HAI is accepting nominations for the 2019 Salute to Excellence Awards, to be presented March 6 at HAI HELI-EXPO 2019 in Atlanta. Through these awards, HAI encourages and celebrates the highest standards of professionalism in helicopter aviation.
Any individual or organization, whether or not they are an HAI member, may submit nominations or be nominated for an award. The deadline is September 24, 2018.
The nine Salute to Excellence Award categories honor those pilots, maintenance technicians, operators, safety professionals, and others who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence that has enriched our industry.
The Golden Hour Award recognizes the efforts of an individual, group, or organization that, through a particular activity or contributions over time, has advanced the use of helicopters in the vital mission of air medical transport.
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The Humanitarian Service Award is presented to the person(s) who best demonstrate(s) the value of helicopters to the communities in which they operate by providing aid to those in need. The award may be for a particular mission or for outstanding service over a period of time.
The W.A. "Dub" Blessing Flight Instructor of the Year Award recognizes superlative contributions by a helicopter flight instructor in upholding high standards of excellence.


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Q: PHP and DOM - parsing error an XML with inside entities I have a xml :
<title>My title</title>
<text>This is a text and I love it <3 </text>

When I try to parse it with DOM, I have an error because of the "<3":
Warning: DOMDocument::loadXML(): StartTag: invalid element name in Entity...
Do you know how can I escape all inside special char but keeping my XML tree ? The goal is to use this method: $document->loadXML($xmlContent);
Tank a lot for your answers.
EDIT: I forget to say that I cannot modify the XML. I receive it like that and I have to do with it...

A: The symbol "<" is a predefined entity in XML and thus cannot be used in a text field. It should be replaced with:
<

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_XML_and_HTML_character_entity_references
So the input text should be:
<title>My title</title>
<text>This is a text and I love it <3 </text>

An XML built like that should be rejected, and whoever sends it should replace the predefined entities for the allowed values. Doing said task with tools like htmlentities() and htmlspecialchars(), as Y U NO WORK suggests, is easy and straightforward.
Now, if you really need to parse said data, you need to sanitize it prior to parsing. This is not a recommended behaviour, particularly if you are receiving arbitrary text, but if it is a set of known or predictable characters, regular expressions can do the job.
This one, in particular, will remove a single "<" contained in a "text" element composed by characters, numbers or white spaces:
$xmlContent = preg_replace('/(<text>[a-zA-Z 0-9]*)[<]?([a-zA-Z 0-9]*<\/text>)/', '$1<$2', $xmlContent);

It is very specific, but it is done on purpose: regular expressions are really bad at matching nested structures, such as HTML or XML. Applying more arbitrary regular expressions to HTML or XML can have wildly unexpected behaviours.

A: XML says that every title has to start with a letter, nothing else is allowed, so the title <3 is not possible.
A workaround for this could be htmlentities() or htmlspecialchars(). But even that wont add a valid character to the beginning, so you should think about either:

*

*Manually add a letter in front of the tag with if

*Rework your XML so nothing like that can ever happen.

A: You need put the content with special chars inside CDATA:
<text><![CDATA[This is a text and I love it <3 ]]></text>

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"Equipment procurement at the Debrecen site of Folkem Kft"
Within the framework of the project our company, Folkem Kft, submitted a tender with the aim of equipment procurement. During the project a routing-machine and an engraving machine, a lancing tool form grinding machine and an electro-hydraulic patrix cutter machine was purchased.
With the machine purchase a new technology was introduced which is an integral part of our current activities, to the technologies of gilding and embossing, or rather of preparing the clichés of these.
The equipments have been in normal operation since the second half of June 2008, and our experiences so far are very promising.
As a result of the investment, and in accordance with our plans, our company now has the chance to expand its activities in an extremely saturated market to presses and other industrial companies which we have been unable to reach so far, and therefore to reinforce our position on the market.
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Raport Taylora – dokument sporządzony po tragedii na Hillsborough przez lorda Petera Taylora. Jego początkowa wersja opublikowana została w sierpniu 1989 r., zaś wersja finalna w styczniu 1990 r.. Początkowa wersja opierała się na przyczynach katastrofy; końcowa próbowała natomiast poprawić bezpieczeństwo na stadionach.

Według raportu, na trybunach wszystkich większych obiektów sportowych w Wielkiej Brytanii powinny być trwale zamontowane wyłącznie indywidualne miejsca siedzące w postaci krzesełek, wykonanych z niepalnych materiałów. The Football League z Anglii oraz Scottish Football League ze Szkocji wprowadziły te regulacje - jako obowiązkowe - dla klubów z dwóch najwyższych lig piłkarskich.

Niektóre kluby już wcześniej przebudowały swoje stadiony, np. St. Johnstone, które nowy obiekt zainaugurowało w sezonie 1989/90.

Raport Taylora regulował także inne kwestie, m.in. sprzedaży alkoholu na stadionach, konsekwencji za niszczenie barierek, ogrodzeń, czy kołowrotków oraz ceny biletów.

Koszty przebudowy stadionów oszacowano na 700–800 milionów funtów. Uboższe kluby otrzymały na to dotacje. Początkowo fanom nie podobała się ta zmiana, ponieważ nowe obiekty mogły pomieścić mniej widzów niż stare oraz podniesiono ceny biletów.

Przypisy

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You are here: Home › Artworks › Third of May 1808
Francisco Goya, 1814
Prado, Madrid
Fred Licht explains a religious context for interpreting the lantern's significance:
"The lantern with its sharp light is the painting's central element not only compositionally but also thematically. The basic principles of illumination that Goya employs here depend on early Baroque traditions that were first fully formulated by Caravaggio and then broadcast by his direct and indirect disciples. A sharply concentrated light source gives bold relief to the major forms of the composition, thrusting other areas into suspenseful darkness. Using the same methods, Goya has reversed all the traditional values and intentions of the venerable and effective Baroque scheme of lighting. In Caravaggio…the light is always equated with the light of God. Even when this light is actually present in the composition in the form of a torch or a candle, it still represents 'illumination' in the most religious sense of the word. It is the gift of heaven that permits us to perceive the truth. It is also the visible evidence of God's blessing. This is especially true of martyrdom scenes in which light is manifest proof of the ultimate transfiguration of the tormented victim. This ennobling quality of light is evident even in secular paintings by the Protestant Rembrandt, whose light always indicates compassion and a prodigiously heightened awareness of the mysteries of human live. With Goya, the light is not an emanation of God. It is no longer the signal of the miracle of transfiguration. Quite the contrary, it is the conscienceless implement that assists the executioners in accurately carrying out their gruesome duty. It is a common lantern bereft of symbolic and consolatory meaning, and it is on the side of the assassins. It hunts the victims in the darkness and delivers them to the pitiless muzzles of the French riflemen. Such a light must necessarily reveal a world that is quite different in substance and meaning from the world revealed to us by the mystic glow of Baroque illumination'."
Fred Licht, Goya. The Origins of the Modern Temper in Art (New York: Universe Books, 1979), 119.
Similar Subjects by Other A Artists:
Edouard Manet, The Execution of Emperor Maxmilian, 1868-69 (Kunsthalle Mannheim)
Mikhail Tikhanov, The Execution of Russian Patriots by the French in 1812, 1813 (Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow)
Web Resources:
smarthistory: Goya, Third of May
Francisco Goya
Born: Fuendetodos, Aragón, Spain, 30 March 1746
Died: Bordeaux, France, 16 April 1828

