Galileo is credited with having developed telescopes for astronomical observation in 1609. While the largest of his instruments was only about 120 cm (47 inches) long and had an objective diameter of 5 cm (2 inches), it was equipped with an eyepiece that provided an upright (i.e., erect) image. Galileo used his modest instrument to explore such celestial phenomena as the valleys and mountains of the Moon, the phases of Venus, and the four largest Jovian satellites, which had never been systematically observed before.
The reflecting telescope was developed in 1668 by Newton, though John Gregory had independently conceived of an alternative reflector design in 1663. Cassegrain introduced another variation of the reflector in 1672. Near the end of the century, others attempted to construct refractors as long as 61 metres, but these instruments were too awkward to be effective.
The most significant contribution to the development of the telescope in the 18th century was that of Sir William Herschel. Herschel, whose interest in telescopes was kindled by a modest 5-cm Gregorian, persuaded the king of England to finance the construction of a reflector with a 12-metre (39-foot) focal length and a 120-cm mirror. Herschel is credited with having used this instrument to lay the observational groundwork for the concept of extragalactic "nebulas"—i.e., galaxies outside the Milky Way system.
Reflectors continued to evolve during the 19th century with the work of William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse, and William Lassell. In 1845 Lord Rosse constructed in Ireland a reflector with a 185-cm (73-inch) mirror and a focal length of about 16 metres (52 feet). For 75 years this telescope ranked as the largest in the world and was used to explore thousands of nebulae and star clusters. Lassell built several reflectors, the largest of which was on Malta; this instrument had a 124-cm (49-inch) primary mirror and a focal length of more than 10 metres (33 feet). His telescope had greater reflecting power than Rosse's, and it enabled him to catalog 600 new nebulae as well as to discover several satellites of the outer planets—Triton (Neptune's largest moon), Hyperion (Saturn's 8th moon), and Ariel and Umbriel (two of Uranus's moons).
Refractor telescopes, too, underwent development during the 18th and 19th centuries. The last significant one to be built was the 1-metre (40-inch) refractor at Yerkes Observatory. Installed in 1897, it remains the largest refracting system in the world. Its objective was designed and constructed by the optician Alvan Clark, while the mount was built by the firm of Warner & Swasey.
The reflecting telescope predominated in the 20th century. The rapid proliferation of increasingly larger instruments of this type began with the installation of the 2.5-metre (60-inch) reflector at the Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena, Calif., U.S. The technology for mirrors underwent a major advance when the Corning Glass Works (in Steuben county, N.Y., U.S.) developed Pyrex. This borosilicate glass, which undergoes substantially less expansion than ordinary glass does, was used in the 5-metre (200-inch) Hale Telescope built in 1948 at the Palomar Observatory. Pyrex also was utilized in the main mirror of the 6-metre (236-inch) reflector of the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Zelenchukskaya, Russia. Since then, much better materials for mirrors have become available. Cer-Vit, for example, was used for the 4.2-metre (165-inch) William Herschel Telescope of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands, and Zerodur was used for the 3.5-metre (138-inch) reflector at the German-Spanish Astronomical Center in Calar Alto, Spain.
Almost as important as the telescope itself are the auxiliary instruments that the astronomer uses to exploit the light received at the focal plane. Examples of such instruments are the camera, spectrograph, photomultiplier tube, charge-coupled device (CCD), and charge injection device (CID). Each of these instrument types is discussed below.
American John Draper photographed the Moon as early as 1840 by applying the daguerreotype process. The French physicists A.-H.-L. Fizeau and J.-B.-L. Foucault succeeded in making a photographic image of the Sun in 1845. Five years later astronomers at Harvard Observatory took the first photographs of the stars.
The use of photographic equipment in conjunction with telescopes has benefited astronomers greatly, giving them two distinct advantages: first, photographic images provide a permanent record of celestial phenomena, and, second, photographic plates integrate the light from celestial sources over long periods of time and thereby permit astronomers to see much-fainter objects than they would be able to observe visually. Typically, the camera's photographic plate (or film) is mounted in the focal plane of the telescope. The plate or film consists of glass or of a plastic material that is covered with a thin layer of a silver compound. The light striking the photographic medium causes the silver compound to undergo a chemical change. When processed, a negative image results—i.e., the brightest spots (the Moon and the stars, for example) appear as the darkest areas on the plate or the film. Since the 1980s the CCD has supplanted photography in the production of astronomical images.
Newton noted the interesting way in which a piece of glass can break up light into different bands of colour, but it was not until 1814 that the German physicist Joseph von Fraunhofer discovered the lines of the solar spectrum and laid the basis for spectroscopy. The spectrograph consists of a slit, a collimator, a prism for dispersing the light, and a focusing lens. The collimator is an optical device that produces parallel rays from a focal plane source—i.e., it gives the appearance that the source is located at an infinite distance. The spectrograph enables astronomers to analyze the chemical composition of planetary atmospheres, stars, nebulae, and other celestial objects. A bright line in the spectrum indicates the presence of a glowing gas radiating at a wavelength characteristic of the chemical element in the gas. A dark line in the spectrum usually means that a cooler gas has intervened and absorbed the lines of the element characteristic of the intervening material. The lines may be displaced to either the red end or the blue end of the spectrum. This effect was first noted in 1842 by the Austrian physicist Christian Johann Doppler. When a light source is approaching, the lines are shifted toward the blue end of the spectrum, and when the source is receding, the lines are shifted toward its red end. This effect, known as the Doppler effect, permits astronomers to study the relative motions of celestial objects with respect to Earth's motion.
A spectrograph and its components. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The slit of the spectrograph is placed at the focal plane of the telescope. The resulting spectrum may be recorded photographically or with some kind of electronic detector, such as a photomultiplier tube, CCD, or CID. If no recording device is used, then the optical device is technically referred to as a spectroscope.
The photomultiplier tube is an enhanced version of the photocell, which was first used by astronomers to record data electronically. The photocell contains a photosensitive surface that generates an electric current when struck by light from a celestial source. The photosensitive surface is positioned just behind the focus. A diaphragm of very small aperture is usually placed in the focal plane to eliminate as much of the background light of the sky as possible. A small lens is used to focus the focal plane image on the photosensitive surface, which, in the case of a photomultiplier tube, is referred to as the photocathode. In the photomultiplier tube a series of special sensitive plates are arranged geometrically to amplify or multiply the electron stream. Frequently, magnifications of a million are achieved by this process.
The photomultiplier tube has a distinct advantage over the photographic plate. With the photographic plate the relationship between the brightness of the celestial source and its registration on the plate is not linear. In the case of the photomultiplier tube, however, the release of electrons in the tube is directly proportional to the intensity of light from the celestial source. This linear relationship is very useful for working over a wide range of brightness. A disadvantage of the photomultiplier tube is that only one object can be recorded at a time. The output from such a device is sent to a recorder or digital storage device to produce a permanent record.
The charge-coupled device (CCD) uses a light-sensitive material on a silicon chip to electronically detect photons in a way similar to the photomultiplier tube. The principal difference is that the chip also contains integrated microcircuitry required to transfer the detected signal along a row of discrete picture elements (or pixels) and thereby scan a celestial object or objects very rapidly. When individual pixels are arranged simply in a single row, the detector is referred to as a linear array. When the pixels are arranged in rows and columns, the assemblage is called a two-dimensional array.
Pixels can be assembled in various sizes and shapes. The Hubble Space Telescope has a CCD detector with a 1,600 × 1,600 pixel array. Actually, there are four 800 × 800 pixel arrays mosaicked together. The sensitivity of a CCD is 100 times greater than a photographic plate and so has the ability to quickly scan objects such as planets, nebulae, and star clusters and record the desired data. Another feature of the CCD is that the detector material may be altered to provide more sensitivity at different wavelengths. Thus, some detectors are more sensitive in the blue region of the spectrum than in the red region.
Today, most large observatories use CCDs to record data electronically. Another similar device, the charge injection device, is sometimes employed. The basic difference between the CID and the CCD is in the way the electric charge is transferred before it is recorded; however, the two devices may be used interchangeably as far as astronomical work is concerned.
Besides the telescope itself, the electronic computer has become the astronomer's most important tool. Indeed, the computer has revolutionized the use of the telescope to the point where the collection of observational data is now completely automated. The astronomer need only identify the object to be observed, and the rest is carried out by the computer and auxiliary electronic equipment.
A telescope can be set to observe automatically by means of electronic sensors appropriately placed on the telescope axis. Precise quartz or atomic clocks send signals to the computer, which in turn activates the telescope sensors to collect data at the proper time. The computer not only makes possible more efficient use of telescope time but also permits a more detailed analysis of the data collected than could have been done manually. Data analysis that would have taken a lifetime or longer to complete with a mechanical calculator can now be done within hours or even minutes with a high-speed computer.
Improved means of recording and storing computer data also have contributed to astronomical research. Optical disc data-storage technology, such as the CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) or the DVD-ROM (digital video disc read-only memory), has provided astronomers with the ability to store and retrieve vast amounts of telescopic and other astronomical data.
The quest for new knowledge about the universe has led astronomers to study electromagnetic radiation other than just visible light. Such forms of radiation, however, are blocked for the most part by Earth's atmosphere, and so their detection and analysis can only be achieved from above this gaseous envelope.
During the late 1940s, single-stage sounding rockets were sent up to 160 km (100 miles) or more to explore the upper layers of the atmosphere. From 1957, more sophisticated multistage rockets were launched as part of the International Geophysical Year. These rockets carried artificial satellites equipped with a variety of scientific instruments. Beginning in 1959 the Soviet Union and the United States, engaged in a "space race," intensified their efforts and launched a series of unmanned probes to explore the Moon. Lunar exploration culminated with the first manned landing on the Moon, by the U.S. Apollo 11 astronauts on July 20, 1969. Numerous other U.S. and Soviet spacecraft were sent to further study the lunar environment until the mid-1970s. Lunar exploration revived in the early years of the 21st century with the United States, China, Japan, and India all sending unmanned probes to the Moon.
Starting in the early 1960s both the United States and the Soviet Union launched a multitude of unmanned deep-space probes to learn more about the other planets and satellites of the solar system. Carrying television cameras, detectors, and an assortment of other instruments, these probes sent back impressive amounts of scientific data and close-up pictures. Among the most successful missions were those involving the U.S. Messenger flybys of Mercury (2008–15), the Soviet Venera probes to Venus (1967–83), the U.S. Mars Exploration Rover landings on Mars (2004–18), and the U.S. Voyager 2 flybys of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (1979–89). When the Voyager 2 probe flew past Neptune and its moons in August 1989, every known major planet had been explored by spacecraft. Many long-held views, particularly those about the outer planets, were altered by the findings of the Voyager probe. These findings included the discovery of several rings and six additional satellites around Neptune, all of which are undetectable to ground-based telescopes.
Specially instrumented spacecraft have enabled astronomers to investigate other celestial phenomena as well. The Orbiting Solar Observatories and Solar Maximum Mission (Earth-orbiting U.S. satellites equipped with ultraviolet detector systems) have provided a means for studying solar activity. Another example is the Giotto probe of the European Space Agency, which enabled astronomers to obtain detailed photographs of the nucleus of Halley's Comet during its 1986 passage.


