The solution of AIDFI is about the manufacturing and installation of the AIDFI ram pump by a refugee managed enterprise serving farms all over Rwanda where the geography is perfect for its application and where 70% of the population is engaged in agriculture. The ram pump fits the goal of the government to improve food security and advance agricultural development and the FAO's recommendation of the use of simple technologies, with lower energy and minimum operation and maintenance requirement.
The idea of AIDFI is a win-win solution with a refugee-managed-social-enterprise manufacturing and installing the AIDFI model ram pump and components needed for the installations for irrigation and even drinking and thereby creating their own livelihood. The manufacturing will be supplied with local available materials and spare parts, benefiting the suppliers. The communities will tremendously benefit from the installation and will pay for the systems (from private funds, loans or grants).
AIDFI itself is manufacturing and installing its water powered, non-polluting and 24/7 operating ram pump model in isolated upland communities or farms. It has installed 520 systems benefitting some 260.000 people in the Philippines. The water supplied through the ram has helped farmers increase production and made diversification of crops possible at hardly any operational and repair and maintenance cost. Also, the local manufacturing and installation has created sustainable employment.
AIDFI has developed a crossbreed ram pump model for local manufacturing which is low cost but very efficient and with local available spare parts. Most technicians from AIDFI are from the grassroots themselves and understand the challenges of communities and have the passion to help them. AIDFI offers a complete technology transfer of the ram covering all aspects from survey, design, costing, manufacturing, installation and tuning. Transfers were done to Afghanistan, Nepal, Colombia and Mexico.


Dr Mike Stewart (Environmental Chemist) is a key researcher in a 5-year project on "Managing the risk of emerging organic contaminants" (EOCs) recently announced by the MBIE.
The $6.4M project, which is led by Dr Louis Tremblay of the Cawthron Institute, is resourced by a multidisciplinary team of National and International researchers. There will be strong iwi and community engagement in the project and a team of Regional Council and Central Government representatives will be overseeing the research.
The project is underpinned by research on the Whau River catchment in Auckland, and either the New River or Mataura catchments in Southland; chosen as representative catchments of EOCs derived from urban/ industrial and rural sources. The initial phase will involve deployment of passive sampling devices that accumulate organic contaminants from the water column, and collecting matched sediment samples. The samples will be subjected to a barrage of chemical and ecotoxicological tests to "deconstruct" the combined effect of the complex mixture of contaminants. The team will then focus on characterising the impacts of the most harmful EOCs on intact organisms, and investigating the potential of the principal spreading antimicrobial resistance.
For Mike, the award of this MBIE contract is vindication for many years developing expertise in EOCs, and maintaining positive relationships with the research and analytical chemistry community. It is also the first MBIE-funded contract won by Streamlined Environmental, in an area in which we are actively consulting.
A copy of a PowerPoint presentation given by Mike to a SWIM meeting on the MBIE project may be downloaded here.


Allow students more time to walk to class when they have back to back classes.
Students at the University of Texas should be allowed more time to walk to class. While all classes that are scheduled for a 1.5 hour time frame get out of class 15 minutes before their designated end time, classes with a 1 hour time frame only get out 10 minutes before their designated end time. 10 minutes is not nearly enough time to walk from one side of campus to the other, which is the case for some students. Students are forced to hurry to class, and in the situation that their class is one that is completely filled, they might not even get a seat when they show up. If every class was released 15 minutes before the end of the hour that would ensure that all students who want to get to class early can do so, and will also make sure no other students are late to class because they had to walk all the way across campus.
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City of Houston P25 network maintains operation despite losing one site to post-Harvey flooding, official says
Houston continues its recovery efforts amid severe floods in the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey, but the city's P25 network "stayed up and hummed through the whole thing," despite losing one site to flooding and facing oil-replenishment challenges for backup generators, according to the city's Deputy CIO Tom Sorley.
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Houston continues its recovery efforts amid severe floods in the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey, but the city's P25 network "stayed up and hummed through the whole thing," despite losing one site to flooding and facing oil-replenishment challenges for backup generators, according to the city's Deputy CIO Tom Sorley.
"We're in full-blown recovery mode now," Sorley said today during a brief presentation to the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPTSTC). "We still have a couple of areas of the city that are under water and will be under water for probably at least another week, due to having to bring the water levels down in our two major reservoirs.
"We feel very fortunate that more people weren't killed or injured, but it was pretty crazy around here. Anyway, we survived."
Although the flood impacts continue to be felt, Sorley said the city's P25 system has emerged from Harvey largely intact.
"We only lost one site really, completely—it flooded out with over-the-roof-kind of flooding, so everything's gone in that one," Sorley said. "We just lost main electrical service in another one … so that's not a big deal.
"The system stayed up and hummed through the whole thing."
One strategy that the city of Houston employed was to activate backup generators before Hurricane Harvey hit the area, "so that—if we had power fluctuations—we wouldn't get generator overcranks," Sorley said. While this approach proved to be effective, the city did encounter an unexpected issue associated with the backup generators.
"One of the things that I learned from this that I wasn't expecting was that our generators, on average, used about a quart of oil per day—which is not good, when they only hold five quarts of oil," Sorley said. "We're going to get with the manufacturer and figure out if that's normal and why did it burn so much, because—by about the fourth day—we were in high-water vehicles going to sites to add oil to the generators.
"We had plenty of fuel, because we use dual-fuel propane and natural gas at most of our sites, so we didn't really have any issues with running out of fuel or anything like that. But oil became the issue, which is like, 'Who would have thunk that?' We learn something new every time when we do these things."
Sorley said he is "humbled" by the outpouring of well wishes that he has received from the public-safety community, noting that he and all of his employees are safe and avoided injury.
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Hytera parent cites financial health, but unable to make royalty payment to Motorola Solutions
Hytera Communications claims it has not made a court-ordered royalty payment of $49 million to Motorola Solutions because the China-based LMR manufacturer's parent company does not have access to the assets of its subsidiaries around the world, according to a recent filing in a federal district court. Hytera Communications Corp. (HCC) made the filing earlier […]
NATE: Todd Schlekeway highlights organization's safety, legislative initiatives
Todd Schlekeway, executive director of NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, discusses many of NATE's planned activities for 2023, including a legislative visit to Capitol Hill in May, safety/training initiatives, and a broader release of the Vertical Freedom documentary that focuses on the lives of tower climbers in the communication arena.
Cybercrime ecosystem spawns lucrative underground Gig Economy
Over a 30-month period, cybercriminal gangs and threat groups posted more than 200,000 advertisements seeking workers with skills in software development, maintaining IT infrastructure, and designing fraudulent sites and email campaigns. The demand for technically skilled individuals continues, but it peaked during the coronavirus pandemic, with double the average job advertisements coming during March 2020, […]
FAA approves beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights in North Dakota
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) avionics company uAvionix received Federal Aviation Administration approval to conduct advanced beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of small UAVs in North Dakota. The flights will be conducted at the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Test Site (NPUASTS) in Grand Forks, one of seven FAA-run UAV test sites in the U.S., using […]

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Professor Richard Betts is Chair in Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and Head of Climate Impacts in the Met Office Hadley Centre. He has worked in climate modelling since 1992, with a particular interest in the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and the interactions with other impacts of climate change such as on water resources. He is also interested in the wide-ranging effects of land use and land cover change on climate. He has pioneered a number of key developments in the extension of climate models to include biological processes. He leads the EU Framework 7 Project HELIX (High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes), which assesses the impacts of climate change at 2, 4 and 6°C global warming above pre-industrial state.
Chair of Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and Head of Climate Impacts at the Met Office Hadley Centre.
Alissa leads on the financial and budgetary management of HELIX. If you would like to pose questions to our Management Group or Steering Committee please do get in touch.


