A lot was said years ago about the polar meltdown, but this discussion is something that doesn't seem to be fashionable anymore, so the media are not covering so exhaustively. Either cases, the ice is still melting, the sea level is rising and the axis of the earth is definitely shifting, so I think this can cause a major disaster soon enough or do you believe it's just a gradual process that we don't even notice?
I honestly think we are too arrogant to realize that mother nature is in control and we may never understand. We think we know everything, but if we did, disasters would be no problem. The Earth is on a cyclical time table, where it melts and freezes repeatedly. I visited the glaciers and this process is evident in the layers of ice. You can see the different color lines in the ice.
We think we know about ice ages and their counter parts, but we couldn't possibly. I do believe that we affect the Earth's cycle with pollution and more. My Environmental Science professor told us that 9/11 was the only cloud free day recorded in the US since flight began. I should go look this up now, but supposedly when the flights were grounded, there was no more pollution and jet trails being emitted, which cleared the skies.
Absolutely agree with you there. Your also right about the cyclical time table. There has been more than one ice age throughout Earth's history. "Earth scientists believe there were many ice ages—perhaps more than 30—in regular succession during the late Cenozoic based on oxygen isotope fluctuations in deep-sea cores."
That is the problem with media. They focus on what's "HOT" and forget about the real important stuff that needs our attention the most! Their priorities are all messed up! Anyway, coming back to the topic, I don't think there is much to worry about that! Nature will take care of it, like always!
That's how I feel as well, some topics are like you say "hot" at a certain moment, but after that they seem to lose interest and it's like they don't exist anymore. Sadly, they do exist and they are hanging over our head and if there is no awareness it will just keep increasing.
I don't worry to much about the polar melt down issue because I strongly believe that this is an occurrence that happens throughout Earths life cycle. The water levels will rise, but very slowly... then recede again. It may be a method to help replenish the fresh water supplies and re-fertilize the soil for future plant/crops growth.
Sure, you're right there kevin, it's something that happen throughout the earths life cycle, but you also know what happen in that cycle right? The axis of the Earth shifts and life become extinct like it documented, so... LOL, I think we should worry!!
All I can say is that the polar regions of planet Earth has always been fluctuating in size - it's a natural cycle. I doubt any claim that humans are the direct and main cause of all the recent polar caps melting, because other planetary bodies throughout this solar system has been warming in their average global temperatures too! More than likely, all this ice melting will be to help cool the surface of earth, not really a indication of a "permanent" magnetic pole-shift - this does change all the times randomly, but when and how fast it happens is presently unknown, which is a good thing overall.
Lastly, worrying about a thing you can't even possibly control, is pointless.
It is a gradual process resulted from global warming. I believe the balance of climate has been damaged. The sea levels have been rising over the last ten years. I am worried that the Netherlands will get destroyed by flooding. It is such a beautiful place.
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I totally agree with what you are writing Aurora, that seems totally obvious to me and to everyone, except for half the people in the USA for example that still claim that the global warming is something that doesn't exist. How can that be really... Until we put economics in front of the environment our situation will just continue to be worse.
Polar meltdown is caused by global warming. Rise in temperature melted the polar ice caps, causing the sea level to rise. Here in our country, there is already a forecast saying that Metro Manila will eventually be covered by water.
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It's been a long 30h travelling from Thailand and back home – jumping around on one foot with 45kg luggage – and I've only just gotten out of a very long recovery sleep. However, I'm surrounded by Norwegian "koselig" Christmas decorations and in company of my cat – life is good!
Travelling always look glamorous in retrospect.
Looking back at my time in Thailand I know I've been lucky and I'm humble for the things I've learned, the things I've seen and the responsibilities I've had. I've had the love of many small hearts with tiny fingers and toes and had experiences that took my breath away. Apart from volunteering, the highlights of my trip was definitely the weekend at Koh Yao Noi to see the islands nearby and my first time go'karting (I didn't crash!! #winning). It's been a privilege to get to know the WKO family and be trained by the greatest: the gym played a big part in helping me settle into a routine that would keep me head-strong on my task at hand.
On the other hand, the trip has also been testing, particularly mentally and emotionally. Like for any traveller, homesickness hit me at one point and it refused to leave after the third week. I left people I miss every day in the UK. I'm far away from everyone I consider family in Norway. Living every day in fear something might happen to you makes it even worse to be this disconnected. Luckily I got some amazing friends who, like in any situation, is always there to give me the support and encouragement when they sense I need it – even from the other side of the world! I dedicate all my gratefulness to them for keeping my head above the waters.
I know many people when they talk about travelling they talk of homesickness as a sin. I think many forget there's a difference between the wish to have and the actual possession of the freedom to control your own life, road path and choices.
For most travellers, homesickness is a natural thing and will occur at one point or another. What many travellers don't tell – because it feels like they have failed – is that many start to revalue the frames of regular life, of building something for themselves and with people around them that will actually stay in their lives for more than a couple days or weeks.
Every time I travel I feel this. Maybe that's what I like so much with it; it teaches me a lot, tests me and makes me stronger, but eventually it points me in the direction of where home is.
Coming to Thailand as the first destination of my journey was with a purpose. It's the one place I feel closer to my mum and dad; I wanted to honour their memory by volunteering here. It's been hard. There has been some constant reminders of them and I've been having to handle some difficult things that I'm not even comfortable writing about. I've searched and asked for stories of my parents. No one can tell or communicate them. The desperation and frustration…it would have taken overhand if I everyday didn't face children that have not only lost their parents and more. There's lot more to the present than to stay in the past.
All bad aside, I've done something here in Thailand that no bad in the world would have kept me from doing. I'm also so blessed that I get to travel and help children; see the joy in their eyes as you play with them or see the proud smile as they do well in class. Independent of the homesickness, it fills me with guilt that I'm now to leave for home where conditions are wealthy and rich while these children stay. Some I won't ever see again, which is a good thing as it means they'll be adopted, but some I can only pray and hope for; pray and hope that children one day will come before money, greed and power. At least there are a couple truly good hearted organisations in Thailand which do their best to help.
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Why do we isolate ourselves?
You isolate yourselves out of fear – fear of rejection mostly. You fear beeing seen and held accountable for all your sinful actions, however little they are. Most people believe they are bad, wrong, have things to be shameful of. This comes from your childhood conditioning where most of you were constantly told "Don't do that, you're a bad little boy or girl, etc". This constant or common negative feedback leads to an internalisation of thinking that you as a person is bad, as opposed to just your behaviour, which may have been less than desirable.
It hurt to feel bad, to feel like you were actually bad or wrong, broken or flawed, so you learned to hide those aspects of yourself and to go within more, to withdraw from life, from showing your whole self and acting spontaneously.
From a young age children learn to guard against unwanted attention and criticism. They carefully choose their words and how to behave in different situations. Instead of being themselves, they be and do what they think the other person wants them to be. They resent doing this and feel a little fake, but the fear of criticism, rejection and feeling bad about self is so strong that they want to avoid it at all cost.
The result is modified behaviour to fit in, feeling you are not really liked for who you really are, you are not really known and the belief that if someone did see all of you then they would probably reject you. When in fact, the truth is you have rejected you. You stopped showing who you were, because you judged it not good enough, not acceptable and not okay. Others may have fed this, but you took it to heart and rejected yourself.
The rejection leads to the isolation and a lot of loneliness and depression. In a world where so many people live side by side, it amazes us that you don't connect with each other. You show these false images and put on these false performances, attempting to impress each other and gain approval. You don't need to do it. You truly don't.
Just be yourself. Gift yourself with your own approval. It is okay to be you. It truly is. You are all beautiful human beings, who are living their life journey the best they can. You may have made some poor choices along the way, that is okay. No need to regret it or punish yourself. You don't need to make amends, just learn from it, do better next time. That is how we learn and grow as people. So let yourself off the hoook for past deeds. You have probably punished yourself long enough. Stop.
Choose kindness. Choose love. Treat yourself with the tenderness and affection that you long for. Meet your own emotional needs. When you do this your body can relax, your heart can open and you can show more of your true self to the world again. It will feel a bit scary from time to time and you will feel vulnerable, but that is okay. Breathe through it and know whatever happens, you are okay, you are loved and you are enough. You truly are. You don't need to isolate anymore. None of you do.
You are precious children of God. You are loved and perfect as you are. No flaws, no mistakes, no bad eggs. You are all made in his image and all evolving into beings of love and light. What you see as flaws are just the areas yet to mature or evolve into a place of love and acceptance, of self, others and the planet. It truly can be a planet of peace, but you need to find it within, through self love and acceptance and then it will mirror out into the world.
Peace will come when enough people are living from their hearts and that vibration becomes the dominant force here on Earth. That time is near. Each of you is bringing it closer as you heal and find peace within you. You help the world and others more than you know. It is not selfish to focus on healing and consciousness. You are serving the whole when you do so and we applaud you.
We watch you and cheer in your successes. We stand near and comfort you when you are sad and we keep you safe when you are panicked or angry. We are always here watching you. We are your loved ones, your guides, angels and ascended masters, the great white brotherhood, here to assist humanity with its awakening. Blessed BE, Amen.
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Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
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Two 14-year-olds play on the swings at their former school in Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine, after it was destroyed by shelling.
A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a concrete new plan of action.
The development has been driven by the recognition that civilians are at increased risk from armed conflicts that have become more protracted, complex and urbanised.
The weapons that continue to be used in urban settings are totally unsuited to heavily built-up areas, a fact highlighted by the UN Secretary-General's annual report on the protection of civilians, which first urged combatants not to use explosive weapons in such settings in 2009, said Dominique Gassauer, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
"Today, some 50 million people are estimated to be living in situations of urban conflict or at the threat of urban conflict and are exposed to the acute risks and dangers posed by these weapons," she said. "So, the political declaration tomorrow that will be presented by Ireland that has been stewarding this process for the last three years, is going to be a key step, to step up the protection of civilians."
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Worldwide scourge
Last year, more than 1,200 incidents involving the use of explosive weapons in populated areas were recorded in 21 States affected by conflict, causing death or injury of over 10,000 people, the OCHA official noted. Nearly 90 per cent of the victims were civilians, underscoring the need for updated international norms on the use of these weapons.
"This may surprise you to hear this, but even in populated areas, explosive weapons with wide area effects can be used in accordance with international humanitarian law, but …this is extremely difficult to achieve," said Eirini Giorgou, Legal Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Growing political will
She added: "This political declaration establishes a framework for further work among States and it signals there is political will, there is determination to take action to address this problem that States recognise as an urgent concern and the need to better protect civilians."
Echoing that message, civil society actor the International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW) noted that there was particular concern about weapon systems "that impact a wide area: heavy aircraft bombs, rockets, missiles, artillery; these are heavy weapons that are often inaccurate, outdated and were designed for use in open battlefields," said Laura Boillot, INEW Coordinator. "They are wholly inappropriate for use in towns and cities."
Over the past decade there have been incidents involving explosive weapons in urban settings in 123 different countries, "so this is really a very widespread and severe problem", Ms. Boillot said.
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Children walk past damaged buildings in Benghazi in Libya.
Go-to weapons of choice
She added that the issue of explosive weapons destruction had been "highly contested" by many unnamed States, before recalling that for over 100 years, explosive weapons had been the "weapons of choice", not least in carpet-bombing cities during World War II.
But mindsets changed on the use of such destructive weapons after that conflict, Ms. Boillot noted, adding that international pressure for new limits of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas were signalled in international meetings in Maputo in 2017 and in Santiago in 2018.
The "Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences arising from the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas" is to be presented to Member States at the UN in Geneva, on Friday.
About 60 delegations are expected to take part in the consultations ahead of a formal signing ceremony later in the year.
If the Final Declaration text is adopted as it stands, it is expected that the UN, the ICRC and civil society will be involved in putting it into effect, said Ms. Giorgou.

Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians, Inter Press Service, Thursday, June 16, 2022 (posted by Global Issues)

Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians, Inter Press Service , Thursday, June 16, 2022 (posted by Global Issues)

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Рідкомозаїчна модель — це модель структури клітинної мембрани. Ця модель, запропонована 1972 р. Д. Сінгером та Г. Ніколсоном й відома також як модель Сінгера-Ніколсона, припускає, що клітинна мембрана складається з подвійного ліпідного шару, в який занурені молекули протеїнів, що забезпечують виконання значної частини типових функцій мембрани.

Внаслідок рідиноподібності ліпідів, що утворюють мембрану, занурені в ліпідний шар протеїни є досить рухливими. Початкову модель, що передбачала випадковий розподіл протеїнів та їхнє вільне переміщення, згодом було переглянуто (Сімон та Іконен, 1997) на користь моделі мембрани, всередині подвійного ліпідного шару якої є менш рідкі ділянки, що містять сфінголіпіди та холестерол і беруть участь в утворенні міжклітинних сигналів для накопичення специфічних протеїнів. Крім того, рухливість протеїнів може бути обмежена протеїн-протеїновими чи протеїн-ліпідними зв'язками або взаємодією протеїнів із цитоскелетом, міжклітинним матриксом чи суміжними клітинами.

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Blog / Large Wildlife of the Arctic: The Arctic Musk Ox, Walrus, and Polar Bear
Large Wildlife of the Arctic: The Arctic Musk Ox, Walrus, and Polar Bear
Posted on Oct 02, 2017 @ 02:40 PM
When it comes to the Arctic, there is only one strategy for wildlife: go big or go home. That's because in order to tolerate the extreme cold weather temperatures, Arctic mammals need more: more fur, more blubber, and larger body masses. Only the largest species take on the Arctic winters, and even those who boast large body frames often must huddle in groups or herds to further help them stay warm.
Of the species that do live in the far north of the Arctic, only about 12 of the 40 stay there year round, when the temperatures take a dip and the sky is filled with darkness 24 hours a day.
If you are planning an Arctic cruise, you may wonder which of these large, cold-bearing species you will run across. Three roaming land and marine mammals common to Arctic include the moose, the walrus, and the polar bear. All three of these species rely on their massive bodies and adapted features to hunt and survive in the Arctic.
Though large in size, musk oxen have one trait that is just as likely to stimulate your senses: their odor. The distinctive, musky smell of the male musk ox is actually where the mammal gets its name. The odor, mixed with their 8-foot length and 4.6-foot height makes these creatures hard to miss. They are also identified by their long, curved horns, flat foreheads, and massive shoulders, giving them an almost wooly mammoth-like, prehistoric appearance.
Musk oxen gather in herds of 10 to 20, though they've been seen in groups of 400 plus. Seemingly social, the musk oxen will herd with just about everyone in the winter--bulls, cows, and calves included--however, during mating season, breeding males will drive out other bulls while non-breeding males usually travel in groups of 10 or fewer, or even wander the tundra by themselves. When in search of food, the musk ox will graze on the tundra and in wet river valleys, moving to higher ground and using their horns to dig into the ground in the winter.
Armed with a coat of long, matted fur atop a downy undercoat, the musk oxen are fairly wind and waterproof. This results in a series of bad hair days during molting season.
THE WALRUS
It's not the extraordinary mass of the walrus that often catches the attention of Arctic cruisers first, but the loud bellowing and snorting of these marine animals! Often seen stretched out by the hundreds along the ice rim of the Arctic, the walrus is a loud, boisterous, social creature.
Most commonly identified by its massive tusk-like teeth, which can grow up to three-feet long, the word "walrus" actually means "tooth-walking sea horse." It's the walrus's tusks that contribute to much of its ability to survive in the Arctic. The walrus uses these tusks to pull the itself out of the water, to create breathing holes from below the ice, and to fight off other walruses during mating season.
Feeding off of more than 60 types of marine organisms (mollusks, shrimp, crab, coral, and sea cucumbers to name a few), the walrus can dive up to 260 feet deep and hold their breath of up to a half hour in search of food. They use the vibrissae, or bristle-like mustache, to identify prey under water, then suck the meat from shells with their powerful vacuum-like mouth and strong tongue.
Because of their size, there are only two natural predators to the walrus: the orca, and the polar bear.
THE POLAR BEAR
If you cruise to the Arctic, you may be lucky enough to see the fuzzy, white polar bear in person. Though they live in isolation most of the year, you will likely find them roaming about during the spring, when they are mating.
The polar bear, which arms itself against the cold with a layer of blubber-like fat, is able to retain its body heat during the most frigid of days. This blubber-like fat layer also helps the polar bear swim, making it a skillful and graceful marine predator. Add webbed toes to the polar bear's low body density and you now have a marine predator that can swim up to 100 miles in a single stretch.
During the summer, the polar bear spends its days hunting in order to build up their fat layer, which will sustain them though the long Arctic winter (hibernation season). The layer of fat, plus the thick fur of the polar bear keep it warm year-round in the Arctic. Despite the freezing temperatures outside, the internal temperature of a polar bear hovers around a warm, 98 degrees.
Whether you are seeking wildlife of the moose, walrus, or polar bear type, the Arctic has it all. Inquire with Polar Cruises today and we can match you with an Arctic trip that matches your vacation interests.
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Leslie Dennis "Les" Medley (* 3. September 1920 in Edmonton, London; † 22. Februar 2001 in London, Ontario) war ein englischer Fußballspieler. Er war etatmäßiger Linksaußen in der Mannschaft von Tottenham Hotspur, die unter Trainer Arthur Rowe in der Saison 1950/51 die englische Meisterschaft gewann.

