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Hi everyone! Now, just before you all start to jump up and down in excitement, no I am not back (yet). Nor is this going to be a post about me. I do want to say one quick thing though, and that is my thanks to each and every one of you for all of the support you have shown me in one way or another. It's been overwhelming and it has really put a smile on my face. But, as I said…this isn't a post about me.
So what is this post about? Well I just had to share this truly heartbreaking post by fellow blogger and my dear friend Dani. For those of you that have been following my blog for a while now, you have probably heard me mention this wonderful woman in one way or another. But for those of you that have yet to discover her, she is one of the kindest, giving and most positive persons that you are ever likely to meet. No matter what is going on in her personal life, she always has an upbeat word or positive note for others. That's why, when I recently received an email from her explaining her current situation, I just had to come out of my blogging hiatus in order to share this post of hers. If there is that just one person that reads this who might be able to help her out, I am sure she would appreciate it. And if not, maybe if you want, you could share this on your own blogs in order for her story to reach even more people. I want to thank you for taking the time to read this post and hers, and for any help you might give her.
I'm sorry for not being back yet. I hope to give you a short update of my own soon. But sometimes there are stories that touch your heart, and this is one of them. Which is why I just had to share this. Thanks for reading, and I hope everyone is doing well. Take care!


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This Holiday Season London's Streets Are "Absolutely Jammed"
London retailers enjoyed a £100 million spending spree as Oxford, Bond and Regents Streets
were closed to motor vehicle traffic for a day
As New York City government issues its usual series of futile Holiday Season "Gridlock Alerts" (Warning to people stuck in traffic: You are stuck in traffic) while Manhattan shoppers have the life squeezed out of them on crowded sidewalks amidst honking, spewing, pissed off motorists, take a look at how London is handling the holiday crush.
Mayor Ken Livingstone declared Saturday, December 2 "Very Important Pedestrian Day," completely closing three of the city's most famous shopping strips, Oxford, Bond and Regent's Streets to automobile traffic from 10:30am to 8pm. Carol singers, artists, jugglers and other performers provided entertainment, and the day finished off with a massive fireworks display. As per the BBC:
"What it will create for the shoppers is a fantastic
freedom to move," said Jace Tyrell, from the New West End Company —
which has organised the event. "Shoppers will be able to take over the streets and have
a more festive fun atmosphere to enjoy Christmas shopping in the West
End."
News reports say that up to a million people descended on the car-free streets to take part in what amounted to a £100 spending orgy (Said one retailer: "The increase in wealthy Russian, Chinese and Indian shoppers around Bond Street has been phenomenal").
As New York City's mayor struggles to explain to New Yorkers how less congested streets will make their lives better, Mayor Livingstone clearly framed the car-free event as a piece of his Administration's broader environmental, quality of life and economic development agenda. The Evening Standard reported:
Mayor Ken Livingstone, who opened the event, said: "It has become a
major event in London's calendar in the run-up to Christmas [and] shows
us all what the West End will be like in 2013 with traffic removed and
the streets turned over to the pedestrian." The success of the event
has strengthened the view of many analysts that the West End is heading
for a record Christmas even if high streets elsewhere in Britain are
experiencing lacklustre sales.
Mr Tyrrell said: "There
were no problems with the roads closures, everything went really
smoothly."
Columbia University professor and Streetsblog reader Steve Hammer happened to be in London during the event. Here is his report:
From: Steve Hammer
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:55 AM
To: Aaron Naparstek
Subject: VIP Day — London
Am currently in London. Wandered over to Oxford Street this morning, the main shopping street in Central London.
Oxford Street (and Regent Street) are both closed to vehicles as part of "Very Important Pedestrian" (VIP) Day in London. The Greater London Authority has set up exhibitions on bicycling around London, Transport for London services, and a new program encouraging parents to walk their children to school rather than driving them.
Mayor Ken Livingstone was speaking on a stage at Oxford Circus, talking about why the GLA had sponsored VIP day, and their long term vision for the central shopping district — no more cars on Oxford Street, only dedicated bus lanes — and more room for pedestrians. Eventually they will have a tram operating along the street instead of the buses.
These changes will be implemented over a 10 year period.
Steve Hammer
Director, Urban Energy Program
I almost forgot to mention… The streets are absolutely jammed.
Photos: Evening Standard
Filed Under: Economics, Ken Livingstone, Livable Streets, London, Quality of Life, Transportation Policy
File Under: No Wonder New York City is Falling Behind London
By Aaron Naparstek	| Dec 5, 2006
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A Porsche, an ambulette, Paul Steely White, Bruce Schaller and a vendor compete for street space in Soho Crowded shoppers and residents want more sidewalk space in Soho and they would be happy to give up some of the area's parking space to get it, according to a study released today by Transportation Alternatives (Download […]
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Why do traffic delays jump in September? Obviously, fewer people are on vacation. But it's not just commuters back to the grind getting to and from work. It's parents dropping their kids off at school, often with even less forgiving start times than an adult workday. Region Forward, a DC-based livability partnership, shows that the […]
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London Calling. Are New York's Leaders Really Listening?
By Aaron Naparstek	| Nov 2, 2006
London officials closed the northern side of Trafalgar Square to traffic creating a vibrant new public space. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Chuck Schumer argue that New York City risks losing its place of global pre-eminence in a Wall Street Journal editorial yesterday. The editorial is a response to growing conventional wisdom that says London […]


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Women take first, men fourth in outdoor championship
The Cal State Northridge women's track team won its third Big West Outdoor Title in the last five years while the men finished fourth, ending their run of two-straight outdoor titles May 12-13 at the Matador Track Complex.
In the women's hammer, the Matadors won first, second and third. First place went to Raquel Sola with a throw of 189 feet even.
"I feel I can do better," Sola said. But I'm so happy that I could get points for my university."
Second place went to Tatiana Crochet.
"It's not so much how I placed," Crochet said. "This season has been really hard in terms of getting a (personal record)."
Crochet had a throw of 182.6 feet while Jessica Beach took third with a throw of 173.6 feet.
The Matadors took first through fifth in the women's long jump. All jumps reached at least 19 feet. Candyce Babb had a personal record in first with a jump of 20.2 feet.
"I've never felt better," Babb said. "This is the happiest track day of my life."
Brittany Ricketts also finished with a personal best jump in second with a mark of 19 feet 8.25 inches.
Dominique Calvin took third with a jump of 19 feet 5.5 inches, while La'Shana Verdon had a jump of 19 feet 4.75 inches. Kayli Sanders finished the event up in fifth with a mark of 19 feet.
In the men's long jump, Rolando Felizola fouled out after three attempts while Bobbie Patton finished in fourth in the javelin with a throw of 38.08 meters.
For the men's long jump, Jonathan Moore finished in fourth place with a mark of 6.75 meters. Moore was followed by Brandon Ruffin, who had a mark of 6.66 meters.
For the final field event on the first day, Ricketts finished in fifth place with a high jump of 1.65 meters.
Jere Summers took third place with a throw of 45.74 meters. In the women's triple, La'Shana Verdon finished sixth with a jump of 11.98 meters.
The women's 4×100 meter relay team took first place, with a finish of 45.90 seconds. The team consisted of Calvin, Deanna Goodwin, Shauna Hacket and Briana Lynn.
Though the men's 4×100 meter team took first, they were not pleased with their performance.
"We qualified for regionals, but we wanted to break the school record," said Anthony Brown.
In the men's high jump, Alex Marbley took fourth with a jump of 2.10 meters. Justin Johnson took eighth place with a jump of 2.00 meters.
