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Exodus Wallet raises almost $60M in crypto in regulated offering
Exodus' claimed record share sale is set to be shattered by Coinbase later today.
Crypto wallet provider Exodus has raised more than $59 million in just five days as investors flocked to participate in the public offering.
Exodus Movement, Inc., a firm based in Delaware, began selling stock on April 8 in a sale that was approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shares were listed for $27.42 apiece with a maximum investment of 2,733,229 shares.
According to an April 12 report, the offering will close once the maximum offering amount of $75 million has been reached. The crypto wallet company is already 80% towards reaching that target with participation from over 4,000 investors.
The firm noted that the majority of the investment has come from retail traders or non-accredited investors with just 8% of the total coming from accredited investors.
The Regulation A sale allowed the firm to reach beyond deep-pocketed investors and offer participation to those often left out of securities sales. However, the sale was only available to U.S.-based investors excluding the states of Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Exodus accepted payments in crypto only using Bitcoin, Ethereum, or USDC instead of accepting fiat.
Exodus is currently exploring partnerships with alternative trading systems (ATS) that could potentially expand the availability of the shares. The firm intends to make the Class A common stock available for trading on several platforms including tZERO within nine months of this offering, the report added.
tZERO is a SEC-compliant security token trading platform and a subsidiary of Medici Ventures, which itself is a subsidiary of online retailer Overstock.
The multi-asset software wallet provider claims to have completed the largest regulated crypto offering to date, however, that accolade isn't likely to last the day.
Coinbase is due to list its stock on the Nasdaq stock exchange just hours from now, which will no doubt be the largest crypto offering ever. Valuations for the company once it goes public have been between $60 billion and $140 billion, and sentiment has been overwhelmingly positive from both the crypto and traditional financial markets.
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Mother Leaves Her €3.8m Estate To Her Three Sons, Leaves a Tea Set For Her Daughters
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Three sisters were left china, delph and cutlery along with €5,000 each in their mother's will – while the remaining €3.8m of assets in her estate was shared by her three sons. But now the eldest son has successfully challenged the will in the High Court after getting only a fraction of the €3.8m estate.
The decision means the man will now inherit farmland valued at €1.27m rather than a small parcel of land valued at just €100,000. The judgment arises out of a bitter and costly court battle which heard the man was no longer on speaking terms with all bar one of his five siblings.
The fractious dispute involved claims of assault and verbal abuse, with the judge observing the animus between the parties was "palpable" during a six-day hearing. The eldest son, who now works independently after being forced out of the family farm business in 2007, received only a 3.5-acre strip of land valued at €42,000 in 2013. But the man's brother received gifts from the estate to the value of €3m in 2013 – with the 199 acres of land valued at €3.55m today.
Stories like these make me happy that my family is in the low middle class and have no wills coming our way whatsoever. There's got to be nothing worse than trying to get over the death of an immediate family member only to quickly fight with your siblings about who gets how much money and what land and what car, etc.
Here we've got a little brothers vs. sisters fight. It appears we had a lot of mamma's boys in this family meanwhile every daughter tried to defy their mom and rebel growing up. As a result, the sons got a the multi million euro estate which comes out to over 4 million USD. The daughters got a fucking tea set. Incredible. What a move by the mother. I wish I knew what those daughters did to cause such a spiteful act. I need to know. If my family had lots of money I'm confident my mom would screw over my sister in the same way. Go mom go.
The best part of this is the one person who disputed the will was the eldest son, who got a piece of land, but fought for more. Not the daughters who got 5,000 Euros and some tea cups, but the son. What a great family. I'm sure living in that house growing up was such a treat.
Jokes on the sons when the daughters find out the tea-set is from the Revolutionary War and is worth a billion euros.
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Following her appearance at the Build Series, Lily Collins attended the New York premiere of 'Les Miserables' on Monday(April 8th) at The TimesCenter.
For the occasion, she wore a sporty inspired MANNING CARTELL ensemble, which featured the mint 'Beams & Darts' mini dress and a the mint transparent organza 'Dream' bomber jacket. Lily's pieces are from the brand's upcoming new collection.
The jacket looks a little too big, which is probably how it is suppose to be but I think the main issue here is the eye make-up. It's a tad distracting & too much. Accessorized with CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN heels & DJULA earrings, she finished up with center part tresses.


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Scaling Regional Forest Conservation Through Place-Based Approaches
Published on July 14, 2020 and last updated on July 14, 2020
Walmart and many of its suppliers are taking action to address deforestation embedded within their supply chains. To advance next-generation leadership on forest conservation, Walmart encourages suppliers that source beef, soy, palm oil, pulp & paper, coffee, or cocoa to complement their supply chain efforts by engaging in a type of place-based partnership called the jurisdictional approach to drive scaled forest conservation in the places at highest risk of deforestation. This webpage aims to support that engagement by providing guidance and resources for Walmart suppliers.
Place-Based Partnerships and Jurisdictional Approaches
Commodity production for agriculture and other sectors supports economic growth around the world, but unsustainable production and development often drives deforestation, which undermines productivity, disrupts water cycles, and contributes significantly to climate change. Company efforts to ensure their supply chains do not contribute to the problem are critical, but no company can solve deforestation alone. Neither can governments or others, for that matter. Collaboration is necessary to meet deforestation and climate goals set by the world's leading companies, including Walmart and many of its suppliers.
One form of scaling regional forest conservation through collaboration — the jurisdictional approach — brings companies together with governments and other local stakeholders in sourcing regions in an effort to transform some of the places at highest risk of deforestation into sustainable production landscapes. This approach touches down around the world in dozens of jurisdictional initiatives — multi-stakeholder coalitions with government leadership that create concrete plans to establish and maintain sustainable production at the level of a municipality, district, or province.
Why Engage?
Despite a decade of corporate action aimed at reducing deforestation, forest loss persists and, in some regions, is growing. The agriculture and forests community has learned that companies addressing the individual impacts of their supply chains is valuable (such as with certified sustainable sourcing, traceability, and restoration efforts) but not sufficient to solve the problem. Underlying drivers of deforestation, such as poor governance or inadequate law enforcement, must be addressed by working with local governments, commodity producers, civil society organizations, community representatives, and other relevant stakeholders if companies are to meet their sustainability targets and meaningfully contribute to deforestation reduction. Jurisdictional initiatives enable this collaboration in key commodity-producing areas, with a goal of reducing deforestation while improving livelihoods at scale.
What is Walmart Doing?
