On 31 May 2016, Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA1615, an Embraer ERJ 190, registered VH-ZPJ (ZPJ), departed Melbourne Airport on a scheduled passenger service to Mildura Airport, Victoria. On board the aircraft were two flight crew, three cabin crew and 81 passengers.
About 40 NM from Mildura and just prior to ZPJ leaving controlled airspace, air traffic control passed the flight crew traffic information about two aircraft operating above 10,000 ft to the west of Mildura Airport. The aircraft were a GippsAero GA10, registered VH-XGY, conducting spin testing supported by a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 'chase plane', registered VH-XGA (XGA), from the same company.
ZPJ joined the Mildura Airport circuit for runway 09. On the base leg of the circuit, the flight crew on board ZPJ heard their traffic collision alert system announce a traffic advisory aural alert. They identified a conflict aircraft to their right and high against the skyline. The conflict aircraft was XGA conducting a straight-in approach to runway 09. Both aircraft conducted a go-around from their respective approaches to runway 09. During the go-around, the traffic collision alert system on ZPJ detected XGA pass about 200 ft above and 0.125 NM behind ZPJ, before XGA diverted onto a southerly track.
Despite compliance with the radio broadcast requirements a traffic conflict occurred in an environment with limited manoeuvring options for a high capacity public transport aircraft. This incident highlights the importance of an alerted search to the successful identification of potential conflict traffic.
On 31 May 2016 at 1018 Eastern Standard Time (EST), Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA1615, an Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft, registered VH-ZPJ (ZPJ), departed Melbourne Airport on a scheduled passenger service to Mildura Airport, Victoria. On board the aircraft were 2 flight crew, three cabin crew and 81 passengers. The aircraft captain was the pilot flying (PF) and the first officer was the pilot monitoring (PM).
About 40 NM from Mildura and just prior to ZPJ leaving controlled airspace, air traffic control (ATC) passed the flight crew traffic information about two aircraft operating above 10,000 ft to the west of Mildura Airport. In addition, there was also a public transport flight inbound to Mildura from Broken Hill and a light twin-engine aircraft inbound to Mildura on a converging track to ZPJ. The PM on board ZPJ contacted the light twin-engine aircraft and confirmed they would arrive at Mildura after ZPJ. The estimated arrival time for the public transport flight at Mildura was also later than the estimate for ZPJ, and consequently the flight crew on board ZPJ did not consider any of the traffic passed to them by ATC would conflict with their own arrival.
The aircraft operating to the west of Mildura were a GippsAero GA10 aircraft, registered VH-XGY (XGY), conducting spin testing supported by a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 'chase plane', registered VH-XGA (XGA), from the same company.
ZPJ joined the Mildura Airport circuit on the crosswind leg for a left visual circuit to land on runway 09.
On the base leg of the circuit, the flight crew on board ZPJ heard their traffic collision alert system (TCAS) announce a traffic advisory (TA) aural alert (see TCAS limitations on approach). They glanced at their TCAS display to check the relative position of the traffic, which indicated it was to their right (position 1 in Figure 1). The flight crew looked out the right window of the flight deck and identified the traffic to their right and high against the skyline. The traffic appeared to them to be stationary in the windscreen relative to their own aircraft and with a high closure rate (from TCAS data the aircraft were 1.25 NM apart at the time of the TA alert).
The PM on board ZPJ contacted the other traffic on the radio and requested their intentions. The other traffic was XGA, which was leading XGY back to Mildura Airport for a straight-in approach to runway 09. When the pilot of XGA responded that they were tracking for a straight-in approach to runway 09, the PM assessed they were on a collision course on their present track. They also recognised that there would be a potential risk of collision if both aircraft performed a go-around to the south of the main runway. Therefore the PM responded to the pilot of XGA to immediately turn and remain south of the airport. The pilot of XGA identified ZPJ ahead of them on approach to runway 09 and responded that they would discontinue their approach and manoeuvre to the south of the airport.
The PF on board ZPJ decided to discontinue their approach to land on runway 09, as they were too late for their turn onto final and therefore not in a stabilised condition. However, the PM indicated to the PF that they could not execute a go‑around manoeuvre because there was another aircraft joining the circuit on crosswind (the light twin-engine aircraft). The PF decided that continuing the approach to land was not an option and therefore executed the go‑around to the south of runway 09, maintained separation from the other traffic on crosswind and then landed from the subsequent circuit. During the go-around manoeuvre, the aircraft's TCAS detected XGA pass about 200 ft above and 0.125 NM behind ZPJ (position 7 & 8 in Figure 1).
A Class E controlled airspace corridor extends from Melbourne to overhead Mildura Airport with a lower limit of FL 125. In Class E airspace, instrument flight rules (IFR) traffic, such as ZPJ, require a clearance. Visual flight rules (VFR) traffic, such as XGA and XGY, do not require a clearance, but should monitor the Class E airspace air traffic service frequency. In Class E airspace, IFR flights are separated from other IFR flights and receive traffic information on VFR flights as far as practicable. ZPJ left Class E airspace on descent to Mildura about 37 NM from Mildura Airport, at which point ZPJ entered Class G airspace for the remainder of the flight.
Class G airspace is non-controlled airspace. IFR and VFR traffic are permitted without a clearance and there is no separation service provided by ATC. Mildura Airport is a non-controlled aerodrome with a discrete common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), which is a different frequency from the surrounding Class G airspace area frequency. About 10 NM to the north-west of Mildura Airport is Wentworth Aerodrome. Wentworth uses the same CTAF as Mildura.
The following Table 1 indicates the non-controlled aerodrome radio broadcast requirements for inbound aircraft in accordance with the aeronautical information publication (AIP).
During the spin testing of XGY, XGY was classified as 'lead' aircraft and XGA as 'in-trail'. The pilot of XGA set one of their two radio frequencies to their company frequency, for communication with XGY, and the other to area frequency, for communication with other traffic if required. While operating on the area frequency, the pilot of XGA heard a broadcast from ZPJ that they were inbound to Mildura from Melbourne, and a broadcast from another public transport aircraft inbound to Mildura from Broken Hill. On completion of the spin testing, XGA assumed the lead from XGY at about 10,000 ft and 11–12 NM from Mildura Airport. Shortly after the lead change, the pilot of XGA changed from area frequency to the Mildura CTAF.
The pilot of XGA made a 10 NM broadcast on CTAF, which included their position, altitude and intentions for a 5 NM straight in approach for final approach to runway 09. They received an immediate response from the public transport aircraft tracking from Broken Hill, who provided an estimated time of arrival for their 5 NM final approach position for runway 09. The pilot of XGA responded with a revised estimate for their arrival on the ground at Mildura Airport, which was the same time as the other aircraft's estimate for their 5 NM final position. At the end of this exchange, XGA, with XGY in-trail, was about 7 NM from Mildura Airport tracking to the north-east to intercept a 5 NM final position, at 140–150 kt airspeed, descending at about 2,000 ft per minute. The pilot of XGA heard no radio broadcasts from ZPJ on CTAF and assumed they had already landed.
XGA made a right turn onto final approach for runway 09 at about 3,200 ft, 4.5 NM from the runway threshold. Shortly after the turn, the pilot of XGA heard a broadcast requesting their intentions from ZPJ. Following the initial exchange of broadcasts with ZPJ, the pilot of XGA visually identified ZPJ about 2 NM ahead on approach to runway 09. They recognised that ZPJ had right-of-way and made a broadcast that they were 'breaking off' their approach to runway 09 and turning south.
