Last week's GDC reveal of Unreal Engine 4 running on PlayStation 4 hardware gave us a revised look at 2012's Elemental PC demo - at the time operating on Core i7 in combination with Nvidia's powerful GTX 680 - and after the dust settled we were curious to see how the two renditions compared directly. This should give us some idea of the ways in which Epic has reshaped its code to better suit the new console platform. Of course, it's early days and UE4 in itself is still in development, but the question remains - to what extent can PS4 match up to a top-end PC?
You'd think that answering that question would be as simple as running the footage side by side and playing spot the difference, but while there's plenty we can learn by doing that, it quickly becomes obvious that Epic hasn't just "ported" over its demo - it has extensively retooled certain elements, sometimes giving the impression of increased detail, sometimes falling short. On a technological level, it's clear that the more computationally expensive effects-work in the original PC version of the demo has been pared back - not surprising bearing in mind that the raw power of the GTX 680 is a significant leap beyond that offered by the new console generation.
Cutbacks aside, the overall impression from the PlayStation 4 showing is positive - in terms of detail, physics and effects, Elemental on PS4 is still a very cool piece of work, and we expect Unreal Engine 4 to pick up on the new wave of consoles exactly where UE3 left off on PS3 and Xbox 360 - as the preferred middleware of choice for next-gen AAA games development.
"There are many differences and compromises but the key conclusion is that the overall impact of the Elemental demo is still very impressive on the fledgling PS4 tech."
Unreal Engine 4: the Elemental Knight struts his stuff on both a high-end PC and the new PlayStation 4, with lighting and effects work the only major differences between the two.
So just how has the first UE4 tech demo transitioned across from PC to PS4? The biggest casualty is the omission of real-time global illumination, which produced some really impressive lighting in the original presentation - specifically in the way that light sources "bounce" off different materials. Dynamic generation of shadows also appears to be an issue, but we can't really read too much into that as positioning of the sun appears to have changed significantly from PC to PS4, altering the way the scenes are lit.
While the lack of real-time GI is a bit of a blow, we get the impression that this really heavy tech proved too much for the new console hardware (and bearing in mind the power of the PS4, an array of lower/mid-range PC graphics cards too) because it's been replaced with an enhanced solution of the "baked", pre-computed lighting system used in Unreal Engine 3: Lightmass. This works in combination with a form of real-time global illumination on objects - not exactly a new approach, as the same basic principles were in place on Halo 3. Update: To clarify, it's our understanding that there won't be a real-time GI/Lightmass divide between PC and console in final UE4 games - we're looking at the pre-computed solution across all platforms.
Other effects have definitely been scaled back, but not to an extent that has much of an impact on the presentation - GPU particles are fewer in number, depth of field has been significantly retooled and isn't quite as impactful on PS4, while object-based motion blur appears to have been removed. The flowing lava effect had real depth and texture to it in the original PC version - on PS4, it's significantly flatter.
Lighting is fixed on PS4 and dynamic on the old PC demo with a really impressive 'bouncing' lighting effect. Shadows cast by the clouds on PC are absent while geometry appears to be pared back a touch here on PS4 for some reason, hence the lack of icicles and reduced snow.
There are tweaks here to the 'atmosphere' of the scene and the depth of field along with minor geometry differences which are a bit of a mystery. It's worth pointing out that the PC asset actually appears to be 540p with interpolation (even on the UE4 logo on the outro) suggesting a video export error.
Some effects are completely replaced on PS4 or removed completely. The door blasts open with a rush of snow on PC, absent on PS4. The flyby sequence that follows this scene on PC is pretty spectacular, but it's been replaced on the PS4 demo with an extended outro.
The flowing lava effect on the original PC demo has a considerable amount of additional depth and surface detail, looking a touch more flat on PS4. The lava flows through channels that really show off the light-bounce effect of the real-time GI on PC - they're gone on PS4 with the move to static GI.
Another example of the more refined depth of field effect we witnessed in the original PC version of the Elemental demo and you can also see that the amount of GPU generated particles is considerably ramped up in the original version of the presentation.
While the demo has been compromised to run on PS4, the key conclusion is that in motion, it's still a deeply impressive expression of Epic's new engine tech. The new demo features a number of artwork and asset revisions to make the scene a little more impactful and detail-rich, as seen in the walls here.
One curious aspect concerns the sweeping flyby outside of the Elemental Knight's fortress - this was one of the most spectacular aspects of the original demo, but it's been excised from the PS4 version, which in turn gets an extended outro sequence we didn't see on PC, where the physics and destruction tech really gets a thorough workout, culminating in the arrival of the fiery Elemental Knight's more icy nemesis.
Aside from this new content, we also noticed that there's been a fair amount of retooling to assets throughout the demo - the fortress gets completely re-lit and the bare walls of the PC version are replaced with more detailed texture-work, with the reveal of this exterior backed by fiery volcanic rocks streaking through the sky. Base geometry on the fortress interior has been changed too - even down to individual rock formations being somewhat different to the original PC version. It's hard to imagine that Epic had artists redraw minimalist detail like this so we wonder whether tessellation effects (the process of dynamically generating extra geometric detail) have been tweaked for the PlayStation 4 presentation.
On the one hand, seeing a year-old PC demo scaled down a tad to work on PlayStation 4 hardware probably isn't what console gamers would expect, and doesn't quite tally when other developers are talking about PS4 out-powering most PCs for years to come. But it is important to put all of this into context. The DirectX 11 API is very mature while the PS4 tools and APIs are still in their initial stages of development - it's going to take time for devs to fully get to grips with the new hardware. Over and above that, assuming this is the same demo that was shown at the PlayStation 4 reveal, we know for a fact that most studios only received final dev kits in the weeks beforehand, the suggestion being that most of the UE4 work will have been produced on unfinished hardware.
With all of this in mind, the fact that PS4 is within striking distance at all is a fairly substantial achievement. Only the omission of Sparse Voxel Octree Global Illumination tech (SVOGI) comes across as a disappointment - and from this, it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that at a base-line level, the next generation of console hardware isn't quite as powerful as Epic was hoping for this time last year.
"The biggest changes actually came from the merging of two separate cinematics, the original Elemental and the extended Elemental we showed at PS4's launch event. Each had different sun directions and required some compromises to join them. This resulted in some major lighting differences that aren't platform related but were due to it being a joined cinematic. Another effect, in the original you could see the mountains through the door where in the merged one we made the view through the door white since the mountains outside were no longer the same. Same deal with the mountain fly by. The old mountain range doesn't exist in the new one. These changes from the merge make direct comparisons somewhat inaccurate.
"Feature wise most everything is the same, AA resolution, meshes, textures (PS4 has tons of memory), DOF (I assure you both use the same Bokeh DOF, not sure why that one shot has different focal range), motion blur.
"Biggest differences are SVOGI has been replaced with a more efficient GI solution, a slight scale down in the number of particles for some FX, and tessellation is broken on ps4 in the current build which the lava used for displacement. We will fix the tessellation in the future."


