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Renewable energy driving mega cities' transformation
By Babalwa Bungane
The renewable energy (RE) landscape, regarded to be in an infant stage of development, is proving to be a catalyst driving technology and policy innovation in the world's mega cities, writes ESI Africa.
Capitalising on the RE sector is taking global economies by storm and according to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an African research and development organisation, South Africa is no exception. Since the introduction of the country's RE Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), this versatile sector has added $291.5 million to the country's economy.
In a study conducted by the CSIR, the net economic benefit of renewables achieved (particularly solar photovoltaic and wind) included the calculated benefits of reduced unserved energy (load shedding), as well as cost savings to national power utility, Eskom, which avoided coal and diesel burn. This revelation can be associated with the 2016 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report, Renewable Energy in Cities, which presents an analysis on the role cities can play in the transformation of the energy system when fully exploiting the resources.
Here IRENA explores different scenarios according to scales of economies in cities in terms of energy demand between now and 2030. The study predicts that cities in emerging economies, with population growth above 2% per year, for example, will account for 70% of global growth in energy use by 2030. In order to meet such a demand, the report provides practices, policy and technology options that cities can deploy. The recommendations focus mainly on buildings, heating, cooling and cooking as well as transportation.
Municipal governments taking charge
The IRENA analysis notes that mayors and municipal governments are playing an increasingly central role in accelerating the switch to renewable energy. A case in point is South Africa's City of Cape Town that, in 2014, launched a set of guidelines and associated tariffs for small-scale embedded energy generators, with a generation capacity of less than 1MVA. The guidelines and tariffs were compiled for commercial, industrial and residential generators, applicable to both renewable energy generation and co-generation projects. Smallscale generators have since been permitted to connect to the grid and in so doing are enabled to both import energy from and export a limited amount of energy onto the City's grid, which they will be credited for.
Expanding on the progress of this legislation, Head of Green Energy for the City of Cape Town Brian Jones told ESI Africa that the national regulation for small-scale imbedded generation is still awaited from the national energy regulator. Jones emphasises that "this is crucial to accelerate the uptake of imbedded generation in the country. Draft legislation has been circulated but for some reason it has not been finalised".
"At the moment, approved installations in Cape Town for residential property stand at 102, and for commercial and industrial at 48, and there are another 96 applicants that have obtained permission to install. So the numbers are picking up," he says. In terms of promoting this development, Jones explains that the City has established an energy directorate with electricity generation and distribution under one legislation and new legislation for the sustainable energy market.
With regard to lessons learnt from the initiative, Jones says once grid parity is achieved globally, people will start connecting to the grid – even illegally, if there is no programme in place. He concludes: "Utilities can't ignore the phenomenon that smallscale imbedded generation is. They [utilities] will have to mainstream it into their planning – as a factor on their income streams and a factor on their grid; and it has to become a central part of their operations."
Another game-changer in the energy sector sphere was emphasised last year, when Scott Wiener, Democrat for California State Senate District 11 San Francisco & San Mateo County, proposed a legislation that requires the installation of solar panels on new residential and commercial buildings constructed in San Francisco.
The legislation's mandate calls for all new buildings up to 10 stories, both residential and commercial, to use either solar panels for electricity or a solar system to heat water. According to Wiener, the legislation has the support of the San Francisco Commission on the Environment, the US Green Buildings Council, the Building Inspection Commission, and Brightline Defense, a non-profit organisation that supports the creation of sustainable environments in lowincome communities.
San Francisco has a goal of meeting 100% of its electricity needs with clean energy by 2025. "Cities have to make hard decisions on investments, so it is important to go back to the basics and understand where the opportunities are, what measures offer the greatest potential for energy efficiency improvements, which sectors to prioritise, and what the implementation constraints are," noted Anita Marangoly George, former senior director, energy and extractives global practice at the World Bank.
George made this emphasis in the Bank's Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme: a global knowledge and technical assistance partnership administered by the financial institution, funded by various developed countries.
Transportation powered by clean energy
As of 1 January 2017, trains in the Netherlands began operating completely on clean energy produced by wind power – an impressive achievement in that the initiative beats its own deadline, which was set to be achieved by 2018. NS Dutch Railways partnered with energy company Eneco to use its wind turbines to generate the energy needed to power all of its electric trains. The railway company is the world's first railway company to get 100% of its energy from wind energy and it is reported that annually it consumes 1.2 billion kWh of wind electricity.
In a similar venture at the beginning of 2016, South Africa's City of Cape Town announced that in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, it will be issuing a tender for the procurement of electric buses for the city's MyCiTi bus service. "The procurement of the electric buses affirms our commitment made at COP21 in Paris where I committed to ensure that the City of Cape Town takes decisive action and pursues ambitious climate action projects that are not only beneficial to residents but most importantly, the environment," Mayor Patricia de Lille said.
In conclusion, with amplified financing and supporting policies, renewable energy resources – even in developing economies – indicate a possible clean future. One that promises to meet commitments made at COP21 in Paris.
Cities band together against climate risks under C40 umbrella Created and led by 83 member cities around the world, the Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) focuses on tackling climate change and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. The organisation, guided by a rotating steering committee of C40 mayors, provides strategic direction and governance. During a C40 seminar held in 2016 in Mexico, the organisation's newly elected president, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, stated that the world's big cities will need $375 billion of investment to curb climate change. The current steering committee members include: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Jakarta, London, Seoul, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Milan, Boston, Mexico City, Amman and Rio de Janeiro. Other city members in Africa include: Accra, Addis Ababa, Cairo, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, and Durban.
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Babalwa Bungane is the content producer for ESI Africa - Clarion Events Africa. Babalwa has been writing for the publication for over five years. She also contributes to sister publications; Smart Energy International and Power Engineering International. Babalwa is a social media enthusiast.
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Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America
His Grace, Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America, is the ruling bishop of the Western American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
Abp. Kyrill was born Boris Mikhailovich Dmitriev on November 24, 1954 in San Francisco, California. At the age of 18, he was tonsured reader by Archbishop Anthony (Medvedev). In 1976 he graduated from University with a degree in theology. He then attended Saint Vladimir's Seminary, where he received his masters degree. In 1981 he was tonsured a monk and ordained a hierodeacon and then a hieromonk by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky). The same year he was appointed to the Russian Ecclesiastic Mission in Jerusalem as a teacher of Russian and English at the Bethany School. In 1982 he was transferred to the Western American diocese. In 1987, he was appointed rector of the Ss Cyrill and Methodius Russian Church school at the Joy of all Who Sorrow Cathedral in San Francisco and was elevated to the rank of abbot. In 1992 he was consecrated bishop of Seattle, Vicar of the Western American Diocese. After the repose of Archbishop Anthony in 2000, he was appointed ruling hierarch of the Western American Diocese. In 2003 he was elevated to the rank of archbishop. The same year he participated in the first official delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia to Russia, which opened the process of reconcilliation with the Moscow Patriarchate.
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Home » About Haemophilia » Statutory Bodies » National Haemophilia Council » Members of the National Haemophilia Council
Members of the National Haemophilia Council (NHC) are appointed by the Minister for Health in accordance with Section 6 of the National Haemophilia Council (Establishment) Order, 2004 (SI No. 451 of 2004).
One representative of haemophilia nursing, with an ongoing and specific involvement in the delivery of haemophilia care;
One representative of health services management, to be nominated by the Health Board Executive, or other appropriate authority;
One representative of the Department of Health and Children, to be nominated by the Minister;
Two representatives of the Irish Haemophilia Society, to be nominated by the Society;
The National Haemophilia Director.
Consultant haematologist with responsibility for paediatric haemophilia at the National Centre.
One treating consultant from outside the Dublin area, who treats people with haemophilia, to be nominated by the Irish Haemotology Society.
The following are the current members of the National Haemophilia Council:
Dr. Barry Harrington, Chairperson, Mill Lane, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 Eircode D20 N622
Dr. Barry Harrington was born in Dublin, qualified as a Dentist in 1964 at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dr. Harrington worked in private dental practice in Northern Ireland and Dublin (1964-1985). In September 1985 he was appointed a Consultant. In 1986 he was appointed as Consultant Dental Surgeon to the National Centre Hereditary Coagulative Disorders attached to St. James's Hospital. Dr. Harrington became a member of the Executive Committee of the Irish Haemophilia Society in 1988 to 2002. Dr. Harrington was a member of the Irish Dental Association (1964- to-date) and was President from 1998 – 1999. After his official retirement in 2004, he continued as a part-time teacher at the DDUH until 2010. Dr. Harrington was reappointed as Chairperson of the National Haemophilia Council by Mr. Simon Harris, Minister for Health in July 2017.
Mr. Michael Conroy, Principal Officer, Cancer, Blood & Organ Policy Unit, Department of Health, Block 1, Miesian Plaza, 50-58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin D02 XW14.
Michael Conroy is Head of the Cancer, Blood & Organs Policy Unit of the Department of Health. He has worked across a range of Government Ministries in both policy and programme roles. Apart from his current role, the main focus of Michael's policy work has been in the heritage, industry and illicit drugs areas.
Dr Alison Dougall, Consultant / Assistant Professor, Dublin University Dental Hospital, Lincoln Pl, Dublin 2, D02 F859
Dr Alison Dougall is a Consultant / Assistant Professor of Medically Compromised Patients at the Dublin University Dental Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. She is President of the World Federation for Haemophilia Dental Division and the editor of the "International Association for Disability and Oral Health. She is director of the doctorate programme in special care dentistry at Trinity College Dublin and I'm 2015 she won the HMI health leader award for her work around oral health promotion for people with haemophilia in Ireland.
Dr. Ruth Gilmore, Consultant Haematologist, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Rd, Galway, H91 YR71
Dr. Ruth Gilmore qualified in 1998 from National University of Ireland, Galway. Subsequently, she did her postgraduate Haematology training in Ireland and did a Masters in Medical Informatics as well as an MD on Thrombin Generation in Trinity College Dublin whilst working at the National Centre Hereditary Coagulation Disorders in St James's Hospital.
Dr. Gilmore was appointed a Consultant in Haematology to Galway University Hospital in 2011. Her research interests include rare bleeding disorders, thrombin generation and the use of computers in Health Care. Her areas of special responsibility are Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Obstetric Haematology and Paediatric Haematology. Dr. Gilmore was reappointed to the Council in July 2016.
Ms. Debbie Greene, Administrator, Irish Haemophilia Society, First Floor, Cathedral Court, New Street, Dublin 8, D08 VH64
Ms. Debbie Greene joined the Irish Haemophilia Society in 2003. Ms. Greene is the Administrator of the Society having taken up the role in May 2009. Ms. Greene oversees the day to day running of the office including the organization of Information Days, Regional Meetings and Conferences, Staffing, Event Management, the Website and is the Editor of all Irish Haemophilia Society Publications. Ms. Greene is a member of the Irish Haemostasis Research Foundation and is also involved with the World Federation of Hemophilia Twinning Program. Ms. Greene represents the Society at various Comprehensive Care Centre Team Meetings.
Dr. Beatrice Nolan, Consultant Haematologist, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 N512
Dr. Beatrice Nolan was appointed as a Consultant Haematologist to St James's Hospital in 2001. In 2018 Dr. Nolan was appointed full-time Lead Consultant Haematologist for paediatric haemophilia and allied bleeding disorders at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin with a national remit.
Mr. Brian O'Mahony, Chief Executive, Irish haemophilia Society, Cathedral Court, New Street, Dublin 8, D08 VH64
Brian represents the Society as Vice Chair of the Haemophilia Product Selection and Monitoring Advisory Board established by the Minister in 2002. He previously served as Chair of the Irish Haemophilia Society for 17 years and as President of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) for 10 years.
Brian continues to work as a volunteer with WFH. Among his activities are writing, advocating, facilitating training on strategic planning, national procurement systems, and lobbying. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and of the Academy of Medical Laboratory Sciences. He also has professional qualifications in occupational health and safety and in management. Brian O'Mahony has severe Haemophilia B.
Dr David Vaughan, Director of Quality and Patient Safety, Children's. Hospital Group, Block A Herberton, St James's Walk, Rialto, Dublin 8
Dr David Vaughan is the Director of Quality and Safety and a Consultant Respiratory Pediatrician in the Children's Hospital Group. He previously worked as the Executive Director of Quality and patient Safety at the Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, the Director of Leadership, Quality and Safety at the Royal College of Physicians and a Consultant Pediatrician and Respiratory Pediatrician at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Dr. Vaughan was appointed to the Council on the 1st July, 2017.
Dr Cleona Duggan, Consultant Haematologist, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork
Dr Cleona Duggan MB, MRCP (Edin) FFPath FRCPath was born in the US and grew up in Dublin. She attended University College Cork where she studied medicine. After graduation she did her basic specialist training in Dublin and London. She returned to Dublin to do higher specialist training in Haematology (Clinical and Laboratory) and was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1997, and Fellowship in 2005. She was awarded Fellowship of the faculty of Pathology, Royal College of Physicians on 2000. She works as a Consultant Haematologist with special interest in Haemostasis and Thrombosis at Cork University Hospital and University College Cork. She has held this post since 2010. She shares the responsibility for the delivery of care to people with Hereditary Bleeding Disorders at the Cork Comprehensive Care Centre.
Dr Niamh O'Connell, Consultant Haematologist, National Coagulation Centre, St. James's Hospital, James Street, Dublin 8
Dr Niamh O'Connell is National Haemophilia Director at the National Coagulation Centre (NCC), St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Having returned to Ireland in 2004 following specialist training in Haemostasis and Thrombosis the UK, Dr O'Connell joined the NCC as Consultant Haematologist in 2010 and took on the role of Director of the NCC in 2018. The NCC is the lead comprehensive care centre for adults in Ireland and is a hub for clinical services, research, training and education in disorders of haemostasis on a national basis. The NCC, working in partnership with the two other Comprehensive Care Centres in Ireland and with the Irish Haemophilia Society, is committed to delivering high quality and safe healthcare and to promoting healthy living for people and their families living with Haemophilia and other coagulation disorders. Dr O'Connell's research interests include clinical trials in novel therapies for Haemophilia, clinical outcomes in Haemophilia and application of information technology solutions in the management of Haemophilia.
Ms Ann O'Sullivan, Clinical Nurse Manager, National Coagulation Centre, St. James's Hospital, James Street, Dublin 8
Ms Ann O Sullivan completed her general nurse training in the Meath Hospital in 1980. She started working in St. James's Hospital in 1982 and worked in a variety of surgical wards including those with vascular and oesophageal specialities. Ann moved to the National Coagulation Centre in 1998. Along with her colleagues in OLCHC she developed the Transition Clinic where adolescents work towards their transition to the adult service in St. James's Hospital with dedicated clinics in both OLCHC and St. James's Hospital. Ann has seen many changes in the treatment of haemophilia with the introduction of the extended half-life factor concentrates.


