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5th June, 2018 - The Waldorf
More than ever, companies need strategic control on cost, risk and efficiency. Many are looking to automate in order to achieve the levels of insight they need to create a real transformation across finance. But what does Finance Transformation mean on a practical level and what will change mean for you and your team? Join us and discover the key steps you can take to lead your team to success.
Two tracks: P2P Transformation and Leadership
Keynote Speaker: Tim Harford
Speakers and workshops offering the latest strategy advice
Roundtable workshops
Superb networking opportunities with like-minded peers
Excellent Waldorf buffet lunch
Afternoon tea and cakes
Champagne AP awards reception
Contemporary P2P functions are moving away from the siloed attitudes of the past and many organisations are collaborating across the different areas of purchase to pay, often with shared KPIs and reporting. Emerging and evolving technology is often the enabler of change, but if you want to maximise P2P functionality, it's just one of the elements to consider.
During the keynote and workshop sessions cover:
Rethinking Finance Transformation - it's all about value
Why you should always start with why
How Change Management is key to unlocking ROI
It's your career - so why aren't the C suite listening to you?
Business Wargaming - stress test your strategy
Fraud - the secret growth industry in your P2P
Is a broken P2P process holding you back?
Hold everything - we need RPA, or it is AI?
08:45 Registration
08:45 - 09:15 Refeshments and Networking in the Exhibitor Zone
09:15 - 09:30 Welcome and introduction
09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Speaker
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Coffee in the Exhibitor Zone - networking with Keynote
11:00 - 11:40 Breakout sessions - Tracks one and Two
Buffet Lunch - Meet the Exhibitors
14:40 - 15:40 Plenary session
15:40 - 15:45 Coffee and Afternoon tea - Meet the Exhibitors
15:45 - 16:30 AP Awards, Prize Giving & Champagne reception
16:30 - 16:45 Closing remarks
Track One: P2P Transformation Track Two: Forward Focus
#P2PTransform
Founded in 2010, Tradeshift is the world's largest business commerce platform that connects buyers and sellers. Tradeshift connects over 1.5 million companies across 190 countries, processes over half a trillion USD in transaction value yearly, and has a marketplace containing 28 million SKUs. It offers solutions for procure to pay, supplier engagement and financial services, and enables companies and partners to build custom or commercial apps on its business commerce platform. Tradeshift is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Copenhagen, New York, London, Paris, Suzhou, Chongqing, Tokyo, Munich, Frankfurt, Sydney, Bucharest, Oslo, and Stockholm.
FISCAL Technologies is the leading provider of forensic solutions that empower purchase-to-pay teams across the globe to protect organisational spend. Incorporating unique technology to reduce risk in the supply chain, FISCAL solutions are used on a continuous, preventative basis to protect supplier spend, defend against fraud, increase profitability and drive process improvement.
Since 2003, FISCAL has safeguarded hundreds of millions of payments and is now relied on by over 250 leading organisations. For more information visit www.fiscaltec.co.uk.
Documation is an agile, expanding software house on a mission to make every client's world a better place. This promise depends on us building brilliant workflow software and providing a level of service that earns us the highest praise from our customers as often their leading IT supplier! But most of all, it depends on us doing exactly what we say we are going to do - and that really matters to us. Our team of consultants, developers, account managers and support are continually listening, learning and developing to ensure we can provide a brilliant one-stop-shop. We take the time to listen, ask questions and get to know you. In short, we do whatever it takes to understand your business needs and pain points. We'll then propose and talk through a solution that's right for you.
25 years on, and still based in the UK, our automated purchase to pay and financial processing solutions make light work of complex tasks. Built on our modular Enable platform, our solutions can automate the entire P2P process, integrate with any business system and benefit any industry, regardless of scale or size. Our solutions will save you time and cost while providing control, visibility and compliance. For more information visit www.documation.co.uk.
Coupa is the leading provider of commercial open source e-procurement solutions. Coupa e-Procurement delivers big business procurement automation and spending controls to small and mid-size organizations, enabling companies to streamline processes, improve productivity, and save money. As the e-procurement solution of choice among small and mid-size companies, Coupa e-Procurement has been downloaded by more than 7,500 organizations, and is also available as an on-demand service.
ITESOFT are a multi award winning international software vendor with an ambition to help our clients reduce costs by streamlining and automating their manual document-centric processes. These market leading solutions are used in 22 countries worldwide and automatically process in excess of 1 billion documents every year in an accurate, fast and effective manner.
ITESOFT is recognised as a world-class Document Capture solution vendor, serving customers across the globe from four locations: France, the UK, Germany and the USA.
Statementmatching.com
Supplier account reconciliation is a key control for Accounts Payable to ensure creditor balances are accurate for financial reporting, no mistakes have gone unnoticed and audit processes are complete. Statement-Matching.com is a cloud based application that automates the reconciliation of supplier statements to the accounting records and enables Accounts Payable to share the results with suppliers and meet internal audit controls. Significant Exceptions processing immediately identifies missing credits, invoices recorded as credits, incorrect amounts, incorrect currencies and documents approved for payment that are not quoted on the statement.
Wax Digital delivers award winning spend management and eProcurement software solutions to savings-focused organisations around the world.
Our intuitive web3 software is deployed via the cloud in Purchase to Pay (P2P) and Source to Contract (S2C) modules, or as a completely integrated Source to Pay suite (iS2P). Coupled with our unique AnytoAnyTM integration capability that connects to any third-party systems, web3 brings control, compliance and cost savings throughout the entire purchasing lifecycle, managing £23 billion of spend in over 100 countries worldwide, empowering finance and buying team to work more strategically.
George Connell - VP Strategy, Finance Operations - Royal Dutch Shell
From his base in Glasgow, George has been closely involved in establishing a global network of centres, accommodating one of the largest and most progressive branded captive Finance Operations organisations in the world. Shell is seen by many in the shared service centre (SSC) community as the role model for a successful shared service operation. But, as one might expect, the journey to "maturity" has taken time and, according to George Connell, Shell's journey is not over yet. A regular speaker on shared services on the international circuit, George's energetic presentations are inspiring.
Chris Paton - Managing Director, Quirk Solutions Ltd
A former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines, with a wealth of operational experience, Chris' military career included advising on Afghan Strategy and plans to the Cabinet Office and National Security Council, and he was responsible for the design of the drawdown of the UK presence in Afghanistan. He saw active service in a wide range of places including Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Georgia and Afghanistan.
In 2010, Chris co-authored a HBR article on planning in fluid situations. This then led to him leaving the military to create Quirk Solutions Ltd. Chris has worked with BUPA, Heineken, Standard Life Investments, Shell and a wide range of SME businesses. He uses his leadership, strategy and planning experience to give organisations increased coherency, direction and efficiency. Chris is also one of the UK's premier exponents of Business Wargaming; stress testing plans to identify risks and opportunities.
Andrew Burgess - Leading thinker on robotics and artificial intelligence
Andrew has worked as an advisor to C-level executives in Technology and Sourcing for the past 20 years. He is a strategic advisor to a number of ambitious companies, particularly in the fields of Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. He is also considered a leading expert in the Legal Transformation market and has written a book, 'The Rise of Legal Services Outsourcing' (Bloomsbury) in collaboration with the London School of Economics. He is considered a thought-leader and practitioner in Artificial Intelligence and is regularly invited to speak at conferences on the subject. He is a prolific writer on the 'future of work' both in his popular weekly newsletter and in industry magazines and blogs. He also writes a weekly publication "Space Cadet Glow" on the topics of science, psychology and culture.
Mélani Flores - P2P Advisory EMEA, The Hackett Group
Melani is a diversified professional with more than 20 years of experience in business consulting and benchmarking. She has worked in several industries supporting companies across Europe and the Americas in their Procurement transformation efforts, with main focus on Procurement strategy development, Operating Model and Organisational Design, Process Optimisation and Operational Strategies Design and Implementation. Melani leads Hackett Source to Settle Advisory Programmes in EMEA, and works together with executives giving advice on proven and emerging organisational and process best practices, and supports Hackett Benchmarking services.
John Wallace, CEO at Documation
With a wealth of experience in innovation, leadership and consultancy, John is a recognised thought-leader in the field of Finance process automation and transformation with a particular focus on P2P. Alongside his role as CEO of Documation, John provides consultancy and non-exec input to organisations across a range of industries. An entertaining and thought-provoking speaker on the practical application of process automation, software robotics and AI in Finance, John is a great source of knowledge tempered with grounded real-world advice.
Andrew Parris - Director of Shared Services, Tarmac
Andrew was appointed to the role of Shared Services Director for Lafarge Tarmac (now Tarmac, a CRH Company) in 2014. The 12 years prior to joining Tarmac were spent with National Grid in various Senior Finance roles, principally in business partnering capacities. His last role before leaving National Grid was Financial Controller for the Transmission Capital Investment programme, helping to deliver c£1.5bn of capital expenditure projects each year. Andrew originally trained as a chartered accountant with BDO in South Africa and spent three post-qualifying years with PwC in the UK.
Lucy Brownsdon - Facilitator, specialising in change management
Lucy's background is in organisation development within PLCs before moving to a freelance facilitator and project manager. Lucy is renowned as business focused facilitator, intent on delivering results. She works with clients collaboratively before an event to make sure that it is purposeful and focused. She brings a creative spark combined with a tenacity to tackle challenging issues.
Michael Ryan - Director Finance Transformation
Michael Ryan is an experienced Finance Transformation Consultant with over 20 years' experience in managing change. He has a unique blend of front line industry experience in addition to Big 4 Consulting background. Working on multiple Finance Transformation initiatives, Michael specialises in shared services. Michael has worked across a number of different industries including Telecoms, Media, Pharma and Manufacturing and has experienced a high degree of P2P impact on all his engagements.
Rakesh Sangani - Senior Advisor on GBS and CEO Proservartner
Rakesh Sangani is a recognised thought leader in Finance and HR Transformation, shared services and outsourcing, and regularly presents at conferences across Europe, Asia and North America. With board level roles within the NHS and charities, Rakesh has the gravitas to influence executives on business transformation, shared services and outsourcing. He is a qualified chartered accountant, certified project manager and Black Belt Lean Six Sigma.
You can download a PDF version of the slides below:
Track One and The Hackett Group slides
Track Two
P2P Transformation Summit Brochure 2018
You can view a PDF version of the Summit Brochure here.


