Abstract : With the advent of cloud computing and the need to satisfy growing customers resource demands, cloud providers now operate increasing amounts of large data centers. In order to ease the creation of private clouds, several open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud management frameworks (e.g., OpenNebula, Nimbus, Eucalyptus, OpenStack) have been proposed. However, all these systems are either highly centralized or have limited fault-tolerance support. Consequently, they all share common drawbacks: scalability is limited by a single master node and Single Point of Failure (SPOF). In this paper, we present the design, implementation and evaluation of a novel scalable and fault-tolerant virtual machine (VM) management framework called Snooze. For scalability our system utilizes a self-organizing hierarchical architecture and performs distributed VM management. Moreover, fault-tolerance is provided at all levels of the hierarchy, thus allowing the system to self-heal in case of failures. Our evaluation conducted on 144 physical machines of the Grid'5000 experimental testbed shows that the fault-tolerance features of the framework do not impact application performance. Moreover, negligible cost is involved in performing distributed VM management and the system remains highly scalable with increasing amounts of resources.


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Stalking Basics and Transgender Individuals
May 8, 2014 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Supporting Transgender Survivors in Accessing Culturally Responsive Sexual Assault Services »
Understanding Stalking Dynamics and Implications for Transgender Individuals and Communities
Webinar recorded on May 8, 2014
Recent national data indicates that 6.6 million people are stalked in a one year period in the United States; yet stalking is a crime that is often misunderstood, minimized or missed entirely. Guest presenter Rebecca Dreke of the Stalking Resource Center will provide foundational information on stalking, including common stalking dynamics, the impact on victims, and how victim service providers can better assist transgender victims and survivors of stalking. Additionally, the webinar will include a case study in which a transgender professor was stalked by a student. We will explore how their respective identities compromised the effectiveness of officials' and bystanders' responses. Webinar participants will be offered practical tools on safety planning and threat assessment as well as other examples to support them in better serving transgender individuals who have experienced stalking.
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/src
Stalking laws in your state
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/our-programs/stalking-resource-center/stalking-laws
Threat Assessment Tools
Danger Assessment
http://www.dangerassessment.org
http://www.mosaicmethod.com
Spousal Risk Assessment Guide (SARA)
http://downloads.mhs.com/saRA/SARA_TechBrochure.pdf
Violence Risk Assessment Guide (VRAG)
http://www.tn.gov/mental/policy/forms/MHDDvrag.pdf
Level of Service Inventory – Revised (LSI-R)
http://dhs.sd.gov/drs/recorded_videos/training/lsi-r/doc/LSIR%20introductory%20training%20Participant%20Manual.pdf
The Classification of Violence Risk (COVR)
Documentation log
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/docs/src/stalking-incident-log_pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=4
StopaStalker App (by EpiGold Inc)
http://stopastalker.com/
Stalking: A Handbook for Victims (by Emily Spence-Diehl)
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/docs/src/stalking-a-handbook-for-victims.pdf?sfvrsn=2
How to Start and Facilitate a Support Group for Victims of Stalking
http://www.victimsofcrime.org/docs/src/support-group-guide.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Guest: Rebecca Dreke, Stalking Resource Center
Rebecca Dreke, MSSW is the Deputy Director of the Stalking Resource Center (SRC) at the National Center for Victims of Crime in Washington, DC.
The SRC is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to provide technical assistance and training to professionals working to end stalking in their communities. The mission of the Stalking Resource Center is to enhance the ability of professionals, organizations, and systems to effectively respond to stalking. The SRC envisions a future in which the criminal justice system and its many allied community partners will have the best tools to effectively collaborate and respond to stalking, improve victim safety and well-being, and hold offenders accountable. The SRC is the only national resource center dedicated to ending the crime of stalking.
In her position with the SRC, Rebecca is responsible for developing original curriculum and providing training for law enforcement, prosecutors, victim service providers and criminal and civil justice other professionals on all aspects of stalking, including the use of technology to stalk, campus stalking and stalking and sexual assault. Rebecca also contributes to the success of the program by co-authoring publications for the field regarding stalking support groups, model campus policies to address stalking, and guides for advocates. Rebecca has provided hundreds of hours of technical assistance in her 7 years with the SRC. Rebecca has also trained thousands of multidisciplinary practitioners nationally on various topics, including stalking, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, service provision with LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, & queer) communities, and hate and bias-motivated violence.
Prior to joining the National Center, Rebecca worked as a social worker, victim advocate, and public school teacher.
Rebecca holds a Master of Science of Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Rebecca lives in Texas with her wife, 2 cats, several pairs of cowboy boots, and a whole bunch of cacti.
michael munson is the co-founder and Executive Director of FORGE, an organization focused on improving the lives of transgender individuals by building stronger connections, providing resources, and empowering growth through knowledge. His educational background is in psychology, with an emphasis in trauma. Munson's work on violence against transgender and gender non-conforming individuals is groundbreaking, stressing the intersectionality between complex components of identity, experience, and societal constructs that can both spur violence, as well as catalyze healing for individuals and communities. He is passionate about engaging professionals to embrace these complexities and learn key skills to better serve their clients/constituents.
Loree Cook-Daniels has been training about and working on policy changes to better address the needs of members of the transgender community since 1995. Prior to that, she worked for more than a decade on elder abuse and domestic violence issues. The two came together in 2004, when FORGE founded its Transgender Sexual Violence Project.
This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K121 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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"An increase in tempo could lead to increased collateral damages."
BRUSSELS: NATO will step up fighting in Afghanistan next year as 37,000 more troops join the conflict, and is aware that increased civilian casualties may be the result, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. The United States is sending 30,000 more troops to the war, and NATO allies this week promised a further 6,800 from 36 countries, lifting the total foreign force in Afghanistan to about 140,000 once all are on the ground next year.
The extra troops will help train Afghan police and soldiers, so that Afghans can eventually take over responsibility for security. But they will also allow U.S. and NATO combat units to intensify fighting against the resurgent Taliban.
"I think the intent of General McChrystal with the force strength is as soon as possible to demonstrate the ability to do just that," Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday when asked if combat would intensify.
McChrystal is commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
In the past during the eight-year conflict, an increase in combat operations, frequently accompanied by air strikes, has led to more civilian deaths, causing friction between the Afghan government and military leaders.
