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Dog's death determined an accident
Jim Collar
GREENVILLE — A dog that was believed strangled and left in a ditch in September died as result of an accident rather than willful abuse as initially suspected, Fox Valley Humane Association officials said.
The death occurred after the dog, a stray, broke free from a Kaukauna police officer, humane association officials said Monday.
The humane associations had previously put up a $1,000 reward for information regarding the dog's death, which occurred near the FVHA facilities.
Following last week's news reports about the dog, the Kaukauna Police Dept. came forward to explain one of its officers had been involved.
Vicki Prey, Outagamie County's humane officer, said a Kaukauna police officer captured the stray on Sept. 4 and was bringing it to the shelter after hours. The dog broke free and the officer searched for it for an hour. Unable to find the dog, the officer left.
Prey declined to name the officer.
"We don't want to see anyone crucified here, nor do we want to see anyone come down hard on the department," she said
Instead, Prey said she would prefer Kaukauna and other Fox Valley police agencies avail their officers to training provided by the association that's tailored to law enforcement.
Prey found the decaying animal in a ditch on Sept. 8 while she was driving along Outagamie County BB. It had a nylon strap around its neck and was thought to have strangled itself in attempting to get free.
It was an accident, Prey said, but it's one that shouldn't have happened.
The nylon strap attached to the dog was identified as a hobbling device used for prisoner transports and was used by the officer as a makeshift leash.
"The piece of equipment should never, ever have been used on this dog," Prey said. The strap became tighter around its neck each time it tugged.
Prey said she wasn't paged nor was the humane association contacted after the animal broke free.
Chief John Manion of the Kaukauna Police Department said the agency has the proper equipment for handling dogs, and agreed the device shouldn't have been used. He suspects, however, the dog was struck by a car rather than strangled.
It was brought to the shelter after biting at an officer.
He said significant time was put into catching the dog. The officer called for assistance from Grand Chute, though they left unsuccessful after they couldn't see it any longer. It's unfortunate the dog was able to escape.
"I don't want people to think we don't care about animals," Manion said. "It's to the contrary."
Deb Lewis, executive director of the Fox Valley Humane Association, said she'd like to see officer training, and that officers have the right equipment for animal calls at hand. It also might serve as a reminder that staff members are on call 24 hours a day, she said.
"I'd like to see some good out of this if we can," she said.
The dog was found near the Fox Valley Technical College's Public Safety Training Center. Officials interviewed neighbors and brought in a veterinarian with forensics training to try to determine the date of the dog's death. Prey reached out to FVTC for video footage, but they didn't have cameras pointed in the direction of the ditch.
After receiving the call from Kaukauna and the date of the incident, the humane association was able to find footage from its own cameras.
Prey thanked the donors who put forth money toward the reward. She said it will be put in a restricted account for use in future cases. Those who'd like a refund or for their donation to be put to another use should contact FVHA, she said.
Jim Collar: 920-993-1000, ext. 216, or jcollar@postcrescent.com; on Twitter @JimCollar


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Illegal miners who posed as national security operatives granted bail
The Atewa Forest illegal miners who posed as national security operatives have been granted bail by a Koforidua Circuit Court in the sum of GHS350,000.each and two sureties, one to be justified.
The 32 accused persons, who were refused bail twice last month and remanded into police custody, are to re-appear at the Circuit Court on July 8.
Earlier, their lawyers prayed the court presided over by Mrs. Mercy Adei-Kotei that their clients would not run away and that they would be available anytime the court needed them, and should therefore be considered for bail.
Brief facts of the case, as presented by the prosecution team led by Assistant State Attorney Mr. Dickson Donkor, are that on May 4, 2021, the accused persons who carried themselves as operatives of the National Security, stormed the Akenteng, a community in the Atewa Forest reserve to mining gold illegally.
Following security intelligence, which picked information that the accused persons, armed with weapons and riffles, were undertaking illegal mining activities in the name of the National Security and harassing inhabitants of villages and communities with their weapons in the area.
The prosecution said on the strength of the intelligence picked, a team of police officers both plain and uniformed officers from the national security secretariat were dispatched to the area to ascertain the facts.
A team of police officers from the Eastern Regional police command then joined the national security team and proceeded to Akenteng, a portion of the Atewa forest reserve in the Atiwa East District, where the team met and rescued the accused persons from an angry youth who had already invaded the forest in an attempt to arrest them.
According to the prosecution, preliminary investigations showed that the accused persons carried themselves as national security operatives whereas, in fact, they were not.
It added that armed with weapons, they had been visiting several mining towns and villages within Ashanti and Eastern regions to do illegal mining.
The prosecution also established that the accused persons as part of their unlawful activities, threatened, demanded, and seized an unspecified kilogram of gold and huge sums of money from certain small scale miners in the name of national security and were arrested in the process of mining for the gold and sent to Accra later for interrogations.
In the course of the interrogations, the accused persons said they were not officers of national security as they alleged.
Exhibits retrieved from the accused persons include; Tudor shotgun, a pump-action gun, two hand short guns, assault rifles and 10 rounds of ammunition, a cougar pistol, 12 Gota handsets, three handcuffs, four shovels, and an electronic shocker.
Source:GNA
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Biden warns Russia against 'harmful activities' at start of first official trip
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Astronaut Edwin F. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, faces the camera as he walks on the Moon during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. The visor of his helmet reflects the scene in front of him, such as the Lunar Module and the astronaut Armstrong taking his picture. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. The astronaut footprints are clearly visible in the foreground.


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Steve House, one of the world's most accomplished alpine climbers, is recovering in an Oregon hospital after an 80-foot fall in the Canadian Rockies left him with multiple life-threatening traumatic injuries. House was medically evacuated from Calgary to Oregon by Global Rescue.
House was attempting an ascent of Mt. Temple in Banff National Park when he fell. Following the accident, he was rushed to a medical facility in Calgary.
Global Rescue deployed a paramedic to oversee House's treatment. This oversight included consultations from Global Rescue and Johns Hopkins Medicine physician teams as House was being prepared for transport. Once stabilized, Global Rescue evacuated House to his home hospital in Oregon aboard a medically equipped jet.
Global Rescue regularly performs rescue and evacuation services to injured members climbing the world's tallest peaks. Recent missions include evacuations from Aconcagua, Dhaulagiri, Kilimanjaro and Everest.


