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STEFAN DENNIS "DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD?" (1989)
Ultimate 80s
Don't it make you feel good? Quite franky, no it doesn't! This awful tune made #16 in the UK singles charts in 1989. The neighbours actor (he plays Paul Robinson) decided to start a side-line music career. Fortunately, this was his only top 40 hit (making it a one hit wonder) as the follow-up single This Love Affair could only manage #67 in the UK charts.
Dennis quit Neighbours in 1992, but returned again at the end of 2004. During his break from the soap he appeared in numerous plays, musicals and TV Shows in both Britain and Australia.
The 7" vinyl.The B-side featured the track Solo Dancing.
In 2018, Stefan Dennis played the role of Michael Armstrong in the Australian TV drama Wentworth.
In 2020, Stefan Dennis reached the age of 62.
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Lyrics for Don't It Make You Feel Good?
"THIS LOVE AFFAIR" (1989)
If you can bear to listen to the follow-up single then have a gander at this! This reached #67 in the UK during October 1989 and this actually sounds like a better song to me - I love the guitar riff!
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Greenwich – where the world's time begins
Famously the location of the Greenwich prime meridian, on which Coordinated Universal Time and indeed all the world's time zones are based, the London Borough of Greenwich could be described as the 'ground zero' of global navigation – which might make it an attractive starting point for Geography teachers in particular. Then again, its rich heritage as a Royal Borough with historic sites such as the Cutty Sark and the National Maritime Museum might be a draw for history specialists too.
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Greenwich was formed as a London Borough in 1965 – but it was as recently as 2012 that it acquired the designation of "Royal Borough" on the occasion of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. In fact, some might be surprised to learn that in 2012 Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's. With all its maritime and navigational associations and, of course, the Thames running through it, one tends to think of Greenwich as a waterfront borough – and thanks to the river's tortuous bends it does have some 8.5 miles of waterfront. But as you move away from the riverbank the land rises up to Shooters Hill to the East and Blackheath to the West.
Active encouragement from the borough – especially for newly qualified teachers
The borough seems determined to remain a great place to start a career in education and there's an extensive centralised induction programme for primary and secondary NQTs along with what's described as 'a positive and rewarding experience for all involved'. That means inner London pay scale salaries, a dedicated professional development centre, childcare for teachers and a range of initiatives around improving work-life balance, training and general wellbeing.
The time of your life
Moving to the London Borough of Greenwich means rubbing metaphorical shoulders with a stellar list of famous current and former residents from the world of astronomy in the form of Astronomer Royal Sir George Airy, from drama, music and literature – Cecil Day-Lewis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Vanessa Redgrave, Jools Holland and Boy George to name just a few – and perhaps most famous of all, King Henry VIII. As mentioned above, the borough is exceptionally well endowed with historical attractions, among them the Royal Observatory, the National Maritime Museum, the Woolwich Royal Arsenal and the Cutty Sark. But it also punches well above its weight in contemporary entertainment and leisure terms, with the world renowned O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) on the Greenwich Peninsula offering a huge live music and sports venue, nightclub, cinemas, exhibition space and myriad piazzas populated by bars and restaurants. All of which explains why the borough continues to experience something of a tourism boom.
Education in Greenwich
In terms of education provision, the borough does pretty well with around 20 secondary schools of various kinds, including creative specialist the Thomas Tallis School, and the Woolwich Polytechnic School for Boys (and the equivalent for girls), which are technology college and strategic partners of Royal Greenwich Teaching Schools Alliance. On the face of it, the figures suggest that generally young people in the borough do better than average in Primary School (73% meeting expected standard at Key Stage against 65% for all England) and in Secondary School (45.3% achieving Grade 5 or above GCSE Maths and English against 44.7% for all England). The percentage achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects isn't so impressive, though, at 6.3% against a 16.5% all-England figure.

