Aspect's integrated workforce and contact center management platform key to exceeding business and customer expectations.
Customers increase agent availability an average of 90 percent using Aspect's scheduling and performance monitoring capabilities.
Companies were able to increase satisfaction to above 90 percent with a well balanced approach using Aspect's automated IVR along with live agents.
Aspect Software, a leading provider of fully-integrated customer interaction management, workforce optimization, and back-office solutions, today announced that an independent report from Nucleus Research found that customers deploying Aspect's fully-integrated interaction and workforce optimization platform for enterprise contact centers experience boosted call center efficiency, reduced management costs while increasing employee retention, and improved customer satisfaction levels.
Increased call center efficiency through increased schedule adherence and occupancy.
Increased visibility into customer interactions by providing both agents and managers with greater access to information.
Reduced costs of operating the contact center through automation, integration, reporting and onboarding capabilities.
Increased customer satisfaction with increased IVR completion rates, reduced call wait times, more accurate call status updates and increased visibility into agent performance, providing greater coaching capabilities.
Improved employee morale with self-service scheduling of work hours and quality management tools enabling agents to better understand and adopt best practices.
Increased the ratio of active call time to paid staff hours by 10 percent with Aspect's integration with unified communications.
Reduce overall call handling times for companies.
Deliver more than a 200 percent increase in calls completed using automated systems when customers were able to resolve issues without speaking to an agent.
Increased reported quality of 15 percent for companies using Aspect Quality Management.
"As the contact center emerges as the new center of the customer experience, companies must move toward the gold standard of an omni-channel experience, where interactions can begin in one channel and seamlessly move to another. The results of the Nucleus study confirm that Aspect is already in a leadership position when it comes to profitably orchestrating the people, processes and touch points around customer interactions," says Nancy Dobrozdravic, vice president solutions marketing at Aspect Software. "We believe that organizations that anticipate and adapt to this "relationship revolution" will be better poised to build long-term customer loyalty and value, along with very satisfying bottom line outcomes."
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About Aspect Aspect's fully-integrated solution unifies the three most important facets of modern contact center management: customer interaction management, workforce optimization, and back-office. We help the world's most demanding contact centers seamlessly align their people, processes and touch points to deliver remarkable customer experiences. For more information, visitwww.aspect.com.


The EIC is a refundable tax credit that operates through the federal individual income tax system. It is available to low-income, working taxpayers. The credit was originally designed to offset the impact of Social Security taxes. It has since evolved into a work incentive for low-income workers, a benefit for children of low-income workers, and an income supplement for low-income taxpayers without children. Each of these new roles has increased the complexity of the credit and compliance problems.
The most recent IRS study of EIC noncompliance estimates that there were $4.4 billion in EIC overclaims between January 15 and April 1, 1995. This is 25.8 percent of total EIC claims. EIC overclaims are claims by taxpayers who either were not eligible to take the credit or claimed a larger credit than they were eligible to claim.


PK Movie Review: Let's be Honest, it was a Crappy Movie.
Eleven years ago, Rajkumar Hirani gave us Munna Bhai. The film was a fresh break from the over-used Bollywood masala crap and it broke the notions of what the audience will like and what it will not. The film was extremely successful and of course, Mr Hirani decided to make a sequel. It was a risky venture, yes, for we have seen Rohit Shetty and Golmaal series, Neeraj Vora's Phir Hera Pheri, RGV's Sarkaar Raj and don't even get me started on Sajid Khan and his Houseful of disasters. So yes, it was a risky venture, but boy did it pay off! We are all constantly harassed by the system and to see a man go up against that system was very, very exhilarating.
If Lage Raho ruffled the elder, then 3 Idiots stirred up millions of youngsters. The formula for both was simple: one man, going against orthodoxy to claim the prize of radical change. Hirani's observational humor, coherent narrative, excellent casting and catch-phrases that take hold like parasites and you have movies that are bound to break records. But like any new idea, these were inviting for one reason above all else – that they were new. What happens when the idea, along with the format, the execution and the intent gets old? Well PK happens.
If you haven't seen the movie, then please don't read any further. Although it doesn't contain major plot details, it is still enough to ruin the movie for you. But to be honest, if you have watched Lage Raho and Oh My God!, and if you have a brain that's a little more receptive than an average eleven years old, then there is nothing that will surprise you in the movie.
The premise of the movie of an alien searching for God works because to have a completely unbiased opinion of religion and God, with no preconceived notions whatsoever, you literally have to be of another world. But that's only how far the premise works, because he/she/it tries to reason his way into a solution and we all know that religion, especially in India, is nothing if not utterly irrational. Faith, by definition, is an antithesis to logic and reasoning.
Then there is the problem that every filmmaker dreads: predictability. There was a time when the only way to watch movies was going to the theater. There too you are only watching mainstream Bollywood. That has changed. Today torrents, youtube and the 400 channels streaming right into your TV have changed our consumption pattern. We are watching more movies per capita than say, twenty years ago. And that has made us much more experienced at guessing story lines. Twenty minutes into a movie we know exactly what is going to happen, yet we sit through it hoping and praying that we are proved wrong. But in PK, every little prediction comes true. And that is a huge disappointment.
For a director who claims to base his stories on real life situations, the characters in PK are outlandishly black-and-white. That for me is a bigger let down than any other. They are either 100% good or 100% bad and that is just infant fiction. And quite unlike his previous movies, in PK the story develops but the characters don't.
The genius of Boman Irani is painfully underutilized. The story arcs of terrorist attacks and love triangle seem fictionized and forced which side track the movie, reducing the impact. Hirani's previous movies were about engrossing people, their struggle with themselves and their redemption. The messages were only seasoning. With PK, Hirani tries to become a preacher leaving characters bland and tasteless.
In all fairness though, Hirani is only 4 movies old and this needs to be a learning experience. He's like Shikhar Dhawan in Tests. He debuted with guts and made everyone stand up and take notice. Then he got carried away and now he is underperforming. He needs to stop and assess himself and come up with a new plan if he is interested in doing well ahead. I'm talking about Hirani, not Dhawan.
The only good I think that will come out of PK is that it will stir up a discussion on our religious beliefs. It will open the older generations to a new perspective. It will start a dialogue. A dialogue that will most likely go nowhere, but still it will plant a seed of doubt, and that's enough for now.
In the meantime, I am glad that the year will not end with the dullness of PK and that before the year draws to a close, the audience will have a chance to look at what powerful cinema is all about: Go watch Anurag Kashyap's Ugly.
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Harry, Meghan brand UK tabloid apology for column 'PR stunt'
Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Saturday accused The Sun of a "PR stunt" after the British tabloid apologised and said it regretted publishing a much-criticised column about the couple.
The piece, in which former "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson said he "hated" Meghan, sparked a big backlash and became the UK Independent Press Standards Organisation's (IPSO) most complained-about article.
In it, Clarkson said he dreamed of the day when Meghan "is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while the crowds chant 'shame!' and throw lumps of excrement at her".
IPSO received more than 20,000 complaints and many high-profile figures criticised the comments, including author Philip Pullman and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The Sun, which removed the December 16 article from its website three days later at the request of Clarkson, said in its Friday apology that it would also now be removed from its archives.
"We are sincerely sorry," the tabloid said in a statement on its website.
"Columnists' opinions are their own, but as a publisher, we realise that with free expression comes responsibility."
But in a biting response, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — as they are formally known — criticised it for failing to contact Meghan to apologise directly.
"The fact that The Sun has not contacted The Duchess of Sussex to apologise shows their intent. This is nothing more than a PR stunt," the spokesperson said.
"While the public absolutely deserves the publication's regrets for their dangerous comments, we wouldn't be in this situation if The Sun did not continue to profit off of and exploit hate, violence and misogyny.
"A true apology would be a shift in their coverage and ethical standards for all. Unfortunately, we're not holding our breath."
The article had been written in response to the couple's recent Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan", in which they were highly critical of the voracious UK tabloid press.
In his own response earlier this week, Clarkson said on Twitter he made "a clumsy reference to a scene in Game of Thrones and this has gone down badly with a great many people".
He added: "I'm horrified to have caused so much hurt and I shall be more careful in future."
In one of the most famous scenes in "Game of Thrones", a woman character makes a "walk of shame" where she is forced to walk down the streets naked as people throw rubbish at her. (AFP)
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Painful Cuts: Deutsche Bank Cuts Mark End To Failed Bid For Global Scale
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The radical and painful restructuring of Germany's Deutsche Bank, which is cutting 18,000 jobs, is the end of a long, failed attempt to compete with the global investment banking giants that left it overextended. The bank plan unveiled Sunday aims to go "back to our roots" by refocusing on traditional strengths like serving corporate customers and wealthy individuals and cutting down on its stock-trading business and fixed-income investments. Investors gave a wary response on Monday, with shares in Germany's biggest bank down 5% at 6.82 euros ($7.68) in Frankfurt after opening higher. CEO Christian Sewing said the job cuts have already begun and will last until 2022, though he wouldn't give a geographical breakdown. Deutsche Bank had nearly 91,500 employees at the end of March, about 41,600 of them in Germany. Many of its investment banking activities are carried out in New York and London. "This is a rebuilding which, in a way, also takes us back to our roots," Sewing said in a message to staff. Analysts say the overhaul is the bank's long-needed reckoning with the failure of its expansion plan.
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If you ask me now, I'm not optimistic about DB future, but let's see how this unfolds in the coming months.
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"The businesses Deutsche Bank is exiting or cutting back are predominantly based in New York and London so it seems very likely the axe will fall harder in the UK and US than in Germany."
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Readers should note that Deutsche Bank (Germany) set up a whole series of little sub-bank entities, and sub-sub-bank entities, to attempt to cash in on the big US boom in so-called "Mortgage-backed securities." In doing that they purchased and re-structured the California operation "Bankers Trust of California," part of the NY operation "Bankers Trust," notoriously engaged in sub-prime and alt-A mortgage fraud and abuse. They got canned numerous times by various State's Attorneys General, fined billions of dollars, at one point fined $5 billion dollars in one Federal Action, and the bad news never stopped coming. In their US operation, at least, they got so caught up in the fraud frenzy that they lost whatever ethical bearings they might have once had, by hiring all those dubious characters in those shifty outfits that they bought up and re-incorporated as DB sub-entities.
Deutsche Bank is referred to in the trade as Douche Bank, because their personnel and ethics are those of douches. It is a slang well-deserved. Personally I think DB is going to fold or otherwise get re-structured, as no matter how many they fire, DB is not going to disinfect itself from the stench of its massive ethical frauds and misconducts. Not a stock to buy, not a partner to have in financing, so stay away.
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My goal here is to create a list of all the Girl Scout camps ever known. Some of these camps listed below are very old and all but forgotten, but I believe that Girl Scout Spirit never dies and neither do it's camps, even if it's just within our hearts.
If you can added a name or anything else - just email. If you can't find "your camp" look under alternate names and check out the page for that state - list is to the right on this page →.
Many camps changed names, and I tended to list the oldest names here, which were longer. For example, Camp Libbey was first known as Camp Edward Drummond Libbey.


