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AJPS Vol.3 No.11 , November 2012
Weed Control, Environmental Impact and Profitability of Weed Management Strategies in Glyphosate-Resistant Corn
Nader Soltani*, Christie L. Stewart, Robert E. Nurse, Laura L. Van Eerd, Richard J. Vyn, Peter H. Sikkema
Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph, Ridgetown, Canada.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, Canada.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow, Canada..
Abstract: Eleven field trials were conducted over a three-year period (2006-2008) at three locations in southwestern Ontario, Canada to evaluate the effect of various weed management strategies in glyphosate-tolerant corn on weed control, crop injury, corn yield, environmental impact and profit margin. No visible injury resulted from the herbicide treatments evaluated. Overall, the effect of all factors assessed were location specific. By 56 days after treatment, depending on location, glyphosate applied at the 7 - 8 leaf stage (LPOST), preemergence (PRE) herbicides followed by (fb) glyphosate LPOST and sequential glyphosate applications (EPOST (3 - 4 leaf stage) followed by LPOST) provided more consistent control of annual broadleaf weeds and annual grasses compared to glyphosate applied alone EPOST. Weed control at 56 days after treatment was lower when glyphosate was applied alone LPOST compared to sequential applications of glyphosate or PRE herbicides fb glyphosate. There were no differences in corn yield among the sequential programs evaluated; however, a yield benefit was found when a sequential program was used compared to glyphosate applied alone LPOST. Among the sequential programs the lowest environmental impact was isoxaflutole/atrazine fb glyphosate. The lowest profit margins were associated with atrazine, S-metolachlor/atrazine/benoxacor, dicamba/atrazine and glyphosate LPOST treatments compared to all other treatments. Overall, profit margins tended to be somewhat higher for treatments that included glyphosate applications. Based on these results, the most efficacious and profitable weed management program in corn was a sequential application of glyphosate; however, isoxaflutole/atrazine fb glyphosate was the treatment with the lowest environmental risk while also adding glyphosate stewardship benefits.
Keywords: Environmental Impact Quotient (EIQ); Glyphosate; Profit Margin; Corn; Zea mays L.
Cite this paper: N. Soltani, C. Stewart, R. Nurse, L. Eerd, R. Vyn and P. Sikkema, "Weed Control, Environmental Impact and Profitability of Weed Management Strategies in Glyphosate-Resistant Corn," American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 3 No. 11, 2012, pp. 1594-1607. doi: 10.4236/ajps.2012.311193.
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[8] S. O. Duke, "Taking Stock of Herbicide-Resistant Crops Ten Years after Introduction," Pest Management Science, Vol. 61, No. 3, 2005, pp. 211-218. doi:10.1002/ps.1024
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Norway in Geneva Permanent Missions to the UN and WTO/EFTA
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WHA: 68th World Health Assembly 20 - 28 May 2015
General Debate: Statement by H. E Bent Høie
Thank you, Chair,
Norway welcomes the focus on resilient health systems in this year's general debate, as this is a cornerstone in WHO's work in many areas.
Since we last met a year ago, three issues have had high priority for Norway, all to be discussed at this health assembly.
Firstly, as most of you well know, Norway is facilitating the negotiations on the draft resolution on air pollution and health to be presented for adoption by this Health Assembly.
Bearing in mind that some elements in this draft resolution remain unsolved, I take this opportunity to call on you, my colleagues, to help ensure that we reach agreement in the coming days.
Air pollution kills, and is among the leading avoidable causes of disease and death globally. The adoption of this resolution will represent a much-needed call for action, including by the WHO, to continue and significantly strengthen our engagement on this important topic.
Secondly, the urgent need to address the threat of AMR, which threatens to fundamentally undermine modern medicine. I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the countries who have contributed to the development of a new Global Action Plan on AMR. As a health minister, I am strongly committed to improving our national efforts to combat AMR.
Well-functioning, reliable and accessible antibiotics are, however, global public goods. Without global commitments and cooperation we are unlikely to be able to counter the threat from anti-microbal resistance. For that reason, I urge all of you to commit to the new action plan, and to implement it fully at all levels, building on a 'One health' approach.
My third topic relates to the global response to health threats. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa last spring is being defeated, and we now have a realistic hope to reach the 'zero cases' vision. That is an important achievement.
Having myself visited Sierra Leone in February, I would like to express my compassion with those affected by ebola, and a deep-felt thanks to all those health workers, from the region and the rest of the world, who have been our foot soldiers in this struggle.
We now launch into the first discussions about what we can learn from the Ebola outbreak, and how we can strengthen our ability to withstand such events in the future. Those questions are the most important facing this Health Assembly. They are, in many ways, also the most important facing WHO.
Norway considers that the outbreak has illustrated the importance of investing in health systems, including the risks associated with non-implementation of the IHR. It has also illustrated the need to urgently strengthen the response capacity at the international level, including in the WHO.
Director-General; as the leader of this organization, you have a clear mandate, and a clear responsibility, to lead the international response to major health emergencies. We expect you to do your outmost to make the organization you lead live up to that responsibility, and to make the necessary organizational changes where shortcomings have been revealed.
We fully support the decisions made at the Special Session on Ebola in January, including the decision to establish a Contingency Fund and a Global Health Emergency Workforce. However, resources alone will not suffice.
In order for WHO to deliver on our expectations, both the corporate culture and the organisational structure must adapt to meet the requirements of emergency management. We, the Health Assembly, must facilitate and enable those improvements. Most importantly we must provide the necessary political backing for the Director General to make WHO fit for purpose.
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The attached file is for TouchOSC, the touchscreen control surface app for your mobile device. It emulates the functionality of the famous "Oxygen 8" keyboard when used together with Ableton Live.
The Oxygen 8 is a small Midi controller keyboard with a keyrange of two octaves and eight rotary knobs for controlling parameters in your audio software. It became popular as one of the first compact mobile studio solutions when everybody started to produce music on the go with a laptop. As one of the first devices of it's kind, it offered power supply through the computer's USB port.
This simple emulation has the Oxygen's eight knobs. This fact in itself isn't very impressive, but if you use it with Ableton Live and in Preferences/Midi you select "Oxygen 8" as a control unit, these eight knobs will be automatically mapped to the "Best Of Parameters" set of parameters predefined by Ableton for every device. So without any manual mapping you will have access to the most important functions of this software.
As a bonus the TouchOSC system is not only smaller and more light-weight than the original keyboard, but it has TouchOSC's relative mode enabled, which means that you won't have any parameter jumps when switching between devices and touching the knobs. And if you are missing the keys: Well, you may of course add them into some other tabs in the layout. Simply refer to my version of the "Keys" standard layout and copy and paste it to the Oxygen 8 layout.


The sun kisses your shoulders while you explore a stunning landscape where dense forest collides with wild, white-sand beaches where the saltwater laps at your feet. Follow countless nature trails—some that meander along the shore, others that snake through towering trees adorned with woody vines and others that skirt through mangrove swamps—as you search for Costa Rica's prolific wildlife, including scarlet macaws, toucans, parrots, tapir, monkeys, jaguars and sloths.
After a day of discovery, we return to the luxurious Casa Corcovado, a jungle lodge nestled within a peaceful nature reserve, to relax for the evening. The wild sounds of the forest—monkeys howling, rain falling gently on the roof, birds chirping—help you drift off to sleep so you can arise rested and ready for another day of exploration.
This is life on Costa's Rica's Osa Peninsula, a pristine land mass jutting out into the ocean at the southern end of the country's Pacific coast. Though few tourists make it this far afield, visiting the Osa Peninsula—and discovering the hidden beauty of its star attraction, Corcovado National Park—has become a highlight of Nat Hab's Costa Rica nature adventure.
Corcovado National Park, which National Geographic has described as the "most biologically intense place on Earth," occupies a spot on the map so remote that we need an airplane, four-wheel-drive vehicle, boat and tractor just to reach our accommodations. The effort, which is quite an adventure in and of itself, allows us the rare chance to explore what many consider Costa Rica's last wilderness frontier. And, by staying at a secluded eco-lodge perched on the park's edge, we fully immerse ourselves in this biodiversity stronghold, which occupies more than 100,000 acres, incorporates at least 13 ecosystems, and protects a host of endemic wildlife and plant species, including half of Costa Rica's wildlife species such as jaguars (shy, majestic cats that rarely make an appearance) and all four of the country's monkey species.
Leaving this magical land is the hardest thing you'll do all week, but rest assured, you'll leave with memories (and photos!) that will last a lifetime. See for yourself by joining one of the next Natural Jewels of Costa Rica departures for a truly intimate nature adventure in the wilds of Central America.
This guest post was written by Chris Kassar, an intrepid adventurer and a freelance writer for Nat Hab.
Chris is passionate about using her words and imagery to document her outdoor adventures and bring attention to the need to protect wild places.


