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Mr. Doran: No, I have given way quite a lot, and other Members want to speak.
In summary, the amendments are simply a spoiling tactic. It was necessary to change the taxation position. The Chancellor delayed the changes from 1997, and, in my view, the industry should have been aware that they were coming. It was not difficult to see them coming, and it should not have been difficult to plan for them. The North sea has a very adaptable and innovative industry, and it will adapt to this situation. I accept that it would have preferred the tax changes not to be made, but many companies will benefit.
The long-term future of the North sea will not be damaged by the changes; indeed, I believe that we will see increased investment, particularly in the enhanced recovery techniques in existing fields because of the full capital reliefs, and in new projects. There is every incentive to make those investments, and there is nothing to stop oil companies investing in the North sea as opposed to in any other oil regime in the world.
I want to raise with my hon. Friend the Minister an issue arising from the proposed tax changes. I have received a letter from Kerr McGee North Sea, a company based in Aberdeen. It raises an issue that no other company has raised, and I would appreciate hearing my hon. Friend's views on it. Kerr McGee suggests that one of the consequences of the tax changes will be that the supplementary charge will not be creditable against US taxes. Kerr McGee is an American company, and it is concerned about double taxation. That would be a worry, and I hope that my hon. Friend will be able to reassure me that that would not be the position.
Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell): It is not often that I find myself putting my name alongside that of the leader of the Scottish nationalists on an early-day motion. Early-day motion 1237 states:
[That this House notes that the North Sea oil and gas industry supports six per cent. of the Scottish workforce and as such is vital to the Scottish economy; recognises that Scotland is competing against other potential investments around the world, acknowledges a marked 55 per cent. decline in exploration and appraisal
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since 1996; expresses its concern that the Chancellor announced a 10 per cent. supplementary charge on North Sea profits without any public economic impact assessment or formal industry consultation further notes that it contradicts the Chancellor's own policy of consultation for the Government to usher in changes to policies without public consultation; and calls on the Government to delay any changes to the fiscal regime until a full economic impact assessment can be conducted which looks at the current and future likely effects of a tax increase on employment, exploration and appraisal, and utilisation of UK pipeline infrastructure related to the North Sea.]
The motion was signed by Scottish nationalists, by Conservatives north and south of the border, and by representatives of Wales and Northern Ireland. It emphasises our concern about the impact of this measure on the oil industry in Scotland. This is not, however, an issue only about the oil industry in Scotland, or industry in Scotland. It is an issue for the entire United Kingdom. This is a fundamental, strategic industry for the whole United Kingdom, and if it suffers as a result of an ill-thought-out tax change, we will all suffer.
This measure is just another example of a lack of understanding in the Budget of the financial impact of tax increases on business. We have talked a great deal about the impact of the increase in employers' national insurance contributions. This is another example of money being taken out of business. There is no way credibly to argue that removing hundreds of millions of pounds from an industry will benefit it. That does not add up. If we take money away from somebody, they will have less money, not more.
Scotland can ill afford a drop in manufacturing investment or a drop in support for manufacturing industry at this time. At Scottish questions last week, we heard that employment in manufacturing industry in Scotland was at a low level of 281,000. There is no way in which taking this money out of Scottish manufacturing will increase that figure rather than reduce it. The Treasury Minister, who is not in his seat at the moment, argued earlier that the industry was positive about the steps being taken. I pinched myself when I heard that.
I have picked up some of the feedback that the industry has given since these measures were announced in the Budget. Let us start with the UK Offshore Operators Association, the trade association of the offshore oil and gas industry:
"UKOOA is surprised and concerned at the decision to introduce a 10 per cent. supplementary charge on North Sea profits."
"fears that this could undermine investor confidence in the long-term viability of the North Sea, the very thing that the Industry has been working with Government, through PILOT, to achieve."
I could be wrong, but that does not sound to me like a ringing endorsement of the Budget's tax changes.
Lord Browne, chief executive of BP, said:
"Taken together, those steps are likely to reduce investment and to hasten the decline of production. Their direct impact will be compounded by the fact that a change made in this way reduces confidence in the stability of the regime going forward and imposes an added element of risk on all future decisions."
That does not sound like a ringing endorsement of the tax changes from the industry, either. These measures are bound to have a practical and direct consequence on
business decisions taken in the North sea, in the Scottish economy and in the economy throughout the United Kingdom.
On investment, Wood Mackenzie, the acknowledged industry leaders in the financial services sector, said:
"Overall, Brown's adjustments will be a blow to new UKCS entrants who have been acquiring assets unattractive to the major companies, thereby breathing new life into the North Sea. With some more marginal fields failing to be economic when taxed at 40%, several of which would have been developed, or had their life extended, could now be mothballed."
How is that a reflection of increased investment in the North sea?
There will also be an impact on suppliers—the manufacturing businesses in Scotland that produce equipment to support the oil industry. How can the removal of hundreds of millions of pounds from the industry make it more likely that those businesses will expand rather than contract? How can it make it more likely that oil companies will buy additional equipment, rather than making cuts when it comes to investment decisions?
Sir Robert Smith: May I reinforce a point that the hon. Gentleman made earlier? We should bear in mind that this change will affect not just manufacturing industry in Scotland but constituencies throughout the United Kingdom. There are businesses well away from the North sea that start the supply chain. It is the money invested in the North sea that pulls in their products. Many Members who do not think the oil industry is important to them will find that it is.
Chris Grayling: I share the hon. Gentleman's concern. My constituency, Epsom and Ewell, is quite a long way from Scotland, but I view this as very much a United Kingdom issue. As the hon. Gentleman says, there are firms throughout the country—consultancies, design companies, technology companies and manufacturing organisations—whose business will inevitably decline because the industry has less money to spend, because the Treasury has taken it. There is no other way of looking at this tax change.
Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart): IHS Energy Group Consultants has produced a table showing the tax take from oil in different countries, based on certain criteria. It is 88 per cent. in Norway, 70 per cent. in Canada, 75 per cent. in Australia, 80 per cent. in Angola, 65 per cent. in Brazil and 66 per cent. in the United States. The British figure has risen from 35 per cent. to 40 per cent.
Chris Grayling: The hon. Gentleman can quote all the figures he likes, but the fact remains that if £600 million is taken from an industry it has less to spend. That is basic 2 plus 2 arithmetic. Inevitably, companies operating in the North sea will have less money to spend on people, equipment, new designs, new investment and new
exploration. It stands to reason. There is no escaping that reality. Moreover, our balance of payments will be affected.
Mr. Flight: The crucial point is that the marginal tax rate, which relates to new investment, will rise to about 75 per cent. The overall impact on the industry depends on that marginal rate.
Chris Grayling: That point speaks for itself.
Exports are bound to be affected. One of the problems experienced by many of our manufacturing firms results from the weakness of the euro in particular, which has led to a substantial imbalance in the currency markets and has put our manufacturers at a significant disadvantage. Every additional step taken by Government that worsens the financial position of domestic manufacturers is likely to result in equipment being bought from overseas. The firms that are investing will decide that they can save money by going to other countries—and they will have to save money, because they will have less disposable cash following the tax increase.
The consequence of all that is inescapable: there will be a cost to jobs. There is no way in which it will not feed through to the jobs market. The chief executive of the Aberdeen and Grampian chamber of commerce, in the constituency of the hon. Member for Aberdeen, Central (Mr. Doran), has said:
"There is no doubt that there will be a knock on effect on jobs. These changes will not just affect the oil majors but the countless small businesses operating in the supply chain."
That is what the chief executive said. Members should not take that from me; they should take it from her.
The measure will affect jobs and the industry, and damage the Scottish economy. It is badly thought out and badly timed, and it deserves to be opposed.
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Best answer: How many NFL teams are profitable?
Is owning an NFL team profitable?
What is the least profitable NFL team?
Which NFL team is the richest?
How are NFL teams making money?
How much do owners get for winning the Super Bowl?
What is the NFL salary cap for 2020?
What is the cheapest NFL team to buy?
Who is the richest football owner?
How much is Tom Brady worth?
Are all NFL owners billionaires?
What is Green Bay Packers worth?
Will NFL 2020 have fans?
How much do NFL refs make?
Is the NFL losing money?
Revenue in million U.S. dollars
Depends, sports teams are low revenue, but High intrinsic Value because revenue will rarely ever drop that drastically even in a down year, so it's a year after year long term investment. Between $20 Million(low end) and probably around $500million( high end) a year .
Ahead of the 2020 season, the Bengals have been dubbed as the least valuable NFL franchise, per Forbes' estimations. For the first in history, the average franchise value in the NFL exceeded $3 billion in 2020.
Franchise value of National Football League teams in 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
Franchise value in million U.S. dollars
Dallas Cowboys 5,700
New England Patriots 4,400
New York Giants 4,300
Los Angeles Rams 4,000
Fitch says the NFL estimates each team's media revenue at $250 million per season. … So it's safe to say more than half of the league's $15 billion in annual revenue comes from the TV deals shared equally among all 32 teams — unlike Major League Baseball, the NBA and NHL.
IT IS INTERESTING: Your question: Which NFL team has the most primetime games in 2019?
How much do winners of the Super Bowl get paid? Each member of the winning team will receive $150,000, according to the NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement. This cash bonus is up $20,000 from last year, when the winners of the 2020 Super Bowl each took home $130,000.
The NFL set its salary cap at $198.2 million in 2020, an increase from $188.2 million in 2019. The league has increased its salary cap every year since having an uncapped season in 2010, allowing teams to spend a significant amount in free agency.
The Cincinnati Bengals, the cheapest franchise in the bunch at $2 billion, pulled in less than $25 million from ticket and club-seat sales. With additional reporting by Christina Settimi.
Est. net worth (2019)
1 Sheikh Mansour $20bn
2 Dietrich Mateschitz $19.4bn
3 Andrea Agnelli (and family) $13.5bn
4 Dietmar Hopp $13bn
Per Celebrity Net Worth, Brady has a net worth of $200 million.
According to Forbes, there are only three owners in the NFL who are worth more than $8 billion. Besides Tepper, the only other owners in the $8 billion club are Jones and Rams owner Stan Kroenke.
Forbes says Green Bay Packers worth $2.63 billion, good enough for No. 27 worldwide.
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NFL teams lost almost $4 billion in revenue due to coronavirus pandemic.
Is Colin Kaepernick good enough to play in NFL?
Is any NFL team interested in Colin Kaepernick? NFL teams are seriously interested in
Which country has won the most trophies in football?
You asked: Why Leo Messi is the best?
How many soccer teams are there in Argentina?
How fast is Lionel Messi?
Question: When was the first football game in the NFL?
What is signing bonus in football?
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13 of 83 NY Prize Stage 1 Awards Include CHP, Waste, Biomass Energy Recovery
July 13, 2015 -- Michael Theroux