At the Global Climate Action Summit in September 2018, Walmart announced it was developing a platform within one of its key emission reduction initiatives, Project Gigaton, to make it easier for its suppliers who source commodities from regions with deforestation risk to create and support place-based approaches to reduce deforestation, such as jurisdictional initiatives. In line with that announcement, Walmart collaborated with Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund to identify jurisdictions with deforestation risk and connect suppliers with guidance on how to best support multi-stakeholder efforts to address deforestation. This webpage helps suppliers learn about jurisdictional approaches and meaningfully engage in new, high-impact ways.
Priority Regions
Walmart is beginning its work on scaling regional forest conservation through place-based approaches by promoting supplier engagement in three priority jurisdictional initiatives:
Mato Grosso, Brazil: The Produce, Conserve, Include Initiative
Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia: Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods
Sabah, Malaysia: Jurisdiction-wide RSPO certification
These leading initiatives are ripe for engagement and offer robust proofs of concept for the jurisdictional approach that other regions can follow.
Walmart actively encourages suppliers to engage in these three regions to drive reductions in deforestation and support sustainable development. Walmart's efforts do not stop in these three landscapes. Our goal is to expand efforts by connecting suppliers to other high-risk regions that could use support to create and implement jurisdiction-wide strategies. The materials on this site help to guide suppliers in this engagement, and we will continuously improve these tools and resources as new opportunities arise.
Three Steps to Engage in Jurisdictional Approaches
Step 1: Do you know the sub-national jurisdictions from which you source deforestation-risk commodities?
Deforestation-risk commodities include beef, soy, palm oil, pulp & paper, and cocoa.
If you already know the origin states/provinces of the commodities you purchase, move on to step 2.
If you know commodity origin only to the country level, or if you do not know country of origin, this section ranks global source regions for each commodity to help companies understand the subnational jurisdictions from which they are likely to be sourcing.
Below you will find two maps and tables for each commodity, provided by The Sustainability Consortium.
If you know that this commodity is manufactured in the United States into the products you buy or sell, look at the first map and table. The map displays a heatmap of subnational jurisdictions with highest volumes which are likely traded to the United States. Lighter green shading indicates higher volumes. You can assume that your supply originates from the jurisdictions with the highest volume that is supplied to the U.S. The associated table lists these jurisdictions for ease of reference.
If this commodity is not manufactured in the United States into the products you buy or sell, or if you do not know the country of manufacture, look at the second map and table. The map displays a heatmap of volumes traded globally, broken out at the subnational level, and does not account for country of manufacture. Lighter green shading indicates higher volumes. You can assume your supply originates from the jurisdictions with the highest volumes. The associated table lists these jurisdictions for ease of reference.
Click here for an explanation of the methodology behind these maps.
After completing step 1, you will know the likely origin of the deforestation-risk commodities that you source, to the level of the sub-national jurisdiction. While this is not a perfect picture of your specific sourcing, it is a helpful starting place if you do not know the origin of your goods.
Note: If you know the country of manufacture and the country is not the United States, The Sustainability Consortium can use this information to adjust these maps to display a more accurate representation of the subnational jurisdictions from which the commodities you source are most likely to originate.
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Use these maps and tables if the products you purchase are manufactured/packaged in the U.S.
Products Not Manufactured or Packaged in the U.S.
Use these maps and tables if the products you purchase are not manufactured/packaged in the U.S. or if you do not know the country of manufacture.
Step 2: Which jurisdictions have high risk of commodity-driven deforestation?
Step 1 helps you understand the subnational jurisdictions from which the deforestation-risk commodities in your supply chain are likely to originate. The following data, provided by The Sustainability Consortium, will help you determine which of these jurisdictions are at high risk of deforestation associated with production of key commodities.
Lighter shading indicates higher deforestation risk. You may prioritize your place-based engagement in one or more of these jurisdictions if they are also among the likely origins of your commodity supply. Step 3 provides guidance on which specific actions you may choose to take to engage.
The data in step 2 may indicate that there are multiple jurisdictions from which your supply originates that have high deforestation risk. The guidance at this link (step 2, in particular) offers recommendations on how to decide which of a set of possible jurisdictions make the most sense for a given company to engage in.
Step 3: What could you do to engage in the jurisdiction(s) you have prioritized?
Once you've determined where to engage, the next step is to determine how to meaningfully collaborate with stakeholders to participate in a jurisdictional initiative with the aim of reducing deforestation. There are many ways to engage in a jurisdictional initiative. Keep in mind that each jurisdiction is unique, with its own set of goals and opportunities as well as challenges.
This section provides specialized guidance and examples of how to engage. At present, it provides guidance for engaging in two leading jurisdictional initiatives — the Produce Conserve Include initiative in Mato Grosso and the Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods in Aceh and North Sumatra.
CSL Guidance: The Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods (CSL) guidebook provides an overview of this initiative and its approach, and provides clear guidance for how companies can participate, promote, or fund the CSL.
Mato Grosso Produce Conserve Include Pitchbook: The Produce, Conserve, Include (PCI) Pitchbook showcases on-the-ground projects that are working toward PCI goals and provide concrete opportunities for corporate engagement.
Planning a jurisdictional engagement may be easier when discussed with an NGO partner that can help you better understand the jurisdictional approach and what projects make the most sense for your supply chain. Below you will find the contact information for the NGOs that helped us develop this Scaling Regional Forest Conservation through Place-Based Approaches Platform. These NGOs are available to discuss jurisdictional approaches in general, jurisdictional initiatives in specific regions, and guidance on next steps.
Jessica Furmanski, Director Sustainable Agriculture (U.S. Lead)
Key contact for the jurisdictional initiative in North Sumatra and Aceh, Indonesia: Palm Oil, Coffee, Cocoa and Rubber.
Ame Igharo, Project Manager Resilient Food and Forests
Key contact for the jurisdictional initiative in Mato Grosso, Brazil: Beef and Soy. Also available to discuss jurisdictional approaches in general.
Caitlin Clarke
Available to discuss jurisdictional approaches in general.
Akiva Fishman, Manager, Private Sector Interventions to Tackle Deforestation and Degradation
Key contact for the jurisdictional initiative in Sabah, Malaysia: Palm Oil. Also available to discuss jurisdictional approaches in general.
If you are looking for more detail on what jurisdictional approaches are or how they can be helpful for businesses, check out these additional resources.
Tackling Deforestation Through a Jurisdictional Approach: Lessons from the Field, provides case studies on five leading jurisdictional approaches and offers a full synthesis of lessons learned from experts and practitioners.
Coalition for Sustainable Livelihoods: Improving Smallholder Productivity And Sustainable Development in Indonesia, provides information on a jurisdictional initiative in North Sumatra and Aceh.
