How Far Back Do Insurance Companies Check Driving Records?
When you have recent claims and traffic violation tickets you cannot wait for them to stop affecting your premium. So, it is understandable that you want to know how long do tickets and claims stay in your records and continue influencing your auto insurance premiums? Or how far insurers go back when they are checking your history and determining the rates applicable to you?
Most companies look at last three years for accidents and driving history. And most minor traffic violation tickets get removed from DMV records after three years in most states. Some insurers may look at last five years but the nearer dates are usually more important. Serious traffic violation incidents can continue to affect your car insurance rates as far as ten years. For example, DUI remains in record around five to seven years.
Hope this answers your question as to how far back do car insurance companies look at records but read on. When you have a vehicle insurance claim, your rates will be affected the most at your next renewal. If you don't have any other incident or tickets, you may see that your premium is gradually coming down in the following years. If you have an unfortunate claim you should look forward and try to stay out of accidents from then onward.
There are a few other discounts that can counteract to help you find affordable car insurance. For example, you can pay the premium in full to get full payment discount or around five percent and avoid installment charges. You can see if you can save with higher deductibles and so many other ways. So, don't be so down about losing your no claim or good driver discounts and find these valuable savings you weren't bothered to check before. Taking an advance driving course after an accident can help in increasing your insurer's confidence in you and get you some discounts too.
Every company looks at risk differently from each other. Some companies can be forgiving and still offer low premiums to experienced drivers with one accident or traffic violation ticket. You shouldn't generalize it and see for yourself how much each carrier would charge. The price gap could really be high even between two similar looking companies.
You can always check automobile insurance quotes online and compare your coverage options and prices. There are a few good sites to help you out and you should spare a few minutes to test the waters. You have a good chance of finding some savings.


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – The Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) plans to expand its successfully running 'startup boot camps' to more colleges, giving a larger number of students a chance to join young entrepreneurs' population in the state.
Kerala Startup Mission has invited more engineering colleges to start Innovation Entrepreneurship and Development Centres (IEDC) to develop innovative business ideas with market-viable products, according to an official release.
Each IEDC centre will get Rs 2 lakh to conduct startup boot camps, it added.
Launched with an aim to boost student entrepreneurship in Kerala, startup boot camps primarily conduct workshops, seminars and leadership camps.
Students selected from these camps will get pre-incubation training from KSUM.
So far, about 25 colleges have started IEDC centres with the support of KSUM to deliver high-quality training and entrepreneurship development activities.  Colleges applying for new IEDC centres should take care of the facilities, including the assignment of faculties-in-charge.
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Tonight's fifth annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking saw "The Interrupters," Steve James' epic portrait of violence mediators in Chicago, earn directing and picture awards. It is the first time that both awards went to the same film.
"Tonight, I don't care about the Oscars!" James said in his acceptance speech.
Academy Award-winner Michael Moore presented James and producer Alex Kotlowitz with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking. Moore also roused the audience with talk of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences' new documentary rules, which are expected to get an official announcement this week.
Cinema Eye presented honors in six craft categories, as well as the Heterodox Award for Narrative Filmmaking, which went to Mike Mills' "Beginners." The Heterodox recognizes a narrative film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production. And for the first time, Cinema Eye presented its Hell Yeah Prize to Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's "Paradise Lost" trilogy.


The term 'Acrosage' or 'Acrossage' is a combination of two arts which are acrobatics and massage. The acrosage practitioner holds the massage patient in an acrobatic stance (usually upside down) and massages the entire body.
Acrosage is also known as Inversion Therapy. It is believed that when a person is in an acrobatic position, the healing pressure points of the body are activated which makes the massage completely effective.
The massage patient is suspended upside down and the massage is conducted. Being suspended upside down has various benefits. This type of massage was invented by a circus acrobat more than 20 years ago. He realized the uniqueness and the effectiveness of this massage and made it his trademark therapy. In this case, it is very important to trust the massage practitioner and allow him to heal you in his unique way. Acrosage has gained a lot of attention in the past few years.
Blood Circulation – Being suspended upside down is known to improve the blood circulation of the body. Since the massage practitioner is an expert, he will perform various massage techniques on you which will make you feel better.
Spirituality – While being suspended upside down, the patient will feel like he is flying which will make him realize his freedom. This is known to be a very effective way of attaining spirituality.
Immunity – Regular acrosage is known to develop and improve the immunity of the patient.
Better Skin – Since the blood and oxygen flow is enhanced in the body, it helps the patient achieve better skin and complexion.
Sharper Mind – The increase in supply of oxygen to the brain helps the patient achieve a sharp and alert mind. The patient is also known to attain better memory.
Flexibility – Inversion therapy helps in improving the flexibility of the body.
Posture – The upside down suspension is known to improve the posture of the body.
These are some of the known benefits which have been claimed by the inventor.
In order to receive acrosage, contact its practitioner in your city and fix an appointment. You will realize the benefits of acrosage in the first massage itself. This type of massage therapy has many risks involved and should be done with utmost care. The person performing the inversion therapy on you should be certified and experienced.


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Ontario to fund supervised injection services in Toronto
On Jan 9, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced it will provide funding for supervised injection services (SIS) in Toronto. These services will offer a safe and hygienic environment for people to inject pre-obtained illicit drugs under the supervision of a nurse. SISs have been shown to be an effective way to reduce the harms that can arise from drug use, including deaths from overdose.
The SISs will be added to the existing clinical health and harm reduction services at three locations: The Works (a service of Toronto Public Health), Queen West - Central Toronto Community Health Centre, and South Riverdale Community Health Centre. As part of the process to offer SISs, these three agencies commissioned MASS to undertake a community consultation process in April 2016. We heard from hundreds of community members through a series of public meetings, open houses, focus groups, and an online survey.
Read the final report detailing the results of the public consultation here.
Toronto Arts Council's Strategic Priorities
Last spring, the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) commissioned MASS to help develop its first strategic plan. But contrary to the fashion for short three and four year plans, we urged TAC to take a longer view and develop a three phase plan that would help guide the organization through its next decade to 2025. Working alongside senior TAC executives and its board, we met with more than 100 stakeholders and arts champions, authored an optimistic discussion paper called "On the Bright Side", and welcomed our friends Shelagh Wright and Peter Jenkinson — two of the UK's foremost creative strategists — to share their unique international insights.
The result is a plan that distills TAC's work to its essence in four priorities and issues a call for recognizing all Torontonians as "Arts-makers." We think the plan is exciting, ambitious and resolutely civic-minded in its outlook. You can download your copy here.
Walkshops: Walking Public Consultations
Walkshops are an immersive, participatory method of gathering input and expertise on community and policy issues. It's a site walk with a stated objective of exploring local concerns and design solutions together with a wide array of interested parties - residents, business owners, social service providers, planners, designers and elected officials. Walkshops deepen engagement by pro-actively tapping into the breadth and depth of knowledge people bring to important planning and policy concerns.
Walkshops are led and facilitated by Jane Farrow, founding director of Jane's Walk, a global volunteer walking tour movement that builds on the legacy of urbanist Jane Jacobs' ideas. Farrow researches and prepares a route and set of discussion topics for each Walkshop aimed at educating and inspiring participants to consider closely the type of community and infrastructure they want and need. Notetakers capture feedback and local expertise, weaving it into consultation reports and recommendations transparently.
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The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the UK-wide system for assessing the quality of the research carried out in the UK's publicly-funded universities.
SFC, Research England, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and the Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland) conduct the REF jointly.
Inform the selective allocation of research funding to HEIs.
Provide Benchmarking information and establish the reputation of institutions in research.
Provide accountability for public investment in research and demonstrate its benefits.
The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) builds on the exercise carried out in 2014 and the recommendations of the independent review of REF 2014.
Panels of experts in individual academic subject areas carry out the REF assessment under three broad headings.
Outputs: the main focus of the REF is to identify excellent research of all kinds. This is assessed through expert review. In subjects where robust data is available, expert review may be informed by additional citation information.
Impact: recognition is given where researchers build on excellent research to deliver demonstrable benefits to society, public policy, culture, quality of life and the economy.
Environment: the REF takes account of the quality of the research environment in supporting a continuing flow of excellent research and its effective dissemination and application.
The three elements of the assessment are scored and combined to produce an overall quality profile for each submission.
Following a review commissioned by the UK Government, recommendations on the structure of future REFs were published in 2016.
Read the Research Excellence Framework review and our statement in response to this.
The four UK higher education funding bodies decided to extend the initial flexibility in the Open Access policy, recognising the timetable for the next REF with results in 2021.
Full details at SFC/AN/16/2016: Open access in the Research Excellence Framework: Extension of flexibility.
Universities from across the UK submitted information on the research carried out in their universities in 2013 and expert panels carried out their assessment in 2014.
The results of the REF 2014 are available on the REF website.
See the REF website for further information, including a regularly updated FAQ section. For queries on SFC's policies on research assessment, contact Dr Stuart Fancey, email: sfancey@sfc.ac.uk.