The PM duties on board ZPJ included managing the radio communications with other traffic. During the approach to join the circuit, and subsequently while flying the circuit, the captain was preoccupied with PF duties and did not comprehend all the radio broadcasts. However, the PM made several CTAF broadcasts, which started at 42 NM from Mildura at 01:06:35. The last broadcast before entering the Mildura circuit was just prior to ZPJ crossing overhead runway 09 to join crosswind at 01:15:27. The next CTAF broadcast made by ZPJ was at 01:18:16, after they turned base. The flight crew received a TA at 01:18:31 and subsequently made a broadcast to challenge the intentions of XGA at 01:18:43.
The following Table 2 indicates the positions of ZPJ and the conflict aircraft XGA. Figure 2 depicts the geometry of traffic in the vicinity with numbering in accordance with Table 2. The positions of the aircraft are based upon TCAS data from ZPJ.
Source: Google earth, annotated by ATSB based on Virgin Australia Airlines TCAS data.
The traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) II, will display traffic to the flight crew as: other traffic, proximate traffic, traffic advisory, or resolution advisory. However, only traffic advisories and resolution advisories trigger an aural alert to the flight crew.
The collision avoidance system logic is based on the concepts of sensitivity level (SL), threshold time (tau) for issuing a traffic alert or resolution advisory, and protected volume of airspace around the TCAS equipped aircraft. The higher the SL, the greater the volume of protected airspace. As SL reduces, the volume of protected airspace reduces and TCAS functions may become inhibited.
Tau is an approximation of the time, in seconds, to the closest point of approach of another aircraft. This forms the basis for the alerting functions and therefore the volume of protected airspace. Therefore, a reduction in the TCAS SL reduces the volume of protected airspace by reducing the value of tau.
Below 1,000 +/-100 ft above ground level, the TCAS SL reduces from SL3 to SL2. For the ERJ 190 this equates to 900 ft when on descent and 1,100 ft when on climb. From SL3 to SL2 the tau reduces from 25 seconds to 20 seconds and resolution advisories are inhibited. Below 500 +/-100 ft above ground level, TCAS aural alerts are inhibited. For the ERJ 190 this equates to 400 ft when on descent and 600 ft when on climb. Close to the ground, the windshear and ground proximity warning system alerts have a higher alert priority.
The PM on board ZPJ commented that during the visual circuit they changed the focus of their scan from inside the cockpit to outside the cockpit. They suspect that XGA was probably displayed as other traffic on their TCAS before they received the TA alert. However, there are no company procedures specific to the use of TCAS at non-controlled aerodromes. Company procedures emphasise the importance of flight crew maintaining a 'constant lookout when operating within a CTAF', and use positive altitude separation or alternatively coordinate a track deviation with conflict aircraft.
Traffic alerts may come from radio calls or TCAS at a non-controlled aerodrome. Knowing where to look has been shown to improve visual detection of other traffic. The PF on board ZPJ was alerted to the potential conflict by TCAS, and then visually identified XGA. The pilot of XGA was alerted to the potential conflict following ZPJ's radio broadcast on the base circuit leg, and then visually identified ZPJ.
The PF on board ZPJ commented that when they visually sighted XGA, the aircraft appeared to be stationary in the windscreen, which indicated a potential collision course. In this case ZPJ would also appear stationary to the pilot of XGA. Lack of relative motion against a background reduces the probability of visual detection.
When the PF on board ZPJ visually identified XGA, XGA was above the horizon (higher altitude relative to ZPJ) and against a background of sky. For the pilot of XGA, ZPJ was lower and against a background of terrain. The pilot of XGA was therefore required to detect the contrast between the aircraft and terrain to detect ZPJ. A terrain background may create a complex background and reduce the probability of visual detection.
The AIP directs pilots to the minimum required radio broadcasts when operating at non-controlled aerodromes and the pilots of ZPJ and XGA complied with these requirements. However, it is likely that the pilot of XGA was not on the Mildura CTAF when the PM on board ZPJ made a broadcast that they were joining the Mildura circuit. When the pilot of XGA switched to the Mildura CTAF they were initially occupied with communicating with another public transport aircraft inbound from the north and considered this aircraft to be their only potential conflict. It could not be determined why the flight crew on board ZPJ did not comprehend the presence of a potential conflict from this radio traffic. However, the flight crew of ZPJ had previously dismissed these two aircraft (XGA and XGY) as a potential conflict for their arrival.
After ZPJ turned onto the base leg for runway 09, the PM made a base radio broadcast. It could not be determined why the pilot of XGA did not comprehend the presence of a potential conflict from this broadcast. However, the investigation could not rule out the possibility that other aircraft operating at Mildura or Wentworth made broadcasts which interfered with one or several of the broadcasts made by ZPJ or XGA.
Shortly after the base leg radio broadcast from the PM in ZPJ, the flight crew were alerted to the presence of XGA by a TCAS TA aural alert. At this time ZPJ was below 900 ft and therefore TCAS resolution advisory was inhibited. However, the TCAS visual display of the relative position of XGA cued their visual search and facilitated a quick identification. XGA appeared to the flight crew on board ZPJ as stationary against a background of sky. Therefore, to the pilot of XGA, ZPJ was probably against a more complex background with no relative motion, contributing to the difficulty for the pilot of XGA to detect ZPJ before they were alerted by the radio call by ZPJ.
The radio broadcast from the PM on board ZPJ directed to the 'traffic inbound to Mildura from the west' alerted the pilot of XGA to the presence of other traffic and cued them to search for the conflict. The PM on board ZPJ then directed the pilot of XGA to 'turn immediately away to the south' to avoid a potential collision either during their turn onto final approach or in the event that both aircraft attempted a simultaneous go-around manoeuvre on the south side of runway 09.
After receiving an acknowledgement from the pilot of XGA, the flight crew on board ZPJ turned their attention to the execution of their go-around manoeuvre as their turn onto the final leg of the circuit was late due to their preoccupation with monitoring XGA. However, during their turn to join the upwind circuit leg for runway 09 on the south side of the runway, XGA continued to converge to a closest point of 0.125 NM behind and about 200 ft above ZPJ before making an abrupt turn to the south. This was the result of the intention of the pilot flying XGA to join the upwind leg of the circuit to the south of runway 09, before they realised that ZPJ was also conducting a go-around from their approach.
The pilot of XGA was probably not monitoring Mildura CTAF when the PM on board ZPJ broadcast joining the Mildura circuit.
The flight crew of ZPJ did not detect the broadcast from XGA that they were intending to join a straight in approach to runway 09.
After a separation strategy was agreed, XGA continued to close on ZPJ to a closest point of approach of 0.125 NM behind and 200 ft above ZPJ when ZPJ started their go-around.
Both aircraft made the required broadcasts on the CTAF.
The flight crew on board ZPJ were cued to the conflict by their TCAS traffic advisory alert.
The pilot on board XGA was cued to the conflict by the radio broadcast from ZPJ.
Despite compliance with the radio broadcast requirements, a traffic conflict occurred in an environment with limited manoeuvring options for a high capacity public transport aircraft. This incident highlights the importance of an alerted search to the successful identification of potential conflict traffic. Further information is available from ATSB Research report: Limitations of the See-and-Avoid Principle.
Traffic that is closing, but appears stationary in the windscreen, is indicative of a collision course. In this case, the ERJ 190 will also appear stationary in the windscreen of XGA.
Traffic in the circuit have 'right-of-way' over traffic tracking for a straight-in approach.
Stabilised approach criteria is used for identifying the need for a go-around or missed approach. For the ERJ 190 this included being established on runway centreline with wings level by 500 ft above ground level.
This position is based upon TCAS data from VH-ZPJ and is indicative only.
An indication given by TCAS to a flight crew when an aircraft has entered, or is projected to enter, the protected volume of airspace around their own aircraft.
An indication given by TCAS II to a flight crew that a vertical manoeuvre should, or in some cases should not, be performed to attain or maintain safe separation from another aircraft.
Aircraft not equipped with transponders may be operated in non-controlled airspace, in which case they will not be detected by TCAS.


