Steely Products is a warehouse equipment manufacturer that supplies businesses with material handling and storage equipment that makes it easier to organise busy warehouses.
Our warehouse equipment is made from strong tubular steel and is designed to work well and last. We are a warehouse equipment producer of trolleys, tables, garment rails and racks. For the furniture and window trade, Steely makes storage and moving solutions that can handle large or oddly shaped items.
For warehouses that store a lot of items that need dispatching, we have many pick and pack work aids and trolleys that can make the whole process easier.
With so many different items of warehouse equipment, most businesses can find the equipment they need. Equipment can be made in custom sizes, so if you find that Steely Products' equipment does not fit your exact specifications, we can design a bespoke solution.
A designer will visit your warehouses to see for themselves what your operation needs from warehouse equipment. After sharing ideas with you and discussing design concepts, the designer will go back to our Manchester base to design and construct your tailor-made equipment.
A prototype model will be delivered to you to try out, to which there may be some modifications required. After you are completely satisfied that the equipment is right for you, small or large quantities of your equipment will be manufactured.
All design and manufacturing is done in-house, which makes the bespoke service fast. Costs are reasonable to fit in with your equipment budget.
Steely Products has been a warehouse equipment supplier since 1970. We pioneered the use of making equipment from strong tubular steel when our competitors were using weaker materials.
We do not use wholesalers or distributors; by supplying directly to end users, we make sure that our products meet their exacting requirements. Over the years we have gathered lots of feedback from customers. We have modified designs and created new ones based on suggestions from end users.
Steely Products is a family run business committed to excellent customer service, competitive prices, and short lead times. You can rely on our commitment to firm delivery times.
Our expert metalworkers make sure that everything they build is top quality and strong enough to last a long time under heavy use. Excellent design and durability is the Steely Products mission.
Talk to a member of the Steely Products team to discuss how we can help you with your warehouse equipment requirements.
You are welcome to visit our Manchester base to talk to us and to see firsthand the quality of our warehouse equipment. No matter how big or small your operation is, we can find an equipment solution for you.
If you are still not sure about the value of our equipment, ask to borrow equipment to try out in your workplace before you buy.
Find out how your warehouse operation can be made more organised and efficient by using the best equipment – speak to Steely Products today.


International hotel and hospitality management company PREM Group has taken a significant equity stake in Rate Wise. Rate Wise was originally founded in Dublin by software developer Niall O'Meara and quickly became a leading rate management tool working with 76 hotel and serviced apartment clients across 9 countries including Ireland, the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia.
Under PREM Group's management, the new Rate Wise business model will offer additional support services in that clients can subscribe to a software only service and control the rate setting locally, or they can tap into Rate Wise's consultancy service which extends beyond rate setting to OTA account management, book direct strategies and support with market segmentation and technology set up.
Rate Wise have very ambitious plans to grow their client base and intend to double the number of properties using the Rate Wise software over the next 12 months. They see massive growth potential for the software in Northern Europe particularly where the company is already well established through their procurement business Trinity Purchasing.


