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Margaret Thatcher Death Party, Trafalgar Square, 13th April 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by londoncitynights
I consider myself to be a pretty kind, calm sort of person, yet I spent my Saturday night howling in joy in Trafalgar Square in celebration of the death of Margaret Thatcher. I've been repeatedly accused of being disrespectful and rude, and let's be straight here - I am being disrespectful and rude. That's sort of the point. Margaret Thatcher not only defined not just everything I oppose politically, but seemed to personify every aspect of humanity I despise. Disrespectful? She doesn't deserve an smidge of respect.
So, as far as I'm concerned, acting disrespectfully is exactly the right response to her death. The idea that anyone who sets themselves in opposition to Thatcher should restrict themselves to mumbling reverent platitudes words along the lines of "well, anyone dying is a tragedy and she was someone's mother after all" or "Well, love her or hate her she certainly got things done". Drivel like this leads to a scrubbing clean of history - take heed of the sickening deification of Thatcher's ideological partner, Ronald Reagan. To stymie rot like that people need to stand up and nail their colours to the mast, to loudly and publicly yell that neoliberal Thatcherite ideology is eating this country alive, and we can't stands no more!
I'm not about to sit back and let them canonise a woman who wreaked so much harm in the world - her myriad crimes detailed usefully here: whydopeoplehatethatcher.com. But the psychological pox she inflicted upon the country is difficult to sum up with just a list of her policies. In an outstanding speech to the House of Commons, Glenda Jackson MP said it better than I ever could:-
"We were told that everything I had been taught to regard as a vice—and I still regard them as vices—was, in fact, under Thatcherism, a virtue: greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker, sharp elbows, sharp knees, all these were the way forward."
So on Saturday yes, Trafalgar Square was full of people rejoicing in the death of a demented old lady, but these people were teachers, nurses, lecturers, civil servants of all stripes - people who work for rapidly decreasing pay and close to zero respect from the government - These are the components of a mutually supportive society where the right-wing wet dream of self-reliance is proved as bullshit every minute of every day. We all stand on each other's shoulders, an interconnected nation built around institutions like the NHS; a society linked in arms, each person to some minor degree improving the life of the person next to them. It's those links that Thatcher and her minions seek to sever: their aim to condemn Britain to a nightmare world where a person's worth is dictated by the contents of their bank account rather than the contents of their soul.
Trafalgar Square was filled with a happy, upbeat atmosphere of celebration, yet nobody was under any illusions that this was a victory party. One old lady has gasped her last, yet a few hundred meters away in Downing Street Cameron and Osborne squat, toadlike, slavering as they spy another opportunity to disembowel yet another aspect of the welfare state. While Thatcher herself has proved mortal, her spirit lurks in the dark hearts of politicians nationwide. Even our putative opposition curls up to her like a needy dog, with Ed Miliband comparing himself to Thatcher and this week literally falling over himself to prostrate before her memory.
As I stood, watching a giant skeletal Thatcher puppet looming over the crowd, partygoers dancing little jigs, the smiling faces of the old and young getting together to define themselves in opposition to Thatcher, a smile crept across my face - there was an electric thrill in the air. Later in the evening a woman in a green taffeta dress climbed onto the front of the National Gallery and after leading the crowd in a spirited dance, stretched out her arms and swan-dived off the wall into the crowd, who caught her as she fell. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better metaphor for the evening, an expression of ecstasy on her face as she implicitly trusted strangers with her life. If this had been a Thatcherite celebration party they'd presumably have let her splat onto the paving stones, walking away from the shattered body and muttering something about bootstraps.
But though there are snatched moments of happiness, there's gloom in the air, the one fact it's impossible to ignore: Thatcher won. The political left has been getting the absolute shit kicked out of it since she came to power and what remains is either morally bankrupt or so obsessed with academic minutia. If you're walking around with a head full of right-wing poison, why you can take your pick of the political parties, Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are all vying for your vote, perfectly happy to demonise benefit claimants and asylum seekers for a quick bit of positive spin in the Daily Mail. Even far-right crackpots like UKIP are being taken increasingly seriously, getting hours of news coverage devoted to them. But genuine left-wing ideas? You're out of luck - reduced to hoping for the least worst option "Man, I hope the Green Party stands in my area".
That's why this was an important moment, a chance for the left to cast aside woolly liberal hand-wringing and scream that they reject materialism, reject judging people by their monetary worth and most importantly that they have a deeply held belief in the importance of the society that Thatcher disparaged. The bedrock of my political beliefs are that the state has an obligation to provide for its citizens, that wealth should be redistributed from the top down and, most importantly that those with should help those without. Thatcher believed in the exact opposite.
So, on Wednesday, when the military drags her carcass through London and burns it at vast expense to public funds, ignore the jingoistic pageant, and spare a thought for the millions of people whose lives she consciously decided to worsen. The human misery that Thatcher created shouldn't be whitewashed from history and that's why I headed out in the rain on Saturday; to yell as loudly as I could; to add my tiny voice to the masses that declare they will never forget the horror she wrought.
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A recent conversation on Twitter brought this up as a discussion point. In the course of our back and forth, @gregbepper mentioned that as president of his local business chamber he had seen many times that business owners were missing the vital step of asking customers how they came to be at their business.
The old adage of half of marketing being a waste of money, but not knowing which half – is as true now as it ever was. The difference now is that the tools to track where new business is coming from are now available. Technology takes away any excuse we had for not knowing these metrics but still this is ignored.
Without knowing where your customers are being activated, we put a blindfold on and start pinning money to that Marketing Donkey. Why would you do that?
This was confirmed during another discussion with a local advertising consultant who expressed similar views and frustration that many of us share, in the lack of interest that some business owners and managers seem to have when it comes to taking a professional approach to understanding what is essentially basic management application in the business.
It may be true to say that for many small business owners approaching marketing that they don't know how to do this. They don't know how to go about setting up a system to collect this essential data and some will say they are "too busy"! Really.
Which is fair in a way. Preparation for anything takes some thought and time. Doing things without thought is easy! It is fast! And it costs a lot of money. But if being not prepared is your thing, then you probably won't notice that.
"Oh I tried that. I sent a letter once and it didn't work." I have had this said to me by intelligent people who believe that sending one letter is direct marketing,.
Truly. I have heard this so many times I have just wanted to lie down with a blanket and curl up in fetal position.
These are our local businesses. They are what give our local area colour and character and they are the businesses that we watch and see them slide and then disappear with all their money and time invested just gone. Or we watch them limp along barely getting by and wondering why the government is making it hard for them Why the customers are not loyal. And complaining bitterly about the terrible overseas merchants selling goods to "their customers" over the internet.
How well are your using the intelligence in your business about existing customers?
What is motivating your customers to come to you?
Where do they go instead of buying from you?
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How much time are you prepared to spend to know these things in your business, or are you too busy "saving money" on your marketing?
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Back to the gym today, bodyweight building well 1 week into blast despite IBS.
80kg x 7 + 12 partials to complete failure.
Done, cardio tomorrow as needed to get out today as very busy. Pleased with that today, all weights and reps up substantially, huge pumps in chest, sore and swollen nicely now I have finished.
A very busy week ahead work wise, fitting in childcare alongside day job and lots of client work to do online I need to fit in. Looking forwards to a long weekend off from Friday. Lots of work to get done first though.
