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Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
The Trail To And Fro
May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018 ~ lmachayes	~ 6 Comments
The heron rookery was our destination and so friends Pam and Bob journeyed with me, our expectations high.
But as nature would have it, we'd barely walked fifty feet when our typical distraction disorder set in–and the focus encompassed the dragonflies that perched on foliage beside the trail. Our first was a Kennedy's Emerald, named for Dr. Clarence Kennedy, a renowned Ohio State University professor and odonatologist.
Among the same fern patch was a Beaverpond Baskettail. It's the eyes of this species that appealed to me most for I loved their teal color.
Every step we took seemed to produce a new combination of colors and presentations, all a variation on the dragonfly theme, including this immature Chalk-fronted Corporal.
And their names were equally intriguing, this one being a Mustached Clubtail.
It wasn't just dragonflies patrolling the path and one mosquito at a time reducing the biting insect population–for damselflies also flew. When they weren't canoodling that is. But canoodle away we said, for each interaction resulted in even more predators of our favorite kind.
And then . . .
and then we discovered a predator of another kind. And we rejoiced even more because for all the time we spend in the woods, sighting a gray tree frog is rather rare.
Not quite so rare, but beautiful in its unique form was the Ebony Jewelwing and her metallic colors. We spied one male with a white dot on his wings, but he escaped the camera lens.
It wasn't just fliers and hoppers that caught our attention. Movement at our feet directed us to one who preferred to slither through the woods in garter formation.
And about a foot away from the parent–one of the young'uns.
At last we reached our destination and the real purpose for our journey. We were on a reconnoissance mission. Our job was to count nests, young and adults at a heron rookery for the Heron Observation Network of Maine–a citizen science adopt-a-colony network managed for Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by biologist Danielle D'Auria. The project began after a significant decline in the number of nesting pairs of Great Blue Heron was realized in Maine from the 1980s to 2007, and MDIFW listed the bird as a Species of Special Concern.
Sadly, our count was zero for each category. While last spring the nests were active, something occurred and the colony collapsed before the young fledged last summer. Bald Eagles were the likely suspects of such a decline and as nature would have it, we thrilled with the resurgence of one species at the expense of another. Despite the current failure of the community, we'll continue to visit each year . . . just in case.
But guess what? As we stood there, we noted the activity, or lack thereof, of mature Chalk-fronted Corporals–the female relaxing on the left and male on the right.
Every few seconds a Green Darner conducted its own reconnaissance mission.
And then some serious honking from upstream called for our attention.
And we were reminded of Bernd Heinrich's book, The Geese of Beaver Bog, for we were in such a place.
At last, we pulled ourselves away, though I suspect we could have easily spent hours being mesmerized by the magic of the place. Such magic was reflected in the opaque wings of a newly emerged Kennedy's Emerald dragonfly.
And on the way back, as often happens, we were privy to sights we'd missed on the way in. So it was that an Indian Cucumber Root displayed its unique flower–nodding pale green petals folded back, like a Turk's cap lily, and from the center emerged three long reddish styles (think female reproductive parts) and several purplish orange stamens. Those styles gave the flower a unique spidery appearance.
And then . . . and then one more time not far from where we'd seen the gray frog on our way in, and mere moments after Pam said, "Where there's one . . ." we found a second.
The heron rookery was our destination, but the trail to and fro offered so many moments of wonder.
Thank you to the family that conserved this land. Thank you to the wildlife in many forms who call it home. And thank you to Pam and Bob for not only accompanying me, but for insisting that I borrow your lightweight Canon Powershoot SX720HS. I might get hooked.
Water Works
April 28, 2017 April 28, 2017 ~ lmachayes	~ 2 Comments
With rain drops come life and rebirth. And so it seems as our world explodes with the return of birds and vibrant blossoms of daffodils in the garden. The grass is, well, grass green–a brilliant green with hues of gold or purple, depending on the time of day. And ever so slowly, tiny leaves emerge on the maples and aspens.
But it's life in and around water that captured most of my focus today. Following a prehike for a Greater Lovell Land Trust walk, I had the opportunity to check on a heron rookery. A friend and I stood hidden among the trees.
Rookeries are one of my favorite places to hang out. By the same token, I seldom do because its important not to disturb these giant birds during their nesting season. But–today's visit, like all of my rookery visits, was for a citizen science project affiliated with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: the Heron Observation Network or HERON, counts on volunteers to count on heron–their nests, number of birds, number perhaps sitting on eggs, number of fledglings, etc.
We frequently see Great Blue Herons flying overhead or fishing in ponds and lakes, but it's watching them come into their nests, in their pterodactyl form, that I find so wild.
And then they stand. Tall. Silent. We do the same.
Watching. Listening. Wondering.
All the while, we have time to reflect and enjoy the reflected.
And notice–cut saplings piled horizontally, an anomaly in this space . . . or is it? More than herons call this place home.
At last we need to bushwhack back, but pause a few times to appreciate other forms of life that spring forth near the water, including this hobblebush.
And a garter snake, its movement catching our attention. And then it froze in place, in hopes we wouldn't notice.
Back on the homefront, I moseyed out to the vernal pool. As I approached, I noticed a lack of sound, but did see movement when I was only steps away.
I was thrilled to note signs of previous action as the number of wood frog egg masses had increased.
The same was true of the spotted salamander eggs, though the number in each clump seemed quite minimal. The opaque outer coating was clearly visible, that gelatin-like mass that surrounds these eggs.
As I admired all the dropped red maple flowers that decorated the water, I spied something else. Or at least I think it's something else. Perhaps mere bubbles floated atop the dried leaf, but I suspected eggs of another kind. I've never before noticed spring peeper eggs and wondered, could these be such? Here's hoping Loon Echo Land Trust's biologist, Paul Miller, will chime in.
From what I've read in A Field Guide to the animals of Vernal Pools by Leo P. Kenney and Matthew R. Burne, "tiny peeper eggs may be deposited in small clusters or as single eggs attached to aquatic vegetation." I placed a red arrow on this photo pointing to a couple more. And there are others in the photo, hiding in a "Where's Waldo" fashion.
Circling around the pool, I noted some mosquito larvae and a few water striders.
But I also came upon one disturbing sight. A dead frog. Only a week ago, a friend in Cumberland discovered four dead frogs in a pool. In an e-mail exchange, Dr. Fred Cichocki explained to her, "Chytrid fungus is one potential and troubling cause of amphibian deaths. Another, and one we should all be aware of and be on the lookout for (especially in southern Maine) is ranavirus. It mainly affects woodfrogs (why no one knows) and primarily in the tadpole stage, where there may be 99+% mortality! The obvious symptoms are hemoragic lesions in the abdomen, and a behavior much like whale beaching, where the infected tadpoles swim onto the shore, turn belly up and expire en masse. Definitive identification requires either DNA sequencing or Electron Microscopic examination of tissue to reveal the characteristic virus particles. Once a pond or pool has ranavirus in it, it is probably impossible to erradicate (except maybe through frog attrition.) Ranavirus epidemics occur worldwide and are spreading, especially here in the Northeast."
My dead frog was an adult. As were my friend's. At the pool today, I was once again reminded that nature happens. And that it isn't always pretty. Thankfully, I did spy a couple of live frogs.
As I walked away from the pond, another garter snake.
It was on the hunt.
Life and rebirth–the keys to spring. And sometimes, death so others may eat. But other times, death for reasons unknown. These aquatic sites offer an amazing biodiversity–and leave me with questions and understandings. Water works–I'm just not always sure how.


