text:
Anime Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Super Manga drops new trailer for Granolah Arc
January 30, 2021 April 30, 2021 Ashlin Gavin	Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball New Arc, Dragon Ball Super, dragon ball super granolah arc, granolah arc
Dragon Ball Super has released a new trailer for Granolah the Survivor Arc in the manga. The arc began in Chapter 67 of the Dragon Ball Super manga with the next chapter arriving on Feb 19th.
The trailer shows us a glimpse of what we can expect from the new arc. It seems that Goku will be trying to achieve higher levels of mastered Ultra Instinct, while Vegeta is going to learn some new technique from Beerus, the God of Destruction. Perhaps, in this way, we will see Vegeta get a powerup that puts him on par with Ultra Instinct but using a different technique or form.
Check out the trailer for Dragon Ball Super Granolah Arc
We also got a peek of the 'Heeters', the possible antagonists of this story, who plan to overthrow Frieza and attain supremacy over the universe.
Also, the part which is not subbed in the trailer – the Oracle Fish prophesies in his sleep, stating that the balance in Universe 7 is shifting and the strongest warrior in the universe will soon rise. Who could this be? We'll just have to wait and find out. But it's likely going to be someone who will be the villain of this arc.
We also know that series creator Akira Toriyama will be the lead writer for this arc. Which is different from the Moro arc, where we saw Toyataro having a bigger part in leading the storyline.
The Backstory of Granolah
Granolah belongs to the Cerealian race which lived on Planet Cereal. Naturally, going by the pun naming culture of Dragon Ball – Granolah's name translates to Granola, which is a cereal.
The home planet of the now bounty hunter was destroyed by the Freiza Force and the Saiyan Army. The trailer and manga chapter 68 also showcased a Great Ape with a scar on his face – which is undoubtedly Bardock destroying the Cerealians.
However, Granolah managed to survive the genocide of his race and now lives with a compulsive desire for revenge against Frieza and the Saiyans. At some point, Granolah became a bounty hunter, who works for the Heeters family.
Given Granolah's background and the story arc, it is very likely that we will see Freiza and Broly in this arc.
Image: Shueisha
Granolah's Character Design looks incredible and is one of the cooler Dragon Ball designs we have seen in a while.
What should we expect?
In a Q&A from V-Jump, Toyotaro gave us some insights into what we can expect in this new arc.
Which characters should we pay attention to in "Granaloha the Survivor Arc"?
"Obviously, I want you to pay attention to Granolah himself, but also the group of siblings known as "Heata". Plus there's a connection to somebody really surprising that will be revealed, so pay close attention to them too!"
What sort of image did you have in mind when designing the new character Granolah?
"He's the last survivor of the Cerealites, so I pictured him as a lone bounty hunter. While he's humanoid, I emphasized that he does have some physical differences separating him from an Earthling. His clothes are the traditional dress of his race, so I also tried to give him a retro vibe".
Tell us the highlights of "Granaloha the Survivor Arc"
Toriyama-sensei composed the plot based on a scenario he refined over time, and I think it resulted in a truly fantastic story. There are some facts and background information that only the original creator knows, so I think you'll be thrilled! And obviously, another highlight will be the sort of exhilarating battles you expect from Dragon Ball!
It's very early to decide how this arc will progress, but given the character of Granolah and its expansion to the Dragon Ball lore, I sure am excited to see what's next in this arc.
← 'Godzilla vs Kong' trailer promises a battle for the ages
Everything you need to know about Zack Snyder's Justice League →
Was Dragon Ball Z Supposed to End At The Freiza Saga?
June 21, 2021 June 24, 2021 Ashlin Gavin
Dragon Ball Super: Will Vegeta tap into a new God form?
February 14, 2021 April 30, 2021 Ashlin Gavin
Why Goku Mastering Ultra Instinct is not good for the series
October 1, 2020 April 30, 2021 Ashlin Gavin


Johnstown Park is a large local park of 12.75 hectares serving the communities of Finglas and Glasnevin. It includes several hectares of mature planting and tree-lined walks of seasonal interest.
Tennis lessons take place throughout the year – see Shreddies Parks Tennis for details. New changing rooms have been refurbished providing unisex dressing rooms for soccer, GAA/rugby and tennis. Access for teams will be by letting arrangements with Dublin City Council, contact parks@dublincity.ie to apply. The new facility was opened for use in 2013.


text:
El municipio de Detroit (en inglés: Detroit Township) es un municipio ubicado en el condado de Pike en el estado estadounidense de Illinois. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 312 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 4,46 personas por km².

Geografía
El municipio de Detroit se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, el municipio tiene una superficie total de 69.89 km², de la cual 67,97 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (2,74 %) 1,92 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 312 personas residiendo en el municipio de Detroit. La densidad de población era de 4,46 hab./km². De los 312 habitantes, el municipio de Detroit estaba compuesto por el 98,4 % blancos, el 0,32 % eran afroamericanos y el 1,28 % eran de una mezcla de razas. Del total de la población el 0 % eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Municipios de Illinois
Localidades del condado de Pike (Illinois)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Make this Diwali a Memorable One for your Children. Here's How!
The festival of lights is here and it is time for celebrations with our loved ones. Sweets, decorations, gifts, diyas*, and fireworks fill this joyful festive season.
However, loud noise from the fireworks is bothersome for the elderly and ailing, pets and individuals with hypersensitivity. This impact is especially pronounced in children on the autism spectrum. Sudden exposure to loud sounds can lead to a startle reflex that triggers seizures in children with multiple disabilities. For children with social anxieties, the constant stream of visitors may be another source of stress.
That said, it is possible for your child to enjoy Diwali, just as much as the next person. All it takes is a tiny bit of planning. Here are some ideas for you to try out and create some sparkling Diwali memories this year!
Whatever be your plans for Diwali, talk to your child ahead of time about what to expect.
Let them know that there will be loud, unfamiliar noises, lots of people, bright lights, a change in routine and so on.
If your child responds to visual aids, you can use photos to create a story that illustrates the activities you will be doing that day.
Share with your child why you are excited to celebrate Diwali. Talk about what you enjoyed doing as a child.
Noise is inevitable on Diwali these days.
In the run-up to the big day, consider watching videos of fireworks while gradually turning up the volume over time.
Prepare a comfort pack containing toys, books and other objects of comfort close at hand so that your child can try and focus their attention away from the noise.
Consider purchasing good quality ear plugs and headphones for your child. Noise-canceling headphones are the most effective because they replace irritating environmental noise by producing calming white noise.
Identify safe spaces that soothe or calm your child. For instance, it could be your room or theirs.
Plan indoor activities beforehand to engage their attention away from the noise.
Make use of headphones and earplugs.
Pull out the comfort pack you readied earlier to offer some relief.
Take your child to the safe spaces you identified earlier, to calm them down.
For some children, new clothes during festivals could be anxiety-inducing. You can take some steps beforehand to help them manage this.
Take your child for shopping to pick their own clothes, if that is a possibility.
If that's not possible, show them the new clothes picked out for them. Let them feel the cloth, the textures in it, enjoy the colors, and get familiar with it before the festival.
You could help your child wear new clothes over the clothes they already like, to increase their comfort level.
Social anxiety may get compounded when there is a constant stream of Diwali guests. You may also have to go visit others' homes. There are ways you can take the edge off this anxiety caused by this.
Request your friends and family to visit over a couple of days, as opposed to everyone coming on the same day.
Similarly, you could plan your visits to others' homes over a couple of days.
Involve visiting family and friends in activities that your child enjoys so that your child too can have fun in their company.
Use your discretion before taking your child close to fireworks or to see them.
If they wish to watch fireworks in the sky, get them to wear noise-cancelling headphones before heading out.
Do maintain a safe distance from fireworks. The bright sparks may be triggering for some children even with noise cancelled out.
If your child is not keen on fireworks, you can always switch to some quiet and comfortable indoor activities which you pre-planned.
If you found these ideas useful, do take a minute to share this blog post with others who might benefit too!
On this auspicious festival of lights, may the glow of joy, prosperity, and happiness illuminate your life and your home.