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God I am so busy, rushing here there and everywhere but slottled my session in this morning..
Bent Over Smith Row - Done bent right over and pulled to upper chest.
Changed set up, remaining bent over completely and makes the movement much harder but equally more effective. Back blew up with these, much better set up.
Not a bad session, weights/reps up and all feeling pretty good. Arms tomorrow, 3x 20mins cardio now too Wednesday through Friday.
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Sleep is good at the moment, just busy days...4 days off from Friday apart from training so plenty of down time.
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Pin 3 - 5 + 7 Partials to complete muscular failure.
Done, great session, strength, reps and weights all up. Great pumps and really enjoyed that one.
Behind back cable curl... must admit never tried them. Any particular advantage other than stretch?
The stretch is why I like them mate, you can get a real deep stretch and it makes the contraction even stronger, the pumps you get from this movement is just crazy.
Decent Session today, strength flying up massively, incredible pumps, skin splitting in fact, felt awesome.
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RV PARK, KINGS BAY SUB BASE, GA.
"Old people shouldn't be having this much fun!"
Ha! If you want to see how much fun retired folks from 55 to 85 can have, you should spend some time at any of the RV resorts from Florida to California when the snowbirds arrive for the winter!
This is our fourth time in three winters to hunker down at the Eagle Hammock RV Park on Kings Bay Submarine Base near St. Mary's, Georgia. It's so close to Florida we usually just tell folks we're in Florida.
This entry is a summary of our activities while in the area.
Lake D is just a few steps from our campsite.
In addition to lots of interesting places to visit on your own in the area, the campground has plenty of activities to keep folks as busy as they want to be, from van trips to the Okefenokee Swamp to group walks on nearby trails to more sedentary things at The Nest community room in the middle of the campground.
At The Nest we've participated in catered meals (Thanksgiving dinner, New Year's Eve party, pizza party, pancake breakfasts, brunches), potlucks, wine and cheese parties, and ice cream socials. Other folks enjoy weekly card games, sing-a-longs, and other group activities.
It's been fun to reconnect with folks we've met here before and to make new friends from all over the country. Military retirees are an interesting bunch!
Casey and Cody have been even more socially active than Jim and I have. They've made lots of human and canine friends in the campground, the new dog park on base, and the dog park in the nearby town of St. Mary's.
Casey and Cassie run around in the dog park in St. Mary's.
Jim discovered the new, large dog park on base a couple weeks before its grand opening. A former soccer field was totally enclosed with fencing and divided into areas for small and large dogs.
On the day the dog park was dedicated about 50 dogs and their owners were present for the ceremony. Cody stuck as close to us as he could but Casey really worked the crowd! She even got her picture in the base newspaper twice.
Now that we're full-time RVing we're more inclined to stay longer in some places we really like. Kings Bay is one of those places. It really does feel like home to us.
This is the longest we've been in any one place since we retired eleven years ago -- four full months, from November 20 to March 20. We'll be leaving tomorrow to begin a slow journey west, culminating in our second trip to Alaska for the summer.
I've written about this RV park and Kings Bay Sub Base several times before (Feb. 7, 2013, Feb. 18 and Dec. 31, 2014, and Jan. 12, 2015 all have text and photos) so I won't go into a lot of detail here. I'll include mostly new photos taken since the beginning of this year.
Eagle Hammock has about 60 RV sites with full hookups, cable TV, and free WiFi for a very reasonable $540/month ($570 for lakeside sites). The daily rate is higher.
There are also two cabins that military folks or their guests can rent for only $60/day. We sponsored two guests while we were here and they were pleased with the accommodations and natural surroundings.
the campground office is on the left. Lake D is in the background, left.
We reserved a lakeside site several months in advance, but for only December, January, and February. We were able to come in ten days early and get a lakeside site but when we decided in early December to extend another twenty days in March, we had to move to a non-lakeside site on March 1.
With so many people here, we were lucky to get that. No special treatment -- we asked before other people did.
The base has approved the construction of another ten or twelve lakeside sites but they probably won't be built for a couple years (if you think the government moves slowly, the military moves even more slowly). We don't plan to return to Kings Bay next winter -- we're ready to go back to the Southwest desert again -- but next time we do, we'll make our reservations as soon as allowed.
Campgrounds with full hookups don't get much better than this one. Maybe I should quit publicizing it or we won't be able to get in next time!
This base has many miles of paved and unpaved roads, bike paths, and trails for us to ride and hike. Even when it was cold or raining (had too much of that this winter!**) Jim and I got out every day to get exercise.
** At least one day in December or January we noted that it was warmer in Anchorage than south Georgia!
I've spotted more alligators and turtles than in previous winters, probably because I've got a better camera now with a 50x optical zoom (and another 50x digital zoom).
Are these turtles brave or about to win a Darwin Award?
I can see adult alligators with my naked eyes from several hundred feet away but I never would have seen those turtles close to this alligator without a good zoom lens.
They are young enough that Mom might still be nearby but I never did see her. I was fascinated enough with these little guys that I looked for them every day.
One day we found a baby frog (about one inch long) hopping around in the camper. You should have seen Jim, the dogs, and me try to catch that little rascal! We finally cornered it and tossed it back outside. Better a frog than a mouse . . .
and through Etowah Park, which allows tent camping for military families.
Jim has signed up for a 148-mile bike race in Alaska in June so he has some incentive to put in lots of miles. He also plans to ride two gravel grinders in Texas in May. Although he couldn't do any meaningful hill training in this flat terrain he could work on distance and intensity.
We also worked out at the fitness center on base several times. I've been doing some physical therapy to strengthen my knees and was able to use the equipment there to supplement my home exercises.
His talents were under-utilized by both organizations but there just weren't any other better opportunities available that fit his interests and skills while we were on base.
It's the "Peacemaker," a three-masted, square-rigged vessel built in Brazil with handsome woods inside and out. It's quite elegant -- and for sale with an elegant price to match.
Most of the winter was fun and relaxing during our stay at Kings Bay. In addition to all the activities we did on and near Kings Bay, we also took several day drives to Florida. I'll have a separate entry for that, and another for photos from the three trips I took over to Cumberland Island.
More mundane tasks also had to be done, like finding local medical providers for our eye exams and new glasses and cortisone shots for our sore hand, shoulder, and knee joints.
Finding good doctors takes some research but we were pleased with the specialists we found in Jacksonville. So far we've had no issues as new patients with getting in to see providers who accept Medicare and Tricare for Life.
Jim also did quite a bit of maintenance work on the Cameo, truck, and Odyssey to get them in tip-top shape before we start driving more miles this spring and summer.
Jim saves us a bundle of $$$ by doing so much work himself. He also maintains both of our bicycles.
One advantage of staying at military bases is being able to use their auto skills shops for routine vehicle maintenance. Jim can rent a lift for only $5 an hour, making fluid changes and other jobs much easier and safer than jacking up the vehicles and scooting under them.
He can also rent or borrow specialized tools there that he may not have, and get free advice -- or pay them reasonable rates to do work he doesn't want to do.
Jim used to do most of these jobs at our house between RV trips each spring and fall. With no house, however, that's no longer an option. Most RV parks prohibit doing any service work at our campsite, so now he saves most of these jobs for times when we're at a military base or post.
His biggest project this spring was installing hydraulic disc brakes on the Cameo to replace the original electric brakes. I'll talk about that in another entry.
As usual, we spent quite a bit of time this winter talking about our travel plans for the remainder of the year. It's an ongoing process and we often change our minds for various reasons.
We considered several different military RV parks from one end of Florida to the other and finally eliminated all but one of them based on what our research uncovered -- the Blue Angel Naval Recreation Area managed by Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola.
We plan to spend several weeks there. On the way we'll check out an Army rec. area called Grassy Pond. It's south of Valdosta, GA near the FL border.


