We firmly believe that these are the qualities that underpin our moral strength and should be rewarded in our community. In return we as an academy hold strong to our Year Pledges which have been developed for each year group. We are determined that every young person at Springwest has the opportunity to take part in a full range of social and cultural experiences throughout their time at school.
Academic success is crucial for the future success of our students. We have a highly accurate personalised tracking system for every student. They know what they can do and most importantly what they still need to conquer in order to improve. The accuracy of our assessment and tracking has further allowed us to introduce truly dynamic targeted early intervention to maximize progress. The Leadership Team's rigorous self-evaluation ensures that there is robust challenge at all levels from student to teacher to senior leader. This means the achievement of our students from their starting points is very high. Professional development for all of our staff is at the heart of everything we do. Our teachers are both reflective and inspirational in that they are always looking together to see how they can improve learning for every student in their classes.
We currently have over 900 students on roll. We operate a traditional Year and Tutor Group system and a House System. In 2017 we introduced this is how we do it at Springwest in the form of the At Springwest we… . Three different sets of expectations support students in their behaviour for learning both in and outside of the classroom, and allow for all students to focus on making strong progress in a safe and happy environment. Each year group has an attached Pastoral Mentor and an Achievement Coordinator. The Academy is recognised as having some of the highest quality provision for supporting students. We were noted as 'outstanding 'by OFSTED in this area. We look for every opportunity to celebrate our successes and involve our students in all aspects of improvement.
We benefit from fantastic sporting facilities and excellent ICT, that allows us to continually develop a more imaginative and modern curriculum. All members of our teaching staff are issued with a laptop and there are interactive boards and projectors in every teaching room. The entire site is covered for wireless access allowing all in our community to learn wherever they may be. We have a very advanced ICT managed service which offers us excellent support.
We have a Centre for students with a physical disability and a Centre for students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The students in both our specialist Centres are largely integrated into the whole college. The Centres are very innovative and much respected in the community. We have welcomed The Rise School as a co-located partner school on the Tudor Park Education Trust campus. In 2016 we celebrated the opening of Logic Studio School, a partner school in our Trust. Together both schools have worked on an innovative and aspirational post 16 offer for our students.


offers a variety of services including Manual and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), LSVT BIG For Parkinson's Disease, Joint Mobility/Integrity, Strengthening, Flexibility, Range of Motion, Balance Training, Gait Training, Neuromuscular Re-Education, Massage, Symptom-Relief and Symptom-Management, Pre- and Post-Operative Rehabilitation, ACL Injury Prevention, Postural Training and Exercise.
Pick a day and time to set-up your first appointment.
Please complete your paperwork by clicking here for your first visit.
Subjective history, review of your past medical history. Objective measurement testing: range of motion, flexibility, balance, strength testing, etc.
Review of evaluation findings, therapist will discuss with you areas that need improvement.
Personalized program design developed for your specific physical therapy needs with your goals as our priority.
to continue your journey towards health and wellness.
Journey Physical Therapy LLC provides individualized one-on-one treatment sessions tailored to our patient's specific needs ensuring that they receive the care they need and deserve.
Journey Physical Therapy offers a variety of services including Manual and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM), LSVT BIG For Parkinson's Disease, Joint Mobility/Integrity, Strengthening, Flexibility, Range of Motion, Balance Training, Gait Training, Neuromuscular Re-Education, Massage, Symptom-Relief and Symptom-Management, Pre- and Post-Operative Rehabilitation, ACL Injury Prevention, Postural Training and Exercise.


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Q: Using string replace/regex in typoscript for an rte field I want to cutoff everything but the first paragraph from an rte field for an excerpt:
20 = HTML
20.value.field = tx_myextention_field
20.value.parseFunc < lib.parseFunc_RTE
20.wrap =
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20.stdWrap.replacement {
  10 {
    search = /^(.*?\/p).*$/m
    replace = \1>
    useRegExp = 1
 }
}

Why is this regex not working?
Or is there a better solution?

A: You could use stdWrap.cropHTML to achieve a similar effect. It would also shorten a long first paragraph, and use more than one paragraph, if the first one is too short. But maybe thats desirable in your situation?

A: Please be aware that the HTML cObject was deprecated in TYPO3 4.6. You should use the TEXT cObject.
I suspect that in your case the parseFunc was not properly applied because stdWrap cannot be used on the value but directly on the object. Without stdWrap, the newlines saved in the database are not transformed to
 tags and therefore your regex couldn't apply.
I tried to fix your TypoScript (but it is untested):
20 = TEXT
20.field = tx_myextension_field
20.stdWrap.parseFunc < lib.parseFunc_RTE
20.stdWrap.replacement {
  10 {
    search = /^(.*?\/p).*$/m
    replace = \1>
    useRegExp = 1
 }
}
20.wrap =
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Q: How to run openshift MEAN project in localhost or development system Ubuntu? I have created a MEAN stack application on https://openshift.redhat.com/ and it was successfully running on the web.
Default source code of the project synced form: https://github.com/linnovate/mean-on-openshift.git
For further development I am cloning the hosted git source using using git url mentioned in the applications page. (e.g git clone ssh://55e86e9f89f5cf1d29000001@nodejs-tapslab.rhcloud.com/~/git/nodejs.git/).
After clone the source code to local system, opening the project in sublime text editor. I can see in the config/env/development.js there are lot of configuration are used like process.env.OPENSHIFT_XXX. I was changed the some config value mentioned below and trying to start server using command : 'node server', but server was not starting throwing error.
{
db:  db: 'mongodb://' + (process.env.DB_PORT_27017_TCP_ADDR || 'localhost:27017') + ':' + '/mean-dev',
hostname: process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_IP || 'http://localhost:3000'
}

Can someone help me how to run Openshift mean project in local system and what all configuration needed before running it in local system.
System Config :
Ubuntu 12.04
MongoDB v2.6.6
Nodejs v0.10.40
npm 1.4.28
grunt-cli v0.1.13

Error :
$ node server

    Mean app started on port 3000 (development)

    events.js:72
        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
              ^
     Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND
    at errnoException (dns.js:37:11)
    at Object.onanswer [as oncomplete] (dns.js:124:16)

A: Git:
$ NODE_ENV=test node server


Because, I dunno, they're possessed?
Chris Martin is the author of The Falling Down Dance (Coffee House, 2015), Becoming Weather (Coffee House, 2011), and American Music (Copper Canyon, 2007). In 2015 he co-founded Unrestricted Interest, a consultancy and writing program dedicated to transforming the lives of people with autism. He also teaches at The Loft Literary Center and is a visiting assistant professor at Carleton College.
To her that is masked, how white?
in the white sediment and snow, some ice.
Dante's Rime Petrose are the underbelly of his beatified distortion of desire. Starting from Ted's literal translation of Dante's quartet of petrified rimes, we have tried to pull this desire slant, into repetition, into shifting patterns of diffusion and accumulation where dejection can flourish, where the gendered subject (masked) and the green hill can regather. This sestina is the first of the four canzoni.
Christine Stewart works in the English and Film Studies Department at the University of Alberta. She studies poetics, and is a founding member of the Writing Revolution in Place Research Collective. Recent publications: "Propositions from Under Mill Creek Bridge," in Sustaining the West. Wilfred Laurier, "On Treaty Six from Under Mill Creek Bridge" in Toward. Some. Air. Banff Centre Press, "This—from Treaty Six" in Dusie and The Odes, Nomados Press.
Ted Byrne was born in Hamilton Ontario and has lived in Vancouver since the late sixties. He was a member of the Kootenay School of Writing collective, and is presently a member of the Lacan Salon. He periodically teaches poetry and poetics in the HUM 101 program at UBC. Current projects include historical fictions about Hamilton, and a book constructed from sonnets by Louise Labé and Guido Cavalcanti. His books include Aporia, Beautiful Lies, and Sonnets : Louise Labé.
the last bite of ice-cream from a bowl.
All done. All gone. All good, now.
without reason, adjectives, or nouns.
like blood from a fattened lamb.
I laugh at my own histronics.
Who knew you could quell a crowd?
My mind is an odorless vapor.
I, Robot. I, Claudius. I bow.
Author of a chapbook, Vox Populi (Finishing Line Press), and a collection of short stories, Anatomical Gift (forthcoming, Noctuary Press), Virginia Konchan's poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Best New Poets, The Believer, Boston Review, The New Republic, and Verse. Co-founder of Matter, a journal of poetry and political commentary, she lives in Montreal.
It wants to be in the world.
Mark Truscott's third poetry book, Branches, is forthcoming from BookThug. Nature (BookThug) came out in 2010 and Said Like Reeds or Things (Coach House) in 2004. Poems have recently been published or are forthcoming in The Walrus and Event, and on the Cultural Society website. Truscott lives in Toronto.