Truly living well calls for engaging fundamental philosophical ideas and integrating their use into our everyday lives, our everyday actions, our way of being — into our souls. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to get busy with the urgent things around us, and we can drift, distracted and disintegrated. For those of us who want an ongoing practice in such engagement (and those who want to explore the need for that in the first place), we have created The Objectivism Seminar.
The Objectivism Seminar is a weekly online conference call to systematically study the philosophy of Ayn Rand via the works of prominent Rand scholars. These moderated, one-hour sessions will be recorded and podcast to allow review, catch-up, and even disconnected participation. The idea is to give people new and experienced alike a forum to digest key Objectivist works involving the entire system, further clarifying, integrating, and grounding our grasp of the ideas.
Because this is an ongoing seminar, we will have incentive to keep up with a steady schedule of study and stay equipped to consider fresh angles, concretizations, challenges, and applications from other participants. And because life is so full for many of us, we keep the reading load light and the method of participation unobtrusive. The plan is to spend about as much time discussing the ideas as reading about them. Study like this is productive for both experienced scholars and those new to Rand's ideas: several of us have already read these books, some several times, and we would expect to get at least as much out of this as someone going through them for the first time.
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NI ROCKS Recommends "Slave To The System" by DEBBIE RAY
Friday, 29 September 2017 16:47 | Written by NI ROCKS | | |
Swedish band Debbie Ray released their second album "Slave To The System" through Metalapolis Records on 29th September; eight years after their debut in 2009. Labelled as a 'modern hard rock' band, they are clearly influenced by 80's bands such as Guns n Roses and Skid Row; but the inspiration goes a bit wider than that. I included the opening track "American Nightmare" on the Friday NI Rocks Show this week (29th Sept).
Debbie Ray formed in 2005 and released their debut album "Artificial Misery" in 2009, followed by the EP "Rock n Roll Widow" in 2012. The band then took a short hiatus until 2014 and signed with Metalapolis in 2016. The new album includes a number of singles that have been released over the past couple of years.
The band features the three founding members Reine Heyer on vocals and guitar, Andreas Heleander on guitar and H-Can on drums. There was a change in bass player in 2010, but there is no information on the press release or on social media / band website about the current bass player.
Find out more at https://www.debbieraymusic.com/
There are 12 tracks on the album – personal favourites would include "American Nightmare", "Slave to the System", "Sorry", "Promises" and "Gotta Get it Right".


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Bicycles: 43 (the best and rarest by Chéret, Penfield, Bradley, and Pal). Automobiles: 32 (prestige and performance from the earliest Mercedes to Livemont's Auto Club and Cappiello's Charron). Aviation: 36 (air shows from 1909 to 1917, including those for Reims of 1909, Nice of 1910, and others in France, Egypt, Austria, and USA). Circus: 11 (amazing French and American troupes). Israel: 8 (rare propaganda posters—from both sides). Film: 18 (includes rare, never-before-seen silent films from Germany and France). Books & Periodicals: 3 (includes the complete L'Estampe Moderne)
Cappiello: 22 (Folies-Bergère, Amandines de Provence, Triple-Sec Fournier, Job, Bitter Campari, and 2 drawings). Chéret: 14 (one of his first posters for the Folies-Bergère, Carnaval, a rare Musée Grévin, and a signed drawing). Colin: 6 (maquettes for Loïe Fuller, La Revue Nègre, and La Marche Coloniale). Dudovich: 7 (his best and rarest: Zenit / Borsalino, Cordial Campari). Haring: 7 (his delightful exhibitions from Japan, Italy, France, and USA). Loupot: 5 (includes never-before-seen posters and maquettes). Mauzan: 6 (includes the only known copies of 3 incredible cosmetics posters). Mucha: 30 (Dame aux Camélias, Hamlet, Gismonda, Byzantine Heads, Moët & Chandon, Times of Day, La Samaritaine, the Flowers, Bières de la Meuse, Seasons of 1896). Pal: 10 (his most sensuous posters, including Loïe Fuller, and 5 of his best cycle images). Toulouse-Lautrec: 12 (Bruant Dans Son Cabaret, Jane Avril, Troupe Églantine, May Belfort, May Milton).
Other Artists: Baumberger, Bouisset, Bonnard, Bradley, Broders, Camps, Cardinaux, Casas, Cassandre, Codognato, Domergue, Dupas, de Feure, Flagg, Gesmar, Glaser, Gontcharova, Grün, Herkomer, Hohenstein, Hohlwein, Klein, Leyendecker, Livemont, Marfurt, Moser, Penfield, Rhead, Roller, Savignac, Steinlen, Stenberg Bros., Tamagno, Ungerer, Villemot, Villon, Vincent.
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This is a glass structure in Madrid, Spain built in 1887 intended to showcase Filipino race, culture, arts, flora, fauna etc. It is located at the edge of a lake in Retiro Park.
I really cannot explain my feelings that day. I was looking at a structure that is an evidence of Spanish conquest and oppression to the Filipino people. I am tracing history. It's no longer just words but I can now match them with vivid images. The Madrid 1887 exposition was much more of degradation and not of appreciation. Sigh. Anyway, it's worth seeing. Fantastic architectural piece By Bosco.
❤ Hope you are having a great day!
It's difficult to separate the purpose of those buildings from the beauty of the buildings themselves. A monument to the imperialism of days gone by. Hopefully we have learned. But these are beautiful images.


