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Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) Fellows
The National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program supports community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the nation. Our national network of conservation and recreation planning professionals partners with community groups, nonprofits, tribes, and state and local governments to design trails and parks, conserve and improve access to rivers, protect special places, and create recreation opportunities. Learn More!
See current opportunities here!
RECRUITER CONTACT
For questions about the RTCA program, please contact:
Alex Whittow, Program Coordinator
awhittow@conservationlegacy.org
Meet the Conservation Legacy National Park Service Conservation and Recreation (COR) Fellows!
Alyssa Walker - Harper Woods, MI
Alyssa Walker is a Conservation Legacy Marketing and Special Projects Analyst Fellow with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program in the Midwest Region. In 2020, she graduated with an MBA from the University of Michigan - Flint. Alyssa grew up in Michigan and was fortunate to have the opportunity to live and study in Germany for two years. She has always been an active member of her community: serving on city boards; volunteering for non-profits, state parks and national parks; and being a member of local outdoor clubs.
With a plethora of Michigan state parks, trails, and outdoor recreation opportunities, Alyssa grew up outside. From this, and an internship with the Department of Forestry in Erlangen, Germany, stems her love of improving and preserving public spaces and serving her community. As a Fellow, she feels very fortunate to experience new challenges and strengthen her outdoor preservation skills.
Megan Hedges - West Lafayette, IN
Megan Hedges is a Conservation Legacy Landscape Architect Fellow with the National Parks Service RTCA Midwest Region. Megan grew up in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture. She is spending her fellowship at Purdue as a National Parks Service Fellow and also as a mentor to students who are collaborating with RTCA during their time of study.
After graduating Megan spent the summer hiking across the country from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. This long journey gave her a huge appreciation for the National Parks and public lands that were her home for five months. Through this fellowship, she is hoping to learn more about trail design and outdoor recreation and to gain experience designing with environments and communities as the main priority.
Mia Arvizu - Washington, DC
Mia (They/ She) recently graduated from Oregon State University with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Ethnic Studies. At OSU they worked in a leadership, community engagement, and facilitation role for the Native American Longhouse Eena Haws and the Hattie Redmond Women and Gender Center. Their passion is rooted in a vision where community is independent from extractive industries and is focused on regenerative practices, bringing people closer to the land and to each other. To make that dream a reality, Mia is invested in environmental justice work. They draw from skills in facilitation, expression in visual arts, knowledge in environmental science, listening, storytelling, and sharing meaningful outdoor experiences with others. Influencing this passion, of course, is her background as a Chicane person born in Bakersfield, CA., California's leading oil supplier- a hotspot, literally, for environmental racism.
Mia has most recently joined the National RTCA Office in Washington DC as a Communications Fellow. She will be working on community engagement and equity related projects for RTCA and Groundwork. Mia is excited to make more connections and loves seeing Groundwork's environmental justice programs in action.
Shawn Gardner - Anchorage, AK
Shawn Gardner (they/them, he/him) is a Community Planning Fellow with Alaska RTCA. Shawn grew up in Anchorage, Alaska, where they would often hike down to Potter's Marsh to watch the birds or do homework at Beluga Point. Shawn has a passion for plants and used to take plant identification books wherever they went to identify the wildflowers, ferns, and other plants they saw. The deep integration of people with place that he experienced growing up made him feel a strong connection to the idea of the environment and want to learn more about how it works.
Shawn studied Environmental Science at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. While there, they did fieldwork at the historic Jamestowne site, coastal Virginia, and in Wales. Toward the end of his degree, Shawn took a much stronger interest in the idea of coupled human-natural environments, which led him to persue a Masters degree in Urban Planning from Auckland University in Auckland, New Zealand where they wrote their Master's Dissertation on community food commons and the interaction between common food resources and food waste.
Shawn feels very blessed to be working with the team at Alaska RTCA on a variety of interesting and challenging projects. This is an incredible opportunity that really has helped him to refine his ideas for the future. Shawn hopes to go on to earn a PhD in Urban Ecology, continuing to study the connection between people and environments in order to help us better live in harmony with the world we are a part of.
Will Bell - Washington, DC
Will Bell is a recent graduate of George Washington University where he studied English and Graphic Design. He is excited to join NPS - RTCA as a Communications Fellow. Will enjoys creating digital art and design and is eager to support RTCA's visual identity.
Originally from Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, Will grew up enjoying the many trails, rivers, and lakes of the rural area. He now resides in Washington, DC in the H Street Corridor. Will is passionate about climate change and looks forward to contributing to RTCA's conservation efforts. In his free time, he loves baking, running, and exploring DC.


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MPAA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin Unveils New Report on China's Growing Film and Television Industry
Industry contributes USD 86.3 billion to the Chinese economy and supports over 4 million jobs
BEIJING/SINGAPORE – Motion Picture Association of America Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin today unveiled a new report detailing the economic contribution of the film and television industry to the Chinese economy. The report follows a five-day tour of Hong Kong and China – Rivkin's first in the region as head of the MPAA – during which he met with top industry leaders, filmmakers, and government representatives.
The Economic Contribution of Film and Television in China in 2016 report found that the film and television industry contributed a total of USD 86.3 billion (573 billion Yuan) to the Chinese economy in 2016. The overall economic contribution increased by USD 22 billion (177 billion yuan), a 25% surge since the research was last conducted in 2014. The sector supported a total of 4.1 million jobs and generated a total tax contribution of USD 15.9 billion (105 billion Yuan).
"These numbers tell a great story about the remarkable growth and economic importance of the film and television industry in China," said Rivkin, who presented the report at the organization's annual end-of-year screen community reception. "They also underscore our partnership with the local film community and wider industry which will only continue to grow stronger."
Jiang Ping, Vice Chairman and President of China Film Corporation (CFC), said, "The success of the Chinese film and television industry is in large part due to the creativity, passion and drive of the many people who work in it. The success is also due to the contributions of the major stakeholders, including the international community with whom we share knowledge, build partnerships, make better movies, and give people an all-round enjoyable viewing experience. We are also working closely together to protect our intellectual property, which is absolutely necessary if this industry is to achieve its full potential."
Ming Zhenjiang, Chairman of China Film Producers Association (CFPA), said, "It is good to see the film and television industry continue to develop and grow. We are seeing audiences enjoy film and television content in many ways, from the all-immersive experience of the cinema, to television in the home, and on mobile devices. The Internet is integral to the success of our industry – not only for a blossoming OTT sector, but also in the way that audiences hear about new shows, buy their tickets, and share their experience with friends. It is an exciting time for our industry, and we look forward to continued success."
The report demonstrates a continued growth trend for the industry, highlighting the economic contribution of the core film and television sectors and the emerging internet streaming services. It also evaluates the economic impact of new cinemas in Tier 3-5 cities, film tourism, and film festivals.
Key statistics include:
The Economic Contribution of Film and Television in China in 2016 report, along with a one page summary infographic in English, and Chinese, are available to view and download from our website. The total economic contribution represents the impact of direct industry jobs and spending, along with indirect jobs and wages in thousands of companies with which the industry does business. This includes caterers, dry cleaners, hotels, florists, hardware and lumber suppliers, software, and digital equipment suppliers, as well as those doing business with consumers, such as home entertainment distributors, theme parks and tourist attractions.
The report was prepared by Oxford Economics and developed in partnership with China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association, China Film Producers' Association, China Film Copyright Association, and China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association. The data was based in part on official statistics in the "Blue Book of China's Radio, Film and Television" published by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT).
The annual MPA end-of-year film and TV industry reception, held at the Hotel Éclat Beijing, featured key representatives of the film and television industry in China, MPAA members, and media. The event was followed by a special screening of Youth by acclaimed director Feng Xiaogang.

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These are just a few - there are MANY more ideas out there in blogland! Have you seen a cute idea or posted about one? Leave the link in your comments!
I love all you crafty people - thanks for sharing your ideas with the rest of us! :) Have a lovely day and remember to come back for Chocolate Friday - it involves chocolate (OF COURSE) and raspberry which equals yum!
Hmmm....you and I must be reading a lot of the same blogs! I especially like the Valentine's pillow! LOL!
Big we east coasters like to wake up to Stop and Smell the Chocolates and when we don't get that we're cranky size hugs to you!
Thanks so much for the mention, Lisa! I do appreciate it.