TWO VINCENTIANS – Franz George and Aria Laidlow, now serve on the prestigious Commonwealth Youth Council for the period 2018 to 2020.
The Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) is the official voice of the young people across all Commonwealth nations. The council's aim is to further advance the youth development agenda by integrating young people into the development work of the Commonwealth at national, regional, and Pan-Commonwealth levels. It also provides a sustainable platform for unified engagement with decision makers and youth-led development initiatives.
Franz and Aria both join the council highly qualified for their respective positions, and will serve on the Caribbean and Americas Regional Committee of the CYC.
Franz was elected to the CYC executive as the Caribbean and Americas Region Representative in April of 2018. As the Caribbean and Americas Region Representative he will work to ensure that the voice of the region's young people is heard. He will also lead the Caribbean and Americas Region Committee who will help him fulfill his mandate. The committee will also be led in the development and execution of several projects. For his tenure, he will be focusing on the organisational transformation of the CYC in the Caribbean and Americas Region and connecting the CYC with the grassroots.
Franz brings a wealth of experience in youth leadership. While at the University of the West Indies he served on the student guild for two years. During those two years, he propelled his advocacy to a regional level as he was also part of the Inter Campus Guild Council (ICGC). He also worked with the National Integrity Action (NIA), an anti-corruption NGO and member organisation of Transparency International in Jamaica. While at NIA Franz co-founded the Integrity Action Movement (IAM), the NIA's youth arm.
Professionally, Franz has served as a researcher, educator and business consultant. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Psychology (with management) and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (with emphasis in Adult Education and Training).
Aria was selected to serve on the Caribbean and Americas Regional Committee in November 2018. Out of hundreds of applicants, she was chosen for the position of Director of Programme Development, and will lead the development of all CYC programmes, especially those related to Climate Change and National Youth Councils. Aria is passionate about youth empowerment and climate change in the Caribbean.
Aria brings over eight years of experience to the CYC, as she was involved in political youth advocacy in SVG. She was also an instrumental member of the Bequia Innovators Toastmasters Club where she held the position of VP of Education. Aria's passion to empower young Vincentians also extend into one of her most recent projects – Youth Opportunities SVG (YOSVG). YOSVG currently acts as a platform that provides local, regional and international opportunities for young Vincentians.
Aria holds a Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Natural Resource Management from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.
Franz and Aria will work alongside nine other young professionals from the region on the Caribbean and Americas Regional Committee of the CYC.
The Commonwealth Youth Council will be undertaking an aggressive brand and project awareness campaign, to ensure all young people across the region are aware of the organization's initiatives.


1: Information About Game Run 3 Unblocked.
3.1: How many levels are there in run 3?
3.2: Which level is the most difficult in run 3?
3.3: Where to play run 3 unblocked?
Information About Game Run 3 Unblocked.
Infinite mode: A harder mode where you can collect power cells scattered throughout the roads.
Being able to login to Facebook, Twitter to save your score in infinite mode.
8 achievements for you to accomplish and receive power cells.
In the levels, there are grey cracked tiles which break away upon touch alongside every other grey cracked tiles that attached to it.
With the newbie, how to play run 3 or how to beat run 3 are the frequent question. Let's me tell you, it is quiet very easy!
Using button left or right to move, space to jump, P to pause the game and R to reset the game. Also, you can change the game control keys by clicking on it.
Achievements are an optional challenge in Run 3 and which make this game become so funny.
There are 75 achievements in Run 3 and You will receive them when finishing the mission. While the amount provided differs from one achievement to another, it is always between 50 and 1000 power cells, depending on the achievement's difficulty. And you can use the achievements you received to unlock new characters or using them for the next mission.
Unlike the first two game, there are ten playable characters in run 3: The Runner, The Skater, The Gentlemen, The Duplicater, The Child, The Pastafarian, The Student, The Angel, The Lizard, and The Bunny; with each character, it has own personalities and abilities.
The Runner is the default character in the game, she has no special abilities but her speed, jump height and maneuverability are slightly higher than average. She can beat at every level if you know how to use her properly.
In terms of costumes, The Runner has two types of costumes: the winter costumes and Halloween costumes.
Skate is a challenging character in the game; To unlock him, you need to beat level 10 or buy in the store with 300 power cells. Skate is one of the fastest running characters in the game - 21m / s; His jump's ability is lower than normal but the jump far's ability is great.
In costumes, Skate has a winter costume and it will be unlocked by defeating winter games or buying in the store with 500 power cells.
Lizard is a character who does not understand the language in run 3 and you can unlock it by defeating level 40 or buying it in the store with 600 power cells. It is quite lazy but its jump's ability is very high. Lizard's speed is very slow, at only 9m / s - which makes it become the slowest character in the game. As mentioned above, Lizard is a lazy character, if it fails a level multiple times in a row, it will give up and go to sleep.
The Child is the son of Duplicate; he often appears with his father but occasionally he also likes to sneak track alone. To unlock the Child, you need to defeat the low-power tunnel or buy him in the shop with 2000 power cells.
With light weight combined with his balloon, the Child can run on ruined brickwork without shaking them. However, the speed of child is quite slow, only 10m / s; Low maneuverability makes him move difficulty.
Bunny is described as a hyperactive creature in the universe. Like Lizard, it does not understand the language and is not capable of communicating. You can unlock the Bunny by achieving 8 achievements or buying it in the store with 2000 power cells. Bunny has the best speed, jump and maneuverability in the game, but it never stops jumping and this can make you hard to control it.
The Gentleman is known as a collector of eccentric power cells. You can unlock Gentleman with 2000 power cells.
Duplicater is a suspicious character, he only believes his son and animals. The Duplacater can only be unlocked by purchasing him in the shop with 6000 power cells. He can create his own copy in seconds (up to 6 copies) and the copies will mimic his actions.
The Pastafarian is a priest of the church. She can only be unlocked by buying in the store with 6000 power cells on web or 25000 in Mobile. The Pastafarian's ability is that she can run on the light bridges very fast. Her normal speed is 9m / s, but when running on the light bridge, she can reach a speed of 12m / s.
In costume, the Pastafarian has an unlockable outfit, a pirate costume.
The Angel is an engineer and he works in the factory. His ability is to jump in the air to speed up. The maximum speed of the angel is 19.5 m / s, the highest jumping ability is 3.6 m. You can control him easily. Usually, he works like a runner, he can run fast and have moderate maneuverability.
Tunnels are long tubes formed from bricks and boxes, man-made or naturally formed. As mentioned before, there are more than 20 playable side tunnels in run 3, including main tunnel and several tunnels that even branch out of side tunnels.
The Winter Gameis a tunnel branch off of the main tunnel, appearing at level 15. This tunnel consists of 20 levels. It has two branches: The Way Back and the W-tunnel, both at part 9. However, The Way Back tunnel is only unlocked after completing the Going home check list.
The New tunnel is a branch off of the Low-power tunnel, appears in part 15. Before unlocking this tunnel, you have to get the Duplicator and Child.
The U-Tunnel is a side tunnel that branch of the main tunnel, appearing at level 40. This tunnel leads to the Crystal Gallery; it is not too difficult to beat, so every character can play.
When you run on another lane, that lane will turn into a floor.
You can pause / resume / restart, switch aliens and turn on the music, turn on / off the sound in the pause menu.
Never use Duplicator at level 78 because his copy can also push bricks, which make you hard to avoid the Crumbling tiles. At this level, you should use the Runner or Student.
Using the Bunny, Duplicator or Child to beat Plan A part 16.
Using Runner, Child or Bunny to beat level 65 of the main tunnel.
How to beat level I-5: You should use Runner or Student to beat this level. Besides that, do not jump high when you are near the platforms because which make you cross them. You should adjust your jump's lengths based on the distance between the platforms.
To defeat level T-7 – one of the hardest level in the game, you should use the Bunny, Student or Duplicator.
To defeat level T-4, Runner, Duplicator or Child are recommended.
To beat level L-1, you should use Runner or Lizard. If you use the Runner, you ought to use small jump and don't skip the platforms. If you use the Lizard, you should use high jump and skip the platforms.
To defeat level L-2, you should use Lizard, Runner or Pastafarian. A tip to beat this level that you should run to the side of the path, then make a high jump to get to the next path.
To defeat level L-3, the Runner and Child are recommended. You should use small jump to go over small gaps to beat this level.
How many levels are there in run 3?
There are total 298 levels in run 3 which be published before May 5, 2018; including several extra levels like winter game, B, N and L. In the main tunnel, there are 65 levels which you have to finish.
Which level is the most difficult in run 3?
As a result of the poll which was organized by wiki last November, the hardest level in the game run 3 is plan A part 16 (58,17%).At this level, you have to jump over different platforms, most of which have only one big block, that make jumping extremely difficult. There are even boxes that can hinder your jump. Your tip for this level is using the Bunny, Duplicator or the Child.
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Statues in Central Park Will Honor Suffragettes Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Central Park in New York City/Photo courtesy of Pixabay
Town & Country Magazine: Central Park's First Statues of Real-Life Women Will Honor Suffragettes
Central Park currently has 22 statues of historical figures, none of which are women. Sure, there's a statue of Mother Goose, and the famous Alice in Wonderland bronze, but no real-life women are commemorated within the park.
But that's all about to change.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, a statue of two famous suffragettes, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, will be erected on the park's famed Literary Walk in 2020.
According to a notice from the Parks Department, the statue will be called the "Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument," and "will honor the memory of the many others who worked tirelessly to advance women's rights, including Sojourner Truth, Lucy Stone, Mary Church Terrell, Anna Howard Shaw and Ida B. Wells-Barnett."
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President Trump Walks Out to Metallica For Medal of Freedom Ceremony
On September 16th, President Donald Trump granted former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera the Presidential Medal of Freedom. But before they walked over to the podium in front of the press, they both needed their intro music.
"Hail To The Chief" first played over the sound system in the White House press room. Then as it transitioned over to Metallica's "Enter Sandman", that's when Trump and Rivera entered the room as they walked over to the podium.
Video of Enter Sandman
During his MLB career, Rivera was often nicknamed "Sandman" and would take to the pitcher's mound to the tune of "Enter Sandman", despite him never being a real fan of the band. He recently stated that his strong Christian beliefs are what repel him from listening to any heavy metal music at all.
During the ceremony, President Trump said of Rivera, "My wife asked me, 'Why The Sandman? Just tell me...' Our First Lady — I said, 'Because he put the batter to sleep, right?' The Sandman. A lot of people don't know that but the Yankee fans know that. We watched it for a long time."
Mariano Rivera Always Entered to Metallica, but Doesn't "Listen to That Kind of Music"
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Full Preparation
By SamFels Jul 20, 2012, 9:18pm BST
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Some of the men you'll meet tomorrow.
The preseason kicks into full gear tomorrow, which isn't really all that exciting with how broken up the squad is. And it'll feel that way for a while, with the Euro stars not coming back until next week, and then the Uruguayans and Bellamy not back until after the Olympics. But hey, there will be an actual game, or a reasonable version of one, to watch and talk about tomorrow. And that's never a bad thing. Won't do the normal preview but will have a gamethread up for kickoff in Toronto, and I'll post some conclusions after it. So before we pack off for the weekend, a couple news bits.
-Liverpool's first real match in anger will be in Belarus or Macedonia. Let's not pretend any of us know anything about Renova or Gomel, which I think is some sort of Biblical story anyway. A lot are concerned about the amount of travel right after flying back from Baltimore. It's a span of five days between those games. But the gulf in quality between the teams really should be enough. Liverpool really only need to manage a draw or even a one-goal loss at the worst possible outcome, and will probably roll them over at Anfield after two more weeks of preseason and having everyone to choose from. Just not going to panic about this.
-John Henry came out today to say that they haven't told Brendan Rodgers it's Champions League or bust for him this season. That's sensible, as it would pile on the pressure and Liverpool don't want to be seen as more of a basketcase club than they already are, changing managers every year. But behind closed doors, you better believe everyone wants to compete for the top four if not secure it. Kenny Dalglish wasn't sacked because he didn't achieve top four, he was sacked because it looked like the team was getting farther away from that goal. Henry just wants to see progress toward it if not achieving it. If Liverpool finish fifth after an impressive campaign and just miss out, it'll be disappointing but a show of progress. Again, this is not something to lose one's mud over.
Right, have a good weekend, enjoy the match tomorrow. It's on FSC here in the States, not sure about the Old Empire. If you do, mention in the comments.


