Vietnam Will Host 2019 AHRD International Research Conference: Save the Date!
On behalf of the AHRD Board of Directors, we invite you to do a bit of pre-work leading into the 2019 Research Conference in the Americas (February 13-16, 2019 in Louisville, KY).
As you hopefully will notice from the details about the Keynote presentation and the Town Hall Forum session, both sessions will focus on the big idea of transdisciplinarity. The AHRD Board has worked hard in the past few years to deeply consider and boldly envision the future of HRD (and related professions/fields adjacent to us), involving a great deal of learning through literature review, data collection from AHRD members and other critical stakeholders, and a large-group intervention in February 2018, with approximately 75 leaders of our AHRD community. One of the implications of this strategy work has been a growing belief that our collective future—the work and processes that we focus on as HRD researchers and professionals—will ask all of us to move towards a transdisciplinary future.
The challenge now is to delve deeper into this idea of transdisciplinarity, and to figure out what that really means for the future of AHRD. And this leads me to a challenge for you. AHRD is no more than our community—the people who comprise this organization. AHRD can only move towards a transdisciplinary future if the members of the AHRD choose to do so, too. Board members, conference organizers, session organizers and hosts, Special Interest Group (SIG) leaders, and more can all raise the questions and stimulate thinking about these ideas. But, ultimately, a transdisciplinary future will only emerge if AHRD members lead the way and choose to enact and work towards it. You, along with a majority of our members, will need to believe that it's strategically important for your own work and the contributions you wish to make to the knowledge base that informs the work in the long run to move outside of our traditional disciplinary silos and engage new, broader, and deeper levels of integration across and beyond traditional professional/disciplinary boundaries. Otherwise, transdisciplinarity will be nothing more than an espoused notion that we kicked about for a while.
So, the pre-work I challenge you to do prior to our conference next month is to think deeply about this idea of transdisciplinarity. Maybe do some reading and research about it and how it's different from interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. Perhaps talk to others in your network about these ideas. Then, for those of you participating in the conference in February, come ready to share what you've learned, to offer suggestions about what others could read to grow their knowledge, and to generatively input your informed perspectives and opinions in the conversations that will surely emerge from our stimulating all-conference sessions. If you are unable to be at the conference in February, please share your ideas about this with any of the AHRD Board members before or after the conference.
I believe that the AHRD Board will only be able to outline a compelling path forward for a sustainable future for AHRD if we learn from you, our members, about whether transdisciplinarity is something you value and what it means to you. I look forward to the conversations and learning!
The AHRD Conference Team has an exciting, thought-provoking and compelling International Research Conference in the Americas planned for you. Connect with HRD scholars, scholar practitioners, and students!
Thought-provoking keynote and pre-conference with Raye M. Rawls: Raye Rawls is a Senior Public Service faculty at the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia. Her practice area is in conflict transformation, alternative dispute resolution and dialogue. Look forward to hearing about how you can move forward into a transdisciplinary HRD future and work with people with different values, beliefs and perspectives. Learn more about Raye Rawls.
Three captivating pre-conference workshops: Pre-conference sessions provide a unique opportunity to dive deep into your areas of interest within the world of HRD. Be sure to sign up for the session of your choice when you register! Two of the sessions are being held on Wednesday, February 13, starting at 1:00 pm, and will continue on Thursday, February 14. The third session will be held off-site at Brown-Forman Distillery on Wednesday starting at 12:00 pm.
Graduate Student Research Colloquium: This is a tremendous opportunity for doctoral students and advanced Master's students focused on research to engage with well-regarded scholars, peers and academic coaches to support student research and dissertation development. Join this 1 ½ day session to explore: the standards for quality writing and rigorous research in HRD; research perspectives and paradigms used to conduct and report research; and criteria guiding the evaluation of research in HRD. Dr. Maria Cseh (George Washington University) and Dr. Gary McLean (McLean Global Consulting, Inc.) will facilitate the session.
During 2018 when AHRD celebrated its 25th anniversary, a think tank was held with key stakeholders to envision what the next 25 years might look like. Several scenarios were examined, and overwhelmingly, the participants supported a future in which AHRD is interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary. What does this mean for AHRD and its mission to be a community of professionals who create and apply research to build human, organizational, and social capacity to learn, change, and thrive? The short answer is we need to broaden our constituency and create partnerships with like-minded professions. The 2019 conference will build on the theme of transdisciplinarity with a preconference, keynote, and Town Forum. The Town Forum is AHRD's traditional kickoff to the conference where key issues of the day are examined. The purpose of the 2019 Town Forum is to bring professionals from diverse, compatible fields to help us muse on the issues related to becoming more inter- or trans-disciplinary. Click here to learn more.
The Associate Proceedings Editor is a critical leadership and volunteer position within the Academy of Human Resource Development. This position requires a three-year commitment that includes advancement to a position of increased responsibility in each successive year. The effective term for this position is March 2019 through March 2022. The first year of the term is spent as the Associate Proceedings Editor for the 2020 Conference Proceedings of the AHRD Conference in the Americas. The second year is spent as Proceedings Editor for the 2021 Conference Proceedings. The third year is spent as the Program Chair for the 2022 Conference.
The Associate Proceedings Editor will have the primary responsibility of working with the Proceedings Editor to manage the peer review process and is the primary contact with the authors during the Cutting Edge Award submission and review process. This is a critical position within the conference team and will require up to 15 hours of work per week, especially in the timeframe from July 2019 through January 2020. The position requires strong writing and editing skills, because the finished product has to pass through many steps before it reaches the conference proceedings. The conference team manages the development process of the conference proceedings, including managing manuscripts, scheduling individual conference sessions, coordinating with the conference planning team and ensuring the timely and accurate creation of the International Research Conference Proceedings. The Associate Proceedings Editor plays a significant role in the management of the review process by coordinating with the ten track chair editors.
Have published in a proceedings for an AHRD affiliated conference (i.e. the AHRD Conference in the Americas, the UFHRD Conference in Europe, or the AHRD Conference in Asia).
Have been a reviewer or Track Chair for an AHRD affiliated conference.
Have experience in project management.
Hold AHRD membership and maintain membership for the duration of the position.
Academic or educational institution affiliation preferred but not required.
General computer knowledge: Microsoft Word and Excel.
Creative, flexible, a good listener.
Ability to multi-task and to work with a close deadline.
Become expert at using the computer submission and management system for proceedings.
Assist in determining the relevance and appropriateness of submissions for the conference proceedings.
Assist the proceedings editor in carrying the overall responsibility for the quality of published content.
Work in collaboration with the track chairs and authors.
Work with proofreaders in order to ensure a correct text and style.
Copy-edit contents of the works done by authors.
Work closely with the program chair to ensure an effective design of the proceedings.
Provide editorial help for specific sections or articles.
Participate in meetings and other events related to the conference.
Applications or nominations, in the form of a CV and a cover letter specifying interest and qualifications as related to the role, should be sent to the AHRD Office at office@ahrd.org by February 23, 2019.
The AHRD Faculty Mentoring Partners Program (FMPP) was launched in 2015 to address the career/professional development needs of HRD faculty across different career levels (i.e., junior, mid-career, senior). Twenty-three pairs (46 faculty) have participated in the FMPP in the last four years.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this exciting professional development opportunity and joining our 2019 cohort, please visit our webpage for further details.
This program is a great chance to expand your HRD professional network, learn new skills, and help meet your professional goals.
If you are a faculty member interested in this program, then please attend the "Meet and Greet" scheduled for Thursday, February 14, 11:30 am -12:30 pm in the Filly room at the 2019 AHRD Conference in Louisville. The "Meet and Greet" will allow participants to meet each other and consider who they might like to work with over the course of the year. The "Meet and Greet" will also provide an opportunity to network with previous cohorts of the FMPP.
To confirm participation in the 2019 cohort of the FMPP, email the participant input form to Rajashi Ghosh at rg429@drexel.edu by February 28, 2019.
