'Neutron Jack' for letting 100,000 GE employees go? Joe Bower: "Well, if you looked at what he inherited, he inherited a [layered] wedding cake organization. Layer upon layer upon layer. In the old days, the notion was there was a span of control, which was limited. And if you had more people than that, then you had a layer of organization that was simply — they were called 'span breakers.' And GE had layer after layer. And then Reg Jones [chairman and CEO of GE from 1972 to 1981] had introduced a very sophisticated strategic planning system, that was an overlay on top of that. And he didn't fire workers. He fired layer after layer of middle managers. I had some MBA's in class who had worked at GE. And all they could say was they'd died and gone to heaven. Because finally they could work with a business, and work with their leaders and they didn't have layers to go through.” On Jack Welch and ‘shareholder value’ Joe Nocera: “Before Jack Welch became the CEO, GE used to think of itself as a proxy for the economy. And its mission, its goal, was just to do better than the economy. When Jack took over, he changed the mission to say, ‘The world's most valuable company.’ Well, how do you become the world's most valuable company? You get the stock price up. That's how you do it. And he may not have used the phrase ‘maximizing shareholder value.’ But he exemplified it. And he taught the rest of corporate America executives, to also strive for the same goal. Which, in addition to making the shareholders rich, made the CEOs very rich, because their compensation became completely tied to the price of the stock.” On the long-term cultural impact of Jack Welch John Byrne: "Jack was a highly controversial figure on so many dimensions, to be honest. However, if you were to say, 'Who is the single biggest proponent of quality in the years that Jack was in charge of GE, in the corporate world?' Other than the importance of quality, like a Deming [who helped develop sampling techniques used by the Department of the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics], it would be Jack Welch. Jack Welch made Six Sigma quality metrics a religion within GE. Now, part of Six Sigma was driving out needless costs, not costs that would harm people or result in less safe product or services. But he was focused totally on quality, not necessarily squeezing every nickel and dime out of the business that would endanger people. That's just that's just, you know, a cheap shot, really." Have the corrections of 2001 and 2008 been wake up calls for corporate leaders? Joe Nocera: “No, they haven't been wake up calls, but more recently they're talking a better game. The Business Roundtable, you know, rewrote their mission statement to downplay shareholder value a little bit. Larry Fink at BlackRock, as always, writes his annual letter about how business must be more socially conscious and do more to help the world beyond maximizing shareholder value. The problem is, if you're a CEO or a board member, the great thing about shareholder value is it's easy to measure. It's easy to measure a CEO because you say, 'The stock price went up 15%. Or the stock price went down 50%.' If you're not, it's hard to figure out a different measure that works." From The Reading List Bloomberg: "Jack Welch Inflicted Great Damage on Corporate America" — "There are well-known people who are vilified during their careers only to seem heroic in retrospect. And then there are others who are lionized in their prime, and only later do we realize how harmful their actions truly were. "So it is with Jack Welch, who died on Sunday at the age of 84. I know we’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but his effect on American capitalism was too profound — and too destructive — to go unmentioned. "Before the 45-year-old Welch became General Electric Co.’s youngest chief executive officer ever in 1981, the company’s goal was to 'simply grow faster than the economy,' according to Fortune magazine’s Geoffrey Colvin, one of journalism’s leading Welch observers. In the decade before Welch took over, GE’s shares had declined 25% — yet its shareholders, who viewed the company’s dividend as their reward for owning the stock, were sanguine. "Despite the stock’s poor performance, Reginald Jones, Welch’s predecessor, was still considered the most influential man in business. Even Wall Street didn’t make a fuss about the share price." The New York Times: "First Chapter: 'Jack: Straight From the Gut'" — "It was the final hockey game of a lousy season. We had won the first three games in my senior year at Salem High School, beating Danvers, Revere, and Marblehead, but had then lost the next half dozen games, five of them by a single goal. So we badly wanted to win this last one at the Lynn Arena against our archrival Beverly High. As co-captain of the team, the Salem Witches, I had scored a couple of goals, and we were feeling pretty good about our chances. "It was a good game, pushed into overtime at 2-2. "But very quickly, the other team scored and we lost again, for the seventh time in a row. In a fit of frustration, I flung my hockey stick across the ice of the arena, skated after it, and headed back to the locker room. The team was already there, taking off their skates and uniforms. All of a sudden, the door opened and my Irish mother strode in. "The place fell silent. Every eye was glued on this middle-aged woman in a floral-patterned dress as she walked across the floor, past the wooden benches where some of the guys were already changing. She went right for me, grabbing the top of my uniform." The Wall Street Journal: "Jack Welch, Legendary CEO of General Electric, Dies at Age 84" — "Jack Welch led General Electric Co. through two decades of unparalleled growth and transformation, with a brash style that single-handedly remade the conglomerate and changed the landscape of American corporations. He died Sunday at age 84. "Mr. Welch’s success, driven by a hard-nosed strategy to slash less profitable businesses and unproductive employees, made him an international celebrity in the 1980s and drove GE to become the most valuable U.S. company during the 1990s. He groomed a generation of business leaders who went on to run giants such as Boeing Co. and Home Depot Inc. "His retirement in 2001 brought bestselling books and more adoration, but GE’s troubles in the decades after his exit—under his handpicked successor, Jeff Immelt—raised questions about Mr. Welch’s management methods and whether he pushed the conglomerate too hard. “'Today is a sad day for the entire GE family. Jack was larger than life and the heart of GE for half a century. He reshaped the face of our company and the business world,' GE CEO Larry Culp said in a statement. 'We’ll continue to honor his legacy by doing exactly what Jack would want us to do: win.'" This program aired on March 5, 2020.
Hi! My name is Mrs. Langley and I am looking forward to being your child’s Pre-K teacher! This is my 18th year of teaching. I have taught preschool, kindergarten and 2nd grade. I have a heart and passion for early intervention and education. I feel that Pre-K is a foundational year because, for most children, it provides their initial exposure to school and sets the tone for their educational career. I can’t wait to see your child grow and learn this year. I graduated from Meredith College in 2003. I have a bachelor’s degree in Human Communication with a K-6 teaching license. I am currently seeking my preschool add-on license. I absolutely love school and look forward to passing my passion for learning on to your child! I was born and raised in North Carolina. I am married to my high school sweetheart, Michael. We have a daughter named Makayla, who is a senior in high school this year. When I am not teaching or planning awesome things for us to do at school...I enjoy cooking, spending time with my family, hanging out with friends and participating in church activities. Feel free to contact me anytime via email ([email protected]) or call the school (919-404-3680). Degrees and Certifications: Hello, I’m Melissa Chappell. I’m a Special Education Pre-K teacher. I have worked in childcare for many years with a variety of different ages of children. I started my career at Zebulon Elementary in 2020, before this, I worked in a childcare center for 4 years. I have a degree in Early Childhood Education, and a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies majoring in education and behavioral sciences. I look forward to teaching, learning and growing! I am married to the love of my life; Chris. We enjoy spending time together with our family and friends. I also enjoy spending time outdoors and loving my sweet doggies; Benelli and Ranger. Hello, my name is Christan White and I am a Pre- K teacher assistant. I have worked with preschool children for 8 plus years and I also have mental health experience as well. I really enjoy working with children and enjoy being that first contact for them as they enter their education journey. During my leisure, I love to read, watch movies and travel whenever I get a chance. My name is Joshua Shaver. I have been working at Zebulon Elementary since January of 2021. I work as an instructional assistant in Pre-K. I enjoy my job and my team. I attend East Carolina University working towards my Bachelors Degree in Communications. I am graduating in December of 2022. Some of my hobbies include golfing, softball, and spending time with my friends and family. I look forward to starting another school year here at Zebulon. Hello everyone, my name is Chelsey Collins. This is my second year at Zebulon Elementary school as an instructional assistant in Pre-K. I love my job here and the awesome staff. I am currently working towards my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of Mount Olive. Prior to coming to Zebulon I worked at a childcare center while receiving my Associates in Art. I enjoy spending my free time outdoors, at the beach, and with my friends and family. I look forward to furthering my career in education and teaching!
This very complete Sd.Kfz.250 B hull was discovered, by contractors in Eastern Europe, buried in an old shell hole. The vehicle retained all its thin metal internals and externals in addition to its armour. There was no trace of the vehicle’s original markings save for a white shield with what appeared to be an arrow on the rear access door. After some research this was confirmed to be the unit insignia of the 6th Panzer Division, which was engaged in fierce combat in Hungary in the winter of 1944-5. We do not know yet where exactly it was unearthed. The location is important as it could provide us with more clues as to when it was destroyed which in turn will assist in identifying the exact deployment within the 6th Panzer Division’s strength - company, section or even the people who served in this particular vehicle. The external characteristics of the vehicle provide us with further insight. The upper rear left hand side panel where the antenna base is located shows a panel about 20cm in length protruding into the vehicle interior. This plate is specific to the body of the Sd.Kfz.250/3 Ausf.B or Sd.Kfz.250/5 and provides protection for the antenna cable at the point of entry into the antenna base area. Become a Member - Access the Full Article Members gain access to the full content of our articles, including photo galleries.
