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Managing for Sustainable Development Impact
Integrated Approach to Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Managing for Sustainable Development Impact
Quantitative methods & analysis
How do we know if a program made a difference? A guide to statistical methods for program impact evaluation
Authors: Peter M. Lance, David K. Guilkey, Aiko Hattori & Gustavo Angeles (for MEASURE Evaluation)
There is a long-running, vigorous and evolving methodological debate about the appropriate or optimal way to evaluate the impact of a program. This manual strives not to convince readers of the merits of one particular alternative or another, but instead simply to present the various options in as approachable a fashion as possible and then let them decide for themselves where they stand. In other words, it strives to be impartial.
FANTA: Sampling Guide (with 2012 Addendum)
Authors: Robert Magnini (1999) and Diane Stukel & Megan Deitchler (2012) (for FANTA)
Publication date: Sampling Guide (1999) and Addendum (2012)
These materials provide sampling guidance for baseline and final performance evaluation surveys in the context of USAID Food for Peace Title II development food assistance programs. The guide provides methods and instructions for developing the design of a population-based household survey and provides information on how to randomly select samples of communities, households, and/or individuals for such surveys. It emphasizes the use of probability sampling methods, which are essential to ensure that the survey represents the target population. In the addendum, an updated approach for sample size calculation is provided, which will result in a household sample size that is more likely to achieve the required sample size of children for child-level indicators.
Mapping village variability in Afghanistan: The use of cluster analysis to construct village typologies
Authors: Adam Pain and Georgina Sturge
This working paper investigates whether or not village typologies can be constructed with respect to the behaviour of village elites in Afghanistan.
Creating an Analysis Plan
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Creating an Analysis Plan training module is one of three modules that will provide you with the skills needed to analyze and interpret quantitative 1 noncommunicable disease (NCD) data. When you apply these quantitative analysis skills, you will turn data into information that can be used to make informed decisions on public health program and policy recommendations.
Patterns of progress on the MDGs and implications for target setting post-2015
Authors: Rodriguez Tacheuki, L., Samman, E. with Steer, L.
To examine the true patterns of progress on the MDGs, this paper explores seven indicators – one representing each of the first seven MDGs. For all indicators but extreme poverty, we find that typically, progress is easiest to attain for countries that are relatively deprived (or further from the target), though there are important differences between indicators.
Indicators. A working aid
Author: Hunter, J. (for GIZ)
This document serves as a guide that aids in selecting and formulating indicators.
CLEAR M&E Roundtable Series # 2 - Theory of Change
This roundtable was the second in a series of M&E roundtables organised by CLEAR South Asia on Best Practices in Data Collection. It provided an introduction to of experimental evaluation and quasi-experimental methods.
Systems Dynamics Modelling in Industrial Development Evaluation
Authors: Derwisch, S. & Löwe, P.
The complexity of development processes makes it difficult to observe and interpret the impacts of policies. The authors demonstrate the use and benefits of system dynamics modelling (SDM) in impact evaluation of private sector development programmes.
Dynamics of Rural Innovation - a primer for emerging professionals
Authors: Pyburn, R. & Woodhill, J. (eds.)
Dynamics of Rural Innovation – a primer for emerging professionals is a co-publication of KIT and Wageningen University's Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) that brings together the experiences of over 40 conceptual thinkers and development practitioners to articulate lessons on agricultural innovation processes and social learning.
What is the future of official statistics in the Big Data era?
Digital data are increasingly changing the shape of our world. At the same time, attention is also being paid to the woeful state of development data.
This public event brought together leading experts who explored the potential of Big Data to transform national statistical systems as well as concerns about the reliability and representativeness of these data, and over ethics, privacy, and the blurring of lines between formal and informal data sources.
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Q: Concatenating multiple lines after pattern match I have a file with data as follows:
STUDENT DETAILS
NAME MARKS STD
XYZ 20 I
RANK SCHOOL TEACHER GRADE
5 TTT ANON B
POSITION
5
STUDENT DETAILS
NAME MARKS STD
ABC              40                I
RANK SCHOOL TEACHER GRADE
5 TTT ANON A
POSITION
5

I want my output as:
NAME MARKS STD RANK SCHOOL TEACHER GRADE POSITION
XYZ  20     I   5    TTT   ANON    B     5
ABC  40     I   5    TTT   ANON    A     5

I have tried finding the pattern STUDENT DETAILS through awk and printing 2nd, 5th and 8th lines after that. But the line needs to be concatenated.
I ran:
awk '/STUDENT DETAILS/{nr[NR];nr[NR+2]; nr[NR+5]; nr[NR+8]}; END {for (i in nr) print nr[i]}' file.txt > filenew.txt

How can I achieve this?

A: you can't read ahead in awk, you have to remember pattern
awk file (u.awk below)
/STUDENT/ { li=NR;}
NR == li+2 { mark[li]=$0 }
NR == li+4 { pos[li]=$0 }
END { for (m in mark) printf "%s %s\n",mark[m],pos[m] ;}

where

*

*/STUDENT/ { li=NR;} remember line where record start

*NR == li+2 { mark[li]=$0 } when current line is +2, remember mark (likewise for position)

when run with you sample data (I delete empty lines, adjust +2/+4 if present on actual file), this give
awk -f u.awk liste-1.txt

XYZ 20 I 5 TTT ANON B
ABC              40                I 5 TTT ANON A

generation of header omited.

