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Das Kloster Gevelsberg in Gevelsberg (Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen) wurde um 1230/1236 als Zisterzienserinnenkloster gegründet. Mit der Reformation wurde es um 1577 in ein freiweltliches, adeliges Damenstift umgewandelt. Im Jahr 1812 erfolgte die Aufhebung.

Gründung
Hintergrund der Gründung war die Ermordung des Erzbischofs Engelbert von Köln 1225. Caesarius von Heisterbach berichtete schon kurz darauf, dass an der Mordstelle Wunder geschehen seien. Dort wurden zur Erinnerung zunächst ein Kreuz und eine hölzerne Kapelle errichtet. Der neue Kölner Erzbischof Heinrich von Molenark unterstützte Pläne, an der Mordstelle ein Kloster zu gründen. Der Zeitpunkt der Klostergründung ist nicht ganz klar. Urkundlich erwähnt wurden Zisterzienserinnen 1236. Möglicherweise lag die Gründung aber schon ein paar Jahre zurück. Geweiht war das Kloster Maria und St. Laurentius.

Materielle Basis
Während der Zeit von Erzbischof Konrad von Hochstaden schützte dieser das Kloster, das allerdings dadurch in eine relativ starke Abhängigkeit von Köln geriet. Insbesondere durch Schenkungen von Kölner Bürgern konnte das Kloster seinen Besitz im 13. Jahrhundert erweitern. Teilweise behielt es die Besitzungen in der Stadt, teilweise verkaufte das Kloster sie später wieder. Aus dem 15. Jahrhundert ist ein Stadthaus "cleyne Gevelsberg" (Kleingevelsberg) in Köln bezeugt, das von Mitgliedern der Gemeinschaft bei Besuchen in der Domstadt als Wohnung diente. Aber auch von Kölner Ministerialen und Adeligen der Umgebung erhielt das Kloster Schenkungen.

Klosterbauten

Die Klosterkirche war eine vierjochige Basilika ohne Querschiff mit einem Westturm. Erbaut wurde sie bereits im 13. Jahrhundert. Im Turm befand sich wahrscheinlich auch eine Empore für die Nonnen, von denen sie den Gottesdiensten beiwohnen konnten. Zur Ausstattung der Kirche gehörte eine lebensgroße, aus Holz gefertigte Statue des ermordeten Erzbischofs.

Um das Jahr 1237 waren auch die übrigen Klostergebäude fertiggestellt. Sie hatten keine direkte bauliche Verbindung mit der Klosterkirche.

Entwicklung
Bald entwickelte sich das Kloster zur Wallfahrtsstätte und wurde Zentrum der Verehrung von Engelbert von Köln. In der Frühzeit der Einrichtung hatte Gevelsberg enge Beziehungen zu Heisterbach. Eine der ersten Äbtissinnen war eine Christina. Diese war stark an der Gründung der Tochterklöster in Benninghausen und in Rees beteiligt.

Über die soziale Herkunft der Äbtissinnen gibt es keine Hinweise. Neben der Äbtissin gehörte eine Priorin zur Leitung des Konvents. Über die Herkunft der ersten Nonnen gibt es keine Angaben. Auch über ihre Zahl gibt es keine Überlieferungen. Die Schwestern kamen teilweise aus dem Bürgertum Kölns, teilweise aus dem regionalen Adel. Anfangs folgten die Nonnen dem Gebot der persönlichen Armut. Bereits seit 1263 verfügten sie über persönlichen Besitz. Neben den eigentlichen Mitgliedern des Konvents gab es auch männliche und weibliche Conversi.

Das Kloster hatte keine eigenen Pfarrrechte, sondern blieb der Pfarrei in Schwelm unterstellt. Im Jahr 1281 erwarb der Konvent Güter in Wiesdorf (heute bei Leverkusen), die auch die Rechte an einer Pfarrei einschloss. Wegen der Entfernung änderte sich an der Stellung des Konvents insgesamt nichts.

Zeit als Damenstift

Im Zuge der Reformation wurde das Kloster um 1577 in ein freiweltliches, adeliges Damenstift umgewandelt. Dieses nahm Damen sowohl aus katholischen wie auch protestantischen Familien auf (Simultanstift). Von zwölf Stellen entfielen nach den Statuten von 1657 fünf auf reformierte, drei auf lutherische und drei auf katholische Damen. In der Praxis war der Katholikenanteil allerdings oftmals geringer. So waren 1609 und 1624 keine katholische Damen vorhanden und auch katholische Messen wurden nicht gelesen.

Neubauten, so das Äbtissinnenhaus, wurden im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert errichtet. Dieses ältere Gebäude war ein Fachwerkhaus auf einem hohen, massiven Steinsockel. Heute wird es Altes Äbtissinnenhaus genannt. In dieser Zeit fanden auch an der Kirche An- und Umbauten statt.

Ein neues Haus für die Vorsteherin entstand noch 1805 kurz vor der Aufhebung 1812. Dieses heute Neue Äbtissinnenhaus genannte Gebäude wurde im einfachen bergischen klassizistischen Stil erbaut und war mit Schiefer verkleidet.

Die Klosterkirche wurde wegen Baufälligkeit 1823 zuerst gesperrt und 1826 abgerissen. Im 20. Jahrhundert befanden sich in den Gebäuden des ehemaligen Klosters ein Erholungsheim der Von Bodelschwinghschen Stiftungen Bethel.

