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'use strict';

/**
 * @ngdoc service
 * @name waxeApp.UrlFactory
 * @description
 * # UrlFactory
 * Functions to generate the url for angular and to call the API
 */
angular.module('waxeApp')
    .factory('UrlFactory', ['Session', function (Session) {

        var api_base_path = '/api/1';
        if (typeof(API_BASE_PATH) !== 'undefined') {
            // API_BASE_PATH should be defined in the template but we also need
            // it to be defined in the tests.
            api_base_path = API_BASE_PATH;
        }

        return {
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name _generateUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} username the username we want to use to generate the url
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate the url corresponding to the given parameters. If this
             * url is prefixed by:
             *   * '#' it can be used as angular link
             *   * API_BASE_PATH it can be used to call the API
             *
             *
             * This is an internal function, do not use it directly.
             */
            _generateUrl: function (username, routename, params, hash) {
                var u = '';
                if (username) {
                    u = '/account/' + username;
                }
                if (angular.isDefined(routename)) {
                    u += '/' + routename;
                }
                if (angular.isDefined(params)) {
                    var lis = [];
                    angular.forEach(params, function(value, key) {
                        if (typeof value === 'string' || typeof value === 'boolean') {
                            value = [value];
                        }
                        angular.forEach(value, function(v) {
                            lis.push(key + '=' + encodeURIComponent(v));
                        });
                    });
                    u += '?' + lis.join('&');
                }
                if (angular.isDefined(hash) && hash) {
                    u += '#' + hash;
                }
                return u;
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name _generateUserUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url
             *
             * @description:
             *
             * Generate the url corresponding to the given parameters.
             * Basically same function as {@link waxeApp.UrlFactory#methods__generateUrl _generateUrl}.
             * The only difference is the username which comes from the Session
             *
             * If this url is prefixed by:
             *   * '#' it can be used as angular link
             *   * API_BASE_PATH it can be used to call the API
             *
             *
             * This is an internal function, do not use it directly.
             */
            _generateUserUrl: function() {
                var args = [];
                args.push(Session.login);
                args.push.apply(args, arguments);
                return this._generateUrl.apply(this, args);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name url
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} username the username we want to use to generate the url
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to use in angular, starting with '#'
             */
            url: function() {
                return this._generateUrl.apply(this, arguments);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name userUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to use in angular. The username comes from the
             * Session.
             */
            userUrl: function() {
                return this._generateUserUrl.apply(this, arguments);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name _generateAPIUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} url the url to prefix by the API path
             * @returns {string} A relative url used to call the API
             *
             * @description:
             * Prefix the given url by the API path
             *
             * This is an internal function, do not use it directly.
             */
            _generateAPIUrl: function(url) {
                var u = api_base_path;
                if (url.indexOf('/') !== 0) {
                    u += '/';
                }
                return u + url;
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name APIUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} username the username we want to use to generate the url
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url used to call the API
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to call the API
             */
            APIUrl: function() {
                var url = this._generateUrl.apply(this, arguments);
                return this._generateAPIUrl(url);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name APIUserUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url used to call the API
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to call the API
             */
            APIUserUrl: function() {
                var url = this._generateUserUrl.apply(this, arguments);
                return this._generateAPIUrl(url);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name jsonAPIUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} username the username we want to use to generate the url
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url used to call the API
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to call the API
             */
            jsonAPIUrl: function() {
                arguments[1] += '.json';
                var url = this._generateUrl.apply(this, arguments);
                return this._generateAPIUrl(url);
            },
            /**
             * @ngdoc method
             * @name jsonAPIUserUrl
             * @methodOf waxeApp.UrlFactory
             * @private
             *
             * @param {string} username the username we want to use to generate the url
             * @param {string=} routename the name of the route we want to go
             * @param {object=} params the values to put in the query string
             * @returns {string} A relative url used to call the API
             *
             * @description:
             * Generate an url to call the API
             */
            jsonAPIUserUrl: function() {
                arguments[0] += '.json';
                var url = this._generateUserUrl.apply(this, arguments);
                return this._generateAPIUrl(url);
            },
        };
    }]);