Even with a fully fledged embedded integration platform in your development toolkit, you still need a little planning to create effective, high functioning, integrations. The devil is certainly in the detail. In this blog we look at some of the areas you should consider before beginning a new integration build.
Like any development, working without a plan will never give you the results you were expecting.
Just because you're using a visual language tool to create and manage processes, you shouldn't skip using your most valuable tool: pen and paper.
A quick sketch identifying data sources, logic/data orchestration and objectives can make the world of difference when it comes to building efficient and resilient integrations.
If you're building integrations between your SaaS and an array of third party applications you already have a head start – you already know how your own users interact with your application and the data contained therein. You are already one step up the ladder.
With those in mind, you can convert the conceptual idea behind each of your use cases to practical, pseudo-integrations that break down the individual steps needed to take to achieve your integration's goals.
Every SaaS application has its own particularities, which can lead to inconsistencies when making assumptions on the API capabilities of applications in the same vertical markets.
While one application may opt to complete a task using a polled method, such as Get New Contact, another platform may choose to offer the same service through a Webhook event. While the difference may be subtle, it may affect the choices you make while designing your integration workflow.
In order to prepare you can check what methods are available inside Cyclr on our connector pages. If you can't find the method you need in a connector just contact us and we can get it added for you.
What User Experience do you want to Provide?
How your users are able to self service their integrations can play a role in deciding what types of integrations you create.
Users are always going to have to have some input when it comes to setting up an integration. Whether it's simply authenticating a service, selecting a data source or defining a logic step for data manipulation/orchestration, their input is what will transform a templated integration into a valuable business automation resource.
How you facilitate this user input is flexible with Cyclr; build your own UI on top of our API or use our trigger-based, quick setup solution – LAUNCH. However, it is something to take into account early on, when building your integration templates.
Building anything too complex, covering too many applications in one integration, can be too niche for wider user base adoption and confusing for the average user to set up.
The other side to this, is that you create thin integrations which, while easy for a user to set up, don't offer the functionality required of a time-saving, essential integration.
So how can we meet users in the middle to provide a better user experience?
Rather than leaving all fields to be set and configured by your user, you can pre-map fields.
While Cyclr don't limit the number of steps, or number of applications for that matter, you can use in your integration templates, you may want to ask yourself what's best. You could build a library of many small but functional integration workflows, or fewer large workflows that cover several stages of a process, but which approach is better?


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On October, 5th, 2011 Prof. Dr. Gyula Vastag, Institute of Information Technology (Corvinus University of Budapest), will give a lecture on the topic "The Goal and the Means: Revisiting and Extending the Arcs of Integration Concept of Supply Chain Management". The lecture is open to the public. Space is limited, so please register ahead of time.
The generally accepted notion about supply chain integration (SCI), a core concept of supply chain management, is that higher levels of SCI lead to better performance in the focal company and, more generally, in the whole supply chain. Several articles, using heterogeneous and hard-to-compare measures of survey data, have provided some empirical evidence for this case. However, critical reviews of the SCI literature and empirical analyses various data sets have shown that this is not always the case and there is a need for a coherent, context-based theory of SCI. This paper is an attempt to move in this direction by revisiting and extending Frohlich and Westbrook award winning 2001 paper, one of the most cited publications in the Journal of Operations Management.
The generally accepted notion about supply chain integration (SCI), a core concept of supply chain management, is that higher levels of SCI lead to better performance in the focal company and, more generally, in the whole supply chain. Several articles, using heterogeneous and hard-to-compare measures of survey data, have provided some empirical evidence for this case. However, critical reviews of the SCI literature and empirical analyses various data sets have shown that this is not always the case and there is a need for a coherent, context-based theory of SCI. This paper is an attempt to move in this direction by revisiting and extending Frohlich and Westbrook award winning 2001 paper, one of the most cited publications in the Journal of Operations Management.Currently, Gyula Vastag is Professor at the Institute of Information Technology (Corvinus University of Budapest) and has served as Managing Director of the Corvinus School of Management. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Dr. Vastag was Professor and Area Coordinator of Operations and Supply Chain Management at the CEU Business School and spent almost two decades in the United States on the faculties of the Kelley School of Business (Indiana University), The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management (Michigan State University), and The Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Between 2005 and 2007, he was Visiting Professor (part-time) at the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). He spent the 2000/2001 academic year in Stuttgart where he was Professor and Dean of Supply Chain Management Programs and held a visiting professorship afterwards. Born in Hungary, he earned Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences degrees from the predecessor of Corvinus University, from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and finished habilitation at Corvinus University.
Dr. Vastag co-authored two books, wrote eight business cases, and he has contributed chapters to 11 books. His papers (30+ refereed journal publications) were published in a variety of peer-reviewed academic and professional journals in the United States and in Europe and in numerous conference proceedings. The h-index of his publications in Harzing's Publish or Perish (based on about 700 citations; June 16, 2011) is 14 (14 papers of his received 14 or more citations). His work on the competitiveness of metropolitan areas has created interest and was cited in non-academic circles as well. His cases on Sonoco's take-back policy were selected by CaseNet® as two of the six e-link cases for the 7th edition of the widely used legal textbook, Meiners,Ringleb & Edwards Legal Environment of Business, 7th Edition.
He is Founding Member and past Associate Director of the Global Manufacturing Research Group, served on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Inventory Research (1998 and 2006); currently, he is Member of the Auditing Committee. He is also the Founding Member and Member of the Executive Board of the European Decision Sciences Institute, European Regionally Elected Vice President (for 2010-2012) of the Decision Sciences Institute where he is also chairs the Member Services Committee (2011-2012).