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Sophus Tromholt, född 2 juni 1851 i Husum, Slesvig, död 17 april 1896 i Blankenhain, Thüringen, var en dansk norrskensforskare och fotograf.

Biografi
Tromholt gick i först skolan i Randers, varefter han kom till Blågård Seminarium. Han började redan där att studera norrsken. Efter att ha avlagt skollärarexamen 1871, var han först lärare i Danmark, men bosatte sig 1875 i Norge, där han fick anställning som lärare i Bergen. Han lämnade denna tjänst 1882 och började studera norrsken, till vilket han fick stöd både från den norska regeringen och från bryggaren J.C. Jacobsen i Köpenhamn. Han ledde norrskensobservationer på flera hundra stationer och företog själv resor till Finnmark och Island, vilka han skildrade i sina böcker Under nordlysets straaler (1885) och Breve fra Ultima Thule (1885). Den första av dessa böcker utgavs ursprungligen på engelska. Under sina sista år bedrev han en omfattande verksamhet som föredragshållare, i vilket syfte han även reste omkring i USA.

Förutom ovannämnda böcker publicerade han flera mindre skrifter och talrika tidskriftsartiklar, huvudsakligen i astronomiska ämnen. Bestående värde har hans samlingar av norrskensobservationer, särskilt Om nordlysets perioder (i "Dansk meteorologisk aarbog" 1880) och Catalog der in Norwegen bis Juni 1878 beobachteten Nordlichter (1902), utgiven av Jens Fredrik Schroeter på uppdrag av Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiania och styrelsen för Fridtjof Nansens fond. Tromholt är även känd som etnografisk fotograf; hans bilder av landskap och samer i Kautokeino publicerades i Billeder fra lappernes land (1885). År 1886 flyttade han till Tyskland, där han avled på ett sanatorium.

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3. Always practice common courtesies such as extending the proper greetings (hello, good evening, good-night, etc. to instructors, parents, and friends.
4. Always be courteous to all instructors by addressing them as Professor/Master/Sensei. For students, adults should be addressed as Mr/Mrs/Ms.
5. Be neat and clean at all times.
6. A good Martial Artist will always take care of his/her uniform and make sure it is always clean and in good conditions. "Air out" your uniform after each practice and wash it regularly.
 7. Fingernails and toenails must be cut short at all times. This will prevent injury to others and yourself. Hair should be clean and neat.
8. Rings, jewelry, or other accessories are never to be worn on the mat.
9. Slippers must be worn when off the mat. They should be arranged neatly along the side of the mat.
11. If an instructor is teaching a particular technique, do not deviate or improvise. Drill the move until your instructor advises otherwise.
12. Students must pay strict attention to instructors.
13. Know your partner's limitation or physical abilities. We are all here to learn and have fun, so be extremely careful with your partners. Be aware of differences in age, weight, and skills. Please use common sense.
14. If you sweat profusely, keep a towel close by.
15. You must ask permission to enter the mat or get off the mat area.
17. No mat side coaching from parents.
18. Do not drink water while on the mat.
19. Students are to keep the kitchen area and washrooms neat and clean as well as other areas.
20. Report any injuries to the instructors immediately.
21. No gum chewing is allowed at any time.


Sculpt lean and toned muscles with this energizing and dynamic group class designed to challenge and change your body - no dance experience or tutus required! Total Barre efficiently blends Pilates with dance, cardio and strength-training specifically challenging arms, legs and core to strengthen and lengthen the body. Powered by energizing, heart-pumping music that makes you need to move. This class uses choreographed movement patterns with the support of a ballet barre to take you through a flow of high-powered sequences that will keep you energized and motivated.
CoreAlign is a stand-up based Pilates style exercise program. While standing on carriages which are weighted by exercise bands, individuals are cued through a series of exercises which will pinpoint areas of muscular and postural disfunction or compensation. Exercises can be made as assistive or resistive as needed so that through repetition we can achieve better neuromuscular awareness, equal distribution of force and weight, and efficiency of movement.
In the beginners class, concepts such as postural awareness and stability, equal weight distribution in the feet and where that weight rests in the foot, square/stable hips and core engagement, and above all, movement from center out are the focus. Individuals learn how to check in with different segments and eventually muscles up and down their postural chain. Some compensations are caused by weakness, others by tightness, many, a combination of both. We learn the difference here and how to correct those factors to move forward with better proprioception and neuromuscular efficiency of movement.
In the intermediate class, we take our regained sense of balance, stability, and strength and progress forward with flexion, rotation both segmentally and full axis, and begin to delve into more challenging transitions of weight and force, both up and down the chain as well as side to side.
In the advanced class, we begin to fully test our neuromuscular organization. Individuals will be challenged by the addition of movements which require excellent core strength and balance. We will be working at a fast pace and transitioning between exercises where we may have uneven forces acting on the hips that we have to counter or asking for challenging stability on one side of the body while we exhibit just as challenging mobility on the other. Or, we may just put you on our rotational discs which will challenge your distribution of force and balance with every breath.
Do you want to decrease pain and tension? Feel less stiff and more mobile? With small movements and breath awareness, we'll dig deep and discover the movement patterns that are at the root of pain, stiffness and dysfunction. As you progress, you'll begin to move more purely. And soon you'll find more ease in everyday movements like putting on your socks or chopping vegetables. Who knows? Maybe you'll start feel so good you'll want to try a new athletic pursuit or get funky at your friend's wedding!
This class integrates Mat Pilates Fundamentals and basic biomechanics into a full-bodied movement experience. Using props and modifications, we search for the "how" of Mat work. All skill levels welcome.
Fun, full-body workouts using your body weight, kettlebells, sandbells, and more. Small class sizes allow everyone to join, regardless of age or fitness level. Build strength, burn fat, and get your heart rate pumping!
All the workout in less time! Using your body weight, sandbells, kettlebells, and more, the Express class provides fewer rest periods so you won't notice that class is only 45 minutes! Warm-up and cool down is on your own (come a few minutes early or stay a few minutes late if you'd like).
Pilates is a practice that was developed to focus on working from the core to improve stability, mobility, and flexibility. Reformer Pilates is unique in that it can offer challenge as well as assistance, making it beneficial for every body. Pilates students love that every movement includes challenge as well as stretch. They find that their posture is improved, they have better balance, and function better in their daily activities.
This beginning class is the place to learn the fundamentals of Pilates work on the reformer. Here you will learn proper form with an emphasis on quality of movement.
Once the fundamentals are mastered, challenge is added. The intermediate student knows how to maintain control through the introduction of more complicated movement patterns, and should be familiar with modifications necessary to keep their bodies safe. Instructor approval is needed to join this class.
This class is for the experienced Reformer Pilates student. The pace is fast, and more complex movement patterns are integrated with more challenge from the equipment. Students are expected to know the modifications to perform a move safely in their own body. Instructor approval is needed to join this class.