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Not for the first time, a backbench members debate is used to discuss the foundational economy – rudimentary and everyday local businesses with short supply chains.
The Senedd:
Welcomes the Welsh Government commitment to support foundational sectors in its economic action plan.
Believes Preston City Council's community wealth-building approach has been demonstrably successful in tackling deprivation and calls on the Welsh Government to meet with representatives of Preston City Council to discuss lessons that can be learnt.
Believes the Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015 offers significant opportunity to reframe best value in the context of procurement in Wales.
Calls on the Welsh Government to develop and trial multiple alternative models of care delivery, as part of a foundational economy approach in Wales.
"We cannot continue to give large grants to huge corporations"
Lee Waters AM (Lab, Llanelli) said Wales was at the mercy of decision-making in distant corporate HQs and, in light of possible trade barriers that may or may not come as a result of Brexit, it was time to reconsider Welsh Government grants and support for anchor companies.
"It seems to me that part of what we must do is confront the fact that we cannot continue to give large grants to huge corporations to entice them to stay in our communities when the going gets tough. The going is already tough, and we are pouring much-needed resources into a sieve, watching our investments drained away to tax havens, for little lasting return on the ground…..We've had record low levels of unemployment. We have record levels of foreign direct investment. And yet, many people are still profoundly disconnected, working in fragile jobs for low wages."
– Lee Waters AM
He cited the experiences of Preston in Lancashire. They were once relying on a shopping centre to boost the economy. When that fell through, the council turned attention to "locally-rooted and securely based" institutions like hospitals, colleges and universities instead of multi-nationals to act as "anchors. The result has seen procurement spending within Lancashire jump from 39% to 79%.
"The local economy has been overlooked for far too long"
David Melding AM (Con, South Wales Central) said local economies had been neglected in the over-focus on national and global economies. He did, however, caution against what he described as "mini protectionism" – there's nothing inherently wrong in spending outside a local area.
Business rates were no longer fit for purpose and reform might have to be led at a UK level as it's created a situation where multinationals pay less than local businesses.
Hefin David AM (Lab, Caerphilly) spoke of progress being made in Caerphilly, including a dynamic purchasing system for local contractors in housing and greater collaboration between council. However, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) needed better educating on collaboration as it was often difficult to maintain across several small firms if rows break out over "who should be paid for what".
"If we can get this right, we can positively influence the lives of large numbers of citizens, creating decent jobs whilst supporting growth and shaping the culture of the next generation of medium-sized grounded firms—that missing middle that we hear of. Many of the foundations and some of the institutions that can support the foundational economy already exist."
– Helen Mary Jones AM (Plaid, Mid & West Wales)
"We need to change perceptions of work in the foundational economy"
Replying on behalf of the government, Economy & Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates (Lab, Clwyd South), was bullish about his economic action plan, which has put greater focus on the foundational economy.
"I recognise the motion rightly highlights the role of care, and the opportunity that we have to blaze a trail in looking at new models of delivery across our country. We have seen some really positive developments on this front….We've engaged with the Wales Co-operative Centre to support the development and expansion of alternative delivery models that are far more sustainable, and serve the communities in which they are rooted."
– Economy & Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates
There were three priorities for him: driving up the quality of leadership and productivity in foundational economic sectors (retail, tourism, care, food & drink), changing perceptions of working in the foundational economy and "driving up the pride" people have in their local areas.
The motion was unanimously approved.
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Chloe is currently working on her Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology at the Harvard Extension School focusing on Generation Z (I-Gen) and their early career development and transition into corporate culture. She lived in Italy for 18 months and is fluent in Italian. She is dedicated to helping her generation cultivate and integrate their careers, personal passions, and social advocacy.
She has headed up four volunteer-based, humanitarian expeditions for I-Gen's to build schools, construct toilets for rural communities, and work with underprivileged children in Samoa, Fiji, and Kenya. In her spare time, Chloe writes music which can be found on Spotify and other streaming platforms.
Matt Christensen
Legal Counsel/RFP Writer
Matt Christensen provides general counsel services such as contract negotiation and executes RFP responses. Matt's experience in both arenas protect the company and optimally position it in competitive environments. Matt has over 10 years crafting responses to RFPs in all environments ranging from federal to municipal. He has drafted proposals to entities such as the Department of Defense down to 200-student school districts. Matt has extensive government experience having worked for various U.S. Senators and committees as well as municipal governments through his experience at the Utah League of Cities and Towns. He has a J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law and a Master's Degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh. His legal experience coupled with government insight make him a valuable asset and valuable part of the team.
Jenn Stott
Graphic/Instructional Designer
Jenn makes our science look good. A talented graphic and instructional designer, Jenn has had a successful career designing work for Fortune 500 companies, law firms, and organizations. Her design work is diversified; she has created everything from eye-catching bestselling book covers to highly detailed learning curriculum. Jenn graduated with a degree in Graphic Design. Everything we do at the Adaption Institute looks good because of her.
Dakota McBride
Dakota is constantly pursuing the best ways to tell great stories. With a passion for the visual arts, namely video and filmmaking, Dakota aims to deliver excellent and entertaining content. Marrying the principles of filmmaking and entrepreneurship, Dakota approaches multimedia from a unique angle to amplify the impact of brands and businesses he works with. Potential ROI is his main focus when sitting down to execute a video, website, or new marketing campaign. Dakota holds a Bachelor of Science in Creative Media and Film from Northern Arizona University. He's currently operating a videography company in Arizona with his wife and launching a media agency to serve the needs of current and future clients.
London Office Partner
Consultant, Facilitator,
Jason is a senior design partner and facilitator for ambitious culture change and transformational leadership programs. Currently, he is partnering with a Fortune 50 global computer software, gaming, and internet services giant as they help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.
Jason facilitates up to 150 workshops each year, with group sizes ranging between 20 to 1,000 people. He believes it is important to design and create a space where people learn and adapt through doing, enjoy learning, and are inspired to take action. Jason is the author of 'It's a Meeting, not Rocket Science." Jason partners with organizations to help them, and the people in them, be at their best. His work has touched over 500,000 people in 80+ countries.
Simon Lamb
Simon works in diverse corporate environments to deliver impactful interventions for some of the world's most valuable organizations. Utilizing his experience in business and consulting, Simon creates immersive experiences, designs leadership programs, and builds organization structures and systems that make change a reality. As an experienced lead facilitator and team-effectiveness coach, he has worked with individuals, groups, and executive teams ranging from a few members to 3,000 people in one session. Simon has worked globally across all continents with brands such as HSBC, EY, Bupa, Coca Cola, BBC, DWP, HMRC, and Barclays. His programs have touched more than 250,000 people.
Emily Socha
Emily is the backbone of the Adaption Institute and keeps all things running smoothly. One of our lead project managers, Emily has a tie to every project that comes through the Adaption Institute. An avid sailor, Emily competes as often as time and her family allow!
Laurie attended Arizona State University and received her BA in Journalism. She has worked as a writer and editor of various publications in industries ranging from health and fitness to construction management. She enjoys traveling the globe with her husband and three daughters.
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Finished the 2013 Buller Gorge Recreational Walk in 03:25:09 in M6069 class!
He came 22nd in class and 282nd overall!
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The EU is forcing Poland to choose between money or the constitution
You might find it difficult, not to mention dangerous, to get to see a real meeting between an irresistible force and an immovable object. But if you're looking for the next best experience over Christmas, you could well take a look at the ballooning legal spat between Poland and the EU.
To remind you of the background, it is part of Brussels's catechism that its law must at all times and in all places trump the law of a member State. True, the principle doesn't appear in the treaties; but the Court of Justice, from which there is no appeal, has said so since 1963. And the rule is unyielding: were the most basic and entrenched constitutional norm to clash with a Euro-regulation on the packaging of bananas, the flick of the Eurocrat's pen would still take precedence.
Last October, the Polish government asked its own Constitutional Tribunal what it would do faced with a conflict between Euro-law and the Polish constitution. No particular issue was mentioned in the request, which was deliberately framed as something more like an intellectual question or student essay. But the answer was unequivocal: whatever Brussels thought, in Warsaw the Constitution had to win out.
The EU's response, announced yesterday, was equally forthright. It has engaged a mechanism for the Court of Justice to tell Poland that this decision is illegal under European law. It wants the court to order Poland to put things right, and if it does not to fine its government heavily for disobedience.
Who is right on the intellectual question isn't clear. The EU line is that Poland signed up to the EU knowing all about the rule that EU law was sacrosanct. But the Poles can equally plausibly retort that their constitution of 1997 came before their EU membership in 2002, and did not empower any government to sign away to an outside body the right casually to override or amend it. But it doesn't really matter. This is increasingly a matter not of law but of raw politics. And here you may well think that the EU is not scoring well.
To begin with, a mere abstract statement of law by a constitutional court is arguably no big deal. The EU has already sought to punish Poland for concrete instances of particular EU laws being broken; politically it would have been far better to limit its complaints to these. To demand that a country's taxpayers be mulcted in large sums for a mere theoretical pronouncement by its constitutional court looks like cracking a nut not so much with a sledgehammer as with a piledriver.
More interestingly, however, just what is Poland to be asked to do? Presumably either to get its constitutional court to change its mind, or to change its constitution to prevent this ever happening again. But both of these raise big problems.
Is Brussels really asking Poland to lean on its constitutional court to get rid of a results the EU doesn't like? If it is this, is an extremely unattractive posture, particularly from a body like the EU which sets great store by its attachment to the rule of law.
What then about a constitutional change? As you might expect, this is a serious matter in Poland. Any constitutional amendment needs a super-majority in the lower house and an absolute majority in the Senate, and in certain cases a referendum. There is no way the Polish executive can force the issue. The EU knows this perfectly well. Brussels's implicit demand is therefore that the Polish people be threatened with substantial fines unless they and their elected deputies reach the right result in a constitutional amendment process. The EU has a long and inglorious history of leaning on governments to run and re-run constitutional votes until they reach the right results (think for example the referendums in Denmark over the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, or Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty in 2009). But threatening to impose legal penalties on those governments for getting things wrong is a new and worrying development.
Of course the EU doesn't think this way. It sees itself as simply ensuring that the rule of law applies throughout Europe, and taking steps to deal with governments that threaten it. Up till now, moreover, these efforts, even if seen by Eurosceptics as overbearing and intrusive, have nevertheless had some plausibility. In the case of Poland, for example, it is only fair to point out that there are serious allegations of political skulduggery and legal corner-cutting by the ruling PiS party over matters of concern to the EU, for example over the process of judicial appointments, on which there is ongoing argument as to how far this is the EU's business.
But however murky the legal background, Brussels needs to tread carefully. In particular, its demand that an inconvenient constitutional decision be somehow sidelined or got rid of on pain of pecuniary punishment risks yielding any moral high ground it may once have occupied. The European Commission may see itself as a white knight riding to the rescue of a beleaguered Polish people under the heel of an illiberal government. But it can't complain if many of those people see instead, three days before Christmas, a rather unseasonal demand from an unelected body for 'your money or your constitution.' Hitherto the people of Poland have loyally supported the principle of EU membership. How far they continue to do this is, however, now very much in the EU's hands.
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Home > News > News and Announcements > CompuCom Systems Earns Certification for 12th Consecutive Year
CompuCom Systems Earns Certification for 12th Consecutive Year
Certification Recognizes CompuCom for Delivering Highest Quality Service
DALLAS—February 18, 2010— CompuCom Systems, Inc., the leading IT outsourcing specialist, today announced that its award-winning Service Desk offering has achieved certification under the prestigious Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Standards for the twelfth consecutive year. CompuCom achieved certification after an extensive audit of its global Service Desk operations in 2009. Representing best practices in the industry, SCP Standards quantify the effectiveness of client services based upon a stringent set of performance standards.
"It is our strong belief that maintaining an industry certification gives CompuCom's Service Desk offering a competitive advantage," said Meg Frantz, Vice President of CompuCom's Service Desk Operations and Strategy. "All companies looking to outsource their Service Desk should consider a third party certification to be integral in their overall evaluation process. Achieving certification for the twelfth consecutive year underscores our dedication to achieving the highest levels of performance as well as delivering maximum value to our clients."
The SCP Support Standard, under which CompuCom was certified, is part of a suite of service capability and performance standards designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of technology service operations. A consortium of leading technology companies and Service Strategies Corporation, created the internationally recognized standards, which define best practices for delivering world-class technology service and support, quantify performance levels and establish a foundation to build on existing quality processes. Certification requires comprehensive audits and annual recertification to confirm that companies continue to meet the requirements of the program.
"By passing the rigorous requirements necessary to achieve certification under the SCP Standards, CompuCom has made it clear they are committed to delivering world-class support to their customers," said Kristin Robertson, SCP Auditor. "During their audit, CompuCom demonstrated a clear commitment to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement."
CompuCom joins the ranks of other leading technology companies that have achieved the prestigious and sought-after certification, including EMC Corporation, Lockheed Martin Incorporated, GE Healthcare, McKesson Corporation and NetApp, among others. Currently, more than 200 technology support organizations around the world participate in the SCP program.
About Service Strategies Corporation
Service Strategies advances service excellence through industry standards, training, consulting and certification programs that ensure delivery of consistent, high quality customer service and support. The world's leading service providers use Service Strategies' programs to improve operations and enhance the skills and capabilities of their staff. For more information, call 858.674.4864, toll free in North America 800.552.3058, visit www.servicestrategies.com or email info@servicestrategies.com.
About CompuCom Systems, Inc.
CompuCom, the leading IT outsourcing specialist, delivers the right combination of innovation, quality and exceptional value to address the challenges facing IT leaders today. With more than 20 years of IT experience, CompuCom's outsourcing services include: infrastructure management, application development, architecture and governance services, and procurement, deployment, and maintenance of hardware and software. From the desktop to the data center, CompuCom's IIM™ solution reduces costs, increases productivity and helps clients gain maximum value from information. To learn more, visit www.CompuCom.com.
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About Greg Coleman
Greg Coleman is a principal partner and vice president of Strategic Programs for Service Strategies Corp. Residing in San Diego, CA, Mr. Coleman has more than 25 years of experience in the high-technology services and customer experience fields. Mr. Coleman has worked with leading technology services organizations to develop and deploy global standards for service excellence and has assessed the performance of hundreds of organizations worldwide. You can email him at gcoleman@servicestrategies.com.


