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My name is Andy Meadows and I'm a Texas based radio consultant and author. I consult a handful of clients on programming, digital, operations and sales. I'm a life-long radio guy and, unlike some within our industry, I'm very excited about the future. Contact me today to find out how you can get an initial assessment of your group or station, followed by a strategic plan to grow your ratings and revenue.
Want to know why radio broadcasters should be podcasting and how to market and monetize a podcast? Get a copy of my BRAND NEW EBOOK "From Broadcast to Podcast." It's just $6.95 for a limited time and available on all the major book retailers.
Download a copy of my eBook 7 Habits of High Performing Radio Personalities for just $9.95.
Click here to read my "Surrounding the Listener" article on Radio Ink or here to read my "Making a Case for Shorter Stopsets" Radio Ink article.
If you want to join Tracy Johnson, Mike Shepard and I on our next live workshop CLICK HERE.
Click the play button below to hear the latest episode of my radio consulting podcast.
Creating Topical Content That's Sticky By Andy Meadows
Sticky content is just what it sounds like, content that sticks with the listener. Things they go to work and tell their coworker, recount later to their friends and significant other, or even to the on-air talent themselves at a…
The Path To Number One By Andy Meadows
Over the course of my career coaching and managing talent I've worked with every level of on-air personality. That includes former number one talent trying to recapture the hunger required to get there again, experienced people who've had moderate success…
Inclusive VS Exclusive By Andy Meadows
We've all been to a neighborhood bar that's filled with regulars taking up the best seats. Sat there waiting while the bartender, who of course knows them all, hangs out across from those regulars, laughing, yucking it up and handing…
Think Like a Listener By Andy Meadows
I've never been a detective, but I've talked to a few and watched enough cop shows to know that the best way to track down a criminal is to think like a criminal. You can't catch them by saying, 'what…
Relationships & Accountability By Andy Meadows
Those of us who have been in the radio industry long enough have a handful of stories about former bosses with management approaches that wouldn't fly today (and shouldn't have then either.) I've seen chairs thrown from a studio into…
Crowdsourcing Content By Andy Meadows
The amount of content necessary to fill our airwaves, station websites and social feeds can be overwhelming. Especially when most stations are being asked to create all that content with less resources and staff each passing year. That's part of…
Programming VS Sales By Andy Meadows
It's a battle as old as the industry itself. One that affects us all regardless of market size or location. In my experience, virtually every radio station seems to have some degree of tension between their programming and sales departments…
Where To Cutoff Current Categories By Andy Meadows
When programming any new music station it's easy to get in the habit of having a specific, set amount of songs in each of our current categories. This practice can of course be a good thing because it keeps us…
The Era of The Content Creator By Andy Meadows
With the rise of social media and the multitude of digital platforms competing for our attention throughout our daily lives, we've officially entered the era of the content creator. That segmenting of where people get their content, and the kinds…
Best Idea Wins By Andy Meadows
The Seattle Seahawks are one of the best stories in the NFL this year, at least so far. Despite losing their franchise quarterback and turning to a guy the rest of the league had pretty much given up on, they're…
Over Prepare, Don't Over Air By Andy Meadows
I'm a huge proponent of on-air personalities doing lots of showprep and working further in advance because a lack of preparation, or only preparing right before the show begins, is one of the main things shows get wrong. However…
Party For Everyone By Andy Meadows
Like many people I grew up watching Saturday Night Live and I still quote lines from it with references that are increasingly lost on people with each passing year. Because I'm a superfan one of the podcasts I go out…
Kill The Music Meeting By Andy Meadows
This is a hard blog for me to write. As a musician and a self-described music snob, there are few things I enjoy more than sitting in a room with other music lovers and evaluating new tunes. Even though I…
Who's The Show For? By Andy Meadows
I know that sounds like a pretty basic question. But, it's an important one that we should always ask ourselves if we're lucky enough to do a live and local shift on any radio station. Because if we don't start…
Other Places To Get Show Content By Andy Meadows
There are lots of great radio show prep services out there, Cheat Sheet, Sheet Happens, Personality Magnet and many more. I strongly recommend that all on air talent subscribe to at least one of them as they can all help…
Tips To Keep Them Listening Through Stopsets By Andy Meadows
I've written a lot about stopset length and how I believe radio needs to shorten their commercial breaks to better compete with our digital opponents. But, I get that not every station can switch to something as extreme as my…
4 Steps For Connecting With The Listeners By Andy Meadows
At best most shows have one or two spots a day where they're connecting with the listeners, usually through contesting or their best daily benchmark. That's certainly better than shows that don't connect with the audience at all. But, it's…
Rewarding Radio Superfans By Andy Meadows
As someone who spent the better part of my life in a radio station, I understand how easy it is to get annoyed by prize pigs and diehard listeners that call in, and even drop by, constantly. I've also had…
5 Things That Determine The Value of Air Talent
Unless they're a heritage personality that's tied to lots of revenue, most radio groups struggle to figure out the real monetary value of their on-air talent. Sometimes that leads to under-budgeting for open positions and drastically narrowing the talent pool…
Adding, Resting & Refreshing Music By Andy Meadows
As I've mentioned before, for a few years now we've been internally tracking the performance of new songs weekly across all the major formats and a few niche formats as well. At first it seemed incredibly arduous and time consuming…
Position To Succeed By Andy Meadows
When you talk to owners, operators and managers of underperforming stations they typically give you a handful of stock excuses for why their stations aren't measuring up. They can't find good help, their market is down overall, the economy is…
Missed Opportunities to Capture Content By Andy Meadows
Consistently creating multi-platform content sounds like a lot of heavy lifting when starting from scratch. But, unlike other businesses, radio stations should never have to start from scratch because they are already doing several things that could easily be turned…
Yes You Should Do a Podcast By Andy Meadows
Despite constantly quoting the listenership stats, ad spend numbers, and even writing an eBook about it, I still get a lot of pushback from broadcasters when I encourage them to start podcasting. So, let me approach it this way. If…
The Audience Isn't Your Therapist By Andy Meadows
When coaching on air talent the goal is simple, get them to do the best air shift they possibly can. That's because it's in the best interest of not only the people paying you, or yourself for the success stories…
To setup a FREE one-time, 30 minute consultation and get some initial feedback on your station click here.


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It is looking for someone who can help push the firm to new heights to become one of the biggest names locally, and nationally!
You will be confident of being able to self-generate the majority of your business, however for outstanding Advisors, the company will be able to introduce lucrative, HNW clients from private banks. Further down the line, there are IFA and Mortgage Advisers who are looking to retire and exit the business, who have substantial books of business to pass on.
The company underlines that there is considerable scope for business development. They have a wealth of 'orphan-clients' and cross-selling opportunities from the IFAs and from the different members of the group; for an ambitious, proactive Advisor, this represents a lucrative source of income.
The company also benefits from the support of a technology company (one of the businesses in the group), which provides institutional class analytics with advanced financial research, as well as a retail technology platform. You will be working in a cutting-edge business with a City-type infrastructure including the latest fintech.
Being directly authorised, the company does not require you to pay network fees, and in the initial months, there will be no costs whatsoever! You will enjoy full administrative and compliance support so that you can really focus on building your network and doing what you do best; giving advice!
Our client will consider Mortgage Advisors with at least 12 months' recent experience. You must be confident and comfortable dealing with clients both face to face and over the telephone, with the ability to keep yourself well-organised in order to write volume business. Candidates from either a whole of market or restricted environment (such as banks or building societies) will be considered.
The working hours are flexible, allowing you to create a schedule that is built around you and your clients, so you can work at your best! You will be home-based with the option to come into the office as and when suits.
This is a great step for a Mortgage Broker who is keen to take control of the way they work while still earning good money. On a self-employed basis you will benefit from competitive commission splits; the firm's top broker currently earns more than £120K!
If needed, the company can offer financial assistance in the initial months while you get your pipeline up and running!
This role represents a great opportunity for a driven and qualified Mortgage Broker to make really good money in a supportive, friendly 'family feel' environment, while being able to enjoy flexibility and autonomy.