Coming from a meeting or wrapping up a project with some teammates? Want to write a quick word of appreciation or suggestion?
Zugata's Quick Comment is a free-form opportunity to write something brief to any of your colleagues without needing to review any skills cards.
You'll get 10 points for giving feedback, and the feedback recipient will get an email notifying them of your comment.


San Francisco Magazine just published an intriguing interview with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and Benioff's attitude and approach to San Francisco seems to be a striking contrast to the city's other top tech titan, venture capitalist Ron Conway, who we profiled over a year ago.
While Conway burst onto the political scene a few years ago with a pledge to destroy the progressive movement in San Francisco, sponsoring Mayor Ed Lee and his allies as the main vehicle for those ambitions, Benioff is a San Francisco native who seems to understand this city's values and accept the responsibilities that come with great wealth and power.
"I say, if you want to be in this city and take advantage of all this great infrastructure—our mass transit, our schools, our hospitals, the safety and stability that we have—then also give back. These are the table stakes for doing business here. This is not a new idea," Benioff told San Francisco Magazine Editor Jon Steinberg in this extended Q&A.
The news peg for the article was a new Benioff initiative in which he's asking local tech companies to contribute $500,000 each to Tipping Point Community, which funds local community service programs, an effort that Benioff calls SF Gives.
"The first person I called was Ron Conway. I said, 'Ron, what we're going to do is get companies to give $500,000, and I'm going to raise $10 million, and we are going to give back to S.F. en masse with money from organizations, not just individuals.' He said, 'This is never gonna work. I run sf.citi [a political advocacy group for 500 local tech companies], and people won't even pay their dues. You're not going to raise millions of dollars,'" Benioff told the magazine.
The difference is that Conway is pushing an aggressive political agenda, seeking business tax breaks and special treatment from City Hall for the companies he's invested in while being tone-deaf to the political backlash it's causing in San Francisco, one that Benioff acknowledges and says the industry must address.
"Because this is not about any political agenda. It's not. It's about pure-play philanthropy: giving back to nonprofits and NGOs that can make a difference in S.F," was how Benioff answered the question about why companies are more willing to donate to SF Gives than sf.citi.
As we documented in our profile of Conway, this guy is a old school conservative with a history of right-wing politics who conveniently dropped his Republican Party affiliation when he arrived in San Francisco pushing an aggressive pro-business agenda.


Cambridge University celebrated the 70th anniversary of the first women taking university degrees by disenfranchising junior research staff, and in a way that discriminates against women.
The governing body of the University is the Regent House, which consists of tenured faculty, senior administrators and some research staff. Most of the research in the university is done by postdocs, who are mostly either research associates (RAs) or Senior Research Associates (SRAs). While permanent faculty appear on the roll of the Regent House by right, RAs and SRAs are enrolled only if their department is not part of a Faculty, or if the Faculty of which it is a part agrees to enrol them.
Some faculties, such as engineering and computer science, take an inclusive view and enrol their staff; others, of which the largest is clinical medicine, don't. This is clearly unfair and after much argument we decided to call a ballot directly. Grace 1 of June 27th will remove the requirement that a postdoc be a member of a faculty, or of a department that is not part of a faculty.
The forces of conservatism struck back, in the form of an amendment promoted by the University Council which will impose a waiting period of 3-4 years before a postdoc can vote. As it does not grandfather those postdocs who can vote already, it will summarily disenfranchise hundreds of existing members of the Regent House. This will not only infringe their employment rights; as the qualifying period is 3-4 years of continuous employment, it will discriminate against colleagues who have taken a career break to start a family. Here are the flysheets and here is the back history.
Unfortunately the vote followed the precedent of Brexit and Trump, going the wrong way. One way we can strike back is to vote in the elections for the Regent House, where one of the candidates, Sam Ainsworth, is one of the postdocs who will be disenfranchised in October next year. If he is elected to the Council now, then next October he will be thrown off. This will keep the issue in play and hopefully make it a bit more salient to the powers that be. Please vote here if you are a member of Regent House.
For more on the Campaign for Cambridge Freedoms, and more links, see our 2007-10 web page which evolved through various governance tussles; our campaign web page on the IP issue; our 2003-7 web page; and our page on the IP ballot result.


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That would usefully combine what Johnson can get away with and should do in any event.
The new variant is a reminder that the world is in it "together" when it comes to beating the virus.
We're closer to a greener, cleaner, safer planet, but the real success of the summit will only be determined in the years ahead.
Anti-corruption and cementing new treaties should take precedence over softer fashionable favourites.
We should take pride in seven decades of refugee protection, and it is a principle we must uphold in the future too.
I felt a rush of mixed emotions, including disbelief. But then came the realisation that Creecy's announcement was a significant shift in thinking.
There is still a long way to go. I have no doubt that further battles lie ahead. But today's news is an important step in the right direction.
Some are having fun with Alan Duncan's diary revelation that Tobias wants Svetland to become a UK spaceport. They shouldn't.
He may have been one of the greatest figures to shape the 20th century, but a simplistic deification risks losing the complexity of the man.
This isn't just a green issue: cruel animal exploitation is seriously increasing the risk of future diseases jumping the species gap.
Countries need a balance of self-criticism and self-confidence. People are often called on to act for a greater good. But if Britain is shameful, why bother?
It seems to me there is truth on both sides of this argument. The nuances to which Lammy refers get lost once combat is joined.
Collecting statistics on people's self-identified racial background is one thing. Having ringfenced funding for one racial group is quite another.
Sadly, neither I nor others have a magic wand to wave but, for starters, the island needs to become far more accessible to the outside world.
The United States' weakened capabilities and frayed alliances both play in Tehran's favour at a crucial and sensitive time.