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Sound bites now available for the new David Wright CD Beyond the Airwaves, Vol 2.
by David Wright | Apr 23, 2015 | new release, News
Sound bites for the new David Wright CD 'Beyond the Airwaves Volume 2' are now available on the AD Music shop website. There is also up to date information about the album. The release date for the CD and download is confirmed as 29th May 2015, so apologies to fans for the delay, but it will be available at the UK E-Scape festival at which David is performing.
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Smart Separations has developed a revolutionary filtration system that can be tailored to suit many different applications in the underdeveloped yet global £48bn separation/filtration industry.
The London-based startup, founded by Dr Hugo Macedo in July 2013, will provide a more controlled, versatile, and low-cost solution to several industries, including blood donations, stem cell research, improving air quality, and even food and drink processing.
Exactly 18 months ago, this seemed a far-fetched idea, difficult to convince anyone – and who could blame them? The only available resources were a garage, family and friends and a great desire to change the world. After reading Visionary Business by Marc Allen, Dr Macedo learned that if you can dream it, you can achieve it.
Having already received £150,000 of UK government grants for market validation and product development, Smart Separations has a patent-pending technology on a novel method to produce resistant ceramic filters with holes in the range of 1 to 30um (or the thickness of a hair).
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Immediately after returning to the office from another successful NAVIGATOR conference in April, Academy staff members and contributors went right to work putting together an informative, meaningful issue of the Journal.
July/August hits a number of topics.
Audrey Fraizer's feature story about China focuses on the growth and development of the protocols in the most populous nation on Earth. The MPDS® was introduced in the country in 2010, and results were immediate. This story underscores just how far emergency response has come in China.
I tackled another feature story in this issue—one that looks at recent and distant cruise ship disasters, namely the famous Titanic incident of 1912. In the story I wrote about incidents and tragedies that have occurred throughout history on these vessels and how emergency response would have dealt with the issues.
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for our centerfold spread in this issue. "Dispatch Man" makes an appearance in the features section. It's all part of a comic strip known as "Rhymes With Orange." Read all about the author and get your first look at this humorous character.
As always, we have two CDE articles complete with quizzes you can take for continuing dispatch education credit. In this issue, we have a Universal CDE from Audrey that discusses how to address sinking vehicles. The other CDE is appropriate for this time of year. Summertime is prime for wildfires, and I've written a piece that walks dispatchers through the critical components of Protocol 67: Outside Fire, which includes wildland fires. You may be surprised, too, by some of the statistics presented in this article.
The Your Space section highlights dispatchers' interesting hobbies and achievements from around the world. Read about a dispatcher from the Corona (California, USA) Police Department Communications Center and how she met a man she helped save through over-the-phone instructions on early CPR. Also, our Off Hours story reveals the hobbies and home responsibilities of an already busy dispatcher in Maine, USA.
Southeast Emergency Communications (SEECOM) in Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA, is the subject of this issue's ACE article. As our Center Piece, we highlight Brevard County (Florida, USA) Fire Dispatch, which has the challenge of contending with hurricanes and other severe weather. Our regular columns make their appearance as well.
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You may be surprised at the businesses that can be and have been sold. While some may require more work to prepare, there is an exit strategy for nearly any business. Customer lists, market share, intellectual property, trained labor force and strategic relationships all may hold value to a buyer who would prefer to pay for them as opposed to building those things over years of effort.
How Big Does A Business Need To Be To Go Public?
There is no requisite size for a company to become a publically traded company. There are however certain factors and costs that must be weighed before decided to go public. Administrative fees, shareholder relations and management and governmental filings, regulations and compliance can add a lot of burden to a business. Your business has to be in a place where it can not only meet the financial burdens of going public but also afford and manage the infrastructure necessary after such a move.
Is It Possible To Do My Own Corporate Agreements?
Of course you have the ability to draft your own business contracts. In all the documents that your corporate law attorney will prepare for you, there likely will not be any terms that you do not understand. There is a high likelihood that there will be some contract provisions that you would not have thought about adding but there isn't going to be anything you couldn't draft yourself.
Valuating a business is a complex topic and is often best left to a valuation professional. With that said, there are 3 common ways a business is valuated: 1) Negotiated Price; 2) Book Value; or 3) Fair Market Value. A negotiated price is a value that you and the other party determine the business to be worth. Book value is a value based on the assets, books and debt or liabilities of the business. Fair market value is based on a number of factors including risks, market factors and the financials of the business.
No you do not need a broker. There are lots of M&A deals done every year where there is no business broker involved. At the same time, having a business broker or investment banker list your business and represent you in the transaction might be to your benefit. Not only can they drum up more interest in your business, but the statistics show that businesses that are listed by a business broker or investment banker are much more likely to successfully close a transaction too.
What Is The Difference Between A Stock Sale And An Asset Sale?
A stock sale is when the buyer pays for the seller's equity interest in the business. In other words, the buyer steps into the shoes of the seller. An asset sale on the other hand is when the buyer pays for the assets of the selling business including goodwill, intellectual property and contractual relationships. Both types of deals have their advantages and disadvantages for both the buyer and the seller. It is important to know what those advantages and disadvantages are for your specific situation when negotiating a deal.
You formed your business to avoid personal liability for the debts of the business and actions of the employees. If anything comes up, as long as you are not personally liable, what is the risk of not having insurance? While forming a business entity does protect you from potential liability, liability insurance protects the business from potential claims. You have put in hours upon hours of your time to build your business (or you are about to embark on this). Why would you be so quick to let it go? Because you wanted to save some money? This is on top of the fact that there are some business relationships out there that require you to have a certain level of liability insurance in order to do business with them.
Does My Startup Need A Founders Agreement?
A founders agreement is document that can cover a number of aspects of the business but most importantly, it generally contains a vesting schedule. If everyone who founds a startup automatically is awarded their full share right away, what happens is one of those owners chooses to quite early in the process? A founders agreement will cover the repercussion of withdrawing from the startup prior to a certain time period and thus keep everything fair.
How Do You "Pierce The Corporate Veil"?
One of the most important reasons you form a corporation or LLC is to protect yourself from personal liability for actions of the business. Piercing the corporate veil is when someone is able to bring a lawsuit against you personally as well as the business. Piercing the corporate veil is a rarity and a court must find that certain factors are met including that the corporate entity was a mere tool that was used to commit a fraud or wrongful act and it resulted in an unjust loss. An attorneys corporation services should include taking steps to prevent any potential of this occurring.
Do I need to worry about securities law when taking on an investor?
There are serious and complex Federal and Michigan Laws when it comes to taking on an investor. Your friends and family giving you money toward a startup or other venture may even put you at risk. There are certain exemptions that do permit you to take on investors without the burden of major disclosures and regulatory filings but it's important that you follow the proper procedures to ensure that you qualify or meet the requirements of these exemptions.
What Business Licenses Do I need?
Business licenses can be an overlooked area of starting or running a business. There are obvious licenses such as liquor licenses or professional licenses (doctors, lawyers, chiropractor, etc.) that we all recognize. There may be other licenses your business requires under Federal, Michigan or local law. For example, Grand Rapids ordinances require a number of specific types of businesses to register with the city in order to operate.
What Can The Business Law Group Do For You?
Your business is a vital part of the West Michigan community. Whether you are just getting started or employ over 50 of our neighbors, you are a key cog in our economy. The Business Law Group's number one goal is ensure that you are not only successful but you are empowered to make the best decisions possible for you business.
You are an expert at running the operations of your business but, like most business owners, you are probably not an expert at what we do. The idea of franchising your business, going through a strategic acquisition, organizing management of the business or being acquired can be overwhelming. The Business Law Group, working as your business' general counsel, can make these foreign concepts less intimidating and much more obtainable. Our goal is to see your Michigan business achieve whatever success you want. We have worked with some of the best businesses in Michigan and we want to work with you.
How do you sell your Michigan business?
Selling a business can seem like a great way to retire or realize all the work you have put into a business. It can also be complicated with a number of intricacies. Its important that you are informed with every decision you make along the way from preparing for the sale to listing the business to choosing a buyer to closing the deal. Request our FREE BOOK that goes into the details about selling a Michigan business.
How to find Michigan business opportunities?
Business opportunities are everywhere but can be hard to find through all the noise. Many Michigan entrepreneurs follow the traditional startup rout and form a new business. Others seek out franchise opportunities or buy an existing business. Whether you want to start from scratch, follow someone else's system or find other business opportunities, a good network can introduce you to the professionals that make a living in whatever area interests you the most.
If you have more than one owner of you Michigan business you likely need a buy-sell agreement. Certain events can cause havoc on your business. If your business partner dies what happens to his or her share of the business? A buy-sell agreement can provide the answers. Find out more on our Buy-Sell Agreement page.
How to buy a Michigan business?
Buying a business is a relatively straightforward transaction: you pay money and get a business in return. In reality thought, these are investments and there is a lot of risk a buyer takes on. Being able to run comprehensive due diligence on a potential target and limit the downside risks can be the difference between lost time and money and making millions of dollars. Find out more about buying a business HERE.
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Your business is important to you and it should be important to your advisers. The Business Law Group is a not a typical law firm. We were specially designed to serve small and medium size businesses with the services that actually make a difference. Just like a big business with its general counsel or chief legal officer, your business can have the same advantage in the market. While you might not be able to hire a general counselor on a full time basis, you can work with someone on a part time basis. We want to get to know your business from the boardroom to the stock room. We want to understand what your big picture vision for your business is. We want to know what keeps you up at night. We want to create more hours in the day for you.
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The special meeting of the Stanley County Commissioners was called to order at 5:03 p.m. (CDT), by Chairman Dana Iversen with Commissioners Dennis Booth, Scott Deal and Brian Scott present. Ronnie Heckenlaible was in attendance by telephone. Auditor Karen Sharp, State's Attorney Tom P. Maher, Chuck Humphrey, David Reiss, Peggy Dougherty and Bev Stoeser were also present. The meeting began with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA: Motion by Booth, second by Scott, to approve the Agenda. Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Deal, second by Booth, to purchase a Trail King Pup Trailer for $17,500.00 from Beadle County Highway Department. Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Booth, second by Deal, to recess into Executive Session for Personnel, SDCL 1-25-2(1) at 5:06 p.m (CDT). Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried. Motion by Scott, second by Deal, to come out of Executive Session at 5:44 p.m. (CDT). Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Scott, second by Booth, to send letter of termination to Beth Dutt. Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.
Motion by Deal, second by Heckenlaible, to advertise for the position of Director of Equalization. Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.
ADJOURN: Motion by Deal, second by Scott, to adjourn at 5:57 p.m. (CDT). Roll call vote: Booth—Aye, Deal—Aye, Heckenlaible—Aye, Scott—Aye and Iversen—Aye. Motion carried.


