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Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
Section 353 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the Act) provides that the GovernorGeneral may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
The Act and the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (the Principal Regulations) provide for the regulation of certain superannuation funds, approved deposit funds and pooled superannuation trusts by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and the Australian Taxation Office.
The purpose of these Regulations is to provide standards for the management and control of certain superannuation funds in the Principal Regulations. Pursuant to section 332 of the Act, the Regulator may modify certain provisions of the Act or Principal Regulations in relation to a particular person or class of persons. In 1995, the former Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner (the Commissioner) made Modification Declaration No 10 (MD 10), which modified Part 9 of the Act, which sets out rules about the representation of employers and members in relation to the management and control of standard employersponsored superannuation funds. MD 10 also modified the Principal Regulations. The Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 (FSLAA) incorporated the modifications made by MD 10 to Part 9 of the Act into the Act itself. The part of MD 10 that modifies the Act has been revoked. It is now desirable to revoke the remainder of MD 10 but there are some modifications made to the Principal Regulations by MD 10 which are still required. These Regulations ensure that those provisions are directly incorporated into the Principal Regulations and continue in force after the revocation of MD 10.
The superannuation funds that are affected by these Regulations are those non-public offer superannuation funds that are not a standard employer-sponsored fund, have more than four members, and do not have an acting trustee appointed under Part 17 of the Act. Those funds are required by MD 10 to have in place an arrangement in relation to the management and control of the fund that has been agreed to by a majority of the members, and which is approved in writing by APRA. MD 10 allows APRA to place and vary conditions on, and revoke, its approval. These Regulations reinstate these arrangements. In addition, these Regulations include a savings provision that ensures the continuing validity of approvals granted by the Commissioner.
These Regulations also amend Regulation. 8.03 of the Principal Regulations to replace a reference to subsection 113(1) of the Act with a reference to subsection 113(4). This follows an amendment to section 113 by the FSLAA.
The relevant provisions of the FSLAA to which the Regulations relate commenced on 18 January 2001.
Details of the Regulations are set out in the Attachment.
The Regulations commence on 1 March 2001.
Amendments to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994
Regulation 1 - Name of Regulations
Regulation 1 provides that these Regulations are the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).
Regulation 2 - Commencement
Regulation 2 commences on 1 March 2001.
Regulation 3 - Amendment
Regulation 3 provides that Schedule 1 amends the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 (the Principal Regulations).
Item [1] - New Regulation 4.08A
Item 1 inserts Regulation 4.08A into the Principal Regulations.
Modification Declaration 10 (MD 10), made in 199,5 by the former Insurance and Superannuation Commissioner (the Commissioner), pursuant to section 332 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the Act), modified the Principal Regulations by providing that they were to have effect as if a new Regulation 4.08A was inserted.
The reason why MD 10 added Regulation 4.08A is as follows. Many non-standard employer-sponsored funds that would otherwise be public offer funds within the meaning of subsection 18(1) of the Act, but that are declared not to be public offer funds, have a membership consisting of a group of partners or associates, for example doctors, lawyers, accountants, business partners or members of a family. Often die membership will include employees of the partners or associates. (The partners or associates will contribute to the fund on behalf of the employees concerned solely pursuant to an arrangement between the employees and the trustee. If they contributed wholly or partly pursuant to an arrangement between themselves and the trustee, the fund would be a standard employer-sponsored fund, and would thus have to comply with the equal representation rules in Part 9.) Where such funds have five or more members, it was considered that the standards should require that the members be given a say in relation to the management and control of the fund.
The Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000 (FSLAA) incorporated the modifications made by MD 10 to Part 9 of the Act into the Act itself. The part of MD 10 that modifies the Act has been revoked. It is now desirable to revoke the remainder of MD 10 but there are some modifications made to the Principal Regulations by MD 10 which are still required. These Regulations ensure that those provisions are directly incorporated into the Principal Regulations and continue in force after the revocation of MD 10.
New Regulation 4.08A is substantially the same as the modification made by MD 10. However, references to the Commissioner in the MD 10 version of Regulation 4.08A have been replaced by references to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and a savings provision has been added.
Subregulation 4.08A(1) provides that the standard set out in subregulation 4.08A(2) is an operating standard under subsection 3-1 (1) of the Act.
Subregulation 4.08A(2) applies to a regulated superannuation fund that:
is not a standard employer-sponsored fund;
has more than four members; and
has been declared not to be a public offer fund under subsection 18(7) of the Act.
Under subregulation 4.08A(2) such funds must have in place an arrangement in relation to the management and control of the fund that has been agreed to by a majority of the members of the fund, and which is approved in writing by APRA.
Subregulations 4.08A(3) and (4) provide that APRA may place conditions on the approval granted under subregulation 4.08A(2), and may revoke the approval by written notice to the holder. APRA may also vary the conditions to which an approval is subject.
Subregulation 4.08A(5) contains a savings provision, the effect of which is to ensure the continuing validity of approvals that may have been granted by the Commissioner or APRA under MD 10 and were in force immediately before these Regulations take effect.
Subregulation 4.08A(6) provides that APPA must have regard to any written guidelines it determines under this subregulation in deciding whether to grant approval for the purposes of subregulation 4.08A(2)(e).
Subregulation 4.08A(7) provides that Regulation 4.08A does not apply to a fund if the fund has an acting trustee appointed under Part 17 of the Act. This ensures consistency with section 88 of the Act which provides that the representation. requirements of Part 9 of the Act do not apply where a fund has an acting trustee appointed under, Part 17 of the Act.
Item [2] - Amendment to Regulation 8.03
This item amends Regulation 8.03 to replace a reference to subsection 113(1) of the Act with subsection 113(4). Regulation 8.03 sets out the period after the end of each year of income within which an auditor of a fund must give a report to the trustee, as required by section 113 of the Act. This period varies depending on the type of fund. Prior to the commencement of the FSLAA, the relevant period was prescribed under subsection 113(1). Therefore Regulation 8.03 referred to subsection 113(1). The FSLAA amended section 113 so that the period within which an auditor must give a report to the trustee is now specified under subsection 113(4). Regulation 8.03 is being amended accordingly.


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  module Generators
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Each episode of Science of Scams will feature a hoax film that appears to show unexplained activity such as ghosts, chi energy or telekinesis. Derren Brown will introduce each spoof video in the manner of Rod Serling's introductions for The Twilight Zone, while Akingbade will demonstrate the science behind the phenomena. The series will appear on its own dedicated site as well as the Channel 4's YouTube channel.


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Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business on Thursday, August 23, 2018 students of Economics and Business Faculty who will join student exchanges odd semester for six month forward. On this occasion eight of IPIEF students will be officially released by Rizal Yaya, S.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., Ak., CA Dean Faculty Economics and Business. There are names of IPIEF students who will join student exchange : Hafsah Fajar Jati and Inas Latifah (University of Asian, Taiwan), Shinintya Nur Filailly and Iman Agung Ramadhan (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan), Dedy Tri Hermawan (Tamkang University, Taiwan) and 3 students with the heading to Malaysia International Islamic University, Malaysia are Wahyu Galis Pramita Siwi, Alfath Shifa Ghifara and Muhammad Afiq Qurniawan.
The one of student exchange participants Alfath Shifa Ghifari argue that her motivation joining student exchange because to lessons and find the new experiences with studying in other country, have more insight and deepening on Islamics economics study. In fact, the premier goal of entering IPIEF FEB UMY is to join student exchange to get goals of the international class students.


