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I woke up today to skies filled with snow! It looked like it was snowing cotton balls, which was so picturesque and charming. The snow wasn't so delightful when walking around town though- I learned the hard way that snow melts onto clothes and makes them as wet as rain does so I highly recommend wearing many layers as well as something on your head. Once your outer layer gets soaked through you can take it off to dry once you are inside, and if you have a hat on your hair stays dry which keeps you warmer! Silly Southern-Californian, I am. Also, I realized that a great way to avoid puddles on the sidewalk is to walk on the Subway grates! Who would have thought?!
We beat the cold by stopping into Murray's Bagels, which was one of the most satisfying bagels I have ever eaten. Cream cheese happens to be my favorite dairy product, and Murray's offers more cream cheese flavors than I can conceive of. Because I am also a creature of habit as well as a Jew, I stuck with a good old lox bagel and definitely was not disappointed. The rest of my day was spend walking around Soho and getting a feel for this adorable part of the city. My favorite shop I stopped into was Market NYC, which is a sort of pop-up-shop style store that features various vendors selling clothes, jewelry, and accessories. I love stores like this because not only do they feature local artists and thus support local economy, but also they truly give you an excellent sense of up and coming underground fashion. Needless to say, I made more than a few purchases.
The biggest excursion came at the end of my day though, when I left the city and went back to JFK to meet up with my Birthright group. We had a red-eye flight into Israel's Ben Gurion Airport but in spite of my sleepiness I was so eager to meet my fellow travelers. Before the semester ended, our staffers at Berkeley Hillel conducted various orientations for us to get to know one another, but the true test would be how we all navigate our group when left to our own devices. We had a long wait before boarding and waited in many lines on our way to the plane which provided me with tons of time to get to really get to know some of the people I was traveling with. By the time I boarded the plane, I already had a sense of who my close friends would be! It felt a little bit like kindergarden all over again, except with more swearing and tons of smiles.


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Steering teens safe
Lunch and Learn in Iowa City looks at programs reducing crash rates
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2015.02.18 | 12:39 pm
How do we best prepare the next generation of drivers? That topic will be the focus of the upcoming Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event, as Corinne Peek-Asa presents "Steering Teens Safe: How Research Has Informed Best Practices for New Drivers."
The event will be held at noon, Wednesday, March 4, in the Iowa Memorial Union Iowa Theater.
The popular Hawkeye Lunch and Learn series draws capacity crowds monthly. Guests are invited to bring their lunches—desserts and drinks will be provided. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited— RSVP online.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers, and crash rates are highest in the first six months of driving. Over the last decade, the reasons for higher crash rates among novice drivers have been defined, and new programs have been implemented to protect novice drivers from crashes.
The University of Iowa and its interdisciplinary cadre of researchers have been at the forefront of research on teen driver safety. This presentation by Peek-Asa, professor of occupational and environmental health in the UI College of Public Health, will identify the causes of high teen driver crash rates and will describe some of the university's innovative programs to reduce crash rates.
The Hawkeye Lunch and Learn series offers monthly events in Des Moines and Iowa City designed to connect Iowa communities, university faculty, and government and industry leaders. The Provost's Office of Outreach and Engagement sponsors the series. Upcoming events in Iowa City include:
April 8: Patrick Brophy, "Telemedicine in Iowa: Improving Health Care Delivery"
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact the Office of the Provost in advance at 319-335-3565.
Linda Snetselaar, Provost's Office of Outreach and Engagement, 319-384-1553
Erika Christiansen, Provost's Office of Outreach & Engagement, 319-335-0219
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Hawkeye Lunch and Learn
Corinne Peek-Asa
Embracing the future, preserving the past
UI librarians discuss the modern library at Feb. 11 Lunch and Learn
Art conservation, obesity conversation
Hawkeye Lunch and Learn series announces first events of spring slate
Sustainable Iowa
UI student work in sustainable community development highlighted in Dec. 10 Lunch & Learn lecture at IMU
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Located between the Arpav headquarters (Veneto Regional Agency for Environmental Prevention and Protection) and a 24-hectare WWF reserve, Bedin Galvanica pays the utmost attention to the surrounding environment.
A total of 48 thousand cubic metres per hour of closed-circuit water and 70 thousand cubic metres per hour of air are constantly monitored thanks to some of the most modern systems. Respect for environmental standards is a fundamental prerequisite for the health and safety both of those who make and purchase our products.
Our greatest value is our people. More than half of the employees are women, and the average time spent with us is more than 10 years. This testifies to the fact that ours is a company that is able to engage its staff and transfer value.
Life-long training is an important element: from soft skills to technical skills, from horizontal and vertical communication to lean process management.
IAll this is combined with team-building activities and a remuneration policy based on target-based involvement.
We take care of the workplace so that the environment is healthy, and people are safe.
The training for safety and accident prevention is constant, as is training for obtaining and renewing the license to use toxic gases.
We believe in the value of new ideas as the driving force of the future, and we are open to school-work programmes and collaboration with academia.
We care about our community and for this reason we contribute to supporting local associations.


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The Pennsylvania Lottery carolers are at it again, bringing us tidings of good news about the Lottery�s six new holiday instant games.
Since Nov. 28, they�ve been shilling � I mean, singing � at malls across the state, including The Mall at Robinson on Dec. 6.
Ah, Christmas caroling, that age old-tradition that warms the heart, with or without wassail.
When I was a teenager, our church youth fellowship would go caroling to the elderly and shut-in members of the congregation. We all looked forward to it.
Planning started early in December.
The church ladies (and what church can�t function without dedicated church ladies?) would bake homemade treats � cookies, nut breads, fudge and caramels � that would be packed along with fresh fruit in gift boxes to be presented to the shut-ins.
Early in December, the youth group would spend a portion of our Sunday evening meetings decorating these boxes. We�d line the insides with foil, and then wrap the boxes in Christmas paper adorned with ribbons and other holiday finery.
On caroling night, we gathered at the church for a spaghetti dinner to fortify us.
Our minister, along with several parents who volunteered as chauffeurs, accompanied us from house to house.
Prior to departure, the minister outlined the plan. At each house, we would assemble on the lawn, select three carols to sing, and taking turns, one person from the group would rap on the door and introduce us. After a brief prayer and hearty �Merry Christmas,� we�d be on our way to the next house.
We�ll never forget when it was Paul�s turn to be the greeter.
In lusty voice we launched into song as Paul climbed the porch steps and knocked on the door.
Soon, the porch light came on and the door opened. There stood a feeble, old man whose palsied hands trembled involuntarily.
Talk about a silent night. It was an awkward and embarrassing moment. Most of us stood frozen, our mouths agape at the sight.
But leave it to Paul to break the tension.
�That�s the way the cookies crumble!� he said.
We tried to stifle our guffaws, thinking Paul a great wit, but our minister failed to see the humor.
He looked like he wanted to deck something and it sure wasn�t the hall. I�ll bet he wanted to serve Paul his just desserts and I�m sure it wasn�t figgy pudding.
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The Department of Labor's New PAID Program: Is it a Win for Employers & Employees?
By Ashley Davidson
On March 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shared a press release inform ing employers, employees, and taxpayers of its new Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) pilot program. The pilot will be launched by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the DOL in an effort to resolve potential overtime and wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) more quickly and less expensively. The PAID pilot program will be implemented for approximately six months and both employers and employees covered under the FLSA should take notice of the new program, its advantages, and potential disadvantages.
How does the PAID program work? Employers covered by the FLSA have the option of participating in an audit to identify any potential overtime and wage violations of any current and former employees, in addition to calculating the amount of back wages owed to employees. Employers may then resolve the potential violations by paying the affected current and former employees back wages in return for a release of private claims by the employees.
At first glance, the PAID program seems to be a win for both employers and employees. Employers avoid litigation costs and violations as well as potentially paying employees higher damages from FLSA claims and other private claims. Employees benefit from the PAID program by avoiding litigation costs and expediting the process to receive their unearned wages or overtime. The overall turnaround time for the process is around 90 days.
Although this program looks beneficial to both employers and employees, there may be some disadvantages. First, employers whom the DOL observes to act in bad faith in its potential wage violations do not qualify for the program. Additionally, employers cannot choose to pay only current employees back wages. Employers must also include the impacted former employees and track down their most current addresses to pay them.