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UWI changing fortunes through sports
Published:Monday | September 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMRachid Parchment/Sports News Coordinator
Chadwick Walton
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St Lucia Stars' Kavem Hodge celebrates taking the wicket of Jamaica Tallawahs opening batsman Johnson Charles during the Hero Caribbean Premier League match played at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.
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Kavem Hodge
The University of the West Indies (UWI), through its Faculty of Sport, has bettered the lives of youngsters across the Caribbean looking to gain qualification for various careers in professional sports, especially cricket.
Throughout its 70 years, the UWI has not only been regarded as the most reputable institution for tertiary training in the region, but also as one of the Caribbean's symbols of unity through CARICOM.
Similarly, West Indies cricket has been held in the same regard, especially because of the role it plays in reminding the people of the region of what it means to be black.
For many years, especially between the 1970s and the 1990s when the Windies were dominant in Test cricket, the team comprising black men was an inspiration to many fans across the region.
However, in recent times, the team has struggled to produce consistent victories in all three formats of the game - Test, One-Day Internationals, and Twenty20 - as many youngsters are choosing other careers because they do not see the value in cricket, especially as a means of earning a living.
The UWI has helped to change the perception that once an individual chooses to become an athlete, it closes the door on thoughts of earning a respectable living through what had been traditionally considered as professional and respectable careers.
"The Faculty of Sport is here to send that message," says UWI Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, who played professional cricket in his youth.
The UWI and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have worked together throughout the years for the betterment of cricketers across the region through various memoranda of understanding (MOU) geared at improving players and coaches.
CWI Marketing and Communications Manager Carole Beckford says that these have enabled cricketers such as Jamaican Chadwick Walton and Windward Islands' Kavem Hodge to gain a tertiary education.
Walton recently completed a master's degree at The UWI, while Hodge is pursuing his bachelor's.
"We have different levels of MOUs with the university that include coaching programmes," Beckford said.
"The Open Campus, through WIPA (West Indies Players' Association), has been exceptional. Those relationships have yielded a lot of opportunities for our members, where they get to do courses, especially online. Those ventures have been ongoing."
One of the MOUs specifically focuses on coaching improvement at Level Two.
Former wicketkeeper-batsman, now CWI Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, describes The UWI as "instrumental" in its creation.
"CWI will also benefit from UWI's expertise in the delivery of the course throughout the region," Adams said.
"I am hopeful that the collaboration will see us continue working together to further develop our coaching education programmes to the benefit of both the coaches and players throughout the region," added Adams.
The UWI and CWI have both said that while there is a lot more to be done to improve cricket in the Caribbean, the sport can return to its glory days with the shared vision and objectives that have maintained their long-standing partnership.
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You can see the date and time when a Policy was last edited in the "Last Edited On" column in the Policies list.
Follow the instructions below to edit a Policy in CDP.
2. Find the necessary Policy in the list of Policies and click on the "Edit" icon in the actions column for this Policy.
You can also use the Bulk Edit function. See Bulk Editing below.
The options are described in Creating Policies.
This tab allows you to set the Retention rules and define the Archiving Schedule. These options are described in Defining the Archive Schedule.
This tab allows you to select the files you want to include or exclude from the Replication. These options are described in Excluding Files and Folders.
This tab allows you to define patterns according to which the files will be excluded from the Replication. These options are described in Excluding Files and Folders.
This tab allows you to add Database Instances to the policy. These options are described in Adding a MySQL Instance to a Policy.
This tab allows you to configure an Exchange Instance for the Policy. These options are described in Configuring an Exchange Instance.
This tab allows you to add a MySQL Instance to the Policy. These options are described in Adding a MySQL Instance to a Policy.
This tab allows you to add a Hosting Control Panel Instance to the Policy. These options are described in Adding Control Panel Instances.
This tab allows you to change advanced Policy settings. These options are described in Creating Policies.
4. Click on "Save" at the bottom of the window to apply the changes.
5. The changed options will be shown in the Policies list.
Using the Bulk Editing option, you can edit multiple Policies at once. The same values will be set for all selected items. You can use Bulk Editing even if the Policies have different properties. Follow the instructions below to edit several Policies at once.
1. Select several Policies by selecting the checkboxes in the first column in the "Policies" list and clicking "Edit Selected."
2. The "Edit Policy" window opens.
Replication Schedule - This option allows you to set the Replication schedule. See Editing Replication Schedule below.
Merge Schedule - This option allows you to set the merge schedule. See Editing Merge Schedule below.
Recovery Point Limit - Enter a value in this field to define the Recovery Points Limit according to the Volume's Maximum Allowed Archive Retention. When the number of created Recovery Points exceeds the limit, they will be merged. For more information, refer to Merging Recovery Points.
Archiving Schedule - This option allows you to set the archiving schedule.
Add New Schedule - Creates a new archiving schedule. Several different schedules (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly) can be applied at the same time.
Replace Existing Schedule - Replaces existing schedules with created ones.
Remove All Schedules - Removes all schedules.
For more information about archiving schedules, refer to Defining the Archive Schedule.
Force Full Block Scan - A Full Block Scan compares the MD5 sum of all allocated blocks to perform the backup and synchronize CDP. Enable this option to start a Full Block Scan each time the Replication is performed.
3. Click "Save" to apply the changes to all selected Policies at once.
You may receive an error message if a Policy was not edited successfully. For example, if you entered the incorrect "Recovery Point Limit" value, the following window and message will appear. Eliminate all errors and repeat the procedure again.
1. To start editing the "Replication Schedule," select the corresponding checkbox and click "Edit Schedule."
2. Select the Replication frequency from the drop-down menu.
You can find a detailed description of Replication frequencies here.
3. Specify the exact time of the Replication and click "OK."
4. The schedule is defined (if the indicator turns green). Click "Save" to save the changes.
1. To start editing the "Merge Schedule," select the corresponding checkbox and click "Edit Schedule."
2. Select the merge frequency from the drop-down menu.
You can find a detailed description of merge frequencies here.
3. Specify the exact time of the merge and click "OK."
You can also edit Policies using the "Policies" tab of the Agent "Details" Pane. This screen provides the same functionality as the main "Policies" screen. See more information in Accessing Agents.


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Q: React.js Update state inside loop with delay I am fairly new to React and am trying to build a drum machine. I am completely stuck though.
I am trying to loops through an array of cells and update a boolean to true but I am trying to have a two second delay between each state update. When I click the button it updates the entire array after a 2 second delay.
I've read a bit about how to use set time out with loops but I can't seem to get it to work.
Any ideas's???
import React from 'react'

class Row extends React.Component{
  constructor(props){
    super(props)
    this.tick = this.tick.bind(this);
    this.delay = this.delay.bind(this);
    this.state = {
      cells: this.props.cell
    }
  }

  tick(){
      this.state.cells.map((cell) => {
        this.delay(cell)
      })
  }

  delay(cell){
    setInterval(() => {
      cell.playing = true
    },2000)
  }

  render(){
    return(

hello

        <button onClick={this.tick}>Click </button>

    )
  }
}

export default Row;

this is the Row component. Thank in advance!

A: you must use setState to set the state, and your access to the state no longer exists in the context of the timer callback.   Also you are creating separate delayed interval for each cell.  it would be better to move setting the state to a single delay function.
This is un-untested, but should point you to the right direction.  Note the array slice makes a copy of the modified array then we use setState to update the cells.
import React from 'react'

class Row extends React.Component{
  constructor(props){
    super(props)
    this.tick = this.tick.bind(this);
    this.delay = this.delay.bind(this);
    this.state = {
      cells: this.props.cell
    }
  }

  tick(){
      this.delay(this.state.cells);
  }

  delay(cells){
    var that = this;
    setInterval(() => {
       var newCellState = cells.map((cell) => {
          cell.playing = true
        });
       that.setState({cells: newCellSate});
    },2000)
  }

  render(){
    return(

hello

        <button onClick={this.tick}>Click </button>

    )
  }
}

export default Row;

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The Coalition Government will transform Australia's employment services model to deliver better outcomes for both job seekers and Australian employers as part of our plan for a stronger economy.
Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, the Hon Kelly O'Dwyer MP, said the Government is embarking on the biggest reform of employment services since 1998.
"Our changes are the most extensive shake-up of employment services in 20 years – empowering job seekers who are job-ready and prioritising support for those who face the greatest barriers," Minister O'Dwyer said.
The new model will have a more comprehensive assessment system to better identify the support that job seekers need to find work, whilst working to support the employment needs of employers.
"We are embarking on a significant and ambitious change that will provide a better future for millions of Australians," Minister O'Dwyer said.
The Government will harness the benefits of digital technology to help job ready job seekers to self-service with a new digital platform to better match job ready job seekers to suitable vacancies and allow them to access the training they need when they need it. Importantly, job seekers will still be able to speak to someone if they require advice, guidance or technical support.
Savings from digital servicing will be reinvested in the system to provide a more intensive, targeted and tailored face-to-face service for those who need extra help in addressing their barriers to finding a job.
"More resources will be available to reinvest in individually tailored support for more disadvantaged job seekers with multiple barriers to entry," Minister O'Dwyer said.
The new system will also work better for employers by creating new online tools to help employers search for candidates for free, enabling them to meet skills shortages faster. It will also provide easier access to the range of support available to assist with employing a job seeker and will create incentives for providers to build better relationships with employers and service their employment needs.
The Government will also modernise its commitment to mutual obligation, providing more flexibility and diversity around the activities job seekers are expected to do, allowing activities to be better tailored to individual circumstances. Our new approach to mutual obligation will also encourage job seekers to take active steps to improve their employment prospects earlier than under the current framework.
"The community rightly expects that people on welfare will do all they can to find work and mutual obligation requirements remain a central tenet of our approach," Minister O'Dwyer said.
The Government's new model will also be more contestable and flexible, making it easier for employment services providers to enter and exit. Under the new model, a licencing framework and a tough new performance regime will drive better outcomes and ensure providers are better meeting the needs of users. Providers who do not meet these standards will not have their licenses renewed.
The Government will now commence a trial of the once in a generation reform in two regions – Adelaide South and New South Wales' Mid North Coast – from 1 July 2019.
During the trial the existing jobactive contracts will be extended for two years, with the new model commencing nationally from July 2022.
"As a Government, we cannot consign people to a life of welfare. Our track record shows that only a Coalition Government can deliver on this," Minister O'Dwyer concluded.


