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Future of Economic Progress
Financial and Monetary Systems
How the financial crisis made Europe stronger
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Kalin Anev Janse Secretary General, European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Europe is back in the game. Having suffered the worst financial and economic crisis of the last 80 years, Europe took decisive action to improve its public finances, push through deep reforms, and establish new institutions to manage and prevent crises better. The changes are structural, long-lasting and make Europe more competitive. Europe is stronger, better equipped and in the midst of ambitious new financial and economic initiatives.
Europe is stronger than you think
The global crisis hit Europe twice. The first strike came from abroad in 2007. In the United States, markets had ignored credit risk in subprime mortgage markets. A lack of financial supervision allowed opaque financial instruments to flourish, aggravating the problem. As a result, the U.S. banking system underwent a dramatic bail-out in September 2008. European banks suffered in the fallout. Two years later, a second crisis erupted in the euro area. Years of unsustainable government policies had caused deficits and debt burdens to mushroom and bloated pre-crisis wages and housing prices. As the situation worsened, Europe took courageous decisions to put the continent back on firm footing.
Five key responses combined to steer Europe out of the crisis (figure 1).
First, crisis-hit countries like Ireland and Spain pushed through badly needed reforms, improving public finances and increasing competitiveness.
Second, EU economic governance was strengthened. The European Commission received new powers to enforce the Stability and Growth Pact, issue country-specific recommendations (the 'European semester'), and underline obstacles that need to be removed to foster growth. Eurostat, Europe's statistical agency, became more powerful in cross-checking and challenging the data received from each country.
Third, euro area countries created the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), and its predecessor the European Financial Stability Facility. These institutions were a great success: no country was forced to leave the euro area, the cash-for-reform approach worked, and growth accelerated in countries that implemented reforms. Importantly, no European taxpayer money was spent on the rescue programmes. The ESM raises the funds needed in capital markets through highly-rated bonds, and passes on the low funding cost to programme countries at rates today of around 1-2%. This approach produces budget savings for programme countries, particularly Greece, which would pay much more if it were to tap capital markets independently.
Fourth, the European Central Bank's unconventional measures helped. The ECB expanded its balance sheet like the FED, Bank of Japan and Bank of England, provided unlimited liquidity for banks, started a bond purchasing programme to avoid low inflation, which also made it easier for banks to lend and boost investor sentiment. The euro weakened which helped to increase exports.
Finally, the Banking Union was established: new institutions were created to monitor macro-prudential risks and supervise banks, securities markets and insurance companies. The Single Supervisory Mechanism is the centrepiece of this initiative; it oversees the 130 largest euro area banks. During the crisis, EU banks also padded out their capital, increasing their capital base by €600 billion since 2008.
And the results?
The results are impressive (figure 2). The crisis-hit countries implemented radical reforms. They now head multiple international rankings, earning the sobriquet 'reform champions'. Many of Europe's crisis countries – Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain – ended up in the top five of 34 OECD members (a club for the most developed countries) in recognition of their structural reforms. They did so by improving their public finances, reducing deficits, and cutting labour costs to make themselves more competitive. The euro area outperformed the US, Japan and the UK in fiscal terms: the aggregate euro area budget deficit was significantly smaller than these three peers. And finally, some of the crisis countries are becoming growth leaders. In 2015, Ireland hit a record high 6.9% GDP growth and Spain 3.2%. Ireland's growth matched China's, while Spain's is almost a third again as high as the US's (2.5%) over the same period. These are extraordinary achievements.
Three big initiatives to shape Europe's economic future
During the crisis, Europe picked up the pace of policy reform and integration with three big initiatives that merit close attention. They will set the economic and financial agenda for the next five to 10 years and will be key to Europe's economic future (figure 3.)
Completion of the Banking Union
Europe's Banking Union is moving forward. On 1 January 2016, the new European mechanism to resolve failing banks went live. The Single Resolution Mechanism's (SRM) goal is to resolve distressed banks at the lowest cost to taxpayers. It includes the participation of the private sector, such as shareholders, junior and senior creditors and unsecured and very large depositors, according to the bail-in rules under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). Additionally, SRM-covered banks will most likely need to provide €55 billion in funding over the next eight years to create the Single Resolution Fund (SRF). While this means higher costs for banks, it reduces the need for taxpayers to cover bank failures.
The final step to completing the Banking Union is a common deposit guarantee scheme similar to the US's Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This year, a European Commission proposal to establish a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) has been hotly debated. The aim is to guarantee individual deposits of up to €100,000 at all banks in the euro area – benefiting around 340 million citizens in 19 countries. It is far from a done deal, but if agreed and implemented, the US and Europe will share a similar approach to supervision, stress testing, resolution, and deposit guarantees.
A deeper Capital Markets Union
With the Banking Union advancing at high speed, Europe launched another big project last year: the Capital Markets Union (CMU). The CMU's goal is to create deeper and more integrated capital markets. Traditionally, Europe has been dominated by bank financing: when an entrepreneur needed funding, banks were the go-to partner. During the crisis, banks tried to reduce their risk exposure and, as a result, financing for entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and some corporations, dried up. The CMU aims to address this issue.
The differences on the two sides of the Atlantic are large. Banking Union bank assets total €30.2 trillion compared to just $13.4 trillion in the US, a gap explained by the source of financing (figure 4). Euro area banking credit reaches some 170% of GDP, against only 45% of GDP in the US. Stock market capitalisation and debt securities are respectively some 45% and 10% of GDP in the euro area compared to 110% and 45% in the US.
The CMU initiative could transform Europe's capital markets over the 2016–2019 period. The CMU is designed to reduce dependency on banks. It should increase the flow of funding from Venture Capital to Private Equity, to IPOs and eventually to equity and debt capital market financing. It aims to standardise prospectus legislation across countries (currently there are large differences across European countries, not to mention the different language requirements), deepen the covered bond market, develop a stronger securitisation market, align bankruptcy laws, and stimulate more cross-border capital investments. Despite the challenges, Europe has strong foundations to build on. It is home to some of the largest pension funds in the world and countries with strong household savings habits such as Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Strengthen Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
The Presidents of the European Central Bank, Eurogroup, European Commission, European Council and European Parliament presented a plan, the Five Presidents Report, to further deepen Economic and Monetary Union over the next 10 years, or through 2025. The goal is to pull all these initiatives together, complete the Banking Union, make progress on the Capital Markets Union, and introduce new initiatives for the euro area. These initiatives could include establishing a new fiscal council for the euro area, a euro area macroeconomic stabilisation function, or even a euro area treasury.
Combining these initiatives has one big advantage: it would allow for more risk reduction and better risk-sharing across the euro area and reduce the need for the public sector to use taxpayers' money for economic and financial shock absorption. In the US, economic and business cycles are smoothed out across the 50 states to a much greater degree than in Europe, with market mechanisms doing the lion's share of the work (figure 5). Fiscal transfers play only a limited role. About 75% of economic and business cycle shocks in the US are smoothed, 62% by financial market transactions and only about 13% through fiscal transfers and taxpayers' contributions. This underscores how important it is for Europe to complete Banking Union, deepen CMU, and strengthen the EMU.
These three big initiatives, if implemented successfully over the next five to 10 years, will define Europe's economic future in the long-run.
Can Europe afford to deviate from its path?
There are some headwinds, including the migrant crisis and the June 2016 UK referendum on EU membership. European policy makers, enterprises and citizens need to turn these events to their advantage.
Immigration can stimulate growth, with a small but positive short-term impact on EU GDP. It can also help compensate for weak long-term demographics. If executed well, the benefits could be significant. Take Germany for example. The country has around 81 million citizens today, but that figure is seen declining 13% to 67 million by 2060 (figure 6). This will hit economic growth. It will also undermine the sustainability of public finances, as the share of over-65-year-olds rises to 33% in 2060 from 20% and puts pressure on the pay-as-you-go pension scheme. According to the German Statistical agency, more immigration could bring the population to 73 million by 2060. At today's GDP per capita, that difference of six million people means €210 billion in GDP potential. However, the devil is in the detail. Europe must protect its outer borders well, bring in the right skill sets, and provide successful economic and social integration programmes. Managing the fear of immigration and growing populism present the biggest challenges. Countries that know how to manage most of these elements well, like Canada and Luxembourg, have reaped the rewards.
The UK referendum and similar discussions in other member states are an important part of a healthy democratic process, but it is essential to consider the implications. Can European countries really afford not to be financially and economically interconnected and integrated?
Europe's percentage of global GDP declined to 23% in 2010 from 32% in 1970 (figure 7) and, if no new policy initiatives are undertaken, could fall to 9% by 2050. This will have an enormous economic, financial, and geopolitical impact. Europe, and North America, will decline in size and influence. To counter this trend, further integration, not fragmentation, is needed.
Europe's best way forward is to stay together as a strong, well-integrated, and deeply interconnected continent. Over the past 70 years, Europe has achieved unprecedented peace, stability, and wealth creation. It is the world's largest single market. It is in its best interests to remain the global financial and economic leader.
A bright future
Europe not only endured the last crisis, it capitalised upon it. Europe's five key policy responses meant the continent emerged stronger. The results, such as in Ireland or Spain, are impressive. Completing the Banking Union, deepening the Capital Markets Union, and strengthening Economic and Monetary Union will make Europe's economy more competitive, diverse, and robust. It is crucial that Europe not deviate from this path and that it continues to turn headwinds, like immigration, into opportunities.
Europe has put together the building blocks for a bright future; its citizens can justly be proud of these achievements. Realising this ambitious agenda will make Europe stronger, more influential, and ensure it maintains its position as an economic powerhouse.
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Instagram just reached 1 billion users
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Instagram announced on Wednesday it had reached 1 billion active users for the first time ever.
In comparison, Facebook has around 2.19 billion monthly active users and Snapchat has about 100 million monthly active users.
Instagram also announced it was launching a hub for creators to upload long-form videos and make money from ads.
Instagram has reached a major new milestone: 1 billion users.
On Wednesday, the social media announced the new statistic at a press event alongside its new YouTube-rivalling video hub, IGTV.
It means Instagram joins a prestigious club of apps and services that have one billion users, that includes Facebook, WhatsApp, Google Chrome , and YouTube.
As of the first quarter of 2018, Instagram parent company Facebook had about 2.19 billion monthly active users. Snapchat, Instagram's main competitor, said in February it has 100 million monthly active users.
"It truly wouldnt have happened without all of you," CEO Kevin Systrom said of hitting the one-billion-user-mark.
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Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) is on a mission to beat Grace Black (Tamara Wall) as the two bar owners go head to head to see who can throw the best night out at their rival establishments.
The two woman are revelling going up against each other as they pull out all the stops to come out on top.
Mercedes hires Scott Drinkwell (Ross Adams) to perform in drag as part of her entertainment on offer and suggests that he dresses up as Grace!
Scott agrees and has a great time parading about as Mercedes' sour-faced rival to a packed audience.
Elsewhere Lily McQueen (Lauren McQueen) is overwhelmed by her work and her worried Aunty Diane (Alex Fletcher) turns to psychologist Farrah Maalik (Krupa Pattani) to try and help her.
Plus Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson), who underwent tests at the hospital for her mystery illness, is feeling suffocated by the support of Liberty, Sienna, Brody and her boyfriend Damon Kinsella (Jacob Roberts). She promises them all she will do everything in her power to fight her illness but is there something Maxine's not telling everyone?
Meanwhile Laurie Shelby (Kyle Pryor) continues to manipulate his wife Sinead O'Connor (Stephanie Davies) as he tells her he's taking her away on a family holiday. Should Sinead be pleased or scared?
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Q: Measurement of highly resistive samples with Keithley 2182a nanovoltmeter In our laboratory we are measuring transport properties of various materials. Currently we have deployed Keithley 2182a nanovoltmeter.
When measuring bulk mineral (tetrahedrites, Cu12Sb4S13 Peru) samples with high resistance (over 10^5 Ohm below 20K), the measurement seems to react as if we measure a capacitor, when the sample is electrically connected to the grounded chassis of the measurement cell. On the other hand, we measure a sawtooth signal, when the sample is electrically insulated.
For clarity sake we have tried to do the experiment only with a 10^6 Ohm resistor connected directly to the nanovoltmeter (original LEMO connectors, copper clips), so the diagram can be reduced straight to resistor connected to the voltmeter. The resistor naturally should not produce any voltage.
We have also observed, that duration of the measurement in number of power line cycles strongly affects the result. With several repetitions of measurement step the result looked somehow like this:

The voltage measured with different measuring times, reproducible with both samples in experimental cell and resistor connected directly to the nanovoltmeter. Inset shows the sawtooth signal we obtained with samples with highest resistances, when properly electrically insulated.
Does anybody happen to know, what are we measuring? (This question is out of practical purposes, the nanovoltmeter is purposed to measure low resistance samples, but it would be nice to know some background anyway)

A: In the 2004 manual, page 3-8 discusses digital filter.  Is this filter turned off?  If this filter is in use, and set to 'repeating' mode, it may convert any random noise into strange jumps in readings.
Also in the manual, I see on page 2-9, the the internal A/D creates hundreds of nA on the input, and for high-resistance loads (or disconnected input leads,) creates significant millivolts artifacts.
It appears that this voltmeter is designed for measuring junction voltages on good conductors, and will produce unwanted noise if connected to high-resistance samples.
Test: disconnect the lemo jack, see if the unwanted signal is still there.  If yes, then it's caused by the meter itself.

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Global Summit on Emerging Technologies in Agriculture
June 1 – June 30, 2021, 2022, 2023
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December 1 – December 31, 2021, 2022, 2023
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Agriculture will always be a huge industry, and with new developments of technology in agriculture, it will continue to become more efficient, profitable, and eco-friendly. The upcoming Global Summit on Emerging Technologies in Agriculture will discuss the innovative and evolving technologies that continue to modernize the agriculture sector. Speakers at the summit will also discuss the applications of these technologies, the effects of coronavirus on the agriculture industry, and the future of technology in agriculture. Key topics of discussion will include the use of UAVs, fintech, biometrics, Big Data, and digital marketing in agriculture.
As people grow more concerned with global environmental issues, discussing topics such as renewable energies and agricultural sustainability has become increasingly relevant. Presenters will explore advances in automated and electric vehicles, solar energy, and smart cities in detail, while providing an analysis of numerous human and environmental factors that influence the current and future state of agriculture.
Technology in agriculture is also moving towards computing and interfacing through the Internet to improve efficiency. These innovations continue to expand, along with their diverse applications. Summit speakers will share industry knowledge on advancements such as cloud technology, IoT, computer vision, AI, and server-less computing. Intelligent management systems, like RFID, will also be explored.
Agricultural companies across the world have been some of the hardest hit businesses from the coronavirus pandemic. The market has had to adjust to changing consumer spending habits and decreased labor force as a result of social distancing protocols and closures. In order to best appeal to customers in this global pandemic, many businesses in the agriculture sector have been forced to change their selection and size of production. We hope to see you at this summit as we connect industry leaders and discuss the emerging technologies in agriculture.
The Pandemic Impacts on Agriculture
IoT in Agriculture
RFID in Agriculture
People Tracking, Social Distancing
Drone, UAV & UAS in Agriculture
Cloud in Agriculture
Autonomous Vehicles in Agriculture
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing in Agriculture
Big Data in Agriculture
AI in Agriculture
Edge Computing in Agriculture
Cybersecurity in Agriculture
Quantum Computing in Agriculture
5G in Agriculture
Fintech in Agriculture
Electrical Vehicles in Agriculture
Renewable Energies in Agriculture
Solar Energy in Agriculture
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Data Center in Agriculture
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e-Commerce in Agriculture
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Dayinsure – the UK's premier provider of online, short-term vehicle insurance – is delighted to announce an exciting new headline title partnership with Britain's high-profile round of the action-packed FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy.
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First introduced last year and masterminded by IMG – a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media – Speedmachine Festival has revolutionised traditional motor sport by creating the ultimate adrenaline-fuelled extravaganza.
Dayinsure's new venture comes at the end of a highly productive three-year programme as title sponsor of Dayinsure Wales Rally GB – a tremendously effective partnership that has generated significantly increased awareness for the availability of short-term vehicle insurance and has helped Dayinsure's business more than double.
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The Unicorn Series is a young-adult fantasy novel series by Tanith Lee. The trilogy revolves around Tanaquil, a young woman who is better at tinkering than magic, much to the dismay of her sorceress mother.

Black Unicorn

Black Unicorn (1991) is the first novel of The Unicorn Series.

Plot summary
It was big and beautiful and so black that it was like a hole in space, and it was completely impossible. Unicorns didn't belong in this world except in legends. But there it stood, radiating magical power, in the shattered wreck of the party.

Nobody knew where it had come from, or what it wanted. Not even Jaive, the sorceress, could fathom the mystery of the fabled beast. But Tanaquil, Jaive's completely unmagical daughter, understood it at once. She knew why the unicorn was there: It had come for her. It needed her.

Yet she was the girl with no talent for magic. She could only fiddle with broken bits of machinery and make them work again. What could she do for a unicorn?

This unicorn, which once was of radiant mother of pearl hue, became of this world through majestic being and wondrous magnificence.

Gold Unicorn

Gold Unicorn (1994) is the second novel of The Unicorn Series.

Plot summary
After traveling the world, young sorceress Tanaquil begins her return home. On the way she discovers a vast army led by an empress - Lizra, Tanaquil's half-sister.

