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Ener1, Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2010. Net sales were $33.1 million in the year's final quarter, an increase of 202% over net sales of $11.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. For fiscal year 2010, net sales were $77.4 million, an increase of 122% over net sales of $34.8 million for 2009. Gross profit margin improved to 25.8% in the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 9.8% in the fourth quarter of 2009. For the full year, gross profit margin increased to 17.9% from 11.7% in 2009.
"We believe our financial results demonstrate that 2010 was a successful year for Ener1," said Ener1 Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer. "Our strategy of creating three business units – transportation, grid and small-pack – has put us on the right track by bringing a laser focus to our solutions-based execution." Gassenheimer added, "But, Ener1 is more than just a lithium-ion battery manufacturer. Our cells and our modular packaging design are distinct advantages over our competitors, and we have used this advantage to create best-in-class product suites for each business segment. This approach has helped us secure incremental orders from existing customers, and quickly ramp-up to win opportunities from customers in new industry segments."
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"As announced in the second quarter, Ener1 is continuing to make advances in the heavy-duty transportation market," said Tom Goesch, president of Ener1's transportation division. "Ener1 is currently working under contract for the supply of prototype packs for a medium-duty hybrid truck with a new OEM customer. We believe that our products are demonstrating superior quality, safety and longevity, and satisfying our customers' expectations."
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Naomi Kuroda
Portrayed by Maki Horikita
Name: Naomi Kuroda
Birthday: November 24, 1988
Origin: Wizard
103 Alder St. - Nihon Gardens Sushi & Teahouse
Role: Service Worker
Affiliation: Nihon Gardens Restaurant & Teahouse
Title: Business Owner, Chef & Hostess
Resources: ●● Comfortable
Naomi Kuroda is a young woman, roughly in her mid-20s, of Japanese heritage with goldhoney skin tone. Standing at 5'3" and is around 115 pounds she sports an overall slender body type. Shoulder blade length ink-like hair is done in a down and loose style framing an oblong shaped face. With almond-shaped dark chocolate brown eyes that are set to either side of her small nose overall, her features are very delicate. Below that small round nose is a bow-shaped set of lips. The rest of her oblong shaped face is accented in soft cheeks, jaw and comes to a wide but slight chin. About her is the smells of rainwater and faintly of jasmine.
Naomi is not secretive about the fact that she is a Japanophile. In fact, it's a point of pride and she literally wears it. Around the house and her family she's t-shirts and jeans, but when she's out and about and trying to bring beauty and joy to the world she wears one of her kimonos and does her hair traditionally.
Naomi is a Japanophile in a family of 'Muricans. Her grandparents time in an internment camp during World War II created a rejection of the heritage they came from. It wasn't until she was in her mid-teens when she went to go see The Last Samurai with her siblings that it all started. The forced loss of culture depicted struck something very deep in her. After this movie, she did a bunch of research on what the culture was like before it was westernized. Her passion was further stoked by the premiere of Memoirs of a Geisha, though by this time she had learned enough of the culture including the language that she was one of those that picked the movie apart. Her family picked her apart for that though, her siblings especially teased her rather harshly for it.
Naturally, when the time came Naomi chose to go to University overseas at the Miyagi Gakuin Women's University in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There she participated in Culture Studies, Food and Nutrition Studies. While there she flung herself into the culture, she even converted to Shinto. It was a bit of a culture shock about the sexism in the professional sense even in the big city of Sendai. So much so that after she graduated she could not find the work she went to school for and she decided to go home and try there. Many of her female dormmates also displeased with the lack of prospects all planned on joining Naomi so they could work the business, a Japanese Restaurant and Teahouse together. Things were delayed by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. She and her friends did all they could to promote morale and beauty to those affected more so than they were during the disaster. Their dormitory suffered some flooding, but the kimonos they kept in storage high in closets in their hermetic containers were perfectly fine. The girls got all dolled up in their traditional outfits and hair and they made rice balls and brought their instruments out. Naomi will never forget the look in people's eyes as a group of traditionally garbed girls walked above the murky streets in their high teeth wooden geta sandals called okobo, passing out rice balls to the ruined neighbors playing and singing their folk songs and instruments.
When things normalized enough that she didn't feel like she was abandoning her friends and neighbors, that weren't joining her, for greener pastures she did return home to Oregon. Some of the girls did not have all the money to join her, so she would spend the next few years saving up with them to one by one make sure that everyone that wanted to come could make it over with the proper visas and everything. Having a judge for a father and a lawyer for a mother really helped out in this. It also helped out that they were willing to co-sign and help Naomi purchase an old nursery in town that specialized in Japanese Koi ponds and flora. With all the helping hands available it only took several months to get the business remodeled and Nihon Gardens Japanese Restaurant and Teahouse opened for business. Knowing her hometown Naomi designed it to be something exotic without being pretentious. That delicate balance was found and the business has been doing very well ever since.
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Schooling: Naomi went to Miluk Elementary School, Walker Middle School and graduated from Rocklin High School in 2005. Which means she was there from 1999 - 2005.
Japanophile: Naomi loves all things Japanese. More specifically traditional pre-westernized Japan. But that doesn't mean she hates modern Japan, or even America in any way shape or form. She just feels a deep connection to ancient feudal japan.
Business Owner: Naomi owns Nihon Gardens Restaurant and Teahouse she is a bit of everything in this business, sushi chef, hostess, tea ceremony hostess and sometimes she will act as an entertainer with stories, song, and dance.
Ernie Kuroda
(Muggle.) Father has never quite understood why I embraced the Japanese culture like I do. He really didn't understand why I left home to go to college in Japan. However, since Naomi's business hasn't gone bottoms up already she has seen some understanding from her father. He is often a customer and that means a lot to Naomi. Even though he didn't understand why she wanted it so badly, he still helped her go for her dreams.
Linda Kuroda
(Muggle.) ((Open for Creation.)) She has always had the greatest connection with her mother. Thankfully this new business venture of theirs has only brought them closer. Having a lawyer for a mother has really helped with things with Nihon Gardens. She knows her mom is the reason why Ernie and Linda come in to eat at the restaurant as much as they do.
Kuroda Kids
(Muggle. Maybe 1 Muggle-born.) ((Open for Creation.)) Naomi is the black sheep of the siblings. When they were younger they really were a bit mean with the teasing of Naomi's Japanophile interests.
Nihon Gardens Crew
(Mixed.) ((Open for Creation.))
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(2018-12-21) Winter Festival Parade The whole town comes out, setting aside rivalries and joining together for the annual parade to celebrate the winter holidays.
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By Foot or By Boat to Balos
Marilyn 23 days ago
Dreaming of a late summer escape to the turquoise waters and white sandy beach on a Greek Island? Then consider Balos Lagoon a short 60 km drive north west of the Venetian Harbour city of Chania.
Having meet with numerous locals during my first four month stay, in Winter on Crete, Greece's largest island, I learnt about the many local places that were well worth a visit in the western region of Crete. It wasn't until I returned for what turned out to be a more permanent stay that I had the opportunity to visit the stunning and picturesque Balos Lagoon.
It was early November and the hordes of summer tourists that mostly arrive by boat between May and October had gone. Yet even in early November the days are warm and the idea of a picnic on a white sandy beach was appealing.
There are three ways to visit Balos Lagoon – boat, car and by foot.
I'd been advised that the road to Balos wasn't the best to drive a standard small car past the village of Kaliviani as the road between Kaliviani and Balos was a rough dirt road. The village of Kaliviani is a short drive from the coastal township of Kissamos, and the port of Kavonisi where boats depart.
Arrival by boat had stopped the weekend before.
So, having met with a friend in Chania we drove the approx. 45 minutes to the traditional village of Kaliviani and leaving my car at the point where the sealed road changed to dirt, parked my car and walked.
During the summer season, there is a small fee payable at the starting point in the village of Kaliviani that contributes to the preservation of the Gramvousa Reserve.
It's approx. a 10 km walk (one way, give or take) on the dirt road that runs along the edge of the Gramvousa Peninsula and is generally flat. However, there are a couple of sections that have a slight elevation, before the dirt road stops and reaches the rocky car park area.
An open an expansive sea and rugged coastline provides for a relaxing and scenic walk, with the odd car gratefully driving at a slower pace going to or coming from Balos Lagoon.
Along the way, we passed the small isolated chapel of Agia Irini, built close to the cliff edge and looks out towards the bay of Kissamos and the Rodopos Peninsular.
A fresh water fountain provides a place to stop and rest whilst the odd goat or two are inquisitive company as the look up from grazing on the steep cliff side to check out who's passing by, as we admire the picturesque backdrop views of the bay of Kissamos.
A few more twists and turns and we've reached the rocky car park area, with very few cars and the end of the dirt road.
My first view of the Balos Lagoon nestled between Cape Gramvousa and the small Cape Tigani nestled below the Platiskinos Bay – breathtaking! It's easy to see why Balos Lagoon, Balos Beach is one of the most photographed beaches on the island of Crete.
A truly heavenly location that remains imprinted in my memory forever.
Descending the rocky and uneven one km, and approx. 850 steps downhill path, one can't help but stop every few steps to truly admire and appreciate the panoramic view.
An appreciation and admiration of the natural beauty, including the lagoon and the wider area that stays with you forever and one that can only be experienced by those who walk, or drive will understand.
The area of and around the Balos Lagoon is protected under the Natura 2000 program and is home to various rare species of flora and fauna. Including, various birds, like the elenora falcons, cormorants and shags that have created their homes in many of the surrounding caves. The area is also a shelter for protected monk seal and loggerhead sea turtle.
Note to self: remember…you need to ascend the same rocky and uneven stair path to return to the parking area.
Descending further and looking at to the right the lagoon opens to the small uninhabited island of Imeri Gramvousa, known for its long abandoned historical Venetian Fortress built on the highest point on the island.
Nearing the end of the trek down from the car park area, the crystal clear turquoise and vivid blue waters are beckoning.
Only to find at sections of the water's edge its quiet muddy, so we made our way to cross the white sandy strip of beach to enjoy our picnic lunch.
It's a warm sunny day and very few people are around, making my first trip to Balos Lagoon even more special. However, for me the water temperature wasn't warm enough for a swim.
What's more, despite being a protected area it was interesting to see the odd canteen located on a sandy section of the beach, that was closed. I later learnt that during the height of the summer months, boat day trippers can buy a bottle of water at the canteen, in addition to being able to buy water onboard the ferries.
