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13 Aug 18. Oxley will be displaying a full range of LED lighting and electronic components for military vehicles and shelters at the prestigious DVD event on the 19th & 20th September at Millbrook. The team will be showcasing the range on Stand C4-600. The Oxley Searchlight is a high intensity LED unit fitted with handles and a clamping system to allow 360 degree rotation. The light can be mounted on a tripod and is suitable for vehicle use, alternatively tripod feet allow for deployment off the vehicle. This is a lightweight solution at just 2.2kg (tripod additional 3.5kg), the light offers a peak Intensity of 325,000cd with a power consumption of just 115W at supply voltage of 18-32.2V DC. Qualified IAW MIL-STD- 810F and RCTA DO-160F, the light is specifically designed for harsh environments with excellent resistance to shock and vibration and has an MTBF in excess of 50,000 hours.
The Oxley Compact LED Searchlight is designed as a fit and forget solution, specifically created for vehicle mounted requirements. The light provides an adjustable tilt angle and is available with a range of light distribution and beam intensity options, all designed to meet tough military standards. The light has high build standards which provide excellent resistance to shock and vibration and deliver a high reliability option for military users who require assurance of performance.
This is a lightweight option at just 1.4kg and the light offers a peak intensity of 152,000cd (/01 Spot Variant), along with all the benefits of LED technology including low power consumption of just 55W and a long life of 30,000 hours MTBF
Oxley has developed a range of low profile LED lights to satisfy a variety of requirements for robust, reliable and high performance lighting systems. The DC Combi light is ideal for new build and retro-fit projects. Unique in its design, it delivers white light plus an integrated blackout mode in a choice of colours.
In areas with limited space, the low profile design increases the available headroom. LED technology makes this a fit and forget solution, reducing overall costs through extended working life – on average 5x (typically 50,000 hours) including replacement, maintenance, disposal and labour costs. The requirement for surplus space to store replacement and used bulbs is eliminated, whilst the absence of mercury satisfies the environmental issue, providing a non-hazardous solution. The DC Combi light was originally designed for military vehicles and is also suitable for military field shelters, temporary work space lighting and naval/marine area lighting.
27 Aug 18. Global Military Land Vehicle Electronics (Vetronics) Market 2018-2028 – ResearchAndMarkets.com. The "The Global Military Land Vehicle Electronics (Vetronics) Market 2018-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Military Land Vehicle Electronics (Vetronics) Market 2018-2028 report offers a detailed analysis of the industry, with market size forecasts covering the next ten years. This report will also analyze factors that influence demand for vetronics, key market trends, and challenges faced by industry participants. The increasing complexities in modern day war techniques have resulted in a heightened requirement for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities, which has resulted in several key defense spenders to invest heavily in the research and development of ISR systems, such as thermal sights, infrared vision systems, and laser target designators. The rising demand for new sighting devices as well as infrared cameras and thermal imaging systems is therefore contributing significantly to the growth of the global military vetronics systems market.
The Global Military Land Vehicle Electronics (Vetronics) Market, valued at US$2.3bn in 2018, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.78% over the 2018-2028 period, to reach US$3.4bn by 2028.
The market consists of three categories: ISR Systems, Vehicle Protection Systems and C4 Systems. The market is expected to be dominated by the ISR Systems segment, which is expected to account for 52.6% of the market, followed by vehicle protection systems and C4 Systems with shares of 26.4% and 21.1%, respectively.
The North America region is forecasted to dominate the sector with a share of 29.9%, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific with shares of 28.74% and 19%, respectively
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20 Aug 18. US Army Wants 70 Self-Driving Supply Trucks By 2020. The Army is ready for unmanned vehicles but not yet for a completely unmanned convoy. The 2020 iteration is called Expedient Leader-Follower because the Army still wants a human soldier driving the lead vehicle, with up to nine autonomous trucks following in its trail. But Oshkosh and Robotic Research told me they could take the humans out altogether, if the Army wanted. If you find self-driving cars impressive today, think about Army trucks that can drive themselves off-road, in a war zone, less than three years from now. For all the Army's embrace of high technology, the service still wants the lead vehicle in the convoy to have a human driver, at least at first. But the unmanned trucks that follow behind will need to stick to the trail without relying on street signs, lane markings, pavement, or GPS. They might not even have a clear line of sight to the vehicle ahead of them, which may turn a corner in a city or disappear into a cloud of dust driving cross-country. En route, they have to avoid not only pedestrians, animals, and vehicles, like civilian self-driving cars, but also rubble, rocks, trees, and shell holes. And they have to avoid solid obstacles without stopping every time they see tall grass, a low-hanging branch, or a dust cloud in their path — the kind of common-sense distinction that's easy for humans but very hard for computer vision.
But the Army is confident it can be done. Army Secretary Mark Esper has publicly enthused about the technology after riding in a prototype, saying it could both free up manpower for the front line — most troops work on logistics and maintenance, not in combat units — and save lives from roadside bombs and ambushes — to which supply convoysare particularly vulnerable.
After years of tinkering, the Army has accelerated its Automated Ground Resupply (AGR) program by spinning off something called the Expedient Leader-Follower demonstration. Contractors are currently installing Robotic Research LLC's computer brains and sensors on 10 Oshkosh M1075 PLS (Palletized Loader System) trucks that'll be used for safety certification tests in 2019. They'll convert 60 more to self-driving vehicles in time to equip two Army transportation companies in 2020. While the two units' main job will be to demonstrate the technology works in field conditions, "if they get called to deploy, they will deploy with the vehicles," said Alberto Lacaze, president of Robotic Research, in an interview with me yesterday. "That could happen fairly quickly."
Exactly when the large-scale demo starts in 2020 is still a moving target, based mainly on how 2019's safety testing goes, said Pat Williams, VP for Army and Marine Corps programs at Oshkosh Defense. It's the Army's call on whether to compress the timeline, he told me, but "there's interest in pulling that left where possible."
The Limits of Leader-Follower
Leader-Follower is still a limited form of autonomy — but those limits are more about Army tactics and culture than the technology itself.
The Army is ready for unmanned vehicles but not yet for a completely unmanned convoy, which is slated for a later phase of the Automated Ground Resupply program, albeit perhaps as early as 2022. The 2020 iteration is called Expedient Leader-Follower because the Army still wants a human soldier driving the lead vehicle, with up to nine autonomous trucks following in its trail. The self-driving trucks may still have soldiers in them, able to switch to human control if necessary or, alternatively, to let the truck handle the driving while they watch for ambushes and shoot back at attackers. That's all part of the operational concepts the Army wants to work out in the 2020 demonstration.
But Oshkosh and Robotic Research told me they could take the humans out much sooner, if the Army asked, and have the truck drive itself along a route that a soldier chose without any soldiers actually having to be present. (I didn't talk to the other two Leader-Follower contractors because they're less directly involved with the autonomy system: Lockheed Martin, which does integration work, and ECS, which builds the interface for human operators). The hard part isn't getting a computer to trace a route on a map — even your smartphone can do that — but getting it to move through physical space without hitting anything. That difficulty of that challenge is why Tesla and Uber self-driving vehicles have ending up killing three people (which is still a lot better than human drivers).
"The technology does exist, but we're not there yet with acceptance," said Chuck Bunton, Oshkosh's program manager for autonomous vehicles. "This is a phased approach."
"This is a big milestone for the Army," said Robotic Research's Lacaze, both for combat troops and for the acquisition community. In next year's safety certification tests, he told me, "this is the first time, to our knowledge at least, that ATEC (Army Test & Evaluation Command) is going to have to give a rating for a vehicle that is basically an SAE Level 5 (on a scale of 0-5), a fully autonomous vehicle without anybody in the cab."
That said, Lacaze went on, Robotic Research and General Dynamics together fielded a self-driving vehicle that could lead convoys without a human aboard way back in 2008. (This was a Special Operations program in urgent wartime circumstances, able to bypass the usual testing process). While he's not allowed to give details, Lacaze told me that "we deployed vehicles in Afghanistan for road clearing, fully autonomous… To our knowledge, that's the first time that fully autonomous vehicles have been deployed in theater."
Now, a route-clearance mission — finding and removing roadside bombs and other Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) so other vehicles can pass safely– is very different from a supply convoy. In some ways, it's actually easier: You're on a road, to start with, and you're usually moving extremely slowly as you search for ad hoc mines. In other ways, it's much harder, since screwing up means blowing up.
Despite the differences, Lacaze said the road-clearing mission pioneered key technology and learned useful lessons that carry over to Automated Ground Resupply. Plus, of course, computers in general and robotics in particular have improved immensely in the last 10 years. Robotic Research could "absolutely" build a completely unmanned convoy-leader vehicle, if only as a backup in case the human leader gets killed, he said, but the Army isn't asking for that until a later stage of the AGR program: "There's a lot of technology that we have to do that, but that's not the program we currently have."
With the technology already being installed on the Leader-Follower vehicles, however, there is a workaround to having a human in the convoy, Lacaze admitted when I pressed him. You'd still need a human to drive a leader vehicle down the route the first time, so the computer and sensors could figure out landmarks along the way, he said. But once the trail was digitally blazed, unmanned follower vehicles could drive themselves down it whenever. That might be minutes after the human led the way, or hours, or days, or "we could have one of those vehicles follow a leader from last month," he said. "And we have demonstrated that on previous programs."
How is this possible? Because of the ingenious way Robotic Research combines data from a wide array of sources to landmark a route.
Blazing the Trail
Civilian navigation nowadays relies on GPS. The military can't, because both hostile terrain — like a narrow canyon in Afghanistan — and human enemies — using a Russian-made jammer — can block the GPS signal. There's such a thing as an Inertial Navigation System (INS) that uses gyroscopes, accelerometers, and a lot of math to figure out where you're going based purely on heading and velocity, but that kind of dead reckoning loses accuracy the further you go. So military robots need to check their location against landmarks, just like humans do, only without the benefit of hundreds of millions of years of evolution.
