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70th Army Day: The History Behind India's Army Day Celebrations
Army Day in India is celebrated every year on 15th January in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
This event is celebrated with great enthusiasm across all Army Command Headquarters and the national capital of the country. All command headquarters arrange army parades and military shows to mark the occasion and showcases the various achievements made by the Indian army in the domain of technology. Army day parade during the army day celebration is carried out by the Indian army soldiers (Indian army bands) which involves the exhibition of BLT T-72, T-90 tanks, Brahmos Missile, carrier Mortar Tracked Vehicle, 155 MM Soltum Gun, Advanced Light Helicopters of the Army Aviation Corps and etc.
Serving Indian army personnel take a pledge on this day to maintain their service and protect the nation from enemies whether they are foreign or domestic. On the occasion of Army Day homage is paid to the indomitable spirit of Indian soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in protecting their country. The celebrations in Delhi begin by paying tributes to the martyred soldiers at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. Special Gallantry awards like the Sena Medal and unit medals are distributed on the occasion of Army Day in Delhi.
Indian Army was formed in 1776 under the British Government and is considered as one of the best forces in high altitude and mountain warfare. Indian Army is known as the third biggest military contingent in the world, right after Russia and China. Indian army occupies the highest battlefield in the world in the Siachen glacier, which is above 5000meters from the sea level. Apart from serving the people of India, the Indian Army is also known as the highest contributor to the United Nations Peace Operations.
The Indian army has provided valuable services during several civilian casualties. Irrespective of whether it was to remove the bodies buried under the rubble of earthquakes at Latur and Dharchula and landslides at Kedar Nath or flood relief in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian soldier has never wavered in his duty towards his fellow men or towards his country. He has taken medical aid to remote corners of the country and has braved epidemics and plagues to help his brothers and sisters.
Our soldiers courageously face all hardships to protect our natural borders and are well trained to face all challenges and difficulties which might come in their way to save the nation and its people. The Army works with true dedication and spirit of the motto 'fight to win. In spite of having such huge resources both in terms of men and materials, the Indian army is one of the few armies in the world, who have never initiated a war.
Living in an age where the nation lacks serious idols, the Indian soldier is the best role model, a child or teenager can look up to. Along the Loc, braving the sub-zero temperatures in the north to withstanding the inhuman heat of the desert, he never lowers his guard. He gives so much, gets so little in return, and yet serves with a smile. As a nation, we should be proud of our soldiers for their selfless service.

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I think it is crazy you take your kids to a healthy educational show and at intermission they sell crap. I also think it is maddening that we live in a society where it is allowable to pump our fruits and veggies full of chemicals and have a food production system that is more factory than farming.
Let's deal with these real issues instead of messing with Cookie Monster's name to make a point. Those are my slightly irritate thoughts.
As always Meagan, GREAT post.
I would have been upset too! I'll have to remember to bring my own food if I take my daughter somewhere like that.


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Hemidactylus albopunctatus, also known as the white-spotted gecko or white leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in eastern Africa in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia.

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Hemidactylus
Reptiles of Ethiopia
Reptiles of Kenya
Reptiles of Somalia
Reptiles described in 1947
Taxa named by Arthur Loveridge

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Q: How to export mp3 file with AVAssetWriter I'm trying to export my asset as an .mp3 file using AVAssetWriter.
Here's how I create an instance of it:
writer = try! AVAssetWriter(url: outputURL,
                            fileType: AVFileType.mp3)

Unfortunately, it throws the error:

[AVAssetWriter initWithURL:fileType:error:] Invalid file type UTI.
Available file types are: com.scenarist.closed-caption, org.w3.webvtt,
public.aiff-audio, com.apple.m4v-video,
org.3gpp.adaptive-multi-rate-audio, com.apple.m4a-audio,
com.microsoft.waveform-audio, com.apple.coreaudio-format,
public.mpeg-4, com.apple.itunes-timed-text, com.apple.quicktime-movie,
public.aifc-audio

I'm running this code on macOS 10.15.
I find it hard to believe that there's no support for exporting an mp3 file. Can anyone guide me on how to make it work?

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I find it hard to believe that there's no support for exporting an mp3 file

Overcome your difficulty and believe it. Due to a complex of copyright issues, Apple has no license to provide any native capacity to create MP3 files. You might find some third party library that can do it, but you won't do it with AVAssetWriter.