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Outloud Gearing Up For Third Album
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Outloud, the Greek/USA melodic hard rock band that made waves with their self-titled debut album in 2009 and the follow-up 'Love Catastrophe' in 2011, are back with a vengeance.
George Kollias of the band Nile, one of the best extreme metal drummers in the world and long time friend of the band, agreed to participate in Outloud's next album tentatively titled 'Let's Get Serious' (due out late 2013 – early 2014) by recording all the drums.
Outloud guitarist Bob Katsionis says, "We (Chandler Mogel, Bob Katsionis and bassist Sverd) are currently working on new melodic and versatile songs, and George Kollias' addition is gonna put the icing on the cake! We couldn't be more excited about this line-up for our new album. We are deep into the songwriting process and believe that this is some of the best and most powerful material we have written thus far. We can't wait to share it with you!"
Additionally, Outloud are auditioning a second guitarist and permanent drummer for the band. If you can sing background and live in Europe it's a major plus. Please forward your links, videos, biography, etc. to bob_katsionis@yahoo.gr.Also visit www.outloud-rock.com and www.facebook.com/outloudtheband for more details and updates.
Meanwhile Outloud frontman Chandler Mogel continues to work with Swiss hard rockers Khaos. Having already released a digital EP entitled 'Rising' to critical acclaim late last year, the band are now working hard on their first full-length album, expected for a release later in the year.
Late last year Chandler also performed the lead role of Daniel on a cast demo for 'Daniel In Babylon', a fantastic new musical based on the book of Daniel from the Bible. Would you like to see Chandler perform in a musical later this year? Although having already raised tens of thousands of dollars via a Kickstarter campaign for the early stages of its production, help is still needed to secure an off-Broadway run later in 2013. You can receive the CD of the Cast Demo along with tickets to the show when it debuts and many other goodies by visiting www.wizevents.com and making a donation!
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WP: The Rise and Fall of Jim Zorn
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The first of what are sure to be many post-mortems:
The rise and fall of Jim Zorn
By Barry Svrluga, Jason Reid and Les Carpenter
Wednesday, January 6, 2010; D01
On the morning of Feb. 7, 2008, Jim Zorn began one of his first meetings as the offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins, a planning session focusing on how the team would run the ball. The season was seven months away, the club didn't have a head coach, and Zorn wore jeans and a Redskins T-shirt. The meeting was moving, and Zorn -- never before a coordinator, charged with running his own offense -- was excited.
But just before noon, someone entered the room. Daniel Snyder, the Redskins' owner, wanted to meet with Zorn at Snyder's Potomac home, wanted to introduce him to some of the club's minority owners. Zorn, mid-meeting, had no choice.
"I'm thinking, 'Okay, I know what he wants,' " Zorn said that summer. "There's no head coach yet, so somebody has got to act as a guy to bring sort of reality to what's going on this offseason. . . . The head coach hadn't been hired yet, so let's talk about football."
Three days later, Snyder and executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato introduced Zorn -- with no head coaching experience at any level -- as the Redskins' 27th head coach. Six hundred ninety-five days later, Snyder and Bruce Allen, Cerrato's replacement, fired Zorn from that same position.
By that point on Monday, the surprise of Zorn's hire was replaced by the inevitability of his departure, and Snyder's airplane was flying to Denver and back again, scooping up Zorn's presumed replacement, former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, and returning him to Dulles International Airport. There, he climbed into a car and headed to Snyder's Potomac home, the same place Zorn once showed up in jeans and a T-shirt.
Though Zorn's tenure -- a 12-20 record, two last-place finishes in the NFC East -- will be easily marginalized when Redskins history is discussed, his rise and fall remains a pertinent chapter going forward because it helps to reveal how the Redskins organization, one of the most valuable franchises in sports, works.
Snyder's office, where he spends most of his days as a hands-on owner of the franchise for which he rooted as a child, is at the southern tip of the Redskins Park facility in Ashburn. The head coach's office, replete with flat-screen televisions for watching computer-spliced video, is at the opposite end. The walk between the two is short, and it passes a case that houses the Redskins' three Super Bowl trophies. But the gulf between the two men that used those offices for the past two years grew to an irreparable distance as the losses in the 2009 season mounted, according to assistant coaches who requested anonymity.
In the months after he was hired, Zorn said, "I think Dan Snyder takes a lot of pride in being fair."
Sunday evening, in the hours before he was fired, Zorn was asked about the fairness of the conditions under which he worked. "You got to understand," he said. "In my world, nothing has to be fair. It's not up to me."
Snyder said in a statement: "I am mindful that this is a tough day for Jim and his family, and I do want to wish him success in his next endeavor."
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This article perfectly illustrates the dysfunction of this organization in ways we haven't seen before. We've long known that things were rotten in Ashburn, but this look into the bizarre sequence of events that lead to Zorn's hiring and his ultimate demise leaves no room for doubt anymore about the owner of this team and the way he does business. (Maybe John Riggins was more right than we know.) The most damning comment comes from Sherman Smith, who reportedly told Zorn before the last game that "'. . . all the reasons why people were telling me not to come here all came true.'" The Redskins franchise seems to be run more like a frat house than a professional organization. Couple this with the Boswell column and the Portis v. Campbell drama and what we have here, ladies and gentlemen is a full-on implosion (and we thought things couldn't get any worse).
Of course, what this means for the future is yet to be written.