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Today YBR is part of a growing ecosystem of LGBTQ+ organizations that seek to meet the needs of the queer communities in Rock County. Our organizational focus is on creating community spaces through events and meetups, educating the broader community about LGBTQ+ realities, and advocating for issues that impact LGBTQ+ lives.
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Yellow Brick Road Organization (YBR) was founded in 2017 after a group of LGBTQ+ people gathered for Thanksgiving and realized LBGTQ+ families and individuals in the local area needed more safe spaces to gather, more Pride, more advocacy, and more awareness. We hosted Rock County Wisconsin's first Pride Festival in 2018.
Friends of Dorothy.
The name "Yellow Brick Road Organization" is an ode to the many closeted LGBTQ+ people in the military during World War II. In order to safely find each other, service members would ask, "Are you a friend of Dorothy?" Today, we are proud to honor our queer heritage by openly being Friends of Dorothy and serving the LGBTQ+ communities of the Greater Beloit and Rock County areas.
At Yellow Brick Road, we represent everyone who identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Pansexual, Two-Spirit, Asexual, and an Ally. We side with Love and accepting people for who they are, no matter how they identify.
We provide a safe space for individuals and families to be themselves and not be judged. Our hope is to spread awareness through community events where we can learn from each other and celebrate.
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As a female dancer, I run into issues with timing of meals/snacks and figuring out what foods will give me the sustained energy I need to make it through ballet class and hours of rehearsal without making me feel heavy or bloated. I imagine other female athletes can share my frustrations; but before I talk about possible strategies to solving those problems, I want to address a serious concern for many female athletes. It's known as the Female Athlete Triad. The Female Athlete Triad occurs when a female athlete does not consume enough energy or calories to fuel physical activity AND the body's basic needs to function. This can lead to disturbances in the menstrual function and poor bone health. This condition is most commonly found in females who participate in sports that require them to be slim and lean; however, this can also happen to women who have distorted eating patterns and who exercise a lot. The most common sign of the Female Athlete Triad is amenorrhea (absence of the menstrual cycle for 3 consecutive months). Other issues that could arise from not getting enough calories are fatigue, depressed immune function (you may get sick frequently), stress fractures or other injuries, dehydration, depleted energy stores, and infertility. If you are an athlete, any of these issues can have a negative impact on your performance as well as your health. It's important for female athletes that are experiencing these issues to seek treatment or advisement from professionals like sports medicine physicians, sports dietitians, and sports psychologists. A main method for treating the Female Athlete Triad is developing a nutrition plan that is specific to the athletes sport or physical activity. So how do all active females, athletes or not, stay healthy and strong? Provide the body with proper nutrition and hydration specific to the females needs at all times. Here are some tips that I've found helpful over the years.
Try out different timings of meals and snacks before working out to figure out what works best for you. You may find that a meal 3 to 4 hours before and a snack 30 to 60 minutes before working out works well.
Do you need to fuel up during exercise? Endurance athletes usually require some type of fuel during their event to provide additional energy. Sports drinks that contain carbohydrates and electrolytes may be helpful during team events or workouts lasting longer than an hour.
After exercising, be sure to have a snack or meal within 15 to 60 minutes. Providing your body with proper nutrition during this time span can facilitate recovery (repair damaged muscles and replete nutrients stored in the body).
Try out different foods and drinks to figure out what works best before a workout. You want to make sure that it has carbohydrates and some protein. Some athletes find that eating fats and fiber too close to working out can upset the stomach.
If you need to fuel up during a workout, you want to grab something that has carbohydrates and electrolytes (especially if you sweat). Specific sports products may be helpful but you can always just eat some banana or granola bar.
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What snacks or meals have you found helpful around a workout? Do you take any additional supplements to ensure that your female body is getting enough nutrients?