The Tropical Forest Alliance Jurisdictional Approach Webpage, provides additional resources on jurisdictional initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
A "Commodity-First" Approach to Identifying Landscapes For Private Sector Engagement, focuses on commodity production and utilizes recent data on drivers of deforestation to identify landscapes where deforestation is high, driven largely by the expansion of forest-risk commodities.
Exploring the Reality of the Jurisdictional Approach as a Tool to Achieve Sustainability Commitments in Palm Oil and Soy Supply Chains, explores some of the assumptions of the jurisdictional approach, with a focus on the palm oil sector in Indonesia and Malaysia and the soy sector in Brazil.
The Role of Jurisdictional Tropical Forest Programs synthesizes lessons learned from ten years of work in Mexico, Indonesia, and Brazil, and discusses systems thinking and program design critical to the success of jurisdictional initiatives.
Stopping Deforestation: Environmental Defense Fund Connects the Dots, provides a short video summarizing jurisdictional approaches.
Supply Chain Solutions Center, provides an overview on jurisdictional approaches and highlights engagement opportunities in Mato Grosso, Brazil and in North Sumatra and Aceh, Indonesia.
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For developers building video apps, Facebook provides a common Open Graph watch action.
You can find platform-specific code samples on how to create, read, update, or delete a watch action in the API Reference Guide.
An app can enable people to explicitly share their watch actions. This means that the person clearly intends to share their watching activity on Facebook (for example, by clicking on a button). To explicitly share, the fb:explicitly_shared parameter must be set to true.
When a person starts watching any video-based content through your app, and has viewed that particular video content for at least 10 seconds, publish a story to Open Graph about the video.watches action with video as a reference to the common video-type object content.
You can also supply values for optional action properties such as start_time to specify when a person started watching a movie and expires_in to specify the length of a movie in seconds. By default, start_time will be set to the publish time of the Open Graph story about the activity, and expires_in will be set to the duration of the video object type.
This call will return an id that represents this particular instance of a movie watching activity.
This action can only refer to the following objects: video.movie, video.tv_show, video.episode or video.other. As a convenience, these common video-type objects are automatically added when you register the common watch action for your app. Submission for customwatch actions is no longer accepted.
Please note that the video.movie object is reserved only for full-length, feature films (i.e. not to be used with movie trailers, movie clips, user-generated video content, etc.).
You will comply with the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and obtain any opt-in consent necessary from users so that user data subject to the VPPA may be shared on Facebook. You will represent that any disclosure to us will not be incidental to the ordinary course of your business.
You will also always provide users with a clear, ongoing, and in-context message that their watch actions will be published to Facebook.
If you plan on using an in-line control, your app needs to explain to users how the control works, including the fact that the app will publish watch actions to the user's timeline when sharing is enabled. If your app is streaming video, watch actions may only be published after the user has watched at least 10 seconds of the video content.
Finally, provide users with the ability to remove any video stories that your app publishes to Open Graph, and the ability to turn this sharing on or off at any time. The selection or choice made by users on their sharing preferences should be persisted.
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Q: Magnolia 5.5.5 Custom Content Editor App (Stories) Custom CKEditor Config I have got the following problem:
I want to add a customConfig to the ckeditor of the RichTextBlock.
Therefore I want to overwrite the content_editor_config.js which is a static final in TextBlockWidget.java. How can I do this?

A: I can see two options:

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*Extend the class and change the references to the new one (don't forget to compile the widgetset since it's client side code)

*Directly modify the content_editor_config.js file which seems to be the easier option if you want to modify all TextBlocks
Hope that helps,
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Tony Stewart ready to rumble in Chase
By George Diaz
Tony Stewart, who has said he will retire after this year, drove into a contentious finish for this regular season at Richmond but in the Chase playoffs will be going for his fourth NASCAR Cup season title. (Sean Gardner / Getty Images)
Tony Stewart insisted he wanted no bouquet of roses, much less ponies, on his farewell tour in his final NASCAR season. Cue awkward scene from Texas Motor Speedway, where Jeff Gordon received two ponies as a parting gift in 2015.
Stewart always has found enough giddy-up getting behind the wheel.
"I want to enjoy driving the race car every weekend," Stewart said, way back in January.
The quiet and smooth ride is officially over for Anthony Wayne Stewart. Terrible Tony is back, just in time for the Chase.
And it's business as usual for him, caught up in another anger-management controversy after his dust-up with Ryan Newman in Richmond.
"I would hope that Tony breathes a little bit and stops this retaliation stuff," said Larry McReynolds, Fox Sports NASCAR analyst. "I know he's trying to make a statement but you got a chance at a championship in your last year on the circuit. Don't blow it by getting caught up in getting people back."
This is twice in as many weeks for Stewart. He spun out Brian Scott at Darlington, which was just a setup piece for his deal with Newman. By intentionally wrecking Newman as payback for aggressive driving — and taking a lot of others for a spin — Stewart conjured up all the elements that make him: a) a wonderfully combative competitor or b) an insufferable jerk.
There's not a lot of in-betweens if you have followed Stewart's career, marked by moments of greatness and sullied by moments of a temper that gets in the way.
"Google Tony Stewart; you'll see all kinds of things he's done," Newman said. "Look it up. YouTube and everything else. Quite the guy."
Erstwhile employee and pal Newman also added the piece de resistance that made this spat go viral, calling Stewart out for "having anger issues" and "being bipolar."
Stewart brings out the pop psychologist in everybody.
He is a tremendous driver and a three-time NASCAR Cup season champion who also quietly has done a lot of good charitable and philanthropic work behind the scenes.
He also is a guy with anger issues and whose life will forever be marked by an incident in a sprint-car race in New York, resulting in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. after the 20-year-old Ward got out of his car to confront Stewart in August 2014. Ward was hit by Stewart's car and died.
Stewart was understandably shaken by this tragedy. Unfortunately the clash over the weekend will do him no favors with people who have marked Tony as an incorrigible hothead.
Newman, whose outside shot at making the Chase was ended by Stewart, didn't do himself any favors either with his over-the-top remarks.
"Certainly too late for us to do anything in terms of a reaction at-track," Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday. "After you hear the comments from both drivers, [it's] disappointing in terms of how that played out and what was said on the air.
"We're going to take a look at that now that we've got some time and certainly talk to both drivers before heading into Chicago and go from there. We're still looking through everything to review the data and then have conversations with the drivers."
Let's hope the conversation leads to radio silence from both guys. Stewart, in particular, doesn't need the controversial crossfire, even if he doesn't get to ride off in the sunset with a pair of ponies.
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And now for the Chase
Handicapping the NASCAR Chase field is easy: It's trouble for anyone not driving a Toyota.