On the field, Jere Summers and Bobbie Patton went first and second in the women's shot put. Summers had a mark of 15.23 meters and Patton finished with a 14.71 meter.
Brown finished first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.50 seconds. Fourteen seconds away was Ruffin in fifth place. Ike finished in seventh in seventh with a time of 10.69 seconds.
In the women's 100 meter dash, the Matadors went first and second with Deanna Goodwin in first place with 11.83 seconds and Hackett with 11.98 seconds.
Ashleigh McGrew took second in the 100 meter hurdle with a time of 13.90 seconds. Rickets came in fourth place at 14.55 seconds, while Sanders came in seventh with a time of 13.90 seconds.
In the men's 400 meter dash, Savoy finished in third with a time of 47.42 seconds.
Brown and Johnson went one and two in the men's 100 meter hurdles. Brown had a time of 14.13 seconds while Johnson finished with a time of 14.15 seconds. James Fredrickson came in seventh with a time of 15.31.
Verdon took first in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 62.11 seconds. She also took second in the heat.
In the women's 200 meter dash, Godwin took second place. She finished with a time of 23.96 seconds. Fourth place went to Hackett with a time of 24.48 seconds.
Back in the field, Felizola took second in the triple jump with a mark of 15.27 meters.
Johnson took second in the 400 meter hurdles at 52.07 seconds. He competed in 14 events throughout the conference events.
In the men's 200 meter dash, Savoy finished fourth with a final time of 21.86 seconds.
Sean Jones took second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.90 meters.
"Today wasn't too strong," Jones said. "I was ok, but I didn't put it all together."
In the women's 4×4 team finished in third place with a time of 3:13.65 seconds.
"They'll (the men's team) held their heads up high and just do their best to win it next year," head coach Don Strametz said.
As for the women, "It's what they have been training for all year," said coach Dale Calper. "They've really showed what they were made of."
Regionals will be held in Provo, Utah May 26-27.
Nicole Garcia can be reached at nicole.garcia.66@csun.edu.
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Since I last posted on the CSM exam, it seems the plot has thickened enough that another post is warranted. As I've explained previously, the Scrum Alliance recently decided to introduce an exam which all Certified ScrumMasters will be required to pass before receiving that distinction. It should be noted that only those individuals who have taken a two-day, Scrum Alliance-sanctioned CSM course from a Certified Scrum Trainer will be eligible to take the exam.
For those familiar with this organization, you may know that this exam has been a source of much controversy internally and, it appears, resulted in the resignation of both Ken Schwaber, one of the founders of Scrum who previously served as the Alliance's president, and Jim Cundiff, who previously served as the organization's managing director. The fact of their departures illustrates just how polarizing this exam has been.


RCW 48.36A.110: Amendment of society's laws.
(1) A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions thereof by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting thereof or, if its laws so provide, by referendum. The referendum may be held in accordance with the provisions of its laws by the vote of the voting members of the society, by the vote of delegates or representatives of voting members, or by the vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. No amendment submitted for adoption by referendum shall be adopted unless, within six months from the date of submission, a majority of the members voting shall have signified their consent to the amendment by one of the specified methods.
(2) No amendment to the laws of any domestic society shall take effect unless approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve the amendment if the commissioner finds that it has been duly adopted and is not inconsistent with any requirement of the laws of this state or with the character, objects, and purposes of the society. Unless the commissioner disapproves any amendment within sixty days after the filing of same, the amendment shall be considered approved. The approval or disapproval by the commissioner shall be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its principal office. In case the commissioner disapproves the amendment, the reasons for the disapproval shall be stated in the written notice.
(3) Within ninety days from the approval by the commissioner, all amendments, or a synopsis thereof, shall be furnished to all members of the society either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society. The affidavit of any officer of the society or of anyone authorized by it to mail any amendments or synopsis thereof, stating facts which show that same have been duly addressed and mailed, shall be prima facie evidence that the amendments or synopsis thereof, have been furnished to the addressee.
(4) Every foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of all amendments of, or additions to, its laws within ninety days after their enactment.
(5) Printed copies of the laws as amended, certified by the secretary or corresponding officer of the society, shall be prima facie evidence of their legal adoption.


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Typhoon Haiyan: One of the biggest to hit the Philippines
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Last week on Friday, November 8th, one of the biggest typhoons ever recorded hit the Philippines, cutting down telephone lines and blocking roads in the center of the country. Just shortly before the typhoon actually struck the country, the local weather estimated that winds were 195 mph, making it one of the strongest typhoons in many years. Now, five days later after the hit, shortage of food and supplies is becoming an even bigger problem, as victims are growing desperate and frightened for their lives. Unfortunately, many who want to help are stuck waiting in airports because flights into the country are getting cancelled due to the perilous weather conditions. For this reason, phone companies, such as AT&T and Verizon, are allowing free calls to the Philippines for those trying to reach family and friends. In addition, relief efforts are being made and the United States has contributed by committing $20 million in humanitarian aid. Stay tuned for more updates later on View from the Slope.
London Airports To Lift the Liquid Ban
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We all know the procedure of airport security when it comes to liquids. Passengers can only carry on 3.4 ounces of liquids, gels, and aerosols packaged in a 1-quart clear zip-top bag. However, European officials are planning to lift the liquid ban by using a new procedure to stop airport security threats. Beginning in 2014, airports in London will be required to implement a liquid-scanner technology that can scan and detect anything potentially harmful in less than 10 seconds. The reasoning behind this new procedure was the fear that the right mixture of any gel or liquid could be explosive, regardless of how little the amount an individual was carrying on. Whether or not this new technology will be employed in American airports is up for question, but for now, changes to our security procedure are unlikely to be made anytime soon.
'Soopergroop', '60 Minutes' to Rupture, and the Showtime Scandal You Definitely Haven't Heard About
By: Katie Graves
Copious amounts of video content and media related articles pop up each time you refresh your Facebook newsfeed or Yahoo! Homepage (yes I still have Yahoo! set at my Homepage.) Here are a few treats that you may have slipped through the cracks. Bonnaroo music festival and YouTube network Indmusic launched a documentary series "Soopergroup". The eight episodes were released on YouTube this past Tuesday, all at your disposal for binge viewing. The series follows Soul Khan, Black Violin, Knower, and Jeni Suk, all musicians of various genres who performed at popular music festivals this past year. Check out the trailer if you're intrigued: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0KdLPGDnw&list=PL_bQFTKFRM5j7ZhYNrIuL4i0kAj9orFqq&index=1
CBS News owned up to an error made on "60 Minutes" on October 27th, concerning a report about an attack made on a US diplomatic complex in Benghazi, Libya. Questions were raised concerning the validity of the report soon after its initial release. CBS News is taking full responsibility, and dealing with a lot of criticism. But, at least the renowned News source is stepping up to the plate.