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 - Agile
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I had a couple of great conversations yesterday that gave me a small epiphany. Here's the small thing that I came up with:

	Meta is not the most important thing. By definition.

Well... it's not much now that I see it. But maybe you'll care to join in my reasoning. Anyway that what's the rest of the post is about.

I am completely absorbed by the [Reinventing Organizations](http://www.reinventingorganizations.com/) book. I've already [written about it](http://www.marcusoft.net/2015/04/what-is-the-problem.html) on this blog and will not dive deeper into the actual book again.

But one thing that stand out for all of the organizations that is researched is that the people in these *teal* organizations are not in the organizations because they are teal. They are there because they like the way they work.

I'm betting that in [FAVI](http://www.favi.com/ang/index.php) there's not many people that are aware that they work in a teal organization. That's just meta-information. It happens to be the way FAVI is organised. The people in the organization like they work and want to become better in doing the work they do.

If you go to their web site they are not advertising the "teal" way of organizing. They just say that they create great products.

On a smaller, and newer, scale [Aptitud](http://www.aptitud.se) get some interest about the way that we organize ourselves. We have teared down quite a lot of normal policies and procedures. But that's not *why* we are working in Aptitud. Building Aptitud is just a consequence of us trying to do something better for ourselves. I know that it will be something different in a couple of year.

In the same way, most people, working at Aptitud couldn't care less if we are teal, agile, lean or whatever. We are us and we are trying to be a better version of us ever week. Where that take us, what label that put on us is not very important. As long it's better. What it is, is just meta.

That said, there are some of us that happen to be interested in how to build these kind of organizations. Just as some other people in Aptitud is interested in soccer, or coding 8-bit-games.

# Processes
I have often said that "there's no problem if you are doing [Scrum-but](https://www.scrum.org/ScrumBut) as long as it serves you well."

Many of the best teams, in terms of frequent reliable high-quality deliveries, I've met have absolutely no idea what their method is called. Maybe it started as Scrum, inspired by Lean with a little bit of XP crumbled on top. Tomorrow it will be something different.

It's not important - it's just meta.

That you are running Scrum (c) or Kanban (tm)(c)(r) (capital K mind you) is only important for the people selling Scrum or Kanban. In the Scrum case the Scrum guide have always ended with this phrase just to emphasize this:

Scrum's roles, artifacts, events, and rules are immutable
and although implementing only parts of Scrum is possible, the result is not Scrum.