On July 8, 2015, New York's (NY) Governor Cuomo announced eighty-three awards in Stage 1 of the $40 million NY Prize competition. NY Prize is a three-stage competition to help communities reduce costs, promote clean energy, and build reliability and resiliency into the electric grid. During Stage 1, competitively selected communities receive funding to conduct engineering assessments that evaluate the feasibility of installing and operating a microgrid at a proposed site in their community. NY Prize is a part of a statewide endeavor to modernize New York State's electric grid, spurring innovation and community partnerships with utilities, local governments, and the private sector. The mission is to enable the technological, operational, and business models that will help communities reduce costs, promote clean energy, and build reliability and resiliency into the grid.
Opportunity Zones are approximate geographic areas that have been identified by the local electric distribution companies in New York where microgrids may reduce utility system constraints, and defer expensive infrastructure investment costs. Microgrids are local energy networks that are able to separate from the larger electrical grid during extreme weather events or emergencies, providing power to individual customers and crucial public services such as hospitals, first responders, and water treatment facilities. Eligible applicants had to be from within areas identified by the regional utilities as susceptible to extreme weather event damage, including areas that were hit by Hurricanes Sandy and Irene, and Tropical Storm Lee.
Among the 83 communities receiving awards were 13 that had identified conversion of biomass or organic waste to biogas for combined heat and/or power (CHP), or as a potential source of energy to be built into an integrated microgrid infrastructure. This report identifies the winning communities listing biomass or waste feedstock conversion as part of their proposed feasibility assessment. Descriptions are taken from the NY Prize Stage 1 Awardee list.
Stage 1 Awardees
Town of Cortlandt (Biomass)
Hurricanes Sandy and Irene and Tropical Storm Lee caused costly damages to Cortlandt, including loss of power to critical services, local businesses, and residents — some for a period of 10 days. The proposed microgrid would include biomass, natural gas, and diesel, and would provide power to the town hall, hospital, fire department, water filtration plant, waste-to-energy plant, gas stations, grocery stores, assisted living centers, and a school.
Town Of Chateaugay (Biomass)
There are some critical services in Chateaugay that do not have emergency back-up generation. In the event of interruption to grid supplied power, these services will be greatly impaired. The town was hard hit by an ice storm in 1998, which caused the power to be out for two weeks in frigid temperatures, and the town is vulnerable to other major storms. The town will explore a mix of generation sources with an emphasis on renewable energy including hydroelectric, biomass, and wind power. The proposed microgrid would provide power to town hall, fire station, town garage, a school, a gas station, correctional facility, business park, and a local industry.
Town of Canton (Biomass, CHP)
Located in New York's far north, Canton is prone to electricity spikes and winter outages, such as the January 1998 ice storm, in which 100,000 National Grid customers in St. Lawrence and surrounding counties were without electricity for between one and three weeks. The proposed microgrid would include solar, combined heat and power, energy storage, back-up generators, biomass generation, building load control, and an advanced microgrid controller.
Village of Carthage (Biomass)
Energy service in Carthage is susceptible to prolonged interruption of service, including ice and winter-storm related outages. The village will explore a mix of power generation sources with an emphasis on renewable generation including biomass and hydropower. The proposed microgrid would provide power to five commercial industries, a grocery store, a hospital, police department, three schools, and a gas station.
City of Elmira (Biomass)
The City of Elmira faces service interruptions, including major storm-related outages and intermittent power fluctuations impacting critical service facilities. The city will explore a mix of generation sources with an emphasis on renewable energy sources such as biomass. The proposed microgrid would provide power to three schools, a hospital, two fire departments, two police departments, a wastewater treatment plant, a gas station, a grocery store, a local industry, and an affordable housing complex.
Town of Warwick (Biogas, CHP)
As a result of aging transmission lines and storm risk, the Village of Warwick is exploring development of a 'nested' microgrid to maintain energy supplies for numerous vital assets in and around Warwick. The proposed microgrid would combine new and existing solar along with storage batteries, biogas or natural gas power generators, and possibly using combined heat and power technology. The power would go to town hall, a local hospital, assisted living facilities, police, fire, and rescue stations, public shelters, municipal water and wastewater systems, and other vital assets.
Village of Lansing (Biomass, Biogas, CHP)
The project, submitted by Tompkins County, would ensure that the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport and other local vital services would be able to continue operation in the event of a major power outage or other emergency. The proposed microgrid would include up to 3 MW of multiple biomass- or biogas-based combined heat and power units, at least one MW of solar arrays, and 450 kW of multiple energy storage systems. Several electric generators, as well as existing solar systems on three county buildings, would be integrated into the microgrid. The proposed microgrid would power Tompkins County Emergency Response (E-911) Center; Tompkins County Public Safety Building, including the Sheriff's office and County Jail; Tompkins County Health Department; and the Ithaca-Tompkins Regional Airport. Other facilities under consideration include a health care campus, a business and technology park, and the main Ithaca branch of the U. S. Post Office.
City of Ithaca (Biogas, CHP)
The city and nearby communities, which suffered storm damage during Tropical Storm Lee, have already committed to adding a biogas-to-power system at the local wastewater treatment center. The proposed microgrid would combine power from this system with existing back-up diesel power and proposed solar and combined heat and power systems. Users would include local schools, public works facilities, affordable housing, Ithaca College, the wastewater treatment center, possibly Cornell University, and other ratepayers.
Town of Huntington (Biogas, CHP)
Huntington Village has suffered widespread power outages from storms in the last several years, including a power outage for more than eight days following Hurricane Sandy. The feasibility study will evaluate adding methane and natural gas fired generation with waste heat recovery, solar power, and energy storage technologies. This mix of technologies would provide electricity and thermal energy to the town hall, Huntington Hospital, Huntington Wastewater Treatment Plant, Huntington YMCA, and Flanagan Senior Center, among others being evaluated.
Town of New Paltz (Biogas, CHP)
As a result of aging transmission lines and storm risk, the Village of New Paltz is exploring development of a 'nested' microgrid to maintain energy supplies for numerous vital assets. The proposed microgrid would combine new and existing solar, along with energy storage and biogas or natural gas power generators, and possibly using combined heat and power technology. Power would go to town hall, a local hospital, assisted living facilities, police, fire and rescue stations, public shelters, municipal water and wastewater systems, and other vital assets.
Village of East Rockaway (Bay Park) (Biogas, CHP)
The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant received significant damage from Hurricane Sandy, requiring the rebuilding of four engines that provided power to the plant through natural gas-powered electric generation. Since the storm, the plant has been powered by rented natural gas generators. The proposed microgrid would combine natural gas generation with a newly-installed biogas-to-power engine, powered by gas created through waste anaerobic digestion, along with combined heat and power technology for greater efficiency. The microgrid would provide power to the treatment plant, East Rockaway Village Hall, two elementary schools, a fire department, a post office, a public library, and a public works facility.
City of Auburn (CHP)
The Cayuga County Public Utility Services Agency (CCPUSA) has been actively working to develop an industrial park on the outskirts of Auburn. Currently, existing Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) is the only facility in the park – soon to be joined by a neighbor manufacturing facility developed by the Grober Group, which will take the waste from CMI to produce an animal feed by-product. Both of these facilities have a large thermal load compared to their electric needs, providing a strong case for combined heat and power generation to meet their energy consumption. The proposed microgrid would augment's Cayuga Milk's existing steam plant with a new combined heat and power system to provide power to the industrial park, a gas station, police barracks, and retirement community.
City of Syracuse (CHP)
The Syracuse area has suffered outages, notably a 1998 Labor Day storm that caused $5 million in damage to local schools and disrupted power for days. The proposed microgrid would combine on-site combined heat and power with solar and the community's largest distributed generation source, the waste-to-energy facility owned by the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA).
Thirteen out of eighty-three awards doesn't seem like much, but not too many years ago such waste and biomass sourced energy projects would not have even been considered. NYSERDA, the New York State Energy and Research Authority, is clearly and consistently among the most progressive energy policy and implementation agencies in North America. Administration of the three-stage NY Prize program will provide case studies crucial to broader market adoption of renewable energy generated by clean conversion of waste and biomass. This is a program to watch.
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Did You Ride to Work today?
Did you Ride to Work today? I leave for work at 6:15 a.m. and don't see many motorcycles on nice days, today I saw no motorcycles on my route. I guess the rain kept them home.
To all those St Louis motorcyclist that did ride, GOOD SHOW.
Does this motorcycle make me look fast?
That's what I thought too. Is a Buell motorcycle in my future? I'm not sure, but I can certainly see the appeal in one. Maybe I should have said I can FEEL the appeal in a Buell. Today I took the pictured Firebolt XB12R for a short test ride, courtesy of the fine folks a Mid-America HD in Columbia, MO. (Thanks for moving half dozen bikes just so I could ride the 1200). I was hoping to find a Lightning or a Ulysses but they seem to be in short supply. The Firebolt has a tucked in sport riding position, that can get tiring in a very short time. When I got back on my bike I felt like I was sitting in a BarkaLounger. Though the riding position doesn't suit me, the The torque produced by the 1200cc engine does.
A few years ago on some motorcycle TV special a woman said that "Harley's don't vibrate, they throb". This Buell is no different, start it up and it throbs so much it can give you motion sickness, but give it some gas and that throb changes into a big smile on your face. Yes I had a grin from ear to ear on my big fat head when I got back from my ride.
250 miles for Taco Johns? I know what your are thinking. Why spend half a day and 7 gallons of gas to eat at Taco Johns, Why? The short answer, for the same reason I ate the middle of a chocolate cake for supper, because I can (it doesn't hurt that my girls are on extended travel). This whole affair is wrought with questions. First why in the world would I chose to eat at Taco Johns? Because the nearest Taco Tico is a 500+ mile round trip and I didn't decide to go out for lunch until 11:30 a.m. I know, I know I still didn't answer your question, why Taco Johns or Taco Tico for that matter?
The ride. It has been a few years since I last traveled up Missouri Highway 79, and that was in the car chasing trains, so I had forgotten how straight and flat it is up to Louisiana. I saw lots of biker types (Harley's, Metric cruisers) but not much else on two wheels. The only time I leaned the bike was to avoid the vast amount of roadkill. There are better, more enjoyable roads to travel but I was hungry. I crossed the Mississippi River at Louisiana and had another flat and straight 30 miles up 54 to Pittsfield, Il. I arrived at the Shell gas station/Taco Johns at 1 p.m. I had 2 tacos, a burrito and a diet Coke. I thought about getting a bag of taco's for supper but in my rush to leave home I didn't put my sidecases on the bike, and as much as I like Taco Johns I didn't want to leave my cameras in Pittsfield. Leaving I took Illinois 106 northwest through Hull to I-72 and crossed the Mississippi into Hannibal, MO so that I could ride the more motorcycle friendly part of MO 79. The ride south from Hannibal wasn't as pleasing as I remembered. The road was fairly rough with lots of tar snakes. I did stop at one of the scenic overlooks to snap a photo.
Taco Johns was perfect, or as perfect as it can get. It felt good to put a few miles on the bike in one sitting, most of my riding these days consist of my 50-a-day commute, but the path I choose was less than perfect.
I think I will do lunch at Taco Tico next time. St Louis, MO to Louisville, KY isn't to far for lunch, it it?


