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How to Get Unstuck and Move Toward Success
By Dr. John Townsend (exclusive to BounariesBooks.com) All of us want to be a success in life. We want a career that is fulfilling and that creates a sustainable lifestyle. We want relationships and family connections that are warm and intimate. We want to give back in service to the world in some way. Yet so often we find ourselves stuck in getting from where we are to where we want to be. If you have found yourself stuck instead of successful in some area of life, it is likely that there is some sort of a problem in your...
The #1 Reason Why People Hate Change
One of the most important boundaries that people have to establish is against the tendency to put off changes that they know need to be made. If you think about it, much "waiting" and putting off changes has nothing to do with "getting more information," or "waiting until we get finished with a, b, or c." Obviously, it's essential to gather data and do analysis, but many people allow too much lag time between knowing and doing.
I (Dr. Cloud) remember once when I had a decision to make regarding a significant investment. I had been reluctant to green light the deal because it was in an area that I was less familiar with than I wanted to be. The truth, however, was that my advisers were experts in this arena, and I really did trust their opinions. Still, I was putting it off. Finally one of them, the lead investor, called me....


SET FREE! The Freedom Of Sainthood!
I just have to share; I hope it won't be too long.
Ever since I started asking St Rita to pray for CWCYC, things have been happening. Coincidence? Sure!
This morning, as I put my key into the CWCYC P.O. box, I prayed "St. Rita, show me something!" I threw away the junk flyer, and opened a large envelope containing a camper registration. I was thankful for that. then I opened the small blue envelope. It contained a greeting card. The main message of the Dayspring card: "You give glory to God through your servants heart. Thank you for giving of yourself for the good of others. You are appreciated. Included was a handwritten note from a friend of my wife,Teresa. The note said they would be getting the registrations completed for their girls, with full payment, but they wanted to get a donation to us quickly. There was a check enclosed; a check for $1000.00!
"Thank you, St. Rita. You may be interested that my mother retired from medicine and entered the Trappistine convent in Sonoita, AZ at the age of 67 and served the Lord there in fasting and prayer (Luke 2:37) for 21 years. The monastery there is the Santa Rita Abbey, with Saint Rita of Cascia as their patroness. Get my Mom on the project, too, Sister Jean. She'll be a great help.
Wow! Just Wow! We will now add Ted's Mom, Sister Jean, to our list of intercessors. I go back to Erin Loe's's talk on St. Rita (last year?) at NICYC, and I just get overwhelmed by the "coincidence". I'm blown away by the unmerited love from God that has been shown to me these past weeks. The saints are real; they are efficacious; they listen; they pray; and God answers! Goodness!


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Q: ¿Cómo cambiar el background de un div dinamicamente con JS? ¡Hola! Estoy haciendo una página web de practica (recien inicio en esto del JS) y quiero hacer un slider en un div. Me interesa que cambie nada más la imagen.
Sé que iría un setIntervalpero no sé cual sería la estructura de la function para hacer que cada cierto tiempo el fondo cambie.

A: Hay muchas formas de hacerlo, pero atendiendo a tu petición
Si quieres cambiar la imagen de fondo de un div:
window.setInterval(function(){
  $('#id-de-div').css('background-image', 'ruta/imagen.jpg');
}, 5000);//Colocas el tiempo que desees aquí, debe de estar en milisegundos

Si quieres cambiarle una imagen dentro del div:
window.setInterval(function(){
  $('#id-de-img').attr('src', 'ruta/imagen.jpg');
}, 5000);

Ahora que si quieres mantener las imagenes para que el usuario pueda cambiar entre ellas, es un poco más largo el proceso, para esto, yo te sugeriría el siguiente plugin para crear un slider:
http://kenwheeler.github.io/slick/

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Langdon & Emison Accepting Taxotere Cases
Taxotere can lead to permanently disfiguring hair loss that is not easily hidden or masked.
Langdon & Emison is accepting cases nationwide on behalf of breast cancer survivors who are suffering from permanent hair loss after being treated with Taxotere.
This drug, also known as docetaxel, is a chemotherapy drug approved to treat breast cancer. Taxotere is used to prevent cancer cells from growing and dividing; however, thousands of women have been harmed by this drug because it causes permanent and disfiguring hair loss.
Lawsuits are being filed across the country against Taxotere manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis, for failing to warn U.S. doctors and patients about the risks of permanent hair loss associated with Taxotere treatment. Despite knowing about the risk of permanent, disfiguring hair loss, Sanofi provided no such warning on the drug's label from 1999 through December 2015.
Early evidence shows that Sanofi misrepresented the effectiveness of Taxotere and hid problems about permanent hair loss to increase its market share and profits. Lawsuits allege Sanofi-Aventis lied to American doctors and patients in order to gain market share. In 2014, the pharmaceutical giant reported revenues of $36.5 billion.
About Taxotere
Taxotere is a chemotherapy drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1996 to treat breast cancer. It is widely prescribed to prevent the growth and spread of cancer cells. Of the approximately 2.8 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S., it is estimated that 75 percent were treated with Taxotere as part of their chemotherapy regimen.
Taxotere is one of two major chemotherapy drugs used in the U.S. The other drug, Taxol, is made by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
What is the problem with Taxotere?
Taxotere has been linked to permanent hair loss in breast cancer patients who have been treated with the drug. In the 1960s Sanofi developed an alternative to Taxol and claimed it increased the potency of the drug, thereby making it more effective; however, the FDA initially said the drug was too toxic and would not approve it. Sanofi went back to the drawing board, changed its marketing and later the drug was approved.
Research has repeatedly linked permanent hair loss to Taxotere. In 2005, Sanofi told the European Medicines Agency (the equivalent of the FDA) that it found permanent hair loss in 9.2 percent of Taxotere patients. This was Sanofi's own study. A 2013 study published by the National Cancer Institute found permanent hair loss as a side effect in 10-15 percent of patients who took Taxotere.
Multiple studies also suggest that Taxotere is no more effective than alternative chemotherapy treatments, such as Taxol, that do not cause permanent hair loss. Bottom line: Taxotere and Taxol are effective drugs, but there is one major difference. Taxotere causes permanent, disfiguring hair loss, Taxol does not.
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The Nahe estate of Hermann Dönnhoff is undoubtedly one of the most illustrious names in the district – and in all German winemaking. The estate is also on a rich seam of form if this tasting of 1999's and a couple of 2000's is anything to go by. Dönnhoff's estate covers 12.5 hectares of grey slate on volcanic soil and Hugh Johnson rates its rieslings as 'exceptionally fine'.
In Rheinhessen, Fritz and Agnes Hasselbach own Weingut Gunderloch, another estate that could lay equal claim to being the best of its district (Hugh Johnson says 'the undisputed number one Rheinhessen'). The Hasselbachs also bought the nearby Balbach estate in 1995, effectively doubling their land under vine (Germany's strict planting laws mean that buying exisiting vineyards is practically the only way to expand holdings today). Both labels were featured in this tasting.
These wines, ranging from the bone-dry to the lusciously sweet, show a wonderful purity and clarity of fruit. Add in a thrilling balance that matches that ripeness with vivacious mineral acidity, and the result is a set of wines of exceptional quality.
The wines of all three estates are imported into the UK by Alwin Barret Seigel.
Racy, sprightly nose with lemon and sherbet aromas. The palate is quite full and savoury. Off-dry, there is good acidity keeping this sharp, and sufficient orchard fruit to balance. Good/very good.
A little nettle and crisp, fruity quality on the nose. The palate has quite mellow peach and pear fruit, and even an apple acidity is quite soft. Again this is balanced and elegant, and is very fine with good length. Very good indeed.
Lovely waxy, lightly oily impression on the nose with elegant white fruits. Weighty, full palate has peach and orchard fruits, and the generous acidity maybe just lacks a little defining sharpness, but this is very good/very good indeed.
Nose seems more developed with lots of herbaceous, nettly, leafy character over oily lime and sweeter nectarine fruit. Lots of syrupy richness on the palate here and a really, fine quality as well as being absolutely delicious. Long and beautifully balanced. Excellent.
Really fine purity and focus with sweet confectionery and floral notes and lovely fruit. Very racy on the palate, lots of zip and crunch with pear and pear-skin flavours and lovely length. Again, strikes a superb balance with mineral acidity sharpening the finish. Very good indeed/excellent.
Very racy again on the nose, with poised apple and pear aromas, a little sherbetty note. The palate displays exotic, floral flavours and unctuous texture, but that core of gorgeous, focused minerality sweeps through and extends the finish. Delightful and excellent.
Aromas of sherbet, bubblegum and confectionery, sweet and floral, but with a mineral hint. Juicy, tangy citrus fruit and a dry finish. Good.
Waxy notes precede minerals and a hint of sweet, tropical fruit. Crunchy green apple freshness on the palate, finishing with mouthwatering acidity. Modern in style, appealing, and very good.
Pleasant nose with some sherbetty, mineral character if a little subdued. Decent apple and ripe pear fruit, but not as good as the previous wine. Good.
This adds a leafy, waxy, herbal edge and complexity to beautifully fine, sweet fruit. On the palate a rich mouth-feel and lovely sweetness with notes of syrup and finely-wrought white fruits into a long finish. Very good indeed.
There are notes of honey and fig immediately suggesting botrytis, with a lovely candied yam quality. Very rich and unctuous on the palate with a juicy, sweet nectarine and ripe mango fruitiness, but maintained and lengthened into the finish by fine acidity. Very good indeed.
Lightly honeyed nose with little peach kernal nuances and lots of fat, sweet, plump fruit that is pillowy and peachy. The palate shows nectarine and rich tropical fruit, and though full and wrapped in sweetness, an elegant acidity balances and it finishes with great style. Very good indeed.