And that it is Scrum or (brrrr) "not Scrum" is not important (for most of us). It just meta. It's not the most important.

# However ...
In some organizations there are people whose entire job is meta. As one of the people I talked to yesterday said: "They work as a middle-manager at a bank to be a middle-manager at a bank".
Or, if I'm going to be self-critical: "He works as an agile coach just to be an agile coach". Ouch... have to think about that.

I have a hunch that the more hierarchical and the more levels an organization has the more need for meta roles there is. Until a point, where some places I've been in, it's almost only meta. Or at least more meta-roles and actual roles.

Go to any big insurance and try to round up the people that care deeply about insurances. Or even end customers. I think you'll end up with a few percentages, at best, of the entire workforce. It applies to most big organizations. The things that we *do* care about in those organizations are: power, position, procedure and roles. It's just meta. It's not the most important thing.

A start to improve is to think hard about what is not meta (see FAVI below) and then realize that my role might be just meta, those kind of tasks is not the most important thing. That's the reason it's called meta. It's not unimportant, but it's just meta. It's not the most important thing.

The "CEO" (or what you want to call him, since they got rid of titles a long time ago) of FAVI, Jean-François Zobrist defined some values for FAVI that they work of. I don't remember the exact wording but basically:

* Humans are considered to be systematically good
* Value is created on the shop floor

That is not meta. That is important. From that stems all innovation, all new ideas they try. They don't care what it's called. Or if they happen to be "teal-but" or not. They just want to be better.

# Conclusion
Just because something is meta doesn't mean that it's not important. It's just not most important. By definition. That's why it's called meta.

Now - what is meta and what is not... Well ... you'll figure it out. Right? Tell me when you do. Please

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This was the fourth year of Eye é City. Through this project, the organiser encourages the documentation of social changes, recorded through photographs on the last day of the year to form the collective memories of Singapore from the eye of ordinary individuals. While for the past few years, they have had being collating photographs of amateurs, novices and professionals alike, and showcased them at exhibitions and in publications. Last year they also invite Secondary School and Junior College students to join in this meaningful event which they hope to see Singapore through the eyes of our young future leaders.
A talk (in English) by Mr Lee Tiah Khee, Chief Photographer of Lianhe Zaobao, has also been scheduled for you on the 29th July 2006, Saturday at 3.00pm at the same venue. Everyone is most welcome with their friends or colleagues to attend this talk to gain some insight on photojournalism.
All above mentioned events are free admission.
The second email is a good news for me. It stated that one or more of my submitted photographs was/were selected to be printed in the photo-book and for the exhibition as well. As a compliment, I'll be receiving a copy of the photo-book. This is really exciting for me! Awesome!
I'll post the selected photograph here on that actual day. Watch out for it!


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Q: Alloc/init in custom UITableViewCell I'm using DYRateView to display a star rating view in a custom UITableViewCell class. An instance of DYRateView (subclass of UIView) is allocated and initialized in my `layoutSubviews' method.
Is it a bad practice to alloc/init the view in `layoutSubviews'? When the cell is reused, does it alloc/init in every cell or reuse the view?
.h
@property (retain, nonatomic) IBOutlet DYRateView *rateView;

.m
- (void)layoutSubviews
{
[super layoutSubviews];

rateView = [[DYRateView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(100, 60, 160, 20) fullStar:[UIImage imageNamed:@"StarFullLarge.png"] emptyStar:[UIImage imageNamed:@"StarEmptyLarge.png"]];
    NSLog(@"created");

rateView.padding = 10;
rateView.alignment = RateViewAlignmentCenter;
rateView.editable = YES;
rateView.delegate = self;
rateView.rate = _rating;
[self.contentView addSubview:rateView];
}

A: It is ok to allocate it in layoutSubviews, however you are doing it every time layoutSubviews is called, and it will be called more frequently than just after an allocation. So, the way you have it now will leak memory badly (unless you are using ARC). Furthermore, you will be constantly adding new rateView objects to your contentView on every invocation, with rather undesirable consequences.
Since the subview is owned by the cell view, if the cell view is reused, it too will be reused.
Instead, check if the subview exists or not, and allocate accordingly.
- (void)layoutSubviews
{
    [super layoutSubviews];

    if ( rateView == nil ) {
        rateView = [[DYRateView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(...) fullStar:[UIImage imageNamed:@"..."] emptyStar:[UIImage imageNamed:@"..."]];

        // rest of rateView set up here

       [self.contentView addSubview:rateView];
    }
}

A: I believe it will just reuse it. You can test it yourself
NSLog(@"Layout subviews, retain count is %d", rateView.retainCount);
Although, why don't you do this in the init method of the custom cell? And just set the frame in layoutSubviews? It looks cleaner.

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<?php
namespace Thepsion5\Admiral\Resolver;

use Thepsion5\Admiral\CommandInterface,
    Thepsion5\Admiral\Container\ContainerInterface;

class DefaultCommandHandlerResolver implements CommandHandlerResolverInterface
{
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     * @var ContainerInterface
     */
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    {
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    {
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     * Translates an instance of a command into a command handler
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        return $this->container->make($handlerClass);
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            $handlerClass = $this->handlers[$commandClass];
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            $handlerClass = $this->convertCommandClassToHandler($commandClass);
        }$this->registerHandler($commandClass, $handlerClass);

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This is a FUN activity to use at the beginning of the school year to get to know each other. Each student gets 5 M&Ms (or Skittles if you have allergies). The color of each piece of candy represents what the student shares with the class. Of course, after everyone has shared, the students may eat their candy too!


