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Sue Ellen Wagner (née Pooler; January 6, 1940) is an American politician. She was the 30th lieutenant governor of Nevada, serving from 1991 to 1995, the first woman to be elected to the position. A moderate who was liberal on social issues, she was a member of the Republican Party until her exit in January 2014 due to the party's shift towards the Tea Party movement.

Early life
Wagner was born Sue Ellen Pooler in Portland, Maine. Her father was active in the Maine Republican Party until the family moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1950, where she grew up. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Arizona in 1962 and with a master's degree in history from Northwestern University in 1963.

She served as Assistant dean of women at Ohio State University from 1963 to 1964, when she married Peter B. Wagner and moved back to Arizona, where she worked as a reporter for the Tucson Daily Citizen from 1964 to 1965. She then worked at Catalina High School, teaching government and history from 1965 to 1969 when she, her husband and their two children, Kirk and Kristina, moved to Reno, Nevada.

Political career

Early political career
Her husband, an atmospheric physicist, worked as a scientist and associate research professor for the Desert Research Institute and she became involved in local politics, working on Pat Hardy Lewis' successful campaign for Reno City Council. She chaired Reno's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Housing and served on the Mayor's Citizen Advisory Board from 1973 to 1974.

Nevada Legislature
In 1974, she was named one of the ten "Outstanding Young Women in America" and was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where she served from 1975 to 1980.

The same year (1980) she was elected to the Nevada Senate her husband Peter, along with three other Desert Research Institute scientists, was killed in a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Wagner served in the state senate from 1981 to 1989, chairing the Judiciary Committee for two legislative sessions, the committee through which all gambling-related bills pass. During her legislative career, she supported women's rights, helped create a fee on marriage licenses that funded women's shelters, increased funding for public and higher education, supported environmental protections and protections for at-risk children, required tests for infants for metabolic genetic disorders and pushed for increased governmental accountability and ethics reform. She was a driving force behind the creation of the Nevada Commission on Ethics and worked to pass a referendum in 1990 that prohibits the state from amending abortion laws without first winning approval in a referendum. She is noted for introducing and passing more legislation than any other person in Nevada's history and in 1989 was named one of ten "Outstanding National Republican Legislators".

Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
In 1990, Wagner ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. In the Republican primary, she received 58,079 votes (75.50%), defeating anti-abortion activist Charles Frederick "Andy" Anderson, who received 11,965 votes (15.55%). The "None of These Candidates" option received 6,887 votes (8.95%). In the general election, Wagner faced Democrat Jeanne Ireland, the wife of University of Nevada, Las Vegas Athletic director Bill Ireland, and won with 173,262 votes (54.57%) to Ireland's 123,889 votes (39.02%). "None of These Candidates" received 20,343 votes (6.41%). She thus became the first woman to be elected to the position, though not the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor. Maude Frazier, who had been appointed lieutenant governor in 1962 to fill the remaining 6 months of the late Rex Bell's term, was the first woman to hold that distinction. The ticket elected in 1990 was a bipartisan one as incumbent Democratic governor Bob Miller had been easily re-elected.

Wagner had previously been urged by Republican leaders to run for Congress or governor and had been named as a potential vice presidential candidate for George H. W. Bush in 1988 by the National Women's Political Caucus. With Governor Miller eligible to run for re-election for a second and final term in 1994, Wagner was widely speculated to run in 1998 and was considered to be the frontrunner. However, on Labor Day, September 3, 1990, Wagner was seriously injured in a plane crash just outside the city of Fallon. She and Bob Seale, a Republican candidate for state treasurer, were on their way to Carson City from a Labor Day parade and annual Cantaloupe Festival in Fallon when the twin-engined Cessna 411 crashed shortly after takeoff. Seale had been flying the plane, which lost power in the right engine and he was trying to return to the airport when it came down. Wagner and Seale were seriously injured and Seale's wife Judy was killed. Wagner's aide Stephanie Tyler (who served the rest of Wagner's term in the state senate) and Seale's campaign manager Brian Krolicki (a future lieutenant governor of Nevada), who were also in the plane, were not seriously injured.

The crash essentially ended Wagner's elective political career. She broke her neck and back, suffered a punctured lung and several broken ribs and had to be placed in a body cast. Regardless, she won the primary and general elections but was still paralyzed when she was sworn in. She went through months of surgery and rehabilitation, suffering from a fusing of several vertebrae and a disease associated with her paralysis. Despite this, she was able to effectively serve as lieutenant governor, though she did not run for re-election in 1994. That year she was named to the Nevada Women's Fund's Hall of Fame, received a lifetime achievement award from The Capital Women's Political Caucus and was named "Politician of the Year" by the Truckee Meadows Human Services Association. Upon leaving office in 1995, she received the Women Executives in State Government's "Breaking the Glass Ceiling" Award and became an associate director of the University of Nevada's Great Basin Policy Research Center. Also that year she began teaching political science at the University of Nevada, Reno, mentored girls who were interested in politics and oversaw the Nevada Legislature's intern program.

Member of the Nevada Gaming Commission
In 1997, Wagner was appointed to the board of Wells Fargo bank and in April was named by Governor Miller to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Still suffering from her injuries, Wagner was provided with a special chair and would need to take breaks during some of the 12- and 14-hour-long meetings. She saw her role as different from how she had worked as a legislator: "A legislator seeks compromise, whereas a regulator sees it one way or another. I don't see [being a regulator] as consensus-building. Although, by placing a condition on a license or limit on a license, you could compromise by doing that." She frequently agreed with the committee's only other female member, Deborah Griffin, and the two were often the dissenting voices in 3–2 decisions to give applicants licenses. Interested in compulsive gambling, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Bill Bible appointed her to a statewide committee that considered the problem in 1998.

Retirement
Wagner retired from the Gaming Commission in 2009 and was awarded the Professional Achievement Award by the University of Arizona Alumni Association. She publicly opposed Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010, though she did not endorse Democratic incumbent Harry Reid. In 2013 she was inducted into the Nevada State Senate Hall of Fame. In January 2014 she left the Republican Party, saying: "I did it as a symbol, I guess, that I do not like the Republican Party and what they stand for today... It's grown so conservative and tea-party orientated and I just can't buy into that. I've left the Republican Party and it's left me, at the same time." She currently lives in south-west Reno, supported financially by a settlement from the plane crash.

See also
List of female lieutenant governors in the United States

References

External links
 Through the Glass Ceiling: A Life in Nevada Politics - The oral history of Sue Wagner
A Guide to the Sue Wagner papers, 94-58. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.