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HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) is an HTTP-based media streaming communications protocol implemented by Apple Inc. as part of its QuickTime, Safari, OS X, and iOS software. It resembles MPEG-DASH in that it works by breaking the overall stream into a sequence of small HTTP-based file downloads, each download loading one short chunk of an overall potentially unbounded transport stream. As the stream is played, the client may select from a number of different alternate streams containing the same material encoded at a variety of data rates, allowing the streaming session to adapt to the available data rate. At the start of the streaming session, HLS downloads an extended M3U playlist containing the metadata for the various sub-streams which are available.
Since its requests use only standard HTTP transactions, HTTP Live Streaming can traverse any firewall or proxy server that lets through standard HTTP traffic, unlike UDP-based protocols such as RTP. This also allows content to be offered from conventional HTTP servers as origin and delivered over widely available HTTP-based content delivery networks.
HLS also specifies a standard encryption mechanism using AES and a method of secure-key distribution using HTTPS with either a device-specific realm login or HTTP cookie which together provide a simple DRM system. Later versions of the protocol also provide for trick-mode fast-forward and rewind and for integration of subtitles. upLynk has also added the AES scrambling and base-64 encoding of the DRM content-key with a 128-bit device-specific key for registered commercial SWF applications together with a sequential initialization Vector for each chunk to its implementation of the standard.
Apple has documented HTTP Live Streaming as an Internet Draft (Individual Submission), the first stage in the process of publishing it as a Request for Comments (RFC). As of December 2015, the authors of that document have requested the RFC Independent Stream Editor (ISE) to publish the document as an informational (non-standard) RFC outside of the IETF consensus process. August 2017, RFC8216 was published to describe version 7 of the protocol.
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Top 10 North East landmarks brought to life in futuristic Great Exhibition of the North show
NBS is staging a Future Buildings exhibition which will map some astounding architectural work by its customers
Coreena Ford
The Old Post Office in Newcastle (Image: (C)The Bigger Picture Agency Ltd)
The best of the region's architecture is set to be showcased in a unique way as part of next month's Great Exhibition of the North.
Construction industry specialist NBS has joined forces with 10 of its customers who are behind some of the best modern buildings in the region, working together to create an interactive wall using augmented reality technology.
The 10 landmarks will be plotted on a map of the region, and with the use of an iPad each building will be brought to life in a 3D model that visitors will be able to move 360 degrees around each project.
The map forms part of NBS's Future Buildings exhibition for the Great Exhibition of the North , which will be at its base in The Old Post Office in Newcastle, on the innovation walking trail.
The Word, South Shields (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
The exhibition will allow visitors to step inside the award-winning Old Post Office – which was transformed in a £5m refurbishment project – exploring the old and new as they are taken on a journey through time.
The interactive display will start with the transformation of the Grade II listed building and end with a look at how our future buildings will take shape.
NBS enlisted local agency Coffee Design to create the augmented reality experience for the future part of its exhibition.
The augmented landmark map includes JDDK, which designed The Sill in Northumberland, Ryder which is working on online gaming firm tombola's new headquarters in Sunderland and ADP, which have been involved in the refurbishment of Spanish City in Whitley Bay.
The new Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre at Once Brewed (Image: newcastle chronicle)
The team at Xsite are involved with their work on Newcastle's forthcoming tech school North East Futures UTC, as is Killingworth's FaulknerBrowns which has garnered several awards for The Word in South Shields and Cundall, the engineering consultancy, for its work at Newcastle's Science Central.
The landmark map will be completed by The Launch at the former Vaux Site in Sunderland, designed by Arup, the Hebburn Central project led by Mott MacDonald, the Bill Bryson Library in Durham which was designed by Space Architects and the Urban Sciences Building Newcastle University , led by Turner and Townsend.
The Urban Sciences Building, Newcastle (Image: RICS)
NBS CEO Richard Waterhouse said: "At NBS, we work with architects and engineers all over the world, but we don't have to travel that far to find examples of organisations who are leading the way with new technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM).
"Newly-established firms across the region sit alongside those with 30, 40 and 50+ years' experience working on all conceivable kinds of projects.
"We can't mention every single North East practice and project, but you only have to explore the work of teams at FaulknerBrowns, Ryder, JDDK and Space Architects to get a taste for the quality, passion and experience of the regions architectural design community.
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"We have chosen 10 of many who we think showcase some of the best architecture and engineering in the North to create the best augmented reality wall for our visitors. It really will be an exciting 12 weeks for everyone involved."
NBS will be part of The Great Exhibition of the North's Innovation Trail which will run from June 22 until September 9.
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Even loss can't stop Kimbo hype machine
Kimbo Slice
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American mixed martial artist and boxer (1974-2016)
American mixed martial artist
No one ever said the Ultimate Fighting Championship didn't know how to market itself, its sport and its fighters.
There may be no greater proof than the job it's done with Kimbo Slice, the famed YouTube street fighter who crashed and burned under the weight of ridiculous hype that his last promotion and CBS television put on him. One year ago this week, it took 14 seconds to prove he wasn't really the comparable figure to Tiger Woods that the network laughably claimed.
Kimbo lost again Wednesday on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" reality show. In a match taped in June, he was smothered by Roy Nelson, a round mound of fighting experience who twice exploited Slice's inexperience, laid him out in a crucifix position and dropped dozens of light but unanswered punches.
Referee Herb Dean, who allowed Kimbo to be saved by the bell at the end of the first round, called it early in the second.
Kimbo got beat, although not beat up. And within a minute of his loss, Dana White, the UFC president, was on the program dropping unsubtle hints that Slice would soon enough return to active competition on the show. He'll likely replace fellow competitor Marcus Jones, who in scenes from next week appears to come down ill.
The return of a promising fighter that had lost isn't unusual. In past seasons of the show, fighters have left due to injury, behavioral trouble and simple homesickness.
What's most amazing isn't that Kimbo will return. It's that the show – either through the magic of reality television or by brilliantly showing what was legitimately real – has turned Kimbo into a likeable, humble and easy-to-root-for guy.
Dana White had changed the expectations game.
Suddenly Kimbo was being hailed for putting up a decent fight against Nelson, a former International Fight League heavyweight champion with far more experience.
White and coaches Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Rashad Evans all hailed his effort.
In truth, Kimbo landed just a couple significant punches, one knee and used solid takedown defense to stop Nelson another time. Other than that, it wasn't much of a performance. Nelson got him down twice and then just swallowed Kimbo up.
At no point did Nelson look to be in trouble, although the few times Slice's fists connected, it couldn't have felt all that good.
"Can I get a Double Whopper with cheese?" Nelson shouted to White after the victory.
Yet for losing, Kimbo was the big winner.
And it all has to do with expectations. If he had lost this way a year ago at the final card for his old promotion, EliteXC, he would have been mercilessly ripped by fans. (That night, he lost even more decisively, a near-instant TKO at the hands of a man who weighed 30 pounds less.) If anyone had made an excuse that his opponent was too good, they would have been heckled.
White would've been the first one doing the mocking.
Back then, though, Kimbo was being hailed as a mixed martial arts legend, when even he now admits he had virtually no skills. There is no comparison to winning backyard fights for a couple hundred bucks and taking on trained professionals inside a cage.
Now, close enough is good enough because the UFC is smartly selling Slice as a boot-straps up-and-comer, someone willing to admit he has a ton to learn, a family man (six kids) who just took the opportunity given to him.
It's the same fighter, just better promoters.
White isn't above hyperbole. He also knows that honesty sells. In this case, he isn't selling an inaccurate image – he's showing a real human. The guy who used to beat people up at barbeques now seems like a guy you wouldn't mind having over to your house for one.
Slice has helped deliver record ratings for the 10th season of the show. White himself was predicting six million people would watch Wednesday's fight – and with the promise of Kimbo returning next week, the ratings won't drop far.
White has said Kimbo will stay with the company – whether he wins this season or not. Slice will fight in December, presumably at either the undercard of the TUF 10 finale on Dec. 5 or at UFC 107, a pay-per-view event in Memphis.
It stands to reason that many fans will be rooting for him, more now than ever.
He's become a person on this show, not held up as some scouring force of terror. The beard and gold teeth are still there, but TUF has shown him training relentlessly, begging for additional coaching and getting along with fellow contestants who initially mocked and cursed his presence.
More than anything, special attention has been paid to showing (if you can believe it) Kimbo's emotional vulnerability, particularly considering the built-up-and-torn-down-year he just went through.
"He's just a good person," said Jones, who played seven years for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "The things put in front of him would probably crush the mental state of any other man."
Slice was seen praying, talking about how he realized "the enemy is the inner me" and making a series of hysterical malapropisms (upon realizing he's been losing weight, he noted, "I haven't developed a good eating résumé.")
The guy is Yogi Berra with knockout power.
Or does he really have knockout power? We'll see. He didn't show it against Nelson, and the pressure will be on to display more in his next fight, be it on TUF or in December. As with all contestants, Kimbo will stick around and train until filming is done, a time where he can improve dramatically.
He is currently working with American Top Team in South Florida, home to a number of top fighters. They have a reputation as a no-nonsense operation that gets fighters in top shape. It is home to MMA stars such as WEC champion Mike Brown and UFC welterweight contender Thiago Alves.
He's supposedly serious about it – even if various movie roles keep pulling him away for a couple days here and there. It's worth noting, though, that when Slice was in EliteXC, we heard he was training hard under legendary former UFC champion Bas Rutten, only to later find out it wasn't nearly so intense.
Time will tell whether at 35 he can develop into a viable fighter. Better won't work forever. Still, his performance thus far on TUF has given him a second, and perhaps third, opportunity with the UFC. It's rebranded him from street thug into modern day Rocky.
It's found a way to make a loss where he mounted minimal offense into a victory that's reviving his career.
All hail the marketing power of the UFC. No one ever said Dana White wasn't good at his job.


