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François Maurice Le Sieur is a Canadian musician and composer. He has been nominated for awards for television and film music in his native Canada, that include garnering seven Gemini award wins and thirteen additional nominations; one Genie award nomination; and three Jutra award nominations.

Life and work
He studied at Collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys and at McGill University, where he became inspired from a master class with Philip Glass. In the 1980s he was part of the rock band Tango Tango, before moving into television and film scoring.

His career has spanned over fifteen years, and his other work includes Tony and Ridley Scott's series The Hunger starring David Bowie; the films of Alain DesRochers, his long-time collaborator, beginning with The Bottle (La Bouteille); and television series Musée Eden, Nos Étés, Music Hall, Les Soeurs Elliot, Les Bougon, and Charlie Jade, an international co-production filmed in South Africa.

Le Sieur scored three films that premiered in 2011: drama Thrill of the Hills (Frisson des collines); comedy A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour); and biopic of Quebec rock star Gerry Boulet, Gerry, for which Le Sieur remastered Boulet's original tracks.

Le Sieur won an ASCAP award in 2012 for his work on Being Human, a North American version of the British show of the same name.

Awards

References

External links

Canadian film score composers
Musicians from Quebec
People from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Living people
Canadian Screen Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)

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Q: Converting Epoch timestamp to DateTime Hello i am experiencing a strange problem, my scenario is that i am reading the history of google chrome browser stored in sqlite database using c# language. every thing goes fine except the timestamp that chrome stores in epoch format i have to upload the data to server using php and store it in the MYSQL database.
Now my problem is that i can't manage to convert that epoch timestamp to MYSQL based datetime.
for C# i tried following code
public static DateTime FromUnixTime(long unixTime)
{
    return epoch.AddSeconds(unixTime);
}

taken from here i tried all available solutions on that link but they did not worked in my case.
for PHP i tried the following code taken from here
echo date("Y-m-d H:i:s", substr($epoch, 0, 10));

but it converts correct if the timestamp is same as mentioned in example but it returns wrong year when executed with my epoch timestamp.
i even tried to solve this problem at MYSQL query level so i searched and tried the following solution taken from here
select from_unixtime(floor(1389422614485/1000));

it does work when i don't replace the example epoch timestamp but when i put my own it did not work
kindly help me to get rid of this strange irritating problem does not matter at which layer you provide solution all are acceptable following languages are preferred

*

*C#

*PHP

*MYSQL Query

example epoch timestamp is foloowing
13209562668824233

i do know that with respect to length its not same as in examples but note that chrome does convert this efficiently.

A: As explained by this answer, the Chrome timestamp is not equal to Unix epoch time. This is why you're not getting the results you expect from such methods. It's actually microseconds since the 1st Jan, 1601 (as opposed to Unix epoch time's seconds since 1st Jan, 1970).
You can test your WebKit timestamp here, where you'll see it returns Tuesday, 6 August 2019 10:57:48 (UTC).
So to convert this in code, we should first subtract the difference between 1970 and 1601 (in microseconds) and then divde the value by 1 million to get seconds (C# solution):
public static DateTime ConvertWebKitTime(long webkitEpoch)
{
    const long epochDifferenceMicroseconds = 11644473600000000; // difference in microseconds between 1601 and 1970
    var epoch = (webkitEpoch - epochDifferenceMicroseconds) / 1000000; // adjust to seconds since 1st Jan 1970
    return DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(epoch).UtcDateTime; // convert to datetime
}

A: A solution for PHP (64 Bit, without Milliseconds) is
$ts = 13209562668824233;

$date = date_create("1601-1-1 UTC")
  ->modify((int)($ts/1000000)." Seconds")
  ->format('Y-m-d H:i:s')
;  //"2019-08-06 10:57:48"

For more details see: What is the format of Chrome's timestamps?

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A lot of people wanted to lose weight without going to the extremes. It is understood that all of us wanted to achieve the body that we want by not being that extra hard on ourselves. Going on a serious diet will require you to sacrifice a lot of things and at the same time, would demand some time from you for meal prepping.
Meal preparation has always been the most looked forward part in the dieting cycle. Majority would even continuously scout for new and exciting recipes on the internet but there are times that meal prepping becomes a hassle too. There are those days when meal preparation would take so much time from you. Hence, you become lazy in preparing.
Thanks to endless innovations, we are now being offered a lot of choices for our diet plan. Ketogenic Diet does not only promise us weight loss and health benefits. It also has provided us several options for meal preparations that will help us save some time from preparing too much. We've all heard of how protein shakes are so useful in dieting. Aside from these drinks being fast, light, and easy, it also gives your meal a delightful taste that you will surely enjoy.
If you want to satisfy your sweet cravings, then Ketologie Keto Shake might just be for you – Ketologie Keto Shake comes in two irresistible flavors! It has a vanilla and chocolate taste that will surely fill your day with satisfying sweetness. What's good about this shake is that it can be mixed with coffee or nut milk to create a more delicious flavor. Every serving of this Ketologie Keto Shake is also guilt-free because of its low-carb content per serving size. Aside from it being a sweet booster on your drink, it also helps in muscle building because of the protein content it has.
One best selling point of Ketologie Keto Shake is that it boosts up your ketone levels which is beneficial for you to achieve your desired weight in no time. Comparing it to other meal replacement shakes, Ketologie provides you with a rich texture since it blends pretty well you wouldn't find this drink chalky in texture.
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Are you looking for an effective yet budget-friendly meal replacement shake? You might be interested in Dr. Berg's Meal Replacement Shake! This popular keto shake had been a boom in the market for being the low-carb keto drink personally made by the keto expert, Dr. Berg. These keto shakes were created primarily for vegans and vegetarian people. It is also very budget-friendly that you can now enjoy a quality drink without having to worry about your pockets.
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Mixing this drink with hot coffee or tea could also give you a more satisfying Keto shake mix. You may also add nuts and coconut milk for a more enjoyable drink.
Generally speaking, Keto meal replacement shakes can offer you a lot of health benefits. However, aside from the advantages you get from such drinks, there are still some drawbacks on these keto shake drinks.
Having said, it is still recommended that you have the labels and nutrition facts checked every time. Furthermore, unlike the traditional diet routine, adding up a Keto meal shake could play an integral part in your weight loss journey. A lot of consumers have already attested that these drinks did not only help them lose weight but they also made their diet meals flavorful and fun.
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Q: Unable to install Ubuntu I'm tying to install a fresh Ubuntu 15.10 distro on my laptop. I boot my pc from the usb with the Ubuntu installer, On the GRUB menu, I select test without install, but when it reachs the screen where yo can read Ubuntu with the moving point below:

It gets freeze and nothing happens.
My laptop is a Mountain Iridium with an Intel Core i7 6700HQ, M.2 240GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, RAM 16GB DDR4 2133MHz and Nvidia GTX970M 3GB GDDR5
Edit:
I managed to install Ubuntu 16.04, but problems still happens.
When installation ends and a windows prompts you to select keep testing or reboot, I select restart and the pc hangs, I have to long press on the power botton to reboot. Once rebooted it gets the log in screen, I introduce my password, and... "surprise" the computers hangs, again.
Edit 2:
Trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 again, I get this error message
The pc hangs and I can't install anything

A: Try to edit the option 'try without install': Set root=/dev/ram0 in the kernel loading line (the line that starts with linux)
Just highlight the line and hit e key to edit.
You should try to hit ESC and see what's happen behind the initialization screen.