Tanaquil's magical power of mending is exactly what Lizra needs. Lizra makes Tanaquil use her talent on her giant mechanical gold unicorn, which Tanaquil learns is a war-machine that her sister is planning on using to perfect a world she sees as flawed. Tanaquil is repelled by Lizra's acts of destruction, but her attraction to Lizra's betrothed, a young man named Honj, keeps her from leaving, so she follows the unicorn, even when it leads into a terrifying alternate world.

Red Unicorn

Red Unicorn (1997) is the third and final novel of The Unicorn Series.

Plot summary
Tanaquil finally returns to her mother's fortress in the desert, but only disappointment and heart-ache await her. As she contemplates leaving once again when a red unicorn appears, and she follows it into a mirror where she finds a world that exact opposite of her own, complete with a version of herself named Tanakil. As Tanaquil grapples with her twin, she faces not only the darkness of this new world, but the darkness within herself.

Characters
 Tanaquil- The young daughter of a powerful sorceress. Though born to a witch mother, Tanaquil has no skills for spells and such, she instead, is a 'mender' who can fix anything and it will never break again.
 Jaive- Tanaquil's sorceress mother.
The Peeve- Tanaquil's familiar, a desert creature similar to a mongoose or a weasel who can speak thanks to Jaive's magic.
Lizra- A beautiful princess and Tanaquil's half-sister.
Honj- Lizra's betrothed and Tanaquil's love interest in the story.

External links
 The Black Unicorn at FantasticFiction.co.uk
 Tanith Lee Bibliography
 Fantastic Fiction: Gold Unicorn
 Internet Book List: Unicorn Trilogy

Series by Tanith Lee
Fantasy novel series

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NOT AS I PREACH
By Richard Scheinin
When it comes to lying on job resumes, cheating on exams or plagiarizing reports, folks who consider themselves devout churchgoers often leave their ethics at the chapel door when they return to their homes and jobs.
In fact, according to a soon-to-be-released report, the ethical behavior of people who say religion is "essential" to their lives is often not distinguishable from the behavior of those who describe religion as "unimportant."
The findings "run counter-intuitive to what many people expect," says Michael Josephson, founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics in Marina del Ray, which researched and produced "Ethics, Values, Attitudes and Behavior in America: the Impact of Religious Belief, Gender and Age."
"There's a general assumption that people make that religious people are more honest than non-religious people," says Josephson. "They are," he says, pausing for emphasis. "_Slightly_."
Josephson based his opinion on the results of interviews about ethical behavior with nearly 9,000 people, 60 percent under age 25. More than 5,000 responded to questions about the degree of their religiosity.
Among other things, the report says 13 percent of the people who regard religion as "essential" have lied to get jobs (as opposed to 15 percent of irreligious people); that 36 percent of the same religious group cheated on exams as high school seniors (compared with 39 percent of irreligious people); that 30% percent of respondents who regard religion as "essential" cheated in college (as opposed to 29 percent for the irreligious); and that 20 percent of them admitted to submitting other people's work as their own (as opposed to 21 percent of their irreligious counterparts).
There were some brighter spots for the religious group: Only 18 percent admitted to stealing merchandise from a store in the past year (29 percent of the irreligious said they had done so).
And those who say religion is "essential" were less cynical: They tended to disagree that it is necessary to lie or cheat to get ahead in society, and were less likely to say they would be willing to do so. "The religious people are much more optimistic about their own virtue," says Josephson.
What does this it all add up to?
"It sounds like original sin continues to flourish, and that is not news," says the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, the social commentator who edits "First things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life."
The institute set out to analyze the overall impact of religious faith on behavior, without categorizing those who responded according to their specific denominations or faiths. Those who responded to questions about religiosity fell into four groups: those who said religion was "unimportant;" those who said it was "somewhat important"; those who said it was "very important"; and, finally, those who said it was "essential" to their lives.
Only when considering the extremes -- the groups who characterized religion as "unimportant" and "essential" -- were there any discernible differences in ethical behavior. Otherwise, the "unimportant" group's behavior was indistinguishable from the others'.
There is a large body of research that indicates _what_ religious people think about proper ethical behavior, but a somewhat smaller body that attempts to analyze how their beliefs translate into action.
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A 1992 Gallup study showed that church members are more charitable than non-members: 78 percent of church members had made donations of food, clothing or other property in the previous year (as opposed to 66 percent of non-members); 54 percent had "directly helped" a needy neighbor (42 percent of non-members did so); and 37 percent "directly helped" a homeless person (compared with 33 percent of non-members).
Other surveys show that religious people are somewhat less likely to drive while intoxicated or steal in the workplace. But, as with the Josephson study, the manner in which people characterize their religiosity does not always seem to have a dramatic effect on the way they live out their lives. Perhaps that's not surprising.
"One would like to believe that people who think of themselves as devout Christians would also behave in a manner that is in accord with Christian ethics," says Neuhaus. "But pastorally and existentially, I know that that is not the case -- and never has been the case."


Ice Beeter Treated Ice Melter is rock salt specially coated with beet extract. This residue is also known as beet molasses… it is used for production of yeast, medicine and chemicals such as ice melt. Sugar beet fields are easily mistaken for a field of potatoes. Above the ground they appear as only greens. But underneath lies the beet, which is light tan, also like a potato. However, sugar beets are more closely related to a red garden beet.
When it comes time, the farmers harvest all of their sugar beets. Sugar beets are second only to sugar cane for sources of sugar. They are grown from a seed which produces a root, stem and leaves. The actual sugar beet is the root, which contains many cells. Large cells contain water, while small cells contain the sugar.
To extract the sugar from the beet, they are washed and cut into thin slices. These slices are put in hot water which soaks the sugar out and forms syrup. The syrup is then purified, filtered and boiled again. Finally it is dried to sugar, which is packaged and marketed. This is only a brief explanation of the step by step beet sugar process.
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Leicester is having a sort of resurgence right now, with the remains of kings being found and the football teams recent success. This coupled with the huge number of young families moving to Leicester and a growing student population, this makes Leicester an attractive opportunity for first-time landlords. Now we understand entering the world of rental management can be a strange, and overwhelming, experience for many first-time landlords. To combat this we've thought of all the things these new landlords should understand before they venture into the rental market and listed them below. Check out some of the essential things to consider before renting out a property or choosing a letting agent in Leicester.
A first-time landlord may not have the first idea of how much their property is actually worth on the market. You may completely underestimate the worth of properties of your size or specification. Some good old fashioned competitive research can help with this, checking what similar properties in your area are going for or asking your letting agent. Estate agents in Leicester should have a portfolio of similar properties in the area and be able to advise on the going rate. if you've put in some extra work into the property, be sure to include them! This includes things such as a renovation, extension or loft conversions. These and other features can allow you to charge a higher rate.
While you're not legally required to have insurance as a landlord, it is highly recommended that you do. Most mortgages will require you to take one out. Sadly you cannot take out standard homeowner policies as a landlord and you will need to look into specialist options. Additional insurance is recommended for non-payment of rent, any damage to your property by the tenant and any liability for accidents that may occur on your property. You can turn to your estate agent if you wish but shopping around yourself is the best idea so you can be sure you're getting the best deal.
Leasing agreements are standardised in many ways, but each one will have their own differences to reflect the needs of both you the landlord and your tenant. You need to both understand your individual obligations and exactly what is expected during the tenancy. The lease will contain some key points such as pet policies, security deposits, rental due dates, eviction terms and routine upkeep. If you have a dedicated letting agent they'll be able to draw this lease up for you but as the property owner, you can insist on certain stipulations being included.
Sadly you can't just put your property on the market and leave it to itself, even after a tenant moves in. You have to earn that extra bit of income with some work! There's a huge amount of paperwork and administration involved. That's why most landlords choose to use the services of a letting agent.
If you have a full-time job, a family or both then you may find the demands of being a landlord very time restrictive. A property management company will save you time and money when it comes to finding, booking and handling tenants. You can decide how much control they take over the rental process, allowing them to take full control and removing you from the process entirely or just to assist you in certain areas.
We all hope you'll never have to actually experience this but it is always a possibility. Knowing your rights and the legalities involved during the eviction process is essential. You need to be prepared for the horrible fact that if your tenant doesn't pay rent then you can't just kick them out. If only it were that simple. You'll need to take them to court, resulting in costly legal fees, so make sure you plan for this.
We're all guilty of leaving some things in our homes broken for far too long, prioritising other things rather than maintenance. As a landlord you sadly cannot do this, tenants will expect broken utilities and damage to the house to be dealt with promptly. Finding yourself a local and reliable service provider such as a plumber is a great start, so you have a first port of call if anything goes wrong. You can also agree on a lump retainer with your letting agent to deal with any maintenance and repairs without having to consult you.
If you're going to rent out your flat you'll need to decide whether it's furnished or unfurnished – and if you go for the latter, you'll need to make sure you've removed everything from the property. If you have a house full of furniture, you'll need to plan in advance for the removal.
Many landlords use a buy-to-let mortgage, where they buy the property with the intention of letting it out, but for homeowners who have a standard mortgage and then decided to rent instead, the rules are slightly different. You must inform your mortgage provider, who may charge you a higher rate. Speak to your letting agent to find out the laws that apply to your situation.


