At the corresponding time last year our Association was preparing for the anticipated visit of a Susono contingent to participate in the 1984 Royal Show, and the level of activity was considerable. I must confess to concern over our apparent inactivity for the earlier part of this calendar year and until now. We were spoilt by the amount of effort put in by Des Dean and Graham Hoult last year, as while they have other activities demanding their attention now, nobody has come forward and stepped into the breach.
We propose to run a Dinner Dance and are hoping for an attendance of 200; its purpose is to launch a fund raising effort to assist with the proposed Japanese Garden. Frankston Council has agreed in principle to allow the northwest corner of the Civic Centre property to be the location of the garden. Your Executive decided that it would be desirable to illustrate to the Council its earnest wish to see the garden materialise in the very near future, and providing some funds was considered to be the most effective way of doing this. Negotiations are going on with S.O.F.A. over the design and construction of the garden, as it has not been possible to find somebody with the skills and expertise anywhere in Melbourne. The provision of funds by Council will be considered at its annual Estimates meeting in October.
Andrew Bolwell, Fiona Smith and Kerry Jellett have returned from their year in Japan which has obviously been beneficial to them, meanwhile Simone Young and Lara Thomas were selected as the students to go to Japan in 1985 and although younger than earlier exchange students they appear to be coping quite well.
Memories of our last Annual Meeting held at the library due to the Civic Centre extensions, were not difficult to recall as we were "entertained" by our Japanese students at the time - Shigeru, Fujio and Naomi. All seem settled back home and photographs and letters suggest they are assisting Lara and Simone with their assimilation. Fujio writes often and seems intent on coming back to Australia soon, permanently if he has his way.
Applications for a 1986 visit to Japan have closed, and interviews are to be conducted within the next few weeks.
Diane Seeber was not able to continue as a Counsellor for 1985 due to an impending operation, and Pauline Orchin, one of our pioneer counsellors also chose not to continue. David Smith was willing to take on this onerous task and Des Dean volunteered to continue his involvement, and our thanks are due to each of these for the excellent fist they have made of the demanding responsibility to act as counsellors.
The gratitude of F.S.F.A. and our sister-city equivalent S.O.F.A., also goes to those families who have acted as hosts to the Japanese students and helped in no small way in the success of our exchange program.
We have Satomi Katsumata and Akemi Hada with us from Susono this year and they will be involved in this meeting later on, with a report of their experiences to date.
Mike Orchin resigned earlier this year when he and Pauline took on a mixed business in Foot Street, and I would like to record our thanks and recognise the indebtedness this Association owes to both of them for their untiring work on the Executive and as Counsellors to the students. Vic Walker volunteered to take over the Treasurer's job and we eagerly co-opted him to that position. The bulk of the workload for communication with S.O.F.A., preparing of minutes and correspondence of all description etc. is borne by Adrian Butler with the assistance of his staff, and our thanks go to them.
As referred to earlier we were visited in September last year by a group from Susono led by Mayor Takeshi Ichikawa, and the Chairman of S.O.F.A. Mr. K. Yamaguchi (fortunately including Mr. Sugiyama, a last minute starter) and totalling 19 in the party. It was regrettable that they did not actively participate in the Royal Show as was expected, but nevertheless the trip was successful in renewing old friendships and involving our members with the Japanese visitors.
While they were here the members of S.O.F.A. invited us to send a party to Japan to visit Susono and attend a large scale Expo at Tsukuba. We attempted to arrange a visit in April this year but unsuccessfully, and similarly a postponed trip in August is not meeting with a lot of enthusiasm. I believe we owe S.O.F.A. a visit by a considerable delegation, as other than the visit by Ballam Park Technical School in August 1983, we have not been there in strength since April 1982. These organised trips are necessary and desirable for the ongoing sister-city relationship and I hope something can be organised in the not too distant future.
Mrs. Muriel Lake has offered to prepare and keep an historic record of the activities of the important Sister-City link between Frankston and Susono, and our thanks go to her for her willingness to undertake this arduous job.
Finally, a few people have done a lot of work to further our commitment to this important International-relations project, and I'm sure with the guidance and support of the committed people involved we will enjoy greater success in the coming year. Please support the Dinner Dance and the creation of the Japanese Garden, plus the other proposed activities, and ensure our Association's continuing success in its endeavours.
In September 1984 Frankston received a delegation of 20 Susono people. This delegation was led again by the Mayor Mr. Takeshi Ichikawa, accompanied by the traditional Japanese dancers troupe Nihon Buyo and coincided with the Royal Melbourne Show at which Japan was the guest nation.


text:
Single-Layer vs Double-Layer Flexible Printed Circuits (FPCs)
by Nelson Miller | Mar 16, 2022 | Circuits | 0 comments
Not all circuits are made on a rigid substrate. Some of them feature a flexible substrate. Known as flexible printed circuits (FPCs), they've become increasingly popular in recent years. You can find FPCs in smartphones, tablets, medical devices and countless other electronics. Like all circuits, FPCs consist of conductive pathways. FPCs are simply flexible in the sense that they can bend and flex without breaking.
While all FPCs are flexible, they are available in different types. There are single-layer FPCs, and there are double-layer FPCs. If you're thinking about buying an FPC, you should learn the differences between single-layer and double-layer FPCs.
What Is a Single-Layer FPC?
A single-layer FPC is a type of flexible, bendable printed circuit that's constructed of a single layer. Also known as single-sided FPCs, they feature a single substrate. The substrate is the layer on which the conductive pathways are printed. It consists of a flexible material that's able to bend. All FPCs have a flexible substrate, but single-layer FPCs live up to their namesake by featuring a single substrate or layer.
What Is a Double-Layer FPC?
A double-layer FPC, as you may have guessed, is a type of FPC that features two layers. Rather than a single layer, double-layer FPCs have two layers. Each layer, of course, has its own conductive pathways. Therefore, double-layer FPCs are more complex than single-layer FPCs.
It's important to note that double-layer FPCs still only have a single substrate. The conductive traces are simply printed on both sides of this substrate. Double-layer FPCs are essentially double-sided FPCs. Each side of the substrate is a separate layer with its conductive pathways.
There are also multilayer FPCs, which feature multiple substrates. Multilayer FPCs are a step above double-layer FPCs. They don't just feature a single substrate with conductive pathways printed on both sides. Instead, multilayer FPCs feature two or more substrates.
Differences Between Single-Layer and Double-Layer FPCs
Both single-layer and double-layer FPCs are able to bend and flex without breaking. That's essentially what distinguishes FPCs from rigid printed circuits. Nonetheless, single-layer and double-layer FPCs aren't the same. Single-layer FPCs feature a single layer on which the conductive pathways are printed, whereas double-layer FPCs feature two layers.
Double-layer FPCs typically cost more than single-layer FPCs. They require more material to produce and involve a more complex production process. With that said, double-layer FPCs are able to provide circuits for complex electronics. Single-layer FPCs are restricted to simpler electronics.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


In recent years, hatred or instigation of discrimination has increased against foreigners, immigrants or various religious, ethnic and sexual minorities in different developed societies. Hate speech has more and more become a fatal problem to the social, cultural and political life of contemporary democracies. How should democratic societies respond to such persistent problem as well as to the broader forms of "othering" that motivate hate speech? How can we prevent it? It seems to us that neither the cause of nor cure for this pernicious phenomenon is well appreciated in the context of today's globalized world. Societies in Europe and Asia present ample occasions for examining the various dimensions of hate speech phenomenon. Many of the cases show that hate speech involves a complex web of historical injustices, economic inequalities, religious tensions, socio-political ideologies and emerging democratic challenges, as well as divergent legal constructions.
This project seeks to illuminate the national, regional and global dynamics of hate speech from diverse viewpoints that include the political, legal, historical, ideological and religio-cultural perspectives. To this end, it focuses on the cases of hate speech in European and Asian societies. We will examine the contours of hate speech in different Asian and European contexts; explore the historical, ideological or religio-cultural background of hate speech production and dissemination in each society that is globalized; and evaluate the cases and provide policy proposals from a human rights perspective. This research project is intended not only to show similarities in this global phenomenon observed beyond the political and geographical boundaries, but also to distinguish differences in the historical, legal and cultural foundation of each nation-state that cause and maintain the expression and structure of the discrimination. The comparative nature of this collaborative research will help fill in blind spots and lead to better informed and more sophisticated and practical recommendations for the prevention of hate speech in many Eastern and Western societies.
● What are the current contours of hate speech in different Asian and European societies?
● How can we best respond to the challenges presented by hate speech in ways that promote a just and peaceful society?
● What are alternative strategies for managing the public sphere against hate speech?
● How is hate speech defined and delimited in law and public policy in Asian and European contexts?
● What are the differences and similarities in the phenomenon of hate speech between Europe and Asia?
● What are the legal and discursive characteristics of individual societies in dealing with hate speech?
● What are the most urgent issues regarding hate speech in Asia and Europe?
● How is mass media, especially the Internet, employed in expressing hatred against different minorities?
● In what forms do ethnic, sexual or religious differences play a role in provoking hate speech in European and Asian societies?
● Why do ethnicity, sexuality or religion act as flashpoints in hate speech?
We are pleased to provide presenters with partial subsidies for accommodation and travel expenses depending on funding availability and participant's needs. We intend to publish selected papers from the workshop as a journal special issue and/or an edited volume with a reputable academic press. We also plan to hold the second workshop at Université Paris Diderot (Paris 7) in the second half of 2018.
1. Deadline: Please submit your proposal with a title, an abstract of not more than 500 words and a list of references, together with your name, position, institutional affiliation and email address by August 31, 2017.
3. Final papers: Paper presenters are requested to submit full papers by December 31, 2017.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions regarding this workshop.
Posté le juillet 7, 2017 at 16:51.