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package org.llh.ssl.common;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;
import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.TagSupport;

/**
 * 分页标签处理类
 */
public class SecretTag extends TagSupport {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1236308696888715271L;

	private static final String TYPE_TEL = "tel";
	private static final String TYPE_MAIL = "mail";
	private static final String TYPE_IDCARD = "idcard";
	private static final String TYPE_BKCARD = "bkcard";

	private String value;

	private String type;

	public int doStartTag() throws JspException {

		String regex = "";

		if(null == type && "".equals(type)) {

			regex = secretStr(regex, 3, 3);

		}else if(TYPE_TEL.equals(type)) {

			regex = secretStr(regex, 3, 3);

		}else if(TYPE_MAIL.equals(type)) {

			String[] mail = regex.split("@");
			regex = secretStr(mail[0], 1, 3) + "@" + mail[1];

		}else if(TYPE_IDCARD.equals(type)) {

			regex = secretStr(regex, 3, 3);

		}else if(TYPE_BKCARD.equals(type)) {

			regex = secretStr(regex, 3, 3);

		}else {

			regex = secretStr(regex, 3, 3);

		}

		// 把生成的HTML输出到响应中
		try {
			pageContext.getOut().println(regex);
		} catch (IOException e) {
			throw new JspException(e);
		}
		return SKIP_BODY; // 本标签主体为空,所以直接跳过主体
	}

	private static String secretStr(String regex, int toffset, int ooffset) {

		int len = regex.length();
		if(len <= toffset + ooffset)
			return regex;
		int n = len - toffset - ooffset;
        char[] cs = regex.toCharArray();

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++){
            cs[toffset + i] = '*';
        }
        return String.valueOf(cs);
    }

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String regex = "suncallh@163.com";
		String[] mail = regex.split("@");
		regex = secretStr(mail[0], 1, 3) + "@" + mail[1];

		System.out.println(regex);
	}

	public String getValue() {
		return value;
	}

	public void setValue(String value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	public String getType() {
		return type;
	}

	public void setType(String type) {
		this.type = type;
	}

}

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Q: Jenkins + Phing: Build Failure - can't find build.xml Trying to set up Jenkins on one of my servers for the first time and think I might be missing something.
Jenkins 1.545
Phing 2.6.1
Jenkins builds give me the following output.
Building in workspace /var/www/vhosts/domain.co.uk/httpdocs
looking for '/var/www/vhosts/domain.co.uk/httpdocs/build.xml' ...
looking for '/var/www/vhosts/domain.co.uk/httpdocs/build.xml' ...
looking for 'build.xml' ...
buildfile 'build.xml' not found.
Build step 'Invoke Phing targets' marked build as failure
Finished: FAILURE

If I run my build.xml on it's own it works fine.
I'm using a custom workspace at the moment, before I tried a symlink from the default workspace to my webroot, when I did that it found the build file but failed when trying to run phing. I know it's a problem with permissions but I'm not sure exactly what.
I'm running this on a plesk web server and have tried adding the jenkins user to the psacln and psaserv groups but that didn't work either.

A: I use hudson but I think is the same problem.
Provide to ant job the full path (advanced settings)
${WORKSPACE}/buil.xml

Assuming the correct set of jenkins user
RUN_AS_USER=jenkins

Go to the custom workspace and
chown -R jenkins:jenkins myworkspace

if it doesn't work
chmod -R 777 myworkspace

then you will fix later.
I hope it helps.


The Unofficial Apple Weblog asked its readers to vote for the little good things and the little bad things in Leopard. What topped the 'Good' list are Quick Look, an improved Finder, and iCal Dock icon showing the correct date. The top 'Bad' things are the changing Stacks icons, two step edit of iCal's info, and Spaces pulling you away from dialog sheets. That last bit's got me confused though. I don't know what that means. I'm surprised the translucent menu bar and 3D Dock didn't make the 'Bad' list. Then again, the topic's been talked about, discussed and argued ad nauseam.


