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Labadia territorial de Subiaco (italià: abbazia territoriale di Subiaco; llatí: Abbatia Territorialis Sublacensis); també coneguda com a Abadia de Santa Escolàstica és una abadia de l'orde benedictí de l'Església catòlica, fundada al  per sant Benet de Núrsia, immediatament subjecta a la Santa Seu, que pertany a la regió eclesiàstica Laci. El 2005 tenia 38 batejats d'un total de 38 habitants. Actualment està regida per l'abat Mauro Meacci. El monestir dona nom a l'antiga Congregació de Subiaco, actualment integrada en la Congregacó de Subiaco-Montecassino, un grup de monestirs benedictins d'arreu del món, entre els que hi ha Santa Maria de Montserrat.

Territori
La diòcesi comprèn una única parròquia, que coincideix amb l'abadia benedictina de Subiaco, constituïda pel monestir de Santa Scolastica i pel monestir de San Benedetto, més conegut com el santuari de Sacro Speco. Ambdues tenen un rellevant valor històric i artístic. A l'interior de l'església sobre la Cova hi ha frescs de l'escola sienesa que daten del 1300, d'altres de l'escola d'Umbria-Marques d'inicis del Quattrocento, i a l'església inferior hi ha frescs de l'escola popular romana de la primera meitat del , dels quals l'autor va ser el Magister Consolus. També hi ha una esplèndida estàtua de Sant Benet esculpida per Raggi, un deixeble de Bernini, el 1657 i un fresc datat el 1233 que representa a sant Francesc abans de rebre els estigmes.

A Santa Scolastica s'imprimí el primer llibre a Itàlia, l'abadia té diversos estils arquitectònics, des del romànic al neoclàssic. Al seu interior hi ha tres claustres: el primer del , el segon és gòtic i el tercer és romànic, construït per la família dels Cosmati. L'església és l'abadia-catedral, sent reconstruïda al  per Quarenghi.

L'abat de Subiaco té dignitat episcopal, a excepció de l'ordenació de sacerdots i de la consagració dels olis sagrats.

Història

A inicis del  Benet de Núrsia, membre d'una família benestant que havia estat educat a Roma, es retirà a una gruta a Subiaco, a les muntanyes del nord del Laci. La seva reputació com a guia espiritual va fer que ràpidament se li unissin deixebles, incloent diversos dels seus antics amics romans, que també s'assentaren a la zona. Uns anys després havien unes 13 comunitats al voltant de Subiaco, incloent la que s'anomenaria "Santa Escolàstica", germana de Benet i també religiosa. Eventualment, i a la recerca d'una major solitud, Benet es retiraria a Monte Cassino, on es repetiria el procés.

Durant el , l'abadia de Subiaco va ser destruïda en dues ocasions pels sarraïns, entre 828-829 i 876-877. però va ser restaurada i durant el  va créixer gràcies al patronatge i favor de diversos Papes, diversos dels quals eren, de fet, monjos benedictins.

Igual que la resta d'establiments monàstics d'arreu d'Europa, els segles  i  van ser una època daurada per l'abadia, quan ocupava un gran territori, tenia un gran nombre de monjos i una litúrgia elaborada i ornada. A inicis del  va obtenir del Papa Pasqual II l'exenció de la jurisdicció episcopal dels bisbes de Tívoli. Durant el  s'erigí un santuari a la cova on sant Benet havia viscut, el Sacro Speco o Santa Cova.

Les riqueses també portaren cobdícia, i el prestigi de l'abadia portà enemics. Les lluites de poder de llarg amb el poder feudal afebliren l'abadia, i la decadència començà qaun Calixt III va fer Juan de Torquemada (oncle del famós inquisidor) abat comanador. A partir d'aquest moment, el govern de l'abadia va ser confiat a abats comanditaris, cardenals nomenats pel papa que retenien el títol abacial. Posteriorment, les famílies poderoses lligades al papat van controlar l'abadia. Roderic de Borja (Alexandre VI) va ser abat comanaditari en l'any 1467. Les famílies Colonna (1492), Borghese (1608) i Barberini (1633) també van prendre el control dels seus ingressos. Alguns van prendre la propietat de l'abadia de debò i van intentar restaurar-la, però la majoria s'acontentaven explotant els seus ingressos, de vegades fins i tot sense ni tan sols visitar el monestir. El benestar espiritual dels monjos els era rarament una preocupació.

El rumb va començar a canviar el 1753 quan Benet XIV va decidir eliminar el poder dels abats comanadors de la gestió del dia a dia dels seus monestirs, deixant-los només la dignitat espiritual i eclesiàstica. No obstant això, al final del segle, quan els francesos van ocupar els Estats Pontificis, l'abadia va ser suprimida. Pius VII la restaurà tan aviat com va recuperar la seva independència. El 1915 Benet XV li concedí el privilegi d'una abadia territorial, i el govern de l'abadia va arribar a les mans de l'abat dels monestirs: el primer va ser l'abat Salvi (abat claustral des 1909).

Fins al 2002, l'abadia de Subiaco comprenia els territoris dels següents municipis: Camerata Nuova, Cervara di Roma, Cerreto Laziale, Gerano, Canterano, Rocca Canterano, Agosta, Marano Equo, Subiaco, Affile, Arcinazzo Romano, Bellegra, Roiate, Jenne i Trevi. El 16 de juliol de 2002, mitjançant el decret Venerabilis Abbatia Sublacensis de la Congregació per als Bisbes, l'abadia va quedar limitada només al monestir i els municipis que en pertanyien van passar a dependre del bisbat de Tívoli.

Avui

Actualment la comunitat monàstica està formada per uns vint monjos, incloent 11 monjos preveres, que viuen en dos zones: l'Adabia de Santa Escolàstica (la majoria dels monjos) i el Sacro Speco, el santuari de la Cova de Sant Benet, que també pot ser visitada pels pelegrins.

L'abadia de Santa Escolàstica
Els edificis es troben al voltant de tres claustres. El més antic (segles XII-) és d'estil cosmatesc, i és el més harmònic. El segon és d'estil gòtic, i data dels segles -. El tercer és del , i és d'estil renaixentista.

L'església de l'abadia és d'estil gòtic, amb un campanar d'estil romà, totalment reconstruït entre 1771-1776 en un estil neoclàssica que se separa totalment de la resta d'edificis de l'abadia.

La Cova de Sant Benet (El Sacro Speco)
Situada a uns pocs quilòmetres de l'abadia, el santuari està espectacularment afegit al costat de la muntanya, suportat per nou grans arcades. L'interior és un garbuix de petites cel·les i capelles (incloent una sobre l'habitatge de Sant Benet, d'altres excavades sobre la roca viva). Totes estan cobertes de frescs de diversos períodes, el més antic és d'estil romà d'Orient, i data del .

Un dels punts més interessants és el retrat de sant Francesc d'Assís, sent el retrat més antic del sant, sent pintat en vida del mateix Francesc. Data de quan Francesc es retirà a Subiaco (1223-1224), i apareix sense els estigmes i sense l'aureola.

La congregació de Subiaco
L'abadia de Santa Escolàstica actualment ocupa un lloc d'honor a la Congregació de Subiaco, que agrupa 64 monestirs masculins benedictins i 54 femenins, englobats a la Confederació Benedictina.

Cronologia dels abats
 Cirillo di Montefiascone † (1577 - 1581)
 Carmine Gori-Merosi † (24 de novembre de 1884 – 15 de setembre de 1886 mort)
 Angelo Bianchi † (23 de setembre de 1889 – 22 de gener de 1897 mort) (administrador apostòlic)
 Domenico Serafini † (5 de juny de 1896 - 16 d'abril de 1900, nomenat arquebisbe de Spoleto)
 Simone Lorenzo Salvi † (10 de novembre de 1909 – 26 de maig de 1964 mort)
 Egidio Gavazzi † (26 de maig de 1964 - 1974 dimití)
 Benito Stanislao Andreotti † (25 de març de 1977 - 3 de juny de 1995 dimití)
 Mauro Meacci, des del 10 de febrer de 1996

Estadístiques
A finals del 2004, la diòcesi tenia 38 batejats sobre una població de 38 persones, equivalent al 100,0% del total.

