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The Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport (Hebrew: ועדת החינוך, התרבות והספורט, Vaadat hinuh ha, ha-Tarbut ve-ha-sport) is a Knesset committee which deals with education, culture, sports and arts in Israel.

The committee was established in 1949, during the tenure of the 1st Knesset convocation. The current acting chairman of the committee is member of the Yisrael Beiteinu party Alex Miller.

As a commission for education, the committee deals with all matters related to education: regarding schools, kindergartens, education in specific sectors, private education, teaching materials, the teachers, development and investment in various areas, the education budget, financial support for poor students, the education of students with learning disabilities and the higher education in Israel. The committee also discusses the treatment of various current trends and behaviors among Israeli teens which are widely perceived as negative and how to prevent them.

As a commission for Culture, Sport and Arts, the committee deals with promoting the culture in Israel in three different languages: Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish.

The committee also deals with all matters related to the various branches of sports in Israel, especially the most popular ones: soccer, basketball, volleyball and swimming.

Chairmen of the Commission

External links
 Information regarding the current Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport – posted on the Knesset website
 The panel of the Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport through its history – posted on the Knesset website

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Milford housing plan scrutinized
Rolling Meadows project faces zoning, traffic hurdles
Frank Juliano
MILFORD -- A developer's plan to build 28 units of affordable housing that would be accessed through an industrial park has some city officials worked up.
Louis D'Amato has been trying for more than a year to build the project, to be known as Rolling Meadows.
City Planner David Sulkis said Friday that the Planning and Zoning Board hasn't yet acted on the application. Other city boards and commissions have generally acted favorably, although the Zoning Board of Appeals denied D'Amato a variance for the 90 Heenan Road site this summer.
"State law says that you can't utilize industrial land for affordable housing, so in effect, they want to change the use of the industrial land," Sulkis said.
The 4.1-acre site is zoned for single-family homes, but it needs an easement through the driveway of an industrial plaza that D'Amato also owns to access 15 of the units in what would be a clustered development.
Sgt. Dan Sharoh, who reviews traffic layouts for the Board of Police Commissioners, recommended the two separate access roads be connected somehow, although the steep grade would make it difficult. Sharoh also recommended that an association be formed to maintain the easement to make sure that it is plowed and paved adequately for emergency vehicles to use it.
Part of the problem with the topography is that a valley lies between the two halves of the proposed development, Sulkis said.
Rolling Meadows would include three-bedroom manufactured homes and would be near the larger Ryder Woods development. About one-third of the units in an affordable housing development are reserved for families earning 80 percent or less of the city's annual median income.
The ZBA upheld Sulkis when it ruled this summer that he was correct in rescinding a previous certificate of zoning compliance for the site.
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D'Amato's lawyer, Leo Carroll, said that the property has been in its current configuration since 1953 and conformed to all zoning regulations at that time.
That issue remains on appeal. The situation apparently arose because the property that D'Amato wants to develop does conform for certain uses but not for others.
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Q: Jasmine spec timed out resetting the webdriver control flow I'm super stumped now with this error I keep getting back from Protractor when running test suites with Internet Explorer.
These tests are passing just fine in Chrome but when it comes to IE it seems to be handling timeouts a little differently.
Below is a bit of the protractor config file:
exports.config = {
  framework: 'jasmine2',
  jasmineNodeOpts: {
    showColors: true,
    defaultTimeoutInterval: 120000
  },
  allScriptsTimeout: 120000,
  getPageTimeout: 120000,
  chromeDriver: null, //location of chromedriver and firefox binaries if null will attempt to find using PATH
  firefoxPath: null,
  params: {
    username: user@user.com',
    underTestUrl: 'localhost'
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  capabilities: {
    'browserName': 'internet explorer',
    'ie.ensureCleanSession': 'true'
  },
  baseUrl: 'http://localhost:5000',
  jvmArgs: ['-Dwebdriver.ie.driver=IEDriverServer3.4.0.exe']
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This question has been asked a few times & I have literally been over every fix even down to using the 32 bit version of IE Driver

