Excavators go by quite a few names -- diggers, track hoes, 360s, JCBs, and even rubber ducks. There's quite a bit of terminology that goes with excavators, too. That's why we put together this list of 20 common terms related to excavators that everyone in the industry should know.
The backfill blade (sometimes known as a dozer blade) is a blade located at ground level between the treads or wheels. It's primary use is to push excess material out of the way but it can also be to aid in anchoring the excavator in place.
The boom is the angled arm that is attached to the excavator itself and the arm is pinned to the boom. The arm is sometimes called the dipper or stick. A knuckle boom can move right or left in line with the machine, unlike standard booms which can only move up or down.
The bucket is located at the end of the arm, and is available in different styles for different purposes, such as GP (general purpose) buckets, rock buckets, and mud buckets.
Ground clearance is the distance from the ground to the base of the undercarriage between the treads or wheels.
Ground pressure is a measure of how much the weight of the excavator is spread out by the undercarriage.
Grousers are protruding rib-like structures (similar to tire treads) on the tracks of an excavator. Their purpose is to help increase traction.
On an excavator, the house includes the cab, counterweights, fuel tank, hydraulic tank, and the engine. The cab sits on top of the undercarriage.
Hydraulic rams are used to manipulate the boom, arm, and bucket.
The maximum bucket force is how much force can be applied to the wrist-like motion used in excavation with the largest boom/stick configuration available.
The maximum digging depth measure how far down the excavator is able to dig with the boom, stick, and bucket all extended downwards.
The operating weight of an excavator is how much it weighs in a normal construction environment. This includes the weight of a typical operator and the weight of fluids like fuel and hydraulic fluid.
Reach is how far an excavator arm can be extended.
A swamp pad is a large, wooden pad that is used beneath the tracks when the ground is soft. It helps to better distribute the weight of the excavator and prevent the tracks from sinking into the soft ground.
Swing refers to the space required for an excavator to rotate. Zero tail swing models do not require any additional space for rotation as the house stays inside the width of the tracks. The swing motor powers the swing, and the swing gears facilitate the swing.
The track drive (also known as propel motor, final drive, and track motor) provides the torque needed to move the tracks to propel the machine.
The undercarriage of an excavator includes the following: final drive motors, tracks, track frame, and blade (if included).
Wheel excavators have wheels instead of tracks. The term rubber duck is sometimes used for wheeled excavators.
Have we left any terms out? Anything that you wish you had known when you first started working with excavators? Tell us in the comments!


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Virming (Duits: Wirmingen) is een gemeente in het Franse departement Moselle (regio Grand Est) en telt 284 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Château-Salins.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Virming bedraagt 10,6 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 26,8 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

Externe links
 Informatie over Virming

Gemeente in Moselle

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Run time: 2h 18min | Biography, Music, Drama | Released: August 1, 2014 (USA)
James Brown (Chadwick Boseman) was born in extreme poverty in 1933 South Carolina and survived abandonment, abuse and jail to become one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. He joined a gospel group as a teenager, but the jazz and blues along the "chitlin' circuit" became his springboard to fame. Although his backup musicians came and went, Brown retained the ability to mesmerize audiences with his music, signature moves and sexual energy.
Director: Tate Taylor
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Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd

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If you have any questions or wish to talk to someone about your child's difficulties, SEN or disability your first port of call should be your child's class teacher.
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A discussion with your child's class teacher may lead to an involvement with the Special Needs Co-ordinator. Mrs Hayley Sara has the responsibility for the day-to-day management of all aspects of the provision for children who need extra support and children with SEND.
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Ben Lewis and Blake Lee on Bringing the Gay Experience to Lifetime's first LGBTQ+ Movie The Christmas Setup
Ben Lewis, Blake Lee (Photo: Lifetime)
Lifetime is making history this Christmas with the network's first holiday movie with a LGBTQ romance as its lead storyline—and it stars real-life married couple Ben Lewis and Blake Lee in The Christmas Setup.
"From the very beginning, before we signed on, they were working closely with GLAAD [Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]," Lee tells Parade.com in this exclusive interview when asked what convinced him and Lewis to sign on. "And so, we were like, 'Okay. They're working with the community, with GLAAD, to make sure that this can be done authentically.' Lifetime was not playing around."
In The Christmas Setup, Lewis plays Hugo, a New York corporate lawyer, who with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) heads to Milwaukee to spend the holidays with his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. And Kate, who can't resist matchmaking, uses the festivities to arrange for Hugo to run into Patrick (Lee), Hugo's high school secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley.
Needless to say, it's a typical Lifetime story—where the two meet and there's an immediate attraction—but then an obstacle presents itself that could cause the relationship to end. The only difference in The Christmas Setup being that the couple that falls in love is two men, with the added interest that they also are married in real life.
"It was really nice on a personal and creative level not have to manufacture chemistry with any of our costars, not just between Blake and I, but between Ellen and I," Lewis said. "Ellen, who plays my best friend in the movie, has been a friend of ours for over 10 years. Chad Connell, who plays my brother in the movie, has been a friend of mine for like 12 years. The only one who we didn't know personally was Fran."
But that worked out just fine. The former star of The Nanny embraced her co-stars on day one and the three actors took to each other immediately.
"She was so warm from the moment we met her," Lee said. "Meeting Fran, we were a little nervous because we didn't know what to expect. We hoped that she would be as wonderful as we heard she was. And the second she came on set, she was so maternal. She was like, 'My son, my bubby,' and kissed Ben's face. She grabbed me and, instantly, we're telling stories, we're sharing holiday experiences, she's talking about The Nanny. She just was so generous with her kindness and her love."