The presentation, produced by local performer Cathryn McGill, will feature both live and videotaped performances. The show is free and open to the public.
Local performers will portray revered singer Leontyne Price and actresses Lena Horne and Ruby Dee, all three of whom achieved international celebrity status. But perhaps the performers' most prized personal achievement was becoming a part of the lifelong sisterhood of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
They and other prominent female artists and fellow Delta sorority singers Aretha Franklin and Shirley Cesar and actress Cicely Tyson also will be portrayed. Emerging young star and Albuquerque native Imeh McIver, who just returned from a New York City stint at the Alvin Ailey Professional Summer Intensive, will be performing a tribute to dancer Judith Jamison.
The performance is the premier public event of the Southwest Regional Conference of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which is taking place in Albuquerque through Monday, Aug. 11, and is hosted by the Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter.
At the conference, Delta sorority members from Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana and Jamaica are gathered in Albuquerque to celebrate another year of extraordinary achievement and success for their sisterhood.
The sorority was founded in 1913 at the historically black Howard University and currently has 250,000 members and 1,000 chapters worldwide. The sorority is a public service organization that focuses on five points: economic development; educational development; international awareness and involvement; physical and mental health; and political awareness and involvement.
The Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter was founded in 1967 and has been very active in the community, including giving out college and high school scholarships and conducting holiday charity drives and community workshops on voter education, breast cancer resources and more.
This year during the conference, the chapter will lead the effort to raise money for and provide personal hygiene items to women in various Albuquerque homeless shelters.


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El mòdul d'elasticitat, mòdul elàstic, mòdul d'elasticitat longitudinal o mòdul de Young és la mesura de la rigidesa d'un material elàstic. Es defineix com la relació entre la tensió uniaxial i l'allargament unitari uniaxial en el rang de tensions en el qual es compleix la llei de Hooke (és a dir, abans d'arribar al límit elàstic). En mecànica del sòlid, el pendent de la corba tensió-deformació en qualsevol punt s'anomena mòdul tangent; si aquest punt es troba sobre la regió lineal de la corba, doncs, es tracta del mòdul d'elasticitat o mòdul de Young. El mòdul d'elasticitat es pot determinar experimentalment mitjançant un assaig de tracció realitzat sobre una mostra del material a estudiar. En materials anisotròpics, el mòdul d'elasticitat pot tenir diferents valors segons la direcció que s'apliqui la força respecte a l'estructura del material.

El mòdul de Young s'anomena així en honor de Thomas Young, científic britànic del . De totes maneres, el concepte fou desenvolupat el 1727 per Leonhard Euler, i els primers experiments que utilitzaren el concepte de mòdul d'elasticitat foren duts a terme pel científic italià Giordano Riccati el 1782.

Unitats
El mòdul elàstic es defineix com la proporció entre la tensió (que té unitats de pressió) i la deformació (que és adimensional); llavors, el mòdul elàstic té unitats de pressió, que en el Sistema Internacional són el pascal (Pa, N/m² o m−1·kg·s−2). Tanmateix, per qüestions pràctiques se solen utilitzar els megapascals (MPa o N/mm²) o gigapascals (GPa o kN/mm²). En unitats de mesura dels Estats Units s'utilitza la lliura per polzada quadrada (psi) i la seva derivada ksi (equivalent a mil psi).

Aplicació
El mòdul d'elasticitat es pot fer servir, per exemple, per calcular els canvis dimensionals d'una barra de material elàstic isotròpic sota càrregues de tracció o compressió: es pot predir com s'allarga en el primer cas, o com s'escurça en el segon. També es pot fer servir per calcular la deflexió que pateix una biga estàticament determinada quan se li aplica una càrrega en un punt entre els dos suports. Tanmateix, aquests càlculs solen requerir aplicar altres conceptes i propietats dels materials com el mòdul de cisallament, la densitat o el coeficient de Poisson.

Materials lineals i no lineals
Per la majoria de materials el mòdul d'elasticitat és constant sigui quina sigui la deformació de la mostra. Aquests materials s'anomenen lineals, i obeeixen la llei de Hooke. Alguns exemples són l'acer, la fibra de carboni i el vidre. En canvi, aquells materials que no tenen un mòdul d'elasticitat constant són no lineals, com per exemple el cautxú o el sòl.