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Der Aston Martin DBRS9 ist ein Rennwagen, der seit 2005 von Prodrive gebaut wird. Er basiert auf dem Aston Martin DB9 und wurde gemäß dem Reglement der Gruppe GT3 entwickelt. Die stärker modifizierte und teurere Variante nach GT1-Richtlinien erhielt den Namen DBR9.

Fahrzeug
Der DBRS9 baut auf dem FIA-Reglement der Gruppe GT3 auf und hat einige Modifikationen im Vergleich zur Straßenversion. Er hat einen Überrollkäfig sowie Karosserieteile aus kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Kunststoff, um das Fahrzeuggewicht um 480 Kilogramm zu senken. Sein 6-Liter-V12-Motor leistet 550 PS (410 kW) bei 6250/min und hat gegenüber der Straßenversion eine Mehrleistung um 20 Prozent. Das maximale Drehmoment beträgt je nach aktueller Balance-of-Performance-Einstufung um 540 Newtonmeter bei 5500/min. Die Maximaldrehzahl liegt bei 7200/min. Das Fahrzeug hat eine 6-Gang-H-Schaltung, die zu einer sequenziellen Schaltung aufgerüstet werden kann.

Der DBRS9 steht Kunden zu einem Preis von 175.000 £ zum Verkauf.

Renneinsätze
Während der DBR9 von großen Teams im internationalen Motorsport eingesetzt wird, vor allem in der FIA-GT-Meisterschaft und beim 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans, wird der DBRS9 von kleineren Teams in nationalen GT-Serien wie zum Beispiel der FIA GT3-Europameisterschaft oder der ADAC GT Masters eingesetzt.

Das Team Phoenix fuhr mit dem Aston Martin DBRS9 2007 in der BFGoodrich Langstreckenmeisterschaft. Beim 24-Stunden-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring desselben Jahres führte der DBRS9 in der Anfangsphase des Rennens kurzzeitig das Feld an, schied jedoch später mit Motorschaden aus.

