Peninsula Community Foundation launches fund to support mental-health services ahead of next week's Vintage Affair.
Oct. 15, 2015 12:00 p.m.
As president of the Peninsula Community Foundation, Curtis Christopherson is familiar with how passionate residents of White Rock and South Surrey are when it comes to giving back to the community.
Whether it's raising funds for the state-of-the-art Centre for Active Living, helping dreams come true by supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation or promoting active lifestyles with KidSport, Christopherson has witnessed no shortage of generosity from residents and businesses on the Semiahmoo Peninsula.
In planning this year's Vintage Affair, which takes place Oct. 22 at Hazelmere Golf and Country Club, Christopherson said the foundation came to realize there is a facet in the community that's in desperate need of more support.
The issue of mental illness is one that South Surrey resident Sara Montgomery is all too familiar with. She describes herself as an advocate for change, who, like many in the community, has close ties with people who have suffered from serious depression, with tragic outcomes.
Citing figures she garnered from Statistics Canada, Montgomery pointed out that suicide rates have increased by 60 per cent over the past 45 years, and that in B.C., approximately 500 people commit suicide every year – more than one person per day.
"These statistics should make people think when they are sitting in a coffee shop, working at the office, coaching a team or hanging out with a group of friends, there is likely at least one person affected by this illness," Montgomery said, noting that popularity, success, financial security and family support can sometimes mask an individual's struggles.
Montgomery said removing the stigma associated with mental illness, which can often prevent someone from seeking help, is paramount. So is educating the community about the symptoms of mental illness and the help available to those in need.
"It's about compiling all the resources we currently have to support mental health and providing the best care options for our community," she said.
Earlier this year, the Peninsula Community Foundation announced it would be establishing a new fund to provide money for programs and services in the community that raise awareness and build acceptance of mental health issues, as well as provide support and solutions to those seeking help.
The foundation hopes to raise $50,000 at next week's Vintage Affair to kick off the fund; Christopherson said he hopes that using the organization's premiere event to shine a spotlight on mental illness will also pique the interest of groups in the community that offer education and support, but may be in need of funding assistance.
Montgomery is optimistic that with the Peninsula Community Foundation on board, those in need of support services will have better access. Starting a conversation about mental illness, she said, is part of the "pro-active approach" needed to address the issue throughout the community.


my sequencer isn't working anymore.
hello i went to play some music the other day and went to use my sequencer on the keystep. The 8 different modes didn't have any sounds out of the vst i was using and i even used analog labs vst to still no go. I was using it before with kontakt and don't work with that either i use logic for my DAW and use to use the keystep arp and sequencer and chord trigger with it. O think it broke. I have reset the settings to factory and even restored to default settings then even re downloaded the firmware. Then i went to do the test and it won't let me test it in the midi control center. I would like to say its something simple but I've done all the technical support has told me to do and nothing has helped. Maybe return it and get the key lab 25 instead and just use a normal midi controller since the sequencer isn't working on mine.


The Addictive Tyranny of Quick Wins.
Here's the thing about "quick wins": they're rarely quick, they're never as big as you think they're going to be, and they're about as uninspiring as they are undemanding.
They're tempting to do because you know how to do them; you'll have something to show for it; and you'll feel successful.
Pick just three to five, starting top right, then moving top left.
That's it. Put all the other post-its in a box for next time.
It sounds easy because it is. The hard bit is making these biggest opportunities happen, and the one thing that will make that even harder, is getting distracted by the small but easy wins in the bottom right. Small and easy is an endless stream of convenient distraction from the big things that would inspire your people and really turn the dial. Everything starts small, but starting things that will only ever be small is a huge waste of time and talent.
"We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills".
Which projects will inspire your organisation to be the best it can be?


These Regional Seas Programmes have not been established under the auspices of UNEP.
They participate in the global meetings of the Regional Seas (RS), share experiences and exchange policy advice and support to the developing RSPs. Thus, they are significant members of the Regional Seas family and are significant partners in the protection and restoration of the marine and coastal environment.
The role of the global Regional Seas Programme is to enhance linkages, coordination and synergies within and amongst global, regional and partner programmes, organizations and actors. In return, the regional programmes support the implementation of the global RS strategic directions, and report regularly on their progress.


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One of my eyes has a droopy eyelid?
Unfortunately, there is no recommended treatment except surgery for Ptosis (the medical term for "droopy eyelid"). Surgery is recommended if your ptosis is severe enough to effect your vision.
It is important to talk with your pediatrician about your ptosis, and ask about treatment options. Have you (or your parents or caregiver) already talked with your doctor about your condition?
You can read more at: ]]>Ptosis]]>.
You can also read this short article: EmpowHER article: How many kids have droopy eyelid.


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import ast
import re
import six

import pep8

"""
Guidelines for writing new hacking checks

 - Use only for Manila specific tests. OpenStack general tests
   should be submitted to the common 'hacking' module.
 - Pick numbers in the range M3xx. Find the current test with
   the highest allocated number and then pick the next value.
 - Keep the test method code in the source file ordered based
   on the M3xx value.
 - List the new rule in the top level HACKING.rst file
 - Add test cases for each new rule to manila/tests/test_hacking.py

"""

UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES = []

log_translation = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(audit|error|info|critical|exception)\(\s*('|\")")
log_translation_LC = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(critical)\(\s*(_\(|'|\")")
log_translation_LE = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(error|exception)\(\s*(_\(|'|\")")
log_translation_LI = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(info)\(\s*(_\(|'|\")")
log_translation_LW = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(warning|warn)\(\s*(_\(|'|\")")
translated_log = re.compile(
    r"(.)*LOG\.(audit|error|info|warn|warning|critical|exception)"
    "\(\s*_\(\s*('|\")")
string_translation = re.compile(r"[^_]*_\(\s*('|\")")
underscore_import_check = re.compile(r"(.)*import _$")
underscore_import_check_multi = re.compile(r"(.)*import (.)*_, (.)*")
# We need this for cases where they have created their own _ function.
custom_underscore_check = re.compile(r"(.)*_\s*=\s*(.)*")
oslo_namespace_imports = re.compile(r"from[\s]*oslo[.](.*)")
dict_constructor_with_list_copy_re = re.compile(r".*\bdict\((\[)?(\(|\[)")
assert_no_xrange_re = re.compile(r"\s*xrange\s*\(")
assert_True = re.compile(r".*assertEqual\(True, .*\)")
assert_None = re.compile(r".*assertEqual\(None, .*\)")

class BaseASTChecker(ast.NodeVisitor):
    """Provides a simple framework for writing AST-based checks.

    Subclasses should implement visit_* methods like any other AST visitor
    implementation. When they detect an error for a particular node the
    method should call ``self.add_error(offending_node)``. Details about
    where in the code the error occurred will be pulled from the node
    object.

    Subclasses should also provide a class variable named CHECK_DESC to
    be used for the human readable error message.

    """

    CHECK_DESC = 'No check message specified'

    def __init__(self, tree, filename):
        """This object is created automatically by pep8.

        :param tree: an AST tree
        :param filename: name of the file being analyzed
                         (ignored by our checks)
        """
        self._tree = tree
        self._errors = []

    def run(self):
        """Called automatically by pep8."""
        self.visit(self._tree)
        return self._errors

    def add_error(self, node, message=None):
        """Add an error caused by a node to the list of errors for pep8."""
        message = message or self.CHECK_DESC
        error = (node.lineno, node.col_offset, message, self.__class__)
        self._errors.append(error)

    def _check_call_names(self, call_node, names):
        if isinstance(call_node, ast.Call):
            if isinstance(call_node.func, ast.Name):
                if call_node.func.id in names:
                    return True
        return False

def no_translate_debug_logs(logical_line, filename):
    """Check for 'LOG.debug(_('

    As per our translation policy,
    https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/LoggingStandards#Log_Translation
    we shouldn't translate debug level logs.

    * This check assumes that 'LOG' is a logger.
    * Use filename so we can start enforcing this in specific folders instead
      of needing to do so all at once.

    M319
    """
    if logical_line.startswith("LOG.debug(_("):
        yield(0, "M319 Don't translate debug level logs")

class CheckLoggingFormatArgs(BaseASTChecker):
    """Check for improper use of logging format arguments.

    LOG.debug("Volume %s caught fire and is at %d degrees C and climbing.",
              ('volume1', 500))

    The format arguments should not be a tuple as it is easy to miss.

