Project X workshops are customized to meet the unique needs of the client and provided for individuals and groups. We facilitate ongoing dialogue among members of client organizations through regular caucus discussions, book club meetings, and more, using a three-phase process.
Participants are provided with an educational program where they are equipped with both hard and soft skills necessary to navigate issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Following are examples of the workshops that Project X offers.
Project X Fundamentals: In order to appropriately address issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion, it is critical to understand where an organization and its members are in their awareness and understanding of culture, diversity, equity and inclusion. Is there a common understanding and shared vocabulary when engaged in conversations regarding diversity? Have individuals explored the biases they may hold? These questions and others are explored in this workshop. Topics covered in Project X Fundamentals include but are not limited to: Implicit bias, Basics of Power & Privilege, Cultural humility, and Racial/Social identity development. Note: Ideal workshop length is two days.
"What did you just say?" Microaggressions: when minor comments cause major harm. From time to time we have all found ourselves in conversations where we have offended someone unintentionally and are at a loss for how to repair the damage that has been done. In this workshop participants will explore stereotypes and concepts of cross cultural communication and learn what to do in these tense moments and gain an understanding of intent versus impact.
Theory versus practice: Have you participated in training workshops before, particularly those focused on diversity only to be left wondering, "But, what do I say or do in the moment?" This workshop provides the answer to that question! Participants are guided through a variety of scenarios designed to equip them with the skills necessary to navigate difficult situations and conversations.
Privilege, Power & Oppression: This workshop explores the various forms of racism and the impact it has on every aspect of an organization from interpersonal relationships to policies and procedures. Participants will be given historical context for a better understanding of the roots of racism in the United States and how to recognize its more covert forms in the present day. This workshop is most effective when taken after the Project X Fundamentals workshop. Note: Ideal workshop length is two days.
**Equity & Access: This workshop explores in depth an organization's culture and environment that will promote greater equity and increased access, particularly to historically underrepresented groups. Topics included but are not limited to representation, recruitment and retention. Participants will understand how these topics contribute to creation and maintenance of an environment that is welcoming and supportive of diverse individuals.
Project X offers consultation services that support our clients as they take the steps achieve their diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
Organizational Development: With an increasingly diverse society, Project X will help organizations positions themselves to not only communicate but represent their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Strategic Planning: Project X guides clients through an in depth process where they are able to clearly identify goals and establish a plan to achieve those goals utilizing a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Incident Response: Whether within an organization or within the larger profession of which an organization is a member, Project X will help our clients respond appropriately to incidents related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Leadership Development: Project X provides strategies, techniques and support that equip leaders and leadership teams with the tools necessary to direct their organization in a way that is culturally responsive and aware.
One-on-one: Development of your unique leadership through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Team: Development of teams/committees that encourage broad representation and help to maintain organizational accountability.


The Mariani Foundation for Paediatric Neurology announces The Neurosciences and Music - VI, an International conference to be held in Boston, USA, from 15 to18 June, 2017. The central theme of "The Neurosciences and Music - VI" is Music, Sound and Health. The programme will include a Keynote Lecture, Symposia, Poster Sessions, and a Pre-conference Workshop, to be held on the afternoon of 15 June 2017. The meeting will be of interest to neuroscientists, psychologists, clinicians and professionals in the medical field, therapists, educators, musicians, musicologists, and students in each of these fields.
The highly successful series "The Neurosciences and Music" was introduced in New York in 2000, with meetings in Venice (2002, in partnership with International School of Neurological Sciences), Leipzig (2005, with Max Planck Institute), Montreal (2008 with BRAMS, Brain and Music Research), Edinburgh (2011, with IMHSD - Institute for Music in Human and Social Development) and Dijon (2014, with Université de Bourgogne, Municipality of Dijon and Université de Lyon in cooperation with EBRAMUS "Initial Training Network"). All these conferences have led to publications in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.