Sportlicher Werdegang
Medley war einer von vielen "Eigengewächsen" von Tottenham Hotspur, die vor der Profikarriere bei den Tottenham Juniors ausgebildet wurden und anschließend bei dem Farmteam Northfleet United Spielpraxis sammelten. Im Februar 1939 erhielt er seinen ersten Profivertrag, aber bevor er sich für die erste Mannschaft empfehlen konnte, sorgte der Ausbruch der Zweiten Weltkriegs für eine lange Unterbrechung des offiziellen Spielbetriebs. Dessen ungeachtet kam er in Kriegsspielwettbewerben ab Oktober 1939 ein Jahr lang regelmäßig zum Einsatz und machte sich als flinker Flügelspieler einen Namen als Talent für die Zukunft. In der Folgezeit diente Medley als Soldat in der Royal Air Force und wurde dabei nach Kanada stationiert – dort traf er auch seine spätere Ehefrau, mit der er nach Großbritannien zurückkehrte, bevor der Kriegsende zu Ende ging.

Obwohl sich abzeichnete, dass Medley als neuer Linksaußen in der Stammformation von Tottenham gesetzt sein könnte und zehn Ligapartien absolvierte, fremdelte Medleys Lebensgefährtin mit der neuen Heimat und im November 1946 zog es die beiden zurück nach Kanada. Während Medley in Kanada neben seiner Arbeit in einer Stahlgießerei für Vereine wie die Toronto Greenbacks und Ulster United agierte, taten sich die Spurs schwer damit, auf der linken Außenbahn einen adäquaten Spieler zu etablieren. Mit Les Stevens und Ernie Jones hatte man zwar solide Lösungen gefunden, die aber weder die Schnelligkeit noch die Torgefährlichkeit von Medley besaßen. So waren die Verantwortlichen von Tottenham sehr erfreut, als Medley ankündigte, Kanada wieder den Rücken zu kehren. Im Januar 1948 gab er sein Comeback in England und nach anfänglichen Fitnessproblemen dauerte es bis April 1949, dass er sein Potential wieder entfaltete. Maßgeblichen Einfluss darauf hatte auch die Entscheidung des damaligen Trainers Joe Hulme den vormaligen rechten Halbstürmer Eddie Baily auf die linke Seite zu ziehen. Mit Baily harmonierte Medley sehr gut, was sich gleichsam auf die Passstafetten und die Laufwege bezog. Dazu gesellte sich oft der linke Außenläufer Ron Burgess und das "Dreieck" galt als wichtige Schaltstelle im Spiel der Spurs, wobei Vergleiche mit Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Bliss und Jimmy Dimmock aus der Mannschaft der 1920er-Jahre gezogen wurden. Die Erfolge stellten sich nun unter Hulmes Nachfolger Arthur Rowe ein, als Medley mit dem damaligen Zweitligisten in der Saison 1949/50 dern Aufstieg sicherte und in der folgenden Spielzeit 1950/51 mit seinen Mannschaftskameraden sensationell die englische Meisterschaft gewann.

Medleys Spiel als Linksaußen wirkte sehr modern. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Vertretern seiner Zunft wartete Medley nicht ausschließlich an der Außenlinie auf Anspiele, sondern ließ sich auch zurückfallen, wechselte gelegentlich die Seite und zog anstelle eines Flankenlaufs nach innen für einen plötzlichen Torabschluss. Dadurch wurde sein Spiel weniger berechenbar, was als Faktor für seine Torgefährlichkeit galt – nach 18 Toren auf dem Weg zur Zweitligameisterschaft steuerte er elf Treffer zum englischen Titel bei. Damit war auch der Weg in die englische Nationalmannschaft geebnet und im November 1950 bestritt er gegen Wales sein erstes von insgesamt sechs Länderspielen. Vier seiner sechs Partien für England bestritt er an Bailys Seite und sämtliche Begegnungen endeten ohne Niederlage. Mittelfristig hatte er jedoch mit zu großer Konkurrenz zu kämpfen, wie beispielsweise mit Bobby Langton sowie dem renommierten Tom Finney, nachdem dieser auf die linke Seite gezogen worden war.

Medley war insgesamt vier Jahre lang Stammspieler bei den Spurs, bevor er nach Ende der Saison 1952/53 sein aktive Profikarriere beendete. Er kehrte zurück nach Kanada und er blieb dem Fußball treu, wobei er auch in Südafrika beim FC Randfontein spielte und im Trainerstab arbeitete. Im Jahr 1961 zog er nach Horsham ins englische Sussex, bevor er nach dem Tod seiner Frau im Jahr darauf wieder nach Kanada übersiedelte. Dort betrieb er in London, Ontario 15 Jahre lang einen Laden für Fish and Chips. In Ontario verstarb er dann 80-jährig am 22. Februar 2001.

