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IMPORT_PATH := github.com/mannkind/wink-local

V := 1 # When V is set, print commands and build progress.

# Space separated patterns of packages to skip in list, test, format.
IGNORED_PACKAGES := /vendor/

.PHONY: all
all: get build upx web

.PHONY: get
get: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q go get $(if $V,-v) $(VERSION_FLAGS) $(IMPORT_PATH)

.PHONY: build
build: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q go install $(if $V,-v) $(VERSION_FLAGS) $(IMPORT_PATH)

.PHONY: glide
glide: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q glide $(if $V != 0,-q) install

.PHONY: upx
upx: .GOPATH/.ok build
	[ ! -s ./bin/linux_arm/wink-local ] || $Q upx $(if $V != 0,-q) ./bin/linux_arm/wink-local

.PHONY: web
web: .GOPATH/.ok
	cd web && yarn && yarn build

##### ^^^^^^ EDIT ABOVE ^^^^^^ #####

##### =====> Utility targets <===== #####

.PHONY: clean test list cover format

clean:
	$Q rm -rf bin .GOPATH

test: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q go test $(if $V,-v) -i -race $(allpackages) # install -race libs to speed up next run
ifndef CI
	$Q go vet $(allpackages)
	$Q GODEBUG=cgocheck=2 go test -race $(allpackages)
else
	$Q ( go vet $(allpackages); echo $$? ) | \
	    tee .GOPATH/test/vet.txt | sed '$$ d'; exit $$(tail -1 .GOPATH/test/vet.txt)
	$Q ( GODEBUG=cgocheck=2 go test -v -race $(allpackages); echo $$? ) | \
	    tee .GOPATH/test/output.txt | sed '$$ d'; exit $$(tail -1 .GOPATH/test/output.txt)
endif

list: .GOPATH/.ok
	@echo $(allpackages)

cover: bin/gocovmerge .GOPATH/.ok
	@echo "NOTE: make cover does not exit 1 on failure, don't use it to check for tests success!"
	$Q rm -f .GOPATH/cover/*.out .GOPATH/cover/all.merged
	$(if $V,@echo "-- go test -coverpkg=./... -coverprofile=.GOPATH/cover/... ./...")
	@for MOD in $(allpackages); do \
		go test -coverpkg=`echo $(allpackages)|tr " " ","` \
			-coverprofile=.GOPATH/cover/unit-`echo $$MOD|tr "/" "_"`.out \
			$$MOD 2>&1 | grep -v "no packages being tested depend on"; \
	done
	$Q ./bin/gocovmerge .GOPATH/cover/*.out > .GOPATH/cover/all.merged
ifndef CI
	$Q go tool cover -html .GOPATH/cover/all.merged
else
	$Q go tool cover -html .GOPATH/cover/all.merged -o .GOPATH/cover/all.html
endif
	@echo ""
	@echo "=====> Total test coverage: <====="
	@echo ""
	$Q go tool cover -func .GOPATH/cover/all.merged

format: bin/goimports .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q find .GOPATH/src/$(IMPORT_PATH)/ -iname \*.go | grep -v -e "^$$" $(addprefix -e ,$(IGNORED_PACKAGES)) | xargs ./bin/goimports -w

##### =====> Internals <===== #####

.PHONY: setup
setup: clean .GOPATH/.ok
	@if ! grep "/.GOPATH" .gitignore > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
	    echo "/.GOPATH" >> .gitignore; \
	    echo "/bin" >> .gitignore; \
	fi
	go get -u github.com/FiloSottile/gvt
	- ./bin/gvt fetch golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
	- ./bin/gvt fetch github.com/wadey/gocovmerge

VERSION          := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty="-dev")
DATE             := $(shell date -u '+%Y-%m-%d-%H%M UTC')
VERSION_FLAGS    := -ldflags='-X "main.Version=$(VERSION)" -X "main.BuildTime=$(DATE)"'

# cd into the GOPATH to workaround ./... not following symlinks
_allpackages = $(shell ( cd $(CURDIR)/.GOPATH/src/$(IMPORT_PATH) && \
    GOPATH=$(CURDIR)/.GOPATH go list ./... 2>&1 1>&3 | \
    grep -v -e "^$$" $(addprefix -e ,$(IGNORED_PACKAGES)) 1>&2 ) 3>&1 | \
    grep -v -e "^$$" $(addprefix -e ,$(IGNORED_PACKAGES)))

# memoize allpackages, so that it's executed only once and only if used
allpackages = $(if $(__allpackages),,$(eval __allpackages := $$(_allpackages)))$(__allpackages)

export GOPATH := $(CURDIR)/.GOPATH

Q := $(if $V,,@)

.GOPATH/.ok:
	$Q mkdir -p "$(dir .GOPATH/src/$(IMPORT_PATH))"
	$Q ln -s ../../../.. ".GOPATH/src/$(IMPORT_PATH)"
	$Q mkdir -p .GOPATH/test .GOPATH/cover
	$Q mkdir -p bin
	$Q ln -s ../bin .GOPATH/bin
	$Q touch $@

.PHONY: bin/gocovmerge bin/goimports
bin/gocovmerge: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q go install $(IMPORT_PATH)/vendor/github.com/wadey/gocovmerge
bin/goimports: .GOPATH/.ok
	$Q go install $(IMPORT_PATH)/vendor/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports

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Salah El Gehiny
by I-Valley
0 / 5 Score
The Consummate Filmmaker
November '17
Best known for his most recent scripts for the Tarek Alarian films 'El Khaleya' (The Cell) and 'Welad Rizk' (Sons of Rizk), both of which saw immediate critical acclamation upon their release, Salah El Gehiny has successfully established himself as one of the Middle East's contemporary icons in filmmaking with a blazing trail of unconventionally ingenious works. The screenwriter and filmmaker tells us how he got started, how he met Tarek Alarian, and gives advice to aspiring young writers.
Tell us how you were drawn into filmmaking.
It started from early childhood, back when my brother and I discovered a video library in the neighbourhood. With time, we nearly finished watching every single film the place had, and that's what really flourished my love for cinema. That said, I never thought that I'd actually be a professional filmmaker one day, not until I started coming up with ideas for potential plots and I wouldn't rest until I could find a way to synthesise my stories into professionally-written scripts.
You have worked on two RAW Entertainment films in a row, 'Sons of Rizk' and 'The Cell'. How would you describe your relationship with Tarek Alarian?
I met Tarek around seven years back. Putting the massive experience gap between us aside, I found that our tastes in films were very similar, which eventually drove us to cooperatively come up with film ideas and projects including 'Sons of Rizk' and 'The Cell'.
How did you develop Tarek Alarian's idea of 'The Cell' into a script, and was it challenging?
Despite the simplicity of the film's general outline, it being so simple was essentially the biggest obstacle. My goal was to create an action hero that didn't come off as a ripped-off archetypal persona from a generic American actioner. And at the same time, I didn't want the character to be simplified to a boring extent. I met the same impediment with the antagonist, Marawan, whom I wanted to make as multifaceted as possible without reducing him to a near-cartoonish villain that was far from any realism. All of this had to be done in conjunction with reasonably paced events, some dramatic elements, comic relief and a bit of romance, the consistency of which was not something that could easily be rendered into a two-hour film.
Will you describe how you felt the first time you saw 'The Cell' after the making?
There wasn't so much an element of surprise, since I was mostly present during production and could see the exerted efforts during the making on Tarek and his team's behalf. But I think what I was most pleased to see was the quality of the chase scenes after the final editing of the montage.
We heard rumours about making both the 'The Cell' and 'Sons of Rizk' into sequels. Any confirmation?
Let's just say that there definitely is an intention to have a sequel of these films in the works soon.
Was the film's critical acclamation and success a surprise?
Very! Any person who's so involved in a project finds it difficult to evaluate what they're working on. Whether or not your audience will appreciate your efforts remains a mystery before screening.
Do you ever make changes to a script mid-shooting?
I'm quite convinced that a script is never final before the last day of production. Otherwise, there's always a chance to edit or develop your writing in the making of the film if needed.
Have you ever sold a good script that was not directed the way you visualized?
Not really, but I have written many scripts I still hope to get made into films one day.
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5 Travel Must-Haves for Beauty on the Go!
Summer is just around the corner, and we've started daydreaming about beaches and sunshine. To get ready for your destination vacation this summer, here are our five top tips for beauty on the go.
Vacations are perfect for your Insta game! Don't let dark circles and puffy eyes ruin those selfies. Make sure you stay looking fresh even after long days of travel and adventure. Under eye treatments are lifesavers and will keep you looking bright and well-rested, even when you're not. Check out our favorite Botanical Kinetics™ Energizing Eye Creme that is sure to keep the dark circles at bay.
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Are you planning on getting a little vacation glow? Don't forget about your daily sun protection! One of the best ways to ruin your trip is with a bad burn. But, sunblocks are oily and can clog up your pores. Pass over those grocery store blocks and grab something high-quality and chemical free, like our Daily Light Guard™.
Between streaming music, snapping selfies, and keeping up with news, your battery can get drained. Don't get left stranded without your phone! Bring a portable charger and avoid huddling around an outlet in the airport. There are some really small chargers now that will keep your phone ready for everything and let you capture every memory and share all the snaps you want.
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BEC Leadership Networking Series is a monthly platform for sustainability leaders and practitioners to network and share their insights in an open and relaxing atmosphere. Come join us in the upcoming sharing session, where you could mingle and meet with other BEC members and like-minded major industry players. You may find more details below. We hope to see you there!
The Government has announced the plan to introduce a new mandatory producer responsibility scheme to enhance the management of waste glass bottles in Hong Kong. Pending the mandatory scheme in place, the Government has been encouraging the community to participate in source separation of waste to minimize waste and promote resource recovery. To promote local glass recycling, the Environmental Protection Department has liaised with different groups and provided support to them in implementing various voluntary glass bottle recycling programmes in specific trade and at local districts. In his presentation, Mr. Siu will give an update on the Glass Bottle Recycling in Hong Kong.
Plastic is one of the most essential and useful materials in the society nowadays. It is widely adopted in various products and technologies. However, there is a growing concern about the impact of plastic on the ecosystem, climate change and human health from different stakeholders, including governments, the business sector and the general public.
Mr. Woodring will share a recent research which aims to help companies understand the risks and opportunities of plastic and build a business case for improving its management. He will also share the benefits for companies to improve the way they measure, manage and report the amount of plastic used in their business operations and supply chains.
Please download and fill in the REGISTRATION FORM to reserve your seat(s). Successful registrations will be notified separately. For further information, please contact Ms. Joey Hui (T 2784 3958 | E joey@bec.org.hk).