Showtime kept its own Ray Donovan-esque scandal under wraps. Bryan Zuriff, executive producer of Showtime's novel show Ray Donovan, briefly resigned from his position after pleading guilty to his role in an online high stakes gambling ring tied to the Russian Mob. Although Zuriff was indicated back in July, he will learn if he has to endure jail time on November 25th. Close friend Judd Apatow, and Showtime personnel have "penned letters" to the judge in Zuriff's defense. Zuriff, who is extremely remorseful, has realized that he was leading two parallel lives… And who said life can't imitate art? The irony. (I apologize for those of you who are not familiar with Ray Donovan. Hopefully Tim Goodman's review of the show can shed some light: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ray-donovan-tv-review-566413)
Former Boston Gangster Locked Away for Life
By: Kyla Kudlak
Sighs of relief emanated throughout the court room on Thursday morning as the two-month trial of the infamous Boston gangster, James "Whitey" Bulger, finally came to a close. Bulger, the former head of Boston's Winter Hill Gang, was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 5 years. In August, Bulger was convicted of 31 counts, including murders, extortion, money-laundering and weapons charges that he committed during the 1970s and '80s. Bulger's partnership with a corrupt FBI agent enabled him to reign over the Boston criminal world, spending 16 years on the FBI's most wanted list. His life of brutal violence, greed, terrorization, and vengeance served as the basis for the Oscar-winning film, "The Departed." Families of the many victims of Bulger's gruesome crimes are deemed to receive $19.5 million in restitution, and are reported to be satisfied with the sentence.
Michigan Man Charged with Murder of Renisha McBride
On November 2nd, 19-year-old Renisha McBride was shot and killed on the front porch of a home in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. McBride had reportedly been seeking help after getting in a car accident. Theodore Paul Wafer, 54, was charged with manslaughter and the possession of a firearm during a felony. A toxicology report revealed that McBride had a blood alcohol level of .218 when she died—twice the legal limit—but is not begin weighed on the charges against Wafer. There was no reported disorderly conduct or force of entry into Wafer's home, therefore ruling out the possibility of lawful self-defense.
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After the soaring high of Christmas comes the thud of January - and with it a day that is widely known in the legal profession as Divorce Monday.
After 'holding it together' over the festive period, record numbers of couples are expected to haul themselves to their local solicitors on this day - the first working Monday of January - to announce the demise of their marriage.
"The first week of January is the time of year when people reflect on where they are in life, especially in their relationships," explains Jayne May, a therapist and facilitator from Clear Pathway Hypnotherapy in Sheffield.
"In the run up to Christmas unhappy couples keep it together for the sake of the kids or for the wider family, not wishing to spoil the magic. They pretend to take part in the festivities, while constantly comparing themselves with other couples and other families.
January 2016 has also been predicted to be the strongest month outside of the summer for property lettings activity, fueled by a flurry of post-Christmas divorce and New Year starts.
What's more, with the Government set to hike the court fees to file for a divorce from £410 to £550 this April, online divorce company Divorce-Online revealed they're expecting this January's surge in divorce filings to be even bigger than usual, as couples race to file their paperwork and beat the massive 34 per cent rise.
But while a new start in the New Year might seem appealing to many, while stuck in a rut of arguments and financial pressures, therapist Jayne is appealing to South Yorkshire couples to take some time to really think things through before making any hasty decisions.
"Many people set their expectations of themselves, of life and of others too high and, in doing so, spend a lifetime comparing themselves and what they have, or don't have, against their expectations of what they think they should have," says Jayne.
"They constantly look at the negatives and forget about the positives right under their noses.
"Christmas and New Year especially raise expectations and sharpen 'compare and despair' distorted thinking.
A common problem is that people carry past experiences into their relationships, such as fears, doubts and bad habits.
Combined with expectations of a Hollywood style romance, many couples can find it hard to make reality live up to fantasy.
Jayne added: "In reality no relationship is perfect. After the initial early days, every relationship falls into stability dominated by domesticity, with bills and the associated financial worries, the pressures of providing for a family, and the worries and stresses this may bring.
Money worries are often cited as a reason for relationship pressure - but Jayne says that divorce tends to be 'financially destructive' as splitting a family reduces joint family incomes and increases living costs.
Jayne urged people to ask themselves probing questions.
She said: "Does it feel like you are having constant rows? Divorce may put an end to this, however, you may also find the arguments continue, only now they are about maintenance and whose turn it is to have the children.
"Perhaps the Christmas festivities have coloured your thinking that there is someone else out there who would be better for you.
Before making any decisions about the future of your relationship, Jayne advises taking a few minutes to make a list of all the qualities that first attracted you to your partner, the contributions you both makes emotionally, physically, practically and mentally to the relationship, and the aspects of a relationship that you would realistically like to see.
Jayne adds: "If you're willing, just as an experiment, to view a different perspective and see where it leads, you might just see something with a fresh pair of eyes that the negative filter was previously blocking.
"Are your lists really that different? Are the gaps really that huge? Are your differences as insurmountable as you thought? Or are their areas you think it may be worth trying to work on and improve with your partner?
"Decisions around relationships shouldn't be made lightly, especially as your emotions are involved which can cloud your judgement. All too easily you can become judge and jury, acting as the accuser and never taking the time to look at things from the defence viewpoint. This is where making lists can help you see a different perspective, or talking to a third party who isn't involved or connected emotionally.
"Challenging your unhelpful thoughts and perspectives in this way can help you see things from a more balanced and realistic viewpoint. You can then decide in a more informed way what is right for you.
"Remember that no relationship is perfect. No one can give you 100 per cent of what you are looking for.
Email jayne.clearpathway@gmail.com if you would like a free, informal chat.


Mazda's MX-5 (or Miata if you prefer) has always been a nifty little sports car whose fun factor outweighs any negatives. The 2017 MX-5 RF carries on that "yahoo, this is fun" factor. In spades.
If you can't take this fun-loving little two-seater out for a spin without wearing a grin, you have no business getting into it in the first place. Go find a sedate sedan or a sport ute – something that has room for five or six. Something with functional cup holders. Something quiet.
Those who love driving will find this little beauty readily returns that affection. It's still built for drivers. It still responds quickly. It still handles beautifully. And it's still small.
Mazda Canada sent me an RF dressed in Soul Red ($300) to evaluate for a week, a week that went by altogether too soon. It came in GS trim with the optional sport package ($4,400) that brings Brembo front brakes, red calipers, 17-inch BBS forged dark-finished alloy wheels, Nappa leather and Alcantara trimmed heated Recaro sport seats. Total price is $43,500 plus taxes and $1,795 delivery.
Worth it? What price to YOU put on fun?
The MX-5 RF is a conversation piece whether the top is up or stowed. Fueling up takes awhile because I end up answering questions from people at every stop.
First of all, it IS a great looking car and those Recaro seats are supportive and comfortable. There's a clear, easy to see gauge cluster, multi-information colour display, and all the necessary switches and dials are easy to reach.
With the retractable top stowed (RF stands for retractable fastback), this version of MX-5 has a smooth, fastback styling with a teardrop-shaped cabin.
Retracting the three-piece roof is an interesting exercise: At the touch of a switch, the rear portion lifts to allow the rear window, middle and front panels to stow and then drops into place giving the car a look reminiscent of those T-tops of our youth – minus the T bar.
A clear wind-blocker sits behind the seats, giving decent rearward visibility and buffeting-free air flow.
With the top down, you don't have to holler to carry on a conversation with your passenger.
The handling is taut. This car, with its independent suspension system, is bred to bend around corners like it's on rails. No lean and no sway, but you can hang it out if you've a mind to.
It's powered by a SKYACTIV-G 2.0L four-cylinder engine that turns out 155 horsepower and 148 lb. ft. of torque. It doesn't sound like much, but coupled with a super-slick six-speed manual transmission, this little thing will get up and go in a hurry. So, yeah, it's quick.
The clutch action is smooth and linear and I love playing with that manual transmission to the point that I find myself looking for errands to run that require driving someplace. Any place—especially if there are twisty roads or off-ramps or on-ramps involved.
It's all positive, but there are drawbacks.