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The idea of a day at the beach usually involves a relaxing afternoon of sand, surf, and games, but surprisingly often it results in a trip to the emergency room. Yes, things like shark attacks do occur, and precautions should be taken to avoid incidents like this every time you go to the beach. In truth, you are actually much more likely to get attacked by the surf itself or cut upon many of the objects that find their way upon the shore.
To help you have a good time at your next seaside adventure and prevent injury or even life-threatening situations, keep an eye out for the following 10 injuries next time you want to make your way to the beauty and fun of the coastline.
Even when they understand the ordinary pain of sunburn, people tend to underestimate the real damage the sun can do. Severe sunburns requiring emergency care may be less common a problem than ones that leave the skin peeling, but one thing, sadly, is common: heat stroke.
A heat stroke occurs when the body gets heated over 105.1°F and can quickly wreak havoc on your internal organs. Dizziness, seizures, headaches, nausea and worse can all happen, with the possibility, after some time, of organ failure and death.
So keep the sunscreen slathered on, take breaks in the shade, drink plenty of water and remember that the sun is as much a danger as it is an invitation to outside enjoyment.
As many people perhaps already know, the sun and overconsumption of alcohol don't mix well. However, persistent heavy drinking on the beach remains a norm. Young college students on spring break, for example, can easily find themselves getting hauled off the beach to prevent them from going into a coma.
Comparatively speaking, though, heading to the ER with too much alcohol in the blood is a preferable scenario to other things that could happen. The risk of drowning or serious injury is much larger when you're severely intoxicated. Limit your drinks, stay hydrated and keep an eye on your friends to avoid turning fun into something serious.
Walking barefoot along the surf is a peaceful and overall quite safe activity. Yet plenty of people end up in terrible pain when they neglect to wear the proper footwear on the beach. The sand and surf can hide all kinds of jagged shells, fish hooks, broken pieces of glass and more, making heel and foot injuries common results from careless strolling on the sand.
Like the sun, the surf is much stronger and more dangerous than people usually want to think. The water current can easily bowl you over and contort your body as it pushes you along, leading to serious injuries. One of the most common of these is a broken collar bone, which happens when the upper body, shoulders or neck are quickly forced into a painful or unnatural motion.
Like the last injury, dislocated shoulders are pretty common water-related injuries, particularly among surfers. If you do want to surf the waves, never try anything bigger or more demanding than you are sure you can reasonably handle. Practice with smaller waves and simpler motions before you work up to stunts.
Many people swimming too closely to boat hulls, pier pilings, and other structures find out the hard way just how rough, almost like a cheese grater, barnacles can be.
You are more likely to meet a jellyfish than a shark while swimming around, so keep an eye out for them. Jellyfish give painful stings that can land you in the ER.
Whether on the beach or in the surf, sports activities at the beach carry with them a fair risk of sprains and breaks. Beach volleyball players are common victims of sudden ankle sprains, while those who love surfing can often have their equipment slam against them, breaking a few bones in the process.
The last of the surf-related trauma, but definitely the most severe: head and neck injuries are all too common at the beach but often underreported. Victims could easily end up paralyzed or in a coma if the force is great enough.
People who go out too far from the shore or who fail to account for just how powerful rip currents are usually cannot make it back on their own. They often panic, fighting the current and bringing themselves to near exhaustion. A lucky few only end up with a bit of water in their lungs. Around half of all lifeguard rescues are related to rip-tides, according to Live Science.
But the rest are not so lucky. Many people end up disappearing, leading to extended search and rescue missions from the Coast Guard where the hope of survival dramatically goes down with each passing minute.
Never underestimate the power of the ocean and exercise caution. Stay within your limits to bring back only the good kind of stories from beach vacations.
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Discover Travel are one of the few true specialists in New Zealand in arranging trips to Antarctica.
Antarctica truly is the 'last great place on earth'. The stunning scenery, incredibly abundant and inquisitive wildlife and the pristine nature of the vast ice-covered plateaus are simply indescribable. You will spend your days whale and seabird watching from the bridge or deck of your ice strengthened ship, 'zodiac' cruising amongst spectacular natural ice sculptures and walking ashore to within a few metres of penguins and seals.
Today, there are numerous opportunities to explore the 'Frozen South', aboard a variety of comfortable ice-strengthened ships carrying anything from 45 to 350 passengers. In the 2014-15 season, a total of 425 New Zealanders visited Antarctica. There are expected to be over 40,000 tourist global visitors in total over the 2015-16 season, although 26% won't set foot ashore as they will be on larger ships that don't make landings.
Many of our clients travel from South America across the short sea crossing of the Drake Passage to the South Shetland Islands and the waterways of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is jokingly dubbed the 'banana belt' of Antarctica because of its relatively mild weather! These cruises are typically 8-12 nights in duration, with some 13 nights travelling further south in an attempt to cross the Antarctic Circle itself.
For those worried about sea sickness, there are now also shorter 'Fly-Cruises' which commence in Punta Arenas, Chile. These fly guests over the Drake Passage to join their expedition ship on King George Island in the South Shetlands and then cruise the Antarctic Peninsula for as little as 5 nights.
The longer 18-19 night cruises (and occasionally even up to 24 nights!) extend the experience to also include the history and tremendous concentration of wildlife in the Sub-Antarctic – the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. On all these trips you will have the opportunity to see Weddell & Elephant Seals, skuas, wandering albatrosses, giant petrels and rookeries of Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie penguins. Whales seem to be everywhere!