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Bishops urge Gove to drop admissions cap for new academies
Mark Greaves
Michael Gove, the Education Secretary (Photo: PA)
The bishops' conference has urged the Government to drop its rule that a new academy school or free school can only select half of its pupils on the grounds of faith.
During their plenary meeting the bishops agreed that a 50 per cent cap on pupils chosen because of their faith was "not a secure basis" for a Catholic school.
In a statement released today the bishops' conference said it will urge dioceses "to resist any pressure to establish a school on that basis".
Last year the Education Secretary Michael Gove said he had no intention of relaxing the 50 per cent cap.
Catholic schools that are not free schools or new academy schools are allowed to select all of their pupils on the grounds of faith.
The Catholic Church runs one free school, St Michael's in Truro, which is bound by the 50 per cent cap.
Dennis Sewell, chairman of a new free school in Clapham, south London, called Trinity Academy, said last month he had been "alarmed by the vehement hostility" of Church officials to Mr Gove's reforms. His school, inspired by a Catholic ethos, will also be limited by the 50 per cent cap.
Statement by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales:
The bishops' conference recognises that, in the circumstances prevailing in England and Wales, the conditions required to ensure a distinctive Catholic education remain the ownership of the school or college site, the appointment of the majority of governors, admissions arrangements, the RE curriculum and its inspection, worship and the employment of staff.
Accordingly, the bishops' conference takes the view that the imposition of a 50 per cent cap on the control of admissions is not a secure basis for the provision of a Catholic school and urges dioceses to resist any pressure to establish a school on that basis.
The bishops' conference mandates the Catholic Education Service to continue to press the government and politicians to modify this policy so that it no longer places a disproportionate disadvantage on the Catholic community.
A further story on the bishops' plenary meeting this week will be available shortly.
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Catholic Education Service
Bishops 'to discuss academies and free schools' at plenary meeting
But head of CES warns that free schools and new academy schools will only be able to select half of their pupils on the basis of faith
Gove asked to consider new model of Catholic academy
Catholic Education Service urges Government to consider voluntary-aided academies part-funded by Catholics
Gove: Catholic schools can escape 'meddling' by becoming academies
Education Secretary says academy status offers Catholic schools the chance to 'extend hard-won freedoms'

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W2 is not a terribly encouraging prospect. I say this as a loyal but dispirited Republican who will probably hold his nose on election day and pull the Republican lever. Every time I contemplate voting for Kerry–and I have–I consider the consequences, chiefly among them an even more insufferable Michael Moore, thumping his kettle drum chest and claiming credit for having changed the course of history. This is too dreary to contemplate.
The present political atmosphere is so partisan, mutually suspicious, and antagonistic who, really, would be surprised to wake up the day after the election to the news that recounts were being demanded in all 50 states, by both sides? Or even in Guam, where, as we relearn every four years, America's day begins?
This will not be a pretty spectacle, or healthy for the republic. The last election took 35 days to settle. This time, it could conceivably take longer. Maybe it would make sense to move Inauguration Day back to its previous March 4 slot.
But let's say Bush does squeak through with a little luck–paging James Baker–and a Sandra Day O'Connor deus ex machina. What, as Robert Redford said at the end of The Candidate, do we do now?
Assuming Bush stays the course–as we used to say during Reagan's first term–then from the point of view of a traditional (that is, pre-compassionate) conservatism, the prospects seem pretty bleak: quagmire in Iraq; a series of petty trade wars with old Europe involving Roquefort cheese; feckless attempts to placate congressmen by levying and then rescinding tariffs; bigger government (while decrying the growth thereof); a military stretched wafer-thin; toleration of failure at the CIA and FBI, while paying lip service to the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; the further decline of American prestige abroad; and most ominously of all, a plunge in visa applications by native French speakers. Who, then, will teach America's future leaders the language at the fancy boarding schools? This is a crisis that cannot be ignored much longer.
Bush is a conspicuous Christian, but he is not on the whole given to conspicuous displays of one of the chief Christian virtues: humility. It would become him, should the Almighty bestow on him the grace of another term in office, to manifest some. Nothing so extreme as showing up at cabinet meetings wearing an itchy hair shirt, or even bowing and scraping before the (old) Europeans–something Kerry seems impatient to start doing–but a little frank chin-wag with the nation from the Oval Office about how he realizes that things did not turn out in Iraq as well as he had hoped; that the "mission" is not yet "accomplished," that four-hundred-billion-dollar deficits are not desirable; and that if the Congress sends him one more squealing, oinking pork-laden, budget-busting bill, he is going to veto it. He might, too, in the same talk even extend a hand to old Europe, saying that while America cannot ask permission of its friends to defend itself when it is truly threatened, but that it also understands that as what's-his-name, the poet guy, put it: No country is an island.
Christopher Buckley, founding editor of Forbes FYI, is the author of, most recently, Florence of Arabia, a Middle East comedy (Random House, September 2004).


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Tudor St John Harris (Londres, 15 de mayo de 1963) mejor conocido como Jamie Harris, es un actor inglés.  Es hijo del actor Richard Harris y de Elizabeth Rees-Williams.  Sus dos hermanos son el actor Jared Harris y el director Damian Harris.

Biografía y trayectoria
Nacido como Tudor St. John Harris, pero conocido como "Jamie" desde su niñez, Harris comenzó su carrera de actuación en la película irlandesa de 1993 En el nombre del padre. Luego realizó varias apariciones en teatro y en el cine.

Actuó como Patrick Lane en la película Mr Nice, en 2010. Su papel destacado más reciente fue el de Rodney en Rise of the Planet of the Apes, en 2011.

Harris actualmente vive en Los Ángeles, California.

Filmografía parcial
 En el nombre del padre (1993) como Jim.
 The Lost Son (1999) como Hopper.
 Dinner Rush (2000) como Sean.
 Fast Food Fast Women (2000) como Bruno.
 The Big Heist (2001) como Frankie Burke
 The Next Big Thing (2002) como Deech Scumble.
 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) como El hombre con ganchos en vez de manos.
 Knife Edge (2009) como Derek.
 Crank: High Voltage (2009)
 No Ordinary Family - TV (2010) como Reed Koblenz.
 Mr. Nice (2010) como Patrick Lane.
 Night of the Demons (2009) como Nigel.
 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) como Rodney.
 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (segunda temporada, 2014-2015)

Referencias

Personas de Londres
Actores de cine de Inglaterra
Actores de voz de Inglaterra

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Charles Dean Smith, Jr., CPA
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TITLE: Partner
LOCATION: New Bern
Charles Dean Smith Jr. was exposed to small businesses at an early age, as his family owned a large commercial seafood and trawling business in Eastern North Carolina. He knew early in high school he wanted to be an accountant to help small businesses and started by contributing to his family business' accounting functions.
Now, as a small business owner of two UPS Stores (soon to be three) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, since 2010, he pulls on his own experiences to help others. Understanding the many hats they have to wear, Charles assists small business owners in all 50 states on various tax and financial planning matters. That includes being there at the inception of their venture, helping them through the entire life cycle of the business. He's with them the entire way from making payroll in the early years to expanding their enterprise, investing extra cash to preparing for retirement, succession or acquisition.
With more than 22 years of experience, Charles focuses on providing manufacturing, distribution, restaurant and retail clients with tax compliance and consultation, with a focus on C corporations, S corporations and related shareholder issues, multi-state compliance and accounting method changes in myriad industries, including, but not limited to, consumer products and retail, agribusiness, real estate and professional services. He has also worked with several large national franchise groups for the past 20 years providing tax compliance and planning services.
Charles also believes in going beyond daily tax services by supporting the community at-large. He is a former board member and active with the Tryon Civitan, the New Bern, North Carolina chapter of Civitan International. He's also involved with the New Bern Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Craven. Charles's passion is fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society and he believes strongly in their mission to help those affected by MS live their best lives, restore what that have lost, and end MS forever. His passion is demonstrated through his active involvement in the organization, including serving on the Board of Trustees as vice president of financial performance for the Greater Carolinas Chapter, as well as on the national budget development advisory committee for the National MS Society. Additionally, over the last decade, he has volunteered with the National MS Society during Bike and Walk MS events throughout North and South Carolina. He's also served on the local planning committee for the Bike MS Historic New Bern Ride, which brings more than 1,800 cyclists and 2,000 volunteers to New Bern each September for one of the Top 10 largest cycling events in the southeast and one of the Top 4 cycling events for the National MS Society.
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Palivové čerpadlo nebo palivové dopravní čerpadlo je součástka v palivovém okruhu motoru, která dopravuje palivo z nádrže do dalších částí okruhu. Tou je dnes většinou vstřikovací čerpadlo, ale dřív to byl karburátor nebo přímo vstřikovač u pneumatického vstřikování. Hlavním úkolem vstřikovacího palivového čerpadla je pod vysokým tlakem dodávat palivo z nádrže do spalovacích komor motoru.