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by Scarik » Thu May 10, 2018 3:39 am
Dang Fu steps up beside Wei Yan and pledges the same.
Lu Bu seems impressed, "Very well, Captains," he says to them. "Let the captains take the punishment themselves, 20 lashes tomorrow at midmorning in the square."
With that the general dismisses the court and returns to his wife.
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by Kivutar » Thu May 10, 2018 11:58 pm
Dewang is in the square the next morning. He can hardly bear to watch, but he could never forgive himself if he left Wenchang alone.
For the next few hours, stretching into days, he refuses to leave Wenchang's side.
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Then the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by her husband, yet an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes."
Hosea 3:1
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by Ladki96 » Fri May 11, 2018 12:46 am
"Go take account of the supplies, go teach the children, ...go to the brothel if you must Dewang, but leave me alone!" Anyone would think his friend was the one punished, the way he carries on so, Wenchang grouses.
He gets up, but the man is already at his side.
"I can walk. I can get things myself. No, listen to me. Dewang. Dewang! You are being ridiculous. Right now? I am going to take a walk!" he shouts, then feels bad as De Wang looks away. He sighs.
"I appreciate your help, Dewang. But there is such a thing as overconcern. Look if you wish, stop by later, all right? I just don't want a thief or a prankster dipping in the goods while you spend all your free time here," he teases. "It has been days."
Wenchang walks around the camp for a while. He stops by at his company for a brief inspection and talk. They seem glad to see him, and he leaves feeling lighter. On his way back, the strategist's tent catches his eye. He pauses, thinking, and then makes his way over.
"Are you busy?"
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by CarrieVS » Fri May 11, 2018 1:13 am
"No," Baozi says, caught too much by surprise to think of inventing an excuse until it is too late. He tries to smile and be polite. "Come in please." He has been expecting and avoiding this for days. His part in getting Wenchang arrested is no secret, and surely he bears some measure of responsibility for getting him flogged, though all he'd intended was to stop the riot. The blunt-spoken captain is not the sort to bottle up a grievance.
"Did you want something?" If he knows Wenchang at all, he will not beat about the bush, so at least it will be over quickly.
The Dungeon Master wrote: Those who don't want to be baptised, make a dexterity saving throw.
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by Kivutar » Fri May 11, 2018 2:36 am
Chastened, Dewang backs off a little and leaves Wenchang to himself. His friend is losing his temper again, which at least means he must be feeling better. He returns to his tent and his not-precisely-neglected paperwork, making a stop to see how the school - at least, he has started to think of it as a school - is doing.
Everything seems normal, for a given value of normal. He mentally notes that Lin has put the classics aside and is explaining mathematics to a smaller group again, which isn't what he's supposed to be doing, but Dewang is rather inclined to encourage it. Jingyi is coaxing a small girl to repeat a poem, and Jun is scowling at a scroll. He seems to be using it for examples of mistakes, and the group in front of him appears amused. Kun is off by a sandy patch, writing words for some of the younger ones to copy.
At that moment, he hears someone behind him. "Master Du!"
It's He. It's not been long; he must have just arrived. Dewang turns around. "Did you have a safe journey?"
He nods. "Nothing much happened on the way. She was taken into the household." He fumbles. "She sent you a note."
Dewang looks at it. It is very short. "I will not forget your kindness. Lady Hu insists that I tell you you are a fool. Thank you." He smiles, relieved.
He looks towards the school. "Well, I should probably..."
"Get something to eat first," scolds Dewang, and He doesn't need to be told twice. Dewang spends some time in the stores, taking stock and checking the records. That done, he goes off once more to see how Wenchang is doing.
by Ladki96 » Fri May 11, 2018 9:29 pm
"I just wanted to talk," Wenchang says as he walks in, and then looks closer at Baozi. "You seem nervous. Perhaps because the last time we spoke I threatened to kill your friend!" he says with a small smile. "He had it coming, but that doesn't mean I should, or would, dislike you as well."
"I'm sorry," Baozi says in a low voice.
"Rubbish, what for?" Wenchang asks. Baozi remains quiet. Come to think of it, the man is always rather quiet, what little Wenchang has seen of him anyway. But he seems more disturbed today.
Maybe it is something else? He thinks back. Baozi had been present at court that day, hadn't he? Yes, he had been standing behind Liu Bei when they were escorted in, after being found (quite quickly actually), after he had spoken with-
"You!" Wenchang completes the thought out loud in surprise. "You went to Colonel Liu!"
Baozi looks down at that, and Wenchang breaks into a grin. "Sneaky fellow. So silent and unassuming, but clearly not one to sit back and do nothing."
When Baozi still doesn't meet his eyes or say anything, Wenchang sighs impatiently, and clarifies, "I'm not angry with you in the slightest Baozi. Why would I be? We were bound to be found sooner or later, and what with Liang Ju never having been here in the first place you helped stop this city from being further wrecked for no reason. You did your duty, and I commend you for it.
"As for what happened... afterwards, well you have no hand in that either. We were wrong to bring the men into it, and learnt it. The matter is over and I shall not have you think upon it a moment longer. I respect you for what you are - a skilled strategist, talented fighter, and a good man. Let's have no grievances between us."
by CarrieVS » Sat May 12, 2018 10:30 am
Baozi looks up, forcing a smile. "I... truly? I mean, thank you. I mean... I'm sorry," he says again, and stops speaking. Better to be silent than incoherent.
He ought to be more friendly to Wenchang. He is a good man, an honourable, principled man, and not at all unkind. It is only that his manner can be alarming. But that is Baozi's fault, for being too nervous. He should try to do better.
by Kivutar » Sat May 12, 2018 10:22 pm
Dewang is delighted to track down Wenchang in Baozi's tent. He'd been hoping to get his friends better acquainted.
Baozi is looking a little overwhelmed, but surely it will only be a matter of time before he realizes how fine a man Wenchang is. He immediately suggests that the three of them all go to the House of Plum and Cherry. "For the food," he adds hastily.
by Ladki96 » Sat May 12, 2018 11:47 pm
Wenchang thinks of the last time he was there. "Uh, fine by me."
When they get there he apologises to Madam Taozi. She looks at him sternly, then leads him to the back.
"It's been a pain for us for a long time. Fell who knows when, but it is difficult to get cattle into such a small space to move it." She looks at him.
Wenchang quirks his mouth, but otherwise makes no comment as he goes to the fallen tree trunk. It's certainly very big. He bends down and grabs the hard wood, and manages to move it out of the way with a grunt. The madam nods and disappears to her work. Wenchang walks over to where his friends are seated inside.
After two drinks Wenchang exhales, and smiles. During the first course he talks about the recent battles they had been in, and listens with interest as to what they were like from the others' viewpoints. "An illusion of a whole another company? Incredible!" "Let us spar sometime Baozi, I'm most interested!"
More than a few cups in, Wenchang stretches. He asks Baozi where he is from, and talks about his own family freely. "You did not meet them Dewang, you must another time. Both of you!"
A large number of drinks later, Wenchang relaxes fully, his back forgotten. He looks at Dewang.
"Feels like a lifetime since we were in here last! I did wonder at the time just what it was you had to discuss with Liang so much. But that's all in the past now."
He looks down into his cup darkly for a moment. "Such a charming facade he wore too. And now look, burning down villages by the dozens, whether all of their people are criminals or no. Sleeping with anything that has legs. Extracting protection taxes from the civilians. Dishonourable thief he was, and so he will remain..."
Wenchang comes out of his haze, and shaking his head calls for another round.
Roll: Might vs. Target Number 5
Wenchang: [(+) (+) (-) (-)] + 4 + 1 = 5
Result: Success
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by CarrieVS » Sun May 13, 2018 11:44 am
Baozi would not have minded drinking tea, but the others call for wine so he drinks the same, sipping it slowly, and nibbles at the food to cover his silences between answering when he is directly addressed. It is good.
By the time he has got through two cups of wine, and his companions rather more than that, he has relaxed and is somewhat more engaged in the conversation and actually finding this rather pleasant. Then Wenchang mutters darkly about Liang Ju's character.
"Junyou?" Baozi says, surprised, and immediately feels foolish for being surprised. He does not, after all, really know the man, only that he is indeed charming and had a way of seeming so unconcerned by Baozi's nerves and stumbling conversation that it had been easy to relax around him and almost forget that he was a virtual stranger.
He falls silent again, casting his gaze downward.
by Kivutar » Sun May 13, 2018 4:36 pm
"Yes," says Dewang, turning to Baozi. "You liked him, didn't you? Most people do. Wenchang was able to see through him from the start, but-"
He doesn't finish the sentence. "He's cruel and bloodthirsty. The war is only an excuse for him. He doesn't content himself with fighting enemy soldiers. No, he'll destroy anyone in his path, just for the fun of it."
He looks down into his cup. "And Wenchang's right. Lady Zhou is far from the only one he's deceived."
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by Ladki96 » Sun May 13, 2018 8:51 pm
"Don't be like that." Wenchang slams the table as he growls at Dewang. "As you said he fools everyone. That isn't their failing as much as it is him being a snake." He drinks. "It is a pity though, that not many see him for what he is. I'm sure he is going to go unpunished for what he did with Bojin's wife, given the few number of people willing to stand up to him."
Dewang thinks for a moment. "I might know someone," he says slowly. He relates the story of their encounter with the Bull.
"She knows Captain Liang," he finishes. "She was even able to catch him by surprise. And she hates him as much or more than we do. What if we were to join with her?"
"Join with a criminal against another criminal?" Wenchang's voice is filled with distaste. "We would be no better. We should instead go kill her."
"Who better to catch a robber than another robber?" says Dewang. "We could at least work with her for a while. Perhaps she will change her ways once she has had her revenge. If not, then we can deal with her afterwards. She is by far the lesser evil."
He passes Wenchang another cup. "At least, talk to her before you come to a decision."


