text:
Management of pollution including waste
Measures to prevent pollution
Appropriate management of chemicals
Appropriate waste management
Preventing pollution of soil and groundwater
Hamamatsu Photonics works hard to prevent pollution. Our production facilities, most of which are located in Japan, use a range of chemicals in their manufacturing processes, some of which are specified chemicals with the potential to pollute the environment. Under Japanese law, all transfers and emissions of these chemicals must be reported to the government through the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system. We appropriately report to the competed authority based on the data which stem from the chemical usage survey conducted twice a year.
The chemicals used at our sites are managed through the surveys of chemical use described above, as well as through Green Procurement Management Standard for Chemical Substances For HAMAMATSU Group*1. These substances are controlled especially carefully during the disposal phase. Japan's Environmental Basic Act lists seven typical forms of pollution that can be harmful to human health and living environments: (1) Air pollution, (2) Water pollution, (3) Soil pollution, (4) Noise, (5) Vibration, (6) Land subsidence, and (7) Odor. At Hamamatsu Photonics, we manage all these forms of pollution according to the law and our own standards from the perspective of preventing accidents that can cause pollution. When the possibility of pollution from our business activities arises, we move promptly to identify the source of the pollution, report the matter to the competent authorities and local communities and strive to return conditions to their original state.
*1 Green Procurement Management Standard for Chemical Substances For HAMAMATSU Group: Hamamatsu Photonics' in-house standards applying to substances the Company designates as the Environment-related Substances. We also have the Green Procurement Management Standard for Chemical Substances For Suppliers which sets the same level of criteria as the standard for HAMAMATSU Group sets, which focuses on chemicals contained in products/parts supplied by suppliers and is opened to the public.
Note: The data tabulation period is based on the Company's fiscal year.
FY2020: October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020
Twice a year, Hamamatsu Photonics conducts a survey of the status of chemical use, to gain an understanding of the full extent of its use of chemicals in manufacturing processes and the like. Among these are ClassⅠ specified chemicals*2 as designated in the PRTR system. When chemicals of this type are handled by the Company in quantities of 1 t per year or more, they become subject to reporting. In 2019 the Main Factory and Miyakoda Factory reported the use of 4 such chemicals. The chemicals reported by Hamamatsu Photonics, the volume of ClassⅠ specified chemicals handled in each fiscal year*3 , and their output per unit of net sales are as shown below. In FY2020, Volume handled was same level as previous fiscal year but volume handled per unit of net sales slightly increased because net sales decreased.
*2 Chemicals for which both submission of the volume released into the environment under the PRTR system and provision of safety data sheets (SDSs) are required. As of May 2020, 462 substances are designated as Class Ⅰ specified chemicals.
https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/chemical_management/law/prtr/2.html
*3 Chemicals of this type used by any of the Company's business locations in quantities of over 1 kg per year are subject to tabulation.
Substances subject to reporting based on the PRTR system
Toyooka Factory
Tenno Glass Works
Main Factory
1. 2-amino ethanol
2. Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts
3. Pyrocatechol 1. 2-amino ethanol
2. Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts 1. 2-amino ethanol
3. Pyrocatechol
Mitsue Factory
Shingai Factory
Joko Factory
Central Research Laboratory
Miyakoda Factory
(Compound semiconductor Fabrication Center)
- - - Ferric chlorides Ferric chlorides
Industrial Development Research Center
Tsukuba Research Center
Advancement of collection and use of SDSs
SDSs are useful for understanding the properties of chemicals and handling them safely. Hamamatsu Photonics ensures that the latest SDSs not only for chemicals for which provision of SDSs is required under the Industrial Safety and Health Act but for all chemicals it handles. SDSs are recorded in the Company's database, playing a role in risk assessment of chemicals and in maintaining the safety of workplaces and the surrounding environment.
社内SDSデータベース
Reducing atmospheric emissions of VOCs
To reduce atmospheric emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Hamamatsu Photonics is reducing its use of these compounds and installing equipment for its recovery. VOCs are primarily used in industrial cleaning facilities, with major emissions in this category including ethanol, isopropyl alcohol and acetone. Targets for reduction of VOC emissions include a 30% or more reduction in VOC emissions per unit of net sales in comparison with FY2000 and a recovery rate of 50% or more.
Inspection of status of handling of chemicals
While evaluation of risks associated with chemicals is based on SDSs, the actual degree of risk is heavily dependent on the environment in which chemicals are used. At Hamamatsu Photonics, we regularly inspect the workplaces and chemical storage sites where chemicals are handled, under the Chemicals Working Group. When problems are detected through the inspection process, we correct them promptly, then report the matter to the Headquarters Chemicals Working Group and share the information appropriately.
Chemical safety training
To ensure employees treat chemicals properly and prevent environmental accident, Hamamatsu Photonics has prepared accident and disaster response manuals, installs and inspects disaster-response equipment, and regularly holds disaster-response training sessions. Training sessions include training on response to chemical spills, evacuation drills in preparation for indoor gas leaks and training on respirator tank attachment.
We also regularly hold chemical safety educational program for employee. To understand risk about treating chemical substance, we share internal/external chemical substance accident cases or invite expert from outside to give professional lecture.
Striving for zero emissions
Based on the appropriate waste treatment as the basic policy, we have been managing wastes properly to achieve the idea of zero emissions*4 , to reduce their negative impact on the environment and use resources efficiently. For fiscal year 2020, we recorded the landfill rate*5 of 0.2 % and achieved zero emissions. This was accomplished by separating and reducing wastes, reducing inferior goods, reusing equipment and packaging materials and promoting recycling.
*4 "Zero emissions" is the approach of striving for a society with zero waste disposal. The strategy for achieving this goal consists of reducing resources used and waste generated in production processes while recycling any waste that is unavoidably generated. Hamamatsu Photonics has achieved zero emissions according to the definition in the 3rd Shizuoka Prefecture Recycling Society Plan, which is "a final treatment (landfilling, etc.) rate of less than 1.8%," including waste acid and waste alkali.
*5 Landfill rate: Landfill volume in proportion to waste volume
Output volume
980 1,168 1,194 1,301 1,292
(379) (494) (550) (541) (549)
Hazardous waste*6
Recycling volume*7
699 873 914 1,050 1,077
Landfill volume
11.3 8.7 4.6 6.3 2.7
*6 Waste designated in law as specified hazardous waste. These include sludge, waste acid, and waste alkali, all containing heavy metals, organic chlorides, and dioxin above a certain concentration. Also included are PCBs, asbestos, and waste mercury.
*7 The amount of recycling is the total amount of material and thermal recycling added to the amount of valuable materials.
Ensuring proper disposal at our contracted waste facilities
Each year Hamamatsu Photonics carries out comprehensive checks of our contracted waste facilities, to ensure that waste is disposed appropriately. We confirm the details of contractors' waste-treatment licenses, compliance with requirements for treatment and storage of waste as stipulated in the Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Act, and whether contractors maintain harmonious relationships with surrounding residential communities. In audits of contractors, we review all processes from waste transport to landfilling. If incorrect treatment occurs (an event for which the Company fortunately has no cases at this time), the Company reports the matter to the competent authorities in accordance with the law.
Number of confirmations of status of proper disposal by our contracted waste facilities
Number of confirmations
Appropriate disposal of hazardous waste
Certain industrial wastes are identified as Hazardous Waste in several laws and regulations.5 These kinds of wastes require special attention and needs to be disposed of properly. We have entrusted contractors whose facilities provide disposal in an environmentally sound manner. We then confirm this with a follow up visit at these sites on a regular basis.
Especially, we strictly manage PCB waste, because it must be diposed until the legally set deadline.
Hamamatsu Photonics' manufacturing processes include processes in which waste liquids containing hazardous substances are emitted. If the piping that conducts this waste liquid becomes damaged or cracked, resulting in leaks of hazardous substances, pollution of soil or groundwater can result. A revision of the Water Pollution Control Act mandates that even piping buried underground must be inspected for leaks. In light of the risk of pollution with even greater concern, we exhume underground piping and tanks and place them above ground if necessary. In addition, in view of the high incidence of earthquakes in Japan, we introduce flexible piping in certain places to prevent damage to piping due to vibration.
Placement of buried piping above ground and introduction of flexible piping
Reducing carbon emissions and climate change
Protecting our water resources
Green procurement activities
Management of chemicals in products
Environmental communication activities
Environmental report back number