Welcome to Hanoi in the world's fifth fastest growing economy, Vietnam, for the 2019 AHRD International Research Conference! Mark your calendars now for November 5-8.
Foreign Trade University (FTU), the leading university in Vietnam, is delighted to invite you to attend the 18th Asian 2019 Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference (AHRD 2019 Vietnam). The conference is supported by some of Vietnam's large corporations, including Viettel, FPT, and others.
You will have the opportunity to explore Vietnam, with numerous top tourist attractions and rapidly growing businesses. The theme will be Human Resource Development: Innovations and Evolution in the Digital Era. AHRD 2019 Vietnam will open the venue for sharing thinking and practices on HRD foundations to unfold human resources in the promising land of Vietnam in particular and Asia, as well as globally.
The conference will be an important platform to discuss and evaluate how global digitalization and so many other factors impact HRD practices for organizational learning, performance, and sustainable development.
Given Asia's increasing importance in the world and Vietnam's emerging market in Asia, this HRD research conference will navigate HRD research and practices, with innovations, change, and performance laying the groundwork for further discussion of national HRD. Such foundations include training and development, learning and performance, diversity and inclusion, leadership development, digitalization development, and education.
These foundations are reflected in the ten conference tracks: 1) national, regional, and international HRD; 2) HRD and sustainable development; 3) leadership development; 4) workplace learning and training and development; 5) career development; 6) organization development and performance; 7) HRD and education; 8) corporate social responsibility and ethics in HRD; 9) information and communication technology and HRD; and 10) emerging issues and innovations in HRD (such as critical HRD, diversity and inclusion, gender, cross-cultural HRD, theory development, and so on).
The conference agenda will include pre-conferences, plenary sessions (including keynotes and a Vietnam NHRD panel), concurrent presentations, networking activities, a cultural tour, a gala event, and so on. All have been designed to create conditions for HRD scholarship and practice to take roots in Vietnam and Asia and provide a forum for participants to discuss HRD innovations and evolution in the digital era; at the same time, effectively linking HRD research to practice.
To be held in Hanoi, the capital city, also a political and economic hub in Vietnam, which is surrounded by satellite economic centers, the conference provides participants with extra activities, including exchanging information and networking with international experts, local governmental officials, and leaders of international and local corporations. Charming Hanoi has aged well, preserving the Old Quarter, monuments, and colonial architecture, while facilitating modern development. Additionally, the conference serves as an excellent opportunity for all participants to explore a dynamic culture and a rich history of the capital city that will celebrate its 20th anniversary of being recognized as a City for Peace by UNESCO.
As a part of the agenda, there will be a visit to Ha Long Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin, also a UNESCO world heritage site. There are over 1,600 islands and islets, many of which are almost uninhabited and unaffected by human presence. Ha Long Bay presents a spectacular landscape that can be comfortably accessed within a few hours from Hanoi.
Keep an eye out for the call for papers that will be posted on the AHRD website soon. Questions can be directed to Gary McLean, AHRD liaison, at garynmclean@gmail.com.
The Doctoral Symposium will be held on Monday, 24 June 2019 in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD) Conference at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, on June 24-26 2019.
The goal of the Doctoral Symposium is to provide a supportive atmosphere for doctoral students to showcase and receive feedback on their ongoing work. Doctoral students at different stages in their research will have an opportunity to discuss their problem statements, objectives, methods, and results. The symposium aims to provide participants with useful guidance on various aspects of their research from established researchers and other fellow students working in relevant research areas. It also aims to enable doctoral students to interact with other delegates and potential collaborators in order to stimulate an exchange of ideas, suggestions, and experiences towards the development of their scientific curiosity.
This is a unique vantage point to explore beyond established, taken-for-granted assumptions about research and knowledge in a supportive and friendly environment. A number of research and practical workshops will be offered as part of the UFHRD2019 Doctoral Symposium.
If you wish to take part in this exciting Doctoral Symposium, please submit your work by Sunday, 28 April 2019.
ADHR invites applications for the position of Associate Editor (AE). The successful applicant will have a terminal degree in HRD or a related field and currently work in an HRD role in education, business, government, or community sectors. In addition, applicants must have previously served as an Issue Editor of ADHR; served as a member of the ADHR Editorial Board or another HRD-related journal; and/or have other comparable editorial leadership experience. Preference will be given to applicants who have editorial leadership experience and have served as an Issue Editor of ADHR. Applicants should be an active member of the Academy of Human Resource Development.
An ADHR AE will not serve as an Issue editor during his/her tenure, but may contribute an article to an annual volume during his/her tenure. The AE reports to the ADHR Editor-in-Chief.
After serving as Associate Editor for three years, Thomas G. Reio, Jr., has begun serving a three-year term as HRDQ Executive Editor as of January 1, 2019. The journal is housed at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. For HRDQ matters, please feel free to contact him at hrdq@fiu.edu.
The new editorial team is especially grateful to previous Co-Editors Valerie Anderson, Kim Nimon, and Jon Werner; Associate Editors Trevor Brown, Claire Gubbins, Sewon Kim, Thomas Reio, Maura Sheehan, and Seung Won Yoon; and Managing Editor Heather Short for their thoughtful and strong stewardship of the journal.
Karen Wollard, Kelly, Wollard & Associates, Inc.
The latest issue of HRDQ, Winter 2018 (Volume 29, Issue 4) is available here.
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Goldberg CB, Rawski SL, Perry EL.
Arnulf JK, Dysvik A, Larsen KR.
Media Review by Watson S; Noe, R. (2017).
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HRDR will spearhead a Reviewer Training Workshop at the AHRD 2019 Conference in the Americas, which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 15, from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm.
This workshop is designed to equip reviewers with knowledge and skills essential to conduct high quality review of manuscripts submitted to AHRD sponsored journals and conferences. During this workshop, you will learn from a selected group of HRD journal editors and best journal/conference reviewers how to conduct rigorous reviews and provide constructive feedback. Whether you are an experienced or new reviewer, or are interested in becoming a reviewer for HRD journals and/or conferences, this workshop will benefit you.
So come and join us! Because working lunch is provided, your advanced sign-up is required to warrant your participation. A sign-up sheet is available on the conference website.
If you have questions regarding this workshop or how to sign up for this event, please contact Yasmeen Makarem, Managing Editor of HRDR, at hrdr@tamu.edu.
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The Chairperson embraces the principles of shared governance, and represents the interests of students, faculty, and staff in the HRDPT Department to the Dean and to the University Administration. The Chairperson leads the department through critical decisions involving faculty appointments, renewals, promotion and tenure, sabbaticals, awards for meritorious activities, and appointment and evaluation of program directors. The Chairperson is authorized to speak officially for, and on behalf of, the department in matters concerning personnel decisions, budget requests, approval of grants and contract applications, and other issues concerning resources. The Chairperson is responsible for ensuring that communication within and outside of the Department is effective and transparent.
The Department of Higher Education and Learning Technology on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus is seeking faculty who will serve at the tenure-track or tenured rank of Assistant/Associate Professor.
The chosen faculty member will be assigned primarily to the Department's innovative competency-based Organizational Leadership (ORGL) program. This pioneering program is the state's first public delivery of a competency-based degree option that is consistent with the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate (TAB) initiative.
The College of Technology is among the fastest growing colleges at the University of Houston, a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university. We are looking for highly dedicated scholars, researchers, and teachers to help us prepare the future's technologist, scientists, and business leaders.
In just under a month, the 2019 AHRD Conference in the Americas will commence in Louisville, KY. Contained in this month's Digest is a preview of the opportunities that attendees will have to network, learn, and develop as HRD scholars and practitioners through the many offerings on this year's conference schedule.
It is my sincere hope that everyone reading this Final Thought will take advantage of the captivating pre-conference workshops, the thought-provoking keynote presentation, the offsite networking event, the Town Hall Forum, the meet and greet for the faculty mentoring program, the HRDR reviewer training workshop, and the many research posters and symposiums that will showcase current thinking in HRD research.
I very much look forward to this action-packed week in Louisville. I hope to see you there!