The Joe Gibbs Racing crew has a stout lineup. Look it up: The team of Toyotas has won half of the 26 races leading into the Chase, if you include the alliance with Martin Truex Jr. and Furniture Row Racing.
The aerial view is fairly clear. Everyone else in the 16-driver lineup is playing catch-up, although it would be foolish to dismiss the boys in Penske Racing Fords, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano. Keselowski in particular is a formidable foe, winning four races. Add to that his propensity to mix it up if necessary, and you've got some potential Chase fireworks involving anyone as well as Tony Stewart.
"Brad Keselowski is the guy you have to look hardest at because he has won the four races," said Larry McReynolds, Fox Sports NASCAR analyst. "And if you just look at his last six races, he has four top 5 finishes. They still seem to have what you need."
There are always quirky variables in play as the field gets whittled down by four every three races, leading to a Final Four scenario in Homestead. A cut tire, crash or lousy pit stop can crush anybody. A win and you move on as the pressure builds to the first cutoff at Dover.
But the odds — both in numbers and dominance — favor JGR. The team includes defending champion Kyle Busch, another former champ in Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.
Hamlin has a pair of bookend victories in the non-Chase regular season — Daytona and Richmond — that underscore his skills on all types of tracks.
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NASCAR successfully wraps up full season energized by Chase Elliott's championship
In addition to Jamie McMurray, 2014 champion Kevin Harvick and 2004 champ Kurt Busch, the rest of the field includes four first-timers — Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson as well as rookies Chase Elliott and Chris Buescher — and a six-time champ who is on the ropes, Jimmie Johnson.
"The other big question on everybody's mind is that we always believe that Jimmie Johnson will always be a contender, and understandably," McReynolds said. "But my gosh — and I even heard him say it a few weeks ago — this is the worst slump they have ever been in.
"Their pit stops look like the Keystone Cops running around. It's things that are uncharacteristic of that team. To me that's the biggest question mark heading into this Chase. Can they get this ship righted? It's been a bit dismal in that camp."
My pick: Hamlin ends up where he started the season, in Victory Lane, as a newly crowned NASCAR champ.
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Michelle Wu's Historic Journey From Tom Menino's Intern to Boston Mayor-Elect
The 36-year-old Wu made history last week when Boston voters elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor for the first time.
By Kaitlin McKinley Becker	• Published November 9, 2021 • Updated on November 9, 2021 at 12:50 am
Less than a week after she was tapped to serve in Boston's top political office, Michelle Wu sat down with NBC10 Boston's Latoyia Edwards for a candid conversation on topics ranging from the Mass. and Cass crisis to raising her sons.
Wu, whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan, grew up in Chicago and moved to Boston to attend Harvard University and Harvard Law School.
"I grew up never ever, ever, ever thinking I would run for office," Wu told Edwards.
But Wu believes city government has the power to address deep, persistent and urgent issues, and with her victory in hand, it's now up to Wu to try to make good on some of her sweeping proposals.
When asked about her long-term solution for Mass. and Cass, Wu shared there will be a chief cabinet level position for full accountability and full coordination so that the City of Boston is driving the conversation.
Most elected officials get at least two months to make their transition, but Michelle Wu only has two weeks. She says she feels great and is ready to dig in.
Wu also spoke to people managing their mental health challenges by discussing her mom's own mental health crisis. When Wu moved her family to Boston, her mother was diagnosed with late onset schizophrenia and was inpatient at Massachusetts General Hospital -- something Wu has said she believes saved her mother's life.
Wu also spoke with Edwards about how grateful she is for former Boston Mayor Tom Menino, who she interned for while in law school, and how she plans to serve as mayor while raising young kids.
"If I can do this as a working mom, with young kids, coming from an immigrant family, we all have a role and a place at this table," Wu said.
Wu, who will be sworn in on Nov. 16, has said she is ready to meet this moment.
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Firdous seeks UN role in checking blasphemy
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that every Muslim loves beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) more than anything else in the world, and is ever ready to sacrifice for protecting his dignity.
These views were expressed by her while addressing the closing ceremonies, organised at Kamoke, Muridke, Gujranwala, Daska and Sialkot on the last day of Shan-e-Rehmatul-Lil-Alameen Week, according to a handout. She said the government observed the week not for any political or personal benefit but for the sake of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who is a source of guidance for the entire humanity.
She said the dedication, passion and love with which the people of Punjab celebrated Seerat Week had no precedent in the history. She congratulated Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and his entire team for paying homage to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in such a wonderful manner.
She said that one week was not enough to describe the greatness of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who is a mercy for mankind. She said the remembrance of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a way to get the blessings of Allah Almighty and a source of forgiveness and salvation for all of us in this world and the world hereafter. She said that different activities were organised by the provincial government, including Mehfil-e-Milad, Na'at and Qirat competition, Na'atia Musharia, Ulema Mushaikh conference, calligraphy exhibition, debate competitions and Mehfil-e-Samaa.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Usman Buzdar truly deserve credit for all this, she said adding the PM was following the golden principles set forth by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and committed to establishing a state on the pattern of the state of Madina. Representing the Ummah, the PM took a strong stand at the United Nations on the publication of blasphemous sketches in the West.
She said that the United Nations must decide code of conduct on the publication of profane sketches in France and punishments should be proposed for those who use derogatory remarks and do any such offence against any of the prophets.
She praised all provincial government departments for actively participating in the Seerat Week celebrations. She also thanked the media for cooperating and supporting the celebrations. Later, she gave away commendation certificates and cash prizes to the position-holders of Na'at, debates and quiz competitions in a ceremony held at Government Girls Degree College, Daska.


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You can modify the color settings: select one of the available Glasses colors or set custom colors, swap the colors.
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The airport Tingo Maria – small but nice
Tingo Maria Airport
The plane flies over the wooded hills before approaching a plane through which a river runs. Nothing but nature, suddenly a runway on the river bank, a small group of buildings, behind the city. You enter a low white building and you have arrived. This is Tingo Maria with its airport.
Although it is very central, it can hardly be more idyllic, and the trip shows the beauty that awaits visitors after the landing: the jungle, the mountains and the city in the middle. Behind Tingo María stands the landmark of the city, a chain of hills called La Bella Durmiente also known as "Sleeping Beauty". Now that you are in the Huánuco region, Tingo María is the largest city with more than 63,000 inhabitants. The river, on the west bank on which the runway is located, is the Huallaga. Although Tingo Maria is so remote, the airport exists since 1944.