Hey! I'm a Single Minded Woman . . .
relationships at a fabulous new website for women, SingleMindedWomen.com.
To get there, I flew into Kansas City. I love Southwest. It's the easiest way to travel in the world! And since I'm not a great flyer, it's good to have happy-pappy people on your plane, and most of their staff is VERY easy going.
Yep, she was our pilot. And the co-pilot was a woman, too. As was the whole flight staff. Or as she put it in that sweet, calming tone of hers: "Yes, ladies and gents, you're on an 'un-manned' flight!"
Even up in the clouds.
It just goes to show you that empowered women show the rest of us that even the sky is not the limit.


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PART III - LIABILITY TO TAXATION
Division 3 - Deductions
Div 3 heading inserted by No 172 of 1978.
Subdivision A - General
FORMER SECTION 73BN 73BN EFFECTIVE LIFE CALCULATION UNDER DIVISION 42 OF INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT USE FOR PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
S 73BN repealed by No 93 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 3 item 44, effective 8 September 2011. For application, savings and transitional provisions see note under s 82KZLB . S 73BN formerly read:
SECTION 73BN EFFECTIVE LIFE CALCULATION UNDER DIVISION 42 OF INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT USE FOR PURPOSE OF CARRYING ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
73BN(1)
This section has effect for the purposes of working out, under sections 42-105, 42-110 and 42-112 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (whether in their application for the purposes of section 73BH of this Act or otherwise), the effective life of a unit of plant of an eligible company:
(a) that was acquired, or constructed, under a contract entered into by the company after 12 pm, by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory, on 29 January 2001; or
(b) that the company commenced to construct after 12 pm, by legal time in the Australian Capital Territory, on 29 January 2001.
If, at the time at which the effective life is worked out, it is reasonably likely that the plant will be used at some time by any eligible company for the purpose of the carrying on by or on behalf of the eligible company of research and development activities:
(a) references in sections 42-105, 42-110 and 42-112 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to the period the unit can be used by any entity for income producing purposes include references to the period the unit can be used by any eligible company for the purpose of the carrying on by or on behalf of the eligible company of research and development activities; and
(b) for the purposes of subsection 42-105(3) and paragraph 42-112(5)(c) of that Act, it is to be concluded that no eligible company that can use the unit for the purpose of the carrying on by or on behalf of the eligible company of research and development activities will scrap the unit, will sell it for scrap value or less or will abandon it, for reasons attributable to technical risk in carrying on those activities.
eligible company
has the same meaning as in section 73B .
has the same meaning as in Division 42 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .
research and development activities
has the same meaning as in section 73B of this Act.
S 73BN inserted by No 170 of 2001.