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Rio Tinto awards contract for Western Australia's WTS2 iron ore mine
Rio Tinto has awarded an A$400m ($275m) contract towards the design and construction of the Western Turner Syncline phase two (WTS2) iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
The contract was awarded to Mondium, a joint venture (JV) comprising two Perth-based companies in Monadelphous and Lycopodium.
The company will design, engineer, procure and handle site construction works associated with the WTS2 development.
The contract scope also includes designing and constructing the process plant, overland conveyor and other associated non-process infrastructure.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore CEO Chris Salisbury said: "We're committed to supporting Western Australian businesses, buying locally and supporting our communities through the creation of jobs. We're pleased to award this contract to Mondium who share those values.
"We're continuing to invest in Western Australia and have a number of development projects in the pipeline that will continue to provide opportunities for local companies."
Rio Tinto noted that the contractual work is expected to generate 450 jobs starting in the first quarter of this year.
The work is expected to be completed next year. Under the contract, Mondium and Rio Tinto will also collaborate to ensure local and indigenous employment and business opportunities across the region. The WTS2 mine is part of the company's Greater Tom Price operations.
In November 2019, Rio Tinto approved an A$1bn ($749m) investment towards the WTS2 mine. Under this investment, the company will be able to mine existing and new deposits, as well as construct a new crusher and a 13km conveyor.
Canada and US finalise critical minerals collaboration deal
The US and Canada have finalised the Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration on minerals such as uranium and rare earth elements.
The collaboration is aimed at advancing the countries' mutual interest in obtaining supply chains for the critical minerals needed for aerospace and defence, clean technology and other manufacturing sectors.
Supplying 13 of the 35 minerals that the US has identified as critical, Canada is the largest provider of potash, indium, aluminium and tellurium to the US.
It is also the second-largest supplier of niobium, tungsten and magnesium to the US.
Canada Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said: "With $2.6bn worth of goods and services moving between Canada and the US every day, both of our economies are better off when we work together.
"By finalising the Canada–US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration, we are advancing secure access to the critical minerals that are key to our economic growth and security, including uranium and rare earth elements, while bolstering our competitiveness in global markets and creating jobs for Canadians."
The newly finalised Action Plan will guide cooperation in areas such as industry engagement and efforts to secure critical minerals supply chains for strategic industries.
It also improves information sharing on mineral resources and potential, as well as cooperation in multilateral fora and with other countries.
Both the countries' experts will shortly reveal plans to advance joint initiatives in order to address concerns of shared mineral security. This ensures continued economic growth and national security in both nations.
Last month, Canada joined the US-led, multi-country energy resource governance initiative, which is aimed at promoting secure and resilient supply chains for critical energy minerals.
In February 2018, the US Government revealed plans to boost production of 35 important minerals, including uranium, cobalt, and lithium, to reduce the nationwide dependence on overseas suppliers.
Sudan's new policy allows private traders to export gold
Sudan has passed a new regulation that allows private traders to export 70% of their gold, raising revenue by attracting foreign investment.
The new policy has been designed to address smuggling and attract foreign currency into the country's treasury and fund government programmes, which help the country shift to democracy, reported Reuters.
Under the new law, the miners convert the foreign currency they earned into Sudanese pounds at the official exchange rate through the country's central ban and then deposit the proceeds in local banks.
Previously, only Sudan's central bank could export gold. It was the only body that was legally allowed to buy and export gold, as well as establish centres to purchase the precious metal from small-scale miners.
Acting central bank governor Badr al-Din Abdel Rahim Ibrahim was quoted by the news agency as saying that the bank would now completely end its gold purchases.
The current exchange rate values 45 Sudanese pounds to one dollar.
According to The Media Line, the local miners noted that the official exchange rate is barely half of the black market rate, which means they will end up receiving fewer Sudanese pounds than they would if allowed to sell the remaining 30% of their production to the state, thereby, exchanging the currency on their own.
In 2018, an estimated 93t of gold was produced in Sudan, making it Africa's third-largest gold-producing nation.
After South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011, the government lost its main source of foreign earning potential.
Australasian mines use the most technology: GlobalData report
Australasian mines have seen the highest penetration of technologies in 2019, a GlobalData survey on the adoption of technologies in mine sites shows. According to the report – which was conducted between October and November 2019 in 179 mining sites across the world – not only do Australasian mines use more technologies on-site but mining companies are more willing to invest.
The report shows that 63% of respondents wanted to invest in mine communications systems, compared with 37% and 44% found in Asia and Europe-Middle East, respectively. As for investments in drone technology, Australasia stands out with 56%, compared with Asia's 34%.
In the last three years, Australian mines have doubled in their investment in drone technology, going from 40% of respondents in 2016 to more than 80% in 2019.
The technological advances in the Australasian mining industry are not a coincidence; according to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank, mining constitutes 10% of Australia's industrial sector, making it one of the biggest contributors to the economy. According to Reuters, the industry's revenue for the 2019/2020 financial year stands at around $282bn.
GlobalData director of mining and construction David Kurtz said that productivity and safety are at the core of Australian companies' use and investment in technology.
"The scale of many operations, particularly iron ore, suit investments in areas such as autonomous vehicles. As commodity prices have fallen, miners have looked at autonomous mining and technologies such as drones to minimise costs," Kurtz told Mining Technology.
"At the same time, with safety paramount, Australian miners are taking advantage of innovations in wearable technology, collision avoidance and fatigue detection to minimise accidents and fatalities on the mine site.
BMW joins the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), a certification programme which ensures ecologically and socially responsible mining products, has partnered with BMW, its first member in the auto sector.
IRMA works with industrial-scale mine sites and as a member, BMW will be participating in responsible mining programmes.
Member of BMW management board Dr. Andreas Wendt said: "Sustainability is an important aspect of our corporate strategy and we are fully aware of our responsibility in mineral value chains.
"For the BMW Group and its stakeholders, it is of the utmost importance that environmental and social standards are adhered to throughout the entire value chain," he added.
IRMA measures performance of mine sites against their Standard for Responsible Mining which defines good practices for what responsible mining should look like at a industrial-scale. The standard recognises different levels of performance and encourages continuous improvement. It also seeks to emulate for industrial-scale mine sites what has been done with certification programs in organic agriculture, responsible forestry and sustainable fisheries.
IRMA Executive Director Aimee Boulanger said: "The auto sector is a powerful purchaser of materials that come from mines.
"We are happy to have the BMW Group join IRMA and we look forward to supporting their commitment to increasing environmental and social responsibility in their supply chains," she added.
The Standard for Responsible Mining's best practice requirements for mining include: health and safety for workers, human rights, community engagement, pollution control, mining in conflict-affected areas, rights of indigenous peoples, transparency in revenue payments from companies to governments, and land reclamation once mining is done.
The standard is intended to complement strong laws and regulations without replacing them. However, the IRMA Standard can fill gaps where policy or regulation is lacking and in some cases it strengthens government regulations, helping to increase transparency in the mining sector.
Members in IRMA include stakeholders in the mining supply chain or people affected by mining, such as purchasers of mined materials – Microsoft and Tiffany & Co. and labour unions such as IndustriALL Global Union (that represents more than 50 million workers in mining and manufacturing in 140 countries).
Rio Tinto extends Argyle diamond mine contract with Sodexo
Rio Tinto has extended its contract with quality life services provider Sodexo at the Argyle diamond mine in Western Australia for a further two years.
The renewed contract, valued at A$15.4m ($10.6m), also furthers Sodexo's commitment to Rio Tinto, which also includes providing services to the latter's Pilbara operations.
Rio Tinto plans to shift the diamond mine from a production site into rehabilitation, as it is close to ending its life by the end of this year.
Signed in November, the Argyle contract's renewed period started retrospectively in February the same year, with Sodexo to be engaged in the project until January next year.
Sodexo will continue to deliver services in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia.
These activities include managing aerodrome operations, industrial cleaning, village catering, bus services, accommodation management, onsite industrial laundry operations, as well as handyman services.
Sodexo Asia-Pacific energy & resources CEO Darren Hedley said: "We are looking forward to continuing our work at Rio Tinto's Argyle Diamond Mine as we provide high-quality services to enhance quality of life for residents, while also supporting the company's operational excellence.
"The renewed contract is a great result for Sodexo, and thanks must go to our dedicated team for their commitment to building a strong relationship with our client after we acquired Morris Corporation that had previously held the contract for three years."
To support this transition, Sodexo is working in collaboration with Rio Tinto and will engage with all the company's stakeholders on operational consolidation.
The renewed contract will enable the company to provide additional employment opportunities to local communities.


As we discussed on CommPro.Biz, retailers are preparing for Black Friday and Cyber Monday to not only handle scale and uptime but to also manage real-time customer interactions with the help of AI marketing technology.
It isn't just for the holidays. Many organizations are drawn to AI-driven intelligent recommendation solutions as part of a broader business transformation initiative, with 82% of organizations predicting that AI will enable marketers to focus on value-generating strategy as AI automates the time-costly tasks. Plus, some 37% are interested in machine learning and how it supports automation primarily through pattern recognition, in order to gain powerful customer analytics insights.
According to a joint study from Forrester and Emarsys on how marketers are using AI found a full 43% of respondents said they were planning to use AI-enhanced analytics to improve operations, and 40% intend to use intelligent recommendation solutions. Machine learning use is planned by 37% of marketers surveyed.
And it goes beyond marketing.
In addition to making marketing more efficient, machine learning is also playing a key role in ensuring that inventories at retailers are also being managed more efficiently. By analyzing past purchase data, machine learning can help retailers predict when items will be close to out of stock, making reordering easier and faster. Moreover, retailers can use the technology to predict this in real-time or near real-time, which allows them to be more flexible in what inventory is kept in stock and allow them to react on the fly to consumer demands.
There are several compensation models in the online advertising industry, probably the most notable is CPC (Cost Per Click), in which an advertiser pays a publisher when the ad is clicked. Search engine advertising is one of the most popular forms of CPC. It allows advertisers to bid for ad placement in a search engine's sponsored links when someone searches on a keyword that is related to their business offering. For the search engines like Google, advertising is one of the main sources of their revenue. The challenge for the advertising system is to determine what ad should be displayed for each query that the search engine receives.
Learn more about how to use machine learning algorithms with the InsightEdge Platform with this mobile ads clicks prediction online advertizing example.
We also invite you to watch our recorded webinar on Machine Learning and Insight Platforms to learn more about how ML and AI are reinventing the majority of industries around to build apps that create high-value markets.
For more webinars, visit our site.
So what results can we expect this holiday season? All signs point to the fact that machine learning is making retailers smarter and more efficient in their business. That includes how they engage customers, how they manage inventory and a host of other applications. All this leads us to believe that retailers should have another record-breaking holiday shopping season.