I, on this occasion happily found myself walking along the water's edge on white sand, with no umbrellas and enjoying the experience of a little piece of heaven, not too far from home. Followed by an hour or two just lazing on the beach soaking up the early afternoon sun, and having a bite to eat before heading back up the rocky, steep and uneven step path back to the car park area and the onward 10 km walk back to my car.
As the day was turning to early evening and the light of the Moon rising became visible, we shared time connecting with some heavenly energy of the Moon, before returning to my car and the drive home…a truly magical and memorable day!
However, as the title of this blog post is called 'By Foot or By Boat to Balos', when the opportunity presented sometime after my first visit, I took a day trip by boat with some friends. The day trip leaves from the Kavonisi Kissamos Port, a short drive from the coastal township of Kissamos and includes a stop at Balos Lagoon and a stop at the island of Imeri Gramvousa.
If time permits it's worth a short stop at the church of Agios Ioannis Damialis, also known as Saint John Damialis Cave just before reaching the right turn to the Kavonisi Kissamos Port.
The church built into the rock has a tunnel from the church that passes under the road to the beach of the same name.
Leaving the Saint John Damialis church, it's a very short drive to the Kavonisi Kissamos Port turning right at the boat docked on land. Passing by the St. Nicholas Holy Orthodox Church located at the port.
It's a popular port on a sunny Sunday in late August and day tripper boats are full. Our boat for the day is the Gramvousa.
Once onboard it was clear to see that many others are out for the day.
As the boat departs the port, we've settled in for what is approx. an hour journey to the picturesque water of Balos Lagoon.
Cruising alongside the roughed and wild coastline of the Gramvousa peninsula at a leisurely pace, catching the sight of the 6-9 meter markings above the water line that was made by a strong earthquake in 365AD. Admiring and appreciating the remoteness of the scenery around us.
Note: look closely at the photo and you'll see a car travelling along the rough dirt road.
Nearing the edge and end of the Gramvousa peninsula, as you approach the island of Imeri Gramvousa we get a glimpse of the imposing outer walls of the Venetian Fortress. The fortress was built between 1579 – 1584, a period when Crete was under Venetian rule and served as a defense against the Ottoman Turks. With the fall of the prolonged Cretan War a treaty was signed on 16 September, 1669 handing Crete to the Ottomans. However, the Venetians retained their hold of the Gramvousa Fortress together with the Souda Fortress and the Spinalonga Fortress in defending their trade and as strategic locations in the event of any further Venetian-Ottoman battle for the island of Crete.
In December, 1691 during a subsequent war between the Venetians and Ottomans, the Venetian captain at the Fortress of Gramvousa betrayed his countryman by accepting a handsome bribe, and surrender the Fortress of Gramvousa. However, not long after the Fortress of Gramvousa was handed to the Ottomans, Cretan insurgents began gathering at all three coastal fortresses.
Ottoman ruled continued until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in mid 1825, when three to four hundred Cretan and mainland Greek fighters from the Peloponnese, disguised as Ottoman soldiers recaptured the Fortress of Gramvousa and made the island fortress their base. Their actions reignited the Cretan insurgency movement and the Ottomans were unable to recapture the Fortress of Gramvousa. The Ottomans however were successful in preventing any further Cretan and others Greek insurgents arriving on the island. This then lead to the insurgents resorting to acts of piracy that greatly affected the Turkish-Egyptian and other European shipping in this region of the Mediterranean.
It was also during this period that the Cretan/Greek insurgent population of 'klephts'; a name meaning thieves/pirates and known as an anti Ottoman insurgent located on Gramvousa had set up a community and built a school and the chapel of Panagia I Klefrina, dedicated to their wives.
Therefore, the tale that the Fortress of Gramvousa was once inhabited by pirates is true and legend has it, that a bounty of treasure remains buried on the island.
Rounding the headland of Imeri Gramvousa we see more of the ruined fortress as we continue to Balos Lagoon.
It's time for a swim – for those who felt like a swim. A vastly different sight from my first visit when arriving to Balos on foot. Remember, it's August and today the summer crowds are out in force.
Whilst many disembarked and took the opportunity to cool off in the clear waters of the Balos Lagoon, I and another friend choose to stay onboard and enjoy an early lunch available from the boats café before the masses returned.
Leaving Balos, the boat makes its way approx. 2 miles, 15 minutes from Balos to the island of Imeri Gramvousa, docking at a small jetty connecting with the white sandy shore and a very inviting place for a swim.
Whilst the water looked inviting, I along with many others choose to ascend the rocky and unstable path that takes you to the ruined Fortress of Gramvousa. The view a short way up the grueling hike of uneven rocky stairs; made more challenging on a seriously hot late summer's day, was stunning. The turquoise waters with a backdrop of the Platiskinos mountain range and the shipwreck of the Motorship Dimirios P, hugging the edge of the sandy Mpalos beach.
In late December, 1967 the ship was travelling from central Greece enroute towards Northern Africa with 440 tons of cement when it struck bad weather and anchored in Diakofti Bay on the island of Kythira.
Departing some days later, the ship again struck bad weather and was forced to change course and made its way onwards to the northwest coast of Crete, anchoring at Imeri Gramvousa, a short 200 meters from the shoreline. As the weather eased the chain of one of the two anchors had cut leaving the ship stranded and its engine room filling with water. The crew abandoned ship under the captain's orders and were forced to remain on the island again due to continuing bad weather, until the coastguard come to the rescue them.
Having ascended to the top of the hillside an open arched portico and steel gate greets you at the entrance of the Venetian Fortress.
An uninviting welcome given the major effort for those of us who walked the 137 meters to the top, however once you step inside the ruined fortress walls, spectacular views reward you for your efforts.
For those visiting Balos with a car, or by foot; it's worth taking a day trip by boat that includes a two hour stop at Gramvousa.
Little remains of the once mighty stronghold with impressive long external walls. And…yes, the views are impressive.
There are a series of underground tanks that once served to store rain water that are today covered with sheets of steel, preventing access to any inquisitive folk.
A ruined watchtower where a guard once stood observing the surrounding area across the open seas against enemy attacks.
The chapel of Panagia i Klefrina, dedicated to the wives of 'klephts' is basically the only ruined building left.
The thick stone walls of the small chapel still standing having stood the test of time over the centuries.
The walk up in the heat of summer takes approx. 25/30 minutes with crowds of people ascending and descending.
Descending the steep and rocky path is just as challenging as ascending, with many people passing in both directions.
As we near the end of the descent, we see the boat docked and waiting for passengers to re-embark.
There are still many people descending the rocky slope, whilst others are enjoying time under the shade of trees as we pass by the small chapel of Agioi Apostoloi – The Holy Apostles. Then make out way back to the boat, passing the memorial plaque, translated in English – "On August 2, 1825 the undefeatable defenders of Cretan Freedom captured the castle of Gramvousa".
Before departing the island we were able to get a better view of the shipwreck as it lay in the sandy shoreline.
For the next hour or so, it's time to sit back and enjoy the relaxing journey back to Kissamos Port.
Then head home.
Happy I made the journey by boat to experience another side to Balos and take in the sights of Imeri Gramvousa island and the ruined Venetian Fortress.
This blog is one of many of the experiences I have shared with friends as a day trip in the picturesque Greek Island of Crete.
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Gabby 12 January 2023 11:12 am
So much history at your fingertips Marilyn! And Balos doesn't disappoint with that typically Greek stunning blue water! I think I'd like to visit both ways when I eventually get to visit you! X
Marilyn 12 January 2023 9:10 pm
I look forward to revisiting, when you come to visit.
Jane Horsburgh 14 January 2023 10:33 am
I enjoyed the commentary of the journey to Balos Marilyn.
The historical knowledge you have is fabulous and gives an interesting listening experience and along with the pictures you took are quite breath taking.
The travel blog certainly would entice all people who reads it to make the effort to. pay a visit and see Balos and Gramvousa.
Thank you Jane, it's certainly a picturesque and idyllic location to be captivated by.
Kim 21 January 2023 2:36 pm
The water is so beautiful and inviting, such a beautiful part of the world that you've captured so well.
Laureen Lund 21 January 2023 4:18 pm
I love that you walked…that is exactly what we would do too. Amazing the things you see once you get out of the car. Crete is still on my list. I sure hope to visit soon. I'm saving this to refer to then.
Marilyn 22 January 2023 12:15 pm
Thank you Laureen, it was well worth the walk. That first sight of Balos can only been seen from the carpark. Crete won't disappoint when you're ready for a visit.
Caroline 23 January 2023 9:39 am
Beautiful images in such an exquisite setting
Thank you Caroline, Balos is defiantly worth a visit.
Melanie 29 January 2023 5:17 am
Those 850 steps look tricky but worth the effort for that lagoon, wow! Sounds like a great little adventure
Defiantly worth the walk u(up and) down the rocky steep steps…the view is breathtaking.
Lisa | Waves and Cobblestones 29 January 2023 2:10 pm
What a stunning location. This puts Greece right back at the top of my travel list!
Balos certainty won't disappoint. I hope he opportunity presents to visit when time permits.
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Some of Cofio's founders (including Tony Cerqueira and Fabrice Helliker) were formerly at BakBone Software, but Cofio can trace its roots back to AT&T Bell Labs and the NetVault product line.
In addition to backup and restore, the AIMstor suite includes a host of other data protection applications and technologies, including data deduplication (target and source, with Change Byte Transfer technology), snapshots, real-time replication, continuous data protection (CDP), live/batch backup, bare metal recovery, and more.
--All of Cofio's data protection applications are built on a common code platform, or unified framework. In that sense, Cofio's primary competitor may be CommVault, which also has a common code base for a variety of data protection applications. This is in contrast to the disparate, often non-integrated point products that vendors include in their data protections suites. It's also in contrast to the need for users to buy various data protection applications from multiple vendors, which leads to management nightmares.
--AIMstor has a (seemingly) unique interface with drag and drop policies and data flow of physical and virtual machines and groups. It's called a Workflow User Interface (WUI), and it has a whiteboard feel to it. Since I don't use enterprise-class backup software, it's hard for me to describe this interface. It's the sort of thing that you need a demo for (see link below).
Although Cofio has been shipping AIMstor for about a year, the company just released the 2.2 version, which can be considered the first production release.
Cofio is in the process of recruiting VARs, and only has a handful of them in North America. One of those VARs is Cambridge Computer.
"I just started working with them. I like the concept. In a sentence, you define policies and it protects your data. All other backup products just copy data on a scheduled basis.
-- bare metal to disparate hardware "
The recently released version of AIMstor includes a lot of new features. For details, see the AIMstor 2.2 press release.
But like I said, this is the sort of product that you really need a demo on to understand it fully. Check out the short video demo on Cofio's website to get started.
Or click here for a free trial version of the software.
Of course, this begs the question of whether or not the storage industry needs yet another backup vendor, but if you're looking for something new and aren't married to the big brand name vendors, Cofio's AIMstor might be worth a test drive.


