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After you have registered to PlaneCheck, you log in and choose either "all aircraft" or up to 10 specific airplane models you want to be kept informed about. In the below sample, Mr John Doe wants to receive latest advert news on all Mooney airplanes, but also on the Beech Baron.
Some day a Cessna 172 and a Beech Staggerwing are newly advertised on PlaneCheck. A Beech Baron is reduced in price.

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after you have registered to planecheck, you log in and choose either "all aircraft" or up to 10 specific airplane models you want to be kept informed about. in the below sample, mr john doe wants to receive latest advert news on all mooney airplanes, but also on the beech baron.
some day a cessna 172 and a beech staggerwing are newly advertised on planecheck. a beech baron is reduced in price.


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Disproving the Skeptics: 10x More Windpower and Solar is No Problem!
That’s the finding of a study previewed today by the grid operator PJM and a consulting team led by General Electric. The results from a multi-year study show that adding 10 times more windpower than currently used in PJM’s 13 state area, and 5 times more solar power than in the U.S., creates reliability benefits and reduces greenhouse and toxic air emissions.
This is a technical report by the people with the longest records running an integrated electric grid, and modeling the specific impacts of wind and solar on the power supply. PJM has been running grids tied together since 1927. For over a decade, power system operators in the US, and experts included in this study have provided the public these kind of studies. The power system engineering community has reviewed and discussed these studies, their methods, and the reforms that are projected, adopted, or expected in numerous meetings, including next week’s Utility Variable Generation Integration Group workshop in Portland, OR.
How much does each solar rooftop contribute to reliability needs of the grid? The measure is known as the effective load carrying capability, and in the PJM grid (when it reaches 20 – 30% variable renewables), the contribution to peak demands from residential solar photovoltaic (PV panels) is 57% of the solar panels’ rating!
How much generation is needed to manage the variability of all this wind and solar? The need for reserves to manage the variability of the combined wind and solar (spread over 13 states and the District of Columbia) is 4% (yes four) of the 100,000 MW of added wind and solar. These resources will be used more than today. It is unclear how this reflects the recent “pay-for-performance” reforms PJM applied to this service. PJM has said elsewhere that they see more fast-performing reserve sources than presently needed.
I have no doubt that the addition of earth based solar and wind power would “creates reliability benefits and reduces greenhouse and toxic air emissions.” But that is not the problem facing humanity, which is how to get off of fossil fuels altogether(or nearly so), and fast enough to avoid destabilizing the atmospheric patterns we’ve evolved with. I think there is a solution to that problem by harvesting solar energy on the moon, where it is entirely reliable and predictable, and beaming it back with microwaves(see the website). I don’t know that earth based renewables can do the job, and would like to know if there are studies that answer that question one way or the other. To be clear, the job is to provide electrical power to everyone on the planet at a level approaching 2Kw/person, the rate consumed by efficient developed countries. This is sufficient to maintain a standard of living that will likely be aspired to by most of the population, including those who now have no electrical power. If that energy cannot be supplied with renewable forms, it will be supplied by fossil fuels, whatever is done in the most developed countries. This clearly cannot be done with fossil fuels, even if the climate instability wasn’t a problem. But can it be done with solar and wind power either, which have intermittency problems, and hence storage problems. At the moment, it would cost about $20,000 for a solar panel system on your home, that would provide for the average home, and which, at current electricity rates, would amortize itself in 20 years. Thats about the lifetime of the system. That isn’t a feasible cost for most of the worlds population. Leaving aside the monetary cost, is the ecological cost of mining and manufacturing the materials for a totally wind and solar based energy system one that the planet can sustain?
If anyone has references to studies that have attempted to answer those questions I would appreciate hearing about them.
George- Thanks for raising the urgency of getting off fossil fuels. I do not know of a study that attempts to answer the questions you ask about space-based facilities. From my perspective, I would suggest that you consider the challenges for the infrastructure needed for such an approach. I wrote about the largest blackouts on power grids showing a strong trend for transmission as the cause.
The “study previewed today” link is broken on PJM’s website.
Two big dangers in Energy: Nuclear(radioactivity and residues),and GHG (Global Warming).
Two solutions: Wind( land and sea) and Solar, energies.
And when USA production capacity of their equipment may be 100% working,there is iddle production capacity ready elsewhere.
And not at all : danger,no pollution,no residues.Cheaper every year.And NO END.
Not any job, only Green Jobs can start to move the economies of the world out of the morass. As long as capitalism has the ability to profit, handily I would add, from polluting the commons, every “Black” job just digs the hole deeper. Only green jobs ADD VALUE to the economy and start to rejuvenate Earth’s life support systems as well as the economy via energy from the renewable sector.
Thank you for your comments Leif. You have summarized a lot of feeling about the imbalances in society. I hope this report showing the path to far greater reliance on wind and solar will be useful to your efforts.
To follow the evolution of our shifting power base, “Like” https://www.facebook.com/powershiftoverview?ref=hl.
Jim- Thanks for the links. Making more of this visible makes more of this possible.
‘One learns from experience’ in life! Tell that to the skeptics. And those who want to continue using nuclear power even after the events at Fukushima have demonstrated its dangers.
The NY Times ran a story in the last few days about Japan’s efforts to build floating wind turbines off the coast. Apparently, they ‘simply’ anchor them to the bottom rather than permanently attach them there. This is being considered because the ocean is so deep there that it is too costly and difficult to attach them to the bottom.
They admit it is still costly/impractical. But they are hopeful that this will become more cost effective in the future.
Thanks for the comment, Richard. The PJM study includes scenarios with 4,000 – 34,000 of off-shore wind, large amounts which PJM selected. The continental shelf on the East Coast offers options for foundations, or floating turbines, as you described.
The wind industry has demonstrated that a great deal of progress comes through improvements and learning through continued deployments.
The lessons from experience with integration of variable wind output on the grid are a big part of the story of this PJM report. We are better off starting and learning, than deciding it can’t be done and not trying.
Mike Jacobs is a senior energy analyst with expertise in electricity markets, transmission and renewables integration work.

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disproving the skeptics: 10x more windpower and solar is no problem!
that’s the finding of a study previewed today by the grid operator pjm and a consulting team led by general electric. the results from a multi-year study show that adding 10 times more windpower than currently used in pjm’s 13 state area, and 5 times more solar power than in the u.s., creates reliability benefits and reduces greenhouse and toxic air emissions.
this is a technical report by the people with the longest records running an integrated electric grid, and modeling the specific impacts of wind and solar on the power supply. pjm has been running grids tied together since 1927. for over a decade, power system operators in the us, and experts included in this study have provided the public these kind of studies. the power system engineering community has reviewed and discussed these studies, their methods, and the reforms that are projected, adopted, or expected in numerous meetings, including next week’s utility variable generation integration group workshop in portland, or.
how much does each solar rooftop contribute to reliability needs of the grid? the measure is known as the effective load carrying capability, and in the pjm grid (when it reaches 20 – 30% variable renewables), the contribution to peak demands from residential solar photovoltaic (pv panels) is 57% of the solar panels’ rating!
how much generation is needed to manage the variability of all this wind and solar? the need for reserves to manage the variability of the combined wind and solar (spread over 13 states and the district of columbia) is 4% (yes four) of the 100,000 mw of added wind and solar. these resources will be used more than today. it is unclear how this reflects the recent “pay-for-performance” reforms pjm applied to this service. pjm has said elsewhere that they see more fast-performing reserve sources than presently needed.
i have no doubt that the addition of earth based solar and wind power would “creates reliability benefits and reduces greenhouse and toxic air emissions.” but that is not the problem facing humanity, which is how to get off of fossil fuels altogether(or nearly so), and fast enough to avoid destabilizing the atmospheric patterns we’ve evolved with. i think there is a solution to that problem by harvesting solar energy on the moon, where it is entirely reliable and predictable, and beaming it back with microwaves(see the website). i don’t know that earth based renewables can do the job, and would like to know if there are studies that answer that question one way or the other. to be clear, the job is to provide electrical power to everyone on the planet at a level approaching 2kw/person, the rate consumed by efficient developed countries. this is sufficient to maintain a standard of living that will likely be aspired to by most of the population, including those who now have no electrical power. if that energy cannot be supplied with renewable forms, it will be supplied by fossil fuels, whatever is done in the most developed countries. this clearly cannot be done with fossil fuels, even if the climate instability wasn’t a problem. but can it be done with solar and wind power either, which have intermittency problems, and hence storage problems. at the moment, it would cost about $20,000 for a solar panel system on your home, that would provide for the average home, and which, at current electricity rates, would amortize itself in 20 years. thats about the lifetime of the system. that isn’t a feasible cost for most of the worlds population. leaving aside the monetary cost, is the ecological cost of mining and manufacturing the materials for a totally wind and solar based energy system one that the planet can sustain?
if anyone has references to studies that have attempted to answer those questions i would appreciate hearing about them.
george- thanks for raising the urgency of getting off fossil fuels. i do not know of a study that attempts to answer the questions you ask about space-based facilities. from my perspective, i would suggest that you consider the challenges for the infrastructure needed for such an approach. i wrote about the largest blackouts on power grids showing a strong trend for transmission as the cause.
the “study previewed today” link is broken on pjm’s website.
two big dangers in energy: nuclear(radioactivity and residues),and ghg (global warming).
two solutions: wind( land and sea) and solar, energies.
and when usa production capacity of their equipment may be 100% working,there is iddle production capacity ready elsewhere.
and not at all : danger,no pollution,no residues.cheaper every year.and no end.
not any job, only green jobs can start to move the economies of the world out of the morass. as long as capitalism has the ability to profit, handily i would add, from polluting the commons, every “black” job just digs the hole deeper. only green jobs add value to the economy and start to rejuvenate earth’s life support systems as well as the economy via energy from the renewable sector.
thank you for your comments leif. you have summarized a lot of feeling about the imbalances in society. i hope this report showing the path to far greater reliance on wind and solar will be useful to your efforts.
to follow the evolution of our shifting power base, “like” https://www.facebook.com/powershiftoverview?ref=hl.
jim- thanks for the links. making more of this visible makes more of this possible.
‘one learns from experience’ in life! tell that to the skeptics. and those who want to continue using nuclear power even after the events at fukushima have demonstrated its dangers.
the ny times ran a story in the last few days about japan’s efforts to build floating wind turbines off the coast. apparently, they ‘simply’ anchor them to the bottom rather than permanently attach them there. this is being considered because the ocean is so deep there that it is too costly and difficult to attach them to the bottom.
they admit it is still costly/impractical. but they are hopeful that this will become more cost effective in the future.
thanks for the comment, richard. the pjm study includes scenarios with 4,000 – 34,000 of off-shore wind, large amounts which pjm selected. the continental shelf on the east coast offers options for foundations, or floating turbines, as you described.
the wind industry has demonstrated that a great deal of progress comes through improvements and learning through continued deployments.
the lessons from experience with integration of variable wind output on the grid are a big part of the story of this pjm report. we are better off starting and learning, than deciding it can’t be done and not trying.
mike jacobs is a senior energy analyst with expertise in electricity markets, transmission and renewables integration work.