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What Works in Northern Ireland
Last month Belfast hosted a second What Works Summit. Similar to the Summit in February, Campbell UK & Ireland invited What Works Centres (WWC), local researchers, practitioners and policy makers to share and discuss what works...
The Evidence Quarter – an idea to join up the UK's What Works Centres
As Brexit sucks all the oxygen out of British government, it's easy to miss an important success story. The UK has set up ten What Works Centres (WWCs) to orchestrate the best evidence for frontline professionals...
Evidence Masterclass: Belfast
Thursday 23 May, 2019
The Evidence Masterclass is an immersive learning experience for decision-makers in the third sector who want to confront the challenges of using evidence in their work and become more confident users of research.
Lessons from the winner of the Bazalgette Professorship – Champion of Evidence award
Giving prizes to those who use evidence well is one of the ways that we can incentivise and normalise informed decision-making in many areas of policy. So earlier this year we were pleased to partner with...
What Works Summit: Youth Mental Health
Tuesday 14 May, 2019
Learn what the best evidence can tell us about what works in youth mental health.
Towards a Learning Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Evidence Act
The U.S. recently passed bipartisan legislation which embeds and systematizes the way evidence is used in decision-making. The act passed with overwhelming support, indicating the power that rigorous, credible research evidence has on traversing a polarised...
Supporting evidence-informed children's social work: Creating a What Works toolkit
Practitioner toolkits have become the hallmark of the What Works Network. They allow frontline workers to compare the effectiveness of different practices and programmes. But what's it like to create one of these resources? What challenges...
A landmark evaluation of the Troubled Families programme
The results of one of the most complex evaluations ever attempted in social policy were published this week. Based on a specially built dataset with over a million cases and over 3,000 variables, its focus was one...
Sharing What Works
Earlier this month the What Works Summit – Early Years in Belfast brought together local researchers, decision-makers and practitioners to meet four of the ten UK What Works Centres: Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP), Early...
Evidence Champions Workshop
Thursday 21 February, 2019
Nesta, London
Bringing together the network of Evidence Champions
What Works Summit: Early Years
Wednesday 13 February, 2019
Riddel Hall, Stranmillis, Belfast
What works for children and families from pregnancy to pre-school.
Khulisa's use of evidence
In this short film Lisa Rowles, Director of Innovation and Evidence at Khulisa, explains how using evidence has helped the charity to develop effective services for children and young people. View subtitled version.

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The CourseKey student attendance and engagement platform has a new trick: taking attendance with sound. The automated feature emits a sound — inaudible to humans — from the instructor's classroom device, causing all student devices in the classroom to log their presence.
The sound waves emitted by CourseKey can not travel through walls, so student attendance can be verified at the classroom level. "The inaudible sound signals contain unique 'leader' codes that student devices must match before their presence can be securely confirmed," the company explained in a press release. The sound technology is available on any internet-enabled device.
Other features of the CourseKey platform include real-time analytics, assessments and peer-to-peer social channels. For more information, visit the CourseKey site.


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CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as the U.S. dollar strengthened.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday as U.S. bond yields strengthened.
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Big advance against a vicious pediatric brain tumor
Author Erin DigitalePublished on February 28, 2011 December 19, 2017
New Stanford research is providing the first advance in 35 years toward treatment of a vicious pediatric brain tumor. A study appearing today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes development of the first ever in vitro and animal models of the tumor, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
The new research tools are badly needed. DIPG has a horrific prognosis - the five-year survival rate is one percent. Without cell or animal models, scientists have been unable to learn how this tumor of school-aged children develops, so they've had great difficulty identifying and testing potential drug therapies. DIPG is impossible to remove surgically, as the tumor cells grow entwined with healthy cells in a part of the brain stem essential for life. Radiation merely buys patients a bit of extra time. And no effective drugs are known, though pediatric neurologist Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, who led the Stanford team, hopes her work will soon change that.
Monje's research has an unusual human element, as the press release I wrote about the new findings explains:
The advances come thanks to the parents of young cancer victims, who donated their deceased children's brain tumors for research in the hopes of sparing other families the pain they had experienced. Because of its location in the brain stem, this cancer is rarely biopsied, so scientists have had few previous opportunities to examine the tumors.
A diagnosis of DIPG is "a death sentence for kids," said John Jewett, whose son Dylan died of DIPG in 2009 at age 5. "No parent should have to hear that, but doctors can't study the disease unless somebody makes a donation." John and his wife, Danah, were the first parents to donate their child's tumor to the Stanford team.
Dylan's tumor cells and those of a second DIPG patient were grown in culture, then injected into mice to produce a xenograft model of DIPG. The researchers have already used the cultured cells to identify a possible molecular target for anti-DIPG drugs, which they soon plan to test in the mouse model. And they're ready to share the their advances with scientific collaborators at other institutions, too.
Philip Beachy, PhD, the new study's senior author, sums up the whole team's feelings about the value of the new work for advancing DIPG treatment: "Just having this model makes possible a real attack on the problem."
Previously: Video profiles work of pediatric brain tumor researcher and New Stanford trial targets rare brain tumor


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Today, J and his friend raided the recycling bin and made boats out of milk jugs, water bottles, aluminum cans, fan parts, batteries, paper sails, wooden dowels, small motors removed from broken remote control vehicles, and duct tape. Lots of duct tape. They took them down to the lake to race.
I love s'mores. I love recycled, duct tape boats. I love being a mermaid (though it was tough holding my legs still and together for so long) and being a mom.
Signing off now, to go wash the marshmallow out of my hair….


