So here is a short update.
I also removed the Unreal Computers from all levels. It is to time consuming to set up every computer individually.
Here is a video which shows Passage 227 and the new Quadshot model I made for the Update Project.
A demo of this would be really nice!
UBerserker wrote: A demo of this would be really nice!
What kind of demo would you like to have?
Passage 227 or/and NyLeve 227 + the new Quadshot. ( both maps are presented with YouTube videos ).
I don't like to show everything because this destroys the surprise when all is completely done. And I will finish this project.. but when is the question maybe I need 6 years of intensive work on this because I'm doing this mostly alone plus a bit coding help from gopostal and other guys from the OldUnreal community.
and it's all based on the latest 227j version.
UBerserker wrote: and it's all based on the latest 227j version.
Last edited by UBerserker on 10 Feb 2017, 22:16, edited 2 times in total.
When 227j has been released I'll pack a demo with Nyleve 227 which shows abit what i am doing here.
Man, this is really awesome! I can't wait for it!
I'm still working on Chizra227 and here are two preview screenshot.
Chizra is almost done, here is a comparatively screenshot. Time to go over to Ceremony.
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This is looking fantastic. Who needs HD or a newer engine to play Unreal, if we have this to look forward to ??
Now that is a fantastic Chizra remake! Looking forward for this one.
Thanks for your comments this keeps my motivation on this project and shows me that some people are interested in an updated version of Unreal 1 using OldUnreals 227 patch.


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package org.apache.felix.karaf.jaas.config.impl;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;

import javax.security.auth.login.AppConfigurationEntry;
import javax.security.auth.login.Configuration;

import org.apache.felix.karaf.jaas.config.JaasRealm;

public class OsgiConfiguration extends Configuration {

    private final List<JaasRealm> realms = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<JaasRealm>();

    public void init() {
        Configuration.setConfiguration(this);
    }

    public void close() {
        realms.clear();
        Configuration.setConfiguration(null);
    }

    public void register(JaasRealm realm, Map<String,?> properties) {
        realms.add(realm);
    }

    public void unregister(JaasRealm realm, Map<String,?> properties) {
        realms.remove(realm);
    }

    public AppConfigurationEntry[] getAppConfigurationEntry(String name) {
        JaasRealm realm = null;
        for (JaasRealm r : realms) {
            if (r.getName().equals(name)) {
                if (realm == null || r.getRank() > realm.getRank()) {
                    realm = r;
                }
            }
        }
        if (realm != null) {
            return realm.getEntries();
        }
        return null;
    }

    public void refresh() {
        // Nothing to do, as we auto-update the configuration
    }
}

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Петер Андрес Абрахамссон (; ) — шведский футболист, вратарь клуба «Хеккен» и сборной Швеции.

Клубная карьера
Аюрахамссон — воспитанник клуба «Эргрюте». 27 октября 2007 года в матче против «Бункефло» он дебютировал в Суперэттане. За клуб Петер провёл более 100 матчей балансируя с командой между дивизионами. В начале 2014 года Абрахамссон перешёл в «Хеккен». Свой первый сезоне в новой команде он провёл на скамье запасных. 21 августа в поединке Кубка Швеции против «Оскархамнса» Петер дебютировал за основной состав. 4 апреля 2015 года в матче против «Хаммарбю» он дебютировал в Аллсвенскан лиге. В 2016 году Абрахамссон помог команде выиграть национальный кубок.

Международная карьера
8 января 2017 года в товарищеском матче против сборной Кот-д'Ивуара Абрахамссон дебютировал за сборную Швеции.

Достижения
 Командные
 «Хеккен»
 Обладатель Кубка Швеции: 2015/16

Примечания

Ссылки
 Elite Prospects profile

Футболисты Швеции
Игроки сборной Швеции по футболу
Игроки ФК «Эргрюте»
Игроки ФК «Хеккен»

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Here is a mixture of Illustration designs I came up with and designed before I started Northumbria University. I mainly did this to gain more skills and experience in illustrative design. I think this is a very important area in graphic design and it is something that I have a great interest in and really enjoy.
My first illustration design is inspired by one of my favourite hobbies, football; I showed this by creating an illustration of the Premier League trophy. Another illustration I have done, was inspired by people of the Roman era, it is a part of history that I have I always found fascinating and I wanted to show the uniqueness of Roman warriors by illustrating a Roman soldier and gladiator.
I have also done goldfish, inspired by a unique drawing of goldfish I did which I was interested in seeing what would like on illustrator. I also created a background for the goldfish that I think has added to the illustration design.


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Q: Calculate total working hours of employee based swipe in/ swipe out using oracel sql I was recently given a task to calculate an employee's total office hours based on his card swipe in/swipe out. I have the following data :
id  gate_1  gate_2  gate_3  gate_4
100     null    null    null    9:00
100     null    13:30   null    null
100     null    null    16:00   null
100     null    null    18:00   null

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Here, the employee 100 comes in via gate_4 at 9 am and takes a break at 13:30 and goes out using gate_2. Then he comes back at 16:00 using gate_3 and leave office at 18:00 using gate_3. So, how to calculate the total in office timing using this data ?
Thanks in advance.

A: You have a denormalized structure of your db scheme. You have fields as gate_1, gate_2 and etc. It's wrong way. The better way is following, you should have reference table of gates, for example like this
id|gate_name
--|---------

And your table with data for employee will be looks like this.
id_employee|id_gate|time

Then you can sort data in this table, and then count period of time between two consecutive rows.

A: As has been pointed out your data model is denormalized to not even satisfy 1st normal form. The first step is to correct that (doing so in a query). Then there is no indication as to swipe in or swipe out, therefore it must be assumed that the first swipe time is always in and the ins/outs always alternate properly. Finally there is no indication of multiple days being covered so the assumption is just 1 period.  That is a lot of assumptions.
Since an Oracle data type date contains time as well as the date and summing differences is much easier than with timestamps I convert timestamp to date in the first step of normalizing the data. Given all this we arrive at: (See Demo)
with normal (emp_id, inout_tm) as
     ( select emp_id, cast(gate1 as date)
         from emp_gate_time
        where gate1 is not null
       union all
       select emp_id, cast(gate2 as date)
         from emp_gate_time
        where gate2 is not null
       union all
       select emp_id, cast(gate3 as date)
         from emp_gate_time
        where gate3 is not null
       union all
       select emp_id, cast(gate4 as date)
         from emp_gate_time
        where gate4 is not null
     )
select emp_id, round(24.0*(sum(hours)),1) hours_in_office
  from ( select emp_id,(time_out - time_in) hours
           from ( select emp_id, inout_tm time_in, rn
                       , lead(inout_tm) over(partition by emp_id order by inout_tm) time_out
                    from ( select n.*
                                , row_number() over(partition by emp_id order by inout_tm) rn
                             from normal n
                        )
                )
          where mod(rn,2) = 1
       )
 group by emp_id;

Items of Interest:

*

*Subquery Factoring (CTE)

*Date Arithmatic - in Hours ...Difference Between Dates in hours ...