Settling or sinking of foundation walls, driveways, sidewalks, and porches.
Mildew/rot/mold on ceilings, walls, exterior trim, sheathing, and wood structures.
Vegetation growth where the gutters are clogged, and many more.
Some of these problems – that could have been prevented with little maintenance – are more costly to fix because they are significantly more extensive than others.
Clogging is the most common problem with gutters. Debris, leaves, buds, seedlings, nests, balls and a myriad other materials find their way into them. Over time, they build up filling the gutters and blocking the free flow of water. When that happens, water is forced to find another way to continue its flow and goes over the edges of the gutters, eventually causing damage to the exterior as well as the interior, which may require hiring a professional to fix.
So, keeping them debris-free is critical. Cleaning the gutters twice a year, say in the spring and fall (right after the buds and leaves respectively have fallen from the trees) can prove life-saving and is a relatively easy 2-hour task.
To clean your gutters, you will need a ladder. According to The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) more than 164,000 people have been rushed to the country's emergency rooms with injuries related to ladders so far. Therefore, make sure you feel safe and comfortable on a ladder before you do anything else with it. Otherwise, it's best to let a professional gutter cleaner take on the job.
That said, access the gutter and manually clean out sticks, leaves, seeds, needles or any other type of accumulated debris, always using gloves to keep your hands protected from injury. Any debris should best be scooped out with a garden trowel (have a plastic bucket nearby for disposal).
Remove any pastry sediment (in some cases, dirt and water mixes with small particles of asphalt roofing shingles).
Flush the gutter with water using your garden hose's spray nozzle. NOTE: Don't remove debris using a hose because you may clog the downspouts.
Once the inside of the gutter is clean, thread your hose into the opening of the downspout and turn the hose on full blast.
Place the hose at the far end of the gutter and as far away from the downspout as possible. Turn on the water (low pressure) and see if the water is carried (unobstructed and not forced) to the downspout. If it is pooling somewhere along the gutter or leaking, you will need to have it repaired. Maybe, it needs something as simple as adjusting the gutters so that they are sloped an inch (vertical) per 20 feet (horizontal). Otherwise, see the Repair section below. If you see no leaks and the water flows as supposed, your system is functioning properly.
Slightly wet the debris before you try to remove it. If it is slightly pliable, rather than dried, encrusted or soggy, cleanup is significantly minimized and made easier.
You may need to use a stiff scrub brush to remove encrusted debris. This is your last resort, though, after washing out each length of your gutters hasn't given you the results you wanted.
If you notice that the water doesn't drain freely down the pipes, flush the debris down with a garden hose. If that also fails, use a snake (plumber's auger) and either push the debris through from the top or pull it out from the bottom, depending on the case.
You may need to install new hangers to secure your gutters. This is because, sometimes, instead of adding new spikes or re-nailing old ones or even replace straps – all of which are attached to gutters to hold them in place – using gutter hangers (they come with self-tapping screws) is a better option that doesn't require you to pry up roofing materials.
Replace spikes that need to be changed with gutter screws that have more holding power and then spikes and ferrules that match.
Now, if you find a leak, use silicone sealer to fix it. Finally, if your steel gutters have rust holes, you can try to repair them with patch kits. However, this is only a temporary solution, and you will need to consider hire a professional gutter replacement contractor.
Depending on where you live, you may have to use steel over vinyl or aluminum gutters. If, for example, you live in a climate that delivers abundant rainfall, steel gutters will perform better. Also, in such climates, you may also want to make your downspouts run into a well (a punctured with holes 55-gallon drum with its ends removed and filled with rocks or a hole 3 feet deep and 2-4-feet wide). In this case, prevent the water from damaging your house's foundation by installing underground drainage pipes, making sure they slope to the dry well. But, before you go ahead with such a project, first check the building codes in your area.
Having said that, weather-related contraction and expansion will also have you tightening your vinyl or aluminum gutters more frequently. Plus, there are lots of seams that you will have to seal if you use vinyl gutters that come in 10-foot lengths.
Adjust the slope of the gutters frequently to ensure water is moving freely toward and through your downspouts.
If you notice they drain slowly, try changing the slope toward the downspouts. Repositioning them at a rate of ¼ an inch per 10 feet is usually effective.
In case the downspouts don't carry the water away from the house as you would like them to, add extenders or use plastic or concrete splash blocks to extend away from the house and expel water at, at least, 4 feet.


text:
Hulu Eyeing An IPO
Ryan Lawler Aug 16, 2010 - 6:00 AM CDT
Hulu, which has rapidly grown to be the top destination for broadcast shows online, is readying itself to go public in an offering that could value the company at $2 billion, according to a report in the New York Times. Hulu's got the name brand necessary for a successful IPO, but to make it as an independent company, it's going to need the support of its content partners.
Hulu so far appears to be a success; founded just three years ago as a joint venture between NBC (s GE) and Fox (s NWS), the company has grown its site to include hundreds of content partners and millions of viewers each month. Revenue has also increased dramatically, as Hulu reported it generated more than $100 million in sales in 2009, and said in April it was on pace to double that this year.
Sales could grow even faster, as Hulu is launching a paid version of its service that will enable viewers to get older library content, including full seasons of shows that are currently airing and series runs for popular shows, like Lost, that are no longer on TV. It also enables viewers to stream their favorite shows to a wide range of connected devices, such as select HDTVs, Blu-ray players, game consoles and mobile devices. The premium subscription service, which costs $9.99 a month, is in private beta now, but could launch to the general public soon.
Even so, Hulu faces some challenges if it goes public. For one, despite the estimated $200 million that it could bring in this year, a good portion of those revenues — anywhere from 50 to 70 percent — go to its content partners. Those content partners, including parent Fox, NBC and Disney (s DIS), might not have as much incentive to ensure Hulu's continued success once it becomes independent.
While Hulu's done a good job of attracting viewer eyeballs as the go-to destination for broadcast video content, some of its traffic has come at the expense of broadcasters' own online properties, which they can monetize better than Hulu currently does. Already, you can see some competition from ABC, which released a free, ad-supported iPad app long before Hulu rolled out its own app, which is tied to the Plus subscription service.
Viacom (s VIA), which had been a big contributor to Hulu's success with cable programming from MTV and Comedy Central, pulled episodes and clips from flagship properties The Daily Show and The Colbert Report from the site earlier this year because it was unhappy with the revenue that Hulu was generating.
Hulu's aggressive revenue growth and expansion into the subscription business bodes well for its continued success in the near term. But if Hulu's partners begin to see themselves as competitors, they could withhold content from the site that can be monetized more effectively on their own web properties. Or, they could compete more aggressively on connected devices and mobile platforms. Either way, competition from Hulu's partners could limit its potential for future returns. We may find out sooner rather than later, as the New York Times reports that it has been talking to investment banks about a public offering that could happen as early as this fall.
Related content on GigaOM Pro: How Online Video Is Shaping the Next Round of Retrans Fights (subscription required)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
today10 January 2023 322 7 5
NEW RESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT
With enormous joy and satisfaction, we can announce a new member of the Real Hardstyle family.
Please welcome to the team: Revision
Revision will be live weekly every Thursday on Real Hardstyle. Starting time is 18:00 till 19:00 CET/CEST.
Piotr Dobek/Revision was born in Poland ( Zabrze ) on August 14th, 1987. For the first time, he heard Hardstyle music at the age of 15 when his friends showed him a recording of qlimax.
He fell in love with this genre so much that he decided to learn to play and try his hand at music production.
He bought his first console in 2012 and started learning how to play.
He started attending DJ lessons to improve his skills, and he was advised against playing this genre due to its low popularity in the country. Despite everything, at home, he perfected his playing technique.
The greatest success was the opportunity to play an opening set in Energy2000 where the special guest was Rebellion.
One day, DiamondSkull noticed him and decided to help his career and give some very important tips.
His biggest dream is to play at the festival and show the skills he honed at home for years.
Written by: Roy
Resident Revision
Mind Control @ REALHARDSTYLE.NL 09.01.2023
1. DJ Thera vs Geck-O – Ding Dong 2. Delete & Low Profile – Codes of Behavior 3. Digital Punk – Demon By Night (Original Mix) 4. Endymion & MYST – See You Again (Original Mix) 5. MYST – Fire And Ice (Original Mix) 6. Max Enforcer & Digital Punk – Universe Of Nothing (Original Mix) 7. Vazard – Feel Immortal (Original Mix) 8. Warface & Delete – The Baddest […]
today27 January 2023 220
today23 January 2023 314 9