Weblinks

Aston Martin DBRS9 auf der Website von Aston Martin Racing (englisch)
Technische Daten des Fahrzeugs in der FIA GT3-Europameisterschaft (englisch)

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Educating Stewards of the Earth
Curriculum Opinion
By Katy Fenn — February 13, 2018 4 min read
Katy Fenn
Editor's Note: The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently launched a new education initiative, Wild Classroom, a growing library of conservation-focused toolkits that can be used to enhance children's learning inside or outside of a traditional learning environment. Each toolkit interweaves engaging, species-specific content with other conservation issues, including habitat loss, poaching and illegal wildlife trade, climate change, and other timely topics. Today, Katy Fenn, Education Engagement Lead at World Wildlife Fund, shares why learning about the environment and animals is important.
In the spring of 2016, thousands of cards and letters from elementary school children from across the country swamped the mailroom of World Wildlife Fund's (WWF's) US headquarters in Washington, DC. Some featured drawings of pangolins, a small, scale-covered mammal targeted by wildlife traffickers. Others depicted wildlife rangers, the front-line guardians of our planet's most treasured species and places. And some came with photos and greetings from teachers. All of these letters resulted from an article about pangolins that was published in an April 2016 issue of Scholastic News for first graders that included a call to thank rangers for their work.
While the sheer volume of mail in this case came as a pleasant surprise, WWF regularly receives inquiries from students and teachers in search of more information about their favorite species multiple times a day.
Whether it be tigers, monarch butterflies, or polar bears, embracing kids' innate curiosity about animals as an entry point in a lesson plan can allow an educator to engage students in real-world issues and teach about the complex, interconnected threats facing our environment.
The Environment in the Curriculum
Incorporating nature education into a school's curriculum can teach children about caring for the earth and the role they play in protecting or destroying our natural resources. For example, one of the most significant threats to wild tigers is habitat loss. Tigers have lost 93 percent of their historical range.
Destruction, degradation, and fragmentation from human activities like clearing forests for agriculture and timber and building roads and other infrastructure can reduce the area tigers have to roam. This leads to higher risk of inbreeding and makes tigers more vulnerable to poaching and conflict with humans as they venture beyond protected areas to establish their own territories. A lesson plan centered around these predators can pique students' interest while breaking down a complex issue, for it can connect the dots between species, intricate conservation challenges, and their own personal impact on the environment.
Arguably, there has never been a more critical time to develop environmental values in our youth. Globally, populations of vertebrate animals—such as mammals, birds, and fish—have declined by 58 percent over the past 40 years. Across every continent, species are losing their homes to habitat loss and degradation caused by farming, residential and commercial development, and energy production. These activities also contribute to pollution and climate change.
Our planet's wildlife and wild places will only persist if people understand their importance and care enough to fight for them. It will be up to the children in your classrooms to become creative problem solvers and find solutions that help animals and humans adapt in harmony to a changing world.
Though many of the threats facing wildlife today are rooted in complicated global issues, there are actions students and teachers can take to make a difference. Educators can incorporate conservation messaging into their lesson plans instilling a value of nature in their students. Also In the US, the choices we make as consumers have great impact. Educators can teach their students about product labels that signify sustainability, like the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) logo for paper products and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) logo for seafood, as well as about illegal wildlife products, like ivory and endangered animal skins. Teachers can create fundraisers to empower their classrooms to protect the wildlife and wild places they've been studying. There are lots of ways parents, teachers, and students can support conservation. Learn more about them here.
The issues facing our planet have already begun to have consequences for both humans and species. It's a crucial time to develop a child's foundation of empathy and a connection with nature to create future stewards and powerful advocates for our planet. Together, we will inspire the next generation to conserve nature and build a future where people and nature thrive.
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Kentucky Senator Pre-Files Bill to Legalize Cannabis
Mon / Dec 14th
Kentucky State Senator Perry B. Clark (D-Louisville) has pre-filed a bill for the 2016 legislative session that aims to legalize marijuana in the state for adults aged 21 and older, The Daily Chronic reports.
Sen. Clark is a longtime advocate for more sensible cannabis laws, and announced on Friday that he had pre-filed the bill, entitled the Cannabis Freedom Act.
"Too many Kentuckians have had their lives stymied with criminal records as a result of nonviolent marijuana convictions. That is wrong," said Sen. Clark. "It is time to stop making criminals out of citizens due to outdated and ridiculous laws concerning cannabis."
"It is abundantly clear to me that cannabis, while being much less harmful, should be treated the same as alcohol… The Cannabis Freedom Act is an outline on how to tax and regulate the sale of marijuana to adults 21 and older in Kentucky. It is time for this discussion in our Commonwealth."
The law would permit adults to carry up to an ounce of marijuana and to grow no more than five plants for personal use. Production and sale would be regulated according to a three-tier system that would prevent the vertical integration of producers, processors and retailers, and protect against the creation of monopolies.
Any future tax revenues would be earmarked for public schools and college scholarships for in-state students. According to a press release, revenues would also fund "evidence-based substance abuse treatment programs, provide grants to local law enforcement agencies to purchase protective equipment and would provide additional revenue to the general fund."
Public consumption would remain illegal and offenders would be subject to a $100 fine.
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Jeremy Reichel is one of our Crew Leaders and Production Technician at SERVPRO of The Upper Peninsula. He has several years of experience and has completed our rigorous SERVPRO Employee Certification Training Program. This program teaches advanced cleaning and restoration techniques and how to properly use our state-of-the-art equipment and software programs. This training also emphasizes listening skills, customer service, and exceeding our customers' expectations.
Amber Talo is the Office Manager at SERVPRO of The Upper Peninsula and Marketing Manager for the Upper Peninsula territory. She has several years of experience and oversees all office procedures including accounting, job file management, and customer relations. She has the following certifications from the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC): Water Removal Technician, Applied Structural Drying Technician and Carpet Cleaning Technician.
Shawn Kerry is a Restoration Technician at SERVPRO of The Upper Peninsula. He also specializes in our construction and rebuild projects. He has been with the company the longest and has the following certifications from the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC): Water Removal Technician, Applied Structural Drying Technician and Carpet Cleaning Technician.
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Матијас Јергенсен (; 23. априлa 1990) је дански фудбалер и репрезентативац, који тренутно наступа за Хадерсфилд Таун.