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Virtual conference "FOOD TEXTURE and RHEOLOGY"
The Iseki Food Association Special Interest Group on "Food Texture and Physical Properties" is holding an E-conference in cooperation with USAMV-HevMetFood.
The conference is intended for undergraduate and master students.
Type of presentation: a ppt file with a maximum of 20 slides. Abstract and full papers should be submitted as a Word file following the guide for authors.
All accepted papers will be published in a book of abstracts with ISBN number. Selected papers will be invited to be submitted to the International Journal of Food Studies.

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virtual conference "food texture and rheology"
the iseki food association special interest group on "food texture and physical properties" is holding an e-conference in cooperation with usamv-hevmetfood.
the conference is intended for undergraduate and master students.
type of presentation: a ppt file with a maximum of 20 slides. abstract and full papers should be submitted as a word file following the guide for authors.
all accepted papers will be published in a book of abstracts with isbn number. selected papers will be invited to be submitted to the international journal of food studies.


text: Are you ready for the Radio Event of the Year? It's the return of the Best of The Blimp from A to Z. Our annual trip down to the huge Blimp archives to play everything we have in alphabetical order. We'll play reel to reels, 8-tracks, cassettes, CD's and Vinyl...lots and lots of vinyl! We have one of the largest collections of Rock and Roll in the World...and we're not afraid to use it! The only...and scariest...part is getting to the Blimp Archives in the basement of One City Center...it's dark and dingy and you never know who'll run into down there!

lowercased: are you ready for the radio event of the year? it's the return of the best of the blimp from a to z. our annual trip down to the huge blimp archives to play everything we have in alphabetical order. we'll play reel to reels, 8-tracks, cassettes, cd's and vinyl...lots and lots of vinyl! we have one of the largest collections of rock and roll in the world...and we're not afraid to use it! the only...and scariest...part is getting to the blimp archives in the basement of one city center...it's dark and dingy and you never know who'll run into down there!


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The Exceptional Sidekick is proud to offer Psychiatric Service Dogs, free of charge, to teens and adults struggling with a disability. While that is our main purpose we are also honored to be able to certify Therapy Dogs, Facility Dogs, and Owner Trained Service Dogs.
We call Newtown, CT our home and for good reason. Our dogs have been welcomed into the community and school system which in turn helps us to provide the best dogs possible. Our service dogs have been the driving force behind empowering young adults to go to college, helping teachers return to school, and transforming teens into outgoing peer support advocates.
Our wonderful Puppy Raisers are the driving force behind turning these puppies into exceptional Service Dogs. They take our dogs to work, after school activities, classes, kayaking, and on family vacations. To find out if Puppy Raising is a good fit for you visit our Volunteer section.
We are always looking for donations of genetically sound and biddable puppies. If you are a breeder or know of a breeder that would like to contribute to our program please reach out through our contact page. If you work in rescue and have found a year old dog that you believe would be a good fit for the program and the dog is local to CT please reach out through our contact page.
Sometimes our dogs don’t want to be working dogs. We always put the dogs needs first which means that they will be released as pets. Click here to apply for one of these exceptional dogs.

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the exceptional sidekick is proud to offer psychiatric service dogs, free of charge, to teens and adults struggling with a disability. while that is our main purpose we are also honored to be able to certify therapy dogs, facility dogs, and owner trained service dogs.
we call newtown, ct our home and for good reason. our dogs have been welcomed into the community and school system which in turn helps us to provide the best dogs possible. our service dogs have been the driving force behind empowering young adults to go to college, helping teachers return to school, and transforming teens into outgoing peer support advocates.
our wonderful puppy raisers are the driving force behind turning these puppies into exceptional service dogs. they take our dogs to work, after school activities, classes, kayaking, and on family vacations. to find out if puppy raising is a good fit for you visit our volunteer section.
we are always looking for donations of genetically sound and biddable puppies. if you are a breeder or know of a breeder that would like to contribute to our program please reach out through our contact page. if you work in rescue and have found a year old dog that you believe would be a good fit for the program and the dog is local to ct please reach out through our contact page.
sometimes our dogs don’t want to be working dogs. we always put the dogs needs first which means that they will be released as pets. click here to apply for one of these exceptional dogs.


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as a result, it is more than possible to order high-quality custom writing help at a budget-friendly price. order a custom paper written from scratch on practically..
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Charlotte Bronte, who wrote Jane Eyre, the unforgettable heroine who said those strong, independent and feminist words, was not the first feminist. However, I don’t think it is an accident that the word feminist was coined within five years of her classic novel. I have been thinking about feminism and Jane Eyre lately, and most particularly this, “I am a free human being with an independent will.” The other day, a Washington Post opinion piece focused on how women are expected to surround their ideas and opinions with weak, soothing qualifiers to protect the tender male ego. It imagined famous quotes as said by women complying with the cultural demand that they efface their ideas. It’s funny and painful because it is so true. It is sad that more than 150 years later, a woman saying “I am a free human being with an independent will,” is still revolutionary.
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charlotte bronte, who wrote jane eyre, the unforgettable heroine who said those strong, independent and feminist words, was not the first feminist. however, i don’t think it is an accident that the word feminist was coined within five years of her classic novel. i have been thinking about feminism and jane eyre lately, and most particularly this, “i am a free human being with an independent will.” the other day, a washington post opinion piece focused on how women are expected to surround their ideas and opinions with weak, soothing qualifiers to protect the tender male ego. it imagined famous quotes as said by women complying with the cultural demand that they efface their ideas. it’s funny and painful because it is so true. it is sad that more than 150 years later, a woman saying “i am a free human being with an independent will,” is still revolutionary.
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France president, Emmanuel Macron has described the Afrika Shrine, as “an iconic cultural hub”, and a symbol for Africa.
Macron visits Nigeria for an event at Late Fela Kuti’s Afrika Shrine, tagged “A celebration of African Culture”. Before the event in Lagos on Tuesday, the French leader had also visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja same day.
“I mean first, because I wanted to find out a good occasion to come back there. I know the place and I had some memories about the place. I have to confess at the time, there was no president around. So, I hope I would not spoil the party.
“First because I think that it is such an iconic place, for a lot of African people and African culture. And I think very often when you speak about African culture in Europe, you speak about those from Africa who succeeded in Europe or in France, which is still only different. Most of the time are not automatically very famous in Nigeria or in Africa. And there is a bias because you know people who are absolutely not the same.
The 40 year old was intern at the French embassy in Abuja, in the early 2000s.
He becomes the first President to ever visit the shrine.
Afrika Shrine, located in the teeming Lagos district of Ikeja replaced Fela’s original club that was burnt down in 1977, but for millions of fans, it still represents the original Shrine built by the legendary singer.
“A celebration of African Culture” was compered by Banky W, and it had performances from Fela’s son, Femi Kuti as well as Yemi Alade.
"A celebration of African Culture"