*Oracle Analytic Functions - Row_number, lead

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Food & Financial Assistance · September 10, 2021
One Man's Pandemic Hardship Leads to a Powerful, Two-Way Bond
Mero Ruff has turned a corner in his life, and he is particularly grateful to Jewish Family Service and his dedicated care manager, Debbie Zimmerman.
It is safe to say, sadly, that Mero Ruff's story is not entirely unique. In the era of COVID-19, reports abound of food insecurity, job loss, and housing uncertainty. What sets Mero's tale apart is the strong, trusting bond he established with his Jewish Family Service care manager, Debbie Zimmerman (RN), who helped him in his time of need.
When asked about Zimmerman during a recent phone call, Mero was unambiguous. "Debbie was really wonderful. I love her. I can't say it any other way," he declared. "She was like a lifesaver. She pointed me in the right direction, and she helped me whenever she could."
With similar zeal, Zimmerman expressed how impressed she was with Mero—and his exceedingly positive attitude. "Mero and I quickly connected because he was so enthusiastic about improving his situation," she recalled. "That's when I can have the greatest impact—when a person is willing to consider new solutions and genuinely wants to discover new horizons."
New horizons were just what Mero needed when—in the early days of coronavirus lockdowns—his world was severely disrupted. "I lost my job in March of 2020," he recalled. Until then, Mero had been a temporary employee at an auto brake manufacturer. "I had been there for quite a minute though, when COVID hit. I understand laying off all the temporary employees first," he said, "but later on, they didn't bring back the temporary workers. You have to work 15 weeks to get unemployment, and I was shy by two weeks."
Without any income, Mero's landlord soon threatened him with eviction. That's when Mero called 211—the number for United Way. In turn, United Way recommended him to Jewish Family Service, and to Zimmerman.
"She was really nice; not judgmental or anything," Mero said. "I would really like to emphasize that part about not being judged when I was down. It was wonderful." Mero explained how Zimmerman partnered with another agency to help him pay his back rent and prevent the eviction. "Debbie didn't actually pay it, but she got in contact with the Community Action Agency," he said. "She was like the middle person. She expedited the situation faster than I could do on my own."
"Debbie was like an angel sent in disguise and I really, really appreciate her help. She has a special place in my heart. I would love for you to put that in the article. It just shows you that people are willing to go above and beyond to help you. And she really did."
—Mero Ruff
Zimmerman noted that paying Mero's back rent was not a long-term solution, but more of an emergency measure. "One of the first questions I ask clients is, 'Can you afford the rent you're paying?' Since Mero was unemployed, it didn't take him long to answer that question." On this point, Mero was succinct. "I was living in an apartment where the rent was $750 a month. It was really overpriced."
Together, they focused on the obvious next step: developing a plan to expedite Mero's transition to a new apartment. "I try to always meet our clients exactly where they are—and then help them move forward with their plan," Zimmerman said. "Not our plan, but their plan." Mero sounded excited about the financial aspects of the move. "It's a much, much more affordable apartment," he said. "Through Debbie, I got help from St. Vincent DePaul. They helped me with my deposit. I'll be moving in at the end of this month."
Mero is quick to give Zimmerman credit for the important changes that have taken place in his life, but she insists he made his own good fortune. "He really wanted to work and so I gave him some resources to help with that," she said. "But ultimately, he made things happen for himself." Indeed, Mero's biggest self-driven success was landing a full-time job with a demolition firm last November. "We guide, and assist, and check in regularly," Zimmerman noted, "but everyone is unique and each plan is created with the client to fit their individual needs. The plan Mero and I developed has clearly worked well."
Today, Mero knows he's turned a corner. "I'm happy with my life now. Especially coming out of a dark place," he said. "With Debbie's help, it all kind of worked out in my favor." Zimmerman says it's nice to know the work she does can have a real and lasting impact on the lives of people like Mero. "I do my best to give all of my clients my all," she said, "but I don't always hear when I've made a difference in someone's life. In Mero's case, I think—well I actually know—I made a difference in his life because he's told me that."
Mero's praise for his care manager is nothing if not enduring. "Debbie was like an angel sent in disguise and I really, really appreciate her help," he said. "She has a special place in my heart. I would love for you to put that in the article. It just shows you that people are willing to go above and beyond to help you. And she really did."
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THORNTON — Silver Creek senior swimmer Brandi Vu's Saturday was near perfect.
Almost flawless, save for the fact she misplaced her towel as she was poolside with her teammates waiting for the final team scores of the Northern League championship meet at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.
Eventually, she found something to dry off with — only to need it again after Silver Creek celebrated its team title with another dip in the VMAC pool.
In a meet that also featured some great representation from Niwot, Longmont and Centaurus, Vu's two event wins were outright spectacular and the Raptors were responsible for two meet records along the way to 465.5 points and victory.
"Being the league champs just means everything ... we knew it was going to be close but we also knew a lot of girls were going to pull through for us and make some great swims," Vu said after her final league meet, which came at the same venue as where Class 3A and 4A will be next weekend for the state championships. "It was us trying to get some more state cuts and just get as many points as we could."
Vu combined with Jenny Weygandt, Emma Hermeston and Maddie Black to win the 200 medley relay in meet record time (1 minute, 49.08 seconds), and it wasn't too much longer into the meet when she beat former Thompson Valley star Eryn Eddy's league mark in the 200 individual medley — coming in at 2:07.72.
It took much more for the Raptors to fend off Niwot and its double-event winner, Payten Irwin. The medley relay was a good start for Saturday, but even on Friday the Raptors gained a big edge in the scoring with their divers — Alexandra Smith, Kathy Weygandt and Mica Kimmett — finishing first, second and fifth, respectively.
"We didn't really realize until this year how big our divers can be for us, and we're so appreciative of that," Vu said, her other individual title coming in the breaststroke. "They won a lot of meets for us.
"Getting that league record in the relay was awesome."
The Raptors also won the 200 free relay, giving them five total league titles.
"It's been such a fun ride, because this is our fourth league (title) since I've been here ... Niwot's been such great competition that whole time," said Jenny Weygandt, who was named the league swimmer of the year.
Niwot and Longmont both had three event wins, giving the BoCoPreps.com teams a full sweep of the meet's first-place finishes. That helped the Cougars and Trojans to second and fourth place, respectively.
Irwin won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly — the latter quite convincingly (57.96) — and freshman Emily Yie joined the club as she won the 100 freestyle (54.43). The Cougars' overall performance definitely had Yie excited for the coming week — a time when the teams will taper down and, as she said, 'cut out the sweets' in their diets.
"I like what I saw today and really think we have some great potential for next weekend," Yie said, her 100 free time a personal best. "I hope we can go out and do what we did today, just a bit better."
Joining Yie as a freshman champion was Emma Svendsen of Longmont. Coming in with a top-three Class 3A recorded time in the backstroke, Svendsen broke the 1-minute barrier for the first time (59.08), adding to the Trojans' solid day.
Longmont's Lucille Matheson also won two events, cruising in both distance freestyle swims after coming in with the top preliminary times.
"It's amazing," Svendsen said of being a conference champ. "I love to race, and there's amazing talent everywhere. We just had a great race against each other, and it was awesome."
The meet has been held for years up north, but having the league meet at VMAC this year gave all the swimmers a chance to acclimate to the environment just days before the state meets. Class 3A preliminaries go Thursday with finals on Friday, while Class 4A will occupy the pool Friday and Saturday.
Team scores — Silver Creek 465.50, Niwot 420, Thompson Valley 359, Longmont 318.50, Centaurus 223, Mountain View 178.
200 medley relay — 1. Silver Creek (Hermeston, Vu, J. Weygandt, Black), 1:49.08*; 2. Longmont (E. Svendsen, Yee, Matheson, H. Svendsen), 1:52.39; 3. Niwot (Luthens, Sesselmann, Luo, Vu), 1:54.85.
200 freestyle — 1. Lucille Matheson, Longmont, 1:54.29; 2. Emiley Yie, Niwot, 1:59.09; 3. Emma Svendsen, Longmont, 2:00.01.
200 IM — 1. Brandi Vu, Silver Creek, 2:07.72*; 2. Sophie Kubik, Thompson Valley, 2:12.48; 3. Hannah Svendsen, Longmont, 2:12.73.
50 freestyle — 1. Payten Irwin, Niwot, 24.73; 2. Maddie Black, Silver Creek, 24.92; 3. Emily Fulp, Thompson Valley, 25.40.
Diving — 1. Alexandra Smith, Silver Creek, 368.00; 2. Kathy Weygandt, Silver Creek, 367.35; 3. Emma Briles, Thompson Valley, 366.75.
100 butterfly — 1. Payten Irwin, Niwot, 57.96; 2. Emma Hermeston, Silver Creek, 59.56; 3. Sophie Kubik, Thompson Valley 1:00.35.
100 freestyle — 1. Emiley Yie, Niwot, 54.43; 2. Emily Fulp, Thompson Valley, 55.89; 3. Meghan Magill, Silver Creek, 56.09.
500 freestyle — 1. Lucille Matheson, Longmont, 5:10.47; 2. Adley Morison, Thompson Valley, 5:29.44; 3. Emma Pearson, Silver Creek, 5:35.47.
200 free relay — 1. Silver Creek (Vu, Hermeston, Black, Magill), 1:39.49; 2. Niwot (Vu, Mitchell, Irwin, Yie), 1:41.78; 3. Thompson Valley, 1:42.71.
100 backstroke — 1. Emma Svendsen, Longmont, 59.08; 2. Emma Hermeston, Silver Creek, 59.68; 3. Abbie Shaw, Niwot, 59.81.
100 breaststroke — 1. Brandi Vu, Silver Creek, 1:04.43; 2. Hannah Svendsen, Longmont, 1:09.96; 3. Karly Pearson, Silver Creek, 1:10.40.
400 free relay — 1. Niwot (Luo, Yie, Irwin, Shaw), 3:37.59 ; 2. Longmont (E. Svendsen, H. Svendsen, Rhodes, Matheson), 3:43.28; 3. Silver Creek (Burns, Hartrampf, J. Weygandt, Magill), 3:45.87.
* — denotes meet record.


