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A Semester to Remember: Reflections on my College for Social Innovation Fellowship at Celebrity Series of Boston
by Angela Hyde
Even at just twenty-two years of age, I'm no stranger to the ins and outs of working in a professional office. In my past, I've worked at an art museum, in college and career services, and even in the college finance office. I've loved working in these offices throughout my life, as they have molded me into the driven worker that I am. But by junior year of college, I wanted to immerse myself in experiential learning through internships. My first internship, the summer of 2018, was at a non-profit in Boston, in the development department – a small hallway consisting of two rooms, but an abundance of good spirits and enough joy in the work to fill a whole building. My time there lit in me a passion for work in which the ultimate goal it is to uplift communities, and directly serve the people around them, not just themselves. Celebrity Series of Boston has fostered that passion, built it up, and made it shine brighter than when I began.
When I first applied to the College for Social Innovation's Semester in the City program, it was a decision that held great weight. By my senior year, I knew I could not afford to fund any travel abroad, as most students my age had done or were doing. I craved an opportunity to work off-campus, and to live a more independent lifestyle than dorms would allow. I knew that the College for Social Innovation, through their commitment to experiential learning and encouragement of city-living, would be the perfect fit for these goals.
Upon acceptance to the program, I was elated. Nervous, but incredibly enthusiastic. When I learned I would be working with Celebrity Series, my enthusiasm by no means diminished, though I had little understanding of what a performing arts presenter did. I knew what the Mission and Vision statements said, could understand the words, and certainly felt the passion in them. But I had no basis of what truly innovative or diverse performing arts presentation looked like. I grew up in the forests of New Hampshire, never having gone to a world-class performance. The most exciting thing to happen in the year was the state fair. This internship I was to undertake would allow me to change that, thanks to the semester program in Boston.
Veronica Robles Female Mariachi
Before I got to those shows though, I had to learn the environment. There is a speed at Celebrity Series that I hadn't experienced at my previous internship. It's a sense of urgency that pushes everyone forward, a testament to the 80+ years this non-profit has survived in the high-energy city of Boston. There's joy in the work too, cupcakes shared for birthdays and congratulations given for a show that goes well. There's genuine care that might go unnoticed at first in the grind of the work day, and I felt it even my first week. There are enjoyable meetings with colleagues, and there is the knowledge that every little thing you do in a day counts for so much more in the long run; this is one aspect of non-profit work, and my time at Celebrity Series, that I cherish. I know that what I do will push forward the mission, and help to realize the organization's vision. This motivates me even more and further opens the door for my growth to flourish.
One of the more meaningful aspects of a College for Social Innovation fellowship is the Special Project. My special project for these few months focused on storytelling, an important aspect of any organization's work and one that led to a number of new experiences for me. By attending a wide variety of Celebrity Series performances and events in Boston and Cambridge, covering them for the organization's blog, I've developed my skills as a writer, honing my abilities for the purposes of a professional environment and the needs of this organization. I never thought I would have this kind of access. I've been to Symphony Hall, seen a professional dance company, and experienced opera – all for the first time. Truly this whole semester has been filled with more firsts than any other. And none of these shows I've attended have been fleeting – these are truly once in a lifetime experiences I will remember forever.
But it has not been without work! I've written over ten thousand words, will have had six articles of my own writing published on the Celebrity Series blog, all with my byline intact. A byline, or the line in a publication that recognizes the original author by name, is so incredibly important for a young writer, especially an intern. The old notion that writing will be published under the name "XYZ intern," is a reality that some students might have to face, but it is a testament to Celebrity Series and the colleagues here that have mentored me that I have been able to keep my name on my work. I'm so thankful for the lessons I've learned working with this organization, and for the encouragement that everyone here has shown me.
Jazz Along the Charles
Experiences like Jazz Along The Charles – during which I heard more jazz bands than ever before in my life – and the operatic recital by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo – my first time experiencing opera ever, in any form, at which I cried thrice – were experiences I never dreamed I'd have. These were two very different types of performances: the first a free outdoor concert on the Charles River Esplanade, and the second a paid recital in the intimate Pickman Hall at Longy School of Music at Bard College, featuring one singer and his accompanying pianist. But both are great examples of the diversity Celebrity Series has under its belt, and of the dynamic quality of performing artists that this organization shares with its audiences.
As my time here comes to an end, and I move back to my school to finish my college career, I know what I've learned here has been more worthwhile than I could have hoped. It's so valuable to not only experience the culmination of work that a performance represents but the background effort that goes into it as well. It's important to know the behind-the-scenes that goes into making an event happen, the funding, and the effort.
Sankofa Danzafro at Boston Arts Academy
Celebrity Series hasn't just become important to me as an intern, but also as an individual who didn't grow up with access to diverse and talented performing artists. As an intern it is invaluable; as an individual, it has been inspirational. I can see the joy in people's faces as they watch jazz bands play "Boston," by Augustana, in the movement and smiles of high-school students as they learn salsa choque from an Afro-Colombian dance company, in the face of a Broadway star as he talks about his Scottish upbringing before singing Adele. It's a passion for performance, for diversity, for innovation and quality that shines through every performance, and reverberates off of every attendee.
Alan Cumming at Symphony Hall
That's what Celebrity Series of Boston is – an organization that, above all else, has a passion for building better communities through enriching performing arts experiences. Everyday individuals come to work – whether in the office, behind the scenes, or on the stages – with a determination to complete whatever tasks needed, striving to make that idea of a life-transforming experience possible for the audiences that come through their doors. And that is what this internship has been for me: a life-transforming experience.
Angela Hyde joined Celebrity Series in the fall of 2018 as a College for Social Innovation Fellow, interning with Celebrity Series' Advancement Department. She is a senior at Wheaton College MA, pursuing a Writing Degree, with a minor in Journalism Studies.
The College for Social Innovation's Semester in the City program gives college students the opportunity to spend a semester learning hands-on through well-supported internships in the social sector and living accommodations in the city of Boston. Students receive a stipend and join CfSI as Social Innovation Fellows, participating in a transformative 15-week program that allows them to address current social issues while developing essential skills and networks that prepare them for life and work after graduation. Learn more at https://collegeforsocialinnovation.org.
Angela's blog posts for Celebrity Series this fall have included:
Hiberian Hall is Filled with Community Spirit and World Music for the Roxbury Stringfest
Shock And Awe: Anthony Roth Costanzo's Celebrity Series Debut and My Introduction to Opera
Sankofa Danzafro's "City of Others" is an Inspirational Powerhouse of Dance
Love, Celebration, and Mariachi with Veronica Robles
Alan Cumming Brings Song and Laughter, Kicking Off the Season at Symphony Hall
Take a Walk with Me: A Bostonian Jazz Experience
Photos by Robert Torres.
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Highlights from Guy Mendilow Ensemble's "Tales From the Forgotten Kingdom"
Video: Ailey Dancers Visit Boston Renaissance Charter Public School with Ryan Edwards
A Little Bit of Rain Couldn't Stop the Rhythm – Let's Dance Boston Thursday Recap
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What Is The Term Used For The Solution That Obeys Raoults Law
What is the term used for the solution that obeys Raoult's law?
Raoult's law states that the vapour pressure of a solvent above a solution is equal to the vapour pressure of the pure solvent at the same temperature scaled by the mole fraction of the solvent present. A solution that obeys Raoult's law over the entire range of concentration is called an ideal solution.
Raoult's law equation is written as; Psolution = ΧsolventP0solvent.
Where p is the vapour pressure of a component of the solution, p0 is the vapour pressure of pure component and X is the mole fraction of that component in the solution.
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Henry Inman's father was an English-born brewer who settled near Utica, New York, and it was there that the future artist was born in 1801, raised, and educated. Aside from primary schooling, Inman also received some artistic instruction in his native town from an itinerant portrait painter. After the family moved to New York City in 1812, he continued his study of drawing. His important training, however, began two years later when he was accepted for a seven-year apprenticeship by John Wesley Jarvis, at that time the premier portrait painter in New York. During the course of his term with Jarvis, Inman accompanied him on several painting trips, notably to New Orleans, and assumed responsibility for the backgrounds and drapery of his master's works. He soon learned to paint miniatures, and his first large oil portrait was executed in 1817. Consequently, by the time his apprenticeship ended in 1821, he was more than ready to launch his own career.
Inman settled in New York, marrying Jane O'Brien in 1822. Although a recent student himself, he soon took on George Twibill and Thomas S. Cummings as pupils. With the latter he formed a portrait-painting partnership which lasted until 1828. (Later he would teach William Sidney Mount, Daniel Huntington, and his master's son, Charles Wesley Jarvis.) In addition to portraits, he began painting an occasional genre picture, and eventually his catholic interests would also embrace landscape. With Cummings, Inman was instrumental in forming the National Academy of Design; in 1826 he became its first vice president. Inman became closely identified with the Academy, studying for two years in its antique school and exhibiting there every year for the rest of his life--sometimes with as many as 18 works in a single show. Publicly visible, he became the member most often singled out for vituperative newspaper criticism by the Academy's early enemies.
Bolton, Theodore. "Henry Inman, An Account of His Life and Work." The Art Quarterly 3 (Autumn 1940): 353-375.
Gerdts, William H. "Henry Inman: Genre Painter." AAJ 9 (May 1977): 26-48.
Gerdts, William H. and Carrie Rebora. The Art of Henry Inman. Washington, D.C., 1987.
Kelly, Franklin, with Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Deborah Chotner, and John Davis. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 346.