Employees may not want to participate in the PAID program because they prefer to file a private action. Thus, employees may not want to release all future claims against their employers. Furthermore, under the PAID program, employees cannot recover liquidated damages, a remedy applied under the FLSA. Still, employees who want an expedited process to receive their unpaid wages without accruing litigation costs would better benefit from the PAID program.
The WHD encourages employers to self-report during the pilot program so more employees will be paid quickly. After the six month pilot program, the WHD will further assess and make necessary adjustments to the program. Please refer to the below links for more information and resources regarding the PAID program and its anticipated effects on employers and employees.
Subscribe to receive DOL updates on PAID: https://www.dol.gov/general/email


Is Apple's Tim Cook Listening?
In March 2008, Apple discovered that it was falling behind in the fight against counterfeiters, so it assembled what amounts to the Seal Team Six of global manufacturing: the men who had protected Viagra.
Apple hired John Theriault, who had led the war against bogus Viagra when he was Pfizer's security chief (after leaving the F.B.I.). He brought with him Don Shruhan, who had also spent five years on the Viagra beat at Pfizer and is now a director on Apple's security team in Hong Kong. They quickly discovered that "factories in Guangdong province are exporting enough counterfeits to single-handedly supply the world with fake Apple products," according to a U.S. embassy memo about his work. When Shruhan arrived, he discovered that Apple had taken a hands-off approach: the company had not even registered its trademarks in China or Hong Kong and it avoided pursuing criminal prosecutions because, as the embassy cable put it, the company "wants to stay away from too much publicity surrounding this issue." Business was good enough that it could live with bogus iPods and iPhones making their way to India and Mauritius, not to mention markets in Beijing in which the fakes were so good that exteriors "appear flawless on the surface" but have only 1GB hard drives instead of 80GB.
All of that—which came out in a Wikileaks cable this week—is good news. The not-so-good news is that one of China's most respected environmental groups is accusing Apple, for the second time in eight months, of overlooking pollution at its subcontractors. In a report released Wednesday, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs said Apple's "stubbornly evasive" posture toward the accusations "can only be seen as a deliberate refusal of responsibility" for environmental issues.
Let's be clear: The N.G.Os are investigating complaints about polluted water and hazardous-gas emissions from people living near factories suspected of being Apple suppliers. As any investigator can tell you, that's not easy to do, and it may yet turn out that some of the companies in the report aren't doing anything illegal—or might not be Apple suppliers. (The company, like many foreign brands in China, does not disclose the names of its suppliers.) But Apple should also be able to figure out pretty quickly that I.P.E. and its chief, Ma Jun, are not cranks. They are worth listening to.
So far, Ma says, Apple has only sent him an e-mail "saying that several of the suppliers listed by the IPE aren't in Apple's supply chain and requesting to discuss the matter," according to the Wall Street Journal. Many people will be eager to hear what comes out of that discussion. If Apple can marshal as much energy and creativity against pollution as did against counterfeiters, then it will live up to the fragile reputation it is building among China's many new fans.
The Apple Store in Beijing. Photograph by IvanWalsh, Flickr CC.


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The Brown Bag Seminar is an informal research seminar on business and economics. Doctoral students and faculty members are invited to present their current research including work in progress, early stage projects as well as advanced projects. All faculty members and PhD students are kindly invited to attend the seminar. Sandwiches are provided for lunch but please feel free to bring your own lunch along.
If you are interested in presenting your work in the seminar, please send an email to Janine Hart (janine.hart@bdpems.de). Announcements of upcoming talks are sent by email.
It takes place weekly on Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. in room 23.
The Economic Risk Seminar is one of three regular research seminars hosted by the Collaborative Research Center 649 "Economic Risk". The CRC-649 facilitates an exchange between national and international scientists whereas the Economic Risk Seminar covers a wide spectrum of topics with some focus on the quantitative analysis of financial markets.
During semester the seminar takes place regularly on Mondays between 2pm and 4pm in room 23 at the School of Business and Economics of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin at Spandauer Straße 1, 10178 Berlin. The talks are held in English or German.
The Mathematical Statistics Seminar is one of three regular research seminars hosted by the Collaborative Research Center 649 "Economic Risk". The CRC-649 facilitates an exchange between national and international scientists and covers a wide spectrum of topics with some focus on quantitative analysis methods.
During semester the seminar takes place regularly on Wednesdays between 10am and 12pm in the Erhard- Schmidt-Hörsaal at Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik (Mohrenstr. 39, 10117 Berlin). The presentations are held in English or German.


Your January 28 article about the University of Battambang (UBB) was considerably off the mark in our opinion. The reader is left with a sour impression of UBB that does not match with our experience.
We are a foreign faculty at UBB with many years of teaching and administrative experience at Canadian and US universities. We also have extensive experience with higher education accreditation both here in Cambodia and with accrediting agencies in Canada and the US. We know what a successful university looks like.
While UBB does have growing pains, it is going in the correct direction on many fronts. For example: Courses, teachers, programmes and administration systems are evaluated yearly. Student satisfaction is measured by university research. All students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels complete a thesis. UBB is setting the standard for a high quality education in Cambodia.
UBB has a strong commitment to the community through relevant applied research on issues important to the region. UNESCO and the World Bank fund projects at UBB.
Students are flocking to UBB because of its emphasis on programme quality. Enrollment has jumped to 5,000 in only three years. UBB plans to reach its capacity of 10,000 within a short time. Good support for students is provided through 350 scholarships. Low income students enroll in classes through a work-study programme.
Flexible programming (short courses, a weekend programme, an Associate Degree programme and a Foundation Year programme) helps students access a university education who otherwise would not have the opportunity.
Lastly, we observe high morale among academic and administrative staff. There is a strong sense of mission among faculty, staff and management to growing a new, responsive university through high quality education. The leadership at UBB is competent, ethical and committed. The results speak for themselves.
Send letters to: news[email protected] or PO?Box 146, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Post reserves the right to edit letters to a shorter length. The views expressed above are solely the author's and do not reflect any positions taken by The Phnom Penh Post.


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GOATWHORE To Take To The Seas On The 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise This Week
by Mitchell Wells Jan 30, 2018, 2:15 pm
photo by Peter Beste]
GOATWHORE will take to the seas this week on the 2018 edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise alongside Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Enslaved, Meshuggah and so many more. View frontman Ben Falgoust's 70000 Tons shout out at THIS LOCATION. The voyage comes in advance of the band's month-long European tour with Sepultura, Obscura, and Fit For An Autopsy. See all confirmed dates below.
GOATWHORE's latest full-length, Vengeful Ascension, was released last June via Metal Blade Records. Their seventh full-length offering and second recorded reel-to-reel was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Gruesome) and serves as the band's highest charting album to date ranking in at #4 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart, #6 on the Hard Rock Sales Chart, #11 on the Independent Chart, #16 on the Hard Rock Chart, #18 on the Rock Sales Chart, #49 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, and #59 on the Top 200 Chart upon its first week of release.
In a 4/5 rating, Team Rock crowned Vengeful Ascension, "…the most mature recording in the GOATWHORE canon…," adding, "Its combination of disparate subgenres from opposite ends of the structural and melodic continuum is masterful, resulting in a remarkably non-contrasting display of good and evil; that being good songs that sound as evil as all hell." Alternative Press concurred, "The album roars with the classic GOATWHORE sound of searing, shredding, and screams of rage. The material also tries some new things, tossing in a bit of blackened atmosphere, adding to the philosophical questions the music dives into." MetalSucks named Vengeful Ascension the band's, "most vital album since 2006's A Haunting Curse," and one, "guaranteed to frighten your grandmother directly into her grave." In a 9/10 review, Blabbermouth wrote, "Vengeful Ascension proves that the band is firing on all cylinders, standing tall as one of extreme metal's leading bands." Decibel noted, "Turning frowns upside down with metal steeped in gloom isn't supposed to be a thing, but in incorporating more classic influences, GOATWHORE has (in)advertently offered Vengeful Ascension as a link between battle jackets and monk robes." Added Loudwire, "Vengeful Ascension has extremity black metal fans will dig, groove that will appeal to death metal aficionados, and potent guitar work thrash lovers can appreciate."