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Stand-out styling, but sub-power power
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It was once cutting-edge – but the Nokia 6288 is now a solid workhorse for the no-frills brigade
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Is it a smartphone? Is it a UMPC? No, it's Nokia's N800 internet tablet. But can it find a niche to call its own?
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The 6260 supports Java and is compatible with the majority of top mobile titles on the market
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The Nokia Wireless Image Headset hangs around your neck and has a 128×128 pixel colour screen to display your phone book and photos
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As a smartphone with first-class build quality, there's not much to touch this. As a contender for the best camphone in the land, however, it doesn't cut the pixels
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Ride the board that Jack Freestone rides!
The Jack Freestone DX1 is Darrens refined ultimate performance design, this rocker has stood the test of time. The DX1 is a great example of all the elements coming together for that perfect balance. It runs a single concave all the way through that gets quiet deep through the belly into the tail. Smooth plan shape combined with a smooth rocker and a tight super squash tail.
The DX1 Jack Freestone also comes in a Round Tail.


The Rev/Exp report will show detail for the Revenues and Expenses. Although changes can be made to how the detail is presented (ie. by department or sub account) the changes will apply the entire report, not just the Expenses.
It is currently not possible to show detail for one account attribute and not another on the same report. Any changes made to the report will affect the entire report.


I remember when I was four years old, my grandmother would sometimes take me to downtown Davao whenever she had errands. Since it's uneconomical to take the cab, we rode a jeep. While on our way, she would always remind me not to stick my head and hands outside. Knowing me, I'd defy the grandma rules and do the opposite. I loved how the wind caressed my face - the feeling of being free. She got mad because I might fall or hit the opposite bound traffic. Nonetheless, I'd always treasure the time whenever we go out of our house and visit new places.
That being said, we always long for a journey. It doesn't really matter whether it would be just a short trip to a nearby town or a flight to the last frontiers of our Earth. That includes taking risks along the way.
The residents of Tacloban City will never forget how Yolanda took everything from them - their properties, livelihood, and their loved ones. Two years have passed and the city is still on its road to recovery. They have shown to the world their resiliency and sheer determination to start literally from scratch.
Nonetheless, people who were once victims have learned to reshape the landscape of their beloved hometown. Today, more and more establishments have sprouted like mushrooms to answer the growing demands of the residents.


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Q: Script: How to skip Google Sheets rows with incomplete data sets I'm tracking my local legislative session for work, which requires monitoring and adjusting calendar events for 300+ bills and counting (800+ by the end of the session). I've compiled a script from a few sources, and the sheet is saving me an insane amount of time.
It copies the calendar ID of an event to avoid creating duplicate events. It's working very well save for one thing - for any bill that doesn't have a date/time specified in columns 8 & 9 respectively, the script creates a calendar event on Wednesday 0 1969.
I want the script to:
A)simply skip processing all rows in which the cell in column 9 is empty, or
B)get the range of a filter view and only create events for those rows which are visible.
I'd prefer B, if possible. I've tried a few things, but I'm at a loss. While I can manually copy paste only the calendared events to another sheet and run the script there with no issues, I'd rather it be simpler than that. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The code as it stands:
function onOpen() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
  var entries = [{
    name : "Export Calendared Bills",
    functionName : "exportEvents"
  }];
  sheet.addMenu("Calendar Actions", entries);
};

function exportEvents() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var headerRows = 2;
  var range = sheet.getDataRange();
  var data = range.getValues();
  var calId = "redactedaddress@group.calendar.google.com";
  var cal = CalendarApp.getCalendarById(calId);
  for (i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
    if (i < headerRows) continue;
    var row = data[i];
    var date = new Date(row[8]);
    var title = row[2];
    var tstart = new Date(row[9]);
    tstart.setDate(date.getDate());
    tstart.setMonth(date.getMonth());
    tstart.setYear(date.getYear());
    var tstop = new Date(row[9]);
    tstop.setDate(date.getDate());
    tstop.setMonth(date.getMonth());
    tstop.setYear(date.getYear());
    var loc = row[4];
    var desc = row[15];
    var id = row[3];
    try {
      var event = cal.getEventSeriesById(id);
    }
    catch (e) {

    }
    if (!event) {

      var newEvent = cal.createEvent(title, tstart, tstop, {description:desc,location:loc,}).getId();
      row[3] = newEvent; Utilities.sleep(1000);
    }
    else {
      event.setTitle(title);
      event.setDescription(desc);
      event.setLocation(loc);
    }
    debugger;
  }
  range.setValues(data);
}

A: You can check if the date object is valid date, using date.valueOf() function and isNaN() function as shown here.
The valueOf() function returns a number if the date is valid and you can check the number using isNaN() function
Finally, you can use continue to skip that particular iteration when the date is invalid. Like so:
var tstart = new Date(row[9])
if(isNaN(tstart.valueOf()))
  continue;

Your final code would look like this:
function exportEvents() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var headerRows = 2;
  var range = sheet.getDataRange();
  var data = range.getValues();
  var calId = "redactedaddress@group.calendar.google.com";
  var cal = CalendarApp.getCalendarById(calId);
  for (i=0; i<data.length; i++) {
    if (i < headerRows) continue;
    var row = data[i];
    var date = new Date(row[8]);
    var title = row[2];
    var tstart = new Date(row[9]);
    if(isNaN(tstart.valueOf()))
      continue;                // skip row, go to the next row
    tstart.setDate(date.getDate());
    tstart.setMonth(date.getMonth());
    tstart.setYear(date.getYear());
    var tstop = new Date(row[9]);
    tstop.setDate(date.getDate());
    tstop.setMonth(date.getMonth());
    tstop.setYear(date.getYear());
    var loc = row[4];
    var desc = row[15];
    var id = row[3];
    try {
      var event = cal.getEventSeriesById(id);
    }
    catch (e) {

