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Expertise in developing applications using technologies such as C#, .NET, WPF, Expertise in SQL coding on SQL Server, Oracle or Teradata and RDBMS concepts
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Excellent written and verbal communication skillsWilling to work in Onsite-Offshore model
Ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders including senior leadership
Candidates should be flexible / willing to work across this delivery landscape which includes and not limited to Agile Applications Development, Support and Deployment.
Responsible for programming and software development using various programming languages and related tools and frameworks, reviewing code written by other programmers, requirement gathering, bug fixing, testing, documenting and implementing software systems. Experienced programmers are also responsible for interpreting architecture and design, code reviews, mentoring, guiding and monitoring programmers, ensuring adherence to programming and documentation policies, software development, testing and release.
Write software programs using specific programming languages/platforms such as Java or MS .NET, and related tools, platform and environment. Write, update, and maintain computer programs or software packages to handle specific jobs, such as tracking inventory, storing or retrieving data, or controlling other equipment. Consult with managerial, engineering, and technical personnel to clarify program intent, identify problems, and suggest changes. Perform or direct revision, repair, or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements. Write, analyze, review, and rewrite programs, using workflow chart and diagram, and applying knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, and symbolic logic. Write or contribute to instructions or manuals to guide end users. Correct errors by making appropriate changes and then rechecking the program to ensure that the desired results are produced. Conduct trial runs of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct. Compile and write documentation of program development and subsequent revisions, inserting comments in the coded instructions so others can understand the program. Investigate whether networks, workstations, the central processing unit of the system, and/or peripheral equipment are responding to a program's instructions. Prepare detailed workflow charts and diagrams that describe input, output, and logical operation, and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language. Perform systems analysis and programming tasks to maintain and control the use of computer systems software as a systems programmer. Consult with and assist computer operators or system analysts to define and resolve problems in running computer programs. Perform unit testing Assist in system and user testing Fix errors and bugs that are identified in the course of testing.
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The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Shrimati Preneet Kaur informed the Lok Sabha today in reply to a question that a number of Regional Passport Offices in the country continue to face shortage of manpower due to the gap between the sanctioned and working cadre strength of the Central Passport Organization (CPO).
To implement the Passport Seva Project, the Government had increased the sanctioned strength of the CPO cadre from 2349 to 2697 in 2008 to cater to increased demand for passport services. However, the working strength has not reached to its optimal level due to several factors such as pending indent with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for the post of Assistant and Lower Division Clerks; large number of retirements/voluntarily retirements; and lack of eligible officials for promotion to higher posts.
As against the sanctioned strength of 2697, as on date, the Organization has 2000 regular employees apart from 400 Data Entry Operators who have been recruited against the vacant posts at non-Gazetted Group 'B' and 'C' level.
Despite extensive computerization, opening of new Passport Offices and reforms in the Central Passport Organization (CPO) during 2000-2006, a need was felt for change in the then existing system due to rapidly growing volume of passport seekers.
To address this need, a Mission-Mode Project titled "PassportSeva Project" was identified under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of the Government of India. The basic design involves outsourcing of non-sensitive front-end activities to a service provider and retaining sovereign and sensitive functions with the Government. 77 Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have been set up by the Service Provider.
(i) The regular placement of indent for recruitment of Lower Division Clerks and Assistants with Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and pro-active follow up with them.
(iii) As per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules, the Ministry has taken officers on deputation.
(iv) As a temporary measure, the Ministry has obtained approval for engagement of 450 Data Entry Operators in lieu of vacant non-Gazetted post at Group 'B' and 'C' level.
(v) The Ministry has implemented Productivity Linked Incentive Scheme (PLIS) on 21st March, 2013, having retrospective effect, to financially incentivize individual performance measured against pre-set parameters. This has brought in increased efficiency and productivity per employee.
To implement the Passport Seva Project, the Government approved expansion of the Central Passport Organization cadre in 2008 which involved augmentation of posts from 2349 to 2697.
Thereafter, Ministry undertook a review exercise in 2010 to restructure the cadre which led to creation of 320 new Gazetted posts of Passport Granting Officers after abolition of 213 posts of Assistant and rationalization of some other posts. In view of the 2010 exercise, there is no further proposal for cadre review at present.


