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title: "Heat and Temperature"
title_fr: "Chaleur et température"
age: 8-12
objective: "Understand the difference between heat and temperature and distinguish between materials that conduct heat well (thermal conductors) and those which conduct heat poorly (thermal insulators)."
objective_fr: "Comprendre la différence entre la chaleur et la température et remarquer la distinction entre les matériaux qui conduisent bien la chaleur (conducteurs thermiques) et ceux qui la conduisent mal (isolants thermiques)."
summary: "In this activity, students will discover that certain materials conduct heat better than others through the observation that ice cubes melt at a higher rate on metal plates than on plastic ones. They will also learn that heat flows from warmer objects to colder ones to reach a thermal equilibrium."
summary_fr: "Dans cette activité, les élèves découvriront que certains matériaux conduisent mieux la chaleur que d'autres en observant que les glaçons fondent plus vite sur les plaques métalliques que sur les plastiques. Ils apprendront également que la chaleur voyage toujours d'un objet chaud vers un objet froid afin d'atteindre un équilibre des température."
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  alttext: "Two children performing the heat and temperature experiment"
  alttext_fr: "Deux enfants font l'activité chaleur et température"
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These superb 10x16mm faceted teardrop beads teardrop quartz beads are alternately clear and frosty and streaked with black tourmaline inclusions. Even more sparkle from those facets! Often called tourmalinated or rutilated quartz because the "rutiles" or needles are the mineral "tourmaline". The beads are center drilled. Please allow for the variations that occur in natural stones; that is part of nature's charm. The quantity you select will be randomly taken from the strands shown.
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A Nation Cast Adrift
Posted on July 15, 2007 by Baron Bodissey
I miss Minh Duc very much. He was one of my favorite commenters and bloggers, both for his wonderfully wacky English, and for his willingness to share his experiences. Here is a snip of one of his last posts, where he weighs in on the absurdity of our tax code. He explains first that he once worked part time preparing other peoples' taxes. Then he says:
Our tax system is so bizzare that the tax payers cannot report their income to the government — and on top of the already heavy tax burden, have to pay someone else to do so. My friends, you are not less intelligent because you could not fine your own tax. Many of my clients were successful doctors and brilliant engineers. The idiots are the people who wrote the tax code. To quote my drill sergeant in Basic Training, the Internal Revenue Code, "was written by four monkeys on a crack pipe."
Minh Duc was one of the boat people out of Vietnam. As the Democrats' hysteria sounds increasingly like a shameless Vietnam-Déjà-Vu, I think of him often, and wish he were still blogging.
Minh Duc may not be unique, but I don't personally know of anyone with his experience. Not only did he endure the re-education camps and killing fields after we abandoned the Vietnamese to their bloody fate, he also survived the boat trip and made it to the US. When he grew up, he joined the military and served for several years in Iraq.
He was intelligent, funny, and informed. I do wish he were still around to serve as the conscience for those who would turn tail and run from Iraq. Every time one of them opens their mouth, I think of him and how he might reply to these quislings.
Today I came upon an essay that would appeal to Minh Duc. Wherever he is, I hope he reads it.
Here is an excerpt from "I Say Again, They Are Cowards and Tucktails" –
To the men and women who would do this, I maintain that you are nothing but a group of tucktails. If the Iraq War is so bad, so immoral, do everything in your power to stop it. Allocate no funds. Bush vetoes? Keep allocating no funds. Force Bush to choose between literal force protection and a staredown.
Stupid, immoral, cowardly excuses for human beings, the lot of you. If this war is merely a waste of lives and treasure, you are honor-bound to stop it at all costs. So do it. Relive the 1970s. Show us that you accept the inevitable slaughter of millions as irrelevant so that we can all watch the evening news without being bothered. Prove that refugees dying on boats and in camps are merely pictures, and not men, women, and children possessed of human dignity, being tortured because the United States won't live up to its promises. Remind the world again that we are a paper tiger, and then grieve when another embassy is held hostage.
Heck, why wait? Why don't we go slaughter a million Iraqis in bombing runs, so this time the blood will be directly on our hands, and we can avoid the irritating images of boat people and other refugees fleeing genocide?
Well, this man has written my thoughts as clearly as if he looked in my head and decided to put down on paper what he saw roiling in my brain.
Please read the whole thing. Then contemplate what Minh Duc and the other survivors of Vietnam who made it out must be thinking of us now.
We have troops stationed in Germany and Korea. Where is the clarion calling them home? Why do we have troops in Europe at all? Why aren't they in Iraq, where they are so desperately needed, instead of in Germany, where they are looked upon with contempt by all peace-loving Europeans?
We are no more than boat people ourselves: a nation cast adrift, tossed this way and that with each passing tide. We will have to answer for our pusillanimity when history judges us for fleeing once again.
What happens to a country which repeatedly fails to stay the course?
12 thoughts on "A Nation Cast Adrift"
Adam on July 16, 2007 at 2:08 am said:
As a Vietnamese American, this touched a nerve. As a person who lost his country, I ask Americans to have faith and stand with people struggling for freedom. As proud new American though, I push for my countrymen to not compromise their values and withdraw.
It is sad that people here would cowardly endorse withdrawal at the cost of the Iraqis and most of all to the extreme detriment of this country. You bagg and scream that of US imperialism and tyranny whenever a Iraqi civilian is killed ,yet you ignore the fact without the US in Iraqi, even more civilians would be killed. Killed not because of unintended collateral damage which exist in all wars, but by systematic ethnic cleansing.
How about the freedom to exist? The freedom not to be maimed or killed because of your religion or race? Would you seek to deny the Iraqi's this basic freedom like you did in Southeast Asia after you withdraw? Do you think Iraqi want your definition of freedom(aka US withdrawal), but not want an even more basic and fundamental freedom?
People who want withdrawal, when Iraqi goes to shit a year after US withdrawal, will you bitch and moan about how Bush dragged you in there and that we should have been there in the first place? How about accepting reality the US is in Iraqi right now regardless of what you said before and now… how about acknowledging that the victorious Jihadi forces could give less of a rat ass if you were against the war. The Jihadi will kill you, the infidel, the same.
entropy on July 16, 2007 at 2:36 am said:
I am not Vietnamese like Adam but I have my own perspective based upon my Father's life and experiences. He has passed on now so he doesn't have to have his heart broken again.
He went to VN as an adviser in '62 if I remember correctly. He came back to the states for the last time in '69. He believed in the mission and was as frustrated as anyone about the way it was being conducted. He never advocated or supported the pull out. I remember him using the term "betrayal" at the time.
He had many close friends in SE Asia that he thought the world of and he mourned their sure loss.
Those that would create a legacy of betrayal in this generation and consign the thousands of dead and wounded to enforced and unnecessary meaninglessness are worse than the enemy that is blowing us up because they pretend to care about something other than their own power.
Gringo_Malo on July 16, 2007 at 9:36 am said:
Generally, personal anecdotes are not relevant to the formation of a rational foreign policy. Seizing the oilfields of the Middle East might make sense, but attempting to impose a Western-style democracy on Muslims is idiotic. In the case of Iraq, it's already been done once, and we've seen how badly it turned out.
As an American, I really don't give a damn about Iraq or anyone who lives there. I don't care what might happen to the Iraqis who have collaborated with the U.S. after our forces leave. They should have known better.
Not all who want to leave Iraq are liberals or Democrats. Paleoconservatives such as Samuel Francis saw the folly of this war from its inception. Even I predicted that we'd quickly crush Saddam's armed forces and then lose the guerilla war, as we did in Vietnam.
We're losing the Iraqi War for the same reason we lost the Vietnam War: Americans came to understand neither war really served their interests. Why we allow ourselves to be dragged into such pointless ventures is a more important question than the fate of Iraq.
Dymphna on July 16, 2007 at 10:53 am said:
gringo_malo–
Your personal point of view on the folly of the war — and the personal viewpoints of those you bring in to back up your opinion — are of no greater import than the viewpoint of anyone else. In fact, our history can often inform our decisions with more wisdom than mere calculations of self-interest.
In the long run, the self-interest of America will be very poorly served by a cut-and-run job, repeated again. The reverberations of our fearful retreat and the eventual killing fields of Vietnam and Pol Pot are still part of the global calculus used to assess our seriousness and our moral standing as a nation. A shameful, politically-based (and therefore short-term) decision to leave Iraq to its fate is both morally wrong and realistically short-sighted.
You remind me of parents I've met who adopt a child and then decide several years later to give it back because it's troublesome.
Had we gone all the way to Baghdad in the beginning, under Bush I, and cut off the snake's head then, we wouldn't be in this situation…it's a case of the sins of the father being visited on the sons.
We weren't wrong to invade the snake pit, we were wrong to let the State Dept anywhere near the place. They wanted Kerry to win that last election(and thus secure plum jobs for themselves) so they deliberately messed it up. Iraqis who wittnessed that debacle are rightfully bitter.
Why we "allow ourselves to be dragged into such pointless ventures" is a question to be considered after we have fully finished in Iraq. Since we now have the wisdom accrued by our experience subsequent to leaving Vietnam, we know where our duty lies.
falcon_01 on July 16, 2007 at 12:46 pm said:
First my thanks to those who served in uniform, and those who serve by spreading truth. We need to see the long-term implications of leaving. The wins are almost never reported. If we go, we are abandoning people to death. Some might not care, fine. Isolationism has historically never served our own interests. If Iraq falls to chaos, it will be viewed as a sign from "god" that the terrorists are right and that we are weak. I could care less what someone thinks of me, if that was where it ended, but that's not where it ends. They will rally behind their victory, slaughter millions, and attack us on our own soil. Their long-term goal is nothing less than chaos and the end of all freedom. If isolationists have their way, and if we leave the rest to fend for themselves, the collapse of europe will speed up and the already increasing number of terrorist attacks will surge. If the middle east is abandoned, much less an already teetering europe, how much longer will we in the US last?
We can not bury our heads in the sand and think only of the short term. We must think in terms of decades! The enemy must be stopped no matter what, because if they are not, the costs will be higher than every single war related death in history stretching back to the dawn of time!
Gringo_Malo on July 16, 2007 at 1:58 pm said:
I certainly never decided to adopt Iraq. If, during the buildup to the war, Saddam's Iraq had been portrayed as a child to be adopted rather than a deadly danger to Americans (which it wasn't), we wouldn't be having this discussion.
It's certainly true that my opinions are no more important than anyone else's. Neither are the opinions of those who would wage an endless and futile war to impose democracy by force on Muslims. The majority of Americans will eventually force a withdrawal from Iraq, perhaps covered by the same sort of fig leaf that covered our withdrawal from Vietnam. As for "keeping our promises," well, history should have informed you that governments make and break promises all the time, as the interests of their ruling classes dictate.
The great irony of the Iraq War is that it will do nothing to stop militant Islam – especially while an adjacent country (Saudi Arabia) remains a sanctuary for jihadist guerillas and source of supply and funding for militant Islam – especially while millions of Middle Eastern Muslims roam freely about the United States and Europe, with more coming all the time – especially while Middle Eastern Muslims are still issued student visas to attend our flight schools. I'm not necessarily opposed to war in general, mind you. If we had some ratioinal objective, such as seizing the oilfields of Iraq and the Arabian peninsula, then I'd be all in favor of the war. That would end the Islamic threat.
Alexis on July 16, 2007 at 2:34 pm said:
No German or Korean suicide bombers. No Serb or Okinawan suicide bombers either. As it appears, American troops will leave when suicide bombers attack them but stay when there are no suicide bombers around. Compare that to Vietnam where bombs were strapped to children to kill American soldiers.
Sadly, the moral of modern American politics appears to be that suicide bombing is highly effective in inducing war weariness. Few other means are nearly so effective.
Dymphna on July 16, 2007 at 2:55 pm said:
It *is* war weariness, you are right. But it's a weariness combined with a malign intent by the left to draw our purposes as dark and imperial. Those in control of what information gets out make sure that the "information" is unremittingly dispiriting — and so people turn aside because they feel helpless to effect any other outcome.
Seizing the oil fields would do what exactly? I mean, beyond bringing us to war with China and India in short order. That kind of policy would ensure our destruction.
That's the kind of thinking that was old by the 1930's. Let's not bring it back.
eatyourbeans on July 16, 2007 at 4:08 pm said:
Seizing the oil fields would do what exactly? I mean, beyond bringing us to war with China and India in short order.
Well, dumbos like the ones in Washington might end up there, but slyer minds might get China & India interested in a condominium over all the middle east oil reserves. I bet they're not as squeamish about practicing old fashioned colonism as we are; besides give the carve-up a internationalist, NGO-type monniker and nobody will mind. ERA: Energy Resources Administration, or something. As for the inhabitants of the region who might mind, well, it's lucky that their religion tells them to like being dead.
Now, there's a '"diplomatic solution" I could get excited about!
Old thinking is not necessarily wrong thinking. Islamic terrorism exists only because Muslims have money to finance it. Muslims have money only because Western governments allowed them to nationalize oil production facilities developed by British and American companies. Depriving Muslims of their oil income will put an end to Islamic terrorism, or at least decrease its scope to the point where it's no longer noticeable.
If China and India were going to declare war, why didn't they do it in 2003, when we invaded Iraq? Do you think that they really believed the Bush administration's propaganda? Why wouldn't their governments prefer to have a more reliable government manage Middle Eastern oilfields?
eat your beans–
Divide things with China?? We — and the rest of the world — would come out on the short end of the stick on that one. China doesn't play well with others. China doesn't even play well with her own, e.g., the fierece riots in the south.
China knew we weren't going after the oil fields and hoped Iraq would be a tar baby that would hold us back. *they* know our State Dept very well.
When you say "Islamic terrorism exists only because Muslims have money to finance it" you overlook 1400 years of bloody terror wherever they have gone…long before the concept of oil existed. They were working with the Germans as far back as WWI.
Islamism is just another form of bloody fascism, Utopian and sterile at heart.
We will face it again here before long, and would have eventually, anyhow. We will only be in as much trouble as Europe is if we ever let the Muslim population grow to a critical size, like more than 4 or 5 per cent.
As I've said before, I'm very much in favor of prohibiting Muslim immigration to the United States, and removing the Muslims who've already come. If we seized the Middle Eastern oilfields and caused most of the Muslims of Iraq and the Arabian peninsula to revert to Bedouinism, very few of them would have the resources to come here anyway. That would obviate the problem of facing Islamic terror here in America. As things are, we admit more potential shahids to our country every day, even as we fight their cousins in Iraq.
Obviously, China acquiesced in our invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. If China seriously opposed any American policy, China could impose an embargo, shut down Wal-mart, cause our violent urban underclass to pillage all of our cities simultaneously, and bring America to its collective knees in a matter of days. Despite the delusions of our politicians, America is no longer a superpower.
That's all the more reason for us to bring our troops home if we're not willing or able to take any effective measures against Islam. Notice that I said Islam, not Islamofascism, or militant Islam, or fundamentalist Islam, or Islamic terrorism. As things are, our idiot-in-chief still pronounces that Islam is a religion of peace. He still claims to be fighting a "War on Terror" rather than a war against the adherents of Islam. Obviously, in war the enemy must be a group of people (e.g., the Japs or the Krauts), not an abstract concept. Soldiers can't shoot concepts; they can only shoot people. It's difficult to imagine how we can win a war while our leaders are afraid to name the enemy.