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A common sight on city roads is seeing it being shared by cars, buses, auto-rickshaws, ox carts, and cyclists on streets. The demands of each vehicle type and modes of transportation have brought about its own set of challenges to road safety.
Government agencies and various organisations have stepped in to improve awareness for road safety and road accident prevention. States that already implemented road safety measures in India have shared their efforts as a benchmark to other states when improving road safety in their cities.
City roads consist of arterial, sub-arterial, and connecting roads etc.
• Road hazards at junctions: Road safety issues at junctions are primarily caused by poor visibility of oncoming traffic and insufficient signs to indicate pedestrian crossings.
• Lack of visibility for public transportation lanes: Lack of cautionary signs and lane demarcation for bus lanes can cause collisions when changing lanes.
• Visual clutter and light pollution: These hazards are visually distracting and can affect the safety of the motorists on roads.
• Cautionary/Warning, Informatory/Guide, Mandatory/Regulatory signs with retroreflective sheeting (Class B, Type IV) along the side of the road to allow drivers time to anticipate the traffic conditions ahead (IRC67: 2012).
• Hazard markers should be installed around the roundabout to caution traffic (IRC79).
• Raised Pavement Markers (RPMs) and Solar Studs to be placed on the road around the roundabout for better road visibility (IRC35:2015).
• Cautionary/Warning and Directional traffic signs (Class B, Type IV) along the side of the road to allow drivers time to anticipate the traffic direction changes ahead (IRC67: 2012).
• RPMs in red should be placed along the edge of the Y-Junction and channelising islands to mark the road for better visibility at night (IRC35:2015).
• Raised Pavement Markers (RPMs) in red should be placed along the edge of the Y-Junction and channelising islands to mark the road for better visibility at night (IRC35:2015).
• Flexible Median Markers to be placed on the channelizing island to provide visibility to motorists during challenging weather conditions (IRC79:1981).
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Full market can start again next week with high street closed to traffic
Skipton market and shops to reopen after second lockdown lift
Skipton High Street, closed to vehicles for the market
SKIPTON'S former market arrangement with stalls facing the road and the high street closed to traffic will resume from Wednesday after current lockdown restrictions are lifted on December 2.
Craven, along with the rest of North Yorkshire and York, has been placed in 'high alert' Tier 2 following the lifting.
In the past month, only food stalls have been in operation on the market and the road remained open to vehicles.
The new measures mean shops and leisure centres can reopen, however, a number of restrictions will still be in place.
Pubs and bars must remain closed, unless they are serving substantial meals and are required to provide table service only if they sell alcohol, and must close between 11pm and 5am.
Indoor household mixing is still banned and you must not socialise in a group of more than six people outside, including in a garden or a public space.
Councillor Richard Foster, Leader of Craven District Council, said: "I would like to thank all residents for doing their bit to reduce the rates of Covid-19 in our district.
"While rates of infection are now dropping, unfortunately across the whole of North Yorkshire and York, rates and hospital admissions with Covid-19 are still too high, and this is reflected in the Government's decision to place the whole area into Tier 2.
"The Government has said today that the tiers will be reassessed on December 10 and any changes implemented on December 16. For us to drop into Tier 1 and get the additional freedoms that go with that we must continue to show improvement.
"So let's keep up the good work, follow the guidelines, and let's get Craven to Tier 1 as soon as possible.
"We know only too well that many of our local businesses will continue to struggle under these restrictions and we are working hard to help those in need. Please also support local businesses safely where you can – they need your custom.
"Please continue to follow the restrictions – stay apart from other households, wash your hands, and wear a face covering. If you have Covid-19 symptoms, self-isolate and get a test. And if you test positive for Covid-19, please self-isolate for the full 10 days."
Craven Leisure will be able to reopen, but swimming lessons will not resume until after the New Year. A new timetable is in place.
Also able to reopen is Skipton's information and visitor centre with normal hours resuming on Mondays to Saturdays, 9.30am to 4pm, along with Settle's Tourist Information Centre on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9.30am to 1pm.
The district council's Customer Services reception will be reopening between 9am and 1pm, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from 9.15am to 1pm on Thursdays.
Council and committee meetings will continue to operate remotely.
The council is in regular contact with Public Health England to ensure the very latest guidance is communicated and implemented, as the situation continues to develop.
Full details of the restrictions for the area can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction-tiers-what-you-need-to-know
The council is also reminding businesses of two grant schemes it is running. Details at: www.cravendc.gov.uk/coronavirus