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Hamas killed hundreds of children in the construction of its extensive tunnel network, built partly to carry out attacks on children across the Gaza border in Israel. That report–confirmed by Hamas itself–emerged in 2012, not from the Israeli government, but the sympathetic Journal of Palestine Studies, in an article that otherwise celebrated the secret tunnel system as a symbol of Palestinian resistance to the Israeli "siege" of the Gaza Strip.
The article, "Gaza's Tunnel Phenomenon: The Unintended Dynamics of Israel's Siege," was published in the Summer 2012 edition of the Journal by Nicholas Pelham, who writes for the Economist and the New York Review of Books, according to his bio. It is receiving new attention thanks to Myer Freimann of Tablet, an online journal of Jewish affairs, whose post about Hamas's use of child labor has gone viral in social media.
Pelham wrote that despite the economic success of the tunnels underneath the Egyptian border, which enriched Hamas through a thriving black market as well as arming it with new weapons, there were a few drawbacks. One of these was a "cavalier approach to child labor and tunnel fatalities," he noted. "During a police patrol that the author was permitted to accompany in December 2011, nothing was done to impede the use of children in the tunnels, where, much as in Victorian coal mines, they are prized for their nimble bodies. At least 160 children have been killed in the tunnels, according to Hamas officials" (emphasis added).
Though some children likely worked voluntarily, the fact that there were public complaints about child deaths, to which Hamas felt compelled to respond at least superficially, is evidence of some amount of coercion. The number of deaths since 2012 has yet to be reported, but almost certainly exceeds the number Pelham reported.
To sum up: Hamas is not only using child labor, but likely child slavery, in building its terror tunnel network. While the world worries obsessively over the child casualties of Israeli attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, it has ignored Hamas's deliberate killing of hundreds of Palestinian children, over the objections of the local populace.
The knowledge that Hamas used children to dig tunnels for smuggling and terror up to 25 meters below ground changes the moral calculation of the war significantly. Not only does Hamas show extreme indifference to the lives of Palestinian children by using them as human shields, placing rockets in UN schools and the like, but it actively destroys those lives by sending Palestinian children to die underground in 19th century conditions.
Those defending the Palestinian resistance to Israel–and, equally, those demanding a ceasefire that would leave the Hamas tunnel network in place–are effectively defending a slaveholding regime more odious in moral terms than any the world has seen since the child soldiers of Joseph Kony's brutal Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, or the forced labor camps of the Nazis in the Second World War, who set children to work for the war effort.
It is rather ironic that President Barack Obama, who touted his own election in 2008 as an answer to the moral stain of slavery in America, would insist today on shoring up a Hamas administration that demonstrably uses child slavery. The Israeli government was reportedly shocked at how closely Obama's ceasefire terms reflect the Hamas position. The American public ought to be shocked at how cynically Obama has cast morality aside.


The conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland, at the Engineering Design Center, a partnership of General Electric and the Institute of Aviation, one of Europe's largest engineering institutions.
Since its inception, the Institute of Aviation has engaged in applied research in aeronautics and astronautics, achieving significant resultsin the operation of aircraft, helicopters, meteorological rockets, engines and instrumentation. At present, the Institute of Aviation continues expanding its areas of research, to include CAD, new materials testing, adaptation systems, micro-/nanotechnology, alternative energy sources, application of aviation technologies to medicine and health protection and local transport. Poland's membership in the European Union has created major opportunities for cooperation in all of these areas. The Institute of Aviation has joined the European research area most successfully and looks forward to working with you.
The local organizers recommend the Warsaw Marriott Hotel and have arranged with the hotel a special prices for the dates around the conference. Details on how to obtain the discount will be provided as part of the registration process.
See the Marriott Hotel's presentation as a brochure in PDF (2 MB).
By tram number 9 or 7 (Direction: P+R Al. Krakowska) to stop: "Instytut lotnictwa" travel takes 26 minutes. Trams run each 5 minutes. One way ticket cost 4.40 zł (~1 EUR). You can buy ticket at ZTM passenger service points, Post offices, Stationary ticket machines, Ticket machines in particular vehicles, Time and short-term ticket sale by mobile phone.
By TAXI – travel takes 20 minutes (taxis use special bus&taxi lines) one way cost ~40 zł (10 EUR).
The conference is supported and sponsored by Ada-Europe, in cooperation with SIGAda, SIGPLAN, SIGBED and with ARA.


Shot focused on the environment surrounding a proposed office park. Onyx Tree Pro was used to model the tree. HD Instance was used to instance the tree and to change it's size, rotation, and color throughout the site.
One distant light and background radiosity used for lighting.
i'm curious about onyx tree pro tho. does it work well w/lw? low poly, hi poly? overall, why did you decide on this particular tool? curious :) thx.
The pic looks great but could we see some more angles and/or a closer view?
What is the focus of the ad? I like the rendering from a technical standpoint (nice lighting, good modeling, etc...). What is it you're trying to sell? The trees? I really like the trees..... It says office suites so I assume that is what the ad is "trying" to sell? Yet the offices lack detail, whereas the trees have lots of detail. I guess the ad confuses me. I would add more detail to the suites if thats what the ad is selling and or tone down the trees. I hope I do not offend with my comments and are taken in the good spirit in which they are given.
I'd be inclined to "shoot" the environment from the opposite side, showing the building more clearly and the trees and 'lake' in the background.


Now just because you don't understand how to modify your in-game car, because you're not a car fanatic, doesn't mean you don't enjoy racing down a highway. Need for Speed: Payback copped a lot of criticisms at the tail end of 2017. However as someone who is for the most part uninterested in driving games, it piqued my attention. Payback is the closest we've come in recent years to a video game adaptation of the Fast and Furious movies. The story, characters and dialogue are all tacky, in a dumb heist/ action movie way. Which works for this type of game. The gameplay is surprisingly diverse. You'll race out in the desert, drift through the city streets and destroy cop cars in high speed heists. It's also a far more accessible game for those less knowledgeable about cars. To upgrade your vehicle, you are awarded stat boost cards after winning each race. So it was always easy for me to understand that a level 11 acceleration card is better than my current level 8 version.
Who says racing has to be clean? Adding in machine guns, heat seeking missiles and landmines is always a good idea in my opinion. Jak X: Combat Racing came out during the PlayStation 2 era, however it recently re-released on PSN for PlayStation 4. It didn't get the shiny HD coat of paint the original Jak trilogy got on PS3, but it is still a blast to play. Sure racing and knowing when to drift around corners is crucial, but utilizing weapons and defenses is also just as important. Plus Jak X actually has a pretty good story mode, which introduces new and old faces. That's something that most racing games don't have. Maybe I'm a little biased, since in an article about game of the year decision making I discussed how I thought each of the original Jak games were game of the year contenders, but I still urge PlayStation owners to try this one out.
Not all racing games need to involve cars. Race the sun involves you piloting a solar powered space craft, dodging obstacles and other ships at incredibly high speeds. The term endless runner has been a common derogatory term for mobile games. However Race the Suns simple premise works incredibly well. The game ends either when you crash or when the sun sets. The simplistic yet elegant visuals and twitch reaction gameplay lead to a game that is equally tense and relaxing.
If not all racing games need cars, then do they even need racing? Rocket League technically isn't a racing game, but it is the most fun I've ever had driving in a video game. Using high speed vehicles to knock an over-sized soccer ball into a goal, is a modern take on one of the oldest and most well-loved games in the world. It's an incredibly accessible game for beginners, but also takes a lot of devotion and attention to master. Plus where else can Back to the Future's DeLorean and Halo's Warthog go head to head.
The final game on this list is an obvious choice for anyone who has even heard of video games. Mario Kart 8 takes some of gaming's greatest icons and pits them against each other in one of the most universally loved racing games of all time. It's great for kids, but is adored by adults. It's just a shame that it was released for a dying console, the Wii U. But now that it's on Switch you have no excuse. I urge anyone who has never played a Mario Kart game before, it doesn't matter if you have no nostalgia for Mario and Link or you think Splatoon is the sound you make when you sneeze, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is utter perfection. It's hard to explain what makes this game so great, but the split second finishes, amazing track design and anger inducing red shells make this arguably the best game on Switch. Period.


Darrell Webb Band performs acoustic music with electrifying energy.
The newest project, "Lover's Leap" features three tunes penned by Darrell himself. It's a perfect blend of tradition and innovation with stellar musicianship and Darrell's unmistakable vocals.