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Literatur
in der Reihenfolge des Erscheinens
 Kaspar Elm: Das männliche und weibliche Zisterziensertum in Westfalen von den Anfängen bis zur Reformation. In: Géza Jászai (Hrsg.): Monastisches Westfalen. Klöster und Stifte 800–1800. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte,  Münster 1982, S. 45–59, hier S. 52.
 Heiko K. L. Schulze: Klöster und Stifte in Westfalen. Geschichte, Baugeschichte und -beschreibung. Eine Dokumentation. In: Géza Jászai (Hrsg.): Monastisches Westfalen. Klöster und Stifte 800–1800. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte,  Münster 1982, ISBN 3-88789-054-X, S. 309–445, hier S. 354f.
 Engelbert Overkott: Das Zisterzienserinnenkloster Gevelsberg. In: Baldur Hermans (Hrsg.): Die Säkularisation im Ruhrgebiet. Ein gewalttätiges Friedensgeschäft. Vorgeschichte und Folgen. Edition Werry, Mülheim an der Ruhr 2004, ISBN 3-88867-049-7, S. 109–116.

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 Die Zisterzienserinnenklöster im westfälischen Teil des Bistums Köln: Kloster Gevelsberg. PDF-Datei
 Das Wunder von Gevelsberg

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Gets or sets the actor's address

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          Node [] KlusterKite.Monitoring.Client.Messages.Node.Children

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Gets or sets the actor's children

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Gets or sets the actor's name

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Gets or sets the actor's parent's address

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As we have previously discussed before, regulators expect pharma companies to demonstrate control over their TMF content. Inspectors want to see GCP compliance demonstrated by the documentation compiled in the TMF. This means that the protocol was followed, patient safety was maintained and the data collected can be used to support the trial analysis.
When is a TMF archive appropriate?
SharePoint has out of the box functionality that can be adopted to create user profiles and corresponding permissions. These basic features can be expanded to control access to specific studies or content within SharePoint. Many companies have existing integration with Active Directories and/or Single Sign-on systems to allow users to easily logon to the SharePoint eTMF application.
Microsoft Online offers defined service level agreements for backups (every 12 hours and the time to recover data (14 days). Microsoft has a defined incident management process and appropriate training of their staff to handle these situations. This situation is ideal for the smaller companies that may not be able to support a disaster recovery program by themselves.
On-Premise SharePoint supports a more custom tailored approach to backup and restoration. The On-Premises solution requires more from your internal support team's capabilities. This can allow sharing costs and policies across the enterprise needed to enforce your compliance standards.
A simple pick list of metadata can be created from the TMF Reference Model Artifact data. This metadata can be applied to each artifact when it is created or uploaded into the SharePoint eTMF. Other useful metadata may be the study site, country or Primary Investigator that is associated with the document. The metadata is important for filtering and sorting the data in the eTMF system. Metadata also is useful when the data is exported as a list from SharePoint.
SharePoint can be configured to just manage major versions, or minor and major versions. Most archive eTMF solutions don't plan for document edits, so working with major versions can be adequate. The system can also be configured to check for duplicate files names when uploading new content.
Once all of the content for the TMF has been received, the workspace can be locked to avoid edits. In addition, use permissions can be set to read-only to ensure the content is not edited.
What other features does SharePoint provide that help your organization as an eTMF archive?
By creating a template to be used for creation of new study sub-sites or workspaces, the time to setup a new study can be greatly reduced. User permissions, folder structure, views, lists and picklists can all be configured in the template. This reduces human error in the creation process and provides the users with a consistent user interface.
SharePoint offers basic and advanced search features. Both search types provide facets or refiners that can be used to narrow the search results. This area can be optimized as more content is available and the metadata can be used to help the users find the results they are seeking.
When not to use SharePoint?
SharePoint can provide many benefits over a file share with regard to eTMF management. This can provide a stepping stone for those organizations considering the purchase of an eTMF system, but who cannot fulfill that goal due to a variety of reasons. The goal with the SharePoint eTMF system is to start with a small set of user requirements that able the initial design and configuration of the system. The limited initial design can be validated with a minimal effort. As users adopt their business process, become more familiar with the TMF Reference Model and the SharePoint features, then system enhancements can be made to meet the business needs. Metadata management of artifacts in the TMF Reference Model and electronic workflows can provide additional benefits to moving the organization toward an active and paperless TMF.
Michael Agard is a Principal Business Analyst for Paragon's Life Sciences team engaged in the design implementation and optimization of eTMF and RIM applications. Since joining Paragon in 2010, he has worked with clients on clinical systems architecture and integration, TMF and EDM Reference Models, clinical optimization and document migrations. Prior to Paragon, Michael worked at Sanofi for 28 years. His experience spans Clinical Operations, Data Management, Product Development and Clinical Packaging. Michael holds a Masters in Leadership Development from Penn State, and also has a BS in Pharmacy. He is a member of the DIA and Metrics Champion Consortium.