Vengeful Ascension is out now on Metal Blade Records on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. To preview and purchase the record visit metalblade.com/goatwhore.
And if you missed it, GOATWHORE's exclusive Decibel Magazine's Flexi Series track, "Command To Destroy," is currently streaming at THIS LOCATION.
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2/01-05/2018 70000 Tons Of Metal – Ft. Lauderdale, FL [info]
2/17/2018 Santos Bar – New Orleans, LA w/ Abysmal Lord, Witch Burial
w/ Sepultura, Obscura, Fit For An Autopsy:
2/23/2018 Conne Island – Leipzig, DE
2/24/2018 Masters of Rock Café – Zlin, CZ
2/25/2018 Barba Negra – Budapest, HU
2/26/2018 Orion Club – Rome, IT
2/27/2018 Magazzini Generali – Milano, IT
3/01/2018 Explosiv – Graz, AT
3/02/2018 Majestic Music Club – Bratislava, SK
3/03/2018 Proxima – Warsaw, PL
3/04/2018 B90 – Gdansk, PL
3/06/2018 Columbia Theater – Berlin, DE
3/07/2018 Docks – Hamburg, DE
3/08/2018 Garage – Saarbrücken, DE
3/09/2018 LKA Longhorn – Stuttgart, DE
3/10/2018 Backstage – München, DE
3/11/2018 Tivoli Ronda – Utrecht, NL
3/13/2018 SWX – Bristol, UK
3/14/2018 SWG3 -Glasgow, UK
3/15/2018 The Tivoli – Dublin, IE
3/16/2018 Hammerfest – Pwlhelli, GB
3/17/2018 Foundry – Sheffield, UK
3/18/2018 Koko – London, UK
3/20/2018 Elysee Montmartre – Paris, FR
3/21/2018 Zeche -Bochum, DE
3/22/2018 Hirsch – Nürnberg, DE
3/23/2018 Rockhouse – Salzburg, DE
3/24/2018 Kofmehl – Solothurn, CH
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Geo Group Uses Ankle Monitors to Monetize a Terrifying Immigration Process
In which a private prison company makes a mint in the refugee game.
John Knefel
Imagine you've just been released from a detention facility in South Texas and put on a bus towards a US city you've never been to, in a country you've never lived in. Imagine that before this greyhound trip, you and your child fled gang violence in Honduras or El Salvador, only to be held in a prison-like facility by the US government. And imagine that now, on the bus, an electronic monitor shackled to your ankle is running low on batteries – and if it charge dies the authorities could say you're in violation of your release.
That's the situation many mothers have faced because of a policy the United States calls the Alternative To Detention program. The program is part of a larger policy of family detention that the Obama administration revived in 2014 in response to the rush of refugee children at the souther border.
In the summer of 2014, more than 68,000 children journeyed to the United States. Many of the young asylum seekers were unaccompanied, but some came with their parents. The Obama administration responded to the huge increase by opening a detention facility for families at Artesia, New Mexico. After complaints of abuse and misconduct, the government shut it down and the Department of Homeland Security opened two new ones in Texas — one in Dilley run by Corrections Corporation of America, and one in Karnes, run by Geo Group. Both are private prison companies.
There is also a family detention center in Berks, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 women and children were held in the three centers in early October, according to ICE, and advocates estimate the number is roughly the same now.
Since 2011, BI has pulled in $287.6 million in federal contracts for all of its work monitoring immigrants, including services beyond the ankle devices. Nearly 3,000 women have been "enrolled" in the ankle monitoring system, according to data provided by ICE.
Geo Group has also done well for itself in the immigration game. Since, 2008, they've gotten $1.3 billion in contracts just from ICE over the same period.
Advocates for the women and children say that in the last few weeks the use of ankle monitors has increased, as an alternative to giving the refugees bond hearings before a judge. In lieu of the hearing, the lawyers say, ICE tells the women to sign a form "consenting" to wear an ankle monitor as a condition of release. Some of the lawyers say the women are given misinformation – for example, that they'll have to wear a monitor even if they see a judge so they should just sign the form and not wait around for a hearing.
Several attorneys told me that they've been barred from being present when the women are given the monitoring form, despite repeatedly asking to attend. "We've asked to be in the room when they sign these documents," says Brian Hoffman, former lead attorney for the CARA Pro Bono project. "They won't let us in."
Lindsay Harris, Legal Fellow for the American Immigration Council, echoes that claim. "Unfortunately, ICE has refused all requests of attorneys to be present when ICE is presenting these women with these forms," says Harris.
In some cases, the documents aren't explained to the women at all. "I was down at Dilley in late October, and we had a client who was an indigenous-speaking mom," says Harris. "She had no idea what these papers were. She was just told that she had to sign in order to leave." It was only after she did so that it became clear to her what she had agreed to: wearing a monitor and waiving her right to appear before a judge.
The reason for the uptick in ankle monitors is somewhat ironic. In August, Federal Judge Dolly Gee ordered the Obama administration to drastically limit its use of family detention. She ruled that children must be released as soon as possible, and can't be held for more than five days unless the government is facing an emergency "influx" of immigrants. ICE has been using the monitors, the lawyers say, to avoid holding women for periods that would clearly violate the judge's order.
As for the ankle monitors themselves, the length of time the women have to wear them is arbitrary, the lawyers say. ICE agents in the woman's destination city determine when the monitors can come off — sometimes at the first meeting, a month or so after release from detention, and sometimes much later. The devices themselves need to be charged regularly, no easy task for a mother trying to raise a child in a completely new culture. Plus, neighbors and employers might look at the monitors and assume the asylum seekers are felons. After all, BI was acquired by Geo Group as a hedge against alternatives to incarceration. They make monitors for felons.
Advocates for the women have long called for the abolition of family detention, and continue to object to the widespread use of ankle monitors for women who have not been accused of committing a crime. Rather than shackle them to an electronic monitor that can be stigmatizing and physically uncomfortable, they argue, the government should pair with community organizations to ensure the asylum seekers show up to their immigration court date.
In a show of just how dependent the Department of Homeland Security is on Geo Group, DHS awarded Geo a contract to run a five-city case management program in September. Congressperson Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has criticized that decision and called for an investigation into the awarding process. Several lawyers tell me that the perverse effect of the program is to make the women even more likely to distrust law enforcement and judges at every stage of the immigration process.
Still, the government defends the practice. "The Alternatives to Detention program is designed to support the mission of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations to augment our border control efforts," ICE spokesperson Jennifer Elzea told Inverse in an email. "ATD is a flight-mitigation tool that uses technology and case management to increase compliance with release conditions and facilitate compliance with court appearances and final orders of removal while allowing participants to remain in their community as they move through immigration proceedings."
A spokesperson for Geo Group asked that questions about monitors and the new program be posed to the ICE.
Ultimately, advocates argue, these women need counsel and compassion after surviving hellish ordeals in their home country and unnecessary detention by the United States. "We think what they need is to be empowered with information and representation rather than this invasive monitoring system," says Harris. "That will ensure they show up in court."


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This most unloved asset might be the biggest winner in the second half, and it's not gold or real estate, says UBS
Trade talks between Beijing and Washington have entered a new normal, characterised by a drawn out cycle of progress followed by renewed tensions, a relationship based on repetitive conflict that adds up to higher volatility for China and Hong Kong equities, according to UBS.
But supportive policies from Beijing means there could be 10 per cent upside in Chinese equities, while Hong Kong's market, which has no immediate stimulus, is likely to underperform, said Eva Lee, head of Hong Kong equities at UBS Global Wealth Chief Investment Office.
Lee said the Swiss bank's strategic advice was for investors to remain overweight equities versus fixed income, gold and real estate.
Lee said the upbeat view on mainland equities was based on the expectation stocks could climb a wall of worry even as the economic backdrop is clouded by concerns of a global recession as indicated by the US yield curve inversion.
She noted that US stocks enjoyed gains of up to 20 per cent in the year-long period before the onset of the 2008 global crisis, underscoring the market's tendency to advance during periods of uncertainty.