Despite being released 5 months ago, Instagram Stories are the huge new feature that a lot of bloggers have yet to start using. I just uploaded my first Instagram Story two or three days ago, in fact. Just this morning I was contacted by a user who saw my story. What a concept, right? How many more of us are missing out on this action?
As a part of my New Year's Instagram Challenge, I've included posting an Instagram Story as a task. It was partly to force myself to finally do it, but mostly to help out other people who are either struggling with getting started or who just haven't taken the time to try it yet (totally me right there).
I'm here to tell you that getting started with Instagram Stories is actually super easy! I did my first one while I was in the car (as a passenger, of course), so it's not like you need this huge setup or anything. Let's get you started on your first Instagram Story!
There are three types of Stories; photo, video, and live video (the latest addition!).
Each Story is visible for only 24 hours. After that, it disappears.
Live Stories disappear after the live session is over.
People can message you directly from your story.
You can upload any content saved to your phone within the last 24 hours.
You can add text, doodles, or stickers to your Stories.
You're able to save your own photos and videos, whether you add them to your story or not.
You can send your Stories to people through direct messages. They still disappear after 24 hours.
In retrospect, I probably should have at least used a stock photo.
Now that you have some background info, let's take a look at just how easy it is to create your first Story!
You can get to the Story creation screen by one of two ways; swipe from left to right from the main Instagram screen, or click the little camera in the top left corner.
Live – use this to start broadcasting live Stories.
Normal – Press the button to take a photo or hold it down to record video. Once you stop holding the button, the video will stop recording.
Boomerang – If you're familiar with the Boomerang app, this is exactly what you think it is. Boomerang allows you to repeat a short video clip, first forwards then backward, basically turning it into a looping video/gif.
Hands Free – This records video without you needing to hold the button down. You can use it with a short press to start recording immediately or holding the button down for a second will give you a 3 second timer before recording starts. Great for use with a tripod and recording video Stories by yourself.
You can also add photos or prerecorded video added to your phone within the last 24 hours. Swipe up to get a list of eligible photos and videos.
After taking your photo or recording your video for your Instagram Story, you'll be taken to a preview screen. From here, you can add stickers, draw on your Story, or add text from the buttons at the top. Video content also has the option to remove the sound. You can also open the sticker panel by swiping upwards.
When adding a drawing/doodle, the very first button you see before the color buttons changes the brush size. Just tap and drag up or down to change it.
You also have several different colors to choose from when adding doodles or text. At first, it seems like there are only the first 9 colors you see there. There's actually 3 pages of 9 colors to choose from. Just swipe left and right on the colors to switch pages.
After placing elements or adding a drawing, press the Done button to get back to the main preview screen. You can add more elements, save, or publish your story from there!
Editing text and stickers is pretty straight forward. Once your elements have been added, just tap one to select it. Use the typical gestures you know for rotating (2 finger tap and rotate), scaling (2 finger pinch or expand), and positioning (drag into place) different elements. Tap and drag a sticker or text element to the trash can at the bottom of the screen to delete it.
Drawn elements can't be edited or moved (if I'm missing something here, let me know), so make good use of the Undo button and make sure you have what you want before you hit the Done button, or you'll need to start over. UGH, I know!
This is sort of a hidden feature in Stories and to be honest, I only found it on accident! You can use some photo filters by swiping left or right from the Story preview screen. Make sure you don't have stickers, drawing, or text tools selected or it won't work.
If you do this after adding text or stickers, be careful not to accidentally move them!
Once your Story is recorded and edited, it's time to publish! If you want to, you can hit the Save button in the bottom left to save a copy of your completed Story to your phone. Once you're ready to publish, just tap the Your Story button that's beside the Save button. This will add your story to your Instagram account and people can now view it.
Each photo or video you add will be shown to users in the order you upload them. So if you're creating a message, just add it in the correct order.
Congratulations! You now know how to create your first Instagram Story!
I figured I'd also share this little trick with you guys to help you spice up your Instastories.
Instagram doesn't have its own filters (yet?) like Snapchat, but you can use Snapchat features by utilizing the Last 24hrs feature on Instagram. You can take photos or video with Snapchat, save them, and then upload them to your Instagram Story.
It's time to share your own story! Open up your app and get started. Stories are a great way for you to share content that doesn't really fit into the aesthetics of your Instagram feed. You could also use them to share projects you're working on but you don't want your WIP to be on your feed forever. With Instagram Stories, you don't have to worry about coming back to delete it.
This guide should have given you enough information to get you started, but if you have any other questions, let me know in the comments. You can also check out the Instagram Stories FAQ page for more info.
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Q: Let $\mathrm {A,B}$ be matrices does $\mathrm A^k = \mathrm B^k \implies \mathrm A = \mathrm B$? Let $A, B$ be real $n\times n$ matrices with positive eigenvalues. If $A^2 = B^2$, then $A = B$. What about $A^k = B^k, k\geq2$?
Could Anybody help me? Thanks.

A: Does $S^2=J_n^2(\lambda) $ imply $S=J_n(\lambda)$?
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The veteran striker opened the scoring in Albion's 3-2 win over Manchester United.
Glenn Murray believes Premier League "hype" is a barrier to lower-tier talents realising their full potential in English football.
Veteran target man Murray's fine no-look finish kick-started Brighton's shock 3-2 win over Manchester United at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.
The 34-year-old bagged 12 league goals last term as Brighton secured a 15th-place Premier League finish.
Murray hailed Brighton boss Chris Hughton for handing him the chance to extend his top-flight career, then insisted more lower-league stars can thrive in the Premier League.
"I think there is a lot of hype around the Premier League," said Murray.
"There are players in the Championship that can play at this level comfortably, but sometimes never get the opportunity.
"Sometimes they get overlooked for maybe cheaper, foreign players.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton (right) saw his side get the better of Jose Mourinho's Manchester United on Sunday (Gareth Fuller/PA).
"We know the English market is quite high and I think that sometimes puts clubs off.
"I have to thank Chris Hughton for giving me the opportunity to play at this level.
Brighton lost their opening match of the season 2-0 at Watford, but hit back in style by stunning Jose Mourinho's lacklustre United on the south coast.
Murray hailed Brighton's greater strength in depth after another summer's transfer business, while also citing last term's 1-0 home win over United in May as boosting the side's top-level belief.
"We were really disappointed after Watford, but this time the quality going forward was a lot better and I had a lot more support from my team-mates," said Murray.
"We didn't really get much support forward last weekend, but (Sunday) was completely different. The change-around, you can see the difference.
"It's the second season in the Premier League and it is about staying in the Premier League. That is it. Whether that's 17th, 16th, it does not matter.
"People ask us if we can better last year and obviously it's natural that we want to do that, but the main thing is to stay in the Premier League and keep the club moving forward with the right momentum.
"I think we have a lot more strength in depth. We have probably got more belief.
"We went into last year not knowing what was on the horizon – a lot of the players had not played in the Premier League.
"I am sure there were a lot questioning themselves and questioning how good a level they were stepping into, and I think it took us four, five or six games to start believing we belonged at this level. This year we can get going from the start.
"We obviously had good memories from the last game (against United) here.
"Those fond memories carried forward so we believed we could win.