Lewis and Lee talked about their first meeting, going over their love story with the director to recapture that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling, how Christmas is about reconnecting, adding a few subversive moments to the film, and more.
Were Christmas movies even on your radar when you got the audition for this?
Ben Lewis: We were aware that this movie was being made and excited that the LGBTQ+ community was going to be represented. I don't think at that point, we knew that they were going to be looking necessarily for a couple to star in the movie. And even if they were, we know plenty of gay actor couples. So, the fact that the offer came out of the blue was a very pleasant surprise.
Blake Lee: We got offered the parts, so it wasn't an audition process as much as they sent us the script. We got to read the script and then have a phone call with the director, Pat Mills, and the producer, Danielle von Zerneck. Christmas movies are definitely on our radar. We go to Ben's family's house for the holidays and we watch Love, Actually, Home Alone, all of the classics, but we weren't people that necessarily watched Lifetime Christmas movies.
Related: Fran Drescher on Being Jewish and Making a Christmas Movie: 'I Celebrate Anything That Feels Happy and Positive'
This is the first Lifetime movie with a romantic lead story about the LGBTQ+ community. Did you have any trepidation about how it was going to be handled?
Ben Lewis: Very shortly after we found out that we were being considered for these roles, we found out that Pat Mills was going to direct. Pat and I are both Canadian and we've always wanted to work together and he is gay. And so immediately when I found out that it was him, I felt excited and like we would be in good hands. And then we read the script and Michael Murray who wrote the script is also gay. One of our executive producers is gay. I have never been on a set where so many of the key creatives were members of the LGBTQ community. And if they weren't, they were certainly allies.
So, I think for us, it was just an incredibly supportive, loving environment to be making this movie. And, I think, it comes through in the finished product. I think it genuinely feels like a movie that was made with a lot of love, a lot of a heart, and a lot of good intentions.
Do you think the fact that we are living in the time of COVID is why they were looking for a couple, because you already had been quarantining together?
Blake Lee: Yes. I absolutely think that that had a lot to do with it. We lucked out in that respect. I think it's a really good story just in general. We've been doing interviews and it's something that people are excited about, to see a real couple fall in love again in a movie.
It's been my observation that a lot of times when real-life couples work together, sometimes it works because they're able to bring their chemistry, but other times they're like, "Whoa, we don't want to show too much," and then it looks like they don't actually have chemistry. Did you two have any discussions about that or any fears going into it?
Ben Lewis: There's not really much to discuss. Either you have chemistry or you don't. I think that we were actually lucky that there was enough of a separation between us and the characters, who we are and how we are in real life and how the characters behave that we weren't necessarily worried about revealing too much, you know? It was really just nice to be able to find these characters and play off of an acting partner, who you're obviously very comfortable with.
Blake Lee: It was a conversation that Ben and I had with Pat, the director. We discussed those first moments of falling in love for that first time you see someone you're really attracted to, those flirty moments where you check someone out and have butterflies in your stomach, and do I lean in and kiss this person?
And so those were the things that we discussed, because it's good to be reminded after 10 years that those butterflies were so real. When we did have those conversations, it was such a great reminder because it took us back into that. And we were like, "Oh, my God, I remember our first kiss." And then we talked about our first kiss with the director and he was like, "That excitement! You're getting red, you're like blushing talking about it." So, he was like, "That's what I want you guys to bring to these moments." And, I hope we did.
So, it's like falling in love all over again?
Blake Lee: Yes. It was very nice.
Ben Lewis: The whole experience was kind of was surreal. The fact that we starring opposite each other in our first movie during COVID, we're celebrating Christmas in September, Fran Drescher is my mother. All of it was just surreal and wonderful. Not the COVID part, but we made it work.
At the beginning, Hugo is clumsy when he first sees Patrick. Was that something that you also took from when you first met?
Ben Lewis: I would say, definitely, that I got to channel a lot of my own neurosis and clumsiness, which was a lot of fun. We actually met at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and I'm happy to say that I didn't fall down the stairs to the men's room, but that's where we actually met.
What was the movie?
Ben Lewis: It was a movie called Scott Pilgrim vs. the World that I was in with Ellen Wong, who plays Madelyn, my best friend. She was there and hung out with Blake and me when we met. So, it's like a full circle moment for us to star in The Christmas Setup together.
You said the characters are so different, and Hugo being this very overworked attorney would be different than an actor, but for Blake, for your character, he's actually this creative guy, an inventor. Did you find him to be more like who you are?
Blake Lee: Creatively, sure. I think that there were similarities there because he's a dreamer. He has these exciting, big ideas that he wants to grow the queer community in Milwaukee, and he has these big dreams. And so, I think as an artist, I have those big dreams. It's what brought me out to L.A. You have these big, big fantasies. I definitely felt a similarity there, but there was a coolness that Patrick has where he's so comfortable in his body. He was out in high school and he was 100 percent authentically himself. That wasn't something that I found until later on in my life.
So, it was very fun to play a character that had been that way his whole life, who really was, "This is me. Take it or leave it." And, I think, he felt attractive. I think he felt smart. He felt cool. He had had success, but success in money wasn't what he needed. It was family; it was friendship. So, it was very fun to live in this person that was just so authentically himself from such a young age.