text:
Shalva
Jerusalem's Steps to Future
October 30, 2022 October 30, 2022 Sharon A
With the holidays over and tourists returning home, one might think Jerusalem streets would be quieter this past week.
Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, you would know that was incorrect.
The week started off slowly enough to appreciate the Jerusalem autumn colors while walking to the VERT Hotel for a conference.
But oh the new impressive views at the end of the week!
The olive trees are full of ripe olives, ready for picking.
The flowers by the garden established in memory of Sarah Herzog were in full bloom, bursting with color in the midday sun before the rain started.
The 23rd Oud Festival is one of the many events happening in November.
The Jerusalem nature strips and traffic circles were cleared and now new flowers are being planted along the Jerusalem streets.
Small areas were busy with gardeners working to beat the rain.
One shmita sign was still up.
But drivers nearby watched the new planting, which started as soon as the holidays ended.
New flowers line the Bloomfield Garden near the Montefiore Windmill.
And work on King David Street appears to be completed – at least for now.
A bigger landscaping project is now happening at the new National Library.
With the construction fences removed, the campus is now being developed.
Remember when this was cleared and just a huge hole in the ground 3 years ago?
Located across from the Knesset, extensive work has gone on for years.
There is still more to do, but an end appears in sight.
The renovation work has finally started at the Prime Minister's Residence which was unused for the past year. With a November 1st election day, maybe soon it will have an Israeli Prime Minister living there again.
The Wohl Rose Garden has big signs lining the road to say that it's closed.
The estimated completion is set for December 2023, so that means no nature photo walks there for quite some time.
However, who remembers the construction fence near the Gerald Behar Center? It was exciting to see the workers finally above ground in 2019.
On Thursday, the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television opened its new building in the cultural complex, a project started under Mayor Nir Barkat.
I got Mayor Moshe Lion to smile at the morning dedication.
The mandatory ribbon cutting was a big red one, along with the red carpet.
The Jerusalem Mayor attached the mezuzah to the door.
One student smiled when handed a notepad with his photo on the cover – perfect for his grandmother he said.
There were dozens of other photos of students on these notepads too.
The film equipment, library work areas, theaters, everything excelled over the old Talpiot location of the past 3 1/2 years.
But as we went up the stairs in the seven-story building, the views became more exciting. Imagine having the city of Jerusalem as the backdrop in student lounges–the real thing, not a photograph.
With each new view as we went up, it was hard not to snap more photos!
And finally, we were on the roof of the new Sam Spiegel School.
From the roof, you see the VERT Hotel and the Chord Bridge in the distance, but look at all those new buildings that have gone up!
And as this busy week came to an end, I was at the Shalva Building.
There the stairs offer an important message – "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the FIRST STEP."
Hard remembering the steps, and the years involved, as we see a few of Jerusalem's major projects coming to completion. As Israel approaches 75, Jerusalem combines the old with the new.
Getting out and appreciating the sunset was a good way to start a busy week. The tour at Sam Spiegel was a great way to end on a high.
Looking forward to seeing you soon on the busy Jerusalem streets.
Favorites Israel National Library, Jerusalem street photography, Jeruslem photo, Sam Spiegel Film School, Shalva, Wohl Rose Garden 6 Comments
Jerusalem Marathon Highlights
March 20, 2019 Sharon A
Early Friday morning on March 15, 2019, 40,000 runners filled the Jerusalem, Israel, streets for the 9th International Jerusalem Winner Marathon.
Thousands from around the world came to run in the full marathon and other races.
Streets were closed for these athletes with blue tags for full marathon.
The full Jerusalem marathon runners seemed to keep coming.
Emergency teams were in place, but I did not hear any reports of serious injury.
Some of the runners dressed up as superheroes.
Oops, this motorcycle lead for the half marathon first place went by so quickly.
I missed him coming, and only got a shot after he whizzed past.
But second place was not far behind and here he is coming into the home stretch.
This year I decided to take fewer photos, so I missed the rest of the half marathon runners.
International media covered the event, here is one doing an interview in Arabic.
The flags of the eighty participating countries are flying along the route to starting line. This year for the first time there was a Syrian flag.
Heavy rains the day before of the marathon blocked view of Jaffa Gate.
Mayor Moshe Lion and dignitaries had to pose inside with elite runners.
Gan Sacher, Sacher Park, was one big mud patch, but the sun was shining and temperature cool and pleasant for the races.
Key areas were covered, like this area near the stage where the first place medals were awarded.
The Jerusalem Marathon is always more than a competition for the fastest running.
Team Shalva had teen participants from US schools, among its hundreds of supporters. Shalva raises large sums each year from this event.
Other nonprofits and charities had teams and booths in the park.
Teams from Camp HASC and AMIT, and over 100 good causes, come year after year.
One new team this year was Lion of Tzion. These young people organized to run to raise money to buy a food truck in memory of Ari Fuld z"l to take food and treats to IDF soldiers.
Trampolines were set up in the park as one of the activities for families, and at an early hour it was not crowded.
But in spite of weather the day before, and in spite of the mud in the park, runners and their supporters came.
For the new ninja, there was a long line waiting for a turn.
Media was waiting for the full marathon winner to arrive and cross the finish line.
There were two main finish lines, the one in the park was only for the full marathon,
while the long list of other races end at the other locations outside of the park.
This was the crowd waiting to greet the marathon winner.
New Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion was ready at the finish line for a photo op.
Mayor Lion stood waiting for the winner, front and center.
So center, with the medal in his hand, the mayor blocked my view of both the first and second place finishers.
All the first place runners were from Kenya this year.
But there was more action at the starting lines and the other finish lines.
The starting line was out of the park and up the hill toward the Israel Museum and Knesset.
At the various starts there was a burst of energy and excitement.
For years I tried to get a photo of former Mayor Nir Barkat.
This year I did not try and there he was with the green tag to the right.
So many smiles and such excitement, this woman was with a group from Hong Kong.
Thousands waited for their starts, over and over, every 15 minutes for the 10K races.
There was also a special 5K track for a family friendly, slower paced walk.
The finish line for the 10K runners was impressive.
People were pushing baby strollers.
Also there were runners pushing wheelchairs in various races.
Seems each year, one person I find at start and finish. I was not looking for him this year, but there was Nir Barkat.
Runners were still arriving as people were slowly walking home.
Full marathon runners were arriving to Gan Sacher on this newly finished path.
Hundreds of volunteers were cleaning up thousands of water bottles along the route.
The Jerusalem Winner Marathon has become more than an annual sports competition.
Each year I go back, and say I will take fewer photos, but do not succeed.
Here are two examples of why I spend hours walking and sharing this event.
One their way to the midday family run, I met up with one family.
Big brother gave his medal for finishing the 5K run to his little brother.
And with all the tens of thousands of runners at the finish line, some seem more special.
Team spirit. Family spirit. A day of unity. Am Yisrael Chai.
Some smiles were more special than others, races were not about who came in first.
Finally – with posting this, my Jerusalem Marathon is over for this year.
Now time to get ready for next marathon!
Crazy Purim in Jerusalem, check out official events HERE
Are you up to more Jerusalem Marathon, check out photos HERE and HERE
Jerusalem AMIT, attractive tourist destination, current-events, Gan Sacher, Israel, Jerusalem, jerusalem israel, Jerusalem marathon, Jerusalem Photography, OneFamily, Purim, runners, Shalva, sports, tourism 3 Comments
Jerusalem: Diversity, Disability, Culture and Coexistence
December 19, 2018 Sharon A
What's new and happening now that Hanukkah is over?
Some chanukkiot are still around on Jerusalem streets, but for many it feels like the holiday was long ago.
Projections for Hanukkah like this one over the moat wall of the Tower of David,
and this one inside of Jaffa Gate are no longer.
But these on the walls of the Old City were still up last night.
The reindeer which were up since Hanukkah also burn brightly.
The Christian Quarter of the Old City is only one location with holiday lights.
The Jerusalem Municipality continues its annual tradition of distributing complimentary Christmas trees to Jerusalem's residents in celebration of the holiday. Two hundred and fifty trees will be distributed to residents on December 20, outside of Jaffa Gate.
A special festive market near the New Gate began with loud and brightly colored fireworks exploding after Shabbat in the sky over Jerusalem.
PM Netanyahu repeated one of his favorite themes, "Israel is not isolated and improving relations with Arab neighbors" at the annual Government Press Office New Year toast for foreign journalists.
The event was held at the Shalva National Center to mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
As usual there was entertainment. The Shalva Band was very warmly received after a wonderful performance.
However, everyone including the Prime Minister and his security had a surprise.
As the band received a standing ovation and took their final bow, the drummer went over to the end of the stage, bent down, and gave the Prime Minister a hug.
Shalva Center is an impressive complex providing multiple services and therapies to individuals with a wide range of disabilities.
While the GPO event at Shalva was by invitation only, involving many levels of security, the Art of Jazz event at the Israel Museum was open to the public.
After a delay because of rain during Hanukkah, Crossroads and Janglo held their 5th annual night run.
In this photo taken just before race began at the starting and finish line, you can see the winner wearing blue shorts. For the group selfie, he looks like he has already run, won and is celebrating.
AirBnB has been discussed and covered endlessly this week.
But did you hear about ArtBnB music in Jerusalem at the Maffil?
The 9th Jerusalem Hullegub Festival featuring Israeli-Ethiopian Arts is December 20 – 26.
President Reuven Rivlin hosted new mayors and heads of councils at Beit Hanasi, the President's Residence. Of 100 newly elected community leaders, 60 attended. New Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion got in the last word, but it was noteworthy that many Arab, Muslim, and Christian mayors came to Jerusalem to attend and were asked to speak.
As I walked home one night in the Hansen House garden, Ester was lit, resembling a spaceship.
I heard music coming from the direction of Hansen House, so went to see what was happening. Not only is it a new center for arts and technology, but it has also become a popular and colorful gathering places for food, drink and events.
One Only in Jerusalem, Israel photo – taken at #7 Judah Maccabee Street " WANTED ALIVE MASHIACH BEN DAVID Reward redeemed world. "
Only a bit of what was happening in Jerusalem.
Diversity, disability, culture, coexistence, up and down, always something new happening.
Miri Mesika's song from performance at Shalva seemed like a beautiful way to conclude.
For those interested, more GPO at Shalva photos HERE
You never know what will appear next on the Jerusalem, Israel streets.
Jerusalem attractive tourist destination, Beit Hanasi, culture, Hansen House, Hullegub Festival, Jerusalem, jerusalem israel, Jerusalem Photography, Jerusalem photos, Jewish holiday celebrations, middle east current events, Old City, Shalva, The Old City, tourism Leave a comment