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Q: The product of an arbitrary family of locally convex spaces is locally convex.
Let $\{E_\alpha\ : \ \alpha\in I\}$ be a family of a locally convex sets, where $I$ is an index family. I want to prove that
$$E:= \prod_{\alpha\in I}E_\alpha$$
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I know that, by definition, for each $\alpha\in I$, $E_\alpha$ is locally convex, that is, $E_\alpha$ is topological vector space such that there is a basis of neighborhoods in $E_\alpha$ consisting of convex sets. I also know that I must prove that there is a basis of neighborhoods in $E$ formed by convex sets, but I do not know how to prove it from hypotheses.

A: $E$ has a base from the product topology, i.e. every open subset is a union of basic open sets which are of the form $\prod_{\alpha \in I} O_\alpha$ where all $O_\alpha \subseteq E_\alpha$ are open and there is a finite set $F$ of indices such that $O_\alpha = E_\alpha$ for all $\alpha \notin F$.
Now show that this remains a base if we take all non-trivial $O_\alpha$ to be convex open as well, and that the resulting basic open set is then also convex.

A: Let $C$ be a collection of convex spaces.
Let $a = \prod_{s \in C}a_s$
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The Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday that neither the courts nor the media could topple the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime and it could only be done through a people's uprising.
Addressing a ceremony to grant UNP membership for this year at Sirikotha, Wickremesinghe said that though he was repeatedly torn to pieces by some journalists who preached media and judicial freedom during the day and wined and dined with ministers at night, the Chief Justice episode had proved him right once again.
"I have repeatedly said it was pointless going to courts and been proved right time and again. No politician in this country has been hit harder by the media than I. But, I am like a football, the harder you kick me the higher I go", he said, while noting that Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake had every right to seek legal redress against the flawed process adopted by the Parliamentary Select Committee that inquired into five of the 14 allegations pertaining to her official and personal conduct contained in the Impeachment Motion.
The Supreme Court ruling that only it had the right to interpret the Constitution had been rejected by the government, which confirmed the UNP's stand that even courts could not discipline the current regime, he noted.
The Opposition leader said that it was only the UNP which could restore law and order and all those who believed in democracy, judicial independence and rule of law, should rally round it. The party was being re-organised at grassroots level and had re-emerged as a strong force.
Wickremesinghe also accused the government of preaching about a Dharmista (righteous) society while permitting Russian prostitutes to enter Colombo in large numbers.
A group of SLFPers from Mahara obtained UNP membership yesterday.


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BellSouth Ordered to Pay $16.5M to Fired Telemarketers
BellSouth has been ordered to pay $16.5 million to two telemarketing firms for hiring them to increase its small-business clientele and then improperly firing them after copying their marketing techniques. The suit alleged fraudulent inducement, negligent representation, breach of contract and tortious interference with a business relationship. Plaintiffs' lead lawyer G. Joseph Curley also accused BellSouth of using an extremely vigorous motion tactic to try to "exhaust" his clients into going away.
By Dan Lynch | April 08, 2005 at 12:00 AM
BellSouth has been ordered to pay $16.5 million to two small West Palm Beach, Fla.-based telemarketing firms for hiring them to increase its small-business clientele then improperly firing the firms after copying their marketing techniques. On March 29, a Palm Beach County Circuit Court jury awarded Tel Choice LLC $7 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. Its sister company, Small Business Owners Association of America Inc., was awarded another $7 million in compensatory damages. The suit alleged fraudulent inducement, negligent representation, breach of contract and tortious interference with a business relationship. The plaintiffs' lead lawyer was G. Joseph Curley, a partner at Gunster Yoakley & Stewart in West Palm Beach. His co-counsel were Gunster Yoakley shareholder Meenu T. Sasser and associate Joseph G. Santoro. "They made a promise to our clients that if they delivered for BellSouth — if they honored their commitment, if they met their quotas — BellSouth would give them an extension for six months that would make them a lot of money," Curley said. "After making BellSouth $72 million, BellSouth fired them. They did it for the sake of saving a million bucks and launching their own program." Atlanta-based BellSouth was represented by William F. Hamilton of Holland & Knight's West Palm Beach office. He did not return a call for comment by deadline. A BellSouth spokeswoman, Marta Casas-Celaga, said, "BellSouth acted properly and lawfully. We believe the jury's determination was wrong and the amount awarded violates Florida law." She said the company would appeal the verdict. BellSouth, a publicly traded company with 76,000 employees, had revenues of $20.9 billion last year, according to its annual report. The two telemarketing firms are owned by brothers Todd and Jason Eisenberg. The Small Business Owners Association of America was founded in 1995. Tel Choice was founded in 2000 specifically to serve BellSouth. When they began doing business with the telecommunications giant, the two firms had a combined staff of about 85. In September 2000, BellSouth hired the companies to sell BellSouth local phone services to small businesses. At the time, BellSouth was competing with 227 competitive local exchange carriers (CLEFs) that had been given the right under deregulation several years earlier to use BellSouth lines to deliver services that BellSouth previously delivered exclusively. The CLEFs were underpricing BellSouth and taking away its small-business customers. Between March 1999 and March 2000, a BellSouth division, Small Business Systems, lost $559 million and 730,000 local commercial telephone lines. In 2001, Curley said, the company expected those losses to increase by 20 percent. "They were going into a crisis mode," Curley said, "They had to stop the bleeding." BellSouth hired the telemarketing companies for a three-month period to sell a program to existing small business customers that would reduce the customers' bills by 18 percent if they would sign with BellSouth for three years. The telemarketing firms told BellSouth that they would have to hire staff and turn down other work to take the three-month contract and that they needed a longer contractual commitment. According to testimony in the trial, BellSouth responded that if the telemarketers sold 4,300 contracts, their contract would be extended by six months. The telemarketers sold 6,700 contracts, Curley said. But they were fired on Jan. 4, 2001, only a few days after BellSouth granted the extension. The firing came after BellSouth sent an employee to the offices of the telemarketing companies to observe their sales and business techniques, Curley said. Armed with such information, he said, BellSouth decided to handle future telemarketing operations with existing BellSouth sales staff. Meanwhile, the two telemarketing firms had turned down other business so they could devote their resources to BellSouth, Curley said. Before going to work for BellSouth, Curley said, the two companies were generating annual revenues "in excess of $5 million." He said after they lost the BellSouth contract, they had to close their doors. The companies filed suit in May 2001. The trial last month lasted 3 1/2 weeks. BellSouth argued that the company's contract with the telemarketing firm permitted BellSouth to cancel the deal on 30 days' notice. "That's not the way the jury read it, though," Curley said. A key component of the case, Curley said, was demonstrating to the jury that during the period BellSouth was assuring the telemarketers that their contract would be extended, BellSouth had not budgeted to pay the telemarketers the following two quarters. Santoro said the defense "engaged in an extremely vigorous motion tactic during the trial — things that were designed to tax our clients' resources. They were simply trying to exhaust our clients into going away." "BellSouth played hardball," Curley agreed. "They were going to make these guys work for it."


