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The Education and Work Profiles of the DACA Population
By Randy Capps, Michael Fix and Jie Zong
Immigrants and the New Brain Gain: Ways to Leverage Rising Educational Attainment
By Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix
New Brain Gain: Rising Human Capital among Recent Immigrants to the United States
Reducing Integration Barriers Facing Foreign-Trained Immigrants: Policy and Practice Lessons from Across the United States
Unlocking Skills: Successful Initiatives for Integrating Foreign-Trained Immigrant Professionals
By Margie McHugh and Madeleine Morawski
New Data Resources Can Help Improve Targeting of State Early Childhood and Parent-Focused Programs
State Sociodemographic Portraits of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Parents of Young Children
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Mental Health Risks and Resilience among Somali and Bhutanese Refugee Parents
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DACA at Four: Participation in the Deferred Action Program and Impacts on Recipients
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Immigrants and WIOA Services: Comparison of Sociodemographic Characteristics of Native- and Foreign-Born Adults in the United States
Implications of Immigration Enforcement Activities for the Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: A Review of the Literature
By Randy Capps, Heather Koball, Andrea Campetella, Krista Perreira, Sarah Hooker and Juan Manuel Pedroza
DACA at the Three-Year Mark: High Pace of Renewals, But Processing Difficulties Evident
By Angelo Mathay and Margie McHugh
Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the Early Childhood Field: Taking a Closer Look
By Maki Park, Margie McHugh, Jeanne Batalova and Jie Zong
Through an Immigrant Lens: PIAAC Assessment of the Competencies of Adults in the United States
Cross-Cutting Needs and Opportunities: Language Access, Funding, Multi-Level Partnerships, and Planning for the Long Term
Part of a series exploring issues likely to be addressed by the new National Integration Plan, this webinar, with perspectives from the cities of New York and Seattle and others examines possible recommendations on federal coordination of local government immigrant integration initiatives, including language access.
Integration Challenges and Opportunities in the Economic Development and Refugee Resettlement Arenas
This webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the WE Global Network, and Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service, examines the role of economic development initiatives and refugee resettlement programs/infrastructure in immigrant integration.
Adult Education, English and Skills Training: Opportunities for Action and Investment in the Most Vital Integration Services
This webinar, with perspectives from MPI, the National Partnership for New Americans, and the National Skills Coalition, looks at the role of adult education and English language and skills training in the immigrant integration process.
The Skills of Immigrants: What PIAAC Tells Us
A report release examining PIAAC data on the skills of U.S. immigrant adults and whether there is a gap with native-born adults, and discussion of how these skills relate to key immigrant integration outcomes such as employment, income, access to training, and health.
The future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is uncertain, amid skepticism from the Trump administration about its merits and the promise of legal challenge from ten state attorneys general. This issue brief presents a profile of young adults eligible for DACA in terms of their educational attainment and labor force participation, as well as what is at stake should the program be terminated.
A recent MPI study reveals that 48 percent of recent immigrants to the United States were college graduates, a sharp increase over earlier periods. How can the United States better leverage this brain gain? This commentary outlines some policies that could allow the United States to more fully utilize the professional and academic credentials that highly skilled immigrants have, for their benefit and that of the U.S. economy.
Nearly half of immigrant adults arriving in the U.S. since 2011 have a college degree—a far higher share than a quarter-century ago, when just 27 percent did. This striking but little noted shift in the composition of recent immigrant flows, driven in part by rising migration from Asia, comes as some policymakers press for a "merit-based" immigration system. This fact sheet examines rising human capital at U.S. and state levels.
Marking the release of a report on the barriers foreign-trained high-skilled immigrants face in the United States, this webinar examines programs and initiatives that assist with credential recognition, employment, and relicensure, as well as recent policy developments. Discussants review recommendations for community-based organizations, employers, and policymakers to expand successful efforts aimed at preventing brain waste.
Nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants in the United States, more than half coming with academic and professional credentials, are unable to fully utilize their professional skills and instead are stuck in low-skilled work or are unemployed. This report explores a range of programs and policies that are providing cutting-edge career navigation, relicensing, gap filling, and job search assistance to remedy this brain waste.
As states work to build high-quality early childhood systems and implement the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), having detailed knowledge of the characteristics of immigrant parents can help maximize the effectiveness of programs that seek to improve child and family outcomes, as this commentary explains.
These fact sheets provide a sociodemographic sketch of parents with children ages 0 to 8 in the 30 states with the largest number of immigrant families, offering data and analysis of some of the key parental characteristics to help stakeholders identify populations that could be targets for early childhood and parent-focused programs working to improve child and parent outcomes.