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I'm going to talk about menopause, so all you men out there can go: "Eeeeuw!" and run away, or maybe you can stay and learn a thing or two about what your wife or partner is experiencing, or may experience.
Prior to menopause I can't say I was a perfect, happy-go-lucky person, but I was tough, resilient, enjoyed life, had no qualms about trying new things, could eat, drink, dance until the wee hours, was a good mother and managed my home and family well. I exercised daily, and laughed a lot.
Then peri-menopause hit…well, it didn't really 'hit' as much as it 'snuck up'… I began to notice I was feeling lethargic – apathetic. Nothing really excited me, and I found myself totally unenthusiastic. I went to a doctor who decided I must be agoraphobic and gave me antidepressants. One pill later and I was a total basket case. I had my first panic attack. It was that pill that sent my 'apathy' over the edge.
Who says panic attacks only affect mentally disturbed people? This first panic attack, since I had no idea what it was, sent me into a tail spin – foetal position in bed for nearly two weeks. I was lucky to have a friend who was also a counsellor for women. We began having sessions and she suggested I read a book called: "Complete Self Help For your Nerves" by Dr. Claire Weekes. That book saved my life then, and continues to do so during this unbelievably difficult transition.
Peri menopause and menopause can create such a that. It's like a horrible tunnel of terrors. You burn with hot flashes, then you shiver with cold flashes. You can be in the middle of baking a cake and suddenly a wave of panic will flood you and you'll descend into a fiery pit of fear. You have no idea what you're afraid of, but your adrenals are telling you to run or to be very afraid. Along with this, you'll have muscle spasms – tension that comes like a squeezing fist, making it feel as though your neck, shoulders, jaws, head and face are being stretched beyond endurance. Your ears begin to ring. This is frightening in itself, since you automatically assume you're going deaf. Some days you'll have heart palpitations (erratic heart rhythms) that lead to anxiety over heart problems. Some days you'll have headaches – and some headaches last for weeks or longer. Exaggerated fears are rife. You will wake up mornings thinking you've got a brain tumor – or a heart condition. When you're at your worst, you may believe you're truly losing it – and end up at the ER. Inevitably you'll be sent home with nothing truly resolved, other than reassurance you're not physically dying.
In between all this, when the anxiety, tension and/or temperature fluctuations have decided to take a few days off, you may descend into depression. Again, for no apparent reason. Depression is like a dark pit where you're looking out at the world, instead of actually being part of the world. You feel isolated and alone…and very, very confused. Doctors will want to put you on anti-depressants, but, if you're like me and they make things worse, you persevere by finding support. You'll read lots of books on menopause. You'll refuse to listen to so-called medical experts who tell you menopause doesn't cause mood fluctuations or all the symptoms you're having. Proof of this is a visit to the Power Surge website (http://www.power-surge.com) Literally thousands of women post on the message boards there and describe an enormous variety of like-symptoms as they journey through this tunnel of terrors – and they receive many messages of support from others who truly understand.
If any of you are wondering if your symptoms might be due to menopause, here is a list of the 34 signs of menopause: http://www.power-surge.com/educate/34symptoms.htm. Keep in mind that many menopausal women will not experience all of these symptoms, but many will experience most of these and more. I developed Burning Mouth Syndrome and it took me some months of anguish to find a specialist in Melbourne who knew what it was and knew how to treat it.
I want to end this blog with encouragement for those who are suffering with menopause or peri menopause as I am. I want you to know that this DOES end. That one day you'll feel better and you'll see the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Ask a woman in her 70s and she will probably not even remember her menopausal symptoms.
I'm sure there are many more some of you could include. Please add comments to this post if you've had difficult menopausal symptoms and have found relief. Or if you just want some support. And be sure to visit Power Surge – I guarantee it will help you feel less alone.
When do children stop being children? When do we put away our sandcastles, skipping ropes and giggles? When exactly do we change from 'being' a child to having an 'inner' child?
I remember lying in long grass, the sun warm on brown limbs, the coolness of the earth against my back, my older brother next to me as we watched in awed amazement as the cotton ball clouds changed ever so slowly into a myriad of new shapes – a dog, a bird, a ship, a fat lady…Giggling over the fat lady who became fatter and fatter, then seemed to twist herself into first a cupcake, then an elephant.
And when we got tired of watching clouds, when our energy surged, we'd be off, running full-tilt through the fields in anticipation of our next adventure, perhaps to make boats out of walnut shells, sticks and leaves to race down the trickling stream in the forest behind our house, perhaps in search of crayfish and frogs or perhaps to climb the old mulberry tree so we could look out over the beauty of our world.
There were afternoons in the summer sun gorging on wild dewberries or strawberries. Watching storm clouds gather, sensing the electricity in the air, awed by the approaching flash and rumble - waiting just that little bit longer before dashing for the security of home as the rains broke. Raking leaves in the autumn so we could leap into a huge pile and lie cradled in the brittle crispness, nostrils filled with the acrid, pungent smell. In winter, lumbering as fast as we could through knee-deep snow to the pond next door, ice-skates clutched firmly.
My daughter is twenty-one. When she was young, her laugh made us laugh, her smile made us smile, her giggle filled us with joy. Now she doesn't laugh or smile very often. And her giggles are no more. I see her struggling under the heavy demands of university, work, personal demands and relationships. It saddens me to know that the child she once was is no more. She's now an adult with all the attendant responsibilities and worries.
When does it happen? When do we "put away childish things?" And more importantly, why do we put them away?
When was the last time you built a sand castle? When was the last time you lay on the ground and watched the clouds? When was the last time you fell into pristine, sparkling snow to make an angel? When was the last time you giggled? When was the last time you woke in the morning anticipating all the fun the long day would hold?
When was the last time you looked into the mirror and smiled?


1. Avoid perfection. You are only setting yourself up for defeat. When you try to bring perfection to difficult tasks, you will only end up avoiding them.
2. Work now, play later. It's human nature to want to do the fun things first. Train yourself to complete the work at hand before you let your hair down.
3. Try and complete similar tasks in the same block of time. Does your job have you making a high volume of sales calls everyday? Try to make all your phone calls in the same time period. Avoid having to retrace your steps to perform a redundant task you could have done more productively at an earlier time.
4. Prepare. Have to reach office at 8 am? Doesn't help if you get out of bed at 7:30 am. You must give yourself some buffer time to cover unexpected events – like a sudden traffic jam.
5. Get a good night's sleep and plenty of exercise. This regimen will improve your focus and concentration, which in turn, helps you be more efficient and productive.
Whats this got to do with politics??????????????????
ferrywayes is just another idiot spammer, making vaguely relevant/comprehensible posts in order to attract viewers to the links in his signature.
This is an evolutionary tactic of the spammers; as forum moderators tighten up on spam posts, the spammers have adapted by making their posts as relevant as possible in order to avoid summary deletion and banning.
Save me, Al Gore! Save me!!!


This was worth a quick detour off I-5 at Exit 147 when driving home after a week of renovation work. After exiting you drive west along 272nd Street for about half a mile. You turn left (staying in the right lane) onto Pacific Highway and immediately turn right into the parking lot of the fairly crummy-looking strip mall on the corner. Even better, when leaving you can drive through the parking lot and exit on to 272nd to return to I-5.
The interior is neat - even pleasant - and the food hits the spot at reasonable prices. We enjoyed both the Basil Beef (above) and the Pad Kee Mao (below). We boxed about half of it and look forward to an enjoyable lunch as we relax chez nous.
This little joint gets good reviews on Yelp and Urban Spoon. We'll probably add a second good review to the lone entry on Trip Advisor, thanks to the very friendly owner who waited on us and the convenient location. It was less than five minutes between the I-5 ramp and the restaurant.
They even have their own website, but then just about everybody does these days, even including grandparents.