    }
    if (!event) {

      var newEvent = cal.createEvent(title, tstart, tstop, {description:desc,location:loc,}).getId();
      row[3] = newEvent; Utilities.sleep(1000);
    }
    else {
      event.setTitle(title);
      event.setDescription(desc);
      event.setLocation(loc);
    }
    debugger;
  }
  range.setValues(data);
}

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Q: Magento2 Getting error as variable @baseUrl is undefined in file /var/view_preprocessed On doing php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f
I am getting error

Compilation from source:
  vendor/magento/theme-frontend-blank/web/css/email-inline.less variable
  @baseUrl is undefined in file
  var/view_preprocessed/pub/static/frontend/Magento/blank/en_US/css/source/_email-extend.less
  in _email-extend.less on line 19, column 13 17| // as the latter will
  cause font rendering issues if the web fonts are inaccessible. 18| 19|
  @import url("@{baseUrl}css/email-fonts.css");

Final Error

[Magento\Framework\Exception\FileSystemException]   Cannot read
  contents from file
  "/pub/static/frontend/Magento/blank/en_US/css/email-inlin   e.css"
  Warning!file_get_contents(pub/static/frontend/Magento/blank/en_US/css/email-inli
  ne.css): failed to open stream: No such file or directory

I followed this process

*

*Remove pub/static [Keep the .htaccess backed up and copy it again]

*Remove var/cache

*Remove var/composer_home

*Remove var/generation

*Remove var/page_cache

*Remove var/view_preprocessed

*run php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

But getting the same error, Dont know whats is wrong

A: My lib/web folder was empty, I got them from by Backup.
When I searched for locate _email-extend.less I found the mission files.
I did penetration testing, I got some duplicate theme files in my pub/static/theme, On deleting them something wrong happened. Still dont know how this files generated.
Finally to recover I did the steps again.
rm -rf var/di/* var/generation/* var/cache/* var/log/* var/page_cache/* var/session/* var/view_preprocessed/* pub/static/*

sudo php bin/magento setup:upgrade;
sudo php bin/magento setup:di:compile;
sudo php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f;
sudo php bin/magento indexer:reindex;
sudo php bin/magento cache:clean;
sudo php bin/magento cache:flush;
sudo chmod -R 0777 pub/;
sudo chmod -R 0777 var/;

Don't forget to Keep the .htaccess backed-up and paste them again to pub/static/


Before I finally succumbed to the dreaded lurgy, I managed to see half of what has become known as the 'Tomb Raider Temple'.
This is the one that became completely swallowed by nature and has been left part entwined with the jungle, as much for preservation as aesthetics. To remove the trees would cause parts of the structure to collapse.
The ethereal look created, made it the place perfect for the Lara Croft blockbuster starring Angleina Jolie to be filmed. She cavorted around the temple avoiding attackers whilst wearing very little before returning to Hollywood via an underground secret passage! I do not suppose this was what the Khmers had in mind exactly!
There are some well-known bits that I did not see. Another time perhaps?
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Barques increases head count to meet growing client portfolio
Birmingham full-service design, digital and PR agency Barques has bolstered its team, appointing three new members of staff to enable it to meet growing client demand.
The Ludgate Hill-based agency, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has celebrated five significant client wins in the first three months of the year, adding to its burgeoning portfolio of clients across a wide range of sectors.
Computer science graduate Elliot Pettingale, who has seven years' programming and software experience, has joined as a web developer specialising in web applications, while Matt Rees joins the team as digital account manager. University of Wolverhampton graduate Matt, who has worked on accounts including Jaguar Land Rover, Disney and Netflix, will be responsible for managing a suite of existing Barques clients in addition to building his own client portfolio.
Barques has also welcomed Kieran Quinn as social media manager. The Birmingham City University business and marketing graduate was previously an account manager with responsibility for multiple campaigns for projects such as the Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar I-PACE and Jaguar E-PACE.
Barques managing director Jilly Cosgrove said: "This is an exciting time for the agency as we prepare to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We've appointed three key members to our team, all of whom have strong experience in their fields, and we're looking forward to them playing central roles in the business as we grow our regional, national and international portfolio."
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Meet the 2019 One Book Candidates
One Book, One Community Organizers Seek Public Votes for 2019 Book!
by Guest Blogger Karen Hostetter
Red Land Community Library Branch Manager
Karen Hostetter
One Book, One Community (OBOC) organizers are once again asking the public to vote for next year's book selection! The public vote initiative is a way to invite community involvement in the selection of the title, rather than handing over a single title each year. This year there will be five titles on the ballot. The 2019 OBOC regional campaign represents collaboration between 40 libraries in four counties: Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and York.
How the voting works…
From a ballot with five book titles that made the final grade by the Book Selection committee, the public is asked to pick one of the five books that they would be interested in reading and discussing in 2019. To vote, go to www.oboc.org to access an online ballot. For those who wish to fill out a paper ballot, simply go to a participating library to cast your vote.
One Book, Your Vote for the OBOC 2019 title will take place August 1 – 31, 2018. The winner will be announced to the public in November 2018. With the public vote for the 2019 title, reading of the OBOC title will take place in January, and programs at the public libraries will begin in February, which is designated as both Library Lovers' Month and Book Lovers' Month. Multiple copies of the winning title will be available at your local public library beginning in January 2019.
These are the titles on the One Book, Your Vote 2019 ballot:
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Five deaths in a Minnesota small town in the summer of 1961 shock the inhabitants. The narrator Frank Drum (aged 13) and his younger brother Jake have a personal stake in solving the murder of their beloved and musically talented older sister, Ariel. The town wants to blame an outsider, or a rich boy, or the local bad boy. This luminous story of coming of age and family explores racism, conscience, faith and the pain of loss in ordinary lives.
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
A captivating page-turner; Ginny Moon is an extremely engaging book written from a unique perspective. The story, presented through the language, vision and emotions of a teenage girl with autism offers the reader the opportunity to share Ginny's journey by means of her personal reality. Ludwig's writing opens a door to allow readers to experience an existence that is unknown to most of us. It is an exceptional, quirky and unforgettable story that is at times heart-warming and other times heart-breaking. Ginny Moon is a "must read" book – charming, poignant and original. Benjamin Ludwig balances themes of autism, abuse and adoption with insight and focus.
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea is the truly miraculous story of one woman's journey to safety from her home in Syria. Even as civil war is tearing her country apart and people are fleeing, Doaa Al Zamel is determined to remain and fight. Eventually it becomes far too unsafe for Doaa's family to stay in Syria so they flee to Egypt with plans to return home after the war. When the situation in Egypt turns hostile to immigrants, Doaa and her fiancé pay smugglers to take them Europe. This turns out to be even more dangerous than everything she has already endured. Doaa's story shows us all the complexity of being a refugee and the resilience of a woman determined to help her family stay alive.
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Between 1920 and 1924 nearly two dozen people were murdered on the Osage tribal lands in Oklahoma, both tribe members and white investigators died, becoming what was known as the Osage of Reign of Terror. Why these murders occurred soon became one of J. Edgar Hoover's first tests for his young Federal Bureau of Investigation. What was the primary reason for this bloody time? Oil under the Osage territories had made the tribe members the richest people per capita in the world, taking in nearly $400 million in today's dollars, as well as targets for rampant greed and senseless violence.Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and Birth of the Federal Bureau of Investigation by David Gann thoroughly explores this tragic, little known and shameful piece of modern United States history.
Starr Carter lives in two worlds. Those two worlds clash when she witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend at the hands of a police officer. His death becomes a national headline with people on both sides of the issue. But Starr was the only witness. She must decide whether to stay silent or speak, with the repercussions of both sending waves through her community. The Hate U Give is a must read.
It is not necessary to read or have read these titles to place your vote!
Vote for your 2019 Book Pick
Past One Book, One Community Titles
More About our One Book Initiative


