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Brisbane synagogues
The Brisbane Progressive Jewish is a vibrant and enduring focus for Progressive Jewish life and thought in Brisbane.
Brisbane Hebrew Congregation – www.brisbanehebrewcongregation.com
The Brisbane Hebrew Congregation is the largest Jewish organisation in Queensland & its Synagogue is the oldest in Queensland.
Under the leadership of the Board and Rabbi Levi Jaffe, the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation offers many of the services which are important to a Jewish way of life.
The Brisbane Hebrew Congregation is a modern and dynamic Orthodox Synagogue / Shul, which aims to achieve a sense of community within the wide range of its members and participants.
Its prime aim is to offer a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere to the many people who enter its doors from all walks of life. Our minhag is to daven nusach Ashkenaz, as found in the Artscroll, Koren Sacks, Singer and similar siddurim.
The Brisbane Jewish Community welcomes all and promotes active participation, within the setting of its charter.
For the many people that attend the Shul each week, the Brisbane Synagogue has become like a second home. There is a warmth and atmosphere that is created during the services and other activities that can not be experienced elsewhere.
This is in part due to the sense of belonging to a Jewish community with a long, rich history which is obvious to anyone visiting the Shul but perhaps more attributable to the general feeling shared by many that the Jewish community continues to succeed in building a Shul and community of which we can all be proud.
Shalom and Welcome to Beit Or v'Shalom Incorporated previously known as Beit Knesset Shalom Synagogue Brisbane (BKS) and Brisbane Progressive Jewish Congregation
Founded in 1973 as Temple Shalom, and now known as Beit Or v'Shalom Inc is located in the state capital of Queensland, Brisbane. We are a progressive synagogue, with total equality for men and women, believing that Jewish law does not remain static and that it does not always carry the same value for Jews in different ages. Beit Or v'Shalom is involved in the broader Brisbane Jewish community with members active in many communal organisations. We welcome new members and visitors, with services held every Saturday. We celebrate all major Jewish festivals and encourage families and visitors to attend.
The Congregation is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of honorary office bearers, comprising a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and a Secretary and the Immediate Past President and a number of ordinary members including a representative of the Guild of the Congregation. The members of this Board of Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
For more information, please browse our website and feel free to get in touch.
South Brisbane Hebrew Congregation – Givat Zion – www.givatzion.com.au
South Brisbane Hebrew Congregation is a small but vibrant orthodox synagogue in the southern suburbs of Brisbane.
We offer a wide range of activities, including synagogue services and social and educational activities.
The synagogue is renowned for its warm and friendly atmosphere as we gather to pray, observe Shabbat and festivals, or to commemorate special
anniversaries and yahrzeits. Our doors are always open for people to find support and to make a connection with the Jewish world in Brisbane.
Everyone is encouraged to participate in all aspects of Synagogue life. Our services are attended by a core group of dedicated individuals and
we always welcome guests to join us. Our High Holiday Services are a time of reflection where we join our Chazan, Chanoch Sufrin, for an
uplifting and inspirational service.
Chabad Brisbane – www.ChabadBrisbane.com
Chabad's underlying doctrine is "Ahavat Yisrael" (love for a fellow Jew). Chabad recognizes no differences between Jews; its goal is to serve the spiritual and physical needs of each Jew regardless of affiliation, wherever he or she may be, with understanding and with love.
Chabad Brisbane is a branch of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, comprising of over 3,000 institutions worldwide. Chabad has been active in the wider Brisbane Jewish community for many years. Chabad House Brisbane has served the Jewish community in Brisbane since 1988.
Chabad serves the Jewish community with adult education, social and humanitarian outreach programs and a vibrant youth program including holiday camps and numerous other activities.
Kosher QLD – www.kosherqld.com
As the Jewish population of Queensland, especially Brisbane and the Gold Coast continues to grow and the demand for Kosher food in the community is on the rise, "Kosher Queensland" was established in order to educate and assist the community with keeping Kosher and making Kosher food readily available.
Kosher Queensland, is a service available now to answer questions and facilitate, if required, the application of Kashrut in your home, community and social functions. Our charter is to improve kosher awareness, improve accessibility to kosher products and improve support to maintaining a kosher lifestyle.


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Q: Trends in noisy data and the applicability of the 95% confidence interval I am performing simulations while measuring a quantity A which depends on the parameter B. I make N independent measurements of A for given values of B. I can then calculate the mean to get an estimation of what the real value of A is. My question is about the error.
I can calculate the 95% confidence interval as 1.96xstddev(A)/sqrt(N) for each value of B. What I often find however is that this is not really representative of the error. For example, if I have the following data:
B   A(B)  95%CI
1   2     10
2   4     10
3   6     10
4   8     10

Without knowledge of the error, one would conclude that there is a linear relationship between B and A. And in my experience, as I make more measurements, this relation doesn't change, despite the noise in the measurement. But if I show this result to someone else, they say "given those error bars (+-10 on each point), you can't say anything about the trend".
Since confidence intervals assume a normal distribution, are my measurements somehow more-sharply peaked somehow? Or am I using the 95%CI wrongly? Is there a better way to show the confidence in my data and/or the trend? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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Since confidence intervals assume a normal distribution, are my measurements somehow more-sharply peaked somehow?

That is a possibility. However, if they're more sharply peaked, it usually means that the tails are fatter, i.e. you would underestimating the width of confidence intervals, take a look at leptokurtic distributions.
If your error distribution is not normal then the confidence intervals would not be correct. In physical sciences the errors are usually normal for continuous variables though. You can test for normality by using Jarque-Bera or similar tests.

Or am I using the 95%CI wrongly?

You are using it correctly. However, you mentioned that you did other measurements, and that relationship holds. So, why don't you collect more data? You'll see that $\frac{1}{\sqrt{N}}$ will gradually decrease the width of your confidence bands. If you are right, then all it takes is to get the bigger sample size.

Is there a better way to show the confidence in my data and/or the trend? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

You seem to think that the relationship between A and B is linear. In this case maybe you should run a simple linear regression like $A_i=\beta_0+\beta_B B_i+\varepsilon_i$, where you lump all your measurements together, and get the slope of the regression line, in your example it would be $\beta_B=2$. The regression will also give you the confidence bands for $\beta_B$, and not only the error variance.
If you think that the error variance could be different for different B, then you could use mixed effect regression. I would start with simple linear regression and see how it works though.

A: the 95% Confidence interval (calculated by the formula you have given) is around the MEAN(A). Better way is to normalize the variable and then perform 95% CI test.
In general, the 95% CI test if you perform the experiment N times with A (and B), then 95% of the time you will find the values of A at +/-1.96xSTD(A)/SQRT(N) around MEAN(A).
If A is indeed normally distributed then the sharp peak must be at MEAN(A) or at ZERO (if you normalize A). But since you are testing a linear relationship between A and B, I would also recommend testing if B is also normally distributed.
I hope it helps you further in your experiments.