The US Treasury market may again be signalling trouble ahead, as the yield of 10-year US Treasuries dived below that of three-month government bonds in early June, a signal that some economists believe could point to an upcoming recession.
Data showing a slowdown in global trade has led central banks across the world to initiate easing monetary policy, or signal their intentions to do so. Photo: EPA alt=Data showing a slowdown in global trade has led central banks across the world to initiate easing monetary policy, or signal their intentions to do so. Photo: EPA
"The impact from the tax cut would be different depending upon industry, some would benefit from the tax cut more than others," Lee said.
Lee said favoured sectors included traditional Chinese medicine, materials and white good manufacturers.
She said the People's Bank of China is likely to continue to roll out supportive monetary policies to sustain economic growth at the official target of 6 to 6.5 per cent this year. Another 100 to 200 basis point cut in the reserve requirement ratio, or the amount that banks must hold as reserves, is likely before the end of the year, Lee said.
The central bank cut the reserve ratio for all banks in January, a move which freed up a net 800 billion yuan (US$116.51 billion) in new lending.
UBS said MSCI China Index constituents listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen will see earnings per share growth of 12.5 per cent growth this year and 10 per cent in 2020. The MSCI benchmark will see the average price to earnings multiple at about 12 times for 2019, slightly lower than the historical average, she said.
Yi Gang, Governor of the People's Bank of China, said the central bank stands ready to ease policy to help protect the economy from the fallout of the trade war with the US. Photo: Bloomberg alt=Yi Gang, Governor of the People's Bank of China, said the central bank stands ready to ease policy to help protect the economy from the fallout of the trade war with the US. Photo: Bloomberg
Conditions in Hong Kong were less favourable for equities.
"Hong Kong's GDP growth for the first quarter has reached a new low, that has affected corporate earnings and our estimates for corporate earnings growth would also remain lower," said Lee.
Hong Kong's economy grew 0.6 per cent in the first quarter on year, its slowest quarterly growth in nearly a decade.
Lee said Hong Kong corporate earnings have not benefited from Beijing's supportive fiscal and monetary policies designed to help soften the impact from the US-China trade war.
This article originally appeared in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the most authoritative voice reporting on China and Asia for more than a century. For more SCMP stories, please explore the SCMP app or visit the SCMP's Facebook and Twitter pages. Copyright © 2019 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.
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PRN Ambulance has selected Kyle Altar for an essential promotion to Field Manager. In his new role, Kyle will manage all on-duty field personnel.
Kyle first joined PRN Ambulance as an EMT in 2014 and, after a brief stint away from the company where he earned his Paramedic certification at the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, returned to PRN Ambulance as a Paramedic Field Training Officer.
Kyle also serves as a Health and Safety Officer with Insomniac, helping to keep a safe atmosphere during music festivals. Kyle's extensive EMS experience and unique background, ranging from working security to providing excellent customer service, ensure his capability to respond to new challenges and provide vital support to his colleagues.
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Windows 10 and macOS have a bad reputation when it comes to customer privacy and user policies. In addition, our steady stream of hacking Windows 10 and hacking MacOS articles may mean that a reasonably secure operating system does not exist. But I'm here to tell you that there is a viable alternative that could provide a degree of certainty and confidence.
No bloatware . Unlike Windows 10 and macOS, the Ubuntu installer provides the ability to integrate only essential software. That means you're rid of ridiculous games, commercial products, and preinstalled software that wastes RAM and CPU resources.
Installing Kali Tools is easy . Thanks to the Katoolin project, it is possible to quickly install hacking tools on Ubuntu found in Kali Linux. I do not necessarily advise users to install such tools on an Ubuntu machine, but I think that zero-byte readers will appreciate it.
Low System Requirements . The Ubuntu developers recommend only 2 GB of system memory (RAM) to operate the operating system (OS). I could run it comfortably with only 1GB of RAM, and lightweight distributions like Xubuntu to just 512MB. I have not been able to count how many old computers have brought Ubuntu back to life, thanks to its ability to run smoothly on old hardware.
If you now set up an Ubuntu system, you need to be mindful of some security concerns. After the initial installation, there will be some tasks that you would like to run for a more secure system, but we will cover them in future parts of this miniseries.
Overall, this series is geared toward Windows 10 users interested in switching to Ubuntu, so I'm starting to rebuild the operating system from scratch. Readers who already have Ubuntu installed can jump to later parts of the series if they are available.
Disclaimer: These articles are not intended as an ultimate guide to hardening or as a preventive guideline for defending against governmental agencies. These are just a few simple things that can help Ubuntu users improve their defense against physical attacks and on public Wi-Fi networks.
To protect Ubuntu from physical attacks, Ubuntu should be hardened from the ground up during installation. First, download the latest Ubuntu ISO, verify the ISO and create a live USB. I recommend Etcher, a cross-platform live USB creator.
On the computer where you install Ubuntu Boot from your new one Live USB.
The key required to start the Live USB depends on the manufacturer of your computer. Many OEMs use F12 as Dell and Lenovo. ASUS uses the key Esc . If you are not sure, consult your OEM's online documentation. You can also start your computer normally to see what it is; After the first boot, many computers will display the boot menu shortcut key.
Use the "Minimal installation" option in the installer. This does not help with physical attacks, but it can only be done during the initial installation. Minimizing the number of packages installed prevents Ubuntu from loading unnecessary applications. If it is discovered tomorrow that [Transmission] a popular torrent application, or Thunderbird, a popular e-mail client, are vulnerable to a new exploit, your system will be completely unaffected.
Minimal installation reduces attack surface for applications It may be discovered that they contain vulnerabilities in the future. Third-party applications and commercial software can be installed at any time at a later time as needed.
Do not think that protecting your hard drive is worth anything – never underestimate your value to hackers. You must not leave sensitive files in the Documents folder or compromise photos in your image library. However, web browser cookies that log you in to a web site can still be extracted. Files and photos that have been "deleted" from the Recycle Bin can be dug up in forensic attacks and brought back to life.
To enable encryption during installation, you must enter a password each time you start it to unlock the hard disk and load the operating system. There is no doubt that many of you will find that uncomfortable. However, encrypting your hard drive will protect your data if an attacker physically removes the hard drive for forensics. It also protects against single-user attacks in which the device is turned on with a privileged boot mode.
Ubuntu's default encryption settings actually provide a high level of protection against brute-force attacks. However, using a complex passphrase over 16 characters is still recommended.
After selecting "Install Now" will give you the "who are you." ? " displayed. Screen. Yes, that means another password that you need to remember. This password is used to log in to the newly created user account (the "Your Name" part) when the computer wakes up from hibernation or hibernation and when sudo is used to execute privileged commands.  As someone who uses sudo often, I fully understand how uncomfortable it can be to enter a complex password several times a day. However, it is important to set a strong password here as well . Someone with physical access to an unlocked operating system can guess a weak password and execute a vicious command with elevated privileges.
By default, Ubuntu operating systems are just as vulnerable for USB Rubber Ducky attacks like Windows 10 or MacOS. Such attacks can be prevented by denying Ubuntu the ability to fully accept input from USB mice and keyboards. For desktop users, this may not be a realistic option. Laptop users who never use external keyboards can appreciate this change.
To disable external mice and keyboard input, use the following command. USB mass storage devices can still connect to the operating system.
Then use the following update-initramfs command to update the boot configuration. Restart for the changes to take effect.
The above steps during installation should provide reasonable protection against physical attack. In the post-installable sections of this series, we'll talk about network security best practices, application hardening, and auditing tools that can be used to fix almost any operating system vulnerability. Stay tuned.


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Lviv a little: Discover Ukraine's capital of culture
By Guest Author
Travel writer Mike Unwin spends a weekend in Ukraine's "laidback" capital of culture, Lviv, with Regent Holidays to experience its unique history, architecture, opera and dumplings.
Tragedy strikes in the final act. The string section swells as jealous Renato storms in and stabs his wife's lover Riccardo through the heart. Riccardo, mortally wounded but still able to muster a soaring tenor, discloses that Amelia never broke her marriage vows. Then he expires. The orchestra goes ballistic. In Lviv, Ukraine's capital of culture, Verdi's Masked Ball is over for another night.