A petition in the UK with over 4 thousand signatures is calling for all post natal women to have access to women's health physios for pelvic health advice.
Marie Fell, the creator of the petition, says she was "shocked" by the lack of follow up in her post natal period. While this may not be the case in Australia, it highlights the important role women's health physiotherapists can play in ensuring the safety, health and well-being of new mums.
Women's health physios are perfect professionals for assessing, and treating the mother post natally. They can check many concerns like scar tissue healing, gynae health and abdominal separation issues. Sadly mothers are being left without anyone to talk to about incontinence, prolapse, diastasis recti problems and all of these can be prevented or at least symptoms managed to avoid surgery further down the line.
We know pregnancy, birth and the post natal period are a beautiful but challenging period.
It is our goal to help empower mums to be as safe and as healthy as possible.


In our energy-demanding society, nearly 20 percent of the United States� energy supply is produced from nuclear energy, and the energy demand is growing. Many of the nation�s 100 plus nuclear power plants are half way through their 40-year operating license term. Without the option of license renewal, the country faces losing this important energy supply in less than 20 years. Since the 1970's, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has had many projects where staff members have provided technical support to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on urgent issues related to nuclear power. PNNL assisted with the first environmental impact statements for licensing nuclear plants, helped improve emergency response capabilities following the accident at Three Mile Island, and supported regulatory and licensing actions for many aspects related to safety and the environment. These projects involved multi-disciplinary teams from across the Lab. For assistance in regulatory and licensing activities for nuclear power plants, NRC still relies on PNNL to provide multi-disciplinary managerial and technical expertise in radiological and non-radiological environmental protection areas. In the mid 1990s, forward-thinking NRC staff decided that it was important to update the environmental review process associated with licensing and constructing nuclear power plants. PNNL was asked to assemble a team to update the guidance used by the NRC for reviewing the environmental impacts from nuclear power plant construction and operation. A draft of the updated procedure was issued for public review in 1997. Comments on the draft document suggested that a separate procedure specifically directed toward the review of the environmental impacts of renewal of reactor operating licenses was needed. The Environmental Standard Review Plans were published in final form in March 2000. In response to a looming national energy issue, and because of the quality and experience of PNNL, the NRC asked PNNL to form a team, led by Project Manager Van Ramsdell, to assist NRC in performing the environmental review for the renewal of the operating licenses for the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland and the Oconee Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina. An environmental review team consists of socio-economists, cultural resource experts, land use experts, health physicists, meteorologists, hydrologists, ecologists, and others. �Our initial review teams consisted of senior experts who were pulled together from numerous PNNL organizations,� said Ramsdell. As the number of reviews has increased, younger PNNL were trained in the NRC environmental review process. Many of the younger team members are now taking leading roles on teams. �We have a unique and flexible group like no other,� Ramsdell said. The environmental review process starts when NRC receives an application for license renewal from a nuclear utility. As soon as the application is received, the team at PNNL reviews the environmental report, which is included as part of the application. Soon thereafter, the team makes a trip to the site to gather data for analysis, and a public scoping meeting is held to obtain any comments relevant to the environmental review. The PNNL staff then makes its analysis and drafts an environmental impact statement, which is published for public comment. Finally, the draft is revised based on comments received and is published in its final form. The environmental review process typically takes about 15 to 18 months to complete; however, PNNL staff members have demonstrated that the process can be completed in 13 months. The environmental impact statement, along with a safety evaluation report, becomes part of the record used by the Commission in deciding whether or not to renew the nuclear power plant�s operating license. The first two license renewal applications were submitted to NRC in 1998, and the next three applications were submitted in 2000. The NRC is currently receiving about six license renewal applications each year. This application rate is expected to continue for another eight to ten years. Initially, the license renewal teams were staffed by PNNL personnel. Recent teams have been composed of personnel from several national laboratories. Following training by experienced PNNL team members, environmental scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory are now participating in the environmental reviews.


