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2017 Symposium Speakers
ARC Laureate Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Professor Veena Sahajwalla is revolutionising recycling science to unlock the wealth of resources embedded in the many complex wastes currently destined for landfill. As a materials scientist and engineer and founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney and the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for green manufacturing, she is producing a new generation of green materials, products and resources made entirely, or primarily, from waste.
Veena became one of Australia's best-known scientists and inventors through her regular appearances as a judge on the long-running ABC TV series 'The New Inventors'. She continues her community engagement through regular school visits and public talks, her mentoring program for girls in science (Science 50:50) and regular media commentary. In 2016, Veena was named one of Australia's most innovative engineers and in 2015 she was listed as one of Australia's Top 100 Most Influential Engineers and selected as an Honorary Fellow by Engineers Australia.
Professor Alan Duffy
Professor Alan Duffy is a Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology creating baby universes on supercomputers to understand how galaxies like our Milky Way form. He is an Associate Investigator of two ARC Centre of Excellences; OzGrav and ASTRO3D. Currently a member of the Executive Committee for Science and Technology Australia, the peak national body for STEM, Alan has previously been elected as a committee member of the Astronomical Society of Australia's Women in Astronomy chapter. In addition to undertake scientific research, Alan is a passionate science communicator and has given hundreds of TV, radio and print interviews.
Alan is a regular on TV with ABC Breakfast News and Ten's The Project; national radio with TripleJ Hack; international podcast Cosmic Vertigo; and writes for Australia's most popular science magazine Cosmos.
June Oscar
June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberly region. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous Australian languages, social justice, women's issues, and has worked tirelessly to reduce Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
June has held a raft of influential positions including Deputy Director of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of the Kimberley Language Resource Centre and the Kimberley Interpreting Service and Chief Investigator with WA's Lililwan Project addressing FASD .
She was appointed to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990) and was a winner of the 100 Women of Influence 2013 in the Social Enterprise and Not For Profit category. In 2015 June received the Menzies School of Health Research Medallion for her work with FASD.
June has a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia, and is currently writing her PhD. June is a co-founder of the Yiramalay Wesley Studio School and is a Community member of the Fitzroy Valley Futures Governing Committee.
In February 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Edith Cowan University.
June will begin her five-year term as Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on April 3, 2017.
Changing Culture from Within
Professor Iain Gordon
Prof Iain Gordon is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. Iain Gordon was appointed as DVC in late 2015 and brings a genuine passion and commitment for sustainable regional development and harnessing the tropics' enormous potential through education and research. He is keen to pursue new and innovative research and development partnerships in this role and broker research institutional capacity to support industry in their future agricultural and food innovation activities in Northern QLD.
Professor Gordon previously led the James Hutton Institute (Scotland), focusing on evidence based solutions for the use of land for agriculture whilst maintaining natural resources and ecosystems. Iain worked with CSIRO from 2003 – 2010, where he led the Davies Laboratory and helped establish the Australian Tropical Science Innovation Precinct (ATSIP) at JCU in Townsville.
Professor Dawn Freshwater
Dawn became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia in January 2017. She had served previously for three years as The University of Western Australia (UWA)'s Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (SDVC) and Registrar, and as Acting Vice-Chancellor in late 2016. In the role of SDVC, she led UWA through its most significant transformation in over two decades, with the aim of optimising UWA's world class research, and further cultivating its exceptional educational outcomes and student experience. She is committed not only to academic excellence, but also to the blend of social enterprise and industry engagement required of a contemporary research intensive university.
A health professional by training and an academic of international repute in her own field, that of mental health, Dawn was Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the School of Healthcare at the University of Leeds. During this period she worked as a member of the Vice-Chancellor's Executive Group, building a strategy that positioned Leeds to deliver innovative and leading edge solutions to global societal challenges.
A strong advocate for inclusion and diversity, and a values-led leader, Dawn has supported a number of initiatives in this area. In the UK she achieved a University wide Athena SWAN award at the University of Leeds, and worked towards implementing the Equality Charter Mark, ensuring all staff and students with protected characteristics were represented at all levels. As SVDC at UWA she delivered an Inclusion and Diversity Strategy, and continues to champion a culture of equal opportunity in her current role. As VC she sits on the NHMRC Women in Science Committee, and continues to contribute to the knowledge base of research in leadership. Dawn has a track record of research-inclusive leadership – culminating in a manifesto for change delivered at a Global Education Dialogue and funded by the British Council.
Professor Maria Makrides BND, PhD
Professor Maria Makrides is the Theme Leader for Healthy Mothers, Babies and Children at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) and leads the Child Nutrition Research Centre which is based at the Women's and Children's Hospital.
As a research dietitian, Maria is committed to improving the nutrition and health of mothers and their babies through the conduct and translation of high quality research. She has over 210 peer reviewed publications including in the prestigious journals the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal.
Maria's group has conducted some of the key intervention trials involving omega-3 supplements in perinatal nutrition, and has been recognised with a National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Foods for Future Australians.
Maria set up the South Australian Women in Science and Engineering Network in 2014 and Chairs the SAHMRI Gender Equity Committee and the SAGE Self-Assessment Team.
Dr Marcus Zipper, BSc BE PhD MBA
Dr Marcus Zipper leads the CSIRO Services business unit which comprises CSIRO Education & Outreach, CSIRO Publishing, Infrastructure Technologies, SME Connect and CSIRO Futures.
Marcus has experience in business management, research management, science leadership, research portfolio management, strategic capability planning, business development and commercialisation experience in research organisations.
He has experience in a range of research areas and sectors including chemicals, materials, mining and minerals processing, polymers / composites, metal production, manufacturing, service industries, packaging, aerospace and automotive.
Marcus has an academic background in materials science and engineering with an emphasis on engineering materials, materials characterisation and materials processing. Marcus is a part of the CSIRO SAGE Working Group, and is the Executive Sponsor for the Pride@CSIRO Network.
Value in Equality: Innovation, Productivity, Success…
Andrew Stevens is the Chair of Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Ltd, a Director of Stockland Group Limited, MYOB Group Limited, Thorn Group Australia Limited, the Greater Western Sydney GIANTS AFL Club, and CEDA. He is a member of the Advisory Executive of the UNSW School of Business.
Andrew is a member the Male Champions of Change, a group of CEOs and Company Directors working to make gender equality a reality. He is also a member of the Chief of the Australian Defence Force's Gender Equality Advisory Board. Andrew was formerly the Managing Director of IBM Australia and New Zealand.
Andrew graduated in Commerce from UNSW and started his career at Price Waterhouse in 1981 and progressed to manage the Asia Pacific consulting practice. With the merger with Coopers and Lybrand, Andrew returned from Singapore to manage the integration of the Australian and New Zealand management consulting practices.
Andrew joined IBM in 2002 when the company acquired PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. In 2009, after leading IBM's Global Business Services (GBS) in Asia Pacific, Andrew was appointed Managing Partner, Growth Markets, where he was responsible for the performance of the operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America, Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Maureen Frank
Maureen is an entrepreneur, speaker, best-selling author, and proud founder of Emberin – an organisation that helps businesses to create inclusive cultures.
As a global leading international diversity and inclusion expert, Maureen has mentored over 30,000 individuals and has over 20,000 followers on LinkedIn.
She has spoken at conferences in five continents around the world, most recently at the 2017 Inclusive Leadership Global Conference.
Maureen is a highly successful businesswoman: former Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Aon in the UK and Australia, Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2004, and BRW Rising Star. Maureen has established over a dozen diversity councils in major organisations, personally coached CEOs and supported clients to achieve real business results – including increasing the number of women in senior roles in record time.
Maureen's clients have won multiple awards, including two global Catalyst awards, acknowledging Emberin as the cornerstone of success.
Maureen pioneered the scalable engagement of men in the diversity and inclusion conversation globally, and supported founding the Queensland Male Champions of Change.