A: If you pre-split the data into records, you can get away with printing the relevant fields:
# Pre-splitting
sed '/^STUDENT/ { 1!s/^/\n/; }' infile |

# Reorder the record:
awk -v RS= -v FS='\n' '
  NR == 1 { print $2, $4, $6 }
          { print $3, $5, $7 }'        |

# Pretty-print columns
column -t

Output:
NAME  MARKS  STD  RANK  SCHOOL  TEACHER  GRADE  POSITION
XYZ   20     I    5     TTT     ANON     B      5
ABC   40     I    5     TTT     ANON     A      5

A: awk '
    BEGIN { OFS="\t"; maxLines=7 }
    { lineNr=(NR-1) % maxLines + 1; $1=$1; lines[lineNr]=$0 }
    NR == maxLines     { print lines[2], lines[4], lines[6] }
    lineNr == maxLines { print lines[3], lines[5], lines[7] }
' file
NAME    MARKS   STD     RANK    SCHOOL  TEACHER GRADE   POSITION
XYZ     20      I       5       TTT     ANON    B       5
ABC     40      I       5       TTT     ANON    A       5

A: Gnu sed constructs and extended regex mode enabled:
 $ sed -nEe '
      1,6{
         N;7!s/^/\n/;7!D;h

  s/(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)/\2\t\4\t\6/p
         ba
     }
    /STUDENT/!{H;$!d;:a;g;}

      s/(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)/\3\t\5\t\7/p
 ' file.txt

 NAME   MARKS   STD RANK    SCHOOL  TEACHER GRADE   POSITION
 XYZ    20  I   5   TTT ANON    B   5
 ABC    40  I   5   TTT ANON    A   5

A: Tested with below script and it worked fine

STEP1:

header=`sed '/STUDENT/d' r.txt |sed -n '1~2p'| sort | uniq| sed "N;s/\n/ /g"| sed "N;s/\n/ /g"`

count=`sed '/STUDENT/d'  o.txt|wc -l`
sed -i '/STUDENT/d' o.txt

STEP2:
for ((i=1;i<=$count;i++)); do j=$(($i+5)); sed -n ""$i","$j"p" o.txt| sed -n '2~2p'|sed -r "s/\s+/ /g"|sed "N;s/\n/ /g"|sed "N;s/\n/ /g"; i=$j; done| awk -v header="$header" 'BEGIN{print header}{print $0}'| sed "s/ /\t/g"

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - One police sergeant was killed and another officer critically wounded in a shooting as they investigated a suspected car burglary in Alabama's largest city.
The shooting happened early Sunday morning outside a nightclub in downtown Birmingham.
Local media report that officials say they have two suspects in custody, one of whom was shot and is receiving medical treatment.
In a release to WBRC, police say they identified the officer killed as Sergeant Wytasha Carter.
Carter, who also served in the U.S. Air Force, joined the Birmingham Police Department after working with the Fairfield Police Department. He is survived by his wife and children.
Police have not released the names of the other officer or the suspects.
Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith said the officers approached two suspects just before 2 a.m., after a plainclothes officer spotted one suspect checking door handles on cars parked outside the venue.
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One of the perks of being newly engaged is receiving a plethora of bridal magazines to kick off your planning process. Oh sure there is that whole formal establishment of your life partner and all but you and I both know that all anyone cares about are the details. And they seem to take serious concern in them immediately after finding out you are engaged.
Congratulations! Are you going to have a swan-shaped ice luge? My sister's husband's cousin's step-mother says you have to have a swan-shaped ice luge.
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2. I didn't shop for my engagement ring via a bridal magazine. Do people do this? Why else would these magazines be filled with pages and pages of engagement rings when technically you should already be engaged before flipping through one? Isn't there some sort of anti-marriage karma that comes to you if you page before proposal? And if not, should I be purchasing an issue of Pregnancy or AARP now just so I know what I'm in for?
3. I was behind schedule before I even started. If we're following the bridal mags, we should only have a few more things to wrap up before the wedding in six months. The dress should be ordered, all vendors booked and we can just sit back and finalize seating charts until the day comes along. Did I mention that we just had an engagement party last weekend?
And no, I do not in fact have a single picture of my future husband and I from the evening. We spent most of the time in different rooms catching up with all of our friends and family. Call it a trial run for the big day.
4. Speaking of timelines, Matt's a little behind too. Who's going to be the one to tell him he's a whopping 2 months behind on getting fit for the wedding day? No better time to completely transform your body than now fellas. Be sure to give her a good starting point so you both can see the rapid decline once your sealed for life.
5. I didn't plan on recreating my living room at our reception. Sweetheart, put your beer down and come join me on the couch for a quick photo. Oh go ahead and put that horse head on while you're at it. Perfect. Say cheese!
Note: Should you witness something similar on our wedding day, please forget you saw this as I'm realizing not everything the bridal magazines include are completely out of the realm.
too funny, Sarah. ditch the bridal mags — they are all ads anyway. i like http://www.apracticalwedding.com for a dose of reality! is your wedding in 6 months? saw reference to that above. we planned ours in seven and it is SO doable, even preferable. 🙂 so happy for you!!! enjoy these moments.


'Vera & John' was featured on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms show this morning. They kindly invited me in to talk about the book and how it came together. Even though Robert Elms had been knocked off of his bike on the way to work and was in pain due to a couple of broken bones, he was still very professional and put me at ease with his easy going chit-chat.


I am an idealist. New ideas and brainstorming sessions get me all-kinds-of-excited, but I often find it difficult to carry them through to completion.
This happens frequently in my efforts to serve other people. Volunteering at the Rescue Mission? I love that idea! Visiting a nursing home? Oh, that would be so sweet! Watching the kids while my pastor takes his wife out on a date night? Please sign me up! But in all honesty, I rarely take the time to pencil these ideas in my Daybook and act on them. Whether it's an overcrowded schedule or a forgetful mind, there's always an excuse.
I'm learning that I can't glorify God when my schedule is filled to the brim. When I have too much on my plate, my mind is only centered on me - my to-do list, my activities, my plans - which rarely leaves time to focus on kingdom work. Elle & Company was created to help ladies simplify to glorify; to clear the clutter and leave space in our Daybook to serve others and focus less on ourselves.
In an attempt to be more intentional in blessing others, I've come up with a challenge.
Each month I'll post a different act of kindness on the blog. February's Be A Blessing Challenge is to love on someone that lives alone. Whether it's a college student, grandparent, or single parent, I know that they would be blessed by your company and a home-cooked meal.
Will you donate a couple hours of your time each month and participate with me? I know God will use this challenge to encourage the hearts of the people we serve and transform our own hearts in the process.
I would love to use the comment space below to keep up with how the challenge is going for each of you. Do you have any ideas for upcoming Be A Blessing challenges? I would love to hear those, too.