text:
2010 Essay Winner
Christopher Columbus's Early Influences and Experiences
By Lucas Hadley
The 2010 essay contest winner was a senior at El Dorado High School in Burns, KS. His participation was sponsored by the Susannah French Putney DAR Chapter
The discovery of the Americas truly began when a bold Genoan mariner first envisioned a voyage of exploration across the unknown expanses of the Atlantic Ocean. Although born Christoforo Colombo, this seaman was also known as Cristóbal Colón, Christóvão Colom, and, most commonly, Christopher Columbus. His formative years, during an era of expanding commerce and trade, were influenced by tales of far-off lands, a wealth of geographical charts and writings, and trips aboard merchant vessels. Christopher's early experiences seemed uniquely suited to prepare him for a life of ambitious undertakings. Despite these advantages, Columbus faced many obstacles in his quest to chart the unknown, yet his drive and perseverance ultimately prevailed. The upbringing, travels, and educational pursuits of young Christopher Columbus combined to mold an adventurer who would change the history of a hemisphere.
Columbus' birth in 1451 took place during a time of widening navigation and geographic speculation. His impressionable years were spent in Genoa and Savona, both busy ports bustling with enterprise and expansion. These city-states, on the western side of the Italian peninsula, were separated from the traditional sources of trade so they instead turned to the zones of West Africa and the unfamiliar Atlantic Ocean. Christopher grew up listening to tales of daring voyages to the African coast, the Canary Islands, and northern Europe. Although he was the son a successful wool merchant and worked in the family business, Columbus succumbed to the call of the sea at age fourteen. He served in roles ranging from messenger to common sailor to privateer on a variety of ships traveling throughout the Mediterranean. This early nautical career gave Christopher a firm grounding in the business of seamanship.
Columbus' first venture into the Atlantic took place in 1476 when he joined a convoy sailing to Portugal, Flanders, and England. Misfortune struck when his vessel sank off the Portuguese coast, but Christopher escaped unharmed and took up residence in Lisbon where his brother, Bartolomeo, was working as a mapmaker. Columbus, intrigued by this new and growing discipline, soon became a talented cartographer in his own right. He was recognized as an expert in the field and could chart a coastline more accurately than any of his contemporaries. Yet during his time of residence in Portugal, Christopher also began to harbor ambitions of exploration and embarked upon what would become a lifetime of Atlantic travels.
One of Christopher Columbus' first lengthy voyages began in February of 1477 when he sailed to Iceland. In an account of the journey, he noted that this northern Atlantic island lay "much beyond the limit of the West," suggesting that the idea of sailing westward to the Orient was already influencing his thinking. At this point in his maritime career Christopher also began to study the techniques of navigation and to record the distances and latitudes of his journeys. He shipped out to the Atlantic archipelago in 1478 and became acquainted with the Madeira, Azores, and Canary island groups. Columbus paid special interest to the Canaries since they boasted the westernmost harbor adequate to launch an ocean crossing. Here he also gained firsthand knowledge of the strong trade winds that would prove vital to the success of a transatlantic expedition. The last sea routes that the young explorer tackled were along the African coast. Here he was able to practice the difficult technique of reading latitudes since he could check his accuracy against those previously recorded by Portuguese astronomers. In addition, Columbus could test his theory of the value of a geographical degree in miles and familiarize himself with the conditions he expected to find in similar latitudes across the Atlantic. By the early 1480s Christopher Columbus felt confident that his nautical experiences had prepared him for the rigors he would endure in his quest to travel westward to Asia.
Yet Columbus' aspirations to become an explorer were also a product of his academic training. Although he had little formal schooling, Columbus, whose native tongue was Ligurian, became proficient in Latin, Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan. This grasp of languages allowed him to embark upon an intensive study of the writings of the geographical authorities of the day. He was well versed in classical literature, such as the geographies of Marinus and Ptolemy and the works of Marco Polo, D'Ailly, and others. Christopher was especially interested in texts which promoted the theory of a spherical earth and the presence of undiscovered lands beyond the boundaries of the known world.
However, as his own plan to find a westward passage to the Indies developed, Columbus began to reject writings that would undermine his vision. For instance, although he read Ptolemy's authoritative work, Geographia, extensively, the young adventurer chose to ignore the calculations dealing with the earth's circumference. These indicated, with a fair amount of accuracy, that his proposed voyage to the Orient was beyond the range of the day's sailing vessels. Instead Columbus chose to rely on other scholars who suggested that the distance by sea between the settled regions of the world was rather narrow. His decision to deny logical theories that interfered with his goal of reaching Asia resulted in a false pronouncement of success when the explorer eventually reached the islands of the Caribbean. Yet despite his errors in discernment, Columbus' intellectual pursuits armed him with a wealth of geographic knowledge and a desire to push the accepted boundaries of navigation.
Once Christopher Columbus had formulated a plan to reach the Orient by sailing westward, he set out on a mission to make his vision a reality. His first attempt to gain backing for his scheme occurred in 1484 when he petitioned King John II of Portugal for ships and men. Although his request was denied and he faced more refusals over the next seven years, Columbus persevered. Finally, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance the expedition, and Columbus and his company sailed from the harbor of Palos, Spain, on August 3, 1492. The fleet, which was made up of three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, made a stop in the Canary Islands for repairs before taking its leave of the known world. As Columbus had foreseen, the strong trade winds carried the adventurers swiftly westward. Despite the fears of the crew, the weary voyagers spied land on the morning of October 12, 1492. Columbus, confident he had discovered an Atlantic route to the Indies, claimed the island for Spain and spent several months exploring the region. He sailed for home in January of 1493, unaware that he had instead discovered what would come to be called the New World.
Christopher Columbus forever changed the course of history with his first bold voyage of exploration. Yet this intrepid pioneer of the seas only set sail for parts unknown after years of contemplation and preparation. Fortunately Columbus' early upbringing, travels, and educational pursuits provided him with the knowledge, skills, and ambition necessary to forge new paths of discovery. Although he did exhibit errors in judgment and failed to fulfill his dream of reaching the Orient, this explorer's determination opened the gates to the Western Hemisphere. Christopher Columbus' dedication to a goal ultimately expanded the horizons of the world.
"Christopher Columbus Biography." Columbus Day ~ 123 Holiday.net. 1 Dec. 2009.
Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. Columbus and the Conquest of the Impossible. New York: Saturday Review Press, 1974.
Pickering, Keith A. "Columbus's Early Years." The Columbus Navigation Homepage. 1 Dec. 2009.
"Ptolemy's Writings." James Ford Bell Library. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 1 Dec. 2009.
Essay Contest Application Form
2021 – Joseph Stetson
2020 – Anna Newby
2019 – Margaret Hartigan
2018 – Francesca Testen
2017 – Rachel Elizabeth Grace
2016 – M. Meer
2015 – Claud J.A. Boyd
2014 – Anita Ramaswamy
2013 – Victoria Anne Youngs
2012 – Audrey Lee
2011 – Taylor Barnhart
2010 – Lucas A. Hadley
2009 – Naomi K. Wells
2008 – Christina Jean Moazed
2007 – Hayley Schoeppler
2006 – Catharine Magdalene Wingfield Clayton
2005 – Irtefa Anwara Bibte-Farid
2004 – Monika Grzesiak
2003 – Ami Patel
2002 – Mary Colene Burns
2001 – Winchester Adkins
2000 – Craig L. Bucki
1999 – John Victor Danford
1998 – Ryan A. Stoner
1997- Crissia Ahnna Reay


text:
Q: Knockout Mapping create callback called for every property with the same name Is there a way to stop Knockout Mapping from applying a create callback for every nested properties within a model?
Here is an example of the data and mapping passed to ko.mapping.fromJS().
var data = {
    name: 'Scott',
    level1: {
        name : 'Alice',
        level2: {
            name: 'Tom'
        }
    }
}

var mapping = {
    name: {
        create: function(options){
            console.log(options);
        }
    }
}

Here is the jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/2LQut/
I want the create function to be called only for the top level, only for "Scott" and not for "Alice" and "Tom".
The only workaround I have found to achieve this is to add this to the create function.
this.create = null;

Is there a better way to do this?

A: Use the "copy" option. See here: http://knockoutjs.com/documentation/plugins-mapping.html#copying_certain_properties_using_copy
That would be something like this:
var mapping = {
    name: {
        create: function(options){
            console.log(options);
        }
    },
    copy: "level1"
}

A: Instead of stoppig the create function being called, why not just perform the conditional logic inside it.
You have access to options.parent and options.data so just check to see where you are.
This is using a shopping cart item, but the same principle.
    var mapping =
    {
        'items':
        {
            create: function (options)
            {
                // does the 'item' contain a 'qty' property?
                if (options.data.hasOwnProperty('qty'))
                {
                    return new CartItemViewModel(options.data);
                }
                else
                {
                    // it must be something else
                    return ko.mapping.fromJS(options.data);
                }
            }
        }
    };

OR for your example
    var mapping =
    {
        'name':
        {
            create: function (options)
            {
                // does the 'parent' contain a 'level1' property?
                if (options.parent.hasOwnProperty('level1'))
                {
                    console.log('we have the name we want');

                    // map it anyway
                    return ko.mapping.fromJS(options.data);
                }
                else
                {
                    // it must be something else to just map it normally
                    return ko.mapping.fromJS(options.data);
                }
            }
        }
    };

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


A heck of a lot of fiction writers I know have cats. A couple have dogs, or both cats and dogs. If one ever needs to break the ice at a gathering of writers, just mention the word "cats" and everyone will start talking. Cats and writers go together the same way milk and cookies do.
I used to have a cat, but she passed away, and my spouse tested positive for cat allergies, so I haven't adopted another. Yet. We adopted a dog, and she's wonderful to have around too. However, I admit sometimes I miss having a cat to knock over my pens, lay across my papers, and tap out gibberish with her paws on my keyboard.
Cats and dogs provide a valuable service to writers–they drag their owners out of bed before it gets too late in the morning, and demand their writers take stretch breaks out of their work chairs on an hourly basis.
Dogs and cats also keep writers from getting too depressed. It's hard to stay in a funk when there's a warm furry body on one's lap purring, or while scratching a dog's tummy. And keeping a dog happy requires two walks a day in all kinds of weather, which is great for dragging a writer out of the house instead of staying inside to fume endlessly over a piece of writing.
The other thing cats and dogs are great for is being reminded to not take work too seriously–it's hard to wallow in self-pity over a critic's online review when a paw shoots out from behind a monitor to whack one's mouse in mid-click. Or mope over an editor's rejection letter when the dog drops her favorite soggy rope in one's lap.
Now that I think about it, cats and dogs have contributed quite a bit behind the scenes to the happiness and health of writers working in home offices. So let me raise my mug of tea in a salute to cats and dogs everywhere.