Our two beautiful and stunning villas are available for your stay in Florida.
Villa Whispering Palms is located in a quiet neighborhood in Bonita Springs. This light-drenched hideaway was redesigned in contemporary style with coastal elements in 2012. Expect an upscale ambiance in a relaxed but elegant style. The gated community Spanish Wells together with its beautiful 27 holes golf course surrounds this wonderful retreat.
The sparkling beach is just 8 minutes away.
This stunning lakeview villa is located in the gated community Briarwood, Naples. It was redesigned in 2014 with upscale furnitures. Enjoy the nearby beaches, the wonderful Naples-Downtown and -Bay and walk down the 5th Ave. All reachable within minutes.
Florida features a lot of activities to make your vacation unforgettable.
Alongside the gulf coast of Florida you can find a couple of locations for the perfect beach day. To name a few: Naples Beach, Barefoot Beach and Lover's Key in Bonita Springs, Sanibel Island, Captiva Island and Marco Island. Most times you can park directly near the beach.
live stream of Naples Pier.
Southwest Florida is a golfer's paradise. Many golf courses are designed by some of the most famous designers in the world like Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Gordon G. Lewis and Arthur Hills. Naples has been the host to the Chubb Classic on the Champions Tour and to the Shark Shootout presented by Greg Norman. The exceptional sunny weather all year round is perfect to enjoy the wonderful game of golf.
Fishing in Florida is fun. Pier fishing, Inshore Fishing and Deep Sea Fishing (charter boats available) give you a choice of superb fishing grounds. Please note that a fishing licence may be required, which can be aquired at many local fishing shops. For beginners we recommend Florida's Licence-free fishing days, buying an one-day-pass for Naples Pier or the fresh fish selection of Publix Supermarket.
Florida offers a huge variety of restaurants for different tastes and budgets. Both villas feature a printout of our personal preferences and tips for your convenience.
Discover the rich nature while kayaking on hidden waters alongside the mangroves.
Two bikes in both villas are available for your convenience.
Our tip: Take the bikes to Sanibel or Captiva Island and feel the caribbean atmosphere while relaxing on one of the best beaches in Southwest Florida.
Florida's wildlife is unique in the world. You might be lucky and see an American Eagle while sitting on the patio or watch dolphins playing near the beach.
If you feel like riding the waves, you will find some guys along the beaches who rent out single or double jetskis.
Have a look at reviews of our guests in the guest book.
Please do not hestitate to write or call us. We'd love to hear from you.
Whispering Palms Property LLC. All rights reserved. Errors and omissions excepted.


A western pond turtle is held just before release; the yellow marking on its back will help with tracking. Photo by Sadie Gilliom.
The SPP western pond turtle program coordinator, also a graduate student at The Evergreen State College, and the Cedar Creek Corrections Center turtle technician examine a turtle who has just returned from a visit to a veterinarian at PAWS. Photo by SPP staff.
WDFW Biologist Stefani Bergh, Facilities Manager Terry Hettinger, and the new turtle technicians discuss how to care for western pond turtles at Larch Corrections Center. Photo by Carl Elliott.
SPP Program Coordinator Andrea Martin oversaw the start of the turtle program, and the first turtle at Cedar Creek was named in her honor--here Andrea meets Andrea for the first time. Photo by SPP staff.
The western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) is a state listed endangered species and one of only two native turtles in Washington State. Some adult turtles in the wild are struggling with a shell disease. The cause of this disease is unknown, but it appears treatable. The partnership to care for these turtles includes Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), veterinarians at PAWS, Woodland Park Zoo (supporting Cedar Creek's program), and Oregon Zoo (supporting Larch Corrections Center's program).
In the wild, WDFW biologists capture turtles that show the shell disease, and transport them to PAWS for veterinary treatment. Turtles needing longer-term care then move to Cedar Creek or Larch Corrections Center to receive daily cleaning, feeding, and monitoring by trained inmate technicians. When deemed ready by veterinarians and WDFW biologists, the turtles are released back to their home habitat.
From the left, SPP's program coordinator Fiona Edwards, DOC's program liaison Anthony Pickard, and turtle technicians Nuss and Glenn joined a turtle release early in 2014. Photo by WDFW biologist.
At Cedar Creek, the program was co-located with the Oregon spotted frog rearing program, and the same technicians worked in both programs. The frog program has been suspended and SPP can now devote more resources to the turtles.
Cedar Creek has been caring for turtles from the Puget Sound region since 2013.
Larch Corrections Center outside of Vancouver, has just started a second turtle program, caring for turtles from the Columbia River area. In December, 2015, they received their first batch of turtles.
On the underside of a western pond turtle's shell, an area eaten away by shell disease shows regrowth. Photo by Sadie Gilliom.


text:
Trump Signs Action for Extreme Vetting of Immigrants, Zuckerberg Speaks Out
By Elisa Meyer --
30 Jan 2017 --
Trump's action is against the constitutional spirit of the United States.
A number of executive orders were signed by President Donald J. Trump during his maiden week as President of the United States. Friday he signed an executive order with a 120-day moratorium to be clamped on any refugee trying to enter the United States. This will provide the United States breathing space to come up with a plan which will prioritize entry for Middle Eastern and African Christians.
Trump Signs Action for Extreme Vetting of Immigrants, Zuckerberg Speaks Out[/tweetthis]
According to Trump, these new measures will bar Islamic terrorists from entering the U.S.[/tweetit] New orders involve extreme vetting for every immigrant to the United States. Every visitor will be subjected to stringent security checks.
Trump is also expected to take the action of blocking new refugees from Syria entering the U.S. Citizens of seven countries are now subjected to a 30-day immigration ban. These seven countries: Iran, Sudan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria and Somalia have majority Muslim populations. As per data extracted from Pew Research Center, the U.S. had admitted until now 84,995 refugees during the 2016 fiscal year. Syrians accounted for 12,587 of them. Former President Barack Obama had proposed a cap of 110,000 refugees in 2017. Trump has plans to restrict refugee numbers to 50,000. Those who want limits on immigration approve of such steps.
Anthony Romero, the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, blasted such schemes as unconstitutional. He said that such "extreme vetting" is actually another way of discriminating against Muslims. He said the action of identifying particular countries having Muslim majorities and creating exceptions for minority religions are against U.S. constitutional principles.
Trump signs executive order for "extreme vetting" to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the USA" https://t.co/3ZpUXlcYpm pic.twitter.com/S2c8LhEI7l
— Robert Spencer (@jihadwatchRS) January 27, 2017
When it comes to the technology sector, arguably the most important industry affected by the ban, a majority of tech leaders have not challenged the Trump administration. The list of notable exceptions includes Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The CEO of the social media giant has reminded the president his actions can only be described as unconstitutional. He also used tact and praised a few positive policies implemented by Trump. In his personal Facebook post, Zuckerberg said, there is a need to concentrate on particular people who actually want to harm the United States and not carry a blanket ban over everyone from the country the terrorist hails from. He reminded the president that the U.S. is a land of immigrants.
Follow the Conversation on Twitter
Preparing for the Hajj
Please Forgive Responsibly
Sheltered from the Storm at the Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry
Reading the Word
Nightmare in Nigeria
Equality at Your Public Library
A Scholar's Analysis of Religion
Nine Nights of Celebration to Christmas
Stuart Murdoch Has Experienced Faith
Dolly Parton Is An Angel
John P. Meier United History and Faith and Brought Forth Ecumenical Understanding
Houses of Worship: Qatar State Grand Mosque
Religious Intolerance in Myanmar
The Fight of the Hazaras
Houses of Worship: Yoido Full Gospel Church
Inaugural G20 Religion Forum Promotes Solidarity and Respect in The Emerald of the Equator
The Chosen Begins the Next Chapter
Rashad Hussain to Speak at Comparative Perspectives on International Religious Freedom Event

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


The charges designated as "SprPatr Z" were used for demolition of guns and howitzers.
The modelnumber is named after the diameter of the explosive charge.
Each charge had a range of gun models it could be used for.
A field gun at the front would normally have a SprPatr. Z issued, so the gun could be damaged by the crew in case they had to abandon it.
All charges were made of FP02/Hexogen 50/50, and had a complete friction-delay detonating fuze.
Bohrpatrone28 was fitted in each charge as a booster.
For all of these models, training charges existed too, marked "Ex" and are made of wood.
Belowin the list : the "34", "72" and "102" can be clicked on for more photos and info.
The friction time fuze assemblies were called "Sprengkapselzünder" , followed by a number indicating seconds of delay.
These sets were packed in a round tin which was marked "Zündmittel Spr.Patr. Z".
Tins for most types would approximately look the same.
These round tins are fitted in the wide top of the main containers.
The metal can below measures 110mm diameter and is 30mm high.
With this size it seems that it was once issued with a Z102 charge.
On the right: example of an excercice charge, made of wood.