Destinations and airlines
Tingo Maria is a small airport and is served by a single airline. LC Peru connects the wild region of Huánuco and Tingo María with Lima. Otherwise, the airport is used by the military. The flight from Lima lasts just over an hour and costs between 65 and 100 US dollars.
Although the flight is a bit more expensive than a $ 27 bus ride, it's worth it. Because the road is not very far compared to the bus trip (it takes about twelve hours), the inhabitants of Lima and foreigners visit Tingo María to relax and make trips to the jungle. Because this is the small town particularly suitable. Climbing excursions and excursions to caves, waterfalls and small blue lakes can be done. Especially the Tingo María National Park and the El Milagro Lagoon are popular destinations. In the city, which is richly planted, you can visit the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Zoology, beautiful squares and restaurants.
From the airport to the city
The airport and part of Tingo Maria are located on the west side of the Huallaga River, the center of the city with most of the hotels and the guest house on the east side. The airport is almost integrated into the city, it is not a problem, with a taxi to get to the center, the handling is not long and it is very convenient. However, always ask about the price.
Height: 613 m
Founding: 1944
09° 17' 22.8'' Lat. S 76º 00' 18.2'' Long. W
Runway: 2100 m
Passenger terminal: 1080
Main hall: 189,90 m²
Airport code: TGI
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Grievances - These are complaints or concerns that are raised by employee's once informal dispute resolution methods have proven unsatisfactory.
Disciplinary action is taken by employers when an employee's work-related behaviour fails to meet specific standards.
Workplace disputes can be resolved either internally or with the help of external parties. Nationwide statistics have shown that more than 80 per cent of all workplace disputes are settled internally, and this is the norm as long as the adequate procedures are followed.
Before raising a formal grievance, employees who have concerns or complaints should raise the issue with their line manager informally. This can be done verbally.
If the above fails, employees are entitled to start a formal grievance procedure. The details on how such procedure is to be conducted vary from company to company, and are outlined in the company's or employee's handbook. It is also possible to find information on the grievance procedure from HR staff, and in some cases the details will be part of the employment contract.
Irrespective of the company's specific procedure, all grievances must be put into writing. A meeting between the employee and the employer will follow in an attempt to resolve the issue. After the meeting, employers must write to the employee informing them of their decision, action to be taken, and how to appeal the decision.
Prior to taking formal disciplinary action against an employee, employers are advised to address the issue informally, although they can initiate the disciplinary procedure straight away if there are grounds to do so. Disciplinary action is justified whenever an employee fails to comply with written standards at work, whether they are related to performance, professional conduct, or relationships with managers and / or colleagues.
Any evidence that the employer has in support of allegations. This should be provided before or during a disciplinary hearing.
In addition, employees should be allowed to bring a companion to the disciplinary hearing.
Mediation, whereby an independent third party acts as an intermediary between employee and employer in order to find a solution that is satisfactory to both parties. Mediators can be employment consultants, solicitors, or ACAS members. Decisions made by mediators are not binding.
Conciliation is typically used in cases that could be or have been taken up by an employment tribunal. Before a dispute reaches an employment tribunal, the parties involved must notify ACAS, who can provide assistance through the process known as Early Conciliation. Decisions concerning complaints settled via the ACAS conciliation process are legally binding.
Arbitration brings the figure of an impartial third party (the Arbitrator) into a workplace dispute. The process can provide a solution to both individual and collective disputes and the final decision is legally binding.
The ACAS Code of Practice outlines how grievances and disciplinary action should be conducted. The latest revision made to this document dates from 2015.
Employment tribunals are a workplace dispute resolution option that can be used if the parties involved in a dispute cannot reach an agreement. Typical cases brought before employment tribunals involve matters like workplace discrimination, unfair dismissals, and other forms of unlawful actions or practices. In most cases, claims have to be made within 3 months of the date in which the problem in question arose, and ACAS must be notified of all claims sent to an employment tribunal.
A fee applies to all cases brought to a tribunal, and is usually split into a claim fee and a hearing fee. Fees must be paid in advance. Some claims can be filed online.


Sleekr is a platform that provides cloud base human resource development software, tax calculation, accounting, and payroll for small and medium enterprises. This time Sleekr are cooperating with Xwork and invite Mr. Muhammad Cipta Suhada (Head of People Operation of GO-LIFE in GO-JEK) and Mr. Nashruddin Ismail (Group Head People Development at XL Axiata) to discuss about how to manage millenials in respective company. This interactive seminar also allows participants to ask directly to the speakers in searching for answers.


Improving capacities at the national, regional and local levels with special emphasis on achieving the SDGs is at the core of our work in Namibia. The support underlines the importance of putting the rural poor first, prioritizing the empowerment of vulnerable groups especially women. Activities in reducing human poverty aim to promote livelihoods and food security for vulnerable households. With regard to energy and environment for sustainable development, We work to strengthen the skills and capacities of communities to manage natural resources and mainstream land degradation issues into Vision 2030 implementation plans.


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Let a professional copywriter assist with developing your piece. Your brochure, direct mail piece, media kit or annual report will look great when printed by Hansen Printing-be sure your copy is top-notch, too. Our staff will shape your message and ensure what you mean is what you actually say. We can also write and distribute your corporate press releases and assist in getting your company, executives and products the credit and recognition they deserve in the appropriate media channels.
From digital printing through 8-color sheetfed and web printing, we have the ability to use your current print vendor or our specifically selected vendors at vastly discounted pricing because of our buying capacity. Our 6 and 8 color presses make it easy and affordable to Varnish, Acquious or UV Coat your jobs. We can work with your designer and manage the press layout, affording you additional savings.
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Hansen Printing specializes in one-on-one service, as if your project were the only one in our shop. Our personalized service begins with free local delivery and pick-up, proceeds through the design process, and continues as we view your project on press right through to completion and final distribution. Service is not just a word at Hansen Printing – it's how we set ourselves apart and make you a repeat customer.
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Week 12 NFL Picks: Patriots Favored Against Lions On Thanksgiving Day
By Ryan Hudson Nov 24, 2010, 3:08pm EST
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The Patriots are 7.5-point favorites for their Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions in Detroit (per BoDog), and a quick look around this here series tubes indicates New England is at least a popular pick to win outright.
The three experts at Yahoo! Sports -- Les Carpeneter, Jason Cole and Michael Silver -- all pick the Patriots to win, along with a whopping 97 percent of Yahoo! users.
New England is 8-2 while Detroit is just 2-8, but don't let their record fool you -- the Lions have been competitive all season, and have lost five of their games by five points or less.
