If you're a caregiver for a family member or loved one, chances are your car is an important part of that role. And if your car is not well-suited, it can make your job a lot more difficult. What makes a caregiver-friendly car? If you're making a change, ask these questions before choosing your next vehicle.
If your loved one has to be lifted into the car, the wrong height can be a problem. Choose a vehicle you can easily move them in and out of. Very low-set cars take too much bending. Elevated trucks or SUVs can take too much lifting. Avoid these. Consider mid-height vehicles like midsized SUVs, minivans, or larger sedans.
Even if the height is good, check the seat placement and comfort. Some seats are placed a few inches further inside the door. This can make trouble for your back. It's a good idea to practice this with your loved one before buying.
Once you get your loved one in the car, you often have to load equipment, too. Make sure you can do this with as little strain as possible. While larger vehicles may have more space, sometimes they are also higher. That can mean more lifting for you. A large sedan or SUV may tick all the other boxes, but if the trunk is too high, it may be a problem.
Your loved one may or may not be confined to a wheelchair. If so, practice getting it in and out. If not, consider that they may need a wheelchair at some time. It's a good idea to have the room just in case.
If they use a walker and are able to, consider whether they can load and unload it themselves. Activity and independence are always good things! If it's just a cane, make sure there's room next to the seat. Also, you might think about a way to keep it from falling between the seats!
These kinds of things are always changing. Depending on your loved one's needs, this may or may not apply. But if so, just make sure they can get in and out with it. Verify that there is room next to their seat. You want your loved one to be as comfortable as possible.
Due to heightened sensitivity to light, speed, & motion, the front seat may not be safe. Riding in the back seat can reduce the anxiety & confusion caused by these things. This is not only a comfort issue but a safety issue as well. Make sure the back seat has plenty of room and is comfortable. This is another reason many caregivers use minivans. Minivans may have comfortable, adjustable, and even heated rear seats. Your loved one will thank you!
Patients with mild to moderate dementia have been known to open car doors while in motion. Make sure your vehicle has a "child-proof" lock setting and engage it. Power locks and windows are also good. You may want to keep windows locked so you can control them.
As caregivers, most of us carry older adults in our vehicles. Older adults have specific needs. In choosing a vehicle, here are some items to look for just for your older passengers.
This can make so much difference getting in and out of the car. If you're loading equipment or just personal items, it can save you a trip or at least some trouble.
You may need to adjust the seat every time your loved one rides with you. Power seats make this much easier. In addition, power seats usually can be height-adjusted, which really helps older adults.
If you can store your loved one's settings, this can save you lots of time. In addition, seats with memory settings often have a separate setting for getting in and out, which can be very helpful.
Many older adults have difficulty adjusting their body temperature. Once your loved one gets overheated or chilled, it may be quite an ordeal to get them regulated. A heated or cooled seat can be a great benefit for them. If not, at least look for separate temp controls for passenger and driver.
You probably already thought of this one if you ever have older passengers. Older adults can do without a lot of things, but something to hang onto isn't one of them. Feeling secure and steady is extremely important to their well-being. Make sure your vehicle has something for them to grasp getting in and out and riding. Without this, there may be a tendency for them to grab the door handle. That's not a good thing.
You may not find (or want to pay for!) the perfect care-giver's car, and that's ok. But thinking about all the transportation needs of your loved one is key. Make sure you do all you can. These ideas can make transportation easier for them, and for you as well!
If you are a caregiver, or if you have a loved one who may be in need of hospice or palliative care, we are here for you. Please do not hesitate to call us at 918-745-0222 today. At Seasons Hospice in Tulsa, Oklahoma, we are here to help your loved one, and to help you as a caregiver. We specialize in the care of terminal patients as well as those with other debilitating conditions. Our caring, professional staff are here to answer all your questions regarding hospice, palliative care, and caregiver support.


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Denver Water gets go-ahead to replace lead pipes
See the original article here.
Denver Water's 15-year plan to replace all lead service pipes connecting homes to water mains can begin on a trial basis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials decided this week.
The utility estimates that 64,000 to 84,000 homes receive water through lead pipes, said CEO and Manager Jim Lochhead. Replacing the pipes could cost about $500 million.
Lead is linked to developmental disabilities and other long-term health problems. Levels of the heavy metal spiked in Denver's water system in 2012, triggering a series of tests that ultimately led to the replacement plan, Lochhead said.
"We're planning to start pulling lead service lines from the system starting around February 1," Lochhead said. "And we will also be distributing filters to a little over 100,000 homes just after the first of the year."
Denver Water will map and inventory all homes known or suspected to have lead service lines, Lochhead said. It will then prioritize replacement in areas with higher populations of children and pregnant women.
The plan can't begin fast enough for Laura O'Brien, who has lived in northwest Denver for two years. A recent routine blood test showed elevated levels of lead in O'Brien's 2-year-old son, she said, so she asked Denver Water to investigate.
The heavy metal likely traces back to the service line, O'Brien said. But because levels were below the federal health "action level" limit, Denver Water officials recommended she buy a filter.
"I just couldn't believe we've been drinking this water for two years," O'Brien said. "I was pregnant when I was drinking it. I had a 4-month-old and I was making formula with it."
She said her family will likely move before the utility replaces the service line, and they can't afford to replace it on their own dime. So, they're using a filter.
The EPA's approval of Denver Water's plan is only good for the next three years, confirmed EPA spokesperson Lisa McClain-Vanderpool. To extend approval for the remaining 12 years, the utility must replace an average of 7% of its lead service lines each year, operate a public outreach and education program and show reduced lead levels in drinking water.
If those requirements and others aren't met, the federal agency could revoke its approval and Denver Water would then be required to inject a nutrient — orthophosphate — into its water system.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment officials ordered Denver Water to use orthophosphate last year, but Lochhead pushed back. That nutrient could pose a health risk for metro residents and downstream communities and environments, he said.
Instead, Denver developed its plan for a combination of filtering water, replacing lead service lines and slightly boosting the water's alkalinity to reduce corrosion, Lochhead said.
That plan is practical and appropriately protective of public health, said Tyson Ingels, lead drinking water engineer at the state Department of Public Health and Environment. The agency supports the approach, he said.
Lochhead said he's confident the utility can also meet the EPA's requirements to get approval for the full 15-year plan.
In the meantime, O'Brien said, she remains uncomfortable washing her children, clothes or dishes with the water in her home.
She also wishes more residents were aware that they might have lead in their service lines.
"It would have been nice if they had been more forthcoming," she said. "Like, 'Welcome to Denver, you should get a filter.' "
Lochhead said the filters are proven to be effective when used properly and aside from the 2012 lead spike, lead levels in Denver's water have remained below federal limits.
"It's not an immediate problem at this point in time but we want to make sure it never becomes a problem," he said.
Denver Water will also distribute new filter cartridges every six months and spot-test water in different homes to ensure filters are addressing the problem, Lochhead said.
Anyone concerned about possible lead in their water can request a free test from Denver Water at denverwater.org.
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I have an existing mobile application written with Xamarin Forms for iOS and Android. A draft user interface has been completed. I'm looking for a graphic designer with UI/UX skills who is also familiar with the Xamarin Forms environment to take the draft design and add some sparkle and polish.
Enclosed are a couple of samples to give an idea of the colours being used. Key fonts are Nexa Heavy and Century Gothic. Show me what you can do based on these samples. Certain key words and logos have been deliberately partially obscured at this stage.
Full graphics and samples from the remaining 12 screens will be provided to the winner. Looking for a quick turnaround and instant start. The first designer providing a couple of nice examples will be selected to carry out the entire project. I already have a project for the full development. Please submit your design ideas here to win the design prize and also be awarded the main design project.
This competition is not for the whole 12 screens. This competition is ONLY for TWO SCREENS that are shown in the competition. The winner of this competition will be paid for their work as per the competition and then invited to bid on a separate project to design ALL 12 SCREENS.