text:
Search Open and Close
Aviation and Astronautical Sciences
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
Cyberpsychology
Engineering Technologies
Intelligence and Security Studies
Minor Degrees
STEM Events
Admissions Counselor
Capitol Connections Online
Builder Culture
Centers and Labs
Professional Success
The Capitol Commitment
Co-ops and Internships
Capitol Online Job Board
Recruiters and Employers
About Capitol
Why Capitol Tech
Capitol History
Capitol Partners
Visitors/Campus
Capitology Blog
Apply Online Request Information Visit Campus
Interview: Rishabh Maharaja
Project Hermes, a student-led endeavor that investigates command and control of satellites using the TCP-IP protocol, originated with an idea put forward by Capitol professor Rishabh Maharaja while teaching a class at the university. Since then, Maharaja has gone on to serve as principal investigator and mentor for the project, which will be included with the Cactus-1 payload scheduled for launch by NASA in late 2017.
Maharaja holds a master's degree in Astronautical engineering from Capitol and has served on the faculty since graduation. He is deputy flight operations team lead for the EO-1 mission at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. He spoke with Capitol Chronicle about the genesis of Hermes, its mission, and the ways in which it brings together students from multiple disciplines.
What is Project Hermes? What does it aim to accomplish?
The goal of Project Hermes is to research TCP-IP based satellite buses. It brings together astronautical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science – thus reflecting different facets of Capitol. Students from these different disciplines come together to work on a single goal, namely the design of a TCP-IP based bus architecture. Eventually, we're hoping to add cybersecurity and business students to the team.
This project also demonstrates the link between the classroom experience and the collaborative learning experience represented by student projects. I originally came up with the concept for Project Hermes while teaching Introduction to Space during 2013, and I then mentored the student team as it turned that concept into a reality.
What makes this project unique?
It provides a proof of concept that allows for the use of commercial, off-the-shelf gear such as Android phones or WiFi modems in commanding and controlling satellites. In 2015 the TCP-IP based bus was successfully demonstrated on a Sound Rocket Flight based out of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. In 2015 Team Hermes was able to established a Wi-Fi network in space for system bus use, pair an Android smartphone in space to an Iridium-based Wi-Fi hotspot device, utilize the Iridium constellation for communication with the payload, use and program various applications available on the Google Play store to function as our Flight Software, and use TCP/IP devices (smartphone and smartwatch) on the ground as our Telemetry & Command System.
The low earth orbit flight on CACTUS-1 will allow team Hermes to demonstrate the use of Iridium constellation for a satellite-satellite link and to use the tracking data provided by Iridium for determining an orbit.
What are some of the specific roles assigned to team members from different fields?
The astronautical engineering students generally look at the satellite as a system; they determine what it needs in order to function. The electrical engineering students are responsible for devising the power scheme – how the satellite is going to be powered, and what it needs to do in order to remain power-positive and functional. They put together the battery and the solar panels – whatever is required in order for the system to work. The computer science students do the programming. They work with the astronautical engineers to determine what the payload needs in order to function, and then they develop flight software that corresponds to those needs.
In the future, we'll have cybersecurity students whose role will be to protect assets and keep them from being hacked. We'll also bring business students on board to oversee budgeting, allocation of hours, and other managerial tasks.
What do you see as the main benefits for students from working on a project of this nature?
They have the opportunity to work on a multidisciplinary team. They come to the table offering something that their course curriculum teaches, and then when they work with other course curricula, they learn concepts and skills that are associated with those fields. In this way, their knowledge expands.
Say I'm a business major, for example, and I find myself working with electrical engineering majors. I'll learn something about where electrical engineering fits into the project, and this in turn can strengthen my business perspective.
What is unique about Capitol in terms of our ability to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary education? What makes us well-poised to offer these opportunities?
We always encourage student growth and exploration. In my Introduction to Space class, for instance, I often have students who are taking it as an elective. They may be electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science majors, and they are in the class because they want to learn something about space. Capitol allows them to take courses such as this as electives. The university in general encourages students to "think outside the box" – it's part of our institutional culture. We're always glad to see students investigating something that is different and at the same time related to their primary area of focus.
Students are also encouraged to come up with concepts, develop them into projects, and form multidisciplinary teams. Hermes is just one example of such a project. Various other astronautical engineering projects such as CACTUS-1 and TrapSAT also encourage inter-disciplinary collaboration.
You've been instrumental in the launch of Capitol's new Space Flight Operations Training Center (SFOTC), the successor to the Space Operations Institute. How does the SFOTC foster interdisciplinary education?
As a professional flight operator, I can tell you that working with people from different disciplines is very much part of what goes on in the real world. The SFOTC, with its simulator and telemetry software, will encourage this because it will allow students from different disciplines to see how a spacecraft is flown. The SFOTC will be integrated into a variety of courses offered by the astronautical engineering program, and many of these classes will be open to students from other fields.
Professor, Astronautical Engineering
Categories: Astronautical Engineering, Space Flight Operations Training Center
Hazards of Space: How Satellite Missions Can Go Wrong
Advanced technology to remove space debris from orbit
Orbiting the Unknown │ ALPHA Teaser Series #2
Scarlin Hernandez: Being a space engineer offers a chance to make history, inspire others
Eyes to the Universe | ALPHA Teaser Series #3
My Capitol
Puente Library
An accredited private non-profit University.
11301 Springfield Road Laurel, MD 20708 800.950.1992
Located in Greater Washington, D.C.
© 2023 Capitol Technology University


April park hours are 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Gates close at 7:30 p.m. First early open of the season is April 6 at 5:30 a.m.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Daily.
More than a million Denver-area residents have one of nature's jewels in their backyard: Roxborough State Park, a short drive southwest of Denver.
Roxborough is a Colorado Natural Area and a National Natural Landmark for good reason. The park, with close to 4000-acres, is filled with dramatic red-rock formations, distinct plant communities, and a host of wildlife ranging from black bears to mule deer.
Visitors can take in all of Roxborough's geological wonders via a series of trails for every level of hiker. The Fountain Valley Overlook is only 100 yards from the Visitor Center and provides spectacular views of several beautiful rock formations, including the Fountain Formation, Lyons Formation, and the Dakota Hogback. Many visitors tote their cameras to capture one of the many beautiful views or animal sightings such as red fox from one of the park's overlooks.
Do You Need A Special Activity Agreement?
Please note that no drones are permitted in Roxborough State Park.
Please note we have one road from the entrance gate to the parking lots. We do not have any other vehicle access through the park. All trails start at the visitor center and are for foot traffic only, please leave your bikes at home. Please call us at (303) 973-3959 if you require more information.
We are excited to announce that Roxborough is now renting out the two overlooks for weddings and other special events. For more information, please visit the Weddings page.
Roxborough Recognized by Leave No Trace!
We're excited to announce Roxborough State Park has been recognized as a Gold Standard Site by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics!
Gold Standard Site designations are awarded to public recreation lands that exemplify successful #LeaveNoTrace ethics and showcase a strong commitment to the promotion of outdoor skills, ethics, and stewardship in order to help preserve and protect the natural landscape for generations to come.
Visit Eventbrite to pre-register for programs at Roxborough State Park.
Join the Puppet Players for fun, wild, and wacky tales of Roxborough wildlife. Ages: eight and younger, accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required at least 24 hours prior to the event through Eventbirte. Meet at the visitor center.
Join Front Range Birding Company and Roxborough's Naturalists on a hike to search for birds and learn about the flowers and history of Roxborough. Bring binoculars and water. All above the age of 12 are welcome. Front Range Birding Company Annual Open House is on May 11. Please visit their website for more details. Reservations are required at least 24 hours prior to the event through Eventbirte. Meet at the visitor center.


text:
A starter app for a web site built with Go (golang)

* http://developer.telerik.com/featured/choose-es6-modules-today/

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
News Publications Contact FRANÇAIS
Students/Interns
Gov't/Research Inst/Assoc.
Affordable, Sustainable Energy in Cameroon
Caleb Grove, a past WEICan intern is currently in a small village in rural Cameroon helping to provide the comforts of electricity using sustainable methods as well as the knowledge and skills he gained during his time with WEICan.
While completing his bachelors of mechanical engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Caleb had the opportunity to develop the start up now known as Mbissa Energy Systems , a not-for profit organization aimed at developing and deploying sustainable and renewable energy systems for use in rural areas.
After completing his bachelor's degree, Caleb went to Mbissa, Cameroon to continue building the not for profit.
According to Caleb, the challenges faced are very unique to rural Africa:
"You can't use traditional methods like power-lines. First of all how are you going to afford it? You'd have to bring in big logs. Termites actually eat the logs. There are some power lines in similar communities to ours and the power goes out once a week because termites will take a pole out..."
One of the ideas Caleb is exploring is wind energy using the skills he learned in his time at WEICan:
"One of the innovations I'm trying to create is the idea of tapping into wind energy at a low cost. I'm in the final stages of prototyping a wind turbine that can be built in rural Africa for ~$50. We're currently running hybrid solar/wind and I'd like to include hydro turbines in there as well."
In addition to the use of wind power Caleb has developed a network of charging stations for motorcycle batteries at markets. The villagers can take the batteries home to charge devices and provide lighting in their homes.
Much of West Africa lives in rural communities like Mbissa; almost all exist by subsistence living. They are able to take just enough food from the land and lake to survive, the little that is leftover is often used during seasons of famine. It is not an easy life, and the opportunity afforded by better tools, work, and a higher standard of living is mostly reserved for those who are able to find jobs in the bigger cities.
Caleb is working with a small team of 4 from Bambalang, a village near Mbissa, and is currently training them to create electrical systems. Caleb hopes that the energy produced by these systems can lay the foundation for improved business, agriculture, education, and health care in the area as well as help empower the people of the village to use their newfound skills to break the cycle of poverty.
Caleb says the village is already seeing social benefits from the new sources of electricity. Villagers are now able to stay out after dark to socialize, which, in turn, gives them more hours in the day to complete work and improve their quality of life.
Caleb will be beginning his masters in technology, management and entrepreneurship starting in fall 2016.
CBC Article
CBC Interview
WEICan releases RFP for proposed 100 kW solar PV system and 200 kWh battery storage system
WEICan proposes to supplement its existing facilities with a solar PV array and a new battery energy storage system and has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) document. The approximate ratings... More >
WEICan Releases PERD Project Summary Report
NRCan's PERD project is intended to provide empirical evidence for the ancillary services that wind turbines and storage batteries are capable of providing in addition to simply generating... More >
The Wind Energy Institute of Canada partners with OSIsoft, LLC
The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) is pleased to partner with OSIsoft, LLC. WEICan recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with OSIsoft to formalize this relationship. OSIsoft will... More >
The Wind Energy Institute of Canada advances the development of wind energy across Canada through research, testing, innovation and collaboration.
Wind Energy Institute of Canada
21741 Route 12 Tignish, PEI C0B 2B0
Email: info@weican.ca
© 2020 Wind Energy Institute of Canada a graphcom site