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News > Off-Site COVID-19 Testing Centers (OSCTCs) Collaborations
A crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its multi-dimensional impact plays a crucial role in not only activating but also increasing collaboration among organizations with a vested interest in the common good. Through an ongoing research, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI), and research partner, Qualidigm, have identified numerous examples of networks supporting off-site COVID-19 testing centers.
The research began with a focus on collaborations that include established organizations that provide public health testing supports. However, respondents also identified the involvement of less traditional organizations. Below we have segmented the groups into traditional and non-traditional testing organizations.
Obvious and expected collaborations: from federal agencies to grassroot community organizations
• Neighboring health care providers
In his interview (LINK to BLOG 1), Dr. Dustin Calhoun, clinical advisor to the OSCTC project, expressed hope that the competitions between healthcare providers that were put aside and the newly formed collaborations and partnerships in the face of the pandemic, would become a new normal in providing healthcare.
• National Guard and military affiliated teams
The National Guard and military affiliated teams have been described as "lifesavers" that have "stepped up" in critical situations. Some of the OSCTCs would "send a portable lab out to sites to be able to do kind of military grade testing of items."
• Department of Public Health (DPH)
Involving the Department of Health can be helpful with mitigating concerns regarding competition and aligning with state public health priorities. As one participant said, "cut out the hospital system and go directly to Departments of Public Health… we needed the Department of Health to come and visit us and give us their blessing so we could open it." Another participant reiterated, "I think the first success we experienced was [creating] good relationships with the Department of Health. Right, engaging them early and often was the key to our success." With the expansion of OSCTCs and the addition to more mobile units, the DPHs not only "approved [the] general approach and format" of the mobile units, but they also facilitated testing of populations "that are underserved or harder to get to."
• Grassroots organizations: Community health workers and social justice/advocacy groups
Community organizations, advocacy groups, and community health workers who have built trust and strong connections within their communities have been invaluable support for OSCTCs. One respondent said that "the community health boards from the different communities have been extremely helpful in terms of providing guidance to make sure we are culturally sensitive in getting the word out." Another respondent goes into more details of how social justice groups helped them:
"A lot of folks in our Latinx community don't go to our county website and they don't listen to our local radio station. They have their own networks and things that they listen to. So, we had to work with a lot of the social justice groups and advocacy groups to really form an understanding on how to reach out to this population."
• Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) and EMS
Visiting nurses and emergency medical services can also reach populations that are hard to access for different reasons. Many of these connections existed prior to the pandemic – participants noted; "we had good relationships already built with them [VNAs]" and "a lot of our EMS programs are tied into our mobile integrated health programs." The expanded needs for off-site testing showed where visiting nurses could directly contribute to testing and tracking of the COVID-19 virus: "So, if we had folks who were homebound and couldn't make it to any of our testing sites because of whatever reason, we partnered up and trained our VNA agencies to [deliver] one-on-one testing for individuals who couldn't leave their homes."
• Volunteers
A few respondents pointed that they have been working with volunteer organizations to "help with paperwork and sorting of data, before, during and after people were tested… they can take care of a lot of the lift of the administrative issues."
Less-traditional collaborations
Amazon, local businesses, and artists are a few of the non-traditional collaborators leading to positive outcomes for off-site testing centers. Actively seeking collaborations with individuals and organizations outside the health and healthcare field benefited not only those who worked at OSCTCs, but also the populations they were trying to reach. In one case, a participant shared, "a couple that lives in county and has some sort of business initially donated tens of thousands of pieces of units of PPE to us." Another OSCTC partnered with Amazon to provide positive testing results and follow-up with symptomatic patients via test messaging. Collaborations with local artists also proved useful for OSCTCs:
"In line with utilizing our local resources, as artists, we had [city] theatre and [city] television bring together a group of artists to put together sort of a lighthearted info piece about what is going on and why you should be wearing a mask and socially distancing, using humor."
The pandemic created a sense of urgency that activated previously weak or non-existent networks of collaborators. Respondents recognized that the value of these collaborations extended beyond the current critical moment and encouraged everyone to continue growing strong connections with other institutions and organizations:
"Utilize your local networks if you have not connected to your Public Health Department. If you are a Public Health Department, if you are a hospital or hospital network and you are not connected with healthcare coalition or with your local group that has resources, you need to do so immediately and you need do so even after this pandemic burns itself out. These types of connections are useful and needed in all types of emergencies whether medical emergencies or fires or floods or anything like that, these local connections really pay off."
*Blog image used from the National Guard Flickr account: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thenationalguard/albums/72157713483827538/with/49992414598/
On the photo: Tech. Sgt. Leslie Hamill, a medical technician with the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Medical Group, talks with a motorist during a drive-thru coronavirus testing mission at the Townsend Fire Company, Station 26, in Townsend, Delaware, June 9, 2020. Members of the Delaware National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of 100 people at the fire station location. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Brendan Mackie), June 2020
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Alchemical Bloom is a system of artificial growth using information gathered from a natural source. A new copper sculpture "grows" every week; the size and texture of which is affected by the weather. Using information from an outdoor digital thermometer, a controller varies the amount of power supplied to the electroforming tank where the copper sculpture grows. The colder the temperature is, the higher the voltage is in the tank, which causes a faster, grainier growth. A warmer temperature lowers the voltage, resulting in a smaller object with a smoother texture. The completed sculpture is removed from the tank each Wednesday evening and hung on a wire in chronological order of production. The bloom quickly develops a patina, while the excess copper sulfate drips onto an aluminum canvas underneath, creating crystalline designs. Process, product and byproduct all become "the art" in this transmutation of weather, electricity and chemistry.
Materials weather, digital thermometer, microprocessor, custom electronics, servo-motor, voltage rectifier, copper anodes, electrolyte, titanium, steel, alligator clips, wire, fluorescent lights, Plexiglas, glass, aluminum, wood, rubber gloves, protective goggles and the weekly help of a gallery assistant.


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La gare de Sotteville est une gare ferroviaire française de la ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre, située sur le territoire de la commune de Sotteville-lès-Rouen, dans le département de la Seine-Maritime en région Normandie.

Situation ferroviaire
Établie à  d'altitude, la gare de bifurcation de Sotteville, est située au point kilométrique (PK) 133,600 de la ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre, entre les gares de Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray et de Rouen-Rive-Droite.

Elle est aussi l'origine de la ligne de Sotteville à Rouen-Rive-Gauche, prolongée par la ligne de Rouen-Gauche à Petit-Couronne (voies des quais) et par la ligne de Saint-Georges-Motel à Grand-Quevilly partiellement déclassée. La gare est accolée à une importante gare de triage, un établissement de maintenance du matériel de traction (ateliers de Sotteville-Quatre-Mares) et un dépôt d'engins moteurs.

Histoire
Peu de temps après sa mise en service, la gare est incendiée lors de la révolution de 1848.

Lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, elle assurera les activités de gare régulatrice. Au cours du second conflit mondial, elle est la cible de bombardements en 1942 et 1944.

En 2016, selon les estimations de la SNCF, la fréquentation annuelle de la gare est de , ce nombre s'étant élevé à  en 2015 et à  en 2014.

Service des voyageurs

Accueil
Halte voyageurs SNCF, c'est un point d'arrêt non géré (PANG) à accès libre doté de quatre voies, encadrant deux quais seulement accessibles par les escaliers d'une passerelle.

Desserte
La gare est desservie par des trains TER Normandie effectuant des relations entre Rouen-Rive-Droite et Mantes-la-Jolie ainsi qu'entre Yvetot et Elbeuf - Saint-Aubin. Elle est également la gare de départ habituelle des trains spéciaux du Pacific Vapeur Club.

