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Tech & Science bird flu: more than 150 farms affected in France
18:50 13 january 2022 Source: francetvinfo.fr
Israel has reported a case of 'flurona' in a pregnant woman. What do we know about the double infection?
Israeli health authorities have detected a case of what some are calling "flurona" — a double dose of COVID-19 and the flu. It comes as the country is experiencing a spike in influenza cases in recent weeks, sparking fears of a "twindemic".A pregnant woman tested positive for both viruses after being admitted to hospital in Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, east of Tel Aviv.
In detail, 94 farms are found in the Landes, 28 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, 16 in the Gers, eight in the North, two in Vendée and in the Hautes- Pyrenees and one in Lot-et-Garonne.
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This is the other epidemic of the moment. France now has 151 farms infected with Avian influenza , two-thirds of which in the Landes department, announced Thursday, January 13 the Ministry of Agriculture. In just 24 hours, 21 new farms were affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu. "The virus is active and circulates. The Landes are particularly affected because of the concentration of farms in this department," said the department.
Australian automation and robotics can build the world's solar farms, according to engineers at the forefront of the next breakthrough for solar technology.The company says its flagship product, the prefabricated and portable "Maverick", can already deploy up to 10 times faster and generate up to twice the energy using the same amount of land as conventional solar.
In detail, on the 151 infected livestocks, 94 are found in the Landes, 28 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Gers, eight in the North, two in Vendée and in the Hautes-Pyrenees and one in the Lot. and Garonne. In addition to farm contamination, 21 cases have been detected in wild fauna and five low-classes have been affected. France has around 20,000 poultry farms for meat, eggs or foie gras.
The virus had been identified for the first time in breeding on November 26th within an operation of the municipality of Warhem (North) where 160,000 laying hens were high all year round. At the end of December, the bird flu had already resulted in the slaughter of about 650,000 poultry in one month . The assessment on January 13 for duck slaughter, geese and other poultry was not yet known. Like last year, the Southwest concentrates most cases. In 2021, the crisis - the third since 2015 - had ended up being stopped at the price of slaughter, often preventive, more than 3.5 million poultry, mainly palmipedes.
Diane Leyre (Miss France 2022) Very close to a famous chef and former candidate of Top Chef, discover who it is .
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Marsalis
Feel Something
MARSALIS is a four piece band from Seattle/Vancouver. MARSALIS just released a self-titled EP in May 2016 with an album release show at The Roxy in Vancouver BC.
With a rock/pop/and soul sound, Northwest Music Scene says "Their 2016 self-titled MARSALIS EP is required listening for anyone into locally-grown alternative rock with a strong hooky sensibility."
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Andrew Fickes of Northwest Indie Music says "MARSALIS has a knack for building arrangements that are multi-layered and emotionally rich. Zender's vocals meld well with the stadium-sized power chords—a singular and distinct instrument—enrapturing listeners and undeniable in its arresting ability to provoke reflection."

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The mapping function is super easy to use in IFTDSS - but can I make maps for my fuels projects in IFTDSS? How do I export them?
Thanks Annie - another great question. There is no formal map capture tool within the Map Studio at this time. Map images can be captured at any point within an IFTDSS module using a screen capture tool such as "Snag It". These image captures can then be used in external documents as PNG or JPG files. Major developments to improve mapping capabilities in IFTDSS are currently underway.
Currently, templated maps can be downloaded/printed from reports created and saved in your workspace. They will be based on your landscape extent and can display landscape data, fire behavior outputs, and area of interest polygons.


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1st Quarter Revenue at Palm Coast Data Falls 13%, But CEO Paints Brighter Picture Ahead
September 17, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments
Palm Coast Data acquired the old City Hall building for $3 million in 2008, when the company thought it would be expanding significantly over subsequent years. It has only shrunk, and it may have to lease back one of its three buildings before long, its CEO says. (© FlaglerLive)
Amrep Corporation, Palm Coast Data's parent company, on Tuesday reported first quarter 2015 profits of $6.3 million and revenue of $17.9 million. But the income was the result of a one-time settlement agreement with Heinrich Bauer LLC, a German publisher. The settlement included a non-cash, pre-tax gain of $11.1 million, or $7 million after taxes, the company reported.
Revenues from the company's Media Services businesses, which include Palm Coast Data's Subscription Fulfillment Services—now the lion share of the company's revenue–Newsstand Distribution Services and Product and Packaging Services and Staffing operations, decreased 14 percent, from $20.3 million for the first quarter of 2014 to $17.5 million, continuing a trend that has plagued the operation for the past six years. Amrep attributed the decline to "the continuation of an industry trend of reduced subscription and newsstand magazine sales."
The division's operating expenses decreased from $17.7 million in the first quarter of 2014 to $14.5 million in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, "primarily from lower payroll and benefit costs and other variable cost reductions," the company said in a news release.
The parent company posted a $2.9 million loss for the last, full fiscal year.
When he appeared before the Flagler County Economic Development Council last month, Rory Burke, Palm Coast Data's new CEO (he was appointed in March), presented a brighter picture of the company.
"We're not teetering on the brink of disaster. We've got battles to fight. We're making money for our parent company," Burke, a 30-year veteran of the industry who spent most of those years working for the competition, said.
"Since the start of this year, this fiscal year" Burke said, "for Palm Coast Data, we brought in close to $1 million in new revenue. Now we still continue to fight the battle. We'll lose some clients from publishing, we'll win some new business. That's the game we're in. But I think we're building a good foundation to stabilize and to grow. No intention to leave Palm Coast, to shutter the facilities."
Palm Coast Data acknowledges fraying relationships with employees and the community, but pledges better days.
Since the company's subscription fulfillment operations consolidated from three other states into the operation at Palm Coast Data in late 2007, it was the first time that an executive of the company appeared at a public forum to discuss internal issues. More significantly, it was the first time an executive of the company so candidly addressed Palm Coast Data's difficulties and errors, its frayed relations with the community and its own employees, and its ongoing plans to "repurpose" the company as it battles ahead. Burke's candor contrasted sharply with the approach of his predecessor, Mike Duloc, who never appeared before a local government body and whose interactions with the press were a mixture of cagey and abrasive.
"We're trying to be more visible in the community," Burke said. "I'm here. I don't think this has happened in a long time, to talk to you about where we're going. We're trying to get to the Rotary, different places, to talk about what Palm Coast is doing, because again I think we lost some credibility with the community and its employees over the last half dozen years. We're trying to rebuild that and reestablish that credibility and provide a business plan that works."
Burke was blunt. Palm Coast Data sustained three shocks after peaking in revenue more than six years ago. The first was the consolidation, about which Burke did not mince words. What the company and local governments had previously portrayed as a boon, he described as "a self-inflicted wound. That was a big one though."
At the time, the company had close to, Burke guessed, 1,100 employees, and was projecting to add 700 more. That never happened. "Negative issues occurred, a high price was paid," Burke said, "and that was significant client loss, fractured relationship with the community and with its employees. The culture was somewhat fractured as a result of all the activities that happened. And as a result the community was not happy with Palm Coast Data, employees, many employees left the organization." Today, Burke said the company employees between 600 and 700 employees. He did not specify the proportion of part-time employees, though it is significant, based on figures published in the company's annual reports. Meanwhile, Palm Coast Data "continued to get smaller and smaller."
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What was once the largest private employer in Flagler County was overtaken by Florida Hospital Flagler, which has about 1,000 employees, though the hospital's payroll is significantly larger than Palm Coast Data's was even at its zenith. Burke said Palm Coast Data employees earn from just above the minimum wage to six-figure salaries.
In addition to that shock, Burke said the Great Recession hit, and the print industry was waylaid by the surge in digital content and distribution. Palm Coast Data's mainstay, providing subscription fulfillment for print magazines, was becoming outmoded as magazines shrank, went out of business or converted to digital only products.
"So where to go from here?" Burke asked.
Amrep, Palm Coast Data's parent company, invested $3 million "the next generation of our digital tools," he said, describing the company's transformation to keep up with the digital age. "We're not laggards there." For example, the company is helping publishers develop and push digital content across new platforms and developing ways of using "intelligence" about readers' habits to more profitably tailor products to specific readers, and in a more timely way than the old once-a-month model. "So we're basically providing solutions for our customers to better understand the digital needs of their customers and to provide that solution," Burke said.
Palm Coast Data also provides "digital metering," which is another way of describing paywalls: many newspapers and magazines now charge to be read online, but need mechanisms to make that possible. The company provides that mechanism. It's also securing long-term contracts with clients and diversifying services. Those can be as varied as providing electronic town hall capabilities to providing the subway cards riders use to swipe onto the New York City subway.
Nevertheless, it's been the nature of all things digital to employ fewer people than when paper reigned king. Burke acknowledged the shift. "Yeah," he said, even the new jobs created through digital innovations are "only offsetting other losses at this point, but it's a line in the sand for us, and again it's an opportunity for us." It's a sign of the challenge ahead that Amazon is now among Palm Coast Data's competitors. It's "front and center" in the subscription world, Burke said.
He was just as candid about the company's continued downsizing, but framed what may be one of the most visible shifts—at least to the community—in optimistic language. He described the company's $3 million acquisition of the old Palm Coast City Hall in 2008 as part of the company's heyday, increasing its buildings from two to three. But that was when the company had more than 1,000 employees.
"So now we have three buildings, and less than 700 employees, OK? We own two buildings, we lease one," Burke said. "So that lease is coming up in about a year and a half, so we're looking at that now. If we land some gigantic contracts, good for us, and we'll keep that. If we don't, we may exit that building. That's not a message that Palm Coast Data is shuttering. We are managing efficiently, OK? Obviously you can't burn money on brick and mortar that you don't need. So I want to leave you with that because I don't want you to get the wrong impression if we go down that path and we choose to opt out of that building. It's not a sign that Palm Coast is exiting."
Gia says
Amrep Corp. will survive with consolidation & corporate restructure & downsizing, which mean…que sera sera for Palm Coast data. It's a mater of time, You'll see.
Matt 78' says
Frayed Relations with the employees ?? That's really stating it lightly !! My neighbor works for them, and she says she has not had a raise in over 6 years! She says the place is a joke.
blondee says
"…And as a result the community was not happy with Palm Coast Data, employees, many employees left the organization."
Burke makes it sounds as if employees left of their own free will. In fact he should have said "…. many employees were FIRED from the organization."
Quack Quack says
blondee is exactly right! They were FIRED! Be nice to think these people left because they had found a better job… which wouldn't be hard, working at McDonald's would be better than working for PCD. Where else can a employee work 40+ hours a week and be considered PART TIME?? PALM COAST DATA! Part time employee's won't say or do anything for fear of loosing their job… sad sad sad
camelday says
Most recent layoff was woman who's husband with ALS had just been placed in a nursing home a couple of weeks ago. Apparently her boss told her to not worry about anything and take whatever time she needed to in order to take care of her husbands affairs, then he laid her off. Such compassion. What is this world coming to?
I'm coming onto this story late….but I would like to say I AM one of those employees who left the company on my own free will and with my head held high. I became a flight attendant for AirTran Airways which was bought by SWA and I proudly proclaim I work far less than I did at PCD for close to 5 times the pay I was pulling in at PCD. There are indeed success stories from there as I am living proof. I'm on track to be pulling in close to 100k in the next 2 years. Beats the piddly 20k I was pulling on working 12.5 hour shifts 3 to 6 days a week at PCD.