NuWare's implementation of the facial recognition solution at a high- profile event was the first of its kind in India. Approximately 25% of the 40,000 total visitors used KazaMatrix to check-in at the event. The check- in process was not just easy, but also ensured data privacy, creating a great user experience overall – which was friendly, self-explanatory and secure.


There are plenty of expensive ways to save energy — installing a new, energy-efficient furnace, for example, or sealing and insulating all duct work — but the eight tips below were selected because they're easy and cost next to nothing. Heating and cooling account for over 50 percent of energy costs, so winterizing your home can save you hundreds each year while helping to save the planet, too.
One of the greenest inventions ever is a warm sweater. Match it with a comfortable pair of sweatpants, and though you won't set the fashion world on fire, you'll feel toasty and warm while setting your thermostat down in the 60-something degree range. Reducing your thermostat setting from 75 down to 65 for 8 hours — like when you're all tucked into bed — can lower your heating bill by 10 to 20 percent. And speaking of thermostats, have you looked into the energy savings (and possible rebates) that come from installing a programmable thermostat?
Ceiling fans aren't just for summer anymore. By flipping the little black switch that makes the fan rotate clockwise — and keeping the fan speed set to low — you can circulate the warm air that has risen to the ceiling all around the room. This can be a boon to folks with space heaters, wood stoves or other heating devices that don't produce a lot of air circulation.
Doors, no matter how well-sealed they may be, always seem to leak a bit of cold air, especially around the base of the door. Since you're not using that beach towel in winter, roll it up and use it as a "snake" to block the draft coming in from the door's base. Some folks have even found that a necktie filled with sand or kitty litter works just as well. Or, if you're feeling flush, buy a decorative new draft snake at your local hardware or home furnishings center.
Fireplaces may look warm and inviting, but they're notorious for wasting energy. Remember to always close the damper when the fireplace is not in use — consider a rubber damper for a tighter seal, or install glass fireplace doors. Chimney balloons also seal up the flue, keeping warm air inside.
Put a sheet of paper in a door jamb, then close the door — if you can pull the paper out without tearing it, you've got an air leak. (The same trick works for windows.) Another good way to check for air leaks involves a burning incense stick or other smoking item on a windy day. Hold the item near doors, windows, vents, electrical outlets, attic hatches, baseboards, pipes, dryer vents, utility lines (like TV cables) and other openings. If the smoke blows, you've got drafts. You can seal these money-sucking drafts quickly and inexpensively with weather stripping, caulk, electric outlet gaskets, or plastic window film.
Most furnace filters need to be changed monthly during the winter. Fiberglass filters are meant to be thrown away, but since they only trap a fraction of airborne debris, consider replacing them with electronic filters or HEPA filters, which are far more effective and create less waste because they can be cleaned instead of thrown out. And if it's been a while since your furnace had a professional tune-up, you can easily save enough money through lower energy use to pay for that bit of maintenance.
There's a truism in sustainable design: Passive solar requires active residents, meaning you have to get a little more involved than just flipping a switch. But even a few simple steps can make a big difference, like opening the drapes when the sun is shining in your windows, then closing the drapes when it's not. This is an especially good idea when your drapes are heavy or insulated. Energy experts also encourage folks to consider pruning trees or shrubs that may be blocking the sun.
Getting a home energy audit is perhaps the best way to start making your home greener and more energy efficient. Contact your local utility; many offer free in-home audits. Some big-box home centers also offer free energy audits, but remember that they're in the business of selling you products, so you should probably take their suggestions with a grain of salt. Before you decide on any home improvement, find out what the payback period is for that particular item or upgrade.
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The issue: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, known in the water industry as PPCPs, are a group of compounds consisting of human and veterinary drugs (prescription or over the counter) and consumer products, such as fragrance, lotions, sun-screens, house cleaning products, and others. These compounds have been detected in trace amounts in surface water, drinking water and wastewater effluent sampling conducted in the U.S.
Farm animals excreting veterinary drugs, including hormones and antibiotics, into fields where they run off into lakes and streams as non-point source pollution.
While PPCPs are found in very low levels in drinking water, there is a concern of possible cumulative effects of long-term exposure.
While most PPCPs are known compounds, they may react in ways that are different from their intended purpose once they are introduced into the environment.
While no adverse effects have been found on humans; changes in fish, amphibians and other organisms have been noted in cases around the world. These range from premature spawning in shellfish to the inability of fish to repair damaged fins. In all cases, low levels of these chemicals are a prime suspect.
What you can do: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maintains an active program called the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) to identify contaminants in public drinking water that warrant detailed study. The most recent Contaminant Candidate List, finalized on Sept. 22, 2009, for the first time includes 10 pharmaceutical compounds: one antibiotic called erythromycin, and nine hormones.
The best and most cost-effective way to ensure safe drinking water is to keep our source waters clean. As a community, we should encourage policies that protect source water from contaminants introduced by human activity. Never flush unused medications down toilet or sink. Instead, check to see if the pharmacy accepts medications for disposal, or contact our local health department for information about proper disposal of medications and other materials that could potentially harm the environment, such as cleaning products, pesticides, and automotive products. As always, people who are concerned about their tap water should check their local water provider's consumer confidence report and contact their water provider with any questions or concerns. The good news is that the concentrations currently being detected are very low, and there is time to develop new treatments and modify our current practices to protect our waters. All these actions to keep drugs and care products from finding their way into your water will ultimately protect you and your family.
This tip is brought to you by Janel Spaudling the Watershed Facilitator for the Chehalis Basin Partnership and Grays Harbor College. Thanks Janel!


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Recent technological advancements have necessitated the redefining of the concept of education. Education is now n o more a process of mere transferring of information and knowledge; it is a process of training of the human intellect for delving deep into the future for exploring incredible possibilities that can be accessed for the betterment of mankind. So, academic life is the most important phase in the intellectual and spiritual growth of an individual.
CJITS, having largest technology driven campus, is oriented towards providing the right academic ambience, world class infrastructure and other inputs for proper grooming and nurturing of enthused aspirants. To meet the ever increasing the demand of quality education, we involve our faculty in global pedagogic and research activities to keep them abreast of the latest trends in their respective fields and to deliver the best to our students in academics and research.
Our foremost obligation is to prepare our youth to take on the challenges that await them. Being at the helm of top college with acclaimed international presence, I deem it a sacred responsibility to provide ethically oriented and socially responsible skilled manpower and professionals to our country and to the entire world.


We rescue pets from any situation necessary and commit to them for their entire lives. We leave no family members behind, we always help the under dogs. We LIVE to LOVE animals!
P&P newest pet adoption partner Live Love Animal Rescue will be hosting mobile adoptions in Belmont Shore 2x/month. To help your little one get started on the right path to health and wellness, P&P is gifting every new adopter a bag of HEALTHY food (your choice up to $25 per adoption)! We are also happy to provide you with a complete guided list of all the essentials you will need to welcome home your new pooch or pussycat.


Find out what's on at Vue Carlisle. Enjoy the latest releases in Dolby surround sound and premium Sony 4K picture quality across seven screens and 1,600 seats. Plus, watch Big Screen Events from around the world including sports, concerts, opera, theatre, and ballet performances.
Take advantage of special screenings and exclusive offers at Vue Carlisle, including Mini Mornings for the kids and 2-for-1 tickets with Meerkat Movies. Browse film listings, watch trailers, and book tickets for your nearby cinema online. Why not catch up with the latest news and reviews on Inside Vue and find inspiration on what to see next.
Get directions to Vue Carlisle if you're travelling by car or public transport or read about Carlisle accessibility, with information about autism-friendly screenings and wheelchair access to the venue and screens.
If you're travelling from the North, leave the M6 on junction 43 and follow signs for Carlisle (Tesco supermarket will be on your right).
Follow Warwick Road for about two miles until the road ends. Keep in the left lane and follow around to the left through two sets of lights. Turn left onto Botchergate and you'll find Vue Carlisle about 200 metres on the right hand side.
If you're travelling from the South, leave the M6 at junction 42 and follow the signs to Carlisle. Stay on this road for three miles until you see Village Cinema on your left hand side. There are two carparks opposite the venue, both a two minute walk away.
You'll find accessible parking at the rear of the venue, accessed via Crown street.
By train: Vue Carlisle is a two minute walk from Carlisle train station. When you exit the station, turn right and you'll find the venue 200 metres down the road on the right.
By bus: Inner city buses run every 10 minutes, with the main bus stop located directly outside the venue. Carlise bus station is a five minute walk from the venue, which runs hourly services from Newcastle (the 685), Wetheral (the 75), and the 300/301 from Workington and Whitehaven.
Vue Carlisle is a seven screen venue with approximately 1,647 seats.
Vue is dedicated to giving each and every one of our guests an exceptional big screen experience. Below, you'll find accessibility information for Vue Carlisle, including details on accessible and autism-friendly screenings. We welcome assistance dogs into all our venues.
Located on the main street of Botchergate, Vue Carlise is located directly opposite the bus stop travelling south and approximately 50 metres away from the bus stop travelling north. The nearest train station is less than 200 metres away and there's accessible parking available at the rear of the venue with four spaces for blue badge holders.
Entrance to the venue is through three sets of double glass doors at the front; one set is automatic, one set opens both ways and one set is outward opening only. The screens are on two levels – screens one through to four are on the ground floor and five, six, seven and eight can be accessed via a lift found in the main foyer. There's step-free access to the wheelchair spaces and adjoining seats, and accessible toilets can be found near screen four and in both foyers.
There are hearing loops at all of the counters, where food, drinks and tickets can be purchased, and pre-purchased tickets can be collected. There is also a lowered counter available.
You can also purchase or collect tickets at the automatic ticket machines located in the venue foyer. If you'd like to purchase tickets using the CEA card, you can do so in person at the venue, online or by calling customer services on 0345 308 4620 (local rates apply).
Vue Carlisle shows subtitled (ST) films every week. Film times are updated each Wednesday morning for the coming Friday. You can book subtitled screenings here.
Vue Carlisle hosts an autism-friendly screening at 10am on the last Sunday of every month. You can book autism-friendly screenings here. Select All Times or Coming Soon to see the full range of screenings available.