Set up a course by joining sections of track together (for your first race use the starter track 'The Nutcracker'). The tracks are always set up with the yellow flags on the left and the red flags on the right.
A course can get pretty big so get a big table! Alternatively, you can add and remove track as necessary during a race. Add the start and finish sections to the track. The start section is placed so 1st position lines up with the inside of the first corner (it is double-sided).
Each player chooses a color and takes the appropriate sled token, sled mat, brake marker and Dog Decks in their color. Each player places their sled mat in front of them. The brake marker is set at the number "3" (the dogs also start at 3, but this is pre-printed on the sled mat).
The dent cards are placed in a pile to the side. Each player shuffles their Dog Deck and places it face down beside their sled as a draw pile.
The player with the huskiest voice is the starting player. The player with the next huskiest voice is second, and so on. Wizened old gamers may decide order randomly.
The starting player chooses any free starting position for their sled on the start section and places their sled. In order, the others players do the same. Each starting space can only take one sled.
Each player then draws a starting hand of 5 cards. A player starting in the 4th place takes 1 extra card. A player starting in the 5th place takes two extra cards. (Note - the bonus depends on the starting space of the sled and is not dependent on the number of players).
The game is now ready to start.
Players take their turn in race position order (1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on) until everyone has moved.
If sleds are side by side then the sled (a) on the inside of a corner section of track or (b) the inside of a straight as it approaches a corner is deemed to be in ahead.
On the final straight(s), the inside is taken to be on the same side as the chequered flag on the finish line.
Yellow is alone out in front and is first. Red and blue are level, but blue is on the same side as the inside for the next corner.
This means blue is second and red is third.
On corners, there are guides to help show lines that are the same distance along the track but not next to one another.
The color bud at the end of one line corresponds with the color bud of another line at the same level.
Here yellow and blue are level, but yellow is ahead as he is on the inside. Red is furthest back.
A player must play at least one Canine Card on their turn A player can play 1, 2 or 3 Canine Cards Each card played must be of the same value (e.g. 5, 3-3, 4-4-4, etc).
The cards are played face up onto the left dog and/or right dog (on top of any previously played cards) and/or onto the discard pile to move the brake. Each position can only have one card played on it per turn.
A card can be played on top of another card of the same value (although the existing card would have to have been played on a previous turn).
If a card is played onto the discard pile then the brake marker on the sled mat is moved to the same number (e.g. playing a 2 causes the brake marker to be moved to 2).
The sled's Speed is the value of the 2 Canine Cards added together minus the current brake value. The sled is initially set up at speed 3 (3+3 - brake(3) = 3). Drift movement (or just "drifting") of the sled is the difference between the pulling power of the 2 dogs.
Drifting is a diagonal forward movement. The sled drifts towards the dog pulling hardest. (e.g. a sled with Canine Cards of 3-5 would cause a drift 2 to the right). The brake value has no effect on drift.
Drifting always causes a player's sled to cross a black track line.
The player moves their sled forward the number of squares equal to their speed (all movement must be used unless a collision occurs). While moving, they must also drift to the side of the strongest dog (highest value).
They must drift a number of times equal to the drift number.
If the drift is higher than the speed, then the excess drift is ignored. A sled with speed 0 or less does not move.
The flags on the sled mat are simply there to help players orientate their left and right during play. The sled mat can also be rotated to help.
A player is completely free to choose when drifting occurs to their sled. For instance, with a speed of 5 and a drift of 2 to the left they could choose to drift move once, move forward once, drift move again and then move forward twice.
However, they must attempt to use all of the drift on their turn (if a player needs to drift twice in their turn then the latest they could start to drift is when taking their second last movement).
If the two dogs have the same number on them, then no drift occurs. The sled is considered balanced. Balanced sleds have the option of bonus movement.
The sled may take damage as a result of its movement.
The player now returns their hand size to 5 cards. If the player has less than 5 cards (including dent cards) they draw cards from their Dog Deck until they have a hand size of five.
In some cases, a player may have more than 5 cards (e.g. the first turn for a player starting in 5th position, or as a result of picking up a large number of dent cards). In this case a player must discard Canine Cards down to a hand size of 5. These are discarded (not played). They have no effect on the brake marker on the sled mat.
Dent cards count towards hand size (as the sled gets beaten up it becomes more difficult to control). Dent cards can never be discarded.
If a player's Dog Deck runs out, shuffle the discard pile together with all of the player's used Canine Cards (the top two cards on the sled mat are still active and remain on the mat) to make up a new Dog Deck. This is placed face down beside the sled mat. The player then draws as normal.
A balanced sled is a happy sled. Imagine the dogs are in complete harmony. Your sled is being pulled directly forward for a change. See fig. right You are in complete control....this allows you the time to aim for the best routes in the snow or to travel in the tracks left by previous sleds.
You get the option of a bonus!
Your sled is balanced when each dog has the same value of Canine Card (e.g. 3-3). This means they are pulling at the same speed.
A balanced sled qualifies for an optional bonus movement A balanced sled receives a bonus to its speed equal to the sleds position in the race (e.g. a sled in 3rd position would receive a bonus of +3).
Bonus movement is taken at the end of a sled's normal movement. It is always taken as forward movement in a straight line. Drifting is not allowed when taking bonus movement.
A player must decide whether to take all or none of the bonus - it cannot be partially taken. The bonus is added to the sled's speed. Entering a corner may prove hazardous !
The sled must have a speed of one or more to receive the bonus.
This bonus is not used in the first turn of a race (when leaving the start line) as the sleds are just getting up to racing speed. Read this again - you will forget.
Sled racing is a dangerous sport. Despite extensive training and safety precautions accidents still occur. Since the local hospital wing only has 1 copy of monopoly for patients to play, we presume you do not want to spend too much time there.
As the race progresses, a player's sled may take bangs and scrapes. This makes it harder to control in the future. Players may have to draw dent cards. These will limit the number of Canine Cards they have available to play in the future.
There are old sled racers and bold sled racers but no old, bold sled racers.
Over 217 playtesters were severely injured in establishing the safe speed limits for corners. Some did not make it past the first corner. Ignore the speed limits at your peril. Ah, forget it.....sometimes you just have to go for it!
The player completes the rest of their movement.
They then draw 1 dent card for each point of speed they were over the safety speed (e.g. travelling at speed 5 over a speed limit of 3 means you draw 2 dent cards).
Remember, bonus movement for balanced sleds counts towards the sled's speed.
The safety speed only applies as a sled crosses the line. The corner has no further speed restrictions. Slow in - fast out!
If the sled has also had a collision later in the turn then this is now resolved. If not, the player moves to step 3 of their turn (return hand size to 5 cards).
The player's turn ends immediately. The sled remains on the space it reached immediately before the collision occurred.
The player does not refill his hand but does discard down to 5 cards if required (this may occur where a player has just taken a lot of dent cards on the same turn by going too fast through a corner). Remember, dent cards cannot be discarded.
hand size. However, at the end of that turn, they still draw up to a hand size of 5 once they reach stage 3 (return hand size to 5 cards).
A player is not obliged to avoid a crash and may do so for tactical reasons.
Sleds are precision instruments. Throwing them into the side of the track severely disturbs their ability to move in the snow. May we also remind you th your insurance does not cover sled damage due to driver error.
The sled's movement ends immediately.
The sled remains on the space it reached immediately before the collision occurred.
The player draws a dent card and then moves to step 3 of their turn (return hand size to 5 cards).
A player is not obliged to avoid a crash and may do so for tactical reasons (for example, to avoid speeding through a corner).
If a player is ever required to draw a 5th dent card then their sled is reduced to a pile of matchwood. They can travel no further on this sled. It is removed from the race.
If, however, the sled has already crossed the finish line then the sled is left in the space it reached before it required to take the dent card. It can still win the race, although the driver might require some bandages.
At the end of a round, all players who have crossed the finish line have finished the race.
The player furthest passed the finish line wins the race and is considered first. This may differ from the player who crossed the finish line first.
If the sleds are tied, then the sled to the side of the track nearest the chequered flag wins.
Play then continues onto the next round, and so on, until all players have finished the race.
You have read all this way wondering "what is the effect of the Big Paws Token" ? It is your reward for buying our game and teaching the game to others. Simply give it to the player who takes too long to think about their turn.
Yellow is ahead and is therefore first to play. She plays a 2 onto her left dog. This gives her a speed of 3 (2+4-3), and a drift of two to the right (the right dog is pulling two stronger than the left dog).
The sled travels three spaces forward and drifts twice to the right.
Yellow's sled is not travelling in excess of the safety limit for the corner, so she does not pick up any dent cards.
Although blue and red are level, blue is on the inside for the next corner and therefore is in second. Blue plays a 2 onto each of his dogs and onto his brake (you are allowed to play more than one of the same value of card).
This gives him a provisional speed of 2 (2+2-2), but he also has the option of a bonus for having a balanced sled (both dogs are the same value).
The bonus is equal to his position (2nd = 2 ). He decides to take the bonus giving him a total speed of 4 with no drift.
Red is last to go in the round. He places a 4 onto his left dog and uses another 4 for his brake. He is now travelling at speed 5 (4+5-4) with a drift of one to the right (the right dog is pulling one stronger than the left dog).
Red takes exceeds the corner safety speed by 1 and takes one dent card.
Here, red has a speed of 6 (3+5-2) and a drift of 2 to the right (the right dog is 2 stronger than the left).
The player drifts twice by crossing the black lines twice.
To execute drift, the player must cross a black line on the track.