Winter is a time of colds and flus as we all battle the elements and deal with dark mornings and early evenings. An ear infection, which can be caused by viruses, sinus or bacterial infections or colds, is uncomfortable and sore and while older children will be able to let you know if they have one, a baby can't.
If your little one has a cold, including a runny nose, they may also have an infection in their ear as the two commonly come together.
Irritability is another sign that your baby has a sore ear. This can include anything from not wanting to be held, getting annoyed at you easily, being generally fussy or pushing you or others away if you go near their head.
As they can't talk, babies have various cries to let them know that they want something. If they are sick, their cry can appear high pitched, like they are in pain. However, a cry alone is not a big enough indicator so look out for any other signs.
If your little one is normally a good sleeper, not being able to settle is another sign that something is wrong. When your baby has an ear infection, lying down can be uncomfortable which will obviously impact on their sleep.
A high fever can be associated with a number of other illnesses, but it could also be a sign that they have an infection in their ear.
If your little one is pulling or messing with their ear a lot it may be troubling them – an indicator that they have an infection.
Look for anything coming out of the ear including a yellow or white discharge, which is a sign of an infection.
Again, while this is not solely associated with a painful ear if it is also accompanied by other symptoms it could be a sign that your infant is suffering from one.
When they are sick all a baby really wants is to be hugged and cuddled. If you find they are being extra clingy and unwilling to go to others they may be under the weather.


text:
MillersLocal
Comp news
SurfGuide
Josh Enslin's World Record attempt for longest surf session
Josh Enslin, one of PE's most dedicated surfers, needs our support this Saturday and Sunday. He'll be hitting the surf this weekend to try break the Guinness World Record for the longest surf session. He needs to surf for more than 29 hours and 27 minutes to claim the title.
The attempt is not only about claiming the record, but also a charity drive for a number of worthy causes in and around the PE area. "There will be a massive donation drive alongside the record attempt," says Josh. "We will be gathering and donating old surf equipment and old wetsuits and blankets and canned food that Cyoh Surf Club will donate to underprivileged surfers around our surf community, and we will be donating blankets and canned food to the street children of Port Elizabeth."
So pull in to Pollock beach and support Josh, and bring what you can to support the charity drive. Double whammy goodness.
Josh hits the water at 12h00 on Saturday. So come grab some lunch down at the beachfront and come give him a yell.
©cealeggs
If you're wondering what all the nitty gritty criteria for such a record would be. So in a nutshell Josh has to do the following:
Average of 350 – 400 waves must be caught
On average every 5 minutes a wave must be surfed
The Surfer must be active for full duration of surf
5 minute break for every full 1x hour completed
Eating and Drinking – in water whilst surfing waiting for waves
Here's the whole shebang outta the Guinness World Rule Book
Longest surfing marathon Record definition
This record is for the longest time to continuously surf on the ocean.
This record is to be attempted by an individual.
The measurement value is time in days, hours and minutes.
Rules for Longest surfing marathon
1. The participant may use any traditional design of surfboard, though not one that has been modified significantly for the purposes of the attempt.
2. They may change surfboards through out the attempt but only during rest breaks unless a board is damaged.
3. A wet suit (or dry suit) may be worn.
4. While we accept that the paddle-in and waiting for a rideable wave are and integral part of surfing, however, apart from rest breaks a substantial percentage of the time must be spent actively surfing and we will not accept any claim where there are long pauses between any element (paddle-out and surfing the wave).
5. The rest breaks (as per the marathon guidelines) are the only time during the attempt when the surfer may leave the water.
Rules for 'endurance marathon' records
• The attempt must take place in a public place or in a venue open to public inspection.
• The record is measured in days, hours, minutes and seconds.
• No person under the age of 16 may attempt this record. Documentary evidence of permission must be provided for any participants who are between 16-18 years.
• A detailed log book outlining the progress of the attempt, including rest breaks and witness changeovers, must be created.
• Rest breaks do still count towards the final total length of time for the record. However, it is not permitted to add any remaining rest time available to the total at the end of the attempt. If you are approaching the end of the attempt and still have rest break time left over, you must take it and then resume the game before calling an end to the attempt in order for that time to be included.
a. Rest breaks are the only point where the claimant may stop performing the activity during the attempt.
b. Rest breaks are the only time the claimant can take a bathroom break or sleep during the attempt. They may consume food and drink while the record is in progress, but this must not disrupt the flow of the attempt.
c. The following acts as a guide of how you must calculate and monitor rest breaks. In simple terms, you are allowed 5 minutes rest for every continuously completed hour of activity. These can be accumulated to give, for example, 20 minutes worth of rest time after 4 full hours of activity. If you do a shift of 4 hours 30 minutes activity without stopping, you have still only accumulated 20 minute as only completed hours count.
d. Any rest time that has been accumulated can be taken in full or in part at the discretion of the participant(s) at the appropriate time. Any unused rest time can then be carried forward to be taken at a future time during the attempt. However any unused rest time cannot be added to the end of the attempt when it is completed.
e. Rest breaks must be documented in a log book maintained by the independent witnesses at the attempt.
More posts HERE
Shit you should know
Surf safe
Da rules
SURF STUFF
Greg Smith boards
Surf Centre
DEETS


Hi there hi, do you bear in mind me it has been a minute. Because of our bundle deal which consists of flight & hotel, you don't have to e book separate anymore – Lufthansa Holidays will look after you! And for that further peace of thoughts your holiday can also be ATOL protected, beneath British Airways Holidays ATOL5985, protecting you when you lose your money otherwise you're stranded abroad.
If a bowl of chowder sounds wicked good, a Boston trip is value a stay. It was never easier, to plan your dream holidays including flight & resort. Sometimes it feels good to fly well past your consolation zone. If you would like to go away all the finer element to us, that is no problem; we have got a hundred seventy five years of expertise in bringing you wonderful package holidays so check out our implausible range immediately.
Positioned within the Mojave Desert with canyon views simply past the neon haze, Vegas has sparkle to spare, so don't be surprised if reserving our Las Vegas vacation packages gets a bit glitter in your keyboard. Experiencing life to the melody of a international language or the aroma of recent delicacies provides you a fresh tackle the world.
Savings based mostly on all holiday package bookings with Flight + Lodge on from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, as in comparison with the worth of the identical elements booked separately. Infants G Passengers below 2 years previous during the whole trip.
You possibly can pay as little as £one hundred fifty per booking for holidays as much as £999, and £300 per reserving for holidays above £a thousand. The desired deposit will likely be required on the time of booking. Not only will you save money booking your flight and hotel together, however Las Vegas vacation packages are sometimes full of fun extras that you just will not get if you happen to e-book all your travel details separately.


text:
Proteostasis stock rises 22% on FDA designation, smaller-than-expected Q4 loss
Published: Mar 15, 2018 8:49 a.m. ET
Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. PTI, -1.57% shares rose 22% in premarket trade Thursday after the company reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss and said its cystic fibrosis drug had been granted orphan drug designation by the Food and Drug Administration. Orphan drug designation allows for seven years of marketing exclusivity along with federal grants, tax credits and waived administrative filing fees; the drug, PTI-428, previously received a breakthrough therapy designation as well. Also late Wednesday, the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $13.4 million, compared with the FactSet consensus of a loss of $16.3 million. Its cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments came to $74.5 million as of the end of 2017, which the company expects will fund its expenses into early 2019. Proteostasis shares have surged 31.4% over the last three months to $6.56, compared with a 2.8% rise in the S&P 500 SPX, +0.03%.
Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq: PTI
Open $2.00
High $2.06
Low $1.86
Market Cap 96.1M


The fabric temperature sensors WTM V11, V21 and V41 are designed for the measurement of fabric temperature in dryers and stenters.
The WTM V11 and V21 contactless measuring units detect the fabric temperature precisely and with a high repetitive accuracy. The sensors are resistant for a wide range of environmental temperature and installed inside the dryer. The resistance against ¬contamination is given by an integrated dust guard.
The WTM V41 sensor with its rugged housing is ¬located outside the dryer cabinet. Owing to measurement characteristics it can be positioned at a larger distance to the fabric.


What it is | ICANN is seeking comment regarding the issue of the potential for increased malicious conduct arising from the addition of new generic top-level domains (gTLD).
Why it's important | Specific concerns have been identified by stakeholders and ICANN has released a report with proposed mitigation measures for incorporation in the implementation of new gTLDs.
Summaries of the input received on this issue as well as ICANN's report have been posted for review.
This panel discussion will review those proposed measures and give those interested in this issue an opportunity to provide input.