    """

    CHECK_DESC = 'M310 Log method arguments should not be a tuple.'
    LOG_METHODS = [
        'debug', 'info',
        'warn', 'warning',
        'error', 'exception',
        'critical', 'fatal',
        'trace', 'log'
    ]

    def _find_name(self, node):
        """Return the fully qualified name or a Name or Attribute."""
        if isinstance(node, ast.Name):
            return node.id
        elif (isinstance(node, ast.Attribute)
                and isinstance(node.value, (ast.Name, ast.Attribute))):
            method_name = node.attr
            obj_name = self._find_name(node.value)
            if obj_name is None:
                return None
            return obj_name + '.' + method_name
        elif isinstance(node, six.string_types):
            return node
        else:  # could be Subscript, Call or many more
            return None

    def visit_Call(self, node):
        """Look for the 'LOG.*' calls."""
        # extract the obj_name and method_name
        if isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute):
            obj_name = self._find_name(node.func.value)
            if isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Name):
                method_name = node.func.attr
            elif isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Attribute):
                obj_name = self._find_name(node.func.value)
                method_name = node.func.attr
            else:  # could be Subscript, Call or many more
                return super(CheckLoggingFormatArgs, self).generic_visit(node)

            # obj must be a logger instance and method must be a log helper
            if (obj_name != 'LOG'
                    or method_name not in self.LOG_METHODS):
                return super(CheckLoggingFormatArgs, self).generic_visit(node)

            # the call must have arguments
            if not len(node.args):
                return super(CheckLoggingFormatArgs, self).generic_visit(node)

            # any argument should not be a tuple
            for arg in node.args:
                if isinstance(arg, ast.Tuple):
                    self.add_error(arg)

        return super(CheckLoggingFormatArgs, self).generic_visit(node)

def validate_log_translations(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
    # Translations are not required in the test and tempest
    # directories.
    if ("manila/tests" in filename or "manila_tempest_tests" in filename or
            "contrib/tempest" in filename):
        return
    if pep8.noqa(physical_line):
        return
    msg = "M327: LOG.critical messages require translations `_LC()`!"
    if log_translation_LC.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)
    msg = ("M328: LOG.error and LOG.exception messages require translations "
           "`_LE()`!")
    if log_translation_LE.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)
    msg = "M329: LOG.info messages require translations `_LI()`!"
    if log_translation_LI.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)
    msg = "M330: LOG.warning messages require translations `_LW()`!"
    if log_translation_LW.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)
    msg = "M331: Log messages require translations!"
    if log_translation.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)

def check_explicit_underscore_import(logical_line, filename):
    """Check for explicit import of the _ function

    We need to ensure that any files that are using the _() function
    to translate logs are explicitly importing the _ function.  We
    can't trust unit test to catch whether the import has been
    added so we need to check for it here.
    """

    # Build a list of the files that have _ imported.  No further
    # checking needed once it is found.
    if filename in UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES:
        pass
    elif (underscore_import_check.match(logical_line) or
          underscore_import_check_multi.match(logical_line) or
          custom_underscore_check.match(logical_line)):
        UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES.append(filename)
    elif (translated_log.match(logical_line) or
          string_translation.match(logical_line)):
        yield(0, "M323: Found use of _() without explicit import of _ !")

class CheckForStrUnicodeExc(BaseASTChecker):
    """Checks for the use of str() or unicode() on an exception.

    This currently only handles the case where str() or unicode()
    is used in the scope of an exception handler.  If the exception
    is passed into a function, returned from an assertRaises, or
    used on an exception created in the same scope, this does not
    catch it.
    """

    CHECK_DESC = ('M325 str() and unicode() cannot be used on an '
                  'exception.  Remove or use six.text_type()')

    def __init__(self, tree, filename):
        super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).__init__(tree, filename)
        self.name = []
        self.already_checked = []

    # Python 2
    def visit_TryExcept(self, node):
        for handler in node.handlers:
            if handler.name:
                self.name.append(handler.name.id)
                super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).generic_visit(node)
                self.name = self.name[:-1]
            else:
                super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).generic_visit(node)

    # Python 3
    def visit_ExceptHandler(self, node):
        if node.name:
            self.name.append(node.name)
            super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).generic_visit(node)
            self.name = self.name[:-1]
        else:
            super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).generic_visit(node)

    def visit_Call(self, node):
        if self._check_call_names(node, ['str', 'unicode']):
            if node not in self.already_checked:
                self.already_checked.append(node)
                if isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Name):
                    if node.args[0].id in self.name:
                        self.add_error(node.args[0])
        super(CheckForStrUnicodeExc, self).generic_visit(node)

class CheckForTransAdd(BaseASTChecker):
    """Checks for the use of concatenation on a translated string.

    Translations should not be concatenated with other strings, but
    should instead include the string being added to the translated
    string to give the translators the most information.
    """

    CHECK_DESC = ('M326 Translated messages cannot be concatenated.  '
                  'String should be included in translated message.')

    TRANS_FUNC = ['_', '_LI', '_LW', '_LE', '_LC']

    def visit_BinOp(self, node):
        if isinstance(node.op, ast.Add):
            if self._check_call_names(node.left, self.TRANS_FUNC):
                self.add_error(node.left)
            elif self._check_call_names(node.right, self.TRANS_FUNC):
                self.add_error(node.right)
        super(CheckForTransAdd, self).generic_visit(node)

def check_oslo_namespace_imports(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
    if pep8.noqa(physical_line):
        return
    if re.match(oslo_namespace_imports, logical_line):
        msg = ("M333: '%s' must be used instead of '%s'.") % (
            logical_line.replace('oslo.', 'oslo_'),
            logical_line)
        yield(0, msg)

def dict_constructor_with_list_copy(logical_line):
    msg = ("M336: Must use a dict comprehension instead of a dict constructor"
           " with a sequence of key-value pairs."
           )
    if dict_constructor_with_list_copy_re.match(logical_line):
        yield (0, msg)

def no_xrange(logical_line):
    if assert_no_xrange_re.match(logical_line):
        yield(0, "M337: Do not use xrange().")

def validate_assertTrue(logical_line):
    if re.match(assert_True, logical_line):
        msg = ("M313: Unit tests should use assertTrue(value) instead"
               " of using assertEqual(True, value).")
        yield(0, msg)

def validate_assertIsNone(logical_line):
    if re.match(assert_None, logical_line):
        msg = ("M312: Unit tests should use assertIsNone(value) instead"
               " of using assertEqual(None, value).")
        yield(0, msg)

def factory(register):
    register(validate_log_translations)
    register(check_explicit_underscore_import)
    register(no_translate_debug_logs)
    register(CheckForStrUnicodeExc)
    register(CheckLoggingFormatArgs)
    register(CheckForTransAdd)
    register(check_oslo_namespace_imports)
    register(dict_constructor_with_list_copy)
    register(no_xrange)
    register(validate_assertTrue)
    register(validate_assertIsNone)


Dina Kowal Creative: Dare To Get Dirty!!
I'm hosting a challenge over at Splitcoaststampers for our week-long series of Dare To Get Dirty challenges for our Fan Club members. Here are the cards I made for samples - if you're a Fan Club member, I'd love for you to play along!! You can find all the details at Splitcoast.
The Tudor Windows image is an older stamp from Impression Obsession... it's a really fun one to dress up with diecuts or Flowersoft. I colored the image with Touch Twin Markers and added a few acrylic paint highlights on the window panes. The sentiment was stamped on a Quickutz diecut, and the bird die was cut from a textured paint sample.
For my second card, I used a new Impression Obsession image from Alesa Baker called Clothespins, and my background was done with two stamps, Cover-a-Card Graph Paper and Worn Rose Branch, using Color Box chalk inks. The sentiment comes from a small clear set called Mini Messages.
I cut out one clothespin and popped it up on foam tape, to make it look like it's holding my knotted silk ribbon and tag.
I hope you enjoy YOUR day! If you're a Fan Club member, I hope you'll play along with me!