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Mesothelioma Survivors
A diagnosis of mesothelioma can feel like a nightmare for many people. The aggressive form of cancer usually comes with a poor prognosis for its victims. In fact, standard mesothelioma life expectancy is only around 1 to 2 years, meaning that long-term mesothelioma survival is rare. There is still hope for mesothelioma patients, however.
Many mesothelioma survivors have lived 5 to 10 years after their original diagnosis. Some have lived even longer thanks to new breakthroughs in medical treatments. Researchers and medical professionals are coming closer to finding a cure every day. They are also discovering new diagnostic techniques to help identify the existence of mesothelioma earlier.
Still, many patients who are diagnosed with mesothelioma run into a cavalcade of issues, not the least of which is the uncompromising nature of the disease's spread. But, what else causes such a poor mesothelioma prognosis?
Why is Mesothelioma So Deadly?
Mesothelioma life expectancy is often fairly grim. The aforementioned average time frame from diagnosis to end of life is typically between 1 and 2 years. In addition to its aggressive nature, mesothelioma is also hard to spot. It can develop over a period of years with no major symptoms, and, by the time it's detected, it may have spread too far for curative treatment measures. During the diagnostic process, it is not uncommon for doctors to think a patient is suffering from an entirely different disease.
Mesothelioma can often be mistaken for:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
Because of these common mistakes, it can be quite a while before mesothelioma is accurately diagnosed and a proper treatment regimen is begun. In the time it takes to reach a diagnosis, the disease may progress beyond repair.
We also know that the single most significant contributor to a mesothelioma diagnosis is asbestos exposure. The latency period (or period of time that it takes for a disease to fully develop) can actually take as long as 50 years. So, it may be hard to make the correlation between asbestos exposure that occurred half a century ago and a disease you have been diagnosed with in the present.
Early detection is key during the diagnostic process. Mesothelioma symptoms like a heavy cough, chest pain, abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and others are all non-specific. So, if you can recall any possible exposure to asbestos in your lifetime, it is vital to let your doctor know. That information can help push them toward an accurate diagnosis that may help you survive longer.
What Factors Influence Survival Rates?
Obviously, not every individual diagnosed with mesothelioma has the same experience. Some patients end up achieving long-term mesothelioma survival and eventually return to their normal lives. Others may only survive for a few months after diagnosis. So, why are some mesothelioma patients more fortunate than others?
There is a variety of reasons, including:
Disease location
Type of treatments received
Health prior to diagnosis
The stage of the disease
Mesothelioma tends to be diagnosed in older patients who are less capable of fighting it off. Patients between the ages of 65 and 74 have a 5-year survival rate of only around 10%. This means that, out of every 100 patients in that age group, only around 10 of them will survive 5 years after diagnosis. In general, women are more likely to survive longer than men, however.
Prior health and lifestyle choices can also affect survivability. Individuals who already suffered from major diseases like diabetes or heart disease will have difficulty overcoming a mesothelioma diagnosis. Lifestyle choices like smoking or having a poor diet can also adversely affect prognoses.
Another major determining factor is the location of the disease. There are three main types of mesothelioma, each of which has different average survival rates.
Pleural mesothelioma, occurring in the lining of the lungs and accounting for 70 to 90% of all cases
Peritoneal mesothelioma, occurring in the lining of the abdominal cavity and accounting for 10 to 30% of all cases
Pericardial mesothelioma, occurring in the lining of the heart sac and accounting for roughly 1% of all cases
Peritoneal mesothelioma is generally considered the most "survivable" form of the disease. The average 5-year survival rate for that disease is 65% compared to only 12% for pleural mesothelioma and 23% for pericardial mesothelioma. The combination of cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), standard chemotherapy, and radiation therapy is usually the reason for this improvement in life expectancy.
In general, patients with any type of mesothelioma live longer when they undergo multiple treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Of course, aggressive treatment options are only really available to patients who can withstand it. Most mesothelioma patients are diagnosed in Stage 3 or 4, meaning that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Tumors and cancerous cells can be found virtually anywhere in Stages 3 and 4, and even a highly aggressive treatment approach might not be able to rid the body of cancer completely. It is not uncommon for patients to opt only for palliative treatments if they have late-stage mesothelioma.
The actual cancer cell type can also influence survival rates. There are three cell types associated with mesothelioma:
Epithelioid (most common and least aggressive)
Sarcomatoid (least common and most aggressive)
Biphasic (a combination of epithelioid and sarcomatoid cells. Aggressiveness depends on which type of cell is dominant)
Obviously, a patient with stage 1 peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma who is only 45 years old and relatively healthy will have a better chance of long-term survival than a 75-year-old with stage 4 pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma who was a lifelong smoker.
Long-Term Mesothelioma Survivors
Despite the dismal prognoses for many patients, long-term mesothelioma survivors do exist. They offer hope to anyone diagnosed with the disease who may not be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Many long-term survivors were only given a year or so to live, but they have managed to outlast that original life expectancy estimate by over a decade.
It should also be noted that the definition of "survivor" as it relates to mesothelioma may be different than most other diseases. Because mesothelioma life expectancy is generally so short, anyone who lives longer than their original estimate can be considered a survivor in some form. Indeed, anyone with the disease at all can be labeled a courageous person.
Paul Kraus
Paul Kraus is currently the longest-surviving mesothelioma patient on record. He was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in 1997 after being exposed to asbestos during a summer job he held in 1962 in Australia. He was also born in 1944 in a Nazi concentration camp in Austria, meaning that he is both a survivor of mesothelioma and the Holocaust.
Kraus has used a variety of conventional and alternative treatment methods to beat back the spread of the disease. One such treatment is known as "Ozone therapy" which works under the premise that cancerous cells struggle to multiply in environments with abundant oxygen.
He also placed himself on a strict diet of cancer-attacking vegetables, fruits, and herbs while exercising routinely and meditating at least two times per day. Kraus is certainly an inspiration to anyone suffering from mesothelioma.
Mavis Nye
Mavis Nye's road to becoming a mesothelioma survivor has been a difficult one. A native of the United Kingdom, Nye was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2009. Her husband was a shipwright when she was young, and she would often do his laundry, unwittingly exposing herself to asbestos. At the time of her diagnosis, her life expectancy was only 3 months.
She was given a pleurodesis, an often palliative procedure that removes fluid in the pleural space and makes it easier for patients to breathe. She was also put on a chemotherapy regimen of pemetrexed (brand name Alimta) and cisplatin. The treatment effectively shrunk her tumors and allowed her to survive for 15 months before new growths started appearing.
She then attempted to join several clinical trials in which she could take new, experimental medications. Eventually, she joined a clinical trial for the immunotherapy drug, pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda). That clinical trial essentially saved her life as the new medication was able to beat back her spreading cancer. She has been cancer-free since then and has also become an advocate for clinical trials and immunotherapy drugs.
Heather Von St. James
One of the more notable mesothelioma survivors is Heather Von St. James. She was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2006 at the relatively young age of 36. She had also just given birth to a daughter 3 months prior to her diagnosis. At the time, she was only given 15 months to live.
Obviously dissatisfied with that estimate, Von St. James sought out a risky procedure with the surgeons at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
The surgical procedure, an extrapleural pneumonectomy, removed all of the following:
Her entire left lung
The lung lining of her right lung
Her diaphragm
The lining of her heart
The latter two were replaced with surgical Gore-Tex, a stretchy material made of polytetrafluoroethylene that is practically inert inside the human body. After this major surgical procedure, Von St. James' chest cavity was given a heated chemotherapy wash. She also underwent several rounds of standard chemotherapy and radiation therapy to shrink tumors and kill remaining cancer cells. She has been mesothelioma-free for over a decade now.
Stephen Jay Gould was an evolutionary biologist and scientific author who was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in 1982. After diagnosis, he looked up statistics and saw that the median life expectancy for someone in his shoes was only 8 months. He was only 40 at the time of his diagnosis and he was relatively optimistic.
After two years of surgical procedures, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, Gould was declared mesothelioma free. He would go on to write a column in the magazine, Discover, entitled "The Median Isn't the Message." The column frequently discussed the misleading nature of median life expectancies and how over 50% of people will survive longer than those medians.
Obviously, his column became a source of inspiration for patients with mesothelioma, cancer, and any kind of potentially terminal disease. Although Gould passed away in 2002 of an unrelated type of lung cancer, his legacy of hope still remains as a shining testament to the beauty of his life.
It may only be a matter of years before long-term mesothelioma survivors become the norm. In any event, it's important to never give up hope. Even the most dire circumstances can be overcome with the right amount practical treatment and a positive outlook.
Paul Cowley
Paul Cowley just 34 when he was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2012. It was largely a mystery to him how the disease was able to develop as he had never worked with asbestos and couldn't recall being exposed to it as a child. Unfortunately, he would later realize that the prevalence of asbestos products in schools in the 1980s left him open to asbestos exposure.
Because of his relative youth, he was able to undergo a battery of aggressive treatments, including two operations and six rounds of chemotherapy. These treatments lasted for six grueling months, but Cowley came out on top. He has survived for six years and his cancer has been in remission for five. He has since returned to work and become an advocate for asbestos awareness and removal in schools.
Wendy Holmes
In 1998, Wendy Holmes was given perhaps the worst news of her life: she had stage 4 mesothelioma. The standard life expectancy for stage 4 mesothelioma is only around 6 months. Because Holmes was in otherwise good health, she was given 12 to 18 months to live. At the time of her diagnosis, Holmes was experiencing no symptoms and she was appropriately stunned.
Still, Holmes did not take mesothelioma lying down. Instead, she sought a mix of both conventional and holistic treatments. She was given three rounds of chemotherapy treatments and also performed several self-healing techniques and has been cancer-free for 20 years. She is now an advocate for patients and a licensed holistic health practitioner
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Windows 11 has all of the same features as Windows 10, but some have been removed or switched to a new place. We will show you the steps to enable automatically hide taskbar in Windows 11 and also to Disable automatically hide taskbar in Windows 11. Let us begin with knowing about the alterations in Windows 11's taskbar.
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A preview build of Windows 11 that was seen by Windows Insiders suggests that the way you connect with apps affixed to your taskbar may alter in the final release of the operating system eventually this year.
Drag and drop applications, shortcuts, and folders onto the taskbar are not currently supported in Windows 11 preview builds. In Windows 10, users can pin apps to the taskbar to make them stable, but dragging a file onto an app on the taskbar does not work.
Toggling this particular setting from the taskbar was just very convenient in Windows 10. It was as simple as right-clicking on the Taskbar and selecting "Taskbar Settings."
This is not the scenario in Windows 11, though. In this case, you can follow the steps below –
The very first step is to open the Settings menu.
"Personalization" will appear in the left pane.
On the right-hand side, click the "Taskbar".
The taskbar alignment can now be expanded by tapping on it.
After that, tick the "Hide the taskbar automatically".
Now you can close the settings window.
As a result of these steps, the taskbar will be disappeared from the computer screen.
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Mpanzu would vote for Aston Villa's McGinn in top goal award
Town midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu lets fly against Blackpool on Saturday
Mike Simmonds
Hatters midfielder Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu admitted he would vote for Aston Villa's John McGinn stunning volley in tonight's EFL Goal of the Year category.
The 25-year-old is in the running for the award, won by Town's Olly Lee last season, along with McGinn, Lewis Page (Charlton Athletic), Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) and Ruben Neves (Wolves).
Mpanzu will be at the awards along with James Collins, Jack Stacey and James Justin, with Collins up for the EFL League One Player of the Season and Justin in the running for the EFL Young Player pf the Year award.
The winner will be chosen this evening, as speaking about the award, Mpanzu said: "It's good to get voted for anything, especially goal of the year.
"I can't lie, I probably won't win, John McGinn's, it's a great goal, I think I would vote for him.
"I'm probably there for the good atmosphere, hopefully I win, but you never know."
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The Decision to Come Out
Amy Wang
After the first time I came out to a friend, I struggled a lot with deciding whether, when, and how to tell people about my sexuality. Like a lot of people, I was hesitant for many reasons, which mainly boil down to the fact that it can be really scary to be honest with people and have absolutely no control over how they react. At first, I saw each coming out experience as an obstacle successfully overcome. Looking back on it now, I think I came out to many people for the wrong reasons. By no means do I regret conversations I had with friends, and I'm very grateful to have such supportive people in my life, but I realize now that at the time, I saw coming out as a marked test of my courage and self-acceptance rather than a voluntary decision to share a part of myself with people I care about. I felt compelled to come out to people simply to prove that I was capable of it – that I wasn't too cowardly or too ashamed to tell anyone. Without necessarily realizing it, the language we use when discussing the topic of coming out reveals and reinforces unfair assumptions about queer people.
Particularly, the phrase "coming out of the closet" and the line of thinking surrounding it basically, well, piss me off. The overarching problem I have with it is what it implies about the people who are then labeled "closeted". It completely disregards the very valid reasons people have for not coming out and paints them as cowardly or secretive, as if they have a moral duty to make their personal identities public. The prejudiced mentality dividing society into heteronormative and other is exactly what puts queer people into the "closet" in the first place. What I don't understand is why the responsibility is put on queer individuals to come out of the "closet" and not on society to unpack and revoke the mentality that shoved them in.
Perhaps even more frustrating than the establishment of the "closet" itself is the way queer people are subsequently shamed for being "closeted". Queer people are expected to legitimize their identities by coming out. In other words, a queer person's identity isn't considered valid or honest unless other people, and especially non-queer people, are made aware and approve of it. I saw this skewed logic a few months ago when I came out to two of my friends. One of their first reactions was to ask why I hadn't told them before. In the moment, my nervousness blinded me to the assumption they had made: that they had the right to know my personal identity. While they were very positive and well-meaning, I couldn't help but be upset about their all-too-common mindset imposing on me the artificial duty to come out. Now that I've had time to think on it, I really wish I'd called them out on that BS.
To reiterate, I'm wholeheartedly in support of queer people voluntarily choosing to come out and I know it can be very empowering and worthwhile; my point of contention is in how people who choose not to or have not yet come out are stigmatized and pressured to feel like they have an obligation to.
Half a year ago, I was pushing myself to come out to friends because I thought that was what I was supposed to do. Now, I'm finally taking the time that I needed to sort out my own thoughts. It's taken me a while and it's an ongoing process, but I'm immeasurably more comfortable with myself now. I've learned that nobody is ever entitled to know my personal identity, my decision to come out is singularly mine, and it has absolutely no bearing on my courage or the legitimacy of my identity.
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Number 1 ranking is just the beginning for Murray
Posted on November 8, 2016 January 9, 2018 by ATT Author
In a career crammed with 'firsts' this must rank near the top for Andy Murray. The first Brit to rank as World Number one and the 26thplayer overall. The fact that Murray is also the oldest first-timer since John Newcombe in 1974 only further cements his longevity to hang in there whilst time ravages on the Golden Era's more senior members.
Understand that by this I do not mean Murray has simply benefitted from being younger, and that only now that Federer and Nadal are past their prime and Novak's level, desire and self-beleief have all been called into question that the Scot can inherit that throne at the top of the game.
Whilst there is a modicum of truth in those facts, the notion is rubbished when you consider Andy has had seven stints at World number 2 since 2009. Amidst injury and the undeniable, always-relevant expectation that Britain places on its sporting heroes that has placed extra hurdles in the way of Andy's rise.
In truth, it is nothing more than his recent form has merited. Since the first Lendl era, Murray has rightfully sat at the table with Novak, Rafa and Roger, he has belonged and would've mopped up yet more accolades if not for a few tiny different outcomes. But this season has seen such a marked improvement yet again (77-11 W/L ratio and 7 titles from 11 finals) that it really is no surprise that the milestone has been reached when it has.
What matters now of course, is the future – and I cannot see any other outcome than continued dominance of the game for the Scot.
Federer and Nadal are no longer able to challenge and Djokovic remains so fragile compared to when he was in his pomp that it will be Murray now who will enter those match-ups feeling superior and Novak I fancy will see those self-depreciating doubts plague his match-mind.
The Australian Open should topple first – and after so many finals, it will be a huge relief for Andy, but Paris will feel all the sweeter as – for so many greats – it remained elusive.
Who else can challenge Andy now for the next half-generation? Stanimal remains an enigma but capable of the odd upset but never a sustained challenge, the jury is out on Nishikori, Pouille, Goffin and Thiem.
It really is too late now for the likes of Monfils, Berdych, Ferrer, Tsonga and Cilic to mount a semi-serious assault on the tour. Del Potro is another fascinating question mark.
In years gone by I would have balked at the prospect facing the men's tour in the next few years: Murray dominance and the decline of aggressive, technique laden tennis to the history books, but I will embrace this brave new world and relish the challenges ahead for the game's new undisputed king.
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Despite the search for a striker: Cologne wants to get rid of this attacker in January
Stephen Baumgart
1. FC Köln would like to sell Sebastian Andersson in winter. Also, so that a new attacker can be committed.
1. FC Köln are keen to get away in the winter transfer window Sebastian Anderson separate. The Swede should be handed over so that money can be collected and saved in order to finance a new attacker.
In between Cologne and Sebastian Andersson there will be no more great love. The striker, who has been injured for some time and underwent meniscus surgery at the beginning of September, is to be handed over before his contract expires in the summer – ergo during the winter transfer window.
It is the last chance for the financially troubled Bundesliga club to squeeze out a little money. the picture says that this plan has long been set in stone. Already in the summer, when it became clear that it could no longer be sold at this point in time, the Sweden looking towards winter.
Nothing has changed in this starting position since then. Andersson should leave Effzeh early.
But in addition to a possible mini-transfer, the focus is also on the salary to be saved. The 30-year-old earns around two million euros a year. Should he return to the pitch in December, Cologne would have to pay for six months. So another million euros would be due.
Accordingly, those responsible in Cologne hope that Andersson can train again in December so that they can then sell him in January.
That has long since had something to do not only with the search for a new striker. In order not to slip into the relegation battle, the need for a new attacker has been identified. For that applies Davie Selke as the most serious candidate at the moment.
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The truth is, while this approach is very straightforward and easy to understand – there is a more sophisticated way to run an experiment that will allow you to capture more conversions, arrive at faster results, and reduce the time you spend managing experiments and interpreting results.
Auto-Optimization is our way of A/B testing so that you can automatically show what's working better more often.
In any A/B test, each variation being tested has a true conversion rate that is equal to a theoretical probability that a user converts, given that they are a user. This is distinct from each variation's observed conversion rate that is equal to the actual number of conversions divided by the actual number of test users.
They're all converting at 20%, but different levels of statistical power lead to more or less dense probability distributions for where the true conversion rate lies.
With each additional data point, the probability distribution of a variation's performance is altered.
Example of a changing probability distribution over time.
Auto-Optimization uses this dynamic information to algorithmically determine how often competing variations are shown. At a high level, this means that we will show better performing variations more often and worse performing variations less often - allowing you to save your business time and money.
If this approach is so great, why isn't all A/B testing done this way? Reliable algorithmic designs can be computationally intensive, and historically have been too costly to use. But new methods in Bayesian computation and parallel processing have made it easier and more affordable than ever to reap the benefits of high-frequency computing for the purpose of making better mobile apps.
When using Auto-Optimization, all variations will initialize to be shown in equal proportions. So if you have a total of five variations, the probability that any given variation will be shown to a user when you launch the experiment is one-fifth, or 20%.
As soon as we start to collect data for each variation, we'll also observe differences in their performances and project the probability distributions that each variation may have of producing a true performance at any given value. Eventually, these distributions 'separate out' and we can programmatically exploit those differences.
As our Auto-Optimization algorithm learns, it incorporates knowledge into test variations' probability distributions.
New users included in experiments are then shown a variation selected using a randomized probability matching heuristic. The best performing arm is the most likely to be picked because it's probability distribution is more heavily weighted towards a higher value. However, there is always a chance of picking the other arms when their probability distributions overlap with the best performer, allowing the algorithm to keep learning about the true conversion rate of all variations.
Usually the best-performing variation is picked because it has a probability distribution that is more heavily weighted towards a higher value, and a randomly selected value from it's probability distribution is greater than that of other variations.
Sometimes, another variation is picked because a randomly selected value from its probability distribution is greater than that of the best-performing variation. This is important because it allows the algorithm to explore where the true conversion rate of all variations lies more precisely, and make better decisions in the future.
As the algorithm continues to learn, the variations' distributions 'separate out' and the best-performer will be picked more frequently.
In this way, Auto-Optimization prunes away the weaker variations and drives new users to the better ones - so that you can achieve statistical significance faster and maintain higher average performance while the experiment itself is still running. In contrast, traditional A/B testing uses a fixed exploration rate, so it will consistently test suboptimal arms throughout the life of the experiment.
Traditional A/B tests do not change their exploration rate over time since the splits are fixed at the beginning of the experiment. The downside of Traditional A/B is that a fixed percentage of users have to be given suboptimal experience. An Epsilon-Greedy algorithm also has a fixed exploration rate over time; they dynamically choose the best arm more often, but will continue to explore through the length of the experiment. Auto-Optimization eliminates exploring sub-optimal variations until only the best variation(s) remain.
Traditional A/B tests also have a fixed rate of exploitation, and traffic is split evenly through the length of the experiment. Epsilon-Greedy Algorithms may initially choose the best arm more often due to the fixed exploitation rate, but will continue to explore even after learning which arm is best. Auto-Optimization explores the best options and will continue to increase the rate at which the best arm is selected over time.
Auto-Optimization uses two metrics to determine when an experiment has been completed and a winner should be rolled out to the entire user base or segment: Chance to Beat Baseline* and Potential Value Remaining**.
There is a 95% chance that the Potential Value Remaining in the experiment is less than 1% of the best performing variation's conversion rate.
In this way, we can declare with confidence that both the winning variation is better and continuing to run the experiment would not result in any significant further improvements in performance.
*You can read up on how Chance to Beat Baseline is calculated here.
**Potential Value Remaining is calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation based on randomized probability sampling to find the additional improvement in performance that could be realized from continuing to run the experiment.