Analytics are moving center stage for many "platform" companies previously anchored in features such as maps, search, deals, store location, directions, listing updates and enhancements.
The trend — a real one — was reinforced today by Where2GetIt's announcement that it has acquired Brandify, the Washington D.C. area based provider of analytics for 26,000 local businesses.
Where2GetIt CEO Manish Patel, in a discussion with BIA/Kelsey, said that many of the company's multi-location customers — ranging from Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shops to Hunter Douglas shades — have been asking for a more comprehensive solution.
"They are faced with knitting together a patchwork of point products and services to protect their brand, improve visibility, local listing management, and local monitoring," said Patel. Brandify "scores" their effectiveness in key areas, and makes it easier for them to determine how effective they've been.
While Brandify will continue to be developed as a standalone service for small and medium businesses, it will also be integrated into Where2GetIt's platform for national brands and multi-location services, Patel added.


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As an admin you have access to all teacher permmissions as well as the ability to manage student enrollment and scheduling, reports, and content build out. The information below will help you to get an overview of what you can do in Cortex. Head over to Cortex Community for a deeper look.
In this video you'll find how to quickly enroll and schedule your students in to Cortex manually.
The Admin Dashboard view belongs to both Master Admin and Admin users. With so many things to do it's nice to have everything you need just a click away. Here's how you use it!
There are so many different ways to manage and measure mastery within Cortex. Two views we will go over in this video is the Gradebook and Student Report.
Admins must keep track of all students. From the whole school, to classrooms, down to individual students, the Attendance Dashboard makes this job much easier for you.
In this video, Master Admins and Admins will learn how to get reports quickly!
Course content, formly known as parent course, is built by Admin. Learn more about "content" in at Cortexcommunity.org.
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BRITISH COMPANIES are looking at doubling their foreign direct investments into the Philippines this year, with the government's infrastructure push seen as its biggest attraction.
"Our outlook on FDIs is going to be two-fold," British Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (BCCP) President Chris Nelson told BusinessWorld last week in Makati City.
"I think potentially UK companies will look at the infrastructure projects. Can they be involved? We have one member who is very interested in the railways. I think there will be engineering companies. And also of course it depends on how the government goes. Is it a hybrid, where there is more private partnership, away from the ODA, then there will be more interest, " Mr. Nelson added.
FDIs from the United Kingdom surged to $37.91 million during the January to October period, from the $8.14 million in the comparable period in 2017, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Mr. Nelson said the investments will go with the flow of the much needed liberalization of sectors which currently have foreign restrictions.
"The economic liberalization could have at least a clear path forward. Then I think that is a great incentive for companies to come," he said.
The BCCP, for instance, had been pushing for the relaxation of requirements under Republic Act 8762 or the Retail Trade Act of 2000 to give foreign retailers greater access to the local market.
The current law requires foreign entities to have a $2.5-million capital requirement before owning 100% of a retail establishment.
Mr. Nelson also noted the need for the government to address British firms' concerns over the second package of the tax reform law, or the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities (TRABAHO), which diminishes tax incentives given to PEZA locators.
"We obviously have companies in the PEZA (Philippine Economic Zone Authority) zone and I want some of the points they are raising on TRABAHO taken into consideration," he added.


Continuing a national trend to enact or bolster state data breach notification laws, two more states signed new amendments into law this month that expand notification requirements for businesses that experience a data security breach. In addition to increasing notification obligations, both states also refined the scope of data that will trigger those obligations. In addition, Virginia established a new governmental organization to collect and share information on cybersecurity threats and took action to encourage statewide adoption of technologies that will enhance financial data security.
Washington amended its data breach notification law to impose new notification requirements on businesses exposed to data breach. The amended law requires businesses to notify affected individuals within 45 days after the breach is discovered whenever the breach is reasonably likely to subject consumers to a risk of harm. It further specifies the information that must be included in customer notifications, including basic information to help consumers secure or recover their identities, such as the contact information for consumer reporting agencies. Businesses must also notify the State Attorney General within 45 days of discovery whenever a data breach affects more than 500 Washington residents. Finally, the amended law expands coverage to include hard copy data (in addition to computerized data) and removes a blanket exemption for encrypted data, clarifying that a breach of encrypted data can trigger notification requirements if the encryption key or other decryption tools are acquired during the breach. The full text of Washington's law as amended, which becomes effective in July 2015.
North Dakota amended its security breach notification law to require any person or business that experiences a breach of its security system affecting more than 250 individuals to disclose the breach to the State Attorney General. The amendment narrows the definition of "personal information" as it pertains to employee data. Now, a breach that compromises an individual's employee identification number will only give rise to notification obligations if the breach also affects "any required security code, access code, or password" accompanying the employee identification number.
Virginia rolled out several initiatives in April and May to enhance security protections for financial data and to address cybersecurity threats, becoming the first state to address these issues in response to the President's executive orders in October 2014 and February 2015. On April 20, Virginia announced the creation of the first state-level Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO), a new governmental organization intended to facilitate the collection and sharing of information related to cybersecurity threats and attacks. This news comes on the heels of multiple high-profile data breach incidents and just two months after the Commonwealth of Virginia established the Virginia Cyber Security Commission to develop expertise in the area of cybersecurity. In addition, Virginia's governor signed the "Securing Consumer Transactions" directive on May 5, which encourages adoption throughout Virginia of advanced electronic payment security technologies, including "chip-and-pin" authentication features. This directive instructs the Commonwealth's technology and finance secretaries, treasurer, and comptroller to (1) update the state's main purchase card program to include chip-and-pin technology by the end of the year, and (2) develop a plan to enhance the security features of merchant and prepaid debit card programs by October 1, 2015. The governor's press release announcing Virginia's ISAO is available here.
With these latest developments, data breach prevention and cybersecurity continue to be top priorities among states looking to address privacy concerns raised by their constituents. With new data breaches coming to light on a regular basis and a renewed national attention to consumer privacy, we can expect more legislative action on the horizon.