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Workbench: The importance of microphone cable shields
Also, watch how a computer can model an FM directional pattern
By John Bisset ⋅
John Schmidt, P.E., is principal of John Schmidt Audio Video Systems Design in Hempstead, N.Y. For 36 years until retirement, he worked for ABC Television in New York as a senior audio video systems engineer, designing and supervising the installation of audio systems.
After reading a recent Workbench column, John offered a few suggestions to help the uninitiated create more problems than they solve when working with microphone cable shields.
Individuals involved in connecting analog audio equipment should familiarize themselves with two Audio Engineering Society standards: AES 48 and AES 54. These describe best practices in dealing with cable shields.
John's first suggestion based on the guidelines is that the microphone cable shields need to be connected — typically to Pin 1 of an XLR connector, as seen in Fig. 1 — in a continuous, preferably isolated path from the mic to the input of the mic preamp.
Pin 1 is considered ground on a three-pin XLR.
Keep in mind that mics that utilize phantom power will not work without a shield (Pin 1) connection, as the cable shield provides a return path for the phantom power that operates the electronics inside the microphone.
Even if the mic does not use phantom power, failure to connect the shield may leave the mic circuit subject to hum or buzz due to capacitive coupling to one or the other of the active conductors, or interference due to RF pickup.
Now the issue moves to the line-level interconnects. Here there is a conflict between the practicality of the interconnecting equipment — which may not have been designed with best practice for grounding the shield connection (Pin 1 on the XLR) at the equipment interface — and requirements for RF immunity.
If all equipment was designed with proper termination of the shield connections for both its inputs and outputs, in accordance with AES 48, one would be advised to connect the shields of all input and output cables where they interface with the equipment at both ends. But as many of us have learned, this sometimes creates hum in the form of a ground loop.
At the expense of losing some RF immunity, connect the shield at only one end.
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If breaking the shield at one end solves your hum/buzz issue but leaves the equipment RF susceptible, try connecting the unterminated end of the shield to the metal case of the equipment through a small capacitor.
Transformer boxes can be useful, but John recommends specifying transformers with internal shields between the windings. Otherwise the capacitive coupling between the windings can pass interference.
Also keep in mind that some transformers have very poor frequency response when fed from a low-impedance source. If your circuitry is unbalanced, with the shield grounded at both the output and the input, and is carrying the return side of the audio signal, all bets are off, and you may really have a ground loop.
Finally, regarding analog video: Yes, the coax is fed with an unbalanced signal; however, most professional video equipment uses differential receive amplifiers, where the shield of the input is not grounded. The same is true for the unbalanced "composite" input of many FM exciters.
As readers can see, this is not a trivial issue.
John Schmidt's website is www.john.schmidt.audio/main/.
A better way to model
On Oct. 29, Radio World reported on a proposal by Dielectric and other antenna manufacturers to allow computer modeling of FM directional antennas.
The FCC has opened a notice of proposed rulemaking to take industry comments about this. It says more than 2,000 full-service FM stations, more than 20 percent of them, use directional antennas. The change would allow any of them that replace existing antennas to avoid the expense of field measurements. It would apply not only to applicants for new FM facilities but to FM licensees applying for facility modifications.
An image from the Dielectric presentation to the Broadcasters Clinic about computational modeling of FM directional antennas.
John L. Schadler, a friend and former co-worker of mine when I was at Dielectric, outlined the studies that support this proposal in a presentation for the Broadcasters Clinic in October.
John's presentation is available online and is fascinating. Of particular interest are the computer simulations John shows of FM coverage. Adjustment of parasitics or spacing yields nearly instantaneous display of the FM coverage pattern. These measurements, done physically on a range or in an anechoic chamber, currently take hours or days. In just a few minutes, patterns can be reliably modeled, modified or adjusted to meet coverage restrictions.
Kuala Lumpur engineer Paul Sagi has followed our discussion of converting to LED lighting. He writes that heat is not the only enemy of LEDs; the wrong type of power supply can also shorten their life. LEDs work best on a constant current supply, rather than a constant voltage supply, which can also reduce their service time.
Got a great ideas? Share it! Tips for Workbench qualify for SBE recertification credit. Email [email protected].
John Bisset, CPBE, is in his 31st year of sharing reader tips in Workbench. He handles western U.S. radio sales for the Telos Alliance and is a past recipient of the SBE's Educator of the Year Award.
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Vito's parents, Joseph and Concetta, immigrated from Carini, Sicily. The Cuccis came to America in 19—- and settled in Nutley, New Jersey where they had three children. Vito's parents worked night and day running their restaurant Cucci's in West Orange and parenting their three children. Vito, as well as his brother Sergio and sister Marie, eventually followed in their parent's footsteps running Cucci's Restaurant.
He graduated from Nutley High School in 1975 of which he was an all-county, all-area football player. Vito continued his education and football career at Ferrum Junior College in Ferrum, Virginia and moved onto Fordham University for Business. After college Vito moved to Italy to study under renowned Chef Luigi Bugiali.
Eventually, Vito moved back to the states and worked for Radisson Hotels, of which he held many management positions and also managed The Crystal Plaza in West Orange, New Jersey. After working many years working for other people, Vito fulfilled his parents' dream and worked at Cucci's Restaurant with his whole family.
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It's one of the most surreal experiences Houston audiences will ever have a chance to have. Painful, exhilarating, at times far too true for comfort, Glory Denied being performed at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum Hangar right by Hobby Airport is something that's not like anything else.
A large part of that is due to location. As you watch the chamber opera, outside the airport's planes continue to take off and land and their lights shine in through the museum's windows as their engine roar fills the air, competing with the singers and the orchestra on site for attention. During the first showing Monday night it took a while to get away from the feeling that a plane was headed right for us, ready to crash and smash through us all.
Dispossessed by Hurricane Harvey from its Wortham Center Home, the Houston Grand Opera has set up shop on Level 3 of the George R. Brown Convention Center. But the GRB isn't always available and this production, actually part of the opera's HGOco Veterans Songbook outreach efforts, seemed especially appropriate for the air terminal museum given the subject matter.
That subject matter being the story of Jim Thompson, America's longest held prisoner of war, who spent 3,278 days in captivity after being captured by the Viet Cong. He spent months in a bamboo cage, then moved to a cell that was two feet by five feet, and experienced countless interrogations and beatings. He was captured on March 26, 1964 and was not released until Match 16, 1973.
The story is also about the pregnant wife with small children he left behind. Both are portrayed as their younger and older selves with tenor Mark Thomas and baritone Ben Edquist singing the roles of Younger Thompson and Older Thompson respectively. Sopranos Alexandra Smith and Kerriann Otano sang the Younger and Older Alyce roles respectively.
This was the first opera for composer Tom Cipullo who was inspired by an oral biography by Tom Philpott.
Glory Denied has been produced by several other opera companies across the United States.
It's probably safe to say, though, this was the first time in an airport hangar with memorabilia of past airflights all about. It won't always be comfortable to sit through, but it is memorable beyond belief.
The final performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2017. 1940 Air Terminal Museum Hangar at Hobby Airport, 8325 Travelair Street. For information, please visit houstongrandopera.com. $40 or buy a ticket at half price ($20) to allow a veteran to attend.


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Ricciardo has a big choice coming his way for F1 2019 and Button admits "he's very lucky to find himself in that situation"
Jenson Button says Daniel Ricciardo is "very lucky" to have so many attractive options available on the 2019 driver market and admits he would like to see his friend join Ferrari.
Ricciardo is out contract at Red Bull at the end of the season and while his current team are looking to extend his stay, Ferrari and world champions Mercedes are also expected to be interested and could have seats available.
And Button, who has kept in contact with Ricciardo since retiring from F1 at the end of 2016, believes the Australian should "go with his heart" but wants to see him at the Scuderia.
"I'm guessing he has the opportunity of going to Ferrari, a possibility at Mercedes and Red Bull," the 2009 world champion told Sky Sports News' Craig Slater. "It's a tough one - those are the top three teams!
"No one really gets that opportunity and he's very lucky to find himself in that situation. He's got to go with his heart and go with a team that feels right for him with the team atmosphere.
"Personally, I'd like to see him in a Ferrari."
But Button has also warned Ricciardo that the most competitive team this year may not be so next season.
"He doesn't want to make the decision too soon but he also doesn't want to make it too late," he added. "Then it looks like he's seeing who was most competitive towards the end of the year.
"Next year is a completely different year and who knows who's going to be competitive?"
Ricciardo insists he has only held talks with Red Bull so far, despite reports of a pre-contract agreement with Ferrari, but is biding his time on making a decision on his future.
Button may currently be enjoying the "busiest season of my career" as he takes on Super GT and the World Endurance Championship, but he has still been keeping an eye on an enthralling start to the 2018 Formula season.
And ahead of this weekend's Spanish GP, live and exclusive on Sky Sports F1, the 38-year-old says it is exciting to not be able to predict a winner.
"The great thing is I couldn't choose between them [Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel]," Button explained.
"Formula 1, for many years it's been one team more competitive than others. This year it's a real mix. You've got Ferrari that are strong, obviously Mercedes are strong and Red Bull on their day can win races as well. The sport's in a great place.
"Everyone loves to see that fight. Whether it's a Mercedes driver you want to win or a Ferrari driver, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that the competition's there and the fight's there.
"And because it's so competitive, people are making mistakes and that's what adds a bit of spice.
"Going into Barcelona, who knows who's going to win? I really have no idea."