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The summer of 2018 was a blissful celebration for the Capitals and their fans. For the first time in franchise history, Washington claimed the Stanley Cup.
For a city that had never experienced winning the Cup, the summer was an interesting mix of celebration and preparation for the upcoming season. It felt hard to know when to turn the page.
The first few days after the team won the Cup were a euphoric party complete with the Cup parade, taking Lord Stanley to a Nationals game, swimming in a fountain in Georgetown and getting new tattoos. As the players finally went their separate ways for the offseason, the party did not stop as it was time for each player to have their day with the Cup. Even as the season drew ever closer, the celebration ramped back up again as the team got its Stanley Cup rings and the Stanley Cup banner was raised to the rafters at Capital One Arena.
But then it was time to move on.
"There hasn't been much of an offseason and it's been a lot of work and a lot of self-reflection and much joy," Ted Leonsis said. "But now that's being drained out of the equation because it's dawned on everyone that we get our rings this week, we put up the banner tonight and then it's next season. So trying to find that and strike a balance between celebrating and paying homage to the past and then being focused on making the playoffs and then trying to repeat is a tall order."
There were plenty of jokes over whether the Caps were celebrating their championship a bit too much, but the fact is the summer after winning the Cup hardly gives players time to breathe. Now as the team returns from the bye week, they sit 27-17-6. A respectable record, but one that is overshadowed by the team's seven-game losing streak which has dragged them down to third place in the division.
Washington got off to a slow 5-4-2 start to the season and it looked like the team was dealing with the dreaded Stanley Cup hangover.
"It's one of the big challenges this year is you've worked years and years to accomplish your lifelong dream, you accomplish it, now you're kind of finding that 'now what?' type thing," Braden Holtby said. "As a team, you can tell we're doing the same things to kind of do that. It's just, we've got to find that way to get that extra motivation. I think having a bit of struggle off the start isn't a bad thing. It's a kind of reminder that this game never comes easy no matter who you are or what you've done."
The team rebounded and won 16 out of 19 from November to the end of December, but they have struggled ever since.
It doesn't matter what a team looks like the year after they win the Cup. They are always referred to as the defending champions regardless of how many players they may have lost in the offseason. Sometimes those teams look very different.
The Caps, however, do not.
General manager Brian MacLellan went to great lengths to keep the roster intact form last season with the only departures being Philipp Grubauer and Jay Beagle. So there's no question that this team is good enough to compete for the Cup because the same roster won it last season.
But if there's one thing the team has learned now 50 games into the season, it's that repeating is hard. It's not just going through the grind of another 82-game season, it's going through an 82-game season after playing an extra 24 playoff games, after a shortened offseason, and and after celebration that didn't end until the day after the opener.
On Oct. 3, the Caps opened the season by raising their championship banner and bashing the Boston Bruins 7-0. The real grind began the following day as they had to face a back-to-back immediately on the road against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
Suddenly, it was back to work for Washington.
It's hard to turn the page so quickly and, as the team has learned over the first half of the season, it doesn't matter how good your roster is, it's hard to repeat.
MORE CAPITALS NEWS:
Midseason Grades: Are goalies struggling or is it the defense in front of them?
Capitals Mailbag: Improving out of the bye
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Platinum är ett album av den brittiske musikern Mike Oldfield, utgivet 1979. Det släpptes i USA med titeln Airborn, där den enda skillnaden var att spåret Woodhenge på den amerikanska versionen ersatts av Guilty, som är en låt i disco-stil och även släpptes som singel.

Klyftan mellan Virgin Records Richard Branson och Oldfield börjar göra sig mer synlig här. Spåret som kallas Sally var ursprungligen en låt som Oldfield tillägnat sin dåvarande flickvän Sally Cooper. Branson ogillade låten och krävde att den skulle ersättas av en annan låt, Into Wonderland. Skivomslaget hade redan gjorts och ett antal skivor hade redan tryckts, så spåret står trots det kvar som Sally.

Spåret Punkadiddle är en satirisk musikalisk kommentar från Oldfield om genren punkrock som hade vuxit starkt medan han var upptagen med Incantations. Oldfield gillade inte musikstilen och kände sig undansatt eftersom Virgin Records skrev kontrakt med flera punkband medan de underlät att marknadsföra Oldfields album.

Låtlista
"Part One: Airborne" - 5:06
"Part Two: Platinum" - 6:03
"Part Three: Charleston" - 3:17
"Part Four: North Star/Platinum Finale" - 4:43
"Woodhenge" - 4:06
"Sally" - 5:00
"Punkadiddle" - 4:56
"I Got Rhythm" - 4:40

Medverkande
Mike Oldfield - gitarrer, keyboard, piano, vibrafon
Pierre Moerlen - trummor, vibrafon
Alan Schwartzberg - trummor
Maurice Pert - trummor
Niel Jason - bas
Hansford Rowe - bas
Francisco Centeno - bas
Nicko Ramsden - keyboard
Peter Lemer - keyboard
Sally Cooper - rörklockor (tubular bells)
Wendy Roberts - sång

Externa länkar
Tubular.net - Platinum

Musikalbum 1979
Album av Mike Oldfield
Album utgivna på Virgin Records

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Anne Hebebrand splits her time between Bath, Maine and Todos Santos, a small artist town in Baja California, Mexico. Anne works mostly with oil and cold wax, reconstructing and reimagining space through shapes, colors, patterns fand line. There is a reoccuring dichotomy in her paintings between geometric shapes and organic mark making. Geometry gives structure to the painting and complements intuitive mark making and gestures. Vibrant color radiates from her richly layered textured paintings. Anne has been featured in several publications including the New York Times and Art New England.


CAPITOL NASHVILLE's CARRIE UNDERWOOD has unveiled plans for a 2019 tour, "THE CRY PRETTY TOUR 360." Joining UNDERWOOD on the road will be WHEELHOUSE RECORDS trio RUNAWAY JUNE and MERCURY NASHVILLE duo MADDIE & TAE. Tickets will go on sale next FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th at CountryMusicOnTour.com.
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Trichocephala werneri är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Rojkoff 2008. Trichocephala werneri ingår i släktet Trichocephala och familjen Cetoniidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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A lightly textured deliciously buttery salmon pate subtly flavoured with lemon oil.
Ingredients: Salmon, Butter, Onion, Cornish Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Lemon Oil.
Allergy Information: No Gluten, No Wheat, No Meat, No Nuts, No Celery, No Egg, No Soy, No Mustard, No Sesame, No Sulphur Dioxide, No Yeast included in the listed ingredients.


The fine people at Betonline.ag have supplied us with the Over/Under's for every team for the 2019/2020 season. This is a fun time to bet on the win totals if you can because the Draft is still a few weeks off and if you think a team can vastly improve through the draft then take the over now and cross your fingers.
The Patriots are predicted to get the most wins for the third straight season.


Savory, shredded bites with mouthwatering gravy. This delicious, slow-cooked meal made with beef will deliver a taste your dog is sure to love.
Purina Mighty Dog Hearty Pulled-Style Beef Dinner In Gravy is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance of adult dogs.
Adult dogs need about 1 can per 5 - 6 pounds of body weight daily. Adjust to maintain ideal body condition.


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Physical Sciences Area - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
LBNL Physical Sciences Area, incorporating Physics, Nuclear Science, Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics (ATAP), and Engineering Divisions
About Physical Sciences
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The Physical Sciences Area Strategic Plan lays out a five to ten year framework in which each of our four divisions will address its most compelling science questions.
These are exciting times in particle physics and cosmology, nuclear science, accelerator technology and applied physics, and the advanced engineering that makes it all possible. Our Area is fortunate to have some of the best researchers and engineers in the world, working with the collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach that has been a hallmark of this laboratory since it was founded.
I recommend this document to anyone interested in these fields who would like a high-level overview of our plans and achievements. It shows how our activities fit into the big picture of science, and the ways they are aligned with national needs, agency priorities, and the guidance of our peers. Click here to download it in PDF, and please feel encouraged to explore this site to learn more about what we do.
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Climbs are north facing, some completely shaded in a rock passage. Very secluded due to being somewhat hard to find. Rock quality is very good and features several cracks and a few face climbs.
The Lizardhead Boulders are on the northwest flank of Little Dome, north of the Carnivores. Go to the Carnivores, then hike north along (over) the Dome until you see some rotten ramps going up some tall boulders. The climbs are all located on the other side of these boulders.
Lizardhead boulders as viewed from Loop Boulders.