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Narendra Modi met Donald Trump: And together, they issued a highly unambitious statement
World Karan Pradhan Jun 28, 2017 18:52:06 IST
Narendra Modi's first meeting with Donald Trump — at least the section of it that was put out in the public domain — was underwhelming. A look back at the first joint statement issued by this duo's predecessors (Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama respectively) supports that assessment, but we'll get back to that shortly.
Given the sheer weight of expectation piled onto Modi's US visit (in no small part by a few of our own news outlets), the resultant joint statement was always going to buckle at the knees. And so, it was always going to be unfair to expect some sort of detailed and expansive joint statement that covered every aspect of the India-US relationship, to emanate from this meeting.
Plus, it's worth bearing in mind that this was the first meeting between Modi and Trump, in the latter's capacity as President of the United States.
Donald Trump and Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House. PTI
So just what did the statement contain?
Terrorism was expected to feature in the joint statement and to an extent it did:
- Naming Laskhar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and the D-Company? Check, but those names had popped up in past Modi-Obama joint statements too.
- Calling for information-exchange and an expansion of intelligence-sharing and operational-level counterterrorism cooperation? Check, but we've heard this before.
- Affirming support for the UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism proposed by India? Check, but there's nothing new here either.
- Pledging to work together to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction? Check, but same as above.
- Welcoming a new consultation mechanism on domestic and international terrorist designations listing proposals? This is new and a welcome move, particularly since the US took 25 years to take cognisance of Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.
What of Pakistan, you may well ask:
The leaders called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries. They further called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot, and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan-based groups.
Inadequate. That's really the most adequate word to describe this jejune and dare-I-say-it, perfunctory mention of India's neighbour. 'Calling on Pakistan' to do something has historically not proven to be an effective exercise and the two sentences above fall dramatically short of identifying Pakistan's own role in grooming, sheltering and harbouring those 'Pakistan-based groups'.
There was also much speculation about how Modi and Trump would address the issue of China and they did so at length in the first sub-section of the joint statement. That particular sub-section is reproduced and annotated below:
Democratic Stalwarts in the Indo-Pacific Region (the title of the section alone appears to be a thinly-veiled jibe)
As responsible stewards (as opposed, presumably, to China) in the Indo-Pacific region, President Trump and Prime Minister Modi agreed that a close partnership between the United States and India is central to peace and stability in the region. Recognising the significant progress achieved in these endeavours, the leaders agreed to take further measures to strengthen their partnership. In accordance with the tenets outlined in the UN Charter, they committed to a set of common principles for the region, according to which sovereignty and international law are respected and every country can prosper (Beijing's run-ins with International Law with regard to the South China Sea have been widely documented) . To this end, the leaders:
reiterate the importance of respecting freedom of navigation, overflight, and commerce throughout the region (South China Sea reference);
call upon all nations to resolve territorial and maritime disputes peacefully and in accordance with international law (A number of Southeast Asian States would concur);
support bolstering regional economic connectivity through the transparent development of infrastructure and the use of responsible debt financing practices, while ensuring respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, the rule of law (a reference to the One Belt One Road initiative...), and the environment; and
call on other nations in the region to adhere to these principles (...and the countries that support it).
Aside from this, there was a mention of Afghanistan and the work both nations are doing in the country, a few lines about growing strategic convergence, a section on free trade and the customary sign-off that Trump would reciprocate Modi's visit at some point in the future. All of which were generalities, devoid of substance.
What in the name of Pyongyang?
The biggest surprise found itself on Trump's own remarks to the press as well as the joint statement and resulted in a fair bit of head-scratching. As he neared the end of his remarks, Trump said, "I also thank the Indian people... for joining us in applying new sanctions against the North Korean regime. The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly." Wait, what?
The joint statement read, "The leaders strongly condemned continued provocations by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), emphasising that its destabilising pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missile programs poses a grave threat to regional security and global peace. The leaders called on DPRK to strictly abide by its international obligations and commitments. The leaders pledged to work together to counter the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction programs, including by holding accountable all parties that support these programs." Same sentiment, only louder.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, "Relations between India and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea have been generally characterised by friendship, cooperation and understanding." Pyongyang has never made any threatening overtures to New Delhi, and as per the MEA briefing, North Korea "has expressed keen interest in importing consumer goods from India every year on 'deferred payment basis'... They also welcomed participation of Indian companies, Chambers of Commerce, business houses, etc. in their annual trade fairs and various other events for promoting Indian products in the (North Korean) market. They also welcome participation of Indian companies in joint ventures and FDI especially on tourism and hospitality sectors."
It's more than likely that introducing the topic of North Korea — whether because it seems to be among his biggest agendas or to counter China, or both — into the conversation must have been Trump's idea. That Modi failed to counter that by having a sterner mention of Pakistan introduced is mildly disappointing. Let's move on.
How the first Modi-Trump statement holds up to the first Manmohan-Obama one
File image of Barack Obama and Manmohan Singh. PTI
It's here that a comparison between the first joint statement issued by Manmohan-Obama and the Modi-Trump one must be drawn. And there's no better place to start than the title of the statements. The Manmohan-Obama one was titled Partnership for a Better World, while the Modi-Trump one was titled Prosperity through Partnership.
A lot can be read into those titles, but it's more instructive to delve deeper. The Manmohan-Obama statement included the line stating that "the India-US partnership is indispensable for global peace and security", while Monday night's statement spoke of how "the United States and India — leading engines of growth in the global economy — should intensify their economic cooperation to make their nations stronger and their citizens more prosperous" (emphasis added).
Where one set of leaders sought to seek solutions for the world at large with an ambitious mission statement, the other set appears to have set its sights on the vikaas of their respective nations above all else. Neither approach is right or wrong. They are just different approaches. But these differing approaches are what India gets when dealing with a world leader of the regular sort on one hand, and a world leader of social media on the other.
The Manmohan-Obama statement addressed security and terrorism, sustainable global development, clean energy, global economic revival (in light of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08), education and empowerment, healthcare and global cooperation. The Modi-Trump one focused on the Asia-Pacific region (see above), terrorism, security, India-US strategic convergence, free and fair bilateral trade, and a section on digital threats.
It can be argued that the Global Financial Crisis isn't a thing any more and that cyber threats were less grave back in 2009, but the tone and approach of both statements are unarguably polar opposites. While one choose to look at all the possibilities for a brighter future for all, the other chooses to look at the basic minimum to ensure a brighter future for both countries. A lack of ambition has never been something one can accuse Modi of having, but the statement on which he signed off, unfortunately suffers from just that.
Worst of all for the Prime Minister of India — a man who spoke around 18 months ago at the COP21 Summit in Paris of the need to move away from fossil fuels, and was in many ways a champion of the climate agreement that emerged from the summit — is the following section in the joint statement:
The leaders called for a rational approach that balances environment and climate policy, global economic development, and energy security needs.
President Trump affirmed that the United States continues to remove barriers to energy development and investment in the United States and to US energy exports so that more natural gas, clean coal, and renewable resources and technologies are available to fuel India's economic growth and inclusive development.
A 'rational approach'? Knowing how Trump feels about the Paris Agreement, it stands to reason that a rational approach is not said agreement. Next, the statement speaks of India importing more coal. The less said about that, the better. That clean energy doesn't even feature on the joint statement is one thing. That Modi signed off on a document that casts aside the sort of ambition and hope he instilled in world leaders in Paris in December 2015 is something completely different.
Perhaps, Modi found himself curtailed by a lack of leverage when it came to inserting points into the statement. The mention of North Korea is a case in point. Maybe the discussions didn't go off as well as we were all led to believe. It's likely we'll never know.
But, as we do know, actual foreign policy doesn't hew all that closely to joint statements and it's best not to dwell too long on it. Things will pan out as they will.
For now though, let's just stop fawning over that 'true friend' tag. Please?
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HHRD's Syrian and Palestanian Relief Update
Spending time with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Br. Irfan Khurshid and Br. Ilyas Hasan Choudry of Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) saw the heart-wrenching suffering of men, women, and children who have been displaced by the crisis in war-torn Syria. The Lebanese government is not allowing tented refugee camps, so Lebanese families are increasingly hosting displaced Syrians. There are reports of Lebanese individuals who drive to the border to pick up refugees and take them back to their homes. Lebanon faces its own economic and security concerns and already is stretched to outer limits by the decades-old refugee camps that have housed nearly half a million Palestinians. Some Syrians are now seeking shelter as well in these densely populated camps, taking up residence in squalid buildings whose hallways are strewn with trash, water is leaking from decrepit pipes, and exposed electrical wires hang everywhere. HHRD along with many other NGOs, are providing help to the refugees. The real story though, as shared by Br. Choudry, is the fierce human will for survival and the resilience of the human spirit amidst such tormenting circumstances. Br. Choudry describes their visit what they saw:
We distributed food rations and children's gifts. We met some Syrian families… and…found brothers who were injured and in real bad condition. One of them has lost his legs; another had a brain injury. We also met Syrian families at an abandoned school, which has been converted into a refugee camp, where majority of the children were orphans, having lost their fathers. Some children were only a few months old. Wherever we went, we tried our best to make the children feel happy. So we played with them, raced with them, holding the smaller kids while racing the older ones. We gave them cookies and other treats. When we tried to take pictures, each child wanted to sit in our laps (maybe missing their fathers). Tears came to my eyes when one small child asked me to bend down and he kissed my cheek. I had the thought that in the U.S. we take these things for granted for our kids, and here this small child is so happy that he has given a special kiss on my cheek. This was the Gift of my lifetime.
I hugged the child and kissed him on the head. Another one looked at me, longing for a similar gesture. So I took his hand and kissed it. Other children, watching this, began to ask for my hand, kissed my hands, and put my hands on their eyes like it somehow soothed their souls for a moment in time. I wanted to cry aloud, but had to control myself. Totally heart wrenching!
Later on we went to a rehab and prosthetic center, where we met a lady, who read us a poem in Arabic. In the poem she said something like this – "World: So much has happened and you are quiet: Why? Why?!" This lady has lost two of her legs, lost her husband, lost her two children of four and two years. Yet, she was smiling, saying Allah SWT had written this in her fate and she has totally accepted it. Her only wish is to return back to a happy and prosperous Syria, living among her fellow country-persons. Really, I was dumbfounded, imagining what it would be like if I did not have my legs. What state would I be in? But here is someone who has lost everything but has gained so much in demonstrating her faith and trust in Allah SWT while suffering such extreme hardship.
At this center there was also a boy, all smiles, having lost one leg. His main concern was not that he has lost the leg, but perhaps that he will never ride a bike. The doctor who is treating him and working on his prosthetic is confident that soon he will able to ride a bike. This young and vulnerable boy will receive his first bike from his doctor. "
These are just a few of the untold numbers of stories of Syrian refugees, joining the ranks of millions of others worldwide who remain displaced. According to the 2006 World Refugee survey conducted by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), roughly 33 million people are displaced from their homes. Twelve million are refugees seeking shelter in camps in countries other than their homeland; and 21 million are Internally Displaced Persons who remain in their own countries but are displaced from their homes by armed conflict and pervasive violence. According to the USCRI survey, the highest number of refugees and IDPs, roughly 4.2 million, are in the Middle East, comprised of Palestinians, Afghanis, and Iraqis; and now Syrians are swelling that number even further.
Br. Choudry also relates their experience in visiting a Palestinian camp during their time in Lebanon.
He says, "I never ever imagined such a horrible place to live: Absolutely unimaginable conditions they are facing. I have seen many Kutchi Abadis in Pakistan [unplanned settlements which arise with mass migration from rural areas to cities] which are almost similar to what I saw here. But I never thought people do Wudu and take showers with salt water… I did Wudu for Maghrib and my mouth was sour for many hours…Imagine living in a place where streets are about two to three feet wide, where all the utility wires and pipes are in the open going over your head and sometimes around your feet. Not suitable for human habitat at all, but our Palestinians brothers and sisters in humanity are living here for decades. How … Why…?"
Children grow up in these camps, playing among the tangled wires carrying bootlegged electricity and the open sewage flowing through gullies in the street. They live in small cramped quarters lacking ventilation and daylight. The children are surrounded by rampant crime and disease. The haunting question of "How…Why?…" follows the children's every move. It should just as relentlessly pull at our sense of compassion and willingness to help.
Please do your part to help our brothers and sisters. Your donations help to provide food, shelter, medical supplies, warm clothing, blankets, and so much more. Remember the boy who lost a leg but dreams of one day riding his bike, a smile lighting up his face. Keep close to heart the woman who lost everything near and dear except her faith…and she too smiles. But that boy and that woman have shed countless tears, and the hearts of millions displaced from their homes are wrenched with sorrow and fear.
Remember also the tears of those who witness the tragedies and try to help, like Br. Choudry and Br. Kurshid. Please visit www.hhrd.org to do your part in bringing relief and restoring lives.
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Many businesses are turning to alternative means in order to finance business expansion with crowdsourcing amongst the most popular method, but could the trend be about to make its debut in the bus industry?
Next year Harrogate-based operator Transdev Blazefield will launch a new app – VAMOOZ – that could turn on its head the way in which transport operators seek to launch new services. It has its origins as a simple response to a familiar issue – not so much crowdsourcing but overcrowding.
The operator was experiencing capacity issues in the morning peak on its flagship 36 service between Ripon and Harrogate. It was as a result of a large number of young people travelling to school in Harrogate on the 36, creating overcrowding problems.
Over a two-week period 70 parents said they would be willing to pay for their children to use the dedicated door-to-door service and committed to buying season tickets that not only include travel on this dedicated school bus, but the rest of the Harrogate bus network too. As more and more parents came onboard the overall cost to all reduced.
Meanwhile, those parents who had signed up to the service also became champions for it, influencing friends who were also parents of children at the school to sign up and make their commitment to the dedicated school bus service. As Hornby notes, the operator was unknowingly heading down the crowdsourcing route.
The success of the Harrogate scheme was such that it has been repeated with a further service in Lancashire. "It's a template," says Hornby. "We have a concept that we can roll out across the business. It's a smarter, better way of solving the issue of school buses or other capacity issues in the peaks.
"Many of these school bus routes have followed the same route for many, many years, but it means that some locations have just never been served by bus and some people have just slipped off the radar as the bus has just never been an option for them.
The good fortune of these initial tentative steps towards crowdsourcing school bus routes has led Hornby and his team to explore other places and opportunities where the concept could be utilised in order to open up new markets and revenue streams.
Key to this is the operator's school bus fleet. These vehicles are typically parked up outside the traditional travel to school times. This combination has led to the creation of the VAMOOZ app which will be launched in the coming months.
VAMOOZ (incidentally the name was chosen to ensure something memorable and, more importantly, not already used by other smartphone apps in the marketplace) will see Transdev Blazefield launch trips to destinations that are currently unserved by its conventional bus network. These destinations could include places like shopping centres, such as Meadowhall near Sheffield and the Trafford Centre outside Manchester, and trips to sporting events, concerts and music festivals too, as well as potentially more traditional visits to towns and cities of interest across the north of England.
VAMOOZ app users will browse the range of destinations on offer or, alternatively, make a suggestion for a trip of their own choosing. They will then commit to travel on that trip at the price offered by the app but uniquely this price will reduce as more and more users commit to travel.
Key to helping stimulate that demand, and thinking of the example of the parents in Ripon who became advocates for the dedicated school bus service, is that users making a commitment will be invited to share their travel plans with friends on social media and by email in a bid to encourage them to travel too. As more and more people commit, the lower the price becomes to all.
He adds that this could see VAMOOZ users suggesting not only trips to points of interest or nearby towns and cities, but also, potentially, creating new links to workplaces in a move that could allow for expansion of the Transdev Blazefield network.
Development of the app is currently in the process of being finalised and it is hoped that a formal launch of VAMOOZ could take place at around Easter of 2017.