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Home Community Jaclynne Hamel statement re: NDP candidate's comments on education system
Jaclynne Hamel statement re: NDP candidate's comments on education system
Lynne Brown
On Sunday, it was revealed that the NDP candidate for Sault Ste. Marie, Michele McCleave-Kennedy, does not support our province's model of publicly funded education.
"As someone that has benefited from public education in Sault Ste. Marie, I find it concerning that a candidate running for public office would disregard the importance of our community's different school boards," said Jaclynne Hamel, Ontario Liberal candidate for Sault Ste. Marie.
Meanwhile, the Ontario Liberal Party is committed to continuing this model, which allows for public, French public, Catholic, and French Catholic. This education system remains one of the best in the world, and our student achievement continues to rise across our province.
"It is important to maintain these four systems in our province. Not only because these boards provide world-class education for students in Sault Ste. Marie, but because it is our constitutional duty to ensure that there are options for families that wish to have French or Catholic education."
These comments by Ms. McCleave-Kennedy clearly undermine our constitutional requirements and disregard the unique roles fulfilled by our Catholic and French education systems.We know that all four of our publicly funded education systems are dedicated to ensuring all of our students achieve their full potential. For a candidate representing the NDP to advocate for one public school system is a clear disregard for the importance and value that these schools provide.
Jaclynne Hamel
liberal candidate
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Modern construction is a heavy work: tons of material that has to be brought to the building site, many men working all together, vehicles and trucks. This means a huge load of wastes. Pipes, wires, packaging, and so on hinder the construction site resulting in an important volume of wastes piling up day by day. Compactors are meant to solve this problem: they greatly reduce the volume of the garbage by pressing them together.
Compactors are big heavy vehicles (Net Power 71 hp to 106 hp, Tipping Load 2950 lb to 4550 lb) which collect the wastes and press it together with a built-in hydraulic press: such a device may be more or less effective (the capacity of storing and compacting with effectiveness is called payoff. A better machine has a higher payoff so that it needs to empty less frequently).
There are many manufacturing brands, big older ones and others younger but as competitive and cheaper, that share the market of the compactors vehicles. The main brands are Caterpillar, Kubota, John Deere, CNH (Case/New Holland), Mahindra, FAUN and IVECO.
Caterpillar is one of the most famous manufacturers in the world. It was born in 1883 and today its market is widespread.
Kubota is a Japanese enterprise established in 1890, now world spread especially in the US. Their main strength is that they master their own vehicles in both engineering and manufacturing, so that their cost is lower, reliability and implementation are higher.
John Deere is another well-known brand both in US, Canada and Australia. Established in 1837 is nowadays almost a household name.
Case New Holland has a hugely spread market in Europe and US. Owned by Fiat, the Case New Holland brand and logo born in 1999 after merging of Case IH and New Holland.
Mahindra is a big Indian brand set up in the 60's as a Case IH branch, now independent and leader in the Asian country.


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Promising PhD candidates will have the opportunity to carry out their research and training in both the UK and mainland Europe, thanks to a new £500,000 joint investment in scholarships from the University of Warwick, l'Université Paris Seine (UPS) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
The 'Co-tutelle PhD Scholarships' will enable up to eight PhD candidates to spend twelve months of their course at Warwick, and at least twelve months in either Paris or Brussels.
The scholars will benefit from joint support between two of the institutions to help them complete their PhD projects – with one academic supervisor at Warwick and another at either UPS or VUB.
The scholarships will cover the PhD candidates' tuition fees and living costs for four years, as well as reasonable travel and research expenses.
Warwick, UPS and VUB are also founding members of EUTOPIA, a new alliance of six European universities established to deliver open, innovative and inclusive higher education across the continent.
EUTOPIA is formed by Warwick, UPS, VUB, the University of Gothenburg, the University Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona, and is led by the University of Ljubljana.
The EUTOPIA alliance launched its mission in Brussels in February 2019. Read more here.
"Being an active partner in a truly Europe-wide teaching and research network such as the EUTOPIA alliance gives us the opportunity to internationalise the university experience, and expand our community, more swiftly and dynamically.
All are welcome to apply for the Co-tutelle PhD scholarships between Warwick and UPS, however PhD candidates with interests in Arts, Humanities and Cultural Heritage, Complexity Science and Business and Management are particularly encouraged.
Co-tutelle PhD scholarships between Warwick and VUB are open to candidates focusing on Social Sciences (e.g. criminology, law and privacy, communication and political sciences, sociology and international collaboration), Complexity Science (including photonics) and Reproductive Medicine.
The scholarship application deadline for is 23:59 (GMT) on Wednesday 29th May 2019. Full info here.