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Ono school ship tsuba
Materials: Iron
Dating: Circa 1750
Use: Has been mounted
A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called "kazeho" (風帆) or "billowing sail". An identical piece was in the Walter Compton Collection and sold by Christies in 1992 as being probably of the Ono school working in Nagoya. The style is a hommage to earlier "Yagyu tsuba", a style the Ono school was known to reproduce.
These "Yagyu tsuba" were named after Yagyû Ren´ya who was an eminent swordsman and lineage holder of the Yagyû-Shinkage-ryû style of swordsmanship. After a notable career as swordsman, teacher and retainer of Tokugawa Mitsutomo, he retired and started an atelier to produce a number of characteristic tsuba that would later become known as "Yagyu tsuba". He was He died in 1694 at the age of 70.
Originally working in only 36 designs, the kazeho tsuba was reportedly added to the repertoire by Tokugawa Mitsutomo himself.
Markus Sesko in his article on Yagyu tsuba: "It is said that the mind of the practitioner of the Yagyû-Shinkage-ryû should advance by assimilating the teachings of the school just as the ship advances through the strength of the billowing sail.
The ship depicted on this Ono school tsuba differs from that of the tyical Yagyu design, and can be identified as a type of ship that transported goods and people through the shallow Ise bay, Southeast of Nagoya.
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Jeffries Increases Valuation of FXCM Term Loan
Wednesday, 10/07/2019 | 07:53 GMT by Celeste Skinner
The company's maximum exposure to loss as a result of the investment was $126.6 million at the end of May.
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc., an investment banking company, has published its financial results for the second quarter of its 2019 fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. In the report, the firm gives an update on the current situation with its investment in the FXCM Group.
The 10-Q filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) states: "Our investment in FXCM and associated companies consists of a senior secured term loan due February 15, 2021 ($71.9 million principal outstanding at May 31, 2019), a 50% voting interest in FXCM and a majority of all distributions in respect of the equity of FXCM."
Furthermore, Jefferies states that its maximum exposure to loss as a result of the investment is limited to the carrying value of the term loan, which is $56.6 million and the investment in associated companies, which stands at $70.0 million, bringing the total to $126.6 million by the end of May.
In the report filed with the US regulator, the company also states that the foreign exchange (Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest tradi Read this Term) broker is considered a variable interest entity (VIE), which is an entity where the investor holds a controlling interest that is not based on the majority of voting rights.
Jefferies is not the primary beneficiary of FXCM
Because of this Jefferies has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of FXCM because the company doesn't hold power to direct the activities that have the highest impact on the retail broker's performance.
"Therefore, we do not consolidate FXCM and we account for our equity interest under the equity method as an investment in an associated company," the filing with the SEC said.
According to the filing, net revenues generates from the broker's term loan include gains (losses) of $(11.0) million and $15.1 million during the first half of 2019 and 2018, respectively.
As Finance Magnates reported, the investment banking company lowered the fair value of its equity interest in FXCM by $62 million for the fiscal period ending November 30, 2018. This was due to the broker's weak results, which were influenced by ESMA's product intervention measures and low Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument's fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument's fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term.
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PBS Post – "Six Degrees of Salinger"
On January 16, 2014, PBS.org posted an article titled "Six Degrees of Salinger," a play on the Six Degrees of Separation thing where you point out connections between people not commonly known. They link Salinger to Judy Garland, Billie Jean King, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Eugene O'Neill, Ernest Hemingway, Sam Goldwyn, Harper Lee, John Lennon and James Baldwin. Some of the connections were true connections, others are just similarities, but it is a pretty good read and you can find it here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/jd-salinger/six-degrees-of-salinger/2834/ .
They also tell us that PBS will be airing Shane Salerno's Salinger documentary tonight, January 21, 2014 from 9-11:30 PM. We'll be setting the DVR to check out the documentary and we'll certainly post about it soon.
Also coming soon is information about the new biography by Shields and Salerno, recently-released criticism and we'll be adding to the Reader's Guides and more.
Editor's Note: We realize that MLA format has been updated yet again, so we will be doing our best to audit the site and get the correct MLA citations into previous posts as soon as possible. That being said, please double check your MLA format with your current handbook (should be MLA 9) rather than use ours. We'll post as soon as it's all fixed. Then they'll probably update MLA format again.
The Influence of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald on J.D. Salinger
Written by Kathy Gabriel December, 2009
As two of the most influential and well-known authors of the 20th century it is not surprising that F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway would inspire a great many young writers. The surprise is that one of those young writers would go on to achieve a comparable level of importance to his predecessors in the literary world. Fitzgerald and Hemingway both influenced Jerome David Salinger but in very different ways.
Although J.D. Salinger never met F. Scott Fitzgerald he was still greatly inspired by Fitzgerald through his work. In his biography of Salinger In Search of J.D. Salinger, Ian Hamilton states that "the authors he most admired were Sherwood Anderson, Ring Lardner, Scott Fitzgerald: These three had almost classic status in his mind. (53). As he developed as a writer Salinger came to see himself as following in Fitzgerald's footsteps and perhaps even achieving what Fitzgerald could not. As Hamilton reports:
In 1941 Salinger would have liked to think he was doing what Scott Fitzgerald had to do. Fitzgerald had died a year earlier, and his legendary aspects were fresh in everybody's mind. Salinger, in his letters, always spoke warmly of him and took heart from the knowledge that it was the Saturday Evening Post that had supported the writing of the Great Gatsby. In later years he would denounce Fitzgerald's association with the magazine. For the moment though, he believed that he—Fitzgerald's successor—could perform a balancing act, which the master himself could never master: between the Nathan and the Woodford worlds, between integrity and commerce (64)
Aside from Fitzgerald's overall influence on Salinger's vision for the direction his career would take; there is also evidence that Fitzgerald's writing directly inspired Salinger's own works. One prominent example of this is the end of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" which bares a striking resemblance to the end of Fitzgerald's novelette "May Day," published in 1920. In his hotel room Fitzgerald's main character Gordon Sterrett took the revolver he bought at a sporting goods store and fired a shot into his own head "just behind the temple" (Fitzgerald 141). Salinger's main character, Seymour Glass also committed suicide in a hotel room.
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The Use of Geographic Information System as a Tool for Schistosomiasis Surveillance in the Province of Davao del Norte, the Philippines. Geospatial Health, 12 (2): 199-209, 2017.
Map of Davao del Norte overlaid with the SCH determinants and variables.
Schistosomiasis (SCH) in The Philippines is caused by Schistosoma japonicumand remains endemic in 28 provinces in 12 regions. Effective SCH control requires describing areas at risk where control efforts may be focused. This study aims at demonstrating the utility of geographical information system (GIS) as a tool for SCH surveillance in the province of Davao del Norte. Qualitative and quantitative data on SCH determinants, obtained from local government offices, partner agencies and institutions, were standardised, formatted and incorporated into a GIS map. Atrisk areas are described in terms of determinants and (variables), which included geography and climate (topography, temperature and flood-prone areas), agriculture (irrigation and land use), poverty (percentage of households with income below the poverty threshold), sanitation level (percentage of households with sanitary toilets), intermediate and reservoir hosts (presence of snail colonies and reservoir hosts) as well as prevalence and treatment coverage. Endemic villages (barangays) were generally found to be located in flood-prone areas in the lowlands near major rivers. New Corella has the highest poverty index among the SCH-endemic areas studied as well as the highest number of confirmed snail colonies. Among known endemic localities in Davao del Norte, Tagum City was found to be the only city meeting the poverty index target of <16.6%. Clustering of SCH cases were reported in six barangays ranging from 0.48% (8 out of 1,655) in Braulio Dujali to 2% (25 out of 1,405) in Asuncion. This study demonstrates the utility of GIS in predicting and assessing SCH risk, which allows prioritisation and allocation of control resources and delivery of services in areas at the highest risk for SCH.
"Basta Masaya, Ok Na: Theater-Based Approaches in the Philippines" in The Routledge Handbook of Community Development: Perspectives from Around the Globe. Sue Kenny, Brian McGrath and Rhonda Philips (editors). New York, USA: Routledge, 2018.
A Review of the Results of the Very Long Chain Fatty Acid Analyses for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy at the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory of the Institute of Human Genetics-National Institutes of Health, Manila. Acta Medica Philippina, 51 (3): 223-227, 2017.
X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is a progressive genetic disorder affecting the metabolism of very long chain fatty acids in the adrenal glands, spinal cord and white matter of the nervous system. It is an inherited metabolic storage disease whereby a defect in a specific enzyme results in the accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA) that are harmful to some cells and organs. VLCFA analysis for confirmation of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy is one of the most requested tests among the send-out laboratory services of the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at the Institute of Human Genetics. This paper aims to review the clinical characteristics and the results of the VLCFA analysis of the patients whose samples we received for testing from years 2002-2016. The results showed that out of the 54 samples submitted to our laboratory, 19 (35%) of the samples received from male patients suspected to have X-ALD yielded positive results and another 10 (19%) females were found to be carriers. Visual defect followed by deteriorating mental status were the most frequent indications for VLCFA testing. Having a significant diagnostic yield of 54%, early diagnosis of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy in our population is important so that proper management that could prevent the progression of the disease could be timely instituted.
A Techno-Economic Assessment of Wave Energy Resources in the Philippines. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 88: 68-81, May 2018.
The study focused on developing a map of sites all over the Philippines that are technically and economically feasible for harnessing wave energy. The study included three wave devices with advanced technology readiness levels that could be used in the potential sites, and the projected levelized cost of electricity considering different scenarios of financing. Data of wave height and wave period were collected for 1 full hear at 3 hour intervals daily. Results show that there is around 10 – 20 kW per meter of wave energy in various areas around the country, mostly in the Pacific side with some sites in the north of the country. The cost of electricity computed is comparable to current technologies.
Isometries and Binary Images of Linear Block Codes Over Z4 + uZ4 and Z8 + uZ8. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 893: (1): 012049, 6 pages, 28 October 2017.
Information theory, as a branch of mathematics, is anchored on the principle that all communication is essentially digital. As coded information transmitted across noisy communication channels will most probably be corrupted, a branch of information theory called coding theory is applied in communications to enable the detection and correction of errors in the coded data, thus recovering the original information that was sent. This research utilizes the tools of algebra to construct channel codes from source codes as modules over a certain class of algebraic structures from the modulo class rings of integers on which suitable weight functions are defined. Certain compositions of isometric mappings that preserve the weights are then applied on the channel codes to generate binary codes of predicted length which may or may not be linear. Certain lower and upper bounds on the minimum distances of the binary codes are also derived in terms of the parameters of the ring codes. Several new codes and their binary images are constructed. Finally it turns out that the method introduced in this paper can be generalized further to higher classes of rings.
Orbit Codes Over M 2(F q ) and Their Homogeneous Distance. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 960: (1): 012004, 6 pages, 2018.
Information theory, as a branch of mathematics, is anchored on the principle that all communication is essentially digital. As coded information transmitted across noisy communication channels will most probably be corrupted, a branch of information theory called coding theory is applied in communications to enable the detection and correction of errors in the coded data, thus recovering the original information that was sent. This research utilizes the tools of algebra to construct orbit codes over a certain class of algebraic structures, the rings of two by two matrices over a finite field, on which suitable weight functions are defined. It turns out that the orbit codes constructed achieved distances which are practically optimal with respect to certain known upper bounds.
Polarizing Figures: Executive Power and Institutional Conflict in Asian Democracies. American Behavioral Scientist, 62 (1): 92-106, 2018.
This article is part of a Special Issue on Polarization and Democracy. It analyzes the causal factors behind the different regime outcomes of polarized crises brought about by conflicts between incumbent governments and their elite opponents. Using a comparative perspective, it argued that the strategies employed by elites mattered to a great deal on whether polarized crises can result in regime instability and breakdown. Cases from Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand were used to highlight how elites attempted to hold elected heads of governments accountable. Taiwan and Korean elites were patient to use existing democratic institutions in resolving political crises. On the other hand, Southeast Asian elites relied on extra-constitutional means such as military coups and people power to depose democratically-elected governments. This research increases our understanding on why not all polarized crises lead to democracy's doom and can alert political elites to exercise constraints, sobriety, and patience in limiting and challenging executive power.
Improving the Surface Properties of Municipal Solid Waste-Derived Pyrolysis Biochar by Chemical and Thermal Activation: Optimization of Process Parameters and Environmental Application. Waste Management, 72: 255-264, February 2018.
Plot showing the development of micropores and increased number of mesopores after the activation of the biochar sample.
Scanning electron micrographs of the pristine and activated biochar samples before and after adsorption of methylene blue.
Biochar produced from the slow pyrolysis of municipal solid waste was activated with KOH and thermal treatments to enhance its surface and adsorptive properties. The effects of KOH concentration, activation temperature and time on the specific surface area (SSA) of the activated biochar were evaluated and optimized using central composite design (CCD) of the response surface methodology (RSM). Results showed that the activation of biochar enhanced its SSA from 402.8±12.5 to 662.4±28.6 m2 g–1. The adsorptive capacities of the pristine biochar (PBC) and activated biochar (ABC) were compared using methylene blue (MB) dye as model compound. For MB concentrations up to 25 mg L-1, more than 99% dye removal was achieved with ABC, while only a maximum of 51% was obtained with PBC. Results of the isotherm study showed that the Langmuir model best described MB adsorption on ABC with adsorption capacity of 37.0–41.2 mg g–1.
The International Long-Term Ecological Research–East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP): History, Development, and Perspectives. Ecological Research, 33 (1): 19–34, January 2018.
There are growing needs to broaden and deepen our multi-faceted understanding of the ecosystems, and the networks of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) can play significant roles in fostering and applying ecosystem studies at regional and global scales. The International LTER Network (ILTER) is organized as a global network of field research sites and scientists to address current ecological issues such as biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation within a globally changing environment. The ILTER East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP) is one of the four constituent ILTER regional networks. Currently, ILTER-EAP comprises nine formal ILTER members and two associate networks. Their activities involve long-term and multiple-site observations of structural, functional and developmental aspects of ecosystems, data sharing, and bridging society and ecological science. This paper presents a review of the activities of ILTER-EAP, focusing on its: (1) vision and the development following its inception, (2) scientific activities and major outputs related to selected thematic areas, (3) contributions from ILTER-EAP to the inter- national initiatives, and (4) future challenges and opportunities relating to its development and role in facilitating regional and global research collaborations.