Rather than rely on any on technique, Robotic Research uses a belt-and-suspenders approach — although it's really more like someone wearing multiple belts, several sets of suspenders, and some duct tape over those beltless trousers that are supposed to stay up by themselves in the first place. (The company did much of its earlier work on systems to help human troops navigate underground). If the enemy jams, decoys, or physically destroys one sensor, there're several others that still work.
Sure, GPS is great if you can get the signal, so the system accepts that as one input among many, when it's available. It uses INS to keep going between one landmark and the next. But the crucial part is how the system uses a combination of cameras, radars, and lasers (LADAR) to pick those landmarks.
The Leader-Follower vehicles don't navigate the way humans do — "turn left at the 7-11 and then go, like, a couple blocks, past a big red house…." — because robots see the world much more precisely, with much less tolerance for ambiguity. A landmark for this system can be almost any solid, stationary, and distinctive object: a tree, a telephone pole, a rock, a section of curb, even a pothole. As the human drives the lead vehicle down the route, its autonomy system detects potential landmarks along the way, checks their location with multiple sensors, and then transmits the data to the followers.
Then, as each follower approaches the landmark in turn, it uses its sensors to detect it and confirm its own position, adjusting its Inertial Navigation System as needed. If the lead vehicle passed 1.9 meters to the left of a particular telephone pole, but the follower finds it's passing 1.8 meters away, it knows it's drifted 10 centimeters to the right and corrects its course accordingly.
What if the landmark isn't there at all? Perhaps someone knocked it down after the leader passed by, for example, or the leader vehicle mistakenly tagged something that could move away. Well, then the follower software is smart enough to, in effect, give an algorithmic shrug and move on, following its INS until it can check itself against the next landmark.
Since the INS doesn't actually drift that much — its average error after going 100 meters is just ten centimeters — the system can get by with relatively few landmarks. "If we had one of those features every mile, we would correcting sufficiently to drive in most areas," he said. (He didn't specify, but presumably the areas where you'd need to correct yourself most often to avoid hitting something, like cities or forests, are the ones with the most landmarks). It's a bit like walking around your house at night with the lights off, he said: You can probably get by on dead reckoning most of the time, occasionally touching the wall to verify your position.
A Place for Humans?
This combination of landmarks and dead reckoning is what allows the unmanned follower to go down a trail a month after a human-driven leader vehicle marked it. Unlike in some earlier experiments, the unmanned follower doesn't actually have to watch the manned lead vehicle go down the road ahead of it. It just has to see the same landmarks the leader saw at some previous point. It doesn't have to see all of the landmarks either, just enough to keep correcting its inertial navigation system.
That the system could function without humans anywhere around, however, doesn't mean that humans aren't useful, Lacaze made clear. For the foreseeable future, humans will still be better at subtleties like whether an overhanging tree branch is safe to brush past or needs to be avoided because it's strong enough to crack the windshield. They're also better at picking up subtle signs of a roadside bomb or lurking ambushers, such as loose trash along the road, grass trodden down by passing enemies, or earth disturbed by recent digging.
What's more, having survived the dinosaurs, giant killer birds, and saber-toothed tigers, mammalian brains are still better than computers at reacting to danger with either fight or flight. While the Army is also pursuing armed robotic vehicles, they will, initially at least, be remote-controlled by human operators, especially when they open fire, rather than self-driving like the unarmed Leader-Follower trucks.
Even if the robots get as good as humans eventually, they'll still be good in a different way, simply because brain cells and microchips don't work the same. On the battlefields of the 21st century, robots will complement human soldiers, not replace them altogether — but getting humans out of vulnerable supply trucks could save a lot of lives.
(Source: glstrade.com/Breaking Defense.com)
06 Aug 18. Stealthier Tanks Are On The Way. Several tech trends will make tomorrow's tanks harder to spot — and that may have strategic implications. Truly game-changing technology does not develop in isolation. It results from the convergence of multiple trends and usually the combination of multiple technologies. For example, today's social-media platforms did not arise from internet connectivity alone. Rather, they evolved iteratively over multiple generations of technological development, incorporating the miniaturization of digital cameras, the increase in portable computing power of smartphones, and advances in cellular connectivity. In that context, a cluster of technological trends may be converging to produce a potentially transformative battlefield capability: "stealth tanks." This concept is not new and there is no certainty that these new technological developments will fully scale or prove operationally effective. But as these technologies develop they hint at possibilities that warrant serious discussion about their potential application to armored vehicles, as well as their operational and politico-strategic implications.
By "stealth," we do not mean invisibility. Rather, it is a collection of technologies designed to reduce an object's observable signature, thereby making detection more difficult. Even if temporary or incomplete, stealth provides a significant tactical advantage. Aircraft achieve stealth through a decreased radar cross section which incredibly complicates detection.
For a tank to be "stealthy," its key observable qualities must be masked or concealed. Specifically, tanks are loud and emit substantial heat. Therefore, constructing a "stealth tank" would necessitate the reduction of these signatures, resulting in a quieter tank with a low infrared, or IR, signature.
Of the two, heat is the greatest concern, as most targeting systems use IR. Recent research on ion-soaked graphene sheets provides an exciting possibility. This thin and simple material can shield an object's thermal signature and even match the surrounding temperature if actively manipulated. Applied to the surface of a tank, graphene sheets could eliminate or significantly reduce a tank's IR signature.
If this concept effectively scales up, of which there is no certainty, it may be simpler and more cost-effective to implement than current options for IR camouflage. IR sensors are ubiquitous among modern militaries and many antitank missiles like the American FGM-148 Javelin are IR-guided. Masking a tank's IRsignature would therefore make it difficult to both detect and target them with precision munitions.
Advancements in electric vehicles may also contribute to stealth by reducing noise and heat. Currently, a team of defense contractors, including SAIC and Lockheed Martin, is working to construct the first U.S. electric tank prototype; two demonstration vehicles are expected to be built by 2022. Moreover, the U.S. has expressed interest in military vehicles which generate their own electricity.
While battery weight is a problem for electric vehicles—especially for energy-intensive tanks that would require substantial battery power—the U.S. could consider a "series hybrid" approach like the original Chevrolet Volt or a "parallel hybrid" approach like diesel submarines. This would require a careful balancing requirements against battery weight and simplicity.
Passive stealth is fine, until you need to fire a round and thereby reveal your position. But even here, there are several options for retaining the advantage of stealth. (Of course, "jockeying" and defensive maneuvering to avoid detection and counter fire is, and will remain, a fundamental skill for tank drivers.)In the medium term, advanced networks and sensors, combined with emerging robotics, could create a "gun buggy" model similar to preliminary F-35 operational concepts. In this case, "stealth tanks" would refrain from firing themselves and instead direct remote autonomous platforms to deliver ordinance. These platforms would serve as organic mobile artillery and indirect fire support in a network-centric approach to warfare, allowing the coordinating tank to remain undetected.
In the longer term, there is the possibility of stealthier weapons. Miniaturization and tactical application of early-stage advanced weapons, like directed energy or rail guns, have great potential if they develop sufficiently and overcome their current limitations, such as energy requirements. Directed energy would be truly stealthy in that it bears no visual or audible profile, but it is unlikely to be as destructive as rail guns. An ideal model might involve using both in a co-axial arrangement.
If these technologies are brought together to enable comprehensive stealth for military ground vehicles, the key benefit would be survivability. By evading detection, "stealth tanks" would be much less vulnerable and therefore could gain greater flexibility on the battlefield, opening opportunities for greater operational unpredictability.
This concept of "stealth tanks" bears significant politico-strategic implications. Greater survivability reduces political risks and could result in lighter and faster designs that might allow easier deployment, enabling more regular application of that capability. If stealth technology enabled the development of more survivable lighter and faster tanks, they could add firepower to Strykerbrigades, be employed in a wider range of operational tasks, and even contribute to special operations and hybrid conflicts.
Despite the apparent advantages, there are limitations to the implementation of this technology. Significant electrical power is central to enabling most of the technology needed for stealth, but the weight and efficiency of batteries will be a limiting factor. That said, increasing adoption of commercial electric vehicles will likely accelerate developments in this area, and reducing the fuel requirements of the current armored fleet would have significant strategic and operational implications in and of itself.
All of aspects of this concept would need thorough testing to explore the opportunities, risks, and limitations of stealthy ground vehicles. However, the convergence of individually interesting, though not obviously significant, technological advancements has the potential to revolutionize one of the most critical facets of land warfare. Comprehensive stealth would have wide-ranging implications for future operating concepts and strategic decision-making. Although decades will pass before anyone truly understands these implications, it is imperative to begin conceptualizing a reality where "stealth tanks" stalk the future battlefield. (Source: Defense News Early Bird/Defense One)
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Oxley specialises in the design and manufacture of advanced electronic and electro-optic components and systems for air, land and sea applications within the military sector. Established in 1942, Oxley has manufacturing facilities in the UK and USA and enjoys representation worldwide. The company's products include night vision and LED lighting, data capture systems and electronic components. Oxley has pioneered the development of night vision compatible lighting. It offers a total package incorporating optical filters, equipment modification, cockpit and external lighting along with fleet wide upgrade services including engineering, installation, support, maintenance and training. The company's long experience of manufacturing night vision lighting and LED indicators, coupled with advances in LED technology, has enabled it to develop LED solutions to replace incandescent and fluorescent lighting in existing applications as well as becoming the lighting option of choice in new applications such as portable military hospitals, UAV control stations and communication shelters.