EPICA AWARDS 2015 OPEN FOR ENTRIES!
Epica Awards - the only global creative awards judged by the specialist press - is now open for entries.
The official deadline is September 30, with an "early bird" discount of 100 EUR before August 26th.
This year, Epica has introduced 7 new categories, becoming the first global creative awards to introduce a Virtual Reality category that recognizes the work that agencies are doing with the Oculus Rift and similar devices.
Other new categories this year include Personal Electronics & Devices, Restaurants, Bars & Caf�s and Product Design. There is also a new Humour category. The large Public Interest category has been divided into Health & Safety and Social and Environment.
The jury meeting will be held in Berlin (Germany) from November 16-18, followed by the Creative Circle conference and prize-giving ceremony on November 19.
Judged by more than 50 senior editors and publishers from the marketing and creative press, Epica guarantees an objective approach and extensive media coverage. All entrants receive a copy of the annual Epica Book, a 400-page bible of creativity. Epica is taken into account by prestigious global rankings. Founded in 1987, Epica is the point where the creative industries (advertising, design, media, PR and digital) meet the world's marketing and communication press. In the crowded awards sector, it has a different angle on creativity.
EPICA AWARDS HAS IMPORTANT NEWS!
The only global creative prize awarded by the advertising press will be held in Berlin this year, with new categories and jurors.
The Epica Awards announced last week that its next jury meeting, creative conference and prize-giving ceremony will be held in Berlin in November 16-19.
In addition, Epica announced that it would become the first global creative awards to introduce a Virtual Reality category, recognizing the work that agencies are doing with the Oculus Rift and similar devices.
Other new categories this year include Personal Electronics & Devices; Restaurants, Bars & Cafés; and Product Design. There is also a new Humour category.
Epica is the only global creative prize judged by an independent jury of journalists working for marketing and communications titles. More than 40 magazines and websites on the jury will be joined this year by magazines from South America, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Belgium.
"These new partners and categories continue the evolution that began in 2012 when the awards went global for the first time," said Epica editorial director Mark Tungate. "As you can see, we're growing stronger in Latin America. We've always been proud of the fact that we enable the media to celebrate advertising – the fuel of the free press. But the advertising industry has branched out into many different areas of creativity. This is reflected in our new categories and our choice of Berlin, one of the world's most creative cities."
The Epica Awards 2015 will open for entries in early July.
The unique award show, with the jury constituted of advertising and communication press, took place on November 20th in Amsterdam, after a 3-day jury session.
Grand Prix in FILM category was awarded to "The Boy Who Beeps" by BBDO New York (USA) for General Electrics.
PRESS Grand Prix was given to "Making Music" series by Leo Burnett Beirut (Lebanon) for Virgin Radio, which was also a winner in the newly introduced Copywriting & Storytelling category.
OUTDOOR Grand Prix was awarded to Publicis Conseil (France) for "Paris Zoo" series created for Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
In DIGITAL category, the jury has decided, for the first time, to give away two Grand Prix awards, honoring completely different approaches to using digital media.
The first Digital Grand Prix was awarded to integrated digital-driven campaign "Always Like A Girl" by Leo Burnett Toronto (Canada) for Procter & Gamble.
The second Digital Grand Prix went to an immersive, interactive digital experience of the "Night Walk in Marseille" by 72andSunny (Netherlands) for Google.
GrandPrix Advertising Strategies, the only award show that celebrates innovative strategic thinking behind creative campaigns, is open for entries for the 28th time.
Already established as the most prestigious industry award in Italy, the Grand Prix Advertising Strategies is now inviting international entries too. Furthermore, all international agencies can enter the first entry for free.
Entry deadline: February 27th, 2015, and the Grand Gala Finale will be held in Milan on May 25th.
International GrandPrix Advertising Strategies award is part of TVN Media Group.
The only creative prize awarded by the press unveils a new logo!
The Epica Awards introduced visual identity as a part of an extensive rebranding of the competition, founded in 1987. It follows the acquisition of Epica by Maydream - owner of the AdForum archive - two years ago. The logo emphasises Epica's new brand positioning: "A different angle on creativity." The re-designed website is due to go live in August.
"Epica is changing," said Maydream CEO Philippe Paget. "The awards have been respected for many years, but it was time to shake them up a little. This new brand identity reflects our unique positioning more accurately. We also wanted to remind people that this is the only prize that allows journalists to celebrate advertising - the fuel of the free press."
The changes include the launch of five new categories: Copywriting & Storytelling; Experiential & Shopper Marketing; Best Use of Music; Title & Credit Sequences - and a one-off World Cup category.
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Wine Ink: Hitting the road – restaurateurs who go to the source
Kelly J. Hayes
Wine Ink
Bottles of sparkling wine age in the cellars of Contratto in the Asti region of Italy.
Greg Van Wagner | Special to the Daily |
Scarpetta 2014 'Frico Bianco": When Stuckey goes to Friuli, it is frequently to source for his Scarpetta brand of wines. This "field blend" of chardonnay and the regional grape friulano is dry, medium-weight and fairly light in alcohol (12.5%). A beautiful pairing with a salad and grilled veggies on a sunny spring afternoon, it is a bargain trip to Friuli in a bottle at just $12.
"I think it would be cool if I could have a bar and a restaurant that only poured spirits and wines from places that I have been to," said Aspen-based restaurateur and bar impresario Jimmy Yeager, as he gazed at the prolific collection of bottles behind his bar at Jimmy's, An American Restaurant and Bar.
Fun indeed, but to even consider such a project takes extreme imagination and commitment. For some spots, the concept would be pure folly. Who in the hospitality business closes shop and takes the time to travel the world to places where whisky, rum, or mezcal are made? Not to mention going on the road to hopscotch wine regions in places like Napa, Oregon's Willamette Valley, Australia's Barossa or the Mendoza in Argentina.
But for many high-end, specialty eateries, it is important to go to the source. To meet the people who make the wines and spirits, to walk the vineyards, or taste the grains and smell the "angel's share" in the distilleries, is a critical part of the hospitality experience.
More and more you're finding sommeliers, bartenders, even servers who are booking their vacation time and taking trips to the high temples and sacred grounds of cuisine and wine.
"It's hugely important for theoretical knowledge to actually see the cross at Romanée-Conti (a premier AOC region in Burgundy) for example," said Greg Van Wagner, the beverage director at Jimmy's, who took a group trip to France and Italy with Yeager and his staff last October. "It just gives you a sense of place that you can communicate to your guests. It helps tell the story."
FRASCA HITS THE ROAD
In Boulder, Colorado, Frasca Food and Wine specializes in the cuisine and wines from one region, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, in northeastern Italy. When partners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson opened in 2004, it was a relatively obscure place for most American consumers, even confirmed food and wine aficionados. But over the last decade the beauty of the region and the joys of its rustic, yet elegant wines and food have become loved by Italia-philes, in part because the Frasca staff has spread the word.
"Originally at Frasca, when we had a smaller team, we would close the restaurant and take the entire team to Friuli-Venezia Giulia," Stuckey explained when he was asked why it was important for his staff get an up close and personal appreciation of the region. "It was a great time for our staff to see, taste and experience firsthand what we meditated so much on in the restaurant."
The knowledge gained helps not just the staff, but transfers to Frasca's customers as well. "It is so great for staff who go there. They can better articulate what the region is, who the people are and why we're inspired by it, to our guests," said Stuckey.
While the once yearly treks have been reduced in number, the staff still heads east. "Having since outgrown the ability to take the entire staff at once, now when Lachlan and I go over to work on Scarpetta and other projects, we will try and take an employee with us."
TRAVELS WITH JIMMY
Last fall, Jimmy Yeager took seven members of his team on a wine trip to some of the most hallowed vineyards in Europe. "We had some construction going on and so we closed down and hopped on a plane to France," Yeager said. "It's pretty much the best class you can have. But it is much more than education. Basically, you can turn people on to what they really enjoy drinking and tasting."
"It was amazing," said Van Wagner. "We flew to Paris, picked up a car and the next morning we were standing atop a hill overlooking Les Clos vineyard in Chablis with Frédéric Drouhin." Over the next 23 days, they perused 2.4 miles of underground caves and tunnels in Champagne, dined in Bordeaux among the biodynamic vines of Château Palmer with winemaker Thomas Duroux and climbed the hilly vineyard lands in Piemonte. Oh, and they took a balloon trip over Burgundy before visiting the cellars they saw from on high.
Each of the wineries they visited has wines on the list at Jimmy's, and each of the seven travelers can tell guests stories about those wines and the people who make them. "Pretty much, if we carry it you'll find a bartender or server who has been there," chuckles Yeager.
Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass, Colo., with his wife, Linda, and black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at malibukj@aol.com.


