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From Holocron - Star Wars Combine
System Duro
Sector Corellian
Galactic Coordinates (57, -56)
System Coordinates (16, 14)
Rotational Period 33 standard hours [1]
Orbital Period 420 local days [1]
Astrographic Entry
Type temperate/breathable
Primary Terrain: glacier, ocean, grassland
Controlled By CorSec
Governor None
Magistrate None
Population 171,629,970 inhabitants
Sentient Races Duros
Duro in the Corellian Sector is the homeworld to the Duros species. It is a beautiful blue and green world with a large continent that hosts the race said to be among one of the first to achieve hyperspace flight. The native Duros enjoy their cool and wet planet, as its climate is extremely comfortable for their skin which often becomes overly dry in other atmospheres. The central continent is laid claims by two Duro nations on very friendly terms both historically and currently.
In the planet's orbit, the Duros constructed a top rate shipyard that is still in use today. The quality of ships built there rivals those from Corellia, and the quantity of ships produced every year does not fall far behind from their Corellian counterparts either. The shipyard is currently controlled by the Duro Delta Twelve, and has been for the past few hundred years. This company plays an interesting role in Duro politics as the Duros define an eligible voter as a holder of stock in one of the many Duro ship construction corporations, of which Duro Delta Twelve being the largest. Each share of stock represents one vote, so the small number of the majority owners of the companies is among the most influential politically. CorDuro Shipping is an example of another major corporation important in the politics of Duro. It is an interplanetary transportation corporation that was more recently formed, but with the founder and CEO's good direction, it has become one of the premier companies in the transportation industry for the Core. Financial analysts often say that this Duggan Station-based company is likely to be a major driving force in shaping the industry across the entire galaxy in the future.
A recent trend on the world of Duro is that the households are moving to the residential space stations up in orbit. The surfaces are slowly being taken over by the automated farms. The farms generate food so efficiently that food stuffs are slowly gaining more importance as an export.
The Duros are a humanoid species that are characterized by their moist blue skin, large red eyes, and long and thin faces. The Duros tend to be calm and peaceful by nature. However, when pushed they will bravely defend their persons with force. Besides their innate curiousness and adventurous natures, the Duros are probably best known for their masterful skills in storytelling. Much of the literature that the school children on Coruscant study today is translated from Duro legends. The Duro Academy graduates are also among the galaxy's top navigators, and it is common to find Duros being employed as master navigators for large shipping fleets.
Neimoidians from the world of Neimoidia, a planet near Coruscant, are close kin to the Duros. Though differences have grown in their appearances after millions of years of evolution, genetic tests have concluded that the Neimoidians and Duros share the same ancestors that were probably closer to the modern day Duros than Neimoidians. It has been theorized that Neimoidia is likely one of the first colonies established by early Duros space explorers.
Located on the Corellian Trade Spine in the Core, the planet itself was mostly abandoned, mainly housing food processing plants. Most of the population lived in one of the twenty orbiting cities. [1]
Duro was surveyed by the Columi in 100,000 BCGT, but the Columi were not impressed and passed it off as a primitive failure, little knowing that the inhabitants of the world, the Duros, would become a space-faring species in the years to come. Under the Infinite Empire, Duro was a slave world, and helped create the Star Forge 30,000 BCGT. Following a plague that struck the Rakata, the Duros rebelled in 25,200 BCGT. The Duros then formed a hereditary monarchy. It was based at Ranadaast, a city named after Queen Rana Mas Trehalt, which fell into disrepair and was infested by criminals when the monarchy fell into decline. Several years after the fall of the monarchy, Duro became a member world of the Herglic Trade Empire, the most powerful government in the Core Worlds region at the time. [1]
Duros were interested in exploration and ventured off their homeworld to explore the galaxy at an early age. Hyperspace cannons linked Duro with Coruscant, Corellia, and other Core Worlds. Having reverse-engineered the hyperdrive independently of the Corellians, Duro entered a Golden Age as a Core Founder at the formation of the Galactic Republic. The monarchy was eventually abolished in favor of a collection of ruling corporations. The Duros High House became the government/legislature, and the Chief Representative Officer became the planet's head of state. At the same time, the Herglic Trade Empire fell with the formation of the new galactic government. [1]
The Duros colonized Neimoidia during their earliest wave of expansion, though the Neimoidians were considered a separate culture by 15,000 BCGT. The Duros discovered Sneeve in the Kymoodon Era, Adner in 5,000 BCGT, and Koboth around two hundred years ago. [1]
Nearly four thousand years ago, the planet itself was laid to near-total waste during the Mandalorian Wars, when the Mandalorian invasion fleet advancing on the Colonies and Core regions destroyed much of the world using thousands of Basilisk war droids. Years of misery and rebuilding were ahead of the Duros people, merely the latest phase in the long series of Sith Wars. [1]
In the following years the Duros abandoned the planet for space cities, and left food production and mining on the planet to automated systems; however overdevelopment caused mass extinctions and pollution on the world. [1]
The Galactic Empire collected what was left of Duro's natural resources, and forced many Duros to move off the planet. In an attempt to stir up conflict between Duro and Corellia, the Empire declared Duro to be part of the Corellian sector. [1]
References: [1] - http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Duro
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Share this Story: Reviewing DMI's 25 years here in Peace River: Part 2
Reviewing DMI's 25 years here in Peace River: Part 2
Logan Clow
Since it's announcement in 1988, the Peace River Pulp Mill has celebrated numerous milestones and has also had to overcome several obstacles during its 25 years of colourful history in the community.
In last week's Record-Gazette we went back to February 8, 1988 – the day it was announced that the pulp mill was coming to Peace River. In part two of the two-part series, we examine DMI's highs and lows since their historical announcement.
In March 1988 it was announced that construction for a Peace River Shell Prep II plant would start in 1989.
Former Mayor Michael Procter and Mackenzie Regional Planning Commission Director Gerald Thamer made a presentation and indicated there would be a total of 1,850 construction workers in 1989 in Peace River.
Their study further indicated 659 units of housing would be required for the DMI project and 292 units would be required for the Shell project. The staggering findings showed a 29 per cent increase in population by 1991 – from 6,355 to 8,270.
In a telephone interview with the Record-Gazette, from his home in Vancouver, Procter says there were concerns as to whether or not the community could handle a significant population influx.
"It was exciting but it was also somewhat concerning to be able to handle it (population growth) and the Shell project never really materialized. Had those two projects gone ahead at the same time, it would have been a real challenge to accommodate the growth for sure," he said.
In late November 1988, DMI announced two housing incentives in Peace River (in Rolling Hills, which is now Saddleback Ridge) and Grimshaw that included duplexs and mobile homes.
Ian Gardner, currently a broker and owner of Re/Max Northern Realty, was in local real estate in the late '80s and early '90s as workers began coming into town.
"There was a bunch of houses built – quite a number of houses were built in Saddleback at the time. (The mill) had a good impact on the real estate market for sure," he told the Record-Gazette by phone, noting a majority of new homeowners were from out of town.
"It was very positive. A lot of people didn't believe it until people came to town and actually started buying houses and turning some dirt out on the site and then of course, everybody believed it. It was a very good time."
On April 10, 1988 a sod turning ceremony took place at the site to commence construction.
Once construction commenced, concerns from local residents began to arise and in early June 1988, both Stuart Hertoz, with Friends of the Earth environmental protection group and Laura Keeth, with Toxics Watch, attended a public meeting of 26 concerned residents.
"We're not against the mill, we want to make sure the best possible technology is used," Hertzog told the Record-Gazette in the June 15, 1988 edition.