When I was seven, my nan was in a pretty horrific car accident. She swerved on ice in the pitch black, crashing into a tree that quickly crushed her car. By complete chance, two kind men found her in the dark and saved her life. She had reconstructive surgery around her eye. I can still see it now. I drew pictures of her because her poor broken face scared me so much. I remember, quite clearly, climbing into bed with my mum and sobbing with her when we heard of the accident. For the first time in my short life, it dawned on me that this person, Nanny, was my mum's mum. And for the first time, my mum was no different to me. We were just kids together. She was vulnerable and scared. I wanted to protect her the way she protected me. I felt like it was my duty because suddenly, we were the same.
Whatever way you choose to look at it, our lives form complete circles. We start by being completely dependent on our parents, before our parents eventually and rightfully often become heavily dependent on us. From start to finish, we are connected by a beautiful bond as old as humanity itself. So, whatever my mum has given to me, I vow to give to her. Maybe this is why I feel I can tell her everything? Or maybe that's just because she is so patient and understanding. When my mum goes to cross the road, I reach out to take her hand. I open the marmalade lid for her, I help her choose an outfit for a night out, I do her hair, I take her to fun new places, I tell her how beautiful she is, I laugh with her when she says something ridiculous, and I do these things because my mum has dedicated her life to doing them for me. I say 'do'. I don't actually live at home anymore, so these things have become planned events rather than everyday occurrences. Can you imagine how it must feel to bring someone into the world, someone that is entirely yours, and then one day have to let them go? Well, my mum did. And to me, that's the most amazing thing of all. The purest act of selflessness; something nobody will fully understand until it happens to them.
My mum gave us the best childhood. My strongest memories consist of weekends spent eating packets of crisps on park benches, chasing chickens around farms, making sandcastles, constructing elaborate dens, painting pictures, nursing dolls back to health, sleepovers with friends and family, 100s of presents on Christmas day, birthday parties, zoos, ice cream, bouncy castles, dance classes, books and games. I wasn't spoilt, but I was given everything a child needs to have the very best start in life. My parents didn't have a great deal of money when my sister and I were young. When my mum was my age, she did a lady's shopping for £5 a week, walking for miles into town and back again, pushing me in the buggy. My mum quite literally went the extra mile.
It's weird and difficult to say this, but growing up, my family unit was so close I thought nothing could change it. Not ever. How privileged we were to be able to depend on something so much. Some people never have that. Recently, I've come to appreciate two major things: one being just how much my mum has sacrificed for us, and the other being that my parents, like all parents, are human. My mum has just turned 50 (sorry Mum) and more than anything, I want her to start doing things just for her. She is free, for the first time in 25 years, to do whatever makes her happy. I can categorically say that without my mum, I would be nothing like the person I am. Not in the slightest. Everything good in me is because of her, which makes her kind of magical. If she has the power to do that, she can do anything. Only when she feels that powerful will I have come close to giving her everything she gives to me.
Lesson number 10 is completely and utterly dedicated to my mum, because near-enough every lesson I've ever learnt has been shaped by her. So, when you think about it, not only is the motherly bond an eternal one, every individual mum kind of lives forever in some beautifully unique way too.
I would love to hear about the lessons you've learnt from your mum… Please feel free to comment below.


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Rainforest Sunrise Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive textured oval leaves emerge light green in spring, turning gold in colour with distinctive dark green edges throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Rainforest Sunrise Hosta will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 16 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.