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19th of January 2019. The yellow vest were marching through Leeds city centre. This was a great opportunity to capture some editorial photos.
After spending the week checking where they were going to meet up. It wasn't until the morning I found out they were planning on meeting outside the BBC Yorkshire building at 12pm.
Luckily for me I was dropping my partner off at work for this time. Which we got into the centre at around 11:45, this gave me plenty to get over ready to take some shots.
I walked to their meeting point but there were no yellow vest in sight. Out side of the BBC there were a large group of remainers holding signs ready for confrontation.
The weather was rather cold. Instead of standing around waiting for people to show up. I walked around to see if I could predict the route they were going to take with the amount of police down each street. After searching around abit I made my way back over to their meeting point.
They were all stood in the middle of a busy cross road blocking off traffic in all directions. With police stood around them not really doing anything. Just making sure they were safe I guess.
So I got my camera out (80D with a 16 – 40 f4 lens attached) and walked over. There were a few other photographers out which wasn't surprising. But I felt slightly awkward, I have never done anything like this. I always take photos of still life mainly. In my head I was thinking that someone isn't going to take kindly to me pointing a camera at them and end up saying something to me. But stuff it, what will be will be.
Standing back from the crowd, stood in the middle of the road. I got a few shots of them just chanting away waving flags and mouthing off.
They proceeded to walk over, in the middle of the road still stopping traffic, to the BBC where the remainers were stood. With a barrier in between them there was lots of shouting and chanting at each other. The first person I saw been carted off by the police was across with the remainers group of people, which I tried to capture but my lens was too wide to get it.
They proceeded to keep traffic from moving, stood in front of busses not letting them move in or out of the bus station. which I managed to get a few shots of. A group of them had moved on further up the road and on to the opposite side, not to confront the counter protest, I'm not really sure what they were doing. But it did get rather heated between the yellow vest and the police. I believe a few had been sprayed with mace, there were a few people taking their shirts off spraying water in their eyes. With me been on the other side of the road stood around the other group of yellow vests I missed the opportunity to capture what had happened. With my lens been as wide as it was I would have had to be stood rather close to the action to capture it which I didn't want to put my self in the middle of it. I think I need to get myself a longer lens for events like these something like a 70-200.
After an hour and not really much else happening apart from them all walking in the middle of the road causing chaos for traffic. I decided to give in and head to a coffee shop to edit the photos, give them titles and keyword ready for uploading to the 4 out of 5 agencies that allow editorial images I use. An hour had past the image information had been entered and I was properly about 15-20mins into trying to upload. The internet just didn't work where I was, strange for a city centre. So I packed up and headed straight to a pub I knew would have decent internet and would be quiet for me to sit and get things done.
The images were up on to my 4 agencies I currently use, shutterstock, Getty images, big stock and Alamy. All I had to do now is wait for them to be approved… Alamy was the only ones to approve them straight away as I uploaded them as 24hrs newsworthy. The rest took far too long. A few days had passed by the time they were approved and visible to people to use.
Which leads me to this… Nothing has sold from this event. Zero earning. I believe this due to photos not been able to get them accepted straight away. All the news reports on local websites had already been done. I think the other photographers that were there may have worked for these. Apart from that there was not much coverages at all on these protesters, properly they don't want to give the pro brexiters the publicity and voice.
If anything it was good experience for further events and got me out the house. It has given me a bit more confidence to take these type of photos and not worry about people not taking kindly to me capturing the event taking place. At one point while I was watching, someone kept looking me up and down at my camera which was s bit unnerving.
Not everything is going to work out and sell but this is the beginning of the year I have along way to go. Looking forward to see where I end up towards the end of his first year. Here are the shots I captured below.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: A group of yellow vest protestors causing chaos, by standing in the middle of the road stopping traffic from all directions in the city centre.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protest within Leeds City Centre, police removing an individual from the protest.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protest within Leeds City Centre, police getting ready to keep control.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors within Leeds City Centre waving flags, out side of the BBC yorkshire building.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors causing chaos for traffic in the middle of leeds city centre out side of the BBC yorkshire building.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors in the middle of the road waving a union jack flag.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestor wearing a high visability vest with a slogan about how many people voted to leave.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors leaning on the front of a public bus stopping it from entering Leeds city centre bus station.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestor draped in a union jack flag, in the middle of the road stopping traffic.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors within Leeds City Centre, outside of the bbc yorkshire building causing chaos for traffic.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protestors stopping a bus from moving while a police officer speaks to the bus driver in Leeds city centre.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Mass group of yellow vest protestors within Leeds City Centre, outside of the BBC stopping traffic from moving.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protest within Leeds City Centre, waving flags infront of the BBC offices.
Leeds, United Kingdom – January 19, 2019: Yellow vest protest within Leeds City Centre, waving flags infront of a bus stopping it from moving and entering the bus station.
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I think I need to get myself a longer lens for events like these something like a 70-200. – ABSOLUTELY! Doesnt need to be one of those expensive f2.8 lenses either.
Hope your Alamy stuff eventually sell. I've never sold an Alamy Live News pic but have done 6 months later as regular stock…weird.
I definitely never thought about the delay waiting for photos to be approved by the stock sites. I'm sorry to hear you haven't had any sales from it yet, but it sounds like it was a good exercise for next time!
Yea, the only one that was up straight away was Alamy. Definitely a good exercise and I'm sure there will be more opportunities around me to capture events for stock. Who knows eventually some might sell down the line.


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1 Million of Funding Invested Into Kent Football Since COVID-19 Lockdown
£1 Million of Funding Invested Into Kent Football Since COVID-19 Lockdown
An incredible sum has been put back into the grassroots game since March 2020.
Kent FA is delighted to announce that a total of £1,069,620 has been awarded to 257 football clubs in Kent since 17 March 2020.
The funding has been awarded by Football Foundation and Sport England over the last five months to support sports facilities and pitches to safely return to competitive match play from 1st August.
With the suspension of footballing activity in March, as well as the early termination of the 2019/20 season, grassroots clubs faced a significant loss in income. This funding will help 257 clubs in Kent improve their pitches and facilities, obtain new equipment such as goalposts and storage containers, and purchase PPE and sanitiser to satisfy the extra hygiene measurements that Government guidance requires.
Lee Suter, Football Development Manager at Kent FA, the governing body for football in Kent, said: "We really welcome this positive news following a difficult few months for the footballing community in Kent. Reaching £1 million of funding in the county since lockdown showcases the value of grassroots football clubs within local communities and the positive role which sport & physical activity will play in the aftermath of COVID-19"
To further support the grassroots game, Kent FA also announced free affiliation, free county cup entries and free public liability insurance for all clubs for the 2020/21 season and the Kent FA Charitable Foundation funded a free first aid kit for every team – an investment to the value of £365,000.
Darryl Haden, CEO of Kent FA, said: "We are proud of the way in which many football clubs in Kent adapted to the unique and complex challenges of COVID-19. It was important to us to work with our partners to ensure that every club was supported to return to football this year. We look forward to kicking-off the most eagerly awaited season in history"
The 2020/21 season is expected to start in September.
For more information about funding options available to Kent grassroots football, please click here