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Taufiq Rahim
Streams of Consciousness in a World Without Conscience
We have never been at a moment with such unprecedented human prosperity, human longevity, and human dignity in our human history. People are wealthier, on aggregate and on average. People live longer, absolutely and on average. People have rights today that would have been unimaginable yesterday. These are undeniable features of our current age. Yet, it feels like we are always on the brink. That we are one step away from unmitigated collapse. That there are barely glimmers of light in a world of shadows. Is it our perception being out of sync with reality?
Thinkers like Stephen Pinker, departed academics like Hans Rosling, and leading philanthropists like Bill Gates would tell you with unquestionable statistical precision that we are living indeed in the best of times. When you see the facts the 'right' perspective should become clear. But do you truly feel that? Why is it our hope is so often outweighed then by our despair? Why is it that the downtrodden seem so numerous and the separation between seas of misery and pedestals of privilege seem so stark?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."
Paradoxes of history are bound to repeat and the famous words from Charles Dickens will likely always ring true. Today our population nears 8 billion human souls. Just 100 years ago our count was only 2 billion. When we see poverty today - Injustice, Deprivation, Indignity — it is vast, beyond conception and imagination until very recently. At the advent of Christianity and Islam there were just 200–250 million of us, less than the contemporary United States. Half of the world's morality is guided by a time on this planet where we were just 3% of what we are today. Do the rules still apply in the same way? Do they make sense? Today half the world lives on less than $5 per day — which would be double the total number of people on Earth just a century before us.
If you step back, you begin to realize that never before have we had so much death, so much destruction, and so much destitution as we do today. The number of human souls in abject hardship has in fact never been greater. While charts and statistics can mask this they do not negate it. If you walk the streets you will encounter homelessness on scales we have never seen. But if you average it out, "it's not that bad". The great mastery of population growth in modern society has been to create more souls at the bottom of the pyramid to toil for the gains for the very top. If 1 billion people live in sheer poverty in a world of 2 billion, are those 1 billion any less, in a world of 8 billion?
The contrast of the palatial elite with the spatial masses is undeniable. Somehow society has evolved today to match the past promise of eternal salvation with new modalities of momentary satiation. The middle of the pyramid is hypnotized amidst all this interplay of haves and have-nots, distracted by ever-evolving media and political entertainment. This is where the vast majority of humanity lives — in the in-between. There's a certain hopelessness that ultimately you will always be beneath the top. And there's a particular sadness when you see what lies beneath holding up the pyramid. For sure, many of us are living as well as anyone who has come before us. But it all seems wrong. And fragile. And the distractions do not fill the void even if they distract. It feels like at some point it all has to come crumbling down.
A world that is built to sustain the tip of a pyramid scheme is not sustainable from a human or earthly sense. But the beneficiaries of this massive project are incredibly invested in its continuation in its current form. The base of the pyramid must be kept resilient enough from falling down: vaccinate, feed, and house — where possible of course. And keep it from cracking, always allowing a few to trickle upwards. Don't worry because they will always be replaced. And while the base broadens and more gains trickle up, meanwhile the sea of the majority between the haves and have-nots need to be kept believing in or obedient to the system. It's one of the reasons why capitalism in the West repeats the mantra of the "Middle Class" peppered with a morsel of 'social welfare'.
Strange things though have been happening; like a body on steroids, the collective experiment appears to be failing amidst hyper-growth and hyper-gains (mostly for a few). Simultaneously the Earth is convulsing with the overload, while the human population in fact starts to stagnate amidst aging and lower fertility. While many nations are graduating — and many with large populations are on the verge — the writing is on the wall, prescribed by the nature of advanced economies. More of the middle is being pushed to the bottom. The pyramid is heavily unstable.
As competition for scarce Earthly and human resources intensifies, and systems of gains for the elite become more fragile, answers become less obvious. Conflict (in all forms) grows. Despair deepens. And the distractions — the dances of social media and the theater of politics — become more methodically extreme and like any drug, less effective in the same doses. To re-imagine the world and humanity, the natural place to turn — whether right or wrong but it is human nature - would be faith, religion and the promises of eternal salvation. Yet those systems of morality and orthodoxy were built in a time as aforementioned that has long since passed - for a world, a society, and a pyramid in size and scope that has long ceased to exist.
And so as we look onto the world and our sea of humanity, it is apparent we are on a precipice. We are at the edge of a cliff. And once you realize that, you see the insanity of it all. Of course everything and everybody will convince you that the insanity lies within you, rather than all around you. But you know the truth and that can lead to hollowness, perhaps loneliness and certainly some degree of emptiness, even if punctured by vicissitudes of titillation. There is of course a way in which family meaningfully fills this void but that in it of itself — if on its own - is just a perpetuation for perpetuating into perpetuity. It cannot replace the why and what for — and if one seeks to do that, it puts an unfair burden on family. Religion and other spiritual systems do put family in the center but at the same time, also put family firmly centered in the world around us and in the context of a greater universe of consciousness.
The answers are not yet known and it seems we are just starting to stream the right questions. One can only hope that as we engage in our new enduring reality, we do so with a conscience that can authentically underpin a future of promise for all of us.
Living life having lived a lifetime.
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Park Avenue Bridge Opens
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PARK AVENUE BRIDGE IN MOUNT VERNON OPENS AFTER $10 MILLION REPLACEMENT PROJECT
The century-old Park Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon, which carries vehicular traffic over the MTA Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, reopened Monday after a 16-month replacement project.
Trucks, school buses and emergency vehicles, which had been banned from the old bridge because it could not bear the weight, will now be able to use the new, three-span bridge, improving traffic flow and reducing emergency response time in the city.
Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. stated "The Park Avenue Bridge is a major conduit in our city, which connects many residents and commuters to our downtown business district. The reopening of the bridge marks a crucial step towards strengthening our infrastructure. I commend Metro North and the New York State Department of Transportation for partnering with us to bring this project to fruition."
"This new bridge will protect the railroad tracks below as well as restore normal traffic patterns to the city and eliminating the need for detours over adjacent bridges," said Metro-North President Howard Permut. "It's good for the city and good for the railroad."
A new superstructure was erected and the substructure was rehabilitated. Sidewalks and fences were replaced and drainage was installed to protect the tracks below. A water main and telephone conduits were replaced and new electrical conduits were installed. Telephone and electrical work was paid for by private utility companies while the water main was replaced as part of the project.
⟵Adopted City Budget for 2011
Mayor Young Applauds Additional Memorial Funding⟶