Dr. A. S. Karthikeyan is a specialist in pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus and ocular genetics. After completing his medical education at the world renowned Stanley Medical College, he pursued postgraduate work in ophthalmology at India's first and the world's second eye hospital, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Chennai. He received the "Best Resident" award.
Subsequently, he completed the "Diplomate of National Board" at the Aravind Eye Care System, one of India's and the world's leading eye care models. He came first (national level) and was awarded the Fellowship of National Board (FNB) in pediatric ophthalmology. He was awarded FRCS by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He established and developed the pediatric ophthalmology and neuro-ophthalmology services at Lumbini Eye Institute, Nepal. He has been trained at several world-renowned institutes (pediatric neuro-ophthalmology at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins; retinoblastoma at Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK; and ocular genetics at Wills Eye Institute).
He has been invited to speak at several national and international congresses. He has significant publications in peer-reviewed international journals. He has authored a book and several book chapters. He has international work experience and has contributed immensely to several eye care projects and programs in Nepal, India, Tibet, Tanzania and Cambodia.


Xiamen Airlines (MF, Xiamen) is considering launching its first international long haul services out of Xiamen with flights to Nice, France later this year. The announcement comes after local Xiamen government functionaries paid a visit to Europe earlier this month. It is speculated Xiamen will deploy its B787-8 on the route though has not yet been confirmed.
At present, Xiamen is linked to Europe by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL, Amsterdam) which offers a 3x weekly B777-200(ER) service to Amsterdam.


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Where: Born and bred in SW London, then Toronto, the Midwest, and now in Atlanta, GA.
Music: Always! From English post punk and dub to old school soul and jazz with everything in between.
Beverages: Hot coffee, iced tea, bourbon and good beer.
Football team: Chelsea.
Sports: Outdoors, especially white water kayaking.
Cameras and gear: They're just tools, the story is what counts, but I still like to bring out my film cameras when the mood strikes.
Growing up I always wanted to be a musician but being tone-deaf pretty much put a stop to that. So I did the next best thing and joined the music biz, WEA Records in London's Soho. So much fun, but not creatively satisfying, so I spent the next few years traveling in the US and Canada where I discovered my creative voice through photography. What drew me in was the personal side of documentary photography. Though I've photographed everything from cars to fashion to conceptual, my work has turned back to those documentary roots, to telling human stories with real people, sharing my curiosity about the world, to creating work that tells a story, that has a point of view, a perspective, a style. Images with empathy.


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"""
Test cases for KCor Map subclass.
"""

import os
import glob

import pytest

import astropy.units as u

from sunpy.map.sources.mlso import KCorMap
from sunpy.map import Map
import sunpy.data.test

path = sunpy.data.test.rootdir
fitspath = glob.glob(os.path.join(path, "20181209_180305_kcor_l1.5_rebinned.fits"))

@pytest.fixture()
def kcor():

    """Creates an KCorMap from a FITS file."""
    return Map(fitspath)

# KCor Tests
def test_kcormap_creation(kcor):
    """Tests the creation of KCorMap using FITS."""
    assert isinstance(kcor, KCorMap)

def test_is_datasource_for(kcor):
    """Test the is_datasource_for method of KCorMap.
    Note that header data to be provided as an argument
    can be a MetaDict object."""
    assert kcor.is_datasource_for(kcor.data, kcor.meta)

def test_measurement(kcor):
    """Tests the measurement property of the KCorMap object."""
    assert kcor.measurement == 735 * u.nm

def test_observatory(kcor):
    """Tests the observatory property of the KCorMap object."""
    assert kcor.observatory == "MLSO"


Age Friendly Edmonton is a collaborative initiative between the City of Edmonton, Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council and Edmonton senior serving organizations. Edmonton is part of a global movement exploring what actions cities can take to enhance the ongoing health, participation, and security of seniors as they age.
The Vision for an Age-Friendly Edmonton Action Plan is the result of extensive community consultation with seniors and their caregivers and key stakeholders. It is built on a common vision of Edmonton as a community that values, respects, and actively supports the well-being of seniors, and promotes an age-friendly community. It acknowledges the economic, social, and cultural diversity of Edmonton's current and future seniors. And it is rooted in the principle that seniors take an active role in the implementation of the actions required to meet the Plan's 18 goals.
Click here to see the full Request for Proposals - and please share broadly! Deadline for submission is November 21, 2014.