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When I got the news this summer that Bill Coday had died, I was involved with the whole Lattimore adventure, and so never got a chance to say goodbye.
He had come up singing the blues in juke joints in rural Arkansas, before heading to Chicago in the early sixties. When Denise LaSalle first heard Bill sing at the Black Orchid, she knew he was the real deal, and signed him up to the label she had started with her husband, Crajon. Her own initial release on Crajon had been picked up by the Detroit based Westbound label after it made some local noise, and she had stayed on with them. I'm not sure who got there first, but both Westbound and Crajon soon began recording with Willie Mitchell at Royal Studio in Memphis, an arrangement that helped propel both labels into the R&B top fifteen within two weeks of each other in early 1971 - The Detroit Emeralds' with Do Me Right, and Bill Coday's monster Get Your Lie Straight (Denise herself would follow, of course, with her own Willie Mitchell produced #1 smash Trapped By A Thing Called Love later that summer).
This wonderful selection we have here today was the B side of Bill's breakthrough record, and demonstrates his talent not only as a singer, but as a songwriter as well... move over, Johnnie Taylor! I'm loving Hi Rhythm's bluesy side here, man. His Crajon singles would be leased for national distribution by Galaxy, and he would chart one more time for them (with When You Find A Fool Bump His Head) before signing with Epic in the mid seventies.
Coday's career was still going strong, and he was a regular visitor to the Southern Soul Blues charts for Memphis based Ecko Records into the new millennium. In 2005, he formed his own company, B&J Records, releasing Jump Start to critical acclaim, as well as a 2006 Christmas Collaboration with Karen Wolfe. Bill was due back in the studio this summer, but he never made it. He was felled by a massive stroke on June 7th.
2008 has certainly been an interesting year here at the the ol' B Side... a year which saw yours truly stepping off the curb just a little bit further, and working with some incredible people along the way. I consider myself truly blessed to have lived both the Lattimore Brown and O.V. Wright sagas, with all of their ups and downs. Following the road that took me from Mississippi to Memphis and back again (twice), has left a profound imprint on who I am, and what it is I do.
It was also a year which saw the site featured in such places as The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and The Commercial Appeal which, while bringing in more visitors, also brought with it a certain amount of notoriety... notoriety which may have resulted in the recent cage-rattling by the 'International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the record companies it represents', and the deletion of some of my material. A situation which I find truly ironic, as I was recently contacted by one of those very same 'record companies it represents' asking for help in promoting one of their re-issue products... go figure.
Another noted musical death during the year, though outside your blog's field, was that of Davy Graham, the guitarist who influenced many others as diverse as Bert Jansch, Paul Simon and Jimmy Page.
Thanks for bringing us so much good music in 2008 - and best wishes for 2009.
Thank you Red for bring us the stories that don't get heard. I look forward to your insightful tales about these classic forgotten songs.
I hadn't heard about his passing... I've added him to the list... Thanks.
I'm glad to help one of my favorites blogs (even if I don't always understand every sentence, I still need to improve my english).


IP TAKE: Wong has worked with a numerous foundations in major cities around the country. While introducing arts to the youth of Boston and keeping kids in tune with their culture have been huge priorities for Wong, grantmaking strategies have shifted, started in 2016 when the Barr Foundation announced a new Arts and Creativity program.
PROFILE: E. San San Wong has been with the Barr Foundation since 2012, and she's certainly no newcomer to the world of philanthropy. In 2012, she made her way across the country from one great philanthropic city to another when she transitioned from San Francisco to Boston. These days, she's directing the Barr Foundation's Arts and Creativity portfolio, which aims to enhance the vitality of the arts in Boston.
Prior to joining the Barr team, Wong served as director of grants for the San Francisco Arts Commission. Her focus was cultural equity grants and strengthening the arts community through knowledge-building activities. Before that, she was executive director of the National Performance Network, director of development and special initiatives at Theatre Artaud, and a producer/presenter for performing arts. She's worked on the international level as a consultant, advising clients such as the Ford Foundation, the New England Foundation for the Arts, Res Artis, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Wong's resume also lists the Rasmuson Foundation, the East Bay Community Foundation, and the Silicon Valley Arts Council, for which she was a member of funding allocation panels.
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As Wong announced, the current Arts and Creativity program focuses on helping arts organizations be adaptive and relevant at a time when audiences for traditional art forms are declining, connecting the arts with other "sectors" such as science and technology, and advancing public support for the arts. Arts & Creativity includes key investments in programs like the Barr-Klarman Arts Capacity Building Initiative and ArtPlace America. Grantseekers can read more here about Barr's Arts & Creativity strategy, the grantmaking process, and how to make a grant-seeking inquiry.
Since Wong has worked with so many different types of philanthropic foundations in the past, she has done well at collaborating with other local philanthropies, such as The Klarman Family Foundation, for arts funding. In 2012, Barr also partnered with The Boston Foundation to revitalize the non-concluded Culture for Change program, which provided for youth development, racial justice education, and artistic exploration. Wong is also responsible for promoting civic arts policy and engaging new donors who are devoted to a wide span of disciplines.
Kristen Whelan researches various topics and issues of interest to clients to assist them in developing funding strategies and grants programs. Kristen also assists corporations, individual donors, and family foundations with design and implementation of their initiatives. Specific efforts include creation of a grants program to improve reading skills; development and management of a youth-focused initiative for a family foundation resulting in multi-year grants to after-school and mentoring programs in Boston; and design of a contemporary music fund to promote the proliferation and awareness of classical music composed within the 20 years.
For the past 10 years, she has worked closely with a family foundation serving as program officer and working closely with its trustees to structure and evaluate grantmaking partnerships. She has created and manages scholarship programs for corporations and foundations to meet their specific objectives and has worked with corporations to design, manage and train employees involved in corporate giving and volunteering programs.
Kristen has a Master's degree from the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy at Tufts University, where she wrote her thesis on the benefits of strategic and integrated corporate giving programs. Prior to joining TPI in 1998 she worked in a number of nonprofit organizations, including Planned Parenthood Clinic of Greater Boston, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Oxfam America. Kristen received her Bachelor of Arts in politics and psychology at Bennington College.
Elizabeth Pauley joined the Boston Foundation in 2006 as a Senior Program Officer in Education. Since then, she has led the Foundation's programmatic work in education and has helped the Foundation achieve significant reform and impact in the field. As a thought leader in the education portfolio, she has contributed to several Foundation led initiatives, including the Race to the Top Coalition, which successfully helped pass groundbreaking education reform legislation in the Achievement Gap Act of 2010. That legislation was the key ingredient in the Commonwealth's placement as No. 1 in the nation in the federal Race to the Top funding competition, resulting in $250 million in education reform funding flowing to the state. She authored Toward Closing the Achievement Gap: A One-Year Progress Report on Education Reform in Massachusetts, which outlined how the 2010 legislation was initially implemented across the state.
In addition to her K-12 education leadership, Elizabeth has led the Foundation's college completion strategy. Central to that strategy is Success Boston, a citywide partnership to double the college completion rates for graduates of the Boston Public Schools. Elizabeth has worked with nonprofit partners to develop and implement a coaching model that helps low-income, first generation college students as they transition from high school, through the completion of the second year of college. In 2014, the Boston Foundation was awarded a competitive Social Innovation Fund grant by the Corporation for National and Community Service to expand the Success Boston coaching model, and beginning in 2015, will support approximately 40% of the city's high school graduates who are pursuing a post-secondary credential.
Prior to joining TBF, Elizabeth worked at the Massachusetts Department of Education in the Commissioner's Office. In that role, she served as the State Director of the State Action for Education Leadership Project, an initiative funded by the Wallace Foundation to improve school leadership through policy change and program investment related to the recruitment, preparation, and retention of principals and superintendents.
Elizabeth began her career as a Teach For America Corps member, teaching second and third grade in the Washington D.C. Public Schools. She holds a Master's Degree in Education Administration, Policy, and Social Planning from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Bachelor's degree in American Studies from Mount Holyoke College.
PROFILE: Laura Sherman, the Klarman Family Foundation's Director of Greater Boston Grantmaking and former senior program officer, has spent her career in the philanthropy business, and she's seen it from quite a few angles and gotten some great perspective. Sherman has been with Klarman since 2009, but her varied experience prior to that has made her instrumental in the foundation's success.
Before joining the Klarman Family Foundation, Sherman worked for a couple of years as a program officer at the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation. Her current role might feel familiar to her, as the two foundations have similarities; both are Boston-based philanthropies founded on the assets of wealthy businessmen. In the case of the Klarman Family Foundation, that businessman was the soft-spoken and publicly shy Seth Klarman, and the foundation has more than $255 million in assets.
Sherman also understands the flip side of the non-profit equation as well. She worked as an independent consultant to non-profit organizations for five years before diving into family foundation work. Prior to starting her own consulting firm, she served as vice president of strategic planning and development at Crittenton Hastings House, a Boston-based nonprofit aimed at housing, education, and workforce improvements. Unlike many other program officers, Sherman has worked on the outside, the inside, and on the side. She's been the one trying to get grants, help others get grants, and now decide who is worthy of grants.
Sherman earned her bachelor's degree in anthropology and liberal arts from Vassar College and an master's in health policy and management from Harvard School of Public Health. During her time at the Klarman Family Foundation, she has served as a contributing member of the State Street Foundation's youth violence prevention initiative. She's also served on the working committee of the Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion initiative, which has exposed arts education to thousands of students during the school day. However, Klarman really draws upon Sherman's background in public health, as that's one of the foundation's primary focus areas.