Palivové čerpadlo zaplavuje vstřikovací jednotky čerpadla nebo plovákovou komoru karburátoru. Plnící tlak v celém režimu provozu udržuje přetlakový ventil. Pohon čerpadla je od motoru přes vačkový hřídel ventilového rozvodu nebo vlastním pohonem ve skříni vstřikovacího čerpadla či elektrický. Používají se většinou pístová čerpadla.

Typy palivových čerpadel
 palivové čerpadlo umístěné v nádrži
 vstřikovací čerpadlo umístěné na bloku motoru

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When my daughter was 6 months old, my husband had a business trip to AZ and we decided to make it a mini family vacay. I cringe at the sound of a screaming/kicking kid on a plane where there's no escape...So, not wanting to be "that" parent, I planned the ride to coincide w her feeding time...plenty of snacks and a bottle then nap time. It worked out very well until the last 5minutes before touchdown coming home...had to improvise by letting her tear up the sky mall mag (which was actually very entertaining to her). Good luck!
Are you taking your car seat? Or is the kiddo flying on your lap?
- YOU need to potty before boarding. You'll be stuck with the (hopefully sleeping) kid on your lap the whole trip.
- pack a DVD player with fav Baby Mozart videos.
- perhaps pack a nursing cover. It's easy to nurse on take-off so the baby's ears pop.
- plenty of extra diapers. PLENTY in case of diarreah and in case of layovers.
Instead of a purse or a suitcase, use a backpack for your carry-on. It will give you one extra hand.
- Bring a bag that you can hang on your stroller...plan so things are as hands-free as possible. Have your ID and cash in an easy-to-reach place for being able to grab them quickly when you're checking in, going through security, and in any little airport stores.
- Use an umbrella stroller for the airport. Something light you can fold up with one hand (or ask another traveler in the security line to help while you hold the baby) - because you are required to pass the stroller through the security belt. Don't bring a bulky heavy one. You can use the stroller all the way to the gate...while you're waiting in the gate area to board, ask a gate agent to 'gate check' your stroller for you. Then you can stroll it all the way to the gate and they will return it right where you get off the plane.
- After you've gone through security, buy a bottle of water if you're going to need one to make formula...if you're nursing, then no worries....get the water for yourself. :) Don't assume you'll get anything quickly (or at all these days!) on the plane. Make sure you have any snacks you're going to need (those Gerber puffs if your baby is eating those yet, a banana, Baby Mum-Mums, and a few little snacks for you too).
- Before you get on the plane - go to the bathroom! The last thing you want to have to deal with on the plane is peeing in that tiny bathroom while holding a 7 month-old! Make sure to change the baby's diaper before you board too! Target also sells disposable changing mats...get the box that has the 10 count...they are big enough to cover the entire nasty changing tables in the airport!
- Get some of those scented plastic bags (Arm & Hammer makes them)...you can pick them up at Target in the baby section...they also have cute little dispensers for them...in the unlucky event of a poopy diaper or baby throw-up on the plane. Those bags are awesome because you can basically hide any smell with them, so other passengers won't have to smell anything. Be sure to bring a change of clothes for your baby...an outfit that folds up super small to maximize space in your bag.
- Personally I don't bring my baby's car seat (I either check it or rent one on the other side). I can't handle all of that bulk. Planes are tiny enough to begin with and managing a huge infant seat into that mess is something I wouldn't do.
- Bring a blanket ... something not too bulky. But perfect if the plane is too cold, baby falls asleep, anyway at some point you'll be happy you have it.
- If your child were older I'd also suggest bringing a portable DVD player, but I don't think that's necessary at this age. Do get a couple of brand-new fun toys and books. Make sure to encourage drinking something or using a pacifier during takeoff and as soon as the pilot announces the descent (that one is usually worse on ears).
I agree with everything Jess suggested.
Next week we will be flying with 3 kids under age 5. I will have an umbrella stroller, but I will also wear the baby in my ERGO carrier after we get through security, primarily so that at boarding time I can have my hands free.
I will have a backpack for my carry-on, even though I LOVE my diaper bag.
Diaper cream & a small bottle of hand sanitizer in a small clear plastic bag in your backpack (under the 3 oz rule).
If the baby will be on your lap, you must bring the birth certificate, even though it should be quite obvious that he/she is nowhere near 2 yrs old. When we flew with my 9 month old the ticketing agent at Southwest almost denied us an infant boarding document since we didn't bring the birth certificate. We would have been stranded in Cali.
Try to bring toys that attach so you don't have to be digging around under the seat if it is dropped.
Well, first you get a t-shirt to wear on the plane with the words, "I'm Sorry" printed in giant letters. NO! I'm just kidding!! It will all be fine and cranky people on planes need to be reminded of when they also had babies and had to travel.
Plenty of bottles, or a passie for take off and landing to help her ears. The little ones like this are fairly easy. Little hand held toys that will distract her. Maybe you computer with a dvd drive and the baby eistein videos that have the music with lots of colorful pictures to draw her eye. That's all I've got.
ETA: JessInTexas is so smart! You can tell she has done this more recently.
Stay calm-don't worry about the crying and the other people, just your baby. Calm you +clam baby. Enjoy it not often you have nothing to do, but hold your baby. Make sure he/she is sucking on something on the way up and down to pop his ears as the altitude chances.
Double diaper if it is a long ways. Zip lock bag to put a poop diaper into.
I traveled with my daughter to India when she was 6 months old. The one thing I can tell you is don't overpack! Take a few of the baby's favorite toys (nothing with music) - maybe something new and shiny. Take an umbrella stroller. Have the baby drink some water/milk while taking off and landing. And some cheerios or small snack to keep him/her occupied. I think if you take things like DVDs etc for that small an age, it is just more of a hassle! Also, keep 2 small separate pouches/ziplocs with a diaper and some wipes and a onesie - if you need to change the baby, you can just grab one and go and then put the old dirty diaper in the ziploc bag before you trash it!
When I traveled alone with an infant, I found it easiest to have the baby in a front pack and use a backpack for your purse/carryon/diaper bag. I felt more secure having her attached to me and my hands were free to pull out tickets and even to use the bathroom.
Remember to bring extra clothes for both of you.
What airline are you flying? If you are flying Southwest - sit towards the back because if the plane is not full then you will likely get an empty seat next to you which is always helpful. If you are on another airline and the flight is not full, ask the gate clerk right before you board if there are two empty seats together and if you can switch to one of them. Good luck!
I second the use of a baby carrier. An Ergo would be great for an 8-month old. You wouldn't need a stroller then. You'll need to undo the Ergo at takeoff and landing (FAA rules), but I could even unsnap mine without waking the little one up.
And while you're packing extra clothes, pack an extra shirt for you. I've known mommas who've been vomited on, and it was a long, long flight for them.
I would use a front carrier for baby. A lightweight stroller. When you get in security line make sure you have the baby in the carrier so your hands are free to break down stroller, take your shoes off etc. Then take your baby out of carrier last to put the carrier on on in the plastic bucket. If you use formula, powder would be best. Don't mix it until after you have passed through security. Take unopened water bottles for formula. I've never had a problem with bringing my own water bottles, just let them know it's for mixing formula. Some airports will open the baby bottles & hold a tester stick over the milk. MAKE SURE THE SECURITY PERSON PUTS ON A FRESH PAIR OF GLOVES BEFORE TOUCHING YOUR DIAPER BAG ETC... Make sure you use the family bathroom & do a diaper check before boarding plane. Plan to nurse or give baby a bottle at take off & landing!! Take some finger snacks to feed baby during flight to get baby to swallow as often as you can. Pack a blanket & lightweight hat just in case it's too cold on the plane. If you could give the baby some liquid infant vitamin C & children's liquid echinacea a few days prior to flying would boost the immune system for all of the germs at airport & airplane. I usually have a small pack of lysol disinfectant wipes so once I'm seated I wipe my area & window cause my daughter tried touching everything LOL!! Please pack extra formula just in case your flight is delayed. Have a safe trip!!