Materials direccionals
El mòdul d'elasticitat pot no ser igual en totes les orientacions d'un material. La majoria de metalls i ceràmiques, juntament amb molts altres materials, són isotròpics, i totes les seves propietats mecàniques són les mateixes en totes les orientacions. Tanmateix, els metalls i les ceràmiques es poden tractar amb certes impureses, i els metalls es poden treballar mecànicament per fer les seves estructures de gra direccionals. En aquest cas els materials esdevenen anisòtrops, i el mòdul d'elasticitat canvia depenent de la direcció del vector de força. També es pot observar anisotropia en molts compostos, com per exemple la fibra de carboni, que té un mòdul d'elasticitat molt més elevat quan la força és aplicada en paral·lel a les fibres (al llarg del gra). Altres materials similars són la fusta i el formigó armat.

Càlcul
El mòdul d'elasticitat (E) es pot calcular dividint la tensió per la deformació en la porció elàstica (lineal) de la corba tensió-deformació:

On:
E és el mòdul d'elasticitat
F és la força exercida sobre el cos
A0 és l'àrea (secció) sobre la qual s'aplica la força
ΔL és la quantitat que s'allarga el cos
L0 és la llargada original del cos

Força exercida per un material estirat o comprimit
El mòdul d'elasticitat d'un material es pot fer servir per calcular la força que exerceix sota una deformació específica.

On F és la força exercida pel material quan és estirat o comprimit una llargada ΔL. D'aquesta fórmula se'n pot obtenir la llei de Hooke, la qual descriu la rigidesa d'una molla ideal:

On

Energia potencial elàstica
L'energia potencial elàstica emmagatzemada ve donada per la integral de l'expressió anterior respecte a L:

On Ue és l'energia potencial elàstica.

L'energia potencial elàstica per unitat de volum ve donada per:
, on  és la deformació del material. Aquesta fórmula també es pot expressar com la integral de la llei de Hooke:

Relació entre constants elàstiques

Per materials isotròpics homogenis existeixen relacions simples entre les constants elàstiques (mòdul d'elasticitat E, mòdul de cisallament G, mòdul de compressibilitat K i coeficient de Poisson ν) que permeten calcular-les totes si se'n coneixen almenys dues.

Valors aproximats

El mòdul d'elasticitat pot patir variacions a causa de diferències en la composició de la mostra i del mètode utilitzat per fer la prova. A continuació es mostren el valor aproximat del mòdul d'elasticitat per a diversos materials, ordenats del material que el té més baix al que el té més alt.

Notes

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Matweb: base de dades amb propietats de més de 63.000 materials (en anglès)

Ciència de materials
Mecànica dels medis continus
Enginyeria mecànica
Magnituds físiques

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Early last spring, I first reported on the mystery surrounding this man and his activities.
Well, he's at it again. Here he is, second from the right, chatting with friends in a local factory.
I can only reveal that he is continuing his work to support the advancement of a cause that is near and dear to his heart as well as my own.


It was a very close family life. I meant, you know, there really wasn't anyone else apart from your family. The times that we'd return to the homestead, yeah they were great.
The absolute joy as you'd be approaching the Pilbara and so dad and I would be singing the, singing in the airplane and carrying on, so yes we both really enjoyed returning up here.
My father and I when he brought the first land exploration party to what is now the Hope Downs deposit and going back 30 odd years ago when I was about 14. My father chose to name this deposit and in fact a series of deposits after my mother, Hope Hancock.
[On her father naming their major project after her mother] I'm very pleased of course that he did so. It certainly has turned into the most major project for our company and so I think it's very fitting that it is, has been called after my mother.
My mother's side of the family were also pioneers. She came from a very close and a very loving family, they just adored each other.
My mother was certainly the most wonderful mother and grandmother and unfortunately she suffered from something that I absolutely hate and it's cancer.
Cancer can be something that you have those respites from in between, so yes she'd had cancer since I was, I guess about one, aged one and that's why I had to spend much of my time in boarding school.
When I first went to work for my father, I was very junior, where I certainly didn't seeing him as being what could be termed a rich and a powerful man, no I didn't see him in that light at all.
[On how it felt to know that all that iron ore lying in the ground would some day be her's in 1975] Bloody good.
[On her father Lang Hancock] He certainly taught me a lot of things, which I'm very grateful for. He had a lot of drive and so I guess people could say that was being a rogue but he had immense internal drive.
Then premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen will talk to you about the proposed West Australian to Queensland rail link.
We did for dad's birthday the Wakeup Australia Flight, which the media, some of them didn't like because they saw that as far too right wing and they were grizzling and saying things like, or the ABC was anyway, that oh my god, this airplane, it even flies in the, you know, in a right wing direction, I mean it does these right wing turns.
[In 1975] On the self-governing side I'd say because I'm very much a secessionist.
I'm not currently running a secession program but I think, you know, Canberra always needs to know that if you don't treat us right, there's WA people over here that'd love to secede.
I was delighted when John Grey Gorton came over to Perth for my 21st and he gave a lovely speech.
I was married firstly when I was quite young and about when I was 18 or 19 and then afterwards I was divorced and then I remarried. My husband, Frank Rinehart was a very private person.
[On meeting her husband Frank Rinehart] I feel that I could tell you that we did meet through Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
My mother absolutely adored my husband and my husband thought my mother was absolutely wonderful. They truly adored each other.
[On her father's opinion of her marrying Frank Rinehart] My father, however, I suspect he didn't want to have my time diverted away from the company, he wasn't quite so keen. When my mother did pass away and my father was absolutely devastated he couldn't have had a better friend than my mother and you know he was you know rightly very, very devastated.
I didn't find out that my father had married Rose until after they were married.
[On her father marrying Rose Porteous] I was told after the event. I certainly didn't think my father would have any long term association with her.
I did go to America with the children but we went there all the time, you know, we'd stroll to and fro between America and Australia. I didn't leave and not see him [her father] again.
I was always concerned about my father and I don't know what else I can say my reaction was but I was certainly concerned for dad. I wanted somebody in his life that, you know, would love him and would be a very good trustworthy friend and companion for him.
In approximately October of 1985, my father did decide to remove me as a director of the company. I don't think it was so much being overseas that was effecting dad's and my relationship, it was more the fact that, well there were two things, it was more the fact I was very concerned about the way the company was heading. He was hearing from me my concerns about company funds being removed from the company and it wasn't until 1991 that he reinstated me as a director.
I think that really the less I say about Rose [Porteous] the better.
I don't have a relationship… with Rose at all.
What I'm sad about is the difficulties my father went through. In 1987 he did confide in me about not being happy and how difficult his life was and he told me that I had no real understanding and I think that's right.
In 1987 he in fact wrote some very unusual clauses in his wills and that is that if his wife had had anything to do with hastening his death that she be disinherited. Now there was not just one will like this but there was apparently a number of them.
[On her father's strange clauses in his will] Now I wasn't aware of this until late last year. I've been accused of pressuring my father to get him to write such a will. I had no knowledge that he wrote such a will and in fact a series of such wills until, you know, late last year.
You know the sad part is that I was only there, properly there in the last few months and I saw that dad had very few people around him he could trust.
I'll never forget a Wednesday morning that I, after dropping my children at school, you know, I walked in to see dad and he looked terrible. He had, his brow was very deeply lined and the whole brow was sort of skewiff, you know, it was just contorted and, you know, he's just laying in bed as though he is absolutely exhausted. And, although I wasn't there the previous night, there'd apparently been an awful row the previous night and, you know, dad said me, to me words that you know I'm simply never going to forget either and the words that you know dad said to me is "Rose nearly killed me last night". Dad was very ill at the time and couldn't cope with the stress of arguments. We decided that we'd ask dad well what did he want us to do, you know how could we help.
[On a restraining order being obtain by her father from Rose Porteous] Eventually a restraining order was granted and this gave dad a lot of relief.
The best friends I've had in my life have been my mother and my father and my husband, you know I've certainly been privileged having each of them as people that I've known.
In my father's will, although there was a mention of a heart foundation, there was absolutely nothing left in his estate for such a foundation and so what I've done is I've started a medical foundation and later on a breast cancer foundation.
[On the breast cancer foundation she set up] One of the nicer things about the breast cancer foundation is some of the people who have helped. You know it's just so lovely to find people who will give up time on their weekends, I mean those sorts of people I think are wonderful.
When I did take over the company, it was in so many difficulties and we were putting out bushfires left, right and centre so it's good that we have been able to make some progress in the last few years. You know we're basically looking ahead, although there are still these wretched legal things going on.
Beauty is not neat squares of green land, or paintings, or jewellery or artefacts, or Paris boutiques. Beauty is the weird, uncapturable colours of the Pilbara. Beauty is ideas – the ideas of what we can do with the vast wilderness by mining it. Beauty is an iron mine.