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Ensemble of colorful cacti florals on yellow flax and golden grass. Very colorfully boho. And light with good amount of flare and sheer. This fascinating skirt is light and flowy and gets you in the mood for the season. The smocking (waist band) adds to the attraction of this cool and summerish skirt.
The waist or bust of gathered cotton fabric is supple and can stretch - making it form fitting and flexible. The material is very light weight cotton.
Length: 33 inches total, including 5 inches of smocking band.
And well, wear it as a long skirt, or wear it higher as a dress.


If you haven't yet heard about Ecademy's Digital School, here's hoping you soon will have.
It's the latest initiative from yourBusinessChannel's close collaborators Thomas and Penny Power (founders of ecademy.com), who are making it their mission not just to spread the word about digital business, but to actively help people develop a digital mindset and learn the skills they need to function in the new economy.
I'm proud to say yBC is a partner in this initiative, which aims to create an army of credible, certified Digital Coaches who will head out to help people get their heads around social media in a way that's practical for small business, and indeed enterprise. In my view, there are dozens and dozens of ways in which Digital Coaches – good ones – will be able to carve out a niche, and add lots of value to their clients – and ultimately help grow the economy.
It's yet another sign of how mainstream social media is truly becoming that it's not just young "gurus" who are taking up this line of work, but people from all age groups and business backgrounds, who genuinely want to help others.


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Assata Shakur Becomes the First Woman Added to FBI's Most Wanted List
Madeleine Davies
As of yesterday, former Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army Assata Shakur became the first-ever woman to be added to the FBI's most wanted terrorist list. She is currently 66 years old and living in Cuba where she has been granted political asylum.
In May of 1973, Shakur was in a car that was pulled over by police on the New Jersey highway. A shootout occurred, resulting in the deaths of her companion and fellow activist Zayd Malik Shakur and State Trooper Werner Foerster. Assata Shakur was wounded in the gunfight, having been shot twice. Accounts of what happened that night differ greatly — surviving Trooper James Harper (also wounded) claimed that Zayd Malik Shakur began firing when they asked him to step out of the vehicle whereas Assata Shakur attests that the police fired first, even after she had her hands in the air.
Assata Shakur was convicted of Foerster's murder and sentenced to a life in prison. In 1979, with the help of allies, she was able to escape from confinement and flee to Cuba where she still lives and calls herself a "20th century escaped slave."
Wanted for approximately 34 years, Shakur, born Joanne Chesimard in New York City, has now become the first woman and the second domestic terrorist (as labeled by the government) to have ever made the FBI's most wanted list. The bounty for her capture and return to the U.S. has now jumped from $1 million to $2 million.
Shakur still has a massive share of supporters in the U.S. and abroad, as many rightly doubt the impartiality of the U.S. justice system towards Black activists, especially in the 1970s. Indeed, many of the facts in the state's case against her are considered shaky and unfounded at best, and the "he said/she said" nature of the trial does not lend itself to an unquestionable conviction.
Even taking her conviction at face value, the FBI's continued pursuit of her for nearly four decades — and her labeling as a domestic terrorist — seems overboard. Could it possibly be because the U.S. is in such denial of its own evident racist past that the government has to believe that she's guilty for the sake of pride?
From Salon:
James Braxton Peterson, Director of Africana Studies at Lehigh University, has argued that the continued interest in Shakur's capture reflects an evasion on the part of the U.S. government to truly come to terms with its racist recent past. "It is unlikely that our government will ever be able to come to terms with its own role in the violent racial conflicts of its immediate past, and thus unlikely that Assata will ever be able to live freely in her country of origin – these United States," he wrote. The point being that if Black Panthers continue to be framed as dangerous, violent terrorists, the government's role in the race war that birthed the panthers can be neatly tucked into history's unread footnotes.
The article, written by Natasha Lennard, also points out how sensitive the U.S. government remains to this day about Black Panther and BLA propaganda. According to Mother Jones, possessing Black Panther literature or imagery — including images of Shakur — in prison can get inmates sent to solitary confinement as authorities claim that the items encourage and indicate gang activity.
Regardless, Assata Shakur remains an icon in and outside of the jailhouse. Songs and books have been written about her, her own autobiography Assata has a large readership and journalists continue to flock to Cuba for the chance to interview her. Public outcry leans heavily on her side so she's an unwise target for the FBI to continually call attention to. Captured or free, she'll remain an icon.
Assata Shakur first woman named on FBI most wanted list [Salon] Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord [The Grio] Former Black Panther Assata Shakur Added to FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List [Democracy Now]
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In this update of our 2003 study, The Artistic Dividend: The Hidden Contributions of the Arts to the Regional Economy, we explore the results of the 2000 Census to update our depiction of artistic prowess city by city, expanding our analysis to the twenty-nine largest U.S. metros. We confirm the tendency for different metros to specialize in artistic suboccupations.
Artistic activity is a major and varied contributor to economic vitality. We suggest that the productivity of and earnings in a regional economy rise as the incidence of artists within its boundaries increases, because artists' creativity and specialized skills enhance the design, production and marketing of products and services in other sectors. They also help firms recruit top-rate employees and generate income through direct exports of artistic work out of the region.


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MicrodumpProcessor::MicrodumpProcessor(StackFrameSymbolizer* frame_symbolizer)
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Can the small steps become the "Balkan miracle"?
Although the Western Balkans cannot become part of the European Union immediately or in the very near future, in the meantime it is possible to take steps that would contribute to the achievement of membership. Intensifying educational and cultural ties with the countries of the Western Balkans can play an important role in reconciliation in the region. More on the topic – in the analysis by Prof. Ingrid Shikova.