text:
Beautiful El Salvador
I recently hosted an event where I showed some of my favorite YouTube video clips about El Salvador. One of those clips, just titled "El Salvador Tourism" does a great job of highlighting all that El Salvador has to offer. Watch the video and enjoy.
El Salvador's "Ninis"
There is an interesting article on the Fox News Latino website titled Ninis - A Generation that Neither Works, Nor Studies in El Salvador. The article discusses the situation of youth with nothing to do:
In various Latin American countries, they call them "ninis" (pronounced nee-nees.) The Spanish word "ni" means "neither" and they are called "neither neithers" because they are young people who "neither work, neither study" at school or university - or in Spanish "Ni trabaja, ni estudia." This generation in the small Central American country of El Salvador is attracting attention and causing concern. Costa Rica's State of the Region in Sustainable Human Development Program, in coordination with El Salvador's Studies for the Application of Law Foundation (FESPAD), found that ninis between the ages of 15 and 25, can be either gender, with 40% being female and 60% being male. The total number of ninis in El Salvador i…
BBC looks at El Salvador's gang truce
The BBC is reporting on El Salvador's gang truce this week. In a feature article, they look at the various perspectives on the gang truce. They also include a video tour from within a prison in El Salvador. You can watch this tour of the Ciudad Barrios prison here. The BBC broadcast a 30 minute radio program concerning El Salvador's gangs this week which you can listen to here.
Corn: the staff of life in El Salvador's campo
On Thanksgiving Day in the United States, I want to share an essay by Brian Rude, a Lutheran pastor living in El Salvador titled Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. Brian describes the role of corn in the dance of life in rural El Salvador:
Corn–next only to water–is the lifeblood of the Salvadoran people. Salvadoran people are "el pueblo de maíz", corn people. Their tortillas, without which a meal isn't a meal, are made from dried and ground corn kernels.... The majority of the harvest–the "mazorcas", or cobs–is left to dry, after the dried stalks are broken and bent. At harvest, these corn husks are broken off and are brought to the house, where the mounds of cobs fill every available storage space, even much of the living space, waiting to be husked and degrained. This labour-intensive process, danced while seated and often while socializing, fills every waking hour. The kernels are then stored in cylindrical metal grain bins, often inside the farmhouse. They are mixed with sulphu…
El Salvador increases protection of public schools
An article on InfoSurHoy.com discusses a security program in El Salvador which sends police and the armed forces to schools in an attempt to keep students and teachers safe from violence: To stem the rising tide of violence washing over the country's educational institutions, El Salvador's National Civil Police (PNC) is increasing its focus on bolstering security at schools throughout the Central American nation, beginning with those in areas with the most crime.... The PNC will train an additional 260 officers to join the 130 who already are part of the Safe Schools program. The officers will be trained in police ethics, human rights, protection of constitutional rights, interventions and traffic and road safety. However, the Ministry of Education estimated 1,000 officers are needed to provide adequate protection nationwide.
Up to two officers are assigned to a school, depending on its enrollment and number of crimes committed in the area. The program is striving to have two to thr…
ARENA expels four independent deputies
Voting anything but the party line is viewed as an act of treason by El Salvador's political parties. On November 8, deputies in the National Assembly approved the country's 2013 budget. In the vote, four deputies of the ARENA party broke with their party and voted for the budget. The rest of ARENA abstained from voting on the budget while all other members of the legislature voted for it.
Voting differently from the party line resulted in ARENA expelling the four deputies from the party. The right wing party immediately called the straying deputies "traitors" and suggested they must have sold their votes. In contrast, president Funes stated in an interview that the four ARENA deputies were simply acting in a true democratic fashion.
Insisting on strict adherence to the party line is not unique to ARENA. In January 2005, the FMLN expelled two of its deputies who voted to approve the budget presented by president Tony Saca of ARENA.
Without the four exp…
Churches unite in peace initiative
A wide coalition of El Salvador's churches came together Saturday to launch the Pastoral Initiative for Life and Peace. Bishops and pastors from the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Assembly of God, and other protestant and evangelical churches came together to indicate their collective agreement to use their role as pastors of Christian churches to advocate for a culture of peace in El Salvador. The clergy see the current gang truce as a true opening where an opportunity for peace exists.
The truce has lowered the average daily homicide rate from 14 to 5.3 in the country. Catholic bishop Fabio Colindres, who was involved with brokering the truce, delivered a sermon focusing on the biblical call for the faithful to be peacemakers. He also rejected those who view the gang truce with suspicion or as something unreal. Colindres and the leaders of the other Christian churches called on the government and all sectors of Salvadoran society to commit themselves to this pro…
The Minister of Public Security takes an incognito bus ride
Our friends at the Voices from El Salvador blog offer their commentary on the recent "incognito" trip of the Minister of Justice and Public Security for El Salvador on a city bus:
[On November 1], El Salvador's Minister of Justice and Security David Munguía Payés did something most unusual for a high-ranking government official – he rode a bus in San Salvador. Dressed in a blue polo shirt, some serious sunglasses, and a ROLEX (yes, as in a super-expensive gold watch) Payés boarded the 29-F on the Juan Pablo II (a major road through San Salvador) bound for the shopping center in Soyapango. Once he paid his $0.25 fare, the Minister of Justice and Security took his seat amongst "the people."
Payés' bus adventure, which lasted only 10 minutes, wasn't really meant to be an act of solidarity with his Salvadoran brothers and sisters, many of whom travel long distances by bus everyday just to get to their low-paying jobs. Nor was it an effort to raise awareness of climate change by…
El Salvador's economic woes
El Salvador's economy remains stuck in low gear. As a result, Moody's Investors Service recently cut the country's credit rating. The credit rating agency explained the problems of the country's stagnant economy:
El Salvador's credit rating was cut by Moody's Investors Service, which cited the Central American nation's weak economic growth and debt ratios. Moody's lowered the country's rating one level to Ba3, three levels below investment grade and the same as Bolivia and Portugal, according to an e-mailed statement today. El Salvador's economic growth has averaged 1 percent over the past five years, compared with 2.8 percent in the previous five years, on low and declining investment ratios, Moody's said. The country's debt-to-gross domestic product ratio was forecast by Moody's to remain at about 53 percent of GDP this year. "Since growth prospects remain weak and the government has a challenging outlook in the years to come, it will be difficult to reduce debt…
Indigenous peoples of El Salvador come together
A new article on the website Intercontinental Cry contains an interview with Salvadoran Indigenous leader Shandur Kuátzin Makwilkali.
Shandur is President of the National Federation of Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador, which works to resuscitate the vitality of indigenous cultures in a part of Central America where they have been systematically and brutally suppressed. The challenge is significant: "We don't have enough unity, solidarity", he laments, before returning to the positive: "But now we have a federation, present in 14 departments, with 10,000 members." The Federation celebrated its first anniversary on 21 January this year. In addition to its remarkable growth, the indigenous movement has established a small University of the Indigenous Peoples of El Salvador, teaching four courses lasting for three and four years. Students can study courses in indigenous medicine, the Nahuat language, indigenous administration, and biculturalism. Another develo…
US relations on election night
Hundreds of invited guests toasted US democracy on election night at a reception hosted by the US Embassy
Ambassador Aponte interviewed on Salvadoran television on election night
On election day in the US, it is appropriate to reflect on its relations with El Salvador. The influence and impact of the US on this tiny country of 6 million people cannot be overestimated. One out of every four people born in El Salvador lives now in the United States. Their earnings sent back to family members in El Salvador make up a sixth of the Salvadoran economy. More than 200,000 Salvadorans are in the US on Temporary Protected Status, and their ability to stay in the country continues to rest on the good will of the administration in power. El Salvador uses the US dollar as its currency.
The major recent US foreign aid initiatives in El Salvador have been the Millennium Challenge Compact which focused on development in the northern zone of El Salvador and was recently completed, and the Partn…
Unhealed wounds on the Day of the Dead
Friday, November 2, was the Dia de los Difuntos, or the Day of the Dead in El Salvador. Families traveled to cemeteries across the country, where they cleaned and decorated with flowers the gravesites of deceased family members. I have written about this colorful commemoration of the departed in prior years.
But what if you don't have a gravesite for a departed loved one? What if your son was murdered by death squads during the civil war and his body eaten by vultures? What if your wife was swept away in the current of the Sumpul River after the Sumpul River Massacre in 1980? For thousands of Salvadoran families, these sorrows are profound on November 2 each year. There were more than 75,000 civilian victims of the civil war in El Salvador, and the whereabouts of many of the bodies of the victims are unknown.
On Friday I was in the town of Arcatao, in far northern Chalatenango, El Salvador. This was an area which saw great conflict during the civil war, and where many…


Taiwan-based Ofco Industrial Corp. reported that its annual consolidated revenue in 2018 reached NTD 1.233 billion, up 38.23% from the same period last year and hitting 15-year high. Its net profit after tax was NTD 54 million with an EPS of NTD1.31. It is reported that since 2017 Ofco has been strengthening its business presence in U.S. market and has successfully gained its own significant market share and benefited a lot from the order-shifting effect caused by the trade war between USA and China since 2018.
The revenues of Ofco in January and February of 2019 are respectively NTD 87.048 million (+29.32% year-on-year) and 68.299 million (+21.11% year-on-year). Ofco is planning to continue the investment in introducing more facilities and developing more high value-added products. In addition, it is also considering collaboration with other associate companies to develop composites & special materials in order to enhance the added value of products and achieve better profit margin in the future.