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france president, emmanuel macron has described the afrika shrine, as “an iconic cultural hub”, and a symbol for africa.
macron visits nigeria for an event at late fela kuti’s afrika shrine, tagged “a celebration of african culture”. before the event in lagos on tuesday, the french leader had also visited president muhammadu buhari in abuja same day.
“i mean first, because i wanted to find out a good occasion to come back there. i know the place and i had some memories about the place. i have to confess at the time, there was no president around. so, i hope i would not spoil the party.
“first because i think that it is such an iconic place, for a lot of african people and african culture. and i think very often when you speak about african culture in europe, you speak about those from africa who succeeded in europe or in france, which is still only different. most of the time are not automatically very famous in nigeria or in africa. and there is a bias because you know people who are absolutely not the same.
the 40 year old was intern at the french embassy in abuja, in the early 2000s.
he becomes the first president to ever visit the shrine.
afrika shrine, located in the teeming lagos district of ikeja replaced fela’s original club that was burnt down in 1977, but for millions of fans, it still represents the original shrine built by the legendary singer.
“a celebration of african culture” was compered by banky w, and it had performances from fela’s son, femi kuti as well as yemi alade.
"a celebration of african culture"


text: Porsche Design may not be directly involved in building German supercars, but there are certain expectations to be met, aren’t there? LaCie is rolling out a new version of its Porsche Design hard drive skewed towards Mac owners that should offer more of the performance you’d associate with the automotive brand. The P’9223 Slim SSD is a third thinner than its ancestor but carries the option of a 120GB SSD that makes the most of the USB 3.0 port. If all runs well, nearly any Mac launched in 2012 can shuttle data along at a brisk 400MB per second. Demanding Mac fans will need to pay $150 for the flash-based edition to have the P’9223 feel truly Porsche-like; others only have to spend $100 if they’re content with the Volkswagen pace of a 500GB spinning drive.

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Germany's population just hit a record high - so what does this mean?
There are more people living in Germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. Here's an explanation of what the new numbers mean.
Germany's population reached 82.8 million at the end of 2016, according to government estimates. That's around 600,000 more than the previous year - an increase equivalent to the population of Leipzig - and almost 300,000 more than the previous record year, 15 years ago in 2002.
But without immigration - both of refugees and EU nationals - the population would have shrunk. So what do the statistics tell us?
How many people moved to Germany?
According to the statistics, over the past year at least 750,000 more people moved to Germany than emigrated from the country. In 2015, this figure was even higher, at around 1.1 million.
How accurate is this figure?
The immigration statistics aren't exact, experts warn. The 2011 census proved this: the official count showed that around one million fewer foreigners were living in Germany as had been thought. There are a few reasons for this, for example the fact that many immigrants do not inform authorities when they return home or move to another country, while others end up being registered twice.
What's more, many refugees who arrived in Germany during the 2015 migration influx were only officially registered in 2016. According to Sebastian Klüsener, an expert at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the actual number of people who moved to Germany in 2016 is likely to be several tens of thousands lower than the official figure.
Where do the immigrants come from?
The 2016 statistics don't show this precisely. But experts agree that as well as refugees from war-zones and crisis-hit areas, economic immigrants from East Europe and other EU countries play an important role in Germany's population growth.
"EU migration was more significant than refugee migration in 2016," said Thomas Liebig from the OECD.
What about births and deaths?
Each year, more people die in Germany than are born there, meaning the population would shrink if it weren't for immigration. The so-called 'birth deficit' is estimated at between 150,000 and 190,000.
"The number of newborns rose slightly in 2016 compared with the previous year, and the number of deaths has risen to roughly the same level as in the previous year," explains statistician Reinhold Zahn.
How can the 'birth deficit' be tackled?
The number of women of child-bearing age in Germany is currently lower than the number of elderly people, meaning that even if these women were to have more children, it would be tough to compensate for the number of deaths.
Herbert Brücker of the Institute for Employment Research noted that: "Migration also increases birth rates," not because immigrants have a particularly high number of children, but because they are generally young.
Immigrants from the EU usually come to Germany to look for work.
"Labor migration helps us to cope with demographic change," says Brücker. "The public budgets, the pension insurance systems, for example, are a good thing, as is the fact that we do not have to go into the population shrinkage."
What are the prospects for 2017?
It's hard to say. For one thing, it's impossible to predict how Brexit will affect European migration.
"This could go in both directions," says Liebig from the OECD.
"The labor market is still receptive," Holger Bonin, of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), emphasizes. The economist also believes that fewer refugees will arrive in Germany over the coming year.

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germany's population just hit a record high - so what does this mean?
there are more people living in germany than ever before, largely thanks to immigration. here's an explanation of what the new numbers mean.
germany's population reached 82.8 million at the end of 2016, according to government estimates. that's around 600,000 more than the previous year - an increase equivalent to the population of leipzig - and almost 300,000 more than the previous record year, 15 years ago in 2002.
but without immigration - both of refugees and eu nationals - the population would have shrunk. so what do the statistics tell us?
how many people moved to germany?
according to the statistics, over the past year at least 750,000 more people moved to germany than emigrated from the country. in 2015, this figure was even higher, at around 1.1 million.
how accurate is this figure?
the immigration statistics aren't exact, experts warn. the 2011 census proved this: the official count showed that around one million fewer foreigners were living in germany as had been thought. there are a few reasons for this, for example the fact that many immigrants do not inform authorities when they return home or move to another country, while others end up being registered twice.
what's more, many refugees who arrived in germany during the 2015 migration influx were only officially registered in 2016. according to sebastian klüsener, an expert at the max planck institute for demographic research, the actual number of people who moved to germany in 2016 is likely to be several tens of thousands lower than the official figure.
where do the immigrants come from?
the 2016 statistics don't show this precisely. but experts agree that as well as refugees from war-zones and crisis-hit areas, economic immigrants from east europe and other eu countries play an important role in germany's population growth.
"eu migration was more significant than refugee migration in 2016," said thomas liebig from the oecd.
what about births and deaths?
each year, more people die in germany than are born there, meaning the population would shrink if it weren't for immigration. the so-called 'birth deficit' is estimated at between 150,000 and 190,000.
"the number of newborns rose slightly in 2016 compared with the previous year, and the number of deaths has risen to roughly the same level as in the previous year," explains statistician reinhold zahn.
how can the 'birth deficit' be tackled?
the number of women of child-bearing age in germany is currently lower than the number of elderly people, meaning that even if these women were to have more children, it would be tough to compensate for the number of deaths.
herbert brücker of the institute for employment research noted that: "migration also increases birth rates," not because immigrants have a particularly high number of children, but because they are generally young.
immigrants from the eu usually come to germany to look for work.
"labor migration helps us to cope with demographic change," says brücker. "the public budgets, the pension insurance systems, for example, are a good thing, as is the fact that we do not have to go into the population shrinkage."
what are the prospects for 2017?
it's hard to say. for one thing, it's impossible to predict how brexit will affect european migration.
"this could go in both directions," says liebig from the oecd.
"the labor market is still receptive," holger bonin, of the institute of labor economics (iza), emphasizes. the economist also believes that fewer refugees will arrive in germany over the coming year.


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Greet the ss and write my name on the board. Firstly state that todays lesson will look into the weather. Get ss to repeat the word and write on board. T ask 'what type of weather' have we had today/this week in Istanbul? what type of weather do you like? ss could ask me.
Set the context. Turn on O.Projector to show the pictures on P.90. T elicit from ss what they can see in the pictures; basic words like sky, mountain, city, buildings, ice, lady, etc. Then ask the ss where they think the places are. Get ss ideas and write them on the board-don't confirm or deny their ideas.
Distribute HO'S. Show ss the title "Extreme Living". Ask ss if they'd like to live in one of these places pictured, if not why not? Show ss the text and tell them they're going to read quickly and write the heading above each paragraph with one of the phrases. ss work/check in pairs. T to mointor when finished. WGFB. Elicit correct answers from ss. T could CCQ the correct answers: The hottest-What do we mean by this word. Ask ss the names of the places: Mali, La Paz & Yakuitia Then ask where these places are which country?
Show ss the questions and tell them they're going to read the text carefully to answer the questions. They will answer the question with the place name. T to place ss into groups. T Monitor to know when ss are almost finished-avoid helping too much. Peer/partner check. WGFB. Elicit the right answers from the ss. T could ask each student to read a question and provide an answer. Ask ss which place sounds the most interesting-Likley to visit/why?
Focus ss on the highlighted words in the text. Tell ss they will read one last time and try to guess the meaning of the words.Do the first one as an example. Look at the word cotton and ask ss what they think 'cotton' means i.e. are clothes made of cotton? Do you think cotton is warm or cool? why? Now tell ss to do the others in PW. Allow ss some time to discuss the words. T to monitor and elicit. WGFB. T to Prepare and ask some CCQ's to check as meaning for each of the words. ie. 'Roof'-top part of the house; 'altitude'-how high something is above sea level. Model and drill pronunciation.