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EXCERPTS: Tim Pawlenty's 'Courage to Stand'
Former Minnesota governor discusses Sarah Palin, President Obama and faith.
Vote 2012 - The Challengers: Tim Pawlenty
The former Minnesota governor and presidential contender takes a stand.
Jan. 11, 2011— -- In his new autobiography, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty reflects on his evolving political and personal life, from his humble upbringing in St. Paul, Minn., to the governor's mansion.
An evangelical Christian and a booming voice for the Republican party, Pawlenty has said several times he is strongly considering a presidential bid in 2012.
Read excerpts from his book, "Courage to Stand: An American Story," below:
Pawlenty on preparing materials for the vice presidential vetting process in 2008:
"It was kind of comical at times -- the Governor and First Lady in the middle of the night organizing stacks of paper now strewn all over the computer-room floor, trying to make tabs and get it all in the right place, checking to see if the three-hole punch worked and then running out to Kinko's for photocopies."
Pawlenty reflecting on McCain's choice of then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his 2008 running mate:
"Sarah Palin has become a force of nature in the Republican Party. She inspires people in the conservative cause. She exudes enthusiasm, and that energy is the fuel of grassroots politics. We need that kind of energy and fuel from people all over this country if we want a shot at setting America back on course. While some might still debate McCain's selection, the undeniable truth is that it took courage to stand up to the critics, the pundits, and the expectations of the media and the Washington establishment and choose Sarah Palin in the first place."
Pawlenty on the intersection of faith and politics:
"People often ask how I reconcile my faith life and my public life and to what extent my Christian faith influences my decision making. For any public leader -- or a leader in any arena, for that matter -- our upbringing, life experiences, values and beliefs inevitably influence who we are and how we approach the decisions before us. Faith is part of my experience, and it is the cornerstone of my value system. It is part of who I am and how I think."
Pawlenty taking issue with the federal government's corporate bailouts and subsidies for public broadcasting:
"The government is like one of those hoarders you see on talk shows -- the folks with fourteen dining room tables in their garage, eight boxes of sweaters in their kitchen. The federal government needs to have a yard sale!"
Pawlenty on President Barack Obama's first two years in office:
"President Obama broke his promise to pay for 'every dime' of new government spending. Of course, that's not the only promise that he has broken. He said that health-care reform would be a transparent, bipartisan effort; instead, the health-care bill was written behind closed doors and passed without any Republican support. He promised to not raise taxes on the middle class, but he broke that pledge. This is not change we can believe in. This is change we still can't believe."
Pawlenty on describing his philosophy toward government that echoes tea party principles:
"Endless government growth becomes a form of tyranny. When the government takes up more and more space -- space that was previously reserved for individuals, families, the faith community, charities, markets and the private sector -- the result is more displacement, discouragement, disincentive, and dependency. As government swells to become nearly everyone's financial nanny, freedom and personal responsibility are diminished."
Pawlenty on a heated meeting he had as a legislator with then-Gov. Jesse Ventura, who was mad at Pawlenty for accusing the former Navy Seal of leaving taxpayers "behind enemy lines.":
"The hockey player and wrestling fan in me would have some taken pride in surviving a Jesse Ventura smackdown. But the apology felt better. And that was all it took to let the air out of the balloon. He went from enraged to reasonable and graciously accepted the apology. The meeting ended well."
Pawlenty on his often-fractious dealings with the legislature, where Democrats controlled one or both chambers throughout his tenure:
"My eight years in office would be rife with head-on collisions, special sessions, constitutional issues, lawsuits, even a government shutdown. I wish the headlines could have read that Pawlenty mesmerized the liberals with his charm and wit and that they changed their views due to his winsome ways. But hard-fought battles over big issues are never that lovely."


January 2016 was not a good month for some illegal bookmakers in Las Vegas. They learned, like sports fans already know, you win some and lose some. Illegal bookmarks know the true challenge happens when it's time to pay and take.
With the recent rapid advancement in technology, pay phones, and land lines have been eclipsed by cell phones, and the Internet is the location for endless gambling-themed websites. Cash is still king in a multibillion-dollar business spurning the limelight and trying to avoid those inconvenient IRS forms — no matter what it takes.
Technology happened to "Fat Dave" Stroj's illegal booking making and gambling establishment. Based in San Diego, with strong links to Las Vegas, the bookie and gambling mafioso was investigated by the FBI. The federal agency reported computing multimillion-dollar profits by Stroj's plan in just a few weeks.
Twenty-five persons were named in the indictment. The crimes ranged from illegal gambling to wire fraud to money laundering to prostitution. Stroj was seeking to provide a full-service operation for his gambling parties. The hookers were imported from Tijuana to San Diego and then were taken to Las Vegas.
Law enforcement is calling Stroj a major player as he gathered more than $10 million from just one party. The cash was laundered via bank accounts, card clubs, strip bars and even a Las Vegas bail bonds company.
Stroj had agents working in Las Vegas and is no stranger to the high-stakes World Series of Poker.
"A lot of these men have links to Las Vegas," said Joshua Mellor, a US attorney in San Diego.
On top of Stroj's list was Matt Greenwood. Greenwood partially financed Stroj's enterprise and was arrested in Las Vegas.
Security video spotted Stroj and his minions partying down at the Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas where they had marker accounts and would gamble "massive" amounts.
If any Strip casino had a role in moving the gambling money and profits, Mellor wasn't saying. According to Mellor, Stroj had "insider assistance at Palomar Club and Seven Mile Casino," Mellor said.
For now, everything appears that Stroj was just another wise guy with plenty of money to spend.
Tourists are being given citations and fined for foraging in some of Nevada's state parks. They're not gathering psychedelic mushrooms or ginseng. The harvesting 'pinion nuts' or pine nuts — first made famous by Euell Gibbons in the 1960s. The delicious nuts can only be gathered by Native American tribes or harvesters with state-issued licenses.


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5 things the Doraemon exhibition taught us about Singapore
Our very own Nobita, A List writer Xavier Toh, hangs out with Doraemon at the National Museum of Singapore. (Photos: Claudio Chock)
By Xavier Toh
You are never too old for cartoons, especially when they offer timeless lessons. The popular cartoon character, Doraemon, has popped up at the National Museum of Singapore to bring to life stories about Singapore and artefacts in the museum. The exhibition, Doraemon's Time-Travelling Adventures in Singapore, runs until 27 Dec 2020. Here are five fun things we learned about Singapore through the exhibition.
Singapore is endlessly photogenic
Doraemon pops up at various locations around the museum, from the front lawn to galleries inside the building, and it is always in a different pose, ready for wefies with fans. Snap a picture next to the well-loved robot cat and you will likely discover Singapore through a new lens.
We will make a gadget for anything and everything
Similar to how Doraemon is a tireless creator of cutting-edge gadgets, so too has Singapore produced innovative household items and personal gadgets, including a TV set shaped like an astronaut's helmet, and mobile pagers inspired by the 20th-century Space Race. Some of these made-in-Singapore gadgets will not look out of place in a sci-fi movie.
Museums are our very own time machines
At the exhibition, historical artefacts on display in the Gadgets of the Past section give us a glimpse of what life was like in the old days. In the adjacent Gadgets of the Future section, novel creations from the Doraemon cartoon give us a peek into possible innovations for the future.
We will hunt high and low for freebies
The exhibition has an online scavenger hunt, aptly named Let's Jalan-Jalan, where participants can virtually visit different neighbourhoods in Singapore, learn about lesser-known stories in these estates and take a virtual quiz to win special Singapore-themed Doraemon collectibles.
We are constantly looking to upgrade
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "I can do better"? Well, you have another chance to do so. The exhibition has a cool activity where the public can download a design template for an artefact in the museum and give it a makeover.
Get started on Doraemon's Time-Travelling Adventures in Singapore here.
Go on a walking tour with passionate My Community volunteer
Where to find faith, beauty, love and hope in 2021


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API that enables the use of breakpoints in a wide variety of contexts.

For optimal user experience, material design interfaces need to be able to adapt their layout at various breakpoints. Material-UI uses a **simplified** implementation of the original [specification](https://material.io/design/layout/responsive-layout-grid.html#breakpoints).