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Mr. Nafisul Quamar Jilani (General Secretary)
Mr. Nafisul Quamar Jilani is a founding member CREAT Foundation Trust. He began his academic journey by undertaking a Bachelors degree in Chinese language from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Since then Mr. Jilani has been actively involved in fostering relations between India and China while continuing his education alongside. He has a Masters degree from the South Asian University, an international institution established by SAARC nations. And later he was enrolled as a Research Scholar at the Delhi School Economics. In his academic career, Mr. Jilani has also fulfilled the role of an educator at the distinguished Delhi University. In his 12 years of experience in the field of Indo-China relations, he has spoken on various forums, both in India and China, regarding the importance of global connectivity, and particularly regarding the significance of stimulating better relations between India and China especially considering their geographical relations as neighbours as well as their historical ties. Mr. Jilani was a member of the Youth Leaders delegation from India to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). He has also been a part of multiple negotiations in trade and commerce between commercial entities of the two countries. He has also actively participated in organising and promoting trade shows in the two countries. He is an ardent believer in the idea of 'mutual cooperation for peace and prosperity' and this has been his primary motivation in all his professional endeavours to bring these two great cultures of India and China together. In his personal life, Mr Jilani leads a simple life, loves the mountains, and writes poetry to bring out his ideas of life. His poetry pointing out the social issues of our society has also been published alongside other intellectuals.
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All Committee Members, agendas, and minutes are listed below.
PATHS Representative - Laurel Regan
Chair - Christopher Hickey
Members - Nicole Bezanson, Laurel Regan
AGENDAS 2022-2023
November 14, 2022 - FMS Cafeteria @ 5pm
AGENDAS 2021 - 2022
March 17, 2022 - Meeting w/ Finance Committee
Thursday, January 13, 2022 - cancelled
February 11, 2021 - postponed
MEETINGS 2022-2023
All meetings take place @ 8:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Monday, November 14, 2022 @ 5pm @ Falmouth Middle School
Chair - Nicole Bezanson
Members - Sara Juli, Jennifer Libby
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Agenda - April 27, 2022
Agenda - March 23, 2022
Agenda - March 9, 2022
Agenda - October 7, 2021 @ 9:30 am
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Chair - Jennifer Libby
Members - Sara Juli, Matt Pines
Agenda - October 13, 2022 - CANCELLED
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Maye, Downs lead No. 17 UNC to 31-28 victory over Virginia
By HANK KURZ Jr. - Nov. 05, 2022 05:17 PM EDT
North Carolina wide receiver Josh Downs (11) tries to escape Virginia defensive backs Coen King (9) and Fentrell Cypress II (23) during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Mack Brown's second tenure at North Carolina, now in its fourth season, is starting to look more like what he came back hoping to build, which is what he built the first time.
Drake Maye threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 North Carolina outscored Virginia 21-7 after halftime to rally for a 31-28 victory Saturday.
Elijah Green scored twice and Josh Downs caught 15 passes, including a touchdown, for the Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 17 CFP), now 5-0 in league play for the first time since 2015, when they qualified for their lone appearance in the ACC championship.
Brown wanted to highlight a different 5-0: the Tar Heels' record on the road this year.
The last time North Carolina won five straight road games, he said, was in 1997.
"Nobody on that team was even born the last time we won five consecutive games on the road," Brown said. And last year, they lost all six away from Chapel Hill.
The five wins have come by a total of 18 points.
"We didn't play well at times today and the guys overcame it. They kept their heads up. They kept a good body language, they kept their confidence, and they just kept playing," Brown said.
After Virginia went ahead in the third quarter, Brown said Downs approached him on the sideline, tryng to offer the coach the same encouragement he provides to them.
"I went up to him and I just reciprocated the energy," Downs said. "I said, `Coach, don't worry, I got you right here.' I told that same thing to (offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Phil) Longo. I'm just like, `I got you when you need it.' "
The Cavaliers (3-6, 1-5), playing without three starting wide receivers, lost for the fifth time in six games and need to win their final three games to qualify for a bowl game.
Elliott praised the players that stepped in for what he called "the big three," but said: "We talk about competitive stamina a lot, and football comes down to five, six, seven plays, and we didn't make those plays in the third quarter."
Virginia started fast, getting a touchdown on its opening drive for the first time this season and led 14-10 at halftime. But Maye led the Tar Heels downfield in just 2:55 to start the third quarter, Green finishing the drive with a 4-yard run. Virginia answered with a 75-yard touchdown drive of its own to retake the lead, but Maye found Downs from 19 yards before the quarter was over and hit Green with a 22-yard pass in the flat with 13:19 left.
Brennan Armstrong pulled Virginia within a field goal with his second scoring run with 3:24 left on a drive that covered 71 yards in just 59 seconds, but Virginia was offsides on the ensuing onside kick, giving UNC the ball at the Cavaliers 23. One more completion to a diving Downs converting a third-and-2 allowed the Tar Heels to run out the clock.
Maye finished 26 for 37 for 293 yards and ran for 74 yards. Downs' catches went for 166 yards, giving him 23 catches for 369 yards and three TDs in the last two years against Virginia.
"He just continues to amaze me with the things that he does," Brown said.
Xavier Brown and Ronnie Walker ran for Virginia scores.
North Carolina: Maye has frustrated teams with his prolific passing, but especially frustrated ACC tackles leader Nick Jackson on a second- quarter scramble from the Virginia 5. Rolling right and looking for a receiver, Maye instead found Jackson closing in and reversed course and scrambled all the way accross the field for the touchdown.
Virginia: The Cavaliers tried a surprise punt on a fourth-and-5 play from the Tar Heels' 32 in the second quarter, but while Armstrong appeared to be trying to kick it out of bounds, it bounced into the end zone for a touchback and a net gain of just 12 yards. North Carolina then drove 80 yards in 13 plays to take a 10-7 lead.
The Tar Heels are back on the road to face No. 20 Wake Forest.
Virginia stays at home for its third of four consecutive home games, taking on Pittsburgh.


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HOW DO GAY MEN USE ONLINE DATING APPS?
Ever wondered how other gay men use dating apps like Grindr, Hornet or Scruff?
A study conducted by grabhim.net which involved 4,000 gay men over 4 weeks, found interesting data about their dating and hook-up app habits. It included a wide range of questions, from how often they send dick pics to whether they'd be likely to initiate contact or respond to guys who state they're HIV positive.
Many people might think gay guys use these apps only to hook up; however, one of the most surprising figures is that 45% of guys who actually meet up don't hook up at all.
Find out more interesting findings from this study in the infographic below.
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Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced Charles Edward Palmatier (74, Lake Helen) to one year and one day in federal prison for dealing in firearms without a license. Palmatier had pleaded guilty on September 7, 2022.
According to court documents, on July 28, 2021, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) met with Palmatier and explained that if he wanted to continue to sell firearms he would have to apply for a Federal Firearms License (FFL). Despite that meeting, Palmatier continued to sell firearms at the Volusia Flea Market in Deland, Florida. The ATF, along with the Volusia Bureau of Investigation (VBI), began investigating Palmatier and conducted multiple controlled purchases from Palmatier at the Volusia Flea Market from February 2, 2022, through June 8, 2022. At least two of the firearms purchased from Palmatier were subsequently linked to usage in two separate crimes. Palmatier admitted that he would profit $50 to $75 per firearm that he sold.
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Ten critically endangered takahē" were moved from Fiordland to a predator free open sanctuary, in Tawharanui Regional Park north of Auckland today, as part of the programme to ensure the survival of this rare native bird.
The takahē began their journey at the Burwood Bush Takahē Rearing Unit, near Te Anau, run by the Department of Conservation (DOC) Takahē Recovery Team.
The 10 takahē" were captured before dawn on Saturday, placed in specially designed Mitre 10 Takahē Rescue transport boxes and driven to Queenstown Airport.
At the airport the flightless birds were loaded onto an Air New Zealand passenger flight to Auckland. The airline has an extensive partnership agreement with DOC that includes flying endangered native wildlife to new homes as part of the work to ensure their survival.
Air New Zealand Sponsorship and Communities Manager Meghan Blair says transporting New Zealand's endangered wildlife is just one of the ways Air New Zealand is working with DOC to protect New Zealand's natural environment.
"Since the beginning of our partnership we have translocated nearly 1300 native animals. As the national carrier, this is a great example of using our resources to contribute to common biodiversity outcomes for New Zealand."
From Auckland Airport the takahē were driven to Auckland Council's Tawharanui Regional Park, east of Warkworth, for the first release of these special birds into the wild on the Auckland mainland.
DOC's takahē" conservation manager, Deidre Vercoe, says with funding from Mitre 10 Takahē Rescue the recovery programme is working to secure the species' survival by having 125 breeding pairs of takahē established at predator free sites like Tawharanui, where a 2.5km predator-proof fence keeps stoats, rats and other pests out.
"With only 58 breeding pairs at safe sites right now, we have a long way to go to secure the survival of takahē". Tāwharanui has an import role to play in this work as it provides another safe home to breed more takahē," says Deidre Vercoe.
"We thank Auckland Council and TOSSI for preparing the sanctuary for these 10 takahē". We will be releasing more takahē here. We aim to establish a population of 10 breeding pairs at Tawharanui."
Councillor Christine Fletcher, Chair of Auckland Council's Parks, Recreation and Sport Committee says this is a tremendous occasion for the open sanctuary and a responsibility that council and the community has prepared for, for some time.
"Today's release celebrates the hard work that has gone on for more than a decade to create a safe haven for a critically endangered species like takahē on the Auckland mainland - in a place where recreation and farming coexist with conservation.
"We are proud that council plays a role in managing parks with such important conservation outcomes; we acknowledge the vital role that the community, and in particular TOSSI, plays in making this happen; and we value our partnerships with Ngati Manuhiri and the network of agencies and groups that contribute to the recovery of takahē" nationally," Councillor Fletcher says.
Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society chair Ngaire Wallen says planning and fundraising for the arrival of takahē" has been the society's major project for the last 12 months.
"We are confident that takahēwill be another very successful translocation into the open sanctuary. With only around 260 takahē left in the world, these ten birds are incredibly precious."
"TOSSI and our community have supported the building of additional containment fence in preparation for the birds' arrival. We are also well prepared to closely monitor the birds to maximize their wellbeing, particularly in the first month after their arrival. We are confident they will settle in well and thrive here."
"The ongoing support of all our volunteers and donors is very much appreciated and we especially recognise the generosity of the Tindall Foundation and Mitre 10 MEGA Warkworth," says Ngaire Wallen.
"Takahē are taonga and we thank Ngāi Tahu for their support in transporting these 10 takahē" from Fiordland to Tawharanui. We know the birds will be safe in their new home in the care of the Tawharanui mana whenua, Ngati Manuhiri, Auckland Council and TOSSI," says Deidre Vercoe.