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Allick's Mentality Gives Huskers a Future Star
Story by Shane G. Gilster • Courtesy photos
The Nebraska volleyball program is a factory, annually taking in some of the finest recruits in the nation and churning out wins and All-Americans.
Bekka Allick of Waverly is now on the front-end of the assembly line, signing with the Huskers this past November. Allick, slated to be a middle blocker at NU, is part of a three-player recruiting class ranked No. 2 by PrepVolleyball.com.
Allick is joined by setter/defensive specialist Maisie Boesiger (Firth, Neb.) and outside hitter Hayden Kubik (West Des Moines, Iowa).
"Our Class of 2022 will all enroll early, and they are a very tight-knit group," NU coach John Cook said. "They are great competitors and teammates, and all three will have a chance to play as freshmen next year. We are super excited to add them to the Nebraska volleyball program."
The 6-foot-3 Allick ranks as the No. 6 player nationally. She attended Lincoln North Star as a freshman and sophomore and spent her final two prep years at Waverly High, where she owns the school record of 37 kills in a single match.
Allick was also a member of the U.S. U18 National Team and competed at the FIVB U18 World Championships where the Americans finished third. In the bronze-medal match, Allick finished with a match-high 13 kills and three blocks against Serbia.
She also played club for the VCNebraska program. Her 18 Elite team won a national championship, and she was named to the event's all-tournament team.
Allick (middle) was a member of the U.S. U18 National Team that won a bronze medal.
"Finally, Bekka is going to be a Husker," Cook said on signing day. "It seems like she has been committed forever. Being at the top of her position and one of the top recruits overall in this class, Bekka provides us some much-needed depth at the middle blocker position, and we expect her to make a big impact on our team from the day she steps on campus."
It has been a long road for Allick to get where she is today. Her family moved from Essex, Iowa, and got her into the club volleyball scene with VCNebraska. VCN's director, Maggie Griffin, played on the Husker 2006 national championship team.
"Bekka started playing for us around 11 years old," Griffin said. "It was the first experience for her in organized volleyball. She was pretty tall and gangly. But you could tell she was different, she was focused and wanted to be good. She was a perfectionist with a unique mindset. One of those kids that don't come around very often."
Allick needed to be challenged, so at VCN she always played up a few age groups. She also experimented with every position. When she was 14, she started drawing interest from Nebraska and others.
"I received my first letter from a school in the state of Washington and my heart just exploded," Allick remembers. "I framed the letter and showed everyone. It made me realize that people saw me seriously. But I knew I had to keep working because there were girls my age that were doing some things that I still wasn't able to do."
Allick was technically offered by Nebraska in eighth grade. She credits VCN, which helped her in the recruiting process, for shielding her from all the college attention at that stage.
It wasn't determined which position Allick fit the best until she was 16. That's when Griffin saw that middle blocker was going to be her position in college. They then concentrated on improving position-specific skills.
"If it wasn't for VCN, I don't think I would be going to Nebraska because the way they run things is so similar to NU," Allick said. "VCN was into servant leadership, doing the small things, like there is never a job that you are too big to do, like shagging balls and a policy of always being within 10 steps of each other. I have never seen a club install mature habits in its athletes. Teaching you how to be strong, respectful women, as well as athletes."
Those principles helped Allick make it through a tough junior year when she broke her leg and missed half the season.
"We were playing Wahoo, she went up and when she came down, she just crumpled to the floor," said Waverly coach Terri Neujahr. "She didn't get back to playing until the next March for VCN. It was a six-month rehab process. … She had to do a lot of soul searching and had to pull herself out of the abyss of mental struggles."
For every athlete, Neujahr said, the hardest part of recovery is the mental aspect.
"She was trying to get on Team USA, to play at Nebraska, all these elite things, and really did a fantastic job overcoming and getting back to the level she was playing at."
Allick credits her mother, Colleen, for helping her face hardships and challenges. Colleen's message to her daughter has always been to "Woman Up."
"She just wanted to get me ready for the real world," Allick said of her mother. "She is an independent woman, a single mom. One of her pillars of parenting is, 'You always finish what you start.' So, if I started a basketball season and hated it within the first month, she told me to stick it out, be respectful, finish it, and then don't go out next year if you don't want to."
Her mental game makes Allick unique. She considers herself a "try-hard" and feeds off high-intensity situations and competition.
"My favorite plays are when everyone is scrambling and taking their biggest swings and chasing balls down," she said. "It's like a dog fight, and I like being a dog and getting after it."
Playing for an elite volleyball program like Nebraska is going to be an adjustment, she said, and there is a lot to learn.
"It doesn't matter how good you are, if you can't find your role on the team, it's never going to work," she said. "I am all for a challenge, if you're not being challenged, you are not growing. If you are sitting comfortable at one point, you are going to get worse. I don't think Cook would have asked me to be on the team if he didn't think I could compete with the girls. If I am able to beat them out, that just shows that I am progressing at my game."
Neujahr has high expectations for her former player. She knows what it takes to play at Nebraska having coached under Terry Pettit at NU for two years along with Cook, then a fellow assistant.
"I have the expectation that at some point Bekka will start at Nebraska," she said. "A small part of me can even see her starting at middle blocker next year. The jump from a high-level high school to college at Nebraska though is immense. But Bekka has that mindset to do it. She could someday become a first-team All-American and then have a shot of being on the Olympic team."
If all those possibilities come to fruition, Allick knows who ultimately receives the credit.
"I get my talent from God," she said. "God put this dream in my heart and I have been chasing it ever since."
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Democrat John Dingell, in Congress for over 58 years since Eisenhower's first term, is finally retiring. Dingell's wife Debbie Dingell is running to succeed him. Progressive senator Rebecca Warren is considering running. If so, we could see an interesting Downriver versus Ann Arbor primary. Republican Terry Bowman is expected to run.
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Voters in the Gull Lake school district narrowly rejected a tax increase on Tuesday. Many school districts don't like taking no for an answer, and will keep putting the same (or similar) measures on the ballot until one passes. But Gull Lake went one step further.
Gull Lake schools millage request to appear again on May 6 ballot
Christopher Rundle, superintendent of Gull Lake schools, said the board met Friday to discuss its next steps. The proposal will appear again on the May 6 ballot because the board had voted 6-0 on Monday to have the request put before voters again in May as a fallback plan in case it failed Tuesday.
So they put it on the ballot again before it was even rejected the first time!
The Spread of Christianity
This article is an interesting look at the spread of Christianity in the Third World.
Beating the State: Third Century Christianity in the Third World Today
Great Achievements in Arson
Lola Atkinson, vice president of the Kalamazoo NAACP, has been charged with attempted arson. She was the 2012 YWCA woman of achievement award winner. She was apparently caught in the act preparing to burn down a house that she owns, likely for an insurance scam. There have previously been several other suspicious fires in houses that she owned.
NAACP vice president Lola Clark Atkinson one of two suspects charged with attempted arson in Kalamazoo
NAACP president says he holds vice president Lola Clark Atkinson, charged with attempted arson, in 'highest regards'
'Significant' evidence ties Lola Clark Atkinson to attempted arson, Kalamazoo police chief says
Lola Atkinson paid tenant to vacate house as part of arson plan, Kalamazoo detective testifes
Lola Clark Atkinson arrest prompts Kalamazoo police to re-examine 1998 arson that killed boy, 5
Scott McGraw Running for County Commission
Republican Scott McGraw is running for Kalamazoo County Commission district 11, which is being vacated by the retiring John Zull. Jamie Jager, the democrat who lost to Zull in 2012, is also running again.
Portage resident Scott McGraw announces run for Kalamazoo County Board
Stephanie Moore's Rap Sheet
Kalamazoo city commissioner Stephanie Moore, Kalamazoo County's most embarrassing politician, is considering running for county commission.
Kalamazoo City Commissioner Stephanie Moore considering run for county board
Kalamazoo planning commissioner Rico White to run for county board
To review her rap sheet:
Analysis of Kalamazoo City Commission Races
Before her election, Moore was convicted of several crimes, including embezzlement, when she was a community organizer for ACORN.
Moore, who is serving her first term as a city commissioner, pleaded guilty in 2005 to misdemeanor embezzlement from the Fannie Lou Hamer Project, a national nonprofit voting education foundation she headed. Michigan State Police records also show that in 1983 Moore, then 17, was found guilty of misdemeanor retail fraud and in 1998 she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor nonsufficient funds charge.
She was arrested and pled no contest to interfering with a police officer in Battle Creek and spent a short time in jail. There was also a controversy about firemen filling her swimming pool for free.
What Did Stephanie Moore/Bell Know?
In 2011, her then husband, Terrence Bell, was charged and convicted of child abuse. There were allegations that Moore may have known, or should have known, about his activities. She defended him while his trial was ongoing, but divorced him after he was convicted.
None of this seems to matter to the voters of Kalamazoo, who have now elected her to the city commission four times.
Phyllis Schlafly on Immigration
Phyllis Schlafly has a long report on the impact of mass immigration on the Republican Party.
How Mass (Legal) Immigration Dooms a Conservative Republican Party
This is a longer, better version of my article from last year.
How to Destroy the GOP in One Easy Step
Alford Out
County commissioner Carolyn Alford will not seek reelection. She is a democrat who has represented the minority-majority district since 2006. It isn't clear who will run for this seat, but commissioner Robert Barnard deferred to Alford in 2012.
Kalamazoo County Commissioner Carolyn Alford won't seek re-election in 2014
This means that a majority of the Kalamazoo County Commission will be new next year, as four commissioners are running for state representative, and two are just retiring. Only two of the remaining commissioners were in office before 2010. These are Republican Jeff Heppler and democrat John Taylor, who were both elected in 2002. They are probably the favorites to be the leaders of the commission next year.
Brimelow on Snyder
Peter Brimelow of Vdave weighs in on the Governor's immigration plan.
Dave Agema vs. Betsy DeVos, MI Gov. Rick Snyder = America vs. Plutocrats
Significantly, Snyder's speech also highlighted his plan to attract "immigrants" to Michigan, a policy so ludicrous it can only have come from believing the Wall Street Journal editorial page:
Snyder also will soon issue an executive order creating the Office for New Americans, joining two other states that have put immigration services under one roof.
His administration has applied to make Michigan the second state government along with Vermont to run a regional center for the EB-5 visa program, with the goal of attracting talented immigrant entrepreneurs. The EB-5 program designates businesses to recruit foreign investors for development projects — the investors get permanent U.S. residency for themselves and their families.
"If someone has the opportunity to come to our country legally, let's hold our arms open and say, 'Come to Michigan, this is the place to be,'" Snyder said.
This enabled Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, to make the obvious riposte:
"I think most people in Michigan are scratching their heads a little bit saying, 'Why do we need to import degree holders?' What about ... giving our kids the degrees so they can do the jobs he's claiming to try to lure to Michigan?"
Michigan GOP Governor Unveils Plan To Attract Immigrants To The State, Fox News Latino, January 17, 2014.
To quote our James Kirkpatrick:
[T]he ultimate battle for the soul of the GOP lies ahead. And the battle lines are becoming increasingly clear. One future is as a nationalist, populist, pro-worker Republican Party. On the other is a party of Politically Correct corporate lobbyists, hoping to squeeze out a close victory (or at least more consultant fees) for a few more election cycles.
Snyder doesn't want to "divide" Michiganders. He just wants to immiserate them.