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Apprentices honoured at college ceremony
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Apprentices and their employers have been honoured at an awards ceremony at Stafford College this week.
The event was attended by members of the Skills Funding Agency and representatives from a wide range of local companies, in addition to more over 25 apprentices shared their proud achievements on the night with their families.
Beverley Smith, principal at Stafford College presented the awards, commenting: "The purpose of these awards is to recognise the commitment of the apprentices and employers alike. As a college we are constantly adapting to the needs of both businesses and apprentices in our ongoing resolve to contribute to the success of the local economy."
The event was opened by compere Tom from Stafford FM, he said: "We are delighted to be involved with this important annual event to recognise the success of apprentices working in a wide range of roles for local companies and making a real difference."
Bethany Mullock, age 20 of Stoke-on-Trent, was named the Inspirational Apprentice of 2015 in recognition of her achievements in her role at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership NHS Trust.
The Star Award was given to acknowledge the working relationship between employer and apprentice and the importance of communication, flexibility and cooperation– the winners were announced as Adam Smith and Thomas Thomson of Perkins Bros Garage.
Tom Mitchell, from Rugeley, was named Apprentice of the Year for expressing exceptional motivation and use of initiative to contribute to the workplace in the early stages of his career at Ultra Electronics.
Terry Baggaley of Wincanton was presented with the award for Advanced Apprentice of the Year for his motivation, commitment and the differences he has made to the workplace, as well as being committed to his job and his studies.
Most improved Apprentice of the Year went to Kelsey Jones of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, with Jack Fearn of Liebherr picking up the accolade for Functional Skills.
Local companies who also received awards on the night included Elmhouse Pre School, which picked up the award for Investing in the Future. The award recognised the pre school as a company with an exceptional commitment to development and training as well as being a business that views apprentices as being key to their future.
Stafford Railway Building Society was given the prestigious title of Employer of the Year due to their outstanding record of developing apprentices. The building society was praised for offering structured training and support as well as helping apprentices to contribute to the business and progress in their career.
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The Best of Uncanny Magazine Podcast
Uncanny Magazine is an online Science Fiction and Fantasy magazine with a commitment to diversity. Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damien Thomas are the co-publishers and co-editors-in-chief, and Michi Trota is the managing editor. The first issue of Uncanny Magazine was published in November 2014. Uncanny Magazine has already been nominated for and won multiple SF/F awards, including winning the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine, and multiples stories first published there nominated in the Hugo story categories, winning a Parsec award, as well as being a finalist for World Fantasy Award and Locus Award.
They release monthly issues, in ebook format, online, and two of the stories every month in the podcast. Every episode of the podcast features an update on what the Thomases are up to which varies in length between about two minutes and twenty, which includes any publishing changes, convention travel, mention of current events (usually regarding publishing or politics). Then, the story (sometimes two), the poem, and an interview (often of the author of the story, but that may not always be true).
This list is based on the list of all of the stories published on the podcast only since the beginning of the podcast, which comes to about 50 stories. This list is not based on stories that Uncanny Magazine published in ebook/online formats that weren't on the podcast, so if you like what you read here, you should certainly go read more of their fiction that wasn't considered for this list. This list also doesn't include poetry because I am a terrible judge of poetry.
1. "Big Thrull and the Askin' Man" by Max Gladstone
The dialect of the narrative voice of this one took a little bit getting used to, but the incredible reading by Heath Miller helped sell this a lot, he pulled the dialect off splendidly. The story follows Big Thrull, who is a legendarily tough member of a legendarily tough race that is heavily based on customs and values toughness and straightforwardness, who invites the "Askin' Man" into her home as a guest who is of a culture and toughness that we would call more ordinary who knows how to ask the right questions to get what he wants. Big Thrull has to quickly become acquainted the slippery slope of giving small favors.
2. "When the Circus Lights Down" by Sarah Pinsker
The circus is a living thing, and the big top tent lights down from the sky and attracts the nearby residents to come and visit before lighting off again sometime in the near future.
3. "Auspicium Melioris Aevi" by JY Yang
Harry Lee Kuan Yew is being rigorously tested. Not just this Harry Lee, but the dozens of other Harry Lees before him, tested against various battle simulations the original Harry Lee had faced up against, and scored and ranked to determine their future fates.
4. "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat" by Brooke Bolander
Three velociraptor sisters live together in the wilderness. One day, a vapid and arrogant prince discovers them there, and after they eat his horse he seems so helpless one of the sisters helps him find his way home. Hilarious and fun, and with Bolander's distinctive voice.
5. "Wooden Feathers" by Ursula Vernon
A woman carves wooden ducks to sell at local fairs. Every single day an old man buys the cheapest one she has on display with barely a word. What is he doing with all of those ducks? This story has one of the best and most surprising moments, where the story suddenly shifts from a curious mystery to something much different. (full disclosure: I reprinted this story in The Long List Anthology Volume 2: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List)
"Pipecleaner Sculptures and Other Necessary Work" by Tina Connolly
"Pockets" by Amal El-Mohtar
(full disclosure: I reprinted this story in The Long List Anthology Volume 2: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List)
"Down and Out in R'lyeh" by Catherynne M. Valente
Another story read by Heath Miller who did an incredible job selling the voice on a story that might've been difficult to read. The story uses "squamous" to mean very drunk, and especially with Miller's reading voice, it really works.
Posted on August 20, 2018 August 17, 2018 Author David SteffenCategories The Best Of, UncategorizedTags Amal El-Mohtar, Brooke Bolander, Catherynne M. Valente, JY Yang, Lynne M. Thomas, Max Gladstone, Michael Damien Thomas, Michi Trota, Sarah Pinsker, Tina Connolly, Uncanny Magazine, Ursula VernonLeave a comment on The Best of Uncanny Magazine Podcast


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Q: Attach ExtJS MVC controllers to DOM elements, not components Is there a way to use the Ext.app.Controller control() method, but pass in a DOM query? I have a page that contains standard  links and would like to add a click handler to them even though they were not created as Ext Buttons.
I've tried
Ext.define('app.controller.TabController', {
    extend: 'Ext.app.Controller',

    init: function() {
        console.log("init");
        this.control({
            'a': {
                click: this.changeTab
            }
        });
    },

    changeTab: function() {
        alert("new tab!");
    }
});

But clicking on links does not fire the alert.
Is there a way to specify a CSS selector with this.control? Or does it only work with components?