"There are a lot of corporations dying to get their hands on our forests and if we let them have them, Alberta is basically going to be left with nothing."
From 1987-1988, Jeff McCann, a local resident, was the chairman for Friends of the Peace. McCann says he originally didn't want the chairman position, noting he was concerned about the direction the group may have taken. McCann helped create the group's slogan "Peaceful solution, No pollution," and says he believes they were able to achieve both of those goals.
"Ultimately, I think the work our group did was beneficial because we were eventually able to secure and pressure the government into creating the best pollution controls that were in legislation in place at that particular time," he recalled with the Record-Gazette by phone.
"I think, at the time, we were fairly productive with our efforts. I'm glad to see that DMI has been able to become a contributing factor in the success and growth of the community and has been a responsible corporate citizen."
McCann recalled seeing division amongst residents in town after the project was announced.
"I think I saw a bit of division between the different facts and the people who supported it and people who weren't sure about it," he explained.
"I think some people got a little bit hot under the collar about their perspective on what their side was. I personally tried to not to really take sides and I wasn't there to stop the mill from coming in. I just wanted to make sure – this is a beautiful community – and I just wanted to make sure nothing was going to change the pristine and compromise the integrity of this beautiful community."
According to Stu Dornbierer, corporate communications at DMI, he believes it was the 1989 Peace River flood that change residents' perspectives about DMI.
"I believe that an early turning point in this debate was altered somewhat when the first Peace River flood occurred in 1989 and we brought our equipment and employees and together with our neighbours, supporters and protagonists, and bagged the banks of the Peace," he stated in a letter to the Record-Gazette.
"I remember standing next to the chairman of the Friends of the Peace, as we worked together to stem the breach of the mighty Peace. This ushered in a new dialogue of increased mutual respect as we all realized that we all had a shared value of doing what was best for the community."
The mill nears opening
In May 1989, the province requested DMI submit an action plan detailing the timing and how the company could implement new environmental standards, following the province's new industry environment laws established in December 1988.
In response, DMI officials stated that it would take almost two years to get necessary equipment to meet new standards. Residents were not pleased that DMI would proceed without meeting regulations and on May 17, the Record-Gazette published a survey asking: Should Daishowa be allowed to open before meeting environmental standards?
Results from over 100 respondents showed that 74 per cent of our readers believed DMI should have been subjected to a federal environment assessment.
"Even if Daishowa Mill turned out to be squeaky clean, which of course it won't, what about all of the trees we are losing? This country needs those trees a lot more than it needs pulp," stated one reader.
Another reader stated: "I wish people in the community would have been surveyed in advance some time ago as to whether or not we wanted a kraft mill in this valley – the government should have done such a survey."
Finally, on July 5, DMI announced that it would meet the new environmental standards and four months later, on November 22, the first wood arrived at mill.
The mill starts up
One year later, on July 1, 1990, production started at the mill and a few days later, it received a 20-year industrial permit, which would allow the mill to produce 2.3 petajules of natural gas annually.
Two months later, on September 22, DMI held it's grand opening ceremony with more than 1,400 people in attendance. However, initially after the start up, foul odour problems began to trigger complaints from residents and in February 1991, Alberta Environment reported receiving over 100 complaints.
Due to the rash of complaints, the ministry dispatched a mobile unit for air quality testing, although the results were deemed normal. In response, DMI noted it had given the issue top priority.
Lubicon Land Claim
Shortly after DMI announced it was coming to Peace River, there was concern from local residents and media of the project's potential relation to the Lubicon Lake land claim.
In April 1980, the Lubicon band filed a declaration in the Federal Court of Canada and 10 oil companies. Included in the declaration was an aboriginal land claim of title to 25,000 square miles of land (10 per cent of Alberta). Included in this land claim was DMI's proposed 11,000 square-mile Forest Management Area, which would allow the company to cut, grow and management trees within the agreement area.
In 1982, the band filed two more injunctions, which included preventing resource development within their claimed area.
In 1988, Lubicon Chief at the time, Bernard Ominayak and Alberta Premier Don Getty met and after a seven hours, reached an agreement of 95 square miles.
In the early 1990's, Friends of Lubicon, a group of volunteers based in Toronto, who supported the Lubicon Lake Cree, launched a consumer boycott against Daishowa and as a result, over 47 companies switched suppliers. In 1998, after seven years of boycott, DMI, who reportedly lost millions during the boycott, announced that it would not harvest or purchase timber in Lubicon territory until a land settlement is reached with government or the area is adjusted by the Lubicon.
So far, no land claim has been settled.
The mill from 1991-present
Since production began in 1990, the mill has evolved in Peace River, with several key dates along the way.
In 1998, the mill set a new daily production record at 1,360 air-dried tonnes of pulp and it also converted to 100 per cent elemental chlorine-free pulp.
In 2009, DMI renewed their 20-year Forest Management Area agreement, which was issued in October 1989, with provincial government. In doing so, the agreement would allow DMI to grow and harvest deciduous trees on 2.9 million hectares (29,000 square kilometres) of land.
In May 2010, DMI signed an agreement, otherwise known as the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, between nine environmental organizations (including Greenpeace) and 20 other companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada. Signing such an agreement sought to conserve significant areas of Canada's boreal forest, protect woodland caribou and to sustain a healthy forestry industry for the communities who rely on it.
In July 2010, the federal government announced a $40.57 million investment into enabling the mill to produce electricity for the Alberta grid and in September 2010, the mill celebrated its 20th anniversary since production started at the mill.
Big news also came from the mill in October 2010 in what was dubbed as a "historical agreement" in conjunction with Shell and Northern Lakes College. The partnership between the two industries and the college allowed the school to hire an on-site power engineer instructor and also enticed students in Grades 10-12 to graduate high school with a class four power engineering certificate.
The mill also donated $1 million to Rotary House in December 2012 and in 2013 the mill also donated $100,000 to the North Peace Gymnastics Club and received exclusive naming rights to the club's new facility, which will be known as the DMI Endurance Centre.
Now in 2013, Amber Armstrong, communications and public relations superintendent at DMI, says the mill employs 300 people and no longer has housing units in Saddleback Ridge.
And as Dornbierer looked back:
"At one of our first open houses, I remember being asked with some real skepticism 'how long we were going to be in the area before we too packed up and left', a perspective from people still reeling from the oil economic downturn."
Armstrong looked ahead for DMI's next 25 years:
"We're looking forward, I think, as far as we've been a consistent, stable, pulping operation, we're looking to different undertakings and initiatives on the bio-products side, so we're not content with status quo. Twenty-five years has taught us that we need to be cognizant of local market conditions and global market conditions and we're prepared for that."
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Review: Focus Mares model for those who like to get dirty.
The Focus Mares line is a great midrange cyclocross series with some equally great specs and performance. Even at the bottom of the line, Focus Mares bikes come with Shimano Tiagra components and thru-axle systems, and the overall construction clearly was well thought out, as it should be for this price!
The Focus Mares are smooth riders, though we all found the saddle a little firm for our liking. The carbon fiber material and Shimano heavy componentry make for a heftier price tag, but the performance you can expect with these cyclocross bikes will meet your needs. If you don't mind a slightly heavier bike than the average, a Mares will handle smoothly. Go for the top of the line models for the best results.