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In phonics we are going to focus on b and d this week, as these two letters are causing lots of children some confusion! We will also be revising all of the digraphs that we have so far introduced.
In maths we will focus on addition - having a go trying hard to use counting on as a method to find answers and recording in simple ways.
Our book of the week continues to be A Place Called Home. We will be focussing on a part of the story where the children land on a watery planet. To help, could you upload to Tapestry any pictures you have of visits to watery places? Cleethorpes, ponds at Normanby, big puddles, garden ponds, holidays... Any photos that show features of the environments (eg piers, seaside shops) and / or creatures that are commonly seen near or in water would be useful. Thank you!
On Thursday we have a special treat - A Place Called Home workshops (in school). There will be drama, music and story telling! We are really looking forward to the morning!


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Friday, August 27th, 2021
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Episode: Connections: New Beach Boys Feel Flows box set, Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones, Dylan, Beatles plus new and vintage music
August 27, 2021 special episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks, filling in for my good friend Chris Frantz the Talking Head. It's spontaneous!! It's non-linear!!
A deep exploration of the new Beach Boys Feel Flows 5 cd box set, a tribute to the brilliant Charlie Watts, including music from Charlie and The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan's Jokerman and I And I remixed for reggae by Dr Dread and a three song preview of the upcoming Beatles Let It Be / Get Back box set. And more!
By 1969-1971, the Beach Boys had fallen out of favor by some people, who could only picture the image, along with the surf songs, the car songs and the Pendleton shirts (later to be acquired at garage sales by bands from Seattle). However, the band and the people in The Beach Boys had been through many changes since the mid 60's, just like many of us and were exploring new avenues of creativity and expression, every bit as good as their earlier work, but now going in new directions enhanced by the writing and production skills of Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Al Jardine.
The box set includes an amazing array of brilliant songs from the Sunflower and Surf's Up sessions, including new mixes, alternate versions, unreleased songs, backing tracks, a cappella versions, background vocals, demos, live performances, studio chatter and works in progress. Highlights from the new box set are included in three sections across the course of the show, with other music in between.
Also in several sections, a tribute to Charlie Watts, the much loved jazz drummer at the center of The Rolling Stones, who brought the roll to the Rolling Stones while keeping the steadiness and creativity that allowed them to shine. In addition to songs by The Stones, there's also music from Charlie's tribute to Charlie Parker, "from one charlie".
The new Beatles releases sound fantastic! A good sign for upcoming box set in October and the new movie!!
Also in this episode, music by Sam Phillips, Tom Tom Club and Abba, along with new releases from Prince, Halsey, The Squeaky Chairs, The Afterthoughts, The Footnotes and whatever happened in the moment.
Sometimes the connections only become apparent later… even to me!
Thanks for tuning in!!!
Last Friday's episode of Spontaneous Connections, including new releases from Bob Dylan, Aimee Mann, Emily Duff, Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, Clairo, The Goon Set, Xeno & Oaklander, Los Lobos, Amy Shark, Crumb plus Beatles, Kinks, Sam & Dave, Iggy Pop, Sly, Bobby Darin, Steve Addabbo, Todd Rundgren, The Who and more is also available in archives at:
Spontaneous Connections: New and vintage music:
http://wpkn.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/330637/spontaneous-connections-new-and-vintage-music
Please join me next Friday, September 3, for a new episode of Connections from 4-6:50 pm eastern.
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Show: Connections... with Eric Cocks
Explores the connections between songs, songwriters, musicians, producers and people... often in surprising ways.
Vital, intelligent music with true artistic vision. Or just because it sounds good...
Includes extended features on specific artists such as Bob Dylan, The Kinks, The Beatles and far more. Also comedy by Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Paul Krassner and others with a rock and roll renegade attitude. In depth explorations of early electronic music (and how it relates to current music). Vital new music that deserves to be heard. Surf music. Garage bands. British invasion. Rock and Roll. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimi Hendrix, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, The Blues Magoos, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Dr Fiorella Terenzi, Beethoven, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Alex Chilton, Nilsson, Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann, Tame Impala, Grimes, The Pretenders, Blondie, Caitlin Rose, Juana Molina, Mojo Mancini, Elliott Randall, Marshall Chapman, Jessy Lanza, Big Star, demos, rarities, unreleased new music and far more may be part of any given show. Also live interviews of performers, writers, producers, engineers, session musicians and people behind the scenes. Plus unexpected surprises...
Previous in depth interviews include Sam Phillips, Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos, author/comedian Paul Krassner, Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, Neil Innes of The Rutles, Tommy James, legendary session musician Carol Kaye, Warren Zanes, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Rod Argent of The Zombies, Oscar Winning Composer Alan Menken, Patty Larkin and more. All are available in archives for about 385 days. (Maybe that'll get extended some day.) Stay tuned for future interviews and special features.
The show will keep changing over time.
Tune in every 1st and 3rd Friday afternoon of each month at the new time of 4 to 7 pm eastern. Also special editions at other times. Available live over the air at 89.5, online at http://wpkn.org, tunein radio or listen later in the WPKN archives.
For further info, updates, news, videos and special features, please check the FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN
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Composite image of supernova 1987A
Astronomers combined observations from three different observatoriesto produce this multiwavelength image of the remnants of SN 1987A.
The red colour shows newly formed dust in the centre of the supernova remnant, taken at submillimeter wavelengths by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile. The green represents the glow of visible light, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The blue color reveals the hottest gas and is based on data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray observatory. The green and blue hues reveal where the expanding shock wave from the explosion is colliding with a ring of material around the supernova.
This ring was initially illuminated by the ultraviolet flash from the explosion, but over the past few years the ring material has brightened considerably as it collides with the expanding shock wave.
ALMA: ESO/NAOJ/NRAO/A. Angelich
Hubble: NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) and P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Chandra: NASA/CXC/Penn State/K. Frank et al.
Release date: 24 February 2017, 16:00
Name: SN 1987A
Type: Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova
Distance: 170000 light years
Constellation: Dorado
Category: Stars
Position (RA): 5 35 28.21
Position (Dec): -69° 16' 10.90"
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Q: Email NSMutableString in Objective C I am sending a NSMutableString through the body of an email.
It will not work because it says senderString cannot by statically located. Help?
NSMutableString *senderString = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];

NSURL *mailURL = [NSURL URLWithString: @"mailto:email@address.com?cc=another@email.com&subject=My%20Subject%20Line&body=%@"], senderString;
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A: The problem is your inclusion of senderString on the end of the line declaring the mailURL. I'm assuming you're trying to set the senderString as the body of the email.
If that is the case, you'll need to do something like this:
NSString *urlString = [NSString stringWithFormat:
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And it's worth mentioning that if the senderString isn't already percent escaped as required for use in a url, you'll need to do something like this first (i.e. before the stringWithFormat call):
senderString = [senderString stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];

Then you can just construct the mailURL like this:
NSURL *mailURL = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];

Update: I've added escaping for the percent in %20 and added a recommendation to escape the senderString parameter, as suggested by rmaddy.