JIBP seeks to publish manuscripts that explore new academic ground, rather than merely making an incremental contribution to our understanding of international business policy. Manuscripts should identify novel policy issues or dilemmas; build arguments on prior research to highlight what is interesting and different; and clearly identify their contribution to international business policy research.
JIBP does not publish manuscripts that study the economic impact of a specific policy (e.g. an Australia-China free trade agreement) without clearly demonstrating how it improves our understanding of broader international business policy issues. We also do not accept studies which criticize previous work without providing new insights into how the limitations of previous work can be resolved. Indeed, JIBP is interested in papers that are constructive in nature, and which suggest how our established theories or received understandings of issues related to international business policy can be positively revised and improved.
JIBP welcomes submissions that contribute to our understanding of international business policy in any of the following five policy areas: 1. international business promotion 2. foreign business attraction 3. industrial policy 4. social and development policy and 5. transnational governance. Studies may focus on identifying issues or dilemmas that are relevant for a policy area, and involve one of the main modalities of international business, namely trade and foreign direct investment. For example, an empirical study comparing the pollution intensities of MNE affiliates and local firms could generate insights that are pertinent for the framing of an emerging country's foreign business attraction and/or social and development policy. Alternatively, manuscripts may focus on measuring the effectiveness and impact of a specific IB policy for business and the wider economy. For example, an empirical study examining the effectiveness of trade adjustment assistance could help determine the policy's usefulness for countering trade-related worker displacement.
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Covid-19 Retrospect
NGO'S IN COX'S BAZAAR
Comprehensive Private Sector Assessment
The Government of Bangladesh has set a goal of becoming a middle-income country by 2021. To achieve middle-income status, it will require an average annual GDP growth of 7.5% – 8%. In order to achieve this growth rate, Bangladesh will need a well-diversified and vibrant private sector with significant potential for growth. Studies show, faster growth will depend on a few primary factors: (i) increased investment, (ii) faster human capital accumulation, (iii) enhanced productivity growth, and (iv) increased outward orientation. A key strategy based on these factors would be to focus on growth-oriented and income-generating priority sectors outside of the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry. USAID aims to support private sector development in Bangladesh, facilitate investment in sectors beyond the RMG sector, and generate growth in the emerging areas of the economy with the aim of generating employment and increasing income.
Based on this assumption, USAID/Bangladesh is conducting a 'Comprehensive Private Sector Assessment', implemented by Inspira Advocacy and Consultancy Ltd. The purpose of this assessment is to provide USAID/Bangladesh (also referred to as 'the mission'), its partners and other stakeholders with a comprehensive evaluation of priority sectors in Bangladesh and identify opportunities for USAID's limited investment. The study will also help inform USAID Bangladesh's current activities as well as future program designs and strategies.
Bangladesh faces a tremendous challenge. How will it provide jobs for the 20 million young people set to join the labor force over the next decade?
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the most disadvantaged in finding work are those who attain higher levels of education: the unemployment rate of a young person with a primary education was half that of a young secondary graduate, 6.4 and 12.3 percent, respectively. The outlook was bleaker for university-educated youth who experience an unemployment rate of 26.1 percent. How does Bangladesh turn this challenge into an opportunity?
In a recent World Bank study, it was noted that the country has relied on the garment sector to drive its economy and exports, as well as to employ many workers. This was successful in many ways, but if the country is to meet its aim of becoming a middle-income country by 2021, there is more work to be done. While Bangladesh may continue to see success with its export of garments, job growth in the sector is stalling. The RMG sector faces challenges on many fronts and competition from other established and emerging countries. Diversifying exports beyond garments may be an answer to Bangladesh's employment conundrum. The Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh, Md. Obaidul Azam, said, "Bangladesh's achievement in ready-made-garments is remarkable. However, dependence on a single sector for a majority of export earnings is risky. To sustain the economic growth amidst the current global landscape, we need to improve the competitiveness of several other promising sectors to diversify our export basket."
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Among the Bliss Ninnies: Photos of Today's Neo-Hippie Culture
by Carey Dunne January 13, 2016 January 12, 2016
All photos by Steve Schapiro, from 'Bliss: Transformational Festivals and the Neo-Hippie' (all images courtesy Powerhouse Books)
In 1967, Chicago-based photojournalist Steve Schapiro became famous for chronicling The Hippie in the Haight. He traveled to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury to hang out with scores of turned-on, tuned-in dropouts. Now, nearly 50 years later, Schapiro has revisited the American hippie counterculture, finding it alive and well — ecstatically, insuperably so — especially at Rainbow Gatherings, festivals like Burning Man, and other patchouli-scented hippie meccas.
Bliss: Transformational Festivals and the Neo-Hippie, published by Powerhouse Books, compiles two years' worth of Schapiro's photographs of deliriously smiling, often naked Bliss Ninnies, a lesser-known subgroup of neo-hippies. Instead of using hallucinogens to achieve higher states of consciousness like their '60s forebears, Bliss Ninnies focus on ecstatic dancing, meditating, chanting, and vegan eating as paths to spiritual enlightenment.
Though you won't find peace signs or tie-dye in many contemporary fashion magazines, the neo-hippie subculture has seeped into the American mainstream. You can find it in Miley Cyrus's rebranding herself as a "happy hippie" or in satires of organic farms on Portlandia. New Age-y healing techniques, like crystals and Reiki, are as popular as ever. There are far more communes in the United States today than there were in the '60s. Even Wall Street execs and tech bros meditate now. "There is a new, gaping need in us to have meaning," one New York–based Reiki master told Vanity Fair of this second-wave New Age, the "spiritual awakening" of the digital generation.
What if all of these dabblers went whole hog with their hippie-ish interests? In Schapiro's pictures, we see what happens when such practices are taken to near-fanatical extremes.
From 2012 to 2014, the photographer traveled to festivals around the US and Europe with his son, Theophilus Donaghue, himself a Bliss Ninny. They visited the Mystic Garden in Oregon, the Rainbow Gathering and the Mount Shasta festival in California, Burning Man in Nevada, the Electric Forest in Michigan, and others.
To a non–Bliss Ninny, the scenes pictured here look like parodies of hippie culture, fulfilling every stereotype of the "Kumbaya"-singing granola cruncher. There are guys with dreadlocks hula-hooping, "cuddle puddles" in mud, body-painted women dancing in drum circles, bearded old naked men who look like Gandalf the Rainbow, and plenty of other things that would make any self-respecting unenlightened office worker cringe. Or maybe you'll "take these photos in and turn them into your life," as 79-year-old peace activist Wavy Gravy recommends in the book's afterward — since, after all, "We are all the same person trying to shake hands with ourself." Or something.
Bliss: Transformational Festivals & the Neo Hippie is published by Powerhouse Books and available from Amazon and other online booksellers.
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The author, unfortunately, is clueless about who these people are and what they are searching for. It was an important cultural movement back in the 60's and appears to remain so for those who are searching spiritually. I note that young authors will deliberated take a mocking stance to avoid doing research on the meaning of cultural movements. The changes during the 60's had a tremendous impact on life during that time, offering something important. Author also is uneducated on the practice of meditation that is practiced by many religions, including Christianity. However, the photography is amazing….don't bother with the script.
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It was a crucial social movement first time around. This one is pure trendiness. A generation without imagination. Can't they copy-paste some other movement? And I'm no young author who doesn't do research; I lived that scene. That's why this just makes me yawn with boredom.
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It was pure trendiness the first time around. See "death of hippie".


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Spheres of gas, called haloes, surround galaxies like this one. Cool, unseen gas in these haloes may constitute most of a galaxy's total mass, a new study suggests.
For more than a decade, astronomers have been grappling with a mystery: Where do galaxies keep most of their visible matter? This is the weighty material we can see and that takes up space. Scientists have predicted there should be more of this matter than astronomers have seen. But where? At a science conference in January, astronomers offered a possible answer. This missing mass may be hiding in surrounding clouds of gas.
Matter is the stuff in the universe. Astronomers say most of the matter in any galaxy — and in the universe — is dark matter, which is mysterious and invisible and difficult to study. The new research focuses on ordinary matter, which is visible and known to consist of particles. Ordinary matter makes up the stuff scientists can see and measure. Mass is a measure of how much matter something has.
Galaxies are enormous collections of stars. Typically, a galaxy has millions or billions of them. Each star, in turn, may hold planets in tow. A galaxy also may host very dense black holes. Together, all of these celestial bodies contain a lot of mass. But not enough: Galaxies should have about three times as much ordinary matter as astronomers see.
That's where haloes come in. These are giant spheres of gas and dark matter that surround galaxies. And glow. That shouldn't be too surprising: Much of a halo's gas has a scorching temperature of a million degrees Celsius (1.8 million degrees Fahrenheit) or more. But haloes also contain much cooler gas that's only about 10,000 ºC (or about 18,000 ºF). That cooler gas barely emits any light. Which means ordinary telescopes can't see it.
And that cooler gas has much more mass than scientists previously estimated, Jessica Werk reported Jan. 7. She presented her new findings at an astronomy meeting in Oxon Hill, Md. An astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Werk studies the physical nature of objects in space. She and her coworkers found that dark, cool gas haloes appear to be storing some of the galaxies' missing mass.
Quasars are among the most far-off objects in space. As their light zips through space, some of it will pass through the cold gas surrounding a galaxy. Certain atoms in the halo will absorb some of that light. By studying changes in the quasars' light, Werk and her coworkers identified the types and amounts of atoms present in the haloes. They found evidence for carbon, silicon, magnesium and hydrogen.
They also calculated that a typical galaxy has 10 to 100 times more cold gas than astronomers had suspected. That could account for the missing mass.
"We were surprised" by how much cold gas there was, Werk told Science News.
Chris Churchill told Science News that the new data have almost convinced him that that a halo's cool gas can make up a galaxy's missing matter. An astronomer at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, he did not work on the new study. Churchill says he wants to better understand how Werk knew the hydrogen gas she was looking at was cool, not hot. Only then, he says, will he truly be convinced.
astrophysics An area of astronomy that deals with understanding the physical nature of stars and other objects in space.
quasar (an acronym, short for quasi-stellar) A massive and extremely remote celestial object that emits exceptionally large amounts of energy. Although not a star, owing to its distance, a quasar typically has a starlike image, even in a telescope.
G. Popkin. "Galaxies' missing mass may hide in gas clouds." Science News. Jan. 13, 2014.
A. Yeager. "Oldest, most distant galaxy found." Science News for Students. Nov. 3, 2013.