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South Korean movie actresses born in the year 1951
Here are 10 famous actresses from South Korea were born in 1951:
Kim Ja-ok
Kim Ja-ok (October 11, 1951	Busan-) also known as Ja-ok Kim, Gim Ja-ok, Kim Cha-ok, Kim Ja-Ok or Kim Jaok is a South Korean actor and voice actor. She has one child, Oh Young-hwan.
Lee Hwa-si
Lee Hwa-si (July 22, 1951	Seoul-) also known as Lee Hwa-Shi, Hwa Si Lee, Hwa-shi Lee, Hwa-si Lee or Lee Hwa-si is a South Korean actor.
Kim Young-Ae
Kim Young-Ae (April 21, 1951	Yeongdo District-) also known as Kim, Young-Ae, Yeong-ae Kim, Gim Yeong-ae, Kim Yŏngae, Kim Yeong Ae, Young-Ae Kim, Kim Yeong-ae or Kim Youngae is a South Korean actor and entrepreneur. Her child is called Lee Min-u.
Go Doo-shim
Go Doo-shim (May 22, 1951	Jeju City-) also known as Ko Du-shim, Ko Doo-shim, Du-shim Ko, Ko Doo-sim, Doo Shim Goh, Doo-sim Ko, Du Sim Ko, Go Du-sim, Ko Tu-sim or Ko Doosim is a South Korean actor.
Han Hye Sook
Han Hye Sook (August 20, 1951	Busan-) is a South Korean actor.
Yoon Mi-ra
Yoon Mi-ra (December 18, 1951	Jeongeup-) is a South Korean actor.
Yu Mi-Na
Yu Mi-Na (March 1, 1951	Tokyo-) a.k.a. YuMina or Mi-na Yu is a South Korean actor.
Na Oh-Mi
Na Oh-Mi (May 29, 1951	Mokpo-) also known as Na O-mi or Na Oh-Mi is a South Korean actor.
Chae Ryeong
Chae Ryeong (January 15, 1951	South Korea-) a.k.a. Chae Ryung or Yeong Chae is a South Korean actor. Her children are called Kwon Hyun-sang and Im Dong-jun.
Kim Ok Jin
Kim Ok Jin (October 9, 1951	Gochang County-) also known as Kim Ok-jin or Ok-jin Kim is a South Korean actor.
French musicians born in 1990 List of the top 5 French music stars who died in who were born in 1990
Lithuanian actresses died in 2012 List of the top 1 Lithuanian actresses who died in 2012
Cambodian actresses died before turning 35 List of the top 1 Cambodian actresses who died before they turned 35
American actresses died in 1918 flu pandemic List of the top 1 American actresses who died in 1918 flu pandemic
Famous actresses born in 1938 List of the top 50 Famous actresses who were born in 1938
American actresses born in 1935 List of the top 46 American actresses who were born in 1935