"There will never be another Gloria. I dream about that place," reads a Chowhound post from 2003 about this fabled Flushing pizzeria. Pizza lovers old enough to remember Alexander's and Gertz along with the shop's legendary lines can rejoice. Tom Zaremba, the son-in-law of the original owner Lucio Musco, reopened the quintessential New York City slice shop in Forest Hills earlier this week. Gloria's slice is indeed glorious. Back when Gloria first opened back in 1960 there were many such pizzerias all over the city. In this day and age of rock star pizzaiolos and their pedigreed pies a good slice shop is hard to find. Don't get me wrong I love places like Co. in Manhattan and the nearby Nick's Pizza in Forest Hills, but sometimes I just want an old-school slice. With its slightly sweet tomato sauce, and blistered crisp crust Gloria's regular slice ($2.50) fits the bill. Tom Zaremba knows a thing or two about 'za. Zaremba's been making pizza since the 70s and it shows. He stretches the dough and then flings the disc into the air with practiced grace. Then comes a ladle or two of tomato sauce and cheese and it's into the oven. That sauce is possessed of a freshness fondly recalled by many a Gloria fan. The stuff of old-school pizza dreams. "Did you grow up eating at Gloria," a guy who had brought his kids for a trip in Gloria's pizza Wayback machine. I told him I hadn't, but upon reflection I'm sure I ate many a similar slice on Long Island in the 1970s and 80s. The white slice ($3.50) here is garlicky and pleasantly cheesy. Never mind the fact that such a slice likely did not exist in 1960. The Sicilian, an offer I couldn't refuse. With its crunchy crust and slightly spongy surface topped with that wonderful sauce and blistered cheese Gloria's Sicilian slice ($2.75) is a thing of gastronomic bliss. Gloria's rice ball packed with cheesy goodness. "They didn't have those back in the sixties," a friend who is a long-time Gloria fan said. That may be so, but I can tell you he missed out. Each golden crusted orb is $3.95 and delicious filled with rice studded with peas and enriched with plenty of mozzarella and romano cheeses. The highest compliment I can pay Gloria though is that I burned the roof of my mouth eating a regular slice there earlier tonight. And I'd gladly do it again. I simply could not stop eating it. It's just that good."
"Gloria, hallelujah! Among Queensers who've been around long enough to remember it, the second coming of Gloria Pizza is kind of a big deal. The new Gloria fronts Queens Boulevard, just outside the Forest Hills–71st Avenue stop. You can't miss it. It's next to the Midway Cinemas movie theater. If you're still having a hard time, look for people carrying away Gloria-branded pizza boxes. I spotted three of them on my short walk from the train. Gloria's plain slice ($2.50)—a beautiful-looking yellow-orange triangle of molten cheese—is remarkably thin and crisp. The Sicilian ($2.75), though, was good, with an aggressive dusting of dried herbs and the same sweet-sauce flavor as the regular slice. It was light enough that I didn't get that gut-bombed feeling you often get from bad Sicilians."
"I was just thinking—especially now that I've tried Gloria Pizza for myself a couple of hours ago and already want to go back for more—that I now can predict that the record-long streak of failing businesses that occupied that space next to the Midway Theater has now officially come to an end. I predict that as long as Gloria Pizza wants to remain in that spot, and can afford the rent, they will be there."
"I went to the old Gloria's since about 1970. This slice is the same or better than it ever was. They also have Grandma and other exotic slices. The regular is $2.50 in keeping with the tradition of approximating the subway fare. What is missing is Snaider's Orange and Grape drinks. Maybe in time, these too will appear like magic, the way the original Gloria's slice has. This is the best thing to happen to Forest Hills in a long time."
"They've been open for 2 days and I've been there twice. I am already so happy to have such a good pizza spot nearby. Yesterday, I had a plain slice and a Grandma slice. Both were awesome. Today, I went for a penne vodka slice (which was interesting, but not my fave), and another plain slice. Today's plain slice was even better than yesterday. It was saucy and sweet, just the way I like. I also grabbed some stuffed garlic knots on impulse, but am too stuffed to eat them just yet. Soon..."
"I had the chicken marsala on tuesday night and it was great. I loved it. I also had a regular slice and thought it was pretty good. My girlfriend had the grandma slice and she liked it."
"I ate at Gloria's today and boy was it amazing!! haven't had a good slice like that since years back in Flushing at Lucia Pizza, brings you back! The quality and the place were both great. I can't wait to go back again on friday!!"
"From Flushing to Forest Hills, Gloria has found new life here on Queens Boulevard. Their buffalo chicken pizza slice is one of the best I've tasted. The sauce is the right ratio of spicy:sweet, and the tender chunks of chicken are great. The crust of all the slices here is done right, and the cheese doesn't taste like plastic cheese food. The guys here are friendly and outgoing. The dining area is modern, spacious and clean. While I'm an old-school stalwart who still enjoys seeing the old neon orange/red booths, the pizza is top-notch and just the way outerboro pizza should be. Prices are fair and the portions are great. I've yet to finish trying all the pizza options in Forest Hills, but Gloria's is so good that this task is at the bottom of my action items list."
"Great pizza great service! Very reliable with big orders.. They not only delivered on time but the pizza was still nice and hot. Thanks again!"
"Those of us of a certain age who grew up in Flushing are evangelical about Gloria Pizza. We are thankful beyond belief that they have reopened in Forest Hills, and expanded the menu. The pizza is as good (or better) than ever, and everything else I've tried has been superb. This is the original Gloria, opened and run by Gloria's son-in-law. Don't be fooled by Whitestone wannabes."
"Pizza is solid here. Try the chicken soup too. It's very homemade and delicious."
"NYC pizza at its best right in Forest Hills! Conveniently located right on the blvd, next to Midway theater... This is definitely my GO TO pizza joint right before catching a flick or just when when I'm in my fatty mood. The guys are friendly and wait time for a fresh pie is reasonable... prices are also reasonable for the area. You can't go wrong with Gloria's... go grab a slice!"
"The slices here are super. One of the best places I've found in Queens. 2 things stand out: Sauce has a touch of sweetness. Not too much, but just enough flavor complexity to make delicious. Crust is nice and wonderfully crispy. Altogether: a superb combination. I like to create a custom pie with eggplant, broccoli, onions and fresh garlic -- best eggplant pie ever from this place! The guys that work here are nice, efficient."
"I'm a big fan of the meatball pizza, rice balls, garlic knots, and chicken roll. Gloria's is a great pizzeria overall."
"Gloria pizza has redeemed itself. We ducked in bc we needed to catch a quick bite before the catching fire movie started. We ordered fresh slices of whole wheat plain, penne and whole wheat mushroom. We liked all three but the penne and whole wheat plain were our favorites."
"When I was 12, I used to go to Gloria Pizza on Main Street. Back then it was served on those clear plastic trays that supermarket meat was sold in. Back then it was my favorite pizza. Wherever I went, once people found out I was from Flushing, they would say, "The best pizza is located in Flushing." And I would reply, "YES, I know ! Gloria " Then they closed down. Years of sadness and bad pizza ensued. 30-some-odd years later, word got to me that Gloria was re-opening in FoHi. I was ecstatic. The moment I stepped into the new Gloria Pizza, it brought back memories of junior high school, taking the bus to Main Street (with my bus pass), grabbing a few slices, and taking the bus back home to share them with grandma. Now, I work for the MTA at Forest Hills, and I pop into Gloria at least two times a week. The sadness is gone and good pizza is back. P.S. They serve an awesome chicken roll too, as well as specialty pizzas (white, Spinach, Buffalo Chicken, Grandma, etc...), and also Tartufo and Ices from Lemon Ice King of Corona"
"They have the best traditional NY-style slices I've had in a long time, ESPECIALLY in Forest Hills. There's no other pizzeria in the area that can be called anything other than "decent when I'm absolutely desperate." Friendly staff as well."
"I am giving this new pizza place in FoHi 5 stars, not because its the best pizza I have had in my life but because from what I've tried it's better than the 2 others nearby and also the place is super clean and has a lot of seating and a clean bathroom. They have a ton of options- pizzas, salad bar and a full menu of entrees. The staff are friendly and one guy took my dirty plates from the table saving me from doing it myself, I thought that was sweet. Everything looks fresh and good. Now for the pizza, the crust is delicious. $2.50 for a regular slice. I have tried regular and....... CHICKEN MARSALA... That's right folks, a chicken marsala slice. It was freakin GOOD. I will definitely be back for that slice of heaven. Worth it if you are in the area and looking for pizza by the slice. "
"THE BEST WHITE SLICE I HAVE HAD IN YEARS....YUM YUM YUM I have not had a decent white slice in over 20 years when I used to go up to the Bronx with my ex. I have finally found my heavenly slice. The past two or three times I have gotten the plain white slice and when I get it I can't wait until the next time I am in the neighborhood to get it. Tonight I had the white slice with spinach and I still have the smile on my face hours after I have eaten it. I would not mind trying the regular slice but I am drawn to that white slice and I just can't take my eyes off it when I get there. Waiting on line to order it is torture because I CAN'T WAIT TO BITE INTO IT. Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooo Gloria, Glorious pizza................."
"I'm finally able to hit Gloria Pizza in Forest Hills. This is suppose to be the same owner of the original Gloria's. It's a thin slice, sweet sauce , and mozzarella. It does taste similar to the original recipe. If I was still living here, then I would be hitting Gloria's often. Nice job"
"Best pizza in the Forest Hills area. Their house salad vinaigrette (Garden Fresh Salad) is outstanding. Slightly sweet and fruity, not too tart. Another delicious item on the menu is the Penne alla Vodka with Grilled Chicken. They aren't playing around. They're right next door to the Midway theater on Queens Blvd. We get delivery from there once a week, but every now and then I stop in for a slice. Quality."
"Superb NY pizza and pasta place. Lots of options including whole wheat. Just enjoyed an amazing chicken parm hero!"
"Growing up in Flushing, it was a treat every time we went for pizza at Gloria's on Main St. Back then there was pizza and then there was Gloria's. A slice with a coke was 50 cents. It was glorious. When they closed, it was the end of an institution. For decades, I've been on an ever ending quest to find a pizzeria that could match Gloria's receipe. To my disappointmnet, my search always ended badly. You can imagine my surprise and happiness when I read Gloria's was to re-open in Forest Hills. Cause for great celebration! My pie has returned.
Tonight, I made my pilgrimage to this mystical parlor of sauce, cheese and dough. My wife was there to witness & record this momentous occassion. Upon entering, I told a smiling counterman of my long and lonely journey to reunite my palate with the "one and only slice". As I sat down and took that first much anticipated bite, all I could think was "I'm finally home". As I was savoring the pizza of childhood past, the counterman broke my spell when he called out my name. You know the rest. The pizza was worth the wait. In the immortal words of General Douglas MacArthur -- "I shall return"."


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Captain Robert Townsend (October 21, 1819 – August 15, 1866) was a Civil War-era ship captain in the United States Navy. He served twice, once before the war then again during the war. He saw active combat while serving aboard three ships, most notably as commander of the USS Essex from 1863 to 1864, an ironclad gunship on the Mississippi River. Captain Townsend died of heatstroke while commanding the USS Wachusett in China in 1866, and is buried in Albany, New York.