I've recently wondered about Pioneers, Colonists and Settlers.
It may seem pedantic, at least it might between settlers and colonists, but there is a certainly a distinct difference between those two crowds and Pioneers. While settlers find unoccupied land, and set up shop (or a homestead), colonists build upon that land and create a colony, an extension of some other nation, assuming some sort of expanded ownership to the umbrella country. Pioneers of course are explorers, leading into uncharted territory with the arguably unlimited risk of mind and body. Safety being a key concern, the pioneers are likely to find ferocious animals, dreaded weather, and lots and lots of rocks. Big, heavy rocks. The kind of rocks that create nightmares for the petraphobic trait common is most explorers.
Settlers prefer scouted territory, and qualified land to both build and farm. Somewhere close to amenities like running clean water, and bees for honey. They plan for themselves. They plan to survive long perilous of potential snow and drought. They are in for the long haul.
Colonists are looking to create but then to quickly expand their settlement. To create a life like the one they represent. They tend to focus on the community, create not just for themselves but other public services. Post Office, Barber Shop, and of course expensive and high quality jewelry design.
Pioneers are looking for the new, the better, "more perfect" area to live and breath. They are not happy settling and staying put. They wonder if they can find more green, more soil, more culture, and more space.
Fortunately, all three groups are necessary for a growing society. And its quite likely that your personal instincts might assign you to a certain role, based on comfort or necessity, but I wonder what factors might make you jump from Settler to Pioneer? Or if that's even necessary.
One (and its me) might extend this allegory to our world in IT.
Its also true that settlers, colonists and pioneers are required for IT growth and IT change over time. By IT growth, of course I mean the introduction of new technology means, tools, and talent to move the needle on the organizational Digital Transformation program. You know, the business innovation strategy to tackle operational and logistical efficiency de-focusing on what someone else can do better and focusing entirely on your own competitive differentiator, introducing new customer experiences to match the selling behavior with the buying behavior, and introducing new competitive business models enticing new client segments to your products and services.
Sure, we (IT) could stay the same, and watch the organization decline organically at a consistent and predictive curve, or we could evolve and keep our jobs. My bet: you are going for the former.
Colonists are looking to expand their settlement. They understand and lay groundwork within the private cloud, but also extend workloads into hybrid opportunities. They know that they must expand into "communities of interest" and "community" hybrid clouds, sharing vertical specific best practices, and legislative governance. Oddly enough, they also require expensive and high quality jewelry design.
Pioneers are looking for the new, the better, "more perfect". They intentionally and purposefully deploy all applications into the Public Cloud. Pioneers are looking for unlimited capacity, to avoid the negative impact of managing in the physical world. They are looking for monthly agreements, allowing the explore better savings and more efficient offerings over time. Replaceability becomes more important that Stability. They are not happy settling and staying put.
Infrastructure decisions are per unit, per month. Consume as you go. Scale down as necessary.
Fortunately, all three groups are necessary for a transformational journey, a growing IT society you might say. And it's the reasonableness of the economics and the complexity of the architecture of the applications that likely decide which group or deployment method that is chosen, for the moment. As we know economics and architecture changes over time, and hence re-evaluated for suitability constantly.
The obvious observation is that these decisions necessitate DIVERSITY and SIMPLICITY.
Diversity in technology of the applications purchased or built means a diversity of both the application deployment (where it goes) and infrastructure chosen (what it goes on). Gone will be the days of standardization. Simplicity means the necessity of a single method and tool for managing applications and infrastructure regardless of where its deployed and what infrastructure its running on.
Fortunately, we are on top of that for you.
Since I mentioned infrastructure that is "scale out, software defined (hyper converged or rack scale), highly virtualized with automation and management that crosses private, public and all forms of hybrid deployments", at VMWorld 2017, we are announcing the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) RS series, a fully integrated, software-defined data center (SDDC) rack-scale platform, powered by VMware Cloud Foundation™ and has enhanced its hyperconverged system Unified Compute Platform (UCP) HC all-flash and hybrid systems enabled non-volatile memory (NVMe) and the new sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: https://www.hds.com/en-us/news-insights/press-releases/2017/gl170824.html We understand and can help you solve your need for DIVERSITY (of Pioneering, Colonizing and Settling) and SIMPLICITY (of managing across that coterie).
Why? Because we know you have Pioneers, Colonists and Settlers. And we have the hammers, nails, tractors, water treatment plants, and solar panels to help you build that community.
I'll see you there. With my rock collection. Well, the small and harmless ones. I keep the scary ones in the basement.


Family/military connections Brother: 1554 Lance Corporal John Bowden CORNELIUS, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919.
Embarked Fremantle, 18 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 16 February 1916.
Transferred to Cyclist Corps, 2nd Australian Division, Canal Zone, 14 March 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916.
Transferred to 28th Bn, 24 August 1916; taken on strength, 28th Bn, 29 August 1916.
Reported missing, 16-18 November 1916.
Note on file: 'Buried by Rev F.H. Dwinford, 6th Infantry Brigade Headquarters (Report not verified)'; grave subsequently lost.
Miscellaneous details First given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Mare.


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Galatasaray draw Schalke 04 in Champions League
Istanbul side draw German team 0-0
Istanbul's Galatasaray drew Germany's Schalke 04 on Wednesday 0-0 in the UEFA Champions League.
In the match at Galatasaray's Turk Telekom Stadium, the German side dominated the game but the match ended goalless.
Galatasaray have played 274 matches in UEFA competitions, winning 99 games and losing 103.
To date, the UEFA Champions League Cup has proved elusive for Turkish clubs, with the Lions being the only Turkish club to have won the UEFA Cup in 1999-2000 and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup.
Galatasaray's other rivals in Group D, Portugal's Porto, beat Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow 3-1.
Porto is at the top of the group with 7 points, while Schalke 04 has 5 points, Galatasaray has 4 points, and Lokomotiv Moscow has none.
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After last weekend's bloodbath, we knew Pan was going to be a let down at the box office. However, we didn't think it was going to be this bad, as the numbers are starting to add up, and the fallout is spelling that the film could be the most expensive flop of this year.
The range of $130 million to $150 million accounts for the fact that analysts don't know exactly how much Warners spent on marketing, or exactly where Pan will end up at the box office.
Without a definitive marketing figure in the pipeline, it's hard to nail down which end of the spectrum Pan will come out on. What we do know is that estimates have the global advertising spend set at $125 million, and part of that spend was from 2014 into this year. Of course, the moment the film was delayed from its original July release date into an October launch, the figure was obviously prolonged along with the release date.
What's interesting is that if the numbers wind up on the worse end, Pan will officially be one of the biggest flops of 2015 so far. It might even take the crown from Disney's Tomorrowland, though Warner Bros is without films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens to offset the damage. For comparison, Tomorrowland was made on a $190 million budget, with a estimated $150 million marketing budget and a worldwide gross of $208 million. The estimated hole for Tomorrowland is now at a square $132 million, and may still hold the record if Pan can pull off one last miracle.
The Hail Mary pass for Pan to become a success lies in China, which doesn't see the release of Pan for another 11 days. Still, the odds aren't very good, considering that the film only racked up a total of $40.5 million globally. Should the film, at the very least, maintain those numbers in its second weekend of release, it would need to make a further $185 million to reach the total $275 million that the film is estimated to have cost. Looks like Warner Bros is going to have to start thinking some really happy thoughts to make this turkey fly.
Here's hoping that Warner Bros can strike some sort of gold with one of their future releases this fall, as Creed and In The Heart Of The Sea are the next two big ticket films that the studio will be releasing this year. Until then, you can see Pan which is currently in theaters. It needs all the help it can get.