As many of you will know this accessory, the Schutzfenster (detachable windscreen), is much sought after in the collector community. However, the most offered variety is the pressed steel example. These pressed steel windscreen bodies were common in later war years. But usually, the steel has not fared well . . . Become a Member - Access the Full Article Members gain access to the full content of our articles, including photo galleries.
The team at Weatherbys Scientific perform a wide variety of roles, and every day at the lab is different. Come with us as we take you behind the scenes and hear first hand from some of our people in our new "meet the team" series. In this first instalment, get to know our Lab Operations Manager, Kate Minogue. I joined the company in November 2021, and I already knew the company from prior experience working within the equine industry – from my time at the Irish Equine Centre. I knew it was the right company for me following my interview with the International Sales Director Romy, as Weatherbys Scientific is a very people-orientated company and places a lot of value in its staff. Weatherbys Scientific has changed hugely since I joined two and a half years ago. Even my own role has changed in that time, as I initially started here as a Team Lead but have since taken on the responsibility of Lab Manager. When I first started, our team was at capacity in terms of workload – this proved to be challenging in a number of respects and we saw a higher staff turnover than what we would have liked. However, since then we have introduced cross-training to the business to allow staff to develop and grow. We have recruited in the right areas and are now at much better staffing numbers, so the workload can be shared a lot better. On a more personal side, we have introduced a social committee, to organise and host events as well as our famous staff race days. My proudest achievement in my time here so far has been helping to build a good culture and atmosphere, aiding in raising staff energy and morale. The biggest win in all of this came with the introduction of the cross-training programmes, helping our staff achieve bonuses and improved packages. All in all, this has helped increase staff retention and brought a healthy, positive mood and culture around the business. The most interesting projects I have worked on have all been to do with new testing that we continue to introduce, and continue to employ here. We are always at the forefront of new technology, and it feels great to be a part of building a better future with Weatherbys Scientific. It is very different to your typical big pharma company. Weatherbys Scientific has almost of a family feel and culture to the business, especially in the lab. There is very much a culture of collaboration and co-operation where everybody knows each other and works together. The very first thing I would advise is simply reaching out and letting people know that you are interested, whether that be through school, college, university, or relevant business. There are lots of opportunities out there to get involved and gain some real-life work experience in the field so you can begin to develop your skills and gain knowledge within the industry. The main thing from a business standpoint would be that we are often misunderstood as solely an equine company, due to our long and storied history within the horseracing world. But what many people don’t know about us here at Weatherbys Scientific is that we deal with all sorts of animals such as cows and sheep and actually have a very strong positioning in the agricultural industry as a whole. As far as my own role, some people may not realise that as a Lab Manager, we work very closely with the sales teams and are involved in the business and sales side of things too, so it is a very varied role.
5 min read In the heart of Mesa, Arizona, a city rich in culture and history, stands Tre Bella, a venue that captivates the essence of both time-honored... In Mesa, Arizona, a special place awaits where history and modernity dance together under one roof. Tre Bella by Wedgewood Weddings & Events is this place. Here, every corner, from the rustic courtyards to the elegant Piazza, tells a story – and it's ready to be part of yours. Tre Bella is where historical architecture waltzes with contemporary design, creating an enchanting setting for your special day. With its adaptable spaces, Tre Bella encourages you to paint your wedding day in your colors, crafting a celebration that truly reflects who you are. The venue’s location in downtown Mesa offers a cultural experience that extends beyond the walls of Tre Bella, making your wedding a part of the city's vibrant tapestry. We recently heard from Faith R. about her experience at Tre Bella. 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Recent clients Hannah and her husband found their slice of heaven in Tre Bella’s rustic yet chic Courtyard. "The exposed brick was a dream backdrop for our photos." Their experience was elevated by our team's professional touch, making them feel calm and supported. She then added: “Our guests couldn't stop raving about the delicious food and the sheer fun of it all!” Tre Bella isn’t just about the indoor splendor. Its location in Mesa's cultural heart means your wedding is part of a larger tapestry. Your guests can explore vibrant street art, historic theaters, and museums – all adding to the richness of their experience. In the sun-kissed landscapes of Phoenix and Arizona, weddings are not just events; they are vibrant celebrations that blend cultural richness, local traditions, and the unique spirit of the desert. As couples embark on their journey of unity, they often embrace a mix of time-honored customs and modern expectations that make Arizona weddings truly special. 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I'm a freelance writer based in Perth, Western Australia, who enjoys writing about the things I love: travel, nature-based activities, the arts, spirituality and creative, fun activities for children. Published May 8th 2014 Discover Your Inner Artist At These Idyllic Tropical Isles Queensland's Best Island Holidays For Art Lovers Blessed with some of Australia's most spectacular scenery and breathtaking beaches, Queensland is a mecca for pleasure-seekers from around the world seeking the perfect tropical escape. When we envision the perfect island paradise, it's often images of the beautiful coral cays on the Great Barrier Reef, complete with palm trees, turquoise lagoons and intimate beaches of soft golden sand, that immediately spring to mind. With a mind-boggling 1,955 islands scattered along its 6,973 kilometre coastline, it's certainly not surprising that the state is an island-lover's paradise. Hamilton Island - This image is by idrewuk, from Wikimedia Commons Since time began, islands have beguiled artists and writers, and many throughout the ages have sought refuge and inspiration amongst the beauty and solitude found on them. These days, not much has changed and many of Queensland's islands are home to numerous creative sorts, many who open their studios to the public and regularly exhibit their works in local galleries. This image is by Jennifer Rensel, from Wikimedia Commons Beginning in the south and gradually heading north, the following pages detail some of Queensland's best island destinations for art-lovers. Whether you're yearning for a beautiful natural paradise where you can pursue your creative passion or are satisfied to simply admire the works of other artisans, these magical places will be sure to enchant and inspire you, leaving an irrevocable impression upon your heart. North Stradbroke Island North and South Stradbroke Islands were originally one very large sand island until the late nineteenth century when a ferocious storm created the Jumpinpin Channel, thus separating it into two. While both are breathtakingly beautiful, North Stradbroke Island is especially well-endowed with art galleries. Lovers of Indigenous Australian art will enjoy a visit to the Salt Water Murris Quandamooka, a community-based arts and crafts centre that exhibits traditional and contemporary style works by artists from the Noonuccal, Ngugi and Gorenpul clans. The gallery is located at 3 Ballow Road, Dunwich, and is open from Wednesday until Sunday, 9.30am to 3.30pm. For more information call 07 3415 2373. This image is by Gondwananet.at Wikimedia Commons The Mookin Bibonmari Aboriginal Gallery, just up the road at 7 Ballow Road, is another art space that celebrates the rich Indigenous cultural heritage of Stradbroke Island. This gallery features the work of artist Brendon Coghill, especially focusing on the traditional arts and crafts of the Goenpul people. The gallery can also organise tours of the island, escorted by a knowledgeable Indigenous guide. Located at the Pandanus Palms Resort Complex at Point Lookout, the Coral Sea Gallery showcases gorgeous artwork from North Stradbroke Island, Redcliff and other areas of south-east Queensland. Featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, jewellery, prints and textile art, this is a top spot to discover some locally-made treasures. The Coral Sea Gallery is situated at 21 Cumming Parade at Point Lookout and is open seven days a week, from 9.30am until 4.30pm. Every second Sunday, from 8am until around midday, the Straddie Markets (at Point Lookout Community Hall on East Coast Road) sell a variety of wares, including lovely locally-made arts and crafts, while the Lines in the Sand Arts Festival is a fabulous four-day nature-based arts festival, held at the end of June. This is an event that enthusiastic art-lovers definitely won't want to miss: there'll be artists in residence, heaps of exhibitions and great workshops showcasing various creative media. Take a look at the Lines in the Sand website to learn more. Nestled between North Stradbroke Island and the mainland, Macleay Island is another great spot to head to if you're hankering to escape the rat-race and get creative. With a resident population including around 250 artists, the island is developing a reputation as a creative hotspot and various groups exist so local artisans can connect socially and share their creative journeys. This image is from the Macleay Island Art Complex website The Macleay Island Arts Complex at 95 - 97 Coast Road is the island's main hub for art-lovers, both locals and visitors, and includes a gallery space, studios and workshops where regular classes in pottery, painting and other creative media are held. To find out more, take