You may (likely) notice the new look of the Camera Bits forums. We're launching a new version of camerabits.com and while we were at it, we came up with a new skin for the forums to better match the site. We know change can be a challenge, so if you have any problems using the forum with the new skin, let us know. Research says that there's a decent chance you might not like the change immediately, but please give it a chance. :-) Then, let us have it.
And, as a fallback, you should be able to change the skin to the old skin under your own account's preferences . Go to Profile > Forum Profile > Look and Layout and set current theme to "The default theme from Simple Machines."
I know we have a lot of excellent forum regulars who contribute a lot to the Camera Bits community, so I promise we do listen. Thank you!


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Q: Maximum eigenvalue of a special $m$-matrix I have a set of matrix, which is:

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*Real symmetric positive definite. Very sparse.

*Diagonal elements are positive while off-diagonal elements are negative.

*$\displaystyle a_{ii}=-\sum^{n}_{{j=1}\atop{j\ne i}} a_{ij}$

*$a_{ii} \in (0,1]$

*$a_{ij} \in (-1,0]$ when $ i \neq j$

My experiments show that the largest eigenvalue of all the matrices I have are larger than 1. Can some one help me on proving that $ \lambda_{max} >1 $ for this matrix?
My first though is to prove that $Ax=\lambda x < x$ does not hold. But I couldn't get any break through. Thanks!

A: Your conjecture can't be true unless you put some constraints on the diagonal entries or something. If you have a matrix $A$ that has eigenvalue $\lambda$, then the matrix $kA$ has eigenvalue $k\lambda$ with the same eigenvector space. And your matrix conditions are invariant under multiplying the matrix by a positive constant. So given a matrix that satisfies your constraints, you can find an arbitrarily small matrix with arbitrarily small eigenvalues that satisfies the same constraints.


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Sick Of It All: release video clip for "Self Important Shithead"
European tour with Comeback Kid and Cancer Bats in November After wrapping up the first leg of their European summer festivals New York's SICK OF IT ALL are sharing a brand new video clip that is taken from their latest album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!". Click the following link...
Sick Of It All: release video for "The Snake (Break Free)"; On Persistence Tour right now
Today New York's Hardcore Legends SICK OF IT ALL are releasing a lyric video for the track "The Snake (Break Free)", which is off of their latest record "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", out since November last year. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/nY5_7NEJR...
Sick Of It All: release video for "That Crazy White Boy Shit" from "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!"
Upon today's release of their new album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", New York's SICK OF IT ALL have launched a video clip for the song "That Crazy White Boy Shit". Check out "That Crazy White Boy Shit (Official Video)", which was directed by Daniel P...
Sick Of It All: release lyric video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!"
New York's SICK OF IT ALL are releasing a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", that is scheduled for a release November 2nd, 2018. Century Media Records teamed up with Fat Wreck Chords, who is releasing the CD and vinyl version in th...
Sick Of It All: release "Inner Vision (Lyric Video)" taken from "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!"
New York's SICK OF IT ALL are finally releasing the first song, "Inner Vision", taken from their upcoming album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", that is scheduled for a release November 2nd, 2018. Drummer Armand Majidi comments: "It's a blasting, screamer of a...


Minister of State for the Diaspora and International Development Joe McHugh T.D. has today (06.04.17) announced that a national flagship event to celebrate Africa Day 2017, supported by Irish Aid, will take place in the grounds of Farmleigh Estate in Dublin's Phoenix Park on Sunday 21st May from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
"Irish Aid's Africa Day flagship event at Farmleigh is a great occasion for families and friends to celebrate African culture and the strong bonds that exist between Ireland and the continent of Africa.
"Trading relationships between Ireland and countries throughout Africa are also developing steadily and many exciting new opportunities for economic growth are emerging.
In Dublin, renowned Irish folk group, Kíla will headline the main stage as part of a line-up which will also see performances by: K.O.G. & THE ZONGO BRIGADE, the UK based nine-piece Afro-fusion group who have played Glastonbury main stages as well as many other UK and European festivals and venues; Ireland's leading intercultural choir, Discovery Gospel Choir; "melty rock" and agro-soul band, BARQ; and Aik J, a Dublin artist who unites the genres of hip-hop, R&B and pop with a soulful style.
There will be three stages of musical performances, as well as an area for dancing and drumming workshops and storytelling. Other highlights will include an African bazaar with food, hair-braiding, turban and head wrap workshops, face-painting and traditional fashion designs from a range of African countries. African Community Groups and a number of NGOs will attend on the day, as will the Embassies of Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan. A dedicated 'Mount Kiddimanjiro' children's area will feature amusements and funfair attractions to keep younger visitors entertained.
To support this, Irish Aid will be providing bicycle racks at this year's Africa Day event and Dublin Bus will once again offer a free shuttle bus service, operating from 11 a.m. – 6p.m. on the day between Heuston Bridge/Parkgate Street and Farmleigh.
For information on Africa Day 2017 events and interviews with Africa Day Champions: Louise Archbold / Sarah Harte, DHR Communications: Tel: 01-4200580 / 087-2601145.
• Irish Aid is the Government's programme for overseas development. It is managed by the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Further information is available at irishaid.ie.
o Raising awareness of the potential for bilateral trade and investment linkages between Ireland and African countries.
• Visit http://africaday.ie/galleries/ for pictures from past Africa Day events.
• Africa Day is also on Twitter @AfricaDay, on Facebook at facebook.com/africadayireland and on Instagram @africadayireland – Hashtag: #africaday2017.
o Timi Ogunyemi, freelance photographer, blogger and founder and editor of creative collective Picture This!.Timi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and came to Dublin as a 15 year old in 2002.
o Salome Mbugua, founder, former CEO and current president of AkiDwA, the national network of migrant women living in Ireland. Salome is a native of Kenya and has lived in Ireland since 1994.
o Onai Tafuma, a college student and dancer who has both performed and MCed at Africa Day in the past. Onai is originally from Zimbabwe and moved to Ireland when she was two.
o Three music stages featuring international and home-grown acts: this year will see the Africa Day main stage headlined by the internationally renowned Irish folk / world music group Kíla; Ireland's leading intercultural choir, Discovery Gospel Choir; "melty rock" and agrosoul band BARQ and nine-piece Afro-fusion group K.O.G. & THE ZONGO BRIGADE who will be flying over from the UK especially for Africa Day 2017. There will also be a dedicated rap and hip-hop stage.
o African Bazaar: featuring stalls from different African countries, offering food, drumming, dance, hair-braiding, henna hand-painting, traditional fashion designs, and lots more. In addition to African community groups, a range of development NGOs will be present in the bazaar, offering fun activities, while the African embassies in Ireland will also be represented at the event.
o Mount Kiddimanjaro, dedicated children's area: featuring a fun fair, face-painting, drumming workshops, sports and more.
• Dublin Bus will provide a free shuttle-bus service from the Heuston Bridge / Parkgate Street bus stop into the Phoenix Park. Africa Day visitors are asked to leave their cars at home, and take public transport, walk or cycle to Farmleigh.
• The Irish Times has once again teamed up with Irish Aid on an African-themed writing competition for Africa Day 2017. The national competition is designed to showcase emerging talent, as well as established writers. More information on the competition is available here.