The WAGs of Premier League footballers get just as much attention as the players themselves these days. There was the whole John Terry v Wayne Bridge incident last season, which saw Vanessa Perroncel coming between the ex-Chelsea teammates. This season we've seen Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney hit the front pages for his actions off the pitch that will have put him in the doghouse with Coleen, which is exactly where Tottenham's Peter Crouch finds himself after cheating on Abbey Clancy.
Given the increased status of football WAGs we thought it was only right and proper to put the spotlight on the best of the best, the Lionel Messi's and Cristiano Ronaldo's of the WAG world. They're showcased in all their glory in our countdown of the Top Ten Premier League WAGs. You won't be surprised to know that Rooney's recent bits on the side didn't make the list, but who did make the list?
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Site of Fort Augusta
Because of its strategic point along the Susquehanna, Sunbury became the site of one of the most important frontier forts in Pennsylvania, Fort Augusta. Ft. Augusta was a reliable stronghold during the days of the French and Indian War. It also played a major role in the Revolutionary War where it served as the military headquarters for the American Forces in the Upper Susquehanna Valley.
The gentle beauty of the Susquehanna River flows along the western edge of the city. The river has provided prosperity and recreation to the Sunbury area for many years. The village of Shamokin, with about ten Native American dwellings, was located along the water. This village became the site of Fort Augusta.
The Native Americans of the Six Nations met with Governor Morris on January 17, 1756 and urged him to take their village and build a fort there. Native Americans from the Upper Allegheny Region along with French troops were trying to claim this Territory for France. Raiding parties laid waste to many small communities such as Penn's Creek where white settlers had been massacred in 1755. The Native Americans of Six Nations believed that a Fort at this site would protect them as well as the white settlers.
The Commandant of the fort was Colonel Sam Hunter. He lived at the fort and supervised the sending of troops to serve in Washington's Army. Hunter also provided protection and support to smaller forts in the area.As the Revolutionary War progressed, the Iroquois became allies of the British and frequently invaded the area. In 1778 a massacre occurred in Wyoming that sent settlers fleeing to Fort Augusta seeking protection. Colonel Hartley restored order briefly but in 1779 Native American raids began again. An expedition against the Iroquois was planned and executed by General John Sullivan. The campaign stopped Britain's Native American allies.
Fort Augusta eventually became the property of Colonel Hunter and his descendants lived there until 1848 when the log home burned. Fort Augusta became the property of its last commander, Colonel Hunter, and his descendants lived there until 1848 when the log home burned.
The present Hunter House was built by Captain Samuel Hunter, a grandson of Colonel Sam Hunter. The home at 1150 North Front Street in Sunbury is now home to the Northumberland County Historical Society and houses a museum with an excellent historical and genealogical library.
The First Electric Light
But it wasn't until the Wizard of Menlo Park came to town, that Sunbury truly became a historic site. Sunbury became internationally famous when in 1883 Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention, the electric light, by wiring the city hotel. The hotel, which was the first building to use Edison's three wire system, changed the world and was renamed "The Edison Hotel" to honor the inventor.
In July of 1883, the City Hotel became the first building ever to be wired for electricity. Thomas Edison wired the hotel using his three wire system. The hotel was renamed "The Edison Hotel" in his honor. The same day Edison wired the Railroad Station on Second Street. Sunbury had become an important railroad center and by 1910 the population was 13,770.
Our River's History
The Sunbury Flood Wall was proposed after the disastrous flood that occurred in March of 1936. The City and residents suffered over 4 million dollars in damage. Construction of the flood system began in May of 1946 by the War Department, later changed to the Department of the Army, and was completed in 1951 at a cost of 6.6 million dollars.
The existing flood control system protects 147 acres of the City of Sunbury is a combination of 2.4 miles of flood wall, 2.6 miles of levees and several pumps monitoring stations. This system has evolved and been improved over the course of 60 years to protect the City from flooding.
The largest component of the Sunbury protection flood protection system is the flood wall. There are two basic flood wall types, the T wall that averages 19' tall and 'I' wall which average 12' tall. Currently there are 6 openings in the current flood control system. These openings have been tested several times and have proven to be reliable against event floods.
The Flood Control system is a complex network of pump stations, drainage structures, interceptor storm drains, sluice gates, flap gates, levees, flood wall, closure structures and early warning systems that work together to provide protection from the raging waters of Shamokin Creek and the Susquehanna River.
Specifically, the flood system is comprised of 2.4 miles of concrete flood wall, 2.6 miles of earthen levee, 6 pumping stations, 8 interceptor sewers, 11 drainage structures, 7 closure structures, 61 flap gates and 31 sluice gates
Since the 1800's, the Susquehanna River has experienced a significant flood event on the average of once every 20 years. The Sunbury Flood Wall has protected Sunbury from over 15 high water events since it was completed in 1951.
In 1972, flood waters from Hurricane Agnes crested at 35.8 feet at Sunbury, two feet higher than the crest in 1936. The wall held back the water and residents showed their gratitude in messages left on the wall.
The Adam T. Bower Dam is an extremely unique site in Sunbury. The dam is actually an inflatable fiber tube which stretches across the Susquehanna River. The dam is inflated in the spring to for a reservoir which is perfect for fishing and water sports, such as water skiing. The dam is lowered in the fall to allow fish migration and to keep the water's level down when the spring thaws the snow.
Although Sunbury was officially established in 1772, settlement of this area began decades earlier. Our city has been the site of significant historical events. Below are a few key moments in Sunbury's vibrant history.
Learn more by visiting the
Northumberland County Historical Society Website
Sunbury has a rich and wonderful history, which is worth seeing in person. Although our city has grown and changed over the years, we have endeavored to keep our historical treasures untouched and alive.
Our sense of the value of these sites is one more reason to visit or live in Sunbury.