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Meet LOWLIGHT, the Producers Behind Spain's Underground Viral Hits
Courtesy of Club Ruido
By Jorge Courtade | 2 years ago
For those who have closely followed Spain's burgeoning urbano movement over the past few years, the cloudy producer tag "Lowlight Music" has become a ubiquitous opening statement for dozens of street singles and SoundCloud bops. Whether it's "Salami," one of Ms Nina's early reggaeton earworms, collabs with the sleek R&B singer John Grvy, or former PXXR GVNG member Yung Beef, LOWLIGHT has played a major role in providing many of the region's artists with a steady stream of hits that traverse the worlds of reggaeton, trap, and electronic music.
LOWLIGHT (composed of producers Alex and Pablo) have worked together for five years, but have seen their stock rise in the past 18 months as their expansive beats fuel the success of more and more viral Spanish stars. The list of trap and reggaeton artists racking up millions of views on YouTube and selling out venues across the Atlantic continued to grow in 2017, a fact that the duo credits to an influx of immigrants who have changed the nation's musical landscape.
"We think it's important that we're now in the third or fourth generation of immigrants in Spain," they tell Remezcla over email. "The music has started to be influenced by their cultures and that has increased the number of potential listeners. That's why France and England are so far ahead of us – Spain is just starting all of this now, 20 years later."
"Our goal is to bring urban music to the mainstream."
After years of working with underground favorites, in 2017, LOWLIGHT finally produced a project of their own, one that is both brief and immersive. Dopamine EP, released this fall, is the duo's first offering after partnering with Sony Music under the Club Ruido imprint. Notably, it seems like the country's old gatekeepers are finally acknowledging urbano's influence. As they describe it, industry bigwigs have often held antiquity as the standard of good taste. Resistant to change and blind to the swelling underground movement of new music, tastemakers in Madrid took these sounds as a joke – a sideshow of sorts. "People have whistled at us and thrown things at us just for playing reggaeton," they say.
But Dopamine arrived at a different moment in the country's music landscape. "Commotion," the EP's lead single, is a collaboration with dancehall vedette Bad Gyal and Nigerian-Spanish artist Demaro Small. Quickly amassing over a million views on YouTube, the track is LOWLIGHT's dreamy reimagining of the Caribbean rhythm. It's a far cry from either the hypnotic distress of "Salami" or the haunting trap of "Mi Estilo De Vida," their standout collaboration with rap group TAKERS from 2016.
The success of "Commotion" underscores LWLGHT's track record of transcending genre and striking the right chord. "We have always taken inspiration from many places, and when we first came to Madrid – right when [Dominican merengue urbano artist] Omega took off and a lot of people from the streets in Madrid realized they could make money and leave a life of crime – we made a living producing and mixing mambo urbano and, to a lesser extent, reggaeton," they explain. "But that wouldn't ever stop us from all of a sudden dropping an electronic song for the club or a chillwave remix filled with sadness and emotion."
Time spent experimenting with sound is especially evident on Dopamine, where "Commotion" is nestled between the electro-pop of John Grvy collab "Crush" and the ambient R&B of "De Nuevo," featuring One Path. "It must be really boring to restrict yourself to something and do it over and over again," they say in reference to the project's eclecticism. "Your mentality obviously changes with age and experience…but our music always has been and will be eclectic."
Already at the forefront of Spain's new wave, their relationship with the growing roster of Spanish netlabel La Vendición will continue to provide the duo with ample opportunities to push their sound both locally and internationally. "A generation of artists affiliated with La Vendición have hit the music world like a tornado, and have changed the rules here; now a bunch of 'cool' people have become evangelists of the sound after listening to PXXR [GVNG] or LMDA."
Working with La Vendición has opened doors that LOWLIGHT now seems fully poised to walk through. As Alex and Pablo step out from behind the boards and bring themselves closer to the forefront of the scene they helped shape, they remain steadfast in their commitment to a larger, defiant mission of putting Spain's urbano movement on the map in a major way. With the rise of rappers like C.Tangana, who snagged a French Montana feature on the remix of his hit "Mala Mujer" and the largest outdoor advertising campaign in Spanish history this year, LOWLIGHT's future looks bright.
And if their success is any indication, it's abundantly clear there is now an ardent appetite around the world for trap, reggaeton, and dancehall made by Spain's newest waves of immigrants – and their native collaborators. In our increasingly complex and globalized music moment, such trends will certainly raise questions about ownership and origin.
LOWLIGHT, for their part, are focused on moving forward. "Our goal is to bring urban music to the mainstream and to bring Spain's scene to the levels of fame it enjoys in the rest of the world."
dancehall, electronic, reggaeton, trap. Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 3:16 PM EDT by Jorge Courtade
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Pakistan Christian Post Is Your Voice Since 2001
Young Pakistani Christian girl aged 13 abducted and forced into Islamic marriage
Bahawalpur: March 6, 2019. (PCP) A young girl barely in her teens, Sadaf Amir also known as Sadaf Masih (13 yrs), of Cholistan, Wichra Bangla, Bahawalpur was abducted on 6 February 2019 by influential Muslims Maqbool Hussain, Mubashir Hussain Baloch and Azhir Hussain Baloch.
Following the kidnapping the perpetrators' family informed Sadaf's family she had been taken but promised, that that they would bring her back.
Wanting to believe them and fearing an altercation, Sadaf's family waited 8 days to hear whether the kidnappers would actually return their young daughter.
However instead the perpetrators returned to declare that the girl, who is not old enough to be legally married in Pakistan, was now not only "married" but had converted to Islam.
The kidnapper's malice became clear when they showed the distressed family a falsified marriage certificate with her age listed as 18-years-old.
In typical use of the blasphemy law against religious minorities, the offending Muslim family said they would employ their influence with local law enforcement authorities, if the family ever tried to contact the young girl again. Worse still, they warned the beleaguered Christian family that they would accuse them of harassing the newlyweds if they took any action.
With the threat of a FIR hanging over the heads of Christian families in the village, they were forcibly intimidated into backing away from the situation at that time.
The police have been derelict in their duty to bring the obviously underaged girl back to her family, even though a case has now been registered against the culprits with the assistance of CLAAS, a charity that helps with legal cases, following an order of the session court.
These heinous is widely known in the NGO and human rights community, as a Muslim charity called "The Movement Towards Solidary and Peace" raised the alarm with their rather conservative statistic of 1000 religious minority girls being kidnapped, raped and forced into Islamic marriage every year. (click here)
These depraved abductions, rapes and forced conversions continue to occur despite legislation The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act of 2016 being passed into law to protect religious minorities and children.
The Pakistani government has been disinclined to take action to help these young girls, and even when the marriage is clearly illegal, they fail to secure the girls a proper divorce. As in the case of another young girl Elisha (12) whose family sold themselves into slavery to pay for a lawyer to help them get her back.
The bullying by officials begins. with the police and follows families in this situation throughout the court system The anguish they experience is so great that instead of the culprits being charged all the pressure is exerted on the victim's families to get them to drop the case.
Legal authorities usually side with Muslim kidnappers and do not believe that the now supposedly Islamic wife's conversion was forced. The reality is that these young girls, are often threatened, and told their families will be harmed if they do not comply or agree to whatever they told to do. When they are interviewed in a civil court, they are found not to have adequate knowledge to be deemed a Muslim convert.
Wilson Chowdhry said: "Sadaf an extremely vulnerable Christian girl joins a long list of victims who have been kidnapped by prominent Muslim men who are sexual predators.
"One can only estimate the amount of violence and degradation this poor child has had to endure whilst in captivity. The graphic account provided by Australian on-line grooming victim Lara Hall suggests Sadaf is being subjected to on-tap sexual servitude.
"While the numbers of forced Islamic marriage victims in Pakistan increases the world stays silent on this debilitating social malaise. Young BPCA volunteer Hannah Chowdhry recently reported how the average age of these victims is 13 yrs and Sadaf is an example of that average.
"The world has learnt nothing from the terrible accounts of grooming that have taken place across the UK, from Pakistani origin Muslim men.
"This social malaise is not something that stems from British values imposed on the UK Pakistani community but is an undesirable export from the Pakistani homeland - one that elicited a comment from Sajid Javid UK Home Secretary that BPCA wishes had been stronger.
"Ignoring the problem only serves to foster resentment and creates societal schism - perhaps allocating a proportion of the huge amounts of foreign aid sent to Pakistan to tackling this despicable social deviance would serve great purpose across the globe.
"Muslims who feel any level of sensitivity about this practice should endeavour to end it, rather than social-media trolling of those who are simply reporting them. People should be more disturbed that this is happening, than by the fact they are being informed about it."
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Faisalabad: July 13, 2019. (PCP) Vikram Chand Masih 21-year-old resident of Burewala District Sahiwal approached CTS along with his Mother Rozi Agn
More arrests of Pakistani Christian Asylum seekers in Bangkok
London: July 13, 2019. (PCP) a raid on asylum seekers the extent of which we have not seen since 2015 48 Pakistani Christians were arrested. Proud
Sunny Waqas was second Christian arrested under blasphemy in June 2019 in Pakistan
Lahore: July 9, 2019. (PCP) Sunny Waqas is a 19 years old student of High School doing Intermediate in Health sciences. Sunny was held accused of B


One topic that has received considerable academic and policy attention concerns the key objectives underlying the establishment of this new framework. To help us develop a better and deeper understanding, this article outlines eight most widely documented objectives. While some of these objectives overlap or conflict with each other, others touch on issues that are of only marginal concern to some constituencies. By focusing on each objective in turn, this article aims to underscore the divergent, and at times competing, interests among the many stakeholders involved in the framework.
Although some readers may find the description of all eight underlying objectives somewhat messy, such messiness is rather common in any negotiations concerning the establishment of a new international framework. Rather than offering a subjective evaluation of the importance and urgency of each objective, or combining them to deduce some organizing principles, this article presents the objectives as they appear in the current policy debate. After all, policymakers, commentators, activists and the public at large are likely to value these objectives differently. By presenting the objectives together, this article foreshadows the challenges to achieving international consensus on the protection of intangible cultural heritage.
It is worth noting that this article does not distinguish between TK and TCE, even though the former is arguably more important and relevant to agricultural production and food security. There are at least two reasons. First, indigenous peoples and traditional communities embrace a holistic worldview. They do not make clear distinctions between TK and TCE, and they 'regard expressions of their traditional cultures/folklore as inseparable from systems of traditional knowledge'.8 Second, because the discussions of TK and TCE are somewhat intertwined, a comprehensive discussion will be needed to fully understand the competing objectives underlying the protection of intangible cultural heritage.
Peter K. Yu, The Competing Objectives Underlying the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, 269 (2016).


When it comes to wings, some prefer them saucy, while others prefer a dry rub. If you fall into the dry rub camp, you'll love these flavorful chicken wing recipes which can be made in the oven. Mix up a batch or two the next time you're feeling like wings but don't feel like battling the crowd at your local restaurant.
If you like a hint of spice without overwhelming fire, try these chili ginger wings. They take less than an hour to make, and the recipe makes enough for about 4 people.
Mix the spices together in a small bowl. Pat them onto the wings, making sure that you coat them evenly. Drizzle a baking sheet with the olive oil, and place the wings on top. Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 - 45 minutes or until wings are crispy and brown, turning over once during cooking.
Those who don't like spicy wings will enjoy this mild, yet scrumptious alternative. The trick is to slow roast these wings at a lower temperature so the cheese does not burn.
Mix together the garlic, salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Pat the mixture onto the chicken wings. Drizzle a pan with the olive oil, and place the wings on top. Bake at 325 F for 1 hour or until the wings are golden brown. Turn over once during cooking.
Plan ahead if you want to make these flavorful wings, as they have to marinate for 4 hours before being coated with a dry rub. The recipe makes enough for a crowd, so it's great for parties.
Combine the Teriyaki sauce, olive oil and brown sugar in a large container with a lid. Add the chicken wings, and turn them over to ensure they are all exposed to the liquid. Place the container in the fridge to marinate for 4 hours.
Remove the wings from the fridge, and discard the excess marinade. Mix the spices together, and pat them onto the wings. Spread the wings out on baking sheets (you will need at least 2) and bake at 375 F for 35 - 45 minutes or until the wings are brown and crispy. Turn them over once during cooking.
For more information, contact Luxe Sports Grill or a similar locatoin.