Businesses need to create and nurture a healthy work environment in order to (a) be able to attract the best talent to come work for them, and (b) retain their employees, lower absenteeism, boost employee morale and create a` healthy and stress-free environment to work in.
Promoting two-way communication between peers and across hierarchical lines, establishing a strong network of communication, as well as having an open-door policy automatically makes working much more easier and effective for everyone, from the top of the organization to the bottom. It also promotes idea-generation ` something that can be very useful.
` especially performance-related rewards. Positive reinforcement is a powerful tool that should not be underestimated. It shows that you care about your employees, boosts morale, and encourages them to do better.
Things such as ambient temperature, the quality of lighting, personal space, noise levels, the quality of the air, the furniture and fittings, and so on can influence the overall work environment in a big way. Bright-and-spacious-working-environment, the aim, is to create pleasant work areas for each employee, and give them their own space, as well as the freedom to set up their own work-spaces.
Statistics show that people are at their most efficient when they work in teams ` a phenomena called synergy, which states that the combined output of a team is more than the output of each individual added together.
This is a harder rule to practice for some more than others. So try to default to the assumption that your team is made up of adult, responsibility-taking, competent workers that don`t need to be treated like children.
Provide encouragement and support for your colleagues to work on their professional development goals. Be creative with various development approaches, as well as creating time to attend online or classroom training. Give support for the learning process and practice, and help people make the connection from what they are learning to actual challenges or problem-solving they face day-to-day. Find ways to make development collaborative, and share with each other what you are learning.
Tapping into your colleagues' strengths and the skills they most enjoy using will improve motivation, self-esteem, interest in learning, satisfaction, and results. It also maximizes the collective potential of a team.
Streamline processes and procedures wherever possible to improve efficiency of time and effort. Ensure people have the tools and information that will support their productivity. Link them to the resources they need to be effective in their position, including where to get information and advice on how to be successful.
Everyone wants to have fun at work`even though everyone defines `fun` a little differently. Fun happens when people feel well-connected with a team where there`s mutual respect, open communication, acceptance of who people are and everyone`s collaborating and working toward the same goal.
Help people see how their individual role supports the work of your department, your division, and ultimately the goals of the organisation. Let them know how their contribution makes a difference.