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Inside Meghan Markle's daily routine, which involves yoga and chill movie nights with her new husband Prince Harry
Áine Cain
She and Prince Harry reportedly enjoy eating casual stay-in dinners and watching Netflix together.
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Meghan Markle — now known as Meghan, Duchess of Sussex — is set to experience some major life changes now that she's married into the royal family.
Before she wed Prince Harry, Markle's daily schedule included time to run, practice yoga, and cook meals with her royal then-boyfriend.
As the Duchess of Sussex, Markle now has many additional royal responsibilities and commitments.
But it's quite likely that she won't scrap her old routine entirely.
Meghan Markle's life has completely changed now that she's married into Britain's royal family.
As a royal, she must abide by certain rules — both official and unspoken. She is living with her new husband and 13 other royals in Kensington Palace, which has been a royal residence since the 1600s. And she's already received a number of official new titles, including a particularly odd one: "Princess Henry of Wales."
But it's unclear how much Markle's marriage to Prince Harry will alter her usual daily routine. Previously, as founder and editor-in-chief of the now-defunct lifestyle site The Tig, Markle was very open about her schedule, habits, and strategies for leading a fulfilling life.
Given her commitment to pursuits like healthy eating and yoga, it's likely that some aspects of her old routine will carry into her new life as the Duchess of Sussex.
Here's a look at Meghan's daily schedule:
Mornings are a big deal for Markle. She wrote on The Tig that mornings help set "the tone for our day ahead," according to Refinery 29. The Tig even published Markle's wake-up playlist, complete with hits from the Jackson 5 and Ingrid Michaelson.
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Source: Refinery 29
Morning exercise is a must for both Markle and her new husband, according to the Daily Mail. She reportedly jogs around the Kensington Palace Green on a weekly basis and is an avid practitioner of yoga.
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It's no secret where she got her love of yoga from. Doria Ragland, Markle's mother, has worked as a yoga instructor and introduced her daughter to the practice. The Duchess of Sussex told Women's Health that yoga "is in my blood."
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Source: Harper's Bazaar, Women's Health
She also relies on running, she told Shape, saying that, "I need it as much for my head and to clear my head as for keeping in shape."
Michael Loccisano / Getty Images
Source: Harper's Bazaar, Shape
Markle is also reportedly a big fan of Tracy Anderson's online work-out videos.
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Source: INSIDER
Markle's healthy lifestyle has also reportedly inspired her new husband to take on better habits. According to Vanity Fair, Harry has given up smoking and is striving to eat more nourishing meals.
When it comes to the first meal of the day, Markle likes to keep things delicious but nutritious. Elite Daily rounded up some of the breakfast options she's featured on social media in the past, including an omelette stuffed with fresh herbs, avocado toast, and gluten-free pancakes.
The couple reportedly got a ton of their groceries from Whole Foods, according to the Cheat Sheet. Markle was often spotted frequenting the organic grocery in London.
Getty/Justin Sullivan
Source: Cheat Sheet, Daily Mail, The Standard
When it comes to eating, Markle reportedly strives to find a balance between avoiding too many restrictions and eating healthy. "Because I work out the way I do, I don't ever want to feel deprived," Markle told Best Health.
Source: Harper's Bazaar, Best Health
She told Best Health that she also does indulge in a glass of wine or two, saying, "Do the things you enjoy within reason."
Astrid Stawiarz / Stringer / Getty Images
Source: Harper's Bazaar
But now that Markle is a part of the royal family, she may have to switch up some eating habits. When dining with the Queen, no one can dig in until the monarch has started eating. And everyone must stop eating when Queen Elizabeth is finished, Business Insider reported — even if half of their plate is untouched.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attend the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.
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Source: Business Insider
And now that she's the Duchess of Sussex, Markle will spend quite a bit of time traveling to various official functions. So it's a good thing that she already utilizes a few travel hacks, including strategically eating meals to beat jet lag, swabbing her nose with Neosporin to avoid germs, and bringing along a cozy scarf or blanket, Business Insider reported.
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When it comes to Markle's evening routine, the Daily Mail reported that she and Prince Harry enjoyed going to see West End productions or donning low-key outfits and slipping into film screenings.
"I give myself the luxury of downtime," Markle previously told Women's Health. "We are all so incredibly busy and juggling so many things, but I always take an hour to just decompress, watch mindless TV, snuggle with my dogs, and enjoy a glass of wine. That's all part of the investment. It's a balance."
So it's not surprising that Markle and Harry would reportedly oftentimes just stay in, cook a meal together, and unwind by watching Netflix or BBC's "Feud."
It's not clear whether or not Markle has a typical bedtime. But, now that she's a member of the royal family, her sleep will be occasionally dependent on Queen Elizabeth. When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stay at the Queen's house, they must stay up until she goes to bed — which is typically sometime before 11:30 p.m.
Source: Daily Beast, Business Insider
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It's wildfire season out west, and after a record-hot June dried out many areas, the prognosis is slightly worse than average for certain areas, especially California. But luckily there is relief in sight for the Four Corners region of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Meanwhile, a number of fires have sprouted up in the Pacific Northwest.
The most concerning of the seven large wildfires in California is the Detwiler fire, which has driven thousands from their homes and is threatening the town of Mariposa outside Yosemite National Park. The blaze, which has reached 48,000 acres in size, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, is only 7 percent contained. More than 3,000 firefighters are battling it. In total, fires are spread throughout more than 217,000 acres in California, an area about 10 percent larger than New York City.
It's the dry season for Cali, he notes, with significant rainfall not expected until the winter. The only hope for significant rains would be if some tropical storm systems from the eastern Pacific made their way north, which is possible but isn't in the cards in the near future.
He adds, "We had a persistent ridge of high pressure," which some have called a "ridge of death," that "persisted for an unusually long time over the Southwest." It parked itself there for most of the month and "really dried things out," making conditions ripe for fires. It has since moved eastward over Texas and Kansas, which are now expecting record highs over the next five days or so, he added.
For what it's worth, such persistent heat ridges are expected to be more common in a "climate change scenario," although one can't point to a single weather event and say it's due to global warming, Weber says.
On the bright side, the Golden State had an unusually wet winter, with about 2.5 times the normal amount of precipitation, so that's helped prevent the fires from being even worse, Weber notes.
The good news is that this persistent high pressure system set the stage for a powerful monsoon season. The North American monsoon is a weather system that draws moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and California into the Southwest, and it has already begun, bringing much-needed rain to the Four Corners states. June's high pressure system, which has now moved east, is joined by a low pressure system in southwest Arizona. (High pressure systems, in this case, involve warm air descending, and low pressures involve hot air rising from the surface.) The former system pulls air masses in a clockwise direction, while the former does the opposite, and together they act like "cogs in a wheel" to siphon moisture north into the Southwest.
As the moist air rises over the mountains of the Sierra Madre and the spine of the Rockies, it loses its ability to hold on to it, causing deluges of rain. These storms are helpful for wildfires but can also be deadly; flash flooding in Arizona killed at least nine people earlier this week. The monsoon has already brought moisture to these four states and some areas to the north, and will likely to continue to do so until September.
Elsewhere, large fires are multiplying. On July 20, 13 new large fires were reported: one each in California, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming; two in Washington; and six in Montana, according to the fire center. Year to date, there have been more than 35,000 wildfires covering more than 4,500,000 acres, making 2017 the third-worst year in the past decade in terms of fire coverage.
But there's some good news for the Northwest. "Mid-latitude [storm] systems should give Oregon, Wyoming and Montana some relief in the coming weeks, but these seem to miss California," Weber says.


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Q: Coding a button tooltip that comes up 700ms after mouseover I'm trying to create a tooltip that comes up 700ms after the mouse rolls onto a button. When the mouse rolls off, the tip should disappear. Currently I have the following code that brings the tip up on mouseover and takes it away on mouseleave:
onmouseover:function(editor,url) {
                  $('#mlinc_tip').show();
               },
onmouseleave:function(editor,url) {
                 $('#mlinc_tip').hide();
               }

This works fine, but no delay.
If I change the onmouseover function to:
onmouseover:function(editor,url) {
         setTimeout(function() {
             $('#mlinc_tip').show(0);},700);
           },

I get the 700ms delay on mouseover but when I roll the mouse off of the button, there's chatter that generates a couple of mouseover's before the mouse is completely off, and those start the timeout again and 700ms later the tip is back.
Thanks for any ideas.

A: You need to use delay(), but show wont queue so use css
onmouseover:function(editor,url) {
         $('#mlinc_tip').delay(700).css({'display':'block'});
       }

OR
onmouseover:function(editor,url) {
         $('#mlinc_tip').css({'display':'block','opacity':0}).delay(700).animate({'opacity':1},0);
       }


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Love sees injustice and refuses to remain silent.
Love can be gentle and kind but will also cause a scene when necessary.
Love clashes and confronts the powers and authorities that crush precious life.
But don't get it twisted, it is dangerous being love.
Love is denigrated and downplayed, taunted and teased.
Walls are built and bans are imposed to keep love out.
Love seeks sanctuary and is undocumented since what is deemed "very good" is legislated as bad.
Love is awkwardly visible in public, constantly profiled, and routinely executed in the street.
Love is shackled, caged, and deemed dangerous when free.
We are still learning what it means to be human, even as we learn who God truly is.