The Amesbury History Centre is the place to visit to find out all you need to know about the oldest continually inhabited settlement in Britain; as recognised by the Guinness Book of Records. The centre, though small, is superbly laid out allowing locals and tourists alike to learn the story behind Amesbury's unique heritage, its connections to Stonehenge and the origins of its rise to military importance.
Go back to the Mesolithic period and see how Amesbury's earliest known ancestors lived by a spring in the shelter of Vespasian's Camp over 8000 years ago. View the exclusively displayed artefacts from the internationally important excavations at Blick Mead including worked flints, bones from the aurochs and other animals; the magical flints that turn a beautiful pink colour when taken out of the water.
Learn about the discovery of the Amesbury Archer, his known journey and others who were drawn to the area throughout the centuries from Anglo- Saxon to Tudor times. Many were of Royal status, including the wife of Henry III, Queen Eleanor of Provence, who is buried somewhere in the grounds of Amesbury Abbey, the only Queen of England with no known grave.
The dedicated and friendly volunteers will share their thoughts on the existence of this oldest settlement, its possible role and why different people from far and wide met to hunt and feast together, its links to why Stonehenge was built where it is, its draw to those who sought religious solitude at the Abbey, and its military importance from the late 19th century onwards.
Entrance is free and there are refreshments available within the History Centre shop. Opening times are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 3.30pm.


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The Collegio
The Collegio is a student-run weekly newspaper at Pittsburg State University (PSU) that prides itself on being by students, for students.
The newspaper was in need of a total rebrand including; overall design, logo, social media and website. Being that the newspaper had a long-running history at PSU, it was important to include a recognizable and ownable asset in the redesign. The red "O" was carried over and has ended up being the main asset used and considered when making decisions like updated flags and social media treatments. From there, decisions about type, color, and website design were made.
Creative Direction • Design • Production • Brand Identity • Digital Strategy
Being that the Collegio was already a prominent news source on campus and in Pittsburg, our goal during the rebrand was to keep identifiable assets and update those that felt outdated. We did this by auditing the current newspaper design and researching how it stacked up to other collegiate student papers. After our research was complete, we realized that there was one main element that the paper could not loose and that was the signature red "O" in the word "Collegio". We also found that the way-finding from section to section needed work and the priority of information in the flag of the paper needed to be thought out.
After redesigning the look and organization of the newspaper, we moved on to the print collateral and digital materials that the paper would need to run day to day. This included; business cards, press passes, print advertising, layout guidelines, the website and social media.
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Households should avoid panicking in the face of a likely 10 per cent slump in Sydney house prices, which would still leave them around 60 per cent higher than in 2012, say forecasters at two major banks forecast.
Analysts at Macquarie Securities and ANZ Bank both issued forecasts on Tuesday that the price falls in the nation's biggest property markets of the past six months are expected to go for longer than first anticipated.
Constrained by tightening credit availability, as regulators shut down riskier categories of borrowers and investors are forced away from interest-only loans, prices have been sliding around the nation, led by a 4.2 per cent decline in Sydney, The Australian Financial Review reports.
ANZ's housing team estimates that the cuts to borrowing will lead to a 10 per cent to 15 per cent decline in new loan sizes, implying a 5-10 per cent drop in prices.
Macquarie Bank's Justin Fabo and Ric Deverell believe national dwelling prices will keep falling "for some time", eventually declining around 2 per cent in 2018 for a total decline of as much as 6 per cent from last year's peak.
Both forecasters imply Sydney's prices will decline another 6 per cent from their current levels, for a total peak-to-trough slide of 10 per cent.
While the price declines may alarm more recent buyers – who are at risk of falling into negative equity – they are likely to lead to a long period of Reserve Bank of Australia policy stability, with ANZ putting back by three months its forecast for the first rate hike to August 2019.
Mr Fabo said that even after the 4.5 per cent decline in Sydney so far they remain 66 per cent higher than 2012. Nationally, prices rose 40 per cent over the five years to mid-2017, driven by significant Reserve Bank interest rate cuts that took the official rate to a record-low 1.5 per cent. But prices have falling just 1 per cent from that peak, Mr Fabo noted.
He added that the heaviest impact of the regulatory crackdown was through 2015 to 2017.
"While market corrections are always worrisome for some, we think the regulators would be largely delighted with the orderly cooling of housing markets so far.
Mr Fabo said the real risk was if households were to "lose faith" in housing markets, given still elevated prices, particularly in Sydney.
Daniel Gradwell and Joanne Masters, ANZ's property analysts, said the housing market "is weaker than we anticipated" with prices to fall in 2018 and 2019.
They said Sydney and Melbourne would be the main drivers of a nation-wide 4 per cent drop in 2018, followed by a 2 per cent fall next year.
Perth and Darwin will "stay in negative territory" over the next two years, while Brisbane's apartment glut will be exacerbated by slowing population growth. Canberra and Adelaide are "forecast to outperform" as their relative affordability should "insulate them from teh worst of the credit tightening".
On the more optimistic side, ANZ's team note that while saving a deposit is still "onerous" for first home buyers, mortgage repayments are in line with long-term averages thanks to low borrowing costs.
Macquarie's team downplayed the size of the likely drop in prices, putting it into the context of previous declines.
"We note that Australia has had six previous episodes of declining housing prices since 1980, with the peak-to-trough range of 2.5 per cent to 8 per cent," they said.