Colin Turkington (Volkswagen CC, Team BMR) has won his second BTCC race today at Snetterton ahead of Adam Morgan (Mercedes A-Class, Wix Racing) and Andy Priaulx (BMW 125i M Sport, West Surrey Racing).
As was the case in the first race, Turkington started from the pole position and remained in the lead till the end. Sam Tordoff's BMW had a slow start from the 2nd position and dropped to 4th, behind Adam Morgan and Andy Priaulx. There was one more change in the order in Lap 7 after Jason Plato overtook 4th from Tordoff.
Unfortunately, the second race was full of incidents in the opening laps and just 17 drivers succeeded in finish all the 12 laps. Rob Collard was fired off into the barrier on lap one, in an incident that seemed to also involve Stewart Lines' Toyota Avensis and the Ford Focus of Barry Horne.
Gordon Shedden's weekend went from bad to worse as he was hit from behind by Honda Yuasa team-mate Matt Neal. Neal was then tagged by the Audi of Rob Austin and further contact followed between the triple champion and the Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.
There was another racing sandwich that saw Aron Smith's VW squeezed out of the race and Dave Newsham also spinning out of contention. Tom Ingram was the other party involved and although he was able to continue and enjoy a race-long battle with Andrew Jordan, the Toyota eventually retired with a puncture on the final lap.
Jack Goff took sixth spot in the Triple Eight MG and he will start from pole in Race 3. Goff's team-mate Jordan claimed seventh ahead of Motorbase Performance's Jackson. Exocet Racing's Austin was ninth, with AmDTuning.Com's Mike Bushell claiming his first top ten finish. Four other drivers scored their first championship points of the season with a best ever finish of 11th for James Cole, 13th for debutant Barry Horne, 14th for Robb Holland and a first score for Support our Paras Racing with Derek Palmer claiming 15th.
You can check all the fresh results on SnapLap result pages.


The Education Department at Cook Children's offers a variety of American Heart Association courses to meet the needs of health care professionals and the community.
This course is an introduction to performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on adults, children, and infants. Relief of choking and use of an AED are also covered. This is a non-certification course. For more information about this course, please click the title in the course list below. If you have questions, please call Education at 682-885-1137.
Part 1 is the self-directed, e-learning portion required prior to moving on to Part 2.
Part 2 is the skills verification required for the certification completion. To register for your skills check-off day, please select the appropriate course from the list below.
We offer HeartCode ACLS, HeartCode BLS, and Heart Code PALS. For more information about these courses, please click the title in the course list below. The AHA will not authorize any core curriculum changes in a course identified as an AHA ECC course. A student must be able to successfully perform all course requirements (skills tests and written exams) to receive a course completion card. If you have questions or require ADA accommodations for course completion, please call Education at 682-885-1137.
Family & Friends CPR AHA's video-based, classroom Family & Friends CPR Course teaches adult Hands-Only® CPR, adult AED use, child CPR and AED use, and infant CPR. This course also teaches how to relieve choking in an adult, child or infant.
HeartCode ACLS Provider Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is higher-level course that emphasizes the significance of basic life support (BLS), highlights team dynamics, communication, systems of care, and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care.
HeartCode BLS Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize severe life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.
HeartCode PALS (Part 1 and 2) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is an advanced course using a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency respiratory management, recognition and treatment of shock and/or cardiac arrest.
Heartsaver CPR AED - Classroom Heartsaver CPR AED is a classroom-based course utilizing AHA instructors and videos, with skills practice and validation.


This is a cached entry from 2013-08-24 02:40:38, press here to do a realtime lookup!
Record last updated on 27-Feb-2013.
This is a cached entry from 2012-07-14 22:00:47, press here to do a realtime lookup!
Your SOA serial number is: 200803282. Your SOA serial can pretty much be whatever you want, but most people prefer to have it in YYYYMMDD00-99 format.


Trading name: IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PICTON PRESS UNIT TRUST TRADING AS "PICTON PRESS"
1.	to receive the report by the Administrator(s) about the business, property, affairs and financial circumstances of the Company(ies).
c.	whether it would be in the creditors' interests for the company to be wound up.
3.	to receive a statement of such other information known to the administrator as will enable the creditors to make an informed decision about the matters at paragraphs 2(a) - (c) above.
4.	to receive details of any transactions that appear to the Administrator(s) to be a voidable transaction in respect of which money, property, or other benefits may be recoverable by a liquidator under part 5.7B of the Act.
5.	to receive details of any proposed deed of company arrangement.
c.	the Company(ies) be wound up.
7.	to determine the future remuneration of the administrator(s).
8.	to determine the deed administrator(s) and or liquidator(s) future remuneration if appointed.
9.	to consider the appointment of an alternative deed administrator(s) or liquidator(s).
10.	if the company is wound up, to consider the appointment of a committee of inspection and, if so, who are to be the committee members.
11.	if the company is wound up to consider the early destruction of books and records.
12. to determine the remuneration of the administrator(s) internal disbursements.
13. to determine the remuneration of the deed administrator(s) and or liquidator(s) internal disbursements if appointed.
14. to consider a resolution that the liquidators be authorised to compromise any debt owing to the Company at their discretion and not otherwise be subject to the limitations under section 477(2A) of the Corporations Act 2001.
15. to consider a resolution that the liquidators be authorised to enter into an agreement lasting longer than three months at their discretion and not otherwise be subject to the limitations under section 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001.
Facility details Please contact the Administrators' office.
Note: Creditors who returned the information mentioned above to the external administrator of the adjourned meeting need not resubmit that information.


The war of Chechnya Grozney and Russia, appears as most wars, a exercise based on Mans stupidity and a exercise in futility, the great tragedy of these excesses is the inability of Man to learn from experience, the idea of madness is if you keep doing the same thing and it ends with the same outcome and yet we hope for a different outcome is insanity, other than a philosophical proposition, this being true.
As weaponry becomes evermore destructive, what becomes a puzzle to me is the indifference of so many to take a positive anti war position as say in Governments being required to direct energy to the ending of wars, of significance, we see considerable numbers of civilians killed or maimed as a result of war, seeing civilians become increasingly targets as war casualties, the only explanation I have for this is the effects of propaganda, as with people like Murdock, having the ability to prostitute reality and reconstruct the serious to trivia for pulp indulgence for mass consumption, and the indulgent appetite of drug related mind sets, such as sport, alcohol, and the smorgasbord of thrills that assail the mind of those that appear as if they are immune to such threats.
War is profitable only to the few, how is it possible the few have ability to destroy the lives of so many? It appears as the mainstream of our planetary inhabitants have neither the will nor the ability to connect the subversive ideologies that confront the individual, today.
I suggest two mainstream educational systems exist today, the university graduate and specialized training that entails a narrow pursuit often as a result of attainment of this specialized knowledge, and the renaissance man, those that may have a curiosity on all aspects of the Universe, this approach has no particular exams, nor is there any rest from constant vigilance and application of mindfulness, naturally in the main this type of being has neither time for parties, not that he would desire this, nor having holidays, the writer of this essay would have a preference of incarceration than being beside the palms, or watching the blue lagoons or passing time at a tropical seaside resort.
The frustrating aspect of the renaissance man is the limitation and impending fate for him, knowing he knows so little of what is, and grasping the idea he will come to his end and to come to terms with his own limitations of knowledge.


text:
Hannah Henza
Director of National Programs
Hannah is the Director of National Programs, managing programmatic content and outreach across the organization including a variety of field building and climate-related initiatives including JOFEE gatherings, the Hazon Seal of Sustainability, and ongoing efforts to catalyze our community-centered response to a global climate crisis. Hannah has more than 10 years of experience in the non-profit sector and has previously held positions in fundraising, event management, and community organizing. Additionally, Hannah has worked as an outdoor educator, wilderness guide, and experiential youth educator across the United States. She earned her Master's in Nonprofit Management and Jewish Studies at Gratz College as a Legacy Heritage Fellow and holds a Bachelors's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Religious Studies from North Carolina State University. Hannah is a certified yoga teacher, avid outdoors-woman and proudly shares her home – a self-built tiny house on wheels – with her husband, dog, and cat.
Rachel Miller
National Programs Associate
Rachel is Hazon's National Programs Associate, overseeing the administrative and creative elements of Hazon's programming work alongside the National Programs Team. Bringing her passion for design and her unique problem solving abilities to life, Rachel is the driving force behind many of the graphic and logistical elements of Hazon's programs. Before joining the team, Rachel worked as a menswear clothing designer emphasizing the role technology and innovation could play in performance wear; she also spent several years providing direct care and service in hospital and civil-service settings. Rachel holds a Bachelor's of Science in Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies with a concentration in Apparel Product Design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and in her downtime enjoys crafting of all sorts, live musical theater and playing video games. Rachel currently resides in Tennessee with her husband and their two dogs.
Hannah Fine
Community Organizer for Climate Justice
Hannah engages the Detroit and Metro Detroit community in conversation, education, action, and advocacy as it relates to climate justice. She previously worked in environmental consulting and has lived and worked on organic farms across North and South America. A transplant to Detroit from the metropolitan area, Hannah has fallen in love with the city's deep sense of community, especially as it relates to food and environmental justice. Hannah attended Wayne State University where she earned a B.S. in Biochemistry and Chemical Biology. When not getting her hands dirty she can be found exploring, cooking, or planning her next trip.
Hannah Perez-Postman
Regional Seal coordinator and Ekar Farm Program Manager
Hannah has followed the path of food and farming with intention for the last 10 years, acting from a spiritual foundation of justice and care for human communities and the earth. Hannah is a certified permaculturalist, farmer, and social design enthusiast. From food justice organizations serving frontline communities in the food deserts of West Oakland, to a 30 year old no-till organic farm in the Hudson Valley of New York, and now the Denver urban agriculture scene, Hannah has dedicated herself over and over to this path. She is grateful to work at Ekar Farm and with Hazon, connecting to her Jewish roots while engaging in meaningful, community-based environmental change work.
Liana Rothman
National Programs Coordinator
Liana rothman is the National Programs Coordinator for Hazon. Her role focuses on the Hazon Seal of Sustainability program and JOFEE (Jewish Outdoor, Food, Farming, and Environmental Education) field-building initiatives. Previously, Liana was an Adamah Fellow, Teva Educator, and JOFEE Fellow, bringing rich experience which positions her well to support Hazon Seal sites on their sustainability journey, as well as to strengthen the JOFEE network nationwide. Liana lives and works at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, loves to go on hikes, spend long hours on porches with friends, and is committed to building a more just and loving society.
Becky O'Brien
Director of Food & Climate
Becky O'Brien is Hazon's Director of Food & Climate. In this role, Becky helps leaders and institutions in the Jewish community understand the connection between their food choices and climate change, and support them in taking action to reduce their negative impact. Prior to her current role, Becky was a regional director for Hazon in Colorado for 9 years. In that time she worked with synagogues (of all denominations), Hillels, JCCs, Moishe Houses, day schools, summer camps, and more to support them in their greening work. Becky co-created the first ever Jewish Food Festival (which has since been replicated around the country) and the Brit Hazon (a behavior change program for individuals), and has written numerous resources and guides to support environmental learning and activism. She has worked in the Jewish nonprofit sector for more than 20 years. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies from the University of South Florida and a Master's Degree in Religious Studies from the University of Colorado. And, Becky really loves mountains and trees.
Sue Salinger
Sue Salinger creates the direction of and manages Hazon's program in Denver. She leads Ekar Farm and brings Hazon's strength in Jewish Outdoor, Food, Farming, and Environmental Education to Ekar's goal of addressing the root causes of hunger through sustainable ag-based initiatives. She partners to build capacity within existing Jewish institutions in JOFEE, and creates new programs and experiences that bring people together across difference around health and sustainability. Sue was most recently Managing Director for the startup of Hazon in Detroit. Sue was the Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Emanu-El in Oak Park, Michigan, and Director of Education at Congregation Nevei Kodesh in Boulder, Colorado. She graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing and Poetics at Naropa University, an MA in Communications and Philosophy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. While at Naropa, Sue was a teaching assistant to Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, zt"l. She's a Master Gardener.