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James' Train Parts has a review of the 2014 Exhibition with lots of excellent photos and descriptions of the layouts.
The 2014 Exhibition surpassed all our expections, with 536 people attending the "Railway Past Times" day at Avonway Community Centre on Easter Saturday.
Final proceeds from the day will be donated to the Fordingbridge Christmas lights fund.
Memories of the line that ran from Salisbury to West Moors, which closed 50 years ago this May, were relived through pictures and artefacts from the local stations. Much interest was shown by many who travelled from near and far, such that the the event will be staged again another year. Twelve quality model railways created great interest along with other fine crafted models by David Tiller of Sandleheath. Robin Neave from Alderholt reminded everyone attending what nostalgia the aroma of steam generates with his Steam Wagon which greeted everyone at the entrance.
A lasting memory has been published with the 2015 "Railway Past Times" Calendar with photos from the line, on sale at £4.00 and available from M/s Caxtons and Elliotts in Fordingbridge and Wolvercroft Garden Centre, Alderholt, and the Priest House Museum in Wimborne. Calendar profits and proceeds will be donated to Rotary International's worldwide End Polio Campaign.
The 2015 "Railway Past Times" Calendar provided the theme for the 2014 Exhibition.


The fuel sending unit is responsible for what the fuel gauge on your vehicle reads. There are two types of sending units; the older float style, which uses a magnet embedded in a float that resides in a tube, sending readings of how high in the tank it is floating, and there is the newer style that measures electrical resistance of the volume of fuel in the tank. Both types, however, are wired the same way.
Disconnect the negative battery terminal to prevent an accidental spark. Open the access panel for the sending unit. This is a small panel above the gas tank, and you will see the sending unit on top of the gas tank.
Cut two equal lengths of wire. One should be long enough to reach the back of the fuel gauge, and the other to the nearest ground connection. Strip about a centimeter from the ends of both of these wires, and twist the strands together.
Loosen the screws for the ground and ignition connections on the sending unit. Curl the ends of the wires, and loop them around these two screws. Securely tighten the screws with a screwdriver.
Run the wire from the post labeled "ignition" on the sender to the ignition switch. There should be a post labeled "sndr" on the switch. Solder the end of the wire to this post using silver core solder, and insulate the connection using spray-on insulation once the solder cools.
Run the other wire from the sending unit to the nearest ground connection. Connect the wire to the post using the same method used to connect the wire to the ignition switch, and insulate the connection. Reconnect the negative battery terminal.
Never work with the fuel system near an open flame, sparks or a heating element.