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Blackwater Unlikely To Face Charges In Iraq Shooting
AP reports that Blackwater Worldwide, the profiteering, mercenary outfit, is not expected to face criminal charges in the September shooting deaths of 17 civilians in Iraq.
So it looks like it'll soon be back to business as usual for Blackwater in Iraq. And make no mistake, business has been very good for Blackwater in recent years.
As the The Virginian-Pilot has noted, since 2000, Blackwater has raked in $505 million in publicly identifiable federal contracts. About two-thirds of that amount was in no-bid contracts.
Indeed, times are good for Blackwater these days. As HuffingtonPost.com reported on April 4, Blackwater's multimillion-dollar contract to protect diplomats in Baghdad was renewed, according to the State Department.
From the Associated Press:
Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges-—all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats.
Instead, the seven-month-old Justice Department investigation is focused on as few as three or four Blackwater guards who could be indicted in the Sept. 16 shootings, according to interviews with a half-dozen people close to the investigation.
The final decision on any charges will not be made until late summer at the earliest, a law enforcement official said. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.
The State Department publicly raised the question of Blackwater's corporate liability last month when it extended the company's contract by one year. The contract could still be canceled if criminal charges are brought, but the department said it was unlikely to penalize the corporation if only its employees were charged.
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I must admit, this doesn't come as much of a surprise. Neither does the fact that Blackwater continues to get lavish, no-bid contracts. Funny how the Busheviks are for capitalism----except when they're not.
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The mission of the Quincy Public Schools Health Services Team is to promote, protect and enhance the health status of all students. School nurses assess and intervene to address actual and potential health concerns. We support the social, emotional and physical well-being of students to facilitate optimal learning. Nurses encourage a collaborative partnership of all school staff, parents and community members to achieve this mission.
School health programs are experiencing new and unprecedented challenges to support the education, health and well-being of students and their families. Changes in our society and the health care delivery system have increased the need for school nurses to not only advocate for the health and well being of students but to become directly involved in providing individualized nursing care to students who might otherwise be unable to attend school. The multifaceted role of the school nurse is the link between good health and educational achievement. Nurses communicate and collaborate with students, parents, school staff and community health providers to coordinate and implement health services.
Our team of experienced nurses provides a wide continuum of direct nursing care ranging from basic first aid to the management of students with chronic illnesses and conditions. Students visit our health offices for scheduled daily medication administration, nursing treatments and procedures. Individual health care plans are established for students with specialized medical needs in order to remove barriers to learning and enhance the educational process.
Nurses are responsible for maintaining adherence to state mandated health requirements of students such as ensuring up to date immunization status and physical examinations. Health prevention interventions include screenings for vision, hearing, scoliosis, and body mass index (BMI) in the effort to address a potential health issue that could affect a student's ability to learn. In the event of a communicable disease occurrence, the school nurse is the central figure in the identification, confirmation, collaboration, notification, and education to the school community. Individual and group health education is also provided by school nurses on an ongoing basis.
As the Coordinator of Health Services, it is my pleasure and privilege to work with our team of nurses, teachers, specialists and our administrators who are truly committed to ensuring the health and wellness of our students and school communities.