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How Many Attended Obama & Biden's Michigan Rallies? [Flint & Detroit Crowd Photos]
By Stephanie Dube Dwilson
Updated Nov 1, 2020 at 1:29am
Getty Obama and Biden hosted rallies in Michigan.
Former President Barack Obama joined former Vice President Joe Biden on multiple campaign stops and rallies in Michigan on Saturday, October 31. The two hosted drive-in rallies in Flint and Detroit, Michigan. Read on to learn more about how many people attended the events and to see crowd size photos.
About 179 Cars Attended the Drive-In Flint Rally
Ahead of Biden & Obama, @GovWhitmer tells the Flint crowd: "I've earned a couple of nickname in 2020, but 'Big Gretch' is my favorite." pic.twitter.com/mKz3KFKHGL
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) October 31, 2020
The first event took place in Flint and about 179 cars were at the drive-in rally, USA Today reported. Obama told the crowd that they need to "outhustle the other side" and "leave no doubt about who we are and what this country stands for."
At the Flint event, Obama said that families won't have to argue every day if Biden and Kamala Harris are leading the country. "It won't be so exhausting," he said. "You'll be able to get on with your lives." He also said that President Donald Trump goes out of his way to "insult people just because they don't support him."
As cars file into the @JoeBiden/@BarackObama event here in Flint, I can't help but think that it's got to be fairly cathartic for these attendees to be able to just lay on the horn during these drive-in speeches. I mean how often do you get to just blast off on the wheel? pic.twitter.com/RztN5NR6b4
During his speeches, Obama said Biden would make a great president. He said: "He made me a better president. He's got the character and the experience to make us a better country."
GettyFormer U.S. President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden greet each other with a socially distant "air" elbow bump at the end of a drive-in campaign rally at Northwestern High School on October 31, 2020 in Flint, Michigan.
Biden said that it was time for Trump to go home, adding: "We're done with the chaos, the tweets, the anger, the hate, the failure [and] refusing to take any responsibility."
In a Flint, gym while campaigning with Biden, Obama shot a three-pointer while a masked Biden simply said, "Woah" about the whole thing. You can see the video below.
so this was absolutely insane pic.twitter.com/W4JL6LQZxq
— Olivia Raisner (@OliviaRaisner) October 31, 2020
Hundreds of People Attended the Detroit Drive-In Rally
A Detroit sunset greets @BarackObama and @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/FXlThQnrb0
— Kathy Gray (@michpoligal) October 31, 2020
Stevie Wonder performed at the Detroit drive-in rally, which took place in a parking lot next to Belle Island Park, USA Today reported.
The Detroit News reported that "hundreds" attended the drive-in rally and some left their cars to gather near the stage without social distancing.
GettyFormer President Barack Obama speaks during a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casino in Detroit, Michigan.
Here's a clip from the Obama-Biden rally in Detroit that shows the crowd:
Obama searches for the GOP's replacement health care plan in Michigan:
"It's the same place they put the pandemic playbook we gave 'em… It's lost. It's gone. Missing." pic.twitter.com/rVpo5v6spJ
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) October 31, 2020
During one of his speeches, Obama made fun of Trump's obsession with crowd sizes, saying: "Does he have nothing better to worry about? Did no one come to his birthday party when he was a kid? What's with the crowd size?"
GettySupporters attend a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casino in Detroit, Michigan.
Obama also said that Trump sounded like he was "jealous" of the media coverage that COVID-19 gets. Biden promised to institute national standards for contact tracing, testing, and masks.
GettyFormer President Barack Obama waves at the end of a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belle Isle on October 31.
When Biden took the stage, he said about Obama: "Thank you for reminding us what we can be again." He promised that although running as a Democrat, "I will govern as an American."
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See crowd size photos for Obama and Biden's two Michigan rallies and learn more about how many people attended.


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Casiana Muñoz -Tuñón, new Deputy Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Casiana Muñoz-Tuñón. Credit: Samuel Sánchez / EL PAÍS.
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The Governing Council of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has unanimously designated Dr. Casiana Muñoz-Tuñón Deputy Director of this research centre. Since she arrived in 1984 she has combined studies of galaxies and star formation with that of the characterization of the atmosphere for astronomical observations.
The new Deputy Director of the IAC has over thirty years of professional experience and runs a research group about star formation in galaxies in which several institutes in Spain are taking part. She was the initiator, together with her colleagues in Granada of the team who collaborate in the Estallidos project, funded from the start by the Ministry of Science Innovation and Universities, now over fifteen years ago, and in which over 50 researchers are involved.
In addition she leads the Group for Characterization of the Canary Island Observatories, since it was set up in the 90's. In this part of her work she has designed instruments, brought forward and developed new techniques, and established agreements with similar groups in Observatories and Universities in other countries. She has also let international projects to characterize and compare observatories and she is a frequent participant in international committees on this subject.
The results of her work in these two areas: the study of galaxies and their evolution, and the characterization of the atmosphere above the Observatories, have given rise to some 150 articles in international journals, the organization of numerous international conferences and her participation in many more, often as a member of the Scientific Committee of with review talks.
"As a result of my role in the organization and direction of these two areas -explains Muñoz-Tuñón- I have learned to work with all of the Departments of the IAC. In fact without the collaboration of all of them, from Research to Higher Education, as well as Instrumentation and Administration, it would not have been possible".
Casiana Muñoz-Tuñón, who takes over the post from Dr. Carlos Martínez Roger, the first Deputy Director of the IAC since it was founded, assumes the functions of support to the Direction of the Institute, advising in its structural policies, and coordinating and promoting the diverse activities of the IAC of which she is in charge, as well as continuing to be a member of the Management Committee which she will preside in the absence of the Director.
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IRSOL and IAC scientists solve a complex paradox in solar physics
In 1998, the journal Nature published a seminal letter concluding that the mysterious polarization signal that had been recently discovered in the light emitted by the sodium atoms of the solar atmosphere implies that the solar chromosphere (a very important layer of the solar atmosphere) is practically unmagnetized, in sharp contradiction with common wisdom. This paradox motivated laboratory experiments and theoretical investigations, which instead of providing a solution, raised new issues and even led some scientists to question the quantum theory of radiation-matter interaction. In an
Measuring darkness in remote places
Completely autonomous, not invasive, and low cost. This is the new SG-WAS (SkyGlow Wireless Autonomous Sensor) which will help to measure the impact of artificial night lighting on the natural protected areas of Macaronesia.
The silent beauty of the night sky
Yesterday saw the start of the Conference on Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society) organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) with the support of NOIRLab (The National Laboratory for Research in Optical and Infrared Astronomy of the National Science Foundation (NSF). As had been announced a few months ago, after last year's Workshop, the aim of this new meeting is to focus on putting into practice the recommendations made in the exhaustive report which resulted