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Far more gold discoveries became made when a prospector by the name of William. W. Smith had came upon gold in 1931. He immediately had decide to sell this operation which was purchase by the Hard Rock Syndicate.
It wasn't till 1934, when the newly incorporated Hard Rock Gold Mines, Limited was formed to take over this property. Even explorations started to transform this claim when a total of 10,109 feet of diamond drilling was done. After further outlining this deposit it was also noted that very rich gold was found within the quartz veins, and wall rock. The Hardrock Gold Mine was also considered to have comprised of 15 claims, totalling 810 acres in Ashmore Township, within the Little Long lac Area of Thunder Bay District. With the gold deposits outlined the company had now commence the sinking phase of a three compartment, vertical shaft. Almost all of this development had started on September, and was being establish on Claim T.B9985. At the time this shaft was also reaching a depth of 140 feet by the end of 1934, and sinking still had continued to take place.
As the mine started to become even more developed it was also stated that far more land striping had occurred. Much of this became started because the company had commence development phase of the needed structures. All structural development during 1934, had consisted of a power house, boiler house, blacksmith shop, warehouse, bunk house, cook house, powder house, and managers residence. There was also a plant which became developed, and had contained a 100 H.P Boiler, a 9 by 8 inch Ingersoll Rand double drum hoist, a 530 cubic foot Ingersoll Rand Diesel Compressor, and a 300 cubic foot Ingersoll Rand semi diesel portable compressor.
Mining operations at the Hardrock Gold Mine had continued to further expand the three compartment vertical shaft. It was by the end of this year when company officials had officially reach a depth of 463 feet, and sinking was in progress with an objective 475 feet. As the mine continued to expand it was opened up by two levels, which became constructed on the mines 200. and 325 foot sections. By this time it was also reported that the 200 foot level became extended by 1,109 feet of drifting, and 494 feet of crosscutting. Another level at 325 feet was also opened up by 959 feet of drifting, and 474 feet of crosscutting. As mining operations continued to expand the company had also commence more diamond drilling phase when 1,342 feet of surface, and 3,020 feet of underground drilling was done. Even some more structures became added within this time period and had include an assay offices, and a director lodge. Further construction also continued when a roadway was officially connected from the mine site to Geraldon, Ontario, Canada.
Much of the whole entire mine site was situated on a total of four claims that became registered as T.B-9181, 9,992, 14484, and 14486. The main shaft was also considered to have been developed on the south-west corner of T.B-9985, and was located near the shore-line of Kenogamisis Lake. Almost all development within this time period had additionally sunk the shaft to another 20 feet as it was now reaching a depth of 474 feet. Some expansions had also continued when a new level was cut, and stationed on the mines 450 foot section. Far more development continued to escalate when the company started developing a two compartment internal winze shaft on the newly construct level. At this time it was also stated that the internal winze shaft was collared from the 450 foot level to the 591 foot level. There was also a new level which soon became cut, and stationed on the mines 575 foot level.
Underground development within this time period had opened up the ore-body for a distance of 420 feet on the 200 foot level. There was also 650 feet of strike length reported on the mines 325 foot level. which also average $7.00 in gold for over a good mining width. Development on the 450 foot level was considered to have discovered four ore-shoots, which had a total length of 620 feet, averaging $9.30 per a tonne over a width of 6.5 feet. Another level at 575 feet was also driven in order to prove the downward continuation of the ore-body.
Another shaft known as the No. 2 shaft was rather being engineer on claim T.B-9991, and was being developed on August, 1936. This whole entire shaft operation was located at a distance of 150 feet north of the road, and 1,000 feet east of the west boundary line. Some more addition also became added to the plant that included locomotive type, return Tubular, 80 H.P Boiler, an Ingersoll Rand 8 by 6 inch, single drum hoist, and an Ingersoll Rand 813 cubic foot compressor, which was driven by a 180 H.P Fairbanks Morris Stationary Diesel Engine.
It was proven that underground development, and explorations had soon justified the construction of a new mill. Much of the formation in the No. 1 shaft is known to consist of distinct quartz veins that are within sedimentary rock, and carry visible commercial grade gold. Further examinations, and development had soon revealed the continuity of the ore-shots, and sampling of the veins indicated high percentage of extraction with easy milling procedures. It's determined that the length of the strike within this area is known to expand for a distance of 900 feet. By this time it was rather reported that the 450 foot level was far more extended by 1,100 feet of drifting towards the No. 2 shaft operation. Examinations at the end of this drift soon had intersected good gold values which was within the Porphyry formation.
The No. 2 shaft was rather determined to have consisted of two different ore-body formations. It was stated that the ore was associated with, and within the Porphyry formation, which is known as the No. 1 vein system, and was considered to be free milling with spectacular gold concentrations. Much of the ore within the iron formation to the north of the porphyry mass, is known as the No. 2 veining system, and is within a heavy sulphide type. There's also another ore-body which is located to the west end of this property, and is considered to combine the two formations together. It was also stated that the No. 1 veining system is known to outcrop from the surface where it extends down to the 475 foot level. Another vein known as the No. 2 vein was not traced on the surface but extends from 30 feet within the surface, and has also been traced to the 475 foot level.
Further examinations of the No. 1 veining system was considered to have showed various shoots of ore consisting of narrow high-grade stringers in Porphyry. Development within this time period had also trace this veining system for an ore-length of 348 feet, and are known to average a value of $13,70 per a tonne of ore mined. It was also determined that the No, 2 veining system was trace for an ore-length of 535 feet, averaging $13.40 in gold per a tonne of ore over a width of 5.7 feet. There was also another ore-body that was lying near the west boundary, and was now being developed by a sub-level 50 feet above the 150 foot level. It soon became determined that this ore-body had it's own strike length of 110 feet, and had graded $17.20 per a tonne, over a width of 3.5 feet.
By this time it was also stated that the No. 1 veining system also became developed on the 250 foot level. Almost all development had traced this ore-body for a distance of 1,000 feet, and had an average grade of $16.45 per a tonne over a width of 5.4 feet. Much of the west face of this vein was also reported to have only been partially developed as it was still within a rich mineralization. Even the No. 2 veining system was only considered to have been partially developed on the 250 foot level At the time it was further determined that this vein had so far been traced for a strike length of 155 feet, and had an average grade of $17.80 per a tonne over a width of 6 feet. Diamond drilling between the 250, and 150 foot level had also indicated a mineralization that was discovered 300 feet north of the current workings. With these indications the company had commence a mandatory exploration cross-cut to investigate this area.
With development expanding the mine it was soon reported that the 475 foot level became driven in a shearing zone within the porphyry formation. Further examinations had revealed some gold concentrations but the area was still not developed to determine it's length or width. Another vein known as the No. 2 veining system was also uncovered by a crosscut on the 475 foot level, and had shown good values, and widths. There was also a connecting drift started in order to intersect with the No. 2 shaft, and had only 530 feet to go. Some more statements by the company's managers had stated that this drift help to solve a lot of geological issues, and diamond drill results. Far more discoveries soon became made when the diamond drilling had intersected more mineralization that was 600 feet east of the No. 2 shaft operation. Surface drilling had also discovered important gold values that were uncovered at a distance of 2,000 feet east of the No. 1 shaft operation.
Company officials from the Hard Rock Gold Mines, Limited had also outlined a total of 100,000 tonnes of broken ore on the 300 foot level of the No. 2 shaft. In general being it was rather reported that this discovered had an average grade of $14.00 per a tonne of ore. There was also a minor amount of ore reserves that became disclosed within the No. 1 shaft operation which totalled 70,000 tonnes, grading $8.00 per a tonne. Much of the milling grade was also depending on what type of mining method will be used, and the most economical schedule for ore extraction.
