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Degree Programme in Maritime Studies (270 cr)
English translation, degree programme conducted in swedish.
Qualification title: Bachelor of Marine Technology
Study type: Full-time Part-time
Core Studies
SF14CN
According to course
SF14CN01
Matematics 2
ICT 1
To provide the student with knowledge of direct-current and alternating current theory and semi-conductors
The student is able to solve great circle and celestial exercises using sphere trigonometric methods
To provide the student with good skills in the subject of phys-ics for further studies at the university of applied sciences lev-el
Mathematcs 3/4
The student is able to determine surfaces and volumes with the help of integrals
The student is able to assess the chemical characteristics of different cargoes both from safety and environmental perspec-tives and understands the chemical background of cargo han-dling
The student is familiar with the basics of probability calculus and has knowledge of the normal distribution
SF14CL
According to courses
SF14CL01
The student knows basic practical Maritime English. The active vocabulary, with the emphasis onboard communication, is expanded. Emphasis on practical Maritime English.
Is able to understand cargohandling instructions and manuals
Should be able to describe cargo damages and write damage reports
Knows how to apply the writing instructions for the thesis.
•	develop a written report which is formulated according to the Novia University of Applied Sciences instruc-tions for the final projects
The student has ability to perform administrative duties in English with the emphasis on maritime-related examples
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SF14CG01
Knows how to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing in situations related to his/her future profession
Is well familiarized with the specific vocabulary concerning his/her own profession
Owns skills to assimilate the contents of the technical littera-ture
Has positive attitude for developing his/her receptive and pro-ductive knowledge of language
Is aware of cultural differences in the international trade
Is able to communicate in structured and good linguistic way both verbally and in writing in everyday life
Knows the process of scientific writing as well as use of refer-ences
Can obtain knowledge and create reports using modern com-munication technology
Students with Finnish as prior educational language have to show such skills in the Swedish language as are in accordance with the Act on the Knowledge of Languages Required of Personnel in Public Bodies (424/2003). This means that these students must show satisfactory (grade 1, 2 or 3) or good (grade 4 or 5) skills in speaking and writing Swedish. Written and oral skills are assessed separately.
•	can conform to the research process systematically and flexibly in the degree project process and in other projects.
•	understands and conforms to qualitative and quantitative methods.
Yrk
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Support Level stcw funktion 1
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•	is familiar with the basic principles of the protection of the marine environment
Terrestrial Navigation and Collision Regulations 1
The student knows the most important vocabulary in connection with radio communication in distress situations and in routine radio traffic.
•	knows the structure of a merchant ship and the most common vessel terms.
•	knows the characteristics and functioning of mooring equipment and lifting devices and cargo securing methods.
The aim of the Tanker Familiarization Course is that those who intend to start working on a tanker, others than officers or crew having responsibility for cargo transport or handling, will get ac-quainted with tanker cargoes, cargo handling equipment, cargo shipments and tanker operations.
After passing the course the student gets a certificate which entitles him/her to apply for an official certificate from the Finnish Maritime Administration.
The student must be familiar with the watchkeeping routines in accordance with the STCW Convention and understand their significance when it comes to good and safe seamanship and minimised environmental effects. Furthermore, the student must be able to understand and use the correct terms referring to the different parts of the engine room and its general organization.
•	has thorough knowledge of the objectives of ship maintenance and protection against corrosion.
Occupational safety and imo conventions
SF14O1
According to couses
SF14O101
•	has thorough knowledge of and ability to use nautical charts and publications such as sailing directions, no-tices to mariners, radio navigational warnings and ships' routeing information
•	Great circle theory
•	Great circle calculations
•	The reliability of the Dead Reckoning position
•	Planning a route plan
•	Drawing up a route plan
•	Realising a route plan
The student is able to apply the available meteorological in-formation.
•	Tide theory
•	Tide publications and tables
•	Tide calculations
•	Tidal current calculations
•	understand the principal structure of satellite positioning systems (GNSS).
•	has knowledge of the steering control systems, operating instructions and change-over from manual steering to autopilot and vice versa. He/she knows how to adjust the controls for optimal performance.
•	has skills in using satellite positioning systems and electronic navigational charts.
The student understands the basics of celestial position determination.
•	Calculations using height tables and formulae adapted to the calculator
•	Calculations in determining the position by means of the height of the sun and stars
•	Identifying celestial bodies
•	Compass control with the help of celestial bodies
•	Daily routines onboard
•	Midday latitude, calculation
•	Calculations in determining the position by means of height measurements of celestial bodies
•	The reliability of the line of position
The student gains a thorough knowledge of the basic principles which must be applied on watchkeeping on the bridge.
•	Presenting ARPA-data
•	Manual and automatic target selection
•	Graphical and alphanumeric representation
•	Planning evasive manoeuvres
•	Stabilizing the ARPA-picture
•	Route planning using ARPA
•	Technical construction and functioning of ARPA-equipment
•	The reliability of ARPA-equipment and the IMO requirements
The student has knowledge and skills to manage radio communication at sea on a ship radio station, equipped with radio equipment according to the GMDSS-system for all sea areas.
Cargo Handling 1: Loading and Discharging Operations
The student must be able to supervise the loading and stowing of the vessel as well as the lashing and discharging of the cargo.
The student has knowledge of the effects of cargo,the seaworthiness and stability of the ship.
The student must be familiar with the "Cargo Securing Manual". He/she is familiar with the IMO publications with reference to the securing of cargo, e.g. "Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing". He/she knows the factors causing the shifting of cargo and vessel movements at sea as well as the parameters which affect acceleration.
Cargo Handling 2: Transportation of Dangerous Goods at Sea
The student has an understanding of the ISM Code and have knowledge to manage human and technical resources in operational ship environment.
The student is provided with knowledge of the precautions to be taken to prevent pollution of the marine environment including:
•	has the skills and knowledge required of a Ship Security Officer.
•	has theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to manage the systems and complex of problems in connection with this special area.
Law and legistlation 2
•	is aware of social possibilities to influence, which may develop his/her own branch
•	is familiar with modes of operations in working life and can act in a working community.
•	is familiar with and conforms to Law and Legislation in working life.
•	is familiar with the main principles of an organisation´s operation and management and has readiness to lead work.
•	knows the social and economic connections within or-ganisations operating in hes/her own branch.
•	is able to evaluate operations of the working communi-ty and plan, organise and develop operations in variable situations in working life.
The student is provided with skills to encounter emergency situations through the knowledge of measures which should be taken with reference to the safety of passengers in emergency situations; immediate action which should be taken after a collision or grounding and initial evaluation of damages.
The student is provided with knowledge about measures to be taken in order to save human life at sea, assist vessels in distress and encounter emergency situations which can take place in harbours.
Medical Care 2: Basic training in medical care and first aid
•	knows the first aid to be given in accidents in connection with transportation of dangerous goods.
•	has the skills to take appropriate action on the basis of advice received on the radio/through telephone with reference to accidents or illnesses which are likely to happen onboard a vessel.
SF14M1
Mangement level stcw function 1
SF14M101
•	knowledge of the characteristics of various weather systems, including tropical revolving storms and methods of avoiding these.
•	the understanding of the effects of weather conditions on the choice of route and be able to use available weather services in the planning and follow-up of a route plan.
•	theoretical knowledge and whether theory has been realised with reference to gyro-compasses on vessels as well as the faults and limitations of gyro-compasses.
•	an understanding of systems (master/slave) under the control of the master gyro and knowledge of the operation and care of the main types of gyro-compasses.
The student is provided with knowledge, proficiency and skills as to the manoeuvring and handling of a ship in all con-ditions, including:
•	management and handling of ships in heavy weather, in-cluding assisting a ship or aircraft in distress; towing oper-ations; means of preventing a vessel not under command from getting in a position where swell is coming from abeam, lessening drift and use of oil
Mechanical Engineering:
The student knows the operational requirements for a marine power plant and understands the principles of remote control. The student understands the principles of operating the auxilia-ry machinery. The student obtains knowledge of the marine engine terminology
The student must know the general cargo transports and the key point in planning of the future cargo. The student must know load lines and zones where the vessel is in traffic.Knowledge of cargo and vessel insurance.
