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Council to undertake bridge surveys
25 November, 2011Posted in: Roads and Assets
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As part of its ongoing Infrastructure Renewal Program, Wingecarribee Shire Council is planning the replacement of 11 of the Shire's road bridges.
The investigation, planning and design is to be undertaken by specialist consultant, Local Government Engineering Services.
Works will involve a topographic survey of the ground levels followed by geotechnical investigations of the foundations supporting the bridges.
Council's Special Projects and Contracts Engineer Bob Lewis said the investigations may impact on traffic within the immediate vicinity of the bridges.
"A drilling rig will be on site at each of the bridge locations for a couple of days during the geotechnical investigation period," he said.
"Whilst traffic controllers will be onsite, speed restrictions will be in place around the work site and motorists may experience some minor delays."
The investigative works will be undertaken between now and early January. Adjacent property owners will be notified via letter.
The bridges included on this program include:
Woodlands Road, Woodlands
Mittagong Rivulet Bridge, Merrigang Street, Bowral
Kirkland Road, East Kangaloon
Caalang Creek, Kangaloon Road, Robertson
Old South Road, Mittagong
Nattai River Bridge, Colo Street, Mittagong
Maltings Bridge, Ferguson Crescent, Mittagong
Barrengarry Creek, Belmore Falls Road, Robertson
Victoria Street, Bowral
Gunrock Creek Bridge, Meryla Road, Meryla
Diamond Fields Road, Mittagong
Findings from the investigations will be used to develop designs for new bridges at each of these locations. Construction planning will commence with the Woodlands Road bridge.
For more information contact Council's Special Projects and Contracts Engineer on phone 4868 0796.