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Listed below are a number of (European based) services that are available to refugees. Click on the link for further information about these resources. Sona Circle is not responsible for the content of other websites.
The Rights of Refugees Programme aims to protect and promote the legal rights of refugees worldwide. They act as a central source of legal aid and online information for refugees globally.
European Network of Information Centres in the European Region and National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union (ENIC-NARIC) is a network of information centres across Europe which works to improve academic recognition of foreign degrees and qualifications. Their website provides information on qualification recognition for refugees.
ERASMUS+ Online Linguistic Support (OLS) courses for refugees is an EU programme which supports education and training opportunities throughout Europe. They are currently offering online language courses (available in most European languages) to 100,000 refugees free of charge.
Deutsche Telekom is a leading German telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn and operating several subsidiaries worldwide. They are currently offering refugees and asylum seekers training and internship opportunities.
Higher and Further Education opportunities and perspectives for Syrians (HOPES) is an EU funded project providing a range of educational offers, academic counselling, language courses and academic scholarships to Syrian refugees.
Organisation for refuge, asylum and migration (ORAM) work collaboratively with governments of refugee-receiving and transit countries and community organisations to work with and protect exceptionally vulnerable refugees. Resources and information for refugees is available on their website.
EURAXESS – Sciences4Refugees Initiative (European Commission) connects refugees with a scientific background to suitable employment positions in research institutions and universities.
AMERA International supports refugees to find pro bono legal aid on issues such as resettlement and family reunification in countries where such services are scarce.
DoW is an international human rights organisation working in 80 countries to provide emergency and sustainable healthcare to vulnerable people including refugees. Details for accessing one of their UK based clinics can be found on DoW UK site.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (ORR), assists refugees in locating resources to help them integrate into new settlements in America. Their website includes a state programs directory where important contacts and services in different states can be found.
SSI's Humanitarian Settlement Program helps refugees to integrate into new communities in Australia by offering a range of support services, such as employment preparation and meeting refugee health needs.
The Meena Centre- which officially opens in early 2018 in Birmingham (UK), focusses on the women and children in the refugee crisis. Meena aims to provide support and solutions to issues faced by asylum seekers and refugees in order to help them settle into the UK. They work to link asylum seekers and refugees to local support networks and services, such as those providing professional legal advice or psychological support.
Migrant Help is a national charity offering advice and support to vulnerable migrants across the UK. They provide a number of services, such as refugee resettlement where they support individuals and families as they go through the process of settling into their new communities. They also assist them in accessing healthcare, education and employment opportunities. Migrant Help can also refer those struggling to deal with their traumatic experiences to the right specialist services.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing portal for Refugees and Asylum Seekers acts as a fist stop resource providing access to information and resources such as mental health advice. It is acknowledged that not all refugees may have physical access to health centres therefore, this online portal can be a vital source of available information and support for them.
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Q: Kafka Streams DSL folding hierarchical data Using Kafka Streams DSL, this is what I want to do:
Input message Serdes: Avro for both key and value
Key: Record with fields L1, L2, L3
Value: Record with value V (in this case an int)
What I want to do is collapse this heirarchy in such a way that the produced stream has the correct summed up value. For example,
Input:
L1   L2   L3  V
a1   b1   c1  v1
a1   b1   c2  v2
a1   b2   c1  v3
a1   b2   c2  v4
a2   b1   c1  v5

Output 1: (Data wanted at L1, L2)
L1   L2   V
a1   b1   v1 + v2
a1   b2   v3 + v4
a2   b1   v5

Output 2 (Data wanted at L1)
L1    V
a1    v1 + v2 + v3 + v4
a2    v2

Is there a way the Streams DSL would allow be this? Note that the key type changes across all outputs and I couldn't find a way to perform these rekey + aggregation (since rekey is esentially supposed to merge multiple values). While there might be ways to achieve this using the processor API or basic Kafka Consumer, want to check how to do this in DSL (if possible).

A: You should be able to use selectKey():
KStream input = builder.stream(...);
input.selectKey(/*create a new output record with only 2 attributes L1 and L2*/)
     .groupyByKey()
     .aggregate(...);

input.selectKey(/*create a new output record with only 1 attribute L1*/)
     .groupByKey()
     .aggregate(...)


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2000 NT Pro is whacked, help please.
Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by kdh344, Jan 23, 2006.
i just got my desktop back after a year of sitting (no, i cant afford to buy a new one) and now i cant remember the password to log on. the OS is 2000 NT Pro which was installed JUST before the power supply went out-which is why its been sitting. the friend who installed it chagned my pass and also doesnt remember what it was/is. anyway, from my laptop, i made all the suggested boot discs to recover the password/s BUT it wont boot from anywhere but the standard mode. even when i get into safe mode, the log on box still pops up and asks for a pass. i am NOT compuer inclined at all ( i have to call tech support when i check my email, lol) so please make your replies in very simple, non-technical language. i assume this is the admin pass b/c even using "administrator" and "msg2000" (these are what my friend uses when she re-installs OS)doesnt get me in. is there a way to get into my computer w/o wiping it clean and re-installing the OS?
There is a boot floppy called Offline NT password and registry editor.
It won't help, however, if there is a corrupted Sam file.
humm, that url looks familiar. do you put the disc in and then turn on the computer? if so, that didnt work, my cd driver didnt even recoginize ther was a disc. the cd driver is brand new too.
Check your bios boot order and ensure floppy or CD is set to boot before HDD.
follow the prompts & delete all the user/administrator sign on passwords.
You must do this before trying to boot from cd!!
as your pc is booting up, by pressing either delete, f2 or f5 (may be different on some systems) you will boot into the bios, (setup). go to the 'advanced' or 'boot' tab, & alter the boot sequence to cd/dvd as first & ide0 (or the name of your hd) as second.
As the pc restarts press a key to boot from cd rom when prompted.
If you are lucky, just before the pc finishes its post, by pressing either f2, f5, or f8, you will be given a boot menu, you can choose cdrom from here. This will save you having to change the boot sequence in the bios.
ok, as it was booting up i pressed f8 to enter set up. it gave me a list of things to choose from ie- boot from cd, debugging, normal boot, safe mode, etc. i chose cd and pressed enter. the log in screen immediately poped up and asked for my pass. i couldnt even get into the cd boot mode w/o it asking for my pass. i tried every option listed there and they all were the same in that it asked for my pass.
F8 gives you operating options - you need to enter setup (bios). It'll tell you which key on 1st black screen. (mine is delete). When you get into bios use pageup/down keys to navigate, enter to ok an action and Esc to exit. Make sure you save settings after changing from IDE0 to cd-rom as 1st boot up device.