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The number of suspects picked up in connection with the murder of a Patriotic Front (PF) cadre who was killed in last week Thursday's violence by political cadres has risen to nine.
This follows the apprehension of three more suspects who were picked up on Saturday yesterday after four others who were picked on Friday last week and the two who were picked up on the same day of the murder.
Police spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda has disclosed to Qfm in a statement that all nine suspects are being held in connection with the murder, unlawful wounding and assault of people that took place in Lusaka's Chelstone residential area along the Great East and Airport roads.
Ms. Chanda says the police are also working closely with the victims of the crime and that some of them have not been able to talk to them because of their conditions but that as soon as their conditions improve, the Police will record statements from them.
And Ms. Chanda has further disclosed that investigations involving the 19 suspects that were picked on Thursday last week have also progressed well and that the suspects are likely to appear in court on Tuesday the 12th of November.
Ms. Chanda has also affirmed that as per its mandate the Police will not stop at anyone regardless of their status in instituting investigations and that anyone who is found to have been involved in committing these crimes will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
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FANS from all over the world On Sochi 2014 Olympic Games
Автор: Coca-Cola Russia | 24.2.2014
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A fan wears a Russian jersey and holds an American flag before the game between Russia and the United States during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A game on day eight of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
We try to show you best photos of people who really made this Sochi 2014 Olympics – yes, we talk about fans from all over the world – so emotional, so beautiful, so faithful.
A Russia fan attends the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Russia and Germany on day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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An American fan poses before the Ice Hockey Women's Gold Medal Game between Canada and the United States on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Australia fans shelter from the rain on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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GB fans show their support during the Curling Round Robin match between China and Great Britain during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Ice Cube Curling Center on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Fans of Canada pose prior to the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A game against the United States on day five of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 12, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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China fans watch the action in the Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials Finals on day ten of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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A Finland fan cheers during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game between Finland and Canada on day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
A Georgian fan attends the Alpine Skiing Women's Giant Slalom on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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German fans celebrate during the medal ceremony for the Men's Team Ski Jumping on day 11 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Medals Plaza on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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A Netherland fan enjoys the atmosphere during the Men's 10000m Speed Skating event on day eleven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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A Ireland fan shows support during the Men's Skeleton on Day 8 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Fans of Daisuke Takahashi of Japan cheer during the Men's Figure Skating Short Program on day 6 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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South Korean fans cheer during the Short Track Men's 1500m Semifinal on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Latvia fans look on from the crowd during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group C game against Sweden on day eight of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Norwegian fans attend the Women's 10 km Pursuit during day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Russian fans watch the Women's 15 km Individual during day seven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 14, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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A fan looks on before the Men's Ice Hockey Quarterfinal Playoff between Sweden and Slovenia on Day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Russian fans attend the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game between Team Russia and Team Japan on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Fans enjoy the atmosphere during the Men's Two-Man Bobsleigh on Day 10 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 17, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Russia fans cheer in the first period against Slovenia during the Men's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group A game on day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Unfortunately this song didn't help Jamaican team on the race. They finished 29th and 30th.
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South Carolina vs. Tennessee: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel
Who's Playing
South Carolina Gamecocks (home) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (away)
Current records: South Carolina 3-3; Tennessee 3-4
South Carolina have had a week off and are no doubt ready to get back on the field. On Saturday they will take on Tennessee at 7:30 p.m. South Carolina are a solid favorite in this one, with an expected 8.5-point point margin of victory.
Two weeks ago, South Carolina were close but not close enough as they fell 23-26 to Texas A&M. A silver lining for South Carolina was the play of Jake Bentley, who passed for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 21-58, which was the final score in Tennessee's tilt against Alabama last Saturday. Tennessee were in a tough position by the half, with the score sitting at 14-42.
With both teams hitting sour notes in their previous games, they will no doubt be looking to produce a better outcome in this one. We'll see which team satisfies their hunger and which team leaves with an empty stomach.
When: Saturday at 7:30 PM ET
Where: Williams-Brice Stadium, South Carolina
TV: SEC Network
Follow: CBS Sports App
Ticket Cost: $70.70
The Gamecocks are a big 8.5 point favorite against the Volunteers.
This season, South Carolina are 3-2-1 against the spread. As for Tennessee, they are 2-4-0 against the spread
Vegas had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Gamecocks as a 7.5 point favorite.
Series History
South Carolina have won 2 out of their last 3 games against Tennessee.
2017 – Tennessee Volunteers 9 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks 15
2016 – South Carolina Gamecocks 24 vs. Tennessee Volunteers 21
2015 – Tennessee Volunteers 27 vs. South Carolina Gamecocks 24
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Home » Innovative Seismic Engineer Steven Tipping Dies at 69
Innovative Seismic Engineer Steven Tipping Dies at 69
Tipping engineered his own office building—with isolators that minimize quake damage—as a research project.
Photo by Gary Wagner ©2014
Nadine M. Post
KEYWORDS Obituary / Steve Tipping
Seismic engineer Steven B. Tipping, an ENR Newsmaker in 2007 and 2013, died suddenly on Aug. 11, collapsing near the end of a mountain-bike ride. He was 69 years old.
Tipping, president of the 30-plus-person firm he founded in 1983, was named a Newsmaker in 2013 for helping to rescue the beleaguered San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) headquarters project by using a novel, vertically post-tensioned shear-wall system designed to minimize quake damage.
He was named a Newsmaker in 2007 for an inventive corrugated-metal shear-wall assembly engineered to reduce dramatically the cost of building quake-resistant multi-unit housing of up to six stories. At the time of his death, Tipping was working to patent a scaled-up version of the system appropriate for a mid-rise or high-rise building, says Leo Panian, a principal at Berkeley, Calif.-based Tipping Structural Engineers.
Panian, who joined Tipping 20 years ago and is one of three principals leading Tipping's transition plan, calls the practice "vibrant and forward-thinking" thanks to Tipping, who "set the tone."
Creative Force
Jack Moehle, a professor of structural engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, echoes Panian and others in the seismic-design community when he describes Tipping as a humble and positive influence. "He came, in some ways, out of nowhere to be one of the most creative forces in the Bay Area," says Moehle.
Another novel Tipping project is the 680 Folsom Street building, which has a 14-story, pivoting structural-concrete spine founded on a base isolator. The lateral system is engineered to minimize damage in the event of a temblor (ENR 10/14/13 p. 10). The high-tech assembly is fashioned after an ancient pagoda's wooden shinbashira, or central pillar.
Tipping's firm was also the structural engineer for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories' FLEXLAB, the world's first rent-a-lab for energy-use tests of integrated office-building systems. The research building features a novel, stand-alone test bed that rotates on a turntable to track the sun. (In 2014, FLEXLAB's mastermind, Stephen E. Selkowitz, was named ENR's Award of Excellence Winner.)
A few years ago, Tipping decided to do some research of his own by base-isolating the upper-level expansion of his Berkeley office building, about a half-mile from the Hayward Fault. The building's performance during a major quake will be recorded, thanks to instrumentation provided under a state program.
"We tell clients they should do this. … I wanted to put my money where my mouth is," said Tipping, who paid a hefty premium to isolate the 7,500-sq-ft building, which he owns.
Licensed in 13 States
Tipping practiced engineering for more than 45 years. He was licensed as a civil or structural engineer in 13 states.
In 1969, after graduating from Clemson University with a bachelor of science in civil engineering, he joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. Tipping was active in many groups, including the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California. He served as SEAONC's president from 2002-2003.
"Steve topped the list of creative and innovative people," says Phil Williams, currently president of the commercial division of Delos and a former vice president of Webcor Builders, which constructed the SFPUC building.
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Obama Awards Highest Honor to Democratic Socialists Chair
Posted: May 30, 2012 8:20 AM
Yesterday President Obama awarded radical open border advocate Dolores Huerta with the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a civilian can receive. There's just one problem: Huerta is an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and likes to pal around with Hugo Chavez.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics.
At the root of our socialism is a profound commitment to democracy, as means and end. We are activists committed not only to extending political democracy but to demanding democratic empowerment in the economy, in gender relations, and in culture. Democracy is not simply one of our political values but our means of restructuring society. Our vision is of a society in which people have a real voice in the choices and relationships that affect the entirety of our lives. We call this vision democratic socialism — a vision of a more free, democratic and humane society.
In this web site you can find out about DSA, its politics, structure and program. DSA's political perspective is called Where We Stand. It says, in part,
We are socialists because we reject an international economic order sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo.
We are socialists because we share a vision of a humane international social order based both on democratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships.
"Whether you are documented or not."
H/T Heritage
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Tiredness, morning sickness and swollen ankles are all things that are expected during pregnancy, but what many women do not expect are migraines.
The hormonal and physical changes can have an impact on the frequency and severity of headaches and migraines during your pregnancy. Dr Daniel Fenton, Clinical Director at the Private GP Clinic, London Doctors Clinic is here to explain exactly why these changes occur, when to expect them and your best options should you experience painful migraines.
When are migraines most common during pregnancy?
Migraines can occur at any time during pregnancy. Some women may experience their first ever migraine during pregnancy, which can understandably cause a great deal of anxiety. However, rest assured, up to as many as 60-70% of women experience improvement in their migraine, 20% of whom experience complete resolution of symptoms. Some women will unfortunately experience an increase in frequency and severity.
If there is a time where it is most common, why do they occur at this time?
The hormonal changes that occur throughout pregnancy and are thought to contribute to migraines make it is impossible to predict whether they will be worse in the first, second or third trimester.
That said, we know that women who note improvement towards the end of the first trimester are more likely to have continued improvement in their migraines throughout pregnancy. If improvement has not occurred by the end of the first trimester, migraine is likely to continue throughout pregnancy and after delivery.
Women with a history of migraines specifically related to the menstrual cycle are highly likely to have reduced frequency in pregnancy. Similarly, women with migraines without associated aura (often characterised by zig zags and flashing light), are also likely to notice an improvement.
Breastfeeding has also be found to sustain the beneficial effects of pregnancy on migraine.
What can you do if you are experiencing these migraines? What are the best ways to relieve the symptoms and is there anything you should avoid?
In general, drug treatment should be limited in pregnancy, but this does not mean treatment options are not available.
We aim to keep treatment simple, and stick to medications recognised as safe in pregnancy.
If pain relief is required, start with paracetamol – this is safe for both mother and baby and may be enough to help.
If this fails and the migraine is truly unbearable , then Sumatriptan may be used. This is a well-recognised treatment for migraines and can be used in pregnancy if necessary, under the advice of a doctor.
As a general rule of thumb, I would avoid aspirin at all costs and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories such as Ibuprofen and Naproxen.
The medications used to prevent migraines such as propranolol, amitriptyline and topiramate should all be stopped/avoided during pregnancy as they can potentially cause harm to the baby.
If you wish to avoid medication altogether, consider using a headache diary to identify triggers. Write a list of potential known triggers and a record them each day, regardless of whether you have a migraine or not. This will help to identify the true triggers, and makes it much easier to avoid them. Stress, chocolate, cheese, strenuous exercise and poor sleep have been found to be triggers in some individuals, try to minimise these where possible.


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Medicaid Expansion Becomes Election Issue in Rural Georgia
In the runup to November's gubernatorial election in Georgia, Democrat Stacey Abrams has made Medicaid expansion an important part of her pitch to rural voters. Her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp, opposes expanding the program, instead favoring a tax credit for businesses and individuals who donate to struggling rural hospitals. Incumbent Republican governor Nathan Deal is term-limited and not running for re-election.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government provides millions of dollars to states that choose to expand their Medicaid programs to individuals with incomes below 138 percent of the poverty line, or approximately $16,000 per year. Georgia was one of 19 states that did not expand Medicaid. If the state expanded Medicaid, 500,000 uninsured people would become eligible for the program – representing the third-largest potentially-eligible population among non-expansion states.
Ms. Abrams has estimated the eventual cost to Georgia of Medicaid expansion at approximately $300 million per year, which she argues would be partially offset by savings in other areas. "It is economically false, a falsehood over all, to say we can't afford to expand Medicaid," she said at a recent campaign event.
Mr. Kemp and other Republicans, however, dispute these claims, estimating that Medicaid expansion could cost more than $450 million annually and preferring to expand the state's tax credit program from $60 million to $100 million dollars each year. Ms. Abrams, who has called the Republican plan "a Band-Aid," downplays Medicaid's cost to Georgia, emphasizing that the federal government would shoulder 90 percent of the burden of expansion.
Ms. Abrams' political calculation reflects the increasing popularity of expansion, particularly in non-expansion states. According to an October poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a majority of people (56%) across the 17 Medicaid holdout states favor expanding the program, and a January 2018 Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found that 75 percent of Georgia voters favor Medicaid expansion. Additionally, recent research suggests that low-income rural populations would particularly benefit from the program's expansion.
Source: The New York Times, October 20, 2018.
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Q: Looping WORD DOC Userform Combobox Change Events & Updating Source Range in same order as UserForm controls Thank you ahead of time for all the help!
I am decent with VBA in Excel. But learning the differences for Word is close to learning it all from the beginning again! So please, if the solution you provide only works in WORD, please clarify so I can learn the differences.
So my goal has two major parts. I believe I solved for part 1, but can not figure out part 2. It's possible that part 1 will need to change for part 2 to work, but I tried my best over the past few weeks to figure it out and now I am finally reaching out for help.
GOAL:
For the purpose of a "Preview Panel" textbox within a Userform so that users can see a live result building from their control choices on the same userform. Additionally, if user changes any control choice, the live preview will update, maintaining proper order.
Example text seen in Preview Panel after User's first pass through Userform:

Original Choice CB 01; Original Choice CB 02; Original Choice CB 03; etc.