McChrystal has made avoiding civilian deaths a central aim in all operations. But Tremblay said increased fighting generally risked more casualties.
"An increase in tempo could lead to increased collateral damages," he said, adding that the risk would be mitigated by following "tactical directives" McChrystal has issued.
The increase in combat operations is expected to start in the spring of next year, when Afghanistan's snows have melted and the Taliban-led insurgency usually resumes its attacks.
U.S. General David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command and McChrystal's boss, warned on Wednesday that violence in Afghanistan may increase in the short term and asked U.S. lawmakers to wait at least a year for results.


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Preview a selection of recent projects — including botanical surveys, stewardship consulting, custom growing, and more. For brief descriptions of all our projects, see our annual Year-in-Review on our About Us page.
Johnson Lake Aquatic Surveys, 2018
Johnson Lake is a 37 acre waterbody in Sussex County, New Jersey. Wild Ridge Plants botanists Jared Rosenbaum and Kerry Barringer surveyed the lake by kayak during summer 2018. The purpose of the survey was to inform stewardship of the preserved lake's aquatic plant communities, particularly state-listed rare species, and to identify any areas of non-native vegetation that may require treatment or removal. Thirty-seven species of flowering aquatic plants were found including three state-listed species: purple bladderwort (Utricularia purpurea, (S3), Illinois pondweed (Potamogeton illinoiensis, S1, State Endangered), and spiny coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum, S2S3). Floristic Quality Assessment metrics were generated for fifteen 10 meter2 plots taken at varying depth areas of the lake.
Mount Rose Forest Monitoring and Restoration, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, 2016-2017
The goal of this project was to restore diversity to the forest's herbaceous and shrub layers within a five-acre deer exclosure on a nearly 400 acre nature preserve in piedmont region of New Jersey. We conducted a preliminary baseline plant survey both within and outside of the exclosure. One rare plant species was identified during the survey. We chose forty-four native species to augment the depauperate native understory in the restoration site. We propagated these species in our nursery. Each species originated from genetically diverse seed we collected in New Jersey, in keeping with current guidelines for appropriate restoration plant materials. Over 2,000 of our herbaceous and woody plants were installed in 2017. Subsequent monitoring will determine the survivorship and colonization of these plantings.
Custom Growing, Central Park Conservancy, 2013-present
In 2013, we began a three year custom grow-out of native Rubus species for the Central Park Conservancy's 80 acre Woodland Initiative. These native brambles are being used to deter foot traffic in sensitive areas of the park in addition to their ecological functions as nectaries, fruit sources, and soil builders.
Rubus species included Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis), blackcap raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), red raspberry (Rubus ideaus var. strigosus), and purple flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus). The latter is being used more for ornamental purposes as it lacks prickles.
We also supplied a number of additional species, ranging from Gentiana andrewsii to Aralia racemosa, for restorations in New York's Central Park.
Stewardship Program, Sourland Stewards, 2015-Present
This innovative program brings materials and experiences to Sourlands residents exploring a nature connection as informed stewards. Wild Ridge Plants works with the Sourland Conservancy, a regional non-profit group, in creating the program and its events and publications.
The Sourland Stewards program offers several ways of learning within a stewardship community, including inspiring hikes exploring the deep ecology of our region, programs with experts on stewardship topics from native plants to water conservation to deer management, and stewardship publications with substance and user-friendly approaches.
Outoor classes known as Stewardshops are participatory learning experiences, where attendees plan and implement ecological restoration at actual Sourlands properties, guided by Jared Rosenbaum of Wild Ridge Plants.
At the core of the program is a social element, drawing residents into community with each other and with the natural world through shared experiences.
Food Forest, Great Road Farm, 2014-Present
We designed and led implementation of an ecological restoration project with a permaculture approach at this organic farm near Princeton, New Jersey. Using a native species palette, the site is being regenerated from a highly disturbed 4-acre woodland fragment to a food forest that will integrate with the existing vegetable farm in supplying a local farm-to-table restaurant.
Originating as a stand of conifers planted in the 1950s and largely blown down in Hurricane Sandy, the site presented numerous challenges including a highly disturbed ground surface and an understory dominated by aggressive weeds and invasive species.
We initiated site transformation with restorative earthwork, focused on water infiltration and aesthetic repair. Plant introductions proceeded, utilizing native seeds as well as planted materials of native woody plants and late-successional herbs.
Our planting design incorporates edible and medicinal species, as well as foundational species appropriate to the native ecology of the place. Our planning incorporates a successional model, introducing some species for their immediate utility in restoring the site, as well as others intended to increase in importance as the site regenerates and increases in complexity.
Botanical Survey, Mahlon Dickerson Reservation, 2015
Wild Ridge Plants managed and performed comprehensive botanical surveys and drafted stewardship and rare plant management recommendations at this 3,600 acre nature preserve in the New Jersey Highlands, owned by the Morris County Park Commission.
Mahlon Dickerson Reservation is at the heart of approximately 20,000 acres of contiguous forest in northern Morris and Sussex counties in the New Jersey Highlands region. As such, it is a significant site within a region of widely recognized ecological importance.
The Reservation contains a wide variety of glacially sculpted habitats, including upland hills, glades, and outcroppings, a series of linear valleys containing streams and forested wetlands, and several bowl-shaped lowlands such as the one containing "Pine Swamp" and another with a sphagnum bog.
Botanical survey work performed from April - October 2015 yielded 786 vascular plant species and 91 bryophyte species. Thirty-two state-listed rare plant species were recorded, with 67 total occurrences.
Our stewardship recommendations addressed issues such as historical land disturbance, deer browse, invasive species, canopy tree dynamics, and rare species.
Park Enhancement Plan, Port Warren Park, 2015
We prepared a park enhancement plan for Port Warren Park, on behalf of the Warren County Department of Land Preservation.
Port Warren Park is an interpretative destination along the former Morris Canal, rich in historical appeal. For visitors, it is an ideal starting point and attraction along the Morris Canal trail system.
Our plan provides a conceptual framework and implementation details for a developed park that combines historical and nature interpretation with an ecologically sustainable, low management cost landscape design based around native plants.
Custom Growing, Bull's Island State Park, 2013
We designed a restoration palette, custom collected seed at Bull's Island, and subsequently grew out over 900 plants for an ambitious restoration project at this State Park.