Check out Fur Coat's debut EP release "Genesis" on their new label Oddity, out July 14th.
They recently opened a new place in Consell de Cent. I first came here (Sergio) because of a Chef friend of mine Sebastian Mazzola, who has a nice project in Barcelona (La Nave Del Sake) where they host private dinners and they distribute sake in the city. If you have time you should definitely check them out. But when looking for quality fresh fish and a proper sushi and sake selection, this is the place to go!
A classic restaurant, and probably our favorite Italian here in Barcelona. Owned by Stefano and Max Colombo, two brothers who specialize in Venetian cuisine. It's probably the number one DJ hotspot in town because during the year other DJ friends that live here and abroad know about it. The octopus leg, the burrata and all the pastas are the bomb!
There are usually two options when we go out for arroz caldoso or paella. If we are in the mood for sun, a nice terrace and some drinks then the place to go is El Pez Vela. All of their rice dishes are simply amazing.
If you are up for something more old school and traditional, then you can hit El Cheriff. The rice and the navajas here are also amazing. It's a pretty small place, and you definitely need a reservation before going.
Bar Cañete is one of the most known places for Tapas here in Barcelona. It is near Near Liceu metro station, and you can eat at a table or at the bar. Their tapas dishes are really, really good!
Both pizzerias are kind of new in town. Parking Pizza is a small and cozy place. You have to get their burrata pizza, also the pepperoni and truffle egg pizza!
Frankie Gallo Cha Cha Cha is from the same brothers as Xemei. This is their new project and they've been killing it with their pizzas. The steak tartar, the porchetta and the carbonara pizzas are a must. We got to know this place thanks to our friend Ali (Dubfire) who is also a foodie. We actually celebrated his birthday here with some close friends when the place wasn't fully open yet. From that day on, we fell in love with it!
This is the new Cevicheria place from the guys of Tlaxcal. They focus here more on tostadas, ceviches and seafood! You can't miss the tuna tostadas.
This is probably the most well known shop in Barcelona, especially now, as they are hosting some events during Sonar. They have a great selection for all genres. Definitely a place to check out!
Subwax used to be in Calle Tallers but they moved to La Barceloneta. They are more focused on electronic music and always bring fresh stuff, so it's definitely a place to drop by when in need of new vinyl.
Quiet classic bar with top cocktails. If you're in the mood to chill then this is the place to be. Adriana Chia, a good friend of mine (Sergio) works here. She is the best bartender, and you can try many of her drinks there.
A nice bar, near el Gòtico, inside a hotel. It's really relaxed and ideal for some cocktails before going to a party.
This is a speakeasy place that has become very famous. It has really nice cocktails and a great selection of booze, from Japanese whisky to Venezuelan rums, plus they also have a pastrami bar so you can have a late night bite with your drink if you want.
This is one of my most recent discoveries (Sergio) in my neighborhood (Poble Nou). It's a great choice for me when I want to stay closer to home. They have a good selection of whiskey and other spirits, along with craft beer made in Poble Nou and great mixologists.
If you're into museums, you shouldn't miss this one. Definitely go and see the outdoor walls where you can check out a Keith Haring mural.
A really nice place to go and enjoy a bit of nature. There are some cool labyrinths, and it's a big park where you can have some peace and quiet and lots of greenery of course.
This is probably the part of town that you have to visit the most. You can go shopping for clothes, visit nice bars, or just have an awesome day or night stroll.
If you are in Barcelona, but you want to see the real beaches where the locals go, then Costa Brava is the place for you. You will need a car, but it's worth the drive!