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The NM Political Report (https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/03/07/senate-approves-pay-raises-for-elected-state-officials/)
Senate approves pay raises for elected state officials
By Milan Simonich, Santa Fe New Mexican | March 7, 2019
New Mexico's governor and other statewide elected officials would get 15 percent raises starting in 2023, under a bill approved Thursday by the state Senate.
The proposal, Senate Bill 547, next goes to the House of Representatives for consideration.
The state's five public regulation commissioners, who are elected from districts, also would receive 15 percent increases.
Salaries for the governor and other statewide elected officials were last increased in 2002.
Sens. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, and Steve Neville, R-Farmington, are sponsoring the bill for the pay increases. They said salary scales for top elected officials are too low.
Neville conceded that any number of candidates probably would still run for governor if the job paid nothing. But, he said, these executive salaries should be more in line with job responsibilities.
Smith said chiefs of staff for the governor and other officeholders typically are higher than what the elected officials are paid.
Most senators accepted their reasoning, voting 37-3 to approve the bill. Republican Sens. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell, Craig Brandt of Rio Rancho and Mark Moores of Albuquerque cast the dissenting votes.
Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants, voted for the bill, though he was uncomfortable with it for a different reason.
Sanchez said the proposed salary increase for the governor is too low.
The bill would raise the governor's salary from $110,000 a year to $126,500.
Sen. Bill Burt, R-Alamogordo, took a position similar to Sanchez's.
"Without offending anyone, I think you get what you pay for," Burt said.
The Legislature last year approved 10 percent raises for these elected officials, but then-Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed the bill.
Under the new proposal, the total cost of the pay raises would be about $206,000 a year.
In addition to the governor, these officeholders would get raises:
Attorney general, from $95,000 to $109,250.
Commissioner of public lands, from $90,000 to $103,500.
Public regulation commissioners, also from $90,000 to $103,500. The five commissioners serve staggered terms. Raises for two of them would take effect in 2021. The other three would receive the higher salary starting in 2023.
Secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer, from $85,000 to $97,750.
Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, asked the bill sponsors how much of a salary increase the state's longest-serving legislator, 94-year-old Sen. John Pinto, would receive.
None, they replied.
New Mexico legislators are not paid a base salary, but they receive a daily expense allowance while in session or on official business. They also can qualify for a pension after serving at least five years.
Pinto, D-Gallup, has been in the Senate for 42 years.
A proposed constitutional amendment that cleared the House of Representatives this week could open the way to pay legislators a base salary. That measure will be heard next by the Senate.
If both chambers of the Legislature approve that proposal, it would go before voters next year.
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SOS says no to third attempt calling for referendum to reverse gun background check law
The third time was not the charm. For the third time in just over a month, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver rejected a Republican petition for a referendum to overturn the law that would require background checks for nearly all gun purchases.
Gov's office says new law doesn't mean inmates can get medical cannabis
SOS rejects petition for referendum to reverse background check law
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Senate sends amended $7.4 billion budget proposal to House
A $7.4 billion budget that would increase state government spending by 4.8 percent in the upcoming fiscal year cleared the New Mexico Senate along a mostly party-line vote Wednesday after an hourslong debate riddled with political potshots and last-minute amendments. "Not everybody's going to like what's in the budget," said Sen. George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat who is the Senate Finance Committee chairman.
Environment Department says they need more funds for inspections, more
Spaceport secrecy bill headed to Senate floor
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Ethics watchdog issues report on payday loan industry lobbying
It has become a cycle of despair for low-income residents with poor credit scores: They take out a high-interest installment loan to tide them over in tough times and soon accumulate an unmanageable load. They pay off old debt with new loans at rates of up 175 percent.
Senate approves key change to New Mexico primary election process
Watered-down version of election reform bill clears Senate panel
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Voting rights expansion clears first hurdle
The Voting Rights Provisions bill, which would expand voting rights and access in New Mexico, passed the Senate Rules Committee hearing by party line vote of 7-4 Monday morning after a contentious, nearly nine hour hearing on Friday. SB 8, sponsored by Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, would expand voting rights in a number of ways, including improving voting access for Native Americans and allowing formerly incarcerated individuals to vote upon release from prison.
More contentious debates over cannabis legalization expected during the special session
Cannabis legalization runs out of time, governor will call for a special session
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Legislative session to start amid COVID surge
If you plan to attend this year's 30-day legislative session at the state Capitol, here's a piece of advice: Don't forget a mask or proof of vaccination and a booster shot. The Roundhouse will be open to the public when the Legislature convenes Tuesday, but with safeguards designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the threat of the virus continues to hang over New Mexico nearly two years after it arrived.
With session clock ticking down, much work remains for New Mexico legislators
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After filibuster, Senate OKs power plant shutdown bill
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For the past 9 months we have been engaged in a language exchange project with a local Elementary School. The idea is to see if we can help them to learn English and if they can help us to learn Korean. Every month we take turns to visit each other's schools.
I usually get to work with one of the groups, so it's good for my Korean too. Today was a very enjoyable session and I can see some friendships developing between the students in the two schools. During some of the activities the room was full of the sound of laughter and of children enjoying learning together. Wonderful!
Many thanks to Ms Laura and Ms Eunmee for making this happen.