Carolyn invites everyone to enjoy the rich history of her family and the Coast Inn. I am Carolyn, named after my grandmother Caroline. My grandparents, John "Pappy" and Caroline Smith, bought land in 1928 once they decided to build a hotel. They were eager to house their five kids within this hotel. My father was just fifteen years old with three brothers all close in age, Karl, Bob and Bernard. Betty Jean was only five years old. The Smith's opened their hotel doors in May of 1929. This began ten decades worth of interesting memories for locals, as well as for many world-wide. Please feel free to browse or research as the Timeline is the story, the Gallery supports the story, the About is why I wanted to create this website and "That" Laguna "Those" Days are interviews of our locals, lifeguards, surfers and employees. Please share your story with us in the Blog section.
Many Laguna Beach locals have shared their experiences with us and we are sharing them with you. This is an excerpt from Howard Hills' story.
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Holistic foreign language teaching
By Erhard Dahl, May 2019
As long as foreign language teaching continues to be structured to address the "learning brains" of the pupils and there is no understanding that language is connected just as much with emotions and the body, it is a pleasure when books are published which adopt a holistic approach. Ulrike Sievers, an experienced Waldorf foreign language teacher, has presented such a book.
In the first part, she describes the basic principles of foreign language learning and deals with the evolution of language, the acquisition of language both naturally and in school, the seven learning processes and the preparation of teaching and learning. It quickly becomes evident why teaching is an artistic activity. Alongside the corresponding speaking, reading and writing skills, the second half provides numerous practical suggestions. But the wealth of this part consists not just of the diversity of those suggestions. It is the associated reflections on education which provide depth and set out convincingly that such foreign language lessons go far beyond the communication of practical language skills.
Learning foreign languages in school is, in contrast to their natural acquisition, dependent on supporting measures. This is the subject matter of part three, which deals with meaningful monitoring of pupil learning, the importance of mistakes, the role of grammar in the learning process, differentiated teaching, and instructing pupils in autonomous learning. The informative introduction of the author to portfolio work should be particularly highlighted here.
Copies of tried and tested feedback sheets, vocabulary exercises, learning journals and work stages which can be given to pupils for independent work projects are also an asset for the reader. Ulrike Sievers addresses the latter in a friendly, understanding and encouraging style which is never patronising. She furthermore manages in an impressive way to choose from the many facets of foreign language teaching in such a way that the essentials are all there. The accomplished conceptual structure of the book and the many references between the content of the chapters deepens the understanding of this kind of foreign language teaching. Ulrike Sievers has presented a very helpful book which is highly to be recommended.
Ulrike Sievers: Creative Teaching – Sustainable Learning. A holistic approach to foreign language teaching and learning. Pb., 336 pages, EUR 21.99 (print), EUR 15.99 (e-book), Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2017
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Mozilla launched a new Firefox add-on Facebook container that makes tracking harder by isolating your Facebook identity from the rest of web activities.
Facebook network trackers embedded in various websites identify your hobbies, location and political persuasion based on the pages you visit.
With the new add-on Facebook container, you can use the Facebook normally as like before and the difference is that the add-on making the tracking activity harder and they cannot send you targeted ads and messages.
The extension used to delete your Facebook cookies and log you out of Facebook. The very next time when you try to connect with Facebook it opens in an isolated blue screen container and you can work with Facebook normally.
If you click on any other links than Facebook it opens in a new tab normally and it loads outside of the container. To note the extension doesn't prevent mishandling of data that Facebook already has or if you permitted any third parties to obtain the data.
You can download the Firefox Facebook container addon here.
The main goal of the extension is to limit the Facebook tracking, Mozilla recommends "change your Facebook settings, use Private Browsing, enable Tracking Protection, block third-party cookies, and/or use Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension to further limit tracking".
As you have logged in within the container embedded Facebook comments, share/like button and the website that allows you to log through Facebook account will not work.
This extension will not protect against the activities that you do on Facebook.com "including Facebook comments, photo uploads, likes, any data you share with Facebook-connected apps, etc".
For Chrome & safari, there are a number of third-party tools like Adblock Plus & AdBlock that stops websites tracking you.
Leaving the Facebook entirely is difficult for many people, you can take control of your privacy settings and limits the data passing through API. You can customize them based on your requirements.
You can navigate through setting menu >> Apps and there you can see two options "Apps, Web sites and Plug-ins" and "Apps others use".
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Apps others use – You can control the categories of information that people can bring with them when they use apps, games, and websites.


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House fires are far too common in the United States. In fact, there are over 350,000 house fires in the U.S. each year. These fires cause devastating property damage. The annual bill for home damages is in excess of $5.5 billion per year. Most importantly, home fires can result in the loss of human life.
With all the wildfires happening this year, if anything is for sure, is that disaster can happen at any time. Maybe you got lucky this time - but how can you be sure you'll be alright in the event of another California fire or a random flood? Unfortunately, there's no way to know for sure.
In Case of Emergency: What Services Do Emergency Movers Offer?
Bad things sometimes happen to good people. When we come up against that reality, we have to act fast. You protect the lives of those you love. Emergency movers can help you in that situation. They can get the stuff you don't want to leave behind. But what exactly does an emergency moving company do?


Use reference angles to find all six trigonometric functions of − 7 π 4 .
To be able to use our six trigonometric functions freely with both positive and negative angle inputs, we should examine how each function treats a negative input. As it turns out, there is an important difference among the functions in this regard.
Consider the function f ( x ) = x 2 , shown in [link] . The graph of the function is symmetrical about the y -axis. All along the curve, any two points with opposite x -values have the same function value. This matches the result of calculation: ( 4 ) 2 = ( −4 ) 2 , ( −5 ) 2 = ( 5 ) 2 , and so on. So f ( x ) = x 2 is an even function, a function such that two inputs that are opposites have the same output. That means f ( − x ) = f ( x ) .
The function f ( x ) = x 2 is an even function.
Now consider the function f ( x ) = x 3 , shown in [link] . The graph is not symmetrical about the y -axis. All along the graph, any two points with opposite x -values also have opposite y -values. So f ( x ) = x 3 is an odd function, one such that two inputs that are opposites have outputs that are also opposites. That means f ( − x ) = − f ( x ) .
The function f ( x ) = x 3 is an odd function.
We can test whether a trigonometric function is even or odd by drawing a unit circle with a positive and a negative angle, as in [link] . The sine of the positive angle is y . The sine of the negative angle is − y . The sine function, then, is an odd function. We can test each of the six trigonometric functions in this fashion. The results are shown in [link] .
An even function is one in which f ( − x ) = f ( x ) .
An odd function is one in which f ( − x ) = − f ( x ) .
If the secant of angle t is 2, what is the secant of − t ?
Secant is an even function. The secant of an angle is the same as the secant of its opposite. So if the secant of angle t is 2, the secant of − t is also 2.
If the cotangent of angle t is 3 , what is the cotangent of − t ?
We have explored a number of properties of trigonometric functions. Now, we can take the relationships a step further, and derive some fundamental identities. Identities are statements that are true for all values of the input on which they are defined. Usually, identities can be derived from definitions and relationships we already know. For example, the Pythagorean Identity we learned earlier was derived from the Pythagorean Theorem and the definitions of sine and cosine.


American Craftsman Homes is honored to be named as a member of the Southern Living Custom Builder Program.
The family owned operation, ran by the Williams Family, has been in the home building industry since 2001. After 13 years of roofing, siding, gutter, and re-model work, they decided to chase after their dream of home building. The heart of the operation is set in the small town of Forsyth GA, building homes in two predominant communities in the area. After building their first home in 2014, American Craftsman Homes has now completed over 50 homes and continues to grow rapidly.


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Looking Back: Prince William and Kate Middleton in Canada
Zoomer | April 29th, 2016
Only four months after their storybook wedding watched by a global audience of billions, excitement was at a fever pitch when the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aka Wills and Kate made their first Royal Tour in Canada in July 2011.
ZoomerMedia videographer Darren Marahaj was along for a ride and you can relive the tour's magic moments by viewing the reports he filed below. As you will recall the tour was a rousing success with Canada forever securing its place in the hearts and the history of the couple who will one day rule as King and Queen.
For as Prince William said in his speech that closed out the tour, " In 1939, my great grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother said of her first Tour of Canada with her husband, King George VI: 'Canada made us.' Catherine and I now know very well what she meant. Canada has far surpassed all that we were promised. Our promise to Canada is that we shall return."
A Royal Canada Day – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Quebec City Visit – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Welcome to Calgary – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Royal Tour Highlights – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge


Towards the end of 2017 saw a quiet time for service calls, with our All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) the George and Mary Webb being called out once to a commercial fishing vessel with mechanical issues.
The boat was towed back safely to Whitby harbour from a position north of Staithes.
In late November, our ALB had a six-monthly lift out, this allows the hull to be cleaned, maintenance below the waterline to be carried out and anti-fouling applied.
We also had the Chartplot navigation system fitted, designed in-house by the RNLI specifically tailored to the Search and Rescue (SAR) work we carry out.
Training and familiarisation, along with our regular training exercises will ensure our volunteer crew are well prepared should the need arise.
2017 was an average year for service calls, our ALB and Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) crew assisted a range of commercial and leisure vessels mainly in the summer months with August being our busiest period.
RNLI Lifeguards kept people safe on our local beaches throughout the summer.
In January we have a delegation from Headquarters in Poole visit us as part of a coast review programme.
The primary role of the meeting is to review our last five years' services and evaluate all the assets here at Whitby for the next five years, including the lifeguard service provided in the summer months.
on Baxtergate and raised £4,482 towards the running costs of Whitby's RNLI lifeboats.