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ONCA delayed again - implementation no earlier than January 2014
Published March 28, 2013 by Mark Blumberg
The following text is from the Ontario government website: "ONCA is targeted to come into effect no earlier than January, 2014. Existing not-for-profit corporations will have a three-year transition period once ONCA is in effect. Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) will provide support to not-for-profit corporations as they make the transition to ONCA." Therefore, the July 1, 2012 target date has been delayed by at least 6 months. Also the Ontario government is noting that CLEO will be providing support but no details have been provided at this time.
Here is a link to the Ontario government page:
http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/Pages/not_for_profit.aspx
Here is a note I received from the Ontario government:
"Sent to you on behalf of David Brezer, Director of the Consumer Policy & Liaison Branch, Ministry of Consumer Services.
I am writing to provide you with an update on the implementation status of the new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA).
The government will delay proclamation of ONCA to provide additional time for not-for-profit corporations to prepare for transition. The Act is now targeted to be proclaimed no earlier than January 2014. An update on proclamation will be made available on the Ministry's website at: http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/Pages/Not_For_Profit.aspx.
I am pleased to advise that the Minister of Consumer Services has approved a grant to Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) to develop and deliver a program that will build awareness about ONCA and provide a variety of supports to not-for-profit corporations as they make the transition to the new Act. This grant is being funded through contributions by the Ministry of Consumer Services, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
In addition to the grant to CLEO, MCS and the Ministry of Government Services are continuing to finalize tools to support implementation (e.g., plain language guide, draft default by-law, electronic toolkit). Additional tools (e.g., transition checklist) and information can be found on MCS' website.
The government is committed to reviewing the Act following proclamation based on experience in the sector, including the issues that the Ontario Nonprofit Network has raised on behalf of its members. The government is exploring the possibility of holding back from proclamation the provisions of the Act giving voting rights to non-voting members in certain limited circumstances, which is a key sector concern. Where the case for amendments to improve the Act is made, the Ministry will seek to bring reforms forward for consideration.
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Duaringa and Duaringa Shire
Duaringa, a rural town on the Capricorn Highway, is 90 km south-west of Rockhampton. The origin of the name is obscure, possibly from an Aboriginal expression or based on the name of an early resident, Inga Anderson.
In 1867 an inland railway from Rockhampton to Westwood was opened, and nine years later it was extended to Boollburra, a few kilometres east of the site which from that time was named Duaringa. By 1879 the railway had gone on to Emerald, crossing what became Duaringa Shire.
The presence of the railway was accompanied by an influx of population, and the supervising local authority, the Banana Divisional Board, requested the severance of the Duaringa area. In 1881 the Duaringa Division was proclaimed.
Most of the division's area north of the railway was plains and lowlands with extensive brigalow, a hardy, shrubby acacia. To the south is the Blackdown tableland which merges with the Dawson Range. On the west is the Expedition Range. The main industry was pastoral, but in 1892 local coal deposits were mined about 15 km west of Blackwater. Several other mines around Blackwater were opened by 1905, and around Bluff during 1920-40. In 1946 Duaringa Shire was described in the Australian Blue Book:
In the late 1950s Bowen Basin coal deposits were investigated, and various open cut mines were opened around Blackwater in the next few decades. Most are outside the shire, but Blackwater became their dormitory town. Railway line branches were opened to Cook and South Blackwater mines (1970), Gregory and Oakey Creek mines north of Blackwater (1979) and the Curragh open cut (1983), the last-mentioned being in Duaringa Shire. There was also considerable clearing of brigalow country under a development scheme begun in 1962, particularly north of the Capricorn Highway.
Duaringa's Country Women's Association hall (CWA) was put up for sale in 2014 following declining membership.
The shire's main population centres were along the Capricorn Highway, in particular, Blackwater where the council offices were located. About 50 km south of Duaringa is the Woorabinda Shire, formerly Woorabinda Aboriginal community, established in 1927 when the Taroom settlement was removed from the Dawson River irrigation scheme.
Duaringa Shire's area was 17,752 sq km, and its census populations were:
In 2008 it was amalgamated with Emerald, Bauhania and Peak Down Shires to form Central Highlands Regional Council.
Duaringa's census populations have been:
D. Turner, ed, Duaringa Shire, 100 years of local government 1881-1981, Duaringa, Duaringa Shire Council, 1990
J.D. Mullaly, Duaringa Shire handbook, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 1972
Blackwater, Bluff and Woorabinda entries
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This week we've learned that the profession of politics may be ancient, but its capacity to shock and confound is anything but timeworn.
If the election of an out and out socialist to the leadership of a post-Tony Blair British Labour Party wasn't surprising enough, this week we've seen the Liberal Party of Australia join the Australian Labor Party in making the extraordinary decision to depose a first-term Prime Minister.
The event bore an uncanny resemblance to Julia Gillard's knifing of Kevin Rudd on that winter's night in June 2010. The public found out there were moves to unseat the leader just after 3.30 on Monday afternoon and some six hours later Australia had its 29th Prime Minister – its fifth in as many years.
When Tony Abbott finally fronted the media briefly around 6pm on Monday night to respond to Malcolm Turnbull's challenge, he was criticised by commentators for not putting forward his leadership credentials. He stated (repeatedly) "we are not the Labor Party" – referring to Labor's propensity to change leaders at the first whiff of a poor poll.
He was right to say this. It was a major point of differentiation between the parties. The fact the Federal Liberal Party had never removed a sitting Prime Minister set them on a higher ground and a more mature footing and look less like a faction-ridden, poll-driven rabble.
But it seems the so-called "Labor disease" has now infected the other side of politics and Australian politics and the voters are the worse for it.
Somewhat ironically, having set the precedent, Labor has now taken preventative steps to make it more difficult for the midnight leadership coups to take place by introducing reforms to the way their leaders are elected and unelected.
In order to unseat their Prime Minister, 75 per cent of the Labor caucus must vote for a no confidence motion (60 per cent for an Opposition Leader). With a fairly even split between the left and right factions in the Party room, it would therefore have to be close to consensus. Should that happen, nominations then open for the leadership. If it's contested then the new rules kick in again; that is, a vote of the full rank and file membership and the MPs, split 50/50. How effective this is as a deterrent will be tested over the next few months. If polling repeatedly confirms the switch to Malcolm Turnbull was the right decision for the Government, the pressure will be on Bill Shorten and Labor.
A section of the Australian Labor Party would like to see the election of the leader extended to a full one member one vote system like the British Labour Party. This, they argue, is a true expression of a democratic, grass roots party. While this may be correct, given what we know about the membership of the ALP and what we've seen happen with UK Labour electing Jeremy Corbyn, the probable outcome may not serve the Party well. The leader may be popular with the members, but how electable that person might be to the broader community is another question.
Under these rules, Labor's most iconic Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam would probably not have defeated the left wing Jim Cairns, and it's most successful Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, might not have defeated Bill Hayden. These are issues the Labor Party should carefully consider before taking reform any further.
As for the Liberal Party, after the events of this week, there will undoubtedly be members calling for the kind of reform Labor has introduced. Even the British Conservative Party gives its 200,000 odd members the final say in deciding who the leader will be.


GM chose the bustling metropolis of Shanghai to unveil the trio of EN-V concepts. Based on the research conducted with Segway and the Segway P.U.M.A. prototype, the GM EN-V is a two-wheeled, two-seat commuter vehicle with an electric drivetrain.
By 2030 it is predicted that urban areas will become home to over 60 percent of the world's 8 billion people. This means there will be an extraordinary strain on the transport infrastructure in built up areas, and pollution could also become an even bigger problem for major cities. The EN-V is not the answer to these upcoming problems, however it is a novel idea which could help reduce the stresses on future urban environments.
The EN-V, which is short for Electric Networked-Vehicle, was displayed in three different forms at its unveiling. GM say that the three variations are intended to emphasize three key characteristics of future transport: Jiao (Pride), Miao (Magic) and Xiao (Laugh). Okay then, glad that's cleared up.
Each EN-V has a unique design theme to showcase the flexibility of the propulsion platform. The design gives each EN-V its own personality, with a unique opening, elegant interior and innovative color, lighting and seat technology. Xiao offers a more lighthearted appeal, with its "gumball blue" paint and nautical-inspired design. Miao takes most of its design cues from the consumer electronics industry, as evidenced by its sleek, masculine looks. Designers also used Miao to display innovative lighting solutions, including extensive use of LED accent lighting. With its clean lines and bright paintwork, Jiao takes its design influence from bullet trains and Chinese opera masks.
"EN-V reinvents the automobile by creating a new vehicle DNA through the convergence of electrification and connectivity. It provides an ideal solution for urban mobility that enables future driving to be free from petroleum and emissions, free from congestion and accidents, and more fun and fashionable than ever before," said Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group.
The GM EN-V is powered by two electric motors, one for each powered wheel. A constantly adjusting stabilization system allows the EN-V to carry two passengers and light cargo in a footprint that's about a third of a traditional 4-wheeled vehicle.
Due to the tandem two-wheel layout the vehicle can literally "turn on a dime" - at low speeds anyway. In addition, everything in EN-V is drive-by-wire, allowing it to operate autonomously - using GPS and vehicle-to-vehicle communications, or under manual control from the driver. The motors not only provide power for acceleration, but also bring the vehicle to a halt.
The autonomous capability of the EN-V would help reduce traffic congestion by allowing vehicle to automatically select the fastest route based on real-time traffic information. The concept also uses wireless communications to enable a "social network" that can be used by drivers and occupants to communicate with friends or business associates while on the go.
The ability of the EN-V to communicate with other vehicles, the transport infrastructure and sense its surroundings could dramatically reduce the number of vehicle accidents. Using vehicle-based sensor and camera systems, EN-V can build up an image of what's around it, allowing the vehicle to react quickly to obstacles or changes in driving conditions. For example, if a pedestrian steps out in front of the vehicle, it will decelerate to a slower and safer speed and stop sooner than current vehicles.