Intermodalité
Un parking pour les véhicules y est aménagé. Elle est desservie, à l'arrêt Gare de Sotteville, par des bus de la ligne 41 du réseau Astuce.

Service des marchandises
Sotteville est ouverte au service du fret (desserte d'installations terminales embranchées, wagons isolés).

La gare de triage était une des plus importantes de France avant son déclin. La gare a été équipée de la technologie dite du tir au but avec des voies dotées de freins intégrés. Elle est raccordée au port de Rouen par la ligne des quais. En 2013, la gare ne voit passer qu'une centaine de wagons par jour. De nombreuses « locomotives et wagons vides attendent, abandonnés aux quatre vents, à la pluie. […] Certaines machines ont été la proie de cambrioleurs venus chercher du cuivre dans leurs entrailles ».

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste de gares en France
 Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre
 Ligne de Sotteville à Rouen-Rive-Gauche
 Technicentre industriel de Rouen Quatre-Mares

Liens externes

Gare dans la Seine-Maritime
Gare de triage en France
Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre
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Q: Understanding realloc() in C In this example from: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdlib/realloc/
why are there two pointers: numbers and more_numbers? Can I use:
numbers = (int*) realloc (numbers, count * sizeof(int));
if (numbers!=NULL) {
       numbers[count-1]=input;
}
else {
       free (numbers);
       puts ("Error (re)allocating memory");
       exit (1);
}

A: The reason that example appears a little extended is to adequately deal with a failure to realloc.
numbers = (int*) realloc (numbers, count * sizeof(int));
if (numbers!=NULL) {
       numbers[count-1]=input;
}
else {
       free (numbers);

This will not work in the error condition; you'll be trying to free a value which you just confirmed is NULL, which probably isn't what you intend. Additionally, you've lost the (still valid) original pointer in this case (the purpose of the more_numbers pointer in your example), losing access to the data you have there and losing the ability to release the buffer.

A: To see why your version is wrong, you need to realise what realloc does. It does one of two things: If there is enough memory, it will return a new pointer and the old one becomes invalid. If there isn't enough memory, it will return NULL and the old pointer stays valid and unchanged.
You must store the result of realloc into a temporary variable, and not overwrite the old pointer. The reason is that if realloc returns NULL, and you overwrote the old pointer with NULL, you lost access to your existing data. So the correct way is:
int* tmp = (int*) realloc (numbers, count * sizeof(int));
if (tmp!=NULL) {
    // realloc was successful. The old value of numbers is now rubbish.
    // Store the result of realloc into numbers and continue.
    numbers = tmp;
    numbers[count-1]=input;
}
else {
    // realloc failed. The old value of numbers is unchanged but doesn't have enough
    // space to store input. You need to handle the error somehow.
    free (numbers);
    puts ("Error (re)allocating memory");
    exit (1);
}

If you had stored the realloc () result directly into numbers, the "else" branch wouldn't know the old value of numbers anymore and couldn't free that memory.

A: According to link http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdlib/realloc/
it is written "The program prompts the user for numbers until a zero character is entered. Each time a new value is introduced the memory block pointed by numbers is increased by the size of an int."
have a look at the function realloc() in http://www.tutorialspoint.com/c_standard_library/c_function_realloc.htm
void *realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
The function returns a pointer to the newly allocated memory, or NULL if the request fails.
ptr -- This is the pointer to a memory block previously allocated with malloc, calloc or realloc to be reallocated.If this is NULL, a new block is allocated and a pointer to it is returned by the function
size -- This is the new size for the memory block, in bytes.If it is 0 and ptr points to an existing block of memory, the memory block pointed by ptr is de-allocated and a NULL pointer is returned
So after allocating memory this function returns a void pointer and it is type-casted to an integer pointer to use in the code. So each time a code is entered the memory allocated will be incremented 1 times by the sizeof(int) and the value is stored in that area.
more_numbers is the pointer which points to the starting address of the location of the memory allocated by the realloc()
numbers is the pointer which points to the array where the inputs are stored
In case if the memory allocation fails the entire memory is de-allocated using free();

A: You could use a function (hope i did this right):
/// int*-argument passed by-pointer
bool Enlarge(int** input, size_t new_count, int new_val)
{
    void* numbers = NULL;  // local ptr

    numbers = (int*) realloc (*input, new_count*sizeof(int));
    if (numbers!=NULL) {

      *input = (int*)numbers;
      (*input)[new_count - 1] = new_val;

      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
}

Use it:
int* old = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*2);
if (!old)
    return -1;
old[0] = 11; old[1] = 22;
if (!Enlarge(&old,3,33))
{
    free(old);
    return -2;
}
printf("A: %d, B: %d, C: %d\n", old[0], old[1], old[2]);
if (old) {  free(old);  }

Just beware to pass the ptr as int** and not as int* (e.g. when specifying &old[0] instead of &old.


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Although FR tarps can be used outside as well, our experience has shown that FR rated materials don't tend to last as long as non-FR materials when exposed to the elements. For this reason, we generally recommend using non-FR materials outdoors unless there is a specific fire risk.


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Remembering Little Richard and talking new tunes with Jason Isbell | The Pick
Matthew Leimkuehler
RIP, Little Richard. The rock 'n' roll pioneer died Saturday in Tennessee at age 87. Tributes to the legend — who spent much of his final years in Middle Tennessee — poured in last week, including from all-time rock 'n' roll guitarist "Little Steven" Van Zandt, who published an essay about the late icon this week via The Tennessean. He wrote that Little Richard "simply embodied the spirit and soul of rock 'n' roll." Read the essay here. Now, for more music news from Music City.
New Isbell, anyone?
Expert songwriter Jason Isbell releases his new LP, "Reunions," this Friday. A new Tennessean interview with Isbell discusses the storyteller revisiting his past, speaking out and hanging with David Crosby. Read it here.
Bonus Isbell: He's throwing a virtual record release show Friday at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville. Here's how you can watch for free.
Real reel?
For 30 years, eight boxes of reel-to-reel tapes bearing the label "George Jones albums" rested abandoned and forgotten in a bank vault in New Orleans. Six years and a court battle spanning two states later, those boxes now sit in a bank vault in Benton County, Tennessee.
Even now, no one knows if those tapes contain recordings at all, let alone if they are what the boxes' label says they are: Master copies of live performances of George Jones and the Jones Boys recorded in 1966 by music producers who worked side gigs as drug dealers and used the recordings as collateral to post bail. Say what? Read more here.
Noise from Nashville
Kenny Chesney topped the all-genre Billboard album sales chart for a record-tying ninth time in his career.
"Quarentunes," a fundraising concert on Zoom featuring Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan and more, raised an estimated $2 million in COVID-19 relief.
Keith Urban confirmed that his new album, "The Speed of Now Part 1," releases in September.
Urban at the Opry
Speaking of Keith Urban, the country music hitmaker tops this week's audience-free Grand Ole Opry show. He'll be joined by Opry member Kelsea Ballerini and Australian singer Morgan Evans.
More live country music:Brad Paisley plans to throw a virtual concert (full band!) this Friday.
Spin this song
Call your mom. Tim McGraw says so. Celebrate your mom (belatedly, we know Mother's Day was last weekend — but every weekend should have a Mother's Day, no?) with "I Called Mama," a touching new single from McGraw.