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Ackles named to new agency
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Scott Ackles (above) ran the last two Grey Cup Festival committees
The last report has been written and balance sheet has been supplied to David Braley, which means the two top aides connected with last year's Grey Cup Festival, Scott Ackles and Moray Keith, can take on a different role.
The two have been named Thursday to head the freshly-minted BC Sport Agency, a non-profit, provincial government initiative which is being framed as an offshoot of the 2010 Legacies Now program which was created prior to the Winter Olympics.
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Keith, whose work as a founding member of the Waterboys is well known with the Lions, has been appointed board chair. Ackles is chief executive officer. A board of directors has also been named and includes Pacific Newspaper Group publisher Kevin Bent.
Keith and Ackles also have the task, along with others, of bringing the BC Football Hall of Fame to life after naming its inaugural class last year. According to a news release, the goal of the group is "simplfying and strengthening the sector to ensure British Columbians of all ages and abilities have the resources they need to lead active, healthy lifestyles."


The automatic loading and unloading system (accumulation conveyor) is a product independently researched and developed by KEHUI with our own independent and intellectual property rights and invention patents.
Automatic palletizing robot adopts 4-axis design, which has the advantages of compact structure, good versatility, fast running speed, low failure rate, convenient operation, low energy consumption.
The KH series handling robot system adopts 4-axis design, which has the advantages of compact structure, good versatility, fast running speed, low failure rate, convenient operation, low energy consumption.
Automatic guided vehicle warehousing agv system mainly includes vehicles, peripherals, field components, and fixed control systems. Its length and height of the body are 1.5 meters and 0.29 meters respectively.
The signal interaction between the RGV and the console is wirelessly transmitted using WIFI. A transport vehicle that can travel along a defined guiding path with safety protection and various transfer functions.
Designed for all position pipe automatic welding, tube outside diameter is between φ16~φ300 mm, and is suitable for kinds of bevels, welding materials contain carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, and etc.
Specially used for automatic welding of tube sheet with outer diameter of tube diameter from 12mm to 80mm, including flat end connection (flat welding).
It is suitable for straight pipe welding with outer diameter of workpiece Φ3~Φ300mm, for carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel and etc. By improving the pressure roller.
Used for fabricated pipe orbital welding projects. Suiting for Minimum pipe OD ≥50mm, which includes roller positioners, pipe centering support, welding actuator etc.
Original German metabo motor driven. No deformation caused with pipe fixed on the self-centering fixtures and pipe to be cut off with hand holding cutting head one circle around the pipes.
In automatic welding condition, tungsten grinder is required for the consistency of the welding quality. It changes the tungsten cone grinding from normal lateral to longitudinal grinding.


This program is designed for students who are already proficient in the skills taught in Levels 1-5 and who want to increase their conversational abilities. Conducted entirely in Italian, this course provides students with an opportunity to markedly improve their speaking and listening skills. Magazines, video and audio tapes, and other resources designed to provide practical opportunities for vocabulary and skill development are selected to match student interests. Grammatical topics are addressed as needed.
Over the past thirty years, we have reviewed many university-level Italian textbooks and have selected Prego!, eight edition (McGraw-Hill) as the one that best fulfill the objectives of our students in beginning and intermediate levels. Teachers provide suggestions for texts and supplementary materials at the higher levels. Books may be purchased at the Barnes and Noble Boston University Bookstore, 660 Beacon Street, Boston or on-line on Amazon.com.
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According to a recent study, seven out of 10 of the most popular ecommerce plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to common application flaws such as SQL injection, cross site scripting and path traversal exploits. The problem isn't unique to WordPress either, experts noted. Given the risks pervasive in downloads from many emerging plugin marketplaces and app stores, implementing stronger software security is a must both for developers hoping to encourage adoption of their app and companies incorporating third-party tools.
A recent Network World article analyzed the study of WordPress vulnerabilities, which also found that 20 percent of all the top 50 plugins were susceptible to common web attacks. Given the fact that WordPress powers around 18 percent of all sites on the web, the risk to end users is significant. And while WordPress plugin vulnerabilities were the subject of the study, plugins for other CMSes are probably exposed too, as developers of such tools have no obligation, in most cases, to adhere to any coding standards or requirements. This shortfall creates an opening for relatively unsophisticated attacks, Network World's Alan Shimel noted.
While many of the plugin developers exposed in the WordPress study quickly responded with patches, some experts believe that the majority of sites using the vulnerable plugins will still be exposed to hackers. The problem for many users of such tools is that they tend to be small businesses or mom-and-pop ecommerce sites with limited security knowledge, TechRepublic contributor Dominic Vogel wrote. He cited, in particular, the lack of accountability for plugin developers and encouraged small business owners to be vocal about demanding better security practices from the makers of the tools they use.
Shimel pointed out that many users assume that any application approved for an app store or plugin marketplace is safe simply because it was approved for download. However, many such stores do not check for security, or a lack of secure development practices simply leads to problems down the road. Developers can help to build confidence in these marketplaces by using tools such as source code analysis software to shore up security.


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Q: Vaadin Flow &Spring Boot cant find resource via servlet context Im running in an issue with the new Vaadin Flow issue which makes me crazy the last days, so i hope you guys can help me.
Technologies i use:

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*Vaadin Flow Beta 8

*Spring Boot 2.0.1.RELEASE

*Embedded Tomcat

*Maven as build tool

Project layout:
Parent project
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 |-webapp
Basic situation: i have a monolithic Vaadin Flow application which now i want to cut in 3 pieces: webapp, common and api. Before this split, everything works fine.
Current situation: When i try to navigate to localhost:8080/ i got this following error:
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Can't find resource 'frontend://styles/landing.html' via the servlet context
at com.vaadin.flow.component.polymertemplate.DefaultTemplateParser.getTemplateContent(DefaultTemplateParser.java:111) ~[flow-server-1.0.0.beta7.jar:na]
at com.vaadin.flow.component.polymertemplate.TemplateDataAnalyzer.parseTemplate(TemplateDataAnalyzer.java:180) ~[flow-server-1.0.0.beta7.jar:na]
at com.vaadin.flow.component.polymertemplate.TemplateInitializer.<init>(TemplateInitializer.java:91) ~[flow-server-1.0.0.beta7.jar:na]
at com.vaadin.flow.component.polymertemplate.PolymerTemplate.<init>(PolymerTemplate.java:78) ~[flow-server-1.0.0.beta7.jar:na]
at com.vaadin.flow.component.polymertemplate.PolymerTemplate.<init>(PolymerTemplate.java:93) ~[flow-server-1.0.0.beta7.jar:na]
at com.flatNow.ui.common.abstracts.AbstractView.<init>(AbstractView.java:6) ~[classes/:na]
at com.flatNow.ui.landing.LandingView.<init>(LandingView.java:23) ~[classes/:na]
at com.flatNow.ui.landing.LandingPresenter.<init>(LandingPresenter.java:18) ~[classes/:na]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_162]
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_162]
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) ~[na:1.8.0_162]
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:423) ~[na:1.8.0_162]
at org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils.instantiateClass(BeanUtils.java:170) ~[spring-beans-5.0.5.RELEASE.jar:5.0.5.RELEASE]
... 109 common frames omitted

The corresponding View class is:
@Getter
@Tag("welcome-view")
@HtmlImport("styles/landing.html")
class LandingView extends AbstractView<TemplateModel> {
}

My resources are laying under src/main/resources, there are the folder frontend and assets.
I try the following things things:
Change the htmlImport to context://frontend/styles/landing.html , /frontend/styles/landing.html , ../frontend/styles/landing.html
https://github.com/vaadin/skeleton-starter-flow-spring/issues/28
The weird part is, that i've tried to run the project in Eclipse and it worked out of the box. No issues.
I hope you can help me guys, if i've missing something please point it out!