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Politicians from Tucson, Arizona
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An HSV infection in newborns can cause death or long-term problems, such as blindness and damage to the brain, says the NIH. Manifestations of neonatal HSV generally occur between the 1st and 3rd weeks of life.
As an example of post-delivery infection, a previous meta-study reviewed 6 published studies which documented HSV-1 infection in neonatal males after circumcision with direct oral suction. One study described 11 cases in New York City and estimated a statistically significant risk ratio associated with oral suction based on 5 of those cases.
The data that informed this label change came from a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Results from these studies provide information on the most appropriate use of these therapies and may inform an update to the drug's label by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Perdita Taylor-Zapata, M.D., program lead for the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) at NICHD, said in a press release, "With this label change, healthcare providers have clear guidance on how to use and prescribe this drug for their youngest patients."
NICHD's BPCA program supports the Pediatric Trials Network (PTN), which studies drugs and therapies commonly prescribed for infants and children but never specifically tested in them.
Results from the PTN study that generated data for Acyclovir's label change is available online at NICHD's Data and Specimen Hub.
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From now till 3 June 2018, visitors with a minimum of 3kg of recyclable items will be able to take home exclusive goodies from IPC Shopping Centre.
Accumulate multiple receipts from now until 3 June 2018 to meet the 3kg minimum weight requirement.
Present receipt(s) at the i-Counter, Level G from 13 April to 3 June 2018 to redeem one tote bag OR RM10 shopping voucher.
What started as a temporary educational component, has now turned into a permanent staple of the community for waste management. IPC is the first shopping centre in the Klang Valley to introduce this humble buy-back system through the launch of the Recycling & Buy-Back Centre in 2009. This has also contributed to make them one of the greenest shopping centres in the community.
Besides the basic recyclable items, the centre is also a collection point for out-of-life mercury content light bulbs and batteries. The collected bulbs and batteries go through athorough and careful process to ensure safe delivery to the waste management company – Kuality Alam, for proper disposal.
In addition to this, IPC Shopping Centre has also included other ways to go green within their shopping centre – installation of solar panels and rainwater harvesting on the rooftop, sustainable dishwashing and cleaning system, waste management for reducing landfill waste, and waste-specific recycling bins throughout the shopping centre.
IPC Shopping Centre is currently applying for several green-building certifications which include Malaysia's Green Building Index (GBI) and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED Gold).
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IRB Frequently Asked Questions
Institutional Review Board Frequently Asked Questions
What is an IRB?
IRB is the acronym for Institutional Review Board for Human Participants. Any institution that receives federal funding to conduct research with human participants, such as Saddleback College, is required to establish an IRB to review all research that directly or indirectly involves human participants, and to set forth institutional policy governing such research.
The IRB has the authority to review, approve, disapprove or require changes in research or related activities involving human participants. Research reviewed by the IRB may also be subject to other review and approval or disapproval by officials at Saddleback College. However, those officials may not approve research that has not been approved by the IRB for Human Participants. The IRB primary role is to ensure the protection of human participants as subjects of research at Saddleback College.
Is Your Project Considered Research?
Research is a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and/or evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
Systematic investigation: A detailed or careful examination that has or involves a prospectively identified approach to the activity based on a system, method, or plan.
Generalizable knowledge: The information is expected to expand the knowledge base of a scientific discipline or other scholarly field of study and yield one or both of the following: Results that are applicable to a larger population beyond the site of data collection or the specific subjects studied and/or results that are intended to be used to develop, test, or support theories, principles, and statements of relationships, or to inform policy beyond the study. Studies conducted purely for pedagogical purposes (i.e. that will not be published or presented outside of a classroom setting) are not considered research and are exempt from IRB review.
Your research is considered to be Saddleback College research if it meets either of these criteria:
Saddleback College is receiving funding for the research (including any funding for salary support) through a grant, contract or cooperative agreement directly from a federal agency.
It does not matter whether some or all of the human subjects activities will be carried out by another organization.
Saddleback College students or paid employees are involved in the research by doing any of the following:
Performing research procedures with subjects
Manipulating the environment of subjects for research purposes
Interacting with subjects for any research purpose
Obtaining informed consent from the subjects
Obtaining for research purposes any identifiable private information or biological specimens, from any source, even if there is no direct interaction with the subjects.
Does Your Research Involve Human Subjects?
If your research does not involve human subjects, you do not need to obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval or a determination of exempt status.
Human subject: A living individual about whom a researcher obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the individual or (2) identifiable private information.
Relationship to obtaining consent: Individuals may be human subjects before they have provided consent, if the criteria defining a "human subject" have been met. This is most likely to occur when with screening or "pre-screening" activities, such as examining identifiable medical records in order to select possible participants.
Deceased individuals. This refers to individuals who are not alive, as defined by applicable local and national laws. Although deceased individuals are not considered to be human subjects, Washington State law requires IRB approval or research that will use identifiable Washington State PHI without the consent of the patient (whether living or deceased) or the patient's legally authorized representative.
Specimens, records, data (no interaction or contact with living individuals). Private identifiable specimens, records and data about individuals are considered to be human subjects, even if the researcher has no contact or interaction with the individuals.
"Third party" or "secondary" subjects. This refers to situations in which the researcher obtains information about one individual ("A") through interaction with another individual ("B"). If the information about A is private and identifiable, then A is a human subject. Example: Subjects in a cancer study are asked about the cancer history of their relatives. If the information is provided in a way that is not individually identifiable to the researchers, then the relatives are not subjects. If the information is individually and readily identifiable to the researchers, then the relatives are subjects.
Newborn blood spots. Federal law defines newborn blood spots collected on or after March 18, 2015 as "human subjects", regardless of whether the bloodspots are identifiable, coded, de-identified, or anonymous. Federally-funded research using these bloodspots must obtain IRB approval.
Do research projects conducted by Saddleback students need IRB approval?
Yes. Projects conducted by Saddleback undergraduate and graduate students need IRB approval, if the project fits the definitions of "research" and "human participants" as described above. If the project is to be used in classroom setting only to teach research methods, the project may not constitute human participant research. However, this means that at no point during or after the conclusion of the course can the results or the data be used for publication, presentation or other research purposes. Therefore, students should discuss these limitations with their instructor or faculty advisor so that they can determine whether IRB review is necessary.
What is meant by "exempt" protocol? What are the requirements?
Under certain circumstances, human participant research activities may be granted exempt status. Technically, exemption means that all the research activities fall under one or more of the exemption categories specified by the federal regulations.
The significance of exempt status is that the research activity is not monitored by the IRB. Assuming the project does not change, it also is not subject to continuing IRB oversight. Exempt status does not, however, lessen the ethical obligations to subjects as articulated in the Belmont Report and in disciplinary codes of professional conduct. Thus, depending on the circumstances, investigators performing exempt studies may need to make provisions to obtain informed consent, protect confidentiality, minimize risks, and address problems or complaints.
Please note that for each change that is proposed or occurs during the execution of the research activity, the investigator may need to consult with ORIA to determine if the change affects the eligibility of the research activity to continue to be exempt from IRB review and approval.
Is Your Human Subjects Research Exempt from Regulations?
Why this matters: If the IRB administrator determines that your human subjects research qualifies for exempt status, you do not need to obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.
The answer to this question determines which regulations and requirements govern your research.
Criteria for exempt status:
1.Your research involves no more than minimal risk to your subjects.
2. Your research methods must fit into one of seven categories.
3. Your research is not governed by the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration.
4. There are limits on the use of deception.
If my research qualifies as exempt, does this mean that I don't have to submit a protocol for review?
No. The Federal Regulations do make certain categories of research exempt from IRB review. However, Saddleback College policy does not allow investigators to self-exempt their human participant research projects. Instead, determining if a project is exempt from IRB review is an administrative review process handled by the IRB staff.
If you think your research may be exempt from IRB review, you may submit an exemption request form. The IRB staff will review the information submitted and make a determination as to whether the exemption can be granted.
Is the Saddleback IRB the Right IRB?
Every IRB has its own application form and submission process. Submitting an application to the wrong IRB means that you will need to repeat all of your work, with a different IRB application and a different IRB's process. This is frustrating, time-consuming, and will delay the start of your research.
General principles:
The Saddleback IRB must review all Saddleback research unless a formal agreement has been established between the IRB and another organization that will conduct the IRB review.
The Saddleback IRB is usually the right IRB for most Saddleback research in which Saddleback is conducting all of or a majority of the research activities. For some research activities involving a small number of other organizations, the Saddleback IRB may be willing to conduct review for the other organizations involved. This is determined on a case-by-case basis. To ask whether the Saddleback IRB will conduct review for other involved organizations, follow the directions in the More information section at the end of the page to contact the IRB administrator, before submitting your application to the Saddleback IRB.
When the Saddleback IRB is not the right IRB:
NIH-supported multi-site studies in which all of the sites are conducting the same protocol. NIH requires all of the sites to be reviewed by a single IRB (which may not be the Saddleback IRB).
Research involving other institutions in addition to Saddleback. Many studies involve collaboration with other institutions. The Saddleback IRB may be willing to rely upon the IRB of one of the other institutions instead of doing its own review.
When am I required to submit a proposal involving research with human participants to the IRB?
All research projects that will involve human participants must be submitted for review and approval before beginning the study. This includes proposed research involving existing data and previously collected human fluid and tissue samples, as well as any advertising or other recruitment procedures. I am just doing a simple survey; do I need to submit my proposal to the IRB? Yes, if the study meets the definition for research with human participants, as explained above. Saddleback College's Federalwide Assurance (FWA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states that all research being conducted under the auspices of this institution is subject to review and approval by the IRB. Written approval from the IRB must be in place before any interventions or interactions with human participants (e.g., recruitment) actually begin.
I am not collecting any identifying information in my human participant research project. Do I need to submit my proposal to the IRB for review?
Yes, if your research project involves active data collection. Federal regulations and Saddleback College policy require that ALL research involving intervention or interaction with human participants, regardless of whether or not identifying information is being collected, must be submitted for review prior to beginning the research study.
However, if your research project involves use of existing information collected from human participants (e.g., secondary datasets, existing biological samples), but there are not any identifiers linking individuals to the data/samples, then the activity may not require IRB review.
I will be collaborating with another institution. Do I need to submit to Saddleback's IRB and the other institution?
If you are a member of the Saddleback College faculty or staff, or a Saddleback College student, and you are the person responsible for the conduct of the study, you must get Saddleback IRB approval to conduct your research regardless of where the research takes place. Investigators should contact the IRB office whenever collaborative research is occurring. Separate applications for each institution may be necessary; however, in order to avoid duplicate review, an IRB Authorization Agreement may be arranged with the other institution to establish one IRB as the designated IRB to review and approve the research.
My research will be done in another country. Do I have to obtain IRB review and approval from Saddleback?
Yes. If you are a member of the Saddleback College faculty or staff, or a Saddleback College student, and you are the person responsible for the conduct of the study, you must get Saddleback IRB approval to conduct your research regardless of where the research takes place. You should also be aware that your project may need local IRB approval (or the equivalent ethical review) in addition to Saddleback's.
I want to conduct a study that involves the use of deception. Is this allowed? What do I need to consider?