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North Santee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 749.

The CDP is on the southwestern edge of Clarendon County, on the northeast shore of Lake Marion, a reservoir on the Santee River. Interstate 95 crosses Lake Marion at North Santee, with access from Exit 102. U.S. Routes 15 and 301 pass through the CDP as a surface highway, joining I-95 at Exit 102 to cross the lake. Summerton is  to the northeast, and Santee is  to the southwest in Orangeburg County.

Santee Indian Mound and Fort Watson is a historic site in the north part of the CDP, near the shore of Lake Marion.

Demographics

2020 census

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

Census-designated places in Clarendon County, South Carolina
Census-designated places in South Carolina

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Gemma's three-run double powers Fitchburg State
By Sentinel and Enterprise Contributor and Sentinel and Enterprise |
PUBLISHED: April 4, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 11, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.
Submitted report
Junior Marissa Gemma, of Leominster, rapped out three hits, including a three-run double that highlighted a
FSU roundup
seven-run, fourth-inning rally, to lead the Fitchburg State University softball team to a rain-shortened, come-from-behind 10-5 nightcap victory over Massachusetts Maritime and complete a sweep of Friday's MASCAC doubleheader at Alison Rollins Field in Buzzards Bay.
The Falcons received a pair of hits and two RBIs each from junior Brianna Uga and freshman Emily Comtois in notching a 16-0 opening-game triumph.
Fitchburg State 10
Mass. Maritime 5
The visiting Falcons (8-5, 3-1 MASCAC) jumped out to a 2-0 second-inning lead in the nightcap on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Jessalynne Brown and a wild pitch, but the host Buccaneers (0-4, 0-4 MASCAC) evened matters in the bottom of the second on a two-run double off the bat of junior Brittany Driscoll.
Fitchburg State regained a 3-2 lead in the third on an RBI single by senior Katelyn Fitzgerald, of Fitchburg, but Massachusetts Maritime took a 4-3 advantage in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring single by sophomore Cassidy Nice and a wild pitch.
The visitors took control of the second contest with their seven-run outburst, as Gemma's bases-clearing double followed a go-ahead, two-run single off the bat of freshman Jill Schultze.
After the hosts pulled back to within five on freshman Sarah Monteiro's fielder's choice groundout in the bottom of the inning, rain halted the proceedings after five frames and gave the Falcons their sweep.
Schultze added two hits as part of a 10-hit nightcap attack for Fitchburg State, as sophomore Galen Kerr allowed a hit and fanned three in 2 1/3 innings of relief work to pick up her second win of the day and fifth of the season for the Falcons. Freshman Emily Bacchiocchi rapped out two of Massachusetts Maritime's six hits in the second-game setback, as the Buccaneers also received hits from freshmen Alexis Jendzejec and Elizabeth Bramhall. Nice went the distance inside the circle for the Buccaneers, striking out one to fall to 0-2 on the spring.
Fitchburg State used a six-run rally in its first at-bat to take control of the opening contest, and the Falcons iced their triumph with an eight-run fourth inning, highlighted by a two-run homer off the bat of Uga, who joined Gemma and Contois with two hits each as part of an 11-hit attack for the visitors. Kerr scattered three hits and struck out nine inside the circle for Fitchburg State to pick up her fourth triumph and first of two on the afternoon.
Bramhall, Monteiro and senior Meghan Weir singled in the opening-game setback for Massachusetts Maritime, as freshman Carli Thomas went the distance in falling to 0-2 for the Buccaneers.
Fitchburg State will host Regis in a non-league twinbill on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Massachusetts Maritime will host Becker in a non-league doubleheader on Thursday at at 3:30 p.m.
Fitchburg State 4
Fitchburg State fell in the opening game of a scheduled MASCAC doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Commodore Hendy Field. The nightcap was postponed in the bottom of the second with the Buccaneers holding a 1-0 advantage, and the game will be played in its entirety at a later date.
The host Buccaneers (6-4, 1-0 MASCAC) overcame an early three-run deficit by plating a single run in the bottom of the second on Petruzzelli's two-out RBI single, and Massachusetts Maritime took the lead for good in the fourth on a two-run double off the bat of freshman Logan Sullo that followed a sacrifice fly by Petruzzelli and a run-scoring two-bagger from senior Bobby Rosano.
The visiting Falcons (7-6, 0-1 MASCAC) crept back to within one in the top of the fifth on an RBI groundout by junior Brendan Cutler, but Massachusetts Maritime tacked on a pair of insurance tallies in the bottom of the frame on a bunt single by sophomore Terrence Mudie and a run-scoring groundout by Petruzzelli that closed out the scoring.
Fitchburg State took its early lead with a two-out rally in the top of the second, as the Falcons put together five hits in the inning and took advantage of an error to plate three runs on RBI singles off the bats of junior Roel Fernandez as well as freshmen Donald Geloso and Drew Mazzeo, but the visitors would muster just two hits for the remainder of the game off Rozak and Kennedy.
Rozak scattered six hits and fanned three in allowing just one earned run over the opening four innings of play to improve to 3-1 overall on the spring, while Kennedy worked around a hit and an unearned run while recording a strikeout to earn his first save of the season by getting the final nine outs of the contest.
Sophomore Jake Petruzzelli drove in a career-high three runs, while juniors Alex Rozak and Kyle Kennedy combined on a seven-hitter and struck out four on the mound in the winning effort. Junior Everett Walsh rapped out three of Massachusetts Maritime's 10 hits on the day, as senior Greg Downs joined Rosano in picking up a double for the Buccaneers. Freshmen William Keane and Connor Kennedy also singled for the hosts, who have won two straight and four of their last five outings.
Geloso recorded two of Fitchburg State's seven hits on the afternoon, as freshman Nik Powers allowed seven hits and one earned run while fanning four over the first four innings of work to fall to 0-3 on the season for the Falcons.
Fitchburg State is scheduled to take on Framingham State in a MASCAC twinbill on Saturday afternoon in Watertown at 4 p.m., while Massachusetts Maritime is scheduled to travel to Worcester on Saturday to take on Worcester State in a MASCAC doubleheader beginning at noon.
Sentinel and Enterprise Contributor
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The Property Council promotes a more efficient tax system to makes housing more affordable, unlock productivity, create jobs and provide a more reliable revenue base for government.
Property is a highly taxed asset class subject to some of the country's most inefficient taxes such as stamp duty. Excess taxation makes homes less affordable and adds to the cost of doing business.
Stamp duties, land taxes, GST and large development levies can make up as much as 26 per cent of the total cost of a finished house, and up to 21 per cent of the total cost of a finished apartment.
The property industry contributed approximately $72.1 billion in combined Australian and State Government tax revenues and local government rates, fees and charges revenue in 2013-14. This equates to 16.0% of total Australian and State/ Territory taxes and local government rates, fees and charges revenues in 2013-14.
Australian and State Government property related taxes of $48.9 billion represents a contribution of approximately 11.4% of total combined Australian and State Government tax revenues in 2013-14.
Avoiding value capture models that simply introduce new property taxes.


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Riddick Lamont Bowe (New York, 10 augustus 1967) is een Amerikaans voormalig wereldkampioen boksen bij de zwaargewichten, erkend door alle bonden (undisputed). Hij veroverde deze door in november 1992 regerend titelhouder Evander Holyfield na 12 ronden op punten te verslaan. Exact twaalf maanden later verloor Bowe zijn kampioensgordel aan diezelfde Holyfield.

Carrière
Bowe won zilver in de klasse superzwaargewicht (91+ kg) op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1988, nadat hij daar de finale verloor van Lennox Lewis door TKO in de 2de ronde. Een jaar later werd hij prof. Een opmars door de ranglijsten volgde tot hij drie jaar later regerend wereldkampioen Evander Holyfield mocht uitdagen. Nadat Bowe deze versloeg door een unanieme beslissing van de jury, liep zijn reputatie een flinke knauw op. Hij verklaarde namelijk op een persconferentie zijn titel nog liever in een vuilnisbak te gooien dan het opnieuw op te nemen tegen Lewis, die inmiddels het recht verworven had hem uit te dagen voor de wereldtitel. Dit onderstreepte hij door dit voor het oog van de camera daadwerkelijk te doen.

Nadat Bowe zijn titel wel en met gemak verdedigde tegen Michael Dokes (KO 1ste ronde) en Jesse Ferguson (KO 2de ronde), moest hij het in november 1993 opnieuw opnemen tegen Holyfield. Laatstgenoemde won hierbij zijn titel terug doordat een meerderheid van de jury hem als winnaar aanwees. Het was de enige nederlaag die Bowe leed tijdens zijn professionele loopbaan. Hij won zijn 43 andere gevechten, waarvan 33 op knock-out.