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Luxury dorm financed with municipal bonds falls into bankruptcy
The operator of a student housing complex built for University of Florida students fell into bankruptcy, the latest municipal bond–financed project in fiscal crisis amid the coronavirus fallout.
Midtown Campus Properties sold $78 million in unrated taxable municipal bonds last year for the 310-unit facility in Gainesville. The mixed-use complex, whose website promises an "elite" experience for students, was set to include parking spaces for scooters, a resort-style swimming pool, a fitness center and an arcade, with one-bedroom apartments renting for $1,380 per month, bond documents show. Instead, the operator filed for Chapter 11 last week, less than 16 months after selling the bonds.
It's the latest such project that has fallen into distress after being sold at the height of buyers' interest in risky investments that offered higher yields. BlackRock said in a report last week that student dorms are among the areas in the $3.9 trillion state and local government debt market that are vulnerable to the economic impacts of the pandemic.
WeWork is exploring a plan to sublease its Manhattan headquarters
Clipper scores $329M refinancing deal for Flatbush Gardens
The economic shutdown to stem the spread of the pandemic has pressured states, cities, hospitals and other entities that routinely borrow in the municipal-bond market. State and local bonds have lost 0.6% this year, headed for their first loss since 2013, according to the Bloomberg Barclays index. But the high-yield muni market, where the riskiest projects raise funds, has been particularly hard hit. High-yield munis have lost 9% this year, on track for their biggest drop since 2008.
Midtown Campus Properties filed for Chapter 11 on May 8 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, listing liabilities between $50 million and $100 million. In a regulatory filing May 11, trustee U.S. Bank said part of an upcoming June debt payment on the muni bonds would be made from reserves.
Oscar Roger, chief executive of the Roger Development Group, the Florida real estate company managing the project, said construction will continue on the student housing complex, which is 30% leased and 90% completed.
"This decision to file bankruptcy was reached after carefully evaluating various options and was caused by several factors including general contractor delays and labor shortages and, most recently, business and University of Florida campus closures from Covid-19," Roger said in an emailed statement.
Other student housing projects financed in the muni market are facing financial woes after universities sent students home and refunded their room-and-board costs.
The Florida dorm project, which was still getting off the ground, reported construction delays from the pandemic, as well as weather and labor issues, according to regulatory filings.
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Yannick Bolasie joined Everton from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed fee in August 2016. The Democratic Republic of Congo international signed a five-year contract with the Blues to June 2021.
Born in the French city of Lyon to Congolese parents, Bolasie moved to England when he was just seven months old and grew up in the London borough of Brent, a stone's throw away from the old Wembley stadium. After a brief spell with Hillingdon Borough of the Southern Football League, he moved across Europe to join Floriana in the Maltese Premier League.
He then returned to English shores after one season, signing for Championship outfit Plymouth Argyle in January 2010 and going on to play under the stewardship of Everton legend Peter Reid during his time on the south coast.
A season on loan with Barnet followed, before Bolasie joined Bristol City on a permanent basis in June 2011. He hit the ground running at Ashton Gate, securing City's Young Player of the Season award at the end of his one and only season with the club.
The tricky winger then secured a switch to Crystal Palace, helping the Eagles secure promotion to the Premier League – via the play-offs – in his first season with the London club.
Incidentally, Bolasie registered his maiden top-flight goal against the Toffees at Goodison Park in September 2014.
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When player is standing on a cultivated farm block and it reverts to dirt, player cannot move and view spasms badly.
If I am standing on a cultivated farm block and it reverts to dirt, the view starts to spasm badly and I cannot move. Logging out and back in usually resets my position so I can continue playing.


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Robinson, W. W. (William Wilcox), 1891-1972
[1st ed.]
Norman, University of Oklahoma Press [1968]
ix, 138 p. map. 19 cm.
The Centers of civilization series,
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California -- Los Angeles
F869.L8R69
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Los Angeles from the days of the Pueblo : together with a guide to the historic old Plaza area including the Pueblo de Los Angeles, State Historical Monument /
by: Robinson, W. W. (William Wilcox), 1891-1972
Los Angeles, a city apart : an illustrated history /
by: Clark, David L.
Los Angeles A to Z : an encyclopedia of the city and county /
by: Pitt, Leonard
A people's guide to Los Angeles /
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The current saliency toolbox (by Laurent Itti) only include bottom-up processing for selection of objects based on orientation, intensity and color. However, Goal based navigation of visual scenes includes more specific information about the object such as its size in the visual field versus its distance. For example, when we are actively searching for a mug in a scene, we expect the mug size to be 5 degrees when it is 2 meters from us, 2 degrees when it is 10 meters from us and not visible when it is more than 100 meters. Hence including the depth (distance from the camera) information in the saliency map can significantly accelerate (constrict) the visual search to relevant parts of the image.
Here, we have used a LIDAR camera (Swissranger SR4000) in conjunction with a webcam to acquire images from indoor scenes. LIDAR camera measures the distance of the objects from the camera by measuring the phase delay between a beam of transmitted and received infrared light. We set the LIDAR frequency to 15 MHz corresponding to a 10 m range (15 mm resolution). The LIDAR images were acquired using MATLAB. Figure 1 below shows the image captured by the webcam (left) as well the LIDAR image from the scene(right).
Figure 1: (left) An image of a indoor scene taken by the webcam. (right) Simultaneous LIDAR image acquired by the swissranger SR4000 camera. The hotter colors correspond to longer distances.
The object of this project is to selectively navigate specific parts of the image using the depth information.We have used both the Saliency toolbox (by Laurent Itti) as well as the Saliency model presented by Russel et al. (https://neuromorphs.net/nm/wiki/2010/att10/ProtoObjects). Since the latter model have superior performance, we incorporated our model including depth information with this model. Without addition of the depth information, the model only focuses on few objects in a random order.
Figure 2: The Salient features obtained by the traditional bottom-up saliency map. The map only can extract few objects in a random order.
Now we incorporate the LIDAR information in the Saliency model as following. First, we select the range that we are going to look for features in. We convert the LIDAR image to a binary image according to this range (1 for the selected range and 0 for outside that range). Figure below shows the block diagram of the incorporated model.
Figure 3: The block diagram of the proposed Range-based saliency model. The LIDAR image is converted to a binary matrix based on the selected range and then multiplied by the grouping map obtained by the Saliency map. Only the features in the selected range can be the salient objects.
Here, we only made a binary weighting out of the LIDAR information. In practice, we can enhance the information from any depth of the image by giving more weight to that specific part of the image. Moreover, the LIDAR has a limited range (10m) and can only work well for the indoor scenes. Other instruments with larger range are needed to acquire depths data from outdoor scenes.
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Children born out of consanguineous marriages are more prone to cleft lip and palate, a common congenital malformation of the body, said doctors at the launch of a health program called Anamaya, in the city recently. They claimed that this defect was prevalent in the country, especially the Southern region, as the practice of consanguineous marriage is widely prevalent here. However, this can be prevented, they felt.
In order to create awareness about these factors and the preventive measures, Dr Shreekala, along with her team of Chennai-based doctors, including oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontist, oral pathologist, pediatrician and geneticist, launched Anamaya, which means defect free in Sanskrit.
The main objective of this program is to lend a helping hand to those suffering from the disorder, and to prevent and eradicate it completely by creating awareness among young women.
The program was officially launched in the presence of Maria Tolarova, a pediatrician from San Francisco, who is a pioneer in the field of cleft research and started a program called Indo Pacific Cleft Prevention Program.
The organisers of Anamaya have joined hands with her to start this Indo-Pacific Cleft Lip prevention program.
It is said that this congenital anomaly can happen due to several factors like genetic, socio-economic, maternal nutrition and environmental. Keeping aside the environmental factors, it is said that all other factors are preventable and Indian women are more susceptible to these preventable factors.