RIGHT-2 is a clinical trial assessing the safety and efficacy of transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patches vs. placebos for patients suffering acute stroke when administered ultra-acutely by paramedics in the pre-hospital setting.
Transdermal glyceryl trinitrate compared to sham, started by paramedics to lower BP before hospital admission and continued over the next 3 days, in very early presumed stroke did not improve functional outcomes and may have worsened outcomes for those with hemorrhagic stroke.
Purpose: to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) path given first by paramedics in the ambulance to lower BP before hospital admission and then over the next 3 days to patients with ischemic stroke(IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
Trial Design: Phase 3, UK, multicenter, 1:1 randomized, prospective, blinded endpoint trial; 1149 patients with presumed IS or ICH randomized to 5 mg. transdermal GTN or sham patch first given by paramedics within 4 hours of symptom onset and daily over the next 3 days. 8 Ambulance Services/54 hospitals. Mean age 73. 52% male. IS 52%, ICH 13%, TIA 9%, mimic 26%; onset to randomization median 71 minutes. Systolic BP ≥ 120 mm Hg. Cohort 1: patients with TIA or stroke. Cohort 2: all intention to treat patients.
Results: Transdermal glyceryl trinitrate compared to sham in very early presumed stroke did not improve stroke outcomes and may have worsened outcomes for those with hemorrhagic stroke.
Louise McCullough, MD, PhD interviews Philip Bath, MD, DSc, principal investigator of the RIGHT-2 trial, about the prehospital administration of TNG in ultra-acute stroke.
Trial Design: Phase 3, UK, multicenter, randomized 1:1, prospective, blinded endpoint trial; randomized to 5 mg. transdermal GTN or sham patch first given by paramedics within 4 hours of symptom onset and daily over the next 3 days. 8 Ambulance Services/54 hospitals. Onset to randomization median 71 minutes.
Trial population: 1149 patients with presumed IS or ICH. Mean age 73. 52% male. IS 52%, ICH 13%, TIA 9%, mimic 26%. Systolic BP ≥ 120 mm Hg.
Primary endpoint: modified Rankin Scale (mRS) shift at 3 months (90 days).


A& D Medical Deluxe Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Bluetooth ( UA- 651BLE).
View and Download Microlife NC 150 instructions manual online. Non Contact Thermometer.
NC 150 Thermometer pdf manual download. View and Download Microlife FR 1DZ1 user manual online.
FR 1DZ1 Thermometer pdf manual download.
EMAIL: PHONE: toll freeam to 8pm Monday - Friday, ( EST) MAIL: Microlife USA, Inc. 1617 Gulf to Bay Boulevard. This shopping feature will continue to load items.


text:
October 23, 2010 - Brad Biggs
Al Harris, Atari Bigby will wait at least one more week
All the news coming out of Green Bay this week was that veteran cornerback Al Harris would be poised to make a return this week after missing the first six weeks of the season as he works his way back from a torn ACL.
But according to a league source, Harris will have to wait at least one more week. The Packers have decided not to promote Harris from the physically unable to perform list for Sunday night's game against the NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings. It was thought Harris would return and perhaps claim the nickel back role.
The Packers needed to promote Harris by this afternoon to make him eligible for the game. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, veteran safety Atari Bigby and rookie running back James Starks, also on PUP, will also have to wait to have their fates determined. Per Rob Demovsky, it was unlikely Starks would be promoted, but Bigby is expected to help an injury-worn defense. He's been working his way back from ankle surgery.
"I feel good, but I don't know what's what," Harris told Demovsky. "However the process goes, I'm for it. If it's this week or next week or however the process goes, I'm ready for it.
"Of course, I would love to play, am eager to play, but at the same time I'm respective of the process and the decision making. They've been good to me. They told me to get well and however long it takes, just get better. As un-loyal as this business is, I thought that was a pretty heads up move by them."
It appears the Packers will have one player to place on injured reserve to clear room for Harris or Bigby next week. Demovsky reports that fullback Mike Neal will miss the remainder of the season with a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder.
Click here to win cash today playing fantasy football with the NFP and FanDuel


Montenegro is a sovereign country that lies in Southeast Europe. The country has mountainous terrain and is known for ancient towns, beautiful towns, valleys, beaches, and National parks. The country is a member of the NATO, Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization.
The regions of modern Montenegro were inhabited by different people from time to time. The earliest known people in the region were Illyrians. Ottomans also ruled the region for almost 4 centuries.
The country also suffered great losses in the World War 1 and was occupied by Italian forces in the Second World War. After the Worlds War 2 ended, the country merged with Serbia and Yugoslavia to form "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" and remained till 1990, when eventually it broke up.
The country borders the Adriatic Sea towards the East and is bordered by other European countries of Serbia and Kosovo towards the East, Croatia, and Albania towards the West, and Bosnia and Herzegovina towards the North.
The country has distinctive geography and topology featuring jagged mountains, lakes, rivers, forests and protected wildlife. Some of Europe's most individual species are found and protected in the country.
Services is the dominant economic sector of the country as agriculture and other activities can't be done due to difficult terrain. Due to countless features, tourism is popular in the country and brings in a large revenue.
Christianity (Eastern Orthodox) and Islam are the main religions in the country. Unlike other European countries, Serbia, Bosnia, etc. where the conflicts broke out and Muslims were massacred, Montenegro has a symbolic religious unity and gives equal rights to all communities.
Vastu remedies for North facing homes?


Read over the policies below prior to requesting a reservation.
Email your request at least 24hrs in advance to: info@sweetdonkeycoffee.com.
Include your NAME, PHONE NUMBER, NUMBER OF PEOPLE in your group, and which ROOM YOU ARE REQUESTING (see room descriptions below).
Reservations must be made AT LEAST 24hours in advance via email.
A minimum of 4 adults is required to make a reservation.
Reservations may be made up to an hour and a half for free. 2-hour reservations incur a $25 fee and an additional $25 each hour thereafter.
Rooms are not available for reservations before 12pm on Fri, Sat, & Sun.
SDC can provide special services such as catering and airpots for your group. Please inquire upon email request.
See room availability calendars at the bottom of this page.
This room comfortably seats 12 people around three large tables. Each table seats 4 people or they may be pushed together to form one larger conference-style table. This room is also equipped with a large 4x8ft whiteboard for discussions, sketches, or presentation displays. Though we do not offer AV equipment, the Green Room has many outlets to accomodate multiple devices.
The Purple Room comfortably seats 7 people in a more relaxed atmosphere. This room has one large leather sofa and four upholstered chairs centered around a large coffee table. The Purple Room is perfect for casual meetings, book clubs, or small social gatherings.


The Suns are delighted to announce they have signed Pece Cvetanovski, Daniel Mitwali, Nathan Jagelman, Hussein Jasli and Daniel Slaveski.
Pece Cvetanovski is a former AIS graduate and Australian youth representative who was with Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach in 2008-2010 before returning home late in 2010 when he played a handful of matches with the Suns before taking a break from the game in 2011, still only 22 years old he will be one to watch.
Daniel Mitwali is a young 20 year old hardworking midfielder who returns to Australia after playing overseas for the last two years in Indonesia with Periswa Wamena and more recently in Jordan with Kfarsoum FC. In addition he has represented the Syrian u/23?s national team and like Pece has already attracted interest from the A-league.
Nathan Jagelman and Hussein Jasli come to the Suns from Marconi and Sutherland respectively with Nathan also spending the last couple of seasons with the Central Coast Mariners youth league team. Both players will add a considerable amount of speed to the Suns front line.
Daniel Slaveski as all followers of the NSWPL would know was with Bankstown City Lions last year and is a left sided midfielder who was one of Bankstown?s best players in 2011 and expected to continue his impressive performances in 2012.
The Suns have also promoted former Joeys and Sydney FC youth goalkeeper Aaron Liddell from last year?s 20?s squad who at only 18 years of age would have to be the youngest goalkeeper in the league along with the last year?s under 20?s captain the versatile Sean Thomas.
Finally, 17 year old Alec Urosevski the leading goal scorer in the recent Maso Cup has also been called up to the first grade team in recent trial games only after a few appearances in the 20?s and looks set to make his first grade debut in the 2012 season despite his very young age.