a look at their website or give them a call on 07 3409 4100. Meeting monthly in the lounge of Pub Paradise, the Dead Parrot Society is a social group comprising creative folk working in a variety of genres, including but not limited to, poetry, writing, painting, pottery, sculpture, mosaic, calligraphy, music, songwriting and visual arts. To find out more, call Madeline on 07 3409 4545 or email [email protected]. Other creative events include the Macleay Island Craft Group's weekly get-together (every Tuesday morning at the Community Centre on Southsea Terrace) and Macleay Island Woolies (focusing on everything to do with wool such as knitting, crochet, weaving and spinning), which meets at the Emerald Isle Shopping Centre once a fortnight, on Tuesdays from 10am until midday. Market-loving visitors to Macleay Island will also enjoy browsing through the stalls at the Mini Night Time Markets which are held every second Friday of the month from 5pm until around 8pm near the Blue Parrot Cafe at 36 Southsea Terrace. With all sorts of eclectic goodies such as arts and crafts, knick-knacks and tarot readings on offer, who knows what treasures you'll unearth? If you're wanting to spend a few days or weeks on Macleay Island there is a good selection of accommodation available, mainly bed-and-breakfasts and holiday cottages. You can access Macleay Island and the other southern Moreton Bay Islands by both ferry and barge from Weinam Street in Redland Bay. For more information about visiting, take a look at the Macleay Island website. Just 45 minutes from Brisbane Airport, beautiful Bribie Island is the only Moreton Bay island that visitors can drive to. With the Bribie Island Bridge creating easy and affordable access from the mainland, it's a top spot to spend a day or even a lifetime close to nature, as many artists have discovered. A large percentage of Bribie Island is protected by Environmental, National & Marine Parks, and therefore much wildlife can be found there as well as marine species such as dolphins, dugongs and turtles. This image is by Kgbo, at Wikimedia Commons An art-lover's paradise, Bribie Island boasts several galleries and art centres that exhibit and sell the work of local artists and crafters. The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre is well-known as the creative hub of the island and is therefore a good place to begin if you're embarking on an artistic odyssey. As well as housing a large exhibition space, the Matthew Flinders Gallery and a gift-shop well-stocked with beautiful locally-made creations, there are also several workshop areas where various art and craft groups meet, and where workshops are periodically presented by local and visiting artisans. The Pier View Gallery (Shop 2 / 1 Toorbull Street, Bongaree), opposite the jetty and next to the bakery, is open seven days a week and hosts regularly-changing exhibitions by artists from the local area and further afield. Other galleries on Bribie Island include Elly Dawn Gallery at 8 Jacana Avenue, Woorim and The White Patch Gallery at 164 White Patch Esplanade, White Patch. If you're a market girl who loves trawling for handmade treasures, Sunday is market day on Bribie. On the last Sunday of each month the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre holds its monthly market at the above-mentioned address. Whether you're looking for a lovely handmade gift for someone special or just want to spoil yourself, this vibrant market purveys locally-made craft-work of every variety and is a terrific place to purchase directly from the artisans themselves. Other markets, including the Bribie Island & District Community Jetty Markets, the Cancer Council Markets and the Rotary Markets, are held at different places in Bongaree on the other Sundays. Local handicrafts can often be found at these as well, so they're always well worth checking out. For more details, take a look at this website. One of the most famous of the Great Barrier Reef islands, Hamilton Island is also the largest island in the Whitsunday Group and a popular tourist destination, with a wide range of accommodation options and loads of cool things to see and do. If you're fortunate enough to pay a visit to this tropical paradise, be sure to visit the Hamilton Island Art Gallery on Front Street, above Hamilton Island Real Estate. This image is by ThingOnASpring at Wikimedia Commons As well as holding regular exhibitions, the gallery also provides art classes for both adults and children. These are taught by a monthly roster of talented artists-in-residence, and are popular with visitors ranging from talented amateurs to complete novices. As the Hamilton Island website notes, all you need to bring is a smile and enthusiasm: everything else, including paints, brushes and canvas is provided. To find out more, including prices, take a look at the Hamilton Island website. This image is by ThingOnASpring at Wikimedia Commons While many of the Great Barrier Reef islands are pricey tourist traps that are strictly for the well-heeled, Magnetic Island is refreshingly affordable, even for the most budget-conscious traveller. Just a short ferry trip from Townsville, the island boasts a terrific assortment of accommodation, ranging from camping grounds and backpacker hostels to flashy holiday houses and resorts. With its gorgeous tropical climate and the wonders of the reef and rainforest right on its doorstep, it's certainly not surprising that many artisans have set up house here. This image is by Stevage at Wikimedia Commons The artists living on Magnetic Island work in a variety of media, including paint, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and textiles, and many welcome guests into their studios. Art Safari, which is held each August is the biggest arts event on the island and a top way to check out the local art scene in a systematic way. Three options are available to visitors who'd like to participate. You can join a guided tour, drive yourself in your own car or purchase a daily bus pass and take the island buses. If you can't time a visit for then, maps are available year-round so you can create your own safari whenever you find convenient. This image is by Reflexio at Wikimedia Commons There are several destinations that every art-loving visitor needs to head for during a sojourn on Magnetic Island. Located at Picnic Bay, on the mall, the MI Art Space is a good spot to begin as it's open seven days a week, from 10am until 3pm. Also in Picnic Bay (at 58 Barbarra Street), the Kysley Gallery is open by appointment. Call them on 07 4758 1611 to arrange a time. Other popular galleries that are highly recommended are Magnetic Island Photography at Nelly Bay (86 Mandalay Avenue or phone 0417 750 500), Jenny Mulcahy's Gustav Creek Studio (call 0402 860 564 to make an appointment), Peter Lawson's Fine Art Gallery and the Barefoot Gallery at Horseshoe Bay. Local markets are also held regularly at both Horseshoe Bay and Arcadia. Read here to find out more about these. Torres Strait Islands Directly north of Cape York and south of New Guinea lies the Torres Strait, an expanse of tropical water dotted with over 270 islands where an ancient, culturally-rich Indigenous society has flourished for tens of thousands of years. The Gab Titui Cultural Centre - this image is by Feral Arts at Wikimedia Commons An visit to the Torres Strait islands is a 'must-do' for every Australian art-lover. Still relatively unknown, the islands' exotic beauty and fascinating culture have attracted various creative guests over the last century including the British writer Somerset Maugham in the early 1900s, and Australian artist Ray Crooke during the decades following the Second World War. Thursday Island, with a population of approximately 2 600 people, is the best-known of the Torres Strait Islands and serves as its administrative and commercial centre. It's here that most visitors stay during their sojourn to the Torres Straits and there are several accommodation options available including guesthouses, bed and breakfasts and local pubs. The Gateway Torres Strait Resort on nearby Horn Island (where the airport is located) is another extremely comfortable place to stay while the adjacent, privately-owned Torres Strait Heritage Museum is a great spot to learn about the region's history. Situated on Thursday Island, somewhere that every art-loving visitor to the Torres Straits absolutely must visit is the outstanding Gab Titui Cultural Centre. Showcasing the unique and vibrant cultures of the Torres Straits, Gab Titui serves as a gallery space and educational venue where visitors can view works produced by local artists, learn about the traditions and way of life that inspire them and experience the performances of traditional music, dance and song that are held on special occasions. Affiliated with the centre, a gallery shop sells high quality works of art by local Indigenous artists, including jewellery and carvings. 'Hunting the Hunted' (2009): linoprint by Solomon Booth, from the Gab Titui Cultural Centre website Intrepid art-lovers who have the time and money to delve deeper into the fascinating world of Torres Strait Island art may want to explore further afield, as Erub (also known as Darnley Island), Bada and Moa Islands also have their own art centres. One thing to keep in mind, however, if you're considering a visit to these outlying islands is to apply in advance for a permit from the respective island councils. This website provides important information, including contacts, related to this. Erub Erwer Meta (Darnley Island Art Centre) is a unique creative space that's situated 160 kilometres north-east of Cape York peninsula on a tropical volcanic island at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. Specialising in hand-built, wood-fired ceramics, jewellery, textiles, weaving, printmaking, works on paper and exquisite, handcrafted dance ornaments, this awesome art centre may be remote and somewhat hard to get to, but it's certainly worth the effort. Take a look at their website to get some idea of the beautiful work that's produced there. Also on outlying islands, Badhulgaw Kuthinaw Mudh (Badu Art House) on Badu and Ngalmun Lagau Minaral (Our Island Designs) on Moa are well worth having a look at. To find out more about these remote albeit flourishing art centres, the artists who work there and the creative works they produce, be sure to take a look at their websites. For more information about the Torres Strait Islands, including transport to and accommodation on them, contact [email protected] or call 07 4069 1336.