A: The HTML resources are not classpath resources but static web resources. The frontend:// protocol maps to context://frontend (in development mode), which in turn maps to the context root +"/frontend", so you should place your static files so that they can be loaded by the browser using e.g. http://localhost:8080/frontend/styles/landing.html.
Now with a normal war style project, this would be src/main/webapp/frontend/styles/landing.html. If the resources are in another jar file, then the standard location would be /META-INF/resources/frontend/styles/landing.html. Spring Boot has some other/additional ways to define static files and these should be ok too as long as they can be found through the servlet context, as expected for all static resources.
If you run inside Eclipse, things might work slightly differently as Eclipse does not package and use other projects as jar files but instead use the other project files directly

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COLIN HANTON OF THE QUARRYMEN LOOKS BACK ON HIS TIME WITH JOHN AND PAUL AHEAD OF OUR LENNON/MCCARTNEY 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. How did the Quarrymen come to play St Peter's Church fete? "It was a leap of faith by the vicar
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Len Garry of the Quarrymen looks back on his time with John and Paul ahead of our Lennon/McCartney 60th Anniversary celebrations. On being friends with John Lennon... Len Garry: "I passed my 11 plus and I went to the Liverpool Institute.
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Q: How to get the event target in my case? I am using Jquery ui to do the drag and drop. I want to do something on the draggable item after I drop it.
I have something like this..
     $('#drag-me').draggable({
         scroll:false,
         cursor:'pointer',
         revert: 'invalid'
     });

    $('.box').droppable({
        drop:function(event, ui){
            //I want to append the #drag-me element to the .box. How do I do that?
            //event.target -> get .box not #drag-me
            $(this).appendTo(event.target)
        }
    })

Thanks for the help!

A: You're looking for ui.draggable, as per the droppable API drop event docs: http://api.jqueryui.com/droppable/#event-drop
So you would do:
$('.box').droppable({
    drop:function(event, ui){
        $(this).appendTo(ui.draggable)
    }
});