Каријера

Каријеру је започео у родном граду, где је играо током пет сезона, пре него што је 2012. године потписао за ПСВ из Ајндховена. Након две сезоне, вратио се у Копенхаген, пошто у Холандији није добио шансу. У јулу 2017. године прешао је у Хадерсфилд Таун за 3.500.000 фунти.

Од 2006. до 2012. играо је за Данску у млађим селекцијама. Деби за сениорску репрезентацију Данске остварио је 2008. године, а прво велико такмичење му је било Светско првенство у Русији 2018. године. Тамо је постигао свој први репрезентативни гол, и то у осмини финала против Хрватске у првом минуту утакмице, што је уједно био и најбржи погодак овог првенства.

Приватно

Рођен је у Копенхагену 1990. године. Његов отац је Данац, а мајка пореклом из Гамбије. У вези је са мађарском манекенком Еником Михалик.

Голови за репрезентацију
Голови Јергенсена у дресу са државним грбом

Референце

Спољашње везе

Рођени 1990.
Дански фудбалери
Фудбалери Копенхагена
Фудбалери ПСВ Ајндховена
Дански фудбалски репрезентативци
Фудбалери на Светском првенству 2018.
Фудбалери на Европском првенству 2020.
Одбрамбени играчи у фудбалу


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AGTC Joins the My Retina Tracker® Program as a New Scientific Collaborator
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, announce today that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker® Program as a new scientific collaborator to enhance development of its investigational gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs). The My Retina Tracker® Program, a collaboration between Blueprint Genetics, Foundation Fighting Blindness and InformedDNA, is an open access, no-cost program that offers individuals with IRDs easy access to high-quality genetic diagnostics and genetic counseling. This program has become one of the largest volume genetic testing initiatives for IRDs globally.
As a scientific collaborator, AGTC will have access to specific deidentified genetic data and expert healthcare providers to help AGTC rapidly identify potential candidates eligible for their clinical trials. AGTC's initial focus in the collaboration will be X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), specifically RPGR-associated disease. Disease-causing variants in RPGR are the third most common cause of IRDs. AGTC has initiated an expansion of its Phase 1/2 gene therapy clinical trial and is planning to initiate a Phase 2/3 clinical trial in early 2021 in males with XLRP with a pathogenic variant in the RPGR gene.
"We are delighted to be among the scientific collaborators in the My Retina Tracker Program who share our mission of improving the vision of patients with IRDs. Patient registries are a rich source of information for sponsors of clinical trials, particularly for rare diseases, where patient identification can be more challenging," said Sue Washer, president and CEO of AGTC. "The critical genetic data from the My Retina Tracker Program will benefit current and future patients as it is an important step in being able to participate in clinical trials that may lead to effective treatments for these diseases. We thank all the registrant participants for their contribution to a greater understanding of these conditions."
Patients taking part in the My Retina Tracker Program are offered Blueprint Genetics' 322-gene panel that includes comprehensive coverage of major IRD genes, noncoding variants, copy number variants and mitochondrial genome analysis. One of the hallmarks of the panel is the high performance of RPGR testing, including the difficult-to-sequence ORF15 region which harbors approximately 80% of disease-causing RPGR variants. Blueprint Genetics has done extensive work to develop high-quality testing capabilities for this gene using a unique NGS-based approach in order to maximize XLRP diagnostic yield. The My Retina Tracker Program has also received excellent feedback regarding the comprehensive genetic counseling provided by InformedDNA. All patients taking part in the program are provided no-cost, post-test genetic counseling by expert genetic counselors from InformedDNA.
"With the very strong focus on gene–specific and gene variant–specific therapies dominating the late preclinical and clinical trials pipelines, knowing the genetic basis of disease is an important component of any inherited retinal disease diagnosis," said Dr Brian Mansfield, executive vice president research and interim chief scientific officer of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. "The Foundation is delighted to partner with industry partners, like AGTC, and other non-profit foundations, to be able to make genetic testing accessible to people with an inherited retinal disease—at no cost to patients. By partnering with industry sponsors to proactively genotype people with these rare diseases, our partners not only provide a valuable service to affected people but also significantly reduce their overall expense in finding potential clinical trial participants, compared to solo screening programs."
"Over the past few years, we have invested in improving the quality and performance of genetic analysis of this challenging RPGR gene. It has been a privilege to witness the significance of these efforts to patients and is even more rewarding now as we have opportunities to collaborate with biopharmaceutical companies like AGTC that are developing product candidates with the potential to change the lives of these patients with RPGR-targeted gene therapy," said Blueprint Genetics Executive Medical Director, Dr Tero-Pekka Alastalo.
About The My Retina Tracker® Program
The My Retina Tracker® Program offers open access, no-cost genetic testing and genetic counseling for individuals living in the United States with a clinical diagnosis of an inherited retinal disease. The program provides people with these diseases access to the highest quality genetic testing and genetic counseling. InformedDNA provides genetic counseling by certified genetic counselors with inherited retinal disease expertise. Although not required for participation, this program also offers an easy opportunity to join the Foundation Fighting Blindness My Retina Tracker® Registry which gives individuals the opportunity to share their deidentified information and contribute to focus groups, patient journey analyses, research studies, and, when available, invitations to apply for enrollment in relevant natural history studies and clinical trials.
For more information on the My Retina Tracker Program, please visit https://blueprintgenetics.com/my-retina-tracker-program/
For more information on My Retina Tracker Registry, please visit: FightingBlindness.org/my-retina-tracker-registry
About AGTC
AGTC is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing genetic therapies for people with rare and debilitating ophthalmic, otologic and central nervous system (CNS) diseases. AGTC is a leader in designing and constructing all critical gene therapy elements and bringing them together to develop customized therapies that address real patient needs. The Company's most advanced clinical programs leverage its best-in-class technology platform to potentially improve vision for patients with inherited retinal diseases. AGTC has active clinical trials in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa and achromatopsia (ACHM CNGB3 & ACHM CNGA3). Its pre-clinical programs build on the Company's industry leading AAV manufacturing technology and scientific expertise. AGTC is advancing multiple important pipeline candidates to address substantial unmet clinical need in larger ophthalmology indications, optogenetics, otology and CNS disorders. www.agtc.com
About the Foundation Fighting Blindness
Established in 1971, the Foundation Fighting Blindness is the world's leading private funding source for retinal degenerative disease research. The Foundation has raised more than $800 million toward its mission of accelerating research for preventing, treating, and curing blindness caused by the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases including: retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and Stargardt's disease. Visit FightingBlindness.org for more information.
Blueprint Genetics, a Quest Diagnostics company, is a leading specialty genetics and bioinformatics company focused on providing genetic testing for inherited diseases. The company is based in Helsinki with a US hub in Seattle, and a customer base spanning over 70 countries. www.blueprintgenetics.com
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Foundation Fighting Blindness
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Called "Blood Brothers" - is now up on MySpace. Those of you who have the What I Believe CD will already be familiar with it but for those who don't I hope you enjoy it and are edified by it.
There is a lot of heart spilled out on this jam and it tells the story of two brothers who would often fight with each other before falling in love with Jesus. Our relationship is superior now yo.
anyway, i LOVE that song, steve. thanks for adding that to your album.
I absolutely concur with my sister on this one.
Expositor. I think he exaggerated a little bit on that one to fit the scheme.lol.
We did fight a lot though and he was bigger than me and usually won until around the end of high school and then we kinda stopped fighting.
Thanks Eve. When is the Blood Sisters jam dropping with Chaka and Kia??
I really love this song. Thanks for sharing your testimony in this song, God is so Great!
I rap like a six year old palestinian girl.
but i wish i could rhyme, though.
$8.98 + free shipping in the US.
Thanks mr. 808. Got the form in the mail today and will send it out asap.