According to Wegman Partners lawsuit, employment in the legal field is expected to skyrocket over the next six years, with around 67,600 new jobs to appear in the sector by 2029. As of May 2020, the average yearly salary for legal work was $84,910, representing just over double the average national wage for all occupations. A range of jobs in the field is anticipated to experience rapid growth over the coming years, giving graduates a new sense of motivation to make a name for themselves. Legal Employment Growth by Job Role Legal occupations cover many roles. However, the top four categories expected to display the most growth are as follows: In 2020, court reporters earned an average of $61,660 per year, with the job outlooking growing much faster than average occupations (9% by 2029). Those with a postsecondary nondegree award and zero work experience can claim this position, making it very popular for those looking for a career change. Mediators and Arbitrators Experts state that mediator and arbitrator positions are expected to grow by around 8% by 2029, with an average salary of $66,130. These roles require a bachelor’s degree and some work experience (less than five years in a related field). Generally speaking, retired lawyers and judges become mediators or arbitrators. Legal Assistants and Paralegals Paralegals work in a variety of areas in the sector, earning an average salary of $52,920 at last report. Supervised by an attorney, they perform various tasks to support legal proceedings and their assigned lawyer. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, paralegal and related assistant jobs are forecasted to grow by a whopping 10% in the next six years. With that in mind, those hoping to head into the field can expect around 35,300 paralegal/assistant jobs to appear on the market during this period. Lawyer positions aren’t expected to grow as much as the others explained above. However, analysts still anticipate an expansion of 4% by 2029 — still faster than average. Lawyers, on average earn roughly $126,930 per year (on average) or roughly $61.03 per hour. Estimations assume another 32,300 jobs will be added to the sector before 2030, including lawyers in private practices, corporations, law firms, and government agencies. Of course, like compensation is based on various experiences, and may have be determined by location as well. The Best Places for Scoring Legal Roles By 2029 Industry insiders believe law firms will continue being the easiest way to enter the legal field, especially for law school graduates. However, some suggest that looking for positions through government agencies is just as good. The private sector (e.g., LLCs, corporations, etc.) will remain the hardest (but just as profitable) method for acquiring legal occupations before the calendar hits 2030. The Anticipated Growth for Legal Occupations Is Huge The legal job market is expected to grow faster than average by 2029, exhibiting an expansion of around 5%. Thus, those considering attending law school will have a better chance of finding employment following their education.
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Defense Secretary Austin says he didn't handle news of hospitalization 'right' Updated February 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, under fire from Capitol Hill for not disclosing to the White House his hospital stay for prostate cancer, told reporters Thursday, "We did not handle this right and I did not handle this right. I should have told the President about my cancer diagnosis. I should have also told my team and the American public, and I take full responsibility." Austin, in his first Pentagon press briefing in more than a year, appeared thin and walked with a slow gait as he approached the podium and said he was recovering and working with a physical therapist. He said he was a private person and did not want to burden Biden with his diagnosis, saying he later apologized to President Biden and does not plan to resign. "I've told him that I'm deeply sorry for not letting him know immediately that I received a heavy diagnosis and was getting treatment," Austin, 70, said. "And he responded with a grace and warm heart that anyone who knows President Biden would expect. Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in early December. He was hospitalized for the procedure on Dec. 22, and the next day he transferred his authority to his deputy, Kathleen Hicks. But neither Biden nor Hicks was aware he was in the hospital, or that he returned on New Year's Daywith complications. It was not until several days later that Biden learned he was in the hospital, and another week before the president was made aware of Austin's cancer treatment. But Austin did not answer a repeated question about whether any staff members knew of his hospitalization on Dec. 22 and if so, why didn't they tell the White House. His chief of staff, Kelly Magsamen, who would normally inform her White House counterpart, was sick with the flu at the time. She was not seated among the staff at the Pentagon on Thursday, though she would normally be in attendance. And another unnamed staff member told a radio dispatcher to send an ambulance to Austin's home but to make sure the ambulance did not have its siren or lights on. Austin said Thursday he did not direct his aide to say that. Magsamen has ordered a 30-day review of the communications breakdown. Another review is being carried out by the Pentagon's Inspector General. Some Democrats faulted Austin's secrecy and Republicans have been particularly critical. Rep. Mike Rogers, an Alabama Republican and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, wrote Austin a letter on Jan. 18, saying Austin promised transparency but failed to answer some of his questions. "Specifically, I am alarmed you refused to answer whether you instructed your staff to not inform the President of the United States or anyone else of your hospitalization," Rogers wrote. "Unfortunately, this leads me to believe that information is being withheld from Congress. Congress must understand what happened and who made decisions to prevent the disclosure of the whereabouts of a cabinet secretary." Rogers said he would call a hearing of the full committee on Feb. 14 because of Austin's "unwillingness to provide candid and complete answers." Austin was dischargedfrom Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Jan. 15. He returned to work at the Pentagon this week. Austin also addressed the recent suicide drone attack by Iranian-backed militias that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan and wounded dozens more. "The president will not tolerate attacks on American troops – and neither will I," Austin said, reading from prepared remarks. The Pentagon has prepared tiered strikes against militia groups in both Iraq and Syria that have targeted U.S. forces in at least 165 attacks since last fall. Those attacks are expected to begin any day now. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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Son Jarocho, The Sound Of Veracruz Betto Arcos is the host of Global Village, a world music show on KPFK in Los Angeles, and a native of Xalapa, capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz. He recently spoke with Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered, about son jarocho — a style of music played mostly in the south of his home state. He says the music is so vibrant because it comes from the Caribbean side of Mexico and has all the influences of that region: African, indigenous and Spanish. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Piper Kerman: Recipes For Survival Sentenced to 15 months in a minimum-security women's prison for a decade-old drug offense was the last thing Piper Kerman, a Smith College graduate and "nice blonde lady," ever expected. But it happened. Then she culled her experiences into a best-selling memoir, Orange Is The New Black, which was adapted by Weeds' Jenji Kohan into a hit Netflix series of the same title. In the book, Kerman tells of how she navigated her way through the prison social structure and expounds on both the challenges and joys of communal female living. As she told Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg when she joined the show at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kerman made friends by being helpful. She became handy while working in the prison's electrical shop. After accidentally insulting the food in front of Pop, the head cook, Kerman ingratiated herself to Pop by fixing her bed--and Pop went on to become Kerman's "prison mama." In fact, food played an important role in prison life, as women bonded over cooking for one another using contraband items, microwaves, and whatever ingredients they could find. Piper herself mastered the recipe for "prison cheesecake," which she would make for other inmates' birthdays and going-away parties. (Check out the recipe on this page.) Inspired by the creative, DIY nature of her cheesecake, we put Kerman in the puzzle hot seat for an Ask Me Another Challenge about other innovative dishes, using "reconstituted" potato chips, Ramen noodles, hot sauce, and more. Cheesecake recipe (from Piper's old blog The Pipe Bomb): "Bake at your own risk." (popular at birthday and going away parties) 1 six-oz. package of Graham Crackers, Vanilla Wafers or Oreos 4-6 pats of margarine 1 round of Laughing Cow cheese (8 wedges) 4 cups of vanilla pudding 6 oz. of Coffee Mate 1/2 c. lemon juice (more to taste) Steal the margarine from the dining hall, melt in microwave and crumble cookies into a 1-quart Tupperware dish that you've bought from the commissary or borrowed from your bunkie along with the margarine. Mix well and press firmly into the bottom of the dish. Place in the microwave on high for 1-2 minutes. Your crust is done. In a separate dish, squash Laughing Cow cheese into as smooth a mass as possible. Mix in part of the lemon juice and continue to blend. Try to work out the lumps. Mix in pudding and continue to blend, add more lemon juice to taste. Blend until filling is as creamy as possible, then gradually mix in Coffee Mate. Some people double the Coffee Mate; this seems overboard to me. When mixture is smooth & thick, pour over the crust. Chill in your plastic washbucket filled with ice under your bed (or in a refrigerator if the part of the prison where you work has one you can slip it into), for at least 4 hours. Eat. In the video below, Piper recounts what she learned in prison--from her experience, her friends and her prison mama, Pop. Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Pope Plans Historic Visit To Iraq As Its Christian Populations Dwindle BAGHDAD — On a recent Sunday in Baghdad, a congregation of Chaldean Catholics gather — masked and distanced — to attend Mass at the Church of the Holy Family. Some are from the capital, others fled the north of the country when ISIS seized swaths of territory nearly seven years ago. "They announced it in the churches — leave, quickly, ISIS is coming," says Nadera Butrus Tobya, 62, at church with her little grandson. She had been at a gathering before her daughter's wedding near the Iraqi city of Mosul. The family piled into cars and fled the extremists and she has been in Baghdad ever since. "Christians are persecuted," she says. But her face brightens when she speaks of Pope Francis, who plans to visit Iraq next month. "When we heard that we would see the pope," she says, "it was as if the world was reborn. Praise God." Even if she only sees him on television, she will be happy. "He is a brave man to come under such circumstances." If the visit goes ahead — despite a large increase in daily new coronavirus cases and security concerns, including a recent rocket attack on U.S. forces — it will be the first ever papal trip to Iraq. Pope Francis is due to arrive in Baghdad on March 5, where he will be welcomed at the Presidential Palace, and later meet Christian leaders. He will visit Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential leader of Iraq's Shiite Muslims, in Najaf and attend an interreligious meeting in Ur. He will also visit the north of the country, celebrating Mass in Irbil and saying prayers in Mosul, before departing March 8. Iraqi Christians trace their roots back almost to the very beginning of the faith, but in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion and the rise in extremist violence, the community has dwindled. It is difficult to know the exact number of Christians still living in Iraq, because there has not been a full census since 1987, says William Warda, who works with the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization, which campaigns on behalf of minorities. Warda is a member of Iraq's Assyrian Christian community. He estimates there were 1.5 million Christians in Iraq at the time of the 2003 U.S. invasion, citing an earlier partial census. Now, just 400,000 may remain in the country, he says, based on clergy tallies. "Every parish, every