Notes

Fonts

 Anuari pontificio del 2005 i anteriors, publicat a www.catholic-hierarchy.org a la pàgina Subiaco
 Pàgina de l'abadia

 L. Allodi, Inventario dei manoscritti della biblioteca di Subiaco, Forlì 1891
 Decreto Venerabilis Abbatia Sublacensis, AAS 94 (2002), pp. 761–763
 Pàgina de la Congregació de Subiaco O.S.B.
 Giua dels monestirs de Subiaco

Vegeu també
 Congregació de Subiaco
 Orde Benedictí

Bisbats d'Itàlia
Diòcesis immediatament subjectes a la Santa Seu
Bisbats erigits al segle XI
Monestirs de l'orde de Sant Benet
Entitats del Laci


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State Farm filed a civil lawsuit several years ago, claiming there was a fraud ring that was using the limited-liability company Accident Information Bureau to solicit patients for rehabilitation centers – which would make fraudulent injury claims – and clients for a certain personal injury lawyer.
The case was investigated by federal agents as part of a widespread criminal probe into Detroit police officers accepting bribes in exchange for giving unauthorized accident reports to Morse's law firm. The investigation eventually led to charges against at least four people – one of whom is a college friend of Morse, Jayson Rosett.
Last week, Patti ordered Morse – who is not a party in the State Farm lawsuit – to produce evidence as part of a subpoena, The Detroit News reported.
"It can also reasonably be inferred from this evidence that Morse is at the very center of this scheme …." the magistrate judge wrote in his opinion. "He does appear to be, for all intents and purposes on these pleadings and on this record, the epitome of the 'unnamed co-conspirator.'"
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Antitrust Law Daily Agriculture sector advocacy group unable to challenge USDA rule withdrawal
Agriculture sector advocacy group unable to challenge USDA rule withdrawal
By Jeffrey May, J.D.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis denied a petition by Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), an advocacy group representing its members in the food and agricultural sectors, for review of 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) orders withdrawing an interim final rule and two proposed regulations promulgated under the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). Two core PSA provisions make it unlawful for any packer, swine contractor, or live poultry dealer to "use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice" or "give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect." In late December 2016, the USDA published an interim final rule—known as the Farmer Fair Practices Rules—declaring that a finding of adverse effect on competition was not necessary in all PSA cases. In response to the USDA's decision in 2017 to withdraw the interim final rule and to take no further action on the regulations, OCM and three of its members sought review, arguing that the agency's conduct was arbitrary and capricious and that the court had to compel agency action. The court concluded that, in withdrawing the interim final rule and taking no further action on the proposed regulations, the USDA offered legitimate regulatory and substantive concerns. It adequately explained the proposed regulatory change of course would generate protracted litigation, adopt vague and ambiguous terms, and might prevent innovation and foster vertical integration that would hinder new market entrants (Organization for Competitive Markets v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, December 21, 2018, Loken, J.).
The interim rule and proposed regulations were announced in December 2016, at the end of the Obama Administration. OCM took issue with the Trump Administration's rollback of these proposals.
According to OCM's petition for review, in the interim final rule the USDA made clear that a farmer could establish that a packer or swine contractor had violated Section 202(a) or Section 202(b) of the PSA without proving that the packer's or swine contractor's actions caused, or would be likely to cause, competitive harm to the market, as opposed to individualized harm to the victim of the unfair practice. OCM also asserted that, in the proposed regulations, the USDA sought to (1) clarify certain types of conduct that the agency considered to be unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive, and thus a violation of Section 202(a) of the PSA; and (2) identify criteria that the USDA would consider in determining whether a packer or swine contractor had engaged in activity that constituted an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage in violation of Section 202(b) of the PSA.
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Kato Origins #9 – Review
by dsarsenault — Posted in Dynamite Entertainment on May 26, 2011
By: Jai Nitz (writer), Colton Worley (pencils and inks), Carlos Lopez (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor)
The Story: The Hellfire Club: Kato is disguised as the Prince of Siam to penetrate the Hellfire Club in an investigation. While there, the butler is killed. Kato investigates it all in his own inimitable style, despite interruptions.
What's Good: On the art, what really jumped out at me was Worley's more innovative layouts. Right on page two, the dead butler's hand intrudes on other panels. On page four, the action spills out again. And on page six, the reactions of everyone to a quick and one-sided fight are fanned out like the feathers on a peacock. Coming as it did between pages of more standard layouts, these shifts definitely hit between the eyes in a good way. Worley was equally strong on action and picking dramatic and powerful camera angles. On the draftsmanship, I obviously continue to enjoy the Kato origins art team.
Writing-wise, Nitz didn't give us any Kato-esque metaphorical or symbolic musings this issue, but that may have been because those are more suited to times when Kato is alone and being ninja-like. Instead, Nitz treats us to a bit of cultural tourism (or voyeurism, or a sense of coming home, depending on what your thing is) through the inside of a rich swinger and BDSM club of the 1940s where somebody is up to something (no, not that way…well, ok, some people are up to….nevermind). The character sketches of the inhabitants of the Hellfire Club are done with extreme economy: a few words to describe each one, but enough words to give a strong picture. This is the mark of a writer who knows how to focus in on memorable images that define characters for the reader. The best compliment I can give Nitz on these great micro-character studies is that he makes it look easy.
What's Not So Good: The only point I'll make, which is subtle, is that I didn't feel that this setting and this story was one that was uniquely suited to Kato. Until this issue, everything about the series had celebrated, reinforced or held a mirror up to Kato and the essence of being a ninja and an Asian in 1940s US. That made each story both internal and external. This issue, while intriguing in a cozy mystery murder way, didn't give me that sense of double meaning and of the gradual reconciliation of the hero with himself that has been so prominent in the rest of the series.
Conclusion: Nitz, Worley and Lopez take us on a trip into some of the weirder parts of 1940s USA in a cozy murder mystery plot. Definitely buy it if you're following Kato Origins. If you're wanting to get in on this series, I'd say wait for this arc to be done and then climb aboard.
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HCV infects about 170 million of subjects worldwide. The virus has a high propensity to persist in the host, leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Metabolomics is the study of metabolic changes in biological systems and may identify specific profiles associated with subtle alterations induced by diseases. Few studies are available on metabolitic changes in liver injuries, and since none of which was focused on HCV-infected patients before and after reaching a SVR following treatment with direct acting antivirals (DAAs), the aim of this study was to perform a serum metabolomics analysis in this setting Sera were collected from 52 HCV patients (18 men, mean age 65±9,7) successfully undergoing different IFN-free DAA regimens, before therapy (baseline) and at post-treatment week 12 (SVR12). HCV genotype was 1a/1b in 70%, 2a/2c in 23%, 3 in 4.7% and 4 in 2.3%. METAVIR score indicated F3-F4 score in 55% of patients, the remaining 45% had F0-F2 We also analyzed a small group of 12 sera from healthy subjects in order to localize them in the PLS plot respect to baseline and SVR12 as a preliminary negative control for both groups. Samples were analyzed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR). Partial Least Squares (PLS) and the canonical analysis (CA) were applied, demonstrating a significant pair-wise discrimination (96% of accuracy) for the two time-points of each patient and highlighting a metabolic shift Several metabolites with unequivocal assignment (i e amino acids, organic acids, creatine, creatinine, lactate and choline) differed comparing baseline with SVR12. Baseline featured higher level of formate and acetate (p<0.05) and methionine was higher in SVR12 (p<0.05). Preliminary analysis revealed also a progressive nearing of SVR12 to the healthy fingerprint. The serum metabolomic analysis of pre- and post-treatment samples showed remarkable profile changes from baseline to SVR12. We found variations, with opposite directions, in formate (produced in adults only by hepatocytes) and methionine. These metabolites take part in biochemical ways (i e glucose metabolism) also involving acetate and other amino acids, going through the synthesis of folates These alterations could be implied in the metabolic impairment previously observed in chronically infected HCV-patients. Also, since methionine is the major source of methyl groups, an understanding of its variation, could reveal important dysfunctions in liver essential pathways requiring methylation (i e epigenetic regulation of DNA) in HCV-related chronic infection.
A serum metabolomic analysis of HCV-infected patients successfully treated with IFN-free DAA regimens
Ceccotti G;Meoni G;Tenori L;Gragnani L;Fognani E;Gianni E;Luchinat C;Zignego AL
HCV infects about 170 million of subjects worldwide. The virus has a high propensity to persist in the host, leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Metabolomics is the study of metabolic changes in biological systems and may identify specific profiles associated with subtle alterations induced by diseases. Few studies are available on metabolitic changes in liver injuries, and since none of which was focused on HCV-infected patients before and after reaching a SVR following treatment with direct acting antivirals (DAAs), the aim of this study was to perform a serum metabolomics analysis in this setting Sera were collected from 52 HCV patients (18 men, mean age 65±9,7) successfully undergoing different IFN-free DAA regimens, before therapy (baseline) and at post-treatment week 12 (SVR12). HCV genotype was 1a/1b in 70%, 2a/2c in 23%, 3 in 4.7% and 4 in 2.3%. METAVIR score indicated F3-F4 score in 55% of patients, the remaining 45% had F0-F2 We also analyzed a small group of 12 sera from healthy subjects in order to localize them in the PLS plot respect to baseline and SVR12 as a preliminary negative control for both groups. Samples were analyzed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR). Partial Least Squares (PLS) and the canonical analysis (CA) were applied, demonstrating a significant pair-wise discrimination (96% of accuracy) for the two time-points of each patient and highlighting a metabolic shift Several metabolites with unequivocal assignment (i e amino acids, organic acids, creatine, creatinine, lactate and choline) differed comparing baseline with SVR12. Baseline featured higher level of formate and acetate (p<0.05) and methionine was higher in SVR12 (p<0.05). Preliminary analysis revealed also a progressive nearing of SVR12 to the healthy fingerprint. The serum metabolomic analysis of pre- and post-treatment samples showed remarkable profile changes from baseline to SVR12. We found variations, with opposite directions, in formate (produced in adults only by hepatocytes) and methionine. These metabolites take part in biochemical ways (i e glucose metabolism) also involving acetate and other amino acids, going through the synthesis of folates These alterations could be implied in the metabolic impairment previously observed in chronically infected HCV-patients. Also, since methionine is the major source of methyl groups, an understanding of its variation, could reveal important dysfunctions in liver essential pathways requiring methylation (i e epigenetic regulation of DNA) in HCV-related chronic infection.