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During this enrichments, I made two project, lift and press, and all explanation about those are at the embedded image.
One obstacle I successfully overcame was that I was first time that I took class about engineering, and this was almost first time that I decide what to make. When I was making lift, I made many mistakes, and there was many problems with final product. However, when I was making the press, even though it was at least better, and now I feel I improved a lot with engineering during the enrichment.
If I take this class again, one thing I want to do differently is to research more. For this time, I focused on making, based on my ideas, and led to many problems. Then, I think I will be able to reduce number of mistakes/problems by researching and finding out how other people made the thing that I am making. Also, it will be much easier with research.
One mistake I learned from this trimester was that too much is worse than little less. For lift, I didn't want pins coming out, so I cut pins into really long pieces, and I thought it will be better if I use more, but too much just led to problems. For press, I want to make body stronger by using many duct tape, and it also led problems such as hard to refill water, and hard to fix it when there is a problem that I want to fix.
This was first time that I decided to take engineering class, and through the enrichment, I made mistakes, and learned a lot.
The reason that I decided to choose was to learn cooking , and why I didn't choose top chef was just because I thought top chef would be too popular, and also I wanted to learn about Chinese dishes.
Our class decided to learn about Sichuan Menu B, which includes foods below, and we also had a tea ceremony, and students made their own tea packaging.
It took about 1 hour to get there, and after we arrived, a Teacher named Michelle helped us learning cooking. There was some apple, and something similar to JianBing was on the table, and we could eat them. We first tasted many spices such as light soy sauce, white pepper, and Sichuan pepper. The teacher said that we have to understand about spices and ingredients in order to use them well.
. We prepared ingredients in order of cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, chicken, and peanut. After we prepared ingredients, we started making Sichuan Simmered Beef (水煮牛肉). It was cooked beef with spicy soup; we made one more spicy than the other. Then, we cooked Stir Fried Cauliflower with Black Beans and Cured Bacon (豆豉菜花). Sichuan Noodle salad with shredded chicken(四川鸡丝凉面)was already cooked.
After we cooked every dishes, we started eating them. Stir Fired Cauliflower was most popular, and Simmered beef was least popular. My favorite was noodles; it was bit spicy, and it was very delicious. At last, teacher gave us the printed recipe of those dishes.
After finishing eating, we started making our own tea packaging. We mixed various types of tea ingredients.
We put some sticker on a bag, and we drew picture on front side, and wrote ingredients on back side. For front side, I wrote tea in three language (Ancient Chinese, English, and Korean) with drawing of tea. Because of lack of time, we could't try some tea.
Overall, it was very good experience. I could learn cooking Chinese dishes, and learn more about Chinese spices. Even though I feel it was bit expensive, it was great experience.
These are top 5 diseases that cause death. Especially, I researched about the Cancer and I shared with other students about other diseases. I noticed that there are common foods that we should avoid or eat.
These (chart below) are foods that we should avoid or eat to prevent and recover top 5 diseases that cause death. As I said before, I researched for cancer, and In common, we should avoid bad fat, smoking, oily foods, too much sugar, and salty food, and we should eat good oil, fruits, vegetable, whole food, and water.
I brought some cereals and mandarins. I brought these because most of cereals have lots of sugar, and I found cereals that have less sugar, so I thought that sugarless cereals can be health, and I brought them. Also, I brought mandarins because they have vitamin C. Unfortunately, I didn't have computer or something that I can take picture with, so I don't have any pictures.
I am from "Big Bird".
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A big thank you to all who supported Evan's Crew in our 6th Pan-Mass Challenge ride in August. We are humbled and appreciative of your generosity. Your support motivated us throughout our miles of training and during the 163-mile event. We ride in memory of Evan Mandeville; our son, nephew, cousin, and friend. He was 11-years-old when he passed away from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a year after diagnosis.
To date, Evan's Crew has raised $770,321 for DIPG research at Dana Farber. When you attended or participated in; Reviver Challenge Obstacle Course, Mud Dodgeball, Wise Guy Trivia, Saver's Clothing Drive, the Fagan Door sponsored Pell Bridge Run and fun bus or purchased Evan's Crew gear provided by Impact Custom Apparel, you helped fund research for this underfunded pediatric cancer. We offer a special thank-you to our local sponsors whose names appeared on the back of our team jersey.
There were zero treatment options for Evan when he was diagnosed. The only hope he had was to take part in a clinical research trial. One hundred percent of donations are used to fund DIPG research at Dana-Farber.
Please visit evanscrew.org to learn more.