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John Butler-Adam is currently editor-in-chief of the South African Journal of Science and consultant to the University of Pretoria. Previously, he was the South African program officer for the Ford Foundation for seven years. Susan Veldsman is the director of the Scholarly Publishing Unit at the Academy of Science of South Africa. Ina Smith is the SciELO planning manager at the academy.
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In South Africa, OA is a Necessity, Not a Nicety
By John Butler-Adam, Susan Veldsman and Ina Smith | Published: October 21, 2015
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Children struggle to learn when they don't have science labs and libraries. Learning becomes difficult in classrooms that are falling apart, or where children are expected to sit on the floor because they have neither desks nor chairs.
A lack of infrastructure is just one contributor to South Africa's entrenched and ongoing educational inequality. There is another, less frequently discussed issue that is deepening this inequality: access to quality peer-reviewed information.
Such information should be available to all South Africans whether they are school children, university students, researchers or citizen scientists. This will encourage lifelong self-learning. It will spur continued research and innovation. Access to information can bolster education, training, empowerment and human development.
International Open Access Week offers a good opportunity to explore how South Africa can improve its citizens' access to information.
This article by John Butler-Adam and Susan Veldsman originally appeared at The Conversation, a Social Science Space partner site, under the title "Opening up access to research and information isn't a luxury – it's a necessity"
Opening up access
It has been more than 21 years since apartheid ended, but a distinction remains between South Africa's "rich" and "poor" universities. One of the reasons for this distinction is the richer institutions' ability to invest in research resources. They can afford expensive subscriptions to databases which contain a wealth of research – ironically funded by taxpayers' money.
The historically disadvantaged and predominantly black universities can't afford such subscriptions. Their academics also can't contribute to such resources, because authors are expected to pay a fee for the "privilege" of being published.
As university budgets are slashed, even wealthier institutions are beginning to struggle with subscription and publication fee costs.
This problem is not unique to South Africa. Research and academic institutions, funders and governments around the world are beginning to embrace Open Access for publicly funded research. In the internet age, it is possible to tremendously lower the cost associated with publishing.
Open source software has also made it possible to manage quality peer-reviewed research. Sometimes this involves having an article published for the first time in an Open Access journal. This is called Gold Open Access. In other instances, an article may first be published in a limited access journal and a second copy then made available in an institutional repository, a practice called Green Open Access.
The value of this second, open-access copy is that it allows more people to get hold of research being conducted by a particular university or academic. This in turn increases the number of citations an institution receives – and that translates into more money from government research subsidies.
Repositories also play an important role in risk management. Digitally preserving a copy of a research article and its accompanying data sets provides evidence of what was done with research funding. It means the data sets can be reused, which ultimately saves taxpayers' money because they don't have to fork out again for repeat data collection.
South African universities are also involved in the open access revolution. Presently, there are 31 institutional repositories in the country. These are used to digitally preserve research articles, theses and dissertations by scholars associated with the relevant institution. Of the 303 scholarly journals accredited by the country's department of higher education and training, just fewer than half are available as open access.
Eight of the country's research or academic institutions – including its National Research Foundation – have policies on Open Access to publicly funded research.
Still more to do
All of these are positive developments, but there is much more to be done to truly open up access to research and information in South Africa.
Researchers still have a deeply ingrained preference for publishing in the high-impact, high-profile scholarly journals produced by prominent publishers. This is driven by prestige. If academics have the money to pay the exorbitant author fees, they publish in these journals. These academics' own universities must then pay again to access research that was conducted using institutional resources and taxpayers' money.
The next step would be to formalize open access in South Africa and to provide proper guidance in terms of the standards that researchers and research institutions should adhere to. A well-informed national open access policy could be created by learning from what other countries have done. Until now, individual academics and institutions have driven the open access process. This bottom-up approach has its merits, but a push from the top is needed to ensure that we stay on track.
In keeping with this top-down approach, the Department of Higher Education and Training should consider allocating some of the money it generates through accredited journals to funding universities' open access initiatives.
All South Africans should have access to quality, peer-reviewed, publicly funded research. How else can the country showcase what it has to offer in terms of research? How else can it increase the impact of this research? And how else can we inspire future generations of innovators and thinkers to embark on the research that's needed to solve the country's problems?
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United Battery Metals Triples Vanadium Land Package
written by Igor Makarov | October 15, 2018
October 15, 2018 (Source) — United Battery Metals Corp. (CSE: UBM, OTC PINK: UBMCF, FWB: 0UL) ("United Battery Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has more than tripled its original land position in the Wray Mesa region from approximately 900 acres to over 3,000 acres. The Wray Mesa project, located on the Colorado Plateau is situated in westernmost Colorado and eastern Utah and is located within the vanadium-rich Uravan Mineral Belt in the Colorado Plateau. Wray Mesa is also situated within the prolific La Sal Creek Mining District, a district well-known for its anomalously-high vanadium to uranium ratios.
The Company's initial Wray Mesa land position included 45 claims totaling 900 acres in Montrose County, Colorado. Newly-acquired claims, through staking, include more than 90 claims in Utah and an additional 17 claims in Colorado. This brings the total land package to more than 3,000 acres, all of which is a contiguous land holding and 100% held by the Company. The staking follows a complete review and compilation of all historical data available for the Wray Mesa, which led the Company to identify new areas for further exploration.
The configuration of the land package has a dominant east-west orientation, parallel to the mineralization trend of the La Sal Creek Mining District and extending westward toward the town of La Sal and La Sal Junction. It has long been known that the vanadium occurrences in the La Sal Creek Mining District have an east-west orientation and this new land acquisition takes advantage of that trend and targets two areas of known historical mineralization that have not been mined.
In these newly-acquired claims, there is an area of mineralization named 'Whiskey'. Historic drill intercepts at Whiskey included 5 feet of 0.98% U3O8 equivalent (in drill hole WM-260-80) and 1.5 feet of 2.40% U3O8 equivalent in drill hole WM-376-80. Uranium is used as a very helpful proxy in the search for vanadium on Wray Mesa as the ratio of vanadium to uranium is typically 6:1. Holes drilled in 2007 and 2008 by Anthony Kovschak intersected 3.0 feet of 0.45% eU3O8 and 2.0 feet of 0.26% eU3O8 in the immediate vicinity.
In addition to the newly acquired claims, the Company is continuing to explore and plan a drill program on its original Wray Mesa project. As per the NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Wray Mesa Uranium Property, Montrose County, Colorado, USA, completed on July 29, 2013 (available on Company's website and SEDAR), previous drill results indicate that there is an indicated resource of approximately 85,500 short tons at an average grade of 0.16% eU3O8 for a total of 271,000 pounds of contained uranium. Inferred resources total 57,400 short tons at an average grade of 0.15% eU3O8 for a total of about 169,000 pounds of contained uranium. The vanadium occurrence for the two categories, listed for interest only, and based on a conservative V:U ratio of 6:1 would be 1,626,000 (0.95% avg. grade) and 1,014,000 (0.88% avg. grade) pounds respectively.
"We are very excited to increase our exploration footprint in this strategic part of the Colorado Plateau", said President and CEO, Matthew Rhoades. "With this land acquisition, we are able to fully leverage the deep understanding that our Director, Anthony Kovschak, CPG, has of the underlying geology and ore bodies at Wray Mesa. Anthony Kovschak has direct working experience in this immediate area and actively explored it a decade ago. Anthony Kovschak has more than 40 years of experience working in this area of eastern Utah and western Colorado. We have a very strong understanding of the geology in the area as well as the right team to move this project forward. This expansion signals our commitment to exploration in the area and we look forward to expediting our exploration efforts and advancing regional relationships."
Because of these initial results, the Company is encouraged to rely on its local expertise and to shall continue its drill program on Wray Mesa.
Further to the Company's press release dated September 24th, 2018 the Company has retained the services of an additional service provider for market awareness. The Company has engaged Native Ads Inc., an arm's-length service provider to the Company, which does not directly or indirectly own any of the Company's securities.; The company has paid Native Ads Inc. the amount of $250,000 USD.
Mr. George Sharpe, P. Geo., director of the Company, is the Qualified Person as defined under NI 43 – 101. Mr. Sharpe has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release.
The Company's common shares trade on the OTC Markets Group Inc.'s over-the-counter market in the United States and are DTC eligible with the Depository Trust Company (DTC), under the symbol UBMCF.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
UNITED BATTERY METALS CORP.
/s/ Matthew Rhoades
Matthew Rhoades
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release.
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements relating to the outlook of the business of the Company, the Company's intention to explore and develop the Wray Mesa Property, the results of any such exploration and development, and working with Native Ads Inc. Although the Company believes in light of the experience of its officers and directors, current conditions and expected future developments and other factors that have been considered appropriate that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on them because the Company can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The statements in this news release are made as of the date of this release. Except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking information that is incorporated by reference herein, except as required by applicable securities laws.


Has it really been 10 years and 20 movies? Seems like only yesterday we were being introduced to Iron Man, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Hulk Man … you get the picture. But all that changes – finally! – with the introduction of a stand-alone female Marvel superhero. And in spite of what some dark, hairy corners of the internet would have you believe, she's awesome. Truly the best thing about Captain Marvel is Captain Marvel.
Brie Larson stars as the Captain, though she's also known as Vers (pronounced "Veers"), member of a group of self-proclaimed intergalactic do-gooders called the Kree (pronounced "the Kree"). We meet her in an opening sequence that's so heavy on alien terminology you might mistake it for an exotic recipe: take a dash of Soh-larr, blend in Korath and Yon-Rogg, add Torfa (if desired) and voila! Freshly baked Hala.
Hala is actually the name of Vers' homeworld, although she keeps having flashbacks to a planet everyone in the movie insists on calling C-53. (Hint: It has the highest concentration of pubs outside the Trappist system.) It's also where she happens to crash-land after a tussle with a race of shapeshifters called the Skrulls. She ends up inside a Blockbuster, next to a Radio Shack, which does seem like it might be a different planet. In fact, it's this one in June, 1995.
That means arms dealer Tony Stark is still building his fortune, Captain America is still frozen in ice, and Spider-Man hasn't even been born. But Nick Fury is already an agent of SHIELD, played by a digitally de-aged Samuel L. Jackson, an effect that takes some getting used to. Never one to look a gift Kree in the mouth, he quickly throws in his lot with Vers, who has to track down an Earth scientist (Annette Bening) and her plans for a light-speed engine before the Skrulls get to her.
It must be said that light-speed seems an odd MacGuffin for a cinematic universe where characters are forever hopping from one star system to another, but whatever. The screenplay, by a mostly female quintet that includes co-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, also gets a bit hazy with the nature of Marvel's powers, although they certainly blossom during the course of this origin story.
This one works as well as it does thanks to Larson's very human take on the role – she's resolute, often perplexed, open-minded; in a word, redoubtable. She takes an Earth name, because Vers sounds silly. Oh, and she smiles, with one hilarious exception that must have been added late in production after internet trolls said she looked too serious in the trailer.
In fact, Captain Marvel works right up to the point where it doesn't. The last third of the film devolves into a series of battles between Captain Marvel and her enemies, but also apparently between the film's editor and cinematographer (visually, these scenes are almost incoherent), and between the directors and the studio.
Boden and Fleck got their start with a pair of low-budget charmers – Half Nelson (2006), starring Ryan Gosling as a drug-addicted high-school teacher, and the immigrant/baseball drama Sugar (2008). They're worth checking out – just as you couldn't go wrong with any of the indie back catalogue of Ragnarok director Taika Waititi – but neither one features a character who can shoot photon blasts from her hands. And that lack of experience shows in the film's climax.
There are also some issues with character motivation that would be difficult to unpack without landing on Planet Spoiler; suffice to say if you have a BS detector (I believe the Marvel-approved term is Spidey sense), it may be quivering at some point. But Captain Marvel takes it all in stride, aided by some fine comrades. Clark Gregg returns as Agent Coulson, the greatest unsung Marvel hero. Lashana Lynch plays a fighter pilot with the badass name of Maria Rambeau; if that's not enough, her call sign is Photon.
In short, there's so much to love in Captain Marvel – including a mid-credits sting that nicely sets up the next Avengers movies, now just seven weeks away – that it's nigh impossible to hate the movie, despite its many flaws. Magnanimity may be a trait of superheroes, but it's one audiences will need to embody themselves if they're to truly enjoy this latest chapter.


Tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh is the least known of the triumvirate he forms with Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. His compositions share many of the techniques of his compatriots, but show that he clearly has his own style. Marsh's astonishing take on Cherokee 'Marshmallow' was written in 1949 when he was 22 years old. The fact that he named it after himself suggests that it may have been a personal landmark and it is a very bold statement. As usual with Cherokee contrafacts, Marshmallow is played at breakneck speed (cf. Stan Getz - 'Parker 51' and George Coleman - 'Apache Dance'). The melody soars to altissimo Ab and even B at high speed, making this easily the most virtuosic saxophone head of the 1940s and one of the most technically difficult of all time. Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, two 22-year-olds at the top of their game, fly through the melody, making it sound very easy. The chains of perfect 4ths and crochet triplets give the piece a modernistic, other-worldly sound. Some of it sounds rather passé to our ears (the theme from Star Trek springs to mind immediately), but it was written in 1949, when people were fascinated with the new atomic age, 'B' Science Fiction movies ('King of the Rocket Men'…) were popular, and Orwell's 1984 was published. For 1949 listeners this must have sounded like jazz from another planet. On a more serious level, if the rhythmic framework of Marshmallow were played on a drum kit, with all its displacements and groupings, it could be a drum solo worthy of a Frank Zappa piece. Some of the techniques in the piece draw parallels with 20th century classical music and anticipate the post-modern jazz of the 70s and 80s.
Contrasting with the Lee Konitz piece previously analysed in this blog (Ice Cream Konitz), Warne Marsh does not make the same use of space, preferring more of a sense of urgency with long, winding lines in the bridge section. He uses a greater variety of superimposed triads and isorhythmic groupings and some very daring and original 'out-of-key' melodic effects and rhythmic displacements. Ice Cream Konitz is an early Konitz piece and a simple example however. Marsh's composition does not have an intimate relationship with the melody of Cherokee, as Konitz's piece does with Perdido, but Marsh achieves unity throughout the recording by extensive use of his compositional material in his improvised solo. In this he is moving towards pure improvisation rather than stylistic jazz playing.
**10) Over A major 7 in the bridge: an implied Ebm-Ab7-Db substitute progression.
16) Extensive use of the compositional material during the improvised solo for greater unity.


Wolf Trap – Chesapeake Chapter U.S.L.H.S.
Congress first appropriated funds for a light at Windmill Point or a lightship on Wolf Trap Shoal in 1819. Two years later, in 1921, a lightship was established at the tip of the shoals. It was not until 1854 that the now 33-year-old ship was pulled out of the water for a long overdue overhaul. It was put back in service the same year and maintained is station until the southern forces destroyed it in 1861.
In 1864 another lightship was placed on the shoal to replace the previous ship. After the war, policy was established to replace lightships when possible with screwpile lighthouses. This was because it was much cheaper to maintain a lighthouse than a lightship. In the spring of 1870 work was begun on erecting a screwpile light at Wolf Trap Shoal. The light was first shown on October 1, 1870. It was a fixed, white light with a flash every 30 seconds with a fourth-order Fresnel lens. The light was 38 feet above mean high water. It is noted that the screwpiles of the light were wooden pilings covered with cast-iron sleeves.
In January of 1893 heavy ice floes cut the lighthouse from its pilings and swept it 20 miles down the Bay. It was found two days later about a mile north of Thimble Shoal. It was still floating although only the roof and lantern room were above the water. It was towed to the Portsmouth depot for storage.
In July of 1893 lightship Number 46 was stationed on the shoals to provide a temporary light.
In the same year work started on the new caisson tower that would be placed on the shoal. In December of 1893 the caisson was towed to the location. By April the foundation was completed and work started on the brick three-story lighthouse. The house is octagonal with each side eight feet long. The tower is also eight by eight feet. The new light was first lit on September 20, 1894. The brick lighthouse was painted red about 1930 to protect it from the freezing and thawing action of the salt-water spray.
The light was automated in 1971 and all personnel removed.
In 2005 the lighthouse became available for ownership under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act (NHLPA). No non-profit organization was able to bid for it and as a result it was sold at auction to Nick Korstad of Seattle for $75,000, who had wanted to turn it into a bed & breakfast. In 2007 it changed hands and was sold to veterinarian James Southard, Jr. for $115,000. Some repairs were made and a new roof was installed in 2007. In 2012 the lighthouse goes up for sail again – the asking price was $288.000.
In 2017 the U.S. Coast Guard declared that the lighthouse was unsafe for personnel to access and maintain the light and are considering discontinuing the light. Lighthouse Digest adds it to the Doomsday List.
As of August 2018 the light was for sale with an asking price of $249.000.
Head Keepers: Samuel Trader (1870 – 1874), Willis C. Wilson (1874 – 1875), John L. Burroughs (1875 – 1887), Oliver R. Hudgins (1887 – 1888), Joseph R. Diggs (1888 – 1893), Charles B. Prosperi (1894), Peter W. Jarvis (1894 – 1907), James G. Williams (1907 – 1908), James B. Hurst (1908 – at least 1919), John T. Saunders (1921 – at least 1930), Nelson H. Lewis (at least 1939 – at least 1940), Floyd E. Crewe (at least 1965).
First Assistant: Thomas F. Morgan (1870 – 1872), J.B. Owens (1872 – 1873), Dixon Shinault (1873), Willis C. Wilson (1873 – 1874), C.W. Adams (1874 – 1875), Jacob Luskey (1875 – 1876), James K. Hudgins (1876 – 1878), A.F. Hudgins (1878 – 1879), Thomas J. Banks (1879 – 1881), Sidney Lane (1881), E.M. Sandy (1881), Wesley F. Ripley (1881), A.F. Hudgins (1881 – 1882), John W. Morgan (1882 – 1886), Oliver R. Hudgins (1886 – 1887), Joseph R. Diggs (1887 – 1888), Charles F. Hudgins (1888 – 1890), John W. Thomas (1890 – 1893), George E. Hunt (1894 – 1895), James B. Williams (1895 – 1897), Richard W. Marchant (1897 – 1901), Walter M. Shawn (1901 – 1902), Walter S. Hudgins (1902 – 1906), Alexander P. Hurst (1906 – 1907), Edward Farrow (1907 – 1908), John F. Hudgins (1908 – 1909), Virgil J. Montague (1910 – at least 1919), Benjamin D. Preston (at least 1921 – 1925), George C. Hunley (1925 – ), Henry L. Matthews (at least 1926 – at least 1930), Carroll F. Thomas (at least 1939 – 1941), Elmer M. Goodwin (1941 – 1943), Arnold Stout (at least 1965-1966.
Directions: This light is located about 3.5 miles off the western shore of the Bay.
The start of the directions begins in downtown Gloucester, Virginia. Gloucester is located about 14 miles north of Yorktown on US Route 17.
Turn east onto State Route 3 and State Route 14. Go 6.4 miles until 3 and 14 divide. Bear right staying on State Route 14. Continue on State Route 14 for 6.3 miles until the Town of Port Haywood.
At Port Haywood, turn left onto State Route 608. Go 1.6 miles until the intersection with State Route 609.
Turn left onto 609 and go 3.4 miles to the end of the road. If you can get to the water at this point, the light should be 3.5 miles east, south east.
From here on, you are on your own. Please respect the status of private property in this area.