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Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Kenny grew up living in several different places. His father was in the Air Force and the family also resided in California, Washington, and even Japan. His teenage years were spent in Mountain Home, Idaho, which was home until he reached the age of nineteen. It was there where he formed his first band at the age of twelve. One of the members of the band was Bruce Williams, who later was half of the exciting duo "Williams and Ree". Kenny and Bruce co-wrote their first song at age thirteen.
In 1969 Kenny moved to the Black Hills of SD and has been a fixture there ever since. Most of his musical career he has been a solo act but he spent a year performing with Williams and Ree. He was educated in Spearfish and raised his two sons, Kenny Jr and Taylor, in Deadwood. Kenny has played at a variety of venues throughout the Black Hills and surrounding area. He has opened for many national acts, including the Beach Boys, Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Glen Campbell, the Marshall Tucker Band, Foreigner, Tanya Tucker, and many more. For over forty years Kenny has been a local legend in Western SD.
Over the years Kenny has not only been an ongoing performer but has found time to record a dozen CDs, including two which contain original material. He also spent time in Nashville from 1978 to 1982. He recently started doing tribute shows, singing the music of people like Elvis, Roy Orbison, Mary Robbins, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers, and Merle Haggard. His versatility allows him to sound very much like the entertainers whose songs he is singing.
Today Kenny and his wife Cheryl reside in Deadwood in the warm months while spending part of the winter in the Phoenix area where he performs to enthusiastic crowds and has built up another loyal fan base. During the summer he still pack them inn wherever he plays and its no wonder he has been a fan favorite for over forty years.


Samiran, Nor Afzanizam (2013) Simulation study on the performance of vertical axis wind turbine. Masters thesis, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.
Nowadays, people start to think the Drag type of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) as a potential and reliable wind machine in the future. It advantageous of simpler and significantly cheap to build and maintain than conventional Horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) attract the world attention. However, such rotor is suffering from poor efficiency problems. The present study will consider the design improvement of Savonius rotor, which is the basic geometry of drag machine, as a critical step to increase the efficiency of output power. Investigation is conducted to study the effect of geometrical configuration on the performance of the rotor in terms of coefficient of torque, coefficient of power and power output. There are three different types of modification; number of blades variable, shielding method and combination of both configuration. Computerized Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation is conducted to analyze the flow characteristic of all the rotor types. The continuity and Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations and realizable k- E epsilon turbulence model are numerically solved by commercial software Ansys-Fluent 14.0. Simulation computed the pressure and velocity field of the flow and the force acting on the rotor blades. The resultant force, pressure and torque coefficient obtained will be used to calculate power coefficient and power output. The results obtained by transient and steady method for the conventional two bladed Savonius rotor are in agreement with those obtained experimentally by other authors and this indicates that the method can be successfully used for such analysis. The modified 3 and 4 bladed rotors with hybrid shielding method give the highest maximum power coefficient which 0.37 at TSR 0.5.