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This contains archived posts only. TEFS has moved to a new home. at https://tefsinfo.org/
The Great University Finance 'Bubble'
And so the 'bubble' expands. It goes from 'fiscal illusion' to 'fiscal delusion'. The cycle of public debt-fuelled loans and borrowing cannot go on for much longer and it is likely that Philip Auger will bring everyone down to earth and burst the expanding 'bubble'. There is a pressing need for government to be more open and honest about the mess that is growing and a root and branch reform of the funding of universities will be required. This should include consolidating facilities, research support and infrastructure as well as student fees. The current government must accept blame for the 'bubble' and whatever government we elect must in turn take responsibility for planning effectively after the 'bubble' bursts. That is what they are elected for and paid to do. Creating a false market in student education and housing, then absolving themselves of any blame when things go wrong, is not acceptable. Those responsible should be held to account. Students that are pushed hard to study and work at the same time should lead with questions on equality and fairness
With the start of term fast approaching for our universities and students, there was a flurry of activity this week. Universities UK (UUK) met for its annual conference against a backdrop of increasing concerns and fears for the future [1]. The speakers largely tried to promote a positive attitude as a counter measure to the mounting pressures. The meeting was in its hundredth year – in one guise or another – and is a forum for the leaders of UK universities to gather to worry about the problems of the day. Looming over the proceedings were the threats of Brexit, declining international student numbers, fee income and, not least, student welfare.
Dame Janet Beer, UUK President, kicked off proceedings on Tuesday with a positive address [2]. The first meeting was in 1918 and she noted that: "In 1918, amidst the devastation heaped upon Europe by the Great War, it is not an overstatement to say that universities shone as beacons of hope". Undeterred by the passage of time, on finance she quoted from the 1923 meeting that: "Education benefits, one, the state, two, the individual, and three, the locality or neighbourhood in which the university is situated… the presumption, which I see no reason to challenge, is that the three beneficiaries should contribute to the support of the university in approximately equal proportions." No doubt Philip Auger was taking notes.
Keynote addresses: Good Cop and Bad Cop.
The two addresses keenly awaited were those of the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Sam Gyimah and the Chair of the Post-18 review Philip Auger. It seemed to be a case of 'good cop' bad cop'. The audience had been suitably anaesthetised the previous evening by after dinner speaker Damian Hinds, former minister and chair of the Resolution Foundation that advocated abolishing inheritance tax; good news for the highly paid Vice Chancellors (see TEFS Blog Friday 10th May 2018 '£10,000 for all 25 year olds: A redistribution of wealth: Who really benefits?' [3]).
Sam Gyimah played the good cop and was upbeat and positive in general [4]. He supported the Universities UK call for international graduates to be allowed to stay after graduating for a period. But then again this is a small concession on an obvious strategy that is essential to bolster the competitiveness of the UK. The universities offer no mean contribution to the economy as he reminded the audience that: "The higher education sector accounts for £21.5bn or 1.2% of the UK's national output. That's more than our automotive sector, the advertising industry, or our defence industry" and that: "International students account for £11.5bn of exports each year – a bigger contribution to our balance of trade than a host of more familiar exports, including natural gas, Scotch whisky, or car components."
This seems to be fine grandstand material but we might all ponder these facts for a moment and consider where we are going as a nation state riding on the back of our universities. If the 'bubble' bursts then we might end up in the ditch.
The minister also played the usual % game with: "Young people from the most disadvantaged areas were 43 per cent more likely to go to university in 2016 than they were in 2009 and 52 per cent more likely to attend highly selective universities." In her address, Janet Beer boasted that: "Disadvantaged 18-year-olds in England were 82% more likely to enter university in 2017 than in 2006". But regardless of which may be correct, they are percentages of what? It all sounds positive but it is a not so slick way of hiding the real picture. That student numbers have risen is not in doubt. But most of this expansion has been driven by those that are more advantaged. The proportion of students from disadvantaged areas has risen only slightly and still is nowhere near representative across the population.
Sam Gyimah added a few lesser warnings about: "urgent issues from Grade Inflation to Essay Mills" and the "false dichotomy between Higher Education and Further Education". Apparently our universities should not be "ideological echo chambers". However, he did concede that universities were not "left-wing madrassas", as one controversialist chose to describe them".
One small blot on his speech was his not so clever use of a quotation from George Orwell: "The restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men". An object lesson in how to annoy the women in the room for sure. Not seeing the need to state the obvious might be the first duty of intelligent women perhaps. In the end the obvious was that there had been plenty of rhetoric but no policy announcements.
In contrast, the bad cop role was played by Philip Augar, the chair of the much publicised Post-18 Education Review. This is due to report later this year and the possible financial consequence strikes fear into the hearts of university managements. Rumours of a sharp lowering of fees and a complete overhaul of the system abound. His reputation as a radical thinking banking and finance expert precedes him and does little to calm nerves (see TEFS Blog Friday 19th February 2018. 'The review of post-18 education and funding: Who is Philip Augar?' [5]). He gave little away with an indication that they were "not yet at the stage where we will make conclusions". This was further reinforced by indications that the review report may emerge later than November this year. The causes of this slippage are explored below. Whilst supporting the "principle of sharing the burden of the cost of education between the state and the learner" he noted that: "The taxpayer's contribution to higher education is largely concealed from the public eye. It's largely concealed by the current method of accounting for student loans". He also highlighted that many students including those disadvantaged were getting a "poor deal" and that there were some "low-value degrees". A flavour of what is to come.
Follow the money.
An excuse for a potential slippage in the Post-18 education review is made because the Office for National Statistics is concurrently looking at how the student loans are recorded in the public accounts. Indeed, Augar's task seems to be to wait for the ruling on how student loans are to be recorded in the public accounts. This is long overdue and should not be a surprise for any member of the current government. As far back as 2013, Andrew McGettigan drew attention to the issue that a recent House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report dubbed a "fiscal illusion" [6]. The crux of the matter is that students were, and still are, loaned money to pay fees, and later for their maintenance costs, by a government that itself was borrowing money. It was expected from the outset that the loans would escalate as student numbers rose. The removal of a cap on student numbers assisted this enormous expansion and the 'bubble' grew. The simple fact that not all of the loans could be recovered was also clear at the outset. Selling the loans book to private enterprise at a loss seals this conclusion. The loan book now has a face value of £102bn but is only worth £61bn at the moment [6]. Heads were buried in the sand with regard to the abyss opening up and it took until February of this year for the alarm bells to ring – in public at least. The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee inquiry into student loans recommended that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) re-examine the classification of student loans as financial assets and consider whether there is a basis to treat them differently from other loans in the national accounts and public sector finances [7]. Basically the money lent to students does not show up as government debt in the accounts. Indeed, it appears that they are viewed a potential asset. Thus the cost is hidden from the public. The BBC this week was brutally eloquent in its reporting with: "How can you lend someone almost £120bn and not have a hole in your budget? Or how can you give out £17bn, only receive back £3bn and not be any worse off? When you're the government and it's the student loans system" [8].
But why should Philip Augar wait to address the impending crisis in university and student finances? He must surely report urgently and well before the next spending review and the impending Brexit date. However, he hinted that there might be an interim report in November. There appears to be at least some recognition that he need not wait for the outcome of the ONS review. After all, waiting will not change things in terms of money flow. Instead, it will change how it is reported and embarrass the government that surely has one eye on Brexit and the other on a possible early election. It seems we can all smell the fudge cooking from a long way off.
Where does the money go?
A clue with regard to where the maintenance loans go lies in the latest report of the Student Living Index 2018 also out this week [9]. This is the result of a survey of 3,419 students across 35 university cities in the UK. Although a relatively small number of students are in the survey, it does give a valuable insight into the financial pressures that they are under. A simple conclusion is that the money acquired from maintenance loans goes mostly towards rent payments for the increasingly costly accommodation. Developers profit from government handing out money as loans and they squeeze as much from it as possible from the student go-betweens; often in partnership with the universities. It would be easier if the government gave the money directly to the developers that are profiting from the burgeoning student accommodation. It seems to go to them almost in its entirety in the end. Families then have to chip in for other living costs for most students. Those with little or no family support resort to part-time jobs to survive and, if they are lucky, bursaries. Indeed, many universities are under increasing pressure to provide more financial support.
However, the Student Living Index is failing to show the true picture. In noting that students on average work 15.3 hours a month in a part-time job, they fail to report how many students have to do this. It is hard to imagine any employers employing someone for under five hours per week. Instead it should be noted that over 60% of students do not have jobs (see TEFS Blog 27thJuly 2018. 'The vast majority - one million - of students have no employment when in full-time studies' [10]). Adjusting for this across the UK indicates that between 10 and 15 hours per week are worked on average by the substantial minority that need the money. Many students work much longer hours and this is a more realistic figure that highlights the inequalities that exist.
In contrast, fees are given directly to the Universities and students should be more concerned about how it is spent. With interest rates low, and armed with forward financial projections that are fuelled by higher fees and no student number cap, they then borrow money themselves to build more facilities. And so the 'bubble' expands. It goes from fiscal illusion to fiscal delusion.
The cycle of public debt-fuelled loans and borrowing cannot go on for much longer and it is likely that Philip Auger will bring everyone down to earth and burst the growing 'bubble' before it is too late. There is a pressing need for government to be more open and honest about the mess that is growing and a root and branch reform of the funding of universities will be required. This should include consolidating facilities, research support and infrastructure as well as student fees. The current government should accept blame for the 'bubble' and whatever government we elect must take responsibility for planning effectively after the 'bubble' bursts. That is what they are elected and paid to do. Creating a false market in student education and housing, then absolving themselves of any blame when things go wrong, is not acceptable. Those responsible should be held to account. Students that are pushed hard to study and work at the same time should lead with questions on equality and fairness.
Mike Larkin, retired from Queen's University Belfast after 37 years teaching Microbiology, Biochemistry and Genetics
References.
[1] UUK Annual Members' Conference 2018. https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/events/Pages/annual-members-conference-2018.aspx
[2] President's address – Universities UK Annual Conference 2018. Check Against Delivery https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/news/Documents/president-annual-conference-speech2018.pdf#search=janet%20beer%20speech%202018
[3] TEFS Blog Friday 10th May 2018. £10,000 for all 25 year olds: A redistribution of wealth: Who really benefits? https://studentequality.tefs.info/2018/05/a-redistribution-of-wealth-who-really.html
[4] Universities Minister speaks at UUK annual conference. 5 September 2018
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/universities-minister-speaks-at-uuk-annual-conference
[5] TEFS Blog Friday 19th February 2018. The review of post-18 education and funding: Who is Philip Augar? https://studentequality.tefs.info/2018/02/the-review-of-post-18-education-and.html
[6] The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets and the Future of Higher Education. By Andrew McGettigan, Pluto Press. 2013.
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745332932/the-great-university-gamble/
See also and more recently: May's largesse costed & the end of RAB? Critical Education Blog July 30, 2018. https://andrewmcgettigan.org/2018/07/30/mays-largesse-costed-the-end-of-rab/#more-5744
[7] Commons Select Committee. Government must reconsider high interest rates on student loans. https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/news-parliament-2017/student-loans-report-published-17-19/
and see ONS Statistical bulletin: Public sector finances, UK: March 2018.Student loans in the national accounts. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/bulletins/publicsectorfinances/march2018#recent-events-that-may-impact-on-public-sector-finances
[8] BBC News 7 September 2018. Is the tuition fees 'illusion' about to unravel? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-45421621
[9] Student Living Index 2018. The cost of living at UK universities.
https://personal.natwest.com/personal/life-moments/student-living-index.html
[10] TEFS Blog 27th July 2018. 'The vast majority - one million - of students have no employment when in full-time studies'. https://studentequality.tefs.info/2018/07/the-vast-majority-of-students-have-no.html
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A radical overhaul of examinations is needed as soon as possible: UPDATE
UPDATE 23rd March 2021 Since this idea was posted in January, there has been considerable thought across the sector about what would be best for the future. These are very well laid out in a collection of short essays reported last week by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI). The twelve essays, from different authors and different perspectives, in 'Where next for university admissions? ' are edited by Rachel Hewitt who sets out the many pitfalls surrounding examinations and university admissions. It seems there are those in favour of post qualification admission (PQA) to university as it should help the least advantaged students. However, arguments against this are presented that means caution must be taken. A powerful response to the HEPI report by the 'The Fair Access Coalition: 10 requirements for a fair admissions process' adds further to the debate. The suggestions are sensible but falls short on demanding adequate resources for students throughout their studi
Qfqual builds a concrete wall: UPDATED
UPDATE 8th August 2020 Things are moving fast today with severe criticism mounting about Ofqual and SQA, and urgent action is needed. TEFS has laid out ten points that should be considered to reverse out of the crumbling mess. Fairness should replace 'maintaining standards' as the primary objective. The government must cease trying to defend a system that acts as a barrier to the less advantaged. Since posting yesterday, things have been moving fast. Today the Guardian put the examinations issue in large print on its front page with 'Nearly 40% of A-level result predictions to be downgraded in England' . This conclusion came about after some great detective work by former medical statistician, Huy Duong, who analysed the data available and reconciled this with the Ofqual announcement that there could have been a 12% inflation in higher grades. It seems that Ofqual have been caught red handed and "Duong's findings were privately confirmed to the Guardian by ex
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UPDATE 1st March2021 Since writing this post, there has been valuable analysis added to the worsening situation by Lee Elliot-Major, Chair of Social Mobility at Exeter University and former head of the Sutton Trust. His article in The Guardian today, 'How do we ensure disadvantaged kids don't lose out in England's new exam system?' concludes that "it will be long after this summer's exam grade battles that we will comprehend the full consequences this pandemic has had on young people." That could be an understatement as the idea of 'social mobility' unravels fast. He cites a recent research publication with colleagues at the LSE Centre for Economic Performance entitled 'Unequal learning and labour market losses in the crisis: consequences for social mobility' . This is a detailed and rigorous analysis and survey that should set alarm bells ringing in government in the run-up to the budget this week. The evidence is stark as the "education and labour market losses due to C
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Q: curl certificate fail in docker container I have a Ubuntu 18.04 server behind a coporate proxy.
I set the http_proxy and https_proxy environment variable.
The server is running Docker 19.03 which is also configured to use the http_proxy and https_poxy.
If a run docker run -it ubuntu:18.04, inside the container, I can do an apt updateand apt install curl -y
Then I can do something like curl www.google.com.
But it is not working with https :
root@1b6abfb4ff90:/# curl -v -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
% Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                             Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--
0*   Trying 10.30.88.14...
* TCP_NODELAY set
* Connected to xxx (10.30.88.14) port 8080 (#0)
* allocate connect buffer!
* Establish HTTP proxy tunnel to raw.githubusercontent.com:443
> CONNECT raw.githubusercontent.com:443 HTTP/1.1
> Host: raw.githubusercontent.com:443
> User-Agent: curl/7.58.0
> Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
>
< HTTP/1.1 200 Connected
<
* Proxy replied 200 to CONNECT request
* CONNECT phase completed!
* ALPN, offering h2
* ALPN, offering http/1.1
* successfully set certificate verify locations:
*   CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
CApath: /etc/ssl/certs
} [5 bytes data]
* TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):
} [512 bytes data]
* CONNECT phase completed!
* CONNECT phase completed!
{ [5 bytes data]
* TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):
{ [91 bytes data]
* TLSv1.2 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):
{ [2741 bytes data]
* TLSv1.2 (OUT), TLS alert, Server hello (2):
} [2 bytes data]
* SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
* stopped the pause stream!
  0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
* Closing connection 0
curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
More details here: https://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html

curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and therefore could not
establish a secure connection to it. To learn more about this situation and
how to fix it, please visit the web page mentioned above.
Outside of the container, it's working fine.  I also tried exactly the same on another server that is not behind a proxy and it's working inside the container.
So I suppose it is a configuration problem of the docker deamon.  Or maybe I'm wrong ...
What would be the solution ?