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Today, Sonos has announced that its speakers will now work with YouTube Music, which is Google's relatively new streaming service which gives you access to offline YouTube videos and all the covers you can get on youtube.com. YouTube Music joins Apple Music, Spotify, Soundcloud, Tidal, Google Play Music, Amazon Music plus many, many more.
YouTube Music is supported from today.


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Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Policy
The University of North Texas Health Science (UNTHSC) provides financial aid assistance to each of its graduate/professional level programs including: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM), School of Health Professions, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, and UNT System College of Pharmacy (SCP).
Federal regulations require schools to monitor the academic progress of financial aid recipients and certify the applicant is making satisfactory progress toward earning his/her degree. This determination must be made at least once per year. The University of North Texas Health Science Center Financial Aid Office (FAO) has chosen to perform the evaluation at the end of each payment period (the combined summer terms equals a single payment period). Medical students' academic progress is determined by the established Student Performance Committee (explained below).
The FAO's SAP Policy is used for Financial Aid purposes only and may differ from student's academic standing. The FAO SAP status will not be placed on a student's academic transcript.
UNTHSC follows the set of standards set by the Department of Education as follows:
Qualitative measure (GPA)
Graduate/Professional students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average (See chart below). Official grades are posted in PeopleSoft (EIS) at the end of each term and will be used to compute a cumulative grade point average. Withdrawals, incompletes, and course(s) with grades of "H", "P", "NP", "PR", "S" and "U" will not count towards GPA. With respect to repeated course work, each academic program's policy will determine which grade will be calculated in the cumulative GPA. Percentages will not be rounded-up to ensure that a student meets the minimum cumulative GPA. Students only enrolled in thesis or dissertation must show satisfactory progress as identified with a grade of "S".
PA, SCP, DPT and TCOM practicum/rotation grades are not always posted at the end of each term because they are submitted from the external location. Evaluations contributing to the final grade for each practicum/rotation are required from medical facilities located at external locations.
Only grades posted at the time of evaluation will be used to determine a student's progress for the next term. Grades changed after the time of evaluation may be taken into consideration.
Quantitative Measure (Pace)
Completion rate:
Graduate/Professional students must successfully complete a percentage of courses attempted (See chart below). The completion rate is determined by dividing the cumulative number of hours successfully completed by the cumulative numbers of hours attempted. Withdrawals, incompletes, repeated course work, grades of "NP", "PR", "U", and failing grades are counted as attempted, but not completed. Grades of "H", "P", and "S" and passing grades are counted as completed. Percentages are not rounded.
Example: Student enrolled in 12 credit hours. Student receives an "F" for a 3 credit hour course and withdrew from a 3 credit hour course. 6 hrs earned divided by 12 hrs attempted = 50% completion rate
PA, SCP, DPT and TCOM practicum/rotation and other course grades that are not posted at the time of evaluation are still counted in the completion rate.
Maximum Timeframe: The maximum time allowed by each program to earn a degree is 150% of the established time frame to complete each program. The timeframe starts with the 1st term of enrollment after initial acceptance in an academic program, even if financial aid was not awarded during an enrolled term. Periods of Leave of Absence (LOA) will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the FAO.
Academic Program Cumulative GPA Completion Rate Max Semesters or Annual Terms
Physician Assistant 2.50 70% 12 Terms
Doctor of Physical Therapy 3.00 70% 12 Terms
Lifestyle Health Science (MSLS) 3.00 100% 5 Terms
Graduate School of Biomedical Science (MS) 3.00 66% 18 Terms
Graduate School of Biomedical Science (Doctoral) 3.00 66% 30 Terms
Graduate School of Biomedical Science (Med Sci) 3.00 66% 5 Terms
School of Public Health (Masters) 2.8 66% 18 Terms
School of Public Health (Doctoral) 2.8 66% 21 Terms
Pharmacy 2.50 70% 17 Terms
TCOM (Medical) Students must meet the qualitative and quantitative standards determined by TCOM's Student Performance Committee, but will not exceed 6 annual years.
Transfer credits that are accepted towards a student's academic program will NOT be included in the GPA, but will be included in the Completion Rate and the Maximum Timeframe. Students who are coming upon their Maximum Timeframe may submit an appeal application to the FAO. A review of the remaining courses and additional timeframe to complete the program of study will be determined.
The Financial Aid Office evaluates Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) at the end of each term (including summer). Students failing to meet SAP the first time will be notified by the FAO that he/she has been placed on "Financial Aid Warning" for the next enrolled term. Students are eligible to receive financial aid while under a Financial Aid Warning. It is possible for a student to receive more than one "Financial Aid Warning". However, it is not possible for a student to have a "Financial Aid Warning" status for two consecutive terms. If a student fails to meet SAP standards at the end of their warning term he/she will be place on "Financial Aid Suspension" and will become ineligible to receive financial aid.
Outcomes of the Student Performance Committee meetings and GSBS/SPH review committees will be taken into consideration when determining a student's SAP.
Medical students' academic progress is determined by the Student Performance Committee, as TCOM has extremely high standards and follow specific board testing criteria. TCOM reviews throughout and at the conclusion of each academic year, the performance of each student. The review and accompanying evaluation may include actual grades received, an indication of pass or fail, satisfactory or unsatisfactory, or another form of evaluation. TCOM, the Registrar, and the FAO work together on students placed on academic probation because of not meeting its academic requirements. The FAO reviews each student's account to determine what SAP status the student will be placed. The FAO will monitor the Maximum Timeframe for medical students.
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Students who are placed on Academic Probation because of COMLEX Test scores/missing remediation grades, and before SAP is run, will be placed on FA Warning/Probation/Academic Plan that same term. Students placed on Academic Probation after SAP has been run will be placed on FA Warning/Probation/Academic Plan the next term, if he/she has not successfully completed the COMLEX Test/missing remediation grade by that term.
Reinstatement of Financial Aid Eligibility
Students who have been placed on "Financial Aid Suspension" may become eligible to receive financial aid by achieving the required SAP standards over time without financial aid; or by filing an SAP Appeal Application tothe Director of Financial Aid within the term of being notified of their loss of financial aid eligibility. The appeal application must include: appeal cover letter, letter of explanation detailing what extenuating factor(s) caused him/her not to meet SAP requirements, a description of what has changed that will allow him/her to meet SAP standards, supporting documentation if applicable. Incomplete appeals will not be reviewed. The FAO appeals committee will review all appeals within 5 to 10 business days of receipt. Each student will be emailed the result of his/he appeal letter.
A student whose appeal has been approved will either be placed on a "Financial Aid Probation" or an "Academic Plan", depending on the appeal results.
Financial Aid Probation: A status of "Financial Aid Probation" may be assigned when it is determined that the student may be able to meet SAP standards by the end of the next term. The student would be eligible to receive financial aid for that term. Students who do not meet SAP standards after that term will be notified by the FAO and again placed on Financial Aid Suspension.
Academic Plan: A status of "Academic Plan" may be assigned when it is determined that the student cannot meet SAP by end of the next term. The Academic Plan will be the set of recommendations given to the student from either the academic program or FAO. The academic plan is a prescribed series of measures by which the student will regain SAP status in order to meet the minimum SAP requirements upon graduation. A GSBS and SPH student's academic plan will be established when he/she meets with his/her advisor; which then must be submitted to the Director of Financial Aid within the same term
he/she was notified of being on Financial Aid Suspension. Students are eligible for financial aid while meeting the requirements of his/her Academic Plan. Students who fail to meet their Academic Plan requirements will be notified by the FAO and again placed on Financial Aid Suspension.
Students who are again placed on "Financial Aid Suspension" may submit an FA SAP Appeal Application to the Director of Financial Aid for consideration.
Loss of Financial Aid
A student whose appeal has been denied will lose eligibility for financial aid and will be required to provide his/her own financial assistance to continue his/her education. A student can not appeal a term that has already ended. The decision of the Director of Financial Aid for all appeals will be final. It is the student's responsibility to present evidence to the Director of Financial Aid at the time he/she has met the minimum requirements for reinstatement of financial aid.
Financial Aid Dismissal
In the event a student is dismissed from his/her program due to academic reasons, the student is no longer eligible for financial aid under that academic program. The FAO will send a Financial Aid Dismissal Notification to the student to notify him/her of this status.
SAP Notifications
SAP notifications will detail the reason why the student did not meet SAP standards. All SAP notifications will be sent to the student's UNTHSC Live email account. Dismissal notifications will be emailed to the student's personal email account or mailed to the students last known address.
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The Bench and Bar Listening Tour continues with the next two events in Orange and Orleans Counties. Join Chief Justice Reiber and VBA President Gary Franklin with Orange presiding judge Michael Harris and county bar member Hon. Kathryn Kennedy and with Orleans presiding judge Scot Kline and Orleans County bar president Jill Jourdan as they continue to provide the public with an opportunity to share their thoughts about the courts and the legal system. The Orange Tour is April 4th from 5pm to 6pm at the Chelsea Town Hall and the Orleans Tour is April 30th from 5pm to 6pm at the Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport. Light refreshments will be served.