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However, recent reports show a small but growing number of individuals are consuming very high doses of loperamide in an attempt to self-manage opioid withdrawal or to achieve a euphoric high. At doses more than directed, these individuals may experience severe or fatal cardiac events.
Loperamide is a peripherally acting mu opioid agonist — a type of synthetic opiate that blocks the opioid receptors in the gut, but at very high doses can pass the blood-brain barrier and cause opioid-like effects. It has a half-life of 10.8 hours with a range of 9.1–14.4 hours. Nonclinical in vitro and in vivo (rabbit, guinea pig) cardiac electrophysiological safety assessments of loperamide support a large safety margin at the labeled dose, but at doses more than directed, suggest that loperamide can inhibit the potassium channels (hERG) and cardiac sodium channels, which could result in QT and QRS prolongation and induce arrhythmia.1 In humans, the dose and blood level that results in serious cardiac events is unknown. Data from the National Poison Data System suggest that cardiac effects are typically associated with doses of over 100 mg, but cases have been reported with lower doses as well.
Gastrointestinal complications, including nausea, vomiting, constipation, and paralyzed intestine, could also be a sign of loperamide overdose. If you encounter a patient with these signs, or other signs of addiction, consider loperamide abuse as a potential cause.
According to available data, loperamide abuse is not widespread but is increasing. The National Poison Data System reported 11 deaths related to loperamide between 2012 and 2015, and 13 deaths between 2016 and 2017, as well as an increase in the intentional misuse of the drug. State and local data are currently unavailable; however, studies on loperamide misuse have been conducted in California, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. For a list of published peer-review journal articles on loperamide abuse, visit the Healthcare Provider Resources page.
Ask the right questions to prevent abuse. Consider your words carefully when discussing loperamide abuse with your patients. Be cautious in your approach to avoid inadvertently letting a patient know that loperamide can be used to manage withdrawal or achieve a high.
If a patient reports using more than the directed dose of loperamide, educate them about the risks and refer them to an appropriate source of treatment for substance use disorder.


Jury trials can be long and expensive and if we are honest, there are few who relish the prospect of being called up for jury duty. But if we don't want to abolish them altogether, how about making them smaller?
Can six be as good as twelve?
Juries in NSW are usually comprised of twelve people – but they can be as few as eleven, or even expanded to up to 15 in lengthy criminal proceedings. However, only twelve of these will retire and give the jury's verdict.
In criminal trials, a person will be found guilty if either a unanimous or majority verdict is returned. A "majority verdict" means eleven out of twelve, or ten out of eleven members of the jury.
Under section 55F of the Jury Act NSW, a majority verdict will only be allowed if the jurors have deliberated for eight or more hours and it is unlikely that a unanimous verdict will be reached.
When it comes to offences against the Commonwealth, the jury verdict must be unanimous.
The NSW jury rules are, for the most part, in line with other common law countries, where there are normally twelve jurors – and this has been the way jury trials have been conducted for the last 600 years or so in common law countries.
But in America, some states have changed tack have in recent decades. Several states now allow for just six jurors to constitute a jury. Six-member juries were also used in some parts of Canada for a short period, until they were declared unconstitutional.
Are these smaller juries just as good or can they seriously harm the case of innocent defendants?
The judges in one decisive 1970 Florida case looked at this very issue. They decided that neither the language nor the intentions of the Constitution mandated that a jury be comprised of twelve members. The judges found that the question was whether smaller juries could do the job of large ones – if so, they would be deemed constitutional.
The court went on to answer the question in the affirmative, deciding that smaller juries could indeed do just as well as larger ones – although subsequent research came to the opposite conclusion.
A study by M K Saks just a few years after the Florida decision found that smaller juries could indeed drastically change results.
Saks' research ended up concluding that larger juries debate more vigorously and collectively recall more evidence, ultimately allowing them to make better decisions. It found that larger juries also increase the chance of individual prejudices being evened out, so that those with strong views about race, gender and even certain categories of criminal offences are less likely to be disproportionately influential.
And with juror bias already of significant concern in Australia – especially considering that only those on the electoral role are eligible for jury service – decreasing the size of juries could also further decrease their ethnic diversity.
Perhaps fortunately, six-member jury trials are not the norm for criminal cases in the US, although they are the standard for civil trials. Rather, defendants in criminal matters are almost always subjected to trial by juries of twelve. Florida is the exception to this general rule – in that State, several serious criminal trials have been heard by six-member juries.
Despite the costs of twelve member jury trials, it appears that there are significant risks in reducing the number of jurors. So while the debate around the advantages and disadvantages of the jury system continues; simply meeting halfway by using smaller juries does not seem to be the solution.
How Much Do Jurors Get Paid in NSW?
What Happens if I Don't Attend Jury Service in NSW?