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Below is a list of some of the companies that have registered to attend RFID Journal LIVE! 2013. Companies in bold type are sending more than one representative.
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Who to Watch in Friday's Michigan State vs. Notre Dame Game
Michigan State takes on Notre Dame on Friday night in a game on NBC Sports Network
By Chris Dilks@ChrisDilks Dec 7, 2012, 7:02am PST
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Negotiations between the NHL and the NHLPA may have broken down, but that doesn't mean that hockey fans are completely left in the cold. Fans looking for their hockey fix can see an excellent match-up between Michigan State and Notre Dame on NBC Sports Network on Friday evening at 7:05 EST.
Notre Dame has briefly slipped out of first place in the CCHA, trailing Miami by a single point, but have two games in hand over the RedHawks. They've only lost one out of their eight league games, and have a league best +18 goal differential. It's been a tougher go for a young Michigan State team. The Spartans are tied for 9th in the CCHA with a 3-6-1 league record, and are winless in their last four games, but have a +1 goal differential.
Notre Dame is a team loaded with potential NHL talent, including 12 players that have been drafted by NHL teams. The threat of labor issues in the NHL may have been all that kept Notre Dame leading scorer Anders Lee in college for another year rather than signing with the New York Islanders. Columbus pick TJ Tynan is off to a slower start this year after two great years to start his college career, but is a dangerous and fun player to watch. Defenseman Shayne Taker is one of the few undrafted regulars on Notre Dame's team, but the 6'4" defenseman could be a potential free agent target for NHL teams whenever they decide to come back to work.
The Spartans only have three drafted players on their roster, and they're all freshman. Forward Matt DeBlouw(Calgary) and defenseman John Draeger(Minnesota) have both been key components for the Spartans this year. There's also some famous names on the MSU roster. Both of Chris Chelios' sons, Dean and Jake, play for the Spartans, though Dean has been out with a shoulder injury. David Bondra, son of 500+ goal scorer Peter Bondra, also plays for the Spartans.


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Top Stories: iOS 15 and macOS Monterey Public Betas, iPhone 13 and MacBook Pro Rumors, and More
Saturday July 3, 2021 7:00 am PDT by MacRumors Staff
Happy public beta week! This week saw the release of a complete set of public betas for Apple's major upcoming operating system updates, giving everyone the chance to check out all of the new features and changes.
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We also saw a slew of rumors on everything from the iPhone 13 and the MacBook Pro to AirPods and the Apple Watch Series 7, so check out our video above and read on below for details on all of these stories and more!
iOS 15 and macOS Monterey Public Betas Now Available
Apple has released public beta versions of iOS and iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15, giving all users the option to test out Apple's upcoming operating system updates.
Apple had said at WWDC that the public betas would launch in July, but all of them except macOS Monterey arrived just a bit early on June 30. A word of warning though: Don't install these betas on a primary device, or at least make sure to have a backup, as there can be significant bugs and usability issues.
Latest iPhone 13 Dummies Again Show New Diagonal Dual-Lens Camera Arrangement Coming to Standard Model
It's a rite of passage as we get closer to the introduction of new iPhone models: We've moved beyond the leaks and design drawings to full-fledged dummy units that show off what we expect to see from the iPhone 13.
Apple is currently preparing to ramp up production of the upcoming iPhone models, lining up suppliers to start delivering components in mass quantities.
DigiTimes: Apple to Announce Redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro in September
Many Apple fans were disappointed at the lack of an announcement about redesigned MacBook Pro models at WWDC last month, but we won't have too much longer to wait if a new report is accurate.
Taiwanese site DigiTimes says the new models will be announced in September, although October might be more likely as Apple prefers to separate its iPhone and Mac announcements and the new iPhones are expected to return to their normal September launch timing.
Kuo: AirPods Pro 2 to Launch Next Year, AirPods Shipments to Exceed 100 Million
We've been hearing rumors about updated AirPods models for some time, and the most recent claims are continuing to hint at timing for these releases.
Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says second-generation AirPods Pro are expected to launch next year, with previous reports suggesting they will arrive in the first half of the year. Another recent rumor says unspecified AirPods should launch later this year, which lines up with what we've been hearing for the third generation of the regular AirPods.
Apple Shares List of Products to Keep Safe Distance Away From Pacemakers
Since the launch of MagSafe alongside the iPhone 12 last year, some health experts have been warning about the potential risks of bringing products containing magnets close to pacemakers and other medical devices.
In response, Apple has updated a support document with a long list of Apple products that should be kept away from medical devices to avoid potential interference.
Redesigned Apple Watch Series 7 Could Prioritize Longer Battery Life Over Additional Sensors
The Apple Watch Series 7 coming later this year is expected to feature a redesign with flat edges and display improvements, but one thing that's been up in the air is whether we'll see any new health-related sensors.
Apple has been working on sensors for metrics like blood glucose, but a new report says the Series 7 will prioritize battery life improvements rather than trying to pack more sensors into the watch.
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ThatGuyInLa
I think I'm finally getting to the age where I just don't care much about tech. Beyond buying some of it I might need at a minimum. Oonly to replace something broken. I don't care about what it can or can't do. Using new features.
it's rather sobering. As some one who was for decades a tech evangelical.
Damn. I got old.
pdaholic
Tech hasn't been evolving the way it was 5-10 years ago. Apple hasn't given me a reason to update my almost 5 year old iPhone X, or my 2018 iPad Pro. Only reason I need to update my MacBook Pro is that it is so old I can't update to the latest operating system, and now my notes aren't compatible with iOS 15. Nice ti save money though!
Digital Dude
Dang, I was thinking the same thing' when I read this article. After a few decades of being a mac-aholic, I've become somewhat jaded. Even so, the main reason I'm still wearing the armband has more to do with iOS and the Apple Watch. I'm now at an age where medical issues dominate my lifestyle. The evolving technology of the AppleWatch and medical-centric features is one of the few reasons I'm still on board.
My last two MacBook/MacBook Pro's were garbage. The butterfly keyboards, failed display, useless touch bar, and lack of real-world ports have me looking at a Windows option for my next purchase. Sure, I will miss the macOS, but that's okay.
ZipZilla
Until we get more ARM Macs, everything is disappointing
symphony1010
I find myself agreeing with others in that tech is not moving forward significantly enough to justify upgrading as often. The M1 has been the exception. My 2016 SE has worked better for me in some respects than my wife's XS as it has fingerprint recognition! Still fast enough and capable of 4K video. I look at Windows 11 and Monterey and for the first time I haven't gone with the betas - same with iOS. Very suspicious of the tie up between Microsoft and Amazon within W11 and will steer clear of that. Then I wonder what the pricing of iPhone 13 will be as we approach stagflation not to mention availability in the first few months. A friend has just bought a 12 Pro rather then find himself having the long wait. It's time to approach these purchasing decisions with more thought.
Victor Mortimer
That's why Apple is pushing planned obsolescence so hard now. Moore's Law is running out of steam, chips are unlikely to ever go sub-nanometer, monkeying around with the UI only makes things worse (and Apple keeps doing it anyway), and so getting people to buy new tech is only really going to happen by forcing the old tech to stop working well before the end of its actual useful lifespan.
BTW, every MacBook Pro 2012 and later can definitely run Mac OS 12. It's just not officially supported by Apple, and you have to defeat the planned obsolescence lockouts. Some earlier ones can run it too. Don't replace a good computer before the hardware wears out.