Both of these characters are very successful men. Is that a consideration also to you when you say, "Okay, I'm going to play a gay character?"
Ben Lewis: I think that seeing gay people winning in the media is really important and really inspiring for young people to see, as cliché as it is, that it really does get better. But, I think, what's also interesting for my character, Hugo, is he's been chasing professional success so relentlessly and he's really worn down. I think that going home for him, he actually connects to the people and the things that are really important to him, which is the traditional Lifetime holiday movie narrative, and it's no different because our movie happens to be about two men. I think that that's one of the beautiful things about this movie, and actually one of the most progressive things, is how unremarkable the characters' sexualities are.
Related: Love Is Love! Lifetime Dips Into LGBTQ Romance With The Christmas Setup
One of the things I liked about this movie is that they set up in the beginning that Hugo wasn't completely happy in his job because, in these movies, when people just walk away from these really great lives, you go, "What?"
Ben Lewis: I struggled with that idea myself. I was like, "He's worked so hard for this thing." But I can relate to that as an actor. You're constantly chasing the dream and you attach so much of your self-worth to your professional success. That's why the holidays are, I think, for everyone a really great time — because all industries stop for a couple of days — to reset and be with the people that they love. It can really remind you or reconnect you to what's really important.
I spoke to Fran for this, also, and she told me a little bit about your COVID bubble. What was that experience like for her to be like a second mom to you?
Blake Lee: Instantly that first day, she was like, "What are you guys doing for dinner tonight? Come up to my house, I'm making dinner for you guys. Ellen's coming." It was an open-door policy within our bubble. We were living in these apartments within our building. So, it was just the actors and Pat, our director, and Danielle, our producer.
Multiple times a week, she would be like, "Let's have dinner tonight. And she would cook these feasts and she is an incredible cook. She would have charcuterie boards and flowers everywhere. We were in these apartments for only three weeks and she had photos of her family. She made it a home. And that was really great because she set the tone for the entire shoot, where it was these are people that love each other. She was like, "We've only known each other for a short amount of time, but I'm going to know you guys forever." And it's been great, because ever since we wrapped, we're all in a text chain, we're constantly communicating. She's like, "When we're all back in L.A., you're coming out to Malibu. She makes plans and she means it. She truly does. It's rare that you meet people like her.
You mentioned that you go to Ben's family for Christmas and you mentioned a couple of movies, but what are some of your favorite Christmas movies other than The Christmas Setup?
Blake Lee: I love Home Alone. That's always one for me that I have to watch every year. Ben doesn't love this movie, but his sister does, so, my sister-in-law and I watch Love Actually every Christmas.
Ben Lewis: I go wrap presents or something when that's happening because I don't care for the movie. I've realized promoting a Christmas romcom, I don't actually like most Christmas romcoms, but I love Christmas movies. I love National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. That's always a big go-to, because to me, I associate the holidays with family. I relate to that hapless, bickering family. It's all love, but I like that that movie is about the craziness of families.
Blake Lee: To me, the romanticized version of Christmas was so important, which is why I enjoy Love Actually. My parents got divorced when I was in middle school. And I remember when Ben and I started dating and I went to spend Christmas the first year with his family, I didn't realize how much I had missed family Christmas. His mom is much like Fran in this movie where she's already planning our Christmas for next year. It's such a big deal. I didn't realize how important and how much I had missed that family bond, that coming together, and taking a break from your real life and the stresses.
There's a lot of humor in this movie and some of it is double entendre, so if kids are watching it will go over their heads, but it is fun for adults.
Ben Lewis: We loved it. We were always working to fit those Easter eggs in for the gay audience, and really anybody who picks up on it. It's interesting because this very much follows this traditional Lifetime holiday mold, except for the fact that we're two men. And so, we wanted to honor that tradition, but at the same time, fit as many subtly subversive elements into it as possible.
Blake Lee: We were talking a lot about our gay friends and how everyone's so funny and we all make each other laugh, and we need those little moments of we're in on the joke. So, it was fun to try and fit them in. And most of those on the day were improvised. We weren't sure how many of them were going to make it into the movie, we haven't seen the movie, but from what we hear, a lot of them.
The Christmas Setup premieres Saturday, December 12 at 8 pm ET/PT on Lifetime.
Next, Lifetime gets in the holiday spirit with 30 new Christmas movies!


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Resolution Conf. 14.3 (Rev. CoP18)
CITES compliance procedures
RECALLING Decision 12.84, whereby the Conference of the Parties instructed the Secretariat to draft a set of guidelines on compliance with implementation of the Convention for consideration by the Standing Committee;
RECALLING FURTHER that the Standing Committee at its 50th meeting (Geneva, March 2004) decided to establish an open-ended working group to draft such guidelines;
THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION
TAKES NOTE of the Guide to CITES compliance procedures annexed to this Resolution; and
RECOMMENDS that the Guide be referred to, when dealing with compliance matters.
Guide to CITES compliance procedures
Objective and scope
1. The objective of this Guide is to inform Parties and others of CITES procedures concerning promoting, facilitating and achieving compliance with obligations under the Convention and, in particular, assisting Parties in meeting their obligations regarding such compliance.
Specifically, the Guide describes existing procedures in order to facilitate consistent and effective handling of compliance matters relating to obligations under the Convention, taking into account relevant Resolutions and Decisions, in both specific and general compliance matters.
This Guide is non-legally binding.