I am still dreaming of Madagascar.
Every night my lids are plump with images that have scattered by the morning like fragments of a jigsaw. Red earth, scorching and fumes, humble shacks. River banks clothed in fresh laundry spread to dry. Easy smiles framed by dimples, full of surprisingly perfect teeth. Children who come running as they see your car pass, cheerfully waving: "Bonjour, Vazaha!" And Lionel Richie (more on that later).
One thing the Malagasy do not lack are dimples, near perfect teeth and a welcome, sweet gentleness. Vazaha is pronounced 'vaza', and when the children greet you with gusto it comes out sounding like the old Bud Light commercial: Whazzuuuuuup?!
Vazaha means "stranger", almost always meaning a white person. We laughed heartily at the idea of swapping places with them on the streets of America. Running out to their car, waving happily "Hello, black/Indonesian person!" But in a place like Madagascar, it felt like something richer. A rare moment of uncomplicated exchange, where there is nothing incorrect about naked curiosity. There was something settling about being observed as much as we were there to observe. Like the exchange we represented was of more than just tourist dollars. That impression remains precious.
We processed the vast differences in our worlds, and poked fun at ourselves, with a long-running challenge: what things do the Malagasy not need? That's a hard one, not because they couldn't use a lot, but because they already find clever ways to manage with…everything. Soda cans: made into model airplanes and cars. Empty water bottles: transport packaging and honey containers. Talk about reduce, reuse, recycle. These people have got it down.
Many items from infomercials got mentioned in our challange. The winner, by far, was a chain of gyms. To our surprise we did find one customer among those stuck in a life of back-breaking work: a man in bright red underwear performing his morning stretches on a giant boulder sticking up from a valley of rice terraces, for all to admire. That was lovely and strange. A winking show of vanity in a place where there is little time for such things. Good for him.
And then there's Lionel Richie. Madagascar seems to have a thing for him. If you've ever wondered if there's a place where old 80's albums go to die, this is it. This is their afterlife. We were hoping to ride in our car to the sounds of local music. But (our driver claimed) there were rarely music stations along our roads. So Dancin' on the Ceiling it was. And I heard it several places other than that, like the "cabaret" at Hotel/Bar Glacier. A little Beyoncé, too. But mostly Lionel. Ballerina Girl will be in my head for a long time, as I could not help but think of my home town friends-turned comedians Rhett & Link (who have a thing for that album). But I didn't tell anyone about that. It seemed something else they didn't need from me. But they probably would have smiled and politely found a use for it anyway.