Construction of the 200 tonne cyanide mill was also officially completed within this time period operating but would not commence production till 1938. This whole entire milling facility was commonly considered to have consisted an 18 by 24 inch Jaw Crusher, a 4 by 8 foot double deck vibrating screen, a No. 7 New House Crusher, a 7 by 9 foot ball in closed circuit with a 12 by 18 inch two compartment Denver Jig, a 6 by 25 foot Dorr Rake Classifier, three 18 by 20 foot agitators, two 24 by 16 foot tray type thickeners, and two 10 by 12 foot drum filters.
Much of the power supply within this time period was operated by diesel power, which was supplemented by steam. It was rather by February, 1937, when a contract was made to supply hydro electrical power from the Hydro Electrical Power Commissions Nipigon Plant. During this time period the company would install the required equipment it had needed in order run this project on hydro-electrical power. Much of the No. 1 dhaft was considered to have been operated by a steam powered hoist, which was capable of working to a depth of 1,000 feet by a 100 H.P steam boiler. The No. 2 shaft hoist was rather considered to have been operated by hydro electrical power, and was able to hoist from 1,000 feet. More so it became reported that the No. 2 shaft had received further installations when two compressor had supplied an excess of 1,600 cubic feet of air supply.
The Hard Rock Gold Mine had continued to operate throughout this time period of extracting the much needed ore material. For the most part it was stated that production was mainly being taken from stopes on the No. 1 and 2 veins within the No. 2 shaft area. It was at this time when mining operations had continued to operate throughout the year till a new discovery area had temporarily suspended them in December, 1938. There was also two other back stope sections which were being mined on the 450 foot level of the No. 1 shaft operation.
Development within this time period had additionally uncovered a new discovery which became known as the No. 30 vein system. It was also being reported as a different identification that became known as the North Ore-Body. For the most part it was stated that this discovery was discovered by diamond drilling, and dip needle surveying of the big band iron formation on the 250 foot level to the north of the No. 2 shaft. Further diamond drilling within this section had reveal that there was a possibility of a large ore deposit that existed within this area. Almost all undergrouind development became suspended to further focus on the ore-body which was discovered in this area.
A huge amount of development work had been push to speed on the mines 250, and 475 foot levels, which proven that a large ore-body did exist. At the time it was also stated that a small amount of work had taken place on the North Ore-Body, and was focus on one vein systems, with several other occurrences in the area. Diamond drilling of this location had revealed that the No. 30 vein had a strike length of 600 feet, and was between 20 to 130 feet in width. It also became determined that the ore within this area was considered to have been a heavy sulphide replacement, which was discovered around the folding of the iron formation. Much of this location was also hard to determine it's assays, as the character of this ore-body was stated to be challenging Development work on the 250 foot level would soon intersect with this newly discovered area which a car load of ore was reported to have assayed $9.16 per a tonne, and had a width of 25 feet with a strike length of 350 feet. Even the 475 foot level had traced this deposit which became sampled, and had it's own assaying average of $20.87 per a tonne over a width of 18 feet, and a length of 140 feet. Company officials would also state that these areas are taking by example as the average grading was not determined yet. It was also during 1938, when one diamond drill hole became driven below the 475 foot horizon which gave favorable results.
As the mine continued to expand it was now connected with a long drive from the No. 1 shaft to the No. 2 shaft operation. This whole entire development procedure was rather extending the 475 foot level in order to connect with the No. 2 shaft. Almost all of this development became credited for opening up a strike length of 4,000 feet, which was done up along the No. 1 and 2 veins. At the time this area was not quite explored but had still shown favorable mining condition to explore this section further.
Production from the mine was known to have came from three different vein zones, and around the shaft area. It was at this time when 44% offal production was taken from the No. 1 vein zone, and another 37.5% was also extracted from the No. 2 vein zone. A small amount of production totalling 15.2% had also came from explorations of the No. 30 vein zone area. The shaft area also had produce a small amount of ore towards production that ended up totalling 3.3%. From all production the company was able to hoist a large amount of ore that had totalled 88,286 tonnes by the end of 1938.
Milling operation at the Hard-Rock Gold Mine had mainly milled a small amount of ore that came from the No. 2 shaft area. Production from the No. 2 shaft was taken from the No. 1and 2 vein zones that had totalled 13,776 tonnes of ore. Much of the average recovery was stated to have an assay grade of $11.10 per a tonne that was milled, and had a tailing loss of 0.37 per a tonne, which was considered satisfactory. The Hard Rock Gold Mines. Limited had also focus on processing ore that came from the No. 30 vein, which proven to have been unsatisfactory. Almost all of the reasoning for this was because the ore type was not suitable for processing the different ore-type that was treated with the No. 1 and 2 shaft ores..
It was during this time period when a huge amount of experimental studies had occurred within, and around the mining operation. Additionally this was being done in order to find the perfect suitable method for milling, and processing this ore that came from the No. 30 vein. Mill testing during this time period had determined that the refectory mineral was arsenopyrite, which had also contained 30% of all the value within the ore mined. Gold within this formation was considered to have occurred in a sub-microscopic form that could be separated by additional selective flotation treatment.
The company's milling facility was also undergoing upgrades, when it became converted into flotation cyanidation processing mill, which was capable of treating 300 tonnes of ore per a day. It was by November, 1938, when the new process had went into operation to treat all the ore from each locations In addition to this, the company would also have to add additional equipment in order to covert this milling facility. Even further additions to the mill were made when the company had poured concrete for a foundation to extend this operation to 600 tonnes per a day. This whole entire development plan would additionally require the installation of more equipment. . There was also more development taking place when the company had started developing an experimental roaster unit that was going to be used for the treatment of flotation concentrates at 10 tonnes per a day. From all production the mill was considered to have treated a total of 76,074 tonnes of ore that came from the mine, and stockpiles.
Even more development had continued when the company started to expand this operation by collaring an internal winze shaft on the 475 foot level. It was rather stated that this development was being done 600 east of the west boundary area. The Internal winze shaft was mainly developed in order to service exploration procedures below the 475 foot level.
Ore reserves at the time were mainly being calculated on the North Ore-Body, which gave a total estimation of 640,000 tonnes of ore. Much of the whole entire estimation also included the broken ore-reserves of 104,000 tonnes. There was also other areas which were not examined at the time to give accurate ore-reserve estimations.
The whole entire milling facility was also undergoing extensive changes when a 15 tonne experimental roaster was put into operation. In addition to this it became also report that this unit was designed within a roasting plant, which was needed. Further predictions would state that the 15 tonne experimental roaster would be increased to 100 tonnes of ore per a day. Milling operation within this time period had treated a total of 9,964 tonnes of concentrate by flotation which produce 2,207 tonnes of concentrate, and 7,757 tonnes of flotation tailing waste. In total production this had gave the company a to gross recovery of $100,965.99 in bullion production that year.
Mining operations at the Hard Rock Gold Mine had continued to operate through out the year. Development within this time period had sunk the internal winze shaft to a depth of 325 feet from the 475 foot level. Even more levels were now being establish at 625, and 775 feet below the surface. Almost all operations within this time period were being confined to the No. 30 or North-Ore-Body. Explorations on the 625 foot level had reported to have encountered the North-Ore-Body to the west. Development of this section soon had outlined a total ore-length of 280 feet, which became developed. Some more explorations soon discovered a narrow quartz vein on the 775 foot level. It was rather at this time when a station was cut, and had been explored west for a distance of 500 feet east of the Internal Winze Shaft. Examinations of this area soon revealed that the quartz vein had average well over an ounce per a tonne of ore mined, and was a foot wide. The east drift was also planned to further continue east along the ore-body in order to explore the area east of the winze shaft. Drifting to west was discontinued at 50 feet when explorations were being confined to the quartz vein which was located to the east. Company officials would also state that exploration of this area will be continued at a later time in order to investigate the downward continunity of the North-Body, and the Quartz vein area. Even far more exploration continued when the company focus on the north-ore-body that was intersected on the 250 foot level. This whole entire area had also increased the ore-reserves by 176,000 tonnes, which was being prepared for stoping procedures.