The objectives presented in the Convention table A-II/2 column 2 are followed as applicable.
The student knows the refrigerating needs onboard a reefer and stowing and securing of the cargo. He/she knows how to supervise the loading and unloading and, when need arises, to control the cargo. He/she knows the USDA regulations on the transport of fruit to the USA. He/she is also familiar with the transport of wood, citrus and tropical fruit and vegetables. He/she is also familiar with the transport of frozen goods. He/she is familiar with the discharger's refrigerating instructions.
He/she knows the ventilation problem and is able to make humidity calculations.
The student knows how to calculate displacement and longitudinal/transverse stability with different densities. He/she is able to use Simpson's rules to calculate surfaces and volumes for irregular bodies.
The student is provided with knowledge of the IMO recommendations concerning ship stability.
The student is familiar with the Bulk Code. The student is fa-miliar with the loading of grain. He/she is familiar with the concept of "Draft Survey" and is able to perform complete calculations as regards the loaded or unloaded cargo.
•	Action to be taken if collision is imminent and following a collision or impairment of the watertight integrity of the hull by any cause
•	Emergency towing arrangements and towing procedures
The student has knowledge of the international maritime laws and their connection with international agreements and con-ventions
Monitor and control compliance with international legislative requirements and measures to ensure the protection of the ma-rine environment
Medical Care 3: Supplementary training in medical care
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SF14SOT
SF14OOT
The onboard training is recorded in the Onboard Training Record Book, "Uppföljningsbok för handledd praktik, STCW II/1, vaktstyrman" which has been drawn up for this purpose.
Degree Thesis
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Hang Nga was born into a family of ten children in Vietnam. Entering her teenage years, she found herself with her family at a refugee camp in Arkansas. Her family then settled in Louisiana, where her singing career took flight. She began singing in many churches in Louisiana as well as in Southern California, where she now resides with her husband and two daughters.
Not just limiting herself to singing at churches, Hang-Nga expanded her singing career. During the 80 and 90, she's toured all over the US and Canada with the MPX band (Minh Xuan Minh Phuc) playing for many Vietnamese communities.
After that, she was invited to sing for recording companies such as Nguoi Dep Binh Duong, Mai Ngoc Khank, Doi-Nguyen Sa, and Thuy Nga. She has even sung in various clubs such as Lup, Le Uyen Phuong, Tu Do, Mini, Lido, Rex, Chelez, Ritz, Diamond, and Majestic Club.
Since 1998, she has done entertainment planning for weddings, including emceeing and singing. She has worked with many well-known singers and musicians. Currently, she's established Hang Nga Music and Entertainment, a company that specializes in providing entertainment for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, parties, and charities.


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Meredith in a hurry to take down Time Inc. signage
By Ian Mohr
William C. Lopez/NY Post
Call it a sign of the Time.
Even before Meredith officially took over Time Inc. on Thursday in a $2.8 billion acquisition, the new owner moved to take down all Time Inc. signage at 225 Liberty St.
Sources said that a crew was scheduled to arrive at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night to remove a large Time Inc. sign on the building's facade and replace it with a Meredith sign.
One source said that if the weather did not cooperate, Meredith brass had ordered that a sheet be placed over the old Time sign.
"That is the very first thing they wanted to do before anything else," said a publishing insider. "It really is the end of Time Inc."
By 7 p.m. Wednesday, a source said, "They were tearing off signs in the lobby, the elevator and throughout the building."
Meredith bosses had asked to remove the signs even earlier than Wednesday, but Time brass balked.
Also on Wednesday evening, Time Inc.'s Web site was redirected to Meredith's.
The Post reported that new Meredith CEO Tom Harty will move into the offices of the last Time Inc. CEO, Rich Battista, on Thursday.
There's no word on where the old sign will end up.
"It was a beautiful sign," sighed a staffer on Wednesday night.
Time Inc.'s archives are already at the New-York Historical Society.
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WikiLeaks' Assange releases statement he gave prosecutors
by Constance Griffith
— Dec 8, 2016
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Wednesday provided intimate details of what he termed a consensual sexual encounter in Sweden in 2010 that unfolded into a global legal tussle and a six-year battle on his part to escape confinement.
Julian Assange says he is "entirely innocent" of a string of sexual assault claims in his first full testimony released to Swedish prosecutors.
"I want people to know the truth about how abusive this process has been", Mr Assange said in releasing the statement.
"I am entirely innocent".
His statement includes detailed accounts of what he calls "consensual and enjoyable" sex with a woman known as "SW", which he says occurred four or five times.
"You have been found to have subjected me to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment".
Allegations against Mr. Assange, 45, surfaced shortly before his website began releasing hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables stolen from the U.S. State Department.
She demanded the Australian government intervene on Assange's behalf, and said she had contacted the Attorney-General George Brandis, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
It is not clear what question he was asked, but at any rate he responds: "I refer you to my statement where all these questions were answered". "We were in agreement and arranged to meet the following day in the nearby park around lunchtime when I would have time to get tested", Assange wrote.
WikiLeaks was under siege in the summer of 2010. The woman, however, arrived back during Assange's stay. She then said that she had spoken to a police officer about the matter.
Through reference to text message correspondence between SW and her friend in the days prior and following their time together, Assange seeks to "clearly show" that the woman merely sought advice from the police on STD testing and was convinced into selling her story to Swedish tabloid for money.
He said the woman, an employee of the National Museum, took him there. During the night and in the morning we had consensual sexual intercourse on several occasions. "Her words, her expressions and her physical reactions made it clear to me that she encouraged and enjoyed our interactions".
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On Aug. 14, 2010, "SW" sent the following text to a friend: I want him.
On 21 August, SW wrote that she "did not want to accuse" Julian Assange "for anything" and that it was the "police who made up the charges".
"I'm angry, I'm sad, I'm grieving, but I'm also fighting", she told SBS News.
I was also certain she expressly consented to unprotected sex before such intercourse started.
He said a text message sent by SW shows this did not happen. The statute of limitations means that prosecutors only have until 2020 to charge Assange over the rape allegation.
- On 20 August "SW", while at the police station, wrote that she "did not want to put any charges on Julian Assange" but that "the police were keen on getting their hands on him"; and that she was "chocked (sic shocked) when they arrested him" because she "only wanted him to take a test".
The only thing I can say is that Assange has low credibility and we will prove this when we prosecute.
Elisabeth Fritz, the Swedish lawyer who represents one of the women involved in the case, said Mr Assange "seems to be desperate".
Under Swedish law, having sex with a woman who is asleep can be considered rape, so the questions of whether the woman was asleep, and whether she agreed to having sex without a condom, are vital.
The Swedish prosecutors' office declined to discuss the case with McClatchy.
The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention spoke at the end of November and said that they had rejected the challenge placed by the UK after the UK had refused to be abide by the United Nations' previous February 2016 decision, which asserted that Julian Assange was being held at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London against his will.
"You have subjected me to six years of unlawful, politicised detention without charge in prison, under house arrest and four and a half years at this embassy", he wrote.
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The SAGA group provides high quality services exclusively to people over 50 across a range of areas including, insurance, travel, money, health and home. It boasts a customer base of 2.5 million and is a rapidly growing business, benefiting from an aging population.
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Our education programming engages all ages.
Each year the D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Program presents an interactive, one-hour adaptation of an LTSF mainstage production that is created with the young audience member in mind at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. We also share the production with other venues throughout the Reno/Sparks, Minden and Tahoe/Truckee region.
This FREE program (suggested donation $5 per adult; $1 per child) affords an amazing live theater experience for young audience members and their families while simultaneously providing opportunities for young and aspiring actors from regional middle and high schools to participate in the production as performers!
Since its inception, Young Shakespeare performances have connected over 60,000 children to the classics – thanks to generous support from LTSF Chair Emeritus, and Young Shakespeare namesake, Geno Menchetti.