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All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success
A set of tools for mastering the one skill standing between us and success: the ability to ask for the things we need to succeed.
Imagine you're on a deadline for a big project, and feeling overwhelmed. Or you're looking for a job, but can't seem to get your foot in the door. Or you're dying for tickets to a sold out concert, and all your leads have gone cold.
What do these problems have in common? They can all be solved simply by reaching out to a colleague, friend, or wider network and making an ask.
Studies show that asking for help makes us better and less frustrated at our jobs. It helps us find new opportunities and new talent. It unlocks new ideas and solutions, and enhances team performance. And it helps us get the things we need outside the workplace as well. And yet, we rarely give ourselves permission to ask. Luckily, the research shows that asking—and getting—what we need is much easier than we tend to think.
Here, Wayne Baker shares a set of strategies—used at companies like Google, GM, and IDEO—that individuals, teams, and leaders can use to make asking for help a personal and organizational habit, including:
• A quiz to identify your asking-giving style
• SMART criteria for who, when, and how to ask
• "Plug-and-play " routines that make requests a standard component of meetings
• Mini-games that incentivize asking within teams
• The Reciprocity Ring, a guided activity that allows people to tap into the giving power of a network
Picking up where the bestselling book Give and Take left off, All You Have to Do Is Ask shows us how to ignite the cycle of giving and receiving by asking for the things we need.
Creating and Capturing Value through Crowdsourcing
Allan Afuah
Examples of the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing go back to at least 1714 when the UK used crowdsourcing to solve the Longitude Problem, obtaining a solution that would enable the UK to become the dominant maritime force of its time. Today, Wikipedia uses crowds to provide entries for the world's largest and free encyclopedia. Partly fueled by the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing, interest in researching the phenomenon has been remarkable.
Despite this - or perhaps because of it - research into crowdsourcing has been conducted in different research silos, within the fields of management (from strategy to finance to operations to information systems), biology, communications, computer science, economics, political science, among others. In these silos, crowdsourcing takes names such as broadcast search, innovation tournaments, crowdfunding, community innovation, distributed innovation, collective intelligence, open source, crowdpower, and even open innovation. This book aims to assemble chapters from many of these silos, since the ultimate potential of crowdsourcing research is likely to be attained only by bridging them. Chapters provide a systematic overview of the research on crowdsourcing from different fields based on a more encompassing definition of the concept, its difference for innovation, and its value for both private and public sector.
Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
John Branch, Sarah Hayes, Anne Horsted, Claus Nygaard
This latest volume in the Learning in Higher Education series, Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, brings together examples of teaching and learning innovations, within the domain of higher education. The anthology is diverse in nature and showcases concrete examples of innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education from around the world. The contributions come from all scientific disciplines and in all teaching and learning contexts.
The twenty-eight inspiring examples in this volume show considerable diversity in their approaches to teaching and learning practices; at the same time they improve both student engagement and student learning outcomes. All the authors argue that their innovative approach has helped students to learn differently, better, and more. For those involved in higher education, there is a lot to be gained from reading these narrative accounts of innovative teaching and learning.
Globalisation of Higher Education: Political, Institutional, Cultural, & Personal Perspectives
John Branch, Anne Horsted, Claus Nygaard
This book is a must read for anyone who seeks to understand the profound impact of higher education will have on the future of the global economy, on our emerging "global culture," and as the increasingly interdependent steward of our world's most valuable asset, global human capital.
The Innovation Code Self-Assessment: The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict
Jeff DeGraff and Staney DeGraff
The Innovation Code
The Creative Power of Constructive Conflict
Harmony is sublime in music but deadly to innovation. The only way to create new, hybrid solutions is to clash. Innovation happens when we bring people with contrasting perspectives and complementary areas of expertise together in one room. We innovate best with people who challenge us, not people who agree with us.
It sounds like a recipe for chaos and confusion. But in The Innovation Code, Jeff DeGraff, dubbed the "Dean of Innovation," and Staney DeGraff introduce a simple framework to explain the ways different kinds of thinkers and leaders can create constructive conflict in any organization. This positive tension produces ingenious solutions that go far beyond "the best of both worlds."
Drawing on their work with nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies, the DeGraffs help you harness the creative energy that arises from opposing viewpoints. They identify four contrasting styles of innovator—the Artist, the Engineer, the Athlete, and the Sage—and include exercises and assessments for building, managing, and embracing the dynamic discord of a team that contains all four. You can also figure out where you fit on the continuum of innovator archetypes.
Using vivid examples, The Innovation Code offers four steps to normalize conflict and channel it to develop something completely new. By following these simple steps, you will get breakthrough innovations that are both good for you and your customers. This is a rigorous but highly accessible guide for achieving breakthrough solutions by utilizing the full—and seemingly contradictory—spectrum of innovative thinking.
Jeff DeGraff
The Base of the Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses with Impact and Scale
Ted London
As economic growth slows in the developed world, the base of the pyramid (BoP) represents perhaps the last great, untapped market. Of the world's 7 billion inhabitants, around 4 billion live in low-income markets in the developing world. These 4 billion people deserve—and, increasingly, are demanding—better lives. At the same time, the business community seeks new opportunities for growth, and the development community is striving to increase its impact. With these forces converging, the potential for mutual value creation is tremendous. This book provides a roadmap for realizing that potential.
Drawing on over 25 years of experience across some eighty countries, Ted London offers concrete guidelines for how to build better enterprises while simultaneously alleviating poverty. He outlines three key components that must be integrated to achieve results: the lived experiences of enterprises to date—both successes and failures; the development of an ecosystem that is conducive to market creation; and the voices of the poor, so that entrants can truly understand what poverty alleviation is about. London provides aspiring market leaders and their stakeholders with the tools and techniques needed to succeed in the unique, opportunity-rich BoP.
Changing Your Company From the Inside Out: A Field Guide for Social Entrepreneurs
Gerald F. Davis and Christopher J. White
You're ambitious. You're not afraid to take risks. You want to bring about positive social change. And while your peers have left a trail of failed start-ups in their wake, you want to initiate change from within an established company, where you can have a more far-reaching, even global impact.
Welcome to the club—you're a social intrapreneur.
But even with your enviable skill set, your unwavering social conscience, and your determination to change the world, your path to success is filled with challenges. So how do you get started and maintain your momentum?
Changing Your Company from the Inside Out provides the tools to empower you to jump-start initiatives that matter to you—and that should matter to your company. Drawing on lessons from social movements as well as on the work of successful intrapreneurs, Gerald Davis and Christopher White provide you with a guide for creating positive social change from within your own organization.
The Co-Creation Paradigm
Venkat Ramaswamy and Kerimcan Ozcan
A fundamental shift is underway that will change how we conceive of value. In an era of increasing interconnectedness, individuals, as opposed to institutions, stand at the center of value creation. To adapt to this tectonic shift, organizations can no longer unilaterally devise products and services. They must engage stakeholders—from customers and employees to suppliers, partners, and citizens at large—as co-creators.
Co-creation guru Venkat Ramaswamy and Kerimcan Ozcan call for enterprises to be mindful of lived experiences, to build engagement platforms and management systems that are designed for creative collaboration, and to develop "win more-win more" strategies that enhance our wealth, welfare, and, well-being. Richly illustrated with examples of co-creation in action, The Co-Creation Paradigm provides a blueprint for the co-creative enterprise, economy, and society, while presenting a conceptual framework that will guide organizations across sectors in adopting this transformational approach. Challenging some of our most deeply held ideas about business and value, this book outlines the future of "business as usual."
Venkatram Ramaswamy