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Bahman Rural District () is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Abadeh County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,024, in 497 families.  The rural district has 18 villages.

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I don't often enjoy reading ''How to figure yourself out'' books but this was an exception. Maybe it was because it is a word study of the six Hebrew words for ''man.'' Hicks relates each word to a significant stage in every man's life, not by building a lexical definition, but by showing how each word is used to describe men of the Old Testament in different ways at different times. ''Adam'' is the creational male, finding his humanness and manhood. ''Zakar'' is the phallic male, struggling with the fact of his sexuality. ''Gibbor'' is the warrior male, competing and striving to outdo his peers. ''Enosh'' is the wounded male, struggling through the disappointments and wounds of growing. ''Ish'' is the mature male who knows where he is headed and goes for it. ''Zaken'' is the sage, the mentor, the ''gray-headed'' wise one.
I found the book useful for me as well as for my teenage son. We all do better when we see the over-all picture of where we've been and where we need to go.


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Ongiara may refer to:
 Ongiara an album by the band the Great Lake Swimmers
 Ongiara (1964), a passenger/vehicle ferry operated by the City of Toronto
 Ongiara (1885), a steam ferry that served most of her life on the Niagara River


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What UHC is, what it is not
October 27, 2017 | 12:01 am
By Teodoro Padilla
At least 400 million people have no access to essential health services, and 40% of the world's population lack social protection, resulting in financial catastrophe for many. Around the world, at least 100 million people are pushed into poverty by paying for health care out of their own pockets. In response, world leaders committed to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 as part of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The World Health Organization (WHO) outlined what UHC is and what it is not. Knowing what UHC is would help in the overall strategy to achieve the goal and expected outcomes. On the other hand, understanding what UHC is not will aid in leveling expectations of what it could deliver to individuals, communities, and the country.
UHC means access to quality health services for all without suffering financial hardship. The WHO said it addresses the entire continuum of care from health promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. UHC also considers priority health concerns, and ensures the quality of services so that outcomes can be measured, such as more people not getting sick, diseases not progressing, and people living longer. Towards this end, it means promoting health and confronting diseases at the primary level to prevent hospital visits and long-term care.
UHC is also about protecting people from paying for the majority of health services resulting in financial catastrophe. A good social insurance program limits the risk of individuals being pushed into poverty due to unexpected illnesses, compelling them to use up any savings that would have otherwise been spent on food and the education of their children.
Moreover, UHC helps ensure that health-related targets in the SDGs are achieved, namely, reducing maternal and child mortality, lowering premature deaths caused by non-communicable diseases, and ending epidemics of infectious diseases.
The WHO, on the other hand, explained that UHC is not about making all possible health interventions free as no health system can provide all services without charge on a sustainable basis. It is not about a minimum package but a progressive expansion of coverage of health services and financial protection.
However, UHC is not just about health financing. It is holistic and considers all the building blocks of a resilient health system such as service delivery, human resources, facilities, health technologies, information systems, and governance.
UHC is also not just about individual treatment services but provides for population-based services, including a public health advocacy centering on the prevention of diseases and mitigation of risk factors.
Finally, the WHO said that UHC is not just about health. It is about progress towards "equity, development priorities, and social inclusion and cohesion."
After all, health is linked to the global aspirations of sustainable development. Children in good health are able to attend school and focus more on learning. Adults who are healthy need not be absent from work, thus taking home more food for the family. Communities that are healthy are more productive, triggering long-term social developments and inclusive economic growth.
Medicine Cabinet is a column of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), representing the research-based medicines and vaccines sector in the country. The author is the executive director of PHAP. E-mail the author at medicinecabinet@phap.org.ph.
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Adultery can be a marriage-killer but it does not have to be. God can and does work healings and restorations! We have helped many counselors get back on the narrow road that leads to life!
Sadly, for many couples, the pain of this experience is the culmination of what has been a very unhappy union and many do not survive.
(click here for info on how to get the book) about their experiences going through this painful process. In 2008, the wife committed adultery and the book details the emotional traumas that they went through in their commitment to rebuild. Ultimately, it is a testimony of their commitment to each other, their children and the love and power of God to bring restoration.
Should the wronged partner (Jesse) stay or leave.
There is hope! Marriages don't have to be destroyed because of adultery.
Married couples mindsets must be that spouses must supplement Jesus, rather than have Jesus supplement our spouses.
Marriages expose deep rooted issues that each person brought in. Most marriage seminars/tools are not prepared to address these.
We must expose the enemy's attacks and infections in marriages so he can be defeated.
We want people to truly fall in love with Jesus as we have done through all this.
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NYCC: Keeping the "Urban" Authentic in Urban Fantasy
Natalie Zutter
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New York Comic Con's panel "Demonic Hotspots, Infernal Pit Stops, and the Badlands: The Great American Road Trip to Hell" featured an impressive panel of today's urban fantasy authors: Kim Harrison (The Hollows series), Rachel Caine (the Outcast Season series), Patricia Briggs (the Mercy Thompson series), Anton Strout (the Simon Canderous series), Christina Henry (Chicagoland), and Edward Lazellari (Awakenings).
Because their books place vampires, witches, and demons in actual U.S. towns, they face a two-pronged challenge: Not only to create believable creature mythologies, but also to depict these recognizable cities—Cincinnati, Boston, New York City—accurately.
Many of the authors live close to or in the cities they depict, though they chose them for a variety of reasons. For Lazellari and Strout, New York is just intimately familiar: Lazellari is a native, while Strout moved here 15 years ago (inspired, actually, by a Marvel RPG set in the city). Henry had the same experience with Chicago, having lived there. Briggs, by contrast, comes from a largely nomadic childhood, so choosing a town in which to reimagine werewolf mythology didn't come to her as naturally.
In many ways, specific details about each town's makeup are what make it the perfect setting. Harrison explained that her needs for the story were what led her to Cincinnati: Because the magic was ended with salt, the city couldn't be near the sea, and her stories took place over all four seasons. Cincinnati's population worked well, because she wanted someplace big enough to be a city, but not as far-reaching as a metropolis like Manhattan, where she'd be more likely to slip up.
What made the Tri Cities region of Washington state so alluring for Briggs was that it considers itself an "anti-haunted town." As she explored, she was struck that the town seems to be filled with WASPs but actually had people speaking multiple languages at the mall. She said, "I figured any town that ignores its own multiculturalism can ignore vampires and werewolves, too."