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Q: MongoDB Aggregate in PHP I'm trying to make an aggregate using PHP. My Mongo script is:
var start = ISODate("2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z").getTime() / 1000;
var end = ISODate("2018-06-30T23:59:59.000Z").getTime() / 1000;

print("nodo;cantidad");
db.reclamosTecnicos.aggregate([

    { $match : { tipoResolucion: {$eq: 0}, fechaCarga: { $gt: start, $lt: end } } },
    { $group : { _id : "$cliente.nodoCrm" , cantidad : {$sum : 1} } }

]).forEach(function(doc){
print(doc._id+";"+doc.cantidad);
})

Which gives me the following result:

My PHP code is the following:
$start = new MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime(strtotime("01-06-2018"));
    $end = new MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime(strtotime("30-06-2018"));

    $filter= [
        ['$match' =>
            [
               'tipoResolucion' => array('$eq' => 0),
                'fechaCarga' => array(
                    '$gte' => $start,
                    '$lte' => $end
                )
            ]
        ],
        ['$group' => ['_id' => '$cliente.nodoCrm', 'cantidad' => ['$sum' => 1]]]
    ];

    $cursor =   (new MongoDB\Client('mongodb://cantpost the address'))->moica->reclamosTecnicos->aggregate($filter);

    foreach ($cursor as $reclamo) {
        printf("%s tiene %d RTs\n", $reclamo['_id'], $reclamo['cantidad']);
    }

My problem is that is not giving me any result. Do you have any clue of what I might be doing wrong?
Thank you!
UPDATE: I checked that $start and $end are in the proper format and they do (they are timestamp, like the records). I did a var_dump() and got the following result:
object(MongoDB\Driver\Cursor)#7 (10) { ["database"]=> string(5) "moica" ["collection"]=> NULL ["query"]=> NULL ["command"]=> object(MongoDB\Driver\Command)#6 (1) { ["command"]=> object(stdClass)#18 (4) { ["aggregate"]=> string(16) "reclamosTecnicos" ["pipeline"]=> array(2) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#13 (1) { ["$match"]=> object(stdClass)#9 (2) { ["tipoResolucion"]=> object(stdClass)#12 (1) { ["$eq"]=> int(0) } ["fechaCarga"]=> object(stdClass)#8 (2) { ["$gt"]=> object(MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime)#10 (1) { ["milliseconds"]=> string(10) "1527804000" } ["$lt"]=> object(MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime)#5 (1) { ["milliseconds"]=> string(10) "1530309600" } } } } [1]=> object(stdClass)#16 (1) { ["$group"]=> object(stdClass)#15 (2) { ["_id"]=> string(16) "$cliente.nodoCrm" ["cantidad"]=> object(stdClass)#14 (1) { ["$sum"]=> int(1) } } } } ["allowDiskUse"]=> bool(false) ["cursor"]=> object(stdClass)#17 (0) { } } } ["readPreference"]=> object(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference)#11 (1) { ["mode"]=> string(7) "primary" } ["session"]=> NULL ["isDead"]=> bool(false) ["currentIndex"]=> int(0) ["currentDocument"]=> NULL ["server"]=> object(MongoDB\Driver\Server)#4 (10) { ["host"]=> string(34) "CANT POST THE ADDRESS" ["port"]=> int(27017) ["type"]=> int(2) ["is_primary"]=> bool(false) ["is_secondary"]=> bool(false) ["is_arbiter"]=> bool(false) ["is_hidden"]=> bool(false) ["is_passive"]=> bool(false) ["last_is_master"]=> array(9) { ["ismaster"]=> bool(true) ["msg"]=> string(8) "isdbgrid" ["maxBsonObjectSize"]=> int(16777216) ["maxMessageSizeBytes"]=> int(48000000) ["maxWriteBatchSize"]=> int(1000) ["localTime"]=> object(MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime)#18 (1) { ["milliseconds"]=> string(13) "1538756257349" } ["maxWireVersion"]=> int(5) ["minWireVersion"]=> int(0) ["ok"]=> float(1) } ["round_trip_time"]=> int(4) } }

I hope this could give you a hint of what I'm doing wrong.
This a document example:
This is a sample document:
{
    "_id" : ObjectId("5b396b0b51b99745e229b818"),
    "idReclamo" : 9428849,
    "cliente" : {
        "idCliente" : 4690204,
        "nombre" : "NOMBRE",
        "apellido" : "PAZ",
        "calle" : "CALLE",
        "nro" : 2943,
        "piso" : null,
        "depto" : null,
        "ciudad" : "BS.AIRES",
        "localidad" : "INGENIERO MASCHWITZ",
        "partido" : "ESCOBAR",
        "nodoCrm" : "ES12",
        "hub" : "ES",
        "region" : "NORTE",
        "geocodificacion" : {
            "idgeo" : 1582517,
            "lat" : 0,
            "lng" : 0
        },
        "nodoRed" : {
            "nodo" : [
                "ES12B"
            ],
            "nodoTxt" : "ES12B",
            "nodoCmts" : "ES12B",
            "hostname" : "TI9-CMTS",
            "hub" : "TI",
            "region" : "Norte",
            "macdomain" : 1292
        },
        "infoCm" : [
            {
                "mac" : "5890436203ed",
                "estado" : "up",
                "niveles" : {
                    "pwrDs" : 3.4,
                    "pwrUs" : 46,
                    "snrDs" : 41.4,
                    "snrUs" : 35
                },
                "repositorio" : {
                    "mac" : "5890436203ed",
                    "firstseen" : 1530109321,
                    "lastseen" : 1530484521,
                    "vendor" : "SAGEMCOM",
                    "modelo" : "FAST3890V2",
                    "hwrev" : "V2.0",
                    "swrev" : "FAST3890_TLC_50.10.15.T2",
                    "sysORDescr" : "An agent which supports all MIBs required by the DOCSIS 3.1 OSS specification.",
                    "docsisVersion" : "D3.1",
                    "lastversioncheck" : 1530484521,
                    "ultimoCliente" : 4690204
                },
                "timestamp" : 1530489611
            }
        ],
        "infoCmCant" : 1
    },
    "motivoVisita" : {
        "id" : 263,
        "descripcion" : "CATV S/S CLIENTE.BA/TEL/CATV"
    },
    "tipoResolucion" : 0,
    "telefono" : "0111564521333",
    "jerarquia" : 1,
    "estado" : "P",
    "observacion" : "Abn S/S ctv, se reinicia se rebootea no responde. Sr. Ezequie. 1564521333 ",
    "serviciosAfectados" : {
        "catv" : true,
        "bandaAncha" : false,
        "telefonia" : false,
        "uhf" : false
    },
    "fechaCarga" : 1530489595,
    "fechaCargaStr" : "2018-07-01",
    "fechaCargaDate" : ISODate("2018-07-01T23:59:55Z"),
    "usuarioCarga" : {
        "id" : 40467,
        "descripcion" : "FPINEIRO-ATE FPINEIRO-ATE"
    },
    "fechaCierre" : null,
    "fechaCierreStr" : null,
    "fechaCierreDate" : null,
    "usuarioCierre" : null,
    "cierre" : null,
    "fechaUltModif" : 1530489595,
    "fechaUltModifStr" : "2018-07-01",
    "fechaUltModifDate" : ISODate("2018-07-01T23:59:55Z"),
    "usuarioUltModif" : {
        "id" : 40467,
        "descripcion" : "FPINEIRO-ATE FPINEIRO-ATE"
    },
    "otrs" : null,
    "historialMovimientos" : null,
    "timestampSincr" : 1530489611
}

Thanks!