The use of deception in research is not prohibited by either the federal regulations or Cornell. However, because at some level the use of deception in research violates the trust that the participant puts in the researcher, this method should be considered carefully. Deliberate deception of participants may occur only in situations where withholding information about the nature of the study is necessary to ensure valid results, and never to get participants to do something that they would not do if the information was fully disclosed to them.
Researchers should describe for the IRB the method, rationale and the process of informing participants of the purpose of the research as early as is feasible - preferably at the conclusion of an individual's participation (but no later than at the conclusion of data collection) to permit participants to withdraw their data. Additionally, researchers should provide a justification for the deception techniques and document that there are no equally effective non-deceptive techniques available. Please refer to the American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct for further guidance.
When may I begin data collection for my study?
You must receive written approval from the IRB before beginning participant recruitment, data collection, or data analysis. A memo will be sent to you via e-mail when your project has IRB approval.
How long will it take for me to obtain approval to do my study?
That depends on the nature of your study and the characteristics of the people you intend to recruit. Research projects that involve only minimal risks are eligible for expedited review, for which you should allow at least 3 weeks for IRB review.
Research projects that involve greater than minimal risk to participants will need to go to the full board for review, which is scheduled for the first Friday of every month. For applications requiring full board review, you should allow at least 6-8 weeks for review and approval of your study (or longer, if application is submitted over the summer, or if changes are required).
Can the IRB approve a project "retroactively?"
No. There is no provision in the federal regulations that allow for IRB approval of research that has already been conducted. If data was collected for purposes that the IRB determines to be non-research (e.g., program evaluations for library or educational programs not initially intended to be used for research), IRB approval can be sought for the data analysis going forward.
What does the IRB look for in an application? Are there standard criteria for evaluation?
The IRB evaluates every research protocol according to the ethical principles described in the Belmont Report (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.html). Basically, this means the IRB considers whether the risks and benefits of a study are acceptable and managed appropriately, and whether individuals being asked to participate are adequately informed about the research and its possible risks.
Considered another way, investigators could look at their plans from the point of view of a subject, or an observer concerned about responsible research. Who are the subjects and how are they recruited? Could they be lured or coerced to participate? Is it through an institution that may have responsibilities toward them (e.g., a school or hospital) and should be consulted? Do they understand, in advance, what they are agreeing to participate in and give their consent willingly? What will they actually do, and what is done to them, during the study? Is it possible that the experience might be injurious, painful, uncomfortable, needlessly boring, embarrassing, offensive, or otherwise stressful? Might there be long-term consequences? Could the subject be endangered, compromised or embarrassed if information collected leaked out? There are many possible considerations, but they should not be difficult to understand if one assumes the subject's perspective. The IRB's role is to look at the study from this perspective and to ensure that proper precautions are taken to protect individuals when they agree to participate in research.
What does "informed consent" mean? What are its essential components?
Fully informing participants of the risks, benefits, and procedures involved in a study is a standard requirement in research with human participants. Ethically and legally, consent is not considered to be "informed" unless the investigator discloses all the facts, risks, and discomforts that might be expected to influence an individual's decision to willingly participate in a research protocol. This applies to ALL types of research including surveys, interviews, and observations in which participants are identified, and other experiments, such as diet, drug and exercise studies.
Are there different types of informed consent? What are they?
The informed consent process can take on various forms:
Signed informed consent is the standard expectation in research with human participants. This is in the form of a document with the elements of informed consent, signed and dated by the participant and kept as a record by the researcher.
In research with children (individuals under 18 years old), assent of the child and parental permission are standard requirements.
In some circumstances, investigators can seek alternatives to standard informed consent procedures, such as:
A waiver of using a signed consent form (e.g., giving participants an information sheet but not collecting signatures)
A waiver of written consent (e.g., using oral consent procedures)
A waiver of some or all of the elements of informed consent (e.g., in research that involves deception)
Do I always have to obtain the informed consent of research participants?
In general, yes, but there are some limited exceptions. The Saddleback IRB is responsible for ensuring that basic ethical principles are abided by in all research. The expectation that the informed consent of research participants be obtained is based upon the Belmont principle of respect for persons, and regarded as extremely important in conducting ethical research. The IRB has the authority to waive some or all of the federal requirements for informed consent in certain extenuating circumstances. A request for waiver of informed consent must be specifically justified by the researcher in the proposal to the IRB.
An IRB may waive the requirement for the investigator to obtain a signed informed consent form for some or all subjects if it finds any of the following:
That the only record linking the subject and the research would be the informed consent form and the principal risk would be potential harm resulting from a breach of confidentiality. Each subject (or legally authorized representative) will be asked whether the subject wants documentation linking the subject with the research, and the subject's wishes will govern;
That the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and involves no procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context;
If the subjects or legally authorized representatives are members of a distinct cultural group or community in which signing forms is not the norm, that the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and provided there is an appropriate alternative mechanism for documenting that informed consent was obtained.
In cases in which the documentation requirement is waived, the IRB may require the investigator to provide subjects or legally authorized representatives with a written statement regarding the research.
How can I take the required training?
You can access the CITI human participant training online.
When should a modification (amendment) to an approved research study be submitted?
Any and all changes to an approved research study must be submitted for review and approval prior to implementing the change(s) into the research study.
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If it were possible for someone to choose the time they'd like to leave this world at a ripe old age, and be taken for burial in the land they loved, Yankel Plitnick might well have chosen this weekend of parshat Chayei Sarah.
Because in better times he would have flown to Israel last Thursday to join the tens of thousands who come annually to liberated Chevron to stand at the very spot that the Torah reading of the week describes.
Instead dear Yankel z'l passed away in London on Thursday afternoon at the age of 97. He leaves behind a legacy of charitable endowments across Israel which helped build schools, orphanages and community centres from Netanya to Zichron Yaakov, and Yokneam to Kiryat Arba.
Brought up in England, the son of Liverpool's chief rabbi, his mother hailed from the esteemed Landinsky family which had roots in the Yeshiva of the Chafetz Chaim in Radin and branches in the founding of the English yeshiva town of Gateshead.
Yankel became a successful businessman and, after the 1973 war, became a staunch supporter of Jewish settlement in Judea & Samaria. He later partnered Bet El founder 'Ketzaleh' Katz in the formation of Gush Emunim and the financing of Arutz Sheva's pirate radio ship in the late '80s.
At that time, Israel's Left-wing establishment had all three major Hebrew newspapers in their hands, as well as the two main television channels and almost all of the radio stations. The only dissenting voice for the Right and the promotion of 'greater Israel' was being broadcast from the 'MV Eretz Hatzvi' anchored just outside Israel's territorial waters. From such choppy beginnings Arutz Sheva grew into the formidable media presence it is today.
Yankel lived and worked all his life in England, using his business success to provide support to local causes as well as promoting the ideology of Jabotinsky and Begin in pro-Israel activism and advocacy in the UK. Although never married with children of his own, Yankel built up an extended family of many hundreds of young people through his founding and leadership of the Hendon Adath youth minyan near his home in northwest London. To them he was their 'Uncle Yankel' - now sorely missed but with many fond memories.
Yankel is survived by his sister in Lakewood and will be laid to rest today, Sunday,in Beit Shemesh.
יהי זכרו ברוך
Yankel greets the legendary Rabbi Moshe Levinger, builder of Chevron.
[This article first appeared in Arutz Sheva]
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I enjoyed watching Trump's rallies in the closing days of the election campaign. The huge crowd sizes and overflows were amazing as was the enthusiasm which was booming. Amid the raucous chants of "USA" and "Lock Them Up" there was one unusual chorus I'd never heard before – least of all in politics.
"We love you!" they roared. Again, and again.
Well I guess I do too.
And it's not just for all the bountiful gifts Trump has bestowed on our people and our Jewish state. From the Jerusalem embassy and Golan sovereignty to stifling the antisemitism at the UN, defunding UNRWA and holding Iran's feet to the fire. More than that, I loved him simply as a kindred spirit.
Just think of how Trump came on the scene. As soon as he declared his candidacy he was demonized from all sides, right and left, as some sort of creature from the depths. I recall one conservative podcaster referring to him as 'some kind of lizard'.
Once elected with a wide margin his presidency was promptly delegitimized, with hordes of protesters marching under the banner of "Not my president!" for months on end.
And then came the two impeachments over Russia and Ukraine. After 2 years and 40 million dollars of the Muller enquiry (staffed exclusively by Clinton supporters) it was found that there was no Trump collusion with Russia. Instead we learned that the whole Russia hoax was started by Clinton based on a fake Russian dossier to deflect attention from her own email scandal. Then as to Trump's phone call to the president of Ukraine, it was found the only real story with Ukraine was Hunter Biden's million dollar payoffs by corrupt Burisma and Joe Biden's televised leverage of a billion dollars of US aid to get a Ukrainian prosecutor off his son's back.
So it turns out, everything the Democrats accused Trump of, and falsely, they were actually doing themselves. Russia collusion to spy on the Tump campaign and abuse of Vice-Presidential privilege to hide Ukrainian corruption. Those are double standards by any measure.
These three elements: Demonization, Delegitimization and Double standards happen to be the 3D test of antisemitism as defined by former Russian dissident Anatoly Sharansky.
And there lies my kinship to Donald Trump.
Israel is today the World's Jew. The Yid among nations. The one so many European leaders still wish had never come into existence, to mess up their lucrative deals with oil-rich sheikhdoms. The place they call 'that shitty little country'. The one that is singled out at the UN for more punishment than all the despotic and rights-abusing members combined. Between the UN and EU, all 3D boxes are checked.
As the son of an Auschwitz survivor whose parents were gassed and incinerated on arrival, it hurts me every day that despite all that happened, the Jewish state is still the one country that is not welcomed in the family of nations – truly a nation that dwells alone.
Which is why I empathise with any victim of 3D – like Donald Trump. Truly a kindred spirit.
How ironic that in less than four years he made such stunning progress bringing together Arabs and Jews. And how sad that the Saudi icing on the cake will now melt away with new American empowerment of Iran.
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Plane Crash on in Syosset, NY Kills All Three Onboard; All on Ground Safe
by Jaroslawicz & Jaros, PLLC | Jun 1, 2016 | Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents
What was all that commotion on Cold Spring Road?
A couple of weeks ago, a single-engine plane crashed in Syosset, in Nassau County, resulting in the deaths of all three people aboard. Though the accident was tragic, it could have been considerably worse, since the plane crashed on Cold Spring Road, a fairly busy street, near dozens of homes and several schools. Miraculously, although the crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. no one on the ground was injured. As a neighbor pointed out, "It could have been a lot worse. You have to understand, it's a major thoroughfare." The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the seven-passenger plane had three passengers on board: two male adults and one female adult. The plane was traveling from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Plainville Connecticut, just outside of Hartford. The cause of the crash is under investigation, according to Robert Gretz, a senior air safety investigator, who told reporters at the time that the plane simply disappeared from radar and "broke up in flight" over Syosset.
The Area Affected by the Crash
A well-to-do hamlet of about 20,000 people, Syosset is near the eastern edge of Nassau County. The road on which the accident occurred is one of the busiest in the area, used by multiple school buses throughout the day. A section of Cold Spring Road remained closed and authorities told residents to stay close to their homes. Residents who returned to their homes after the crash had to park at some distance and be escorted home by police officers. For hours after the accident, police knocked on doors to inform residents of the occurrence and to search their yards for possible evidence of the disaster. Many people knew from all the noise, commotion and sirens knew that there had been a major event, but did not know what exactly had happened. Air travel is a relatively safe means of travel, but, as this unexpected event demonstrates, that doesn't mean that there is no risk involved. If you have been injured in an airplane accident, or lost someone you love in such an accident, you should make sure that you contact a personal injury attorney who specializes in such accidents and will therefore be able to give you the most expert legal advice possible. Whether the accident involved a small private plane or a jetliner, such a skilled attorney will clarify your options and help you to receive the compensation you deserve.