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Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have greeted with gratification the work of Cameroon Baptist Convention (CBC) Health Services in providing exemplary health care. The commendation came on the heels of a free screening campaign organized in the bill up to and during celebrations marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2019 in Cameroon.
The week-long health campaign presented an opportunity for PWDs to screen for various health conditions in CBC Health Services' facilities in some major towns in Cameroon. The screening culminated in a grand outreach at the Centre National de Rehabilitation Des Personnes Vivant Avec Le Handicap (National Center for the Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities) Paul Emile Leger Etoug-Ebe, Yaoundé.
Access to health care remains a major problem to many PWDs who live below the poverty line. The situation is even worse in those whose disabilities have rendered then incapacitated, unable to fend for themselves. Mr. Kong David Ngum, a PWD and Chief of Services for Special Inclusive Education, Sports, and Animation at the National Center for the Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities says out-of-pocket payment for health care and assistive devices make life very difficult for PWDs. "Just the cost of a wheelchair for those with mobility impairment can render an entire family poor," he said.
When we advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities, we are a step towards leaving no one behind.
The average cost of a standard wheelchair is FCFA 295,693 ($500 US Dollar) which is seven times the minimum wage in Cameroon. By implication, it will take a minimum wage earner in the country 7-months wages to buy a wheelchair, not to mention those who live virtually on less than a dollar day.
Conjecturing from the firsthand hardship PWDs face accessing health care and acquiring assistive devices, Mr. Kong says initiatives like that of the CBC Health Services to provide free medical consultations to PWDs should not only be limited to international day celebrations. "The life of PWDs is not limited to a number of days. Therefore stakeholders should work hard to let them have these services where and whenever need," he said.
The IDPWD is a United Nations' (UN) Day held annually on December 3 to focus on issues that affect people with disabilities worldwide. This is usually under a chosen theme to chart the course for including PWDs in mainstream society. This year's event was under the international theme, "Promoting the Participation of Persons with Disabilities and their Leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda".
Promoting participation warrants that PWDs are fully a part of all policies and actions for them. Mr. Bonkung Handerson, a person with speech impairment says, "Every person with a disability has the right to inclusion and participation in nation-building." However for full participation to be a reality "the society at large has to desist from the myth that minor roles are meant for PWDs and focus on their ability to deliver," said Mr. Bonkung, Editor-In-Chief at the CBC Health Services Communication Unit.
According to Chansiline Nanze, a person with a mobility impairment and Journalist with Cameroon's National Broadcaster (CRTV) says, PWDs have to see their disability as an opportunity to make a name in the society and surmounting the odds to be successful. "Determination and acceptance are key for the participation of PWDs in the political and social life of the country," she remarks.
In a keynote address, Mme Pauline Irene Ngene, Cameroon's Minister of Social Affairs said the move towards an inclusive society in the country is well on course and there has to be strong advocacy to make the future accessible and promising for PWDs. "My Ministry will continue to work in synergy with partner Ministries, private organizations and civil society to translate Government resolutions and policies into actionable strategies that can improve the welfare and lot of PWDs," she explained
Cameroon's Minister of Social Affairs says govenment policies have to be translated into action plans to make the future accessible to PWDs
The Minister saluted the services of private organizations like CBC Health Services in promoting and protecting the rights of PWDs. In a tour to exhibition stands at the Centre National de Rehabilitation Des Personnes Vivant Avec Le Handicap Paul Emile Leger Etoug-Ebe, Yaoundé, Mme Irene Nguene made an appraisal of the free screening health campaign, which the CBC Health Services was offering to PWDs. "I am impressed with the work you are doing for Cameroonians. Thank you," she submitted.
Mr. Yongwa Zacks, Administrator at Etoug-Ebe Baptist Hospital Yaoundé noted that the free screening which started on November 26 to December 3, 2019 allowed for PWDs to check for eye defects, ear, nose and throat problems, hypertension, diabetes, mobility problems, and mental health conditions.
Cameroon has an estimated population of 25-million people according to the world population review. Out this number, 3-million are PWDs constituting 15 percent (%) of the country's total population. Therefore, taking actions that improve their livelihood will have a great impact on the country's workforce.
The IDPD 2019 was celebrated in Cameroon under the national theme "The future is Accessible".
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Q: What happens when I pick up the Black Candle when I have Curse of the Labyrinth? The Black Candle removes every curse on pickup.
For example when I have Curse of the Blind and I pick it up the question marks dissappear and become items again.
But what does that mean for Curse of the Labyrinth does half the floor disappear or just one extra item room?

A: According to Reddit:

I bought it on an XL floor. Nothing happens. The floor is already generated, it doesn't change after that. Future floors won't be cursed though. I'm pretty sure it's the only curse that isn't instantly mitigated.

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After a Caltrans work crew was caught campaigning on the taxpayers' dime against Yes on 6 – the Gas Tax Repeal during road construction on a highway road, Judge Steven Bailey (Ret.) and the Yes on 6 – Gas Tax Repeal campaign is calling for Caltrans' director to step down.
When dozens of Yes on 6 supporters experienced and documented the work crew's blatant disregard for the law first-hand on Tuesday, Berman's response to the media was clear that she's ignorant about what this means – or simply doesn't care – when she said "these individuals were private contractors and not Caltrans employees." Unfortunately for Berman, the law is crystal clear.
"State law is clear and unambiguous, declaring that it is unlawful for any government employee, contractor, or consultant to use public resources – including contractors – to engage in campaign activity, but it appears another of the Governor's appointees does not believe the law applies to their agency," said Judge Steven Bailey (ret.), candidate for California Attorney General and a respected legal mind. "Laurie Berman has clearly demonstrated her inability to control Caltrans contractors who have been caught red-handed violating the law. If Laurie Berman cannot hold her own agency accountable, she must resign. It is time for accountability in Sacramento," he concluded.
"There is absolutely no grey area here – Caltrans is caught in blatant violation of California law that prohibits the use of taxpayer funds for campaign activities or advocacy," declared Carl DeMaio, Chairman of Yes on Prop 6 Gas Tax Repeal Initiative. "This proves once again that Caltrans simply cannot be trusted to do what is right with our gas tax funds – they literally are using gas tax funds to support the distribution of campaign materials to raise the gas tax on working families," DeMaio noted. "It's time for her to step down," he concluded.