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Play the Night Away on Hilton Head Island
With the setting sun, Hilton Head Island comes alive with nighttime entertainment to suit your every mood. Relax to soft jazz or shake it up on the dance floor. Catch a Broadway-style show at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina or watch your favorite team play in the festive atmosphere of a sports bar.
You'll find just as many evening options as daytime activities in this lively resort island. On any given night, the entertainment lineup can include concerts, comedy acts, live theater and dancing. Or maybe you're just looking for a place to have a quiet dinner and drinks.
Hilton Head Island has all that and so much more.
The nightclub scene includes swanky hot spots like Daniel's Restaurant and Lounge on North Forest Beach Drive, featuring a DJ dance party every night after dinner. The Rooftop Bar at the Poseidon also has the sophisticated feel of a big city club with windowed garage doors that open to a deck overlooking Broad Creek. Each night offers different entertainment, from line dancing to live bands.
Prefer a more intimate setting? Step into The Jazz Corner in the Village at Wexford. This elegant cabaret showcases easy listening, live music from the vintage years of jazz in the kind of venue you'd expect to find in New York City.
If it's blues that gets your toes tapping, try Ruby Lee's at the north end of the island. Six nights a week, this friendly soul food restaurant and bar presents local and regional musicians and singers performing rhythm & blues classics and jazz tunes.
Another favorite Hilton Head nightspot is The Electric Piano Bar in Park Plaza. It offers a mix of musical entertainment, including dueling pianos, karaoke, dancing and open mic nights Wednesday through Sunday.
The island also features several beachside bars, among them Coco's on the Beach and the famed Tiki Hut. Both offer live music, a tantalizing selection of frozen drinks and a kick-back, come-as-you-are atmosphere.
During your stay, be sure to check out what's on tap at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. Each season brings new Broadway-style productions to the stage of the 350-seat Elizabeth Wallace Theater, along with great performances by nationally renowned comedians, musicians, singers and dance companies.
May River Theatre in Bluffton and Main Street Youth Theatre also present plays and musicals year round.
For laughs, spend an evening at Hilton Head Comedy Magic Cabaret, featuring a family-friendly Friday night comedy game show and the antics of resident headliner Kerry Pollock. Or catch one of the acts at the Comedy Club of Hilton Head in Shelter Cove Harbour. Along with stand-up comedians, the club hosts a variety of entertainers throughout the year, like the mind-reading Mentalist.
In the mood for a movie? You've got several choices: the locally owned Park Plaza Cinema with a beer and wine bar and café serving American and Mexican bites; Coligny Theatre, specializing in art-house and foreign films; and Northridge Cinema 10, featuring luxury reclining seating.
And don't forget. The perfect ending to your day might be a simple walk on the beach under a starry sky. It's always open!
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We are in phase of configuring SD service contracts for mining equipments. Following are SD service contract billing related requirements.
Contract is billed monthly with fixed amount. This fixed amount is getting corrected as per usage of equipment ( service meter counter reading & Breakdown Hours). Can we handle this with explicitly by periodic (Monthly) billing plan method ? Can we give respective correction to billing plan line item as per variable component in billing due list?
Beyond certain cost limiting value the spare parts to be supplied under contract are free of cost (FOC). How to configure this condition.
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Now create a Invoice for every month.
For FoC Spare parts you can try Scales (which I doubt whether it will work) or you can define a Routine with ABAP code & assign the same in your Pricing Procedure.
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What's Wrong With This Pic?
On the way to my shoulder surgery checkup yesterday I walked past the well-known Mayo Building statue of the boy riding a dolphin. And after a cursory glance, I noticed a bag over the boy's head. Okay, so obviously they're doing renovations, but it made me wonder about this cool work of art. Here's the story.
The sculpture was created by David Wynne, a Royal Navy serviceman and Cambridge University-educated zoologist who, surprisingly, has had no formal art training. Wynne's first exhibit was in the Leicester Gallery in London, England, in 1955, and he currently has 14 major sculptures available for public view in London.
This 13-ft bronze sculpture depicts a mature male bottle-nosed or common dolphin and a boy who was modeled after the artist's youngest son. Describing the work, Wynne states "The boy is being shown that if you trust the world, the thrills and great happiness are yours…. If one meets a dolphin in the sea, he is the genial host, you the honored guest." Such a true-life meeting inspired Wynne to sculpt this piece.
Hang on kid - the renovations will be done soon!


Join Motorcycle Classics' Richard Backus at the grand opening of the new National Motorcycle Museum and inaugural National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally in Anamosa, Iowa, June 3-5, 2011.
This premier event will feature the official dedication of the museum's new, 36,000-square-foot digs, and the launch of "Motorcycles at Work," a special exhibit focusing on motorcycles in police, military, courier and commercial duties. That's in addition to the 300-plus vintage bikes on display in the new museum, which includes iconic greats like Captain America, the Harley chopper that Peter Fonda rode to stardom in Easy Rider opposite Dennis Hopper on the Billy Bike.
Additionally, museum special projects director Mark Mederski and the museum's crew have sketched out a motorcycle-immersed weekend featuring a vintage bike show, a vintage motorcycle swap meet and a Sunday morning ride and lunch.
Motorcycle Classics is sponsoring the vintage bike show awards and the Sunday morning ride, and stick around Sunday afternoon for the Midwest Hillclimbers 62nd Annual Motorcycle Hill Climb and Swap Meet, just down the road from the museum. The event will include a special vintage hill climb class sponsored by the museum and J&P Cycles with a $500 cash purse.


Alumni from our Finance Program have top-level positions with companies around the globe, and they remain committed to the success of the program and the College of Business. Keep in touch so we know how you are excelling in your field and so we can keep you informed of finance program happenings.
Divisional President of LifePoint Hospitals Inc. in Brentwood, Tenn., Raplee previously served as senior vice president and operations chief financial officer as well as divisional chief financial officer, also with LifePoint. Prior to that, he served in various leadership positions with HCA. Vice president and corporate banking officer with Old National Bank, Gmelich previously served as a team leader for the commercial credit analyst group and as a commercial analyst, also with Old National. In addition to his finance degree, Gmelich earned his master's in business administration (MBA) also from ISU. He is also a member of the Scott College of Business' inaugural Young Professionals Board. Benjamin Gradle is a risk management examiner with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was formerly an analyst with the Office of Thrift Supervision, a branch of the Department of the Treasury, in Seattle, Washington. There, he helped to oversee the safety and soundness of banks nationwide. In addition to finance, Gradle also majored in business administration, with a minor in insurance and risk management. He's a member of the Scott College of Business' inaugural Young Professionals Board.
Clark, a financial manager for the Department of Defense, is a member of Scott College of Business' inaugural Young Professionals Board (he serves as chair). He also was a former president of ISU's successful Student Investment Club and earned his MBA from the Kelley School at IU. He also is very involved as a motivational speaker. Julie Cunningham Schlosser is a Trust Officer for Old National Bank in Terre Haute. She has over 15 years of experience in the banking industry. She started at Old National as an Investment Assistant and has since worked in the Risk Management area as a Loan Review Officer and Underwriter for consumer loans. She serves also as the Treasurer for the Estate Planning Council of Illiana, Inc. TJ is a member of the Scott College of Business' Young Professionals Board. After earning his degree, TJ went to work for Fifth Third Bank as a relationship manager for several years, and he has been with Harris Bank since 2009, first as relationship manager, then as vice president. In addition to serving as vice president, he is a manager of Harris Bank's Central Indiana Business Banking Group. In 2011, he finished as the number one relationship manager in the entire Harris Bank business banking group and was the only employee to qualify for the "Millionaire's Club," producing at least $1 million in revenue. He also serves as a mentor to business students and is very involved in college activities and business connections.


Combatting rumors prompted by her highly publicized affair with the original film's director Rupert Sanders, Kristen Stewart recently confirmed that she would indeed be returning for the sequel to this year's Snow White and the Huntsman.
Starring Stewart and Chris Hemsworth as the two title characters, word previously hit that a sequel may morph into simply a spin-off film featuring the latter star. However, Universal Pictures was quick to shut down the rumors, saying that they were still looking into all possibilities for their newest potential franchise. While no news yet on the plot of the sequel, Stewart recently confirmed her involvement by telling Indiewire that it's "gonna be f*ckin' amazing," and that she was already in trouble for saying too much about the project.
Despite falling flat with her blockbuster choices, Stewart has received some praise for her turn on On The Road and we're looking forward to her leading Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's (Crazy, Stupid, Love.) crime flick Focus. It'd be nice to see her move on from the incessant media wave this year, but based on Stewart's comments a new director is coming aboard, so whether you're interested in a sequel or not, expect to wait some time before the production starts to pick up steam.
Are you looking forward to a Snow White and the Huntsman sequel led by Stewart?