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Carrabec High School teacher speaks out against suspension, threatens lawsuits
Rumors and misinformation have fueled the volatile situation after a teacher was suspended as part of an investigation conducted by RSU 74 administration.
By Taylor AbbottMorning Sentinel
Video courtesy of News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ)
ANSON — Tensions are running high at Carrabec High School following the suspension of a math teacher who has threatened the superintendent with a lawsuit while the administrator seeks to enforce boundaries that will keep the teacher away from the school and students and their families.
Anthony Pranses Courtesy photo
"At this point in time, we're simply under investigation," Regional School Unit 74 Superintendent Mike Tracy said Tuesday. "There are a number of rumors and misinformation about this investigation that are circulating, and unfortunately I cannot speak about that or comment in order to protect the employee, and so I can't defend one position or another."
Math teacher Anthony Pranses, 52, of Moscow, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday by Tracy following the start of an internal investigation prompted by a complaint made against Pranses by a member of the school community.
On Friday morning at 8:17 a.m., students gathered in the Carrabec High School cafeteria and walked out to protest Pranses' suspension. Pranses appeared at the walkout and is seen in videos broadcast by News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ) confronting the principal, Timothy Richards.
"(Richards) came out and confronted the kids at the walkout as it's his job," Pranses said in an interview Tuesday. "The kids stood there yelling profanities, and I said that I was not going to stand there and let people tell the news media that I'm a pedophile."
On Monday, Pranses received a letter from Tracy stating he had violated the conditions of his leave, which Tracy pointed out in the letter included having "no contact with students, staff or families in RSU #74 pending an investigation into your boundary issues."
Tracy reiterated the conditions of his leave to Pranses and indicated he would be terminated if he violated them again. He also directed Pranses not to come on school property during the suspension.
The letter, which Pranses posted on his Facebook page, was delivered along with a no-trespass order.
Read the letter
Pranses said that on Monday his administrative leave had been changed to a suspension without pay pending termination. He said the investigation turned into an administrative suspension because it was believed that he was coaching students. He said he was told that he could come and go on school property when he was first suspended on Thursday.
Tracy said on Tuesday, "At this point in time, the employee is on paid administrative leave and this is customary when we have an employee under review. This is in place for their protection.
"It's customary with administrative leave that (Pranses) would not be interacting with students, staff or families regarding the matter."
PRANSES' PERSPECTIVE
In the letter Pranses received from Tracy on Monday, the superintendent also objected to an email that Pranses had sent out to parents and students on Sunday.
In the email, Pranses said that the superintendent "asked me if I had ever texted or otherwise contacted students through social media. I relayed to him the few times I had, generally in relation to an afterschool event and with full knowledge of the parents. He then asked me if I had ever told a student to delete a text message, to which I said no. He told me that he needed a couple of days to investigate the matter."
Pranses exchanging words with Principal Tim Richards. Students supporting their teacher. @newscentermaine pic.twitter.com/XjK3RQizE7
— Sam Rogers (@slaminsamNCM) November 15, 2019
"The following morning, Mr. Tracy began interviewing students. Each was asked if I had any inappropriate sexual contact with them and/or otherwise made them feel uncomfortable. Naturally, no sooner than the first student was interviewed, word was spread throughout the school and community at large, that I was being investigated as a pedophile."
"A few were also asked if I had ever called them retarded … Your superintendent has told them that I am a sexual predator who thinks they are retarded."
STUDENT DESCRIBES QUESTIONING
Sophomore Aislinn Slate said that she was one of the students interviewed by Principal Timothy Richards and Tracy. Slate, of North Anson, said that she has had a close relationship with Pranses since she was in middle school and said that he offered her emotional support and tutoring and always makes accommodations for his students.
Mike Tracy, superintendent in Regional School Unit 74, said Monday no students were suspended for walking out of Carrabec High School in North Anson on Friday in support of Anthony Pranses, a teacher who has been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into a complaint about him. Morning Sentinel file photo
"I was pulled aside the first and third day of interviewing and was asked the exact same questions over and over again as if my answers were going to change," Slate said. "I was asked if (Pranses) had texted me, talked to me sexually and if he had asked to do sexual things to me. My answer was always no and it felt like they weren't listening to me and that their minds were set."
Slate also thinks that the situation was handled poorly by the administration.
"I am disappointed. Not only was my mother not informed, I have two other sisters in my school and they're my whole family. My whole family was being interviewed and nobody was being called. I'm disappointed that they were not keeping it under control and the questions that they asked were about things that didn't seem even remotely true."
Tracy could not confirm this. He did say that he is working with the administration as well as social workers to conduct the investigation.
PARENTS EXPRESS CONCERN
Parents, however, are concerned because they were not notified that their students would be questioned.
Cristi Dickey has two daughters in the school: Laci, a freshman, and Alexis, a junior. Laci was at the walkout on Friday, but Alexis was on a field trip.
"(Alexis) came home about two weeks ago and she was very upset that Mr. Pranses was getting investigated," Dickey said during a phone call on Tuesday. "I heard that everybody was getting pulled into Richards office and asked questions."
However, neither of Dickey's children were questioned by the school administration. Dickey was at the walkout on Friday to support her daughters and Pranses.
Carrabec High School students protest teacher's suspension
"I am very mad at the superintendent and principal," Dickey said. "Some students tried to talk to the principal yesterday, and all he said was that he couldn't talk to them about anything. They got nothing and they all came home upset because they wanted something."
Leah May is a parent to sophomore Olivia Ackerson. Ackerson created a group message on Snapchat to get her classmates talking about Pranses' suspension last week and organized the walkout.
"My daughter came home from school and told me that a lot of her friends were being called into the office and asked if they had ever had sex with Mr. Pranses," May said during a phone call Tuesday. "None of their parents knew until the students went home and told their parents."
May said that she has called the Department of Education and left several messages to complain about the way that the situation was handled.
"I think Pranses is a great teacher and I don't believe that the allegations are true. I understand that they're teenagers and they talk about sex amongst each other, but I don't feel as though the principal is qualified to ask questions like these to students. If parents need to sign consent forms for children to have sex ed, then that just proves the point that parents should have been contacted before any students were questioned," May said.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
As the investigation continues, Tracy hopes that people take into account the person or persons who made the complaint.
"Some people may be fearful of talking. My sense from the administration team is that people are hungry for a sense of normalcy," Tracy said. "No charges have been filed, nothing criminal has been found. We are working through the process to reinstate him back into high school teaching. How he responds is out of my control."
Pranses said that he is looking to file a lawsuit to remove Tracy from office. He said that if he is offered his position back, he will return to the classroom and continue his legal battle against Tracy.
"My kids need me, the parents need me and I will continue to sue until Tracy is removed. I need an apology letter in my record and parents need letters apologizing and vouching for my character. The damage that has been done has completely stripped my character," Pranses said.
Slate said that students are working to organize another walkout.
Pranses began teaching at Carrabec High School three years ago. About 200 students attend Carrabec High School.
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The characterization of sardine (Sardina pilchardus Walbaum) schools off the Spanish-Atlantic coast
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DOI: 10.1016/S1054¿3139(03)00140-1
Muiño, R. (Ramón); Carrera, P. (Pablo); Iglesias, M. (Magdalena)
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Spanish-Atlantic
Temporal and spatial variability
This paper describes the main characteristics of sardine schools detected in the Spanish-Atlantic surveys carried out from 1992 to 1997 (except 1994). A series of parameters were obtained for each school (morphological, positional and energetic) as well as environmental factors (temperature and salinity). The relationships between the school parameters were analyzed by a PCA and then the school parameters per se were described using both univariate and multivariate analyses (Box-plots, ANOVAs, MANOVA, and discriminant analysis). The results show that significant differences exist between years and geographic areas in that the Rías Baixas schools were smaller in size and of higher density than those from the Cantabric area. These differences could be related to the facts that the Rías Baixas is a nursery zone and sardine length and age are smaller than in the Cantabric Sea. It would seem that the differences in school morphology and energetic characteristics related to length and age of ...