From the website: Tsuru Island or better known as Gresham's Japanese Garden was completed in the Spring of 2014 by hard-working board members of the Gresham-Ebetsu Sister City Association and countless volunteers dedicated to the revitalization of this landmark in Gresham, Oregon. The mastermind behind the garden is Jim Card, a retired professional landscaper. His expertise and connections in the industry made this project a huge success for Gresham. We can't forget too the City of Gresham. Their partnership with this monumental endeavor was invaluable.
Finding Tsuru Island is quite simple. Head to Historic Downtown Gresham and enter through Main City Park off of Powell Blvd and Main Street. When entering the garden area, you will be greeted by a landmark in its own right—the beautiful arching bridge. The park and island are open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Since the garden re-opened last June, citizen visits have increased substantially. Although we do not have a ticket system that allows an exact attendance count by the hour or by the day, (the garden is open 24/7) we can see the increase at certain times of the day and general feedback from people when they stop to say "thank you". Watching the people come and go during the week or on the weekend allows one to realize that they are not just coming to the garden while visiting the park but rather they are visiting the park while coming to the garden, it has become a destination. The garden gets dozens of visitors every day and we have noticed that on especially nice days all the benches (5) will be filled with individuals that have found it to be enjoyable at lunch time. You can imagine there are weekly if not daily challenges with the progression and maintenance of the garden, but GESCA does have a revolving group of volunteers who help.
With previous efforts to provide information about the garden we have told the story of the cleaning up of the area and the efforts to promote certain improvements, with many of them being completed or put into some stage of development. How we get to the desired result is detailed because there are two sides to the process of achieving a desired result in Tsuru Island. One is the design process that is more than a landscape design function. The design process relates to the Japanese culture and yet must have privacy but openness, and provide a presentation that is an extension of nature and the area around the island. The second process is the construction of the garden. Although the garden is not a traditional Japanese garden, we wish to present a Sukiya-style garden making it feel special and separate from the outside world. The foundation of the garden is stone and boulders with a stream bed running through. This type of garden construction began with some degree of the unknown. Areas need to look natural and balanced achieved by manipulating boulders, shaping berms and placing plant materials so it looked balanced. Every item and material used is natural and irregular and each with its own characteristic. Download the Master Plan.
The stream is an important part of the garden that allows the division of certain sections of the garden "rooms" providing a calming effect even though water may not be present all of the time. The first component is the beginning of the feature, which includes the small pool area and has a minimal depth of 8-inches. The next component includes the stream bed that continues from the beginning and meanders through the garden, picking up some slope to allow the movement of the water when present and with enough volume. The stream bed works its way to the area in front of the specimen maple and ends as a small pond area planted with water iris. This minimal amount of water depth eliminates the need for cleaning and people and animals from using the feature in undesirable ways that could otherwise increase maintenance and supervision. Irrigation & Drainage The irrigation is designed as a high-end drip irrigation system capable of far more coverage and volume that the garden requires at this time. A drainage system collects standing water and prevents it from moving to the edges and running down to the creek. Several spots on the island show history that this has been happening for decades. The materials that have been incorporated into the system are called wick drain or site drain and is designed to allow for the water to be taken into the outer skin of the product and even out in the trench allowing the water to flow to a low point or to be absorbed into the porous area under the top grade. This drain product along with the process provided for in an erosion grant. Additional grading work that was included in the installation process, allows the flow of water to the outer edges of the island to be eliminated, and captured in the stream bed and functions as a rain garden would. Tsuru Island Bridge The new bridge will be constructed in the same design, but we will do so making upgrades to include current standards and codes. Considering that one of our intents of the garden and bridge redesigns has always been to do so with the most longevity and least amount of maintenance in mind, we have decided to construct the bridge using a hardwood known as Purple Heart. This wood comes from Brazil and is commonly used for docks and bridges, for the up fit of crabbing and fishing boats while it is considered one of the hardest woods available. We are intending for this bridge to be near maintenance free and lasting 200 years and beyond. The wood for the bridge is being machined over the next few months and the assembly will take place during June and July of this year.
Another construction project includes the pavilion that will be machined and assembled along the northerly side of the island and will offer conditions for tea ceremonies and quiet sitting out of the rain or sun, it will be adjacent to our cleansing area which is found in traditional tea gardens in Japan. The wood for the pavilion was coordinated and donated through the efforts of Dino Rocha and Carl Diebold Lumber Company/Patrick Lumber Company. Through other donations we have been able to purchase the machining plans and program which would allow us the ability to enlist a local high school wood shops to machine the wood on a school owned CNC machine. This is in process.
The re-building of the bridge, which is the focal point of Tsuru Island, has been in the Master Plan since 2011— the same time as the planning for the rejuvenation of the Japanese Garden. Between 2011 and 2015, Jim Card, retired professional landscaper and jack-of-all-traits extraordinaire researched the best building material for longevity and proper construction to stay true to the original construction and Japanese culture.
In 2014, Jim Card purchased purple heart wood with 75% of the materials funded by the City of Gresham, the planning and construction of the bridge was to begin. The original intent was to solicit a local high school wood shop to construct the bridge, but after many attempt by Jim to find the correct skill sets within the high school setting became unobtainable, Jim reached out to local businesses. With the magnitude of the project, not only space was needed, but the proper equipment was as well. Doug Mullins at Quality Woodworking provided materials space and equipment to allow the project to move forward.
Jim Card and numerous volunteers sawed, machined, and glued all the pieces to construct the bridge—in Jim's home workshop. This endeavor took roughly six months to complete. By June of 2015, demolishing of the old bridge was ready to happen. Once again, volunteers made this happen under the meticulous direction of Jim Card.
In July of 2o15 the bridge was completed with the finishing touches of a finial to each post called a Gaboshi— a standard for bridges in Japan.
To read the entire bridge construction journal written by Jim Card, download here. It's a wonderful read.


text:
Home / Essays / Essays on Key Authors / Smith / Aristotle and Adam Smith
Aristotle and Adam Smith
For more books by Adam Smith
Aristotle and Adam Smith were authors highly regarded by Pierre Goodrich, the founder of Liberty Fund, who included their names on the wall of the Goodrich Semiar Room at Wabash College, Indiana.
Character and Virtue in Aristotle and Adam Smith
The purpose of this colloquium is to explore the conceptions of character and the significance of character for the moral life as understood by two of the most important thinkers in western philosophy, Aristotle and Adam Smith.
While Aristotle and Smith have quite different views on many matters, what they have in common is that each is a remarkable theorist of moral psychology. That is, each had profound insights into the elements of moral character, the relation of the passions and appetites to moral judgment and motivation, and the ways in which character shapes judgment and action. Their accounts of the significance of character development in moral reasoning are of enduring importance and are, increasingly, shaping current debates. Their theorizing is appreciated as among the most valuable resources for our understanding of responsibility for character and its significance in the intersection of moral life and the social and political order. These thinkers and these issues are particularly apt for educators and especially educators working with young people who are not so young that they do not exercise any control over their own actions and states of characters.
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Book I
Book II and Book III
Book VI and Book X
Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments
Part I, Section I and Section II
Part II, Section I and Section II
Part III, Chapters I–VI
Session I: Aristotle's Notion of Human Good.
Why are ethics and politics the studies of the human good? Conferees would examine the notion of an intrinsic end for human beings and the articulation of the main features of human good. How are we to characterize the flourishing or happiness it seems all people seek? What are the main features of an excellent life? What is the ethical significance of happiness and the well-lived life? Readings: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Book I.
Session II: The Role of Virtues.
What is the role of virtue in a well-led life and how are virtues acquired? Conferees would consider the significance of habituation by others for the generation of our correct conceptions of acting well. In what sense are we responsible for both our actions and our characters? How are we to reconcile the weight and importance of habituation by others with the voluntariness of action and character? Readings: Nicomachean Ethics, Book II and Book III.
Session III: Intellectual Virtues and Correct Understanding.
What is the role of intellectual virtues and correct understanding in good action? This session would focus on the way in which prudence is an action-guiding virtue of thought. This is crucial to Aristotle's conception of human nature and what is required for the actualization of human excellence. What virtues and virtuous activities make for the unqualifiedly best life? Readings: Nicomachean Ethics, Book VI and Book X.
Session IV: Passion and Self-Conception in Adam Smith.
This session would examine Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments and, in particular, Smith's account of propriety and how it serves as the basis for the rest of the book. This portion of the book is the groundwork for his account of how we make moral judgments, and the ways in which our passions can be well ordered and ill ordered. How do the passions figure in self-conceptions and how we regard others? What is the role of sensibility in our evaluation of actions? How do the passions figure in the most basic sorts of bonds between people in a social world? Readings: Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part I, Section I and Section II.
Session V: The Moral Agent and Moral Judgment.
The focus of this session would be on Smith's conceptions of justice and beneficence, their centrality to social and moral life, and the moral psychology that underlies them. How does Smith characterize resentment, approval, gratitude, and disapprobation? How are these related to the most fundamental elements of moral life, and what unites and distances people from each other in the moral world? Readings: Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part II, Section I and Section II.
Session VI: Moral Duty and Nature and Authority of Conscience.
This session would extend the discussion of Smith and his conception of moral duty, the nature and authority of conscience, and the relation between duty and other motives of conduct. This will be an opportunity to more deeply explore Smith's understanding of the form and role of moral sensibility and moral imagination in morally excellent agents. This session would also provide the opportunity to consider Smith alongside Aristotle, not as providing competing conceptions of moral psychology, but as crucial resources for articulating our own thoughts about morality and the formation and significance of character. Readings: Theory of Moral Sentiments, Part III, Chapters I–VI.
A Guide to Adam Smith Online
Cannan's Introduction to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
Ingram on Smith and his followers
McCulloch: Sketch of Adam Smith
Rogge on Adam Smith