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greet the ss and write my name on the board. firstly state that todays lesson will look into the weather. get ss to repeat the word and write on board. t ask 'what type of weather' have we had today/this week in istanbul? what type of weather do you like? ss could ask me.
set the context. turn on o.projector to show the pictures on p.90. t elicit from ss what they can see in the pictures; basic words like sky, mountain, city, buildings, ice, lady, etc. then ask the ss where they think the places are. get ss ideas and write them on the board-don't confirm or deny their ideas.
distribute ho's. show ss the title "extreme living". ask ss if they'd like to live in one of these places pictured, if not why not? show ss the text and tell them they're going to read quickly and write the heading above each paragraph with one of the phrases. ss work/check in pairs. t to mointor when finished. wgfb. elicit correct answers from ss. t could ccq the correct answers: the hottest-what do we mean by this word. ask ss the names of the places: mali, la paz & yakuitia then ask where these places are which country?
show ss the questions and tell them they're going to read the text carefully to answer the questions. they will answer the question with the place name. t to place ss into groups. t monitor to know when ss are almost finished-avoid helping too much. peer/partner check. wgfb. elicit the right answers from the ss. t could ask each student to read a question and provide an answer. ask ss which place sounds the most interesting-likley to visit/why?
focus ss on the highlighted words in the text. tell ss they will read one last time and try to guess the meaning of the words.do the first one as an example. look at the word cotton and ask ss what they think 'cotton' means i.e. are clothes made of cotton? do you think cotton is warm or cool? why? now tell ss to do the others in pw. allow ss some time to discuss the words. t to monitor and elicit. wgfb. t to prepare and ask some ccq's to check as meaning for each of the words. ie. 'roof'-top part of the house; 'altitude'-how high something is above sea level. model and drill pronunciation.


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It is gratifying to witness the renewal of interest in Elizabeth Harrower's fiction. Last year, In Certain Circles, Harrower's fifth novel, written in 1971, was finally published. Now, for the first time, a collection of her short fiction is available. Earlier versions of five of the twelve stories from A Few Days in the Country and Other Stories, were published during the 1960s and 1970s in Australian magazines and anthologies. Two stories, 'The Fun of the Fair' and 'The City at Night' are previously unpublished. Other entries have appeared this year in journals at home and abroad. The diverse publication history attests to the quality, power, and reach of Harrower's writing.
The collection opens with 'The Fun of the Fair'. It is vintage Harrower. Janet is a motherless ten-year-old, unwanted, misunderstood, fragile. The story is told from her perspective as she undergoes a series of trials at the fair with Uncle Hector and his girlfriend. When she is conscripted into a stage show between a giant and a dwarf, the final threads of her childhood innocence unravel. She recognises the 'empty yet completely familiar' look they exchange and knows irrevocably that she is unloved and unseen.
Most of Harrower's characters are very much alone, never more so than when they are in relationships. In their solitude they play their internal tapes of guilt and despair over and over again: 'all I was was someone conscious of error', 'nothing about herself, her life, her death, was worth taking seriously', 'everyone, everywhere, all the time. Ambling round till they die.' In several stories characters experience a profound numbness of spirit, 'wanting nothing, feeling nothing, believing nothing'. Repeatedly they wonder about the purpose of life.
A Few Days in the Country and Other Stories, as may be obvious, is not what one might call a happy read. It is not the kind of collection that asks to be read straight through from cover to cover. Rather, it is a book to dip into. The range of stories and styles demonstrates Harrower's extraordinary literary skill. In 'The Cornucopia', a timeless story of a selfish, wealthy socialite, she is at her cutting, satirical best. In the technically sophisticated 'English Lesson', Laura learns the language of insult. Harrower's edgy narrative pace, clipped phrases, and enigmatic sentences mimic Laura's disorienting intellectual and visceral response to rudeness. Above all, this collection has much to say about two central concerns of our life and times: domestic abuse and depression. Harrower, writing decades ago, knows about both, and because she cares for her characters she develops our understanding of the destructive power relations, and emotional paralysis, they experience.
Some stories share a close resonance with Harrower's novels. 'The Beautiful Climate' packs all the terrifying claustrophobia and menace of The Watch Tower (1966). The cruel, domineering husband and father even shares the same surname as Felix Shaw from that novel. 'Alice' is reminiscent of Emily's desperate need for parental love and concern in The Long Prospect (1958). The title story can be read as a companion piece to In Certain Circles. In that novel, Anna attempts to explain to her friends that she was 'chosen' by suicide and that it 'had seductive arguments'. She knows her explanation 'sounds confused'. In 'A Few Days in the Country', Harrower maps a convincing dialogue between suicide and the depressed Sophie. In a sense, the story answers what readers were expected to surmise about Anna's change of heart.
In 'The Beautiful Climate', the teenage Del reads psychology books in an attempt to 'find out why people were so peculiar', and to 'come across a formula for survival'. A Few Days in the Country and Other Stories offers no sure-fire formulas, but through its interrogation of characters' psychological motivations it affords a deeper understanding of human behaviour.
Despite her unremitting focus on the pain of existence, Harrower affirms, through the act of writing, that there is hope and that she has faith in the human spirit. The collection opens with the arresting image of lightning and a blackout: 'And then ... the lights ... went out.' Its closing sentence reads: 'She had learned.' In various ways, these stories chart a path through darkness to arrive, often, at moments of empowering self-awareness.

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it is gratifying to witness the renewal of interest in elizabeth harrower's fiction. last year, in certain circles, harrower's fifth novel, written in 1971, was finally published. now, for the first time, a collection of her short fiction is available. earlier versions of five of the twelve stories from a few days in the country and other stories, were published during the 1960s and 1970s in australian magazines and anthologies. two stories, 'the fun of the fair' and 'the city at night' are previously unpublished. other entries have appeared this year in journals at home and abroad. the diverse publication history attests to the quality, power, and reach of harrower's writing.
the collection opens with 'the fun of the fair'. it is vintage harrower. janet is a motherless ten-year-old, unwanted, misunderstood, fragile. the story is told from her perspective as she undergoes a series of trials at the fair with uncle hector and his girlfriend. when she is conscripted into a stage show between a giant and a dwarf, the final threads of her childhood innocence unravel. she recognises the 'empty yet completely familiar' look they exchange and knows irrevocably that she is unloved and unseen.
most of harrower's characters are very much alone, never more so than when they are in relationships. in their solitude they play their internal tapes of guilt and despair over and over again: 'all i was was someone conscious of error', 'nothing about herself, her life, her death, was worth taking seriously', 'everyone, everywhere, all the time. ambling round till they die.' in several stories characters experience a profound numbness of spirit, 'wanting nothing, feeling nothing, believing nothing'. repeatedly they wonder about the purpose of life.
a few days in the country and other stories, as may be obvious, is not what one might call a happy read. it is not the kind of collection that asks to be read straight through from cover to cover. rather, it is a book to dip into. the range of stories and styles demonstrates harrower's extraordinary literary skill. in 'the cornucopia', a timeless story of a selfish, wealthy socialite, she is at her cutting, satirical best. in the technically sophisticated 'english lesson', laura learns the language of insult. harrower's edgy narrative pace, clipped phrases, and enigmatic sentences mimic laura's disorienting intellectual and visceral response to rudeness. above all, this collection has much to say about two central concerns of our life and times: domestic abuse and depression. harrower, writing decades ago, knows about both, and because she cares for her characters she develops our understanding of the destructive power relations, and emotional paralysis, they experience.
some stories share a close resonance with harrower's novels. 'the beautiful climate' packs all the terrifying claustrophobia and menace of the watch tower (1966). the cruel, domineering husband and father even shares the same surname as felix shaw from that novel. 'alice' is reminiscent of emily's desperate need for parental love and concern in the long prospect (1958). the title story can be read as a companion piece to in certain circles. in that novel, anna attempts to explain to her friends that she was 'chosen' by suicide and that it 'had seductive arguments'. she knows her explanation 'sounds confused'. in 'a few days in the country', harrower maps a convincing dialogue between suicide and the depressed sophie. in a sense, the story answers what readers were expected to surmise about anna's change of heart.
in 'the beautiful climate', the teenage del reads psychology books in an attempt to 'find out why people were so peculiar', and to 'come across a formula for survival'. a few days in the country and other stories offers no sure-fire formulas, but through its interrogation of characters' psychological motivations it affords a deeper understanding of human behaviour.
despite her unremitting focus on the pain of existence, harrower affirms, through the act of writing, that there is hope and that she has faith in the human spirit. the collection opens with the arresting image of lightning and a blackout: 'and then ... the lights ... went out.' its closing sentence reads: 'she had learned.' in various ways, these stories chart a path through darkness to arrive, often, at moments of empowering self-awareness.