A: I asked this question at SenchaCon this year, the Sencha developers stated that their intent is that DOM listeners should be attached within your view, and the view should abstract them into more meaningful component events and refire them.
For example, suppose you're creating a view called UserGallery that shows a grid of people's faces. Within your UserGallery view class, you would listen for the DOM click event on the  tag to receive event and target, and then the view might fire a component event called "userselected" and pass the model instance for the clicked user instead of the DOM target.
The end goal is that only your views should be concerned with things like interface events and DOM elements while the application-level controller only deals with meaningful user intents. Your application and controller code shouldn't be coupled to your markup structure or interface implementation at all.
Sample View
Ext.define('MyApp.view.UserGallery', {
    extend: 'Ext.Component'
    ,xtype: 'usergallery'

    ,tpl: '<tpl for="users"></tpl>'

    ,initComponent: function() {
        this.addEvents('userselected');

        this.callParent(arguments);
    }

    ,afterRender: function() {
        this.mon(this.el, 'click', this.onUserClick, this, {delegate: 'img'});

        this.callParent(arguments);
    }

    ,onUserClick: function(ev, t) {
        ev.stopEvent();

        var userId = Ext.fly(t).getAttribute('data-ID');

        this.fireEvent('userselected', this, userId, ev);
    }
});

Notes on views

*

*Extend "Ext.Component" when all you want is a managed
, Ext.Panel is a lot heavier to support things like titlebars, toolbars, collapsing, etc.

*Use "managed" listeners when attaching listeners to DOM elements from a component (see Component.mon). Listeners managed by a components will be automatically released when that component gets destroyed

*When listening for the same event from multiple DOM elements, use the "delegate" event option and attach the listener to their common parent rather than to individual elements. This performs better and lets you create / destroy child elements arbitrarily without worrying about continuously attaching/removing event listeners to each child. Avoid using something like .select('img').on('click', handler)

*When firing an event from a view, Sencha's convention is that the first parameter to the event be scope -- a reference to the view that fired the event. This is convenient when the event is being handled from a controller where you'll need the actual scope of the event handler to be the controller.

Sample Controller
Ext.define('app.controller.myController', {
    extend: 'Ext.app.Controller'

    ,init: function() {
        this.control({
            'usergallery': {
                userselected: function(galleryView, userId, ev) {
                    this.openUserProfile(userID);
                }
            }
        });
    }

    ,openUserProfile: function(userId) {
        alert('load another view here');
    }
});

A: I have found a work around for this problem.  It isn't as direct as one may hope, but it leaves all of your "action" code in the controller.
requirment: Wrap the html section of your page in an actual Ext.Component. This will likely be the case either way. So for instance, you may have a simple view that contains your HTML as follows:
Ext.define('app.view.myView', {
    extend: 'Ext.panel.Panel',
    alias: 'widget.myView',
    title: 'My Cool Panel',
    html: '
This link will open a window

 Type here: <input name="myInput" type="text" value="" />',
    initComponent: function(){
        var me = this;
        me.callParent(arguments);
    }
});

Then in the controller you use the afterrender event to apply listeners to your DOM elements. In the example below I illustrate both links (a element) and input elements:
Ext.define('app.controller.myController', {
extend: 'Ext.app.Controller',

    init: function() {
        this.control({
            'myView': {
               afterrender: function(cmp){
                    var me = this; //the controller
                    var inputs = cmp.getEl().select('input'); // will grab all DOM inputs
                    inputs.on('keyup', function(evt, el, o){
                        me.testFunction(el); //you can call a function here
                    });

                    var links = cmp.getEl().select('a'); //will grab all DOM a elements (links)
                    links.on('click', function(evt, el, o){
                        //or you can write your code inline here
                        Ext.Msg.show({
                            title: 'OMG!',
                            msg: 'The controller handled the "a" element! OMG!'
                        });
                    });
                }
            }
        });
    },
    testFunction: function(el) {
        var str = 'You typed ' + el.value;
        Ext.Msg.show({
            title: 'WOW!',
            msg: str
        });
    }
});

And there you have it, DOM elements handled within the controller and adhering to the MVC architecture!

A: No, this seems not to be possible. The Ext.EventBus listens to events fired by ExtJS components. Your standard DOM elements do not fire those events. Additionally the query is checked with the ExtJS componets is( String selector ) method, wich can't be called by DOM elements. Someone might correct me if i'm wrong, but so i'm quite sure it's not possible, unfortunately.

A: I also have a solution that works around this problem. I use this technique regardless though as it has other benefits: I created an application wide messaging bus. Its an object in my application that extends Observable, and defines a few events. I can then trigger those events from anywere in my app, including html a links. Any component that wants to listen to those events can relay them and they'll fire as if fired from that component.
Ext.define('Lib.MessageBus', {
    extend: 'Ext.util.Observable',

    constructor: function() {
        this.addEvents(
                  "event1",
                  "event2"
                 );
        this.callParent(arguments);
    }
});

Then, each other compnent can add this after initialisation:
this.relayEvents('Lib.MessageBus', ['event1','event2']);

and then listen to those events.
You can trigger the events from anything by doing:
Lib.MessageBus.fireEvent('event1', 'param a', 'param b')

and you can do that from anything including html links.
Very handy to fire off events from one part of the app to another.

A: I had the same problem recently (mixing mvc with some non components).
Just thought I'd throw this in as an answer as it seems pretty simple and works for me :)
Ext.define('app.controller.TabController', {
    extend: 'Ext.app.Controller',

    init: function() {
        console.log("init");
        this.control({
           /* 'a': {
                click: this.changeTab
            } */
        });

    var link = Ext.dom.Query.selectNode('a');

    Ext.get(link).on('click', this.changeTab);

    },

    changeTab: function() {
        alert("new tab!");
    }
});