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Making Europe more socially just: Minister of State Roth in Madrid
20.05.2014 - Article
A strong and socially just Europe: with a view to gaining a first-hand impression of the economic and social situation of ordinary citizens, Minister of State Roth met young people and representatives of social welfare associations and trade unions during his talks in Madrid on 18 and 19 May.
During his visit to Madrid on 18 and 19 May, Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth met Engracia Hidalgo Tena, the Spanish State Secretary for Employment. Roth exchanged views with young people and trade unionists on the ongoing difficulties on the labour market in both Spain and Europe.
Roth emphasised the joint European responsibility for young people affected by unemployment. He commented as follows:
The funds made available by the EU for the Youth Employment Initiative must now be released as quickly as possible so that swift and concrete assistance can be given. Far too many young people are unemployed. That is a European and not just a Spanish problem. Europeans therefore have a responsibility to help young Spaniards and give them hope of a better future.
Reforms, consolidation, growth and employment belong together
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The German Minister of State was especially keen to gain a first-hand impression of the economic and social situation in Spain during his visit. To this end, he met representatives of Caritas and young unemployed people. Together with representatives of the chamber of commerce, German companies and a German vocational training school, he discussed what impetus was needed to boost economic growth and employment.
Germany is helping Spain in its efforts to strengthen the dual system of vocational training and to finance small and medium-sized companies. Germany and Spain are working closely together within the framework of the European Employment Initiative.
Europe is our life insurance
Another focus of the talks in Madrid was the forthcoming European elections. Among others, Minister of State Roth met PSOE European affairs spokesperson Juan Moscoso to discuss this.
Minister of State Roth commented as follows:
Not least the crisis in Ukraine has shown what really matters in Europe, namely peace, freedom and democracy and not the curvature of cucumbers or the ban on olive oil jugs. Europe is faced with a crisis of confidence. We therefore have to take a firm stand against populists and eurosceptics. United Europe is our shared life insurance.
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Walter Thornton Background
Delivered October 20th, 2020. Contributors: Lura J.
Early Findings: Walter Thornton Background
The investors of 1929 were Americans of all backgrounds, each of whom sought to secure a financial future in a world where the value of the dollar was newly put into question. Millions of first-time investors flooded the market prior to the October crash, which was a leading factor contributing to the crash. The impact of the crash was felt by investors and non-investors alike (though the popular story about investors jumping out of windows is untrue), with many losing their jobs and being unable to afford necessities. Some investors, however, turned a profit.
The Investors of 1929
The booming stock market of the late 1920s America drew millions of first-time investors. These investors tended to buy stocks on margins, meaning they would borrow money from a broker to buy more stock.
Stocks bought on margin at the time required 10-20 percent down while the broker floated the rest, and were a good option when the market was going up. If the market went down, however, the broker could make a "margin call" and immediately demand the difference from the investor.
Others invested their full life savings, leaving them with no financial cushion whatsoever.
The rampant belief that fortunes could be made on the stock market and the ensuing flood of new investors drove the price of stocks up far more than they were worth, thus precipitating the crash itself. In other words, the sheer number of new investors and the amount they invested caused the market to collapse when the larger investors realized the values were so inflated.
Virtually everyone in the U.S. wanted in to the stock market in early 1929 in part due to the large amount of media hype related to the personal fortunes being made by people from all backgrounds. Participants included chauffeurs and cooks and banking and industrial magnates. Companies also invested, and banks invested the money of their patrons (without the knowledge or consent of the patrons).
"Nothing like the participation in the market that the nation experienced in the 1920s can be found in previous eras of history," writes Brian Domitrovic at Forbes.
The frenzy for stocks was driven in part by Americans who saw, for the first time, the value of the dollar declining. An alternative was required to create a lasting investment in the future, and stocks appeared to offer that potential (prompting scenes of steady activity as shown below).
What Happened to Investors After the Crash
On October 18, 1929, stocks went into a free fall, setting off an initial wave of panic selling. Those wanting to buy were quickly out-shouted by those wishing to sell as the days progressed. On October 24, called "Black Thursday", 12.9 million shares were traded in a frenzy of activity. On "Black Tuesday", October 29, 16 million shares were traded.
Banks and other large investors attempted to buy up as much stock as they could during these mass sell-offs as smaller investors sold as quickly as they could to recoup whatever money remained.
Contrary to popular belief, Black Tuesday did not lead to mass suicides (or even an increase in suicides) in New York. The ensuing Great Depression, however, did see an increase from 17 to 21.3 suicides per 100,000 deaths (between 1929-1932).
The effect of the crash was felt across the country. Bob Aden remembers how his father had bought shares in General Motors stock while he was growing up on a farm in Nebraska. After the stock's value plummeted well below what Bob's father had paid for it, "There were slim pickings around the dinner table."
Just as nearly everyone was an investor in the stock market, nearly everyone suffered from the fallout of its collapse. Millions of workers (particularly 67 percent of construction workers and 40 percent of factory workers) lost their jobs in the ensuing depression.
In rural areas, the toll was felt outside of those who invested. There was higher unemployment, higher costs of goods, and a pronounced fear of the unknown.
Farmers were forced to price their goods well below cost, and consumers were still unable to afford them.
Some investors made a profit on the 1929 crash. Among the most famous is Jesse Livermore. He bought his first stock at 15 and continued playing the market through the bull market of 1901, making $3 million by 1908. Prior to the October crash, Livermore had a sense that the market was fading and sold a great deal of his stocks early — making $100 million when the crash itself happened as a result.
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Artist Secretly Takes Photos of People Texting While Driving and Puts Them on Billboards
Brian Singer
By Kelly Conniff
March 24, 2014 12:08 PM EDT
We've all done it, but that doesn't make it okay.
Texting while driving is an unfortunate side effect of our smartphone-crazed world, and a new project is attempting to make us stop by pointing out our bad behavior on a large scale.
Brian Singer started TWIT (that's texting while driving, for the uninitiated) after the he noticed how many people he saw staring at their screens during his commute. So the San Francisco-based artist started posting his images to a website and now encourages users to send in shots they take while traveling — but only when you're in the passenger seat, natch.
The resulting pictures are rarely exciting in their composition, but it's utterly terrifying to scroll and see person after person caught redhanded using a phone while operating a moving motor vehicle. Singer generally posts several photos per week, each with an appropriately snarky headline about the person's unsafe behavior.
Research in 2013 suggested that texting while driving is the leading cause of death for teenagers. And according to Singer, approximately 660,000 drivers are using their phones at any given time during daylight hours in America.
Singer is now taking his project to the next level by putting the images up on billboards in the ultimate effort to shame the drivers who just can't quit. Maybe consider the fact that you could end up on a billboard next time you drive and text.
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President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom announced Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has increased the Hajj quota to Maldives by 1,000.
He made the announcement at Madaveli, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, during his ongoing official visit to Huvadhu.
Yameen declared that the additional quota was granted as a result of the deepening ties between Maldives and Saudi Arabia. He shared that pilgrims would be able to go on Hajj pilgrimage under the additional quota this year.
Previously the Hajj quota for the Maldives was only 1,000.
Pilgrims have already started to depart for Saudi Arabia, via the Hajj Corporation and four other associations authorised by the government.