Is this the last chance for Honduras to protect indigenous consultation rights?
Latest consultation bill draft in Honduras strips indigenous communities of their right to free, prior, and informed consent on deals that affect their lands and livelihoods.
On May 23rd, the Honduran government presented the latest draft of its national consultation bill to the Honduran Congress. The bill is supposed to codify Honduras' international legal obligations to respect indigenous peoples' rights to free, prior, and informed consent ("FPIC").
But far from protecting those rights, the latest draft strips them of it amongst others, and will force them to either accept bad deals in rushed consultation processes or lose their rights to negotiate entirely.
It comes as no surprise that indigenous and afro-descendent peoples' organizations in Honduras are deeply concerned about the latest move. Along with the UN Special Rapporteur on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, they have long been calling for the Honduran government to stop and let indigenous people—not just representatives selected by government—to be consulted and help develop the content of the bill. They want a law that respects their rights and does not leave them worse off in their negotiations with mining, oil, and gas companies and other land investors.
Negotiations over the development of this law started more than three years ago. Multiple versions of the law were distributed; including versions developed by Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras ("COPINH") and the Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña ("OFRANEH"), although their input into the bill's content was ignored. Allegations of coercion and manipulation, as well as real questions about the legitimacy of indigenous representation, followed a series of community consultations that were facilitated in 2016. As a result, many indigenous peoples do not recognize the meetings held by the government thus far as consultations. Criminalization, stigmatization, and violence directed towards indigenous and afro-descendant leaders have further aggravated tensions, causing friction between indigenous organizations, and with the government, making negotiations difficult. And tensions have worsened since the contested national elections last November.
Forst found the vast majority of human rights defenders in Honduras are still not able to operate in a safe and enabling environment. He heard testimonies from activists all across the country who continue to live in fear for their lives, are being criminalized and charged with trumped up charges for their activities, and suffer stigmatization, including by politicians and the media. They have few, if any, mechanisms for working in safety or securing justice.
The absence of real indigenous input into the latest draft is telling. It falls far short of international standards and the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur almost two years ago. If approved by the Honduran Congress in its current form, the law will leave indigenous and Garifuna peoples' worse off. How does it do this?
The bill strips indigenous and Garifuna peoples of their right to withhold consent. It gives government the power to decide the fate of a project—even when communities oppose the project and even when communities choose not to participate in the state-led consultation processes as a result of their opposition. The bill fast tracks the entire consultation and agreement-making process, requiring that it be completed between four and six months. For complex, multigenerational projects like those in the oil, gas, and mining sector, this is a herculean task at best for any skilled negotiation team; and a near impossible one for communities who are under resourced, have limited access to information and independent advisors, and who may be learning for the first time about the social, environmental, and economic impacts of these projects.
Taken together, these and other provisions can only be read as a private sector wish-list, and will force indigenous and Garifuna communities to either accept bad deals in rushed consultation processes or lose their rights to negotiate entirely.
For an administration that is trying to rebuild the credibility, trust and legitimacy that was lost after the most recent presidential election and ease political tensions caused by unresolved allegations of corruption, continuing to ignore indigenous and Garifuna communities is simply untenable. Unless they stop, consult, and renew dialogue any Congressional approval of this law will only increase existing political tensions, further undermine the legitimacy of Juan Orlando Hernandez' administration (already questioned by many indigenous organizations), and say goodbye to what, if any, investor confidence remains.
Scott Sellwood is a Program Advisor for Extractive Industries at Oxfam America.
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Document Issued: December 12, 2006
For questions regarding specific National Coverage Determinations, please call the Coverage and Analysis Group's main number, at (410) 786-2281.
For questions regarding the National Coverage Determination Process, please contact Kimberly Long at (410) 786-5702.
This guidance represents the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS's) current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind CMS or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. If you would like to discuss an alternative approach, please contact the CMS staff responsible for implementing this guidance. If you cannot identify the appropriate CMS staff, call the number listed on the title page of this guidance.
I. Purpose of this Guidance Document
This guidance document relates the factors CMS considers in referring issues to the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). It details the function, structure, process and role of MEDCAC in the National Coverage Determination (NCD) process. More information about MEDCAC is available on the Medicare Coverage Center website.1
On December 14, 1998, we published a notice in the Federal Register (63 FR 68780) that announced the establishment of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC), described the qualifications of the members, and solicited nominations for membership.2 The MCAC was established to provide independent guidance and expert advice to CMS on specific clinical topics. The Committee operates under a 2-year charter. The current charter, which changed the name to MEDCAC, is available on our website.3 The MEDCAC can be an integral part of the NCD process. The statutorily mandated timeframe for releasing a proposed decision is six (6) months after the formal request date. If CMS requests recommendations from the MEDCAC, the timeframe is extended to nine (9) months.
Topics for deliberation are referred to the MEDCAC when CMS would like independent expert advice in making decisions based upon the reasoned application of scientific evidence. In addition to relying on the MEDCAC for certain NCDs, CMS may convene the MEDCAC to address broad, significant issues relevant to coverage policy development. For example, the MEDCAC has provided expertise and input to help CMS consider the appropriateness of a framework for the evaluation of diagnostic tests; in assessing the strength of the evidence for multi-factorial, non-invasive, "lifestyle" modifying interventions to treat cardiac disease; or in clarifying what constitutes the standard of care in wound therapy. CMS may also make use of the MEDCAC for horizon scanning to help identify developing technologies that may be appropriate for Medicare coverage.
III. Function
The MEDCAC is advisory in nature, with the final decision on all issues resting with CMS. Accordingly, the advice rendered by the MEDCAC is most useful when it results from a process of full scientific inquiry and thoughtful discussion, in an open forum, with careful framing of recommendations and clear identification of the basis of those recommendations. The MEDCAC is used to supplement CMS's internal expertise and to ensure an unbiased and contemporary consideration of "state of the art" technology and science. MEDCAC members are valued for their background, education, and expertise in a wide variety of scientific, clinical, and other related fields.
We base coverage determinations on our evaluation of the strength of the evidence and the potential health outcomes of coverage. The MEDCAC reviews and evaluates medical literature and technology assessments and examines other available data and information on the effectiveness and appropriateness of medical items and services that are under evaluation at CMS. The MEDCAC meets in an open forum approximately six (6) times a year to review the submitted evidence, listen to testimony, and deliberate about the quality of the evidence. The MEDCAC judges the strength of the available evidence and makes recommendations to CMS based on that evidence.
IV. Structure
The MEDCAC consists of a maximum of 100 appointed members. Members are selected by the Secretary from among authorities in clinical and administrative medicine, biologic and physical sciences, public health administration, patient advocacy, health care data and information management and analysis, health care economics, medical ethics, and other related professions. The Secretary has designated the Director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality (OCSQ) as the appointing authority. Members are invited to serve a 2-year term with the option of a 2-year extension. A maximum of 88 members are at-large standing members, 6 represent consumer interests, and 6 represent industry interests. Six of the 88 at-large member positions are reserved for patient advocates. A Chair and Vice-Chair are appointed from among the pool of at-large members. The Chair and Vice-Chair serve 1-year terms and may not serve more than 2 consecutive years in their respective capacities.
Solicitation for new membership is published in the "Federal Register" (FR), which provides the information required to be considered for nomination. Persons interested in nominating a qualified individual or submitting a nomination for themselves must submit current curriculum vitae that demonstrate expertise in one of the above mentioned authorities. Potential candidates are required to provide detailed information concerning such matters as financial holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts so that CMS knows the candidates' potential conflicts of interest. If a candidate is chosen, the potential conflicts of interest will be considered when selecting a candidate for participation in a specific MEDCAC. Interested stakeholders may submit suggestions for member nominations using the comment function on our coverage website.4
At-large members have voting rights and must have competence commensurate with the purpose of the MEDCAC. Voting members include clinical and methodologic experts and patient advocates. The members bring clinical, methodologic, ethical or other expertise to the deliberations. Patient advocates identify the issues important to patients and communicate their perspective on topics that come before the MEDCAC. Consumer and industry representatives are non-voting members, but bring the perspectives of beneficiaries and product developers to the MEDCAC discussions. The MEDCAC Chair presides at and conducts the meeting and ensures a balanced discussion of the issues.
All MEDCAC meetings are public. The MEDCAC conducts four to six meetings per year. Thirteen to fifteen members serve at any one meeting including the MEDCAC chairperson and vice chairperson. As of this writing, we select one consumer representative, one industry representative, and one patient advocate to participate at every meeting. We select members to participate in a given meeting for their clinical and scientific expertise related to the topic or topics being reviewed for a specific MEDCAC. CMS may recruit non-MEDCAC members who are subject matter or methodological experts to serve as non-voting panelists to provide additional input to panel members. We may also invite experts to make formal presentations to the MEDCAC for a particular meeting.
V. Criteria for Referral to the MEDCAC
CMS may refer a topic to the MEDCAC under any of the following circumstances:
There is significant controversy among experts. The opinions of clinical and scientific experts about the medical benefit of the item or service, the level of competence of providers, the requirements of facilities, or some other significant consideration that would affect whether the item or service is "reasonable and necessary" under the Social Security Act;
The existing published studies contain potentially significant methodological flaws such as flawed design, inappropriate data analysis or small sample size and do not meet our reasonable and necessary standards;
The available research has not addressed policy relevant questions;
The available research has not addressed diseases and conditions or the special needs of the elderly in the Medicare population;
The existing published studies show conflicting results;
CMS would like additional expert review of the methods used in external technology assessments (TAs), particularly when there were questions about a TA, complex clinical issues, or specialized methods such as decision modeling (see guidance document entitled "Factors CMS Considers in Commissioning External Technology Assessments").5
CMS would like greater public input by receiving and considering comments on the effectiveness of an item or service that could be subject to varying interpretations. Obtaining the perspective of affected patients and caregivers (e.g., the degree of perceived benefit, subjective assessment of risk, or burden of side effects) through public comments and voting representatives on the panel may be relevant;
Use of the technology is the subject of controversy among the general public;
When presentation, public discussion, and clarification of the appropriate scope for the technical review, a preferred methodological approach, or a clinical management issue would benefit future NCDs;
Dissemination of a technology may a major impact on the Medicare program, the Medicare population, or the clinical care for specific beneficiary groups;
CMS determines that the NCD process would be better informed by deliberation that incorporates the viewpoint of patient advocates as well as a broad societal perspective of factors not directly related to the scientific review of the evidence but nevertheless relevant to the decision.
VI. Process
Once a coverage issue is referred to the MEDCAC, we schedule a public meeting to discuss the coverage issue under consideration. We develop a structured series of voting questions to be addressed at the MEDCAC. The questions are developed by CMS staff and are reviewed by the MEDCAC Chair and Vice-Chair so that they can offer input and suggest changes. These questions form the basis for the MEDCAC's deliberations. At the end of a meeting, each voting MEDCAC member scores the questions. The final score is average of each member's votes.
We publish a notice in the "Federal Register" on approximately the last Friday of the month, about two months before the meeting. For example, the notice announcing the August 30, 2006 MEDCAC meeting was published on June 23, 2006. The notice describes the topic to be discussed, the time and place of the meeting and how to gain access to the CMS headquarters if needed, how to register for the meeting, and a link to the voting questions on the Coverage website. The "Federal Register" notice includes instructions for public participation and, if a participant would like to make a presentation, the notice gives instructions for submission of the presentation to CMS, contacts, and the dead line for submission. Notification of the meeting and the voting questions are posted on the coverage website in tandem with the "Federal Register" announcement. Submissions should include (1) a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments you wish to present; (2) the names and addresses of proposed participants; and (3) a written copy of your presentation. The presentation should consider the voting questions we have posed to the Committee and focus on the issues specific to the topic.
We require all requests for presentations, any written testimony, and consideration of evidence for the MEDCAC be submitted to us in writing at least 20 days before the meeting. Once a meeting is announced in the "Federal Register", we encourage feedback about the voting questions that are to be addressed at that meeting. The public may submit recommendations at any time using our coverage website.6 There is no formal process for stakeholders to provide feedback on the questions but CMS always welcome suggestions. During the meeting, time is also devoted to public testimony. The amount of time assigned to each presenter depends on the number of requests.
The meetings usually follow the same agenda structure. The CMS Medical Officer or Lead Analyst assigned to the topic under discussion briefly summarizes the current coverage, coverage request (if any), and presents the voting questions being addressed. Next, if there is a technology assessment relevant to the topic, this is presented, followed by public presentations. There is also time on the agenda for unscheduled open public comments so that the attendees may briefly address the MEDCAC directly relevant issues. Those interested in speaking during the public comment period should sign up during the morning session.
During the last half of the meeting the MEDCAC members deliberate openly on the issue for the remainder of the meeting. Although the public may observe the deliberations, the MEDCAC will not hear further comments except at the request of the chairperson. MEDCAC members may question the presenters for further clarification. Based on their considered judgment, the MEDCAC members make recommendations to CMS on the strength (quality) of the evidence reviewed at the end of the meeting. Then the questions are put before the MEDCAC for voting.
We post the official transcript and executive summary of the meeting on our website. We attempt to post these documents within 30 days of the meeting.
VII. Review Material
The MEDCAC receives background material in preparation for the meeting. This pre-meeting material is usually distributed to the members in two mailings. The first mailing may include external health technology assessment(s) (TAs) conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or an Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract with that agency; any other relevant TAs; an evidence summary prepared by CMS staff; copies of relevant articles reviewed by CMS; FDA documents pertinent to the issue; voting questions; and any other relevant material specific to the topic under review. The second mailing contains the written testimony, public testimony and slide presentations that were submitted by interested parties by the deadline designated in the "Federal Register" notice. This material is usually distributed to the MEDCAC at least 20 days prior to the meeting. This process is intended to allow sufficient time for the MEDCAC members to review the background materials and prepare for the meeting. In most cases, all materials distributed to the MEDCAC are made available to the public on our website once they are distributed to the MEDCAC members.
VIII. How to Access CMS's Home Page
Users can access our home page by entering http://www.cms.gov. To access information about the MEDCAC, select "Medicare Coverage Center," then select "Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee" listed under Coverage Process or go to http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/02_MEDCAC.asp#TopOfPage.
1 See http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/02_MEDCAC.asp#TopOfPage
2 http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/Downloads/establish.pdf
3 http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/FACA/Downloads/MEDCACcharter.pdf
4 http://www.cms.gov/InfoExchange/06_contactus.asp#TopOfPage
5 http://www.cms.gov/mcd/ncpc_view_document.asp?id=7
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Chapman Tripp partners Roger Wallis and Rachel Dunne discuss the advantages of crowd funding over traditional raising methods.
The role of crowd funding and peer to peer lending was expanded when the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA) came into force and equity crowd funding became subject to financial regulation in April last year. Under the regulations, issuers are limited to raising no more than $2 million annually from the public. The crowd funding platform acts as the intermediary between the issuers and potential investors and must be licensed by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). There is no limit to how much investors can invest using these platforms. The FMA monitors the compliance of crowd funding providers with their licences.
Crowd funding opens up new opportunities for small businesses to raise growth capital. Offers are exempt from the normal disclosure and governance requirements associated with a "full blown" initial public offering so issuers are able to tap into a wider pool of potential investors more quickly and cost-effectively than through traditional capital raising methods. The campaigns are often highly visible and generate much in the way of PR and marketing, which is particularly beneficial to start-ups.
We may see an increase in the amount of available venture capital across the board thanks to equity crowd funding platforms.
New Zealand is at the forefront of the worldwide equity crowd funding movement and it is garnering more and more momentum. Chapman Tripp designed the legal advice which saw G3 Group become the first listed company to raise funds via an equity crowdfunding marketplace.
NZX (the New Zealand stock market operator) is closely watching the crowd funding space with a view to building a pipeline of companies that may list in the future.
If anything, the licensed crowd funding market is becoming crowded. Since Snowball Effect and PledgeMe launched their platforms in August 2014, another five firms have been licensed (Equitise, Crowdcube, Liftoff, Alphacrowd and Propellar), though the market is still dominated by Snowball Effect – with 70% market share – followed by PledgeMe and Equitise.
Another platform called AngelEquity was recently launched, but as its offers target wholesale investors, it is not required to be licensed as an equity crowdfunding operator under the FMCA.