All of the authors advocate physically researching your city. Caine shared her experience doing research into Texas, where she actually found a local physician named Dr. Slaughter. Although Strout joked that you can find a lot of New York's history over Wikipedia, he often goes walking through Central Park. It was on one of those walks that he came across Cleopatra's Needle, an impressive Egyptian-style obelisk in the middle of the park. You won't necessarily find that unless you're not looking for it.
Henry best summed up the process: "You find the mundane and destroy it."
Of course, authors can't always be saints. The panelists admitted that often they're tempted to alter or even demolish these well-known cities. Harrison said that in Pale Demon (which involves a road trip), she went after San Francisco and toppled the famous arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Caine blew up a nuclear plant near the fictional town of Morganville, Texas (so watch out if you're in the state). And Lazellari jokingly "plead[ed] the fifth" because his sequel has an epic ending he doesn't want to ruin.
Because the stories are all set in our media-saturated present, it's a relevant question how the humans in these authors' books haven't managed to stumble onto the presence of supernatural creatures. How, one fan asked, have the vampires stayed out of reality TV?
Briggs pointed out that Jim Butcher's books ironically feature a tabloid that reports the real news. But it was Lazellari who came up with the panel's most insightful observation: Real-life monsters like Jaycee Dugard's kidnapper and Josef Fritzl—both who kept the young women, in this case Fritzl's daughter—locked in basements for decades. If they could get away with it, then so can the fictional monsters.
Natalie Zutter is a playwright, foodie, and the co-creator of the webcomic Leftovers, about food trucks in the zombie apocalypse. She's currently the Associate Editor at Crushable, where she discusses movies, celebrity culture, and internet memes. You can find her on Twitter @nataliezutter.
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Out of Strength Came Forth Sweetness
With great anticipation Elen and I drove across Tank Crossing V and out on to Salisbury Plain. I had wanted to come here for years. What stuck me immediately was the sense of space; the Plain is enormous, with rolling grasslands stretching away in every direction for miles. I could see why it has been called the 'British steppe'. And this is not just any old grassland, it is flower and insect rich chalk grassland, the most extensive in all of northwest Europe. Elsewhere in Britain it has mostly been reduced to museum fragments in a sea of intensive agriculture.
We parked up rather carefully as apparently trainee tank drivers have been known to flatten badly parked cars. This highlights the other distinction about Salisbury Plain: that it is a 40,000 ha. military training area in very active use, with understandably restricted access – so nobody goes there much. However there are public access routes and we had been tipped off about a few. Standing by the parked car scanning the wide horizon I thought that Thomas Hardy would have recognised this landscape, at least without the scattered woodland blocks planted by the military – the better to resemble eastern Europe apparently. From a plume of dust a mile away down the dead straight road three camouflaged vehicles gradually emerged and rumbled past covering us in powdered chalk. I felt invisible, their eyes were elsewhere, we are of no consequence.
It is hot, dry and dusty, a far cry from my usual haunts in the hills of North Wales. We set off on our planned 3-4 mile circular walk, but we didn't get very far all day. The detail in this huge landscape was so fascinating we spent much of our time on hands and knees peering into the grass. Wonderfully showy flowers such as sainfoin, musk thistle, viper's bugloss, pyramidal orchid and the delicate froth of dropwort were everywhere. Between these were smaller, more delicate plants such as rockrose, basil thyme and fine-leaved sandwort that had colonised the ground churned up by military vehicles. The sheer variety and abundance of flowers seemed from another, gentler age.
A droning helicopter grated on us as it repeated endless search manoeuvres like a predatory dragonfly round an enormous pond. We felt watched, but it was indifferent to us. Eventually it clattered away allowing the space and peace to settle as we sat in the sun. Butterflies danced all around – chequerboard marbled whites and elegant dark green fritillaries; small blues, like smoky grey fragments of burnt paper drifting through the grass, so elusive it was sometimes hard to know if you had seen them or not. We found a single, rather battered Adonis blue, still the essence of blueness, enamelled lustrous cobalt fit to wear. Grasshoppers ticked away in the grass like a mass of freewheeling bicycles. It was blissful.
Three tanks ground round a corner rasping the ground with their skid turns, no one was visible inside. Two soldiers with painted faces drove out of a thicket in a shiny Japanese pickup. They didn't return my wave. None of this made any difference to the myriad insects, the skylarks pouring out their song in the sky or the jingling corn bunting parachuting into the luxury of long grass. A survey in 2000 found 15,000 (fifteen thousand!) pairs of skylarks on Salisbury Plain. So it wasn't just the variety (so often the yardstick) of wildlife so promiscuously on show here but its abundance that enchanted me. I was remembering the clouds of butterflies that were commonplace in my childhood before 'the great thinning'. This is Michael McCarthy's term, in his book The Moth Snowstorm, for the barely noticed attrition of half of Britain's wildlife over the last 40-50 years. Most of this has been due to the intensification of agriculture, particularly in arable areas. The great irony is that here on Salisbury Plain, in an area dedicated to violence and destruction, nature has continued to thrive; firstly as a by-product of military indifference and more recently, to their credit, as a result of active conservation. Had the military not continued to hold this land its wonderful abundance of wild plants and animals would undoubtedly have been obliterated by the seemingly benign face of farming.
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With heavy focus on cost, timescale and capability, Cambrian embarked on the Staycation Lodges brochure. The printer in Ceredigion, Wales, produced a high-quality, flawlessly printed and bound landscape brochure with four-page cover within a five-day timeframe. This, with samples for Trojan Bathrooms, Lancashire Luxury and Eduardo Alessandro Studios, "demonstrated the art of consistency", said judges.
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Year-end earnings surprises and continuous disclosure: COVID-19 impact
By Catherine Merity
• 26 June 2020 • 4 min read
With the financial year end (or half year) looming for many companies and the impact of COVID-19 over the last few months becoming clearer, ASX listed companies need to think carefully about their market disclosure obligations.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted a 'Business Impacts of COVID-19' survey of 2000 businesses between 10-17 June 2020 which provides a snapshot of how the virus is affecting companies. The survey showed that approximately two-thirds of companies experienced a decline in revenue when compared against the same period last year and only 8% posted an increase in revenue. The survey goes on to indicate that 26% of businesses suffered a revenue fall of up to 25%; 37% lost 25-50%; 17% posted a 50-75% fall and 14% suffered a reduction of more than 75% of their revenue.
In light of the impact of COVID-19 on their businesses, a significant number of listed companies have already withdrawn forecasts or guidance to the market. However, as results for the financial year or half year ending 30 June 2020 are being finalised over the coming days, companies need to consider whether a further disclosure obligation is triggered beyond their usual financial reporting in August.
While the Federal Government introduced changes in May 2020 which limit civil liability for companies and their officers for a breach of continuous disclosure obligations in light of COVID-19 uncertainties, the continuous disclosure test and criminal liability and misleading and deceptive conduct provisions remain unchanged. In addition, while ASX has released some guidance around continuous disclosure with respect to COVID-19 impacts on future operations or results, this has not touched on disclosure around year end results.