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Broncos, Briefly: Friday, Sept. 7, 2018
Top 10 linebacker units: Broncos, Bears lead rankings(Chris Wesseling, NFL.com)
1) Denver Broncos
Notables: Von Miller, Bradley Chubb, Brandon Marshall, Todd Davis, Shaquil Barrett, Shane Ray, Josey Jewell.
Analysis: The Broncos have it all. With the addition of Chubb, the No. 5 overall draft pick, it is one of the few defenses that can boast a pair of bookend pass rushers with game-wrecking potential. In Barrett and Ray, there's quality depth. To the underrated inside duo of Marshall and Davis, Denver added a promising rookie in Jewell. This defense might not be quite as dominant as the one that delivered the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl 50, but it could be one of the most improved units in the league.
The 7 Best Players in the AFC West. Period. (Melvin Gordon, The Players' Tribune)
(4) Von Miller, LB, Denver Broncos
Overall, he's just a really balanced player. Some guys are strong, some guys are elusive. Von is both. He can bull rush you, throw a spin move at you or just speed rush and blow right by you.
That's what separates him from everybody else. Some guys have mastered one move. Von has mastered all of them.
And you never know which one he's gonna throw at you.
"Bring the Mile High Thunder": Denver Mayor Michael Hancock declares "Orange Friday" in honor of Broncos(Jeff Bailey, Denver Post)
Alright Broncos Country, are you ready for Denver's home opener against Seattle?
Michael Hancock, Mayor of the City and County of Denver, is ready and has proclaimed Sept. 7, 2018 to be known as "Orange Friday."
Mayor Hancock sent a tweet out Thursday afternoon on his "Orange Friday" proclamation and is encouraging everyone in Denver, as well as Broncos fans worldwide to wear orange throughout the weekend.
Broncos preview 2018: New additions should improve Denver's woeful red zone offense(Ryan O'Halloran, Denver Post)
Red-zone periods were a constant during the open training camp practices in August. The Broncos needed to get all of their young players (Sutton, Freeman, Butt and receiver DaeSean Hamilton) up to speed with that part of the playbook.
Sutton knows how to use his 6-foot-4 frame to win in the air, making him a perfect option for red-zone fade routes, which should open up quick slants for Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders.
"(Sutton's) a big body with great ball skills," coach Vance Joseph said. "He has strong hands so even when the ball is contested, he can win. Hopefully he's over 50 percent (on the 50-50 passes). That would be huge for us, especially in the red zone."
'Nobody likes playing Russell Wilson': How the Broncos are preparing for challenge of Seattle's QB(Nicki Jhabvala, The Athletic)
"You get those little guys, those fast guys, like Russell," Ray began. "You're already converting so much energy rushing the quarterback, trying to beat your guy. Then you might beat your guy and he'll slip this way to run back this way, and you're still chasing him. It just adds a different dynamic to his game and it adds more to what we have to do as a defense."
Ray has no love for mobile quarterbacks — "I hate them," he said — especially the smaller and quick ones like Wilson. And Von Miller believes if a poll were taken of the league's pass rushers, not one would raise their hand in favor of playing against Wilson.
"As a pass rusher, you want a guy that when you get to him and you touch him, he'll lay down for you," Miller said. "Russell is the complete opposite. Nobody likes playing Russell Wilson."
Joseph Jones has a chance to become the Broncos' next Keith Burns(Mike Klis, 9News)
"That's my life right now,'' he said in the Broncos' locker room this week. "There are guys who have embraced their role and that's what I've done. I love [special] teams. I would play teams for 20 years.
Obviously, I want to make my way up and play linebacker, but I would be more than happy to go out there and ball out on teams for 20 years.''
How Phillip Lindsay became the Broncos' starting kick returner. "It's really a courage play — and he has courage."(Ryan O'Halloran and Kyle Fredrickson, Denver Post)
The transition might surprise on paper, Denver handing its kick return duties to an undrafted rookie, but much like the rest of Lindsay's story, he's quickly erased any doubt. Lindsay's 34-yard return against Minnesota marked the longest of any Bronco through exhibition play. That's just one example of what gave Broncos' coach Vance Joseph confidence in putting Lindsay on the return team.
"He's been a solid performer since he's gotten here four or five months ago," Joseph said Thursday. "He has confidence in himself so it's easy to have confidence in him. I've been pleased with where he is as a total football player — covering kicks, returning, catching the ball and protection. He's what we want in our backs."
Broncos, Briefly: Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
A quick look at the recent buzz on the Denver Broncos.
Broncos, Briefly: Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020
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HomeEndangered SpeciesCritically Endangered SpeciesSumatran Rabbit
Sumatran Rabbit
By Ben Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species 2 Comments
The Sumatran Rabbit is native to the forests of Indonesia and is extremely rare, so rare even that until recently locals didn't even acknowledge its existence and still have no name for it in their native tongue. This elusive rabbit was though extinct for a long time with no sightings at all since 1930 until an accidental photograph was taken in 1998, since then there has been only one other photograph taken in 2007. There are none of these Sumatran Rabbit's in captivity at all, the last one to be studied was in the 1930's and as such very little is known about them, they are however classed as critically endangered because their habitat is being destroyed by the expanse of locals.
The Sumatran Rabbit has never been studied in the wild and as such very little is known about these stealthy mammals. What we do know about the Sumatran Rabbit is that is is nocturnal which is undoubtedly one of the reasons for it being so elusive and it is adept at camouflaging itself in its habitat.
The very rare Sumatran Rabbit
The Sumatran Rabbit's diet consists of ground level plants, specifically leaves and stalks which is similar to most rabbits. Even when feeding the Sumatran Rabbit still keeps itself hidden, never venturing out into open land.
In the very unlikely event that you were to come across one of the rare Sumatran Rabbit's then you should have no problem identifying it by its distinct gray coloring coupled with heavy brown stripes. The Sumatran Rabbit is roughly around the size as a common European rabbit and are very slow moving taking life at a leisurely pace. It differs from other species of rabbit by having smaller ears and a very small, almost indistinguishable tail. Although primarily gray and brown sometimes the hind quarters can be of an almost red color and its underbelly is a soft white.
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Hands of Gold (Game of Thrones)
Produced by Ed Sheeran
Hands of Gold (Game of Thrones) Lyrics
He rode through the streets of the city
Down from his hill on high
O'er the wynds and the steps and the cobble
He rode to a woman's sigh
For she was his secret treasure
She was his shame and his bliss
And a chain and a keep are nothing
Compared to a woman's kiss
For hands of gold are always cold
But a woman's hands are warm
But a woman's hands are ...
SZA, Travis Scott, & The Weeknd Are Collaborating On A Song For "Game Of Thrones"
Ed Sheeran Made A Surprise Cameo On 'Game Of Thrones' To Sing "Hands Of Gold"
About "Hands of Gold (Game of Thrones)"
"Hands of Gold" is a ballad in A Storm of Swords from George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. In the book, Symon Silver Tongue sings it to Tyrion Lannister to let him know that he is aware of his secret relationship with the handmaiden Shae in an attempt to blackmail him.
The song later appeared in Game of Thrones, the TV series based on the book, as performed by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran in a cameo. It is unclear whether the song has the same meaning in the show as it had in the books.
"Hands of Gold (Game of Thrones)" Track Info
Written By George R. R. Martin
Release Date July 16, 2017
Cover Of
Hands of Gold by George R. R. Martin


I wasn't expecting that! Nice work!
Were you inside the event?
No, I didn't attend the event.The golf course is close to Chambers creek and that is where the shot was taken.
Almost all of my wildlife shots are from the creek area. There is a small dam for the upper pond and below the dam the tide movement provides numerous bird opportunities.


After a lovely summer in Berlin, it was time to return to the United States. My first stop was Paoli, Indiana, home of my wife's sister's family and their two children. Though I was hoping to taste some good local beer, I didn't have any high expectations for visiting any interesting breweries; Paoli is a small farming town (3700 people) with a strong Amish population. It just didn't strike me as fertile ground for a brewery.
And yet, as so often happens, I was wrong.
Shortly after arriving, my sister-in-law showed me an article in the local paper featuring a new brewery in the neighboring unincorporated town of Needmore. The brewery, which was housed in a converted autobody shop, seemed to be a fairly controversial little watering hole. Positioned on a former-country-highway-now-dead-end-street, it sits across the street from a Baptist Church and down the road from an Evangelical Megachurch. And the parishioners of these churches were none too pleased over this new brewery.
Salt Creek Brewery is owned by Brad Hawkins and Darby Jordan, and arguably has the most unique atmosphere of any brewery I have previously visited. The autobody vibe still hovers, as the building looks more like a gas station than a brewery. Inside, tom-toms and cymbals are used as light fixtures, and the brew kettles sit behind the bar in the former alignment pit.
Though open to people of all ages, the brewery definitely caters to an over-21 crowd. The brewery has two sections: the main brewery with a stage, long bar, and the brew kettles, and a smaller adjacent room with little character. People order food from a window in the smaller room, and if one is over 21, they can take it into the main brewery. Everyone else gets to sit at picnic tables in the rather sterile garage extension.
The food was decent, though unremarkable. I ate a pulled pork sandwich which had far too little pork and was served on a store bought hamburger bun. My sister-in-law had a ruben sandwich which was fairly mediocre with very mild flavors and not much sauce. My nephew had a chili dog which, in a unanimous decision, was the best dinner ordered (and neither my sister-in-law nor I are hot dog fans). The hot dog was a high quality all beef dog, and the chili had a pretty full flavor with hints of cinnamon.
When I visited, the brewery had eight different beers on tap. All of the beers were well made, and, in my opinion, catered to an audience that was unfamiliar with craft beer. Thus, the majority of the beers were fairly conservative examples of their respective styles, but all very drinkable and well made.
My personal favorite of the eight was the Colonel Klink Alt, a 5.1% German Alt with a full nutty/caramel flavor and a mild hop backdrop. Also quite good was their Black Dog Scottish Ale, a low carbonated 4.8% inky black ale, with bits of coffee and a silken mouthfeel. The Out of Order IPA was incredibly mild with, according to the brewer, just barely enough Cascade hops to qualify as an IPA under the BJCP guidelines.
There's no doubt that Hawkins and Jordan have the chops and the creativity to be successful brewers. All they need now are a few disciples.
 Times-Mail, May 22, 2012. Article by Krystal Shelter.


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O'Hanlon suffers Ultra nightmare
Gary O'Hanlon of Clonliffe finished fifth with a time of 3:15.15 in the World Ultra 50km in Doha Qatar - just four days after completing the Dublin Marathon. "The pain I suffered I hope never to experience again as long as I live," said Gary. "From mile one it was like mile 20 in the Dublin Marathon."
Kennedy's sub-3
A time of 2:59.39 clocked at the Twin Cities Marathon last month means that 59-year-old Christine Kennedy, originally from Galway, is the oldest woman ever to break three hours in the marathon. With her 60th birthday coming up, her aim is to become the first 60-year-old to break three hours for the marathon at next April's Boston Marathon.
Run to Remember
There's still time to enter Sunday's Remembrance Run 5km in Dublin's Phoenix Park (11.0). The race gives runners and walkers the chance to take time out and remember family and friends. Each finisher receives a special candle and a goody bag. In association with the website mycharity.ie, participants are encouraged to adopt a favourite charity for the day. Online entry at https://events.athleticsireland.ie costs €21.20.
All go out at Alsaa
Business Houses running resumes on Saturday with the Bank of Ireland Cross-Country at the Alsaa, Dublin Airport (11.30). Men and women start together with the women running two miles and the men double that.
Leevale lording it
Michelle Finn and Mark Hanrahan, both Leevale, won the Cork senior cross-country titles at Riverstick. Gary Thornton of GCH and Corraun's Sara Doohan won the Connacht Championships in Loughrea.


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Preshute – wieś w Anglii, w hrabstwie Wiltshire. Leży 40 km na północ od miasta Salisbury i 115 km na zachód od Londynu.