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5PYCheM
PYCheM
Awards (PYCA)
Information & Contacts
About Guimarães
The Young Chemists Group of the Portuguese Chemistry Society, the 3B's Research Group and the Chemistry Department at the University of Minho are pleased to announce the 5th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (5th PYCheM) and 1st European Young Chemists Meeting (1st EYCheM), which will take place in the historical and beautiful city of Guimarães - Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Portugal, from 26th to 29th April 2016.
This joint event will bring together for the first time young chemists from all over the Europe, in a high quality scientific program covering most recent research in the different areas of chemistry (organic, inorganic, analytical, etc.) and at the interface of chemistry and other scientific fields (biology, medicine, nanotechnology, etc.).
By attending to this meeting you will be able to present your results as a poster or oral presentation to a broad audience of chemists and professionals in chemical sciences. Don't miss this opportunity to network with your peers and interact with experienced professionals from academia and industry. Prizes will be awarded to the best oral and poster communications given by a young chemist.
João F. Mano (Univ. do Minho, Portugal)
Iva Pashkuleva (Univ. do Minho, Portugal)
Fernanda Proença (Univ. do Minho, Portugal)
Artur Silva (Univ. de Aveiro, Portugal)
António Fernando Silva (Univ. do Porto, Portugal)
Maria João Moreno (Univ. de Coimbra, Portugal)
Verónica Bermudez (Univ. de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal)
Matilde Marques (Inst.Superior Técnico, Portugal)
Isabel Ferreira (Inst.Politécino de Bragança, Portugal)
Armando Silvestre (Univ. de Aveiro, Portugal)
José Esperança (ITQB, Portugal)
António Varandas (Univ. de Coimbra, Portugal)
Fátima Bento (Univ. do Minho, Portugal)
Aránzazu del Campo (MPIP Mainz, Germany)
Radim Hrdina (Univ. of Pardubice, Czech Republic)
Edward Matthijs (KU Leuven, Belgium)
Catarina Custódio
Luísa Rodrigues
João Borges
Ana Rita Araújo
Sara Amorim
Ivo Aroso
Raquel Teixeira
Ramon Novoa-Carballal
Ana Soares
Cristina Sousa
Tiago Silva
Lara Reys
Sandra Silva
Leonardo Mendes (SPQ)
SPQ Secretariat
Leonardo Mendes
The Group of Young Chemists ( GQJ) of the Portuguese Society of Chemistry ( SPQ) was created in 2007 to promote the dissemination of scientific knowledge produced by young researchers working in Portugal and abroad. The group also aims to establish a network among young scientists to foster the exchange of ideas, experiences and contacts.
This mission culminated in a biennial scientific conference, which has grown remarkably over the recent years. The previous editions of the PYCheM in Lisbon (2008), Aveiro (2010), Porto (2012) and Coimbra (2014) have confirmed and extended the primary mission and values of the GQJ.
The next edition, in April 2016, embraces the challenge of bringing together young chemists and scientists from all over Europe.
Open Science and European Open Access policies in H2020
26 April - 9:00 - 12:00
Workshop programme:
What could Open Science mean for Chemistry? - Simon Coles - University of Southampton
Open Access to Publications in H2020 - Pedro Príncipe - University of Minho
Research Data Management - Joy Davidson - Digital Curation Centre
The following speakers have confirmed their participation:
Ei-ichi Negishi,
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010,
Martyn Poliakoff,
University of Nottingham, UK
Buddy Ratner,
University of Washington, USA
Peter H. Seeberger,
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, DE
Nuno Maulide,
University of Vienna, AT
Helder Santos,
University of Helsinki, FI
PDF - program
Provisional Program
Poster sessions will be divided by topics:
Chemistry of Natural Products
Teaching and Disseminating Chemistry
Surface Chemistry and Interfaces
Materials Chemistry and Nanomaterials
For display, posters should be set up onto the allocated boards at 8:00am - 9:30am on the day of the presentation and should be removed at the end of each day (around 8:00pm) to allow the posters corresponding to the next day to be set up. Maximum poster size should be 91 cm (36 inches) width x 155 cm (61 inches) height in portrait orientation to fit in the available poster boards. Smaller sizes are also allowed.
17:40h Walking Tour (let's walk and drink around the city wall)
19:30h Welcome cocktail at CCVF garden (with cultural portuguese music by GFUM) Gala Dinner at Pança Restaurant with a musical performace of Tun'ao Minho
21:30h Get-together night at Bar Ramada - with a musical performance by Bomboémia (Percussion Band, UMinho)
Until February 29, 2016 (€)
After February 29, 2016 (€)
SPQ member Non member SPQ member Non member
Undergraduate & Master Students *
student proof is required 80 105 110 135
student proof is required 120 160 150 190
(< 35 ) 180 220 210 250
Senior researchers
(>35) 200 250 230 280
Accompanying persons ** 120 120 120 120
Registration fee includes:
Congress material
Access to all event sessions
Congress dinner
Graduate and master student registration fee includes:
Dinner costs: 30 euros *
your student proof must be sent to eventos@spq.pt when you confirm your payment
Accompanying person ** registration fee includes:
Payment will be via VISA or Bank Transfer
Titular: Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Bank/Banco: Millennium BCP (Lisboa, Pt)
IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 4534 5670 6780 5
BIC/SWIFT: BCOMPTPL
Registration Registration information
PYCA 2016
The Portuguese Young Chemists Award (PYCA) attributed by GQJ from SPQ aims to promote excellence in Chemistry developed by young researchers, with particular focus on the scientific impact on society. The prize is awarded every two years, to recent doctors with less than 35 years and laureates the work done during their PhD. It is open to Portuguese researchers or foreigners with a PhD from a Portuguese University. The first edition was held in 2010.
The fourth edition of PYCA is open to applications between the 1st of January of 2016 and the 15th of March of 2016.
The winner will receive the prize during the 5PYCheM where he might talk about his work.
Rules and more informations
poster size should be 91 cm (36 inches) width x 155 cm (61 inches) height
Each registered participant will be entitled to submit up to two abstract, for a poster or an oral presentation.
The meeting's official language will be English.
Abstracts must be submitted in English
Abstracts (poster) should be submitted via the SPQ registration site until 31st March 2016. Please, log in using the login and the password provided during the registration process and then proceed with "abstract submission".
Please use the Microsoft Word file Abstract Template
The abstract must not exceed one A4 page.
The participants will be informed by e-mail message about the acceptance of their contribution and the type of their presentation during April 2016.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts (only abstracts of registered participants will be included).
Please make sure your abstract does not contain any spelling or grammar mistakes, as it will be reproduced as submitted.
Other (suggestion)
Steps for abstract(s) submission Abstract template Personal Area/abstract submission
Registration with discount: deadline 29th February 2016
New deadline - Abstract Submission (Poster): 31st March 2016
Registration deadline: 15 th April 2016
Guimarães is one of the most beautiful cities of Portugal. Its past is so intimately intertwined with the History of Portugal that it is commonly and proudly referred to as the Cradle of the Nation. Guimarães is a city full of culture and well-preserved history that deserves to be visited!
In 2001, the Historic Centre of Guimarães was declared as World Heritage by UNESCO, and in 2012, Guimarães was European Capital of Culture.
Guimarães hopes to see you in April 2016!
The conference will be held in Centro Cultural Vila Flor
Guimarães is easily accessible by highway or railway. It is 50 km North of Oporto and it is linked to main Portuguese cities by train ( train schedules) or express buses ( bus schedules).
You may choose one of the 3 following alternatives to get to Guimarães from the Oporto airport:
Taxi directly to Guimarães. It takes about 40 minutes, depending on traffic, and costs about 60 €;
Metro/train combination. The cheapest option. Takes about 2 hours and costs about 5 €. First you take the Metro (www.metrodoporto.pt) at the airport following the direction to Campanhã railway station in Porto. There, you must buy the ticket at the ticket office, and catch the train to Guimarães ( train schedules);
Get Bus offers you an express service with daily connections between Porto airport and the city of Guimarães. The prices vary between €7.5 for one way travel or €12 for a return travel. For more information please check the GetBus website.
At reservation you must mention 5PYCHEM/1EYCHEM for discounts
Hotel Toural
Guimarães Living - Hostel & Adventure
Guimarães Historical
Center Apartments
Hotel de Guimarães
Business & SPA
My Hostel
Secretariat/Payments/Billing
SPQ - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Av. da República, 45 - 3º Esq.
(+351) 217 934 637 (9h-17h)
eventos@spq.pt
General Information - Organization/Program
5th PYCheM & 1st EYCheM organizing committee
3B's Research Group - University of Minho
Avepark – Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia
Zona Industrial da Gandra
4805-017 Barco GMR
europychem@gmail.com
became a sponsor
26-29 April, 2016 :: Guimarães - Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Design by: Leonardo Mendes
Step to register and participate
Please be aware of the steps to undertake to register and participate. The guidelines will improve the efficiency on all organization levels. Thank you for your collaboration!
The management platform is prepared for online invoice emission. The correct accounting data should be fulfilled in the registration platform (name of the legal organization receiving the invoice and the corresponding address and tax number) in order to avoid possible errors during the invoice emission process.
Abstract submission is only possible after your online registration.
After registering, you will receive an e-mail with the Code to access the abstract submission tool in your Personal Area. In this area, and using the Code, you will be able to submit your abstract(s) and replace the submitted abstract(s) at anytime until the deadline for abstract submission.
If you don't receive an e-mail with the confirmation of the abstract(s) submission, please contact us.
Please comply with the payment deadline; any form of payment can be used. It is recommended to avoid payments on location since they could imply some delay in issuing the receipts.
After identifying the payment, an online receipt will be emitted. The online receipts are legal documents and can be printed and used in our institution accounting system.
After payment, if you don't receive a confirmation e-mail in a period of 7 days, please contact us and/or send us the payment confirmation document (if you are not the first bearer of the bank account, or if the payment is going to be carried out by an institution, please let us know).
All fees for the Congress registration should be paid in EUR (€). VAT is included in all fees. In case payment is made via bank transfer, please note that we must receive the full amount clear of all bank charges.
All cancellations must be notified in writing (by mail, fax or e-mail) to the Meeting secretariat according to the following conditions. Please note cancellations received:
Until March 30, 2016 - 10% will be withheld for administrative fees
From March 31, 2016 till April 9, 2015 - reimbursement of 50% of the fees paid
As of April 10, 2016 - no refund can be processed
Before the abstract submission the author should proceed with the Online Registration.
After registering, you will receive an e-mail with the Code to access the abstract submission tool in your Personal Area.
In the Personal Area you will be able to submit your abstract(s) and replace the submitted abstract(s) at anytime until the deadline for abstract submission.
For each abstract you should indicate the other authors and the preferred type of presentation (Oral or Poster).
First author MUST be the presenting author and MUST be registered.
Each registrant is permitted to submit only TWO abstracts as presenting/first author.
Abstracts will be considered only if the following guidelines are respected.
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This Google Expedition wants to teach kids about the refugee crisis
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) is getting into VR with a Google Expeditions 360 degree video on the impact of the refugee crisis on children.
The first short Out of Syria, Back Into School centres around two child refugees who have fled Syria for Lebanon, one is working with his father and one has been able to attend school thanks to aid from the UK.
It's an experience designed for Google Cardboard and will be available to view via the Expeditions Pioneer Programme beta, which is open to schools and after school programmes to sign up for. It's also being demoed at the two day VRUK 2016 festival at Ravensbourne University.
Read this: The best Google Cardboard apps and experiences
Marisol Grandon, head of creative content for DFID, namechecked the series of VR videos created by Gabo Arora at the UN and Chris Milk at VRSE. Clouds over Sidra has been used to double UNICEF donations on the street after people viewed the seven minute piece.
But the new DFID video was shot in Lebanon very recently, in January. This lent a sense of urgency when it was shown to UK ministers and world leaders such as the WHO's director general, Margaret Chan, at last week's Supporting Syria conference in London. The conference as a whole ultimately raised more than $10bn in pledges to help put an end to the refugee crisis.
"It was shot at six different locations and is designed for people to learn about the refugee crisis from a child's point of view," said Grandon. "We're working with Google on the whole series and we're waiting to trial its Jump camera rig."
Further 360 degree videos in the series will include a short on life after Ebola in Sierra Leone as well as virtual, educational trips to explore issues in Kenya and Bangladesh.
Recently Google revealed that half a million students have gone on virtual school trips so far. This also now includes an Expedition created by Google and the Royal Collection Trust which takes viewers through some of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace.
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It's the start of the new year, and one of the hottest topics is the 2018 Super Bowl halftime show! While we don't know which teams will be competing, we do know who will be performing. And it's guaranteed to be something you don't want to miss!
Who Is Singing At The 2018 Super Bowl?
In less than a month, we'll get to see Justin Timberlake take the halftime stage for the third time. Additionally, on January 8th, the NFL announced on Twitter that P!nk will be singing the National Anthem before the game. Her recent songs "What About Us" and "Beautiful Trauma," which featured a fun and colorful video with Channing Tatum, were two of the biggest singles on 2017. Plus, her aerial performance at last year's AMAs left us all astonished.
Justin and P!nk are two of the hottest and most successful pop artists of the 2000's, and there's no doubt that they're going put on a fantastic show we'll remember for years to come.
Nearly 20 years ago, Justin performed in the halftime show for the very first time at Super Bowl XXXV, along with the other members of *NSYNC. They were joined by other legendary acts such as Aerosmith, Britney Spears, and Mary J. Blige. Justin later performed as a solo artist at the halftime show in 2004, singing alongside Janet Jackson. That incredibly controversial performance created the pop culture term "wardrobe malfunction." This scandalous incident resulted in over 500,000 complaints to the FCC and pushed television networks to reevaluate their live broadcast delay times.
Both Justin and Janet have recovered from it, and since then, Justin's become known as the "Prince of Pop." He's released critically acclaimed albums and songs, including the definitive summer song of 2016: CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! And who could forget that Justin was the first one to bring SexyBack? In preparation for his 2018 Super Bowl halftime performance, he just released a new single titled "Filthy." It explores a new musical style for him, combining electro, funk, and R&B in one impossibly catchy track.
Are you planning to throw a Super Bowl party at your house? Be sure to use a cell phone lookup site to double check your friends' numbers and make sure they're legit. You don't want to accidentally invite a stranger to come watch the game with you and your buddies! Stay safe and have fun watching these upcoming performances from some of pop music's biggest stars.