Bull's Island State Park is located in the Delaware River and is notable for the Natural Area on its southern half, which features forests with old growth characteristics. This area suffered heavy damage in flood events in the early 2000s and subsequent plant invasion by Japanese knotweed and other species.
Local ecotype native plant species we grew included riparian species such as bladdernut, spicebush, wood nettle, wingstem, forest sunflower, Virginia waterleaf, and bottlebrush grass. The species palette included 23 species total.
Children's Book, The Puddle Garden, 2015
The Puddle Garden is Jared's children's book all about native plants.
Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, says of The Puddle Garden: "Read the Puddle Garden to your kids, but while you are reading, please hear its vital message yourself!"
In this children's story full of native plants and wildlife, a lonely Bear Cub invites friends to his new home– by creating a Puddle Garden.
Featuring native wetlands plants such as cardinal flower and elderberry, this beautifully illustrated book introduces children to the local flora and fauna -- and to the practice of ecological restoration -- in a fun, narrative way.
Illustrated by Laura Rosenbaum.


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DJ Who Began 'Paul is Dead' Rumors, Russ Gibb, Dies
The November 7, 1969 issue of Life proclaimed McCartney was alive and well
Russ Gibb, the Detroit disc jockey who, nearly 50 years ago, fueled a rumor that had begun weeks earlier that Paul McCartney was dead, has himself died. The longtime local music legend died April 30 in Garden City, Mich. Gibb was 87 and living at a rehab center in nearby Dearborn Heights. His death was reported by the Detroit Free Press.
On October 12, 1969, while on-air at WKNR-FM in Detroit, Gibb took a call from a listener who told him that in "Revolution 9," a voice says, "Turn me on, dead man." And it's a sign that Paul McCartney is dead. Gibb played the song as instructed and his listener phone line lit up with more callers offering clues that indicate that Macca "blew his mind out in a car" accident a few years earlier and was replaced by a lookalike to spare Beatles fans the grief of losing their hero.
The rumors had started with a September 17 article in the college paper at Drake University in Iowa that explored whether McCartney was dead and mentioned the backwards-masked voice on "Strawberry Fields…" and other clues. Two days after Gibbs' broadcast, a University of Michigan student published a satirical review of Abbey Road that details the clues to McCartney's demise on the album, a number of which he simply made up. Soon after, they were being picked up by wire services and printed in newspapers across America. On October 19, WKNR devoted a two-hour show to the mystery.
Eventually hundreds of "clues" were "discovered" by fans. The armband Paul wears on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's supposedly reads "OPD" for "officially pronounced dead" (though it actually reads "OPP" for Ottawa Provincial Police and was given to McCartney while on tour in Canada)– just one of the many hints of Paul's death people read into that cover.
Similarly, the four Beatles striding across the street on Abbey Road represent an undertaker (Ringo in black), gravedigger (George in denim), minister (John in white) and corpse (Paul barefoot and out of step with the others). The license plate of the Volkswagen in the background reads "28 IF," meaning McCartney would have been age 28 if he'd lived (though he was only 27 at the time).
Related: Those 'Paul is Dead' rumors
Gibb ultimately became a significant figure and visionary on the Detroit rock scene. He operated the city's Grande Ballroom and introduced such area acts as the MC5, Iggy Pop and Alice Cooper to audiences.
My dear old friend Russ Gibb has departed this earth. He will be sorely missed. He was one of a kind. w.
— Wayne Kramer (@waynekramer) May 1, 2019
The venue was the first to present The Who's rock opera Tommy in the U.S.
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#1 jpmc61 1 May, 2019, 10:25
I suppose I will have to start looking for clues now as I don't believe this!
mack 2 May, 2019, 07:57
bbiG ssuR! Play that backwards and see what it Really says.
#2 Bluzrider 2 May, 2019, 06:58
Russ Gibb was also a very instrumental part of the Detroit Rock scene. It was he, as much as the musicians themselves that made Detroit a hotbed for all the greatest Rock bands of the Ara to play Detroit, he gave them a place to play, The Grande was much more than a music Hall, it was a mecca for the counterculture to thrive in. Going to the Grande was like going to church, and listening to the best rock and roll of the day. Every week someone different, Traffic, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, , Johnny Winter, and that was just the first month of operation.
He was also a High School teacher who taught Audio Visual to a Hugh number of kids who went into that medium.
He will be missed, old uncle Russ, as he was known to all of us here in Detroit, was a man who understood the youth of the day.
#3 Aud 2 May, 2019, 07:55
John says 'I buried Paul' in Strawberry Fields…
Jeff Tamarkin 2 May, 2019, 08:10
Both John and George Martin always said it was "Cranberry sauce," but the "I buried Paul" rumor was a hot one for awhile.
#4 Michael 3 May, 2019, 09:12
Paul McCartney never died he always lived.
#5 FinkPloyd 6 May, 2019, 16:51
Russ was an encourager of young people. I waltzed into his Grande Ballroom office during a summer '68 Spirit concert and walked out with an assignment to create a B.B. King concert postcard. Over the years that card has taken on a life of its own. It's periodically is on display at Cleveland's Rock'N' Roll Museum, and is the only such work to get a prominent fly-by in the Grande documentary, "Louder Than Love." Because of that one-off artwork, my name appears in Leo Early's book about the Grande, as well as in volumes by then-regular artist Carl Lundren (he having provided some initial guidance and access to his swipe file).
By happenstance in 1970, I found myself on the film crew for the Goose Lake International Pop Festival in Michigan, which was co-promoted by "Uncle" Russ.
As an aside, he learned about the forthcoming arrival of CATV while a house guest of Mick Jagger's. So educated, he returned to Dearborn and acquired the city's CATV licensing rights for $5K. The city council thought he was nuts. A few years later, he sold his rights, pocketing a seven-figure fee. Not bad for a school teacher and former sock hop promoter.
Incidentally, it was none other than the Fillmore's Bill Graham who taught Russ the ins and outs of running a psychedelic ballroom. Interestingly, the big money came from the concession stand.