She continues to engage CEO's and leaders every week male-dominated industries in understanding how inclusion enables not just diversity – but also engagement, innovation and collaboration.
Empowerment for All
Jane Urquhart
Jane Urquhart is the Head of Science and Commercialisation Policy Division at the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Jane's responsibilities include science policy development and implementation, management of governance issues for science agencies, liaison with the Office of the Chief Scientist, commercialisation policy and international science engagement. From 2010 – 13, Jane was General Manager of the Enterprise Connect programme.
Previously, Jane worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in roles covering Trade Liaison; West Europe; and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. From 2004- 2007, she was Australian Consul-General to New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna. In 2002, she served as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, having led the unarmed International Peace Monitoring Team in Solomon Islands in 2001, and served as Deputy High Commissioner in Honiara from 1998 – 2000.
Jane has a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade and Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) from the Australian National University.
Ishwar Singh
Ishwar Singh is part of the leadership team of Pride in Diversity, Australia's first and only not-for-profit program to support organisations in becoming LGBTI inclusive. Pride in Diversity is a membership program and, among its key offerings, creates and publishes the annual Australian Workplace Equality Index (the AWEI), a definitive national benchmarking and research tool that measures organisational LBGTI inclusion.
As a Program Manager for Pride in Diversity, Ishwar assists organisations with LGBTI inclusive HR policy review and practices, conducts LGBTI workplace training programs, including leadership programs, and provides specialised consulting services to the largest and most complex organisations in Australia in this area. He is based in Melbourne and works with Private Sector employers, Victorian State Government Departments and Universities in Victoria to drive LGBTI inclusion. He also assists Victorian based sporting organisations to create a LGBTI inclusive culture for players, coaches, staff and spectators.
Bree Gorman-Holz
Dr Bree Gorman was trained as an analytical chemist completing her PhD in 2007. She subsequently spent 10 years in a variety of STEMM Business Development and Research Manager roles at Deakin University and in local government.
Her current role as Manager, Gender Equity has provided her the opportunity to continue supporting academics by influencing and implementing systems, policies, culture and practice. Her team is driving the ambitious Gender Equity Plan 2017-2020 for Deakin which includes the SAGE Athena SWAN program and the WGEA Employer of Choice citation.
Professor Adrian Miller
Adrian is of the Jirrbal people of North Queensland and is the Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Leadership at Charles Darwin University. His previous appointments include Academic Director of Indigenous Education and Research and Professor of Indigenous Research at Griffith University, Professor and Head of School at Southern Cross University, Founding Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University and Deputy Head of School at James Cook University.
During the past 22 years in higher education, his experience has been in management, leadership, academic program development, teaching and research. He has held Professorial adjunct appointments at 3 Australian universities and has made significant contributions to Indigenous health and education.
Professor Miller has a research track record in competitive grants with both the Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant schemes totalling over $10M. He has a strong interest in applied and translational research and twice been awarded Australian College of Educators Teaching Award.
Lisa Annese
Lisa Annese was appointed CEO of DCA in June 2014 where she heads a team to lead public debate, conduct proactive research and develop innovative resources for organisations in the area of diversity. She first joined DCA in 2009 and left for a short stint in 2011 as the first dedicated Diversity Manager at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, who later won the Lawyers Weekly Firm Diversity Award.
Prior to joining DCA, she worked at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency where she developed the first ever census of 'Australian Women in Leadership', 'Business Achievement Awards', and 'Employer of Choice for Women' citation. Lisa was awarded a Medal for Significant Contribution to the Australian Public Service and co-authored "Chief Executives Unplugged: CEO's Get Real About Women in the Workplace" which was named a "must-read business book" by AFR/BOSS magazine in 2005.
Romana Challens
Romana Challans is a lecturer in IT topics, (Cybersecurity, Networking, Social & Information Networks, Enterprise Systems, and Cloud Computing), and is a co-founder of The Serval Project at Flinders University. Also at the university, she is working on AI research with The FAST Solar Car project. Romana has a deep passion for STEM education and believes there are no boundaries to passion and knowledge, and that education is the key to a better society. Romana has been a mentor to high school students and young women in several projects; and refers frequently to working in the most creative job she could possibly imagine. Romana has been disabled since a car accident in 2006, and has been in a wheelchair for five years. With five almost grown children, and a tea habit that seems endless, the rest is subject to change without notice.
Professor Helen Bartlett
Professor Helen Bartlett commenced her role as Vice-Chancellor (VC) and President of Federation University Australia on 1 May 2017. She is the first female VC of the University, a position that will provide an opportunity to be a good role model and an effective change agent, particularly for young women.
Helen has worked in higher education for more than 30 years, holding senior leadership roles at all organisational levels in universities in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.
Previously Helen was Pro VC and Chief Executive of Monash University Malaysia. Prior to this, Helen was Pro VC and President of Monash's Gippsland Campus.
A major focus of her previous appointments at Curtin University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Oxford Brookes University was research capacity building in health care and health sciences. Helen has also established and directed three research centres: the Australasian Centre on Ageing at the University of Queensland, the Oxford Centre for Health Care Research and Development, and the Oxford Dementia Centre at Oxford Brookes University.
Helen has an international research record in gerontology, with a focus on population ageing, healthy ageing, aged and community care. Helen has been awarded numerous ARC and NHMRC project and program grants and state and federal government consultancies.
She has published widely – including several books – and supervised over 35 higher research degree students.
Professor Bartlett has established and led many university initiatives related to student participation, university-community engagement and transnational education.
Professor Brigid Heywood
Professor Brigid Heywood is Deputy VC (Research) at the University of Tasmania. Professor Heywood has responsibility for the research and innovation strategy of the University, the University research institutes, research students, research infrastructure and commercialisation services.
Prior to taking up this position, Brigid was the Assistant VC Research, Academic and Enterprise at Massey University in New Zealand, where she led the development and implementation of the strategies, policies and standards to underpin its research and teaching effort. Preceding this position Brigid held the office of Pro VC for Research and Enterprise at England's Open University. Her academic background and research career placed Brigid as a leader at the intersection of medical sciences and inorganic chemistry and she has worked in diverse fields from process science to earth sciences, to advanced materials.
Brigid has been involved in supporting equity and diversity debates for most of her professional career. She has served on both institutional, national and international committees and working groups addressing access, diversity and gender equity issues with the objective of addressing life course support challenges, promotion and leadership questions within the tertiary education context. She is also a passionate advocate for women in STEM and specifically the identification and effective use of role models to inspire and mentor next generation scientists and entrepreneurs.
Professor Andrew Hopkins PhD FASA
Professor Andrew Hopkins has 20 years experience in professional astronomy research, having held a prestigious Hubble Fellowship and an Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship. Andrew received his PhD in Physics from the University of Sydney in 1998, is a Fellow of the Astronomical Society of Australia, and holds an Adjunct Professor appointment with the School of Physics at the University of Sydney.
Andrew's research focuses on the evolution of star formation in galaxies over cosmic history. He is currently leading a major new observational program called the "Taipan Galaxy Survey," using AAO's unique "starbug" technology for high-precision parallel positioning of hundreds of optical fibres, in order to make significant breakthroughs in cosmology and galaxy evolution.
At the AAO Andrew has been successful in promoting gender equity through leading the AAO's Diversity Committee, with recognition through the 2013 AHRI Gender Equity Award and Silver Pleiades Awards in 2014 and 2016.
Closing Address
Emily Quinn Smyth
Emily Quinn Smyth is currently completing a MSc (Research) to explore the impacts of the weed Lantana camara on animals, alongside teaching the undergraduate subjects of Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation and Biocomplexity at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
Emily is passionate about the environmental sciences and Equity and Diversity issues. With a lived experience of being profoundly deaf as well as mentoring work with the UTS Equity and Diversity Unit, this has instilled a desire to work towards overcoming disadvantage in science education. With so many barriers to people being successful in science including disability, gender and socioeconomic background, Emily is determined to make a difference.