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Happy Summer Skimo Friends!
We hope you all are enjoying the summer and getting outside to enjoy the warmer weather. The summer is a busy time for the USSMA with many initiatives being worked and a lot of planning. The very noticeable elephant in the room is of course COVID19. While we recognize there will likely be impacts to the upcoming season, we have continued to plan for a normal season along with possible contingency plans. As we know more and get closer to the season, we'll provide more updates.
Below are a number of updates from some of the many volunteer committees working to improve the USSMA and grow the sport.
Nominating and Governance:
The annual board meeting was held at the beginning of this month. The N&G Committee has confirmed all board members that had terms ending, in June, have renewed their positions for another four year term. We would also like to announce the addition of a new board member, Kerry Hanes. Kerry has been assisting the USSMA for years as the national team gear technician, Chair of the YOG Committee, and now the Co-Chair of the Development & Fundraising Committee. We're pleased to have Kerry on the board!
Development and Fundraising:
The Development & Fundraising Committee distributed a draft Financial Strategy Plan to USSMA directors and committees for input. The two main objectives of the plan are first to create a USSMA process for planning 5-10-years of financial needs to fulfill the USSMA Strategic Plan, and second to plan donor and sponsor recruitment leading to income. The committee's vision is to create an endowment for development of the sport.
From your Treasurer: I am happy to report that the pandemic's financial impact on us is fairly minimal thus far since we have no paid employees or any other fixed ongoing expenses. For the upcoming fiscal year, we face potential uncertainty in sponsorships and donations, but that is dwarfed by the even greater uncertainty as to what the race season might look like. Fortunately, we have enough of a checking account balance to see us through even a worst-case race season that somehow continues our expenses while diminishing our revenues.
USSMA Membership:
With the 20/21 season fast approaching, the Membership Committee would like to remind anyone who signed up for auto-renewal last season that their USSMA membership will be automatically be renewed on October 1st. If you would like to change your status, you can login to your Active.com account before October 1st. Email katie@ussma.org if you have any questions. Being a member comes with some great benefits – stay tuned for 20/21 updates.
The Marketing committee is scheming up ways to make your race experience better with some USSMA schwag. We are re working our social media campaigns to be more interactive with you this season! We are also hope to bring you race alerts to help remind you when races are coming up. While there has been very little racing this summer for anyone, we hope you have all been getting out to play in the mountains or compete safely in your own way! If you have competed in a virtual race that you enjoyed, let us know by sending us a message on Instagram or Facebook and tell us about it!
Sport and Performance:
The S&P committee has been working over the last three months on the framework for the selection process and expectations of the national team, including the selection criteria for the participants at the World Championships. The committee is also beginning work on a youth program and coaching development framework that the USSMA can use to support and grow these programs around the country.
Regarding COVID-19, the Medical Committee is monitoring the evolving USOPC and NCAA guidelines for safe return to training and competition. Anti-doping educational resources are being compiled and will be available for athletes, coaches, and health care providers in advance of the National Championships and World Championships. We have also been assisting the board's effort to draft a USSMA transgender athlete policy. Finally, we are working on creating a formal USSMA medical program.
Race Committee:
The Race Committee is working with Race Directors and Venue hosts with the assistance from the Medical Committee to develop a strategy to host races for the 20/21 season. Our goal is to be able to host races this season in a manner that is safe for everyone. Achieving this goal will not be possible without all athletes adhering to some new requirements. Email jerimy@ussma.org if you want to be involved in this planning.
USSMA National Team & World Championship Team Selections:
The USSMA has decided to take on a new direction when it comes to selecting a US National Team for the next two upcoming seasons. We are shifting to create a "broader" US National Team, from which a sub section of racers will qualify to represent the US at the 2021 World Championships. The two, US National Team and USA SKIMO World Championships Team have similar but also different goals and objectives. Please click here for more info .
ISMF World Championships, Andorra/Spain: Feb 26 – March 3, 2021:
Races will include an Individual, Vertical, Sprint, and Relay. Because the Long Distance World Championships (Pierra Menta teams race) is the following week, the normal world championships will not include a teams race.
ISMF Long Distance World Championships, France: March 10 – 13, 2021:
There will be two race divisions, one for national team pairings competing for the World Championship, and one for an 'open' division. US National Team members will have the opportunity to compete in the world champs division and other athletes in the open division. If you wish to participate in the Pierra Menta, please email info@ussma.org for more information.
Masters World Championships, France: Feb 11 – 13, 2021:
The Masters World Championship will include O30, O35, O40, O45, O50, O55. An ISMF license will be required, but being on the US National Team is not. If you wish to participate, please email info@ussma.org for more information.
Athlete Advisory:
Dear Fellow Skimo Athletes: THANK YOU!
We sincerely hope you are staying active and healthy during these unprecedented times. Even though our race season was cut short and the next one might seem too far away with too many unknowns, the Athlete Advisory Council (AAC) and USSMA are continuing to work and prepare for the next, even better, season.
We wanted to THANK to those current and past members who took the time to fill out our USSMA Annual Survey. We have received over 100 responses and are working hard to extract information to help us understand how you participate in skimo racing, your experiences, motivations and all other critical information to help us steer the direction of the sport in the United States. We will make sure to share important findings with the appropriate USSMA Committees.
The AAC is seeking nominations for an open Committee position. If you have interest and would like to join our organization please submit your "intention" to AAC@ussma.org. You can find more about us here.
Thank you for your time and consideration to help us become stronger organization
Jaime, Michela, Milan and Patrick
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Hello… welcome to yet another busy damn year in my life. I picked up a job with an MIS department at a local telemarketing company about a week ago, so I am now back to working full time. Plus, FedEx fnally put me on their staff from 5:30pm until about 9pm almost every weekday. That should give me about 60 hours a week. Oh yeah, plus I am working with another local business to computerize their inventory. That will have to wait until the weekend. I'm still not sure when I'm going to sleep….


If you've ever had to stand in front of a group and try to teach them something, you've experienced it. Sometimes you can talk until you're blue in the face and still get the feeling that you're not getting through.
Over on Clarke Green's ScoutmasterCG blog last week was an article called Escaping the Classroom. It's about employing teaching methods more appropriate than classroom instruction when dealing with Scouts. After all, they get between six and seven hours of class each day. No wonder they won't want to come to "Scout school" at a troop meeting or on a campout. Clarke discusses involve using the EDGE method to not only train but to develop more trainers in the process.
For much of my Scouting career, I've been involved in adult leader training, so I've had a chance to try different teaching methods. Having looked up from the lectern to see many glassy-eyed faces, I've come to realize that an instructor-delivered soliloquy just doesn't get the message across. And some of the videos we've used give not only the students but the instructors an opportunity to steal a few more of those "forty winks" we left behind.
One way I try to do this with adult students is similar to the way we work with the boys: through a form of guided discovery. No, we don't go all out and leave it up to them to figure things out – that's more of a real-world problem-solving exercise that the boys can do under our watchful mentoring. I try to introduce concepts, then reinforce those concepts by asking students, in one way or another, to echo them back. Say we introduce the methods of Scouting, for example. As we go, and describe various activities, I might ask someone to identify which of the methods we're using. Or I'll present a resource, like the Guide to Safe Scouting, and later on, as we're talking about high adventure, I'll ask how we'd get guidance on planning the activity.
Another example is the ubiquitous question period that follows a segment. You know, where the slide presentation comes screeching to a halt with the big word "Questions?" on the screen, and you face a room full of people sitting silently? You know there are questions, but the students haven't absorbed enough information to ask questions that are pertinent. Maybe they just don't want to think any deeper than what has been presented. Turn the tables on them! Instead of taking questions, you ask the questions! As you go through the material, make note of some good questions to ask of the students at the end of the segment. You're not ambushing them – you're getting them to reinforce the material in their own minds as you review. Make it fun, though, by tossing small candies to the ones who come up with the answers, or even a really good guess. It can set the stage for the subsequent segments of the course.
These tactics work with information-delivery courses like leader-specific training. Naturally, courses that involve skill instruction like the outdoor leader skills courses will need to be more hands-on, and that's where the EDGE method comes in. In fact, EDGE is so effective that the BSA's train-the-trainer course has been renamed "Teaching EDGE". And whenever possible, make your morale features interactive. An activity that involves the students associating with one another not only has more meaning, but is a lot more fun.
I don't usually care. For some reason, when I'm up front, people mostly tend to listen. Whether it's a Scouting class or a college class they mostly follow along. But mostly I just don't care. If they aren't engaged enough and I don't have anything they want that's ok. I have very little investment in their learning. That's hard to do for most folks.
Lot's of people are up front because they want feedback and to feel good about themselves. Sometimes they have nothing edifying to say. When I'm in a Scout leader training session I'm mostly telling them what's what. I don't generally mince words and I don't tell them it's only "one hour a week". Also, I don't instruct what I don't know.
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Sarah E. Fabrizi, Max A. Ito, Kristin Winston; Effect of Occupational Therapy–Led Playgroups in Early Intervention on Child Playfulness and Caregiver Responsiveness: A Repeated-Measures Design. Am J Occup Ther 2016;70(2):700220020p1-700220020p9. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2016.017012.
OBJECTIVE. This study's objective was to investigate the effects of a community playgroup on the playfulness of children with special needs ages 15 mo to 3 yr and the responsiveness of their caregivers.
METHOD. Using a pretest–posttest, repeated-measures design, we evaluated 8 child–caregiver dyads participating in an 8-wk occupational therapist–led community playgroup recruited from a purposive sample enrolled in early intervention. Video recordings from four time points over 4 mo were used to determine playfulness (Test of Playfulness) of the child and the responsiveness of the caregiver.
RESULTS. Blinded raters assessed playfulness and responsiveness outcomes. A repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated that participation in the playgroup significantly increased child playfulness (ηp2 = .89, p < .01). Analysis did not detect a change in caregiver responsiveness.
CONCLUSION. The results of this study have implications for the use of playgroups in comprehensive occupational therapy practice in early intervention.