There are a few Jekyll plugins enabling embedding tweets in your Jekyll websites (⚠ not GitHub Pages!), such as jekyll-twitter-plugin. However, these plugins are not available with GitHub Pages due to security reason as the Jekyll website is mentioned.
Even though you can't use those plugins, you are still able to embed tweets in GitHub Pages. I could not find any websites mentioning how to embed tweets in GitHub Pages with Jekyll, so I leave a note here.
How to embed tweets in GitHub pages is just to get a HTML code block from a tweet that you want to embed on Twitter.com, and then add it to a post file. Since Markdown is converted to HTML, adding HTML code tags to a Markdown file is totally valid. The below is an example of my embedded tweet.


In 1974 Supertramp presented their album Crime of the Century. With its mix of catchy and simple instrumentation, dark and cynical lyrics, plus the feeling of honest sadness an anger on its atmosphere it managed to become a true cornerstone in the genre of progressive rock. The LP was just what the band needed as they were about to break up because of the lack of success (and quality) of their previous albums, so finding themselves with a critically acclaimed and comercially succesful release was certainly a surprise.
Probably it was thanks to this unexpected success that their 1975 release: Crisis" What Crisis" felt a little bit "rushed" as said by the band members themselves. The truth is that this album is not even close to the quality of its predecessor, however, Crime of the Century was one of the darkest albums in prog rock, with some of the most complex songwriting the genre had seen by the time, so it was pretty difficult in the first place to even try to reach its class.
That being said, Crisis" What Crisis" certainly isn't a masterpiece, but that doesn't mean it is a bad album at all. Actually, it is still an excellent and essential LP for every art-rock, prog rock or prog pop fan.
The band keeps its dark lyrics mixed with a happy musical atmosphere in here, so their staple sound is more than palpable. Sister Moonshine or Ain't Nobody But Me, which are among the best songs in the album, shows us a group that retains its energy and power: The catchiness is there, the mighty horns are there and the odd, yet classic mix of Hodgson and Davies's voices is still there.
The great lyrics, as said before, can be found in here too, now leaning more towards social criticism though, instead of the "introspective and personal" feeling of their previous LP. A topic that would evolve in the band and would culminate in 1979's Breakfast in America.
On the instrumental side, Supertramp is known for their lack of "complexity". They were able to create dense atmospheres and powerful climaxes without ever falling into the "wankery" that's typical in progressive rock and that's something that we can still appreciate in here even though if it isn't in such a big extent as it is in the other albums of their classic era (1974-1979); Another Man's Woman is probably the best example of this, by far the best song in the record, its second half works as one of the best moments in the band's whole discography and works perfectly as a summary of their unique style and ambience.
But we started this review stating that the album felt rushed in comparison to other releases by the band. Why is that" If many of the classic elements of the band are in here, why is it that Crisis" What Crisis" doesn't shine as bright as, let's say, Crime of the Century or Breakfast in America" Well, let's say, there's a big problem with the consistency of the LP: The first side is strong, energetic and retains almost everything of what made of Supertramp a legend in the genre, but Side B just doesn't feel as powerful. Poor Boy, Just A Normal Day or the closer feel a little bit monotonous and lack those special moments in most of classic Supertramp songs that made them unique, so even if Lady or The Meaning are excellent songs and try to keep up the quality of Side B it just feels like there are moments of absolute "filler" in this album where nothing truly striking happens.
Still, even if inconsistent, Crisis" What Crisis" is an awesome album that's worth checking. It is certainly not the band's best but it deserves to be part of its "Classic Four" period and still shines on its own, which is extremly difficult considering how hard it was to keep up to the quality of its predecessor.
Supertramp would later release the excellent Even in the Quietest Moments... and the almost classic Breakfast in America, culminating its classic era with the departure of Roger Hodgson in 1983 after the band created ...Famous Last Words... which was the proof of the internal problems between the band members. They would never top the excellence of this era ever again, but during this short span of six years they managed to create a unique style of prog, simple and catchy, yet dark and profound that was impressed in four albums, Davies and Hodgson appeared to the world as one of the most creative songwriters in popular music and Supertramp made it into the olympus of prog, earning a place among the biggest names in the genre with their honest music that felt so different when compared to the pretentiousness that was typical in the prog scene.
The album cover is awesome.
Will read the review asap.
PS: very informative review, pos, some (very few) typos need editing, though.
Glad you covered this. It needed a review badly. Album is a classic. I almost love it as much as Crime of the Century. Will read soon.
@voivod: yeah I just found a couple and fixed them, don't know if there are more, I'll fix all the typos you guys find in here. Thanks for the pos btw!
Just a Normal Day doesn't do much to me, but I enjoy the toe tapping of Poor Boy and its plaintive vocals, its clarinet solo and all. Two of Us is one of their best sad songs. Too short if anything. I can't see how the album were made in a rush, really.
I have Famous Last Words at a 4, Breakfast at a 4.5 and same for EitQM, so I haven't had a choice in giving this one a 5, since it's my second favorite, and it's nearly perfect to me.
Edit; I did read it a little fast, searching for the passages you were talking about. Will read it more carefully.
Edit; damn it, bumped down to a 4,5. I have yet to revisit Famous Last Words.
I have the four "classic-era" Supertramp albums on vinyl, but I haven't checked Famous Last Words. I think this one is third best.
Even in the Quietest Moments is another album that contains only classic songs, but I probably listened too much to it. I sometimes get tired of the air-played''Give a Little Bit'' and ''Babaji'' and some parts of other songs.
Even in the Quitest is good, but I only really like the t/t and Fool's Overture.
Definitely their 2 bests in there.
And from Breakfast, the only songs that leave me cold are ''Just Another Nervous Wreck'' and ''Casual Conversations''. The rest is really enjoyable.
This came after Crime Of The Century? That is surprising.
I never really thought about it before tonight, but I am surprised that this came between CotC and EitQM. Although I like some of the songs very much, it seems like a misstep.