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New Year may now be a distant memory, but New Year’s resolutions are (just about) going strong and lots of us are still looking to try something new. As January is generally a bit depressing, we thought we’d share some of the exciting technologies and innovations happening in the disability field to give us all something to look forward to for 2015!
We’ve put together a list of five top trends and technologies that are set to gain momentum over the coming year, and which we hope will have a real impact on the lives of disabled people.
Although these nifty machines have been around for a while now, it’s taken a long time for them to start printing anything of any real use (who needs another 3D printed moustache anyway?). In November we met Mick Ebeling of ‘Not Impossible labs’, who founded ‘Project Daniel’ in 2013, a 3D-printing prosthetic lab and training facility for amputees in war-torn Sudan. Since then 3D printed orthotics are being developed everywhere from prosthetic limbs, to exoskeletons and wheelchair seats, and can reduce the wait for custom made equipment from 28 weeks to just 48 hours and for a fraction of the price. Project Daniel is just one of many inspiring examples of how 3D prosthetics are changing lives for disabled people on a global scale. With 3D printing set to grow 98% in 2015, and with 3D printers now available on the high-street, we hope 2015 will be the year when 3D printed orthotics become more affordable, accessible and widespread than ever.
Wearables seem to be everywhere now from the Apple Watch and Google glass to health technologies like Kiqplan and Fitbit. With this newfound focus on health and wellbeing in mainstream wearable technology there is huge potential for wearables to be adapted to support disabled people with living more healthily and independently, such as SmartGlasses which help visually impaired people to see.
Another such technology that is still in development stage, but we are equally excited for is the VEST which stands for Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer. This non-invasive, low-cost vibratory vest allows those with hearing impairments to use ‘sound-to-touch mapping’ to interpret auditory information through small vibrations on their torso. VEST is an idea developed by Dr. David Eagleman and works on ‘sensory substitution’, the idea that the brain can gather data using one sense, and then transfer it to another sense. With projects like this already up and running thanks to crowdfunding it seems the possibilities for Wearable technology are endless!
Another trend that’s become almost impossible to ignore is the growing ‘shared economy’. This has seen everything from Crowdfunding and peer to peer lending, to services such as Task Rabbit, Casserole Club, Airbnb, and even BorrowMyDoggy.com (yes, it really is a thing). We think there is huge potential here for disabled people to get extra support and through the collaborative economy, as well as being able to get involved and share their skills.
Spice Time Credits, a social currency, is one way this is happening already. It works on the principle of individuals volunteering an hour of their time, and in exchange receiving one time credit worth an hour, which can be ‘spent’ on events, training and leisure services. It has already proved hugely successful across England and Wales from communities to Schools and social care settings and has seen a huge increase of customer participation and new models of co-production developed. What’s great about Time Credits is that everyone’s time is of equal value, regardless of knowledge, expertise or skills, and offers real life experience where people are rewarded for their contribution.
Although being able to control your heating from your smartphone may seem a tad unnecessary and somewhat self-indulgent (maybe that’s just us?!), it does show exciting development in the world of smart machines and the connected home. At Beaumont, Scope’s residential FE College, we’re already using environmental controls within some of our living areas, to allow students the independence to control things such as their curtains, lights and doors, from their smartphone or tablet.
Samsung has developed its SmartThings home control system, which can be used to monitor and control connected items in the home from locks to light switches and plug sockets. We’re really excited to see the demand for these technologies growing in the mainstream market and we hope that such technology will soon become both affordable and widely available, as it has huge potential to revolutionise the very meaning of independent living for disabled people!
The work we have been doing with IKEA has opened up a whole new world of ‘hacks’ and ‘making’ to us. Everyone seems to be having a go at making ‘handmade’ products, and ‘hacking’ mainstream products and furniture to meet the needs of disabled people. The Wheelchair Liberator, developed by Malcom Rhodes, is one such example and a far cry from the traditional homemade jam and knitted jumpers!
With coding now part of the national curriculum for all school children, apps are another thing that (almost) every man and his dog are having a go at making, and there really does seem to be an app for everything! The Apps for Good programme has seen a huge number of apps developed by young people aged 10-18 to address some of the biggest problems facing young people in our society. One such app is Supportive Schedule, an app designed to help people with learning difficulties and mental health conditions and their carers with daily routines. It provides pictorial guides to completing simple tasks such as making a cup of tea, to help aid their independence. It was developed by six young people at a school in Cumbria and won the Apps for Good award “Our World – encouraging sustainable and healthy lifestyles” in 2013.
From care sharing app Jointly, to diabetes management apps like Diabetes UK’s Tracker App, there are a wealth of apps out there designed to make life easier for disabled people.
We love this trend of people finding innovative solutions to their own problems. That’s why we’re working on creating a database of what we like to call ‘disability innovations’, to showcase the best technologies and creations out their making life easier for disabled people.
If you know of any such apps, technologies or innovations that are making a real difference to the lives of disabled people, then we’d love to hear from you!
We’d especially want to know if you have hacked or invented something yourself, so we can include them in our database and help you share them with others.
Get in touch with us at innovation@scope.org.uk or of course leave any comments below.
Pingback: Our top 5 technology and innovation trends for 2015 | Want My Space? Take My Disability!

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new year may now be a distant memory, but new year’s resolutions are (just about) going strong and lots of us are still looking to try something new. as january is generally a bit depressing, we thought we’d share some of the exciting technologies and innovations happening in the disability field to give us all something to look forward to for 2015!
we’ve put together a list of five top trends and technologies that are set to gain momentum over the coming year, and which we hope will have a real impact on the lives of disabled people.
although these nifty machines have been around for a while now, it’s taken a long time for them to start printing anything of any real use (who needs another 3d printed moustache anyway?). in november we met mick ebeling of ‘not impossible labs’, who founded ‘project daniel’ in 2013, a 3d-printing prosthetic lab and training facility for amputees in war-torn sudan. since then 3d printed orthotics are being developed everywhere from prosthetic limbs, to exoskeletons and wheelchair seats, and can reduce the wait for custom made equipment from 28 weeks to just 48 hours and for a fraction of the price. project daniel is just one of many inspiring examples of how 3d prosthetics are changing lives for disabled people on a global scale. with 3d printing set to grow 98% in 2015, and with 3d printers now available on the high-street, we hope 2015 will be the year when 3d printed orthotics become more affordable, accessible and widespread than ever.
wearables seem to be everywhere now from the apple watch and google glass to health technologies like kiqplan and fitbit. with this newfound focus on health and wellbeing in mainstream wearable technology there is huge potential for wearables to be adapted to support disabled people with living more healthily and independently, such as smartglasses which help visually impaired people to see.
another such technology that is still in development stage, but we are equally excited for is the vest which stands for versatile extra-sensory transducer. this non-invasive, low-cost vibratory vest allows those with hearing impairments to use ‘sound-to-touch mapping’ to interpret auditory information through small vibrations on their torso. vest is an idea developed by dr. david eagleman and works on ‘sensory substitution’, the idea that the brain can gather data using one sense, and then transfer it to another sense. with projects like this already up and running thanks to crowdfunding it seems the possibilities for wearable technology are endless!
another trend that’s become almost impossible to ignore is the growing ‘shared economy’. this has seen everything from crowdfunding and peer to peer lending, to services such as task rabbit, casserole club, airbnb, and even borrowmydoggy.com (yes, it really is a thing). we think there is huge potential here for disabled people to get extra support and through the collaborative economy, as well as being able to get involved and share their skills.
spice time credits, a social currency, is one way this is happening already. it works on the principle of individuals volunteering an hour of their time, and in exchange receiving one time credit worth an hour, which can be ‘spent’ on events, training and leisure services. it has already proved hugely successful across england and wales from communities to schools and social care settings and has seen a huge increase of customer participation and new models of co-production developed. what’s great about time credits is that everyone’s time is of equal value, regardless of knowledge, expertise or skills, and offers real life experience where people are rewarded for their contribution.
although being able to control your heating from your smartphone may seem a tad unnecessary and somewhat self-indulgent (maybe that’s just us?!), it does show exciting development in the world of smart machines and the connected home. at beaumont, scope’s residential fe college, we’re already using environmental controls within some of our living areas, to allow students the independence to control things such as their curtains, lights and doors, from their smartphone or tablet.
samsung has developed its smartthings home control system, which can be used to monitor and control connected items in the home from locks to light switches and plug sockets. we’re really excited to see the demand for these technologies growing in the mainstream market and we hope that such technology will soon become both affordable and widely available, as it has huge potential to revolutionise the very meaning of independent living for disabled people!
the work we have been doing with ikea has opened up a whole new world of ‘hacks’ and ‘making’ to us. everyone seems to be having a go at making ‘handmade’ products, and ‘hacking’ mainstream products and furniture to meet the needs of disabled people. the wheelchair liberator, developed by malcom rhodes, is one such example and a far cry from the traditional homemade jam and knitted jumpers!
with coding now part of the national curriculum for all school children, apps are another thing that (almost) every man and his dog are having a go at making, and there really does seem to be an app for everything! the apps for good programme has seen a huge number of apps developed by young people aged 10-18 to address some of the biggest problems facing young people in our society. one such app is supportive schedule, an app designed to help people with learning difficulties and mental health conditions and their carers with daily routines. it provides pictorial guides to completing simple tasks such as making a cup of tea, to help aid their independence. it was developed by six young people at a school in cumbria and won the apps for good award “our world – encouraging sustainable and healthy lifestyles” in 2013.
from care sharing app jointly, to diabetes management apps like diabetes uk’s tracker app, there are a wealth of apps out there designed to make life easier for disabled people.
we love this trend of people finding innovative solutions to their own problems. that’s why we’re working on creating a database of what we like to call ‘disability innovations’, to showcase the best technologies and creations out their making life easier for disabled people.
if you know of any such apps, technologies or innovations that are making a real difference to the lives of disabled people, then we’d love to hear from you!
we’d especially want to know if you have hacked or invented something yourself, so we can include them in our database and help you share them with others.
get in touch with us at innovation@scope.org.uk or of course leave any comments below.
pingback: our top 5 technology and innovation trends for 2015 | want my space? take my disability!