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Mental health data is lacking, particularly for local youth
BY NAT STEIN
The data available on mental health in El Paso County does not compare favorably to statistics from the rest of the state.
There's the suicide rate: From 2013 to 2015, El Paso County's stood at 23.1 per 100,000 residents compared to 19.1 statewide, according to Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) Vital Statistics. There's the percentage of adults with diagnosed depression: 21.6 percent here compared to 19.3 statewide, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. And there is this survey result: 12.1 percent of El Paso County residents reported eight or more days of poor mental health over a month in 2017 compared to 11.8 statewide, according to the Colorado Health Access Survey.
But perhaps the most sobering mental health statistics in the county are the ones that are missing. Despite El Paso County having one of the highest youth suicide rates in the country, there's no solid data on the mental health of its young people.
The public may not have noticed that those measures are missing, because while mental health data has long been collected statewide, it's scattered, making comparisons and meaningful analysis difficult. Until now. The nonprofit Mental Health Colorado recently unveiled a website, or "data dashboard" as their leaders call it, which attempts to put all the state's mental health metrics in a single, comprehensive, regularly updated page.
The interactive site lets users hover over particular topics to call up county-level data on all sorts of mental health indicators. The nonprofit's president and CEO, Andrew Romanoff, who many will remember as the former speaker of the Colorado House, says the point of the dashboard is "to get a better handle on the nature of the problem so we can start talking about ways we can solve it."
But the dashboard section for El Paso County's teens and adolescents is listed as "unavailable."
Three-quarters of American adults with a diagnosed mental health disorder (there's over a million in Colorado alone) say their symptoms first appeared in adolescence, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But it takes people nearly a decade, on average, to access treatment.
While that's a good indicator that El Paso County youth could use more mental health care, there's no way to know what, specifically, would help. That's because nine of the 17 school districts in the county opt out of the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey — a voluntary, confidential and anonymous survey conducted at a random sampling of schools in participating districts. Three state agencies (CDPHE, Department of Education and Department of Human Services) collaborate on the survey, which is administered by researchers with the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver.
It asks students about a host of issues under the mental health umbrella: bullying, mood, body weight, physical activity, substance use, sexuality and family life. The purpose, according to an overview on CDPHE's website, is "to better understand youth health and what factors support youth to make healthy choices." Without that data, advocates are, as Romanoff puts it, "flying blind."
Public health planner Mina Liebert, who works for El Paso County Public Health and manages El Paso County's Healthy Community Collaborative, says the county needs better information in order to help kids. "Asking our youth, 'Do you have days when you're sad and what do you do to cope?' would help us be more proactive," she says, "rather than [wait to] see a spike [in suicides] and start being like, 'Oh we should do something.'"
Liebert says the effort to get non-participating school districts to administer the survey was especially robust this year, with representatives from El Paso County Public Health and the Anschutz Medical Campus doing outreach with school administrators, board members and superintendents. The purpose, she says, was to answer their questions and dispel myths about the survey, like that it infringes on students' privacy or takes up too much time that could otherwise be spent learning. Another common concern is that asking kids about "risky behaviors" like drugs and sex serves to normalize those behaviors. Liebert says that's naive — youth are inclined to experiment, so it's better they be informed about the risks and be honest with the adults in their lives.
Without data on youth mental health, it's obviously difficult to plan and program for kids' needs. Less obvious is the impact that a lack of such data has on funding: It makes it impossible to win grants to fund such care.
"Funders see the value of data [because] if they don't have anything to show the effect or impact, then they don't know whether or not they're doing right thing," Liebert says, explaining that most grants for health and wellness in schools are only available if the recipient can offer measurables.
This past fall, Colorado Springs School District 11 opted into the survey, bringing the sample of participating districts in El Paso County up to a level that can actually yield statistically valid results for the first time. Those numbers will be available in spring 2018.
Local statistics missing from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey isn't the only deficiency in the data dashboard. Data collection on mental health, whether for adults or kids, is lacking statewide. That's because most other data sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and CDPHE's Vital Statistics, only collect fresh data biennially, meaning there's a years-long lag in statistics that inform policy decisions.
"We're trying to do a better job collecting data across the board," says Anderson Miller, Pikes Peak regional coordinator with Mental Health Colorado, suggesting his and other nonprofits could start filling the gaps public agencies leave by collecting their own data. But getting data can be tricky, because there are so many people who don't want to talk about mental health.
"If we have more data and better access to it, then it starts to degrade that stigma," he says. "But there's this hesitation to open the doors [to data collection] in the first place."
Indeed, Romanoff hopes the dashboard will hasten the paradigm shift toward treating mental illness like the legitimate medical condition and pressing public health problem it is. Once we better understand the problem, he envisions a number of ways to promote good mental health: universalizing mental health screenings in the primary care setting; stationing mental health professionals in schools; training law enforcement, hospital personnel and other people likely to come in contact with people in crisis to recognize the warning signs of suicide; and better enforcing laws already on the books requiring insurers to cover mental health care the same as physical health care.
"We're in the business of trying to fight these problems, not just study them," Romanoff says, "but it's hard to make good decisions in the absence of good information."
This article originally appeared in the Colorado Springs Independent.
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This startup created compostable plastic wrap that's made from shellfish shells
The plastic films CuanTec makes out of shellfish shells that are left over from seafood production is naturally antimicrobial and lets people keep using plastic wrap without worrying about plastic.
[Photos: CuanTec, AM FL/Unsplash]
By Adele Peters 2 minute Read
Wrapping food in plastic does serve a purpose. A plastic-wrapped cucumber at a supermarket may seem egregious, but the vegetable lasts longer and is less likely to end up as food waste; throwing out food can have an even bigger impact on the environment than the plastic itself. But the system's reliance on plastic in its current form can't last. In a year, the world uses more than 160 million tons of plastic food packaging made from fossil fuels, little of which is recycled.
In a lab at a Scottish startup, researchers are turning waste from the seafood industry into a new kind of plastic wrap that can safely go in your compost bin. "We're in the process of developing fully compostable, antimicrobial food packaging which looks and feels to the consumer like the petroleum plastic version—but the difference is that it will not add to the millions of tons of waste that comes from packaging that has ended up in the oceans," says Cait Murray-Green, CEO of the startup, called CuanTec ("cuan" is the Gaelic word for sea). "The challenge is to create something that does the same job, but through a sustainable source," she says.
[Photo: CuanTec]
The startup uses a fermentation process, similar to brewing beer, to extract a material called chitin from the shells of langoustine, a type of shellfish related to lobsters. The fishing industry in Scotland generates huge quantities of shellfish waste. While chitin has other industrial uses, the typical process for extracting it is expensive, and so most of the shells are thrown out now. "The traditional ways of obtaining the chitin are to use harsh chemicals and high temperatures," says Murray-Green. "That's environmentally unfriendly, but it's also expensive." Instead, she says, "what we have done is ditch the idea of using chemistry and use biology."
The process creates a pure, high-quality form of the material, which the company then converts into clear films that can be used in packaging. Others have tried to use the material in the past, but other processes created a yellowish film that consumers didn't find appealing. The material is also naturally antimicrobial, adding another layer of protection to the film that oil-based plastic doesn't have. When someone brings food home, they can compost the wrapper in their own backyard.
The company has prototypes of the film now, and it's in the process of finalizing a round of financing that will allow it to finish development, step through the regulatory hurdles for food packaging, and then scale up. Supermarkets like U.K.-based Waitrose are already interested in using the product; they're likely to begin with a plastic wrap for salmon, creating a circular loop in the seafood industry.
The packaging can be marked so that consumers know that it should go in a compost bin rather than the trash, or potentially marked with infrared dyes so a recycling plant could correctly separate it. Ultimately, though, the company hopes that the entire industry can transform, so consumers won't have to think about how to dispose of a particular package. "We believe firmly that the best thing that could happen is that you get to a point where if you are creating packaging for food, it must be compostable," says Murray-Green.
Chitin can also be found in other foods, such as mushrooms, and the company plans to use its technology to also create packaging and other products from other sources. "What we've set ourselves up to try and do is make plastic pollution history," she says.
Adele Peters is a staff writer at Fast Company who focuses on solutions to some of the world's largest problems, from climate change to homelessness. Previously, she worked with GOOD, BioLite, and the Sustainable Products and Solutions program at UC Berkeley, and contributed to the second edition of the bestselling book "Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century."
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Is this the Coast's first LGBTI group meeting at schools?
TWO Noosa State High students have started what may be the Sunshine Coast's first school meeting for lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and intersex students.
Courtney Robinson, 15 and Samuel Bouzanquet, 14, plan to host weekly meetings with the school and their parents' blessing.
They aim "to provide a safe place for students to celebrate diversity and difference within the school community, providing support and addressing welfare concerns of students who may identify as LBGTI".
It's a dream fulfilled for Courtney, who tried to initiate a Gay Pride Day at the school last year with no success.
"We have Harmony Day at school celebrating multi-racial diversity so I thought we should have a Pride Day to celebrate sexual diversity," the Year 12 student said.
Then Sam joined the school and also started asking questions about a support group and the two were introduced.
They shared their plans for the group with the school assembly on Monday and received a warm reception.
Courtney, who has been aware of her sexual diversity for four years, didn't want anyone to feel alone.
"I knew I wasn't straight when I was 11, I knew my whole life, but there wasn't a term for it," she said.
"I came out in Grade 10 as bi (sexual) and have been advocating for other LBGTI people.
" I learnt a lot about it when I came out."
She realised how many youths felt "really isolated and scared and alone".
"That's why there is such a high rate of mental health issues.
"We created this group to help a lot of people know they are not alone," she said.
Sam also knew he was gay for several years, but only "came out" last year.
"No one else came out. Then when I came to this school I thought there would be a group for LGBTI to meet up and network," he said.
"There wasn't, so I went to the teacher and asked and she introduced me to Courtney."
Noosa High principal Chris Ross said the school was "very supportive of the students and the meeting that is being held once a week".
"The school is founded around the concept of diversity, it is part of our motto to support students wherever we can."
Education Queensland did not respond to questions by deadline.