Young Shakespeare 2019- Coming soon!
2019 Young Shakespeare Performance Schedule: COMING SOON!
Although the performances are free, reservations are required due to capacity limits at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park and our Partner venues.
Seating is general admission (first come, first served). All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call the Parks staff directly at (775) 831-0494 to reserve parking and confirm unloading arrangements for buses. If you cannot attend, we appreciate advance notice so that we can accommodate other patrons.
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival's theater at Sand Harbor State Park is an outdoor venue. It is sensible to consider the weather forecast. Young Shakespeare performances at Sand Harbor begin at 10 a.m. (Times vary for other venues.) Temperatures can vary quickly – from cool to hot. Please consider protection from the sun when planning your Sand Harbor visit – especially for younger family members in your party (hats, sunglasses, sunscreen and water).
Sand Harbor charges an entrance fee of $10/vehicle and passes can be purchased in advance.
We encourage you to bring snacks/water to Young Shakespeare performances at Sand Harbor State Park. Our staff and volunteers thank you in advance for cleaning up after your party's Young Shakespeare visit as we prepare for evening performances.


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Premiers and Events
FUNKE AKINDELE, OREKA GODIS FOR "FOR COLOURED GIRLS" STAGE PLAY
By seun | June 4, 2014 0 Comments
The Nigeria adaption of the world acclaimed stage play "for coloured Girls who have considered Suicide/when the rainbow is Enuf" will hold on June 15th 2014 at the Conventional Centre Eko Hotel & Suite, Victoria Island Lagos. The event is being put together by Nigeria foremost Entertainment- Solution provider, Flytyme Entertainment and is being directed by award winning Playwright/ stage director Wole Oguntokun. Produced by ´Keke Hammond, the multi-award winning play written by Ntozake Shange, premiered on the Nigerian stage in December 2011 to critical acclaim, bringing together some of the best actors in the country before a cumulative crowd of more than 4000 people.
For Coloured Girls, an amazing story of ALL WOMEN features 7 of the country's most talented actresses. The performance will feature Carol King as the Lady in Red, Funke Akindele as the Lady in Orange, Osas Ighodaro as the Lady in Purple, Matilda Obaseki reprising her previous role as the Lady in Green, Oreka Godis as the Lady in Yellow, Diana Yekinni as the Lady in Blue and Ade Laoye as the Lady in Brown.
Speaking about her involvement in the play, Carol King says "Being a Coloured Girl goes beyond skin color. For me, it represents the travails every girl-child goes through and the fortitude needed for her individual journey to womanhood". Osas Ighodaro added that "To be an artistic voice today and directly or indirectly touching base with past and current issues concerning ALL women and the girl-child means the world to me." Oreka Godis who seems to be in high spirit for the stage play says "For Coloured Girls…" in Nigeria this year, is amazing timing as being a voice and an inspiration to the girl-child all over the world is so important. "For Coloured Girls…" is an immeasurable experience; it is a rite of passage to womanhood, to sisterhood, to love."
"For Coloured Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf" is back – bigger and better. There will be 2 shows and Tickets for the 3pm show are N5000( Regular), N15000(VIP) while tickets for the 7pm Grand Finale are N7500 and N20000( VIP).
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Review: Ikumagialiit (Harbourfront)
December 14, 2019 S. Bear Bergman
Ikumagialiit is an improvisational, elastic performance that is 'an intense, beautiful, and terrifying experience'.
If there was a performance version of an all-star game (and that's an amusing idea) then the North team would clearly be anchored by Laakuluk Williamson Bathory, Christine Tootoo, Jamie Griffiths, and Cris Derksen. There isn't, but don't despair – the quartet is already working as though there were, and has created Ikumagialiit ("those that need fire") to show you how it's done. The improvisational, elastic piece showed for one night at Harbourfront's Festival of Cool: Arctic to a sold-out crowd.
Anchored by Williamson Bathory, who has appeared recently on other Toronto stages, the piece is loosely narrative but the arc is familiar nevertheless – the journey through the place of despair and into what comes next. Moving largely beyond text (Ikumagialiit has some language but mostly not, making it very accessible across language communities) also means that the audience has considerably more responsibility in the interpretation. What comes beyond despair is written in light and sound and breath.
Each of the performers is, in and of themselves, a marvel. Cris Derksen's built soundscapes could improve literally anything, and in Ikumagialiit the music takes on an outsize importance as it's a key part of the performance's communication so we appreciate Derksen extra for helping us pace our feelings. Jamie Griffiths paints with light, live onstage, using custom software and technology that allows her to literally actually highlight and decorate what's happening as it's happening from a command center stage left. It's wild to watch, and some of her choices that night were just heartbreaking in the best possible way.
Christine Tootoo, the accomplished actor, is also a delightful musician and sings, plays the accordion, harmonizes and performs throat-singing in Ikumagialiit as her character also accomplishes a wild and beautiful act of rope bondage live onstage. Laakuluk Williamson Bathory centers the performance, performing her movement through the emotional moments of the show and finishing with Uaajeerneq, the Greenlandic mask dance which – if you have never seen it performed – is an intense, beautiful, and terrifying experience.
My only complaint about Ikumagialiit as a whole is that it doesn't feel like it has quite gelled. Ultimately it felt to me more like four exceptionally talented people working near one another than with; the synergy of everyone uplifting each other just out of reach. I wished for another week of rehearsal for them, to lean into each others' patterns and quirks. Ikumagialiit is very, very good, but transcendence seemed so tantalizingly close that I hope the four can find the time to actualize it.
Ikumagialiit played at Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) on December 12, 2019
photo of the cast provided by the company.
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Support USF research efforts
"As mayor, Bob will provide continued support for research sponsored by the University of South Florida through assistance with zoning, land use and regulatory changes necessary to facilitate the development and clustering of spin-off companies. This includes development of additional opportunities around the USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning & Simulation (CAMLS) in downtown Tampa."
Subjects: Education, Government Efficiency, Regulation, Technology
Buckhorn cheerleads for moving the USF med school downtown
By Richard Danielson on Friday, November 21st, 2014 at 1:09 p.m.
As a candidate for mayor, Bob Buckhorn said he would support the University of South Florida's research mission any way he could.
If that meant helping with zoning, land development reviews or changes to regulations, so be it, candidate Buckhorn said -- anything to foster the creation and clustering of spin-off companies, especially downtown near USF's Center for Advanced Medical Learning & Simulation (CAMLS).
"I think we've made progress, certainly rhetorically," Buckhorn said in an interview on Nov. 19, 2014. USF is a regular part of his stump speech. In November 2011, he traveled to Israel to meet with executives from Simbionix, a manufacturer of medical training simulators that are used at CAMLS. In 2012, he opposed proposed legislative budget cuts to USF's Tampa campus. But often, he said, his support has meant being a cheerleader for the university.
Then along came Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, and Mayor Buckhorn upped his ante.
Amid discussions during 2014 about the idea of USF building a new medical school building on a piece of Vinik's land near downtown Tampa, Buckhorn has:
• Made clear that he supports the move;
• Embraced the idea of using downtown redevelopment funds to pay for roads, utilities or other infrastructure that the development would need;
• Urged USF trustees to approve the move;
• Made lobbying the Legislature to appropriate money for the medical school a top city priority for the spring 2015 legislative session.
And, yes, Buckhorn said he thinks there would be a beneficial connection between having a downtown medical school and USF's research mission.
"It would be helpful in attracting talent," he said. "I would think it would help in attracting companies that would take advantage of that talent."
During his campaign, Buckhorn promised to cut through red tape at City Hall if that would make USF's research initiatives easier to do. By moving the medical school downtown, Buckhorn has said the university's research mission would benefit from its proximity to an area that's attractive to young professionals. And he is backing up his support for the move with vocal advocacy, the prospect of city cash and City Hall's lobbying presence in Tallahassee. These are real and tangible steps. Though a downtown medical school building isn't a done deal, Buckhorn's support is clear and unequivocal. We rate this Promise Kept.