text:
18 New Songs Out Today
December 2, 2021 Judy Moreno
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks. Here's a daily roundup with a bunch of interesting, newly released songs in one place.
BORN WITHOUT BONES - "TOGETHER WE'LL RING IN THE NEW YEAR" (MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK)
Milford, MA emo band Born Without Bones are gearing up to ring in 2022 with NYE, an EP featuring covers of three New Year's-themed songs: The Zombies' "This Will Be Our Year," Death Cab For Cutie's "The New Year," and Motion City Soundtrack's "Together We'll Ring In The New Year." The Motion City Soundtrack cover is out now, and BWB do a lot of justice to it. The full EP comes out December 28 via Pure Noise.
GIRL RAY - "MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR" (SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR COVER)
Girl Ray always release a single at the holidays and this year they've opted to not go so seasonally specific, instead offering up a fun cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 2001 UK/UE hit. "'Murder On The Dancefloor' has always had a special place in our hearts," says Girl Ray's Poppy Harrington. "It was forever etched into our memory when a few years back at a post-show karaoke session in Bristol, I over-excitedly shoved the microphone to Iris' lips when it was finally our turn to sing, chipping her front tooth in half for the remainder of the tour. Since then it has of course remained our karaoke song, and a favourite at our DJ sets. When we were looking for a song to cover for this year's festival seasons, it seemed a natural fit. It became one of our favourite parts of our live set, and we thought it would be only right to record it in honour of Sophie Ellis Bextor's truly perfect pop song." The video, however, indulges in holiday cheer, set at an office party where things get a little crazy but short of a crime.
GUSTAF - DESIGN (BECK RE-MIX)
Gustaf's "Design," from their debut album, has been remixed by Beck who became a fan a while back and had them open a secret performance in NYC at a loft apartment. Beck's mix amps up the bass for a more direct groove injection.
JENNYLEE - "TICKLES" & "HEART TAX"
Warpaint's jennylee returned in October with her first solo single since her 2015 solo debut right on!, "Newtopia," and now she's shared two more new tracks. About "Tickles," which was produced and mixed by Trentemøller, jennylee says, "I love, love, love collaborating with Trentemøller…he never ceases to amaze me!" JennyLee says of 'Tickles'. "And more often than not, I usually like his version of the song better!" The second single, "Heart Tax," is "a song about love and loss, and the struggle of dealing with that wild emotional rollercoaster," she says. "When your heart has had enough, but for some reason, you keep going back for more."
ARNY MARGRET - "INTERTWINED"
Icelandic singer-songwriter Arny Margret has shared her debut single, "intertwined," an intimate, bare-bones folk track. "Past experiences kept coming back to me while I was alone, and all these feelings mixed with the weather and the trees somehow," she says. "I dreamt about these things, and I came up with the lyric 'our pasts are intertwined,' as if you're connected to someone even if you don't want to be."
DAVE GROHL & GREG KURSTIN - "JUMP" (VAN HALEN COVER)
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin continue their Hanukkah Sessions with a faithful cover of Van Halen's "Jump," and it also comes with a video that contains plenty of jumping from Kurstin and Grohl.
ANAIS MITCHELL - "BROOKLYN BRIDGE"
Anaïs Mitchell is releasing a new self-titled solo album on January 28 via BMG, and the latest single is the wistful, atmospheric "Brooklyn Bridge," featuring saxophone from Michael Lewis (Bon Iver). "Having left New York, I was able to write a love letter to it in a way I never could when I was living there," Anaïs says. "It was like, fuck it. This is how I feel. There is nothing more beautiful than riding over one of the New York bridges at night next to someone who inspires you."
40 WATT SUN - "UNTIL"
40 Watt Sun (the slowcore project of Warning leader Patrick Walker) have shared the second single off upcoming album Perfect Light, and it's nearly nine minutes of pure melancholy that reaches a pretty explosive climax.
GRUMPSTER - "CRASH"
Bay Area punk trio Grumpster have signed to Pure Noise and their first single for the label is the catchy, anthemic "Crash."
MFNMELO x SQUEAKPIVOT - "MOOD SWING" (ft. PIVOT GANG)
Chicago rapper MFnMelo is gearing up for a deluxe edition of En Route, his project with the late Pivot Gang producer Squeak, and it'll include this new song which features Pivot Gang members Saba, Joseph Chilliams, and Frsh Waters.
ZIEMBA - "I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" & "SET IN ICE"
El Paso-based artist, Ziemba (aka René Kladzyk), has shared two seasonally appropriate songs. "Set in Ice" is from her upcoming album Unsubtle Magic, and the other is a holiday classic.
GUPPY - "I'M YOUR DADDY NOW"
Following their September single "Aliens," Los Angeles-based indie punks Guppy have shared another new single on Lauren Records, "I'm Your Daddy Now." Like "Guppy," it was produced by Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties), and it incorporates a little country twang and a broad sense of humor.
KIDS ON A CRIME SPREE - "ALL THINGS FADE"
San Francisco indie pop vets Kids on a Crime Spree will release Fall in Love Not in Line, their first album in a decade, in January via Slumberland. "All Things Fade" is a charming rush of jangly hyperpop and comes with a stylish video, too.
JAKE XERXES FUSSELL - "BREAST OF GLASS" & "FROLIC"
Folk artist Jake Xerxes Fussell will release new album Good and Green Again on January 21 via Paradise of Bachelors and has just shared two songs from the album: "Breast of Glass" features delicate horn arrangements by co-producer James Elkington, while instrumental "Frolic" dances on ethereal guitars.
PJ HARVEY - "LET ENGLAND SHAKE" (DEMO)
PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is getting a new vinyl reissue in January and there's also an album of demos available. You can listen to the demo of the title track which features a much more prominent sample of the Four Lads' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" than the studio version.
TAKE TODAY - "SKADIVING" (ft. CATBITE & FLYING RACCOON SUIT members)
NJ/PA punks Take Today have a new ska-punk version of their song "Skydiving" and it features members of Catbite and Flying Raccoon Suit. Read more about it here.
KIM GORDON - "GRASS JEANS"
Kim Gordon's first new single since her 2019 solo album No Home Record benefits Fund Texas Choice. Read more about it here.
TIERRA WHACK - RAP?
Tierra Whack is back with a new three-song EP and you can read more about it here.
Looking for even more new songs? Browse the 'New Songs archive.
Previous Article← Watch Radiohead offshoot The Smile rehearse on Instagram
Next ArticleLCD Soundsystem continued their Brooklyn Steel residency (Night 5 setlist, video) →


text:
Piggy's Books
Piggy's Content
Piggy's Game
Piggy's ContentThought Leadership Pieces
The relationship between lockdowns and poverty
piggy April 1, 2020
The covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact around the world. From the USA, UK, Italy, France to South Africa, governments have instituted total lockdowns and are curbing commercial activities as a means of saving lives. Major CBDs have turned into ghost towns as there is little activity happening. Policemen and soldiers in face masks have been deployed to quarantined cities and spend the day patrolling the streets and enforcing lockdowns. City hotels are empty while retail foot traffic has plunged. Fewer people are travelling, hailing rides, eating out, staying in hotels or going to cinemas. Of course, the hard-hit sectors are Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality.
Piggy has noted that African countries have taken a "copy-and-paste" approach on how they are instituting lockdowns. Developed nations like the USA, UK and much of Europe have the capacity to stomach shocks given the structure of their economies, level of reserves, state of health systems and social safety-nets. A country like Zimbabwe lacks the safety-nets to cushion citizens from economic-inactivity and would have to depend on donor support. There is just not enough fiscal space! In addition, the economy is largely informal. Revenues from a vegetable stall not bought or a foregone ride from an informal taxi are lost for ever. It appears that some small businesses may never restart again. Some folks will have to re-locate to the country-side permanently!
"Copy and you die" (Jack Ma)
In its report entitled, "Shadow Economies around the World: What Did We Learn Over the Last 20 Years?", the IMF ranks Zimbabwe as having the second largest informal economy as a percentage of its total economy in the world, after Bolivia. Out of which 158 economies that were studied, Zimbabwe has a score of 60.6%, second to Bolivia which topped at 62.3%. The shadow economy (known by different names such as the hidden or informal economy), includes all economic activities which are hidden from official authorities for monetary, regulatory, and institutional reasons.
Piggy highlights that the growth of the informal sector in Zimbabwe has largely been a result of the high levels of unemployment, with an estimated 5.0% of the addressable population with a salaried job. Those without a salaried job typically engage in small businesses in order to generate a steady stream of income while those with salaried positions often have side businesses to supplement their monthly earnings. Some side businesses include hair-braiding or barbering, baking cakes, selling home-cooked meals, raising and selling chickens, pigs, or goats, selling home-care and cleaning products and homemade crafts. Other income sources include offering rides as an informal taxi, selling eggs or vegetables grown in a garden at home.
Lockdowns mean that most of the informal sector activity that sustains lives come to a halt thereby impacting negatively on household incomes. On another note, the fact that the Government of Zimbabwe is cash-strapped and may not be able to deal with the economic impacts of Covid-19 calls from private-sector players to step in. Corporate leaders, particularly of businesses that depend on numbers or the masses will have to increase their corporate social responsibility budgets. Piggy notes that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is in itself an internal corporate ethic strategy. CSR strategies encourage the company to make a positive impact to stakeholders including consumers, employees, investors and communities. CSR strategies must therefore align with and be integrated into a business model so as to yield benefits in the long term.
Consumer-facing companies like Brewers, Banks, FMCGs, Telecoms and Fintech operations require numbers to scale-up their businesses. Scalability describes a company's ability to grow without being hampered by its structure or available resources when faced with increased demand. The idea of scalability is closely related to economies of scale, wherein companies are able to reduce their production costs and increase profitability as they grow larger and produce more. An increase in the number of deaths and Covid-19 infections implies less demand for booze, airtime, food stuffs and banking services. That should be enough reason for Delta, Econet, Cassava, Innscor Africa, BAT Zimbabwe amongst many others to play an active role in combatting the spread of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe!
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development issued a press statement on fiscal mitigatory measures to contain the impact of Covid-19. As part of the measures, National Treasury will avail ZWL$500m to fight against the disease and also allocated ZWL$50m to the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) to cater for the health requirements of civil servants who are the majority members of the Society. Interestingly, the statement highlights the role of development partners in terms of providing humanitarian assistance. These include the United Kingdom Government, the Global fund (which has pledged USD25m), the USA Government and the European Union. The big question would then be, "If someone tried a Look East Policy some time back, why not just adopt a Look West policy?"
Learn more about investing by joining a piggybankadvisor.com WhatsApp based group today. Contact the Administrator on +263 78 358 4745
piggybankadvisor.com is an educational platform that empowers individuals, households and small businesses through educational and insightful articles and blogs. Topics covered include economics, stocks, budgeting, retirement & risk planning, wealth management tips and financial product reviews.
Visit Piggy's Art & Collectibles platform and BUY art pieces from various artists in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa. Here is the link; https://piggybankadvisor.com/shop
Listen to our daily podcast: What is Piggy Saying?
What is Piggy Saying? – An insights and analysis show that covers Economics and the Stock Market in Zimbabwe.
Previous The House of Cards
Next Piggy Talk on bargain hunting on the ZSE
piggybankadvisor.com is the fastest growing online community of trading and investing enthusiasts that makes use of digital platforms to increase the participation of individuals, households and businesses in local and global investment markets.
piggybankadvisor.com is an educational platform that empowers users through educational and insightful articles and blogs. Topics covered include economics, trading, investing, budgeting, retirement & risk planning, wealth management tips and financial product reviews.
Copyright ©, All Rights Reserved. Piggybankadvisor.com site by SalemAge
Size matters in finding the best investment strategy
Evelyn Shumba September 29, 2020