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Guardsman Armoured rebrands as Beryllium, looking for tech companies to buy
Published:Wednesday | December 1, 2021 | 12:07 AMKarena Bennett/Business Reporter
Lititia Myers-Gray, president and CEO of Beryllium Limited, formerly Guardsman Armoured Limited.
Guardsman Armoured Limited, the security, logistics and cash management arm of the Guardsman Group, has rebranded to Beryllium Limited, as it repositions as a more serious player in the outsourcing and technology sectors. Beryllium will be offering...
Guardsman Armoured Limited, the security, logistics and cash management arm of the Guardsman Group, has rebranded to Beryllium Limited, as it repositions as a more serious player in the outsourcing and technology sectors.
Beryllium will be offering digital currency management and support; vault services; human resource and finance and accounting outsourcing services; and back-office cheque processing. It will continue current services, including cash in transit, security and logistics services, and business intelligence management and reporting.
Additionally, Lititia Myers-Gray, who held the title of managing director of Guardsman Armoured, and will continue to run Beryllium as its president and CEO, is looking to acquire tech businesses.
The company has also invested in a fifth location, a 32,000 square-foot building in downtown Kingston, which will become its new headquarters to facilitate Beryllium's expanded operations.
Guardsman Group has operated in Jamaica for over 50 years and over time has created 26 companies spanning security services, pest control, sanitation and landscaping services.
Guardsman Armoured has long diversified into customer service and branch outsourcing services, but its name is more associated with the security side of the business.
The rebranding, which distances Beryllium from the well-known security-focused Guardsman name, is meant to reframe the company's image in the market. It's named after a chemical element, a steel-grey earth metal with the symbol Be.
"The name 'Beryllium' was chosen because it is an element that works behind the scenes to support all areas of our lives," Myers-Gray told the Financial Gleaner ahead of the rebranding ceremony on Tuesday. "We are more than a security company and armoured vehicles, with a suite of services that provide solutions across virtually every sector," she said.
Beryllium will operate four divisions: currency management services, customer service outsourcing, process outsourcing and technology services. At least one service has been added to each division as the company goes after additional market share in the outsourcing sector.
Beryllium is especially targeting the fintech market with its expanded service lines and is expecting to grow business among that segment by 25 per cent within a year.
Its immediate focus will be on big data capabilities in Jamaica, including artificial intelligence and interactive technology. The company will also be targeting tech acquisitions in 2022, Myers-Gray said.
"We have plans to support digital currency. We have prided ourselves on being innovators in the market, sometimes introducing services ahead of their time. The BPO industry is certainly beyond call centres with an entire suite of capabilities and offerings across a variety of industries. We see an opportune market ready to usher in the 21st century with a more tech-integrated society," she said.
To support the expanded business segment, Beryllium is looking to recruit business intelligence analysts, artificial intelligence programmers, operations managers, engineers, IT specialists, accountants, HR specialists and compliance managers. The company is still tallying the numbers of staff its need for launch of the additional services.
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I was floored to learn that nearly four hundred thousand Germans had been imprisoned in the United States during the 1940s, but that newspaper coverage of the POW camps was limited, so many Americans didn't even know about them.
Good choice for the game.
Not really shocked people wouldn't know that.
"Maddie lay in the tent with the sleeping bag pulled over her head. Suddenly, she heard his booming laughter and decided she would never ever come out that tent again. She just couldn't face him."
I haven't read the book yet. It's in my Kindle. But the page I just read makes me want to read it more. It's a funny/ awkward scene.
I have to wonder if that's true, or just good writing for the story. Probably the latter.... Lovely cover. Happy weekend!
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Peak Mountaineering has been visiting Morocco for many years and we will always continue exploring this beautiful, friendly and inspiring country. A warm welcome is guaranteed, cultural delights abound and the stunning scenery is guaranteed to inpsire. Combine all that with easy access from the UK and Morocco makes the most perfect adventure destination. Over many visits Morocco has seeped under our skin and we are delighted to have introduced so many Peak Mountaineers to this magical place. Our annual trips have become a key part of our calendar and this year we were, of course, back for more.
Our Toubkal itinerary, which we believe to be the best out there, offers something completely different. Rather than the common linear approach route we take a circular route that loops around the back of the range and includes several nights camping (with a support team of cooks and mules to carry our luggage) along with a night in a Berber Gite. By the time we reach the mountain the team are well acclimatised and prepared to tackle the highest peak in North Africa.
This year's team were an inspiring group of adventurers and, although they were certainly challenged and pushed at times, they remained positive throughout. They were also, crucially, truly great fun to be with. I may not be able to repeat some of the conversation topics we explored over dinner on a public forum like this (!), but it was a real privilege to spend time with them and to enjoy the stunning Atlas mountains with such an amazing team.
On last year's Stok Kangri trip we trialled getting the team members involved in contributing to our trip account and it worked brilliantly. So brilliantly, in fact, that we thought we'd ask this group to do the same and fortunately they readily agreed. Therefore, with no further ado, please settle back and be inspired and entertained by Team Maroc 2016's Jebel Toubkal Expedition blog…….
The team members were converging on Marrakech from various airports and we'd only actually get the whole team together at Morocco's Menara Airport but, with the largest single group heading out from Manchester, a bunch of us could at least meet up to toast the start of our adventure in the departure lounge. The packed Easyjet flight then passed quickly enough and soon we were walking out into the warmth of a Moroccan evening.
We loaded aboard transport and headed to our comfortable Riad in the mountain village of Imlil. Imlil would provide our gateway to the Atlas Mountains although we weren't going to be able to appreciate how picturesque it is due to our night time arrival - that pleasure would need to wait until the next morning.
With all the team now together we had a meal and an initial briefing before everyone settled in to the tasteful traditionally styled rooms for some well earned sleep.
I awoke early and, not wanting to disturb the rest of the guests, I tiptoed out of my bedroom and up to the roof top terrace. WOW! Arriving in the dark certainly didn't prepare me for the stunning views down the valley and across to the mountains beyond. What a lovely wake up call in the Atlas Mountains. Mint tea soon arrived (we got very used to this traditional ritual during our trip) and I sat contently enjoying this perfect morning. After a busy lead up and fairly stressful time at work it was very special to finally be here.
Eventually the rest of the team congregated and we sat down for breakfast. We had a fairly short and relatively easy trekking day in prospect today and so there was time for a leisurely breakfast and a final kit sort before heading off. We also got the chance to meet our local guide and cook and muleteer team before leaving. Paul had worked with Ibrahim and Hassan for many years and you could see his delight at catching up with them again.
Some of the group had trekked in places where the use of mules was common, but for several of the team this was a completely new experience and it took a bit of getting used to to see our bags getting loaded onto these majestic animals. The animals certainly looked healthy and well cared for which had been quite a concern for some of the team. We took it steady today and, although it was good to start stretching the legs and getting our long anticipated journey underway, walking at a pace which allowed time to stop for rests and enjoy the scenery was still much appreciated.
We stopped enroute at a stunning col before heading into a new valley leading to the village of Tacchedirt. For those of us new to these environments it was fascinating to see the way whole communities had forged a thriving life in villages perched on the side of steep sided valleys.
Once we arrived at camp we had time to settle in to the camping lifestyle and explore a little of the local area. Some of the group walked up to a nearby waterfall or visited the nearby village while some preferred to relax in the shade. We also enjoyed the 'delights' of the basic toilets, ate some delicious freshly cooked food (our cook Hassan turned out to be a fantastic chef as well as a lovely person always with a ready smile) and generally chilled out for the remaining part of the day.
After camping on rocky platforms the night before, we set off on our days trek before 7am to take advantage of the cool early morning air. We initially took a very steep zig zag path up until we reached a col at 3,500 metres. The journey up was a hard one, very rocky in places, but what a reward when we finally reached the top. We had our first glimpse in the distance of the mountain we had all come to conquer. Also our local guide Ibrahim, bless him, had brought lovely nuts and dates for everyone. There were bright blue skies and of course spectacular views in every direction and I could certainly have sat there all day just taking it all in. The views were not only at the top but on the ascent and descent too.
After our well earned rest we started our long and once again tough zig zag descent. I must say this was the toughest day for me because of the knee bashing descent but we eventually reached the bottom of the valley and as soon as a good water source was available we could see crops growing on the terraces and a lush area for our camp.
We turned the final corner and saw our camp already been set up by the muleteers at the side of a beautiful river. It was perfect for a cool wash and also provided a reliable drinking supply. After a lovely meal an early night was had by all. A hard days trekking done and a perfect end to the day. I lay in my tent wondering what stunning views we would see tomorrow. Morocco had captured me already.
Having spent the night camping at the idyllic spot by the riverside, we had an early breakfast at 6:00am and set off on our trek in darkness with a multitude of stars still visible in the sky. Initially we made our way by torchlight, but as we followed the trail around a corner, daylight started to appear and revealed the most beautiful steep sided valley with another pretty river cascading over rocks at the side of the path. As the sun gradually rose we were treated to the wonderful sight of bright sunlight illuminating the tops of the mountains whilst it remained shady and cool in the bottom of the valley.
Gradually we gained height and started to climb gently up the side of the valley. The mules carrying our luggage on brightly coloured pack saddles overtook us as they usually did at some point. They are so well suited to this type of terrain and looked happy, making easy work of carrying their loads.
Upon reaching the col at 3,100 metres, the most amazing panoramic view of the surrounding mountains awaited us, including a fine view of Toubkal. We stopped for a well earned rest in the sunshine and enjoyed snacks and drinks. Surprisingly there was a mobile signal here, so several members of the group took advantage to phone home.
After the rest, we started our slow descent into a new valley, on a path that contoured around the mountain, whilst gradually losing height. The views of the surrounding mountains were stunning.
We ended the day at a friendly and basic gite in a spectacular hillside village with the usual endless supply of refreshing mint tea, followed by a sumptuous meal. We were also treated to the pure luxury of a shower!
After waking up to Naomi's early musical alarm and organising our bags (we got much more efficient at this as the week progressed), we enjoyed a hearty breakfast of boiled eggs, yoghurt and bread and we were soon all ready to go.
Today's planned route had been changed from the original itinerary to allow for a potential Thursday summit, so we still headed off to the stunning Lac D'Ifni, but knew that instead of camping there, the new plan would be trek on to a higher camp.
It was a great morning and everyone was in good spirits as we walked out of the village. Toddlers played happily and gave us a high-five as we passed. On the outskirts of town we stopped at a brightly painted pink motel for a glass of hot sweet mint tea and some fresh walnuts under a very large tree. The beautiful green hills behind us framed the scene perfectly.
Our trek then continued all the way round the lake to a point where the campsite would have been. Ian took a dip in the lake and tried to reassure us that the water really wasn't that cold, but most of the team were more than happy just to relax and enjoy the beautiful views. Lunch was served and after a nice long restful break we pressed on higher up the valley to our stunning campsite for the night, ready for an exciting early morning start.
Our overnight camp, a couple of hundred meters above the lake, was set in a deep gorge surrounded by imposing rock buttresses and high cliffs. The ground was rocky with patches of cleared areas allowing tents to be erected on the gravelled surface.
We were heading for the summit today and so we started very early with a 3am breakfast. Everyone was ready, very excited, and probably with some apprehension. Having had something quick to eat and drink, we left our camp and started the slow plod up the unseen trail. The dark was lit up by beams of yellow light with each beam illuminating a patch of the trail so we could see where to place our feet. Above, the black imposing cliffs towered, restricting the little light that came from the stars, reminiscent of a planetarium.
Trudging up countless switchbacks, the trail wound its way up a steep rocky gully and gradually the black sky gave way to grey and then a light blue. Some spectacular white clouds crept up the the valley from the direction of the lake and as the mist and cloud swirled around us a cool breeze wafted up the valley.
We took a sharp detour off the main trail and started traversing the south face of Toubkal West. We ascended a steep scree gully and, although everyone found the going hard, we all successfully climbed and scratched our way to the shoulder of Toubkal West and traversed the north slope to the col between the two summits.
Lunch was waiting. Cheese, bread, sardines and biscuits were very welcome after a long morning and once refuelled we started the final 200 metres ascent to the summit. It wasn't too long before we reached the summit and there was relief on all the faces and congratulations to everyone. In various ways everyone had made their own personal voyage of discovery on this trip and there were tears and smiles in equal measure. It felt very special to share this special moment with everyone.
After half an hour on the summit it was time to descend to the col and continue down to the Nelter hut for some well earned rest.
So here we are, the day after Summit Day and being awoken at 0500 by the "dawn chorus" of donkey chat! It's quite chilly but the view from the tent is amazing and we all spring into life with our morning rituals and meet at the mess tent for breakfast followed by some "goodbyes" to our muleteers. After carrying our bags to the valley they will head straight off to their homes and families and so we won't see most of them again. They've been superb throughout and certainly deserve their extra dirhams.
We make our way down the valley passing climbers, mules and stalls until we reach the picturesque village of Sidi Chamharouch for a short break. This valley is much busier and it feels strange to see so many people heading up for their own adventure. Paul had warned us about how busy this valley would be and, while it wasn't a problem, it certainly made me realise how special it had been to spend most of our adventure in such solitude.
We continue downhill and enter the village of Aroumd to the happy sounds of children running to school. It wasn't long before we pass our guides house and are informed that we don't have far to go to Imlil. A little further down the track and eventually we reach a tarmac road. That said, Paul and Ibrahim had one last twist of sadistic torture in store as the road was then uphill for the entire way to the Riad….and our celebratory lunch on the roof terrace. What a perfect way to end our trek.
After yet another amazing lunch of salad and tagine, we load up and head back to Marrakech for a few hours of relaxation, a shower and some sorting of gear etc. before meeting up for the team "celebration" beers (with some classy impromptu belly dancing from Ian!) and meal in the main Square to the backdrop of snake charmers and hustle of the many stall owners. The end of a fine day and a fine week with great company.
Our final day in Marrakech is all about relaxing! The Riad we were staying in was beautiful and many of us congregated on the roof terrace for breakfast with that luxurious feeling of being clean and content with our achievements in the mountains.
After the thrill of the Atlas, the centre of Marrakech is another great adventure in itself and we explored the souks and backstreets of the city before meeting up for lunch. As always, purchases were made, bartering skills were honed and fun was had - but all too soon it was time to collect our bags and make the final journey to the airport.
The whole trip had been a great adventure and lots of really didn't want it to end. New experiences and new relationships were formed and many of us had had to dig deep to overcome personal barriers - but we had come away stronger and refreshed. Adventure has a way of doing that!
Details on our 2017 Toubkal adventure will be live on the website soon and we also have a new Moroccan Jebel M'Goun mountain adventure planned for next year too. We really hope you can join us.
Thanks to James, Naomi, Steve, Craig, Paul, Cath, Angela, Alison Ian and Angie for contributing to this blog and to Ange for sharing some of her beautiful sketches.