All classes are adapted to suit each individuals ability, so the classes are suited to a wide variety of ability. People come to the classes for loads of different reasons whether this is to lose weight, tone, keep healthy, improve mobility, de stress or have fun with friends. Each class is different to keep you on your toes and pushing your self past what you think you can. Classes are welcoming with lots of you lovely ladies making each one great fun and a good laugh, to zone out and let me put you through some sweaty fun!
You can improve your balance, this class is stretch and balance class which has a bit of everything, technique class to improve balance, flexibility and core for daily living. Find your inner strength,mixing yoga palates movements. This is a lower impact class, getting that increased heart rate through holding each pose. Combing balance, general fitness to help prevention of injuries. Seeing a difference in just as little 4 classes. Find your balance from with your core with Karen. This class will progress on a 6 week block from week to week you will improve on so many different movements.
This class is a full body workout specifically targeting the legs, glutes and abdominals through a use of body weight exercises LBT is a fantastic calorie burning workout, great for those who just generally want to get fit and raise their stamina with some aerobic exercise.
The kettlebell is such an effective training tool because it blends strength training and cardiovascular training. Helping to sculpt and change your body shape. Getting the basics and feeling comfortable with the kettlebell might take a class or two, so be sure to have some patience when first starting out.
This class is a resistance class using bands and your body to help to conditioning your body into its best both inside and out. Our Body Con class is body weight based using your own weight through full body movements meaning you are using more muscle groups at the one time through movements such as squats and plank. This class is sure to show you all the amazing things you can do with your body and how to work at your maximum.
This class is a combination of our kettlebell exercises with both body weight to add variation and keep your body wanting more. This class is great for a full body workout for maximal calorie burn. We use interval training during this class working for shorts bursts with periods of complete rest after each exercise.
There is no choreography at any of the classes meaning you can focus on maximising your work time during each exercise. Functional full body movements completed in short bursts with short rest periods at a maximal intensity.
Karen's classes will be very mixed and challenging, her 10 years experience as a circuit coach already will show you that. Karen's classes are also inspired by her 20 years ballet dancing at royal academy of dancing. This woman can plank like her life depends on it.
Karen is a woman of many talents she also studied HND Beauty Therapy where she learned all about reflexology, anatomy, and physiology she has a great understanding of the human body and how it all works. Karen is also currently working towards more qualification in the fitness industry.
" I love to see people getting a buzz from my classes, I enjoy seeing people get the benefits from exercise physically but mentally, to see them change and grow through your coaching. Seeing my clients strength and wellbeing changed in just as little as 4 sessions"
Friendly, all fitness levels from beginners to advanced everyone is welcome Karen can adapt and modify to suit.
"At the end of the day, no one really likes to exercise but see at the end of your class or workout you feel amazing and understand why you dragged your self out of the house"
Karen is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals what ever that might be, her bubbly soul will make you feel welcome at all her classes.
Karen has much of the same values as much self and that's why I am so excited to be working alongside her and her new classes.