A: Download the latest cacert.pem from https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem , better way will be add a step in the dockerfile to install the certificate as part of the build step.
Follow the steps to install

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*Download the file from https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem

*Rename the file as cacert.crt

*Copy the file to Go to /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/

*Run the command sudo update-ca-certificates

A: You need to install SSL certificates into the Ubuntu container. For example, on a running instance, you can do:
apt-get update
apt-get install ca-certificates

Then, all your HTTPs connections can be validated with the local copy of CA Root Certificates.
For production deployments, this command should be in a Dockerfile:
RUN \
  apt-get update && \
  apt-get install ca-certificates && \
  apt-get clean

Edit
It's possible that your proxy has an untrusted certificate. You can add it to the bundle, or tell curl not to check proxy's certificate with curl --proxy-insecure.
From https://curl.se/docs/sslcerts.html :

Since version 7.52.0, curl can do HTTPS to the proxy separately from
the connection to the server. This TLS connection is handled
separately from the server connection so instead of --insecure and
--cacert to control the certificate verification, you use --proxy-insecure and --proxy-cacert. With these options, you make sure that the TLS connection and the trust of the proxy can be kept totally
separate from the TLS connection to the server.

A: don't mount the /etc/:/etc/ to docker container. the /etc/ in the host doesn't work for the docker container. let docker container uses its own /etc/.

A: You can hit this issue if you are attempting to connect via a machine which has an SSL intercepting certificate, or sometimes with virus scanners who try and be helpful.
You might need to add the certificate see this question How to add trusted root CA to Docker alpine
my steps to fix in case it helps anyone were to:

*

*download the ROOT corporate certificate by going via the lock icon in chrome and exporting the cert. make sure you select the root of the chain to export

*docker cp corp-cert.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/

*update-ca-certificates inside the container

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Mango raises funds for breast cancer research
By Kristopher Fraser
Image: mango.com
Mango and the Fero Foundation are joining forces again this year for philanthropic efforts for breast cancer. Mango is launching a solidarity collection of garments and accessories, whose profits will be donated entirely to the Fero Foundation for research into breast cancer. The launch coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which takes place in October, and International Breast Cancer Day, on October 19.
The Mango solidarity collection is now available on the online channel and at selected stores in twenty countries, including Spain, France, and Italy. It consists of three T-shirts with different designs, two bags, and a cosmetics case from the women's line, and two T-shirts from the Mango Man line. Both the garments and the accessories are characterized for their messages of strength and hope. Last year, the solidarity collection launched by the multinational raised over 175,000 euros, which was donated entirely to promoting cancer research.
The collaboration between Mango and the Fero Foundation began in 2008, when sisters Penélope and Mónica Cruz designed a T-shirt with the fashion firm in the fight against breast cancer. In 2010 and 2011, Mango sold a T-shirt designed by visual artist Jordi Labanda in collaboration with the foundation. And since 2017, both organizations have collaborated in the launch of an annual collection to raise funds for breast cancer research.
During this time, among other initiatives, it has been possible to create a Fero-Mango Scholarship for breast cancer to support the careers of young researchers in this field. The third edition of the scholarship will be launched this year, and the winners will be announced at the charity gala Fero is holding in Madrid on November 15.


There is a great deal of interest and ongoing effort in developing biohydrogen (bio-H2) as the next-generation energy carrier, largely due to its high-energy content and intrinsic zero emissions. While research on bio-H2 is underway in all the major regions of the world, historically, the Asian region has contributed significantly to the technical progress and in the development of pilot-scale systems based on organic waste. Although several routes for biohydrogen production from organic waste exist, the microbial route, e.g., the dark and photo-fermentation, is seemingly more sustainable and offers excellent potential for practical application. The microbial route primarily involves substrate and sludge pretreatments and acidogenesis of the hydrolysate resulting in the generation of H2 and CO2. Numerous biomass substrates have been harnessed for the production of bio-H2 in Asian countries, ranging from different agricultural residues to various types of wastewaters, primarily because of their availability in high amounts. This chapter attempts to summarize the research and development in Asian region on biohydrogen from organic waste via microbial route. With a special emphasis on the different types of organic wastes as feedstock for biohydrogen production, high-rate laboratory systems, and feasible pilot-scale systems, this chapter provides a consolidated view of the technological progress made so far in the countries namely Taiwan, India, Japan, China, and Korea. The chapter ends with a brief outline of the current status of bio-H2 production cost while making use of organic waste.