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Zambia's new US military office frustrates SADC neighbours
In early May the US and Zambian governments agreed to establish a United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) office of security co‑operation at the US embassy in Lusaka, the Zambian capital. The stated purpose of the AFRICOM presence is to improve Zambian and US co‑operation in the areas of the management and modernisation of the Zambian security forces, as well as the education of its troops. We expect the new agreement to strengthen bilateral ties between Zambia and the US more generally. However, the agreement has sparked condemnation from fellow Southern African Development Community (SADC) members, in particular Zimbabwe.
The Zambian leadership is risking both internal political instability and alienation within the SADC region by allowing the establishment of a US military presence in its country. Both SADC and the African Union have historically objected to the establishment of militarised bilateral relationships with global superpowers. The two blocs prefer multilateral military co-operation agreements, which prevent the emergence of any single dominant military partner. Zambia's lack of consultation with fellow SADC leaders—on what is a sovereign decision with potentially regional implications—has added to the disgruntlement of the country's neighbours.
Domestically, Zambia's strengthening of bilateral ties with the US will add to the public's perception that the president, Hakainde Hichilema, came to office on a mandate to repair Zambian relations with creditors and multilateral organisations, which had been wrecked by his predecessor, Edgar Lungu. There had been deep frustrations within Zambia about Mr Lungu's apparent economic pandering to China and excessive borrowing that led to a default in 2020. A restructuring of Zambian debt is currently being discussed, but it has been reported that China is uncomfortable with the terms. Closer Zambian military ties to the US might not help in this regard, making it a bold move for Mr Hichilema. In contrast, Zambia's new leader is yet to have any diplomatic communications with Chinese leaders. We believe that this lack of communication and connection between the new Zambian government and its Chinese creditors, coupled with Zambia's desire to align more closely with the US, is a major cause of the stalled debt negotiations.
The AFRICOM agreement will strengthen bilateral ties between the US and Zambia, but the latter will have to strike a balance between the US and China to secure a debt restructuring deal. Mr Hichilema's pivot to the West represents a downside risk to our forecast of a successful deal with creditors, potentially allowing Zambia to refinance its US$750m 2022 Eurobond. Fellow SADC states' current frustrations will eventually abate, but any further tightening of the US‑Zambian military relationship could reignite discontent in future.
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Vinyl LP pressing. 2012 release, the eight studio album from the Pop Punk/Alternative Rock outfit. With over two million albums sold and eight singles that have received significant Top 40 and alternative radio airplay including the smash "Ocean Avenue", Yellowcard's most recent studio album, When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes debuted at #19 on Billboard's Top 200 albums and top ten charts when released last spring. Yellowcard have been hard at work in the studio with longtime producer Neal Avron working on Southern Air which features guest vocals from Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday and Tay Jardine of We Are the in Crowd.
A1 Awakening
A2 Surface Of The Sun
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B1 A Vicious Kind
B2 Telescope
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The contrast between the slender stem and the heavy comb with flowers makes Phalaenopsis a fairytale creation in many beautiful colours.
Radiant white, vivid yellow, but also lemon and pale orange. Pink from powder to hot. Purple from lilac to fuchsia. And also with spots, stripes, freckles and raffish edges if required. In multiple colours, because the possibilities are endless with Phalaenopsis' flowers. This green ballerina produces an opulent comb of flowers on an elegant tall stem. They can continue to bloom for up to three months, and all that time you hardly need to think about it: this orchid is 'easy care'.
Whether you have a single stem of flowers flirting with you or create your own mini Shangri-La in a bowl with several plants together, a Phalaenopsis always makes an impression. It's the ultimate flowering houseplant for creating glamour and style. And by playing with different colours it can help to make the mood serene or energetic, whether your taste is modern minimalist or colourful exotic.
Phalaenopsis likes a light spot. From mid-October the plant can even tolerate direct sunlight.
Immerse the pot in water for half an hour once every 10 days, leave to drain and the job's done!
Bathtime can take place weekly in summer.
Adding plant or special orchid food to the water once every three weeks helps all the buds open.
Finished flowering? Count upwards from the bottom to the second node (thickening) on the stem and cut the stem just above it. Carry on immersing as before, and the plant may re-flower after six months.
What's with the blue plants?
Blue Phalaenopsis do not occur in the wild. The blue flowers are created by a grower's trick whereby a white orchid is injected with a harmless colouring agent (alongside blue there is also red, black and green) which colours the petals. In the next flowering the plant will be increasingly light until the added colour has disappeared completely.
The name Phalaenopsis derives from the Greek word 'phalaina' which means 'moth' and refers to the shape of the flower – hence the common name 'moth orchid'.
The orchid was brought to Western Europe by explorers in around 1700 from the tropical rainforests of Asia, New Guinea and Australia.
It was one of the first tropical flowers to appear in the flower collections in Victorian orangeries.
There are more than 60 different species and thousands of hybrids.
In the symbolism of flowers, Phalaenopsis indicates charm, refinement and beauty.
Upside down? Not a problem.
Phalaenopsis collect moisture and nutrients with its distinctive aerial roots. A pot is always an option, but it's not a necessity. This orchid can also be displayed upside down, from a hook on the wall or laid on a bowl. Or in an attractive glass vase in which the roots are displayed nicely. Wrapped in moss, bare and naked – Phalaenopsis doesn't mind, as long as the roots have a soak or a misting from time to time. If you do opt for a pot, soft and bright colours or a gold or silver lustre give this orchid's glamour levels a big boost.
Phalaenopsis is the Houseplant for September 2018. 'Houseplant of the Month' is an initiative by the Flower Council of Holland. Every month the Flower Council works with representatives of the floriculture sector to choose a plant which is particularly popular with consumers or is not (yet) well-known, but does have the potential to do well in the living room.