Roughly ten years ago, I was taking one of my first courses as a graduate student — a survey course in the learning sciences. Each week, the readings centered on a particular topic in one of the several realms of learning. One class I remember in particular focused on issues of teacher knowledge.1 The unifying question of the readings was, What kinds of knowledge do teachers need to be effective?
We began the discussion by considering a less precise, but more tractable question: What are some qualities that you think helps make someone a good teacher?2 Some answers my classmates and I offered were more technical: a strong background in the subject, a repertoire of effective classroom management strategies. Others were highly affective or emotional: kind and caring, a good listener, slow to frustration.
The suggestion I remember most clearly, though, is this one: A good teacher makes skillful use of examples.
It rang true for me. Some of the teachers I liked the best in high school, for example, were particularly good at providing and contrasting examples to communicate ideas.
It applied specifically to teaching in a way that many other suggestions did not. Being an attentive listener, for example, probably makes one better at a lot of things. Skillful use of examples seems less widely applicable.
Since then, I have become interested in capturing bits of knowledge and specific skills that satisfied these criteria. Sometimes, I come across them in literature I'm reading, but the really interesting ones are those that come to my attention suddenly and at unexpected moments. I had such an experience this week.
As I answered comments on my last post, which attempts to define the core features of a curriculum, was struck again and again at how slippery those features seem to be. As soon as I dismissed something as non-essential, I would come up with a reason it might be important or how it connects to something else important, and even though I did write about four things I do think are essential, I'm still struggling to unpack what they really mean and how they might be built into a digital curriculum. I thought to myself that what I am trying to create, in essence, is a model of a curriculum — something that captures what's relevant and strips away what isn't.
And then I had this thought: This is what mathematical modeling must be like for kids. This is why it is hard!
For me, creating a mathematical model of the sort expected from elementary school children is pretty simple. Picking out the mathematically salient features is straightforward. When I read a problem — again, the kind of problem that we might expect an elementary student to solve — those essential features are pretty easy to locate. To a 6-year-old, however, that problem could be just as murky and ill-defined as the concept of curriculum is for me. In that moment, I had a bit of empathy for kids learning how to model.
That's how I came to what I think is another characteristic of good teachers: They are able to remember what it's like to learn something for the first time. It fits all three of my criteria from above: It really struck me as true as it came to me, it's more specific than a general notion of caring or relating to students, and it's important for teaching, specifically.
One of the things I find most alarming about our political climate in the United States is the consistent devaluing or dismissal of education as an area of expertise. This isn't new, but was brought newly to my attention when the U.S. Senate confirmed our current Secretary of Education, who neither possesses any experience with public education nor demonstrated knowledge of it in her confirmation hearing. From a professional and academic perspective, I find these "good teacher qualities" interesting and potentially useful in teacher education. But even setting that aside, I find them useful for explaining to people outside of an education field what expertise in education looks like and how it is different from expertise in the discipline being taught.
What do you think? Do these bits of educational expertise make sense to you? What else makes a good teacher? What makes a good administrator or curriculum coordinator? How can we communicate the value of educational expertise to those outside our field?
Shulman (1986) — See reference list above.
Carpenter, T. P., Fennema, E., Peterson, P. L., Chiang, C., & Loef, M. (1989). Using knowledge of children's mathematical thinking in classroom teaching: An experimental study. American Educational Research Journal, 26(4), 499-531.
Franke, M. L., Carpenter, T. P., Levi, L., & Fennema, E. (2001). Capturing teachers' generative change: A follow-up study of professional development in mathematics. American Educational Research Journal, 38(3), 653-689.
Leinhardt, G. (2001). Instructional explanations: A commonplace for teaching and location for contrast. In Handbook of Research on Teaching (4th edition, pp. 333-357). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
I am a wee bit worried that the tone of this post suggests that I consider myself in some hierarchical order above teachers — that I believe myself to be in a place that allows me to evaluate them and decide what makes them effective or ineffective. Please be assured that is not the case. As I hope you will see by the end of the post, I think teaching is one of the most difficult and highly undervalued professions in the world (or at least the U.S.), and my objective here is to help communicate why education expertise needs to be more highly valued.
Ball, D. L., Thames, M. H., Phelps, G. (2008). Content Knowledge for Teaching: What Makes It Special? Journal of Teacher Education, 39(5), 389-407.
UCSMP's own Bill Carroll's dissertation was about the power of worked examples: Using worked examples in learning algebra: Classroom studies of high school algebra. Carroll, William Michael. Northwestern University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1991. 9213423.
I don't disagree with any of the characteristics of teaching expertise that you've mentioned. What troubles me the most about our educational system is the way that teacher expertise is distributed across the student population. On average, children who need the most skilled educators (because they are underprepared for a variety of reasons) are likely to instead get teachers who have weaker content knowledge, poorer ability to use examples skillfully, and who have more mundane, procedural approaches to problems, lecturing, and questioning.
And children who grow up in privileged homes with more resources tend to get teachers with the most expertise. We pile on the privilege in this country.
This sorting of teachers not only tends to happen across districts but it even happens inside our schools. The children in the "honors" track tend to get the teachers with the most expertise.
In my mind, this is all backwards.
So in addition to thinking about how to characterize and broaden expertise generally, let's also think about these deep inequalities and how to change them.
All absolutely true. I agree.