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Key words: 100Cr6 steel; rings; martensitic hardening; tempering; residual stress; neutron diffraction.
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KILERCI, I., KÖKSAL, N. S.
Key words: Ti alloys, laser welding, mechanical properties, GTA welding.
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FLORES-GUZMAN, N., NÚÑEZ-FARFÁN, J., OLIVERA-VILLASEÑOR, E., EFRAÍN RODRÍGUEZ-SÁNCHEZ, J., ORTIZ-ALEMÁN, C., OROZCO-DEL-CASTILLO, M., RODRÍGUEZ-CASTELLANOS, A.
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Can You Help Solve District Expenditures?
DATA CHALLENGE: In an ideal world, school districts can see how their spending impacts student outcomes--and how that spending stacks up in comparisons to others. But every district reports expenditures differently, making it hard to set up a benchmark for comparisons. To this end, Education Resource Strategies (ERS), a MA nonprofit that helped over 20 U.S. school systems budget wisely, has teamed up with DrivenData to solicit your help.
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: create an algorithm that analyzes a set of district budget line items (provided by ERS) and predict the probability that each item will be tagged with the appropriate label (also provided by ERS). All the fine-grained details here. Prizes range from $500 to $5000; winning algorithms will be used by ERS under an non-exclusive license.


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Eroica weaves together two of the world's greatest Riesling producers -- famed German winemaker Ernst Loosen and Chateau Ste. Michelle's Bob Bertheau -- into a shared story that spans decades. The resulting brand needed its own platform to help set a new bar in the American luxury Riesling category.
The unique elements of the brand, like the meaning of its name, the labored process, and, of course, the special partnership, drove the strategy behind both FINE-written copy and design of the new digital space. The brand was brought into the modern age with a responsive approach to showcase the collection, and to educate consumers about the nuances and unique properties of Rieslings.
The look had to feel as refreshing as the wines, so the design left space for the products to breathe while celebrating collaboration and craftsmanship in the details. One such, a delicate line spanning the length of many pages, evokes a confluence of elements into a singular approach.
Some layouts were challenging to code, with the asymmetrical style taking additional consideration for responsive views. But ultimately the new site is a clean and concise overview of the brand, the product, and the varietal, beautifully executed for any device.
Chateau Ste. Michelle has championed Riesling for more than 45 years, and now this new digital home highlights both the old and new worlds of this special wine and the partnership that brought it to life.


Everyone wants a white, bright smile that they're happy to show off. Unfortunately, age, certain foods and drinks, smoking and other activities can leave your teeth yellowed or stained with brown. But this problem is easy to fix this now with all the whitening procedures available at your friendly dentist. Before you make an appointment for a whitening treatment with Paramount Dental Sydney, you need to know if you're a good candidate for these treatments. And fortunately, that's an easy question to answer.
What are Dental Whitening Treatments?
Your dentist can offer you a range of whitening options. If you're concerned about your teeth, it might be tempting to just try one of the many whitening products that you can buy in your local supermarket. However, these are far less effective than the options your dentist can offer. For most people, the supermarket options only cause small changes in the colour of your teeth, and that's after using them for a long time. But whitening treatments at the dentist can make your teeth around 5 shades lighter in a single visit.
If you don't have the time to spend time in the dentist's chair getting your teeth lightened, then your dentist can make an at-home whitening kit for you. These are easy to use at home, extremely effective, and completely safe.
Who Shouldn't Have Whitening Treatments?
Pregnant and lactating women should not undergo whitening treatments.
Children under 16 shouldn't have whitening treatments.
People who have brown stains on their teeth may not get the uniform whiteness they're looking for, while yellowed teeth will bleach much more evenly.
If you have additions such as bridges, crowns or implants, they won't bleach and will stand out after the treatment. Bonding or porcelain veneers usually work better in these cases.
Don't get whitening treatments if you have very sensitive teeth, as it may irritate your gums.
People with gum disease should not get whitening treatments.
It is possible to be allergic to bleaching products, so don't get whitening treatments if you've ever had a reaction to peroxide.
If you have any other conditions, such as cavities or exposed roots, get these problems seen to before you considering whitening.
Following these guidelines will help you to have a safe and pleasant whitening treatment. So ask your friendly dentist about our at-home or in-office whitening treatments and get the pearly white smile you've been dreaming about.
So if you think your smile needs whitening, make an appointment with us here at Paramount Dental Sydney. Our caring and expert staff can help you find a solution that works for you.


Getting a scholarship is important if you are going to improve your education by going further to a University. Going to University today is imperative if you are considering finding a quality job and achieving success in your life. However, the amounts of money you pay for good University education haven't been higher before.
Today, the costs of attending university are skyrocketing, therefore making higher education a pricey investment that a large number of students are finding it hard to afford. Though, there are a variety of scholarships offered by many organizations to help students with tuition fees and other financial expenses, but many don't even know how to apply for the scholarships.
If you are searching for the way that you could afford to pay for universities abroad, then you may want to try applying to get a scholarship to help you complete your education programs.
Although, you will find out that there are lots of options to choose from when you are searching for a study abroad scholarship, a number of these scholarships are getting unawarded every year, simply because many students have not been submitting applications for them.
There are actually a large number of different scholarships on the internet that you can submit an application for. Even though, many of these scholarships are merit based, there are different qualifications for every scholarship, and lots of these full scholarships to study abroad are not just based on merit or financial need alone.
Most times, if you are looking for international study abroad scholarships, you'll find out that most of the scholarships you will find are based on financial need. You are unlikely to find local scholarships for international students; which means that those students who are finding it hard to afford money to study abroad should submit an application for these scholarships.
Although, you may not be financially needy, but there are many great scholarship opportunities which are not just based on need. You will find out that there are many scholarships available for people of particular heritages, some for those who are planning to study in certain fields, and a whole lot more.
Many times you'll find out that you can easily find a good university scholarship that is not based on your program of study. Most likely there are local scholarships available for the local students; but when you are competing for scholarships that are based on a small geographical area, you will have a better chance of winning them.
Consider speaking with your guidance counselor to find out what local scholarships are available in the school you plan to attend. Most times, you will find scholarships that offered to students on a national basis, including National Merit scholarships, Coca-Cola scholarships, ROTC scholarships, Robert Byrd scholarships, and many other study abroad scholarships.
It would be most likely that your employer or perhaps your parents' employer may also offer scholarships too. If you're working already, find out if your employer has any scholarship programs available to go study abroad for free.
Ask your parents if their companies offer scholarships to the children of their employees. Also, you can find that the church you attend can offer some study abroad scholarships as well. You just have to do your home-work and research on how to apply for a full scholarship to study abroad or scholarship opportunities to study abroad.
There are many various ways that you will find a scholarship today. There are websites that provide the listings of top scholarships, and books that you can check out of your library for many possible scholarships to study abroad as international students. One of the best places that you can find scholarships online is scholarship search sites like fastweb.com, unigo.com and many others.
These sites would ask you specific questions and will then match you on top of scholarships that you may be qualified to apply for. So, why stress yourself everyday trying to find money by yourself? There are many scholarships out there on the internet that can help you receive the education you need and deserve.
Finding international scholarships requires knowing WHO offers them. Visit the websites of governments, embassies, and major international donors to know about the scholarship programs they offer.