Ancestry
Robert Townsend was born on October 21, 1819, in Albany, New York, to Isaiah and Hannah Townsend. His father was an executive of the Stirling Iron Works, which under his great-grandfather Peter Townsend forged The Great Chain which was strung across the Hudson River at West Point and prevented the British Royal Navy from threatening that important American base and potentially controlling the river. His grandfather was Captain Solomon Townsend, who was a merchant ship captain before the American Revolution. Robert Townsend was descended from John and Henry Townsend, New York, among the first settlers of that area in the early 17th century.

Early life and pre-Civil War career
Townsend received his primary education at The Albany Academy, and his secondary education at the Rev. Dr. Dewey's Boarding School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. After graduating he attended Union College in Schenectady, New York, but left college before graduating in order to join the board of survey of the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company.

Townsend entered the United States Navy on August 4, 1837, serving first as a midshipman on the ship . In 1838 he was ordered to the battleship , then in each subsequent year to the sloop , the steamship . In 1843 he was promoted to passed midshipman and served on the frigate , then a year later on the brig .

He served in the Mexican–American War from 1846 to 1847, where he was engaged in the capture of Vera Cruz. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1850, and resigned from the navy on April 7, 1851.

On June 19, 1850, Townsend married Harriet Munro, the daughter of Nathan Munro and Cynthia Champlin, of Elbridge, New York. The couple had three children; a son, Robert Townsend, Jr., born October 4, 1854, and daughters Mary Walker Townsend, born December 23, 1858, and Elizabeth Munroe Townsend, born July 19, 1860.

Civil War service
At the beginning of the civil war Townsend re-entered the service on 17 September 1861 as acting-lieutenant, receiving a promotion to commander a few months later, and served on a number of fighting ships.

USS Miami

In 1862 Townsend was acting-lieutenant of the  under the command of Abram Davis Harrell. The Miami was a side-wheel, double-ender gunboat with a crew of 134 and armament of one 80-pounder Parrott rifle, one 9 inch smoothbore, and four 24-pounder cannon. The ship participated under Admiral David Farragut as part of the Mortar Flotilla in neutralizing Confederate forts below New Orleans. Eliminating the forts permitted the Union ships to move upriver and eventually take New Orleans. Townsend became Commander of the Miami by October of that year.

USS Essex

In 1863, he was promoted to commander and given command of the  under Admiral David Dixon Porter's Mississippi Squadron. The Essex was a 1,000 ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. Essex was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana, as a steam-powered ferry named New Era. She had a crew of 134, armament consisting of one 32-pounder, three 11-inch Dahlgren smooth bores, one 10-inch Dahlgren smoothbore and one 12-pounder howitzer, with armor consisting of 1¾ inch forward casemate, ¾-inch sides.

Under Townsend's command the Essex participated in the Siege of Port Hudson which occurred from May 21 to July 9, 1863, when Union Army troops assaulted and then captured the Mississippi River town of Port Hudson, Louisiana. Along with the Mortar Flotilla, the Essex bombarded the area daily and helped bring about the surrender of the city. The Union's success in this battle gave Northern forces effective control of the Mississippi River and effectively cut the states of Arkansas and Texas off from the rest of the confederacy.

On July 9, she engaged the enemy at Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and although damaged in the battle, carried out her patrol duty at this point through March 6, 1864 when she sailed with the fleet into the mouth of the Red River and assisted in the capture of Fort de Russy on March 15 and 16.

Townsend relinquished command of the Essex on November 3, 1864, to Commander Bryson.

USS Wachusett

After relinquishing command of the Essex, Townsend was given command of the . The Wachusett was a wooden steam frigate with a detachable propeller, carrying nine guns and a complement of 170 men. She was a large (1,032-ton) steam sloop-of-war that served the United States Navy in the American Civil War.  She was outfitted as a gunboat and used by the Navy as part of the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. On February 17, 1865, the ship was given orders to proceed to the East India Station by way of the Cape of Good Hope.  There, she joined  and  in an effort to track down the Confederate commerce raider .

While in China the ship was engaged in efforts to track down outlaws and pirates who were harming American interests. In mid-August the ship sailed up the Yangtze River in this mission. The heat was reportedly 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 °C) in the shade and the ship made difficult passage up the river. A number of cases of heat stroke, some of them fatal occurred. At 1:45 am on August 15, 1866, Robert Townsend died of heat stroke. The executive officer John Woodward (Jack) Philip, (later Admiral), assumed command of the Wachusett and sailed it downriver with the goal of making it to Japan for the health of the crew. That evening the ship anchored by the consulate in Shanghai and held a funeral for their commander.

Burial
Robert Townsend's body was returned to America and is interred at the Albany Rural Cemetery in New York.

See also

References
Notes

Bibliography

1819 births
1866 deaths
Townsend family
American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery
Deaths from hyperthermia
Military personnel from Albany, New York
Union Navy officers
The Albany Academy alumni

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While in Melbourne, Barbara has been attending life drawing sessions at Dunmoochin.
she will be in attendance at Dunmoochin to welcome people to her exhibition, "London Carnival".
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Short breaks for disabled children may be statutory
By Molly Garboden on February 2, 2010 in Adults, Children, Disability, Family support, Workforce
Local authorities could face specific statutory duties on providing short-break services for families of disabled children and young people after ring-fenced funding ends in 2011.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has launched a consultation on the future of short breaks ahead of next year's termination of guaranteed ring-fenced funding from Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) .
The DCSF's preferred option is to introduce statutory duties in case the funds "bleed" into other local authority programmes after the ring-fence is lifted.
The Local Government Association is against this option, saying it is limiting to councils.
"We believe councils should have as much independence as possible to use funding as they see fit," a spokeswoman told Community Care. "It depends on the local situation."
The DCSF has calculated that, on average, it costs local authorities £6,635 a year to provide short breaks for each disabled child.
In the 2006 parliamentary hearings on services to disabled children, carers identified the lack of short breaks as their single greatest unmet need.
The consultation was launched on 1 February and will close on 26 April.
Aiming High schemes 'more likely to benefit parents'
Princess Royal Trust urges cash credits for carers
Mental health charity fined £30,000 over support worker's killing
Lipsey: 'Headlong rush' of free care bill will be broken