There is a lot of money to be made in exploiting people with disabilities, and after decades of work by disability rights activists to fight for our to participate in much of civic life on our own terms, those who would make money exploiting us have hired lobbyists to return us to the days when our labor was deliberately undervalued for their profit.
Not that the exploitation of people with disabilities ever truly ended — even in the ostensibly nonprofit sector. For example, Goodwill Industries (among many others) notoriously takes advantage of Section 14(c), a 1930s era provision in the Fair Labor Standards Act that allows so-called sheltered workshops, work centers that only employ disabled people, to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage. While their executives make six-figure salaries, they pay thousands of employees with disabilities less than anyone else, and some as little as pennies an hour, for their work.
But "sheltered workshops" also receive funding from the government. Workshops receive funding from Medicaid to "train" disabled workers for real jobs, but only approximately 5 percent ever leave for work in the community. Such "training" programs often keep disabled workers in their work centers for years or even decades; workshops are most reluctant to give up the most productive disabled workers for community employment.
Even when these segregated programs pay good wages, they are a trap. In integrated employment, employees with and without disabilities are hired to provide services to their companies. In segregated disability programs, employers see themselves as providing services to the employees that they are hiring and fail to recognize the conflict of interest in serving as both service provider and employer.
For this and other reasons, the Obama administration in 2016 put in place sensible, middle-of-the-road proposals designed to gradually transition service-providers into helping people with disabilities — including those with the most significant disabilities — into truly integrated workplaces.
In segregated disability programs, employers see themselves as providing services to the employees that they are hiring and fail to recognize the conflict of interest in serving as both service provider and employer.
Unfortunately, a trade group called ACCSES (which bills itself as "an elite network" of service providers that exists to provide "voices for these individuals at the highest levels of government") is working to pass legislation rolling back the Obama administration's steps forward. Even if their bill — the mislabeled "Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act" — doesn't pass, the Trump administration has recently signaled that they will nonetheless be rolling back some of these protections at ACCSES' behest.
Representative Glenn Grothman, who introduced ACCSES' legislation, explained at a recent Capitol Hill briefing that we advocates and people with disabilities "just don't understand" why it's necessary, and that "no one would work in these work centers who didn't truly care about serving the differently abled." This objectification speaks volumes: He does not see work center employees with disabilities as people with jobs but as objects being worked on by the real employees.
We see them as real human beings who are being exploited.
In other words, Muderick prefers to employ people who have so few options that they are grateful for any job on any terms, exploiting the financially vulnerable and dressing it up as a virtue. Murerick would have us believe that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have found their purpose in life in working for him on terms that he would never accept for himself.
He does not see work center employees with disabilities as people with jobs but as objects being worked on by the real employees.
Because of this thinking, Thinking Putty outsources part of its production to Devereux, a sheltered workshop provider that holds federal certification enabling it to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage. While Devereux doesn't disclose the wages of those workers producing Thinking Putty, other reporting has found that one of the organization's Pennsylvania workshops pays an average wage of only four dollars per hour.
ACCSES would have us believe that every business that operates on similar terms is acting in the best interests of its employees.
As part of their legislative push, ACCSES is trying to redefine what counts as "integration " by allowing providers to claim that they are supporting people in integrated settings even if disabled workers are on a separate payroll and wage schedule than non-disabled ones. ACCSES is lobbying to count as "integrated" workplaces that only hire disabled employees through separate contracts with providers like Deveraux, meaning that they would continue to lack access to the same terms of employment and social environments as non-disabled workers.
If you are hiring people with disabilities for their labor, then you should be legally required to treat us like employees, rather than insisting that our labor for your company is actually helping us.
For instance, disabled workers at Didlake, a non-profit employer of disabled workers, went on strike for the right to form a union in May. When these workers voted to unionize, Didlake refused to recognize the union. Instead, they joined the ranks of disability service providers who have maintained that disabled employees in special disability-segregated workplaces don't qualify for unionization, because they are considered service recipients in a program rather than real employees. Their case is currently pending before the National Labor Relations Board.
ADAPT activists like me are proponents of flexibility and choice for people with disabilities, rather than laws limiting that flexibility to social services providers. That is why, last week, I was arrested protesting ACCSES' briefing with 23 other disability rights activists in ADAPT.
We will fight for the right to live in our own homes rather than institutions, and for the right to receive services we need in integrated settings, including employment services. We oppose measures that would exempt employers and providers from labor law and civil rights protections, and we oppose laws that would give others greater flexibility to violate our rights.
If you are hiring people with disabilities for their labor — and you should be — then you should be legally required to treat us like employees, rather than insisting that our labor for your company is actually helping us. Having developmental disabilities, for instance, doesn't make us unable to comprehend that reality, even if those who claim to speak for us can't tell the difference between assistance and exploitation.
Rabbi Ruti Regan is an activist with ADAPT, the country's leading direct action disability rights group.