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Well this post goes back a long way. It's been sitting in my draft file for four years - from when my son, Alex was about to graduate from Metalworks - the production company which has kept him employed ever since.
One evening in December of 2010, Alex helped a friend who needed to complete a project for his sound mixing course at Metalworks.
He needed to record a song and do the post production work on the piece.
Alex doing a sound test.
Alex was to play guitar for young songwriter and vocalist Danielle. She's a very talented young performer. The song was her own composition, Say Goodbye.
Some of the equipment in the mixing room. Alex tells me these are called digital processing units.
An overall view of the mixing board..
.. which can also be seen here.
Alex hadn't laid eyes on the music before that night, and they were just going through it for the first time.
Here's a video of their very first rough go-round. Alex's guitar was the only sound actually being picked up and recorded. Danielle's voice and the metronome you can hear were just to keep him on track, and the vocals were to be added once all of the tracks had been successfully recorded. Ultimately, Alex played rhythm and bass.
I'm told it got much better with a bit of practice and eventually the other tracks were recorded. He never did get a copy of the finished piece.
I've searched online for it every now and then to see if I can complete this post with the more polished recording but never found it. I did recently find a video of Danielle singing her composition in front of an audience. She accompanied her own self on guitar. She's a talented girl.
That's it for your mini-tour of a Metalworks mixing room.
All of these photos were taken in September and early October. The lake looks nothing like this right now. In fact it's frozen over, snow-covered and melting into icky slush with today's rain. It looked much prettier a couple of months back so I figured I'd pull some of those pics for you instead. I hope you enjoy them.
They say that photography is all about shadow and light. Of course it is. It's also about opportunity, equipment and a huge dose of luck. But just for the sake of being agreeable, this post is all about light and its ever-present shadows.
This was a very overcast day. I know, it doesn't look all that gloomy but it was dark just moments before and moments after this photo was snapped. The clouds parted ever so briefly, allowing the sun to shine its light - creating vibrant colours and a few dark shadows. The contrast just makes everything come alive.
On a different day, it rained off and on throughout the daylight hours. We counted no fewer than 4 different rainbows between us. Only a bit of this one showed up but it was rather vibrant, and you can see the rain falling from the clouds above where that lovely sunshine fell.
One evening, the clouds seemed to be lit from the side creating a soft pink edge - like an illuminated shelf of cloud.
Sunset on our bay is rarely full of deep, saturated colours because we face east. Behind us is where the real colour is happening but that's blocked by the hills which lie west of us. Every now and then, there's a sunset that must explode with such intensity for those facing west, that its bounce and reflection paints the sky and water of our eastern view. And we're not complaining for one itty bitty moment.
Please indulge me. I can not resist taking image after image when the sky is like this. I'm only going to show you a few. Note how the moon had already risen on this lovely evening in early September.
One more showing the wavelets forming from a passing boat.
Incoming ripples and the moon reflecting on the water.
And a final close up of the colours on the lake's rolling surface. You can add your own sound effects.
Oh just one more - I couldn't resist. A bird flying through a pink sky while wispy clouds kiss the moon's cheek in passing.
We're oh so incredibly lucky that full moons happen to rise over the lake, directly in front of our door. Here's that lovely glowing orb just before it cleared the treetops across the bay. This was actually the night after the full moon - but close enough.
And here it was the night before, sliding in and out of subtle colours of the clouds. What shall it wear tonight to make its October début?
With a bit of luck, shadow and light can go a long way.
More photos coming up soon.
Animals, it would seem, are the photographic subject we have most of around here. Whether they're our own pets or one of the birds or mammals which look to us for daily feedings, or those which will have nothing to do with us at all, there is no shortage of creatures around here. Hence this creature feature. I hope you enjoy our critters as much as we do.
My beautiful Zephyr. He (along with his brother Skitty) is fifteen and truly hasn't changed much since the day I brought him home at 10 weeks. He's fearful (mostly of that killer vacuum cleaner, unexpected sounds, strangers, a cough, his shadow, his thoughts and just about anything else), gentle, loving and sweet. We won't get into his IQ, but let's just say that his tender heart more than makes up for what might be lacking in that department. This is his kissable nose.
This little cutie is a juvenile white throat sparrow. He was hanging out on the decorative (lichen covered) bird house outside of our kitchen window. It was through that window that I snapped this photo several weeks ago.
Oh yes, I know. You've met him before. Our sweet little red squirrel ex-regular, Rufous. He pretty much believed that he owned the place. He kind of did. We've not seen him for quite a few weeks now but Noivus (a very nervous red squirrel) and Sprout (or Little Red as Frank calls him) have taken his place.
Every now and then, through the summer and early autumn, a couple of families of geese would wander by our dock. Sometimes they'd hop onto the shore and nibble on grass. Other times they just peacefully paddle past our place. The young ones were growing nicely. They've all moved on now because that lake is now frozen over (at least in our bay) and it carries a few inches of snow on top. Winter happened very quickly around here. Much quicker than I was able to get these photos out to you in a timely fashion.
The always-present blue jay, snacking on some seed. They're a handsome but very noisy bird. Last winter, they were quite destructive - picking and eating the finish off of our house, in search of the calcium citrate found in paint. This year, we're ready for them with cooked, crushed egg shells.
Benny semi-recently got a new collar and he's proudly modelling it for you. Doesn't he look fetching? Oops, did I say fetching? He'll be running off in search a stick now.
The sweet, little red-breasted nuthatch has been a regular visitor to our feeders all summer. They are truly a joy to watch. Even with the snow, they've stuck around and have recently been joined by the larger white-breasted nuthatch.
I think I caught this chipmunk in mid-chew. He reminds me of Buddy Hackett in this photo. And you might have to be bordering on old to know who he was.
This is Hunter, my son's beautiful trouble maker. You wouldn't think by looking at those innocent green eyes that he has caused my old guys such stress and angst and frequent emptying of bladders throughout the house - but he has. And yet, despite it all, I love the beast and miss him terribly now that he's moved on to Jeffrey's Dad's place where he is the only feline and gets all of the attention he loves and needs - without causing trouble. It would have been so much easier to see him go if he wasn't also such a sweet cuddler and purr machine. In this image, he was lounging atop the kitchen cupboards. He thinks he's a wild cat - see those furry ear tips? Just like a lynx. If he was here right now, he would be hiding behind my monitor and attacking my hands as they move around the keyboard. My cats do not miss him, however. They are much more relaxed, not fearing surprise attacks, eating better, not afraid of using the litter box and not peeing inappropriately any more. It was the right move but I still miss you, Hunter.
I believe this was a young phoebe preening itself on our front deck a few months back.
Most nights, we get visits from not one, not two but up to seven flying squirrels. We once believed they were a family - some of them are considerably smaller than the others. Now, I'm coming to realize that the larger, more friendly squirrels are of the Northern variety. The shyer, smaller cuties are Southern flying squirrels which have been making their way up north through the years. They're all quite sociable with one another. This image was taken with a flash and I have re-darkened the eyes in Photoshop.
And last, but not least, my two boys together, lounging on the kitchen island. Zephyr is enjoying his kitty massage. Skitty is happy to preen his brother. Can't you just hear the purring?
That's all for this post. I'll have more photos for you before too much longer.
It turns out that my blog, among many others, and probably still more to come has reverted back to word verification prompts. I dislike them as much as you do and please know that my settings are such that I do not allow it on my blog. And yet, there it is at the bottom of the comment form for at least some visitors.
From what I understand, this is yet another attempt at Google forcing Blogger users to sign in with a Google+ account in order to not have to jump through the very annoying hoops of word verification. Google likes to tell us that it's to protect our accounts from anonymous posters but my blog settings also indicate that I don't allow anonymous comments. And folks who are not anonymous and who are signed into their usual Blogger profile are still seeing the WV. So that doesn't jive.
So it appears that at least for now, many of us will be stuck with having to punch in those ridiculous letters and numbers which are so difficult for so many to see so that Google can continue to "protect" us. I'm sorry that my blog is among those.
Ahhh Google, I used to think you were the best. You've been a major disappointment for the past few years.
Everyone laughs at so small a bundle of large enthusiasms.
We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.
The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last as to more vulgar companions.
As if it said, "Good day, good sir!
Where January brings few faces.
She is only, a little chickadee.
The day was not observed when it first blossomed, nor when it first bore fruit, unless by the chickadee.
All my life I have tried to learn as the chickadee learns, by listening-profiting by the mistakes of others, that I might help my people.
And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if your blog post is named as a POTW.
From the last Friday in October, through to Remembrance Day on November 11, Canadians (among those from other Commonwealth countries) traditionally wear red poppies on our left lapel, pinned as close to the heart as possible. We wear them to remember those who gave their lives in past and present conflicts.
This practice was inspired by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Field. The poppies, which are offered by the Royal Canadian Legion each year, are available on street corners, in storefronts and at federal buildings such as banks and post offices for a voluntary donation. The funds earned provide assistance to past servicemen and women in financial distress, and for medical-related services.
Another touching, fairly new (since 2000) tradition takes place in Ottawa after the ceremonies and wreath-laying has occurred. Veterans and civilians alike remove their poppies after the service, and lay them on top of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It's a very moving gesture and sight. It was at this National War Memorial where Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was gunned down while standing guard less than three weeks ago. He and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, murdered two days earlier in Quebec will be among those we will remember with heavy hearts.
Today, at the eleventh hour, with red poppies pinned close to our hearts, Canadians across our nation will share two minutes of silent reflection and respect to remember those who served our country.
Two minutes for those whose hearts ceased beating far too soon.
Two minutes for countless, selfless acts of courage given in exchange for our freedom.
Two minutes for indescribable sacrifice.
It's an honour and a privilege for Canadians to pause to remember and respect those who serve.
At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, please pause to honour those who have given their lives so that we can enjoy the freedom we assume as our right.
Throughout the latter part of the summer and into September, we were visited nearly daily by our little chipmunk friend, Indy (so named for a funny little indent he has partway down his tail).
He thought nothing about hopping onto our feet, climbing our legs and looking either one of us in the eye in hopes that we would take pity on him and provide him with a peanut.
Eventually, he would boldly stick his adorable nose into my closed hand, knowing that I was hiding a treat there.
He'd also climb Frank's shirt and dive into his pocket, in search of a peanut or two.
He had us both very well trained.
Every now and then a day or two would go by, when Indy wouldn't show up. Five or six other chipmunks were always around to keep us entertained but none of them were as bold as Indy. By day three or four, Indy would invariably show up and he'd make himself right at home on our laps.
One of his absences dragged out much longer than three days. In fact, it's been many weeks since we've seen him. Frank's theory is that one of the other chipmunks may have fought him and won his territory, and that he's moved on. I'm not so sure because none of them seemed to be all that aggressive, and all of them appeared to be eating in near-harmony on our deck. In any event, he's no longer coming by to add to what must be his enormous stash of peanuts.
And I miss the little brat.
Remind me not to name the next little charmer.
More photos coming up in a while.
The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook.
Every Saturday, from May through mid-October (our Thanksgiving), the small town of Maynooth holds a farmers' market.
~ Pure, raw honey made from local early summer wildflowers. I can't begin to describe how delicious it is.
~ Dark maple syrup - ditto on the yum factor.
~ Vinegar infused with calendula flower and basil. I am now addicted to this, mixed with equal parts of olive oil, a few fresh herbs and a splash of the above-mentioned maple syrup, combined well to make a fresh salad dressing.
~ An organic soap called Sunflower Dance - if summer had a scent of its own, this would be it. I just bought the last five bars she had in stock, lest I not have it again all winter.
~ Sugar snap peas so sweet, they could be enjoyed like candy.
~ Pickles which we've not opened yet since it's suggested we wait until November. Frank picks up the jar and rubs it against his cheek every so often in sweet anticipation.
~ Heavenly homemade pies, muffins, carrot cake, scones, corn bread, jams and hot coffee on the premises.
The photos below are from my first visit to the market.
The market was bustling on this last day of May.
As I approached the grounds, I could hear organ music which immediately put me in mind of the old SCTV skit with Dave Thomas and Andrea Martin - Tex and Edna Boil's Organ Emporium.
She played non-stop every time I visited. She was actually pretty good.
It was much too early in the season for any produce but there were lots of seedlings, baked goods and crafts - like these lovely quilts.
Just across the road, I could see this stylish young girl and her dog waiting patiently for her parents to bring her to the market.
At one booth, a man was selling these necklaces made from the cross cut of deer and elk antlers. Since we had deer in our back yard just about every day through the winter, I selected one made from their antler.
The artist's young daughter quite enthusiastically asked me to take her picture. With dad's permission to snap and to post, I did.
It was a fine day - followed by a few others through the course of the season. Now that I know just how good some of the products are, I'll look forward to it even more next year.
More photos will be ready for picking soon.