Emily's recent work on Gaps of Auslan in the Scientific World highlighted that there is a long way to go in ensuring deaf people can participate fully in scientific discussions as there is a lack of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) scientific vocabulary.
Emily is also fluent in Spanish, having spent a year living overseas in Pamplona, Spain and is currently learning Auslan and hopes to eventually become trilingual.
Eva Hopewell
Eva Hopewell is currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Information Technology at QUT – Gardens Point. Eva was recently awarded the inaugural Advance Queensland STEM.I.AM scholarship and hopes to influence and inspire other young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls to pursue tertiary studies for careers in STEM. After graduating, Eva plans to run her own technology company to benefit positive change for the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Dr Margaret Hartley FTSE
Dr Margaret Hartley is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).
Margaret leads the operations, policy development and program implementation of the Academy across the broad aspects of its National Technology Challenge Areas including Energy, Water, Minerals and Mining, Health technology, Industry innovation, Infrastructure and STEM Education. She leads the Global Connections Fund which promotes early stage researcher- SME engagement and early stage innovation commercialisation activities across 17 priority economies.
Margaret's extensive career prior to joining ATSE spanned 23 years with the Australian Government includes positions as Principal Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Ageing, Director, Office of Chemical Safety, Director, NICNAS- Australia's Chemical Regulator, and Expert Advisor in to COAG's CBR counter terrorism committee. Dr Hartley's background is in regulatory toxicology, public health and epidemiology and regulatory policy and reform. Margaret has wide experience in driving intergovernmental collaboration including through the World Health Organization, UNEP, OECD and APEC. Prior to working with government, Margaret held positions in academia and biomedical research.
Anna Maria Arabia
Anna Maria Arabia is the Chief Executive of the Australian Academy of Science. Prior to this role, Anna-Maria was Principal Adviser to the Hon Bill Shorten.
Anna-Maria brings with her experience as General Manager of Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre; and CEO of Science & Technology Australia. Anna-Maria has worked in senior policy roles in both social and economic portfolios. She has worked extensively with parliamentarians, the business and community sectors, and the media.


Don't be fooled by the simple corporate web design style of the new Pentland Property Site. Beneath this elegant but simple façade lies an advanced full featured project management system built to exacting specification.
This bespoke project management system developed uniquely for Pentland Property UK provides clients and contractors with their own unique web interface to book and manage multiple projects at thousands of locations across the UK.
The system has received rave reviews since it's launch.


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Features and shorts
Promo films
DFF 2018 u Splitu
We announced the program of DFF in Split, from 28.8. to 1.9.
After successful festival programs in Sutivan, Pirovac and Omiš, DFF is reaching towards the fourth and final destination - city Split.
During five days of festival (from August 28 to September 1), our audience in Split will have the opportunity to see 53 films in total, among them 8 feature premieres. We made a selection of top notch short, documentary and feature films that are going to be screened at two festival locations:Zlatna vrata cinema hall and Klub Zona.
Program in Zlatna vrata starts every day at 19:00 (except September 1 at 18:00) with a selection of documentaries and short films. The final part of the program is dedicated to one or two feature films.
Program in Klub Zona starts at 20:00 with a selection of documentary films that deal with wide range of interesting themes (from current or socially involved themes to engaging portraits of fascinating individuals and artists).
DFF Split 2018 - complete schedule and program.
DFF Split 2018 - download the festival catalogue (PDF, 11 Mb)
The entrance to all screenings is free. See you in Split for the final five days of DFF 2018!
"Dalmatia film festival" is an international festival of feature and short films, documentaries and promo films that takes place in Croatian cities: Sutivan, Kaštela, Pirovac, Solin and Split.
Program and schedule
Follow Dalmatia film festival:
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Demographics
According to the 2013 census, its population was 361.

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Home›Sports›Cricket›Women's Asia Cup 2022: Women's Asia T20 Starts From Today In Bangladesh
Women's Asia Cup 2022: Women's Asia T20 Starts From Today In Bangladesh
By Cricket Writer
The Women's Asia Cup 2022 T20 Cricket tournament among 7 countries' teams started today in Bangladesh. There will be a total of 25 matches till 15th October.
Fans of cricket all over the world are likely to enjoy the 2022 Women's Asia Cup. The beginning of the tournament will take place on October 1st (Saturday). The championship will be held on October 15th 2022.
Seven teams will compete in the Women's Asia Cup in 2022. They are the female cricketers of India, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. The competition will be conducted in a round-robin format.
On October 1, the inaugural game will feature a match between Thailand Women and Bangladesh Women (Saturday).
India Women will play Sri Lanka Women in the other match. There will be a total of 25 matches in the Women's Asia Cup in 2022.
Bangladesh will host the thrilling Women's Asia T20 Cup starting today. Seven nations will participate for the championship during these matches, which will be held at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh.
Tomorrow's inaugural game pits Sri Lanka against the Indian women's team, who have conquered the championship the most—six times. The eagerly anticipated India-Pakistan match will take place on October 7.
The Indian team has had outstanding success thus far in the Asian Cup. The first four seasons of the Asia Cup were played in the ODI format.
After that, the following three seasons of this famous competition were played in T20 format. Six times, four in the beginning and two later, the Indian team has taken home the trophy.
The backbone of the Indian batting order will be Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Jemima Rodriguez is planning to return.
Dayalan Hemlata, Jemima, S. Meghna, and Shafali Verma will also need to demonstrate their worth.
Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Radha Yadav, and Renuka Singh will also need to establish themselves as bowlers.
On the eve of the first match, Harmanpreet Kaur gave her opinion, saying that we will use the Asian Cup as a springboard for the T20 World Cup the following year. They will send the batters in different orders.
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The top track on A Good Place to Be (60'00") is a familiar jazz classic, and will prove to be a most welcoming introduction to the more conventional listener. Once engaged, Another Fine Day (the music project by Tom Green) gently leads this audience down to a realm where the rest of us already are. One after another the 12 tracks unreel in a gradually disintegrating jazzy-dream style. Green's piano is the heart of A Good Place to Be. He shows it to be capable of the ultimate delicacy, and combined with an occasional super laid back beat machine, synth strings and reeds, leslie organ, and various electronic accents and inflections, leads this beautiful work - flowing and glowing - into some unknown gulf of night. Outsiders will have to learn how to experience this music, to be still, to listen. The quieter pieces are of a realm dictated by moments, and not nano-seconds. Green spends these sections of A Good Place to Be tranquilly finding out what his own voice sounds like. Here, time slips away and we fall deep into sonic fibers. In a mounting montage of sound floating tone clusters pass through the listening space, stirring to life the deeper feelings and emotions not so often noticed. There are also zones of lazy elektro-idyll, made substantial by Green's languorous and true melodic moves on the grand piano. A Good Place to Be is full of enchanted things. But, its best moment may be found at the point where its narrative line transfers from the hand of the player to the mind of the listener.


In a food processor, puree the red chile with the kosher salt until the salt is pink with flecks of chile. Transfer to an airtight container.
Light a grill or heat a nonstick grill pan. Oil the grate or the pan. Brush the fish with grapeseed oil and season with pink chile salt. Grill over moderate heat, turning once, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cover the onion with the vinegar and let stand for 5 minutes. Add the radishes, kohlrabi and the 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil and toss well. Season the salad with pink chile salt and toss again.
Transfer the snapper fillets to plates and serve the radish salad alongside, garnished with radish sprouts.
The pink chile salt can be kept in an airtight container for up to 1 month.
Pair this grilled fish dish with a fresh, fruit-forward dry rosé.