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Topics - Renegalle
Elections / Debate: Prime Minister & House Elections, July 2019
This is the official topic for the Force Prime Minister & House Elections Debate.
Anyone and everyone is free to ask the candidates questions. The first questions will be asked by the Founder.
Candidates must answer all questions asked of them by the Founder and it is recommended that they answer any questions besides those ones as well.
This debate will end on July 7, 2019 at 12:06 PM EST.
Elections / Voting: Prime Minister & House Election, July 2019
This is the official voting thread for the Prime Minister & House of Representatives. All voters must have had a nation in Force for at least 14 days. Voting ends in 4 days from now.
Please post your vote below in the following format:
Prime Minister: < Libertatis Regalis or Abstain >
You can only vote for the House of Representatives if your nation is in Force.
Caduceo: < Yes or No >
Carropia: < Yes or No >
Elysium Forests: < Yes or No >
Tigslarlowducken: <Yes or No >
Elections / Candidacy Announcements: Prime Minister & House Elections, July 2019
This is the official topic where you can post your candidacy for Prime Minister of all of Force or to be a House Member. We will be electing up to 6 House Representatives from Force and up to 1 from RGBN.
You must have been a citizen of Force or its territories for at least 7 days to run for office.
Below is the official candidacy form for Prime Minister and for House Representative:
Candidacy announcements end on July 3, 2019 at 12:06 PM EST.
Elections / Voting: Court Elections, June 2019
This is the official voting thread for Prosecutor & Judge. All voters must have had a nation in Force for at least 14 days. Voting ends in 4 days from now.
Prosecutor: < Spoonifo or The Chariot or Abstain >
Judge: < Zamperial or Caduceo or Carropia or Abstain >
Elections / Debate: Court Elections, June 2019
This is the official topic for the Court Elections Debate.
This debate will end on June 8, 2019 at 6:53 PM EST.
Elections / Candidacy Announcements: Court Elections, June 2019
In accordance with the Constitution of Force, candidacy announcements are to be held for 3 days.
During this period of time, anyone who wishes to declare their candidacy to become Judge or Prosecutor will do so here.
All residents of Force regions who have held residency for at least 10 days may be candidates.
Please use the following format to declare your candidacy. Any announcements made without the use of this sheet are invalid.
Position seeking (Judge or Prosecutor):
Announcements & News / Special Constitutional Change
For many months since its creation, the Constitution of Force has lacked a legal way to be amended. After discussion with various citizens and government officials, it has been agreed that a clause must be added to create a method of amendment. Therefore, the following clause is added to Article E of the Constitution and made law:
5. Any member of the House may propose an amendment to this Constitution. If the House votes in favor of it, with a 3/4 majority, it will then be sent to the citizens for a vote, lasting one week. If the citizens approve of the amendment with a 2/3 majority, the Constitution will be amended and the amendment will become law.
Elections / Voting: House Elections, April 2019
This is the official voting thread for House of Representatives election. All voters must have had a nation in Force or its territories for at least 14 days. Voting ends in 4 days from now.
Voters from Force:
Libertatis Regalis: < Yes or No >
Corestical: < Yes or No >
Seoul-Pyongyang: <Yes or No >
NotTheLibertyEmpire: < Yes or No >
Harkhirchluvo: < Yes or No >
Spoonifo: < Yes or No >
The Chariot: < Yes or No >
Voters from Heart:
Kirona-Alpha: < Yes or No >
Elections / Debate: House Elections, April 2019
This is the official topic for the Force House of Representatives Debate.
This debate will end on April 8, 2019 at 8:49 PM EST.
Past Election Results / Candidacy Announcements: House Elections, April 2019
This is the official topic where you can post your candidacy for House of Representatives. We will be electing up to 7 House Representatives from Force, up to 1 from Heart, up to 1 from The New Kingdom, and up to 1 from RGBN.
You must have been a citizen of Force for at least 7 days to run for office.
Below is the official candidacy form for House Representative:
Candidacy announcements end on January 5, 2019 at 12:10 AM EST.
Past Election Results / Voting: Special Prime Minister & Judge Election, March 2019
This is the official voting thread for Prime Minister & Judge. All voters must have had a nation in Force for at least 14 days. Voting ends in 4 days from now.
Prime Minister: < Lashnakia or New Legland or Abstain >
Judge: < Harkhirchluvo or Seoul-Pyongyang or The Chariot or Abstain >
Past Election Results / Debate: Special Prime Minister & Judge Election, March 2019
This is the official topic for the Force Prime Minister & Judge Elections Debate.
This debate will end on March 24, 2019 at 7:16 PM EST.
Past Election Results / Candidacy Announcements: Special Prime Minister & Judge Election, March 2019
This is the official topic where you can post your candidacy for Prime Minister or Judge of Force.
Below is the official candidacy form for Prime Minister and for Judge:
Sought Position:
Candidacy announcements end on March 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM EST.
General / Proposed Amendment to the Force Constitution: Right to the Truth
Although no law exists specifying in what manner the Constitution may be edited, I would like to set a precedent for how future edits may be made until law is established regarding this matter.
The amendment to be made is as follows (text in green is what is being added; red struck out is what is being removed):
Article B: Rights of Citizenship
1. The right to a fair trial.
2. The right to protest freely.
3. The right to hold public office.
4. The right to the truth.
54. The right to freedom of the press., as long as this freedom does not infringe on the right to the truth.
65. The right to freely express and hold one's own political views.
This amendment may be changed and debated for 3 days from now, after which voting shall be held for 4 days.
Announcements & News / 2nd Annual Force Day
2nd Annual Force Day, The Emperor's Address
Dear Citizens of Force,
Today marks two years since I founded this region. Much has been accomplished in this time, but much still needs to be done.
We have successfully established democracy in which every citizen's voice matters and in which justice prevails. We have created a network of partnerships with regions all over NationStates who are friendly, willing to offer assistance, and respectful of our own ideals and customs. We have established a community of role-players who enjoy building up their nations and formulating policies, all while using simple tools to assist them in making such activities realistic. There is a sense of acceptance in our community where even those we were once in conflict with can peacefully co-exist. Last, but not least, we have managed to build a small and capable army, there to protect us if things go wrong and give a lift to regions that aren't able to defend themselves.
Despite our great successes in these areas, there are still things that must be improved on. For one, there seems to be a change of mindset that is needed. We are often quick to jump to conclusions without considering the consequences of doing so. While it has improved much from what it once was, there still is a great need for more people willing to serve in our government. If a region is to offer more and more things to its citizens, it must have more people willing to help run those things. Nevertheless, Force is a much better region today than it was a year ago.
What is my vision for Force, you may ask? It is this: a large, influential, respected group of regions (with Force as the capital) that have a vibrant and interesting culture, an active and involved populace, a competent government, and many activities and events to get involved in. This dream is not as far off as you may think. It just takes a little extra work from everyone to make it happen. Happy Force Day!
His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Renegalle


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Mack is Jack at Edinburgh Fringe
Former pupil Mack Dale-Jones was cast as "Jack" in Lord of the Flies at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Two other former pupils, Dylan Kerr and...
Sign Up for Summer Soccer School
Our end of Summer Soccer School starts in a couple of weeks, so if you haven't already, be sure to sign up soon. The course runs for 4 days between 10.00a...
The Summer Camp that means they just can't keep away
The Elstree School three-day, two night Summer Camp got off to a cracking start on Tuesday. The scene was reminiscent of an Arthur Ransome book, with dry and ...
Elstree's Bula Boots arrive in Fiji
Last week, the boots and trainers the Friends of Elstree had kindly collected for charity Bula Boots, arrived in Fiji. With lots of life left in them, the donat...
Farewell and good luck to our Year 8s
Following the success of their Common Entrance exams, our Year 8s were rewarded with an exciting Leavers' Programme. Besides their trip to North Pembrokes...
Inviting a guest to dinner
The Year 8 Guest Night has become a firm favourite in the Elstree Leavers' Programme. Each Year 8 boy invites a guest for dinner, and this year guests inclu...
Record-breaking participants in 2019 Triathlon
It was incredible to see, that despite of it being the busiest time of the year, the boys and girls still had enough energy to complete a triathlon. Blessed wit...
Years 3 and 4 bring sunshine to their music concert
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» Paid maternity leave a no-go for California teachers
Paid maternity leave a no-go for California teachers
On Behalf of Bryant Whitten, LLP | Oct 26, 2017 | Family And Medical Leave, Firm News
A new bill that would have allowed teachers more time off to be with their babies was vetoed by the governor. The bill passed the California legislature only to be struck down at the last turn. The state governor says that he has taken steps to allow for maternity leave, and that further benefits are best bargained for at the local level.
The bill would have granted all teachers and employees of California school systems six weeks of fully paid maternity leave, starting as early as next year, but as the bill was written, no funding for the paid leave was provided. The governor has signed two previous bills that allow for differential pay for new parents in the school system. Differential pay is the teacher's rate less the cost of employing their substitute.
Another alternative that some have suggested is for school districts to participate in the California State Disability Insurance program. Most school districts do not participate in the program, which pays a partial rate for maternity leave as well as non-work-related illness and injury. School districts are currently eligible to participate. The program is employee-funded through deductions from payroll.
California schools wish to attract highly qualified applicants. Some had hoped to offer paid maternity leave as a competitive benefit, but if they wish to do so, it would have to be independently financed. Current rules obligate most employees to use available sick time as a means to get paid during their leave. While paid leave is not yet a legally required benefit, new parents are able to take protected unpaid leave from their jobs without fear of losing their position. If a person has been denied time off or terminated because of maternity leave, they may choose to contact an attorney for information about their legal options.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, "Gov. Brown vetoes bill that would have given teachers paid maternity leave", Kathleen Pender, Oct. 16, 2017