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Behavior is the way a person reacts to a particular stimulus and varies from individual to individual. Behavior modification technique is the way you improve the behavior of a person, through use of some positive and negative reinforcements and punishments. It is the process of altering a person's reaction to stimuli. Behavior modification is much used in clinical and educational psychology, particularly in case of people with learning difficulties. In the day to day life, it is mostly used in the classroom scenario, where the teachers use such techniques to reform the behavior of a child. Read on to know more about techniques used for modifying behavior.
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Backcountry Adventurers Work Against Clock To Save Snowmobiler
Filed Under:Snowmobile Rescue, Snowmobiling, Vail Pass
VAIL PASS, Colo. (CBS4)– A woman continues to recover after she was rescued by fellow snowmobilers when she crashed on a trail near Vail Pass.
Elizabeth was snowmobiling last week on Vail Pass when she crashed and became buried under feet of snow.
Elizabeth was rescued after a snowmobile accident (credit: CBS)
"Right away he said, 'My wife just crashed her snowmobile. She's hurt, she's buried and she has broken bones. And by the way… she is five weeks pregnant,'" said snowmobiler turned rescuer Karl Terrell.
The group Terrell was with stepped into action.
"She was buried in the snow up to her armpits. She took down three trees, two of them were lying on top of her but you could see her head. She was crying, she was in a lot of pain," said Terrell.
GoPro video captured the entire rescue.
"We were like, 'We've got to get out of this hole. We've got to get her out of this situation,'" said Terrell.
Rescue crews had been called and were on their way but the backcountry adventurers knew they were working against the clock.
"They were on the way with search and rescue in the helicopter," said snowmobiler-turned-rescuer Michael Russell.
Flight for Life picked up Elizabeth and she was rushed to surgery.
"My poor husband was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. He had no idea what to do," said Elizabeth.
Karl Terrell (credit: CBS)
Luckily for her she says her guardian angels were on the trail, too.
"I think I was just blessed they came up when they did," said Elizabeth.
She's recovering at home in North Carolina and says she's found a renewed faith in mankind.
"They saw me through to the end. They had been following up with me. I don't know how to say thank you enough," said Elizabeth.
The heroes say they were just in the right place at the right time, "Because we came prepared."
Elizabeth's pregnancy continues without any complications despite the trauma her body went through.