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Nurses' Perceptions of Horizontal Violence
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Rosemary A. Taylor, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
In this article, I describe a study exploring horizontal violence and nurses' perceptions of the phenomenon within the context of two 28-bed inpatient hospital units. The purpose of the study was to develop a clearer understanding of horizontal violence, incorporating observation and inquiry to identify the language nurses use to describe their experiences and factors in the nursing work environment that may perpetuate the phenomenon. Observation, review and analysis of policies, and interviews with staff were completed between June and November 2012. Thematic analysis resulted in five themes: (a) behaviors are minimized and not recognized, (b) fear inhibits all reporting, (c) avoidance and isolation are coping strategies, (d) lack of respect and support, and (e) organizational chaos. The findings suggest future interventions must address a range of factors that perpetuate horizontal violence within the nursing work environment with consideration for the embeddedness and complexity of the phenomenon.
Global Qualitative Nursing Research
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333393616641002
Taylor, R. (2016). Nurses' perceptions of horizontal violence. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3, 1-9.
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Taylor, R. (2016). Nurses' perceptions of horizontal violence. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 3, 1-9. © The Author(s) 2016. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333393616641002


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Meet the School's Senior Leadership Team
The Senior Leadership Team is comprised of the managers of the various departments that represent the major functions, business as well as academic, that advance the school's mission and instill Tabor's core values in our faculty and students. The team is led by Interim Head of School Julie Salit who reports directly to the Board of Trustees.
List of 14 members.
Julie Salit
Julie Salit joined the Tabor faculty in 2007, after serving as the Science Department Chair at Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD. She also worked as Dean of Students and Director of Admission at Bancroft School and taught biology at Saint Mark's School in Southborough, MA. She earned a B.S. from Denison University. She is currently serving as Interim Head of School and lives in Captain Allen House with her husband and two children.
Christopher Boucher
Director of Facilities
Tim Cheney
Director of College Counseling
Tim joined us in 2016 coming from Williston Northampton School where he served as Director of College Counseling since 2008, building a very successful program there. His ten years of prior experience at Connecticut College in their Admissions Office and earlier at Bates College as an assistant soccer coach has brought a very useful perspective to our program as we prepare our students for the college process. Tim is a collaborative and creative professional with a demonstrated track record and we are very pleased to have his talents at Tabor.
Tim Cleary
Tim joined the faculty in 2015, coming from Suffield Academy where he served his alma mater for six years. After earning his undergraduate degree from Trinity College, where he played baseball, Tim went on to earn his M.Ed at Springfield College. Currently, Tim serves as the Dean of Students. He has previously held positions as a mathematics teacher, the Sophomore Class Dean, and Day Student Coordinator. Tim lives in Lillard with his wife Merrie-Beth, sons Addison and Sutton, and daughters Brynnleigh and Emerson. In addition to his work in the Dean's Office and dorm, Tim coaches softball and oversees the school's work with Special Olympics of Massachusetts.
Roxanne Dunlop
Roxanne Dunlop was hired by Tabor Academy in September 2000 to implement a new office position in the Baxter Health Center and to help coordinate the Annual Health Fair. During the 2004-2005 Academic Year, she went on hiatus to take care of an ailing parent, yet returned the following academic year to manage the Tabor Shop. In addition to managing the Tabor Shop, she began working part-time in the Business Office in 2010. Roxanne's prior work experience includes positions as a Senior Account, Accounts Receivable Manager and Cost Accountant for Borg-Warner Corporation. Roxanne resides in Marion with her husband and three daughters; and has served on various boards and committees in Marion over the years.
Stacy Jagodowski
Stacy joined Tabor Academy in 2020, bringing with her nearly 20 years of experience in independent schools in both admission and marketing leadership roles. She has led award-winning marketing teams that earned accolades for their annual fund marketing programs, alumni magazines, and overall team development. Stacy is an emeritus member of the Blackbaud K-12 Advisory Board, and has written blogs and eBooks, and given podcasts and presented at numerous national conferences on marketing best practices related to school management, fundraising, and recruiting.
Prior to joining the Tabor Communications team, Stacy spent three years leading Marketing & Communications teams at day schools in Los Angeles and four years as the Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications at Cheshire Academy, in Connecticut. She has also worked at other private schools in Massachusetts, Virginia, and California.
Stacy has earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and design from Mount Holyoke College and a master's degree in communications and information management from Bay Path College. She also holds a certificate in Marketing Strategy for Business Leaders from Cornell University and has earned three Hubspot Certifications in Inbound, Inbound Marketing, and Content Marketing.
A Massachusetts native, Stacy is back in her home state near her family and where the ocean is back on the "right" side again.
Christina Kennedy
Dean of Studies / Math Teacher
Christina joined the Tabor community in 2017. She earned a B.A. in Mathematics from Bowdoin College and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, with a focus in Social Science, from Wesleyan University. Prior to Tabor, she served as a Math Department Chair at three distinctive schools–St. Andrews School (DE), Phoenix Charter Academy (MA), and Pingree School (MA). In addition, she held the roles of Freshman Dean and Faculty Advisor to the Honor Committee at St. Andrew's. Along with her work as Dean of Studies, Christina teaches mathematics, serves as the head coach of the varsity volleyball team, and lives in Hitchcock dorm with her husband, three children, and Portuguese Water Dog. Outside of school, Christina loves playground hopping and traveling with her family, running, biking, and sampling as many bakeries and cafes as possible.
Derek Krein
Dean of Professional and Programmatic Growth and Development
Derek Krein joined the Tabor Academy community in July 2013, and currently serves as the Dean of Professional and Programmatic Growth and Development. In this role, he advances "What's next?" for the student experience by leveraging the alignment of strategic initiatives with the cultivation of faculty growth and the evolution of the programs they lead. These endeavors create the most relevant and enduring learning opportunities for students and faculty across all areas of school life. Fueled by his love of schools, Derek has spent his career serving independent schools in many capacities: teacher, advisor, coach, admissions, residential life director, college counseling director, high school division head, K-12 trustee, and recently added "Tabor Parent" to that list.
Mr. Krein received his M.A. from Dartmouth College and his B.A. from Connecticut College where he double majored in history and psychology, and rowed on varsity crew for four years. He is a graduate of Kent School in Connecticut. The Kreins live in Baxter House.
Conan Leary 97
Conan Leary '97 joined the faculty in 2006, after three years of teaching and coaching at New England boarding schools. He earned a B.A. from Williams College and a M.Ed. from Boston College. He teaches economics, coaches wrestling, and is the Director of Athletics. In 2015, he was named Prep Coach of the Year by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and in 2014 by NEISWA. His infectious spirit for athletics and his effectiveness as a teacher and coach will keep our athletic program strong and our fans coming back for more!
Eric Long
Eric Long joined the Tabor community as the Associate Director of Admission in 2007 and became Director in June 2018. He also is the Director of Financial Aid. Eric is the head coach of the Girls' Varsity Ice Hockey, considered one of the premier programs in Division I. Prior to his time at Tabor, Eric had an accomplished career playing professional hockey, ending his playing career in Europe, before moving on to Kimball Union Academy as an admissions professional and Boys' Varsity Ice Hockey coach. In his free time, Eric enjoys watching his children play their own sports, boating on Buzzards Bay, and living next to the Maker's Lab where he can follow the progress and witness firsthand the handiwork of Tabor students' creations.
Eric lives and works as a dorm parent in West House with his wife and four children.
Eileen Marceau
Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs
A Massachusetts native, Eileen Neville Marceau "came home" to Tabor in 2014, joining the faculty as the Dean of Studies to lead and steward our academic program. In 2018, she became Associate Head of School for Teaching and Learning to focus efforts on expanding the educational opportunities at Tabor. Immediately prior to her arrival, she served as Upper School Director of Studies at Charlotte Country Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Over her career, Eileen has taught courses in public speaking, English, History, and English as a Second Language in boarding and day schools both in the U.S. and overseas. Eileen earned her Master's degree in Education Leadership from Columbia University Teachers College and her Bachelor's degree in History of Science from Harvard University. She currently teaches English, coaches JV-B soccer and lives on campus in Spring Street Dormitory with her husband and two children. When she finds the time, she loves to read and cook; she laughs at corny jokes and bad puns, and she is often seen chasing a giggling toddler or two around campus.
P.J. O'Connell