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Hackers are finding ways to hide inside Apple's walled garden
1 March 2021 / by superadmin
You've heard of Apple's famous walled garden, the tightly controlled tech ecosystem that gives the company unique control of features and security. All apps go through a strict Apple approval process, they are confined so sensitive information isn't gathered on the phone, and developers are locked out of places they'd be able to get into in other systems. The barriers are so high now that it's probably more accurate to think of it as a castle wall.
Virtually every expert agrees that the locked-down nature of iOS has solved some fundamental security problems, and that with these restrictions in place, the iPhone succeeds spectacularly in keeping almost all the usual bad guys out. But when the most advanced hackers do succeed in breaking in, something strange happens: Apple's extraordinary defenses end up protecting the attackers themselves.
"It's a double-edged sword," says Bill Marczak, a senior researcher at the cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab. "You're going to keep out a lot of the riffraff by making it harder to break iPhones. But the 1% of top hackers are going to find a way in and, once they're inside, the impenetrable fortress of the iPhone protects them."
Marczak has spent the last eight years hunting those top-tier hackers. His research includes the groundbreaking 2016 "Million Dollar Dissident" report that introduced the world to the Israeli hacking company NSO Group. And in December, he was the lead author of a report titled "The Great iPwn," detailing how the same hackers allegedly targeted dozens of Al Jazeera journalists.
He argues that while the iPhone's security is getting tighter as Apple invests millions to raise the wall, the best hackers have their own millions to buy or develop zero-click exploits that let them take over iPhones invisibly. These allow attackers to burrow into the restricted parts of the phone without ever giving the target any indication of having been compromised. And once they're that deep inside, the security becomes a barrier that keeps investigators from spotting or understanding nefarious behavior—to the point where Marczak suspects they're missing all but a small fraction of attacks because they cannot see behind the curtain.
This means that even to know you're under attack, you may have to rely on luck or vague suspicion rather than clear evidence. The Al Jazeera journalist Tamer Almisshal contacted Citizen Lab after he received death threats about his work in January 2020, but Marczak's team initially found no direct evidence of hacking on his iPhone. They persevered by looking indirectly at the phone's internet traffic to see who it was whispering to, until finally, in July last year, researchers saw the phone pinging servers belonging to NSO. It was strong evidence pointing toward a hack using the Israeli company's software, but it didn't expose the hack itself.
Sometimes the locked-down system can backfire even more directly. When Apple released a new version of iOS last summer in the middle of Marczak's investigation, the phone's new security features killed an unauthorized "jailbreak" tool Citizen Lab used to open up the iPhone. The update locked him out of the private areas of the phone, including a folder for new updates—which turned out to be exactly where hackers were hiding.
Faced with these blocks, "we just kind of threw our hands up," says Marczak. "We can't get anything from this—there's just no way."
Beyond the phone
Ryan Storz is a security engineer at the firm Trail of Bits. He leads development of iVerify, a rare Apple-approved security app that does its best to peer inside iPhones while still playing by the rules set in Cupertino. iVerify looks for security anomalies on the iPhone, such as unexplained file modifications—the sort of indirect clues that can point to a deeper problem. Installing the app is a little like setting up trip wires in the castle that is the iPhone: if something doesn't look the way you expect it to, you know a problem exists.
But like the systems used by Marczak and others, the app can't directly observe unknown malware that breaks the rules, and it is blocked from reading through the iPhone's memory in the same way that security apps on other devices do. The trip wire is useful, but it isn't the same as a guard who can walk through every room to look for invaders.
"You're going to keep out a lot of the riffraff by making it harder to break iPhones. But the 1% of top hackers are going to find a way in and, once they're inside, the impenetrable fortress of the iPhone protects them."
Bill Marczak, Citizen Lab
Despite these difficulties, Storz says, modern computers are converging on the lockdown philosophy—and he thinks the trade-off is worth it. "As we lock these things down, you reduce the damage of malware and spying," he says.
This approach is spreading far beyond the iPhone. In a recent briefing with journalists, an Apple spokesperson described how the company's Mac computers are increasingly adopting the iPhone's security philosophy: its newest laptops and desktops run on custom-built M1 chips that make them more powerful and secure, in part by increasingly locking down the computer in the same ways as mobile devices.
"iOS is incredibly secure. Apple saw the benefits and has been moving them over to the Mac for a long time, and the M1 chip is a huge step in that direction," says security researcher Patrick Wardle.
Macs were moving in this direction for years before the new hardware, Wardle adds. For example, Apple doesn't allow Mac security tools to analyze the memory of other processes—preventing apps from checking any room in the castle aside from their own.
These rules are meant to safeguard privacy and prevent malware from accessing memory to inject malicious code or steal passwords. But some hackers have responded by creating memory-only payloads—code that exists in a place where Apple doesn't allow outside security tools to pry. It's a game of hide and seek for those with the greatest skill and most resources.
"Security tools are completely blind, and adversaries know this," Wardle says.
It's just not Apple, says Aaron Cockerill, chief security officer at the mobile security firm Lookout: "Android is increasingly locked down. We expect both Macs and ultimately Windows will increasingly look like the opaque iPhone model."
"We endorse that from a security perspective," he says, "but it comes with challenges of opacity."
In fact, Google's Chromebook—which limits the ability to do anything outside the web browser—might be the most locked-down device on the market today. Microsoft, meanwhile, is experimenting with Windows S, a locked-down flavor of its operating system that is built for speed, performance, and security.
These companies are stepping back from open systems because it works, and security experts know it. Bob Lord, the chief security officer for the Democratic National Committee, famously recommends that everyone who works for him—and most other people, too—only use an iPad or a Chromebook for work, specifically because they're so locked down. Most people don't need vast access and freedom on their machine, so closing it off does nothing to harm ordinary users and everything to shut out hackers.
But it does hurt researchers, investigators, and those who are working on defense. So is there a solution?
Making the trade-offs
In theory, Apple could choose to grant certain entitlements to known defenders with explicit permission from users, allowing a little more freedom to investigate. But that opens doors that can be exploited. And there is another consequence to consider: every government on earth wants Apple's help to open up iPhones. If the company created special access, it's easy to imagine the FBI knocking, a precarious position Apple has spent years trying to avoid.
"I would hope for a framework where either the owner of a device or someone they authorize can have greater forensic abilities to see if a device is compromised," Marczak says. "But of course that's tough, because when you enable users to consent to things, they can be maliciously socially engineered. It's a hard problem. Maybe there are engineering answers to reduce social engineering but still allow researchers access to investigate device compromise."
Apple and independent security experts are in agreement here: there is no neat fix. Apple strongly believes it is making the correct trade-offs, a spokesperson said recently in a phone interview. Cupertino argues that no one has convincingly demonstrated that loosening security enforcement or making exceptions will ultimately serve the greater good.
Consider how Apple responded to Marczak's latest report. Citizen Lab found that hackers were targeting iMessage, but no one ever got their hands on the exploit itself. Apple's answer was to completely re-architect iMessage with the app's biggest security update ever. They built the walls higher and stronger around iMessage so that exploiting it would be an even greater challenge.
"I personally believe the world is marching toward this," Storz says. "We are going to a place where only outliers will have computers—people who need them, like developers. The general population will have mobile devices which are already in the walled-garden paradigm. That will expand. You'll be an outlier if you're not in the walled garden."
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The pro-Pollard buzz that was building in the Israeli press, blogs, and social media channels throughout last year has culminated in an official plea from Netanyahu:
I know that the United States is a country based on fairness, justice and mercy. For all these reasons, I respectfully ask that you favorably consider this request for clemency. The people of Israel will be eternally grateful.
But fairness, justice and mercy are precisely the reasons why Jonathan Pollard should not see the light of day anytime soon.
The intelligence community, the one which Jonathan Pollard betrayed, is overwhelmingly composed of patriots. Most of them quietly shoulder the burden of secrecy. They do this, not for personal gain, but because it is a requirement of their service. They tolerate the rules, regulations, and the invasions of privacy. They may struggle with strained relationships, long hours, and sometimes even great personal risk. They do this quietly and at a government pay grade because (in large part) they are patriots.
Pollard, on the other hand, acted without honor. He is not an American patriot. At the time of his arrest he was, by most accounts, a greedy, cocaine-snorting, narcissist:
For about a year after the time Pollard met Avi Sella, he gathered computer printouts, satellite photographs, and classified documents from his department three times a week and brought them to various Washington apartments. There, they were copied and returned to Pollard, who restored them to the Navy the following day. In exchange for his services Pollard received, in addition to the agreed salary, a lavish collection of gifts for himself and his wife, including a honeymoon in a private compartment aboard the Orient Express.
Pollard did not sacrifice for his country. He traded it for diamond rings, bundles of cash, and expensive vacations. He betrayed every American and every patriot who served with or before him. So yes, fairness is important. How could releasing Pollard to a hero's welcome in Israel be in any way fair to the countless Americans and patriots he betrayed? Fairness demands some measure of…
Pollard's apologists have conjured up so many silly arguments over the past two plus decades that (and this is part of their strategy) casual observers may underestimate the impact of his betrayal:
Joseph DiGenova, the former U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case, said Tuesday that Pollard was a spy who was paid and who tried to entice others to join his operation.
Mr. DiGenova said Pollard received about $500,000 a year plus expenses for giving intelligence documents to Israeli agents.
"By the time he was caught, he caused enough damage to U.S. intelligence that, according to the Defense Department, it cost between $3 billion and $5 billion to fix because of what he compromised," Mr. DiGenova said. "That the country he spied for is seeking clemency is not only unprecedented, it is a joke."
The bits and pieces of the Pollard damage assessment that have leaked out over the years are shocking. It's easy to understand why the U.S. intelligence community continues to oppose his release:
The men and women of the National Security Agency live in a world of chaotic bleeps, buzzes, and whistles, and talk to each other about frequencies, spectrums, modulation, and bandwidth — the stuff of Tom Clancy novels. They often deal with signals intelligence, or SIGINT, and their world is kept in order by an in-house manual known as the RASIN an acronym for radio-signal notations. The manual, which is classified "top-secret Umbra," fills ten volumes, is constantly updated, and lists the physical parameters of every known signal. Pollard took it all. "It's the Bible," one former communications-intelligence officer told me. "It tells how we collect signals anywhere in the world." The site, frequency, and significant features of Israeli communications — those that were known and targeted by the N.S.A. — were in the RASIN; so were all the known communications links used by the Soviet Union.
The loss of the RASIN was especially embarrassing to the Navy, I was told by the retired admiral, because the copy that Pollard photocopied belonged to the Office of Naval Intelligence. "He went into our library, found we had an out-of-date version, requested a new one, and passed it on," the officer said. "I was surprised we even had it."
The RASIN theft was one of the specifics cited in Defense Secretary Weinberger's still secret declaration to the court before Pollard's sentencing hearing. In fact, the hearing's most dramatic moment came when Pollard's attorney, Richard A. Hibey, readily acknowledged his client's guilt but argued that the extent of the damage to American national security did not call for the imposition of a maximum sentence. "I would ask you to think about the Secretary of Defense's affidavit, as it related to only one thing," Judge Robinson interjected, "with reference to one particular category of publication, and I fail to see how you can make that argument." He invited Hibey to approach the bench, along with the Justice Department attorneys, and the group spent a few moments reviewing what government officials told me was Weinberger's account of the importance of the RAISIN. One Justice Department official, recalling those moments with obvious pleasure, said that the RASIN was the ninth item on the Weinberger damage-assessment list.
The compromise of RASIN alone would justify life in prison but the piece goes on to detail the compromise of the Rota reports, DIAL-COINS, and the National SIGINT Requirements List. Pollard compromised not only individual intelligence systems and methods. He compromised the security of every single American citizen. So please Mr. Netanyahu don't talk to us about justice. Justice was served and it was served with…
Jonathan Pollard is alive. He is alive after betraying the patriots at his side. He is alive after betraying the government which trusted him. He is alive after betraying those who fought and died, sometimes quietly and without public acknowledgment, for this country. He is alive after betraying every single American man, woman, and child. Jonathan Pollard is alive and he is treated humanely. He is a living testimony to our mercy.
As I have said before, I support Israel as an ally. I even respect Mr. Netanyahu's (now) persistent support of the spy Israel once betrayed. However, Jonathan Pollard was never a harmlessly naive ideologue. His betrayal was cold, calculated, and immensely damaging. May he stay in prison indefinitely where he can reflect on America's fairness, justice, and mercy.