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13 workplaces helping our communities get through COVID-19
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At United Way East Ontario, we've long known the power of workplace teams when they rally together about a cause they care about, to make a difference for those in need.
In fact, each year, hundreds of local workplaces across Prescott-Russell, Ottawa, Lanark County and Renfrew County gather to learn about local issues, hear from experts on work being done, and engage in fundraising efforts—all with the goal of making our communities stronger.
With many workplace teams choosing the fall as the time they partner with the United Way, we knew this year would be a challenge because of the pandemic. Normally, our supporters in workplaces across our region are used to kicking off their campaigns with fun, in-person events, celebrating their impact with guest speakers, and inspiring donations through bake sales, auctions, talent shows, truck pulls, breakfasts, and so much more.
But, as September rolled around, many offices were still closed, employees were working remotely, and we weren't sure how everyone's personal circumstances had changed since the pandemic began. Even those whose incomes were unaffected by the shutdowns and slowdowns were unsure what the coming months would bring.
By Mark Taylor
Vice President of Resource Development
While everything around us was riddled with uncertainty, one thing was clear: our communities needed our help more than ever before.
Kids who were struggling with school before were at greatest risk of falling behind, because they were disconnected from mentors, teachers, and friends. Seniors couldn't go to their day programs, and were dealing with overwhelming feelings of loneliness. Homeless youth didn't have their typical support hubs, mental health struggles were affecting even more people, and people living in low income situations needed access to basic needs, like masks. All of the issues United Way works to tackle year-round were amplified because of COVID-19, and it was up to us to find innovative, measurable, long-lasting solutions.
We needed to make sure that our workplace partners had everything they needed to help us fuel the solutions to this new reality. So, we adapted our physical toolkits by bringing them online, and introduced new experiences that not only helped educate our caring partners on emerging local issues, but also offered them a way to engage their workforce in creative and fun ways to make a difference together.
What we've seen over the past four months is nothing short of exceptional.
Not only did our workplace supporters embrace wholeheartedly the virtual nature of their campaigns, but their creativity and overwhelming support has been inspiring to witness. We're still tackling the issues we faced at the beginning of the pandemic—remaining nimble as needs evolve—and thanks to our supporters, we're equipped to support our communities' most vulnerable for the long-term.
Below are just a few examples of how our workplace partners have adapted this year:
1) Costco
The Costco Canada Call Centre in Ottawa who has speakers come in each year continued to do so at a safe distance, once a week during the month of October. Our colleague Sue Hutton, Director of Workplace Philanthropy, shared the impact we're making in our communities—thanks to supporters like Cotsco employees—from the second floor of the call centre with a megaphone! This year, Costco achieved 88 per cent of staff participation in their campaign—a 36 per cent increase from 2019, even during COVID-19.
2) TechInsights
As part of TechInsights' charitable focus of supporting mental health and family-based initiatives, this year, they've partnered with United Way to support an after school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) learning club aimed at high school-aged youth from some of Ottawa's most at risk neighbourhoods.
Beginning in January 2021 at the Britannia Woods Community House, the program will leverage TechInsights' foundation of supporting technical innovation while leveling the playing field for youth and bolstering their social and educational development for years to come. TechInsights staff have been rallying to support the initiative through virtual engagement activities like a shortbread cookie fundraiser and fantasy football. In the new year, they look forward to meeting the youth that they will support, and offering tours and mentorship to encourage them to join careers in technology.
Sue Hutton at the Costco call centre in Ottawa
3) Carleton University
Carleton University has bolstered their support for the community this year. Kicking things off with a virtual soup lunch and campaign launch, staff learned to prepare an amazing butternut squash soup and heard from United Way guest speaker, Sue Hutton, about the local impact they have with United Way.
They've also proven their courage through their annual Polar Bear Dip event, where Carleton's President, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, and French language professor, Chantal Dion, made their way into the crisp November waters of Westboro beach in support of their campaign. Carleton University also organized a successful virtual auction with United Way support, and promoted creating impact in the community through digital communications.
Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Chantal Dion
4) CIHI (Canadian Institute for Health Information)
CIHI became a national campaign this year, centralized from United Way East Ontario. Their rock-star campaign planning committee organized a "masked singer" contest and ran a virtual pictionary tournament using the white board feature on Microsoft Teams. This event helped many staff become comfortable with the technology feature, but also let them have a laugh with colleagues and involve their families in the fun.
5) Hydro Ottawa
Hydro Ottawa employee Shane LaBrash returned for his second year as chair Hydro Ottawa's charitable campaign, and was faced with new challenges of organizing fundraisers that would need to have a drastically different look. In the Ottawa Business Journal's Great Giving Guide of 2020, he said "It's certainly not going to be easy, but I'm looking forward to the challenge." Hydro Ottawa planned activities that would respect physical distancing, including a virtual lunchtime trivia series and a pet photo contest.
CIHI United Way Committee and virtual pictionary
6) Carleton Place LCBO
The pandemic didn't stop our region's essential workers, and it most definitely didn't stop Carleton Place's LCBO staff—and residents—from supporting their community in this time of increased need. LCBO's point of sale campaign in support of United Way ran throughout the country in October, and Carleton Place's fundraising efforts landed them at number 6 in the province! "My team was on fire", said Ed Merkley, Manager of the Carleton Place store.
7) Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
During President and CEO Bob Masterson's eleven years at Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), employees have always been offered the opportunity to contribute to United Way either through an annual donation or payroll deduction. But as a national association, the corporate efforts were always focused on engaging in causes and issues closely related to the industry they represent. Most, if not all, of their member-companies actively engage and invest in their own communities, so a few years ago they challenged themselves to do the same and directed their efforts more locally. They have risen to that challenge.
By adding a silent auction with all proceeds going to the United Way to increase their overall contribution, their efforts have been quite successful—even with the added challenge of a pandemic. This year, Bob Masterson said, "I am proud to say our contributions exceeded my expectations, with 92 per cent staff participation. Staff donations, matched by corporate funds, led to a record amount raised. We've set the bar high for next year, and it couldn't be for a more worthy cause."
8. Surgenor Automotive Group
As an essential service, Surgenor Automotive Group remained open during the shutdowns to continue supporting their customers with their automotive needs. Despite the added pressure of operating during a pandemic, Surgenor Automotive Group was able to continue helping those most vulnerable in our region through support of their community campaign with United Way. With no ability to host special events and with half the time to inspire giving in comparison to previous years, team members didn't let that stop them and managed to raise $100,000 despite the challenges—an incredible achievement. At all Ottawa locations, the team at Surgenor continues to work together to make a difference for those who need it most.
9) CGI
This year, CGI, like many other organizations, was forced to move their campaign efforts 100 per cent virtual. The committee at CGI decided to host an auction, where individuals can bid on the Vice President they'd most like to see pied in the face. Keep in mind, the VPs were more than happy to take part in this virtual fundraising effort! With six VPs included, they promised that if their fundraising efforts exceeded $1,000, they would all get pied. $1,140 later, all six VPs were subsequently pied in the face, online, in front of many staff watching intently.
As a result, this team had a great time, slowed down for an afternoon, and laughed … a lot! CGI also invited United Way to share impact stories and information to their staff in a virtual town hall event, where they also enlisted the help of a local celebrity chef to provide instructions on how to make the perfect scrambled eggs.
10) Innovapost
When approaching their campaign, Innovapost wondered if a 100 per cent virtual campaign would be possible, and if people would participate. Their dedicated team of volunteers said they would not have it any other way, because they knew that while the amount raised may be lower, more than ever it was important to be involved and do whatever they could to support their community.
Some of Innovapost's biggest fundraising events from past years were not possible in a virtual environment. While the team cut back on the number of virtual events, they made sure they would be fun, interactive, and engaging—prizes included! Events included a team trivia pursuit challenge using Kahoot, a virtual team scavenger hunt, and a virtual Halloween costume contest where people submitted pictures and the staff voted. One of the staff's favorite events was where the executive team competed against each other in a series of short challenges such as stacking dice on a popsicle stick, sorting M&Ms by color and a few more.