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Exhibitions: On The Use Of Knowledge
Following is an example of the "exhibitions'' that Horace's school would use in lieu of traditional standardized tests to assess student progress.
A. From American History
Unwelcome Advances
Christine Franklin was a sophomore at North Gwinnett High School in suburban Atlanta in 1986, when, she claims, her economics teacher began making sexually suggestive remarks to her.
The instructor allegedly would bring Franklin into his office for discussions that began innocently but turned to questions about whether she would consider "doing it'' with an older man. The pattern of harassment, she says in court documents, continued for the next 15 months, with the teacher eventually pressuring her to have sex with him three times during school hours--twice in the field house and once in the school's stadium press box.
Horace Is Back..To Build A Better School
The committee had had a grueling session with the faculty the evening before. There had been small group discussions, this time without parents, students, or other community members. The resentment and suspicion among the faculty had been evident.
"Some of them just don't want to listen,'' Green complained.
The Adventures Of Jasper Woodbury
Like thousands of schoolchildren around the country, Jill Ashworth's 5th graders in Franklin County, Tenn., equated mathematics instruction with tedium. "Even the best students will tell you it's boring,'' the Franklin Middle School teacher says. "They look at the word problems in books, and it just doesn't have meaning to them.''
Now, however, Ashworth and teachers in eight other states are involved in an experiment with researchers at Vanderbilt University that is designed to dispel such notions. The unlikely tool at the center of their strategy is a multimedia series known as "The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury.''
Substitutes Respond
As Elizabeth Schulz points out in her story on substitute teaching ["A New Face Every Day,'' November/December], a number of urban school districts acknowledge that they have a problem covering teacher absences for a variety of reasons. What is the solution? As a substitute teacher, I suggest the following innovative ideas:
Following is a list of internships and summer jobs available to K-12 teachers organized by application deadline. For additional listings, consult the National Directory of Internships cost: $24.50. Contact: National Society of Internships and Experiential Education, 3509 Haworth Drive, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC 27609; (919) 787-3263. The National Guide to Educator Empowerment also provides listings of summer opportunities for teachers; cost: $49.95 plus $3.50 for shipping. Contact: Education Interface, P.O. Box 3649, Princeton, NJ 08543-3649; (800) ABC-FUND.
It Pays To Advertise
Readers of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently were confronted with prominently placed advertisements bearing a cryptic headline: "Why the St. Grottlesex education you enjoyed might not be the best idea for your daughter.''
Placed by the Emma Willard School, a 177-year-old boarding and day school for girls in Troy, N.Y., the ads were promoting research indicating that young women perform better and express greater confidence in a single-sex setting.
Following is a list of states that allow corporal punishment in schools:
Spare The Child?
I just quit my job as a public high school English teacher. I taught in some of the worst academic and vocational schools in New York City and, most recently, in a high school reputed to be one of the best academic schools in the Midwest. Lately, I became more embarrassed than ever to admit I was a high school teacher. More to the point, I became unwilling to be a part of a dysfunctional system that refuses to admit it isn't working. If something as important as children's education weren't at stake, I'd probably be willing to hang in there and keep my mouth shut. But as a teacher, I've taken all that I can, and it's now time for me to speak out.
Little Teachers
When making the rounds as principal of Sandburg Elementary School in Springfield, Ill., Hazel Steskal is often pleasantly startled by the sentences that she hears coming out of the mouths of her 1st and 2nd graders. "I don't understand that,'' one will politely say to another. "Would you clarify that?''
Hazardous Gas: Forty-five percent of the schools in Colorado tested for radon have levels that exceed the federal "action level'' of 4 picocuries per liter of air. Schools were required to test for the potentially health-threatening gas and submit results to the state by March of last year. Eighty percent, or 1,162, of the state's schools complied. The state did not require the schools with high readings to take follow-up measures, but many have.
Horace's School
Nearly 10 years ago, many teachers felt a sharp pang of recognition on reading about the travails of Horace Smith: a fictional English teacher at Franklin High School who worried about the educational compromises he was forced to make in a system that was not serving him or his students well.
<&FT3><&SZ10.0><&LS4><&CD100>Horace knew that he had too many students to teach, a curriculum that covered too many topics in too little depth, a grade structure that erroneously treated all youngsters of the same age alike, and a day fragmented into too many parts. Most importantly, he knew that he expected too little of his students.
Will I Work Today
It happens at the same time every Sunday evening. Just as Mike, Morley, et al. make way for Murder, She Wrote, feelings of uncertainty and apprehension engulf me. These charged emotions concerning the inevitable approach of Monday are new. I love teaching and the often exhilarating atmosphere of our secondary schools. However, such is not the case this year. I am a teacher without students to call my own--another casualty of the recession and reduced state funding for education. I am a substitute.
Sleep only proves to be a temporary respite from my pervasive thoughts of gloom and doom. I awaken every couple of hours. When the alarm clock finally starts to beep, I curse the dawning of the new day. As I shave, shower, dress, and eat, a little voice reminds me that all of these predawn efforts could be fruitless. I may not even work today.
The Wise Approach
Arthur Wise is discussing the troubled state of math education in America's schools. He cites two recent statistics from federal studies: Almost half of the country's 12th graders can't perform 8th grade math, and more than 40 percent of math teachers did not major in math and are not certified to teach it.
Wise sees a direct connection between those statistics: "Too many of our math teachers do not have the subject matter and pedagogical preparation to ensure that all of our youngsters achieve at the level that we hope they will achieve.'' In short, poorly prepared teachers produce poorly educated students.
A Vision For Better Schools
Back in the mid-1980s, not long after he published Horace's Compromise, Theodore Sizer was describing to a group of prominent educators and policymakers his plans for his recently created "Coalition of Essential Schools.'' He said he hoped to recruit between five and 12 schools over the next few years that would be guided by his philosophy of education and would implement his ideas about how a school should be organized and run. He expected the project would take at least 10 years and require even longer before showing real results.
In the face of a newly proclaimed crisis in public education, Sizer's very modest aspirations seemed embarrassingly inadequate to hold back the much heralded "rising tide of mediocrity.''
Helene Patterson and her boyfriend, Joe Temperino, both 17, display a condom they obtained from John Dewey High School, one of two schools to inaugurate New York City's controversial condomdistribution plan. The city board of education decided last year to let high schools hand out condoms to students without the knowledge of their parents. Since then, school officials in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., have also agreed to make condoms more readily available to students in an effort to reduce the spread of AIDS. Many other districts are considering similar approaches. About 20 schoolbased clinics nationwide have been distributing contraceptives to students for some time. What is different about the new plans is that most would allow students to get condoms from a nurse, teacher, or vending machine on school grounds.
Don't Lose Sight Of The Children
Asserting that millions of young children living in stressful environments lack the security, support, and confidence to become successful students, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has set forth an ambitious national strategy to ensure that all youngsters enter school well-prepared.
Cancer. It's more than a word; it's a pronouncement. It calls for changes in lifestyle and work habits. It initiates one into a world of hospitals, operations, clinics, chemotherapy, vitamins, and health food. It changes exercise from merely keeping fit to battling for life. Cancer was found within me in early August of 1991.