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Seneca cuts will hurt students and faculty
"It is a mystery to me how turning good jobs into lower paid part-time jobs is supposed to improve the delivery of quality education," said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas.
Ontario college faculty ratify collective agreement
"Downloading the cost of education onto students and their families does nothing to improve Ontario's economy or create a strong well-trained workforce," said Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.
President's Commentary: Let's keep the conversation going
"We have exciting work ahead, full of new conversations about how to make our country, our communities, our workplaces and our lives better. And we want you to continue to be part of it!" - James Clancy, NUPGE National President.
Applications being taken for NUPGE scholarships
Four awards of $1,500 given each year to children of NUPGE members.
President's Commentary: Top 10 reasons to be worried about Social Impact Bonds
Along with Public Private Partnerships (P3s), Social Impact Bonds are a bit like money laundering because they allow politicians to hide debt.
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We will be doing a disservice to our collective goal of achieving greater equality if all Canadians don't mount a spirited and vigorous offence in support of labour rights and unions.
NUPGE celebrates World Day for Decent Work: tackling income inequality
"To make a difference, Canadians need to pressure our government to take on the issue of income inequality head-on." - James Clancy, NUPGE National President.
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This Labour Day in 2012, NUPGE celebrates the legacy of those who came before us and we commit to continue the fight for fairness.
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In fighting the dramatic tuition fee hikes, the student movement is defending the values of equality and solidarity which underpin this social contract.
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Home Education	Who Will Protect Parental Choice in Post-Scalia Era?
Who Will Protect Parental Choice in Post-Scalia Era?
written by Robert Holland March 14, 2016
Robert Holland
Senior Fellow at The Heartland Institute
Robert Holland, a journalist and author who has championed school choice throughout his career, is a Heartland Institute Senior Fellow addressing education policy. His book on teacher preparation, To Build a Better Teacher: The Emergence of a Competitive Education Industry, was published by Praeger Paperbacks in 2004. During his 1992-99 tenure as op-ed page editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch Holland also wrote an award-winning column on education-related topics. His 1995 book, Not With My Child, You Don't, examined the parents' revolt against national school restructuring.
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Over the past 25 years, parents and children have won many hard-fought battles for the right to choose the best schools, public or private, to meet their educational needs. A majority of states now have programs providing some degree of access to K–12 private schools.
Political victories would not have come without the backing of the U.S. Supreme Court, and no justice was a greater stalwart for the school-choice cause over the past three decades than liberty-loving Antonin Scalia, who died in February at age 79.
Scalia's eventual replacement could open the door wider for full-scale school choice programs by voting to uphold parents' right to send their children to private secular or religious schools, or he or she could slam the door shut by narrowing choice options to secular, government-backed schools. The stakes for full-scale school choice are simply enormous.
The key constitutional issue currently being debated by choice advocates and opponents of choice is whether making publicly funded scholarships available for use at religiously affiliated schools violates the prohibition of an official "establishment of religion" contained within the First Amendment.
Scalia was part of the 5–4 majority in the landmark case Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002), which found Cleveland's tuition voucher program to be constitutional, even though 82 percent of participating private schools had a religious affiliation. The voucher program provided parents with up to $2,250 a year for education-related expenses.
The Zelman majority created a five-part private choice test that programs facilitating access to religious schools must pass to be considered constitutional: (1) It must have a valid secular purpose; (2) send aid to parents, not to the schools; (3) cover a broad class of beneficiaries; (4) be neutral with regard to religion; and (5) provide ample non-religious options.
In regards to concerns about the large number of voucher students enrolling in parochial schools, the majority opinion stated, "The incidental advancement of a religious mission is reasonably attributable to the individual aid recipients not the government, whose role ends with the disbursement of benefits."
The Court's bench has changed quite a bit since 2002. With Scalia's passing, only Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy remain from the pro-voucher majority. Current Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were dissenters in Zelman.
Despite the Court's changing faces, the 5–4 split in choice cases has been maintained over the past decade. In Arizona Christian School v. Winn (2011), Scalia, Thomas, and Kennedy joined with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito in defending an Arizona tax-credit scholarship program from the preposterous liberal assertion that all income belongs to the government, even if it never reaches a tax collector's hands. The dissenters were Ginsburg and Breyer, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, both of whom were appointed by President Barack Obama.
The Zelman precedent has thwarted many challenges to private school choice, often led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), over the past 14 years. For instance, in Oliver v. Hofmeister, decided on February 16, the Oklahoma Supreme Court cited Zelman in its unanimous decision to uphold a voucher program for disabled kids against the contention that a lopsided parental preference for religious schools rendered it unconstitutional. The enrollment pattern is "the sole result of the parent's independent decision completely free from state influence," the Court countered.
Oklahoma's High Court batted down a cynical effort by choice foes to use a bigoted, anti-Catholic Blaine amendment, which still exists in three-dozen state constitutions, to deny families access to full-scale school choice. Blaine amendments are the rotten remnant of a 19th century political effort to go far beyond the U.S. Constitution in imposing barriers against any sort of aid helping "sectarian" schools, even indirectly.
Unfortunately, Blaine is still an insidious obstacle to choice in some state courthouses. In June 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 4–3 vote, sided with the ACLU's lawyers, who argued the state's Blaine amendment must prevail over a pilot voucher program started by the Douglas County School Board.
In December 2015, lawyers representing parents in Douglas County and the school board petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of the constitutionality of the religious discrimination inherent in the Blaine laws. A decision could come any day.
If Scalia were still alive, the passionate advocate for the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause would most assuredly vote in favor of the Douglas County parents and school board, making it very likely the Blaine amendments would finally be struck down, thereby enabling millions more schoolchildren to enjoy the benefits of school choice. Without Scalia, the pro-Blaine stance of the Colorado jurists will likely be affirmed in a 4–4 vote, or, even worse, it could be affirmed as a binding precedent in a 5–4 vote if Obama chooses an anti-choice nominee and successfully has him or her confirmed by the Senate.
Elections do have consequences. The question is which election should determine the future of school choice: 2012 or 2016?
[Originally published at The Hill]
Who Will Protect Parental Choice in Post-Scalia Era? was last modified: March 14th, 2016 by Robert Holland
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Today's reading comes from Exodus 25-27. Before reading I invite you to pray and asked God to speak to you as you read his word.
The Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle would have been an impressive sight to see. God was very specific in the instructions he gave for its construction, and rightly so. The Ark of the Covenant was the very representative of God amongst the people of Israel. It was his physical manifestation. The Tabernacle, which was a mobile Temple, created nearly five-hundred years before Solomon's Temple, was the home of God amongst the people because that is where the Ark of the Covenant was kept.
God was very specific in his direction for how the Ark was to be built. It was also grand and beautiful. Some believe it was one of the greatest pieces to ever be built in the ancient world. I think we get a great glimpse into whom God is and that he takes beauty and care very important. God wanted his residence to be beautiful. He wanted it to be of precise construction. He wanted it to be of the finest materials. God wanted his home to be the best that any human could make it.
By the time Jesus is living on the earth the Tabernacle is no longer in use. Under Solomon the first Temple is built. The Babylonians destroy Solomon's Temple and nearly seventy years later it is reconstructed under the leadership of Ezra. During King Herod's reign the temple is expanded and remolded. During Jesus day it is the third rendition of the Temple. By this time thought the Ark of the Covenant has been lost. Even though the Ark is lost, this huge and massive Temple is still the home of God; it is his physical representation among the people. But when Jesus died on the cross something happened at the Temple … "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split." Matthew 27:50-51 NIV84. The curtain separated the Holy of Holies … the most holy place that a priest got to enter once a year … from the rest of the temple. In essence God has left his temple saying its purpose is now over; there is no need for this curtain to separate man from what was once the Holy of Holies.
God no longer resided in the beautiful, ornate, and well crafted temple. He wanted something that was beautiful and majestic, but this time it did not come in gold and stone, but in flesh and bones. Paul tells us that in Christ we are now the Temple of God. In Christ God has taken up residence in our hearts … "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?" 1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV84. In Christ we are now the Holy of Holies. So I wander how much God cares about the physical appearance and health of his Temple today?
If he cared enough nearly thirty-five hundred years ago when he gave Moses the instructions to erect the Tabernacle and the Ark, I believe he cares enough now. As people who are the Temple of God, I believe we have a responsibility to care for God's Temple. I believe we have reason to invest into our appearance. I am not saying we need to define beauty the way the world does. I am not saying we need to spend money we do not have. I am not saying we need to be on the cutting edges of fashion. But proper care for the body regarding health, whether our appearance is sloppy or not, and those kinds of things, I think to some degree they matter. Remember God seemed to care when he created the Tabernacle and Ark, and I think to some degree he cares today as well. Do you agree or disagree? Let me know in the comments below.