church knows the followers that belong to it," he says. However, Warda says church leaders may be reluctant to release official totals in order not to lose the five-seat quota granted to Christians in the 329-seat national legislature. "It is very normal now for a Christian family to come to me and tell me they want to leave," says the Rev. Ghassan al-Botany. He says ruefully he has no authority to tell them to stay, "but I tell them, think about it. Why? Because the Arab region lost many Christians." He hopes hearing something similar from the pope during his visit will strengthen people's resolve to stay. "When these words come from a supreme authority, it has a flavor and a difference," he says. "The Iraqi Christian loses part of his faith, part of his legacy and part of his roots when he travels outside." Father Ghassan says a turning point came in 2010, when militants burst into Our Lady of Salvation cathedral in Baghdad, killed two priests, and took about 150 hostages. Iraqi and American special forces burst in to free the hostages hours later, but the attack left dozens dead and the church scarred and bloodied. More than a decade later, the pope is due to visit the same church and has called for support for an enduring Christian presence in the country and the region. "We must work to ensure that the Christian presence in these lands continue to be what it has always been: a sign of peace, progress, development and reconciliation between peoples," Francistold a group of Catholic charities shortly after the Vatican announced plans for the trip in December. His trip will also take him to places where very few Christians live, and most everyone is Muslim. The schedule includes an interreligious meeting on the Plain of Ur, the site of an ancient city that scripture records as the birthplace of the patriarch Abraham. These days, Ur is an archaeological site, where visitors can tour the ziggurat — a Mesopotamian pyramid largely reconstructed in the pre-2003 era of Saddam Hussein — and sunbaked ruins known as the House of Abraham. At the site, gardeners and construction workers are sprucing things up, while tourists play pop music and take selfies on the ziggurat. "I'm so excited," says Bdoor al-Asady, 19, a medical student visiting the site with her parents. She's Muslim and says Abraham is an important figure in Islamic scriptures, so the pope's visit to the site matters to Muslims, too. The site's director, Ali Kadhim, says he has been waiting for this moment since 1999, when Pope John Paul II canceled a planned trip after negotiations with Saddam Hussein failed. He has worked at the site for more than 20 years. "This place is my life," he says. "I was isolated from the world because I spent my life here." Kadhim notes that Abraham is central to Islam, Christianity and Judaism and, a Muslim himself, he says the papal visit is a symbol of the tolerant side of the country. "Muslims welcome this visit," he says. "And they are interested in it, because it reflects the reality of relations between religions in Iraq." Despite the persistence of religiously motivated violence by extremist groups, Kadhim's words echo aspirations many Iraqis express for a society where different religions and sects can coexist. In the nearby city of Nasiriya, people admiring the sunset over the Euphrates river say they hope the pope's visit will bring more Christians to the area, possibly making pilgrimages to the ancient sites. "It will attract people to the country," says Hussein al-Salehi, 59, a school teacher. "They will hear about it in Italy and France and elsewhere, that a senior cleric went to Iraq, and was protected, and came to no harm." He thinks it could help this poor area to prosper. He hopes the visit will be a message of reassurance to Iraqi people, as well. "There are people here who respect and value all religions." And this, he says, is a message Iraq needs. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
NATO newcomer Finland's presidential election is headed for a runoff Updated January 28, 2024 at 2:55 PM ET HELSINKI — Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb was projected to win the first round of Finland's presidential election on Sunday and face runner-up Pekka Haavisto in a runoff next month. Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that Stubb won the first round of the presidential election with 27.3% of the votes, while Haavisto, an ex-foreign minister, took second place with 25.8%. Parliamentary Speaker Jussi Halla-aho came in third place with 18.6% The projected result will push the race into a runoff on Feb. 11 between Stubb and Haavisto as none of the candidates received more than half of the votes. YLE's prediction, highly accurate in previous elections, is a mathematical model calculated on the basis of advance votes and a certain number of Sunday's votes under official data provided by the Legal Register Centre. Exit polls aren't generally used in Finland. Stubb, 55, who represents the conservative National Coalition Party and headed the Finnish government in 2014-2015, and Haavisto, 65, who is making his third run for the office, were the main contenders in the election where about 4.5 million eligible voters picked a successor to hugely popular President Sauli Niinistö, whose second six-year term expires in March. He wasn't eligible for reelection. Unlike in most European countries, the president of Finland holds executive power in formulating foreign and security policy, particularly when dealing with countries outside the European Union like the United States, Russia and China. The president also acts as the supreme commander of the Finnish military, a particularly important duty in Europe's current security environment. Polls across the country closed at 8 p.m. About 4.5 million citizens were eligible to vote for Finland's new head of state from an array of nine candidates — six men and three women. "I expect strong leadership in the current global situation," said Eve Kinnunen, who voted in a polling station in the center of the capital, Helsinki. Finland's new head of state will start a six-year term in March in a markedly different geopolitical and security situation in Europe than did incumbent Niinistö after the 2018 election. Abandoning decades of military nonalignment in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland became NATO's 31st member in April, much to the annoyance of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, which shares a 832-mile border with the Nordic nation. NATO membership, which has made Finland the Western military alliance's front-line country toward Russia, and the war raging in Ukraine a mere 600 miles away from Finland's border have boosted the president's status as a security policy leader. In line with consensus-prone Finnish politics, months of campaigning have proceeded smoothly among the candidates. They all agree on major foreign policy issues like Finland's future policies toward Russia, enhancing security cooperation with the United States and the need to continue helping Ukraine both militarily and with humanitarian assistance. Membership in the military alliance "also means that NATO should have a new Arctic dimension, because NATO is then stronger in the Arctic area when both Finland and Sweden are members," Haavisto told The Associated Press during his last campaign event at a music bar just outside Helsinki late Saturday. As foreign minister, Haavisto, a Green League member who is running as an independent candidate, signed Finland's historic accession treaty to NATO last year and played a key role in the membership process. Western neighbor Sweden is set to join NATO in the near future as the final holdout, Hungary, is expected to ratify Stockholm's bid by the end of February. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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The son and grandson of Pacific County loggers, I was proud to take one of the abundant and comparatively well-paid jobs in the logging industry when I finished college. I wanted to stay close to home and, like my friends and family, I couldn't imagine working indoors. The work also gave me the opportunity to continue to enjoy the forests and streams I hiked, camped, hunted and fished in when I was a youngster. Even when I left the coast to advance my corporate career, I carried a strong connection to this area. Nothing I saw rivaled the sheer scale, scenic beauty and wild character of the coastal forests and rivers. Fifteen years ago I joined some old friends and we decided to come back "home." Together, we founded Paneltech. Today, we employ more than 50 people in Grays Harbor County, and I am proud to say that we are a recognized leader in the environmentally responsible manufacturing of green composite products. I am deeply committed to our community and our economic future, and I believe protecting our wild forest and river watersheds is vital to both. Here on Grays Harbor, salmon sport fishing, clamming, bird watching, hiking, hunting, fishing and other forms of outdoor recreation have long been essential elements of our community culture and our local economic health. They are critical to attracting and retaining the highly skilled employees that promising, new technology-based companies like Paneltech, Cosmo Specialty Fibers and NewWood will require. Upstream from most of us in Grays Harbor County are the publicly owned watersheds on the Olympic National Forest. These scenic forests and rivers are some of the last strongholds for native salmon and wildlife populations. They provide world-class hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreation for both residents and visitors alike — folks who shop in our stores, eat in our restaurants and stay in our motels. These watersheds are natural filters that provide clean, silt-free water to local shellfish growers. They are vital to the long-term health of Grays Harbor itself — an estuarine bay that is a world-renowned refuge for migrating birds. Perhaps most importantly, these forests and rivers provide our children and grandchildren with one last opportunity to experience the ancient, old-growth timber my grandparents saw when they came to this area. This is why I support the Wild Olympics Campaign. The campaign is building support and seeking community feedback on a draft proposal to protect and restore our region's most spectacular wild forest and river watersheds through new wilderness, wild and scenic rivers and willing-seller National Park designations. As they collect public input, the campaign continues to refine their draft proposal to be respectful of private property rights, the local timber economy and recreational access. The draft proposal includes creating new wilderness areas on Olympic National Forest for such backcountry jewels as South Quinault Ridge and Moonlight Dome. This "gold standard" would provide permanent protection for these areas — most of which are already out of the timber base under existing forest service regulations — but would allow a wide range of backcountry recreation including hunting, fishing, camping, horsepacking and hiking. The campaign is working with local user groups and stakeholders to carefully draw the boundaries to avoid conflicts with access. They are proposing Wild and Scenic River designations only for contiguous stretches of rivers on federal and state lands — no private lands are being considered in Grays Harbor County. These rivers include some of the Peninsula's iconic free-flowing rivers, like the Queets and the East and West Fork of the Humptulips. Such designation would prevent dams from being built on those stretches of rivers, while allowing fishing, swimming, paddling, rafting and other river-friendly recreational uses to continue. Currently, there is not a single Wild and Scenic River designated anywhere on the Peninsula. The campaign is also suggesting a willing-seller Olympic National Park expansion or National Preserve designation for some watersheds in west Clallam and Jefferson counties, including lands above the narrow Queets corridor. This proposal would let the Park Service bid on these tracts of timber company and state-owned commercial forest land if they were ever offered for sale in the future, but would ensure that the park boundary would not change unless the landowners wanted it to. A National Preserve designation would assure both tribal and non-tribal hunting access and use for these areas in perpetuity. Not only would the above designations provide permanent protections for our clean water, they would elevate the status of these special forests and rivers on local, state and national recreation maps, bolstering tourism and the services sector in our economy. The campaign will be scheduling a public workshop in Grays Harbor County in the coming weeks. I urge everyone to go to the website, look it over and give the campaign your feedback under the comments section at www.wildolympics.org. You will be helping to make a down payment on Grays Harbor's economic future.