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Reframing Salary Negotiations for Success
By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes
Research Overload
The late 1990s trickle of research on gender and negotiation has become a rushing, roaring torrent. For those of us who aren't HR professionals or researchers, one sign is the frequency of articles in the general press on the subject. It's partly fuelled, of course, by the rising interest in the persistent pay gap and the enduring lack of senior women. That perspective perhaps explains why some experimenters seem fixated on the deficit model, in other words trying to identify what women don't do / don't think/ don't aspire to / etc that men do.
Deficit Model
The main messages on salary negotiations in the career advice articles and blogs that flow from this research are correspondingly:
women don't ask for raises as often as men
women don't ask for as much money in pay negotiations as men do
women don't perform as well in pay negotiations as men
women let themselves be held back from asking for money by fear of the backlash against 'unfeminine' behaviour
There's truth in all these points of course… and as long as many of us operate in organisations where norms and structures reflect their masculine designers, we can't ignore them. What I have been hunting for in the research, though, are authentic things women can do to lift their pay negotiation effectiveness without straying too far from what feels authentic.
If I reflect on my own experiences, as well as what we hear through Professionelle, I perceive a mindset among women when it comes to salary negotiation. It includes seeing the situation as:
win-lose
time-bounded (now or never!)
often ambiguous (where are the limits? what's OK?)
Negotiator Magazine citing Babcock and Laschever bears this out, saying two and a half times as many women as men feel "a great deal of apprehension" about negotiating and a full 20% say they avoid it completely. Only 14% of successful women said that negotiation made them feel powerful and assertive.
What can we do, then, to feel more relaxed and confident from the start, which would be a much better jumping-off point for asking for what we need? This was where I began to think about how reframing our mental image of the negotiation could help us become more effective while staying true to ourselves. I found three reframes that you might find useful.
Reframe salary reviews in your mind to be collaborative conversations that are about more than money and will benefit more people than you alone.
Collaborative Communication
Cait Clarke, who has written Dare to Ask, suggests women feel better reframing negotiations as collaborative conversations rather than win-lose, high-stakes battles. Collaborative exploration of a situation draws on women's gender strengths of empathy and communicating, and the element of social bonding required in a conversation makes us more relaxed. This approach also introduces the notion that the conversation can continue, it doesn't have to be wrapped up in one do-or-die session.
I believe Clarke is drawing on a top negotiating strategy taught in business and law schools: interest-based, mutual benefit. It's not really headline news as the core of the concept was described in Getting to Yes by Fisher and Ury over 30 years ago! It calls for understanding the difference between your position (e.g. "I want to sign the deal for this contract job at my going rate") and your interest (e.g. "I want repeat business and this company could give me that") – and understanding the other party's position and interests.
Interests are about motivations, and why something matters to people. Interests aren't always obvious; you need to be able to draw them out by listening and questioning. That's why going into a negotiation with the mindset that it will be a collaborative conversation is so much more effective than feeling obliged to stake out a position and shout.
It's About More Than Money
Another useful mental reframe is to remember that the salary negotiation can go beyond dollars and cents. Why does this matter?
Let's go back to the research. A wide review of negotiation research found two things:
Women were less successful than men in negotiations that focused on money;
Women were less successful than men in 'distributive' negotiations but were competent in 'integrative' situations. Definitions: 'distributive' = about one issue, or a one-off situation – exactly what a salary negotiation would be. 'Integrative' involves more issues, more stakeholders, a longer timeframe.
So women show up better in negotiations where there are more levers and issues to deal with than money alone. That suggests we need to think carefully before the negotiation about what ELSE would be of value to us.
Flex time? A laptop? A compressed week? As Clarke says, these are not unreasonable requests, they are ways by which we can show up at our most productive best at work, which is in the employer's interests (and of course we should be seeking to understand those interests during our conversations…).
It's About More Than Me
Reframe the negotiation in your mind to include more stakeholders than just yourself, for example your family – or even, potentially, your team if the negotiation could make you more productive. Keep in mind that you are negotiating for their good, not just your own.
Why This Broader View?
Back to the research! It's because there is ample evidence (Moss-Racusin et al.) that women negotiate more effectively than men when they go in to bat for someone else's salary, promotion or opportunity rather than their own. As women, we seem to bring our A-game as 'agents', while men seem to bring their A-game as 'principals', especially in ambiguous situations that amp up competitiveness. As I read recently:
Women are better able to expand the value of a negotiation, but unfortunately fail to capture much of that value for themselves.
More Things to Try
Beyond reframing, remember there are other things we can do to lift our effectiveness in negotiations without having to morph into someone we're not. They can be best summed up as 'prepare and practise' which draws on a common female tendency to work hard, even to the point of perfectionism.
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In a complex, dynamic multiagent setting, coherent team actions are often jeopardized by conflicts in agents' beliefs, plans, and actions. Despite the considerable progress in teamwork research, the challenge of intrateam conflict resolution has remained largely unaddressed. This article presents CONSA, a system we are developing to resolve conflicts using argumentation-based negotiations. CONSA focuses on exploiting the benefits of argumentation in a team setting. Thus, CONSA casts conflict resolution as a team problem, so that the recent advances in teamwork can be brought to bear during conflict resolution to improve argumentation flexibility. Furthermore, because teamwork conflicts sometimes involve past teamwork, teamwork models can be exploited to provide agents with reusable argumentation knowledge. Additionally, CONSA also includes argumentation strategies geared toward benefiting the team, rather than the individual, and techniques to reduce argumentation overhead.