St. Paul, Minn. — Gov. Pawlenty's Workforce Development Council says one way to improve the state's economy is to have high school students choose their career path in the ninth grade. How early to start career planning? Minnesota's Public Radio Broadcast: Midmorning with Kerri Miller, 02/06/2009, 9:06 a.m. discusses the pros and cons of early career planning. Educators weigh in on the merits of the proposal.
Here's the wording of the proposed Minnosota policy.
To listen to the broadcast, click on the Minnesota Public Radio logo.
Broadcast: Midmorning with Kerri Miller, How Early to Start Career Planning Audio 02/06/2009, 9:06 a.m.


Beautiful 14k gold contoured diamond band. It comes set with 3/8 carats diamonds that are bezel set. Ring is available in multiple metal options.
This band comes set with diamonds G-H color and SI2-SI3 clarity. It has a total of 3 Pear Shape diamonds measuring 4.50 mm x 3.00 mm and two measuring 4.00 x 2.5 mm. It also has a total of 2 round diamonds measuring 1.70 mm.


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Amazing Kids (AK): Please tell me a little about yourself and what inspired you to be a teacher.
Ashley Silas (AS): I am in my ninth year of teaching middle school. I have worked at NP3 for all nine years and have taught seventh- and eighth-grade social studies, AVID, and student government. I have always loved school and learning; however, it didn't always come easily to me. I was educated in Sacramento and graduated from UC Davis and Sac State. While at Davis I majored in Political Science, and my goal was to be a lobbyist and work in policy. After working at the State Capitol for a year, I realized the ONLY way to really affect change was to teach the next generation of leaders. After graduation from undergrad, I decided to get my Single Subject Credential in Social Studies, which would allow me to combine my passion for government with my passion for teaching.
AK: How has teaching (making lesson plans) changed since you started teaching?
AS: Students now have access to so much more through media and technology than they did when I first started. As a result, my lessons have to keep their attention and be chunked into shorter time periods in order to keep their attention and have them engaged. I have always done a lot of simulations and engaging lessons, but I also have learned how to make the day more efficient. Being more experienced allows me to take risks in my practice because I have gotten a grasp of management. I think this results in the kids having a fun time in class and really taking ownership in their learning.
AK: What is your take on incorporating technology (online resources) in classrooms?
AS: Technology has to be incorporated in the classroom because students need to be comfortable using technology far earlier than they needed to in the past. Additionally, online resources have become more fun and meaningful. It's more than just games online; students can now make websites, podcasts, Vlogs, and complete web quests to demonstrate their learning. Technology is a cool way to switch up the daily paper and pencil practices (that still have a place in education) that are happening in a classroom, but I also can trust the effectiveness of online sources. By being able to rely on the effectiveness of online resources, I know they will be useful tools for my students.
AK: How has the education system changed since the day you started?
AS: We have so much research now that proves what practices in a classroom work. In order to stay relevant, we have to continue to learn and grow as teachers. I think teachers now are held much more accountable by their students because they are used to having really great teachers! What has also changed is access. By having access to information so readily available, students have become much more civically aware. As a history teacher, that has allowed me to facilitate really cool conversations and discussions that are relevant and important to my kids.
AK: Lastly, of the years that you've been a teacher, which do you think was your most successful. Why?
AS: It's too difficult to reference one year as my "most successful" because each one of my years has been successful for different reasons. As teachers we have to overcome obstacles, setbacks, challenging students and/or parents, budget cuts; but in the end, we persevere. Any time I have had a victory, whether big or small, that to me has made that year worth it and deems it a success.
AK: Please tell me a little about yourself and what inspired you to be a teacher.
Luis Larin (LL): I have been teaching now for seven years and for five here at my present middle school social studies position. I have taught at the elementary and high school level as well as in another country. All in all, it's been a great start to a career.
Thinking back to my childhood, I never thought I would be a teacher and never even considered it. When I really started seeing what it means to be a teacher, I was in college and started volunteering in a second-grade classroom. It was crazy to see that many of the kids were interested in what I was teaching. I instantly felt comfortable. Since then I worked at making sure I always had that experience.
LL: Lesson plans are the best now. As a student teacher and later first-year teacher, I thought that my plans needed these specific ideas, and if I skipped a step, I had failed. Now I see them as a chance to try something new. When I talk to my partner teacher (teaches the same level and subject), I feel we are mad scientists. We think of an idea, see what we can do with it, and then try to take it a step further. Over the past three years, I've had the most fun teaching. I've felt a desire to just change each and every year, and hopefully it has been for the better.
LL: Technology is where we are headed. As in any other field in the world today, technology is becoming more and more important. Every year a new resource is added or is created for teachers or students. One of the greatest parts of teaching right now is helping students access the sources but also the technology. In the future, that's what you will need in order to compete with the rest of the world.
Recently we tried our hand at a virtual field trip, and a year ago, I didn't even attempt this idea. I think we still need to work on some of the ideas that we've implemented, but it has been a breath of fresh air seeing every year different with new ideas.
LL: Every teacher alive will probably say the education system has changed, and this is great. New standards, new curriculum, new people lead to a constantly changing environment. It is great to see that we are constantly working towards change.
In the past seven years, I have seen the drastic change of smaller schools, meaning a lot more charter schools, and this does a great job of addressing the needs of a smaller group size. There has been the move and widespread use of technology being seen as a tool rather than one more thing to supervise. One of the largest changes has been the shift from homework and one-time assessments. The idea that learning is a long-term process is a great change. Especially at the younger ages, I think it helps us see that we can still help students achieve greatness.
LL: It may sound scripted, but my hope is that my best will be next year. This is not because I am not proud of what I have done so far, but rather because of the fact that I want to get better at what I do. Just like we ask students to get better, who am I to stop growing as a teacher? I say next year because I learned so much this year, and my hope is that next year I will continue to grow and be better at what I am doing. Next year I will probably say the same, and the following. I want every year to be an improvement on the last year. If it wasn't or I stop trying, I might as well retire.