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Graham Meikle is Professor of Communication and Digital Media. His most recent books are The Internet of Things (with Mercedes Bunz, 2017) and The Routledge Companion to Media and Activism (editor, 2018). He is also the author of Social Media (2016), Media Convergence (with Sherman Young, 2012), Interpreting News (2009) and Future Active (2002), and co-editor of News Online (2011). Graham is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and teaches core undergraduate and Master's modules every year. He is course leader of the MA in Social Media, Culture and Society. Before joining Westminster in 2013, Graham was a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling in Scotland (2007-13) and Macquarie University in Sydney (1999-2007). He has a PhD in Media & Communication, and a Master's in Media, Technology & Law, both from Macquarie University. Graham also has an MA (Hons) in English Literature from Edinburgh University. In a past life, he taught English in Japan, Ecuador, Spain and Australia. Graham welcomes enquiries from prospective postgraduates about supervising doctoral research projects on cultural aspects of the internet.
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Debby Ryan Dyed Her Hair Ice Blonde, and It Looks Insanely Awesome
Talk about a cool new 'do.
By Chantal Strasburger
There aren't many red-headed gals in Hollywood, but the ones we have are hair icons: Emma Stone, Bella Thorne, occasionally Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande. So when one of the few switches to the lighter side, it's kind of a big deal.
Over the weekend, Debby Ryan, one of our favorite fiery females, took the plunge and dyed her hair bright platinum blonde. She premiered the new hue on Instagram (scroll down to see!) with a beautiful, dramatic picture, and we think her white-hot locks are amazing. It's definitely an edgier look for Debby, but with a debut album coming out next month from her band The Never Ending, it makes sense that she'd want to mix things up a bit!
Be sure to check out the teaser promo video below for The Never Ending's new song, "When the Dark Falls," and see her new hair in action. The clip is dark and mysterious—this is a side of Debby we don't usually see, and we're excited for what's in store. What do you think of her new look? Tell us in the comments below.
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Your Call: Was 'Deplorables' Remark a Major Hurt for Hillary?
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Last Friday night Hillary Clinton wrote off half of Trump's backers as a "basket of deplorables."
The Democratic presidential nominee made the comments at an LGBT fundraising event in New York City, and by the next morning the Trump campaign was demanding an apology.
Here's what she said:
"You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? (Crowd laughs and applauds.) The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic -- you name it. And unfortunately, there are people like that. And he has lifted them up. He has given voice to their websites that used to only have 11,000 people -- now have 11 million. He tweets and retweets their offensive, hateful, mean-spirited rhetoric."
Trump now is moving, through television ads and speeches, to seize the brewing resentment among voters over Clinton's remarks.
Although she went on to characterize other Trump supporters as people who feel powerless, left behind in the economy and desperate for change, the backlash was immediate. Within hours, Clinton sought to dial back, though not retract, her statement.
"Last night I was 'grossly generalistic,' and that's never a good idea. I regret saying 'half' -- that was wrong," Clinton said in a statement released Saturday afternoon.
She went on to redirect her criticism toward Trump himself for making appeals to bigotry and embracing the support of the white nationalist "alt-right" movement. But Clinton's comments are kept alive in the media and vociferously within the Trump campaign.
(Source: Bloomberg.com and Politico.com. )
So, our question to you is this:
Will Hillary Clinton's 'basket of deplorables' comment hurt or help her campaign?
It will hurt her
It will help her
It won't make a bit of difference
Hillary has been displaying
Permalink Submitted by C Breeze on September 14, 2016 - 10:21am
Hillary has been displaying ALL of the indications of "onset Parkinson's Disease" (including 'aspiration pneumonia' bouts caused by inhaling food, drink, vomit, medicine, etc. ), the very same disease that cripples and debilitates "Back to the Future" actor Michael J. Fox. This week Hillary's appearance in New York at the 9-11 Memorial was cut short by her inability to stand on her own without the support of her ontourage; But instead of taking her immediately to a nearby hospital, she was taken to Daughter Chelsea's apartment...WHY?...Probably because she has already been diagnosed with "onset Parkinson's" by her personal physician, and her "timeouts" and 'ability & stabilizing' medications, at this point in time, must be administered to her "out of the public eye". [Look up "Parkinson's Disease" and "aspiration pneumonia" for yourselves, and learn what our potential 'presidential candidate' is keeping from her base]
Obama won't call ISIS radical
Permalink Submitted by James on September 13, 2016 - 4:06pm
Obama won't call ISIS radical terrorists.
Her comment will not help her
Permalink Submitted by Cliff Thaell on September 13, 2016 - 2:48pm
Her comment will not help her or hurt her. A miniscule number of voters may decide to switch their vote to Trump. Hillary's broad and expanding base of Democrats, moderate Republicans, minorities, women, gays will be more energized to get to the polls. Trump will continue to say whatever comes to his mind. He's a "stream of conscious" kind of man who speaks first and analyzes the ramifications of his words later. The die is cast in 2016 and, all bets are on a second Clinton Presidency.
Worked great for Hillary as
Permalink Submitted by Jerry on September 13, 2016 - 2:45pm
Worked great for Hillary as the fact checkers found out she is right and most people agree ......... And as Trump talks about what she said just reminds them of the far worse, hateful, racist things he has said and based his campaign on.........And you supporters by supporting him and what he says , especially shouting America First last night a racist slogan for the far right neo nazis, etc that love Trump and Trump says he loves, makes you a bigoted racist whether you want to admit it or not. .......... Anyone that wasn't was repelled long ago..... Look how many you have driven from your party that can't stomach you anymore.
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This is what she was talking
Permalink Submitted by Bruce on September 13, 2016 - 2:38pm
This is what she was talking about and she never should have apologized. http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/_hang_the_b_tch_f_g_n_gger_uncensored_video_of_trump_rallies_exposes_culture_he_s_created
Truth hurts. But truth helps
Permalink Submitted by Robert Warner on September 13, 2016 - 1:15pm
Truth hurts. But truth helps polish the lens of the American lighthouse. Deplorable is just that.
Go ahead, try to argue that a
Permalink Submitted by BobH on September 13, 2016 - 1:12pm
Go ahead, try to argue that a large percentage of Trump supporters do NOT fall into at least one of the categories she listed: racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic or islamophobic. Just because you personally may not fall into one of those categories doesn't mean none of Trump's supporters fit those categories. Your argument seems to be that tax paying citizens, veterans or seniors cannot be deplorable. Timothy McVeigh was a veteran who paid taxes, David Duke works and pays taxes and Ken Lay of ENRON worked and paid taxes. David Duke supports Trump and I'd bet McVeigh and Lay would support him too if they were still alive. Can I assume you do not find any of those three "deplorable"? By the way, everybody pays taxes in the U.S. both honest, moral people and dishonest, deplorable people. Everyone is a taxpayer even if all they do is beg for money and buy an occasional bottle of wine. Here's an incomplete list of taxes that citizens pay. Everyone falls into one or more of those categories: Sales and use tax Toll Cigarette and tobacco tax Alcoholic beverage tax Retail Beer, Wine and Liquor License Taxes Tariffs Environment Affecting Tax Real Property Transfer Tax Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax Horse Race Admissions Tax Hotel Room Occupancy Tax Utility tax Insurance taxes Lawful gambling tax Fur clothing tax Deed tax Mineral taxes Gasoline taxes Sports bookmaking tax Wind energy production tax Social security and Medicare taxes Federal unemployment tax Environmental taxes Communications and air transportation taxes Commercial Transportation Fuel taxes Gift taxes Inherited Wealth tax Luxury taxes Income taxes Some people don't pay any income taxes, either because they don't have enough income to reach the level where income taxes become due or, like Trump, they are able to manipulate the system by stretching the truth about real estate values and pay no income tax.
YOU, Bob, are a complete jerk
Permalink Submitted by Mark on September 13, 2016 - 1:37pm
YOU, Bob, are a complete jerk! I am not a member of any of those listed groups of yours, however, even though I've supported Mr. Trump ever since he announced his intentions, my wife had not. That is, until Hillary's completely uneducated and stupid comment. Your ignorance AND membership of one of those groups you mentioned are indicative of some who support Clinton. I could go on and on but, thankfully, my wife has been insulted by Clinton's dumb remark and, as a staunch Democrat, she's actually pissed off enough to consider voting for Trump! Why? Because she insulted every supporter of Trump, including me. GO TRUMP!!
I actually thought her
Permalink Submitted by Luz Gonzalez on September 13, 2016 - 1:07pm
I actually thought her comments were calculated, and a bait. No doubt with social media recording the most vile of responses to her comments, it will probably prove her point. The 20% - 25% of the GOP who is not voting for Trump have probably said the same thing about some Trump supporters, i.e. before she said it, they said it. So maybe the real story is why 20%+ of high propensity decades long voting Republicans feel that way about Trump supporters. As a Republican, I wasn't insulted whatsoever about her comments. I was more concerned she might be directly speaking to those very Republicans from the Party of Lincoln who feel the same way. And although Trump has said he can win without them, and that there is more support for him but people are afraid to voice it, I also fear the opposite is true, especially within the ranks of the GOP. Not kosher, or encouraged to speak against the party's nominee - especially for the grassroots. Time will tell. But the GOP % Hillary needs to vote for her or sit out the top ticket vote, are secretly saying she's right, maybe even some independents. And the Trump supporters she was talking about were never going to vote for her.
Luis, You give Hillary and her team much too much credit for something she flipped off her tongue. I don't believe it was anything more than a non-calculated statement when she appeared to have had enough of Mr. Trump for that day. I just think she lost control and will have to make up the group she lost, and taking days off her campaign for her 'illness' is simply a way to avoid the public AND press. GO TRUMP!!
99% of Trump supporters are
Permalink Submitted by Me on September 13, 2016 - 12:37pm
99% of Trump supporters are tax paying citizens, veterans, or seniors that have worked all our lives.. and she calls us DEPLORABLE ? What has she ever done? She lies and cheats and steals money and breaks every law possible and calls us DEPLORABLE? She is with out doubt disgraceful.. and sickening..
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Motorhead Album Launch Party
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Braingell's very own Pitbull will be hosting one of many album launch partys for the forthcoming Motorhead album, The World is Yours. MOTÖRHEAD will issue its long-awaited new studio album, "The World Is Yours", on December 13. The band's first release on the newly formed Motorhead Music label, in association with EMI Music Services, was …
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Motörhead – The World Is Yours Review
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You can sum up The World Is Yours in one word. Motörhead. There is nothing groundbreaking about this album, nothing jumping out at you as the most memorable album you've ever heard and that's just the way it's supposed to be for Lemmy and company. Why change a formula that's worked for so many years …
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Pretty Boy Floyd Release Kiss of Death
Los Angeles – Rock stalwarts Pretty Boy Floyd have released Kiss of Death, a fifteen-track CD of KISS cover tunes. "We did this album to pay tribute to one of the greatest rock n' roll bands in history," says PBF guitarist Kristy Majors, adding "Kiss influenced us in so many ways." The CD, available through …
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Iron Monkey To Reissue Both Earache Records Studio Albums
IRON MONKEY will be reissuing 2 of their long out-of-print albums on May 25 via Earache Records. The cult UK sludge band broke up in 1999 with members going on to play with Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Electric Wizard, and Crippled Black Phoenix, among others. Produced by Andy Sneap (Testament, Exodus), Iron Monkey's …
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Evil Dead Director Sam Raimi Is Finally Directing A New Horror Movie
Sam Raimi has yet to direct another horror movie since 2009's underrated horror-comedy Drag Me to Hell. But now, after a whole decade, we finally have news that Raimi will once again be directing a new movie, and it will be none other than a horror movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Raimi is currently working on an untitled horror movie project at Sony with a script from Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the writers of the Friday the 13th reboot.
Details on the project are scarce but according to sources, THR reported that the horror project is " being described as "Misery meets Cast Away" in tone".
A film from 1990, Misery is a film adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name where an unfortunate author suffers a car accident only to be saved by his biggest fan, who also turns out to be a homicidal psychopath. Meanwhile, Cast Away is the 2000 film which stars Tom Hanks as a man trying his best to survive on a deserted island after finding himself stranded there.
Andrea Giannetti from Columbia Pictures will be overseeing the production of the film.
Though it is still early days, we are sure fans of Raimi's cult classic Evil Dead, and maybe even his Spider-Man trilogy, will be excited to see Raimi returning to helm a horror film. We know we sure are.
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Tag Archives: Director's coin
Posted on November 20, 2018 by dows
In this week's issue:
Extension Messaging Workshop Recap
Inaugural Director's Coin for Excellence Awarded to Beatriz Botello, Kim Tarrant
Virtual Park Ranger gets awards
Extension Web Update
Diversity Highlights
Extension in the news
Extension has hundreds of great stories to tell about the impactful work we're doing in our communities. The messaging workshop with Ologie on November 14, helps us fine-tune how we tell our stories and create captivating headlines. View a recording the Extension workshop here.
Ologie gave us some great tips:
Include a brief description of Extension in everything we write (including workshop and event promotional materials), such as this 140-character description: OSU Extension provides information and expertise to help meet local challenges and help every Oregonian thrive.
Create headlines using the most interesting nugget of information — rather than the program or workshop name — and add emotion to capture attention and make an impression. The Outdoor School advertisement is a good example of a good headline (see photo) according to Ologie. To help find the nugget that will make for an intriguing headline, ask yourself:
What is the impact?
What is being done that couldn't be done before?
Why are you passionate about the research, event, program, etc.?
Why are you doing it?
Focus on the benefits. It will be helpful to revisit the Extension message map on pages 6 to 9 in the Extension Style Guide, which you can find on the Employee Intranet website.
To learn more about the Extension sub-brand and messaging, sessions are being presented at Extension Annual Conference. If you have brand-related questions, please contact Ann Marie Murphy, marketing manager for Extension.
Beatriz Botello, SNAP-Ed Education program assistant in Lincoln County, and Kim Tarrant, assistant to associate provost, were awarded the first Director's Coin for Excellence at the Outreach and Engagement Quarterly Conversation on Nov. 16.
The Director's Coin for Excellence is presented to Extension personnel, partners, collaborators, community members, and others who have displayed excellence in support of the Outreach and Engagement and Extension missions or have distinguished themselves in an exemplary manner.
Beatriz was recognized for her innovative suggestion that Oregon State University provide a means for which visibly communicates that are employees are multilingual. Upon receiving that suggestion, University Marketing and Relations developed pins inscribed in languages fo und throughout Oregon. This will allow community members who don't speak English as a first language to feel more comfortable when approaching our Extension professionals, making outreach efforts more effective and resulting in our ability to better serve all of our residents.
Kim was recognized for her leadership in coordination of the conceptualization, development and implementation of the Director's Coin of Excellence. Through the process Kim kept the team on track and synchronized efforts to make the concept a reality. Her commitment to the successful implementation of this strategic initiative will contribute significantly to and positively impact the well-being and morale of Extension faculty and staff, as well as our partners.
Recognizing excellence significantly enhances morale and esprit de corps within organizations, acknowledges critical contributions to mission, and inspires others to serve in innovative and selfless ways.
Excellence in service and achievement can come in a variety of forms. Examples include, but aren't limited to:
Extraordinary efforts, above and beyond what would normally be expected
Suggesting or developing innovative or creating ways to improve process, products, or operations
Outstanding achievement which contributes to the efficiency or economy of operations
Exemplary service as an acknowledgement of a job well-done, usually over an extended period of time
Outstanding displays of the human spirit
Any employee in the Division of Outreach and Engagement can nominate an individual for a Director's Coin. The brief nomination statement will contain at a minimum:
Name and affiliation of the individual being nominated
Nomination statement including the action of the individual nominated and the impact of the action on the OSU or Extension mission
Proposed date and location of presentation
A well-worded nomination statement is critical as the nomination statement will become the wording used for the citation. Please be concise as we are using a 100-word limit.
The web form for nomination can be found at on the OSU Extension employees page under forms at: https://employee.extension.oregonstate.edu/forms/directors-coin-nomination
The Virtual Park Ranger team from Oregon State University earned two awards at eXtension's Impact Collaborative Summit in Indianapolis in October.
At the end of the three-day Summit, teams participated in a "PitchFest" where they each presented the advancements on their projects and the important next steps and investments needed to move forward. The PitchFest was judged by external partners/investors, Extension leaders, and peer co-creators.
The Virtual Park Ranger team earned two awards: most innovative – external, and crowdfunding. These awards have earned the team recognition within the Cooperative Extension System nationally, a trip to the 2019 Impact Collaborative Summit, and strategic support from Lynn Luckow of LikeMinded.org to position their project for crowdfunding on the platform in the coming months.
The team included Alan Dennis and Stephen Ward, both in Extension and Experiment Station Communications; and Siew Sun Wong, associate professor in the Family and Community Health program. Their project reconnects people with nature through an augmented reality app that stimulates improvements in personal wellness and environmental stewardship.
If you serve Oregonians interested to get involved as participants or volunteers in Extension programs, you will have additional ways to draw attention to the opportunities offered. A new look to program pages are coming soon that allow you to add background photos or shading, quick links, calls to action, and program descriptions to highlight select activities and resources. Take a look and let us know what you think.
Please contact analu.fonseca@oregonstate.edu with any questions or comments or if you have suggestions for events or news stories to include in Diversity Highlights.
Conversation Starter- Video:
How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder — and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan for creating workplaces where people feel safe and expected to be their unassimilated, authentic selves.
Art & Power: Centering the Voices of Native Artists: How are Native artists reclaiming space and building community in Portland? Join the Art & Power of 2018 as we listen, learn, and reflect with Portland-based artists. Nov. 21 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in Portland, for more information visit the event page.
Native American Awareness Gathering: Join Salem-Keizer Public Schools and learn more about our Native American and indigenous populations in this free family event on Nov. 30, 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in Salem, for more information visit the event page.
Alsea Tribal Life at Cape Perpetua Prior to European Contact: Learn about the pre-European inhabitants of Cape Perpetua from one of Cape Perpetua's exceptional volunteers, Dick Mason. November 25th from 1:00pm to 2:00 pm in Lincoln City, for more info visti the event page.
History Pub – Notable Women of Portland: The story of Portland, Oregon, like much of history, has usually been told with a focus on male leaders. This presentation offers a reframing of Portland's history– including information on 10,000 years of Native American women, pioneer women, women of the Progressive Era, WWI, WWII, and post-war women, with additional tales of women in the arts and women in politics. November 26th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in Portland, for more information visit the event page.
30,000 Oregon kids in first year of statewide Outdoor School
Three-quarters of Oregon's eligible fifth- and sixth-grade students participated in the inaugural year of the statewide Outdoor School program, according to a new Oregon State University Extension Service report.
Adidas letter exposes racial tensions
Shortly after he was named president last spring, Zion Armstrong said Adidas North America was committed to building a truly diverse workforce.
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The reverse would be more surprising. If the Los Angeles Dodgers, loaded with so many of the cues necessary to chase down Bryce Harper, sat this one out, hands behind their back, head shaking, that would be a stunner. The Dodgers wading into the situation at some point is not.