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Yesterday, members of the Colorado Rising campaign delivered over 170,000 signatures  to the Secretary of State's office to qualify Initiative 97 for the November ballot. This initiative would require a 2,500-foot buffer zone between new fracking wells and homes, playgrounds, hospitals, schools and waterways.
If certified by the Secretary of State and approved by voters in November, the measure would extend the current setback from 500 feet to 2500 feet, or about a half mile. That would restrict fracking from about 85% of state land in Colorado, making this initiative our best chance to protect our water, health and climate from the dangers of fracking.
Monday's signature delivery was a historic accomplishment, not only because it virtually guarantees that the initiative will be on the ballot this fall, but because it shows the huge number of Coloradans who are ready to take on the dangerous fracking industry to protect our health and communities.
In recent years, oil and gas companies have spent more than $80 million to defeat anti-fracking measures and buy out Colorado politicians. After Colorado's Supreme Court ruled against local fracking bans, the fracking industry stepped up its efforts to buy political influence in our state. This year alone, fracking companies have raised more than $8 million dollars to keep this initiative off the ballot and continue drilling in our communities.
The industry was relentless in its attempts to keep voters from signing the petition to place initiative 97 on the ballot. A group funded largely by Anadarko Petroleum, one of the biggest fracking companies in the state, actually paid people  to follow petition circulators and harass them in order to discourage voters from signing. And with less than three weeks before the signature deadline, two firms that had been hired to gather signatures by Colorado Rising admitted to being compromised by the industry .
Overcoming all of these obstacles, the campaign turned in over 171,000 signatures from Colorado voters all across the state.
Food & Water Watch is honored to support the incredible partners in this campaign: Colorado Rising, 350 Colorado, Earth Guardians, Frack-Free Colorado, and so many more. And most of all, the amazing volunteers who worked so hard to gather signatures for this initiative. Thank you!
If this initiative is placed on the ballot, it will be the biggest fracking and climate issue in front of voters this November, anywhere in the country. Taking on the oil and gas industry in Colorado is a monumental challenge, so that means we need everyone who opposes fracking to help make this campaign a success.
We plan to do everything we can to educate and turn out voters in Colorado, by knocking on doors, calling and texting voters, and having thousands of conversations about the issues at stake. But in order to take on the millions of dollars being spent by Big Oil & Gas, we need support from people like you. Donate to Food & Water Action  to support our work to pass this historic initiative in Colorado and fight fracking everywhere.


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Going with the recent trend, competitive exams like UPSC, PSC, SSC, IBPS seem to be throwing questions related to Research Institutes and Laboratories of India. The challenge in attempting these questions comes when a candidate is not aware about its full form or location. Most of the answers given look similar. These questions can only be attempted correctly if the candidate knows the answer or has a good guessing power and can afford to play inky dinki donkey , otherwise there is a good chance of attempting the question wrong.
Here is a concise and broad list of major Research Institutes and Laboratories of India.
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association(ATIRA) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health Kolkata, West Bengal
All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIHPH) Kolkata, West Bengal
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, Delhi
All India Institute of Speech & Hearing(AIISH) Mysore, Karnataka
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Pune, Maharashtra
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany (BSIP) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) Kolkata, West Bengal
Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bose Research Institute (BRI) Kolkata, West Bengal
Central Research Laboratory (CRL) Chennai, Tamil Nasu
Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) Kolkata, West Bengal
Central Electro-Chemical Research Institute (CECRI) Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) Pilani, Rajasthan
Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore, Karnataka
Central Fuel Research Institute (CFRI) Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) Jadhavpur, West Bengal
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Central Leprosy Training and Research Institute, (CLTRI) Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
Central Marine Research Station (CMRS) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur, West Bengal
Central Mining Research Station (CMRS) Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) Nagpur, Maharashtra
Central Research Institute (CRI) Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) Cuttack, Orrisa
Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) New Delhi, Delhi
Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCR) Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) Chandigarh
Centre For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi, Delhi
Electrical Research and Development Association (ERDA) Vadodara, Gujarat
Forest Research Institute (FRI) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
High Altitude Research Laboratory (harl) Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir
Indian Cancer Research Centre (ICRC) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi, Delhi
Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Karnataka
Indian Institute of Sugar Technology (IIST) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Jute Industries' Research Association [IJIRA] Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) New Delhi,Delhi
Indian Plywood Industries Research And Training Institute (IPIRTI) Bangalore, Karnataka
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Bangalore, Karnataka
Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research(IGCAR) Kokilamedu, Tamil Nadu
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Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (LNJN NICFS) New Delhi, Delhi
Man-made Textile Research Association (MANTRA) Surat, Gujarat
National Aeronautical Laboratory (NAL) Bangalore, Karnataka
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National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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National Physical Laboratory (NPL) New Delhi, Delhi
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Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
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Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) Roorkee, Uttaranchal;Chennai; Tamil Nadu
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Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) New Delhi, Delhi
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM) Bangalore, Karnataka
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GREEN v. GTE CALIFORNIA INC
Ellis GREEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GTE CALIFORNIA, INC., etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents.
B077581.
Decided: October 18, 1994
Michael S. Duberchin, Sherman Oaks, for plaintiff and appellant. Gartner & Young, Naomi Young, John F. Guest and Christopher A. Thorn, Los Angeles, for defendants and respondents.
If this case is an example, the term "civil procedure" is an oxymoron.
Plaintiff's attorney appeals a discovery order that he pay $950 in sanctions. We echo the trial court's comment when he reviewed the facts that gave rise to this order: "Unbelievable." What is believable, however, is that the order is not appealable. Nevertheless, we treat it as a writ petition. No court should have to review these facts again.
Plaintiff Green sued defendant GTE for wrongful termination. GTE noticed plaintiff's deposition. After several continuances, the deposition was set for the afternoon of June 23, 1993. Plaintiff's attorney apparently had difficulty in other cases with the same defense counsel who would be representing GTE at the deposition. He therefore wished to control what he believed to be "intimidation tactics" practiced by his opposing counsel in the past. He points out that these tactics included facial expressions and gestures, which would not appear in a transcript. Nor would they appear on defendant's reporter's video equipment.
Plaintiff's attorney therefore brought his own video camera for the purpose of taping defense counsel during the deposition. By this method he apparently hoped to inhibit defense counsel's "offending actions," or at least record them.
Not surprisingly, defense counsel objected to being filmed. She told plaintiff's counsel that he had not given proper notice to use the video camera under Code of Civil Procedure 2025. Plaintiff's counsel then agreed not to tape defense counsel, unless he perceived her to be using "intimidation tactics."
The deposition lasted only a few hours on the first day. At the beginning of the second day of deposition, defense counsel gave plaintiff counsel three options. He could put a lens cap on the camera, turn it away from her, or remove it. Both counsel then engaged in what we will euphemistically call a verbal altercation, so lacking in civility, that we decline to repeat it here. Defense counsel refused to continue with the deposition and announced she would seek a protective order.
Plaintiff's counsel then filed a motion to terminate plaintiff Green's deposition and to obtain sanctions against defense counsel. GTE filed its opposition to the motion and requested sanctions against Green and his counsel.
At the hearing on the motion, plaintiff's counsel made the remarkable statement that his motion was designed to move discovery along. This prompted the court to tell counsel of its reliance on a fundamental concept of justice. "You were wrong in the first instance and you are wrong now and what's worse, you know you are wrong." The court was right.
We find no abuse of discretion and affirm the trial court's order.
Appealable Order?
We believe the order is not appealable. We agree with Ballard v. Taylor (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 1736, 1738, 25 Cal.Rptr.2d 384, and that line of cases which hold that irrespective of the amount of the sanction, orders imposing monetary discovery sanctions are not appealable under subdivision (k) of Code of Civil Procedure section 904.1.
Nevertheless, we treat the attempted appeal as a writ petition. We hope to end this tasteless episode. (Olson v. Cory (1983) 35 Cal.3d 390, 401, 197 Cal.Rptr. 843, 673 P.2d 720; Barnes v. Molino (1980) 103 Cal.App.3d 46, 51, 162 Cal.Rptr. 786.)
SANCTIONS WERE JUSTIFIED
GTE makes a cogent point when it opines that plaintiff counsel's rationale for his conduct was that two wrongs make a right. Plaintiff's counsel's belief that his opposing counsel acted improperly in past cases cannot be a basis for relief here.
If plaintiff's counsel could have shown that in this case his opposing counsel acted improperly, an appropriate motion may have had the trial court's sympathetic ear. Who knows, plaintiff's counsel might have persuaded the judge to allow him to videotape opposing counsel.
But here, plaintiff's counsel's attempted novel use of the video camera ran afoul of the notice requirements of Code of Civil Procedure section 2025, subdivision (l )(1). He did not give the 3–day notice required by the statute. Putting aside the notice requirement, it is questionable whether the statute applies to video taping opposing counsel instead of the witness.
Cases like this one clutter our courts. As our colleagues in Lossing v. Superior Court (1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 635, 641, 255 Cal.Rptr. 18, remarked, "The legal profession has already suffered a loss of stature and of public respect․" Here the suffering continues. As in Lossing, "this litigation arose from a fit of pique between counsel․" (Ibid.) Both the legal profession and the courts would be better served if litigation arose from legitimate disputes between the litigants instead of from wasteful bickering between their attorneys.
We do not substitute our judgment for that of the trial court. Here there was no abuse of discretion. (Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc. v. Sparks (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 299, 10 Cal.Rptr.2d 371.)
We hope this opinion obviates the need for the court to impose additional sanctions in the future in this case, or in any other case between counsel for that matter.
We deny the request to set aside the order for sanctions. Costs to defendant.
Whether attorney's fees are appropriate in responding to this appeal, we leave to the sound discretion of the trial court.
GILBERT, Associate Justice.
STEVEN J. STONE, P.J., and YEGAN, J., concur.