In my thinking, church doesn't exist for the benefit of its members. It exists to equip its members for the benefit of the world. To do that, it is about three things: community, spirituality, and mission — kind of a triangle, where each point is connected to the other two. …Community means that we create a place of belonging where people can learn to believe the good news, belong to a community that is learning to behave (or live) by it, and become (together) a living example of it.
There is some great thought out there. This is one of my all time favorites. Your comments from Brian reminded me of Temple's wise words.


Located in Maricopa County between Scottsdale and Phoenix, Paradise Valley is Arizona's most affluent community with a population approaching 13,000 citizens.
In such a small community crime is typically rare, so in 2012 when the police department and town council noticed an uptick in burglaries there was obvious concern. Following several years of lean government spending, the impact of not being able to hire more officers or deploy new technology was being felt.
Until task force recommendations were made, Paradise Valley Police Department had limited technologies available for officers other than hand-held radios.
Paradise Valley selected L-3 Communications as their technology partner. L-3 proposed an "all in one" solution that included an in-vehicle gateway that would support an array of technology applications in the vehicle including license plate recognition, mobile tablets, electronic ticketing, mobile in-vehicle cameras, and body-worn cameras. L3 was asked to source and provide all this technology and integrate it into the police department vehicles.
The L-3 solution included Sierra Wireless' InMotion oMG Mobile Gateway. One of the key factors in selecting the InMotion Solution was the requirement for a communications gateway that would work with multiple cellular networks. Paradise Valley is located close to mountains and typical carrier coverage across their service area is approximately 60-70% which wasn't adequate. The InMotion Solution enables them to deploy multiple carrier radios simultaneously, with the gateway selecting the best available network based on location, time of day, speed etc.


Broaden out their horizons was founded by two experienced teachers - Linda Quinn and Martha Braggins - with a passion for empowering young people around the world.
Linda is pictured here with her host family during her participation in the Global Teachers Programme in 2005 when she worked on a voluntary basis at Magoba JSS in the Eastern Cape. This experience lead to the partnership between Linda's school Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in Islington and Magoba JSS which has resulted in reciprocal visits of staff in both schools. This link forms part of the role Linda has played in developing the global dimension within EGA School, successfully achieving International School status since 2007.
Martha Braggins is an Assistant Headteacher at a North London secondary school. Her belief in the need to nurture a socially responsible, outward looking student body is fundamental to her work and as a result she has lead the development of the global dimension in her school, both through the curriculum and a wide range of extra-curricular trips and events, including this trip to Rome with a group of 6th form students.
Helena Bonham Carter is the founding patron of broaden out their horizons.
"I am very excited to be part of something that aims to give young people around the world the opportunity not only to share what they have in common with each other, but also to learn from their differences."


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This new hotel tower is being planned near…
High-rise hotel eyed for prime downtown San Jose site
A 19-story, 220-room hotel in downtown San Jose proposed by KT Urban for the corner of North Almaden Boulevard and West Santa Clara Street, in a visualization. A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers told this news organization. C2K Architecture, Inc.
The ground -floor entry of a 220-room, 19-story hotel in downtown San Jose proposed by KT Urban for the corner of North Almaden Boulevard and West Santa Clara Street, in a visualization. A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers told this news organization. C2K Architecture, Inc.
A 220-room, 19-story hotel in downtown San Jose proposed by KT Urban for the corner of North Almaden Boulevard and West Santa Clara Street, in a visualization. A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers told this news organization. C2K Architecture, Inc.
Street-level entrance of a 220-room, 19-story hotel in downtown San Jose proposed by KT Urban for the corner of North Almaden Boulevard and West Santa Clara Street, in a visualization. A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers told this news organization. C2K Architecture, Inc.
A top-floor gathering area of an 19-story, 220-room hotel in downtown San Jose proposed by KT Urban for the corner of North Almaden Boulevard and West Santa Clara Street, in a visualization. A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers told this news organization. C2K Architecture, Inc.
By George Avalos | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: April 24, 2018 at 10:44 am | UPDATED: April 24, 2018 at 3:49 pm
SAN JOSE — A hotel tower is being planned for a prime site in downtown San Jose, a short distance from a future Google transit village and a pending expansion of the Adobe Systems campus, one of the project's developers said.
The high-rise lodging would reach 19 stories skyward and has been proposed for a vacant parcel, now used for surface parking, at 8 N. Almaden Blvd. and West Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose, the proposal from Cupertino-based developer KT Urban indicated.
"Our market research indicates that it's an excellent time to move forward with hotel rooms in the downtown core," said Mark Tersini, a KT Urban principal executive.
The high-rise hotel would contain 220 rooms, city planning documents show.
"Everything we are seeing about San Jose and Silicon Valley, with all of the expansions by technology companies, shows you can definitely have enough business for hotels," said Alan Reay, president of Irvine-based Atlas Hospitality Group, which tracks California's lodging market. "But the question is: When is enough, enough?"
For now, green lights beckon. Major upgrades, developments and expansions are being planned in downtown San Jose, with much of the anticipated activity in the vicinity of the Diridon train station and the SAP Center.
"It's a perfect location, it has fantastic identity from Highway 87 and is close to the SAP Center," Tersini said.
Two blocks from the proposed hotel high rise, Mountain View-based Google plans a transit-oriented community of offices, homes, retail and restaurants, a development where 15,000 to 20,000 of the search giant's employees could eventually work in downtown San Jose.
Just around the corner to the south, Adobe Systems intends to dramatically increase the size of its three-building headquarters campus by constructing a fourth office tower to accommodate a growing downtown San Jose workforce.
Also short distances away, Boston Properties has proposed development of three office towers on South Almaden Boulevard, the Sobrato Organization intends to develop a 204,000-square-foot office building that's been leased to Santa Clara County, while TMG Partners and Valley Oak Partners plan a million-square-foot office complex that will be marketed to tech companies.
"You have the expansion of Adobe, the anticipated development of Google and other office developments in the future," Tersini said. "We see the opportunity to meet continued strong demand for additional hotel rooms in downtown San Jose."
The future hotel would rise next to the existing Hotel De Anza and be across the street from the AC Hotel, which opened in early 2017. When completed, potentially in 2021, the hotel would have off-site parking with a valet, and an off-site laundry.
"The AC Hotel has proven the downtown market can absorb more rooms," said Bob Staedler, principal executive with San Jose-based Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use and planning consultancy. "With all the activity from conventions such as the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to events at the Arena, a hotel that is walkable to the SAP Center is a really smart move."
During the first three months of 2018, the occupancy rate for hotels in Santa Clara County was 74.9 percent, up 0.4 percent from the similar period in 2017, according to STR, a Tennessee-based market researcher that tracks the lodging industry. The average daily room rate was $200.50, up 4.4 percent from the year before, STR reported.
"What stands out most when looking at the region's performance is rate growth well above the national average," STR said in an analysis of the South Bay hotel market. "That has allowed hoteliers in Silicon Valley to consistently grow revenue per available room. The big demand generators in the area, tech companies, provide obvious stability for the hotel industry."
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Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils trailers to house Oakland's homeless
Gov. Newsom's big move on homelessness may be just in political time, new poll suggests
Homelessness has shot to the top of the list of concerns for California voters. A new poll finds nearly a third name homelessness or housing as what the state should focus on this year.
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Kaiser Permanente commits $25 million to help California combat homelessness
Kaiser said the $25 million commitment is part of the healthcare provider's overall strategy to preserve affordable housing and prevent displacement of existing residents.