How should I have dealt with situation?
I was having a conversation with a guy, and all of sudden he blew me a kiss and then he looked embarrassed ( I 'm not sure why he did that and he has a gf). Then, few minutes later, when his gf came, he started heavily flirting with her in front me ( even his gf felt weird that he was flirting too much with her... show more I was having a conversation with a guy, and all of sudden he blew me a kiss and then he looked embarrassed ( I 'm not sure why he did that and he has a gf). Then, few minutes later, when his gf came, he started heavily flirting with her in front me ( even his gf felt weird that he was flirting too much with her in front of me). I felt uncomfortable, how could I have handled this situation? Why would he do that?
Best Answer: There was nothing to handle. I would have just ignored it.
partly agree with those two anonymous. he has a crush on you and kissed you out of control. he flirted gf in front of you in fact kind aim you as well. but nothing more or serious, so better ignore it.
1. Look, you own yourself, he owns his actions. This had nothing to do w you.
2. He sounds insecure from the jump, he's obviously not committed to this girl and felt like he could compensate with flirting w you.Clearly it didn't work.
3. To actually answer your q, you shouldn't have done anything, why would you need to change your natural behavior for this loser. Let BOTH of them get through the awkward feeling. Doesn't mean you have to suffer with secondhand awkwardness.
4.Next time be that person and go " Your bf just blew me a kiss you should probably reconsider being with him" and just walk tf away like a boss you are.
He likes you and feels weird cause he probably loves his gf and totally embarrassed that he can't hide the fact that he may be crushing on you. Which is a completely normal thing to happen, but totally wrong. That's what's going on.
I think he is doing that because he is giving into feelings of lust. Lust certainly does make men unfaithful unless they learn to guard themselves against giving into it.
I think he'd down to f*ck. If you are then go for it. If you're not then just ignore it.
Ignore it. Don't even smile or anything. Try to avoid him.
I was having a conversation with a guy, and all of sudden he blew me a kiss and then he looked embarrassed ( I 'm not sure why he did that and he has a gf). Then, few minutes later, when his gf came, he started heavily flirting with her in front me ( even his gf felt weird that he was flirting too much with her in front of me). I felt uncomfortable, how could I have handled this situation? Why would he do that?
My colleague saw my contract and salary. How to handle it?
I'm really upset? What can i do?
What is this girls problem with me?


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Cumani Woes
I woke up to shock news this morning that Sheikh Obaid is moving all 23 horses he has with Luca Cumani to Roger Varain including the King George winner, Postponed. It was also Cumani that gave him his biggest ever winner when High-Rise won the Derby. No decision has been given as to why of yet and I'll doubt we get one. A serious kick in the teeth for one of the best in the business and even stranger decision with the Arc de Triomphe just over a couple of weeks away for which Postponed is one of the leading opponents to Treve, John Oxx has really struggled since the Aga Khan moved his horses to Dermot Weld. Growing up, Cumani was the the man in my eyes and the stable I elected to follow in the 1980s in my most formative years.
A little bird tells me that Rebecca Curtis has her string arond three weeks more forward than usual so they should be a stable to watch out for in the coming weeks. Her stable star O'Faolain's Boy is back after a season off the track and the 2014 RSA Chase winner will have his season geared around a crack at the Gold Cup.


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Dartmouth Researcher Discovers "Brain Signature" That Predicts Human Emotions
A Dartmouth researcher and his colleagues have discovered a way to predict human emotions based on brain activity.
The study is unusual because of its accuracy -- more than 90 percent -- and the large number of participants who reflect the general adult population rather than just college students. The findings could help in diagnosing and treating a range of mental and physical health conditions.
The study appears in the journal PLOS Biology.
"It's an impressive demonstration of imaging our feelings, of decoding our emotions from brain activity," says lead author Luke Chang, an assistant professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth. "Emotions are central to our daily lives and emotional dysregulation is at the heart of many brain- and body-related disorders, but we don't have a clear understanding of how emotions are processed in the brain. Thus, understanding the neurobiological mechanisms that generate and reduce negative emotional experiences is paramount."
The quest to understand the "emotional brain" has motivated hundreds of neuroimaging studies in recent years. But for neuroimaging to be useful, sensitive and specific "brain signatures" must be developed that can be applied to individual people to yield information about their emotional experiences, neuropathology or treatment prognosis. Thus far, the neuroscience of emotion has yielded many important results but no such indicators for emotional experiences.
In their new study, the researchers' goals were to develop a brain signature that predicts the intensity of negative emotional responses to evocative images; to test the signature in generalizing across individual participants and images; to examine the signature's specificity related to pain; and to explore the neural circuitry necessary to predict negative emotional experience.
Chang and his colleagues studied 182 participants who were shown negative photos (bodily injuries, acts of aggression, hate groups, car wrecks, human feces) and neutral photos. Thirty additional participants were also subjected to painful heat. Using brain imaging and machine learning techniques, the researchers identified a neural signature of negative emotion — a single neural activation pattern distributed across the entire brain that accurately predicts how negative a person will feel after viewing unpleasant images.
"This means that brain imaging has the potential to accurately uncover how someone is feeling without knowing anything about them other than their brain activity," Chang says. "This has enormous implications for improving our understanding of how emotions are generated and regulated, which have been notoriously difficult to define and measure. In addition, these new types of neural measures may prove to be important in identifying when people are having abnormal emotional responses – for example, too much or too little -- which might indicate broader issues with health and mental functioning."
Unlike most previous research, the new study included a large sample size that reflects the general adult population and not just young college students; used machine learning and statistics to develop a predictive model of emotion; and, most importantly, tested participants across multiple psychological states, which allowed researchers to assess the sensitivity and specificity of their brain model.
"We were particularly surprised by how well our pattern performed in predicting the magnitude and type of aversive experience," Chang says. "As skepticism for neuroimaging grows based on over-sold and -interpreted findings and failures to replicate based on small sizes, many neuroscientists might be surprised by how well our signature performed. Another surprising finding is that our emotion brain signature using lots of people performed better at predicting how a person was feeling than their own brain data. There is an intuition that feelings are very idiosyncratic and vary across people. However, because we trained the pattern using so many participants – for example, four to 10 times the standard fMRI experiment -- we were able to uncover responses that generalized beyond the training sample to new participants remarkably well."
Dartmouth Assistant Professor Luke Chang is available to comment at Luke.J.Chang@dartmouth.edu.
The study included researchers from the University of Colorado and University of Pittsburgh and was supported by the National Institute of Health.
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Research Questions 'Whiff of Oxygen' on Ancient Earth
A new look at the rock record rules out previous findings of early atmospheric oxygen.
How Time Blurs Self-Perception
New study shows how our past and future selves become less distinguishable over time.


Question: I think I need to go bankrupt. I can't make my payments anymore because I spent too much money. I bought clothes, collectible wrist watches, guns and hunting trips.
I went to auctions to buy Rolex and Cartier watches for my collection, I bought clothes at the mall and had about 15 suits handmade and I went to auctions and bought guns and I went hunting in South Georgia where I killed some pigs and took some major bucks.
It was all fun but the money has added up and the debt is huge and so I need to file bankruptcy. My accountant said the best thing to do when you have too much debt is to file bankruptcy because that gets rid of it and then I can start my life again with my new girlfriend.
I grew up without much money in Macon, GA. Then I moved to Atlanta for a job at the airport and now I live in Johns Creek. I was married but my wife left because of my bipolar and drug issues. I was using pills because I got addicted when I had a back injury from playing tennis.
Now I'm getting calls all day and I don't think they are going to stop until I do what I need to do. I tried to borrow money from my sister but she doesn't have much money now. I thought she was rich so I was surprised to hear that she and her husband, who's a doctor, filed bankruptcy two years ago. I didn't know doctors filed for bankruptcy.
Please tell me when I can file and what type of bankruptcy I qualify for. I need help and I'd like to schedule a consultation to talk about getting debt relief.
Answer: We will do a financial assessment for you to determine if you qualify for a chapter 7 or a chapter 13 bankruptcy. A chapter 7 will discharge (wipe-out) all of your debt. Basically, the only debts that you can't get rid of in a chapter 7 are child support payments, student loans and IRS debt (although if the tax debt is more than 3 years old, it may be dischargeable).
Or you may qualify for a chapter 13 bankruptcy. Under a chapter 13, you pay back a portion of your debt, usually over 5 years. As bankruptcy attorneys, we seek to minimize what you would have to pay back in your chapter 13.
We can file bankruptcy for you very quickly. Let's schedule a consultation and we'll explain exactly what you need to do to get a bankruptcy filed as quickly as possible.
We can help you get out of debt. We are Georgia bankruptcy lawyers. Just call us at 678-215-4106.
Attorneys Valerie Sherman and Bill Sherman and their great team will help you navigate the entire bankruptcy system. We proudly serve the entire Atlanta metro area and North Georgia.