As the world celebrates Cesar Chavez, I realize that not enough words exist in my vocabulary to describe the impact that CESAR CHAVEZ has made in my world. The first Chicano hero for me, the shining example that I could do or accomplish anything that I wanted for myself because people like him blazed the trail with blood, sweat, and tears. He gave a voice to the 'sleeping giant' — we are finally waking up to a power that Cesar Chavez dreamed for us, gave us a priceless road map to continue his path of justice, to be proud of who we are as Latinos, to strive for a better world, and to say it and, more important, mean it when we say SI SE PUEDE!
Can't wait until we have a National Cesar Chavez Day Holiday!
Inner Chingona Al Rescate Helping Me Tragar El Coraje: Biting your tongue even when the client is NOT right.
I will not go into great detail here but a client, who shall remain nameless, who did not like the fact that "I asked for the order" — told me straight up that I may be that bold in Latin radio but not in General Market radio. Whaaaat?
Suffice it to say, I was in shock.
First, that I'm getting called out on doing my job, that this person likely deals with hundreds of people who ask for an order. Am I to assume that Latinos have no business asking for anything? that we are to take what is left and to take it with a smile? Second, to add to my shock, I almost laughed in this person's face for a number of reasons: What state do we live in? How many Latinos live in the great state of California? Uuuuummmm, the likelihood of another Latino asking this person for an order is almost a given. Was it because I wasn't a man? What? So much racism and sexism exists to this day in my business that I would be sick every day of the week if I let it get to me. It just amazes me that people THINK that they can get away with this type of attitude and behavior in business and expect to be applauded for it — well not by this woman, not today.
I decided to completely take the high road and thank this person for letting me know how they prefer to do business. No 'vete mucho a la ch#$%^&*' or 'middle finger up attitude' when I responded. And, NO, I did NOT apologize for asking for the order either.
A nice note telling me not to take offense and this person laid out in detail how they prefer to do business. All that needs to be said. While, again, I did not apologize for doing my job, a simple, 'no te apures/no worries' response was all I needed to do. One should always try to respond, as intelligently as possible, to crazy stuff like this. But I love knowing that, sometimes, Inner Chingona helps me handle it in a smooth, diplomatic way and saves me from throwing chingazos when there was no need to do so … not this time anyway LOL.
ASK for what you need. If you have to ask for forgiveness, not permission, do it sin miedo/don't be afraid.
Regular readers of Carmen's Blog know that I have struggled, like many women, to understand certain emotional events in my life where a certain man is involved. You know, some days, the anger and rage at how my life was turned out seem to have no place to go. Well, as I was winding down doing some writing last night, I was searching for some music to listen to as I wrote. Salsa? No. Tejano? Not at that moment. Old School? Menos. Banda? Y si! Jenni Rivera? Hell yes.
So as I start listening to la Jenni, and there I am saying 'yup', 'y si!', 'para se te quite hijo de la ch#$%^&*', and on and on and on. I realized that, as the music started, how very very angry I was STILL, and, how, with each song, that I was starting to get the rage out of my system.
A lot of these songs do put it all out there telling men off but they also do something else even more important: they offer women a road map to get a hold of themselves and their anger, to get up every day and live their lives, with or without a man, take care of themselves and their familias, recognize their mistakes and move the heck forward a como de lugar, that there are good peace-loving people out there…and, in the meantime, sometimes, a good song justs helps!
Tried and true way for me to get out of any 'funk' is to get myself around friends…many times, it's really hard to catch up with everyone … me? So when I'm in a certain area doing something for work, I now try to set up a 'meeting after the meeting' with friends. Lets us visit and catch up and then get back to the work of the day … sooo much fun to kick back for an hour so so, talk shop (as many of my friends are in the same biz as me), toss ideas around, chismear, and LAUGH.
I'm all for "cotorreo" … it's always fun and, most definitely, helps me on the business side as I'm always in a more positive space and ready to "handle it!" when out there in the big, bad, world. My 'meeting after the meeting' was too fun today and I got to visit with people whom I hadn't seen in months! Ahora si…a trabajar! back to work!