Although aviator sunglasses existed since the 1930, when military pilots flying the warplanes wore them, but perhaps credit goes to Tom Cruise to make the aviator sunglasses a public craze ever since he wore them in the 1980s movie 'Top Gun'. This fashion accessory is very much in vogue among men as well as women.
There are different brands of aviator sunglasses available that can be picked up according to the feature you would prefer suitable. There are three broad categories of aviator sunglasses – classic aviator sunglasses, polarized aviator sunglasses, mirrored aviator sunglasses. The original classic aviator design is available from Ray Ban, although several brands are coming up with the classic design. These sunglasses feature the traditional designs, the ones worn by pilots since 1930s. The contemporary aviator sunglasses designs feature polarized lenses. These lenses allow only vertical light rays to go through the glasses, preventing penetration of horizontal rays. For a cool look, people often opt for the mirrored aviator sunglasses. The mirrored look of the glasses is created by a reflective coating.
The aviator sunglasses from this famous sunglasses brand come in silver or gunmetal frames with grey and brown lenses respectively. These are smart and trendy and would be the perfect choice for go-getters.
If you are willing to spend around $500 for your aviator sunglass, then you can opt for the designer sunglasses, like the ones made by Tom Hawkings. These aviator sunglasses feature interchangeable lenses and lightweight impact resistant frames. If you want to stand out in the crowd, you should try these sunglasses.
If you do not want to spend much on acquiring designer sunglasses, but nonetheless want to attract the gals on the beach by covering your eyes with an aviator piece, go for the 100 percent UVA and UVB protected sunglasses, such as the ones from Fossil that costs around $45. The gold, black and brown colored sunglasses come with thin metal frames.