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The City Bin Co. has been announced as the recycling partner of the Volvo Ocean Race grand finale Festival 2012.
The City Bin Co. were welcomed on board as the recycling partner of the Galway `Volvo Ocean Race' Final port. Galway city mayor Hildgarde Naughton along with John Killeen, president of Let's Do It Global joined the management team of The City Bin Co. to announce the partnership for this year's Volvo Ocean Race.
The success of the Volvo Ocean Race is made possible by the support and partnership of businesses. The City Bin Co. will be joined by iRadio, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Heineken, Discover Ireland and many more to make this event happen.
Gene Browne, CEO and founder of The City Bin Co. has a background in Quality Engineering which, in turn, is highly complemented by his passion for excellent customer service. This sets the benchmark for the high standards in The City Bin Co. Such standards have resulted in the company receiving many awards and, as everyone knows, waste collection and awards are two words that don't normally go hand in hand. When you see the vast collection of awards that adorn the foyer of The City Bin Co. you can only be impressed . If truth be told, their accomplishments outshine most if not all high firms in their industry. It would be fair to say that The City Bin Co. is the big 'Oscar Winner' in the service trade. Not only have they met standards, they have set standards.
Lately, The City Bin Co. have been reaching new heights winning the Deloitte Best Managed Companies (Ireland) Award in 2009, 2010, 2011 & the Gold Standard Award in 2012.
Labels: culture, Customer Service, Deloitte best managed companies, The City Bin Co.
Close your eyes and imagine it's your birthday. Today you're at work, sitting at your desk and the staff around you start to sing 'Happy Birthday'. Then, your singing workmates hand you a cake and a card with a gift inside. Yes, this is how it happens at The City Bin Co. when it's a staff member's birthday. Everyone gets the 'Happy Birthday' Sing along treatment!
Although The City Bin Co.'s birthday tradition is not a big secret, it always comes as a surprise for the birthday person. It is something small and marks a special occasion. This celebration of birthdays is one of the many special perks delivered by The City Bin Co.'s Sports and Social Club!
The City Bin Co. stands out when it comes to providing excellent service experiences. The service in question just happens to be waste collection. The City Bin Co.'s promise to customers: Job Done! We will do the job right each and every time; you will never have to listen to excuses or sad stories! However, the company isn't singing about this from the rooftops. No sir! Their customers are the ones doing all the singing!
The company receives unsolicited written praise from their customers on a regular basis. In fact, it would be unfair to refer to these as testimonials, as they say so much more. The City Bin Co. has renamed these tributes, good news stories and compliments as WOWS! One happy customer was so wowed by the service that she was inspired to write a poem about The City Bin Co.
The WOW! captures the sentiments of the customers sending them. They have been wowed by an excellent service experience delivered by The City Bin Co. The company were getting so many of these WOW!s that the CEO, Gene Browne, decided to routinely circulate the WOW!'s by email to all staff as a means of sharing the customers' appreciation.
Things have evolved since then and now The City Bin Co. have created, and copyrighted, its own social media inspired icon. There is an interactive on-line WOW! page and to top it all off there is a Great Wall of WOW! on display at the company's headquarters.
The WOW!'s comprise a variety of complimentary messages and cover topics ranging from prompt service, going over and above to help a customer, clarity of the communications, kind words for the friendly and well mannered staff and more. The Great Wall of WOW! yells that this is a service company that really cares about its customers. It also tells us that The City Bin Co. doesn't merely have satisfied customers, The City Bin Co. has Fans.