Каждая точка останова (ключ) соответствует *фиксированной* ширине экрана (значению):

- **xs,** extra-small: 0px
- **sm,** small: 600px
- **md,** medium: 960px
- **lg,** large: 1280px
- **xl,** extra-large: 1920px

Эти [ значения точек останова ](/customization/default-theme/?expand-path=$.breakpoints.values) используются для определения диапазонов точек останова. Диапазон начинается с значения первой точки останова включительно до следующей точки останова не включая её:

```js
значение             |0px     600px    960px    1280px   1920px
ключ                     |xs      sm       md       lg       xl
ширина экрана  |----------|--------------|-------------------->
диапазон             |   xs   |   m   |   md |   lg   |   xl
```

Эти значения всегда можно изменить. Вы найдете их в теме, в объекте [`breakpoints.values`](/customization/default-theme/?expand-path=$.breakpoints.values).

The breakpoints are used internally in various components to make them responsive, but you can also take advantage of them for controlling the layout of your application through the [Grid](/layout/grid/) and [Hidden](/layout/hidden/) components.

## CSS Media Queries

CSS media queries is the idiomatic approach to make your UI responsive. We provide four styles helpers to do so:

- [theme.breakpoints.up(key)](#theme-breakpoints-up-key-media-query)
- [theme.breakpoints.down(key)](#theme-breakpoints-down-key-media-query)
- [theme.breakpoints.only(key)](#theme-breakpoints-only-key-media-query)
- [theme.breakpoints.between(start, end)](#theme-breakpoints-between-start-end-media-query)

In the following demo, we change the background color (red, blue & green) based on the screen width.

```jsx
const styles = theme => ({
  root: {
    padding: theme.spacing(1),
    [theme.breakpoints.down('sm')]: {
      backgroundColor: theme.palette.secondary.main,
    },
    [theme.breakpoints.up('md')]: {
      backgroundColor: theme.palette.primary.main,
    },
    [theme.breakpoints.up('lg')]: {
      backgroundColor: green[500],
    },
  },
});
```

{{"demo": "pages/layout/breakpoints/MediaQuery.js"}}

## JavaScript Media Queries

Иногда использования CSS недостаточно. You might want to change the React rendering tree based on the breakpoint value, in JavaScript.

### useMediaQuery hook

You can learn more on the [useMediaQuery](/layout/use-media-query/) page.

### withWidth()

> ⚠ This higher-order component will be deprecated for the [useMediaQuery](/layout/use-media-query/) hook when the React's hooks are released as stable.

```jsx
import withWidth from '@material-ui/core/withWidth';

function MyComponent(props) {
  return <div>{`Current width: ${props.width}`}</div>;
}

export default withWidth()(MyComponent);
```

In the following demo, we change the rendered DOM element (*em*, u, ~~del~~ & span) based on the screen width.

{{"demo": "pages/layout/breakpoints/WithWidth.js"}}

## API

### `theme.breakpoints.up(key) => media query`

#### Аргументы

1. `key` (*String* | *Number*): A breakpoint key (`xs`, `sm`, etc.) or a screen width number in pixels.

#### Возвращает

`media query`: Строка медиа-запроса, готовая для использования с JSS.

#### Примеры

```js
const styles = theme => ({
  root: {
    backgroundColor: 'blue',
    // Match [md, ∞[
    //       [960px, ∞[
    [theme.breakpoints.up('md')]: {
      backgroundColor: 'red',
    },
  },
});
```

### `theme.breakpoints.down(key) => media query`

#### Аргументы

1. `key` (*String* | *Number*): A breakpoint key (`xs`, `sm`, etc.) or a screen width number in pixels.

#### Возвращает

`media query`: A media query string ready to be used with JSS, which matches screen widths less than and including the screen size given by the breakpoint key.

#### Примеры

```js
const styles = theme => ({
  root: {
    backgroundColor: 'blue',
    // Match [0, md + 1[
    //       [0, lg[
    //       [0, 1280px[
    [theme.breakpoints.down('md')]: {
      backgroundColor: 'red',
    },
  },
});
```

### `theme.breakpoints.only(key) => media query`

#### Аргументы

1. `key` (*String*): A breakpoint key (`xs`, `sm`, etc.).

#### Возвращает

`media query`: A media query string ready to be used with JSS, which matches screen widths greater than and including the screen size given by the breakpoint key.

#### Примеры

```js
const styles = theme => ({
  root: {
    backgroundColor: 'blue',
    // Match [md, md + 1[
    //       [md, lg[
    //       [960px, 1280px[
    [theme.breakpoints.only('md')]: {
      backgroundColor: 'red',
    },
  },
});
```

### `theme.breakpoints.between(start, end) => media query`

#### Аргументы

1. `start` (*String*): A breakpoint key (`xs`, `sm`, etc.).
2. `end` (*String*): A breakpoint key (`xs`, `sm`, etc.).

#### Возвращает

`media query`: A media query string ready to be used with JSS, which matches screen widths greater than the screen size given by the breakpoint key in the first argument and less than the the screen size given by the breakpoint key in the second argument.

#### Примеры

```js
const styles = theme => ({
  root: {
    backgroundColor: 'blue',
    // Match [sm, md + 1[
    //       [sm, lg[
    //       [600px, 1280px[
    [theme.breakpoints.between('sm', 'md')]: {
      backgroundColor: 'red',
    },
  },
});
```

### `withWidth([options]) => higher-order component`

Вставить свойство `width`. Оно не изменяет переданный в него компонент; вместо этого оно возвращает новый компонент. Свойство точки останова `width` соответствует текущей ширине экрана. Это может быть одна из следующих точек останова:

```ts
type Breakpoint = 'xs' | 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'xl';
```

Некоторые детали реализации, которые могут быть интересны для понимания:

- It forwards *non React static* properties so this HOC is more "transparent". For instance, it can be used to defined a `getInitialProps()` static method (next.js).

#### Аргументы

1. `options` (*Object* [optional]):
    - `options.withTheme` (*Boolean* [optional]): Defaults to `false`. Provide the `theme` object to the component as a property.
    - `options.noSSR` (*Boolean* [optional]): Defaults to `false`. In order to perform the server-side rendering reconciliation, it needs to render twice. A first time with nothing and a second time with the children. This double pass rendering cycle comes with a drawback. The UI might blink. You can set this flag to `true` if you are not doing server-side rendering.
    - `options.initialWidth` (*Breakpoint* [optional]): As `window.innerWidth` is unavailable on the server, we default to rendering an empty component during the first mount. You might want to use an heuristic to approximate the screen width of the client browser screen width. For instance, you could be using the user-agent or the client-hints. https://caniuse.com/#search=client%20hint, we also can set the initial width globally using [`custom properties`](/customization/themes/#default-props) on the theme. In order to set the initialWidth we need to pass a custom property with this shape:

```js
const theme = createMuiTheme({
  props: {
    // withWidth component ⚛
    MuiWithWidth: {
      // Initial width property
      initialWidth: 'lg', // Breakpoint being globally set
    },
  },
});
```

- `options.resizeInterval` (*Number* [optional]): Defaults to 166, corresponds to 10 frames at 60 Hz. Number of milliseconds to wait before responding to a screen resize event.

#### Возвращает

`компонент высшего порядка`: следует использовать, чтобы обернуть компонент.