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Recent Actions in Concord, MA, Virginia, and San Francisco, CA Are a Welcome Shift in Momentum for Bottled Water Consumers
International Bottled Water Association | Immediate Release | July 20, 2010
Alexandria, VA – Three recent actions – the nullification of an attempt by a town to ban bottled water sales; the reversal of a state government's anti-bottled water purchasing policy; and an abrupt end to a controversial proposal to ban the sale of bottled water at outdoor venues controlled by a large city — all point to the Summer of 2010's 'shift in momentum' away from bottled water bans and toward more public support for this safe, healthy, convenient product, according to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA.)
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office on July 8, 2010, voided a decision made last spring at an annual Town Meeting in Concord that would have completely banned the sale of bottled water within the town limits. The AG's decision declaring Concord's vote to be null and void due to procedural errors may be sign that the days of easy "wins" could be over for anti-bottled water activists, who face increasing legal, economic and health policy scrutiny from government officials. After the initial decision to ban the sale of bottled water, the Concord selectmen (Board) voted to support the motivation of the ban, but also voted not to attempt to enforce the ban unless they heard otherwise from the AG's office, which they did last week. Concord's legions of summer tourists will have no problem finding safe, healthy convenient bottled water as they stroll through the historic town. Concord's attempted sales ban came only a few days before nearby Boston, MA, endured a major boil alert leaving 2 million people without clean tap water over a 3 day period. Bottled water companies worked around the clock to provide consumers with safe drinking water during the emergency.
The Commonwealth of Virginia's newly elected Governor, Bob McDonnell (R), on July 11, 2010, took a second look at his predecessor's "green" initiatives, which prohibited commonwealth agencies from purchasing single-serve bottled water for official functions and meetings, and by executive order deleted the anti-bottled water directive. According to the Governor's spokesperson, "This governor is not going to put in place mandates that hurt Virginia industries." Data from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) indicate Virginia has a strong bottled water market, with a direct economic impact to the Commonwealth in 2009 of 3,719 jobs in bottling, wholesale and retail sales, and more than $145 million in wages and salaries, and $865 million in product sales. Last year Virginia earned nearly $95 million in business taxes from bottled water companies and over $21 million in consumer taxes on the purchase of bottled water. When the economic impact of related industries, such as trucking, store clerk salaries, label-producers and other induced economic spending, bottled water's overall contribution to Virginia in 2009 was $2.6 billion.
The San Francisco Examiner reported on July 9, 2010, that officials in Mayor Gavin Newsom's office wanted to review a city official's report that would prohibit the sale of bottled water at parades, fairs, festivals, ball games and any outdoor event on city property. Commenting at the time, IBWA pointed out the potential unhealthiness of the proposal since people attending these outdoor events need to stay well-hydrated, particularly during the hot summer months.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle city officials admitted that keeping people hydrated in bottled water free outdoor environments could be a challenge.
The San Francisco Chronicle also reported no further actions were taken on this proposal. "There was no public comment and the subcommittee couldn't reach quorum and couldn't take any action, even though there was no action to take: The report was never intended to be anything more than a brief, cursory answer to (the Commissioner's) question. For now, the discussion is over. The hot topic in City Hall is just another story that may never resurface," writes the Chronicle.
"These recent actions clearly demonstrate a shift in momentum for consumers. This July, we saw three major anti-bottled water initiatives fizzle out. Will they be back? Of course, but there's a lot less wind at their back now that government leaders are giving way to common sense," said Tom Lauria, IBWA's Vice President of Communications.
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J Clin Invest. 2005;115(12):3304–3304. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI27259.
Kevin J. Tracey. Fatal sequence: The killer within. 2005. Dana Press. New York, New York, USA. 225 pp. $23.95. ISBN: 1-932-59406-X (hardcover).
In Fatal sequence: the killer within, Kevin Tracey takes the reader on a long journey that begins with his training in general surgery at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. During Tracey's rotation through New York Hospital's renowned burn unit as a second-year surgical resident, he came into contact with a desperately ill 11-month-old girl, Janice, who was not expected to survive after extensive scald burns. Tracey describes in great detail the way in which extensive burn injury causes a cataclysmic hypermetabolic state that threatens to cause death by exhausting all available sources of energy in the body, the loss of body fluids after burn injury together with the imperative need to replace these lost fluids and proteins, and the imminent threat of lethal bacterial infection. These changes and how they are dealt with represent the underpinnings of modern care for burn patients. Tracey's description of how families and relatives as well as physicians, nurses, and staff cope with the extraordinary stresses of the burn unit explains how these individuals are able to deal with what ultimately seems to be a hopeless and overwhelming situation. It is fascinating to hear of how families of patients provide emotional support and encouragement to caregivers of burn patients when the caregivers are about to abandon any hope for recovery of the patient. It is not often we hear such thoughts expressed by physicians directly involved in patient care. We also get unusual snippets of how surgeons realign their psyches in the operating room in order to cope with attendant stresses. We are made aware of the tremendous frustration of physicians who are unable to really understand the pathophysiology of severe sepsis and septic shock. At times, this reduces these caregivers to providing supportive therapy and to an extent functioning as bystanders who can neither anticipate nor predict the clinical course in a septic patient, which in the setting of burns can change rapidly and profoundly.
Fatal sequence is not a Lewis Thomas type of story that holds wide appeal to the general public by presenting a positive, philosophical overview. Janice expires unexpectedly with cardiac standstill only days before planned discharge. We hear of Tracey's enormous feelings of guilt and frustration, his decision not to attend Janice's funeral or ever again communicate with her family, and his recurring nightmares after her death. In fact, he interrupts his clinical training to pursue a two-year research study, trying to understand more about the pathophysiology of sepsis. By his own admission, his ultimate pursuit of neurosurgery seems related at least in part to the loss of his mother from glioblastoma multiforme when he was a very young child. The outcome of his retreat into the research laboratory reinforces in Tracey the conviction that bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS), TNF-α, and HMGB-1 are important mediators of septic shock and that production of many of these mediators is controlled by vagal tone and engagement of the acetylcholine α7 receptor. His strongly held convictions about the role of LPS, TNF-α, and perhaps HMGB-1 in sepsis flies in the face of several clinical trials in which anti–TNF-α and soluble TNF-αRI have failed to show efficacy in sepsis. Tracey suggests that the failure of clinical trials in sepsis was due to improper design of the trials. Do LPS and TNF-α play a prima facie role in sepsis? Perhaps. Perhaps not. This is still a highly contestable proposition.
None of this detracts from Tracey's very analytical overview of sepsis, his riveting description of the burn unit, testimonials from adults who have lived to tell what it is like to personally experience sepsis, and his evidence of how the central nervous system regulates production of cytokine and chemokines and how this safety valve may be impaired in sepsis, opening the floodgates for dangerous levels of powerful inflammatory mediators. Tracey has played a key role in advancing the concept of the brain regulating the inflammatory cascade in sepsis. As a clinician and a highly regarded scientist, Tracey has done a beautiful job in helping us to understand the tremendous challenges of sepsis and the toll this condition exacts on patients, their families, and caregivers. It is also apparent that we are woefully ignorant of the details of how and why sepsis develops and how to predict the clinical course of sepsis in any given patient. This is true in spite of the fact that sepsis as a killer is third only to cardiovascular disease and cancers. Because of its technical and scientific detail, Fatal sequence will likely find its readership chiefly among the scientific community, but in some ways, it seems to fill an existing hole in the lay literature, which includes many stories of cancer survivors but few on survivors of sepsis. In general, Fatal sequence is an important contribution that underscores our lack of understanding about sepsis and therefore the difficulty in designing more effective therapy.


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Q: Java - Is calling the get method of an object slower than using a local object? I have a variable that I'm using many times in a class and as speed is important I would like to use the fastest method.
Is there a difference in speed between using:
modifyValue(User.getSession().getSessionValue());

and setting the info to a local value such as
private String sessionValue;
sessionValue = User.getSession().getSessionValue();
modifyValue(sessionValue);

when using the variable in several different places?  Which is better style, or clearer to understand?  If the above example is currently being used in existing code is it worth the time to refactor?

A: I don't believe there's a speed difference.  This is the kind of micro-optimization that's likely to lead you astray.
There might be a a thread safety issue with a writable private member variable if it's not synchronized properly.
I would prefer the first one because it avoids unnecessary writable state.

A: Performance optimization for such things can really only be done accurately based on measurements, not by reasoning about the code.
You should be asking yourself if it's really worth it to spend time trying to micro-optimize statements. A much better approach would be to first write code that works, and then use a profiler to determine what the performance bottlenecks are. Then focus on improving those. Trying to micro-optimize statements almost never gains you anything. So I suggest you stop worrying about micro-optimizations. Base optimization efforts on places that a profiler indicates are a bottleneck.
Oracle's JVM and JIT do a lot of sophisticated optimization at runtime. For example, method calls to simple getter methods are most likely inlined, so that a method call isn't even necessary. There is most likely no difference at all between the two pieces of code in your question, those will be optimized by the JIT to probably exactly the same code.

A: Obviously using
modifyValue(User.getSession().getSessionValue());

would be little faster at times. It's more of a compile time speed up than run time.
It's ok for small programms,
but when considering maintainablity of code,
using a variable might help in the longer run.

A: Each method call takes time. So, putting reference to object to member field decreases number of operations that happen when you invoke method and therefore theoretically increase the speed.
BUT: thinking about such kind of optimization is named "Premature optimization" - well-known mistake of software developers. Try to avoid it.