Arto Day 2018 was pretty amazing. We planned the day with hopes of sharing a good time with everyone that The Artoholiks holds near and dear, fellow Artoholiks and clients (past and current). We called it "the Field Day you've been waiting for…" And that's exactly what it was, but the adult version. Yes, there was even a 'field-day-shirt'.
We ate, drank, played an INTENSE game of volleyball, it got really real, really quick. There was slick talk, diving, sliding, and a few collisions. And to top it all off, we gave out Artoholik trophies.
Everyone had a great time and we have the pictures to prove it.
We've started something that we hope never stops. We're already planning the 2nd Annual Arto Day, more friends, more sports, more games, more music, and more drinks. Coming?


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Man Sought in Pico Rivera Kidnapping Attempt – NBC Los Angeles
Authorities are asking for help in finding a man who tried to kidnap a girl at a Pico Rivera park before a witness intervened.
The crime was reported aat about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 9500 block of Beverly Boulevard at Pico Park in the community southeast of Los Angeles.
The girl was in the park after leaving school when she was grabbed by the arm and pulled, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Another person at the park stepped in to help the girl, and the man eventually ran away, the sheriff's department said.
"The suspect grabbed the victim's arm and pulled her with him as he said she was not going anywhere," the department said in a statement. "A good Samaritan at the park intervened and confronted the suspect. When the good Samaritan threated to call the police, the suspect let go of the victim and lunged forward in an attempt to grab the arm of another young child that was with the good Samaritan."
Detectives released a composite sketch (below) of the person wanted in the kidnapping. He is described as 30 to 35 years old, 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, with salt-and-pepper hair. He was unshaven, and was wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, and tattered shoes.
Anyone with information about the case was urged to call Detective Villegas at 562-949-2421.
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Seely, Andrew
Andrew Seely
Vice-Chair Research
MD PhD FRCSC
Room: Administrative Assistant: Kelly White (kwhite@toh.ca)
Work E-mail: aseely@toh.ca
Dr. Andrew JE Seely, a Tier I Clinical Research Chair in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, is a Professor of Surgery within the Divisions of Thoracic Surgery and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Ottawa, Director of Research for the Ottawa Division of Thoracic Surgery, Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, President of the Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons, as well as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Therapeutic Monitoring Systems Inc.
Appointments and Affiliations
Tier I Clinical Research Chair, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Full Professor of Surgery, Divisions of Thoracic Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ottawa
Vice-Chair Research, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa
Director of Research, Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital
Scientist, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
President, Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Monitoring Systems (TMS) Inc
Dr. Seely's education includes an undergraduate honours in physics at Carleton University, followed by medical school, general surgery training, and a doctoral degree in basic science from McGill University, and thoracic surgery and critical care medicine training at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Seely's scholarly interests include: 1) theoretical research exploring the clinical insights of complex systems science (e.g. emergence, uncertainty and dissipation); 2) physiologic understanding of complex biologic variability; 3) applied research monitoring multi-organ variability during exercise, onset and resolution of infection, critical illness and weaning and in the prediction of likelihood of organ donation success following Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD); and 4) development and implementation of a systematic means to continuously monitor all adverse events after all surgery, as well as provide feedback of that information to improve surgical care. Dr. Seely has supervised several graduate students and built research teams, has published over 145 peer-reviewed papers, presents annually at international meetings and has been awarded over $8.7 M in competitive grant funding. He shares his family life with Kathy Patterson and their daughters Phoebe and Ruby in Ottawa.
Continuous surgical quality assessment
Systematic monitoring of post-surgical adverse events to improve post-surgical care
Monitoring and analysis of multi-organ variability
Weaning from mechanical ventilation
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Bow Johnson-Centric 'black-ish' Prequel Series in the Works at ABC
Jessica Napoli February 11, 2019, 5:15 pm
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ABC is in the early stages of developing a black-ish prequel series, which will focus on a young Bow.
The current matriarch of the Johnson family, Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, is played by Tracee Ellis Ross, but fans will be introduced to a teenage Bow in an upcoming episode of black-ish. The episode could also serve as a "backdoor pilot" for the spinoff, according to Deadline.
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The network also announced a bunch of series renewals and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' heads to Vegas.
The flashback episode will air in March and is reportedly going to be written by black-ish co-executive producer Peter Saji. It will be set in the 1980s through '90s and it will show Bow growing up.
This wouldn't be the first spinoff series born from the ABC comedy series — grown-ish, which follows Yara Shahidi's character Zoey in college, premiered in 2018 on Freeform. It was renewed for a third season in early February.
HALLE BAILEY, YARA SHAHIDI, CHLOE BAILEY in grown-ish (Freeform)
Creator Kenya Barris will likely serve as an executive producer but wouldn't be as involved in day-to-day operations as he just signed a new overall production deal with Netflix.
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Nida Jawed
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Meet Nida Jawed
Ms. Nida Jawed is an international keynote speaker, poet, advocate, educator, mentor, the founder of Nida Jawed Life Coaching, LLC, and an ICF-certified professional life coach based out of Dallas, TX, USA. Her dedication is towards serving young & grown-ups discover themselves, mend the present & create life's blueprint, living an aligned, balanced, content life. Her practice provides virtual and in-person sessions to individuals and groups focusing on family relationships and young adults' personal development and evolvement through Self-Discovery. She has formulated original methods that work and is now sharing this gift with the world.
Nida's vision is for every individual to live a balanced, aligned, and content life. In addition to serving global clients through her life coaching services, Nida has been recognized nationally and internationally for her motivational speaker and poet talents. She is blissfully married to her husband of 18 years and has two teenagers, a 17-year-old son, and a 14-year-old daughter.
Nida is a fantastic keynote speaker and had the honor of giving jaw-dropping speeches, leaving the audience in awe and motivated to improve the quality of life and their loved ones.
She has received an honor for her service and creativity by Houston Methodist West Hospital, having her poetry recognized as an official poem for the hospital's volunteer department. Nida had the honor of presenting in University symposiums, Northeastern Illinois University, and speeches at Florida International University. Nida has a distinguished history with North Carolina State University; she had an opportunity to complete her anthropological coursework with National Geographic archeologist author Dr. S Thomas Parker.
Nida is a published poet in the tabletop book of a poetry collection by Nobel House, London. Nida has presented in the global online speakers' summit rating as the most impactful leader; Motivational talks given by Nida Jawed have been well received by the worldwide audience, with an increasing fan base. U.K. Nida was given an Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry presented by the International Library of Poetry, Maryland, USA.
Nida has created and is now hosting a program for professional women within the United States in collaboration with Her Nexx Chapter, helping women cope and discover a balance between professional and personal lives. As an ambassador for DPW, Nida works to bring professional women together for networking opportunities and possible collaborations. She has hosted a radio show called "Life Coaching" in Dallas, TX-based radio Station RA. Nida is a Talk Show Host of the YouTube show, "Pondering Thoughts with Nida Jawed." She has multiple wins as a table topic winner for Toastmasters-PepsiCo, and she is an enlister for TEDx Plano.
Nida's Educational background includes:
Degree in business from Florida International University, coursework in psychology from Northeastern Illinois University, and anthropology from North Carolina State University;
ICF Certification as a Life Coach from LCIOC, California
Leadership certification from Corporate Banana Republic, New York.
Nida is connecting with clients from diverse backgrounds internationally.
She is a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and responsible individual with a proven track record of excelling work ethic. With an educational background and a degree in business, psychology, anthropology, and life coaching and leadership certifications, Nida connects with clients from diverse backgrounds who feel included when in session. Nida uses her words and skills to change the quality of life for individuals worldwide and encourage a positive mindset.