Yesterday Tiffany released better-than-expected Q2 14 results (ended 31 July). Although Q2 sales were a touch below consensus, due to a poor performance in the Americas, Q2 margins and EPS beat estimates thanks to a GM improvement and tight opex cost controls. Consequently management now expects an increase in the operating margin (vs. stable) and is also revising up its FY14 EPS guidance: USD3.50-3.60 vs. USD3.43-3.53 previously.


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Home Market Funds Indian Digital Lender CASHe Raises 140 Crore in Equity Funding from TSLC
Indian Digital Lender CASHe Raises 140 Crore in Equity Funding from TSLC
CASHe, India's leading credit led, AI-driven financial wellness platform, announced that it has closed 140 crores of equity funding from its Singapore-based holding company TSLC Pte Ltd. The latest round of capital infusion strengthens the Mumbai headquartered fintech company's balance sheet size to over Rs. 800 Cr. which constitutes about Rs. 300 Cr in equity and over Rs. 500 Cr. raised through debt from a well-diversified pool of leading private banks and reputed NBFCs.
With this fresh capital, the company will continue to boost its profitability, enhance its existing product lines such as personal loans, BNPL, Credit Line and embedded card business. It aims to launch new offerings in WealthTech and ramp up its investments in operations, product development, data sciences, and technology. It strives to double its team strength across domains to manage future growth seamlessly. It also seeks to expand its loan book to Rs 3,000 Cr. and upscale its user-base to 1 million from the current 4 lakh customers in FY 2022-23. The company has disbursed over Rs 1,000 Cr worth of loans in 9 months of this fiscal year alone and is all set to disburse over 1400 crores in FY 21-22, thereby growing by over 100 percent over its previous year.
The firm plans to invest substantially in creating and improving its tech-stack platform to bolster and preserve the growth of its user base, all while facilitating all types of banking transactions. In achieving its expansion goals, the company has strengthened its leadership through strategic C-suite appointments. It is eyeing fresh hires in technology, product, marketing, and customer support to help it expand its foothold across the country, thereby fortifying its vision of building a full-stack credit-led financial wellness platform.
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V. Raman Kumar, Founder Chairman of CASHe "Achieving the Vision 3.0 is the next frontier for our growth and opportunity. We have set our goals to become a full-stack, credit led financial wellness platform of choice for the millennial and Gen Z cohort. The new capital infusion reflects a meaningful maturity level of CASHe's balance sheet, profitability and business model"
Also speaking, Joginder Rana, Vice Chairman & MD, CASHe, said, "CASHe is now poised to enter the next phase of its growth journey. In the last few years, CASHe has demonstrated that it is ready to seize every opportunity, even during the two waves of Covid. It continues to forge ahead through its strong accelerating momentum predicated on the strength of its technology, business analytics, people and processes. The latest capital infusion in the company will enable us to disburse to the tune of Rs 3,000 Cr for the FY 22-23 – that would be twice as much as we would have disbursed by the end of FY 21-22. It also provides us with the required resources to fuel and accelerates our investments in technology and people to enable us to launch innovative financial products to our customers.", he concluded.
In the last four years since its launch, CASHe has crossed over 15 million registered users with over 9 million customers that have provided thin file data. It has disbursed over 3000 crores to over 4 lakh active customers, of which 70 percent are repeat customers. By employing its proprietary tech and credit writing system, CASHe aims to transform the digital lending industry in India while offering credit to the unserved and underserved – those who otherwise do not have access to credit through traditional mediums. Today, CASHe is the nation's fastest-growing digital lending platform.
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Epic är det norska black metal-bandet Borknagars sjätte studioalbum. Albumet utgavs 2004 av skivbolaget Century Media Records. Några utgåvor av albumet innehåller en video som visar inspelningen av albumet.