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La Harpe is een plaats (city) in de Amerikaanse staat Illinois, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Hancock County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 1385. In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 1318, een daling van 67 (-4,8%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van 3,5 km², geheel bestaande uit land. La Harpe ligt op ongeveer 213 m boven zeeniveau.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 20 km rond La Harpe.

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Plaats in Illinois

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Hi there. I am interested in purchasing some cuttings. I would like deep red fruit variety and one or two varieties that produce FLOWERS other than WHITE.. which I have. Can you recommend which to get please?
Recommendations for a top quality one that will self pollinate? I've planted several that flower regularly but only rarely do I get a fruit.
I've had fruit on a solitary American Beauty flower without hand pollinating. I did have a light out on it (time-lapsed the flower), which attracted some insects.
Have you fruited the hawaiian gold? Does that one have thorns?


The current trend in the health and social services system is to prioritize home care for patients, for the longest time as possible. This approach is supported by patients, caregivers and the community organizations that help them, but it also presents some challenges. For example, it is often because of the generosity of caregivers that services the health system can no longer offer are provided. However, given that social structures undergo changes (smaller family, geographical fragmentation, importance of leisure time, etc.), caregivers might feel a sense of persistent exhaustion. Currently, measures to support caregivers are incomplete or uneven as they are planned according to the situation of the person being helped and not in consideration of the caregiver and his or her needs.
In 2012, a fourth of the population over 15 was a caregiver (Government of Canada, 2013). This proportion tends to increase (Fast, 2015) and is not necessarily perfectly accurate since the caregiver role is not formally defined (minimum number of hours per week, level of complexity of tasks, etc.) and many caregivers (especially parents) do not identify themselves as such (Thibaut & Vogels, 2011).
Estimations indicate that 15% of caregivers are under 15 years of age (Benjamin Weiss, 2014).
More than a third of caregivers (35%) spend more than five hours per week providing care and support, and 10% of them provide more than 20 hours (Government of Canada, 2013).
25.7% of caregivers take care of two people in need of help and 10.5% take care of three or more people (Institut de la Statistique du Québec, 2015a). There are no statistics specific to the province of Quebec, but global ones suggest that the average caregiving period is of 4.1 years, with 26% of caregivers exceeding 5 years (IFOP & MACIF, 2008). This time frame tends to increase with the ageing of the population and with health improvements (e.g., a person with the Down Syndrome could hardly live to 35 years old in 1970 and can now hope to reach 50 years old).
Moreover, global statistics suggest that about a third of the caregivers provide care to non-elderly people (IFOP & MACIF, 2008).
Being a caregiver is an extra role, in addition to that of spouse, parent, children, citizen, worker, and so on. Yet, about 40% of caregivers feel they did not have the choice to take on this role (Institut de la Statistique du Québec, 2014).
16% of caregivers support either a friend or a neighbor (Government of Canada, 2013).
Most caregivers (54%) in Canada are women (Government of Canada, 2013) but the proportion of female caregivers is higher in Quebec (57.8%). On average, female caregivers spend more time for help, and the care structure remains tied to the traditional role attributed to women (household chores, body care, etc.). However, fewer women take care of many people in need simultaneously.
According to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS), caregivers provide 85% of the total help for senior citizens. For example, for a person requiring 22 hours of care, the caregiver provides 16 hours and 30 minutes while the CLSC provides 45 minutes (Kempeneers, Battaglini, & Van Pevenage, 2015). Caregivers have to face the scarcity of resources for home care services, waiting lists to obtain accommodation services (in CHSLDs, specialized facilities for handicapped children, and palliative care) and the fragmentation of care services (Quesnel-Vallée & Taylor , 2017). In 2012, 26.6% of caregivers provided care at least once a week (Institut de la Statistique du Québec, 2015b, 2015c).
Replacing the work of caregivers wouId cost between $ 4 billion and $ 10 billion (Kempeneers et al., 2015), and would require hiring 1.2 million full-time professionals (Fast, 2015).
The level of exhaustion among caregivers is very important: 64% of caregivers have decreased their social and relaxation activities, almost 50% of them have reduced the time spent with their own spouse, and 34.5% of them have changed, canceled or stopped taking their holidays (Institut de la Statistique du Québec, 2014). In Quebec, there are neither reliable statistics on the level of stress, depression, and psychological distress of caregivers, nor on other mental and physical health problems resulting from the caregiving role they play. This lack of reliable statistics applies for all caregivers, notwithstanding the situation of the person being helped.
In Canada, caregivers spend on average $ 7,600 per year for the person being helped, regardless of their initial income level. 20% of caregivers experience financial insecurity (Fast, 2015).
Non-refundable tax credits only benefit the wealthiest Quebec residents. In addition, eligibility criteria for these tax credits are restrictive and do not correspond to many situations. Many caregivers cannot obtain them.
Balancing caregiving work, study, and family responsibilities is a major challenge.
More than 57% of caregivers are employed (Institut de la Statistique du Québec, 2014), but few work-care or study-care reconciliation measures are available for them.
Caregivers who are not in charge of senior citizens would lose about $16,000 per year by reducing their paid work hours (Fast, 2015).
If caregivers were to reduce their paid work hours, Canadian businesses would lose $ 1.3 billion a year, not to mention replacement costs, vacation pay, hiring, etc. (Bernier, 2015).
In Canada, assessments suggest that caregivers' reduced paid work hours and reduced productivity because of absenteeism cost $ 641 million in lost income tax revenues and additional social benefit payments to the government (Fast, 2015).
Caregiver students who cannot obtain scholarships because of their part-time studies drop out of school (Bélanger, Landry, Ndiaye, & Caouette, 2017).


London, United Kingdom: Six-time champion Roger Federer will face rising star Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals in London after they were placed in the same group on Wednesday while Rafael Nadal headlines the other section.
Federer, 36, looking to crown a remarkable year in which he has lost just four matches following a return from a lengthy lay-off, will also face former US Open champion Marin Cilic and American Jack Sock in the Boris Becker group.
Nadal's opponents in the Pete Sampras group are Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin, with the Spanish world number one looking to win his first ATP Finals trophy.
Nadal pulled out of last week's Paris Masters before his quarter-final with a knee injury, placing his participation in London in doubt.
Federer has won seven titles this season including the Australian Open and Wimbledon, but lost out on the year-end number one ranking to his long-time rival Nadal.
Germany's Zverev, 20, has rocketed to third in the world rankings after an impressive year in which he has won five titles, including beating Federer in the final of the Rogers Cup Masters event in Montreal.
The ATP Finals, starting on Sunday, are the year-end climax to the men's professional tennis season, featuring the world's best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams.
Players compete for rankings points throughout the season in a bid to earn one of the eight coveted berths.
Played using a round-robin format at The O2 in London, each participant plays three matches as they compete for a berth in the knockout semi-finals.