11) Ontario Provincial Police
For many years the Ontario Provincial Police-East Region has supported UWEO-Lanark and Smiths Falls through an annual truck pull. Such a large community event was not possible because of COVID-19, so our friends at OPP-East Region opted for an online evening of trivia and games, an outdoor staff barbeque, and an in-office challenge to continue the tradition of donation in their workplace. The members of the OPP see first-hand the value of their contributions to the vulnerable residents of Lanark County and Smiths Falls, and their support of United Way East Ontario is unwavering, even during a pandemic.
12) Immigration and Citizenship Canada
Immigration and Citizenship Canada held an impactful panel event on the subject of mental health that brought together United Way partners and people with lived experience of mental health challenges, both to break down the stigma of mental health challenges and to raise support for these programs in our communities.
13) Deloitte
Deloitte held a virtual live poll event, engaging their team in a "virtual speaker with a live poll" challenge that encouraged staff to spend a day in the life of someone in our community who has accessed community support. They followed this up by offering their team to support United Way's role in helping the community respond to COVID-19, and encouraging their group to become volunteers with United Way and other organizations across Ottawa.
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A number of workplaces have also requested to write letters to vulnerable seniors, including Algonquin College Pembroke Campus, BMO, TD, Accenture and The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC).
Friends at TD and BMO have also stepped up to help us with donating items like winter supplies, hygiene items and kits for those most vulnerable, including homeless youth.
While community service organizations are rallying and innovating to make a difference for those in need, so too are workplace teams across our region.
These local leaders are not only raising awareness for the issues and causes they care about, but they are inspiring increased engagement and overcoming virtual hurdles to truly make a difference in their local communities, all while bringing teams together during a time when we're craving connectedness.
Thank you to all our workplace partners who have made it a priority—this year and every year—to learn about the issues facing your communities, hear about the impact we're able to have together, and support this important work.
Learn more about how your workplace can make a local difference with United Way.
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I'm back now, and shocked to see that Spam Karma only had to delete three spam comments (and moderate Rori's comment thanks to the inclusion of everyone's favorite little blue pill). After checking my logs, it appears that I owe this glorious break to none other than Referrer Karma. I actually installed Referrer Karma to keep the nasties out of my referrer reports, but it looks like it's keeping the comment spammers away too. I have been typing this blog post for the past twenty minutes and I just can't find a way to explain how it works in simple terms. Basically, bad stuff is kept out, and good stuff is allowed in. False positives haven't been a problem. If a false positive is generated, the [human] visitor is still allowed to access the site. If you want a better explanation, follow the Referrer Karma link above.
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German Soldiers Challenge Firing for 'Sadistic Sexual' Practices
Four German soldiers dismissed from the Bundeswehr for hazing and sexual abuse are challenging the judgement of the country's top military official in court. 20.07.2017, Sputnik International
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Four German soldiers dismissed from the Bundeswehr for hazing and sexual abuse are challenging the judgement of the country's top military official in court.
German Defense Minister Under Pressure as More Abuse Allegations Dog Bundeswehr
Among the allegations that resulted in the soldiers' dismissals were stories of forcing female recruits to pole dance, which prompted Berlin's Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to describe their actions as "repulsive and disgusting," and quickly transfer the base commander and fire five soldiers, according to Deutsche Welle.
But all may not be as it seems, as new information has come to light indicating that a reinstatement may be justified.
As the four sue to be returned to their former positions in the Bundeswehr, new information from investigators has shown that military prosecutors have caused some of the accusations to be invalidated, while, with others, a lack of evidence is pointing the cases toward dismissal.
The suits bring added pressure on von der Leyen, as many in government and in the military accuse her of mismanagement and politicization, according to Dw.com.
Von der Leyen has taken heat for a drop in the morale of the Bundeswehr, as well as for her handling of cases involving right-wing extremism and terrorism within the force.
Retired Major General Christian Trull on Wednesday accused the defense minister of "exaggeration and alarmism" in the Stuttgarter Zeitung newspaper, cited by Dw.com.
If the expected Thursday verdict reinstates the four, the criticism against von der Leyen will appear justified, possibly resulting in calls for her resignation or dismissal.
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Marc Soler and Pascal Ackermann sign for UAE Team Emirates as WorldTour squad steps up recruitment
Tadej Pogačar's team have made a number of high-profile additions within a week of the transfer market opening
By Jonny Long
Marc Soler and Pascal Ackermann are the latest high-profile signings made by UAE Team Emirates ahead of the 2022 season.
Announced on Sunday morning 24 hours after Ackermann's transfer was made official, Soler puts an end to seven years spent at Movistar as he joins João Almeida in a bolstering of the GC talent on UAE Team Emirates' roster.
"It's no secret that Marc Soler is one of the finest riders in the pro peloton and we believe he carries all the key attributes and the racing mentality to fit in well to this team," said team manager Joxean Matxin Fernandez.
Soler has signed a two-year contract and will be looking to re-ignite his career after his much talked about promise following his 2018 Paris-Nice win. So far this season he has taken one victory, stage three at the Tour de Romandie, while also DNFing both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
>>> WorldTour transfers 2022: All of the men's and women's new signings for the 2022 season
"I'm very pleased to be joining UAE Team Emirates and looking forward to the new adventures and challenges ahead. I'm coming here with a lot of excitement and with desire to work hard and enjoy this new chapter," Soler said.
"After seven years at Movistar I think now is a good time in my career to look for new challenges and I thank them dearly for all our years working together and wish them all the best for the future. I'm ready for this new step."
As for Ackermann, the German will have found himself surplus to requirement after the return of Sam Bennett to Bora-Hansgrohe, who says he will marry his pursuit for individual glory with working for the team.
"This step will be a special one in my still-young career," Ackermann said. "I have always been a team player and will certainly also put myself in a role to work hard for the others when situations require. Also I am convinced that, with the help of my teammates, staff and management, I will be able to develop as a rider in a way that will reveal new facets of myself. I'm ready to start this new journey."
Along with acquiring Soler, Ackermann and Deceuninck - Quick-Step's João Almeida, the latter to a five-year contract, promising youngsters Felix Groß and Juan Ayuso have also signed to the team that's won the previous two Tours de France.
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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.
Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).
I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.
Garmin Epix (Gen 2) smartwatch review - superb functionality, brilliant display, changed my life
All of the features of the top Fenix and Forerunner watches but with an enhanced AMOLED display - which makes it more expensive, but it's worth it
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Parcours teams up with Classified to offer Powershift options across all its spoked wheelsets
Innovative British wheel brand unites with disruptor Belgian hub manufacturer
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All the 2023 kits: EF Education-EasyPost share latest collaboration with Rapha
American WorldTour team become latest to release their new 2023 kit, here's the rest
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From Grand Tour victories to gold medals: The nine best signings of 2022
We look back at the signings that made the biggest impacts during this year's season
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Alpecin-Deceuninck confirm Jay Vine move to UAE Team Emirates
The Australian previously hinted that he'd remain with the Belgian team in 2023
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Tadej Pogačar is still the best rider in the world, right?
16 wins, a third monument, but second at the Tour de France sums up his 2022
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Adam Yates leaves Ineos Grenadiers for UAE Team Emirates
British rider agrees three year deal with new team
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Remco Evenepoel wins maiden grand tour at Vuelta a España
Juan Sebastián Molano takes a surprise final stage win after a messy sprint in Madrid
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Tadej Pogačar set to skip Vuelta a España to focus on end of season goals
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New article by Timothy Aungst at http://www.imedicalapps.com.
The orange prescription bottle is ubiquitous (unless you go to Target) in the pill cabinets of patients in the US.