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philippians 1 commentary
ii. Till the day of Christ - Till he comes to judge the world, or, till the day in which you are called into the eternal world. Try things which differ; that we may approve the things which are excellent. There is no peace without grace. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Yet salvation must not be ascribed to bodily afflictions, as though afflictions and worldly persecutions deserved it; but from God only is salvation: faith and patience are his gifts. Philippians 1:2 Paul used grace and peace as a standard greeting in all his letters.Grace and peace were the typical Greek and Hebrew greetings (respectively) utilized by Paul to express God's desire for the believers' well-being. As all these flow from the grace of Christ, so they must issue in the glory and praise of God. Informs that there were some at Rome who preached the Gospel from unworthy motives; yet he was convinced that this, which was designed to injure him, should turn to his advantage, Phlippians 1:15-19. your love--to Christ, producing love not only to Paul, Christ's minister, as it did, but also to one another, which it did not altogether as much as it ought ( Philippians 2:2 , 4:2 ). Earnest expectation - He had the most confident expectation that God would stand by him, so that he should be enabled, with the utmost liberty of speech, εν πασῃ παρῥησια, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God; and, should he have the liberty of doing so, he was utterly regardless what the issue might be relative to himself. Some also of good will - Some, through mere benevolence to the apostle, both espoused his doctrine and vindicated his cause. c. That you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind: Paul wanted to know that the Philippian church stayed together as one body, without becoming fragmented and fractionalized. Click on the different category headings to find out more. So the Master has to select with careful scrutiny the branches which can stand the knife." (Meyer), ii. [15] Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: [16] The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: Some indeed preach Christ out of contention — Envying St. Paul's success, and striving to hurt him thereby. How long will be its voyage? [21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Confirmation of Philippians 1:7 . The soul that is sincere is the soul that is without sin. See the power of faith and of Divine grace; it can make us willing to die. record--that is, witness. Conflict is the ancient Greek word agon, which described a place where athletic contests were held and later came to refer to the contest itself. On this evidence Griesbach transposed them in his edition. This is a theme he will draw on again in Philippians. The partial life eternal is in the interval between death and Christ's second advent; the perfectional, at that advent [BISHOP PEARSON]. He does not say, "Because of an eternal decree;" or, "Because a saint must persevere;" but, because I have you in my heart, who were all partakers of my grace - That is, because ye were all (for which I have you in my heart, I bear you the most grateful and tender affection) partakers of my grace - That is, sharers in the afflictions which God vouchsafed me as a grace or favour, Philippians 1:29,30; both in my bonds, and when I was called forth to answer for myself, and to confirm the gospel. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. c. But to you of salvation: When Christians are not in any way terrified by [their] adversaries, it is also evidence of their own salvation. Paul always declared his Christian faith from the very start. I rejoice that any thing is known of him; and am truly glad that the Gospel is even made partially known, for this will lead to farther inquiries, and in the end be of service to the truth. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refuseing them will have impact how our site functions. When Christians stand strong against intimidation against the world, the flesh and the devil, it shows those spiritual enemies that their ultimate destruction is certain. The 16th and 17th verses are transposed by ABDEFG, and several others; the Syriac, Arabic of Erpen, Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Vulgate, Itala, and several of the fathers. The things which most honour God will most benefit us. (27-30) "Some indeed are preaching Christ even for envy, that is, to carry out the envy which they felt towards Paul, on account of the success of the Gospel in the capital of the world, owing to his steadfastness in his imprisonment; they wished through envy to transfer the credit of its progress from him to themselves. servants of Jesus Christ--The oldest manuscripts read the order, "Christ Jesus." Observe, the apostle addresses the Church (that is, the congregation) more directly than its presiding ministers ( Colossians 4:17 , 1 Thessalonians 5:12 , Hebrews 13:24 , Revelation 1:4 Revelation 1:11 ). this very thing--the very thing which he prays for ( Philippians 1:4 ) is the matter of his believing confidence ( 11:24 , 1 John 5:14 1 John 5:15 ). This was the conflict they had seen in him; and now they heard that he had been sent prisoner to Rome as an evil doer, and that he was at present in bonds, and shortly to be tried for his life before the Roman emperor to whom he had been obliged to appeal. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness - By righteousness we may understand, here, the whole work of the Spirit of God, in the soul of a believer; and by the fruits of righteousness, all holy tempers, holy words, and right actions. [10] That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; That ye may try — By that spiritual sense. 3. The scope of the epistle is to confirm them in the faith, to encourage them to walk as becomes the gospel of Christ, to caution them against judaizing teachers, and to express gratitude for their Christian bounty. iii. by my bonds--encouraged by my patience in bearing my bonds. The praetorium, πραιτωριον , which we here translate palace, signifies the court where causes were heard and judged by the praetor or civil magistrate; it sometimes signifies the general's tent, and at others, the emperor's palace. A small measure of Christian love, knowledge, and fruitfulness should not satisfy any. Bonds do not bind love. Thanksgiving and Prayer. Verses 27-30 Those who profess the gospel of Christ, should live as becomes those who believe gospel truths, submit to gospel laws, and depend upon gospel promises. Let us not leave it doubtful whether any good fruit is found in us or not. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. This shall turn to my salvation — Shall procure me an higher degree of glory. Having a desire to depart: "It appears to be a metaphor taken from the commander of a vessel, in a foreign port, who feels a strong desire, to set sail, and get to his own country and family; but this desire is counterbalanced by a conviction that the general interests of the voyage may be best answered by his longer stay in the port where his vessel now rides; for he is not in dock, he is not aground, but rides at anchor in the port, and may any hour weigh and be gone." (Clarke), iv.
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Funimation Streams Platinum End Anime's English Dub
Funimation announced that it is streaming the English dub for the television anime of Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba's Platinum End manga on Thursday.
Crunchyroll is also streaming the English dub.
Viz Media has been publishing the manga simultaneously in English digitally since the manga's launch.
The anime will have an uninterrupted 24-episode run (until March 2022) to adapt the manga's entire story.


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3-year-old Nigerian Girl Slays In Makeup For Her Birthday Photoshoot
A Nigerian makeup artist glammed up her daughter for her 3rd birthday photoshoot.
She took to Instagram to share photos and wrote;
"That attitude!!! Its officially my baby's birthday Talia is 3 years old 2day & her best friend is a Makeup artist . All products used on her face are baby friendly so dont crucify me & it was under her mum's supervision. She's my best friend am sure people that have been to my studio met her already & they have seen how much we love each other happy birthday my smart baby. I love u so much."
see some reactions below;
Amaka Chukwunyere Wen u use d word slay, it sounds like she is a corrupt child. Rather use d word pose instead of slay.