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Four million people on "edge of disaster" in South Sudan
Monica Mawien a supervisor with the Concern community nutrition team pictured with 14 month old Anger Adim Garang, a twin who was admitted to Concern's outpatient therapeutic programme in Maduany in Aweil North, South Sudan. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide.
News11 January 2017Kristin Myers
The world's youngest nation, besieged by conflict, is in the grips of its worst hunger crisis in years.
South Sudan crisis update
According to a World Food Programme Report, an estimated 4.6 million people in South Sudan will be severely food insecure between now and April 2017. That's over one third of the country's population. The region of Northern Bahr el Ghazal continues to face the highest levels of hunger, with 86% of the population food insecure as of July 2016.
As alarming as these figures are, the worse may be yet to come – it's believed that the situation will deteriorate further during the peak of South Sudan's lean season, between May and July.
86% of northern region food insecure
South Sudan has been wracked with violence almost since its birth in 2011, and the conflict has had a devastating impact on food production and availability. Millions are now food insecure, meaning they lack the reliable and consistent access to food necessary to sustain them for long stretches of time.
A mass nutrition screening of pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five at Mayen Ulem, Aweil North, South Sudan. Concern teams travel to remote locations to check for malnourishment and then provide referrals to the nearest nutrition centre. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide.
Northern Bahr el Ghazal in northern South Sudan is one of the country's most vulnerable regions. It has seen a protracted economic crisis and market failure, and many of its residents have depleted (or even completely exhausted) their meagre assets just trying to survive. 86% of the population in Northern Bahr el Ghazal was food insecure as of July 2016, with nearly half severely so. This is an alarming increase from last year, and the most dire level of hunger since the outbreak of conflict in 2013.
The situation in the country around food security is extremely serious, especially for young children."
Noel Molony - Interim Country Director
Noel adds, "Current humanitarian interventions prevented a total tragedy. However, we are on the edge of catastrophic conditions for the citizens of South Sudan. With agricultural production and the recent harvest seriously affected by fighting and climate change, devaluation of the South Sudanese pound, markets with limited supplies, and an escalating civil war in numerous locations all over the country. People simply can no longer afford basic food items, On top of all this, the country is also struggling with a serious outbreak of malaria."
Violence drives displacement & hunger
Puru Wani and 14 of her extended family fled their village on the outskirts of Juba when fighting broke out in July. Now they are staying in two small shelters at a protection of civilians site beside the UN base in Juba. "Our village is destroyed. Everything was looted - there is nothing to go back to," she says, "and If we did go back we would be killed."
Food insecurity here has been driven by a number of factors, and chief among those is conflict. Renewed violence over the summer has internally displaced 36,000 according to UN estimates, preventing farmers in crop production areas from harvesting. Many lost their livelihoods, as well as savings and food stores, when they fled the recent fighting that killed more than 300. As Concern and its partners showed in the 2015 Global Hunger Index, there is a clear link between conflict and hunger, as fighting interrupts trade, contributes to inflation, and makes it difficult and dangerous for farmers to till and seed.
Every year, South Sudan faces a 'lean season'– a period of cold weather and flooding or severe dry spells during which there are few crops to harvest – and farmers frequently rely on wild foods in the forest and food aid to survive. Poor harvests this year have extended the lean season, leading to an increased demand for a dwindling supply of food. This situation, coupled with the devaluation of the South Sudanese Pound, has led to soaring prices for basic food items like oil, salt, sugar, maize, and sorghum.
Economic decline increases hardship
The serious decline in the value of the South Sudanese pound has only increased hardship for the country's poorest, who do not have the assets to cope with the rising prices of food and medicine (such as antimalarials) and must now devote larger and larger portions of their income to covering basic needs.
Many families are no longer able to afford protein or maintain a varied diet, and because almost all resources are devoted to buying food, there's no money left for hygiene products like soap, or medicine. Many people – particularly children – are now suffering from diarrhea and other stomach illnesses.
A general food distribution being carried out jointly by Concern Worldwide and World Food Programme (WFP) in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. Concern has been supplying 37,000 households per quarter with sorghum, vegetable oil, and lentils or beans. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide.
Anur Bol, a 30 year old mother of seven, explains the direct impact of market decline on her household: "I can only afford to buy less than half a pound of groundnut paste, a small portion of okra, and less than half a pound of fish powder to eat with the sorghum and wild vegetables. Market prices have become unfriendly; in 2014, we were spending 80 South Sudanese Pounds [currently 15 cents USD] for a malwa [7.5 pounds] of sorghum, but this year between June and October, a malwa of sorghum was going for 300 South Sudanese Pounds."
Eating just once a day
Any day that Anur can eat more than once is a good day. Married to a 70-year-old man who is not able to help care for the family, she is the backbone of her household. Her home is one of thousands in northern South Sudan that has been increasingly visited by hunger.
I leave home early in the morning and spend long hours in the bush in search of firewood and charcoal."
Anur Bol
Without adequate nutrition, Anur's youngest child, one-year-old Rezeek, has become malnourished and required three visits over the last eight months to a stabilization centre, where the most severe cases are treated. The extent of malnutrition is taking a huge toll on the health of mothers and children in this area of South Sudan, but Concern is working hard to reach children before their condition becomes as severe as Rezeek's. In the two counties of Aweil North and Aweil West alone, Concern Worldwide has recently treated over 8,000 children under the age of five with severe acute malnutrition.
Concern's work in South Sudan
Concern Worldwide has noted a 75% increase in children in Northern Bahr el Ghazal with severe acute malnutrition this year, and, after conducting extensive screenings in the cities of Aweil West and Aweil North, estimated that around 30% of the population is malnourished. To help provide treatment for malnutrition, Concern is supporting three stabilization centres, and 42 outpatient therapeutic programmes where people can receive nutrient and protein rich foods. We have also provided children with antimalarial tablets to help control the malaria outbreak.
To ensure that children across the community are receiving all the nutrients they need, Concern has also reached nearly 20,000 kids through a supplementary feeding programme, which provides all families in the community with nutritious and diverse foods to add to their existing diet. Concern has also conducted training sessions on Community Management of Acute Malnutrition, in collaboration with partner organisations. In coordination with the World Food Program, Concern has begun a series of food distributions, targeting close to 40,000 households.
Thank you for helping us to stand with the people of South Sudan and the most vulnerable in 27 other countries.
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As I near completion on developing an application that successfully combines our multiple data sources to provide the most up-to-date financial information to executive and functional level managers, I can almost taste success. I find it hard to believe that, for years, it has been acceptable to operate on a monthly evaluation/re-evaluation process which for the most part consisted of a review of static spreadsheets. However, never fear that our revenue is reviewed on a daily basis – sliced and diced and served up in many genres. After all, you can't spend what you don't have. Well, some can do this, but being non-profit, we can't and/or don't. On the other hand our affiliate, the one that can currently afford to be the big spender, is now embarking upon an enterprise reporting solution planning to utilize the latest and greatest in BI technologies. I have gotten to attend, evaluate and dispute various "dog and pony shows" that we've hosted over the last few months. I find the increasing liklihood of them choosing the newest Cognos reporting solution very exciting. Planning a peaceful departure of Impromptu with a proper send off and transition to what we believe to be a more complete reporting solution is expected to be on my project list over the next couple of years. Being the Cognos expert and BI leader here allows me to plan accordingly as it is well beyond an opportunity knocking, but an open door (which happens to be located across the parking lot in another building – but I do have access!). Planning for the future, this can be a wonderful thing. However, today we have an all staff event that sheds light on where all of this really falls. It's a company-wide scheduled "break" . This does not happen very often here. However, this is a send-off for one of my co-workers who works in the operations area of our IT department (often times cordially referred to "the other side"). He is leaving us for four months. Again, this is not usual cause for celebration or an all-staff event with an organization of our caliber. Although, I myself felt honored with a departmental celebration when I left for two months to have a baby. This is not the same. This person that is a part of my daily grind is in the Air Force Reserves and has just been called up to serve in the Middle East. He is responsible for setting up computer network communications for them, which is the same type of work he does for us. When I look at the work I describe above, I do feel anxious to learn what the next few months may hold here. However, all of what I have written above pales in comparison to the noticeable absence that will exist and the priority of heartfelt hope and concern for his safe return to U.S.