First of all, with the top up, the interior is noisy. In fact, it's louder with the top up than with it down.
The ride is well-modulated and the suspension handles road imperfections easily, but the road noise is annoying even though more insulation has been added in the rear wheel housings. As for listening to the audio system, you have to crank up the volume almost to a very high level to overcome that road noise.
My wife liked driving the MX-5 (she's partial to manual transmissions) and didn't mind being a passenger even when I decided to have a bit more fun than I should. Briefly.
(If I ever got over-enthusiastic, her protests were backed up by other nannies like traction control, dynamic stability control, blind spot monitor, rear cross traffic alert and lane departure warning).
Besides interior noise, we soon discover the cup holders are terrible. Set back between the seatbacks, they are next to impossible to reach. That's a fail.
If you're planning a road trip, don't over-pack. Trunk capacity is just 127L and there's no place to store extra bags in the cockpit.
But what the hell. When you're having this much fun, who cares? Just toss in a plastic bag with a pair of tube socks and a change of underwear and go!
Harry has been writing about cars and the people who make them for more than 20 years and in that time, he's driven more than $55 million worth of vehicles. Harry has seen them all, good and bad, and he has seen a lot of the world through a windshield. He's driven on roads in every province and territory in Canada and every state in the U.S. except Rhode Island and Louisiana. He has also driven in Mexico, France, Italy, Germany and Japan and attended every major (and a few minor) auto shows in North America, plus Frankfurt, Paris and Tokyo. A wily veteran of automotive journalism, he has shivered in the cold of the Arctic Circle, basked on a beach in Hawaii and driven on some of North America's premiere race tracks. Does Harry have the ideal job? You be the judge.


This session will focus on how content types are designed and built in Drupal 7, though the fundamentals apply to Drupal 8.
This is session geared toward people just starting out with Drupal.
NOTE: For the purposes of this session, the term 'structured content,' deals with how we break down content for entry into a CMS. We will not cover how an entire page is structured with content.


The Friday Harbour sequence of women's fiction novels is determined in San Juan Island simply off of the Washington country Coast - romantic and sundry, with rocky seashores, sandy shorelines, wealthy woodlands and pasture land - and the wealthy Friday Harbour quarter.
The sequence is established round the Nolan relations, together with brothers and a sister, the proprietors of an island winery and eating place. The Nolans' mom Jessica has simply gave up the ghost, and a mysterious stranger attends the funeral. He unearths that he's an illegitimate baby Jessica had given delivery to, and given up for adoption, ahead of she married. This relatives mystery ends up in many new questions and demanding situations, which attempt the bonds of affection and loyalty, and finally express the Nolans what relations is all about.
This tale is determined in Spain in the course of Wellington's Peninsular crusade the place German devices are retaining the city of l. a. Bisbal opposed to Spanish guerrillas. The Marquis of Bolibar delivers to carry town in addition to settle his personal rating, and he units in teach an creative sequence of traps for the enemy.
Within the 12 months 1202, tens of millions of crusaders assemble in Venice, getting ready to embark for Jerusalem to unfastened the Holy urban from Muslim rule. between them is a lowly vagabond Briton, rescued from damnation via a pious knight who burns with zealous hearth for his or her sacred venture. and they set sail, besides devoted companions—and with a stunning, mysterious Arab "princess" whom the vagabond liberates from a brutish service provider.
The 6th entry in the acclaimed medieval secret seriesRalph of Houndeslow is the hot grasp of St Lawrence's, the leper clinic at Crediton. He has the daunting job of seeing to the souls of the inmates. Godfrey of London is murdered, his daughter Cecily assaulted, and the crimes are laid on the door of John of Irelaunde, a recognized womanizer and con guy.
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Life Changing Moments #1: Pregnancy
Valia January 6, 2016
'In the beginning, I had mixed feelings about this new life', says Denise Holguin, a 32-year-old master's student from Colombia who recently moved to Groningen. She is in the city to finish her Erasmus Mundus programme in Learning and Teaching of Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts. She's also six months pregnant.
Denise says her certainty about becoming a parent is also getting stronger as time goes on. 'I am sure this is something I want to do. The love for my baby is growing along with my belly.'
Although she and her husband were trying to have a baby, Denise decided to apply for a master's programme. When she eventually got pregnant, she never really considered the possibility of quitting her studies. She had been awarded a scholarship for a master's, so stopping was not really an option for her, as she explains.
'A very nice feeling'
'The fact that I am pregnant doesn't mean that I can't continue with my life. Pregnancy is of course something big and special, but we still have a normal life, and quitting my studies wouldn't be fair for myself.'
She never felt the morning sickness that many pregnant women feel and was able to continue with her life and her studies as normal. 'I just need more rest now and time to exercise, to knit and to go to the hospital for testing, and I need to sleep well.'
In fact, Denise thinks that her baby likes the lessons she is attending. 'I feel him or her moving a lot during my lessons. I am always attending classes with my hands on my belly and feeling my baby moving. It is a very nice feeling.'
'I felt very vulnerable'
Although her routine has changed little, she abandoned her initial plan to move to Berlin and finish her studies, and moved to Groningen instead per suggestion from her teachers, who told her that the programme would be less intense here.
'When I arrived here with my husband, I was really depressed and I was crying all the time. I knew I would be alone since he had to go back to Barcelona, and I felt very vulnerable. I didn't know anyone here. I had to share a place with other people which I wasn't used to, so the beginning was really tough for me.'
But despite the difficulties, Denise says she got used to her new life in Groningen quickly and managed to overcome all of her fears. Today, she is more optimistic regarding her future and her decision to move to Groningen alone. 'I think I am more positive in general. It is said that pregnant women are more positive towards life, and I really feel that is true.'
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As her pregnancy progresses, her perspective towards life is changing, too. 'Of course my studies are vital for me, but the perspective is more focused towards my baby at the moment.'
Her attitude towards children and pregnant women has also evolved. Before her pregnancy, they were just normal people to her. 'But now, I have a special regard towards them. I feel like I can identify with them. I also understand my mom better now and why she worries so much about us. I see my husband not just as my partner but as the father of my baby and an educator who supports me in this whole process.'
Denise already feels like a mom and and finds herself making preparations to welcome the new family member. 'I have started to sew and knit things. I have made some cloth toys, a quilt, and now I am knitting a blanket. This is something I would never have done before. My life is full of changes.'
In Life Changing Moments Tags baby, LifeChangingMoments, newborn, NewFamilyMember, newlife, nice feeling, pregnancy, viewpoint, when life changes


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Smart thermostat. One option, the Nest Learning Thermostat, can program itself based on your patterns and preferences. The Nest can save as much as 15 percent off your heating and cooling bills. Eligible Infinite Energy customers can get one at a discount through your service with us. Contact us for more information!
Thermal leak detector. Buttoning up your home is essential to saving energy and cutting costs. But it's not always easy to know where those air leaks and drafts are coming from. A thermal leak detector will help you pinpoint those problem areas so they can be addressed.
Solar-powered reading lamp. These lamps, totally sun powered, are a great way to cut down on costs when you want to do a little late-night reading. Leave them in a sunny place during the day, and you're ready to go when the sun dips below the horizon. Some models come with a USB port, too, which will let you charge your phone in an emergency.
Pressure cooker. This handy item allows you to cook food using about 70 percent less energy than you would with typical pots and pans. And pressure cookers are fast, cooking food in a fraction of the time more traditional methods take. They work by trapping steam and internal pressure and heat to cook foods such as rice or beans. Pressure cookers, which also tend to preserve more of the nutrients in food, can cook just about anything that would normally be steamed or cooked by water-based liquids.