2. This Guide addresses compliance matters relating to the obligations under the Convention, taking into account relevant Resolutions and Decisions. Particular attention should be paid to the following:
a) designating Management Authority(ies) and Scientific Authority(ies) (Article IX);
b) permitting trade in CITES-listed specimens only to the extent consistent with the procedures laid down in the Convention (Articles III, IV, V, VI, VII and XV);
c) taking appropriate domestic measures to enforce the provisions of the Convention and prohibit trade in violation thereof (Article VIII, paragraph 1);
d) maintaining records of trade and submitting periodic reports (Article VIII, paragraphs 7 and 8); and
e) responding as soon as possible to communications of the Secretariat related to information that a species included in Appendix I or II is being adversely affected by trade in specimens of that species or that the provisions of the Convention are not being effectively implemented (Article XIII).
3. The procedures described in this Guide are without prejudice to any rights and obligations and to any dispute settlement procedure under the Convention.
4. A supportive and non-adversarial approach is taken towards compliance matters, with the aim of ensuring long-term compliance.
5. Compliance matters are handled as quickly as possible. Such matters are considered and ensuing compliance measures are applied in a fair, consistent and transparent manner.
6. Generally, findings, reports and communications in compliance matters are not treated confidentially.
However, communications between the Secretariat and individual Parties on specific compliance matters are generally confidential.
7. Decisions on whether to close or keep open debates in compliance matters are taken according to the Rules of Procedure of the body considering the matter and generally reasons are given.
8. The Secretariat communicates compliance-related decisions to the relevant authorities.
The various bodies and their compliance-related tasks
9. Compliance matters are handled by the following CITES bodies. Their main compliance-related tasks are listed below.
10. The Conference of the Parties:
a) provides general policy guidance on compliance issues;
b) directs and oversees the handling of compliance matters particularly through the identification of key obligations and procedures;
c) reviews as needed decisions of the Standing Committee related to specific compliance matters; and
d) may delegate certain authority to the Standing Committee or other CITES bodies in accordance with the Convention.
11. When the Conference of the Parties decides to carry out itself the tasks delegated to the Standing Committee, it follows the same procedures as those described below for the Standing Committee.
12. The Standing Committee, acting in accordance with instructions from and authority delegated by the Conference of the Parties, handles general and specific compliance matters, including:
a) monitoring and assessing overall compliance with obligations under the Convention;
b) advising and assisting Parties in complying with obligations under the Convention;
c) verifying information; and
d) taking compliance measures as described below.
13. The Animals and Plants Committees, acting in accordance with instructions from and authority delegated by the Conference of the Parties, advise and assist the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties with regard to compliance matters, inter alia, by undertaking necessary reviews, consultations, assessments and reporting. These Committees are entrusted with specific tasks in the handling of matters related to the Review of Significant Trade.
14. The Secretariat:
a) assists and supports the Animals and Plants Committees, the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties in carrying out their functions concerning compliance matters as described in this Guide and, where applicable, according to the procedures set out in relevant Resolutions and Decisions;
b) receives, assesses and communicates to the Parties information on compliance matters;
c) advises and assists Parties in complying with obligations under the Convention;
d) makes recommendations for achieving compliance; and
e) monitors the implementation of compliance-related decisions.
Handling of specific compliance matters
A. Identification of potential compliance matters
15. Annual and biennial reports, legislative texts as well as other special reports and responses to information requests, for example within the Review of Significant Trade or the National Legislation Project, provide the primary, but not exclusive, means of monitoring compliance with obligations under the Convention.
16. The Secretariat provides a Party concerned with information it receives about that Partys compliance, and communicates with the Party regarding this matter.
17. In response, the Party informs the Secretariat as soon as possible of any relevant facts in so far as its laws permit and, where appropriate, proposes remedial action. Where the Party considers that an inquiry is desirable, such inquiry may be carried out by one or more persons expressly authorized by the Party.
18. Any Party concerned over matters related to trade in specimens of CITES-listed species by another Party may bring the matter up directly with that Party and/or call upon the Secretariat for assistance.
19. Parties themselves are encouraged to give the Secretariat early warning of any compliance matter, including the inability to provide information by a certain deadline, and indicate the reasons and any need for assistance.
20. Where compliance matters are identified, the Parties concerned are given every opportunity to correct them within reasonable time limits, if necessary with the assistance of the Secretariat.
B. Consideration of compliance matters
21. If the Party fails to take sufficient remedial action within a reasonable time limit, the compliance matter is brought to the attention of the Standing Committee by the Secretariat, in direct contact with the Party concerned.
22. If a compliance matter is otherwise brought to the attention of the Standing Committee in accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the Standing Committee:
a) refers the matter to the Secretariat for action according to the procedure in paragraphs 16-20 above; or
b) rejects it as trivial or ill-founded; or
c) in exceptional circumstances, after consultation with the Party concerned, follows the procedures as described below.
23. When compliance matters are brought to the attention of the Standing Committee, it is generally done in writing and includes details as to which specific obligations are concerned and an assessment of the reasons why the Party concerned may be unable to meet those obligations.
24. When a compliance matter is brought to the attention of the Standing Committee, the Secretariat immediately informs the Party or Parties concerned.
25. The Standing Committee rejects compliance matters which it considers are trivial or ill-founded.
Where the Standing Committee has decided that the submission is not trivial or ill-founded, the Party concerned is given the opportunity to provide comments within a reasonable time limit.
26. The Standing Committee decides whether to gather or request further information on a compliance matter whenever such information may be found and whether to seek an invitation from the Party concerned to undertake the gathering and verification of information in the territory of that Party or wherever such information may be found.