Access to Academics classes teach access skills in a small group setting, usually two to three students with a teacher. Math and Assistive Technology are the instructional areas most frequently addressed. For students with low vision we offer a component of low vision tools and strategies. Students coming to work on screen reader skills must meet certain prerequisites as described below.
The Short-Term Programs teacher and the student's local TVI jointly determine objectives for each student (e.g., develop basic Algebra skills such as solving and graphing linear and quadratic equations; develop skills in using the Talking TI-84+ Graphing Calculator; use a screen reader or screen enlarger to create, edit, save and manage documents and to access the internet for research and recreation). We will also ask you about your student's current level of performance in the identified skill areas. The purpose of the class is to increase each student's ability to access the academic curriculum (TEKS) by using a specific adaptive skill set.
In addition to the specific objectives selected, students practice skills of independent living (e.g., preparing simple meals, serving and cleaning in the kitchen, organizing one's personal area), as well as social skills, recreation & leisure, and self-determination after school. Students attending these weeklong classes are asked to bring local assignments with them, and we provide two hours each day for students to work on them.
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Men of Mystery # 71
Another superb mix of Golden Age classic reprints, including some old favorites, and two "newcomers
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Another superb mix of Golden Age classic reprints, including some old favorites, and two "newcomers" to the MOM line-up- but ALL in never-before-reprinted stories straight out of the 1940's. Inside another spectacular Mike Machlan cover is cover star THE HOOD, who debuts this issue, as rendered by Jack Alderman from a mid-'40's issue of Holyoke's Cat-Man Comics, followed by Fawcett's MINUTE MAN, in a Charles Sultan-drawn story from Master Comics #19. Then, Dan Barry illustrates MAJOR MIDNIGHT in "Marauders From The Deep". Next up is a first-time appearance by SHOCK GIBSON in a breathtaking Bob Fujitani story from Speed Comics #44- "The Laughter That Kills"!! IBIS the INVINCIBLE appears, courteousy of Kurt Schaffenberger's drawing skills, in " Holocaust- God of Destruction", from Whiz Comics. Then, straight out of Wow Comics it's The PHANTOM EAGLE, by Charles Tomsey. This story is entitled "The Aerial Vikings". BULLETMAN and BULLETGIRL go into action in "The Tattooed Man", as drawn by Harry Anderson, and a Bernard Krigstein- illustrated GOLDEN ARROW finishes out the book, "The Dangerous Toys". 68 pages of high-quality vintage reprints of the best of comic's early days. Standard comic book size, black & white interiors with full color covers, saddle-stitched. Printed in 2008.
Golden Age Greats # 11
THIS BOOK IS ONE COPY AWAY FROM BEING COMPLETELY SOLD OUT!!The definitive history of matinee Western stars and their comic book counterparts, written by the world's leading authority on Western comics, expert and historian Bill Black. Contains a brief cinema history, and complete publishing history, photos and artwork for EVERY Western movie star who ever had a comic book!! Roy Rogers, ( by John Buscema ) Dale Evans, ( by Russ Manning ) Rex Allen, ( by Alex Toth ) Lash LaRue, ( by Doug Wildey ) Rocky Lane, ( by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia ) and John Wayne (by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta ) all apperar in complete adventures, in crisp, clear reprints from the vintage Dell, Charlton, Fawcett and Toby Press comic books they originally appeared in; selected panels, illustrations and historical write ups on Gene Autry, Monte Hale, Tom Mix, Rod Cameron, Charles Starrett, Tim Holt, Hoot Gibson, Tim McCoy, Buster Crabbe, Wild Bill Elliot, Johnny Mack Brown, Ken Maynard, Bob Steele, Whip Wilson, The Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, Tex Ritter, Sunset Carson, Judy Canova, Smiley Burnette, Andy Devine… all are covered here. Even Trigger, Champ and Blackjack!! If you have any interest in movie cowboys who had their own comics series, this is the book for you. Critically acclaimed and highly recommended. Color painted cover by Bill Black, interiors are black and white with graytones. 116 pages, standard comic book size, squarebound trade paperback format. Printed in 1997. Fully licensed and authorized.
Golden Age Greats # 1
THIS BOOK IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT AND UNAVALABLE AT ANY PRICE!! Golden Age comics and the history of the medium are topics of great interest to the AC Comics editorial staff. While the major comic producers, Marvel and DC have done a laudable job preserving and maintaining much of the material they produced during comic's formative years, what was to become of the output from smaller, or long-defunct comics publishers? Qualitatively, this work was often as good as, and sometimes better than that produced by the big companies. To fill that historical vacuum, Golden Age Greats was created- dedicated to preserving the best and most interesting stories and forgotten characters from comics' Golden Age. This landmark first issue starts off with a bang, presenting Holyoke's Cat-Man and Kitten, from Cat-Man Comics #29, 1945, facing off against their arch-nemesis Dr. Macabre, in "The Man Who Conquered Death!


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Gbe (Ewe/Mina). Ife (Ana) is close to Yoruba.
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Picture this: an employee is walking down a hallway and almost bumps into a coworker. To avoid the collision, he sidesteps, but the coffee in his hand spills all over the floor and he instead bumps into a bookcase which causes a picture frame to fall off the top of it, breaking it. No one is hurt in this situation, but at any point any of these small incidents could have been more serious and led to something more costly than replacing a picture fame.
Accidents like the above scenario happen all the time. But is it possible to prevent them? By tracking, reporting and taking corrective action on what are called "near miss" situations, workplaces can help prevent repeat incidents from occurring, thereby reducing the chances that more serious accidents occur.
OSHA defines a near-miss incident as an unplanned event that doesn't result in injury or damage but has the potential to cause harm to employees, the company or the environment. Often, near-miss incidents aren't reported unless a specific program is in place to address them. Creating and implementing a culture of safety throughout your organization can help to encourage near-miss reporting.
How Can Near-Miss Reporting Help to Reduce Recordables?
Using near-miss reporting data can help to identify the root cause of any potential issues and provide solutions to mitigate risks before they become recordable incidents.
Pharma-Safe's team of experienced safety personnel can help your company utilize the data from near-miss reporting to make your workplace safer. From investigations and safety audits to training your employees, our highly skilled and certified safety technicians can assist you in making your workplace more secure for your employees, your company and the environment.
During the investigation of a near-miss incident, be thorough. Even investigating something as simple as a narrowly-missed fall due to an unsecured cord could help to prevent future incidents from occurring. During the investigation, it may be determined that the unsecured cord could be moved so it's not obstructing the walkway. The cord is then moved and secured, preventing anyone else from tripping. Conducting thorough investigations may also uncover other similar hazards which can be mitigated during or after the investigation.
Pharma-Safe safety professionals can assist with near-miss and accident investigations and can help you to determine what acts or unsafe conditions need to be corrected.
By conducting an investigation into the near-miss incident, you have the opportunity to correct potential problems before they cause an actual accident. When you correct the issues that have been reported, it also shows your employees that you are serious about creating a safe workplace for them. If one of your employees drops a tool from a platform, the investigation would show that the tool slipped through the openings in the base of the platform. To alleviate the hazard, you could choose to cover the bottom of the platform with a piece of plywood or a rubber mat. Having these reports for new employees training purposes can also help prevent future incidents by introducing mindfulness to these situations into your onboarding process.
Pharma-Safe can assist you with a safety audit to identify areas for improvement and deliver recommendations on the proper way to correct issues or employee behaviors.
Sharing the details and results of a near-miss investigation can show employees their input is important and valued. Give kudos to employees who report the incident, maybe even a small reward like a gift card. Employee attitudes toward safety and reporting improve when they see they aren't going to be punished or shamed for reporting something unsafe, but potentially rewarded instead. You might also consider creating a way to let employees report near-misses anonymously.
Pharma-Safe can help by training your employees on a behavior-based safety program. Our highly-trained safety consultants can also provide on-site customized training based on your organization's needs.
Your overall safety culture will improve by implementing near-miss reporting, leading to less accidents actually occurring. The support and buy-in of all employees across the organization is key to making your safety program a success, and offering an incentive to report near-misses can encourage an internal reporting culture. By combining near-miss reporting with your current safety program, you can help to decrease recordable incidents while maximizing cost savings and productivity.
Contact Pharma-Safe to find out how we can use the near-miss data you've collected to create a safer workplace.