She is not sensible, she does not know what she is doing, and, increasingly, she doesn't seem to be entirely sane either.
"by literally any measure, the Financial Times is just a better paper. It covers the world as it is—a global battle not of ideas or values, but of economic and political interests.
The holes in the map: England's unregistered land – Who owns England?


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Profound Medical Raises $40 million in Follow-on Public Offering
Profound Medical, one of three publicly traded focused ultrasound companies, has raised $40 million in a follow-on public offering of its common stock.
The net proceeds are expected to be used to fund the commercial launch of their TULSA-PRO® device in the United States and the continued commercialization of TULSA-PRO and the Sonalleve® device globally, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes. TULSA-PRO uses focused ultrasound for the noninvasive treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) while minimizing side effects common in alternative treatment methods. Sonalleve is intended for the noninvasive treatment of uterine fibroids and pain from bone metastases.
Founded in 2008, Profound develops, manufactures, and markets therapeutic platforms that combine real-time magnetic resonance imaging with directional and focused ultrasound technology. Its platforms offer clinicians and patients noninvasive, incision-free alternatives to current standards of care which could include traditional surgery or radiation therapy. The company is headquartered outside Toronto, Canada, and its shares trade on the Toronto and NASDAQ exchanges.
See the press release >

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Q: Collapse character vector into single observation in R How do you reduce a multi-valued vector to a single observation? Specifically, dealing with text. The solution should be scalable.
Consider:
col <- c("This is row 1", "AND THIS IS ROW 2", "Wow, and this is row 3!")

Which returns the following:
> col
[1] "This is row 1"           "AND THIS IS ROW 2"       "Wow, and this is row 3!"

Where the desired solution looks like this:
> col
[1] "This is row 1 AND THIS IS ROW 2 Wow, and this is row 3!"

A: You are looking for ?paste:
> paste(col, collapse = " ")
#[1] "This is row 1 AND THIS IS ROW 2 Wow, and this is row 3!"

In this case you want to collapse the strings together and add a space in between them. You can also check out paste0.


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YouTube to Modify Monetization Policies in coming February
YouTube is the best place to share video's and they instantly get viral if your content is noticeable. The bloggers presently have a great business through the ad's view while their videos are active. The YouTube terms and conditions included the clause to attain 10000 public views to become a member of YouTube's partner program.
There was no condition for minimum hours view as it is quite difficult to attain. The company has declared that it will be implemented soon. The company has assured it is all to protect viewers from the inappropriate display of content.
Reason Behind Modification in Policies
The incident that recently took place because of Logan, who is a YouTube star. The main cause was his video showing Suicide of a man in a forest which is located in Japan. He was removed from the privilege of becoming YouTube's partner program, although he is posting videos specifically for urging apology. The mistake he had committed, YouTube does not want a repetition.
The company has always promised to keep its policy updated. This step is a very harsh one resulting from the various disturbing video's that were uploaded to YouTube last year.
YouTube has made an announcement to monitor the monetization of advertisement during the video. It has put a new condition for the members of YouTube's Partner Program that they need to attain 4000hours of overall view in the past 12 months and have at least 1000 subscribers.
Effect of The Change in Policies
The company will be able to filter the good work and the bad work. The controversy created by some videos which are not good for children's can be avoided easily. The strictness has been tightened just to prevent the incident similar to Logan. But a relief for the one using Google Preferred as they have nothing to worry about. Their advertisement will run along with the videos available on YouTube. "Actions speaks louder than words", the company has always assured to improve its policies and the words are coming true by this announcement. From 20 February 2018, the policies will be implemented.
Monetization Policies
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A free Ceph dashboard for stats and monitoring

You can see what the latest version looks like [here](http://imgur.com/fDnqpO9)

Come hang out with us on freenode in #kraken-dashboard

## Installation and Roadmap

### Prerequisites:

The ceph-rest-api must be run on either a member of your Ceph cluster, or on a installed client node that has admin access to the cluster.

### Installation:

Create a new user called kraken then:
```
  cd /home/kraken
  git clone https://github.com/krakendash/krakendash
```

Install Kraken's dependencies:
```
apt-get install python-pip python-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

In the krakendash/contrib directory there are two files, api.sh and django.sh