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Florida Tax Credit Scholarship
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Tamara Arrington's son, Parker, attends a Florida private school with assistance from a Hope Scholarship, an education choice scholarship Florida lawmakers created in 2018 for bullied students.
Editor's note: This commentary from Step Up For Students' director of policy and public affairs Ron Matus first published on Florida Politics.
Tamara Arrington moved to the Suncoast after picking the perfect school for her son, Parker. But despite a stellar reputation and A grades from the state, it turned out to be a disaster.
One day when he was in first grade, Parker stood up to an older kid who called his friend a racial slur. For the rest of the year, the bullies pounced on him. Arrington said she sought help from school officials, but to no avail.
Parker spiraled down, hating school and getting headaches, until Arrington secured a Hope Scholarship, the state choice scholarship for victims of bullying. She used it to enroll Parker in a private school that she thought would be best for him — and now he's safe and thriving.
"I have no doubt," Arrington told me, "that every morning when I drop off my son at school, he's going to come home a better human being."
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redefinED's best of 2020: Two decades of dedication, focus result in new landmark for Step Up For Students
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Martin Luther King III led a rally in January 2016 that drew more than 10,000 people to Tallahassee in support of education choice in response to a lawsuit brought by the Florida Education Association demanding that the courts shut down scholarship programs in the state.
Editor's note: During the holiday season, redefinED is reprising the "best of the best" from our 2020 archives. This post originally published Oct. 14.
Nearly two decades after Step Up For Students began awarding tax credit scholarships for lower-income students to fulfill their school choice dreams, the organization is marking another milestone: the funding of its 1-millionth scholarship.
Over the years, as the concept of education choice has evolved, the scholarship offerings managed by Step Up For Students have changed to fit families' needs. Today, students can choose from a variety of offerings ranging from the original tax credit scholarship to a flexible spending account for students with special needs to scholarships for victims of bullying. There's even a scholarship for public school students who need help with reading skills.
"I've said from the very beginning my goal was that someday every low-income and working-class family could choose the learning environment that is best for their children just like families with money already do," said John F. Kirtley, founder of Step Up for Students, the state's largest K-12 scholarship funding organization and host of this blog.
Kirtley started a private, nonprofit forerunner to Step Up For Students in 1998 and since then has experienced all the milestones and challenges leading up to the millionth scholarship.
At the beginning, "It was just me, and I had enough money to fund 350 scholarships," recalled Kirtley, who can recite statistics about the scholarship program the way a baseball fan quotes facts and figures about a favorite player.
Soon after, he learned of a new national non-profit, the Children's Scholarship Fund, started by John Walton of the famous retail family and Ted Forstmann, chairman and CEO of a Wall Street firm. Kirtley connected with that group, which was seeking to match funds raised by partners in different states for economically disadvantaged families to send their children to private schools of their choice.
"We hardly did any advertising at all," Kirtley said. "It was just me walking around to churches and housing projects talking about the program."
Truth be told, he didn't need glitzy marketing. The program drew 12,000 applications in just four months, confirming what Kirtley already suspected: Parents of modest means wanted the best education for their children just as much as people who could afford to pay private school tuition or buy homes in desirable neighborhoods.
In 2001, Kirtley took his pitch to Gov. Jeb Bush, House Speaker Tom Feeney and Senate President John McKay, all of whom strongly supported the creation of the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship program. When the program, capped at $50 million, began awarding scholarships worth $3,500 in 2002, there were just 15,000 scholarship students. Joe Negron, who sponsored the bill while serving as a state representative and later supported scholarship expansion as a state senator, recalled the strategy he employed to get the bill passed.
"My best argument was that the liberal establishment also supported school choice – for their children, but not for families with modest means," said Negron, who is now a business executive. "In addition, the personal stories from parents whose students were benefitting from the privately funded program were very powerful."
High demand created wait lists, prompting lawmakers to raise the cap to $88 million in 2005. The next year, the award increased from $3,500 to $3,750. The state required students to take a nationally norm-referenced test to ensure accountability.
Families kept coming. By 2009, the cap stood at $118 million, with awards at $3,950. Despite the increases, the state's Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability reported that the program had saved taxpayers $38.9 million in 2007-08.
Shortly after the program was renamed the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, the first state-commissioned evaluation report showed students on the program in 2007-08 experienced learning gains at the same pace as all students nationally. Then in 2010, with bipartisan support, the Legislature approved a major expansion of the program. The bill allowed tax credits for alcoholic beverage excise, direct pay sales and use, and oil and gas severance taxes. The program also could grow with demand.
The Legislature returned again in 2014 to provide another significant boost in response to growing demand, prompting the Florida Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union, to bring a lawsuit demanding that the courts shut down the program. Education choice supporters responded with a rally that drew more than 10,000 people to the steps of the state Capitol, including Martin Luther King III, son of civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
King told the crowd, more than 1,000 of whom had ridden buses all night from Miami to attend: "Ultimately, if the courts have to decide, the courts will be on the side of justice. Because this is about justice, this is about freedom—the freedom to choose what's best for your family, and your child."
The lawsuit failed in two lower courts and ultimately was rejected by the Florida Supreme Court in 2017.
The Tax Credit Scholarship was joined in 2014 by an attempt to give educational flexibility to students with severe special needs. Florida became the second state in the nation after Arizona to offer educational savings accounts to such students. Named the Gardiner Scholarship program in 2016 in honor of state Sen. Andy Gardiner, a strong supporter who shepherded the bill through the legislative process, the accounts could be used to reimburse parents for therapies or other educational needs for their children.
The state set aside $18.4 million for the program, enough for an estimated 1,800 students. A scant three months later, 1,000 scholarships had been awarded, and parents had started another nearly 3,700 applications. By 2019, the program was serving more than 10,000 students, making it the largest program of its kind in the nation.
Understanding the need for expanding the program so more families could participate, Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2020 approved a $42 million increase to the program, bringing the total allocation to nearly $190 million. The program which served 14,000 students during the 2019-20 school year, expects to serve approximately 17,000 students during the 2020-21 school year.
Choice programs also expanded in 2018 to help two groups of students dealing with challenges. The Hope Scholarship program became the first of its kind in the nation to offer relief to victims of bullying by allowing them to leave their public school for a participating private school. Reading Scholarship Accounts were aimed at helping public elementary school students who were struggling with reading.
Meanwhile, growing demand among lower-income families for Florida Tax Credit Scholarships prompted the Legislature to create the Family Empowerment Scholarship program in 2019. The program operates similarly to the tax credit scholarship program but is funded through the state budget.
Today, the five scholarships serve approximately 150,000 Florida students. As the number of students in the programs has grown, so have educational options available to them.
Charter schools, magnet schools, homeschools and co-ops, learning pods and micro-schools all address different needs. About 40% of students in Florida now choose an option other than their traditional zoned schools. In the Miami Dade district, the state's largest, that figure is more than 70%.
Step Up For Students founder Kirtley sees a vital need to keep pace with that evolution and to eliminate the inequities these new programs can create for those of modest means.
"I have changed my stated goal to 'Every lower-income and working-class family can customize their children's education so they reach their full potential,' " Kirtley said, "just like families with more money do."
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Courts, facts, logic refute false claims of education choice critics
redefinED staff December 23, 2020
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Editor's note: Our critics often assert that giving lower-income families access to more learning options hurts district schools. Below we have assembled evidence showing that these claims are false. Empowering Florida's lower-income families to access the best education options for their children does no harm.
June 2015 Second Circuit Court decision in McCall v. Scott (Florida Education Association lawsuit against Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) program for low-income students)
Conclusion: Court determines that FEA's allegations of FTC program causing harm to traditional district schools were insufficient to establish standing. Court offers an opportunity to amend complaint to include additional factional allegations to support their claim of harm. FEA declined the offer. Circuit Judge George Reynolds dismisses case with prejudice.
"… Whether any diminution of public school resources resulting from the Tax Credit program will actually take place is speculative, as is any claim that any such diminution would result in reduced per-pupil spending or in any adverse impact on the quality of education. The purported injury asserted here – the loss of money to local school districts – is necessarily speculative…(and) requires speculation about whether a decrease in students will reduce public school costs and about how the legislature will respond to the decrease in students attending public schools… Hence, any claim of special injury to any Plaintiff is speculative and conclusory."