At least, I think that's what's happens. To be honest, with the libretto in Italian and the surtitles in Ukrainian, I'm not entirely sure. But following the plot is not really the point. When we bought our (absurdly cheap) tickets at the little booth we had no idea what we'd be seeing. There were no announcements, no posters, it was all very low key. And now, up here in the Gods, things are still surprisingly informal: the audience wanders in and out; new faces appear beside me after each interval.
Don't get me wrong: it's as grand a spectacle as you could hope for. There's a huge cast, a superb orchestra and a magnificent baroque theatre, complete with sweeping stone staircases and a spacecraft-sized chandelier. But there seems to be so little song and dance – as it were – about the occasion. It's as though going to the opera here is something you do on a whim, perhaps if there's nothing good on telly.
Lviv's laid-back take on its own treasures has been apparent ever since my wife and I arrived last night for our long weekend. Close to the Polish border, and more European than Russian in its outlook, the city emerged from the ravages of World War Two with its rich culture – a melting pot of Hapsburg, Ottoman, Art Nouveau and Orthodox – largely intact. Today the cobbled streets of the Old Town are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with every second building a magnificent church or quirky museum. Add to this a profusion of eateries and – during our visit – a pulsing music festival, and you'd think the place would be mobbed. But, though busy, it keeps its cool. There are no pushy street vendors or swaggering stag parties. And a general lack of spoken English suggests that life here does not depend entirely upon tourism. In a summer that has raised serious concerns about the deluge of visitors to the likes of Venice and Barcelona, Lviv seems happy to take it or leave it.
Our hotel is the Nobilis , a discreet and elegant retreat just a ten-minute stroll from the Old Town. We plot our sight-seeing over the breakfast buffet then venture out into the September sunshine with guidebook in hand. Following the broad avenues of Svobody Street towards the opera house, we pause at the Shevchenko Monument. At independence, this statue of Ukraine's national poet supplanted one of Stalin. A relief work depicting centuries of Ukrainian culture towers over the literary icon. Children scale its lower reaches as though at a climbing wall.
A side alley leads us into an eclectic street market, where among embroidered shirts and ancient postcards are toilet rolls adorned with Putin's face – an eloquent commentary on Ukraine's current politics. Emerging into the Old Town, we are soon traipsing in and out of places of worship, from the ancient Armenian Church, with its painted vaults, to the grand blue and gold interior of the Church of the Transfiguration. At the latter, we take a pew to witness first a christening and then, after a rapid unrolling of red carpet, a wedding. Back outside we find there are weddings everywhere, each cobbled street leading us to another bride in white, posing with her entourage for after-ceremony photos outside another grand doorway.
Lest we are lulled into thinking that Lviv is about nothing but piety and young love, however, we also stumble upon a statue of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. One of the city's more notorious former residents, it was his antics that gave us the term 'masochism'. Clutching hands reach out lasciviously from beneath the statue's undergarments. We hurry on to the old Gunpowder Tower, whose splendid sculpted lions restore a little moral authority.
At the centre of the Old Town we find Rynok Square. Rebuilt after a 1527 fire, its four sides are lined with historic buildings, a beguiling architectural blend of renaissance and baroque. The best view is from above, apparently, so we climb the 306 steps to the top of the town hall tower from where, map in hand, we identify the square's famous houses, from the Black Mansion at number 4 to the pink House of the Seasons at number 23. It's like peering down into a model village.
But there's only so much culture you can do on a weekend break without feeling you're missing the 'break' bit, and every street corner restaurant or coffee-house looks tempting. At lunch, we stumble into the delightful Yushka and Schnitzel cafe for traditional green borsch and a view of the passing street life. Later, after the opera, we wander out to Roberta Domsa, where the cellars of the old brewery are hosting live bands. The place is packed with young people and there's not a tourist in sight. We dutifully sample the local beers and consume groaning platters of what our guidebook describes as 'hearty Ukrainian belly fillers'.
On Sunday, we abandon the guidebook and simply wander, heading out beyond the walls of the Old Town. To the east, we stroll through Ivano Franko Park and down to the Patoki Palace, where an Exhibition on Franz Mozart – son of the more famous father and a one-time Lviv resident – offer a musical trawl through the city's Hapsburg past. To the North, we wind up a steep wooded hill to the High Castle, giving fabulous views back across the Old Town and towards the distant hills.
Our flight home comes on Monday afternoon. After three nights in Lviv, it feels we have barely started on the city's rich heritage – but we have at least imbibed something of its ambience. And, with the airport just a 15-minute taxi ride away, there's time for one last lunch. At Kupol, a former art salon now run by three sisters as a family restaurant, we sit down to a wonderful meal on a shaded terrace. The food is exquisite – from the varyaki starters (potato and mushroom dumplings) to the plum brandy deserts. According to our guidebook, 'everything in Lviv is art'. Even, it seems, the dumplings.
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LI politicians, police eye legislation after water bucket attacks against cops
By Antonio Planas antonio.planas@newsday.com Updated July 27, 2019 11:45 PM
Long Island politicians and police are working together to draft legislation "to deter violent acts against public safety professionals" in the wake of water-bucket attacks against police officers that were caught on video in New York City, officials said.
A coalition that includes Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini, State. Sen John Brooks (D-Seaford), Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart plan to gather Sunday in Hauppauge to discuss upcoming legislation meant to thwart such attacks.
The legislation is a response to "several incidents where police officers were assailed with buckets and doused with water," a statement said.
Multiple videos have surfaced this month of police officers being soaked with water in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem.
Bellone said in a statement the attacks are unacceptable and won't be tolerated.
"Every day in Suffolk County the police and other law enforcement officers put themselves on the line to protect our community," he said. "Attacks on police officers cannot be tolerated in any way because these disgraceful acts are an assault on public safety and the rule of law."
In a Bronx attack, about a dozen men and women were captured on video hurling buckets of water at two female officers. The water damaged a police vest and cellphone, according to published reports.
In the Harlem attack, an officer was hit in the back of the head with an empty bucket, officials said.
By Antonio Planas antonio.planas@newsday.com
Antonio Planas joined Newsday in 2018 and covers police news and general assignments. An award-winning reporter and Michigan State University alumnus, he has worked at the Boston Herald and Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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This Answer Record describes how BUFGCE can be useful in operating the SEM IP safely.
When clock management (PLL,DCM or MMCM) is used, a BUFGCE should be used to suppress the clock toggling to the SEM controller until the clock is stable and the PLL/DCM lock is achieved.
A BUFGCE may be used to disable or delay start-up of the SEM IP during debug.
With the CE pin initially disabled, the BUFGCE will suppress the clock toggling to the SEM controller.
The CE pin may be enabled programmatically at run-time by the system to start up the SEM IP.
Alternatively, the icap_grant input to the SEM IP may be used to achieve the same purpose without disabling the clock.


Bring the taste of autumn to your seasonal menu with this delightful pumpkin spice cappuccino mix! When mixed with hot water, this drink powder produces a superb smooth consistency for a delicious cappuccino drink that your patrons will love. Reminiscent of fall-favorite treats, the beverage features the enticing aroma of pumpkin and warm spices. Top off the finished beverage with whipped cream and pumpkin pie spice for an extra special treat. The perfect addition to any establishment, this cappuccino mix is sure to please patrons at your coffee shop, restaurant, concession stand, convenience store, waiting room, or lobby.
Easy to make and great tasting, this pumpkin spice cappuccino mix allows your patrons to enjoy autumn flavors in any season!
This pumpkin spice cappuccino mix comes with all the flavor and frothiness of decadent cafe drinks, without all of the time and effort. This easy-to-use mix delivers a consistent product each and every time. Each 2 lb. bag of mix yields approximately 29 (8 oz.) cups of cappuccino. Serve it alone, or use it to complement sweet desserts or breakfast pastries - no matter what you choose, this pumpkin spice mix will produce a cappuccino that is packed with flavor.