I seek leave to make short statement.
Senator WHISH-WILSON: I think I speak on behalf of most Australians today when I say that they are disappointed, frustrated and just a little bit angry that yesterday a Japanese harpoon fleet left Japanese waters to travel for the Southern Ocean, to what is deemed to be an international whale sanctuary, under the guise of doing research whaling, which has been found by the International Court of Justice to not be an excuse to slaughter whales. In fact, their actions have been found to be illegal. The motion in front of the Senate today is a message from the parliament that this government needs to take strong action. It needs to raise this issue at the highest level, with the Japanese Prime Minister, when our Prime Minister meets him in two weeks time. We need to make sure our Customs vessel is sent—in line with LNP policy going into the last election—to monitor the Japanese boats. And we need to immediately launch a new set of legal actions through the United Nations.


Text it and tweet it: On his first day on the job, Geno Smith began answering his critics.
The Jets rookie quarterback, who has faced a ton of criticism in the two weeks since he was drafted, performed well on his first day of rookie minicamp. Smith's passes had zip, he commanded the huddle and performed even better after practice in a 15-minute session with reporters.
Smith has been called a "brat" and ripped for being on his cell phone during pre-draft interviews, sending text messages and looking at Twitter. Yesterday, Smith said none of the anonymous shots have bothered him.
Asked what grade he would give himself for his first practice, Smith humbly said an "F." But he was better than that. There were no jaw-dropping throws or moments that made you say "wow," but he also did not commit any bonehead mistakes. His arm looked strong and he made a few nice throws into tight spots. One long pass was underthrown and his footwork and confidence in the offense clearly need work, but that was to be expected.
In the locker room afterward, Smith gave all the right answers and did not flinch at any of the questions lobbed at him. With the accusations of his immaturity, every word Smith says will be scrutinized.
Smith, wearing a red No. 7 jersey, said he has spent the last two weeks with his head buried in his playbook. On Thursday night, Smith got together with some of the other rookies on offense and went over the first installation of plays at their hotel.
Both veteran quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and David Garrard have talked to Smith. The open competition will get heated, but Smith said he is ready to learn.
Smith has also spent time studying quarterbacks from the past who thrived in the West Coast offense such as Joe Montana, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb. The last four all played under new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
At the moment Smith is too concerned about learning everything to be worried about becoming the team's starter when the season opens.
Smith said he has not hired a new agent yet after firing his agents after the draft. He confirmed he met with several agents this week but would not say who. He reportedly met with representatives for Jay-Z about the rap star representing him.


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Home News Microsoft's Favorites Lock Screen App for Android is Now Available in India
Microsoft's Favorites Lock Screen App for Android is Now Available in India
Last Updated: December 30, 2017 12:36 pm
Microsoft's Garage division, the software giant's experimental unit which works on innovative mobile projects and experiments, has finally released its Favorites Lock Screen app for Android users in India, and it is now available to download from the Play Store.
The Favorites Lock Screen app, as its name clearly suggests, is a lock screen application which is centered around a user's areas of interests such as 'favorite' celebrities, sportsperson, events, etc. But it also allows users to create a personalized experience revolving around their passions and interests by keeping them updated with the latest news and trends on the lock screen itself.
The app's lock screen consists of two pages, the first one has a search bar powered by Microsoft's Bing search engine at the top. Just above the screen's lower left corner are three icons encased in a circle which perform the following tasks:
Search: Tapping the search icon opens the latest news related to the celebrity whose wallpaper is splashed across the lock screen.
Picture: It opens the pictures of the celebrity whose image is on the user's lock screen.
Video: This option opens the new and trending videos associated with the popular figure whose photo is adorning the lock screen page.
The lock screen's second page, which can be accessed by swiping left on the screen, is populated by a collection of icons representing different personalities at the top, followed by the latest news related to whichever celebrity's icon is selected by the user. Moreover, users can choose from a wide array of categories like sports, animals, nature, actors, and musicians among others, and whichever category they select, relevant wallpapers will be downloaded and automatically applied on their smartphone's lock screen. But the Favorites Lock Screen is not only about aesthetics, as it allows users to position frequently used features like WiFi, Bluetooth, Flashlight, etc. on the lock screen itself so that they can be accessed with ease without having to unlock the device.
Download the Favorites Lock Screen app from the Play Store.
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Information Seeking Behaviour for the Iranian and Romanian Immigrant Communities in the Lower Mainland
Liuta, Ioana
Davallow Ghajar, Reza
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Mixing Digital Humanities and Applied Science Librarianship: Using Voyant Tools to Reveal Word Patterns in Faculty Research
Awareness of faculty research interests is an important aspect of a subject librarian's responsibilities. This paper illustrates the potential of Voyant Tools, an application in wide use among digital humanities researchers, to reveal word patterns in the research output of applied science faculty. A corpus of recent article citations from Web of Science from two engineering departments was obtained, and the articles' title field was extracted and uploaded to the application. The exercise indicated that articles on fuel cells dominates the research output of one department, and articles on optical coherence tomography dominates the other. Both the corpus of citations and its visualizations in Voyant Tools contribute to librarians' knowledge of their departments and historical spending patterns on specialized resources. This knowledge can be used in professional practice, including collection development and instruction. As academic subject areas become increasingly complex and multidisciplinary, this paper encourages librarians to engage with Voyant Tools to better understand the specialized language and concepts of these evolving fields.
Voyant Tools paper.pdf
2018 SFU Liaison Librarian Program Evaluation Survey
Munro, Karen
Thomson, Jenna
Moore, Alison J
Riley, Chloe
Sanche, Elyse
As the Liaison Program continues to evolve in response to Library and University priorities, this brief survey is intended to:
- Identify and assess the strengths and challenges of the liaison program model;
- Elicit ways in which liaison librarians would like support in their roles;
- Determine the degree to which the liaison model and current liaison activities meet the emerging needs of the Library.
This 30 question survey was distributed online using SurveyMonkey to SFU liaison librarians (departmental and functional) in May 2018. Not all questions were mandatory, and librarians were told that their responses would remain anonymous. We received a total of 27 responses to the survey.
Fairey, Elaine
Jones, Julie
As the SFU Library Liaison Program continues to evolve in response to Library and University priorities, this brief survey is one element in a multi-faceted, continual evaluation process that intends to provide a snapshot of the overall program from the liaison librarians' perspective, as well as to identify 1) areas of success, 2) issues that require further investigation, and 3) new areas of growth emerging in the work.This 23 question survey was distributed online using FluidSurveys to SFU liaison librarians (departmental and functional) in May 2017. Not all questions were mandatory, and librarians were told that their responses would remain anonymous. We received a total of 24 responses to the survey, 21 of which were complete.
Do Languages Represent?: A Pilot Study on Linguistic Diversity and Library Staff
Henninger, Ean
This paper aims to add to conversations on access, diversity, and representation in libraries by addressing the importance of language as a factor in library service and providing some of the first data on library workers' language skills. Much of the literature on language in libraries focuses on issues of multilingual access and collection development, and there is less emphasis on the roles of staff and language skills in providing and mediating access. As well, while US librarians are less diverse than US library workers and the wider population in terms of gender and race, it has not been shown whether the same holds true in terms of language.