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Tag: boat building academy
You're invited to attend the Boat Building Academy student launch, 4th December
To see the boats the students are building, click here.
Author Gavin AtkinPosted on November 2, 2018 Categories Boatbuilders and restorers, Boating, boats, ships and the sea, Events, Locations, Modern boatbuilding, Small boats, wooden boatTags boat building academyLeave a comment on You're invited to attend the Boat Building Academy student launch, 4th December
Boat Building Academy students' launch
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The Boat Building Academy is inviting everyone to celebrate the launch of seven boats built by students on the internationally recognised 38-week boat building course. The launch is at 9:30am on Thursday 31 May at Lyme Regis harbour.
The 18 students are launching seven boats:
17ft ply-on-frame Glen-L Ski King with 57hp inboard diesel engine
16ft 6in Mill Creek two-seater kayak of foam-cored composite construction
16ft6in Mill Creek two-seater kayak with a marine ply hull and a yellow cedar and sapele deck
a 19ft 7in Atkin-designed Utility Sea Skiff named Scamp. Her hull strip planked in yellow cedar, two layers of mahogany veneers cold moulded & sheathed, sapele back bone. The design has been adapted to accept an outboard motor, rather than an inboard engine. It has a sweet chestnut deck and fit out
14ft Stirling & Son daysailer in glued clinker construction, using plywood and mahogany, with an oak keel and deck
14ft Paul Gartside Skylark lug-rigged sailing dinghy in traditional clinker construction, in mahogany on an an oak keel and timbers
18ft 2in Iain Oughtred Artic Tern, in glued clinker construction, with a mahogany ply hull, sapele well deck & trim, and iroko soles
The class of August 2017 come from all over the world, including Spain and the USA and locally, and their backgrounds are just as varied: they include musicians, lawyers, construction designers, teachers and a 17-year-old school leaver, who at home in the Scillies, has already worked with more boats than most students.
Students join the course for a variety of reasons, some join to retrain for a new career in the marine industry or to take a sabbatical from an intensive job. Others, like husband and wife Ros and David, both naval architects whose projects included aircraft carriers and warships, joined to build on their skillset so that they can maintain their 40-year-old wooden Osprey sailing dinghy.
Students graduate from the Academy with the industry=recognised City & Guilds level 3 diploma in marine construction, systems engineering and maintenance.
For further details and to see a preview of the boats see www.boatbuildingacademy.com.
Author Gavin AtkinPosted on May 14, 2018 Categories Boatbuilders and restorers, Designs and designers, boat plans,books of plansTags boat building academyLeave a comment on Boat Building Academy students' launch
BBA students build a Iain Oughtred Guillemot
The Boat Building Academy autumn student launch marking the end of the BBA's 38-week long course this year took place just two days after much of the south-west of England had been battered by winds and a month's worth of rain.
But still the sun rose, the winds tempered, and the folks gathered to celebrate the students' achievements, and to mark the Academy's 20th boat launch. They seem to be lucky with the weather, the BBA.
The eight students came from a range of nationalities, backgrounds and ages from 18 to 60.
On each course a range of boats are built using a number of construction techniques in order to give students the biggest breadth of knowledge and hands-on experience possible.
This year, the first boat into the water was an Iain Oughtred Guillemot built by students Harry Evans, Toby Whillock and Connor Pannell with contributions from the rest of the group.
The boat, named The Last Leg is cold moulded, with a strong and light monocoque structure. The lightweight laminated transverse floors, which are thin and low profile, serve a double purpose as structural support and bearers for the sole boards.
Often in a traditional boat the thwart riser is one continuous longitudinal structural member that gets steamed in, but on Harry's boat the thwarts sit on single shorter pieces of timber.
In the area of the gunwhales, the boat's sheerstrake was vacuum bagged in place to ensure good and consistent cramping pressure on the veneer while the glue cured.
The gunwhale follows the style of traditionally built clinker built boats, but with blocks in place of the timber ends to reinforce as well as add an aesthetic appeal. This was achieved by gluing blocks to the inside of the planking at the sheerline. The blocks hold the inwhale off of the planking adding structural strength to the gunwhale, an area of the boat which will see plenty of knocks and wear over its lifetime.
The hull was a brilliant red, painted around the transom taking in the plank ends. The thwarts and stern sheets are oak. Sole-boards are Douglas fir and the mast and spars spruce.
The dinghy is same design, but very different both in construction and look to the clinker-built Guillemot student Regina Frei built during the September 2015 course.
Harry left school at 16 knowing he wanted to work with his hands but not knowing in which industry. He worked for a time for Permateek, a Poole Company specialising in synthetic boat decking and teak removal, and during this time realised he wanted to work in boat building – but his progress was stopped in its tracks by a serious motorbike accident in 2014, in which he sustained a bad leg injury.
Although he has now completed the course, he has to undergo more leg operations before he can properly start his career.
Toby is a scientist and former Chartered Engineer, with experience in the mining, steel, and offshore industries. Toby wants to leave the laboratory behind him and head to a boatyard. Connor, who had originally thought he would become and engineer, begins work for Spirit Yachts in February.
Author Gavin AtkinPosted on December 16, 2016 Categories Boatbuilders and restorers, Designs and designers, boat plans,books of plans, Modern boatbuildingTags bba, boat building academy, guillemot, iain oughtredLeave a comment on BBA students build a Iain Oughtred Guillemot