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Earth5R
Leading a Community Dialogue towards a Global Revolution on Climate Change and Circular Economy with Mrs. Ouided Bouchamaoui
On 21 March 2021, a virtual dialogue session was held with Mrs.Ouided Bouchamaoui, co-laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 2015, Mr. Saurabh Gupta, CEO of Earth5R, Mr. Anssi Mikola, founder of River Recycle and a senior entrepreneur from Finland, and the Earth5R team leaders and citizen volunteers.
The event was hosted by Earth5R founder, Saurabh Gupta and facilitated by Ms. Aishani Raghav, a citizen volunteer at Earth5R.
Mrs. Bouchamaoui at Earth5R is the Board Member and Advisor for global, social, and economic development, helping communities develop new programs for inclusive sustainable development (Pic Credit: UN Organization)
Mrs.Ouided Bouchamaoui was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 for the key role played by her in starting the Tunisian Revolution (Pic credit: World Economic Forum)
The Nobel Prize committee's decision for Mrs.Ouided Bouchamaoui has been described as "rewarding hope rather than a finished product". She is the leader of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts (UTICA) and a staunch supporter of women empowerment.
Mrs. Bouchamaoui spoke to Earth5R team leaders about a new "Global Climate Change and Circular Economy Revolution" that focuses on women empowerment, circular economy, and leadership traits.
Initiating Community Dialogue and Forwarding the Agenda of the Meet
The dialogue was commenced by Saurabh Gupta, who first introduced the Earth5R team leaders and citizen volunteers, the real frontline change-makers. A brief overview about their ongoing work regarding climate change, leading communities towards sustainable lifestyles, engaging with the slum communities with Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy for Livelihood Training Program was highlighted.
He also presented the agenda of the dialogue session as follows:
"Transitioning from local to the global community such as African nations, South America, South-East Asia, and the Arab world to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and create a resilient world community to address the challenges of climate change, gender equality, education, health, poverty, and waste menace."
In the concept note delivery, a brief overview about the Earth5R organization, how it started, the Earth5R values in their order i.e. Respect, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, business-oriented model solutions, incentivization of sustainability were elaborated
The Earth5R team leaders in an interactive session with Mrs. Ouided Bouchamaoui
Flagship Community Projects under Earth5R
The upcycling program under the Earth value "Reuse" is where majorly women-empowerment aimed work under Earth5R's Livelihood, Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Training for Women comes into play. Here, huge opportunities can be availed where handicrafts and sustainable products can be made from waste that can help generate revenue and empower the local community women.
In community programs under the Earth value "Recycle", citizens are paid in exchange for the waste which is then collected and recycled by the Earth5R team — business model oriented solutions such as Circular Economy- Waste to Livelihood Program, sustainability has to be incentivized since charity can't be sustained for long periods of time.
Insights on the following major projects of Earth5R were further discussed:
HOME EQUALS PLANET PROJECT- The main objective of this project is to mobilize a large group of youth, citizens, businesses, and government organizations to collaborate and work together to create resilient, safe, and sustainable local communities. In line with the 17 interlinked SDGs, this program focuses on 15 tangible actions that make a difference in an individual's lifestyle choices and create a lasting impact on the environment.
TECHNOLOGY FOR A GREEN FUTURE- Here, the focus lies on clean sustainable technology i.e. solar-based through which the waste can be recycled. Currently, Earth5R in partnership with United Nations Technology Innovation Labs (UNTIL), Huhtamäki Oyj, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and RiverRecycle is cleaning up the Mithi River in Mumbai with innovative tools while raising conscious awareness on waste management with a circular economy and livelihood based model.
Earth5R's Flagship Projects
Other than that, the Earth5R team under Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy for Livelihood Training intends to translate the community training material into the local language of other nations to spread their flagship community training program.
"Earth5R has been selected to present its model to heads of 84 nations at Paris Peace Summit 2018."
With the help of well structured and functioning framework of Earth5R flagship Programs, the focus now will be to envisage the global presence of these community action programs to create a lasting impact
A Case for Small Steps
Mrs. Bouchamaoui emphasized the fact that 'change' starts from various small steps and with the current Earth5R flagship projects that initiate change from homes, we need to come forward to further educate and expand in other countries, participating and collaborating with various stakeholders in this endeavor. More people, particularly women, need to be trained in the transformation of waste into resources such that different sources of income get generated for them.
Reinforcing the Community Dialogue Commitment towards a Sustainable Future for All
The way forward lies in fostering the Earth5R projects and training on a global scale through the involvement of various stakeholders such as social media, government, global citizens, international organizations, schools, and educational institutions, industries, and authorities.
Overall, these models need to be replicated in other civil societies so that productive and efficient handling of waste creates a better future for the coming generations. The dialogue concluded with an outlook on possible further developments for the coming months.
Just as Ms. Bouchamaoui transitioned her country Tunisia into a democratic nation, Earth5R firmly believes that her guidance and collaboration in tackling the global challenges of climate change and sustainability will soon bring about another 'revolution' at a global level.
ABOUT EARTH5R
Earth5R is an environmental organization from India with its head office in Mumbai. It works with the NGO sector, Companies and helps them conduct environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs across India.
Earth5R specializes in Circular Economy-based projects. Earth5R also offers short-term and long-term environmental courses and fellowships.
-Reported by Trisha Garg
Global network of youth committed to socio-eco-environmental causes. We focus on education and entrepreneurship to facilitate community sustainability.
Circular Econonomy
Mrs Ouided Bouchamaoui
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Three weeks into January and it feels as though my car could drive itself to the gym.
As you may recall from my previous column a fortnight ago, I was determined to start 2019 in a healthy way.
I committed to three sessions per week for two months at Eastbourne Herald's Gym of the Year Performance Fitness Gym, with coach Scott Halliday.
I was keen to feel stronger and I'm pleased to report that I'm making some progress...I think.
First thing's first, I have attended and enjoyed each session so far. That may sound like the minimum requirement, but apparently the hardest part can often be getting yourself there.
Once at the gym, the personalised sessions have proved challenging but most of all, much more enjoyable than I thought. From chest, biceps, triceps and stomach to lunges, squats and legs curls – each part of my body has been tortured/exercised.
I have had a few aches, which I now know have a special name all of their own, called DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). At one point my husband, who to his credit did his best not to laugh, had to help take off my jacket.
At the next session, Scott targeted the soreness with lighter weights and after a few grimaces, it eased somewhat.
I hesitate to say this, but three weeks in, I'm beginning to see and feel the benefits. (If you read this Scott, it doesn't mean you can increase my weights!).
What has impressed and geed me on the most however, is the environment that Scott and the excellent team at PFG have created. It's been highly motivational and in some cases inspiring.
One member training next to me had a recent hip replacement operation and was told she would have to put up with limited movement and pain. Undeterred, she continued to attend three to four sessions per week and her range of movement has increased significantly.
From struggling to walk, she has reached a standard where she could now squat at competition level. "Why limit yourself to what you can achieve," said coach Scott.
"It just shows what you can do with determination and commitment." After hearing that, a few aches and pains paled to insignificance. With a bit of Marylin Manson playing in the background, I pushed on with renewed energy for five sets of Russian Twists (google them, they are a killer).
There are all abilities at PFG. Last week I did deadlifts next to former Olympic weightlifter Delroy McQueen, who also broke the deadlift world record in 2014 with an eye-watering weight of 380kg – almost 60 stones!
There are 30 members who represent Great Britain, along with European and world class athletes.
But it's not just about the elite. Some members are working to programmes to rehabilitate from injuries or operations while others, like me, are just looking for improvements and to feel healthier in everyday life.
That's what I have enjoyed the most. Each of us work to our own targets and achieving those goals help us feel that little bit better about ourselves – and that's got to be a good thing.