What needs to be disclosed and when?
In the absence of any specific new guidance, the standard ASX and Corporations Act disclosure provisions apply with respect to continuous disclosure of changes to financial results from market expectations.
Under ASX Listing Rule 3.1, once an entity is or becomes aware of any information that a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of the entity's securities, it must immediately tell ASX that information unless it can rely on one of the disclosure exceptions under Listing Rule 3.1A such as the information being 'insufficiently definite to warrant disclosure'.
Ordinarily, a company's earnings for a reporting period are not required to be disclosed to the market until the applicable reporting date under the ASX Listing Rules, e.g. preliminary final results must by released by the end of August for companies with a 30 June year end. However, ASX guidance makes clear that if an entity becomes aware that its earnings for the current reporting period will differ materially from market expectations, this must be immediately announced to the market if the difference may have a material effect on the price or value of its securities.
As many companies, particularly within severely impacted sectors such as travel, entertainment and recreation, will have suffered material decreases in revenue and/or profits from the corresponding period last year, once results for the period become clear in the lead up to or shortly following 30 June, if the change is market sensitive there will need to be an immediate announcement to the market rather than waiting for audited results to be finalised.
Boards should consider:
What the market expectations are for the company's results. These will be derived from:
the company's guidance to the market if a forecast for the reporting period has been provided and not withdrawn; or
analysts' consensus forecasts, many of which will have been updated to reflect the anticipated impact of COVID-19; or
in the absence of the above, the financial results for the corresponding period last year.
Has there been a material change (up or down) from market expectations? While ASX guidance no longer provides any specific thresholds for companies who have not released guidance, a commonly used rule of thumb based on Australian Accounting Standards is that a change of more than 10% is likely to be material and a change of less than 5% is unlikely to be material.
Is the change materially price sensitive? This requires a judgement by directors taking into account factors including the extent of the change from market expectations and whether the company is generally valued on short term earnings. For smaller companies without analyst coverage, this is more likely to be the case unless the anticipated drop in revenue has already been announced to the market.
Whether previous announcements released to the market around the impact of COVID-19 have already adequately disclosed the financial impact on the company's revenues or profits.
If the Board determines that there is a materially price sensitive change from market expectations, an announcement needs to be made to the market immediately upon there being sufficient certainty around the numbers for the reporting period and the announcement must indicate not only that there will be a change from expectations but the magnitude of the change.
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Blake's 7, the Ultimate Sci-Fi TV Series
Sci-Fi fans of Babylon 5, Star Trek and Farscape shouldn't miss this show. Blake's 7 is one of the greatest forgotten sci-fi TV series ever aired.
This is the "other" SCI-FI series. If you're a fan of space voyage shows, such as Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica, and Andromeda, then Blake's 7 should not be overlooked!
The Liberator is a beautiful ship, and it soars through space with a crew of fugitive heroes .... Captain Blake and his crew of seven.
Blake's 7 is one of the Top 10 Science Fiction TV series of all time. So why haven't you heard of it? It was a low-budget production of BBC1 in 1978, and got shifted to the back of the BBC library. The UK got it. Here in the US, we didn't. In the 90s, I discovered it on VHS tapes and fell in love with it. Now it's on DVD and even easier to enjoy. Here's a little bit about this sci-fi gem:
Terry Nation, who got his start writing for Dr. Who (and created the Daleks), wrote the Blake's 7 series as the first real complete sci-fi story arc for TV. That means it was a 4 year story with a beginning, middle and end. It ran from January 1978 to December 1981. It was not episodic (like Star Trek and Stargate); it had a larger story to tell with multiple characters coming in and and going out. A bit more like Deep Space 9, Farscape or Babylon 5, but Blake's 7 was written years before J. Michael Straczynski penned the first Babylon 5 episode.
The show is story driven, and the characters are dynamic. The effects are often inconsistent (it was 1978, after all), but that never mattered. The writing is brilliant and the stories hold you to the screen, hanging on every interaction, dialog, and space battle. All well written. That helps forgive the sometimes odd looking monster or dated solar flare, space portal or explosion blast.
Not all the effects are démodé. The ships are fantastic! Blake's ship, the Liberator, is a three-engine behemoth, especially well designed and looks impressive when battling its opponents. See the link below for some pics. This is not CGI, folks, it's a real model built and flown on a green screen, just as the first Star Wars (A New Hope) was filmed.
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The story surrounds a crew of political renegades, who escaped from a prison ship and found the Liberator, an alien ship with extraordinary capabilities. They take this new ship and start their quest to help the freedom fighters in the galaxy against the Terran Federation. Throughout the years, several characters are killed, and new crew members replace them. As I said, the story is continuous, not episodic. Anyone can die, just as in a movie. Don't assume the main characters are always going to save the day and live to appear on next week's show. That's the appeal here: anything can happen.
The writing stresses human conflict, and morals are often in question. Don't expect your captain and crew to always do the "right thing." The show moves in a way few other space shows travel, it takes casualties and moves forward.
A main character named Avon reminds me a bit of Spock on Star Trek. He's smarter than the rest, less emotional and able to make hard decisions. Often he has his own agenda, but ultimately he saves the ship. He annoys the crew on a number of occasions. We rely on him as an anchor during emotional times. I also like Orac, a super computer they eventually acquire, who helps in his own dry way. They also have a female telepath on their side, and a host of fun weaponry.
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Supreme Commander Servalan, the female villain and President of the Terran Federation does remind me a bit of Joan Collins' Alexis character in Dynasty, but that just makes it more fun. She's both elegant evil.
The sets may be cheap, but they did a lot with the small budget allotted them. Occasionally, a few of the locations do look impressive. Somehow they managed to pull off some incredible planet locations, and borrowed or built some interesting buildings. The atmosphere and structures on many of the alien planets managed to achieve the right effect. Some of the walls were clearly made been styrofoam, and a crew member, Gan, was crushed by a wall that surely weighed less than a foam pillow, but.... we loved it. Most of the sets served their purpose well.
If you enjoy watching the classic science fiction movies of the past (the original War of the Worlds, This Island Earth, etc.), and you are not bothered that the effects are secondary to the writing, then Blake is for you.
Also check out at Top2040: Top 20 Sci-Fi TV Shows
You can get all 52 episodes in a box set on DVD from UK shops online, but it's Region 2. That isn't a problem for most people these days, as most players now play all regions. We hope for a US version of Blake's 7 sometime this year or next ... but I wouldn't wait. If I were you, I'd just ordered the UK versions and start enjoying the series. If you're a sci-fi fan, you'll love it! Blake's 7 is a gripping space adventure.
The Blake's 7 website: www.blakes7.com for more info.
Labels: sci-fi, TV series