P.J. O'Connell joined Tabor's Advancement Office in 2016 after a long career in non-profit consulting. P.J. has held senior leadership positions with two major national firms. He also founded and led his own Boston-based practice. He has directed and managed major fundraising campaigns for clients across the wide philanthropic spectrum serving as a valued adviser to board leaders, CEOs, and the thousands of volunteers he has trained. He lives in Dartmouth, MA, with his wife and son.
Stephen Sanford
Associate Head of School, Finance and Operations
Stephen Sanford joined the Tabor community as the Chief Financial Officer in June of 2018. Steve has over 30 years of finance, accounting, and operations experience, having held key positions in several industry leading companies. Most recently he has enjoyed a successful 10-year role as CFO and Treasurer at Ineoquest Technologies, Inc. a privately held company that designs and develops hardware and software for the telecommunications industry. Previously he was CFO, Treasurer and VP of Administration for Keurig, Inc., a venture-backed start-up. He was with Keurig from its early stage of development through the successful sale of the company to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Steve has extensive experience in corporate accounting and finance, treasury and cash management, operations management, mergers and acquisitions, financial analysis, strategic planning, business planning, and expansion into new markets both domestic and international. Steve holds an MBA from Suffolk University, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Providence College. He and his family have recently moved to the beautiful town of Mattapoisett, MA, and enjoy a coastal lifestyle close to Buzzards Bay. Steve enjoys volunteer work as a member of the audit committee at Providence College, as a board member for the Kennedy Donovan Center, and as a mentor for Entrepreneurship for All. His is also a part-time lecturer at UMASS Dartmouth Charlton College of Business.
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Funerals fill an important role for those mourning the loss of a loved one. By providing surviving family and friends with an atmosphere of care and support in which to share thoughts and feelings about death, funerals are the first step in the healing process. It is the traditional way to recognize the finality of death. Funerals are recognized rituals for the living to show their respect for the dead and to help survivors begin the grieving process.
You can have a full funeral service even for those choosing cremation. Planning a personalized ceremony or service will help begin the healing process. Overcoming the pain is never easy, but a meaningful funeral or tribute will help.
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time between death and the final disposition, allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.
Additionally, the cost of a funeral includes not only merchandise, like caskets, but the services of a funeral director in making arrangements; filing appropriate forms; dealing with doctors, ministers, florists, newspapers and others; and seeing to all the necessary details. Funeral directors look upon their profession as a service, but it is also a business. Like any business, funeral homes must make a profit to exist.
Do I have to make different funeral arrangements if I choose cremation?
If you wish to have your ashes scattered somewhere, it is important to discuss your wishes to be scattered ahead of time with the person or persons who will actually have to do the cremation ashes scattering ceremony, as they might want to let your funeral professional assist in the scattering ceremony. Funeral directors can also be very helpful in creating a meaningful and personal ash scattering ceremony that they will customize to fit your families specific desires. The services can be as formal or informal as you like. Scattering services can also be public or private. Again, it is advisable to check for local regulations regarding scattering in a public place-your funeral director can help you with this.
Uncertainty about income tax issues can add to the stress experienced from the death of a spouse. You should meet with your family attorney and/or tax advisor as soon as possible to review your particular tax and estate circumstances. Bring a detailed list of your questions to the meeting. If you do not have an attorney or tax advisor, call the IRS toll-free at 800-829-1040 for answers to specific tax questions.
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Kathryn Booth and Leesa Whicker and Terri Wyman Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures https://www.mheducation.com/cover-images/Jpeg_400-high/126047707X.jpeg 7 2021 January 30, 2020 9781260477078 The medical assisting profession is soaring to new heights with the expansion and diversity of roles and changes in the healthcare environment. Today's medical assistants must juggle many tasks in the medical office to keep up with the changes. The seventh edition of Medical Assisting:Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology was updated to help students as well as instructors learn these ever-changing tasks and stay current in the healthcare environment.
Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures, 7th Edition
By Kathryn Booth, Leesa Whicker and Terri Wyman
The medical assisting profession is soaring to new heights with the expansion and diversity of roles and changes in the healthcare environment. Today's medical assistants must juggle many tasks in the medical office to keep up with the changes. The seventh edition of Medical Assisting:Administrative and Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology was updated to help students as well as instructors learn these ever-changing tasks and stay current in the healthcare environment.
1 Introduction to Medical Assisting
3 Professionalism and Success
4 Interpersonal Communication
5 Legal and Ethical Issues
6 Infection Control Fundamentals
7 Safety and Patient Reception
9 Examination and Treatment Areas
12 Electronic Health Records
14 Telephone Techniques
15 Patient Education
21 Organization of the Body
22 The Integumentary System
23 The Skeletal System
24 The Muscular System
25 The Cardiovascular System
26 The Blood
27 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
28 The Respiratory System
29 The Nervous System
30 The Urinary System
31 The Reproductive Systems
32 The Digestive System
33 The Endocrine System
34 Special Senses
35 Infection Control Practices
36 Patient Interview and History
37 Vital Signs and Measurements
38 Assisting with a General Physical Examination
39 Assisting in Reproductive and Urinary Specialties
40 Assisting in Pediatrics
41 Assisting in Geriatrics
42 Assisting in Other Medical Specialties
43 Assisting with Eye and Ear Care
44 Assisting with Minor Surgery
45 Orientation to the Lab
46 Microbiology and Disease
47 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine and Stool Specimens
48 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens
49 Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function
50 Diagnostic Imaging
51 Principles of Pharmacology
52 Dosage Calculation
53 Medication Administration
54 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
55 Nutrition and Health
57 Emergency Preparedness
58 Preparing for the World of Work
Kathryn Booth
Kathryn A. Booth, RN-BSN, RMA (AMT), RPT, CPhT, MS is a registered nurse (RN) with a master's degree in education as well as certifications in phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, and medical assisting. She is an author, an educator, and a consultant for Total Care Programming, Inc. She has over 30 years of teaching, nursing, and healthcare experience that spans five states. As an educator, Kathy has been awarded the teacher of the year in three states where she taught various health sciences, including medical assisting in both a classroom and an online capacity. Kathy serves on the AMT Examinations, Qualifications, and Standards committee, as well as the advisory board for two educational institutions. She stays current through working at various practice settings as well as obtaining and maintaining certifications. Her larger goal is to develop up-to-date, dynamic healthcare educational materials to assist her and other educators and to promote healthcare professions. In addition, Kathy enjoys presenting innovative new learning solutions for the changing healthcare and educational landscape to her fellow professionals nationwide.
Leesa Whicker
Leesa G. Whicker, BA, CMA (AAMA) is a Certified Medical Assistant with a BA in art with a concentration in art history. She is an educator with more than 20 years of experience in the classroom. With 35 years of experience in the healthcare field as a medical assistant, a research specialist in molecular pathogenesis and infectious disease, and a medical assisting program director and instructor, she brings a broad background of knowledge and experience to the classroom. As a curriculum expert, she has served on several committees, including the Writing Team for the Common Course Library for the North Carolina Community College System and the Curriculum Committee at Central Piedmont Community College. She remains an active member of the Curriculum Committee. Leesa was among the first instructors to develop online courses and remains active in online curriculum development. She has presented Methods of Active and Collaborative learning on the national level. Her passion is finding novel and varied ways to reach the ever-changing learning styles of today's students. She currently teaches at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Terri Wyman
Terri D. Wyman, AS, CPC, CMRS has 35 years of experience in the healthcare field, first as a CMA specializing in hematology/oncology and homecare and then in the medical billing and coding field. At the suggestion of a coworker, she began her career in education as instructor and program director for both medical assisting and medical billing and coding programs for several technical schools in New England. Currently, Terri is the financial applications analyst at Baystate Wing Hospital, where her love of teaching continues in the hospital setting. She is active with her local AAPC chapter and is on the National Advisory Board for the American Medical Billing Association (AMBA). She provides continuing education opportunities for AMBA members by writing numerous billing and coding programs and speaking at their national conferences on medical coding topics, including ICD-10. In the rapidly changing world of healthcare billing and coding, she is excited to continue sharing the language of billing and coding with instructors, students, and career professionals. Terri sends special thanks to Dale for his unending support and to Francis Stein, MD, whose patience with a new medical assistant years ago showed her the joy of learning and education.