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Created on 2001-10-04 15:54 by anonymous, last changed 2008-01-07 18:48 by georg.brandl. This issue is now closed.
Additionally, the two 'write's behave differently with respect to compression.
much better matches to 'writestr'.
the default from the 'ZipFile' instance.
is taken from the file). See patch #651621.
'name'?) but would have to deal with file modes (bin/text).
(optionally) be supplied by the caller.
object, instead of just strings and files (respectively).
current implementation would use excessive amounts of memory.
may be hundreds of megabytes compressed, this is undesirable.
metadata as is done with writestr().
suggested above would be a significant improvement.
The zipfile interface should match the tarfile interface.
This closely matchs the 'tarfile' module.
no compression advantage to making an archive of an archive.
because ZIP does not compress subdirectories.
object that I can subsequently put back where it came from.
(e) Allows the opening of embedded zips "in-place"
in collaborating, let me know.
environment) and send it to you.
Alan's patch has since been committed. Is there any more work on this item?
if they've been completely addressed.
ZipInfo constructor, I can modify the patch/docs accordingly.
would vote for just leaving the ZipFile interface the way it is.
there is no more to do here.


First stop was Stavanger. The ride (via the South Coast) took us the whole day and we only reached the city at around midnight. In the morning, we took a ferry and did some hiking. It was time for the iconic Preikestolen, a famous tourist attraction in Forsand, Ryfylke. And when I say famous, I mean it. It is one of the most visited natural ones in Norway, and it's buzzing with people. The path is dominated by huge rocks, but it's easy to get up there. Took us about 2 hours to the top.
In the evening we took a short walk in Stavanger. It's one of Norway's oldest cities, but what made me truly excited about going there were the colourful streets. Unfortunately internet can be deceiving sometimes; there was one street that had wooden houses painted in purple, orange, yellow, pink and other colours, but most building in the city were white. I still enjoyed wandering through tiny streets and liked how they were surprisingly empty. The sun only set around 11pm, which gave us plently of time to explore around.
On Monday we checked out and started our trip to Bergen. We first took a ferry to Tau, then another one to Nesvik and after, the last one to Ropeid, where we were awarded with a great view of Svandalfossen waterfall.
Followed by more lakes, green valleys and mountains. Of course Røldal Stave Church (in Odda municipality) couldn't be missed.
Before stopping in Bergen, the road led us to more waterfalls, Låtefossen and Steindalfossen. And that's where our journey ends today.