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Q: Modal MessageBox in WPF application I'm trying to show a standard MessageBox as a modal window in my application, but it ends up as non modal.
In the first call, in the code below I'm showing a standard MessageBox which is shown modal, as it should. In the second call, it isn't shown as modal, even if I grab the main window dispatcher.
Dispatcher disp = Application.Current.MainWindow.Dispatcher;
//First call, shown MODAL
if (this.messageService.ShowYesNo("Do you want to update the Word document, this will regenerate inspectiondata for document", "") == MessageBoxResult.Yes)
{
    using (new WaitCursor())
    {
        _eventAggregator.GetEvent<ProgressBarRequestShow>().Publish("");
        worker = new BackgroundWorker();

        worker.DoWork += delegate(object s, DoWorkEventArgs args)
        {
            AITUpdateProgressDelegate update = new AITUpdateProgressDelegate(UpdateProgress);
            this.docService.UpdateWorddocument(this.docService.GetCurrentDocumentFilePath, update);
        };

        worker.RunWorkerCompleted += delegate(object s, RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs args)
        {
            try
            {
                // Second call NOT MODAL
                disp.Invoke((Action)delegate()
                {
                    this.messageService.ShowInformation("Document generated, choose Open in Word in main toolbar to show document", "");
                });
                _eventAggregator.GetEvent<ProgressBarRequestHide>().Publish("");
            }
            finally
            {
            }
        };
        worker.RunWorkerAsync();
    }
}

A: This looks like what you are looking for. The call for the message box includes an 'owner' parameter. I have used a similar concept in code that i have done before and has showed the windows as modal. Sample code can also be downloaded from the link.