A pilot study of staff from three US public libraries sought to address these gaps in knowledge about staff language skills and representation and to generate further lines of inquiry. Responses were compared with US Census data to determine linguistic representation relative to the service population. The results indicated that while staff surveyed were more likely than the wider population to know another language besides English, they were not likely to use that language on the job, and those who did use a language besides English often reported low fluency. Responses also showed differences in language knowledge and use between staff with and without MLIS degrees. The results highlight the differences between language knowledge, fluency, and usage, offer implications for library service and professional values, and suggest many future directions for research.
Change is the only constant: Evaluating SFU Library's Liaison Program
With the creation of functional liaison portfolios to accommodate new areas of growth such as makerspaces, digital humanities, and data services, liaison librarian programs in Canadian academic libraries have changed significantly over the last few years. However, there are very few studies — especially in Canada — that evaluate liaison librarian programs. The research that has been done focuses largely on the return on-investment of academic library liaison programs, rather than liaison librarians' perspectives and experience of the model that governs their work. In order to fully understand the effectiveness of liaison programs, we need to not only ask questions about outcomes, but also seek feedback and input from liaisons themselves about how they work and what supports they need. SFU Library's liaison program went through a redesign process in 2015 and assessment of the redesign highlighted the continually changing nature of liaison work, which led to the creation of the SFU Library Liaison Program Evaluation Working Group (continual with changing membership). In the 2016-2017 academic year, this working group developed a 22 question survey for all SFU liaison librarians. This survey was designed to provide a snapshot of the overall program from the liaison librarians' perspective, as well as a mechanism to identify both specific areas of success and pinch points that may need immediate attention, and to identify issues that require further investigation to find solutions. The working group intends to run this survey again in the future to allow for continuous monitoring and improvement of the SFU Library liaison program. Our poster will share the survey's findings, highlight some strengths and weaknesses of the survey tool, and offer suggestions for further areas of investigation.
Efficiency at the expense of control: open source vs. vendor-maintained knowledgebases
In May 2017, our library decommissioned our locally developed, open source knowledgebase and link resolver and adopted a vendor-provided one. This session will cover the pros and cons of being a service provider for other libraries.
Session S17 Efficiency at the expense of control ER&L 2019 SFU.pdf
Unsettling the future by uncovering the past: Decolonizing academic libraries and librarianship
Canada is at an interesting point in its history, where the atrocious assimilation practices that were in place until the mid-1990s are being acknowledged in the hopes for a better relationship between Canada's Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report, and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Federation Canadienne des Associations de Bibliotheques (CFLA/FCAB)'s report from its Truth and Reconciliation Committee (n.d.) have an emphasis on education, to address the changes needed. Where do academic libraries fit into this? I first discuss the colonial history of libraries, as extensions of education institutions, followed by a look at how library curriculum falls short in preparing students for working with Indigenous peoples and items. Finally I examine how libraries can decolonize their services. Canadian academic libraries are beyond the point of it being acceptable that staff are ill-equipped to serve Indigenous students and faculty.
PDF of Unsettling the future
An oral history of TechBC: Surrey Place Mall's forgotten university
This article provides the perspective of seven undergraduate students who attended the Technical University of British Columbia (1999-2002) when it was located within the Surrey Place Mall. They recall why they chose TechBC, what it was like to go to school in Whalley, the university's culture, and the academic program. They describe their experience when the school was under threat after the government changed in 2001, and their feelings when it was absorbed by Simon Fraser University in 2002. These excerpts were curated from the larger oral history collection, the TechBC Memory Project (http://digital.lib.sfu.ca/techbc-collection).
BCHistoryVol51No1 AnOralHistoryOfTechBCHHendrigan.pdf
Evolution of library instruction: Discovering the Facilitator Within
Dawn Smaill
Library technician positions have been changing in recent years, yet the literature focuses on staffing reference desks and cataloguing positions. While this is an important part of an academic library technician role, technicians are equally equipped to do "more" within their institutions. The Learning and Instructional Services Division at the WAC Bennett branch of SFU Library has three Library Assistant positions filled with library technician graduates. A major part of these roles is facilitating undergraduate workshops.
In this session we will share personal experiences with both the logistics and teaching of these workshops, highlighting the collaborative relationship we have with our Teaching and Learning Librarian.
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King Arthur's Children, Raised in Twenty-First Century, Time Travel Back to Camelot
Posted in Arthurian Books, Descendants of Arthur, King Arthur's Children, Mordred, Morgan le Fay, tagged Donna Hosie, Logres, Melehan, Meleon, Modern Arthurian Fiction, Mordred, Morgana, The Children of Arthur, The Children of Camelot Series, The Return to Camelot Trilogy, The Ring of Morgana on April 29, 2017| 4 Comments »
The Ring of Morgana by Donna Hosie is the first volume in The Children of Camelot Series. As most of my readers of this blog know, in my book King Arthur's Children (2010) I predicted that the trend to continue to create children for King Arthur to carry the Arthurian story forward would continue and this novel is further indication I was correct. In fact, it was published in 2014, the same year I began publishing my five-volume The Children of Arthur historical fantasy series, detailing King Arthur's descendants from the sixth to twenty-first centuries.
The Ring of Morgana is the first book in Donna Hosie's The Children of Camelot series and a sequel to her The Return to Camelot Trilogy.
Hosie's novel is in some ways similar but in others very different to my own series. It also begins in the twenty-first century. We are introduced to sixteen-year-old Mila Roth and her ten-year-old sister, Lilly. They live in Wales in a house called Avalon Cottage, which is rumored to be haunted. The truth, though, is that Mila and Lilly's parents have some secrets they've been keeping from their daughters, including that they possess a mysterious sapphire ring. I won't go into the full details of the plot (spoiler alert though that I will give quite a bit away), but basically, Lilly gets ahold of the ring, puts it on her finger, and it begins to make her deadly sick. This situation results in numerous secrets coming out, including that Mila and Lilly's dad is King Arthur and their mother, although she goes by the name Sam, or Lady Samantha, is apparently really Morgana, a Gorian priestess.
So yes, we have another novel with King Arthur having daughters. What is interesting from here on is that Morgana is the mother of two girls. As the novel progresses, there is no indication that Morgana is the mother of Mordred, as is more typical in Arthurian fiction. Mordred is referenced in the novel (he's already dead), but it is never stated that he is in any way related to Arthur or Morgana. (Here I should point out that this novel was written after Hosie wrote her The Return to Camelot Trilogy, which I have not read, but which seems to be a prelude to this novel. Consequently, certain details of this book's plot I may have not understood as thoroughly as if I had read that series first—I was unaware at the time I bought this book that it was linked to Hosie's earlier series.)
In order to save Lilly, it is necessary for the Roth family (why did Hosie choose that name? It's not Welsh) to travel back in time to Camelot. Here I think is the only real fault of the novel. Hosie has her characters travel back in time one thousand years—this date is preposterous to me because it would suggest they go back to the year 1014 A.D., give or take a few years. They arrive in the kingdom of Logres at Glastonbury and then travel to Camelot. This year is about 500 years too late. In 1014, Ethelred the Unready was King of all of England and a Saxon king. The novel states that Mila was born during the Battle of Mount Badon, the traditional date of which is 516 and when King Arthur and his Welsh/Celtic contemporaries would have likely lived. A few other historical oddities exist in the novel in terms of some of the name choices—Mila's aunt is named Natasha and she's married to Bedivere—Natasha is a Russian name. No one in medieval Britain would have had that name. (Plus, Bedivere is an English version of the Welsh Bedwyr, which I used in my own novels.) Some of the other name choices are equally odd.