Example text seen in Preview Panel if user updates:

Original Choice CB 01; NEW Choice CB 02; Original Choice CB 03; etc.

SOLVED SO FAR: I have figured out how to pull control values into a WORD Doc Section.Last.Range, and then populate the PreviewPanel Textbox from that WORD Doc section. Here's the code I am using to do so:
Sub UpdateWordDoc_AfterUpdate_EVERYcontrol()

Dim docWordObj As Document
Dim cntrl As MSForms.Control
Dim SrcRng As Word.Range
Dim DestRng As Word.Range
Dim MyRng As Word.Range

Set docWordObj = Application.ActiveDocument

Set SrcRng = docWordObj.Sections.Last.Range
    SrcRng.MoveEnd wdCharacter, -1

Set DestRng = docWordObj.Sections.Last.Range
    DestRng.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd

                For Each cntrl In userform_MemoTemplate.Controls    'Me.Controls

                    If TypeName(cntrl) = "ComboBox" Then

                        With DestRng
                            .InsertAfter cntrl.Name & ": " & cntrl.Value & "; "
                            .Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
                            .MoveEnd wdWord
                        End With

                    End If

                Next cntrl

userform_MemoTemplate.txtbx_MemoPreview.Value = SrcRng

End Sub

NEED HELP:
If a user reviews what they have entered, and decides to change combo box input, changes to the input need to be updated at the destination range IN SAME ORDER as fields appear on the userform. The only way I can imagine this, is simply reloading ALL fields via a loop.
Can I trigger such a loop when an event changes without repeating the code in all 20+ fields that will be on the Userform?
Thank you again! Can't wait to learn how to solve this!
Henri


Painting The Roses Red is one of a series of cross stitch kits by Bramble Crafts and from Bothy Threads.
This piece is worked in black stranded cotton with some metallic threads on background printed Aida, which provides an ideal backdrop for the silhouetted design. Uses full & fractional cross stitches.
The counted cross stitch kit contains background printed Zweigart Aida, threads, needle, stitch diagram and instructions.


Tolerance – it sounds so easy. Love all, smile upon everyone, and be kind to those you meet. Simple in theory and harder in practice. Not difficult as far as controlling your speech or gestures, but the challenging part is your emotions welling up inside you. The spirit Andre Luiz specifically mentioned this because he knows full well, that as a human we have built up within our instincts a predilection to strongly desire conformity.
This urge was beneficial once upon a time, when we were huddled together in tribal groups and were forced to defend our territory and lives at a moment's notice. As time went on, civilization had a warrior class, which also promoted conformity. Those armies which possessed the most discipline, usually emerged victorious.
Hence, our instincts, which are brought over with us in life after life, just like our conscience, are a powerful force. As with any power, it can be used for good or bad. It all depends upon how we shape it.
This is precisely why we are on earth at this moment. Our job is to break down the old accumulated habits, which made us successful in a primitive world, and develop new habits which will enable success in a true civilized planet – where hate, envy, war, and inequality is greatly diminished or completely eradicated.
In this new globe, which, according to Spiritism, the planet earth is aiming to arrive in the future – only those who have transformed themselves into mature and civilized beings will be allowed entry. Everyone else will be sent, in their subsequent lives, to a planet similar to earth as it is now, a planet of atonement. Where one lives paying for past debts and attempting to cast off detrimental attributes.
On the other hand, those who have learned how to foster tolerance, be more loving, charitable, and honest, will graduate to a planet of regeneration. A place where our lives will be a paradise as compared to our present circumstances. Why? Because, on a planet of regeneration, we no longer need to repair our past mistakes, we are sent to a physical experience to learn and to keep improving ourselves, but we no longer require the deep suffering to cause fundamental changes in our personality.
Spiritism tells us that the earth is destined to become a planet of regeneration, and it is up to us, as a collective human race, to either speed up this journey or slow it down, by our shared deeds.
"Tolerance is the foundation of all true progress. Just as all parts of a machine work together so that there may be the production of certain benefits. So all blessings of Nature are a series of manifestations of this blessed virtue that inspires true brotherhood.
Tolerance, however, is not a superficial concept but a living reflection of understanding, a purity of the soul. It conjures the feelings of hope, patience and a letting go of all evil.
To insist that others think as we do would be to demand that the world adapt itself to our whims. Our obligation is to adapt ourselves with dignity to the world, with the firm purpose of helping it.
Divine Providence reflects wise and active tolerance everywhere. God does not require that the seed immediately produce after its kind. God gave it time to germinate and grow, to bloom, and bear fruit. God does not ask the stream to quickly blend its course towards the awaiting ocean; He offers the stream pathways through the soil and the time needed to finish its course.
Likewise tolerance is needed between one soul and another; it is important that we do not assume any attitude of violence.
The roughness of an impulsive person, the irritation of an uneducated patient, the claw of an animal, the thorns of a rose, all represent the natural signs of the evolutionary stage in which they are found.
To fight with hatred is to bring about destruction. He who commits an offence attracts evil to himself. This being the case, evil is only really evil to the one who commits it. To retaliate on the same irrelevant principle is to assimilate its poison.
It is essential to treat ignorance with the same loving care that is employed with treating a wound. If we bruise it without mercy, it would be like transforming a curable case into a hopeless one for lack of adequate treatment.
Being aware of performing good in as many avenues as possible is a notable goal. To get there one's mind must be expanded. Attention must be raised for opportunities for service. And predilections built up from past and current life should be analyzed if they present barriers.
The spirit Neio Lucio recounts a story from his book (psychographed by Francisco C. Xavier), Jesus in the Home. The book contains many stories of the conversations that Jesus held with his disciples. One story in particular is pertinent to tolerance and acceptance.
Jesus told the gathering about a time when the earth was in deep ignorance. God sent a messenger of knowledge. The goal of this person was to spread the reality of the spirit realm, to bring purpose and a path of behavior to the populace. When he arrived on earth, he became intrigued with the literature he read and in discourse with other wise men. He became so focused upon his preferred intellectual pursuit that he ignored everything else. In fact, he deliberately distanced himself from the common people, thinking they were too ignorant to even begin to understand his message.
Seeing that His first messenger did not perform the duty assigned to him, God sent another. This time He selected a doctor. Someone who would directly help the poor and downtrodden. When the doctor arrived, he became fascinated with his storeroom of herbs and medicines and he sought to only treat those who could pay handsomely for his services.
Next God sent another wise man, but he became a warrior, who only used the meek and poor for his own purposes. Another was sent who became a musician, who only wished to play for important audiences. Only those who could afford to pay for his concerts.
This is the true meaning of why Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. He sought to convey that he who serves must think of themselves as the most humble, the most tolerant.
To be tolerant doesn't mean to put up with people. It goes further than that … it means to love them, even in the face of unrealistic views, ideas, and preconceptions. It means to be patient with the lack of learning and progress. It means that one must be willing to keep trying even in the face of repeated failures. For the truth may be, that some people will only be cognizant of reality after several or more lives. But fear not, those seemingly inconsequential encounters will lay dormant as seeds, which will sprout unexpectedly at the right moment.
If there weren't any people, being tolerant would be easy. But, this is not the case, for we must learn to live with younger, less mature souls. It is part of our required training.
Many spiritually and psychologically immature humans are unsure of their conduct, belief systems, and even basic civilized interactions between people. They lack knowledge and certainty of who they are and their approach to life. Hence they are insecure and vulnerable to bad and ignorant influences.
Unfortunately, the most pervasively negative influences are all around us … media, television and internet. Our current culture looks up to no defining moral authority or code of conduct. The only badge of distinction is who yells the loudest or who can define themselves as the greatest victim – all totally unproductive behaviors in a quest to ascend spiritually.
"Such individuals do not really know what they want, where they are headed or how to behave, for they are in a somnambulistic state, which has flashes of lucidity but soon returns to numbness.
Since they are so concerned about others, they forget themselves, disparaging themselves or being aggressive, whereas they should simply awaken to their own reality and that of their environment. However, they become robot-like in their torpor and let themselves be led by the rules imposed on them, even though these do not meet their personal demands and needs; or they follow traditions that are irrelevant to their objectives, affected by conditionings that are the results of previous inheritances that have no connection with their way of being. Thus, they let themselves be influenced by sensationalism of mass media or suffocated by their social group.
Hence, most of the type of people that we find it hard to be tolerant of are locked into the situation described by Joanna. They have hitched themselves to a set of false values and strive to find a familiar acceptance to make themselves feel worthy.
Understand that their convoluted belief system is not built upon logic, but upon emotion. They are slaves to their own insecurity and seek freedom in groupthink. They believe they are deeply introspective, but, in reality, they live in a shadow world, full of the lessons and experiences of past lives.
We have all been there. It is part of the great trek of spiritual maturity – to learn what self-realization really is, to question the precepts of society and to be brave enough to follow the reasoning of our own logic. To discover the full panorama of the spiritual and physical universes.
To be forbearing means that we identify with those in doubt and we lend what wisdom we can to help their journey. All the while, keeping in mind, the spirit world will supply the stimuli necessary for them to grow. We only need to lend what small assistance we are able to.
Acquiring the tendency towards tolerance is most effective when one is young. Hence, the Spiritist Doctrine should be introduced to those young pliable minds, so that as they grow they will understand the true condition of life on earth.
"So, it is the duty of all parents to enlighten their children about the vicissitudes present in our evolutionary path.
Edifying conversations about the Divine Justice, about the moral commitments that have been taken by all who find themselves reincarnated and, also, the trials and testimonies that everyone must go through are of high moral and spiritual significance for the healthy formation of the children's personalities.
To demonstrate that such occurrences are perfectly normal, and never to suggest that they are punishments established by a God, who would find pleasure in seeing His creatures suffer merely because they are still unequipped to act correctly, that is the paramount duty of every parent.
This same approach, with a wider circle of family and friends, helps to establish the broader view of life. That life and the arc of multiple lives must be seen in context, as stepping stones from one platform of knowledge to the next. We never stop learning, we are always given tasks and homework through the trials awaiting us.
Each one of us is at a different level of maturity and knowledge. Therefore, disparity exists between humans, some are born with great wisdom ready to sprout forth and others are just beginning to learn right from wrong. All will eventually reach their destination of perfection. But in the meantime, each will experience vastly different sets of tribulations – each according to their educational needs.
Hence the call for toleration by the spirit realm. Andre Luiz reminds us of the disparity of humans on earth. While the spirit world loves us all equally, each of us has been assigned a customized curriculum intended to promote our transformation from a primitive spirit to one who will ascend to the highest spheres of heaven.
Christ understood the need to reach out to everyone. His disciples and the populace of his time were amazed that he dined and fraternized with publicans and known sinners. Publicans, according to the definition at the time, were hated tax collectors – the worst of the worst – for they forcibly gathered money from people in every manner. What was even more notable is that Jesus accepted Matthew, a publican, into his tight circle of disciples.
"Educating the sight, hearing, taste and impulses represents the primordial foundation for constructive peacefulness.
We usually hear, see and feel according to our inclinations and not according to what is real. We interpret certain pieces of information according to our inner disharmony rather than the good intentions in which they were initially sent. We observe situations and events with the light or darkness that infuses our mind. We feel with the reflection or chaos we have instilled in our own understanding.
For this reason, serenity must envelop our steps as much as possible as we face the conflicts that surround us in our present circumstance.
Without calmness, it is impossible to discern and to work for the good.
Achieving inner peace can't be bought and is not a rote prayer or chant. It is a climb of dedicated study and gradual inner transformation. And it must be accomplished on your own terms. No one can describe you with perfection – only you. No one knows what are the hidden corridors of primitive impulses that need to be swept away – only you.
Therefore, the need to fully understand why you are on earth, where you are spiritually and materially, and where do you wish to go are all questions that must be answered. Even starting on this journey will bring real benefits.
Stress will be reduced and harmony restored. Where darkness and foreboding reigned, light will cleanse. Events on the physical plane won't hold the importance they once had. For you will understand the transitory nature of life on the campus of the earth.