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A select group, as opposed to a select board, met this evening at the Barnaby House at 17 Meetinghhouse Hill Road, for the monthly meeting of the Brookline Historical Society:…
On yet another rainy evening, the following had the temerity to meet at the BHS barn: Marcia and Clarence Farwell, Eric DiVirgilio, Manuela Bajenaru, Vicki and Jim Pope, David Fessenden,…
At this meeting we had the pleasure of the company of Clarence and Marcia Farwell, Gina Bent, Eric DiVirgilio, Bob Canada, Peter Webb, Del Porter and David Fessenden. Such a…
Seven valiant souls ventured out of the comfort of their lairs to attend this meeting: Del Porter, Bob Canada, David Fessenden, Susan Laub, Eric Jensen, George Winters, Peter Webb. As…
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Review: HOUSE OF CARDS, Season 3 Seeks To Consolidate Its Power
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Binge-watching the third season of a show is like spending the weekend in bed with an old friend: even if you know what to expect, you still hope for a few fireworks.
Note: spoilers for the first two seasons of the U.S. version of House of Cards follow.
Having concluded its previous season with the ascension of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) to the office of U.S. President, the third season appears to have nowhere to go but down, until one remembers that Frank was not elected to the office, and the 2016 presidential election is in the offing. Having worked tooth and nail to reach the highest office in the land, the ambitious and combative Frank is not likely to exit the scene without putting up a fight, and he is feverish about consolidating and expanding his authority.
His wife, Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), has long shared her husband's ambition and ruthless desire for power. Sensing that Frank's reign may be short-lived, she is eager to establish her own political identity, and she angles for a position as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Frank is aided and abetted by Remy Danton (Mahershala Ali), his chief of staff, and Seth Grayson (Derek Cecil), his communications chief. They are exceedingly calm and, frankly, rather boring; Remy's sharp edges have been sanded off, leaving behind only poignant fragments of his formerly fiery relationship with Congresswoman Jackie Sharp (Molly Parker); for her part, Jackie has positioned herself to be a key, influential player. While Remy provides dutiful service to the President, Seth chugs along beside him as a competent cog in the machine.
Heather Dunbar (Elizabeth Marvel) takes up the mantle of Frank's primary adversary; she was the chief prosecutor in the money laundering accusations that led to the resignation of President Walker in the second season of the show, and was thereafter appointed as Solicitor General. That's where she is at the beginning of the third season, but it's not long before she is tempted into the political game and serves as Frank's political foil thereafter, as both contend for the Democratic Party nomination.
Left on the outside is Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly), who proved in the first two seasons that he was as devious a hatchet man who ever made himself essential to a man who wanted to be President. The first episode follows him as he begin to make a slow, agonizing recovery from a near-death incident; he lives and breathes politics, so when Frank rebuffs him, telling him with faux-sincerity to recuperate fully first, Doug takes it hard, and seeks a way back into the upper realms of political power.
The first two seasons of House of Cards were driven by compulsively suspenseful narratives, something that is conspiculously absent in the third season. Instead, the drama unpacks brick by brick; it's solid and sturdy, but not spectacular. Fireworks occasionally go off, but they seem more accidental than intentional, tiny explosions that spark life into individual episodes.
More so than ever, the season is built around the leading characters and the people who bring them to life. As Frank, Spacey chews the scenery with his mouth wide open; he's achieved his long-held goal and he will do anything to keep it. He's most entertaining when he loses his cool and roars like a caged lion; otherwise, he burbles and grumbles and complains. He's not much of a leader, and even his political edge has been subsumed by his overreaching selfishness.
Claire, who continually reigns in her goals so she falls in line with Frank, finds that her patience and self-control are running out. She's about 50 years of age and has spent more than half her life as Frank's "better half," a role that she long ago tired of filling. Her disagreements with Frank have begun to overshadow the things they have in common; really, they are rapidly losing respect for each other, which is steadily breaking down their relationship.
Wright etches her characterization with great care and precision; the weight that Claire feels is apparent, as is the light she can see in the distance, if only she follows a narrow path that beckons. Wright also directed two episodes, with a flair for understatement.
House of Cards remains an interesting, informed take on the architecture of political power, even if it's strayed from the stirring, audacious flourishes that marked the first two seasons. Less dynamic and absorbing, the third season nonetheless is filled with minor pleasures that reward the faithful, dogged viewer.
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Tracy-Anne knows better than most how difficult it can be finding a permanent job.
The Munno Para West woman has spina bifida, meaning she has restricted mobility, bladder issues and complications with her nervous system.
Tracy-Anne, 43, was unable to find work that was suitable for her condition, forcing her to seek financial help through a disability pension.
"(The disability) has held me back. I've been on a pension since I was 16," she said.
Tracy-Anne decided it was time to change her luck this year and signed up to Advanced Personnel Management - a disability employment service - where a case worker helped her to apply for a strong of jobs that would cater for her disability. In August, she secured a job as a support worker at Carers that Care in Elizabeth East, showering, feeding, cooking and cleaning for up to three disabled people in the north each day.
She said never giving up was the key to her success.
"Finding an agency that supports your needs...will really help," she said.
"It took me a long time to find a job, but then I was flooded with offers."


STAMFORD — A defense attorney says his client should not have been arrested for a fatal pedestrian accident because video footage shows the victim did not have the right of way.
Lindy Urso entered a not guilty plea Wednesday on behalf of his client, George Christiansen, 29, who has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for the January accident.
Police said Lynette Wagner, 58, of Fairfield, was crossing Elm Street when she was struck by Christiansen's work van.
However, the police investigation revealed Wagner began crossing Elm Street against the walk signal, according to Christiansen's six-page arrest affidavit.
The arrest affidavit said Christiansen made a right turn on a red light in a large Sprinter Van and struck Wagner as she stepped off the curb. A traffic camera showed the "don't walk" sign lit when the accident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. on Jan. 2, the affidavit said.
The camera also showed the front of the van strike Wagner, sweeping her under the passenger front tire. Police believe the right rear tire also ran Wagner over.
Another motorist driving down the exit 8 southbound ramp of Interstate 95 witnessed the accident. The motorist saw the van strike Wagner and continue to make a right turn, the affidavit said. The witness drove around the block and returned to the intersection where Christiansen was kneeling next to the victim.
Wagner, a mother of two who was walking from the train station to her job at Henkel, was still alive when first responders arrived but went into cardiac arrest and died soon after, the affidavit said.
The injury broke Wagner's left leg and caused contusions of her lungs, heart diaphragm, kidneys and lacerations to her heart and liver and blunt-impact injuries to her head, the affidavit said.
Attorney Dante Gallucci, who is representing Wagner's family, attended Wednesday's court hearing but declined to comment on the case.
There have been two pedestrian fatalities in Stamford this year and seven since 2015. To address the about 300 car-vs.-pedestrian accidents during that period, city officials have recently launched several initiatives, including increased downtown traffic enforcement, pedestrian safety education and re-timing all traffic signals for the first time in decades.


REuters reports Israel's military accused Hamas of carrying out a rocket strike from the Gaza Strip on Monday.
Israeli media said troop reinforcements were being sent to the border of the Palestinian enclave.
Hamas, the armed group that rules Gaza, fired the rocket that destroyed a house in a village north of Tel Aviv.


To access your teacher's website, please click on Staff Directory, then their Department. For example: to access Mrs. Cococcia's website, please click on Staff Directory, then Science Department. Look for her name and then click Visit Website. If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher. Thank you!


namaḥ (n/V) – adoration, homage; candra (m) – moon; arka – beam, ray, the sun, fire, praise, song, sound, roar, singer; candrârka – sun and moon saṃpūrṇa – full, replete, filled or richly furnished, whole, entire, abundant, finished, accomplished; nayana – leading, directing, managing, conducting, "the leading organ", the eye; dyuti (f) – splendour, beauty, majesty; bhāsure – shining, radiant, bright, splendid, (ifc) excellent in, distinguished by; hara – [a holy sound], carrying, bringing; taking, receiving, seizing, robbing; ravishing, charming; removing, destroying; dvirukta – twice said, repeated, doubled; tuttāre – [a holy sound]; viṣama – uneven, unequal, odd, difficult, disagreeable, terrible, bad; jvara – fever, pain, grief, sorrow; nāśini (f/V) – perishing, perishable, [ifc] destroying, removing.
You dispel all horrifying epidemics.
The twentieth homage is to Lhamo Rithrodma,Tib the "Mendicant Tārā", who averts all diseases. She is orange and her hand holds a vase of nectar on a blue lotus. Her left eye is like the full moon and her right eye is like the sun. Her right eye emits blazing rays that burn all the lords of diseases, (those who command the evil spirits that bring disease) like haystacks. Clear nectar flows from the moon, (her left eye) curing the causes and effects of diseases and epidemics. Her mantra, OṂ TĀRE TUTTĀRE TURE NAMA TĀRE NAMO HARA HŪṂ HARA SVĀHĀ has two HARA sounds and a TUTTĀRE. The mantra can cure even the most dangerous incurable epidemics. The ultimate meaning is that if the mother-sphere of transcendent wisdom is realized, the most dangerous epidemics of afflictions, their causes and fruitions, can be cured.