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Home News Shortages of medicine at clinics and hospitals – raid at NW medical...
Shortages of medicine at clinics and hospitals – raid at NW medical depot uncovers unpaid invoices worth millions
Clinics in Madibeng and the rest of North West have suffered shortages of essential medication for years and a raid at the North West health department's medical depot in Mmabatho this week uncovered why – unpaid invoices worth many millions of Rands were discovered hidden away at the depot.
"One of the invoices found in a drawer was for more than R16 million," said health spokesperson, Tebogo Lekgwetane. Four managers, two from the medical depot and two from the provincial office, have been suspended for alleged mismanagement of the depot and staff, as well as expired medication.
Lekgwetane said a team from the North West Department of Health led by the administrator, Jeanette Hunter, raided the offices on Wednesday, 12 August 2020, and uncovered unpaid invoices of 50 companies worth millions. Some of the unpaid invoices date back to 2014.
The North West health department was placed under administration in 2018. "When the administration team arrived in the department in 2018 the stock level of essential medicine was at 64% and through intervention, it was improved to about 85%. However, the level dropped again in the beginning of the year and some companies stopped delivering medicine in March 2020, citing none payment of invoices."
He said despite the fact that money was made available to the depot in April this year, the stock level did not improve and the department received technical assistance to speed up payment of suppliers. During this process it was discovered that a number of invoices were missing, explaining why suppliers were not paid.
"A decision was then made to raid the offices and block workers from accessing the depot. The search uncovered a number of unpaid invoices and the search continues. One unpaid invoice that was found at the medical depot in a drawer was worth more than R16 million."
Lekwetane said the department will verify all invoices before the companies are paid.
North West health MEC Madoda Sambatha expressed his dismay at the situation. "It breaks my heart to know that there are people in the department who decide to withhold payment of medicine which should be assisting our parents, family members and communities at large. It's treasonous and the situation has to be corrected."
He said people employed by the department to process the invoices did not do their job and following the raid, the department can now work on a plan to catch up with payment of suppliers. "This will lead to improved availability of medicine at clinics and hospitals. A plan to improve delivery timelines and turnaround is in place. It involves direct deliveries of medication to hospitals while the medical depot will now deliver directly to clinics."
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Time to curb urban car violence and pedestrian death toll in B.C.
By Peter Ladner | January 20, 2017, 6:00am
Never mind calling back Mayor Gregor Robertson from Mexico to clear our icy sidewalks. We should be asking him to stay home in January and protect seniors from being killed by cars.
Vancouver is the pedestrian death capital of Canada, and January is peak month for pedestrian deaths in B.C. – expect more than seven. Based on five-year averages, 61% of those killed will be 50 or older.
Our pedestrian death rate is twice that of Toronto, where one pedestrian is injured every four hours, and 44 pedestrians were killed in 2016. In last October alone, 10 pedestrians died in five Lower Mainland municipalities.
There were as many pedestrians slaughtered by cars in the city of Vancouver (11) last year as there were murder victims.
For some reason, we've come to accept this road violence against pedestrians as part of the wallpaper of urban living – even as "walkable cities" are the holy grail of city planning everywhere.
My son was walking to work across a marked intersection at Pender and Jervis, on a green light, at 7:30 on an October morning two years ago when a car knocked him to the ground. He is still suffering from the concussion he incurred. The driver stopped and leaned out the window to ask if he was all right, then drove off.
It turns out his situation is typical: according to a BC Coroners Service report, 40% of pedestrians killed in Greater Vancouver were struck at intersections and in crosswalks and two-thirds were crossing while the light was green.
It might also be the case that many of the pedestrians who got hit were, like him, wearing dark clothing. In some Nordic countries the widespread use of reflective clothing has greatly reduced road violence.
But it's too simple to blame pedestrians. I remember the first time I saw the 30 km/h zone painted boldly on Hastings Street around Main – the most dangerous pedestrian intersection in the Lower Mainland. My first reaction was: "Why should I slow down because impaired people choose to lurch into oncoming cars?" Then I sobered up and reframed the question: "Why should saving a few seconds of driving be more important than killing someone?"
Some European countries institutionalized that approach with new laws of strict liability, where vulnerable road users, not drivers, are assumed to be innocent. When they did, injury and fatality rates for pedestrians and cyclists went down more than 70%.
Slowing down is another no-brainer: when a pedestrian is struck by a car travelling at 50 km/h, the chances of survival are 15% to 20%. At 30 km/h, the chance of surviving jumps to 90%. That's why HUB Cycling recommends a 30 km/h default speed limit on all non-arterials – any street without a painted centre line.
Minister of Transportation Todd Stone, who would have to implement this, is not interested. Nor is he interested in photo radar and red-light cameras. Research in Europe found there were 42% fewer serious injuries and fatalities where photo radar and cameras were installed.
"They're nothing more than a tax grab," the minister said last March. He could equally have said: "Seniors are expendable if it gets me votes from car drivers who want the freedom to kill them by breaking the law and letting ICBC pick up the bills."
Getting to zero pedestrian fatalities, which the City of Vancouver, other municipalities and the provincial government all say they want to do, needs action on many fronts: lower speed limits, safer intersection design, better pedestrian signals, tougher enforcement to stop speeding and distracted driving (none of us should be taking calls from people while we're driving), more reflective clothing, cyclists using lights and more.
But mostly it means getting serious about this ongoing car violence against mostly seniors, in every neighbourhood, especially in January. •
Peter Ladner (pladner@biv.com) is a co-founder of Business in Vancouver. He is a former Vancouver city councillor and former fellow at the SFU Centre for Dialogue. He is the author of The Urban Food Revolution.