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JANET DiFIORE: Did she bypass unions?
Say They Were Not Consulted
Union Leaders Judge Court Consolidation Unfavorably
By RICHARD KHAVKINE
Several leaders of unions representing court employees said they were not consulted about a proposal to consolidate the state's trial courts, and one longtime union president characterized recent discussions with representatives from the Office of Court Administration as "unproductive."
As proposed by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, the plan, which would require amending the state Constitution, would consolidate the state's 11 trial courts by merging Claims, County, Surrogate and Family Courts, as well as their Judges and jurisdictions, into six divisions of a newly constituted Supreme Court. It would also fuse District and city courts into a new municipal courts system.
End 'Confusing Mess'
Proponents of the consolidation have said a restructuring of the courts is imperative if litigants, as well as attorneys, are to more successfully navigate what Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks called a "confusing, jumbled mess" that results in interminable delays.
But the union leaders, who met with the court system's Director of Labor Relations, Carolyn Grimaldi, on Nov. 26, said they were unconvinced that a full-scale reorganization was warranted.
"I don't think it's going to speed things up," Bill Dobbins, the president of Suffolk County Court Employees Association, said of the proposed consolidation. "There's a backlog because there's not enough personnel. That's the way it is throughout the system...It goes a lot deeper that just reducing the number of trial courts."
Mr. Dobbins said the state lost about 2,000 non-judicial positions because of budget difficulties in 2011 and 2012. Just 400 have been replaced since then, he said.
"That has a great deal to do with why the process is so slow," he said.
Few Answers
Dennis Quirk, the longtime president of the New York State Court Officers Association, said that the OCA's determination to remake the system without sounding out the unions was contemptuous.
"If they wanted our support, why didn't they call us in and talk to us up front, make us part of the team?...Their position is, 'We're going to pass this bill.'" he said the day after meeting with Ms. Grimaldi, a session he called "unproductive" given, he said, that she had few answers to the union leaders' questions and concerns.
Chief among those was that the consolidation would oblige potentially thousands of court-system employees to transfer from one collective-bargaining unit to another, he said.
"Some unions might lose members, some might gain members," Mr. Quirk said. He said the union heads would like a provision in the proposed amendment that would retain a portion of the 1976 state law declaring the state the employer of all court personnel, namely the part guaranteeing conditions of employment.
Mr. Dobbins also said he came away from the meeting with Ms. Grimaldi with few answers.
"It's pushing this legislation through under the guise of making it easier for people to go through the court system," he said. "Our fear is that they're trying to cut staffing to alleviate their financial problem."
'Aggressive' Opposition
OCA representatives did not respond to an email seeking comment.
But during a joint State Senate and Assembly hearing in New York City in mid-November, Judge Marks said no Judges or court staff would lose their jobs as a result of any consolidation. "We need all the employees we have," he said. "In fact, we could use more."
He put the plan's cost at $13.1 million, or about one-half of one percent of the Unified Court System's allocation.
There appeared to be widespread support for the amendment at the hearing, both from those testifying and among legislators.
But Mr. Quirk said there was notable opposition to the effort, which is the sixth attempt since the 1950s to restructure the court system.
"We get the impression there's support in the Senate, but not so much in the Assembly," he said, adding that the unions would "aggressively" oppose the proposal starting in January when the Legislature reconvenes.
Can't Support
Peter Piciulo, the president of the Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County, said he and his members "have a lot of unanswered questions"—most prominently "how fundamentally it's going to affect our membership," given that consolidation typically involves personnel shuffles, if not layoffs.
While he said the court system could benefit from restructuring, Mr. Piciulo agreed with his colleagues that much of the logjam in the courts could be addressed by additional staff.
"We're basically in a need to hire, basically to keep up with retirements," he said. "We're not gaining any ground."
His membership, currently at 813 and including Officers, Sergeants, Clerks, Reporters and Interpreters among nearly 100 titles, is down about 20 percent, on average, from 2008, he said.
Mr. Piciulo said that for the time being, the plan is too vague for him to support it. "I can't get behind it right now," he said.
'Not How You Do It'
Like his fellow union presidents, he said he found out about the consolidation plan via a release from OCA. "It just came out of the blue on us," he said. "That's just not how you conduct business."
For the consolidation to take place, the proposal would have to clear both the Assembly and the State Senate in 2020 and again in 2021, and then be approved by voters in November 2021. It would go into effect in phases beginning in 2022.
Mr. Dobbins said he and his union colleagues were told they would receive a fiscal analysis of the plan as well as draft legislation in early January.
"Currently, we are opposed to the legislation," he said. "Until our members are protected and our collective-bargaining units are kept in place, we're going to be lobbying against the legislation."
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By train through Albania
— Issue 2010/27 posted by hidden europe on 19 Oct 2010 —
The railway platform at Tirana was as full as it ever gets. That meant all of half a dozen people waiting for the dawn train to Pogradec, among them an English gricer and a Polish twitcher. The latter had travelled across Europe to catch a glimpse of rare birds and was bound for Lake Ohrid.
Dear fellow travellers
And the gricer? He was in Albania in search of rare railway carriages. It is amazing how far folk will travel in pursuit of their hobbies.
"Just look at this," said the trainspotter as a green Albanian engine shunted a rake of dirty red carriages into the platform. To us the carriages looked precisely like the older rolling stock one finds on branch lines in many parts of Germany, with just one important difference. Most of the windows on the train to Pogradec were cracked and some even completely missing. Throwing rocks at passing trains is a popular sport in Albania.
Yes, they really do use cast-offs from Germany on Albanian trains. The gricer spoke with enthusiasm of having only a day or two earlier ridden on an Albanian branch line in an old German train that still had a map of Bavaria on display. Albanian trains are amazing. Cast back thirty years and the country relied entirely on passenger carriages imported from China. Enver Hohxa is said to have wanted it that way. But after Hoxha's death in 1985, the Albanian Railways started collecting cast-offs from railways around Europe. First came the Polish collection, then there was a French season. Then the Fat Controller stumbled on some ancient Italian carriages going cheap. Next came some magnificently ancient hand-me-downs from Austria and now Albanian Railways are enjoying a German season.
The 6 hr 40 min train journey from Tirana to Pogradec is a wonderful bargain. The one-way fare is 295 Albanian leks. Just a couple of euros. Where else in Europe can you get to spend so much time on a train for so modest an investment? The gricer did not stay the course, and decanted less than an hour out of Tirana. The twitcher was a man with stamina and stuck with us the whole way to Pogradec.
Albanian train journeys are noisy, with incessant sounding of the train horn to remind sheep and their minders to move off the track. Grass grows freely on these little-used lines and the shepherds have clearly come to a mutual understanding with the Fat Controller. "We make sure that the tracks are kept open for your trains, but please don't mow us down."
There were good refreshments on the journey, with passengers grabbing bunches of grapes from the vines outside the carriage window. The train's speed was so slow that there was ample opportunity to choose the ripest fruit.
Pogradec pulls twitchers and fishermen from far and wide. "People come here year after year," said a woman in Drilon, a small lakeshore community on the road from Pogradec towards the Macedonian border. "Even Enver Hoxha came here," she said, "and not just once. But for forty consecutive summers."
Nicky Gardner and Susanne Kries
(editors, hidden europe magazine)
source: https://www.hiddeneurope.eu/by-train-through-albania
This article was published as a Letter from Europe - the e-brief of hidden europe magazine.
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Electronic devices aren't necessarily that cheap and choosing the right one can be a hassle. Choosing the wrong one can cause a lot of misery which you don't want.
If you're in the market for a new device the best way to start is to get a piece of paper and write down all the things you will be using that device for. There are loads of devices out there, but your final decision should reflect what you will be using your device for most often. For example, if you will be writing assignments a tablet is not ideal as your fingers will eventually start hurting.
If you're thinking of going towards a computer, then it's important to remember that there are many form factors and systems to choose from. Once again, your decision should be based on what you will be planning to use your computer for.
What type of devices are there and what are their uses?
Tablets are great devices when it comes to portability. Unlike laptops or computers, you don't need to worry about the mouse and keyboard making tablets easy to navigate. The most basic tablets can be navigated by touch, but if you are willing to spend more you will get features such as voice control and cool gestures.
Like with computers, it's important to consider the Operating System (OS) because some systems work better for specific tasks. There are currently three main systems out there; IOS, Android and Windows. In the background you also have Linux, however I will not be covering it since there aren't many devices that you can buy with Linux pre-installed. However Linux is a great Open-Source system which I do recommend having a play with at least once in your life time.
Android is the big one, nearly all tablet manufacturers use Android because of its popularity and the number of apps in the App Store. Android is also built on top of Linux, making it easily accessible to manufacturers. Because of this, Android tablets can be picked up from as little as $50, making them one of the cheapest devices on the list. However, at that price, you can't expect much in terms of performance. Android tablets are good for almost anything, whether it's playing games, browsing the internet or watching videos but it depends on the specs.
IPads are tablets made by Apple. Like Android tablets, they are good for almost anything. The huge advantage of iPads is that they are well designed, offer cool gestures and come with Siri. The sound quality is great and so is the display.
Windows tablets are for someone who is looking for a business tablet. They often come with separate keyboards and touchpads, making typing easier. A great example is the Microsoft Surface.
If you are looking for something more traditional, there are many great laptops out there. But the trouble is, there are so many laptops to choose from. This is where your list will prove to be useful.
If you are looking for a laptop for browsing the internet, writing the odd letter or even writing assignments, Chromebooks are ideal. Unlike any other laptop, a Chromebook is a laptop that comes preloaded with Chrome OS, a basic Operating System that mainly consists of the Chrome web browser. In fact, most of the tasks will be carried out in the browser. If you're not convinced about Chromebooks, you can actually test Chrome OS without installing. I made a video showing how. The huge advantage of Chromebook's is that they are very cheap. You can actually pick one up starting from about $150. From my experience, Chromebooks are usually fast and if you feel technical you can actually load Linux on to it at your own risk. Some Chromebooks are compatible with Android apps expanding their possibilities, especially when it comes to using them offline.
Windows laptops can differ, they are designed for people who require a computer on the go. They often range in price but that's because they are designed for different things. A basic laptop will start at around $160 and will give you a basic version of Windows, limited storage space and performance. The HP Stream is a great example of that. It's designed for browsing the internet, writing the odd document and basic tasks in general.
Windows laptops can also be used as an everyday PC but if you are using it at a desk all day I wouldn't recommend one.
MacBook's are great laptops but they come at a price. They are mainly designed for work and are perfect for video editing and photography.
Desktop computers are the ones that aren't easily transportable and often come with a separate monitor, mouse and keyboard. They are better for you if you are planning to use the computer at a desk all day. Desktop computers are also available as 2 in one meaning that you can get the base unit integrated with your monitor to save space.
Like laptops, there are many to choose from, but once again your list will help you in choosing the correct one.
If you are planning to use your device for light tasks such as browsing the internet or basic photo editing tablets are ideal. Not only are they cheap but there are tons of apps available in the app stores to help you with your day to day tasks. Loads of people that I know have actually swapped their desktop for a tablet as it saves room, it's more convenient and it's portable.
On the other hand, if you will be doing a lot of writing you may want to invest in something with a keyboard. Chromebooks are perfect for light use especially when comparing them to Windows laptops in a similar price range.
If you are looking for something to use on a daily basis for browsing the internet, writing documents, playing low spec games and doing general work on. A medium spec PC with at least 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage space will be ideal. Although the 128 GB of storage space is a low amount, if it's advertised on the specs it usually means that it's a Solid State Drive and that is a good thing as it's faster but if you are planning to store loads of data on it I would recommend something with either a separate internal hard drive or a hard drive as a whole. Hard drives seem to come as 500 GB, 1000 GB (1TB) or more. They are slower but will give you more storage space. If you plan to take your device around with you, I would recommend a laptop as they are designed to be used on the go.
Computers, in general, are used in most industries and in reality, I can't recommend something for every industry in just one article.
If you're a Student and you're planning to write assignments and do research a Chromebook is ideal. They are cheap, your work is stored in the cloud limiting the chances of losing your work and they are portable enough to be used as a notetaking device and from my experience, they are very user-friendly. I was lucky enough to be able to use a Chromebook as my everyday PC and I must say, I enjoyed it.
If you are in either Photography, Video or even music production, I would recommend a MacBook. They seem to be the industry standard for those tasks. Although high spec Windows PC's are also used. These devices should have at least 8GB of RAM, an SSD, loads of storage space, a good processor and maybe a half decent graphics card.
If you are planning to work on the go, I would recommend a laptop but if you are planning to mainly work at a desk, a desktop will be more suitable. Not only is working at a desk more comfortable but it's healthier too.
If you still prefer a laptop, you can purchase a monitor, mouse and keyboard to work at your desk. That's what I do when I work on my MacBook, it's just easier and more comfortable that way.
PC Gaming can be demanding on the hardware, therefore the PC needs to be of a reasonable spec. There are loads of gaming PCs and laptops on the market. Personally, I don't recommend gaming laptops unless you need one. The reason for that is that it can get very uncomfortable when gaming for hours. Gaming laptops are usually expensive, and when a new more demanding game comes out it will be almost impossible to upgrade your Graphics card.
It's important to consider the type of gaming you will be doing, if the games are basic and light most PC's should be able to run them. If you are planning to play retro games, it's likely that retro games won't work with new PC's. I decided to create a retro gaming laptop for myself with a £25 laptop, since I'm in the UK.
If you are looking for a gaming PC you should once again look for something with at least 8 GB's of RAM, an SSD, loads of storage space for storing those games, a good processor and most importantly of all a good graphics card.
So what happens when you finally have purchased that new PC? Well, it's important to install updates, create a recovery image and a backup plan. I have written a full article about what I recommend doing once you have purchased that new PC.
Guest article written by: Dominik Kwolczak, an expert in IT and Technology. He runs the Dominik Kwolczak – Tech Blog, a personal blog dedicated to his experience with technology and IT. Dominik also runs the Dominik Kwolczak – Tech YouTube channel.
For me, I have always preferred a laptop as compared to desktop for the sheer fact that it is portable. Tablets have gain a lot of popularity of late and it it a good device for casual internet browsing.
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Personal car insurance premiums rose 8.6% in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014, according to the latest Biba/Acturis insurance price index.
The index also charted a 4.8% drop in household rates, and a 0.5% decline in both SME and large commercial prices.
Within SME, commercial vehicle rates fell 0.1% and commercial package prices declined by 1%.
Within larger commercial the only line to achieve an increase was commercial liability, where rates went up by 1.7%.
This was offset by a 1.7% fall in commercial combined rates and a 0.7% fall in fleet prices.
On the personal car increase of 8.6%, Biba noted that if the rise in insurance premium tax (IPT) to 9.5% from 6% factored in, the cost of motor policies would have increased by more than 12%.
The IPT increase took effect on 1 November 2015.
Biba chief executive Steve White said: "BIBA has said many times that IPT is a tax on protection and affects the affordability of insurance.
Overall, personal lines rates increased by 1.9% after the home insurance fall is factored in.
SME premiums continue to fall, however.