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History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1953 as the "Town of Coleman's Lake". The town's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995.

References
The name Coleman Lake does not have a S in it. Ref; my grandfather Oscar Fulghum who bought it in 1921.

Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Unincorporated communities in Emanuel County, Georgia
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This had a significant impact on law enforcement in the United States, by making what became known as the Miranda rights part of routine police procedure to ensure that suspects were informed of their rights. The Supreme Court decided Miranda with three other consolidated cases: Westover v. United States, Vignera v. New York, and California v. Stewart.
The Miranda warning (often abbreviated to "Miranda", or "Mirandizing" a suspect) is the name of the formal warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial situation) before they are interrogated, in accordance with the Miranda ruling. Its purpose is to ensure the accused are aware of, and reminded of, these rights under the U.S. Constitution, and that they know they can invoke them at any time during the interview. The circumstances triggering the Miranda safeguards, i.e. Miranda rights, are "custody" and "interrogation". Custody means formal arrest or the deprivation of freedom to an extent associated with formal arrest. Interrogation means explicit questioning or actions that are reasonably likely to elicit an incriminating response.
Per the U.S. Supreme Court decision Berghuis v. Thompkins (1 June, 2010), criminal suspects who are aware of their right to silence and to an attorney, but choose not to "unambiguously" invoke them, may find any subsequent voluntary statements treated as an implied waiver of their rights, and used in evidence. At least one scholar has argued that Thompkins effectively gutted Miranda.


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Oligarch Samvel Aleksanian's Company Accused Of Tax Fraud
Pashinian Ends Georgia Visit with a Tour of Armenian-Populated Communities in Javakhk
As part of its declared crackdown on corruption, Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) on Wednesday accused a company controlled by wealthy businessman Samvel Aleksanian, linked to the former ruling Republican Party (HHK), of evading millions of dollars in tax payments.
It claimed that Aleksanian's Alex Holding group colluded with the former leadership of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) to run a tax scam in the country's largest food supermarket chain owned by it.
The NSS detailed the accusations after raiding the head office of the Yerevan City chain and confiscating documents kept there. It reported no arrests, saying only that senior company executives have been questioned as part of the criminal investigation into "large-scale tax evasion" and "false entrepreneurship."
An NSS statement said the company has illegally sold agricultural products and "numerous" other items at Yerevan City supermarkets through 461 small firms mainly registered in the name of its employees and their family members. Some of those workers were not even aware of that, it said.
Under Armenian law, small firms with an annual turnover of up to 115 million drams ($237,000) are exempt from profit and value-added (VAT) taxes paid by larger businesses. They are only required to pay "turnover tax" equivalent to 2 percent of their revenue.The VAT rate is set at 20 percent.
The NSS statement said the fraud scheme has enabled Alex Holding to avoid making an estimated 7.2 billion drams ($15 million) in VAT payments since the end of 2016. A tax audit will determine "the precise amount of the damage inflicted on the state," according to the powerful security agency.
Aleksanian, 49, is one of Armenia's richest men who has long effectively controlled lucrative imports of sugar, cooking oil and other basic foodstuffs. He has had close ties with the country's former leaders, notably former President Serzh Sarkisian. The tycoon has been a parliament deputy representing Sarkisian's HHK since 2003.
The NSS claimed that the SRC, which collects taxes and other duties in the country, also allowed 11 other large retailers to use the same method of tax evasion. It advised them to voluntarily "re-calculate" their tax obligations before being inspected by the NSS in the coming weeks.
The SRC's previous head, Vartan Harutiunian, and his two deputies resigned shortly after Nikol Pashinian was elected Armenia's prime minister on May 8. The latter have been questioned in a separate NSS investigation launched earlier this month.
The NSS arrested late last week three senior executives of a customs brokerage company accused of failing to pay millions of dollars worth of taxes. The company's executive director is a figure close to Harutiunian. The former tax chief has not been questioned or indicted so far.
Artur Vanetsian, the new NSS director appointed by Pashinian, announced the unprecedented crackdown on corruption and tax fraud on May 19. The NSS said on Wednesday that it is determined to continue the "consistent fight against corruption and economic crimes."
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Q: js source maps disappears after modifying any file I have a project with coffeescript and brunch.
There is following config for files concatenation:
files:
  javascripts:
    joinTo:
      'js/app.js': /^app(\/|\\)(?!templates)/
      'js/vendor.js': /^vendor/

  templates:
    joinTo:
      'js/templates.js': /^app\/templates/

When I just clone this project and build it, all works fine - I see all my source files in developer console.
Then I do some harmless modifications in any file in project (like adding a useless variable declaration or duplicating "return" statement), and strange things happens:

A builded code is valid and works fine, but there are no source maps available.
If I disable source maps at all, I still can see some wrong behaviour:

And in the same time, origin build file is absolutely valid (can't post third link, sorry): it has '//# sourceMappingURL=app.js.map' line in the end, without any trailing spaces or whatever else.
Any ideas what can this be and how to solve this problem?