Josh Arthur, a financial analyst, is now rehabilitation services manager for Community's rehabilitation sports medicine program. He has worked for Community for seven years as a financial analyst.
Stacey Faryna, a registered dietician, was named program director for Community Hospital East's Center for Wound Healing.
Lori Feldmeyer, a physical therapist, was named Community Health Network's north market manager for the rehabilitation and sports medicine centers.
Nichole Goddard is now named medical imaging manager of Community Hospital South's medical imaging center.
Karla Kirby was named clinical director for behavioral health on the Community Hospital North campus.
Janie Klank has been named manager of psychiatric case management at Community Hospital North.
Cindy Matlock, a registered nurse, has been named Community Hospital East's evening shift clinical manager.
Terry Nelson, a registered nurse, has been named Community Hospital South's emergency department clinical manager.
Kimberly Snyder was named Community Health Network's sleep lab director.


By drawing and building on knowledge from the humanities and the social, physical, and biological sciences, anthropologists and archeologists examine the ways of life, languages, archeological remains, and physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. They also examine the customs, values, and social patterns of different cultures.
Many anthropologists and archeologists use sophisticated tools and technologies in their work. Although the equipment used varies by task and specialty, it often includes excavation and measurement tools, laboratory and recording equipment, statistical and database software, and geographic information systems (GIS). Technology is integral to modern research and fieldwork and the use of new technologies is rapidly expanding in the field.
Archeologists examine, recover, and preserve evidence of human activity from past cultures. They analyze human remains and artifacts, such as tools, pottery, cave paintings, and ruins of buildings. They connect their findings with information about past environments to learn about the history, customs, and living habits of people in earlier eras.
Archeologists also manage and protect archeological sites. Some work in national parks or at historical sites, providing site protection and educating the public. Others assess building sites to ensure that construction plans comply with federal regulations on site preservation. Archeologists often specialize in a particular geographic area, period, or object of study, such as animal remains or underwater sites.
Some anthropologists study the social and cultural consequences of current human issues, such as overpopulation, natural disasters, warfare, and poverty; others study the prehistory and the evolution of humans.
A growing number of anthropologists perform market research for businesses by studying the demand for products by a particular culture or social group. Using their anthropological background and a variety of techniques - including interviews, surveys, and observations - they may collect data on how a product is used by specific demographic groups.
Biological anthropologists, also known as physical anthropologists, research the evolution and development of the human species. They look for early evidence of human life, analyze genetics, study primates, and examine the biological variations in humans. They analyze how culture and biology influence each other. Some may examine human remains found at archeological sites to understand population demographics or to identify factors - such as nutrition and disease - that affected these populations. Others may work as forensic anthropologists in medical or legal settings, identifying and analyzing skeletal remains and genetic material.
Cultural anthropologists study the customs, cultures, and social lives of groups. They investigate social practices and processes in settings that range from remote, unindustrialized villages to modern urban centers. Cultural anthropologists often spend time living in the societies they study and collect information through observations, interviews, and surveys.
Linguistic anthropologists study how humans communicate and how language shapes social life. They investigate nonverbal communication, the structure and development of languages, and differences among languages. They also examine the role of language in different cultures, how social and cultural factors affect language, and how language affects a person's experiences. Many linguistic anthropologists study non-European languages, which they learn directly from native speakers.


The punctuation thief began as an apprentice in a printing shop, but sneaking in illicit edits was not enough to satisfy his urges.
He escalated his attacks — leading a movement of minimalist poetry dedicated to the simplicity of language without periods and commas and apostrophes. But every movement has its dissenters and loses steam.
He moved on, and inspired a word-processing war on commas, but that left him dissatisfied, so he sought bigger targets.
His downfall came as he prepared to release the worst word-processing virus ever seen. While deciding whether to release it as ransomware or not, he made the mistake of checking the black market value of an Oxford comma, setting off alarms at Grammar Police headquarters. Within moments, he found himself surrounded by a SWAT Team.
In the end he received a twenty year sentence, with a period at the end for extra punishment.


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Dominica: Economy
Economy - overview: The economy depends on agriculture and is highly vulnerable to climatic conditions, notably tropical storms. Agriculture, primarily bananas, accounts for 21% of GDP and employs 40% of the labor force. Development of the tourist industry remains difficult because of the rugged coastline, lack of beaches, and the lack of an international airport. Hurricane Luis devastated the country's banana crop in September 1995; tropical storms had wiped out one-quarter of the crop in 1994 as well. The economy's recovery continued in 1998, fueled by increases in construction, soap production, and tourist arrivals. The government is attempting to develop an offshore financial industry in order to diversify the island's production base.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $225 million (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 2% (1998 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $3,400 (1998 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 21%
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.1% (1998)
Labor force: 25,000
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 40%, industry and commerce 32%, services 28%
Unemployment rate: 20% (1999 est.)
revenues: $72 million
expenditures: $79.9 million, including capital expenditures of $11.5 million (FY97/98)
Industries: soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes
Industrial production growth rate: -10% (1997 est.)
Electricity - production: 40 million kWh (1998)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 50%
hydro: 50%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)
Electricity - consumption: 37 million kWh (1998)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (1998)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998)
Agriculture - products: bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, coconuts, cocoa; forest and fishery potential not exploited
Exports: $60.8 million (1998)
Exports - commodities: bananas 50%, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges
Exports - partners: Caricom countries 47%, UK 36%, US 7% (1996 est.)
Imports: $120.4 million (1998)
Imports - commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals
Imports - partners: US 41%, Caricom countries 25%, UK 13%, Netherlands, Canada (1996 est.)
Debt - external: $90 million (1998 est.)
Economic aid - recipient: $24.4 million (1995)
Currency: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Source: CIA World Factbook 2000
(In general, information available as of 1 January 2000 was used in the preparation of this edition.)
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Will recruiters vanish in years to come?
Recruiters today are bombarded with the immense workload and diligence that goes into the hiring of the prospective employees. Start from creating job descriptions to the final interview and selection, a lot of resources and time go into the process. However, an even greater catastrophe is to go through piles of CV's to look out for the perfect candidate to take on. In the hiring process, a majority of manpower goes into scanning of resumes and matching up the candidates to the requirements of the job. Varied layouts & formats of the CV's make this task even more devastating for recruiters.
Research says that resume scanning eats up a considerable time in the recruitment process and the all the other activities involved takes up only a marginal time and effort. In many organizations, front line managers now carry out activities which were traditionally within the remit of HR such as coaching, performance appraisal, involvement and communication, and discipline and grievances and thus, recruiters are mainly left with the process of resume scanning on their heads.
Jessica Miller-Merrell- Recognized by Forbes and founder of "Workology" also agrees with AI in her article saying that it provides great and numerous opportunities to elevate HR activities, maximize workplace productivity and provide more support and resources to managers, employees, and candidates.
This is exactly where AI programs come into the picture using machine learning to match CVs and job specifications at blinding speed and with stunning accuracy. Gone are the days when recruiters had to go through each and every CV in their mailbox to find the right candidate, AI automatically brings the appropriate candidate to the top. It gives the feature to structure data seamlessly from multiple sources to integrate and match candidates to the requirements shortlisting them on the go. It even provides you with a dashboard to update and keep track of the process keeping you in the loop all the way along. Resume matching and record keeping are made simple and smart with AI programs.
And when a change like that has to take place, it would set a track for the recruiters to up their pace and to upscale their skills to match the environment put forth.
Not only does AI helps in an effective screening of the candidates but it also does push the boundaries of engagement, employee relations, HR compliance and case management. Jessica Miller-Merrell- Recognized by Forbes and founder of "Workology" also agrees with AI in her article saying that it provides great and numerous opportunities to elevate HR activities, maximize workplace productivity and provide more support and resources to managers, employees, and candidates. AI empowers an organization to do more and to do it efficiently.
And so in the years to come, with all the more adaptation and technology advancement, it might so happen that we may not need recruiters at all and just a simple AI program as to flawlessly integrate all the needs of the recruitment at a place efficiently. And to avoid that, recruiters need to upgrade their skills to accustom to the changes in recruitment technology and take advantage of things at hand properly.
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Church of the Assumption, Booterstown is a Roman Catholic church located in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland. The church represents the Parish of the Assumption Booterstown, which was established in 1616. The present church opened in 1813 and was built as a replacement for the old chapel that existed at the site. The construction was paid for by Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam who provided it for his Catholic tenants.