27. The Party concerned has the right to participate in discussions with respect to its own compliance, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the relevant body.
28. If a Party cannot access the financial resources needed to participate in CITES meetings where its own compliance is being considered, it is able to request assistance from the Secretariat or the Standing Committee in identifying such resources.
C. Measures to achieve compliance
29. If a compliance matter has not been resolved, the Standing Committee decides to take one or more of the following measures:
a) provide advice, information and appropriate facilitation of assistance and other capacity-building support to the Party concerned;
b) request special reporting from the Party concerned;
c) issue a written caution, requesting a response and offering assistance;
d) recommend specific capacity-building actions to be undertaken by the Party concerned;
e) provide in-country assistance, technical assessment and a verification mission, upon the invitation of the Party concerned;
f) send a public notification of a compliance matter through the Secretariat to all Parties advising that compliance matters have been brought to the attention of a Party and that, up to that time, there has been no satisfactory response or action;
g) issue a warning to the Party concerned that it is in non-compliance, e.g. in relation to national reporting and/or the National Legislation Project; and
h) request a compliance action plan to be submitted to the Standing Committee by the Party concerned identifying appropriate steps, a timetable for when those steps should be completed and means to assess satisfactory completion.
30. In certain cases, the Standing Committee decides to recommend the suspension of commercial or all trade in specimens of one or more CITES-listed species, consistent with the Convention. Such a recommendation may be made in cases where a Partys compliance matter is unresolved and persistent and the Party is showing no intention to achieve compliance or a State not a Party is not issuing the documentation referred to in Article X of the Convention. Such a recommendation is always specifically and explicitly based on the Convention and on any applicable Resolutions and Decisions of the Conference of the Parties1.
31. The list of measures above is not necessarily an exhaustive list of measures applied to date.
32. When the Standing Committee decides upon one or more of the measures mentioned above, it takes into account:
a) the capacity of the Party concerned, especially developing countries, and in particular the least developed and small island developing States and Parties with economies in transition;
b) such factors as the cause, type, degree and frequency of the compliance matters;
c) the appropriateness of the measures so that they are commensurate with the gravity of the compliance matter; and
d) the possible impact on conservation and sustainable use with a view to avoiding negative results.
These considerations are clearly set out in the Standing Committees recommendations.
D. Monitoring and implementation of measures to achieve compliance
33. The Standing Committee, with the assistance of the Secretariat, monitors the actions taken by the Party concerned to implement measures taken. In this regard, the Standing Committee may, inter alia:
a) request the Party concerned to submit progress reports in accordance with a schedule; and
b) arrange, upon the invitation of the Party concerned, for an in-country technical assessment and for a verification mission.
In the light of progress, the Standing Committee decides whether to adjust the measures it has taken, or to take other measures.
34. Existing recommendations to suspend trade are generally reviewed at each Standing Committee meeting. They are also monitored intersessionally by the Secretariat. A recommendation to suspend trade is withdrawn as soon as the compliance matter has been resolved or sufficient progress has been made. The Secretariat notifies Parties of any such withdrawal as soon as possible.
35. The general guidelines in paragraphs 33 and 34 above are in some cases supplemented by more precise provisions regarding specific categories of compliance matters, e.g. in the case of significant trade in specimens of Appendix-II species, as laid out in the Resolutions and Decisions related thereto.
Reporting and reviews
36. The Standing Committee reports to the Conference of the Parties on compliance matters. The Secretariat reports to the Standing Committee and the Conference of the Parties on compliance matters.
37. The Conference of the Parties may review this document periodically and revise it where appropriate.
* Corrected by the Secretariat following the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
1 These currently include:
– Resolution Conf. 11.17 (Rev. CoP14) (National reports);
– Resolution Conf. 8.4 (Rev. CoP15) (National laws for implementation of the Convention);
– Decision 14.29 (National laws for implementation of the Convention);
– Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP13) (Review of Significant trade in specimens of Appendix-II species);
– Convention Article XIII and Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP15) (Compliance and enforcement); and
– Resolution Conf 11.1 (Rev. CoP15) (Establishment of committees).
Note from the Secretariat: these references were corrected following the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
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Conf. 14.3 (Rev. CoP18)
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Starting with the first move, complete one rep of each exercise, moving from one to the next without resting. Immediately return to start and repeat, this time completing two reps of each move. Continue this pattern—adding one rep to each exercise at the start of a new set—for 15 minutes.
This may seem easy at first, but beware: Fifteen minutes will feel longer than usual. The first few circuits will be a breeze, but will become more challenging each time you add more reps. Try to find a pace where you can keep going (as slow as it may be) without taking breaks between exercises to catch your breath.
Write down how many total sets (so how many reps you did of each exercise) you reached. As the weeks go by, your total sets should increase—meaning you're doing the same amount of work in less time.
Set a bench under a pull-up bar. Step up onto the bench, and grab the bar with an overhand grip that's slightly wider than shoulder width. Hang from the bar, bend your knees, and cross your ankles behind your body (a). Squeeze your shoulder blades together, and raise your body until your shoulders are just under the bar (b). Lower back to the starting position. That's one rep.
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms at your sides (a). Push your hips back, bend your knees, and lower your body as deep as you can into a squat. As you squat down, place your hands on the floor in front of you (b), then quickly kick your legs backward into a pushup position. (c) Reverse the movement to return to start. That's one rep.