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> major cost. But (praise be!) it isn't, the slate is relatively clean.
> using RDFS publicly, but easier to reason with using OWL DL locally.
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To be fully engaged in life means that we have clear goals as well as the focus and skills to accomplish those goals with ease and a sense of calm awareness. In his first book, The Practicing Mind, which remains a bestseller in its category, Thomas Sterner set out clear guidelines for developing focus and discipline to achieve any life goal. As Tom traveled and spoke about the book, he kept track of the questions readers and participants at his seminars asked. The answers to those questions — or more accurately, the exploration of those questions — became the basis of Fully Engaged. This new book explores specific techniques, such as thought awareness training and setting goals with accurate data, and demonstrates how using these techniques will not only help you reach your objectives, but will keep you engaged in each moment of your life, throughout the process of accomplishing those goals. Being thus engaged will result in less stress and more satisfaction in every aspect of life.


As a part of Society of Women Engineers here on campus, I had an amazing opportunity to volunteer and interact students interested in STEM. This was a large conference for female students interested in STEM from grades 5th through 9th. There were several workshops held by community partners to interest these young girls in science, technology, engineering and math. This is just one conference held annually across the country and even as a volunteer, some of the activities were super intriguing.
I was the group leader for one of the 5th through 7th grade girls. Our first event was Demystifying Math. This workshop was put on by !explora¡, non-profit science center and children's museum here in ABQ. During this activity, the girls went to the Mechanical Engineering Building to design stomp rockets that answered their own scientific question. One group discovered how nose cone design affects distance while another manipulated the projection angle of the rocket during launch. Inside, the girls used their imagination to build everyday objects with cardboard pieces challenging the forces of gravity.
After an hour of inventing, the girls and I played a wake-up game to help 9:00 am feel a little less early. Getting our wiggles out led us to the Centennial Engineering Building for water monitor testing with EarthEco Challenge kits. After learning about temperature, turbidity, ph and dissolved oxygen while diving right into a bucket of UNM Duck Pond water, the girls washed their hands and went to the next event. A few rounds of "bubblegum, bubblegum in a dish…" later, we were back in the MechE building to mine some chocolate chips out of cookies. This activity was put on by New Mexico Tech and was just the sweet treat the girls needed before lunch.
Some of the other events that my group was not able to attend were workshops about optics and geocaching. Some of the girls even learned how the cosmetic industry constantly uses science and mad bath bombs and lip gloss. This conference was very centered around empowering young women to engage in the STEM subjects. Each workshop stressed how versatile these career fields are and encouraged the girls to find their own passions within it.
After the conference, many of the girls told me they had a great time and learned a lot. This reminded me a lot of some of the outreach opportunities I had growing up interested in the STEM field as well as several volunteering opportunities I had in my hometown. These events are some of my favorites because STEM is not just a field of majors and careers that demand hard work and constant studying but innovating and inspiring others. I am happy that I had this chance on the UNM campus.


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A man who set off a smoke bomb in the crawl space of his Michigan home to evict a gang of skunks succeeded in his plan—but burned down his house in the process. Firefighters said the smoke bomb sparked a blaze that ripped through the property within minutes, destroying nearly all the man's possessions. Fire Chief Kevin Sullivan advised people with skunk problems to hire pest control professionals, but if someone is "an absolute die-hard do-it-yourselfer," he or she should at least read the smoke bomb's instructions. No one was seriously hurt in the fire, and no skunk carcasses were found at the scene.


The extraordinary professional gathering at CONSTRUTEC exceeded all expectations, projecting its significant development potential for future years. The exhibition is organised by IFEMA and took place from 13 to 16 November at the Feria de Madrid within the framework of ePower&Building, an event that registered almost 90,000 professional participants, 24% more than at the previous fair in 2016, far exceeding prior expectations. A total of 15% of the visitors were international, coming mainly from the European Union, the Maghreb region and Ibero-America, especially Colombia and Morocco, the two countries invited on this occasion. The number of exhibiting companies exceeded 1,600, which represents an increase of 25% compared to the previous gathering.
From next 13th to 16th November 2018 "ePower&Building" the biggest event in Southern Europe for the whole building life-cycle will take place at IFEMA (Madrid). Its mission is to be the sector's instrument to help the European building industry, adding value to society by promoting comfortable, sustainable, safe and healthy living environments. It will integrate the reference exhibitions: CONSTRUTEC, VETECO, BIMEXPO, ARCHISTONE, MATELEC and MATELEC lighting.
The programme runs from 13th to 16th November 2018.
Commercialization, sustainability and technology at the service of building will be the main protagonists in the programme of conferences and professional meetings, organised by IFEMA, will be developed under the umbrella of ePower & Building, between the 13th and 16th of November, at Feria de Madrid.
ePower & Building includes under the motto " Transforming the way we build a Green World" , CONSTRUTEC, the International Exhibition of Materials, Techniques and Constructive Solutions, ARCHISTONE, the International Exhibition for Stone Architecture, BIMEXPO, the leading European Fair in services, networking, knowledge and BIM solutions, VETECO, International Window, Façade and Solar Protection Exhibition, MATELEC, International Solutions Exhibition for the Electrical and Electronics Industry and MATELEC LIGHTING. In addition, these trade shows coincide with MATELEC INDUSTRY, International Exhibition of Solutions for the Industry and Smart Factory.
The Construction Labour Foundation will once again have a significant presence at the next International Construction Materials, Techniques and Solutions Exhibition, CONSTRUTEC 2018. The event is organised by IFEMA, from 13 to 16 November at the Feria de Madrid, within the framework of ePower&Building, which brings together the BIMEXPO, ARCHISTONE, VETECO, MATELEC and MATELEC LIGHTING events and coincides with MATELEC INDUSTRY. The Foundation will have a stand of 100 m2 at the fair (Stand 8N01).
Under the slogan "Discover your Foundation", the joint non-profit organisation will take advantage of this appointment with construction professionals and companies to offer all kinds of information on the free activities and services that it offers companies and workers in the sector, including training, occupational risks prevention and employment.
ePower & Building will host the presentation of the White Paper on Building.
The event will be held at a CONSTRUTEC FORUM conference, in which representatives of the Ministry of Development, Autonomous Government of Madrid, CNC, companies and universities will participate.
The conference will also feature a round table that will analyse the challenges of urban construction, renovation and regeneration.
Business experts, institutions, organisations and associations are finishing off their articles on the building sector, which will review the situation of the sector and future prospects.
ePower & Building 2018, the event organised by IFEMA to be held at the Feria de Madrid, from November 13 to 16, 2018, will host the presentation of the White Paper on Building. The sector and the media will have the opportunity to see first-hand and receive copies of the White Paper in a conference held on November 15, within the framework of the ePower & Building fair, and that will take place in the CONSTRUTEC FORUM ( Hall 8-Stand 8F46).
The International Exhibition of Materials, Techniques and Constructive Solutions, CONSTRUTEC 2018 will be the stage on 14 November of the 3rd Alimarket Construction Workshop, which will revolve around "Where is construction going in Spain?". This meeting is part of the programme of conferences to be held within the framework of ePower & Building 2018, organised by IFEMA from 13 to 16 November, at Feria de Madrid, which includes the fairs BIMEXPO, ARCHISTONE, VETECO, MATELEC, MATELEC LIGHTING, coinciding with MATELEC INDUSTRY.