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Home » A Gazetteer of Indian Territory by Henry Gannett
A Gazetteer of Indian Territory
Henry Gannett
Published August 28th 2014
United States Geological Survey 248, Series F, Geography 44. A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas that can provide detailed information about dates, locations, settlements, county boundaries,MoreUnited States Geological Survey 248, Series F, Geography 44. A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas that can provide detailed information about dates, locations, settlements, county boundaries, population, and more. For the historical or genealogical researcher, they are especially useful when attempting to locate an ancestor or an event in a given location years prior, but that named location is no longer shown on maps or in recent literature. This work contains an extensive list, arranged alphabetically, of Indian Territory place names including villages, towns, cities, counties, post villages, rivers, creeks, tributaries, mountains, and other topographical information. Indian Territory is situated in the south-central part of the United States, between latitudes 33 25 and 37 00 and between longitudes 94 25 and 98 00. It is bounded on the north by Kansas, on the east by Arkansas, on the south by Texas, and on the west by Oklahoma. The area of the Territory is 31,400 square miles. The great body of the Territory is divided among five tribes-the Cherokee, whose reservation is in the northern part- the Creek, in the central part- the Seminole, just west of them- the Choctaw, in the southeast- and the Chickasaw, in the southwest. On these reservations the people have developed a considerable degree of civilization and have been long known as the Five Civilized Tribes. Besides these there are a number of small tribes who have reservations grouped in the northeast corner of the Territory. These are: Quapaw, Peoria, Modoc, Ottawa, Wyandot, and Shawnee. The Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw were removed from the South to this Territory about 1833. The Seminole, who came from Florida, were, after a costly war, removed to their present reservation in 1845. Each tribe has its own system of government, which is patterned in many ways after our State governments, with a governor, a legislature, and judiciary of their own. The total population of the Territory in 1900 was 392,060, of which not less than 302,680 were whites, 52,500 were Indians, and 36,853 were negroes, either former slaves of the Indians or their descendants. Self-Indexed.
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"Flash vs. Arrow" will air at 8PM and Arrow's "The Brave and the Bold" will be on at 9.
If you need to be all caught up before the shows return, on January 14 (Wednesday) The CW will be showing the series' midseason finales!
Arrow "The Climb" will be on at 8 with Flash "The Man In The Yellow Suit" at 9.
Both shows return January 20 and 21, respectively.
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A Place Called Roam
Tao of Travel
ALASKA'S WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE: ONE HELL OF AN HISTORIC RIDE
"Give me enough dynamite, and snooze, and I'll build you a railroad to hell."
The Coast Mountains of Tongass National Forest were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to all this beautiful glacial valley had to offer.
Alaska's White Mountain Pass looked pretty heavenly to me, although according to history it was hell building a railroad to the summit during Alaska's gold rush years. Most thought it couldn't be done.
Nothing like an amazing 2-hour ride along miles and miles of rugged mountain terrain and through years and years of history to encourage respect for the renowned "Irish Prince of Alaska."
HISTORY & HANNIBAL OFFER A UNIQUE VIEW OF AN AMERICAN TREASURE
Mark Twain and 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (she survived the Titanic) both hail from Hannibal, Missouri.
It was all interstate driving from Chicago to Springfield, three hours of nondescript farmland laid bare by winter's chilly disposition. A right turn just south of Springfield put Hannibal, Missouri, America's self-proclaimed Hometown, within easy reach. Jimmy and I had the boyhood home of Samuel Clemens (yes that would be none other than Mark Twain) in our sights.
The dusty, quiet riverboat town of Hannibal, settled in the early 1800s on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, had an uncanny resemblance to Twain's fictitious hometown of St. Petersburg, right down to protagonist Tom Sawyer's infamous white-washed picket fence;
AMERICA'S BEST IDEA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
Hit the road and head to your nearest NPS site.
HURRY! The celebration has begun; admission is FREE for the rest of the week, through Sunday, April 24th!
Turn off all electronics! Grab the kids, the pets, the passport, the camera, and the car keys and get out of Dodge. America awaits, in all her beauty, glory and history; it's National Parks Week!
Pick a site, any one of over 400 National Park sites covering a plethora of possibilities and make some memories for FREE.
Yes, a plethora of possibilities, including . . .
FLORIDA'S MARVELOUS MANGROVES OFFER A SPOOKY WALK
One of the advantages of falling behind my sister, Lynda, and the leader of the pack, Jimmy, is there are few pictures of my behind.
It was an invitation we couldn't refuse.
The boardwalk stretched as far as the eye could see, steeped in mystery courtesy of Florida's marvelous mangroves; and was quiet as the breeze off Miami's nearby Biscayne Bay.
Spooky quiet with all those trees harboring all manner of wildlife ready to pounce.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S OAK PARK HOME: AN INVESTMENT IN BEAUTY AND TRUTH
The original FLW home is now part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust established in 1974.
Let's just put it right out there.
I've never been a big fan of the Prairie Style of architecture; conforming to one design aesthetic, from structure to style, from rooftop to windows to walls, carpet to furniture to dinnerware feels more socialistic than democratic. In fact, for years I wasn't really a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright.
It has always been a challenge separating the brash, outspoken, self-serving man from the architectural genius. By his own admission Wright professed, "Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change."
Okay, so I didn't hold back; but there is still more Wright than wrong when it comes to the 20th century's most influential architect. And what do you know; I'm willing to share my thoughts (the good, the bad, and the ugly) on the matter. Right here, right now.
Happens every time I tour one of FLW's homes, in this case his own home in Oak Park, Illinois; I come away with a deeper appreciation for the man's genius despite the man's personal shortcomings. I promise to try to stick to the genius qualities.
WHERE MODERN MEETS THE MASTER: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S OAK PARK HOME & OFFICE
I was 25 when my husband and I bought into the American dream. The open floor plan of the 3-bedroom ranch centered round a great room flanked by modest kitchen and equally modest dining room imbued our little starter home with the grandiosity befitting our growing family and dreams.
At 25, this east coast momma knew very little of America's greatest architect (wait for it!), or of the prairie covering America's heartland that proved such an inspiration for the organically inspired Frank Lloyd Wright (tah-dah!).
Then again, what do any of us really know at 25?
Well, actually, at 22, Frank Lloyd Wright knew considerably more than most, particularly this flunky. Well, okay, I graduated college by the time I was 22, which is more than I can say for the master (FLW took a few courses in civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin in 1886, but never received a degree; it's questionable the self-made man even graduated high school). I delivered my first child just weeks shy of my 23rd birthday. Then again, so did FLW. Well, actually Wright's wife Catherine did the delivering; but I digress.
My point is (yes, there is one buried beneath all the reminiscing), . . .
ALCATRAZ & A PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Eight prisoners either drowned or were killed during attempted escapes from the Rock.
The Rock. Uncle Sam's Devil's Island. Hell on Earth.
Call it what you will, the infamous 22 acres of bay front property called Alcatraz was once home to the most incorrigible of U.S. criminals; and home to a parallel universe even Mulder and Scully would have found very intriguing.
CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER OFFERS THE STUFF OF DREAMS
Love the little people wandering through all the faint layers.
The faint layers that create the inside of the inside of the inside.
Whoa! Are we now talking the flip side or have we gone over to the dark side?
Obviously I'd wandered into the deep end of the pool again; happens every time I visit Chicago's Cultural Center.
Last time it was Shawn Decker's surreal crickets chirping, insects buzzing, and rain falling urban forest experience; very peaceful New Age on the top floor of the Cultural Center.
This time it was . . .
CHICAGO'S FOURTH CHURCH & THE JOURNEY
The church appeared a bastion of medieval might, a Sampson among the Goliath skyscrapers dotting the 21st century landscape up and down Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile. For years and years I'd been unsuccessful in finding the time to visit this religious outpost in the far reaches of the city's trendy boutiques, chic designer studios, and iconic department stores.
What can I say? A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Shop till ya' drop.
We'd dropped a bundle at Chicago's Christkindlmarket the day before. Today was a new day, our last day in the Windy City, a girls' weekend away sanctioned by my beloved and embraced enthusiastically by my sister, Lynda, who'd come up for the Thanksgiving holiday (and a little shopping, of course).
We'd cabbed it down to the Drake Hotel for breakfast (wish we could have stayed at the Drake, but that wasn't in our budget; the Drake is very old money – we're obviously not that old – offering very decedent and delicious food), then headed out on foot several blocks south along Michigan Avenue to cram in all the shopping and sightseeing we could manage before catching a train home.
The Gothic Grande Dame, Fourth Presbyterian Church.
But I digress. Except for Chicago's Old Water Tower, Fourth Church (officially Fourth Presbyterian Church) is the oldest building on Michigan Avenue north of the Chicago River. Yes, she's a baby by European standards. The congregation was founded in 1871 and occupied two earlier church buildings before moving to Michigan Avenue in 1914.
In church speak, a century is synonymous with grand and Gothic. I should be so lucky when I turn 100. Fourth Church was indeed grand and Gothic; and an oasis of peace and tranquility in the midst of the chaos and commercialism that comes with most 21st-century cities during the holidays. Although the venerable lady did have a few surprises up her sleeve, too.
I never figured the Gothic gem for something so avant-garde. Then again, what would I know, average, middle-class, Midwest Momma, when it comes to avant-garde?
CHICAGO'S TRIBUNE TOWER: A WALK AROUND ICONIC SKYSCRAPER IS A WALK AROUND THE WORLD
Rock on, Tribune Tower!
The Chicago landmark was studded with relics from religious, historical, and cultural sites around the world, 149 artifacts total, each embedded in the base of the 36-story limestone facade. The stones were as impressive as the towering neo-Gothic structure destined in 1922 to be "the most beautiful and distinctive office building in the world."
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Research: 'Cannibal' ants discovered in nuclear bunker
Researchers have discovered a unique colony of wood ants trapped in an old nuclear weapons bunker in Poland which appears to have survived solely on the corpses of its own fallen members.
Researchers, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, with the decisive contribution of Dr. István Maák, both from the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, deduced that the "colony" (in quotation marks because only workers were found), while lacking other food, had to survive on the corpses of imprisoned nestmates. By using an experimentally installed boardwalk, the ants were helped to get through the ventilation pipe that led out of the bunker and back to their maternal nest on the top.
The ants were discovered in 2013 thanks to a yearly campaign set to count hibernating bats in the same bunker. The scientific report was published in 2016 also in Journal of Hymenoptera Research. At that time, the scientists estimated the presence of at least several hundred thousand workers, arguably close to a million. The insects ended up in this situation as a result of large numbers of wood ants continuously falling down a ventilation pipe to never return to their nest on top of the bunker. Several years later, the "colony" still appeared to be thriving, despite being trapped in a confined space with no light, heat and obvious source of food.
In the newly published paper, the scientists sought out whether while lacking alternative food, the wood ants would consume the dead bodies of their conspecifics that were accumulating on the bunker floor. In nature, a similar behaviour occurs frequently during spring, when protein food is scarce. These are the so-called "ant wars", which serve to set the boundaries of the territories of neighbouring conspecific colonies of wood ants, while simultaneously providing food in the form of the fresh corpses of the numerous victims.
Recent study has also shown that corpse consumption in wood ants is more common than it was previously thought, and that nestmate's corpses can serve as an important food source not only in periods of food shortage.
Taking into account the clear signs of cannibalism in the bunker with practically no other organisms to feed on the ant cadavers, the scientists could safely deduce that the bunker "colony" survived indeed on consuming mostly dead nestmates.
"The present case adds a dimension to the great adaptive ability of ants to marginal habitats and suboptimal conditions, as the key to understanding their unquestionable eco-evolutionary success", added the authors.
In the spring of 2016, the scientists decided to free the captive ants. At first, they released a group of one hundred ants from the bunker into the outskirts of the mother nest, in order to confirm the relation between the two partly isolated groups. As expected, no aggressive behaviour was observed. In September, a 3-metre-long vertical boardwalk with one end burrowed in the mound made by the bunker "colony" and the other one tucked inside the ventilation pipe was constructed. Soon, individual ants started to inspect the escape route. By February 2017, the nuclear weapon bunker was almost deserted. Meanwhile, the maternal wood ant colony still nests at the top of the bunker at the outlet of the ventilation pipe, and ants continue to fall down through the pipe. However, the boardwalk now allows them to move freely up and down.
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In today's economic turmoil, small businesses have an uphill battle on their hands. They have to find a way to separate themselves from the market, while at the same time competing against much larger companies in their industries. Small businesses have to be on the lookout for any strategy that they can use to reach their target market and boost their brand image. One of the best ways to do just that is to work with a charity on a regular basis. How can working with a charity help your small business?
One of the best things that can come from working with a charity is that it gives you an opportunity to network. Many of the people you need to make contacts with are sitting on the boards of charitable organizations. If you get involved with these charities and get to know the people you're working with, it can open up a world of opportunities for you. For example, you might get to know the president of a company that distributes the same types of products your business sells. By forging a relationship, you may be able to secure a great contract for the future.
When you get involved with and donate to a charity, it can also help your business at tax time. Businesses can donate money directly to charity and get tax deductions for every dollar they give. This reduces the amount of money that you have to pay taxes on, and it eventually lowers your overall tax bill. With this in mind, it may make sense for you to increase your giving once you find a charity that you can believe in.
Another way that getting involved with a charity can help is by associating your name with that organization. Charities tend to have good reputations in local markets, and people look favorably upon them. If you can get your name out there with the name of your charity, it has the potential to boost your brand image in the eyes of your potential customers. For example, do a press release talking about a joint fundraising project that you worked on with your charity. Come up with some kind of marketing campaign that talks about both your company and the charity that you are choosing to work with. You don't want to be blatant about it, but you should name drop in this situation.
One of the nice things about working with a charity is that it can increase your customer base. You may have opportunities to market to the constituents of the charity, the employees, the board of the charity, and anyone else associated with it. While you don't want to overdo it right off the bat, this can be a valuable tool to use in some cases.
You may also want to advertise some kind of a giveaway that you are going to offer the charity. A car lottery is also a popular way to do charity. You might want to give away a cash prize or some other gift that would be of use. If you handle it with the charity correctly, it can be a tax write-off for you as well as a big publicity generator. It will also help those who need it the most. Giving something away can be a very effective way to generate some positive PR while at the same time bring more people into your business and helping someone who is in need.