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Chauncey Delos Beadle (5. srpna 1866 St. Catharines – 1950 Asheville, Severní Karolína) byl kanadský botanik a zahradnický odborník aktivní na jihu USA.

Život a kariéra
Studoval zahradnictví na Ontario Agricultural College (1884) a Cornell University (1889). Roku 1890 jej zahradní architekt Frederick Law Olmsted najal, aby dočasně dohlížel na školku v Biltmore Estate v Asheville. Na Olmsteda udělaly dojem Beadleho encyklopedické znalosti. Beadle pracoval v Biltmore po více než šedesát let, až do své smrti. Nejznámější je jeho práce s azalkami, popsal několik druhů a variet v Apalačském regionu. Roku 1940 Beadle daroval svou sbírku 30000 rostlin Biltmore Estates.

Dílo
Beadle psal vědecké studie popisující nové druhy a variety severoamerických rostlin. Mezi jeho spolupracovníky v Biltmore patřili Charles Lawrence Boynton a Frank Ellis Boynton. Napsal také úvod pro knihu Alece Lounsberryové Southern Wildflowers and Trees.

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Q: create a vector for each column while keeping the first column I would like to create a vector for each trait column (in the example below, columns a to t), wherein for each vector the first column and a trait column would be contained. The following is just a sample data frame. The actual data is larger.
string <- randomStrings(n=1000, len = 5, digits = T, upperalpha = T,
                    loweralpha = T, unique = T, check = T)
df <- data.frame(replicate(21,sample(-100:150,80,rep = T)))
df[,1] <- string[1:80]
colnames(df)[-1] <- letters[1:20]
names(df)[1] <- paste("ID")

The desired script for the first three trait columns is shown below:
id_a <- df[,c(1,2)]
id_b <- df[,c(1,3)]
id_c <- df[,c(1,4)]

How should I do this for all trait columns in one run?

A: This line will do it:
for (i in 2:ncol(df)) assign(paste0("id_", names(df)[i]), df[ , c(1, i)])