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'Art Is a Salve; Sports Is a Salve'
In times of distress, we as a society come together; we gather around one another.
This rings true in the realm of sports and we see it over and over again: a unity that transcends most other things.
That's one of many themes that can be explored while viewing Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM). Comprising over 200 images in color and black-and-white from the past 175 years, Who Shot Sports presents an astonishing diversity of work by more than 150 photographers. The exhibition includes classic images of legendary athletes and historic action shots, as well as images captured behind-the-scenes and on the sidelines—some, never before seen by the public.
Sports—familiar and unfamiliar—are represented, in photographs taken across six continents. Spectators worldwide are portrayed, too, demonstrating an enthusiasm for sports that surpasses national borders and socioeconomic levels.
Segregation had a history and an undercurrent in sports—a theme that unfortunately resonates still today in a variety of ways. Guests may notice an absence of African-Americans and women in photographs from earlier in sports photography history.
"We're in troubling times," said Gail Buckland, Exhibition Curator. "Art is a salve; sports is a salve."
Buckland adds that sports are inherently tribal and through it all, today, they help to heal and unify.
"The exhibit is really about why we love sports, and some photographers are truly able to capture that," said Buckland. "When selecting photos for this exhibit, I really just went with my gut and past experience."
The photographs on view were selected not because of their importance in sports history necessarily, but because they are aesthetically powerful images in their own right. Divided into nine thematic sections, they encompass examples of the earliest photographic processes and the latest digital technologies.
Photographers who capture such images are on the front lines of human drama, preserving bodies in motion, giving shape to the emotions of victory or despair while capturing the spirit of the games and the nobility in athletic pursuits.
Buckland, who has authored and collaborated on 14 books of photography and history, in addition to being the former curator of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, recognizes that women in photography are special. After all, she knows many of them personally.
"Some of the best sports photographers are women. They're tough!"
When Buckland sat down to discuss the exhibit, she said her hope is that visitors of all ages can come to the exhibit and leave feeling like they've found something they could relate to, whether it's a decisive moment, a unique vantage point or a rousing victory.
"Sports are beauty in motion with a powerful competitive edge. The ancient Greeks celebrated their athletes and the finest artists of antiquity preserved those athletes' achievements. Today, it is the photographers who give sports its indelible image," said Buckland.
"Still photographers are masters of moments."
The Who Shot Sports exhibit's stay at GRAM is the last chance for anyone—worldwide—to see this spectacular collection of photographs. Visit GRAM before January 13, 2019, to capture these images in your mind.
You can also view many of the images in Buckland's companion book, Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present.
Main photo courtesy of Bob Martin.
Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present, is organized by the Brooklyn Museum and curated by Gail Buckland, Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Visiting Professor at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
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Furman University Scholar Exchange - South Carolina Junior Academy of Science: The Effect of Genetically Modified Maize vs Organic Maize on Fodder Preferences in Procyon lotor.
The purpose of this experimentation is to examine the effects of organic maize vs genetically modified maize on the fodder preferences in Procyon lotor or Eastern raccoons. Raccoons were given a choice between organic and genetically modified maize to observe their preference. Anecdotal evidence suggests that mice, when given the option, prefer organic maize. The aim of this experiment was to examine this preference in Procyon lotor. Racoons are known to have to no preference in their feed choices however, this experiment suggests that raccoons do have a preference for organic maize. In this study the independent variable was the type of maize and the dependent variable was the preference expressed by the raccoons. The hypothesis for this experiment was that if raccoons are given the option between genetically modified or organic maize they will prefer the organic maize. There is also evidence to suggest that animals who consume organic maize thrive more so than animals who consume genetically modified maize. The hypothesis was supported by the higher percent mass decrease in the organic maize, and a significantly lower percent mass change in the genetically modified maize.
Feldman, Ben, "The Effect of Genetically Modified Maize vs Organic Maize on Fodder Preferences in Procyon lotor." (2018). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 139.


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Riders 'demonised' by mainstream media
Posted on 25th September, 2016 by Mark Hinchliffe
Motorcyclists are being demonised by mainstream media and "extreme rider behaviour" sensationalised without balance or context, says a road safety campaigner.
Judith Kuerschner, who was riding behind her husband when he was killed by a driver turning in front of him without indicating and who was a Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party candidate at the last election, says the issue was highlighted at the recent Australasian Road Safety Conference in Canberra.
She says the issue of social responsibility of the mainstream media in sensationalising and demonising road users was ironically raised by a NSW cop.
"For example, as this guy said, when they run a road safety blitz the media are only interested in reporting how many tickets were handed out and what was the fastest speed recorded; they're not interested in reporting that despite all this 97% of road users were doing the right thing," she says.
Judith Kuerschner
It is, indeed, ironic given the police are often complicit in releasing sensationalist statistics and video evidence to the mainstream media, often to win their favour.
Judith also referred to an example of a recent article of a motorcyclist uploading a YouTube clip of him riding over 200km/h on a South Australia road.
"I happen to know the person who uploaded the video, which apparently was done by accident and was a video that was taken over half a decade ago," she says.
"But that didn't stop Channel 9 from having a slow news day and, they admitted, to 'trawling youtube for sensationalist videos'.
"Now this was given its usual 'outrage' paint by the mainstream media with no consideration for the context, of either the video, or the fact that this was extreme behaviour by an individual, and was not what they were likely to see everyday by every other motorcyclist on the road."
She says the news item was designed to set up an "us vs them" scenario. It also created outrage in the motorcycling community among "pious patsies" who say they have "never done anything like this on their own bikes in their lives".
"Unfortunately this sensationalist, one-sided, unconscionable journalism hits its mark every time and pushes motorcyclists further into the collective psyche as being 'bad people we must destroy'," she says.
"AMEP experienced this same smear campaign leading up to the last election when a Sydney burnout comp was labelled a 'hoon meet' by Channel 9 (again) with footage taken, and doctored, from the official media recorder of the event."
What do you think of how mainstream media portrays motorcycle riders? Leave your comments below.
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28th September, 2016 at 12:59 pm
media 'out of context sensationalist' No Really?
Do you really expect those rags to treat us any differently
to any other poor bugger they set their sights on?
And really it at least gives single mothers and 'dole bludgers'
a bit of a break. lets face it most of their readers think "madmax
and stone' where documentaries. So obviously they come from
the shallower end of the gene pool along with most politicians
and a sizeable number of the police force
27th September, 2016 at 11:32 am
What's the point of riding machines capable of hitting 300kmh, if you can't use all the power and speed available occasionally. Australians as a rule are indoctrinated and cowed by authority, contrary to the anti authoritarian laconic Aussie myths. They accept more and more draconian legislation and nanny state repression with barely a whimper. If you want change, then fight for it and stop whinging when laws are passed further restricting your freedoms.
Bikerphil says:
The media are generally self appointed judges on the behaviour of the public and pick on those social groups who cannot defend themselves against the medias self rightious and pious behaviour. They have too much influence and power.
Mister_T says:
25th September, 2016 at 5:47 pm
Riders posting videos on Youtube depicting dubious if not illegal activities on public roads don't do the cause any good. Of course there are plenty of posting car drivers equally non-compliant. It is easy to vilify a minority,
The naughty bikie image may have first hit the mainstream with the movie "The Wild One". Since then, plenty of movies have capitalised on what are essentially subcultures within a subculture. "Quadrophenia" depicted a clash of sub-subcultures.
Sometimes it seems that the only knowledge some lawmakers (and even law enforcers) have of motorcyclists is derived from reruns of "Stone" and "Mad Max".