TD/LR - I didn't get it. Ouch.
Moving on, I have thought about the reasons why I was not chosen and I have analyzed my answers to the interview questions. I probably need some practice interviewing because it has been a long time. It's a good thing I love my current job because I would have been more upset than pragmatic about the whole thing.
During my reflection, I thought about an answer I gave to a question about early literacy. It was a vague question and to be honest, I cannot even remember how it was framed. I mentioned phonemic awareness and phonics, but my answer focused more on a little-discussed area of growing readers rather than the specific stages of early literacy.
Now, I know early literacy and key stages of reading like the back of my hand, but I talked more about something different (likely not what was anticipated): the value-expectancy model in relation to reading.
I described it as a teaching technique I call "Blessing the Books" (more on that later.) Only one person nodded his head. The rest looked at me like I was growing two heads. That's a shame, because what I described is one of the most important factors in teaching children how to read, yet it is rarely discussed in depth.
The value-expectancy model was developed by Martin Fishbein and it centers on how people approach achievement tasks through belief, value and expectations. Value-expectancy helps explain and predict attitudes towards objects and actions. Value has to do with the reasons why a person would want to engage in a task. Expectancy is a concept that says most people will not want to do a task they do not value or will not succeed at.
People develop a belief about a task.
Value is assigned to that belief.
An expectation is created or changed based on beliefs and values.
We know that one of the best predictive measures of success in reading is the background knowledge students enter the classroom with (Campbell, 2009). Students who enter with a robust vocabulary and have been read to are more likely to succeed and have positive attitudes towards reading. These students already have positive beliefs and values associated with reading.
The question then is what do we do with that knowledge in regards to students who are struggling or enter school with lower skill sets.
On the surface, it would seem that increasing instruction, doubling down on interventions, and spending more time breaking the reading process into bite-size pieces would be laudable activities to engage in. While in some cases they are absolutely necessary, these strategies only focus on the skill of reading, not the will.
Lindsey Seitz (2010) conducted a study on student attitudes towards reading. She wrote that students who experience failure to succeed and have poor self-concept issues about their abilities need reading instruction that focuses on rebuilding damaged self-concepts. They need the skills, but they also desperately need the will.
Value-expectancy focuses on the will. All of the intensive interventions and instruction that remove students from experiences that build background and create pleasure in reading can kill the will, or at the least do not build value-expectancy (note I said "can" - there has to be a balance).
How Can We Increase the Will?
To increase the will, teachers must build positive beliefs and create a sense of value about reading, in addition to targeting specific skills children need to be successful. If done correctly, this will increase expectancy (the student will expect to be successful).
In his new book, The Reading Mind: A Cognitive Approach to How the Mind Reads, Daniel Willingham, Ph.D. shares some concrete ways teachers can harness the power of value-expectancy. He suggests making choices easy, providing easy access, and changing other choices that could divert interest away from reading.
Don't count on rewards. Rewards are poor motivators for increasing sustaining, intrinsic motivation. Offer rewards without expectations that they will increase instrinsic motivation. Kids love rewards, as do adults, but the effects are short term due to a phenomena called the Oversufficient Justification Effect. Go read the classic magic marker experiment then come back here.
I realized when reading Daniel Willingham's work that this is what I have been doing all these years with Blessing the Books. It is an incredibly effective strategy that builds the will to read, particularly for students who lack background knowledge and experiences.
Present the books in such a way that the students believe they will be interesting (read the cover, show pictures, read a few pages or a chapter - be fascinating!) I will often take 20 minutes or more to present a set of books to my class. I am not done until they are shouting out that they want particular books.
While interest is high, offer books to the students one at a time. Teachers know the reading levels of their students, but remember that interest can often lead to a student believing they can read higher level texts. Let them.
Keep a list of students who want a book they did not get at that time. They know it will be coming their way. This builds anticipation, and I can't tell you how many times a student has gone ahead and found the book in school library, brought it from home after going to the library, or had a parent put it on an e-reader for them...they just couldn't wait to read it!).
Blessing the Books really is a deliberate strategy of giving easy access to books and making the choice of reading very appealing, thus increasing value-expectancy.
Please don't think this is diminishing the importance of strategic targeted interventions, guided reading groups and other research-based strategies. Value-expectancy is one model that is too often over-looked and it has the research behind it to back it up.
Everything has its place, and increasing the intrinsic will to read is absolutely one of the best things you can do for growing readers. It just wasn't what the interview team wanted to hear.
Ah well. Can't win them all, can we?
Campbell, L., & Campbell, B. (2009). Mindful learning: 101 proven strategies for student and teacher success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Setiz, Lindsey. (2010). Student attitudes toward reading: a case study. Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education, 3(2).