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Public Health Smoke Crisis in Kingston, St Andrew, Portmore & Environs!
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Mar 17, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Public Health Smoke Crisis in Kingston, St Andrew, Portmore & Environs!
The National Democratic Movement is calling on Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to immediately declare a public state of emergency for the corporate area and its environs in light of toxic smoke emanating from the city dump at Riverton City. The NDM also calls on both the Minister of Local Government and the head of NSWMA to step down, as they have displayed gross incompetence in dealing with the Riverton City Dump over the past three years and in particular on this occasion. The NDM is calling on the government to put all available resources in place to fight the fire in order to stop the hazardous, toxic smoke which is destroying the air quality and endangering the health and lives of tens of thousands of citizens, and further to open up, equip and staff all hospitals and other health centres, to treat the many victims of the noxious fumes & smoke, who are likely to be seeking treatment over the weekend. The movement lamented that once again the country has paid dearly for incompetence and mismanagement which have robbed the education and productive sector of precious time and money and impaired the health and life expectancy many of our people, who have still not yet recovered from the Chick V crisis. Peter A. Townsend, LLB (Hons.) President, National Democratic Movement Contact: 318 4802...
NDM says No to the Construction of IDB Office in Residential Community
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Feb 26, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on NDM says No to the Construction of IDB Office in Residential Community
The National Democratic Movement is registering its opposition to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) constructing their offices on a lot of land on Montrose Road, near to Vale Royal (the official residence of the Prime Minister of Jamaica) in the Seymour Lands area of South Eastern St. Andrew, otherwise referred to as "The Golden Triangle". The NDM is alarmed that this is being done in this prime residential area which is not zoned for commercial buildings under which offices fall. The NDM noted that the Inter-American Development Bank has been a faithful ally and partner to Jamaica for over forty years and that Jamaica has benefited significantly from the agency's expertise in wide array of subjects, ranging from education to agriculture. However, the Movement is disappointed that the multilateral agency is planning to construct an office in the residential neighbourhood and sees it as inappropriate and unfortunate. The NDM said that, notwithstanding the fact that the IADB may be an avid supporter of Jamaica, the zoning laws should be equally applied to all organizations and blasted the relevant agencies including, the National Environmental Planning Agency (NEPA) and the KSAC, for approving such a project. "It does not matter that this multilateral organization is a major provider of grant funding to Jamaica. Since we are a sovereign nation, we cannot undermine our laws to appease external powers, as this will send a wrong signal, set a bad precedent and may even undermine our own rule of law. There cannot be one law for foreign agencies and a stricter law against local citizens", said NDM President Peter Townsend. Contact: Peter A Townsend President National Democratic Movement 318...
The Opposition Leader Should Resign, in wake of Court's Ruling on his Breach of the Constitution
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Feb 12, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on The Opposition Leader Should Resign, in wake of Court's Ruling on his Breach of the Constitution
The National Democratic Movement (NDM) has hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, in its ruling handed down this morning, regarding the actions of the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, when he submitted undated resignation letters for at least two JLP Senators to the Governor General in 2013 after the party's bitter leadership contest. The NDM hailed the Court's ruling, that the Opposition Leader's underhand and unprecedented method, of ending Mr. Arthur Williams' tenure as a Senator (by tendering his "resignation letter" knowing that he had no actual intention of resigning) as null and void, unlawful, unconstitutional, and contrary to public policy, as a good one and a victory for justice and good order. The Movement further called upon Mr. Holness to do the honourable thing and resign from the office of Opposition Leader as he has breached the public trust which should be reposed in that...
NDM Condemns St. Thomas Parish Council Members for Abusing Law & Order
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Jan 10, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on NDM Condemns St. Thomas Parish Council Members for Abusing Law & Order
The National Democratic Movements strongly condemns the actions and utterances of members of the St. Thomas Parish Council, whom it believes were rude, disrespectful, out of order and insulting to the Jamaica Constabulary Force and in particular the St. Thomas Police. The NDM called upon the leadership of both the PNP and the JLP to immediately issue the sternest rebuke to their Councillors, for the broadside attack on Law & Order in the parish (by the PNP councillors) and the silence of the JLP Councillors who were present at the Parish Council meeting, which gave many the impression that they agreed with the outrageous verbal abuse of the police. The NDM commended the St. Thomas Police officers for walking out of the meeting in silence, and has taken note of the treat issued by one of the PNP councillors to get the head police officer for St. Thomas not only transferred but removed from the Police Force. It views such threats as attempts to of political manipulation and interference, and a regular practice by those older political parties. The NDM called on Police Commissioner Dr. Carl Williams to resist such political pressures and assured him of the support of the public if he is transparent and decisive in doing the right thing. Contact: Peter Townsend President Contact: 318...
A Crisis in Our Public Health Service
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Jan 10, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on A Crisis in Our Public Health Service
The President of the National Democratic Movement, Peter Townsend is describing the present situation in the Public Health Service "A Crisis" and calls on the Prime Minister Mrs. Portia Simpson Miller to immediately declare a National Emergency for the country's Public Health Service. The NDM President declared that the present PNP government has performed badly and says that where the government has let down the people most … and the most urgent in need of attention is in OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE! They (the government) are all living the good life at our expense while the country is sick. A country without a health service is a sick country and Jamaica is sick, very sick. A sick people cannot produce and if we are not productive we cannot grow our economy and will remain poor and destitute. The President of the Medical Doctors Association called the present health situation a "National Emergency", which is as a result of a self-serving and careless government and an IMF agreement that gave no consideration for the well being of the Jamaican people. The NDM proposed and again recommend, the reforming of the health service to make good service available to ALL JAMAICANS and by implement the "ABILITY TO PAY POLICY" in all public health facilities island-wide. By implementing this policy, access to good health service will be available to all citizens and those who can pay must be required to pay based on their ability to do so. The funds to immediately implement this policy should be taken from the estimated 12 billion dollars earned by Petro Jam from their overpricing of petroleum products since the oil price reduction started. The NDM President calls on all Jamaicans to pressure the government to fix the health service NOW! The NDM calls on the PSOJ, Teachers Association, Police Associations, The Media, NDM, PNP, JLP, other parties members and all other vocal people, to lend their voices to make the health service better. The NDM President also called on the Prime Minister to remove the inept Minister of Health who already demonstrated his incompetence in dealing with the Chikungunya virus. The NDM President wants to remind all Jamaicans that Jamaica's Parliamentarians have given themselves local and overseas HEALTH CARE PAID FOR BY THE TAXES WE ALL PAY which means they are paid to be healthy while they mismanage our Public Health Service, leaving most of us to be sick and dying. The NDM sincerely hopes the Prime Minister will act properly without being forced by people pressure. PETER TOWNSEND NDM President Contact: 318...
Reduce Prices for All Gas Products
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Jan 7, 2015 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Reduce Prices for All Gas Products
The National Democratic Movement is again calling on the Government to pass on the significant savings on the massive reduction in the world market price of oil, to the people of Jamaica. The NDM has taken careful note of Minister Paulwell's recent outburst in his failed attempts to blame the petrol marketing companies for the full savings not passed to the people, while knowing the truth – i.e., it is PetroJam that has been keeping most of the savings. When the price of US $70.00 per barrel for oil existed in September 2007, diesel fuel was being sold for J$40.00 per litre. Now oil price is down to about US$60.00 per barrel yet the price of diesel fuel is averaging J$127.00 per litre. The international reduction is nearly 45% but locally we are seeing only a 20% reduction in prices. We are asking the Portia Simpson Miller led Government to immediately give a directive for all the savings to be passed on to the people so that significant reductions in goods and services can accrue to the people to stimulate economic activities not just for Christmas and the New Year but to give the people a respite from the prevailing hardship being experienced by the majority. Contact Peter Townsend President 318...
Conduct of PM in NHT Board Saga
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Dec 7, 2014 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Conduct of PM in NHT Board Saga
Has Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shamed Jamaica? The National Democratic Movement (NDM) notes with much consternation the response of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to calls for the dismissal of the beleaguered board of the National Housing Trust arising from the purchase of the Outameni property in Trelawny. The NDM feels that Jamaicans have been insulted and disrespected by the Prime Minister's decision to appoint more persons to the said controversial board without any explanation to the people to justify her action. The NDM is of the view that the Prime Minister, and by extension the People's National Party, are prepared to put their personal egos and selfish agendas above the national good. "What is good for Jamaica" is subordinate to "what is good for the party and to the individuals in the party"; thus putting Jamaica last. The NDM has concluded that good governance is at an all-time low or almost non-existent in Jamaica. "That the Prime Minister has decided not to dismiss the present NHT Board and in the same breath appoints four more persons to the present board, contrary to public outcry, is an indication of the contempt that the Prime Minister appears to hold for ordinary hard working Jamaicans and the belief that she is answerable to no one. By refusing to respond to questions concerning the retention of the beleaguered NHT Board and by her failure to give an explanation of her decision to appoint more persons to that body, the PM has insulted the people of Jamaica and abandoned good governance and civilized conduct", said the NDM. Contact: Peter Townsend President 318 4802/863...
Deception in Parliament
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Nov 13, 2014 in Press Releases | Comments Off on Deception in Parliament
The National Democratic Movement is shocked, flabbergasted and dismayed that our Prime Minister in Parliament yesterday (11/11/14) misled the members of the House about the purchase of "Outameni". The PM said that was the information she was given. Prime Minister Simpson-Miller said that the information she presented was what she was advised of, which means she could only have been misled by one of her close confidants. The NDM would like to know whose interests were foremost in the minds of those who gave the PM wrong information about the "Outameni" purchase with NHT funds. The NDM further wants to know: What are the unknown details in the Outamani deal? Who misled the PM? What was really bought and for how much? Why was the PM advised so late after the deal was done? Who benefited the most from that deal? The NDM is of the view that the ordinary man or woman in the street will know that the purchase of 10 acres of land in Trelawny for 182 million dollars without the buildings does not make sense, (at 18.2 million dollars per acre). However, the NHT board members who said it was the best deal should know what they were thinking when they made such a statement, for whom the transaction was the best deal. The Movement said that it feels sure that the Outameni purchase was not the best deal for the people of Jamaica and not in the best interests of NHT Subscribers. Contact: Peter Townsend NDM President 318...
PetroJam – Don't Increase Fuel Prices Again
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Nov 13, 2014 in Press Releases | Comments Off on PetroJam – Don't Increase Fuel Prices Again
The National Democratic Movement is calling on PetroJam NOT to increase the price of fuels again. Last week the prices were increased despite the facts. Fuel prices have been decreasing worldwide for the last six weeks The Jamaican & US dollars have been stable (remained low) for the last 7 weeks. Last week's increase by PetroJam was dishonest, unreasonable, uncaring and with total disregard for the present suffering that the Jamaica people has been experiencing over the period of the current IMF agreement. For PetroJam to increase fuel prices last week was an unscrupulous act. One again the NDM is calling for a public audit of PetroJam and their rapacious pricing system. Contact Michael Williams Chairman 995...
The Passing of Reggae Star John Holt
Posted by NDM Jamaica on Oct 24, 2014 in Press Releases | Comments Off on The Passing of Reggae Star John Holt
October 20, 2014 The National Democratic Movement has expressed sadness and regrets on the passing of legendary Reggae singer John Holt, who died earlier today. The NDM hailed John Holt as one of the top Reggae singers of the 70s and early 80s, as lead singer for the chart topping group 'The Paragons' and as a solo recording and performing artiste, who has contributed significantly towards the enrichment of Jamaica's musical heritage. In extending condolences to the family of John Holt, the movement said that the musical icon would be sadly missed and will be forever remembered for his many big hits and great on stage performances. Contact: Peter Townsend President 318...