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JF&CS Launches Memory Café Toolkit 2.0 »
Posted by Beth Soltzberg
JF&CS is excited to announce that our Percolator Memory Café Network just released an updated version of our Memory Café Toolkit! Memory cafés are welcoming social gatherings for people who are living with dementia and for the people who care about them. Our Memory Café Toolkit provides step-by-step instructions to help organizations launch and sustain their very own memory café.
Promoting Inclusiveness
The original Memory Café Toolkit, which was released in 2016, has been downloaded by over 700 individuals across Massachusetts, the U.S., and in several other countries. The new Toolkit adds a section about inclusiveness. It provides examples of what various Massachusetts cafés are doing to serve café guests with specific needs, such as guests with younger onset dementia, as well as guests with hearing loss or intellectual/developmental disabilities. It also discusses ways to make cafés inclusive and welcoming for people of varied linguistic/cultural backgrounds and LGTBQIA+ guests.
The new Memory Café Toolkit can be downloaded free of charge in English and in Spanish.
History of Massachusetts Memory Cafés
The memory café movement began in Holland in 1997 and has since spread all around the world. However, when JF&CS started its monthly memory café in 2014, it was only the second one in Massachusetts. Our guests wanted more – more locations and more meeting dates. So, JF&CS launched the Percolator Memory Café Network to help other organizations start their own memory café. There are now over 110 cafés in Massachusetts, in four languages – and counting!
Memory cafés are good medicine for social isolation, one of the problems that often comes along with Alzheimer's and related dementias. The symptoms of dementia may make it hard for people to manage the activities they used to do, and stigma and lack of awareness may cause friends to turn away. Memory cafés bring people together. Here is what some of our guests have said about the JF&CS Memory Café:
"I've made so many friends here. This is what we need – a place where we're treated like everybody else."
"Starting the day at the memory café just puts my husband in good spirits that carry through the day."
"It gives me an anchor to my week – a reason to get out of the house!"
"It gives me a feeling of home."
JF&CS is so proud to provide this feeling of home here in Waltham, and to help organizations around the U.S. and the world to do this for people in their community!
To find a memory café near you, check out our Directory of Memory Cafés in Massachusetts.
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CHAI Works-Waltham Volunteers at MetroWest Jewish Day School »
Last school year, participants in CHAI Works-Waltham, our community-based day program for adults with disabilities, started volunteering at MetroWest Jewish Day School (MWJDS) in Framingham.
The exciting partnership between JF&CS and MWJDS began through word of mouth. The staff at Maimonides School, another CHAI Works volunteer site, spoke highly of the support provided by the CHAI Works participants and staff and shared their experience with their friends at MWJDS, who then invited us to help them with their volunteer needs as well.
At MWJDS, CHAI Works participants prepare lunch for early elementary age students and then serve the meal to them. Throughout this process, CHAI Works participants practice skills related to kitchen safety, food prep, hygiene, customer service, and professionalism.
The MWJDS students are always excited to see our participants and give them lots of high fives. The parent volunteers at the school have mentioned on several occasions that the support from CHAI Works volunteers has made the hot lunch process go much more smoothly and has even prompted them to consider serving hot lunch more often. We're so pleased to share our skills with these students, and we can't wait to return to MWJDS this fall!
JF&CS Day Programming and Employment Services create meaningful and fulfilling opportunities for individuals with disabilities to lead productive and integrated lives in their communities and increase their feelings of self-worth and confidence. For more information, visit us online or call 781-647-5327.
JF&CS Participates in the 8th Annual Ride for Food »
JF&CS is once again participating in this year's Ride for Food, organized by Three Squares New England. The money raised by the Family Table team will go directly to helping provide fresh fruits, veggies, and other healthy foods to more than 500 families served each month by Family Table.
This will be the sixth year JF&CS is entering the Ride for Food to raise money for those who struggle with food insecurity. Cyclists can choose between ten, twenty-five, and fifty-mile routes. For those who prefer spinning to cycling on the road, there's an option to participate in a spin class and still raise money for Family Table. This year, we're looking for a team of thirty-five riders and spinners to help us reach our goal of $40,000.
The cycling routes all start and end in Dedham but will wind through different neighboring towns depending on the route length you choose. The Ride for Food takes place on Sunday, October 6, while spinners can participate in the Spin for Food on Saturday, October 5 at Rev'd in Dedham. The fundraising minimum is $350, but all riders and spinners are encouraged to set a goal of raising at least $1,250 to support Family Table. Participants who achieve that level of fundraising will receive an official 2019 Ride for Food bike jersey. Encouraging friends and family to donate to your ride will bring us another step closer to our team goal.
We also welcome all donations to support one of our riders or spinners. Whether it's cycling, spinning, donating, or volunteering at the event, there's a way for everyone to help provide food to those in need.
To learn more about our Ride for Food team
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CHAI Works-South Helps Stoughton Seniors Displaced by Fire »
"We take care of our neighbors," said Heidi Isler, the Manager of JF&CS CHAI Works-South in Canton, MA. "It's as simple as that." When Heidi found out about the recent fire at a housing complex for senior citizens in nearby Stoughton, she knew that the participants in our community-based day program for adults with disabilities would want to help.
According to WBZ News, a lightning strike likely sparked the July 18 fire at the Stoughton Housing Authority on Capen Street. Firefighters safely evacuated 53 people from the senior housing complex, but the building suffered extensive damage. "Some of the older adults affected by the fire lost everything," said Heidi. "We had to do something to show our neighbors that we were thinking of them."
Bringing Something Beautiful
On Monday, July 22, Heidi and a group of CHAI Works-South participants visited the two hotels where the displaced seniors were staying. The CHAI Works crew arrived with a bounty of colorful flowers that were donated by the Shaw's supermarket in Cobbs Corner. "We brought flowers because we wanted those affected by the fire to have something beautiful during this difficult time," explained Heidi. In addition to the lovely flowers, the CHAI Works-South group also donated a variety of board games, so the fire victims would have something to do during their hotel stay.
The guests and staff at the two hotels were surprised and deeply touched by these donations. A staff member at one of the hotels told the CHAI Works participants that they were heroes for their work that day. The participants took great pride in knowing that their volunteering had brightened the days of the people displaced by the fire.
Heidi is already planning more ways for CHAI Works-South to assist the older adults who lost their homes. CHAI Works participants have created cards for the seniors, and Heidi is in contact with the Stoughton Council on Aging and the Old Colony YMCA as they coordinate their response to the fire. The YMCA is spearheading an effort to collect toiletries for the displaced people, and CHAI Works has volunteered to deliver these items.
"CHAI Works-South wants to help in any way we can," said Heidi. "We have been talking a lot with our participants about being grateful for what we have and the importance of lending a hand to those in need. CHAI Works is part of this community, and we are here to lift our neighbors up."
Steve Weil Receives President's Award »
"Steve is the epitome of the word mensch. He has demonstrated this by his many years of selfless devotion to JF&CS, his unwavering commitment to our mission, and the inordinate amount of time and talent he has contributed to the agency," said Janet Segal, Director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services.
Steven Weil was awarded this year's Betsy Gross President's Award in his 22nd year of collaboration with JF&CS. He began his long history with the agency when he started volunteering in 1997. In 2007, Steve was awarded the Simone Lottor award in recognition of his exceptional volunteer service. Today, Steve is the Vice President of the JF&CS Board of Directors, as well as the chair of the CEO Search Committee.
Meredith Joy, Director of Community Services, described Steve as the kind of person who would always ask, "What can I do to help," and continue to follow through on his question by helping in any way he could. As an attorney, his advice and counsel are essential to the Bet Tzedek Legal Services program, and he never steps away from the opportunity to take on a project. Steve has not only given his wisdom to JF&CS but has also provided his time and pro-bono services to aid others through his legal representation.
Steve also participates in an array of programs and events to benefit those around him. Steve can frequently be found bringing his family along to Family Table South distributions, where he and his sons pack and deliver groceries for those who lack transportation. Steve is also a yearly participant in the Ride For Food, where he cycles to raise money for the Family Table program.
Steve's selfless devotion to helping others and expecting nothing in return has led to the honor of receiving the President's award and contributed greatly to his success as a board member for JF&CS.
If you're interested in getting involved with JF&CS, please visit our Volunteer page.
JF&CS Interim CEO Shares His CERS Story »
Posted by Carl Zack
Decades before serving as the Interim CEO of Jewish Family & Children's Service, Carl Zack witnessed firsthand the transformative power of our programs when his wife became a JF&CS client. Below, you can read Carl's remarks at the 2019 Women's Breakfast, our annual fundraiser for the Center for Early Relationship Support®.
I am honored to be here celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Center for Early Relationship Support®, as well as CERS Director Peggy H. Kaufman and her many accomplishments. It has not only been a privilege to work alongside Peggy at JF&CS, but my wife Andrea and I treasure the difference she made in our lives. Allow me to tell everyone about it.
Andrea and I were married for 18 months when her parents died within 6 months of each other. She was 33 years old and very close to her mother. She was sad and fearful. Andrea didn't think she could live without her mother. That's when JF&CS entered our lives.
Andrea was pregnant with our first daughter when she began attending a JF&CS grief support group. She was not a person who had babysat or dreamed about having a baby. She felt overwhelmed and scared that she wouldn't know what to do. That is when the group's facilitator recommended that she speak with Peggy and consider having a volunteer visit with her on a weekly basis.
Providing Support and Strength
After Andrea met Peggy for the first time, I asked her how it went. There was a smile when she reported that Peggy understood what she was going through. She recalled that "talking with Peggy reassured and comforted me. Just like my mother would have done for me. Peggy has given me the strength to believe that I can do this."