This book began at a conference on team performance measurement held at the University of South Florida. Several participants at the conference felt that a book on team performance measurement would be of interest to a broader audience, and they began looking for authors in diverse disciplines. Some of the chapters in this book closely follow material presented at the conference. Many others report work that was done subsequently or was done by authors not present at the conference. The result is a book rich in its diversity of approaches to measurement and which contains illustrations of many different teams.
This book is the first of its kind to bring together a collection of scholars and practitioners focusing solely on the problem of team performance measurement. Although much has been written about team and group effectiveness, little theoretical and empirical progress has been made in the measurement of team processes and outcomes. The book represents a major step forward both theoretically and empirically. Section 1 provides a rich theoretical basis for measurement, including designing measures to be used in team training, measures of shared mental models, and measures of team workload. Section 2 addresses methodological developments and issues, including the design and validation of simulations, surveys, and observer checklists. It also deals with issues such as the consistency of team performance and task and level of analysis issues. Section 3 provides applications and illustrations of team performance measures in such teams as nuclear power control room operators, theater technical crews, and aircraft cockpit crews. Section 4 offers guidance for anyone interested in developing their own measures of team performance.
There are both theoretical and practical reasons for the current interest in teams. Psychological research interest in groups and teams has returned and is now a thriving area. Self-managed work groups and semi-autonomous work groups have become increasingly common in industry, so there is an increased interest in team functioning from a practical standpoint. This volume's purpose is to describe recent advances in the measurement of team performance, both process and outcome. Several of the chapters provide recommendations on how, when, and why to measure aspects of teams. In addition to describing what is currently known, the book also discusses what remains to be known and what needs to be done next.
The book is intended primarily for those interested in research about team processes and outcomes--researchers and academics who possess a basic understanding of statistics and psychometrics. The bulk of research reported has applied aims which provide much practical information, such as how to design simulations, rating forms, and dimensions of team performance useful for feedback to many kinds of teams. In addition, there are examples from several different kinds of teams, including aircrews, nuclear power plant operators, hospital workers, ship combat information center groups, and theater technicians. Therefore the book should be useful to people who want to design measures to evaluate teams.
Contents: E.A. Fleishman, Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. Part I:Overview. M.T. Brannick, C. Prince, An Overview of Team Performance Measurement. Part II:Theoretical Developments. T.L. Dickinson, R.M. McIntyre, A Conceptual Framework for Teamwork Measurement. J.A. Cannon-Bowers, E. Salas, A Framework for Developing Team Performance Measures in Training. K. Kraiger, L. Wenzel, Conceptual Development and Empirical Evaluation of Measures of Shared Mental Models as Indicators of Team Effectiveness. C.A. Bowers, C.C. Braun, B.B. Morgan, Jr., Team Workload: Its Meaning and Measurement. Part III:Methodological Developments and Issues. J.R. Hollenbeck, D.J. Sego, D.R. Ilgen, D.A. Major, J. Hedlund, J. Phillips, Team Decision-Making Accuracy Under Difficult Conditions: Construct Validity of Potential Manipulations Using the TIDE2 Simulation. D.J. Dwyer, J.E. Fowlkes, R.L. Oser, E. Salas, N.E. Lane, Team Performance Measurement in Distributed Environments: The TARGETs Methodology. G. Hallam, D. Campbell, The Measurement of Team Performance With a Standardized Survey. J. Mathieu, D. Day, Assessing Processes Within and Between Organizational Teams: A Nuclear Power Plant Example. P. Tesluk, S.J. Zaccaro, M. Marks, J. Mathieu, Task and Aggregation Issues in the Analysis and Assessment of Team Performance. Part IV:Applications. J.L. Komaki, Behind the Scenes: Fieldtesting a Measure of Effectiveness for Theater Teams. J.L. Toquam, J.L. Macaulay, C.D. Westra, Y. Fujita, S.E. Murphy, Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant Crew Performance Variability. A. Prince, M.T. Brannick, C. Prince, E. Salas, The Measurement of Team Process Behaviors in the Cockpit: Lessons Learned. J.H. Johnston, K.A. Smith-Jentsch, J.A. Cannon-Bowers, Performance Measurement Tools for Enhancing Team Decision-Making Training. Part V:Reflections. D. Baker, E. Salas, Principles for Measuring Teamwork: A Summary and Look Toward the Future.
"...there are plenty of gems in this volume for interested team measurement miners."


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Orbea fenestrata är en oleanderväxtart som först beskrevs av Plowes, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Meve. Orbea fenestrata ingår i släktet Orbea och familjen oleanderväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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On Sunday 2nd December Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services in Harold's Cross will host its 26th annual Light Up A Life event.
Last year, around 15,000 people attended this annual remembrance celebration in Harold's Cross, which marks the start of Christmas for many families. This moving event, where people gather to commemorate the lives of their loved ones, as they begin to celebrate the festive season.
This year, the event celebrates its 26th anniversary and its guest of honour is the Dublin GAA Manager Jim Gavin who will turn the lights on one of Dublin's largest Christmas trees and visit patients. In keeping with the sports theme and celebrating a very successful year for Dublin GAA, he will be accompanied by the Sam Maguire Cup and players from both the ladies and gents Gaelic football teams along with RTE sports journalists Joanne Cantwell and Marty Morrissey.
This popular family event features a range of musical treats including the Palestrina Boys Choir, St Jude's Folk Group, The Line-Up Choir, the CIE Male Voice Choir and soloist Geraldine McNamara.
There are Christmas gifts, cards and plants for sale and hot refreshments to keep people warm! Light Up A Life is the most important fundraiser for Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, during 2017 it raised almost €450,000 to help the organisation deliver the loving care for which it is best known. Over 35,000 were remembered through lights sponsored in their names last year.
Lights can be sponsored on lightupalife.ie, some choose to share photos and tributes in memory of their loved ones or on site in either Harold's Cross or Blackrock Hospices. This site also features a shop with Christmas decorations, cards, a calendar (featuring patients' art), a cook book, a book on bereavement and more.
Celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2019, Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services takes a holistic approach to patient care, focussing on the person and not the condition. Each year, its 600 staff, 330 volunteers and one therapy dog take care of over 4,000 people. Staff make more than 10,000 specialist palliative care visits to people's homes across south Dublin and north Wicklow.
Ms. Audrey Houlihan, Chief Executive Officer explains that, "Since 2009, the Hospice has been balancing a reduction in state funding with a considerable increase in demand for our services, such as a 20% increase in our palliative care admissions numbers since 2010. €4m is required annually to make up the shortfall in state funding.
"To bridge this funding gap and to keep its services and standards of care at their best, we very much depend on the ongoing support of the local community through fundraising events such as Light Up A Life.
"In 2018, the Hospice redeveloped its 36 single-bed specialist palliative care unit at a cost of €15m, with 100% of the building costs raised through fundraising. But, it still needs support to expand its community-based services to meet the needs of an ageing population with complex care needs," she said.
To find out more about Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services, visit www.olh.ie, Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. To hear what patients, volunteers and staff think of its services and tour of the redeveloped facility visit its YouTube channel.
Musical entertainment & festive fun! There will be Christmas gifts, cards & plants for sale. We will have soup & hot apple punch to keep you warm and mince pies as a tasty treat!
Our fantastic MC, Ian Dempsey, will lead the celebrations on the day and our guest of honour, Jim Gavin, will light the tree and address the crowd.