Stand tall with your feet shoulder width apart and hold the dumbbells next to your shoulders with your elbows bent (a). Dip your knees and sit back slightly (b). Explosively press the dumbbells over your head as you straighten your legs (c). That's one rep.
Lie faceup on the floor with your arms in line with your shoulders, palms facing up, and raise your legs until they're perpendicular to the floor, knees slightly bent (a). Brace your core then take three to five seconds to lower your feet as close to the floor as you can (b). Reverse the move to return to start. That's one rep.


It is time to find some time for yourself and get crafting. I have two creative classes scheduled this week. I am still working on the some of the projects, but you always know that they will be fun to create.
This year brings new events which I can't wait to share with you.
Projects: two projects including decorated inserts and envelopes.
This is a fun get together where we explore new stamping techniques, create cards and other paper crafting projects. I supply all the products required except for your basic kit (adhesives and scissors).
Fun get together where we explore new stamping techniques, create cards and other paper crafting projects.
RSVP as soon as possible so that I can put together a kit just for you. Everyone welcome, bring a friend (who has not attended one of my classes before) and I will have a gift for you. This class is for adults.
Happy New Year and may it be full of crafting.


In this exclusive web essay, Bill Moyers takes on President Trump's choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a track record of putting the business interests of the energy sector before the environmental and health interests of the public. He has spent his career fighting the rules and regulations of the agency he is now being nominated to lead. His expected confirmation threatens to make America great for polluters again.


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Majority of Investors Say Fed Should Stop Raising Rates, According to Wells Fargo/Gallup Study
Half of investors think the economy is "solid;" 39% describe it as "shaky" or "weak"
Nearly half of investors say incomes have not kept up with inflation
Investor optimism holds steady in fourth quarter
ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. investors are not supportive of further interest rate hikes, with a majority surveyed by Wells Fargo – 61 percent – saying the Federal Reserve should not continue to raise rates, up from 46 percent surveyed in May. Nearly half of those investors – 48 percent – say that raising rates would be "bad" for the economy, outweighing 16 percent who say rate hikes would be beneficial. Thirty seven percent say raising rates "won't make much of a difference" for the economy.
In addition, 47 percent of surveyed investors say their income has not kept up with the rate of inflation over the past four years.
The latest findings come from the fourth quarter Wells Fargo Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey, conducted Nov. 12-20. The survey is based on 1,022 U.S. adults with $10,000 or more invested in stocks, bonds or mutual funds.
The Wells Fargo Investment Institute expects a rate hike at the upcoming FOMC meeting that concludes on Dec. 19. "Our current outlook is for three additional rate hikes over next year before the Fed ends its current rate hike cycle," said Brian Rehling, co-head of global fixed income strategy for the Institute.
Economy Described as "Solid" and Living Up to Reports
Only 11% of investors in the fourth-quarter poll describe the current U.S. economy as "booming," but another 50 percent consider it "solid." Despite this positive assessment, a significant minority, 39 percent, use the words "shaky" or "weak."
Separately the poll finds more than six in 10 investors perceiving the economy to be about as strong as it has been reported to be (40 percent) or stronger than reported (23 percent). Meanwhile, 37 percent say the economy is "not as strong" as reported.
The Wells Fargo Investment Institute does not foresee a recession next year, though risks increase beyond 2019.
The Wells Fargo Investor and Retirement Optimism Index, which is a consumer-based barometer of how investors view the investing climate, didn't budge in the fourth quarter, coming in at 98, the same level as in the third quarter. The index has hovered near 100 for most of the past two years, following a 16-year period when it was consistently below that level.
Will the Fed Make the Right Decision on Rates?
A slight majority of surveyed investors, 53 percent, say they have faith in the Federal Reserve to make the right decisions on interest rates. This includes 8 percent who have a "lot of confidence" in the Fed and 45 percent who have a "fair" amount of confidence. At the same time, close to half – 47 percent - have only "a little" (38 percent) or "no trust" (9 percent) in the Fed's decision-making on interest rates.
Inflation Anxiety on the Horizon
As much as investors oppose further interest rate hikes, inflation could be an even bigger stressor for investors.
Seventy percent are concerned that inflation could go "a lot higher" versus 30 percent who are more worried that interest rates could go "a lot higher." While the vast majority of retired and non-retired investors see inflation as the greater risk, retired investors (75 percent) are a bit more likely than non-retired investors (67 percent) to be wary of inflation.
More than eight in 10 of the investors surveyed believe a potential trade war with China will increase prices and likely raise inflation in the U.S., including 47 percent who consider this "very likely" and 37 percent "somewhat likely." Just 16 percent say it is unlikely that a trade war with China would force U.S. prices higher.
"Investors would likely cheer news of a solid and definitive U.S. trade agreement with China. Continued tensions in the U.S.-China trade dynamic could further exacerbate uncertainty in U.S. financial markets," said Rehling.
The poll, conducted prior to the G-20 meeting and negotiations between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade that ended Dec. 1, found that a slight majority of investors, 53 percent, feel worried about a U.S.-China trade war versus 47 percent who are not worried.
As investors grapple with concerns on inflation and trade, only 16 percent state that they're "very concerned" about the recent sharp volatility in the markets. A strong majority of investors – 68 percent – say that they're comfortable riding out a 500-point drop in the stock market in a single day and therefore maintaining their equity positions.