In any case, the family arrives back in medieval Logres. Along with them comes Mila's best friend, Rustin. I mention him, although he's not related to Arthur, because he plays a significant role in the plot and the sequel book Quest of the Artisan will apparently focus on Rustin, who enjoys woodworking and becomes known as the Artisan in this novel.
The plot now revolves around Merlin trying to heal Lilly while the family reside at Camelot—ruled by Guinevere, who is in love with Lancelot. (The romance dynamics of the novel seem to assume the reader read the earlier series since I never figured out how Arthur and Guinevere must be married, yet he lives in the twenty-first century with Sam/Morgana). Guinevere is childless as usual, but she is very gracious to Arthur and his daughters, who until now have lived in the twenty-first century since it's apparently safer for them there.
It turns out that Mila must do battle with Nimue in order to save Lilly—this also relates back to themes in the earlier novels—apparently Nimue had some sort of romantic crush on Arthur that caused trouble.
In the end, Mila succeeds and Lilly is healed, and then everyone returns to the twenty-first century, but Rustin is unhappy and decides to figure out how to return to Camelot.
One final point of interest in terms of treatments of King Arthur and his children should be mentioned here. Mordred is dead at the time of the novel. However, he has a son, Melehan, who is about Rustin and Mila's age and is under the care of Sir Gareth (presumably his uncle). Melehan is traditionally the name of Mordred's son, which usually would make him King Arthur's grandson (in my own Children of Arthur series, I used the alternative spelling Meleon; there he is the son of Mordred and grandson of Arthur and Morgana). Mordred does not seem to be related to Arthur in this novel so that means Melehan is not one of Arthur's descendants.
The novel closes with Melehan traveling to the twenty-first century to meet Mila and tell her he has much to tell her about Rustin and the others back in Camelot, leaving the ending open for a sequel.
I'll conclude by saying that I thought The Ring of Morgana a very readable and interesting novel. I especially enjoyed the realistic depiction of Mila and her teenage friends in Wales. The build-up of Mila learning the truth about her family and background were all well-done. I admit I was less interested in Mila's battle with Nimue to save her sister than in the other parts of the novel, but overall, it is one of the better Arthurian novels I have read in recent years and should appeal to young adults as well as anyone who enjoys a more science fiction/time-travel type of Arthurian novel. Those who are diehard fans of historical fiction and a more traditional Arthurian storyline will find it less appealing.
Stay tuned for a future blog about the novel's sequel, Quest of the Artisan, and perhaps more blogs about The Return to Camelot trilogy.
Tyler Tichelaar, Ph.D., is the author of The Children of Arthur series, which includes the novels Arthur's Legacy, Melusine's Gift, Ogier's Prayer, Lilith's Love, and the upcoming Arthur's Bosom. He has also written the nonfiction scholarly works King Arthur's Children: A Study in Fiction and Tradition and The Gothic Wanderer: From Transgression to Redemption, plus numerous other historical novels. You can learn more about Tyler at www.ChildrenofArthur.com.


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Winter Youth Olympic Games participation up by 40% from 2016
Lausanne, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Due to the new "two-wave" system being rolled out at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, 1,872 young athletes will participate, marking a 40 percent increase from the last edition four years ago, the Organizing Committee confirmed on Tuesday.
The 10 largest delegations are Switzerland (112), Russia (107), the United States (96), Germany (96), Canada (81), Czech Republic (77), Japan (74), Italy (69), Austria (64), and France (61).
The Swiss delegation will be the largest with 112 young athletes from 21 cantons who will feature in 15 of the 16 disciplines on the program.
With 43 members, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation will have the largest group within the Swiss team.
As the host nation, the Swiss delegation for 2020 will be larger than their delegations for the first two editions of the Winter Youth Olympic Games combined.
Lausanne 2020 is the first gender equal Winter Youth Olympic Games. The event program will feature the same number of women as men, for the first time ever in Winter Olympic history.
The games will also have the largest number of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) at a Winter Youth Olympic Games, eight more than the last edition in Lillehammer in 2016. Twelve NOCs are participating for the first time at a Winter Youth Olympic Games.
Lausanne 2020 has added five new events: Women's Nordic Combined (Individual Normal Hill/4km), Women's Doubles Luge, Ice Hockey Mixed NOC 3x3 Tournament, Freeski Big Air and Snowboard Big Air. A new sport, Ski Mountaineering, will also feature for the first time.
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News | November 12, 2012
Story & photos by Robyn Scherer, M.Agr. Staff Reporter
Corn progress reached 98 percent mature and 50 percent harvested, according to the Oct. 15 Colorado Crop Progress report.
Across the state, farmers are bringing in their crops for the year. Many of the crops are ahead of schedule, and good weather has allowed farmers to continue with their harvest with very few delays.
"The majority of Colorado received above average precipitation in the form of scattered showers and snow last week. The moisture helped winter wheat planting in some areas but conditions are still very dry. Temperatures were below average last week. Farmers were allowed 5.8 days in the field for operations," according to the October 15 Colorado Crop Report, Colorado Field Office.
Field corn continues to be ahead of schedule this year. According to the report, "Corn progressed to 98 percent mature and 50 percent harvested, 16 points ahead of the five year average."
Other row crops were also ahead of schedule. "Dry bean progress was reported 94 percent harvested. Dry onion harvest was 89 percent complete by week's end. Sorghum progress increased to 70 percent mature and 18 percent harvested. The crop was rated in mostly very poor to poor condition," said the report.
One crop that is seeing better yields on pace this year is the sugarbeet crop. "Sugarbeet harvest continued at the usual pace last week at 41 percent harvested with the crop rated in mostly good condition," according to the report.
Eight percent of the crop was rated as excellent, 68 percent was rated as good, 19 percent was rated as fair, 5 percent was rated as poor and none of the crop was rated as very poor.
At the beginning of the season, the forecast for sugar beets was reported at 30 tons per acre, which would be higher than ever before. The record was set in 2010, with 29.5 tons per acre. However, there are some producers who expect their yields to be as high as 34 to 37 tons per acre.
Potatoes are just completing their harvest, with 95 percent complete. Sunflower harvest progressed to 35 percent complete with the crop's condition ranging from poor to very poor.
Not all farmers are harvesting right now. Wheat farmers are just wrapping up their planting.
"Planting of winter wheat progressed to 92 percent of the acreage planted by the end of the week. Emergence continued behind the average reaching 51 percent last week compared with 72 percent for the five year average. The crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition," according to the crop progress report.
"The 2013 Colorado winter wheat crop is almost entirely planted now. Planting has been a little slower than normal this year, primarily because it has been so dry. Farmers have had to dust in their crop, because there was almost no moisture," said Darrell Hanavan, Executive Director for Colorado Wheat.
He continued, "They don't plant it as deep as normal. They delayed planting hoping they would get moisture. We did get some moisture in some areas, and that helped. Others did not get any."
Hanavan said that he expects roughly 2.4 million acres to be planted, which would be higher than last year, but not a record. "We will have more acres than we had last year if everyone plants that we expect," he said.
Emergence is what most farmers are waiting on now, and this stage is vital to the productivity of the plant in the spring. "The wheat is emerging in a lot of eastern Colorado, but emergence isn't as high as normal. Approximately 51 percent is emerged, compared to the five year average of 72 percent. That main reason for that is because it's dry," Hanavan stated.
He added, "They just need rain or snow this fall or winter. We like to enter the winter with germination and emergence. If you don't get it until the spring, the yield potential will be reduced."