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New Haven mayoral hopeful Elicker releases first ad, gets Public Works support
Mary E. O'Leary
Sep. 5, 2019 Updated: Sep. 6, 2019 9:22 p.m.
New Haven Mayoral contender Justin Elicker speaks to a young supporter.
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Mayoral contender Justin Elicker, at right, talks to Andy Garcia about crime.
Justin Elicker at the opening of his headquarters for his mayoral campaign.
NEW HAVEN — Mayoral candidate Justin Elicker's first campaign ad promises residents he will work to provide the "tools and support" that all children need to be successful in school.
It depicts shots of his oldest daughter, Molly, 5, as her mother, Natalie Elicker, fixes her hair, while a snack of apples and organic sunflower butter is being prepared for her first day of kindergarten in a New Haven elementary school.
The ad is in sharp contrast to the one issued by Mayor Toni Harp's campaign that misstates Elickers' position on the use of drones and a vote on the school budget he cast as the East Rock alderman.
"Back when I was a teacher, I used to look forward to the first day of school more than any other. The curiosity and energy of my students was infectious. I didn't think anything could top it. That's until Natalie and I dropped our daughter off for her first day at her New Haven elementary school.
"I'm running for mayor of New Haven because I want every family to know they will have the support and tools they need to get their kids through that first school year and every school year that follows. I'm Justin Elicker and approve this message because every child deserves the opportunity to thrive," Elicker says.
Elicker also on Thursday received the support of the Public Works employees, the first group of city workers to back the challenger to the mayor.
In the letter, the Public Works employees listed concerns around the current administration:
It said for years the public works facility has been stabilized by many support beams, causing real concern of a structure collapse within their workplace; increasing costs of employee health insurance remain unchecked, leaving New Haven employees and residents footing the bill; and staffing shortages in the refuse division continue to take a toll on employees who are forced daily to do more with less.
The city does have capital funds to replace the Public Works building with the help of the state, it said.
"New Haven can do better, and deserves a mayor who will diligently fight to address the serious concerns facing our great City; with passion, conviction and transparency," stated Dave Lawlor, local President of New Haven Public Works, in the letter.
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Previous to her work with the Culture of Life Foundation Jennifer was a Wilbur Fellow of the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal located in Michigan. Jennifer earned a Licentiate in Bioethics from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum School of Bioethics in Rome. Her prior undergraduate studies were in International Administration and Government Policy at the Evergreen State College in Washington State. Jennifer's areas of specialization include Eugenics in Artificial Reproductive Technologies, Heterologous Adoption and Transfer of Embryos, The Womb in Reproductive Technologies, and the Role and Significance of The Medical Act.
Jennifer interviews with National Conservative and Christian Radio Syndicates as well as several foreign and secular reporters. Jennifer has spoken on the dignity of women and women's social issues to various audiences since 1999 and has spent several years in advocacy work with various international organizations in the field of life sciences. From 2000 to 2006 she recruited and coordinated grass-roots social policy efforts that consisted of a public and private sector network of professionals and academics in the fields of Bioethics, Law, Science, Psychology and Media from various countries of Europe, North and South America and Africa to analyze, research and respond to social issues in bilateral and multilateral venues.
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1) Called by God – It is important to rekindle an awareness of our divine vocation, which we often take for granted in the midst of our many daily responsibilities: as Jesus says, "You did not choose me, but I chose you" (Jn 15:16). This means returning to the source of our calling. At the beginning of our vocational journey, there is a divine election. For this reason, a bishop, a priest, a consecrated man or woman, a seminarian cannot have a bad memory. He or she must safeguard that grace and never forget his or her first calling. We were called by God and we were called to be with Jesus (cf. Mk 3:14), united with him in a way so profound that we are able to say with Saint Paul: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" (Gal 2:20).
This living in Christ, in fact, marks all that we are and all that we do. And this "life in Christ" is precisely what ensures the effectiveness of our apostolate, that our service is fruitful: "I appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide" (Jn 15:16). It is not pastoral creativity, or meetings or planning that ensure our fruitfulness, but our being faithful to Jesus, who says insistently: "Abide in me and I in you" (Jn 15:4). And we know well what that means: to contemplate him, to worship him, to embrace him, especially through our faithfulness to a life of prayer, and in our daily encounter with him, present in the Eucharist and in those most in need. "Being with" Christ does not isolate us from others. Rather, it is a "being with" in order to go forth and encounter others. This brings to mind some words of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta: "We must be very proud of our vocation because it gives us the opportunity to serve Christ in the poor. It is in the favelas, in the cantegriles, in the villas miseria, that one must go to seek and to serve Christ. We must go to them as the priest presents himself at the altar, with joy" (Mother's Instructions, I, p. 80). Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is our true treasure. Let us try to unite our hearts ever more closely to his (cf. Lk 12:34).
2) Called to proclaim the Gospel – dear Bishops and priests, many of you, if not all, have accompanied your young people to World Youth Day. They too have heard the mandate of Jesus: "Go and make disciples of all nations" (cf. Mt 28:19). It is our responsibility to help kindle within their hearts the desire to be missionary disciples of Jesus. Certainly, this invitation could cause many to feel somewhat afraid, thinking that to be missionaries requires leaving their own homes and countries, family and friends.
God asks us to be missionaries where we are, where He puts us! Let us help our young people to realize that the call to be missionary disciples flows from our baptism and is an essential part of what it means to be a Christian. We must also help them to realize that we are called first to evangelize in our own homes and our places of study and work, to evangelize our family and friends. Let us help our young people, let us open our ears to their questions, they need to be listened to when in difficulty; of course patience is needed to listen, in confession and in spiritual direction. We need to know how best to spend time with them.
Let us spare no effort in the formation of our young people! Saint Paul uses a beautiful expression that he embodied in his own life, when he addressed the Christian community: "My little children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you" (Gal 4:19). Let us embody this also in our own ministry! Let us help our young people to discover the courage and joy of faith, the joy of being loved personally by God, who gave his Son Jesus for our salvation. Let us form them in mission, in going out and going forth. Jesus did this with his own disciples: he did not keep them under his wing like a hen with her chicks. He sent them out!
We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel! It is not enough simply to open the door in welcome, but we must go out through that door to seek and meet the people! Let us courageously look to pastoral needs, beginning on the outskirts, with those who are farthest away, with those who do not usually go to church. They are the VIPs invited to the table of the Lord… go and look for them in the nooks and crannies of the streets.
3) Called to promote the culture of encounter – Unfortunately, in many places, generally in this economic humanism that prevails in the world, the culture of exclusion, of rejection, is spreading. There is no place for the elderly or for the unwanted child; there is no time for that poor person on the edge of the street. At times, it seems that for some people, human relations are regulated by two modern "dogmas": efficiency and pragmatism. Dear Bishops, priests, religious and you, seminarians who are preparing for ministry: have the courage to go against the tide. Let us not reject this gift of God which is the one family of his children. Encountering and welcoming everyone, solidarity… this is a word that in this culture is being hidden away, as if it was a swear word… solidarity and fraternity: these are what make our society truly human.