Moms are known to be good when it comes to gathering information and attaining knowledge especially when it has something to do with their home and with their family. One of the things I like learning from is anything related to health and wellness. So when Colgate invited me together with a handful of moms to a quiz-off, I immediately said yes because I know I'll pick up a thing or two about oral care.
Simple questions about oral care answerable with 'true or false' and multiple choice. I was pretty confident that my team and I will answer every question correctly because, we know more than a thing or two when it comes to oral care as we've learned a lot from attending the previous events of Colgate – their Oral Health Care Month and the launch of Colgate Sugar Acid Neutralizer.
Lilian of The Go Mom, Kaye of Shining Mom and Camille of The Soshal Network is our team to beat. Competitive din kasi e. Hihihihi.
While Peach of The Peach Kitchen and Tin of Manila Fashion Observer were my team mates.
The questions thrown at us were simple yet it was a bit tricky that we had a hard time answering.
After a few questions, it was a tie between two teams and for the tie-breaker, we had to name at least 5 variants of Colgate. Given we're big users of Colgate in our household, I quickly raised my hand and immediately, I was able to name 5 variants: Colgate Total, Colgate Plax, Colgate Optic White, Colgate Sugar Acid Neutralizer and Colgate Fresh Confidence.
This garnered us enough points to be considered as the winning team. Yay!
Peachy, Tin & I together with Colgate's resident dentists, Dr. Bong David, Dr. Louie Quiambao and Dr. Noel Luna, and Glowie Robillo, Digital Marketing and Public Relations Manager of Colgate-Palmolive Philippines.
Shortly after our fun and quick quiz-off, we were able to debunk myths and learn more facts about oral care. If you think you know enough about oral care, then you might want to rethink this as I, together with the other moms who attended the luncheon was surprised to find out that there are a lot of things we still need to know.
Best to use mouthwash 30 minutes before or after brushing.
If you use mouthwash immediately after brushing, it rinses off the toothpaste. This isn't enough for the fluoride and other active ingredients in the toothpaste to work its way inside your mouth. Also, it's best to not rinse with water after brushing. Better to just spit the toothpaste out for it's more effective this way.
45 degrees is the perfect angle of your toothbrush.
Brush your front teeth first in sweeping motion downwards. Followed by the teeth on the side, use circular motion in doing so. Remember that sensitivity occurs when you brush sideways.
The ideal dental floss length should be 20 inches.
This length will give you enough floss to use for your teeth. It's a no-no to use the same part of the floss over and over. Not only is it unhygienic, the effectivity is also compromised.
There are 500-600 different types of oral bacteria.
Some are good bacteria but mostly are bad. Thus it is important to have clean mouth and sometimes, brushing alone is not enough.
Mouthwash helps clean the spaces in between your teeth.
For those hard to reach places in between your teeth, use a mouthwash. Non-alcohol based mouthwash is scientifically better because it prevents killing the good bacteria that resides in your mouth. Good bacteria is important to give the right balance of microbes to prevent halitosis (bad breath).
Tooth satins aren't only caused by external factors.
Not only are tooth stains extrinsic but it can also be intrinsic. While there are certain food that can cause tooth discolouration, they are not only the one to blame. It could be that you had too much fluoride exposure during early childhood or had a trauma such as a fall or bump that may damage the developing tooth.
There is such a thing as milk cavities and this sometimes causes babies to get cavities.
I've had my firsthand experience on this through my lil' Ms. JG. She had milk activities at age 2 because she always sleeps with her bottle. If your child still sleeps with the bottle, the dentist advice that you let him/her drink water afterwards. This won't completely steer her away from milk cavities as brushing is still best but this will help wash down milk instead of staying on your child's mouth.
Bring your child to the dentist once the first tooth comes out.
The amount of toothpaste depends on the age of your child.
For kids 2 years old and below, a smear of toothpaste is enough. While for kids aged 4-6 years old, pea-size is recommended.
Brushing properly is important than the amount of toothpaste.
It's important to teach your child of the proper way to hold their tooth brush and to brush their teeth properly more than the right amount of tooth paste they need to use. You can start guiding your child the right way to brush their teeth at a young age of 2 years old.
Kids can also use mouthwash.
My kids love using mouthwash as much as I do. So I asked what's the youngest age kids can start using it and the dentist said, as long as they already know how to spit. Again, best to use a non-alcoholic mouthwash 30 minutes after brushing teeth.
All smiles after a very informative afternoon with Colgate. Thank you for enlightening us mommas with more information about oral care! Visit Colgate's website to learn more tips about oral health care.