text:
17-18-19-20 june 2021
Dessel, Belgium
Sunday 20 June
Crossfaith hails from Osaka, Japan. Founded in 2006, they first came to Europe in 2014. Crossfaith is one of just a handful of bands to have the courage to combine brutal metalcore with electronica, although their sound keeps evolving. They also like to incorporate elements from industrial metal and melodic death metal. Apocalyze' (2013) opened new doors for the electronicore quintet and while the electronica influence is still very much present, it is expertly interwoven with heavy drums and guitars. At GMM2014 Crossfaith kicked off the festivities on the Jupiler Stage on Sunday and they made a huge impression. Their ultra-brutal breakdowns, blast beats and scorching solos exploded onto the festival arena like a fragmentation bomb and by the end of their gig the fans in front of the stage were packed like sardines. 2015's 'Xeno' once again illustrates that the collective from the land of the rising sun is not afraid to experiment. Their most recent outing 'Ex Machina' is a concept album set in the future and blends electronica and metal in way that sets them apart from the competition. If you're open-minded about how you take your metal, Crossfaith comes highly recommended. (#GMM21)


Read up on some new organic tips below.
It's simple to quickly prepare your soil for the planting of a new perennial garden. Use your spade to slice chunks of turf up, turn the turf over, then spread the area with approximately three inches of wood chips. Give this area at least a few weeks, then dig into it and plant your new perennials.
After your seeds have sprouted, the containers do not need to stay as warm as they once did. Keep an eye on your seeds so you will know when to do this.
Make the most of the time spent in your garden every day.Don't waste thirty minutes looking around for that packet of seeds or spade. Prepare all the tools you need before you go out to work on your garden, and then put them away neatly when finished. If you need to use a tool belt, consider using a tool belt or even just some pants that have lots of pockets.
Try to avoid letting your organic garden at least a short time each day. Even if you are too busy to tend to your gardens needs every day, you can do little things to help so that there is not a huge amount of work to be done when you are ready to get back to it. For example, if you are playing in the yard with your child, such as when you take your dog out for a potty break.
Use an old laundry basket to help you collect your produce. The basket will function as a great strainer for the fruits and vegetables.
Fill the jar with beer to an inch below the top. The beer helps attract the slugs and they will be trapped in the jar.
If you want to sell your crops as organic, you can become certified as an organic grower.This will up your sales and show your faithful customers that what they have been getting is only the best possible food that is grown.
Organic gardening is more difficult than gardening with chemicals, but the payoff in the end is well worth the work. While chemical claims are wondrous, organic gardening will always provide the most rewarding and healthy crops.
Research local botanical insecticides which can be purchased locally to aid in ridding your garden of pests. Natural insecticides can sometimes kill pests more powerful than synthetic pesticides. However, due to their biological makeup, which makes them disappear more quickly.
It only takes a few pieces of advice to help create a great perennial garden. Use the spade to get under the turf, turn them, and then bury the whole area under a thick layer of wood chips. Wait a few weeks and then plant your perennials in the brand new bed.
You must be sure to mulch to your garden or flowerbed with about three inches of organic material. This will help your garden by adding nourishment to the soil, including enriching the soil, locking in moisture, and creating a noticeably more professional look.
With more knowledge comes a higher level of skill and success. The tips in this article are just a jumping off point for you.
Previous Previous post: Are You Thinking Of Making Home Improvements, Read On!


text:
Home > FACULTY_BOOKS > 3
Faculty Book Gallery
Junipero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary
Rose Marie Beebe, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
Robert M. Senkewicz, Santa Clara UniversityFollow
Franciscan missionary friar Junípero Serra (1713–1784), one of the most widely known and influential inhabitants of early California, embodied many of the ideas and practices that animated the Spanish presence in the Americas. In this definitive biography, translators and historians Rose Marie Beebe and Robert M. Senkewicz bring this complex figure to life and illuminate the Spanish period of California and the American Southwest.
In Junípero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary, Beebe and Senkewicz focus on Serra's religious identity and his relations with Native peoples. They intersperse their narrative with new and accessible translations of many of Serra's letters and sermons, which allows his voice to be heard in a more direct and engaging fashion.
Serra spent thirty-four years as a missionary to Indians in Mexico and California. He believed that paternalistic religious rule offered Indians a better life than their oppressive exploitation by colonial soldiers and settlers, which he deemed the only realistic alternative available to them at that time and place. Serra's unswerving commitment to his vision embroiled him in frequent conflicts with California's governors, soldiers, native peoples, and even his fellow missionaries. Yet because he prevailed often enough, he was able to place his unique stamp on the first years of California's history.
Beebe and Senkewicz interpret Junípero Serra neither as a saint nor as the personification of the Black Legend. They recount his life from his birth in a small farming village on Mallorca. They detail his experiences in central Mexico and Baja California, as well as the tumultuous fifteen years he spent as founder of the California missions. Serra's Franciscan ideals are analyzed in their eighteenth-century context, which allows readers to understand more fully the differences and similarities between his world and ours. Combining history, culture, and linguistics, this new study conveys the power and nuance of Serra's voice and, ultimately, his impact on history.
http://www.oupress.com/ECommerce/Book/Detail/1972/jun%20pero%20serra
University of Oklahoma Press
Indigenous Studies | Latina/o Studies | United States History
Beebe, Rose Marie and Senkewicz, Robert M., "Junipero Serra: California, Indians, and the Transformation of a Missionary" (2015). Faculty Book Gallery. 3.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/3


He Is Jesus Christ Of Nazareth. Knees Bow At His Names, Tongues Confess His Lordship. He Is The Truth. He Is The Restoration And Life. He Raise The Death, He Heals The Sick, He Walked On Water. He Forgives All Sin. He Fed The Hungry, Cloth The Naked And Restore The World. He Is The Hope Of Our Calling. The Joy Of Our Salvation. He Is The Assurance Of Our Future. His Name Is The Highest And He Is The Biggest. He's The Peace That The World Is Craving.
A Life Without Jesus Is Not Good.
This entry was posted in Creation and Wisdom, Love, Spirituality, The Secret, Vitamin Of The Mind, You! and tagged Bishop David Oyedepo, Come to Jesus, Jesus Christ OF Nazareth, Jim Rohn, Pastor E A Adeboye, Rotimi Adedokun. Bookmark the permalink.


Summer Fun - Roosevelt Library Rocks!
I have been wanting to have some way for us all to stay connected, reading, writing, and sharing over the summer, and I think I have it now. As with everything I do, it's an idea in progress, but I want to get it out there to you now while we're still seeing each other every day at school. Then, once I have a bit more time (when school's out.. in only one small week!), I'll add more details. I know some of you are real go-getters though and will be ready to roll with this right away.
3. Go to our edmodo site and click on the spotlight to see the "alert" explaining how to get your picture included in our Summer Book Pics edmodo group. I'll try to get a video tutorial loaded on to the edmodo library in the next few days.
4. At the end of August, I'll do a poll to see which three pictures are the best (most interesting, clever, or creative) and take the "winners" out to the Frosty Spoon for an end of the summer treat!
I also created a new group for book discussions over the summer, so you can read and "book-chat" your way through the summer. You can check it out too at http://edmodo.com. Happy reading kiddos!


So compelling. It begs to be sipped neat.
Tattersall Barreled Gin is our flagship conditioned in French oak white wine barrels for an added layer of complexity. Try it on its own, you won't regret it.
Great to have another Aquavit option at our store!
The Scandinavian rival to our gin.
with caraway leading the charge. Use it as a substitute for vodka to enjoy a new twist on the classics.
Tattersall Grapefruit Crema bursts with flavor unlike any other.
Use in place of triple sec or Curaçao for a delicious twist.
A balancing act of six aromatic flowers.
post-macerated with additional flowers for a beautifully concentrated flavor and aroma.


Sezan is a Clinical Animal Behaviourist working for Dogs Trust. She is qualified with a BSc and MSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Sciences and is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist. Prior to her role with Dogs Trust, Sezan worked as a behavior consultant for the University of Bristol Animal Behaviour Clinic, before moving to Australia where she spent time traveling as well as working as a Training and Behaviour Advisor for the RSPCA in Melbourne. Sezan is interested in all aspects of behavior, and particularly enjoys helping owners understand the concepts of evidence-based behavior modification – putting theory into practice with their pets.