There is action or motion.
The benefits are easy to discern.
It delivers proof that the product works.
There is involvement by the attendee.
There is greater understanding through learning.
They involve all the senses which makes them memorable.
Check out this demo of Skyline WindScape® from our 10×10 booth at EXHIBITORLIVE 2016. The benefits of air powered exhibit technology are easy to discern here! The tower inflates in a matter of minutes with the touch of a button.
Effective demonstrations are planned and integrated into the entire exhibiting event so that the remainder of the event reinforces the demonstration and vice versa.
A demonstration is a good attention getter and an even better vehicle to assure information retention. It accomplishes the former through action and the latter through involvement.
Demonstrating how to use your product beats the static booth, which only has the staff to gain attention and communicate the message. The addition of a product demonstration for a small exhibit increases the attractiveness of the booth and the number of prospects that will be interested in visiting. Because a demonstration has the ability to identify the key points of benefits the product or service offers, it aids in organizing the booth activities. It becomes the center of attention.
Allowing you to compete with the larger, more elaborate exhibits.
A demonstration can pre-qualify the prospects, since they visually can judge if there is an interest level before the visual engagement and verbal communication begin.
Both products and services can be demonstrated. It just takes a little more imagination and creativity to accomplish results for the latter.
Decide what you want to say about your product. Focus on benefits, not features.
Decide how the product can demonstrate the benefits to support your verbal message. Design the demonstration to keep the visitors involved in the action.
Identify the booth staffers who have the ability to present the message and conduct the demonstration. At times, a professional presenter is appropriate, but for some exhibitors, technical sales or other experienced personnel can undertake the task.
Identify booth staffers who are good at "meeting and greeting" to engage, qualify and transition interested prospects.
Develop a system for transitioning prospects after qualification to the demonstrator. A good system for handing-off is impressive to the prospect and is efficient for the demonstrator. By providing the appropriate level of qualification information to the demonstrator, it shows the level to which the greeter was listening and avoids the necessity of re-qualifying, which is annoying to the prospect.
Be professional and straightforward, as a product demonstration is not intended to be entertainment for booth visitors.
Reading nonverbal signs is critical.
Making solid eye-to-eye contact assures that you are reading the signs and indicating your interest in them and what they have to say.
Be aware of eye movement of up to the right or left.
To the right…a sign of evaluating information that has been presented or heard previously.
To the left…determining the veracity of the information just communicated.
Even in a demonstration, the booth staffer should not do all the talking. Probing for needs and presenting benefits to fill those needs, then demonstrating how the product can fulfill the needs will be best received by the booth visitor.
Product demonstrations can be either conducted upon demand or according to a schedule. A combination of the two works best. A good rule of thumb is to conduct the demonstration as many times as possible. At a minimum, four times per hour should be targeted.
One-on-one demonstrations work best in small booths. When possible, design the demonstration for multiple visitors, since the visitors' questions multiply the value of the demonstration and make it more memorable.
Have you had success demonstrating the benefits of your product? What tips and tricks have you seen work best? Let us know in the comments below.


I remember writing about Mom Central a little while back. It's a community and resource website for mothers and mothers-to-be. I don't hang out there because I am not a mother (yet) LOL but I have good news for you.
Mom Central is giving away a Timbuk2 bag pictured below, one only, so the competition is pretty stiff. What you need to do is to leave a comment on their blog post HERE by 26th August, 2008. There's not much time so head over there. I don't mind! 😀 Just come back and let me know if you are the lucky winner!
I guess, like most freebies, this one is only open to residents of the United States. Don't you wish you live there too just so that you could participate in all these sweepstakes and freebie giveaways?
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La Coupe d'Europe des vainqueurs de coupe masculine de handball 1985-1986 est la  de la Coupe d'Europe des vainqueurs de coupe masculine de handball.

Organisée par la Fédération internationale de handball (IHF), la compétition est ouverte à 23 clubs de handball d'associations membres de l'IHF. Ces clubs sont qualifiés en fonction de leurs résultats dans leur pays d'origine lors de la saison 1984-1985.

Elle est remportée par le club espagnol du FC Barcelone, vainqueur en finale du club ouest-allemand du TV Großwallstadt.

Résultats

Premier tour

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L'AS Fílippos Véria qualifié selon la règle du nombre de buts marqués à l'extérieur.

Huitièmes de finale

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Le FC Barcelone vainqueur selon la règle du nombre de buts marqués à l'extérieur.

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Articles connexes
 Coupe d'Europe des vainqueurs de coupe masculine de handball
 Saison 1985-1986
 Coupe des clubs champions féminine (C1)
 Coupe de l'IHF (C3)
 Coupe des coupes féminine (C2)

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Handball en 1985
Handball en 1986
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Namco Networks was an American developer and publisher of video games for mobile phones, based in San Jose, California. The company was founded on January 1, 2006, as the mobile phone division of Namco America, and produced video games for mobile phones in North America, Europe and Asia, many of which were ports of older Namco video games. Their first release was a port of Pac-Man, which was part of a batch of nine titles to be released for the iPod. Namco Networks' licensed port of Scene It? Movies is regarded as one of the first North American mobile games to incorporate downloadable, streaming video content for phones. In 2011, the company was merged with Namco Hometek, who was Namco's older home console division, to form Bandai Namco Games America, which subsequently became Bandai Namco Entertainment America in 2015.

History
The division started in 2003 as the mobile gaming arm of the arcade group Namco America and was spun off when that group was strategically acquired by Bandai Namco Holdings and renamed as Namco Networks to serve as its mobile games division. In mid 2004 the group only had four full-time staff positions and contracted game development out to a number of mobile developers. By 2007 it had built its own internal development and marketing group and the staff was well over 100, also employing a large contract QA arm. The shift in mobile publishing from carriers to app stores after introduction of the iPhone shifted the marketplace to the division's detriment. In November 2010, Namco Networks laid off 90 staffers and stated that more of the work would be shifted to its counterpart in Japan, referring to the division of Bandai Namco Games that was once known as Bandai Networks prior to the merger.

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Quit the dim-witted dieting – do this instead. There is a new means of consuming that is quickly acquiring popularity and also for as soon as it is not one more "diet". It is 'exactly what is clean consuming diet' the good news is when you consume through this you could enhance your health, drop weight, increase energy levels as well as protect on your own from disease.
If you have gotten to the factor where your body is not quiting its fat shop despite the fact that you have actually been weight loss and also doing great deals of reduced intensity task it may be due to the fact that you have stressed your body a lot you have hit a 'metabolic plateau'. If you have actually struck this plateau your body has turned off and refuses to shed any longer. You will certainly need to begin consuming clean to get things moving once more.
Necessary regulations for weight loss are how you consume on a fat loss diet regimen is very various from exactly how you eat on a weight management diet regimen. If you are only concerned concerning slimming down on the scales your emphasis is on the constraint of calories and also the weight-loss you will certainly experience is some fat as well as muscle tissue and water. You don't really want to lose muscle mass tissue. Muscular tissue is what burns fat.
Take care of your metabolic process and also watch weight loss occur. Some of us are guilty of a long record of diet programs and yo-yo weight cycling. On once more, off again, stop/start the current fat diet plan or workout program as well as our weight fluctuates like the trend being available in and also heading out. The even more we do this the more challenging it comes to be to really end up being leaner because each time the body takes care of to keep even more fat.
Why small meals are most ideal for weight loss success. Our forefathers worked hard by hand and also used to consume 3 'square' hearty dishes each day to fuel this physical labor.
Points like making adequate money to live an excellent life or being a good spouse, companion or parent. We typically neglect to take treatment of our health in the means of correct workout as well as healthy consuming yet if our body allows us down none of the other things are worth worrying about if you can not live to appreciate them.
When somebody reaches a factor where they recognize they have to make some lifestyle changes they commonly battle with just what is a full fitness class. Some people start simply with one or 2 components yet typically they are not sufficient to get them the results that are wanted.