The major habitat areas such as Jells Lake and the billabongs are linked by the Dandenong Creek and its tributaries. These areas are welcome havens for wildlife, especially birds, in a densely established urban environment. Over 150 bird species either live in or visit the park so you are sure to see swamp hens, cormorants, herons, coots, native ducks and even the elegant pelican around the lake and in the wetlands of Jells Park.
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                        logFileHandle.writeBytes("\nTotal Number of Files.... "+count);
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                        copyFiles(SetupDir,dartBaseDir);
                        logFileHandle.writeBytes("copy over..: ");
                        copy_next_button.setEnabled(true);
                        actualCopyFlag=true;
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    };
                }
            });
         } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(0);
        }
    }
});
t.start();

Method for copying files:
public static void copyFiles(final File srcDir,File destDir)  throws IOException{
String mkDir= null;
        File mkDir1=null;
        String cpDir= null;
        File cpDir1=null;
        pbar.setMinimum(0);
        pbar.setMaximum(count);

        for (File f : srcDir.listFiles()) {
            System.out.println("Copying for file : " + f.getAbsolutePath());
            if(f.isDirectory())
            {
                System.out.println("INSIDE DIRECTORY LOOP");
                System.out.println("It is a directory"+f.getName());
                cpDir=srcDir.getAbsolutePath().concat(File.separator).concat(f.getName());
                cpDir1=new File(cpDir);
                System.out.println("cpDir:  "+cpDir);
                mkDir = destDir.getAbsolutePath().concat(File.separator).concat(f.getName());

                mkDir1 = new File(mkDir);
                System.out.println("mkDir : "+mkDir);
                if( !mkDir1.exists() ) {
                    mkDir1.mkdir();
                }
                copyFiles(cpDir1, mkDir1);
}
            else
            {   pb++;
            System.out.println("It is simple a file .....");
    File newFile = new File(destDir.getAbsolutePath().concat(File.separator).concat(f.getName()));
            System.out.println("newFile: "+newFile);

            Files.copy(Paths.get(f.getAbsolutePath()), Paths.get(newFile.getAbsolutePath()), StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES);

                pbar.setSelection (pb+1);
                int x=pb+1;
                System.out.println("bar.setSelection (j+1): "+x );
                System.out.println("copy done for "+f.getAbsoluteFile() +" to "+newFile);
}
            System.out.println("Copy done for : " + f.getAbsoluteFile());
            }

        }
}

While copying files, the shell window is automatically not responding.
Help would appreciate..!!

A: Your call to Display.getDefault().asyncExec is running your entire copy files operation in the user interface thread which causes it to become unresponsive.
Instead you should just call asyncExec each time you want to update the user interface. So
 ... copy file code in background thread

 Display.getDefault().asyncExec(new Runnable() {
       public void run() {
          pbar.setSelection (pb+1);
       }
  });

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Za druge 557. polke glejte 557. polk.

557. pehotni polk (izvirno nemško Infanterie-Regiment 557) je bil eden izmed pehotnih polkov v sestavi redne nemške kopenske vojske med drugo svetovno vojno.

Zgodovina
Polk je bil ustanovljen 22. maja 1940 kot »Walküre« enota 10. vala iz nadomestnih čet WK II in dodeljen 280. pehotni diviziji.

Med 10. in 11. junijem 1940 se je polk zbral in do 25. julija 1940 je bil polk razpuščen zaradi hitrega zaključka francoske kampanje; čete so bile vrnjene k izvirnim enotam.