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ProQual Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
The Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety qualification is aimed at candidates working as a health and safety practitioner, in a position of responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of a team or organisation. The qualification is generic and appropriate for individuals working in a range of sectors.
The awarding body for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). The specification for this qualifications has been approved by the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) for use by centres in Northern Ireland.
This qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
Centres should carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify any gaps and help plan the assessment.
Qualification Structure
Candidates must complete all of the Mandatory Units, plus a minimum of TWO Optional Units.
This qualification is competence-based, candidates must demonstrate the level of competence described in the units. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate's skill, knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.
The qualification must be internally assessed by an appropriately experienced and qualified assessor.
Each candidate is required to produce a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit. .
Evidence can include:
– observation report by assessor
– assignments/projects/reports
– professional discussion
– witness testimony
– candidate product
– worksheets
– record of oral and written questioning
– Recognition of Prior Learning
Learning outcomes set out what a candidate is expected to know, understand or be able to do.
Assessment criteria specify the standard a candidate must meet to show the learning outcome has been achieved.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Unit T/602/1912
Ensure responsibility for actions to reduce risks to health and safety
Learning Outcome - The learner will:
Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1 be able to identify the hazards and evaluate the risks in the workplace.
1.1 identify workplace instructions that are relevant to them and their job role.
1.2 identify working practices and hazards in the workplace that could be harmful.
1.3 evaluate the hazards and prioritise in risk order.
1.4 report hazards to the responsible person.
2 be able to reduce the risks to health and safety in the workplace.
2.1 perform work activities at own level of competence in accordance with identified health and safety:
• workplace policies
• instructions and procedures
• suppliers and manufacturers' information and
• relevant legal requirements.
2.2 manage hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements.
2.3 report any differences between workplace instructions and supplier/manufacturer instructions
3 know how to reduce risks to health and safety in the workplace.
3.1 explain their responsibility in remaining alert to hazards and risks.
3.2 describe own responsibilities and scope for action in controlling risk.
3.3 explain the importance of adhering to health and safety policies and practices.
3.4 describe where and when to get additional health and safety assistance.
3.5 describe the importance of personal presentation and behaviour in maintaining health and safety in the workplace.
Unit L/601/6408
Develop procedures to safely control work operations
1 be able to develop procedures
for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace
1.1 identify existing health and safety procedures.
1.2 agree realistic objectives for maintaining a healthy and safe workplace for everyone.
1.3 develop health and safety procedures which:
a) are based on risk assessment and consultation
b) meet legal requirements
c) are appropriate to the type of work carried out and to the workplace
d) identify individuals to whom people must report incidents and health and safety risks, and who they can go to for first aid.
1.4 develop a health and safety training plan that meets the needs of:
a) the workplace
b) the people in the workplace
c) legal requirements
1.5 disseminate the Health and Safety training plan to people in the workplace
2 be able to review the effectiveness of health and safety procedures in the workplace.
2.1 identify changes in the workplace and legal requirements to current health and safety procedures.
2.2 provide other people with opportunities to give feedback about current health and safety procedures.
2.3 review all relevant health and safety reports and data to identify any opportunities to improve workplace health and safety procedures.
2.4 identify and obtain feedback and advice from reliable sources of expertise.
2.5 record accurately:
a) the details of any review carried out
b) how the review meets legal responsibilities
c) how the review meets the requirements of workplace instructions.
3 be able to communicate health and safety procedures to others in the workplace.
3.1 report the results of own review to the relevant people.
3.2 alert everyone in the workplace, promptly, to the revised health and safety procedures.
3.3 set effective measures for monitoring the revised health and safety procedures.
4 know the legal responsibilities for health and safety.
4.1 identify responsibilities for health and safety as required by:
a) current legislations
b) legislation covering own job role
c) the particular health and safety risks present in own job role and the precautions to be taken
d) the specific organisational health and safety instructions for own job role.
4.2 explain the importance of:
a) remaining alert to hazards in the workplace.
b) dealing with and promptly reporting risks.
c) knowing the hazards that exist in the workplace.
d) knowing the different types of working practices present in the workplace.
4.3 explain own awareness of others in the workplace to include:
a) the roles and responsibilities of others in the workplace.
b) commonly used working practices.
c) channels of communication and consultation in the workplace.
4.4 explain the need for health and safety information in the workplace to include:
a) the instructions that may be required about health and safety in the workplace.
b) where to find the health and safety information that may be available in the workplace.
c) how to prepare and write specific instructions and procedures.
d) measures to check the different types of health and safety procedures.
Unit F/601/9354
Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
1. Be able to check that health and safety instructions are followed.
1.1 Keep up to date with health and safety regulations and workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources.
1.2 Conduct monitoring of the workplace at agreed intervals and in accordance with workplace instructions.
1.3 Confirm that workers are health and safety competent as defined in their job role and that identified health and safety training needs have been met.
1.4 Communicate workplace instructions and receive feedback.
2. Be able to recommend changes to health and safety workplace instructions.
2.1 Respond to any breaches of health and safety instructions in a way which meets workplace and legal requirements
2.2 Make recommendations for any changes to health and safety workplace instructions to the responsible people.
3 Be able to make sure that hazards and risks are controlled safely and
effectively.
3.1 Maintain accurate records of workplace risks.
3.2 Check other people are aware of the hazards/risks and know the action(s) to be taken to minimise
3.3 Confirm that appropriate precautions to control risks have been agreed with the people responsible for health and safety.
3.4 conduct a review to make sure all recommended action has been taken.
3.5 Report any conflicts that still exist between workplace and legal requirements.
4 Know how to monitor procedures to safely control work operations
4.1 Explain employers' and employees' legal responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.
4.2 Explain the difference between 'hazard', 'risk' and 'control'.
4.3 Describe the types of information available from reports and records covering the workplace.
4.4 Explain the importance of evaluating information from reports and records covering the workplace.
Promote a culture of health and safety in the workplace
1 Be able to develop plans to promote a health and safety culture in the workplace.
1.1 Identify where any improvements and changes may be necessary.
1.2 Identify how information o health and safety instructions and regulations are currently communicated.
1.3 Identify current level of workforce understanding and support for health and safety instructions and procedures.
1.4 Develop a plan based on the findings, to include performance measures, review dates and resources.
1.5 plan opportunities for promoting the advantages and legal necessity of following health and safety procedures.
2 Implement the plan to promote
a health and safety culture in the workplace.
2.1 Present the plan to the responsible people for the workplace to gain their support.
2.2 identify those in the workplace who will require information and advice about the plan to promote a health and safety culture in the workplace.
2.3 Ensure that relevant information and advice is provided at in a timely way and provide opportunities for encouraging ideas on good practice.
2.4 Measure the effectiveness of the plan against past and present performance.
3 Be able to monitor and review plan to promote health and safety culture in the workplace.
3.1 research and be aware of the legal and moral responsibilities implied.
3.2 instigate performance measures to monitor the effectiveness of the plan and review opportunities for further improvements.
4 Know reasons for promoting a health and safety culture in the workplace.
4.1 explain employers, employees and moral and legal responsibilities for health and safety.
4.2 explain own legal responsibilities for health and safety in their job role.
4.3 explain how to interpret workplace health and safety data.
4.4 explain how to assess the level of understanding of workplace health and safety data.
4.5 identify the information needs of those affected by the plan, to include:
a) sources of information on health and safety
b) the importance of keeping people informed and discussing their involvement
c) the communication and consultation requirements in the workplace.
4.6 explain the awareness of:
a) workplace hazards that exist and the importance of remaining aware of them
b) the importance of dealing with or promptly reporting risks
c)the particular health and safety risks present in own job role and roles of others
d) limitations within own job role.
Unit H/601/6687
Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of the workplace
1 Be able to prepare for a workplace risk assessment.
1.1 Evaluate the workplace to decide areas for risk assessment.
1.2 Select the method of hazard identification appropriate to the workplace being assessed and in
line with legal requirements.
1.3 List the hazards in a way which meets legal, good practice and workplace requirements.
1.4 Recognise own limitations and seek expert advice and guidance on operational controls when appropriate.
2 Be able to identify hazards in the workplace
2.1 Make sure the hazard investigation fully identifies those areas in the workplace where hazards with a potential for serious harm to health and safety are
most likely to occur with impact on:
a) people in the workplace and
b) other people.
3 Be able to conduct a risk assessment of the workplace.
3.1 Carry out risk assessment of the hazards identified using appropriate documentation.
3.2 Assess the level of risk and how risks can be controlled to minimise harm.
3.3 Assess the level of risk, identifying those that could not be eliminated.
3.4 prioritise hazards which could result in serious harm to people at work and other people.
3.5 Identify control measures and implement and record them, include actions with expected completion dates.
3.6 Identify changes to policies and practices resulting from the risk assessment.
3.7 Deliver findings of the risk assessment with actions identified.
4 Be able to review risk assessment.
4.1 Instigate a review that compares the latest risk assessment to current workplace and working practices and identify any significant differences between previous and new working practices.
4.2 Plan action to be taken resulting from the findings and:
a) identify new hazards arising from change.
b) make changes to the risk assessment to include them.
c) promptly inform everyone affected by the changes.
5 Know the employer's responsibility for risk assessments as required by current legislation.
5.1 Explain own responsibilities for health and safety as defined by current legislation and:
a) specific legislation covering own job role.
b) particular health and safety risks which may affect own job role and precautions required.