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One of the best parts of the OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education is hearing all the amazing ways our schools are going above and beyond to meet the needs of every child. This year, it is particularly inspiring to read so many stories about education communities providing innovative communication and curriculum approaches, while positively impacting students' lives through these uncertain times.
Reaching all children is no easy feat, especially as educators navigate the new world of distance learning. It requires creative ideas, resources (i.e., time and money), and many times, extra help from the community. We aim to do our part to support those efforts and one example is our annual Community Builder award.
The Community Builder award provides funding for schools to complete a project that enriches the school, students and faculty. Each year, we look for projects that inspire creativity and foster community. The projects also need to reach a broad segment of the school to ensure the funding has maximum impact.
We held a two-month-long nomination period for the awards, and the nominations rolled in! From that group of nominees, we have selected 10 finalists to be voted on by you, our online community. The winning school, selected by community votes, will receive a $5,000 prize, while four other schools selected by the OnPoint Prize Selection Committee will receive $2,000.
The voting period runs through May 7. We encourage you to read about the schools below and cast your vote for the project you think will make the most of $5,000. Then, look for our announcement of the winner on May 12. That day, we will also announce the 10 finalists for the OnPoint Prize Educator of the Year and Circle of Excellence.
Here are the exciting projects you get to choose from:
Atkinson Elementary's Gardening and Cultural Cooking Project
Atkinson Elementary's Gardening and Cultural Cooking Project will provide K-5th grade classes with two garden work parties each year in the school's community garden. Students will plant, harvest, clean and chop vegetables for use in the school's cafeteria as part of a special dish each grade will cook together. This project fosters community building through collective garden work and making and eating food together. Gardening and cooking help develop creativity by stimulating the five senses, and scientific studies show that stress levels reduce when people are in nature.
Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School's Amity Intern Program
Eugene 4J
Every year, the Amity Intern Program at Charlemagne welcomes teaching interns from French-speaking countries around the world. These young adults have inspired students by sharing their culture, language, and multicultural perspective across the school. Interns help manage the class, deliver whole group instruction, and run small groups to support French language development, math skills, science lessons, and art projects.
Clear Creek Middle School's The Tomorrow Bus
Gresham-Barlow School District
The Tomorrow Bus is a mobile STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) classroom that encourages K-8th grade students to create, collaborate, and innovate using hands-on learning materials. The bus will visit every K-8th grade school in the Gresham-Barlow School District several times during the school year. At each visit, technology coaches will use curriculum kits to introduce students to engaging grade-appropriate STEAM concepts. Being inside the Tomorrow Bus fosters community and inspires students to work together, try, fail, try again, and learn in new ways.
Grout Elementary's Grounds Improvement Project
The Grout Grounds Improvement Project will repair the Grout Elementary track and field in SE Portland. In 2019, more than 35 students were injured due to compacted soil, uneven and bare surfaces of the Grout track and field. The Grout Grounds Improvement Project will work to reduce these injuries and benefit the students of Grout Elementary, where approximately half are considered low income and 51% qualify for no-charge lunches. The field improvements will also benefit after-school programs administered by SUN school and YMCA childcare, promoting increased usage during evenings and weekends by Southeast Portland neighbors and helping to reduce vandalism on school property, including Kenilworth Park across the street.
Jennings Lodge Elementary's Sensory Walk/Wall
Oregon City School District
Jennings Lodge Elementary has created a Sensory Walk/Wall, which takes children through a series of movements designed to regulate their energy and inspire calm and creativity. The school would like to grow this project as sensory paths are proven strategies to regulate all students, including those with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and sensory processing issues. Providing kids with the opportunity to move in a creative way and letting their mind wander provides a "reset" that allows the students to take control of their bodies, refocus on classroom learning and, enable them to succeed socially and academically.
Meadows Elementary's Library Diversity/Update Project
Centennial School District
The library books at Meadows Elementary School are not just physically old; their content is old too. Students find that their literacy choices are no longer culturally-relevant and are looking to restock with new books that connect to all students. The Library Diversity Update Project hopes to inspire life-long learning and the pursuit of knowledge within everyone who visits their library.
Mill Plain Elementary's Book Vending Machine
Evergreen School District
Mill Plain Elementary would like to install a book vending machine to inspire a life-long love of reading for its students. The vending machine will provide students with a "forever book" to keep at home, giving them pride in building their own at-home library. Keeping books at home helps reinforce healthy reading habits, builds storytelling abilities, and brings a sense of comfort to a child who may be living with trauma. Through this project, the school hopes to increase literacy scores, improve confidence in the classroom, and foster excitement about reading to build a school-wide community of readers.
Rosemary Anderson High School's Distance Learning
Private Alternative High School
Rosemary Anderson High School, like the rest of the schools in Oregon and Washington, is closed for the rest of the school year, and distance learning is a requirement for students to meet the educational standards necessary to graduate. However, many students at Rosemary Anderson experience generational poverty and do not have access to the technology needed to engage in distance learning. This project would purchase technology and connectivity resources helping families actively participate in distance learning. The end goal is to increase student engagement, which has been proven to improve student outcomes and build a better community.
Sandy High School's Pioneer Digital Media Sports Broadcasting
Oregon Trail School District
Sandy High School's Digital Media Career Technical Education department, along with Pioneer Digital Media Club, offers live multi-camera broadcasts with closed captioning of sports, news and events from the Sandy High School campus. The school's broadcasts not only develop students for careers in creative digital media, they also build connections to the Sandy community by providing valuable information to local residents and providing a connection to Sandy for those who have moved away.
Sifton Elementary's After School Club
The Sifton After School Club is a free program for families designed to provide extra academic support and extracurricular activities such as basketball, Zumba, karate, yoga, soccer, art, and cooking for students. After School Club respects the importance of sports and arts for students and the facilitators understand that many obstacles prevent families from accessing these activities. The program helps students make academic gains and build meaningful relationships with peers and teachers at their school. 45 students are currently enrolled in the program, and the funds will help the school expand the program to up to 65 in the coming year.
We've been holding the OnPoint Prize since 2009, and the stories inspire us more and more every year, particularly as the education community is experiencing such an unprecedented time right now. This year, the program will donate up to $100,000 to outstanding schools and educators who are making a difference in our community.
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I will describe the inverse optimization problem for potential energy of configurations on the sphere. Namely, given a finite set of points C on the sphere (e.g. the vertices of a cube), can we specify a potential function for which C is a global minimum among all the configurations of |C| points on the sphere? I wil describe necessary and sufficient conditions, a heuristic algorithm to find the potential function in a fixed space of functions, and also give examples of some familiar configurations for which we can find natural potentials which are provably minimized at these codes. This is joint work with Henry Cohn.