For bulk preparation, follow the instructions on your cappuccino machine. For single servings or smaller portions, just add three teaspoons of powdered mix to 8 fl. oz. of hot water and stir until dissolved. Garnish with whipped cream and your favorite toppings or serve it straight. Each 2 lb. bag of mix yields approximately 29 (8 oz.) cups of cappuccino. Serve it alone, or use it to complement sweet desserts or breakfast pastries - no matter what you choose, this pumpkin spice mix will produce a cappuccino that is packed with flavor.
We order these for our snack bar at our high school. Our kids really like the flavor from this mix. I would recommend using these to someone else.
The photo thats posted shows a drink with a nice frothy head. Don't expect to get that unless you are going to froth your own milk. The mix will not froth up like that. Does taste good though.
Obsessed with this pumpkin spice cappuccino! It's full of flavor and so creamy. Just the right amount of flavor to get you ready for fall.
The pumpkin spice cappuccino mix is a great quality mix and a lovely option during our harvest festival at our sweets shop. A terrific product and works great in our dispenser machine.
The pumpkin spice mix is delicious and perfect for the fall harvest season. The mix is excellent quality and a top seller at our café.
A nig big mug of pumpkin spice cappuccino, topped off wish me whipped cream and sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon on top. Or drizzle a little caramel on top of the whipped cream, and you're in heaven. Why have a slice of pumpkin pie and have to do all those dishes, when you can enjoy it in a cup with your favorite toppings , mmmmmmm !!!
This is one of the better pumpkin spice cappuccino mix we have tried. The customers love it too. A very big seller in the fall. We will be buying this one again.
This product went over very well during the Fall season. Taste was great and we didn't have any issues with compatibility with our machine. We actually were able to order from Webstaurant Store and get have in hand before our local food source company could get it. Highly recommend due to flavor.
This pumpkin spice cappuccino mix tastes so good. And so easy to make. You only need to add hot water to 3 tablespoons of the mix, stir and voila! So good so delicious pumpkin spice cappuccino. It's really amazing. We really like it.
This is a great flavor for using seasonally. Add a little chocolate and you have a great pumpkin mocha. It's great for a change of flavor to keep customers interested.
A great fall time flavor that takes our café by storm each year. The great seasonality of the pumpkin spice flavor lets guests anticipate its arrival. The blend of spices tastes great and its truly a fall classic.
This pumpkin spice cappuccino mix packs tons of flavor. A few tablespoons of mix added to a cup of hot water makes for a yummy warm drink in the fall.
I was really surprised at home much I liked this product. It was really good and we even added some of it to give our pumpkin pancakes, crepes, and waffles some extra oomph.
Smells wonderful and blends smoothly,, just like you added straight pumpkin to the mix withthe spices,,, delicious with coffee our different milks,,will definitely order again!!
Wonderful! Just what I've been looking for to serve for the fall. Ordering more and a new flavor to try. Whatever I'm looking for webstraurant has it! AWESOME!
Rarely am I disappointed by anything in the flavor of pumpkin and this was no exception, which is to say I really like the taste. It comes in a pillow pack which I transferred into an airtight container in order to preserve freshness as the two pound size is going to last a while. Simply spoon the mix (amount to taste) into a mug, add hot water and stir. Simple and inexpensive alternative to the coffee shop.
My customers are loving our new cappuccino machine, and the new pumpkin spice drink! Fall has arrived and it's a great time to enjoy a pumpkin spice cappuccino!
A fall classic and must at my store. The customers love the different spices that make up this frothy cappuccino. Does well in the bunn imix machine and will definitely bring customers back or more.
We have been enjoying these cappuccino drink mixed. This pumpkin one is a good one. It has a warm spicy flavor. It is good to have on a cold day.
I usually don't like pumpkin spice flavoring, but I love this mix! The flavor isn't too overpowering, and it produces that great fall aroma when it's brewing!
This isn't your typical pumpkin spice. The pumpkin flavor is subtle but delicious. It smells like fall and holidays all in one. I'm not s fan of anything "pumpkin" yet this was good!
This has great pumpkin spice flavors, I am very happy with this flavor and it is nice that I can get it anytime of the year. I do not have to wait until fall!
We buy this quit often seems like every one always comments on how well they like it, so great taste, best value for the money that is what I buy!
This is a wonderful product with a great taste but does not mix well with the commercial machines and water we set out as a coffee addition and it went like mad we will be ordering more soon.
Great seasonal item! Our customers love it when we serve it to them when they are shopping for the holidays. Tastes great, easy to serve!
This cappuccino mix comes as close to the pumpkin spice flavor that you can get at some quick stop places such as gas stations. Good value!
This is a great fall or holiday blend of cappuccino! It has a nice pumpkin spice flavor that is not too over powering! I like it with dessert!!
Pumpkin Spice Powdered Cappuccino Mix is delicious, priced right, and not overly sweet. Easy to mix and flavorful. Makes a great addition to any coffee shop or cafe.
This mix makes awesome pumpkin spice cappuccinos. What a great treat during the holidays. Now I can have it anytime. I keep this in an airtight container and mix it by the cup as needed, not in bulk amounts.
Pumpkin spice is such a delish flavors, there's tangy taste but it's aromatic and makes you feel warm. I have never seen such a great price.
When I ordered the Pumpkin Spice Powdered Cappuccino I did so on a gamble because it just seemed to sound like a good flavor. I certainly wasn't dissapointed! This stuff is really great! Good for all times of the day.


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15 Best Things to Do in Harvard, MA
Glendale Rosal
Aug 16, 2022 • 10 min read
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Harvard is a small town in Massachusetts' Worcester County, with a long and fascinating history dating back to the 1700s.
This small town, often mistaken for the famous University, lies 22 miles northeast of Worcester and 32 miles west of Boston.
For over 250 years, Harvard has earned renown throughout Massachusetts for religious and sociological activities.
People know the town for the religious group that resided in the Shaker Village, which Mother Ann Lee founded in 1781.
Today, Shaker Village is a fascinating historical attraction in Harvard because of its history.
At the same time, this town is also home to the Fruitlands Farm of Bronson Alcott, known for its metaphysical experiments.
Aside from its fascinating history, Harvard's streets have distinct uniformed homes and buildings that follow Victorian and Colonial architectural designs.
Visiting Harvard is a fascinating and worthwhile experience if you drop by its charming orchards, farmhouses, and centuries-old villages.
At the same time, this town offers exciting outdoor activities like hiking, sailing, swimming, canoeing, and sightseeing.
Check out the best things to do in Harvard, Massachusetts, for a broader idea of what this town offers.
Step inside the Fruitlands Museum
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Fruitlands Museum is one of the finest examples of an ancient transcendentalist society.
This museum mainly features the lifestyle and culture of the Transcendentalist community through the artifacts in its exhibits.
It has a diverse collection of materials and art, giving you a deeper understanding of its community's culture.
Explore the museum and its 210 acres of land.
Likewise, this museum is an exciting outdoor destination for its picturesque natural areas and miles of hiking trails.
Visiting Fruitlands Museum is an excellent way to get acquainted with Harvard's rich history and heritage.
Hike through the Fruitlands Trails
The Fruitlands Trails is adjacent to the famous Fruitlands Museum, featuring its 3.1-kilometer loop trail.
Many hikers love to visit this trail not just for hiking but also for bird watching and cross-country skiing during winter.
However, it's also an excellent place for nature lovers since you can still enjoy its solitude most of the day.
The loop trails take you to wooden bridges, scenic forested areas, and wetlands with interpretive signs.
One particular place you'll come across on this trail is the Historic Willard Farm, a historical attraction.
Birdwatchers can proceed to the area's Red Loop, which leads to a meadow with numerous local and migrating bird species.
For a one-of-a-kind hiking activity in Harvard, head to the Fruitlands Trails and discover the town's hidden natural beauty.
Climb the Holy Hill of Zion
Back in the day, the Transcendentalist community worshipped at the Holy Hill of Zion in nearby historic Shakers Village.
The hill dates back to 1842 when leaders of this religious sect chose an elevated outdoor location as their worship site.
The Shakers Village in Harvard then selected a hill overlooking the main settlement on the western side.
Today, the site is a famous historical attraction in Harvard.
Visiting this place gives you a deeper understanding of how this religious sect does its daily activities, including its worship methods.
At the same time, you'll appreciate the solitude and calmness of the area.