A: Thanks to Veeram, the solution was to use strtotime(.) instead of MongoDB\BSON\UTCDateTime(strtotime(.))


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Weegism: the menace that stalks Edinburgh
Poor Tony Winters has become a bit of a laughing stock:
"I said I thought it was racist that if you come from Edinburgh you can get brown sauce free but people from elsewhere, who like ketchup, have to pay. They just said it's what they do.
We went to another chip shop and the guy was killing himself laughing when we told him. It reeks of racism. Just because we come from the west and tend to like ketchup instead of brown sauce. It's clear they're discriminating and I don't think it's right."
Most of the commenters see this for the nonsense that it is. But the real point is that there shouldn't be any laws concerning human action whatsoever so long as there's no initiation of force or fraud. All laws against "racism" should be swept away along with those laws that restrict freedom of speech and of association (and non-association).
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Your organisation's clients fall into a special category of person. A number of areas of law apply to the relationship between an organisation and its clients. These include privacy laws and the regulation of the particular industry (for example, if your organisation provides health services or your organisation sells food or alcohol).
Go to Not-for-profit Law's page on privacy law for detailed information on privacy requirements and Australia's privacy regulator.
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Your organisation is likely to owe a duty of care to its service users, and your organisation should consider what potential risks are involved in providing services, and how to manage those risks.
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Some organisations engage consumers to provide independent advice on the organisation's goods and services. It's important for organisations to recognise that there are particular legal issues associated with the payment by community organisations to consumer representatives. This fact sheet will help your organisation to understand some of the legal considerations when engaging or paying consumer representatives, and some of the matters your organisation may wish to advise a person of when they are considering becoming a consumer representative.
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Your group should also make sure that it complies with laws about advertising and promotion when advertising its services. See the Not-for-profit Law page on advertising and communications.
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Remember that people can fall into several categories when they interact with your organisation, for example a member may also be a client. Your organisation should make sure that it meets its obligations for each circumstance, including maintaining appropriate and separate files of information. For example, a common issue is the recording of sensitive medical information or other inappropriate information on the members register of a not-for-profit. Medical information should be kept separately to information relating to a person's membership status.
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Discrimination laws may apply to your organisation. In Australia, discrimination laws exist at both federal, and state and territory level. Information on the discrimination laws in each state and territory is below.
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Discrimination laws may apply to your organisation. In Australia, discrimination laws exist at both federal, and state and territory level.
At a federal level, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) administers the following laws:
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Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
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The AHRC can investigate and conciliate complaints of discrimination under these laws.
In Victoria, the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) (Equal Opportunity Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances. The personal attributes which are protected under the Equal Opportunity Act include age, disability, employment activity, political belief, sex and race. Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Equal Opportunity Act, and also the exceptions that may apply.
Victoria also has a Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. For more information on how your community organisation can assist with protecting and promoting human rights see Not-for-profit Law's fact sheet below. This fact sheet includes information on the following issues:
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In New South Wales, the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) (Anti-Discrimination Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances. The personal attributes which are protected under the Anti-Discrimination Act include age, disability, sex, race, age and homosexuality. Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Anti-Discrimination Act, and also the exception and exemptions that may apply.
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In Queensland, the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD) (Anti-Discrimination Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances, including work and the provision of services. The Anti-Discrimination Act also makes sexual harassment and vilification unlawful.
Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Anti-Discrimination Act, and also the exceptions that may apply. The Queensland Human Rights Commission administers the Anti-Discrimination Act.
If your organisation provides services on behalf of the Queensland government, you may also need to comply with the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (Human Rights Act) when making decisions about individuals.
For more information about when you may need to comply with the Human Rights Act, see the Queensland Human Rights Commission fact sheet.
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Discrimination laws in Western Australia
In Western Australia, the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA) (Equal Opportunity Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances. The personal attributes which are protected under the Equal Opportunity Act include age, breastfeeding, family responsibility, gender history, pregnancy, race and sex. Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Equal Opportunity Act, and also the exception and exemptions that may apply.
Other resources - Western Australia
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Equal Opportunity Commission (WA) - Grounds of discrimination
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Discrimination laws in the Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory, the Anti-Discrimination Act (NT) (Anti-Discrimination Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances. The personal attributes which are protected under the Anti-Discrimination Act include race, sex, sexuality, age, religious belief and pregnancy. Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Anti-Discrimination Act, and also the exception and exemptions that may apply.
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Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission - Where can discrimination occur?
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In the ACT, the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) (Discrimination Act) also protects certain personal attributes from discrimination in a number of circumstances. . The personal attributes which are protected under the Discrimination Act include age, breastfeeding, disability, gender identity, political conviction, pregnancy and race. Your organisation needs to know about the personal attributes, the situations covered by the Anti-Discrimination Act, and also the exception and exemptions that may apply.
The Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT) (Human Rights Act) provides for a number of rights including protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, privacy and reputation, freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and freedom of expression.
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Knowing invoice costs on a vehicle can save you a significant amount of money.
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3 What Is Invoice Cost?
Business owners have many different types of expenses they have to account for. These expenses come from a variety of sources but are generally accompanied by an invoice stating the cost. However, in many industries, the "invoice cost" actually varies from the "net purchase cost," or the actual price of a product. Knowing the difference between your invoice cost and the amount that you actually pay can save you money if you're negotiating on costs.
The invoice cost of a product is the price that the merchant pays for the product before marking it up to sell. The invoice cost is sometimes used in industries such as automobile sales to entice customers to buy. Car dealers sometimes offer vehicles at "$500 over invoice" as an incentive to purchase the vehicle. They even occasionally offer the vehicle "at invoice" or "back of invoice" just to get rid of older inventory. Regardless of the industry, the invoice cost is the amount the merchant agrees to pay the manufacturer for the product. For an individual consumer, the invoice cost would be the purchase price of the product, whether he buys it at retail or for a discount.
The net purchase cost of a product is the amount of the invoice plus any additional fees and taxes that are incurred. In the automobile industry, the net purchase cost is the true price that the dealer pays for a vehicle. Even though dealers sometimes advertise "invoice pricing" on vehicles, they are usually referring to net purchase cost because the price they pay to the factory includes additional costs for options on the vehicles and other fees such as delivery fees. Customers who purchase a vehicle at invoice are typically paying these fees for the dealer, plus the base price of the automobile. What the dealer doesn't tell the consumer, however, is about any incentives offered by the manufacturer that he may receive from the sale of the vehicle. The consumer may buy the vehicle at cost, but the dealer can still pull a profit from the sale because of these extra incentives.
Business owners can negotiate the purchase price of a product if they know what the net purchase price is in comparison to the invoice price. This is not always easy to do, but it should be apparent, at least following the first purchase of a product. Any fees or taxes added to the invoice price indicate the additional fees that are being tacked on to the price. If purchasing a product in a large volume, it may be possible for the manufacturer to waive some of these costs for a large enough order. If a car dealer has additional incentives available for the purchase of a vehicle, he generally discounts the vehicle below the invoice price. This should be seen as a sign for the buyer that additional room for negotiation may exist.
Different methods exist in accounting for recording the purchase of a product bought at the invoice price. One method, the gross method, involves simply recording the full amount of the invoice as a debit to accounts payable and a corresponding credit to cash. If any discounts are given, they are itemized as a separate credit to cash, plus the purchase price. The net method, on the other hand, begins with the purchase price, including any discounts, which are then debited to purchases in the accounting ledger. A corresponding credit is then made to accounts payable.
Lewis, Jared. "Net Purchase Cost vs. Invoice Cost." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/net-purchase-cost-vs-invoice-cost-37844.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.