Despite the loss, it basically was a "no harm, no foul" weekend for the 35-year-old Texan who came in leading the Mello Yello driver standings by 110 points and left Sunday evening having extended that advantage over second place Clay Millican to 117 at the mid-point of the season.
"It got pretty hot in there," Torrence said after the engine let go three-quarters of the way down the course in his race with Terry McMillen.
Torrence qualified third behind Clay Millican and Brittany Force but neither of those heavy-hitters survived beyond the second round in an event in which unheralded Blake Alexander, the No. 12 qualifier, won for the first time in his career.
Torrence, meanwhile, made it to another semifinal largely on his own driving ability after his usually dominant hybrid slowed to 4.027 seconds at only 269.89 miles per hour in a second round race with Mike Salinas. His .045 of a second reaction time, best of the day in Top Fuel, got him to the finish a narrow .007 of a second ahead of his opponent.
Unfortunately, after that, the 20-time NHRA tour winner had no magic remaining for the semifinal.
As mentioned Torrence still leads TF, with Millican in second place, followed by Tony Schumacher, Doug Kalitta, Leah Pritchett, and McMillen.


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The Regiment was reformed as an armored regiment in South Africa's Citizen Force and equipped with Sherman tanks in 1949.
In October 1959 the then Minister of Defense, Frans Erasmus, proposed a defense reorganization plan, which included the disbandment of the Regiment. However, a cabinet reshuffle took place soon afterwards and the new Minister of Defense, Jim Fouché rescinded the decision in January 1960. During the same year the Union of South Africa became the Republic of South Africa and left the Commonwealth and thus the decision was taken to change the name of the unit to the Light Horse Regiment.
The Regiment went on to serve the South African Defence Force as an armoured car Regiment. In 1975, when the unit's strength reached about 2000, a decision was taken to split the Regiment into 1 Light Horse Regiment and 2 Light Horse Regiment. These two Regiments formed part of 72 Motorized Infantry Brigade and 81 Armoured Brigade respectively.
Both Regiments took part in the South African Border War in Northern South-West Africa and Angola and were also deployed in South Africa's townships in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
After the first fully democratic South African elections in 1994, the then newly formed South African National Defence Force embarked on a rationalization campaign, as a result of which 1 LHR and 2 LHR were reformed into a single Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment - The Light Horse Regiment - in March 1997.