On March 5th, our residential project, 'Kirchoffer', was granted a LEED Platinum designation! We are incredibly excited with this designation because although some of our other projects also have LEED designations, Kirchoffer marks Linebox's first LEED Platinum project. This home is also only the 12th LEED Platinum residential project in Ottawa.
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Certification is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. This rating system details 4 tiers of sustainability: LEED certified, Silver, Gold, and Platinum designations. This certification is given to designated buildings which achieve outstanding sustainability measures, while efficiently reducing environmental impact.
Working with the client, we came up with and implemented various environmental design strategies aimed at tackling these challenges. These strategies are focused on two key areas, water, and energy.
Water is an underappreciated resource, especially in Canada, which has the highest renewable water per capita score in the world. Compared to Cape Town, South Africa, which experienced a water crisis mid-2018 as it neared "Day Zero". Despite our lack of urgency for this resource, the architectural implementation of water efficient strategies plays a large part in achieving sustainability.
Rooftop deck with hot tub, patio and panoramic views of the Ottawa River.
One of the ways that we can reduce water usage is through greywater recycling and rainwater harvesting. Grey water is the term given to water which has been used in the sinks, showers, and washing machines. This water contains vital nutrients which are used to irrigate Kirchoffer's intensive and extensive green roof system. Beyond the benefit of fertilization for the green systems, greywater harvesting also keeps greywater out of the septic system which may prevent pollution of local bodies of water.
Master bath with custom made concrete sinks, glass-walled shower and separate soaker tub.
Another water efficient strategy implemented in Kirchoffer is through rainwater harvesting. This self-explanatory strategy collects rainwater which is then stored in a cistern underneath the deck. This water is then used for flushing toilets, laundry, and irrigation. While not implemented in this project, harvested rainwater can be treated for drinking and showering, further reducing the environmental impact.
Side view of the home.
A comparatively small strategy that we use in all of our residential projects, is specifying a permeable paving material. This allows water run off during storms to be absorbed into the pavement and ground below, instead of being directed into the street and increasing the load on storm sewers.
Energy conservation can be as simple as changing out filament light bulbs for LEDs, to as complicated as installing an entire green roof system. At Kirchoffer, we explored strategies ranging in complexity and scale.
One of the major problem areas for heat loss in residential housing is through windows. To combat this, we specified triple-glazed, high-performance windows. Instead of 2 panes of glass, like in a double glazed solution, triple-glazed windows have 3 panes of glass. Space between the glass panes is often times filled with a mixture of argon gas and the captive air. Because of argon's density, it increases the thermal insulation capacity of the window when compared to a non-argon solution.
Back view at Kirchoffer. Large glass doors can be opened to the back patio and allow the outdoors inside the living area. The pool is tucked off to the right beside the home.
In addition to being the most energy efficient glazing option, triple-glazed windows are also incredibly durable, long-lasting and a safer option compared to double glazed windows.
Some aftermarket strategies that were used were making sure all lights were LED and installation of an electric car charger.
The largest, most involved environmental design strategy, the green roof system, provides both water and energy benefits. This system is comprised of two parts, the extensive green roof system, a thin layer of vegetation that lays ontop of the roof system, and the intensive system, a thicker layer which can grow larger plants.
A green roof system helps to capture rainwater as it flows into the lightweight soil layer versus onto the street. The water which is captured is released back into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration, the process by which water evaporates from the soil and plants into the atmosphere. The evaporation reduces the ambient temperature of the area, a great benefit in the hot summer months. In winter, the roof system acts as amazing insulation because of the thermal properties of dirt.
The backyard and deck are private, nestled among the trees with ubobstructed views to the Ottawa River.
Some other non-environmental benefits of a green roof system are the psychological benefits of being surrounded by nature, the reduction of air pollution and the ability to grow larger plants on the intensive green roof system. The owners of Kirchoffer, are currently growing blueberries on their roof!
All of these strategies create an amazing final build that not only acts as a home to those who inhabit it but also as an environmentally conscious entity. In addition to sustainability, these strategies also aim to reduce the cost of the home in the long run. By thoughtfully integrating these strategies, we were able to achieve LEED Platinum status as well as making a strong statement about Linebox's continued commitment to environmental best practices.
Looking onto the back of the home from the bike path separating the home and the beach.