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Journal of Defence Studies: Call for Papers
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Journal of Defence Studies
Special Issue: INDIA–AFRICA DEFENCE COOPERATION
Deadline for submission of Abstracts: 15 January 2023
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 March 2023
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India and the African countries share a close, historical and multifaceted relationship. The India–Africa defence and security partnership has evolved in recent years. It is embedded in shared values, principles of equality and commitment to peace, security, stability and prosperity. The foundation of India–Africa defence relations is based on the two guiding principles namely 'SAGAR', 'Security and Growth for All in the Region' and 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', 'The World is One Family'. India's approach towards Africa is guided by the Kampala Principles enunciated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2018.
Over the decades, defence ties have intensified as India and Africa face a plethora of common security challenges like piracy, drug trafficking, illegal fishing, terrorism, insurgency, violent extremism and conflicts. India's defence engagements with the African countries rest on African priorities and include providing training, military equipment; counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism training, technical assistance in the maritime sphere; joint exercises and friendly port visits; and collaborative efforts to build inclusive dialogue platforms.
Some significant developments in the recent past include the first-ever India–Africa Defence Ministers' Conclave (IADMC) held in conjunction with DefExpo in February 2020, which led to the adoption of the 'Lucknow Declaration'. Subsequently, the India–Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) during DefExpos has been institutionalised, to be held once every two years. The second IADD was held in October 2022, following which the 'Gandhinagar Declaration' has been adopted.
Considering these developments and the growing potential for a mutually beneficial defence partnership between India and Africa, the Journal of Defence Studies, a peer-reviewed journal of MP-IDSA, intends to bring out a special issue on "India–Africa Defence Cooperation", and is inviting contributions for the same. The special issue endeavours to explore and examine the existing common security challenges faced by India and Africa, the various dimensions of India–Africa defence cooperation and scope for new areas of cooperation in the defence and security sector.
Defence Cooperation (regional or country-specific)
Training/Capacity-building
Common Maritime Security Threats
Impact of the Pandemic on India–Africa Defence and Security Ties
UN Peacekeeping Operations: Challenges and Prospects (country-specific, e.g., Democratic Republic of Congo)
Evolving Threat of Terrorism and Terror Finance
Defence Industry Cooperation
Submission:
Contributors may submit an abstract of about 200–300 words to the Associate Editor, Journal of Defence Studies at jds.mpidsa@gov.in latest by 15 January 2023. The deadline for submission of articles/commentaries/opinion pieces is 31 March 2023.
A full-length analytical article should be in the range of 4,000–8,000 words; the word count range for a commentary/opinion piece is 2,000–3,000 words. The contributions will be double-blind peer-reviewed following the journal's standard review process, and an honorarium will be paid for the selected articles in keeping with our usual practices.
Submission Guidelines and more details about the journal are available at https://www.idsa.in/journalofdefencestudies.
In case of any queries, contact:
Ms Madhavi Ratnaparkhi
Associate Editor, Journal of Defence Studies, MP-IDSA
Email: jds.mpidsa@gov.in; Landline: +91-11-26717983 (Extn: 7231)
Detailed Guidelines for Contributors can be found here.