A: I've found where I was wrong.
First. About broken files loaded by browser.
As I noticed in comment above, the problem was in environment. My files are served by nginx, running inside Vagrant VM - and it seems, that sync between local files and VM was broken.
My solution was following:

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*disable caching in VirtualBox (machine settings -> tab 'Storage' -> select controller -> uncheck 'Use Host I/O cache');

*edit nginx config and set 'sendfile off' option in 'http' section.
Not sure this is absolutely right solution, but  after this correct files was loaded by browser.
Second. About still absent maps for app.js in Chrome.
It's just my inattention. I'm using Webstorm, and periodically it proposes to enable watcher for coffeescript files I open. And if you agree (what I've accidentally did missing 'Agree' button instead of 'Dismiss'), it will compile that file at his own, creating .map and .js files alongside origin .coffee - of course, no matter to your brunch or whatever else settings. These additional files are displayed as subfolders of .coffee file, so it is very likely that you do not notice them. And exactly these files Chrome does not like. Until you remove them all, Chrome will not display any source maps, no matter to .map file created by brunch - while for FF it's not a problem.

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MINISTRY 2025
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Immaculate Conception - Cherokee
Post-Confirmation/High School
OLGC - Holstein
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)
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THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF CHEROKEE & HOLSTEIN
Leland 'Lee' Darwin Sellers [85] @ Cherokee
Leland Darwin Sellers, the son of Carl and Lola (Boggs) Sellers, was born May 25, 1935, in Boone, IA. He attended school in Marshalltown, IA where he graduated in 1953. Following graduation, he served in the National Guard and later enlisted in the military. While in the military, Lee was stationed in Germany, and served with the military police until his honorable discharge in December of 1958. In 1959, Lee joined the Iowa State Patrol and worked with them until his retirement on May 24, 2001.
Lee enjoyed woodworking, target practice, working with the Iowa State Patrol and spending time with his wife, Janet.
On October 6, 2020, Lee passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Lola Sellers; and one brother, Russell Sellers.
He will be remembered by his wife, Janet Sellers of Cherokee, IA; children, Dale Sellers of Bullhead City, AZ, and his children, Dusty and Brooke, Deb (Dave) Beaver of Charles City, IA and her children, Shannon and Jennifer, Mike (MaryJun) Sellers of Charles City, IA, and their children, Devin and Mikyla, Kim (Tim) Johnson, of Fort Dodge, IA, and their children, Hunter, Titan, Major, Zach, and Trinity, Cindy Stephenson of Shreveport, LA and her son, Brendon, and granddaughter, Alyssa Leigh, Julie (Steve) Dietz of Shell Rock, IA and their children, Ben Kleckner and Bambi Kleckner, and Jeff Sellers of Broken Arrow, OK; two great-grandchildren, Devin and Ella; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
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Pribić Crkveni   falu Horvátországban Zágráb megyében. Közigazgatásilag Krašićhoz tartozik.

Fekvése
Zágrábtól 39 km-re délnyugatra, községközpontjától 3 km-re északra, a Kupčina bal partján fekszik.

Története
Pribić Crkveni tulajdonképpen a történeti Pribić templomos része, ahol a plébániatemplom is áll. Pribić egyike a legősibb horvát településeknek. A zágrábi püspökség sematizmusában található egy bejegyzés, mely szerint a pribići Szent Sixtus plébániatemplomot még a horvát nemzeti királyok idejében 915-ben alapították. A falu egykori birtokosának a Pribics (Priba) családnak a nevét viseli. A Pribicsek a Podgorjei ispánság legrégibb ismert urai voltak, akiknek ezen a vidéken számos váruk és birtokuk volt, melyekben IV. Béla király 1244-ben megerősítette őket és melyeket egy 1249-es oklevél sorol fel. A plébániatemplomot 1334-ben "S. Sixtus de Pribichi" néven említi Ivan goricai főesperes a zágrábi káptalan statútumában.
A falunak 1857-ben 152, 1910-ben 286 lakosa volt. Trianon előtt Zágráb vármegye Jaskai járásához tartozott. 2001-ben 184 lakosa volt.

Lakosság

Nevezetességei
Szent Sixtus tiszteletére szentelt plébániatemploma egyhajós épület sokszög záródású szentéllyel, mellék kápolnával és nyolcszög alakú harangtoronnyal. A templom, melynek elődjét már 915-ben említik, tehát több mint ezer évesnek tartanak eredetileg gótikus épület volt. 1653-ban barokk stílusban átépítették. A szentélyhez csatlakozó sekrestye, valamint az előtér a kapuzattal 1748-ban épült. A főbejárat felett az építés befejezésének éve az 1759-es évszám látható.

Külső hivatkozások
Krašić hivatalos oldala
A falu a Zsumberki közösség honlapján
Horvátország kulturális emlékei
A megye turisztikai egyesületének honlapja
E. Laszowsky: Stara hrvatska Županija Podgorska, Zagreb 1899.

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Zágráb megye települései


In June of 2011 my high school choir will be having a reunion concert. Donald B. Cowan directed the SH Rider High School A Cappella Choir for 32 years (1961-1993). It was known as "The Greatest Choir Ever". The new "Greatest Choir Ever" is the Donald B. Cowan Legacy Choir. This is a significant event for everyone who has enlisted to participate and rehearsals have already begun. No doubt I'll post about this several times in the next year.
Take a listen to the 1973 choir (my Junior year) singing Tchaikovsky's O Praise Ye God.
I asked Mr C if he would be willing for me to compose a piece of music for the occasion. He was thrilled at the offer and my first thought was to use the text from the Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi - "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace."
The composition is complete and the audio file below is a demo version. There are only four singers doing all the parts. It's beautiful, but rough - it's a demo. I can't wait to hear it performed live for the first time by the Legacy Choir.
O Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace.
In despair, I'll find hope.
May I seek not to be loved, as to love - let me love.
The cover, shown above, features a photo of their 1984 European Cathedral Tour. This photo was taken in Assisi, in the Basilica of St. Francis.
That is amazing! I love choral music and the Prayer is just beautiful. Hard to believe there are only four voices. You have an amazing talet Ricky!!
Congratulations ! This is a really beautiful piece and captures both a sense of "old" church music and a modern feel. I especially like the way it flows continuously from one thought to another. Beautifully done.
Beautiful piece of music. Send shivers down the spine to the tips of the toes. The music gives a sense of peace and calm. Bravo!
Wha Hoo... if I may say that for a sacred piece. The choir is most inspiring and calming to listen to. Please keep sharing your many God-given gifts with us. I also shared this with my church's music leader's. Have a joyous summer!
What a beautiful com[censored]io n. I can't wait to hear the finished product if this is the rough cut. Thank you for sharing your talent for everything with us.
Exquisite music and one of my favorite prayers. I agree the colors of the different voices weave and blend as beautifully as one of your Kaleidoscope Quilts.
You are such an amazing multi-talented guy!
God has blessed you with such wonderful gifts! I thank you for using them to glorify God and to enhance the Quilting World!
Oh Ricky, this is a beautiful musical piece. The prayer of St. Francis was said at the end of every worship service at my church in El Paso. This brings that prayer even more to life for me. Thank you. Hope to see it performed in Ft. Worth.


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History of Hot Mix Asphalt Mixture Design in the United States
by Freddy L. Roberts, (M.ASCE),
Louay N. Mohammad, (M.ASCE),
L. B. Wang, (M.ASCE),
Part of: Perspectives in Civil Engineering: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Asphalt has been used as a construction material from the earliest days of civilization, but though it has long been used as a waterproofing material in shipbuilding and hydraulics, its use in roadway construction is much more recent. A recent survey revealed a total of over 2.3 million miles of hard-surfaced (asphalt or concrete) roads in the United States, of which approximately 96% have asphalt surfaces. Asphalt mixture consists of asphalt, coarse and fine aggregate, and a number of additives occasionally used to improve its engineering properties. The purpose of mixture design is to select an optimum asphalt content for a desired aggregate structure to meet prescribed criteria. The demands and reliance upon America's roadways for mobility and commerce have increased substantially over the past three decades. The highway network is not only the economic backbone of the country, but it also provides the only transportation access to a growing number of communities. This paper presents a review of the past, present, and future trends in asphalt mixture design as the methods have evolved in an attempt to meet the ever-increasing demands of traffic.
Subject Headings: Construction materials | History | Materials processing | Concrete | Mixtures | Highways and roads | Infrastructure construction | Asphalt concrete | United States