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The Scrubb brothers carried much of the load for the Ravens with two-time National player of the year Phillip Scrubb finishing with a game-high 26 points on 5-of-10 shooting from beyond arc. Thomas Scrubb once again showed why he has been one the top players in the second-half of the year by adding 20 points respectively to along with his five rebounds.
Former Moser winner Tyson Hinz had his best showing of the 2013 Final 8 with a strong double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Axemen who came into the game sporting a two-game losing streak to Ravens got a respectable effort from All-Canadian forward Owen Klassen with 17 points and six rebounds.
Ottawa native and former Guardmen's player Sean Stoqua had huge fourth quarter by scoring 14 of his team-high 20 points in the period.
The Ravens clamped down the Acadia's shooters limiting them to just 8-of-23 from three-pointers.
The rebounding edge went the Ravens way with a 50-34 advantage.
The two-time defending champions will look for a three-peat when they square off against the #7 Lakehead Thunderwolves in the Championship game.


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3.4 PER MILLION
Use DMAIC to Make Improvement Part of 'The Way We Work'
by Ronald D. Snee
Faster, better, cheaper. That's what organizations across almost all major industries must now do to remain competitive.
Faster embraces everything from product development to throughput to productivity to speed to market.
Better means higher quality, innovation, fewer defects and less variation.
Cheaper translates into reduced costs, less waste, greater efficiency and bottom-line benefits.
Sometimes these goals might seem at odds with each other—for example, better versus cheaper—but meeting these goals is a must.
And they aren't just one-time objectives but ongoing imperatives that can be summed up in a single word : improve. As a result, most managers now have two jobs: doing the work and improving the way work gets done.
Enterprisewide, the long-term challenge is to combine all improvement work into an overall improvement system and create the management framework to sustain that system.
Such a system can provide a common language for improvement across functions and processes, enable precise definition and scoping of improvement projects, and offer a method for guiding project teams through problem solving and process improvement.
In time, improvement becomes a routine managerial process, just like any other, and continuous improvement becomes an integral part of the way the organization works.
Where to start on such a big job? Experience has shown that adopting define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC) as the preferred problem solving and process improvement framework takes an organization a giant step closer to making improvement part of "the way we work."
DMAIC Beyond Six Sigma
Although DMAIC is associated with Six Sigma,1,2 there is no reason it cannot be detached from the method and generalized to a higher level as an overall approach to improvement.
As such, it provides a proven approach to problem solving and guides the application of improvement tools in a highly structured and sequenced approach; this occurs regardless of whether the specific tools originate within Six Sigma, lean, Baldrige criteria or some other method. In fact, the use of DMAIC, from its initial definition of the project forward, can help identify the most effective tools and techniques at each stage of the improvement process for a particular project.
A simple example demonstrates the many virtues of DMAIC as a general purpose approach to improvement, divorced from any particular method and, in this case, from business itself.
Tiki Barber, the retired New York Giants running back, could always be counted on to make big yardage gains, and, in the early part of his career, for making costly fumbles. In four seasons, from 2000-04, Barber fumbled 35 times, more than any other running back in the National Football League.
Understanding what Barber's fumbles were costing the team, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin analyzed the problem and looked at a number of possibilities, such as the exchange from the quarterback, excessive shifting of the ball from one arm to the other, or carrying the ball with the wrong arm. Coughlin concluded that Barber's style of carrying the ball—arms extended, ball held horizontal to the ground—was the root cause of the problem.
Coughlin ordered Barber to hold the ball vertically against his chest and to walk around during training camp holding it that way.
As Barber would head through the locker room carrying the ball, an assistant coach would sneak up on him and try to slap the fall from Barber's grasp. Eventually, Barber became acutely conscious of holding onto the ball, fumbling only nine times in the remaining three years of his career.
Recast in DMAIC terms, this problem solving and improvement process looks like this:
Define: Barber excessively fumbling the ball.
Measure: Calculate the impact of Barber's 35 fumbles on field position, opposition points on turnovers, outcome of games and team's season record.
Analyze: Barber carries the ball horizontally with arms away from body, the root cause of his fumbles.
Improve: Barber should carry the ball vertically, holding it close to his chest.
Control: Have assistant coaches try to cause fumbles in the locker room. Closely observe how Barber carries the ball in subsequent games and correct, if necessary.
As the example demonstrates, DMAIC is easy to use and understand; it provides a common language for improvement of any kind. It links and logically sequences procedures and tools. And it is elegant in its simplicity.
Other Frameworks
Numerous other approaches to problem solving and process improvement claim many of the same virtues, and they have often served us well in the constant pursuit of improvement.
However, it's worth asking whether, on inspection, they have the problem-solving firepower of DMAIC. Consider some of the most prominent of these competing frameworks:
Plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle: The four-step PDCA cycle has its origins in the work of great quality pioneers.3
Plan: Recognize an opportunity and plan a change.
Do: Test the change. Carry out a small scale study.
Check: Review the test, analyze the results and identify what you've learned.
Act: Take action based on what you learned in the study step. If the change did not work, go through the cycle again with a different plan. If you were successful, incorporate what you learned from the test into wider changes. Use what you learned to plan new improvements, beginning the cycle again.
As an iterative process, PDCA seeks to move closer to the best solution for producing improvement. In experienced hands, it can often produce significant improvement. However, such success often occurs because those experienced practitioners translate PDCA's somewhat nebulous four steps into more precise terms, often much like the far clearer and more explicit terms of DMAIC. As a general improvement framework, PDCA is perhaps too broad, lacking the rigor and specificity of DMAIC.
The seven-step process: This approach also goes under the name of plan-do-study-act (PDSA), Deming's later elaboration of PDCA. It encompasses the following seven steps:
Define the system.
Assess the situation.
Analyze the cause.
Try out an improvement theory.
Study the results.
Standardize improvements.
Plan for continuous improvement.
Like PDCA, the seven-step process is iterative, seeking to get closer to the root causes of a problem with each succeeding application of its methods. Also like PDCA, in experienced hands it can produce significant improvement.
And like DMAIC, it includes steps for definition, analysis and improvement. However, also like its predecessor, PDCA, it remains somewhat vague in its formulation, operating at too high a level of generality in steps like "study results" and "plan for continuous improvement."
8D: Originally developed by the Ford Motor Co. and introduced in 1987 in a company manual titled Team Oriented Problem Solving, 8D refers to the eight disciplines the company follows in the identification, investigation and resolution of problems.4 The company describes the process this way:
Team contact: This is reference information about the initiator and assignee of the 8D.
Problem description: This refers to a statement description of the actual concern (problem). Also, the source that it came from and severity, or how bad it is.
Root cause analysis: This is the most important element of the whole process. The primary reason the concern happened must be analyzed and a solution brainstormed. In succession, keep asking why until the root cause is found.
Action taken (interim): This is the first step you take to isolate the customer from the problem, immediately.
Action taken (permanent): This is the action taken to change the method, system or process on permanent basis to keep it from recurring.
Verification of action: This describes how you know your actions are effective. It includes inspection results, large sampling, statistical process control charts or other measurables.
Prevention: After you've found the root cause and taken actions, analyze and state at this step what could have been done to prevent the problem from happening in the first place.
Team congratulations: Always recognize your people for their accomplishments in resolving the concern and working as a team.