5.2 Identify resources for the risk assessment to take place and:
a) how and where to find expert advice and guidance.
b) the work areas and people for whom the learner is carrying out the risk assessment.
c) the work activities of the people in the workplace where the learner is carrying out the risk assessment.
5.3 Describe the purpose, legal implications and importance of carrying out risk assessments and:
a) the methods of identifying hazards including direct observation, examining records and conducting interviews.
b) the workplace hazards most likely to cause harm.
c) the importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards in the workplace.
d) the importance of dealing with or promptly reporting risks.
5.4 Apply effective communication methods.
Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints in the workplace
1 Be able to investigate and report workplace incidents and complaints in accordance with legal and workplace requirements.
1.1 Establish prior to the investigation:
a) the required documentation and support materials.
b) the way people involved will be briefed to ensure understanding of the purpose and the expected outcome.
c) how people involved will have the opportunity to clarify any points about the investigation.
1.2 Carry out an investigation by gathering accurate and comprehensive information from the people involved in a supportive way and review for inconsistencies.
1.3 Prepare a report containing details of incidents and complaints and forward to those requesting it in the agreed format, timescale
and accordance with legal regulations and workplace requirements.
2 Be able to make recommendations as a result of workplace investigations.
2.1 Recommend improvements to health and safety based on accurate and detailed analysis
of reports, advice, and support material collected during the investigation.
2.2 Develop recommendations which comply with:
a) current working practices.
b) relevant legislation and workplace health and safety instructions.
2.3 Propose recommendations for improving health and safety, which are workable and include measures for review.
2.4 Present recommendations to the appropriate people with realistic and achievable plans for
implementing them.
2.5 Produce an action plan to include a review process for checking implementation of the
recommendations.
3 Know the employers' and employees' legal responsibilities
for health and safety in the workplace.
3.1 Explain the responsibilities of employers and employees for health and safety as defined by legislation, to include:
a) own capabilities and scope in own job role.
b) the work areas and job roles where the learner is carrying out the investigation.
3.2 Explain the workplace requirements for conducting and reporting investigations including:
a) what hazards may exist in the workplace.
b) the importance of dealing with and promptly reporting risks.
c) workplace budgets in relation to carrying out an investigation.
d) roles of external regulatory and research organisations.
3.3 Explain how to write actions plans and:
a) apply analytical techniques.
b) requirements for maintaining confidentiality of reports.
Unit J/601/6701
Make sure actions in the workplace aim to protect the environment
1 Be able to identify risks to the environment arising from the workplace.
1.1 Identify people in the workplace to whom environmental matters are reported.
1.2 Confirm they are up to date on environmentally friendly working practices relevant to the workplace.
1.3 Identify any current working practices in own job role that could cause harm to the environment.
1.4 Identify materials, products or equipment in any part of own job role which could cause harm to
the environment.
1.5 Report any differences between legal regulations and workplace instructions and the actual use of
materials and products hazardous to the environment.
1.6 promptly report to the people responsible for environmental matters the hazards that present
high risks.
2 Be able to minimise the risks to
the environment arising from
the workplace.
2.1 Research the relevant legal requirements and workplace environmental instructions for own job role
2.2 Define within own capability and the scope of job responsibilities how to:
a) control the environmental hazards
b) promptly report environmental risks that the learner is unable to deal with
c) pass on suggestions for limiting risks to the environment to the responsible person
2.3 apply the correct instructions for:
a) handling materials and products that can be harmful to the environment
b) their proper disposal.
3 Know the legislation relating to environmental matters that affect own workplace.
3.1 Explain own responsibilities for the environment as defined by any specific legislation covering own job role and:
a) responsibility for controlling hazards to the environment.
b) particular risks to the environment that may be present in own workplace and job role.
c) how to use resources and materials effectively and efficiently.
d) the importance of remaining alert to the presence of hazards to the environment in the whole workplace.
e) the responsibility for items (materials and equipment) that can be hazardous to the environment.
f) the specific workplace environmental instructions covering own job role.
g) specific working practices covering own job role
3.2 Explain the importance of dealing with, or promptly reporting risks to the environment and communicating who the responsible people are.
3.3 Describe the substances and processes categorised as hazardous to the environment.
3.4 Explain workplace instructions for handling hazards to the environment that the learner is unable to deal with.
Unit M/601/6837
Review health and safety procedures in the workplace
1 Be able to undertake a review of health and safety in the workplace.
1.1 Obtain authorisation for the review from the person responsible for the workplace.
1.2 Agree work schedule, purpose, scope, timescales and priorities for the review with the responsible person for the workplace.
1.3 Identify areas in the workplace to be reviewed and the methods to be used.
1.4 Identify suitable resources and documentation for the workplace under review.
1.5 Brief other people involved in the review to make sure they understand its purpose and the process undertaken.
2 Be able to carry out a review of workplace health and safety.
2.1 Identify and use appropriate protective clothing and equipment that is suitable to the workplace under review.
2.2 Research working practices to make sure the review covers all areas including those that may need special checking.
2.3 Record differences between previous review findings and the current situation.
2.4 List the health and safety hazards that could cause serious harm in the workplace.
2.5 Consult with the responsible person to list any noncompliances with health and safety in priority order and make recommendations to control hazards.
2.6 Produce an action plan for improving health and safety to include follow up for monitoring and implementation of recommendations and corrective action.
2.7 Evaluate and report findings:
a) in accordance with established instructions
b) in accordance with the action plan
3 Know how to review health and safety procedures in workplaces.
3.1 Explain the employers and employees legal and moral responsibilities.
3.2 Explain own responsibilities for health and safety as defined by
a) specific legislation covering own job role
b) the structure of the organisation and
c) people responsible for health and safety in the workplace under review and:
i) how to select and use personal protective equipment.
ii) what particular health and safety risks may be present in peoples' job roles.
iii) the work areas and job roles the learner is planning to review
3.3 Explain what notice period needs to be given before the review takes place.
3.4 Explain the importance of knowing the hazards and risks which may arise in the workplace.
3.5 Describe the resources needed to carry out a review and:
a) select effective communication techniques.
b) apply effective interviewing techniques.
c) possess presentational and communication skills.
3.6 Describe appropriate post review plans and the recording and reporting procedures.
Unit Y/601/6847
Supervise the health, safety and welfare of a learner in the workplace
1 Prepare for and receive a trainee in the workplace.
1.1 Define his/her responsibilities for a trainee entering the workplace.
1.2 Prepare for the trainee to enter the workplace by:
a) delivering or organising a planned induction.
b) defining a clear job role or programme of work activities for the trainee.
c) obtaining available information to assess the suitability of the workplace for the specific trainee.
d) making sure work equipment and personal protective equipment are available and the trainee knows how to use it.
e) ensuring the trainee understands their responsibilities and what is expected of them relative to their own health and safety and that of others in the workplace
1.3 Identify and report to the responsible person all control measures needed to ensure the health and safety of the trainee in the workplace.
1.4 Confirm that the trainee can demonstrate understanding of safe working practices prior to entering the workplace, and has been provided with health and safety information and training in line
a) employers' requirements
b) health and safety legislation
1.5 Inform all others who will be involved with the trainee of their responsibilities for their health, safety and welfare.
1.6 Produce and implement a plan for the supervision of the trainee to include arrangements to cover absences and that they are recorded.
2 Supervise, monitor and
review the health, safety
and welfare of a learner in
2.1 Explain to the trainee the responsibilities for supervising and monitoring health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
2.2 Check the trainee:
a) understands their job role or programme of work.
b) knows, understands, and follows instructions and safe working practices.
2.3 Provide ongoing information, advice and support to the trainee in relation to safe working practices and organisational instructions.
2.4 Identify additional training needs relative to health, safety and welfare of the trainee and that they are recorded and met.
2.5 Assess the trainee's understanding of, and compliance with, health and safety requirements are reviewed on a regular basis.
2.6 Liaise with others to support the trainee's progress.
2.7 Contribute to reviews and ensure that the supervision plan is regularly updated and recorded.
2.8 Inform the person responsible of any concerns regarding the trainee's performance relative to
health and safety.
3 Know how to introduce a trainee to the workplace.
3.1 explain what information is necessary and available to assess the suitability of the workplace for the trainee that the learner is supervising in the workplace and:
a) specific learning barriers to the trainee, e.g. physical, communication, prohibited areas.
b) specific risk assessments and control methods relating to a trainee.
c) health, safety and welfare training and support required by the trainee during induction
d) employers' instructions and procedures in relation to the health, safety and welfare of the trainee.
e) own responsibilities relative to supervising the trainee.
3.2 Explain the need to check the trainee's understanding of health and safety relative to their job role:
a) reviewing with the trainee their understanding of health and safety relative to their job role.
b) identifying effective communication methods available and when appropriate to be used.
3.3 Explain how to respond to incidents, development needs and achievements of the trainee relating to health and safety.
3.4 Identify others involved in the trainee's programme, their role and responsibilities.
3.5 Understand the terms 'hazard' and 'risk' as applied to health and safety.
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Q: FP homework. Is it possible to define a function using nested pattern matching instead of auxiliary function? I am solving the Programming assinment for Harvard CS 51 programming course in ocaml.
The problem is to define a function that can compress a list of chars to list of pairs where each pair contains a number of consequent occurencies of the character in the list and the character itself, i.e. after applying this function to the list ['a';'a';'a';'a';'a';'b';'b';'b';'c';'d';'d';'d';'d'] we should get the list of [(5,'a');(3,'b');(1,'c');(4,'d')].
I came up with the function that uses auxiliary function go to solve this problem:
let to_run_length (lst : char list) : (int*char) list =
  let rec go i s lst1 =
    match lst1 with
      | [] -> [(i,s)]
      | (x::xs) when s <> x ->  (i,s) :: go 0 x lst1
      | (x::xs) -> go (i + 1) s xs
        in match lst with
          | x :: xs -> go 0 x lst
          | [] -> []