SB Nation's Joel Thorman agrees:
The Patriots, simply, now how to put the ball in the end zone. Their passing attack is ranked 16th in the NFL, as is their rushing attack, but they're also No. 1 in points scored. They do a lot of things right and they can beat you a number of ways. They've survived the loss of Randy Moss and have a pair of tight ends that are dangerous in the passing game.
The Lions pass the ball more than anyone in the NFL which is a curious stat considering their starting quarterback has missed most of the season. Their running backs are banged up which means it will be difficult for the 15th ranked offense to put up some points.
The Patriots are clearly the better team and NFL odds agree as they're seven point favorites. In a game that's nationally televised, I expect the Patriots to easily surpass that line. Take the Patriots.
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We taste some delicious fish tacos in the kitchen.
The event is free to the public and will include the art show, local restaurant vendors including Frenchy's, Crabby Bills, Daydreamers Cafe & Grill and many more. There is also musical entertainment, food trucks, a kids' art activity tent, facepainting, caricature art and roving entertainment.
The event includes a juried art show which means a jury of artists selected artists who met certain criteria to qualify. Types of art that will be exhibited and available for sale include, paintings, photography, wood working, fiber, glass, metal sculpture, ceramics and jewelry. An awards ceremony will be held Saturday at 4:30 pm and the top three artists will receive cash prizes.


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About the Office of Research
Meet the Vice-President (Research)
Services and Divisions
Areas of Research Strength
Centres, Institutes, and Groups
Safeguarding Research
Commercialization Framework
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Research Integrity and Conflict of Interest
Patenting, Licensing, and Commercialization
Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance
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Forms, Policies, Guidelines, and Procedures
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Sponsoring Research
Research Services (current page)
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Advanced Analysis Centre
The commissioning of the Advanced Analysis Centre (AAC) represents a 15 year vision of the University to provide modern, centralized and highly serviced space for large-scale advanced analysis facilities including state-of-the-art Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Mass Spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy and Genetic Sequencing instrumentation. The AAC provides an unequalled range of capabilities for research and advanced education at the interface of the physical and biological sciences.
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario
The Biodiversity Institute of Ontario at the University of Guelph is an institute dedicated to the study of biodiversity at multiple levels of biological organization, with particular emphasis placed upon the study of biodiversity at the species level. BIO is the birthplace of the field of DNA barcoding, whereby short, standardized gene sequences are used to accelerate species discovery and identification. There are four units with complementary mandates that are housed within BIO and interact to further knowledge of biodiversity.
Digital Haptic Lab
The Digital Haptic Lab (DHL) is a design and prototyping facility at the University of Guelph shared between the College of Arts and the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. Led by the Principle Investigator, Associate Professor Christian Giroux of the School of Fine Art and Music, the DHL provides cutting edge design and production tools to artists and researchers seeking ways to realize complex objects. Managed by John Phillips, Ph.D Eng, the lab facilitates cross-disciplinary collaboration and provides a platform for experimentation and problem-solving of all kinds.
The University of Guelph, Laboratory Services is a Canadian testing facility that delivers solutions to a breadth of clients throughout industry, government and academic sectors. With over 150 professionals on staff and direct access to University of Guelph researchers, we offer technology and expertise that upholds the highest standard of testing.
Laboratory Services has two operational units, housed in three locations, that work together to provide comprehensive services to our broad array of clients. Our laboratories are equipped and staffed to address the existing and emerging issues in each field.
The Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) specializes in determining the health of livestock, poultry, horses and pets through a wide array of tests, and in turn provides disease surveillance data for the province of Ontario.
The Agriculture and Food Laboratory (AFL) offers a variety of services ranging from: microbiological testing, agrochemical testing, DNA methods, identification of food contaminants, allergen testing, method development and tests for residues from drugs, pesticides, plant, soil and water.
The Office of Research oversees a $182 million research enterprise across seven colleges, our regional campus at Ridgetown, 15 research centres, and the University of Guelph/Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Agreement. We are committed to supporting the research programs of University of Guelph faculty across all disciplines.
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Search for: "Frank v. United States" Results 221 - 240 of 2,099
The Supreme Court refuses to hear the Wisconsin voter ID case, which will now go into effect.
Posner, who had written the 2007 appeals court opinion upholding the Indiana law, later affirmed by the Supreme Court.Civil rights groups had hoped the Supreme Court would use the Wisconsin case, Frank v. [read post]
Dodd-Frank Anti-Retaliation Provisions Don't Protect Overseas Whistleblower
24 Oct 2013, 12:42 am by Kevin LaCroix
Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. [read post]
The D & O Diary - http://www.dandodiary.com/
Franks Hearing: Negligent Police Affidavit Not Enough For Suppression. Police Affidavit Must Be Reckless and Deceitful.
4 May 2010, 1:30 pm by mjpetro
See United States v. [read post]
7th Circuit Criminal Law Alert - http://mjpetro.typepad.com/7th_circuit_alert/
Oral Argument Preview: Is a Deficient Affidavit Grounds to Exclude Evidence of Child Pornography Found Pursuant to a Search Warrant? State of Ohio v. Nicholas Castagnola.