In general, wheat farmers are optimistic about the future of their crop, even though it's dry. "A lot of farmers are telling me these are the driest conditions they can ever remember. They are optimistic. The last two years we have had abnormal conditions, and ended up with above average crops so they are hopeful that they will get moisture this fall or winter," he said.
Pastureland continues to struggle. The condition of pastureland is rated mostly very poor to poor. Alfalfa hay harvest continued with 95 percent of the 4th cutting complete, compared to 83 percent last week and 59 percent last year. The five year average is 49 percent.
According to the crop progress report, "The condition of livestock was rated fair to good at the end of last week. Death losses for cattle and sheep were average. Stored feed supplies continue to be rated as short for this time of year." ❖


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See also
 List of New South Wales representative cricketers

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1904 births
1988 deaths
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The History of Cystic Fibrosis
What is cystic fibrosis?
It is a genetic disease that affects both young children and adults. It mainly affects the lungs and the digestive system. When a child inherits two copies of the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis, the child develops the disease.
The complications associated with the disease are:
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Difficulty digesting fat and protein
Inability to absorb nutrients
Lung damage due to infection and inflammation
Sinus infection
Symptoms of cystic fibrosis include:
Severe coughing
Coughing up thick mucus
Chest infection
Bowel obstruction
Salty sweat
Shortness of breath and other respiratory problems
The doctor may first perform a sweat test to measure the salt level in the sweat. Other diagnostic methods are genetic testing and newborn screening.
Cystic fibrosis can cause severe damage to the lungs, digestive system, and other organs. It also affects the production of mucus, digestive juices, and sweat. Normally, these secretions are thin and slippery, but in a person with cystic fibrosis, these secretions are sticky and thick.
History of Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is also known as mucoviscidosis, which is a rare genetic disorder. In this condition, there is an excessive production of mucus, shortness of breath, and severe coughing. A child born with this disease may suffer from a meconium ileus attack. Moreover, congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is strongly associated with cystic fibrosis.
One in every 4,000 Caucasian children may get the disease whereas the risk is much lower in African and Asian American children. However, people of Mediterranean or Finnish descent have the highest incidences of cystic fibrosis carriers. The first written record was in Swiss and German literature in the 18th century.
In the 19th century, some deaths that occurred were linked to meconium peritonitis. At that time, the disease was not known, but today, we know that cystic fibrosis is associated with meconium ileus in babies.
In the 17th century, a European song has indicated the quotation, "The child will soon die whose forehead tastes salty when kissed." It refers to the condition of children who lose too much salt through their sweat.
A truly documented history of cystic fibrosis did not exist until the 1930s. Many cases of cystic fibrosis were misdiagnosed. They were thought to be chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, or whooping cough. However, since the 1700s, there has been some awareness of what cystic fibrosis is even though there was a lack of history. The disease was considered to be a disease of its own nature.
An earlier paper about the disease was written by Dr. Franconi, a Swiss pediatrician, and his colleagues. He called it as celiac disease, which is a pancreatic disease.
In the 1930s, Dr. Dorothy Hansine Andersen was the first to recognize cystic fibrosis as a disease. Andersen performed an autopsy of a child who had celiac disease when she noticed a pancreatic lesion. Following an extensive research of related medical literature and autopsy records, she found a disease pattern that was unrecognized and unclear. She called the disease as cystic fibrosis since there were cyst formations and scarring of the pancreas. The first comprehensive medical report on cystic fibrosis was written by Andersen in 1938. After many years of working, she came up with many diagnostic tools, one of which is still being used today. Moreover, she theorized that the cause of cystic fibrosis is vitamin A deficiency.
This decade was marked in history for bringing about changes in the theories related to cystic fibrosis. Dr. Sidney Farber and Dr. Harry Shwachman connected excessive mucus production to cystic fibrosis. A number of researchers challenged the theory that the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis is vitamin A deficiency. It was also challenged by Dr. Dorothy Andersen, who proposed the theory herself. To treat the condition, doctors prescribed the antibiotic called penicillin.
In 1948, Dr. Paul di Sant'Agnese found out that numerous children admitted to the hospital had cystic fibrosis. He discovered it during a heat wave in 1948. Most of the cases were dehydration, which led the doctor to discover that the children's sweat had more concentration of salt. This observation eventually led to the development of the sweat test, which was considered as a method to diagnose the disease.
In the 1950s, the diagnostic testing for cystic fibrosis began through the sweat test, which is still being used as a standard test nowadays. The discoveries made by Dr. Paul di Sant'Agnese resulted in the development of the test. He helped families and patients suffering from the disease and was involved in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 1955. In 1965, Dr. di Sant'Agnese founded the International Cystic Fibrosis Association.
Aside from the sweat test, physicians also looked for the following symptoms in their patients:
Chronic cough with sputum production
Continuous colonization of pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, and Haemophilus influenzae
Radiographic abnormalities of the chest
Signs of airway obstruction
Abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract
Clubbed fingers and toes
Pancreatitis or its recurrence
Malnutrition syndrome
Salt-loss syndrome
Urogenital abnormalities in males
In the 1960s, an organization was formed, which consisted of people who specialized in cystic fibrosis research. The initiative was taken by parents of children who were affected by the disease and also few patients who survived the disease until adulthood.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) was established in the United States in the year 1966 to help monitor the course of the disease, the effects of treatments, and the health status of patients with CF.
To properly diagnose the disease, preliminary work began on neonatal screening. Moreover, many clinics specializing in cystic fibrosis emerged. There was also an advocacy to treat the disease with a high-fat diet.
During the 1980s, more advancements in the treatment of the disease occurred. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) was discovered in 1989, which greatly helped in the diagnosis of the disease. Moreover, the mutation of this gene made the diagnosis likely possible and correct. Around 70 percent of cystic fibrosis cases were due to the mutation in the gene known as F508del. The CFTR was identified by Collins, Tsui, and Riordan in 1989.
Gene replacement therapy was used. The first mucolytic drug called Pulmozyme for cystic fibrosis was designed and its use was approved by the FDA. This drug became a part of cystic fibrosis treatment.
Various agencies were formed for further research. Fifty years ago, the life expectancy of a person suffering from cystic fibrosis was five years, which have been extended to 37 years in 2005. Experts are hoping that the life expectancy of people with CF will continue to increase in the future.
Numerous factors have helped in increasing the survival of the patients. Factors include effective daily clearance regimens, advances in pulmonary therapy, nutritional therapy, high-fat diet, and antibiotics.
Newborn screening, which includes screening for cystic fibrosis is done in all of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The screening is done in the form of a blood test. Newborn blood is checked for the level of a chemical in the pancreas called immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT). The first screening test for cystic fibrosis in newborns was done in Colorado, USA in 1982.
The universal newborn screening program was only done in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Wyoming in 1987, but today, all 50 states have it. With the help of newborn screening, it is possible to detect cystic fibrosis at an early age. The early detection and treatment progress has changed the outlook of the disease.
The Senate Cystic Fibrosis Caucus was launched on April 19, 2016. Its aim is to increase awareness about the disease, research support, and advance policies. Now, people with cystic fibrosis have a better life expectancy than the ones who had the disease in the past. Their average life span has improved due to the CF treatment advancement.
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A truly documented history of cystic fibrosis did not exist until the 1930s. Many cases of cystic fibrosis were misdiagnosed.
Cystic fibrosis can cause severe damage to the lungs, digestive system, and other organs. It also affects the production of mucus, digestive juices, and sweat.
Fifty years ago, the life expectancy of a person suffering from cystic fibrosis was five years, which have been extended to 37 years in 2005.
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