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GrubMarket Completes Two Acquisitions to Kick-Off Rapid Expansion Plans in 2020
Thursday, Jan. 9th, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - It seems like just yesterday that GrubMarket acquired the Michigan-based farm-to-table delivery service Doorganics. This week, though, the e-commerce player is further building out its West Coast expansion, announcing the acquisition of the Northern California-based companies EJ Food Distributor and Eating with the Seasons.
According to a press release, EJ Food Distributor specializes in sourcing and delivering a rich variety of dry goods exclusively for restaurants across Northern California. This acquisition will allow GrubMarket to further expand its product categories offered to restaurants, by adding a sales layer of unique specialty dry goods that will complement its other existing food category offerings.
"We've been aware of GrubMarket's rapidly growing wholesale presence for a couple of years, and we are incredibly excited to join the GrubMarket Team and become part of the incredible technological disruption currently taking place in the massive, yet fairly old-fashioned, food wholesale industry," said Johnson Quan, CEO of EJ Food Distributor.
The second acquired company, Eating with the Seasons, provides its customers with customizable produce boxes comprised of products from its grower-partners. GrubMarket's acquisition of this company follows in the footsteps of its acquisition of Doorganics, as it continues to successfully identify and invest in reputable and established food delivery services with profitable business models. As a result of this acquisition, GrubMarket will provide Eating with the Seasons with technological and e-commerce expertise to further grow Eating with the Seasons across Northern California.
"GrubMarket has great respect for local CSA (community-supported agriculture) programs, and Eating with the Seasons is one of the most prominent CSA programs in the San Francisco Bay Area," said Mike Xu, CEO of GrubMarket. "As a rapidly growing e-commerce farm-to-table company, we are not aiming to outcompete the smaller CSA programs like some other e-commerce players have recently done. Instead, we would like to foster these local CSA programs and protect the integrity of the local food ecosystem that has been in existence for a very long time."
Lastly, both EJ Food Distributor and Eating with the Seasons will transition their technology foundations to the GrubMarket software ecosystem. This includes a sophisticated online grocery e-commerce platform as well as WholesaleWare, which is the company's new Software-as-a-Service platform providing food industry suppliers and vendors with seamless financial management, easy-to-use online ordering, sales functionality, precise inventory management, and engaging CRM tools.
What's next on the acquisition front for GrubMarket? Follow along with us at AndNowUKnow to find out.
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The distance between Budapest, Hungary and Edinburgh, Scotland, Uk is approximately 1,796 km or 1,116 mi.
To reach Budapest in this distance one would set out from Edinburgh, Scotland bearing 112.3° or ESE and follow the great circles arc to approach Budapest bearing 130° or SE .
The average temperature is 2.8 °C (5°F) warmer.
Total annual precipitation averages 105 mm (4.1 in) less which is equivalent to 105 l/m² (2.58 US gal/ft²) or 1,050,000 l/ha (112,252 US gal/ac) less. About 5/6 as much.
There are 604 more hours of sunlight per year in Budapest. In whichever way circa 1h 38' more per day or about 1 3/7 as many.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.5° higher in Budapest than in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The table shows values for Budapest relative to Edinburgh, Scotland. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Edinburgh, Scotland vs Budapest.


The Mr. Coffee Café Barista lets you be your own Barista right at home. With the touch of a button, you can choose between single or double servings of espresso, latte, or cappuccino. Featuring 15 bars of pressure to create delicious beverages you would expect from your local coffee house. The integrated milk container allows you to easily create frothy lattes and cappuccinos without the hassle. Simply add your favorite espresso or coffee grounds to the portafilter, fill the milk reservoir and press one of the three beverage preprogrammed beverage options. The Mr. Coffee Café Barista will do the rest, creating a masterpiece before your eyes. The process is easy and creates great results With the manual espresso and milk froth modes, you can customize your drink exactly how you like it. The milk reservoir can be easily removed for storing in the refrigerator or easy cleaning in the dishwasher. The removable water reservoir holds up to 55 ounces of water so you can brew multiple drinks before refilling. The sliding cup height platform is perfect for brewing into smaller cups. The drip tray can be easily removed for cleaning. The included recipe book features 10 delicious drink recipes you can easily make with your new Mr. Coffee Café Barista.


Your garden should complement your house's architectural style with grass. Ask yourself what your distinct style is and what's going to look most appropriate with your house. While an attractive yard may take some time and money to create, there are a number of creative and low-maintenance strategies to update your house's exterior without costing too much.
If you do decide to incorporate a small container garden, a couple of fruit trees or some flowers in your landscape design, be certain to also consist of automated irrigation, which will help you to save time and water. If landscapes and gardens are intended to restore original vegetation, learn what the original neighborhood environment was like. Indoor plants can brighten up your house and introduce some essential freshness.
Think of what each new feature needs ( for instance, a vegetable garden requires a lot of sun, fantastic soil and frequent watering) and choose whether it is going to work in your place of choice. You most likely already have what you have to have in your house to grow flowers or vegetables, and that means you don't need to buy raised beds or planters from a gardening shop. Grass also needs a hefty quantity of water, and could require fertilizer and weed treatments also, all which impact your bottom line.
Often one large item will guide the remainder of your design! The planning and design of outdoor space needs to be considered an integral portion of your house's sustainable design. Sustainable landscaping should make an effort to incorporate biodiversity objectives into the plan approach from the outset.
Residential gardening occurs near the house, in a space known as the garden. Should you ever sell your house, good curb appeal will bring in prospective buyers to your property. Tidying and greening around your house increases property value, is perfect for the environment and has been proven to increase your wellbeing!
Remember your garden is always evolving. An amazing affordable update to a garden is to gain hold of some agricultural supplies. Gardening is also a hobby for a number of people so that you can create your own selection.