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JOHANNESBURG, 8 July (IRIN) - Despite an estimated 4.5 million Zimbabweans needing food aid this year, the government insists there is no need to launch an official appeal for international assistance.
"No state of disaster will be declared, and there are no plans to appeal for food aid," Leonard Turugari of the ministry of public service, labour and social welfare, told delegates at a regional food security meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday.
The two-day gathering of government representatives, UN agencies and NGOs from the region aimed to tackle specific challenges arising from a decline in agricultural production in recent years.
Several southern African countries are entering a fourth year of food shortages and the UN World Food Programme says it needs US $266 million to assist more than 10 million vulnerable people across the region.
Turugari said his government had the capacity to import 1.2 million mt of maize, the staple grain, in the coming months, to make up for a shortfall in national output. He attributed the downturn in production to lingering drought conditions and economic difficulties.
Although there were no plans on the table to ask the international community to step in and kick-start a general food distribution programme, Turugari said the "door was not closed to donors". NGOs could continue giving assistance to the vulnerable, provided they worked "within their mandates".
International NGOs operating in Zimbabwe have come under fire from the government for allegedly using food aid to campaign for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC); on the other hand, the MDC has claimed that the government used food as a political weapon by withholding it from perceived opponents.
When asked if there was a guarantee that the 1.2 million mt of imported maize, which is to be distributed by the state-controlled Grain Marketing Board, would be channelled to the most vulnerable, Turugari said there was "no evidence to the contrary".
He also commented that, contrary to reports, the scarcity of basic commodities was due to producers hoarding essential items.
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All this sunshine has me ready to come out of hibernation and start entertaining, so I thought I'd write up a few of my favorite tips for stylish, and easy, entertaining! Check off the list below, grab a glass of wine, and enjoy yourself!
1. Inside or out, citrus and flowers can combine to create a table or counter that feels alive and happy.
2. Repurpose all those wine corks as place card holders! Sand or cut one side so that it sits flat, and cut a slit in the other for the card.
3. Use frozen fruit in water glasses to cool it off, make it pretty, and create flavored water without all the added coloring.
4. Add a party pleasing app that's quick and looks fantastic!
*1 (8-oz.) package fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, may be substituted.
**Wooden picks may be substituted.
Grape tomatoes vary in size from week to week at the grocery store; some pints we found had only 24 while others had more than 40. Good news, you should still have enough mozzarella balls because they are generally sold in 8-oz. containers that have more than enough.
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It may be time to scrap the football program entirely or tear the entire program down, take a year or two off and start over from scratch.
MSU football needs to win to avoid the ax It may be time to scrap the football program entirely or tear the entire program down, take a year or two off and start over from scratch. Check out this story on news-leader.com: https://www.news-leader.com/story/opinion/2019/08/09/christopher-dixon-msu-football-needs-win-avoid-axe/1955969001/
Christopher Dixon Published 5:58 p.m. CT Aug. 9, 2019
When it comes to football, there is no denying its place in American life. Even with the significant brain injuries that can stem from too many hits, we understand that football has been part of the fabric of life in the United States for many generations.
So even those who aren't sports fans have some understanding of the excitement that goes along with football season — whether it's high school, college or professional ball. In fact, that could be said about most major sports. Even those who aren't big fans can understand the collective excitement that comes with rallying around our favorite winning team.
You'd have to live under a rock to have missed out on the excitement of the Kansas City Chiefs last season. And many of us are hoping for an even better season this year.
Christopher Dixon (Photo: Submitted Photo)
So Missouri State President Clif Smart is correct when he says major universities all have football programs. And speaking only for myself, I appreciate his positive attitude and "never say die" approach to the Missouri State football program.
But facts are facts. Communities turn out to see winning teams, or at least teams that have been the underdog and are slowly clawing their way back to relevance. We can get behind those teams, as evidenced in more movies and documentaries that we can count.
This may be that year for the Bears football team. Maybe.
Rather than sugarcoating reality, however, it's past time to acknowledge what the community, faculty and staff have been painfully aware of for quite some time — it may be time to scrap the football program entirely or tear the entire program down, take a year or two off and start over from scratch.
As mentioned before, this isn't a sports column. But as Clif Smart recently noted, the university football program is typically about more than just sports; a great program is all about community. A strong athletic program can unite a community in all kinds of ways and bring in dollars that can help fund more than just athletics.
To do that, a program must be trending in the right direction, which is something that hasn't happened in Bears football in well over 20 years (as long as I can remember). Our current coach comes from a background of success, and it's only reasonable to give him the time needed to turn that program around, which could presumably take a few years.
The time has come for that season. While remaining positive (no need for any type of negative press or talk), the Missouri State president and athletic director need to acknowledge a spade as a spade. Year five of a football program rests entirely upon the head coach, as all the players are his.
It would be (will be?) exciting to rally behind my alma mater with a gritty, winning football program. But before we'll pay our hard-earned money and show up in the stands, you have to give us something to get behind.
Christopher Dixon is chief operating officer of eLectio Publishing (electiopublishing.com) and lives in Springfield with his family.
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Cate Blanchett spoke of the struggle faced by parents in the movie business — as she presented a new £50,000 award to a filmmaker who said she would spend most of it on childcare.
British filmmaker Hope Dickson Leach, a mother of two, impressed judges with her low-budget entry The Levelling.
Blanchett, who joined Dickson Leach and other stars at a London gala to celebrate the award, told the Standard: "The film industry is no different from any other industry. It's a struggle for working parents."
[Dickson Leach] said part of the challenge had been "managing a family with making a film". "This [award] is staggering," she said. "I'm developing a new project in Hong Kong, so this will allow me to spend a lot of time working on that and actually what the money will really go towards is childcare."
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Interesting article, I always assumed that Daylight Savings was for farmers.
But according to this article, farmers don't really like the springing forward and falling back.
In fact, farmers have long been opposed to springing forward and falling back, since it throws off their usual harvesting schedule.


