Our hard-fought rights at work will be eroded by Howard's IR changes unless NSWNA members get active to send a strong message of protest to the government.
This month, The Lamp explores how members have thought creatively and organised themselves in the fight to defend their hard-fought conditions and entitlements. Working with their union and engaging the support of local communities, active and organised nurses can make a real difference to their working conditions, patients and wider communities.
It took one thousand ice blocks to finally melt the Health bureaucracy's 15-year resolve to deny air conditioning to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
On Monday January 17, the hospital's 15th birthday, members of the NSW Nurses' Association stood at John Hunter's main entrance handing free ice blocks to everyone who came and went.
The hospital has between 650-700 beds and 450 have never had air-conditioning.
As Health bureaucrats and politicians tucked into a birthday cake in the hospital cafeteria, hundreds of people – patients, visitors and staff – milled around the entrance to offer support to nurses and sign their petition calling for air conditioning in all wards.
The government caved in that afternoon, agreeing to provide the $8.9 million needed to fully air-condition John Hunter.
'We are all thrilled by the decision – it's a huge win for the Nurses' Association,' said Jade Starkey, a clinical nurse specialist in paediatric oncology and NSWNA delegate.
Another NSWNA delegate at the hospital, RN Andrew Rigg, said nurses would keep up the pressure to have air-conditioning installed as quickly as possible.
'We realise it will take time but we have told the department we want to see work underway by November this year,' Andrew said.
The NSWNA branch at John Hunter first raised the heat issue with management in January 1991, shortly after the hospital's opening, and every summer since.
'We gave management 12 months notice last January and they did nothing,' Andrew said.
'This summer was really unbearable. On New Year's Day we had a heatwave and bushfire which got close to hospital, and because of that the staff had to close out all the windows. There was no airflow and the temperature inside some wards reached 48 degrees.
'Staff were really stressed and patients were suffering acutely.
'Nurses put up wet towels and sheets by the windows to try to cool things down and humidify the air. They were handing out drinks left right and centre, trying to keep everyone cool, calm and collected.
Delegates also reported that pregnant nurses had sometimes been forced to leave work early and people had fainted because of the heat.
'In the paediatric ward, we have had children in traction come out in heat rashes that just would not heal.
As this issue of The Lamp went to press, the NSWNA was negotiating with management on interim measures to relieve discomfort and risk to patients and staff before air-conditioning is installed.
Extra staff during hot periods to provide patients and staff with hourly ice and drink rounds.
Implementation of ACTU or WorkCover guidelines on working in heat, which provide for extra rest periods each hour when temperatures are excessive.
Nurses to be allowed to wear cooler clothing when the ward temperature reaches 31 degrees.
NSWNA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, called on state and federal governments to commit to making air-conditioning available in all health and aged care facilities.
'The heat issue has serious clinical and occupational health and safety risks in health and aged care facilities,' Brett said.
Brett wrote to NSW Premier Iemma outlining some of the 'horrendous and dangerous' conditions experienced by John Hunter patients and staff and asked him to provide funding to air-condition the hospital.
'Heat is also a major problem in the aged care sector, with thousands of elderly people, many bed-ridden, forced to sit out the summer in rooms without air conditioning,' Brett said.
The ice block protest followed weeks of bad media publicity for the government over the air conditioning issue.
With temperatures inside the wards frequently in the high thirties and reaching 48 degrees on New Year's Day, public opinion was clearly on the side of nurses.
'The media coverage we received was a major factor in the government backing down,' said RN Andrew Rigg, a NSWNA delegate at John Hunter.
'Channel 3 local TV ran the story almost every day, the Newcastle Herald were keen to chase it, and we had the Sydney Daily Telegraph up here taking pictures,' Andrew said.
'The nurses got good coverage on at least two Sydney radio stations –Tim Webster at 2UE and Ray Hadley at 2GB – and it was all over the local radio.
Andrew said the public strongly supported the ice block protest.
As well as handing out ice blocks, nurses gave the public copies of a NSW Health press release which recommends people exposed to excessive heat take similar action to that being requested by the John Hunter nurses.
'We told people it was time the Health Department practised what it preaches,' NSWNA delegate Jade Starkey said.