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Volume 80; Issue 9
Eurosurgery 93. BJS 1993; 80: 1089-1089.
Authors: R. C. N. Williamson, J. R. Farndon, J. A. Murie, C. D. Johnson
Overseas members of the editorial board. BJS 1993; 80: 1090-1091.
Authors: Robin Williamson
Genetic testing for multiple endocrine neoplasia. BJS 1993; 80: 1092-1093.
Authors: T. C. Lairmore, S. A. Wells
Diathermy in laparoscopic surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1094-1096.
Authors: O. J. McAnena, P. D. Willson
Announcement. BJS 1993; 80: 1096-1096.
Authors: D. C. Carter
Silicone gel breast implants, breast cancer and connective tissue disorders. BJS 1993; 80: 1097-1100.
Authors: A. J. Park, R. J. Black, A. C. H. Watson
Role of surgery in patients with primary non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma of the stomach: An old problem revisited. BJS 1993; 80: 1101-1106.
Authors: F. Bozzetti, R. A. Audisio, R. Giardini, L. Gennari
Idiopathic slow‐transit constipation. BJS 1993; 80: 1107-1111.
Authors: A. Macdonald, J. N. Baxter, I. G. Finlay
Der Chirurg. BJS 1993; 80: 1112-1114.
Authors: C. H. Herfarth, Th. Lehnert
The American Journal of Surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1114-1115.
Authors: H. C. Polk
Surgery Today The Japanese Journal of Surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1116-1117.
Authors: Y. Mishima
Acute limb deterioration during intra‐arterial thrombolysis. BJS 1993; 80: 1118-1120.
Authors: R. B. Galland, J. J. Earnshaw, R. N. Baird, R. J. Lonsdale, B. R. Hopkinson, A. E. B. Giddings et al.
Authors: P. L. Harris
Sources of air embolization during carotid surgery: The role of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. BJS 1993; 80: 1121-1121.
Authors: M. E. Gaunt, A. R. Naylor, R. D. Sayers, D. A. Ratliff, P. R. F. Bell
Abdominal aortic aneurysm in the elderly. BJS 1993; 80: 1122-1123.
Authors: R. T. A. Chalmers, P. A. Stonebridge, T. G. John, J. A. Murie
Systemic leakage during isolated limb perfusion for melanoma. BJS 1993; 80: 1124-1126.
Authors: J. M. Klaase, B. B. R. Kroon, A. N. Van Geel, A. M. M. Eggermont, H. R. Franklin
Posterolateral neck dissection: Technique and results. BJS 1993; 80: 1127-1129.
Authors: J. Th. Plukker, A. Vermey, J. L. N. Roodenburg, J. Oldhoff
Staging of supratentorial hemispheric glioma using tumour extension, histopathological grade and extent of surgical resection. BJS 1993; 80: 1130-1133.
Authors: M. Iacoangeli, R. Roselli, A. Prezioso, M. Scerrat, G. F. Rossi
Graves' ophthalmopathy after subtotal thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy. BJS 1993; 80: 1134-1136.
Authors: J. R. Fernández Śnchez, J. Rosell Pradas, O. Carazo Martinez, E. Torres Vela, F. Escobar Jimenez, I. Garbin Fuentes et al.
Role of computed tomography in the staging of primary breast cancer. BJS 1993; 80: 1137-1137.
Authors: R. J. Isaacs, J. M. Ford, S. G. Allan, G. V. Forgeson, S. Gallagher
Pathophysiology, recognition and management of pneumoretroperitoneum. BJS 1993; 80: 1138-1140.
Authors: R. Prêtre, J. Robert, D. Mirescu, J.‐A. Witzig, A. Rohner
Anterior versus posterior reconstruction after transhiatal oesophagectomy: A randomized controlled trial. BJS 1993; 80: 1141-1144.
Authors: H. Bartels, S. Thorban, J. R. Siewert
Venous thromboprophylaxis in oesophageal cancer surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1145-1146.
Authors: S. Rakićc, P. Peško, M. Jagodić, M. S. Dunjić, Ž. Maksimović
Penetrating external injuries of the oesophagus and pharynx. BJS 1993; 80: 1147-1149.
Authors: C. Hatzitheofilou, C. Strahlendorf, S. Kakoyiannis, D. Charalambides, D. Demetriades
Abdominal cocoon: A report of two cases. BJS 1993; 80: 1149-1149.
Authors: L. K. Seng, M. Mahadaven, A. Musa
Survival following microscopically confirmed radical resection of N0 gastric cancer. BJS 1993; 80: 1150-1152.
Authors: E. Brems‐Dalgaard, H. V. Clausen
Extensive versus limited lymph node dissection for gastric cancer: A comparative study of 320 patients. BJS 1993; 80: 1153-1156.
Authors: F. Pacelli, G. B. Doglietto, R. Bellantone, S. Alfieri, A. Sgadari, F. Crucitti et al.
Small bowel prolapse and incarceration caused by a vaginal ring pessary. BJS 1993; 80: 1157-1157.
Authors: O. Ott, H. Richter, J. Behr, J. Scheele
Factors associated with early discharge after inguinal hernia repair in 500 consecutive unselected patients. BJS 1993; 80: 1158-1160.
Authors: B. Millat, A. Fingerhut, M. Gignoux, J.‐M. Hay
Liver resection with normothermic ischaemia exceeding 1 h. BJS 1993; 80: 1161-1165.
Authors: L. Hannoun, D. Borie, E. Delva, D. Jones, J.‐C. Vaillant, B. Nordlinger et al.
Computed tomography and fine‐needle aspiration cytology for preoperative evaluation of cystic tumours of the pancreas. BJS 1993; 80: 1166-1169.
Authors: C. E. Iselin, P. Meyer, H. Hauser, A.‐M. Kurt, B. J. M. Vermeulen, A. Rohner et al.
Morphological studies of graft pancreatitis following pancreas transplantation. BJS 1993; 80: 1170-1173.
Authors: M. Büsing, U. T. Hopt, M. Quacken, H. D. Becker, K. Morgenroth
Temporal relationship of acinar and microvascular changes in caerulein‐induced pancreatitis. BJS 1993; 80: 1174-1176.
Authors: D. M. Kelly, G. P. McEntee, C. Delaney, K. F. McGeeney, J. M. Fitzpatrick
Resection for adenocarcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas. BJS 1993; 80: 1177-1179.