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French Communist Party headquarters
Posted on October 14, 2017 September 14, 2018 AuthorNemorino8 Comments
After checking into a new hotel in a new neighborhood (or a new city) I like to take a walk around the block and see what there is in the immediate vicinity.
I did this after checking in to the Hipotel Paris Belleville at 21 Rue Vicq d'Azir. When I was halfway around the block I came upon this curvy six-storey building on the Place du Colonel Fabien in the 19th arrondissement. It turned out to be the headquarters of the French Communist party, built by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012), who was the main architect of the new Brazilian capital, Brazilia.
Niemeyer was a communist himself, so when the French Communist Party went into decline and started having financial difficulties, he continued to work on their headquarters building for free. Originally the entire building was used for Communist Party offices, but now out of financial necessity the lower floors are rented out to paying tenants such as an architecture firm and an advertising and animation agency.
The opaque white dome in the front yard forms the roof of a large underground auditorium which is described in architravel.com as "one of the most spectacular auditoriums in all of Europe". (They must mean spectacular from the inside, since from the outside the dome merely looks odd, at least in my opinion.)
Sign by the entrance: "French Communist Party"
The square Place du Colonel Fabien was originally called Place du Combats because animals fights were held here in the early 19th century, but it was renamed after the Second World War in honor of the French Resistance fighter Pierre Georges (1919-1944), whose code-name was Colonel Fabien.
International Brigades
By the entrance to the Communist Party headquarters, around the corner on Rue Mathurin Moreau, this plaque commemorates the thousands of volunteers, both French and foreigners, who came here from 1936 to 1938 to enroll in the International Brigades to fight for the Spanish Republic against General Franco, who was supported by Hitler and Mussolini. According to the plaque, there were about 35,000 volunteers of 53 nationalities. "This was the first act of international resistance against Fascism."
One of these volunteers was Pierre Georges, later known as Colonel Fabien.
Choisy, City of Peace
In 2013 there was an exhibition in the form of a dozen or so text panels mounted on the fence in front of the Communist Party headquarters in Paris. The title of the exhibition was "Choisy, City of Peace" — Choisy being a suburb of Paris, about ten kilometers to the southeast.
The purpose of this exhibition was to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Paris Peace Accords", which were negotiated partly in Choisy. The North Vietnamese and National Liberation Front delegations lived in Choisy for the five years of negotiations, from 1968 to 1973, in accommodations that had apparently been organized for them by local officials of the French Communist Party.
The texts on these panels were in three languages: French, English and Vietnamese.
The pachyderm and the mouse
Here the massive American military force is compared to a pachyderm — which is a large animal such as an elephant or rhinoceros — and the Vietnamese forces are compared to a mouse. The text also says that the American officials believed they had a "miracle weapon" in the form of the thousands of helicopters used by the American forces — to no avail, as it turned out.
In a series of eleven blog posts I have described my own experiences in Vietnam as a member of an American 'advisory team' in 1964 and 1965, just before the introduction of American combat troops into the war.
1965: the escalation of massive destructions
This text panel describes 1965 as the year of "the escalation of massive destructions", since that was when the American Air Force started bombarding North Vietnam, as well as targets in the south.
Sartre, Aragon, Beauvoir, Kessel… and all the others
This text panel commemorates the French intellectuals who supported the North Vietnamese and National Liberation Front during the war. There is another text panel on Jane Fonda, the American actress who did the same.
Four signatures after five years of efforts
There were four parties to these negotiations. The two opposing delegations from South Vietnam, namely the National Liberation Front and the Republic of Vietnam, refused to look at each other or even sit at the same table throughout the five years of negotiations — including the final signing of the agreements. The other two sides, North Vietnam and the United States, did talk with each other (secretly, in some phases) and by the end had even "become partners in peace" according to this text panel.
What the text does not say is that the 'Paris Peace Accords' did not end the war in Vietnam. The war continued for another two years until the final victory of the North Vietnamese in 1975.
Two of the negotiators, Henry Kissinger of the United States and Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam, were awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. Kissinger accepted the award but Le Duc Tho turned it down.
Métro going underground
The Paris Métro line # 2 goes underground just north of Place du Colonel Fabien and stops here at an underground station.
Taking the last Vélib' bike (photo from 2013)
The Vélib' station 10038 at 69 rue de la Grange aux Belles, near the Place du Colonel Fabien, is one of those that rarely have bikes available because more people ride them downhill than back up. In my photo a lady is taking the last available bike, which had just been returned by a man a moment before. (As I posted this, the Vélib' website showed that no bikes were available and all 28 bases were free — "refreshed 16sec ago".)
Trotskyist poster
Nearby, one of the French Trotskyist parties, the Lutte Ouvrière Union Communiste (Trotskyste), was advertising a meeting at the Mutualité "against the bourgeoisie and its political servants" (referring no doubt to the Socialist Party of then-President Hollande, but perhaps also to the French Communist Party).
Location, aerial view and photo on monumentum.fr.
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Thank you, this is a part of history I often forget.
Thanks for the post Don. There is so much history here.
lmkluque says:
jogacreations says:
Only the French could build a more grand edifice to celebrate communism than anything the Soviets could do, but then, of course, the French stated the whole thing, didn't they? Good piece Don.
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Nemorino says:
Hi John, nice to hear from you. Yes, the French Communists had a grand building here (as long as they could afford it) but it was designed by a Brazilian architect (who, by the way, was still working until shortly before his death at age 104.)
I've always been in awe of Niemeyer's architecture. Not this one so much but his designs for Brazii's futuristic capital in the 1950s blew me away at the time
toonsarah says:
We missed seeing Brasilia when in Brazil (apart from changing planes in the airport there) so I should certainly check out this example of Niemeyer's work on a future visit to Paris!


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Church Programs in Transition
Joseph F. Smith : Reflections on the Man and His Times
Salt Lake City: Religious Studies Center, BYU; Deseret Book
The basic priesthood and auxiliary organizations of the Church had their origins in the nineteenth century. Priesthood quorums as well as the basic local units—stakes and wards—were established by the Prophet Joseph Smith. However, most auxiliary organizations—the Relief Society, the Sunday School, the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA), the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association (YLMIA), and the Primary—were added or reemphasized during the era of Brigham Young. Although the Sunday School and Relief Society traced their beginnings back to Joseph Smith's era, each of these organizations received expanded emphasis and became a regular part of local units Churchwide under the leadership of Brigham Young. A lesser known auxiliary, the Religion Class, had its beginning in 1890, when a Utah law prohibited religious instruction in public schools and the Church provided gospel classes for elementary-school children one afternoon each week. Many programs sponsored by all these organizations, now familiar to Latter-day Saints, experienced such significant development during the era of President Joseph F. Smith that a person who had been active in the Church prior to 1890 would scarcely be able to recognize its programs a quarter century later. Historian Thomas G. Alexander has referred to this period in Church history as an era of "transition." These changes not only affected the work of the priesthood and the auxiliaries but had an impact on the Saints' basic meeting pattern as well. [From the text]
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Palliative care is an approach aimed at improving the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life threatening illnesses like HIV/AIDS, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, chronic respiratory diseases, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and diseases of older people.
And, this is done through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems such as physical, psychosocial and spiritual.
Currently Ministry of Health has included palliative care to its health policies and guidelines and sectors strategic plans, health sector development plan, the HIV/Aids strategic plan and the health sector HIV comprehensive communication strategy with the aim of facilitating the provision of palliative care services within the national health system.
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The 2014 CEMAC Cup is the ninth edition of the CEMAC Cup – the football championship of Central African nations.


Director Jim Sheridan eyes "I, Claudius"
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan will direct an adaptation of the classic novel "I, Claudius," which is best known as the basis for the 1976 BBC miniseries that starred Derek Jacobi as the stuttering Roman emperor.
Robert Graves' 1934 novel recounts the internecine plots and counterplots surrounding Claudius, who ruled from 41-54 A.D. Born into a murderous, imperial family, he used his cunning mind and rivals' misjudgement to not only survive but eventually become one of Rome's greatest emperors.
It went on to be adapted into a 1937 film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Charles Laughton.
Sheridan will write the screenplay with longtime collaborator Nye Heron. It will be produced by indie financier Relativity Media.
The tale of Claudius has long intrigued Hollywood, and rights to the book were won last year in a heated bidding war by producer Scott Rudin, with Leonardo DiCaprio and "The Departed" writer William Monahan attached. That deal ultimately fell through.
Sheridan, known for dramas such as "In America" and "My Left Foot," worked with Relativity on his latest movie, the upcoming "Brothers" starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman.