Its just a photoshoot even though she is too young to put on make-up, but the pics are beautiful.
Onyinyechi Enwerem Blame the mother and not the innocent child Her mum is the slay Queen here not the child ….
Parent train up a child in the way she should grow so that when she grows she won't depart from it
Ogechukwukamma Ezeike We don enter another trouble cos this will trend from now on. I don't even fancy it. Let the kids be kids.
U live all ur life as an adult but u outgrow being a child. So why the rush dear mum?
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Photos: Legendary Footballer Thierry Henry Hangs Out With Bank W And Basketmouth In Lagos
Banky W was pictured with Thierry Henry at the Guinness made of black programme in Lagos!
The Arsenal Legend is in Nigeria for the #BeAFrontRowFan programme of the Stout company!
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Nigerian ace comedian, Basketmouth, was pictured with Arsenal Legend who just arrived Nigeria yesterday, Thierry Henry, in Lagos for the Guinness Nigeria's made of Black programme.
He captioned;
See as we be like brothers and sisters.
Photos: Nigerian Man Buys A Car For Physically Challenged Man, Idowu, Who Single Handledly Trained Himself Through School, Promises Him A Driver
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, brought smiles to the face of a physically challenged lawyer, Mr. Kamarudeen Idowu, presenting him with a car and promising him a driver.
Gbajabiamila, presenting the Toyota Corolla to the lawyer in Lagos, said he would pay for the driver for one year.
Idowu lost his legs to polio at the age of three.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Idowu used to beg for alms in different parts of Lagos to fend for himself and pay for his university education.
He was called to the Bar in 2016 after completing his Law degree from the University of Lagos and the Nigerian Law School, Abuja campus. He had earlier bagged a degree in Political Science.
The House Leader, moved by the feat, had, on December 5, facilitated a session of the House to honour the lawyer and Miss Aarinola Olaiya, who broke the Medicine Department's academic records at the Obafemi Awolowo University.
Gbajabiamila, presenting the car, commended Idowu for his determination and doggedness, saying his feat was a lesson in doggedness.
He said he was not only moved by the lawyer's story but was also inspired.
The lawmaker said he got to know about Idowu's story through a Lagos-based magistrate he met in Abuja.
He said he got the lawyer's contacts through the magistrate and invited him to his office and then to the House for recognition.
The lawmaker said the decision to present him with a car was because Idowu displayed rare courage and the vehicle would facilitate his movement to court.
"Apart from this car, I will get him a driver to take him wherever he wants to go. And I will pay his driver's salary for a year," he said.
Gbajabiamila advocated the giving of a quota of employment in the federal civil service to the physically challenged.
He said reserving a percentage of jobs in the civil service for them would encourage them to strive for excellence.
The lawmaker noted that people living with disabilities were at a disadvantage as employers did not always consider them for jobs because of their challenges.
He said he would soon sponsor a bill that would seek to make government reserve a percentage of jobs for the physically challenged.
"Right now, I am about to sponsor a bill that seeks the allocation of jobs to those of them who are qualified and willing to work but they cannot get employment because they are discriminated against.
"So, the whole essence of the bill is to create opportunities for them," he said.
Idowu thanked Gbajabiamila for the car gift.
Photos: Parents Desperately Cry Out For Help As Their 2year Old Daughter Might Slowly Suffocate And Die By Her Massively Growing Tongue Before Christmas
A brave two-year-old girl who is being slowly suffocated by her enormous tongue faces a life or death battle over Christmas.
Little Zhyrille Cruz, who suffers from a rare tumour, is likely to die if she does not undergo surgery to treat her condition.
The toddler was born with a noticeably swollen mouth.
And shortly after, she diagnosed with lymphangioma- an uncommon disease which causes benign growths in the lymph vessels.
Her poverty-stricken parents claim doctors initially told them their daughter's condition would not develop into anything dangerous.
But they watched in despair as the lymphangioma slowly worsened, leaving Zhyrille with a massive tongue and struggling to breathe.
The toddler's mum Mary Cruz, 22, took her to the local government 'sweepstakes office', the equivalent of National Lottery funding in the UK.
There, the little girl, who is believed to be from the Philippines, received funding for doctors to fit a tube into her neck for her to breathe.
Zhyrille is now receiving free oral chemotherapy medicine at home in a desperate bid to reduce the size of her benign tumour.
If the tumour is reduced, doctors will put her forward for surgery which her mum and dad, Gerry Cruz, 28, will have to try to fund themselves.
Heartbreakingly, the condition could be treated relatively easily with an operation in Britain.
But without surgery, it is likely that Zhyrille will become one of the rare cases where lymphangioma ends up being fatal.
She and her family now face an agonising wait over the Christmas period.
But despite the situation, the adorable toddler came across like any other little girl when she was photographed at her home last Thursday.
Lymphangioma is a rare disease of the lymphatic system which causes legions ranging in size from microscopic to large.
It is mostly found in young children, mainly around the neck.
In Zhyrille's case, lymphangioma started while she was in the womb. It was allegedly missed by doctors at her birth, but was diagnosed shortly after.
The youngster's parents live with family and earn around $150 (about £112) a month through Gerry's wage as a contractor.
They were unable to afford any proper treatment for their daughter.
Started while she was in the womb
However, she finally began receiving some medical attention earlier this year from a local charity which, along with the government, helped to fund the tube for her breathing.
The family also collected three months' worth of chemotherapy medication in October and are awaiting tests in January to see if it has been effective.
After this, doctors will decide whether Zhyrille can have surgery.
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You will be picked up from Chandigarh in the morning and transferred to Chail.
We will start local sightseeing with the Sidh Baba ka Mandir.
Then we will visit one of the prime attractions of Chail, the wildlife sanctuary.
After breakfast, pickup from Hotel and visit Gurudwara Sahib.
In evening we will leave for Chandigarh.


We have two incredible recruiters here at Legion, and I wouldn't change a single thing about them. They strategize, cold-call, attend job fairs, review resumes, check references, run background checks, follow up – everything talented recruiters do to bring us great candidates. But when you are a small business in a large field of competitors, I don't think that's quite enough.