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On February 20th in the state capitol, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced in the presence of a room of sportsmen that the official financial audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission was underway, and overdue. The audit will determine how proceeds from the years of natural gas and timber revenues have been handled, among other areas of mismanagement and concern. Although the focus will be on 2014-2017, that does not prevent the audit from going back much further toward answering related questions submitted by Pennsylvania sportsmen. The AG stated that he hopes the audit will be completed by the end of the year.
The audit represents another major step in correcting major problems that exist within the agency and that affect the multiple-use conservation of Pennsylvania wildlife and forest resources.
Several weeks ago, the Auditor General met with a group of supporters of the Game Commission’s policies in Lewisburg and heard their positive comments of the PGC. Within the past two weeks the AG has invited two other groups of individual sportsmen from throughout the state to meet with him in Hazelton and York toward hearing more representative comments on what issues his office should be investigating.
After hearing comments at these two meetings it is now apparent that issues as far back as the early 2000s will become a focus of his PGC audit. Much information has been provided to him at these two meetings with even more information to be provided at a later date.
As a result of the PGC’s mismanagement of wildlife and forest resources, about 150 species of wildlife are now in decline or at imminent risk. The PGC is in direct violation of The Pennsylvania Constitution’s directive to wisely manage the state’s natural resources for all the residents of Pennsylvania.
Financial assessments of the Game Commission’s deer management program by the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee have shown impacts of PGC’s mismanagement of forest and wildlife have resulted in the estimated loss of 270,000 hunters, an annual impact of $1.2 billion to the state economy and a cumulative loss of $10 billion from 2000 to 2017, the loss of an estimated 13,000 jobs, the loss of $92.5 million per year in government tax revenues, uncounted bankruptcies and family business closures, empty cabins and closed hunting camps, an extreme lack of wildlife for the recreational enjoyment of millions of citizens, and a risk to the future of sport hunting in Pennsylvania. Therefore, the PGC stands in direct and deliberate violation of both Title 34 (The Game and Wildlife Code) and the Pennsylvania Constitution. The agency is unwilling and unable to resolve the deer management and wildlife habitat crisis.
Resolution resides in the hands of the Pennsylvania Legislature. House Bill 1483 was designed specifically for this purpose: to return deer, grouse, and abundant wildlife to the state; to create ample habitat to support our wildlife resources; to improve deer hunting while improving the forest ecosystem for all outdoor enthusiast; and to end 18 years of biological, social, and economic impacts that are strangling wildlife, sportsmen and the outdoor industry. It is necessary that Pennsylvania House Bill 1483 is now passed.
Call or Take this to your State Legislators “NOW” !!!

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on february 20th in the state capitol, auditor general eugene depasquale announced in the presence of a room of sportsmen that the official financial audit of the pennsylvania game commission was underway, and overdue. the audit will determine how proceeds from the years of natural gas and timber revenues have been handled, among other areas of mismanagement and concern. although the focus will be on 2014-2017, that does not prevent the audit from going back much further toward answering related questions submitted by pennsylvania sportsmen. the ag stated that he hopes the audit will be completed by the end of the year.
the audit represents another major step in correcting major problems that exist within the agency and that affect the multiple-use conservation of pennsylvania wildlife and forest resources.
several weeks ago, the auditor general met with a group of supporters of the game commission’s policies in lewisburg and heard their positive comments of the pgc. within the past two weeks the ag has invited two other groups of individual sportsmen from throughout the state to meet with him in hazelton and york toward hearing more representative comments on what issues his office should be investigating.
after hearing comments at these two meetings it is now apparent that issues as far back as the early 2000s will become a focus of his pgc audit. much information has been provided to him at these two meetings with even more information to be provided at a later date.
as a result of the pgc’s mismanagement of wildlife and forest resources, about 150 species of wildlife are now in decline or at imminent risk. the pgc is in direct violation of the pennsylvania constitution’s directive to wisely manage the state’s natural resources for all the residents of pennsylvania.
financial assessments of the game commission’s deer management program by the pennsylvania legislative budget and finance committee have shown impacts of pgc’s mismanagement of forest and wildlife have resulted in the estimated loss of 270,000 hunters, an annual impact of $1.2 billion to the state economy and a cumulative loss of $10 billion from 2000 to 2017, the loss of an estimated 13,000 jobs, the loss of $92.5 million per year in government tax revenues, uncounted bankruptcies and family business closures, empty cabins and closed hunting camps, an extreme lack of wildlife for the recreational enjoyment of millions of citizens, and a risk to the future of sport hunting in pennsylvania. therefore, the pgc stands in direct and deliberate violation of both title 34 (the game and wildlife code) and the pennsylvania constitution. the agency is unwilling and unable to resolve the deer management and wildlife habitat crisis.
resolution resides in the hands of the pennsylvania legislature. house bill 1483 was designed specifically for this purpose: to return deer, grouse, and abundant wildlife to the state; to create ample habitat to support our wildlife resources; to improve deer hunting while improving the forest ecosystem for all outdoor enthusiast; and to end 18 years of biological, social, and economic impacts that are strangling wildlife, sportsmen and the outdoor industry. it is necessary that pennsylvania house bill 1483 is now passed.
call or take this to your state legislators “now” !!!


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Stop by Fábrica Coffee Roasters, where the pour-over coffee will give you a break from endless espressos. They also sell beans if you want to bring a taste of it home (or make it in your hotel). Plus, it’s near one of Lisbon’s main streets, Avenida da Liberdade, which was made to look like Paris’s iconic boulevards. It’s a luxury shopping destination that has recently found new legs with more out-of-the-box retail concepts.
Also near Avenida da Liberdade, Red Frog serves innovative cocktails in a space that feels very members-only. For more original drinks, try Cinco Lounge, which writer Chadner Navarro calls “undoubtedly the best cocktail destination in Lisbon,” with menu options featuring flowers, coconut ice cream, and grilled peppers.

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stop by fábrica coffee roasters, where the pour-over coffee will give you a break from endless espressos. they also sell beans if you want to bring a taste of it home (or make it in your hotel). plus, it’s near one of lisbon’s main streets, avenida da liberdade, which was made to look like paris’s iconic boulevards. it’s a luxury shopping destination that has recently found new legs with more out-of-the-box retail concepts.
also near avenida da liberdade, red frog serves innovative cocktails in a space that feels very members-only. for more original drinks, try cinco lounge, which writer chadner navarro calls “undoubtedly the best cocktail destination in lisbon,” with menu options featuring flowers, coconut ice cream, and grilled peppers.