Interview with Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Nov. 19, 2014
Tampa Bay Times, USF considering new locations, including downtown Tampa, for new medical school, Aug. 15, 2014, accessed Nov. 11, 2014
Tampa Bay Times, With other ideas in the mix, Tampa money not guaranteed for Rays stadium, Sept. 12, 2014, accessed Nov. 11, 2014
Tampa Bay Times, Jeff Vinik hires Tallahassee lobbyists amid talk of USF med school move, Oct. 14, 2014, accessed Nov. 11, 2014
Tampa Bay Times, USF trustees endorse downtown Tampa medical school, Oct. 30, 2014, accessed Nov. 11, 2014
Buckhorn fought budget cuts, touted CAMLS
By Richard Danielson, Angie Drobnic Holan on Thursday, March 29th, 2012 at 6:03 p.m.
Bob Buckhorn's campaign promise to support research at the University of South Florida was fairly comprehensive, including assistance with zoning, land use and regulations for both the university and spin off private enterprise. For that reason, it's too early to give a definitive rating to this campaign promise.
However, the mayor has taken several steps in his first year to specifically support the university.
During the 2012 legislative session in Tallahassee, it looked like USF's Tampa campus was going to received outsized budget cuts as part of Sen. JD Alexander's push to split USF's Lakeland campus into an independent university, Florida Polytechnic.
The cuts angered many in Tampa, including Buckhorn. He penned an op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times condemning the move:
"Make no mistake about who is getting hurt here," Buckhorn wrote. "Your children may have graduated from USF or hope to attend one day. A USF physician might have saved someone in your family's life or delivered your baby. You might have enrolled in a new degree program to upgrade your skills and knowledge after a layoff. You might own a business that depends on some of UFS's 47,000 students or looks to hire some of the 10,000 new graduates produced each year.
"But even if you have no obvious connection to the university, it is part of building the future of Florida as a vibrant and resilient place to live and work. That future is now under assault."
(Read the op-ed here.)
We should note that Buckhorn is married to Dr. Catherine Lynch Buckhorn, an associate vice president for women's health and professor and director of general obstetrics and gynecology at USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. But Buckhorn told the Times that his reaction to the proposal wasn't related to that. "My wife's going to be fine," he said.
After many protests from the area, he budget cuts to USF's Tampa campus were subsequently softened.
Buckhorn has also promoted USF's major new facility in downtown Tampa, the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, or CAMLS. In February, Buckhorn toured the facility with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
"CAMLS is probably the most important development in downtown Tampa in at least 20 years," Buckhorn told the Times. "It's a game-changer."
In November 2011, Buckhorn traveled to Israel to meet with executives from Simbionix, a manufacturer of medical training simulators that are used at CAMLS.
Given these actions, we rate this promise In the Works.
Tampa Bay Times, Op-ed by Mayor Bob Buckhorn: Cuts to USF would carry heavy toll for bay area, Feb. 19, 2012
Tampa Bay Times, The Buzz: Tampa mayor: Proposed USF cuts petty, short-sighted, Feb. 14, 2012
Tampa Bay Times, USF's new downtown Tampa medical simulation center is opening for business, Feb. 9, 2012
University of South Florida, Secretary Sebelius visits CAMLS to talk about healthcare reform, Feb. 2, 2012
Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn heading to Israel on trade mission, Nov. 16, 2011
Tampa Bay Times, Judy Genshaft declares success despite USF-Poly split moving forward, March 7, 2012
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Indicator II-18 English Language and Literature Degree Completions
NOTE TO READERS: Please include the following reference when citing data from this page: "American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Humanities Indicators, http://HumanitiesIndicators.org."
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Figures depicting English degree counts and the discipline's share of all degrees have been updated with data for the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 academic years (4/6/2011).
See the Note on Data Used to Calculate Discipline-Specific Degree Counts and Shares, the Note on the Calculation of Shares of Degrees Awarded to Members of Traditionally Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups, the Note on the Racial/Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Young Adult Population, the Note on the Data Used to Calculate the Number of Degree Completions in English Language and Literature and in Languages and Literatures Other than English, the Note on the Definition of Advanced Degrees, and the NSF and CIP Discipline Code Catalog (for an inventory of the specific degree programs included by the Humanities Indicators under the heading of "English Language & Literature").
The early 1970s were a golden period for undergraduate1 and graduate programs in English language and literature. Degree programs at all levels were graduating more students than at any other time in the last four decades (Figures II-18a, II-18b, and II-18c). By the mid- to late 1980s, however, the number of degrees in English had declined by over 50% for each type of degree. After that, the number of English degrees rose substantially, but so did the number of all degrees. Consequently, for the next quarter century the discipline's share of all degrees remained within approximately one percentage point of its 1980s nadir at each of the three degree levels.
Beginning in the early 2000s, the pattern of doctoral degree completions in English began to differ from that of the other degree levels. In contrast to fairly steady increases in the number of bachelor's and master's degrees between 2000 and 2009, the number of new English Ph.D.'s declined in most years during this period.
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Having held at approximately 7% of all bachelor's degrees for close to 15 years, the proportion of English bachelor's recipients who were members of traditionally underrepresented racial/ethnic groups began a gradual rise in 1992 that continued through the late 1990s, bringing their share up to 13% by 2000 (Figure II-18d). Subsequently, however, growth in the percentage of bachelor's degrees awarded to such students slowed, with the share increasing approximately one percentage point between 2000 and 2007. (For an explanation of how these percentages were calculated, see the Note on the Calculation of Shares of Degrees Awarded to Members of Traditionally Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups. For information regarding the racial/ethnic composition of the total U.S. population, see Note on the Racial/Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Young Adult Population.
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At the master's level, although the share of degrees in English awarded to members of underrepresented ethnic groups declined from the late 1970s through 1987, by 1993, these students' share had regained its 1977 level (Figure II-18e). In subsequent years, the proportion grew slowly but steadily, reaching 9% in 2007, a three percentage-point increase from 1977. The increasing share of master's recipients translated into increases in the percentage of doctoral degrees received by students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups during the late 1990s and early 2000s (Figure II-18f). Between 1977 and 2007, the percentage of English Ph.D.'s received by these students rose from 4.5% to 9.8%.
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The bachelor's and advanced levels differed in the share of degrees awarded to "temporary residents," students who come from other nations to the United States to study and who are likely to return to their home countries upon graduation. At the undergraduate level, these students were a small percentage (approximately 1%) of all students throughout the 1977–2007 period. At the master's level, however, their share of degrees was close to 10% in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although the percentage of master's degrees going to these students then declined substantially, in 2007 temporary residents still earned approximately 5% of all master's degrees conferred in English. At the doctoral level, graduate degree awards to temporary residents were even more common. These students consistently earned a greater share of English Ph.D.'s than any U.S. minority group. Their share was greatest in 1991 when temporary residents represented approximately 15% of doctoral degree recipients (up from about 6% in 1977). Steady declines over the next decade, followed by an uptick in the early 2000s, meant that by 2007 temporary residents were earning approximately 10% of all English doctorates—a percentage similar to that awarded to U.S. students from all traditionally underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds.
At least since 1966, women have been the majority of bachelor's and master's degree recipients in English (Figure II-18g), and by 2007 approximately 70% of such degrees were awarded to them. During this period, a more marked change occurred for women at the doctoral level. In 1966, they were in the distinct minority, being awarded slightly more than 20% of Ph.D.'s in English. Over time, however, this percentage grew steadily, and by the early 1980s English departments were awarding doctorates to men and women in equal numbers. Thereafter, the share of doctorates awarded to women continued to increase, if less dramatically, and in 2007 59% of all doctoral recipients in English were women.
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1 The degree counts presented as part of the Humanities Indicators do not include so-called double major degrees. When degrees are earned concurrently in this way, only the first degree is counted. Although second degrees are not common (in the 2006–2007 academic year, they accounted for 5.2% of all degree completions), anecdotal evidence suggests that a preponderance of such degrees are in the humanities. Second-degree data first became available via WebCASPAR in November 2010. If resources permit, an analysis of these data will be conducted in 2011.