Authors: C. D. Johnson, G. Schwall, J. Flechtenmacher, M. Trede
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the Netherlands. BJS 1993; 80: 1180-1183.
Authors: P. M. N. Y. H. Go, F. Schol, D. J. Gouma
Pancreatoduodenectomy with stapling devices. BJS 1993; 80: 1183-1183.
Authors: R. Rieger, W. Wayand
New technique of open laparoscopy. BJS 1993; 80: 1184-1184.
Authors: A. Ahmad, A. R. Quayle
Percutaneously placed Wallstent endoprosthesis in patients with malignant distal biliary obstruction. BJS 1993; 80: 1185-1187.
Authors: J. Stoker, J. S. Laméris, J. Jeekel
Palliation of biliary obstruction in patients with advanced breast cancer using endoscopic stents. BJS 1993; 80: 1188-1189.
Authors: P. L. R. Mitchell, V. J. Harvey, M. R. Lane, B. D. Evans, P. I. Thompson, I. Hamilton et al.
Role of early and extensive surgery in the treatment of severe necrotizing soft tissue infection. BJS 1993; 80: 1190-1191.
Authors: D. Voros, C. Pissiotis, D. Georgantas, S. Katsaragakis, S. Antoniou, J. Papadimitriou et al.
Early discharge from hospital after open appendicectomy. BJS 1993; 80: 1192-1193.
Authors: S. Ramesh, R. B. Galland
Synchronous abdominoperineal resection without transfusion. BJS 1993; 80: 1194-1195.
Authors: L. De Cannière, A. Rosiére, L. A. Michel
Imipenem prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1196-1198.
Authors: S. J. Karran, G. Sutton, P. Gartell, S. E. Karran, D. Finnis, J. Blenkinsop et al.
Effect of putative phospholipase A2 inhibitors on acetic acidi‐induced acute colitis in the rat. BJS 1993; 80: 1199-1204.
Authors: R. Fabia, A. Ar'Rajab, R. Willén, R. Andersson, S. Bengmark
Delayed perforation of the colon following colonoscopic biopsy. BJS 1993; 80: 1204-1204.
Authors: T. S. O'Brien, M. C. Garrido, S. Dorudi, J. Collin
Surgical treatment of multiple endocrine neoplasia‐related parathyroid disease. BJS 1993; 80: 1205-1209.
Use of gene therapy to induce human‐mouse xenogeneic chimerism. BJS 1993; 80: 1210-1211.
Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer. BJS 1993; 80: 1212-1212.
Authors: M. Schein
Sutureless laparoscopic treatment of perforated duodenal ulcer. BJS 1993; 80: 1212-1212.
Authors: J. Benoit, G. G. Champault, E. Lcbhar, A. Sezeur
Emergency laparoscopic surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1212-1212.
Authors: W. G. Manson, M. W. R. Reed, W. S. Phillips
Laparoscopic resection of a bleeding gastric tumour. BJS 1993; 80: 1213-1213.
Authors: D. P. Goodwin
Photoplethysmography in the diagnosis of superficial venous valvular incompetence. BJS 1993; 80: 1213-1214.
Authors: D. J. Tibbs, J. C. J. M. Veraart, H. A. M. Neumann, A. Kurgan, H. B. Abramowitz, S. D. Gertz et al.
Anaemia and surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1214-1215.
Authors: A. Reggiori, F. Ciantia, E. Cocozza, M. Ravera, M. Andreata
Porcine islet isolation: Prospective comparison of automated and manual methods of pancreatic collagenase digestion. BJS 1993; 80: 1215-1215.
Authors: R. Downing, K. A. Heald, T. R. Jay, N. J. M. London, P. Toomey, D. R. Chadwick et al.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Still missing the message. BJS 1993; 80: 1215-1215.
Authors: C. A. Gateley, R. Morgan‐Jones, N. Burgess, M. H. Lewis
Life quality and psychological morbidity with an ileostomy. BJS 1993; 80: 1216-1216.
Authors: W. A. Kmiot, S. Bramhall, J. B. Elder
Laparoscopic operations in paediatric surgery. BJS 1993; 80: 1216-1216.
Authors: A. E. Archibong
Carcinoid tumours of the appendix in children 1957–1986: Incidence, treatment and outcome. BJS 1993; 80: 1217-1217.
Authors: M. D. Stringer, S. E. Parkes
Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy. BJS 1993; 80: 1217-1218.
Authors: R. S. Taylor, A. Loh
Intermittent claudication incites systemic neutrophil activation and increased vascular permeability. BJS 1993; 80: 1218-1218.
Authors: S. Andz, D. A. Shields, N. C. Hickey, G. D. Murray
Fully implantable venous access systems. BJS 1993; 80: 1218-1219.
Authors: CH. J. Armbruster, Ch. Armbruster
Oesophagectomy by a transhiatal approach or thoracotomy: A prospective randomized trial. BJS 1993; 80: 1219-1219.
Authors: D. Cade, D. Chang, S. N. Selvachandran
Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy: A prospective evaluation. BJS 1993; 80: 1219-1220.
Authors: C. A. Eriksen, A. Choy, C. McGuinness, H. Gajraj
Erratum. BJS 1993; 80: 1220-1220.
Musculoskeletal surgery for cancer—principles and Techniques. P. H. Sugarbaker and M. M. Malawer (eds). 285 × 220 mm. Pp. 391. Illustrated. 1992. New York: Thieme Medical. DM 198. BJS 1993; 80: 1221-1221.
Authors: J. Spivey
Long—term results in vascular surgery. J. Yao and W. Pearce (eds). 266 × 188 mm. Pp. 494. Illustrated. 1993. Norwalk Connecticut: Appleton and Lange. US$125. BJS 1993; 80: 1221-1221.
Authors: J. A. Dormandy
An aid to paediatric surgery. 2nd ed. R. A. MacMahon (ed.). 240 × 189 mm. Pp. 267. Illustrated. 1991. Australia: Churchill Livingstone. £15·95. BJS 1993; 80: 1221-1221.
Authors: J. D. Atwell
Vascular diseases in the limbs — mechanisms and principles of treatment. D. L. Clement and J. T. Shepherd. 271 × 186 mm. Pp. 319. Illustrated. 1993. St. Louis, Missouri: Mosby— Year Book. £57. BJS 1993; 80: 1221-1221.
Authors: W. B. Campbell
Notices and announcements. BJS 1993; 80: 1222-1222.
Masthead. BJS 1993; 80: fmi-fmi.