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Гуайсара () — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Сан-Паулу. Составная часть мезорегиона Бауру. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Линс. Население составляет 11 314 человек на 2006 год. Занимает площадь 269,300 км². Плотность населения — 42,0 чел./км².

Праздник города — 13 декабря.

История
Город основан 14 декабря 1926 года.

Статистика
 Валовой внутренний продукт на 2003 составляет 99 286 259,00 реалов (данные: Бразильский институт географии и статистики).
 Валовой внутренний продукт на душу населения на 2003 составляет 9593,80 реала (данные: Бразильский институт географии и статистики).
 Индекс развития человеческого потенциала на 2000 составляет 0,778 (данные: Программа развития ООН).

Муниципалитеты штата Сан-Паулу

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The Invest Local Book Blog.: Legal Crowdfunding for Startups wanting to sell shares? Several provinces may be approving this soon..
Legal Crowdfunding for Startups wanting to sell shares? Several provinces may be approving this soon..
I love this article. It gives me real hope that there will soon be even more ways for small businesses to raise money.
Through my lending efforts I help a few local businesses. This is the topic of my book, Invest Local.
By opening up crowdfunding for equity issues, there is the real possibility for companies that do less than a million dollars in sales to develop a distributed group of shareholders. I see small company share issues being used as marketing tools. Much like when Sam Adams brewery made a share sale offering in its cases of beer so that fans could become owners.
This could make it feasible to raise as little as a few hundred dollars from each shareholder and put together an impressive sum of capital.
If it gets approved in New Brunswick, maybe I'll use it to set up a venture capital fund!
Canadian entrepreneurs eager to use "crowdfunding" to raise capital may soon get the chance, as most of the country's securities regulators unveiled proposed rules Thursday for selling equity over the Internet.
But investor-rights advocates warn the new rules could expose even more investors to fraud. And crowdfunding enthusiasts, while welcoming the proposals, said some of the new rules were too restrictive, and could hamper the growth of what they see as the future of raising startup capital.
The Ontario Securities Commission, for example, would allow companies to raise a maximum of $1.5-million in equity in any 12-month period through crowdfunding. Individuals would be able to invest no more than $2,500 in a single project, to a maximum of $10,000 a year.On Thursday, securities commissions in Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia announced proposed rules to regulate the raising of limited amounts of capital, and the selling of shares, through crowdfunding websites. While many of the proposals are similar, some provinces have proposed different limits.
But the British Columbia Securities Commission says it would allow companies to raise just $150,000 per offering, twice a year. Investors would be limited to a maximum of $1,500 in a single offering.
To address widespread concern about fraud, regulators have proposed a lengthy set of restrictions. Crowdfunding websites, or portals, will have to be registered with securities commissions as "restricted dealers," and comply with minimum capital and insurance requirements as well as various reporting rules.
They would be required to do background checks on companies and their directors or officers who are raising equity on their sites. The OSC says it will be the responsibility of a portal to shut out issuers it believes are fraudulent.
But some feel these safeguards may not be enough.
Neil Gross, executive director of the shareholder advocacy group FAIR Canada, said that with so much stock fraud already targeting unsophisticated investors in Canada, regulators have not weighed the costs and benefits of crowdfunding.
"The question is how much loss and financial ruin are these provisions going to cause, and how does that compare to the benefit in terms of funding of new companies that this is likely to generate?" he asked.
Canada's nascent crowdfunding industry largely welcomed the proposals, but said they may need fine-tuning.
Sandi Gilbert, founder of Calgary-based crowdfunding portal SeedUps Canada, said one issue is a provision that would not allow those currently registered under existing securities rules, like her company, to also take advantage of the new registration for crowdfunding portals. This could make raising capital more expensive, she said, as many companies would need to pay fees for both.
"If this looks like it is still going to cost an issuer $50,000 of out-of-pocket money before he can go raise his $250,000, it is not going to work," she said in an interview.
Crowdfunding has exploded in recent years as a way to raise small donations for projects ranging from films to video games to gadgets. The producers of the Veronica Mars movie earned huge publicity last year when they raised $5.7-million (U.S.) on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to fund their feature film.
With a growing number of small firms seeking financing through the Internet, securities regulators worldwide are facing pressure to allow companies to issue shares in exchange for funds they receive.
Meanwhile, the OSC announced another landmark proposed rule change on Thursday, which proponents say could allow new ventures to raise billions of dollars.


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The Use of Alkaline Hydrolysis As a Novel Strategy for Chloroform Remediation: The Feasibility of Using Construction Wastes and Evaluation of Carbon Isotopic Fractionation.
Torrentó, Clara; Audí-Miró, Carme; Bordeleau, Geneviève; Marchesi, Massimo; Rosell, Mònica; Otero, Neus; Soler, Albert (2014). The Use of Alkaline Hydrolysis As a Novel Strategy for Chloroform Remediation: The Feasibility of Using Construction Wastes and Evaluation of Carbon Isotopic Fractionation. Environmental Science & Technology , vol. 48 , nº 3. p. 1869-1877. DOI: 10.1021/es403838t.
Laboratory and field-scale pilot experiments were performed to evaluate the feasibility of chloroform degradation by alkaline hydrolysis and the potential of δ⁻¹³C values to assess this induced reaction process at contaminated sites. In batch experiments, alkaline conditions were induced by adding crushed concrete (pH 12.33 ± 0.07), a filtered concrete solution (pH 12.27 ± 0.04), a filtered cement solution (pH 12.66 ± 0.02) and a pH 12 buffer solution (pH 11.92 ± 0.11). The resulting chloroform degradation after 28 days was 94, 96, 99, and 72%, respectively. The experimental data were described using a pseudo-first-order kinetic model, resulting in pseudo-first-order rate constant values of 0.10, 0.12, 0.20, and 0.05 d(⁻¹), respectively. Furthermore, the significant chloroform carbon isotopic fractionation associated with alkaline hydrolysis of chloroform (-53 ± 3 parts per thousand) and its independence from pH in the admittedly limited tested pH range imply a great potential for the use of δ⁻¹³C values for in situ monitoring of the efficacy of remediation approaches based on alkaline hydrolysis. The carbon isotopic fractionation obtained at the lab scale allowed the calculation of the percentage of chloroform degradation in field-scale pilot experiments where alkaline conditions were induced in two recharge water interception trenches filled with concrete-based construction wastes. A maximum of approximately 30-40% of chloroform degradation was achieved during the two studied recharge periods. Although further research is required, the treatment of chloroform in groundwater through the use of concrete-based construction wastes is proposed. This strategy would also imply the recycling of construction and demolition wastes for use in value-added applications to increase economic and environmental benefits.
carbon; carbon tetrachloride; chloroform; water; water pollutant
Centre Eau Terre Environnement