Our daughter Emma was born on May 4, 1992. The volunteer who visited Andrea was a perfect match. Peggy intuitively knew who Andrea needed and made it happen, just as she has done for so many other parents over her distinguished career. The Lauren & Mark Rubin Visiting Moms® program made a challenging time manageable. Getting Andrea and our daughter off to a great start was so important to us as a family.
Four years later, Emma was joined by her little sister, Hannah. Because of Peggy and CERS, Andrea knew what to do when she came along.
Standing here today, I know my family is not unique. I know the tremendous impact of our work, and I am proud to share that under Peggy's continued leadership, CERS will impact the trajectory of families for generations to come.
Simone Lottor Award Presented to Jeff Cotton »
This year's Lottor award was presented to Jeff Cotton, who exemplifies the values and qualities that Simone Lottor's family wanted to showcase when they created the award in 2001. The idea behind the award was to leave a lasting memory of Simone Lottor and her exceptional volunteer work with JF&CS. Jeff's dedication to the community made him stand out as a worthy recipient who deserved to be recognized.
Over the past five years, Jeff has been a volunteer with JF&CS Schechter Holocaust Services. He dedicates his time to help with various aspects of the program, from tasks around the office to helping clients get to and from appointments.
Jeff takes pride in writing birthday cards to Holocaust survivors. When Jeff had surgery this past year, he was so concerned that the cards would not get written without his help, that he requested them to be dropped off at his house while he recovered. Even when he had to take a month off for surgery, his passion for bettering the community never took a break.
Two years ago, Jeff participated in Ride for the Living in Poland, where people pledged money in support of Jeff riding over sixty miles from Aushwitz to the Jewish Community Center of Krakow. Jeff is also a yearly participant on the JF&CS Ride for Food team, a cycling fundraiser organized by Three Squares New England.
Jeff's commitment to his community and his willingness to go above and beyond has earned him the honor of receiving the Lottor award in recognition of his exceptional service.
Chaverim Shel Shalom Visits Barry's Village Deli »
Posted by Danielle Lubin, CHAI Services Jewish Life Coordinator
It was a beautiful Sunday in June, when 20 of our Chaverim Shel Shalom (CSS) participants met at Barry's Village Deli in Waban, MA. Chaverim Shel Shalom is a Jewish social group for adults with mental health challenges. Our big group was accommodated in the small deli by sitting upstairs, overlooking the rest of the restaurant. We took up the entire upstairs room/section and sat at two large tables reserved for our group.
An Authentic Jewish Deli Experience
Participants paid $5.00 and then were able to order whatever they liked for lunch. Our table was full of traditional Jewish deli fare: Ruebens, corned beef, pastrami, knishes, latkes, pickles, kugel...even pickled tongue! We also enjoyed sipping Dr. Brown's Cherry Soda and Cel-Ray and digging into some tasty rugelach for dessert. The food and the atmosphere sparked a lot of reminiscing about favorite delis of the past, ranging from those in Mattapan and Dorchester to the famous delis of New York.
We couldn't have asked for better service. Our waiters were attentive, patient, and welcoming to our big group. They ran up and down the stairs, bringing us our orders, condiments, and drink refills. We were exhausted just watching them!
Adding New Friends to Our Community
When we first arrived, one of our participants was unable to climb the stairs to our seating area. In a true gesture of friendship and community, another participant (who didn't know the first participant) offered to sit with them and keep them company. Later on, another participant arrived and joined this pair. The three participants didn't know each other at first but left as new friends!
Speaking of new friends, there were several new participants at this event. It was really special to see how those newer participants were made to feel welcomed to the Chaverim Shel Shalom community. "Veteran" CSS members spoke about past and upcoming CSS events and made sure I included the new participants in our next newsletter.
Our lunch at Barry's Village Deli was full of delicious food, friendship, and community — a true reflection of the spirit of Chaverim Shel Shalom!
If you're interested in attending upcoming events organized by Chaverim Shel Shalom, please email Danielle at JewishLife@jfcsboston.org or give her a call at 781-693-5004.
JF&CS Announces Partnership with BPSI »
Posted by Peggy H. Kaufman, CERS Director
The Infant-Parent Training Institute (IPTI) is excited to announce our new partnership between the JF&CS Center for Early Relationship Support® and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI). BPSI provides high-level post-graduate training and education in psychoanalytic therapy and psychoanalysis and sponsors multidisciplinary programs to foster the development of highly specialized, trained, and compassionate practitioners and teachers of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy in the community, as well as programs of interest and service to the broader community. Through our new community partner relationship, CERS and BPSI intend to build connections between psychoanalysis and other disciplines that support the needs of new parents and their infants and young children.
It is our hope that this partnership will offer enriching opportunities for both organizations, their members and trainees, including:
A "two-way street" in terms of educational/training programs. BPSI trainees and graduate members may want to pursue training in parent-infant work at CERS, and CERS/IPTI trainees may want to pursue psychotherapy training or psychoanalytic training.
A section of Infant Observation offered at BPSI starting in the Fall of 2019. The teaching of Infant Observation (IO) is an integral part of the IPTI Infant Mental Health Fellowship. Infant Observation is taught in relatively few institutes in the United States, and IPTI is the only site in New England offering the course.
Increased visibility of CERS and BPSI programming via the websites of each organization.
Volunteering opportunities for BPSI members across a variety of CERS programs.
Increased opportunities for BPSI members who are interested in research to partner or receive mentoring to look at outcomes of different CERS interventions.
The ties between CERS and BPSI go back to three of BPSI's founding faculty members, Sarah Birss, Ann Epstein, and the late Judith Arons. Sarah Birss continues to teach IPTI's Infant Observation course, and Ann Epstein is faculty in the IPTI Fellowship.
We look forward to sharing more opportunities resulting from this partnership in the coming months and years.
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Seventh Graders from Jewish and German Schools Volunteer with JF&CS Schechter Holocaust Services »
This spring, Jewish Family & Children's Service was thrilled to host a very special group of volunteers. Seventh graders from Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) in Watertown and German International School Boston (GISB) visited our Waltham headquarters to make birthday cards for clients of our Schechter Holocaust Services program. The collaboration between the two schools was part of an ongoing partnership between JCDS and GISB that focuses on Holocaust education.
A Unique Partnership
The Holocaust education program between Jewish Community Day School and German International School Boston was first launched in 2017 by Andrea Silton of JCDS and Andreas Weber of GISB. When the two Middle School teachers were put in touch as part of a comparative religion course, they realized that they had a unique opportunity to explore the difficult history between Germans and Jews.
All of the students at JCDS are Jewish, and many of the students who attend GISB are from Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, or have parents with roots in these countries. Silton and Weber wanted to put together a curriculum that would bring together their students, some of whom are the great-grandchildren of Nazis and the great-grandchildren of survivors, to confront the shared legacy of the Holocaust.
Facing History Together
The interschool program between JCDS and GISB is an expertly crafted mix of cultural exchange, wrestling with the past, and applying the lessons of history to the present. Before delving into the more challenging parts of the curriculum, students from the two schools engaged in activities where they could socialize and discuss the ways in which they are similar and the ways they are different. A combined Christmas and Chanukkah celebration was a fun way for students to share their favorite holiday foods, music, and traditions.
"They really do become friends," said Andrea Silton. "Some of the boys are on the same soccer team, and some of the girls text each other and follow each other on social media. My students are always asking when they will see the kids from GISB again."
In addition to more lighthearted activities, the shared curriculum does tackle the history of the Holocaust head-on. Students in both schools read and discussed the book An Orange in Winter, which tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young Jewish boy and his German friend. The middle schoolers were also visited by speakers from Facing History and Ourselves, a Brookline-based non-profit dedicated to educating students about racism, prejudice, and antisemitism.
As part of the Facing History program, students heard from the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and a German woman whose grandparents were Nazis. Andreas Weber found it "very impressive to see how the students were listening to the speakers and their personal stories and how they were asking their questions."
Volunteering for Yom HaShoah
During workshops and meetings, the students at both schools came up with the idea of doing some sort of service project together. Andrea Silton had previously visited JF&CS with a fifth grade class and realized that volunteering with our Schechter Holocaust Services program could be a meaningful way for seventh graders to observe Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day).
Students from JCDS and GISB came to our office in Waltham and created beautiful handmade cards that will be sent to Holocaust survivors on their birthdays. When our Volunteer Services Manager, Ava Harder, explained that these birthday cards may be the only one a survivor receives, the seventh graders were keenly aware of the significance of their artwork. The students took great pride in their cards and added a "made by" credit on the back of each one they carefully crafted.
The middle schoolers also heard from Lora Tarlin, the Director of Schechter Holocaust Services, who spoke about the Yom HaShoah commemoration that had occurred the day before in Boston. The students listened with rapt attention and asked many insightful questions.
Reflecting on his students' volunteer experience, Andreas Weber noted that visiting JF&CS "was another important keystone" in the interschool curriculum that promotes "confronting the history of the Holocaust, beginning to move forward together, building bridges, and making the world of the future a better place."
Andrea Silton echoed Weber's sentiments, saying, "Two groups coming together around Yom HaShoah for something like this is a testament to the fact that we can make the world a better place. Because in 1945...who would have thought?"
If you're interested in getting involved with Schechter Holocaust Services or one of our other programs, visit our Volunteering page.