I'm so happy with this beautiful project... It's the I/Eye Rebus mosaic at Hope Valley Elementary. 5 classes of Kindergarteners made the letter I/i border sections based on a graphed paper grid design. 5 classes of 2nd graders worked in small groups to create the eyeball designs (some drawn by them as well) with tumbled stained glass pieces. We talked about shape, color, design, pattern, picture, Rebus puzzles (pictures that can substitute for words or letters), counting, mosaic, diversity, and collaboration. Each panel is 3x5'.
I know it's really the 'ides' of March... but this month begins with a great residency for Kindergarten and 2nd grades at a local Elementary School. They wanted a literacy objective tandem with the art project. I may have mentioned rebus puzzles before... it's old school reading puzzle fun in which pictures are substituted for letters or words. "Highlights" magazine used to have them all the time. So, I've got K classes reading 7x7 unit graphs (check for math objectives) to create the capital I and lowercase i patterns onto the tile grids, they're creating the border pieces. The letters are done in 5 shades of skin tone browns, light to dark, background dark blues. 2nd graders have drawn eyeball patterns using shapes, not lines, on an 8" square and are using tumbled stained glass pieces to fill in the pattern, starting with the pupil, lids, iris, corneas, and surrounding flesh (check plus for science objective). Overall the work will make 2 panels, 3x5' each (30 sf total) of I/eye rebus mosaic. Double check plus for collaborative work, celebrating individuality and community!