A total estimation of 641,000 tonnes of ore reserves was indicated above the 475 foot level, and within the North-Ore-Body Zone. Other estimations at the time did not included the ore-reserves below the 475 foot level, or the free milling ore-reserves in other parts of this mine. From all production the company's workforce was able to hoist a total of 168,278 tonnes of ore. There was also a significant amount of waste discarded from this extraction, and totalled 48,336 tonnes. After sorting through the waste, and good ore, it was strongly stated that the mill treated 119,924 tonnes of ore that year. From all production the company was able to recover a bullion profit of $1,201,225.43.
Stoping procedures over a length 190 feet on the newly discovered quartz vein were discontinued 30 feet above the level where the vein is reported to be narrow. Production at the time was being confined to the free milling ore which was located 750 feet east of the No. 2 shaft on the 475 foot level. Almost all development of this area was reported to have been prepared to mine the ore for length of 80 feet, and a width of 19 feet. Explorations on the 775 foot level had intersected this structure which presented gold values within it. For the most part it was reported that this intersection was made 200 feet to the east, and west of the No. 2 shaft. Some more preparations were also being made when the company had cut out a section for a hoist room, and a hoist was now being installed on the third level. In addition to this the company also constructed additional compartments by raising between the fourth, and third levels, and had also enlarge the station on the fourth level to be twice its orignal size. A huge amount of ore was also being hoisted from the working which totalled 192,660 tonnes of ore.
Milling within this time period had treated was taken from four different locations. This much needed ore at the time was taken from the Sulphide Ore, the Free Mill Quartz Vein, the No. 1 shaft ore dump, and from development. stope preparations, and stoping. Production from these areas had treated a total of 114,996 tonnes of ore, which produce a gross recovery of $979,736.91 in total bullion. Ore reserves within this time period were rather considered to have a total estimation of 630,000 tonnes of ore. Much of the whole entire grading of this estimation had also carried an average grade of $7.46 per a tonne. Other areas which were discluded from this estimation included the free milling ore reserves that were developed in other part of the mine.
Development within this time period was aimed at enlarging the heating house by the No. 2 shaft, and also the warehouse. Far more expanding continued when the company designed an oil brick house, which was now erected. There was also new equipment installed within the crusher house, which included a wooden ore bin with a capacity of 80 tons, a 3 by 6 foot Jeffrey Grizzly feeder, three conveyor belts, 60, 42, and 42 feet long, and a 3 foot short head symons cone crusher for secondary crushing. Addition to mill equipment also had included a steel ore bin, 17 by 19 foot, 6 inch hardinge weight feeder, and 6 by 9 foot ball mill, and Dorr Classifier.
All mining and milling operations were rather reported to have continued throughout 1942. Development within this time period was mainly confined to further sinking the No. 2 shaft operation which was started in the fall. Shaft sinking continued till the end of December when the No. 2 shaft had reach a depth of 1,410 feet below the surface. Even far more development was being completed when six new levels were cut on the 625, 775, 925, 1,075, 1,225, and 1,375 feet. Mining operations at the Hard Rock Gold Mine were mainly being confined to sulphide ore-bodies. and free milling ore locations. Development, and explorations had also increased the broken ore reserves from 93,000 tonnes to 121.000 tonnes, which also included 2,000 tonnes of free milling ore Quartz. Further company plans at the time were aimed at opening up two of six levels in order to investigate diamond drill results. Once development becomes further establish it was also stated that diamond drilling would then take place on these deeper workings. There was also no additional stoping procedures constructed on the free milling ore which was located on the 475 foot level to the east of the No. 2 shaft operation. Drifting, and crosscutting was considered to have been done at slower pace as the company was focusing on the shaft sinking program. In addition the company further had stated that the broken ore reserves were considered to have been taken from diamond drill blast holes done in the stope sections. Diamond drilling within this time period had consisted of two surface holes, totalling 1.895 feet, and 83 underground holes, totalling a length of 13,269 feet. Hoisting procedures within this time period had also hoisted a total of 191,998 tonnes of ore from the workings. From this tonnage it was reported that 57,876 tonnes was discarded as waste material, and the milling facility treated 134,122 tonnes of ore. Milling at the time would also end up treating a total of 7,331 tonnes of free milling ore (Quartz). For the most part a large amount of sulphide ore was taken from the workings that year, which produce a gross recovery of $1,238,828.28 in bullion. Roasting of the concentrates within this time period was also taking place at 100 tonnes of concentrates on a daily basis.
Structural development within 1942, was mainly aimed at enlarging the Crusher House, and building two new cotrages. Some more installations also occurred when the company added an ore bin, rock bin, two belt conveyors, and a dust collecting system to the crusher house. Nothing else had taken place within this time period of sinking the No. 2 shaft, and obtaining ore from wide stope sections.
Even more complications had started to occur when the reduce labor had curtailed mining operations below the reduced scale.A huge amount of changes became made when the company reduced the shifts from three to only two. After a short time period the company was once again able to increase the shifts from two to three by December, 1943. Some more company statements had also stated that it was rather impossible to maintain production for the mill, and to complete extensive underground development. Development to the east of the No. 2 shaft on the 625 foot level had also disclosed an ore-body which was 120 feet long, and 14 feet wide. Examination of this section soon revealed that a lot of coarse visible gold was observed from development procedures. Sampling of the muck from slashing, diamond drilling, and back stoping had gave an average grading of $4.95 per a tonne. Diamond drilling within this time period had consisted of 5 surface holes, totalling 2,074 feet, and 91 underground drill holes, totalling 21,052 feet in length. Some more development was also escalated on the tenth or 1,375 foot level, which consisted of drifting east of the No. 2 shaft towards the iron formation. Driling from underground was establish to the north, and south on this drift section. Values were considered to have been obtained from the north section at distance of 1,100 feet east of the shaft, and 250 feet north of the drift. The completion of five sucessful holes on the north section had indicated a shear zone which was within the iron formation, and had traveled for length of 400 feet in an east-west direction. Core samples from these holes had shown narrow sulphide intersections that assay from $1.15 to $36.19 per a tonne. .Other parts of the mine were also explored which showed erratic values from quarts stringers on the tenth level which were at a distance of 400 to 500 feet south of this drift. With these intersections made the company would continue to explore this section by a crosscut that was driven south to explore this structure. Another east exploration drift was being driven east in order to instersect with the No. 2 shaft, and to explore this area by diamond drilling. Company officials from the Hard Rock Gold Mines, Limited had not completed any blast hole diamond drilling within the stope sections, as pillars were being prepared for blasting in 1944. Broken ore reserves within this time period had decreased from 120,000 to 111,000 tonnes of ore. For the most part it was reported that a total of 122,107 tonnes of ore became hoisted from the underground workings.
Milling operations within 1943, had treated a total of 93,737 tonnes of ore after discarding 24,734 tonnes of ore as waste. A small amount of free milling ore was also milled, which totalled 1,597 tonnes of ore. Do to the shortage of labor, and development, the company was not able to increase ore reserves that now estimated at 290,000 tonnes of ore from the North Ore-Body. Other estimations which were not included at the time had came from free milling ore-bodies that occurred on the fourth, and fifth levels.