History

Parish Boundary
The Booterstown parish was established in 1616 and its boundary was from Irishtown, through Donnybrook, Milltown, Churchtown, Rathfarnham to the top of Three Rock Mountain through Sandyford to Seapoint taking in Dundrum, Stillorgan and Galloping Green. Other parishes were formed directly or indirectly from the Booterstown parish such as Donnybrook in 1747, Dundrum in 1879, Blackrock in 1922, Mount Merrion in 1948, Merrion Road in 1964 and Newtownpark in 1967.

The Church
Construction of the present parish church started on 6 August 1812 with the laying of the foundation stone. The church was constructed at the expense of the Richard FitzWilliam, 7th Viscount FitzWilliam. He instructed the architect to make the church look like a house and avoid making it look like a church. This was to avoid upsetting his local Protestant tenants and friends. The church was dedicated to the Feast of the Assumption on 15 August 1813, by Dr. John Troy, Archbishop of Dublin.

Gallery

See also
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin

References

External links
Official Website
Archdiocese of Dublin
Newtownpark Website

Booterstown
Blackrock, Dublin
Churches of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin
Churches in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Catholic church buildings in County Dublin
Neoclassical church buildings in Ireland


Here is what you need to know about pets at FAU. When my daughter first started at FAU, she often called or texted daily asking for pictures of our family dog Lucy. I think she missed the dog more than me! Over the years we have outfitted Lucy with all the FAU gear available for dogs. And often I found the more times I sent pictures of our family dog, the fewer texts I would get saying "But mom I found the cutest dog who needs to be rescued" Don't get me wrong, I love animals, especially dogs. But I am not a huge fan of students having a pet at college. I understand that the unconditional love of a sweet puppy or kitten can be wonderful around stressful times like midterms or finals. (FAU often brings therapy dogs to campus during these times for just this reason.) I am, however, very aware of the work that goes into training a pet and the expenses that come along with their lovability. Nevertheless, students occasionally develop amnesia for these sort of realities and get drawn in by floppy ears and wagging tails.
This, of course, does not include students who have service animals. There are not too many allowed into dorms; however, they do try to accommodate qualified students. For the guidelines for requesting an Emotional Support Animal accommodation on campus, click here. but for those who live off-campus, there are apartments that allow for pets. The Disability Act allows for ESA animals (Emotional Support Animals) and service animals to live with you for free; otherwise, it is considered discrimination against people with disabilities. To bring a service animal on campus, a student has to go through a specific process. Click here for that information.
However, should your student decide to adopt a pet while at college, they should check the rules for where they are living or intend to live. When searching for an apartment, it is easy enough to find out which are pet- friendly without having to make too many phone calls. Some apartment complexes have separate leases for pets (Which can often be an extra charge a month or high fee at the beginning of the lease) Remind your student of the furniture issue…. many places come furnished, which is my personal recommendation as it saves a lot of time and energy trying to buy or rent then move it in and later move it out. Make sure your student inspects everything upon moving in and takes pictures of any damage so their new four-legged friends cannot be blamed for it and consequently, not fined for it. It happens.
If your student lives in the dorms, the only allowed pets are fish. The fish must be housed in a 10 gallon or less tank. If students are found to have other pets they can face fines or even be removed from housing.
If you do end up with grand-puppies, you may want to add some Owl gear to the holiday shopping list. There are all kinds of fun leashes, collars, and toys for our newest, furry fans. If you're lucky, you too may get some zany videos/pics like the ones I send them of our dog in return.