One of the latest projects of SpeedArt tuning package for newest model of Porsche's SUV - 2011 Cayenne. The tuning programme includes interior, exterior and performance upgrades.
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Another features is the Sport Exhaust system with Sound Control, which is available with all 2011 Porsche Cayenne models.
There are two available sets of wheels, which are mounted to the SpeedArt Cayenne. The first one is the LSC-FORGED in dimensions 9.5Jx22" at the front and 11Jx22" at the rear fitted with 275/35 ZR22 and 315/30 ZR22 tyres, respectively. The second wheelset is SPORT TERRAIN in size 10Jx22" wrapped in 295/30 ZR22 tyres.
The interior includes ALCANTARA leather upholstery for the sport seats and steering wheel. Other features are the revised instrument dials, alloy paddles, floor mats and many more.
The Aerodynamics kit is in preparation.
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Senior Finance Business Partner
Croydon, London, UK
£80,000 - £100,000
Accountant, Finance manager, Financial controller
Defence and military, Public sector
London, Croydon
The Home Office is one of the original great Departments of State and has one of the most challenging jobs in government. Its mission is fundamentally important: to keep Britain's streets safe and its borders secure. Each and every member of Home Office staff plays a part in making that happen.
The Home Office relies on high quality finance management and leadership to deliver on the organisation's goals. We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner for our UK Visa and Immigration and Her Majesty's Passport Office portfolio to manage the sizeable income budget of £2bn for UKVI and £0.56bn for HMPO. On top of this Expenditure across includes a paybill of £0.5bn covering circa 13,000 FTE both in the UK and overseas.
We are looking for someone with a relevant Accountant qualification, but this is your leadership and your ability to foster and manage interrelationships between your own team and other areas which will make the difference.
This role will support the organisation in identifying Value for Money savings and challenging the business to maximise efficiency but also in identifying financial risks, putting in place early warning mechanisms and proposing mitigation plans.
You will be a member of the Business Area Senior Management Team and will be expected to build a strong partnership with Senior Managers to support their business performance and delivery plans, aligning financial expertise with business knowledge.
You will report to Richard Hornby, the Director for Finance and Estates.
Should you wish to have an informal discussion about the role please contact Richard Hornby on 020 7035 1605 or richard.hornby@homeoffice.gov.uk
If you have any queries about any aspect of the selection process, please call Sonia Douspis in the SCS Recruitment Team on 07789 396 444 or scsrecruitment@homeoffice.gov.uk
If this is you, please visit our website to apply.
Closing date: 27 June 2019.
The Home Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.
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General Ledger Accountant with Italian
Harlow, Essex (GB)
Salary offer depends on the experience.
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Semi Senior Auditor / Accountant
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Market rate, Pension, etc
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Professor Patricia Williams, one of the most provocative intellectuals in American law, is one of 25 recipients of this year's MacArthur Fellowships, a "genius" award given annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. An interdisciplinary legal scholar and public intellectual, Professor Williams will receive $500,000 over five years of "no strings attached" support.
"Using the tools of literary and legal theory, Williams sets out her views of contemporary culture and events," the MacArthur Foundation stated in announcing Professor Williams' selection. "Her voice has created a new form of legal writing and scholarship that integrates personal narrative, critical and literary theory, traditional legal doctrine, and empirical and sociological research."
Professor Williams' highly regarded first book, The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor, is an autobiographical work that illuminates some of America's most complex problems. Throughout her career, her essays and columns have challenged what many take for granted in our society, particularly with regard to cultural constructs of race and gender.
Professor Williams, who joined the Columbia Law School faculty in 1991, received a B.A. (1972) from Wellesley College and a J.D. (1975) from Harvard University. She served as a deputy city attorney (1976-1978) in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office; staff attorney (1978-1980) for the Western Center on Law and Poverty in Los Angeles; assistant professor (1980-1984) and associate professor (1984-1985) at Golden Gate College; and associate professor (1984-1988) at the City University of New York in Queens.
She has been affiliated with Columbia University Law School since 1991, and has also taught at the University of Wisconsin at Madison (1988-1993). She is the author of The Alchemy of Race and Rights: A Diary of a Law Professor (1991), The Rooster's Egg: On the Persistence of Prejudice (1995), and Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race (1997). Influential not only in legal circles but in the public domain as well, she is a columnist for The Nation.
A MacArthur Fellowship, which is impossible to apply for, is one of the nation's most prestigious awards. There is no application or interview process, and first word of the award comes in the form of a phone call from the Foundation. "It is the first and only call we make to them, and it can be life-changing," says Daniel J. Socolow, director of the Fellows Program.
Several hundred people serve as nominators for the Fellows Program. These nominators, who serve anonymously, are chosen for their ability to identify people who demonstrate exceptional creativity in their work. A 13-member Selection Committee, whose members also serve anonymously, makes recommendations to the Foundation's Board of Directors.
The Foundation neither requires nor expects specific projects from the Fellows, nor does it ask for reports on how the money is used. An important underpinning of the program is confidence that the Fellows are in the best position to decide how to make the most effective use of the Fellowship resources.
While there are no quotas or limits, typically between 20 and 40 Fellows are selected annually. Including this year's group, a total of 588 Fellows, ranging in age from 18 to 82, have been named since the program began in 1981.
Columbia Law School Professor Charles Sabel served as a MacArthur Fellow from 1982 to 1987.


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Q: AlertController - conflict with UIViewController I'm working on an iOS project using Swift. I have simple login/register/lost password view controllers for security using Firebase. The issue is with the Reset Password View Controller. If a user clicks on it, they are sent (presented modally) to lost password view controller.
The problem with the current code is that when Firebase finds the entered email and sends a password reset email, I present Alert controller for confirmation for the user. The issue is that when I click "ok" on the Alert Controller, I want the Reset Password View Controller to be dismissed as well. Not sure why it's not working now. I do get emails, but when I click the OK button on the Alert controller, it only dismisses the Alert controller and the self.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil) doesn't seem to dismiss the modally presented Reset Password View Controller.
I tried with self.dismissViewController(true, completion: nil) as well as self.performSegueWithIdentifier("goToLoginVC", sender: nil). Non seems to work and I can't figure why.
Here's the function itself:
    @IBAction func resetPasswordPressed(sender: AnyObject) {

    let email = emailTextField.text

    if email != "" {

         DataService.ds.REF_BASE.resetPasswordForUser(email, withCompletionBlock: { error in

            if error != nil {

                // Error - Unidentified Email
                showAlert(title: "Unidentified Email Address", msg: "Please, re-enter the email you have registered with.", actionButton: "OK", viewController: self)

            } else {

                // Success - Sent recovery email

                let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "Email Sent", message: "An email has been sent. Please, check your email now.", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)
                let okAction = UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .Default, handler: nil)
                alertController.addAction(okAction)
                self.presentViewController(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)

                self.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
            }

         })

    } else {

        showAlert(title: "Error!", msg: "Email is required in order to reset your password. Please, enter your email. ", actionButton: "OK", viewController: self)
    }
}

A: Do it this way:
alertController.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle. Default, handler: { action in

   //Add your logic here

}))

A: Someone answered and provided the solution but removed his answer after it. So, this is what he said and it worked well (so credit goes to that person!):
    @IBAction func resetPasswordPressed(sender: AnyObject) {

    let email = emailTextField.text

    if email != "" {

         DataService.ds.REF_BASE.resetPasswordForUser(email, withCompletionBlock: { error in

            if error != nil {

                // Error - Unidentified Email
                showAlert(title: "Unidentified Email Address", msg: "Please, re-enter the email you have registered with.", actionButton: "OK", viewController: self)

            } else {

                // Success - Sent recovery email

                let alertController = UIAlertController(title: "Email Sent", message: "An email has been sent. Please, check your email now.", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.Alert)

                alertController.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "Ok", style: UIAlertActionStyle.Default, handler: { action in

                    self.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)

                }))
                self.presentViewController(alertController, animated: true, completion: nil)
            }

         })

    } else {

        showAlert(title: "Error!", msg: "Email is required in order to reset your password. Please, enter your email. ", actionButton: "OK", viewController: self)
    }
}

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text:
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <cassert>

#include <zorba/zorba.h>
#include <zorba/user_exception.h>
#include <zorba/external_module.h>
#include <zorba/function.h>
#include <zorba/empty_sequence.h>
#include <zorba/singleton_item_sequence.h>
#include <zorba/zorba_exception.h>
#include <zorba/diagnostic_list.h>
#include <zorba/uri_resolvers.h>
#include <zorba/store_manager.h>

using namespace zorba;

class MyErrorReportingFunction1;
class MyErrorReportingFunction2;
class MyErrorReportingFunction3;
class MyErrorReportingFunction4;

class MyExternalModule : public ExternalModule
{
protected:
  MyErrorReportingFunction1   *theErrorFunc1;
  MyErrorReportingFunction2   *theErrorFunc2;
  MyErrorReportingFunction3   *theErrorFunc3;
  MyErrorReportingFunction4   *theErrorFunc4;
  ItemFactory                         *theItemFactory;

public:
  MyExternalModule(ItemFactory* aItemFactory)
    :
    theErrorFunc1(0),
    theErrorFunc2(0),
    theErrorFunc3(0),
    theErrorFunc4(0),
    theItemFactory(aItemFactory)
  {
  }

  ~MyExternalModule();

  String getURI() const { return "urn:foo"; }

  ExternalFunction* getExternalFunction(const String& aLocalname);