Public spending and decision making is highly scrutinized by the taxpayers and the media. Fortunately, civil servants are not alone in ensuring strong controls to enhance accountability in government reports and transparent decision making. These supporting roles take on different positions in the organization from legislative officers to internal audit departments. In this session, FMI is pleased to bring together these important civil servants to discuss their roles in your organization, opportunities to work in a more collaborative fashion, and glimpse into their future initiatives.
Where are you now on your career horizon? Are you just getting started in the public service after completing your technical training or perhaps a degree? Are you mid-way in your journey and building on that experience? Or are you nearing the finishing line where your age and years of service now seem to indicate that the transition to retirement is within your grasp? Regardless of your positioning on that life spectrum this is a presentation you won't want to miss. Retirement readiness is more than a financial equation. Our mindset and preparation over the course of our working lives will be key to setting us on the path for quality living in our golden years.
In years gone by there was a common catch phrase that most Albertans will remember, the Alberta Advantage. Those glory days included a provincial economy with low unemployment, higher than the national average disposable incomes, and lower taxes. But fast forwarding to today, the boom/bust cycle of past eras has forever changed. In this session, come hear our panel of experts share their views on the current gaps in the system and government policy options that could diversify our economy and reposition Alberta to a new path to prosperity.
The purpose of this event was to broaden attendee's understanding of Canada's Immigration policy including the many levels of involvement and collaboration that occurs between government, non-profit organizations and caring volunteers in the community.
The FMI Edmonton Chapter organizing committee selected this topic for the purpose of bringing awareness to our cultural diversity and supporting an inclusive and respectful environment in the workplace. As a community we have a vested interest in supporting these goals and as public sector professionals we have an opportunity to make a positive impact by developing meaningful connections with neighbors and co-workers.
As a country, Canada is known for being one of the most welcoming nations in the world however the system is extremely complex and not widely understood. In this session FMI Edmonton Chapter is pleased to welcome an expert panel who will help unpack the complex web of government and community touchpoints that are involved in delivering welcoming and settlement services to well over 200,000 newcomers to Canada each year.
This FMI event focused on real and potential disruptions and how to navigate change. Three local authors have each written about this topic from very different perspectives and they described their books and their journey to becoming authors.
Tema Frank, PeopleShock: The Path to Profits When Customers Rule. How do governments and organizations manage the processes, people and products/services in a customer focused world. In the age of social media and the active citizen, this is NOT just a for-profit company's problem.
Rob Roach, Spiders in Space: Successfully Adapting to Unwanted Change. When NASA sent spiders into space, the spiders had to rediscover how to spin their webs without the aid of gravity. Unwanted change requires us to adapt to a harsher environment. Spiders in Space presents a menu of adaptive traits that can help us not only survive, but thrive, when unwanted change comes our way.
Rod Schatz, Phantom Ex Machina: Digital Disruption's Role in Business Model Transformation. From the Doomsday Book, clay tax records through to legislating privacy - governments have had a central role in managing information in a society. This book explores the factors that make digital disruption possible and the effects this has on existing business models and to managing public policy on the wave of digital disruption.
Moderator: Sally Banek, Senior Consultant, Recruitment Partners.
Panelist: Glenn Rollans, Past President, Book Publishers Association of Alberta and 35+ years of experience in the publishing business.
Must Read Books: Crowd-Sourcing Knowledge. To help navigate change and become better leaders - the session will crowd-source must read non-fiction books for FMI Members and discuss the role of a healthy local publishing economy has on thought leadership.
Audreys Books will be on hand with a selection of the above books and the Must-Reads and can be purchased at the event. In the meantime, visit Audreys at 10702 Jasper Avenue.
Staff Development Rationale: This training session will introduce attendees to current and looming disruptions that may impact how the public service delivers services and programs. As well, the must-read books will give public servants skills and understanding to navigate change.
Download a 2018 FMI Must Read PD Tracking Tool.
Visit 'Seven Days of Disruption', changes affecting the Canadian Public Service.
Rob Roach/Todd Hirsch's Website: www.toddhirsch.com.
The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine: this FMI session was about competition, collaboration, team building, and mining as much 'gold' as possible. As much as groups say they are a team and collaborate, the fact is most groups compete for resources. Facilitated by Randy Shuttleworth, participants were divided into teams and engaged in a game where the object is to find the Lost Dutchman's mine and mine as much gold as possible. The key to winning was good planning and working together. Outcomes of the event were learning to collaborate and breaking down information silos!
Over the past 50 years we have seen the move from the industrial revolution to the information revolution. Increasingly, organizations handle information as a commodity and as a result there has been the rise of the knowledge worker. The other side of this change is that employees rely on their brain to contribute value and to provide for their families. What happens when their brain fails them as a result of mental illness?
According to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), mental illness will impact 1 in 5 Canadians. Because of the impact on their families and communities this number can rise to 1 in 3. CMHA's defines a mental disorder as health conditions that are characterized by alternations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.
What is the role and some of the challenges mental health poses in the workplace?
How can managers create environments where business needs are being met and employees flourish?
How can we deal proactively with our staff who are going through a challenging time and make sure they come out successful?
What happens if we or a member of family/social circle becomes mentally ill? What resources are available?
This session examined the facts of mental health and provided tools for leaders to help manage the impact on the organization.
Georgette Reed, City of Edmonton, Health & Wellness Coordinator, Fire Rescue Services: The stigma of mental health and myth busters.
Pamela Kollross, City of Edmonton,Health Promotion Consultant, Corp. Safety & Disability Management: The City of Edmonton's Psychological Health and Safety Pilot project.
Robert Manolson, Creator & Facilitator of Powerful Play Experiences: How to Live with Mental Illness.
Linda Shaw (and Flynn), NAIT Student Counsellor and her therapy dog.
Scott Aylwin, Senior Director, Addiction and Mental Health, Covenant Health.
Isabel Henderson (Moderator), Senior Operating Officer Alberta Health Services, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
Laurel Kirchner, Wellness Advisor, Occupational Health and Safety, Covenant Health.
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Greetings from Marcia Nelson, Executive Council Deputy Minister.
Greetings from Don Iverson, Mayor the City of Edmonton.
Clerk's (Federal Government's) Contact Group on Mental Health.
Glenrose Hospital Foundation (GRHF) and the 2016 GRHF Courage Video.
This is the second time the Edmonton FMI Chapter has explored this issue. The last time, September 11, 2014 West Texas Intermediate Crude was trading for about $93 a barrel and then Alberta Finance Minister, Doug Horner was still predicting a surplus despite increased spending. 30 months, 2 finance ministers and 1 government later - times have definitely changed!
Will the price of oil continue to recover or stay flat?
How will the new carbon levy (tax) policies filter through the economy between the net payers and the net beneficiaries?
What will happen on the investment side? And how will other new policies like a new tax credit for small business contribute to economic recovery and diversification.
Download Pre-conference notes and the Economics Presentation Deck.
On July 1, 2015, CPA Alberta celebrated its first anniversary. Over the past 12+ months, considerable effort has gone into making the merge of three legacy accounting bodies successful. Now that the merger-smoke is clearing what has changed for public sector financial professionals? The session asked and attempted to answer the question, how can CPA Alberta help the members who work in the public service?
Dan Stadlwieser, Acting Controller, Alberta Treasury Board and Finance.
Larry Brownoff, Director, Professional And Career Services (for Rachel Miller).
Glen Jarbeau: Chief Financial Officer, City of Spruce Grove.
Download Pre-Conference Notes. Review the Questions a la carte covered at this conference. Read the Post Conference notes. Thank you to our sponsors: CPA Alberta and Robert Half International. Download the CPA-FMI Public Sector Certificate brochure or access the Robert Half Salary Guide.
Public servants are expected to be innovative while working in a risk adverse environment. This inherent conundrum is compounded during times of fiscal restraint when ideas are solicited but resources to execute few. This session will investigate innovation in the public services from a number of facets.
Dr. Markus Sharaput, Dalhousie University: the theory of innovation and its practical challenges.
Chris Dambrowitz, NAIT: Can Innovation Become Part of Your DNA?
Karen Parker, City of Edmonton: the History, Success and Challenges of Creating an Open City.
Christian Felske, Ph.D., P.Eng., City of Edmonton: Turning Your Trash Into Treasure.
Moderator/Presenter; Jean McClellan, Partner-PWC: the Catalyst-Café, Systematic Innovation from PWC.
Read the Post-Conference Notes (unofficial version).
Visit PWC - Our Sponsor for this Event.
Visit Dalhousie University - Key Note Speaker.
Read IPAC's Policy Innovation in the Canadian Public Sector.
Access the Global Innovation Index Report.
Public servants are both influenced and are influencers in our work and personal lives. Examples include: asking a child to complete a chore, a staff member a task, a supervisor to authorize a project or a committee of peers to endorse a decision.
But what motivates people to agree (or not) with your perspective, how can you best present your ideas and how do you get past the 'knee-jerk-no' response?
Randy Shuttleworth is a senior partner of the Training Company which provides specialized training for organizations and for individuals. This session of influencing others will be specifically tailored to the needs of financial professionals working in the public sector. Join us for an unique opportunity to better understand your family, team and organization. Also, how best influence these groups and individuals to achieve the best possible decision for all concerned.
The Crane: Edmonton's Official Bird?
Driving through downtown Edmonton on November 18, 2015, you would have been forgiven for not realizing that oil was been trending around $45 US a barrel. During this session, the Edmonton Chapter of FMI asked the questions: what are the major capital projects being built in Alberta and what is the role of public or private interests in their development? This session looked at a state of the projects and how public servants can assist and support capital project based economic growth.
David Egan, Partner, Consulting & Deals, PwC.
Bradley Leeman, Director, Infrastructure and Funding Strategies Section, City of Edmonton.
Download the Pre-Conference Notes for this Event.
Have you received the dreaded phone call from your bank notifying you that your credit card account has been comprised. Worse, have you received the phone call from someone claiming to be from your bank asking for your credit card details?
On September 23, the Edmonton Chapter explored 'Fraud Awareness in the Public Sector'. A detective from the Edmonton Police Service, experts from Alberta Human Services and the City of Edmonton IT Branch discussed fraud from the personal to the organizational level. In addition, Ray Haywood from PwC, our event co-sponsor, provided their global expertise in assessing and preventing fraud in organizations.
As citizens, how can we discern the difference between the two bank phone calls? As public servants, how do we balance delivering services without feeding those who would steal from the needy? As financial managers, what are our responsibilities to control, detect, report and prevent fraud happening? On September 23, the Edmonton Chapter found out!
Canadian governments (federal, provincial, municipal and agencies) collectively procure billions each year. Efficient and effective procurement is critical to the proper functioning of government operations and to a modern economy.
Which organizations have mastered their procurement processes; balancing efficiency and effectiveness with the necessary controls and oversight? This professional development-session considered this challenge from many perspectives; procurement professionals, public servants (who need to purchase goods and services), the financial manager, system providers, and the taxpayer who ultimately pays for the purchase. This was a joint presentation by FMI and PwC Canada - a global leader in supply chain and procurement.
When you have car trouble, you reach in the glove-box for the owner's manual… When your computer software does not work, you Google the problem… What about when your problem involves co-workers, colleagues or your family?
Imagine how much more successful we would be if we just had the manual to understanding people? What if we had the tools to understand what they do, and why they do it?
In this session George Boelcke, CCP reviewed the basics of our four colours. These colours help us to understand our four very different personality types, their values, stresses and needs. Then George went beyond the basics into the Four Colours at Work; their communication styles and motivators. Finally George will took us to the dark side of our colours and the trouble they can cause.
George Boelcke, CCP facilitates seminars on personality types, leadership, and team-building throughout North America and Europe for groups ranging from Fortune 500 companies and conferences, to many small businesses. In addition to his frequent media appearances, George is the author of a number of bestsellers on personality types, relationships, management and sales. For more insights, visit: www.vantageseminars.com.
Is early retirement still an option for 'baby-boomer' public-servants? Will there be anything left for Gen X/Y/etc. public servants? Uncertainty about pensions is a reality for both employees and Governments, but the right information and setting realistic expectations can help you have a satisfying and sustainable retirement plan.