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What Tim Loomis tactfully didn't point out was that the framed print that eventually found its way to his house was Chocolate George's Funeral, not Good Old George or Hells Angel George, which is what George was when he wrecked his motorcycle in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco in 1967 at the tail end of the Summer of Love.
Tim took Chocolate George next door, literally next door to Liquids and Solids, to the Kreature Butcher Shop they had opened in 2013. Liquids and Solids at the Handlebar opened its doors in 2010.
The next day a photograph of the funeral cortege stretching away on a long loping street ran in the San Francisco Chronicle, along with a story titled "The Gang Gathers." The photograph was taken by Bob Campbell and later printed as a poster by the Print Mint in San Francisco.
Three years after struggling out of the red and pushing into the pink Tim and Keegan collaborated again on the Kreature Butcher Shop next door to Liquids and Solids. Tim found a new favorite t-shirt emblazoned with Meatatarian.
It's the passion of people who act because the energy is in the action, not just the thought or feeling. Even though it's the thought that results in the act, it's action that sets priorities.
Maybe that's when Keegan Konkoski broke out a bottle of spirits and mixed up something strong – her own Maple & Spices – a heady brew of bourbon, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and lemon and apple juices, and after all that time all that long strange trip took leave of George 'Chocolate George' Hendricks.
A most enjoyable read! We must have spoken at some time as you quote me in your story. Correct; the family didn't know what the Pink Hearse was about in the "Chocolate George's Funeral" poster, but no, I am not the youngest daughter. There are three of us, half sisters, I am in the middle.
Beth, thanks for the update on that. I'll get it corrected in the story.


Worklounge 03- / Zero The Craft Room is a design office that designs architecture and interior design. Furniture, houses, shops, offices, galleries. The company can accommodate properties of various uses / sizes.


In her edgy, lewd, and psychedelic canvases, the young figurative painter presents women in the unlikely, uncomfortable poses of fashion-magazine advertising. Williams is particularly interested in the commercial photography of the nineteen-seventies that paid homage to art-historical icons. "Your Good Taste Is Showing"—which gives the show its title—shrugs at Balthus, with a crotch-flashing figure and a yellow cat, as it sardonically advertises cigarettes. (An absurdly lithe model holds one in each hand.) Williams has a painterly gift for contrasts as she shifts between pasty and airbrushed surfaces, auras and hard-edge geometry, and de Chirico weirdness and Thiebaud seduction. Allusions aside, her barbed investigations of the female form are captivating in their own right.


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Cet article recense les pratiques inscrites au patrimoine culturel immatériel en Albanie.

Statistiques
L'Albanie a ratifié la convention pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel immatériel le . La première pratique protégée est inscrite en 2008.

En 2022, l'Albanie compte 2 élément inscrit au patrimoine culturel immatériel, un sur la liste représentative et un sur la nécessitant une sauvegarde urgente.

Listes

Liste représentative
L'élément suivant est inscrit sur la liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité :

Patrimoine immatériel nécessitant une sauvegarde urgente
L'Albanie compte un élément listé sur la liste du patrimoine immatériel nécessitant une sauvegarde urgente :

Registre des meilleures pratiques de sauvegarde
L'Albanie ne compte aucune pratique listée au registre des meilleures pratiques de sauvegarde.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité en Europe
 Culture de l'Albanie

Albanie
Patrimoine culturel immateriel


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import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import org.diorite.impl.command.SystemCommandImpl;
import org.diorite.chat.ChatPosition;
import org.diorite.command.CommandPriority;

public class BroadcastCmd extends SystemCommandImpl
{
    public BroadcastCmd()
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        super("broadcast", Pattern.compile("(b(road|)c(ast|))(:(?<type>[a-z0-9]+)|)", Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE), CommandPriority.LOW);
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            ChatPosition chatPosition;
            try
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                chatPosition = ChatPosition.getByEnumName(matchedPattern.group("type"));
                if (chatPosition == null)
                {
                    chatPosition = ChatPosition.CHAT;
                }
            } catch (IllegalStateException | IllegalArgumentException e)
            {
                chatPosition = ChatPosition.CHAT;
            }
            if (Objects.equals(chatPosition, ChatPosition.ACTION))
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                sender.getCore().sendConsoleSimpleColoredMessage(args.asText());
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The EDDEC institute (Institute for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy) organizes an annual competition for scholarships for environment, sustainable development and circular economy projects. This competition is for undergraduate and graduate students coming from the three founding institutions of the EDDEC institute (Université de Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal). The purpose is to promote multidisciplinary research in these areas.
Nine scholarships were awarded in April 2016, representing a total amount of 60000$. 4 students from Polytechnique are amongst the selected students.
- the transfer of knowledge and know-how from research to industry, government departments and other public and parapublic organizations.


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Levy 2020 Results
2020 Levy Information
Tax Impact
Voters Do Not Approve Shakopee Public Schools Funding Request
November 4, Shakopee, MN -- Local voters did not approve the Shakopee Public Schools operating levy request in the November 3rd election with 46% yes (10,776 votes) and 54% no (12,697 votes).
The phased-in levy request was in response to a number of financial pressures that have been challenging the District's ability to maintain the quality education students deserve and the community expects. These pressures include state funding that has not kept pace with inflation, unfunded mandates and the lack of a voter-approved operating levy. Operating levies provide funding for critical school costs such as teachers, classroom supplies, custodians, instructional materials and more. The vast majority of Minnesota school districts have a voter-approved operating levy.
"We worked hard to develop a proposal that balanced budget cuts on the district side with a levy request on the community side, and we spent months gathering community input on our plan," said School Board Chair Kristi Peterson. "We now need to talk with our community about why they were not able to support the levy, and what kind of district they want moving forward."
The district will now move to implement the $5.4 million in budget cuts for 2021-22 previously approved by the School Board in the event of a levy failure. These cuts are in addition to $2 million in budget cuts that were needed even if the levy request had been approved. Cuts will impact the entire district and include: classroom teachers, class size increases, staff at all levels, academic support positions, 5th grade band and middle school athletics.
"I'm sure the results of the voting on the operating levy are incredibly disappointing to our students and staff. I also know our community is dealing with the economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic," said Superintendent Mike Redmond. "In spite of the limitations on our resources, we will continue to do our best to serve our students and community."
If voters had approved the request, the operating levy and resulting revenue would have been phased-in over four years: $400 per student in 2021, $300 per student in 2022, $200 per student in 2023 and $100 per student in 2024. The tax increase would also have been phased in, with no net tax increase until 2022 due to building debt that was being paid off.
As of November 12, 2020 the 2020 levy results were approved as official.
Note that the election results are unofficial until certified by the School Board on November 12, 2020.