Låtlista
"Future Reminiscence" (Øystein G. Brun) – 5:26
"Traveller" (Øystein G. Brun) – 5:03
"Origin" (Øystein G. Brun/Vintersorg) – 4:58
"Sealed Chambers of Electricity" (Øystein G. Brun/Lars A. Nedland) – 4:12
"The Weight of Wind" (Lars A. Nedland) – 3:58
"Resonance" (Vintersorg/Øystein G. Brun) – 4:28
"Relate (Dialogue)" (Lars A. Nedland/Øystein G. Brun) – 4:28
"Cyclus" (Øystein G. Brun) – 5:25
"Circled" (Lars A. Nedland/Øystein G. Brun) – 4:45
"The Inner Ocean Hypothesis" (Vintersorg) – 5:10
"Quintessence" (Øystein G. Brun) – 5:31
"The Wonder" (Øystein G. Brun) – 4:16

Bonusspår
13. "The Making of Epic" (video) – 13:09

Medverkande
Musiker (Borknagar-medlemmar)
Vintersorg (Andreas Hedlund) – sång, gitarr
Øystein Garnes Brun – gitarr
Asgeir Mickelson – trummor, percussion, gitarr, basgitarr
Lazare (Lars Are Nedland) – keyboard, piano, bakgrundssång

Produktion
Borknagar  – producent
Børge Finstad – producent, ljudtekniker, ljudmix
Morten Lund – mastring
Asgeir Mickelson – omslagskonst, foto
Jonas Nilsson – omslagskonst

Källor

Fotnoter

Externa länkar
Metal-archives: Epic

Musikalbum 2004
Norska black metal-album
Album utgivna på Century Media Records


With the increasing breadth of the Internet of Things – and number of connected devices resulting from it – wireless has quickly become the dominant network access technology. Indeed, by 2020, there will be 20 billion devices connected globally, and of those 4.4 billion will be connected within buildings (Gartner).
With no sign of this trend diminishing, LAN architectures and cabling designs need a transformation in order to accommodate the ever-expanding need for network access across many different applications.
LAN architectures have remained essentially unchanged since the late 1990s, so why change LAN architectures now? Apart from ensuring a future-ready network that can support the direction of technology and applications growth, there are financial advantages to a wireless LAN. The installation of fibre in both the vertical and the horizontal has the potential to lower installation cost when compared to traditional cable designs, which has fibre in the riser but copper in the horizontal. For example, the cost of installing a wireless LAN with fibre in both pathways is significantly less than the traditional architecture.
In addition to the financial advantages, the installation time of a wireless LAN architecture can be reduced by as much as one-third when compared to traditional cable, and fewer support costs, such as reducing space. Fewer and smaller intermediate distribution frames (IDFs) create an overall smaller footprint, which opens up more physical space and therefore more cost savings.
While cost and conveniences – along with the ultimate long-term benefits – play an important factor in the decision-making process, the transition to a wireless LAN offers immediate benefits. The scalability of the architecture makes it possible to meet various degrees of network needs, and offers increased LAN bandwidth that is particularly crucial for MACs and edge devices. With fewer ports exposed, the connectivity is more secure than current cabling architectures.
Which environment is best to deploy?
These benefits and capabilities, however, are not exclusive to a certain type of environment; the move away from end-to-end copper in the horizontal and toward composite cable, made up of fibre and copper, fits a range of facilities. Hospitals, large venues such as convention centres and stadiums, hospitality, school campuses, various office spaces, and research labs can all benefit – and should.
A great example of this is in research & development facilities, such as Sullivan Park. Sullivan Park is the central location for Corning's research and development efforts, including a global network of smaller laboratories throughout Asia and Europe. The campus is home to some of the world's leading experts in glass, material science, optical physics, and process engineering with its employee base representing more than 40 countries.
Collaboration across all fronts, especially in today's digital age, is foundational to most business successes. At Sullivan Park in particular, collaboration is achieved through electronic lab notebooks and interactive video. Having all wireless access is a necessary requirement.
Within this video environment is high-speed, high-definition video control systems and high-performance computing modelling and simulation, which require dormant network capacity demand. The facility itself is a complex environment with both new and legacy lab systems, research equipment of all kinds, and sensitive and critical control systems. The LAN architecture needs to be able to support all aspects of different needs, and enable a range of technologies from varying generations.
From an external business perspective, the facility provides tours for visitors ranging from customers and suppliers to national labs and universities. The performance of showcase technologies and demos displayed for an external audience can have a lasting impact on impression and possibly affect business. Sullivan Park has experienced generations of cabling LAN technologies over the last few decades, including DNA and SNA coax, thin, thick and twisted pair, Cat 5 and fibre to the desk, and more recently, cellular wireless and Wi-Fi. However, this trend of implementing a twisted pair network alongside separate cellular services creates distance, capacity, space, and cost challenges that will not ultimately help Sullivan Park – or any other organisation looking to be collaborative and high performing – effectively achieve goals.
A unified network that runs everything from a single architecture is no longer the technology of tomorrow – but of today. Inserting fibre in the vertical and the horizontal, and including cabled networks only where necessary, is today's network architecture for tomorrow's technologies. An organisation's ability to meet business expectations should be empowered by its LAN architecture, regardless of whether it is an R&D facility like Sullivan Park, a hospital or university.