Polk je bil ponovno ustanovljen 15. decembra 1941 kot polk 17. vala, kot »Walküre« enota WK XVII, iz delov 131., 133., 134. in 262. pehotnega polka; polk je bil dodeljen 331. pehotni diviziji.

15. oktobra istega leta je bil polk preimenovan v 557. grenadirski polk.

Viri
 Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Glej tudi
 seznam polkov Wehrmachta

Pehotni polki Wehrmachta
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Q: Can Fisher's exact test accept a 'vector of probabilities'? The R function chisq.test allows a 'vector of probabilities' to be set with the p argument. Is there an equivalent for fisher.test()?
I'm trying to test whether there's a significant difference between the proportion of people in three unequally-sized groups who studied STEM subjects at university.
I get a Chi-squared approximation may be incorrect warning, which I think is due to the small samples, so thought I'd try Fisher's.
As the three groups are unequal sizes, when using the chisq.test I'm feeding in the probability distribution. I'm not sure how to do this with fisher.test.
There's an R-Fiddle of the Chi-square implementation here.

My null hypothesis is that none of the three groups have a higher proportion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) graduates than any other.
Group one constitutes 195 people (or 53% of the sample i.e. the 0.5313351499 in the R-Fiddle), Group two is 134 people (or 37%) and Group three is (38 people, or 10%). Group one has 22 STEM graduates, Group two has 16 and Group three has 9.

A: You appear to have confused some things together.
There's more than one chi-squared test.
For example, there's
(i) the goodness of fit test, which you would specify probabilities for;
(ii) the test of independence, which you would not specify probabilities for; it doesn't make sense in this case - the expected values follow from the null hypothesis (and the assumptions).
(iii) the test of homogeneity. This is usually performed as a chi-squared test, in which case the conditioning on both margins makes it equivalent to the test of independence.
It is the second kind of case (testing for dependence against the null of independence) that the Fisher exact test corresponds to. It doesn't make sense to specify probabilities for that case.
Your circumstance -- "test whether there's a significant difference between the proportion of people in three unequally-sized groups who studied STEM subjects at university" -- sounds like a test for homogeneity, in which case you could test it by conditioning on both margins and using the Fisher exact test. (That's what I expect Fisher would have done.)

Exact tests for the goodness of fit case
While the usual Fisher exact test doesn't apply to the goodness of fit case, that doesn't mean you can't construct an exact test for the goodness of fit situation. Indeed it should be straightforward.
You can specify some statistic - even one like the "probability of the table itself" that's used in the Fisher test, though for myself I'd lean toward the chi-square statistic - and then compute the exact probability of all tables more extreme (by the ordering induced by the choice of test statistic) than your observed one under the usual multinomial assumption.
Indeed, in R, chisq.test can essentially give you this (up to sampling error, which you can control), by simulation. You set the simulate.p.value argument to TRUE and choose the number of replicates (simulated tables), by setting the argument B. I usually choose a larger value than the default for B (simulations are fast). Here's an example (with the result simulated twice so you can see the slight variation in p-value):
> p=c(.1,.2,.3,.4)
> x=c(3,5,16,10)
> chisq.test(x,p=p,simulate.p.value=TRUE,B=10000)

    Chi-squared test for given probabilities with simulated p-value (based on 10000
    replicates)

data:  x
X-squared = 4.7745, df = NA, p-value = 0.1904

> chisq.test(x,p=p,simulate.p.value=TRUE,B=10000)

    Chi-squared test for given probabilities with simulated p-value (based on 10000
    replicates)

data:  x
X-squared = 4.7745, df = NA, p-value = 0.1922

There are also some R packages that might be of assistance in the goodness of fit case if you were trying to do a precise calculation of p-value (whether complete enumeration or enumeration of all more-extreme cases)

A: What you did isn't the way you run a chi-squared test.  You need a contingency table.  For each group, you have some people in STEM fields and some people who aren't.  Thus, you will have two rows of counts, or two cells per group.  Then you run a chi-squared test of the independence of the rows and columns.  Here is a slightly edited version of your data:
totals                      <- c(195, 134, 38)
stems                       <- c(22,16,9)
group_stem_counts           <- matrix(c(stems, totals-stems),ncol=3,byrow=TRUE)
rownames(group_stem_counts) <- c("stem", "non-stem")
colnames(group_stem_counts) <- c("Group One","Group Two","Group Three")
group_stem_counts
#          Group One Group Two Group Three
# stem            22        16           9
# non-stem       173       118          29

Now you can run your test:
chisq.test(group_stem_counts)
#
#         Pearson's Chi-squared test
#
# data:  group_stem_counts
# X-squared = 4.5225, df = 2, p-value = 0.1042
#
# Warning message:
# In chisq.test(group_stem_counts) :
#   Chi-squared approximation may be incorrect

This yields the warning that you saw.  As a rule of thumb, it is generally recommended that the expected count for each cell under the null hypothesis to be at least 5.  However, it has been shown that this is overly conservative, and the chi-squared test is robust even if that isn't exactly the case.  We can examine your expected counts like so:
chisq.test(group_stem_counts)$expected
#          Group One Group Two Group Three
# stem      24.97275  17.16076    4.866485
# non-stem 170.02725 116.83924   33.133515
# Warning message:
# In chisq.test(group_stem_counts) :
#   Chi-squared approximation may be incorrect

Your minimum expected count is 4.866485, and all the others are >5.  Realistically, this is nothing to bother over.  However, if you are concerned about it, you can just simulate the p-value instead of using the chi-squared approximation.  Here is the chi-squared test using that option:
chisq.test(group_stem_counts, simulate.p.value=TRUE)
#
#         Pearson's Chi-squared test with simulated p-value (based on 2000
#         replicates)
#
# data:  group_stem_counts
# X-squared = 4.5225, df = NA, p-value = 0.1184

As you can see, the p-value is essentially the same.