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Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin Magmatism
Site U1566 recovered a complete section of the feather edge of a seaward-dipping reflector sequence below a thin Quaternary sediment unit. The basalt flows and interbasalt sediment units were deposited in a subaerial environment and overlay the weathered granitic basement sampled at Site U1566.
Site U1566 (proposed Site VMVM-23A) is a companion to Site U1565. Both sites are located on the western flank of Kolga High about one km apart in water depth just above 2000 m. As described for Site U1565, the Kolga High is one of several areas along the rifted margin that are characterized by a thin sediment cover above the top basalt surface and a rapidly westward shoaling of the Base Cretaceous Unconformity (BCU).
Interpretation of extensive 3-D seismic reflection data shows that Kolga High is covered by breakup related basalts except for two small windows (5 × 3 km-sized) just west of the summit of the Kolga High. Characteristic seaward-dipping reflectors (SDRs) lap onto the Kolga High along its western margin, thinning towards the basalt windows where the lavas most likely have been eroded, making the Kolga High one of the few sites along the Vøring and Møre margins where the transition from the lowermost extrusive volcanic rocks to the subbasalt strata is accessible by drilling. A previous attempt of determining the nature of this boundary was carried out during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 104 in 1985 on the Vøring Marginal High. Hole 642E showed that the seaward-dipping reflections represent thick piles of subaerially emplaced basalt flows, but unfortunately did not get through the entire lava pile. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate drilled the eastern part of the Kolga High in 2014 (hole 6403/1-U-1) and recovered 38 m of hyaloclastite with a tholeiitic composition in the upper part of a lava delta as defined by eastward prograding reflections, but did not penetrate through the entire extrusive volcanic sequence.
The primary objective of Site U1566 was to sample the lowermost part of the SDRs on the Kolga High and, if possible, drill through the entire basalt sequence, but this was not the primary target as the nearby Site U1565 targeted the subbasalt units. By drilling Site U1566 we first aimed at determining the emplacement environment of the initial volcanism on the Kolga High as it provides important constraints on the vertical movement of the margin prior to the onset of extrusive volcanism and the extension during the final rifting phase prior to breakup. A second objective at Site U1566 was to constrain the timing of the onset of extrusive volcanism in this area and to provide further insights into the hypothesis that breakup and extrusive volcanism on the Møre Margin predated breakup along the Vøring Margin. A third objective of Site U1566 was to characterize the magma source of the earliest extrusive basalts and to determine if it was primordial, which would imply rapid ascent through the crust or evolved during storage at crustal levels with potential incorporation of continental crustal rocks. A fourth objective was to constrain the rates of magma production both from geochemical analyses and potentially by biostratigraphic dating of interlayered sediments, although these were expected to be highly altered unless the lava flows were emplaced over a long time interval. The final objective of Site U1566 was to get information on the extent of the basement lithologies drilled at Site U1565 and on lava-subsurface interaction if the bottom of the lava pile could be reached. Although Site U1566 was placed only 1 km away from Site U1565, the seismic data are inconclusive about the dip of the basal surface of the lava pile and hence the depth to this interface. While high-resolution seismic data may indicate that this base basalt is as shallow as 200 m below seafloor (mbsf) (depending on the choice of seismic velocity), 3-D exploration seismic data suggested that the basal surface may be up to 400 m deep and out of reach of the planned 200 m deep hole.
Site U1566 consisted of a single hole cored to 181.7 mbsf and wireline logging. Coring started at 0525 h on 16 August 2021 and ended at 2230 h on 19 August to accommodate the Versatile Seismic Imager (VSI) logging run in daylight hours on 20 August. Thirty-three cores were taken with the rotary core barrel (RCB) system, recovering 100.5 m (55%) of core. Cores U1566A-1R to 3R and 32R to 33R were taken with full-length advances. Cores 4R (26.2 mbsf) through 31R (162.3 mbsf) were taken with half-length advances to improve core recovery of the basaltic basement.
All four logging tool strings—the triple combo tool, the VSI tool, the Formation MicroScanner (FMS)-sonic tool, and the Ultrasonic Borehole Imager (UBI)—were run to a depth of 145 mbsf in the hole. After the conclusion of wireline logging, the drill string was pulled back to the surface and secured, ending Hole U1566A and Site U1566 at 0230 h on 21 August. The time spent on Hole U1566A was 124 h or 5.2 days.
The succession recovered at Site U1566 is divided into three lithostratigraphic units. Lithostratigraphic Unit I (0 to 19 mbsf) is unconsolidated clay with varying amounts of silt and sand, and foraminifera. Some of the intervals contain clasts and nodules. Unit II (19–148 mbsf) is basalt and interbasaltic sediment. This unit is divided into 14 basaltic lava flow subunits and 13 sedimentary subunits, with a total cored thickness of 121.8 m. Unit III (148–175.4 mbsf) is weakly to moderately altered medium-grained granite with biotite, alternating with decomposed granite and granite derived sandstones.
Sedimentary samples analyzed from the first three cores of Hole U1566A yield common to trace diatoms and other biosiliceous debris, trace in situ dinoflagellate cysts, sporomorphs, rare ostracods, common to trace benthic foraminifers, and common planktonic foraminifers. Age-diagnostic microfossils indicate an overall Quaternary age for the sedimentary deposits above the uppermost igneous facies.
In addition, a single sample taken from sediments interbedded between igneous rocks in Section U1566A-11R-1 yielded a diverse terrestrial pollen and spore assemblage, and a few aquatic elements. Age-diagnostic pollen encountered at this level suggest an earliest Eocene age for this sample.
Core sections were run through the superconducting rock magnetometer (SRM), which measured natural remanent magnetization (NRM) before and after alternating field demagnetization. Cores U1566A-1R to 3R show normal polarity, followed by reversed polarity from Core U1566A-4R to the bottom of the hole, with some data points showing evidence of normal polarity. Lithostratigraphic Unit I has an average initial intensity of NRM of 4.3 × 10−2 A/m. The average NRM of Units II and III is ~1.4 A/m, which is two orders of magnitude higher than that of the sediments.
Stepwise demagnetization was conducted on 32 discrete samples from Hole U1566A (thermal demagnetization) with a focus on unaltered basalt flow samples (30 samples). One sediment and one granite unit sample were also analyzed. The basalt sequence records mostly a reverse magnetic polarity.
Alkalinity increases from the mudline (2.3 mM) to the deepest interstitial water sample taken at 18 mbsf (3.1 mM) in Hole U1566A. Measured pH is 7.8 in the mudline and declines to 7.7 at the base of the sediments. PO43− content ranges from 4.04 µM at 2.95 mbsf to 2.16 µM at 18 mbsf. Ammonium (NH4+) is below detection limit in the mudline but increases to 56.6 mM in the deepest sample.
Total carbon (TC), total inorganic carbon (TIC), calcium carbonate, total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), and sulfur were determined on three discrete sediment samples. TIC content ranges from 1.1 wt% at 2.95 mbsf to 0.02 wt% at 18 mbsf. CaCO3 values range from 0.2 to 11.3 wt%. TOC ranges from 0.21 to 0.03 wt%. All TOC/TN ratios are below 5, indicating marine organic matter. H and S were below detection limits.
Physical properties were measured on all whole-round cores, archive and working-half sections, and discrete samples of Hole U1566A. Measurements included gamma ray attenuation (GRA) bulk density, magnetic susceptibility (MS), natural gamma radiation (NGR), P-wave velocity, X-ray imaging, moisture and density (MAD) and porosity (n. 102) analysis, and thermal conductivity (n. 30).
Unit I cores have P-wave velocities of 1489 to 2909 m/s, whole-round GRA bulk density from 1.51 to 2.10 g/cm3, and whole-round MS has a mean value of 77.7 (SI units) compared to a mean value of 86.9 (SI units) from discrete half-round measurements. NGR values for the overburden sediments vary from 19 to 44 counts/s. The bulk density of discrete samples ranges from 1.54 to 1.82 g/cm3 (n = 6), with grain densities ranging from 2.74 to 2.80 g/cm3.
The ~121 m thick Unit II succession revealed dominantly very low gamma radiation counts (<10 counts/s) in the basalt subunits, while the intervolcanic sediment subunits show more variation and values up to 62.8 counts/s. Discrete samples have bulk densities ranging from 1.69 to 2.84 g/cm3. Discrete measurements of P-wave velocity range from 1530 m/s to 5884 m/s and display systematic variations associated with the varying lithologies. In total, 23 successful thermal-conductivity measurements were made across a range of lithologies within Unit II with values ranging from 1–1.9 W(m·K). The MS values in the sequence (mean 482 SI units) are significantly higher than those of the overlying soft sediments (mean 78 SI units).
The granitic basement Unit III has higher gamma radiation readings (mean 53.5 counts/s) compared to the overlying volcanic sequence and discrete bulk densities range from 1.97 to 2.58 g/cm3. Gantry P-wave velocity measurements range from 1502 m/s to 4501 m/s while thermal-conductivity measurements have a mean value of 2.1 W/(m·K).
Downhole Measurements
Wireline data from the four log runs collected sonic velocities, MS, NGR, bulk density, and resistivity measurements and imaged the basalt-sediment sequence of Unit II. The lava package displays a consistently low background gamma trend with three clear peaks in the natural gamma ray log linked to siliciclastic sediment interlayers. The MS log reveals clear variations with the basaltic lava flows with higher susceptibility values in the basalt flow subunits and almost zero MS of the interbasalt sediments. The porosity-dependent resistivity, bulk density, photoelectric factor, and P-wave and S-wave velocity logs show systematic variations throughout basalt subunits similar to logs collected in other subaerial basalt flow sequences. For instance, the P-wave velocity is as low as 2.5 km/s in the interbasalt sediments subunits and flow tops, increasing towards the massive basalt interiors, reaching values up to almost 6 km/s. The imaging logs (FMS-sonic and UBI) similarly display systematic variations in lava flow facies, with vesicular low-resistivity flow tops and massive resistive interiors with potential amygdales.