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Gaby talks about her desire to become a teacher and how prejudices about her being in a wheelchair dashed those hopes.
Not many people know this story, because I don't like to share it. I hold it very close. It was during the student teaching. That's where the trouble started, and if it's okay with you, I'd rather not use the school's name, because I've left that behind in a way. But that's where the problem started, because to me it seemed like my abilities or capabilities were coming into question, simply because I use a chair. And not just that, but I would have an assistant with me — not so much in the classroom, but to help me take care of my personal needs throughout the day. The school also wanted to know what my assistant's role would be in the process.
Early on, the school wanted to have a meeting with me. It was myself, members of the university community from the school of education, and the assistant superintendent and assistant principal of the school where I'd be student teaching at. I had an idea going in that they had some concerns, and I basically had to put them at ease and let them know that everything was going to be okay. Don't get defensive. Don't let them think that they got you, because they didn't. I was basically being asked how I would handle certain situations if they were to arise, given my physical situation or my circumstances, because I was in a chair. As a first time student teacher I didn't know what I would be expecting. I didn't know what I would have to deal with on a daily basis. I was just going with the flow. I would deal with things as they came up.
For example, "How would you deal with a child that ran out of the room? How would you handle a situation of a fire alarm? What would you do?" I sat there and I answered them all. I said, "Well, if a child ran out of the room, I certainly wouldn't be running after him, because I would have 20 to 18 other students to look over, so I would have to reach for the phone, call the office and tell them." So I basically had to sit there and defend myself, for lack of a better word, and kind of prove that I could do this and that I did belong here. But when I was first told that they wanted to have this meeting, it kind of felt like, you're basically telling me that you don't think I can do it. After that I kind of felt like I had a target on my back. I felt like people would be watching me a little bit more because I was in the situation I was in with the circumstances that I had.
I said to them, at that point, I was done. I was done because I had given everything that I could possibly give, and for me to sit through another meeting and kind of just have everyone talk about me or talk at me while I'm sitting there watching them, I was like, you know what? It was a difficult decision to make, but I was like, no. You know what? I'm done.
I made sure I had more than enough credits to graduate with, which I did. I had 121, and I technically only needed 120. So they're like, you can still graduate, but you just won't have that certification component. You'll have a degree, but you really wouldn't be able to use it unless there was a school that didn't require certified teacher. I was like, fine. Whatever. Just give it to me. It had been an emotional day. I was everywhere mentally. So I made the decision, and the next day, it was myself, my aid, and my cooperating teacher. We were in the classroom, and I basically told her what my decision was. But I wanted to say goodbye to the children. She said, that's fine.
But I had people coming up to me, telling me, "We know that you decided to leave." One person in particular, whose name I didn't even know, that's how short of a time I'd been there, she came up to me and she's like, "We know you decided to leave. I just want to let you know that you should be very proud of what you've done and what you've accomplished and good luck to you." And I appreciated her sentiment, but I was thrown off by it. Because I didn't know who she was. Nor did I remember telling her of my decision to leave.
Did you get a chance to say goodbye to the kids?
I did. And that was the hardest part. That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, aside from making the decision that I did earlier. I basically told them that I had been assigned to another school. I wasn't given a reason as to why; I was just told that I had to go to a different school. I was very surprised at the attachment that they had formed so quickly to me. Because I had been there for a very short amount of time. I handed out pencils as a gift, and there was one student who didn't want to use her pencil. I asked her why. She's like, "I want to use it to remember you. If I use it, I won't have it anymore." So that was really hard, that was extremely difficult.
My cooperating teacher had the audacity, as I was leaving my last day, to tell me, "If you need anything, call me." Of course I didn't say it out loud, but I said to myself, I'm not going to call you. Not after that. I left that day, and I haven't been back in that school district or that school since.
I finished with a Master's of Education in school counseling, in August of 2011. I went into an interview for an internship, and I was nervous. I went in there scared, thinking that it was going to be a repeat of what had happened to me three years earlier. I was sweating because I thought the first thing that was going to arise is something related to my wheelchair and how would I do whatever I had to do with the wheelchair. But no.
So that's the first thing I did. I said, "As you can see, I'm vertically challenged." That's the way I refer to myself, vertically challenged. Because I think the word disability has such a negative connotation to it. The first thing my soon-to-be supervisor did was laugh. So that kind of broke the ice a little bit. He thought it was hilarious that I had referred to myself as being vertically challenged. He started asking questions like, why did you want to be a school counselor? What did you hope to accomplish during your time as an intern? Typical interview questions. After one week of waiting, I received the long awaited phone call. I got the position.
What would you want people to know and understand about the fact that you're in a chair?
To not look at the chair, but to look at the person that's in the chair. Believe it or not, they have so much, they have more to offer than you think that they do. I think people, when they see the chair, it startles them. It intimidates them and they're afraid to ask questions because they don't know how people would react to them, to the questions that they're being asked. Because people might think they're being nosy or being rude. So they're just better off not asking any questions, but I don't mind people asking questions. What I basically want people to know is, don't look at the chair, look at the person that's in it. They have a lot more to offer than you think.
I still want to be in the arena of education. There's so much left to fix.
She is currently seeking a position. In the meantime, she is a volunteer at a school district working with 4th and 5th graders providing them with supplemental tutoring.
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There is a beautiful moment, (a day or two too early and you miss it, a day or two too late and you miss it) when the summer heat turns to autumn cool and the leaves of the forest make their most miraculous swan song.
This moment is spectacular. One can spend their life in search of a perfect fall moment and it would not be a wasted life. I have the privilege of living in a place where the colours of autumn are perhaps the most vibrant of all.
Having just experienced one of the more perfect fall days of my life, it has me thinking about this moment in time and other moments in time, where if you are just early or just late the moment is gone.
How many of us can say we have just missed an opportunity and many more could think back on opportunities we did not even know we had that were missed.
My thought is that these moments of perfection do not come too often, especially if you do not know how to look. This is where I find my thoughts today, wandering and in search of moments. I think in part we are always searching for moments, moments to be turned into great memories, moments to be frequently shared and embellished and moments that seemed so perfect that to even recall them in detail does not do it justice.
Here's to a life full of those moments.
how do you create original outputs?
What does it mean to have an original idea?
How do you cultivate originality?
Lately I feel my best thoughts and ideas are a patchwork of knowledge gained through reading, listening and questioning others and then repurposing that knowledge to my own liking. Using inputs to create my outputs.
Originality and creativity comes with my interpretation and repurposing of these inputs. If this is true, and quality original thoughts are the desired output, are quality thoughts and ideas required as input? OR can quality of thought be created?
I hypothesize that good inputs = good outputs.
It is for this reason I have made it a goal to read more (even more) and begin to think of learning as an occupational passion. The best ideas are the product of good inputs.
LIFE GOAL: Be in search of good inputs. This will not lead to a wasted life.
Trees are amazing. When I think of my first memory of trees, my introduction began with leaves. Fallen leaves. Autumn leaves on the ground to touch and smell and rake and jump in and collect.
I heard an interesting thing today on one of my favourite podcasts RadioLab: Trees are connected, by underground networks, to share data and collectively support each other in growing the wealth and health of the forest. Woah.
Networks of fungal tubes connect old trees to young, oak trees to maple and even insects to roots. These networks truly are the original world-wide-web. The trees provide sugar to the fungus' which grow expansive networks between nearby trees and breakdown local matter and minerals to then transport back to the trees that need it most.
My first thought, "so the biggest, oldest trees have the most connections, get the most nutrients and continue to keep growing bigger and stronger" ah makes sense. Not true. The trees actually coordinate the allocation of minerals to weaker, younger and even diseased trees to help them become stronger and communally grow the health of the forest.
With all our human genius we have trouble supporting equally our neighbour, let alone another culture or species. Trees are amazing.