While hiking, you can explore remnants of the Shaker Village, such as centuries-old cellar holes, old buildings, and stone walls.
The Holy Hill of Zion is the best outdoor and historical attraction to check out after visiting the Shaker Village.
Go on an Orchard Tour at Westward Orchards
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Harvard and Worcester County are the premier cider makers in Massachusetts because of their vast orchards.
In Harvard alone, there are four orchards best known for their freshly harvested apples and top-notch ciders.
These orchards are Carlson Orchards, Doe Orchards, Old Frog Pond Farm, and Westward Orchards, each with unique and unique offerings to visitors.
Westward Orchards, in particular, is a fourth-generation, family-owned orchard that also grows various fresh produce.
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This orchard offers visitors seasonal produce, meat, dairy, eggs, and the signature cider donuts.
Meanwhile, the rest of the orchards you can visit in Harvard also serves cider donuts, best paired with a bottle of freshly brewed apple cider.
In addition, you can buy various food items or perhaps gift items at each of these orchards.
Tour each orchard and marvel at its picturesque views to complete your experience.
Dive at Bare Hill Pond
Bare Hill Pond is a famous outdoor recreation venue in Harvard, especially during summer and other special occasions.
The park is best known for its town beach and the Girl Scout Camp, which organizes various summer activities.
However, Bare Hill Pond also supports water activities like swimming along its beach.
Aside from swimming, you can also enjoy boating from sailboats, paddleboards, sailboards, crew boats, kayaks, and canoes.
It's a fun and scenic location to bring your family or travel buddies for an entire day of outdoor recreation.
Likewise, you can cast your line and enjoy fishing at this pond, home to various local fish species.
Spot Local Wildlife at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
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Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge along Still River Depot Road is one of Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex's eight wildlife refuges.
This one in Harvard offers nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts an excellent opportunity to commune with nature and explore vast acres of unique flora and fauna.
Activities like birdwatching, nature photography, boating, and hunting are the most extraordinary things to do at this wildlife refuge which spans over 1,667 acres.
It's an excellent place to shake off stress and feel the calmness of nature.
At the same time, don't forget to enjoy yourself with various outdoor activities, especially boating through the Nashua River.
Aside from boating, you can also hike through five miles of trails meandering Nashua River, Oxbow ponds, wetlands, and forested areas.
Meet Cuddly Alpacas at the Harvard Alpaca Ranch
The Harvard Alpaca Ranch along Old Mill Road is 5.7 acres of picturesque farmland.
This place mainly features cuddly alpacas, serving as the farm's celebrities.
The ranch offers visitors a one-of-a-kind tour featuring its herd of alpacas, each with its distinct personality and cuteness.
However, this alpaca ranch is best known throughout Harvard and Worcester County for its unique offering —an alpaca therapy.
This kind of activity lets visitors do alpaca-assisted therapeutic exercises on the ranch.
Many believe it's an effective way to shake off stress, anxiety, and depression, similar to animal-assisted therapies.
Aside from meeting alpacas, you can buy products made from alpaca wool at its gift shop for a unique souvenir.
Get Up Close with Animals at the Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center
The Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center is situated four miles or nine minutes south of Harvard in Bolton.
This fantastic attraction is home to over 400 rescued exotic animals.
Founded by Ed and Brenda Laquidara in 1997, it's now a refuge for neglected exotic animals that require loving and caring.
Today, it's a famous attraction frequently visited by many throughout Massachusetts.
Tour the entire zoo that houses various animals like Ring Tailed Lemur, Kinkajou, Mountain Coati, Carpathian Lynx, African Serval, Bobcat, Arctic Fox, Pearl Fox, Red Fox, Eurasian Eagle Owl, and many more.
This place receives over 300 animal surrenders annually, and remarkably, the staff and veterinarians can bring back most of the animals to good health.
Explore Harvard Shaker Village Historic District
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The Harvard Shaker Village Historic District is Massachusetts' second oldest Shaker village and the third oldest in the entire nation.
This historical attraction is a fascinating place to discover.
Check out this village if you want to understand the Transcendentalist community and their beliefs.
The village has 12 Shaker buildings, including a worship ground and a burial ground used back in the day.
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Historically, the village served as the community of the Transcendentalists under its founder, Mother Ann Lee.
The religious sect's peak had over 200 members residing in the village.
Today, the village is a famous historical attraction comprising woodlands and open meadows teeming with wildlife.
Exploring the Harvard Shaker Village Historic District is an exciting outdoor activity.
Your adventure takes you to fantastic scenic trails that serve as Harvard conservation areas.
Learn about Mary Rowlandson at the Mary Rowlandson Monument
Mary Rowlandson and her family share one of the saddest historical accounts of the 17th century.
Head to the Mary Rowlandson Monument along Main Street to learn about Rowlandson's tragic story.
During King Philip's War in the 16th century, the Wampanoag, Nashaway/Nipmuc, and Narragansett tribes abducted Rowlandson, her three children, and her husband, Rev. Joseph.
For three months, the family traveled with their captors through the thick forests of New England.
One of Mary's children died from injuries while she and Joseph got separated through the woods.
They earned their freedom through a ransom at the Redemption Rock in Princeton.
Mary wrote a book that became part of Colonial America's historic fabric, commemorating their tragic story.
Today, you can see the Mary Rowlandson Monument honoring the family in Harvard.
Check out the monument and learn more about the history behind the famous story.
Celebrate the Apple Blossom Festival
Many people in Harvard look forward to the Apple Blossom Festival every May.
The festival highlights fun and festivities, which are excellent for the whole family.
The festival features food, music, arts, crafts, and various apple products like ciders, apple cider donuts, and much more.
Thousands of visitors throughout the county and other parts of Massachusetts converge at Harvard to celebrate this festival.
At the same time, many revelers love to watch the Nashoba Valley Concert Band perform during the festival.
Also, many visitors stay in Harvard to join the great Ducky Wacky Race right after the festival.
Bring your family to the Apple Blossom Festival!
Attend the Annual Harvard Flea Market
The Harvard Flea Market is the biggest annual one-day event every October in Harvard.
Every year, the flea market draws over 200 vendors to the Broomfield School in Harvard.
The event features novelty items from furniture, antiques, collectibles, household items, glass, toys, sports gear, clothing, and more.
The Harvard Schools Trust and the League of Women Voters of Harvard organized this festival.
If you're looking for a unique souvenir before returning, visit the annual Harvard flea market.
It is a treasure trove full of classic collectible cards, video games, Blu-ray DVD collections, vintage jewelry, lamps, gardening items, coins, and hidden gems.
At the same time, vendors sell food and refreshments to provide more fun and convenience to complete everyone's experience.
Shop and Dine at the Harvard General Store
Harvard General Store has treated locals with delicious food, top-notch grocery items, and gifts since 1896.
This general store is a famous place for locals and visitors in town to shop for various things.
Besides being a top-notch shop, this general store also prepares delicious food at its restaurant and bakery.
It is particularly famous for its delicious breakfast menu, served all day.
You can order casseroles, breakfast platters, French toast, pancakes, bacon, freshly-brewed coffee, and lots more.
Before returning home, dine at the historic Harvard General Store to treat yourself to a heartwarming meal.
Other Things to Do Nearby
Engage in Outdoor Recreation at Bowers Springs
Bower Springs lies in the neighboring town of Bolton, Massachusetts, seven minutes from Harvard.
This natural area appeared after Harvard and Bolton partnered on a joint project to convert a 91-acre land into a recreation area in 1972.
Bowers Springs is a famous destination for ice skating and skiing in Harvard and Worcester County.
The entire natural area has various parts, with the Sprague woodlands 24 acres covering the town of Harvard.
Meanwhile, Bare Hill Sanctuary is a famous historical attraction in Frank Abbot's town, founded in 1963.
Aside from being an excellent outdoor destination, it also features vast apple and peach orchards, another reason to visit this attraction.
Locals love to visit this place for hiking, trail running, dog walking, and bird watching.
Spend the weekend at Bowers Springs!
Drop by Captain Pollard's Flintlock Farm
Captain Pollard's Flintlock Farm is a charming 1782 Georgian Colonial Farm in Still River, Massachusetts, five minutes southwest of Harvard.