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Summary: Great plot, superb evocation of time and place - and a heroine whom yu never quite warm to, but are still keen to know how she gets on. A great read.
In the mid-thirties, the golden age of Hollywood, three aspiring starlets shared a studio house on Lantana Drive as they waited to hear if they were going to have a career in the movies – or not. Charlotte (soon to be Carlie for acting purposes), Verbena, known to her friends (and only her friends) as Bee and Ivy were desperate for the role of a lifetime, which would put their name in lights. There was an added appeal. Whoever won would star opposite Liam Malone – good looking, charismatic and very married with six children. It wasn't just a case of being able to act. Their lives would be under intense scrutiny.
It's not easy to write a book which really takes you back to a particular period without making the mistake of shoe-horning in every bit of research and making the book read like a work of non-fiction. Kerry Jamieson is pitch-perfect on this. Everything about this book – from the stylish outfit on the front cover though to the hierarchy of the movie industry – is spot on and it was sometimes quite a shock to look up from the book and realise that the world had moved on by three-quarters of a century. It's not just the movie industry either – there's a real sense of an author who knows her subject and is telling us about rather than one who has done the research.
This is essentially Charlotte's story and Charlotte would really rather that it wasn't told, but stories like hers have a way of working their way to the surface. There are those who know the stories who want money to keep quiet, those who want to find out what has happened so they can make money out Charlotte – and those who would do her down. Charlotte has beauty and she has talent, but the closest she comes to having someone she can trust is her Mexican maid and Allegra has ulterior motives too. Whatever else there is between the three girls and their maid it's definitely not friendship.
The plot is layered like an onion. Every time that you think you've got the full story there's another layer waiting to be peeled away. It's one of those rare books where I didn't try and work out what would happen – I just put myself in Jamieson's hands and let her take me where she would. I wasn't disappointed.
For more of the golden age of Hollywood we can recommend Me Cheeta by James Lever and Sunnyside by Glen David Gold.
You can read more book reviews or buy The Forgotten Lies by Kerry Jamieson at Amazon.com.
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Although matters related to taxes and IIRS are important, they can be full of hassles. Issues related to taxes start cropping up during the tax season. You will be in a dilemma whether you should focus of your wok or take care of your taxes. You will be also worried about incurring any penalties and legal actions from the IRS, in case you miss out on some conditions or due date while filing your returns.
The various processes of IRS are quite complicated and are full of legalese. Not everyone has the time or energy to rack their brains to understand the legal procedures and numerous forms of the IRS. In such cases, it is best to consult a professional who know the intricacies of taxes and IRS inside out; a tax attorney is the person to go to handle tax-related cases.
Tax attorneys not only handle taxes and IRS related issues, but also deal with domestic and international business cases, and estate planning. They also provide assistance for settlement negotiations and litigation cases. Tax attorneys are the experts to go to when you have cases and legal problems related to real estate management, finance, estate planning, asset management as well as tax problems. Tax attorneys help in disentangling technical and legal problems related to your finances.
Need to communicate with the IRS to clear tax-related legal hassles.
The tax attorney will give advice, break down the legal procedure for you and appear in the court on your behalf. Generally, people tend to consult tax attorneys after a problem crops up: they have been handed a penalty or notice from the IRS or they are facing conflicts in their estate management. This is not only an individual problem, but businesses and estates face these problems too. It is recommended that tax attorneys be consulted in advance to avoid future legal hassles related to tax management.


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A Day in the Life of a Burlesque Dancer
AOL Jobs Contributor
Jun 10th 2011 1:55PM
By Veronica Dudo
Performing over a dozen different routines (complete with props and costume changes), applying full makeup, styling hair, entertaining the audience and interacting with the crowd: It's just another night on the job for Amy Toliver. This is a day in the life of a burlesque dancer.
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For many, it may sound like a dream come true, stepping onto a stage and into the spotlight, but the reality involves countless hours of rehearsals combined with intense workouts. As part of a 10-member cast, the Phoenix, Ariz., native says the key to a successful show is to enjoy your profession.
"Performing is just 100 percent fun for me," she says. "You forget about any stress that you have going on in your life, and you just live in the moment, and that's the great thing about my job."
Currently running at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City, iCandy Burlesque is a contemporary dance revue that features dancers, singers and aerialists. While infused with classic steps from the past, Toliver says that the show also has a contemporary vibe. "Burlesque was something that came about years ago and now we're kind of bringing it back," she says. "But this is a little bit more of a modern-day version, which has a little bit more sexiness to it but still kind of keeps the costume flavor, the pinup look -- which is very classy and very sexy at the same time. So it's definitely a hit right now -- it's huge!"
After the 10-dancer ensemble was formed, they needed to grasp the choreography quickly, recalls Toliver. "We literally met two weeks before the opening of the show and every day it was a 10-to-12-hourlong rehearsal."
During rehearsals, Toliver says, emotions ran high in the pressure-filled atmosphere. "Not only are we having to put together a huge show like this, and make it look polished and great by opening night, but a lot us have never danced together before, so we're having all of these different styles come together."
It takes a lot of teamwork, patience and hard work from Toliver and her fellow dancers to get everything ready for opening night. "We've learned in the matter of two weeks about 15 different numbers -- and we're talking about routines that are just all over the place in terms of variety. We're doing lifts with the guys, chair-dancing, aerials; we're covering many different types of choreography, so it's a lot."
But, she adds, "In the end it all comes together and looks phenomenal."
On show days, there's a more relaxed atmosphere, according to Toliver, who says the dancers partake in light rehearsals to make sure the routines are smooth. "Now that we've learned the bulk of the show, we have maintenance rehearsal. So anytime we get a number that's kind of messy and needs a little cleanup, then we'll meet for a couple of hours and we'll just focus on that routine and get it polished and looking good."
With an 8 p.m. call time, cast members show up to fix their hair and put on makeup. Toliver explains how they stay organized: "Our dressing room is fairly small, with 10 people in it, so when we meet we want to make sure that our costumes are lined up for show. Because the show changes every night, it's never the same show twice, so the costumes are totally changing and we want to make sure that we're totally prepared before the show starts so that takes some preparation."
After meeting and getting changed into their colorful costumes, it's show time. As audience members watch the cast sing and dance to popular music, Toliver says they have added their own unique moves. "Sometimes burlesque dancing can kind of get interpreted a sexy in a slow way, where as we put a little twist in on it and we made it very high-energy and fun."
The shows run every half-hour and run from 10 to 15 minutes. "In-between shows we have go-go dancing, so there's always something going on," Toliver explains.
Staying in shape is another important component when performing. "A few of us cast members actually get together every other day and do this really nice workout on the beach," she says. "We each take turns leading it, and on the off-days we run on the boardwalk."
Toliver says that she loves the excitement of her job and the opportunity to do something that she truly enjoys sharing. "For me, dance is a form of expression. I love performing. It's just that time where you can zone out and be who you are. There's just something about performing that I love."
Hearing and seeing the response from audience members every night, Toliver says that she is reminded why she works so hard to nail every step. "I just like to see people having as much fun as I have onstage, while watching the show."
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IHH reconsidering flotilla over 'regional developments'
Flotilla spokesman says possible int'l intervention in Syria would affect "peace in the region"; says goal is "not to set sail to Gaza."
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IHH organizers were considering postponing a planned flotilla, set to sail to the Gaza Strip this month, as a result of regional developments, particularly in Syria, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Tuesday.
"We are reconsidering our plans," flotilla spokesman and IHH board member Huseyin Oruc told Hurriyet. "The international community is talking about an intervention in Syria, a development that would affect Turkey very much, as well as Palestine and peace in the region. All the factors are inter-linked and we must be looking at all of them."
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"Our goal is not to set sail to Gaza. We think we can serve the purpose by sending a ship or canceling it. We'll make our decision by the end of this week," Oruc continued.
"We will discuss the emerging conditions. Every country has its own balance. From our point of view, the developments in neighboring Syria are critically important," he added. "We cannot close our eyes to the developments on our doorstep."
The flotilla which will attempt to breach the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, is set for June 27 and will be comprised of 22 ships, including the Mavi Marmara which was raided by IDF commandos in May last year. According to IHH plans, the flotilla will meet in international waters near southern Cyprus.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on June 6 advised organizers of the flotilla to delay its departure until the effects of the Rafah crossing opening on Gaza are seen, Turkish daily Today's Zaman reported citing a Hurriyet report.
He said that flotilla organizers should wait to see how the situation in Gaza changes with Egypt's opening of the Rafah crossing and the expected creation of a Palestinian unity government.
"The government's warnings should not be regarded as strange," Oruc was quoted as saying in response.
On Wednesday, the Israel Navy was scheduled to hold a large scale exercise as it prepares to stop the planned flotilla.
The navy is under orders from the government to enforce the Israeli sea blockade over Gaza which officials have said is crucial for preventing the flow of arms to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.