said that there has been a big change in the enter tainment industr y since his 2007 role in "K nocked Up." He cited "Crazy R ich Asians," a blockbuster st udio movie with an all-Asian cast, as a good example of this progress. "It's so rare," Jeong said.
Hunter Crenian // Photo & Visuals Editor "THAT'S WHAT'S UP": Actor, comedian and physician Ken Jeong speaks to hundreds of students about his experiences and insights as a minority in the world of entertainment.
journey to becoming a star af ter he quit his medical career wasn't always easy. "If you are a minorit y pursuing a career in the ar ts, no one really kind of gives you a course of what to expect even if you're a minorit y in the ar ts or a minorit y in comedy or the show business, and there is no magic one thing 'If you're Korean, you're like this.' There are always obstacles and instabilit y and uncer taint y," said Jeong.
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Why are student media outlets still being censored? It's been a tough couple of years for journalism. Many things have been happening as the industry undergoes changes to move into the digital age. Unfortunately, one of these major changes has been the laying off of thousands of dedicated journalists at well-known media companies such as Huff Post and Buzzfeed. The American press has also come under attack by our current president, who regularly tries to portray the media as an enemy to democracy, when in fact, it's an ally. And lastly, but surely not least, journalists have been faced with the threat of censorship — a threat that has risen over the past years. The work journalists are doing to uncover truths and to service their country can sometimes cost them their lives. According to a report by Reporters Without Borders, 2018 was the worst year on record for journalists being killed. The murder of Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi Arabian government and the shooting of unarmed journalists at the Capital Gazette, a newspaper based in Maryland, both happened last year. The work of journalists is more important than ever, but they are being targeted for it. This extends to student journalists as well.
anything I want to do because I'm a journalist.' So let's get that notion out of your head. OK?" There is an unwritten oath of ethics and morality that journalists accept when they begin their careers. Journalism that only aims to paint society in a positive light isn't really journalism. Journalism that serves authority and institutions rather than the people isn't journalism. Student journalists should be able to write and publish stories that serve their community. Free student press is a key component of a college education and the act of censoring student journalists is robbing them of the full experience. We must continue to f ight against censorship for those who have been silenced in the line of work. Our democracy, and our future, depends on it. Imagine if the Miami Hurricane staff wasn't able to freely call out our administration in editorials or if our opinion writers couldn't voice their thoughts on controversial topics such as abortion or hazing. We can't, and no one should have to. Editorials represent the majority view of The Miami Hurricane editorial board.
diabetes compared to nonHispanic Caucasians. The complications that accompany diabetes also hit African American communities harder than others. Diabetic retinopathy is 46 percent more prevalent in African Americans than nonHispanic whites, and they're 2.6 times more likely to have end-stage renal disease, amputations and fatal complications due to diabetes than Caucasian Americans. The factors that attribute to racial disparities in diabetes are attributed to a variety of factors that already disproportionately affect black communities including obesity, neighborhood segregation, poverty, depression, education and unemployment. To put it simply, diabetes in African American communities is not only a symptom of pancreatic failure but a symptom of the inherently racist institutions that haunt them every day. And the problem is gradually getting worse.
the poverty line. This is a major factor contributing to racial disparities in health insurance coverage, as highlighted in a 2017 study that stated that African Americans had persistently lower insurance coverage rates or no insurance at all compared to other communities. Our society upholds covert racist values that sneak up on African American communities in the most sinister way by echoing them in their health. When the statistics of poverty and health connect and staggeringly work to harm black people in America, we need to realize that the problem is, in fact, institutional racism. This is not only an issue of racism but also an issue of greed. When we allow vital medicine to cost nearly $2,000, what does that say about our society? We don't value the lives or health of black folks or anybody else for that matter. Daniela Perez is a junior majoring in journalism and political science.
the extraordinary revenue. At the same time, not everybody who gets canceled ever really fades from the spotlight. In most cases, people are symbolically canceled rather than literally canceled. The canceling Kanye described regarding his support of Trump came from people who objected to his opinion, but he hasn't truly been canceled, as evidenced by the fact that he continues to release music that debuts high on the Billboard charts. Logan Paul, despite his January 2018 blunder of making light of suicide, still makes YouTube videos and boasts 19 million subscribers. So what are the implications of cancel culture? Is it dangerous or is it just increased awareness of what is good and what is not? Most would agree that canceling rapists like Bill Cosby and pedophiles like R.
Kelly, to name a few, is totally acceptable. I do too. The same extends to people who have said outright racist or bigoted things. However, cancel culture is a dangerous game. Definitions of what is and isn't offensive are highly objective, and there's no universal definition that can set the rules. If the trend of artists being canceled over their personal opinions grows, it will be a dire threat to free expression and make the arts dull. Celebrities will have to walk on eggshells to avoid harming their careers. Comedy would be hit the hardest because pushing the envelope is often crucial for good and meaningful material. So maybe it's time to cancel cancel culture. Jonathan Buckley is a freshman majoring in political science.
With its newest location only a short walk from Mahoney-Pearson, it is no surprise that UM students have fallen in love with Pura Vida. In love might even be an understatement, with 49 percent of our Twitter voters and 52 percent of Instagram voters calling it the best healthy food option, beating out Rice Mediterranean Kitchen and Diced. The menu can get a bit pricey, with meals ranging from $10.95 to $16.95, but with just one bite, you can tell you're paying for fresh ingredients and ample nutrients, two things missing from most of our diets. Whether you're in the mood for a salad, wrap, smoothie, or juice, Pura Vida has you covered. And with the Coral Gables' location offering a value meal using Cane Card swipes, there really is something for every pallet and budget.
What's the most "Miami" part of campus? Definitely the UC Pool, aka the perfect place to do absolutely nothing except work on your tan. There's no need to worry about finals while you're basking on the pool deck— this is one of the rare parts of campus that's all about relaxation. And when the Miami sun gets too hot, you can take a dip in the refreshing pool, cooling down as the water washes away your worries. We all deserve a break, so next time you have a few spare hours, take full advantage of your free time and enjoy UM's most relaxing amenity. Just don't forget your sunscreen. Hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
UM's campus is filled with Instagram-worthy scenery, but Lake Osceola is one of the most picture-perfect views in all of Coral Gables. With fountains, palm trees and an incredible view of the student center, the lake is always the perfect place to stop and snap a photo. Stand on Fate Bridge to watch the sunset and capture your next profile picture as the sky becomes a watercolor canvas. Or, pose on the steps in front of the SSC and wait for a real-life ibis to wander into frame. Your options are endless, with scenery that matches any moment and possibilities that are only limited by your imagination. These are the photos that will decorate your dorm for years to come. These are the memories that will last a lifetime.
Fruity drinks, f lashing lights and a pounding 808 beat. Where are you? Probably LIV, Miami Beach's hottest nightclub. At least that's what 37 percent of the people who voted in our Twitter poll called it when they crowed LIV the best club in Miami. Located in the famous Fountainbleu Hotel, LIV is the perfect place for a wild night— it's loud and crazy and tons of fun. With 18,000 square feet of lounge and dance f loor space, there's plenty of room for your whole crew to party until the sun comes up. So put on your coolest outfit and head towards South Beach for a taste of the night life that made Miami famous. It won't be a cheap outing, but it's guaranteed to be a fun one. Address: 4441 Collins Ave Miami, FL 33140 Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 p.m.-5 a.m.
The Monkey Jungle. Taco Tuesday. El Patio Wynwood. The Venetian Pool. Trust me, we've weighed our options, and the Miami Hurricane staff has decided that the Frost Science Museum is the best place for you and your special someone to spend a romantic night. Now approaching its two-year anniversary of opening, this 250,000-square-foot facility combines a planetarium and aquarium, along with unforgettable interactive experiences and anything else you can imagine, all while still being situated in the middle of Miami's beautiful skyline. Though a bit on the pricey side for a college student's budget, the Frost Science Museum is sure to wow your date. And, who knows, you may even learn something. Address: 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 Hours: Everyday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
BRUNCH SPOT: GREENFOLD CAFE Conveniently nestled within all the buzz of Coconut Grove, a 79 percent of our Twitter voters and 69 percent of our Instagram voters agree that Greenstreet Cafe is Coral Gables' best place for brunch. With reasonably priced breakfast staples ranging from f luffy French toast and pancakes to nutritious omelets, Greenstreet has something for everybody. A wide selection of beers, cocktails, and other alcoholic drinks are the cherry on top of this already delicious sundae. The wait here can sometimes be long, especially on weekends, but exploring all of the surrounding shops is a perfect way to kill time. Address: 3468 Main Hwy, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 Hours: Sunday-Tuesday 7:30 a.m.-12:20 a.m., Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-2 a.m.
Josh Halper // Staff Photographer PITCHER PERFECT: Brian Van Belle fires a fastball against the UMBC Retrievers March 3 at Mark Light Field. Van Belle gave up one run and struck out nine in five innings in Miami's 20-1 win.
Van Belle in Miami's weekend rotation. When Van Belle heard the news, he was stunned. "When I found out I was the Sunday starter, I was ecstatic," Van Belle said. "I called my parents up right away, and I just knew this was an opportunity given to me, and nothing is set in stone." Van Belle owns a 5-2 record and leads the Hurricanes' starting rotation with a 3.28 ERA. He has struck out 53 batters through his first nine starts, helping Miami rank as the second-best pitching staff in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Van Belle continues to thrive in the rotation for Miami and uses one major lesson he learned at Broward College: get better today. "Every time we would ask Brian how he was doing, he would say, 'Just trying to get better,' and he still has that attitude," Bizier said. Van Belle aims to improve with every outing, every out and every pitch. The Hurricanes look to extend their winning streak to six games when No. 23 Miami hosts Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday at Mark Light Field. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
that's very unique for a freshman and especially that she came in the spring." Achong's attention to detail and hard work has paid dividends throughout her early collegiate career. In just her first semester, Achong has been tabbed Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week twice and ACC Freshman of the Week three times. "She's been able to transition to college tennis so fast," Yaroshuk-Tews said. "Being a spring admit and being able to gel and mix with these kids has really been able to catapult us." The play can be very different in the United States compared to the Netherlands, especially since Achong is a part of a team rather than constantly focusing on her individual play. "I like the environment of a team," Achong said. "You can support each other all the time in matches and training. I think that's the key to a good result in a match." While Achong is a team player, Yaroshuk-Tews still describes her as a "free spirit." Every player on the team wears a visor during practices and games— Achong is the only exception. Instead, she wears a slick, black bandana across her forehead. "I'm used to playing with a bandana," Achong said. "It's a habit. I've always played with a bandana since I was 12 years old." Though the individualistic spirit is there, Achong continues to focus on consistency and listening to her teammates on and off the court. Achong finished the regular season with a 15-8 record in singles action and a 16-4 mark in doubles play. Achong and senior Daniella Roldan form the No. 20-ranked doubles pair in the country. Although Yaroshuk-Tews recognizes Achong's talent, she knows the Dutch phenom still has a lot of work left at UM. "She has that X-Factor," the 18th-year head coach said. "She has a ton of variety in her game, she's able to transition in the court, and her movement is unbelievable. She kind of possesses everything you need in order to be good. With her, it's going to be about putting everything all together." While the future is still undetermined, Achong's father knows that she will be able to piece everything together. "Daeve is very dedicated, eager and focused with hard work to reach her goals," he said.
Courtesy JC Ridley // Miami Athletics DUTCH DYNAMO: Freshman phenom Daevenia Achong celebrates against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish March 15 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
This semester has been rough. I'm super busy with school, work and extracurriculars, and I feel really overwhelmed all of the time. Because of that, I'm having a hard time balancing my responsibilities with my relationships. I've made a lot of new friends this semester, and while I'm super grateful for all of them, I sometimes feel like I'm hanging out with them at the expense of my grades. I hate saying no when to plans because I feel like I'm missing out, but it's hard to enjoy a night out when I'm constantly worried about the work I should be doing instead. What should I do?