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Julia Sweeney is an actress, comedian and writer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live where she was a cast member and also for her monologues God Said Ha!, In the Family Way and Letting Go of God. She's been a panelist on "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" and performed with songwriter Jill Sobule in a show called Jill and Julia. Julia will be out with a new book called "If It's Not One Thing It's Your Mother" in April of 2013. Joseph Scrimshaw is a comedian and writer. He's performed at the San Francisco SketchFest, Chicago Improv Festival, CONvergence, Jonathan Coulton's JoCoCruiseCrazy, and more, and he's currently working with John Kovalic's Dork Storm Press developing multiple properties for movies and television. Joseph has written for RiffTrax, the national sketch comedy TV show M@dAbout, and he operates a theater company in the Twin Cities called Joking Envelope. His plays, ADVENTURES IN MATING, AN INCONVENIENT SQUIRREL,THE WORST SHOW IN THE FRINGE, and MY MONSTER (written with Bill Corbett) have played in New York, Seattle, Orlando, Dallas, Las Vegas, the UK, Bulgaria, Peru, as well as bars and theaters across the entire expanse of South Minneapolis.
The dark side of Henry Kissinger's legacy: secret bombings during Vietnam War STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We are considering the legacy of Henry Kissinger, former national security advisor and secretary of state, who has died at age 100. The writer Jeremi Suri told us this week he admired Kissinger's ability to get things done but that Kissinger also had a way of, quote, "kissing up to power." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) JEREMI SURI: So if you look at his record, he's much better at achieving things that serve the interests of, shall we say, first-world countries and the leaders of those first-world countries. And his record in what we would call the Global South is much poorer because those are relationships that mattered less to him. INSKEEP: OK, let's hear from someone from the Global South. Over the course of a decade during the Vietnam War, the United States attacked Laos, a neighboring country. B-52 bombers were constantly overhead. Now, Kissinger did not start the bombing of Laos, but as national security advisor and secretary of state, he was deeply involved for years. Bo Thao-Urabe lived through that bombing as a child in Laos and now lives in Minneapolis, from which he joins us. Good morning. BO THAO-URABE: Good morning. INSKEEP: So you were there until the age of 6, until 1973. These were years when the war was going on. What are your family memories and family stories of that time? THAO-URABE: Sure. As you mentioned, I was born, really, at the height of that secret war in Laos. And so that was probably the period where the heaviest bombing happened. And I'll just remind folks that the U.S. dropped more than 2 million tons of bombs that contained more than 270 million cluster bombs inside them on Laos. And it became the most bombed country of any war. And so for nine years, every eight minutes, a bomb was dropped on Laos. And, you know, I think as a child, I just remember seeing the sky lit up almost every minute, you know, when you look up. And I think that's the experience of many Hmong Americans who are here now. INSKEEP: The idea of a secret war is hard to get your brain around in the 21st century - the idea that it took the first 6 or 7 years before the United States had to disclose it was even doing this. Obviously, it was not secret to you or to your family, right? THAO-URABE: That's correct. Yes. INSKEEP: How could that be? THAO-URABE: The Hmong had been - yeah, the Hmong had been - I think the theory the Americans had was that no American soldier would be killed there. And Laos was supposed to be a neutral country at that time. But because it was - you know, some parts of it was used by the Communists to move supply lines. And so the U.S. CIA went in and recruited the Hmong, along with other ethnic Lao soldiers, to fight on the ground. And their missions were pretty simple - to destroy supplies, the supply line, but also to rescue downed American pilots. And so that was their role. And my father, along with thousands of Hmong soldiers, fought in that war. INSKEEP: Your father was a veteran of that war, you're saying. THAO-URABE: Yes. That's correct. He was what they called a secret guerrilla soldier for the U.S. CIA. INSKEEP: And you're pointing out there was, from the U.S. perspective, a justification. North Vietnam was sending supplies through the landscape and through the roads of Laos into South Vietnam. Kissinger, among many other American officials, supported this effort to interdict that, which seems never to have worked. Looking back on it now, what do you make of this particular part of Henry Kissinger's legacy? THAO-URABE: Yeah, well, I think considering what I hear from many Hmong elders about their understanding of that agreement to serve the - to serve America and then Kissinger really playing such a big role in supporting that and implementing that covert operation. And then afterwards, really, when the U.S. signed peace agreements to leave, they pretty much left the Hmong to themselves - right? Even if they recognized that the Hmong were going to be sought out for persecution, that that was not something that Kissinger played a big role in terms of post the Americans leaving. INSKEEP: Meaning that people like your family were left to your own devices to get to safety, ultimately in the United States. THAO-URABE: Right. That's correct. INSKEEP: Boto Thao-Urabe is a Hmong community organizer and activist. Thanks very much for your insights. I really appreciate it. THAO-URABE: Thank you for having me. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.
The Detroit police officer who was involved in an accident on Tuesday morning has died, according to Detroit Police Chief James Craig. The officer was identified as 25-year-old Darren Weathers, who had been on the force for 1 1/2 years. According to Craig, the accident came during a training exercise, and happened on Michigan Ave. near Clark in southwest Detroit around 11:30 a.m. He was transported and later died at Henry Ford Hospital. The incident comes just a day after three police officers were shot and less than a month after another Detroit police officer was killed. Weathers recently received a medal of valor for helping his partner, Waldis Johnson, who was shot while the two were on duty together last April. "He truly was a hero and one of Detroit's finest," said Craig. Weathers leaves behind a young daughter, who lives in Atlanta, and was on her way to Detroit to visit when the accident happened. Video of Weathers posted on Facebook of him stopping to play with children on a hot summer day in Detroit went viral.
Some people are calling this year's Eisteddfod the best one ever but whatever the outcome, it was a privilege to be involved and we loved hosting it here. 'If you build it, they will come', and they certainly did for this year's Eisteddfod with an average of 25,000 people coming through our doors every single day. The weather shone (for the most part) and there was a real melting pot of regular Eisteddfod goers from across Wales as well as Cardiff locals and inquisitive tourists which created a lovely, atmosphere, both inside and out. So relax, pull up a chair and feast your eyes on Eisteddfod 2018... All images courtesy of the Eisteddfod. Visit the official Eisteddfod website for plenty more highlights, photos and videos from this year's event.
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Former Wolves inside-forward David Burnside is aiming to stand for Parliament in the next General Election. A few months ahead of his 70th birthday, the long-time FA man has joined the United Kingdom Independent Party and aims to fight the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency in his native Bristol. “I am helping the party set up a branch in this area and hope to be made the chairman of that,” Burnside said. “I am very much at one with their manifesto on a wide number of issues and am enjoying working with them. “I have some experience of local politics from spending four years on my local parish council and I’d relish the hard work that comes with campaigning. “I don’t know whether any ex-footballers have ever becomes MPs but it would be a dream of mine to go to Westminster and I’m sure all my years in the game would help me as I’ve proved I’m a people person. “Derek Dougan stood in Belfast a few years ago. We were good friends as well as team-mates and often used to discuss things like politics rather than just football.” Burnside stood as an independent in the last General Election and lost his deposit by polling only 693 votes. “I was disappointed at the time but looked round the country at what other independent candidates managed and realised I hadn’t done too badly,” he added. “What it did teach me, though, was that I had to have a party behind me and I’ve made my choice with UKIP.” Burnside, an under-23 international, made 43 Wolves appearances in the late 1960s, having started his career at Albion and then gone on to Southampton and Crystal Palace. He later served Plymouth and Bristol City among others and, in a highly successful post-playing career, has worked for more than a decade and a half for the FA.
Now Meghan McCain is going to defend Joe Lieberman! No do not groan, this will be great! You know, at some point, someone will presumably let Meghan McCain in on the Meghan McCain "in-joke." This will be a very sad day. Exhibit A, from beautiful, young Meg's Daily Beast column: "I find it especially ironic that most of those who criticize Senator Lieberman more often than not have never run for elected office. But as the old saying goes, those that can’t do, criticize." This is like... the rhetorical equivalent of an MC Escher drawing done in lipstick.