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Turkey and Norway, the 1926 establishment of diplomatic relations that have been in friendly relations since then. Despite their lack of membership, the two countries in close co-operation with the EU share similar views and concerns about various international and regional issues as NATO wing states. Norway, following an active foreign policy on the international scene and playing an active role in peace-mediating activities, attaches importance to the views of our country on regional and international issues and their cooperation in these fields.
Our relations with Norway have gained a new dimension with the "Strategy Document for the Development of Bilateral Relations" signed in 2008. A first visit by the Norwegian King V. Harald to my country on 4-9 November 2013, the first President / King-level visit, also accelerated our relations. The former Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende visited our country five times and Minister Brende's visit was made to Ankara on September 9, 2016 in order to show solidarity with our country following the July 15 coup attempt.
Our bilateral trade with Norway was $ 1.1 billion in 2016, up 6.7% from the previous year. Our bilateral trade volume increased by 17% in January-November 2017 period compared to the same period of previous year and reached 1,228 billion Dollars.
Our country exports Norwegian transportation vehicles, ready-made clothing, electrical machinery and tools, fruit and vegetables, textile products, fabric and yarn, non-metallic minerals, metals and products including ships and roads, mineral fuels and oils, fish and shellfish, non-ferrous metals and unprocessed plastics.
The number of companies with Norwegian capital operating in our country is 242 and the number of liaison offices is 2. Norwegian investments in our country seem to focus more on energy and shipping areas. The investments made by Norwegian companies to my country during the period 2002-2017 have been 647 million dollars. In the same period, our country invested in Norway for 190 million USD.
The number of Norwegian tourists who visited our country in 2016 was 156,215 people. The number of Norwegian tourists visiting our country during January-November 2017 period was 111,228.
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Zags take revenge on Cougars
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PULLMAN (AP) — Josh Heytvelt scored 22 points and No. 4 Gonzaga broke open a close game in the second half and went on to a 74-52 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night.
Austin Daye added 14 points and Jeremy Pargo had 11 for the Bulldogs (7-0) ended a two-game losing streak to their regional rival.
Washington State (6-3) was in the game in the first half, when it managed to impose its slowdown style of play. But the Cougars fell completely apart early in the second half when Gonzaga scored 15 straight points.
All three of Washington State's losses have been to ranked teams, including Pittsburgh and Baylor. The Cougars fell to 1-73 all-time against top 5 teams, beating Oregon State in 1980.
Aron Baynes and DeAngelo Casto had 10 points each for Washington State, but point guard Taylor Rochestie continued his slump, scoring six points on 2-of-11 shooting. Leading scorer Klay Thompson was held to four points.
Leading 32-31 early in the second half, the Zags forced Washington State into numerous turnovers and scored 15 straight points to build a 47-31 lead. Heytvelt, limited to nine minutes and five points in the first half because of foul trouble, had six points in the run.
After Baynes finally scored for Washington State on a goaltending call, Gonzaga scored 12 straight points–for a 27-2 run–to take a 59-33 lead with 11 minutes left. The Cougars were 2-of-11 from the field and committed six turnovers in the span, while the Zags shot 10-of-16.
The game started as a defensive battle, and was tied at 13 with 10 minutes left in the first half.
The Zags took a 32-29 halftime lead, thanks to going 6-of-13 on 3-pointers. Washington State shot 32 percent in the first half, including 1-of-10 from 3-point range.
The Zags beat Oklahoma State, Maryland, No. 8 Tennessee and Indiana in their previous four games.
The Zags came in averaging 80 points per game, 35 more than the Cougars allow on average.
Washington State beat Gonzaga 51-47 in Spokane last December. Two years ago the Cougars won 77-67 in Pullman in a game that saw Washington State fans storm the court and launched the Cougars into the national spotlight.
Washington State lost to No. 22 Baylor last Saturday, and had not lost consecutive nonconference games at home since 1985-86, when it lost to Wisconsin and Nebraska.