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Overwatch is a multiplayer online-only first-person shooter created by Blizzard Entertainment in 2016. Unusually for Blizzard, Overwatch is an all-new franchise that does not share characters and setting with any earlier games. However, some concepts, archetypes and lore elements are based on the enigmatic MMORPG Titan, which was canceled in 2014.
The game is set in a near future world, where Earth had lived through a golden age of technological progress and a deadly robot uprising, which was later called the Omnic Crisis. Omniums, self-aware production facilities, launched the production of hostile combat robots to battle humankind. The Crisis was resolved with the help of Overwatch, a global task force dedicated to restoring peace.
Though heroes of Overwatch succeeded in stopping the rebelling Omnics, years of internal struggle for power and the subsequent destruction of the force's headquarters lead to their disbanding. Without Overwatch, global instability grew rapidly, resulting in corporate conflicts and terror attacks. Combined with rumors of a new Omnic Crisis, this instability prompted many notable ex-heroes to reunite and stand against threats to humanity.
In its essence, Overwatch offers a team-based, fast-paced, and arena-centered gameplay which is both highly accessible and surprisingly deep. Players start by selecting a character out of more than two dozen. Each character fits into a tactical category: Offense, Defense, Tank or Support. Forming a team of six, players fight the opponents while securing control points, transporting payload or capturing the flag.
The game is positioned as character-driven with focus on individual playstyles of characters instead of a strictly class-based system. For example, both Genji and McCree are offensive heroes but their gameplay differs greatly. McCree relies on his six-round revolver, which shoots either accurately or rapidly, and quick evasion rolls that immediately reload his gun, while Genji can run up walls, make double-jumps, deflect bullets and slash enemies with a katana.
While participating in game matches, players earn experience based on their hero's efficiency, teamwork and personal accomplishments. After gaining a level, players get a random loot box which contains cosmetic items like voice lines, character skins, emotes or victory poses. Some of these items can be purchased with in-game credits or real-world currency, others can only be awarded for completing a specific task.
Despite being a new franchise, Overwatch quickly gained an impressive fanbase and received universal acclaim. Both critics and players love the bright and colorful art style, lively and diverse characters, strong multiplayer shooter experience and easy-to-learn, hard-to-master game mechanics.


I discovered Edzio this year when I heard his other song "Edzio feat. Filipek – Wstyd mi, że jestem freestylowcem" few weeks earlier.
This songs is like arc of 3 songs in one . The first and last are mediocre but second part is fantastic. It is about retrospective about relationship. I I like full of pain and sadness hip hop songs.


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The Sylvania G dies, but yields an AWESOME customer service experience.
It's official: something went severely wrong with the Sylvania G netbook I bought in October. The keyboard AND POWER BUTTON will completely "lock up" at random and QUICKLY, yet the computer itself still runs in the background, and the hard drive developed a couple of bad sectors (which I remedied by doing a zero fill–more on that in another post). It's fairly unusable now, and it's still within the warranty period, so I called up Sylvania's support number for help. The company that actually makes these netbooks is called Digital Gadgets, and it is them who I have dealt with. So, how did it go?
I haven't been this happy about a customer service experience EVER.
I explained to the tech that I bought the netbook in October 2008, that I run a computer service shop, and detailed heavily what was wrong and the evidence that I had gathered to make my judgment call that the netbook was screwed up. Apparently the ink used for the serial number sticker is poor, because it had smudged off to the point that it was unreadable, which I made very clear early on in the call. This is about where you would expect me to spew off about the run-around I was given and the stupid hoops I had to jump through to prove to the person that it was indeed screwed up, because 99.9% of service and support agents have almost no authority to help customers and are usually in the business of preventing warranty returns at any cost.
But that didn't happen, not even a tiny little bit. No run-around? Surely I jest, right? WRONG!
The tech support agent, named William Lee, promptly started the process of generating an RMA and took my shipping address to send a totally free return shipping box to. About eight hours later (and after business hours, no less) I had an RMA number in my email inbox, with instructions on what to do when the box arrived. As of this writing, the box hasn't yet appeared, but that's because I only called them a couple of days ago.
It is astonishingly refreshing to be able to deal with someone like William. He did everything exactly right, without a single flaw in his procedure. He LISTENED TO THE CUSTOMER'S PROBLEM, taking the time to ensure he understood exactly what was going on from my perspective. He also BELIEVED THE CUSTOMER'S STORY AND EXHIBITED BELIEF IN THE CUSTOMER'S GOOD FAITH, which is the exact opposite of what most suppot agents do: showing a lack of faith and general distrust of the customer right off the bat. Because he LISTENED and BELIEVED, this brought about the UNDERSTANDING that there was a clear issue covered under the warranty which needed to be resolved quickly as possible. Within a reasonable time frame, he PROVIDED A SPEEDY RESOLUTION TO THE CUSTOMER'S PROBLEM.
Let me explain exactly why I am writing in this fashion. William's example should be followed by all companies, and sadly it is almost nonexistent in the corporate customer service landscape of today. The benefits to the customer (in this case, myself) are fairly obvious: the problem was resolved quickly and the customer's precious time was not wasted to achieve that resolution. But what about the benefits of William's actions to the BUSINESS?
William spent as little time as possible chatting it up on the telephone. This left William free to service other customers, reducing overall load on the customer service department at Digital Gadgets. It also made William a much more valuable asset to the company, because William is able to service more customers than an agent who is given no authority and is required by the company to simply toss customers through hoops.
On the flip side, William did not abbreviate our conversation. He spent the time required to understand my situation, but did not ask me to perform senseless exercises when it was quite clear that the problem was hardware-related and not fixable over the phone.
I was heard but not patronized, AND a SIMPLE solution was presented QUICKLY. This greatly increases my faith in Digital Gadgets as one of their customers, increasing the chances that I will purchase from them in the future AND RECOMMEND THEIR PRODUCTS TO OTHERS AS WELL. Over time and across many customers who are similarly situated, this leads to MORE SALES, which can quickly and easily exceed the cost of a warranty repair on my one individual netbook.
William is doing it right. Other businesses could take a few lessons from how he handled my situation. I can't wait to get my fixed toy back in good working order, and I'm very happy to have bought a computer from a company that treats me like a customer should be treated.


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Q: Problem with understanding the proof of Motzkin in the Proofs from the book Let $X$ be a finite set with $n\ge 3$ elements and let $A_1,...,A_m$ be proper subsets of $X$,
for which any pair of elements in $X$ is in exactly one $A_i,\, 1\le i\le m$. Then $m\ge n.$

Firstly some terminology:
For $x\in X$
$r_x:=$ number of $A_i$ with $x\in A_i$
$\Longrightarrow 2\le r_x < m$, and for $x\notin A_i: r_x\ge |A_i|$
The proof uses a contradiction with first expecting $m<n$.
Then it follows that $n(m-r_x)<m(n-|A_i|)$ for $x\notin A_i$
And then moving on to the following inequality which then shows the contradiciton:
$$1=\sum_{x\in X}\frac{1}{n}=\sum_{x\in X}\sum_{A_i:x\notin A_i}\frac{1}{n(m-r_x)}>\sum_{A_i}\sum_{x:x\notin A_i}\frac{1}{m(n-|A_i|)}=\sum_{A_i}\frac{1}{m}=1$$
I really cant wrap my head around the middle inequality.. can someone maybe explain why it holds?

A: The inequality
$$\sum_{x\in X}\sum_{A_i:x\notin A_i}\frac{1}{n(m-r_x)}>\sum_{A_i}\sum_{x:x\notin A_i}\frac{1}{m(n-|A_i|)}$$
is obtained by reversing the order of summation and using the fact that $n(m-r_x)<m(n-|A_i|)$ when $x\notin A_i$. Specifically, on each side of the inequality we're taking a sum over all pairs $\langle x,A_i\rangle$ such that $x\in X\setminus A_i$.

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*On the lefthand side we fix $x\in X$ and sum one term $\frac1{n(m-r_x)}$ for each $A_i$ that does not contain $x$.

*On the righthand side we fix $A_i$ and sum one term $\frac1{m(n-|A_i|)}$ for each $x\in X\setminus A_i$.