The EU has abandoned plans to ban global warming fluorinated gases from Europe's commercial and industrial refrigerators, opting largely for a 'phase-down' approach intended to reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions to a third of today's levels by 2030.
Isaac Valero, a spokesman for EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, said that the package was "the best decision under the circumstances".
Hedegaard herself told a conference in Brussels on 6 November that "when you can make a ban that is cost efficient and solves more problems than it creates, then that will be part of the tools that should be in our legislation".
But the bans in the final proposal were largely symbolic (see below).
An earlier draft proposed banning F-gases from all Europe's refrigeration equipment by 2020, as EurActiv revealed last month. But it was heavily criticised by the chemicals industry, which argued that the emissions savings could be met with lower-emitting, and cheaper, F-gases.
Andrea Voigt, director of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), which represents Europe's heating and cooling industry, welcomed the EU's phase-down strategy, describing it as "the most cost-effective and flexible measure to reduce direct emissions".
"EPEE fully backs the Commission's pledge to introduce a phase-down mechanism," EPEE said in a statement, adding it expected "lively" discussions in the EU Council of Ministers, given that the proposal "also contains some HFC bans".
Companies such as DuPont and Honeywell have spent more than $100 million (€78.4 million) in developing new gases – HFCs, HFOs and blended variants – which have a global warming potential (gwp) that can be counted in the hundreds. By contrast, traditional F-gases, such as Sulphur Hexafluoride, can have a gwp 22,800 times greater than carbon dioxide, which constitutes the baseline measurement of 1.
But natural refrigerants such as ammonia, propane and carbon dioxide itself typically have a gwp of 0-5 and environmentalists had hoped that Brussels would do more to incentivise their use in the legislation.
Environmental campaigners were left bitter at a perceived industry pushback which they claimed had robbed the new proposal of its teeth. "We see this as a missed opportunity," said Alasdair Cameron, a spokesman for the Environmental Investigation Agency.
"The phase out is better than nothing but the Commission has been unable to find the ambition necessary to achieve the transformation we need, or meet the emissions reductions we require," he told EurActiv.
F-gases have been used to substitute for ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) since the Montreal Protocol began phasing them out in 1987, before their global warming side-effects were known about. Their use has grown by more than 60% since then.
In 2005, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that the built-up concentration of F-gases in the atmosphere accounted for 17% of the total human contribution to global warming.
F-gases probably account for around 1%-2% of the world's annual greenhouse gas emissions today, but the US National Academy of Sciences says that if nothing is done, that figure could rise to between 9%-19% by 2050.
A cut to 21% of current F-gas emissions by 2030.
A gradually tightening cap to phase down use of the substances.
A ban on the use of F-gases with a gwp >150 for domestic refrigeration by 2015, although this is largely symbolic as few of these use F-gases anymore.
Prohibition on the use of small refrigerator units in retail outlets with an F-gas gwp of >2500 by 2017, and of >150 by 2020.
A ban on hermetically-sealed movable room air conditioning appliances with F-gas gwp's of >150 from 2020.
Banning HFC-23 use in fire retardants, and extending the ban on Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) use for magnesium die-casting to facilities using <850 kg a year.
A ban on servicing equipment with F-gases, and on the import or export of equipment that has been pre-charged with F-gases to hermetically-sealed equipment.
Andrea Voigt said that she was "very concerned" with this latter prohibition. "We recommend a quota and reporting system," she said, for reasons of cost and energy efficiency.
Environmentalists, on the other hand, complain that the bans cover a relatively small proportion of the F-gas industry and that phase downs are notoriously different to implement and police.
EurActiv understands that the EU's climate directorate relaxed the proposed bans, after facing internal opposition from other EU directorates, following industry pressure at the tail-end of an epic lobby battle.
"There have been different opinions and perspectives inside the Commission," said Marc Chasserot, the director of Shecco, which represents the natural refrigerants industry.
According to transparency campaigners at the Corporate Europe Observatory, some 353 industrial lobbyists have been pressing the case for F-gases in Brussels on behalf of 111 companies, 52% of which registered in the last quarter of 2011.
While the pro-natural refrigerant lobby had a lobby budget of around €3.1 million, 100 of the 111 industry groups listed in the EU's transparency register, had a declared war chest of €23.9 million.
Hedgeaard was tetchy on 6 November when EurActiv asked whether she was coming under industrial pressure. "Are you really asking me whether, when the Commission regulates anything, there is pushback from parts of industry?" she said and rolled her eyes. Then she walked off.
The lobby battle will now move on to the European Parliament and European Council where attempts to amend the regulation are likely in the months ahead.


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Патрик Джон Тристрам Лоуренс, 5-й барон Тревесин и 3-й барон Оакси (; родился 29 июня 1960 года) — британский адвокат, наследственный пэр и член Палаты лордов.

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Родился 29 июня 1960 года. Единственный сын Джона Джеффри Тристрама Лоуренса, 4-го барона Тревесина и 2-го барона Оакси (1929—2012), и Виктории Мэри Деннистоун, дочери майора Джона Деннистоуна. Он получил образование в оксфордском университете Крайст-Черч.

5 сентября 2012 года после смерти своего отца Патрик Лоуренс унаследовал титулы 5-го барона Тревесина и 3-го барона Оакси.

Он является адвокатом, практикующим в палатах 4 New Square, и был избран в Палату на дополнительных выборах наследственных пэров crossbench в октябре 2015 года, после выхода на пенсию Дэвида Монтгомери, 2-го виконта Монтгомери из Аламейна.