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Pertahanan is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Asahan van de provincie Noord-Sumatra, Indonesië. Pertahanan telt 2095 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

Plaats in Noord-Sumatra

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Current: Senegal
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Senegal is improving literacy
See how Senegal is improving literacy thanks to GPE's support.
Partner since: 2006
Total grant support: $175,300,561
Coordinating agency: UNESCO
Country team lead: Ed Lamot
Domestic financing commitment
Allocation: US$7 million
Grant agent: AFD
Key document: Application and program document
The US$7 million grant supports the following interventions:
Learning continuity, including for the most vulnerable children (teacher training on distance learning practices, production and dissemination of learning materials in print, radio/TV, offline/online)
Reopening of schools by ensuring safety of students and personnel (provision of handwashing kits, masks, thermometers, disinfection of facilities, repair and maintenance of water points/latrines, communication campaign, learning assessment and remedial actions, psychosocial support, school canteens)
Reinforcing a learning approach and resilience of the education system with action-research activities feeding into the monitoring of the program and response plan
Enabling the participation and performance of vulnerable students, including children with disabilities through psychosocial support and the provision of health and food kits
Flexible distance learning schedules will be proposed for radio and television programs so that girls in charge of household chores can also access these distance learning programs, along with communication and sensitization campaigns to mitigate girls from abuse, exploitation, and marriage (aimed at parents of students and communities)
The activities will be coordinated with other interventions from the regular national budget and other external contributions, in line with GPE norms and standards for joint sector monitoring and accountability.
In late March 2020, the UNICEF office in Senegal received a GPE grant of US$70,000 to support the Ministry of Education with developing an education sector response plan. Senegal has used the funds for radio and TV education programming.
Education in Senegal
Senegal considers its human capital to be the driving force in its emergence trajectory (focus 2 of the Emerging Senegal Plan) for the diversification of its economy and development of social harmony and political stability in order to achieve "an emerging Senegal by 2035 with a civic-minded society governed by the rule of law".
The education sector policy is set out in the Education and Training Quality, Equity and Transparency Improvement Program (PAQUET-EF) established for the period 2013-2025 and revised to be aligned with the international agenda (SDG 4, Strategy 2030).
The Senegalese education sector is divided into four levels, of which two are mandatory:
pre-primary: at least 1 year between the ages of 5 and 6
elementary: 6 years between the ages of 6 and 11
lower secondary: 4 years between the ages of 12 and 15
upper secondary: 3 years between the ages of 16 and 18.
From 2000 to 2016, access to technical and vocational and education and training (TVET) improved, as did the pursuit of higher education.
The gross enrollment ratio (GER) in higher education remains low—7% in 2017—which prevents Senegal from training sufficient professionals or senior technicians ("short degrees") needed by the various sectors to increase productivity, attractiveness and innovation capacity.
The PAQUET-EF focuses on three objectives:
Objective 1: substantially improve learning outcomes at all levels;
Objective 2: promote coverage, diversification and integration of the education and training system at all levels;
Objective 3: introduce results-based transparent and effective sector governance.
The general approach of the sector plan is to focus on the initial objectives of quality, equity and good governance while strengthening the focus on equity of access by reducing vulnerabilities, developing the pre-primary level and consolidating the basic cycle (basic education curriculum for 10 years + 1 year of pre-primary school). The plan also calls for incorporating all forms of teaching (including non-formal teaching) and creating transfer points, particularly through the development of vocational counselling mechanisms to guide students toward the vocational and technical streams.
New tool for strengthening the effectiveness of local education groups
Local education groups are now able to review how well they are functioning and identify areas for improvement using a self-assessment tool informed by user feedback from partner countries.
Joint Education Sector Monitoring during times of COVID-19
The GPE Secretariat has responded to a demand from partner countries for guidance that can support them in adapting and renewing their joint monitoring efforts and sector reviews in the current context. ...
School re-entry policies must be effective for teenage mothers in Africa
In Africa, as elsewhere globally, teenage pregnancies spiked in many countries following pandemic-related school closures.
Latest grant
Development objective: sustainably improve the performance of the Senegalese education system in terms of quality, equity and efficiency by consolidating the control and regulation capabilities of the system through working in partnership
Allocation: US$42,600,008
Utilization: US$27,147,652
The new grant was approved in May 2019 for 37.2 million euros (equivalent to US$42.6 million), including 8.7 million euros from the GPE Multiplier (equivalent to US$10 million). The grant supports the education development support project (PADES, from the French name).
The PADES is primarily a catalytic mechanism to promote and support reforms in the management of the education sector, in direct conjunction with the sector policy, major government reforms and the national management systems.
The PADES sector budget support (85% of the grant) with disbursement conditions linked to leverage effects and expected outcomes, is accompanied by project financing (15% of the grant) to target actions to stimulate changes and reforms.
The incentive and leverage objectives of the PADES relate to:
Improved accountability and transparency in the monitoring of the execution of public spending for the implementation of the PAQUET, oversight of the sector and the budgetary reforms under way.
An improvement in the quality of learning, targeting the routine assessment of learning in the early years of primary school, connected with an improvement in community-based services for pupils.
A reduction in vulnerabilities and disparities in the elementary education system, with the rollout of vulnerability mapping, its effective use for local remediation actions, and outcomes in terms of the attention to children's fundamental right to identity.
Improvement in the efficiency of public spending, with a reduction in the dropout rate at the elementary level and improved performance in the execution of the investment program.
Protection of domestic financing for education via the Ministry of Education, by means of an incentive to not cut the appropriations approved in the Initial Budget Law.
These sector budget support objectives are accompanied by project support, consisting of three components:
Support for renewed oversight and actor initiatives
Program oversight
All amounts are in US dollars.
Grant type Years Allocations Utilization Grant agent
2020-2021 7,000,000 0 AFD
Program implementation and multiplier
2019-2023 42,600,008 27,147,652 AFD
Program implementation
2013-2018 45,407,149 45,407,149 WB Progress report
2009-2014 79,674,938 79,674,938 WB Completion report
Sector plan development
2016-2018 250,000 231,530 WB
2018-2019 177,318 177,318 AFD
2013 191,148 191,148 WB
Total 175,300,561 152,829,735
Data last updated: December 15, 2021
*This funding was approved in euros for a total of 37.2 million, and also includes 8.7 million euros from the GPE Multiplier Fund.
As part of its investment in civil society advocacy and social accountability efforts, GPE's Education Out Loud fund is supporting:
The Coordination of NGOs and Trade Unions for the Defense of a Quality Public Education (COSYDEP) for the 2019-2021 period. This builds on 11 years of Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF) support to national education coalitions for their engagement in education sector policy dialogue.
Girls Not Bride and Action Aid International to mobilize an advocacy alliance across multiple partner countries, including Senegal, for the 2021-2023 period.
GPE had provided the Coordination of NGOs and Trade Unions for the Defense of a Quality Public Education (COSYDEP) with a grant from the CSEF to support its engagement in education sector policy dialogue and citizens' voice in education quality, equity, and financing and sector reform.
Education sector progress
The graphs below show overall progress in the education sector in Senegal, and GPE data shows the country progress on 16 indicators monitored in the GPE Results Framework.
Primary completion rate
Lower secondary completion rate
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Pre-primary gross enrollment rate
Gender parity index for out-of-school rate
Public expenditure on education as share of GDP
Students/trained teacher ratio
Source: World Bank - Education Data
Data on education are compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics from official responses to surveys and from reports provided by education authorities in each country.

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package org.estatio.module.budget.fixtures.budgets.enums;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.joda.time.LocalDate;

import org.apache.isis.applib.fixturescripts.PersonaWithBuilderScript;
import org.apache.isis.applib.fixturescripts.PersonaWithFinder;
import org.apache.isis.applib.services.registry.ServiceRegistry2;

import org.estatio.module.asset.dom.Property;
import org.estatio.module.asset.fixtures.property.enums.PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum;
import org.estatio.module.budget.dom.budget.Budget;
import org.estatio.module.budget.dom.budget.BudgetRepository;
import org.estatio.module.budget.fixtures.budgets.builders.BudgetBuilder;
import org.estatio.module.charge.dom.Charge;
import org.estatio.module.charge.fixtures.charges.enums.Charge_enum;

import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
import lombok.Data;
import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
import static org.incode.module.base.integtests.VT.bd;
import static org.incode.module.base.integtests.VT.ld;

@AllArgsConstructor
@Getter
@Accessors(chain = true)
public enum Budget_enum implements PersonaWithBuilderScript<Budget, BudgetBuilder>, PersonaWithFinder<Budget> {

    OxfBudget2015(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.OxfGb, ld(2015, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
                new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.GbIncomingCharge1, bd("30000.55")),
                new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.GbIncomingCharge2, bd("40000.35"))
            }
    ),
    OxfBudget2016(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.OxfGb, ld(2016, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.GbIncomingCharge1, bd("30500.99")),
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.GbIncomingCharge2, bd("40600.01"))
            }
    ),
    OxfDirectCostBudget2015(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.OxfGb, ld(2015, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.GbIncomingCharge1, bd("1000.00"))
            }
    ),
    BudBudget2015(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.BudNl, ld(2015, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.NlIncomingCharge1, bd(10000.00)),
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.NlIncomingCharge2, bd(20000.00)),
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.NlIncomingCharge3, bd(30000.00))
            }
    ),
    RonItaBudget2016(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.RonIt, ld(2016, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
                    new ItemSpec(Charge_enum.ItServiceCharge, bd("10000.00"))
            }
    ),
    RonItaBudget2018(
            PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum.RonIt, ld(2018, 1, 1),
            new ItemSpec[]{
            }
    ),
    ;

    private final PropertyAndUnitsAndOwnerAndManager_enum property_d;
    private final LocalDate startDate;
    private final ItemSpec[] itemSpecs;

    public LocalDate getEndDate() {
        return getStartDate().plusYears(1).minusDays(1);
    }

    @AllArgsConstructor
    @Data
    public static class ItemSpec {
        private final Charge_enum charge_d;
        private final BigDecimal value;
    }

    @Override
    public BudgetBuilder builder() {
        return new BudgetBuilder()
                .setPrereq((f,ec) -> f.setProperty(f.objectFor(property_d, ec)))
                .setStartDate(startDate)
                .setPrereq((f,ec) -> f.setItemSpecs(
                        Arrays.stream(itemSpecs)
                                .map(x -> {
                                    final Charge charge = f.objectFor(x.charge_d, ec);
                                    return new BudgetBuilder.ItemSpec(charge, x.value);
                                })
                                .collect(Collectors.toList())
                ))
                ;
    }