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This is the server component of Sieve A/B testing framework.
It allocates experiments and provides a REST-ful API to manage experiments.

## Requirements

- node >= 4
- nginx
- redis server
- mysql server
- redshift (or postgres) server

## Installation

```sh
npm install
```

## Configuration

Edit `src/config/config.ini`

```ini
[app]
; The API Port
port                 = 8090
; Allowed origins. Should contain the dashboard
;  and the app which calls /allocate or /track endpoints
cors_allowed_origins = http://localhost:8000
; The publicly accessible URL, used by dashboard
api_url              = http://localhost:8090

[redis]
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 6379

[mysql]
connlimit = 10
host      = localhost
user      = user
password  = password
database  = sieve

; Contains tracked data
[analysisdb]
type     = postgres
host     = localhost
port     = 5432
database = sieve
user     = user
password = password

; Optional settings for the spark cluster (used by cron.js)
; These are settings when it is a standalone spark cluster
; Refer sample-emr.config.ini for sample spark settings
;  when run in an EMR cluster
[spark]
cmd         = spark-submit
master      = spark://127.0.0.1:7077
task_class  = com.agaralabs.sieve.Task
deploy_mode = client
jar_path    = ./data-processor/target/sieve-nginx-to-csv-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
input_path  = /path/to/data/nginx
output_path = /path/to/data/csv

; Optional settings for the EMR cluster (used by cron.js)
; This section is not necessary if it is a standalone spark cluster
[emr]
name           = sieve-nginx-to-csv
instance_type  = m4.xlarge
instance_count = 3
log_uri        = s3://sieve-tracker-data/emr-logs/
ec2_attributes = KeyName=sieve,SubnetId=<subnet-id>

; Check the #Note section
[tracker]
logfile = /tmp/sieve_tracker.log

```

## Running

```sh
node src/app.js
```

## Note

Event tracking, done through the `/track` endpoint, logs the request to a file.
This works out of the box, and the logs are written to the path set in config.
For production use though, we suggest handling this endpoint through nginx.
Here's a sample configuration:

```nginx
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name YOUR_SERVER_NAME;

    location /track {
        access_log /var/log/nginx/tracker.log;
        return 200 logged;
    }

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
    }
}
```

## API documentation

API documentation is [available here](APIDOC.md).

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You are now playing the Battalion Commander 2 game. You should also play one of the other Action Games at GoodGame.co.in !
You're going to free allies in the frosty cold. Fight with them against the rebels! Accomplish all kinds of missions in this Raiden X-like game: create an adrenaline boost for example, or cover a certain distance. For each enemy they've killed you earn gold and XP that you can buy new skills and weapons with.
Control: Use the mouse to play this fighting game.