This themed resort reminiscent of the horse racing heritage of Saratoga Springs, New York, lies in Disneyland Resort. Guests check in at the Carriage House before being shown to their very comfortable accommodation, boasting every mod-con available. Delight in stately Studios and multi-bedroom Villas, dazzling pools and an award-winning spa. You can also explore the fun activities and exciting dining options of the Downtown Disney area, just a boat ride away.
All studios and villas have air-conditioning, ceiling fan, balconies or patios, kitchenettes or full kitchens, TV with Disney cable channels, telephone, clock radio, safe, hairdryer, iron and board. Studio Rooms, sleep max 4 people plus 1 child under 3 years in a cot.
Turf Club Bar & Grill offers lunch and dinner, while The Artist's Palette restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus, there are two poolside bars.
The hotel grounds feature three heated swimming pools. Guests may make use of the Jacuzzi, massage services as well as the spa (fees apply). More sporty types may wish to take advantage of the tennis facilities and the gym.


Before scheduling an appointment, the patient has to have a recommendation from his neurologist for surgical procedure (after going through at least 6 week conservative treatment).
The patient sends this recommendation together with the CT and/or MR examination results by fax or mail to the address listed above.
After examination of these files the patient meeting the indicative criteria will be scheduled for treatment or scheduled for consultation.