Data on the number of students completing minors are not gathered as part of the data collection program from which these degree completion counts are drawn, but such information was compiled for selected humanities disciplines as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences–sponsored Humanities Departmental Survey (HDS; see the HDS final report, page 8, Table 12).
Note on the Definition of Advanced Degrees
According to the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Glossary, master's degrees are "awards that require the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 academic year, but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree."
The NCES, which collects the degree completion data presented as part of the Humanities Indicators, defines first professional degrees as those awards that require completion of a program that meets all the following criteria: (1) completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in a profession; (2) at least two years of college work prior to entering the program; and (3) a total of at least six academic years of college work to complete the degree program, including prior required college work plus the length of the professional program itself. According to NCES, the following ten fields award first professional degrees:
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.)
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.)
Law (LL.B. or J.D.)
Medicine (M.D.)
Optometry (O.D.)
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., or Pod.D.)
Theology (M.Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ordination)
Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.)
Although some fields (e.g., library science, hospital administration, and social work) require specialized degrees for employment at the professional level, NCES does not count degrees in these fields as first professional degrees; instead, they are treated as master's degrees.
Whereas all doctorates had previously been included in a single category, for academic years 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 NCES gave schools the option of employing a new classification system that distinguishes among three types of doctoral degrees:
Research/Scholarship—A Ph.D. or other doctoral degree that requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project demonstrating scholarly achievement;
Professional Practice—A doctoral degree conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credentialing, or licensing required for professional practice; or
Other—A doctoral degree that does not meet the definition of the research/scholarship or professional practice doctorate.
Schools could classify certain degrees that had historically been treated as first professional degrees as either "Professional Practice" doctoral degrees (as in the case of medical degrees, for example) or master's degrees (as in the case of advanced, nondoctoral degrees in theology).
To ensure comparability with previous years, for 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 the Humanities Indicators counted as doctorates all of those degrees classified by postsecondary institutions as "Doctorate Degree," "Doctorate Degree—Research/Scholarship," or "Doctorate Degree—Other." The HI treated as "master's and professional degrees" those degrees classified by schools as "Doctorate Degree—Professional Practice," "First Professional Degree," or "Master's Degree."
For academic year 2010–2011, NCES eliminated the "first professional degree" category. The agency now requires schools to use the three-category system described above to classify all advanced degrees other than master's degrees.
Note on the Data Used to Calculate the Number of Degree Completions in English Language and Literature (ELL) and in Languages and Literatures Other than English (LOTE)
For the years 1966–1986, degree completion data are available only by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) standardized disciplinary categories. For those years, the Humanities Indicators uses NSF's "English and Literature" category as the basis of its ELL degree counts. This category includes degrees earned in comparative literature, classics, and classical languages and literatures (but omits degrees in ancient and medieval Greek and Latin—these are included by NSF in its "Foreign Languages" category).
For years 1987 and later, when degree completion data are available by the more detailed Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), the Humanities Indicators treats degrees in classics, classical languages and literatures, Greek, and Latin as LOTE degrees. Comparative literature degrees are excluded from the ELL degree counts for this latter period. A subsequent iteration of the Humanities Indicators will include a separate indicator for comparative literature, which is considered by the Humanities Indicators to be its own discipline.
For an explanation of the difference between the NSF and CIP classification systems as well as an inventory of the various degree programs that are included by the Humanities Indicators under the headings of "English Language and Literature" and "Languages and Literatures Other than English," see the Note on Data Used to Calculate Discipline-Specific Degree Counts and Shares).
Note on Data Used to Calculate Discipline-Specific Degree Counts and Shares
The data that form the basis of these indicators are drawn from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) Higher Education General Information System (HEGIS) and its successor, the Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS), through which institutions of higher learning report on the numbers and characteristics of students completing degree programs (as well as a variety of other topics; for more on this major data collection program, see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/). The HEGIS/IPEDS degree-completion data going back to 1966 have been made accessible to decision-makers, researchers, and the general public by the National Science Foundation (NSF) via its online data analysis tool WebCASPAR. The NSF has traditionally used the NCES data to tabulate science and engineering degree awards as part of its Science and Engineering Indicators Program, which since 1973 has issued a biennial report designed to provide public and private policymakers with a broad base of quantitative information about the U.S. science, engineering, and technology enterprise.
The NSF has developed a set of standardized disciplinary categories that can be used across the various data sources it relies upon to construct its indicators. Because the NSF focuses on trends in science and engineering education, its disciplinary classification is most detailed in these areas. The utility of the NSF system for the purposes of the Humanities Indicators (HI) is limited. For example, the NSF scheme does not distinguish between the academic study of the arts, considered by the HI to be part of the humanities, and art performance. The HI thus cannot include in its tally those degrees conferred in the areas of musicology, art history, film studies, and drama history/criticism. Moreover, while the HI considers such disciplines as archeology, women's studies, gay and lesbian studies, and Holocaust studies to be part of the humanities field, NSF categorizes them as social sciences. Additionally, NSF places interdisciplinary degrees in areas such as general humanities and liberal studies in a broad "Other" category that includes degrees for many disciplines that are not within the purview of the humanities as conceptualized by the HI. Consequently, such interdisciplinary degrees, along with those mentioned above, cannot be captured in humanities degree counts from 1966 to 1986.
For 1987 and later years (1995 and later for data on the race/ethnicity of degree recipients), however, NSF also categorizes earned degrees according to the more detailed Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), which permits a more precise count of humanities degrees; that is, a count that includes degrees in all those programs that are part of academic disciplines included within the scope of the humanities for the purposes of the HI. (For an inventory of the disciplines and activities treated as part of the humanities by the HI, see the Statement on the Scope of the "Humanities" for Purposes of the Humanities Indicators.) The CIP was first developed by NCES in 1980 as a way to account for the tremendous variety of degree programs offered by American institutions of higher learning and has been revised three times since its introduction, most recently in 2009 (this version is referred to as "CIP 2010"). The CIP has also been adopted by Statistics Canada as its standard disciplinary classification system.
For the purposes of the Humanities Indicators the CIP has several advantages over the NSF classification system. For example, because the NSF system groups degrees in the nonsectarian study of religion with those awarded in programs designed to prepare students for religious vocations and because the latter type of degree is much more common, the HI cannot include what the NSF considers to be degrees in religion in the humanities degree counts for years prior to 1987. With CIP-coded data, however, academic disciplines such as comparative religion can be separated from vocational programs such as theology and thus can be included in the humanities degree tally. Additionally, when using CIP-coded data, the HI can include degrees in all the excluded disciplines mentioned above, from art history to Holocaust studies, in its counts of humanities degrees from 1987 onward. For an inventory of the NSF and CIP disciplinary categories included by the HI under the broad academic field headings ("humanities," "natural sciences," etc.) used throughout Part II of the HI, see the NSF and CIP Discipline Code Catalog. This catalog also indicates which degree programs the HI includes within specific humanities disciplines (e.g., for the purposes of the HI, English degrees include those classified under CIP as being in "English Language and Literature," "American Literature," and "Creative Writing," among others).
In constructing indicators that use IPEDS data to track historical trends in the academic humanities, the HI has employed completion data that were classified using both the NSF and CIP systems. In these cases, either a note accompanying the chart or a break in the trend line indicates where estimates based on the NSF classification system leave off and those based on CIP begin. For those indicators reporting degree data gathered in 1987 or more recently (1995 or more recently for the charts and tables describing the proportions of all degrees received by members of racial/ethnic minority groups), CIP-coded data are used.
In the case of several of the degree-related indicators, the humanities are compared to certain other fields such as the sciences and engineering. The nature of these fields is specified in the Statement on the Scope of the "Humanities" for Purposes of the Humanities Indicators. These broad fields do not encompass all postsecondary programs. Therefore, where fields are being compared in terms of their respective shares of all degrees, the percentages will not add up to 100%. Also, none of the graphs showing change over time in the share of degrees awarded to members of traditionally underrepresented ethnic/minority groups includes a data point for the academic year 1999, because the NCES did not release data for that year.