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Q: Using SSH From Google Cloud Functions To Outside Server I am trying to create a Google Cloud Function in Python that allows me to SSH into my 3rd party webserver on Rackspace and do a MySQL query. I can do it from my home environment, but I can not figure out how to make the SSH connection to my server from Google Cloud Functions. Here is the code I'm using from home:
import pymysql
import paramiko
import pandas as pd
from paramiko import SSHClient
from sshtunnel import SSHTunnelForwarder
from os.path import expanduser

home = expanduser('~')

sql_hostname = 'localhost'
sql_username = '[my-username]'
sql_password = '[my-password]'
sql_main_database = '[my-database]'
sql_port = 3306
ssh_host = 'my-website.com'
ssh_user = '[my-username]'
ssh_password = '[my-password]'
ssh_port = 22
sql_ip = '1.1.1.1.1'

with SSHTunnelForwarder(
        (ssh_host, ssh_port),
        ssh_username=ssh_user,
        ssh_password=ssh_password,
        #ssh_pkey=mypkey,
        remote_bind_address=(sql_hostname, sql_port)) as tunnel:
    conn = pymysql.connect(host='127.0.0.1', user=sql_username,
            passwd=sql_password, db=sql_main_database,
            port=tunnel.local_bind_port)
    query = '''SELECT * from my_table limit 10;'''
    data = pd.read_sql_query(query, conn)
    conn.close()
print(data)

What do I have to do to make an SSH connection to my webserver from Google Cloud Functions?

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HALIFAX, NS — The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) this morning releases an international index on housing affordability. The 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey: 2017 is published in collaboration with the Demographia group in Illinois, USA and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Winnipeg.
The index employs third-quarter data from 2016 to establish the affordability of middle-income housing in the large urban centres of nine countries: Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United States and Great Britain. To compare "affordability," the authors employ the "Median Multiple," which divides the median housing prices by the median household income. This survey ranks urban centres from Affordable to Severely Unaffordable, as shown below.
The results demonstrate that major Canadian markets (i.e. population over 1 million) may be experiencing a housing bubble, with Vancouver's housing prices rising by a full year's household income in just one year. However, several minor urban centres in the Maritimes have housing prices that rank as affordable. For the fifth consecutive year, Moncton was the most-affordable urban market in Canada, with a Median Multiple of 2.1 – well below the affordability threshold. Fredericton followed closely behind at 2.2, then Saint John at 2.4 and Charlottetown at 2.6.


Actor Moises Arias allegedly dating Willow Smith?? Is 14 year old Smith Arias' girlfriend?
Moises Arias, the once cute little boy from Hannah Montana, has grown up to be one of the most rebellious actors today. He has managed to gain widespread attention for his roles in blockbuster movies like" The Kings of Summer" , "The Secret World of Arrietty" and "Despicable Me 2.
Arias is also known to be the rumored boyfriend of Willow Smith. The duo sparked a huge uproar in the entertainment industry when they posted a photo of them sleeping together on Instagram. Willow's celebrity parents Will and Jaden Pinkett-Smith did not issue a statement after the commotion created by the picture.
Arias, who is known to be best friends with Willow's brother Jaden since childhood, has grown immensely close with Willow. Willow, who is just 14 years of age, is seven years the younger than Arias. Willow, however, stated that Arias is her best friend and that they aren't dating. She clarified that the relationship between the two isn't sexual in any manner.
Arias, who is very close to Willow and Jaden, has been seen together with the two very often. Arias and Willow have also been seen taking a number of vacations together and attending various festivals around the country. Last summer, the two accompanied each other to Coachella.
Arias, who is not only an actor but a distinguished photographer and music video director as well, has directed a short movie and a music video for Willow's mother Jada Pinkett-Smith. Arias is very close to the Smith family and they trust him completely.
Arias, so far, has been linked to only one person before, a non celebrity girl named Cassidy Sawchuk. The two dated for over a year and a half staring from 2011 to the summer of 2012. They were very outspoken about their relationship and have shared a number of intimate pictures of the two of them on the internet.
Arias and Cassidy, in their short lived relationship, were seen all over town and were photographed many times by the paparazzi. They did not mind showing public displays of affection for the on-lookers, time and again.
Arais is considered to be the new bad boy in town by top celebrity sites. He also has a very distinguished friends circle with celebrities like the Kardashians and the Smiths. He is very popular among his friends for his independent and rebellious nature too.
On a professional scale, Arias has already made a mark on Hollywood. Many prominent people have said that he is destined for greatness. He is currently filming "Ben-Hur", the remake of the classic epic movie, which was once the only movie to get more than ten Oscars.
This year alone he has already come out with one of the best independent movies of the year, "The Stanford Prison Experiment".
Arias's net worth is an estimated $15 Million.


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Phillips 66 Recognized for Multi-Departmental Giving to LSU Engineering
March 21, 2014 | LSU Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
LSU students, faculty and staff joined representatives of Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) at a luncheon held March 20 in the Lod Cook Alumni Center to celebrate the company's commitment to developing future leaders and engineers.
Phillips 66's $50,000 donation to the LSU Foundation for the 2014-15 academic year will provide support to the College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering and Cain Department of Chemical Engineering.
The company's contribution will help to develop and engage student leaders in several organizations, including the Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. As part of this contribution, the new LSU Olinde Career Center will include an interview room named for Phillips 66.
"To stay at the forefront of this industry requires new voices and fresh perspectives," said Mike Kenney, Phillips 66 vice president – regional manager, refineries. "That's why we've built a strong pipeline to LSU. Recruiting and hiring the best and brightest from outstanding programs like LSU's will help us all prosper, both now and in the future."
Phillips 66 is committed to the communities where it operates. It has several facilities in Louisiana, including the Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse and Lake Charles Refinery at Westlake. The company employs more than 1,000 people statewide and this year will invest $461,000 into Louisiana communities in the areas of education, health and safety.
About the LSU Foundation
The mission of the LSU Foundation is to foster private financial support for LSU, the LSU AgCenter and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. For more information or to make a gift, visit www.lsufoundation.org.
About Phillips 66
Built on more than 130 years of experience, Phillips 66 is a growing energy manufacturing and logistics company with high-performing Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties businesses. This integrated portfolio enables Phillips 66 to capture opportunities in a changing energy landscape. Headquartered in Houston, the company has 13,500 employees who are committed to operating excellence and safety. Phillips 66 had $50 billion of assets as of Dec. 31, 2013. For more information, visit www.phillips66.com or follow us on Twitter @Phillips66Co.
Article by Sara Crow, Director of Communications and Donor Relations, LSU Foundation, scrow@lsufoundation.org, 225-578-8164
Email: mie@lsu.edu


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Het WTA-tennistoernooi van Hobart (officieel Hobart International) van 2018 vond plaats van zondag 7 tot en met zaterdag 13 januari 2018 in de Australische plaats Hobart. Het was de 25e editie van het toernooi. Er werd gespeeld op hardcourtbanen.

De Belgische Elise Mertens won zowel de enkel- als de dubbelspeltitel.

Enkelspel
De Belgische Elise Mertens slaagde erin haar titel te prolongeren – zij was het tweede reekshoofd. In de finale versloeg zij de ongeplaatste Roemeense Mihaela Buzărnescu. Het was haar tweede WTA-titel, na haar eerdere titel op het toernooi in 2017.