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ExxonMobil Australia 'failed to disclose links to Bahamas and Netherlands'
Call for public investigation into company's opaque tax affairs after it paid no corporate tax for three years
Australian tax office says 36% of big firms and multinationals paid no tax
ExxonMobil has generated revenue worth $24.5bn over the last three years without paying any corporate tax. Photograph: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images
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The Tax Justice Network is calling for a public investigation of ExxonMobil Australia's tax affairs, saying the company has failed to disclose direct links to shell companies in the Netherlands and Bahamas, and that it uses related party loans to artificially reduce tax payments in Australia.
The tax advocacy group has released a new report, Is Exxon Paying a Fair Share of Tax in Australia?, detailing why Exxon's opaque tax affairs are so concerning.
Public records released by the Australian Taxation Office show Exxon has generated revenue worth $24.5bn over the last three years without paying any corporate tax.
The company reported no taxable income and paid no corporate tax in the 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16 financial years, despite reporting revenue of $9.6bn, $8.5bn and $6.7bn respectively.
The Tax Justice Network report says Exxon's multibillion-dollar related party loans need to be investigated because they have received far less scrutiny than Chevron's.
Chevron abandoned a high court challenge this year against the Tax Office. The dispute was over interest deductions claimed on a related-party loan worth $3.7bn. Chevron settled the case for an undisclosed sum, reportedly worth about $1bn, in what tax officials say was "one of the most important [cases] in corporate tax in Australia".
The Tax Justice Network report says Exxon is "more aggressive" in pursuing extensive high-interest related party loans to artificially reduce tax payments in Australia than Chevron.
It says Exxon's financial report shows it paid $574m in interest and finance charges to related parties and only $23m to unrelated parties in 2016.
"That is more than 96% of nearly $600m paid to offshore related party entities with virtually no disclosure of where the loans originated or what interest rates were charged," the report says.
The report also draws attention to ExxonMobil Australia's corporate structure.
It says the immediate owner of ExxonMobil Australia is not disclosed in its annual report, but a company search with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reveals it is directly owned by a shell company in the Netherlands, and that shell company is owned by another subsidiary in the Bahamas.
"This appears to be a Caribbean variation of the aggressive tax-minimisation scheme commonly known as the 'Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich'," the report says.
It says there was no mention of the Dutch ownership in Exxon's submission to the Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance in 2015, despite being specifically asked to report on related party transactions with operations in foreign jurisdictions.
It says the company registry in the Netherlands shows the Dutch shell company is 100% owned by ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Holding Limited, which is registered at the same office in the Netherlands. A company profile of that company reveals it was incorporated in the Bahamas in January 2000.
"The Dutch entity is the local branch of the Bahamas-based parent company," the report says. "This means that Exxon's entire Australian operations are owned through a company in the Bahamas, via the Netherlands."
The Tax Justice Network has called for a "public and transparent" investigation of ExxonMobil Australia's tax arrangements. "The Australian people deserve answers about Exxon's tax affairs in Australia," the report says.
The Senate economics references committee was granted an extension this week for the corporate tax avoidance inquiry to continue until 30 May 2018.
The Labor senator Chris Ketter, who chairs the committee, says the committee will now consider if future hearings need to be organised, and it will write to Exxon inviting supplementary submissions.
Unions have been engaged in a long-running dispute with the Exxon subsidiary Esso and the contractor UGL over the wages and conditions at its Bass Strait operations.
In a statement to Guardian Australia, a spokesman for ExxonMobil said the company was now in a tax-loss position because of the substantial investments it was making.
"A corporate income tax loss is attributable to the significant investments being made in Australian oil and gas projects such as the Kipper Tuna Turrum project, Longford gas conditioning plant, Longford liquids pipeline and the Gorgon project in Western Australia," the spokesman said.
"With a total investment of more than $20bn, of which 70% has been invested over the past five years, we are a substantial investor in the Australian economy."
Exxon deliberately misled public on climate science, say researchers
The spokesman also addressed the report's claims about Exxon's related party debts, saying money had to be borrowed from overseas because of the size of the projects.
"ExxonMobil Australia is making significant investments in the energy future of Australia. The sheer size of these investments makes it impossible to fund purely from the Australian operations, and therefore additional funding through loans from its affiliated entities is required."
"The rates that ExxonMobil Australia pays for inter-company loans are calculated on an arm's length commercial basis with rates comparable to what could be achieved on the open market.
"ExxonMobil believes that the global integration of its business lines and functional organisations allows it to capture significant value across the supply chain. As a result, ExxonMobil Australia's subsidiaries have dealings with affiliates incorporated and operating in different countries, particularly as they seek or provide specialist advice and services."
The spokesman also criticised the union's protest against the company, saying it "continues to provide misinformation about ExxonMobil".
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Ethics: 'Future of Procurement' in The Times
June 4, 2019 Jim McClelland
New writing... Pleased to say I have had another article published in The Times newspaper, as part of a special Raconteur report on the Future of Procurement.
The piece explores how workers are often the victims when there are gaps between legal and ethical procurement. Figures from the International Labour Organization (ILO), released most recently in 2017, revealed that more than 40 million people worldwide were in modern slavery in 2016, including around 25 million in forced labour. Of those in forced labour, some 16 million were being exploited in the private sector. Furthermore, there were more than 152 million estimated victims of child labour, almost half of whom were aged between 5 and 11.
The heat is on, however. Businesses nowadays have a lot to lose if they neglect their responsibilities and the lines between profit and social conscience are no longer so easily defined. Brands are playing with fire when it comes to ethical procurement and those that muddy transparency, frustrate traceability and neglect communications get burned.
To read the article in full, complete with expert insights, comment and analysis, please click here:
• 'Human rights falter in grey areas of procurement policy'.
The full 16-page Future of Prcurement report is available to view/download here.
SUSTMEME: Get the Susty Story Straight!
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Sustainability win-win: 'Future of Procurement' in The Times
June 20, 2018 Jim McClelland
New writing…. Pleased to say I have had another article published in The Times newspaper, as part of a special Raconteur report on the Future of Procurement.
Reconciling best-value procurement and sustainability need not be a problem, since the two carry the promise of a real win-win. The potential synergy is clear, at least in principle. In practice, however, is where the challenge starts. Exploring how best to track and target supply-chain performance, my article takes us beyond the old backside-covering box-ticking and bare-minimum compliance of yesteryear, into the brave new world of holistic and proactive procurement, that is smart, balanced and sustainable. It is not easy, especially in an industry like construction, notorious for its aggressive contracting model and adversarial business culture. However, times are changing and so too is the sector, albeit slowly. The future of procurement will be different, and better:
• 'How sustainability can build value in construction'.
The full 20-page Future of Procurement report is available to view/download here.
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No Plan B: 'Supply Chain Strategies' in The Times
February 23, 2018 Jim McClelland
New writing... Pleased to say I have had another article published in The Times newspaper, as part of a special Raconteur report on Supply Chain Strategies.
High street giant Marks & Spencer is leading the charge against abuses in the global supply chain with a long-term commitment to sustainability. With 35,000 different product lines and 32M customers, it is a big task. In this piece I look at the challenges and achievements of pursuing with purpose
a strategic and systemic approach over the course of a decade since the launch of its flagship programme Plan A. In particular, the article also discusses the ongoing battle against the criminal elements involved in modern slavery and the need to collaborate widely in a bid to tackle this scourge of the supply chain. You can read the full story here (with no paywall), on:
• 'The need for a sustainable global supply chain'.
The full 16-page Supply Chain Strategies report is available to view/download here.
Business Ethics, CSR, Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Retail, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Ethics & Fast Fashion: 'Supply Chain Strategies' in The Times
New writing… Pleased to say I have had another piece published in The Times newspaper today, as part of a special report on Supply Chain Strategies by Raconteur. It looks at the reasons why, despite numerous and worthy initiatives, keeping track of ethical standards in fashion supply chains is still such a challenge:
• 'Slow progress in fast fashion'.
There is also a case study (please scroll down): 'Plight of supply chain refugees'.
Business Ethics, Child Labour, Ethical Fashion, Ethical Sourcing, Fashion, Fast Fashion, Human Rights, Modern Slavery, Supply Chains, Sustainable Fashion, Syrian Refugees
Green Hotels + Biophilia, to IoT + Modern Slavery
May 8, 2016 Jim McClelland
More of my journalism and blogging pieces have been published in the last few months and I have provided a brief update menu of Built Environment, Real Estate and Construction articles below, with links to original copy. (Additional writings on Environment, Energy and Education topics will follow.)
Hotels Check in to Greener Thinking
Summary: Enter a hotel room anywhere in the world and the chances are you'll find a polite-but-prescriptive card by the bed or bath, advising of the benefits of 'eco-friendly' behaviors such as living with linen longer and reusing towels. Commendable as it may be, however, this consumer-facing front really represents only the tip of the iceberg for environmental impacts in the hospitality industry where fast-growing equates to resource-hungry.
Published in: JLL 'Real Views' (12 Apr, 2016)
Working with Nature to Create Better Buildings
Summary: For centuries, nature and the built environment have not been on good terms as humans build upwards, downwards and outwards. Now, however, a more harmonious relationship is developing – which benefits both sides, and, crucially, the health and wellbeing of the people in the middle. The belief system behind this shift is 'biophilia' and it's changing the way we think about and design our buildings.
Published in: JLL 'Real Views' (30 Mar, 2016)
Modern Slavery and the Supply Chain
The UK construction industry must ensure its global supply chains comply with new legislation clamping down on the use of forced and slave labour.
Published in: 'Future of Construction' Special Report, 'The Sunday Times'' (27 Mar, 2016)
Construction is Facing a New Era of Green Builds
As the UK construction industry strives to rebuild itself to deliver the new homes and infrastructure the country needs, new money and new metrics apply.
Why Buildings Will Become 'Sensorsational'
Summary: In many small ways, we are becoming accustomed to buildings responding to our physical presence, almost without realizing: doors open and lighting comes on in hallways, toilets flush automatically in restrooms and water flows into basins when our hands approach. Slowly but surely, we have entered a whole new wireless world of sensors.
Published in: JLL 'Real Views' (29 Feb, 2016)
Architecture, Biophilia, Built Environment, Business Ethics, Construction, Green Building, Hotels, Internet of Things, Modern Slavery, Sensors, Supply Chains, Sustainability