A: No, it is not slower. The Compiler and the just-in-time compiler of the JVM do optimizations so it should be the same. But it is a question of code quality/readability. If you write big one-liners with several method invocations, the code gets hard to read.

A: For most uses the two are equal with regard to speed.
With regard to maintainability I prefer to store the value in a local (final) variable if the method is not trivial.
With regard to data safety, given your description, I would advice to store it in a local variable as the code cannot be sure that the intermediate method will never result a null value, and you don't want to the return value of getSession() everywhere.

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Healthy Habits Hero: Sam Kass
Sam Kass, Executive Director of Let's Move! and White House Assistant Chef, gives readers his tips for eating breakfast daily.
By Kimberly Holland April 01, 2013
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When it comes to breakfast, White House Assistant Chef Sam Kass is a Healthy Habits king. He credits Mom and Dad. "Growing up, there were a couple of hard-and-fast rules. One was that you always ate breakfast, always. It was nonnegotiable," says the Chicago native. In the Kass family kitchen, breakfast was usually hot or cold cereal and orange juice or a piece of fruit. "We never had sugary cereals. That has really informed how I eat breakfast now."
Kass says nothing has changed today, despite hyper-accelerated schedules. Breakfast needs to be a family moment—even if the family only has a few minutes. "If it's at all possible, sit down for seven minutes in the morning, and everybody have a bowl of cereal together. That helps shape kids' behavior—I'm a testament to that," Kass says.
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"What we're trying to do is set our children up for success and make it easy to make good choices. Whatever you can do as a parent to help with that is key. It's good for you, and it's good for your kids to see you doing it."
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Don't fall prey to wishful thinking about time. "You don't have to be cooking oats from scratch every day," Kass says. Instant oatmeal is nutritious. Cold cereal (with whole grain as the first ingredient) is also a fine option for the time-pressed.
Build a weekday ritual. Find a breakfast or two you can repeat each day without a lot of thought, and you're more likely to stick to the routine. "I have a bowl of oatmeal and a banana almost every weekday. I add milk and sometimes a little honey or maple syrup," Kass says.
Change it up on Saturday. Kass gets more creative on the weekends. He's a self-proclaimed "greens-with-breakfast guy," throwing a handful of spinach into an omelet or serving kale alongside scrambled eggs. "Saturday and Sunday breakfast is a great time to invite your kids to cook with you, too," Kass says. "Let them play around and experiment."
Favor whole fruit. You're less likely to miss the sugar from a sticky bun when you include a piece of fruit, and there's more good stuff in whole fruit than juice. "It's easy to incorporate an apple, a banana, or an orange," Kass says. "In general, Americans are not consuming enough fruit."


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Q: mongolite: how to perform a LIKE query? I want to perform a partial match query on a MongoDB in R. I've tried to specify a query that matches the MongoDB query format like so:
library(mongolite)
foo <- mongo(url = "myConnectionString")
bar <- foo$find(
  query = '{"_id": /idContainsThis/}',
  fields = '{}'
)

But when I try this, I get the following error:
Error: Invalid JSON object: {"_id": /idContainsThis/}

I can't use this solution because if I put quotes round the term, the / is taken as a string literal, not the wildcard I need.
Does anyone know how to make this work with mongolite?

A: You'll have to use the regex function like this
query = '{"_id": { "$regex" : "idContainsThis", "$options" : "i" }}'

The "$options" : "i" is in case you want it to be case insensitive.
However I am not sure if this will work on an _id


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Hey guys, first of all i just want to say that i've been a fan of doom for several years, and i'm just now starting to learn to create doom levels. I just started learning yesterday, and some of this stuff is starting to become clear. Yet, i probably only know about 1% of everything so far.
the first level i'm trying to create consists of lots of doors that open up to different rooms that hold different monsters. In the first room you start in, walk over a wire and the first door open revealing a few zombie men... after all 5 of them die, i want the next door to open revealing MORE monsters that must be killed to open yet ANOTHER door. This process will continue until i feel enough rooms of monsters have been made. Anyone know how to trigger a door to open on a certain monster death or a group of monster deaths? Thanks!
Anyone know how to trigger a door to open on a certain monster death or a group of monster deaths? Thanks!
Vanilla DooM or DooM2 will not allow you to do what you're trying. You will need a source port such as ZDooM for that.
Vanilla DooM/2 have limited types of triggers that are activated upon the death of enemies. Typically, all enemies of a particular type must die before an action is triggered. And, with one exception, these specials work on very specific levels.
well i downloaded it, and installed it... i think... but DeePsea still doesn't look like it has more triggers... am i missing something here?
Are you referring to ZDooM? If so, you need to take another step before you can use DeepSea (or any other editor capable of editing for ZDooM-Hexen format wads). You will need to convert a copy of your DooM or DooM2 wad into ZDooM-HeXen format. The utility you will need is ZWadconv.exe, and is available here. Read the instructions for the utility, and also refer to Rick Clark's excellent ZDooM tutorials. The specific discussion on converting DooM or DooM2 format wads into ZDooM-HeXen format is here. Although the title says "Using WadAUthor with ZDooM", the discussion on using zwadconv.exe applies to other editors too, including DepSea.
First off, convert your Doom or Doom2 wad using zwadconv.exe. Then load up Deepsea and use the ZDoomHexen.prj. When it tells you to point it to the main iwad, point it to your converted Doom or Doom2.wad.
Hmm...the only way I know of doing the effect you described is using the 666 and 667 linedefs tages, but those are inbedded in the exe programme itself, and keyed only to certian monsters. If there is another way to trigger linedefs using monsters I'm not aware of it...but then again I don't do much ZDoom editing or scripting either.


SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Socionext Inc., a global expert in leading-edge video codecs, systems and IP video distribution technologies, will showcase a complete set of professional IP video distribution and broadcast solutions for content and service providers at the annual NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 8-11.
At booth SU13614 in the South Hall's upper level, Socionext will feature a wide range of cost-effective, high-efficiency H.264/HEVC codec solutions for both on-premises and cloud-based systems.
Socionext will be demonstrating a powerful 4K Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) video content distribution system comprised of the company's leading-edge 4K/HEVC low-latency "X500E" encoder and the "M820L" media accelerators. Both X500E and M820L are off the shelf, cost effective products that enable 4K live capturing and streaming to wide range of display platforms including smartphone, set top box and 4K TV. The demonstration ith X500E and M820L will show a practical system of IP video distribution with 4K live contents.
At this year's NAB, Socionext will showcase "M820L-8K" video encoding accelerator using the company's M820L media accelerator optimized for 8K file encoding suitable for 8K post production. M820L-8K provides high quality and high performance 8K encoding with easy-to-use user interface that dramatically improves 8K production efficiency.
Along with the M820L-8K video encoding accelerator, Socionext will feature the world's leading compact, lightweight, low-power "s8" 8K media player that performs local media playback of 8K60p/HEVC contents in real-time.
Socionext, being the pioneer to feature such services, will showcase a H.264 encoding accelerator using FPGA for public cloud services. This flexible codec accelerator combines the power of CPU and FPGA on the cloud for processing VOD-level high-quality image encoding with 120fps@1080p resolution that can be used for applications such as IP distribution and post production. With this solution, Socionext is able to greatly reduce video distribution and production costs.