The degree counts presented as part of the HI do not include "second majors" because NCES began collecting data about these degrees only in 2001. The HI deals separately with the issue of second majors in Figure II-1c ("Humanities Bachelor's Degrees Earned as 'Second Majors,' 2001–2010").
Data on the number of students completing minors are not collected as part of IPEDS, but such information was compiled for selected humanities disciplines as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences–sponsored Humanities Departmental Survey (HDS; see the HDS final report, page 8, Table 12).
Note on the Calculation of Shares of Degrees Awarded to Members of Traditionally Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups
For each academic discipline or field, the share of all degrees earned by members of traditionally underrepresented racial/ethnic groups was calculated by dividing the number of degrees completed by students identified by their institutions as African American (non-Hispanic), Hispanic, or American Indian/Alaska Native by the total number of degree completions in that field. Not included in the count of traditionally underrepresented minorities were (1) students of Asian or Pacific Islander ancestry, (2) students designated by their educational institutions as being of "Other/Unknown Ethnicity,"* and (3) international students—that is, temporary residents who were in the United States for the express purpose of attending school and who were likely to return to their home countries upon graduation (significant numbers of these individuals may be of African or Hispanic background, but the National Center for Education Statistics , the compiler of these data, does not request that institutions of higher learning collect racial/ethnicity data for such students).
* According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the compiler of these data, a student is assigned to this category only if he or she does not select a racial/ethnic designation and his or her educational institution finds it impossible to place the student in one of the NCES-defined racial/ethnic categories during established enrollment procedures or in any post-enrollment identification or verification process. Over time the percentage of students categorized as "Other/Unknown" has grown, thereby reducing the ability of postsecondary institutions, policymakers, and the general public to reliably track the racial/ethnic diversity of degree recipients.
Note on the Racial/Ethnic Composition of the U.S. Young Adult Population (18–30 Years Old)
Using information provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Humanities Indicators has calculated the following estimates of the share of the total national young adult population represented by each of the categories employed by the National Center for Education Statistics for the purpose of reporting the percentages of degrees awarded to students of different races/ethnicities* (estimates are for April 2010):
African American, Non-Hispanic
Native American or Alaska Native 13.7%
Source: Data drawn from U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, "US-EST00INT-ALLDATA: Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010" (data file,September 2011), downloadable under the heading "Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2010" at http://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/national/nat2010.html.
* The racial/ethnic categorization scheme employed for the purposes of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which is the basis of the Humanities Indicators items dealing with the distribution of degree completions among racial/ethnic groups, and the system used by the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Estimates Division, which is the source of the information provided in this note, differ in important ways. Whereas IPEDS has traditionally used a "one-question" approach that requires institutions to use mutually exclusive reporting categories, one of which is "Hispanic," the Census Bureau employs a "two-question" format that inquires separately about race and Hispanic origin. In further contrast to IPEDS, the Census Bureau permits respondents to select more than one race to describe themselves.
In view of these differences the Humanities Indicators could not develop size estimates for racial/ethnic groups that provide strictly comparable points of reference for the percentages supplied as part of Indicators II-4 and II-12. The following table indicates which Census-defined group(s) were used as the basis for the estimates provided in this note.
IPEDS-Defined
"Native American or Alaska Native"
Census-Defined
"Not Hispanic, Black alone"
"Not Hispanic, Asian alone" and
"Not Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone"
"Hispanic, White alone"
"Not Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native alone"
Beginning with the data collection for academic year 2011–2012, IPEDS required that institutions report information on degree completers' race and ethnicity in a way similar to the Census Bureau and most other data collections sponsored by federal government agencies. See http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/news_room/ana_Changes_to_10_25_2007_169.asp for details.


Chubb has paid Hiscox Insurance £625,000 compensation for poaching managing director, Ralph Jones. Jones, who had worked for Chubb before, rejoined in the USA, to take up the role of chief executive of Chubb Executive Risk on November 15.
Axa Ireland chief executive Gerard Healy is moving to the UK to become group director of strategic development at Sun Life and Provincial Holdings. Healy takes up his new role on December 1, and will focus on the business and technological changes facing the financial services industry.
Broking giant Marsh has opened new offices in Cardiff to house the pre-takeover staff of J&H Marsh Maclennan and Sedgewick. The new site, officially opened last night by The First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales (the Welsh prime minister equivalent), will be the base for around 40 Marsh staff. The offices will carry out activities from national and international risk management to broking for companies.
Italian insurer Assitalia has launched a new web site which provides company information and details of its broker network. The address is www.assitalia.co.uk.
The Plain English Campaign has given its Crystal Mark for clarity to the Hitachi Credit Insurance Corporation for the policy wording on its payment protection product. Hitachi says its re-written payment protection insurance policy marks the first stage in a general review of its documentation with the view to bettering consumer understanding.
US-based Claims On Line has opened a London office. Former chief executive of the Institute of London Underwriters, Tony Funnell, is named as managing director. Claims On Line provides an internet-accessed claims service for insurers, reinsurers, brokers, loss adjusters, captive and risk managers. The service can be accessed via www.claimsreportsonline.com.
DAS' Ray Kneeshaw has stepped up to the senior management team at the legal expenses insurer. Ex-corporate business manager Kneeshaw has become sales and marketing manager, taking responsibility for all sales matters and overall control of marketing communications.
Robin Oakes has been appointed senior partner of the London Region of chartered accountants Mazars Neville Russell (MNR). Oakes has been a partner at the firm since 1985 and is a Lloyd's insurance specialist. He takes over from Peter Ridge who retires at the end of this year.
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog will sniff out the kind of b.s. that's unique to the campaign trail in Triumph's Election Special 2016, set to air on Hulu in February.
The hour-long special is being presented with Funny or Die and will find the foul-mouthed dog crashing campaign events, ridiculing the press and tackling the tough issues voters care about most. Triumph will visit the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and, per a press release, has already dropped by a Democratic debate, a Tea Party convention and spent several days tracking a Ted Cruz bus tour.
The 2016 campaign, however, is far from Triumph's first electoral rodeo. The dog filmed several segments during the 2004 campaign, visited the Republican National Convention in 2008 and stalked "spin alley" after the final debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in 2012 (all were for Conan O'Brien's Late Night or Conan).
O'Brien co-created Triumph with Robert Smigel, who continues to voice and puppeteer the cigar-smoking dog. Smigel debuted the character in 1997 on Late Night, where he quickly became a fixture. In the years since, Triumph has taken on everyone from Eminem (who had an especially big bone to pick with the pup after the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards) to World Cup fanatics. Most recently, Triumph and 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer starred in the short-lived Adult Swim sitcom, The Jack and Triumph Show.
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scala.collection.parallel.immutable - Immutable, parallel data-structures such as ParVector, ParRange, ParHashMap or ParHashSet
scala.collection.parallel.mutable - Mutable, parallel data-structures such as ParArray, ParHashMap, ParTrieMap or ParHashSet
Other packages exist. See the complete list on the left.
scala.util.parsing - Parser combinators, including an example implementation of a JSON parser (scala-parser-combinators.jar)
 package annotation
 package beans
Contains the base traits and objects needed to use and extend Scala's collection library.
A detailed guide for using the collections library is available at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/collections/introduction.html. Developers looking to extend the collections library can find a description of its architecture at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/architecture-of-scala-collections.html.
It is convenient to treat all collections as either a scala.collection.Traversable or scala.collection.Iterable, as these traits define the vast majority of operations on a collection.