One month archaeology dig near Trinidad this summer!
Learn archaeology in the canyon lands of southeast Colorado beginning on June 3, 2019.
Sign up for ANT 103 at Trinidad State and you'll spend five days a week for a month digging, mapping, surveying, sketching petroglyphs, and photographing known ancient native American sites as well as looking for more.
Students will work at the Medina Rock Shelter at JE Canyon Ranch (a Nature Conservancy property), an hour east of Trinidad. Indoor sleeping accommodations will be provided at no cost at a bunkhouse 45 minutes away (by four-wheel drive). Food will cost $20 a week. Students must bring their own toiletries, towel and bedding (or sleeping bag). Transportation will be provided from Trinidad, Colorado to the site each Monday morning and back to Trinidad each Friday evening.
Students must be prepared to hike long distances and spend all day in the sun. The weather may be hot and there may be stinging insects and snakes. Students will also need to bring a small shovel and field notebook. Students must be prepared to help with cooking and other chores. Cell service is available at the bunkhouse. The instructor is Kimberly Munro. She will oversee all field operations and provide two evening lectures a week on the history of the area, field methods and related topics to give students a true immersive archaeology foundation. This is the best way to learn the basic skills needed in archaeology.
The class is worth three credit-hours and will run Monday through Friday from June 3 to June 28, 2019. This is a guaranteed transfer class. The following week, July 1 through 5, students may also enroll in a companion class where artifacts found in the class will be cataloged and studied.
Instructor : Kimberly Munro, Ph.D.
Kimberly Munro is an Andean archaeologist with over a decade of experience working in Peru. She is the director of the Cosma Archaeological Project, a long-term research project involving excavation and survey, in the Andean central highlands, specifically in the Caceres District of Peru.
Kimberly earned a dual B.A. degree in Anthropology and Religious Studies in 2007 from Florida State University and also holds a M.S. in Geography (Geographic Information Sciences) from FSU. She attended Louisiana State University for her doctoral degree, and successfully defended her PhD dissertation.
She has previously taught World Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology at LSU, as well as taught archaeological methods in the field through the Cosma Archaeological Project field school. In addition to her excavations in the Central Andes, she previously spent several years working in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) for the National Park and National Forest services.
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The study site is remote. Course will require students be able to hike several miles in rough/uneven terrain for extended periods of time. Students will need to carry equipment, gear, food, and specimens to/from the study site. Faculty and students will be outside most of each day. Weather conditions will vary. Expect long days of hot, dry, and sunny conditions. There is a possibility of encountering wild animals including biting/stinging insects, snakes, and the like. A medical information sheet and medical release form will be required.
Lodging and transportation (from Trinidad, Colorado) is FREE.
Studies analytical methods in archaeological research including those employed in the field and in the laboratory. This course utilizes practical exercises to illustrate theoretical principles of archaeology, including methods of archaeological survey, excavation, artifact analysis, collection strategies, mapping strategies, and field interpretation. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SS3 category.
Examines issues relating to the way science interacts with society. A selection of issues from information technology, the environment and earth science, physics and astronomy, biology, medicine, and the interaction of science with politics will be examined, as informed by current events. Emphasis will be on research, inquiry, and critical analysis of science-related issues, including the negative and positive roles of science in society. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.
Students can take both classes or one. Their choice. Both have Guaranteed Transfer designations meaning they can satisfy SC2 or SS3 requirements anywhere in the state of Colorado.
Transportation is provided. Daily commute is not practical. Students will live and study on-site.


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El regne d' Apà (Apa o Appah) fou un estat africà que existia al  i XVIII a l'est de Porto Novo. A vegades es va confondre amb Epké als mapes de l'època. La seva dinastia era edo i es va instaurar quan el regne de Benín va dominar la regió al .

La població en canvi era ioruba egbado. El 1670 s'hi van establir els holandesos. El director de la companyia Hertog, va confiscar allí les propietats dels portuguesos que fugien de Jaken, conquerida pels dahomeyans. El 1746 hi estaven establerts els portuguesos que durant la crisi amb el regne de Dahomey van considerar evacuar el fort d'Ajuda (Whydah) per establir-ne un a Apà. Poc després va caure en mans de Badagry, ciutat emergent fundada pocs anys abans (1737 o 1727 segon algunes fonts), gairebé al mateix temps que la ciutat de Pokra (també ioruba).

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 Person Yves. Chronologie du royaume gun de Hogbonu (Porto-Novo) a: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 15, n°58, 1975. pp. 217-238.

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What could be more appropriate than traditional Scottish Thistles for homemade shortbread? This pan makes eight buttery triangular pieces, each decorated with thistles, butterflies and bees. Gift boxed with a recipe booklet.


One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role with Hyde Park Venture Partners is getting to see some of the most dynamic tech ecosystems around the country. As a firm we focus on high growth, recurring revenue type businesses – usually in the Midwest. I recently had the opportunity to visit Atlanta for an advisory board session with Terminus at the Atlanta Tech Village. I also spent time in Cincinnati for the Brandery's Demo Day and Cintrifuse Annual Meeting.
I have lived in both cities, and they each hold a special place in my heart. I was born and raised in Cincinnati. Like many aspiring marketers in the Midwest, I received my training at P&G from 1999-2005 where I was one of the earliest digital marketers. I then moved to Atlanta to lead Worldwide Digital Marketing for Coca-Cola. The tech ecosystems then were sparse then. However, I remember early players emerging like Planet Feedback in Cincinnati + SilverPop and MindSpring in Atlanta. Fast forward to 2015, and both cities have thriving tech ecosystems and have built the foundation for even bigger things.
Atlanta now has several technology companies that have scaled to leadership and/or that have had successful exits: Pardot (acquired by ExactTarget in 2013), SilverPop (acquired by IBM in 2014), SalesLoft (recent funding by Emergence Capital) and MailChimp are all industry leaders based in Atlanta. The 103,000 square foot Atlanta Tech Village , which was built by David Cummings, is nothing short of spectacular and has hundreds of people working to turn promising startups into great technology firms.
After visiting Cincinnati last week, I was blown away by the level of energy and momentum in the startup community. As usual, the Brandery had a stellar lineup of 10 Companies deliver presentations as compelling as I've seen at any demo day. The Brandery and CincyTech are producing some great early stage companies, and more mature technology firms like Ahalogy (a graduate of the Brandery) and Everything but the House (recent $30M Funding led by GreenSpring) are on building category leading businesses.
Capital – Again, this seems obvious, but capital must be available at all stages of the tech lifecycle, from seed funding to Series A and later stage. Several years ago this was a great detriment in the Midwest across all stages. However, now it seems like the early stage angel investing funds are prevalent and once a business is ready to scale, the later stage expansion funding is now available as well. Funding for Seed Rounds and Series A are still missing, which has created a barbell type distribution. This is precisely what HPVP is excited to address with high growth businesses across the Midwest.
State & Regional Support – Employer job credits, angel tax credits and local government entities provide important incentives to recruit and retain high growth Companies. In addition, organizations like TechPoint, Cintrifuse, and the Illinois Technology Association all help capture the innovation and energy and showcase growing companies through events and awards that celebrate success as well.
Mentors & Advisors – I think this is often the most overlooked element. There is no substitute for coaches, mentors, advisors who have already traveled the path you're walking. Mentors with experience in Go to Market, and Product Management are particularly needed because early missteps can prove most costly. When superstars move from large Companies to emerging startups, it seasons the talent pool and inspires the next generation of leaders.
I think of these five elements working together as an "Ecosystem Flywheel", which starts and ends with great talent. The greatest accelerant for increasing the pace of the flywheel is success. When companies grow, they attract more talent, create more energy, and ultimately distribute back capital and talent into the ecosystem. Each of the factors in the ecosystem flywheel continue to reinforce one another and ultimately create a self-reinforcing ecosystem. The cumulative effect leads to what Cintrifuse most recently called "triple bottom line results": 1) financial returns 2) innovation 3) community.
I'm more encouraged than ever how quickly the flywheel is turning. Vibrant ecosystems are forming where almost nothing was in place only a few years ago. It's amazing to see how each city in the region has taken a slightly different approach in creating their own unique ecosystem. The flywheel is clearly in motion in the Midwest and I believe the best is yet to come.
What else do you see as necessary for a tech ecosystem to thrive?