Tippster revolutionises the way social circles follow sports events.
Philipp Csernalabics CEO Problem Solver. UX- and Marketing-Lead.
Our vision is to revolutionise the way social circles follow current events - including everything from football matches to political elections.
So how do social circles normally follow current events?
First, there's individual news consumption through one or multiple platforms.
Second, there's interpersonal exchange: the members of the social circle discuss what they have heard or read and usually respectively predict the outcome of the event.
Third, there's the event itself. Whilst following an event on TV, one in two Germans uses their smartphone or tablet to gather additional information, bridge commercial breaks or discuss with others what they are seeing.
Fourth, there's further individual news consumption and, of course, lots more interpersonal exchange.
So basically, there's lots of interaction and engagement happening on various platforms. With Tippster, you will have everything in one app. Think of Tippster as a platform on which users can consume relevant news, challenge their friends in predicting the outcome of current events and engage in discussions. The platform concept follows a gamification approach: Users are listed in leader boards and they can earn points, unlock achievements, build a rank and win prizes. There's no arguing about why sports-betting is so popular (€4.5 bn market in Germany), but why would people enjoy such a prediction game, that has nothing to do with making money? According to a scientific study that identified the psychological motivators behind betting it is not the potential monetary win, but much more the emotional experience that makes (sports-)betting so popular. Compared to betting hosts, we are replacing the potential monetary win with social interaction, thereby even intensifying the emotional experience. Our goal is to establish Tippster as the second-screen engagement tool of the future and thereby shape the future of media consumption, make current events even more exciting and incentive people to stay in the loop with what is happening in the world.


text:
Hand-out for mail share-buyers
Submitted by Matthew on 16 October, 2013 - 11:15
Well-off people who bought Royal Mail shares in the government's sell-off were able to reap an instant profit of more than £300 as soon as the shares started trading on 15 October and the shares rose from the 330p sell-off price to 490p.
Big banks who bought larger slabs of shares have made bigger gains.
The hand-out here to the rich and the well-off is not a mistake or misjudgement by the government. All the big privatisations by the Thatcher government had the same thing: share prices rose as soon as the shares began trading, and those who had bought in got immediate gains.
This government and the Thatcher government, keen to cut social spending, are also keen to spend taxpayers' money to provide those gains for the share-traders.
Doing so ensures that the sell-off is a "success" — the demand for shares is bigger than the supply. It avoids the risk of the government being embarrassed by some shares remaining unsold. And it consolidates enthusiasm for the government among a significant layer of its habitual supporters.
Remember that next time the government says that social cuts are necessary.
Automation and the working class
The outcome of new technologies, and the way and form in which they are introduced, are...
St Mary's porters make gains
Members of the United Voices of the World are organising and fighting at St Mary's...
Housing should be a right!
More than half of the 1,900 ultra-luxury apartments built in London in 2017 failed to sell...
High finance: take back control
Britain's big four banks made about £22 billion profits in 2018-9. That is more than the...
EconomicsSolidarity 300, 16 October 2013Privatisation


We are Pittsburgh's choice for affordable diagnostic imaging services.
At North Pittsburgh Imaging Specialists, we are passionate about what we do, and we are dedicated to making sure that every single patient that comes to us has the services, tools, and medical opportunities to live a truly vibrant life. That is why we offer MRIs, CT scans, X-rays, and so many other imaging services for a price that our patients can afford, regardless of whether they have a high deductible they haven't met or no insurance at all. Because of this, we are proud to offer our community the best in diagnostic patient care.
In order to bring each person the kind of care they deserve, we invest in the latest, most advanced, and best equipment in the industry. Our facilities offer numerous imaging technologies, including traditional film X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound imaging, and other advanced specialized equipment.
Not only is our equipment some of the most trusted in the imaging field, but our radiologists on our team are trained in their subspecialities for the imaging and treatment of specific areas of the body, so they know exactly what they are looking at, and can ensure a quality that stands apart from the rest. Our imaging center is accredited, certified, and inspected by several state and national entities, including the American College of Radiology (ACR).


A teenager who beat his former teacher so badly a surgeon said his face looked like a packet of stamped on cornflakes, has been jailed for five years.
Christian Dawson, 40, was battered with such force by Lucas Mikoliunas his young daughter didnt know who he was.
Yob Mikoliunas, 18, attacked his former teacher because of his born hatred for his old school, Hull Crown Court was told.
Dad-of-one Mr Dawson, a teacher at Sirius Academy West in Hull, was put in hospital for a week and needed his face to be reset after the unprovoked attack outside a garage on March 18 last year.
Reading Mr Dawsons victim impact statement in court, prosecutor Julia Baggs said: Following the attack, Mr Dawson had to have his face reset and does not yet have feeling back in his lower face and cheeks.
He says he cannot yet smile as a result of his injuries.
He says when his daughter asks "why I am not smiling when I am happy" – he has to say that "I am smiling with my eyes".
The pain was excruciating, the court heard.
The teacher had to sign a consent form before surgery and was warned when he woke up he might be blind.
Mrs Baggs told the court: He turned round to be confronted by four youths. You, Lukas Mikoliunas, were at the front and you then hit Mr Dawson in the face so hard that he saw flashing lights and fell to the pavement, where he was assisted by members of the public.
Defence barrister Stephen Robinson said: There is very little information I have been given by the defendant as to why he committed the offence.
He has been in custody since his failed appeal. He has been assaulted himself while he was in the cells.
Jailing Mikoliunas for five years, Recorder Tim Roberts, QC, told him: This attack was born out of hatred for your old school.
You had an unenviable reputation and seeing a teacher from your old school and one you did not like.
You caused a member of the public a gratuitous injury and you are a danger.
Mikoliunas was also found in possession of the Latvian identity of Norman Radkis, but the court heard he had not used it to try to apply for benefits or secure a job.
Very first details of Meghan Markle's wedding dress revealed!


Welcome to the association Blog!
Welcome to the new home of current news from your association. Our focus in the last couple years has been to put a major emphasis on the communications from your association. We want to keep our membership informed and up to date on all aspects of the association and the fire services in this province as a whole.
This can be evidenced in both the release of our electronic fire news, our increased presence on social media, our email subscription list, and our new website. Further to that, we want to give our president, regional directors, and staff, a place to bring the most current news directly to our members. In the past, there were some efforts to create regional pages for each director to be able to post any news or events for their regions, but we feel that this will be a more effective and collaborative approach. Posts will be categorized with keywords, and will be published chronologically, so the information will readily available to anyone visiting the page. It will also ensure that the most current information is constantly flowing to our membership, supporters, partners, and public.
We look forward to this new endeavor, and what it will provide to our membership. While this new section of our site is going live this month, you should expect to begin seeing a more steady flow of information in coming months.
Thank you to all of you for your continued support of this association, and we look forward to what 2015 holds for the enhancement of the fire services in this province.