I think it's invaluable for an owner of a start-up to be visible and involved in the community. At Legion, that owner is me (Tony is more comfortable staying at the office). Our recruiters know the history of the company, but I have lived it. They can talk about how cool and approachable the company owners are, but if I'm out there people can see it for themselves.
For instance, we have an intern who joined us this summer in our marketing department. If she had found us at a career fair or online she most likely would have passed us by. Even I can admit that working in marketing for a logistics company isn't all that attractive. But she heard me speak in one of her university classes about our culture and incredible growth and spoke to me directly afterward. That was what made her decide to intern at Legion.
If this intern stays, she will be a great addition to our group. Even if she doesn't, she will hopefully spread the word that Legion is unique and a great place to work, which will bring in more applicants. So my spending time in the community creates brand ambassadors who will also get the word out about Legion. This is true even if the people I've met don't want to work for us. I had a valet at a downtown hotel recognize me and say he enjoyed the class I taught. He may never come to work for us because he doesn't want to work in sales, but his friend might be interested in a position and he'll know a little bit about us.
I'm not suggesting business owners attend job fairs and recruiting events – I know we all have companies to run. But there are other ways to connect with the community. Join a roundtable, volunteer to speak at a local university, become a local Chamber member. All of these things make you visible and gets the word out about you. As a small business owner, no one can sell your company better than you. And no one is as passionate about it as you are.


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Exploring the Reactor
Ranger Home > B Reactor > Exploring the Reactor
Gravity Works
Fuel in the Pool
Fishing for Fuel
Fan Room
The accumulators were large tanks filled with rocks from the Columbia River that shut the reactor down in an emergency.
Narrator: The B Reactor had several redundant safety systems in place. During everyday operations, nine horizontal control rods were electrically powered and manipulated by reactor operators to keep the rate of the reaction at optimal levels. To ensure that the control rods could still be inserted if electrical power were lost, engineers developed an ingenious system based on gravity. The system used what were called accumulators, which were really just large tanks filled with rocks from the Columbia River. The weight of the rocks held down stores of hydraulic oil under enormous pressure. During a power outage or other disruptive event, valves would be opened and the weight of the rock would force the oil through the valves, pushing the control rods into the reactor at a rate of 30 inches per second. The control rods could then absorb enough neutrons to shut down the reactor in all but the most extreme situations.
Irradiated fuel rods were pushed out of the back of the reactor into a deep pool of water. Hanford engineers Bob Egge, Paul Vinther, and Steve Buckingham discuss this and the process of cooling off the fuel.
Narrator: When the uranium fuel was sufficiently irradiated, the rod was pushed out the back of the reactor, down a shoot, and into a pool of water.
Paul Vinther: They shut the reactor down, cool it down, and they would take the caps off of the process tubes that were going to be charged-discharged. And then the people on the front face would then hook up the charging machine, and they would push out a few that had been in there.
Bob Egge: The worst thing in the world that you could do was push out a fuel element and it hung up someplace on the discharge side. It was out of water. It didn't have any cooling. It was a pyrophoric material – if you get air on it, it will flash on you. It will burn itself right in the air.
Narrator: After being pushed from the process tubes, the uranium fuel would land in a shoot and slide down into the storage basin.
Paul Vinther: They had long tongs and they had a bucket, and they would put the fuel into that bucket. And they had a particular pattern they put it in, they knew how many levels of fuel elements would be in that particular bucket.
Bob Egge: You weighed a few baskets before you started, you weighed a few buckets after you had them fully loaded. Now you knew exactly how many fuel elements you had.
Steve Buckingham: Now here in the storage basin, the fuel sat for usually about 90 days to allow the short-lived fission products to decay away.
Bob Egge: The reason why you want to store them? Short-lived isotopes. What isotopes are really important? Iodine-131, the thyroid-seeking isotope. It collects in your thyroid. What happens when your thyroid gets bombarded with 131? It kills it.
Narrator: While the radioactivity from the fuel rods was very dangerous, the 20 feet of water in the storage basin shielded workers from the radiation.
Paul Vinther: There were not any special requirements for radiation protection. When the fuel first came out, you could take a look at it and it was glowing. You could see the hot fuel areas slowly cooling it out.
Steve Buckingham: The material that is discharged from the reactor, even after it decays for 90 days, is still extremely radioactive. They put it in these cask cars to take it up to the separations area. And between the cask cars and the locomotive, they would usually put in four or five blank railroad cars to separate the locomotive engineer from the cask car. And they would usually move the cask car at night, because they had to barricade the roadways because anybody waiting for the train to pass would get a pretty healthy dose of radiation.
Narrator: Handling irradiated fuel once it left the B Reactor required and received extreme caution.
This vignette follows the fuel slugs after they have been irradiated inside the B Reactor.
Narrator: After the fuel slugs had been irradiated inside the B Reactor, they were discharged out the back into a 20-foot deep pool of water called the storage basin. Men used 25-foot long tongs to grab slugs from the bottom of the pool and place them in steel buckets. The fuel slugs remained in the storage pool for up to 90 days, time enough for some of the radioactivity from the short-lived fission products to decay.
Next, the buckets of slugs were placed inside sealed, lead-lined railroad cask cars that were also filled with water. A locomotive would transport the cask cars to the massive, 800-foot-long chemical separation building called the T Plant about ten miles away.
Physicist Eugene Wigner convinced others that water was the best option to cool the reactor. Accordingly, the Columbia River water entered the reactor through the valve pit and then through pipes to cool the core of the reactor.
Narrator: Although water may seem like an obvious way to cool the reactor, it was not a given in the design process. After the successful demonstration of the Chicago Pile in December of 1942, scientists considered helium to be the best option for a cooling system, followed by heavy water, bismuth, and water was the fourth choice. The advantage of helium was that it would not absorb any neutrons, ensuring that the chain reaction would continue. However, the helium would have to be blown through the reactor at high pressure, and it would be difficult to filter out any contamination.
It was Eugene Wigner, a Hungarian émigré, who convinced the other scientists and engineers that water was the most practical solution. He proposed a design where bratwurst-sized slugs of uranium, sealed inside thin aluminum cans, would be loaded into aluminum tubes. Those would run through large graphite piles as water flowed around the slugs inside the tubes to cool them. This became the design of the world's first plutonium production reactor, the B Reactor.