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The Applicants, who were not allowed to participate in the arbitration process due to their failure to pay the required fees, successfully argued that it was manifestly unfair for the arbitrator to render a decision against them. The Applicants ought to have been given the opportunity to make submissions with respect to the Respondent's claim against them.
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Mericle v. Basement Systems (Calgary) Inc., [2010] A.J. No. 221, 2010 ABQB 137, Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, February 22, 2010, W.A. Tilleman J.
This was an application for judicial review of an arbitration award. The Applicants, Dan and Janet Mericle, had entered into a contract with the Respondent, Basement Systems (Calgary) Inc., which provided for arbitration in the event of a dispute. A dispute arose and both the Applicants and Respondents claimed against each other. The parties contacted an arbitrator who required a payment of $11,000 from each party in order to proceed. The Respondents paid the required fee, however the Applicants were unable to do so. The arbitrator received submissions on how best to proceed given the Applicants' failure to pay the fees and concluded that the arbitration would proceed as scheduled but without participation by the Applicants.
The hearing proceeded in the absence of the Applicants and the arbitrator concluded that the Applicants' claims were without merit but that the Respondent had proved its claim. The arbitrator thus made an award in favour of the Respondents. The Applicants claimed that the arbitrator breached the fundamental rule of procedural fairness that each party must be heard. They claimed that they were denied the opportunity to present their case and to respond to the Respondent's case.
The Arbitration Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. A-43 allows a court to set aside an arbitration award where a party has been treated manifestly unfairly and unequally. In this case, it was manifestly unfair for the Respondent to be permitted to proceed with its claim at the arbitration hearing without providing the Applicants with an opportunity to make full answer. Accordingly, the Court held that there must be a new arbitration hearing with respect to the Respondent's claim. If the Applicants were unable to pay the required fees, they would be entitled to make written submissions which would respond to the claim against them.
Despite the analysis above, the Court held that there was no unfairness with regard to the arbitrator's decision to dismiss the Applicants' claim against the Respondent absent their participation. The Applicants were sophisticated, knew and agreed with the rules, and had legal counsel and yet paid nothing towards the costs of the arbitration process. By refusing to abide by the agreed rules of procedure, they disentitled themselves from pursuing their claim and the arbitrator's decision to dismiss that claim was fair.
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Walther-Schücking-Institute for International Law
Walther Schücking Institute for International Law (WSI)
From the End of World War II Until Today (1945-)
WSI News
The Institute
History of the Institute
100 Years of Peace through Law: the Walther Schücking Institute of International Law
The First Two Decades (1914-1933)
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Hermann von Mangoldt (1895-1953) was appointed as Ritterbusch's successor in April 1943 and took over at the end of 1944, after release from his duties as a Navy officer.
He immediately organised the evacuation of the Library collection, saving it from the bombardment of Kiel.
Mangoldt had kept a certain distance from the Nazi regime without opposing it. His publications of the period are free from National Socialist ideology – except for two instances where he favourably compared the legal situation of Jews in Germany in 1939 to that of coloured people in the USA.
In the foundational years of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mangoldt played an important role. Especially as member of the Parliamentary Council he significantly influenced the drafting of the chapter on fundamental rights in the German Basic Law.
After the war, Mangoldt was committed to reviving the Institute. In 1948 the Institute's Library received the status of United Nations Depository Library – the first one in Germany. He also arranged the return of over 2,000 books that Ritterbusch had taken with him from the Institute's Library to Berlin in 1941.
In cooperation with the Research Centre for International Law of the University of Hamburg and its director Rudolf von Laun, the Institute launched the Yearbook for International Law in 1947/48 – today's German Yearbook of International Law (its title since 1976). Furthermore, the series 'Publications of the Walther Schücking Institute' was released again.
Eberhard Menzel (1911-1979) was appointed as Mangoldt's successor in April 1955 – two years after Mangoldt's sudden death. Viktor Böhmert (1902-1975), long-time head of department at the Institute (since 1929) and professor at the Law Faculty since 1943, was appointed second director.
However, it was Menzel who shaped the Institute significantly. In his tenure, he managed to make the Institute once again one of the leading institution for international law in Germany. He inspired young scholars to pursue an academic career, such as Dietrich Rauschning, Jost Delbrück, Knut Ipsen, and Rainer Lagoni.
In 1964, its 50th anniversary, the Institute moved into new premises – the newly erected University tower at Christian-Albrechts-Platz.
With Menzel severely ill, Böhmert's successor, Wilhelm A. Kewenig (1934-1993) steered the Institute through the 1970s' structural changes: the Institute was integrated into the Faculty of Law and the hierarchical directorate with a first and second director was abolished in favour of an equal collegial directorate with an alternating managing director.
The old patriarchal 'Ordinarienuniversität' gave finally way to a less top-down way of work when Jost Delbrück (*1935) was appointed as Menzel's successor in 1976. Like Kewenig, Delbrück brought a cooperative leadership from his studies in the USA, which has lasted until today.
For almost 25 years, Delbrück influenced and inspired the Institute's work. Among his 'mentees' are Karl Ulrich Meyn, Eibe Riedel, Hans-Joachim Schütz, Klaus Dicke, Stephan Hobe, Anne Peters, and Christian Tietje. The list is complemented by Siegfried Magiera and Doris König who were mentored by Kewenig and Rüdiger Wolfrum, respectively.
During the co-directorate of Delbrück and Rüdiger Wolfrum (*1941), from 1982 to 1993, the Institute became an outright 'power house' in international law in Germany. The University team was notoriously successful at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competitions and several important symposia were held in Kiel (e.g. Antarctic Challenges I-III, 1983, 1985, 1987; Strengthening the World Order: Universalism versus Regionalism, 1989; The Future of International Law Enforcement: New Scenarios – New Law, 1992).
A law of the sea expert and former member of the delegation of the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Wolfrum firmly established the law of the sea as a focus of the Institute's work. He would later serve as judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg (from 1996 to 2017), over which he presided from 2005 until 2008.


Sincere attempts at becoming more ethically responsive to individual and community needs, both in terms of increases in personal choice of individual patients and more general concerns in providing better health care to the public, sometimes take the form of an institutional addition to the existing health care structure. Health care ethics committees (HECs) are one such addition to the structure. Health care ethics committees have enjoyed rising popularity in North American, European, Commonwealth countries, and elsewhere, as an institutional means of helping to resolve moral problems in a variety of settings, primarily in direct medical care of patients and evaluation of research proposals. What are these committees? What are their various functions, methodologies, composition, and problems? How are we to understand and evaluate the emergence of these committees within the larger historical and intellectual context of applied philosophical ethics?


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Arthur Daemmrich
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Ph.D., Cornell University
B.A., University of Pennsylvania
Arthur Daemmrich is director of the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution. His research explores the emergence of innovative business sectors, with a focus on the pharmaceutical industry, chemicals sector, and comparative studies of healthcare systems. Daemmrich has published in science and technology studies, history of science, technology and medicine, and health and business policy. Before joining the Smithsonian in 2015, he was an associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, assistant professor at Harvard Business School and a visiting professor at the China Europe International Business School.
History of science, technology, and medicine; pharmaceutical sciences; chemical industry; risk and regulation; environmental history; healthcare systems and healthcare policy
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Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, 1906-present
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You know when you ask your wife, "Do you know where my black socks are?" and "No, the other black socks" and "Never mind, how about the navy socks" and "No, the other navy socks." It's really wearing her down.
A new study out of Italy found that women surprisingly get healthier and less stressed when their husbands die. While men become more stressed and less healthy when their wives die. Here's why.
The researchers say it's because men really lean on their wives for, um, everything. For women, being the responsible one all the time is, "restrictive and frustrating," so once their husband dies, they feel more relaxed.
They also believe women cope with their spouse dying better than men because they're better at expressing their emotions. It lines up with another study that found single women have a lower risk of depression but single men have a higher risk. So yeah, men really need women and the feeling doesn't seem to be totally mutual.