CALTA21 was founded as an intervention model initiative to build professional capacity to empower adult immigrant English language learners (ELLs). The intent of this initiative, led by Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY), was to build the capacity of museum-community college partnerships, and to empower adult immigrant English language learners (ELL) while strengthening their literacy and critical thinking skills through visual literacy, while simultaneously assisting them in enriching their social and cultural capital.
The foundations of CALTA21 are the Professional Development Institute and the curriculum "Identity, Portraiture and Photography." Evaluation demonstrates that participating ELLs have improved their language skills and taken ownership of museum experiences in the curriculum's 30-hour process of transformative learning, which culminates in students curating successful museum visits for families and friends. Through CALTA21, literacy instructors have the opportunity to gain new understanding of the value of authentic, art-based discussions and strengthen teaching practices when hearing students' immigrant narratives in spaces of public value. CALTA21 encourages museum educators and docents to embrace the philosophy of shared meaning-making. It builds communities of global learning and civic engagement, while strengthening the immigrant voice and helping museums to maintain their relevance and cultural roles.
CALTA21 was originally funded through a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Under the leadership of Patricia Lannes, Project Director and QCC's two Principal Investigators, Professor Kitty Bateman and Dr. Margot Edlin, CALTA21 was implemented with its four partnering museums: El Museo del Barrio, the Rubin Museum of Art, The Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College and the Katonah Museum of Art.
IMLS selected CALTA21 and nine other projects for funding through its National Leadership Grant program. The projects selected for funding were identified through a peer-review process, with reviewers seeking projects that would have a national impact in the museum field and serve as models to museums across the nation. A complete list of projects funded through this program can be found at www.imls.gov.
CALTA21 uses art and museums as catalysts for learning. It is based upon the premise that visual literacy skills are transferable to other literacies and that art can be a powerful conduit to finding meaning in text. While looking at art and participating in facilitated discussions and recreating their immigrant stories, adult ELLs build new vocabulary, strengthen critical thinking skills, engage in dialogue, develop intercultural capital, articulate interpretations and develop a voice that draws from their wealth of experiences and background knowledge. CALTA21 builds an intercultural community of global learning and civic engagement.
CALTA21 is a model initiative, resulting from a continual cycle of design-implementation-evaluation and revision of its two main cornerstones: a professional development institute (PDI) and the curriculum Identity, Portraiture and Photography.
What are the outcomes of CALTA21?
Who supports CALTA21's implementation and dissemination?
The participating museums during this grant period: El Museo del Barrio, The Rubin Museum of Art, The Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College and The Katonah Museum of Art.
Patricia Lannes has worked in the fields of visual literacy and museum education for over 20 years. She is the Founder and Project Director of CALTA21 (Cultures and Literacies through Art for the 21 st Century,) a model initiative funded by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS.) The CALTA21 concept was inspired by her own personal experience as an immigrant and as an English language learner, as well as her museum education practice. As Project Director, she leads the initiative from conception to completion, which includes responsibility for its demonstration and dissemination and achievement of the goals and objectives outlined on the proposal during the 3 year grant. CALTA21 is a model program that builds the capacity of art museums and community based organizations and higher education partnerships to engage and empower adult English language learners by strengthening their academic, social, cultural and civic capital. CALTA21 was identified by the Center for the Future of Museums, a division of the American Association of Museums, as a replicable and self-sustaining model that addresses national demographic trends, can have national impact, and can be used by other institutions for improving services and performance. Through her work with CALTA21, Lannes was nominated to be recognized at the White House as a Champion of Change, an award for Americans with innovative ideas who are making a difference in their communities.
Prior to becoming the Project Director of CALTA21, Lannes was the Director of Education at the Nassau County Museum of Art. While overseeing the Education department, she developed visitor centered programs and materials that provided engaging and authentic experiences sustained by meaningful and relevant exhibition interpretation. Her outreach efforts built lasting relationships with different community constituencies that led to an expansion of the museum's audience. Lannes frequently addresses issues of visual literacy, outreach, diversity, civic dialogue, immigrant museum audiences, community outreach and institutional partnerships through local, regional and national conferences. As part of her outreach efforts she also leads professional development training sessions for museum professionals, teaching artists, educators k-12 and university professors. A native from Uruguay, she is Chair Elect on the Board of Directors of the Latino Network, a professional interest committee from the American Alliance of Museums.
Professor Kitty Bateman is a Professor in the Department of Academic Literacy at Queensborough Community College/CUNY. For sixteen years she has been the Director of the QCC Literacy Program, providing free English language instruction to new immigrants in Queens. Professor Bateman has also been instrumental in funding and administering a family literacy program. She holds an M.A. degree in Educational Psychology and a J.D. degree from The CUNY School of Law.
community college students. She is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University and specialized in curriculum and teaching, as well as professional development, teacher education and educational leadership.
Valerie Smosna, M.A. joined the CALTA21 team in 2012 as the project coordinator and digital media assistant. She is also a Program Assistant and Instructor for Queensborough Community College's Adult Literacy Program. Her background in art history and her focus on the intersection of art, social justice and underrepresented populations, has been instrumental to her work on CALTA21. She received her M.A. in art history from Bryn Mawr College and her B.A. from Haverford College.
For more information on becoming a CALTA21 implementation site, please contact Patricia Lannes, Project Director or phone her at 516-313-1091.


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4 Benefits of Bundling Collegiate Esports Equipment
Bundling esports equipment can help college teams streamline tech management and gain a competitive advantage.
Doug Bonderud
Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition.
Esports is on the rise. In 2021, the market was worth $1.08 billion and is expected to more than double over the next six years. Jobs in esports, from players to coaches, social media managers and marketing executives, are now part of viable career paths. Consider that in 2021, Valve's annual Dota 2 world championship gave out more than $40 million in prize money.
As a result, many colleges and universities are investing time and money into esports programs and building out esports infrastructure. From offering esports management courses to recruiting new talent and building winning teams, postsecondary schools have gone all-in on esports.
But no matter how good the players and how committed the school, taking down the competition isn't possible without the right PCs and peripheral equipment. And while it's possible to take a piecemeal approach to esports setups, teams are often best served by bundling their tech.
DISCOVER: How Acer prepares universities for esports success.
According to Nidhi Tassone, director of commercial marketing for Acer, "esports is now a true career path for many reasons. Professional teams are looking to recruit students, and game developers are looking to hire people in the esports realm. There are also opportunities in areas such as marketing and mass media."
She also highlights the engagement and mental health benefits esports offers. From team camaraderie to focus and physical endurance, esports is more than just an opportunity to play games.
At the heart of every successful esports effort are two components: talented team members and the right technologies. With so many gaming and peripheral options now available, schools are often overwhelmed with choice. As a result, many end up with piecemeal PCs that excel in one area but fall short in another.
By opting for bundled equipment solutions, teams can ensure they're always ready to get in the game. Here are four benefits of this bundled approach.
1. Bundling Creates Easy Esports Management
Standardizing equipment across one manufacturer can help streamline operations within the IT department.
"Bundling offers ease of management from the IT administration perspective," says Tassone. "They have one vendor they can approach and have fewer compatibility and procurement issues. At the end of the day, there are a limited number of people on the team and plenty of things to manage. Bundling means one less thing to worry about."
WATCH: Learn how to create a cutting-edge esports advantage.
2. Complete Tech Support for Esports
For issues outside of the university IT department's realm, it may be necessary to reach out to the vendor for support. When all equipment comes from one place, it's easier for all parties to troubleshoot issues. For example, Acer offers comprehensive tech support to get esports teams back up and running ASAP.
"We offer premium support out of Texas," says Tassone. "Our support personnel are gamers, and they get to know colleges on a one-to-one basis. There's no script they're reading from. Instead, they're assigned directly to a district and work with colleges on a continuing basis."
3. Value-Added Connections through Partnership
Building an esports program starts with talent and technology, but it requires a robust curriculum for ongoing success. Many manufacturers work with industry partners that can help colleges build out their esports curriculum.
"We work with two or three main industry partners that let us offer the whole solution," Tassone says. "We can walk into an organization and help them figure out their goals. We want to be a true partner; we stay with them through the entire process."
We can walk into an organization and help them figure out their goals. We want to be a true partner; we stay with them through the entire process."
Nidhi Tassone Director of Commercial Marketing, Acer
4. Continual Improvement in Esports Programs
Gaming tech is constantly evolving. What was cutting-edge 18 months ago is often obsolete today, meaning teams need access to best-of-breed solutions if they want to stay competitive. Adopting a bundled approach to technology allows universities to take advantage of updates and upgrades without disrupting their esports equipment ecosystem.
"Acer has an R&D team developing new ways to improve hardware," says Tassone. "As a top market share leader, we're committed to staying ahead by marrying technology and development leadership."
For example, Acer's Predator Helios and Triton lines have advanced thermal solutions such as liquid metal thermal grease, dedicated heat pipes and proprietary fan technologies to keep them cool under the pressure of hours-long competitions. Integrated PredatorSense technology, meanwhile, lets gamers easily control fan speed and overclocking to help optimize performance.
Taking Esports Efforts to the Next Level
Collegiate esports is evolving. Gone are the days of small, extracurricular clubs for gaming enthusiasts; today, complete esports curricula can help recruit prospective students, provide career paths, and offer new revenue streams for colleges and universities.
But success demands the right gaming technology. By taking a bundled approach, schools can streamline management, access superior support, create better courses and drive continual improvement.
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Developing and maintaining an exemplary research team is essential to the success of a quality clinical research program.
Issues surrounding biospecimen collection and use in clinical trials.
As the need for patient participation in biospecimen and correlative research increases, challenging ethical and potentially legal questions are emerging.
Basic steps to building a research program.
Engaging referring physicians in the clinical trial process.
By building relationships with referring physicians and educating them about the clinical trial process, oncologists can help increase trial accrual among patients with cancer.
Challenges to National Cancer Institute-Supported Cooperative Group Clinical Trial Participation: An ASCO Survey of Cooperative Group Sites.
Anecdotal information regarding clinical research sites limiting participation in NCI-funded cooperative group studies prompted ASCO to collect data on and investigate the reasons behind this trend.
Donating tissue for research: patient and provider perspectives.
This article illustrates common patient and provider concerns about donating tissue for the purpose of research, discusses best practices, and provides answers to common patient questions.
Cancer genomics: conducting exemplary trials with biospecimen and biomarker components.
Implementing clinical trials: a review of the attributes of exemplary clinical trial sites.
In this two-part series, members of the Exemplary Attributes Working Group outline in detail the seven attributes of exemplary clinical trial sites, as described in the ASCO Statement.