All The Instruments dot com welcomes you to our Rouge Violins section. All The Instruments provides you with all the Rouge Violins. With the Guaranteed Lowest Prices, Low Monthly Payments and Free Shipping on most orders over $99. Rouge Violins such as and more listed below under Guaranteed Lowest Priced Rouge Violins. And our Rouge Violins are 100% Official Rouge Violins. So enjoy your visit at our Rouge Violins.


text:
Home Meet Information
Make a Gift to Track & Field
Prospective Athlete Information
Sprints/Jumps
Hometown: Shrewsbury
High School: Notre Dame Academy
Career Statistics ▾▸
Career Honors:
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2017-2018, 2018-2019).
All-Patriot League First Team – outdoor (long jump).
All-Patriot League Second Team – outdoor (4x100 meter relay).
School Records:
4x100 meter relay (outdoor) – 46.43 (Patriot League Outdoor Championship – 5/4/19)
Long jump (outdoor) – 6.03m (Patriot League Outdoor Championship (5/5/19)
Long jump (indoor) – 5.88m (New England Indoor Championship – 2/2/18)
2019 Outdoor (Junior):
Placed seventh in the 4x100 (46.83) and 21st in the long jump (5.21m) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (5/11).
Won the long jump at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships, earning All-Patriot League first team honors with a leap of 5.99 meters (5/3).
Helped break a school record in the 4x100 meter relay in a time of 46.43 at the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, earning All-Patriot League second team honors with a runner-up finish (5/4).
Also placed 11th in the 100 (12.25) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships (5/3).
Won the long jump (5.98 meters) and placed fifth in the 100 meters (12.62) at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational (4/27).
Placed third in the long jump (5.44m) at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/29).
2018-2019 Indoor (Junior):
Placed fourth in the long jump (5.79m) at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/1).
Finished 10th in the 60 meters (7.91) and fifth in the long jump (5.61m) at the Patriot League Indoor Championships (2/16).
Had a personal best of 10.86 meters in the triple jump at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25).
Won the long jump (5.51m) and placed second in the 55 meters (7.34) and triple jump (10.63m) vs. UNH (1/19).
2018 Outdoor (Sophomore):
Placed eighth in the 4x100 (46.70) and 11th in the long jump (5.72m) at the ECAC Outdoor Championships (5/12).
Placed eighth in the 100 meters (12.12), fourth in the 4x100 (47.70) and third in the long jump (6.03m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships (5/4).
Placed second in the long jump (5.84m) at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite (4/28).
Had a personal best in the 100 meters, running a 12.21, and placed second in the long jump (5.60m) at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/21).
2017-2018 Indoor (Sophomore):
Placed 18th in the 60 meters (7.83) and sixth in the long jump (5.65m) at the ECAC Indoor Championships (3/2).
Placed 17th in the 60 meters (7.92) and fourth in the long jump (5.74m) at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/17).
Placed 17th in the 60 meters (7.96) and sixth in the long jump (5.88m) at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (2/2).
Had a personal best of 7.21 to win the 55 meters vs. UNH (1/20).
Competed in the 55, 60, 100, 200-meter dash, 4 x 100-meter Relay and the long jump.
Recorded season-best times in the 55-meter dash (7.41) at UNH vs Holy Cross (1/21) and finished third in the finals, in the 60-meter dash (7.77) at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/17), in the 100-meter dash (12.44) at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4), in the 200-meter dash (25.50) at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite (4/29) and in the 4 x 100-meter Relay (46.44) at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Also posted a season-best height in the long jump (5.69m) at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/5) and finished fourth overall.
Qualified for the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships and finished fifth overall in the 60-meter dash (7.86) and ninth overall for the long jump (5.45m) at the Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Also qualified for the NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships and finished fifth overall in the 60-meter (7.79) and ninth overall in the long jump (5.32m).
For the outdoor season, Smiley qualified for the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/5) and finished third in the 4 x 100-meter Relay (46.44) and fourth overall in the long jump (5.69).
Broke Holy Cross record in the 4 x 100-meter Relay (46.93) at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite (4/29) and finished first overall.
Re-set the 4 x 100-meter Relay Holy Cross record (46.44) at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, placing third.
Qualified for the IC4A/Eastern College Athletic Conference and finished seventh in the 4 x 100-meter Relay (47.04).
Before Holy Cross:
A four-year member of the varsity track and field team at Notre Dame Academy under head coaches Matt Wilson and Amanda Wright.
Team was Central Mass. Conference champion all four years.
Named Worcester Telegram and Gazette All-Star all four years.
Set school records in the long jump (17'10.75"), 200m (25.43) and 100m (12.45).
Also was a four-year member of the varsity basketball team, leading her team to a 2016 Central Mass. District title with a 23-1 record and serving as team captain.
Was a two-year Worcester Telegram and Gazette All-Star.
Notched seventh highest points scored and seventh highest rebounds in the school's history.
Also was a three-year member of the varsity field hockey team, helping the squad to three Central Mass. Championships.
Named Central Mass. All-Star.
Daughter of Mark and Elizabeth Smiley.
Father played football for Holy Cross, class of 1987.
Mother graduated from Holy Cross, class of 1986.
Has one brother Andrew, who is a member of the Navy lacrosse team, class of 2019.
Has two sisters (Grace and Kathleen).
Grandfather, Arthur Andreoli graduated from Holy Cross and was a member of the basketball team, class of 1958. He is a member of the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
Uncle John Andreoli graduated from Holy Cross and was a member of the football team, class of 1982.
Uncle James Andreoli graduated from Holy Cross and was a member of the football team, class of 1988.
Has not yet declared a major.
Smiley's Top Performances
Year Event Time/Dist. Meet (Date)
2019 Triple Jump (indoor) 10.86m Boston University John Thomas terrier Classic (1/25)
2017 Long Jump 5.69m Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/5)
2017 55m 7.41 UNH vs Holy Cross (1/21)
2017 60m 7.77 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/17)
2017 100m 12.44 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4)
2017 200m 25.50 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite (4/29)
View Full Bio ▾▴
Season Highs ▾▸
Game by Game Stats ▾▸
View More Photos ▸
Crusader of the Week: Alanna Hitscherich
Crusader of the Week: Zoe Matherne
View More Videos ▸


text:
est un film américain réalisé par Allan Dwan et sorti en 1928.

Synopsis
John Sauval, surveillant dans le métro de New York, aimerait marier sa fille à un concessionnaire de Coney Island, mais elle aime un autre homme. Les préparatifs du mariage sont interrompus lorsque John a un accident dans le métro.

Fiche technique
 Réalisation : Allan Dwan
 Adaptation :  Thomas J. Geraghty d'après une histoire de Ben Hecht
 Production : First National Pictures
 Durée : 80 minutes
 Date de sortie :

Distribution
 Chester Conklin : John Sloval
 Alice White : Sophie Sloval
 Bodil Rosing : Ma Sloval
 Sam Hardy : Philip Hurd
 Jack Egan : Bill Hedges
 Ned Sparks : William Howard
 David Torrence

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios, Frederic Lombardi

Liens externes

 http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491188/The-Big-Noise/
 Photo du film The Big Noise sur BFI Film

Film américain sorti en 1928
Film dramatique américain
Film réalisé par Allan Dwan
Film américain en noir et blanc
Film muet américain