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Conferring the system's first doctorates.
The first doctoral degrees to be awarded by the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system will be conferred at Minnesota State University, Mankato during spring commencement Saturday, May 9.
Four candidates will receive doctor of nursing practice degrees at the university's Saturday noon ceremony for the College of Allied Health & Nursing and the College of Graduate Studies. The four are LaDonna D. McGohan of Rochester, Natalie Rosen of Spring Park, Minn., Laura M. Vesel of Blaine and Ellen D. Vorbeck of Mankato. The ceremony will be in Bresnan Arena of Taylor Center.
The doctor of nursing practice degree program is offered by a Minnesota State Colleges & Universities consortium of Minnesota State Mankato, Minnesota State Moorhead, Winona State University and Metropolitan State University.
In 2005 the Minnesota Legislature authorized Minnesota State Mankato and other four-year Minnesota State Colleges & Universities institutions to offer applied doctorate degrees. Two Minnesota State Mankato programs – the doctor of nursing practice and the Ed.D in counselor education and supervision – were approved and accredited in 2007, and candidates began studying that fall.
Since then two additional Minnesota State Mankato doctoral programs were approved – the doctor of psychology in school psychology and the Ed.D. in educational leadership.
The doctor of nursing practice program is for nurses with a master's degree whose goal is advanced clinical, organizational and leadership competency. It is intended to develop front-line leaders for hospitals, clinics, schools of nursing and other health-care entities.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 32 state universities, community colleges, technical colleges and combined community and technical colleges located on 54 campuses across the state. The system serves approximately 250,000 students annually in credit-based courses and another 140,000 in non-credit courses.