"The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge" Invites Parents and Their Children to Submit Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Attend Kids' "State Dinner"
New York, NY (May 21, 2012) – Epicurious and First Lady Michelle Obama, the Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture are all teaming up to launch a nationwide recipe challenge to promote healthy lunches. The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids' "State Dinner" invites parents (or legal guardians) and their children, ages 8-12, to create and submit a recipe for a lunch that is nutritious and delicious. All entrants have the chance to win a trip to Washington D.C. and the opportunity to be invited to attend a Kids' "State Dinner" at the White House in August, where a selection of the winning healthy recipes will be served.
The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids' "State Dinner" invites a parent or guardian to work with their child to create an original lunchtime recipe that is healthy, affordable, and tasty. In support of Let's Move!, launched by the First Lady to solve the problem of childhood obesity, entrants are encouraged to reference the nutritional guidelines of the USDA's site, ChooseMyPlate.gov, to ensure recipes meet the primary criterion of being healthier. Entries should represent each of the food groups, either in one dish or as parts of a lunch meal, including fruit, veggies, whole grains, protein and low-fat dairy foods. All U.S. states and territories are invited to participate, including Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Fifty-six winners (one winner from each of the 50 states, plus the U.S. Territories, D.C., and Puerto Rico) and a parent or guardian will be flown to our nation's capital and will have the opportunity to be invited to attend a once-in-a-lifetime Kids' "State Dinner" at the White House, hosted by Mrs. Obama, where a selection of the winning healthy recipes will be served.
The winning recipes will be chosen by a panel of judges that includes Tanya Steel, Assistant White House Chef Sam Kass, USDA and Department of Education representatives, as well as a celebrity chef. The winning recipes will be available free to all in a downloadable and printable e-cookbook that features nutritional analysis, and photos and drawings of the recipes, available via the contest web site, letsmove.gov, USDA.gov, and Ed.gov.
Recipes can be submitted May 21 through June 17, either online at http://recipechallenge.epicurious.com or via mail at: "The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge c/o Epicurious.com," 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Winners will be notified on July 16. The White House Kids "State Dinner" is currently scheduled to take place in August 2012. Westin Hotels will be providing hotel rooms for the winning families, and Delta Air Lines will provide air travel to Washington, D.C. For more information and contest rules, visit recipechallenge.epicurious.com.