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For testing of renovated gears we have our own test bench for that purpose. All data are collected centrally on our server for later references.
Furthermore we have an exchange program in automatic gearboxes.
Service is also performed at the customer.
Precise maneuvering skills are a prerequisite for achieving enhanced maritime safety for the benefit of crew, passengers and the marine environment. Voith Turbo Marine has focused on this task for nearly 80 years.
The first Voith Schneider Propellers which combine rudder and propulsion system in one unit was manufactured in 1926. Voith Schneider Propellers has since been enhanced and is now the most maneuverable and among the most efficient propulsion systems.
Voith Turbo is one of the leading suppliers of systems and components for railway vehicles. Our competent and flexible engineering services are characterized by long experience. Voith Turbo transmissions, couplers and retarders have become indispensable in rail vehicles worldwide.Voith Turbo components ensure easy walk, reliability and economy. Hydrostatic, electric or mechanical: Voith Turbo's product portfolio ranges from individual components to complete solutions.
The market leader for clutches and collision absorption of railway vehicles - has been part of Voith Turbo since 1998. Scharfenberg couplers are for example used in DSB's new S-trains and DSB and SJ's Oresund.
With knowledge and experience Voith Turbo Scharfenberg GmbH & Co. KG develops customized solutions which have a good reputation worldwide.
Voith Turbo A/S has had its own workshop in Denmark for more than 15 years, where wheel sets for all types of rail vehicles are renovated. In addition Voith Turbo A/S deals other spare wheels, including wheels, axles, brake discs, bearings and much more.
In addition to the group's many products for the railway industry Voith Turbo A/S also have negotiations of several complementary products within the railway.
Voith Turbo A/S has its own workshop in Denmark, where we carry out repairs and renovations of wheel sets for all types of rail vehicles.
For this purpose, Voith Turbo A/S import and stock many spare parts, including wheels, axles, brake discs, bearings and much more. In addition to shaft work we also repair and renovate shaft gears.
Voith Turbo A/S is certified to perform ultrasonic testing of rail vehicles.
High-pressure fire suppression systems with water mist for engine compartments. Fogmaker are specialized in buses, forest machines, mine machines, contractor machinery, specialized vehicles, generators and other applications.
Brake discs for all types of trains.
Voith is a global provider of leading-edge technology and industrial services. Voith offers its Danish customers a broad portfolio of systems, products and services.


April 7: Projects have begun all over our downtown area to install curbs and gutters. The project will include curbs and drainage systems to dispose of storm water, but will not include sidewalks. The project, sponsored by Kern County, is expected to cost about $550,000, according to the Kern County project page, and will include over 260 cubic yards of concrete, and will involve excavating 930 cubic yards of dirt and asphalt. The bid available online reserves 22 cubic yards of cement for sidewalks, but the workers on site are not scheduled to install sidewalks at this time, despite the fact that only 1 out of 14 streets in our downtown area have navigable sidewalks. To see the bid online click here.
This entry was posted in Beautification, Curb and Gutter, Kern County, Mojave CA, Road Traffic, Safety on April 8, 2014 by mojavefoundation.


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Brawn GP is born; Honda F1 R.I.P.
After hearing the noise that Ross Brawn was taking over control the the F1 team started by Honda in what amounts to a management buyout; it is officially announced today that Brawn GP is born.
"The past few months have been extremely challenging for the team but today's announcement is the very pleasing conclusion to the strenuous efforts that have been made to secure its future.
"Firstly, it is a great shame that having worked with Honda Motor Company for so long we can no longer continue together. I would like to thank Honda for the fantastic co-operation and support we have received throughout this process – particularly those members of the senior management who were closely involved with concluding our agreement – and for the faith they have demonstrated in myself and our team.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to pay due credit to our staff at Brackley. The levels of motivation and commitment that I have witnessed at the factory deserve the highest praise."
"It would be impossible to mention all of the people without whom today's announcement may not have been possible, however I would like to express particular appreciation for the support we have received from Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, the FIA, FOM, FOTA, BERR, Bridgestone, our other team partners and our many fans the world over.
"The journey ahead will be challenging but exciting and we know we can count on their continued enthusiasm for our team and its ambitions."
So where is Nick? What has become of the Magic 8-Ball? How much money did Bernie fork out? Did Honda finance Ross's deal? Why did Ferrari not back their old mate Ross? does Bernie's interest extend beyond financial backing to a leadership role and inclusion in FOTA? will there be layoffs at the base in Brackley? If so, how many? Will the car be remotely competitive? Does Honda have look-back rights in return for selling? How much cash did Ross pony up? Who is the sponsor(s)?
Here is what we do know, Lego Ruberns and Jenson "last chance" Button will be the drivers. In fact, we know very little.
2 days ago by Negative Camber
Sato opportunities grow colder
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Plus puissantes que les 313, les locomotives Diesel de la série 321 sont commandées afin d'achever la dieselisation en Andalousie et en Galice et éventuellement de la commencer sur d'autres régions.

Conception

Les 2100 sont des machines du modèle DL 500 S (ou encore type FDP 9) d'ALCO. Elles sont équipées d'une évolution du moteur 251 B dont la production s'arrête en 1963 et d'une caisse bi-cabine typiquement espagnole, afin d'éviter les problèmes rencontrés avec les machines des séries 316 et 318.

Une chaudière à vapeur Heating Corporation type Clarkson OK 4616 leur permet de chauffer des trains de voyageurs.

La commande initiale porte sur 60 unités. Devant les bons résultats obtenus, la Renfe décide de diéseliser complètement le réseau et à ce titre, une dernière commande de 20 unités est passée en deux lots.

Toute la série sort d'usine dans la classique livrée vert et jaune de l'époque.

Service

Les premières machines arrivées des États-Unis sont débarquées à Sestao, dans le port de Bilbao, les 9 et . Elles sont aussitôt affectées au dépôt d'Orense.

Rapidement livrées, les unités espagnoles sont affectées à Madrid et assurent la traction des trains de marchandises de détail mais aussi celle des trains de voyageurs de Madrid à La Corogne, Vigo, Bilbao et Irun. En 1966, la série est répartie entre Séville (21 machines) et Orense (37 machines). En Andalousie, elles sont utilisées en concurrence avec les 313 et 316 en tête des trains de voyageurs et de marchandises.

Après livraison de la totalité de la série, elles assurent tous les services sur le centre, l'extremadura, l'Andalousie et la Galice. Les progrès de l'électrification et l'arrivée des 333.0 sont synonymes de déclin. Elles assurent encore quelques services voyageurs nobles avec la tranche finale de l'Atlantico Expreso entre Betanzos et El Ferrol, celle de lIberia Expreso et de l'express de Madrid entre Bobadilla et Algésiras.

Au début des années 1980, elles remplacent de plus en plus des ferrobus série 591.3 sur les services omnibus. Un essai d'installation du chauffage électrique sur la 2117 n'est pas couronné de succès. De plus, l'arrivée des Camellos des séries 592.0 et 593 les chasse des derniers services omnibus. À la fin des années 1980, elles sont confinées à la traction des trains de marchandises et aux manœuvres lourdes dans les grands triages. Quelques-unes sont même utilisées comme chasse-neiges dans le col de Pajares. Une partie de la série bénéficie d'une remotorisation au début des années 1990. À cette occasion, la chaudière à vapeur devenue inutile est déposée. À partir de , quelques-unes reçoivent également la nouvelle décoration « taxi ».

Jusqu'ici, les quelques réformes sont le résultat d'accidents (2174 le 15/12/1972, 2143 le 25/10/1978, 2133 et 2137 le 14/11/1983). Mais la série est désormais surnuméraire, et il est décidé d'en vendre une partie.

Les survivantes sont mutées à l'UN Mantenimiento de Infraestructuras à la fin des années 1990. La 321-080, du dépôt d'Atocha, connait une fin de carrière un peu particulière puisqu'elle est détachée au musée national des chemins de fer afin d'assurer la traction des trains engagés par celui-ci. Fin , il en reste 36 en service, dont 6 sont louées à Aceralia. La 321-057 est complètement révisée et repeinte dans une nouvelle livrée bleu et blanc fin 2001. Elle est rapidement suivie des 321-030, 321-054 (Leon), 321-073 (Séville). Les 321-021, 032, 042 et 069, garées, sont également mutées à l'UN MIT. Seule la 321-024 est encore affectée à Miranda de Ebro, les 321-013 et 045 étant mises à la ferraille en 2001.