12 January 2006 -- An Iraqi working as a translator for the U.S. forces in the north of the country was found murdered today two weeks after he had been kidnapped.
Britain, France, Germany, and the United States have called for Iran to face the UN Security Council for renewing its nuclear energy program.
Vladimir Orlov (file photo) (Courtesy Photo) Vladimir Orlov, director of the Center for Policy Studies in Moscow, was interviewed by RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Fariba Mavaddat on 12 January about Russian support for Iran's nuclear program and whether that support has changed in recent months.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (file photo) (AFP) 12 January 2006 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Iran's recent decision to resume sensitive nuclear work raises suspicions that it may be pursuing military aims under the guise of its nuclear fuel program.
12 January 2006 -- Britain, France, and Germany have said they want Iran hauled before the UN Security Council to face possible sanctions over its resumed nuclear activities.
11 January 2006 -- Diplomats from Britain, France, and Germany are gathering in Berlin in a few hours to formally respond to Iran's resumption of nuclear activities.
11 January 2006 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he may seek an international agreement to refer Iran to the UN Security Council after it restarted research into nuclear fuel this week.
World leaders have condemned Iran for its resumption of nuclear-fuel research, believing that the efforts will eventually lead to the development of nuclear weapons.
11 January 2006 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry says Russia and the United States share a "deep disappointment" over Iran's decision to resume nuclear research.
11 January 2006 -- Former Iranian President Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani vows that Tehran will "remain firm" and warns the West against responses it might "regret."
11 January 2006 -- Western leaders have condemned Iran for its decision to renew work on nuclear fuel and raised the possibility of referring the matter to the UN Security Council for possible action.


For a long time, law firms have relied on case and document management software to handle their intake needs. Those days are long gone as more and more calls are coming in and more potential clients are reaching out to firms in different ways. A potential client that contacts a firm through their website, chat service or after hours call service should get as much attention as the potential client that calls the firm directly. In fact, there are a number of studies that show that website leads end up being more savvy consumers and in a lot of cases have higher value cases.
Those are just a few reasons why law firms should really start looking at using a solution designed to handle leads coming in from multiple places. Call centers have been around for a long time. Most people probably think about a call center as being a huge space with multiple cubicles where people are taking calls for Delta or Microsoft. While this of course is true, successful firms can use this same model on a smaller scale to improve on their intake efficiencies. The call center mentality can be implemented into a law firm as long as the right infrastructure is there.
This is where Captorra comes in. Captorra is designed to not only meet the needs of a call center, but it is specifically tailored to meet the needs of a law firm call center. A call center for a law firm can consist of just two people. Those two persons primary focus is to take incoming calls for potential clients and quickly evaluate whether or not it is a case that the firm wants to accept and if so, get that potential client signed up as quickly as possible. The intake staff's responsibility should also be to follow up on leads that come in from the website, chat, after hours call service and third party leads. They should be exhausting all efforts through phone calls, emails and text messages to get in touch with these leads to evaluate their potential case.
Captorra is designed specifically to help with these needs. Our law firm call center software has logic based questionnaires that are customizable by law type. These questionnaires allow the firm to not have to focus so much time and money on hiring someone that has a lot of legal knowledge. Captorra drives the intake specialist in the correct direction the questioning should take them based on how each question is answered by the potential client. The workflow solution then takes over and automates the process for the next steps of the intake. If a turn down notification needs to be sent, Captorra will either automatically send a customized email out or it can auto merge a disengagement letter to be mailed out. If an attorney, or attorneys, need to review the notes from the call, Captorra will automatically merge the information from the intake into an email that is sent to the appropriate attorney for review. If the client needs to be retained, Captorra can schedule investigators, merge and track sign up packages that are mailed out and even has eSign build directly in to leverage the "one call sign up" mentality.
Firms that want to increase their sign ups need to stop thinking the same way they thought 10, or even 5 years ago. Most markets are highly competitive, and in order to thrive, you need to look at your intake department as your legal call center and implement a solution that helps your staff. This is where Captorra comes in.


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The Numina Application Framework is a product from Numina Solutions LLC which provides single sign-on capabilities and an Application framework for building applications.

Features
Features of the Numina Application Framework include :
 Authentication to LDAP, OpenID, and a local database.
 A SAML and OpenID Identity Provider
 Application, Authorization, and Access Control management
 Domain, Group, and User management
 Brute force prevention
 Password complexity, expiration, history, and strength meters
 Dashboard for accessing applications

Components
There are three main components of the Numina Application Framework:
 Front-End Application, for web authentications and system management.
 WCF Service, which provides information to the front-end application as well as applications utilizing the Application framework.
 Developer Tools, which provide wrappers for the WCF Service and other tools to build client applications.

See also
 Single sign-on
 Application framework
 Service-oriented architecture
 Enterprise software
 Identity management
 List of single sign-on implementations