Link to decision: Second Circuit Court – McCall v. Scott
August 2016 Appellate Court decision in McCall v. Scott
Conclusion: The First District Court of Appeal upholds the lower court decision ruling that the Appellant's claim that the FTC program creates "special injury" or harm to district schools is without merit.
"… The trial court correctly determined that Appellants lacked special injury standing because they failed to allege that they suffered a harm distinct from that suffered by the general public. Indeed, Appellants failed to allege any concrete harm whatsoever."
"Appellants' diversion theory is incorrect as a matter of law. A close examination of the statutory provisions authorizing the (FTC program) exposes the flaws under Appellants' argument."
"Further, even assuming that Appellants' diversion theory was legally sufficient, Appellants' allegations that the (FTC program) has harmed them are conclusory and speculative."
Link to decision: First District Court of Appeal – McCall v. Scott
January 2017 Florida Supreme Court decision in McCall v. Scott
Conclusion: Court declines to hear the case, reaffirming First District Court of Appeal that there is no evidence showing that the FTC program harms district schools.
Link to decision: Florida Supreme Court – McCall v. Scott
FISCAL STUDIES
Collins Center for Public Policy 2007 Fiscal Analysis
Conclusion: The FTC program did not have a negative impact upon K-12 General Fund Revenues for public education for the three years studied (2002-2004).
"In fact, K-12 General Fund revenues increased over $2 billion during a three-year period while the state accrued $139.8 million in actual revenues by saving the difference between the value of the $3,500 scholarship and the value of K-12 per pupil revenue. These savings would allow the state to increase per pupil spending by an average of $17.92 per year for the 2.6 million children in the public schools during this period."
Link: Collins Center for Public Policy Updated Fiscal Analysis
OPPAGA December 2008 and March 2010 studies examined the fiscal impact of FTC scholarships
Conclusion: No evidence that the FTC program adversely impacts the state budget or school district budgets.
From December 2008 report: – "…in Fiscal Year 2007-08, taxpayers saved $1.49 in state education funding or every dollar loss in corporate tax revenue due to credits for scholarship contributions. Expanding the cap on tax credit would produce additional savings if there is sufficient demand for the scholarship."
From March 2010 report: "For Fiscal Year 2008-2009, OPPAGA estimates that the scholarship program saved (a net of) $36.2 million."
Links: OPPAGA December 2008 Report; OPPAGA March 2010 Report.
Florida Revenue Estimating Conference 2012 Analysis of FTC scholarship tax credit cap increase
Conclusion: Fiscal impact created by increasing scholarship cap is offset by the savings of the cost of the scholarship vs. per-pupil FEFP dollar amount.
Line 55 of the analysis shows net FEFP savings for 2012-13 as $57.9 million, $57 million for 2013-14, $48.8 million for '14-15, and $36.1 million for '15-16.
Link: 2012 Florida Revenue Estimating Conference Analysis
EdChoice 2016 Tax-Credit Scholarship Audit (Martin Lueken)
Conclusion: FTC program saved taxpayers between $372 million and $550 million since its inception in 2003 (as of 2014), or $1,100 to $1,700 per scholarship recipient.
Link: 2016 EdChoice Tax-Credit Scholarship Audit (Florida pg. 39)
Urban Institute 2019 report by Matt Chingos on effects of private school choice on college enrollment and graduation.
Conclusion: Several findings in the study. Chingos compared college enrollment and graduation outcomes of scholarship students with a group of similarly disadvantaged students in public schools.
Scholarship students up to 45 percent more likely to get college degree.
FTC students were 11-20 percent more likely than similarly disadvantaged students in public schools to earn a bachelor's degree. Those who were on the scholarship for at least four years were 45 percent more likely to earn a degree.
FTC students were 16 to 43 percent more likely than similarly disadvantaged students in public schools to attend a four-year college. Those who were on the scholarship for at least four years were 99 percent more likely to attend college.
FTC students were 12 to 19 percent more likely than similarly disadvantaged students in public schools to attend either a two OR four-year college. Those who were on the scholarship for at least four years were 38 percent more likely.
"The available evidence indicates that FTC enrolls students who are triply disadvantaged. They have low family incomes, they are enrolled at low-performing public schools (as measured by test scores), and they have poorer initial test performance compared with their peers."
Link to study: The Effects of the FTC program on College Enrollment and Graduation – An Update
Original 2017 study: The Effects of Statewide Private School Choice on College Enrollment and Graduation
David Figlio (Northwestern) and Cassandra Hart (UC-Davis) June 2010 academic study examined the competitive impact of FTC on district school achievement.
Conclusion: Found that the academic achievement in district schools most impacted by tax credit scholarships increased.
"Our results indicate that the increased competitive pressure faced by public schools associated with the introduction if Florida's FTC Scholarship Program led to general improvements in public school performance."
Link to study: Competitive Effects of Means-Tested School Vouchers
In 2006, the Florida Legislature required that every scholarship student in grades 3-10 take a nationally norm-referenced test approved by the Department of Education every year. Those test scores are reported to a research team under contract with DOE to write an annual evaluation. Evaluations are currently done by researchers at the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University.
Conclusion: FTC students make roughly the same annual learning gains as students from all income levels nationally. This is despite the reality that the FTC students are typically the lowest-performing students from the lowest-performing public schools in their area, with an annual household income of $26,578 for a family of four. Fifty-three percent of all scholarship students are from single-parent households. (NOTE: Cassandra Hart October 2011 study examining characteristics of scholarship participating students can be found HERE.)
From the 2011-12 report: "There exists compelling causal evidence indicating that the FTC Scholarship Program has led to modest and statistically significant improvements in public school performance across the state. Therefore, a cautious read of the weight of the available evidence suggests that the FTC Scholarship Program has boosted student performance in public schools statewide, that the program draws disproportionately low-income, poorly-performing students from the public schools into the private schools, and that the students who moved perform as well or better once they move to the private schools."
Links to Learning Systems Institute's annual assessments: 2008 (baseline report), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
In May 2014, former state Senator Nan Rich claimed $3 billion over the subsequent five years "…will be taken out of our public schools and be put into vouchers."
Conclusion: The statement was analyzed by Politfact in June 2014. They rated the claim Mostly False.
"Based on the program's size, it's possible that it could fund a voucher program in the ballpark of $3 billion over the next five years. But there's no guarantee that money would otherwise have gone to public schools. And, private school vouchers tend to cost less than what it costs to educate a child in public schools, which complicates how much money taxpayers would pay if the children in private schools instead went to public schools."
Link to Politifact analysis: Politifact on Sen. Rich's voucher claim
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School choice reduces teen suicide, new study finds
Special to redefinED December 21, 2020
Elijah Robinson was relentlessly bullied in his district school because of his sexual identity but got back on track academically and emotionally thanks to a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and a Jacksonville private school where he found a safe haven. PHOTO: Lance Rothstein
Editor's note: This commentary by Brad Polumbo appeared Sunday in the Washington Examiner. You can learn more about Elijah Robinson, the student referenced in the commentary, here.
Elijah Robinson attempted suicide as a teenager. Why? Well, as a queer and mixed-race student, he faced vicious bullying in his public school.
Thanks to a Florida program, he was able to switch schools and attend a private Christian school where he did not face bullying or discrimination. Students at private schools are statistically less likely to have bullying problems. Robinson later concluded, "If I had stayed at my previous school … I honestly think I would have lost my life."
A new study confirms that Robinson's experience is not an outlier. It shows that alongside reopening schools, which science shows are not sources of significant coronavirus transmission, school choice policies can help heal the mental health crisis plaguing youth.
This is of crucial importance because adolescent suicide and mental health problems were already major issues before the coronavirus pandemic. Suicides among those aged 10 to 24 spiked 56% from 2007 to 2017, becoming the second-highest cause of death among teenagers and young adults.
Now, with lockdowns and school closures sapping away their social bonds and quality of life, we have witnessed a disturbing rise in suicide and mental health issues among young people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 1 in 4 young people contemplated suicide during a one-month period over the summer amid the first pandemic peak and harsh lockdowns.
School choice programs can help alleviate this pain and suffering by allowing more young people the educational opportunities that best fit their needs. These policies include the expansion of charter schools and tuition voucher programs that provide low-income families with money to attend private schools.
With those options, families don't have to remain trapped into sending their child to the local public school by default. So, for students who face bullying or are not at schools that suit their needs, they can go elsewhere. Families who like their public schools and students who are succeeding there are, of course, free to choose to stay put.
The new study shows the benefit that choice brings to those who need it. Authored by the Reason Foundation's Corey DeAngelis and economist Angela Dills, it provides empirical backing to the intuitive conclusion that school choice can reduce suicide among teenagers.
It concludes that "the estimated effect of a charter school law translates to about a 10% decrease in the suicide rate among 15 to 19-year-olds." It also finds that 30-year-old adults who had attended private school were 2% less likely to report having a mental health condition.