Known as the highest honor to be awarded to a scientist or engineer, election to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) brings together national and international experts from 31 scientific disciplines each year in recognition of their professional achievements. Last April, a trio of psychological scientists – APS Fellows Susan Carey, Charles "Randy" Gallistel and Richard Nisbett – was elected to the Academy as part of a group of 72 new members.
When they are formally installed next April at the NAS annual meeting, the three will join 57 other psychological scientists who are members. There are approximately 1900 members of NAS, the majority of who are from such areas as biochemistry, chemistry, mathematics and physics.
Carey, a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard University, said the news of her election to the honorary society was unexpected considering the small number of psychologists at NAS.
Carey and Nisbett are both recipients of the APS William James Fellow Award. Carey received the 2002 honor for a lifetime of significant contributions to psychological science. Nisbett was awarded in 2001.
Nisbett, a psychology professor at University of Michigan and co-director of its Culture and Cognition Program, believes the recent election represents a resurgence of interest by NAS to bring more social and developmental psychologists on board. In the past, he said, there were plenty of social psychologists at NAS but the number dropped in the last two decades for an unknown reason.
However, this year's election offers proof that the trend is shifting. In the past, only 1.5 psychologists were elected each year, said Gallistel, a psychology professor at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., co-director of the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science, and APS member-at-large.
For the next few months, Gallistel intends to learn about the workings of NAS and look into opportunities to work on policy-making committees. With the critical need for scientific expertise at a time when the federal government is seeking answers to many scientific, medical and technological issues, the interdisciplinary makeup of the Academy's committees could lead to better, more sound policy decisions.
Carey, Gallistel and Nisbett are each bringing enormously distinguished research contributions to NAS.
Carey's research focuses on the nature and development of human knowledge, and charts the systems of concepts that organize children's and adults' understanding of number, biology, and the material world. Her innovative experiments have shed light on the spontaneous development of thought and language and inform attempts to enhance the teaching of science and mathematics.
Currently, Carey is working on two NAS committees in which she participated before being elected. She is helping to write a plain-language book for science teachers about insights on science education and is working on a report that makes an argument for major federal initiatives to look into the state of national science education in schools.
Carey said she is interested in working on any issues that have to do with the interaction of conceptual development and issues of national importance, and for now she is keeping an open mind about which other efforts she would like to be involved. "My imagination is less than the sum of the imagination of the whole," she said.
For Gallistel, election to the NAS may bring more attention to his research about the nature of memory.
After almost 40 years of conducting experiments on rats, during the last four years he began using mice in his study to determine the molecular basis of memory. Considered an international leader in the study of animal cognition, Gallistel is using a psychophysical approach in his recently established Behavioral Genetics of Memory Laboratory with a focus on genetics.
The Rutgers professor does not subscribe to the popular theory that memory is based upon association. He believes that the brain stores information and when needed, it retrieves it.
Nisbett's recent research has also brought a fresh perspective to another long-held theory about human thought.
During the last 6 years, the University of Michigan social psychologist has focused his research on the ways cultural differences between European Americans and East Asians affect their reasoning patterns. The theory challenges the widely held theory that ways in which people make sense of the world around them are universal, as has been documented by Western researchers.
One of Nisbett's East Asian students originally got him interested in the issue and led him to look into the ways culture molds human thought. He talked with fellow scholars in both cultures about the issue and they agreed that was a wide difference in perception.
Since then, he and his fellow researchers have proved that theory to be true during a series of controlled experiments in the U.S., Japan, China and Korea. In a typical experiment, Nisbett and his fellow researchers showed vignettes of underwater video to their subjects and recorded their observations. "The Americans tell you about salient objects while the Easterners start by describing the background and see more relationships involving inert objects," he noted.
Nisbett's research has shown a familiar pattern in what anthropologists have already found. Eastern people generally take a more "holistic" approach, paying greater attention to the relationship between events, while Westerners are more "analytical" in their thought process, finding out the important attributes to characterize an object.
The subject is the focus of a Nisbett's forthcoming book, "The Geography of Thought," which is scheduled to be published in March 2003.
Since its inception, the National Academy of Sciences has evolved over time to become an influential player in federal policy-making decisions.
Dating back to the Civil War era, the National Academy of Sciences was formed by Congress in 1863 to advise the government on science and technology matters. Since then, the Academy expanded to include the National Research Council in 1916, the National Academy of Engineering in 1964, and the Institute of Medicine in 1970, which are collectively called the National Academies.
Over the years, the Academy's work was considered to be so vital that it led Congress and the White House to pass laws and executive orders to reaffirm its role. Operated as a private, non-profit organization, the NAS is overseen by the National Research Council made up of 12 members and five officers, who are elected from among the Academy's members. NAS's committees, which include NAS members and non-members, volunteer their time to study specific issues concerning health, education and the welfare of the nation.
For more information about NAS, visit the Academy's website at www.nas.edu.