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Greenland – Erlon James Gill, 87, of Greenland, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough, ME. He was born on April 20, 1930 in Dixfield, ME, a son of the late Erlon R. and Alice (Tibbitts) Gill. Raised in Dixfield, he graduated from Dixfield High School with the Class of 1948, and later received two master degrees in local and government management. Erlon proudly served 8 years in the Navy and 22 years in the Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam War, reaching the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. After his time in the service, he worked in civil service for a number of years before retiring. Although he appreciated everything he worked hard for in life, his greatest treasures were his wife and children. He shared 47 loving years of marriage with his late wife Doris A (Corvese) Gill, who passed away in 2003. Erlon was an avid beekeeper who enjoyed sharing his knowledge and passion with others. He loved the outdoors, including hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening and his late father's hunting camp in Carthage, Maine. Erlon was a confident, straight forward person, who liked to tease and have fun. He was endlessly busy, often creating things out of items others would find of little value. He is survived by his family including his children and their spouses: David Gill, Cathy Gill & Janine Moreau, Michael and Kate Gill, Susan Gill & Darren Scott and his grandchildren Christina and James Gill and Trevon, Tyrone & Tianna Scott. In addition to his parents and wife, he was predeceased by his brother Ronald. A graveside service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2017 in the Calvary Cemetery, Portsmouth. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Maine Veterans' Home in Scarborough, ME - Unit A.
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In the parable of valuable kingdom we saw that it costs the entire wealth of the man to buy the field to inherit the hidden kingdom of Heaven. Here too it costs the entire wealth to inherit the kingdom of Heaven. However, there are some significant differences where Christ is teaching something different.
The pearl of great price represents the kingdom of Heaven. It costs the entire wealth to buy that pearl. Unlike the parable of valuable kingdom, the merchant was deliberately seeking for the kingdom of Heaven where the seller knew the great value of it and it was not hidden from anyone. So, who is that merchant in the parable?
Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
The Jews were deliberately expecting the kingdom of Heaven where both God and the Jews knew the high value of it. It was not hidden from them but being foretold by several prophets before hundreds of years.
Unlike the man in the parable of valuable kingdom who had to buy the field to inherit the kingdom of Heaven indirectly, the merchant can inherit the kingdom of Heaven directly by purchasing it. In other words, the field costs a lot lesser than the pearl because, the cost of the field does not include the value of the hidden treasure into consideration but the merchant who is buying the great pearl is giving the full price of it.
Matt 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
The man in the parable of the valuable kingdom did not pay for the treasure but inherited through the field but the merchant paid the full price of the pearl. So, who is this merchant? It's Jesus Christ.
As mentioned in another parable, Christ is that nobleman who went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. Similarly, Christ is that merchant, who gave everything He had, His own life as the price and received a Kingdom from the Father.
Because He knew that we would never be able to pay the true price of that Kingdom which He already paid with His own life, He hid it in a field so that we can buy the field and inherit this valuable Kingdom.
The parable ends here where Christ is the merchant who paid the full price of the great pearl with His own life to purchase the Kingdom from the Father. However, it is incomplete without knowing what is the field in the parable of the valueable kingdom since these two parables are closely related.
The field represents Jesus Christ and the hidden treasure is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Rev 3:20-21 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
If we invite Christ into our life and overcome this world, we inherit His kingdom by sitting on His throne which He received from the Father, just as He overcame and sat down with the Father on His throne.