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Inquiry Led In To the Hepatitis B Infection in the Hospitals
by Medindia Content Team on June 16, 2006 at 1:55 PM
It was found that about 1000 patients were infected with hepatitis B infections. An investigation was led into this matter and was found that they attended two different regional hospitals, Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) and Wexford General Hospital in the south. What was common among these victims were that they attended the hospital for a period of 13 months. The patients are now aware of their diagnosis. The diagnosis was first made by the Microbiology Department in WRH. As of now their conditions were scrutinized by an expert group. Also an enquiry would be made to establish if any other inpatient was in the vicinity of a hepatitis B patient and could have accidentally acquired the infection.
This would take place early next week by contacting the individual patient and ask them to attend their GP for a blood test. Hepatitis B is a liver disorder and occurs when there is contact between infectious secretions (mainly blood) and cut skin. It is serious disease and is caused by a virus. The symptoms occur depending on the patient's immunity level. In some adults complete recovery occurs normally within six months, and then they remain immune for life whereas some people may be ill for days or weeks and then recover. On the other hand a group of people recover without realizing that they have been infected but a few get infected which develop into a more serious illness. But the hospital staffs have been offered vaccination against hepatitis B to protect them against various complications.
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Q: Is it bad practice to use id for if/else conditions? I have question on if/else condition , my database has saved region id 5657 that i am using to implement if/else conditions.
1- is it bad practice to use id ?
2- what is right way to implement if/else condition in this case ?
ctrl.js
if( geoLocation.items ) {
    $.each(geoLocation.parent(), function( index, location ) {
        if( location.id === 5657 ) {
            var disableItemId = 'disabled' + location.id;
            // Get the model
            var model = $parse( disableItemId );
            // Assigns a value to it
            model.assign( $scope, false );
        }
    });
    $.each( geoLocation.items, function( index, location ) {
        var disableItemId = 'disabled' + location.id;
        // Get the model
        var model = $parse( disableItemId );
        // Assigns a value to it
        model.assign( $scope, false );
    });
}

A: Ideally - at the data level for your locations, you would add a column/field called disabled or something, and flag the record(s) you want to hit that logic. Instead of using hard coded IDs, the code would look like:
if (location.disabled)

Of course if you don't have the access or ability to update the data source/objects you may be stuck doing it the way you have it there.


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Scout's Notebook: Inspiring Effort From The D-Line, Lee's Physicality; More
Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
OXNARD, Calif. – Kellen Moore's injury took precedence over our practice coverage on Tuesday night, but there were plenty of other notes worth sharing.
Here are half-a-dozen thoughts I had during my breakdown of the Cowboys' Tuesday night practice, highlighted by several standouts on the defensive side of the ball.
What could have been a long day for the defensive line in my opinion was a productive one. With injuries across the front it was a short-handed group, but the coaches didn't let them practice that way. There was consistent pressure by the group throughout the afternoon -- which included several snaps against the first-team offensive line. That pressure was created by Ryan Russsell, Jack Crawford, Cedric Thornton and David Irving with Sean Lee and Anthony Hitchens backing them up. It was an impressive show of will on the practice field.
Barry Church has been playing most of his snaps down near the line with Byron Jones patrolling the deep middle. During Team Period, Church showed a little versatility and range by making a play out of center field to help Brandon Carr in coverage on Dez Bryant. On the play, Tony Romo tried to float the ball down the right sideline to Bryant, but he had to double clutch it and couldn't get enough on it. It allowed Church and Carr to position themselves in order to defend the pass. Church was actually able to get both hands on the pass but couldn't bring it down due to Carr getting tangled up with him. It was well executed coverage that deserved a better finish for Church.
Dak Prescott hasn't taken many snaps underneath center in his career and there will be a learning curve until he does. Playing with your back to the line of scrimmage as you drop means your eyes are away from the defense. Prescott got in trouble during the Blue Period with that happening to him. As he was dropping, he knew by design that Ed Eagan was going to be to his left. What he didn't realize was that Arjen Colquhoun was sitting in zone coverage waiting for Eagan. Prescott hit his final step and let the ball fly with Colquhoun in perfect position to make the interception. It is an area that Dak Prescott should improve with the more snaps he gets playing under center.
Morris Claiborne continues to execute plays where he is getting his hand in position to knock balls away. Claiborne had another one covering Dez Bryant on a slant during the Team Run/Play Action Period. Tony Romo came up firing to his left, trying to fit the ball to Bryant -- but Claiborne by driving hard to the spot, didn't allow Bryant inside and was able to position his body to arrive at the same time as the pass to keep Bryant from the reception.
I yelled at Sean Lee after practice as he walked by our work area here at camp. "What do you have against that rookie running back (Ezekiel Elliott)?" Lee came back around the corner smiling and said "Nothing." The truth of the matter, Lee has taken every opportunity he can to not only deliver a blow to Elliott but any offensive skill player that's been carrying the ball. Lee has been his physical self and early in these practices pairing him with Anthony Hitchens has worked out well. They have both often been around the ball but have also been able to cover for the other when blocked. This has been a good sign as they work to find a replacement for Rolando McClain.
In studying the injury to Kellen Moore, it was just a case of bad luck. Moore took a short drop to get the ball quickly out into the flat for Gavin Escobar. As he plants his right foot, Jared Smith is trying to sit down on Lawrence Okoye but is unable to slow him down. Smith was trying to reset his feet and just came down on Moore's ankle. There was nothing Moore could do to get out of the way and was just one of those strange injuries that happen in the pocket.