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Our last blog post was about our Market Service frontend. This time we will make a take a look into how does the management app for our cloud delivery works.
Our every PHP app at its core is a composer project with OctoberCMS (or our "November" fork in case of VoIP portals) modules. We extend such a core app with php libs in form of october plugins.
We store information about their git repositories in a management app we call "Mother" which keeps remote ends in sync with its internal repositories and generate zip files for various environments and also stores the plugins metadata such as prices, licenses, categories on the other.
For every project, either created by customer on october-market.keios.eu we've got a an entry with set of plugins attached with metadata like project payment state or cloud node status and allows us to easily deploy our apps on Vultr or DigitalOcean.
App allows us to easily deploy projects like PaymentGateway E-Commerce, VoIP portals packages, Booking app and many more from our portfolio. From the endnode of the app, its administrator can easily see the state of the app and upgrade it as required. Apps can also update their state automatically, if set.
Find out more about one of many possible app frontends of this app in our previous post and feel free to leave a comment!


Mixing business and family can be a rough road, but for husband and wife dentists Dr Lesley Moffat and Dr Marc Nalder, it's a way of life—one that has seen the 20-somethings fast track their path to success.
For Dr Marc Nalder, getting into dentistry made sense; his two brothers Sven and Kai, both dentists, paved the way before him. On a trip to Bunbury, he observed firsthand his oldest brother Sven practise dentistry and "instantly fell in love". Shortly after, he fell for Dr Lesley Moffat, a fellow dental student at the University of Western Australia. She wasn't as instantly smitten, however. "I chased her for the whole year until she gave in," he says with a laugh.
Famous last words. In 2014, Dr Nalder and Dr Moffat purchased their first dental practice with another couple in Perth's Midland. One marriage, a new home, and two more dentistry practices later, and the couple is thriving. They share an easy, companionable warmth and frequently finish each other's sentences, chatting from the living room of their new beachfront family home. And, they say, they couldn't have done it without BOQ Specialist.
After the success of their first practice, the couple were looking for a new project to sink their teeth into. An increasingly close relationship between Dr Nalder and his brothers Sven and Kai made going into family business a natural fit.
Luckily, her instinct proved correct. They easily secured finance from BOQ Specialist, and navigating the family-owned dental practice proved all smiles. Since then, the Nalders and Dr Moffat have bought yet another practice in Mandurah, a coastal town south of Perth. They also switched over their initial loan to BOQ Specialist, making for a much more streamlined process.
Their smooth run was interrupted when it came to searching for a family home. First up, an arduous two year hunt didn't reveal anything that took their fancy. Then they found the one: a sprawling three-storey home in Hillarys, with views of the iconic harbour and a set-up perfect for their future family. They put in an offer, and it was accepted—but finance wasn't forthcoming.
With the clock ticking, they turned to BOQ Specialist—who knew the ins and outs of their finances. The dentists were thrilled to discover they offered a home loan option.
"BOQ Specialist were able to read our situation properly, and say 'Okay, I've seen this before, I know what this is. Yep, this is possible,'" says Dr Nalder.
"It's just an absolute blessing that we want the same thing," says Dr Nalder.


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Q: Update Quantity and Update Cart Django Add Cart Vuew
def add_to_cart_view(request,pk):
products=models.Product.objects.all()

#for cart counter, fetching products ids added by customer from cookies
if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
    product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
    counter=product_ids.split('|')
    product_count_in_cart=len(set(counter))
else:
    product_count_in_cart=1

response = render(request, 'ecom/index.html',{'products':products,'product_count_in_cart':product_count_in_cart})

#adding product id to cookies
if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
    product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
    if product_ids=="":
        product_ids=str(pk)
    else:
        product_ids=product_ids+"|"+str(pk)
    response.set_cookie('product_ids', product_ids)
else:
    response.set_cookie('product_ids', pk)

product=models.Product.objects.get(id=pk)
messages.info(request, product.name + ' added to cart successfully!')

return response

Cart View before Checkout
def cart_view(request):
#for cart counter
if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
    product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
    counter=product_ids.split('|')
    product_count_in_cart=len(set(counter))
else:
    product_count_in_cart=0

# fetching product details from db whose id is present in cookie
products=None
total=0
if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
    product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
    if product_ids != "":
        product_id_in_cart=product_ids.split('|')
        products=models.Product.objects.all().filter(id__in = product_id_in_cart)

        #for total price shown in cart
        for p in products:
            total=total+p.price
return render(request,'ecom/cart.html',{'products':products,'total':total,'product_count_in_cart':product_count_in_cart})

Products Model
class Product(models.Model):
name=models.CharField(max_length=40)
product_image= models.ImageField(upload_to='product_image/',null=True,blank=True)
price = models.PositiveIntegerField()
description=models.CharField(max_length=40)
def __str__(self):
    return self.name

I want that in cart page there will be a field which will take "Integer Input " and Update the Total Price
Present Cart View Image

How i Want

I am new and trying and learning so please help me to sort this out
Will i need any new model or views ?
Thank You

A: i have an idea
after pushing "add to cart" button redirect to a new page with product form to take ordered quantity .. like this :
{% extends 'base.html' %}
{% load static %}
{% block content %}

Add item to your cart

<form method="POST">
    {% csrf_token %}

{{ product.name }}

    <input name="ordered_qty" min="1" max="{{ product.quantity }}" type="number" oninput="validity.valid||(value='');" required>

    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" name="add_item">Add item</button>
</form>
{% endblock content %}

and then add your view to update counter and cookie (to set ordered qty) and save in cookies
def add_to_cart_view(request, pk):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        # take ordered qty and product id to create cookie
        ordered_quantity = int(request.POST.get('ordered_qty'))
        # Update Counter
        if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
            product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
            product_ids = json.loads(product_ids)
            products_list_ids = [k['id'] for k in product_ids]
        # if pk of product exist in counter don't incremment counter
            if pk in products_list_ids:
                products_count_in_cart = len(set(products_list_ids))
        # else : (new product in cart) increment counter
            else:
                products_count_in_cart = len(set(products_list_ids)) + 1
        else:
            products_count_in_cart = 1
        # Back to home page
        products = Product.objects.filter(quantity__gt=0)
        response = render(request, 'home.html', {'products': products, "products_count_in_cart": products_count_in_cart})
        # Update Cookie by adding product id and qty
        if 'product_ids' in request.COOKIES:
            product_ids = request.COOKIES['product_ids']
            products_list = json.loads(product_ids)
            products_ids_list = [i['id'] for i in products_list ]
            if pk not in products_ids_list:
                products_list.append({'id': pk, 'ordered_qty': ordered_quantity})
                response.set_cookie('product_ids', json.dumps(products_list))
        else:
            response.set_cookie('product_ids', json.dumps([{'id': pk, 'ordered_qty': ordered_quantity}]))
        return response
    else:
        product = Product.objects.get(id=pk)
        return render(request, 'add_item_to_cart.html', {'product': product})

Finally you can view ordered quantities in any place ..
this is my solution and i applied in my project .. it works fine
Another idea : search how to add sub-template in your home page to add ordered quantities ..