22 May 2014, 1:34 pm by MBettman
Legally Speaking Ohio - http://www.legallyspeakingohio.com
Chin, Chiang and Park on Lee Kum Hoy
15 Aug 2013, 6:30 am by Dan Ernst
United States and Fong Yue Ting v. [read post]
Eleventh Circuit Notes Split Re Standard of Review for a District Court's Denial of a Franks Hearing
17 Jun 2009, 3:33 am by A. Benjamin Spencer
Split Circuits - http://splitcircuits.blogspot.com/
Abnormal Interviews: Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness
25 Apr 2011, 4:30 am by Nick Farr
It's ironic that, even as we see the federal government assert its authority over local affairs in legislation such as PPACA and cases like United States v. [read post]
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Rosa Parks Honored and Judge Frank Johnson Remembered
10 Apr 2013, 4:13 pm by James Hamilton
Gayle, 142 F.Supp 707, a ruling later upheld by the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/
NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 3/20
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Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians (Jurisdiction)Frank's Landing Indian Community v. [read post]
National Indian Law Library -- News - http://nilllibrary.blogspot.com/
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Orrick Alert: Second Circuit Decision on Extraterritoriality
16 Sep 2013, 9:49 am by Editorial Board
On August 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down its decision in United States v. [read post]
Financial Industry Review - http://blogs.orrick.com/financial/
Child Pornography, RoundUp and the Franks hearing
Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit 2014); United States v. [read post]
CYB3RCRIM3 - http://cyb3rcrim3.blogspot.com/
E.D.Tenn.: Protective sweep of outbuilding during execution of arrest warrant was reasonable
FourthAmendment.com - http://fourthamendment.com/blog/index.php?blog=1
Dennis v. Hart: "Say-on-Pay" Not a Federal Issue
24 Feb 2012, 5:00 am by Kirstin Dvorchak
In Dennis v. [read post]
The Race to the Bottom - http://www.theracetothebottom.org/home/
U.S. Securities Enforcement Authorities' Extraterritorial Reach Under Morrison, Dodd-Frank Act
16 Apr 2017, 5:56 pm by Kevin LaCroix
Supreme Court's June 2010 decision in Morrison v. [read post]
Pay For College Play Not Coming to a School Near You
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On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion on the hotly contested issue of compensation allowed to Division I student-athletes for their athletic participation. [read post]
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M.D. Pa.: Warrant for documents justified seizure of computer found at scene
28 May 2009, 8:23 am
CA9: Search for evidence of drug sales that came up empty did not justify search of defendant's computer
OH9: Leftovers from making a blunt is reasonable suspicion
Ninth Circuit Vacates Dismissal and Remands Shareholder Derivative "Say-on-Pay" Suits to California State Court
26 Aug 2013, 7:38 am by Sheppard Mullin
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Introduction to Translational Science
Translational science seeks to speed up the process of moving research discoveries from the laboratory into healthcare practices. Numerous scientific and organizational roadblocks can act as obstacles along the path of translation and ultimately hinder the speed of progress in medical research. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) was established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to transform and accelerate the translational research process, with the intended result of getting treatments to more patients faster. The field of Translational Science aims to bridge these gaps by: Developing new approaches, technologies, resources and models Demonstrating the usefulness of new approaches, technologies, resources and models Disseminating the resulting data, analyses, and methodologies to the broad scientific community Introduction to Translational Science is an introductory course that provides students with a broad understanding of translational science, the types of research that are conducted under the translational science umbrella, and how this research impacts the public at large.The course will compare and contrast current impediments to clinical research with the potential of translational science and will include selected case studies from the University of Rochester.
Approx. 8 hours to complete
Suggested: The six lessons will be covered in three weeks and require approximately 2-3 hours per week....
Translational Science - The Big Picture and T1 - Translation to Humans
The first lesson in Introduction to Translational Science provides an overview of the basic definitions and key concepts related to clinical and translational science and the CTSA program. Students will learn about the different stages of translational research and the roadblocks that impede progress across the spectrum.The second lesson in Introduction to Translational Science provides an introduction to T1 research which is research that translates findings from basic (laboratory) research to humans through developing treatments and interventions. T1 research is often conducted through observational studies, case studies, proof-of-concept studies, phase I clinical trials, and phase II clinical trials
8 videos (Total 59 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
The Big Picture - Introduction (2:54)2m
The Big Picture - Part I (7:41)7m
The Big Picture - Part II (9:22)9m
The Big Picture - Part III (5:20)5m
The Big Picture - Part IV (7:00)6m
T1 - Translation to Humans - Introduction (10:48)10m
T1 - Translation to Humans Part I (6:59)6m
T1 - Translation to Humans Part II (8:37)8m
NCATS Fact Sheet10m
The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium and the Translational Research Model15m
Transforming Translation: Impact of Clinical and Translational Science15m
Translational biomarker discovery in clinical metabolomics: an introductory tutorial45m
The hematopoietic stem cell niche in homeostasis and disease15m
Module 1 Quiz40m
T2 - Translation to Patients and T3 - Translation to Practice
The third lesson in Introduction to Translational Science provides an introduction to T2 research, which is research that translates findings from T1 research (humans) to patients. T2 research is often conducted through Phase III clinical trials, observational studies, evidence synthesis, and clinical guidelines development. The fourth lesson in Introduction to Translational Science provides an introduction to T3 research, which is research that translates findings from T2 research (patients) to actual clinical practices. T3 research is often conducted through Phase IV clinical trials, health services research, and clinical outcomes research.
T2 - Translation to Patients - Introduction (9:18)9m
T2 - Translation to Patients - Part I (7:34)7m
T2 - Translation to Patients - Part II (6:50)6m
T2 - Translation to Patients - Part III (6:50)6m
T2 - Translation to Patients - Part IV (9:55)9m
T3 - Translation to Practice - Introduction (8:36)8m
T3 - Translation to Practice - Part 1 (6:18)6m
T3 - Translation to Practice - Part II (8:22)8m
T3 - Translation to Practice - Part III (9:26)9m
Using Electronically Available Inpatient Hospital Data for Research15m
The mPower study, Parkinson disease mobile data collected using ResearchKit15m
Moving from the Laboratory Bench to Patients' Bedside: Considerations for Effective Therapy with Stem Cells15m
Partnering to Reduce Environmental Hazards Through a Community-Based "Healthy Home Museum":Education for Action15m
Health Services Research: An Evolving Definition of the Field10m
White Paper on CTSA Consortium Role in Facilitating Comparative Effectiveness Research15m
T4 - Translation to Communities and Participating in Clinical and Translational Research
The fifth lesson of Introduction to Translational Science provides an introduction to T4 research, which is research that translates findings from practices (T3 research) to communities, both domestic and globally. T4 research is often conducted through prevention and outcome studies, mass screening studies, and health policy studies.The sixth lesson of Introduction to Translational Science provides an overview of how interested individuals can participate in clinical and translational research; as an independent research, as a clinical research professional, and as a study volunteer. The final segment of the module demonstrates what a typical study volunteer will encounter if they are selected to participate in a clinical trial.
10 videos (Total 74 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
Video10 videos
T4 - Translation to Communities - Introduction (9:30)9m
T4 - Translation to Communities - Part I (9:15)9m
T4 - Translation to Communities - Part II (10:09)10m
T4 - Translation to Communities - Part III (7:43)7m
T4 - Translation to Communities - Part IV (6:58)6m
T4 - Translation to Communities - Part V (9:04)9m
Participating in Clinical and Translational Science - Introduction (4:12)4m
Participating in Clinical and Translational Science - Part I (5:26)5m
Participating in Clinical and Translational Science - Part II (3:51)3m
Participating in Clinical and Translational Science - Part III (8:13)8m
Clinical and Translational Science: From Bench-Bedside to Global Village10m
Engaging the Community in the Dissemination, Implementation, and Improvement of Health-Related Research10m
Theoretical Model of Critical issues in Informed Consent in HIV Vaccine Trials15m
Chronic Diseases: The Emerging Pandemic5m
Recommendations for Planning Pilot Studies in Clinical and Translational Research10m
Strengthening the Career Development of Clinical Translational Scientist Trainees: A Consensus Statement of the Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) Research Education and Career Development Committees10m
Defining Translational Research: Implications for Training15m
Assessing Research Participants' Perceptions of their Clinical Research Experiences15m
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By GS•Apr 20th 2018
The course shows the variety of how Translational Science is done. I was surprised how it is conducted from several people. The examples made it more clear where
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Phoebe: Are dogs really 'man's best friend'? Time to expose the myth
by Brian C. Jones March 12, 2020 March 12, 2020
Editor's note: Even though our regular columnist, Brian C. Jones, writes only once every two weeks, he has today off, and we've asked Phoebe, a "sweet" Labrador-retriever-husky-hound, originally from Missouri, to fill in.