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module Gesmew
  module Admin
    class ImagesController < ResourceController
      before_action :load_edit_data, except: :index
      before_action :load_index_data, only: :index

      create.before :set_viewable
      update.before :set_viewable

      private

      def location_after_destroy
        admin_product_images_url(@establishment)
      end

      def location_after_save
        admin_product_images_url(@establishment)
      end

      def load_index_data
        @establishment = Establishment.friendly.includes(*variant_index_includes).find(params[:product_id])
      end

      def load_edit_data
        @establishment = Establishment.friendly.includes(*variant_edit_includes).find(params[:product_id])
        @variants = @establishment.variants.map do |variant|
          [variant.sku_and_options_text, variant.id]
        end
        @variants.insert(0, [Gesmew.t(:all), @establishment.master.id])
      end

      def set_viewable
        @image.viewable_type = 'Gesmew::Variant'
        @image.viewable_id = params[:image][:viewable_id]
      end

      def variant_index_includes
        [
          variant_images: [viewable: { option_values: :option_type }]
        ]
      end

      def variant_edit_includes
        [
          variants_including_master: { option_values: :option_type, images: :viewable }
        ]
      end
    end
  end
end

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From Project Fear to Project Prosperity sets out the key arguments for free trade, properly understood as global free trade and not simply free trade with the rest of the EU.
Economists for Brexit has published a pamphlet with a briefing from each economist covering areas including regulation, trade, jobs and investment, immigration, the City, EU budget, EU funding and a comprehensive post-Brexit economic forecast, which can be viewed here.
Britain should prepare to leave the Single Market to enforce Brexit, says Economists for Free Trade member Patrick Minford in Politeia's publication, Trading Places: Consumers v Producers in the New Brexit Economy.
The goal should be access to the Single Market under WTO rules in the same way as other successful economies – e.g. the US, Canada and Australia access it. Exiting the Single Market would bring huge savings by lifting the burdens of EU tariffs and regulations and ending subsidies to unskilled European migrant labour.
To read the piece by Professor Patrick Minford, click here.


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Fly on over and learn how to make a bird feeder from natural materials, which you can keep. Hang it up at your campsite, or take it home with you. Discover a wide variety of birds as they fly in to enjoy your "buffet." This event is free.