    @Override
    public Budget findUsing(final ServiceRegistry2 serviceRegistry) {
        final Property property = property_d.findUsing(serviceRegistry);
        final BudgetRepository budgetRepository = serviceRegistry.lookupService(BudgetRepository.class);

        return budgetRepository.findByPropertyAndStartDate(property, startDate);
    }
}

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Publications Events
PAID Program - Federal Program to Expedite Resolution of Potential Wage Claims Is a Double-Edged Sword for Employers
Publisher: Day Pitney Employment and Labor Quarterly Update
Day Pitney Co-author(s) Patrick J. McCarthy
On April 3, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor launched its "Payroll Audit Independent Determination" (PAID) program. This six-month pilot program is intended to facilitate quick resolution of employers' violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Touted by the WHD as a win-win for employers and employees, the PAID program operates as a trade-off -- employees receive wages owed at a faster pace than could ever be had through a civil lawsuit, and employers are only liable for back pay owed – no more liquidated damages, civil penalties, or attorneys' fees, costs that significantly increase the exposure employers face when they are found to have violated the FLSA. Unfortunately, the PAID program does not cover claimed violations of state wage and hour law.
There are several important considerations for employers to take into account when considering entry into the PAID program.
All employers covered by the FLSA are eligible to participate in the PAID program. To participate, employers must first review required information about the PAID program and its compliance assistance materials, available here. Employers cannot participate if the WHD is already investigating the employer's pay practices, the employer is already defending its practices in a legal proceeding, or the employer has received notification from an employee's attorney or representative of a potential violation.
Once an employer reviews the requisite materials, it must conduct a self-audit of its compensation practices to determine whether there are any FLSA violations. If violations are found – or the employer thinks its practices are legal but wants to proactively resolve any potential disputes – the employer must (1) identify all potential violations, (2) determine the employees affected – even former employees, (3) ascertain the time period of the violations, and (4) calculate the back pay owed to each employee.
Once the self-audit and calculations are complete, the employer must advise the WHD of the potential violations it seeks to resolve. If the WHD grants the employer's request to participate in the PAID program, it will oversee the employer's payment of back pay damages, and the employer must submit all of the following information:
All back pay calculations – including backup documentation and an explanation of how the calculations were completed.
A summary of the scope of potential violations to be included in the release of liability.
A certification that the employer reviewed the compliance assistance materials.
A certification that the employer's pay practices sought to be disposed of through the PAID program are not being disputed in any other forum, or that the employer does not have direct knowledge that the practices may be in dispute.
A certification that the employer will remedy its pay practices to ensure compliance with the FLSA going forward.
If the WHD accepts the employer's information, it will provide the employer a summary of the wages owed, the settlement terms for each employee to execute to receive payment, and a form release of liability. The release is limited to the potential violations of the FLSA accepted into the PAID program by the WHD.
The WHD expects the whole process – from identifying potential violations to payment – to take 90 days. The WHD calls this a "win" for employers that participate in the PAID program because they can resolve potential FLSA minimum wage and overtime claims without litigation (i.e., no attorneys' fees for the employer or paid to plaintiff's counsel), and the WHD absolves the employer from the additional payments ordinarily required when there is a finding of an FLSA violation – liquidated (double) damages and civil penalties – when the employer voluntarily works to fix its bad practices and pays employees what is rightfully owed to them.
Participation in the Program May Not Cure All Wage Violation Ills
Even when an employer voluntarily conducts its self-audit, identifies potential violations, calculates the back pay owed, works with the WHD to pay all affected employees, and fixes its pay practices — meaning the employer has done everything right – the employer may still be liable for back pay under state law. According to the USDOL, the WHD "may not supervise payments or provide releases for state law violations."
For example, a New York City employer with 20 employees participates in the PAID program and remedies FLSA minimum wage violations by paying back pay to its employees to ensure they have all been paid $7.25 per hour (the current federal minimum wage) for the past two years (the FLSA limitations period). However, the current New York State minimum wage in New York City is $13.00 per hour, and the statute of limitations under the New York Labor Law (NYLL) is six years. In this case, the employee can still sue to recover the difference between the federal and state minimum wages, as well as full back pay damages for an additional four years. On top of that, the NYLL also imposes liquidated damages and attorneys' fees on the employer. Therefore, by participating in the PAID program, the employer will open itself up to additional damages, whereas if the employer brought its pay practices into compliance without government involvement, whether or not it seeks to determine past underpayments, its employees' claims and recourse to other damages will be extinguished as time passes and the statutes of limitations expire.
Moreover, there are no signs from the state level that prosecutions for state law wage violations will miss a beat. On April 11, Attorneys General (AGs) from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and the District of Columbia sent a letter to the USDOL raising their "serious concerns" about the PAID program. The AGs took issue with, among other things, the PAID program's release of liquidated damages and/or penalties, calling the requirement to pay only back wages an "unlawful, interest-free loan," and decried the PAID program for eliminating an essential deterrent to unlawful behavior. The AGs also expressed concern that there is "significant danger" that employers will require employees to sign separate state-law releases. Thus, the AGs vowed that they "will continue to prosecute labor violations to the fullest extent of our authority." New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo also stated that his department "is committed to holding employers accountable when they fall short of their obligations to their employees."
One final note – relating to something not necessarily in the employer's control. As previously mentioned, any employee who accepts payment under WHD's supervision in the PAID program waives his or her right to receive liquidated damages. For example, in an FLSA litigation, if an employee is owed $10,000 in back pay, the employee is also entitled to an additional $10,000 in liquidated damages. That is a lot of money for an employee to forego. Another consideration for employees is the benefit of receiving back pay within 90 days versus waiting through years of litigation for the opportunity for a bigger payoff through substantial amounts in liquidated damages. That all of an employer's employees will accept the payout through the PAID program and forego their chance at a larger recovery is not assured, yet, through participation in the PAID program, an employer must publicly admit to its past lack of compliance.
The PAID program is littered with pros and cons for employers and employees, and no one knows whether it will last longer than its six-month trial run. Employers must carefully review their compensation practices and weigh whether it makes sense to dispose of potential FLSA claims and reap the PAID program's benefits, while also being mindful of the risks that come with it.
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Christine Bovill: Piaf
Christine Bovill's return to the Fringe with her homage to Edith Piaf could not have found a better home than the Famous Spiegeltent. Not just the mirrors and wooden booths, but the very air seems redolent of the cafes and clubs of Paris in the years of Piaf's prime.
Bovill bears little physical resemblance to the fragile figure of the Little Sparrow, and her Glaswegian speech is far removed from Piaf's, but the most important aspect, her ability to reproduce the classic songs that brought fame to her muse, makes her as fine an interpreter of this music as any I've heard.
Accompanied by her usual musical partner Michael Roulston on piano, and that fine Scottish accordion player John Somerville, she takes us through the life and career of one of the greatest music icons of all time with skill and an obvious passion for her subject.
She tells us she had no interest in learning French at school, until she heard Piaf, an experience that turned her life around to the extent that she pursued a career as a French teacher herself. Fortune has equipped her with a voice that does justice to the greatest hits from Piaf's canon, from "L'accordioniste" through "La Vie en Rose" and "I Wish You Love" – a song Bovill first heard sung – in English – by Marlene Detreich in London – to "Milord" and, of course, "No Regrets".
I could not have asked for a finer start to this year's Fringe.
Jim Welsh


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BF% loss with weight training?
Intermittent fasting: build muscle lose fat, what do you guys think?
End of cut bf estimation?
Why I my face so chubby?
January to March. Minus 20 lbs.
Weird chest to waist ratio. Love handles?
Losing weight, while gaining muscle?
Simple diet to follow for fat loss?
Cutting - 9lbs in 4/5 weeks okay?
Burning 500 calories in 30-40 minutes?
Help me out, am I doing it right?
How to maintain weight on a party week?
Been 5'9" and 180lbs for 6 years. Finding it hard to cut weight.
Not sure if I have moobs. Lost 36 pounds, wanna improve chest looking.
cant get consistent fatloss reading on creatine!
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Can you build muscle while in a large calorie deficit?
Do you need to increase the amount you lift if you are eating in a calorie deficit?
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Need advise starting gym after over year !!
Slow cutting for 12 weeks - Advice?
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weights and cardio AM before food?
How long will this soft belly fat last??
What are peoples thoughts on raspberry ketones?
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1 diet soda a day hurt?
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Medifast meal replacement shake for weightloss?
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The Secret to Weight Loss Plateaus!
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Belly Fat: Cause & Solution?
Need a new routine, designed to cut.
After lifting I get very hungry and eat more.
Cutting phase for the first time!
Will my cut be complete by the summer?
Is it okay if I sweeten my green tea ?
How accurate is jackson-polluck 3?
6'0 208 down from 220 since January 9th. Any estimates?
My diet is becoming brutal. Too few calories. Advice?
When do you know when to cut?
How to cut while being sick?
Using bio impedence scale with bod pod results to monitor progress?
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Fatty heading in the right direction??
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I want to CHANGE...to smaller clothing size!
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How many estimated calories are we burning while jumping rope?
How Should I Lose This?!
My obese uncle is "374 pounds" and now commited!


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Paul Rudolf, né le , est un rameur suisse.

Il obtient la médaille d'or dans l'épreuve du quatre barré durant les championnats d'Europe d'aviron 1912 et les Jeux olympiques de 1920.

Biographie

Il est le frère de Max Rudolf.

Résultats

Jeux olympiques

Championnats d'Europe
Il remporte le titre en huit en 1912, 1920 et 1921. Il remporte le titre en quatre en 1920 et 1921.