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Ralph W. Johnson Water Heroes
Ralph W Johnson
CELP's founder, Professor Johnson, recognized that water belongs to all of us and that the Public Trust Doctrine should be used to protect this precious resource for humans, wildlife, and life itself. His scholarship in the Public Trust Doctrine has since provided the foundation for innumerable legal actions to protect each citizen's right to clean water flowing in our rivers and streams.
Professor Robert Anderson- 2020
Prof. Bob Anderson retired in 2020 as the Director of the Native American Law Center and law professor at the University of Washington. He is still the Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School where he teaches annually. Bob's work embodies the connection between water law and Indian law and the vision of our founder. We honored him for his work with Tribes throughout Washington and the United States consulting on water and natural resource issues, his dedication as an educator, and his advocacy for Native American law students. Bob has been instrumental in protecting natural resources and tribal interests across the country.
Larry Wasserman– 2019
A significant portion of his work has entailed advocacy for the protection of Tribal water rights and the protection of instream flows which benefit all citizens in the State of Washington. Larry has been instrumental in the Swinomish Tribe's efforts to protect instream flows in the Skagit River, and he has been actively involved in the policies that protect fish habitat around the state.
Eric Hirst, Wendy Harris, Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Sara Foster
Sara Foster, Laura Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Eric Hirst, Wendy Harris – 2018
We recognized these five individuals for their activism and involvement in the Hirst and Foster cases brought before the Washington State Supreme Court, which ultimately resulted in improved protections and management of our state's rivers and streams. In 2015, the Foster decision confirmed that the Department of Ecology, which is responsible for managing the state's waters, cannot issue new water rights that will permanently deplete protected flows in rivers and may not use non-water environmental restoration projects as a basis for issuing water rights. In 2016, the Hirst decision reaffirmed that new wells may not impair more senior water users, including instream flows. These honorees started out as concerned citizens and fought for better water resource management for all of Washington. These cases and their wins, though now effectively reversed due to a recent bill passed by the Washington State legislature, would not have been possible without the collective diligence and activism of Sara Foster, Laura Leigh Brakke, David Stalheim, Eric Hirst and Wendy Harris.
Dr. John Osborn with Pauline Terbasket, Executive Director of the Okanagan Nations Alliance.
Dr. John Osborn -2017
Dr. John Osborn is a legendary environmental leader of the Pacific Northwest, whose career as an advocate for the waters and forests of our region spans more than three decades. His current efforts include co-coordinating the Ethics & Treaty Project, which seeks to infuse principles of stewardship and justice into the re-negotiation of the Columbia River Treaty.
Professor William H Rodgers Jr. -2016
Professor Rodgers is recognized as a founder and one of the leading figures in U.S. Environmental Law. As an eye-witness to history, he participated in writing the nation's environmental laws that ushered in the "environmental revolution" of the 1960's and 70's. His four volume treatise and hornbook on environmental law are foundational texts for law schools nationwide. He has educated thousands of passionate advocates for the environment. Professor Rodgers' work has had immense impacts on water resource issues in Washington State. He acted as lawyer and witness in the "smelter cases," including the arsenic pollution of Tacoma and Puget Sound, and has represented Indian tribes and activists on numerous occasions. Professor Rodgers worked with attorneys including UW law professor Ralph Johnson, to protect Indian fishing rights (the Boldt decision), including representing the Puyallup Tribe's treaty rights to salmon.
Upper Columbia United Tribes – 2015
The five Tribes of UCUT are the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. Even while Canada and the United States continue to posture on modernizing the Columbia River Treaty, UCUT is moving forward with the first phase to return salmon home to ancestral spawning waters of the Upper Columbia. We honored UCUT (and through them, the indigenous people of the Upper Columbia) for their leadership in restoring salmon and the river.
Ann Aagaard -2014
Ann Aagaard was recognized for 40 years of citizen activism to protect state waters, lands, and communities.
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community -2013
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community was honored for its leadership protecting the Skagit River and instream flows throughout Washington.
Chairman Billy Frank Jr. accepting the award in 2012 on behalf of the NW Indian Fisheries Commission
NW Indian Fisheries Commission -2012
The NW Indian Fisheries Commission was honored for its work to promote the Boldt decision and restore salmon fisheries.
Russell Busch & Harriet Bullitt -2010-2011
Attorney Russ Busch was honored for his landmark advocacy to remove the Elwha River dams and restore salmon to its pristine ecosystems. Harriet Bullitt was recognized for her vision and efforts to restore Icicle Creek, including the removal of dams leading to the return of native salmon.
Mickey Gendler -2010
Nancy Rust -2006
Rep. Nancy Rust was a Washington state legislator from 1983-1997 and was a member of the 1990 Steel Magnolias. She was honored as a strategic advocate for Washington's water resources.
Benella Caminiti -2004
Citizen activist, Benella Caminiti, was a champion of the Public Trust Doctrine and protectress of public waters, shorelines, and parks. She was honored for her lifetime of service to Washington's waters.
Rachael Osborn -2001
Public interest lawyer, Rachael Paschal Osborn, was honored as the co-founder of CELP.
Voices for Water
Winter Water Heroes, awarded by Upper Columbia River Group of Sierra Club.
Thomas O'Keefe of American Whitewaters, Peter Grubb of ROW Adventures, Sean Visintainer of Silver Bow Fly Shop, and Jon Wilmot of FLOW Adventures.
Deb Abrahamson
Chief James Allan, Chairman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Indians
Scotty Cornelius
Ken Hammond
Julian Powers & Jane Cunningham
Rich Landers
Ken Lustig
Glen Nenema, Chairman, Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Buell & Donna Hollister
Richard Rivers
Rev. John Rosenberg
Allan Scholz
Bishop William Skylstad
Crystal Spicer & Janet Spicer
Karen Dorn Steele
Julie Titone
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Information about raider seizure of NTS is not confirmed. General Director of the channel Mirzhan Balybaev told 24.kg news agency.
According to him, the channel is operating in usual mode.
«We checked the information. Officially, there are no plans against the channel. Perhaps, the data on the raider seizure is false,» said Mirzhan Balybaev.
Information about revealing the fact of raider seizure of property and assets of Ayant LLC (now NTS TRC LLC) which are subject to confiscation in favor of the state as a property of the convicted persons from among the associates of Kurmanbek Bakiyev's family, affiliated with the former prime minister of Kyrgyzstan, appeared earlier.


After 24 years with the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) and the past 17 as its CEO, Rick Roldan will exit NPGA's top leadership post this year.
The House Small Business Committee requested a review of the cranes and derricks in construction regulation and how it will impact the small business community.
The 244-page comment urges the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to exclude the operation of cranes in the delivery or retrieval of propane containers from the regulation.
Michael Baker will serve as director of legislative affairs and Brett Alison Gold will serve as executive assistant to Rick Roldan, president and CEO of the association.
LP Gas magazine interviews National Propane Gas Association President and CEO Rick Roldan about his career in the propane industry.
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The National Propane Gas Association called on U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to delay the compliance deadline for the Cranes and Derricks in Construction rule.
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has retained Los Angeles-based Korn/Ferry International to conduct its search for a new president and CEO.