"There's bigger issues to deal with, but we're having to beg for $1,000 a year," said Jay Miner, of the Bateman Chapter of the West Virginia Public Workers Union, UE Local 170. The demonstrators presented a 2,000-word petition of support to the governor. They also face health insurance premium hikes.
After more than a decade of attempting to join a union, nearly 8,000 fleet service workers at Continental Airlines have voted to join the Teamsters.
"For far too long, Continental's fleet service workers have gone without union representation, and that is now over. We will work with the fleet service workers to help them build a strong union and we will negotiate a solid contract," said union president Jim Hoffa in a statement late last week.
The Teamsters already represent the mechanics at the airline, which is the nation's fourth largest. The workers are operations, ramp and cargo employees.


The 10 Best Rick And Morty Quotes That'll Leave You Laughing. Due to its surreal sense of humor, colorful cast of characters, and endless narrative possibilities, Adult Swim's monster hit dimension-hopping sci-fi animated comedy Rick and Morty is one of the most quotable TV shows on the air.
50+ Best "Rick And Morty" Quotes. Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically-gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes.
Rick And Morty. Rick and Morty is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim.
Best Rick And Morty Quotes es 2013– ). This show is honestly great. It is easily the best animation show I have seen in a while on any network. The second the show starts you can tell that the characters fit perfectly with each other, and involved with the craziness that happens in the universe with Rick and Morty, they are immediately hilarious and extremely creative at the same time.
Top 10 Rick And Morty Quotes. - Rick, "Rick Potion No. 9" Rick's views on love, a perspective that his scientific and analytic mind has accepted, stems from his failed marriage as well as his daughter's rocky one.


The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has warned the UK government that "time is very short" to conclude a deal with the bloc.
Mr Barnier, who was speaking at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Friday, said a "huge and serious" gap still remained between the UK and the other 27-member states, particularly on the issue of the Irish border.
Britain plans on agreeing a withdrawal deal on its future relationship with the EU by October, five months before the UK formally exits the bloc in March 2019.
At the second day of the summit, EU leaders asked UK prime minister Theresa May to give "further clarity" on what kind of deal her government wants.
A long-anticipated policy paper is expected from the British government in early July, which Mr Barnier said he hoped would "contain workable and realistic proposals".
"But let me mention once again that time is very short. We want a deal and are working for a deal, but time is short," he added.
Speaking on Thursday, Mrs May said both sides wanted to work "at a faster pace", while adding that "very good progress" had been made.
"We are ready to intensify and accelerate the pace of negotiations, I want to see that from the European Commission and the European Union as well," she said.
But Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission's president, said divisions within Mrs May's government were making the prospect of reaching an agreement more difficult.
"I don't have to lecture Theresa May, but I would like our British friends to make clear their position," Mr Juncker said.
"We cannot go on to live with a split cabinet. They have to say what they want and we will respond to that."
While Ireland's prime minister Leo Varadkar said that the British side must be willing to give up some ground if a deal is to be reached.
"Any relationship that exists in the future between the EU and the UK isn't going to be one of absolute equals," he said.
Mrs May is set to meet her split cabinet ministers at Chequers, the country estate of the UK prime minister, next week in attempt to iron out their differences and produce a white paper shortly afterwards.
London is clear that it wants to maintain close security ties with Brussels after March 2019 with Mrs May warning that only the closest possible alliance would protect the safety of EU citizens at a working dinner on Thursday night.