This Labradoodle nicknamed Tootsie sold and went to a new family.
This adorable Labradoodle puppy will win you over! She is a gorgeous puppy who is looking for her forever family! This puppy is vet checked, vaccinated, wormed and comes with a 1 year genetic health guarantee. She loves to play and is a real bundle of joy. Her date of birth is November 17th and her momma is a Lab & daddy is a Poodle. Please contact us for more information or check out our website at www.keystonepuppies.com for pictures of all of the available puppies for sale.


Drivers may be spared a day of diversion to avoid Sherborne Road.
In its latest update on the roadworks, Somerset County Council have said it is making good progress and the works could be completed ahead of schedule.
The work is causing major disruption to motorists in the Yeovil area as motorists have to take a 7.5 mile diversion and heavy vehicles have to add another 37 mile to their journey.
The roadworks near Yeovil Golf Club are due to drainage work being carried out. New pipes and gullies are being installed under the highway.
Travel Somerset gave an update this morning saying: "Another productive night shift is now over and all the drainage has been installed. We've also set all the ironwork to road surface level ready for the laying of black top later.
"Today we'll continue reinstating the trenches and will also have a patching gang on site to fix any defects and potholes.
"The teams on site have done a great job and we're hopeful the scheme will be completed ahead of schedule."


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Indonesian search for earthquake and tsunami victims to end Friday; death toll at 2,073 – Los Angeles Times
NUSA DUA — Hundreds of mostly Indonesian aid workers continued to distribute relief items to the nearly 88,000 people left homeless by the disaster, after days of slow access to the region, which is a near-three-hour flight from Jakarta. The impact of the 7.5 quake cracked roads and left rocks and debris blocking routes outside Palu to rural areas and smaller towns. By midweek, many of the roads to remote regions were passable, but mostly still to smaller trucks and cars, said Irwan Firdaus, an aid worker with Oxfam in Indonesia. The main routes across Sulawesi to Palu had been opened up to larger relief convoys. "We have been seeing donations come in from other areas of the island," said Dini Widiastuti of Yayasan Plan International, another aid organization.
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Dozens of bodies pulled from mud as relief effort in Indonesia slowly expands – Los Angeles Times/RTÉ
JAKARTA — Aid workers described scenes of destruction and desperation Monday in areas of central Sulawesi they reached for the first time since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami leveled parts of the Indonesian island, blocked roads and turned solid ground into mud. Just outside the hard-hit town of Palu, the regional capital and hub of the relief effort, volunteers retrieved the bodies of 34 students from a Bible school in the town of Sigi Biromaru, said Aulia Arriani, head of communications at the Indonesian Red Cross. The Red Cross team had "a hard time to evacuate the bodies as they had to walk through mud for one-and-a-half hours," Aulia said. At least 1,203 people were killed after Friday's quake, according to an unofficial count by volunteers, nongovernmental groups and hospitals in Palu. The tremor unleashed a tsunami as high as 20 feet crashing into the coastline, destroying roads and bridges, downing cellphone towers and washing away thousands of houses.
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Indonesia's quake-tsunami death toll tops 800, with several coastal towns still to be heard from – Los Angeles Times/RTÉ
JAKARTA — Anisah Firdaus Bandu's mother called her in tears from her hometown of Palu on Friday evening when a magnitude 7.5 earthquake jolted the island of Sulawesi in eastern Indonesia. Since then, with cellphone towers and other infrastructure damaged by the quake and an ensuing tsunami, Anisah hasn't heard from her parents, who are among thousands believed unaccounted for in the disaster that has left at least 800 people dead, officials said Sunday. "My mother cried a lot, she tried to pick up my father at his office," said Anisah, a civil servant in Jakarta, the capital. "I really tried hard to reach them till now but I can't." As anxious relatives tried to place phone calls in vain and clamored to board military or relief flights to Palu, a town of some 380,000 people, emergency crews struggled to reach the worst affected areas, including a string of coastal towns that remained cut off by washed-out roads and downed communication lines.
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Earthquake and tsunami kill hundreds in Sulawesi, Indonesia – Los Angeles Times/CBC
JAKARTA — Indonesian officials said 384 people were killed and many more remained unaccounted for after an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 on Friday evening triggered a sundown tsunami measuring between five and ten feet high that washed over Palu and Donggala, two coastal cities in Sulawesi in the east of the Indonesian archipelago. Earlier on Saturday Sutopo Nugroho, the disaster mitigation agency spokesman, told media in capital Jakarta that the deaths had been tallied from four hospitals in Palu, population c.a 380,000, and that there were likely to be "many [more] victims," possibly including hundreds of people who were attending a beach festival when the waves hit. Among the dead was Anthonius Gunawan Agung, a young air traffic controller who died after leaping from a damaged airport navigation tower in Palu, after ensuring a commercial flight took off before the disaster hit.
Posted on September 29, 2018 by simon r | Read More... Aid, Relief, Disasters, CBC Canada, Indonesia, Los Angeles Times, Reporting from Indonesia


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It is fair to say that I'm obsessed with Bernd Heinrich. I found his book Why We Run: A Natural History to be both rigorous and moving and his lifetime commitment to running to be inspiring.
Heinrich is going to be a presence on this blog for a while to come, so get used to it and check out this awesome video Salomon Running did about him. Maybe it's the lack of sleep, but this video almost moved me to tears.
This is Occasional Everything and I have really been occasional about it, but not everything. Here is a report from my dear friend and fellow runner (like we run together a lot) Sean Sullivan about the humanness of running. I find it inspiring.


From 3rd to 14th December, country representatives from around the world will meet at the UN Climate Change Conference COP24 in Katowice, Poland, to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement from 2015. For example, Paris Agreement called for enhanced funding for climate action, Poland COP will finalize the detailed procedure to implement those elements. That's why this conference is of a very big political importance.
By 2030, all countries must have achieved their climate protection targets in order to meet the 1.5°C limit. That's why it counts now: The next decade is crucial to saving the future of the children. We are helping by planting 1000 billion trees. We need them to buy us time in our fight against the climate crisis.
The children and youth of Plant-for-the-Planet would like to send a message to the government representatives in Katowice. Therefore, send us a portrait of you to [email protected] by 30th of November. From all the portraits sent in, we will create a collage under the motto "The next decade counts!", which we will distribute all over the world via our social media channels.
Would you like to get involved in our social media activities yourself? Then support our work and post your contributions in the future under the hashtag #thenextdecadecounts.
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The Pail of Emotions In Vince Gill's "Threaten Me With Heaven"
Country artists treasure the art of country music in a gospel song. Vince Gill is one of the country artists who sing gospel hymns in a gentle, soothing way. In his song 'Threaten Me with Heaven,' he assured that he would not go astray from the classic style that served him well. With a mix of good intentions and gospel characteristics, this song does not compromise anything he has become known for to achieve his goal of singing.
"Threaten Me With Heaven" is a lengthy song with a message of layered complexity. The story behind how this song came to play is even bigger.
I can see the tears upon your face
No hiding place
You're afraid that soon I will be gone
Time will still go on.
"Threaten Me With Heaven", The Making
Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brien and Will Owsley started writing "Threaten Me With Heaven," at Gill's house. Gill was playing golf at that time and when he arrived home, he saw the two working on the song. Amy and her co-writers that time, asked for Gill's help since they felt stuck. Gill never hesitated to help them finish the song and was happy he did. Gill included the song on his 2011 album Guitar Slinger. On the other hand, Amy Grant included the song as the target version of her 2013 How Mercy Looks From Here album. Sadly, Owsley, Grant's guitar player, took his life a year before Gill could even include it in his album. Vince performed this song at Will's funeral. Every time he plays this song live, he precedes it by telling the story of Will, welling up in tears.
Who Said It First?
Vince Gill's wife, Amy Grant, was the one who coined "Threaten Me With Heaven". She started writing it after visiting her seriously ill former father-in-law. According to Grant, after listening to the doctor, the elderly man said,
"Well, what are they going to do? Threaten me with Heaven?"
While this song was written from the perspective of someone dying, as followers of Christ, we should not have a fear of dying. Sometimes, heaven is the best thing that can happen to a person. We should not be threatened with heaven, instead, embrace the possibility that someday we will be in His loving arms.
We know how much you adore our Creator. Read more life-changing stories and hear heartwarming gospel songs by visiting our website on Country Thang Daily.
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Gracias Tim McGraw For The Spanish Version Of "Humble And Kind"


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Biografia
Nato a Pittsburgh, dopo il college Coyne lavorò come contabile.