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Composer participants work closely with Composition faculty in private lessons, master classes and seminars, as well as with our performance faculty, the visiting master artists, and the participating performers. Each participating composer has the opportunity to write one new work for either instrumental chamber ensemble OR vocal chamber ensemble, as assigned by the composition faculty. The new compositions are 5-7 minutes in length and are premiered on the final concerts at an off-campus venue. Participants receive a high-quality live recording of their works.
Performers co-perform with and are coached by the members of the JACK Quartet and the performance faculty. They also work with the composition faculty, the visiting master artists, and the participating composers. Performers have the opportunity for individual instruction, master classes, ensemble coaching, and performing on the nightly Salon concerts and community events. On the final concerts, each performer joins with other performers to premiere new pieces by their assigned participant composers. Vocal seminars include an emphasis on diction, musicality, new music techniques, and vocal chamber music performance, with attention geared toward each singer's specific needs.


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What Happened to Sam Kelly after BGT 2012? Here are some quick facts.
Sam Kelly participated in Britain's Got Talent in 2012. He got eliminated from the finals. Here are some facts about him.
Where is Sam Kelly from? Norfolk
1 Where is Sam Kelly now? & what is he doing now?
1.1 Sam Kelly is a singer. Sam Kelly, a singer, and guitarist, advanced to the final of Britain's Got Talent's sixth season. Because of his talent, he gained fame following BGT. After BGT, he kept up his singing career. It's unclear what he's doing right now.
2 Sam Kelly's Social Links
2.1 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCqSpk6VCnOXOOCjEZOub9QA/featured
2.2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samkellymusic
2.3 Twitter: https://twitter.com/samkellymusic?lang=en
Where is Sam Kelly now? & what is he doing now?
Sam Kelly is a singer. Sam Kelly, a singer, and guitarist, advanced to the final of Britain's Got Talent's sixth season. Because of his talent, he gained fame following BGT. After BGT, he kept up his singing career. It's unclear what he's doing right now.
Sam Kelly's Social Links
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCqSpk6VCnOXOOCjEZOub9QA/featured
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samkellymusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/samkellymusic?lang=en
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I sat down with my dear friend Catherine Lutz, who is the proud mother of twin angels Samuel Franklin and Jackson Oliver, and we put together a list of ideas of things you can do to honor your baby. There are countless things you can do, hopefully this list will help you come up with something perfect for you and your family. If you have found your own special way to honor your baby and you would like to share it here, please email Stephanie.
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Lachlan Hallett
Nationality Australia
IOF ID 10349
Top End Orienteers
Discipline FootO, MTBO
FootO results MTBO results
FootO results
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25/03/2016 Australian 3 Days Elite Prologue Orienteering Australia M21E TE S 32 19:58 +4:07 5:15
04/04/2015 Australian 3-Days Day 1 middle distance Orienteering Australia
Orienteering South Australia Men Australia 15 50:26 +13:40 7:38
03/04/2015 Australian 3-Days Elite Prologue Orienteering Australia
Orienteering South Australia Men Australia 32 19:30 +4:19 4:38
19/04/2014 Easter 3 Days, Day 1 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 31 42:43 +10:35
30/03/2013 2013 Australian Three Days, Day 1 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 19 39:44 +6:44
15/01/2013 Sprint the Bay Orienteering New Zealand Men Australia 32 22:22 +4:48
10/01/2013 Oceania Orienteering Championships Orienteering New Zealand Men Australia 9 2:22:59 +23:58
08/01/2013 Oceania Orienteering Championships Orienteering New Zealand Men Australia 30 24:17 +4:20
09/04/2012 The 2012 Australian Three Days Orienteering Australia Men Australia 16 1:00:51 +13:03
08/10/2011 Australian Long Distance Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 17 1:36:16 +13:46
07/10/2011 Oceania Orienteering Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 17 16:41 +2:14
02/10/2011 Oceania Orienteering Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 19 47:08 +10:02
01/10/2011 Oceania Orienteering Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 10 1:52:55 +20:26
24/07/2011 O-Ringen / Elitserien Swedish Orienteering Federation Men Australia 101 2:03:05 +38:35
30/04/2011 Australian Sprint Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 17 18:54 +2:01
23/04/2011 Australian 3 Day Championships - Day 1 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 8 39:57 +8:03
01/10/2010 Australian Sprint Distance Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 29 17:37 +2:59
10/04/2010 ACT Middle Distance Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 18 50:20 +12:43
03/04/2010 Australian 3 Days Orienteering Australia Men Australia 23 51:25 +15:52
29/07/2008 Asian & Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships Korea Orienteering Federation Men Australia 8 48:24 +12:44
27/07/2008 Asian & Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships Korea Orienteering Federation Men Australia 8 2:06:17 +25:27
26/07/2008 Asian & Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships Korea Orienteering Federation Men Australia disqualified
18/05/2008 Sun Coast 2008 Classic - Day 2 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 24 2:12:00 +34:29
17/05/2008 Sun Coast 2008 Classic - Day 1 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 28 45:11 +9:53
09/04/2007 National 3 Days, Day 3 Orienteering Australia Men Australia 16 1:00:37 +15:58
06/04/2007 National 3 Days Prologue Orienteering Australia Men Australia 15 16:44 +2:37
07/10/2006 National Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 11 2:02:58 +21:11
20/08/2006 Australia/New Zealand Test Orienteering Australia Men Australia 23 1:40:50 +21:41
17/04/2006 Australian 3-Days Orienteering Australia Men Australia 30 58:48 +19:26
01/10/2005 Australian Long Distance Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 9 1:53:37 +20:12
23/04/2005 Australian Middle Distance Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 12 37:26 +10:53
25/04/2003 Australian Short Championships Orienteering Australia Men Australia 22 43:15 +10:03
MTBO results
15/06/2014 Australian MTBO Long Distance Championship Orienteering Australia Men Australia 8 3:03:56 +59:49
14/06/2014 Australian MTBO Middle Distance Championship Orienteering Australia Men Australia 8 1:47:50 +40:05