Most Investors Expect to Live Past 80
Investors surveyed expect to live to a median age of 85, with 47 percent saying they will live between the ages of 86 to perhaps 96 or longer. Nine percent say they will live past age 96.
According to the survey, 52 percent say they would be willing to take "only a little risk" or "no risk at all" to generate higher returns on their investments. Forty-eight percent would be willing to take "a lot" or "a fair amount of risk." Of the 47 percent of investors who see themselves living past 86, 51 percent say they would be inclined to take risk to potentially generate higher returns.
Asked how likely it is they could remain "financially comfortable" if they live to 100, just 15 percent of investors say it's "very likely," and another 40 percent say "likely." Forty-four percent, say maintaining financial comfort is "not likely."
"With lengthening lifespans in the modern age, and low yields in savings accounts, a question for investors is 'how much risk are they willing to take to generate return?' especially if they are going to live into their 90s. We see essentially a split among investors, with a little less than half willing to take on risk to generate return," said Rehling.
About the Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index
The results of this Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index are based on a Gallup Panel web study completed by 1,022 U.S. investors, aged 18 and older, from Nov. 12 to 20, 2018. The Gallup Panel is a probability-based longitudinal panel of U.S. adults who Gallup selects using random-digit-dial phone interviews that cover landline and cellphones. Gallup also uses address-based sampling methods to recruit Panel members. The Gallup Panel is not an opt-in panel. The sample for this study was weighted to be demographically representative of the U.S. adult population, using the most recent Current Population Survey figures. For results based on this sample, one can say that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±5.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. Margins of error are higher for subsamples. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error and bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
For this study, the American investor is defined as an adult in a household with stocks, bonds or mutual funds of $10,000 or more, either in an investment account or in a self-directed IRA or 401(k) retirement account. About two in five U.S. households have at least $10,000 in such investments. The sample consists of 67% nonretirees and 33% retirees. Of total respondents, 39% reported annual incomes of less than $90,000; 61% reported $90,000 or more. The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Index is an enhanced version of Gallup's Index of Investor Optimism, which provides the historical trend data. The median age of the non-retired investor is 49 and the retiree is 68.
The Index of Investor Optimism has an adjusted baseline score of 100 from when it was established in October 1996. It peaked at +152 in January 2000, at the height of the dot-com boom, and hit a low of -81 in February 2009.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,050 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 38 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortune's 2018 rankings of America's largest corporations. News, insights and perspectives from Wells Fargo are also available at Wells Fargo Stories.
About Gallup
Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems. Combining more than 80 years of experience with its global reach, Gallup knows more about the attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens than any other organization in the world.
General Disclosures
Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Inc. ("WFII") is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.
The information in this report represents opinions as of the date of this report and are for general information purposes only and are not intended to predict or guarantee the future performance of any individual security, market sector or the markets generally. WFII does not undertake to advise you of any change in its opinions or the information contained in this report. Wells Fargo & Company affiliates may issue reports or have opinions that are inconsistent with, and reach different conclusions from, this report.
The information contained herein constitutes general information and is not directed to, designed for, or individually tailored to, any particular investor or potential investor. This report is not intended to be a client-specific suitability analysis or recommendation, an offer to participate in any investment, or a recommendation to buy, hold or sell securities. Do not use this report as the sole basis for investment decisions. Do not select an asset class or investment product based on performance alone. Consider all relevant information, including your existing portfolio, investment objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity needs and investment time horizon.
Kelly Reilly, 314-797-9701
kelly.reilly@wellsfargo.com
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The effect of the proposed Medicare levy surcharge increase would be minimal and the change does not go far enough, a Senate inquiry has heard.
The Government announced in the May Budget the Medicare levy surcharge, which is paid by those without private health insurance, would not apply to singles earning less than $100,000 and couples earning less than $150,000.
However, the changes are yet to pass through the Senate.
There have been criticisms that the changes would cause many people to drop their private health insurance, causing a further burden on the public hospital system and a rise in premiums.
However, Emetrius Professor John Deeble, who was one of the key creators of Medicare, says under a "worst case scenario" the cost for public hospitals would rise by around $360 million a year with a possible 100,000 more admissions.
"In a system which costs - I think last year it cost $26 billion, it will be about $27 billion this year - that's trivial," he said.
Professor Deeble predicts a family's premiums would rise by about $70 a year.
"I think that's trivial, I think it would have very little effect in the long run," he said.
However he admits that the final effect may not be known for several years.
Deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing David Kalisch believes there will be only a "modest" impact on public hospitals, with about a 2 per cent increase.
He says the Department has held discussions with state and territory officials.
"They and we also recognise this is not the only aspect that is influencing the way in which public hospitals are operating," he said.
"What we have agreed is yes, there may be some impact in public hospitals, but certainly our sense is that it's likely to be modest.
"This is one of the aspects that is changing in a system that is also changing and certainly we have seen no evidence that there is a major problem."
Professor Ian McAuley from the University of Canberra told the inquiry that while it is impossible to know what the exact effects of the changes may be in the coming years, the change must be implemented and could go further.
"One of its absurdities in fact is that it does cut out at $100,000 and $150,000," he said.
Those highest wealth quintile households have liquid wealth in the order of $700,000 yet they'll be the people who will be still be subsidised to hold private health insurance - yet they are the very people who could afford to use private hospitals from their own resources," he said.
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Professor McAuley also does not believe the surcharge increase will cause a major decline in private health insurance membership.
But the Australian Medical Association, who has opposed the surcharge increase since it was announced, has called on the Treasury Department to undertake more modelling to further determine its long-term effects.