Collections can, of course, be treated as specifically as needed, and the library is designed to ensure that the methods that transform collections will return a collection of the same type:
scala> val array = Array(1,2,3,4,5,6)
array: Array[Int] = Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
scala> array map { _.toString }
res0: Array[String] = Array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
scala> val list = List(1,2,3,4,5,6)
list: List[Int] = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
scala> list map { _.toString }
res1: List[String] = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Creating Collections
The most common way to create a collection is to use its companion object as a factory. The three most commonly used collections are scala.collection.Seq, scala.collection.immutable.Set, and scala.collection.immutable.Map. They can be used directly as shown below since their companion objects are all available as type aliases in either the scala package or in scala.Predef. New collections are created like this:
scala> val seq = Seq(1,2,3,4,1)
seq: Seq[Int] = List(1, 2, 3, 4, 1)
scala> val set = Set(1,2,3,4,1)
set: scala.collection.immutable.Set[Int] = Set(1, 2, 3, 4)
scala> val map = Map(1 -> "one", 2 -> "two", 3 -> "three", 2 -> "too")
map: scala.collection.immutable.Map[Int,String] = Map(1 -> one, 2 -> too, 3 -> three)
It is also typical to prefer the scala.collection.immutable collections over those in scala.collection.mutable; the types aliased in the scala.Predef object are the immutable versions.
Also note that the collections library was carefully designed to include several implementations of each of the three basic collection types. These implementations have specific performance characteristics which are described in the guide.
The concrete parallel collections also have specific performance characteristics which are described in the parallel collections guide
Converting between Java Collections
The scala.collection.JavaConversions object provides implicit defs that will allow mostly seamless integration between APIs using Java Collections and the Scala collections library.
Alternatively the scala.collection.JavaConverters object provides a collection of decorators that allow converting between Scala and Java collections using asScala and asJava methods.
 package compat
 package concurrent
This package object contains primitives for concurrent and parallel programming.
A more detailed guide to Futures and Promises, including discussion and examples can be found at http://docs.scala-lang.org/overviews/core/futures.html.
Common Imports
When working with Futures, you will often find that importing the whole concurrent package is convenient, furthermore you are likely to need an implicit ExecutionContext in scope for many operations involving Futures and Promises:
import scala.concurrent._
import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
Specifying Durations
Operations often require a duration to be specified. A duration DSL is available to make defining these easier:
import scala.concurrent.duration._
val d: Duration = 10.seconds
Using Futures For Non-blocking Computation
Basic use of futures is easy with the factory method on Future, which executes a provided function asynchronously, handing you back a future result of that function without blocking the current thread. In order to create the Future you will need either an implicit or explicit ExecutionContext to be provided:
import ExecutionContext.Implicits.global  // implicit execution context
val firstZebra: Future[Int] = Future {
val source = scala.io.Source.fromFile("/etc/dictionaries-common/words")
source.toSeq.indexOfSlice("zebra")
Avoid Blocking
Although blocking is possible in order to await results (with a mandatory timeout duration):
Await.result(firstZebra, 10.seconds)
and although this is sometimes necessary to do, in particular for testing purposes, blocking in general is discouraged when working with Futures and concurrency in order to avoid potential deadlocks and improve performance. Instead, use callbacks or combinators to remain in the future domain:
val animalRange: Future[Int] = for {
aardvark <- firstAardvark
zebra <- firstZebra
} yield zebra - aardvark
animalRange.onSuccess {
case x if x > 500000 => println("It's a long way from Aardvark to Zebra")
 package io
 package math
The package object scala.math contains methods for performing basic numeric operations such as elementary exponential, logarithmic, root and trigonometric functions.
 package ref
 package reflect
 package runtime
 package sys
The package object scala.sys contains methods for reading and altering core aspects of the virtual machine as well as the world outside of it.
 package text
 package util
AnyVal
DelayedInit
FallbackArrayBuilding
Function10
MatchError
NotImplementedError
PartialFunction
Product10
ScalaReflectionException
SerialVersionUID
Specializable
StringContext
Tuple1
Tuple10
UninitializedError
UninitializedFieldError
deprecatedInheritance
deprecatedName
deprecatedOverriding
noinline
Function20 
trait Function20[-T1, -T2, -T3, -T4, -T5, -T6, -T7, -T8, -T9, -T10, -T11, -T12, -T13, -T14, -T15, -T16, -T17, -T18, -T19, -T20, +R] extends AnyRef
A function of 20 parameters.
Self Type
(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R
Function20.scala
AnyRef, Any
AbstractFunction20
 abstract def apply(v1: T1, v2: T2, v3: T3, v4: T4, v5: T5, v6: T6, v7: T7, v8: T8, v9: T9, v10: T10, v11: T11, v12: T12, v13: T13, v14: T14, v15: T15, v16: T16, v17: T17, v18: T18, v19: T19, v20: T20): R
Apply the body of this function to the arguments.
the result of function application.
 final def ##(): Int
This member is added by an implicit conversion from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to any2stringadd[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R] performed by method any2stringadd in scala.Predef.
 def ->[B](y: B): ((T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R, B)
This member is added by an implicit conversion from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to ArrowAssoc[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R] performed by method ArrowAssoc in scala.Predef.
 def curried: (T1) ⇒ (T2) ⇒ (T3) ⇒ (T4) ⇒ (T5) ⇒ (T6) ⇒ (T7) ⇒ (T8) ⇒ (T9) ⇒ (T10) ⇒ (T11) ⇒ (T12) ⇒ (T13) ⇒ (T14) ⇒ (T15) ⇒ (T16) ⇒ (T17) ⇒ (T18) ⇒ (T19) ⇒ (T20) ⇒ R
Creates a curried version of this function.
a function f such that f(x1)(x2)(x3)(x4)(x5)(x6)(x7)(x8)(x9)(x10)(x11)(x12)(x13)(x14)(x15)(x16)(x17)(x18)(x19)(x20) == apply(x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x11, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17, x18, x19, x20)
 def ensuring(cond: ((T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R) ⇒ Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R
This member is added by an implicit conversion from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to Ensuring[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R] performed by method Ensuring in scala.Predef.
 def ensuring(cond: ((T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R) ⇒ Boolean): (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R
 def ensuring(cond: Boolean, msg: ⇒ Any): (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R
 def ensuring(cond: Boolean): (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R
 def equals(arg0: Any): Boolean
The equality method for reference types.
The equality method for reference types. Default implementation delegates to eq.
See also equals in scala.Any.
This member is added by an implicit conversion from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to StringFormat[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R] performed by method StringFormat in scala.Predef.
 final def getClass(): Class[_]
 final def synchronized[T0](arg0: ⇒ T0): T0
Function20 → AnyRef → Any
 def tupled: ((T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20)) ⇒ R
Creates a tupled version of this function: instead of 20 arguments, it accepts a single scala.Tuple20 argument.
a function f such that f((x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x11, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17, x18, x19, x20)) == f(Tuple20(x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x11, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17, x18, x19, x20)) == apply(x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, x9, x10, x11, x12, x13, x14, x15, x16, x17, x18, x19, x20)
 def →[B](y: B): ((T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R, B)
Inherited by implicit conversion any2stringadd from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to any2stringadd[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R]
Inherited by implicit conversion StringFormat from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to StringFormat[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R]
Inherited by implicit conversion Ensuring from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to Ensuring[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R]
Inherited by implicit conversion ArrowAssoc from (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R to ArrowAssoc[(T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18, T19, T20) ⇒ R]
Scala programming documentation. Copyright (c) 2003-2016 EPFL, with contributions from Lightbend.


Second-year GM Brian Gutekunst wasn't shopping from the bargain bin, either, in trying to improve a team coming off its first back-to-back losing seasons in a quarter-century. Rather, Gutekunst dived headfirst into the initial wave of free agency by signing outside linebackers Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith, safety Adrian Amos, and offensive lineman Billy Turner. They each signed four-year contracts worth a combined $182 million, $57 million of which is guaranteed.
Gutekunst, however, disagreed with the notion his aggressive foray into free agency was aimed at putting the Packers back among the NFL's elite teams while quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains in his prime.
Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith replace the longtime starting tandem of Clay Matthews and Nick Perry, who are free agents. Matthews had 3 1-2 sacks last season while Perry had 1 1-2 sacks and was released earlier this week before being paid a $4.8 million roster bonus.
Za'Darius Smith had a career-high 8 1-2 sacks last season for the Baltimore Ravens while Preston Smith had four sacks last season for the Washington Redskins. The new teammates met when Za'Darius Smith, a junior college player at the time, was on a recruiting trip to Mississippi State, where Preston Smith was an established star.