The phrase "world of work" really means the world now. So many businesses are expanding geographically to grow. And that means relocation opportunities for the workforce — as well as a whole range of logistical challenges for HR. But it also means conveying these opportunities to employees. Surprisingly, there's a disconnect, as Wakefield Research found out in a soon-to-be published study for Topia. The results, shared with me as a preview of the study, reveal that while HR is tackling how to track and facilitate reassignments and relocations, the workforce doesn't always know these opportunities exist.
Given that we're in a talent crunch with unemployment still around 4 percent, companies need to strategize effective ways to retain their own talent. What Topia's study found is that offering employees relocation opportunities may be even more of a win than previously understood. And, actually, not offering relocation opportunities may be even more of a direct loss. Twenty-two percent of U.S. and 33 percent of U.K. professionals have left a job because they weren't allowed to transfer to another branch or location.
There are countless reasons one may want to relocate. But most professionals — 70 percent in the U.S. and 75 percent in the U.K. — said they see relocating to another branch in the same company as a career-advancement opportunity, even if there's no raise or promotion involved.
Mobility is seen by this workforce as an opportunity to grow a whole range of critical career skills, such as cultural competency, flexibility, learning to work with various people and tactical problem-solving. And movement as well as change are growth in themselves — particularly in millennials and younger employees hungry to climb the ladder.
When asked what factor would make an employee hesitate to accept relocating to another branch or location within the company, 37 percent in the U.S. and 30 percent in the U.K. cited capped career growth potential or career progression. If there's no growth potential, the effort involved in relocating may not be worth it. So companies that need or want to encourage employees to take a relocation assignment may want to make sure they emphasize the career growth opportunities in doing so — and then, of course, make sure that growth can happen.
While relocation — particularly global mobility — is an enormous undertaking for both employer and employee, companies need to position it as a clear opportunity for their workforce — who likely will be willing to deal with the complexity of relocating if there's a support system in place.
Indeed, one of the most revealing findings in Topia's study is the gap between knowledge and execution — which shows that a tremendous resource in terms of engagement and retention is being undermined. For instance the survey found that nearly all hiring executives polled — 96 percent in the U.S. and 97 percent in the U.K. — are well aware that relocation programs have enormous value. But they lack the ways and means to both convey and communicate these opportunities to the workforce, and then to manage mobility successfully.
So why don't employees know about opportunities? It's not a question of not having the skills. A core insight of Topia's research is that the message just isn't being transmitted. A total of 41 percent of professionals in the U.S. and 40 percent in the U.K. said they either don't have relocation opportunities or don't know if such opportunities exist within their company. That's not stopping them from looking for the chance to expand their horizons; it's just stopping them from looking within their company. That adds up to a whole lot of missed opportunities, on both sides of the employer-employee equation.
What would close the gap? Far better internal communications, a way for employees to convey their interest in relocation opportunities and a culture that embraces the growth opportunities of relocating as something everyone should be able to experience. But another key factor here is a smart, powerful mobility management program. Companies need better relocation tools — and a holistic way to manage the complexities of relocation, which frees up HR to spend more time communicating and less time knee-deep in administrative tasks. And that can happen. The solution is to partner with an expert — one who combines up-to-date technology with deep knowledge, and who can empower your company to leverage mobility to engage and retain your workforce.
For any company or HR pro facing the prospect of managing mobility in the workforce, the Topia survey is going to be a welcome resource. The preview already paints a compelling picture of the gap between opportunities and awareness for too many employees, and of the need to mitigate the administrative pressure on HR with a more holistic and technologically advanced approach. Stay tuned for the full survey results, to be published by the Topia team in early September.


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Outokumpu [] ist eine Stadt im Osten Finnlands mit  Einwohnern (Stand ). Sie liegt in der Landschaft Nordkarelien an der Grenze zu Savo rund 40 Kilometer nordwestlich von Joensuu.

Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts war Outokumpu ein kleines Dorf mit dem Namen Kuusjärvi. 1913 wurde ein größeres Kupfervorkommen entdeckt und der Ort entwickelte sich zur größten Bergwerksstadt Finnlands. 1968 wurde die Gemeinde nach dem Bergwerk in Outokumpu umbenannt, 1977 wurde sie zur Stadt. Der Bergbau wurde 1989 eingestellt, das Bergwerk ist heute zu einem Museum umfunktioniert. Um den Strukturwandel zu bewältigen, hatte man bereits zehn Jahre zuvor damit begonnen, in Outokumpu Industrie anzusiedeln. Heute gibt es in der Stadt 50 Industriebetriebe mit etwa 900 Beschäftigten. In Outokumpu wurde auch der Metallkonzern Outokumpu gegründet, der aber mittlerweile seinen Unternehmenssitz in Helsinki hat und seit der Stilllegung des Bergwerks nicht mehr in Outokumpu produziert.

Wappen
Beschreibung des Wappens: Im roten Schild mit dem goldenen Zeichen für Kupfer ist ein  goldenes Schildhaupt durch den Tannenschnitt abgeteilt.

Partnerstädte
Schöningen in Niedersachsen ist seit 2000 Partnerstadt von Outokumpu.

Söhne und Töchter
 Kari Haakana (* 1973), Eishockeyspieler
 Anna Puu (* 1982), Popsängerin

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Stadtrechtsverleihung 1977


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Millie Chen's artwork has been shown across North and South America, East Asia and Europe at venues and festivals including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, The Power Plant, Toronto, Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris, Centro Nacional des las Artes, Mexico City, The Contemporary Austin, Shanghai Expo, Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and FILE-Rio: Electronic Language International Festival, Rio de Janeiro. Her work is in several public collections including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, University of Colorado Art Museum, Art Bank of Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Toronto Transit Commission, and she has produced a number of permanent public art commissions. Her most recent awards are an Ontario Arts Council Media Arts Grant and a University at Buffalo Humanities Institute Faculty Research Fellowship, both for SRS (Silk Road Songbook). Her writing has appeared in publications in the U.K., Canada, the U.S. and China. Chen is a Professor in the Department of Art, University at Buffalo, SUNY.
See Millie Chen's Curriculum Vitae, 2021: (PDF)