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Many of us never think about what happens to the clothes we throw away. Toxic and chemical textiles negatively impact and destroy the environment from creation to discard.
EVERY PIECE OF SYNTHETIC FABRIC PRODUCED WILL STAY ON THIS PLANET FOREVER! IT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.
HOW HIGH, DEEP AND WIDE CAN WE PACK THE LANDFILLS?
Manufacturing industries often cause a great deal of damage to the environment through the release of both toxic and nonhazardous wastes. As the damaging effects of chemicals becomes more apparent, our society is demanding cleaner and more efficient production methods. The U.S Environmental Protection Agency details environmental consequences, regulations, and proposed solutions in the Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project: Profile of the Textile Industry.
Pollution Outputs Wastewater is one of the largest sources of waste produced by the textile and apparel industries. Because the production of textile and apparel goods requires many different steps, wastewater is produced throughout the manufacturing process. High volumes of wastewater are produced in manufacturing operations such as de-sizing, dyeing, rinsing, printing, bleaching, finishing, and cleaning. In fact, each pound of goods produced can be the source of approximately 15 gallons of waste from dyeing and rinsing processes alone. Facilities that are involved in the dyeing of goods often turn out more than one million gallons of wastewater each day.
The textile and apparel industries also release waste in the form of air emissions. However, the amount of polluted air produced is relatively small in comparison to other manufacturing industries. Small amounts of waste are emitted at various stages of production, each stage releasing a different type of emission. Due to the high number of manufacturing stages, there are many different types of air pollutants generated by these industries. Because there are so many different components to the emissions of these industries, it is usually difficult to control and measure air pollution.
Wastewater and air emissions generally receive the most attention from politicians and consumers due to their hazardous nature. Yet, there is another set of nontoxic, residual wastes that results from the production of textiles and apparels. A large amount of fabric waste and other scraps are left over at the end of production. For example, most production methods waste anywhere from 28 to 6 percent of fabric. Furthermore, packaging materials are not always able to be reused or recycled.
Textile wastewater contains many pollutants including acids, dispersants, alkalis, dyes, heavy metals, organic-chlorines, PBDE, PFOA, phthalates, pigments, salts, and many more. The release of these hazardous materials into public drains (which lead to rivers, streams, and eventually the ocean) alters the pH, and increases BOD and COD levels. The main release of pollution during manufacturing occurs during the dyeing and finishing processes and is released by the manufacturer into nearby local waterways. The waste-water produced is not always biodegradable and often poses severe environmental and health hazards to the community they operate within.
Industrialization of the textile industry and the use of a large variety of chemical treatments and dyes has resulted in a public health threat created by pollution. 17 -20% of industrial freshwater pollution is caused by textile dyeing and treatment. Estimations state that 10-15% of total dyestuffs (equivalent to 280,000 tons of dyestuffs) used during the manufacturing of textile products is released into the environment worldwide annually.
Inefficiencies during the dyeing processes result in excess pollutant release and minimizing these inefficiencies has become increasingly important as scientific scrutiny continues to intensify. An example of one such method used to improve the dying process is Vat and sulphur dye waste-water production is greatly minimized during the dying process if electrochemical processes are used in place of chemical reagents. Some companies, such as AirDye®, have created entirely new processes in attempts to minimize wastewater production altogether which require 95% less water usage and emit 84% fewer green house gases.
Environmental Problems: A number of different environmental problems have been caused by the textile and apparel industry. As previously stated, a large amount of wastewater and polluted air is generated during production. A number of other problems arise that are not simply related to the output waste produced. For example, a large amount of water, energy, and other valuable resources are consumed during the production process.
Additionally, many facilities are not as environmentally sound as they could be due to outdated equipment that is difficult and extremely expensive to replace. Machinery is often very loud and disrupts surrounding communities. Many employees are unqualified for their jobs and lack the training necessary to understand the most efficient way of carrying out an assigned task. Moreover, they do not have the skills needed to improve or recognize harmful practices. The assistance of the government is crucial if this industry is to continually make strides in decreasing waste. However, most businesses are currently limited by the lack of support expended by the government.
Prevention Methods and Proposals: In order to make significant changes in the wastes generated by textile and apparel manufacturing facilities, several preventative measures must be taken. To begin with, companies should begin to set improved regulations for the raw goods used in manufacturing. Reusable containers should be required, and the use of harmful substances should be limited. Individuals should be employed by company and industry executives to research and develop new ways of producing goods using less harmful chemicals or wholly alternative treatments altogether. Simple improvements can be made by ensuring optimal settings of equipment and the optimal environment for the facility.
Companies should take every step possible to reduce input amount by recycling as much as possible and by continually updating their equipment. In order to achieve a new level of environmental responsibility, better training programs for employees must be established. The government should become more involved in assisting individual facilities and in the regulations set forth for the industry. Corporations and manufacturers must be encouraged to create "eco" friendly goods.
The number of people who die in America every year due to air pollution is over 50,000. In the state of California air pollution kills more than 25,000 people per year and costs $200 million worth of medical expenses.
70% of industrial waste is dumped into water bodies polluting usable water supply. Every year approximately 15 million children under the age of five die because of diseases related to drinking contaminated water.
Keeping textiles out of landfills would save the US economy more than $375 million per year of the $44 per ton fees associated with unloading, dumping and facility transfers. Over one million bushels of garbage is thrown out of car windows by Americans each year.
Can we as humans justify.....how this makes rational sense?
Buying clothes because they are cheap to throw away and create landfills to stack up around us, polluting our water, soil and air.
FACT: 11,000-20,000 liters of water is used to create one pair of jeans and 2,700-3,000 gallons to create one t-shirt.
FACT: 35% waste of scrap fabric produced in fashion manufacturing and 30% of the clothes produced in factories is never sold.
FACT: Fast Fashion apparel manufacturing accounts for 10% of carbon output globally.


Today I will talk about a fictitious particles called phonons.
Phonons themselves are not particles do not exist, something virtual. It is far more than a wave, the vibration of the atoms. This vibration, as is transmitted to adjacent atoms, called phonon.
Why it phonons? as with any wave, it goes a long way. It explains (from a quantum point of view) as energy and heat is transmitted in solids. And when I talk about energy, its main idea is sound (so called phonons).
That is, it is a quantum mathematical explanation of how it is transmitted whatever within a material. Something any physical materials specialist you might say.
Remember atoms, whether as standard are always vibrating at different levels. Come on, move series and move as measured by phonons. According as the atoms are moving materials in various forms, Einstein Bose cube, solid, liquid, gas, plasma.
In fact, it is assumed that the cube contains Bose Einstein phonons and the liquid contains a "phonon gas" for indicating that atoms vibrate in all directions.
It seems that as a wave, it has been discovered that has all the properties of waves and therefore can be manipulated to use the properties of waves in our favor and that no energy is wasted in heat. Something very curious.