 Revente et dispersion de la série

En , des techniciens argentins de la province de Cerro Negro viennent examiner la 2178. Deux machines (les 321-029 et 321-076) sont achetées par le SEFEPA en 1994. Elles y effectueront du service jusqu'à leur réforme en 2001. En 1995, le BAP en achète vingt autres (n° 321-006, 007, 009, 010, 019, 020, 022, 023, 025, 026, 034, 041, 047, 055, 061, 065, 067, 071, 077 et 078) avec une option sur 20 machines supplémentaires (qui ne se concrétisera pas).

À partir de 1997, six machines (321-035, 046, 048, 053, 058 et 068) sont également louées à Aceralia'' (puis Arcelor, actuellement Mittal) pour ses installations d'Aviles.

En 1999/2000, quelques machines sont vendues à des entreprises de génie ferroviaire : la 321-050 à TECSA, les 321-039 et 321-075 à Vias y Construcciones. Ces dernières reçoivent une nouvelle livrée jaune et bleu.

 Notes et références Bibliographie :'''
 Galan Eruste, Manuel : Las Alcos ibericas, Hors-Série Maquetren, 1997.
 Salmeron i Bosch, Carles : Las locomotoras de España, Editorial terminus, Barcelona, 1985

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What is a proper procedure to upgrade the MS SQL Server extended procedures?
In order to upgrade extended procedures you will have to stop SQL server.
Open the page "You can upgrade extended procedures".
Stop the MS SQL Server service.
Press the "Update" button on the the Cinegy Database Wizard update procedures page.
Wait for some time till it shows the MS SQL Server warning, then press "OK". The procedures should be upgraded successfully.
We recommend creating and saving the database backup before the update.


Only Guns and Money is reporting that Trenton NJ mayor Tony Mack has been arrested for conspiracy to commit extortion. Bloomberg's group seems to be a political street gang.
Here here. What goes around comes around. It kind of makes you wonder what Bloomberg promised all these schmucks. Given the self-aggrandized narcissist dictator that he is, you know back-scratching happened in some form.
Is there anything Bloomberg and Co. HAVEN'T been arrested or at least charged for? How does he keep getting voted in, again?
The past few years have witnessed severe loss of life and wealth due to natural disasters.
three of them failed at the same time.


Progressively lifting the age of entitlement to New Zealand Superannuation from 65 to 67 is the responsible and fair thing to do for New Zealand, Finance Minister Steven Joyce says.
"Average life expectancy is increasing by around 1.3 years each decade and more older people are staying in the workforce," Mr Joyce says.
The Government intends to increase the age of entitlement for NZ Super by six months each year from July 2037 until it reaches 67 in July 2040. This means everyone born on or after 1 January 1974 will be eligible for NZ Super from age 67.
"Making a change over a reasonable timeframe will give future generations of New Zealanders more choice as to how they allocate their government spending," Mr Joyce says.
Average life expectancy in New Zealand has increased by 12 years over the past 60 years, including by four years since 2001, when the age for NZ Super was increased to 65.
Mr Joyce says the Government's previous position of not changing the age of eligibility was appropriate in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, when New Zealanders were looking for certainty at a time when the Government's finances were under pressure.
The Government is also proposing to double the residency requirements for NZ Super so that applicants must have lived in New Zealand for 20 years, with five of those after the age of 50. People who are already citizens or residents will remain eligible under the existing rules.
The Government intends to introduce legislation to make these changes early in 2018. The residency changes will cover people who arrive in New Zealand after the legislation is passed.
"These changes are important and need to be politically durable," Mr Joyce says. "Scheduling the legislation in this way gives all political parties the opportunity to discuss their position with the public before it comes before Parliament."
The proposed changes to the age of eligibility and the residency requirements are estimated to save the Government in excess of 0.6 per cent of GDP or $4.0 billion annually once the changes are fully in place.
Included in the legislation will be provision for parliamentary consideration of any need for any temporary transition requirements in 2030.
"It is not possible yet to determine what, if any, temporary support will be needed for people who are unable to continue working beyond the age of 65," Mr Joyce says.
"Considering any requirements in 2030 will give a future parliament the opportunity to consider current information on health and labour market trends of different groups as the age change approaches."


We had a request from Greg for advice on stretching the low back. This tightness happens to most of us due to too much sitting, lifting heaving objects or from a sport such as tennis or golf.
The best pose to stretch the lower back is embryo child's pose and for more intensity lift the hips into rabbit pose. Both postures are demonstrated by Michael in this week's tip of the week.


Here are 5 Best Free USB Encryption software that secure USB drives by encrypting the data that is stored on them.
USB drives or flash drives are easy to carry. But handling sensitive data through USB drive is always a risk. If you are a part of large organization then losing sensitive data can have severe consequences and hence data security is of utmost importance.
Here I present you with five free software to encrypt data on USB drives.
Comodo Disk Encryption is a wonderful free USB encryption software for windows users which comes with an easy to use user interface.
Install Comodo Encryption tool and a small icon will get added to your system tray. Double click it and you will get to the main menu of Comodo Encryption tool. Plug in your USB drive for the system to recognize it and it will be shown in the main interface.
The panel in the interface allows you to encrypt or decrypt a USB drive just through a right click over it. The Comodo encryption wizard is shown in the picture below. Once you encrypt it you will have to remember the password to access your data in future. Find Comodo free encryption tool through the link.
Rohos Mini Drive is a free software to password protect USB drive. It creates an encrypted partition for your sensitive data in the flash drive.
Download and install Rohos Mini Drive software. Plug in your flash drive and execute the software. You will get three options as shown in the picture below. As you select Setup USB key option and enter a password, it will create an encrypted partition on your USB device.
Rohos Mini encryption disc size limit is 2GB and the default file system is NTFS. But you can also customize the partition settings. You will be able to access your encrypted data from any guest PC through the password provided by you and your data can be securely accessed. One can even open the protected drive on the systems even if the user doesn't have administrator rights. Find Rohos Mini Drive through the link.
Just as the name says USB safeguard safeguards the sensitive data in your USB drive. It uses AES encryption algorithm and password protects the data in your USB device. Also you can make selected encryptions possible by choosing one or more folders to be encrypted.
The main advantage of this free USB Encryption Software is that it doesn't run from your system. Instead, you download the program and transfer it to your USB device and run the .exe file from the USB drive.
You can immediately start encrypting your files on USB device just after setting a password access. Drag and drop your files from your USB device into the tool window and encrypt or decrypt the file. If the encryption was successful then a small dsk file will be created in your USB which cannot be opened.
This free USB encryption software is very simple to use and manage. It also has an option for 'Safe Browsing'. By activating this feature, you can have safe browsing which deletes all traces of internet browsing. In short USB Safeguard is a great piece of free portable USB data encryption tool. Reach USB Safeguard through the link.
DiskCryptor is a free open source encryption software that encrypts all disk partitions, external USB storage devices or CD-ROM drives. It provides you with the choice of using multiple algorithms such as AES, Twofish or Serpent.
Download and follow the instructions to install the software. Connect your USB device and execute DiskCryptor. The DiskCryptor window will show your USB device drive. Just select it and encrypt data on your USB device. DiskCryptor supports FAT, NTFS file systems.
DiskCryptor is a completely free easily usable open source. You can download the tool directly by following the link.
TrueCrypt is another powerful open source freeware for protecting data on USB drive. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. It supports full encryption of system hard drives and USB devices.
The tool comes in a very easy to use package. Plug in your USB drive and open true crypt executable. Create volume for your USB drive and follow the instructions. You provide a password to protect the data and that's it! You can view the encryption progress in the pool content. The picture below shows an example of how it would look like.
You can select AES, Serpent or Twofish encryption algorithm. To access the data back you just need to enter the password. Find TrueCrypt free download by following the link.
Data thefts are everyday news now! All these tools are freely available and you can download it anywhere anytime. Ensure your sensitive data is always secure.
For securing other data, you can try freeware to encrypt emails, freeware to encrypt Text, and even freeware to encrypt chat messages.


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Tigrioides phaeola är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av George Francis Hampson 1900. Tigrioides phaeola ingår i släktet Tigrioides och familjen björnspinnare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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