Imagine being trapped in someone else's body. Yes, my name is A, and this is the secret of my life. Each and every day I am still the same person but trapped in another person's body. By trial-and-error I have learned what does and what does not work to survive living in others' bodies. However, because I have lived this life for so long, waking up to determine what gender, race, age, and lifestyle I must adapt to, every day is routine. I also have no friends, no family, no relationships, and no possessions of my own; even my memories are few and far between and are recorded, when possible, in an email scrapbook. This is how it was...until I met Rhiannon. She changed everything; I told her my secret.


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Q: Change to Rake tasks and argument structure in Rails 3.2? I have seen the other posts but I am still having trouble. Below is my code. I have several rake tasks where I pass in zero, one or even five arguments. What am I missing?
namespace :my_namespace do
  desc 'shows user accounts within the database for the specified customer.'
  task :show_user_accounts, [:customer_id] => :environment do |t, args|

    cust = Customer.find( args.customer_id.to_i )
    cust.users.each do |user|
      puts "User Name: #{user.name}\tUser ID: #{user.id}\t"
    end
  end
end

I am running the task with the following command:
$ rake my_namespace:show_user_accounts customer_id=110

Error:
rake aborted!
Couldn't find Customer with id=0

A: After much searching around I found that not only did the syntax for a rake task change, but the execution syntax did as well. So, the code of my rake task (above) is correct but my invocation was wrong.
The correct way for running above rake task is:
$ rake my_namespace:show_user_accounts[110]

I found the answer here: http://www.redconfetti.com/2012/01/example-rake-task/

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As you may have seen in my previous posts about Munich, I was lucky enough to convince the company I work at to send me to Germany for five days for a design conference called Push Conference. This post marks my final day in the beautiful country, in which I treated myself to some sightseeing and a tour of the excellent museum district, or Kunstreal.
I had been planning to check out the synagogue I had walked by on my first day. Google Maps told me there was another smaller synagogue on my walking route, but as I searched for it down a residential alley, I realized I was on private property and moved on. Ah well. Another five minute walk took me to the big beautiful synagogue I had seen earlier, which was in a sort of Jewish Square that also had a Jewish Museum and community centre. I wanted to peek inside but...I couldn't find a door! There were two huge wrought iron doors that definitely hadn't opened in a long time, so I searched around the whole building for another entrance. There was a sort of 'secret' door cut out of the brick, that didn't seem to have a handle.
For scale, I think my head came up to the second Hebrew letter from the bottom.
I was at a loss. I walked back to the front, and a security guard in front of the community centre waved me over. I told him that I wanted to see inside, and he said I could come back for evening services at 6:00 when the synagogue would be open. Well, at least I didn't stand around there all day looking for a door.
The outer perimeter of the Jewish Museum (next door to the synagogue). The walls were covered in Jewish perspectives on the Holocaust.
And so I began my day of museum-hopping. All the museums boast a one-euro admission on Sundays, so I aimed to see as many as I could. I started with the Munich Stadtmuseum (State Museum) which was right next to the synagogue. I knew I had a few museums to get to, so I just looked around the gift shop for a few minutes and then moved on.
A mini model of Munich (say that five times fast)!
I walked a few minutes to Marienplatz to mail my postcards and bought a cheese pretzel - super tasty. Then I took the subway to Odeonsplatz, the closest stop to the museums. As I walked up the stairs from the subway, I was greeted by the most wonderful music floating down the stairs from some buskers. Munich has the best buskers.
Despite my best intentions, I walked in the wrong direction for a few minutes, until I corrected myself. As I walked toward the museums, I realized I was in the neighbourhood I had stayed in last time I was in Munich!
A crazy window display. Woolheads.
Ah, Die Neue Sammlung. Sammlung means collection in German.
My second museum of the day was the Pinakothek der Moderne - an amazing museum with a large industrial design section. There was this amazing larger-than-life wall with all these designed object perched precariously inside it like the largest shadow box you've ever seen.
Note the people for scale.
Hey look! It's both the chairs my parents own, across the way from each other!
A timelapse of the entire industrial design section of the museum. Yes, it was that cool.
There was also an exhibit on Murano glass that I especially liked. It was held in a circular chamber with a glass ceiling meant to echo the material. Very lovingly curated.
This was crazy. 500 Japanese steelworkers were each given a bar of chocolate and asked to mould sculptures from the silver foil wrappings after eating the chocolate.
Probably the weirdest thing was an exhibit called Himalaya Goldstein's Room, this strange room made up to look like someone's living room, totally dark, with projections floating over all the furniture in a weird, psychedelic way. It was a bit surreal to walk around the room and sit in the furniture (as was encouraged).
After a few hours there, I moved onto the Brandhorst Museum across the street. Although slightly smaller, this museum reminded me of the AGO in the way the art was curated amongst the cedar wood floors. The basement was extremely weird but pretty cool, with all these small chambers showing experimental films. I especially loved a room that displayed all sorts of generative chance art, with a 'painting' by Andy Warhol (urine oxidized on a sheet of copper). The museum unfortunately did not allow photography (but I snuck some anyway).
The two museums (and others as well) share the same field. It reminded me of a university campus.
I ate my cookie cake and walked into the English Gardens. There were some kids feeding bread to the ducks. by the pond, which was nice to watch.
This pond happened to be right behind the Museum der Kunst, which was the secret goal of my trip. I had visited this museum in a haste during my last trip because we were in the middle of a city-wide scavenger hunt. The gift shop was cool and so was the art in the foyer, but I was running out of time and kind of museum-ed out by this point. I walked around the lobby for a minute and then left to go to the Eishbachwelle - this crazy little surf wave in the middle of the city where surfers go and their fans sit on the bank to watch them.
I actually remembered it from the last time I had been to the city. I sat there for a bit, and then walked to the Lehel subway stop to go to Karlsplatz because I hadn't seen it yet and felt it was the last main subway stop to see. I also got a McDonalds weisswurst sandwich (because how could I not?!) and walked along the shopping district back toward Marienplatz.
It tasted like it looks.
I checked out the east and south sides of Victualsmarket on my way back to the synagogue for 6:00 on the dot.
It was about five minutes past 6:00 when I began to wonder what was going on. These huge old doors of the synagogue were not opening, and I knew from this morning that there were no other doors. Finally, I decided to go and speak to the security guard to understand what was going on. He ushered me into the community centre, asked me a bunch of questions about why I was there, was I Jewish, how active was I in the Jewish community in Toronto, and took my driver's license. He pushed me through a metal detector, and directed me down a set of stairs.
All of a sudden, I was in a hallway filled with names, which I concluded to be the names of Holocaust Victims. I walked down the hallway and up the stairs on the other side, when it clicked. I had gone through an underground tunnel to get to the synagogue! This was incredible. I was so stupefied that I almost walked into the men's section of the temple. Big no-no. I found my way to the women's area on top and sat down in the back to watch the services. Since it was a Sunday night, the place was pretty empty...about 30 people total.
The place was simply beautiful. An ancient stone and brick shell, emptied out from the inside and outfitted with modern maple wood and a glass ceiling of tessellated triangles to make a million stars of David superimposed on the heavens. I was able to watch the sky change colours through the ceiling as the sun set, which in itself was an otherworldly experience.
At first I thought this was an Orthodox synagogue, but then two women came in to sit beside me who were wearing pants. So I didn't know what to think. Then, as they would not shut their mouths during the entire service, I realized they were tourists like me (only more rude).
So I moved down closer to the cantor to hear him sing better, and realized that they were singing a song I knew from my own synagogue in Toronto – Adon Olam. I sang along and it was quite nice. After services concluded and many of the men had shaken hands and left, I felt it would be alright to take a few photos of the interior (without flash of course) from my seat in the women's area. As soon as I had taken three photos, a man ran over to me and began reprimanding me for doing this. I tried to explain that I thought the synagogue was beautiful and wanted to share it with my friends in Canada, but he wouldn't listen to me. So I left. At least I didn't talk through the whole service, so I didn't count myself as terrible as those ladies.
I cooled myself off a little and walked back to Marienplatz to watch some very talented buskers, and then took the subway one last time to Sendlinger Tor. On my friend's recommendation, I got a Bazi box (all the traditional Bavarian food inside a Chinese takeout box) and went home to pack and go to sleep.
See? So many talented buskers in this city. What a great way to end my trip.
This was a wonderful few days in Munich, and I was so happy to have the opportunity to go back and visit again. Next time though, I'll be sure to visit during Oktoberfest of course!