Estate Management is a vital part of the Housing Management service. We aim to ensure that tenants enjoy a clean tidy and peaceful environment.
Carrying out initial 6 week visit after the tenant has moved into their new home.
Providing advice and assistance to tenants on services which enhance the local community, such as initiatives to reduce crime and environmental improvement.
Liaising with tenant groups and working in neighbourhoods to ensure sustainability of tenancies and neighbourhoods.
Liaising with local authorities and partner agencies working in our neighbourhood.
Please click HERE for a copy of our Estate Management Policy.
If you would like to contact the Housing Management Team regarding an Estate Management issue please complete the form below and click on the submit button.


The Earth Charter and Sustainability Guide for Primary Education (Guía de la Carta de la Tierra y el D esarrollo Sostenible para Educación Primaria) was elaborated in 2007 by Fundación Valores, one of our Affiliates in Spain, in collaboration with Antonio Cortés and Cristina Tapias. The book is based on the Earth Charter and illustrated by Diego and José Luis del Río Carrillo. The Council of Industry, Energy and Environment of the Board of Extremadura (La Consejería de Industria, Energía y Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Extremadura) sponsored an initial 1,000 copies for distribution in local schools.


1083 Meadow Bluff Ter is a single family residence located in Suwanee, GA 30024. Built in 2001, this property features 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 14,375 sq ft lot, and 5,310 sq ft of living space. The estimated market value for 1083 Meadow Bluff Ter is $634,000.
For the surrounding community of Suwanee, GA 30024, the average sale price for similar homes to 1083 Meadow Bluff Ter is $539,447. The nearby schools are exceptional and include Level Creek Elementary School, North Gwinnett High School and North Gwinnett Middle School. The overall crime risk for this area is low. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, high tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
In Gwinnett County, on a 14,375 square-foot lot. Constructed in 2001, 1083 Meadow Bluff Ter features 4 bedrooms and 4.0 bathrooms.
27 properties are in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned in the 30024 zip code near 1083 Meadow Bluff Ter Suwanee Georgia 30024 and 27 properties are in in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned in Suwanee. 1083 Meadow Bluff Ter, Suwanee, GA 30024 is in a county where 373 properties are in some stage of foreclosure or bank-owned 431,823, compared to 431,823 nationwide.


Enjoy stress free travel while this bag shaft protects your golf equipment.
The last thing you want need you get off the plane is to find out that your golf clubs and equipment is damaged. This shaft has been designed to guard your travel cover from being crushed and help prevent your golf gear from being damaged.


The Journal of Sharekord Nursing and Midwifery Faculty published Quartely in Persian-English, the aim of which is to provide a scientific medium of communication for researchers and academic members in clinical field with the emphasis on nursing and midwifery courses. The Journal welcomes original articles in clinical medicine as well as basic sciences researches on prevalent diseases in the region and analysis of various regional problems. Priority is for original articles and, next is for review articles and case reports.
The purpose of this scientific-research Journal is to increase the scientific and research knowledge of researchers, professors, faculty members, and students of nursing and midwifery colleges throughout the country.The Journal of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery, a quarterly publication, has obtained scientific-research rank from the Iran Commission of Medical Publications and exclusively publishes articles in the field of nursing and midwifery.
Publishable clinical works include articles on specific subjects such as internal-surgical nursing, pediatric nursing, geriatric nursing, psychiatric nursing, and reproductive health and related subjects in the clinical field. The highest priority is given to review articles followed by interventional, analytical studies, epidemiological studies, descriptive studies, case reports, and qualitative studies.


Single Phase wiring installation is the most common wiring in residential buildings. In Single Phase supply (230V in UK, EU and 120V in US, Canada), there are 2 (one is Line (Live) and the other one is Neutral) incoming cables from the utility poles to energy meter and then directly connected to the main distribution board (Consumer unit).
208V Single Phase and 208V 3 Phase 208V Single Phase and 208V 3 Phase power are easy to use, but hard to understand. If you want a simple understanding but aren't electrically minded, start with a simple analogy you can build on. I like the bicycle analogy. Bicycle Analogy A tandem bicycle has two people providing power with four legs (pedals).


October is famous for the Halloween holiday and 1thing is here to give you Eco-friendly Halloween decoration ideas reusing household items from around your house. Here is a list of decorations that can help turn your Halloween into a success.
Turn your trash into treasure by using milk jugs and turning them into homemade Ghouls.
Black trash bags can be used to make giant spiders.
You can also use newspaper and old bed sheets to make Ghosts.
Black pantyhose or cotton balls can be shredded to make spider webs.
Old Styrofoam or cardboard can be used as tombstones.
This should help you save money and implement new Halloween traditions for you and your family. This will be a great way for your family to bond over arts and crafts to prepare for this holiday season.