#### Примеры

```jsx
import withWidth, { isWidthUp } from '@material-ui/core/withWidth';

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  render () {
    if (isWidthUp('sm', this.props.width)) {
      return <span />
    }

    return <div />;
  }
}

export default withWidth()(MyComponent);
```


That's why I no longer make much effort. My daughter went as Funnybones for her book day (just wore our skeleton costume from halloween) Most of the girls in her class were in fairy costumes!? At our school it is very P.C so no prizes or awards, which I must say does take the pressure off.
As you say, surely the most important thing is to encourage the kids to enjoy books, not stress ut the parents!
As an aside, my son was like Sonny and insisted on wearing his Scooby-doo outfit! Not a litery classic exactly is it?
Oh yes the world of competitive parenting. I know it well. It was difficult not to get sucked in. Only last week my boy, also called Sonny (what a cool name)had a greek day. I am afraid I got all riled up and after seeing Percy Jackson Sonny decided he wanted to go as Hermes. He had wings on his gladiator sandals, a brilliant hat, the works. I felt sure he was in with a chance of the prize. No! Went to a girl who was wearing a Sari thing - same thing she wears for every event - Roman, Victorian, World Book Day etc. Bitter? Me?
Last year we went all out (not for competitive spirit, but as we've been so slack in recent years we felt we owed it to the boys). Our 10 yr old minotaur was AWESOME and didn't win (a shop-bought one did.. mutter mutter). Our 7yr old zebra crossing was simple, genius and definitely deserved its win ;) The youngest 6yr old penguin stripped his costume by morning break and really shouldn't have been allowed to even enter.
Hmm, I agree, it shouldn't be about the winning really should it?
We had our Key Stage 1 and 2 party yesterday Heroes and Heroines theme; 5yo was cool going as a skelly-bob (yep, I know, Hero??) and 7yo told me in the morning, he wanted to be a vampire (yep, another traditional Hero!) - he was more than happy with some facepaint fangs and an old black skirt of mine safety-pinned around his neck for a cape - cool! Took 10mins, and he looked better than all the shop-bought padded costumes!
I am the worlds worst mum at dress up events and because I refuse to enter into playground mafia politics of my outfits better than yours, my kids are always the worst dressed, but the kids are used to it. Last term my daughters class had to dress up for ramadan and the teacher told her the homemade sari we put together was not good enough and that she should put more effort into it! Being Gaby she turned round to the teacher and said "that if she had a problem about the outfit to take it up with her mum, because her mum says dressing up outfits for school are not what is important or what she will earn her grades from!" Needless to say the teacher did not bring the subject up with me!
Funnily enough I posted about this topic on Thursday because I too know from first hand experience the competitiveness that breaks out in the playground in the run-up to World Book Day! I think you're right - the important thing is that the message of WHY we have World Book Day doesn't get lost in all the pressure of the fancy dress parade. I don't think there's anything wrong with celebrating favourite characters from books because it does at least highlight one of the reasons why children read, but I do think the competitiveness is nuts.
Oh dear, I'm with Juicy Tots...I don't really make an effort any more. There are only so many years you can take the competitiveness..I've had enough, it's all too stressful plus a complete an utter pain. I literally feel my shoulders droop whenever I hear of these days. I'm such a bad parent!!!
This is very very very funny. Mainly because I am still in the pre-world book days years. Maybe I should start sewing/bribing the headmistress NOW!
I love the Dr Who outfit, what a dude!
My mum used to spend hours making costumes for our primary school events - as soon as we arrived I used to strip to my birthday suit and run around the playground - hope the bear doesn't inherit the trait!
Thankfully our kids' school usually only want money. The dressing up is a fairly half-hearted affair 'slippers on tuesday' 'silly hat day' 'shirt on backwards day'. I realise that we've had a merciful escape. I think WBD is a great idea - forcing parents to dress up children less so.
Another great post - I'm sat laughing to myself (that in a minute lie is getting bigger!).
I'm thankful to our very lazy head for ignoring world book day. My no.3 had to take his favourite book to nursery - completely forgot but thankfully he had a paddy in the morning and so I let him take charlie and lola as a bribe - serendipity!
The next level of hell - decorating easter eggs/bonets!
The pressure is awful isn't it! It's my son's first year at school so I am just getting used to all these things. I have managed to scrape together a pirate outfit out of some bits we already had, just hope it holds up to the scrutiny!


Mrs Isabel A. Green (nee Menzies) served as Acting Secretary to Exhibition Trustees from August 1938 to October 1938 and Secretary from October 1938 to November 1955.
Isabel (Belle) Alice Green (nee Menzies), born 9 May 1893, was the third of five children and the only daughter of James and Kate Menzies. Dunstan (1996) describes Isabel as 'a beautiful and vivacious young woman of outstanding ability but denied the education being given to her four brothers and destined for "domestic duties" at home' (Dunstan 1996, p. 373). Belle went to the local state school in Jeparit then boarded with her grandmother while attending Humffray Street State School and Ellerslie College Ballarat (Rutledge 2007).
In December 1916 Isabel married RAAF pilot George Green a few days before he embarked with the 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force. After returning from the war, he became a stock and station agency administrator managing 33,000 acres of land at Red Cliffs being cleared for soldier settlement blocks. During her time at Red Cliffs, Isabel became the first secretary and president of Ballarat's Women's Club and Baby Health Centre leaving this position with a paid welfare nurse employed and the books financially sound.
In 1929 the family moved to Melbourne and with three children finances were tight, so Isabel convinced Sidney Myer to let her manage a service bureau and post office in the Myer Emporium. George became Secretary of the Exhibition Trust in August 1931. In 1933 Isabel continued to work as a Volunteer Auxiliary organiser at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and in 1936 worked at the Argus newspaper, however this was a short career due to George's declining health (Rutledge 2007). Annabelle Dennehy, Isabel's granddaughter, recalls that she was also a great story-teller and cook (Dennehy 2013).
In 1938 George passed away and Isabel was employed on a three month trial as Acting Secretary to the Exhibition Trustees. The Building was at its lowest ebb and the Supreme Court decision had not been made regarding the removal of the oval and bicycle track. On a salary of £400 per annum, with fuel, light and quarters, she dealt with the 'weight of the dome on her shoulders' (Dunstan 1996). Duties included the management and maintenance of the Main Hall, Ballrooms, Melbourne Branch of the War Memorial, Carpark, the Gardens, Fountains and the Building's interior and exterior.
Isabel's appointment met with much cogitation from the Trustees due to her gender particularly as she was responsible for the management of 13 full-time male staff and as many casuals. A foreman retained the keys to the Exhibition Building and she was not able to access entire rooms for two years. Some of the locked rooms contained photographs sent from France for the 1888 Exhibition and spare parts for the Exhibition organ and cyclorama. In a 'domestic' urge she wanted to give the entire site a good spring clean - for example, she disliked the 'fusty' mummy in the Egyptian Mummy Room, comparing it to 'Blackbeard's Chamber', and sold it to the National Museum for £5.
Later, in order to raise funds after the demise of the cyclorama, she sold a native canoe and other building materials at a yard sale. However, Isabel also recognised the significance of the site and rebutted journalists' claims, such as the Sun's Alfred Vivian's 1939 comment that the Building was a 'blot on the landscape'. Despite this, Isabel explained the role as the 'sort of work in which a woman's imagination and gift for attention to detail should be most valuable' (Dunstan 1996).
On her retirement in December 1955, the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures honoured Isabel with a party and it is claimed she was 'the first to leave her role with her reputation intact' (Dunstan 1996, p. 373; Rutledge 2007). Furthermore, when Isabel was replaced by ex-RAAF officer Anthony Adams 'the newspapers did not ask how he felt taking over from a "mere woman"' (Dunstan 1996, p.376). Isabel eventually became secretary of the Kew branch of the Liberal Party and of the Australian-American Association. She was also a world traveller and staunch supporter of the Carlton football team. Isabel Green was appointed OBE in 1970 and died on 20 December 1984 at Camberwell and was cremated with the forms of the Uniting Church (Rutledge 2007).