De Belgische Kirsten Flipkens wist zich via kwalificaties voor de hoofdtabel te plaatsen. Zij bereikte de tweede ronde – daarin moest zij echter forfait geven wegens een schouderblessure.

De derde Belgische, Alison Van Uytvanck, had zich eveneens via kwalificaties voor de hoofdtabel geplaatst – daar verloor zij wel meteen haar openingspartij van de Duitse Anna-Lena Friedsam.

Geplaatste speelsters

Toernooischema

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De Roemeense Raluca Olaru en de Oekraïense Olha Savtsjoek waren de titelverdedigsters van het toernooi. Zij vormden het eerste reekshoofd. Zij werden echter in de tweede ronde uitgeschakeld door het ongeplaatste duo Veronika Koedermetova en Aryna Sabalenka.

Het als derde geplaatste Belgisch/Nederlands duo Elise Mertens en Demi Schuurs won het toernooi. In de finale versloegen zij het als vierde geplaatste duo Ljoedmyla Kitsjenok uit Oekraïne en Makoto Ninomiya uit Japan. Het was hun tweede gezamenlijke titel. Mertens had daarnaast twee eerdere titels met andere partners; Schuurs drie.

De Belgische Kirsten Flipkens speelde aan de zijde van de Amerikaanse Nicole Melichar. Zij vormden het tweede reekshoofd. Zij bereikten de tweede ronde, hierin moesten zij forfait geven wegens een schouderblessure van Flipkens.

De derde Belgische, Alison Van Uytvanck, speelde aan de zijde van de Duitse Anna-Lena Friedsam, ook zij bereikten de tweede ronde. Hierin werden zij uitgeschakeld door de latere winnaressen Mertens/Schuurs.

Geplaatste teams

Toernooischema

Bronnen

  Enkelspel
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Hobart 2018
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Back in Stock favorites: Aloe Butter, Osmanthus and Tobacco Absolutes, Poplar Balsam Oil. ORGANIC Jojoba. All on our New and Special page.
New Essential Oil - PLAI, powerful pain reliever from Thailand on our New and Specials page.
April Showers Sale - save 10% on all our Shower Gels on our New and Specials page.
Back in stock, clearance, and NEW diffusers. See them first on the Specials page.
NEW for Mature Skin - Cleopatra's Secret Smoothing Masque - All the women of Nature's Gift love it!
April 15th is the day of reckoning in the US - personal tax returns must be filed and paid. To ease the pain, we are having a special sale on Sunday, April 15th. The %age of the sale will vary from time to time...MOST of the time it will be 15%, but sometimes it will be higher, or lower. Most of the day the discount will only apply to our essential oils, absolutes, and CO2 extracts. They will always be discounted. But sometimes our hydrosols, or skincare products, or carrier oils, or...whatever..may also be discounted. It seems to me that filing my taxes is always a huge gamble...so perhaps on our tax day sale you will be gambling a bit too.
Use the promotional code TAXDAY and press apply, and see what your tax day discount will be.
Lemon Tea Tree - We've always used it to repel mosquitoes and other flying pests... but we received and shared a LOT of information about its powerful antibacterial effects as well. Some amazing anecdotes about its efficacy, simply by inhalation.
Near the end of the month we shared a wonderful letter from a client that reminded us all of why we are here, and how privileged we are to do what we do.
Yesterday while clearing snow I slipped and landed on my nose and knee. Ouch! Thought I had broken my nose. I quickly made a 10% blend of helichrysum in arnica oil. I applied several times yesterday and this morning my nose was just about normal looking. Tender, but the bump is down, and the red mark from where my glasses hit is just about gone. My knee is less swollen, I have to see how the bruise does. Thank GOD for the heli.
Yes, you may use my story. Here's the other part. I was so busy with my 6 German Shepherds that I never thought to use ice once I made my blend. I had a lot to do that evening and didn't think to stop. Extra kudos to the heli and arnica. I am still applying it. Oh, and the bruise on my knee is already dissolving, never having turned purple. I can see yellowish tinges. It's about 1.5 x 2 inches right on the knee cap.
No...it shouldn't. And the Miracle Oil should have. Which shows that we really don't understand the human body!
I love the cade oil. I have been using it for two weeks and my psoriasis is beginning to clear. Nothing else I have used has had this effect. It is very soothing and it has taken away the burning and itching. Please continue carrying it. I blend it with aloe vera gel and squalane and it works pretty well.
We have heard so many raves about the Pomegranate CO2 for Psoriasis, I'm wondering about adding a bit of that???
Cream all ingredients together and chill for two hours, for flavours to blend.
Let the spread reach room temperature before serving.
PS...adding a drop of Orange EO to your favorite muffin recipe is a wonderful flavor perker upper, as well, and would compliment this spread most nicely!
Now, even though I live in the Midsouth; the HOME of great biscuits, I can't made biscuits worth a darn. I'm a Yankee born and raised, and biscuit making isn't in our genes.
BUT... ah, can I make good scones. They have always been a lot of work, and normally I only go to the effort when I have fresh strawberries and heavy cream. Strawberry Shortcake is WORTH the effort.
You should own a food processor to make these. They are "do-able" with nothing but a grater, a bowl and a fork, but in the processor they are done faster than my oven can heat up.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and you might want to grease a cookie sheet while you are at it.
Then... with the grating blade of your food processor grate ONE 4 oz stick of FROZEN butter.
Process these until you have a crumbly mess.
Break in one large egg.
Process "on and off" until well mixed. You will have a sticky mess on your hands.
Pulse just two or three times to mix the dried fruit into the dough.
Scrape the contents onto a cutting board, form into a 7 or 8 inch circle that should be about 3/4 inch high. At this point you can sprinkle them with granulated sugar, raw sugar would be even better.
These were amazing. Hot with butter. I suspect they'd be very good cold, as well, but there were none left to get cold. The Cream Cheese Blend above is awesome on them.
Use Lemon Oil instead of the orange, and add dried blueberries.
Use Almond Flavoring with the dried cherries.
Use Vanilla Extract (one teaspoon?) and chocolate chips.
Please note, the 4 drops of Orange oil gave a subtle flavour, definitely not an "in your face" Orange taste. You could add another two drops...especially if using dried cranberries.
Whenever I go to my favorite bakery, I'm more apt to bring home a couple of scones to heat for breakfast or a bed time snack than some of their richer desserts. I can make a batch of 8 of these faster than I can drive to the bakery, and they surely don't cost $2.00 apiece!
Jim suggested we remind you that, since March was the hottest month of March in Tennessee since records have been kept, we may have to discontinue shipping Shea Soufflé and/or Baby Bottom Balm sooner than usual. If we ship them during periods of extreme heat, you would receive Shea Soup. Perhaps ordering early to meet your summer's needs would be appropriate.
In the past we were able to offer REFILLABLE Personal inhalers, as well as the sealed vials we currently stock. Early next week (perhaps by Wednesday 4/11?) we hope to offer the refillable inhalers again. They are en route, but not in time to list yet. Check our new and special page next week.
Masque: This was my favorite! It moisturizes and calms the skin without leaving any greasy residue behind. I tried it plain for a few days and then with a drop or two of Harmony mixed in. I liked it both ways, but better with the Harmony added.
Gentle Milk Cleanser: I loved this cleanser. I just felt like it did a really thorough job. It left my skin feeling clean, but not dried out. I felt like my skin could really breathe afterward. I put a little bit of Harmony in this too and it definitely helped.
Exfoliant: This stuff is great! It's gentle, but effective. I tried this plain for a few days and then with Harmony. It's great plain, but even better with the Harmony added. It's good stuff.
Lotion: I really liked this. It's a nice, light moisturizer that isn't greasy at all. It absorbs nicely and evenly into your skin. I prefer it with the Harmony added, but the plain was nice too.
Whoever discovered that Harmony was good for combination skin really knew what they were talking about!
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In 1002 AD, in The Pillow Book, Lady Shonagon writes the following passage.
And in 2012, there's still truth in the process!