With just a week off and a northeastern winter's worth of longing for warm weather, we stuffed a mattress and a Renogy Phoenix Generator into our sedan and hit the road for a 36 hour straight shot from New Jersey to Nevada. Keen on savoring the sweeter flavors of the desert's low hanging fruit, our sights were set on fun climbing and canyoneering in some of the world's most spectacular settings.
First Stop: Red Rocks, NV where we tested our climbing efficiency on the 11 pitches of Solar Slab, the longest route we'd ever climbed. Our chimney climbing skills were also tested on the on the strikingly, despite its namesake, photogenic Plumber's Crack.
Zion National Park should be on the top of everyone's list of places to visit. It's really hard to think of a more spectacular environment. The Narrows and Angel's Landing offer some of the most scenic hiking experiences of any national park. For those with technical experience looking to beat the crowds, Zion is truly an exceptional playground.
"Led By Sheep" up Aries Butte on the east side of Zion may be one of my favorite routes of all time. It was a fun and easy climb to an island in the sky with just enough danger to keep it a tad spicy. Breathtaking panoramic views all the way up a desert dome that just scream "climb me!" What more could you want?
If you're into outdoor sports, Moab is THE legendary desert town. Situated between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks with Bears Ears to the south, the potential for fun out here is just limitless.
The West Fins route is a pleasant, light canyoneering route through Arches National Park that offers a fun way to beat the crowds and get intimate with the alien landscape of the park.
Indian Creek is crack climbing mecca. In addition to an endless supply of climbable cliffside and two desert towers, the Six Shooters stand proud at The Creek. We ended up getting our rope stuck on South Six Shooter without a knife and getting back to our car past midnight only to have to get up at the crack of dawn to climb the whole thing again to cut our rope out. What a night!
The Looking Glass, a local classic! Dodge rattlesnakes up an easy climb to access one of the most spectacular rappels around.
There's only so much you can do in a week, and the desert always leaves me eager to return. I'm psyched to learn that my little sedan proved to be such a viable road tripper. Folding down the seats and sleeping with our feet in the trunk allows us to crash wherever we want to, while our Phoenix Generator kept our cell phones, cameras, and laptops happy. What more do you really need? Till next time!


SPECTA is an easy-to-use Enterprise Software Platform to build and manage based small to large Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) software. It is a patented technology that makes application development and maintenance easy by substantially reducing the effort required. Application development using SPECTA requires only Database experts & Domain experts. There is no need to have high skill in several technologies, but good grip on SQL programming is sufficient. SPECTA supports distributed database deployment, is SOA-based and have been running in large enterprises for several years.
Transaction Structures (Tstructs) are the fundamental building blocks in SPECTA application development. They are data structures that govern the data input, validation and the storage functionality of an information system. Application development in SPECTA involves defining these transaction structures using the IDE. There is absolutely no need of separately creating the tables in the backend as is the usual practice while working with database applications.
This can be a very significant advantage when building apps around non-standardized business processes. In this case, adopting an agile method to develop the process structures with frequent deployments to end users or doing a "paired development? along with the domain user can provide magical results. Business reports can be developed onsite, collaboratively with customer.
Creating reports is simply a matter of writing plain SQL (select) statements. The bulk of the report development can be achieved in this fashion.
The SPECTA Process Server is a small set of web services that can parse and render process structures as an application. The size of the web services will not increase based on the number of process structures. The web services do not also change based on the business rules or the kind of business process being implemented. This means easier load balancing, lower cost of deployment and better overall performance.
Since an SPECTA application is process-independent, change management gets simpler. Business rules can be changed merely by editing the process structures. New business processes can be created by defining new process structures and mapping them to the existing ones.
A process structure can be accessed over the web on a standard browser or as a Windows desktop application. It can also be deployed across different database servers and synchronized at the process level. So, an application developed on SPECTA can be deployed as a thin client, rich client or a distributed database application. Interestingly, this decision does not have to be taken at the time of application development.
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NGC 600 (również PGC 5777) – galaktyka spiralna z poprzeczką (SBd), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Wieloryba. Odkrył ją William Herschel 10 września 1785 roku.