В 1987 году он женился на Люсинде Маркессини, старшей дочери греческого бизнесмена Деметри Маркессини (1934—2016) и Люсинды Хилари Робертс. У них есть сын и две дочери:

 Достопочтенная Калипсо Хелен Лоуренс (род. 1987)
 Достопочтенный Оливер Джон Тристрам Лоуренс (род. 17 мая 1990)
 Достопочтенная Клеопатра Роза Евгения Лоуренс (род. 1995)

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 Patrick John Tristram Lawrence, 5th Baron Trevethin
 Trevethin, Baron (UK, 1921)

Выпускники Крайст-черч
Бароны Тревесин
Бароны Оакси
Бароны Соединённого королевства
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Devices Monitoring Neurosurgery
IRRAS Announces Issuance of New Patent for Core IRRAflow(R) Technology
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 1, 2019 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- IRRAS AB (Nasdaq First North Premier: IRRAS), a global healthcare company with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products for neurocritical care, today announced the issuance of United States (U.S.) Patent No. 10,293,105 for its "Fluid Exchange Catheter System" technology upon which the company's lead IRRAflow technology is based.
The patent includes both system and method claims for performing fluid exchange with a catheter that uses aspiration and irrigation lumens and a synchronized pattern of negative and positive pressures to remove any blockages in the aspiration lumen. The patent is part of a family of patents and patent applications that protect the core fluid management platform in the IRRAflow Fluid Management System. These patients include U.S. Patent No. 8,398,581, issued on March 19, 2013, and U.S. Patent No. 9,623,177, issued on April 18, 2017. IRRAS now has more than 45 patents granted or pending worldwide for a variety of neurocritical care innovative products.
"We are pleased to strengthen our intellectual property portfolio with the addition of our third U.S. patent for IRRAflow. Our growing patent estate protects and supports the commercialization of our products in the U.S., which we believe offers the most innovative solutions in neurocritical care", said Will Martin, Chief Commercial Officer of IRRAS. "We look forward to further advancing our products in the U.S. market throughout the remainder of this year."
About IRRAS
IRRAS AB (Nasdaq First North Premier: IRRAS) is a global healthcare company focused on delivering innovative medical technologies to our customers and their patients. IRRAS designs, develops and commercializes products that improve patient outcomes and decrease the overall cost of care by addressing complications associated with current treatment methods in neurocritical care. IRRAS markets and sells its products to hospitals worldwide through its direct sales organizations in the U.S. and select European countries and a network of distribution partners in other markets. IRRAS maintains its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, with corporate offices in Munich, Germany, and San Diego, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.IRRAS.com.
IRRAS AB (publ) is listed on Nasdaq First North Premier. Wildeco is certified adviser of the company. Wildeco is reached at + 46-8-545-271-00 or at info@wildeco.se.
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So scriving is like writing books in Myst and Riven?
Isn't yelling fire in a theater protected? If they argue that, aren't they making Hunt's case for him?
True, but they are expected to recuse themselves from the situation as needed. Carmichael did not, or at least the article alludes to him never doing so in the past.
Terrorists are breathing air! This seems wrong, we should ban air!
Anyone notice the officer enters into record that he was driving while using his cell phone? I don't know about NC, but it some places that alone will earn you a ticket.
on Judge On Whether Twitter Is Legally Liable For ISIS Attacks: Hahahahahaha, Nope.
Are our tax dollars really being wasted on cases that are nutty before they are even filed? When someone files a claim this silly, can the court order costs to be recouped back to the level of government that wasted time with it? Are there even costs to recoup?
I get it, people are angry at ISIS (usually for good reason), and they can't face someone on the other side of the planet, so they attack what they can... no matter how foolish it is and inaccurate the target may be, but the rest of us shouldn't be on the hook to tell these people they are wrong and wasting resources.
Who do you vote for if the only ones running are "cash-compromised telecom sector sycophants"?
I have a feeling he was being sarcastic. Maybe you are too, but I can't tell.
Intriguing... How can you confirm your vote was actually included in the final results?
Ha! FBI's "expert", am I right?
on If, As Eric Holder Now Admits, Snowden Did 'A Public Service,' Why Does He Still Want Him In Jail?
Second, as for the harm done, remember that just a few seconds earlier Holder was admitting that these programs did very little of value? To then spin it around and claim that some sort of "darkness" was created because of this seems pretty silly. And, yes, it probably did harm some relationships, but is that really Snowden's fault... or the fault of what the leaks revealed about what the US government was doing in the first place?
Congressman John Doe cheats on his wife, effectively ruining his marriage, even if his wife hasn't found out yet. The friend of Mrs. Doe, Jackie, finds out 2 years later, and informs Mrs. Doe. According to Holder, Jackie is now responsible for ruining their marriage and should go to jail for adultery.
But those are two different actions. Legal purchases can lead to illegal actions (such as possession) all the time.
A legally purchased gun can be used to illegally murder someone, it doesn't make the initial purchase any more or less legal.
I admit to never having used AirBnB, so I'm not clear on all that they offer.
CDA 230 was not written as a Get out of Jail Free card. If it's illegal to do something on the phone (like set up rentals for unlicensed properties), it's still illegal to do it on the Internet.
I would agree, illegal offline is still illegal online, the addition of "on a computer" doesn't change the action, the technology is merely a tool. I just want to make sure the correct parties are blamed for their respective actions (illegal or otherwise).
I thought the same thing. If the Work is a prop, then doesn't fair use cover review/criticism, which is what using it as a prop in a comedy routine would be?
I disagree. I could potentially rent out my property without using AirBnB, and would still fall into the crosshairs of what these cities are complaining about.
Really, the property owner is the company, and AirBnB is a vendor they've contracted (in some fashion) to facilitate transactions and bookings with their clients/customers. AirBnB isn't responsible for the property owner following applicable laws.
Several hotels I've used, and LOTS of local restaurants, don't manage their bookings themselves, but redirect you to a 3rd party site (e.g. OpenTable.com). AirBnB is not much different, except you start at the AirBnB site instead of the property's site.
How the hell do people not understand that providing the details of your illegal scheme to law enforcement is not a smart move?
"...but the government has a justifiable right not to turn the information over to the defense?"
My problem is that the government doesn't have rights to my knowledge. The People have rights, the government is granted powers by the People, which can be revoked by the People (albeit, unlikely given the current state of the nation).
Hopefully that's a temporary problem.
The exact same thing use to be true for HBO with their HBO Go, you were required to be a TV subscriber.
These days, HBO offers HBO Now, which is it's own subscription that does not require a TV subscription. I can only hope more channels will do these and abandon the cable gatekeepers. Although, that might create a new problem, where people have 5, 10, or 20 separate subscriptions to manage.
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Marc shares some of what happened on this day in history, including National Workers Demand a Raise Day, the "Black Thursday" stock market crash in 1929, the "Bloody Friday" stock declines in 2008, and the anniversary of the death of Rosa Parks.
1892 – In New Orleans, 25,000 Black workers strike1923 – Department of Labor said some 500,000 Blacks had left the South in the preceding twelve months.1929 – "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
1935 – Italy invaded Ethiopia. American Blacks held mass meetings of protest and raised funds for the Ethiopian defenders.
1943 – The Provisional Government of Free India formally declared war on Britain and the United States of America.
1947 – Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
1980 – The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.
1990 – Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian "stay-behind" clandestine paramilitary NATO army, which was implicated in false flag terrorist attacks implicating communists and anarchists as part of the strategy of tension from the late 1960s to early 1980s.
2002 – Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
2008 – "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.