Syrian civil defence members search for survivors in the rubble of a building following the Russian airstrikes targeting a market and residential area in Ariha town Idlib, northern Syria on Nov. 29, 2015.
One airstrike hit a post office, part of a series of strikes that killed 17 civilians. At least four other attacks targeted hospitals. An airstrike on Sunday hit a marketplace, killing at least 30 people.
Russia's military intervention in Syria is killing civilians at a high rate in rebel-held areas of the country's northwest, even as the campaign has failed to produce a decisive shift in the larger civil war between regime of president Bashar Assad and his opponents.
Russia launched a major campaign of airstrikes beginning on September 30 in support of the Assad regime's fight to maintain and expand the territory it still controls in Syria. The Russian government claims the operation has targeted the extremists of ISIS, but the majority of Russian strikes have actually fallen on areas controlled by mainstream rebel groups opposed to both Assad and ISIS, and often supported by the West.
During the month of October, Russian operations resulted in at least 44 individual strikes that killed between 255 and 375 non-combatants at a conservative estimate, according to Airwars, a watchdog group that carefully combs reports of civilian deaths.
The now two-month-old Russian bombing campaign has also evolved with the shifting tide of the broader crisis in the Middle East. After directing most strikes toward rebel-held areas in the northwest in the early stages of its campaign, it intensified the campaign against ISIS after Russian officials confirmed on November 17 that a Russian airliner had been brought down over Egypt in an attack that had been claimed by an ISIS affiliate.
After Turkey shot down a Russian fighter plane near its own border with Syria last week, there were signs that Russia shifted focus back to the northwest, in apparent retaliation against Turkey and the rebel groups it may support in Syria.
Yuri Barmin, a Moscow-based analyst at Rethinking Russia and the Russian International Affairs Council, said Russia had doubled the number of warplanes operating out of its airbase in Latakia, in northwestern Syria, in a decision issued on November 17, after it was confirmed that the Russian airliner was bombed. "Moscow feels as if it was forced into carrying out strikes [against ISIS] in Raqqa and Deir al-Zour, and now that its fighter jet was shot down over Syria, it says, 'Okay, we'll go back to the old strategy and we'll double our efforts in northwest Syria, even [against] Turkey-supported rebel groups,'" he said.
The front lines between the regime and insurgents in rebel-held cities remain relatively unchanged since the Russian campaign began two months ago. There have been some exceptions, including when government forces broke a siege by ISIS on Kweiris airbase on November 11, breaking an impasse that lasted for over a year and reclaiming a military asset from the jihadists.
Syrian civil defense members carry a wounded man into an ambulance following the Russian airstrikes targeting a market and residential area in Ariha town Idlib, northern Syria on Nov. 29, 2015.
But in general, activists, analysts, and monitoring groups say the Russian warplanes have simply bolstered the existing operations by the regime, which to date have killed far more Syrian civilians than any other force in the country. Between January and July of this year, government forces killed 7,894 civilians, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (a group critical of Assad), compared to 1,131 killed by ISIS and 734 by armed opposition groups.
In fact, Jarrah says that the Russian airstrikes have picked up some of the slack from the government's air force, which is in tatters after years of fighting. That means there are now more conventional airstrikes and fewer improvised barrel bombs, which kill indiscriminately when they fall. Regardless, he sees the Russian campaign as a cynical continuation of the regime's offensive against anti-ISIS rebels. Neither Russia nor Assad "is preventing ISIS from coming to Aleppo, in terms of Russia or Assad," he says.
The Russian military is far from the only force that is killing civilian in Syria. Raids by the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS, have killed between 682 and 977 civilians over the length of the entire campaign since August 2014, according to Airwars.
By comparison, the group reports that Russian strikes are killing civilians at a rate roughly 10 times faster than the coalition. Airwars project director Chris Woods says that video footage of airstrikes released by the Russian government indicate that Russian warplanes are using more primitive, unguided munitions. One video shows a Russian long-range bomber dropping "sticks" of unguided bombs from above the clouds.
In addition, Woods said that the number of civilian deaths resulted from where the Russians are choosing to bomb. "There is no doubt whatsoever that Russia is heavily targeting civilian areas." While the shooting down of a Russian jet by Turkey produced geopolitical concern over the conflict among great powers in Syria, the reality of the war on the ground will be one of ongoing bloodshed among civilians.


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Q: what is function can print big number correctly php? i have this number
echo $sum;
output: 4.9165167059184E+24.343377414

I want it to be printed correctly

A: Your output is in scientific notation,if you want to print exact number you just typecast the value explicitly
For example
(String) $result=$sum;
echo $result;


Shopping for your first residence is among the greatest monetary steps that you'll ever make. Enhance your possibilities by: pulling your credit score stories and making certain you're not being unfairly penalized for old, paid or settled debts. I don't know if this is our dream house is definitely a step in the suitable course to purchasing a dream home and we're really comfortable here. Real estate brokers are essential companions when you're shopping for or selling a home. The concept of shopping for a house may be intimidating in case you aren't familiar the housing market or simply don't know a thing about what the method entails. Buying your first house is a significant life event – and one of many greatest investments you'll ever make. If you fall in love with something, you may find yourself making some fairly bad financial decisions.
Once a proposal or counter-provide is accepted and the situations are met, you need a notary (or a lawyer in Ontario) to close the sale. The earlier you're taking that subsequent step towards buying your individual house, the sooner you could be to creating it your property. This may very well be the right opportunity so that you can spend a while discovering the very best residence loan rates and to calculate your new repayments. Let us explain common residence loan phrases, the several types of house loans out there, what you will be requested when you apply and in regards to the software course of. Examples of mortgage closing costs embody title fees, recording fees, appraisal charges, credit report charges, pest inspection charges, attorney's fees, taxes and surveying charges. Before you soar into the world of open homes and actual property agents, take the time to get your finances so as.
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Review: Gone Girl
By Matt Brunson
DIRECTED BY David Fincher
STARS Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike
The latest must-see movie event from perpetual Hollywood wunderkind David Fincher, Gone Girl is 120 minutes of pure perfection. Unfortunately, the movie runs 145 minutes.
Until it jumps the tracks as it approaches that final bend, this adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mammoth bestseller -- scripted by no less than the author herself -- is as riveting as anything I've seen in theaters these past nine months. It's the sort of twisty thriller that needs to be described with the utmost care, lest any spoilers inadvertently make their way to the surface.
But it's safe to reveal what's basically exposed in the trailer, so here goes.
Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), a popular children's book author and the wife of Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck), has vanished into thin air.
As Ben tells the investigators, Detective Rhonda Boney (Kim Dickens) and Officer Jim Gilpin (Patrick Fugit), he came home to find signs of a struggle in the living room. The police one-up him by finding lots of blood -- Amy's blood -- mopped up from the kitchen floor.
Nick and Amy's parents (David Clennon and Lisa Banes) spearhead the search while the police gather more evidence, but something about Nick's behavior puts everyone ill at ease: He's not showing as much grief as everyone would like.
Just as Australian Lindy "A Dingo ate my baby!" Chamberlain was believed to have murdered her own baby since she wasn't emotional enough in the media spotlight, so too does Nick's reserved behavior lead many to suspect he killed his wife. His allies are few -- certainly his twin sister Margo (Carrie Coon), maybe Detective Boney, definitely not the Nancy Grace-like ogre (Missi Pyle) who goes so far as to suggest that not only did Nick murder his wife but he's also a bit too chummy with his own sister ("twincest," someone snickers).
The structure of Gone Girl is unique in that it not only relates the investigation surrounding Amy's disappearance and possible murder, it also employs (via Amy's voiceover) liberal use of the diary that Amy had been keeping right up until she vanished, ending with the citation that "This man of mine may truly kill me."
It's an ingenious back-and-forth dynamic, offering contradictory descriptions of the Dunnes and muddying the mystery waters even further. But just when it seems the film can do no wrong, it does.
Fincher also directed 1999's Fight Club, which was adapted from the book written by Chuck Palahniuk. During my interview with the author on that film's junket, Palahniuk confessed that he had no idea how to continue the novel until it struck him while he was getting a drink from the fridge. Considering the twist was ludicrous, it was no surprise that it came to him in such a lazy, off-handed manner, and I'd like to think that's similarly how Flynn came up with the ending for her novel.
I haven't read Gone Girl, but since she wrote both the book and the screenplay, it's likely that both suffer from a turn that's more than just a wee bit risible and farfetched even by the standards of this story. It's a shame, because a stronger third act would clearly have earned this a perch in my year-end Top 10; as it stands, it's relegated to runner-up status.
The movie's male actors -- Affleck, Fugit, Tyler Perry as a defense attorney, Neil Patrick Harris as a potential stalker -- are uniformly fine, yet this is clearly ladies' night out, with the actresses all doing outstanding work.
Coon, a Tony-nominated performer fairly new to film, and Dickens, familiar to fans of Treme and/or Deadwood, were inspired choices to play a pair of intelligent women who are fiercely independent in different ways.
As for Pike, I've enjoyed her work since she first caught my eye as Miranda Frost in the 007 entry Die Another Day (her film debut); 12 years later, her absorbing work in Gone Girl might end up being her Sharon Stone-like breakthrough. It's about time.


Picture yourself behind the joysticks of one of the world's finest compact radius excavators, the Cat® 325F L. This machine features a highly efficient U.S. EPA Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV C4.4 ACERT™ engine that's miserly on fuel paired with a state-of-the-art hydraulic system that's responsive to your every command.
Note *Long undercarriage, Reach Boom, R2.9 (9'6") Stick, 1.19 m3 (1.56 yd3) Bucket and 790 mm (31 in) Triple Grouser Shoes. *Long undercarriage, Reach Boom, R2.9 (9'6") Stick, 1.19 m3 (1.56 yd3) Bucket and 790 mm (31 in) Triple Grouser Shoes.
Note *EU Certified Data. *EU Certified Data.
The Cat C4.4 ACERT Tier 4 Final/Stage IV engine burns up to 22% less fuel than the Tier 3/Stage IIIA engine it replaces, and it can run on biodiesel up to B20.
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High-ambient cooling capability lets you work in extreme heat.
The machine can work in altitude up to altitude capability up to 3000 m (9,840 ft) with no engine derating.
Compact radius helps you work in tight spaces.
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Q: Не срабатывает оператор switch Работаю над маленьким проектом на WP.
Проблема со срабатыванием оператора switch - ничего не выводится, если только это не case(« Yefren Carrero « );:
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A: Проблема решена путем замены используемой функции - вместо wp_get_document_title() я поставил wp_kses_post( oceanwp_title() ), которая возвращает название только собственно страницы, не добавляя название сайта через тире, которое в свою очередь невозможно вырезать ни str_replace(); ни trim();