This historic farm features an authentic 225-year-old New England Colonial-era plantation operated in 1782.
Its owner was Captain Thaddeus Pollard, a renowned Minutemanuring the American Revolution.
He was also a resident of Still River, a neighboring hamlet in Harvard.
Today, the historic farm is a famous educational-oriented tourist attraction that promotes Still River's agri-tourism sector.
Walking inside the farm and hiking through its vast fields helps you understand how New England Colonial-era plantations operated back in the day.
Captain Pollard's Flintlock Farm has also undergone numerous restorations to preserve its historical value.
Harvard is a one-of-a-kind town full of fascinating history, natural beauty, and hidden gems.
It's a fantastic weekend getaway destination for people from Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, Massachusetts.
Bring your family or travel buddies and explore orchards, museums, and natural areas in this town.
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The BSE is built on a unique plot of land that is allocated and specified for education projects, making it the ideal place for constructing the school.
BSE is designed in compliance with the BSF (British Schools for the Future) standards which are the British standards and specifications for schools. The BSE is a purpose-built state of the art campus. The furniture selected for The BSE is ergonomically and aesthetically designed in order to accommodate for all members of the school community: pupils, parents and staff.
The BSE campus comprises an Administration building, Foundation Stage building, Junior School building and a Senior School building. Our buildings are designed and custom-fitted for BSEians and adhere to all the health and safety building regulations and standards of England.
The school grounds are expertly designed to encompass the different sports fields necessary for the implementation of the National Curriculum for England- Physical Education Programme of Study.
This section of the school contains the Managing Director's office and all other administration offices: Finance, Business Development Administration as well as the principles office.
The Administration building also contains the school Theatre, proud to boast the talents and performances of pupils; the Sports Centre which consists of a swimming pool, a purpose-built gymnasium with adjoining changing rooms.
This part of The BSE consists of two levels. The building is triangular shaped housing the Foundation Stage: Pre Foundation (PRE-FS), Foundation 1 (F1) and Foundation 2 (F2) classes. Each class has an en-suite bathroom and private garden, equipped with child friendly and safe garden toys and climbing frames. In the heart of the Foundation Building is our Indoor Play Area. Our Atrium.
The Atrium acts as an under conservatory letting in.
The Junior & Senior School Assembly Halls are also housed in this building. The Junior and Senior School pupils regularly gather together in their respective Assembly Hall to share and develop a mutual understanding of good citizenship. At BSE our assemblies enrich the experiences of our pupils, developing their sense of belonging, as conscientious members of the BSE community.
The Foundation building also houses an ICT suite, a Foundation Library, Music and Drama rooms, as well as an Art Studio. We are looking forward to our pupils making use of the Home Economics Room which we are sure will witness their culinary successes and undesirable burnt cuisine!
The BSE Junior & Senior School buildings are three levelled L-shaped buildings. The Junior School building accommodates the classrooms of Key Stage One (KS1): Years 1 and 2 as well as Key Stage Two (KS2): Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The Senior School building is also a three storey L-shaped building which houses Years 7, 8 and 9 (KS3) as well as Years of 10, 11 and 12 (KS4) classrooms, study rooms and two fully equipped common rooms for recreation.
Each classroom is equipped with state of the art interactive whiteboards as well as class based, internet connected computers that give pupils the opportunity to develop their research and technological skills across all subjects.
The Junior School are fortunate to have a General Science Laboratory all to themselves as this is regarded as an academic luxury for junior school pupils in a British international school. Moreover, the Senior School building accommodates for three science laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In these laboratories our pupils have the opportunity to develop their scientific, investigative skills whilst on their journey to becoming exploratory scientists!
BSE Library shelves are bursting with books! Books written by authors from all around the world have been carefully selected, taking into account the various tastes and interests our pupils have. BSE has invested in a wide variety of books and encyclopaedias to instil the love of reading in pupils making it an enjoyable lifelong habit.
The Art, Music & Drama studios are equipped with up to date mediums which allow pupils to develop their creative and imaginative skills, creating works of art, composing musical masterpieces and play roles in performances that inspire and marvel the BSE community.
Enclosed in each building are the school Cafeteria and Restaurants, offering pupils fresh, healthy, hot and cold meals and beverages. Each Cafeteria is at the heart of a sunken garden, where BSEians can enjoy meals outdoors if they wish.
The IT suites boast state of the art technologies allowing pupils to surf the internet in a safe and ethical manner. Pupils enjoy using latest, interactive, educational software programmes available from the UK which enhance their technical ICT skills as well as their lateral thinking skills.
Inside the school Staff Room, there are workstations for teachers to carry out their work: planning, designing and assessing pupil work. The Staff Room is equipped with computers and printers to facilitate their work. The adjacent Teacher Resource Room contains a wealth of teaching resources, books and manipulatives that can be used to enrich teaching and learning in the classroom. BSE staff can unwind in the Staff Lounge, where they can share those few moments of peace and quiet with their colleagues. The staff lounge is equipped with kitchenette facilities as well as comfortable seating areas.


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NIRAH aquarium: Government seeks 'evidence of progress'
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The group behind a giant aquarium project, which was supposed to have been finished two years ago, and which has millions of pounds of public money invested in it, has been told by the government that it wants to see "evidence of progress", reports the BBC.
The National Institute for Research into Aquatic Habitats (NIRAH) was loaned £2m by The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for the gigantic £375m domed complex to be built at a disused brick pit in Stewartby, Bedfordshire in 2007, but work on the huge scientific research centre, which would have doubled as a major tourist attraction four times the size of the Eden Project, never began.
NIRAH planned to house the world's largest freshwater aquarium at the complex, which would also have provided a unique opportunity for researchers to work on a range of species. Its aim was to focus on freshwater organisms, rather than the marine fishes and invertebrates kept in most of the UK's other aquarium attractions. But NIRAH now has only a few months left before its planning permission expires.
Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire councils are also owed £1.6m. The complex would have brought increased revenue from the tourism industry to Bedforshire and the UK and early reports on the project suggested it could create up to 2,500 jobs.
The BBC report adds that in a Freedom of Information request, it has emerged that accumulated interest on the government loan makes it worth more than £3.5m, although it's unknown how much interest there is on the loan by the councils.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said: "It remains a priority for us to continue to receive updates from NIRAH and we expect them to provide us with positive evidence of progress in the near future, as the current position is not sustainable over the longer term.
"We are currently in the process of assessing all options available to the department and the consortium."
NIRAH was unavailable for comment.


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Hearthstone Championship Tour Changes Coming
By Angela Moscaritolo
Blizzard also introduced two new Hearthstone eSports programs: the Global Games and the Inn-vitationals.
The 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour doesn't wrap up until November 5, but Blizzard is already thinking about next year. The company just revealed what's in store for Hearthstone eSports in 2017.
In an effort to promote more global clashes throughout the year, Blizzard is combining the regional Season Championships into global Season Championships.
"Each of these global Season Championships next year will take place at a selected host region and will be held in venues that you can attend in-person to cheer on your favorite competitors!," the company wrote in a blogpost.
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The regional Season Preliminaries are being replaced with regional Season Playoffs and each of the four regions—Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and China—will send four representatives to the Championships at the end of each season. The new Season Playoffs will "be more competitive to qualify for, and include deeper prizing to reward more participants," Blizzard said.
Speaking of prizes, next year's Hearthstone Championship Tour payouts will total more than US$2 million. The next World Championship, which will take place in early 2018, will have a US$1 million prize pool. To reward more participants, each Season Championship will have a prize pool of US$250,000 and each Season Playoff will offer at least US$20,000 in prizes.
These are, indeed, very exciting changes for next year's Hearthstone Championship Tour. "We hope you'll find it to be a more exciting playing and viewing experience," Blizzard wrote.
On top of all that, Blizzard also introduced two new Hearthstone eSports programs for next year: the Global Games and the Inn-vitationals. The Global Games will "feature teams of players from various countries battling it out weekly in a global league." Teams will consist of the top Competative Point earner from that country, plus three "community-voted countrypersons."
As for The Inn-vitationals, it will offer a more lighthearted experience, showcasing "popular streamers, winners of major tournaments, and celebrities."
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