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Coffee Klatch for New and Continuing Members,
Tallwood, January 16, 2020
Editor of the Week: Leslie Vandivere
OLLI President's Message
OLLI Board Meeting Summary,
Witness History on February 1!
Theater Lovers' Group to Attend Musical Event and Hold February Meeting
Tallwood Book Club Meeting
History Club Meeting
Loudoun Science and Technology Club
Inside OLLI Mason
OLLI Walking Group Update
Photography Exhibit in Tallwood Annex
F802 Psychology Potpourri. The February 6 (week 2) session of F802 Psychology Potpourri has been rescheduled for Friday, February 7, 11:50 (The classroom remains unchanged: TA-1 and TA-2).
The next issue of OLLI E-News will be published Friday, February 7; regular deadline for submission of items is Tuesday, February 4, at 6:00.
By Bill Taylor, PresidentHere's the Second Week of Four Things YOU can do to increase OLLI membership in the 2020 Outreach Campaign, a program put together by the Outreach Committee and Rosemary Lubinski, Chair:Week 2 February 3: Bring a friend to class during the winter session and stop in for coffee and cookies. Please check with main office to be sure there is seating availability.
OLLI President Bill Taylor opened the meeting thanking the OLLI E-News staff for their assistance with publicizing the spring Outreach Committee's campaign. He gave kudos for their wonderful service in getting news out to the membership. Elaine Leonard and the Hospitality Committee were thanked for their superb Holiday Party. Michelle Blandburg and the Development Committee were thanked for their work on behalf of Friends of OLLI.
Bill announced the appointment of Marianne Metz as Chair of the Nominating Committee. Please contact Marianne at themelodylingers@gmail.com should you be interested in being a candidate or wish to nominate someone.
Executive Director Jennifer Disano reported that total OLLI membership is 1,095 (annual 1,069 and introductory 26). Mason is continuing to evaluate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues at Tallwood. When attending classes at the Reston United Christian Parish, please be patient during the midday release of preschool students.
Two resolutions were approved by the Board. Resolution 011720-01, Resolved: The Board approves OLLI 2020 Budget assuming a membership level of 1,075 and including a fee increase of $15 from $435 in 2019 to $450 in 2020.
Resolution 011720-02, Resolved: The Board approves the OLLI Audit of 2018 and 2017 financial statements conducted by the Government & Non-Profit Audit Group, PLC and the 2018 tax return audit.
(Photo by Paul Van Hemel 17 January)
By Michelle Blandburg, OLLI Participant Artist
In arguably one of the most anticipated performances of the Great Performances at Mason series, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company returns to the Center for the Arts (CFA) for the world premiere of their latest project "What Problem?" The performance also culminates a dynamic week-long artistic residency–the second of the Center for the Arts' inaugural cohort of Mason Artists-in-Residence–which features master classes, a public town hall, and daily rehearsals with nearly 30 Northern Virginia community members. The Artists-in-Residence program helps serve the mission of the CFA and the College of Visual and Performing Arts to make the arts an intrinsic part of the lives of every Mason student and Northern Virginia resident.
For the Mason premiere, nearly 30 community members–students and alumni, Mason affiliates, and Fairfax County residents–were chosen to participate, including participants from OLLI, the City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts, and other Northern Virginia and Mason groups from a variety of disciplines. In addition, the company is joined by the Mason University Singers performing original vocals created for this piece by composer Nick Hallett.
Bill T. Jones is one of the preeminent contemporary American dance artists. Many people know his work as the choreographer of Spring Awakening and Fela! The Musical. He also has been creating thought-provoking dance-theater work centered on timely social justice issues for decades, receiving many accolades, including a Kennedy Center Honors Award and a MacArthur Genius Award, among others.
The performance on Saturday, February 1, at 8:00 includes three sections: Jones in solo performance; Jones alongside members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company; and, in conclusion, Jones and the company onstage with the local community members. For performance tickets or more information, click here.
By Norma Jean Reck, Theater Lovers' Group CoordinatorThis weekend, Mason's Musical Theater ambassadors will take us on an unforgettable musical journey that will span the 20th century's greatest musical hits, composed by such legendary icons as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, and many more. Guaranteed to make you want to sing, dance, and smile.Celebrating the Great American Songbook! The Mason Cabaret in Concert will be performed in Mason's Harris Theatre, Fairfax Campus, on Friday, January 31 at 8:00; on Saturday, February 1 at 2:00, and again at 8:00. Senior tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online at cfa.gmu.edu or in person at the box office. Garage parking, just a few steps across from the theater, is available for an event fee. If you would like to meet up with members of the Theater Lovers' Group (TLG) who will attend the Saturday 2:00 matinee, please email Norma at njreck@cs.com.
On Wednesday, February 26 at 2:00 in TA‑1, Terri Ritchey, OLLI member and producer for Sister Act at Prince William Little Theater (PWLT), will address TLG members. The PWLT, founded in 1984, is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that currently performs at the Gregory Family Theatre in the Hylton Performance Arts Center at George Mason University campus in Manassas. Terri will speak about how the organization was founded, what it has done through the years, and what it takes to put on a show. We will also learn about the Sister Act, a feel‑good, musical comedy show based on the 1992 hit film. TLG members and guests will attend the March 15 matinee at 2:00. Senior tickets are $20. Stay tuned for more information.
By Betty Ellerbee, Tallwood Book Club
The Tallwood Book Club will be discussing Sing, Unburied, Sing at its February 12 meeting at 1:30. This is the book originally scheduled for the January 8 meeting, which was canceled because of weather.
Fascism: A Warning, by Margaret Albright, will be discussed during the March meeting.
By Elizabeth Lambert, History Club Coordinator
The February meeting of the History Club will be held on Wednesday, February 5, at 2:15 in TA‑1. Our speaker will be Patrick McGinty discussing "The United States' Expedition to Korea in 1871." Most of us probably think of this country's entrance into Korean affairs as beginning in the middle of the twentieth century. Pat will show us otherwise: the 1871 military action in Korea by the United States was the largest and bloodiest use of military force overseas by the United States between the 1845 Mexican American War and the 1898 Spanish American War. As he usually does, Pat will give us interesting and new insights into the history we thought we knew so well.
All OLLI members are invited to History Club meetings; please come and bring a friend.
By Jim Wentworth, Club Coordinator, and Mary Kornreich, Speaker
The Loudoun Science and Technology Club is meeting (only once during winter term; don't miss the fun!) February 4 from 2:15-3:40 to discuss "How We Became Human," presented by Mary Kornreich. After determining what we mean by "human," we will consider how humans are similar to and different from other great apes. We will compare members of genus Homo, especially those archaic human species with whom we once co-existed. We can then discuss why Homo sapiens are the only human species surviving today. Come join us for a tantalizing discussion.
The meeting is open to all OLLI members. We hope you will join us!
Please Note–As a correction to the winter catalog, this will be the only club meeting during winter term. There will be no meeting on February 18. Questions? Contact club coordinator Jim Wentworth at jimwent@cs.com.
On Being a Board Member
By Charles Silver, Board Member
One of the first questions that each of us has to answer on the first day of his or her retirement is: "Great, I don't have to get up and go to work. Now what am I going to do?" For me, part of the answer has been OLLI. Enjoying the opportunity to keep what Hercule Poirot calls the "little grey cells" working, learning new things, and meeting new people is a key part of my retirement.
For a while, I was content to be "just" a member. But as time went on, I realized that OLLI is (to borrow from Abraham Lincoln) "of the people, by the people, and for the people." OLLI works because its members make it a success. If I wanted this wonderful organization to continue to provide the mix of courses, clubs, and events that I enjoy, then I needed to do my share. So, I volunteered as a liaison, offered to talk to pre-retirement courses, and when asked, ran for the Board.
Serving on the Board has been an interesting and rewarding experience. OLLI is fortunate to have an able and dedicated professional staff, an amazing group of volunteers who make all of the essential committees run, and remarkable members who volunteer to share their experiences and their interests with the rest of us by offering the hundreds of courses that are offered each year. The Board works with these groups to coordinate and support their efforts, look at overall operations, and try to set policies that will ensure that future retirees will find a strong, creative, and financially-sound organization to join. I hope that other OLLI members will consider running for the Board, for it is an interesting and rewarding chance to make a difference to our organization.
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of articles by current Board members to give readers some insight into what is involved in serving on the Board.
By Doris Bloch, Walking Group Coordinator
The OLLI Walking Group, now in its 13th year, recently took a walk on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) trail in Vienna. Here is a photo of the group next to the caboose, which was restored as part of the Vienna Centennial in 1990 (photo courtesy of Bob Heyer). You can tell that it was a cold January morning, but we were all bundled up in our winter costumes.
In the last six months or so, we have explored Occoquan Regional Park, Meadowlark Gardens, Eakin Park, Burke Lake Park, Lake Accotink, downtown Main Street Fairfax, the Confederate Cemetery in Fairfax City, Daniels Run Trail, and the campus of George Mason University. When OLLI is in session, we take walks in the neighborhoods and wooded trails near Tallwood before the first class of the morning.We are getting ready to take a short hiatus, but if you are interested in joining us one morning, please register through the OLLI member portal and look for our weekly emails.
By Dan Feighery, Digital Photography Instructor
For the winter term, we have a new photography exhibit in the Tallwood Annex. Those photos were taken by attendees in the fall 2019 Basic Digital Photography course. Photographers and their photo titles are listed below. Stop in and see how the photographers interpreted their titles.
Autumn Lake I
Autumn Lake II
Mary Mudd
Eye of the Dog
Gertrude Sherman
Leopard Gecko
Ray Mahoney
Light Pepper 1
Barry Sparks
Obama Years
Trump Years
Rosemary Lubinski
Pink-a-Boo
Autumn Twins
Hillary Rabin
Get the Ball Rolling
The ball drops, a bowling ball from the hand of a child.
"Don't drop it! Roll it!" my father says, in that way he uses words.
"I can't. It's heavy."
"It's light," my father says. "Think light."
But the ball is rolling – a strike.
E H Sadtler
Performances, January 31 through February 10
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company: What Problem?
Sat, Feb 1, 8:00
Virginia Dance Coalition: DanceFest
Sun, Feb 2, 5:00
TheatreWorksUSA: Rosie Revere, Engineer
Mon, Feb 3, 10:30 and 12:30
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: The Four Seasons
Hear the stories behind the music with music director Christopher Zimmerman and special guests before the concert at 7:00.
Admission: $25 – $65.
The Mason Cabaret: Celebrating the Great American Songbook!
Friday, Jan 31, 8:00
Saturday, Feb 1, 2:00 and 8:00
Kimberly Fisher Strings Master Class
Mon, Feb 3, 11:30am
Faculty Artist Series
Fri, Feb 7, 7:00, Dr. Alvarez (soprano)
Sun, Feb 9, 3:00, The Gunston Ensemble (strings & piano)
Sun, Feb 9, 7:00, Prof. Wilkerson (bass-baritone)
Sat, Feb 15, 8:00, Ensemble de Camera of Washington (piano, violin, clarinet)
Sun, Feb 16, 7:00, The Artemis Trio (flute, horn, piano)
Fri, Feb 21, 8:00, Prof. Jewell (bassoon)
Sat, Feb 22, 8:00, Dr. Mirtcheva Blevins, Dr. Kim, and Dr. Yi (piano)
Sun, Feb 23, 3:00, Dr. Mulcahy (clarinet)
Sun, Feb 23, 7:00, Dr. Han (piano)
Sun, Mar 1, 3:00, Dr. Porter (tuba)
Sun, Mar 1, 7:00, Dr. Anna Balakerskaia and Friends (piano)
Gallery Exhibition: 9th Annual Prince William County Public Schools Student Exhibition
Gallery Reception: Sun, Feb 9, 2:00
RSVP to smeyer3@gmu.edu.
The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra
Fri, Feb 7, 8:00
Gregory Family Theatre
Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
Sun, Feb 9, 1:00 and 4:00
Between performances, from 2:00 – 4:00, a free family open house in celebration of the new education and rehearsal wing. Enjoy interactive, family-friendly activities featuring community partners, fun giveaways, craft areas, snacks, and an opportunity to explore the new wing.
The following list covering the next two weeks is extracted for your convenience from the master online calendar maintained by the office, with direct web links added when available. The list is accurate as of mid-week but for the most up-to-date information, please view the latest forecast of coming events on our website (News/OLLI Calendar). Note: All OLLI members are welcome at, and encouraged to attend, meetings of the Board of Directors, committees and resource groups, kick-off coffees, etc.
Sat Feb 1 10:30am Tai Chi Club–TA-3
2:15pm Mah Jongg Club–Annex
Wed Feb 12 1:30pm
1:45pm Tallwood Book Club–TA-1
Fri Feb 14 9:15am
1:00pm Recorder Consort–TA-3
Ice Cream Social–TA-1
Sat Feb 15 10:30am