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The Wedding March by Tara Randel (Blog Tour Grand Finale & #Giveaway)
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Falling Leaves - Excerpt
"I'd love to talk to you about your song-writing days. You've been—"
He held his hand up "Let me stop you right here."
She blinked. His sudden displeasure indicated she'd gone too far.
"I'm not going to talk about music careers, song writing or whatever you have your mind set on."
"I didn't mean to upset you."
"You didn't. I just need you to know I'm not available for whatever it is you want."
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Book Lover in Florida - Excerpt
What had she been thinking? How had she expected to pull off a full-blown concert in two weeks' time? Therein lies the problem. She hadn't been. Her only thoughts were to impress Luke.
How's that going?
Cassie paced the stage, clasping her sweaty palms together as the tech team buzzed with activity around her. A late afternoon coastal breeze picked up, swirling the ankle-length sheer skirt around her high-heeled boots, carrying with it the scent of salt water sweetened by the newly blooming orange blossoms. Her entire outfit, a black mesh with gold embellishments around the waist and hem, fit over a black tank minidress. She'd even dyed the pink streak in her hair black to match.
"Are you always so antsy before a performance?"
She shyly glanced at him. "It's not every day I play with Luke Hastings."
"It's no big deal."
"To me it is."
He didn't want to be flattered, but he couldn't deny the pleasure her words brought. After his ex had pretty much flattened his ego, Cassie was a breath of fresh air. She didn't try to railroad him. Didn't go on and on about her place in the music business. She liked his friends. Had come up with this idea to raise money for the Klub using her own resources.
Christy's Cozy Corners - Review
"I really loved the fact that there is a kids at risk program in this book. There need to be more "real world" centers like this. I really loved the teens in this book. They make great secondary characters and their stories are so real. Cassie and Luke are great too, and I love how they get together through songwriting.
Clean romance lovers will really enjoy The Wedding March."
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium - Excerpt
Luke grinned as he viewed the scene before him. Denny and Kyle high-fived, laughing, while a group of kids clapped over their success. Erin stood on the periphery, biting a fingernail. Cassie stood beside him, dripping wet, but smiling. Despite the fact that Luke had just learned someone had stolen money from the Klub, his heart expanded. He'd figure out what was going on and fix this mess, just as Cassie suggested. Maybe even with her at his side.
"This is a cute and sweet story. The characters have both had a lot of heartache and suffer trust issues. The story is one of forgiveness and learning get to love again."
Rainy Day Reviews - Review
"I loved the sweetness of the story and even though I am not a fan of mushy lovey stuff, it wasn't heavy in this story. I really appreciated that this romance was clean as well as sweet and fun. All in all, this was a great read and I look forward to not only reading the first three in this series but the rest that will follow. This was definitely a fell good story with all the feels."
Heidi Reads... - Excerpt
"We aren't talking about me."
"Maybe we should."
Her steady gaze held his. His heart pounded. This close, he could see the distinctive shade of green mocking his words. She knew, maybe even better than he did.
"Talent like yours doesn't go away," she echoed.
"Maybe it should."
Katie's Clean Book Collection - Review
"I love a romance with some meat to it and this isn't a fluffy insta-love story. The struggles are real and the love is gradual. I love how the romance is mixed with music and the relationships with this group of troubled teens, which combined, puts some cracks in the emotional walls. There is a minuscule thread of mystery, which adds to the tension and makes for an overall well-balanced diet of words."
"I loved this story from the beginning and had a hard time putting it down! Cassie and Luke were both easy characters to like and the romance was natural. There were other great characters and side stories to keep things interesting. It's a fantastic, clean contemporary romance!"
"This is a wonderful tale presented by two different people's concepts. It is a story of a few individuals raised in a dysfunctional and/or abusive life style. It offers a great concept for "at risk" children. Adventure, mystery and romance atre also a part of this book, written for Adults, but YA will love it, too!" - Lu Ann
"This a fun story. I like the theme of the story. It was quick to capture my attention and then interesting enough to hold it throughout the story. . . .
I would highly recommend this book to other readers. It was a great read." - Vickie
Wishful Endings - Review
"THE WEDDING MARCH is a steady-paced story that involves family drama, a teen outreach program, musical fame, and sweet romance. It embodied this Harlequin line of books with a story that is sure to touch readers' hearts. If you enjoy sweet romance with plenty of depth from complex relationships and situations, then definitely give this one a try!"
"I enjoyed the natural progression of Cassie and Luke's relationship. They were both so wary in the beginning but slowly became friends and confidants. It didn't feel rushed or over the top. It was just a gentle and sweet story. I really enjoyed it!'"
"Maybe it's time."
"To start again?"
"How about with me?" she asked, her voice small.
He froze. He'd thought about working with her. But the memory of their kisses stopped him. He'd been romantically involved with his last partner. He wasn't sure he wanted to travel that same path with Cassie. He wanted something different with her.
Hardcover Feedback - Review
"Seeing the story progress, watching Cassie and Luke interact with one another as well Cassie's involvement with the kids, was very enjoyable.
I feel this story can easily be read as a stand-alone, but I do want to read the first story now because of the scenes with Nealy and Dane. I think anyone who enjoys Harlequin's Heartwarming line will have a good time reading The Wedding March. I definitely recommend it."
Harlie's Books - Review
"By the end of the book, I was sad. I didn't want it to end but alas, it had too. I will miss the colored streak in Cassie's hair, Luke's kisses (Oh my), Denny and Erin and the goings on in Cypress Pointe. Great character growth and depth from Cassie and Luke. And yes, Ms. Randal gets it too. She writes a beautiful love story that everyone can read and have a happy heart in the end."
Becky on Books - Review
"A gentle and sweet romance–like book 3 ( The Bridal Bouquet) there's a bit of a mystery involved, and a whole lot of (mostly family and ex-related) drama. This time, though, throw in the complications that the music industry and fame bring with them, plus a healthy dose of writer's block and…yikes. Yeah, Cassie and Luke have obstacles galore on their way to an HEA."
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Cypress Pointe, Florida, is a long way from LA, where pop singer Cassie Branford needs a hit to prove she's not a two album wonder. But her case of writer's block could be over when the struggling songwriter meets Luke Hastings at a family wedding.
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The home-stretch is upon the Pisgah 400. Originally, I thought of doing 28 miles and finishing the challenge in a crazy blaze of glory. As I reflected on that idea, I realized that is not how I have hiked over the past 2 years. I've taken my time, enjoyed the trails, savored the moments in the woods.
The Pisgah 400 encompasses the section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) from Haywood Gap to the French Broad River. It runs along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) for the majority of the hike. Last October I hiked the section from Haywood to Pigeon Gap.
This time I would hike from Pigeon Gap to Buck Spring Gap. The majority of this trail coincides with the Buck Spring Trail. I won't go into much detail regarding the route, as it is detailed wonderfully by the Friends of the MST in their guidebooks. It is worth mentioning that there is a 1-mile stretch of the Buck Spring Trail that is not along the MST and runs up towards Hwy. 276.
It was a cold 21 degrees as I started the hike at Pigeon Gap. Bundled up, I thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully maintained section. Cascading down the hill were numerous creeks, small undulating waterfalls littered the terrain. The fall leaves have already descended to the forest floor and the swishing of my shoes filled the air with a pleasant noise.
At Buck Spring Gap are the remnants of the Buck Spring Lodge built by George Vanderbilt. That was the only time I encountered people, throngs stopping at the overlook off the BRP to enjoy the beautiful vistas.
Total mileage is 10.4 miles.
Great pics. It is 75 degrees in Austin right now. I want some cold.
Suppose to be in the teens (lows) next week here!!!!
Ahh, 21 degrees -that should keep you moving along the trail. I'm usually snowshoeing when the temp get down in that range. Enjoy what's left of the fall weather and the winter weather just ahead. If the winter is too mild, come on up to MN and bring your snowshoes!