There were many engineering challenges to solve before this plan could be put into effect. For example, great care had to be taken to seal the slugs completely, in a process known as canning. Uranium is very reactive with water. If it comes into contact with cooling water, it rapidly oxidizes and creates a much more voluminous compound and blocks the flow of the coolant. And so a single ruptured or improperly canned fuel element could force the shutdown of the entire reactor.
Another issue was what to do with the cooling water. The solution for the B Reactor was to collect it in a basin at the back of the reactor, where it was stored for several hours before flowing back into the river. It was initially believed that this cooling water would not adversely affect the Columbia. Only later did scientists find that many of the radioactive contaminants were present hundreds of miles downstream.
To cool the B Reactor, an enormous amount of water was needed. In just five minutes, enough water flowed through the B Reactor's process tubes to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Narrator: When General Groves and Colonel Matthias of the Army Corps of Engineers were deciding where to build this reactor, they considered several criteria. They were looking for a remote area, with abundant nearby sources of electric power and water. They looked at sites in Nevada and elsewhere, but one of the key factors in the decision to build the B Reactor here at Hanford was the newly completed Grand Coulee Dam, a major hydroelectric power source. The Columbia River flowed through 50 miles of the reservation, ensuring adequate water for cooling the reactors. Each reactor would be serviced by a water treatment plant large enough to supply the city of Baltimore.
The B Reactor had 27,000 gallons of water flowing though it every minute. The water took about a second from the time it entered the process tube until it was discharged out of the back. That was about 34 feet per second. During its brief stay in the reactor, the water's job was to carry away heat, 80 million BTUs per gram of plutonium. That is the equivalent of the energy produced by 640 gallons of gasoline. And that's why they needed so much water for cooling. The system was designed to take 27,000 gallons of water per minute through the reactor when it was operating at 250 megawatts, and then 72,000 gallons per minute when the power was increased to 2,090 megawatts in 1964. That meant that in just 5 minutes, enough water flowed through these process tubes to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
The Fan Room pulled air out of the building, which was important to minimize any radioactive risks to workers, and dispersed widely through the stack.
Narrator: This is the Fan Room. The exhaust system here is known as a single pass air system, and that means the air is pulled out of the building rather than being recirculated. There are two electrical fans, and two steam fans for backup in case of power failure. Each one of those fans has the capacity to exhaust the building at a rate of 50,000 cubic feet per minute.
Exhausting the air out of the building was extremely important, due to the danger of radioactive contamination. Even though there was no real precedent for the kind of work that was being done at Hanford, and no one was exactly sure of the effect the radiation would have on the surrounding area, everything that could be done was done by the scientists to minimize the potential damage.
The first priority was the safety of the workers, so huge ducts connect every room in the reactor to the vents. That ensured that all of the air in the reactor could be evacuated very quickly. The second priority was to minimize the environmental and physical damage caused by the evacuated air. The huge smoke stack that you see outside of the building was designed to be so high that it would disperse any radioactivity into the winds, rather than having it fall back down on the reactor.
Hanford scientists and engineers redesigned the exhaust system to be more effective and reduce the risk of radiation spreading to nearby towns.
Narrator: When the B Reactor was first being planned, it was thought that expelling contaminated air through the stack would allow it to disperse into the atmosphere, diluting any radiation to such a degree that it would not be a danger. Unfortunately, this proved not to be the case. Instead, the meteorological and geological conditions at Hanford amplified the potential for so-called "sky radiation."
Crawford Greenewalt was technical director of the Hanford project for the DuPont Company. In an early report, he explained that because the site was in a valley with shifting wind patterns, air emissions from the reactors might lead to a concentration of toxic elements where the valley ended in the bluffs. Equally problematic, contaminated air released from the reactor could drift toward Pasco. As a result, DuPont initiated studies of wind patterns, and determined that the danger was not as high as some feared.
Physicist Arthur Holly Compton wrote a report to help determine the height and placement of the stacks. And in August 1943, fans were added to increase the exhaust capability even further. Because of the top-secret nature of the project, residents of nearby areas had no idea of the possible threat to their safety, and many were understandably frustrated to learn what had been going on without their knowledge. It was not an easy task to balance concern for the workers and for the public, the need for complete security, and the goal to complete the project as quickly as possible.
Quick Fact:
At full capacity, workers had to load over 60,000 fuel elements into the reactor's 2,004 process tubes. After an average of 100 days in the reactor, a fuel element would be sufficiently irradiated to be removed. The fuel elements were ejected from the rear face of the reactor where they fell into a 20-foot pool of water. Here they cooled off for about 90 days until they were ready to be shipped to the chemical separations plant in the 200 area.
We are grateful to the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Crystal Trust, the City of Richland, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Kerr Foundation, the Los Alamos Historical Society, Clay and Dorothy Perkins, the White Sands Missile Range Historical Foundation, James Schoke, William H. Wilcox, Ellen Cherniavsky, William K. Coors, the Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers, the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and other private donors for their support. These projects were created in partnership with the B Reactor Museum Association, the Department of Energy-Richland, and the Los Alamos Historical Society. Los Alamos Innovations was developed in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Los Alamos/Northern New Mexico Section and funded by the IEEE Foundation.
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A kinetic sculpture composed of two forms that turn independently on their own axes. The work is reflective of relationships, specifically that of couples. Like two people in a relationship, they respond to the atmosphere independently, sometimes facing the same way, sometimes facing each other, and other times away from each other.
Jenn Garrett is a full-time artist living and working in Gainesville Florida. Her work can be seen at National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition in North Charleston, South Carolina and the Museum of Florida Art Sculpture Walk in Deland, Florida.


The Government of Bermuda is on record as welcoming the KPMG Review of Financial Regulation in the Caribbean Overseas Territories and Bermuda (the 'report') and its core recommendations. The report clearly serves to validate the rigour and effectiveness of Bermuda's regulatory systems and practices while at the same time pinpointing areas for possible enhancement and strengthening. Government agrees with the thrust and intent of the core recommendations and proposes to implement many of the necessary changes in 2001 following appropriate consultation with key stakeholders in the financial services sector.