COMOX, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 22, 2010) - Troymet Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TYE)("Troymet") is pleased to announce that further to its press release dated October 18, 2010, the size of its previously-announced non-brokered private placement has been increased to $3,000,000 (the "Increased Offering") due to market demand. The Increased Offering will consist of up to 6,666,667 units ("Units") at a price of $0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000 and 11,111,111 common shares issued on a "flow-through" basis at a price of $0.18 per common share for gross proceeds of up to $2,000,000. Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Common Share") and one half of one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"). Each full Warrant is exercisable for two years from closing into one Common Share at $0.25 per share for the first year from closing and $0.35 per share for the second year from closing. A finder's fee of up to 7 percent of the gross proceeds of the private placement may be paid in cash or Common Shares on all or any portion of this private placement. Additionally, finder's warrants exercisable into Common Shares of Troymet, may be issued in an amount up to 7 percent of the number of Units and flow-through shares sold under this private placement. The finder's warrants will be exercisable into Common Shares at a price of $0.15 per Common Share for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the finder's warrants.
It is not anticipated that any new insiders will be created, nor that any change of control will occur, as a result of the private placement. Completion of the private placement is subject to regulatory approval. Proceeds of the private placement will be used for Troymet's exploration programs at the Key and Golden Eagle properties in British Columbia, and at the McClarty Lake property in Manitoba, and for general corporate purposes. Closing of the financing is anticipated to occur on or around October 29, 2010.
This news release may contain certain forward-looking information. All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, is forward-looking information and such information involves various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. A description of assumptions used to develop such forward-looking information and a description of risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information can be found in Troymet's disclosure documents on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. The corporation does not undertake to update any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.