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Galaktyki spiralne z poprzeczką
Gwiazdozbiór Wieloryba
Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1785


Reiki (pronounced "ray-key") also known as "Energy Therapy" or "Vibrational Medicine" is an ancient healing system that involves transmitting healing energy through the hands. It is performed by placing the hands in a series of hand positions over the body of the person receiving the treatment and is known to clear energy blockages in the body. Reiki can also be performed on pets, plants, products, and more. In order to learn how to channel the energy, a student receives three degrees of training and attunements (a form of initiation) from a Reiki Master/Teacher.
The attunements open and clear the student's energy channels to increase life force energy. The attunements are what set Reiki apart from all other forms of healing touch or "laying on" of hands. Once a student has mastered the third degree of Reiki, he/she may also be ready to teach. It is easy to integrate Reiki into our daily lives and into many professions, such as massage and skin care. Reiki is neither a religion, nor is it affiliated with any religion. It is a proven method for stress reduction and improving overall health. Enroll in Reiki training today--your satisfaction is guaranteed!
In the very recent past, Reiki instruction was very exclusive and expensive ($10,000 for the Master Program). Thanks to people like Diane Stein, a leading voice in the Reiki field and the author of "Essential Reiki" (the textbook that is included in our Reiki Integration Workshops), some Reiki classes are now reasonably priced. We at Reiki The Way refer to this affordable modern Reiki as "Essential Reiki." In much the same way that alternative therapies were once the traditional therapies, Essential Reiki is the latest evolutionary step in the age-old Reiki tradition.
"Like many complementary therapies, Reiki takes a holistic approach - treating mind, body, and spirit - and is safe and natural. Many cancer patients who have tried it note an overall feeling of peace, relaxation, and well-being when the treatment is complete. Totally non-invasive, Reiki therapy involves the laying of hands on the fully-clothed patient by the Reiki practitioner. His/her hands travel through 12 different positions, staying in each place for about 5 minutes for a total of about an hour per treatment. The feeling of invigoration or tranquility results from the fact that Reiki causes the body's molecules to vibrate at a higher intensity, hence, dissolving energy blockages that lead to disharmony and disease, Reiki masters note. This assists in controlling pain, easing stress, or lessening side effects of traditional treatments like chemotherapy, including nausea and other debilitating problems. It is also believed to improve immune function."
Our workshops are divided into four levels within three degrees, Reiki I, Reiki II, Reiki III-Practitioner, and Reiki III-Master ("Master Program"). You will learn how to access an ancient healing art through your hands, how to work on yourself as well as others, how to integrate Reiki into your daily life, and if you choose to complete the Master Program, you will learn how to teach Reiki. Please ask about the Reiki the Way Scholarship Program.
Reiki has been medically proven to reduce stress. Giving Reiki and receiving Reiki is an experience you don't want to miss!
Maria Quezada is a Reiki Master at Reiki the Way in Aliso Viejo, California.
Her passion is teaching, and she loves to travel. She combines her knowledge of aromatherapy and other holistic practices with Reiki for a truly integrative experience. Maria's teaching methods are informative and fun. She will teach you how to use Reiki to reduce stress and improve the quality of your life. You will discover how simple it is to Reiki the Way. Maria's philosophy is "After all is said and done, what truly matters is the love we give." Reki is a wonderful way to give unconditionally of your love and light.


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With more than 9,000 people between the ages of 12 and 24 battling homelessness every night, it is alarmingly clear that the crisis is reaching a tipping point and it is not getting better. With the approach of Youth Homelessness Day, the Linking Communities Network is trying to raise awareness of an issue that can often be invisible. Deb Longhurst and Barb Smith of the Linking Communities Network have worked hard to help young people from Griffith and the surrounding areas find stability and housing, but the money is simply not there. "We have three full-time employees with young people. They all work, so Barbara and I, as managers, took clients … in fact, more homeless people than employees and resources," said Ms. Longhurst. "There's no emergency housing. There's only a youth shelter, and it's always at full capacity … there's no way," Ms. Smith added. "We call on the state and federal governments to consider housing for young people as a priority because they are the last cabs in the rank and they just don't get anything. The only way to solve the problem of homelessness is housing." A huge problem they face is the lack of centralization in state and federal governments, leading to problems that create long-term solutions. "The big problem is that there is no holistic approach to governance. As for housing, their policy is that they don't want to put anyone under the age of 18 in a motel, so they expect that we can support this young man, even if we don't have the resources, "Ms. Smith said. "All politics work against each other." IN OTHER NEWS: Ms. Longhurst added that the recent budget has invested money in much-needed services to combat domestic violence and mental health, but for young people in general there is still very little. Nothing ever happens to young people. Most homeless organizations that are funded to do what we do are women's shelters or "everyone who wants to." They are united. We see a gap between the amounts of funding as long as we all do the same job. "" Our youth is last on the list. In everything, too – young people are seen as "Well, why don't they just go home?" It's not all doom and gloom, with some success lately. LCN recently partnered with Argyle Housing to rent 13 homes to young people at a subsidized price so that at least some of them could find housing. "One of the things we do well here is to think outside the square," Ms. Smith said. Our journalists make every effort to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. Here's how you can access our trusted content:
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With more than 9,000 people between the ages of 12 and 24 battling homelessness every night, it is alarmingly clear that the crisis is reaching a tipping point and it is not getting better.
With the approach of Youth Homelessness Day, the Linking Communities Network is trying to raise awareness of an issue that can often be invisible.
Deb Longhurst and Barb Smith of the Linking Communities Network have worked hard to help young people from Griffith and the surrounding areas find stability and housing, but the money is simply not there.
"We have three full-time employees with young people. They all work, so Barbara and I, as managers, took clients … in fact, more homeless people than employees and resources," said Ms. Longhurst.
"There's no emergency housing. There's only a youth shelter, and it's always at full capacity … there's no way," Ms. Smith added.
"We call on the state and federal governments to consider housing for young people as a priority because they are the last cabs in the rank and they just don't get anything. The only way to solve the problem of homelessness is housing."
A huge problem they face is the lack of centralization in state and federal governments, leading to problems that create long-term solutions.
"The big problem is that there is no holistic approach to governance. As for housing, their policy is that they don't want to put anyone under the age of 18 in a motel, so they expect that we can support this young man, even if we don't have the resources, "Ms. Smith said.
"All politics work against each other."
Ms. Longhurst added that the recent budget had invested in much-needed services to combat domestic violence and mental health, but there was still very little for young people in general.
"Nothing ever happens to young people. Most homeless organizations that are funded to do what we do are women's shelters or 'anyone who wants to.' Everyone does the same job."
"Our young people are last on the list. In everything, too – young people are seen as 'Well, why don't they just go home?'
It's not all doom and gloom, with some success lately. LCN recently partnered with Argyle Housing to rent 13 homes to young people at a subsidized price so that at least some of them could find housing.
"One of the things we do well here is to think outside the square," Ms. Smith said.
Our journalists make every effort to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. Here's how you can access our trusted content:
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