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Supreme Ventures denies ownership of Diamond Mile
BY BALFORD HENRY
Senior staff reporter
balfordh@jamaicaobserver.com
Following the publication of concerns raised in Parliament last week by Opposition MP Lisa Hanna about Government sponsorship of horse racing at Caymanas Park, the current operators of the track, Supreme Ventures Group (SVG) has issued a statement on the matter.
According to SVG, its subsidiary, Supreme Ventures Racing & Entertainment Limited (SVREL), is the main sponsor of the annual Diamond Mile race, which is a proprietary event of the government-owned Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC).
"Supreme Ventures is a main sponsor of the event which is owned and operated by the BGLC," the SVG release said. SVG also clarified that it has not "taken over" the racing industry in Jamaica, as suggested by Hanna, but operates the track through its lease under SVREL.
Hanna raised the issue in the House of Representatives on Monday when its Standing Finance Committee (SFC), which seats all 63 Members of Parliament, held its annual review of the government's expenditure budget for 2019/20.
She asked Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, why the Government has been spending $70 million a year on the Diamond Mile, the richest local race run each year at Jamaica's only horse racing track, Caymanas Park.
Hanna questioned the figures provided in the Jamaica Public Bodies, which showed that the BGLC would be increasing its sponsorship of the annual eight-furlong race from $70 million to $80 million this year.
"Why are we paying $70 million every year, and $80 million this year, for a race if that entity has been divested and privatised?" Hanna asked, making reference to the general belief that fthe race track had been taken over by Supreme Ventures Limited since February 2017.
Dr Clarke said that it seemed that the BGLC had been sponsoring the race for "a very long time, and it has sort of continued".
However, he assured her that he would look into the matter and informed her, subsequently. The SVG statement said: "Supreme Ventures Group today clarified that the company has leased the promoting company, Caymanas Track Ltd, from the Government.
The company also wishes to clarify that they have not "taken over" the racing industry in Jamaica, but operates the Track through its lease under its subsidiary Supreme Ventures Racing & Entertainment Limited.
"The company further clarified that the Diamond Mile is a proprietary event of the BGLC, conceptualised and formulated by them in 2015, primarily to revitalise and support the racing industry which comprises breeders, owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms, and many other stakeholder groups.
"Supreme Ventures is a main sponsor of the event which is owned and operated by the BGLC. The company says as sponsor of this important horse racing event, SVL has provided support to the brainchild of BGLC as the event has boosted the livelihood of not just trainers, punters and owners but also the Jamaicans who reside in the surrounding communities of Caymanas Park.
"While it is Ms Hanna's right to question matters of this nature in the House of Representatives, we wish to clarify and ensure that there are no misinterpretations, misleading statements or incorrect conclusions that could be extracted regarding such an important industry.
"As a Jamaican company, we will continue to invest and play our part in boosting the racing industry to ensure its viability and growth."
SVG edged out Caymanas Racing and Entertainment, a group of investors headed by Hanna's husband, businessman and race horse owner and breeder, Richard Lake, in the bid for the takeover of the track in January, 2016.
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Pinsent Masons Works With Solomonic To Build New IP Disputes Analytics Capability
28th October 2019 artificiallawyer Litigation Analytics 0
International law firm Pinsent Masons has hooked up with litigation analytics startup, Solomonic, to develop an IP disputes analytics module, as the legal tech company steadily expands the circle of major firms it works with to help predict dispute outcomes.
The company has been working with the likes of Herbert Smith Freehills, Stewarts and HFW. Solomonic uses a mix of skilled lawyers, and NLP input and data modelling, to come to its conclusions about a case.
This collaboration with Pinsents will mean that in addition to a subscription to the platform's existing modules for the UK's Commercial and Chancery courts, Pinsents' IP lawyers will work with the Solomonic team to develop a new module with publicly available data from the UK's IP courts, the company said.
This will 'provide an additional layer of insight to help inform risk reduction, claims management and enhance disputes strategies'.
The two firms are also hoping to work together in the future on further developments as part of the partnership, they said.
Litigation analysis and prediction has seen a surge in interest in the last two years on both sides of the Atlantic, and also in France.
Christopher Sharp, IP partner, Pinsents, said: 'As litigators we draw on our experience to assess judicial attitudes and likely outcomes in cases. Solomonic will allow us to take that one step further by using intelligent data analytics to help advise clients on a statistical basis how a particular judge might approach a certain legal issue in a case, for instance, whether a judge is more or less likely to grant an interim injunction, or whether decisions of foreign courts are looked upon favourably. This will provide an extra dimension for our clients when considering case strategy and execution.'
While Gideon Cohen, Co-founder, Solomonic, said: 'By combining Solomonic's deep analysis of judgments and court documents with Pinsent Masons' market leading expertise and reach we will be able to deliver a unique layer of data-driven litigation and business intelligence to users.'
And, David Halliwell, Director of Client Solutions, Pinsents, added: 'For several years we have built solutions that combine innovative resourcing and processes with technology, now we're increasingly working with providers whose mature technologies have the potential to advance and complement our existing solutions.'
The last point is especially interesting as Pinsents has been well-known as a firm that has often sought to build its own tech products for its lawyers' use.
Chinese Court Becomes World's First To Embrace Smart Contracts
Reimagining the Legal Function – EY


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Epidemic in West Coast Wharf has intensified! Matson Steamship originally planned ETD: 1.19/1-20 will be suspended
According to foreign media reports, in the latest nucleic acid test results of US West Coast dockers, 67% of the workers tested positive! The news was revealed by Jim McKenna, chairman of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) in an interview with the media: "This Tuesday, about 150 dockworkers on the west coast of the United States were tested and about 100 of them tested positive!" This also means The positive rate of this test reached 67%. In addition, 80% of the positive patients tested this time were in Southern California. According to reports, the diagnosis rate is still rising, and workers who are diagnosed positive will be quarantined.
Due to the epidemic situation at the destination port and wharf, the ship sailing from Mason on 19/20 could not return to China. Mason Line originally planned to stop sailing on ETD: 1.19/1-20. No ships from Ningbo and Shanghai Mason arrived, and the next ship was 1.26 1.27.
Suspension of shipping will face more severe challenges to export shipping schedules. The entire US route continues to be tight; market demand and space are still in a state of serious supply and demand imbalance, which is expected to be affected by the arrival of the peak shipment on the eve of the Spring Festival.
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Facebook Status Update :: Big Brother is Watching You!
Now, thanks to online social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, these tracking devices are on the path to extinction as millions of Americans choose to be voluntarily tracked, preferring a virtual imprisonment over a life of privacy.
Okay, so I'm guilty of falling prey to these temptations — namely, for networking reasons, finding long-lost friends, and helping the FBI shave off man-hours as they keep tabs on my subversive humor and satirical attacks on government institutions. I realize that humorists/satirists are somewhere between Jehovah Witnesses and Salvation Army Bell Ringers on the FBI's watch list, but every minute I give back to the bureau can be better spent tracking down the real criminals: offshore bankers and video pirates.
By the way, did I mention I'm a Conspiracy Theorist? Yeah, you heard me right Mr. FBI Guy; stuff that in your secret computer file and smoke it. Ever since I read George Orwell's 1984 in eighth grade, I'm convinced that Big Brother is watching my every move. For example, I refuse to use automatic toilets in public restrooms, sensing they are elaborate tracking devices that record your whereabouts and activities via the red lights.
And now we're seeing the trickle down effects of Big Brother as local authorities are getting into the social spying networking game. Just recently a female college student was reported missing in Iowa City after a night of drinking with her real friends. Hmmmm… I'm sure this never happens in a college town, thus raising red flags down at the police department.
Anyone who really knows me would know that I would not be caught dead shopping at Wal-Mart. And if I was caught dead, the county coroner, thankfully, would be the only witness as to why I was shopping there in the first place. I'll plead the fifth on this one.
I will admit that I have yet to take the full plunge into Twitter because I've developed a false Messiah complex and worry that a bunch of my followers will start their own narcissistic pilgrimages into the blogsphere and start publishing their own musings from the basement while wearing pajamas and women's underwear.


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app/build/intermediates/data-binding-layout-out/debug/drawable-v23/fingerprint_dialog_error_to_fp.xml,

Some other info that could be relevant:

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Please note that I have not done any other migration to androidx, and I am still using an old gradle plugin and gradle itself.
Any help is really appreciated.
UPDATE
It seems like android:/attr/colorAccent should have been android:attr/colorAccent instead? Is that it?

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Your next step should be to check the airlines website for the lowest fare that you've found from the search engines. Before you do, make sure the fare that you've gotten includes all taxes and other fees. Often you can save a little by going direct to the airlines website.
Your ability to find the cheapest fares will depend greatly on your degree of flexibility in departure and return dates, and amount of time ahead of the trip that you start looking. With the number of routes being reduced by the airlines in order to fly at high as capacity as possible, it's even more important to plan in advance these days.
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Cars, people and events in this week's Motoring Milestones include: Rover cars, Formula One, Clay Regazzoni, Vincent Bendix, and Scion.
Regazzoni (64) was killed in a bizarre road accident crashing head on with a truck in Parma, Italy [15 December 2006]. He drove for Ferrari from 1970-72 and 1974-76, winning the Italian Grand Prix in 1970 and 1975, the German Grand Prix in 1974, and the United States Grand Prix in 1976. In 1974 he was second to Emerson Fittipaldi in the F1 championship. Regazzoni also raced for BRM, Ensign, Shadow and Williams, with whom he won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1979. Regazzoni was confined to a wheelchair in 1980 when he suffered spinal damage in a crash during the US Grand Prix West in Long Beach, California….. On the same day [15 December 2006], Marco Andretti made F1 history when he became the first third generation F1 driver. Marco is the son of Michael Andretti and the grandson of 1978 world champion Mario Andretti…… Scion unveiled the next-generation xB, based on the t2B concept, and the new xD, successor of the xA, at an invitation-only, no-camera event in Miami [16 December 2006]….. Mike Dickin (63) late-night host on the British radio station talkSPORT was killed in a car crash while driving on the A30 near his home in Cornwall [18 December 2006].