```
cp krakendash/contrib/*.sh .
```

api.sh starts the ceph-rest-api in a screen session called api
django.sh starts krakendash in a screen session called django

You can run these files to kick off the api and application. To detach a screen session, use CTRL-A, then his the D key.

Now you can run Kraken!

in /home/kraken do:
./api.sh (if you are running kraken on a ceph client or cluster node)
./django.sh

Edit krakendash/kraken/kraken/settings.py

Here you can change CEPH_BASE_URL to point at your host running ceph-rest-api, it is preconfigured already for localhost.

## Phase One
- [x] Cluster status
- [x] Cluster data usage
- [x] MON status
- [x] OSD status
- [x] PG status
- [x] Better UI

## Phase Two
- [] Advanced metrics
- [] List pools, size
- [] Pool status
- [] Kraken API
- [x] Multi-MON support
- [x] Migrate from requests to [python-cephclient](https://github.com/dmsimard/python-cephclient/)

## Phase Three
- [] Modify OSD
- [] Modify MON
- [] Modify CRUSH
- [] Delete pool
- [] Better graphs

### Phase Four
- [] Auth system
- [] User session tracking

### Phase Five
- [] Collectd integration
- [] Graphite integration

### Phase Six
- [] Multi-cluster support


Please submit a proposal of no more than 300 words to both: Sussan Babaie [email protected] and Richard Wrigley [email protected] by no later than June 1, 2019.
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Home » News » Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
by Mercedes Gonzalez, Education Policy Intern at The Century Foundation
This post was originally published on The Century Foundation website here.
Why does America have such a bloated prison system?
Last week at a Century Foundation event, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker highlighted the growth of the U.S. criminal justice system over the past thirty years. "We are 4 percent of the globe's population...but we have 25 percent of the globe's prisoners," Booker stated.
If that's the case, where have we been going wrong as a nation?
Our penchant for harsh discipline kicks in too early, resulting in what is referred to as the school-to-prison pipeline.
Moving Away from Discipline and Punishment
Our national reflex to label people as "troublemakers" begins at the earliest stage of education. Children who become disruptive in class—even in pre-K—are punished for deviations from accepted behavior.
Harsh punishments, like suspensions and expulsions, are not uncommon in pre-K. Statistics show more children of color are punished in classrooms versus their white peers—and these discrepancies in discipline rates are only perpetuated as children continue their schooling.
Yet one part of this discussion has still received scant attention.
Could a high-quality universal pre-K program be the tool for severing the school-to-prison pipeline?
Who Benefits from Universal Pre-K?
The most obvious appeal of universal pre-K programs is the lack of a price barrier. All families are granted access to pre-K education for their children, regardless of income.
But contrary to popular perceptions, the true benefits of a high-quality, universal pre-K program do not only accrue to students from low-income families. There are a range of benefits from a socioeconomically integrated classroom to all students, shows Jeanne Reid, research scientist at Columbia University's Teachers College.
Although low-income children are often the focus of universal pre-K programs, students from higher-income families benefit greatly as well, argues Halley Potter, my colleague at The Century Foundation.
An integrated classroom leads to greater academic benefits for all children, when the quality of instruction is high. In order for students to benefit the most, Potter says, their classrooms must have a delicate balance of diversity—most importantly, socioeconomic diversity.
Economic Policy Institute research associate Robert Lynch completed a comprehensive study on the costs and benefits of pre-K education for forty states. In his work, Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation, he concludes that high-quality, universal pre-K can bring significant benefits to society as children grow older and play a more vital role.
Several studies also suggest a high-quality pre-K program can lead to positive behavioral outcomes later in life by reducing teenage pregnancy, criminality, and dependence on social services. The benefits of pre-K education are rooted in addressing this fundamental relationship between education and social outcomes.
A child growing up in a high-risk environment with no access to a high-quality pre-K program is:
25 percent more likely to drop out of school
40 percent more likely to become a teen parent
50 percent more likely to be placed in special education
60 percent more likely to not attend college
70 percent more likely to be arrested for a violent crime
If these are the expected outcomes, why aren't more politicians jumping on the idea of universal pre-K?
In a word: money.
Is Pre-K Worth the Cost?
As universal pre-K programs continue to gain public approval, legislators are debating whether the future benefits will outweigh the heavy initial investment. Julián Castro and Bill de Blasio, the mayors of San Antonio and New York City, respectively, are just two of the most recent political figures to wager heavily on the positive return, pushing for universal pre-K programs in their cities.
Despite the high initial price tag, a closer look at two high-quality pre-K programs in Oklahoma and Chicago, reveals a 7:1 return ratio (and, in fact, this is a conservative figure as returns are estimated to be much greater). These returns come in the form of social service savings, greater educational attainment, and reduced delinquency.
The average annual cost per prisoner in a minimum security federal prison is $21,000 – the cost rises to $33,000 in maximum security federal prisons.
When the Vera Institute of Justice compiled statistics on the financial burden from the prison industry on state taxpayers in New York, they determined the total taxpayer cost for fiscal year 2010 was almost $3.6 billion.
This means each New Yorker paid $184 to maintain the prison system.
Meanwhile, in 2012 San Antonio voters agreed to a slight tax increase, close to $8 per year for a family earning a median income, to help fund the city's pre-K initiative. It seems San Antonio's residents might have the right idea.
The Nation's Priorities
America's national priorities are backward; as spending indicates, we would rather imprison our youth than educate them. Today, the average young black male has a one-in-three chance of spending time in prison.
Further, despite its self-perception as an advanced nation, the United States has the largest number of prisoners of any country in the world. Shifting the cost from federal detention spending to investment in early childhood programs requires us to prioritize education from the earliest stages of life.
Unless we tackle the school-to-prison pipeline from the beginning, we are going to continue to jeopardize the future of our most marginalized communities.
The Century Foundation
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Intrawest's vision explained o Intrawest donates Spring Creek school site, day care centre o "Whistler Station" keeps Dusty's, loses Gondola Barn, moves club house o 10-year plan commits rest of Intrawest bed units now o Details mailed out now, open houses April 21 and 25 "This one's a joke, right?" – IOOC member, 1960, on Whistler/Garibaldi bid for 1968 Winter Olympics, as quoted in Intrawest's Creekside Vision Statement Stories and photos by Chris Woodall There's so much revealed in Intrawest's plans to commit all of its remaining 2,300 bed units that it boggles the mind. Major revelations of Intrawest's development plans released this week include a place for Whistler's second elementary school, the long-awaited plans for the Creekside base of Whistler, and construction of 750 employee housing bed units. The plans will come to reality over the next seven years and cover five important projects exposing significant changes from Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation's plans for Creekside, including the remaining portion of the Taluswood development. The projects commit Intrawest's remaining 2,301 bed units to development — all the bed units it "inherited" from the merger with Whistler Mountain last year. Development of these units does not mean an increase of Whistler's bed unit cap. Significantly though, Intrawest has signalled a commitment to Whistler Creekside in general. Seventy-five per cent of the bed units — and the dwellings they represent — will take root in three of the four Creekside projects (Taluswood's bed units are already accounted for). The fifth project is slated for the Blackcomb Benchlands day skier lot. Here's the gist of what's happening: 1) The Creekside base of Whistler Mountain will be called "Whistler Station." A unique "pioneer" architectural look will include a new Dusty's, see construction of a major visitor centre at the corner of Highway 99 and Lake Placid Road, and a four-storey in-ground parking garage for 1,500 vehicles. Whistler Creek will be re-routed to its historic flow path to Nita Lake, creating a park across from the Petro Canada gas station. Condo units: 375. Start date: Now. 2) A new neighbourhood called "Spring Creek" will be built south of Millar's Pond on the east side of Highway 99 and will include land donated for Whistler's second elementary school, a day care facility and land for a small commercial building similar in scope to Alpine Market. Employee housing in townhomes and walk-up apartment buildings will be a significant part of the subdivision. Start date: spring, 1998. Single family houses: 48; duplex units: 30; market townhomes: 39; employee multi-family townhouses: 74; employee multi-family apartment units: 84. 3) A subdivision of carriage trade homes called "The Peaks" will be built on Whistler above Gondola Way, but next to Whistler Mountain's ski runs, accessed by a one-kilometre road sprouting from Callaghan Drive. A small forest of old growth on a knob of the shoulder between The Peaks and Creekside will be preserved. Start date: 2000 or so. Executive single family houses: 60. 4) Taluswood Six beside the Timing Flats on Whistler Mountain will be radically changed from a series of townhouses to The Lodge at Taluswood, condensing the project to one condo hotel and eight villas in two smaller buildings alongside the Dave Murray Downhill, leaving a natural woodland untouched where the townhouses were to go. Start Date: Beyond 2000. Condo hotel units: 124, plus eight villa units. 