This team oriented approach has proven effective in helping solve recurring problems, especially problems of quality that ultimately affect customers. As steps four and five suggest, it focuses on both short-term firefighting and long-term correction.
However, as a general approach to problem solving, 8D does not specifically ask for the use of data like DMAIC does. Arguably, 8D isn't as specific on implementing control plans to hold improvement gains.
Lean: Lean principles help achieve remarkable efficiency in processes by eliminating wasted time, materials and expenses; reducing nonvalue added activities; and increasing the speed and output of the operation. However, it lacks a general approach to problem solving.
In fact, DMAIC can provide precisely the kind of overall approach to problem solving that lean needs to focus and guide improvement efforts. (See "On the Way to an Overall Improvement Framework," p. 54)
Putting DMAIC to Work
Once DMAIC has been introduced as a general purpose problem solving and process improvement framework, it can be intially used to give managers an easy-to-use method of evaluating process studies by asking some simple questions at each stage:
Define: What's the issue and goal?
Measure: Where's the data?
Analyze: How did you analyze the data and what root causes did you find?
Improve: What improvements did you consider and reject? How do you test the improvements and determine that the improvement will work?
Control: What did you put in place to hold the gains?
As managers become familiar with the approach, they can begin to become familiar with the tools that are appropriate at each step. As previously noted, DMAIC can be divorced from Six Sigma to provide a general purpose improvement approach. The tools to be used at each step then can be drawn from any of numerous methods—for example, Six Sigma, lean, lean Six Sigma, Baldrige criteria and ISO 9000—depending on the nature of the problem.
In the Tiki Barber example, videotaping—a technique that lean often employs—would be used in the analyze phase to get at the root cause of Barber's fumbles and in the control phase to help sustain the improvement. Thus, DMAIC can bring together the tools from various methods and integrate them in a holistic framework, as follows:
Define: Identify the problem clearly, determine its financial impact and select and organize the right people to solve it. Some key tools in the define stage might include: project chartering, value mapping and voice of the customer.
Measure: To better understand a process, a project team might use any of various techniques of measurement, including: process
mapping or flow charting, cause and effect matrix, videotaping, measurement system analysis, Pareto charting and capability analysis.
Analyze: Key tools for getting at the root causes of problems include: more videotape analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, and multivari studies.
Improve: To identify, test and implement solutions, the team—depending on the nature of the root causes uncovered in the analyze phase, of course—might use: design of experiments to resolve any remaining ambiguities about root causes and to quantify cause-effect relationships; production smoothing to distribute the flow and mix of work more evenly over time; and kaizen events to generate ideas for improving processes. Within the DMAIC framework, kaizen events will be even more powerful because the root causes of the problem will already be known when the workers brainstorm solutions.
Control: Key tools for sustaining the gains achieved by the improvements implemented in the improve phase include: a control plan to identify the variables that process owners must monitor; statistical process control to provide early warning of anything that might warrant attention; standard work procedures to eliminate human error; 5S to keep the workplace organized for maximum efficiency and minimal waste; and mistake proofing to introduce in-line methods of quality testing to ensure quality at the source.
On the Way to an Overall Improvement Framework
Short of a full scale improvement framework in which all improvement tools are subsumed under define, measure, analyze, improve and control (DMAIC), some organizations might take the intermediate step of simply applying DMAIC to individual tools with which they might already be familiar.
For example, an organization that uses lean tools might begin by using DMAIC to guide the use of a tool from start to finish, as follows:
DMAIC Kaizen Event
Select kaizen opportunity.
Select team.
Determine objectives.
Hold team meeting.
Communicate goal and timeline.
Conduct training.
Assign responsibilities.
Measure/analyze
Validate current state.
Identify waste.
Brainstorm ideas.
Test ideas.
Implement ideas.
Fine tune.
Prevent roll-back.
Document new process.
Conduct kaizen management presentation.
DMAIC Single Minute Exchange of Die—An Example
Define: Reduce setup time to less than 10 minutes.
Measure: Gather data on current approach to changing setups and time required. Typical setup time was 4 hours.
Analyze: Identify the source of operator setup activities and time requirements.
Improve: Change work methods and implement. Measure effect of new procedures. Deploy approach to other processes. Setup time reduced from 4 hours to 2 minutes, 38 seconds.
Control: Make physical changes to the machines for operators to work on setups only in the new way and not the old ways.
DMAIC 5S
1. Plan a course of action.
2. Select and educate team.
Measure and analyze
3. Evaluate the work area.
4. Initiate the 5S's.
5. Measure the results.
6. Maintain 5S activities.
7. Deploy to other areas.
As DMAIC and the tools associated with each of its steps are woven into the entire fabric of an organization's problem solving and improvement activities, significant cultural benefits multiply. All personnel begin to think in terms of processes, which are not only the way work gets done but also the only way improvement can take place.
In addition, people become more adept at using data, clearly defining problems, and controlling and sustaining improvements. Once accustomed to applying DMAIC to problems, people begin to continually look for better ways of doing things.
Arriving at this ultimate state, in which continuous improvement is simply part of the way the organization does its work, might take an investment of several years.
But by starting with DMAIC as the general framework for problem solving, organizations can significantly accelerate the journey by establishing a firm foundation for building each successive element of an improvement infrastructure. This will culminate in an enterprisewide, self-sustaining improvement system that makes faster, better, cheaper a repeatedly attainable reality.
© Ronald D. Snee, 2007
R.D. Snee and R.W. Hoerl, Leading Six Sigma—A Step-by-Step Guide Based on the Experience with General Electric and Other Six Sigma Companies, FT Prentice Hall, 2003.
R.D. Snee and R.W. Hoerl, Six Sigma Beyond the Factory Floor: Deployment Strategies for Financial Services, Health Care and the Rest of the Real Economy, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.
Nancy R. Tague, The Quality Toolbox, second edition, ASQ Quality Press, 2004.
Ford Motor Co., 8D Problem Solving, 2002.
RONALD D. SNEE is principal of performance excellence and lean Six Sigma initiative leader at Tunnell Consulting in King of Prussia, PA. He has a doctorate in applied and mathematical statistics from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Snee has received the ASQ Shewhart and Grant medals and is an ASQ fellow.
Excellent article highlighting the different processes. Currently using 8D and considering if DMAIC would be a better tool
--David Giustozzi, 12-08-2015


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Biografia
Funzionario comunale di professione, viene ricordato come scrittore in dialetto romanesco a partire dal 1917. Ha collaborato a numerosi giornali e ha pubblicato sette volumi di poesie in vernacolo. Ha curato un'antologia di poesie relative al periodo dal 1863 (morte di Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli) al 1965 - in due volumi - dal titolo "Cento anni di poesia romanesca", e una pubblicazione su "I Teatri del primo novecento".

In un saggio sulla poesia del Possenti, comparso sul periodico napoletano Cimento, nel numero di luglio 1961, Cesare Basini si è espresso, fra l'altro, così:
"... I personaggi di Possenti sono ormai famosi. L'arrivista, il frequentatore scemoide di via Veneto, la vecchia grassona blasonata che con molto sussiego compie una serie di inutili, ma esibizionistiche faccende, il codazzo degli elegantoni sfaticati che l'attorniano ossequiandola e che sfrancesizzano per mostrarsi più 'a la page', la donnetta linguacciuta, il pezzo grosso colmo di autosufficienza, la nonna che vuole a tutti i costi rimaner giovane, ... sono le vivide e grottesche marionette che Possenti agita con mano maestra, inserendo a tratti, in impulsive immedesimazioni, la propria voce beffarda, ma niente affatto maligna. Più che frustare, egli dà paccate di pretta marca romanesca ... Ma talvolta frusta in modo da lasciare il livido."

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La Traviata spiegata al popolo, ed. La carovana, 1956
Colore de Roma, Banco di S. Spirito, Roma, 1959
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Cento anni di poesia romanesca, ed. Staderini, Roma, 1966
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