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Home » World News » 'Two new sightings' of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis including one minutes from pub where he was last seen on CCTV | The Sun
'Two new sightings' of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis including one minutes from pub where he was last seen on CCTV | The Sun
COPS are said to be investigating two new sightings of missing X-Factor star Levi Davis after he was potentially spotted just minutes from the pub where he was last seen.
The rugby player's family reportedly received a tip that the 24-year-old was seen in a square near Barcelona's Arc de Triomf monument on Monday.
The same witness is said to have seen him a week earlier in another square near Barcelona's La Boqueria Market – just a six-minute walk from the Irish pub where Levi was last seen.
Monday's sighting was in Placa Sant Agusti Vell, according to reports.
The other square has been identified as Placa del Canonge Colom – behind La Boqueria and near to the La Rambla boulevard.
According to Cronica Global, Levi's family said: "A person claims to have seen Levi in Barcelona.
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"It has not been possible to confirm the information yet, and the search is continuing."
A spokeswoman for the regional police force in Barcelona confirmed it was aware of the information.
She added: "Our investigation is ongoing."
A social media appeal was launched to help find the former Bath rugby player after he was last seen on CCTV leaving an Irish pub at 10pm on October 29.
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He had arrived in Barcelona that same day after getting on a ferry from Ibiza without any money, spare clothes or passport.
The missing 24-year-old has not used his bank cards since he vanished in the Catalan capital with only 40 euros in cash on him.
Spanish police said Levi's phone signal was last detected close to Barcelona's Sants mainline train station overnight on October 29, but the mobile has not been used since.
Levi's distraught mum Julie Davis previously flew out to the city to help track down her son, as theories around his disappearance continue to swirl.
She revealed he did not give her an address of where he was staying because he had planned to be "moving around".
The mum told Spanish Daily ABC he suffered from depression and had gone missing on previous occasions but for "no more than two or three days".
She said: "He would always come back or we would find him but it's been 12 days now and this is not normal. He must be disorientated or confused."
Police are understood to have confirmed Levi is not in hospital and has not been arrested as part of an "emergency" response to a missing persons report.
Levi's foster mother, Susanne Balfour, has also spoken out to Sky News about the Celebrity X-Factor contestant's disappearance.
She confirmed that he had mentioned a blackmail threat in a video posted on social media that has since been deleted.
Host Kay Burley asked her if the clip was linked to her foster son's sexuality, as Levi made history in 2020 when he was the first rugby union player to come out as bisexual while still playing.
Susanne replied: "He might just be frightened, he did say in that video that his life was in danger, I don't know whether he's running from something, I just don't know.
"Levi said he needed to get out of Ibiza, when his friend asked why he just said he needed to get out. He was actually on a ferry from Ibiza going to Barcelona, but that was the last thing he heard from him."
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A GoFundMe was launched by Levi's close pal Richard Squire in the hopes of boosting the profile of their appeal.
It explained the rugby ace has "struggled with his mental health for many years" and that his family were "extremely concerned for him."
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You need to have advocates that love your product/service in order to develop a unique brand that stands out. Advocates aren't only considered die-hard fans. They're your promoters that would recommend your product to their friends and family. A good example of this is Zappos. Zappos built their business entirely on customer loyalty.
They do stuff that no one would even think about them doing. Yet they're able to gain loyal customers every day by creating a great customer experience and showing that they care. There was a story of when a person returned a pair of shoes. The rep found out that someone in their family had passed away, so they sent flowers to that person. It was on Zappos's dime. The customer, of course, was in complete shock and was very gracious at the genuine generosity. Again, a customer experience that will stay for life.
According to Zendesk, 95% of dissatisfied customers tell people about their experiences. What's more, 76% of consumers see customer service as the true test of how much a company values them. A lot of companies think providing minimum customer support and responding to customers is enough. But this isn't true at all. You have to go routinely go above and beyond to show that you care about the customer and take their feedback seriously.
It's not enough to say that you care about your customers, you have to talk to every single one of your customers on a daily basis. With all the modern customer feedback tools out there, there's no reason that your company should not be actively seeking feedback. One of the biggest mistakes that companies make is that they're guessing what their customers want. But they're not actually talking to them. This is a huge mistake because you never know how to build a product roadmap to best suit what your customers want! Most customers won't actually speak up about their pain points unless you actively engage in them.
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Marketers spend a lot of time trying to get fancy with their welcoming emails. They're constantly testing open rates, adding fancy HTML designs, putting promotional offers, and etc. But the truth is that does not necessarily improve your customer experience. Actually, it can lead to a bad first impression.
The welcome email should be personalized and it should feel warm. It's the first time you are interacting with your customers, so building a strong first impression is a must!
The below example is one of the emails that we send out to all users that sign up for YesInsights.
Our goal with this email isn't to sell to the user nor is it to convert them into a paying user. We're trying to build a solid relationship with the customer and understand their pain points. Then we figure out how we can make their life easier by solving their problems. It's not an easy task, but we try our best. More than 60% of the people who open this email select a response.
The first thing we do is give a brief introduction of ourselves. We give them a quick story behind our app and the reason behind why we built in. Think about the last time you went on a first date. What happens after you guys greet each other? The first thing that happens after the greeting is usually a brief introduction of what both of you guys do. Neil Patel talks about the importance of storytelling in his online marketing guide. Keep the story short, but make sure it hits the point.
This is a great way for us to start the customer experience journey. We show them that we care about their problem(s) and that this isn't just some random promotional welcome email. This is a one-click survey email created through our own tool YesInsights.
It's literally the most scalable, yet nonintrusive way to get customer intel.
And if you ask the right questions, you can actually get people to recommend your product even if they never convert to a paid customer. It's super awesome!
I completely understand that you won't always have an email of your customers. Matter of fact it's harder than ever to get someone to give you their email nowadays. This is where the power of a website feedback widget kicks in. With a website feedback widget, you can improve your customer experience directly on your site.
From this, he was able to learn that most people had a hard time finding the podcast interview that they wanted to listen to. The visitors left additional comments advising that the website should be categorized based on different podcast topics. This allowed him to improve the customer experience directly on the website and attract more listeners, showing that they actually care and listen.
NPS is a simple survey that asks, "How likely are you to recommend our company?" on a scale from 1-10. Respondents are then categorized according to their rating as detractors, passives or promoters.
The Net Promoter Score isn't a new concept and there are a lot of solutions out there for it. If you're looking for a quick and easy one that requires zero coding and also integrates with most email providers, give our NPS survey at YesInsights a try.
Simplicity is the NPS survey's strength. The survey is one question — a rating between 1 and 10 — followed by an optional open-ended question asking for a quick explanation of the rating. The lightweight nature of the task makes it easy for people to respond.
You can get creative with the follow-up tactics by offering referral incentives as well as requesting additional comments to understand more about why your customers selected a specific number.
Just make sure you don't get carried away and end up asking a ton of follow up questions. The simple number rating and the option to leave qualitative feedback make NPS elegant.
You also don't want to send out Net Promoter Score surveys every day. I suggest that you segment your list of people you are sending the survey out to and separately test different groups. This way, you're able to segment things out and figure out what exactly each different set of customers actually want.
In the above section, I listed different ways your company can start collecting customer feedback to start creating a great customer experience to stand out. But data alone is never enough. Your company must act upon the feedback. This is the most difficult step, but it's also the most necessary step.
This isn't just the job of the customer success team or management team, but it's a team effort. Marketing strategies and tactics can help your company generate quick wins, but only long term customer experience and satisfaction will get customers to stay and be happy.
In your weekly meetings and standups, your team should go over all of the gathered feedback collected from the customers and see how your company can improve it. If you're an e-commerce site, you might notice that a lot of customers complain about your shipping time. Or maybe you're always running out of a certain color for that t-shirt.
Take the majority of the concerns into consideration and come up with a solution along with your other departments on how you can fix that issue. For example, if shipping is a problem, it's the supply and logistic team's responsibility to improve the customer experience and speed.
You must get the entire company actively involved in the feedback process to improve in the long run. Gathering feedback is useless if you're not acting upon it.
It's crucial that you reach back out to those customers that provided concerns and delight them by telling them you found a solution. This should be the responsibility of the customer success manager to effectively communicate with the customer and update them on any new policy changes.
I hope this blog post motivated your company to start rethinking the need of actively collecting feedback. Then acting upon it. Without customers, your business won't operate. Not showing customers that you care is one of the biggest reason behind a customer not coming back to buy again. Further, it's also the biggest reason why customers churn. You have to go out of your way to create the best customer experience in order to stand out against your competitors to build that loyal brand.
Its hard to express how much I agree with you. We have made really great experiences with providing first class support and encouraging conversations at every point of contact we have with customers or prospective customers. It still sometimes amazes me how much insights you can gain by truly caring about their problems and suggestions to improve the product. You sometimes even get amazing testimonials that describe your product or service way better than you could.


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Home Comment Special Congress proposed changes hit the buffers
Special Congress proposed changes hit the buffers
Davy Rispin
"The key to change is to let go of fear."
Rosanne Cash
That very quote could be attributed to the GAA following the Special Congress recently. Needing 60 per cent of the vote, Proposal B fell short after receiving 50.6 per cent of the vote. Sure, 60 per cent was a strong amount of support to get, but the general consensus from most of the football people you would speak to in the weeks leading up to congress were largely in favour of the proposal. Essentially it was a 50/50 result in terms of change versus remaining as the status quo.
I think that most of the Division 3 and 4 counties would be in favour of the proposal as it would guarantee competitive games at a level in which they can compete in just as they do every spring in the National League. For the so-called bigger sides, I don't think it'll change a whole pile. They will still be the ones fighting for major honours come the business end of the season. However, for the 'lesser counties' I feel that a league-based championship with guaranteed games against teams they are evenly matched with can only improve the overall standard.
Covid-19 has greatly impacted the quantity of games in the last couple of years when you factor in there has been no qualifiers for sides to enter following defeats in their respective Provincial Championships against heavyweights like Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, and Mayo to name but a few. Take counties like Sligo, Leitrim and Wicklow who have played just two championship games in as many years. In fact Sligo only played one, having pulled out of the 2020 competition. There are several others, but these are just three examples of teams operating in Division 4 who thrive in an environment where they meet teams of a similar standard, but when they are put up against top Division 1 sides, they inevitably become cannon fodder.
I do think that a proposal similar to that will eventually come through after another season of pointless hammerings. As they say the definition of insanity is 'doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.' It is widely recognised that the league is the most enjoyable of any competition we have in the GAA so why not even trial a league-based championship? It couldn't be much worse than what we already have could it?
Davy is a sport and GAA fanatic from Meath and keen footballer for his local club, Cortown GFC, located just outside Kells. He is also the co-host of the We Are Meath podcast
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Professor Tamara Sussman awarded the 2019 Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Graduate Faculty Teaching Award (Master's Level).
Professor Tamara Sussman has been awarded the 2019 Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Graduate Faculty Teaching Award (Master's Professor Sussman was nominated for the award on behalf of McGill by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in recognition of her exceptional graduate teaching and supervision.
The NAGS awards committee noted in particular that they were most impressed by the quality of the letters of support from Professor Sussman's students. She will receive the award on April 12th at a special award luncheon in Philadelphia ad the annul meeting of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.


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