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TUESDAY ROUNDUP: Who Goes First? Hamels? Or Lee? Roger Clemens Crying? Russell Westbrook OK With Benching?
Matt Hammond
Matt Hammond Published: June 19, 2012
Hamels was drafted in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 17th overall selection. (Doug Pensinger, Getty Images)
AUDIO (CSN Philly): While Jim Salisbury (link below) might be mulling aloud the Phils options come Sellersville, Cole Hamels is holding out that this thing will turn itself around. (Psychosis? Side effect of parading around in super tight red pants at teammate's fashion show?)
AUDIO: What says the man who's just clinched freedom? (Roger Clemens was found not guilty on six counts of federal perjury, really, more than anything else, because jurors hearing cases involving 'roids and sports stars -- Bonds, Armstrong and, now, Clemens -- don't seem to see any injustice there.) Well, at first, nothing. (Gets some help from his PR guy here, trying to stir some faux emotion.) Then, says "it's time to be -- UNDERSTATEMENT ALERT!!! -- thankful."
AUDIO: Jonathan Vilma continues his crusade against Roger Goodell, who Vilma says crusaded against his good and honest (and innocent) reputation. Not fair, Vilma says. Not fair. Meanwhile, Scott Fujita didn't quite go Latrell Sprewell in his indictment of Goodell. But he came close.
AUDIO (Dan Patrick Show): Given the copious amount of time on Mike Brown's hands (...), he must've figured he'd reminisce about better, sweeter times.The LeBron Times. Said, in advent of tonight's Game 4 that LeBron is a hybrid of sorts. Went there, the (not so) great LBJ-KD debate, giving Durant the edge as a shooter, but saying Durant couldn't touch LeBron as a passer.
AUDIO: Why LeBron James is saying he's not trying to get anyone in foul trouble when asked, I don't know. (Thought that was sorta kinda what you're going for.) Why he says his teammates look to him when bidness needs be handled, well...
AUDIO: Russell Westbrook, seeming notoriously competitive hothead, said he was totally cool with the whole "Scott Brooks Benching" thing in Game 3. Said he didn't argue, just kind of hung out and waited to be called on. (Even if that meant it was too late.)
AUDIO: Whether you were a contingent of Eagles fans who hoped he might land in Philly (you know who you are...) or just loved you some football, LaDanian Tomlinson's retirement announcement was bittersweet. LT says he feels like he's graduating. (Will be, in five years.) Not sure why he had to field this question -- since when do running backs pull Brett Favres? -- but Tomlinson insisted he's done. For realsies.
SCRIPTUALS (CSN Philly): As allluded to earlier: Jim Salisbury runs through the aisles of potential goodies the Phils might have to offer another MLB club. (Warning: Half the list includes Jim Thome, Jimmy Rollins and Joe Blanton -- none of whom the Phils could pay for someone else to take go all Ed Wade if they wanted to.)
SCRIPTUALS (Philly.com): To which Matt Gelb writes: "Don't know if we're there yet." Yet. Yet. Yet.
SCRIPTUALS (CSN Philly): Now, for your ceremonious Chase Utley update. (Played 6 innings. IN THE FIELD!!! Tagged three (would-be) base stealers. Turned a double play. Caught a pop up. Went 1-for-4. One strikeout. One RBI. Didn't need Paul Pierce treatment to get off the field. Getting there. Maybe.)
SCRIPTUALS (Philly.com): Meanwhile, newly-minted Eagles president Don Smolenski gets his first (official) pet project: dumping $60 million in touch-ups into his first (unofficial) pet project, Lincoln Financial Field.
SCRIPTUALS (Patriot-News): It's Pulitzer Prize-winning Jerry Sandusky coverage aside (only for a second), the Jeanette Krebs revisits Penn State's white elephant: that, amid a scandal that seemed to slip through the cracks, maybe 24 campuses might be too much for small-town State College to handle.
SCRIPTUALS (ESPN): Lester Munson lists the gaffes in the prosecution's case against Roger Clemens (Brian Macnamee? admitted liar? your FIRST BLOCKBUSTER WITNESS? you serious?) and how the Clemens camp took advantage.
SCRIPTUALS (FOX Sports): Funny thing, baseball's Hall of Fame voters are probably going to read that. And be able to distinguish between it (a prosecution blunder for the ages, in a perjury -- not steroids, but PERJURY -- case) and finding that the guy really didn't use steroids. (Which, they're still going to think, as Ken Rosenthal writes, Clemens did.)
SCRIPTUALS (Miami Herald): Dan Le Batard furthers the point (artfully): No, no -- really. Dwyane Wade's best save-face move really is to defer to LeBron James.
SCRIPTUALS (Wall Street Journal): Without question the most thorough look ever at last shot-takers in NBA games. (Doesn't change anything about LBJ. Dude doesn't have jump shot. Compromises threat of pulling up when he drives to the basket. Defenses can hang back, and converge. (Sort of how they do on Rajon Rondo.) Plain and simple. Durant, on the other hand, does. Makes him a better last-shot shooter -- not the better player. Stop it. Now.)
SCRIPTUALS (USA Today): In nearly irrelevant sports news: Mike Tyson is coming to Broadway. To do what? I don't know. Or care. Figured you might.
SCRIPTUALS (HOOPSWORLD): Serge Ibaka isn't impressed with LeBron James' defense. (Or at least he wouldn't admit as much about his NBA Finals competition. Relax, people.)
STATISTICALS (AP): The Phils start a 10-game home stand Tuesday against the Rockies, riding a six-game home losing streak. Loss tonight would make it seven, their longest home slide since Aug. 12-19, 2004. ... Philadelphia has won 20-of its last-24 against Colorado, (11-of-13 home). Rockies enter as losers of 10-of their last-11 overall. ... Carlos Gonzalez (14-for-32) .438 in his last seven games, with three HRs and six RBIs. He's 5-for-6 lifetime against Cole Hamels. Hamels is 1-3 with a 5.22 ERA in 5 starts against the Rockies. ... Josh Outman has been in the Rockies rotation for just four starts. He's 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA in them, allowing 5-plus runs in each of his last two.
STATISTICALS: Cliff Lee's no-trade clause (without Lee's stamp) blocks moves to all but nine MLB teams. Cliff Lee's no-trade clause (with Lee's stamp) blocks moves to none. That's how no-trade clauses work.
STATISTICALS: Think everybody's kind of pulling for Cole Hamels to come up big (medium? would be sad if we needed "big" for Colo-Freaking-Rado) against the Rockies tonight. Lucky them, that's been his shtick all season.
Notable Cole Hamels Starts (2012)
Start 2 - April 15 - Mets on precipice of series sweep - PHI: W, 8-2, Hamels: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 10 K, 1 BB
Starts 3, 4 - April 20 - Phillies struggle during west coast road trip (finished 3-5 in games Hamels didnt' pitch) - PHI @ SD: W, 4-1, Hamels: 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 4 SO, 1 BB ... PHI @ ARI: W, 7-2, Hamels: 8.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 1 BB;
Start 5 - May 1 - Season-opener against (then) frontrunning Braves - PHI: W, 4-2, Hamels: 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 6 SO, 2 BB
Start 6 - May 6 - Nationals on precipice of series sweep (national ESPN telecast) - PHI: 9-3, Hamels: 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 8 SO, 1 BB, 1 awesome plunk of Bryce Harper, 1 similarly awesome admission
Start 8 - May 18 - Phils open series with (then) frontrunning (in name only) Red Sox (only win of series) - PHI: W, 4-2, Hamels: 7.0 IP, 3 ER, 6 H (2 HR), 9 SO, 1 BB
Start 9 - May 23 - Nationals on precipice of series sweep - PHI: W, 4-1, Hamels: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 8 SO, 3 BB
Few to forget recently, though. Blew three, three and six-run leads in his last three.
STATISTICALS (Elias): " With last night's 5-0 win over Baltimore, R.A. Dickey became the only pitcher in modern major-league history (that's since 1900) to throw back-to-back complete games while striking out 10-or-more batters and allowing either one hit or no hits in each game. He had a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts against the Rays last Wednesday and authored a one-hit shutout of the Orioles with 13 strikeouts on Monday night.
Dickey has now won his last six starts, with 63 strikeouts and only two runs allowed over that span. No other major-league pitcher since 1900 went 6-0 with at least 60 strikeouts and two-or-fewer runs allowed over a span of six straight starts.
Not too hot of late, though.
TWEETABLES:
The link: Hilarious. Enjoy.
1867 - In New York, the Belmont Stakes was run for the first time.
- National Football League approved the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1986 - University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias died of a cocaine-induced seizure.
PITCHING PROBABLES:
Tuesday (7:05 p.m. EST): LHP Cole Hamels (9-3, 3.34 ERA) vs. LHP Josh Outman (0-2, 8.44 ERA)
Wednesday (7:05 p.m. EST): RHP Joe Blanton (6-6, 4.93 ERA) vs. RHP Alex White (2-5, 5.56 ERA)
Thursday (7:05 p.m. EST): RHP Vance Worley (3-3, 2.80 ERA) vs. LHP Jeff Francis (0-1, 12.46 ERA)
QUOTABLES:
"I don't want to be out of this lineup right now. It would be even worse for the team. Having Tulo out, I just want to keep myself in there and wait for my shortstop to come back and play, and make this team better. We still have a lot of games to play."
-- Carlos Gonzalez, totally un-Dom Brown-like reaction to knee strain
"LeBron is not a good defender. ... He can play defense for two to three minutes but not 48 minutes."
-- Serge Ibaka, who is mistaken/dillusional/competitive
"Despite remarkable investigative work by the federal agents who initiated the steroids probes nearly 10 years ago, the effort now ends with a whimper. The Clemens prosecution was to be the finale, the crown jewel of a massive effort to eliminate PEDs from the sports industry. Instead, it becomes a chance for Clemens to recapture some of his legacy and another triumph in the remarkable career of attorney Hardin."
-- Lester Munson, on how good things go bad in federal perjury cases
"It wasn't supposed to get here this fast. The idea for the blueprint was that James and Chris Bosh, still in their prime, would help carry Wade when he got older, later in all their contracts, not in the second year. But Wade's knee is balking, and he doesn't have his normal explosion, and so he has looked old this postseason before he is actually old. It is very difficult, aging in this sport, young and aggressive piranha like Durant always hungry to take over the ecosystem. The 30-year-old Wade used to be the 23-year-old Russell Westbrook, all fast-twitch muscle fiber, getting whatever he wanted, but this postseason has been an unholy labor for him, and he has resigned himself to helping where and how he can when he isn't losing the ball or complaining to the refs on clean strips that used to be fouls."
-- Dan Le Batard, on Dwyane Wade getting old, fast
"If you believe that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs, I seriously doubt that the "not guilty" verdict on Monday is going to persuade you he was clean. It's sure not going to persuade me.
"Whether I vote for Clemens for the Hall of Fame, though, is another question entirely. And frankly, I'm not sure that even a conviction would have influenced my thinking, which is conflicted at best."
-- Ken Rosenthal, on Roger Clemens and the Hall of Fame
"I'm very vulnerable and I'm just telling you who I am and where I'm from and how this happened."
-- Mike Tyson, on coming to Broadway
Filed Under: Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Blanton, Jonathan Vilma, LeBron James, Mike Brown, Phillies, Rogers Clemens, Russell Westbrook, Trade
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Lithograph titled 'St. Francis with a Brother, preaching naked'. Signed in pencil 'Arthur Boyd', and numbered '22-25'. St. Francis is shown naked with his arms above his head, while the Brother sits, also naked, with his head and arms between his legs in front of a depiction of a crowd.
'St. Francis with a Brother, preaching naked'. Print by Arthur Boyd (born 1920) from a set of 21 lithographs themed around St. Francis, published in 1965. The edition was limited to 25 sets.