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Met with critical and commercial acclaim at its launch in 2018, the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight hit the sweet spot with enthusiasts who had been clamouring for a Black Bay in a trimmer and smaller case. At Watches & Wonders 2021, Tudor releases two variants of the model that are perhaps its most unusual dive watches ever: the Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 in sterling silver, and the Black Bay Fifty-Eight 18K in solid yellow gold.
Though a precious-metal case for a "tool" watch seems incongruent, it's a familiar combination for high-end sports watches. But Tudor has done it differently, with the evocative 925 silver case a perfect match for the Fifty-Eight, which is at heart a vintage remake.
The look of the Fifty-Eight 925 is pure understatement – a low-key yet striking watch that will be recognised only by those in the know. Thankfully, Tudor resisted using faux-aged Super-Luminova on the hour markers and Snowflake hands, a decision that preserves the watch's clean look.
The Fifty-Eight 925 in sterling silver
And the look is clean. The bezel and dial are in taupe – a restrained grey-brown – a versatile colour that is studiedly neutral. Despite the inconspicuous colour – and specifically because of it – the watch is actually quite noticeable on the wrist.
It is vaguely vintage in style, which goes with the soft, silvery colour of the case. Given both the colour and smaller case size, the Fifty-Eight 925 is perhaps the most gender neutral of all the Fifty-Eight models.
Ordinarily sterling silver would be liable to tarnish, which would be quite unattractive on a watch like this. But Tudor promises the silver alloy is formulated such that "use does not affect the appearance of the case".
The Fifty-Eight 925 is also priced right, with a retail of US$4,700. That's about US$1,300 more than the standard steel model, which is substantial but justified given the precious metal case.
Vintage-Inspired
The Black Bay Fifty-Eight 1925 is the first Tudor dive watch in silver, though Tudor did produce silver-case watches in the early decades of the 20th century.
It's made of a proprietary alloy with a secret composition, though it is probably silver mixed with copper, and possibly germanium, tin, or silicon, as most tarnish-resistant silver alloys are.
The 39mm case is entirely satin finished, including the transitional bevel between the case flanks and the tops of the lugs that's polished on the steel models.
The Fifty-Eight 925 will be available with either a leather or fabric strap
Besides the case material, its construction is also unusual.
The in-house MT5400 is visible through the sapphire case back – something almost never found on past Tudor watches, save for the North Flag and Black Bay Ceramic One "Only Watch".
Though the calibre is plainly finished in an industrial style, it is a compact movement with all the features expected in an excellent modern movement, including a free-sprung balance and a longish, 70-hour power reserve. And it also features a non-magnetic silicon hairspring, along with a promised daily rate of within -2/+4 seconds per day.
The MT5400 in the Fifty-Eight 925 is a variant of the MT5402 found in the steel Fifty-Eight, but with a larger base plate, presumably because of thinner case walls in order to optimise the weight of the silver case, since sterling silver is about 40% denser than steel.
The MT5400 in the Fifty-Eight 925
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925
Ref. 79010SG
Diameter: 39.0 mm
Strap: Leather or fabric with pin buckle
Availability: Already at boutiques and authorised retailers
Price: US$4,300; or 5,904 Singapore dollars
Correction April 10, 2021: The retail price in US dollars is US$4,300, and not the price stated before.
Tudor Introduces the Black Bay Bronze
Bigger and made of bronze, the new Tudor Black Bay is also powered by an in-house, self-winding movement. Specs and price below.
Tudor Introduces the Heritage Black Bay Black (with Prices)


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The problem with riding your Harley or Honda to the golf course is strapping down the golf clubs with bungee cords.
Well no more. Rivco Products introduces the new Sports Caddy!
Just how cool would you look pulling up to the clubhouse on your Road Glide, wearing your bermuda shorts and your Le Tigre shirt, with a full bag of clubs on the back?
But it's not just for golfing, it can also haul your fishing gear, hunting gear, camping gear, this may be what you'll need for Sturgis.
It measures 10" wide at at the cradle, is 30" tall, and will accommodate most golf bags even wheeled caddie as well as most sporting gear. Includes upper and lower web straps with positive locking quick release buckles. It weighs less than 2 lbs.
The Sports Caddy is designed to mount on to Rivco's new Cooler Rack, that's the platform at the bottom. The Cooler Rack was originally meant to hold a cooler or ice chest, but Rivco was able to design the Sports Caddy to fit right on it.
The Cooler Rack is quick-detachable.
The Sports Caddy costs $89.95 (click here for more).
Saw a real cool one on a Heritage in NJ.
Asked the guy where he got it. Said it's home built and has a patent app. in. Said it will be coming out in Spring '10.
Wait til you see this one. Spikes, chrome...very cool!! Fits "The Look".


Picture the moving scene described in 29:1,2, 10 11, and consider what strong reasons the people had for being loyal to the Lord.
Why, then, did Moses fear that they would not prove steadfast?
See 29:4, 18 19; cf. Acts 20:29, 30.
For what purpose is revelation given, according to 29:29?
Cf. Jas. 1:22. What is God's character as revealed in chapter 30?
And what is his people's responsibility?
Compare 30:11-14 with Rom. 10:6-9 and note ways in which the Old Testament law and the New Testament gospel are identical.
Note. 29:19. 'Bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry': a proverbial expression meaning 'to destroy all'. It expressed here that the outcome of the idolater's attitude and action is utter destruction.


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Anything you can do . . . Messi matches Ronaldo with treble of his own
LONDON: Lionel Messi responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick for Real Madrid on Tuesday by scoring a treble of his own as Barcelona thrashed Ajax Amsterdam 4-0 in their Champions League Group H opener at Nou Camp.
The Argentinian opened his account with a first-half free-kick and then struck twice more either side of a Gerard Pique header. Ajax missed a chance of a consolation goal when Victor Valdes saved Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's penalty after a trip by Javier Mascherano.
Messi has scored a record four hat-tricks in the Champions League and totals 62 goals in 80 games, second only to Raul Gonzalez (ex Real Madrid and Schalke) who scored 71 goals in 142 appearances.
AC Milan left it late to secure a 2-0 win over Celtic. The Scottish champions were on course to leave the San Siro with a hard-earned point until an Emilio Izaguirre own-goal in the 82nd minute. Sulley Muntari ensured victory three minutes later after Fraser Forster pushed a Mario Balotelli free-kick against the post.
Jose Mourinho's first Champions League match back at Chelsea ended in a shock defeat as Basel came from behind to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Oscar put the Blues in front on the stroke of half-time with virtually their first chance but they lacked cutting edge to add to that lead. Mohamed Salah levelled in the 71st minute with an angled strike and when Marco Streller glance-headed the winner from a left-wing corner eight minutes.
This was Chelsea's first home defeat in the group stages since 2003 and the first time they had ever lost their opening match in the groups after three draws and eight wins previously.
Mourinho said: "After their second goal we tried hard but emotionally this is not a very mature team. They reacted with some heart but it was not enough.
"I'm the manager. I'm responsible for everything especially for the bad results and in the bad moments. I want everyone to keep calm and let me be responsible. Tomorrow I will not wake up with a smile on my face. But I have to wake up and work hard to get three points against Fulham on Saturday."
Schalke had a much easier time of it at home to Steaua Bucharest, claiming a 3-0 win. Atsuto Uchida opened the scoring after 67 minutes, with Kevin Prince-Boateng (78) and Julian Drexler (85) adding the gloss.
Napoli were 2-1 winners at home over last year's beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund in Group F. It could have been worse for Jurgen Klopp's side, who lost goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to a red card just before the interval following goal-preventing handball outside the area.
Napoli were already ahead through Gonzalo Higuain's 29th minute effort and doubled their advantage through Lorenzo Insigne in the 67th minute. Dortmund pulled one back in the closing moments when Camilo Zuniga put the ball past his own keeper.
Arsenal joined Napoli on three points following a 2-1 win of their own over Marseille at the Stade Velodrome. Theo Walcott (65) and the in-form Aaron Ramsey (84) got their goals, before an Andre Ayew penalty in added time reduced arrears.
In Group G, Hulk's fine finish was not enough to stop Zenit St Petersburg going down 3-1 at Atletico Madrid. Hulk's 58th-minute strike was the pick of the day, cancelling out Miranda's opener, but Arda Turan and Leo Baptistao were on target to render it irrelevant.
Porto were also victorious, edging FK Austria 1-0 thanks to Lucho Gonzalez's goal 10 minutes into the second half.