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Celebrants call for better support at end of life
Thousands of terminally ill people and their families are suffering from a lack of spiritual support being offered in UK hospitals and hospices, it is claimed.
A call has been issued by the head of a leading UK celebrants group to increase the awareness of non-religious help that is available to those coming to the end of their lives and in fulltime care.
The Executive Chairman of the Association of Independent Celebrants, Philip Spicksley, was speaking after attending a cross-party committee meeting in the House of Lords to discuss end of life care in Britain.
Chaired by distinguished palliative care doctor Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, the Westminster event was also attended by the Chief Executive of Hospice UK Tracey Bleakley, and Clinical Lead and Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine Dr Caroline Stirling.
The seminar heard how estimates suggest that more than 118,000 people and their families do not receive high quality care, with many spending their last weeks and months in hospital when they do not want to be there. And, with palliative care due to increase by 42 per cent by 2040, there is an increasing need to plan more effectively, using new technology, to allow more people to see out their lives in their own homes.
Meanwhile, seminar attendee Lord Sheikh highlighted his concerns over the lack of spiritual help offered to those in care who have no religious beliefs.
Mr Spicksley told the seminar how he had worked on an NHS review of 'End of Life Care' between 2014 and 2016, raising the very same issue. He spoke about the lack of improvement, despite the review being published.
"The review has within it directives to provide support for all spiritual beliefs, but there are still NHS providers failing to provide the said support, only having religious ministers on their chaplaincy teams and not offering anything else," said Mr Spicksley.
"I informed the panel that this is not good enough and asked them what action they would be taking to improve this area of palliative care within our hospitals and hospices," he said.
He also asked them how the Association of Independent Celebrants could help in assisting them achieve their aims and objectives.
An Independent Celebrant operating in Lincolnshire and the Humber region, Mr Spicksley, said: "We now have an extremely large percentage of funeral ceremonies conducted by Celebrants across both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, yet to my knowledge there is little to suggest that is the case when it comes to offering end-of-life support for people receiving fulltime care.
"In the majority of cases, the patient and their families are offered religious help, but no other spiritual support to assist with their end-of-life planning and this should be addressed."


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Saint-Julien-Vocance est une commune française, située dans le département de l'Ardèche en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Géographie

Saint-Julien-Vocance s'étend sur un territoire assez vaste de  qui en font une des communes les plus étendues d'Annonay Rhône Agglo. Elle est aussi pentue : depuis Vocance, on y entre à une altitude de . Mais ses autres limites dépassent les  près du Chirat Blanc, près du col du Rouvey ou au col des Baraques et rejoignent les  du Grand Felletin. En venant du Puy, Saint-Julien constitue une porte d'entrée dans Annonay Rhône Agglo. C'est aussi sur son territoire que la Cance prend sa source et s'en va arroser les autres communes sur  jusqu'au Rhône.

Communes limitrophes
Saint-Julien-Vocance est limitrophe de six communes, quatre situées dans le département de l'Ardèche et deux dans le département de la Haute-Loire. Elles sont réparties géographiquement de la manière suivante :

Urbanisme

Typologie
Saint-Julien-Vocance est une commune rurale. Elle fait en effet partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction d'Annonay, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des forêts et milieux semi-naturels (93,8 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (93,8 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
forêts (89,8 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (6 %), milieux à végétation arbustive et/ou herbacée (4 %), prairies (0,2 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie
On trouve comme noms à la paroisse : en 1152, saint Julien de Lent. En 1275, saint Julianus. Au , saint Julianus in Valcancia. En 1464, saint Jullien empres Valcance. En 1505 : santi juliani vallis cantia. En 1793 : Vocansel.

Histoire

Pendant longtemps, Saint-Julien est restée une commune bien peuplée avec . Mais les fermiers qui vivaient d'agriculture et d'exploitation forestière ont peu à peu abandonné leur activité. Cela se traduit dans le paysage par la disparition des prairies au profit de la forêt. Il ne reste plus qu'une seule ferme active sur la commune, au col des Baraques, qui conserve le paysage ouvert.

Deux scieries maintiennent l'activité forestière, qui peut profiter de  de sapinières. Mais la forêt produit aussi myrtilles et champignons. Ses sapinières et ses hêtraies de moyenne montagne sont considérées comme des caractéristiques à protéger en tant qu'« espace naturel sensible ». Les plus imaginatifs en font le domaine des Afars, lutins farceurs d'Ardèche du Nord.

Les anciennes fermes sont souvent devenues des résidences secondaires. L'habitat permanent est resté cantonné dans la vallée et semble maintenant se stabiliser autour de . Le prix bon marché des terrains facilite de nouvelles installations.

Le village a perdu cinq des six cafés qu'il possédait avant. Mais il a maintenant une auberge restaurant, réalisée avec l'aide de la municipalité. Il a aussi conservé un bureau de poste, installé à la mairie.

Politique et administration

Population et société

Démographie

Économie

La forêt
La forêt entourant la commune est majoritairement résineuse, le sapin et le douglas étant majoritaires, en exposition nord notamment. L'adret, plus pauvre, portait autrefois la vigne.

La forêt de sapins fournit du travail à un exploitant forestier, à un transporteur et à deux scieries, pour fabrication de charpente et de palettes. Le bois bénéficie d'un regain d'intérêt, mais son prix n'augmente pas. Le nombre d'entreprises a baissé, mais l'amélioration des matériels a permis de continuer à travailler un volume identique. La forêt gagne du terrain sur les terrains abandonnés, et tous les secteurs ne sont pas forcément exploitables. Des pistes restent cependant entretenues sur toute la commune. Elles permettent au moins la promenade ou la cueillette.

Culture locale et patrimoine

L'église Saint-Julien de Saint-Julien-Vocance

Ses façades en bon état et son clocher carré dominent le village. Son style est globalement roman, mais l'ensemble du bâtiment ne semble pas excessivement ancien.

La première mention attestée d'une église date de 1152. Elle dépendait alors de l'abbaye Saint-Barnard de Romans. Elle était déjà dédiée à saint Julien. Elle est aujourd'hui rattachée à la paroisse catholique « Bienheureux Gabriel Longueville » .

Sa nef offre, à l'intérieur, une surface importante. Des murs d'un mètre d'épaisseur la séparent de ses bas-côtés. Une pierre de voûte porte la date de 1776.

Pour le chœur, on sait au moins qu'il a été rajouté vers 1888. Le clocher a été surélevé en 1956-58. Le sol de l'église a été refait en 1961. L'intérieur a été restauré en 1973-74.

À l'extérieur de l'église, sur le côté, une stèle installée en 1937 rappelle l'exécution, en 1794, du jeune curé de l'époque : « À la pieuse et glorieuse mémoire/ de Pierre François d'Allemand/ curé de Saint-Julien Vocance/ mai 1790 à août 1794/ décapité pour la Foi/ victime de son zèle héroïque/ à Privas le 18 Thermidor 1794/ à l'âge de 30 ans. »

Face à la porte d'entrée, le monument aux morts rappelle le nom des 42 morts de la guerre de 14-18.

La grotte de Notre-Dame de Lourdes
À la sortie amont du village se trouve une réplique de la grotte de Notre-Dame de Lourdes. Elle a été construite entre 1914 et 1916 sur l'initiative de l'abbé Archier, curé du village et elle a été restaurée après le passage de la tempête Martin en 2000. Elle accueille chaque année une messe en plein air le soir du 15 août.

Les sources de la Cance
Depuis 2012, des trajets balisés permettent aux promeneurs de remonter en pente douce le cours de la Cance, rives droite et gauche, sur des chemins larges, goudronnés ou en terre. Quatre boucles sont proposées, de 5, 8, 10 et  au départ de Saint-Julien. La plus longue rejoint la source la plus éloignée, sous le col des Baraques. Sur le trajet, des panneaux thématiques présentent le milieu naturel et notamment la vie aquatique et la place de l'eau.

Photos

Voir aussi

Sources et bibliographie
 Bernard Vial, André Coront-Ducluzeau, 1789-1799 : la Révolution française en vallée de la Vocance, 1989.
 Bernard Vial, Vocance en Vivarais : des origines au début du , 1983.
 Albin Mazon, Voyage autour d'Annonay, 1901.
 Guide officiel de l'Union Touristique Ardèche Verte, 1991.
 Archives municipales.
 Reportages du Dauphiné libéré et notamment articles du 8 août 2013 de François Bassaget.

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de l'Ardèche

Liens externes

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Commune en Ardèche
Commune dans l'arrondissement de Tournon-sur-Rhône
Aire d'attraction d'Annonay