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La communauté de l'agglomération creilloise est une ancienne communauté d'agglomération française, située dans le département de l'Oise en région Hauts-de-France. Elle est remplacée en 2017 par l'ACSO.

Historique
Les quatre communes de Creil, Nogent-sur-Oise, Montataire et Villers-Saint-Paul décident de se rapprocher en 1965 afin de mener divers projets structurants, tels que le développement de la station d'épuration, la construction de ponts et de la déviation de la nationale 16, le développement de zones industrielles et commerciales, la construction de l'hôpital et la création de l'IUT. Ils créent pour cela le district urbain de l'agglomération creilloise, qui devient en 1999 une communauté de communes, puis devient en communauté d'agglomération par un arrêté préfectoral du  qui a pris effet le . Cette transformation s'est accompagnée d'un accroissement des compétences de la CAC, notamment avec la maison du tourisme.

La loi portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République (Loi NOTRe) du 7 août 2015, prévoyant que les établissements publics de coopération intercommunale (EPCI) à fiscalité propre doivent avoir un minimum de 15 000 habitants, le préfet de l'Oise a publié en octobre 2015 un projet de nouveau schéma départemental de coopération intercommunale, qui prévoit la fusion de plusieurs intercommunalités, et en particulier  de la communauté de l'agglomération creilloise et de la Communauté de communes Pierre - Sud - Oise, de manière à créer un  nouvel EPCI rassemblant 11 communes pour . Ce projet n'est pas partagé par Nogent-sur-Oise, qui aurait préféré quitter la CAC, compte tenu de l'impact négatif de Creil, tel qu'évoqué  sur certains quartiers de la commune estimé en 2015 par le maire de Nogent. Cette objection n'a pas été retenue.

Cette fusion prend effet le  et permet la création d'une nouvelle structure, dénommée agglomération Creil Sud Oise (ACSO).