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The thoughts, conversations, posts, and articles about the innovations of Steve Jobs will likely go on for quite a while. After all, there is so much to talk about. He made Apple Computers what it is today.
The laundry list of products that have made Steve Jobs famous is impressive in itself. What's maybe even more impressive is that now he's being remembered as a style icon of sorts. That signature black turtleneck that Jobs was known for sporting to all his product launches and press releases is making quite the media splash right now.
The black turtleneck didn't happen overnight though. In fact, it sort of happened by chance, after Jobs took a trip to Japan to visit the infamous Sony in the 1980s. While visiting with Akio Morita, Sony's chairman, Jobs noticed that all of the Sony employees wore a standard uniform. Intrigued, Jobs inquired about the purpose of everyone dressing the same.
Morita explained to Jobs that the company needed to supply workers with clothing after World War II since so many people had been left with nothing. Over time the uniforms grew into a sort of bonding experience for the company. It was then that Jobs decided he wanted to recreate this bonding with Apple employees and tried to launch a universal vest that employees could wear. This idea, to Jobs dismay, was met with strong opposition.
What do you do when met with such an unfavorable response? Jobs decided to incorporate his own personal uniform, and thus the Jobs attire was born: black turtleneck, Levi's and grey New Balance shoes. It's unlikely that he knew at the time what this self-imposed uniform was going to do in terms of branding himself.
Jobs was such a fan of the look that he had hundreds of the turtlenecks – specifically the St. Croix $175 microfiber mock turtleneck in black.
"That's what I wear. I have enough to last me for the rest of my life," Jobs said in an interview with Walter Isaacson.
It should come as no shock that the turtlenecks have soared in popularity and are currently sold out on the St. Croix website.
"We mourn the passing of Apple co-founder and visionary, Steve Jobs. Jobs understood the value of combining great design with advanced technology to create products of unparalleled quality. At St. Croix, we share that vision and passion, and commemorate his iconic look—handcrafted in Minnesota," the website states in their own tribute to his passing.
It should also come as no surprise that there are going to be an overwhelming number of Steve Jobs impersonators for Halloween, and that there is even a "Black Turtleneck Friday" on October 14. The legendary innovator has left a lasting impression on the world in more ways than one, and right now just about everyone is looking to pay some sort of esteem to his life.


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The Eskigümüş rock cut monastery, located off the Kayseri-Niğde road near to the city of Niğde in Turkey, is famed for having what is believed to be the only fresco with a smiling Theotokos.

As the monastery was only recently rediscovered by western Europeans, it was able to escape the vandalism common among many of the churches and monasteries in Cappadoccia.

The monastery is the farthest south of all of the Cappadocian monasteries. It is located close to the route used by invading Arabs in the 7th century, who traversed the Tarsus Mountains from the south to plunder Kayseri. This route follows the Tarsus River through the rugged Gülek Pass which, known in ancient times as the Cilician Gates was used by Alexander the Great during his eastward campaign into  Persia.

The plain entrance to the Monastery was designed to shield the complex from passing invaders. This camouflage was so successful that the monastery remained unknown until 1963. High walls surround the large inner courtyard walls with monastic rooms and storage areas. The main church is large and is in extremely good condition, with the many well-preserved frescoes considered to be among the greatest examples of Byzantine art in the region.

See also
Cappadocia;
Underground cities in Avanos
Kaymaklı Underground City
Ihlara Valley
Cappadocian Greek
 Other monasteries;
Sümela Monastery
Kaymaklı Monastery
Monasteries of Mardin
Last House of the Virgin Mary
 Ancient cities;
Ephesus
Demre

External links
Churches
Site with pictures and info

Underground cities
Byzantine monasteries in Turkey
Byzantine churches in Cappadocia
Byzantine sites in Anatolia
Niğde Province
Buildings and structures in Nevşehir Province
Tourist attractions in Nevşehir Province