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Embedded Conic Solver (ECOS)
====

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/embotech/ecos.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/embotech/ecos)

**Visit www.embotech.com/ECOS for detailed information on ECOS.**

ECOS is a numerical software for solving convex second-order cone programs (SOCPs) of type
```
min  c'*x
s.t. A*x = b
     G*x <=_K h
```
where the last inequality is generalized, i.e. `h - G*x` belongs to the cone `K`.
ECOS supports the positive orthant `R_+` and second-order cones `Q_n` defined as
```
Q_n = { (t,x) | t >= || x ||_2 }
```
In the definition above, t is a scalar and `x` is in `R_{n-1}`. The cone `K` is therefore
a direct product of the positive orthant and second-order cones:
```
K = R_+ x Q_n1 x ... x Q_nN
```

Mixed-Integer SOCPs (ECOS_BB)
----
Through a recent extension by Han Wang, ECOS now comes with a branch-and-bound procedure (a direct translation of Stephen Boyd's [lecture slides](http://stanford.edu/class/ee364b/lectures/bb_slides.pdf)) called `ECOS_BB` for solving mixed-integer or mixed-boolean programs of the form

```
min  c'*x
s.t. A*x = b
     G*x <=_K h
     some x_i in {0,1}
     some x_j integer
```

Note: the branch-and-bound module has been designed to solve small problems at acceptable speeds and with minimum added code complexity (ca. 200 lines of code on top of ECOS).

Interfaces
----

ECOS has numerous interfaces, each hosted in a separate git repository. The core ECOS solver (this repository) is included in the interface repositories as a submodule. You should run `git submodule init` and `git submodule update` after cloning the interface repositories.

* [MATLAB interface](https://github.com/embotech/ecos-matlab)
* [Python interface](https://github.com/embotech/ecos-python)
* [Julia interface](https://github.com/JuliaOpt/ECOS.jl)

Please refer to the corresponding repositories or the [embotech documentation](https://www.embotech.com/ECOS) for information on how to install and use the software.

License
----

ECOS is distributed under the [GNU General Public License v3.0](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html). Other licenses for the core solver may be available upon request from [embotech](http://www.embotech.com).

Documentation
----
A full list of features, documentation and installation instructions as well as pre-compiled Matlab MEX binaries can be found [here](https://www.embotech.com/ECOS).

Credits
----

The solver is essentially based on Lieven Vandenberghe's [CVXOPT](http://cvxopt.org) [ConeLP](http://www.ee.ucla.edu/~vandenbe/publications/coneprog.pdf) solver, although it differs in the particular way the linear systems are treated.

The following people have been, and are, involved in the development and maintenance of ECOS:

+ Alexander Domahidi (principal developer)
+ Eric Chu (Python interface, unit tests)
+ Stephen Boyd (methods and maths)
+ Michael Grant (CVX interface)
+ Johan Löfberg (YALMIP interface)
+ João Felipe Santos, Iain Dunning (Julia inteface)
+ Han Wang (ECOS branch and bound wrapper)

The main technical idea behind ECOS is described in a short [paper](http://www.stanford.edu/~boyd/papers/ecos.html). More details are given in Alexander Domahidi's [PhD Thesis](http://e-collection.library.ethz.ch/view/eth:7611?q=domahidi) in Chapter 9.

If you find ECOS useful, you can cite it using the following BibTex entry:

```
@INPROCEEDINGS{bib:Domahidi2013ecos,
author={Domahidi, A. and Chu, E. and Boyd, S.},
booktitle={European Control Conference (ECC)},
title={{ECOS}: {A}n {SOCP} solver for embedded systems},
year={2013},
pages={3071-3076}
}
```


In supermarkets, it seems to me, very little respect is paid and the proposition remains more or less the same throughout the year.
Whilst meandering around the market last week I was staggered by the many seasonal offerings that endorse the time of year and I was wholeheartedly overwhelmed by plums….all types from beautiful golden and yellow, lightly pink tinged with ochre to richly indigo. These ones were from the Organic Chegworth Valley Farm in Kent. I'm not going to lie to you – I wanted them, and had to have them. There were all types, so I did have to reign myself in and purchase just a few.
When I was a child, my dad worked near North End Road Market in west London. On a crisp cool evening, when the curtains were already drawn across and lamps lit by the time of my return from school, Dad would walk throu gh the front door and ask me what he had in his pockets. I grew to know that there would be a pomegranate for him and one for me (also for my brother when he was still young enough to be excited by such things). It was ritualistic, pomegranate season was upon us and you just didn't see them at other times of the year. I loved the dark jewels of the seeds and picking around the bitter pith, feeling safe in the knowledge that this would happen again next year.
Many years later, after Dad was gone, I too started working near North End Road, and revelled in the year round selection of great value fruit and other produce to be found.
My first ever 'fresh' dat e was experienced at the market after years of only ever having the preserved variety, as is the Christmas rite. The fact is, you can now get almost anything at any time of the year and on reflection, I'm not sure if I was experiencing seasonality or simply tradition, probably both.
One thing is for certain, my dad saw such things as a treat to be shared and savoured, his life long penchant for bananas still makes me smile. A child during the war, Dad told us how excited he was to see a b anana when the war ended.
Back to the tale, so I had this bag of plums….
So, I made the cake in a round cake tin but had to cook it for considerably longer than prescribed, almost an hour in total, meaning it was a little darker than I would have liked, depite the remedial application of tin foil. My lovely plums sunk to just below the surface….they can still be seen lurking if you look very closely!
For all that, the cake remained deliciously moist, it contains yoghurt and light olive oil in place of butter… I also replaced some of the flour with almonds because I enjoy almonds and plums together.
And let me just say – this track is a corker isn't it? It makes me feel 'all Seventies' and like swishing around in a peasant skirt.. very evocative of those chill evenings spent picking the seeds out of pomegranates with Dad.


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Few things are as antithetical to good inbound marketing as purchasing a list of strangers' email addresses and blasting them with your latest campaign. You may get a short-term win, but emailing to a purchased list can be detrimental in the long run.
Beyond that, it's bad practice in general and causes frustration for the recipients, who haven't opted in to hear from you.
A company's sender score, which is tracked by Return Path, rates the reputation of every outgoing mail server IP address on a scale of 0-100. A company's sender score is determined by an algorithm that takes into account the ratio of undeliverable emails and spam reports for a company's sends.
Purchased lists are naturally higher in hard bounces and spam reports, and they can wreak havoc on your sender score. If your sender score drops, it severely limits your ability to have your future emails—even good, non-spammy ones—end up in recipients' inboxes.
That is what one bad email list can do to your sender score.
Meghan Keaney Anderson is a product marketing manager at HubSpot, a provider of inbound marketing software that includes lead nurturing, marketing automation, and email marketing tools.