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Free Reviews / By admin / May 7, 2019
CHAPTER II-COMPANY
Adidas is a multinational
company and it was founded, and its head office is located Herzogenaurach which
is in Germany, the company designs and manufactures various commodities like shoes,
clothing and accessories and said to be the largest sportswear manufacturer in
Europe and the second largest in the world after Nike, which is its rival
Adolf Dassler in his
mother's house started the company and was joined by his elder brother Rudolf later
in 1924 under the name Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. In 1949, due to the
breakdown in the relationship between the brothers, Dassler created Adidas, and
Rudolf established Puma, which became Adidas' business rival.
The three stripes logo by
Adidas, which is used on the company's clothing and shoe designs as a promotion
logo – The branding of Adidas was bought from Finnish sports company Karhu
Sports which Dassler described Adidas as "The three stripes company"
as the branding become very successful.
After the split up in
relations between the two brothers in 1947 which led to the formation of new
firm by Rudolf which he named Ruda and was derived from Rudolf Dassler which
was later rebranded as Puma, and Dassler formed his company on 18 August 1949,
which was formally registered as Adidas AG, derive from Adi Dassler. "All Day I
Dream About Sports" is said to be the acronym for Adidas, though it is a myth
but in real, the name is formed due to the combination of two words i.e. "Adi"
(a nickname for Adolf) and "Das" (from "Dassler").
Puma and Adidas had
become bitter business rivalry after the split of Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory
in 1947, and due to this even the town of Herzogenaurach was divided on the
issue which lead to the nickname "the town of bent necks" and at that
time people looked down to see which shoes strangers were wearing. Even two
football clubs of the towns were divided as Adidas supported the ASV
Herzogenaurach club, while Puma supported 1 FC Herzogenaurach. When an
odd-jobber were called to Rudolf's home, the used to wear Adidas shoe deliberately
so that Rudolf Dassler would tell them to go to the basement and pick out a
pair of Pumas shoe for free.
A wide range of clothing
items is sold by Adidas ranging from tracks, t-shirts, leggings, socks,
jackets, hoodies, etc.
tracksuit was the first Adidas item of apparel created in
1967. The largest manufacturer of sports bras in Europe is Adidas, and is also the
second largest manufacturer in the world.
AND SPORTS EQUIPMENTS
A wide range of sportwear
required in different sports like cricket, basketball, football, tennis,
skateboarding, khabaddi is also manufactured by Adidas. Moreover, adidas also
manufactures sports equipment like cricket bat, football and has been official
supplier of the match ball in FIFA world cup.
Since different sports
games require different outfits and so a wide range of different shoes are also
manufactured by Adidas like boots worn by football players, running shoes for
athlete, shoe worn by cricket players, tennis players, etc.
Sports equipment of golf are
also manufacture by Adidas under the sub-head 'Adidas Golf'.
Adidas manufactures
accessories for both men and women ranging from watches, eyewear, bags, baseball
caps, and socks. As well, Adidas also has a branded range of male and female
deodorants, perfumes, aftershave and lotions. Mobile accessories also
manufacture by Adidas.
Client of Adidas includes
athletes, sports personalities from different sports and also Adidas is the
official sponsorship of various teams in different sports, players from
different sports field, etc.
Adidas has also provided
baseball equipment and sponsors numerous players of Major League Baseball and
Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.
From 1997 to 2008, Adidas
sponsored New York Yankees. In the 1990s, Adidas signed the
superstar Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and made shoes for him. From 2008
till his retirement, Adidas had sponsored the cricket bat used by Tendulkar. It
created a new bat, 'Adidas Master Blaster Elite', personalized for him. In
2008, Adidas made a concerted move into English cricket market by sponsoring
English batting star Kevin Petersen after the cancellation of his lifetime deal
with Woodworm, when they ran into financial difficulties.
The following year they
signed up fellow England player Ian Bell, Pakistan opening batsman Salman Butt
and Indian Player Ravindra Jadeja.
In the Indian Premier
League (IPL), Adidas sponsored the team Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2014 and
Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2013. They were the official sponsors of Pune
Warriors India in 2011 and 2012, however the team was banned from IPL due to
payment issues. In 2015 Season, Adidas sponsored Royal Challengers Bangalore.
USA Olympic team members
McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Jake Dalton and Danell Leyva are all sponsored
by Adidas gymnastics.
The company consists of
several senior levels, mid-level and entry level executives which handle its
functioning and operations. A strict organization or hierarchical structure is
followed within the company to ensure that everything remains in order and that
the responsibilities and roles are properly divided and distributed.
At the topmost position
comes with Chief executive officer or CEO which is the highest level in the
corporate company who is the senior most employee of the company and the one
who is responsible for all the successes and losses of the company. Directly within the CEO, there are many
positions which are occupied by those who report directly to him. They are:
Chief corporate
Global head of brands
Member of management
board, global operations
board, global sales
Chairman of Board
This is the second
highest position in the company and is also a senior level position in the
company. The chairman has a supervisory or decision-making role in the company.
One needs not just experience but also skills and knowledge to get to this
After the chairman comes
the position of the vice chairman of board. The vice chairman of board directly
overseas the various departments and ensures that they are working smoothly.
Vice chairman of board looks after board related activities and takes part in
the major decision making of the company.
Vice chairwoman of the
supervisory board, employee representative
Vice chairman of the
Member of the supervisory
board, employee representative
The director of employee
representative or member of the supervisory board is the next position in the
hierarchical order of Adidas corporate hierarchy. This individual looks after
employee relations, employee management and employee welfare at Adidas.
of the Supervisory Board
The member of the
supervisory board is also known as the director and is the person who is
responsible for supervision of different departments. There is a director each
for each of the Adidas head office and this too is a senior level position.
Adidas AG is the largest
sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second largest in the world. The
company employed approximately 60,617 people worldwide in 2016. The adidas
Group's global net sales amounted to about 19.29 billion euros in 2016. In that
year as well, the North American region of the adidas Group generated 21
percent of the company's retail net sales.
Footwear and apparel are
two of the adidas Group's biggest segments. In 2016, the company produced 360
million pairs of shoes worldwide and 382 million units of sports apparel. As a
result, Adidas has become one of the most popular brands amongst men and women
when it comes to sportswear worldwide.
that can be digitalized will be digitalized. Adidas promise it customers that the
company will seize every new technology as an opportunity to communicate even
better with customers and satisfy their wishes even more quickly. With
the company new e-commerce business, the company is already closer to the
customer. Adidas know that their customers are buying behaviour, their budgets,
and their purchasing rhythms and it's completely clear that the company will be
securing their short-term requirements and production planning with this data.
However, according to the
company it is crucial that they should use this digital connection to swiftly
detect even the smallest changes in the moods of young consumers and react to
them accordingly and the core target group of 14- to 19-year-olds renews itself
every five years. In these five years, the company is trying their best to
master every trend, and at the same time understand the regrowing core target
Regardless of where and
how the customers shop, any company will want to inspire them always and
everywhere and so Adidas have more retail stores than any other competitor, and
are the market leader in e-commerce, they are even implementing franchising
models in challenging markets like China and Latin America.
With more than 2,700
retail stores (12 concept stores, including the Running Store and the new OCS
in Berlin, as well as 12 outlet stores in Germany), over 11,000 mono-brand
franchise stores (13 in Germany), over 116,000 stores by the company's wholesale
partners, and around 50 of our own e-commerce platforms, we have an
unparalleled network of contact points for our customers in our industry.
These customers thus
experience adidas across all sales channels, and with a uniform appearance at
that. adidas isn't divided or quartered, it maintains one face for our
Adidas is aiming to increase
their consolidate profit annually up to the year 2020 and to achieve these
goals, the company is concentrating in their strategic business plan "Creating
the New" on the factors "Cities," "Swiftness," and "Open Source."
JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDICES
In September 2017, for
the 18th consecutive time, adidas AG has been selected to join the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices (DJSI), the world's first global sustainability index
family tracking the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies
In the "Textiles, Apparel
& Luxury Goods Industry", the company was rated industry best in the
Impact Measurement and
Risk and Crisis
Environmental Policy and
Corporate Citizenship and
The indices serve as
benchmarks for investors who integrate sustainability considerations into their
portfolios, and provide an effective engagement platform for companies who want
to adopt sustainable best practices. The annual review of the DJSI family is
based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social
performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management,
branding, climate change mitigation, supply chain standards and labour
FTSE4GOOD
INDEX SERIES
In December 2016, adidas
was again included in the FTSE4Good Index.
FTSE Russell (the trading
name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that
adidas has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and
has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index
Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index
Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are
used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible
investment funds and other products
VIGEO
EIRIS EURONEXT INDICES
As of May 2017, adidas AG
is maintained in the Vigeo Eiris Euronext indices
Europe 120 (the 120 most
advanced companies in Europe) and
Eurozone120 (the 120 most
advanced companies in the Eurozone region).
Vigeo Eiris' indices are
composed of the highest-ranking listed companies as evaluated by the agency in
terms of their performance in corporate responsibility. Selected companies have
achieved the highest ratings in their reference universe. Ratings are weighted
and reflect the company's performance with regards to the set of risks Vigeo
Eiris defines and evaluates to assess and measure corporate responsibility.
ECPI
AG has again been included in the ECPI Indices. ECPI is dedicated to
environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and index development,
calculation and publication. ECPI offers a wide range of ESG indices built
using its proprietary ESG Rating Methodology (positive screening) and
controversial sector exclusion (negative screening).
DISCLOSURE PROJECT (CDP)
Adidas annually report
our CO2 emissions and water consumption reduction targets and strategies to
achieve these targets via CDP, which is an independent not-for-profit
organisation that holds the largest collection globally of self-reported
climate change data. On a voluntary basis, CDP requests information on CO2
emissions, reduction targets, risks and opportunities of climate change from
the world's largest companies on behalf of 722 institutional investor
signatories. The information provided is evaluated and published by CDP to
increase transparency around climate-related investment risk and commercial
opportunity, and to drive investments towards a low-carbon economy.
In 2017, adidas again
responded to the CDP Climate Change questionnaire and was awarded with a 'B
score' in the category "Consumer Discretionary". This good result
signals that the company is taking further steps to effectively reduce its
emissions, indicating more advanced environmental stewardship by measuring and
managing its impact. In addition, adidas responded to the CDP Water programme.
For the second year in a row, the company reported about its water reduction
targets and strategies to achieve these targets and was awarded with a 'A-
Leadership' rating. The excellent result shows that the company has implemented
a range of best practice actions to manage water and mitigate water risk, both
in its own operations and beyond them.
CHAPTER IV-COMPARATIVE
in the SWOT analysis of Adidas
Legacy & heritage: With decades of