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The landmark decision of the European Court of Justice from 2008 confirmed the enforceable "Right to clean air" for all EU citizens.
There were a few successful lawsuits in Hungary that influenced the national legal situation.
1. Compensation for damages
Case of Road 86: compensation for damages of road traffic.
A couple sued the road operator and maintenance company in 2007 for failing to implement measures to prevent heavy duty road traffic causing health and property damages. This test case was successful. The Hungarian Supreme Court affirmed the previous verdict of the Győr-Moson-Sopron County Court on the financial compensation of two residents who suffer from the heavy duty traffic on road no. 86 in the western part of Hungary. Several dozens of settlements lay along the road where the residents' windows are not further than two meters from the speeding trucks. The petitioners claimed for compensation because of the detraction of the value of their real estate as well as compensation for the ruination of their life quality. The respondent party was the road operator company which would have been obliged to protect the residential area from the harmful impacts of the roads. The residents hope that the procedure and the judgement will urge the road operator and the decision makers on national level to solve the problem of heavy duty traffic on Hungarian roads.
Another legal action was started in 2007 when a resident of Budapest claimed for compensation from the Municipality of Budapest for her multiple illnesses caused by the air pollution. This test case wasn't successful due to the enormous burden of proof and to the huge costs of the procedure.
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2. Administrative litigation
NGOs have the right to be a client in environment related administrative procedures such as environmental licensing and construction permission of huge investments. These investments (e.g. shopping centres, office buildings, new residential areas, underground garages, roads) may attract huge traffic and may cause extra air pollution in the cites. The environmental NGOs are entitled to take part in the procedure and to comment the plans. They can use the administrative remedies against the decision of the authority in charge. Moreover the NGOs can start a court action against the legally binding decision. The court may force the authorities to modify the decision which is an effective legal tool to reduce the future environmental burden of an investment. The Clean Air Action Group (CAAG) often uses this opportunity and many of such cases were successful.
Some administrative cases in the practice of CAAG: underground garages (Múzeum kert, József nádor tér), shopping centers (Köki, Dunakeszi swamp), residential area developments, highways (M0), etc.


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New journeys begin while others end...or take a break. As the new editor of Service Magazine, it's my privilege to pay tribute to our former editor, Lindsay King, for the incredible work he produced with Service Magazine over many years.
I have had the good fortune and privilege to work with Lindsay for the past decade and in that time he has shared a great deal of his knowledge and experience with me. It's an honour to have the opportunity to put that training to good use in my new role as editor of Service Magazine. From myself as well as the entire team at Service, we wish Lindsay great happiness and good fortune and hope he that he puts pen to paper soon again.
I recall how Lindsay always used to share with me his frustration of receiving what he claimed were 'thousands' of unread emails clogging up his email inbox, and always I would commiserate with him but, at the same time, offer a wry smile.
Thousands of emails? Yea, right, Lindsay!
However, having taken over the hot seat at Service Magazine, I myself now have first-hand experience of being inundated with hundreds upon hundreds of emails from all quarters. Now it's my turn to face the challenge of fighting through those communications to unearth great stories and vital reading from all the story suggestions and pitches, newsletters and press releases.
I didn't quite realise the challenge that Lindsay faced all these years, but I most certainly do now. Having said that, this mountain of emails is not a curse—far from it. Those emails brings with them invaluable communications and information from across South Africa, Africa and the rest of the world, and it is these stories that allow us to create what we hope is a valuable resource for you, the reader, about matters relating to local government and the public sector.
As a magazine editor, during the intense process of working through these stories editorially as well as in the design phase, you come to realise the value that these stories have and you hope that your readers are equally inspired to make the time to digest the information within. For me, personally, this issue contains great news and thought leadership about key issues such as service delivery, municipal budgeting and clean audits, as well as the importance of the word Partnerships when it comes to PPPs. However, it has also opened my eyes to the fact that South Africa has many world-class individuals, municipalities and technical and operational systems in place that are doing the work we need to create a land of incredible opportunity for all our people. In fact, in many cases we are recognised internationally for such achievements.
As we look towards the next issue and the ones that will follow, I would like to invite you to share your feedback, your insight and your knowledge with Service Magazine, because only with your support and insight can we continue to produce a magazine that has the knowledge sharing and insight that is so vital to helping all of you in your quest to deliver the best of services for our people.


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The cybersecurity balance is lost. At the one hand side, state-sponsored hackers finding each day new ways to attack our automation and information systems. On the other side, utilities having limited budgets and limited focus to cybersecurity while digitalization and interfaces between operational and informational systems are growing rapidly. It is required to radically change our operational cybersecurity approach to be able to secure and defend the critical (automation) infrastructure. Protection is not enough!
Protection is not enough: How should we change?