We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Here is a url for more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies: Opt Out.
No. (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
All users who receive an ad served by Burst retain complete anonymity where Burst is concerned. As ads are delivered, Burst does not acquire or collect any personal information about you. Your name, address, phone number, and email address all remain your private property. Burst does, however, collect information that is specific to how you use the Internet. This non-personally identifying information can include, and is not limited to, the server you are logged onto, the geographic location of the ISP you use, the type of browser you use, and your IP address. This information is obtained solely for the purpose of targeting ads and measuring a given ad's effectiveness on behalf of Burst clients and customers.
There are instances where a user may provide specific personal information in response to an ad containing a survey, purchase agreement, or registration questionnaire. For such programs, Burst (or a third party working in conjunction with Burst and the advertiser) acquires this information on behalf of the advertiser client. The client uses this information to deliver the goods or services requested by the user. When requested, Burst may employ this information in a compiled format without identifying users specifically to provide to the advertiser client precise profiles of the types of individuals responding to the ads.
Graphics and text are copyright by Sarah and cannot be used on any Web site regardless of whether or not it's personal/commercial. All rights reserved.
All downloads on this page are provided AS IS and are not guaranteed to be virus-free. Under no circumstances will The Font Factory be responsible for any damage caused by a file downloaded from this site.
Our site's guestbook and email form allows users to give us contact information (like their name and email address and Web site URL). The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings by contacting The Font Factory. Children under the age of 13 should not sign the guestbook without the consent of their parent or guardian.
This site contains links to other sites. The Font Factory is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
The Font Factory will never share your information with 3rd parties without your consent, except in the case of copyright infringement or other legal issues such as interference or harm to The Font Factory or it's guests.


text:
Iran inks agreement for new planes
Cathay Pacific Group rebrands Dragonair as Cathay Dragon
oneworld takes eight awards in 2016
Jetstar Group further expands oneworld® Global Explorer
oneworld unveils Explorer round-the-world fare
oneworld Alliance to get a new CEO
by Lesley on January 29, 2016
oneworld CEO Bruce Ashby is due to step down after more than five years leading what is arguably the world's foremost airline alliance. While no date for a handover has been indicated, he has indicated that he is available to stay in the post until June to enable selection of a successor.
…. It has been a privilege to lead oneworld and work with its collection of the world's leading airlines, but after five years in this role it makes sense for me to move on at this time. Bruce Ashby, oneworld CEO
The oneworld Governing Board has now began an appointment process to fill his position where candidates from within the alliance and from outside will be considered.
Since Bruce Ashby took up his oneworld role in December 2010, the group has undergone the biggest and fastest expansion undertaken by any global airline alliance, adding more than 15 carriers as full or affiliate members to the oneworld Alliance, expanding the alliance's capacity by almost 60 per cent and its annual passenger carryings by 75 per cent.
An Expanded Alliance
The expanded Alliance includes airlines from North and South American Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
TAM Airlines, the leading airline in Latin America's leading economy Brazil, consolidating oneworld's position as the continent's top alliance.
US Airways, which made oneworld the leading alliance in the USA, the world's biggest single air travel market. US Airways has since been integrated into oneworld founding member American Airlines.
Qatar Airways, the only one of the Big Three Gulf carriers to join any global airline group, making oneworld the leading alliance in the Middle East, one of the world's fastest growing regions for air travel.
airberlin, the second biggest airline in Europe's largest economy, Germany, and one of the continent's biggest carriers.
Malaysia Airlines, one of South East Asia's top carriers.
SriLankan Airlines, the first carrier from the Indian sub-continent to join any of the global airline groups.
Significant additional affiliate members, including LAN Colombia and OpenSkies.
Loyalty Program News, News
oneworldoneworld Alliance
oneworldoneworld AllianceLoyalty Program News
LATAM to withdraw from oneworld alliance
oneworld marks its 20th anniversary, adds benefits
Royal Air Maroc joins oneworld as full member
Fiji Airways is the first for oneworld connect


text:
Credit Cards»News & Advice»Research and Statistics»Consumer trust in Equifax sinks after data breach
Consumer trust in Equifax sinks after data breach
by Sabrina Karl
Consumer trust in Equifax sank after its 2017 data breach. Confidence in other credit bureaus is above 70 percent, for Equifax it's 60 percent.
Two months after announcing its massive data breach in September, Equifax was the least trusted of the three major credit reporting agencies, according to recently released data from Auriemma Consulting Group.
The data research and advisory firm surveyed U.S. credit card holders in November 2017 on how much they trusted each of the three major bureaus with their personal financial information. While there was little differentiation in the findings for TransUnion and Experian, consumer confidence registered markedly lower for Equifax.
Just over a quarter of respondents said they didn't at all trust TransUnion or Experian with their financial information (27 and 28 percent, respectively), but for Equifax, the share expressing no trust was 40 percent.
Jaclyn Holmes, a research director at Auriemma, said consumer confidence is even bleaker for Equifax among victims of the breach: "The level of distrust is even more stark among those who believe they were impacted by the breach – over half of those individuals no longer trust Equifax with their financial information."
Likely as a result, almost 8 in 10 consumers believe credit bureaus should be subject to tighter regulation (78 percent). That sentiment is at odds with current leadership at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has put the Equifax investigation on hold without requesting subpoenas against the reporting agency or seeking sworn testimony from its executives.
Auriemma conducted its survey among 800 U.S. adult credit card holders in November 2017, and released the results on Feb. 2
See related: Months after Equifax breach, no new data security rules, Q&A: What to know, what to do about Equifax data breach, Equifax breach exposes data of 147.9 million U.S. consumers, More infographics
Sabrina Karl loves telling – and especially showing – stories that are conveyed with numbers. Whether it's data on the nation's credit card debt or the financial struggles faced by seniors, millennials, or anyone in between, Karl combines an analytical mindset with serious Excel chops and a dash of graphic design to create infographic stories for CreditCards.com, and previously for Bankrate.com, Interest.com and DepositAccounts.com.
Poll: 49 million have never switched favorite credit card
Despite a deluge of offers and a bonanza of available rewards, 4 in 10 Americans say they never changed their favorite credit cards, says a CreditCards.com poll


For more than 150 years, Cartier has been a creative force in the design and manufacturing of exceptional jewelry, watches, accessories, and fragrances. Imagination, craft, audacity, and inventiveness have characterized the renowned French trademark's creations from the start, and excellence has always been its goal. Since the extravagant 1980s, Cartier has been creating perfume objets d'art—luxurious fragrances contained in high-design bottles evocative of the pioneering spirit and exacting standards that propel the pedigreed label to create perfection, time after time.
A refined fragrance that evokes total freedom. Its lingering trail revisits the "fougère" through a mineral-fougère accord, raw and faceted around the mint.
Cartier revisits the traditional "fougère" accord (citrus, lavender, wood) to which it adds the surprising seductiveness of mint. A fresh bold mint, touched with the rich sensuality and power of patchouli. "The gripping freshness of mint creates an impression of wind-whipped speed." Mathilde Laurent, Cartier perfumer.


Just Another Day...: LO Says Hi!
So hubs, LO and I are headed to the local outlet mall to do some shopping while Mona sits with Chase (he's doing great, by the way). I've been wanting to get out and do something "normal" for a bit before all of our family "help" leaves tomorrow and we're down to just the four of us. Plus, there's been talk about us stepping down to the pediatric floor, 7C, in the next day or so, and when that happens, I won't have much control over my time as I'll be staying at the hospital 24/7 with my little guy. Woot!!
Anyway, I figured it's been awhile since I've posted something about our precious little one, so here she is in the car with her abbreviated version of "Twinkle, Twinkle." Enjoy!
2:55 PM - Surgery Complete!


Log in to view and renew checked out library materials and make saved lists and searches.
Detailed guide on how to find appellate and circuit court records.
Monthly lists of new books and multimedia resources added to the library within the past year.
Regional law libraries and specialized library catalogs. Track down your book or article at another library!


The Peace Testimony is probably the best known and best loved of all the Quaker testimonies.... (It) has been a source of inspiration to Friends throughout the centuries, for it points to a way of life which embraces all human relationships.
In 1693 William Penn (the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania) wrote: "A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it... It is as great presumption to send our passions upon God's errands, as it it to palliate them with God's name.... We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive, or gain by love and information. And yet we could hurt no man that we believe loves us. Let us then try what Love will do: for if men did once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us. Force may subdue, but Love gains: and he that forgives first, wins the laurel."
Do we have to continue to tolerate the killing of innocent civilians, or war itself, as a means of settling disputes? War has been illegal since 1929. As it says in Wikipedia "The 1928 Kellogg–Briand Pact was concluded outside the League of Nations, and remains a binding treaty under international law".
The High Contracting Parties agree that the settlement or solutions of all disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them, shall never be sought except by pacific means.
The Treaty formed part of the legal basis for the prosecution at the Nuremberg War Crimes trial and led to Principle VI of the Nuremberg Principles, which describes as punishable war crimes a) wars of aggression; b) the ill-treatment of civilians in occupied territory and the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages; and c) crimes against humanity including inhumane acts done against any civilian population.
For more information see e.g. the Wikipedia artlicle on the Kellog-Briand pact.
Peace on Facebook See also the connected 'Facebook for Good' page.