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Daily Mail: Cleric who backs child bombers is to visit Britain
Cleric who backs child bombers is to visit Britain
By Fiona Macrae
Daily Mail, 7 July 2004
A RADICAL Muslim cleric who supports children taking part in suicide bombings is to visit Britain.
Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi will be guest of honour at a conference to be opened by London mayor Ken Livingstone. Al-Qaradawi, who has been banned from the U.S. since 1999, is due to speak at the conference, hosted by a Muslim women's group, in the capital on Monday.
The Foreign Office said Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had granted his visa. All applicants had to satisfy set criteria, a spokesman said.
Al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Egyptian terror group the Moslem Brotherhood Association, has declared suicide bombing as 'commendable'. He has lauded Palestinian martyr bombers as being 'among the greatest form of holy struggle against oppression'. And when asked about children launching suicide attacks, he said: 'The Israelis might have nuclear bombs but we have the children bomb and these human bombs must continue until liberation.' He also recently defended the Iraqi militants who beheaded American hostage Nicholas Berg, saying the murder had been 'in the right context'.
He has, however, condemned the September 11 attacks and the Bali bombing.
His imminent arrival has infuriated MPs, who are calling for him to be banned from Britain. Last night, Tory home affairs spokesman David Davis said: 'In my view people who support suicide bombers should not be given leave to enter the country.'
He also criticised Mr Livingstone for giving the cleric, who lives in Qatar, 'the oxygen of publicity'. He went on: 'A democratic politician should not give this man credence by appearing on a platform with him.' Mr Livingstone was unavailable for comment last night.
Condoning wife-beating is among al-Qaradawi's other extremist views. He specifies a cane must not used and the woman's face must not be struck. He has also described homosexuality as a 'disease that needs a cure' and discussed whether that 'cure' should be death.
His 'repugnant' views have already led to a Labour minister pulling out of Monday's conference, to be hosted by the Muslim Women Society and to discuss such issues as Muslim women's clothing. Home Office minister Fiona Mactaggart will now send a taped message in support of women's rights.
Liverpool Labour MP Louise Ellman also wants him kept out of Britain. She said his visit would create 'enormous security problems at a very sensitive time'. She said al-Qaradawi was due in Britain 'over the next few days', adding: 'It would be quite wrong to allow this man on our shores.'
Inciting religious hatred could soon be a criminal offence, Home Secretary David Blunkett will announce today. The plans are the Government's latest attempt to tackle religious and political extremists. The new offence is likely to be modelled on the existing crime of inciting racial hatred, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment.
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Ukulele is a Hawaiian guitar.
I can only get sound in the left speaker from this VST, how can I get it in both speakers?
Very plastic sound. It's not realistic at all. You should improve the sound of your VSTi, bro.
Mar 28 2019 Constructive criticism would probably benefit the creator more than saying "You should improve the sound."


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Ganophyllum giganteum är en kinesträdsväxtart som först beskrevs av A.Cheval., och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Lucien Leon Hauman. Ganophyllum giganteum ingår i släktet Ganophyllum och familjen kinesträdsväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Kinesträdsväxter
giganteum

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New Taschen book explores history of graphic design over past six decades
The History of Graphic Design Vol.2 looks at works from 1960 to today, presenting more than 3,500 images which include everything from logos to magazine covers.
By Alina Polianskaya October 5, 2018 4:40 pm October 12, 2018 4:11 pm
A new graphic design book seeks to tell the social and cultural history of the world through graphics, by exploring some of the most important works from the past 60 years.
The History of Graphic Design Vol.2, 1960-Today, written by Jens Müller and edited by Julius Wiedemann, contains more than 3,500 images, spanning six decades, set out year by year.
The 480-page bumper book published by Taschen includes a chronological run down of everything from movie posters to logos, wayfinding systems, corporate identities and more.
Müller tells Design Week: "I feel there are two main purposes for the book. First, I see it is a history book for graphic designers to see how this profession evolved and what happened in the past.
"But also, I see it as a general history book which is using graphic artefacts to describe the history of the 20th century. It doesn't use photography or infographics like a school history textbook but instead uses book covers, movie posters, logos… You can both read it as a graphic design bible or as a history book."
The book contains timelines to give the cultural context of the time certain graphics were designed.
These timelines run down some of the most important events of each decade, including politics, wars, technological innovations and major companies being founded.
"I think graphics need to be reviewed in the context of the era and what happened," Müller says.
The Face, magazine cover, United Kingdom, 1985 © Design: Neville Brody (United Kingdom) Photo: Jamie Morgan
The book includes many of the most "important" and "ground-breaking" design projects from past decades, such as the New York subway wayfinding system by Massimo Vignelli, through to culturally significant pieces like a movie poster from Jaws.
While many well-known pieces are included, part of what makes this book unique, according to Müller, is the effort to also include works and designers that have not been widely acknowledged in the past, found by scouring through magazines and speaking to a wide range of people for research.
"We put a lot of people on the table who haven't been recognised before but who have not only been important to the graphic design in their country but also in the world," Müller says.
"Peter Mussfeldt, for example. He moved to Ecuador in 1962 and before that he studied graphic design in Germany. He introduced Ecuador to modern aesthetics and became the most important graphic designer there, he designed logos for banks, museums and more."
Prljavo Kazalište, record cover, Croatia (former Yugoslavia), 1979 © Design: Mirko Ilić (Bosnia and Herzegovina/United States)
The book also aims takes a more international look, he says, trying not to focus too heavily on just Western Europe and America.
"We talked to people from many countries including those that have not been much recognised in graphic design history like Ecuador, Mexico or Korea to find out what the most important graphic design works from these countries are. These included airline designs and works from cultural events," Müller says.
The book, which includes text in English, German and French, is set out by decade, with a page summing up what was happening in the world and in graphic design at the time, followed by pages featuring a timeline.
The bulk of the book, which has been designed by Müller, is filled with a variety of images, offering a mixture of commercial and artistic works presented together, with small columns of text explaining a bit about it.
"Set The Twilight Reeling", Lou Reed, poster, United States, 1996 © Design: Stefan Sagmeister (Austria/United States)
"It was like a big jigsaw to put it all together," Müller says.
"That is really what graphic design is. It combines books, magazines, avant-garde work and then really commercial work like the American Express logo.
"It is sometimes strange to see these next to each other, this unique arty poster and next to it a logo for a credit card company.
"But I think that is how we consume graphic design, it is not just about going to art galleries to look at it but often it's walking through the street and looking at a poster or getting an email and looking at a logo. That is the speciality of this field."
The design of the book is "functional", he says, as its aim is "to make the thousands of works more consumable."
Each decade section aims to capture the spirit of the time, as Müller explains, the main theme of the book is to "see how times change and how important the zeitgeist of the time was for graphic design."
The book shows how certain things have changed over time, such as the Lufthansa logo, which is featured both in the early pages of the 1960s and following the recent rebrand earlier this year.
The book also charts how design has progressed.
For example, it explores how Swiss style design which focused on simplicity gained popularity from the 1960s, but took a back seat in the 1980s when the newly released Macintosh allowed people to experiment with graphics on their computers – before resurging once more.
The book finishes in 2018, which Müller feels is important as it shows some of the most current works of our time, such as Donald Trump covers by Edel Rodriguez for Time magazine.
I Love NY More Than Ever, poster, 2001 ©Designer: Milton Glaser (United States)
The new book follows on from Volume 1, which looked at graphics from 1890 to 1959.
"It is a complete continuation of the concept," Müller says.
"The first book starts with the origin of graphic design when colour printing became affordable and magazines became more common. It includes printing, avant-garde, Bauhaus…
"The second volume is a lot of about globalisation of graphic design and about new routes in graphic design for example the field of wayfinding systems.
"It explores the idea of a corporate identity that really rules design for big companies, which is not only a logo but rules about how typography looks and various print matters.
Jurassic Park, book cover, United States, 1990 © Design: Chip Kidd (United States)
"Then we have the digital revolution, which meant design was not just produced by hand but on computers before really taking hold in the 1990s when the internet became widely available.
"It also looks at things that happened in society, so the 1968 revolution is in the book with French student posters, right through to graphics from recent protests against people like Trump.
"A lot of things that happened in those 60 or 70 years."
The History of Graphic Design. Vol. 2, 1960–Today is available to buy now from Taschen from £50.
All images courtesy of Taschen.
Woolmark International, logo, 1964 © Design: Franco Grignani (Italia)
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