5) The tentatively named "Chateau Blackcomb" will occupy half of the Blackcomb Benchlands day skier lot in two buildings of four and eight storeys, just north of Intrawest Resort Club. Start Date: TBA. Dwelling units: 250, representing 590 bed units. Intrawest will give Whistler residents a close look at the entire package in a brochure it put into the mail yesterday (April 9). It is also holding two open houses, April 21 and 25, at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church, where a Whistler Station model and placards displaying ideas and plans will be on display to pique residents' questions. "We wanted municipal council and Whistler's people to know where all of our remaining bed units were going, instead of watching them develop in an ad hoc way over a year-to-year process," explains Neil Rodgers, director of development for Intrawest's resort development group. Intrawest is careful to note that it does not intend to swamp Whistler with a massive building program, but will construct the various projects over the next seven years. "It should be noted that Intrawest has historically constructed only 200 units per year," it says in the newsletter going to Whistler residents. The projects don't currently fit neatly into zoning for the areas targeted. "All of these projects meet the spirit and intent of Whistler's OCP (Official Community Plan)," Rodgers says. "Yes there are amendments to zoning that will have to be made, but they fall within the intent of current zoning." Intrawest has already met with municipal council and staff. "Now we're ready to go to the public," Rodgers says. "We fully expect to listen to the community. "By no means is this a fait accompli," Rodgers is keen to point out. "There are no secrets here." Radical Whistler Station returns to Whistler roots There's a ban on stucco in Whistler Station. Instead, the condo hotels, commercial structures, visitors centre and especially Dusty's will all have an eclectic architectural program of "small town" use of boardwalks, aged wood panelling, and traditional forms to evoke Whistler's rough and ready roots. "It's very important to know that we designed Whistler Station to be very different from the Village and Village North," says Rodgers. "It's intimate. We will change a lot of people's minds in how this area will be developed," Rodgers says. Intrawest is sensitive that its name for the ski mountain base may conflict with what the rest of the area has been called. Intrawest wants Whistler Creek to still refer to the entire south end of Whistler's resort community, but just the mountainside development is Whistler Station. "We're not suggesting the whole area be named Whistler Station," Rodgers says, noting that Bayshores and other sub-areas are all generally thought of as Creekside. "We're trying to replicate some of historic Whistler into the Creekside without changing the feel of the place," Rodgers says. But that will take time. Work on Whistler's first ski base will begin slowly, going into high gear next spring. First work on the site will start this year to rehabilitate flood control on the upper portion of Whistler Creek, between the vehicle bridge and the skiers bridge. The skiers bridge will be replaced with a permanent structure, and the ski in/out bridge at Snowridge Crescent will be replaced this summer, Rodgers says. "The creek will be re-designed to make the creek banks more stable," Rodgers says. Some parts of the creek bed are unstable and are not adequate to handle future highest flow problems, Rodgers says. Other work will provide areas to encourage fish and wildlife habitat, including a natural fish ladder should the gilled animals want to try the Peak to Creek run. Flood control continues in 1999 to put Whistler Creek — from the vehicle bridge (to be replaced) to the highway — into its original flow bed. The new path cuts across what is now a parking lot between the current creek bed and the Petro Canada gas station. "This puts the creek where God intended it to be," Rodgers says. "It wasn't designed to do that sharp turn." Part of that portion will include building bigger culverts under the highway to handle "the big one." Intrawest says this is a much improved flood plan from what Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation had planned. The new direction also directs the creek away from a four-storey in-ground parking garage planned for the current on-ground parking site. The gondola barn is toast. It and some operations buildings — the three small operations houses across the creek from the gondola barn — will be demolished this summer. But even the gondola barn will live on, somewhat. Parts of it will be incorporated in the new Dusty's. The Whistler Mountain Ski Club cabin will be hoisted onto a truck trailer this year and hauled across the day skier lot to a new home on the north side of Whistler Creek. The first major construction project is scheduled to start next spring. The First Tracks Lodge will be a C-shaped, 123-unit condo hotel curved around a parking lot beside Gondola Way, but forming the south anchor of the new facilities cupped around the Creekside Gondola. Oh by the way, don't put too much faith in Intrawest's plans that show a second gondola for Whistler Station that would run skiers up the south side of Whistler Mountain, starting from behind First Tracks Lodge. "It's just there to indicate a right-of-way for a gondola in the distant future," says Dave Perry, vice-president marketing and sales for Whistler/Blackcomb. The ski mountains want to concentrate on locating any new lifts in the Whistler Village area. The Lodge will include 8,000 square feet of commercial space, 5,000 of that dedicated to Ski Scamps. All of that will face the Skier's Plaza at the north-east portion of the Lodge. Then comes Dusty's and the Day Lodge. "We certainly don't plan to change the name," Rodgers says. Construction for that complex starts in the spring of 2000 and will be open for business by the start of that year's ski season. The new Dusty's will occupy a prominent position in the heart of the Skiers Plaza. "It will be the gateway to the mountain," Rodgers says. Indeed, the new Dusty's is the keystone building that determines the whole theme of Whistler Station. "We paid a lot of time and energy to understand what it's all about," Rodgers says of Dusty's history, and by extension, of Creekside. "Dusty's will have a fresh, eclectic, funky face, but you won't feel you're walking into a trendy Vancouver bistro," Rodgers says. "We recognize that there's a different kind of person who skis the Creekside than who skis Blackcomb." Southern and mountain-facing patio decks on the second floor will take advantage of the traditional sun exposures enjoyed by the current Dusty's. Over-all, the party palace will have a rustic, funky, weathered wood and barn look that will keep the casual atmosphere of the namesake alive. Large barn doors will swing up or out to open the whole place to summer weather. That's where the gondola barn comes in. Significant beam and iron structural components of the old brown box will become part of the new Dusty's look. The World Cup Café, guest services, ticket sales, ski school and the normal services of the ski mountain will find a home, here, too. "We're consolidating the skier services in one building, knowing that Dusty's is an institution in Whistler," Rodgers says of the 45,000 square feet involved. Of some 80,000 square feet of retail space at Whistler Station, 75 per cent goes to Intrawest operations. Construction of the wood frame four-storey Day Lodge condo hotel of 141 units forming the northern arm of the Skier's Plaza will start at the same time as Dusty's, but will be completed by spring 2001. Its look — and that of the First Tracks Lodge — will stay away from the Whistler Village love affair with oddly-coloured stucco. Both will use a lot of wood exterior and aim for a rustic look in keeping with Dusty's and other parts of Whistler Station. Up mountain from the Day Lodge condo hotel will be three sets of two-storey four-plex "cottages" along the north side of the Dave Murray Downhill. Built in conjunction with the Day Lodge project, they serve to "break up the massive size of the Day Lodge" as you view it from higher up the slope, Rodgers says. The Skiers Plaza will be a meeting and gathering place that includes a permanent podium to crown Whistler's World Cup champions. "It will be a piece of public art," Rodgers says. "We envision an assembly of rocks and boulders sculpted in such a way to distinguish first, second and third places, but to be a place for the rest of the year where people will hang out to take photos." The Plaza will be about the size of Village Square, "a substantial area in terms of people," Rodgers says. Other public art features will dot the plaza, from unique light standards, to creative benches from natural materials. One thing people should know about the plaza: it isn't anywhere close to what Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. had envisioned, Rodgers says. The former plan used the plaza area as a catch basin for potential debris cast down the mountain from a major flood. "It wasn't skier friendly. I certainly don't want to have to climb up 14 steps of stairs after skiing to the base of the mountain," Rodgers says. The Intrawest plan will have a grade change across the plaza of just over a metre. "It's cost us a little bit more money in engineering design, but you won't notice the grade change," Rodgers says, bringing to mind a new Dusty's tradition of skiing Peak to Creek and directly to your seat at the bar. Intrawest wants its four-storey in-ground parking lot — with room for 1,500 cars exclusive of the vehicles of visitors staying at the condo hotels — to be a place for community events as much as a place to park. In-ground means just that: only the top level will be visible from anywhere in the area. At the highway side, landscaping will berm up to the top level so that it will look as high as it does today, Rodgers says. Hydro and telephone lines will be buried along the highway and underneath a pedestrian trail. Large trees in moveable planter baskets will split the parking lot in two, but can be moved to open up the space for flea markets, live music shows, farmers or crafts markets or what ever else the community can think of. At the corner of Lake Placid Road and Highway 99 will be Whistler's "gateway." The 7,000 square foot two-storey log building will house a restaurant and perhaps a retail store, but it will also be the main visitor centre that greets folks to the resort. Park space will be landscaped in front, including a patio area and cairns of stone and logs that will be something of a hall-of-fame to salute Whistler's community pioneers and sports heroes. "I think we can really make a statement here," Rodgers says of giving visitors a grand first impression along the lines of the impressive visitor centres at Jasper or Banff national parks. "I think of Whistler as a national park," Rodgers says. "Gateways need an opportunity to explain what happens in their resort." Beside it, but along Lake Placid Road, a smaller building of about 900 square feet will house a place for community groups to have their say. Representatives