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Meeting Name: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/21/2020 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final
Meeting location: Hall of Justice
Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Meeting Extra1 Label: Not applicable
eComment: Not applicable
Meeting Items (32)
20-212 1 1. Presentation/Awards Quarterly poetry reading by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Aileen Cassinetto. Action details Video
20-213 1 2. Proclamation Presentation of a proclamation designating April 22, 2020 as Earth Day. adopted Pass Action details Video
20-214 1 3. Miscellaneous Informational update on COVID-19: -	Louise Rogers, Chief of Health -	Tracy Weatherby, VP for Strategy and Advocacy, Second Harvest Food Bank Action details Video
20-215 1 4. Resolution Adopt a resolution denouncing xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiment due to fears of the COVID-19 pandemic and affirming the County of San Mateo's commitment to the well-being and safety of Asian American communities. adopted Pass Action details Video
20-216 1 5. Resolution Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with SMCU Community Fund for the administration and distribution of $1,000,000 in Measure K funds to benefit San Mateo County small businesses adversely impacted by COVID-19. adopted Pass Action details Video
20-217 1 6. Resolution Acting as the Governing Board of the Fair Oaks Sewer Maintenance District, conduct a hearing: A)	Open public hearing B)	Close public hearing C)	Adopt a resolution: 1.	Ordering the annexation of the Lands of 155 Bardet LLC (155 Bardet Road, Woodside, APN 073- 050-270) to the Fair Oaks Sewer Maintenance District; and 2.	Directing the Director of Public Works to transmit a copy of the resolution ordering annexation and file maps of said annexation with the appropriate agencies. adopted Pass Action details Video
20-218 1 7. Memo Introduction of an ordinance amending Section 7.28.070 "No Oversized Vehicle Parking" to Chapter 7.28 "Miscellaneous Parking Regulations" of the County of San Mateo Ordinance Code and waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety. adopted Pass Action details Video
20-219 1 8. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing a fourth amendment to the agreement with Superion, LLC (formerly SunGard Public Sector, LLC) for the purpose of providing system upgrade services and adding an additional fifty-five (55) user licenses for ONESolution Financial and Administration Solution services and increasing the amount of the Agreement by $60,060 for a revised amount not to exceed $1,143,419.82. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-220 1 9. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Macias, Gini & O'Connell, LLP to provide professional financial audit services for the term of April 22, 2020 through April 21, 2022, with an option to extend the Agreement at the County's election for one year for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,141,350. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-221 1 10. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the San Mateo County Exposition and Fair Association, dba San Mateo County Event Center, in an amount not to exceed $1,410,000 for facilities, services, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for the County OES Medical Center located at the San Mateo County Event Center on the San Francisco Peninsula. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-222 1 11. Resolution Adopt a resolution: A)	Authorizing an agreement with the Northern California Recycling Association, which is acting as the fiscal agent for the Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition, for the term of April 21, 2020 to April 21, 2023 for an amount not to exceed $150,000; and B)	Authorizing an Appropriations Transfer Request (ATR) appropriating $50,000 from the Office of Sustainability Non-General Fund General Reserves to Other Charges to fund the first year of the agreement. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-223 1 12. Memo Recommendation for the appointment of Sathvik Nori to the Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Commission for a partial term ending June 30, 2022. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-224 1 13. Resolution Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with HealthRIGHT360 for substance use disorder treatment services, medication assisted treatment services, outpatient mental health services, and outreach and engagement services, and extending the term of substance use disorder prevention services through June 30, 2021, increasing the amount of the agreement by $143,412 to an amount not to exceed $10,679,744. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-225 1 14. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Front Street, Inc. for Residential Services, extending the term through June 30, 2022, and increasing the amount by $547,521 to an amount not to exceed $1,098,941. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-226 1 15. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders to Priority Healthcare, dba Curascript Specialty Distribution to provide intrauterine and implantable prescription devices for the term of April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-227 1 16. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with UltraEx, LLC to provide courier and delivery services for the term of April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $1,250,000. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-228 1 17. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of grant funds by the County of San Mateo from the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University to develop a school readiness program for the term April 15, 2020 through April 15, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $117,000. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-229 1 18. Resolution Adopt a resolution ratifying and adopting the Human Resources Department's COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Employment Policy: AFSCME, CNA, SEIU and UAPD, and the employment terms and conditions therein until May 30, 2020. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-230 1 19. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Master Salary Resolution 076798 to delete five positions, add six positions, set the salary of one classification, correct the salary adjustment of two classifications, and reclassify three positions. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-231 1 20. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing: A)	The acceptance of funding from the California Department of Social Services for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Housing Support Program funds in the amount of $2,268,000; and B)	An amendment to the agreement with Abode Services to increase the contract amount by $2,268,000 for a new total obligation not to exceed $7,808,875 to match the additional funding allocation received for Fiscal Year 2019-20 from the California Department of Social Services, with no change to the contract term. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-232 1 21. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Howroyd-Wright Employment Agency, Inc., dba AppleOne Employment Services (AppleOne), to add funding in the amount of $185,000 for a new total obligation not to exceed $1,035,000 for the same term of December 15, 2015 to December 14, 2020. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-233 1 22. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement for the acceptance of grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for Continuum of Care planning activities in the amount of $347,008 for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-234 1 23. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment with AvePoint Public Sector, Inc. to provide a Software as a Service solution for SharePoint and Office 365 administration and reporting services, extending the term through March 29, 2021 and increasing the amount by $49,500 for an amount not to exceed $148,500. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-235 1 24. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing amendment to the agreement with Avocette Technologies, Inc. for the provision of additional professional technical services, increasing the amount of the agreement by $465,750 to an amount not-to-exceed $845,750, and extending the term through January 31, 2021. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-236 1 25. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing application for, and receipt of, California Department of Housing and Community Development SB 2 Planning Grant Program Funds in the amount of three hundred ten thousand dollars ($310,000), proposed to fund environmental analysis related to the potential rezoning of?parcels adjoining newly rezoned portions of unincorporated North Fair Oaks along El?Camino Real and Middlefield Road, and authorizing the Community Development Director to execute an agreement related thereto. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-237 1 26. Resolution Adopt a resolution: A)	Adopting plans and specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements for the San Carlos Airport Runway and Taxiways Pavement Rehabilitation Project; and B)	Authorizing the Director of Public Works to call for sealed proposals to be received by Tuesday, May 11, 2020 at 2:30 p.m., in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; and C)	Authorizing the Director of Public Works to extend the call for bid and bid opening for up to 60 days beyond the time and date originally set forth by the Board of Supervisor; and D)	Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and California Department of Transportation for the construction of the San Carlos Airport Runway and Taxiways Pavement Rehabilitation Project. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-238 1 27. Resolution Adopt a resolution certifying the mileage in the County of San Mateo's maintained road system to be 316.157 miles as of December 31, 2019. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-239 1 28. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Broadmoor Police Protection District to provide school crossing guard services and increase the amount by $10,000 to an amount not to exceed $106,000. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-240 1 29. Resolution Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute the Program Supplement Agreement, including an agreement with the California Department of Transportation for a grant under the Highway Safety Improvement Program's call for Local Road Safety Plans (LRSP). approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-241 1 30. Resolution Adopt a resolution waiving the Request for Proposals process and authorizing an agreement with GPS Insight, LLC for monthly global positioning system subscription fees through April 20, 2023 for a maximum fiscal obligation of $577,671 with optional annual extensions through April 20, 2025 for a not-to-exceed total amount of $921,117 for a five-year agreement. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-242 1 31. Resolution Amend Resolution No. 077035, which closed the walk-in property tax payment locations of the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector for the duration of the Health Officer's shelter-in-place order, to terminate such resolution effective May 4, 2020. approved Pass Action details Not applicable
20-243 1 32. Memo Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: One case Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation: Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9: One case Action details Video


EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- At Austin High School, situated on a hill just a few miles from the Mexican border and with a stunning view of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke held his 99th and 100th town hall meetings Monday, taking questions from constituents and veterans.
Democrat O'Rourke has been El Paso's congressman since 2013 and these are his final months in that office. In November, O'Rourke hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in what has become a closely watched race, the most expensive campaign in the current midterm elections. If O'Rourke can take the seat from Cruz, Republicans may lose their Senate majority.
At Monday's meetings, O'Rourke mixed patriotic thanks for constituents' military service with calls for passing the federal budget by the Oct. 1 deadline, overhauling immigration, protecting educational funding for all students and achieving universal healthcare.
Passing the federal budget is crucial, O'Rourke said, particularly for his constituents. El Paso ranks fifth in the nation for the concentration of federal government jobs, he said, pointing out what would happen to El Paso if the government shut down because Congress descends into partisan bickering.
"Think about all of the Border Patrol agents, all of the Customs officers, all the officials who work at La Tuna prison, all those who serve service members at William P. Beaumont Army Medical Center, those who take care of veterans at the VA, those who deliver the mail. Think about every single federal priority, every way in which this country, through its national government, changes or improves our lives, enforces our laws. All of this is jeopardized if government cannot stay open," O'Rourke said, expressing "the cautious optimism" Congress will pass the budget in time.
Immigration was the most burning issue O'Rourke addressed in this border city. He railed against last week's announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services to expand the "tent city" in nearby Tornillo for unaccompanied migrant children detained at the border.
"There are still hundreds of children in those tents right now who have no idea when or even if they are going to see their parents again," O'Rourke said.
The Trump administration plans to expand the camp to hold more than 3,000 children.
"Right now the United States government is detaining more than 12,000 kids from all over the world, most of them from these northern triangle countries of Central America. We made it harder for those kids to rejoin their parents. In fact, in hundreds of cases we have already deported these parents back to the countries they already fled in the first place," O'Rourke said. "This country of immigrants, this inspiration to the rest of the world, this cannot be us. This one is on all of us. It is up to all of us to make it right at this moment."
The issue rises above partisan lines he said, and El Paso is "the defining border community to help to wake this country's conscience to what is being done in our name at this moment. Never again must a parent be taken from a child under these conditions."
Constituents asked about how to make school safe for students (teachers should not be armed, O'Rourke said), border security and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
Some 648 people -- high school students, constituents and reporters -- attended the town hall meetings.
O'Rourke's race against Cruz is the country's most expensive, with both candidates amassing war chests of about $23 million. Current polling by Quinnipiac University suggests Cruz will win the race, but O'Rourke has significantly reduced the Republican incumbent's lead to just a few percentage points. Trump has agreed to campaign for Cruz.
In Monday's audience, was Black Klansman author Ron Stallworth, a constituent of O'Rourkes. The congressman recognized Stallworth's presence, calling his book about infiltrating the racist KKK in Colorado Springs as a black police officer "extraordinary."
Stallworth, 65, moved to El Paso when he was 4 years old. Since Spike Lee's movie adaptation of his book about going undercover in the KKK opened in August, Stallworth appears on talk shows in a "Beto for Senate" t-shirt.
Stallworth stood at the podium to ask O'Rourke quickfire questions about Washington: "What's going on at the White House? How can [Congress] not consider impeaching this fool?"
"Freely choosing our elected leaders is the envy of the world," O'Rourke replied. "To me, it's obstruction of justice when the president tweets out that the attorney general must stop the Russia investigation. There has to be accountability, and there has to be justice."
At this, the crowd burst into applause, rising in volume when O'Rourke announced his support for Mueller's investigation.
"Allow Mueller to find the facts as far as they go and as high as they reach," O'Rourke said. "That will allow him to get to the truth, to the justice, to the accountability we deserve as Americans."


Consider for a second a lion tamer. In one hand, he holds a whip, and in the other he holds a chair with four legs. What is keeping that lion from chewing the man's face off? It turns out, the whip is mostly a prop for dramatic effect. The lion, unable to focus on any one of the chair's legs, is petrified.
The majority of websites on the internet today act much like this proverbial lion tamer: they ask visitors to do so much, that a visitor ends up doing nothing at all. We work with clients to develop conversion-based websites. We design and deploy websites that have clear and well-tested CTAs, conversion paths, and user interfaces.
Your target customers are a pack of hungry lions, and we're turning your website into a tasty and irresistible steak.
*** Please note: Websites built by CleverFunnel will not get people mauled by literal lions, just in case anyone was worried.
Use data to find your next customers and grow your company.
See ROI from Pay-Per-Click Advertising and Search Engine Marketing.
Utilize smart email follow-ups and workflow automation to nurture leads into customers.
Create a Web Presence that Defines Your Company and Achieves Your Goals.
Create and Curate Compelling Content that turns prospects into customers.
Utilize Social Media to Engage With Your Customers and Bring Traffic to Your Site.
Get Found on Google. Search Engine Optimization Means Your Clients Can Find You.
Promote Your Upcoming Event or Trade Show Presence for Higher Engagement.