WATCHING THE LATE Late Toy Show will never get old, even as we get older.
The whole staying in with loads of sweets and tea might not quite be up your street though.
If you find yourself getting the going-out itch on Saturday, Galway's Karma club have come up with an ingenious idea.
There'll be free entry to those who bring along a toy, which will be then donated to Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin.
The perfect way to kick off the festive party season.
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What will your references say about you?
Some companies still ask for references as a part of the interview process. Think this is antiquated? Think again. A good reference can seal the deal with an employer or derail an impending job offer.
I just saw an ad for someone willing to check your references, for a price. Really? Did you know you can do it yourself or at worse, have a friend do it for you? It is always a good idea in a job search to know what your past employers will share about you. Contrary to popular belief, it is not illegal for employers to share information on past employees. Most don't because while it may be legal, it may also get them sued. The sad part about this is that a truly bad employee can continue to jump from job to job with little information following them. Now you know how that idiot next to you got hired!
When you check your own references you want to call the company's main number, your local office's number AND your supervisor. You are probably fine calling the human resources departments unless they know you but you will want a friend to call your boss. Some companies will ask for a signed background release form. If so, just create your own. Yes, you can pay for someone to do all this for you but if you are out of work, what do you have more of? Time or money?
After you introduce yourself you will want to ask some of the generic questions that most companies ask to start with then move into the ones you want answers to.
"Hello, I am calling to check references on a previous employee of yours..."
OK, here is where the honesty line gets a little fuzzy… What you wish you could do is call and ask "If a company calls you to ask about me, what will you tell them?" But if you did that, what do you think they would say? You think they would tell you everything? Because of that, if you want to know what they will REALLY say you need to, or have someone else) play the role of a potential employer. That means they need to have a story. Name of the company, their name/position, a call back number, what position you are applying for, etc… Wait, maybe it is worth it to pay someone to do it for you.
But let's assume you press on and save your money. Here are some questions to ask. The first two you should always receive answers to, the others… maybe not.
What was the position they last held at your company?
What were their dates of employment?
Are they eligible for re-hire?
How much was their salary and bonuses or commission?
Did they provide a 2-week notice when they resigned?
How would you rate their performance in the position?
What were their biggest strengths / weaknesses?
If they keep answering, you keep asking. When someone calls your manager/supervisor they need to ask more direct questions. Many managers will refer them back to human resources but not all. Previous managers are sometimes the most damaging or helpful references. It also helps if the person calling says they are your potential new manager.
At the end of the day, doing a little social engineering to check your own references might feel (is) a little dishonest but if you are worried that you will get a bad employment reference you are better off knowing ahead of time.
They will be great for the first 30 days.
If you are providing references for a potential employer to call you better know what they will say about you! You want to call each person and ASK them if you can use them as a reference before you start your job search. Then once you submit their names to a potential employers contact them again and let them know a little about the position(s) you are applying for and what company it is with. That way they can tailor their information about you to the specifics of the job. It is very helpful to send them the job description.
At the end of the day references are not always a make or break part of the interviewing process but sometimes they are. Do you want to risk it?
Tell me about yourself (or some other variation) is probably THE most common interview question but many people say it is one of the most difficult to answer.
I recently read an article about rude recruiters. The author went on to say that asking "Why should I hire you?" is rude. My response was why is that rude? That is what interviewers are asking when they ask "Tell me about yourself." They want to know what makes you different and a better match for them than all the other people that they are interviewing. Here is a tip… most companies want to hire the best person for each and every opening and if they do not think you will be a good match, they don't hire you.
This is the time for your elevator speech. You want to tell them about yourself, but primarily the most relevant parts of yourself. I also believe it is a good idea to weave information from your research on the company and the position into you monologue.
One thing to be careful about here is not to lie. Many people either lie in the interview or it becomes very apparent that they are telling me what they think I want to hear. I want to hear about YOU. But focus on the best YOU. Think of this as a first date. Do you show the REAL (unfiltered) you or the best you on a first date? If you want a second date I bet you show the best you, which should also be the real you.
Why should someone hire me?
If you are having a tough time coming up with things to say about yourself, try asking others about you. Ask some friends, coworkers or teachers "why would someone want to have me as an employee? What are my strengths and weaknesses?" They may be able to give you insight from a different perspective. Start making a list that you can choose from when putting together your answer. You don't want to tell everyone everything about yourself, just what is most relevant.
Start thinking about who you want to be, then be.
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Q: How do you get Cypress to select a certain icon within a list? Im quite new with Cypress, and have been having some great luck with the library.
But find myself stuck on this specific situation.
I am stuck on a selecting a button on a specific div that contains specific text.
I need to click on a button depending on what the sibling divs contain.
Our layout looks something like this:

      Whatever 1

      <button type="button" onClick={()=>{...}}>Delete</button

      Delete This One

      <button type="button" onClick={()=>{...}}>Delete</button

      Whatever 2

      <button type="button" onClick={()=>{...}}>Delete</button

The goal is the click the "Delete" button on the ".MuiListItem-root" that contains "Delete This One".
The list is dynamic, so Im unable to use the position of the item.
** Hacky Solution that works - There has to be a better way **
    // Clicks the edit button - There has to be a better way of clicking the elements delete button.
    cy.get("[id='stuff'] .MuiTypography-displayBlock").then((elements)=>{
      Object.keys(elements).forEach((item,index)=>{
        let classificationIndex
        if(elements[item].textContent === `Delete This One`) {
          classificationIndex = index

          cy.get("[type='button']").eq(classificationIndex).click()
        }
      })
    })

I get a little more specific, then find the index of the element that reads "Delete This One".
Once I know the index, i then grab the buttons and click on the "Delete" of that specific index.

A: There's a couple of ways to do this. As your description says, go to the .MuiListItemText-root and find it's sibling,
cy.contains('.MuiListItemText-root', 'Delete This One')  // get the div with the text
  .siblings()                                            // get sibling elements
  .eq(0)                                                 // take the first (and only)
  .find('button')                                        // find button within
  .click()

but .contains() also finds text within descendants so you can target the MuiListItem directly and save some steps
cy.contains('.MuiListItem-root', 'Delete This One')      // get grandparent of text
  .find('button')                                        // find button within
  .click()

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DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Fox Petroleum Corp. (OTCQB:GFOX) (herein after "Gray Fox," and/or "the Company") is pleased to provide a corporate and operational update on its West Ranch Prospect project (100% Working Interest; 82% Net Revenue Interest).
Gray Fox has engaged Dawson Geophysical Company ("Dawson Geophysical"), to undertake its Butte Valley 2D (Two Dimensional) seismic recording program.
Dawson Geophysical will manage and record approximately 22 lineal miles of 60 fold-2D seismic data on the Company's 32,723-acre West Ranch Prospect (100% Working Interest; 82% Net Revenue Interest). The prospect is comprised of 22 leases from the Bureau of Land Management in the Butte Valley Oil Play Region of north-central Nevada, located in Elko and White Pine Counties, 50 miles north of Ely, Nevada.
In order to locate specific drilling areas and commercial accumulations of oil and gas, Dawson Geophysical will place a string of six geophones every 110 feet (approximately 1,056 receiver points) over a pre-designated 22 mile area of geological interest, as defined by prior geological mapping and geophysical work. Data obtained from this string will be used in conjunction with information obtained through prior exploratory work, including geo mapping and seismic data, as well as logs obtained from the two test wells drilled to date. In addition, the Butte Valley 2D seismic recording program will allow Gray Fox to identify the area in which to conduct a 3D (Three Dimensional) program over expected fault trap locations. This 3D program will, in turn, allow the Company to pinpoint potential drilling locations.
Dawson Geophysical Company (Nasdaq:DWSN) is a leading provider of onshore seismic data acquisition services in the lower 48 states of the United States and Canada.
In addition, Gray Fox intends to acquire an additional 13.75 miles (running North-South) of 2D seismic data from seismic brokerage firm, American Geophysics Corp. This data will be used in conjunction with information obtained through prior exploratory work.
On August 6, 2014 Gray Fox engaged International Reservoir Technologies, Inc. (IRT) to assist in the design, implementation and quality control monitoring (acquisition and processing) of the upcoming 2D seismic program. IRT will also interpret the 2D seismic data.
IRT offers a full range of services and employs experienced reservoir and production engineers, geophysicists, geologists, petrophysicists, software professionals, and contract professionals who provide advanced reservoir management solutions for all aspects of a project from seismic interpretation to integration of subsurface evaluations with surface facilities requirements or constraints.
IRT's client base includes British Petroleum (BP), Questar, Oxy and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and it is currently involved in reservoir management projects and integrated studies on some of the world's largest oil fields, and some of the most promising exploration and development areas. These include the Prudhoe Bay Field and Endicott Field in Alaska, the Akal Field (Cantarell Complex) of Mexico, the Berkine Basin of Algeria, North Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Cupiagua/Cusiana Fields of Colombia.
This engagement is a significant step forward for the Company in implementing its 8-phase exploration plan designed to systematically reduce risk and optimize selection of one or more new drilling targets.
On May 29, Gray Fox appointed Randall Newton to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Mr. Newton is the managing member of Newton Collaboration, LLC, a consulting firm he founded in 2002. Newton Collaboration, LLC provides SEC financial and reporting services to small cap companies. Prior to this, Mr. Newton was the divisional controller for Nabors Drilling and oversaw the company's statutory financial reporting. Prior to that, Mr. Newton spent five years in Russia working for three oil and gas joint ventures. While in Russia, he served as the chief financial officer of Permtex JV, a Snyder Oil joint venture. He also developed natural gas resources in Russia for Northgas JV, a Bechtel Energy Resources joint venture, and worked for White Nights Joint Venture, a project of Occidental Petroleum Corporation.
Mr. Newton has a Bachelor's of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is a certified public accountant.
On July 1, Gray Fox implemented an amendment to its Lease Purchase Agreement, originally dated July 5, 2013, between the Company and FFMJ, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company. Under the original lease agreement, Gray Fox agreed to drill a test well at a depth of 6,000 feet, with a surface and bottom hole location, on the leases for the purpose of hydrocarbon exploration and production, on or before July 5, 2015.
Under the new amendment, Gray Fox has agreed to drill a test well with a surface and bottom-hole location on the leases for the purpose of hydrocarbon exploration and production. The well must achieve a depth of 6,000 feet, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing. The Company also agreed to file an application for permit to drill and pay the requisite bond with United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on or before July 5, 2015 and that it will commence drilling with a rig capable of total on or before November 5, 2015.
This amendment is highly beneficial to the Company's exploration plan in that it allows additional time for Gray Fox's technical team to utilize information obtained through prior exploratory work, including geo mapping and seismic data, to locate specific drilling areas and commercial accumulations of oil and gas on the West Ranch Prospect.
Gray Fox has filed an Expression of Interest with the BLM for a total of 20,079 acres in leases surrounding its current landholding in the Butte Valley Oil Play Region of north-central Nevada, located in Elko and White Pine Counties, 50 miles north of Ely, Nevada. The Company will provide updates in relation to these leases accordingly.
Lawrence Pemble, CEO and President of Gray Fox, commented: "It has been an extremely productive period for the Company, highlighted by the addition of Dawson Geophysical and IRT to its exploration program."
"Gray Fox has recorded rapid progress in relation to its exploration program, and coupled with the addition of Randall Newton to the corporate team, the Company has been able to streamline its efforts to provide maximum shareholder value. The West Ranch Prospect project continues to move forward at an impressive rate and management remains focused on one day bringing this project to production."
Read more about the West Ranch Prospect, and additional information about the Company and its latest press releases, at Gray Fox's corporate website: http://www.grayfoxpetro.com.
Gray Fox Petroleum Corp. (OTCQB:GFOX) is a domestic oil and gas exploration and development company, which is focused on expanding the 135+ year tradition of Western U.S. energy production by engaging in the acquisition and exploration of oil and natural gas properties in the Western U.S. The Company implements this business focus by pursuing interests in oil and natural gas properties through strategic lease acquisition activities.
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking and which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements in question are based on Gray Fox's current expectations and projections about future events, based on information currently available. The forward-looking statements found in this press release may also include statements relating to Gray Fox's anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new developments, strategies, and similar matters. Gray Fox provides no assurance regarding the actual outcome of the events contemplated by any forward-looking statements included in this release. Gray Fox disclaims any obligation to update any of its forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only proved reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. We use certain terms in this press release, such as resource potential, reserve potential, probable resources, possible resources, contingent resources, prospective resources, exploration target size, measured resources, indicated resources, and inferred resources. The SEC guidelines strictly prohibit us from including these terms in filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 10-K, which may either be secured from us or from our website at http://www.grayfoxpetro.com.
CONTACT: GRAY FOX PETROLEUM CORP.