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Christian love in politics
Remember who you are as you conduct yourself during this political season.
Even though this is about politics, I'm not going to tell you who to vote for or try to convince you that Jesus would be supporting a particular side. But I want to offer some thoughts about attitudes during election times.
Here's an example of some things that trouble me. You see a post on social media from a friend whose reputation within the church is one that the apostle Paul himself would commend: church council member, Sunday school teacher, someone freely giving his or her time and talents to further God's work on earth. And yet, this person shares a video that shows a politician in a less-than-flattering, possibly slanderous, light. Maybe the message of the video is true—it's hard to tell these days. Maybe it's only edited to be inflammatory. In either case the video demonstrates how awful the politician is and how we should "wake up" to the truth. The end justifies the means, right?
And then what about the reports about those in authority or seeking office actively working to do us harm? Those posts suggest that God-fearing, law-abiding Americans have been lied to on a massive scale. Are we doing God's work by spreading this on social media?
There's another way. God, through the apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians, is abundantly clear on how we should act in these very situations. For a little refresher: the church in Corinth was troubled with internal divisive arguments. Factions were emerging. Sound familiar?
Christian love means we conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.
So let us use those Scripture verses as we reflect on our actions as Christians in politics: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:4-6).
Christian love means we are skeptical of biased reports that condemn the "other" side, and we do not perpetuate malicious stories that our itching ears want to hear.
Christian love means we are ready to believe the best about others while carefully evaluating everything. We remember the plank in our own eye while we notice the speck in another's.
Christian love means we are ready to respect others and make rational judgments while still loving those who think differently.
Christian love means we conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, and we do not use our First Amendment right as Americans as an excuse to defame others or spread hate. That's hypocrisy and does not go unnoticed.
And so Christian friends, as Americans living in this election season, I urge you to fix your hearts and minds on the higher love of Christ and remember the words of Luther's explanation of the Eighth Commandment: "We should fear and love God that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, or give him a bad name, but defend him, speak well of him, and take his words and actions in the kindest possible way."
What a blessing it is to discuss politics freely in our country! But what good is it to gain earthly political power, only to tear down and alienate other members in the body of Christ who hold different opinions? Do we hold our rights as Americans so sacred that we have forgotten our citizenship is in heaven and we are disciples of Jesus?
Author: Bethany Siegel
Issue: November 2020
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You Need To Be Thinking In Knowledge Graphs
Bryon Jacob
Bryon Jacob is the co-founder and chief technology officer at data.world.
Last year, Gartner declared knowledge graphs were at the summit of its Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle. They stood within the bracket it calls the "Peak of Inflated Expectations," generally understood to mean a place where enthusiasm doesn't quite fit with the actual potential of the technology.
It would be fair to say that industry fervor for knowledge graphs has soared in recent years, as businesses of all stripes become data-driven and try to translate the information they hold on their customers and users into cold, hard revenue. Interest in the technology has increased in pace with developments in artificial intelligence, as businesses try to generate context-based insights and more robust datasets.
But knowledge graphs aren't the trendy, novel technology people think they are. Their origins are much older, and they help solve a problem that academics and engineers have agonized over for decades.
To understand why knowledge graphs are so important, it's helpful to grasp the historical context. In 1989, an obscure British software engineer called Tim Berners-Lee worked as a fellow at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
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Berners-Lee, aiming to create a system in which digital information could flow freely within a network environment, created an implementation of the already-existing hypertext concept called HTML. This defined the format for how this information we now call the World Wide Web would be structured, regardless of the type (the original specification mentions things like reports, documentation, "databases" and technical support).
In addition, he conceived a protocol for how these files would be transferred, HTML and a mechanism for how this data would be accessed on the end-user's terminal — namely, the browser. HTML is great for presenting content to human brains, but computers struggle to parse it in the way that we can. As the internet became the driving force of the modern economy, giving rise to multibillion-dollar online giants in the process, this oversight would become the web's biggest weakness.
People can look at a web page and automatically, without even thinking about it, extract the information they care about. Machines struggle here, even with the recent advances in AI and natural language processing. GPT-3 is simply no match for grey matter.
The Semantic Web
It didn't take long for the Internet to evolve from the preserve of academics and enthusiasts to the engine behind trillions of dollars of economic activity. As this transformation took place, the shortcomings mentioned above became nakedly apparent, leading some to call for the creation of a "semantic web."
Berners-Lee coined the term and outlined a world in which computers "become capable of analyzing all the data on the web — the content, links and transactions between people and computers." He said this would allow for greater automation, with machines taking a leading role in the mechanisms of trade and commerce.
Work began in earnest towards the end of the '90s and intensified after the turn of the millennium. This effort produced a few technologies that actually implemented semantic approaches, most notably resource description framework (RDF) and web ontology language (OWL). These added an additional layer of metadata to webpages, which could be used to define concepts, categories and how they relate to each other.
But it was slow to gain traction — leading someone to conclude that the effort had "failed." While it wouldn't necessarily be accurate to say that nobody bought into Berners-Lee's thinking, the biggest Achilles heel behind the semantic web was that it added layers of complexity. For many, there wasn't any perceptible payoff to justify embracing it — like any network technology, the benefits are exponential in nature, and it's not until the network gains critical mass that the benefits to joining it are obvious to all.
The Data Explosion
As interest and adoption in the Semantic Web began to plateau, we saw the emergence of the data economy, shepherded by companies like Facebook and Google, which had a fundamentally different business model to the early commerce-driven enterprises of the internet. Rather than selling things to consumers, people were the product, and the insights gleaned from their activities were used to sell advertising.
Digital transformations also took hold in more established companies with typically traditional outlooks. These businesses, which included large pharmaceutical and financial services giants, also began regarding the data they held as fundamental to their destinies and started thinking about how it could be used and shared.
This kick-started a flurry of interest in knowledge graphs. These, in essence, take semantic principles and extend them by defining relationships and hierarchies between concepts and entities. This makes it easier to infer information from the metadata that exists, gaining richer understandings as a result.
In their earliest form, knowledge graphs pre-date the original concept behind the semantic web by several decades. However, the modern manifestation is effectively a successor to the initial W3C efforts, starting in 2007 with DBpedia and Freebase and gathering momentum in 2012 with the introduction of Google's Knowledge Graph.
Since then, other businesses have jumped on the bandwagon, with Uber and Airbnb touting their own solutions. Those skilled in creating and managing knowledge graphs are a hot commodity in the Silicon Valley labor market. Many large tech firms employ large teams of ontologists and Semantic Web experts.
Knowledge graphs are the culmination of over two decade's worth of work, with the potential to deliver smarter, richer user experiences. And while we can lament how it took so long for us to reach this point, let's at least celebrate the fact that we now have a working solution and help push knowledge graphs forward.
My next article will focus on how to get started with knowledge graphs, including early use cases to explore. Until then, it's important to stay up-to-date with developments in this space; starting to think of your business processes with knowledge graphs at their center will help you better prepare to embrace them.