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Especially since real sushi feels off-limits right now.
Let's see. Parasites? Or fruit? Fruit? Or parasites?
We'll, um, go with fruit.
After reading countless news reports this month about the rise of Anisakiasis, the sickness one risks getting if he or she eats parasite-ridden fish or seafood, let's just say we've been taking a little time off from our favorite sushi restaurants. The parasite is most prevalent in raw or undercooked fish, which makes the idea of consuming sushi or sashimi a little worrying right now.
Of course, if sushi chefs are properly trained to spot the parasite, and if the fish itself is frozen and treated under the right conditions, there's nothing to worry about. Once we get over the initial shock, wee'll be hitting up our favorite sushi spot again sometime soon.
In the meantime, however, as we cope with our distress, we're looking for other ways to get our sushi fix without, you know, parasitic worms making a home in our intestines. Our solution? Frushi. Yep, it's exactly what you think it is: fruit sushi! And in the absence of the real stuff, we've been staring nonstop at photos of these fun, fruity rolls.
#Frushi your way to the weekend!
Disney's Epcot has sold an ultra-pink frushi for a while now that's definitely pleasing on the eyes—and also serves as prime Instagram fodder. The recipe, as detailed on DisneyFoodBlog.com, includes regular sushi rice mixed with cream of coconut, then rolled in soy wrappers with hulled strawberries, four-inch-long cantaloupe slices, rectangle-cut pineapple slices, and a garnish of toasted cocnut. Judging from more recent Instagram photos of the frushi, the soy wrapper is now dyed an alluring shade of pink.
Meanwhile, Orange Restaurant in Chicago has their own version of frushi. "We handcraft our Frushi using fresh fruit and sushi rice," the description on their menu reads. "Flavors like a maki piece such as orange and ginger rice with pear stuffed inside and the nigiri piece as a coconut and lime rice with strawberry place [sic] on top."
If you live near either of these magical frushi vendors, do report back once you've tried the dish. As for the rest of us, we'll have to DIY our own frushi at home.
Either way, it's bound to be a nice diversion from the current, unfortunate state of sushi affairs.


Da Funk-The Last Dance out now!
Welcome to Acryl Music's summer special! We at Acryl decided to add a new series of releases to our main catalogue, with just one purpose: capturing the summer vibe musically!
For the very first release we have label boss Da Funk with 2 beautiful balearic tracks, just perfect for sunsets anywhere!
Have you ever been to one of those infamous beach bars, sipping on an ice cold drink, feel the warm breeze on your skin, the sand between your toes, the sun setting slowly and a beautiful, melodic tune is playing from a nearby soundsystem?
Everything is alright, time is no longer important, you feel snug and you're literally floating...Know that feeling? Then you know why we had to launch the "Summer Special" series! Enjoy!
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Enjoy a meal in the formal dining room which includes the original 1911 mahogany table and chairs. The 2 master bedrooms, with original double brass beds, and 2 compartments retain the original medicine cabinets, closets, sinks, ceiling and wall mounted light fixtures, and luggage racks. Other features include a large shower and changing room, crew quarters, full service kitchen, stereo CD/TV/VCR/DVD, original Pullman carpeting, observation lounge and open rear platform with original brass railings. Push-pull equipped. Based in the Tucson/Phoenix area.
Built by the Pullman Company as one of the first all-steel business cars, Federal began service on February 3, 1911 and is the oldest private car certified for Amtrak operations. Presidents Taft and Wilson used the car for their travels from 1911 to 1916. Federal was sold to the DL&W RR in 1933. Acquired in 1992, Federal underwent extensive restoration and returned to operating service in October, 2002.


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Brexiteer tables no confidence motion in Bercow - but it fails to win support of colleagues
Published: 2:05 PM April 23, 2019 Updated: 6:18 PM September 17, 2020
DUP Emma Little-Pengelly photograph of speaker John Bercow. Photograph: DUP/PA. - Credit: PA
A Tory Brexiteer MP has tabled a motion of no confidence in speaker John Bercow claiming that 100 MPs supported to principle - but had to sign it in just his name because of a lack of support.
Former minister Crispin Blunt's early-day motion (EDM) failed to find enough MPs willing to sign it, and said he would not publish the names of backers unless they hit three figures.
He said he was doing this in order to avoid exposing them to 'retribution' by Bercow.
Bercow infuriated Brexiteer Tories with decisions including a block on Theresa May repeatedly tabling her Withdrawal Agreement in the hope of whittling down opposition.
EDMs - which are not allocated any time in the parliamentary timetable - are rarely debated or voted on, but are used by MPs as a vehicle to express their views on a particular issue.
The Reigate MP's motion states that is 'impossible' for the Commons to sustain the belief in the impartiality of the speaker which is 'indispensable' for its successful operation.
Blunt said that Bercow's decisions on Brexit had been 'wholly partial' and helped contribute to 'national paralysis' on the issue.
'Whilst I am disappointed there are not yet 100 colleagues prepared to openly side with me, I believe I would be failing to stand up for the integrity of parliament if I did not formally record my protest against his bias,' he told the Press Association.
Blunt claimed that more than 100 MPs were concerned about Mr Bercow's behaviour, but said that members of the Government do not conventionally sign EDMs.
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'Many others continue to fear the consequences of being against a Sspeaker who has such influence over their Parliamentary life, even if they had 100 supporters,' he said.
'Some will only support a motion if it was certain to succeed in removing the speaker. Given that his partiality is in accord with the Remain majority of the House and many can't sign EDMs, that is an impossible ask.'


I can't say that I believe in Santa, but I do have respect of the man. It can't be easy having to be holly, jolly 24/7. And lugging around toys for all of the good boys and girls in one trip must be exhausting, especially if you're morbidly obese. I'd like to think his job has gotten easier with technological advances in modern-day toys. Remember when toys were made out of metal and chunks of painted wood? (What fun!) Well at the very least, the cargo weight of Santa's sleigh has decreased with time. Then again, the world's population continues to multiply like rabbits, so that's more items.
Do you think Santa has the option to retire? Is he like the Dread Pirate Roberts or Shamu and easily replaced after 15 years or so? It can't be that hard. We only see him once a year, his features have been cartoon-ized in our memories and he only ever wears the one outfit. Basically, as long as you're fat, have overactive white facial hair and a red suit, you're in. Plus, people tend to do a lot of drinking around the holidays, so he's got us at a bit of a disadvantage there too.
I was out last night. Not too late because I'm a responsible individual. Also, I dislike feeling claustrophobically close to strangers. So, it was a Saturday night and I was nearly home and who did I see? Mr. Claus himself! I know, I was for sure star-struck.
And I said the only thing you can say to Santa Claus, "Merry Christmas!" and then turned and walked away.


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Thousands of Selfies are taken unnoticed daily, the pieces of information hiding behind an image are left undetected. In this work, selfies are investigated to break down these hidden pieces of information, to reveal any appearance anxiety or other related symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). An attempt is made to understand any existing relationship between BDD and taking selfies. This quantitative study examines the role that Selfies play in the perception of appearances and distorted self-image related to BDD functions. The Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI) was used as a measure of BDD and the results from this questionnaire were analysed, to see if there is a significant correlation between higher AAI scores and the number of selfies taken amongst a sample of University students. Results showed, that younger cohorts (those aged <19years) and the higher number of Selfies taken, were both significantly correlated with higher AAI scores. BDD respondents were also more likely than those who had lower AAI scores to filter their selfies, to feel that they posted too many selfies and to give more importance to the number of 'likes' obtained from their selfies. This study provides further support towards the relationship between body image and Selfie behaviour, especially amongst younger cohorts.