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Arresting Falls
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By Jean Lian
For people who use or manufacture fall-protection equipment, 2018 marks a year of significant changes stemming from updates to Z259.11 Energy Absorbers and Lanyards that the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) made in January 2017. The new edition of the standard specifies requirements concerning the performance, design, tests, labelling and marking of personal energy absorbers and lanyards.
"There has been so much new standards coming into effect this year," says Alex Tsen, director of fall protection with DSI Safety Inc. in Mississauga, Ontario.
For Tsen, the most significant change is the elimination of energy-absorber classes of E4 and E6. In the standard's previous version, there were two classes of energy absorbers, classified according to the maximum weight the device can absorb to reflect the variety of workers' height and weight: Class E4 was meant for workers weighing between 45 kg and 115 kg; and Class E6 for those in the weight range of 90 kg to 175 kg.
"Depending on how much you weigh, you have to pick a lanyard that is suitable for you," Tsen says.
The new edition eliminated the two classes and their set weight ranges. "Now, it is a lot more open for manufacturers to develop what they want, which poses a problem in the industry because if you have set parameters, everybody kind of knew what those parameters were," Tsen suggests.
With more flexibility in selecting energy absorbers, "users have to pay attention to the labels to ensure the products they have in their hand are suitable for what their weight range is going to be," he adds. "All lanyards in the marketplace will have to be retested, and the weight has to be realigned."
Another change relates to self-retracting lifeline (SRLs), which is designed to pull out and retract easily and equipped with a braking system that kicks in when subjected to the sudden tug of a fall to arrest the descent. "They act like seat belts in your car," Tsen illustrates.
An SRL that travels repeatedly over a leading edge or the unprotected end of a flat surface, formwork, floor, roof or deck, can cause the webbing of the SRL to fray. If the lifeline bends 90° around the sharp edge of a concrete surface during a fall, the amount of force generated by the fall arrest can cut through the lifeline, notes information from Infrastructure Health and Safety Association in Mississauga, Ontario.
As a result, CSA has added a leading-edge classification to address this hazard, according to Tsen, who is a technical committee member of CSA Z259 Fall Protection Standards. "It is a whole new different class of SRLs that the market has not seen before," he says. "That is a new category that will require a lot of development and new products from manufacturers to come up with a solution that will pass the testing."
And more end-users are gravitating towards SRLs. "They are definitely the future of fall protection," Tsen says of SRLs, which are becoming an increasingly popular choice for connecting devices used in the marketplace.
John Fuke, technical services manager with 3M Fall Protection in Mississauga, Ontario, agrees. "We are trending more and more towards SRLs away from lanyards, and in the States, and they are even more popular."
Various factors are driving this trend. "SRLs, first of all, have gotten better," Fuke explains. "They also have energy absorption, which most didn't in the past. They are also way more convenient to use; you don't trip over them, they are out of your way."
The price gap between lanyards and SRLs has also narrowed. "SRLs used to be considerably more expensive than lanyards; that is not the case anymore," Fuke adds.
3M carries a selection of SRLs, one of which is the Rebel™ Self Retracting Lifeline — a galvanized steel wire rope with a swivel snap hook and in-line shock absorber designed for leading edges. Built with a rugged, lightweight thermoplastic housing, it has a stackable housing design and built-in carrying handle with internal and external energy absorption systems. Other features include its high strength, corrosion-resistant components, side lifeline exit with ergonomic handle and a self-locking anchorage carabiner.
The third change relates to the use of lanyards and rope grabs. In the previous version of the fall-protection standard, users are allowed to use a 30-inch lanyard separately from a rope grab. The updated version requires that both the 30-inch lanyard and rope grab to be used as one component.
Tsen says the new requirements is a step in the right direction, but one that may not go down well with some users, especially those who are used to working with a longer lanyard or prefer having two separate devices instead of one, because a lanyard tends to wear out faster than a rope grab.
"In the future, they are going to have to replace the whole unit, which is more of an expensive replacement cost," he suggests.
The rationale behind CSA's new requirement is to prevent misuse, such as connecting a six-foot lanyard to a rope grab. "People are continuously using six-foot lanyards combined with a rope grab, or a rope fall arrester," Fuke says. "If you fall, you basically deploy the complete energy absorber and fall into the backup lanyard."
With these standard updates, selecting appropriate fall-protection products has become more complex, suggests Anne Osbourn, marketing manager for the construction segment with MSA in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. "We are seeing more questions around fall-protection personal protective equipment (PPE) for work around exposed edges. There is also a lot more acknowledgement from standards organizations to address these leading edge applications in product design."
She cites the new CSA standard Z259.2.2-17, which requires SRLs anchored below a D-ring to meet new performance requirements for leading-edge applications. "Because of changes like these, I expect that we will continue to see the need for educationaround this in the years ahead."
It is always a challenge to ensure that all workers who face fall hazards are not only trained on how to use a product, but undergo continued training so that they are prepared to take the right actions in the event of a fall. But fall arrest is only part of the story; a rescue plan for fallen workers is equally critical in avoiding suspension trauma.
"Too many times, mistakes are made because rescue plans do not receive the necessary attention until it is time to actually carry one out," Osbourne says.
MSA recently launched the V-FLEX full-body harness — the first in a series of three new harnesses. By focusing on customer-driven insights, the company was able to innovate around the comfort and fit of traditional harnesses, resulting in the unique racing-style design X. "This harness secures a better fit for the worker, thereby minimizing the need for harness adjustments throughout the day," Osbourn says.
MSA's V-Flex is designed for working at heights in industries that include construction, mining, oil and gas and utilities. It is made with fall-arrest-rated textile that loops at the front and has a lightweight aluminum back D-ring. The harness version comes with two lateral aluminum D-rings for work positioning.
Other features include shoulder and leg padding for increased comfort, fully adjustable shoulder, chest and thigh straps for perfect sizing and fit, dual-load indicator to alert a user when the harness has been involved in a fall event, bayonet-style buckles with locking engagement window to confirm secure connection and elastic web keepers that provide flexibility to manage excess webbing.
As with any PPE, choosing an appropriate product and using it correctly are key. So is doing due diligence to ensure its functionality. "Fall protection is life-saving equipment, so pre-use inspection is critical for the worker," Osbourn says.
Signs of wear to look out for include excessive webbing abrasion on connecting devices, corroded hardware, malfunctioning snap hooks and deployed load indicators. The labelling should be on the harness so that users understand the standard certification and what the harness is built for.
"You want to match what is on the label to what is on the harness," Fuke says. For example, if a user has an ADPL (Arrest, Descent, Positioning and Ladder climbing) harness, they have to ensure that it has all the D rings necessary to function as an ADPL harness.
For communal harnesses shared among a group of workers, a pre-use check becomes all the more imperative. "You want to make sure that you are giving it back in a functional standard. If not, you want to alert the toolcrib attendant that the product is requiring removal from service," Fuke advises.
The duration of use and a good fit are also crucial factors. "Comfort is a huge factor," Fuke stresses. A harness with a poor fit can create secondary problems like rub against the user's neck or cause discomfort due to a lack of padding. This can prompt a user to doff the gear when work conditions require it.
Another common mistake is not tying off a fall-protection system, and one that is more prevalent in certain industries than others. "In some cases, it is attitude and work culture," Fuke notes. "I think what employers really have to do is embody the culture of fall protection and safety in the organization," he adds.
For Tsen, the message is clear: "Go out and get educated on the new standards," he recommends. "Some people think that you have got a product, you put on a harness and you are invincible. But there are limitations to those products as well, so it is important that they get the training and the know-how."
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This online master's degree in privacy law and cyber security is offered under the auspices of the newly-developed Institute for Privacy Protection. The Institute focuses on consumer education for privacy protection and on the education of organizations about the privacy issues and legal rules affecting their business operations.
Browse our privacy law courses below. All online courses are designed by a team of Seton Hall Law faculty and industry experts with experience in privacy rights issues and cyber security. Please contact us using the form at the right if you have additional questions or view our admissions requirements here.
This online course examines the law governing private recovery for injuries covered by "civil wrongs." Focusing on the law of negligence, topics will include determining the standard of care; the roles of judge, jury, custom, and statute; exceptions to the duty to exercise reasonable care; actual and proximate causation; defenses to negligence liability; and damages. The course will include regular writing assignments designed to strengthen students' analytical and writing skills. The course is required for students in the MSJ program and is not available to students in other degree programs.
NOTE: This course is available only to students in the MSJ program.
The course uses an emerging health delivery and finance model to connect basic health law principles to a very practical setting. Through health courses and otherwise, health students are exposed to the doctrine that many practicing lawyers have to apply on an everyday basis as they set up, contract with, and regulate ACOs. These areas include antitrust, fraud and abuse regulation (civil and criminal), corporate, nonprofit tax, privacy, and malpractice/tort. Students will also work with health finance and insurance principles, and public policy principles driving the redirection of health delivery and finance. The course will address several models of ACO, including Medicare ACOs, Medicaid ACOs, and private market ACOs.
This seminar provides students with the tools to prepare and try a medical malpractice case. Students are provided with three redacted (but otherwise complete) medical charts to analyze. They then conduct medical research, and learn how to locate expert witnesses. Following this each participant prepares pleadings and serves and responds to discovery requests. Students take simulated depositions of parties and experts. They prepare pretrial motions, and attend portions of an on-going medical malpractice trial, a trial call, and motion days. The grade is based on demonstrated competence in preparation of pleadings, discovery documents, motions, and taking depositions.
New technologies expand our options surrounding both the beginning and end of life. New reproductive technologies give those who want to procreate more options than ever before, while advances in medical technologies can sustain and prolong life for the sick and dying. This seminar will examine the law and ethical problems that involve use of these technologies. Topics covered will include: egg and sperm donation, trait selection through use of reproductive technology, postmortem reproduction, patient demands for futile treatment, physician assisted suicide and organ transplants.
Note: Students cannot apply both Birth, Death and the Law (HLTH9513) and The Law of Death and Dying (HLTH9509) towards degree requirements.
This course will examine the laws protecting persons with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as the cases interpreting these laws. We will explore the definition of "disability," potential claims, covered entities and their defenses, and the range of remedies. Substantive areas to be covered include education, employment, housing, public accommodations, government services, and the rights of persons in institutions.
This course focuses on traditional principles underlying New Jersey medical malpractice law, using a practical and substantive approach to the subjection, focusing on the standard of care, expert-related issues, causation and damages relating or pertaining to medical malpractice actions. The school attendance will be in effect for this course, and class participation is expected.
Most basically, this course focuses on the way law treats those who are deemed mentally disordered. This "special treatment" will be explored in both the criminal and civil contexts. In the criminal context, core topics such as the insanity defense, mens rea, and criminal sentencing will be deeply explored. In the civil context, the course focuses on the use of governmental authority to restrict or deprive individuals with a mental disorder of liberty or property by seeking to prevent future harm to self or others. The rules governing expert testimony, the right to refuse psychiatric medication, and competency determinations will also be examined. To provide a foundation for the legal analysis, the nature and treatment of mental disorders will be summarily explored.
This seminar examines the use of governmental authority to identify, prevent, and respond to health risks at the population level. Topics include policies related to vaccines and antibiotics, legal responses to infectious disease outbreaks, public health surveillance and screening, and the role of law in controlling unhealthy behaviors such as smoking or eating unhealthy food.
Prerequisite: Patent Law and Practice.
NOTE: Students are required to have a degree in engineering or a physical science.
This course provides an overview of the regulation of the banking and financial services industry. The class will situate bank regulation in the broader context of other financial institutions, including investment funds, broker-dealers, and insurance firms, and in the context of other national, regional and international approaches to regulation finance. In addtion to covering U.S. banking law basics - safety and soundness, activities and affiliation restrictions, geographic limit, deposit insurance and supervision - the class will consider issues in central banking, resolving complex financial conglomerates, cross-border regulatory cooperation, institutional design for regulating finance, and financial crisis response.
American Stock Exchange, to a leading NASDAQ brokerage firm, and to a leading financial publication where students will have the unique experience of seeing how markets are made and reported with respect to major corporations. This course will explore problems engendered by investigations and disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the stock exchanges and state regulatory authorities. Students will engage in "moot court" arbitrations as council for various parties. The preparation of prospectuses, proxy statements and annual reports will be addressed and students will prepare portions of these documents. Substantive areas of corporate and securities law such as the securities exchange act of 1934 section 10(b) and rule 10b-5 will be discussed. There will be writing assignments during the course of the semester.
Courses denoted with * require prior written approval from Academic Director.


The Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was started by a tourism committee as part of the Knox County Chamber of Commerce. Growing out of a concern that Knox County would benefit from tourism development, the group sought a lodging excise tax from the Knox County Commissioners in 1990. The tax was levied, and the Visitors Bureau was created.
In 1995, the Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. was created and the organization was then directed by a board independent of the Chamber.
The CVB operates with funds generated by the county wide lodging tax, for which it contracts with the Commissioners to provide destination marketing and destination development services for the Knox County area.
The CVB's business is managed by a Board of Trustees made up of community business and civic leaders with interest in the county wide tourism development. Each year, a strategic plan and an annual budget are provided to the county.
The Knox County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc is incorporated as a not-for-profit Ohio corporation, and is classified as a IRS 501(c)(6) organization where it files the required IRS 990 forms each year.


But after churning through these figures for several years, I realize that we (the writ-large legal academy) make a number of assumptions about these outcomes. These assumptions are heavily influenced by what USNWR does, what "scam bloggers" and "transparency" advocates endorse (ed.: guilty of scare-quoting...), and even by the very ABA forms themselves. When I aggregate the data, I expressly qualify that I'm making some assumptions based on what USNWR does, as it's one of the more generally-accepted practices: give "full weight" to jobs that are full-time, long-term, and are bar passage-required or J.D.-advantage; give some less weight to school-funded positions in those categories; and heavily discount (and others would outright ignore) all other outcomes.
But the one nagging question is one that's unanswerable from these debate (which, in my view, have huge amounts of uncertainty!). Instead, I think the most salient question to address the question of whether law students are graduating with the best employment outcomes. And that's a question that looks like this: "Are you satisfied with your employment outcome?"
There are huge problems with this question. Students can have dramatically unrealistic expectations. We know from survey data that a lot of entry-level attorneys are often already looking for their next job, some of them because they viewed the first job as a stepping stone, but others assuredly because of disappointment. Region, salary, debt loans, class rank--lots of things can factor into satisfaction.
Still, shouldn't we be asking this question of our graduates? If a student want to work part time, or has a dream professional (non-J.D.-advantage), or is happily enrolled in a PhD program, we'd like to know that. And if a student is in a 3-person law firm with the credentials that suggest the student has been "underplaced," we'd like to know that, too.
Perhaps schools are already internally asking these questions. Perhaps the huge problems are insurmountable, and it'd just be one more data point that only creates more questions rather than illuminates anything of too much value. Nevertheless, given that many of our other assumption of "good" or "best" employment outcomes seem to assume graduate satisfaction, perhaps there are better--if not outright direct--ways of determining that.
What about donation rates for law schools vs medical schools, business schools, etc? If graduates feel warmly enough towards their alma mater to donate they probably don't feel like they were ripped off.
Based on my personal experience, I would think schools that get students into big firms in big cities would have very low satisfaction. Those firms are very competitive and pay very well, but they are horrible places to work. I only lasted two years at my first firm, and all of my friends at the firm had an exit strategy.
NALP's survey instrument asks an annual question that may serve as a reasonably objective proxy for satisfaction. They track how many employed graduates are seeking a different job. "Of employed graduates from the Class of 2016, not quite 17% were seeking a different job, a figure that has fallen each year from the record high of 24.6% for the Class of 2011. However, the percentage of employed graduates continuing to seek remains higher than the 15.9% figure reported for the Class of 2008. The extent to which employed graduates are seeking a different job varies by the kind of job held. For example, about 40% of graduates with a job for which a JD was an advantage were seeking a different job, compared to 9% of to those with a job requiring bar passage.


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Jens Jacob Eschels (* 12. Dezember 1757 in Nieblum, Föhr; † 7. Juni 1842 in Altona) war Kapitän. Seine im Alter verfasste Lebensbeschreibung ist die älteste erhaltene authentische deutsche Kapitänsautobiographie.