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What a busy week SIA have had! We are capping it off with our inaugural weekly roundup.
This week, our CEO, Dr John Bruni was invited to Canberra as a guest speaker at the 14th Annual National Security Summit, held 30-31 August.
The summit was attended by some of Australia's and the world's leading thinkers and practitioners on Defence, Security, Policing and Foreign Affairs. The discussions and dialogue at the summit were both robust and of exceptional quality.
Earlier in the week, SIA Associate David Olney was interviewed on The Wire about the Islamic State attack on a Yemeni army complex and the current geopolitical situation in Yemen.
As of today, SIA will be posting weekly roundups at the end of each working week. The roundups will include latest update on SIA activities, events and publications, as well as a roundup and selection of each week's most interesting news stories as elected by SIA.
We published three excellent and timely articles on key issues this week.
The first, The Enemy of my Enemy by colleague Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, ARC Future Fellow & Research Professor Middle East & Central Asian Politics, Deakin University is on the need to accept the shifting dynamics in the international order to bring about an end to hostilities in Syria and other areas in the Middle East.
The second, What Follows in Uzbekistan? by SIA Advisory Board member, Dr Jonathan Ludwig is on current events unfolding in Uzbekistan.
Click here to read What follows in Uzbekistan?
Last by not least, US-GCC Relations anhttps://www.sageinternational.org.au/articles/fractured-zones/us-gcc-relations-and-the-fight-against-isis/d the Fight Against ISIS by SIA Advisory Board member, Dr Imad Harb.


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Q: Why does my smart device app create a *.asmmeta.dll file? My compact framework application is generating a ...asmmeta.dll file in the output folder.  What exactly are these files and why are they created?  I have made compact framework applications in the past and it hasn't created any files like this.

A: One possible reason (you've not said a lot about what you're building) may be that you have USerControls or custom controls of some sort.  In that case, the asmeta files are created for Studio designer support of those controls.  Do you also have an XMTA file in the project?


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Pros / This vocational career provides a flexible schedule with a healthy salary.
Cons / Being a massage therapist requires the initial purchase of equipment.
Verdict / Those who excel in this job are nurturing individuals who enjoy helping people.
A large percentage of massage therapists are self-employed or work part-time, which gives them flexibility in their schedules. Formal education and licensure is required in 42 states for this vocational career, and some states require the completion of continuing education credits for periodic recertification.
Massage therapy is the manipulation of soft tissue, including skin, muscles and connective tissue, to relieve pain and stiffness, to enhance the function of joints and to promote relaxation. For example, athletes use massage therapy to cross-train their muscles, and individuals with health conditions such as arthritis or fibromyalgia use the practice, along with yoga and other stretches, to reduce their need for pain medication.
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Many massage techniques employ principles of Thai chi, a kind of martial art that uses balanced, sweeping motions. However, there are many different modalities, or types, of massage. Examples of massage modalities include Swedish, deep tissue and sports massages, as well as reflexology and acupressure.
The average entry-level wage for an individual in this profession is $20,400 annually, although they can excel to more than $86,000 annually depending on the state in which they practice. Figures are based on a full-time schedule, although a majority of individuals practice on a part-time basis. The highest concentration of workers practice in Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska.
Massage therapist jobs are expected to increase in demand by almost 19 percent over the next 10 years, opening an estimated 39,500 jobs.
Individuals in this profession often receive training in more than one modality, and certain modalities, such as deep-tissue and reflexology, require additional expertise, and as a result, pay more per appointment. One of the most advanced kinds of massage therapy is myoskeletal alignment, which works with the actual shape of the fasciae, or sheaths, that hold muscles, ligaments and tendons to bones or organs in the body. By working to reshape the fasciae, they can improve posture and reduce pain over a period of time.
Many individuals in this profession pursue additional education in the medical field as a nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor.
Because building a clientele is necessary to establish more consistent appointments, being able to establish rapport with clients, as well as an environment of trust, is critical to this profession.
Individuals in this vocational career can work for a number of industries including personal care services (such as day spas), hotels, resorts or other amusement and recreation facilities, as well as offices of alternative health practitioners (including chiropractors). Some are placed on a facility's payroll, where others are self-employed and work on a contractual basis. Individuals who work on a contractual basis often work at a number of different facilities within their community, all on an appointment basis. Often, they work evenings, weekends and holidays to accommodate their clients' schedules. The purchase of equipment, including a portable massage table, is generally required.
Individuals in this profession are on their feet much of the time. They may or may not wear a uniform, but usually they wear non-descript clothing in dark colors that will allow them to move. They must be able to lift 50 pounds or more in order to lift and isolate certain parts of the body at one time.
Individuals in this profession should have verbal communication and phone skills. English speaking proficiency is also important in order to ascertain medical conditions of clients and to establish a rapport with them.
The vocational career of a massage therapist, although physically taxing, can be a very rewarding profession. Nurturing individuals who enjoy serving and working with people do very well in this profession.
Antoine chose to become a massage therapist when he pursued a career shift in his mid-30s. He liked the ability the vocational career path provided to get licensed and begin working fairly quickly while he continued to pursue additional education in the profession. The job is also a fit for him because he enjoys using his hands, and he enjoys helping people feel better.
Antoine became a believer in massage therapy 10 years ago when the practice helped him overcome a neck and shoulder injury that caused him chronic pain. He found that it is an excellent alternative to pain medications because of its ability to work with the body's natural healing abilities. Massage therapy removes toxins from the body by improving blood flow. It can also realign muscles to better support the skeletal structure, which can help with posture.
Presently, Antoine is trained as a traditional Swedish massage therapist, and he has some training in sports massage. He is also taking coursework at his massage school to learn reflexology of the feet to add to his tool belt in his vocational career. Between classes, he works on a contractual basis at two day spas in his community.
Prior to each massage, Antoine leaves at least 20 minutes to prepare himself physically and emotionally. He does stretches to loosen up his muscles, and he clears his mind so that he will be more sensitive to the needs of each client. Often he listens to relaxing massage music he has compiled for his sessions. He also takes the time to prepare the room, including preparing the sheets, blankets, towels, oils, and lotions he will use.
When he greets a client, he asks them a few questions to get an idea of what kind of massage they seek. He asks if there are any areas he should focus on or areas to avoid. He also asks what pressure level the client would prefer. The day spa also provides some information about his clients, including any notes the receptionist took when the client scheduled the appointment. Clients have the option of purchasing two different kinds of massages at the day spas he works with, including a relaxation massage as well as a deep tissue massage. Antoine uses all the information he gleans to help him better meet clients' needs.
Antoine performs massages in a clean, dimly lit room. He uses sweeping tai chi moves to balance the work on his own muscles but also to make sure that within the clients' muscles there is adequate clearing of toxins, particularly in the areas where he needs to do the most work. Antoine does some trigger point massage, which means he focuses on relieving knots and other centers of discomfort in the effort of improving overall functionality.
Over the six months that Antoine has been practicing as a massage therapist, he has developed a small clientele, which helps him to keep business more regular. He enjoys his vocational career path and plans to continue his education in the field in order to make himself more marketable.