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Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of those stories every day. Here’s today’s story. In a union election victory 17 years in the making, child care providers across California voted overwhelmingly to be represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU). The organizing campaign was a joint effort of United Domestic Workers/AFSCME Local 3930 and SEIU locals 99 and 521, with 97% of represented workers who voted choosing to join CCPU. “This has been a long time coming,” UDW Assistant Executive Director and AFSCME Vice President Johanna Hester said Monday. “This win gives 40,000 family child care providers in California the opportunity to bargain for higher pay, better training and increased access to care for every child who needs it.” With AFSCME’s and SEIU’s strong support, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act (A.B. 378) in September, paving the way for this historic victory, one of the largest union organizing wins in America so far this century. About the Author: Aaron Gallant is a contributor for AFL-CIO.
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Entrepreneur from Nunthorpe explains how former life as a property developer led to the idea for his winning business A Teesside businessman’s luxury bathroom firm has seen a massive eight-figure surge in sales during lockdown. Lusso Stone’s figures are up £12 MILLION in six months. The Middlesbrough-based business is adding 80 new customers a day and sells 2,500 products a week. Owner Wayne Spriggs says he started the business with nothing but a £10,000 overdraft and no investors. Three years on, he’s supplied some of the world’s top buildings from Claridge’s to the London Trocadero, featured on Grand Designs – and is a Sunday Times Fast Track 100 company. Wayne is planning a UK flagship store and a US launch in 2021. But he says his former life as a property developer gave him the winning idea for the business. Wayne, who still designs many of the Lusso product ranges himself, says: “Before founding Lusso Stone I was a luxury property developer and I continually struggled to find high-end, luxurious bathroom products. “I wanted products that stood out and weren’t astronomically expensive. “It seemed ridiculous to me that there just wasn’t a company out there that did it. “So I decided to do it myself.” The company both manufacturers and sells its products, which keeps prices affordable, Wayne adds. Lusso Stone has seen 400% growth in revenue in three years, has a customer base of over 54,000 and attracts 80 new customers a day on average. In October 2020 Lusso reported their best month with £2.45m sales. Products go around the globe including Sydney, the Middle East, New York City and LA. “I travelled the world visiting various trade shows, learning about products and building relationships, which all helped me build the vision for what I wanted the Lusso product ranges to look like,” Wayne adds. “For me, it was about allowing people to create luxury living at an affordable price, cutting absolutely no corners on the quality and design of the products. “Manufacturing the products ourselves means we can offer products that would ordinarily be around 60% more expensive to consumers, via our online shop. “I started the business with a £10k overdraft – no loans and no help from investors. “At the end of the day, it’s all about the product itself. “Yes we need to provide a great customer experience but it’s the product that will be in the customer’s home or the hotel’s bathrooms for years to come and they need to stand the test of time.” Wayne is also currently included in the Lloyds Banking Group Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders.
A Russian who protested the war on live TV refused to retract her statement in court A Russian woman who burst onto the set of a live TV news broadcast to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine was quickly arrested and is the subject of "a pre-investigation check," according to state-run Tass media. The woman, Marina Ovsyannikova, is an editor at Channel One; she protested the war by walking behind a news anchor while holding a sign reading "No War" and telling viewers they were being lied to. It also said "Russians against war." In court Tuesday, she refused to retract her statement against the war, according to Russian news outlet Mediazona. Ovsyannikova's whereabouts were in question after her arrest, but she later appeared in a district court, sitting next to her lawyer, according to human rights attorney Sergei Badamshin's Telegram channel. The Novaya Gazeta newspaper said she faced an administrative charge of organizing an uncoordinated event. Badamshin says the charge stemmed not from Ovsyannikova's on-air protest but from a video she posted on social media in which she called for Russians to protest the war in Ukraine. Ovsyannikova was fined 30,000 rubles (about $280) for that offense, he said. She still faces the threat of other charges. Ovsyannikova briefly spoke to journalists after her court appearance, thanking people for their support and saying that she had been subjected to a long interrogation without legal help. Badamshin also noted that Russian law bars police from arresting mothers on administrative charges if their children are younger than 14. Ovsyannikova has two children — one is 11 and the other is 17, he said. In court, Ovsyannikova was still wearing the blue, yellow, red and white necklace that she previously said represented her hope that the countries could coexist peacefully. The website OVD-info, which monitors rights abuses in Russia, shared a video Ovsyannikova recorded before taking action. In it, she said she was ashamed for her role in helping spread Kremlin propaganda. "I'm embarrassed for letting them tell lies from the TV screen. I'm ashamed that I allowed them to zombify Russian people," Ovsyannikova said, according to a translation by OVD-info. Ukrainians were never Russia's enemies, she said, stating that her father is Ukrainian and her mother is Russian. She urged more people to protest the invasion. "What's happening in Ukraine right now is a true crime. And Russia is the aggressor," she said. "And the responsibility for this crime lies only on the conscience of one person, and that person is Vladimir Putin." Ovsyannikova's protest was quickly hailed as an act of courage, as it immediately led to her arrest. Russia's federal Investigative Committee is now handling her case; any charges against her could stem from Russia's newly adopted laws making it a crime to spread what the Russian government deems "fake news" about its military. This story originally appeared on the Morning Edition live blog. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Why so many Russian billionaires are called oligarchs Many of the sanctions the United States and the European Union have imposed on Russia are meant to target some of the country's wealthiest individuals who have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yachts, sports teams, newspapers and luxury real estate are just some of the assets owned by these billionaires. Those assets and more will be the focus of President Biden's new KleptoCapture task force that he announced during his State of the Union speech. "I say to the Russian oligarchs and corrupt leaders who have bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime, 'no more,' " Biden said. "We are joining with our European allies to find and seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets. We are coming for your ill-begotten gains." But what's the difference between a "normal" billionaire and a Russian "oligarch"? In Russia, the oligarch title goes back to the early 1990s when the Soviet Union dissolved. Because the USSR was founded on communist principles, all means of production from oil to electricity to farming was state-owned. When the Soviet Union fell, a corrupt, sometimes violent scramble ensued to take ownership of the country's industrial infrastructure. Some of those who were vying for control took it by any means necessary. As a result of their new business ownership, these individuals amassed significant wealth and ended up with the power necessary to manipulate the government alongside Boris Yeltsin, who became Russia's president in 1991. They constituted an oligarchy, a system of government in which a small group of people is in charge — oligarchs. By the time Putin began his presidency in 2000, the government — run in part by the oligarchs — was highly dysfunctional. Putin went to work centralizing his authority and moving the oligarchs out of politics. Some of them fled the country. Others were exiled, imprisoned or had their property seized. Those who remained largely agreed to stay out of politics and leave that to Putin. Others acquired citizenship in other countries and invested their wealth in the West. When the U.S. announced sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Departmentreleased a list of the companies and individuals who are being targeted. Today's Russian oligarchs — at home and abroad — may no longer be in charge of the government, and "oligarch" is now something of a misnomer. But they certainly have benefited from the state's largesse. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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The Court’s decision addresses the rights of foreign nationals who, despite the end of their spousal relationships, have children who are South African citizens. The applicants in this case had been residing and working in South Africa under spousal visas granted in terms of section 11(6) of the Act. These visas were extended over time, but became invalid upon the termination of the spousal relationships with South African citizens. Notably, children were born from these relationships, and the applicants had played active roles as parents, even after the relationships had ended. The Court engaged with various constitutional provisions, including sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 28, 29 and 39 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“Constitution”), and found that the current provisions of the Act and Regulations unreasonably limited the rights of foreign national parents and their South African citizen children. One key finding of the Court was that section 11(6) of the Act, pertaining to spousal visitor’s visas, is only available to foreigners if they don’t qualify for other visas, and only valid during the existence of a good faith spousal relationship. The Court noted that if such a relationship ends, the foreigner is not allowed to continue working in South Africa, leading to potential criminal charges if he or she remains. This, the Court held, adversely affects the livelihoods of both the foreign national and his or her South African citizen child. The Court also addressed the situation where a foreign parent, after the termination of a spousal relationship, is required to leave South Africa and apply for another visa from outside the country. This separation from the child was deemed unconstitutional, limiting the right of the child and the foreign parent to human dignity and the right to family life in an unjustifiable manner. In response to these findings, the Court declared sections 10(6), 11(6), and 18(2) of the Act, as well as regulation 9(9)(a) of the Regulations, inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid. The Court suspended the invalidity for 24 months, providing Parliament and the Minister of Home Affairs an opportunity to correct the constitutional defects. The Court has ordered that specific provisions be read into the Act and the Regulations during the period of suspension to protect the rights of foreign national parents and their South African citizen children. This judgment is a significant victory for foreign national parents and their South Africa citizen children, offering relief to those facing the complexities of spousal relationship terminations and the impact thereof on their ability to live and work in South Africa. The Court’s decision underscores the importance of aligning immigration laws with constitutional rights, particularly in situations involving children’s rights and family life.