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There're now three French drain runs on the lot. The existing runs were removed, because they were improperly installed (no gravel and no drainage fabric). One run is just above the gutter line going from the garage side of the house to the basin. A second goes from near the back fence to the basin, and a third goes from the side garden in the front of the house to the basin. The run to the back is topped with gravel all the way to the surface of the yard and it's working well -- no water there. The one on the side yard, not so awesome. I'd like to dig it back up and lay gravel atop it to the surface of the lot; it's topped now by about 10" of dirt (and, the dirt on the lot is clay). I asked Thor for a change order bid; if it's not too much money I'll do it.
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I'm currently submitting a picture book for publication and writing a sequel to Broken Bridges.
I want to thank all of the children this week for their inspiration.


'Seaside Serenity' is a peaceful house located in a quiet cul-de-sac just a short walk from the beach, marina and local shops.
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The kitchen is well equipped and hopefully has all you need for cooking and dining requirements.
There is a second fridge in the laundry if you need more fridge space, and there is also a smaller bar fridge upstairs.
A washing machine and dryer are available for any laundry you may need to do, and clothes also dry very quickly on the outdoor line. There is detergent and fabric conditioner in the laundry cupboard, and an iron and ironing board are also available for your use.
The local shops are an easy 10 minute walk away and there is also a selection of cafes and take-aways in the same place. Fishing tackle and bait can be purchased at the local IGA, and fishing from the marina is a popular activity.
For pool safety reasons please ensure that the catch on the fly-screen/security sliding door into the kitchen is always in place, so that the door automatically pulls shut after use.
To open the door from the inside there is a black knob above the door handle that needs to be pressed in order to release the catch.
Please be aware that there is no additional pool-fence around the pool, so guests are responsible for ensuring that all children and anyone who is not able to swim do not have access to the alfresco area without supervision. All pool safety is the responsibility of guests.
Please be aware that the floor in the alfresco area near the pool can get very slippery when wet, so for safety reasons it is recommended that guests ensure that there is no running in this outside area after swimming.
Th pool pump and creepy crawly are on an automatic timer and so must not be interfered with.
Please ensure that water in the pool is topped up as needed using the hose attached to the outside of the kitchen wall, so that the pool is always full. If the water level drops too low then the pump and creepy crawly will not function.
Please do not hesitate to call if you suspect any issues with the pool so they can be rectified immediately.
The BBQ has a cover which must be removed completely before use. If required, gas refills are available from the local IGA. Please replace the cover and tie it down with the straps provided when it is not in use.
For guests staying over the winter months, there is a wood fireplace in the kitchen, and wood/fire-lighters for this are also available at the local IGA. Once the fire has been established then plug the fireplace cable into the wall and turn it on to facilitate maximum heating of the kitchen and living spaces.
The fireplace must be cleaned after use or excess cleaning fees $50 will apply.
If required, the fuse-box is located at the front of the house.
There is an upstairs living area that can be accessed from the central room on the bottom floor, and the stairs are not suitable for children under the age of 4 to use without adult supervision. Please be aware that there is not a gate at the bottom of the stairs and guests are responsible for the safety of infants and young children around the house.
There is a cupboard in the central room that contains a 'Snuggle-bed' as well as a travel coat, both of which are available at no charge for guests travelling with infants. The cot/bed sometimes get moved around so may be located in one of the other cupboards.
The kitchen is well-equipped, and if there are any breakages during your stay then just let me know so I can arrange replacements for future guests if required.
The outside glass on the oven door was shattered and has not yet been replaced. This does not affect the use of the oven, but please be aware that the oven door does get hot when in use, so please keep little fingers away from harm. A time must be set on the oven clock before it will work, although any time can be entered, so this does not need to be accurate.
There are dishwasher tablets supplied in the cupboard under the kitchen sink, and if you do use the dishwasher then please ensure it is emptied at the end of your stay.
Please note that bedding and towels will not be provided unless requested, but linen packs which include towels are available for all the beds and sofa-beds if required.
If you require linen packs, please let me know before your stay so that this can be added to your booking fee.
For guests who have requested linen packs, at the end of your stay please ensure that all linen/towels that were used during your stay are removed from the bedrooms/bathrooms and left in the laundry baskets provided.
There are various glass and pottery ornaments in the house which may be inadvertently damaged and/or cause damage if handled by young children, so for safety reasons it is no problem for those items to be moved out of reach of little fingers as needed.
Please be aware that the carpeted areas need to be kept clean, and cleaning charges will apply if carpets get dirty during your stay. Mats are provided to wipe dirty or wet feet and there is a hose near the front door to use if needed.
The rubbish bin is located near the garage door. For guests staying Tuesday night, please can you put the bin out in the evening as it will be emptied very early on Wednesday morning. Please bring the bin back up to near the garage for your use.


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Devon was born and raised near Pensacola, Florida. She is currently in nursing school and will graduate May. She plans to continue with her education and become a pediatric nurse practitioner. Ryan was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He graduated from Maritime College and was commissioned as an officer in the US Navy. He finished his advanced training for helicopters at Whiting Field in Milton, Florida and received his wings in July. He is now a Helicopter Pilot.
After much persuasion from friends, Ryan and Devon both joined Match.com. Within just a couple of weeks, they met each other.
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Ryan and Devon had both been really busy for a few weeks so he asked her out on a 'real date' one weekend just so they could spend time together without worrying about studying. It was a daylong event, and Ryan kept going to places that they had been on previous dates. By the end of the day, Devon was really tired, and asked if they could just skip the movie and go ahead and call it a night. Ryan was intent on going to the movies, and insisted that they had to go. Devon was pretty irritated but understood that he was trying to make her happy with this date night so she pouted quietly.
When they got to the theater, Devon got even more frustrated when Ryan parked way out in the parking lot instead of close to the door. So they got out of the car and Ryan told her that before they went in, he had to talk to her about something. He reminded her of the first time they came to the movie theater, and how at the end of the night he was upset with himself about some things that happened. (Those details are just too sweet to share ) He told Devon that he never wanted to regret anything else about his relationship with her ever again. Then he got down on one knee...Devon burst into tears...and he asked. They joke now about how he asked her to marry him in a parking lot and she still said yes.
Devon and Ryan were married at NAS Memorial Chapel, in Pensacola, Florida. They were able to have a sword ceremony at the foot of the church steps. Then, they had their reception at Palafox Wharf. Their reception was perfect at the Wharf. They loved the nautical feel of the room and it didn't need tons of decorating because it is already gorgeous. All of the guests commented on the natural beauty of the venue and the simplicity of the decorations was very elegant. They enjoyed great food from The Portabello Market. There is a dock at the Wharf for a boat to pull up if you want a couple's cruise for the end of your day. So, Devon and Ryan took a cruise around Pensacola Bay which they thoroughly enjoyed!
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For more information on the Tierney/MacNeill Photographs, the Curran Collection and other collections visit the UCD Digital Library website.
Part 3 of the Eoin MacNeill: Revolutionary and Scholar series features a video presentation on the life and career of Eoin MacNeill by Professor Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD.
The video features images* from the Tierney/MacNeill Photographs (reproduced by UCD Digital Library from the originals held in UCD Archives) and the Curran Collection (reproduced from the original image held in Special Collections, UCD Library, by kind permission of Prof. Helen Solterer). For more information, and to view images from the Tierney/MacNeill Photographs, the Curran Collection and other collections visit the UCD Digital Library website.
Image at top of page: LA30/PH/392. Group portrait of released 1916 prisoners outside Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin, and Keogh Bros. Ltd (original image).
About Eoin MacNeill: Revolutionary and Scholar.
On 1 November 1913 Eoin MacNeill (Professor of Early Irish History at University College Dublin) published an article in An Claidheamh Soluis newspaper entitled 'The North Began'. In this article MacNeill called for the creation of the Irish Volunteers, modelled on the Ulster Volunteers who had mobilized in opposition to Home Rule for Ireland. In the aftermath of his article, MacNeill was asked to take a central role in organising the Irish Volunteers. On 11 November 1913 the founders of the Irish Volunteers first met as a group in Wynn's Hotel, Abbey Street. The launch of this organization at the Rotunda Rink on the northside of Dublin on 25 November 1913 was a pivotal moment in modern Irish history.
Images from the Tierney/MacNeill Photographs were reproduced by UCD Digital Library from the originals held in UCD Archives, University College Dublin. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin.
LA30/PH/325. Portrait photograph of Eoin MacNeill seated at a desk with an open book. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin, and Lafayette Ltd (original image).
LA30/PH/392. Group portrait of released 1916 prisoners outside Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin, and Keogh Bros. Ltd (original image).
P61/12(1). Various items regarding the republican movement, including a postcard depicting Eamonn Ceannt. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin, and Powell Press Ltd (original image).
CUR P 49: Eoin MacNeill image from the Curran Collection reproduced from the original image held in Special Collections, University College Dublin Library, by kind permission of Prof. Helen Solterer. Digital image was reproduced by UCD Digital Library. © University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin.