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Seljuk Sultanate of RûmFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia(Redirected from Sultanate of Rûm)Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification.Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008) Contents [hide]1 Establishment 2 Downfall 3 Art and Architecture 4 The Dynasty 5 References 6 Sources 7 See also 8 External links Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ← 1077 – 1307 → The Sultanate before the First Crusade, controlling virtually all of Anatolia Capital İznikKonya Political structure Empire Sultans - 1060-1077 Kutalmish - 1303-1308 Mesud II History - Division from the Great Seljuq Empire 1077 - Internal struggles 1307 The Seljuk Sultanate of Rum was the Seljuk Turkish sultanate that ruled in Anatolia in direct lineage from 1077 to 1307, with capitals first at İznik and then at Konya. Since the sultans of Rum were highly mobile, cities like Kayseri and Sivas also ********ed at times as capitals. At its height the sultanate stretched across central Turkey from the Antalya-Alanya shoreline on the Mediterranean coast to the territory of Sinop on the Black Sea. In the east, the sultanate absorbed other Turkish states and reached to Lake Van. Its westernmost limit was near Denizli and the gates of the Aegean basin. The term "Rum" comes from the Arabic word for Rome. The Seljuks called the lands of their sultanate Rum because it had been established on territory long considered Roman by Muslim armies.[1] Contemporary Turkish historians prefer the term "Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate" (Anadolu Selçukluları) or, more recently, "Seljuks of Turkey" (Türkiye Selçukluları). The state is occasionally called the "Sultanate of Konya" or "Sultanate of Iconium" in older western sources. The sultanate prospered, particularly during the late 12th and early 13th centuries when it won fro... Devamı


Garry Kilworth was born in York, England in 1941, and grew up with two brothers. His father was in the RAF, and the family travelled so extensively during his childhood, that by the age of 15 he'd been to 22 schools! Garry then left school to join the RAF himself, staying in that career for seventeen years before obtaining an English degree with honours, from Kings College, London University. He was 35 when his first novel, In Solitary - a science fiction novel - was published.
He has published over one hundred and twenty short stories, and seventy novels, many in the science fiction genre. More recently he is known as a fantasy and historical novelist. Garry enjoys the challenge of writing in a variety of forms and subjects, rather than working in one genre. He married his wife, Annette, when he was 21 years old, and they have two children and five grandchildren.


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Partner Mark J. Semeraro and associate Scott Fahrney secured a $4.9 million-dollar settlement for their client, Michael Guerrero, who sustained serious personal injuries and paralysis, evolving out of a single car, motor vehicle/dram shop accident, in the matter of Michael Guerrero vs. Andrew Roe, et al, Docket No. ESX-L-2763-16.
While defendant, Andrew Roe, who was an intoxicated driver, only had $100,000 of available insurance, Semeraro successfully secured abundant evidence that a South Jersey restaurant/bar, (which was also a defendant in the same lawsuit and whose identity was agreed to remain confidential, pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement) was negligent in overserving Mr. Roe alcohol, well past the point of noticeable intoxication.
Through the course of protracted discovery, it was proven, that Roe consumed approximately a dozen drinks within the span of an hour, was boisterous, loud, and (through video surveillance) walking unbalanced. It was also proven that Roe passed out while driving his Ford Explorer within minutes of leaving the restaurant/bar, causing the truck to flip several times and permanently injuring Mr. Guerrero.
However, the case was not over yet. Even after securing the evidence of negligent over-service of alcohol, the defendant argued that Guerrero, was not entitled to recovery, due to his failure to wear a seatbelt at the time of the accident. While Semeraro and Fahrney argued that Mr. Guerrero was in fact, wearing a seatbelt, they also proved through a toxicologist, that even if he wasn't, it would only have been because the same restaurant/bar, also overserved Mr. Guerrero alcohol, to the point where it impaired his judgment so badly, that he could not appreciate the risk in failing to wear a seatbelt and/or that he mistakenly believed that he actually put one on. In either event, they successfully argued that Mr. Guerrero could not be held accountable for not having one on.
As a result of these persuasive arguments, Kaufman, Semeraro & Leibman was successful in negotiating an amicable multi-million dollar settlement.
"Cases such as these, are never anything to celebrate" said Semeraro. "I would much prefer that Michael be completely healed from these catastrophic and permanent injuries, but unfortunately that is outside of our control. At least with this settlement, Mr. Guerrero will have 'the ability to pay for his future medical and supportive needs" continued Semeraro.
If you or someone you know has sustained serious personal injuries due to the fault of another, please contact Mark Semeraro.


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Ferguson Largely Peaceful After Officer's Decision To Quit
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Jeff Roberson AP
A man is arrested by police after kneeling in the street during a protest outside the Ferguson Police Department on Saturday.
A few hundred people protested overnight in Ferguson, Mo., but there were initial reports of few arrests by police hours after officer Darren Wilson's resignation was made public.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch says that "outside the Ferguson police department, about 150 to 200 protesters gathered to chant and wave signs and flags. At about 8:45 p.m., they marched South on South Florissant Road." The newspaper says one arrest was made after a man threw a bottle at police.
St. Louis Public Radio live blogged the evening's marches and protests here.
In Portland, Ore., police made 10 arrests in a demonstration related to events in Ferguson.
As we reported on Saturday, Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, has announced through his attorney that he will resign from the city's force, days after a grand jury decided against indicting him in the killing.
In his resignation letter, Wilson said his quitting the force "will allow the community to heal.
"It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me," he wrote.
Wilson had been on administrative leave since the Aug. 9 shooting.
The Associated Press says that Ferguson officials were planning to address Wilson's resignation at a news briefing today.
Meanwhile, the parents of Brown were preparing to attend a church service today where the Rev. Al Sharpton was expected to preach.
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Commiphora swynnertonii är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av B. D. Burtt. Commiphora swynnertonii ingår i släktet Commiphora och familjen Burseraceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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