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We Say No To Plastic Zero Plastic’s mission is to create a behavioural change among Sri Lankan citizens to reduce Plastic waste while building a demand for plastic substitutes produced by local entrepreneurs. We focus on three main goals - Build social behavior change (SBC) for 3R - Get people to use sustainable plastic alternatives - Expand and empower Zeroplastic Club network. Zeroplastic Movement: A thriving environmental organization with 9000 dedicated volunteers. Together, we raise awareness and establish Zeroplastic clubs across universities, schools, and districts. What We Do - Strengthened the force towards 3R concept – currently more than 9000 active volunteers - Executed Sri Lanka’s largest environmental walk with over 4000 participants. - Established Zeroplastic clubs across all state and private universities, schools, and districts, forming the largest club network across the country to combat plastic pollution. - Empowered more than 100 SME entrepreneurs who produce plastic alternatives - Introduced more than 350 plastic alternative products to the market - Many island wide coastal cleanups - Conducted many inter university ideathons, hackathons and competitions towards the plastic crisis - Executed door to door awareness sessions about the plastic crisis Nurturing Genuine Sustainability: A Call to Action for Sri Lankan Banks ZeroPlastic Movement Recognized by The Climate Tribe in UAE World Cleanup Day Unites Sri Lanka in a Triumph of Environmental Responsibility Celebrating a Transformative World Cleanup Day with ZeroPlastic Movement Zero Plastic Movement and National Youth Services Council in a Nationwide Cleanup! Why Volunteer For Us? At this moment zeroplastic have volunteers from government and non government who work for achieve the objectives. You just might be we are looking for and this will be paving new pathways for you. Click here to Register
Candidates holding a Ph.D. in Microbiology, Immunology, molecular biology, or a related field are encouraged to apply. A successful Postdoctoral candidate in the Ma Lab is expected to: Have virology or immunology related research background. Have extensive experience in Molecular and Cellular Biology techniques. Be highly motivated and collaborative. Candidates with experience in virus, immunity, or rodent-based research are not required but will be highly advantageous. All necessary training will always be provided. Postdoctoral Associates in my lab will be supported to develop their own research projects investigating the innate immune response against a tumor virus. Applicants are encouraged to email a statement of research interest, CV, and the contact information of three references to [email protected] Our lab is currently accepting graduate students. Graduate students interested in our research are welcome to email me at [email protected] or stop by (Office ARB R4-293/Lab R4-273) to discuss your research interests and possible rotation projects. Our lab provides research opportunities to highly motivated undergraduate students. To apply for a position in the Ma lab, please send a cover letter describing your research interests and career goals, along with a copy of your transcript to [email protected]
Published by: Business Journal ZL’s Unified Archive® Takes The Holistic Approach To Enterprise ContentSAN JOSE, CA – Apr. 5, 2012 ZL Technologies, Inc., a leader in unified archiving for large enterprises, announced today that it has been named to KMWorld Magazine’s, 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management. This prestigious list, now in its 12th year, recognizes the top companies that have played an integral role in knowledge management. Over 1,000 companies vie for a coveted spot on the exclusive list each year. It is compiled by KM practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors, customers, and colleagues. “ZL Technologies has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to help harvest an organization’s collective intelligence to best serve its entire constituency chain,” said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld Editor-in-Chief. ZL’s Unified Archive has helped large enterprises manage massive volumes of e-mail and digital files, also known as “unstructured Big Data,” by consolidating all information management under one system. This avoids the problems of managing multiple copies and reducing wasted storage inherent in isolated systems or “silos.” “We are proud to be recognized by KMWorld as one of the top organizations in knowledge management. This accolade affirms that our unified approach to managing unstructured data for Fortune 500 customers is quickly gaining traction as the only feasible long-term solution for solving problems in eDiscovery, compliance, records and storage, simultaneously,” said ZL CEO and President, Kon Leong. “Taking the industry to the next level, ZL is now helping large enterprises extract competitive advantage from unstructured ‘Big Data,’ which is comprised mostly of human-to-human communications. If all such data can be harnessed by technology, it would amount to what ZL calls ‘Corporate eMemory™,’ which can yield invaluable business insights and shared knowledge. We are excited to be at the cutting edge of this new field of enterprise-wide unstructured content intelligence.” For more information about ZL Technologies’ Unified Archive solution, visit dev.zlti.com.
Jobs in Accounting consist of both professional and supporting roles that involve a wide range of accounting activities for a business. Accounting functions in this category include accounts receivable/payable, billing, payroll, cost accounting, tax accounting, general ledger, auditing, fraud prevention, credit analysis, collections, and cash management accounting. Accounting jobs are essential to any business and are found in every industry and in both large and small organizations. Some job title examples are Cost Accountant, Accounts Payable Manager, Budget Analyst, Bookkeeper, Plant Accountant and Tax Supervisor. Companies in this industry design, host, and administer digital platforms and channels for the electronic transaction of money, goods, services, and the exchange of data between consumers and businesses across the internet. Examples of e-commerce include online retail, business-to-business platforms, and sites that facilitate peer-to-peer transactions.
M&A outlook for insurers in KSA has been saved M&A outlook for insurers in KSA We are pleased to announce the launch of the whitepaper on the M&A outlook for insurers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The paper explores the timeline of evolution of regulatory landscapes, the industry’s response to these challenges, and recent M&A activity and consolidation. The publication predicts several themes that will drive M&A in 2021 which include the desire of regulators to see more consolidation, an increase in minimum capital requirements in KSA, the need for scale and diversification, distress sales and digitisation. It also discusses the organic strategies which are important for insurers to focus on in order to effectively react and respond to the pandemic and thrive as market leaders. If you would like to discuss the publication in more detail, please reach out to Ahmed Shah.
Services to Secondary School We understand that Secondary 6 students are stepping into a new and important phase of considering different education and career options. To provide them with useful information, we offer different school talks and exhibitions at secondary schools to inspire students to think in different perspectives, to grow both academically and holistically and to understand more about the articulation pathways and prospects of sub-degree programmes. \|Cantonese, Mandarin or English \|HKDSE candidates, Teachers & Parents \|Form of Talk: \|Conduct at school, campus visit, zoom or pre-recorded video All talks are conducted by representatives or lecturers of our College and are arranged on a first-come-first-served basis. Secondary schools are welcome to propose your preferred date(s) and timeslot(s) by completing the application form in the link below or sending email to [email protected]. Participating Secondary Schools In the past few years, we have conducted approximately 400 school talks for more than 12,000 teachers and students in different secondary schools. If your school is interested to visit our Kowloon East Campus, please contact us via email ([email protected]). We are more than happy to show you around our campus with comprehensive facilities for teaching and learning. For enquiries, please contact our hotline at 3416 6338.
Nanoemulsion Processes Design and Applications Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2024 \| Viewed by 32862 Interests: surfactants; disperse systems; nanoemulsions; lipid nanocarriers; polymeric nanocarriers; encapsulation/solubilization processes; colloids; colloidal stability; photodynamic therapy; theranostics Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals Surface-active amphiphilic compounds, unique in their structure, allowing the dissolution of one compound in two different solvents, form micellar aggregates—so-called associated colloids—equipped with a number of interesting features. Between the revealed systems, an important role may be played by nanoemulsions, as kinetically stable formulations with a strongly developed external surface at a relatively small volume and viscosity. These bluish/translucent isotropic dispersions, which comprise nano-domains/droplets (with general sizes 20-500 nm) coexisting in high kinetic equilibrium due to the presence of the surfactant layer at the oil/water interface, represent particularly interesting aggregates due to their high loading capacity and application potential. This Special Issue focusses on the recent progress in the design, engineering, and physicochemical evaluation of novel nanoemulsion formulations. It will include research papers and review articles reflecting the most recent development in this dynamic research area, including nanoemulsions processes by low- or high-energy approaches, colloidal stability, drug solubilisation/encapsulation, and rheology, which can depend on many control parameters such as composition, concentration, size, charge, structural features of surfactants/emulsifying agents, and properties of the liquid/liquid interface. Dr. Urszula Bazylinska Manuscript Submission Information Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI. Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions. - low-energy methods - high-energy methods - colloidal stability - drug encapsulation/solubilisation
\|VIRGO Project Links \|MPA Homepage > Scientific Research > Research Groups > Galaxy Formation > VIRGO > Links VIRGO: Cosmological N-Body Simulations The VIRGO Consortium is an international grouping of scientists carrying out supercomputer simulations of the formation of galaxies, galaxy clusters, large-scale structure, and of the evolution of the intergalactic medium. Although most of the consortium members are British, there are important nodes in Canada and the United States as well as Germany at the MPA. The primary platforms used by the consortium are at the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre and at the Computing Center of the Max Planck Society in Garching. Further information about VIRGO can be found at the main UK site in Durham. Sky Surveys and Databases Comments to: Virgo Administrator [email protected]

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