We are a Digital Impression Practice and have an iTero Element Intraoral Scanner. The iTero is a state-of-the-art digital impression scanner that eliminates the need for messy impression material in your mouth. With our iTero Element Scanner, we can digitally capture a detailed 3D model of your teeth and gums. Not only is this process far more comfortable than the old putty based impressions, but it's faster and more detailed.
Throughout the scan, you can breathe or swallow as you normally would. You can even pause during the process if you need to sneeze or just want to ask a question. The scanner gives us a 3D model of your mouth that can be used for treatment planning and Invisalign.
Dental X-rays are safer and more convenient than ever before.
At Boyles Orthodontics, we use digital x-rays because it exposes patients to much less radiation than traditional methods; up to 90% less in fact. Digital x-rays also decrease the amount of time spent at the office because you don't have to wait for the film to develop. The image is generated instantly and can be viewed and examined right away.
The image quality is also much higher so that the x-ray can be enlarged, or adjusted, so that a better diagnosis can be made.


These silicone sleeves for *wide mouth* half pint (8oz) jars (short and wide, kind of bowl shaped) add grip and padding, and they also insulate. Use them for baby food, coffee cups, condiment cups, oatmeal, snacks, or anything else.
I make big batches of steel cut oats and store them in individual wide mouth half pint jars in the fridge. Then in the morning, I use this sleeve and microwave the jar for a quick and healthy breakfast for my kids (and sometimes me). The silicone sleeve adds grip, looks great, and I love the feel of it in my hand.
We designed the sleeve to fit tight enough that it won't fall off, but loose enough that it is still easy to get on and off.
Use a different color for each family member, and stop wondering which jar is yours!
This size does not have a hole in the bottom, so you can also use it without a glass jar inside.