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Examining the relationship between body mass index and adverse cardio-metabolic profiles among Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous young adults
Arusyak Sevoyan, Belinda Davison, Alice Rumbold, Vivienne Moore, Gurmeet Singh
Australian Indigenous young people have a 10-fold excess of deaths from ischaemic heart disease compared with non-Indigenous Australians, yet the reasons behind this remain understudied. This paper aims to describe cardio-metabolic profiles among Australian Indigenous (n = 459) and non-Indigenous (n = 117) young adults (21–27 years). The association between body size and an adverse cardio-metabolic profile (≥3 abnormal cardio-metabolic markers) is assessed by gender and urban/rural residence, employing regression analyses. The prevalence of obesity was highest among urban Indigenous participants, both males and females (22% and 23%, respectively). Overall, BMI showed a significant positive association with an adverse cardio-metabolic profile. Moreover, adverse cardio-metabolic profile was present in a substantial proportion of Indigenous participants even in overweight and normal BMI categories. Among females, this could reflect elevated waist circumference, which was present in half of those of normal weight. Remote Indigenous females had the highest predicted probability of having an adverse cardio-metabolic profile across all BMI categories (13% for underweight, 54% for normal BMI, 93% for overweight, and 99% for obese). Our findings highlight the associations between obesity and adverse cardio-metabolic profiles among Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. Culturally-relevant strategies that address lifestyle risks, including access to healthy food, are urgently needed in this age group.
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Sevoyan, A., Davison, B., Rumbold, A., Moore, V., & Singh, G. (2019). Examining the relationship between body mass index and adverse cardio-metabolic profiles among Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous young adults. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-8. [3385]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40083-x
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Some People Make Songs. Jack Antonoff Prays For Them.
Antonoff, formerly of fun., now performs as Bleachers
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By Sam Lansky
June 7, 2017 11:02 AM EDT
When Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff arrives in your city on his upcoming tour, he'll have something unique in tow: his childhood bedroom, painstakingly reconstructed in the form of a traveling art installation. It makes sense, since Antonoff is fascinated with the idea of baggage — mostly the emotional kind. "We all have this stuff we carry in an invisible suitcase," he says. "You can't keep it all, because if you keep it all, you can't move forward. But you can't let it go, because if you let it all go, you're not yourself. The great balancing act of life is, What do I keep in here?"
Gone Now, his new album out now, offers answers. The music is deeply personal and more than a little bonkers — pop music without guard rails. (Antonoff calls it "the sound of a person going crazy alone in a room.") For the 33-year-old singer-songwriter, who has been in bands since his high school days in New Jersey, it's the opportunity to make music unfettered by anyone else's creative impulses.
On a tour stop in Seattle, we meet for dinner and talk about how he made this new record, mental illness in pop culture and the cost of being a creative person.
TIME: You're still based in New York, even though there's been an exodus of artists to Los Angeles. Do you prefer it?
I love it more now that everyone left. It's a better place to create than ever. I just don't think it's good to be around too much creative energy other than your own. That's a weird fable of work — you don't want to be in a crazy creative space. At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
Sometimes when I look at production credits on a song, there are twelve writers on it. I don't feel like your name is often one of twelve.
I'm not super social that way. That's not my opinion of what makes it good or bad; that's just what makes me good or bad. That's always how I've made my own records — alone. So if I do a record with someone else it's much more comfortable to have them come into my space than entering some bloated environment with lots of people and opinions. It's the difference between crafting something vs. an assembly line. There's glory in a big sports car, but there's also glory in buying a button on Etsy. It's not saying one or the other is better.
But it also means that work isn't happening by committee. What you put out seems like it's exactly what you intended to create.
That's the goal. I'm not trying to write a perfect record. I'm just trying to nail a moment in time.
Is this an album about trying to decide what to let go of and what to keep?
It's this big package and then you tie a little bow on top and the package is my whole life and every album is a giant funnel. The first Bleachers album was more like a diary. It read like: "Here is what happened. Here's when it happened. Here's why it happened. Here's what it did to me." It was so literal because I made it in headphones in a computer. This album has been more about where do you go from here. One thing I started looking at a lot on this album is how everyone has an end of innocence moment. For me I was eighteen, it was 9/11, my sister died, my cousin was killed in the war, and I had life before that and life after. Life before that was, "That shit happens to other people." Life after was everything happens to me. You start getting on airplanes and saying to yourself, "It's going to go down." That's the ultimate feeling of becoming an adult. You let go of the belief that it doesn't happen to you. So how do you move forward? How do you exist in a relationship? How do you be 33 and not just a piece of sh-t who tours? I don't want only that.
To me this album is also about the difficulty of being a person in the world who feels things deeply, which feels like a conversation that's very timely. Why do you think that dialogue is playing out more in the public now?
First, it's science. Just the literal science of anxiety and mental illness. You think in twenty years someone's going to be like, "Oh, there's dirt on my spoon — I'm having a panic attack?" I think that's a serious thing. Even the lingo. "You're such a psychopath." "I'm sorry I'm such a schizo." There are things in society that we don't have tolerance for. We don't have tolerance for single people, we don't have tolerance for mental illness, and we don't have tolerance for people with no god. At this moment I'm two of those people. I've been three of those people. Mental illness — we just started having that conversation. My grandparents got out of Poland right before the Holocaust and came here, and the only thing that mattered was surviving. Then my parents were more like, you go to work so you can have a good life. My generation was the first time we started saying, "Jack can't focus at school. What's wrong with him? Maybe he's not a loser. Maybe we send him to a therapist and don't tell him to be a tough guy. I see kids now and I'm almost envious of them because there is this conversation. You wake up one day and you don't want to get out of bed? Maybe you're not a loser. Maybe you're not lazy. Maybe you're depressed. A lot of those things I forgave myself for later in life.
Is healing something that you think about?
I don't think about that at all. I don't know what a version of healing would be once you've carried all these things forever. I don't want to lose those things. I don't want them to heal or change or get better. I want to understand them. Having panic attacks or dissociating — then I want to heal. So there's a scale where it's like — can you leave the house? Can you connect with people? Can you care for yourself right? If you can't do those things, you have to heal. But everything else, I think, is an attempt to understand. I want to understand why I feel certain ways. I want to understand why I can't do certain things and can do other things. I want to get myself the way I get other things.
But would you be as creative if you didn't have parts of you that were underdeveloped?
I agree with you but after a time, it just gets tiring. I've never had a romantic connection to being a fu-ked-up artist. You start to miss out on things. Things got hard making this record.
You only have so much heart and soul to spread around and if you put it all somewhere, something else has to fall out of the suitcase. Writing is such a prisoner's deal. You can't just do it. You have to wait around for it. You have to put yourself in a space where it can happen. That space doesn't give a sh-t if so-and-so's wedding is that night. I don't think that's cool. I want to be there. Those are the things that you remember. "Remember when we went to the diner that one night and talked? Remember this person's wedding?" You start to consider those things. You want to have all of them.
Where do you fall now on that spectrum?
The work is fun, but I felt bogged down by hearing things and trying to get them out. You know, I pray to hear things. I literally pray for songs. You can't make them. You can't fu-king make them! You can make a song, but nobody would care about it. It wouldn't have heart and soul. Why do you hear one song and it defines what's inside you, and you hear another song and it means nothing to you? You can't define it, right? So I sit around and literally pray for those words and sounds and when they come it's like your baby is being born. If you're watching your baby come out of someone, you wouldn't be like, "Oh, it's Jimmy's work party, I gotta go." But at some point you gotta return to normalcy. So what happens if that happens twelve times a year? I don't write a lot of songs. On this album, there isn't one more song that I wrote. I never understood or had the capacity to write many songs and choose.
How long did it take you to finish?
Two years. I've always been that way. I need work. I always thought everything you do should be the best thing you've ever done.
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I know it's late on a Monday night, but I had to go see Wooden Shjips. I saw Wooden Shjips. I love Wooden Shjips. I often say things when I'm "out of mind" like "The Wooden Shjips are America's best psychedelic band" -- cuz they are, and there aren't many truly psychedelic bands anymore in America. Even fewer purely psychedelic bands in Columbus.
They played in CDR's basement. This was the perfect setting. It sounded amazing. But it should. They record a lot of amazing sounding records down there. I hope they burn me a copy of the show. They were recording it. I hope they make a vinyls of the show. They were recording it.
They also recorded the set by Times New Viking. Beer was a $1 and shots were only $2. Not a lot of "columbus" people were there. I've seen the TNV many o' time and I can't honestly say they've ever sounded better than that night. It's nothing "talking," it's not kool aid.
Pretty sure Matt Horseshit played too. Broken-hand blues, by himself, and it was equally as magical. Though the up-lights were on, and those few people were shufflin' in, so you couldn't really concentrate on what he wuz trying to do by him lonesome. I really loved it. It felt like an amazing night then.
I had to leave early Wooden Shjips. Your light show was boss. I wish they'd hung up blacklight posters (no I'm serious). But no one knew, and Columbus did you lousy (don't worry, they don't understand). Come back, and we'll put it in the same place, with the same people, and they'll probably record it again (but I'd love two live Wooden Shjips albums recorded in Columbus), and if it's the same intimate crowd it will persevere, but if we convince 100 more people to come (cause your the best psychedelic band in America) then it will transcend a happening. That's what this felt like. Achieved the mission. A happening. Just wish a lot more people came under the same spell.


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decried what it called the very poor followership of its activities in the social media by eligible voters for the 2019 general elections.
Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, stated this in Enugu on Monday.
Oyekanmi made the statement at the presentation of Voter Education Implementation and Capacity Building Workshop for INEC's Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) in Enugu.
In the presentation titled; ''Effective Use of Social Media in Voter Education and Public Enlightenment,'' Oyekanmi described the poor followership of INEC on the social media as a huge constraint as INEC was preparing for the 2019 general elections.
He noted that out of 85 million registered eligible voters for the 2019 elections, only about one million (approximately 1.8 per cent) were following INEC on twitter; while on Facebook, the commission could only boast of about 314,000 (approximately 0.4 per cent) of registered eligible voters.
Oyekanmi said on Instagram, INEC had about 58,500 followers, representing only 0.06 per cent of eligible voters.
''Looking at the figures, if we are a manufacturing company, we will say that we have customer base but we are an election management body. How do we reach out to voters?
''If you follow us on our twitter page, you will be shocked at the kind of questions that people are asking. Somebody was asking when we will start CVR (Continuous Voter Registration).
''We had an interaction with media executives and they were asking why we are not advertising.
''I replied them that INEC requested N189 billion for the election and if you put it all in advertising, considering the size of Nigeria, it will not be enough," Oyekanmi said.
He, however, noted that INEC had a communication policy, but that it was awaiting approval.
According to him, the communication policy identified critical stakeholders such as political parties, media, civil society, presidency, domestic and international observers, diplomatic group, persons with disabilities, traditional and religious bodies.
In a presentation on "Fake News and the Electoral Process," Mrs Hayya Ahmed observed that both the social media and traditional media could be used to spread fake news during elections.
Ahmed, who is a Media Specialist with International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), noted that fake news, if not countered immediately, could create tension and trigger election violence.
''Fake news include fabricated news with no verifiable facts; misinformation or inaccurate information that was mistakenly or inadvertently created or spread with intention to deceive and misinform.
''Fake news is deliberately created to influence public opinion and obscure the truth,'' she added.