Tennessee Democrats have retained their party chairwoman Mary Mancini for another two years.
Tennessee Democrats have retained their party chairwoman Mary Mancini for another two years, despite suffering a tough election in November that has left the state party once again looking for traction.
In a display of unity for beleaguered Democrats, the Tennessee Democratic Party's Executive Committee voted unanimously Saturday to keep Mancini, a progressive activist from Nashville, in the leadership position after no others were nominated.
Mancini, who said she was "incredibly honored and beyond thrilled" with the outcome, had originally faced two challengers who had announced bids. But by the time voting got around it was an uncontested race.
Mancini's term will last through the 2018 election, which includes an open governor's race.
"The Republicans didn't get elected overwhelmingly in Tennessee overnight," Mancini said. "It took several election cycles, maybe 10 years. We are two years into that rebuilding cycle. We're going to continue recruiting candidates. And now, it's amazing because there are more people than ever that want to come and participate and run as Democrats."
Jamie Isabel, a former Nashville councilman who had pursued the chair position, withdrew his name from consideration Saturday ahead of the vote. Isabel claimed he had counted 26 vote commitments among executive committee members, but that still wouldn't be enough to capture the chairmanship. He said he sought "party unity" instead and put his support behind Mancini.
John Pointer, also of Nashville, a former state government employee who most recently owned a Sears store in Columbia, announced a bid as well this month but he received no nominations Saturday.
This past year, Mancini, 53, helped lead an effort to recruit women to take on Republican incumbents in the state legislature, but the strategy yielded no wins. Tennessee Democrats have seen support vanish in rural parts of the state, and at Saturday's meeting party leaders discussed reigniting eight county parties that have gone extinct.
Following the November election, Nashville businessman Bill Freeman, the state's top Democratic donor who is currently mulling a gubernatorial bid, called for new party leadership, declaring the election loses a "terrible failure on the part of all Democrats."
A serious threat to Mancini never materialized, however.
"The stakes are so high right now that there's not really time for internal squabbling," said state Sen. Jeff Yarbro, D-Nashville, who voted for Mancini. "Anybody that thinks that the party in and of itself is responsible for the state of things doesn't know much about politics. It's clear that it's going to take a lot more than just the party to turn things around."
John Litz, a former state representative from Morristown, was named vice chair of the party Saturday.
Tennessee Democrats saw Republicans expand their supermajority in the House to 74 of the 99 seats while in November while holding their commanding 28-5 hold on the state Senate. In the presidential race, Republican Donald Trump finished with more than 61 percent of the vote in Tennessee, eclipsing margins of wins of both Mitt Romney in 2012 and John McCain in 2008.
Mancini this month fired three party staff members, two of whom made up the party's entire communications team. Mancini rejected any suggestion that the personnel moves were a sign of financial struggles. She instead said called the moves "right-sizing" for an election year.
Party officials opened Saturday's meeting by noting they have $70,000 on hand to spend, which they say is the most they've ever had in the aftermath of an election.


Andy has worn a hole in his 'shower slippers' from traipsing back and forth to the ablutions block.
Firstly, the recent wet & windy weather has given us the opportunity to hunker down below and improve (we hope) the website slightly. We have moved most of the menu items to the top of each page, as we seemed to be adding new items which were pushing the log update links on the left further and further down the page. So on the left are now just links to the log updates and voyage map, which we think is more logical, together with something new: an Alphabetical Place List page. We thought this might be useful for anyone looking for our log about a particular place, and it will be easier to find on this new page rather than trying to guess the date we were there! Also, we have expanded the Nosh Nibbles & Nightcaps page into 5 separate ones, including some downloadable recipes - take a look! If you spot any mistakes with the changes please let us know.
In case you are still wondering what liveaboard life is really like this list of signs that you live on a boat, recently sent to me by my friend Wendy, may give you an insight. Very accurate and funny! The link came to her from another friend who has been a liveaboard, so thank you Mike and Wendy for giving us a chance to have a good laugh at many of the quirks of this lifestyle - I'll try to remember the humour the next time I want to scream when I have to play 'fridge Jenga'.
Last night we had a thoroughly enjoyable, and if I do say so myself, completely delicious Indian feast. Lamb rogan josh (simmered all day in the slow cooker), sag aloo, a fresh cucumber, mint and red onion raita, and through the wonders of Amazon deliveries, we were even able to have some lime pickle and mango chutney. No photos I'm afraid - we were too busy eating!


text:
The Beat Goes On! is a jazz album by alto saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is one of a group of Prestige dates by Sonny Criss from the late '60s that featured the altoist elegantly ripping through pop tunes, standing them on their heads and making them into credible vehicles for his dazzling virtuosity."

Track listing
 "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny Bono) – 7:21
 "Georgia Rose" (Jimmy Flynn, Harry Rosenthal, Alex Sullivan) – 3:31
 "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) – 4:58
 "Calidad" (Sonny Criss) – 5:29
 "Yesterdays (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 5:51
 "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 6:19

Personnel
Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Alan Dawson – drums

References

Sonny Criss albums
Prestige Records albums
1968 albums

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The Jacksonville Police Department wants to remind all travelers, whether they�re traveling across the country or just across town, that one of the best ways to ensure a safe arrival is to buckle up during every trip.
Enforcement efforts for seat belt use will be increased as Jacksonville Police participates in the North Carolina Governor�s Highway Safety Program�s Thanksgiving Click It or Ticket campaign, beginning on Monday, Nov. 19 and ending on Nov. 25.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation�s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, seat belts saved more than 12,500 lives nationwide during 2010 alone.
During the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, 337 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes nationwide, and 55 percent of those were unrestrained at the time of the crash.
�It�s a simple step that each of us can take to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Yet, too many people are still not buckling up � especially in the hustle and bustle of holiday travel,� Lt. Sean Magill, JPD Traffic supervisor, stated in the release.


text:
Since 2013, 208 young people have joined NYDC.
To date, 84% of dancers graduating from the company go on to study dance at vocational dance schools both in the UK and in Europe and many have gone on to work professionally in world renowned companies such as New Adventures, Ballet Boyz, Teac Damsa (Michael Keegan Dolan), Jasmin Vardimon Company and Ultima Vez.
Others decide to take a different path and we are equally proud of these students, proof of the value of engagement in dance and the arts for any future career and the transferable skills gained.
Heather Birley- NYDC 2013/14
I danced with the company for one year, whilst also training at my local CAT scheme and dance school. I went on to train at London Contemporary Dance School and graduated with a first class honours degree. I now work as an apprentice dancer for Cullbergbaletten in Sweden whilst studying an MA at LCDS.
My time with NYDC taught me the power of the 'thinking dancer' and made me realise that the 'how' you do something is just as important as the 'what' you do. Maturity was a quality vital to being a member of NYDC; as a company member you have a lot of responsibility and expectation. We were also aware that this was just a good beginning and that there was a big journey ahead of us if we wanted to be professional dancers. NYDC made me realise from a young age the importance of forming connections and the impact these can have. I formed many strong relationships with the people I met at NYDC and we have gone on to share so many experiences and provide each other with guidance, advice and sometimes a shoulder to cry on.
NYDC is intense and demanding mentally, physically and emotionally, throughout my time with the company I think a mature work ethic was instilled in me which I now carry with me in my work as a professional dancer.
Mariella Fortune-Ely- NYDC 2012/13 & 2013/14
I joined my local Centre for Advanced Training scheme when I was 11 as well as dancing in a regional youth dance company and at a local dance school. Dance had always been a huge part of my life and I was searching for something to give me an insight into the dance profession. NYDC was exactly that! Being part of the first year of the company was a privilege but also came with a massive responsibility to prove what this company was all about.
One of the most sacred parts of being in the company is that we lived and breathed company life when we were together. We ate, danced, worked and meditated together and very quickly became a group of people that really trusted each other.
During my time with the company I was torn between pursuing a career as a dancer and chasing a career as a doctor. The company definitely helped me think through my decisions, logically and emotionally and I decided to study medicine with an understanding that I will always carry my love of dance.
During medical school at the University of St Andrews I joined the university's competitive dance team which allowed me to continue training. I am currently in my clinical years of study in Manchester hospitals and am unfortunately finding very little chance to dance. I miss it a lot, but after many years I have found that it now holds a different place in my life.
My time in NYDC was key as it allowed me to fulfil my dreams in dance without me having to accept it as my career. Plus the skill for reflecting I gained in the company has certainly helped me with my medical portfolio!
Ryan Taylor- NYDC 2013/14
I discovered my love for dance through Breakdance, being nurtured by the Bad Taste Cru in Newcastle and being inspired by the all the other Breakers of the scene. I was introduced to contemporary dance and enrolled on a BTEC dance course at Gateshead College before joining NYDC the following year.
It's hard to pick out exactly what the most memorable part of NYDC was; although, having the opportunity to work with Akram Khan and perform on Sadler's Wells main stage at such a young age is something I'll never be able to forget.
I think NYDC provided me with many of the paving slabs I needed to create my own career path. Being part of something so generous makes you hungry to investigate and research deeper into what dance is for you. When I graduated from NYDC I went on to study a BA in Contemporary Dance at London Contemporary Dance School, which challenged me in every way possible. I graduated with a first class honours, earned with hard work and respect for the opportunities I was given. I worked with many great artists and last summer was given the chance to perform Rosalind by James Cousins at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In November 2017 I joined RubberbanDance Group in Montreal, Canada, as an apprentice dancer. I'm looking forward to what my time with this company has to offer, I am surrounded by the most talented artists and have received nothing but inspiration, love and respect from them all. Now that I am looking back on the last few years, I've realised how difficult the journey has been, but how rewarding the results can be.


Those who attempt periodical essays seem to be often stopped in the beginning, by the difficulty of finding a proper title. Two writers, since the time of the Spectator, have assumed his name, without any pretensions to lawful inheritance; an effort was once made to revive the Tatler, and the strange appellations, by which other papers have been called, show that the authors were distressed, like the natives of America, who come to the Europeans to beg a name.
The wrecking ball hangs like a heavily ponderous thought over my childhood home.