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Garden Club book offers look at Elgin, women's roles over past century
By Melanie Kalmar
Elgin Courier-News |
Elgin Garden Club member Cherie Murphy (right) at a book-signing for "100 Years & Growing," a book she wrote to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Elgin Garden Club's founding. (Melanie Kalmar / The Courier-News)
To commemorate the anniversary of its founding a century ago, the Elgin Garden Club has published a history of the group that paints a picture of what was happening in Elgin and the world during the past 100 years.
"100 Years & Growing" shows how women's roles in society have changed and the one constant that remains: the desire by all members of the Elgin Garden Club to make a difference in the world by cultivating an interest in gardening and aiding social causes.
Early members played key roles in starting such community gems as the Elgin Crisis Center, the YWCA, The Boys & Girls Club and Family Service Association.
The book's author and Elgin Garden Club member Cherie Murphy said it's also about the importance of friendship. "Watching all of us women age and learning from each other has been a good experience," she said.
Researching the book required Murphy to read the minutes from every meeting, since the club's inception on May 19, 1916. She filled in the blanks from the missing minutes — 1932 through 1948 — by perusing old newspaper articles.
To commemorate the anniversary of the Elgin Garden Club's founding 100 years ago, longtime member Cherie Murphy wrote "100 Years & Growing," a history of the club that paints a picture of what was happening in Elgin and the world during the past century. (Melanie Kalmar / The Courier-News)
There are 40 members of the Elgin Garden Club, some second and third-generations of members. To join, you have to be invited. The oldest living member, Virginia Umberger, is 107 years old and still refers to plants by their Latin names. Coincidentally, Umberger shares a birthday with the late Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring," the book that brought to light in 1962 the harmful effects of pesticides on human health and the environment.
Ahead of her time with a penchant for natural gardening, Umberger had no lawn, Murphy said. "It was like living in the woods, all natural, like a forest, beautiful." Umberger and her late husband, Red, founded the Gourd Society. "I found wonderful stories about her that she would never tell," Murphy said. "She's so accomplished, so unassuming." Murphy discovered that an entire chapter of the book "Grace from the Garden" by Deborah Engle, an Oprah Winfrey selection, is dedicated to Umberger.
Murphy said Elgin was different 100 years ago, home to a lot of self-made millionaires and entrepreneurs. It was a prosperous town with plenty of job opportunities. The wealthy, well-educated wives of bankers and industrialists, who were discouraged from pursuing careers, needed an outlet and formed the Elgin Garden Club.
"Their husbands took care of business and they took care of social capital, making sure there were parks, that people had a place to go to enjoy nature," she said.
In its first year, the Elgin Garden Club beautified the local train station. After the 1920s, it focused on aiding social causes in Chicago, by sending flower arrangements and care packages to orphanages and Veterans' hospitals.
Following World War II, the club transitioned to aiding causes at home, such as the local Boys & Girls Club and the YWCA. During the 1940s, everything from food to clothing was rationed, Murphy said. The club would meet at members' homes to make bibs, from remnant fabrics, for newborns at area hospitals. "They got away from white gloves and eating canapes on the terrace to working hard," Murphy said.
Women's roles, in part, thanks to Rosie the Riveter, changed in the 1950s, Murphy said. The club's focus turned to kids: building playgrounds, sending children to conservation camps and getting them to assist with gardening projects.
In the 1960s, the Elgin Garden Club joined with five other garden clubs in the area to form the Inter-Garden Club Council. The council took responsibility for the plants and flowers surrounding the newly built Elgin Riverfront, making sure it looked nice. The council also raised $20,000 for the first fountain at Fountain Square.
Since the 1970s, Murphy said the club has been more aware of protecting endangered species and not using pesticides.
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Melanie Kalmar is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
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