of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, AWARE, or other groups can set up displays to explain the environmental and other impacts of life in Whistler. "There are a lot of groups who promote the environmental aspects of Whistler — to not litter, education about bear habitat and our natural surroundings — who need an opportunity to showcase a message that Whistler is a special place," Rodgers says. Intrawest plans to work with the municipality to convert the old one-truck firehall in Creekside, across from the Petro Canada station, to be the building for this use. A bigger, better firehall will be needed soon anyway. Farther east along Lake Placid Road, and across the street from the current Lake Placid Lodge, is Whistler Station's "retail district." "We want this to be a very small scale level of architecture," Rodgers says of the collection of two-storey buildings, each incorporating different looks and at different angles to each other so that they give the impression of a lot more buildings than there are, and to give visitors a new "village view" around every corner. What's wanted are boardwalk sidewalks, pillar and post mining camp themes, funky nooks and spaces where you can sit for a coffee or write your love letters "We hope to see retail uses here that aren't currently in Creekside but will take some cars off the road heading for Marketplace," Rodgers says. Buildings to the rear of this section of Whistler Station will include 13 small 600 square foot residential strata units. At the opposite end of Whistler Station, where the former Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. administration buildings huddle against the cliffs, Intrawest will build the Whistler Creek Condo Hotel (its tentative name, otherwise called "B4"). It doesn't have a start date yet, but is slightly bigger in terms of number of units (about 100) than its original plan to absorb bed units that were erased with plans for three townhouse buildings that were at one point to go beside the ski club cabin's new location. "It will be the last building to be constructed," Rodgers says. But behind and upslope from "B4" is 3.5 acres dedicated for public park that will have trails to connect Nordic Estates to Creekside via Snowridge Crescent. But things continue to be flexible. As late as Wednesday, April 8, a meeting of Intrawest executives on the development plans touched briefly on ways to incorporate a direct multi-purpose link to Whistler Station from the Valley Trail, Whistler's unmotorized commuter system. Spring Creek to be Whistler's newest neighbourhood Whistler's second elementary school, a day care facility, and a corner store where residents can share a coffee while the laundry gets done — welcome to Intrawest's Spring Creek. The 5.5 acre school site will be donated and prepped by Intrawest, cutting out one of the biggest costs the Howe Sound district school board will have to shake down the provincial government for. As for the day care facility, Intrawest is donating a site for it, too, and "is prepared to make a financial contribution to the capital cost of the day care building or facility (if the day care centre becomes attached to the school building instead of sitting on its own)," says Rodgers, although the details of that have to be determined. "They are in dire straits in finding a spot for it," Rodgers says of attempts to increase Whistler's day care resources. "We've seen the success of Millar's Pond: it's a real community with a great mix of affordable and market housing," Rodgers says. "Mix" is the operative word to describe Spring Creek. "It will have a number of employee housing sites in various forms: suites in a home, townhouses, duplexes and walk-up apartment blocks," Rodgers says. To be sure it gets it right, Intrawest is working with the Whistler Housing Authority to determine what the resort's employee housing needs are. The 750 employee housing bed units in 250-300 dwelling units represent one-third of the 2,301 bed units Intrawest is going to develop. "I think that speaks to Intrawest's intentions: that Whistler is in a critical shortfall and that we need to give up bed units to employee housing to keep employees in the valley," Rodgers says. When Intrawest will start on Spring Creek is important, Rodgers says. The first phase will include building one or more employee housing sites next spring. Getting the elementary school and day care sites going with land clearing and site preparation will occur at the same time as the employee housing projects. "I can't see why we can't start construction of the school later in the fall," Rodgers says. Some market components will begin next spring, too. Spring Creek will begin south of Miller's Pond on the east side of Highway 99, continuing south toward Function Junction. It will include five acres of dedicated public park, 13 acres of natural open space, and a site designated for a 3,000-4,000 square foot convenience store building. "Clearly, in the south end of town is where the demand is," Rodgers says. "We've taken the Myrtle Philip (elementary school) model and applied it here." That means backing the school onto natural open space, which in this case is a creek bed and past it a power line right-of-way to the north, a green buffer between the school and the highway to the west, the playing field to the south and the central neighbourhood street on the east. The north and east ends of the project are where single family homes are concentrated, while employee townhouses and apartments occupy the south end. The convenience store site is down there, too. Spring Creek may seem familiar to denizens of council meetings who will remember it as the former Whistler South proposal. Back in the days (autumn, 1996) when municipal council was asking for — but not making any moves to agree to — affordable housing projects, Whistler South was the largest put forward, at that time by Vancouver-based International Land Corporation Ltd. It would have supplied 114 single family lots and 156 townhouses with the blessing of Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. That plan included sites for an elementary school, day care/commercial area and a potential second recreation centre. The Peaks sneaks behind old growth forest Even if you look up, look 'way up past Gondola Way at Creekside, you may not see The Peaks of Whistler, a 68-acre site of executive single family houses. If you look for a knoll of old growth forest to the right of the new ski runs, you'll have to imagine the area behind it as the location for the houses. The 60 lots are about 10,000 square feet each, to accommodate houses in the 3,500-5,000 square foot range. The land is zoned RR1 today, but Intrawest wants to add an RTA rating to allow tourist rental use. "It makes sense to have them there (rather) than force tourist housing in stable neighbourhoods," says Rodgers. But the house lots do not take up all the space, originally bought by Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. a few years ago. As well, 3.3 acres of the parcel will be dedicated to public park with another 30.6 acres kept in its natural state, including the stand of old growth forest that dominates one end of the project. There is no firm date to begin construction, although early site work may start by 2000. Intrawest still needs Crown approval for an access agreement. Even then, access to the housing project will come along a winding road beginning one kilometre away off the end of Callaghan Drive. "It's the lesser of two evils," Rodgers says of a more direct route up Whistler Mountain from its Creekside base, or from Gondola Way. Building the winding road, however, may provide more opportunities in opening up some sites for employee housing, Rodgers says. Smaller is greener at Taluswood Six The last piece of land to be developed in the rambling Taluswood project at the top of Nordic Estates has been radically altered to be smaller and leaving more green. Instead of a series of townhomes similar to other parts of the Taluswood area, there will be one building occupying land already disturbed by construction equipment. The Lodge at Taluswood will be a 124 unit condo hotel in a "C" shape facing the Timing Flats of the Dave Murray Downhill. Two four-unit "villas" right along the ski run will be part of the hotel complex. A pool and spa will be close enough to the ski run that patrons can hail World Cup competitors as they rattle by. "There are no bed units attached to this property" out of the 2,301 Intrawest is committing elsewhere, Rodgers says. The Taluswood units are part of earlier commitments. The site will require rezoning to allow for the hotel, but with the rezoning goes knowledge that the space freed up by the now-gone townhouse plans is going to be left as natural, open space. "A significant per cent of the site would have been disturbed to accommodate all the town houses," Rodgers says. Don't fret about booking a room. Start date for the hotel is beyond 2000. "This puts more tourist accommodation right next to the ski area," Rodgers says. Chateaus enough for all Intrawest thinks there's room for two chateaus in the Upper Village. As well as the venerable Chateau Whistler, Intrawest wants to add Chateau Blackcomb as a next door neighbour. The two Intrawest buildings of four and eight storeys will have 590 bed units in 250 dwelling units on a 2.4 acre site that takes up about half of the day skier lot at Lorimer Road and Blackcomb Way. Other than committing bed units to the site and roughing out plans for the buildings, Intrawest does not expect to start construction any time soon. Indeed, it may be the last of the five recently-announced development projects to be built. "It will require a lot more brainstorming," admits Rodgers. Even the hotel's name was a last-minute choice. The balance of the open parking lot will still be for day skiers, although it may stretch the "300 feet or bust" theory of walking to ski lifts. "That walk has to be as enjoyable as it can be while walking from the public to the private space," Rodgers says. Both buildings of Chateau Blackcomb will sit next to the north end of the Intrawest Resort Club property. The taller Chateau Blackcomb building will parallel the escarpment topped by Spearhead Drive, but not be high enough that anyone in the Marquis — across the street on Spearhead — will have the Chateau Blackcomb in their view. Although that means sight lines shouldn't bother anyone, "this design is conceptual and we'll need to spend more time on it," Rodgers says. If things are that sketchy, why didn't Intrawest keep those former Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. bed units in Creekside, too? "We wanted to keep a lower density at Creekside," Rodgers says. "I think this density is more deserving here." As for chopping off half of the day skier parking lot, "we hope it will encourage more people to use Lot 8 (at Blackcomb Base 2)," Rodgers says, although the spaces left still accommodate Crown requirements.