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credits 13 EC
fee EUR 2750
registration deadline 1 June 2022
Rome, Utrecht, Berlin, Italy
The Making of Europe
when 4 July 2022 - 12 August 2022
Dive into the thrilling history of Europe and its role on the world stage, zooming in to three of the most exciting cities of Europe: Rome, Utrecht and Berlin! The combination of three online courses, designed by three excellent European universities, will provide an overview of the history and workings of Europe. Immerse yourself in Europe's history and culture.
During this course we will trace the making of Europe, from its most ancient roots to its most current affairs. This will be done through a multidisciplinary approach in which political, economic and societal perspectives will be offered. You will come to understand these historical developments from both a national and an international viewpoint. The programme will offer you the opportunity to explore a broad range of topics starting with the history of the Roman empire, continuing to the Medieval Era and the Renaissance.
The second part of this special track stretches from the Dutch "Golden Age" to the end of the 19th century and includes the topics of (Early) Modern European state-building, the rise of the bourgeoisie and the genesis of the modern welfare state. In the final part of the course you will be introduced to major developments of the 20th century: the First and Second World Wars, the Interbellum and the Cold War, the rise and fall of totalitarian regimes, and the birth of modern international relations and European integration.
The topics addressed in Rome, Utrecht and Berlin will have strong ties to the specific locations, but at the same time the broader European historical developments will be kept in focus during all lectures and excursions.
Dr. Stefan Cetkovic
The course is open to all students from different fields of study with an interest in culture, society and politics.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Describe and evaluate different theories and conceptualisations of the historic development of Europe, with specific attention for Italy, The Netherlands and Germany
• Show an understanding of various historic monuments and their relation to historical developments
• Demonstrate an understanding of political, socio-economic and cultural aspects of the European developments
• Demonstrate this critical knowledge and understanding in written and verbal form.
EUR 2750: Course + course materials
EUR 1100: Housing fee (optional)


In Oregon, history and road trips are one in the same. Oregon history aficionados and outdoor enthusiasts will find common ground across the state, from Astoria to John Day, Baker City and Joseph. Just don't forget to take a break for a beer.
After the Lewis and Clark Expedition spent a treacherous winter at nearby Fort Clatsop in 1805 and 1806, a wealthy New York fur trader named John Jacob Astor saw potential in the location for a trading outpost and sent two parties to the site. In 1811, the parties established Fort Astor, but John Jacob Astor himself never actually visited Astoria. During the War of 1812, Astor's fur traders sold the post to the British, which they renamed Fort George. Though the war ended in 1815, the British did not completely abandon Astoria until 1846.
Through the years, Astoria has witnessed shipwrecks, a Japanese invasion, the rising career of Clark Gable, the infamous dark period when sailors were commonly "Shanghaid"— and the riot that ultimately eliminated the gruesome practice. The best way to experience Astoria's intriguing and tumultuous history is to visit the town and its surrounding historical sites, including the 125-foot Astoria Column, offering panoramas of the surrounding Columbia River, Young's Bay, the Coast Range and the Pacific Ocean. Fort Stevens State Park, a former military defense station, now hosts wildlife, beaches, trails, forests, sand dunes and the Peter Iredale shipwreck. Carrying on the famous monikers, the 35,000-acre Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge and the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (which commemorates the expedition) are must sees. When all of this history has worked up your thirst, head over to Fort George Brewery and ask for a pint of 1811 Lager, the Official Bicentennial Beer of Astoria, and then peruse the quaint shops and hip cafés downtown.
Interesting fact: John Jacob Astor IV, the great-grandson of Astoria's founder, intended to attend Astoria's centennial celebration in 1911, but he perished on the Titanic during its tragic sinking.
Established in the 1860s, Baker City was named for United States Senator Edward D. Baker, who was killed in 1861 while leading the Union Army into combat and is the only sitting senator to have been killed in military engagement. The town grew slowly until 1884, when the Oregon Short Line Railroad came to Baker City, bringing growth and trade. By 1900, Baker City grew to become the largest city between Salt Lake City and Portland and a thriving trade center for the region. An emblem of the wild west and pioneering days, Baker City offers no shortage of history, and with the Blue Mountains to the west and the Wallowa Mountains to the east, the area provides an abundance of adventure.
Within Baker City itself, you could spend a day or a long weekend exploring the town's roots. The Historic Walking Tour will take you to many of the 130 historical sites, at least half of which are masonry buildings built between 1870 and 1915. Particularly noteworthy are the nine-story Baker City Tower, dating back to 1929, and the tallest building in Oregon east of the Cascade Mountain Range, as well as the Geiser Grand Hotel, built in 1889, where legend has it you can see bullet holes in the walls—a testament to the wild past. Don't leave without visiting the Baker Heritage Museum, formerly the Oregon Trail Regional Museum, a 33,000-square-foot building that houses cultural and wildlife exhibits, as well as ruts that remain in place from pioneer wagons. Afterward, quench your thirst at Barley Brown's Brew Pub with any of their twenty-two beers on tap, including a number of award-winners.
Once you've had your fill of history lessons and craft beer, it's best to head for the hills. The Elkhorn Mountains (part of the Blue Mountain Range), to the west, offer granite peaks, alpine lakes, camping, hiking, backpacking, biking and skiing during the winter, a perfect road trip.
Interesting fact: The cannon presently on the east lawn of the county courthouse courtyard was believed to be from the Imperial Japanese Army.
John Day started with a homestead in 1862 and grew slowly and steadily until the turn of the century. In the early days, it was largely populated by Chinese immigrants, who had come to the area during the gold rush, and by residents of Canyon City who were displaced by a series of fires between 1870 and 1898. A trading post dating to the 1860s was purchased in 1887 by two Chinese immigrants, Lung On and Ing Hay, who turned it into a general store and community center that thrived until the 1940s. In the 1970s, the building was converted into a museum and today, it's a National Historic Landmark and a wellpreserved record of a nineteenth-century Chinese apothecary.
The town sits along an Oregon Scenic Bikeway and a Transamerica bike touring route at the junction of Routes 26 and 395. It also serves as a jumping off point to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument to the west, the Strawberry Mountains to the south, and the Blue Mountains to the east. Before leaving town, however, it's worthwhile to make a stop at the local watering hole, The Dirty Shame Saloon.
Preserved within the colorful rock of the John Day basin is a record of changing life and landscapes that spans more than forty million years. Scenic drives and hikes at three separate units, as well as exhibits and a working lab at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, bring the science to life as visitors explore Oregon's prehistoric past.
Interesting fact: The town of John Day was named for the John Day River, which was in turn named after a member of John Jacob Astor's 1811 Expedition.
Coined the "Little Switzerland of America," Joseph sits amid the Wallowa Mountains in the northeastern corner of Oregon, bordering the state's largest natural wilderness areas. Layers of snowcapped granite peaks sit at the edge of the small western town, cradling alpine lakes, moraines, massive canyons, and forests teeming with elk, wolves and other wildlife. Nearby, Hells Canyon comprises one of the wildest places in Oregon.
The Wallowa Band Nez Perce Interpretive Trail, a Nez Perce National Historical Park, tells the story of the Nez Perce natives and other cultures in the area. In July, the Tamkaliks Celebration honors the Nez Perce heritage in the Wallowa Valley with a friendship feast and powwow. Beyond the interpretive center, the town of Joseph celebrates art, Western and Native culture and history with events throughout the year.
Before heading out to explore, stop by Arrowhead Chocolates for made-toorder coffee and small-batch treats. For libations, Mutiny Brewing and Embers Brew House in Joseph and Terminal Gravity Brewing in nearby Enterprise offer plenty of craft beer options. If you're feeling adventurous, swing by the Stein micro-distillery to sample handcrafted whiskeys and other liquors.
Interesting fact: Joseph, originally called Silver Lake and then Lake City, formally named itself after Nez Perce Chief Joseph in 1880.
For another interesting road trip in Oregon, try our Eco Vacations.
The Nez Perce War was in 1877, just one year after the Army's embarrassing defeat at the Little Big Horn.
Joseph has a fine museum in what was a bank that was robbed in 1896 by three men.
Even little travel articles should be fact-checked. There were less than 800 Nez Perce involved in the 1877 war, so "suffering thousands of casualties, including women and children" is extremely inaccurate. Also, Mutiny Brewing is, sadly, closed. Has been for months. Meanwhile, there's still lots to see and do and eat in the area. Especially wonderful are the Wallowa Band Nez Perce Interpretive Center in the town of Wallowa, and the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture and the Silver Lake Bistro in Joseph.
Those are all great spots and another sweet little historic district is Brownsville…one of our best kept secrets. There is a wonderful museum with a nearly restored 1881 Italianate mansion. The whole town is like a step back in time. Halfway between Albany and Eugene it is only 4 miles east if I-5, but a whole world away from the hustle bustle.
Very nice article about Eastern Oregon and it's many highlights for the tourists.