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Der Ururenkel des Walfangkapitäns Matthias Petersen (1632–1706) wuchs in einer mittellosen Familie auf. Sein Vater fuhr mehrfach "vor dem Mast" bei der niederländischen Vereinigten Ostindischen Kompanie (V.O.C.). 1769, mit elf Jahren, heuerte Jens als Schiffsjunge auf einem Amsterdamer Walfänger an, verlor gleich mehrfach sein Schiff in der Arktis, kehrte aber unversehrt zurück und fuhr weiter auf verschiedenen Amsterdamer Walfängern. In den Wintermonaten lernte der ehrgeizige und wissbegierige Junge die "Steuermannskunst" (Navigation).

1778 wechselte er in die weniger gefahrvolle und langfristig aussichtsreichere Handelsschifffahrt. Dabei befuhr er alle europäischen Meere. 1781 schließlich segelte er zum ersten Mal über den Atlantik nach Westindien. In Grenada bot sich ihm die Chance, auf ein Hamburger Schiff als "Unter-Steuermann" zu wechseln. Im folgenden Jahr wurde er in Hamburg auf der Bark HENRICUS DE VIERDE als Steuermann angenommen. Durch Krankheit und Tod seines Kapitäns in Haiti übernahm er das Schiff für die Rückfahrt bereits selbst als Kapitän und führte es schließlich als solcher auf zahlreichen Reisen bis 1798.

Danach blieb er wegen der schwierigen Bedingungen für die deutsche Seeschifffahrt durch die Koalitionskriege zwischen Frankreich und Großbritannien an Land. Durch die Seefahrtszeit hatte er den Grundstein für einen gewissen Reichtum gelegt und arbeitete nun als Tabakfabrikant, Kaufmann, Reeder und Sachverständiger in Seefahrtsfragen ("Schiffer-Alter") im damals dänischen Altona bei Hamburg.

Im Frühjahr 1831 begann er mit der Aufzeichnung seiner Autobiographie, die er am 19. März 1833 abschloss. Seine Absicht, davon für jedes seiner Kinder und Kindeskinder ein Exemplar abzuschreiben, "also mehr als zwei Dutzend", erwies sich angesichts des Umfangs von 400 Seiten als unmöglich. Eschels entschloss sich daher, sie mit einem 20. November 1834 datierten Vorwort auf eigene Kosten bei Hammerich & Lesser in Altona drucken und als Lebensbeschreibung eines alten Seemannes, von ihm selbst und zunächst für seine Familie geschrieben auch in den Buchhandel bringen zu lassen. Das Werk bietet eine Fülle von Informationen zur zeitgenössischen Seefahrt und gibt Einblick in das alltägliche Leben und das Denken der Menschen seiner Zeit. Eschels zeigt sich dabei in der nüchtern-analytischen Betrachtung seiner Erlebnisse als toleranter und geradezu aufklärerisch-kritischer Geist.

Die Stadt Hamburg ehrte ihn 1950 mit der Umbenennung der vormaligen Feldstraße in Eschelsweg im Stadtteil Altona-Altstadt.

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 Jens Jacob Eschels: Lebensbeschreibung eines alten Seemannes, von ihm selbst und zunächst für seine Familie geschrieben. Altona 1835.
 Vollständige Neuausgabe, hg. v. Albrecht Sauer. Kabel Hamburg 1995. Convent Verlag, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-86633-003-0
 Rezension von Hans-Werner Engels in: Zeitschrift des Vereins für Hamburgische Geschichte Band 83 (2/1997) S. 319 f. sub.uni-hamburg.de

Literatur

 Thomas Steensen: Nordfriesland. Menschen von A–Z. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft, Husum 2020, ISBN 978-3-96717-027-6, S. 102.

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As the graphs suggest, the total percentage of population living in poverty did decrease in 2014 in both the state of Ohio and in Cuyahoga County. There is also a consistent decrease in the number of estimated homeless people at a state and a county level-from 23,512 individuals to 21,512 in the county (a percent change of -7%). At a state level, a decrease from 148,250 individuals in 2013 to approximately 109,649 individuals in 2014 (a percent change of -26%).
It's not surprising that the number of homeless individuals has decreased, as we based our calculations off of both the total population and the % of that total population living in poverty, and both numbers have decreased (reflecting overall trends in census data in the Northeast Ohio region). What remains an interesting finding in the state level data in regards to % of those living in poverty and estimated homeless individuals in 2008 and 2009, is that it does not reflect the trends we saw in Cuyahoga County. This could be explained by many factors, most significantly perhaps, the housing crisis that hit Cuyahoga County especially hard: see this link here for more information on foreclosures compared to other counties in the state of Ohio.
Although the data suggests that things are getting better, it's important to recognize that the percentage of individuals living in poverty remains consistently higher in Cuyahoga County compared to the rest of the state. It is imperative that we identify how we can best break the cycle of poverty before it continues to cause homelessness in our community. Prevention is key, and we must continue to work together with advocates, business owners, nonprofits and community stakeholders to address homelessness in Cuyahoga County. 21,512 is far too many individuals to be without stable and decent shelter in our community. You can see the 2014 data that this analysis is based off of here.
Project Act is a program for homeless children through CMSD to address children who are experiencing homelessness, staying in emergency shelters, staying with friends or family because of the loss of housing or due to economic hardship (Project Act). This program offers direct instructional support as well as access to support programs-this year alone, 2,646 children are experiencing homelessness.
A large part of this initiative is measuring just how many children are experiencing these unstable housing situations or homelessness in the district, and what those children who are experiencing homelessness look like. This year the program found that over 2,646 children in our community are experiencing these conditions. Although, a significant reduction from 4,048 the approximate number of children experiencing the same conditions during the 2014-2015 year (1402 less individuals experiencing homelessness or similar unstable situations). This is a percent change of -34.63%, which is an encouraging statistic, although all is well when you really analyze the data and find the disparities of those who are experiencing childhood homelessness or other strained housing situations.
It is concerning that 13.8% of the population experiencing these conditions are five or under. Even more horrifying is the disparity that exists among racial lines within the district. With 83.4% of the population experiencing these conditions being African American-while just 6.5% are white children, which happens to be the second largest group represented in the total 2,646 number. If you look at the numbers by Homeless Codes, you will see that by far the largest group represented are children who are doubled-up with friends or family-representing approximately 67.6% of living situations that these children are experiencing. The second largest represented category are children living in homeless shelters, or 20.6% of the measured total population.
As mentioned previously, the total population of children experiencing some form of homelessness during last year was 4,048. Children under the age of five, represented 13.4% of the total population of children experiencing homelessness. African American children still represented the largest population represented, at 81.4% of the measured population, white children still comprised the second largest part of the population at 8.8%. When we analyze the data by homeless codes, we see that 70% of the children experiencing homelessness were doubled up followed by 16% of the population in homeless shelters.
Measuring Progress or lack thereof?
Although, there was an overall reduction in the number of youth and children experiencing homelessness reported in the 2015-2016 year, it is important to note that disparities continued to grow within the youth population experiencing homelessness. Younger children still continue to experience the highest levels of homelessness, and African American youth are still disproportionately impacted by housing instability. To see the numbers for yourself, you can follow this link for this year's numbers and learn more about the Project Act Program here. Just as it is important to not recognize changes and decreases in the data as actual progress, it is paramount that we keep a critical eye on the above figures, and continue to work towards an overall reduction in homelessness.


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Ioan Docan (n. 1825, Iași – d. 16 februarie 1897, sat Dimăcheni, județul Botoșani) a fost un politician român, ministru al Lucrărilor publice în cabinetul Ion Brătianu de la 27 ianuarie - 26 august 1877.

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Nașteri în 1825
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Miniștri ai lucrărilor publice români