heritage & legacy, Adidas has travelled a long way to establish itself as a
youthful brand. The brand was started in 1949 and has travelled a long way
since then.
Diversified portfolio: Company has
multiple product portfolio's with varied range of footwear & accessories
under brand name Adidas (premium segment) & Reebok (mid range).
Strong financial position: With its 2400
store globally accounting $4.3billions, the company is in strong financial
Distribution network: By selling it from
online stores to company owned stores to supermarket stores, Adidas has an
effective distribution system for their products available through different
channels.
Branding by creating touch points with the
community: Celebrity endorsements & sponsoring major sports organizations
such as FIFA, UEFA, NBA & Olympics has increased the awareness of Adidas in
the market & hence it has increased the highly targeted customer base as
Collaborations & memberships: Strong
relationship within the sustainability area with organizations such as
International Labour organization, International Finance Corporation has given
the company an edge over competitors so that they can have a sustainable
Premium price range: High price range due
to innovative technology & Production methods have made the brand
affordable to limited customers only, especially in developing countries.
Outsourced manufacturing: Adidas has 93%
of production outsourced to 3rd party manufacturers (largely to Asia) to avail
of low labour cost & easy availability of resources. They are running a
risk of over dependency on outsourcing especially in Asian markets. Also, the
overall quality of products perceived by the consumers of developed economies
is a major concern as far as brand is concerned
Limited product line: Adidas along with
the recently acquired Reebok brands, has got only 2 brands under their group
although they have got deep assortments within these brands. Thus, there is
more scope for product line expansion..
Changing Lifestyle: With the saturation of
developed economies, changing taste & preferences, education & changing
lifestyle of developing economies, there is a steep rise in the demand of
premium goods & services.
Market development: Entering into new
markets will be the only way to succeed in the future because developed
economies are already having high competition.
Expansion in product line: Expanding its
product line will open a new set of opportunities while at the same time it can
differentiate itself from the competitors by following this strategy.
Increasing demand of premium products: If
we only consider the Indian market then there is a growth rate of 33% in demand
of premium products. This tells us the future business opportunity &
expanding market size of developing economies.
Backward integration: This will be smart
strategy if followed by Adidas as it will help Adidas to secure their patent
rights & also integrate their R with the operational team in order to
work in open system.
Competition: Although Adidas is a global
brand but it is facing fierce competition from other brands like Nike which is
No.1 brand and Adidas being in 2nd Position in this premium segment. Besides
this, there is regular competition from local players, substitutes and market
penetrators.
Supplier Dominancy: Due to majority of its
production being outsourced; Suppliers have more bargaining power then the
Government Regulations: With its 35%
products manufactured in China & 93% of production happening in Asia,
Import regulations, duty & tariffs plays a critical role in the pricing and
success of the company.
McKinsey's
7S Model
The model is based on the
theory that, for an organization to perform well, the seven elements (strategy,
structure, systems, shared values, style, staff, and skills) of the model to be
arrange and should be mutually strong. So, the model can be used to help
identify the needs of the organization to improve the company's performance,
can relate the probable future changes within the company, arrange departments systematically,
and also how to implement the strategy or plan.
Whatever the type of
change it may be whether relating to change in strategy or it implementation,
the structural change, change in day to day activities of the organization, the
way of leadership should be adopted in the organization on the basis of
examination, change in the assigning of the work or task on the basis of staff
capabilities or organization requirement will help in the improvement of
overall performance of the organization.
The McKinsey's 7S Model
followed in and by Adidas is as follows:
Adidas general market
target customers are between of age group of 13-40 years but its maximum number
of customers are between the age of 15-30 years mostly belonging to the upper
middle class or the high social class.
In a recent in
interaction with the current CEO of
Adidas in which he stated the company's move towards to digitisation and said
that anything that are possible to digitised, should be digitised and also
stated the company ease of reaching to its customers and vice-versa with the
help of e-commerce.
structure of Adidas is arranged in a strict corporate hierarchical structure
for the smooth functioning of the organization ranging from the CEO which is
the highest or the topmost position in the company to the staff of the
supervisory board of the organization. At the topmost, the CEO of the company
is responsible for the success and failure of the company or the overall
operation of the company which is followed by the other top-level management
like the CFO, general counsel, head of public relations, etc. Then there comes
the middle level of management which includes the immediate subordinates and
functional heads that helps in the implementation of the broad strategies and
lastly but not the least there are the first line managers responsible for the
production of goods like the supervisors, section heads, who are the initial
managers or involved in the initial management of the organisation.
The system of work
followed in the organization is as such that the company business acts doesn't
harm any of their workers, employees, stakeholders. The company make sure that
all the member of the organization is given a platform to express their views
and everyone opinion is respected. Moreover, the company gives opportunity to
it workers to ask question, make suggestion or express their concerns by text.
One of the most important
model of the McKinsey's 7S Model is the shared value which can also be related
to the superordinate goals or the goals that cannot be achieved until and unless
the two or more-conflict group coming together, putting aside their personal
difference to achieve something and cannot be achieved by any individual alone.
Since the management in the organisation of Adidas gives the benefit of sending
a text message to the management or sharing one view regarding safety measures
or any other suggestion in the company which removes the notion of conflict
between two class of people in the management as all the members of the
organization are given a platform to express their views.
The style in the
McKinsey's 7S model refer to the leadership value adopted in the organisation
like how one lead the part of the responsibility, showing passion for what one
does, how one behaves with its subordinates and should cheer with its colleague
during success and lead from front during failure.
So, did the Herbert
Hainer when he became the CEO of the company in 2001 and improve the company
overall performance as in 2016 the company's sales has increased from 5.8
billion euros to around 20 billion euros when as compared with the 2001 data
whemj he came into position.
Staff is also an
important element of the model as after examining the organisation, Adidas
knows through this element the need and the vacancies in the organisation
that's required to be filled, and also the type of people need to be recruited
and how they should be trained.
Proper use of these
elements has led to the increase of the total number of employees which
accounts to around 57000 (approx.) as per the data of 2016 statistics of
Adidas.
Through this element of
the model, Adidas frames out the skill gap, if any. The monitoring of the employee's
skills so that it can be utilised in the most judicious way and also if any
training required by the employees so that the organisation can improve on that
skill. Also, the company gets to know about their strongest skills.
This model is also one of
the reasons that help Adidas to improve its performance, manage the huge number
of employee, plan strategy and similarly carry out the other activities
required in the organisation.
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Notebaerts make $10 million gift for Graduate School fellowships
Richard Notebaert, chair of the University of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees, and his wife, Peggy, have made a $10 million gift to fund a wide-ranging new fellowship initiative in the University's Graduate School.
The Richard and Peggy Notebaert Premier Fellowships will provide significant financial support to the most promising doctoral students enrolled at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame's president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., recently has emphasized the University's commitment to outstanding undergraduate education and its Catholic character while also building "one of the preeminent research institutions in the world."
The Notebaerts' gift, he said, "cannot be characterized as anything less than truly transformational for the University. It allows us to build tremendous momentum in our efforts to develop a great university where research and graduate education are taken seriously. An outstanding program of graduate education, supported by this kind of extraordinary beneficence, enhances all aspects of the University's mission and presence in the world around us.
"We are tremendously grateful to Dick and Peggy for their generosity."
"Peggy and I approached the University to ask about a high priority that is difficult to fund," Notebaert said. "I know well the value of an advanced degree in our global economy and am pleased that our gift will make a difference in this area."
Notre Dame's provost, Thomas Burish, added: "To enhance the Graduate School lies at the core of our aspirations for academic excellence. The Notebaert Premier Fellowships will provide an immediate and unprecedented boost to graduate studies, advancing not just one discipline, but the whole range of departments and fields in the Colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, and Engineering."
The fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to each year's top doctoral prospects. They will provide up to six years of funding that will cover full tuition, health insurance and a stipend that is among the most generous in the nation. As part of its commitment to dramatically advancing graduate education, the University will match expenditures by the Notebaert Premier Fellowship Program on a one-to-one basis, thereby doubling the number of fellowships available.
Notebaert fellows also will compete for grants for conference travel and presentations, travel for research purposes, and related professional activities.
All students accepted into the doctoral program at Notre Dame will be considered for a Notebaert Fellowship, and on average at least half of the Fellows will be Catholic.
"This gift will benefit our most qualified graduate students and places the Notre Dame Graduate School on more competitive footing with the nation's most distinguished institutions of higher education," Burish said. "The fellowships also will be an incentive to faculty recruitment. A strong resource base for fellowship support demonstrates Notre Dame's commitment to graduate education and assures prospective faculty that resources will be available for supporting the best and brightest doctoral candidates in an aggressively ambitious program of advanced studies."
Established in 1918, the Notre Dame Graduate School includes four divisions – engineering, humanities, science, and social sciences – and the School of Architecture. It embraces 22 doctoral and 43 master's degree programs in and among 26 University departments, institutes and programs. Of the approximately 1,900 degree-seeking Graduate School students, 98 percent are full time and 70 percent are pursuing a doctorate. Over the last decade, more than 95 percent of Notre Dame's doctoral degree recipients have gone on to research-related or degree-related occupations.
A member of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees since 1997, Notebaert became chair on July 1. He previously served as chair of the board's University Relations and Public Affairs and Communication Committee and continues his service as a Fellow of the University.
Notebaert was chairman and chief executive officer of Qwest Communications from 2002 until retiring last year. He previously served as chief executive officer of Tellabs Inc. and as chairman and chief executive officer of Ameritech Communications.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Notebaert is a member of the board of directors of Aon Corp. and Cardinal Health Inc. His professional activities include memberships in the Business Council and the International Advisory Council of the Executives' Club of Chicago. By presidential appointment, he previously served on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
The Notebaerts have two children, Michelle and Nicole, and five grandchildren.
Their gift is a component of the $1.5 billion "Spirit of Notre Dame" capital campaign. Announced last year, the campaign is the largest such endeavor in the history of Catholic higher education.
Originally published by Dennis Brown at newsinfo.nd.edu on February 11, 2008.