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Rectification cases – greater openness required
The Court sets guidelines for pension scheme rectification claims without a public court hearing, marking a shift in approach to rectification cases.
The Court has set guidelines for anyone seeking to rectify a mistake in pension scheme rules without a public court hearing. The aim is to remove any impression that the employer and the trustees have done a deal behind closed doors.
Court hearings are normally held in public but it has become common in clear cut cases for judges to make a decision to rectify scheme rules before the issue reaches open court. This practical approach saves significant time and cost.
The decision in Girls' Day School Trust v GDST Pension Trustees (2016) will change how the courts deal with applications to rectify rules without a hearing. In future, all the evidence will have to be open to inspection on the court file.
Before the Court will rectify scheme rules by amending them retrospectively, it must be satisfied there is clear evidence that, at the time of signing, the trustees and employer had a common intention the rules would say one thing but, in error, they said something else. The rectified rules are then read as if the mistake had never been made.
The rest of this article looks at the decision in more technical detail.
The Girls' Day School Trust ("GDST") participated in an industry-wide pension scheme (the "Original Scheme"). In November 2012, GDST created a new scheme for new members (the "New Scheme") with a view to transferring past benefits from the Original Scheme in the future. The New Scheme was originally intended to mirror the benefits provided by the Original Scheme.
The first round of negotiations between the GDST and the trustees of the Original Scheme resulted in Version 1A of the new scheme rules. Negotiations continued until a further draft, Version 2, was agreed by GDST and the trustees. Version 2 was significantly different to Version 1A, in that it provided for a new benefit structure, created to contain the scheme deficit and to avoid closure.
In error, Version 1A, rather than Version 2, was signed.
Decision – rectification was granted
The judge was satisfied that the version of the rules executed by the parties was not the version intended and that there were sufficient grounds to grant rectification by summary judgment without a hearing.
Impact on future applications - no longer a 'deal behind closed doors'
The use of a summary judgment application without a hearing is becoming a well-established route for rectification. In clear cut cases, it can be used to good effect saving the time and costs of a full hearing.
However, the combination of confidential evidence and no public hearing can taint the decision; it can give the impression that the trustees, employer and representative beneficiary are pushing a deal through behind closed doors.
This case tackles these concerns head on. To dispel any impression of secrecy, the judge, Norris J, set guidelines for future parties seeking to rectify a mistake in pension scheme rules by obtaining an order for summary judgment without a hearing:
If a compromise is granted, all evidence will be open to inspection on the Court file including any confidential opinion provided by the representative beneficiary.
In future, any confidential opinions must be drafted with a future lay reader in mind.
If disclosure of the confidential material is not acceptable, the application for summary judgment must be listed for a public hearing with notice given to all members. If no members give notice of intention to attend, the hearing can be vacated. This was the process followed in University of Wales, Trinity St David v Davies where our pensions disputes team represented the representative beneficiary.
Key points for practitioners
The impact of this judgment will be felt. To ensure future applications are not tainted with an air of secrecy, the following should be considered:
Care should be taken to ensure that members are fully informed. Member announcements about court applications will become increasingly important, in particular the timings of the announcement. Consider issuing announcements at the point the representative beneficiary is chosen, when proceedings are issued and when it becomes clear whether or not the application will be opposed.
To give members the opportunity to voice any concerns following judgment, Courts can make a conditional order to take effect weeks after delivery of the judgment. This is not the clean result many employers seek. Such conditional orders may be avoided if members are fully informed throughout the process.
Counsel's confidential opinion must be drafted with a future lay reader in mind.
If you would like to discuss anything raised in this article, please contact Justin Briggs.
This article was written by associate Katherine King.
Justin Briggs Partner
+44 (0) 117 902 2720 justin.briggs@burges-salmon.com
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Stellar Egos!
Stars Who Left Hit TV Shows — And Wished They Had Stayed
Cast members who cast themselves out!
Nov 8, 2018 @ 16:56PM
Stars who left hit TV shows are a common sight in Hollywood — but you usually don't see them on another hit show! That still doesn't keep demanding actors and actresses from taking a risk on future fame, or just walking away over creative issues. John Travolta stayed a movie star after fleeing "Welcome Back Kotter," and Ashton Kutcher enjoyed a decent career after "That '70s Show" — but then are other cautionary tales…
DAVID CARUSO became an industry joke after quickly leaving "NYPD Blue" to pursue film roles. His first flop, "Kiss of Death," had him overshadowed by Nicolas Cage, and the erotic thriller "Jade" was mocked as a pale copy of "Basic Instinct." He later complained: "Because I was perceived as a bad guy for leaving the show, I think people were rooting against the movies." By the time of his "CSI: Miami" comeback, though, Caruso said: "For somebody who fell to the place that I fell in terms of unemployment and a damaged reputation, the fact that this town was willing to give me another chance is incredible."
CHEVY CHASE was a breakout star alongside John Belushi on "Saturday Night Live," but left the show after just one season to marry his second wife. "I was a young fellow who was infatuated with the wrong person," Chase later recalled. "Everybody there knew it except me. [A woman] who would not move to New York and insisted that I come there. It was all nuts, looking back on it. But I did regret it." Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad, authors of the "Saturday Night: A Backstage History of 'Saturday Night Live,'" still claimed that Chevy also had problems after he "lost control on booze and cocaine" after moving to Hollywood.
SUZANNE SOMERS insists that she was fired from "Three's Company," but she also refused to film episodes while asking for a raise from $30,000 to $150,000 an episode — which was what John Ritter was making. Her character was written off the show right after she bombed with a starring role in the 1980 comedy "Nothing Personal." Somers didn't speak to her co-stars for years, but Joyce DeWitt later agreed: "If you looked in the dictionary under 'chauvinist,' you would probably see the three little heads of our producers!"
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DENISE CROSBY was part of "Star Trek" history as Security Chief Tasha Yar on 1987's "Star Trek: The Next Generation," but admitted: "I was miserable. I couldn't wait to get off that show." Crosby insists, however, that "there was no animosity" when her character was soon killed by an alien — and she even made a few "TNG" guest appearances afterwards. Crosby still allegedly walked off the stage at a 2010 sci-fi convention when co-star Jonathan Frakes mocked her "brilliant career move," reportedly claiming she went to show creator Gene Roddenberry "and said to either write more stuff for you, or write you off the show."
McLEAN STEVENSON left "M*A*S*H" in 1975 after just three seasons as Col. Henry Blake — and went on to a series of TV bombs. "I probably got too big for my britches," he later admitted. "When I left the show, the mistake was not in leaving. The mistake was that I thought everybody in America loved McLean Stevenson. That was not the case. It was Henry Blake that people loved. So when I went out and did 'The McLean Stevenson Show,' nobody gave a damn."
WAYNE ROGERS had better luck leaving "M*A*S*H " in 1975, but not because of his acting career. Unhappy in his role of "Trapper John" McIntyre alongside Alan Alda, he moved on to a short-lived detective series. "M*A*S*H" producers later discovered they couldn't sue the actor for breach of contract because he never signed the documents. Rogers would use that same business savvy to build a $75 million fortune as a top investment manager. The money-minded star still once said: "If I had known the show was gonna run that long, I probably would have kept my mouth shut and stayed put."
BRIAN DUNKLEMAN left Ryan Seacrest to host "American Idol" alone after the first season to concentrate on a career in comedy. That also left Simon Cowell free to call that "the biggest mistake in the history of show business." By 2009, Dunkleman asked fans to help him launch "a new TV comedy series called 'American Dunkleman.' The show is based on how every day of my life I'm reminded of the biggest mistake I've ever made – leaving 'Idol' – and how I can't go anywhere without being reminded of that career decision."
MISCHA BARTON quickly stole the spotlight on the teen show "The OC" as rich kid Marissa Cooper, but the writers seemed happy to kill her off as she left the show after just three seasons. Mischa also didn't make friends with quotes like: "It kind of irritates me that I'm seen as this pretty face. People also say I'm too thin. The truth is, pretty people aren't as accepted as other people." Mischa's film career never took off, and the troubled actress endured some embarrassing public displays before the broke celeb ended up on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2016.
LISA BONET made a stormy exit from "The Cosby Show" in 1988 after filming her last episode before having her real-life baby. She reportedly stomped off the set when Bill Cosby asked her to take off her wedding band because her character, Denise Huxtable, wasn't married. Her publicist insisted: "As I understand it, she'll return to 'A Different World' after the birth." Bonet was soon gone from both shows — briefly returning to "Cosby," but later blasting her TV dad for having a "type of sinister, shadow energy."
FARRAH FAWCETT left her hit '70s series for film roles, insisting: "I didn't start out making 'Charlie's Angels' and then decide I was sick of it and must look around for something more serious. I've always been serious." An ABC exec still went to the trade papers to say her replacement "must, of course, be another well-stacked blonde with great looking legs who can wear a t-shirt well and read four lines of dialogue off an idiot card." After three flop movies, Farrah got serious about rebuilding her career with non-glamorous roles — but still faced a troubled private life!
Stars Who Left Hit TV Shows


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J-PAL South Asia
Evidence-Informed Policy
Despite significant economic growth and development over the last 25 years, one-third of the world's poor still resides in India, and the country lags behind its global and Asian peers in providing a healthy and safe environment for its billion-plus citizens. Many of its challenges – whether economic or social – are influenced by poor governance. This manifests in everything from the absence of frontline civil servants responsible for delivering critical services to the design of social policies meant to improve people's lives.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia (J-PAL SA) collaborates with state governments in India to evaluate policies and help them adopt new, evidence-informed approaches to policymaking. That India's 29 states share similar governance structures means a policy or program evaluated in one state could be scaled nationwide.
The Chandler Foundation is resourcing J-PAL SA to launch a Governance Unit, which will strengthen how the organization equips leaders and supports governments to adapt evidence-informed policymaking. By doing so, we look to support J-PAL SA as they work with governments to improve people's lives and set in place mechanisms – using technology, accountability, and better execution – to strengthen governance in India.
Demand-driven research can move the frontiers in the fight against poverty and inequality, and in cost-effective and measurable ways.
Shobhini Mukerji
to Reduce Tax Evasion
In 2017, India announced a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST), which simplified the country's taxation system. A simpler tax system is not only easier to understand but also to follow – which, in turn, drives tax revenue. However, tax evasion continues to be a challenge under the GST system, and governments have limited resources to enforce compliance. Many tax officials have to perform their investigations manually.
Policy Solution: J-PAL South Asia is working with the Government of Punjab – which has experienced significant budget shortfalls – to build and evaluate a machine learning tool designed to identify those who are likely evading taxes. If effective, the tool could improve revenue collection by identifying tax evasion with greater accuracy and less effort.
Practical Economics
Perhaps there is no better acknowledgment of the critical role of nonprofits, researchers, and philanthropists in supporting governments through smart partnerships than the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, which was awarded to J-PAL co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, along with long-time J-PAL affiliate Michael Kremer, for "their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty."
Read our exclusive Q&A with Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo, in the 2020 edition of Social Investor.
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    <EnumerationType enumTypeId="_NA_" description="Not Applicable"/>
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    <GeoType description="Territory" geoTypeId="TERRITORY" hasTable="N" parentTypeId=""/>
    <GeoType description="Sales Territory" geoTypeId="SALES_TERRITORY" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="TERRITORY"/>
    <GeoType description="Service Territory" geoTypeId="SERVICE_TERRITORY" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="TERRITORY"/>