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You were trapped for 17 days in a cave in Thailand: it's the twelve boys today
Dom Promthep has come for a boy from the Thai province last year, quite a around. The 14-Year-old from Mae Sai, a small town on the border with Myanmar, was in England, in Japan, in Argentina and in the United States. In Bangkok, the king gave to honor him with a Gala. Soon to be a Film ("The Cave") about his fate comes to the cinema. Netflix series, Disney is shooting a documentary. And they have even built a monument.
The celebrity stems from the fact that Dom U16 was captain of the Moo Pah, "wild pigs", the football club of Mae Sai. 23. Last June, a Saturday, he rose with eleven other boys, all between eleven and 16 and to the maintainer (25) after the Training on the bike. They went to a cave and climbed inside. Because of the monsoon all the rain flooded, were you.
the boy saw the Moment when they were discovered in the cave
This is the beginning of 17 days of Drama was. When they were rescued after an unprecedented international relief action, at last, cheered by half the world. It is the almost perfect hero story was at the time. Today, it is marketed as large as possible, where the accents are differently placed than twelve months ago.
For Thailand, it's also about the Image
Thailand, which would have been lost without help from abroad at that time, has taken hold of the Story. It's not just about the money – also about Image. No wonder: So good news, it was not from the UK, where since the military coup of 2014, the military ruled, a long time ago. And since then not again, even if in the meantime was elected.
the focus is on the children, of course. The first few weeks after the rescue from the Tham Luang cave were the Moo Pah yet. Initially, in quarantine in the hospital, then for two weeks in the temple, where they settled according to the Buddhist rite, the heads are shaving. And finally, together on Tour: Fifa, Manchester United, to talk shows in the United States. Three of the boys and the managers who were, until then, stateless, got a Thai passport.
In the largest temple of their home city, it gives you honour now even a Museum. The coach helps out there sometimes. In the Museum, the backpacks, with whom they were traveling, and one of the wheels exhibited are of your football shoes. At the output of all are nearly as large as life, in stone, with orange monk robes, and, strangely enough, also with blue hair. Dom, the captain, is equal to the first, quite foreign to the right.
Only five of the boys are in the school of Mae Sai
His mother, Noi Promthep, know what you think of the worship. "I'm very proud of," says the 42-Year-old, which operates on the market of a Laundry stand. "He's fine. But he comes so often to go home." Dom goes on in Chiang Mai to a boarding school, 250 kilometers. At the school of Mae Sai, only five pigs from the "wild". The sports place in the vicinity, where you earlier have kicked in, this evening is empty.
from caves-Drama: a military doctor waited for days with the boy – he now writes on Facebook
school Director, he Pongsuwan says: "Some of you are now in the age where they are rebellious. You need to go out more and not play so much football." The boy would be treated like all other students. But of course, there is envy. Two of them on Instagram, each of almost 150 000 Followers. One would question the "wild pigs" to all the like yourself. However, this is impossible. All requests for a Meeting will be blocked.
The footballers and their parents have Exclusive contracts. Who is allowed to interview you, will be decided in Bangkok. It is also a question of money. Alone for the Netflix series, each family should receive, according to a report in the local newspaper three million Baht (about 86.000 euros). So far, however, it is under the Hand, you have seen nothing yet. Dom's mother says only: "I don't like to talk about money."
1.3 million visitors to the cave
has become The cave itself, a place of pilgrimage. All in all, have been counted 1.3 million visitors. A while ago, more than 10 000 people in a single weekend – even though there is not much to it, actually. The black hole that went in earlier is locked. The fence is a photo of the twelve boys and the Trainer, as well as a sign "depends on the restricted area". Next year, the cave is opened again.
From orphan to hero: Who is the man who kept the boys in the cave alive?
By Susanne sublime
In the vicinity will soon open another Museum. Prior to that, a monument to the man who is for the Thais, the greatest Hero: former Navy diver, Saman Kunan, a single fatality in the drama already. The 37-Year-old went before the actual rescue began, in the cave of the oxygen. The Monument of bronze snake the wild boar to his feet: one large and twelve small. Prior to that, a group of tourist down the inside of the white flowers.
One of them, Siri Meeratsamee, says: "I am so proud of him. And to my country. No-one believed that we could do it. But we did it." Then the wife buys a dozen or so stands still a T-Shirt with the portrait of the diver and a ticket for the lottery. You can cave to die in the Tham Luang. You can also have a lot of luck. the
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Home > News & advice > December 2016 > Childcare benchmarks promote quality
Childcare benchmarks promote quality
If you have young children in an early learning centre, you may have noticed recent media coverage about the National Quality Standard (NQS).
The National Quality Standard is a key aspect of the National Quality Framework and sets a high, national benchmark for early childhood education and care services in Australia.
Early learning services are rated by their regulatory authority against the NQS and given a rating for each of the seven quality areas and an overall rating based on these results.
The seven quality areas are:
Educational program and practice
Children's health and safety
Staffing arrangements
Relationships with children
Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
Leadership and service management
There are 58 elements that centres must meet across the seven quality areas. If a centre does not meet just one of the 58 elements, it must be rated as "working towards".
To be granted an excellent rating, which is the highest rating, the centre must be assessed as exceeding at least four of the seven quality areas by assessors.
About 70 per cent of long day care centres in Australia have been assessed as 'meeting' the National Quality Standard, including 28 per cent assessed as 'exceeding' the standard.
Good news for Goodstart Early Learning
The great news for Goodstart Early Learning is that 98 per cent of the not-for-profit's centres that were assessed in the last quarter, were meeting the criteria and 57 per cent have been rated as exceeding. This was well above the sector average.
Goodstart Early Learning also has 28 centres that have achieved the remarkable feat of being rated exceeding in all seven quality areas, including in the last few months, Glendale, New South Wales, Brighton Cochrane St and Beaumaris, Victoria, and Western Australia's Banksia Grove.
All Goodstart Early Learning centres have Quality Improvement Plans in place to support them to meet the requirements of the NQS.
The plan needs to:
Identify areas the provider considers may need improvement
Contain a statement about the philosophy of the service
And include an assessment of the quality of the practices of the service.
But it's not all about the educators making improvements at their centres. At each Goodstart Early Learning centre, educators develop their QIP alongside their families and children. Children are asked for their feedback on curriculum, activities and playground changes and parents help with events at the centre.
How are centres assessed?
58 elements are assessed with each rated either as met or not met
Each standard is rated either significant improvement required, working towards, meeting or exceeds. If just one element is rated as not met, then the standard is rated working towards.
Each quality area is rated either significant improvement required, working towards, meeting or exceeding.
The overall rating is determined.
At Goodstart Elizabeth Vale, a strong commitment to the local community by working with Oz Harvest to help provide their children with a healthy, varied diet, and to send food parcels home with parents.
The centre has an excellence rating, meaning it has exceeded expectations in all seven NQS categories.
"We got our exceeding rating about two and a half years ago and have worked really hard to get the excellence rating. It was well worth the work and we're thrilled with our centre," Ms Chapman said.
Caboolture Smiths Road centre director Tess Barry said her exceeding rating came about through hard work and great connections with the families and the community.
"I think having a great centre is all about using your budgets to ensure all resources are the best possible that you can afford," Ms Barry said.
"From outdoor plants and soil, to indoor toys and equipment, it's essential that all children have plenty of activities."
The team at Caboolture Smiths Road also focus on their communication with families, ensuring parents are well informed about what is happening, how their children are going, and what they got up to during the day.
"We email the parents a bit of a blurb about their child for the week and attach photos, and make sure we have a consistent roster, because they want to see the same faces every day.
"We see the parents as part of a family so building those relationships is important, as is staff retention so that we're all on the same page."
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Clif Bar cafe honored for sustainability
By Matt Hamer
Kali's Kitchen is an employee-run cafe located at Clif Bar's Emeryville, Calif., headquarters.
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — Clif Bar and Co.'s Kali's Kitchen, an employee-run cafe located at its Emeryville headquarters, has received Gold certification for sustainability and nutrition from the United States Healthful Food Council's (USHFC) non-profit organization Eat REAL. An acronym for Responsible Epicurean Agricultural Leadership, Eat REAL audits food service providers by looking at sourcing, cooking practices and menu options. Scoring above 85% on the audit scale, Kali's Kitchen is the first and only Gold certified corporate food service provider in the United States.
Scott Erickson, executive chef of Kali's Kitchen
"At Clif, we believe in producing good food built with a purpose for our community," said Scott Erickson, executive chef of Kali's Kitchen. "That's why Kali's Kitchen sources local ingredients, emphasizes in-house cooking practices and aims to minimize our environmental impact. We're thrilled to be REAL Certified Gold and will remain committed to healthy, transparent, and sustainable food practices."
Eat REAL recently updated its audit standards, which now include an increased focus on animal welfare and an enhanced survey. The metrics were developed by a panel of academic, industry and government experts as well as chefs and restauranteurs. Currently, Clif Bar is the only institutional food service provider to have completed this updated audit.
Caesare Assad, c.o.o. of Eat REAL
"Clif Bar has been at the leading edge of employee food service for years, through their private employee restaurant Kali's Kitchen," said Caesare Assad, chief operating officer of Eat REAL. "Kali's Kitchen provides an exceptional case study for how food service can be an integral part of company culture — impacting not only employees' performance, but also the local food system at large."
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Socialist Action Constitution
Die-in for Queer Rights
by Caryn Jensen
On Nov. 12 at the State Capitol here, as many as 150 people turned out for a die-in for queer rights. The "Homophobia Kills!" Die-In was planned in response to the increased media coverage of the queer suicides happening across the country and mirrored after two other die-ins that had already taken place in New York and Boston.
In mid-October, four queer activists—Aaron Mc-Auliffe, Al Riccio, Caryn Jensen, and Samson Hampton—met at Aaron's house to discuss the possibility of doing a die-in. Joined by Laura Vollhardt, the five activists spent the next month planning and promoting the event.
Additionally, the action was endorsed by 17 different groups, including the Connecticut Green Party, True Colors, Inc. Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services, GetEQUAL, and the Connecticut branch of Socialist Action.
The die-in was followed by a march though Hartford and a rally back at the State Capitol, where Al Riccio and Kamora Herrington, head of the True Colors mentoring program, delivered speeches.
Aaron McAuliffe performed original poetry and then emceed an open mike, where many queer youth spoke out about personal struggles with transphobia and homophobia. The rally's demands were as follows:
• More safe spaces and housing. Publicly-funded safe housing specifically for runaway, abused, and homeless queer youth.
• The right to self-defense. The right to protect ourselves and each other from abuse without repercussions. This includes intellectual, emotional, social, and physical self-defense.
• Equal access to education. Comprehensive programs in public schools on queer people/practices in history, art, science, religion, and literature. Honest sexual education that is inclusive of all genders and sexual identities as well access to informed counseling services.
All of the organizers are involved in planning future protests for queer rights in Connecticut and around the region.
> This article was originally published in the December 2010 print edition of Socialist Action newspaper.
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Heinz Holliger
Composer (b. 1939)
A celebrated oboe player, Heinz Holliger studied composition with personalities such as Sándor Veress and Pierre Boulez. Two awards (Geneva in 1959, Munich in 1961) launched his career as a performer. He became one of the most renowned performers of his instrument, pushing the technical limits with new playing styles, giving rise to numerous works for oboe by composers such as Berio, Carter, Ferneyhough, Ligeti, Lutosławski, and Stockhausen.
Heinz Holliger the composer remained in the shadow of Heinz Holliger the musician for a long time before progressively gaining acclaim in the 1980s. His catalogue of works covers all genres, from the stage to works for soloists, from vocal works to large-scale works for orchestra. He is often inspired by poets possessed by insanity and death like Hölderlin, Beckett, or Walser.
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This is an HDFS service-level health test that checks that basic client operations are working and are completing in a reasonable amount of time. This test reports the results of a periodic "canary" test that performs the following sequence of operations. First, it creates a file. By default, the path is /tmp/.cloudera_health_monitoring_canary_timestamp. The canary test then writes a small amount of data to that file, reads that data back, and verifies that the data is correct. Lastly, the canary test removes the created file. The test returns "Bad" health if any of the basic operations fail. The test returns "Concerning" health if the canary test runs too slowly. A failure of this health test may indicate that the cluster is failing to satisfy basic client requests correctly or in a timely fashion. Check the status of the NameNode and other service-level health tests. Look in the Service Monitor logs for log messages from the canary test. Look in the NameNode logs for more details about the processing of the canary test requests. This test can be enabled or disabled using the HDFS Canary Health Check HDFS service-wide monitoring setting.
This is an HDFS service-level health test that checks that the number of corrupt blocks does not rise above some percentage of the cluster's total blocks. A block is called corrupt by HDFS if it has at least one corrupt replica along with at least one live replica. As such, a corrupt block does not indicate unavailable data, but they do indicate an increased chance that data may become unavailable. If none of a block's replicas are live, the block is called a missing block by HDFS, not a corrupt block. HDFS automatically fixes corrupt blocks in the background. A failure of this health test may indicate a problem with the underlying storage or filesystem of a DataNode. Use the HDFS fsck command to identify which files contain corrupt blocks. This test can be configured using the Blocks With Corrupt Replicas Monitoring Thresholds HDFS service-wide monitoring setting.
This is a HDFS service-level health test that checks that enough of the DataNodes in the cluster are healthy. The test returns "Concerning" health if the number of healthy DataNodes falls below a warning threshold, expressed as a percentage of the total number of DataNodes. The test returns "Bad" health if the number of healthy and "Concerning" DataNodes falls below a critical threshold, expressed as a percentage of the total number of DataNodes. For example, if this test is configured with a warning threshold of 95% and a critical threshold of 90% for a cluster of 100 DataNodes, this test would return "Good" health if 95 or more DataNodes have good health. This test would return "Concerning" health if at least 90 DataNodes have either "Good" or "Concerning" health. If more than 10 DataNodes have bad health, this test would return "Bad" health. A failure of this health test indicates unhealthy DataNodes. Check the status of the individual DataNodes for more information. This test can be configured using the HDFS HDFS service-wide monitoring setting.
Add more DataNodes or Racks to your Cluster, if you want to use all the enabled erasure coding policies.
Change the default erasure coding policy, if the offending policy is set as the default policy: Go to the HDFS configuration page, search for 'Fallback Erasure Coding Policy', and select one that is compliant with your existing cluster setup.
Disable the offending erasure coding policy: Use the 'hdfs ec -disablePolicy -policy <policyName>' command.
Disable the health test: Go to the HDFS configuration page, search for 'Erasure Coding Policy Verification Health Check', and unselect it. This is not recommended, because there is a high risk of losing data if the offending erasure coding policy is used.
This is a HDFS service-level health test that checks that all the Failover Controllers associated with this service are healthy and running. The test returns "Bad" health if any of Failover Controllers that the service depends on is unhealthy or not running. Check the Failover Controllers logs for more details This test can be enabled or disabled using the Failover Controllers Healthy service-wide monitoring setting.
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This is an HDFS service-level health test that checks for and active, healthy NameNode. The test returns "Bad" health if the service is running and an active NameNode cannot be found. If an active NameNode is found, then the test checks the health of that NameNode as well as the health of any standby NameNode configured. A "Good" health result will only be returned if both the active and Standby NameNodes are healthy. A failure of this health test may indicate stopped or unhealthy NameNode roles, or it may indicate a problem with communication between the Cloudera Manager Service Monitor and the NameNodes. Check the status of the HDFS service's NameNode roles and look in the Cloudera Manager Service Monitor's log files for more information when this test fails. This test can be enabled or disabled using the Active NameNode Role Health Check HDFS service-wide monitoring setting. The check for a healthy standby NameNode can be enabled or disabled with Standby NameNode Health Check. In addition, the Active NameNode Detection Window can be used to adjust the amount of time that the Cloudera Manager Service Monitor has to detect the active NameNode before this health test fails, and the NameNode Activation Startup Tolerance can be used to adjust the amount of time around NameNode startup that the test allows for a NameNode to be made active.
This is an HDFS service-level health test that checks that the number of under-replicated blocks does not rise above some percentage of the cluster's total blocks. A failure of this health test may indicate a loss of DataNodes. Use the HDFS fsck command to identify which files contain under-replicated blocks. This test can be configured using the Under-replicated Block Monitoring Thresholds HDFS service-wide monitoring setting.