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I just received this announcement about the first resident art exhibit at Artspace from Michele Pamer and the graphic from Katie Sehr. The opening is next Friday, May 2nd at 6:30 and the show runs through Saturday June 14th.
Artspace Buffalo Gallery is pleased to announce the inaugural resident-artist exhibition Unpacking Artspace. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 2nd from 6:30-9:30 pm at the newly completed Artspace Buffalo Gallery, 1219 Main Street, Buffalo, New York. This is the very first art exhibition held at Artspace Buffalo since the building project was completed in early 2008.
This exhibition is open to all residents of Artspace Buffalo, presenting a glimpse into each artist's practice. The work of over 35 artists from all ages, experiences and disciplines will be shown. Many Artspace artists are seasoned veterans of the art world, having shown work in galleries and art fairs from Buffalo to Tokyo over the past several decades. Other Artspace artists are just beginning to experiment with art making, having never shown their work in public.
Diversity in every area is the one common thread of Artspace. The mediums included in Unpacking Artspace -- painting, installation, drawing, photography, sculpture, collage, digital video, dance, music -- vary as much as the themes and concepts of each work. The show will also feature work of resident artists working on the design of fine furniture, graphics and jewelry.
Drawing inspiration from natural form and gesture for his exotic wood-designed furniture, Thomas Stender's Tension proves that emotions can be conveyed even through a object as ordinary as a table. Shondra Cabrera suggests a common ground exists between haute cuisine and fine art with her untitled "edible art" sculpture, surrounded by slices of cake. Katie Sehr records small rhythmic movements on paper, documenting a meditative, performative process and resulting in animated yet minimal landscapes. Isabella Luciano, a student at the Buffalo Academy of Visual & Performing Arts by day, will perform Fire Poi (fire dance) during the opening reception, creating visual patterns with ignited Kevlar wicks spun on chains. In the spirit of documentary and collaboration, photographer Michele Pamer's Isabella Fire Dances documents the fire dance through her cinematic display of nine 12 by 12-inch Giclee prints. Story Telling, a narrative in pen and ink by Atticus Pamer, represents the work of yet another young Artspace artist.
Complete list of artists included: Kate Bae, Amanda Beale, Malcolm Bonney, Kristin Renée Brandt, Shondra Cabrera, Tanya Chutko, Lukia Costello, Timothy Englert, Eric Louis Dates, Janice Davis, Hans Gindlesberger, Adrian H. Guadalpe, Selina Holman, Soyeon Jung, Brian Kavanaugh, Kyla Avery Kegler, Paul Kozlowski, Gregory Lawson, Joel Lewitzky, Justin Lowe, Isabella Luciano, Nathan W. Naetzker, Tim Newell, Kelly Metcalfe, Erika Mitchell, Renee Oubre, Atticus Pamer, Michele Pamer, Alex Park, Katie Sallander, Patricia Schraven, Katie Sehr, Altamese Steadman, Thomas Stender, Sandy White and Alex Young.
Exhibition on view from May 2, 2008 through Saturday, June 14, 2008. Artspace Buffalo Gallery is open Saturdays from 12:00 - 5:00 PM during exhibitions, staffed by volunteer resident artists. The Gallery is also open by appointment only Wednesdays - Fridays from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Please call 716-803-6205 or e-mail info@artspacebuffalo.net to schedule and appointment for individuals, schools or groups.
For additional background on Artspace and what this development means to the surrounding neighborhood, please check out some of these links.
While walking past the old North Jefferson Branch Library the other day I noticed these new signs for the first time.
This morning I called Councilman Demone Smith's office for details about this development. I haven't heard back yet, so if anyone knows more about this new business incubator, please let me know.
fixBuffalo readers will remember that the new Merriweather Library opened two years ago and replaced this building. The new library is named in memory of Frank E. Merriweather Jr. the former publisher of the Buffalo Criterion and founding member of the Buffalo Urban League.
I've been following the long slow process of "demolition by negelect" of a number of properties in my Cold Springs neighborhood for the longest time. Time has run out for this single family home at 70 Riley Street, right around the corner from Artspace.
I heard from a few area residents last night that the side of the house had recently collapsed. I walked over to check it out this morning. The house is still privately owned and the City officials who've seen this picture this afternoon have promised to move 70 Riley to the top of the demolition list.
Here's what 70 Riley looked like a few years ago, August 2006. fixBuffalo readers may remember another single family home on the same block, 93 Riley Street from a post a few years back - Along Riley Street.
If you didn't have the chance to see Harvard University's Edward Glaeser while he was in Buffalo last week Marc Odien and the crew over at WNYmedia.net were there and have generously made the following video available.
One of the first public responses to Edward Glaeser's presentation last week came from Paul Wolf, lead counsel at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. He writes about Glaeser's time in Buffalo - How do you Measure the Success of a City? - from his Buffalo Ideas blog.
For additional background about Glaeser's take on Buffalo check out my earlier post.
update - 4/23/08 - from Richard Florida - Ed Glaeser on Buffalo.
update 3/5/10 - Paul's post is also available here - via Buffalo Pundit.
1042 Ellicott Street - Saved!
The other day I stopped by 1042 Ellicott Street. It's located right around the corner from Coe Place and was owned by the City for the past few years. I'd always thought that the location and condition of this single family house would contribute to its revival and thought it was poised to bounce back from years of neglect. I had an opportunity to talk with the new owner about his plans for the place, too.
1042 is also right around the corner from Artspace where all sorts of additional rehab and development is taking place. fixBuffalo readers may remember what 1042 looked like in November 2005. It seems like the asphalt shingle siding did an incredible job preserving the house's original clapboard and detail.
In February 2007 I posted - 1042 Elicott - Just looking for love - with a set of interior shots.
I'll be checking in and keeping tabs on progress here at 1042 Ellicott in the next few months.
Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser will be in Buffalo on Friday April 18th and will address a forum at the WNED Studios. See - Resurecting Buffalo for additional details.
Urban decline is not the mirror image of growth, and durable housing is the primary reason the nature of decline is so different. This paper presents a model of urban decline with durable housing and verifies these implications of the model: (1) city growth rates are skewed so that cities grow more quickly than they decline; (2) urban decline is highly persistent; (3) positive shocks increase population more than they increase housing prices; (4) negative shocks decrease housing prices more than they decrease population; (5) if housing prices are below construction costs, then the city declines; and (6) the combination of cheap housing and weak labor demand attracts individuals with low levels of human capital to declining cities.
I located a podcast with Glaeser from EconTalk - The Economics of Paternalism [podcast after link] hosted by George Mason University's Russ Roberts. Interesting and slighly predictable take and discussion on 'behavorial economics' and rational choice theory from a libertarian perspective.
Charlene Janiga at UB's Regional Institute told me earlier this afternoon that the $30 tickets are still available for Friday's event. They're available online, by calling Charlene at 716-541-1770 or at the door.
I've been a huge fan of Artspace from the beginning and have been a supporter of the project since it hit the local radar in December 2004. Despite a few problems during the initial phases of site remediation - see, Secure the Site, June 2006 - and a few bumps in the construction schedule, the project has been really well received and a very welcome addition to the neighborhood. I've recently spoken to a number of the project's resident artists about the recent Artvoice article, too. Many of the issues - see, Space for Improvement - have been worked through, from what I understand.
This building located at 1217 Main, right next door to the lofts, was purchased two years ago by Artspace . Development decisions still aren't set and always thought something like this should go here. Prime space for something cool.
I revisited the 300 block of Koons Avenue the other day. fixBuffalo readers may remember this post - Shock and Awe on Koons Avenue - from last March. Well, the devestation is worse. A year later, three more houses have been added to the mix of miasma and malfeasance. Last year 15 of the 31 houses were in various states of abandonment and vacancy, today the new number is 18.
60% of a block is headed at some point to the landfill, so what? Well this block as you may recall is right next door to the newly renovated Harvey Austin School. Here's the map.
This is the view from the front the school's front lawn, looking towards Koons.
And a close up of what students see looking out the front window.
Double checking ownership information for this block of Koons - 300/357 - I noticed something an interesting development since last year. I've compared both sets of property ownership information - here - for March 2007 and March 2008. Where as the City of Buffalo owned five properties last year, the number has more than doubled to 11 since I posted Shock and Awe.
While residents of North Tonawanda are rightly shocked and upset about the recent tragic assult on a young school child - abducted and assulted in a vacant house near the school - residents of Buffalo are silent about this block of Koons Avenue, right next to the newly renovated Harvey Austin School.