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This is the true godfather of all music videos. It is the first music video of short footage color film that was produced specifically to promote a song: the very first made for the public presentation of the Cinebox, that was a video juke-box built by Ottico Meccanica Italiana (Italian Optical Mechanics) in Rome. The song is entitled Altagracia, and the artist was Don Marino Barreto Junior (Matanzas 1925/Milano 1971), a Cuban singer who was very popular in Italy during the middle nineteen fifties.
Altagracia is the name of his daughter, who we can see in the video while she is playing with puppets representing Bibì and Bibò, Captain Cocoricò, the Tordella who were cartoon characters who were loved by at least three generations of young children passionate readers of the illustrated weekly magazine called the Corriere dei piccoli.
The song Altagracia, was first found on an Extended Play 45rpm's published by Philips Records in 1958 and later inspired the title of Don Barreto Junior's first Italian LP that was released in two distinct versions: the first came out in 1959 and the second one in 1960 which included a few selected songs from the 1960 Sanremo Italian Song Festival and they were sung by Baretto.
Don Marino Barreto Junior "Pasito de merengue", "Altagracia", "Octaviano", "Mi tajo" ( EP, 1958).
Don Marino Barreto Junior "Altagracia" (LP, 1959).
The video was filmed and assembled in November of 1958 in the studios of the Istituto Luce di Roma and was directed by Domenico Paolella (Foggia, 1915/Roma, 2002) who was the director of successful films like "Canzoni di mezzo secolo" (Half a Century of Songs) in 1952, "Canzoni, Canzoni, Canzoni" (Songs, Songs, Songs) in 1953, "Gran Varietà" (Grand Variety) in 1955, "Sanremo Canta" (Sanremo Sings) in 1956, "Non sono più guaglione" (I'm not a young kid anymore) in 1958. The film was developed in the Rome laboratories La Microstampa owned by Franco Iasiello.
Cinebox, The First News (published in the magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni, february 1959)
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One of the very first articles about the Cinebox (published in the magazine La settimana Incom Illustrata, April 18, 1959)
On 11th of April 1959, Circolo della Stampa Romana (The Press Club of Rome). Nilla Pizzi, was the Godmother at the official presentation to the public of the Cinebox. Next to her are the brothers Raffaello and Paolo Emilio Nistri, directors of the Ottico Meccanica Italiana (Italian Optical Mechanics). On the right (with glasses) Pietro Granelli, the inventor of the Cinebox. Granelli was born in Rome the on the 29th of June 1918. To his credentials, he has a series of inspired ideas and patents: he created a new type of illustrated sketched sequences with texts somewhat like a comic strip that told stories based upon contemporary current affairs. These became peek-out inserts in specialized periodicals. He also invented the Redi-Box, that in the edition of the 3rd of April 1960, of the weekly music magazine Sorrisi e Canzoni was described as a machine that is like a juke-box that allows you to listen to the latest hits and that actually sells and delivers a packaged record when coins were inserted into the appropriate slot on the juke-box. Fundamentally, he invented the Self Service Juke-Box. Pietro Granelli died in an automobile accident in the vicinity of Piacenza, Italy in 1975.


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"Hadestown" has announced casting for the three Fates and the rest of the ensemble.
Starring alongside the previously announced Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page, will be Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad as the Fates.
The ensemble includes Afra Hines, Timothy Hughes, John Krause, Kimberly Marable, and Ahmad Simmons. The "Hadestown" swings are Malcolm Armwood, T. Oliver Reid, Jessie Shelton and Khaila Wilcoxon.
The musical, written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, begins rehearsals Monday.


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Local real estate agent Daniel Sheehan hit a stroke of good fortune when he was chosen to exclusively list one of the most luxurious residential properties the region has ever seen, situated at 46-48 Kewarraa Street.
The property4you Principal scored the lucrative listing through corporate connection group Business Networking International and said word of mouth was crucial to business success, particularly in a region such as Far North Queensland.
"You don't find referrals if you're not talking to people," said Daniel. "Same as in real estate, you don't find a sale or business if you just sit in your office on the computer, unless you're mass marketing to people through email or social media.
"You have to be on the phone a lot or networking and talking to people, asking the right questions in the right way to the right people as well."
Since establishing the business in 2009, Daniel has sold around $60 million in property in the region and averages about 13 sales a year.
While the Kewarra Beach property is a far cry from his usual listings at an estimated $12 million valuation, Daniel said his attitude to the property is no different to previous sales.
"I don't go for massive mansions generally," he said. "I need to have tidy, clean business dealings and if it means a $290,000 house in Bentley Park or a $300,000 house in Manunda, so be it.
Pictured // property4you Principal Daniel Sheehan.
"There are a couple of agencies that focus on those higher end properties, and they've pretty much got the market covered, but they also still sell smaller properties. So why can't the smaller agencies sell bigger properties?
"I deal with the people, not the property. I spend as much time on the lower priced properties as I do with the bigger priced property. There may be different selling techniques, but the time and effort I put in is still about the same."
His effort is clearly paying off, with 18 properties sold so far this year and a growing list of returning loyal clients.
According to Daniel, the trust he develops with his clients is what keeps them coming back to him.
"If people know me, like me and trust me, I think that's the important equation to get right," he said.
"It's a people business. I say I sell bricks and mortar, but that's just what the perception is. It's dealing with people's wants
and needs and emotions, that's important to me and my real estate business.
"I also really like the warm and fuzzies I get when I've helped someone sell their house, or when they buy their dream home."
For those looking for warm and fuzzies of the most luxurious kind, property4you has begun taking Expressions of Interest across Australia and internationally for the deluxe Kewarra Beach listing.
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== Interactive applications, buttons and input fields. ==
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Event handlers, local variables, global variables, SimpleGui module, buttons, input fields.

=== Event handlers — Event-driven programming ===

Event handlers (also called callbacks) are functions registered to an event such as a button click, keyboard press or mouse click.
Event handlers react to the event by changing the state (collection of information) encoded in the program.

=== Local variables — Local vs. global variables ===

Assignment to a variable inside a Python function creates a local variable.
The scope of variable (portion of the program where the value of the variable can be accessed) is the body of function.

=== Global variables — Local vs. global variables ===

Variables defined outside functions are global variables. Their values may be accessed inside functions without declaration.
To modify to a global variable inside a function, the variable must be declared inside the function using the keyword global.
Global variables are a convenient (but dangerous) way for event handlers to share information in event-driven programming.

=== SimpleGUI module — SimpleGUI ===

The Docs button links to documentation for SimpleGUI.
SimpleGUI allows creations of frames and timers as well as loading sounds and images.
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=== Buttons — Buttons ===

Buttons may be created (and their event handlers registered) via add_button.
Buttons are positioned linearly (top/down) in the control panel in their order of creation.

=== Input fields — Input fields ===

Input fields may be created (and their event handlers registered) via add_input.
Input fields are positioned linearly (top/down) in the control panel in their order of creation.
The event handlers for the input field take a single parameter that is the text string entered.


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