My question is: Is it possible to define recursive function to_run_length with nested pattern matching without defining an auxiliary function go. How in this case we can store a state of counter of already passed elements?

A: The way you have implemented to_run_length is correct, readable and efficient. It is a good solution. (only nitpick: the indentation after in is wrong)
If you want to avoid the intermediary function, you must use the information present in the return from the recursive call instead. This can be described in a slightly more abstract way:

*

*the run length encoding of the empty list is the empty list

*the run length encoding of the list x::xs is,

*

*if the run length encoding of xs start with x, then ...

*if it doesn't, then (x,1) ::run length encoding of xs
(I intentionally do not provide source code to let you work the detail out, but unfortunately there is not much to hide with such relatively simple functions.)
Food for thought: You usually encounter this kind of techniques when considering tail-recursive and non-tail-recursive functions (what I've done resembles turning a tail-rec function in non-tail-rec form). In this particular case, your original function was not tail recursive. A function is tail-recursive when the flows of arguments/results only goes "down" the recursive calls (you return them, rather than reusing them to build a larger result). In my function, the flow of arguments/results only goes "up" the recursive calls (the calls have the least information possible, and all the code logic is done by inspecting the results). In your implementation, flows goes both "down" (the integer counter) and "up" (the encoded result).
Edit: upon request of the original poster, here is my solution:
let rec run_length = function
  | [] -> []
  | x::xs ->
    match run_length xs with
      | (n,y)::ys when x = y -> (n+1,x)::ys
      | res -> (1,x)::res

A: I don't think it is a good idea to write this function. Current solution is OK.
But if you still want to do it you can use one of two approaches.
1) Without changing arguments of your function. You can define some toplevel mutable values which will contain accumulators which are used in your auxilary function now.
2) You can add argument to your function to store some data. You can find some examples when googling for continuation-passing style.
Happy hacking!
P.S. I still want to underline that your current solution is OK and you don't need to improve it!