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Samsung loses a case against Apple, must pay $120 million.
By Sead Fadilpašić 10 October 2016
A new twist to the tale.
As if Samsung hasn't had enough trouble with their burning smartphones, now a US federal appeals court ruled that the company had infringed on a couple of Apple's patents, and it needs to pay the fine. According to The Verge, which reported on the issue recently, the two patents in question are slide-to-unlock, and quick links, which turns things like addresses and phone numbers into links. The ruling says that Samsung needs to pay $120 million (£96m).
This decision has already been made earlier, only to be overturned by three judges, earlier this year. Now, a full panel of judges ruled that the previous ones considered information which was not presented in trial, and ruled based on issues which weren't even brought up.
"We conclude that the jury verdict on each issue is supported by substantial evidence in the record," the court writes. Later stating, "We thus reinstate the district court's award of costs which the panel had vacated."
Another legal battle between the two is about to get its epilogue at the Supreme Court, as they are heading there as we speak. Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on financial damages Samsung owes Apple for patent infringements, USA Today reported earlier today.
In this case, Samsung is said to have infringed on patents related to design, based on looks and not function. Apple was first awarded almost a billion dollars – a fine which was then reduced to $584 million following an appeal.
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Facebook caught using iPhone cameras secretly without user consent
Facebook has been in hot waters for quite some time now. The company has a plethora of accusations against it ranging from invading the privacy of its users to pushing political propaganda. While the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg did promise to bring some changes for alleviating concerns related to privacy, it looks like things are only getting worse.
Apparently, the Facebook app on iOS is accessing and opening the camera in the background without user consent. According to reports, the app opens your camera in the background while you are scrolling through your feed without any warning.
Facebook app on iOS opens camera in the background
The issue was initially reported by a Joshua Maddux on Twitter. He posted a video showing the unusual behaviour by the Facebook app. The tweet obviously sparked controversy and mass concerns over privacy yet again. People have been questioning Facebook's integrity for a long time but the company seems to continue digging itself into an even deeper hole.
Here's what the issue looks like:
Found a @facebook #security & #privacy issue. When the app is open it actively uses the camera. I found a bug in the app that lets you see the camera open behind your feed. Note that I had the camera pointed at the carpet. pic.twitter.com/B8b9oE1nbl
— Joshua Maddux (@JoshuaMaddux) November 10, 2019
According to reports, the issue is only present on iPhones running iOS 13.2.2 as users have not been able to reproduce it on other versions.
As you can see in the video, the issue can be reproduced by changing a video to full screen mode and then reverting it back to normal. For some reason, this shifts the layout of the app slightly towards the right side exposing the open camera in the process.
In response to the original tweet, the vice president of Integrity at Facebook, Guy Rosen replied that the issue is most probably caused by a bug and that they are 'looking into it'. In another tweet later, he said that Facebook has developed a fix which will go live on the App store on Tuesday.
Here's his full statement:
"We recently discovered our iOS app incorrectly launched in landscape. In fixing that last week in v246 we inadvertently introduced a bug where the app partially navigates to the camera screen when a photo is tapped. We have no evidence of photos/videos uploaded due to this."
Should you be concerned about Facebook invading your privacy?
While Facebook did state that it was indeed a bug and that there is no evidence of any photos or videos being sent to the Facebook servers, it is still a massive dent in the already-damaged integrity of the company. People are skeptical about what Facebook has to say because the company has such a bad track record of respecting the privacy of its users.
How to prevent Facebook from tracking you?
Recently, it was discovered that the Facebook app on Android is able to access data from devices thanks to a Global Library Collector hidden in the app's code. It allowed Facebook to access and upload user data onto its own servers. However, the funny thing is that it was a completely hidden thing and Facebook was just collecting data without any warning. You couldn't even opt out of it. (You can read all about it right here).
In addition to that, Facebook has always been traversing the blurred lines of morality. Remember Cambridge Analytica? It seems like the company hasn't learned anything from that controversy either.
However, the issues with Facebook are not only limited to privacy either. It was recently discovered that any political candidate can run a false advertisement on the website and sway political opinion by stating false facts.
This sparked a debate about whether Facebook should even be able to have such a massive impact on elections and political agendas. Furthermore, Mark Zuckerberg has also been accused of favoring and pushing political propaganda on his website.
However, Facebook is not the only app that can access your camera. If you've granted camera access permissions to any app on iOS, it can technically use your camera and record you without any warning. So, if you do wish to stay safe from any form of secret surveillance, you should probably revoke your camera access from untrustworthy apps.
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UGOT Research Challenges
AgeCap – Centre for Ageing and Health
CARe – Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research
CCHS – Centre for Critical Heritage Studies
CeCAR – Centre for Collective Action Research
FRAM – Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies
SWEMARC – The Marine Mariculture Research Centre
UGOT Challenges is a unique research initiative where the University of Gothenburg invests 300 million SEK in six multidisciplinary research centres.
The research fields span a large number of subjects. Some have clear cross-disciplinary elements. Some initiatives are new, others are based on previous research structures that have been expanded as a consequence of the perspective of challenges in our society.
This is the largest investment where the Universtiy of Gothenburg is investing SEK 300 million in cross-disciplinary research centres. Below, you can find out more about the UGOT Challenges and our researchers with strategic grants.
UGOT Challenges will be in place for six years, and began in 2016.
UGOT Challenges is a six year initiative that began in 2016. Since the initiative is nearing its end, a final evaluation has been completed by an international evaluation panel. The evaluation report can be downloaded to the right.
The number of people over the age of 65 will triple over the next few decades. Having more and healthier older people is a major global success, but also a major challenge as it will, for example, mean that more pensioners will have to be provided for and the number of people suffering from dementia will increase.
AgeCap wants to use research to contribute to maintaining the well-being, ableness and participation of elderly people for as long as possible and to the greatest possible extent.
AgeCap website
More and more pathogenic bacteria are developing resistance to life-saving antibiotics. Around the world, common infections are becoming ever more difficult to treat. In addition, antibiotic resistance causes problems during surgery and in many forms of cancer treatment, where antibiotics are needed for prophylactic purposes.
CARe's vision is to use research to contribute to limiting mortality, morbidity and the socio-economic costs related to antibiotic resistance from a global perspective.
CARe website
Critical heritage studies is a growing cross-disciplinary field of research, which critically studies how the past is mobilised for various purposes. These events, in which the past is selectively mobilised to create new types of heritage, can be called heritage processes. One challenge is thus to investigate how the past can be used in the present in order to build the future.
The objective of the research is to present alternative and critical interpretations of how we perceive a globalised world.
CCHS website
Several of the threats and challenges the world is currently facing require collective solutions. It concerns social issues, environmental issues and health-related challenges. But large-scale collective action is difficult to achieve and not particularly well researched.
CeCAR is a research centre that will search for answers to how collective action is incentivized and under what conditions large-scale cooperation can be achieved.
CeCAR website
There are currently hundreds of toxic chemicals in the environment, in bodies of water and even in our bloodstream. Current chemical regulations do not take into account that many chemicals interact in the environment, and assume that the substance to be assessed is present on its own in an otherwise untouched ecosystem. This is particularly problematic, as even low, individually harmless, concentrations can contribute to a considerable mixture effect when the chemicals appear together, a so-called cocktail effect.
FRAM is a cross-disciplinary research centre that focuses on the cocktail effect of chemical mixtures and chemical pollutants in ecosystem services in rivers, lakes and coastal areas.
FRAM website
By 2050, the global population is expected to exceed 9.7 billion. Producing nutritional food for everyone on the planet – in an environmentally friendly manner – is one of our greatest challenges. Water covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface, but only contributes a few percent to all the food that is produced. So, the oceans are a major unexploited asset.
The objective of SWEMARC is to use cross-disciplinary research that engages the public to increase cultivation of food from the sea in a sustainable manner.
SWEMARC website
Final evaluation of the UGOT Challenges initiative (PDF)


La Terraza de la Marina is an accommodation on the seafront of Suances, on the beachfront.
La Terraza de la Marina is an accommodation on the seafront of Suances, on the beachfront. Ideal to enjoy a few days by the sea, listening to the sound of the waves as a family. Evenings in the terraces of the port or the aperitif with small fish in the sea taverns, will be unforgettable experiences.
Welcome to the Alojamientos Montesal, our desire is to provide a unique atmosphere and charm with our apartments, without sacrificing comfort of the modern life. Suances, Located on the Bay of Biscay, with sandy beaches and pleasant festive atmosphere, makes a enjoyable place to relax, and to spend a fun time with family.
Mountain walks, the Shire of Liebana, The Valley of Cabuérniga.
The coastline in Cantabria and beaches of fine white sand.
In northern Spain eats very well, and no exception Cantabria.
In Suances and Sejos in Cantabria, sea and mountains, discover our environment.