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Issue 22: Columbia, Anti-Addiction Vaccine, Tattoos, Epidiolex, and more
Columbia to be the First Debt-free Medical School in the Country
Image Credit: Columbia University P&S
Last December, Columbia received a generous gift of over $300 million from the Vagelos family and got a new name. That's right, you get to name a school if you pay up; its official name is Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Columbia announced this week that about half those funds will be dedicated to covering what would have been student loans. Dr. Roy Vagelos, a graduate of P&S, was a CEO of Merck and had a successful career in building the pharmaceutical giant as well as doing humanitarian work. It was noted that he understood the pain of financial burden for medical students, and that he hoped that students can pursue their interests rather than choose a specialty to compensate for student debt (about $189k in average). Whoever you are, don't forget where you came from!
Anti-Addiction Treatment in the Works
Scientists are working towards developing an experimental vaccine to help men and women who are addicted to opioids. If it works, this vaccine would block the binding of opioids to their receptors in the brain. Dr. Gary Matyas, an Immunologist at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, has been working hard to develop this vaccine, which aims to create high levels of antibodies to the drugs it targets. For example, once administered, the antibodies may be designed to bind heroin, so once there is heroin in the system, it would all be bound to antibodies instead of crossing the blood brain barrier and exerting its effects on the central nervous system. As promising as this endeavor sounds, there is still a long way to go until it is used in practice to help recovering addicts. Currently, Dr. Matyas is hopeful for the future, as he has had success with lab mice and rats. It must still be tested on humans and later approved, so the process will likely be going on for some time. In the future, the hope is that this vaccine can be administered to patients suffering from addiction. Though it won't end the opioid craving itself, it will block the patient from getting high, and hopefully reduce the risk of overdoses. If this endeavor is successful, it could be a great help to fight our current opioid crisis.
Using Diseased Kidneys to Save More Lives
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Imagine the relief and joy someone on the waitlist for a kidney transplant would feel upon hearing the following words: "Congratulations, we have a kidney for you!" And then the utmost confusion when those words are followed up by: "Errr, it's actually diseased but no worries!" In the past year, 10 patients at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine underwent transplant surgeries in which they received kidneys infected with hepatitis C. After surgery, patients remained in the hospital for a few days until the virus showed up in their blood. At that point, they were started on a 12-week dose of Zepatier to clear the infection. All 10 recipients of the diseased kidneys not only cleared the hepatitis infection, but remain disease-free even one year later. This may be groundbreaking news for the 90,000 people currently on the waitlist to receive kidney transplants. Hundreds of kidneys are thrown away each year due to hepatitis C infections, but perhaps now these can be salvaged in order to save more lives.
Tattoos that detect Cancer
Let's face it tattoos are cool, but apparently some can also save lives. A team of researchers in Switzerland are working on a biomedical skin tattoo that can detect some of the most common cancers including breast, colon, prostate, and lung. The idea is that in the presence of elevated calcium levels, which occurs in 30% of cancer patients the tattoo would change color. They are currently doing animal studies in mice which have shown promising results, however, the researchers are quick to point out that it could take a long time for the device to reach humans. For now at least we will have to stick with regrettable tramp stamps.
FDA is 4/20 friendly
In case if you forgot 4/20 was a few days ago and we've got good news. The FDA is becoming more pro-pot. Last week a 13 member panel of FDA experts voted unanimously to endorse a new cannabidiol based drug to treat severe childhood epilepsy. The drug, Epidiolex, is made by GW pharmaceuticals and doesn't actually contain any THC aka the ingredient that gets you baked AF. This is a huge deal since the FDA has yet to officially approve medical marijuana treatments for any illness. The FDA is expected to announce it's official decision in late June of this year. Of course there are some possible downsides including price, which Wall Street projects will cost $25k/year.
Hospitals Sue Anthem
So the second biggest insurance company and a bunch of hospitals in Virginia are duking out in the courtrooms regarding Emergency Room and imaging payments. The crux of the issue is that Anthem offered a lower reimbursement rate which was expected to lead to increased patient volume at the hospitals. What happened next was that Anthem started denying ER payments if the billed procedure or ER admission was later deemed not an emergency. They also denied in-patient imaging. So can an insurance company just deny payments or change its policy anytime? It gets complicated because we are in the middle of changing our payment system from fee-for-service to value-based-care. Hospitals make a lot of money from ER visits and relevant in-patient procedures such as imaging. The hospitals are arguing that Anthem violated some state statues and that it will limit the physician from making critical decisions, all the while limiting patient's autonomy. But at the same time, Anthem wants the hospitals to admit and image those who really need it. We do need an overhaul in our payment system but there sure will be more moments of trial and error such as this one.
Using gene therapy to potentially cure patients with beta-thalassemia
Imagine needing regular blood transfusions in order to stay alive. For patients with beta thalassemia, this can be an unfortunate reality. Until now. Researchers from Northwestern and UCSF just published a preliminary study showing that 15 out of 22 patients with beta thalassemia who received gene therapy were able to completely stop or reduce the number of regular transfusions they received. This treatment, created by the company Bluebird Bio, takes stem cells from patients and then uses a virus to modify the cells so that a working copy of the gene that is defective in beta thalassemia is inserted. Patients received chemotherapy to remove the defective blood cells from the body, and the new and improved blood stem cells were infused. Some of the patients were monitored over a three-year period, and so far none have developed any serious adverse events. The researchers stress that more studies need to be conducted over longer periods of time before this therapy can be put into main stream use. For now, this is an exciting step for the 288,000 patients living with beta thalassemia worldwide. Imagine needing regular blood transfusions in order to stay alive. This study has the potential to keep that thought in your imagination.
Issue 23: Lettuce, Apple Health, Weed, & CRISPR
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Issue 21: AI, Deep Learning, Social Media, Night O...
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June 8 2017 is World Oceans Day, which provides a great opportunity to reflect on the critical role that our oceans play in supporting our wellbeing and prosperity. It is also an opportunity to look at ways that we can help to address some of the major challenges facing our oceans.
One such challenge is the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which is under stress from the impacts of climate change. The largest local pressure facing the reef is poor water quality. Sediment smothers the coral and provides the right conditions for Crown of Thorns starfish that inhibit coral recovery after bleaching. The great thing is that something can be done and it works! Rehabilitation trials have proven that gully remediation works can reduce sediment runoff by up to 80% in less than 3 years.
Virgin Australia is proud to support the great work that Greening Australia is undertaking with local landowners to tackle runoff onto the reef. To find out more about this work, or to donate to support this work, check out the Greening Australia website here.


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Scope and Authority: The Finance Council is required by Canon Law to advise, assist, and support the Pastor in his administration and management of the parish and its financial matters. It is a unit of service, not authority. Since the Pastor is the chief governing person and is accountable to the Bishop, he must preside at Finance Council meetings and participate in its activities to ensure that the collective wisdom and consensus of the Council is seriously weighed and reflects the needs of the whole parish.
Objectives: The Council will meet quarterly to review parish budgets and management of income and expenditures, comparison of budgeted amounts to forecasts, and planning for operating and capital requirements.
1. Review and evaluate the internal controls concerning the accounting function, define specific practices, procedures, and techniques.
2. Review, discuss, and approve the annual parish report.
3. Monitor actual results to budgeted comparisons on a regular basis, and discuss reasons for variances.
4. Collaborates with the Bookkeeper to ensure regular communication of financial information to the parish as the crucial element of accountability and transparency.
- Reports of weekly collections in the bulletin.
- Annual reports explain the financial condition of the parish, including sources and amounts of income, parish indebtedness, unpaid bills, and parish savings and investments.
5. Assess the condition of the buildings and plan for improvements.
6. Determine the effectiveness of any fund-raising activities.
Membership: The Pastor, after consultation with the community at large, shall determine the number of members to the Finance Council, and the number of those to be appointed.
1. The appropriate total number of members shall not be less than six nor more than ten.
2. Each appointed member of the Council shall:
Be a Catholic who is registered and active in the parish, who are known contributor of their time, talent, and treasure.
Be a person who has some adequate knowledge in business, finance, or law.
Term of office: Members will be freely appointed for a term of three years. They may serve a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms, and can re-apply or be included in the discernment process after three years of non-service.
1. The parish will ask for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the selection process.
2. Names of candidates are recommended to the Pastor and the Finance Council by parishioners. Candidates must indicate their willingness to serve.
3. The Pastor with the assistance of the Finance Council members and community at large will appoint the members from the list of candidates.
4. Each member is required to attend regular meetings of the Finance Council. If a member is unable to fulfill his or her term, the Pastor will appoint a member to finish the said term.
Meetings: A minimum of four regularly scheduled meetings need to occur during the fiscal year. Only the Pastor, or the appointed diocesan administrator, may call a meeting of the Council.
1. Meetings are not open to the public, unless invited by the Pastor.
2. Parish staff (e.g. Business Manager, Bookkeeper, etc.) may be regular attendees as points of reference, but not as voting members.
3. The Pastor may call for an executive session when appropriate.
4. The minutes of every meeting will be made available to parishioners upon request.
5. In the event that the pastorate is vacant, the Finance Council continues to assist the appointed diocesan administrator as needed. After the new Pastor has been installed, he can reconvene the Council within two months - or at his pastoral discretion.
Collaboration with the Pastoral Council: In order to assure good communication, a member of the Pastoral Council should attend the Finance Council meetings. Alternatively, a Finance Council member may attend the Pastoral Council meetings. Both councils will have a joint meeting under the direction of the Pastor at least once a year to share, advise, and assist the Pastor to determine the yearly goals and focuses.
Amendments: These by-laws may be amended by the Pastoral Council with the approval of the Pastor.