External links
 Official web site

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Cxcr4 Inhibitor
CXCR4 has been shown to interact with USP14.
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In large animals, a more intensive TK schedule can be used to interpret CNS data in light of individual drug exposure levels. In seizure liability studies conducted in rodents, inclusion of a satellite TK group to confirm drug exposure can be valuable to avoid any impact the blood collections and/or animal restraint on EEG activity. To facilitate interpretation of video-EEG data, continuous IV infusion of the test compound may allow calculation of the plasma drug concentration at each critical observation (e.g. onset of premonitory signs, first myoclonic activity, seizure onset, etc.). The advantages of a progressive well-controlled Fluorouracil research buy increase in plasma level may justify the use of an IV dosing
in seizure liability studies, even if the intended route of administration of the compound is oral. According to the ICH S7A Guideline (2001), "consideration should be given to the selection of
relevant animal models or other test systems so that scientifically valid information can be derived". As Beagle dogs are known to be overly sensitive to idiopathic epilepsy (Edmonds et al., 1979 and Hoskins, 2000), described as a genetic disease in this breed (Sargan, 2004), the use of Beagle dogs presents caveats for seizure risk assessment in non-clinical studies. In the present study, the IV PTZ dose inducing clonic convulsions in Beagle dogs was 36.1 (3.8) mg/kg compared to 56.1 (12.7) mg/kg in cynomolgus Selleckchem JNK inhibitor monkeys and 49.4 (11.7) in Sprague–Dawley
rats. Some research Beagle dogs present idiopathic epilepsy, where convulsions are noted in the absence of drug treatment. The interictal short time EEG evaluations performed in dogs with confirmed idiopathic epilepsy was normal in more than 2/3 of the animals and was not considered a useful screening method (Brauer et al., 2012). In this context, pre-study EEG may not be sufficient to detect a genetic predisposition to lower drug induced seizure threshold. In another study, EEG monitoring under anesthesia revealed high frequency and low amplitude paroxysmal discharges in most dogs confirmed to present idiopathic epilepsy (Jaggy & Bernardini, 1998). As with other species, considerable Resminostat variability exists among individual dogs, which further complicates the use of a breed with documented genetic susceptibility. Table 4 presents data obtained in similar conditions and supports the relatively high susceptibility of Beagle dogs to PTZ induced myoclonus, clonic and tonic convulsions compared to cynomolgus monkeys and Sprague–Dawley rats. In previous studies, the dose of PTZ administered as SC boluses until convulsions in cynomolgus monkeys was reported to be 70 (17) mg/kg (Authier et al., 2009). Similar to results from the current study, PTZ convulsive doses in conscious or anesthetized Beagle dogs were reported at 34 (2) and 36 (5) mg/kg IV, respectively (Dürmüller et al.
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Robert Reiner
Robert Reiner is Professor for sensory-motor systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich. There he pursues remarkable research into neuro-prosthetics and has developed robots and interaction methods for motor learning in rehabilitation and in sports. He specialises in human motion synthesis, exo-skeletons, wearable robotics, bio mechanics, virtual reality, human machine interaction and rehabilitation robotics. With more than 400 peer reviewed journal and conference articles and 23 patents to his name he is the industry expert in this pioneering field.
Further acknowledgements include several prizes for his arm therapy robot, ARMin, and, Robert has been awarded the Human Tech Innovation Prize and the Swiss Technology Award. He was also awarded the IEEE TNSRE Best Paper award in 2010 and the euRobotics Technology Transfer Awards in 2011 and 2012. These reward and signal the process of converting scientific findings from research laboratories into innovative, marketable, products, processes and services.
Robert Reiner has so many successful innovative concepts to share with audiences. He is creator of the Myosuit, an assistive device supporting people with muscle weakness such as spinal cord injury or stroke. The suit holds the body upright working against gravity to allowing walking and even ascending and descending stairs. Robert is at the forefront of these life-changing technologies.
In order to showcase and challenge the industry on the exciting technological advancements in his field Robert Reiner has now founded the first ever Olympics for augmented people – The Cybathlon. The first event saw 65 teams from across the world armed with robotic exoskeletons, electronic prostheses, powered wheelchairs, and other assistive technologies compete in 6 different disciplines. Cybathlon has put research and development at the centre of competition, creating an event with a competitive edge that showcases just some of what pioneering technology and innovation will be capable of in the near future.
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15 books top CEOs want everyone to read
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Freedom, The Corrections, or any other title by Jonathan Franzen
Franzen, let's be honest here, has a reputation as kind of a crank. He's come out recently (in lengthy, often exquisitely written essays) against the ubiquity of social media and cell phones, among other things, and he has a tendency to stare firmly into his bellybutton most of the time. Line by line, though, he's often a terrific writer – although there's at least one scene in the
Line by line, though, he's often a terrific writer – although there's at least one scene in the The Corrections, the book that he refused to allow to be chosen by Oprah for her Book Club (another thing he's come out against), that might make you think otherwise – and he's General Mills CEO Ken Powell's favorite.
Life, Keith Richards
Keith Richards is older than most of the CEOs on this list, so it's sort of understandable, but let's face it: it's still strange to consider the head of a multibillion dollar corporation tucking in with the notoriously debauched Rolling Stones guitarist's memoir. (It's excellent, though, even if you're not a Stones fan.)
A surprisingly lucid and well-structured book that reads almost like a novel and is a lot of fun, as well, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond has called it his favorite book, the story of "… an incredibly eclectic and interesting life that no one else has ever lived."
The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale
Donald Trump is, almost certainly, going to be the 2016 Republican Presidential nominee. We should all probably get used to it now, if we haven't already, and just strap in for the ride, because whatever winds up happening this summer, it's probably going to be unlike anything we've ever seen before.
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In the meantime, feel free to settle down with Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking, which Trump claims helped him when he was billions of dollars in debt in the early '90s, "… refuse to be sucked into negative thinking on any level."
Wild Swans, Jung Chang
Virgin CEO Richard Branson might not seem like the sort of person to tuck into a 500-plus page book about three generations of women in twentieth-century China when he's done riding his personal jet plane into space or sailing around Cape Horn or whatever else he's up to this week, but he cited just that – Jung Chang's book Wild Swans, a massive bestseller in the late '90s and early '00s – as one of his two favorite books in his own book Screw It, Let's Do It. (The other one is Stalingrad, by Anthony Beevor, if you're a completist.)
Competing Against Time, George Stalk and Thomas M. Hout
It carries a seemingly somewhat dated message – the company that moves fastest is the company that succeeds, generally speaking – but Apple CEO Tim Cook likes George Stalk and Thomas Hout's 1990 book, about using time- and supply-chain management tactics to gain a strategic advantage over your competitors, enough that he has been known to carry copies around with him and give them out to colleagues.
Wait: he gives them out to colleagues? Colleagues that may, one day, be in direct competition with him and with Apple? Is Tim Cook playing the long game?
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Q: React JS MUI Datepicker strange red border In my reactJS app, I've setted up some datepicker and everything works good.
In a custom page, i have another datepicker and i see a strange red border around it:

The code is:
<DatePicker
        disableFuture
        style={{ width: "90%", border: "1px solid black" }}
        inputFormat="yyyy-MM-dd"
        renderInput={(params) => <TextField fullWidth {...params} />}
        value={props.value}
        fullWidth
        onMouseDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
        onChange={(e) =>
          props.handleChangeComponentValue(props.id, e.target.value)
        }
        onBlur={(e) => props.handleBlurComponent(props.id, e.target.value)}
      />

inspecting it with chrome i see that the style comes from
<fieldset aria-hidden="true" class="sc-gKseQn jzeLFY MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline-SmBCs dwFpjw MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline">
    <legend class="sc-iBPTik gOBiIn">

    </legend>
</fieldset>

in particular:
.hiztcv.Mui-error .MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline {
    border-color: #f44336;
}

I'm not setting any class of it, and that color is not set in my project.
Did i miss something?

A: I also faced the same issue. When I console.log params coming to the renderInput property, I saw that it has the default property of error:true.
So you can fix it like this:
<DatePicker
    ...
    renderInput={(params) => <TextField {...params} error={false} />}
    ...
/>

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This behaviour is seen when you are using two material UI data-picker components simultaneous in a single page.There are two ways of  solving this
one is overriding the css
other is by setting the default value of error={false}
1.Overriding the css

<input aria-invalid="true" id=":r1m:" placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy" type="tel" class="MuiInputBase-input MuiOutlinedInput-input MuiInputBase-inputAdornedEnd css-1uvydh2" value="">
<button class="MuiButtonBase-root MuiIconButton-root MuiIconButton-edgeEnd MuiIconButton-sizeMedium css-slyssw" tabindex="0" type="button" aria-label="Choose date"><svg class="MuiSvgIcon-root MuiSvgIcon-fontSizeMedium css-vubbuv" focusable="false" aria-hidden="true" viewBox="0 0 24 24" data-testid="CalendarIcon"><path d="M17 12h-5v5h5v-5zM16 1v2H8V1H6v2H5c-1.11 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L3 19c0 1.1.89 2 2 2h14c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V5c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2h-1V1h-2zm3 18H5V8h14v11z"></path></svg></button>
<fieldset aria-hidden="true" class="MuiOutlinedInput-notchedOutline css-igs3ac"><legend class="css-ihdtdm"></legend></fieldset>

The above code has Mui-error class which is responsible for show that red line. You can try overriding that.

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*Do pass error={false} by default where you are using renderInput component after params

<DatePicker
...
renderInput={(params) => <TextField {...params} error={false} />}
... />


thanks for you kudos! I appreciate your comments and support!
It's great to see this face smiling at you from the first page of FAA today! You have a great imagination, Tim!
Painted to live jazz (featuring a Melodica) at one of Gallery 42's art and music jams, I captured the front-and-center, in your face Melodica presence in the music. To see more paintings like this, please click to http://www.galleryfortytwo.com.


Reports of missing people are taken very seriously by Cheshire Police. We devote considerable time and resources to finding missing people. Our priority is always to locate the missing person and make sure they are safe and well.
The appropriate level of resources to respond to each report.
It is a very sensitive issue which is further complicated by the contradictions in our considerations. Balancing the right of an individual to cut off contact and become 'missing' with showing compassion for their family and friends is not necessarily easy.
Once we have received a report of a missing person, the investigation into finding them commences. As part of this, an officer is deployed to obtain further details of the incident. With the help of the person reporting the incident the officer will complete an in-depth form including obtaining a photograph where possible.
From the information received an assessment is made as to how much risk the missing person poses to themselves and to members of the public.
Whether the disappearance is out of character.
Whether the missing person has financial, employment or relationship problems.
Depending on the circumstances, the search could involve search teams, dog handlers, underwater search units, air support units and the CID if assessed as High Risk.
We will pursue all lines of enquiry until they are exhausted. The case will remain open and any new lines of enquiry will be investigated.
Cheshire police has four missing person coordinators, who specialise in investigating missing persons. They work in partnership with the four local authorities and to ensure that the missing people have the correct level of support once they are found. Cheshire Police also work in Partnership with Catch22, a charity who continue to support children who have been reported missing.