For readers who don't know, the Plone Conference 2008 will be in Washington, DC, October 8th through 10th (with trainings on the 6th and 7th and sprinting on the 11th and 12th). If you're interested in content management, open source, or python, you'll be hard pressed to find a smarter, more inviting community, and we're honored to have so much of that community here in DC. I'm especially honored to be program director; it's given me a chance to see just how dedicated the community is to sharing knowledge and improving Plone. It's, of course, been something of a double-edged sword; there were more great talks than I could accept, which is difficult. But, talks are picked, and information is available online.
The full list of sessions is available on plone.org , as is the day-by-day, hour-by-hour schedule. This year's slate of talks is extremely exciting, with great looking tutorials on topics from theming to z3c.form, interesting talks from how NASA used Plone on its science mission directorate's website to the future of Plone's user experience, and fascinating panel discussions, too. Plus, there will of course be lightening talks and birds-of-a-feather sessions to show off what's cool and to meet people with similar interests.
I know I'm excited to see everyone again, and I'm hoping that some locals might make it out, too. There are still hotel rooms left, and registration is open.


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I have a bit of insight for you.
And it's probably the best advice I could give anyone reading.
And this can apply to a ton of situations, but I'm specifically talking about when you come across someone (friend, family, random person you're Facebook friends with, etc…) who have experienced a loss.
The absolute worst thing you can do is stay quiet and say nothing.
I am barely 6 weeks into this loss journey and I can tell you that those who have reached out, even in the simplest "Thinking of you" text, email messages, or even a comment on a social media post have helped SO MUCH to know that we aren't alone, we aren't grieving silently and that people are thinking about us.
It really takes about 30 seconds to send this message in an email or text… and the impact will be so so so needed.
However, there are people that we haven't heard from… and we notice. And you know what? It hurts.
Because irrationally my brain thinks I did something wrong and offended them (even though I don't care if my sharings/posts have offended anyone)… and even though I KNOW this is an irrational thought, it's still where my mind goes.
And I hate that. I hate that I feel this way towards them and hate that the loss of our son makes people uncomfortable and I'd love to do all that I can to change that.
can go such a long LONG way.
DO NOT think you are bothering someone who has experienced a loss. The excuse "Oh I didn't want to bother you…" is one I've heard farrrrr too much. It's never a bother to just send a simple message.
We may not respond right away (or at all), but we see and hear you. And gosh, we feel it. I promise we do.
And it helps a lot… the simplest of things.
Because what I will tell you is that I have spent more time than I'd like to admit being so angry at the lack of support (and heck, even acknowledgment) from some people I thought were very close to me.
And I know I shouldn't be focusing on that…focusing on the good that people have done and the support we have gotten… but still, I cannot help my brain from "Hey so-and-so hasn't said anything since Clark was born…" creeping into my head all of the time.
I know it's uncomfortable for SO MANY to talk about loss. I get it. I've been guilty of seeing a sad post on Facebook in the past and scrolling right past it.
But I will NEVER EVER do that again. Now I take time to comment on all of these that I come across just to offer even a bit of virtual support in a tough time for people. And I hope it helps them as much as those comments have helped us in our grief.
You don't have to go crazy and send a novel written in a card or make a meal or send a gift or anything like that…just say something when you see someone who you know is grieving and dealing with a loss. It'll mean the absolute world to them.
Because remaining silent and not acknowledging what they've been (and continue to go) through is hurtful and damaging. And I promise they notice.
I cannot tell you where we'd be right now if it wasn't for all of the wonderful support of friends, family, pocket friends (internet buddies!), and even complete strangers who have reached out to us in the biggest and teeniest of ways. We see them all and cannot thank them enough for what they've provided for us.
Okay. Off my soapbox. Reach out to those people you love and care about and let them know that.
I promise it's worth the small hassle of it. PROMISE.
About the Author: Alexandria Mooney is a photographer, blogger, cop's wife, and mother to three little here on earth and one in heaven. She's spent the past eleven years teaching middle and high school students and recently hung up her teaching hat in exchange for a full-time birth and family photographer's camera. She's passionate about sharing her thoughts and striving to make a difference with her words and camera lens.