Rachael Carson's book "The Sea Around Us" was a call to action for ocean conservation, but the title of her book is a metaphor for what is unfolding today on global climate change. For coastal environments, one of the largest challenges is linked to sea level rise (SLR), the effects of which are magnified by potential increases in storm frequency and intensity, erosion, and flooding. The physics of SLR includes two primary processes: thermal expansion of warming ocean waters and water mass added to the oceans from melted glaciers, particularly from Antarctica and Greenland. SLR is occurring now and being measured throughout the Pacific. At Golden Gate NRA located at the mouth of San Francisco Bay, one of the oldest tidal gauges in the US (established in 1854), measured an 8 inch rise in SLR per 100 years. The rise of water along the coast is more than simple inundation, called the "bathtub model", but instead, is a complicated interaction of several factors such as vertical land movement, wave-driven processes, and storm surge. The ocean is not level but instead is full of subtle mountains and valleys formed by prevailing wind patterns, oceanic currents, density variability, gravitational differences and tectonics. Globally, Figure 1 depicts a mosaic of sea level changes between 1993-2008. Planning for the potential effects at the scale of a park, though, requires understanding how global SLR is translated into storm events when waves, tides and runoff combine into extreme coastal conditions. These extreme events are when park coastal resources are most at risk.
El Niño events provide insights into potential damages to park resources. During the 1998 El Niño, infrastructure including parking lots, docks and roads were damaged in several coastal parks; wildlife habitat where species rest, feed, and breed was inaccessible or washed away, including Critical Habitat for federally listed species such as western snowy plovers; cliffs and dunes were scoured and had to be stabilized at many coastal parks; rare fossils were uncovered by erosion; and wetlands were inundated and altered.
Furthermore, changes in coastal geomorphology in estuaries may provide enhanced opportunities for the spread of invasive, non-native aquatic species and discharge of pollutants. Changes in shoreline will also affect tens of thousands of seabirds and pinnipeds that depend on the intertidal and supratidal areas for breeding and resting habitat in the parks; although beneficial opportunities may also arise with created habitat. Current trends in sea level and storm intensity/frequency suggest that the vulnerability of resources on the US West Coast will increase dramatically in the coming decades. Yet, there is currently no comprehensive, physics-based approach for making vulnerability assessments in this region.
Figure 1. Global change in sea level, 1993 - 2008.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with the NPS, and other agencies and institutions have developed a sophisticated, process-based numerical modeling system for predicting the impact of severe winter storms due to climate change, known as CoSMoS (Coastal Storm Modeling System). USGS is a leader in the development of modeling systems for forecasting the impact of SLR and has developed models in several locations in the Pacific. The modeling system utilizes the latest Global Climate Models (GCMs) to drive global wave and tide models linked with local physical process models (i.e., wave, water level, sediment transport, and morphological change) of the coastline to make highly detailed predictions of local susceptibility to flooding, inundation, beach erosion, and cliff failure during powerful storm events. Spatial data required to run the models include LiDAR coastal data, high resolution bathymetry and topography. These data were not part of the initial inventory of resources under the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program; however, some data layers are now being acquired along coastal parks such as War in the Pacific NHP, Channel Islands NP and Golden Gate NRA.
USGS focuses on future plausible severe winter-storm scenarios but also tests the models by modeling coastal-hazard hindcasts of past historical winter storms. The coastal-hazards model design simulates the impact of storms under various sea level rise and climate-change scenarios. The objective of the modeling system is to provide the most scientifically robust information for managers to identify coastal areas at risk and plan in advance to protect sections of coast that may be vulnerable to severe storms.
Figure 2. Coastline and bathymetry for north-central California that includes GOGA and PORE. The inset shows an example from the Point Bonita region of the Monitoring and Prediction (MOP) points that have already been established for the entire study area to serve as a basis for local models.
USGS has developed separate models for southern and north-central California coastal areas to face the challenges from sea level rise, and changes in storm frequency and intensity. To prepare for these impacts, coastal managers need regional scaled tools so that they can understand how future changes will affect local shorelines, ecosystems, and infrastructure. For north-central California for example, a collaboration between the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, PRBO Conservation Science, USGS and the National Park Service is producing; 1) maps of infrastructure and ecosystem vulnerabilities to sea level rise and storm hazards at the scale needed for management action, 2) an online, user-driven, science-based decision support tool with interactive maps to apply to adaptation, restoration, and management strategies, and 3) training for managers on the use of the decision support tool and maps (Figure 2). Similar regional modeling efforts to understand, visualize, and anticipate local coastal climate change impacts have been developed for southern California and are also planned for the Hawaiian Islands.
Note that in Figure 2, the majority of this shoreline is within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.
Students and teachers in Guam taking part in training conducted by University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science in partnership with the NPS.
Learn from a Samoan chief!
Teach your friends how cars kill fish?
Games, animations, videos and colorful graphics make learning fun for students while also connecting them to Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chamorro (Guam) cultures. All of this and more can be found on a multifaceted coral reef and climate change web-based program including teacher-tested curriculum materials that meet educational standards. The program highlights coral reefs in a changing climate and, specifically, the coral reef resources of Pacific Island national parks.
Content for this dynamic educational program was developed by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) working closely with island teachers, NPS marine scientists, and the Pacific Island Network Inventory and Monitoring Program (PACN). Students use coral reef photos and follow coral reef monitoring procedures similar to actual PACN methods to learn how the health of reefs is tracked. The program is highlighted by a geographically appropriate reef food web game, animations of climate change, a coral identification game, an interactive land-sea connection activity, and much more. Traditional ecological knowledge forms an important part of the message through the telling of island legends, videos, and a personal account of changes to the reefs by a local chief.
An important part of the project is week-long teacher workshops in Hawaii (2011), on Guam (2012), and in American Samoa (2013) conducted by UMCES education experts to instruct teachers about coral reefs in a changing climate, and to provide guidance on using the curriculum materials in the classroom. The program is accessible on the Teach Ocean Science website, or printed for classrooms lacking computers and internet access.
Visit the website and have some coral reef fun yourself!
Great egret in Everglades National Park.
Many parks are already experiencing the impacts of climate change, and none more so than our coastal parks. As sea level rises or as we experience other changes along the coast, parks continually seek new and innovative ways to interpret this for our visitors. The NPS Climate Change Response Program, Harpers Ferry Design Center, and representatives from 10 parks met in early July for a climate change wayside kick-off meeting. Over the next year this group will develop a series of exhibits that address the climate change impacts to the natural and cultural resources in these parks as well as to the visitor experience. These waysides will be grounded in each park's unique context but will utilize new technology like quick response (QR) codes to connect them to each other. These collaborative exhibits will allow our visitors learning about melting glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska to scan the QR code and discover how this change is affecting sea level rise in Everglades National Park in Florida 5,000 miles away. This year's exhibits focus on parks impacted by sea level rise, while a series of exhibits developed next year will bridge parks that are conducting phenology programs.