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Collected Poems (Paperback)
Sylvia Plath (author), Ted Hughes (editor)
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This comprehensive volume contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963. The poems are drawn from the only collection Plath published while alive, The Colossus, as well as from posthumous collections Ariel, Crossing the Water and Winter Trees. The text is preceded by an introduction by Ted Hughes and followed by notes and comments on individual poems. There is also an appendix containing fifty poems from Sylvia Plath's juvenilia. This collection was awarded the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. 'For me, the most important literary event of 1981 has been the publication, eighteen years after her death, of Sylvia Plath's Collected Poems, confirming her as one of the most powerful and lavishly gifted poets of our time.' A. Alvarez in the Observer
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Described by Joyce Carol Oates as 'one of the most celebrated and controversial of postwar poets writing in English', American writer Sylvia Plath is one of the most widely recognised, culturally significant and influential voices of the twentieth century. Her works include the poetry collections The Colossus and Ariel and the novel The Bell Jar.
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Primarily recognised as a poet, Edward ("Ted") Hughes was one of the most important and influential writers of the Twentieth Century and a former Poet Laureate. He is remembered for collections including Crow and Remains of Elmet as well as Birthday Letters, his late record of his tempestuous marriage to fellow poet Sylvia Plath, and his children's fable The Iron Man.
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Pilots' Bill Of Rights Passes U.S. Senate On A Unanimous Vote
Posted on February 1st, 2019
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, hailed the Senate's unanimous passage of his bill, the Pilots' Bill of Rights (S.1335) on Friday. Inhofe has worked to pass the legislation for the past year. His bill has 65 co-sponsors, including U.S. Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK).
Last October, the bill garnered the endorsement of pilot and actor Harrison Ford. The next month, the bill crossed an important milestone gaining its 60th co-sponsor in the Senate.
For the past few weeks, Inhofe has worked with Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, to reach a unanimous agreement on the legislation.
"This is a big victory for general aviation pilots all across the country," said Inhofe. "Last year, I introduced this bill and presented it to the general aviation community at Oshkosh. Thanks to the efforts of so many pilots, and organizations like AOPA and EAA, we were able to get this important bill passed. Over the course of my years in Congress, I have helped an untold number of pilots facing the pressure of dealing with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This bill remedies many of the most serious deficiencies in the relationship between general aviation and the FAA, and ensures that pilots are, like everyone else, treated in a fair and equitable manner by the justice system.
"Senate passage of the Pilot's Bill of Rights has taken the effort of a many of my colleagues in the Senate, some of whom I didn't initially agree with. In particular I want to thank Senator Begich for joining me from the very beginning, Senators Hutchison and Rockefeller for being so willing to work through some of the more complicated aspects of the legislation, and of course Senator Reid, who reached across the aisle and has shown real leadership during this effort."
Begich (pictured) said, "Flying is a way of life in Alaska. With six times more pilots per capita than the rest of the country, it's important to make sure pilots are treated fairly in their dealings with the FAA. I praise Senator Inhofe for his dedicated efforts to pass this legislation."
Rod Hightower, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) President/CEO said, "This is a very important win for GA and protecting aviators' rights. We especially appreciate the bipartisan support in the Senate for the measure and Sen. Inhofe's dedicated efforts to move this bill forward."
Craig Fuller, Aircraft Owners Pilots Association (AOPA) President said, "A year ago, Sen. Inhofe made a bold decision to introduce legislation in support of pilots' rights when general aviation seemed to be under attack in Washington, D.C. His willingness to take a stand on behalf of pilots, and his success in bringing this measure through the Senate at a time when so much legislation is at a standstill, are powerful testaments to his commitment to protecting the freedom to fly. We applaud Sen. Inhofe's ongoing work on behalf of general aviation so it can continue to play an important role in fostering economic development, providing personal and business transportation, and delivering services to millions of Americans."
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Being a glacier archaeologist must be one of the best jobs in the world! The finds can be spectacular, the scenery is wonderful and you get that good old expedition feeling, which is hard to come by in regular archaeology. Fieldwork normally takes place during a short time window from mid-August to mid-September each year. We do not want to start too early, since much of the snow from the previous winter would still be left, covering the old ice. This would lessen the chances of discovering artefacts. Starting too late is also hazardous. We might get early winter snow, and the field season could be over before we got started.
Jakop Brennhaug and his packhorses in the Lendbreen basecamp. Photo: Oppland County Council.
Getting to the sites can be quite hard, including substantial uphill hikes with heavy backpacks, so being in good shape is a precondition for participating in the fieldwork. We try to use packhorses whenever possible. We sometimes also use helicopters to fly to the sites. This saves time and energy, which is especially valuable in a melting situation and on remote sites. The downside is that helicopter transport is expensive and that it requires special permits for many of the sites, as they are located in national parks. There is also the dilemma of using fossil fuels in our work to combat one of the consequences of climate change, mainly caused by the use of fossil fuels.
Weather changes quickly in the high mountains. We need to be prepared for all kinds of conditions, including strong wind and snow blizzards. We mostly use Everest-rated Fox Explorer tents from RedFox for the crew, and they have proved their value on several occasions. We try to have one tent each, but sometimes we need to share tents. On longer stays, we also have a larger mess tent, where we can get together for food and talk in the morning and evening – or even during the day, when snowfall stops the survey. Then we just have to put the kettle on and wait.
The Lendbreen basecamp during a snow blizzard in August 2013. Photo: Oppland County Council.
The project has inflatable sleeping mats, specially designed for rough conditions. This allows us to camp on un-even terrain, such as scree. This is very helpful, because it makes it possible to place the camps high, very close to the ice, where flat ground is not available.
Sleeping bags for winter conditions are necessary, as temperatures may drop as low as -10 C (14 F) during the night, especially on calm and cloud-free days. The crewmembers also need to bring their personal mountain gear, such as shell jacket and trousers, woolen clothing and mountain boots with extra protection against the sharp stones.
When we have transport in and out, we can bring along items for more comfort, such as camping chairs for the mess tent. We work very long days in the field, and a little comfort is always welcome, even if it is just sitting in a chair instead of on a rock.
Food is very important during longer stays in the high mountains. It is vital to eat and drink enough, even when tired and cold. When we have helicopter or horse transport to the site, we have the possibility to bring fresh food. We use the snow as a cooler, and it will keep the food fresh for the first week or so. When we have to walk in and carry the food ourselves, we rely on freeze-dried food, also known as colloquially as "inflatable" foods.
Runar Leifsson preparing dinner in the mess tent. Photo: Espen Finstad, Oppland County Council.
We use gas/spirits-cookers for preparing the meals. We also have a heavier multifuel double cooker, which we use when we have a large team and transport in and out.
We normally drink the water available on the site without boiling or purifying it. So far, this has worked out OK. However, recent studies show that ancient microbes and viruses survive inside the ice (read here), so we are considering starting to boil the water. This would require bringing a lot more fuel to the sites.
How we survey the sites depend on what kind of site it is and the available time. On big sites, surveys can cover large areas, and it is important that the work be done systematically. Otherwise, areas may be left un-inspected and finds may be missed. The standard way of doing this is starting at the edge of the ice, and walking along it, with two meters between the individual surveyors. The person furthest away from the ice places large bamboo sticks with black duct tape flags at regular intervals. They mark the outer perimeter of the survey. Finds are marked using smaller sticks with a blue tape flag. When we reach the farther end of the survey area, we turn back and use the line of large bamboos sticks as the inner perimeter of the "return" survey. When we reach one of the large bamboo sticks, the innermost surveyor passes the stick along the line and the outermost surveyor places it c. 1 m outside his survey line. In this way, total area coverage is secured even if survey lines are not straight.
Systematic survey along the upper edge of the Lendbreen ice patch in 2011. Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Palookaville.
Once a few finds have been discovered and marked, two members of the survey team separate into a finds collecting team. They photograph the finds, measure their location, and collect and pack the individual artefacts. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove stones on the find spot, as parts of the artefacts may have slipped further down into the scree. This is typically the case with arrowheads.
If we are on a day-trip to a newly reported or a potential site, we will normally just survey the areas closest to the ice, as there is no time for a more extensive survey. If there are only a few finds, we will collect them immediately while at the site, using only a small handheld GPS for mapping. If there are many finds, we only sample the finds and place an ID-marker where finds have been collected. The reason for this is that handheld GPS-devices are not very precise (+- 5 m). If we come back and do a proper systematic survey with a high precision GPS, we can measure previously collected finds with the same precision, allowing them to be placed on the same site maps. We normally do not take the high-precision GPS on day trips, as it is quite heavy. We prefer to travel light due to the many height meters covered during the day.
When it is a melting year, we will return to sites that have already seen survey and finds collecting. In those cases, we only monitor areas newly exposed by melting ice. This is normally in front of the ice. Sometimes we also inspect the surface of the ice, when black ice (dark old ice) is exposed. If we are lucky, we can catch the artefacts as they are melting out of the surface of the ice.
Participants on the glacier archaeology fieldwork in Oppland 2014. Photo: Oppland County Council.
Working at the sites is not without hazards and we place a lot of emphasis on safety during fieldwork. Generally, we try to avoid potentially dangerous situations. We do not walk on the ice without crampons. We try to be careful in the scree, especially when it is steep. When the weather is bad, we stay in the camp. In 2012, we had two tents collapse on us during heavy winds at the Lendbreen ice patch, but our RedFox tents kept us safe, until the wind died down.
However, with all this in mind: When the weather is nice, there is no better place to be an archaeologist than in the high mountains, searching for the secrets of the ice!