text:
Girls Hoops: Manasquan's Mabrey shines in battle against Hyduke
Daniel LoGiudice
RUMSON - All eyes were on Dara Mabrey and Tori Hyduke on Saturday afternoon.
Mabrey, senior point guard for the Manasquan High School girls basketball team, and Hyduke, Rumson-Fair Haven High School's senior guard, went at it for the first time this season. Mabrey stepped onto the visiting floor as two of the state's best players, and two friendly advisories off the court, faced off.
Mabrey is a fierce and intense competitor while Hyduke does not shy away from any challenge as well. In the end, it was the unrelenting competitive fervor of Mabrey that sealed it for the Warriors as pleasantries went out the window for 32 minutes.
"Going on the court, I don't really think about any of that stuff, I don't look at anyone as friendly when I'm on the court," Mabrey said. "I'm not worried about coming off the court if we're still friends or not, but I think Tori has that mentality too because she's such a good player, so it balances."
The reigning APP Shore Conference Girl Basketball Player of the Year scored a game-high 24 points as Mabrey scored from all over the court and the Warriors routed the Bulldogs 84-54 to improve to 16-2. Mabrey's fearless drives into the paint were unstoppable and her outside shot was as crisp as ever.
But Mabrey truly shined at the end of the floor where performance often goes overlooked. Defensively, Mabrey was just as effective and intense. Her defensive prowess is unmatched as Mabrey primarily guarded Hyduke one-on-one in the early going.
Girls Hoops: North conquers in Battle of Middletown
The results were a resounding success for the Warriors. Mabrey held Hyduke to eight points in the first half and a season-low 12 points overall. It was the first time Hyduke, who averaged 29.9 PPG entering Saturday's game, was held to under 20 points in a game this season.
"I think because coming off last year, my defense gets overlooked a lot, and I know at the next level, I'm going to have to defend players that are bigger and stronger," Mabrey said. "But Tori is a really good player, and obviously it was a big task, but I enjoy challenges. I like going up against the best competition. It wasn't just me though. My teammates sitting in help and coming up on ball screens, it was great. Everyone played great defense, and I'm definitely happy with the way I played today."
Defending Hyduke is like picking which lethal poison you'd like to ingest. If a defender stays too far back, Hyduke will pull up and put up points in bunches with her range from beyond the arc. If a defender plays too close to eliminate that threat, the speedy Hyduke will zip right past them and to the basket for an easy finish.
Mabrey had to find an effective medium, and she was able to do so. Junior Lola Mullaney helped with guarding Hyduke as well as the game went on and was just as effective as Mabrey was. Mabrey, Mullaney and the Warriors became the first unit to effectively stop Hyduke this season.
"When facing a talented player like Tori, you have to adjust maybe some of your regular principles and what you look o do, and we obviously looked to adjust our defense," Manasquan coach Lisa Kukoda said. "Dara is a very, very good defender, smart defender. We knew we had the confidence and trust in her to really D her up with the help of the other girls sitting and waiting a bit."
Saturday's game marked a rematch of last year's controversial ending to the Central Group II final. The Bulldogs had the lead late, but Mabrey hit the game-winning free throws with a blink of an eye to play after a foul that has been highly debated.
The Warriors went on to the TOC final where they lost in heart-breaking fashion for the second year in a row. With Virginia Tech waiting for her arrival next season, Mabrey remains focused on finding redemption and winning her second TOC title after helping bring the title home her freshman year.
Mabrey will have plenty of help along the way. Junior Faith Masonius (20 points) remains one of the best inside players in the state while Mullaney (20 points) adds dangerous scoring punch and athleticism. Even the supporting cast of senior Carly Geissler (10 points) and Annie Mako (four points) make profound impacts on the game.
"I don't even know if I have words for it, losing the past two years in a row, I think of it still every day, and no matter who we face on the court, we have to win no matter how we win," Mabrey said. "We have so much talent on our team that it might not be the same person every night. As long as we come together, this year I think we can do it. I believe in them, and they bring that energy to practice every day, so I'd definitely say I'm locked. Losing Shore Conference last year, it just pushes me even more, and the TOC especially. That's number one."
Daniel LoGiudice: @danny_logiudice; dlogiudice@gannettnj.com.


From historical re-enactments and famous ships to open-air theatre... There are lots of exciting events taking place at Buckler's Hard this year.
Watch as shipwrightry students learn traditional woodworking techniques.
Plus see a performance from the Deorfrith Morris Dancers on the morning of Saturday 4th May.
Stay tuned for more details and timings.
The Rotary Club of Southampton Magna will be stopping off for lunch at Buckler's Hard during their 25th New Forest Charity Car Run.
If you're visiting around lunchtime, feel free to take a look or if you'd like to participate in the Run, please contact the Rotary Club of Southampton Magna.
Join us for an action-packed start to May half-term! See a model boat re-enactment of the D-Day landings, complete with pyrotechnics. Plus step aboard for a tour of harbour defence motor launch HMS Medusa.
Join us throughout May half-term to follow the family quiz trial around the grounds and more fun activities... Plus don't miss our action-packed weekend on 25 & 26 May to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
The Villagers Open Air Shakespeare Group perform Twelfth Night in aid of Home-Start Hampshire.
Find out more on the Home-Start Hampshire website. Please note this is a separately charged event and is not covered by your Buckler's Hard admission ticket or annual pass.
Climb aboard Gipsy Moth IV, the record-breaking yacht in which Sir Francis Chichester sailed single-handedly around the globe.
Holders of the Buckler's Hard Annual Pass can enjoy unlimited access to the village, chapel, Shipwright's Cottage, Maritime Museum and The Buckler's Hard Story during normal opening hours.
With a maritime museum, shipwrights' workshop, beautiful river walks and more... there's lots to do at Buckler's Hard.


Are Google's 'other bets' worth it?
Are Google's 'other bets' worth the money?
Alphabet Inc is now the world's most valuable company, but the bits that aren't Google are losing money fast.
Google is the world's most valuable company, with a market capitalisation over $560bn (£400bn). Why? It can't be its profits ($16.3bn in 2015), which are less than a third of Apple's, or its revenues ($75bn) which are six times less than Wal-Mart's, or indeed its dividend, which is a big fat zero (so not much less than its tax payments...).
It helps that Apple, the company it displaced at the top, lost 27% of its market capitalisation between July and February, but it's also unfair to say Google got where it is by default. The reality is that investors value Google so highly because they believe it is the future.
It's not a bad call, given how synonymous it has become with the internet age, and how rapidly it has grown over the last ten years. But this is also true of Facebook and Amazon, which are currently held back from Google's heights by relatively lower revenues and profits respectively. This situation won't last for long. Facebook has cracked mobile, which is rapidly becoming the future of digital advertising, while Amazon has cracked the cloud, which is rapidly becoming the future of business computing.
What has Google cracked? Its business may be brilliant now, but what's its Next Big Thing? The answer, it hopes, will be found not in Google proper but in the 'Other Bets' segment of parent company Alphabet. This is where it parks it driverless cars, drones and internet balloons. It's where it fine tunes its artificial intelligence, designs the connected home (Nest), figures out how to make people live longer (Calico), builds implantables (Verily – think wearables, but under the skin) and enters the broadband market (Fiber – coming to a city near you...).
To varying degrees, these are all very futuristic. But unfortunately none of them are as yet making any serious money. Revenues for the whole 'Other Bets' segment were only $448m last year, resulting in a $3.6bn loss – nearly twice what it was the year before.
If this weren't Google, investors would be condemning the company for blowing a good chunk of their profits on hair-brained schemes. They would be calling for a divi and share buybacks, not unnecessary diversification.
But it is Google. Investors buy its stock precisely because they expect it to keep on growing, and to an extent this means they expect some of the company's crazy bets to pay off. Whether they actually will clearly remains to be seen, but it would seem unlikely all of its ideas would fall flat – particularly because they cover such diverse sectors. We may not be getting to work in a Google Car, but maybe we will talking to its AI (and losing to it at Go).
Frustration will mount if the costly 'Other Bets' keep failing to deliver, but in truth so long as Alphabet's core business continues to grow profitably at the pace it has done, it's unlikely to have too many complaints.