text:
Richard Hunter June 10, 2015
I was in London Sunday through Tuesday at Gartner's Project Portfolio Management and IT Governance Conference, and as usual I made a point to get to either the Sunday or…
Blog / Hunter's Effects / Recommended Gear
Hot Jams at Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
By Richard Hunter - June 10, 2015
I was in London Sunday through Tuesday at Gartner's Project Portfolio Management and IT Governance Conference, and as usual I made a point to get to either the Sunday or Monday jam session at Ain't Nothin' But The Blues. The Monday night jam in particular, which is run by blues master guitarist Davide Mazzantini, attracts a lot of great players. I had something to do on Sunday, so I went to the Monday jam. It turned out to be a good bet.
Prepping for the Show
When I fly, I prefer to carry everything I need in one bag that I carry on and off the plane with me, so I don't have to wait in baggage claim and I'm sure nobody is messing with my stuff. When I go to a jam, I want something that gives me a reliably good-to-great sound (the greater the better, of course) that I can set up as instantly as possible. Put those together, and the gear I take with me should be compact, lightweight, battery-powered, easy to position on a stage and plug in, and good-sounding. Doesn't hurt if it's relatively inexpensive, too.
The ideal solution for me is an Audix Fireball V mic–which among other things is the most feedback-resistant mic I've ever encountered–plus an amp modeler, direct to the PA. That setup meets all the requirements. The part of the setup that I've kept experimenting with is the amp modeler. (I used to experiment with different mics, too, but I've learned not to experiment with more than one change in my rig at a time). The requirement for battery power means that I can't use a Digitech RP loaded with my patch set, which of course would otherwise be my default choice.
I've tried the Tech21 Blonde V2 pedal, which does nice Fender amp emulations, but doesn't have any other FX in the box (I always want delay, reverb, a pitch shifter, a rotary speaker or vibrato effect, and an autowah, in that order, and the Blonde doesn't have any of those.) I had a not-so-good experience with the otherwise perfectly likeable Zoom G3 at Ain't Nothin' But The Blues when I accidentally set the input to "active", which made the signal to the PA way too hot; that's easy enough to fix, but remembering to set that button is just one more complication that I don't want at a jam.
The complete set of gear I took to the jam at ANTB. Vox Stomplab IG in center.
So the gear I took to this jam included the Vox Stomplab IG, an inexpensive ($70), extremely compact and lightweight, good-sounding amp modeler that includes all my want-to-have FX. I programmed some sounds into the Stomplab not long ago, and this seemed like a good opportunity to check them out in performance. If the whole thing went south, I'd still be able to use the club's vocal mic, not an ideal solution to micing the harp (see my comments below) but a workable one.
I arrived at ANBTB around 7:30 and put my name on the signup list, then said hello to some of the people I'd seen on earlier visits. I mentioned to Davide Mazzantini that I'd ideally be able to leave before 11 PM, and he said to hang out if I could–he wanted to get me onstage with a good crew.
As it happened, I did indeed have to wait, and it turned out to be worth it. I spent over three hours in the place before I played, some of it talking to musicians (including Phil Hughes, singer, saxophonist, and harmonica player, who I met for the first time that night), much of it sitting by myself and listening to the music that flowed from various collections of players on the stage. I was tired after a redeye arrival in London the day before, and I found myself wondering why I was hanging out in a bar in London, holding a bag full of gear, surrounded by strangers, yawning. I decided at last that it was because playing music with people who can play well is worth the effort it takes–and anyway, it's the story of my life, and I ain't stoppin' the story. I didn't think at the time, but do now, that memories of great musical performances are some of the best memories you can have. And like Jim Morrison said: you never know which performance will be your last. So there's some urgency.
The music started at 8 PM with a set of about half a dozen blues from Mazzantini and the band (drums, bass, and second guitar), as usual for this crew played with a lot of depth, power, and precision. After that the jams began, with each assemblage of players taking two songs. Not everybody sounded great, or even blue. Mazzantini and his crew are pretty deep into 1955 Chicago, and their sound is very blue, casually virtuosic, and encyclopedic–they work a whole lot of the blues canon into their accompaniments and solos, and the textures are constantly changing. When you've just heard a half hour of that, it's pretty clear that when somebody plays "Tutti Frutti" they're not playing blues. A pair of guitarists who extended their blues towards rock–think Carlos Santana–fared much better. It wasn't Chicago 1955, but it certainly had some craft and feeling behind it.
Overall the guitarists I heard ranged from good to great, which is a pretty good range for a jam session. The 3 harp players (besides me and Phil Hughes, who really knows his way around a blues harp) who showed up ranged from semi-competent to really annoying, which is much less good. In effect, those players are training the audience to expect incompetence from harp players. If you're a harp player, don't you really think that it's a good idea to get your s— together before you throw it down in front of an audience? But of course–as 15 minutes spent looking at auditions for "American Idol" shows clearly–people who don't have their s— together often can't even tell the difference between good s— and bad s—. For their sakes and mine, I hope they figure it out before I see them at another jam.
Let's Get Screechy
All of the harp players except me played harp through the house PA, using a vocal mic, which was part of the annoying-ness of their sound–when you play the harp with a screechy sound, it gets screechier through a vocal mic into a PA.
The setup worked well for Phil Hughes, who fronted the last act on vocals and harp before I went up to play. He sounded great on both, the latter played through the vocal mic with lines and tones similar to Sonny Boy Williamson II, in a performance that included a very nice take on Butterfield's "Born In Chicago." Phil told me before the performance that he took up singing so he could run the show onstage. The implication was that singing was secondary for him, so I was really surprised to hear how big, tough, and authentic his voice sounded. After the show, he told me that he had some confidence issues with his singing. "Get over it," I told him. I think we should all save our performance anxieties for the areas where we have actual trouble performing, as opposed to the ones where we don't…
One thing I can say for sure is that an amped harp sounds better with the kind of blues that was coming from this stage than an unamped harp coming through a PA. That's why I use an amp modeler, even though so far it looks like it's easier to get loud with a vocal mic through the PA in this club than with an amp modeler. No matter what you do, that vocal mic through the PA doesn't have the weight and punch that a harp really needs for amped blues.
Around 11 PM, following Phil's crew, I was called to the stage. The band included the excellent drummer from Mazzantini's house band, a great bass player I've played with a few times, and Alex Miller, who I've played with before at ANBTB, a guitarist whose specialty is John Lee Hooker-style one-two-three chord blues. As per Davide's comments to me, it was a great crew to play with.
Playing the Jam
It took about two minutes to take my gear out of my bag and set it up onstage. The first warmup notes I played sounded very good, but when I maxed the volume control on the Fireball V I heard feedback, and when the guitar kicked in I knew immediately that I could use more headroom. What that really means is that I have more work to do on the patches, starting with adjusting the gain downward. I might lose a little crunch that way, but there'll still be plenty of amp warmth and body in the tone, and more volume usually works better for delivering the message than more crunch. I was just barely loud enough at this show; next time I'll be louder and clearer. In fairness to me and the Stomplab, the PA at ANBTB isn't the best I've ever heard. It doesn't make the vocalists sound great either, and the speakers are located up and behind the stage, so any mic that's on the stage is in front of the speakers, not tops for controlling feedback.
Alex Miller told me to play in E, and kicked off a medium-tempo one-chord blues oozing with fat, greasy swamp vib. I played a Seydel 1847 A harp in second position, sticking low on the harp with sustained chords, chunky rhythms, and fill lines. On the Stomplab, I mostly used a pretty conventional amped-blues tone with a slapback delay. I also tried a sound I developed that includes a rotary speaker effect, but I didn't think the effect was very distinctive (or even audible in the mix), so I went back to the original amped-up tone before long.
I paid a lot of attention, as always in a jam, to what the other players were doing. I doubled Alex's lines on the harp when I heard what sounded like a signature lick for the tune. I ranged up and down the harp in my solo, using the half-chromatic sorts of lines in the upper register that I first heard from Charlie Musselwhite four decades ago; if there's one thing you learn from Charlie, it's how to sound deeply, traditionally blue and otherwordly at the same time.
The crowd was clapping hard and cheering when we finished the tune. For the next number, Alex kicked off a faster one-chord shuffle in A. I used a Seydel Session Steel in D played in 2nd position for this piece, meaning that the piece was both faster and higher-pitched than the previous one, two prescriptions for increased excitement. The tune rocked the house from wall to wall, and when we finished, the place went completely berserk. Each band at the jam gets two tunes, but the crowd was screaming for another, so with the house's blessing we played a three-chord (!) but non-traditionally-structured (!!) blues in E, with me playing 3rd position on the D harp this time. That's another thing I learned from Charlie Musselwhite: when you're playing diatonics all the time, you get a lot more variety in your sound by switching positions so the big notes are in different places in the scale.
My Next Steps for the Stomplab
The response from the crowd at this show was so overwhelmingly positive that it's easy to forget that the Stomplab produced enough feedback to make it difficult for me to get the level I needed to match the guitar. In the heat of the moment–in fact right up until a moment before I wrote this–I forgot that the Stomplab offers realtime, front panel control over amp gain and amp level for every patch–it's really a lot like moving the dials on a real amp. I could have done that at ANBTB if I had only remembered, then turned up the volume on the Fireball V to take advantage of the reduced gain or level. I'll have to do it next time.
In reviewing my posts about previous sessions with various multiFX at ABNTB, I have no doubt that for me the Stomplab IG is better in many respects than the other battery-powered multiFX I've tried. It's certainly smaller and cheaper, and it sounds as good as any (though with a much more limited set of options and FX than the Zoom G3). For gigs where I have time to set up, stage space, and access to AC power, my preferred device will always be a Digitech RP (and in particular an RP500 if at all possible). For situations where I'm working with two minutes, two square feet of stage space, and no AC, within which circumstances I need to set up to play two songs more or less immediately, a Stomplab looks pretty good to me right now.
Ain't Nothin' But the Bluesamp modeleramplified harpbluesblues harpCharlie MusselwhiteDavide MazzantiniDigitech RPFender ampharmonicaharpmultifxPhil HughesRichard HunterSeydel 1847Seydel Session SteelSonny Boy WilliamsonTech21 BlondeVox StomplabZoom G3
← Playing the Regionals for the Inc. Magazine Battle of the Corporate Bands
Looping Setups Old and New and a Couple of New Loop Jams →