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Walker Hayes Releases Debut Album, 'boom.'
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BOOM. Walker Hayes' long-awaited debut album is finally here. The country singer's new record released today (December 8), is a compilation of 10 new tracks featuring his certified GOLD single, "You Broke Up with Me."
"'boom!' It's my favorite word. It's what I text my team every time another station adds 'You Broke Up With Me'… It's the first thing I say after I play a song from the album for anyone," shared Hayes. So, it's what we had to call the album. I'm just so excited to share another part of the story. BOOM!"
RELATED: Walker Hayes Talks Humbling Experience Leading up to New Album, 'boom.'
Although most country fans consider Hayes to be a new artist, the 37-year-old has been working on his music career since 2005. According to Rolling Stone, he spent many years working at Costco while writing songs to support his wife and six kids.
Hayes' revealed to Rolling Stone that boom. is more of a diary than anything and hopes he will "have a reason to make another album." The project was produced by GRAMMY-Award winner, Shane McAnally.
Walker Hayes will hit the road in 2018 for his 13-city Good As Gold Tour.
boom. Track List:
2. Shut Up Kenny
3. You Broke Up with Me
5. Dollar Store
6. Beer In the Fridge
7. Beckett
8. Mind Candy
9. Prescriptions
10. Craig
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You Broke Up with Me


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What Makes a Great Musician Website?
August 9, 2018 by John Hull
We've got a brand new free course, made in partnership with our friends over at Bandzoogle, called How to Create a Killer Musician Website. And in the process of making it, we spent a ton of time looking at artist websites, and we're pleased to share some quick information about what we think makes a big impact on potential fans. But first, here's course instructor Delaney Gibson's take.
In the above video, courtesy of the free course, Delaney highlights a few things of note. She recommends firstly that you do some thinking around who your audience is, and create eye-catching images that target that audience specifically. Your images tell a story about who you are, in the blink of an eye, and, more often than not, people will think you're a boring artist if you have boring photos.
Secondly, Delaney reiterates some obvious points that she finds a lot of people forget about: Make sure you have a homepage and that it's easily accessible. Make sure your tour dates and bio are clear because people go to your website looking for that information, specifically. And she recommends posting some or all of your lyrics on your website because it greatly helps your SEO.
The rest of the course goes into much more detail around why to build a website, how to fit it into your strategy, what info to include, and more, but one of the things that has jumped out for us the most is the sheer diversity of great sites out there. It's pretty clear that there's no one right way to create a perfect website, but there are some things that the best sites do that are worth pointing out.
1. The best sites stand out creatively.
"Your website is another chance for your fans to fall in love with you." That's what Delaney told us, and it rings true. The sites that stick in people's minds are the ones with spectacular imagery that leaps off the "page." It doesn't have to be complex, but it's always a creative extension of the music in some way. For example, check out the crazy colors and whimsical storytelling on The Decemberists' homepage.
2. The best sites communicate their brand.
It's not just images, though. It's fonts, colors, language, videos — all of which add up to tell a coherent story about who you are and why people should love you. The best websites are a continuation of the story you're telling through your music and what you stand for creatively. We love the way that Icelandic artist Ólafur Arnalds communicates his minimalist, sincere aesthetic through the imagery, fonts, and layout he uses.
3. The best sites have a single, simple message.
When you land on these sites as a fan, you know exactly what they want you to do. If the artist has a new release, it's front and center. If there's a release coming soon, they might have an email capture up front. But whatever it is, the sites that most effectively suck us in don't require a ton of choices or decisions — they convey the most important information in the clearest way. Here's how soul singer Leon Bridges did it in a way that got us listening to his music as quickly as possible.
4. The best sites are built with clear goals in mind.
Delaney was showing us the private page on her website that she made for industry folk, and it's a really wonderful distillation of how a great website can further an artist's career goals, if constructed effectively. She clearly knew that she wanted her website to support her outreach to labels, promoters, and press, so she prioritized that in how she built it.
5. The best sites start (or continue) a conversation with your fans.
Finally, the best websites create opportunities for the artist to communicate directly with their fans, be it through an email list, blog, Patreon page, or even just in the language and images the artist uses to communicate who they are and how the fans fit into their work. Great sites make fans want to be part of the conversation and then give them easy ways to join. The simplest way to communicate with your fans is probably through an email list, but you also want to make sure you have something to say that makes people want to sign up to that list.
What are your favorite artist websites? Let us know in the comments below! And go sign up for our free course to learn more about how to create an effective website for your music today.
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