"It's likely that private schools face stronger competitive pressures to provide a safer school environment and improve mental health if they want to remain open," Dills explained. "Public schools, on the other hand, are more likely to be burdened with government regulations that make it difficult for them to control discipline policy and create strong school cultures."
These results only supplement the evidence showing that school choice improves test scores and family satisfaction.
The lesson here goes beyond how school choice improves youth mental health, as important as that may be. This study offers yet another demonstration that public policies that embrace competition and choice will always outperform those that force one-size-fits-all solutions.
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Success of Florida's Tax Credit Scholarship makes Heritage Foundation's list of top 8 "education choice wins" in 2020
Launched in 2013, Piney Grove Boys Academy in Fort Lauderdale is one of roughly 2,000 private schools that participate in Florida's array of choice scholarship programs, including the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship.
The enrollment of more than 100,000 participants in the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program for the 2020-21 academic year garnered the No. 2 spot on the Heritage Foundation's list of this year's most important education choice stories.
The year-in-review piece points out that 100,008 Florida students were enrolled in the tax credit scholarship program according to the Florida Department of Education, making it the first school choice program to move beyond the 100,000 mark.
Even as the coronavirus pandemic presented new challenges for students and families, the foundation praised policymakers and families for responding quickly with innovative solutions that helped advance education choice.
You can view other stories on the foundation's "best of" list at https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/8-education-choice-wins-2020.
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Step Up For Students ranks 21st on Forbes' list of top charities
Patrick R. Gibbons December 11, 2020
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All students at each of three Academy Prep campuses — St. Petersburg, Tampa and Lakeland, Florida — attend on state scholarships administered by Step Up For Students.
Americans donated more than $450 billion to charities last year. Of that amount, $49.5 billion went to the top 100 charities, according to Forbes Magazine's America's Top Charities rankings.
Step Up for Students, a scholarship granting nonprofit that administers five school choice scholarship programs in Florida, ranked as the 21st largest nonprofit in America. Step Up, which raised $618 million in private donations last year and hosts this blog.
Step Up's scholarship programs include the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship for lower-income and working-class students, the Gardiner Scholarship for students with unique abilities, the Hope Scholarship for victims of bullying and harassment, the Reading Scholarship for public school students struggling with reading and literacy, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for lower- and middle-class students.
Step Up's goal for the fiscal year 2021 is to raise $700 million to fund the Florida Tax Credit and Hope Scholarship programs. The Gardiner Scholarship, Reading Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scholarship programs are funded by the Florida legislature, though Step Up advertises these scholarships, processes applications and helps manage accounts for Gardiner and Reading scholarship families.
Since offering the first scholarships during the 2002-03 school year, Step Up has awarded scholarships to more than 1 million students. The organization served more than 150,000 students during the 2020-21 school year.
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Scholarships continue to be a lifeline for Catholic school families
Lisa Buie December 8, 2020
Eight-year-old Grace Peters, her sister, Stella, 5, and her brother, Colton, 6, attend San Jose Catholic School in Jacksonville on state scholarships.
While Catholic school enrollment in Florida declined for the second straight year, newly released figures showing an increase in the number of families using state scholarships to send their children to these schools may be the reason the schools escaped the precipitous declines plaguing Catholic schools nationwide.
Overall, scholarship use among Catholic school families increased by 2.1%. Preliminary figures on Catholic school enrollment released by the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops shows the number of students receiving the Family Empowerment Scholarship soaring from 1,787 in 2019 to 5,040 in 2020.
Florida Catholic school enrollment yearly comparison and growth over time
Florida Catholic school state scholarship figures 2018-2020
"Families are looking for more flexibility and access to diverse schooling options to keep their children safe and well educated during this pandemic," said Doug Tuthill, president of Step Up For Students, Florida's largest K-12 scholarship organization and host of this blog. "That's why we are seeing a surge in demand for scholarships, such as the Family Empowerment Scholarship."
Tuthill added: "Education choice programs will continue to grow for the foreseeable future. Families like having access to more learning options for their children."
A significant amount of the growth in scholarships, Tuthill speculated, is due to parents of kindergarteners seeking a safer environment for their children during the pandemic while trying to maintain a high-quality education. The pandemic's impact on family finances also may have played a role in scholarship growth, he said.
"I suspect there has been a lot of pressure on families who were private pay," he said.
Count Joe Peters and his wife, Sarah, among those who felt that pressure. Peters, a 36-year-old father of four children ranging in age from 8 years to 18 months, lost his income when the pandemic wiped out the event planning and management business he co-owns. Though the family was able to make ends meet for a few months with income from events held before pandemic-forced cancellations, the threat of having to take their children out of San Jose Catholic School in Jacksonville, which they knew and loved, caused many sleepless nights.
"That was a trying time," said Peters, who attended San Jose and graduated from Bishop Kenney Catholic High School in Jacksonville. The situation became so dire that the family considered moving to his father-in-law's Alabama hometown so the kids could attend district schools there and still be near relatives.
"Just the thought of telling our kids they wouldn't be able to return to a place they loved so much was heartbreaking," Sarah Peters said. The idea of her young children having to move to a new town, adjust to new teachers and make new friends while everyone's faces were covered with masks was "frightening to me," she said.
Then a family member told the family about the Family Empowerment Scholarship program. They applied, and their children were awarded full scholarships for the 2020-21 school year.
"It brought tears to our eyes," Joe Peters recalled. "That was such a relief knowing that our kids would not be put through any kind of drastic change during this global pandemic."
Catholic school leaders such as Michael Barrett, associate for education for the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, credit state scholarship programs for allowing Catholic schools to remain open, providing a high-quality, faith-based education for families dealing with pandemic-induced anxiety.
"The Family Empowerment Scholarship is a program true to its name," Barrett said. "Even pre-pandemic, the rising costs of private school tuition coupled with increased costs of living often made it difficult for middle-income families to provide a Catholic education for multiple children."
Barrett said his organization hopes state lawmakers will expand the Family Empowerment Scholarship to more students by eliminating the requirement that students in first through 12th grades first attend a district school to qualify for the program. (Because the Peters' youngest child was entering kindergarten, the two older children were also eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships, according to state rules.)
"Parents are the primary educators of their children and should have the opportunity to educate their children as they see fit," he said.
Joe and Sarah Peters' said they are relieved that at their three children to continue attending the school the family has always known and loved.
"We like the values that are being taught here," Joe Peters said. "We know the community, and the community knows us."
Peters also found his own lifeline at San Jose as a long-term substitute Spanish teacher and cross country/track coach.
"I am talking to you from my desk at school," he said. "I am beyond grateful."
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Florida DOE releases numbers for state scholarship program
Patrick R. Gibbons December 4, 2020
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship enrollment by grade level, 2020-21
Official enrollment figures for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship are in. According to the September 2020 quarterly report, released this week by the Florida Department of Education, 100,008 students enrolled in the program for the 2020-21 school year.
The program, which relies on private corporate donations that receive 100 percent state tax credits, is available to low-income and working-class students in Florida. Approximately 74% of scholarship students are non-white, and 55% live in single-parent households. The average annual family income of scholarship students is about $33,000.
As with past years, the majority of students (58,535) are enrolled in grades K-5, where tuition costs are often the lowest.
This year, 1,899 private schools across 64 Florida counties enrolled students in the FTC program. Of those schools, 66% identified as a religious school. Miami-Dade County enrolled the most students – 23,344. Calhoun, Holmes and Union counties had no participating private schools, while Calhoun and Liberty counties had no participating students.
This year's September enrollment figure is 22 students fewer than the September 2019 report (which was 100,030). At the same time, enrollment in a similar program, the Florida Empowerment Scholarship, has doubled. According to a Florida Department of Education spokesperson, the FES program increased from fewer than 18,000 students at the end of 2019-20, its first year, to 36,161 students this year.
Like the FTC, the FES is geared toward low-income and working-class students. The FES is funded directly by the state and the household income threshold is roughly $10,000 higher. This year, a family of four could qualify for the FES program if its household income was lower than $78,600, whereas the FTC program caps eligibility at $68,120 for a family of four.