Za'Darius Smith, who tied for 10th in the league with 25 quarterback hits, frequently moved from the edge to the inside on passing downs for the Ravens. He figures to be used in the same way by Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine.
Amos comes from the archrival Chicago Bears. Last season, he had career highs of two interceptions, nine passes defensed, three forced fumbles and 73 tackles. He's gone from not being in the starting lineup to open the 2017 season to one of the NFL's highest-paid safeties.
Turner started 11 games last season at Denver due to injuries. The Packers have a void at right guard, but neither Gutekunst nor Turner would say that will be his position. Gutekunst hopes Turner's athleticism will be a good fit for new coach Matt LaFleur's outside-zone running game.


In the March quarter 2017, the living costs of pensioner and beneficiary households (PBLCI) rose 0.7%. Over the same period, the living costs of age pensioner households rose 0.8% and other government recipient households rose 0.6%. Employee households rose 0.5% and self funded retiree households rose 0.2%. For more information about the March quarter 2017 results, see Main Contributors to Change.
The ABS has undertaken analysis of the mortgage interest charges series, published in the ABS Selected Living Costs Indexes. The analysis spans the last decade and demonstrates the important role mortgage interest charges play in Australian household living costs. For more information see the feature article What role does housing play in the Consumer Price Index and Selected Living Cost Indexes?


Gold Ring Found 18 years Later In Marseille.
Two very lucky ring owners experienced a Christmas miracle! Pascal and Nadia, a couple that wed in 1996, lost their wedding ring over 18 years ago. The gold ring had a distinguishing "twist" design around its edge and engraved with their names.
A hardware and DIY shop Leroy Merlin in Marseille La Valentine found the gold ring. Thanks to the efficiency and reach of a Facebook update they posted, Pascal and Nadia visited the store 10 days after to claim their long forgotten ring. The post titled "Ring seeks finger" was shared and its instructions were for the rightful owners to come and collect it with a proof of ownership.
After showing their marriage certificate, the couple reunited with the ring but were still bewildered with how it had landed in the shop.
The shop went to Twitter to congratulate both their staff and the couple for being at the heart of a heartwarming reunion just a few days before Christmas.
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Grade 1 Standards
Top Mathematicians
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
1.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Addition With Pictures Up to 10, 20
Choose Addition Pictures Up to 10
Addition with Sums Up to 18
Addition Sentences Up to 20
Subtraction With Pictures Up to 10
Choose Subtraction Pictures with Numbers Up to 10
Add and Subtract Numbers Up to 18
Subtraction Sentences with Numbers Up to 18
Addition and Subtraction Up to 20
Customary Units of Length with 3 Numbers
Metric Units of Length: 3 numbers
Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
1.OA.B.3
Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 = 2 + 10 = 12. (Associative property of addition.)
Related Addition Equations Up to 10
Related Equations Up to 10
Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem. For example, subtract 10 – 8 by finding the number that makes 10 when added to 8.
1.OA.C.5
Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
Counting Forward and Backward
Skip-Counting Patterns with Tables
Sequences Count Up and Down
Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13 – 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
How to Make a Number with Single Digits Up to 10
Addition with a Specific Number
Add Two Numbers Up to 20
Adding Doubles
Ways to Make a Number Up to 18
Subtracting Zero and All
Subtracting Doubles
Subtract Two Numbers Up to 18
Subtract One-Digit Numbers From Two-Digit Numbers
Subtraction With a Specific Number
Add and Subtract - How to Make a Number
1.OA.D.7
Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 = 6, 7 = 8 – 1, 5 + 2 = 2 + 5, 4 + 1 = 5 + 2.
Which Sign Makes the Number Sentence True?
Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ – 3, 6 + 6 = _.
1.G.A.1
Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
Identify Shapes I
Identify Shapes II
Compare Sides and Corners
Count Sides and Corners
Count Edges, Vertices and Faces
Open and Closed Shapes
Identify Same Shapes
Count Edges
Count Vertices
Count Faces
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.
Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares.
Identify Fractions of Shapes
Equal Parts
What fraction does this shape show?
Compare Fractions - Same Numerator or Denominator
Which shape matches the fraction?
Number and Operations in Base Ten
1.NBT.A.1
Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
Count Objects Up to 120
Counting and number patterns: Writing numbers in words
1.NBT.B.2a
10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones — called a 'ten.'
Count Groups of Tens and Ones Up to 100
Counting and Number Patterns: Hundred Chart
1.NBT.B.2b
The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones.
Count Objects Up to 20
Count Groups of Tens and Ones Up to 20
1.NBT.B.2c
The numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine tens (and 0 ones).
Count Groups of Ten to 20, 30, 120
1.NBT.B.3
Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.
Put Numbers In Order Up to 120
1.NBT.C.4
Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.
Add Tens
Add Two Numbers Up to 100
Adding Tens and Ones
Add and Subtract Tens
Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 (positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
Subtract Tens
Using Probability to Make Decisions
1.MD.A.1
Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
Length and Height
Customary Units of Length
Metric Units of Length: Using 3 Numbers
Metric Units of Length
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.
1.MD.B.3
Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
Reading Clocks
Match Clocks And Time
Match Analog and Digital Clocks
Compare Clocks
Choose the Appropriate Time Units
1.MD.C.4
Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
Fewer and More - Comparing Groups of Mixed Objects
Interpret Tally Charts, Picture Graphs and Tables
Interpret Bar Graphs
Which Bar Graph is Correct?


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The ISO 7010 Standard applies to all safety signs and symbols in work environments and other places where people need to be made aware of safety issues. This includes everything from emergency exit signs to mandatory, prohibition or hazard warning signs.
You must carry out the action given by the sign.,All mandatory safety sign designs conform to the relevant UK and EC Legislation. Self-adhesive vinyl - easy to peel and applyRaised tactile letters and symbols.


WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in May as consumers bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods even as they paid more for gasoline, the latest indication of an acceleration in economic growth in the second quarter.
"In short, the Fed was right to upgrade its assessment of economic growth to 'solid' in yesterday's statement," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics in Toronto.
Growth estimates for the April-June quarter are as high as a 4.6 percent rate and could get a lift from another report from the Commerce Department showing a rebound in business inventories in April. The economy grew at a 2.2 percent rate in the first quarter.
The dollar was trading higher versus a basket of currencies also as the European Central Bank signaled it would hold rates low through mid-2019. Prices for U.S. Treasuries gained slightly. Stocks on Wall Street were higher.
Retail sales are being underpinned by a robust labor market, which is gradually boosting wage growth. A $1.5 trillion income tax cut, which came into effect in January, could also be lending support.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims rising to 224,000 in the latest week. The number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid declined 49,000 to 1.70 million in the week ended June 2, the lowest level since December 1973.
The labor market is considered to be close to or at full employment, with the jobless rate at an 18-year low of 3.8 percent. The unemployment rate has dropped by three-tenths of a percentage point this year. It is near the Fed's forecast of 3.6 percent by the end of this year.
Layoffs have remained very low amid signs of growing worker shortages across all sectors of the economy. The were a record 6.7 million job openings in April. The number of unemployed people per vacancy slipped to 0.9 from 1.0 in March, indicating that most people looking for a job are likely to find one.
Retail sales in May were boosted by a 0.5 percent rise in receipts at auto dealerships. Auto sales rose 0.2 percent in April. Sales at service stations surged 2.0 percent last month, reflecting higher gasoline prices.
Prices at the pump have risen by 15.5 percent this year, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data. Expensive gasoline, if sustained, could pull spending away from other categories.
Sales at building material stores rebounded 2.4 percent last month after declining 0.8 percent in April. Receipts at clothing stores surged 1.3 percent, the largest gain since March 2017.
There were also hefty gains in sales at restaurants and bars as well as general merchandise stores. Consumers also spent more on online purchases, but receipts at furniture stores fell 2.4 percent, the largest drop since December 2013. They also continued to cut back on spending on sport and hobbies.