Entrato in politica con il Partito Democratico, nel 1970 fu eletto all'interno della Camera dei rappresentanti della Pennsylvania, la camera bassa della legislatura statale, dove rimase per due anni. Nel 1974 venne eletto all'interno del consiglio comunale di Pittsburgh, dove restò per sei anni.

Nel 1980 si candidò alla Camera dei Rappresentanti e venne eletto. Coyne fu riconfermato negli anni successivi per altri dieci mandati, fin quando una ridefinizione dei distretti elettorali nel 2002 lo pose nella stessa circoscrizione del compagno di partito Michael Doyle; piuttosto che sfidare il collega nelle primarie, Coyne preferì ritirarsi e lasciò così il Congresso dopo ventidue anni di permanenza.

William Coyne morì nel 2013 all'età di settantasette anni.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
William J. Coyne sul Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Politici del Partito Democratico (Stati Uniti d'America)
Rappresentanti statunitensi eletti dalla Pennsylvania


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Il distretto di Chartaq (usbeco Chortoq) è uno degli 11 distretti della Regione di Namangan, in Uzbekistan. Il capoluogo è Chartaq.

Chartaq


Mid-town is now graced by a new Hostetler sculpture, IKON. The private unveiling ceremony took place on October 17th. The custom art is located in front of the entrance to The Sheffield, 322 W. 57th St. between 8th and 9th avenue. It is a 13 foot tall bronze painted white. The brilliance and presence of IKON is seen from both 57th st. and 56th st. One of our collectors lives in a building overlooking IKON, upon seeing it the first day, knew they were looking at a Hostetler!
Guests ready to party at reception that was held in a luxury apartment on the 52nd. floor of The Sheffield. IKON loving all the attention!
When you see IKON in NYC, send me a photo with you and artwork!


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Watch Noah Cyrus' video for intimate new song 'All Three'
It follows the singer's recent Best New Artist nomination at the 2021 Grammys
By Will Richards
Noah Cyrus in her 'All Three' video. Credit: YouTube.
Noah Cyrus has shared a brand new song – listen to 'All Three' below.
The new track follows on from the singer's recent Best New Artist nomination at the 2021 Grammys, which will be held next month.
READ MORE: Noah Cyrus on the world being f*cked, comparisons to her sister Miley and her 'hero' Emma Gonzalez
'All Three' is a hushed, intimate track that folds out into a grand outro. It follows Cyrus' hit 2020 single 'July' and her recent EP 'The End Of Everything'.
Watch the new video for 'All Three' below.
Back in October, Noah's sister Miley Cyrus joined the singer on a revamped version of 'I Got So High That I Saw Jesus', a track taken from her 'The End Of Everything' EP.
The original edition was steeped in folk pop, whereas the Miley-featuring live version took the form of a piano ballad with the Cyrus sisters' acapella harmonies defining the recording.
Back in 2018, Noah Cyrus spoke to NME about her then-fledgling pop career, as well as comparisons to her superstar sister.
"They're annoying but they don't bother me," she said of comparisons between herself and Miley. "They really don't make sense to me but no they don't annoy me. I have always been me as my own person so what other people said didn't really bother me.
"I knew that there would be comparisons and stuff but I didn't let like that get in the way of wanting to make music."
Earlier this year, Cyrus appeared on Diplo's country album under the name Thomas Wesley, 'Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil'.


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Tell Mel: Readers write about timeshares, rules of road
Melanie Payne
mapayne@gannett.com
Emails from readers formed the basis for this column. The first was from Michael Dunn:
"Thought your readers should be on the lookout for these folks. I have received two telephone calls telling me, before I had a chance to talk, that they could sell my timeshare for me. When I told the sales person I was happy with my timeshare and didn't want to sell…well that just stopped them cold. Anyway, this is an old time scam that appears to have moved into the area."
Dunn attached a flier from a company rated A+ with the Better Business Bureau so it likely isn't a scam. That doesn't mean, however, that $4,200 (what people report paying the company) is a good deal.
Many, many people want out of their timeshare ownership. They probably shouldn't have bought in the first place, but I understand how it happens. You're on vacation, happy, relaxed and having fun. Why wouldn't you want to have that feeling every year? Others were pressured into buying and can't resist the hard sell.
No matter how these folks became timeshare owners, now that they no longer want them, they find them nearly impossible to unload. And even if they never use the timeshare again, they are stuck paying annual maintenance fees that can be as much as $1,000 for each week of vacation ownership.
Unlike a lot of scam operations, the company that approached Dunn doesn't say it has a buyer or will get you money for the timeshare. All it promises to do is get you out of the ownership and thus, out of the obligation to pay maintenance fees or assessments. But I'm still wary of paying $4,200 for that.
Real estate attorney Kevin Jursinski agreed with me. He said if you're willing to give up the investment you've made in the timeshare, getting out of the maintenance agreement could cost less than $1,000 depending on the value of the condo.
Jursinski said you can set up a corporation or limited liability company and transfer the ownership. You can do much of that yourself. A corporation can be set up online at the Florida Department of State website for $125. A lawyer can prepare the deed. And you can make the transfer and pay the doc stamps.
This makes the company the owner and responsible for the maintenance fees. You can still continue to use the timeshare and have the company pay the fees. But when the company stops paying, that's not your problem. If the timeshare property owner goes after the company you set up, they can take its one asset: the timeshare deed.
This seemed a little devious to me, but Jursinski assured me, "It's not fraud." In fact, he advises anyone making a purchase of a timeshare or rental property to buy it using a corporation or limited liability company.
So here's my take on offers to get you out of a timeshare. First talk to a board certified real estate attorney and get his opinion. You likely made one bad deal when you bought the timeshare without consulting an attorney. Don't make a second mistake by not consulting an attorney when you want to get rid of it.
The second reader inspired email came from Herb Clark in response to my column about the law to move over for emergency and service vehicles:
"I am a senior citizen and I read your article with particular interest because a week-and-a-half earlier I received a citation from a highway patrol officer regarding just such an offense. I requested that we consider this a warning because at the time I had no knowledge of this law. The officer said no. In my view it is irresponsible for law enforcement to issue citations to drivers, many who have no knowledge of this law. I believe there needs to be a government program educating the driving public, particularly our senior citizens. Right now, I'm sorry to say, it appears like a financial scam that throws off a nice income to city government."
Another accusation of a scam, and another case where I think not.
"This letter perfectly captured the reason the department pitched the story to you," was the reply from Beth Frady, communications director for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor vehicles. "Based upon department data, older drivers are the ones who don't follow the move over law."
Frady admitted she's "passionate" about this topic because the side of the road is the most dangerous work setting for first responders and service professionals. And on average, every four days, there's a crash caused by a motorist who failed to slow down or move over as the law requires.
"Because failing to move over is incredibly dangerous, law enforcement may be less likely to issue a warning in hopes of changing the driver's behavior so the driver doesn't put any other first responders or service professionals at risk in the future," Frady wrote in response to Clark.
As for Clark's education suggestion, the state has an answer for that too. They have updated the Department of Motor Vehicles' official Florida Driver Handbook making it more user-friendly. The revised version was released on Jan. 22, and is available in English, Spanish and Creole. It can be downloaded from the website or you can pick up a printed copy at the tax collector office.
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