In 2007, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) raised a total of S$2.5 million, which, with additional funding from the Singapore Government and other sources, enabled RSIS to establish an endowed chair known as the NTUC Professorship in International Economic Relations. Set up in 1961, the NTUC is the national federation of trade unions in Singapore whose basic aim is to safeguard and enhance the interests of workers.
Income from the endowment will enable RSIS to appoint an NTUC Professor of International Economic Relations to provide leadership for the School's International Political Economy Programme. As such, besides possessing strong academic credentials, the holder of the chair will have policy experience working in multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Asia Development Bank and the World Trade Organisation, as well as in government ministries responsible for policy formulation in international trade, investments and finance. He or she will also be familiar with increasingly important entities such as hedge funds, private equities, petrodollars and sovereign wealth funds.
The list of Endowed Professorships at RSIS is available HERE.


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Colfax Ave's New Look by Arthouse Design
MEET THE DENVER DESIGN AGENCY BEHIND MAIN CITY STREET'S BOLD, NEW LOOK
Join ArtHouse Design at community event to celebrate Colfax Avenue
DENVER, Colo.—Colfax Avenue is looking brighter, and people are taking notice. Find out what all the buzz is about at Art-i-Fax, a local street party and art fair at the intersection of Colfax and Park Avenues, on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ArtHouse Design, the Denver design agency responsible for Colfax's brand identity package, including logos, icons, a responsive website and street banners, invites Denver residents and visitors to come for the free koozies—and stay for the live music, local art, street food and cold beer.
ArtHouse's municipal branding for Colfax, a bustling street often associated with a colorful past, is part of a greater effort led by the Colfax Ave Business Improvement District (Colfax Ave BID) to enhance safety guides, respect the historic nature of the street and improve the pedestrian experience, while keeping Denver's independent and original street thriving. Through the brand, residents, visitors and businesses can show their pride in the diverse neighborhood.
"We're respectfully toeing the line between legacy and progress to redefine development in Denver," said ArtHouse Senior Designer Zach Kotel. "Rather than 'out with the old, in with the new', our community-oriented designs are helping to revitalize a historic area that is known for being unapologetically gritty to maintain a more local, authentic feel compared to other changing Denver neighborhoods."
Inspired by Colfax's unique view from east to west—Playboy dubbed Colfax "the longest, wickedest street in America"—the vibrant color scheme represents the spectrum of hues that can be seen while walking down the street at sunrise and sunset. And the typography evokes images of iconic neon signs that continue to line the eclectic thoroughfare.
"We build a lot of brands that have to be grown up, but this identity is spunky and spirited, just like Colfax," said ArtHouse Principal and Creative Director Marty Gregg. "It subscribes to all the rules of a successful brand, but we've kept the uncompromised verve it had during its first inception and people are noticeably connecting with it."
Colfax Ave BID hit a snag in June when its funding from Denver City Council's 2017 General Obligation (GO) Bond was drastically reduced. But the community showed its love for Colfax by appealing to the Denver City Council, and Mayor Hancock announced reinstatement of the funds in July, pending City Council review, as well as a public vote in November.
To show their support, ArtHouse is the leading sponsor for Art-i-Fax, donating design and event marketing services to Colfax Ave BID. "Our in-kind donation is an investment in a community we love," said Gregg. "We've had two offices along the corridor, one of which was across the street from a firehouse. Client meetings used to get interrupted by sirens that made us feel like trucks were tearing through the room."
Colfax has a nostalgic effect like this on just about everyone who has lived in or visited Denver, conjuring up stories of fun, excitement and sometimes trouble. With this in mind, ArtHouse also designed a branded collection of swag, including stickers, t-shirts, posters and tote bags, that people can buy. With a variety of logos and colors to choose from, they can unite with Colfax yet express themselves individually.
"With guerrilla marketing, we're hoping to attract more intrigue, development and investment along the corridor," said Kotel. "The main idea is that all are welcome on Colfax, from its old, seedy lounges to its hip, crowded patios, and together, we can make the community an even better place to live, work and play for decades to come."
ArtHouse has won numerous industry and civic awards from Graphis, ASLA, HOW, GDUSA and the City of Denver for its work on other municipal brand identity packages, such as Denver's 14thStreet and Mother of the Nation Park in Abu Dhabi, Dubai.
Source: TheWritten Effect, 720.989.1912
About ArtHouse Design
ArtHouse Design is a Denver-based, full-service design agency devoted to the creation of beautiful, thoughtful design. Nimble and versatile, ArtHouse has a wide range of expertise, from wayfinding and signage to branding and logos, from print and packaging to digital and web. Specializing in designing and shaping user-friendly, built environments, ArtHouse leads the experiential and environmental graphic design industry in art direction for architecture and interior design. Principal and Creative Director Marty Gregg actively leads in the design community, serving as vice president for development at AIGA Colorado and president of the Community College of Denver's design advisory board. Gregg is also a member of the advisory board to Colorado State University's design department, serves on the Mayor's Committee on Vital Signs for the City and County of Denver, and engages in speaking events across the country. At ArtHouse, Gregg leads a team of designers who creatively develop, enhance and reinvigorate brands while communicating their clients' visions and goals. Maintaining the highest standards for both their work and relationships with clients, ArtHouse designers are constantly endeavoring to share their passion for design and to make it an enjoyable and fulfilling process along the way. For more, visit ArtHouse's onlinenewsroom and blog and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
About Colfax Ave Business Improvement District
The Colfax Ave Business Improvement District (BID), which encompasses Colfax Avenue from Grant to Columbine and 14th to 16th Streets in the Capitol Hill/Uptown neighborhoods of Denver, Colo., exists to promote economic vitality and advocate on behalf of area businesses. A self-taxing, quasi-government entity formed in 1989, BID has overseen improved street maintenance and installation of HALO cameras and historic streetlights, as well as created local events such as the Victorian Holiday House Tour and Root 40 Music Fest. For more, visit BID's online newsroom and follow them on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook.
Mindy Viering, Writer, Editor and PR Specialist
(call/text) 720.989.1912, mindy@thewritteneffect.com
To download high-resolution photos, visit ArtHouse Design's online newsroom.
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All India Radio – Two years of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Two years of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Search 2nd October http://www.newsonair.com/Main_Audio_Bulletins_Search.aspx
TOPIC: General Studies 2
Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health
In 2014, PM Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission to make India open defecation free. In 2016, another dimension was added to the day by formally agreeing to the Paris Climate Change agreement. October 2 now has now growing significance in an Indian's life.
Gandhiji and Swachh Bharat Mission
Gandhiji's birth anniversary, Lal Bahadur Shashtriji's birth anniversary, Paris agreement and Swachh Bharat Mission are all interconnected.
Gandhiji's life message was for climate change- he led a frugal life. Today, the world is struggling to remain frugal. This was a key message from Gandhiji.
Sanitation was his pet peeve. He had a strong message about sanitation from beginning. And thus, October 2 was chosen to launch a sanitation drive of 'Clean India'.
Also, now it is indeed an opportunity and challenge before the people to use October 2 for all the different messages put together.
Progress till now
Progress in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been rather slow in terms of actual coverage of toilets in urban and rural areas. However, it should be remembered that it is a process and not a product. If it is looked as a product, then number of toilets and construction of new toilets is an ongoing process.
What is important is that there has to be an environment created, a sense created across India to make people gear up to be clean. Progress should not be based on number of toilets but on how many people are aware about it.
About 37 districts have been declared open defecation free till now. In urban areas, community toilet construction is about 35% and the private toilet construction is also around 35%, 140 cities have door-to-door collection, segregation and transportation.
Issues that need attention
Construction of toilet as well as behavioural change have to go together to make India open defecation free. In 1980s, it was found out that people in rural areas wanted the infrastructure of toilets. After the toilets were provided, many of the users were not putting the toilet to use. It was for storage or animal feed. This practice has continued till today.
Many district studies has shown that atleast one person from the household is defecating outside. It means that psychologically they are finding some limitation in the kind of structure built for them. It is a small 3X3 structure, hence it is suffocating, no cleanliness facility with the dingy toilet. Thus it is a challenge is to design toilets for rural areas so that people can pick and choose a toilet structure that makes them use a toilet.
In rural areas, as compared to urban areas, the social-cultural setting is different. Why a women is let to use a same male toilet? This shows the different social setting and cultural construct. So, gender blind toilet contracts in rural areas would need some rethinking.
If one has to look into behavioural change, it is necessary to look into what perception is being carried when not using toilet. The statistics show that the person spends more than a year in toilet in his average lifetime. Thus, the toilet has to be somewhat engaging. On the design side, the state hasn't done much. Hence, this is an open challenge to entrepreneurs and government to invest in it and this will add to bring more people to use toilet.
Sanitation in urban areas
Another issue can be drainage, sewage, waste management. These are still to be addressed.
The municipal waste management is related to climate change. On an average today, India produces half kg of solid waste per capita. The annual output is about 50 thousand tons per year. An inter-ministerial report has said that if this waste can be composted, as 40-50% of the waste is organic waste, it will generate enough manure to increase the organic carbon content in soil.
There have been waste mountains across cities. They are not converted into manure. Unless these mountains are being converted into manure and spread across un-infertile soil, the issue of agricultural productivity vis a vis climate change will not be addressed as they work in unison.
The entire climate debate is centred on carbon. Indian soil is very low in carbon. If it is low in carbon, it is not able to hold water for long time and the soil is not fertile to attain that level of productivity. So there is a need to have enough carbon resource. This is an opportunity where if municipal waste is removed by turning it into compost, there is double benefit. It is enriching the soil with carbon, it means it is reducing the co2 in atmosphere and also there is avoiding the undesirable burning of municipal waste.
Scarcity of water
The toilets have been provided but there is scarcity of water. People walk miles to fetch water for drinking and telling them to fetch more water for toilet is tough.
But the new schemes, the new subsidies given to household toilet building in rural areas has factored in this water element. So there is some storage part that has been added to the structure. But in terms of water being made available is still not solved.
In rural areas, the water system is decentralised, the houses are scattered. So providing water at different points would be a difficult task for any state. Thus, this has to be solved by the community and take help of states rather being entirely dependent on them.
Even in urban slums, urban construction sites, there are toilets hardly toilets. The elite and educated class also have a mindset which doesn't allow its own maid/servant to use their house toilets and tell them to go outside. So in a way, the citizens are promoting open defecation.
Thus, the change in attitude is needed. The toilet and the idea of toilet emerged two three decades ago. Then, houses were good but not the toilets. Today, the toilets are as good as houses. But the inequality in the usage is a serious matter. For a solution, these issues have to be discussed over next few years.
The slogan on 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' is relevant to Paris agreement. The impact of climate change is being felt by the poor, especially by farmers. In last few weeks, AP and Telangana, the amount of rains received has made the fate of farmers poor. In areas with no rain, the fate of farmers is also worrisome. So, the entire climate change discourse is around farming and farmers as far as India is concerned.
Playing a coordinated role
Climate change, hygiene are also linked to health. The people don't use toilet, then hygiene is not there, and thus they have to pay on account of their health. UNICEF stats of children dying of poor sanitation has been high. However, these are generic linkages which fail to pass the message to people that if one doesn't have toilet then what exactly it leads to is not known in terms of health and sanitation to children.
For this, people and government have to play role co-ordinately. There needs to be constant promotion of sanitation awareness, building of toilets and understanding of need of behaviour change. If the message is in there for a longer time, the people will pick it up and change themselves.
School children, communities and SHGs should be targeted to send across the message in a stronger way.
Connecting the dots:
Is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan treading the path it has carved for it? What are the challenges and way forward for a 'Clean India'?
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