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Feinberg: The Money isn't in Escrow Account Yet, plus: How the Reparations Payment Will Work, Problems?
Ken Feinberg said today he hasn't been able to start writing claims checks because BP PLC has not yet deposited any money into the $20 billion escrow fund it promised to create.
"I don't want the check to bounce," Feinberg said.
BP spokesman Justin Saia said the company's agreement with the White House is still being finalized. "Funds will be made available immediately upon the conclusion of this process," he said.
Sorry Justin if you're not necessarily trusted…put the money where your oil is. As this article points out it would be a really dishonest thing for BP to leak a profit margin of 5 billion dollars in anticipation of their shareholders meeting on July 27th, for the purposes of gauging response, only to declare bankruptcy before August 10th if their stock doesn't get a strong enough boost. August 10th is the date Feinberg gets control of the account…yes, it is complete speculation and perhaps even a worse case scenario, but seriously, it's getting hard to expect anything less from British Petroleum than the worst case.
1. For 90 days after the spill is permanently stopped, Feinberg will give emergency payments worth six months of lost wages or business income to those with valid claims.
2. 90 days after the spill is permanently stopped, any claimant has three years to ask for a lump sum payment that will cover a lifetime's worth of damage from the spill.
3. To accept the lump sum payment, the claimant has to give up their right to sue BP at a later time.
4. Anyone who doesn't believe the lump sum offer is enough can refuse and sue BP for the amount they feel they deserve.
This begs a number of questions…What constitutes a valid claim? I've read numerous articles discussing the oft-times poor record keeping by many fisherman, what will that cost them now? Also, how does one estimate a lifetime's worth of damage? Is that Feinberg's role, to determine this? How the hell does he know? And, giving up the right to sue BP, the fisherman have a three-year window…that window is too small, especially for those who have been out helping clean this mess up…some health effects won't be known for much longer than three years and I doubt potential medical bills will be considered by Feinberg in his estimations. By the time everyone starts getting sick, the lump sum payment window could be closed and then you've lost the right to sue. The workers in Alaska cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez had it worse than rough; their life expectancy was only 51 years and two-thirds of the workers got sick. How to estimate the future costs of getting sick? How sick?
Especially when an EPA whistle-blower states the Federal government is covering up the lethality of Corexit and the safety of the water in the Gulf.
All told, this kinda sounds like some sick version of a game show where people must estimate the financial worth of their life. For further information about the reparations from a fisherman's perspective, check this link at American Zombie, who discusses these details with a fisherman who attended one of Feinberg's meetings.
Again, nothing appears as it seems in the Gulf…what, me worry?
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Persistence of Love
December 21, 2010 Maryann Rada	death, loss, love, personal transformation, soulmate, twin flame
I've not been much for keeping in touch over the last year, messages from the Renegades and Anica being few and far between. This time last year, I was about to enter into an initiation like none other, and it has been a long one. Over the course of the year, I watched one manifest reality die and another come to life… you can read in previous messages that my son's father succumbed to cancer early in 2010, after a long and tumultuous period of transformation for everyone involved. To have passed through that experience, of putting pain and resentment aside and to find the core of love to hold onto in the face of death, to know life forever is changed, was something that struck me to the core, shattered every vestige of reality I had built as familiar and safe, and presented me with nothing but the only thing that remains after such an ordeal… love. My son and I poured ourselves into healing, restructuring our physical reality as best we could, and looking forward to a new day.
As the Pleiadians have written many times, love has a way of finding you when you least expect it. Sometimes there is a realization that someone you correspond with casually is really a true friend, and sometimes you cross paths with a person whose soul you recognize as your own. This has always been considered a rare thing, but I believe it happens more and more, because I see it happening more and more. Then it happened with me: The friend whose loving support and gentle encouragement I had known for years as familiar and safe, yet distant, came into crystalline focus as a catalyst who redefined love into something completely new, yet powerfully eternal… and suddenly everything changed, again. Hazy dreamlike memory shifted into reality as with a few words he reminded me of who he was, and with the inevitable acceleration truth affords, finally I find myself at home in love. Total destruction, total rebirth. Sorry for all the offline time, but it's really been a busy year!
So life in general has completely restructured itself. I know that's true across the board, and there are few who wouldn't look back on 2010 and say the same. The work I do is part of that restructuring, and it promises to continue in a form that will, I hope, be a reflection of the growth that the year's tailspin has yielded. What that will ultimately look like remains to be seen. Some things are kept secret even from me, until the time for unveiling is whispered. Tap tap, it's time to write a message. Anica has been busy with me, too, and so have her friends. I'm eager to see and to share what soon develops from her! I offer now a rather intense personal message to you from the Pleiadian Renegades, which was transmitted to me in these hours of the solstice, the dark hours of the night before the dawn of December 21, 2010, with great urgency and clarity. And love. Always love.
During the silence, there has been much movement. After the silence breaks, there will be much movement. In this stillness of solstice, when the planet is suspended in the pause of an in-breath, I invite you to savor the words of the Renegades, and I wish you all the warmth of kindness, the light of understanding, and the power of grace to grow within and between you through the days of the coming year.
In peace,
This time last year, I was about to enter into an initiation like none other, and it has been a long one. Death has much to teach about love. #bendsoflight #ninespath Click To Tweet
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Robin 9 years ago
But WHERE ARE these words from the 'Renegades'?
opalescentwords 9 years ago
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Le Centre Sir John Monash est un centre d'interprétation qui commémore l'engagement militaire australien et néo-zélandais et qui rend hommage aux hommes de l'Australian and New-Zeland Army Corps ayant servi sur le front occidental pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Le centre, situé près du village de Villers-Bretonneux (Somme) dans le nord de la France, en région Hauts-de-France, sur la colline entre Villers-Bretonneux et Fouilloy, se trouve derrière le Mémorial national australien de Villers-Bretonneux et dans le cimetière militaire. L'inauguration du centre s'est tenue en .

Histoire
Le gouvernement australien a proposé pour la première fois un centre d'accueil australien sur le front occidental à Le Hamel en 1998, mais le projet a été abandonné jusqu'à ce qu'il refasse surface huit ans plus tard. Le Centre Sir John Monash a été mis en service en 2006 et sa conception a été dévoilée par le Premier ministre australien Tony Abbott le , le lendemain de l'Anzac Day, à la suite d'un concours international de design remporté par . Le centre porte le nom de General Sir John Monash, qui a dirigé le Corps australien sur le front occidental en 1918. Le coût de  de dollars australiens a été pris en charge par le gouvernement australien. L'ouverture du centre a eu lieu en 2018, année du centenaire de la fin de la guerre, avec la cérémonie d'ouverture officielle avant le Anzac Day, le 25 avril.