No sci fi: Infrared photos of a 747 shooting down a missile with a laser. (Can ill-tempered sea bass be far behind?) Apparently it happened not far from where I'm typing this.
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Posted on Thursday, January 27th, 2022 by Navneet Kaur Leave a Comment
The Seven Sisters of India are a chain of seven northeastern states in India. Geographically, these states are isolated from the rest of the country. Culturally, they are diverse. The people of these states are descendants of many different groups, including Mongolians, Tibetans, and Burmese. Each of the states has its own distinct culture, language, and cuisine.
The Seven Sisters of India refers to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. They are home to some magnificent terrains and hills in India, inhabited with exotic flora and fauna and diverse traditions that highlight the culture in India. The 7 sisters of the Northeast have been attracting young travellers and explorers from all over the world as they are on the list of the finest places to visit in India.
Keep reading to know more about the exquisite states of northeast India and all the names of the seven sisters of India.
Amazing Facts About The Land Of Seven Sisters
1. Assam Land Of Tea
2. Arunachal Pradesh Land Of Dawn-Lit Mountains
3. Nagaland Land Of The Head-Hunters
4. Manipur The Jewel Of India
5. Mizoram The Land Of Hills
6. Tripura State Of Primate Species
7. Meghalaya Scotland Of The East
1. Assam – Land Of Tea
Nestled in the country's northeast corner, Assam is a land of misty mountains and verdant valleys. The seven sisters of India are a region in the Northeast known for its natural beauty, Assam silk, and Tea production. The area has rolling hills, dense forests, and winding rivers. Majestically stretched out over 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi), Assam is popularly known for its wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, World Heritage Sites, and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.
The state is also home to a variety of animal species, including one-horned Indian rhinoceros, wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger, Asiatic birds, and Asian elephant. The beauty of Assam is breathtaking, and it cannot be shared. The hills of North India have great potential to fill the wanderlust. It is also home to one of the oldest pilgrimage sites, the Kamakhya Temple and attracts numerous devotees from different parts of India. Along with that, the locals are warm and hospitable, and the food is delicious. If you're looking for an off-the-beaten-path destination in India, consider visiting this one of the stunning lands of seven sisters.
Festivals Celebrated: Bihu is one of India's most legendary harvest festivals, celebrated in Assam three times a year. Magh Bihu is celebrated in January, Rongali Bihu is celebrated in April, and Kati Bihu in October. Women wear colourful mukhlas—the traditional dress of Assam and dance to the tunes of drums. At the same time, menfolk play the drums and sing together to celebrate the most important festival in India.
Places To Visit In Assam: Assam has a plethora of beautiful places to experience and is one of the major tourist attractions in northeast India. Assam boasts of rich and deep-rooted wildlife in India and is proudly home to one-horned Rhinoceros in the Kaziranga National Park in India. Kaziranga National Park is a world heritage site and hosts two-thirds of the magnificent one-horned rhinos. Along with this, you can also visit Majuli Island, Manas National Park, Tocklai Tea Research centre and Dipor Bil.
Best Time To Visit Assam: Assam can best be experienced from November to May. Orchids in Assam bloom between March and May and is also the best time to be in the area for tourists as they can experience the local harvest festival of Bihu.
Culture Information
Dress: Mekhela Chador or Riha Mekhela is the traditional dress adorned by women and men wearing a dhoti or Suria and draping a 'Seleng'.
Food: Assamese select to eat less-spicy food compared to other North-Indian dishes. They devour non-vegetarian items like fish, chicken, pigeon and duck and their staple food is rice. Dried fish a trial Assamese cuisine.
Dance Form: Ojapali, Devdasi, and Satriya are the major dancing forms of Assam.
Official Language: Assamese language or the eastern Indo-Aryan language is the official language of Assam state of India.
2. Arunachal Pradesh – Land Of Dawn Lit Mountains
Referred to as the least explored state in India, Arunachal Pradesh is wild and pristine, in its full glory. The largest state among seven sisters is an attractive mix of snow-capped peaks, lush green forests and gushing streams of energetic water bodies. Arunachal Pradesh is best known for its magnificent forests and offers exciting activities for tourists to try.
The Land of Dawn-Lit Mountains is the haven for 26 indigenous tribes and almost 500 exotic bird species. Along with that, it is home to the unique Red Panda. One of the largest national parks of India, Namdapha, is located in this state. Arunachal Pradesh promises its tourists and visitors adventures to cherish forever. This region is all about the raw beauty of nature that cannot be found anywhere across the world. As a tourist, you can bask in glory amidst the snow-capped mountains and Inhale the mountain air or seek solace amidst the serene environment.
Festivals Celebrated: Arunachal Pradesh is a state of rich Indian culture and history. Some popular festivals celebrated here are the Losar Festival, the Ziro Festival of music, and the Pangsau Pass Winter festival.
Places To Visit In Arunachal Pradesh: If you are looking to spend your time in the hilly abode of Arunachal Pradesh, then Tawang should be your first choice. Along with Tawang, you can also explore Nuranang falls, Madhuri Lake, and enjoy a perfect view of Mount Dapha – the highest peak in northeast India in the state.
Best Time To Visit Arunachal Pradesh: The best time to visit Arunachal Pradesh is during the spring season, from October to April. As it is located at an altitude, tourists will get the best experience to view Arunachal Pradesh in its full glory.
Dress: Among the traditional attire of Arunachal Pradesh include shawls, wraps and skirts. Also, Idu Mishmi's traditional dress is black with reddish embellishments for womens and menswear, a white loincloth, a jacket, along with cane hat and red embellishments.
Food: The cuisine in Arunachal Pradesh is made using fresh herbs and vegetables. Some famous dishes include bamboo shoots, lustre, Momos, Pika Pila, and more.
Dance Form: Some popular dance forms of Arunachal Pradesh include the Wancho Dance, The Idu Mishmi dance, Digaru Mishmi Bhuiya dance and the Khampti dance.
Official Language: Hindi and English are the official languages of Arunachal Pradesh.
3. Nagaland – Land Of The Head Hunters
Nagaland is one of the states in Northeast India and is known as the "7 Sisters of India." Nagaland shares a border with Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to the north, Manipur to the east, and Mizoram to the south. The Land of the head-hunters, Nagaland, is all about endless explorations. The region is known for its natural beauty, with hills, valleys, rivers, and forests. The people are also known for their hospitality and culture.
Nagaland is also home to 16 major tribes and many sub-tribes. The region is known for its natural beauty, with hills, valleys, rivers, and forests. The people are also known for their hospitality and culture. The out-of-date tribal villages, wildlife sanctuaries and untamed forests offer an unusual charm to every traveller visiting Nagaland. Here, people wear traditional tribal attire with pleasant colours that look pleasing to the eyes.
Festivals Celebrated: Moatsu and Hornbill are the two main festivals. The Ao Naga people of Nagaland mark the Moatsu festival, and traditional songs and dances celebrate the Moatsü festival. The whole festival full of celebration and fun is observed only for three days from May 1 to 3.
Places To Visit In Nagaland: Nagaland is unique in its impeccable culture and deep-rooted heritage. Kohima is the most charming and enthralling place to visit in Nagaland. The ancient and modern blend has smeared this town in an attractive colour. Kohima has become a memorable landmark for the state. Other tourist destinations in Nagaland include the ancient capital city of Dimapur, the Hornbill Festival in Kisama Village, and the Dzukou Valley.
Best time to visit Nagaland: Nagaland is a state in Northeast India known for its stunning landscapes and friendly people. The best time to visit Nagaland is from November to February during the winter months. The weather is cool and comfortable, and there are plenty of festivals and activities to enjoy.
Dress: The pattern of their outfits is common amongst all the dresses of Angamis, which is bands coloured red and yellow on top of a black cloth locally called Lohe.
Food: The food of Nagaland is known for its variety and simplicity. Naga food is considered spicy due to their affection for the most famous chilly. Some favourite items include Bamboo shoots, Axone, Anishi, Akini and much more.
Dance Form: dance is the extreme, heightened pleasure, zest and joy. The different types of dances in Nagaland are Changing, Monyu Asho, Melo Phita, and Angushu Kigihilhe are some of the famous dance forms.
Official Language: English and Nagmese are some of the widely spoken languages.
4. Manipur – The Jewel Of India
One of the least explored seven sister states of India, Manipur is home to some of India's most beautiful and culturally rich landscapes. With the capital city of Imphal, Manipur is one of the fascinating states known for its beautiful landscape and its rich culture. It also has an agricultural economy with significant hydroelectric power generation potential primarily. Along with that, it is home to many sports and the origin of Manipuri dance.
Manipur is the second largest state in northeastern India and displays dense forests, serene lakes and breathtaking landscapes. From rolling green hills and pristine waterfalls to ancient temples and bustling markets, Manipur has something for everyone. The Jewel of India is carpeted with dense and lush green forests. It is truly a land with a traditional and cultural aura to offer tourists.