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Remember the Security Guard Who Graduated Cum Laude? He's a Teacher Now
Robots Attend Graduation for Students at Japanese University, Video Goes Viral
Two Teachers Earn Praise for Serving as Frontliners in COVID-19 Crisis
Teacher in the Middle of Online Class, Gets Told by Sister to Wash the Dishes
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3 Ottawa Senators Not Expected Back Next Season
Shane Seney Sunday, January 08, 2023 Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators have disappointed this season after a flurry of moves last summer. Management was aggressive and did whatever they could to upgrade the roster on paper, unfortunately, you have to perform on the ice to win points. The Sens are now a team to watch ahead of the March 3 trade deadline as their expected to make multiple trades. One thing we do know, don't expect to see these three Senators back next season:
Cam Talbot
Talbot is being discussed in trade talks this season and as a pending free agent, is likely soon to be done in Ottawa. He's performed well in his first season with the franchise, however there's a number of free agents available next summer in net, and the Sens will sign another netminder to fill Talbot's skates in 2023-24. Frederik Andersen is a name to watch here.
Nikita Zaitsev
The Senators have offered teams a second-round pick to take Zaitsev off their hands this season, but so far, no takers. The Russian defenseman is signed for next season at $4.5 million, however if the team can't get a trade finalized before March 3, expect to see Zaitsev bought out next summer.
Austin Watson
Watson is a pending free agent, making $1.5 million against the cap this season. He's recorded six points in 39 games this season and is known for being a checking winger who loves to play an in-your-face style. Watson is battled tested for the playoffs and could help a number of team's bottom six. If Watson isn't moved before March 3, expect to see the Sens head in a different direction next season.
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Deals | Wanda Sells Film Unit to Alibaba, Right after Its Tencent Deal
Written by Zhao Xiaochun Published on 6 Feb 2018
China's two biggest tech giants Alibaba and Tencent are all in business with Wanda.
Chinese billionaire WANG Jianlin's Wanda Group, a real estate to entertainment conglomerate, is selling 12.77% shares worth USD 1.2 billion (RMB 7.8 billion) in its movie-theatre chain Wanda Film to e-commerce giant Alibaba and state-backed Beijing Cultural Investment Holdings, in a bid to shore up its balance sheet.
Following the deal, Alibaba will become the second largest shareholder in Wanda Film, paying RMB 4.68 billion for a 7.66% stake, while Wanda still controls a majority 48.1% stake in the company. Wanda Film owns and operates approximately 500 theatres and 4,000 screens in mainland China and controls about 14% of China's box office – second only to the U.S. – which hit RMB 55.9 billion (approx. USD 8.9 billion ) in 2017.
The investment will privilege Alibaba and beef up Jack Ma's role in China's film industry. Previously, Alibaba has unveiled its ambition in the industry by establishing an entertainment arm, Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group, in October 2016 and made a series of investment in media and film companies including Enlight Media (光线传媒), Huayi Brothers (华谊兄弟), Bona (博纳) and Steven Spielberg-founded Amblin Partners.
The tie-up will open the door for the future partnership between Alibaba and Wanda's other showbiz units including Legendary Entertainment the Hollywood production company. They'll also collaborate in areas including film distribution, movie investment, advertising and online ticketing.
The excessive user data of Wanda's filmgoers could also expand Alibaba's already huge data bank.
Billionaire WANG Jianlin, founder of Wanda Group. Image credit to World Economic Forum.
For Wanda, this move comes as part of the company's plan to shift to an asset-light model and pay off debt. Since China has tightened its grip over international investment and outbound debt last year, the company has since reportedly sold billions of dollars in asset both in China and abroad.
For almost half a year, trading in Wanda Film has been suspended after its shares plummeted by 10%. After the company floated on the Shenzhen bourse in 2015, this is the company's first share sale to external investors.
Through the deal, Alibaba is likely to help usher Wanda Film's brick-and-mortar operation into the digital era.
Wanda is now joining efforts with China's two largest tech giants, Alibaba and Tencent. One week ago, a Tencent-led consortium acquired a 14% stake in Wanda Commercial Properties.
According to a report by Wanda, the company reported an RMB 13 billion (approx. USD 2 billion) revenue in 2017, up 18% year on year. Its box office hit RMB 5 billion (approx. USD 813 million), accounting for 39% of its total revenue. The company also reported 210 million visits to its cinema, up 16% from a year ago.
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Memory of War and the Resurgence of Separatist Movements in the South East Nigeria
Helen China Nwachukwu
The import of this article is how the memory of the Biafra Civil War in Nigeria (1967-1970) has sustained the tempo of separatist movements in the South East Nigeria especially in the modern times. Different separatist movements have emerged from the South East since Nigeria's return to civil rule in 1999. The article adopted a descriptive research for exploring the problem from extant literatures. Using frustration aggression theory as the theoretical orientation, the article submits that separatist movements in South East Nigeria are sustained because of the remembrance of the events of the civil war and perceived marginalization of the Igbos in the socio-economic and political equation of the post civil war Nigeria.
Keyword: Memory, war, separatist, self-determination, ethnicity
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Paul M. Dunn Papers, 1916-1988
The Dunn Papers document the professional activities of Paul M. Dunn, Dean of Forestry at Oregon State College from 1942 to 1955.
Dunn, Paul M.
ID: MSS Dunn
The Paul M. Dunn Papers include two scrapbooks; correspondence received from friends and colleagues; awards, certificates, plaques, diplomas, and medallions; his master's thesis; photographs; and materials pertaining to his work in Missouri and in Chile.
The scrapbooks include b/w and color photographs as well as clippings and memorabilia documenting Paul Dunn's professional activities and his family. Notable items include photographs of the Paul M. Dunn Demonstration Forest owned by St. Regis Paper Company near Pensacola Florida; groundbreaking for the Western Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon in 1969; a 1946 photograph of the Corvallis Rotary Club at the Oregon coast showing many OSC faculty and alumni including Paul Petri, Fred Shideler, Ralph Coleman, Slats Gill, and E.E. Wilson; and 1980 newspaper clippings about Donna Byrne, the first woman to receive the Paul M. Dunn Award presented to the top senior in the OSU College of Forestry.
The correspondence consists primarily of congratulatory letters received at the time Dunn was appointed to new positions or received awards. Of particular note are letters from Oregon State College faculty and administrators, including former Dean of Forestry George W. Peavy, sent at the time of his appointment as Dean of Forestry at Oregon State College in 1942.
The photographs include images of Dunn; his wife, Neva K. Dunn; groups at conferences and meetings; and Dunn with forestry students in Chile. Of especial note is a 1949 image of George W. Peavy with Dunn.
Paul M. Dunn served as Dean of Forestry at Oregon State College from 1942 until 1955, when he joined the St. Regis Paper Company. Dunn was instrumental in obtaining the 6200-acre Adair Tract for teaching and research and it was subsequently named the Paul M. Dunn Research Forest in his honor. In 1952-53, Dunn assisted in establishing a school of forest engineering at the University of Chile.
Dunn was born 15 October 1898 in Lennox, South Dakota. He earned BS and MSF degrees in forestry from Iowa State College in 1923 and 1933. From 1926 until 1931, he was associate state forester in Missouri. Dunn became a forestry professor at Utah State College in 1931 and in 1938 became the first Dean of Forestry at that institution, a position he held until 1942. Dunn retired from St. Regis in 1968 and returned to Corvallis where he lived until his death on 8 January 1988.
Dunn received the Iowa State University Alumni Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1968, the Society of American Foresters' Gifford Pinchot Award in 1975, and the Utah State University's Centennial Award in 1987.
Statement on Description: Several of the awards, certificates, and photographs have been kept in their original frames at the request of the donor because they may be displayed by the College of Forestry. They may be removed from the frames in the future.
Preferred Citation: Paul M. Dunn Papers (MSS Dunn), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Experimental forests--Florida.
Forestry schools and education--Chile.
Forestry schools and education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Study of some forest tree plantings on agricultural lands and watershed areas in Utah showing methods of reforestation and first results.
Western Forestry Center (Portland, Or.)
The College of Forestry Records (RG 139) include materials pertaining to Dunn's years as Dean. Other forestry-related collections include the George W. Peavy Papers (MSS Peavy) and the W. F. McCulloch Collection (MSS McCulloch). The OSU Research Forests published an oral history of Paul M. Dunn in 1990 - it is held in the Soap Creek Valley History Project Oral Histories Collection (OH 006).