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Front end developers may want to combine multiple images into a single image. For example, when creating and adding watermarks to stock photos, adding shapes or badges, preparing content for print (e.g. placing a logo on a t-shirt or a mug), adding a caption, and so on.
Multiple images can be combined by overlaying them one on top of the other. However, since it is not a given that both the underlying and overlaying images match each other, let alone your graphic design, you may need to perform further manipulations (e.g. resize, crop, change colors, create a better fit). This is where Cloudinary comes in.
Cloudinary's image overlay feature helps users easily combine multiple images. It supports image and text overlays using on-the-fly manipulation URLs. In this blog post, we will show you how to separately manipulate, process, and transform underlying and overlaying images, then dynamically generate a resulting image that you can embed on your site.
Suppose you have a website that sells personalized gifts. Users can file upload their own photos, add text, and your site will automatically crop and manipulate those photos and text on the gift of their choice. For example, a couple may want to place their picture on a coffee mug. This would require you to resize and manipulate both the underlying image of the coffee mug and the overlaying picture of the couple until they fit together in harmony. Once the images are put in place, you can add text and perform further manipulations if necessary.
Below is an example of the original images of the couple and coffee mug that were uploaded to the cloud for further manipulation and delivery.
Transformation instructions are used to perform the image manipulations using dynamic URLs. Cloudinary's client libraries assist in building these URLs. You can apply multiple chained transformations by separating them with a slash / in your image's URL.
In order to better manipulate image overlays, you can set the flags parameter to layer_apply (or fl_layer_apply for URLs), which then tells Cloudinary that all chained transformations that were specified up until the flag, are to be applied on the overlaying image instead of the containing image.
Using our coffee mug example, below you can see how we have applied multiple manipulations both on the containing image as well as the overlay. The containing image has been cropped to fill a 400x250 rectangle and the overlaying image of the couple has been cropped using face detection. Color saturation has been increased by 50% and the vignette effect has been applied. Finally, the resulting image has been resized to 100 pixels wide, converted to a circular shape and positioned with 20 pixels offset from the center of the containing image.
In addition to being able to manipulate a single image overlay, Cloudinary allows you to add and manipulate multiple overlays, as well. You can do this by chaining another overlay, setting the flags parameter to layer_apply (or fl_layer_apply for URLs), and applying multiple image transformations. Adding another overlay is as simple as manipulating a picture to suit the existing underlying and overlaying images. In our coffee mug example, we added a balloon as an additional overlay and performed the following manipulations: resized to be 30 pixels wide, changed the hue level to pink, and rotated it five degrees.
Cloudinary supports adding dynamic text overlays in any style of customized text. What's more, the text overlay can be further manipulated, just like image overlays. So, returning to our example, we have now added a text overlay that we have colored, using the colorize effect, and rotated.
Cloudinary’s powerful capabilities allow you to manipulate and generate complex, combined images that match your graphic design requirements. You can use Cloudinary's dynamic manipulation URLs with user-uploaded images in order to manipulate the images while combining multiple images and text overlays into a single new image. With the new features introduced in this post, you can apply Cloudinary’s rich set of manipulation capabilities separately on each layer of underlying or overlaying images or text. All overlay manipulation features are available with all Cloudinary plans, including the free tier. If you don't have a Cloudinary account yet, sign up for a free account here.

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front end developers may want to combine multiple images into a single image. for example, when creating and adding watermarks to stock photos, adding shapes or badges, preparing content for print (e.g. placing a logo on a t-shirt or a mug), adding a caption, and so on.
multiple images can be combined by overlaying them one on top of the other. however, since it is not a given that both the underlying and overlaying images match each other, let alone your graphic design, you may need to perform further manipulations (e.g. resize, crop, change colors, create a better fit). this is where cloudinary comes in.
cloudinary's image overlay feature helps users easily combine multiple images. it supports image and text overlays using on-the-fly manipulation urls. in this blog post, we will show you how to separately manipulate, process, and transform underlying and overlaying images, then dynamically generate a resulting image that you can embed on your site.
suppose you have a website that sells personalized gifts. users can file upload their own photos, add text, and your site will automatically crop and manipulate those photos and text on the gift of their choice. for example, a couple may want to place their picture on a coffee mug. this would require you to resize and manipulate both the underlying image of the coffee mug and the overlaying picture of the couple until they fit together in harmony. once the images are put in place, you can add text and perform further manipulations if necessary.
below is an example of the original images of the couple and coffee mug that were uploaded to the cloud for further manipulation and delivery.
transformation instructions are used to perform the image manipulations using dynamic urls. cloudinary's client libraries assist in building these urls. you can apply multiple chained transformations by separating them with a slash / in your image's url.
in order to better manipulate image overlays, you can set the flags parameter to layer_apply (or fl_layer_apply for urls), which then tells cloudinary that all chained transformations that were specified up until the flag, are to be applied on the overlaying image instead of the containing image.
using our coffee mug example, below you can see how we have applied multiple manipulations both on the containing image as well as the overlay. the containing image has been cropped to fill a 400x250 rectangle and the overlaying image of the couple has been cropped using face detection. color saturation has been increased by 50% and the vignette effect has been applied. finally, the resulting image has been resized to 100 pixels wide, converted to a circular shape and positioned with 20 pixels offset from the center of the containing image.
in addition to being able to manipulate a single image overlay, cloudinary allows you to add and manipulate multiple overlays, as well. you can do this by chaining another overlay, setting the flags parameter to layer_apply (or fl_layer_apply for urls), and applying multiple image transformations. adding another overlay is as simple as manipulating a picture to suit the existing underlying and overlaying images. in our coffee mug example, we added a balloon as an additional overlay and performed the following manipulations: resized to be 30 pixels wide, changed the hue level to pink, and rotated it five degrees.
cloudinary supports adding dynamic text overlays in any style of customized text. what's more, the text overlay can be further manipulated, just like image overlays. so, returning to our example, we have now added a text overlay that we have colored, using the colorize effect, and rotated.
cloudinary’s powerful capabilities allow you to manipulate and generate complex, combined images that match your graphic design requirements. you can use cloudinary's dynamic manipulation urls with user-uploaded images in order to manipulate the images while combining multiple images and text overlays into a single new image. with the new features introduced in this post, you can apply cloudinary’s rich set of manipulation capabilities separately on each layer of underlying or overlaying images or text. all overlay manipulation features are available with all cloudinary plans, including the free tier. if you don't have a cloudinary account yet, sign up for a free account here.


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hi, I am having problems with transformer / circuit board om my Hobby 720 uml model 2003.
In view of the problems, can I bypass the transformer/circuit board ??

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hi, i am having problems with transformer / circuit board om my hobby 720 uml model 2003.
in view of the problems, can i bypass the transformer/circuit board ??


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We offer an extremely valuable management service, unusual in our industry, which is called a managed counselling referral.
This referral service enables HR and line managers to initiate and manage counselling or psychological referrals for employees.
This means that when one of your employees needs support, you now don’t have to wait or hope that they help themselves through a self referral.
This service is increasingly valuable as approximately half of sickness absence cases are stress-related, presenting non-physical ailments that cannot be addressed by referral to an occupational health (OH) physician.
Employers can pro-actively assist struggling individuals, using a system of referral which replicates how HR might work with OH to address a health or medical problem.
Managed counselling referrals aim to integrate employee support with an organisation's sickness and performance management programme. Managers remain in contact with the employees key therapeutic milestones through clinical assessments, regular updates on progress and end-of-therapy reports.
We can offer this service directly to existing customers or to new customers via existing OH provider or as a stand-alone service. This service is charged on a fee-per-referral basis through our solutions-on-request service.
When an employee is experiencing problems, particularly ones which are work-related such as long term absence, struggling with change or behavioural problems, then HR specialists or line management can contact us directly to initiate counselling or psychological support.
This means that your employee can be connected to the right support, in the right place at the right time.
The referring manager is given the option of receiving detailed assessment reports and is kept updated on the employee’s progress at every stage. It is a truly interactive and engaged process and is highly effective in managing cases of stress-related sickness absence.
When the need for counselling or psychological support is identified through an OH referral, your OH provider or in-house OH team can contact WSM directly, enabling us to carefully select the psychological support service which best fits the needs of your employee.
Through your OH provider, we can offer clinical assessment reports and keep them updated on the employee’s progress at every stage.
WSM leads the market in the provision of high quality and responsive counselling referrals received from OH. This is a specialty of WSM and we work closely with many independent commercial OH providers and with numerous in-house OH teams. Our respective case management teams are fully integrated - enabling us to offer a seamless OH-to-Counselling referral solution to 100’s of employers.
Some employers have an occasional requirement for counselling or other wellbeing solutions, but don’t necessarily want to commit to an Employee Assistance Programme subscription.
Our innovative Solution-on-Request option gives flexibile access to a range of high quality counselling and related services on a simple ad-hoc fee per session basis.
Subscribe to a basic Employee Assistance Programme and want to enhance the referring options to include Management referral and specialist management support.
The Solutions-on-request service offers a simple, hassle-free administration with no retainer fees. It is risk free as you only incur costs when you use the service.
A distinguishing feature of our managed referral service is the provision of clinical reports which are given to employers in regards to employees who have been referred for counselling and assessment.
Our clinical counselling reports deliberately mirror an OH assessment report. They are practical, solution-focused and unambiguous.
By enabling your employee, line management or HR to work in conjunction with WSM, we can rapidly assess an employee and impartially advise if and how their ability to work is impaired. Practical objectives and outcomes of the therapy can be agreed and on completion of the therapy, assessment is made on what progress has been achieved.
Assessment and clinical reports enable managers to take some control of the problem, moving the situation forward, whilst supporting the employee through a difficult time.
Our HR-led managed referrals do not replace, but are complementary, to our self-referral and fully confidential employee-led EAP services.