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The Brevard County tie with Florida Tech goes back to the 1950's and my tie to the Panthers reaches back to 2000 when my mom first started working on campus. Our guest this week is the President of Florida Tech Dr. Dwayne McCay AND his wife Mary Helen McCay (who by the way trained to fly on shuttle Challenger!).


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Владимир Исламович Хубиев (; 26 марта 1932, п. Архыз, Зеленчукский район, Карачаевская АО, РСФСР, СССР — 17 марта 2004, Черкесск, Карачаево-Черкесия, Россия) — советский и российский государственный и политический деятель. Председатель Карачаево-Черкесского облисполкома (1979—1992), председатель Совета Министров, Глава Карачаево-Черкесии (1992—1999).

Биография
Родился 26 марта 1932 в посёлке Архыз Зеленчукского района Карачаевской автономной области. По национальности карачаевец.

Образование
В 1954 окончил Фрунзенский гидромелиоративный техникум, в 1969 — Ставропольский сельскохозяйственный институт.

Трудовая деятельность
С 1954 по 1957 — техник, инженер-землеустроитель в Киргизской ССР.

С 1957 по 1961 — агроном, управляющий отделением совхоза «Сторожевский». С 1961 — инструктор, заместитель заведующего отделом Карачаево-Черкесского обкома КПСС. С 1964 — инспектор, заместитель председателя областного комитета народного контроля.

Политическая деятельность
С 1959 по август 1991  — член КПСС.
С 1969 по 1971 — председатель Прикубанского райисполкома.

С 1971 по 1979 — первый секретарь Карачаевского райкома КПСС.

С марта 1979 по май 1992 — председатель исполкома Совета народных депутатов Карачаево-Черкесской автономной области.

Избирался депутатом Верховного Совета РСФСР 10-го и 11-го созывов (1980—1989), народным депутатом России и членом Совета Национальностей Верховного Совета РСФСР (1990—1993), был членом Конституционной комиссии, членом Комитета Верховного Совета по законодательству, входил во фракции «Суверенитет и равенство», «Коммунисты России».

С 13 января 1992 — исполняющий обязанности главы администрации Карачаево-Черкесии.

С 1993 — председатель Совета Министров Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Поддержал Б. Ельцина во время событий сентября — октября 1993 года. В 1993 был избран членом Совета Федерации Федерального собрания Российской Федерации.

28 апреля 1995 указом президента России Б. Н. Ельцина по согласованию с Народным Собранием был назначен Главой Карачаево-Черкесской республики. Входил в состав рабочей комиссии по доработке проекта Конституции Российской Федерации.

С 1996 входил в Совет Федерации по должности, был членом Комитета по международным делам. Являлся представителем РФ в Палате регионов Конгресса местных и региональных властей Европы (1995—1999).

В последние годы жизни, с 2000 по 2003, работал советником Председателя Правительства РФ по вопросам межнациональных отношений.

Скончался 17 марта 2004 в Черкесске, в реанимации, после тяжёлой болезни.

Семья
Жена — Зоя Кибировна Хубиева. Трое детей, трое внуков.

Награды
 Награждён медалями, Почётной грамотой Президиума Верховного Совета СССР
 Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
 Орден Октябрьской Революции
 Орден Дружбы народов
 Благодарность Президента Российской Федерации (12 августа 1996) — за активное участие в организации и проведении выборной кампании Президента Российской Федерации в 1996 году
 Орден Почёта (15 января 1997) — за заслуги перед государством, большой вклад в укрепление дружбы и сотрудничества между народами и многолетний добросовестный труд
 Почётная грамота Правительства Российской Федерации (26 марта 2002) — ''за заслуги в укреплении межнациональных отношений, многолетний плодотворный труд и в связи с 70-летием со дня рождения

Примечания

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 Хубиев Владимир Исламович

Выпускники Ставропольского государственного аграрного университета
Президенты Карачаево-Черкесии
Члены Верховного совета России (1990—1993)
Члены Совета Федерации России (1996—2000)
Депутаты Совета Федерации России (1993—1995)
Депутаты Верховного Совета РСФСР 10-го созыва
Председатели Карачаево-Черкесского облисполкома
Председатели районных исполкомов РСФСР
Первые секретари районных комитетов КПСС
Депутаты Верховного Совета РСФСР 11-го созыва
Главы Карачаево-Черкесии
Делегаты XXVI съезда КПСС
Делегаты XXVII съезда КПСС
Члены партии «Наш дом — Россия»
Награждённые Почётной грамотой Правительства Российской Федерации


Airbags for cars accept been about for a continued time, but Delhi-based Grandpitstop has advised airbags for bikes, and additionally a ambit of unique, easy-to-use accessories.
When Arjun collection his KTM 390 Duke motorcycle from Delhi to Ladakh this summer, little did he apperceive that his bike would drift in the average of boilerplate and he would deathwatch up with a confused elbow, a burst leg, and bruises.
There are abounding benumbed enthusiasts like Arjun w face challenges on continued rides as two-wheelers do not accept urance appearance like four-wheelers do.
British road-safety organisation RoSPA, as allotment of a research, reveals that the affairs of bike accidents are 38 times college than auto accidents.
With urance for two-wheelers as its fo, Delhi-based Grandpitstop has begin its business path. The auto tech sup is architecture its own motorcycle accessories cast to accomplish benumbed safer and comfortable.
Founded by IIT-Delhi alum Nitin GR in September 2016, Grandpitstop has seven patents registered in the US for its easy-to-use motorcycle accessories.
The accolade of a apparent aboriginal this year for airbags has generated action amid the team. The architect says it is a account patent, and any aggregation installing airbags in motorcycles will accept to booty a licence from the company, which will additionally be a aloft acquirement beck for the sup.
Is this the aboriginal anytime for bikes? Automobile behemothic Honda had launched an airbag-mounted bike in adopted markets like the US, Canada, Australia, but recalled the artefact in 2016 due to abeyant dangers.
"It was army on aloof one side. The Grandpitstop's airbag is army in four abandon and inflates from wherever the bike gets the hit," says Nitin, CEO and architect of Grandpitstop. "When a bike skids, it can be on any side," he added.
These airbags can be installed on any bike. However, the artefact will booty a year or so afore it hits the market.
Nitin is an ardent motorcyclist and owns a Harley-Davidson Sportster. He already traversed a continued 800 km amplitude on a motorcycle from Hampi to Mumbai in a distinct day. He sed benumbed during his orted campaign while alive with oilfield casework aggregation Schlumberger afterwards commutual his Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 2007.
"I accepted there are a lot of challenges in the benumbed ecosystem, like abridgement of all-encomping garages, acute acclimate conditions, poor roads, aliment accessories, abridgement of do-it-yourself (DIY) culture, amid added challenges," says Nitin.
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Today, 27 June 2013, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) signed a cooperation agreement with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia at UNPO's Brussels office. This agreement represents an important commitment by both sides to collaborate in future to support the Republic of Abkhazia in its economic and institutional development.
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