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<?php

App::uses('Debugger', 'Utility');
App::uses('FireCake', 'DebugKit.Lib');
App::uses('DebugTimer', 'DebugKit.Lib');
App::uses('DebugMemory', 'DebugKit.Lib');

/**
 * Debug Kit Temporary Debugger Class
 *
 * Provides the future features that are planned. Yet not implemented in the 1.2 code base
 *
 * This file will not be needed in future version of CakePHP.
 */
class DebugKitDebugger extends Debugger {

/**
 * destruct method
 *
 * Allow timer info to be displayed if the code dies or is being debugged before rendering the view
 * Cheat and use the debug log class for formatting
 *
 * @return void
 */
	public function __destruct() {
		$timers = DebugTimer::getAll();
		if (Configure::read('debug') < 2 || count($timers) > 0) {
			return;
		}
		$timers = array_values($timers);
		$end = end($timers);
		echo '

';
		echo '
Debug timer info
';
		echo '
Message	Start Time (ms)	End Time (ms)	Duration (ms)
';
		$i = 0;
		foreach ($timers as $timer) {
			$indent = 0;
			for ($j = 0; $j < $i; $j++) {
				if (($timers[$j]['end']) > ($timer['start']) && ($timers[$j]['end']) > ($timer['end'])) {
					$indent++;
				}
			}
			$indent = str_repeat(' » ', $indent);

			extract($timer);
			$start = round($start * 1000, 0);
			$end = round($end * 1000, 0);
			$time = round($time * 1000, 0);
			echo "
{$indent}$message	$start	$end	$time
";
			$i++;
		}
		echo '

';
	}
/**
 * Start an benchmarking timer.
 *
 * @param string $name The name of the timer to start.
 * @param string $message A message for your timer
 * @return bool true
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::start()
 */
	public static function startTimer($name = null, $message = null) {
		return DebugTimer::start($name, $message);
	}

/**
 * Stop a benchmarking timer.
 *
 * $name should be the same as the $name used in startTimer().
 *
 * @param string $name The name of the timer to end.
 * @return boolean true if timer was ended, false if timer was not started.
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::stop()
 */
	public static function stopTimer($name = null) {
		return DebugTimer::stop($name);
	}

/**
 * Get all timers that have been started and stopped.
 * Calculates elapsed time for each timer. If clear is true, will delete existing timers
 *
 * @param bool $clear false
 * @return array
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::getAll()
 */
	public static function getTimers($clear = false) {
		return DebugTimer::getAll($clear);
	}

/**
 * Clear all existing timers
 *
 * @return bool true
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::clear()
 */
	public static function clearTimers() {
		return DebugTimer::clear();
	}

/**
 * Get the difference in time between the timer start and timer end.
 *
 * @param $name string the name of the timer you want elapsed time for.
 * @param $precision int the number of decimal places to return, defaults to 5.
 * @return float number of seconds elapsed for timer name, 0 on missing key
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::elapsedTime()
 */
	public static function elapsedTime($name = 'default', $precision = 5) {
		return DebugTimer::elapsedTime($name, $precision);
	}

/**
 * Get the total execution time until this point
 *
 * @return float elapsed time in seconds since script start.
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::requestTime()
 */
	public static function requestTime() {
		return DebugTimer::requestTime();
	}

/**
 * get the time the current request started.
 *
 * @return float time of request start
 * @deprecated use DebugTimer::requestStartTime()
 */
	public static function requestStartTime() {
		return DebugTimer::requestStartTime();
	}

/**
 * get current memory usage
 *
 * @return integer number of bytes ram currently in use. 0 if memory_get_usage() is not available.
 * @deprecated Use DebugMemory::getCurrent() instead.
 **/
	public static function getMemoryUse() {
		return DebugMemory::getCurrent();
	}

/**
 * Get peak memory use
 *
 * @return integer peak memory use (in bytes). Returns 0 if memory_get_peak_usage() is not available
 * @deprecated Use DebugMemory::getPeak() instead.
 */
	public static function getPeakMemoryUse() {
		return DebugMemory::getPeak();
	}

/**
 * Stores a memory point in the internal tracker.
 * Takes a optional message name which can be used to identify the memory point.
 * If no message is supplied a debug_backtrace will be done to identifty the memory point.
 * If you don't have memory_get_xx methods this will not work.
 *
 * @param string $message Message to identify this memory point.
 * @return boolean
 * @deprecated Use DebugMemory::getAll() instead.
 */
	public static function setMemoryPoint($message = null) {
		return DebugMemory::record($message);
	}

/**
 * Get all the stored memory points
 *
 * @param boolean $clear Whether you want to clear the memory points as well. Defaults to false.
 * @return array Array of memory marks stored so far.
 * @deprecated Use DebugMemory::getAll() instead.
 */
	public static function getMemoryPoints($clear = false) {
		return DebugMemory::getAll($clear);
	}

/**
 * Clear out any existing memory points
 *
 * @return void
 * @deprecated Use DebugMemory::clear() instead.
 */
	public static function clearMemoryPoints() {
		return DebugMemory::clear();
	}

/**
 * Create a FirePHP error message
 *
 * @param array $data Data of the error
 * @param array $links  Links for the error
 * @return void
 */
	public static function fireError($data, $links) {
		$name = $data['error'] . ' - ' . $data['description'];
		$message = "{$data['error']} {$data['code']} {$data['description']} on line: {$data['line']} in file: {$data['file']}";
		FireCake::group($name);
		FireCake::error($message, $name);
		if (isset($data['context'])) {
			FireCake::log($data['context'], 'Context');
		}
		if (isset($data['trace'])) {
			FireCake::log(preg_split('/[\r\n]+/', $data['trace']), 'Trace');
		}
		FireCake::groupEnd();
	}

}

DebugKitDebugger::getInstance('DebugKitDebugger');
Debugger::addFormat('fb', array('callback' => 'DebugKitDebugger::fireError'));

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How to Prepare Job Descriptions
Review job descriptions carefully.
1 Clarify Your Role at Work
2 Key Parts to Job Descriptions
3 Realign Individuals in the Workplace
4 Competency Vs. Traditional Job Descriptions
Whether you're starting a new business, hiring new staff or supplanting your performance-appraisal system with documentation, job descriptions are a necessary part of managing a workforce. Job descriptions let employees know what the company expects from them and act as agreements between the employer and the employee. They do not, however, imply a contract of employment or any kind of promise of permanent job status. A job description simply states what the employee agrees to do in exchange for an annual salary or an hourly wage.
Obtain a copy of your organizational chart for a big-picture view of how many job functions you have in each department or work area. Study the jobs, from entry-level positions to executives.
Draft a list of departments with job titles or positions for each department or work area. Use consistent job titles for separate departments. For example, use titles such as "coordinator" or "assistant" for clerical support roles in sales, finance, human resources and facilities departments. Likewise, determine the leadership titles and positions for every department. Some company hierarchies start with supervisor as the first leadership role, then manager, director and executive.
Work on one job category at a time. Identify where the position sits on the organizational chart, to whom it reports and the subordinate positions it supervises.
Write two to four sentences about performance goals for the position, the relevance of the position to the organization overall, and the professional traits necessary to meet the position's expectations. In place of performance goals, you can insert the performance standards for the position. Performance standards are measurements that the employer uses to determine whether the employee is meeting expectations.
List the absolute requirements for each job. For example, clerical support roles require knowledge of basic business processes, proficiency with productivity software applications, such as word processing and database creation and management. Create an outline for the job and its typical duties. Include educational requirements, academic credentials and certifications or licenses that are required for the job. List preferred qualifications for the job. For example, if the job requires five years of experience in the health-care field in direct patient care, but it would be great if the incumbent had 10 years' experience in both direct patient care and health care administration, include the latter as preferred -- not required -- qualifications.
Select five to seven of the job's representative tasks. You can't list everything, but you can include many of the duties and tasks. If you already have employees working in the positions, ask them to list their daily responsibilities, because input from incumbents in each role is critical. From the list of duties, choose the most important ones for the written job description.
Construct the final paragraph of the job description to cover where the position is located, whether the incumbent must travel and physical specifications, such as lifting, standing or sitting. The end of the job description should include a disclaimer, such as "The duties in this job description are not all-inclusive and may be changed, amended or modified at any time with or without notice to the employee. Additional duties may be assigned by the supervisor or manager. This job description does not constitute an employment contract."
Inc.: What's in a Job Title?
Entrepreneur: How to Write a Job Analysis and Description
Workforce Central Florida: Keys to Writing a Job Description
Aurora University: Job Description Manual
Mayhew, Ruth. "How to Prepare Job Descriptions." Work - Chron.com, http://work.chron.com/prepare-job-descriptions-11629.html. Accessed 17 July 2019.
Mayhew, Ruth. (n.d.). How to Prepare Job Descriptions. Work - Chron.com. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/prepare-job-descriptions-11629.html
Mayhew, Ruth. "How to Prepare Job Descriptions" accessed July 17, 2019. http://work.chron.com/prepare-job-descriptions-11629.html
What Is the Meaning of a Job Profile?
Job Description for Chief Operating Officer in Manufacturing
Propose a Job to a Company
Build a Job Competency Profile
What Are the Components of a Job Description?
The Effect of Job Descriptions on Employee Performance
List Multiple Jobs Within a Single Company on a Resume
Request a Change in Job Title
Deal With Incompetent Coworkers
What Rank Is a Commander in the Army?
Put Multiple Positions on a Resume