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2017 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Third Team ... Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team ... One of five players on the team to start all 19 matches and ranked second on the team with 24 points, nine goals and six assists and tied for the team lead with a pair of game-winners ... Placed 10th among conference leaders in both points and goals and was sixth in assists ... Tallied multiple goals three times during the year, including her second career hat trick with three markers at Anna Maria College on September 27 ... Netted the game-winner at Emmanuel College (Mass.) in the team's 2-0 victory in the GNAC Championship Tournament Quarterfinals on October 28.
2016 Season: Earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference First Team honors ... Registered 21 points in 19 matches on seven goals and seven assists ... Her assist total stands as the sixth-most in a season in school history ... Did most of her point-scoring against conference opponents, ranking sixth among GNAC players with 19 points in league play, including five assists, which was the second-most of any league player in conference competition ... Netted all three of her game-winning scores vs. GNAC foes for the fourth-most in the league ... The Sharks posted a 6-0-0 record when she tallied at least one point in conference contests ... Enjoyed a three-match stretch from September 28 to October 5 where she collected eight points on three goals and two assists vs. a trio of GNAC opponents ... One of four players on the team to start all 19 games and notched at least one point in eight of them, including a season-high of five with a pair of goals and an assist in a 5-0 victory at Mount Ida College on October 10.
2015 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Second Team ... Tallied 24 points and 11 goals to lead the team, while starting all 18 matches she played in ... Her 10 goals in conference play were the second-most of any GNAC player and her 21 points against league foes placed her third ... Racked up five game-winning markers ... From September 30 to October 13, she was arguably the best offensive player in the conference, scoring eight goals and adding an assist during a five-match point streak that saw her total 17 points during the stretch and earn GNAC Player of the Week twice during that time ... Registered her first career hat trick with three goals in a 4-1 victory at Norwich University on October 7.
2014 Season: One of four rookies to play in all 19 matches for the Sharks ... Made her collegiate debut on August 30 vs. Ramapo College in the FDU-Florham Classic ... Tallied a season-high four points with her first career goal and two assists vs. Saint Joseph's College (L.I.) on August 31 ... Started 12 games and led all first year players with a pair of assists, while ranking third on the squad ... Finished the season with 12 points and five markers to rank fourth on the team in both categories and second among rookies ... Registered at least one goal in three straight matches from October 19-25 ... Named GNAC Rookie of the Week for October 20-26.
High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Hollis Brookline High School ... Selected as a Captain for the Cavaliers for her senior year ... Played soccer for the Stars of Massachusetts from 2008-14 ... Served as Vice-President of the Chess Club at BHHS ... Born September 12, 1995 ... Majoring in Nursing at Simmons and would like to pursue a career in Nursing ... Daughter of Roberta and David Gammon ... Enjoys cats.


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Terttu Nevalainen (born 31 May 1952, Vuolijoki) is a Finnish linguist and the current Chair of English Philology at the University of Helsinki. She has been a Member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences since 2001 and was inducted as a First Class Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland in 2015. Nevalainen works on corpus linguistics, the History of English, and historical sociolinguistics.

Background and career
Nevalainen received a B.A. in English Philology and General Linguistics at the University of Helsinki in 1977, before going to University College London for postgraduate studies from 1980 - 1981. She then completed her Ph.L (1986) and Ph.D (1991) at the University of Helsinki. Nevalainen has since served as a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge and University of Sheffield.

Nevalainen is currently Editor-in-Chief of the monograph series Oxford Studies in the History of English and co-editor of the Advances in Historical Sociolinguistics journal. She is also currently building an open-access Language Change Database to facilitate statistical modelling and comparative sociolinguistic typologies. Since 1993, Nevalainen has been leading the compilation of the Corpora of Early English Correspondence, which currently comprises 5.1 million words of Late Middle and Early Modern English from 1400 - 1800.

In 2002, a Festschrift entitled Variation Past and Present (Mémoires de la Société Néophilologique LXI), was complied in her honor by Raumolin-Brunberg, H. et al.

Notable publications
 Nevalainen, T. & Raumolin-Brunberg, H. (2017) Historical sociolinguistics: Language change in Tudor and Stuart England. Jan 2017 (2nd rev. ed.) London: Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group.
 Nevalainen, T. (ed.) & Traugott, E. (ed.) (2012) The Oxford Handbook of the History of English. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. (Oxford Handbooks in Linguistics)
 Nevalainen, T. (2006) An Introduction to Early Modern English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

References

External links
 University of Helsinki Faculty Page
 Language Change Database
 Corpora of Early English Correspondence (CEEC)

1952 births
Living people
Linguists from Finland
Academic staff of the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki alumni
Women linguists

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Home » Discussions » Community Issues - Working Together to Solve Problems » We need your input! What are the opportunities and challenges of legalizing recreational cannabis for rural B.C. communities?
We need your input! What are the opportunities and challenges of legalizing recreational cannabis for rural B.C. communities?
Understanding how rural regions of British Columbia will be impacted by legalized recreational cannabis is incredibly important particularly for the socioeconomic well being of the disenfranchised communities that have become ecologically favourable niches for producing cannabis.
You may also wish to consult the project webpage for more detail or view the invitation video.
Please forward this invitation to your networks – we value all input!
Submitted by Howser on Thu, 14/06/2018 - 4:08pm.
Do you mean like completing another review spurred by what the federal government called a "growing concern" about the "sedative, stimulant, tranquilizing, or hallucinogenic properties" of such drugs and their effect on individuals and society overall? Just read the Le Dain Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs done in the early 70s.
If they think people aren't using marijuana and other substances now, they need to open their eyes. Those who use will continue to use, and those who don't, won't.
Submitted by BackcountryBob on Thu, 14/06/2018 - 7:32pm.
I'm way too high to take part in a quiz right now. Can i do it tomorrow?
Submitted by harv on Thu, 14/06/2018 - 7:50pm.
Hi John, Thanks for your sharing your thoughts. I agree with your sentiments. This particular study is more concentrated on the socioeconomic impact to our region, recognizing there have been prevalent pockets of cannabis production where communities are fairly reliant on the current "underground" economy. This isn't particularly unique to the Kootenays, it's happening all over rural B.C.
Submitted by harv on Thu, 14/06/2018 - 9:11pm.
BackcountryBob, yes. The exchange (it isn't really a quiz) is open until June 28th.
Submitted by Howser on Sat, 16/06/2018 - 8:40am.
A new cannabis culture that promote hope and change, or just throw the public some crumbs.
Behind the scenes, the government has been regulating and monopolizing the industry while insuring that they won't interfere with the major pharmaceutical companies. How dare the government be allowed to promote the use of cannabis concentrates, capsules and topical creams to relieve pain, stress and other conditions reducing the quality of life? These cannabis products eliminate the risks of smoking or the side effects of the prescribed or on the shelf medications.
Heavy regulations will shut down the free market of cannabis while gmo seed and irradiated cannabis are reducing the plants medical benefits and the average medical and/or recreational user of cannabis. The priamry unreported reason our government is proposed legalizing recreational use of cannabis is to increase tax revenue and try and regulate the market. Without a free and fair market, the market will continue underground.
The urban population exceeds the rural population for the first time in recorded history. The socioeconomic effect of the coming new cannabis culture on rural areas will be essentially null. The effects will be most noticeable in the urban areas that are extremely dependent on others. The public that lives in urban areas will have no option but to buy government weed from government shops with little to no choice over strain options, quality and potency.
Wreck Rinse Repeat is the economic model used today that based upon fictional assets. It's disappointing how the financial cabal promotes this model as resilient, but only hands the wreck component to society to handle. Of coursed this is allowed to happen, if not promoted, by the higher level elected marionettes. A crisis is an opportunity for both good and bad, just depends on your morals and ethics. The next major crisis brewing is the underfunded pensions based upon fictitious assets, aka debt.
Only the symptoms are reported on or treated, and some wonder why there is an increase of stress, anxiety and other ailments in the household.
Submitted by harv on Sun, 17/06/2018 - 8:10pm.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts. I urge you to please share them within the exchange using the weblink: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/#102528419. This way they can get direct feedback from other participants.
This particular exchange is prototyping Thoughtexchange's new texting app, which is why I didn't send out the weblink earlier. However, it's clear that was an oversight. Thanks again for your interest.
Submitted by harv on Mon, 18/06/2018 - 5:14am.
Submitted by harv on Mon, 18/06/2018 - 1:31pm.
the University of Guelph Rural Studies program.
Submitted by harv on Fri, 22/06/2018 - 1:18pm.
The conversation is getting more interesting! Participants are welcome to login and rate shared thoughts, even if they have nothing to add of their own.
Open now until July 6th, please see what concerns and excites citizens of rural B.C. when it comes to legalized recreational cannabis.
Submitted by harv on Fri, 13/07/2018 - 12:50pm.
An update on this project: We have extended the deadline until July 24th at the request of some groups.
Over 175 people have participated, over 220 thoughts have been shared and nearly 3500 ratings made.
With an extended deadline, there's still time to contribute your opinions on legalization and the potential impacts to rural B.C. areas, or just rate other people's thoughts -- this is arguably just as significant as sharing thoughts as it gives us an understanding of what participants feel is most important.
There is no need to have experience within the cannabis industry nor with consuming cannabis to participate. We want to hear from all citizens (albeit from a rural perspective).
Thanks all you wonderful people!
Submitted by harv on Thu, 06/09/2018 - 10:06am.
Hello Rosslanders, I wanted to follow up the Thoughtexchange data gathering opportunity on cannabis legalization by sharing the themed results.
You can read a discussion of the results on the Rural BC Legalization study website and also view the actual thoughts and how they are themed. If you're curious about the methodology I employed, I wrote about that too.