Visualisterna has chosen some favourite items from the fair and talks about why they inspires them.
It's easy to get infatuated by all the news and some of them truly are irresistible. We see them as "non exchangeable" and "smack-in-the-face-products". We have already invested in some of the products and the other ones are on our wish list. Products that will live forever is the best choice from a sustainability perspective.


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ITTF World Tour
2020 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open
Former champions but repeat success daunting task
Previous winners but for all it will be tough task if they are to repeat past success; in the men's singles event at the forthcoming 2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open, the names of Chinese Taipei's Chuang Chih-Yuan, Austria's Daniel Habesohn and Jun Mizutani all appear on the entry list.
Play in Budapest commences with a two day qualification tournament on Tuesday 18th February.
Chuang Chih-Yuan once again seeking success in Budapest (Photo: Rémy Gros)
by Ian Marshall, Editor
Furthermore, the players they overcame in the finals are also listed; the most popular name amongst the group being Chuang Chih-Yuan.
In 2010, he was beaten in the final by Jun Mizutani, later he was to win in 2016 when he accounted for colleague Chen Chien-An in the title decider; two years earlier Daniel Habesohn had secured the top step of the podium, defeating Germany's Steffen Mengel.
Notably Chuang Chih-Yuan is the only member of the club to have won in Budapest, Jun Mizutani succeeded in Budaors, Daniel Habesohn in Szombathely. Furthermore, of those finalists, Jun Mizutani and Daniel Habesohn are the only seeded players; the rest must qualify.
Jun Mizutani is the no.6 seed, Daniel Habesohn, the no.15 seed on a list headed by Tomokazu Harimoto, the Japanese teenager making his debut in the tournament, the reason being that in the past, the tournament clashed with Japanese National Championships, a most prestigious event with a long standing tradition. Brazil's Hugo Calderano is the no.2 seed, followed by the German duo of Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Patrick Franziska.
It was a painful experience for Tomokazu Harimoto in Germany (Photo: Rémy Gros)
For the top names it has been a contrasting start to the year. At the 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open both Tomokazu Harimoto and Patrick Franziska departed in the first round, notably Tomokazu Harimoto losing to Chuang Chih-Yuan. Somewhat differently Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Fan Zhendong to reach the semi-finals, just over one week ago Hugo Calderano won the men's event at the Universal 2020 Pan America Cup.
Won in same year
Prevalent in the history of the men's singles event in Hungary, Chuang Chih-Yuan is also a name to note in the men's doubles. In the same year as he won the men's singles title, he partnered Huang Sheng-Sheng to success, the duo overcoming Belgium's Robin Devos and Cédric Nuytinck in the final.
Now in 2020, Chuang Chih-Yuan allies with Chen Chien-An, the player with whom he struck gold at the Liebherr 2013 World Championships in Paris but has never reached an ITTF World Tour final! Could this be the opportunity? They are the no.3 seeds.
Ho Kwan Kit and Wong Chun Ting, the top seeds in Budapest (Photo: Rémy Gros)
Hong Kong's Ho Kwan Kit and Wong Chun Ting, four ITTF World Tour titles to their name, top the list with Germany's Benedikt Duda and Patrick Franziska immediately following. Hungary's Nandor Ecseki and Adam Szudi, winners in 2018 on the ITTF Challenge Series in Croatia, occupy the no.4 seeded spot.
Equally difficult
Aiming to repeat past success but appearing a daunting task; it is the same in the women's singles event.
Austria's Liu Jia who celebrated her 38th birthday on Sunday 16th February, emerged the winner in 2014; her name appears on the entry list as do those of Romania's Elizabeta Samara and Lee Ho Ching. Elizabeta Samara was the runner up in 2010, Lee Ho Ching in 2015. All three compete in the qualification tournament.
Winner of seven ITTF World Tour women's singles titles; Mima Ito is the top seed in an event where Japan is most prominent. Kasumi Ishikawa, the winner at the recent 2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open alongside Miu Hirano, Hitomi Sato and Miyu Kato all appear amongst the top ten names.
Mima Ito is the women's singles top seed (Photo: Rémy Gros)
The main challengers to their aspirations are Chinese Taipei's Cheng I-Ching and Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem in addition to Romania's Bernadette Szocs and Germany's Petrissa Solja, the winner at the recent CCB 2020 Europe Top 16 tournament.
Strong representation
Notably in the women's doubles, Japan is also strongly represented; Kasumi Ishikawa who won in 2010 when partnering the now retired Ai Fukuhara, joins forces with Miu Hirano, they occupy the no.4 seeded position.
Chinese Taipei's Chen Szu-Yu and Cheng Hsien Tzu, semi-finalists last year at the Agricultural Bank of China 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, occupy the top seeded spot, ahead of Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem and Lee Ho Ching. Next in the order is the combination of Slovakia's Barbora Balazova and the Czech Republic's Hana Matelova.
Kasumi Ishikawa aiming for repeat success, for the host nation it is aiming for one step higher but with the same partner. Last year Adam Szudi and Szandra Pergel concluded play the mixed doubles runners up; this year they are the no.5 seeds.
Adam Szudi (nearest camera) and Szandra Pergel, the runners up in Budapest last year (Photo: Richard Kalcsai)
Hong Kong's Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem, winners at the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, top the list with Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in second spot. Slovakia's Lubomir Pistej and Barbora Balazova followed by Hong Kong's Ho Kwan Kit and Lee Ho Ching complete the top four pairs.
The main event commences on Thursday 20th February.
World Tour 2020 Hungarian Open Jun Mizutani Chuang Chih-Yuan Daniel Habesohn
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