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Home Opinion Government Finance Pink Book reveals IOM Government living beyond its means - PART 1
Pink Book reveals IOM Government living beyond its means - PART 1
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The annual IOM budget document is commonly referred to as the Pink Book.
Politicians see it about a week before it is presented to Tynwald for debate and ultimately approval. The public has access to it after the Treasury Minister's speech and then read or hear comment in the local media.
One PAG supporter decided to take a detailed look at the figures in the 2014-15 Pink Book and using prudent accounting drew some interesting conclusions:
A. Government is budgeted to live beyond its means to the tune of about £172million this year.
B. Nearly half of that is caused by the deficit, and increase in future liabilities, on public sector pensions.
C. A further quarter is accounted for by the amount by which public sector pay exceeds that in the private sector.
D. The remainder could be resolved with efficiency savings and making better use of resources.
A. Living beyond it's means
Page Description £'M
1 Deficit on Revenue Account (transfer from Reserves) 11
1 Deficit on Capital Account (excess of payments over receipts) 36
1 Transfer from Housing Reserve Fund for current expenditure 7
4 Borrowing from Consolidated Loans Fund for current expenditure at 0% and extending repayments 25
8 Interest on Reserve Fund & Currency A/c used to support Revenue expenditure 9
8 Increase in future liabilities on public sector pensions not provided for 60
8 Revenue deficit on public sector pensions taken from reserves 22
9 Transfer from Media Development Fund to pay legal costs 2
Estimated Total 172
B. Public Sector Pensions
Page 4 of the Pink Book refers to a strategy of managing the growing liability by 'implementing a revised pension scheme' and of reviewing 'aspects of the Government unified scheme'.
Cross referring to the Government Actuary's Report identifies generous contribution arrangements for public servants.
The average employer share of pension cost as a percentage of pensionable pay is 26.2% (in the case of of Tynwald Members and firemen it's 47%, and for police and Deemsters about 41%).
Compare that to the standard 5% in private sector schemes when provided - a difference of some 21%!
C. Public Sector Pay
In the 2013 Earnings Survey average weekly earnings in the private sector were £608 and in the public sector £676.
Average weekly hours were 39 and 37 respectively. Both these factors equate to a 17% public sector advantage.
(With manual workers the discrepancy is higher at 21%)
The estimated pay (17%) and pension premium (21%) equates to about 42% overall - how fair is that to the rest of the Manx working population?
D. Efficiency savings & resource use
We will return to this later, in Part 2 of this article.
+3 #1 RE: Pink Book reveals IOM Government living beyond its means - PART 1 — Rod Leonard 2014-09-12 18:15
Add to that the overburden of regulation, Regulators Salaries and the fact that statutory body members do not pay Tax on their earnings (called Honorarium) and you can see why expenditure exceeds revenue.
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2. Buying Wine Online - I ordered my Christmas wine and bubbly from Sideroad Twenty ( SR20.ca) and had it delivered to my door. I love shopping from home, avoiding a busy parking lot and not having to cart heavy boxes.
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