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Fatal Pedestrian Accident on Indian Canyon Drive at Thomas Avenue in Riverside
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Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Riverside (October 5, 2016) – A pedestrian sustained fatal injuries as a result of being hit by a vehicle on North Indian Canyon Drive at Thomas Avenue, according to a California Highway Patrol dispatch.
The accident took place at about 8:05 p.m. As per the log, a man was walking at the area between Mobile Drive and Desert Sand Road when suddenly, he was struck by a passing car.
The impact tossed the pedestrian to the ground where he was found by responding medics. It was not immediately clear whether the victim died at the scene or in a hospital.
Further, the CHP team mentioned a dog was found at the site. The Press Enterprise said the chihuahua survived and is the deceased's dog.
Meanwhile, the vehicle was described as a 1999 Lexus driven by 54-year-old Colette Ruth Tobuch, of Desert Hot Springs.
Officers continue to investigate the cause of the fatal crash.
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Hospital ethics committees (HECs) have come into vogue over the past quarter of a century, but subsequent to Joint Commission International Accreditation's mandate in 1992, they have become an essential part of all major hospitals in North America. These committees work on different models to address the clinical ethics needs of hospitals. Some hospitals have a fulltime clinical ethicist, while others use a multidisciplinary committee comprising clinical, administrative, religious and legal representatives.


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Why Pogba's United Career Is Tied To Mourinho
Italian reports claim the future of Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba is tied to whether Jose Mourinho remains as the boss at Old Trafford or leaves.
According to the report, Pogba will only remain at Manchester United if Mourinho is replaced by former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane
The unrest between the former Juventus player and the former Chelsea manager has yet to see any resolve with continued speculations that the player might have made up his mind to leave, a decision that will be pleasing to the Old Trafford coach.
The France midfielder had arrived in Manchester United barely two years ago in 2016 with a fee of €105m but hes is yet to make the impact that was envisaged by pundits and fans.
While some reports claim he will be heading back to Italy, from where he came from, other reports say Spanish giants, Barcelona are keen to have the player to serve as a replacement for ageing Lionel Messi.
However, there are reports that the situation can only be brought under control with the exit of Mourinho from the Old Trafford.
But United chief, Ed Woodward is bent on keeping the player, hoping he forms a part of the club's future.
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The Latest: Charges filed against suspected synagogue gunman
1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago Saturday, October 27 2018 Oct 27, 2018 Saturday, October 27, 2018 1:54:00 PM CDT October 27, 2018 in News
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged the suspected gunman in a massacre that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh synagogue with 29 charges, including using a firearm to commit murder.
Scott W. Brady, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, announced the charges late Saturday, about 12 hours after they say Robert Bowers opened fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue.
The 20-minute attack left six others wounded, including four police officers who dashed to the scene, authorities said.
The suspect traded gunfire with police and was shot several times. The suspect, who was in fair condition at a hospital, was charged late Saturday with 29 federal counts, including hate crimes and weapons offenses. It wasn't immediately known if the suspect has an attorney to speak on his behalf.
"Please know that justice in this case will be swift and it will be severe," Scott Brady, the chief federal prosecutor in western Pennsylvania, said at a news conference, characterizing the slaughter as a "terrible and unspeakable act of hate."
The mass shooting came amid a rash of high-profile attacks in an increasingly divided country, one day after a Florida man was arrested and charged with mailing a series of pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and little more than a week before the midterm elections.
The killings also immediately reignited the longstanding national debate about guns: President Donald Trump said the outcome might have been different if the synagogue "had some kind of protection" from an armed guard, while Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf noted that once again "dangerous weapons are putting our citizens in harm's way."
Trump said he planned to travel to Pittsburgh, but offered no details.
Authorities say that just before 10 a.m., the suspect entered the large synagogue with an assault-style rifle and three handguns. Three separate congregations were conducting Sabbath services in different areas of the large building, according to Michael Eisenberg, the immediate past president of the Tree of Life. The Pennsylvania attorney general's office said it was told by victims that a brit milah — a ritual circumcision ceremony at which a baby boy also receives his Hebrew name — was also taking place, though law enforcement officials later said no children were among the dead or wounded.
"It is a very horrific crime scene," said a visibly moved Wendell Hissrich, the Pittsburgh public safety director. "It's one of the worst that I've seen."
The survivors included Daniel Leger, 70, a nurse and hospital chaplain who was in critical condition after undergoing surgery, his brother, Paul Leger, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Daniel Leger was scheduled to lead a service Saturday morning, he said.
The mass shooting raised immediate alarm in Jewish communities around the country. Authorities in New York City, Chicago and elsewhere increased security at Jewish centers.
Bob Jones, head of the FBI's Pittsburgh office, said that worshippers "were brutally murdered by a gunman targeting them simply because of their faith," though he cautioned the shooter's full motive was not yet known. In a statement, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department would file hate crime and other charges against the suspect.
The suspect, who had no apparent criminal record, expressed virulently anti-Semitic views on a social media site called Gab, according to an Associated Press review of an archived version of the posts made under his name. The cover photo for his account featured a neo-Nazi symbol, and his recent posts included a photo of a fiery oven like those used in Nazi concentration camps used to cremate Jews during World War II.
Other posts referenced false conspiracy theories suggesting the Holocaust — in which an estimated 6 million Jews perished — was a hoax. He wrote of a Jewish "infestation," using a slur for Jews.
Gab confirmed the suspect had a profile on its website, which is popular with far-right extremists.
Before the shooting, the poster believed to be the suspect also wrote that "HIAS likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."
HIAS is a nonprofit group that helps refugees around the world find safety and freedom. The organization says it is guided by Jewish values and history.
Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive officer of the Anti-Defamation League, said the group believes Saturday's attack was the deadliest on the Jewish community in U.S. history.
"Our hearts break for the families of those killed and injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and for the entire Jewish community of Pittsburgh," Greenblatt said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "heartbroken and appalled" by the attack.
"The entire people of Israel grieve with the families of the dead," Netanyahu said. "We stand together with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh. We stand together with the American people in the face of this horrendous anti-Semitic brutality. And we all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded."
Thousands of people, some holding candles, gathered for a vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Saturday night in honor of the victims, whose names were not immediately released. A chant of "vote, vote, vote" broke out during the emotional gathering. Some attendees blamed the shooting on the nation's political climate, and said they took little solace in the planned visit by Trump.
At a political rally in Murphysboro, Illinois, Trump said "the evil anti-Semitic attack is an assault on all of us."
The president — who, at times, has been accused by critics of failing to adequately condemn hate, such as when he blamed "both sides" for the violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia, white supremacist rally in 2017 — said that anti-Semitism must be "confronted and condemned everywhere it rears it very ugly head." He called for the imposition of the death penalty for "crimes like this."
The synagogue is located in the tree-lined residential neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, about 10 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh and the hub of Pittsburgh's Jewish community. The facade of the fortress-like concrete building is punctuated by rows of swirling, modernistic stained-glass windows illustrating the story of creation, the acceptance of God's law, the "life cycle" and "how human-beings should care for the earth and one another," according to its website. Among its treasures is a "Holocaust Torah," rescued from Czechoslovakia.
Its sanctuary can hold up to 1,250 people.
Eisenberg, the former synagogue president, said officials at Tree of Life had not gotten any threats that he knew of before the shooting. But he said security was a concern, and the synagogue had started working to improve it.
Chuck Diamond, a former rabbi at the synagogue who retired more than a year ago, said the building is locked during the week, and is outfitted with security cameras. "But on Sabbath it's an open door," he said.
"You know, you're always worried that something would happen," said Myron Snider, head of the cemetery committee for New Light Congregation, which meets at Tree of Life. Snider just got out of the hospital on Thursday and missed Saturday's service.
"But you never dream that it would happen like this," Snider added. "Just never ever dream that it would happen like this."
Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo in Washington, Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia, Gene Puskar in Pittsburgh, Marc Levy in Harrisburg and Allen G. Breed in Raleigh, N.C., and Michael Kunzelman in Silver Spring, Maryland, contributed to this report.


Eng. Franco Favilla, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seasif Holding, born in Milan in 1967, but grew up professionally in New York at Bear Stearns, brings along with him an extensive experience in the construction and real estate business, financial and commodities sectors. His professional background comes from the experience as a market maker in structured investments, the industrialization process in the construction and development of real estate.
His visionary leadership brought at the creation of Seasif Holding, which includes companies around the world which are performing financial, real estate and commodities activities and which when grouped together can provide a synergy of products and services that meet the needs of private and institutional investors at international level.
He focused on structural diversified investments and highest quality standards, which further enhanced his innovative ideas, ingenuity and expertise.