Ouverture officielle
Le centre a été ouvert aux visiteurs le 16 avril 2018. Il a été officiellement inauguré par le Premier ministre australien Malcolm Turnbull le , déclarant :

Le Premier ministre français Édouard Philippe était également présent, et a rendu hommage aux creuseurs australiens :  et, en reconnaissance de Monash, a déclaré que sa tactique avait donné aux forces alliées un avantage critique.

Description
Situé derrière le mémorial de Villers-Bretonneux, et construit en partie sous terre et avec un toit de gazon, le centre de mille mètres carrés est conçu pour être « subordonné » au monument aux morts et a été décrit par l'un des architectes, Joe Agius, comme . Les artistes de guerre australiens Lyndell Brown et Charles Green ont conçu une tapisserie majeure, « Morning Star », créée par l' et suspendue dans le foyer du musée.

Le centre raconte l'histoire australienne du front occidental pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Grâce à une série d'installations multimédias interactives, les visiteurs peuvent utiliser leur propre appareil mobile, chargé avec l'application SJMC comme une « visite virtuelle guide », dans toute l'armée de Villers-Bretonneux Cimetière, le mémorial national australien et le Sir John Monash Centre.

Le Centre Sir John Monash fait partie du sentier du souvenir australien le long du front occidental, qui relie des sites importants pour les Australiens, notamment des champs de bataille, des cimetières et d'autres monuments commémoratifs.

Controverses
En raison d'un changement de gouvernement en 2015, avec Malcolm Turnbull remplaçant Tony Abbott au poste de Premier ministre d'Australie, une controverse a éclaté concernant le coût du Centre Sir John Monash. Les membres de la communauté ont exprimé leurs inquiétudes concernant le prix élevé du nouveau centre. Le gouvernement Abbott avait engagé  de dollars dans le projet (environ  d'euros), un budget plusieurs fois supérieur à ceux qui avaient été nécessaires pour construire les Britanniques et les centres canadiens à Thiepval et Vimy. À la suite de cette polémique, le coût du SJMC a fait l'objet d'une enquête de la Commission parlementaire australienne permanente des travaux publics en . Au cours de l'enquête, Department of Veterans 'Affairs, les Représentants ont souligné que les bâtiments souterrains et les nouvelles techniques de pointe étaient les principaux facteurs justifiant le budget de  de dollars. En fait, les contrats avaient déjà été attribués à une entreprise française en novembre 2014.

Une seconde controverse née de la construction du SJMC concernait son taux de fréquentation. Le ministère des Anciens combattants avait affirmé avant la construction du centre qu'il attirerait environ  visiteurs par an. Quelques mois après l'ouverture du SJMC, il est devenu clair que le centre n'atteindrait pas cet objectif. Le Sydney Morning Herald a publié un article intitulé , qui a suscité d'autres articles sur le sujet. La presse française a rapporté que d' à , le centre a reçu  visiteurs, soit environ la moitié de ce que DVA avait prévu. Cette attente est modeste par rapport à celle d'autres musées de la guerre et centres d'accueil du front occidental comme ceux de Péronne, Meaux, Ypres, Vimy ou Verdun par exemple. La majorité des visiteurs du SJMC sont des Australiens.

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Cimetières
 Cimetière militaire
 Circuit du Souvenir
 Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 Liste des mémoriaux et cimetières militaires de la Somme
 Liste des mémoriaux de la Première Guerre mondiale en France

Notes et références

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Albert (1914-1918)

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Tuesday, 31 January 2023 11:54 AM
Nominations for Pakistan PM due; supporters of ousted Khan expected to protest
Published On: April 10, 2022 12:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, April 10: Candidates for Pakistan's next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, bringing an end to the former cricket star's nearly four years in power.
Khan had clung on for almost a week after a united opposition first tried to remove him, managing to put off the no-confidence vote, which he said was part of a foreign-backed plot against him, and dissolving parliament.
But the Supreme Court ordered parliament to convene and hold the vote and Khan's government fell in the early hours of Sunday after a 13-hour session that included repeated delays and lengthy speeches by lawmakers from his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
The vote went ahead after the powerful army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, met Khan, said two sources who declined to be identified, as criticism mounted over the delay in the parliamentary process.
The military has ruled the nuclear-armed country of 220 million people for almost half its nearly 75-year history.
Opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house for the no-confidence motion, giving them the majority they needed.
Parliament will meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister. Nomination papers should be filed by 11:00 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Sunday.
Khan has not commented publicly on his ouster but even before the vote, he called for protests.
"I am going to struggle," he said in an address to the nation on Friday.
"I tell all of my supporters across Pakistan, on Sunday, after Isha (evening) prayers, you all have to come out of your homes and protest peacefully against this imported government that is trying to come to power."
'NEW DAWN'
The front-runner to become Pakistan's next prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said Khan's departure was a chance for a new beginning.
"A new dawn has started ... This alliance will rebuild Pakistan," Sharif, 70, told parliament on Sunday.
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His first tasks will be to repair relations with the powerful military as well as key ally the United States, and tend to a stuttering economy.
The military viewed Khan and his conservative agenda favourably when he won election in 2018, but that support waned after a falling-out over the appointment of the influential military intelligence chief and economic troubles that led to the largest interest rate rise in decades this week. read more
Khan had antagonised the United States throughout his tenure, welcoming the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year and more recently accusing the United States of being behind the attempt to oust him. Washington dismissed the accusation.
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Q: How to count specific variables from Joined tables I have 2 tables.
business unit
ID unit
1  AR
2  AP
3  AT HOME
4  CSS
5  EIT
6  SUPPORT

asset_item
ID allocation_unit item_type
1  AR              Laptop
2  AP              Laptop
3  CSS             Laptop
4  EIT             Laptop
5  EIT             Laptop
6  EIT             Laptop

I wanted to be able to pull up data into a table where in I can count how many Laptops has all the business units
This is the result I wanted to show
Unit     Laptop
AR       1
AP       1
AT HOME  0
CSS      1
EIT      3
SUPPORT  0

A: You can do a LEFT JOIN from the business_unit table to the asset_item accordingly. business_unit table should be the leftmost table, since you want to consider all the unit, even if there is not matching rows in the asset_item.
We can then GROUP BY and use conditional aggregation on COUNT() function:
SELECT
  bu.unit,
  COUNT(CASE WHEN ai.item_type = 'Laptop' THEN 1 END) AS Laptop
FROM business_unit bu
LEFT JOIN asset_item ai
  ON ai.allocation_unit = bu.unit
GROUP BY bu.unit

If you are only concerned with Laptop count values, then we can put the condition on LEFT JOIN itself and do away with the CASE..WHEN expression.
SELECT
  bu.unit,
  COUNT(ai.item_type) AS Laptop
FROM business_unit bu
LEFT JOIN asset_item ai
  ON ai.allocation_unit = bu.unit AND
     ai.item_type = 'Laptop'
GROUP BY bu.unit

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