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This cover is alright but personally, I don't like books with people on the cover, but that's just me. But besides that it is a nice cover, it would have made more sense to have them eating pizza or something as it seemed like they hadn't actually been to that ice cream place before Emily has to go there..
I really enjoy Morgan Matson's writing. This is my third book of hers I have read and I have enjoyed it in all three. Her writing is quick and easy to read and also always has some added feature in it. In The Unexpected Everything it was parts of a story written by a character, in Amy & Roger's Epic Detour it was scrapbooking & playlists and in this one it was playlists and the list. However this one was a bit less interesting, I would have liked it done more in the style that Amy & Roger's Epic Detour was done as it looked like someones actually book or paper that has just been scanned and chucked into the book. I would have liked if the list was written in Sloanes writing, not just normal text. I also wished the playlists looked more like screen captures of Emily & Franks iPods, rather than a table with the song names and artist. That would have just added that little bit more. Also, I read this via an eBook, so it might be designed differently in the physical copy, I don't know.
I also enjoyed that there were sections that were Emily's memories and they weren't exactly in any order, they just happened to somehow match the current situation of the book, which I really enjoyed.
I thought this book was really interesting, even from the synopsis the bucket list type thing that was suggested sounded really interesting. This book, though was action packed and extreme it was still fairly full on. Except for at the very beginning this book is fairly fast paced for a contemporary. Matson skipped over all the boring parts and just got to the main plot, which I enjoyed.
As some of you will know I'm not a huge romance reader and this is a romance. However this wasn't too heavy on the romance, it was kinda there and then at the end it's more prominent but it didn't take away from the actual plot.
I enjoyed Emily as a character and liked seeing her develop and grow in this book. Her struggle was something that a lot of people have to deal with, so I enjoyed seeing that represented in the book. Frank was also enjoyable, he was fun and intelligent. He was a good friend, was caring and picked up on the little things about people easily.
Collins at first I thought was a bit of a tool but I began to like him a bit more towards the end. He started showing the real him towards the end rather than the show he puts on for everyone else. Dawn was an interesting character, she kinda just turned up quickly, but it also felt realistic of how she became friends with them all. I am disappointed that we didn't get to see what happened in the end with Emily, Collins & Dawn.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and only had a few small issues. This was a light and easy read. This would also be a good 'summer read'… That honestly doesn't mean much to me being Australian, but I get the idea.


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Working with the Reagan administration on issues of redress
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Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations
Grant Ujifusa
Grant Ujifusa Interview II
Sansei male. Born January 4, 1942 in Worland, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard College in 1965, and went on to earn an M.A. in American History from Brandeis University and an ABT in American Civilization from Brown University. Worked for book publishers Gambit, Houghton Mifflin, Random House, Macmillan, and Reader's Digest magazine. Played an integral part in the Japanese American redress movement of the 1980s, and serves on the Board of the Japanese American National Memorial Foundation as well as the Board of Governors of the Japanese American National Museum. Legislative Strategy Chair of the Legislative Education Committee of the Japanese American Citizens League from 1982 to 1992. Honorary Member, Company K, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Founding editor and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, published every two years since 1972, when it was nominated for the National Book Award. Married to Amy Brooks, 9/9/79. Two sons, Steven, Harvard '01; and Andrew, Harvard '04.