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Taliban supreme leader Akhundzada makes public appearance amid death rumors
Without speaking on political issues, Akhundzada prayed for the success of the Taliban leadership.
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Kabul Published on: October 31, 2021 19:34 IST
Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.
In his first-ever public appearance, Taliban supreme leader Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Pajhwok News reported.
Akhundzada, who was appointed as the movement's spiritual leader five years ago, addressed seminary students on Saturday. Sources close to the group confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News that Akhundzada addressed his followers at the Darul Uloom Hakimah.
They said a security blanket was thrown around the venue in Kandahar city as the Taliban leader delivered his speech. Without speaking on political issues, Akhundzada prayed for the success of the Taliban leadership.
Media coverage of the event was not allowed, officials said. On Sunday, a 10-minute audio recording of his speech was released on social media accounts of the Taliban.
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Videographics achieve the two most important criteria of the visualizer.
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I am currently working with the BBC to define a new format – that of the 'Video Dat Graphic'.
Some of these exist online to degrees of success but we are codifying best practice, auditing current activity and can show our work in the market context.
I will discuss how video is an information rich medium – from a survey of data resolution across media and how these videos can compliment the BBC online offering as a whole.
I'll be showing many examples in addition to our work.
This is a high paced session, with lots to look at and an excellent mix of storytelling and information design ideas. There is an excellent balance between theory and practical advice.