The Province of Alberta is an economic engine that creates jobs and resulting federal and provincial tax revenues. But are things as rosy as they seem or is a weakening economy on the horizon? In this session, three leading economists will weigh in on the topic. Learn what key measures are monitored and how these indicators compare with events of the past. Is history about to repeat itself or is Alberta on course to achieve even greater prosperity? And how does our panel align with the general public sentiments on the economy? Do optimistic or pessimistic times lie ahead? How does Alberta's economic horizon affect Financial Managers responsible for public policy, budgeting and their own fThe Province of Alberta is an economic engine that creates jobs and resulting federal and provincial tax revenues. But are things as rosy as they seem or is a weakening economy on the horizon? In this session, three leading economists will weigh in on the topic. Learn what key measures are monitored and how these indicators compare with events of the past. Is history about to repeat itself or is Alberta on course to achieve even greater prosperity? And how does our panel align with the general public sentiments on the economy? Do optimistic or pessimistic times lie ahead? How does Alberta's economic horizon affect Financial Managers responsible for public policy, budgeting and their own family's finances?
Auditors play a critical function in maintaining the public trust in the financial reports, processes and decisions made within a public sector organization. Offices of the auditor general have seen their scope of reviews increase well beyond the financial statements over the past decades.
The Edmonton FMI Chapter joined Brenda to listen, laugh and learn about managing change with humour and a positive attitude!
Brenda Robinson has been in the training and development field for 30+years. In addition to being a sought after speaker and workshop facilitator, she is an organizational consultant and coach. She is a published author, she holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Education.
Learn to bring joy and laughter to your changing workplace in changing times. Working together positively will facilitate meeting the challenge we all face in today's world.
This session will address the challenges that comptrollers are facing in the current environment: touching on cost containment, technology and people management. It will also cover some of the approaches being undertaken in the federal context and encourage discussion on best practices and approaches to meeting common challenges.
The areas of focus will be the new Downtown Arena, City Airport, and The Quarters.
During her 6 year tenure with the City of Edmonton, Mary has spent four of those years as the Director of Financial Strategy and Budget Planning. Mary Ann is a CMA with over 25 years of experience in budgeting, strategic planning, financial management, project management and long range financial planning in the Municipal, Education and Healthcare sectors.
Mark Hall is the Executive Director of the Blatchford Redevelopment project. He has been involved in the land development industry in the Edmonton area for more than 30 years. He experience includes transportation planning and policy development, suburban land use design and approvals, downtown plan policy development and implementation, and land development project planning and implementation.
In his current role, Mark is responsible for The Blatchford neighbourhood of more than 25,000 residents, a major park, a town centre and educational institutions. Blatchford will also have two LRT stations - one at the south end of the Plan area serving NAIT and the other in the centre of the easterly residential precinct.
Serving Alberta's Capital City for a third term, Mayor Stephen Mandel has led the City of Edmonton since October 2004.
Mayor Mandel is a strong advocate for Alberta municipalities, ensuring they receive a fair share of funding to pay for vital infrastructure and community services. His bold vision to improve the integration of services in the Edmonton region encouraged the Province to create a new governance body responsible for building a more effective regional plan, which has marked a new era of cooperation and growth. Mayor Mandel also celebrates Edmonton's arts community and multiculturalism as great strengths of our City and his inclusive vision reflects Edmonton's our vast energy and character. He is a strong advocate and voice for low-income families, seniors and those in need. As Mayor, Stephen is a steadfast steward of numerous green initiatives and remains committed to preserving Edmonton's reputation as a global environmental leader.
Join FMI, IPAC and the Institute of Public Economics to hear first- hand how budgets are planned and executed at all three levels of government. Panelists listed below will bring their experience from both the political and administrative perspectives.
FMI-Alberta Chapter's first collaborative event with the Institute of Public Adminstration, Edmonton Region was a great success. Nearly 100 IPAC and FMI members and guests braved the season's first snowfall to hear about initiatives to renew the public sector from its senior leaders. The panellists included Simon Farbrother (City Manager, City of Edmonton), Peter Watson (Deputy Minister of Executive Council, Government of Alberta), and Jim Saunderson (Chief Financial Officer - Western Economic Diversification, Government of Canada). The moderated discussion touched on the importance of a healthy corporate culture, efforts to attract new talent and to maximize the potential of existing talent, as well as the role public sector organizations such as IPAC and FMI can play through networking and fostering conversations.
George J. Boelcke, CCP provided an entertaining and interactive seminar on the use of Colors as a tool for team building, fostering unity, staff retention, communication and much more.
This includes the duties and purpose of the Financial System Authority, the various policies, directives, and initiatives which collectively make up the transformation effort in regards to the stewardship of financial management systems, the financial Interoperability, and stewardship initiative. A discussion will follow on how these are related to the renewal of the financial management business processes, the creation of standard and common system configurations, and the creation of common financial information in the government of Canada.
Doug Lloyd is presently the Financial System Authority in the Office of the Comptroller General at TBS. He obtained his Masters of Business Administration from The University of Ottawa, and is a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He has extensive experience as the CEO of a niche market management consulting firm in Canada, and has worked for the past 5 years as an executive in the government of Canada. Mr. Lloyd is a former trustee of the 2nd largest school board in Ontario, and is also the former President and CEO of the student transportation crown authority in Ottawa, responsible for over 100,000 student movements per day. He is presently pursuing a PhD.
Up until recently, Bruce was on assignment as a faculty member with the Canada School of the Public Service. Prior to that, Bruce was the CFO at both HRSDC and Canadian Heritage. In over 28 years since joining the federal public service through the FORD/IARD Program of the OCG, he has held many different positions in audit, administration and financial management in numerous other federal organizations such as DND, OSFI, NRCAN and PWGSC.
Throughout his career, Bruce has maintained a strong interest in modernizing management practices and the strengthening of functional communities.
Bruce is married and has two children. When he is not working, he is an avid tool guy and home renovation maniac. In past lives, he has been a professional musician, actor, stand-up comic and gravedigger. He is certainly not your average accountant.
Presentation - Learn to Bounce - Surviving & Thriving during Changing Times.
Dan Perrins and Jim Marshall will provide practical guidelines on presenting financial information to senior government officials, focusing on financial briefings and include general rules, tips and techniques.
Dan Perrins, Executive-in-Residence and Senior Policy Fellow of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy is currently the Executive in Residence and Senior Policy Fellow at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina.
Prior to this, Mr. Perrins served in the Public Service of Saskatchewan for 36 years. In February 2001, Mr. Perrins was appointed as Deputy Minister to the Premier and the Head of the Public Service and served in that role until November 2007.
He taught in the Department of Economics at Brandon University, Manitoba, and conducted research for the Library of Parliament in Ottawa before starting with the Government of Saskatchewan. In his 30 years of government service, Jim Marshall has held several senior positions in Saskatchewan Government agencies, including: Finance, Crown Investments Corporation and Industry and Resources.
Doug Lloyd will discuss the financial management transformation initiative presently underway at the Office of the Comptroller General.
Specifically, he will provide an overview of the duties and purpose of the Financial System Authority, and then will discuss the various policies, directives and initiatives which collectively make up the transformation effort. He will outline the policy and directive on the stewardship of financial management systems, the financial interoperability and stewardship initiative, and then discuss how these are related to the renewal of our financial management business processes, creation of standard and common system configurations, and creation of common financial information in the government of Canada. He will then finish off with a quick discussion as to how this is related to accountability, and a question and answer period.
About Douglas M. Lloyd: Doug Lloyd is the financial system authority for the government of Canada. He is responsible for developing and setting financial business processes for the government, as well as establishing common financial information, common financial configurations, and policies on the stewardship of financial management systems (both automated and manual). His team is also responsible for a community building and capacity development regime for finance personnel in the government, as well as operating a centre of outreach aspects of finance.
Prior to this, Doug was on exchange from the private sector where he was the President and CEO of a private sector niche management consulting company and was responsible for managing and troubleshooting major crown projects for Treasury Board Secretariat, Public Works and Government Services Canada and Human Resources Development Canada. He won two distinction awards from the industry for project management at this time.
He is the former President and Chair of the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority, the provincial Crown Corporation responsible for all yellow school busses in Ottawa-Carleton; and is now the chair of the National Institute on Biomass, Renewable and Clean Technologies.
Doug has an MBA from the University of Ottawa with a concentration in Finance and Accounting, and is CMC, CMA and PMP certified. He is in process of completing a PhD in Public Administration specialising in building high performing teams using intergenerational techniques. A subject he lectures on frequently to universities, colleges and professional associations.
Clear writing is the best practice that makes all other best practices possible. Virginia Durksen is back to give you more writing tips and to introduce you to writing habits that will make you a clear writer-and an effective financial manager.
Virginia Durksen draws on two decades of experience as a writer and editor to develop customized workshops for workplace writers. Through Visible Ink, Virginia teaches business and technical writing to corporate clients across Canada.
As an adult educator, Virginia believes that everyone in today's workplace can and should develop clear, effective communication skills. Often, the greatest barriers to improving those skills are an abundance of bad examples, uncertainy about what's wrong, and lack of opportunity to keep on developing. These can be overcome.
As Director for Municipal Government Strategy, Omar Rashid is responsible for leading Microsoft's engagement with local and regional governments across Canada. He speaks regularly on how Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) can be used to drive positive outcomes from public policy. For this event Omar will speak on Gov 2.0 - the two-way commnication between government agencies and citizens. Please join us to hear how governments across Canada and the world are leveraging Gov 2.0 principals to improve service delivery, engage citizens and improve outcomes from public service.
Vik Maraj consults, speaks, teaches, and facilitates on a range of topics including leadership, change and transition, group dynamics, performance execution, motivational practices, conflict engagement, and influence. This session on Change Management will introduce you to 10 practices that will make change happen. The topic for this event was selected by our fmi*igf Alberta Chapter members making this our first "Members Choice" event!
You can read more about Vik Maraj at his website http://www.vikmaraj.com/about/index.htm.
Clear writing is the best practice that makes all other best practices possible. Long sentences, unclear words, and passive voice create as much confusion as a column of numbers that doesn't add up. But to make a document easy to read and a procedure easy to follow, we need to replace the bad habits we pick up in university and at work. This session introduced the participants to writing habits that will make them a clear writer - and an effective financial manager. Read more about Virginia at http://www.visible-ink.ca/.
Competencies: We hear about them but what are they and what is their effect in the real world? The Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) of Canada has developed a professional development apprenticeship program based entirely on competencies. Competencies either are or will be used at all levels for evaluation and promotion.
If you want to know what are the competencies in government finance and how to obtain them then you need to register for this session. In addition, if you need to develop competency profiles for your department then this session is for you. See registration information below.
Norma Hubley, CA graduated from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1975 and became a Chartered Accountant in 1977. Mrs. Hubley has held a number of positions within the Public Service with increasing and varied responsibilities. She has worked in financial management, financial planning and resource management, financial and accounting policy and corporate accounting, and the development of programs required to position the Financial Management workforce for the challenges surrounding the implementation of the Chief Financial Officer model.
Al Budlong is an FCA. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta (ICAA). He is very much involved with advising those interested in professional accounting standards.
Pierre Laflamme is currently Director, Financial Arrangements Unit at Treasury Board of Canada. He is responsible for the renewal of the policy on transfer payments, working with multiple stakeholders to succeed with the implementation.
A manager's success lies in their ability to fully engage employees. Come join this engaging, entertaining and inspirational presentation that will provide you a feast of leadership ideas to help create environments that inspire employees and lower employee turnovers.
A full day conference including a plenary keynote speaker and two streams of speakers!