Have TalkTalk Community profiles automatically linked to Talktalk account.
Having two talktalk logins, one for myaccount and another for the community pages doesn't sit right. it feels dumb.
Why not just have a talktalk profile, as part of your account, that is used for posting gubbins on the community forums.
Your personal details are requested by the community profile anyway, and if you're logging a fault, query or complaint you're asked for your landline number so it can be tracked.
That's a lot of redundant steps.
If it's a "security issue", have a profile linked to the myaccount page, then have a handshake between the two portals (account and community) if/when a customer decides they want to spend time on the forums.
Also, just have a drop down menu for the 'idea labels', it'd be less of a faff given that it's a restricted set of options.
Hey @bred1 thanks for the suggestion, this is something we want to deliver to make it easier to use the site however right now we don't have a timescale for when this will be delivered but I've updated the idea to reflect we have accepted it to our community roadmap.


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What makes a community resilient? Understanding the dynamics of a community can help it to best adapt and grow in the face of sudden or sustained challenges, be it a natural disaster or an economic crisis. Interest in community resilience is emerging in civil society, the social sciences, and within government. This paper examines the nature of what makes a strong community, and how community foundations can help increase resiliency in their local areas. The author forms the initial hypothesis that community foundations that undertake "community needs mapping" are expanding their roles in civil society beyond that of traditional grant maker. She uses selected case studies as a lens to examine community resilience and to look at the role the respective foundations play in these contexts. The author builds a resilience framework with seven elements, which comprise what she calls the "Resilience Rainbow", in order to explore the topic of community resilience. Her paper focuses on case studies - from Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Mexico and Slovakia - of seven community foundations which have recently undertaken "community needs mapping". In her findings, the author maps the themes of the "Resilience Rainbow" against those emerging from the case studies. The author goes on to analyse the differences in the foundations' roles and the potential reasons for these differences. She concludes the paper with a look at why and how certain community foundations? roles are evolving, with a focus on the ways their work has an impact on the resilience of their local communities.
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Coalition partners study tropical medicine to fight global illnesses
By Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton
Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image U.S. Navy Commander Ryan Maves, physician of infectious diseases, teaches medical professionals about illnesses during the Military Tropical Medicine seminar May 11, 2016 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Medical specialists from the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Djibouti attended the seminar to learn about treating tropical illnesses and diseases and how they affect military personnel in a contingency environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Image French Army Capt. Emilie Javelle, Internal medicine clinician, teaches medical professionals about the Chikungunya virus during the Military Tropical Medicine seminar May 11, 2016 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Javelle talked about the symptoms and treatments of Chikungunya as there is currently no vaccine for the disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Raughton/Released)
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Mosquito-borne diseases kill millions of people every year, and malaria alone puts 40 percent of the world's population at risk, according to the World Health Organization.
That's one reason why medical teams from coalition and East African Partner nations met to discuss regional and global diseases, viral infections and internal medicine at the Military Tropical Medicine event, May 10-12, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Medical representatives from the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Djibouti were in attendance.
Military medical specialists from around the world shared knowledge of disease symptoms, treatment options and how viruses affect the body in a contingency environment. They also discussed treatment options that may vary based on geographical location.
"The course is pretty comprehensive," said U.S. Navy Commander Ryan Maves, physician of infectious diseases. "We place a lot of emphasis on malaria, both in the recognition and treatment of malaria because we have ongoing cases of malaria in folks that deploy."
Maves said the number of cases of deploying service members who contract malaria is small, but his goal is to help other deployed medical professionals recognize common tropical diseases in their area. Early recognition can improve patient treatment and can help prevent others from contracting those diseases.
Malaria, diarrheal and sexual diseases were addressed, as were HIV/AIDS, soft tissue infections and case studies.
"My aim is for physicians and medical staff to understand the diseases and enable them to correct and manage patients at each stage of the disease," said French Army Capt. Emilie Javelle, internal medicine clinician. "I think it's important to have the course here in Djibouti because it's a country of tropical diseases and you may have to deal with patients with some of these diseases here."
While medical professionals spend time learning symptoms, treatments and illness effects on service members in contingency environments, Maves advises everyone to take personal responsibility to minimize their risk of contracting food or water-borne illnesses, malaria, or worse.
"Consume just bottled water, be very cautious of what kind of food we consume on the economy, and stick to things that are thoroughly cooked," he said. "If you fall ill, seek medical attention. Make sure we don't spread respiratory diseases by coughing on people. In terms of malaria prevention, particularly since we're in Africa, take and adhere to your malaria prophylaxis, such as doxycycline."
With medical professionals trading their most effective treatment techniques and keeping current on regional illnesses, coalition partners and deployed service members stand a better chance of warding off illness and effectively treating the sick and wounded in the field.
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There's one reason why medical teams from coalition and East African Partner nations met to discuss regional and global diseases, viral infections and internal medicine at the Military Tropical Medicine event, May 10-12, 2016, at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Medical representatives from the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Djibouti were in attendance.
Security conference aligns military, political priorities for East Africa
U.S. military and Department of State representatives assembled at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, for the annual East Africa Security Synchronization Conference to synchronize and prioritize activities in East Africa.
U.S. Marines strengthen Djiboutian Army by leading joint bilateral academy course in Africa
The U.S. Marine Corps is arguably one of the most revered institutions within the U.S. Department of Defense. So, when Combined Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) leadership recently welcomed members of the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) into the U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Course, it was a distinct honor.
U.S., Japanese, French, Italian militaries partner for first multilateral NEO exercise in Africa
Initiated by the Japanese military, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) supported a joint-nation noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise and training here, Sept. 29.
Preparing our Practitioners: CJTF-HOA Hosts Tropical Medicine Course
Medical professionals from across the military services, foreign militaries and local community joined together to discuss challenges posed to medical personnel providing care for troops operating within the Horn of Africa and the East African region at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Nov. 14 to 16, 2017.