While these mass produced bottles have made it easier to dispense medications (in the traditional 'Lick, Stick, and Pour'), it has done nothing to make the process of taking medications any easier.
Medication non-adherence is a tough, multifaceted problem. We know that patients do not take their medications on a regular basis.
With the current medical system, the movement to primary prevention and increasing life expectancy, chronic medication use almost becomes an inevitable outcome in some form for most people.
Many studies have looked into increasing medication adherence. Even smartphones and their apps have been investigated and identified as a potential source of overcoming adherence problems.
But how about a combination of a pill bottle and app? Welcome to AdhereTech, a recent startup that seeks to address medication non-adherence with a revolutionary new 'smart pill bottle.' The bottles come equipped with 3G and LTE capabilities, and will be able to sense and transmit the contents of the bottle to the cloud through HIPAA compliant means.
As a pharmacist, I am very excited about this. I can imagine the time when my profession will be able to tell when a patient is taking their medications and then follow-up with them to find out what some of the problems are. Is it new side effects? Cost related issues?
Knowing that there is an issue and offering a way to fix it may be a great advantage of this system. Pairing this system up with other metrics will also offer a great way to manage a patient's disease as well. Did you just increase a patient's diabetes regimen? How does the patient's glucose level look when compared to taking the new regimen? Are there increased hypoglycemic events?
These could be answered by merging other disease monitoring apps with a pill adherence monitoring tool AdhereTech is offering. I believe that this will be a great device–especially for diseases where readmission plays a big role regarding medication non-adherence.
Case in point, CMS and CHF readmissions. I have seen too many patients that are non-compliant with their regimen that lapse back into acute exacerbations. Perhaps this technology will offer a chance to help prevent readmissions, scale back costs, and increase quality of life for patients.


Historical and genealogical information about the Jewish Community of England including online databases.
The Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae is the standard authority for identifying the higher clergy of the Church of England from 1066 to 1857. It provides summary biographical details for all named individuals, and is divided into three sub-series: 1066-1300, 1300-1541 and 1541-1857.
Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. The religious history section includes the Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1857, sections of the Victoria County Histories which cover religious institutions and other records.
For over a hundred years the Canterbury and York Society has been pre-eminent in the publication of editions of English medieval ecclesiastical records. Since 1904 the Society has been producing volumes which are lasting works of scholarship, used and enjoyed by both amateur and professional historians.
Excellent definitions and short summaries of the major Dissenter movements during the civil war and Interregnum periods.
Lists of incumbents in selected churches from Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire.


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Aker Arctic - Tough yet comfortable cruise vessels: explore the Arctic safely
More cruise companies are taking passengers to the Arctic, but ships need to be rugged enough to withstand the tough conditions. Jukka Salminen, sales manager at Aker Arctic, talks about how his company works to make vessels comfortable, reliable and safe on the high seas.
What are the important things to consider before designing Arctic cruise vessels?
Jukka Salminen: Vessels need to be designed to cope with a number of factors, including the expected ice conditions, temperatures, sea currents and other environmental issues. Based on this, the ice class, icebreaking capability, operation principles and other major technical solutions are selected. Aker Arctic has participated in more than 180 ice expeditions and full-scale ice trials throughout its history, and holds an extensive database of various sea areas around the Arctic and Antarctic.
Quality designs ensure safe and optimised vessel operation. Icebreaking vessels need to compromise between open-water and icebreaking requirements, which influences the hull form. The hull also greatly influences passenger comfort. With our latest cruise design project, the PONANT Icebreaker, we have focused on passenger comfort and have incorporated design solutions that increase the comfort on board compared with conventional icebreakers.
How do the company's designs ensure safety in Arctic areas?
Aker Arctic has designed more than 60% of the world's icebreaking vessels. Using our measurements, we can work out the vessel's structure based on real-ice conditions. We use robust design principles; for example, using a double-hull design to ensure that ice damage will not cause flooding in a compartment. Intelligent-heating systems from our subsidiary Starkice enable us to save energy and maintain a safe working environment in varying climate conditions. This is achieved by using sensor controls that adjust the heating power accordingly to ensure optimal performance.
For ships operating in ice-covered waters, we can provide an intelligent-ice-load monitoring system that provides operators with a tool to handle their ships in safe but efficient ways. This system monitors the hull loads with sensors that are installed on the steel structures of the vessel. With the information received from the sensors, combined with the ship's structural capability, the system is able to show operators the loading and risk level imposed by ice impacts. The system can also predict expected loads and can, therefore, provide vessel operators with a substantially improved tool to operate their ships safely and efficiently.
Can you tell us how Aker Arctic ensures that its vessels keep the local environment clean?
Protecting fragile polar areas is important. Aker Arctic has already designed two icebreaking vessels with dual-fuel systems that use LNG and marine gas oil. Fuel consumption is optimised by fixing the hull for icebreaking and the open water. Polaris, which was delivered in 2016 and designed by Aker Arctic, has shown that LNG is a feasible solution for icebreaking vessels.
Why has the company decided to develop winterisation systems?
We consider winterisation to be a complete solution that ensures safe and continuous operation of the ship systems in harsh conditions. This means so much more than just applying heated decks: the various methods have been developed and used successfully over decades of designing icebreakers and ice-going ships. It is always important to have knowledge of the expected environmental conditions, so that winterisation systems are properly deployed.
How does Aker Arctic ensure that vessel crews are trained to work safely in polar waters?
Aker Arctic and its partners have developed an ice-navigation simulator; we believe that safe and cost-effective training is only possible with one of these. The vessel model will be built using actual physics principals, so the crew understands the vessel's capabilities and how it can be safely operated in polar waters. The simulator model for the vessel can even be developed before the vessel is delivered. This gives the operator the possibility to train the crew for new vessels as soon as they arrive.
We also develop polar water operational manuals with operators that are required for operating in polar waters. This manual outlines how ship crews can operate the vessel safely and cleanly.
Given that Ponant has entered the Arctic cruise market, are you confident that other cruise operators will follow suit?
There have been cruises in the Arctic before, but with a quite different concept, where some older icebreakers have been used to transport a small number of tourists into ice regions. Ponant will take these cruises to a new level and offer unique experiences. Generally, we believe that Arctic cruises will become more popular; after all, it is a unique and beautiful place, but so far, few people have experienced it.
Aker Arctic is a private company that specialises in development, design, engineering, consulting and testing services for ice-going vessels, icebreakers, offshore marine structures, marine transport solutions and ports. Our experienced, highly qualified and innovative personnel are able to provide our customers with specialised arctic know-how, as well as innovative, cost-effective and reliable designs for the projects in Arctic and other challenging conditions. The company operates a special test facility in Helsinki. This combined with our extensive experience and the world's largest reference for icebreakers means we are uniquely placed to bring the benefits of our solutions to our customers. We are always actively seeking new technologies and working with our partners to turn them into successes
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FIG. 6.1.7 Normal presbycusis curves. Statistical analysis of audiograms from many people show normal losses in hearing acuity with age. Data for men are represented by solid lines; those for women by dotted lines.
Group surveys—of young men at college entrance examinations, for example—show increasing percentages of individuals whose audiograms look like those of men many years older. This indication is almost invariably of noise-induced hearing loss. If the audiogram shows losses not conforming to this pattern (conductive losses), more careful checking is indicated; such an audiogram suggests a congenital or organic disorder, an injury, or perhaps nervous damage. Group surveys are valuable in locating individuals who are experiencing hearing damage without realizing it; it is often not recognized until the subject begins to have difficulty in conversation. By this time irremediable damage occurred. Such tests are easily made using a simple type of audiometer.
metric checks are essential. For this purpose, checking only threshold shift at several frequencies is common. The greatest value of these tests is that they are conducted at regular intervals of a few months (and at the beginning and the termination of employment) and can show the onset of hearing impairment before the individual realizes it.