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DOT Sued Over Inaction on Rearview Cameras in Cars
By Chloe Albanesius
25 Sep 2013, 4:40 p.m.
Safety advocates on Wednesday filed suit against the Department of Transportation, arguing that the agency has dragged its feet on releasing federal standards for rear-view cameras in cars.
Rules were initially supposed to be in place by 2011, but final action has been pushed back until 2015, according to the suit, which was filed by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Consumers Union, Public Citizen, Kids And Cars, and two parents who accidentally hit their kids while backing up their vehicles.
"Democratic and Republican members of Congress supported enactment, along with consumer and safety groups, pediatricians, families whose children were killed in backover crashes and the auto industry," Jackie Gillan, president of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, said in a statement. "It is time to stop delaying and start solving a dangerous safety problem with a technology that is available and absolutely essential to saving lives."
In 2008, Congress passed the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act, which ordered DOT to issue a rule requiring significantly improved rear visibility in new consumer vehicles, through backup cameras or other means. President Bush approved the bill, which called for final rules within three years.
A proposed rule was released by DOT in Dec. 2010, and a final draft was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a year later. After three extensions, DOT in June 2013 withdrew its rule from OMB and pushed the deadline back to 2015, saying it needed more time to study the issue.
The lawsuit claims that more than enough information exists to issue a rule immediately, and asks the court to demand a "backover rule" from the DOT within 90 days. More concrete rules regarding rear-view technology, it said, would help save 95 to 112 lives and 7,072 to 8,374 injuries each year, the filing says.
"Further delays in issuing the safety standard are unacceptable and unnecessary," said Joan Claybrook, former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and president emeritus of Public Citizen. "As a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I know that there is enough data to take action today. With each passing week, children throughout America will die or be horribly injured because a proven and effective safety solution is being withheld by DOT under pressure from the auto manufacturers."
A DOT spokesman referred PCMag to the Department of Justice for questions regarding litigation. But he pointed out that the NHTSA on Tuesday said that it will add rearview video systems to its list of recommended features under its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
"As we've seen with other features in the past, adding rearview video systems to our list of recommended safety features will encourage both automakers and consumers to consider more vehicles that offer this important technology," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "While adding this technology to our list of safety features is important, I remain committed to implementing the rear visibility rule as well."
The DOT's NCAP program highlights cars that are equipped with advanced technology features. The agency will now identify cars that have rearview technology, but in order to be included in NCAP, that technology must: cover the 20-foot by 10-foot zone directly behind the vehicle; be displayed within two seconds after the reverse direction is selected; and be large enough to enable the driver to make judgments about the objects in the image and avoid a crash with those objects.
Rearview video systems will replace electronic stability control (ESC) as a recommended advanced technology feature since ESC is now standard on all vehicles. Still included on the list are forward collision warning (FCW) and lane departure warning (LDW) systems.
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Chloe Albanesius has been with PCMag.com since April 2007, most recently as Executive Editor for News and Features. Prior to that, she worked for a year covering financial IT on Wall Street for Incisive Media. From 2002 to 2005, Chloe covered technology policy for The National Journal's Technology Daily in Washington, DC. She has held internships at NBC's Meet the Press, washingtonpost.com, the Tate Gallery press office in London, Roll Call, and Congressional Quarterly. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C.
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By Courtney Potter Ahoy, mateys! We've got an anniversary on our hands: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—the fourth installment of the hugely successful Pirates film franchise—sailed into theaters on May 20, 2011… Once again starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbosa, On Stranger Tides added some new …
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By Courtney Potter Sophie's Adventures with The BFG in New Trailer "Hold your breath, cross your fingers, here we go!" Roald Dahl's epic tale The BFG comes to life this summer, courtesy of legendary director Steven Spielberg… and we've got a brand-new trailer to (re)whet our whistle, above. Disney's The BFG tells the über-imaginative, colorful …
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Happy Seventh anniversary, D23! As of today—March 10, 2016—it's been seven fabulous years since The Official Disney Fan Club became a part of the Disney family, and we've asked fans to vote on their favorite moments throughout the history of D23. Whether it's attending a classic movie screening event, receiving the beautiful Disney twenty-three publication …
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When it comes time to seek medical help for your fertility, finding the right specialist can make a huge difference in your experience. Fertility doctors are called Reproductive Endocrinologists (RE) and depending on where you live, there may be many or only a few from which to choose. In Manhattan, where I practice, there are hundreds of doctors in dozens of clinics in the region and it can be confusing to figure out where to go.
When I am working with a patient who I suspect may need Western medical fertility support and who does not yet have an RE, I carefully consider their case, their needs, and their preferences for intervention. I see patients from most of the fertility clinics in the region and have over time learned the nuances in their approaches, success rates, bedside manners and areas of expertise. I use this knowledge to help guide my patients to an RE who might be the best fit for them.
Those of you who don't have a fertility-savvy acupuncturist in your neighborhood may need to do a bit more research. Lucky for you, a new website exists that is collecting information, reviews, and statistics on fertility clinics in cities around the US. FertilityIQ is a wonderful tool that empowers couples to learn more about their options when it comes to choosing an RE and fertility clinic. It was created by a San Francisco couple who experienced their own frustrating fertility journey and dreamed of making it easier for others. The site includes a summary of each clinic's reported statistics compared to the national average, as well as lots of other details such as the responsiveness of the nursing staff, how often patients see their doctor, and personalized (and verified) reviews. It's a great place to start if you are searching for a fertility doctor.
1. Success rate. All fertility clinics are required to post statistics of their success rates. Most have them on their websites, but the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has them all on this website.
2. Do they accept your insurance? Let's face it; fertility treatments can be expensive (some clinics charge upwards of $20,000 for one IVF cycle). If you have many choices in your area, narrow it down by who accepts your insurance and then research those options.
3. Get a referral. Talk to your OB GYN, your primary care physician, your acupuncturist or friends who may have gone through the fertility process.
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The Blume Museum of Contemporary Art (BMOCA) is a non-profit private art museum whose purposes are to interpret facets and sites of contemporary art with a multitude of specialized themes and to communicate with the public and its local community through a wide array of educational programs. The museum intends to breathe life into contemporary art, a notion which can be seen in its architecture and physical building that embraces a living tree within it. Both its exhibitions and educational programs put emphasis on the process of communication and communion, paying heed to the way in which contemporary art engenders encounters and relationships among people. Since its inauguration in the spring of 2013, the museum has presented spatial interpretative project exhibitions in order to discover the seminal and up-and-coming artists of our time, specially planned exhibitions to shed light on mid-career artists, and exhibitions to address the "museum experience" as the subject, all of which have helped the museum gain recognition for its power of planning. The BMOCA has grown into an overarching artistic and cultural institution within a local community that attracts new viewers with educational programs connected to exhibitions that put the traits of visitors into consideration, education and experience programs that contextualize all the tangible and intangible resource of the museum such as the Museum Garden Exploration Project based on the museum's garden and Art & Care Day, art classes for chidren led by mothers and fathers who work in the art scene.