The oil industry is dumping millions of gallons of toxic waste a day into California's clean-water aquifers.
Recently revealed documents show that California regulators allowed oil companies to drill more than 2,400 illegal injection wells for waste disposal or oil production into protected aquifers, including many with water clean enough to drink.
This illegal dumping contaminates water because fracking flowback and other oil waste contains cancer-causing chemicals like benzene. As fracking expands, so does the toxic threat to our water and health.
During the current devastating drought in California, Gov. Jerry Brown should take emergency action to halt illegal injections and dangerous fracking.
The interactive map below shows the illegal oil industry injection wells contaminating underground water across the state, from Monterey down to Kern and Los Angeles counties.


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As an experienced child custody attorney, Bill Connor will examine your case to determine the most efficient and appropriate course of action. my goal is to help you get a favorable custody agreement quickly and with as little financial and emotional discomfort as possible.
Child custody law can be confusing. As an experienced custody attorney, I will ensure that you receive proper representation when filing or responding to petitions, during mediations, and if necessary vigorous representation in court.
After an agreement, additional issues may occur.
Under South Carolina's child custody law, Most judges are expected to consider and apply 17 specific determinants.
(17) other circumstances as the courts consider necessary.


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Overnight closure of toll road for maintenance
18 April 2013 12:00 am | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency says the Northern Gateway Toll Road on State Highway 1 north of Auckland will be closed to all traffic on the night of Tuesday, 23 April, for maintenance work at the Johnstone's Hill tunnels.
To minimise any disruption to drivers, the toll road will be closed from 11pm until 5 o'clock the next morning when traffic is lightest. A detour will be in place along the Hibiscus Coast Highway, a free route between the Silverdale interchange on SH1, Orewa and Puhoi.
"The maintenance is necessary to ensure that the two 345 metre-long tunnels are kept in a good and safe condition for all highway users," says the NZTA's State Highways Manager for Auckland and Northland, Tommy Parker.
Safety features for the tunnels include 12 extraction fans, almost 1300 lights, two cross passages to move people from one tunnel to another if there is an emergency, a deluge fire suppression system, 14 emergency equipment cabinets, and sensors that measure smoke, light, wind and pollution. The tunnels are monitored 24 hours a day from the Joint Transport Operations Centre at Takapuna.
For updates and information about the maintenance work, or any other motorway issues please call Auckland Motorways on 09 5200 200 or email, help@ama.nzta.govt.nz.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency works to create transport solutions for all New Zealanders – from helping new drivers earn their licences, to leading safety campaigns to investing in public transport, state highways and local roads.


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New points-based immigration system§
On 13 July 2020, the government set out further details on the UK's points-based system. These new arrangements will take effect from 1 January 2021, once freedom of movement with the European Union (EU) has ended.
It will treat EU and non-EU citizens equally and aims to attract people who can contribute to the UK's economy. Irish citizens will continue to be able to enter and live in the UK as they do now.
Care providers that are not already a licensed sponsor and think they will want to sponsor migrants through the skilled worker route from January 2021, they should apply now to become a licensed sponsor.
Care staff and providers should familiarise themselves with the following government resources. They may also wish to sign up for Government email alerts to get updates on the new immigration system:
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Employing EU citizens in the UK- 14 October 2020 – Home Office
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EU Settlement Scheme: community support for vulnerable citizens – Updated 14 October 2020 – Home Office
Organisations funded to provide support to vulnerable and at risk EU citizens applying to the EU Settlement Scheme. Updated contact details.
Coronavirus and the non-UK workforce – 8 October 2020 – ONS
New insights on the characteristics of non-British nationals and non-UK-born in the workforce between 2017 and 2019, including those who could be considered as key workers in the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Between 2017 and 2019, there were 32.3 million people employed in the UK workforce, of which 11% were non-British nationals (7% EU and 4% non-EU nationals).
During the same period, roughly a third (10.5 million) were employed in key worker occupations and industries.
The largest number of key workers worked in health and social care (3.2 million), of which 12% were non-British nationals with an equal split between EU and non-EU nationals.
Looking at the change over time from 2012 to 2019, the number of non-British nationals employed in key worker occupations and industries had grown (from 826,300 in 2012 to 1,097,100 in 2019); this was mainly driven by a steady increase in EU nationals working in health and social care (from 100,200 in 2012 to 192,300 in 2019).
Health surcharge reimbursement – 1 October 2020 – GOV.UK
Care staff may be able to be reimbursed for the immigration health surcharge (IHS) if they work in the health and care sector. Government guidance sets out: who is eligible; how to apply for reimbursement; and how to appeal a decision.
Government launches Health and Care Visa – 14 July 2020 – GOV.UK
Government has launched a Health and Care Visit programme. According to the Government press release: "The new Health and Care Visa will apply to eligible roles within the health and care sector. The events of recent months have illustrated just what a crucial role the care sector plays in UK society. The government is working closely with the sector to support and recognise the contributions of care workers. This includes a widespread focus on training and introducing a proper career structure to provide opportunities for those in the sector and makes it an attractive profession for prospective carers. The independent Migration Advisory Committee has been very clear that immigration is not the answer to the challenges in the social care sector and, as we implement the new immigration system, we want employers to focus on investing in our domestic workforce."
As part of the launch of the Health and Care Visa, those who apply via the visa and their dependants will be exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Useful links on visas and immigration§
UK visa sponsorship for employers - apply for sponsor status
New immigration system: What you need to know - updated 13 July 2020 - GOV.UK
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Hardships generally produce sorrow and heartache, but sometimes there's unexpected joy in life's trials for those who are willing to look. Just ask Aaron Shust. The past few years have been an emotional rollercoaster for the father of three young sons, yet amongst the challenges there have been miracles with each trial and tribulation. Each crisis led the Centricity Music recording artist to lean more firmly into his faith and the result is Aaron's new album, Morning Rises, a potent collection of songs that are worshipful, life-affirming and absolutely celebratory.