Tea towel - an Old Dutch Masters still life detail printed on medium weight pure linen. This is a natural fibre and one can expect to see some slubs or irregularities in the fabric.
All our textiles are designed and produced in Cape Town, in small editions.
Size: 65x45cm but slight size variations may occur.


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Civil War: CPT Wm F. Pell Co/CPT Spencer's Co.
I am researching my Great-great-great grandfather Miles Perrine. I have documents showing he mustered in to CPT William F. Pell Co. 193rd Virginia (WV) Militia. I also have a copy of a Company Muster-in Roll and it shows he mustered in with Capt Spencer's Co, Virginia Foot Vols.
I would like to find out more about both units or if they are the same. Miles mustered in just prior to battle in Spencer. Thank you!


THE Pangasinan Smiles Photo Exhibit that honors successful Pangasinenses who have made a mark in Philippine society will open on September 10 at the House of Representatives' South Wing Lobby.
The exhibit will run until September13.
The exhibit displays the portraits of showbiz legend Gloria Romero; versatile movie and television actress, Jasmine Curtis-Smith; The Voice Philippines' first champion, Mitoy Yonting; five-time speaker of the House of Representatives, Speaker Jose De Venecia; former congresswoman, Gina De Venecia; national artist nominee, Joe Datuin; national athletes, Jayson Ramil Macaalay and John Enrico Vasques; three-time number 1 Councilor of Dagupan City, Maybelyn Fernandez; fashion designer Jaz Cerezo; Aramal – Tocok Cooperative; Alliance of United Transport (AUTOPRO); Balon Dagupan Children's Choir; Samahan ng Maliliit na Mangingisda sa Dagupan; and the Pangasinan Smiles essay-writing contest winners.
The Pangasinan Smiles Photo Exhibit was one of the highlights of the Bangus Festival in Dagupan City in April and during the inauguration of the Museo De Mangaldan in June, both this year.
"They are local treasures who came from humble beginnings yet they overcame many odds to be where they are now. These are the stories of every Filipino," said Rep. Christopher De Venecia, the man behind this project.
De Venecia conceptualized the Pangasinan Smiles Photo Exhibit not only to recognize the individuals who bring pride to their home province, but also to inspire his fellow kabaleyan to follow in their footsteps.


Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahrainis continued to stage massive protests across the Kingdom of Bahrain to voice their adherence to the goals and demands of the February 14 movement which entered its sixth year, as regime forces attempted to tighten their grip to silence any form of protest. It was evident that the authorities wanted to arrest as many citizens as possible ahead of the uprising's fifth anniversary which happens to be today on Sunday (February 14, 2016) in order to clear the streets of protestors and any activity.
In addition to regularly launched house raids, the regime this time followed Israel's suit by confronting the protestors with "undercover police units".
These undercover Israeli police units are called Mista'arvim. They are created to infiltrate local Arab and Palestinian communities by dressing up and acting as Palestinians, knowing Arabic well and Arab customs. They use the surprise element to achieve arrests.
It seems that the Bahraini regime has established a unit similar to Israel's Mista'arvim, as members of these units patrol hotspots in civilian clothing, drive civilian vehicles, infiltrating opposition areas and crowds of protestors and then surprise demonstrators by beating and arresting them.
On Friday (February 12, 2016), activists reported seeing white vans arresting citizens in three areas: A'ali, Saar, and Bilad Al-Qadeem. A video was recently circulated showing Bahraini Interior Ministry forces dressed in civilian clothing arresting a youth. The footage also showed masked militiamen pursuing a protestor and then dragging him into a civilian van.


Adult male: red face and chin very finely spotted with white; rest of head yellowish-olive, underparts heavily spotted with white. Adult female: dull red from bill to eye; duller greyish-olive back and scapulars.
The song is a short and generally very quiet, toneless note repeated frequently.
Call a loud or penetrating 'sssit' or 'seet', also a single 'tlit' or 'tsit' contact note.


Tao Heung Group is a Hong Kong restaurant conglomerate. Established in 1991, the Group now operates over 60 restaurants in Hong Kong. Its goal is to deliver innovative, quality food and to give its consumers a varied selection of tastes.


'The Ministry of Education's new investments will not meet all of our infrastructure needs, because they are so huge. This could be an opportunity to hire more support staff to renovate buildings for several years, and ensure that facilities remain safe for as long as possible," says Éric Pronovost, President of the Fédération du personnel de soutien scolaire (FPSS-CSQ).
The FPSS-CSQ President encourages school boards to use their own staff rather than outsiders, because it's a matter of skills and savings.
Currently, a maximum of 4% of the budget envelope for facilities maintenance can be allocated to the remuneration of employees assigned to the realization of these projects. This regulation can only result in regular staff being paid from the operating budget henceforth being paid from the investment budget.
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Scarlet's Steaks and Seafood offers mouthwatering cuisine in a rich environment. Every Sunday is an à la carte Jazz Brunch. Some of the specialties include the Bucatini Alla Puttanesca and Veal Milanese.
Butler's Bar & Lounge has whiskey, ice and everything nice. Live music happens every Friday and Saturday from 10:00pm-2:00am. Feast on some appetizers, clams, and oysters while trying a Mango Crush Martini.
Related topic: Check out a Shreveport vineyard with some amazing wine here.