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ASL and Deaf culture classes are part of an expanded focus on disability and accessibility
Maddy Pryor, Office of Communications
Feb. 11, 2022, 11:48 a.m.
Students in the class "American Sign Language 102" spell tigers (Princeton's mascot) in ASL. Undergraduates will now be able to fulfill the University's language requirement with ASL.
Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications
Students in Daniel Maier's ASL 102 course are among the first cohort able to fulfill their Princeton language requirement with American Sign Language, which is now the basis of five ASL language courses at the University. Princeton also offers the class "American Deaf Culture."
The ASL classes, sponsored by the Program in Linguistics, are part of an expanded focus on disability, accessibility and inclusion across the University, including Princeton's physical campus and digital assets, services and programs for students, and new academic programs.
Below, you can get a glimpse inside ASL 102, as well as read about other recent accessibility initiatives.
Classroom Snapshot: American Sign Language 102
Once students are seated and settled in their Green Hall classroom, the room goes quiet for nearly an hour as they learn to speak and understand their new language by communicating with their hands and facial expressions.
A typical class consists of reviewing the assigned readings, clarifying questions and concerns, and breaking into groups to show they understand the material. The session ends with some "speed signing" to improve skills.
Daniel Maier (left) teaches the class ASL 102 in Green Hall. Maier says: "This is a treatment of a sign language on the same level of other world languages. Princeton's expansion of the ASL program to satisfy language requirements is an important message to be sending."
Maier, who recently joined the Princeton faculty as part of an expansion of the ASL program at the University, said he hopes the students will continue, beyond Princeton, "with a better understanding of the richness and complexity of ASL and a better understanding of Deaf people and the issues that impact them."
"For me, this moment is a validation," said Maier, a sign language linguist who is a lecturer in The Humanities Council. "This is a treatment of a sign language on the same level of other world languages. Princeton's expansion of the ASL program to satisfy language requirements is an important message to be sending."
"The Princeton students I have seen so far are passionate, gifted and invested in learning," he said, and some have taken their lessons beyond the classroom. Paige Landry, a first-year student from Worcester, Massachusetts, who plans to major in ecology and evolutionary biology, said she was able to communicate better with Deaf customers at a restaurant near her hometown where she waitresses during school breaks. ASL, she said, "helps make the world more accessible."
Noah Buchholz joined the Princeton faculty in 2018 to teach the University's first for-credit ASL class. Before then, ASL classes were non-credit. This year, Buchholz is also teaching the Deaf culture class, LIN215.
"It is my hope that the American Deaf Culture and ASL courses will help students become more aware of Deaf and disability issues around the world," said Buchholz, a lecturer in the Humanities Council and the Program in Linguistics. "This is very important because in many conversations on diversity and inclusion, disability is either kept in the margins or completely neglected. I strongly believe that we cannot achieve transformative diversity if we do not include disabled people in our vision of diversity."
The expansion of the program has drawn praise from former students, including Class of 2017 graduate Colin Lualdi, who is Deaf and founded the student ASL club. Lualdi said Buchholz has made real impact at Princeton: "We would not be where we are now if it were not for him, indeed."
"Princeton embracing sign language and Deaf culture is a powerful asset," Buchholz said. "This pushes academia to acknowledge Deaf people's culture and language. Hopefully, this will lead mainstream society to become more inclusive of Deaf people as well as disabled people in general."
For more than 15 years, the Office of Disability Services (ODS) has facilitated accommodations to support students with physical and mental impairments. ODS also serves as a resource to administrative and academic departments, faculty, staff and campus visitors with disabilities. ODS staff aim to provide personalized services so students can fully access academic and campus life, and thrive during their time at Princeton.
ODS recently launched ACCOMMODATE, a new online tool that aims to make the disability accommodation process easier for students and the faculty who assist in implementing some of their approved accommodations. The system improves and simplifies student disability services processes, creates efficiencies for students, eliminates paper transactions, reduces email exchanges, and provides students with disabilities access to their records at any time.
AccessAbility Center
Opened in 2017, the AccessAbility Center is a student gathering space designed for universal access and intended to foster conversation about ability, access and difference.
The center, located in Frist Campus Center 242, is hosting events again this spring after pausing in-person programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 28, Tony-award winner Ali Stroker will talk about "turning your limitations into your opportunities." Stroker is the first actress who uses a wheelchair to appear on the Broadway stage and to win a Tony.
The Office of Disability Services helps provide blind students with accessible course materials, including raised-line tactile graphics for science, engineering, math and other classes.
"The name 'AccessAbility Center' expresses two of our core philosophies: supporting access for all and focusing on ability," ODS Director Elizabeth Erickson said. "The center was founded on the premise that in order to value disability, you need to understand and appreciate different abilities. All people have varying abilities, and we believe that these differences bring rich texture and unique beauty to our community."
The center includes physical access features, such as an automatic door opener, adjustable-height desks and chairs, and ergonomic computer equipment. Sensory features include Braille labels on equipment, special computer workstations for students who are hard of hearing or have low vision, and a light therapy box for seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
TigerAccess
Piloted last semester by Transportation and Parking services, TigerAcess is a "curb-to-curb" van service for students, staff, faculty or visitors with a mobility concern. The University's regular TigerTransit shuttles are also accessible to disabled passengers, but the TigerAccess van provides a more flexible and personalized service.
TigerAccess is a "curb-to-curb" van service for students, staff, faculty or visitors with a mobility concern. The University's regular TigerTransit shuttles are also accessible to disabled passengers.
Photo courtesy of Transportation and Parking
TigerAccess currently operates any time that the fixed route TigerTransit service does. Rides booked 24 hours in advance are guaranteed service, and day-of requests are also usually accommodated. Requested rides are serviced by a vehicle that holds up to three passengers.
As more construction kicks off around campus, TigerAccess will also serve as a means to bypass areas in flux that may prove to be temporarily more challenging for individuals with mobility concerns.
"Accessibility, along with safety improvements, is always a primary focus for Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) when we design new services," said TPS Director Charles Tennyson. "In our Campus Mobility Framework, everything starts with first thinking about accessibility, and if we do this well, it benefits all members of the community."
Nassau Hall elevator
Another visible example of how our historic campus has become more accessible is the elevator installed in Princeton's oldest building, Nassau Hall. Built in 1756, Nassau Hall now houses administrative offices. Senior Naomi Hess, who has muscular dystrophy, took the inaugural elevator ride last semester, becoming the first person in a wheelchair to navigate the 265-year-old sandstone building without assistance.
Princeton senior Naomi Hess rides the new elevator installed in Nassau Hall. The administrative building is Princeton's oldest structure, built in 1756.
For more information on how people with mobility issues can more easily navigate campus, view Princeton's Accessibility Map on the Facilities website.
The Office of Information Technology provides services to help ensure the University's digital resources and information are accessible to a broad range of people, including those with disabilities.
OIT's Digital Accessibility team supports offices who are responsible for technologies, websites and digital information used for teaching and learning, research, administrative activities and public engagement.
Digital accessibility is focused on removing barriers for people with disabilities so they can access Princeton.edu websites, as well as for students, faculty and staff using digital tools as part of their work on campus. In addition to the navigation and use of websites and tools, digital accessibility encompasses text, images, charts and graphs, video, and audio.
Services for the campus community include guidelines, training and events, website testing, consultations, and technology pre-purchase reviews. The Digital Accessibility website provides practical tips and guidance. OIT staff are also available for department and one-on-one digital accessibility trainings and consultations.
Disability advocate and comedian Maysoon Zayid is among the Lewis Center for the Arts Fellows for 2021-23.
Photo by Larry Levanti
Lewis Center for the Arts Fellow
Disability advocate and comedian Maysoon Zayid is among the Lewis Center for the Arts Fellows for 2021-23. Last semester, she taught "The Art of Stand Up" for undergraduates, and she led a Wintersession workshop on "How To Be Your Own Disability Advocate" this past January.
Zayid has spent the past two decades fighting for her right to equal access. In the workshop, she shared her wisdom and experience to teach participants who identify as disabled how to advocate for themselves. She talked about how to de-stigmatize asking for accommodations and how to demand equal access not as a favor, but because it is the law.
The Lewis Center for the Arts offers accessibility accommodations that allow audience members with disabilities to access the center's performances, exhibitions, readings, screenings, concerts and lectures.
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