A valuable use of the screening audiometric test is to determine temporary threshold shifts (TTS). Such a check, made at the end of a work period, can show a loss of hearing acuity; a similar test made at the beginning of the next work period can show if the recovery is complete. The amount and duration of TTS is somewhat proportional to the permanent threshold shift (PTS) which must be expected. Certainly if the next exposure to noise occurs before the ear has recovered from the last, the eventual result is permanent hearing impairment.


Bramhall Solicitors are a local solicitors firm who were referred to us when they were looking for a new website to go with their new logo design.
Their previous website hadn't been updated in years, and was slowly gathering dust online. They were looking for a fresh new look that presented them in the best light when potential clients were searching for local solicitors.
We worked with their new logo and expanded it out into a larger design mockup of a new website. We focussed on the user tasks while designing the site – what are site visitors going to be looking for and how can we support them?
The homepage immediately offers up a friendly tone, asking "How can we help you?" with links to Bramhall Solicitors' five main service areas. Within these service areas, common client questions are answered, further emphasising the helpfulness and approachability of the practice. An enquiry form on each page encourages visitors to get in touch for more information.


In 2013, Transport Scotland looked to see whether a new group of people should qualify for a Blue Badge. Some people with a diagnosed mental disorder are not aware of danger from traffic, so Transport Scotland thought a Blue Badge might be helpful for them.
As a result, a pilot scheme began on 1 April 2016. You can contact Travel Concessions to apply for a Blue Badge, if the person you are applying for meets the criteria. Contact details are below.
If you do get a Blue Badge under the pilot, it will be valid for 12 months.
have a letter to confirm this diagnosis.
9 - engaging with other people face to face.
As well as this, a healthcare professional (not your GP) or a registered social worker must complete Section 3 of the Blue Badge form to confirm that the person meets the definition.
Some applicants will also need an assessment.
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DR. TUMBLETY'S CAREER.
Where His Office was and What He Did In and Around New York.
New York, Nov. 24. - (Special.) Police Superintendent Campbell of Brooklyn has been investigating a little of the life of Dr. Tumblety, now under arrest in London on suspicion of being "Jack the Ripper."
The Superintendent finds that during the few years that Tumblety spent in Brooklyn he conducted himself properly and attended strictly to business, but was regarded by the more sensible portion of the community as a sort of humbug who palmed off his nostrums on those who are always ready to patronize every mountebank who comes along. The doctor was a tall, well-built man, with a big flowing mustache, which was a good walking advertisement, for everybody used to ask when he appeared on the street who he was. He wore a short sack velvet coat, a velvet cap, and high top patent leather boots with his trousers tucked inside. He had a herb store at Fulton and Nassau streets with a glass case in front. Among other things in this case was a sort of glass siphon with a red liquid running through a thin glass tube to indicate blood. He was known as "The Great Pimple Banisher," and he used to promenade Fulton street with two large greyhounds and a valet.
His place was largely patronized by women of all classes.
He handed a friend of his $10,000 to keep for him one day, and this friend, after having the money some weeks, had hard work to get the doctor to take it. He was a man who delighted in notoriety, but those in Brooklyn who know him think the notoriety he is getting as the suspected slayer of the unfortunate women in Whitechapel is certainly undesirable. No one in Brooklyn believes that he is the murderer or that he knows aught about it.


According to basic theory, TEC coefficient of performance (COP) is a strong function of ∆T across the elements. In a real-world situation, with thermal resistances due to interfaces and heat exchangers, ∆T across the elements is a function of COP.
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Terrible Simplifiers
By Noah TolyMay 8, 2014September 8th, 2020No Comments
In a letter dated July 24, 1889, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt warned his friend Friedrich von Preen, "My mental picture of those terribles simplificateurs[simplifiers] who will one day descend upon our old Europe is not an agreeable one. In my imagination I can visualize these ruffians in the flesh before my eyes and will describe them to you when we are having our pint together in September." Burckhardt feared the emergence of trends that he had described to von Preen almost a decade earlier. In an 1881 letter, he wrote of "a power" that would one day "make short work with voting rights, sovereignty of the people, material wellbeing, industry, etc., and will stand upon small ceremony. For this will be the inevitable end of the State based on the rule of law once it has succumbed to mere numbers and the consequences." Burckhardt dreaded a future in which increasingly complex technical capabilities would enable the pursuit and possession of unimaginable material welfare but would, at the same time, flatten social relations. He predicted that élites employing logics of generalization and abstraction would not merely enhance our capabilities but also attenuate relationships, sharpen the division between classes, and decrease our sense of individual agency.
Readers, however, may wonder if Sassen inadvertently brings us one step closer to Burckhardt's dystopia, if Sassen herself unwittingly plays the role of the terrible simplifier.
Many of the same preoccupations lie at the heart of Saskia Sassen's Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy. The question motivating Sassen's analysis: "Is much of today's society tending toward the condition of brutal simplicity against which the great historian Jacob Burckhardt warned in the nineteenth century?" Sassen recasts Burckhardt's simplification as a betrayal in which capabilities that "should have served to develop the social realm, to broaden and strengthen the well-being of a society [and] the biosphere … [have instead] too often served to dismember the social through extreme inequality, to destroy much of the middle-class life promised by liberal democracy, to expel the vulnerable and the poor from land, jobs, and homes, and to expel bits of the biosphere from their life space." Sassen wonders, in other words, if Burckhardt predicted a future more terrible than he knew. Readers, however, may wonder if Sassen inadvertently brings us one step closer to Burckhardt's dystopia, if Sassen herself unwittingly plays the role of the terrible simplifier. If Burckhardt were here, would he see Expulsions as exposing terrible simplification or perpetuating it?
Expulsions opens up a third movement in Sassen's body of work, and one that sheds light on the whole of her distinguished scholarly career. "Movement," here, is an especially appropriate term, as her work over the past three decades can be loosely organized according to three distinct trajectories—migration, agglomeration or concentration, and expulsion—each of which has been shaped by developments in the global economy. But "movement" is not all that these stages of Sassen's career have in common. By invoking Burckhardt in Expulsions, Sassen invites readers to grasp the thread of mere numbers and their consequences—of terrible simplification—that runs throughout her work.
In the earliest phase of her career, Sassen examined the influence of overseas manufacturing investment on international migration in the second half of the 20th century. Her book The Mobility of Capital and Labor: A Study in International Investment and Labor Flow (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988), for example, argues that investments in overseas manufacturing not only depleted the supply of manufacturing jobs in the United States but also destabilized concepts and practices of work abroad. The movement of capital created material insecurity at the margins of the global economy, resulting in migration from regions with newly destabilized opportunities for work, like Central America, to countries with greater perceived economic opportunity, like the United States. This paradoxical movement of people to countries where the labor market had also been stressed by decreasing numbers of jobs resulted from a process driven by mere numbers—less a decision than a realization. Investment in overseas manufacturing was a consequence of less costly labor and environmental regulation in developing economies.
Sassen's best-known work traced a second trajectory, the continued movement of people to the city. Beginning with her most influential book, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo (Princeton Univ. Press, 1991), Sassen tackled the paradox of urbanization—the continued concentration or agglomeration of people in cities—in the face of economic forces of dispersal. While some believed that advances in telecommunications and transportation technology would diffuse population and make cities irrelevant, Sassen argued that today's cities are increasingly influential as a consequence of their ability to concentrate functions necessary for coordinating geographically dispersed, but still socially concentrated, capital—that is, capital that may be invested in all corners of the world, but is still owned by a small fraction of the global population.