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Iranian feminists enjoy a spell in prison
"I am woman, hear me give a muffled roar!"
Iranian women activists released
All but three of the 33 Iranian women activists arrested earlier in the week in Tehran have been freed.
They have been warned not to take part in any protests to mark International Women's Day on Thursday.
The 33 were arrested on Sunday after demonstrating against sexual discrimination outside a courthouse.
You gotta hand it to Arabs, they know how to deal with women getting all tetchy. A bunch of whining bitches wave placards around and protest about the evil sexism of fathers getting automatic custody of children in divorces (as opposed to mothers, in the case of the crumbling West) and they are rounded up, arrested and flung into jail.
How cool would it be if a bunch of fucking lezzers at some British or American University were halfway through the Vagina Monologues when a load of cops ran in, whacked them a few times with batons, cuffed them, then dumped them in a dank prison cell for a few days then released them on condition they shut the fuck up. And hurry up and get the dinner on.
I wouldn't be surprised if the rising feminist movement in Iran is perhaps a conspiracy by the West to weaken the country prior to giving it a good hiding. It would certainly work. Nothing weakens a country more than the rise of feminism. Shit, two-generations of feminism can damage a country more than a dozen nuclear bombs.
At 10:04 PM, Cybro said…
No girlymen in that government.
At 11:18 PM, arnold ziffel said…
To paraphrase the sixties French pop song:
"Blue, blue, my burqha's blue.
I stand because my butt was beaten blue too."
At 12:06 AM, Jesus Christ Supercop said…
You gotta be shitting me. Do you even know how women are treated in Muslim societies? If you know, do you actually advocate it? Do you think women should be beaten, raped, murdered and mutilated? Should they be dressed in sacks and locked in the house, and then beaten or killed if they go outside without a male escort? Should they be punished by law if they are raped?
There's a difference between the insane feminism of the West and the genuine discrimination and oppression of women by Muslims.
At 2:21 AM, tggp said…
Iranians are mostly Persian. If you called them Arab they would get mighty pissed off.
At 9:40 AM, Field Marshall Watkins said…
Yeah, it could be. Feminism is a deadly weapon to a strong productive happy society.
And unlike nukes, the infrastructure remains. And they get to control the population/ birth rates/ education/ media/ Govt. etc using those merc bitches as a proxy.
How completely fucking sick.
At 3:04 PM, bob said…
you can bet the U.S. and Israel are supporting feminist movements in iran. they are also supporting Kurdish and other terrorists who have been bombing civilians in northern Iran.
the word has it that U.S. special forces have been operating on the ground in Iran in support of the terrorists.
the really funny thing is, in Saddam they had someone to control the Shiites in Iraq and to provide power balance in the Mideast against the Shiites. now they are having to fund Sunni and Kurd terrorists.
George really stepped in a pile of shiite.
At 10:25 PM, HAWKEYE said…
nice burqha,
At 11:02 PM, Davout said…
jesus christ supercop,
Your BS may work on those who blindly accept blanket stereotypes of Muslim countries. It certainly wont work on those who have lived in them.
Just because women in Muslim societies do not have the license to kill/ put husbands in jail on a whim/ pull off the battered woman's defense etc. does not mean they are inhibited. Rather, the absence of reverse discrimination allows them to compete on their own merits. Thus, a female engineer, for instance, from a muslim country is much more credible than one from a western country.
Further, generalizing isolated instances of tribal abuse of women aint gonna convince anyone. You sound like the nutjob Waha'abi fanatics who run around saying all Christians are 'children of satan'.
Remember, ya gotta explain how women were/are PMs in Pakistan and Bangladesh when they are allegedly 'inferior' to men. Guess they slipped through the cracks, which is more than one can say for the US…
FYI 'insane feminism' is a redundant term.
At 1:11 AM, Anonymous said…
The funny thing is, Western feminism is now impotent to defend their systers in Muslim countries. In this age of extreme multiculturalism, left wing feminist won't criticize Muslims.
Duncan:
"You gotta hand it to Arabs, they know how to deal with women getting all tetchy."
Iranians are not Arabs because they speak Farsi which is an Indo-European language.
At 4:54 PM, Jesus Christ Supercop said…
davout:
Further, generalizing isolated instances of tribal abuse of women aint gonna convince anyone. You sound like the nutjob Waha'abi fanatics who run around saying all Christians are 'children of satan'.Remember, ya gotta explain how women were/are PMs in Pakistan and Bangladesh when they are allegedly 'inferior' to men. Guess they slipped through the cracks, which is more than one can say for the US…
Generalizing isolated instances of women serving in the government ain't gonna convince anyone. I guess generalizations are okay when you do them.
A female minister in Pakistan was assassinated for her un-Islamic behavior. Women are routinely gang raped in Pakistan and "honor killed" all over the world, even in the middle of Europe. Entire families can be massacred if they're deemed un-Islamic, like in this case. In the UK Muslims force girls to convert to Islam. Then there's that whole genital mutilation thing. And so on.
But yeah, I guess I'm just full of shit because talking about the oppression of women in Islam is obviously racism or something.
It's clear that you don't have a clue about Islamic culture.
At 8:13 PM, minxy said…
I'm with Jesus Christ Supercop on this – and I'm a woman. Feminism in the West; well, you're entitled for it not to float your boat. But to make comments like this about the conditions of Iranian women is completely beyond the pale. If the second-class position of Muslim women is changed in society all over the world, it could just be the tipping point to better relations between East and West, which is better for all our safety and security, surely?
At 9:34 PM, Duncan Idaho said…
I don't recall saying women should be raped and mutilated.
I just said it'd be funny for whining lezzer femtard advocates of the Matriarchy were to be beaten and imprisoned which, if I were Prime Minister, would be the case. And they'd be shot as well.
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Justin Trudeau: I have evidence Iranian missile downed jet
by Dominic Yeatman Published January 10, 2020 Published Jan 10, 2020
CANADA'S prime minister Justin Trudeau says he has evidence an Iranian missile shot down a passenger jet killing all 176 on board, including 63 Canadians.
Iran has claimed a mechanical fault on board the Boeing 737-800 caused Wednesday's crash, two minutes after it took off from Tehran.
But Mr Trudeau said information from Canadian and 'other' intelligence agencies indicated a surface-to-air missile was fired 'possibly inadvertently' at the plane.
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'I want answers,' he told a press conference. 'I want transparency, accountability and justice, and I will not rest until I get it.'
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has also said he believes it was an Iranian missile that downed Ukraine International Airlines flight 752.
The US president wouldn't directly lay the blame on the Gulf nation, but told reporters yesterday: 'I have my suspicions, I don't want to say that because other people have those suspicions also.
Grim task: Wreckage is removed from the site of the plane crash in Iran PICTURE: REX
'It was flying in a pretty rough neighbourhood and somebody could have made a mistake.
'Some people say it was mechanical. I personally don't think that's even a question, personally. So we'll see what happens.'
He spoke out as two senior US officials said it was 'highly likely' it was an Iranian missile that had shot Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 out of the sky.
Although they had no immediate information on whether Iran meant to take out the plane, the pair cited US intelligence to say an anti-aircraft missile had probably done so.
Last night, Boris Johnson backed Mr Trudeau's call for transparency.
The prime minister said: 'There is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an Iranian surface to air missile. This may well have been unintentional.'
He added: 'Four British nationals were among those killed and we are providing support to their families at this most terrible time.'


Many large urban school districts are rethinking their personnel management strategies, often giving increased control to schools in the hiring of teachers, reducing, for example, the importance of seniority. If school hiring authorities are able to make good decisions about whom to hire, these reforms have the potential to benefit schools and students. Prior research on teacher transfers uses career history data, identifying the school in which a teacher teaches in each year. When this data is used to see which teachers transfer, it is unclear the extent to which the patterns are driven by teacher preferences or school preferences, since the matching of teachers to schools is a two-sided choice. This study uses applications-to-transfer data to examine separately which teachers apply for transfer and which get hired and, in so doing, differentiates teacher from school preferences. Holding all else equal, we find that teachers with better pre-service qualifications (certification exam scores; college competitiveness) are more likely to apply for transfer, while teachers whose students demonstrate higher achievement growth are less likely. On the other hand, schools prefer to hire "higher quality" teachers across measures that signal quality. The results suggest not only that more effective teachers prefer to stay in their school, but that when given the opportunity schools are able to identify and hire the best candidates.


After his return to Italy from a voyage to Egypt and Acre in 1220, St Francis of Assisi introduced three-dimensional nativity scenes.
Some accounts state he used statues or costumed people, but Thomas of Celano, the biographer of Francis tells how he only used a straw-filled manger (feeding trough) set between a real ox and donkey.
According to Thomas, it was beautiful in its simplicity with the manger acting as the altar for the Christmas Mass. Francis's first biographer, Brother Tommaso da Celano, says that Francis was merely emulating what he had seen elsewhere in previous years when, in 1223, he asked his friend Giovanni Velita, a nobleman from the nearby town of Greccio, to construct a nativity scene, consisting of the straw-filled manger, ox and donkey, in a cave near the town of Greccio, for a Christmas Eve mass at which Francis preached.
In 1562 the Jesuits put up a crib in Prague which is considered the first crib of the modern kind.