Festivals Celebrated: One of the most famous festivals of Manipur, Cheiraoba, is celebrated on the 1st day of Sajibu month (March-April). The regional goddess Sanamahi is also ardently worshipped during this festival.
Places To Visit In Manipur: When visiting tourist places, we know Imphal is obvious. Imphal showcases the beauty of mountain peaks and foothills in all their glory.Ensure you do not miss visiting landmarks like Manipur State Museum, Palace of Kangle and Polo Ground. One of the greatest Manipur locations, Imphal, is laced with glittering lakes and waterfalls you will discover as you take a tour. Other places to visit in Manipur are Loktak Lake – one of the largest lakes in India, and Kangla Fort.
Best time to visit Manipur: The recommended months to visit Manipur are September and April. The climate remains pleasant during this time, giving tourists the best holiday.
Dress: The dresses of Manipur have been defining fashion forever. Other dress styles include Panek, Inaphi, Potloi, Mayek Naibi and Dhoti.
Food. A typical Manipuri cuisine consists of Steamed rice, boiled vegetables, thick curries, and stir-fried vegetables.
Dance Form: Manipuri dance has originated from Manipur.
Official Language: Manipuri Meiteilon, also known as Meetei, is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur.
5. Mizoram – The Land Of Hills
Nestled in the mountainous region, Mizoram is the Land of blue mountains, green hills, and dense bamboo jungles. Land of the Mizos is one of the little-known northeast regions. It is the southernmost landlocked Seven Sister States in India, sharing borders with Tripura, Assam and Manipur. Dotted with lush green forests and teeming with wildlife, Mizoram offers a piece of heaven for nature lovers and adrenaline junkies.
Mizoram is quite famous for tourism across International and Domestic travellers, entirely covered with greenery. Mizoram lies towards the far ends of the country, and the scenic views are beautifully tucked away and protected from the rush and bustle of the city. The beautiful mountain villages and the verdant valleys beyond Aizawl remain quite an attractive destination for off-the-beaten-track travellers who travel from various parts of the world.
Festivals Celebrated: There are essentially three festivals celebrated in Mizoram. They are Chapchar Kut, Mim Kut and Pawl Kut. All the3 festivals celebrate harvest and agriculture along with the arrival of spring.
Places To Visit In Mizoram: Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram in India. It is often added to the list to be one of the most splendid places to visit as part of the seven sisters of Northeast India. Other popular tourist attractions in Mizoram are Reiek Heritage Village, Solomon's Temple, Durtlang Hills, Mizoram State Museum, Phulpui Grave, Burrabazar, etc.
Best time to visit Mizoram: The best months to visit Mizoram are November to March. They are suitable as the climate is pleasant and touring around can be safe. The temperature during these months can range from 11°C to 30°C.
Dress: Puanchei is the dress worn by most Mizo women during festivals. The main dress is named Pawl Kut and Chapchar Kut. Puan has shades of black and white and often come in several colours.
Food: Rice is consumed as the staple food of Mizoram, and they also use a lot of non-vegetarian items like fish, chicken, pork and beef. Meals in Mizoram tend to be blander with less oil and more fresh vegetables. Koat Pitha is one of the most famous sweet delicacies of Mizoram.
Dance Form: Cheraw is a traditional dance that is performed in Mizoram.
Official Language: Mizo and English is the official language of Mizoram.
6. Tripura – State Of Primate Species
Spread over just 10,491.69 km2, Tripura is the third-smallest state in India. This Land of seven sisters is popular as a hilly state in northeast India. It is bordered by the states of Assam and Mizoram to the north, Bangladesh to the south, and Meghalaya and Manipur to the west. One of the most interesting reasons to visit Tripura is to experience the true culture and magnificent views of the heritage sites and temples.
The people of Tripura are warm and friendly, and the state has a rich tradition of music and dance. With its lush green hills, pristine lakes and rivers, and rich cultural heritage, Tripura is a paradise for nature lovers and tourists. Along with that, it is also blessed by ten rivers. Equally magnificent and attractive in its design and grand in its extensive dimensions is the Neermahal, which means the water palace. Such dense greenery is a present to the eyes of the traveller!
Festivals Celebrated: Garia Puja, Ashokastami festival and Pilak festival are widely celebrated in Tripura. Asokastami festival is also known as the Unakoti festival by the locals in Tripura. Each year in February, it is celebrated where rock-cut images of gods and goddesses are ornamented and worshipped. Several international and local tourists can attend the festival and take part in the rituals.
Places To Visit In Tripura: Udaipur, Agartala, Kailashahar and Jolaibari are some of the most popular tourist destinations of Tripura and the seven sisters of North India. Agartala is the capital city of Tripura and is laced with Mughal gardens and fountains with a scenic view. Some of the top tourist attractions of Tripura include Ujjayanta Palace, Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, Chittagong Hills, Tripura Sundari Temple and more.
Best time to visit Tripura: October to February are the best months to visit Tripura to enjoy its natural glory.
Dress: Traditional costume for men in Tripura is a plain solid coloured towel known as Rikutu Gamcha. Kubai is one type of shirt. Men wear Rikutu Gamcha with Kubai. To protect from the extreme heat during the summer, Tripura Men wear turban or Pagri over their head and hair.
Food: Tripura is known for its rich cuisine of spices and many curries. Rice is consumed along with chicken, mutton, pork and fish. Rice beer is a popular drink in Tripura.
Dance Form: Hozagiri dance of the Reang community and Lebang boomani dances of the Tripuri community are some of the most popular dance forms.
Official Language: Bengali and Kokborok are widely spoken by locals of Tripura.
7. Meghalaya – Scotland Of The East
Meghalaya is located in the Northeast of India and is one of the seven sister states. The state shares borders with Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur. The capital of Meghalaya is Shillong – one of the top hill stations in India. Meghalaya is also home to a number of tribal groups, including the Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo tribes, who have their own unique culture and traditions. The state is known as the "abode of clouds" because of the perpetual fog and mist that covers the region.
Often referred to as the "Scotland of the East", Meghalaya is one of Earth's most naturally beautiful places. The landscape is full of lush greenery, towering mountains, and pristine rivers and waterfalls. The people are warm and friendly, and the culture is rich and diverse. There is so much to see and do in Meghalaya, from trekking through the jungle to exploring ancient temples. If you're looking for an amazing travel destination that's off the beaten path, Meghalaya is definitely worth considering!
Festivals Celebrated: Festival of Wangala is the most famous festival among the Garos of Meghalaya, India, celebrated in honour of Saljong, the Sun-god of fertility.
Places To Visit In Meghalaya: Meghalaya is a perfect escape to a lush green world of peace and serenity. The most popular locations include Cherrapunji, Don Bosco Museum, Shillong, Elephant Falls, and Tura.
Best time to visit Meghalaya: Meghalaya is best seen during the winter months of November to February. It can get difficult to travel around during the rainy season.
Dress: the traditional costume for women is usually made of mulberry silk, a local selection known as Jainism.
Food: The staple food of the people is rice with spicy meat and fish preparations. They rear goats, pigs, fowl, ducks and cows and enjoy their meat.
Dance Form: ka Shad Suk Mynsiem is an annual dance of Meghalaya
Official Language: Khasi and Garo, Jaintia and English, are Meghalaya's official languages.
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Q: Why is North East India famous?
Answer: Northeast India is famous for several reasons. It is deep-rooted in Indian heritage and culture. It is home to several endangered species, such as the one-horned Rhinoceros. Most of these animals and birds thrive in the Kaziranga Park in Assam. Shillong, which is the capital town of Meghalaya, is also known as the Rock Music Capital of India.
Q: What are the 7 sisters of India?
Answer: The seven sisters of India include the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Tripura.
Q: Why is the Northeast called Seven Sisters?
Answer: The Northeastern States are often known as the Seven Sister States of India because they are interdependent. All these states are connected to India via the Siliguri Corridor. Hence, that is the only way to reach the Seven Sister States.
Q: Who is the brother of Seven Sisters?
Answer: Sikkim is often considered the brother of the seven sisters of the Northeast.
Q: Which is the smallest state in Seven Sisters?
Answer: Tripura is considered the smallest state of Northeast India.
Q: How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in North East India?
Answer: There are 28 Wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks in North East India.
Q: Which state is known as the Land of Rising Sun?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh is known as the Land of Rising Sun.
Q: Which is the most beautiful state among the 7 sisters?
Answer: While each state has its charming beauty and experience, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland are considered the most beautiful of them all. It surely tops the list with its amazing flora and fauna and wide arrangements of unique habitats.
Q: Why is Manipur called the jewel of India?
Answer: Manipur, located in northeastern India, is often called the 'jewel of India'. The state is known for its natural beauty, mountains, valleys, and forests. The people of Manipur are also known for their culture and art. The state has a long history and many ancient temples and palaces.
Q: What are the best places to visit in Seven Sisters?
Answer: The top places to visit in Seven Sisters are:
Kaziranga National Park
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