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Gensler: Climate Risk Proposal by Year-End
SEC chairman Gary Gensler said today that he wants a draft proposal for mandatory climate risk disclosures by the end of this year, and dropped more hints than ever before about what that proposal might entail.
Gensler made his remarks on a webinar hosted by Principles for Responsible Investment, a think tank that supports more consideration of ESG issues in investment decisions. This particular webinar was titled Climate and Global Financial Markets, so Gensler was clearly preaching to the choir.
Preaching what, exactly? That's harder to say. Gensler spent most of his time talking about what he has asked SEC staff to consider in their climate proposal, rather than what he wants to see in the proposal itself. And the idea of a climate risk disclosure rule is not new; SEC officials have been talking up their desire for more such disclosure for months.
Still, a few points from Gensler's comments are worth noting.
First, Gensler wants that proposed rule by the end of this year. As in, "I have asked SEC staff to develop a mandatory climate risk disclosure rule proposal for the Commission's consideration by the end of the year." Can't get much more clear than that.
Second, Gensler wants a proposal for mandatory disclosure, rather than voluntary; because that strengthens consistency and comparability of disclosure among large groups of filers. In contrast, "when disclosures remain voluntary, it can lead to a wide range of inconsistent disclosures," he said. So it seems like a rule for mandatory climate risk disclosure is highly likely.
Another question is whether climate disclosures would be filed as part of the 10-K, where liability attaches for making erroneous disclosures; or only furnished, where liability doesn't. Gensler said he asked SEC staff to consider that issue, but didn't say what he prefers.
Levels of Climate Risk Detail
Let's assume for a moment that the SEC does mandate disclosure of climate change risks in the 10-K. The next question for companies is how much detail they would need to include. That's an important point, because the answer will dictate how much information gathering that someone (quite possibly you, the compliance officer) will need to gather from your own business operations and from your third parties.
Gensler said he wants climate disclosures to be "decision-useful." What does that mean? Gensler explained:
A decision-useful disclosure has sufficient detail so investors can gain helpful information — it's not simply generic text. In appropriate circumstances, I believe such prescribed disclosure strengthens comparability… Qualitative disclosures could answer key questions, such as how the company's leadership manages climate-related risks and opportunities and how these factors feed into the company's strategy. Quantitative disclosures could include metrics related to greenhouse gas emissions, financial impacts of climate change, and progress towards climate-related goals.
Gensler also said he has asked SEC staff to consider both types of disclosure in their proposed rule. So compliance, sustainability, and risk management executives should start thinking now about how their company would fulfill either type of disclosure.
For an example of quantitative disclosures, consider greenhouse gas emissions. Right now, some companies already report so-called Scope 1 emissions (emissions directly from a company's own operations) or Scope 2 (emissions generated by a company's consumption of electricity).
But many investors, Gensler said, also want to know about a company's Scope 3 emissions: the total greenhouse gas emissions generated from a company's supply chain. So, Gensler continued, "I've asked staff to make recommendations about how companies might disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, along with whether to disclose Scope 3 emissions — and if so, how and under what circumstances."
The chairman then linked that disclosure issue to companies that proclaim their emissions will be net-zero by some future date. Well, Gensler asked, "Do they mean net zero with respect to Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3 emissions?"
For whatever it may be worth, this was the only specific example Gensler gave in his speech. My gut tells me that compliance and corporate disclosure folks pay attention to that. It's suggestive of the level of detail you might need to anticipate for these disclosures.
One other notable item: Gensler did not mention whether climate disclosures should be audited. The audit industry does favor this idea because, duh, it's another revenue stream for the firms — but disclosures that must be audited exist on a higher level of headache than those that don't. So I'll be curious to see where the SEC lands on this question.
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Ford Debuts Solar Car
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : Energy, Climate Change, Technology
2014•01•07 Ari Phillips Climate Progress
Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. Photo: Ford Motor Company.
At this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Ford will be displaying a solar-powered concept car that the company says can get the same performance from using a day's worth of sunlight as the plug-in hybrid gets in a four-hour battery charge.
According to Ford, the vehicle's estimated combined city-highway mileage is 100 mpg, and an average driver will be able to reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by about four metric tons. With a range of 620 miles, including 21 electric-only miles, Ford said that three-quarters of all trips made by normal drivers could be powered by the sun.
The automaker already has a plug-in hybrid version of the the newly announced C-Max Solar Energi on the market, known as the C-Max Energi. Ford said it will be testing the Solar Energi to determine if it's feasible for mass production. The automaker sold about 85,000 hybrid or electric vehicles last year, with 6,300 of those being the C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid.
Solar panel roof of Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept. Photo: Ford Motor Company.
"Other automakers have put solar cells on the roofs of their cars, but didn't get much power out of them," USA Today reported. "Fisker, the defunct automaker, put an array on the roof of its Karma sedan, but officials estimated it would be good only for about five extra miles a week. Toyota offers a solar option on Prius, but its usefulness is limited to powering an interior fan."
However, Ford says the C-Max Solar Energi car has a "a special concentrator that acts like a magnifying glass, directing intense rays to solar panels on the vehicle roof". This design helps boost the efficiency of the canopy-like rooftop solar cells, which can also shift position to follow the sun as it moves across the sky.
"The result is a concept vehicle that takes a day's worth of sunlight to deliver the same performance as the conventional C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, which draws its power from the electric grid," the company says.
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Ari Phillips is reporter for ClimateProgress.org. A native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, he received his bachelor of arts in philosophy from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and dual master's degrees in journalism and global policy studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He previously held internships with The Texas Observer, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan, and the Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law at The University of Texas School of Law.
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The Subsurface Biogeochemical Research (SBR) program seeks to advance a robust predictive understanding of how watersheds function as complex hydrobiogeochemical systems, and how these systems respond to perturbations cause by changes to water availability/quality, land use/vegetation cover, and inorganic element/contaminant loading.
SBR researchers are encouraged to use a systems approach to probe the multiscale structure and function of watersheds from subsurface groundwater and soils through surface water bodies and vegetation, Emphasis is placed on obtaining a mechanistic understanding of disturbed and managed ecosystems, and incorporation of this understanding into a range of genome-enabled biogeochemical, reactive transport and multi-scale models. These mechanistic models, which extend from bedrock through soils to the vegetative canopy, are based on codes that incorporate metabolic models of microbial processes; molecular-scale understanding of the stability, speciation, and interactions of inorganic elements with microbes, microbial communities and plants; and diagnostic signatures of hydrobiogeochemical responses at multiple spatial and temporal scales. State-of-science understanding codified in a range of models provides the basis for testing hypotheses, guiding experimental design, integrating scientific knowledge on multiple environmental systems into a common framework, and translating this information to support informed decision making and policies.
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DOE is responsible for advancing the energy, environmental, and nuclear security objectives of the United States. To better address this DOE mission, the Secretary of Energy reorganized DOE in 2013 to bring together the fundamental science and applied research programs, capabilities and activities of DOE within the Undersecretary Office for Science and Energy (US/SE). The nexus of energy and water is one area of common interest and activity for both the science and energy parts of the DOE portfolio, and so, the US/SE established a crosscutting "water-energy nexus" initiative. In part, the water-energy nexus seeks to optimize the energy efficiency of water management, treatment, distribution and end use systems, and enhance the reliability and resilience of energy and water systems. Moreover, flows of energy and water are intrinsically interconnected, in large part due to the characteristics and properties of water that make it so useful for producing energy and the energy requirements to treat and distribute water for human use.
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The SBR program has long supported research that includes developing mechanistic understanding of hydrobiogeochemical processes of inorganic elements and nutrients, as well as the quantification of the stocks and controls on states, fluxes, and residence times of water throughout the terrestrial system, including surface waters, sediments, groundwater, soils and the vadose zone. To achieve predictive understanding of this complex terrestrial system, the SBR program supports a range of laboratory- and field-based research activities to obtain mechanistic and kinetic understanding to paramaterize fully coupled models of the terrestrial ecosystem. These models incorporate metabolic modeling of microbial processes, molecular-scale understanding of geochemical stability, speciation, and biogeochemical reaction kinetics, process couplings and feedbacks between the various system components, and diagnostic signatures of the system response at varying spatial and temporal scales. Ranging from molecular scales to watersheds, SBR's modeling efforts incorporate huge spatial scales, but also include fine-scale resolution of critical interaces to enable correct calculations of nutrient, microbial, elemental and water fluxes. Multiple timescales are also resolved because the ultimate aim is to enable projection of a given terrestrial system from days to decades.
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Mixing Religion and Health: Is it Good Science?
As the millennium approaches, spirituality is playing a more prominent role in medical practice. Many Americans believe that religious activity can promote health, and physicians report an increasing number of patients requesting at least discussion of religion in their treatment. In response, about 30 medical schools now offer courses in religion and spirituality.1 Support comes from other sectors too. "The Senate recently appropriated $50 million to set up five major centers to study mind-bo
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As the millennium approaches, spirituality is playing a more prominent role in medical practice. Many Americans believe that religious activity can promote health, and physicians report an increasing number of patients requesting at least discussion of religion in their treatment. In response, about 30 medical schools now offer courses in religion and spirituality.1 Support comes from other sectors too.
"The Senate recently appropriated $50 million to set up five major centers to study mind-body medicine around the country, including any religious connection," says Harold Koenig, associate professor of psychiatry and assistant professor of internal medicine, Center for the Study of Religion, Spirituality, and Health at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. And April 11-13, the University of Arizona in Tucson will host an international conference, "Spirituality, Healing and Health: A Transformative Vision."
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The Elephant in the Room - Quantitative Risk Analysis with an Uncertain Future.
Dr. Paul Smith, Arup, U.K.
The world and its governments need data and information. But valid data and information about extreme event disasters and severe nuclear accidents is extremely elusive, and especially if we try to analyse risk into an uncertain future that involves population growth, climate change and political instability. And all we accepted about quantified risk analysis in the nuclear industry changed on the 11th March 2011 when the severe accident at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors occurred. The lessons learnt from the accidents at Three Mile Island in 1979, Chernobyl in 1986 and now Fukushima Daiichi in 2011 must be applied. One of the most profound lessons is that the risk analysis techniques us engineers used before 2011 are now outmoded and outdated by far. Added to this reality is also the need for better disaster risk analysis with the advent of climate change. The future is characterized by an increasing global uncertainty, including the prospect for global sea rise to hazard many coastal-facing population centres. This lecture raises the major challenge of what should quantified risk analysis look like in the future.


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The death of Mrs. Westaway
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From the number one New York Times best selling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Ware's highly anticipated fifth novel.
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