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Mindful Schools arose from a simple experience: a few mindfulness practitioners sharing their love of the practice with students in several Oakland schools. When we founded the organization, we sought to articulate the practices in the most inclusive way possible. We wanted everyone to feel equally welcome in our community, regardless of religious orientation.
Our enduring commitment to secularity reflects the fundamental value of inclusivity. Only a thoroughly secular articulation of mindfulness avoids excluding people who might otherwise be interested in the practice. To fully honor the autonomy of students and our community members, the secularity of mindfulness is of paramount concern.
The Mindful Schools network continues to expand with thousands of graduates teaching mindfulness practices. We want to provide the support and clarity our graduates need to teach mindfulness in a secular manner.
As educators sharing mindfulness, it is first important to clarify and affirm our intentions. When we share mindfulness, we are not attempting to impose a comprehensive belief system. Nor are we attempting to advance or inhibit any religious commitments that students or educators may hold. Our objective is simple: to support the well-being of students and educators by sharing simple practices and psychoeducation, and to develop an attitude of inquiry around how the mind works.
Mindfulness practices should be articulated in the primary instructional language or languages (in the case of bilingual education).
No classroom can be conducted in a completely value-neutral manner and it is reasonable to affirm humanistic values such as kindness, cooperation, empathy or concentration. However, mindfulness is not an attempt to teach a comprehensive ethical system.
Teach the practices in a direct, experiential manner whereby practitioners can examine the validity of the claims within their own subjective experience (e.g. when doing seated mindfulness practice, students can directly perceive the attention wandering away from the mindfulness anchor). The spirit is one of encouraging curiosity as if conducting an experiment with one's own mind and body.
Do not assert or intimate claims about metaphysics (e.g. 'the nature of the universe is love'). If such questions or comments arise from students, support their curiosity while clarifying the scope of mindfulness practice and redirect the conversation to the subjective or empirical realm.
Frame mindfulness as a practice about subjective experiences rather than about overarching truths of the universe.
Do not include symbols or artifacts closely linked to a particular religious tradition (e.g. making particular gestures with one's hands, bowing, using religious props, etc.).
Do not substantiate the practices on the basis of religious figures or texts. At the same time, take care not to denigrate religious practices or texts.
Teach in a manner consistent with current scientific understandings of human biology and behavior.
We hope these guidelines support you in your teaching. We are sincerely grateful for all the work you do and trust that your efforts will bring benefits to many.
Mindful Schools transforms school communities from the inside out. Founded in 2007, Mindful Schools' graduates have impacted over 2 million children worldwide. You can learn more about our online course offerings, Mindfulness Fundamentals and Mindful Educator Essentials.


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Russian Space Agency Roscosmos To Launch Soyuz-5 Rocket By 2021
Russia has reportedly begun work on building the Soyuz-5 rocket (Irtysh), to replace Ukrainian built Zenit launch vehicles, by the middle of next year.
In 2018, Russia's Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities had signed a deal worth $8.1 million (61.2 billion rubles) contract with Rocket and Space Corporation Energia for the design and testing of Soyuz-5, which will be developed and manufactured by Progress Space Centre.
According to Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Baranov – "At the start of next year we will get a new aluminum alloy [1580] that we will use to make a small number of testing samples, and I think that by the middle of the year [2021], possibly, we will already start making designs specifically for the launch vehicle."
As reported earlier by the Eurasian Times, Roscosmos had begun work on the Soyuz-6 carrier rocket, with its conceptual design being jointly done with Energia Space Rocket Corporation.
The Press Office of Progress Space Rocket Centre, while speaking about the rocket, had said – "This year, the Progress Space Rocket Centre is being involved in the work to develop materials of a scientific and technical report on the Soyuz-6 carrier rocket. The conceptual design of the launch vehicle is being worked out jointly with the main contractor, the Energia Space Rocket Corporation,"
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The Soyuz family of Russian expendable launch systems, which are developed by OKB-1 and manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, are the most frequently used launch vehicle in the world, with over 1,700 flights since its debut in 1966.
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Complete Monroe County, MS accident reports and news.
Accidents in Monroe County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Monroe County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Monroe County, it is important to do the following immediately:
Remain at the crash scene;
Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
Call the police;
Exchange information with other drivers;
Get contact information from witnesses;
Inform your insurance company;
Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Monroe County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
What to do after a serious injury accident
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Monroe County personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
Accident Reports by city
Aberdeen, MS - 1
Amory, MS - 1
Greenwood Springs, MS - 1
Muldon, MS - 1
Wise Gap, MS - 1
Wren, MS - 1
Tammy Long, 53, killed in crash on Burr Road near Amory, Mississippi
Brandi Bishop, 42, killed in collision with semi truck on Highway 45-Alt in Monroe County, Mississippi
Pamela Shaw, 59, Christopher Shaw, 58, and Shirley Barnett, 59, injured when semi and car collide at Highways 8 and 278 in Wise Gap, Mississippi
Pilot Richard Arlin Justice, 73, and passenger John K. Nuesch, 64, dead in small plane crash in Monroe County, Mississippi
Quincy Howell, 72, and Lamonica Rupert, 20, killed, several people injured in crash involving semi truck on Highway 45 Alternate overpass in Muldon, Mississippi
Matthew "Cole" Archer, 35, killed in motorcycle crash on Central Grove Road in Wren, Mississippi
Kathy Mae Marks, 62, killed in two-vehicle crash at East Commerce Street and U.S. Highway 45 South in Aberdeen, Mississippi
One dead and one injured in single-vehicle wreck on Highway 45 in Monroe County, Mississippi
Don Self, 55, killed in accident while transporting peanuts near Sipsey Fork Road north of Greenwood Springs, Mississippi
Hamilton farmer Don Self, 55, died Wednesday after an accident north of Greenwood Springs. Self was on a location with his equipment transporting peanuts and was caught in between his truck and the trailer of his 18-wheeler.


Santa Teresa M Gallery by Sofitel Reservations. Call 020 7962 9933.
This luxury 5-star hotel offers guests the epitome of style and sophistication in the heart of Rio. It occupies a great location in the fascinating Santa Teresa area of Rio; an artistic neighbourhood filled with colonial and neoclassical mansions, as well as Art Deco buildings. Its charming streets make the perfect place for a wander, filled with shops, bars, restaurants, museums, artisan workshops and handicraft shops. It's an area recommended for those who prefer to avoid the main tourist districts of cities, in favour of a more authentic experience. It's also close to lots of famous sights, and just a 25-minute drive from the airport.
Enjoy treatments such as massages and facials using Natura Beauty products in the hotel's unique spa.
All the rooms at the Santa Teresa Hotel are professionally designed, blending contemporary and traditional styles, with subtle Asian and African accents in the form of fresh orchids, dark wood furniture and animal-skin rugs. They're also constructed using the highest quality materials, such as hardwood floors and granite tilling in the bathrooms and equipped with superior amenities, including flat-screen TVs, WI-Fi, Egyptian cotton linen and luxurious toiletries. If money is no object, check into the Loft Suite for a 180-degree view of Guanabara Bay, Christ the Redeemer statue, and the Santa Teresa streets from its panoramic balcony. It also boasts a super king-size bed, an LCD TV, and DVD player.
After a few invigorating laps in the hotel's pool, you're ready for a day for sightseeing in this fascinating city. There are so many highlights, such as the famous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, Christ the Redeemer statue and the Museum of Modern Art, to name just a few. If you want to relax, head back to Santa Teresa's pretty cobblestone streets, where you'll find plenty of cafes providing the perfect pit-stop, before you get ready to go out for the evening in the Largo Dos Guimaraes area just 150m from the hotel, packed with colourful shops and restaurants.
As you'd expect from a Relais Chateaux hotel, Santa Teresa offers superb dining options. The Tereze restaurant is sophisticated yet casual, serving innovative Brazilian cuisine in an eco-chic setting, which features burnt cement floors, whitewashed walls and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the area's colonial homes. Bar Dos Descadados built under ancient arches of the slave quarters of the orld mansion provides the perfect setting for a catch up with old friends, over a delicious cocktail.