AMA national secretary-general Francis Sullivan has criticised the surcharge as a short-term tax policy instead of a long-term health policy.
"The AMA believes the Treasury should be asked to re-do its modelling to take account of second-round effects and to make it available for public comment," he said.
"The modelling should factor in the increase of premiums that will undoubtedly follow any decline in membership and the spiralling effects of further dropouts."


We are thrilled to announce that Paul Jepson has joined Rewilding Europe's Supervisory Board since April this year. The appointment formalises the hugely valuable and ongoing contribution of this leading British conservationist, geographer and ornithologist to rewilding.
In his keynote speech at Rewilding Europe's Wild Ways event, held this April in Amsterdam, Paul Jepson explained how rewilding is becoming a new narrative for conservation.
A life-long birder and conservationist, Jepson currently directs Oxford University's MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management. He is also a senior research fellow at the university's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
A passionate and visionary supporter of rewilding for over a decade, Jepson is well known for his progressive thinking on conservation. Through his scientific publications and work at Oxford University, he has already made an invaluable contribution to the development of rewilding as a new conservation narrative in Europe.
Paul Jepson became a member of Rewilding Europe's Supervisory board on 20 April 2017.
Jepson is now looking forward to raising the profile of rewilding further within European scientific and policy circles, to making connections between rewilding-related research and related disciplines, and to contributing to Rewilding Europe's applied work. He will also help to direct thinking on the educational aspects of rewilding, and how Rewilding Europe can interact with technological forces that are shaping the future.
To find out more about Paul Jepson and his work, you can also visit his personal website here.


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we only met in spring.
and I'll wear your wedding ring.
she gained a lot of weight.
up until their wedding date.
"Honey, do you?" Jerry asked her.
"Yes I do!" she cried.
"Man and wife," declared the preacher.
the pair were so in love.
as she leaned from above.


Over the years, our practice has developed and been shaped by both our creative interests and regional context. Since our projects hybridise genres and forms, we don't have a ready-made approach to making work. We like to treat each piece in its own right, taking into account what audience will see it and where it will be presented. However, there are a number of conceptual threads that weave through our practice.
Place: When we first formed Accidental Collective, there were not many theatres in the area that programmed contemporary performance. So, responding to this local cultural landscape, we found ourselves creating projects for outdoor spaces and unusual locations. We then quickly developed a taste for making work that punctures or interrupts the everyday. To date, we have performed in shop windows, beaches, town centres, cafés and bars, city squares, historic sites, government buildings, galleries, as well as over the telephone and through Skype. What attracts us about these settings is the fact that different audiences may encounter the work, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by accident. Moreover, working outside theatres has enabled us to explore a larger number of ways to engage with the public.
Audience: For us, one of the most special things about performance is how it brings people together. We are therefore particularly drawn to the notion of encounter and, taking it a step further, exchange. You. Us. Together. Here and now. We we like to establish a format in which audience members have a degree of agency over their own experience, and are encouraged to make a personal investment in the work. To do so, we often subvert recognisable frameworks (i.e. playing hide and seek, health spas, speed dating, shop windows, sharing a cup of tea). This has enabled us to facilitate a particular kind of exchange between performers and audience; one that is innovative and experimental yet not intimidating or threatening. Our projects have made the audience into voyeurs, accomplices, clients, protagonists, and co-creators in order that they may acknowledge the shared responsibility in creative action.
Bricolage: We prefer to articulate our devising process as 'bricolage'. This word of French origin alludes to the process of creating or constructing work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available (regardless of their original purpose). We like to take this approach because it is particularly playful and lends itself to an organic and flexible way of creating. Our practice brings together and juxtaposes different materials, quotes and references different sources, and borrows from all human endeavours (whether culture, science, or history). This process of assemblage means that our work is multilayered and conceptually rich. It offers the audience a variety of 'entry points' which make it accessible and engaging for people of different backgrounds and sensibilities.
Lo-fi aesthetics: When we begin a new project we often start with an image or a sense of composition. Colour and texture have been very important in our work, and are embedded in the dramaturgy of each piece. Whether creating work indoors or outdoors, we like our pieces to be visually striking. However, spectacle is not our thing. We believe that the smallest of things has the potential to be truly arresting. This means that we lean towards subtle rather than grand gestures. Our aesthetic approach therefore tends to elevate the mundane to the artistic, revealing the magical within the everyday, and finding poetry in the overlooked, the broken, or the discarded. We are resolutely lo-fi rather than high-fi; not shiny and new but lovingly hand-made. There is always beauty if you look for it.


Design 2147 Ltd. | Getting Ready for the Holidays - Design 2147 Ltd.
Design 2147 would like to remind our friends and family about filing Temporary Place of Assembly (TPA) permits for any upcoming holiday parties.
TPA permits are usually obtained for a specific event in a space that is not a Public Assembly (PA) with a Certificate of Operation. TPAs may also be issued for temporary configurations in existing permanent PA spaces.
TPAs are required for gatherings of 75 people or more in an indoor space or roof terrace. TPAs are also required for gatherings of 200 people or more in a confined outdoor space (excluding terraces).
The duration of a TPA permit can range from one day (for a specific event) to thirty days for an on-going public assembly use. On-going TPA permits may be renewed every thirty days.
Typically, certified fire guards are required to direct occupants to exits as specified by the applicant and the DOB.
Any temporary structures, including tents greater than 400 square feet, may require permits.