Liens externes

Notes et références

Rameur suisse (aviron)
Naissance en décembre 1892
Rameur (aviron) aux Jeux olympiques de 1920
Champion olympique suisse
Date de décès non renseignée (XXe siècle)
Champion olympique d'aviron
Champion d'Europe d'aviron


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Beginner entrepreneurs are utilizing social media platforms in promoting their products, services, and brand because of the accessibility and handy features to market. Most of the time, they will post content on those platforms and let their friends, family, and colleagues share their post for a number of times, and even tagging them in those posts.
Learning the right steps and ways to promote your business on social media sites will turn into more competitive results. It should be aided with correct planning and tools for maximum results.
Social media is one of the most widely used channels for marketing your business online. It is also accessible for your customers since only a mobile device is needed to enter your social media pages. Being informed about the different techniques and mechanisms inside social media marketing can generate more sales online for you. Social media will test your creative skills since it focuses not on what the product is and its characteristics, but how unique and innovative you are in selling your products.
Social media marketing is the technique of publicizing and selling your products and services through the application of different social media websites. As a businessman, you need to be acquainted with various strategies, paid or unpaid, for your store's path towards success.
Different brands can tap different social media platforms depending on their marketing plan and needs to project success for their business. Most of the audiences are leaning towards using Facebook and Twitter more because it is common among them.
One way to make your audience grow over time is to post content consistently. Studies suggest that the people you reach react differently concerning the number of times you post. Not only should you figure out how frequent you should release content, but it is also vital to consider the time of posting. You can compare strategies with your competitors and even use their data as a point of reference.
There is an optimal period to post on each channel. To aid you to post content, you can investigate scheduling your posting times which you can do with Hootsuite and Buffer. You simply connect it to your internet browser and your social media accounts, and they will do the work for you. These apps can help save efforts in accomplishing your social media strategies.
Building trust and awareness for your services and products through customer product reviews is a unique and effective technique in boosting your overall company sales.
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You may start in observing and learning your target market's activity while browsing their social media. Look when they are browsing, it may be during their way to work, during a brain break, or even when killing time when their TV shows are showing commercials.
Those in-between tasks have something in common: it is only a little amount of time. You can capitalize on this opportunity by producing and generating content bits or quick contents. This is a fresh way to capture your audience's attention while not eating a lot of their time. Snapchat is a perfect channel for this kind of content since it has been an avenue for brands to show advertisements and promotions between one to ten seconds.
You need to build ways to trigger engagement between you and your audiences. The users that follow your Twitter and your business sales will raise because of this strategy. A great example of this is organizing a Twitter Chat. It should be as frequent as possible to be visible to your market, in your case you can do it weekly.
Partnering with a pre-existing Twitter chat lets you engage with an established audience. You can also organize your own Twitter chat, but it will need more work since you need to establish a set of audience for this. Over time, you can recruit new people, and you can gradually establish your brand on the platform.
When you start your Twitter chat, you can try using a hashtag for every session and let your users include these in their responses to the Twitter chat. This helps in your branding and makes the people familiar with this practice. It also allows you to search the chat later for a recap.
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There are many strategies you can investigate to make advertising more creative. For example, on Pinterest, you can start a contest or an online treasure hunt for your customers. First, you will have to contact your partners or influencers and ask them to pin different images on their Pinterest boards. These images will serve as clues as to where the next image is.
You start the hunt by posting about the game with the link to the starting point. Participants who finish the treasure hunt successfully are redirected to where they can enter an exclusive raffle.
Putting social media logo buttons that link to share the content in your social media site is an important element in increasing the chances of your site going viral. This can basically increase business sales and website visits. Ensure that your buttons for various social media platforms are available and easy to find on your site.
You can also make those buttons match your site's design to have a more cohesive aesthetic. You may also turn back to its original colors when your visitors are not utilizing the share buttons.
Engaging and reaching new people and audience with your posts are achievable by aligning your content with trends that are relevant now. If you pay attention to news and hashtags, you might find an opening to incorporate it into your content or to make a pun out of it to pique your audience's attention.
When you are trying to engage with your audience through your social media profile, you are not just spreading awareness. Your social feed also checks you through your content and posts.
You can opt to change your cover photo to a more eye-catching design. You could also link your site in your bio, in the "about" section, or on your profile. Another way is to feature your best post or "pin" it on your profile. Choose a post that had a good response from your audience, so they can see the generated interaction instead of that post getting buried.
Since Instagram is a highly visual platform, it is challenging for businesses to link back customers to their products. Make your Instagram shoppable, and it will surely boost your sales. It is necessary to create attention-grabbing and high-quality photos to promote your products. A high-quality and high-resolution product image will effectively showcase its features.
You should also put the product "tags" on your posts. Upon clicking these tags, users can see its price and specifications. These tags make it easier for people to learn more about the product and eventually, buy it.
the maximum potential of social media marketing is more than just focusing on the brand, but it is knowing and engaging with your audience.


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http://thepostmillennial.com/watch-anti-shutdown-protestor-licks-statue
Canadian News, News
WATCH: Anti-shutdown protestor licks statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in defiance of coronavirus
An anti-lockdown protestor licked a statue at Queen's Park in Toronto today so to display his resentment over Canada's closure.
Nico Johnson and Beth Baisch
May 23, 2020 minute read
An anti-lockdown protestor licked a statue at Queen's Park in Toronto today so to display his resentment over Canada's economic closures spurred by coronavirus fears.
"This is how afraid I am of the phony covid virus, just watch," said the man enthusiastically, before climbing upon the base of the statue, sticking out his tongue, and licking it.
After the man had licked the statue—which is of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. MacDonald—he screamed "f*** propaganda, it's propaganda, I'm not afraid whoooo, big bad covid, it's gonna get you whoooo, I'm so scared."
LIVE from Toronto
Wow. An anti-shutdown protestor mocks those worried about coronavirus and licks the statue of Sir John A. MacDonald pic.twitter.com/oCyajjOkJl
— Barrett Wilson (@BarrettWilson6) May 23, 2020
"All you cowards out there, all you sissies," continued the man. "Stop being cowards, stop being sheep."
This man was apart of an assembly of an estimated 400 protesters who had gathered at Ontario's legislature to protest the lockdown. Those gathered chanted slogans like "Open up Ontario" and sang the Canadian national anthem.
Protests began in deviance of lockdown orders in April, and have continued on the following Saturdays. The first protest of this kind was organized and held in Queen's Park on April 25.
Complaints of those in attendance were the loss of income due to excessive coronavirus lockdown measures and the fining of those who were exercising their right to free assembly.
Organizers were expressing their support for small businesses, working class and the poor, as well as students.
Concerns were also raised about the mental health ramifications on those who are self-isolated, without work, and prevented from normal socializing activities.
One protestor out today confronted a CBC cameraman and told him that he was not welcome: "You're not really welcome here. CBC has basically destroyed this country... Honestly, you are a disgrace and you are destroying this country... You're not asking the hard questions. What's wrong with you?" he said.
LIVE from Queen's Park in Toronto
An anti-shutdown protestor yells at a CBC cameraman:
"You're not really welcome. CBC has basically destroyed this country." pic.twitter.com/k3yKCqXk2K
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) May 23, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford had previously called the protestors "a bunch of yahoos" for flouting social distancing rules and waving an upside-down Canadian flag during their demonstration, which particularly irked the premier.
The protestors intend to march to the corner of College and Spadina in downtown Toronto. The group has not sought permission to march according a source on the scene.
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package leetcode;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import leetcode.utils.TreeNode;

public class Binary_Tree_Paths {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		TreeNode r = new TreeNode(1);
		TreeNode r1 = new TreeNode(2);
		TreeNode r2 = new TreeNode(3);
		TreeNode r3 = new TreeNode(5);

		r.left = r1;
		r.right = r2;
		r1.right = r3;

		binaryTreePaths(r);
	}

	public static List<String> binaryTreePaths(TreeNode root) {
		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();

		if (root != null) {
			getpath(root, String.valueOf(root.val), result);
		}
		return result;
	}

	private static void getpath(TreeNode root, String valueOf,
			List<String> result) {
		if (root.left == null && root.right == null)
			result.add(valueOf);

		if (root.left != null) {
			getpath(root.left, valueOf + "->" + root.left.val, result);
		}

		if (root.right != null) {
			getpath(root.right, valueOf + "->" + root.right.val, result);
		}
	}
}


The Boston Herald says that Mitchell's desire to read "led him to a Barnes & Noble in Athens, Ga., in May 2014. Kathy Rackley was in the same aisle looking for her book club's newest assignment when Mitchell asked for a recommendation.
"And as time grew, I fell in love with writing," Mitchell says in the NFL video.
Mitchell's commitment to reading and to reaching young children with a great book is inspiring. It's a touchdown for early literacy.
I love this story. Reading is the #1 thing I do in my classroom. When a high profile person gets on board, it makes a big difference.
What a wonderful story and young man.!! I am a 72 year old woman who can remember so clearly when they taught me to read! It opened the world to me!!! We were very poor and they had a library at school. I remember how I felt when I discovered I could take a book home to read and NOT have to pay for it. The last time we moved I got rid of half the kitchen stuff but NO books!!!!
This story brought tears to my eyes! Oh, and I have a new FAVORITE football player, Malcolm Mitchell!!!
Great story, I just watched him interviewed on TV, what a "Class Act", these are the role models our kids need in life.