text:
Home > III. Human Resources > Ch.10 - Faculty
10.9 Clinical Track Policy
(Regents enacted 2/15/95; amended 7/00; 1/02; 4/05; 9/13)
Preamble. Consistent with the University's need to retain the flexibility to adjust its programs to meet the changing needs of students and society, non-tenure track clinical faculty may be appointed and promoted as provided below. This policy sets parameters within which individual colleges can, but are not required to, develop policies and procedures that permit the hiring of clinical faculty. Operationally it is similar to the tenure policy, in that collegiate policy would amplify University policy and would be approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Definitions. Clinical faculty hold service positions through which they contribute to the service, teaching, and/or outreach missions of the University, and hold faculty rank at instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. Clinical faculty are not eligible for tenure. They participate in the faculty governance process as described below and as defined by individual colleges and the Faculty Senate.
Role of clinical faculty. All clinical faculty must devote a significant portion of their time to providing or overseeing the delivery of professional services to individual patients or clients. In addition, teaching students, residents, or fellows of the University at the undergraduate, graduate, professional, or postgraduate level is an essential job function for all faculty (whether tenured, tenure track, or clinical). Thus, clinical faculty are expected to integrate the delivery of their professional services with their teaching. While the use of clinical faculty is most easily conceived in the context of health sciences and law where faculty are involved in the delivery of professional services to patients and clients, there are other disciplines in other colleges where the use of clinical faculty for similar purposes may be entirely appropriate. The services provided by clinical faculty outside of the health science colleges should be the professional equivalent of services provided to patients. The use of clinical faculty largely to perform administrative functions with little or no teaching obligations is inconsistent with this policy. Similarly, it is inappropriate to use clinical track faculty largely to engage in research, scholarship, or artistic creation.
Types of appointments. As used herein, "clinical faculty" can hold one of two types of appointment within the University:
Salaried appointments. Clinical faculty may hold salaried positions as employees of The University of Iowa. These faculty participate in faculty governance as defined by the college and Faculty Senate, receive usual faculty benefits, and undergo periodic reviews of their performance. Each college adopting a clinical track policy shall fix the percentage of its total salaried faculty that may hold clinical track appointments without limitation. However, any proposal made at any time to increase the percentage of clinical track appointments (computed in FTEs) within a college (including an initial proposal to create a clinical track) must obtain both the approval of a majority of the tenured/tenure track faculty within the college and the approval of a majority of the clinical track faculty within the college by a referendum supervised by the Associate Provost for Faculty. Any such proposal must also be approved by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Nonsalaried appointments. Other clinical faculty may hold nonsalaried positions with the University, but they are not considered employees of the University. These clinical faculty contribute in a material way to the University's missions, although their obligations are more limited in scope than salaried faculty. They do not participate in faculty governance and do not receive salary or benefits outside of nominal remunerations. However, recognizing their contributions with a "clinical faculty" designation denotes the importance of their teaching and service functions. There is no limit on the number of such nonsalaried clinical faculty who can be appointed within individual colleges.
Terms of appointments.
Salaried appointments. Salaried clinical faculty are searched for and appointed through recruitment processes also used to search for tenure track faculty. (See III-9 Appointments.)
Initial appointments for salaried clinical faculty are one to three years in duration. In the final year of the initial appointment, a full-scale, departmental-collegiate review will be made. This review should take into account the faculty member's demonstrated effectiveness in fulfilling teaching and service missions. It should also include an evaluation of the departmental, collegiate, and University educational and service goals and the likely role of the faculty member in the future in achieving those goals. To assure unified decision-making at this point, full central administration review of the departmental-collegiate recommendation is necessary.
After a positive review, salaried clinical faculty will receive a one- to seven-year appointment commencing at the beginning of the next academic year. Faculty will be reviewed on a schedule commensurate with their appointments according to written standards of competence and performance defined by their unit.
Nonsalaried appointments. Nonsalaried clinical faculty are appointed pursuant to procedures adopted by individual colleges and approved by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Qualifications for specific ranks. The ranks of clinical faculty shall be assigned as defined below, and in accordance with collegiate policies.
Promise of ability in service, to include but not be limited to clinical service.
Promise of ability to contribute to teaching.
Assistant Professor.
Evidence of ability in service, to include but not be limited to clinical service.
Evidence of ability to contribute to teaching.
Associate Professor.
Acknowledged record of service and teaching success.
Evidence of progress toward a record of professional productivity beyond clinical service, as defined by the college.
Professor.
An established record of professional productivity beyond clinical service, as defined by the college.
Unmistakable evidence of recognition by peers, as defined by the college.
Demonstration of artistic or scholarly achievement shall not be a requirement for reappointment or promotion of clinical track faculty.
Titles. All titles of clinical faculty shall contain the term "clinical" as a modifier. Exact titles must be stipulated in college procedures and approved by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Salaried clinical faculty. The question of promotion of clinical faculty may be brought up during any regular promotions cycle. Promotion of salaried clinical faculty will follow University and collegiate Procedures for Clinical-Track Promotion Decision Making at The University of Iowa. All recommendations for promotion of salaried clinical faculty are submitted to the Board of Regents for approval.
Nonsalaried clinical faculty. Procedures and criteria for the promotion of nonsalaried clinical faculty shall be adopted by individual colleges and approved by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. The provisions of III-10.5 and those regarding salaried clinical faculty described herein do not apply.
Termination and non-renewal.
Salaried clinical faculty.
Termination of salaried clinical faculty during the term of the appointment must be for failure to meet written standards of competence and performance established by the unit and the University.
A decision not to renew an appointment of a salaried clinical faculty member may be for failure to meet written standards of competence and performance established by the unit and the University, or for changed economic circumstances or program needs such that the position itself is terminated. Non-renewal for changed economic circumstances or program needs may only occur at the conclusion of an appointment, and must carry appropriate notice.
Notice of non-renewal of appointment, or of intention not to recommend reappointment after a stated period has elapsed, is given in writing in accordance with the following standards:
Not later than March 1 of the first year of service, if the appointment expires at the end of that year; or if a one-year appointment terminates during an academic year, at least three months in advance of its termination.
Not later than December 15 of the second year of service, if the appointment expires at the end of that year; or the appointment terminates during an academic year, at least six months in advance of its termination.
At least twelve months before the expiration of an appointment after two or more years of service in the institution.
A decision for termination or non-renewal of salaried clinical faculty is subject to the provisions of the Faculty Dispute Procedures. (See III-29.)
Nonsalaried clinical faculty. Grounds and procedures for the termination or non-renewal of nonsalaried clinical faculty shall be adopted by individual colleges and approved by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Decisions to terminate or not renew nonsalaried clinical faculty appointments will be reviewed by the dean of the college in which the faculty member was appointed. However, because nonsalaried clinical faculty are not considered employees of the University, such decisions are not subject to the provisions of the Faculty Dispute Procedures.
Collegiate policies and guidelines.
Every college that plans to offer salaried, non-tenured clinical faculty appointments must develop its own written policy statement with respect to such appointments, subject to approval by its own faculty and by the Executive Vice President and Provost.
The resulting policy statement will provide detailed guidelines for every relevant item in this section on "Clinical Faculty." In the development of a policy statement, the following elements should be addressed:
Participation in collegiate faculty governance. Policies for the participation of clinical faculty in collegiate faculty governance, including in the hiring of tenure and clinical track faculty, will be developed by each college using its usual governance procedures, provided, however, that no such governance policy shall permit clinical track faculty to vote on the reappointment, tenure, or promotion of any tenured or tenure track faculty member.
Procedures for appointment, reappointment, and promotion.
Criteria for appointment, reappointment, and promotion.
Participation in peer review for appointment, reappointment, and promotion of other faculty.
Teaching. If the college defines "teaching" as training or instruction given to individuals or small groups while service is delivered, then that limited definition will apply to the evaluation of teaching for appointment, reappointment, and promotion purposes.
Professional productivity beyond clinical service.
This policy shall be reviewed not later than five years following its implementation.


Now legalized in some form in 21 states and the District of Columbia, marijuana is continuing its transition from a niche business in a handful of states to a national industry. Because the federal government still considers marijuana, or cannabis, to be a schedule i controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), individual states have taken the lead in creating a legal, regulated marketplace for cannabis production and use. To that end, each state may have different goals in regulating the legal marketplace for cannabis, and businesses hoping to operate in or provide services for the newly legalized industry must understand the patchwork of compliance requirements they will face. This column surveys some of the ways states have chosen to regulate the environmental impacts of cannabis legalization in an effort to understand which issues have been prime targets for regulation, where some regulatory inconsistencies between the states exist, and what may be growing targets for regulation in the future.


Kimi just saying it like it is.
Kimi Raikkonen made it clear today that he hasn't forgotten his collision with Sergio Perez in Monaco, and hasn't changed his position on what happened.
Raikkonen said after the race that someone should punch Perez, and while he hasn't taken that opportunity, he is still unhappy about losing priceless points.
"There's nothing else I could have done apart from just drive straight," said Kimi. "Using my own line I could have easily made the corner, but obviously he comes too fast and can't stop.


text:
Suzannah Lipscomb
Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home
December 17, 2013 July 18, 2016 by Suzannah Lipscomb
The Hidden Killers…series returns with Dr Suzannah Lipscomb this time investigating the death trap items that lurked in the homes of Edwardian Britain. This first aired on 17th December 2013 on BBC FOUR.
A new century and a new King – and the British Empire was at its peak. With great success came great innovation and the Edwardian Home was filled with new inventions and must-have items – like asbestos socks, electric table cloths and radioactive clocks…
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb explores how these things – now known to us as some of the most deadly items in existence – were adored by the Edwardians, and brings them to life with science and the expert guidance of historians. Why did they embrace them so readily? And what were the deadly consequences?
It was Pick of the Day in The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times.
'very entertaining' – The Daily Mail
Written and Presented by Suzannah Lipscomb
Directed and Produced by Suzanne Phillips
Executive Producers Liz Hartford and Sarah Broughton
Made by Modern TV for BBC FOUR.
New Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home
Edwardian Homes
Copyright Suzannah Lipscomb 2016. Photography by Nicholas Dawkes and Brendan McGinty.


Удастся ли вам, читатель, отыскать намеки на известные произведения Эдгара По, основанные на реальных событиях, и догадаться о подлинной личности убийцы раньше самого автора?
Their investigation leads them to the center of one of Poe' s horror classics, face-to-face with their most terrifying foe yet. And if Sam and Dean don' t rewrite the ending of this chilling tale, a grisly serial killer will end their lives forevermore.
Nevermore started in the beginning of the 1990s, when the band Sanctuary was pressured by its recording label to change its musical style, switching from heavy metal to grunge, which was obtaining mainstream success at the time due to bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam (both, incidentally, also from Seattle).


You were always told not to eat candy before dinner, but now you can enjoy those sweet flavors throughout the day with Candy Co E Liquids! You can find all of your favorite candy flavors with Candy Co E Liquids so fill your vape devices today and satisfy your sweet tooth! Whether you're looking for decadent chocolate flavors like the Double M e juice or the sweet and sour flavors of Patches e juice, Candy Co E Liquids has it all so browse them today!