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Resistance Rising – We're In Pre-production!
Genre Wars was originally a short-film contest to which my friend and fellow filmmaker, Justin Moe, and I contributed last year.
Our combined effort however, led us both to become incredibly invested in the storyline and context of the world created from the competition, however indirectly.
Though we hadn't intended to both become so fixated on these particular characters and plots, when the contest came to an official close back in December, we agreed that we both wanted to keep it going…but as our own series.
So, all these months later, we are looking pre-production full in the face. Most of the actual writing falls to me (which I am happy to do and am loving every minute of it!). Our goal is to start shooting in June. But we have a lot to do then. We've already got some sites going about it:
– Genre Wars: Resistance Rising on MiddleEarthNetwork
– Genre Wars: Resistance Rising on Facebook
There will be Tumblr and Twitter feeds coming soon as well.
Things to look for:
– A Map of the planet Kabathan, where our series takes place.
– A Map of Fantasarian Territory and the main camp in which the series will most often be set
– A History of Kabathan, focused mostly on the planet's most revered artifact, The Onyium
– A "First Look" video that will include behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew.
So yeah…lots to do, lots to look forward to. Full steam ahead!
Catch up on the Genre Wars videos, starting here:
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of his disciples, climbed a lonely hill.
"This is my Son. Hear what he has to say."?
what goal the high Eternal Counsel planned.
the agony, the bloody, bitter cup.
But Peter did not comprehend these truths.
And we've been building booths ever since.


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Home Biafra Featured Nigeria Nnamdi Kanu THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCE THAT ACCOMPANIES SCREWING A MAN WITH A DIVINE MESSAGE AND MANDATE
Biafra Featured Nigeria Nnamdi Kanu
THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCE THAT ACCOMPANIES SCREWING A MAN WITH A DIVINE MESSAGE AND MANDATE
We can confidently say that Nigeria is at the brink of total collapse today, because her rulers screwed a man with a divine message and mandate. It is always advisable to make proper analysis of our capabilities and capacities, vis a vis those of our opponents, so as to draw the right conclusions.
Nigeria, as at today, is in shambles and as well as in near-grave situation because she dared screw a man such as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who came with the message and mandate to restore the long-enslaved Biafra nation.
If Nigeria had been a sane country that has been burdened with such security outfits as DSS, CIB, and other investigative bodies, they would have conducted an intensive investigation to really ascertain who exactly is this Nnamdi Kanu that wants to contend with them. But because when the gods want to strike a dog with death, they will first of all take away the dogs' ability to hear the whistle of its owner.
Have you asked yourself what a prince of a royal kingdom, the heir apparent to the throne of Afara Ukwu Ibeku kingdom in Umuahia possibly wants? A man so blessed, and privileged that he spent half of his life abroad, acquired his education abroad, his father a king and as such everything is at his beck and call. He even has the opportunity to share in the state allocation. Why would Kanu abandon all these good lives and decide to go for a task so weighty, daunting, and dangerous? These are the pertinent questions they would have asked themselves before taking any further step. But they failed to do so, and today, look at their plight.
When Mazi Nnamdi Kanu first set in motion the mechanism to full restoration of our dear nation, Biafra, via Radio Biafra, they thought him to be a braggart, a war monger, or an uncultured simpleton. Maybe they also thought him to be an easy-to-penetrate version of Ralph Uwazuruike, Chief John Nnia Nwodo and his vacuous Ohaneze Ndigbo, or those five house slaves parading themselves as five leprous fingers of the same hand, but prefer to address themselves as southeast governors, people willing to truncate anything that would come in the way of benefitting the people.
Maybe to them, they were convinced that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wanted his own cut from the "national cake". But Kanu looked at them and said "ọ dị ka a kọwarọọlụ ndia ofụma ife m chọrọ ime ha" (it's like these people were not properly informed on what am about to do to them).
A sane country would have called Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for dialogue and sought for a way to grant him, at least, a fraction of his demand, which in any case, is legitimate. Nigeria failed to do the needful but instead turned around to destroy themselves by themselves, through various self-inflicted pains, including taunting him, arresting him, detaining him illegally, killing Biafrans making legitimate and constitutional demands, extra judicially, and attempting to assassinate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu himself.
It must not be forgotten that when Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was in prison, they came promising him heaven and earth for him to drop his quest. Kanu said to them "Give me Biafra or I will destroy Nigeria with the truth" this statement alone would have rung a bell to them, knowing that this evil entity called Nigeria was founded on mischief, deceit, fraud, and falsehood, and that this man, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is not here for a child's play. This statement would have informed them that its high time, they came off their high horses and ego, set Biafrans free and save themselves from any impending doom.
Nigeria had the opportunity to mend their fences and prevent their catastrophe when our Supreme Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, revealed that there was an impostor occupying Aso Rock. But in their usual hollow headedness, they fluffed the chance.
They rather chose the barbarism and savagery, for which they are known, by hatching and executing the fatal plan of eliminating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in the most ill-conceived and ill-advised military operation called Operation Python Dance 2, the echoes of the disaster of which is still reverberating around the world. After that operation, which from all indications appeared successful (assassinating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu went out of circulation, reinforcing the belief that he had been successfully killed.
When Kanu was away, they thought that they had succeeded in stalling the quest for Biafra, but unknown to them, Kanu had created millions of his kind. Millions of Nnamdi Kanu resurrected and made Nigeria much worse and pathetic than it was before. Even at this stage, FG would have convinced themselves that this revolution came with an inferno. They would have called for a roundtable meeting even without Kanu and allow Biafrans to go, not minding the loses they had brought on Biafrans.
Because Nigeria has been destined to die, Nigeria has always scuffed at every chance of averting its doom. The camel's back was broken by the straw of imprisoning innocent, harmless, and peaceful Biafra mothers who were making a peaceful procession.
When the gangsters at Aso Rock had a final chance of discussing with our Leader and saving themselves, the FG looked the other way, and instead, started exchanging accusations with PDP.
He began the series of unmasking the impostor, an analysis that has paralysed their strong holds. Kanu made available verifiable evidences which proved that indeed Nigeria has got a stranger at the helm of their affairs. Even same APC and PDP e-rats left their jobs given to them by their paymasters and joined the #UnmaskJubril series. World leaders began to buy Kanu's revelation. Go to all the international medias, everyone is talking about the impostor. Instead of the accused to come open to refute the allegations hanging on his neck, he ran to Poland to say that he wasn't cloned and would be turning 76 soon. Foreign media has been making a mockery of him "Isn't that what a cloned would say?"
Right now, Nigeria has become a mockery and a disgrace just because they screwed with a man with a divine message and mandate. If at all they knew that a day like this would come, they would have peacefully allowed the safe passage of Biafrans into their promised land. A land of the Risen Sun.
As Nigeria has brought this uncontrollable tempest and tornado upon themselves, in which they have forced themselves into irredeemability, we can only counsel them to be very careful always so as not to screw a man with a divine message and the mandate.
Come quickly oh Biafra!
God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu!
TBRV, we must continue!
Mazi Victor Uzoaga
[TBRV Writer/Reporter]
Chibuike Nebeokike
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