Each $\langle x,A_i\rangle$ with $x\in X\setminus A_i$ yields a term $\frac1{n(m-r_x)}$ on the left and a term $\frac1{m(n-|A_i|)}$ on the right, and since $n(m-r_x)<m(n-|A_i|)$ for this $x$ and $A_i$, we have
$$\frac1{n(m-r_x)}>\frac1{m(n-|A_i|)}\,.$$
That's the case for every pair $\langle x,A_i\rangle$ with $x\in X\setminus A_i$, so each term on the left is larger than the matching term on the right, and the lefthand sum is therefore larger than the righthand sum.


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Less Than Jake Repress Popular 90s Records on Vinyl
February 8, 2016 February 8, 2016 Jacob Wake Up! News
Gainesville ska/punk band Less Than Jake has announced they will repress two of their most popular records on vinyl. Their 1996 release "Losing Streak" had its first vinyl pressing in 1998 but, according to the band, has been out of print for over a decade. 1997 fan favorite "Hello Rockview" went to vinyl the same year. Both have been fairly hard to get a hold of for collectors that didn't grab them on the first pressing.
Both records will be released in a variety of colors, though many color varieties are but they're already sold out, even though they only went on sale a few hours ago. They're both priced for pre-order at a very reasonable price of $16 each. Buyers should note that they won't ship until May. "Hello Rockview" ships with a comic book as the original CD did. The band is advertising the comic as "Full Size," does that mean it's a 12-inch square comic!?
You can purchase this vinyl score directly from Less Than Jake via Limited Run.
They're already sold out. Less than 8 hours after the email went out, before we could even click publish, these records have been sold out. Sorry, folks. They only pressed 1,000 of each record (or 1,000 total) so it really wasn't going to take long. Both individual product pages have links where you can sign up to get notified if more copies become available: Losing Streak and Hello Rockview.
For those keeping track, this year will mark the 20-year anniversary of "Losing Streak." In honor of the occasion, the band is doing two-night runs in a handful of cities playing full albums each night, "Losing Streak" and "Hello Rockview." The closest they get to town is New York on March 9 and 10 and both dates are already sold out.
The band last passed through Boston in January 2015 so they're about due for another visit.
"Automatic" – House of Blues, 1/29/15
Track 1 off of "Losing Streak."
"History Of A Boring Town" – House of Blues, 1/29/15
Track 7 off of "Hello Rockview" and one of my personal favorites.
The New Limits Cover Darkbuster and The Specials Live
Welcome To Title Town: Two-Day Ska Festival April 15-16


To high temperatures - with us!
Kalugin JSC works in a very narrow field – it specializes in designing and installation of hot stoves for blast furnaces. Ms. Marina Kalugina, General Director of KALUGIN JSC, talks about milestones in the company's activities, about interesting projects which have been implemented this year.
Which results have been achieved by the company in 2015?
For KALUGIN JSC the year 2015 was successful mainly because we managed to start a number of new projects in Russia. We signed a contract with Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) for designing and construction of one Kalugin Shaftless Stove for Blast Furnace No.7. Despite the fact that the Works has already a positive experience in KSS operation at Blast Furnace No.1, signing of the new contract was preceded by long-time discussions. The customer was very careful in selecting a technology and analyzed all technical possibilities and stove parameters offered by the world leading manufacturers of this equipment. And yet again MMK decided in favour of our company's technology. We look forward to a long-term cooperation given the fact that the Works is implementing a modernization program for the existing stoves.
To what extent can installation of one KSS increase efficiency of blast furnace operation?
It is obvious that furnace operation parameters significantly increase only after modernization of the entire stove unit which usually includes three or four stoves. In this case efficiency of blast furnace operation significantly increases due to а substantial increase in the blast temperature, which provides reduction in consumption of expensive coke. Eventually, the furnace production rate goes up and the iron production cost goes down. Moreover, you shouldn't disregard a remarkable environmental effect – when our technology is used, CO2 emissions into the atmosphere are hundreds of times less against conventional stove designs.
Will you develop a somehow special project for MMK?
Despite the fact that our widely approved and well reputable engineering design will be used for this project, it will have both unique features and novelties. For example, a new control system will be applied in the stove for MMK to provide better control of the production process. After construction of new KSS the system will allow us to integrate the entire stove unit in the common control circuit, provide efficiency and controllability of the blast furnace plant as a whole.
What other projects is your company planning to implement at the Russian market in the near future?
We continue our cooperation with Severstal. We have fulfilled design engineering of the fourth and last stove at 'Severyanka' Blast Furnace No.5 which is the biggest blast furnace in Russia and we will perform supervision over its construction. In addition, in 2016 we are planning to start construction of a new stove unit for Blast Furnace No.6 of Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works.
Over the last years KALUGIN JSC has implemented a number of innovative projects in the area of waste heat recovery systems.
So far we have gained a wide experience in designing and implementation of waste heat recovery systems (WHRS) – plate heat exchangers, heat pipe pre-heaters and tube heat exchangers. We can say that WHRS installation, especially in blast-furnace production, is a very popular and efficient option enabling to reduce gas consumption for blast heating. The use of the systems makes it possible to significantly decrease the production cost of each iron output. Almost in every implemented project we manage to introduce the most advanced technical solutions for some of which we have already received author's certificates.
We have a wide experience in installing WHRS at foreign iron and steel works. Next year we will perform some works for Severstal in Cherepovets, we will replace the heat exchangers constructed by us in 2005 with new ones. It is important to note that the heat exchangers constructed by us have been in operation without failures and twice exceeded the guaranteed period of commercial operation. It is certainly a technological achievement for us.
How are your foreign projects being executed?
In India we are finishing construction of one KSS unit in Toranagallu as per contract with JSW Steel Limited. We are also finishing construction of stove units in Brazil and China. This year we have signed our first contract for KSS designing and construction with a European company. Considering very tough requirements for reliability and environmental compatibility of metallurgical equipment, the fact that we have started working at the European market is our solid achievement.
How does your company keep up to such a high level of equipment innovation and competitiveness?
The company has a team of high-ranked engineers who perform research and development and continuously improve technology. We succeeded in development of a unique method of heat engineering calculations which is used for designing of hot stoves and WHRS. Today no company in the world has similar calculation methods. Besides, over the last years we have significantly reduced metal consumption for our products, introduced new refractory materials designed for higher temperature and heat resistance, up-to-date valve equipment and automation control systems. This approach allows us to create stoves overcoming all the existing equivalents in the world by technical parameters.
KALUGIN Company sums up the results of the year 2018.
New Year is rushing to us!


An interactive podcasting workshop-on-foot to the summits of three adjoining boroughs led by podcasters Andrew Stuck & journalist Rick Pearson.
Learn interview techniques, editorial production and graduate as a roving National Park City reporter, applying your newly acquired skills to interviews during the week, to contribute to an end of week podcast.
Bring a smartphone or digital sound / voice recorder. Booking essential – we need committed participants, those who can put aside 2-3 hours during National Park City Week to undertake interviews as material for an end-of-week podcast.
As a parody on the Three Peaks Challenge, we are offering a led walkshop (workshop-on-foot) to the summits of three adjoining boroughs, in the company of Rick Pearson, journalist and podcaster, who has been ascending the highest points in each borough, in the company of local heroes, whom he has interviewed on his ascents.
Not only will you follow an intriguing route to the highest points in each of three boroughs, following the greenest routes to the summits: Merton (55m) – Wandsworth (60m) – Richmond (56m). This route would include a visit to a common, a heath and a royal park – an ascent of a staggering 171 metres. You also get the opportunity of 'skilling up' in podcasting – the fastest-growing new media.
As a newly qualified roving reporter you will be encouraged to undertake interviews of your own local heroes to reveal people's stories about the National Park City and what London green spaces and natural environment mean to them. These interviews will be included in a final overall podcast for National Park City Week.
Rick Pearson has been producing the London's Peaks podcasts for a couple of years, and has to date climbed to the highest point in 23 boroughs. Along the way he has interviewed what he calls 'interesting local heroes' who have an affinity to the borough, the summit of which they climb together. Daniel Ravens-Ellison, the National Park City campaigner has been one of his interviewees. Rick is a journalist by day, podcaster by night and London's Peaks 'mountaineer' at the weekends.To listen to Rick's podcasts, click on the image, to read more about his endeavours, follow this link to a Guardian blog entry.
Andrew Stuck has been interviewing people from the world of walking, artists, activists, professionals and those of us who have a passion for taking a walk. This year his Talking Walking podcast celebrates its tenth anniversary, marked by its 100th episode, making Andrew one of the 'old guard' of podcasting. To listen to Andrew's podcasts, click on the image.
This is a free event – but capacity is limited. Once you have booked, we will send you a short questionnaire to ascertain what equipment you have and how much time you can commit as a reporter.
This entry was posted in National Park City Week 2018 on July 22, 2018 by admin_MoW.


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