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Dietrich von der Mark (* 1336; † 1406) hatte zahlreiche Domherrenstellen inne und war Dompropst in Köln. Er war zweimal Administrator des Hochstifts Osnabrück und lehnte später die Wahl zum Bischof von Lüttich ab. Er kehrte in den weltlichen Stand zurück und war Herr von Dinslaken.

Familie
Er war Sohn von Graf Adolf II. und der Margarete von Kleve. Brüder waren Graf Engelbert III. von der Mark und Adolf III. von der Mark. Ein Onkel war Engelbert III. von der Mark, Erzbischof von Köln.

Frühe Jahre
Er studierte zwischen 1353 und 1357 in Montpellier. Bereits 1354 war er Kanoniker in Lüttich und seit 1355 in Worms. Er war vor 1360 auch Propst in Schildesche. Das Amt musste er wegen der Propstei in Xanten aufgeben. Im September 1360 wurde er für die Stelle des Propstes in Xanten von Innozenz VI. providiert. Neben ihm gab es noch den Konkurrenten Reinhard von Hanau. Das Kapitel erkannte Dietrich 1361 an, aber ein Prozess an der Kurie lief bis 1364 weiter. In diesem Jahr wurde er von der Kurie als Propst bezeichnet. Die Stellung hat er um 1369 aufgegeben.

Erste Administration in Osnabrück
Bereits 1361 wurde er für zwölf Jahre oder bis zum Tod des Bischofs zum Provisor/Administrator des Stifts Osnabrück ernannt. Er war für Bischof Johann II. Hut für die weltliche Regierung des Stifts zuständig. Ihm gelang es, Besitzungen des Stifts auszulösen. Darunter war auch die Iburg. Im Jahr 1363 verbündete sich Bischof Gerhard von Minden mit einigen Grafen gegen Dietrich, schlug ihn in einem Gefecht und nahm ihn gefangen. Er wurde von seinen Brüdern befreit. In der Folge kam es noch zu Konflikten zwischen Dietrich und dem Münsteraner Bischof Florenz von Wevelinghoven. Nach dem Tod Bischof Johanns machte er sich Hoffnungen auf die Nachfolge, aber statt ihm ernannte der Papst 1366 Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen zum Bischof. Nach der Zahlung von 2100 Mark als Ersatz für die für das Stift aufgewendeten Kosten gab Dietrich die von ihm besetzten Burgen an das Stift zurück.

Zweite Administration in Osnabrück
Zwischen 1364 und 1371 war er Domherr in Trier und Köln. Vor 1367 hatte er zeitweilig auch die Propsteien in Rees und Zyfflich inne. In Köln war er von 1368 bis 1374 auch Dompropst. Im Jahr 1371 erhielt er durch eine Provision Gregors XI. auch ein Domkanonikat in Münster. Dieses erhielt er durch Tausch gegen sein Domkanonikat in Lüttich.

Auch der neue Bischof in Osnabrück wirtschaftete schlecht und musste Besitzungen verpfänden, zumal das Stift noch die Entschädigung für Dietrich aufbringen musste. Nachdem der Bischof von den Grafen von Hoya gefangen wurde, wurde Dietrich von der Mark 1373 erneut zum Administrator des Stifts ernannt. Hauptziel war es, die an die Tecklenburger verpfändete Iburg zurückzugewinnen und 12.000 Gulden Lösegeld für den Bischof aufzubringen.

Nach seiner Freilassung ging der Bischof an den päpstlichen Hof und klagte Dietrich an. Der Konflikt wurde dadurch beendet, dass der Papst Melchior zum Bischof von Schwerin ernannte. Erneut wurde die Hoffnung Dietrichs auf den Bischofsstuhl von Osnabrück enttäuscht, da Dietrich von Horne gewählt wurde. Mit dem neuen Bischof Dietrich von Horne kam es wegen der Forderungen der Grafen von der Mark zu einer Fehde, die aber schließlich beigelegt werden konnte.

Herr von Dinslaken
Er war wohl zuvor schon in den weltlichen Stand zurückgekehrt und war Herr von Dinslaken. Als solcher führte er ab 1376 eine Fehde gegen die Reichsstadt Dortmund. Nach dem Friedensschluss kam es sogar zu einem Bündnis mit Dortmund. In seiner Zeit wurden in Dinslaken Münzen geprägt. Im Jahr 1389 wurde er zum Bischof von Lüttich gewählt. Er nahm die Wahl aber nicht an.

Von Wilhelm Classen und Wilhelm Kohl wird angegeben, dass er 1398 in einer Fehde bei Elberfeld gefallen sei. Dies ist eine Fehlinterpretation und eine Verwechselung mit seinem Neffen Dietrich II. von der Mark. Im Jahr 1392 wurde Dietrich nach dem Tod seines Bruders auch Pfandherr von Duisburg.  Er wurde nach seinem Tod in der Dominikanerkirche von Wesel bestattet.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur
Ralf Althoff: Die mittelalterlichen Münzen der Herrschaft Dinslaken Duisburg, 1996.
Wilhelm Classen: Archidiakonat Xanten. Teil 1. Berlin, 1938 S. 89 (Germania Sacra AF Abt. III Bd. 1,1).
Johann F. Knapp: Regenten- und Volks-Geschichte der Länder Cleve, Mark, Jülich, Berg und Ravensberg. Bd.2 Krefeld, 1836 S. 343–352.
Wilhelm Kohl: Das Domstift St. Paulus zu Münster. Bd.2 Berlin, New York 1982 S. 525 (Germania Sacra NF 17,2).
Josef Spiegel: Graf Dietrich von der Mark, Herr zu Dinslaken und Wesel, und seine Münzen, in: Der Märker, Bd. 13, 1964, S. 178–192.

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Financial Headwinds: How U.S. Households Are Dealing With Increased Costs of Living
Markets and Finances | 06-25-2013
By Todd Hale, SVP Consumer & Shopper Insights
Financial headwinds are the new normal, and U.S. consumers are feeling the effects across the board. Whether it's spiking food and gas prices, surging energy bills, mounting health care costs, higher payroll taxes, or all of the above, rising costs of living are putting the squeeze on everyone's wallets.
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