Territoire communautaire

Géographie

Composition
En 2016, la communauté d'agglomération est composée des 4 communes suivantes :

Démographie

Organisation

Siège
Le siège de la communauté d'agglomération est à Creil, 24, rue de la Villageoise.

Élus

La communauté d'agglomération creilloise est administrée par son conseil communautaire, composé de conseillers municipaux de chaque commune membre, répartis sensiblement en fonction de la population des communes membres, soit, pour la mandature 2014-2020 :
- 18 délégués pour Creil ;
- 11 délégués pour Nogent-sur-Oise ;
- 7 délégués pour Montataire ;
- 4 délégués pour Villers-Saint-Paul.

Le Conseil communautaire du 10 avril 2014 a réélu son président, Jean-Claude Villemain, maire de Creil, et désigné ses 8 vice-présidents, qui sont :
 Gérard Weyn (PS),  conseiller général et maire de Villers-Saint-Paul
 Jean-Pierre Bosino (PCF), sénateur et maire de Montataire
 Eric Montes (PRG), maire-adjoint de Creil
 Philippe Massein (PS), conseiller régional et maire-adjoint de Villers-Saint-Paul
 Hervé Roberti (PRG), conseiller municipal de Nogent-sur-Oise
 Abdelkrim Kordjani (PCF), maire-adjoint de Montataire
 Nellie Rochex (PCF), conseillère municipale de Nogent-sur-Oise
 Karim Boukhachba (PCF), Conseiller municipal de Creil

Le nombre de vice-présidents a été défini pour permettre la représentation de chaque commune. Ensemble, ils forment le bureau de l'intercommunalité pour la mandature 2014-2020.

Liste des présidents

Compétences
L'intercommunalité exerce les compétences qui lui ont été transférées par les communes membres, dans les conditions définies par le code général des collectivités territoriales. Il s'agit notamment de :
 Développement économique et emploi : Actions destinées à dynamiser l'économie sur le grand bassin creillois, prospection, aide à l'installation et l'accompagnement des entreprises, gestion des zones d'activités communautaires, aide à l'emploi, formation et insertion des publics défavorisés.
 Urbanisme et aménagement de l'espace communautaire : zones d'aménagement concerté (ZAC), schéma de cohérence territoriale (SCoT), actions d'urbanisme d'intérêt intercommunal, stratégie foncière communautaire (Programme d'action foncière), pilotage d'études relatives aux projets « Gare, Cœur d'Agglo » et canal Seine Nord Europe, schéma directeur des circulations douces, système d'information géographique (SIG) au service des communes.
 Transports collectifs : Mise en place d'un réseau efficace de transports urbains, gestion des abribus et du système d'information voyageurs, élaboration avec les villes de projets renforçant l'intermodalité, recherche de complémentarité avec les réseaux des autres intercommunalités.
 Habitat : actions et aides financières en faveur du logement social et du logement des personnes défavorisées, élaboration du programme local de l'habitat (PLH), OPAH, actions et aides financières pour le logement social d'intérêt communautaire.
 Politique de la ville : opérations menées dans le cadre du contrat de ville, actions sociales ou dispositifs portés par la CAC, recherche d'une mixité sociale via les PRUS, dispositifs de sécurité et prévention de la délinquance.
 Environnement et cadre de vie : collecte des déchets et traitement des ordures ménagères, valorisation des déchets (recyclerie), alimentation en eau potable, assainissement (certification ISO 14001), lutte contre les inondations, entretien des berges de l'Oise, élaboration et coordination d'un Plan environnement.
 Sport et culture : organisation, avec les villes, de manifestations culturelles et sportives régionales ou nationales, promotion de l'offre culturelle sur l'ensemble du territoire, réalisation d'un inventaire du patrimoine industriel.
 Tourisme : élaboration et coordination d'une stratégie touristique territoriale, création d'un office de tourisme intercommunal, offre touristique valorisant les atouts du territoire.

Régime fiscal et budget

La Communauté de communes est un établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre.

Afin de financer l'exercice de ses compétences, l'intercommunalité perçoit, comme toutes les communautés d'agglomération,  la fiscalité professionnelle unique (FPU) – qui a succédé à la taxe professionnelle unique (TPU) – et assure une péréquation de ressources entre les communes résidentielles et celles dotées de zones d'activité.

Projets et réalisations

Références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
Intercommunalités de l'Oise
Service de transports de l'agglomération creilloise

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Scouts from Devon and Cornwall unite to represent the UK at the World Scouting Jamboree in Japan. They have been working on this trip and fundraising for the past 2 years. As they depart on their trip, they tell us all about their preparations and what they've been looking forward to.
Here the scouts talk about their helpful leaders and paint a picture of their characters.
Here's how they're preparations are going.
Thanks Scouts for sharing your school dinners with Neil and Tina as you depart on your great adventure..
The World Scout Jamboree happens every 4 years and, as you can see on the video above, it is a truly unique experience for all involved, bringing together c32,000 young people, aged between 14 & 18, from all over the globe, without the barriers of religion, sexuality, colour or politics, but with one common interest – Scouting. Today and tomorrow 27 Young People (YP) and 3 Leaders from Cornwall will be heading to Japan. These YP and Leaders are split between 2 different units with other Young People from the South West.
Unit 24 - The Woolly Pirates, comprises 9 Cornish YP & a Leader & 27 Gloucestershire YP & 3 Leaders, ie 40 in total. They leave today (23rd July) and are initially staying in Tokyo, before heading to the Jamboree itself. They then stay with families in Shizuoka before returning to Cornwall in three weeks time.
Unit 21 - SWesterSurferS, is made up of 18 Cornish & 18 Devon Youngsters and their respective Leaders. We are initially staying with Japanese families in Osaka, then the Jamboree itself, which includes visiting Hiroshima, and finally a brief stay in Tokyo.
The World Scout Jamborees are held every four years, so any Scout has just one chance to apply to go, and it is an incredible opportunity for each of the Young People who have been selected, particularly those that have never been abroad before. But it's not just the Trip to Japan as we've all had to complete a 10 camp Training Programme to prepare us... helping the Young People to master real life skills, from using Chop Sticks to Public Speaking, from cooking with unfamiliar ingredients to writing magazine reports, personal hygiene in extreme climates, hand washing cloths, learning and then teaching our fellow scouts Origami, it's a very long list..... and all of this alongside conventional education and The Fundraising - we have each needed to raise £3,500!
So after nearly 2 years of planning, training and fundraising the time has come for the Units to depart, each in their own way, but only the Leaders no the departure methods......U24 will be leaving from Nine Ashes, Washaway, Nr Bodmin, at about 4pm today & U21 from below the Tamar Bridge in Saltash, at about 4.30pm tomorrow.
However before we go, we want to let people at home in to a little secret!
On the 2nd August the whole Jamboree site (about 32,000 people!) will be transformed in to one massive Cultural Festival, with every Unit attempting to portray something of their heritage. Given the make up of Unit 21, and in particular our 'strap line', our Young People are now expert Scone Bakers and are looking forward to introducing Cream Teas to the Jamboree Site. With some amazing help from Rodda's we will be serving genuine Cornish Cream with our Cream Teas 6,000 miles away! but it goes a bit further as here in Cornwall (and Devon), local Scout Groups, their families and supporters will also be enjoying a cream tea on the same day, which we will be giving out at the departure events….. one big virtual Cream Tea Party joining the Jamboree in Japan to Cornwall (and Devon). We will be posting photos on facebook etc from Japan and will be happy to email them to you as well and will also be asking our supports and families etc to post their photos on either the Kernow WSJ 2015 or SWestertSurferS facebook pages.


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