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    <GeoAssocType geoAssocTypeId="COUNTY_CITY" description="City in a county"/>
    <GeoAssocType geoAssocTypeId="COUNTY_SEAT" description="Administrative Main City of a County"/>
    <GeoAssocType geoAssocTypeId="POSTAL_CODE" description="Postal code associated to a GeoType"/>

    <!-- sync status -->
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    <StatusItem description="Not-Synchronized" sequenceId="01" statusCode="NOT_SYNCHRONIZED" statusId="NOT_SYNCHRONIZED" statusTypeId="SYNCHRONIZE_STATUS"/>
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    <UomType description="Currency" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="" uomTypeId="CURRENCY_MEASURE"/>
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    <UomType description="Energy" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="" uomTypeId="ENERGY_MEASURE"/>
    <UomType description="Temperature" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="" uomTypeId="TEMP_MEASURE"/>
    <UomType description="Other" hasTable="N" parentTypeId="" uomTypeId="OTHER_MEASURE"/>

    <!-- User preferences seed data -->
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Well it's been awhile since I've updated the site, but all is well and last night Lina and I did get to peeking around the lounge looking for things to improve upon. So without further ado, here is a list of what changes has been made.
- Executive Suite is looking a little more up to the name.
- Grunge Loft: This room felt a little lazily put together to me, so I've re-arranged the furniture, added some decor and swapped a few toys around.
- Take a Hike: Fixed the coloring back to normal.
- Replaced the canopy bed in the back room with a better bed.
- Replaced the couch in the back room with better quality one and matches with bed/theme.
- Redesigned the lobby a bit to give it a more Moroccan feel to it.


Allen & Heath has appointed Konsbud-Audio to exclusively manage the sales, distribution, and service of Allen & Heath product lines in Poland.
"We are very excited to have Allen & Heath in our product mix. During the last couple of years, we have been very successful with Audio Technica, D&B Audiotechnik, Neutrik, Aviom, and other brands that we carry in the Polish market," explains Konsbud-Audio's president, Agnieszka Pyrich. "To become the distributor for one of the leading mixing console manufacturers means that Konsbud-Audio is able to offer a very strong solution in the pro audio field from microphones to mixing consoles and speakers. This will definitely strengthen our position in the Polish market."
Konsbud-Audio debuted the Allen & Heath line at the recent Music Media 2006 show in Krakow.


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Parking is located in the far west end of the building. Be sure not to mistake it for the tenant only parking ramp located between the the building and the public parkade.
Often overlooked, Kensington Gate offers numerous stalls above ground as well as about 100 stalls underground, all available for public parking. There is almost always parking available here, even during busy times.
Located beside the old Firehall. Access is from eastbound Memorial Drive only.
Located on the north side of Memorial Dr, access is from westbound Memorial Dr only.
Located on the north side of the road, this lot is a great one for those of you who are coming in from Crowchild Tr via Kensington Rd.
There is some free time-limited parking available on Bowness Rd, 12 St and 13 St around the St John Fine Arts Elementary School (15 12th St NW). Be sure to read the signs to comply with parking regulations.
With exception to permit parking in residential zones surrounding the Kensington area, there is metered parking on nearly every street in the Kensington area. Once again, be sure to read the signs to comply with parking regulations, especially on 10 St during rush-hour time periods as some time restrictions do apply.
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Brisbane é uma pequena cidade localizada no estado americano da Califórnia, na parte norte do Condado de San Mateo, nas encostas mais baixas da montanha de San Bruno. Situa-se na fronteira sul de São Francisco, no extremo nordeste de South San Francisco, próximo à Baía de São Francisco e próximo do Aeroporto Internacional de São Francisco. Foi incorporada em 1961. Possui quase 5 mil habitantes, de acordo com o censo nacional de 2020.

A cidade é chamada de "The City of Stars" ("A Cidade das Estrelas") por causa de uma tradição estabelecida há mais de 69 anos. No início da temporada de Natal/Hanukkah, muitos moradores e empresários colocam estrelas grandes e iluminadas, algumas com 3 metros ou mais de diâmetro, nas encostas de casas e escritórios de Brisbane. Muitas das estrelas são mantidas durante todo o ano.

Geografia
De acordo com o Departamento do Censo dos Estados Unidos, a cidade tem uma área de , dos quais  estão cobertos por terra e  (85,0%) por água.

Localidades na vizinhança
O diagrama seguinte representa as localidades num raio de 16 km ao redor de Brisbane.

Demografia

Desde 1970, o crescimento populacional médio, a cada dez anos, é de 10,5%.

Censo 2020
De acordo com o censo nacional de 2020, a sua população é de  e sua densidade populacional de . Seu crescimento populacional na última década foi de 13,3%, bem acima do crescimento estadual de 6,1%. É a 18ª cidade mais populosa do condado de San Mateo.

Possui  que resulta em uma densidade de  e um aumento de 6,1% em relação ao censo anterior. Deste total, 4,7% das unidades habitacionais estão desocupadas. A média de ocupação é de 2,5 pessoas por residência.

A renda familiar média é de  e a taxa de emprego é de 67,8%.

Censo 2010
Segundo o censo nacional de 2010, a sua população era de  e sua densidade populacional de . Possuía  que resultava em uma densidade de .

Marco histórico
Brisbane possui apenas uma entrada no Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos, o Southern Pacific Railroad Bayshore Roundhouse, designado em 26 de março de 2010.

Ligações externas

Cidades da Califórnia
Localidades do condado de San Mateo