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we offer an extremely valuable management service, unusual in our industry, which is called a managed counselling referral.
this referral service enables hr and line managers to initiate and manage counselling or psychological referrals for employees.
this means that when one of your employees needs support, you now don’t have to wait or hope that they help themselves through a self referral.
this service is increasingly valuable as approximately half of sickness absence cases are stress-related, presenting non-physical ailments that cannot be addressed by referral to an occupational health (oh) physician.
employers can pro-actively assist struggling individuals, using a system of referral which replicates how hr might work with oh to address a health or medical problem.
managed counselling referrals aim to integrate employee support with an organisation's sickness and performance management programme. managers remain in contact with the employees key therapeutic milestones through clinical assessments, regular updates on progress and end-of-therapy reports.
we can offer this service directly to existing customers or to new customers via existing oh provider or as a stand-alone service. this service is charged on a fee-per-referral basis through our solutions-on-request service.
when an employee is experiencing problems, particularly ones which are work-related such as long term absence, struggling with change or behavioural problems, then hr specialists or line management can contact us directly to initiate counselling or psychological support.
this means that your employee can be connected to the right support, in the right place at the right time.
the referring manager is given the option of receiving detailed assessment reports and is kept updated on the employee’s progress at every stage. it is a truly interactive and engaged process and is highly effective in managing cases of stress-related sickness absence.
when the need for counselling or psychological support is identified through an oh referral, your oh provider or in-house oh team can contact wsm directly, enabling us to carefully select the psychological support service which best fits the needs of your employee.
through your oh provider, we can offer clinical assessment reports and keep them updated on the employee’s progress at every stage.
wsm leads the market in the provision of high quality and responsive counselling referrals received from oh. this is a specialty of wsm and we work closely with many independent commercial oh providers and with numerous in-house oh teams. our respective case management teams are fully integrated - enabling us to offer a seamless oh-to-counselling referral solution to 100’s of employers.
some employers have an occasional requirement for counselling or other wellbeing solutions, but don’t necessarily want to commit to an employee assistance programme subscription.
our innovative solution-on-request option gives flexibile access to a range of high quality counselling and related services on a simple ad-hoc fee per session basis.
subscribe to a basic employee assistance programme and want to enhance the referring options to include management referral and specialist management support.
the solutions-on-request service offers a simple, hassle-free administration with no retainer fees. it is risk free as you only incur costs when you use the service.
a distinguishing feature of our managed referral service is the provision of clinical reports which are given to employers in regards to employees who have been referred for counselling and assessment.
our clinical counselling reports deliberately mirror an oh assessment report. they are practical, solution-focused and unambiguous.
by enabling your employee, line management or hr to work in conjunction with wsm, we can rapidly assess an employee and impartially advise if and how their ability to work is impaired. practical objectives and outcomes of the therapy can be agreed and on completion of the therapy, assessment is made on what progress has been achieved.
assessment and clinical reports enable managers to take some control of the problem, moving the situation forward, whilst supporting the employee through a difficult time.
our hr-led managed referrals do not replace, but are complementary, to our self-referral and fully confidential employee-led eap services.


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Oakley is leading provider of sports apparel and accessories. The company was founded in 1975. One can find Sunglasses, Eyeclasses, Goggles, Apparel, Accessories both for Men and Women. The Oakley eyewear are designed and engineered in California. Some of the eyewear components of Oakley are manufactured by parent company Luxottica Group. According to the return policy of the company Oakley eyewear, footwear, apparel and accessories can be returned within 90 days from the purchase date. Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover and PayPal are the mode of payment of Oakley.
Oakley has one of the friendliest customer service team who is always ready to help you, whenever needed. Below are the customer service contact details of the company. Use them in case of any assistance.
Here are the customer service numbers of Oakley. Call on the number to get telephonic assistance. The numbers are active from Monday to Friday in between 8 AM to 9 PM EST.
In case the customer service number is busy or not reachable or you don’t find it comfortable to call on the customer service number. Then use mail your queries to this customer service email id. One can also send their resume, feedback, suggestion etc.
Are you looking for career opportunity with Oakley? Find the information about the current openings i.e. Job Title, Job Location, Job Type etc.
Read answers to the frequently asked questions related to job, sponsorship & donations, Product & Manufacturing, Shipping, Product order & status etc. via FAQ section of the website.

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oakley is leading provider of sports apparel and accessories. the company was founded in 1975. one can find sunglasses, eyeclasses, goggles, apparel, accessories both for men and women. the oakley eyewear are designed and engineered in california. some of the eyewear components of oakley are manufactured by parent company luxottica group. according to the return policy of the company oakley eyewear, footwear, apparel and accessories can be returned within 90 days from the purchase date. visa, mastercard, amex, discover and paypal are the mode of payment of oakley.
oakley has one of the friendliest customer service team who is always ready to help you, whenever needed. below are the customer service contact details of the company. use them in case of any assistance.
here are the customer service numbers of oakley. call on the number to get telephonic assistance. the numbers are active from monday to friday in between 8 am to 9 pm est.
in case the customer service number is busy or not reachable or you don’t find it comfortable to call on the customer service number. then use mail your queries to this customer service email id. one can also send their resume, feedback, suggestion etc.
are you looking for career opportunity with oakley? find the information about the current openings i.e. job title, job location, job type etc.
read answers to the frequently asked questions related to job, sponsorship & donations, product & manufacturing, shipping, product order & status etc. via faq section of the website.


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Here is a wonderful zebra print with a fun, modern twist. The top of this design features a black and white traditional zebra print. To add color and flair you can pair the zebra pattern with your choice of color and white polka dot pattern on the bottom.
A white scalloped circle label edged in black highlights the personalization of your choice. A wide matching color band trimmed in white completes the design.

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here is a wonderful zebra print with a fun, modern twist. the top of this design features a black and white traditional zebra print. to add color and flair you can pair the zebra pattern with your choice of color and white polka dot pattern on the bottom.
a white scalloped circle label edged in black highlights the personalization of your choice. a wide matching color band trimmed in white completes the design.


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An important piece of your surgical visit is appropriate pain management and surgical anesthesia. The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists at South Central Kansas Medical Center are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offer these services to our patients.
Depending on the procedure, patients have a choice of different types of anesthesia ranging from simple sedation to general anesthesia for major procedures. For our obstetric patients epidural anesthesia is available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other types of anesthesia are also available for those not desiring an epidural. The choice is always tailored to fit your needs and the CRNAs will be with you the entire time.
In addition to surgical anesthesia, the CRNAs, in cooperation with the physicians, offer an interventional pain management clinic. For people with acute and chronic back, spine and neck problems, we offer a host of injection related therapies aimed at reducing your discomfort and allowing you to return more successfully to your normal activities of daily life.
South Central Kansas Medical Center CRNA's provide several hundred injections each year for our patients acute and chronic pain conditions. All injections are performed using C-arm fluoroscopic guidance while observing the strictest standards for radiation and fluoroscopic safety.

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an important piece of your surgical visit is appropriate pain management and surgical anesthesia. the certified registered nurse anesthetists at south central kansas medical center are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offer these services to our patients.
depending on the procedure, patients have a choice of different types of anesthesia ranging from simple sedation to general anesthesia for major procedures. for our obstetric patients epidural anesthesia is available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. other types of anesthesia are also available for those not desiring an epidural. the choice is always tailored to fit your needs and the crnas will be with you the entire time.
in addition to surgical anesthesia, the crnas, in cooperation with the physicians, offer an interventional pain management clinic. for people with acute and chronic back, spine and neck problems, we offer a host of injection related therapies aimed at reducing your discomfort and allowing you to return more successfully to your normal activities of daily life.
south central kansas medical center crna's provide several hundred injections each year for our patients acute and chronic pain conditions. all injections are performed using c-arm fluoroscopic guidance while observing the strictest standards for radiation and fluoroscopic safety.