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@JeffreyGoldberg Prob a plant. Usually is.
Anyone identify the guy holding the Confederate flag outside WH? Possible liberal plant? Curious how HUGE his flag was, no?
Give liberals this: They figured out that the one clown with a Confederate flag on Pa. Ave. is the true leader of American conservatism.
Good for the media. They've finally found the grand mastermind of all conservative politics: some random jackass with a Confederate flag.
Hey mainstream media, it was one damn confederate flag out of thousands of good veterans. Nobody was pledging to it.
@JustenCharters @Just_a_Texan and seriously. who really cares. it's a flag. they have to make an issue out of something. no arrests. boring.
So there you have it: the presence of the Confederate flag at a right-wing rally is the devious handiwork of nefarious liberals — and not that big a deal, anyway!


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MOM too quick to accuse us of false statements; their accusations groundless
webmaster2019-09-25T22:15:34+08:00September 25th, 2019|News, Our Stand|
On 24 September, the Ministry of Manpower reacted to our article "New Work Injury Compensation Act passed" with some umbrage. It said we made three "false allegations". See their statement here.
We respond to MOM's statement:
False allegation #1: There is weak enforcement against non-reporting of injuries
TWC2 stated that they have not observed any employer being punished for not reporting work injuries and alleged that MOM's enforcement is weak.
In 2018, MOM issued composition fines to 39 employers for non-reporting of work injuries. In 2016, a site manager was convicted and given a 6 months' imprisonment for attempting to cover up a workplace accident. We provided this information in response to a parliamentary question raised by Member of Parliament Mr Louis Ng on 6 March 2019.
A simple fact check of public records would have shown TWC2 that their allegations were false. We urge TWC2 to take some efforts to verify facts. Additionally, if TWC2 knows of any case of non-reporting of injuries, it can help the affected workers by simply reporting such cases to MOM. An established channel has been in place since June 2013 for TWC2 to refer workers who require assistance to MOM.
Nowhere in our article did we use the words "weak enforcement" specifically in relation to non-reporting of injuries, though we did say "TWC2 has not observed any employer punished for flouting the rule and not reporting".
However, we did use the words in a more general context. We said that "the inadequacies of the old WICA weren't only in the text of the law, they are also largely a matter of weak enforcement. Going forward, unless enforcement improves, the new WICA may not be much better."
MOM should not be putting whole new sentences in our mouths and then claiming that what we said was false.
Nor can MOM say we were untruthful in saying we had not observed when in reality we had not observed. How is our statement about our observation false?
We are glad MOM has now pointed out that there were 39 composition fines dished out in 2018, and one prosecution three years back — none since then? — though perhaps a fair question to ask would be whether these had any deterrent effect since in our view, late and non-reporting continues. It probably cannot have much deterrent effect if such cases never make it to the media, or kept closely guarded till asked by a Member of Parliament.
False allegation #2: MOM is reluctant to compel employers to pay for medical treatment when the work-relatedness of an injury is in doubt.
TWC2 alleged that MOM does not compel employers to pay for the medical expenses if the work injury is disputed. This is false. MOM requires employers to pay for medical treatments even if the employer disputes that the injury suffered by the worker is related to work. MOM instructs employers to pay in such scenarios and have taken enforcement actions against the small minority (fewer than 20 cases a year) that did not comply.
Additionally, TWC2 should know that apart from the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA), the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act requires employers to pay for all the medical expenses of their migrant workers in non-work injury cases. There is therefore no 'loophole' as TWC2 implied that would allow employers to avoid paying the medical expenses simply by contesting that the injury was work-related.
We wrote about situations where a work injury claim had not yet been established to be valid: "In the interim, since it is not (yet) classified as a work injury, MOM is reluctant to compel employers to provide medical treatment."
MOM may like to assert that they do compel employers to provide medical treatment, and it may well be paper policy within the ministry, but based on our casework, we've seen many injury cases wherein workers say their employers are successfully dragging their feet in providing letters of guarantee to hospitals in order for the diagnostic procedure, medical treatment or surgery to go ahead. Our caseworkers have dealt with MOM officials in attempts to break the logjam but have not received much action. On a policy level, our senior volunteers have raised the issue of using the medical insurance required by the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (EFMA) to cover costs while the WICA issues are sorted out but we have (till now) not received affirmative replies accepting our suggestion.
We stand by our characterisation of the situation as one of seeming reluctance.
Interestingly, in MOM's second paragraph above, they are now referring to EFMA. This is the first time we're seeing them make this connection, though there is still silence about using the medical insurance to ensure medical care is uninterrupted. We hope this translates to real action. We'd also count this as yet another example where after years of (unappreciated) advocacy, MOM may finally be adopting what we have proposed.
MOM says that in a small minority of (20) cases, they have taken action. We have no information about these specific cases. Perhaps these are the cases where the doctors have written that the medical or surgical intervention was "medically and immediately necessary". If that's what MOM was referring to, we agree that the ministry does take action when such a note is in hand. But then, all the more it contrasts with the relative inaction when doctors do not provide such letters.
It is particularly interesting that during the parliamentary debate on the new Work Injury Compensation Act (3 Sept 2019), a Member of Parliament, Zainal Sapari, also pointed out "there are good reasons to suspect that some employers or insurers may deliberately drag the cases because they are aware the migrant worker will run into hardship and put the employers or insurers at an advantage".
Even more to the point, MP Patrick Tay urged: "while the WIC claim is being processed, the employer should ensure that the injured worker is able to seek the medical attention that he or she requires in an expedient manner with the employer's support. There have been reported incidences where injured workers were not able to seek medical treatment because the employer did not provide them with a Letter of Guarantee and the workers had to go without treatment as they were unable to afford medical treatment."
Why would Patrick Tay say that if he had not also noticed the situation?
Clearly, there are others besides TWC2 who have also noticed that medical care is difficult for workers to access especially while the validity of the claim is contested. Perhaps MOM should write strong letters to these MPs accusing them of spreading falsehoods too.
At the same time, we recall the umbrage that MOM took with the words "weak enforcement". The disconnect between these points made by Members of Parliament, and MOM's assertion that they do compel employers to provide medical treatment, suggests that very thing: weak enforcement.
False allegation #3: Workers can be denied WICA compensation if employers do not declare truthfully in incident reports
All reported cases will be automatically processed for WICA compensation. If employers dispute the work injury, investigations will be carried out to ascertain if the injury is related to work. Workers will be given the opportunity to present their side of the story, and would not be prejudiced by information in the report.
It is therefore untrue that a worker could be denied his WICA compensation simply because the employer does not disclose fully in the incident report. There is hence no need, as TWC2 suggested, for the worker to have access to the report to ensure that his WICA compensation is paid out.
One possible situation where workers may want the incident report is when they wish to use it to file a civil suit under common law. Under common law, information suggesting whether any party was at fault in the accident could affect the claim. In such situations, workers can obtain copies of the report by paying a nominal fee of $5.
Once again, MOM is putting words into our mouths. Our article does not have a sentence that reads "Workers can be denied WICA compensation if employers do not declare truthfully in incident reports", which MOM claims is false.
Even if that sentence were there, how it is that false? It is a logical statement. If employers file untruthful descriptions of incidents, it can lead to workers being denied compensation. Is the logic false?
MOM expanded its point (in their 24 September statement) to add that even if employers filed untruthful incident reports, MOM would get the worker's version and would arrive at a correct finding, and no worker would find the employer's untruthful report prejudicing his case. This is too shallow an argument, especially as MOM maintains that the worker does not "need" access to the report. How is anyone — let a long a foreign worker unused to Singapore's bureaucratic ways — to cogently rebut a false report when he is denied the right to see that report?
Moreover, how does one explain the several cases wherein MOM's decision to deny compensation (on the ground that the injury did not arise out of an in the course of employment) was reversed by either the Labour Court or the High Court? Whether workers were prejudiced or not is an empirical question, not a theoretical one answered by merely pointing to how things "ought" to be, as MOM seems to be suggesting.
In any case, we need to come back to the key issue. What exactly did TWC2 say in our article? We said this: "TWC2 has seen many cases where employers were less than accurate or truthful in these reports; they having a vested interest in describing the incident in a way that deflects attention away from their own safety lapses, or even denying that the incident occurred within their worksite altogether to avoid liability for compensation."
How is that a false statement?