Getting photos off a 10 year old digital camera?
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Voxphoto has a 10 year old Kodak digital camera and wants to take photos and post them up on Flickr. Remember these specs? 756×504 resolution (less than 0.4 megapixels), fixed focus, non-zooming lens (42mm equivalent), no LCD view screen, no removable memory (48 images at standard resolution). Oh, the memories! Link.


The mission of Vitrine Technologie-Éducation (VTÉ) is to promote and support the integration of technology into postsecondary education.
VTÉ plays a leading role in monitoring technical developments and disseminating its findings by means of its website, newsletter, and the virtual labs that it organizes, among other activities.
VTÉ also disseminates teaching resources by means of its CERES catalogue.
In addition, VTÉ arranges group purchases of software licenses for member institutions (Quebec universities and Cegeps).
VTÉ is recognized for its education-related technology watch, promoting activities that might be of benefit to you. The VTÉ disseminates the results of its searches, among others, through activities known as VTÉ laboratories. Conducted every two months during the school year, these laboratories are places for discussion and experimentation. Projects last from four to six weeks. The VTÉ manages the lab and fosters relationships between experts and practitioners, between beginning teachers and experienced teachers, and indeed among students. These activities take place at a number of times through meetings involving synchronous videoconferencing.
To disseminate the results of its monitoring activities, the VTÉ also publishes flyer in English and maintains its website.
VTÉ also participates in the dissemination of pedagogical resources. It does so by search engine optimization of teaching and learning resources (TLRs) in the CERES catalogue. In CERES, you can find lesson plans, educational videos, and interactive exercises. This resource is definitely worth a visit!
Writing Support Technology Compiled list of links as support material for VTE's lab session on tools to help assessment, feedback, and grading of student writing.


Konrad is again a genious and socially minded!
WAVELABS > News > News > Allgemein > Konrad is again a genious and socially minded!
In July 2013, school boy Konrad joined us for a day for the first time, see our post from July 9, 2013 "Corporate social responsibility of a start-up". He donated his salary to the fundraising activity "genial sozial". This project funds aid projects worldwide.
Konrad liked the idea of genialsozial and the work with us so much that he came back in 2014! Wow, he changed quite a bit, he is 17 now. This time he did some real soldering of contact pins and he assembled 3 workbenches for our production area. Again, Konrad's salary went to genialsozial. Konrad, good job! Genialsozial, really genious!
Silver medal goes to … WAVELABS!


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Sherone Simpson, född den 12 augusti 1984, Manchester, Jamaica är en jamaicansk friidrottare som tävlar i kortdistanslöpning.

Simpson deltog vid Olympiska sommarspelen 2004 där hon slutade sexa i finalen på 100 meter på tiden 11,06. Vid samma mästerskap blev hon guldmedaljör i stafetten över 4 x 100 meter. Hon deltog även vid VM 2005 i Helsingfors där hon åter slutade sexa i finalen på 100 meter, denna gång på tiden 11,09.

Vid Samväldesspelen 2006 blev hon mästare på 200 meter. Hon deltog vidare vid Olympiska sommarspelen 2008 där hon blev silvermedaljör på 100 meter på tiden 10,98 och slutade sexa på 200 meter på tiden 22,36.

Simpson har befunnits dopad efter de jamaicanska tävlingarna som genomfördes i juni 2013.

Personliga rekord
 100 meter - 10,82
 200 meter - 22,00

Källor

Externa länkar
IAAF: Sherone Simpson

Födda 1984
Jamaicanska kortdistanslöpare
Olympiska guldmedaljörer 2004
Olympiska silvermedaljörer 2008
Olympiska silvermedaljörer 2012
Kvinnor
Levande personer
Jamaicanska olympiska guldmedaljörer
Jamaicanska olympiska silvermedaljörer
Tävlande vid olympiska sommarspelen 2004 från Jamaica
Tävlande i friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 2004
Tävlande vid olympiska sommarspelen 2008 från Jamaica
Tävlande i friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 2008
Tävlande vid olympiska sommarspelen 2012 från Jamaica
Tävlande i friidrott vid olympiska sommarspelen 2012
Jamaicanska dopningsfall
Världsmästare på 4 x 100 meter löpning


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Smartphone for the Blind Offers Voice and Touch User Interface
Odin Mobile have just released the RAU Huawei Vision smartphone, a device that allows blind users to make phone calls, send text messages, browse the Internet, recognise colours and have access to audio books plus magazines.
Speaking in an interview with the Times of Israel, the CEO of the group behind the phone, Boaz Zilberman said: "We have built a breakthrough user interface that defines a new language for human-device interaction that is built, ground-up, for eye-free operation."
Every feature on the phone can be accessed by voice and touch, with responsive feedback to guide the users as needed. As an example, when a user slides his finger across the touch screen and reaches the Email icon, the phone will "say" the word Email.
For the blind, the device can do the job of many other peripherals, wrapped up inside an easy to manage intuitive user interface.
Zilberman concluded: "Our RAY smartphone combined with Odin Mobile's full-cellular services for the blind and visually impaired, will finally bring to this important community the same services available to the mainstream full-sighted community."
UI (User Interface)