This globally-dispersed-but-still-socially-concentrated capital, which operates at considerable distance from its owners, requires firms that specialize in coordinating its work. It requires what Sassen describes as "advanced producer and financial services firms" with transcontinental reach and global savvy—accounting and management consulting firms, highly specialized import/export law firms, financial firms that can liquidate assets and move money quickly. Cities with a disproportionate presence of advanced producer and financial services firms experience a surge in high-income jobs occupied by a globetrotting upper-class, which Sassen describes as the "global mobile." Those same cities also experience a related surge of low-income consumer services jobs—retail salespeople, dogwalkers, nannies, hotel housekeepers, personal shoppers—occupied by the "global immobile," people who are connected to and sometimes necessary for the functioning of the global economy as we know it, but who are not at the center of its most profitable enterprises.
Thus the "logic of agglomeration" that drives the emergence of global cities—the reason people and opportunity concentrate in these cities—is not primarily security, manufacturing, or trade, but the coordination of global economic activity. This logic brings the core (the global mobile) and the periphery (the global immobile) into the geographic centers of gravity of the global economy, resulting in what Sassen describes as "production of presence." In global cities, the vulnerable are functionally and geographically included, even if they are sometimes exploited. This complicated proximity in our urban centers is the consequence, again, of mere numbers – a necessity of coordinating capital that is constantly being directed to the most profitable locations and industries around the world.
Logics of exclusion and dispossession expel the marginalized, banishing them to "the systemic edge," the "site where general conditions take extreme forms."
Enter Expulsions. If concentration or agglomeration is complex, then expulsion, the third trajectory explored by Sassen, is terribly simple. Expulsion runs against the grain of the production of presence. Instead of bringing the core and the periphery together in the most influential places, expulsion is what Sassen describes as a "savage sorting," in which complex capabilities result in the straightforward exclusion of individuals, communities, and environments from the global economy. Expulsions explores a shift from global economic dynamics "that brought people in to dynamics that push people out." As Sassen sees it, logics of exclusion and dispossession expel the marginalized, banishing them to "the systemic edge," the "site where general conditions take extreme forms"—where malaise becomes suicide, where vulnerability becomes dispossession, where pollution becomes absolute degradation. She works to expose common dynamics driving challenges from mass incarceration to unemployment, from foreign land acquisition to polluted waterways, from suicide to subprime lending. She sees, and seeks to make legible, "deeper and conceptually invisible dynamics that are cutting across very diverse countries and places … a global systematicity, no matter its thick localized instantiations … [a systematicity] deeper than the diverse geopolitical formations and economies we have built on our planet."
Sassen's analysis in Expulsions tends toward generalization and abstraction. To be clear, generalization and abstraction are not problematic in and of themselves. Indeed, while the task of the scholar is often to break down overgeneralization or to expose unhelpful generalization, it is just as often the scholar's responsibility to identify patterns and offer helpful generalizations—ones that can assist in grasping reality. Sassen's identification of patterned relationships between global economic developments and vulnerable individuals, communities, and ecosystems is not fundamentally unlike my suggesting that the whole of Sassen's work can be better grasped if we trace the "movements" at the center of each part of her work. Nevertheless, Sassen's practice of generalization and abstraction is risky.
The first risk Sassen faces is apophenia, described by William Gibson in his novel Pattern Recognition as "the spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated things." Are the issues Sassen explores—from the foreign acquisition of land in Angola to mass incarceration in the United States to unemployment in Greece to the proliferation of dead zones in the Pacific Ocean—really more similar than they are different? Is it particularly helpful to identify them as resulting from a singular logic of exclusion and pattern of "savage sorting?" Or does the attempt to tidily package this variety of phenomena blind us to concrete realities and particular circumstances of each one? As Gibson writes of apophenia, "while comforting yourself with the symmetry of it all, … [you stand] all too real a chance of missing the genuine threat, which was invariably less symmetrical, less perfect." Apophenia—generalization that misses the mark—results in misdirected efforts and a compromised agency not unlike that of terrible simplification.
The compromised sense of agency risked by Sassen doesn't end with the effects of misguided generalization, but may in fact be most keenly observed in the tendency toward abstraction. In Sassen's work, it often seems that no one in particular is really creating the problems that she writes about. In her studies of global cities, both the jetsetting global mobile and the marginalized global immobile are drawn into cities by forces largely beyond anyone's control. Similarly, forces largely beyond anyone's control drive the dynamics of expulsion. The global economy gives rise to "predatory formations," incredibly complex and vague "assemblages of elements, conditions, and mutually reinforcing dynamics" that are far more influential than the decisions or actions of any individual, firm, or government. Élites do not control these predatory formations any more than the vulnerable can defy them.
The nouveau riche don't wake up in their McMansions wondering how they can kick away the ladder of social mobility.
Something about this abstraction rings true. It is rare—not nearly rare enough, but rare—for the powerful to knowingly and actively attempt to marginalize the vulnerable. There is no cabal of influential élites devoted to excluding the poor. The nouveau riche don't wake up in their McMansions wondering how they can kick away the ladder of social mobility. Nor is it the case that all of the excluded experience a sense of control over their own destiny or an ability to meaningfully resist their own marginalization. Anyone who has ever tried to make meaningful change in the world has found that structures and systems limit and condition possibilities for transformation. For all these reasons, Sassen's notion of "predatory formations" that expel the marginalized from the global economy make sense.
On the other hand, Sassen's abstraction limits and conditions our sense of responsibility. If predatory formations are more or less undirected and autonomous, even if contingent, structures of global political economy, then where does responsibility lie for creating or fixing these problems? To be sure, Sassen has ideas about what can be done to address the challenges of expulsion, but it isn't entirely clear who, exactly, would do these things. This may be one reason that élites are so comfortable with Sassen's analyses. While logics, formations, and other abstractions are helpful in representing the truly foggy realities of global political economy, they are also helpful tools for avoiding responsibility. While Burckhardt could "visualize these ruffians in the flesh," Sassen doesn't help us much with that.
If we hope for a future in which the poor are included, rather than expelled, we must find some way to assert the agency of the marginalized.
Furthermore, it is not only the powerful who lack agency in Expulsions, but the vulnerable. One wonders how the poor are responding to logics of exclusion. Are they completely powerless to shape global—or even local—political economic realities? Are they totally helpless to shape their own lives in the face of these systemic and structural realities? It would, of course, be unrealistic to suggest that the vulnerable face no barriers to shaping their own destinies or changing the world. But there are middle paths between notions that the marginalized have unlimited responsibility for and control over their own circumstances and ideas that ignore the sometimes hope-giving reality of agency among the oppressed. Sassen has managed to walk this line in her previous work, emphasizing relationships between structural realities and choices about migration or describing how the poor in global cities participate in "global survival circuits," shaping transnational relationships that promote their welfare, but Expulsions lacks attention to the agency of the vulnerable. If we hope for a future in which the poor are included, rather than expelled, we must find some way to assert the agency of the marginalized – not because we want to blame the victim, but because we want to acknowledge the power of resistance.
Indeed, Expulsions' own tendencies toward abstraction and generalization lead to a diminished sense of agency.
For all of its analytical and rhetorical force, Expulsions could have made an even more important contribution if Sassen had marshaled her own powers of resistance against the forces of generalization and abstraction. Still, by giving in to these two, Sassen does manage to answer, by way of example, a Burckhardtian question: Have tendencies toward abstraction and generalization, instead of empowering us, contributed to a truncated sense of agency? Indeed, Expulsions' own tendencies toward abstraction and generalization lead to a diminished sense of agency.
Perhaps, though, we should not be surprised if Sassen emulates what she seeks to expose. Sassen seems to expect that increasing technical complication could be made to serve society and the environment—thus the sense of betrayal and paradox that are at the heart of the book. Not having given up this hope of liberation through abstraction, generalization, and complexity, Sassen tries to employ them to free us from terribly simple patterns of expulsion. Unfortunately, in the end, it is sometimes difficult to tell whether Sassen's muse is Burckhardt or Burckhardt's terribles simplificateurs themselves.
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