By PHOEBE
LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT: Society gives a lot of lip service to how much we care about our dogs. I'm sure that you're familiar with the phrase "dogs are a man's best friend."
(But as a lady, I beg you not to debate the gender-class-and-species offenses embedded in this old phrase. Such discussions never end well, and usually result in a language car-wreck like: "dogs are humankind's suitably significant mammal partners.")
My point today is not linguistic, but cosmic: it's the gap between what Society says about its devotion to dogs and how it actually treats us.
For example, you decide to go for a walk in Newport. Great choice. Rhode Island's most internationally famous community is perfect for a stroll, with its ocean and bay vistas, narrow streets traversed by giants of history from Washington to Wharton, blessed with numerous parks, quirky shops, extravagant mansions and a smorgasbord of places to eat.
Maybe you throw on a jacket.
But as a dog, I am required to be "collared and on a secure leash" whenever I step out the front door. And that leash must not be "in excess of eight feet in length." And further, according to Part B of Section 6.08.050 of the Newport city ordinances, I can do this "… only when under the immediate physical control of a responsible person."
I underlined the part about "a responsible person," because it's an oxymoron, which doesn't mean "stupid ox," although that's close when applied to humans. Click here for Merriam-Webster's definition.
WHERE WAS I? Being a dog, sometimes I lose track. Oh, yes: dog laws.
Newport is hardly alone in its "restraint of animals" law. Most, if not all, cities and towns have them, including the three communities of Aquidneck Island. And in all cases, I can assure you these kinds of ordinances weren't written with the Bill of Rights in mind. Most spell out what dogs can't do, can't say and where they can't go, with the underlying theme that, individually and as a group, we are a nuisance.
Is that any way to treat your best friend?
Let's say you've escaped from your responsible oxymoron and have run from Newport to Portsmouth to get a bite (maybe not the best choice of words) to eat. Forget about doing so in "any store or public eating place," according to the relevant Portsmouth code.
And when it comes to the First Amendment's free speech protections in the town that Ann Hutchinson founded to promote religious freedom, dogs are forbidden to engage in any "howling, barking or other noise," at least in the judgement of "one or more persons," who are invited to make a formal complaint. (Notice that dogs are not accorded equal rights to complain, even though our hearing is far more sensitive).
Again, I don't mean to pick on Portsmouth, which, by the way has a terrific dog park, with a stirring origin story that you can read about on its website by clicking on this link, a two-acre wonderland where dogs run free, thanks to lots of goodwill, money and dedication, proving that not all humans are oxymorons.
Where was I? I apologize. I'm only a dog and a substitute columnist. Okay, I remember: We live in the Ocean State, but dogs do not have equal standing on our fabulous beaches.
On a windy winter day, Phoebe, leashed, visits Second Beach in Middletown.
Newport allows dogs on spectacular First Beach (aka Easton's Beach, Newport Beach), but not during the nicest months, between Memorial Day (May 25) through Sept. 30. And even in the chilly season, we have to be leashed, which effectively forecloses swimming.
Middletown's Second Beach (aka Sachuest Beach), which is even more spectacular than First Beach, provides all-year access, but between May 1 and Sept. 30, early-dog privileges only, from 5 a.m. to 7:45 a.m., when a well-equipped dog needs a leash, an up-to-date calendar and a stop-watch.
A sign at Middletown's Second Beach includes "summer rules" for dogs.
YOU PROBABLY HAVE LOTS QUESTIONS like: "Phoebe, whoever had the idiotic idea of having a dog write a guest column? How do you get your stories onto a computer? And, how should dogs be treated?"
The first two question are above my paygrade (there's a laugh). But I can tell you that one of my best experiences was a spontaneous meet-up of as many as 30 dogs and their suitably significant mammal partners that used to take place in the late afternoons on a hilltop at Fort Adams State Park in Newport.
Phoebe looks into the gated parade grounds at Fort Adams State Park.
It's a beautiful spot, better suited as a movie backdrop than a free-range dog run, with sweeping views of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, Jamestown island and the Newport Bridge. In short, paradise. Everyone off-leash, no fences, easy access to the water. The mood was mellow, low-key, laid-back. It was all very informal and totally illegal.
One day the word went out that the park police were enforcing the leash law, big time. Warnings, fines, the whole arsenal of human oppression. It seems there had been an "incident." I myself once witnessed a dog snatching a picnicker's sandwich, but I'm guessing this "incident" was more serious.
Now, what once was paradise is now just a parking lot, marked by an oversized stack of signs, DOGS MUST BE LEASHED. AS A PET OWNER YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PET AT ALL TIMES. PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YOUR PET. $100 FINE. There's also something about no intoxicating beverages, although I don't think that's for us.
Phoebe at Fort Adams State Park, where signs spell out rules for dogs.
I can't argue against the crackdown. One dog can spoil everything and did. And I know that if a human went after my sandwich or worse, I'd want action.
But my point is that I wish Society and its laws didn't presume that dogs are a nuisance, that's all.
"Okay, Phoebe," you ask, "what is a nuisance?"
I'll tell you what's a nuisance: Geese.
You've seen them: huge flocks of obese, waddling, arrogant, honking geese occupying wherever there's an open field, which they proceed to cover with what I'll delicately call their "waste." No signs telling them to pick up after themselves, no government- supplied plastic bags. Just acres and acres of goose waste.
Here's a picture I took – while leashed – during a recent visit to Fort Adams, where a flotilla had just landed, preparing to lay waste to a rugby field. The horror! The very definition of a nuisance that needs some attention, maybe a "restraint of geese" ordinance.
Geese settling in at a rugby field at Fort Adams State Park.
And if you need some help drafting a geese law, I can help. Because I know how to type; I just can't tell you how.
Brian C. Jones
Brian C. Jones, a regular contributor to What's Up Newp, is a retired Providence Journal reporter (35 years) and is the co-founder of the Rhode Island Library Report. Brian resides in Newport, Rhode Island.
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