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The Smoke axed by Sky 1
Kudos drama not returning!
Sky 1 has announced it will not be renewing firefighter drama, The Smoke for a second series.
The eight-part series, starring Jamie Bamber and Jodie Whittaker was well received by viewers and critics averaging between 200,000 and 300,000 viewers across its run.
Sky announced the news in a statement saying:
"We're very proud of The Smoke, which played a key part in Sky1's plans to develop big scale dramas; something we will continue to do with our audience in mind."
"Unfortunately, sometimes tough decisions need to be made as to which dramas return and will not be returning for a second series.
"We would like to thank the entire creative team and cast, and everyone at Kudos."
Whittaker will next be seen reprising her role as Beth Latimer in Broadchurch series 2, which has begun filming in Dorset and North Somerset.
Tags: Broadchurch Series 2, Drama, Jamie Bamber, Jodie Whittaker, Sky 1, The Smoke
← Sue Johnston to join series 5 of Downton Abbey
Max Irons, Charles Dance, Elizabeth McGovern Join BBC Films 'Woman in Gold' →
Vicky Garvey
Well I enjoyed the smoke! What a shame it's being Axed! Maybe Just have to #SaveTheSmoke What do you say people!


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Q: how to get gridview all rows data when using paging I have a gridview with paging (page size 10), which contains Course details. when i am saving gridview data into database it save only 10 record (according to page).
is there any to get all gridview all rows.
e.g. if my gridview contains 25 rows with paging and when i save data into database then all 25 rows data insert into database?
please help...
Here is my code
          DataTable dt = new DataTable();
        dt.Columns.Add("row_index");
        dt.Columns.Add("edited_value");
        IList<int?> SeqNos = new List<int?>();

        foreach (GridViewRow gvr in gvViolationCodes.Rows)
        {
            TextBox tb = (TextBox)gvr.FindControl("txtSeqNo");
            Label lblSysid = (Label)gvr.FindControl("lblSysID");
            HiddenField hf = (HiddenField)gvr.FindControl("HiddenField1");
            if (tb.Text != hf.Value)
            {
                DataRow dr = dt.NewRow();
                SeqNos.Add(Convert.ToInt32(tb.Text));
                dr["row_index"] = lblSysid.Text;
                dr["edited_value"] = tb.Text;
                dt.Rows.Add(dr);
            }
        }

A: You need to save the data in temporary storage in PageIndexChanging event of GrIdView. On final save send the datatable to Sql Server Procedure or loop through the datatable and save it in database. Follow the steps:
 protected void grdView_PageIndexChanging(object sender, GridViewPageEventArgs e)
    {
        fnStoreGridData();
    }
    private void fnStoreGridData()
    {
        DataTable TempDataTable = new DataTable();
        if(Session["Data"]!=null){
            TempDataTable = Session["Data"] as DataTable;
        }
        else{
            TempDataTable.Columns.Add("exCourse", typeof(string)) ;
            TempDataTable.Columns.Add("exUniversityCourse", typeof(string)) ;
        }
        foreach (GridViewRow row in gvExportCourse.Rows)
        {
            Label exCourse = (Label)row.FindControl("gvlblCourseName");
            Label exUniversityCourse = (Label)row.FindControl("gvlblUniversityCourseName");
            if (exCourse != null)
            {
               if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(exCourse.Text))
               {
                    TempDataTable.Rows.Add(exCourse.Text, exUniversityCourse.Text);
                    //TempDataTable is your datatable object. Make sure that datatable contains these columns
               }
            }
        }
    }

In Final Save:
protected void button_Click(object s, EventArg e)
{
    fnStoreGridData(); //Here this will bind the data of current page
    DataTable TempDataTable = new DataTable();
    if(Session["Data"]!=null){
        TempDataTable = Session["Data"] as DataTable;
    }
    //Now loop through datatable and store the values
    foreach(DataRow in TempDataTable.Rows)
    {
        CourseInformation course = new CourseInformation();
        course.AddCourseMaster(dr["exCourse"].ToString(), dr["exUniversityCourse"].ToString());
    }
    label1.Text = "Course saved successfully.";
}


Resumo: It has previously been suggested from physical evidence that vessels in twigs of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) are connected by small pores in intervessel pit membranes. From results obtained using a combination of physical techniques and electron microscopy it is clear that this is an oversimplification: almost all intervessel pit membranes are absent in sycamore twig and stem wood, yet physical tests still suggest that vessels are connected by pores smaller than pit apertures. Where these pores are is less certain. They may be in plugs observed to fill vessel lumens. They may possibly be in a small number of intact intervessel pit membranes in the terminal elements of vessels, but such membranes could not be found under the microscope. In either case, the results of physical tests suggest that vessels connected by membraneless intervessel pits must effectively end together at a particular point in the tree.


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Police arrest former congressman David Rivera
Former Florida Republican Rep. David Rivera was arrested on Monday on charges of money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent.
Rivera served in Congress from 2011-2013 and later signed a $50 million consulting agreement with the Venezuelan government.
They were paying him how much? https://t.co/FeYCukA7jU
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 6, 2022
"A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted Rivera in November, according to CBS News," the Daily Caller reported.
"The eight-count indictment includes meetings in Washington, New York and Dallas. Rivera used code words in chat messages, referring to Maduro as the 'bus driver,' a congressman as 'Sombrero,' and millions of dollars as 'melons,'" it added.
SCOOP: Ex Miami Congressman David Rivera has been arrested at Atlanta's airport in connection to a criminal probe involving a $50 million consulting contract he signed with a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company. https://t.co/m371WKlVar
— Joshua Goodman (@APjoshgoodman) December 5, 2022
"Pressure has been building on Rivera for more than two years after it emerged that he received the massive contract from a U.S. affiliate of Venezuela's state-owned oil company as Maduro was trying to curry favor with the Trump White House," the Associated Press reported.
"Rivera's Interamerican Consulting was sued in 2020 by PDV USA — a Delaware-based affiliate of Venezuelan-owned Citgo — for not living up to the contract he signed in 2017 for three months of 'strategic consulting,'" it added.
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera, a well-connected Florida Republican, has been arrested on federal charges that include failing to register as a foreign agent.https://t.co/LJdbyq8hj6
— NPR (@NPR) December 7, 2022
"Court records show that the U.S. officials had their own requirements for any potential deal, including seeking guarantees that Maduro would respect the outcome of free democratic elections. Maduro has refused to give such guarantees," NPR reported.
"The PDV USA court filings give several insights into Rivera's activities, drawn from depositions and discovery of evidence in the case. For one thing, the company alleges that Rivera doled out millions of dollars to Nuhfer and other associates, in what were termed payments to subcontractors," it added.
The congressman has made bail but will soon face a likely court appearance regarding the charges.
The concerns also run deeper than Rivera, as several unnamed lawmakers are mentioned in his records that could lead to additional investigations.
Rivera's arrest was no surprise, but the depths of the scandal and those connected could make for an even more concerning case.


Welcome Back Little School Families!
Can you believe that the kids have been back to school for nearly four weeks? Hopefully all of you are getting settled into the autumn routine.
The PTO has been busy with back to school events and planning for a fantastic year ahead. In addition to our annual field trips, enrichment programs and fun events, we have some new events planned for this year. Also, this is a Little Laps year so we can all look forward to a fun day of camaraderie during the biannual walk-a-thon in June.
Our next big event is the Halloween Bash on Sunday, October 29th from 3p-5p in the Little School Café. Mark your calendar for this spooktacular event and be on the lookout for more details soon.
I hope to see you at a future PTO meeting or event, and would love to hear any new ideas. Email me any time!


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This public open house will provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the Memorial Circle project and speak with National Park Service staff about it.
The open house will be held in the atrium of the memorial. The memorial is located at the end of Memorial Avenue adjacent to the two entrance gates into Arlington National Cemetery.
Please Note: The Arlington National Cemetery Metro stop closes at 7:00pm. Parking is available along Memorial Avenue.