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import boto
import datetime

class CertChecker():
    def __init__(self, profile):
        self.profile = profile
        self.cert_list = list()
        self.cert_elb_dict = self.get_cert_elb_dict()
        self.cert_exp_dict = self.get_cert_exp_dict()
        self.result = self.create_result()

    def get_cert_elb_dict(self):
        cert_elb_dict = dict()
        c = boto.connect_elb(profile_name=self.profile)
        elbs = c.get_all_load_balancers()
        for lb in elbs:
            listeners = lb.listeners
            lb = lb.name.encode('utf-8')
            for listener in listeners:
                if listener.ssl_certificate_id:
                    cert_name = listener.ssl_certificate_id.split('/')[-1].encode('utf-8')
                    self.cert_list.append(cert_name)
                    self.cert_list = set(self.cert_list)
                    self.cert_list = list(self.cert_list)
                    if cert_name in cert_elb_dict:
                        cert_elb_dict[cert_name].append(lb)
                    else:
                        cert_elb_dict[cert_name] = [lb]
        return cert_elb_dict

    def get_cert_exp_dict(self):
        cert_exp_dict = dict()
        conn = boto.connect_iam(profile_name=self.profile)
        for cert_name in self.cert_list:
            metadata = conn.get_server_certificate(cert_name)['get_server_certificate_response']['get_server_certificate_result']['server_certificate']['server_certificate_metadata']
            expiration_date = metadata.expiration.encode('utf-8')
            date_string = datetime.datetime.strptime(expiration_date, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
            formatted_expiration_date = date_string.strftime('%B %d, %Y %H:%M')
            cert_exp_dict[cert_name] = formatted_expiration_date
        return cert_exp_dict

    def create_result(self):
        cert_result = []
        for cert, elbs in self.cert_elb_dict.iteritems():
            cert_result.append({'cert_name':cert, 'elbs': elbs, 'expiration': self.cert_exp_dict[cert]})
        return cert_result

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By the start of the twentieth century, "Bethlem was a respectable and neatly gardened enclave in the midst of poverty, overcrowding and traffic congestion", according to its published history, albeit one with an old-fashioned layout, unsatisfactory sanitary arrangements and an expensive maintenance bill. In the 1920s the Hospital's Governors concluded that "for a hospital for the educated middle classes Southwark was not an ideal location", and began looking for an alternative.1 They duly found one, a 334 acre country house estate that straddled the boundary between Croydon and Beckenham, Kent that had remained unsold at auction in 1920. The land was obtained via a second exchange of the 999-year leasehold which was originally granted by the City of London in 1674 in respect of the Hospital's Moorfields site, and transferred to Southwark in 1815. There a new hospital was built according to the 'villa system' pioneered on the Continent, with separate blocks for "administration, occupational therapy, refractory patients, convalescent patients, treatment and research, along with a nurses' home, chapel, reception hospital, mortuary, workshops and a laundry".2
In anticipation of the move, the hospital magazine Under the Dome (soon to be restyled Orchard Leaves) devoted space in several issues to depicting the new site in Elysian terms. In 1928, for example, it published an imaginary letter of a patient to his wife dated May 2000, which began:
"When I arrived here yesterday, I found that I was just in time to wash and dress for dinner… The fare here is pretty good, but the oysters were not quite up to the mark, and the butler had not iced the champagne in just that way, you know, Clara, in which one expects it to be. All went well during the evening, except that the only bath salts they had here consisted of Parma Violet, and you know how I have always used Rose at home… Each bed has its own wireless set, but I am asking for an extension from mine to be put in my own bathroom here, as I hate to miss anything."
The perceived advantages of the Hospital's new situation were, however, parodied by Samuel Beckett in his satirical novel, Murphy.
Aerial view of Bethlem in 1948
"The Magdalen Mental Mercyseat [Beckett's fictional version of Bethlem] lay a little way out of town, ideally situated in its own grounds on the boundary of two counties. In order to die in the one sheriffalty rather than in the other some patients had merely to move up, or be moved up, a little in the bed. This sometimes proved a great convenience."3
In the event, the fact that Bethlem's grounds were bisected by the boundary between Beckenham (subsumed into the London Borough of Bromley in 1965) and Croydon proved an administrative headache in circumstances that required the attention of a coroner. At the time of the relocation, it also led to some purposeful lobbying of the Postmaster General on the part of Bethlem's Governors, anxious to ensure that the Hospital was given a postal address in 'respectable' Beckenham rather than in Croydon. The Governors duly got their way, but it was not until the 1990s that the borough boundary was redrawn to take the entirety of the site into Bromley and in, terms of mental health service provision, the Hospital's present links with Croydon are as strong as, if not stronger than, those it maintains with Bromley.
Jonathan Andrews et al, The History of Bethlem (London, 1997), pp. 546-547.
ibid., pp. 549-550.
Samuel Beckett, Murphy (Clader, London, 1993), p. 90.
In the Spotlight: Edward Oxford
This month's 'In the Spotlight' focuses on Edward Oxford and his attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria.
A Former 'Madhouse': The Museum Boerhaave
Our Friends' Secretary has written this interesting review of the Museum Boerhaave (the Dutch National Museum for the History of Science and Medicine).
200 Years Ago Today 5
On 9 May 1815, a Parliamentary enquiry heard a call for improvements to conditions at Bethlem Hospital


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Nick Mulvey shares tender new single 'A Prayer Of My Own'
Nick Mulvey has shared his new single 'A Prayer Of My Own' – watch the lyric video below and buy tickets for his upcoming North American dates here.
The track is the second single to be released from his third album 'New Mythology', which is due on June 10 via Fiction Records.
Mulvey released his Mercury Prize-nominated debut album 'First Mind' in 2014, following it up three years later with a second full-length called 'Wake Up Now'.
'Star Nation', 'New Mythology''s first single, was released in February along with a video directed by Kate Bellm.
New single 'A Prayer Of My Own' was written during the first wave of the pandemic and recorded in Paris with producer Renaud Letang. The track explores the process of grief and redemption, with Mulvey asking listeners to think more about the future of our planet and society.
"I do it for my own, my little boy, my little girl. And we do it for our home, if we do it for the world," he sings as the track builds around a soaring backdrop.
"I want to provide refuge for listeners," Mulvey said about 'New Mythology', "refuge in these times. The songs are not more distraction and are not spreading more fear or panic – they are about being deeply in this time.
"I hope the album supports people and I hope it inspires and stimulates new ideas, insights and ambitions. I hope it also generates a sense of the sacred within its audience."
Mulvey has also announced three live shows in North America this July (New York, Toronto and Los Angeles) – find tickets here.
In late 2020, Mulvey shared his cinematic new short film Begin Again. The film expands on the themes set out in the singer's 2020 EP of the same name, which came out in July that year.
"I see chaos but I also see the opportunity for a new world, and a more beautiful one," Mulvey says of the short film, which tackles the idea of a fresh start following the coronavirus, as well as topics such as nature, sustainability and family.
"We are living through an incredible shift. The old ways are dying, right before our very eyes."
The EP's title track 'Begin Again' was loosely inspired by Mulvey's grandmother, whose teachings he studied while writing the new EP, while climate change and nature also impacted the EP and film.
The post Nick Mulvey shares tender new single 'A Prayer Of My Own' appeared first on NME.


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Jane Doe v. United States et al.
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What's at Stake
The American Civil Liberties Union and ten other organizations filed an amicus brief in support of Jane Doe, a former cadet at the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) who was subjected to sexual violence and harassment. The brief argues that the Second Circuit must recognize damages remedies for survivors of sexual violence at military academies and that such remedies are consistent with prevailing U.S. and international human rights law.
Sexual violence and harassment is a pervasive problem at West Point. West Point officials have failed to establish and implement effective procedures and training on sexual assault, harassment, and their prevention. In 2010, when Jane Doe was in her second year at West Point, she was raped by another cadet. In 2013, Doe filed suit, seeking relief for the injuries she had faced.
At issue in the case is whether the widely criticized Feres doctrine – derived from Feres v. United States – insulates the military from suits brought by cadets who experience sexual violence while enrolled at military academies. The ACLU and six other organizations filed an amicus brief in 2016, when the Second Circuit was reviewing Doe's claim under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Second Circuit refused to recognize Doe's claim under the Equal Protection Clause.
Now, the Second Circuit is reviewing Doe's remaining statutory claims. The ACLU and ten other organization filed an amicus brief arguing that the Feres doctrine does not apply to bar Doe's Federal Tort Claims Act claims. A contrary decision would leave cadets who have experienced sexual assault without access to a court and bereft of any remedy for violations of their rights, in sharp contrast to students attending civilian universities across the country.
The ten organizations that have joined the ACLU's second amicus brief in support of Jane Doe include American Association of University Women, End Rape on Campus, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University Of New York School Of Law, Human Rights Watch, Know Your IX, National Alliance To End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, New York Legal Assistance Group, and SurvJustice.
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