Adalberto Abbate, artist born in Palermo in 1975, opens the doors to his studio in Piazza della Rivoluzione.
Adalberto Abbate's work takes on a social and anthropological standpoint. A study into the complex mechanism of memory. Each project is an investigation into historical events and media phenomena, questioning our contemporary experience.
Since 1998 he has exhibited in several international contemporary art centres such as Musée historique et des porcelaines de Nyon; Mart Museum, Rovereto; Museum of Contemporary Art Rice, Palermo; Museum für Kommunikation, Bern; Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, Milan; Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel; GAM, Palermo; VAF-Stiftung, Frankfurt; Center Pompidou, Paris.


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Q: How do I share artifacts at project level in JIRA? How do I share artifacts (e.g diagram and docuement) across the entire project, not just at issue level at JIRA?  Something like a common area for posting information.

A: A couple of possibilities spring to mind.
Firstly you could use the HipChat integration. Sending messages via comments to a team HipChat group.
Another option would be to create a generic JIRA user with an email address that is a mailing list for your team. That way you can use the Mentions functionality to inform everyone of something.
More about the mentions functionality here: Atlassian - Using Mentions

A: Use an Epic in the project
If you are using Jira Agile you can simply create an epic (called Documentation) and house all of your documents in the epic itself or group documentation by creating subtasks in the epic to essentially create "folders". To ensure the team is seeing any changes add them all to the "watchers" list.
Use a Confluence Space
If you have access to Jira Confluence, just create a project space and create or link your documents there. Another benefit of using confluence is you can make these documents available to external customers (no need of a Jira account). To ensure the team is seeing any changes add them all to the "watchers" list.
Creating a Space
https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/create-a-space-139463.html
Use a Project Dashboard
Use a dashboard and ask that your team pay attention to this every day. Dashboards are a great way to propagate information to distributed teams.
Customizing the Dashboard
https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira/customizing-the-dashboard-185729498.html

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A Photographic Guide to Fossils of New Zealand by Hamish Campbell; Alan Beu; James Crampton; Liz Kennedy; Marianna Terezow
Category: NZ Natural History
A new addition to the popular New Holland series of natural history and science photographic guides, the thirteenth title focuses on plant and animal fossils commonly found in New Zealand. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life and are very much part of the natural environment in this country. T he range of fossils described covers the geological time-scale of Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic periods. The younger Cenozoic rocks are especially widespread in New Zealand and for this reason Cenozoic fossils are the most common. Readers will learn to recognise the distinctive features of each group of fossils - shape, size, texture, colour and type of preservation - that serve as clues to the identity of any individual fossil organism. Excellent photographs provide a visual reference and individual entries provide essential geological information, along with biological and environmental detail about what fossils ate and where they lived. Written and researched by an expert team of paleontologists and geologists from GNS Science in Wellington, the authority of this guide is undeniable, but it is presented in a highly readable format. ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Rocks & Minerals of New Zealand by Nick Mortimer & others
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: Photographic Guide to
The twelfth book in the popular New Holland series examines New Zealand's fascinating geology. Almost every kind of rock found on Earth can be seen in New Zealand, and most of the common minerals too. This handy reference guide will help you recognise and make sense of common (and some rare) rocks and m inerals found on beaches and hillsides, in streams and elsewhere around the country. The introduction provides an overview of rocks and minerals, and contains diagrams and illustrations pointing out important details to be observed in the field. Observation is the key to identifying rocks and minerals: outwardly they can appear very similar but there are special visual clues to be deciphered before accurate identification is assured. With expert descriptions and full colour photographs, this book provides all the information you need to identify the 28 minerals and 53 rocks that are most commonly seen in New Zealand. Some of the more rare 'home grown' rocks and minerals and those with special value to Maori are also included. ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand Revised Edition by Geoff Moon; Lynnette Moon
A comprehensive guide to birds that includes species accounts which have been updated according to the 4th edition of the Ornithological Society's official Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. It features photographs of the most commonly seen birds along with detailed information on distribution, habi tat, behaviour and breeding. ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand by Robert Hoare; Oliver Ball (Photographer)
Given that they are found in a huge range of habitats, from the porch light to the forests, pastures and high country, it is easy to stumble across New Zealand's moths and butterflies. That study is still very much a 'work in progress': in addition to about 1720 named species - the great majority of whi ch are moths, many of them day-flying - we have numerous unnamed species: probably well over 200 in all. This book, written and photographed by experts in their fields, introduces important and striking species of both main islands, describing their appearance, behaviour and life cycle. It explains which species are endemic and which have probably 'blown over' at some point from Australia and other neighbours, and gives useful tips on how readers can find, identify and study these beautiful invertebrates for themselves. ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealand by Wade Doak
The fishes of New Zealand are part of the Indo-Pacific fish fauna, by far the richest in the world. This guide covers many bony (or teleostean) reef fishes belonging to the super class PISCES, class OSTEICHTHYES, and discusses their habits by day and night, their modes of life, diet and relation to thei r surroundings. Each fish is illustrated with at least one full colour photograph. There is also an authoritative section on fish design, as well as classification. ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand by Lawrie Metcalf
This new addition to New Holland's popular pocket Photographic Guide series showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. The ideal size for slipping into a backpack when tramping, it will appeal to walkers, nature lovers, tour guides and educators, a nd flower photographers wishing to identify their subjects. ...Show more
Cicadas of New Zealand by Olly Hills
Learn all about New Zealand's many cicadas with this book. Discover the large and loud clapping cicadas, green kikihia cicadas, small black cicadas the colourful redtail cicadas and more. Detailed descriptions, colour photographs and location maps will help you identify cicadas throughout New Zealand. T his book also includes plenty of general information on New Zealand cicadas, including a description of the cicada life cycle and how to catch cicadas. ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand by Tony Jewell (photography Rod Morris)
Everyone has heard of the tuatara, New Zealand's unique 'living dinosaur'; but equally fascinating, if less well known, are the country's other reptiles. There are more than 65 species of lizards (including skinks and geckos), frogs and other reptiles and amphibians native to New Zealand, and scientists such as author Tony Jewell are still discovering new species and subspecies today. In this new addition to a popular New Holland series, Tony covers all the known species from Northland to the far south; his text is backed up by outstanding photographs of their many geographic colour variants, so that readers will be equipped to identify almost any specimen encountered in the wild. A groundbreaking handbook and a superb aid for natural history enthusiasts, trampers and educationalists. ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of New Zealand by Geoff Brunsden; Liz Brunsden
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: very good
The sixth New Zealand title in this internationally acclaimed series of compact, easy-to-use guides which is the ideal car glovebox, pocket or backpack reference for all amateur botanists as well as anyone with an interest in natural history. A Photographic Guide To Wildflowers of New Zealand covers 125 common species one is most likely to encounter growing wild in accessible parts of New Zealand. Some common native species are included alongside introduced species. Each wildflower is treated with colour photographs, descriptive information, habitat notes and distribution patterns. A comprehensive introduction gives an overview of the species and their distribution and identification. ...Show more
The Life-Size Guide to Native Trees: and Other Common Plants of New Zealand's Native Forest by Andrew Crowe
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: The Life-Size Guide to...
Identifying native trees and other common plants of New Zealand's native forest can be fun for all the family with this new pictorial guide. Match leaves, flowers, seeds, berries and bark against beautiful, life-sized photographs for fast, accurate identification. Written by one of New Zealand's foremos t writers on native plants, The Life-Size Guide offers a new opportunity to explore and enjoy the natural world of our native plants. ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Insects of New Zealand by Brian Parkinson
This new addition to a popular series recognises the fact that New Zealand is a fascinating arena of study for anyone with an interest in insect life, be it casual or academic. The country's long isolation from other land masses has led to a flowering of remarkable species including the world's heaviest insect (giant weta) and largest weevil (giraffe weevil). Over the years these have been joined by insects introduced accidentally or deliberately from overseas, sometimes with destructive consequences for New Zealand's ecosystem. Featuring more than 170 entries, the book will appeal to walkers, nature lovers, educationalists, and photographers wishing to identify their subjects. ...Show more
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: Which...? | Reading Level: very good
This new re-written edition of the best-selling New Zealand classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber it also exp lains how to grow each tree in your own garden. It also identifies the insect and bird life to look for in each tree and includes details on the origins of Maori names. Use Andrew Crowe's unique leaf key to confidently identify common New Zealand native trees. Colour photographs of leaves and associated creatures, graphics giving tree shape and height, tree distribution maps and ID checklists listing distinguishing features are all helpful tools to identify New Zealand's native trees. ...Show more
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Take part in a potions lesson, help the Ministry Of Magic find their lost key, learn some useful spells and see our beautiful city in a whole new magical light.
The tour begins at 5.45pm in King's Square and lasts around 45 minutes. Bring wands if you have them! Dressing up/cosplay is welcome but not obligatory, and children must be accompanied by an adult as we can take no responsibility for disapparation or transfiguration. £8 adults/£4 children, tickets can be pre-booked via Eventbrite or just turn up on the night (subject to availability) Email Tonks on yorkwizardquest@gmail.com for bookings.