  ItemFactory*
  getItemFactory() { return theItemFactory; }
};

class MyErrorReportingFunction1 : public NonContextualExternalFunction
{
protected:
  MyExternalModule* theModule;

public:
  MyErrorReportingFunction1(MyExternalModule* aModule)
    : theModule(aModule)
  {
  }

  String getURI() const { return theModule->getURI(); }

  String getLocalName() const { return "func1"; }

  ItemSequence_t
  evaluate(const ExternalFunction::Arguments_t& args) const
  {
    // test raising an error with noqname (i.e. will be defaulted to FOER0000)
    throw DEFAULT_USER_EXCEPTION();
    return ItemSequence_t(0);
  }

};

class MyErrorReportingFunction2 : public NonContextualExternalFunction
{
protected:
  MyExternalModule* theModule;

public:
  MyErrorReportingFunction2(MyExternalModule* aModule)
    : theModule(aModule)
  {
  }

  String getURI() const { return theModule->getURI(); }

  String getLocalName() const { return "func2"; }

  ItemSequence_t
  evaluate(const ExternalFunction::Arguments_t& args) const
  {
    String lNamespace = "http://www.zorba-xquery.com/";
    String lLocalname = "myerror";
    Item lQName = theModule->getItemFactory()->createQName(
          lNamespace, lLocalname);
    throw USER_EXCEPTION(lQName);
    return ItemSequence_t(0);
  }

};

class MyErrorReportingFunction3 : public NonContextualExternalFunction
{
protected:
  MyExternalModule* theModule;

public:
  MyErrorReportingFunction3(MyExternalModule* aModule)
    : theModule(aModule)
  {
  }

  String getURI() const { return theModule->getURI(); }

  String getLocalName() const { return "func3"; }

  ItemSequence_t
  evaluate(const ExternalFunction::Arguments_t& args) const
  {
    // test raising an error with an empty qname (i.e. will be defaulted to FOER0000)
    // and a description
    Item lQName;
    throw USER_EXCEPTION(lQName, "test error description");
    return ItemSequence_t(0);
  }

};

class MyErrorReportingFunction4 : public NonContextualExternalFunction
{
protected:
  MyExternalModule* theModule;

public:
  MyErrorReportingFunction4(MyExternalModule* aModule)
    : theModule(aModule)
  {
  }

  String getURI() const { return theModule->getURI(); }

  String getLocalName() const { return "func4"; }

  ItemSequence_t
  evaluate(const ExternalFunction::Arguments_t& args) const
  {
    // test raising an error with a given qname, a description, and an error object
    String lNamespace = "http://www.zorba-xquery.com/";
    String lLocalname = "myerror";
    Item lQName = theModule->getItemFactory()->createQName(
          lNamespace, lLocalname);

    String lErrorObjectString = "error object";
    Item lErrorObject = theModule->getItemFactory()->createString(lErrorObjectString);
    ItemSequence_t tmp( new SingletonItemSequence(lErrorObject));
    throw USER_EXCEPTION(lQName, "test error description", tmp);
    return ItemSequence_t(0);
  }

};

ExternalFunction* MyExternalModule::getExternalFunction(const String& aLocalname)
{
  if (aLocalname == "func1")
  {
    if (!theErrorFunc1)
    {
      theErrorFunc1 = new MyErrorReportingFunction1(const_cast<MyExternalModule*>(this));
    }
    return theErrorFunc1;
  }
  else if (aLocalname == "func2")
  {
    if (!theErrorFunc2)
    {
      theErrorFunc2 = new MyErrorReportingFunction2(const_cast<MyExternalModule*>(this));
    }
    return theErrorFunc2;
  }
  else if (aLocalname == "func3")
  {
    if (!theErrorFunc3)
    {
      theErrorFunc3 = new MyErrorReportingFunction3(const_cast<MyExternalModule*>(this));
    }
    return theErrorFunc3;
  }
  else if (aLocalname == "func4")
  {
    if (!theErrorFunc4)
    {
      theErrorFunc4 = new MyErrorReportingFunction4(const_cast<MyExternalModule*>(this));
    }
    return theErrorFunc4;
  }
  return 0;
}

MyExternalModule::~MyExternalModule()
{
  delete theErrorFunc1;
  delete theErrorFunc2;
  delete theErrorFunc3;
  delete theErrorFunc4;
}

bool
external_function_errors_1(Zorba* aZorba)
{
  StaticContext_t sctx = aZorba->createStaticContext();

  MyExternalModule module(aZorba->getItemFactory());
  sctx->registerModule(&module);

  std::ostringstream queryText;
  queryText << "declare namespace foo=\"urn:foo\";" << std::endl
            << "declare function foo:func1() external;" << std::endl
            << "foo:func1()" << std::endl;

  XQuery_t query = aZorba->compileQuery(queryText.str(), sctx);

  try
  {
    std::cout << query << std::endl;
  }
  catch (ZorbaException& ex)
  {
    std::cerr << ex << std::endl;
    if (!(ex.diagnostic() == err::FOER0000))
      return false;
    return true; // type exception expected
  }

  return false;
}

bool
external_function_errors_2(Zorba* aZorba)
{
  StaticContext_t sctx = aZorba->createStaticContext();

  MyExternalModule module(aZorba->getItemFactory());
  sctx->registerModule(&module);

  std::ostringstream queryText;
  queryText << "declare namespace foo=\"urn:foo\";" << std::endl
            << "declare function foo:func2() external;" << std::endl
            << "foo:func2()" << std::endl;

  XQuery_t query = aZorba->compileQuery(queryText.str(), sctx);

  try
  {
    std::cout << query << std::endl;
  }
  catch (ZorbaException& ex)
  {
    std::cerr << ex << std::endl;
    return true; // type exception expected
  }

  return false;
}

bool
external_function_errors_3(Zorba* aZorba)
{
  StaticContext_t sctx = aZorba->createStaticContext();

  MyExternalModule module(aZorba->getItemFactory());
  sctx->registerModule(&module);

  std::ostringstream queryText;
  queryText << "declare namespace foo=\"urn:foo\";" "\n"
            << "declare namespace err=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xqt-errors\";" "\n"
            << "declare function foo:func3() external;" "\n"
            << "try {" "\n"
            << "foo:func3()" "\n"
            << "} catch * {" "\n"
            << "  $err:code, $err:description" "\n"
            << "}" "\n";

  XQuery_t query = aZorba->compileQuery(queryText.str(), sctx);

  std::ostringstream lResult;
  lResult << query << std::endl;
  std::string lResultString = lResult.str();
  std::cout << lResultString << std::endl;

  return (lResultString.find("err:FOER0000 test error description") != std::string::npos);
}

bool
external_function_errors_4(Zorba* aZorba)
{
  StaticContext_t sctx = aZorba->createStaticContext();

  MyExternalModule module(aZorba->getItemFactory());
  sctx->registerModule(&module);

  std::ostringstream queryText;
  queryText << "declare namespace foo=\"urn:foo\";" "\n"
            << "declare namespace err=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/xqt-errors\";" "\n"
            << "declare function foo:func4() external;" "\n"
            << "try {" "\n"
            << "foo:func4()" "\n"
            << "} catch * {" "\n"
            << "  $err:code, $err:description, $err:value" "\n"
            << "}" "\n";

  XQuery_t query = aZorba->compileQuery(queryText.str(), sctx);

  std::ostringstream lResult;
  lResult << query << std::endl;
  std::string lResultString = lResult.str();
  std::cout << lResultString << std::endl;

  return (lResultString.find("myerror test error description error object") != std::string::npos);
}

/***************************************************************************//**

********************************************************************************/
int
external_function_errors(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  void* lStore = zorba::StoreManager::getStore();
  Zorba* lZorba = Zorba::getInstance(lStore);
  bool res = false;

  std::cout << std::endl  << "executing external function error test 1" << std::endl;
  res = external_function_errors_1(lZorba);
  if (!res) return 1;
  std::cout << std::endl;

  std::cout << std::endl  << "executing external function error test 2" << std::endl;
  res = external_function_errors_2(lZorba);
  if (!res) return 2;
  std::cout << std::endl;

  std::cout << std::endl  << "executing external function error test 3" << std::endl;
  res = external_function_errors_3(lZorba);
  if (!res) return 3;
  std::cout << std::endl;

  std::cout << std::endl  << "executing external function error test 4" << std::endl;
  res = external_function_errors_4(lZorba);
  if (!res) return 4;
  std::cout << std::endl;

  lZorba->shutdown();
  zorba::StoreManager::shutdownStore(lStore);
  return 0;
}

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