The report contains more than 80 recommendations of varying weight and consequence. Government has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the recommendations against the following criteria: whether the recommendation was based on an international standard or not; the legislative implication; the market impact; the resource requirement for implementation; and whether or not the recommendation added value to Bermuda's regulatory regime. In addition, Government invited and has received written comment on the report from leaders of financial institutions and organisations of Bermuda's financial services sector. Generally, the report was positively received by industry.
Many of the supervisory statutes and practices identified in the report as in need of attention had already been reviewed by Bermuda's regulators and targeted for early amendment or enhancement. For example, various weaknesses in the Investment Business Act 1998, the Trust Companies Act 1991 and the Collective Investment Scheme Regulations 1998 had already been highlighted. Moreover, the Bermuda Monetary Authority was already taking administrative action to implement other requirements such as the need to enhance on-site work programmes for banks.
Government agrees with the core recommendations related to improved regulation, independence of the regulator, better international co-operation through enhanced exchange of information between regulators and extending the anti-money laundering provisions to cover the proceeds of all serious crime. Government endorses and supports the underlying international standards and principles in these areas. Existing legislation that will require amendment as a result of these particular recommendations include the following statutes: Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 1969; Insurance Act 1978; Bermuda Monetary Authority (Collective Investment Scheme) Regulations 1998; Companies Act 1981; Investment Business Act 1998; Proceeds of Crime Act 1997; and Trust Companies Act 1991. Government is committed to completing the required amendments in a timely manner and anticipates substantial progress by September 2001.
However, there is good reason to more closely examine some of the recommendations on insurance regulation, corporate governance and licensing of corporate service providers where no international standard exists or similar practices have not been adopted by onshore jurisdictions. Government's view is that Bermuda's approach in many of these areas provides for equivalent safeguards to those set down by the recommendations. Bermuda historically has taken a cautious approach to promoting itself as a financial centre. Unlike many other jurisdictions, including many onshore jurisdictions, our regulators carefully vet the principals of Bermuda-registered entities and are selective about the nature of the financial services and the associated risks which Bermuda businesses may carry on. For example, as Bermuda's international insurance industry and investment businesses generally deal with sophisticated or institutional investors, a practical but no less effective approach to regulation or exemption is appropriate.
Government has reserved its position on the recommendation advocating the adoption of the Model Compulsory Powers Ordinance (the 'Ordinance'). The Ordinance is designed to provide regulators with the power to compel the production of information from both regulated and unregulated individuals or entities in order to satisfy a request for assistance from a foreign regulator. Government considers that the USA-Bermuda Tax Convention 1986 has been recognised as a good model for providing assistance with the enforcement of fiscal matters and this model could be used for sharing other types of information. Government proposes to examine its existing exchange of information powers against those in the Ordinance to determine where significant gaps may exist. Gateways and additional powers will be introduced wherever necessary to enhance the effectiveness of existing mechanisms for co-operation with foreign regulators.
Government is mindful that adoption of the Ordinance by the Overseas Territories is a priority for Her Majesty's Government and is ready and available to consult further on the issue.
Further, the report recommends that the efforts to control money laundering must be enhanced by expanding the definition of financial crimes and by reviewing the 'grandfathering' of all clients being serviced before the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 came into effect. Government considers that until onshore jurisdictions make similar changes, the Bermuda legislation is adequate and Bermuda need not be held to a higher standard.
The report also recommends that corporate service providers, including lawyers, accountants, and investment business providers who are exempted from the licensing provisions under the Investment Business Act 1998 should be regulated institutions for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997. Many of these persons are, of course, already subject to professional codes of conduct. Government has not finalised its position on this issue and proposes to consult further with industry representatives before making a decision.
The timetable to address the agreed legislative amendments spans two years with priority items such as the Bermuda Monetary Authority Act 1969, the Insurance Act 1978, the Companies Act 1981, the Trust Companies Act 1991, the Investment Business Act 1998, the Collective Investment Scheme Regulations 1998 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997 scheduled for substantial completion by 30 September 2001.
Amendments to the aforementioned legislation will address the core recommendations concerning independence of the regulator, international regulatory co-operation and anti-money laundering regimes.
Bermuda's regulators will have adequate resources in 2001 to address recommendations pertaining to changes in supervisory practices and regulation of financial services.
The attached schedule summarises the Government of Bermuda's position on each of the recommendations in the report. Government wishes to state clearly and emphatically that it will implement those recommendations that are based on international standards and principles of supervision, whose adoption will strengthen and enhance Bermuda's supervisory and regulatory systems and practices.
Where no such standard or principle exists, Government considers that it is sensible to more fully assess the implications of related recommendations before taking a decision. This is in no way to detract from Bermuda's unreserved commitment to continuing to maintain the highest of standards, evidenced by KPMG's conclusions that in certain respects Bermuda already goes well beyond what is already in place in most other centres, both onshore and offshore.


New pool house conceptual drawing by H. Anne Blakely Sciarrone Architecture, LLC.
From March 2012 to November 2013, Red Fork principal Renee Claire partnered with Jeff Clark of the Garden Hills Pool & Park Association and Barbara Howell of Barbara Howell & Associates to raise money for a new public pool house for the City of Atlanta's Garden Hills Pool.
The initial fundraising goal was $750,000. The three-person fundraising team, along with hundreds of community volunteers, ultimately raised over $800,000 for the project.
Movie night at the old pool house.
The campaign committee updating supporters on the project.
The capital campaign leaders were project visionary and Campaign Chair Jeff Clark and fundraising consultant Barbara Howell. The contributions of both of these individuals cannot be overstated, and both were deeply involved in all aspects of the campaign.
Hundreds of neighborhood volunteers were also vital to the campaign's success. Volunteers solicited major gifts, hosted donor parties, organized larger events like the Garden Hills Gala, and took lead roles in the street campaign.
The team raised over $800,000 in under two years, with over half of the funding donated by individuals.
Fundraising began in the spring of 2012, and Barbara Howell and Renee Claire wrapped up services in Fall 2013. Jeff Clark and the Garden Hills neighborhood finished fundraising for the project, which is completely paid. In May 2014, the new Dan Martin Pool House opened, with a ceremony attended by most of the Garden Hills community.
The new pool house is EarthCraft-certified, and is now fully accessible, with ADA-compliant bathrooms, elevator, and access ramp from the street (left).