Randal S. Chase spent his childhood years in Nephi, Utah, where his father was a dry land wheat farmer and a businessman. In 1959 their family moved to Salt Lake City and settled in the Holladay area. He served a full-time mission in the Central British (England Central) Mission from 1968 to 1970. He returned home and married Deborah Johnsen in 1971. They are the parents of six children—two daughters and four sons—and an ever-expanding number of grandchildren.
He was called to serve as a bishop at the age of twenty-seven in the Sandy Crescent South Stake area of the Salt Lake Valley. He served six years in that capacity and has since served as a high councilor, a stake executive secretary and clerk, and in many other stake and ward callings. Regardless of whatever other callings he has received over the years, one was nearly constant: he has taught Gospel Doctrine classes in every ward he has ever lived in as an adult—for a total of thirty-five years.
Dr. Chase was a well-known media personality on Salt Lake City radio stations in the 1970s. He left on-air broadcasting in 1978 to develop and market computer-based management, sales, and music programming systems to radio and television stations in the United States, Canada, South America, and Australia. After the business was sold in 1984, he supported his family as a media and business consultant in the Salt Lake City area.
Having a great desire to teach young people of college age, he determined in the late 1980s to pursue his doctorate, and he received his PhD in communication from the University of Utah in 1997. He has taught communication courses at that institution as well as at Salt Lake Community College and Dixie State College of Utah for twenty-one years. He is currently a full-time faculty member and recently completed a four-year term as communication department chair at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah.
Concurrently with his academic career, Dr. Chase has served as a volunteer LDS Institute and Adult Education instructor in the CES system since 1994, both in Salt Lake City and St. George, where he currently teaches a weekly LDS Adult Education class for three stakes in the Washington area. He has also conducted multiple Church history tours and seminars. During these years of gospel teaching, he has developed an extensive library of LDS teaching resources, including lesson plans and handouts that are the predecessors to these study guides.
Michael Chase is the son of Randal Chase. He received his Bachelor's degree from Dixie State University in English and Art. He has tutored students in writing at Southern Utah University and has 6+ years experience in editing book manuscripts.
Michael has edited all 18 of our book manuscripts and fact-checks all cited LDS references and teaching resources. He enjoys drawing and painting gospel-related artwork and studying Church History.


Hello, I have repaired greater than 30000 vehicles in my career and I craving to ask you questions since I am not there in person to gather facts, data, or to exam your vehicle. I may ask you to play testing in my stead. If examination is needed and you would rather not achievement testing, I can present my best advice, Fuel pressure?
I did re-check them tho. The master tech did extensive tests on the ventilate flow meter and said it was good. in the manner of I unplug it and govern the motor, the car runs brusque and at 850ish. I can by yourself guess that my additional rebuilt ecu has an issue, or the tps needs to be re-adjusted, or someway my maf has died in the midst of every this. I don't think the tps has that much direct in the every other of rpm though? I think it lonely adjusts it approaching 1k..
Hello the TPS does have an effect on switching the car into idle mode for that reason I'd recommend to create clear the throttle plate is 100% closed and not slightly stranded considering carbon. and after that adjust the TPS as a result that the IDL pin is continuous to the E2 fix next the throttle is closed, and door circuit following the throttle is just cracked. Don't cause problems very nearly any voltages, the IDL entry is the truly important one.
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There is a charm to the miscellaneous, to a mixed collection that isn't quite a rag-bag — whether it is drawn together by a particular person or gathered from a defined or associated group of materials.
Copenhagen cabinet of curiosities of Ole Worm (1588–1654).
Every new search is a voyage to the Indies, a quest for buried treasure, a journey to the end of the rainbow; and whether or not at the end there shall be turned up a pot of gold or merely a delightful [experience], there are always wonders along the way.
Periodically, we publish a brief informal essay concerning issues associated with Electronic Enlightenment. Topics will include notes about letters, or about lives, or about the things letter-writers write about; they might offer the results of research conducted using the resource, or reflect on the state of "digital academe" more broadly. Those contributed by Project team members might also include a discussion of our work preparing new content or developing new functionality. We welcome submissions from our user community to this informal publication (usual length: 500 to 1500 words). Please with your suggestions.
That in my Misellany plant their Name."


Our generic floor stand is a simply constructed light aluminium floor stand that is capable of accommodating any tablet from 7 inches through to 11 inches. This stand does not secure the tablet and should only used in situations where security is not an issue.
The stand can be delivered flatpack and only takes five minutes for assembly. Alternatively, for all events in greater London, the stand can be delivered pre-built and ready to use.


As Jack recently reported, just because a brand may be Swiss and may be in the the watch business, that does not necessarily mean it is all doom and gloom. Richard Mille is one bright spot, and it's recently reported significant growth. As such, we've just been informed that RM will be opening its very first NYC-based boutique in Fall of 2017.
As Jack recently reported, just because a company may be Swiss and may be in the the watch business, that does not necessarily mean it is all doom and gloom. Richard Mille is one bright spot, and it's recently reported significant growth. As such, we've just been informed that RM will be opening its very first NYC-based boutique in Fall of 2017.
The $1,050,000 RM50-02 ACJ collaboration with Airbus Corporate Jets.
The 5,000 square foot boutique will reside at 46 East 57th Street, which is the retail side of the 432 Park Avenue. 432 Park Avenue is quite a building, and holds the title for the single tallest residential building in the entire western hemisphere – a fitting home for the makers of the most expensive toy watches on the planet. The boutique is RM's seventh in North America, joining Aspen, Bal Harbour, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, Miami, and St. Barth's.
This boutique will allow RM to only expand further into New York where it is currently supported by great authorized dealers like Cellini and Material Good. The store is scheduled for Fall 2017 and as soon as more details emerge we'll be back with that news.


2 February 2011: The Commonwealth Bank is now calling for applications for their $5 million Commonwealth Bank Community Group Flood Assistance Grants Program.
The grant applications are part of a new flood assistance package released by the Bank this week, and will be distributed among not-for-profit community groups who have suffered damage or loss as a result of the recent floods, which have affected most States and Territories across Australia.
Commonwealth Bank's Chief Executive Officer, Ralph Norris said, "We fully understand the impact that these floods have had on the backbone of many communities – and their effect on the community groups made up of volunteers and others who work tirelessly to make a community tick.
"It is for this reason that the Commonwealth Bank has established a $5 million grants program aimed at directly assisting those groups that our communities will depend on to re-establish themselves."
Details on how community groups can apply are available at: commbank.com.au/floodassistance and through our branch network.
The Commonwealth Bank Community Group Flood Assistance Grants Program is just one part of the Bank's flood assistance initiative for customers and the community - which totals over $57 million.