These pics facinated me when I saw the for the firts time, I realized that they don't just look like something out of a fairy tale, but the experience on these surreal boats is nothing less than fantacy-like.
India is home to the unique houseboats called Kettuvalloms. These boats were the historic method for transporting rice and other trade through the aqeous centre of Kerala to the ports on the coast at Kollam, Aleppey and Cochin.
Original Kettuvalloms were recreated into houseboats and are now a major tourist attraction. A house boat is about 67 to 95 feet feet in length and has a width of around 13 feet to in the middle. The materials that go into the making are all local and eco friendly bamboo poles, wood, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats, coir carpets etc.
The house boats have fully furnished single, double, triple and five bedrooms with sundeck, private balcony with comfortable chairs, kitchen and a bathroom. Each house boat boasts a private chef, driver and cabin assistants. While on the boat you can feast on a traditional Kerala cuisine.
While cruising you will see memorable sights such as ancient temples and ruins, oppulant rice fields, water lillies, local villages and coconut groves, A cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in a luxury houseboat is the most enchanting holiday experience in India today.


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Lifeboat Accidentally "Descends" from Brent Alpha
Brent Alpha (file image courtesy Shell)
Shell has launched an investigation after a lifeboat accidentally "descended" from the aging Brent Alpha platform during maintenance.
A Shell spokesperson said that on Saturday morning, a mechanical failure occurred during routine maintenance, "allowing [the lifeboat] to descend into the sea." The BBC reports that the lifeboat davit's clutch slipped during work on the boat. No injuries were reported, and the boat was recovered the following day.
"Safety is our number one priority and at no time was there any risk to personnel and we are working hard to resolve this issue," Shell UK said in a statement. "The Coastguard has been informed of the situation."
In 2008, two "secondary" lifeboats on Brent Bravo were found to be unseaworthy and had to be repaired. "They were immediately secured and removed from service. However, this did not impact on platform manning, as these are secondary craft," Shell said in a statement. The incident prompted the oil firm to review the condition of all lifeboats on the Brent field.
Lifeboat incidents have occurred on other operators' platforms as well: an improperly adjusted winch brake caused the unintentional launch of a lifeboat from the MODU Maersk Giant in January 2015. Efforts to engage the manual brake were not successful; the boat drifted underneath the unit and its falls were eventually broken off by the strain.
Lifeboat accidents are not restricted to offshore rigs. Accidental on-load hook releases and other failures during lifeboat drills are a leading cause of death in the shipping and cruise industries.
Brent Alpha is currently in the process of decommissioning, like the adjacent Brent Bravo, Charlie and Delta installations. The platforms' topsides are currently being strengthened in order to withstand the stresses of lifting and removal, according to Shell. Brent Delta's 24,000 tonne topside platform was removed by Allseas' Pioneering Spirit in a single lift in April 2018, setting a new world record. The final lift – including arrival, setup, deballasting and "fast lift" – took only 12 hours. The topsides were delivered to the Able shipyard in Hartlepook, UK for final dismantling and recycling.
Brent Bravo was the first platform installed, in 1975, and the field's name became synonymous with North Sea oil - and with oil itself, when Brent crude futures were adopted as the world oil price benchmark.
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