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Personal exhibition of works by Merited Artist of Ukraine Serhii Shapovalov
"Pictorial impromptu of Serhii Shapovalov" within the art project "In an artist's studio"
to Artist Day
A personal exhibition of works of the famous Kropyvnytskyi artist, Merited Artist of Ukraine Serhii Shapovalov "Pictorial impromptu of Serhii Shapovalov" was presented in O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum. The event was held within the museum project "In an artist's studio" to Artist Day. The project is aimed at popularization of creative work of Ukrainian artists and presupposes organization of personal exhibitions and publication of catalogs with the interview and contemplations of artists about art and life, reproductions of works, which brightly represent their creative search.
The exhibition consists of more than 30 paintings of different years starting from 1969 and till the present. The majority is exhibited for the first time.The exposition is completed with colored photos made by a famous photographer, a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Oleksandr Shuleshko from the series "Serhii Shapovalov's Studio".
Shapovalov Serhii Havrylovych was born on May 15, 1943, in the village of Inhulo-Kamianka, Novhorodka district, the Kirovohrad Oblast. Merited Artist of Ukraine (2008). A member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (1989). A laureate of the Regional Award in Fine Art and Study of Art named after Oleksandr Osmerkin in the nomination "national tradition" (2006). A laureate of the Municipal Art Award named after Borys Vintenko (2020).
Graduated from Kyiv State Art Institute, now the National Academy of Visual Art and Architecture, majoring in painting (1974), pedagogues are the People's Artists of Ukraine T.M.Holembiievska, V.V.Shatalin. Worked as a painter in Kirovohrad art and industrial workshop of the Art Fund of Ukrainian SSR (1974-1989).
Has started the exhibiting activity in 1981.A participant of town, regional, all-Ukrainian, and international art exhibitions – All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Picturesque Ukraine" to Shevchenko's holiday "In the new, free family" (1986-2019), All-Ukrainain Art Exhibition "Our Time – Our Space" (2008), International Biennale "Impreza-89" Ivano-Frankivsk, Art Exhibition "New York. Inter-EXPO 2002" the USA, Art Exhibition "Russian House" Berline, Germany (2002), Art Exhibition "Art of Ukraine", Moscow, Russia (2002).
Personal exhibitions in Kropyvnytskyi in the art gallery (1991), Regional Universal Scientific Library named after D.Chyzhevskyi (1998), O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum (2002, 2011, 2014, 2019), Regional Art Museum, now The Museum of Arts (2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2018), in Kyiv in the National Taras Shevchenko Museum (2010), in Guadalajara, Spain (2004). The works are kept in the Directorate of the Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the Museum of Arts, and O.O.Osmerkin Art-Memorial Museum in Kropyvnytskyi, Izmail and Pereyasliv-Khmelnytskyi Art Museums, private collections in Ukraine and abroad.
In his creative work, prefers realistic manner of painting, still life and landscape; works are made in the technique of pastose painting that is the artist's peculiar feature. The artist is often called a Poet of steppe rainbow because his works are filled with colorful rainbows and impress the viewers with the expressiveness of creation and incredible optimism.
Poster of the exhibition
Exposition of the exhibition
Photographs made by Oleksandr Shuleshko from the series
"Serhii Shapovalov's Studio"
Oil on cardboard
33х28 cm Young man with a guitar.
Portrait of a brother
35х50 cm Sunglow
57х62,5 cm Velyka Severynka
50х70 cm Splendid cathedral
ХOil on canvas
Peonies on the green
70х80 cm Birches in
Preobrazhenka
80х95 cm The river Siniukha.
75х100 cm Generous autumn
70х80 cm Charming autumn
Autumn landscape
67х90 cm Magic winter
60х80 cm Generous gifts of autumn
70х95 cm On the window….
60х84 cm Summer flowers
Autumn in Rozumivka
75х95 cm Current of time
70х90 cm Bohdan's call
92х101 cm Bohdan's eternity
70х80 cm Magnificent fortress
55х100 cm
Warm coziness
65х80 cm Orange yard
65х80 cm Hutir Nadiia
65х80 cm Conversation
with the corypheus
60х80 cm Warm evening
Blue bridge
70х90 cm Blue
90х60 cm Spring again
70х85 cm Spring is waking up
70х90 cm Colored Contrasts.
Flash of lilacs
80х95 cm Field inspires
75х85 cm Autumn colors
70х90 cm Self-portrait


IO Interactive has released the first gameplay footage from Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
In the Welcome to Shanghai vid, the titular duo need to "send a message" to a guy who has apparently been talking too much. A chase and a gunfight later and they find themselves in trouble with the local police.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is due for release on 24 August.


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Al-Nafir (Originally: Annafire)
Frequency: Biweekly (every two weeks)/weekly
Years of Publication:
Place of Publication: Haifa
Publisher: Elia Zaka (later Zaki and Suhayl Zaka)
Editor: Elia Zaka and Suhayl Zaka
Issues Available on Site: 222
Pages Available: 962
Available Years 1911, 1920–1932
This was a political and current events newspaper. In 1902 Ibrahim Zaka founded a newspaper called Al-Nafir al-'Uthmani, which was published in Alexandria. In the summer of 1908, following the return of Ottoman law, the newspaper was transferred to his brother Elia Zaka (Haifa ca. 1875-1926), a graduate of the Russian Seminary in Nazareth. At first Elia Zaka published the newspaper in Jerusalem under the name Al-Nafir, and later in 1913 moved it to Haifa.1 Similar to most newspapers, the paper was not published during the First World War. Publication resumed on 23 September 1919, and shortly thereafter the name of the paper was changed to Al-Sa'iqa.
According to researchers Yaakov Yehoshua and Mustafa Kabha, among others, the owner of the newspaper treated it like a business and cooperated with both Jews and the Mandatory regime.2 In 1913 (or at the beginning of the 20th century) the newspaper put out a weekly supplement in Hebrew (called Hashofar, analogous to Al-Nafir in Arabic). Another example is a notice that appeared at the top of the front page of the issue of 20 January 1920 that stated that the government had decided to publish its announcements through the newspaper, which could be an indication of the close relations between the paper and the government. In the same issue and in ones that followed are advertisements for Jewish-owned businesses, for example, liquor from Carmel Orient (today Carmel Vineyards) founded by Baron Rothschild, and Jewish-owned clinics. From the middle of the Twenties advertisements like these even appeared on the front page of the newspaper. Other newspapers were harshly critical of the owners of Al-Nafir and accused the newspaper of being "recruited" for financial gain.3
In contrast to Yehoshua's claim, others have argued that the newspaper took a generally critical stance against the Mandatory authorities and the Zionist activity on one hand and the Palestinian leadership identified with the Husseini camp on the other. It seems that business considerations dictated his policy, which varied according to business interests.
In 1921 Zaka founded another newspaper called Haifa focused on workers, which did not last long and closed in 1924.4 After his death, his sons Suhayl and Zaki Zaka continued to publish the newspaper as a weekly in the identical format until it closed for good in 1945.
1. It is possible that the newspaper moved for a short period (about one year) to Jaffa before the move
to Haifa. See -
قسطندي شوملي، الصحافة العربية في فلسطين: تاريخها وروادها وتشريعاتها، عمان: مؤسّسة الوراق للنشر والتوزيع، 2015، ص 16.
2. يعقوب يهوشع، تاريخ الصحافة العربية في فلسطين في العهد العثماني (1908-1918) (القدس: مطبعة المعارف، 1974)؛ محمد سليمان، تاريخ الصحافة الفلسطينية، الجزء الأول (1876-1918)، الاتحاد العام للكتّاب والصحافيين الفلسطينيّين، ص 71; قسطندي شوملي، الصحافة العربية في فلسطين، ص 93-95.
See also כבהא, עיתונות בעין הסערה: העיתונות הפלסטינית כמכשיר לעיצוב דעת קהל 1929-1939
., 24- 25, 160 (ירושלים: יד בן צבי, 2004), עמ' 13-12
3. See for example, يعقوب يهوشع، تاريخ الصحافة العربية في فلسطين في العهد العثماني (1908-1918)، القدس: مطبعة المعارف، ص 50- 54؛ محمد سليمان، تاريخ الصحافة الفلسطينية 1976-1876، الجزء الأول (1876-1918)، الاتحاد العام للكتّاب والصحافيين الفلسطينيّين، ص 71; قسطندي شوملي، الصحافة العربية في فلسطين، ص 95-93; כבהא, עיתונות בעין הסערה, עמ' 12-11.
4. يعقوب يهوشع، تاريخ الصحافة، م.س، ص 54.
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