Many chain restaurants and food spots have programs that allow individuals to create fundraisers for an organization of your choice! These restaurants will set aside a certain time for your fundraiser, and anyone who comes in with a flyer or lets the cashier know that they're here to support a fundraiser will be a part of this contribution! This is a great idea for a Gold Award Girl Scout project or a fundraiser for school clubs to do. Some places that donate a portion of their sales include Yogurtland, Chipotle, Panda Express, Ten Ren's Tea Time, and California Pizza Kitchen. If you're interested in creating a fundraiser in our honor, please contact us here!
School fundraisers could include anything from selling drinks at Open House, selling food during Back-To-School Night, or even bracelets at a school event! There are many ways to start up a fundraiser and support us on our mission. Remember, every cent that is donated goes towards rescuing more animals, giving them medical care, and spaying and neutering hundreds of animals each month.
If you'd like to start a donation drive at your workplace, daycare, business, or school, that's a great way to help us! We always welcome donations of any form, but you can see our donation wishlist for some ideas. Anything from old blankets, towels, toys, or even simple cleaning supplies can help us a lot! Your donations go directly towards the amazing animals in our care.
Dedicate a weekend to setting up a garage sale! This is a great idea for anyone who lives on a busy street or in a neighborhood that has lots of active people. With your garage sale, consider donating a portion of your sales from that weekend to our rescue! It's a great way to attract more people, and an even better way to clear the clutter from your home while benefitting our rescue at the same time. All monetary donations are tax deductible!
Create a bake sale at your school or somewhere where you're sure to attract lots of people and donate a portion to our rescue! Remember, $100 can help spay/neuter about 10 dogs and cats through the international spay / neuter initiatives we support. Every little bit counts!
Dedicate a week or two to collecting as many water bottles as you possibly can, and get lots of help from your fiends and family. You can also talk to some of your favorite teachers and encourage them to give extra credit for every 50 bottles collected by each student, or just have them spread the word and leave a box in every classroom. Lots of us must have piles of bottles in the garage ready to be recycled for 5 cents each, and this is a great way to help cleanup our community and reduce plastic pollution! This is also a great idea if you're going to a sporting event or a concert - get a crew of people and collect as many bottles as you can that people have scattered around after the event!


There is one summary for S.2240. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.
This bill directs the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program providing funds, during FY2017, to local educational agencies (LEAs) for initiatives that provide 12th graders with voter registration information.
LEAs must consult with their state and local election officials in developing the initiatives.


Recently, we looked at the how the external Clearing environment has changed and how the choice and power has shifted away from universities and into the hands of the students as they navigate Clearing and Adjustment (read article here). This week we've decided to look deeper into the traffic and the data that we have on the Complete University Guide (CUG).
Over the past month CUG has seen a 182% increase in traffic to the Clearing and Adjustment homepage compared to the same period in 2017, all pages in the Clearing section of the site have seen an 82% increase.
These are substantial increases for a site that has over 18 million visits a year and over half a million visits during the week of Clearing, Adjustment and A-Level results last year. Already, the institutions in our featured-providers slots are receiving fantastic exposure and high-quality traffic through to their sites. There is a handful of these featured-provider slots available for universities wishing to engage with this audience.
To look a little deeper at these visits, we can, much to our surprise, see that the percentage of visitors using a mobile phone has decreased compared to last year. Perhaps this suggest that visitors are doing in-depth research on their desktops, rather than casual mobile browsing.
Looking at the content that people are accessing, the Clearing FAQs are proving to be the most popular page, followed by a Guide to Clearing. This, in our opinion, shows the real need students have for clear, independent advice to help them navigate Clearing. This gives us confidence that as we build up to Clearing and Adjustment and add more content, engagement levels and visitor numbers will continue to grow.
Last year the most popular subject searches were, in order, Law, Economics, Medicine, Psychology and Mathematics. We'll be keeping a close eye on this throughout August to see if there is any significant change from one year to the next.
A-Level results day is less than three months away and we have a limited number of options available on CUG for universities wishing to engage with this large, and growing, captive audience.


text:
Q: Help starting with Integration by parts I am working on an assignment that deals with integration by parts and u-substitution and I have become frustratingly stuck on this question. I am unsure where to even start.
Question:
Let $f$ be a twice differentiable function such that $f(0)=5$, $f(3)=1$, and $f^{'}(3)=-2$. Determine the value of $$\int_0^3xf^{''}(x)dx$$
I would greatly appreciate if someone could explain to me at least how to start this.
Thanks.

A: Let $u=x$ and $dv=f''(x)\,dx$. Then $du=dx$ and we can take $v=f'(x)$. So our integral is equal to
$$\left.xf'(x)\right|_0^3-\int_0^3 f'(x)\,dx.$$
Note that the remaining integral is $f(3)-f(0)$.

A: Let $v=f'(x)$ and $u=x$. Then $dv=f''(x)dx$ and $du=dx$. Integrating by parts yield
$$\int_0^3xf''(x)dx=\left.xf'(x)\right|_0^3-\int_0^3f'(x)dx=3(-2)-0-\left.f(x)\right|_0^3=-6-(1-5)=-2$$

A: Using Integration by Parts, we can do the following:
Let $u=x, \ dv = f^{\prime\prime}(x)dx \implies du = dx ,\ v=f^\prime(x)$.
Now \begin{align*}\int\limits_{0}^{3}xf^{\prime\prime}(x)dx &= [xf^{\prime}(x)]^3_0 - \int\limits_{0}^3 f^{\prime}(x)dx \\ &= 3(-2) - [f(x)]^3_0 \\&=-6 - (1 -5)  \\ &=-6+4\\ &=-2\end{align*}

A: When I was first learning Substitution by Parts, the following approach was very useful to me in trying to understand the method.
By the multiplication rule for derivatives.
$$f'(x)G(x)+f(x)G'(x)=[f(x)G(x)]'$$
$$f(x)G'(x)=[f(x)G(x)]'-f'(x)G(x)$$
Let $g(x) = G'(x)$, then
$$f(x)g(x)=[f(x)\bigg(\int g(x)dx\bigg)]'-f'(x)\bigg(\int g(x)dx\bigg)$$
$$\int f(x)g(x)dx=f(x)\bigg(\int g(x)dx\bigg)-\int f'(x)\bigg(\int g(x)dx\bigg)dx$$
This shows me that when integrating the product of two functions that one factor will be differentiated $(f)$ and the other will be integrated $(g)$. Technically this equation (as written) isn't correct because it assumes that both $\int g(x)dx$'s evaluate to the same function (e.g. the first $\int g(x)dx$ could evaluate to $h(x)$, and the other one to $h(x)+C$), but it provides a nice direct way of thinking about the method (i.e. it allows me to avoid asking convoluted questions like "$g$ is the derivative of what function?"). To make it technically correct, replace both $\int g(x)dx$'s with $G(x)$.
Applying this point of view to your problem we have
$$\begin{array}{lll}
\int^{3}_{0}xf''(x)dx&=&\bigg[x\bigg(\int f''(x)dx\bigg)-\int 1\cdot \bigg(\int f''(x)dx\bigg)dx \bigg]^3_0\\
&=&\bigg[xf'(x)-\int f'(x)dx\bigg]^3_0\\
&=&\bigg[xf'(x)-f(x)\bigg]^3_0\\
&=&3f'(3)-f(3) -[0f'(0)-f(0)]\\
&=&3(-2)-1 +5 = -2\\
\end{array}$$
As an example, try it with
$$\int \ln x dx = \int (\ln x)(1) dx=\dots$$

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Fiction — Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong; The Malta Exchange by Steve Berry; Her Father's Secret by Sara Blaedel; Crashing Heat by Richard Castle; A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux; The Crooked Street by Brian Freeman; Never Tell by Lisa Gardner; Pruning the Dead by Julia Henry; One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt; Out of the Dark by Gregg Hurwitz; Bloodthirsty by William W. Johnstone; The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman; The Smiling Man by Joseph Knox; Unto Us a Son is Given by Donna Leon; The Chef by James Patterson; The First Lady by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois; Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks; Connections in Death by J.D. Robb; The Persian Gamble by Joel C. Rosenberg; The Woman Inside by E.G. Scott; Silent Night by Danielle Steel; Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward.
Memorials — The Gift That I Can Give by Kathie Lee Gifford; A Faithful Gathering by Leslie Gould, in memory of Elizabeth June Cochran, given by the Literary Ladies Book Club; A Hug Is For Holding Me by Lisa Wheeler; The Littlest Things Give the Loveliest Hugs, in memory of Karen Snyder Campbell, given by Friends and Neighbors at Harlan Acres; Everybunny Dream! by Ellie Sandall and The Easter Surprise by John and Jennifer Churchman, in memory of Vera White, given by Brenda Russell and family; Thunder Pig by Kim Norman and Sleepover at the Museum by Karen LeFrank, in memory of Karen Arrington, given by Martha L. Thompson; One Hundred Sausages by Yuval Zommer, in memory of Karen Arrington, given by Kevin and Karen Davis, donation in memory of Karen Arrington, given by Sally Lynn.