After shooting in the Black Valley we continued on toward Portmagee, making a couple stops along the way near Glencar in the Bridia Valley. It was a bright day with high clouds passing overhead casting shadows across the mountains. We didn't stay long here but I had time to make a couple compositions in the boggy rock strewn landscape.
We made one more stop along the way with grand views of the mountains. As the day wore on the sky became filled with storm clouds and the beautiful blue sky faded to silver and white.


After all enjoy their fill of oatmeal and fruit, and the last child laces up his boots and adjusts his hat against the winds, a mom and her three school-aged children wave at the school bus lumbering by and head off for a walk in the woods, instead.
The children grow increasingly excited as they spy the tracks of three different animals. Questions soon fly as freely as the snow. Mom knows she'll be busy for the next few weeks, possibly months, immersed in the study of weather patterns, drawing and photography, animal tracks and tracking, and the Native Americans who originally lived in the area. She'll soon shop for materials that compliment her children's natural curiosity and keep the wonder alive in their eyes - and hearts.
This family, like an estimated million others, delights in a revolutionary approach to learning. Known as homeschoolers, they have, for myriad reasons, decided to take responsibility for their children's education into their own hands.
"Some teach their children at home for very clearly defined political, religious, philosophical, or pedagogical reasons, while others - perhaps even a majority - would be hard-pressed to say why, exactly, they teach their children at home," say Micki and David Colfax, authors of Homeschooling for Excellence (Warner Books).
Wait. It gets even more complicated: "Some teach their children at home because of what is being taught in the schools, while others choose to homeschool because of what is not being taught," the Colfaxes continue. "And some regard homeschooling as a radical action, while others see it as an essentially conservative undertaking."
Our family chose homeschooling, spurred by meditation and a deep examination of our own schooling which led to the realization that public school education would not complement or support our simple and spiritual lifestyle.
"The highest function of education," wrote Krishnamurti in Education and the Significance of Life (Harper & Row, San Francisco), "is to bring about an integrated individual who is capable of dealing with life as a whole." So as public school focuses intently on only intellect, we nurture equally the spiritual aspect of our children at home.
During the decade we've taught our children, the ranks of homeschoolers have grown 15-20% each year. While no one can ascertain an exact number of practitioners, national trends analyst Gerald Celente predicts "the number will continue to climb, fueled by a rise in home-based occupations and dissatisfaction with the public education system." Whatever the original motivation, this large and growing group takes full advantage of the freedom to do their own thing. Tending to shun the educational "trend du jour" in favor of pursuing routes that work best for individual children, it's not surprising that a July 17, 1995, Publishers Weekly feature identifies homeschoolers as a "splintered" market.
"When large numbers of private, religious schools lost their tax-exempt status, you had a lot of Christian 'schoolers' who claimed the homeschool banner," says Mark Hegener, who with his wife, Helen, publishes Home Education Magazine and runs Home Education Press. Supported by networks already well established, and bolstered by "political maneuvering," this act "temporarily skewed the balance," at least in the eyes of the media. "But homeschooling has always been a very diverse movement," Mark explains.
Indeed, the Wall Street Journal highlighted this diversity in May, 1994, when it reported a "new breed" of homeschoolers, one represented by sophisticated and well-educated "families who...think they can do a better job teaching their children themselves."
Studies indicate they are doing a better job. Late last year, the Riverside Publishing Company released the scores of 16,000 home educated students on the spring, 1994, Iowa Basic Achievement Tests. Children taught at home averaged in the 77th percentile on tests "normed" at the 50th percentile.
Critics' concerns for the children's lack of "socialization" are proving baseless with research, too. University of Florida College of Education doctoral student Larry Shyers compared the behavior and social development of two groups of 70 children, ages 8 to 10, one homeschooled and the other educated in public or private school. The study revealed no major difference between the two groups when measuring self-concept or assertiveness. However, Shyer noted that the homeschooled children behaved better, concluding that the homeschooled children tend to imitate their parents, while traditionally schooled children model themselves after other children in the classroom.
As collective buyers of books, audio and video cassettes, games, computer software, and miscellaneous resources used in educating both parents and children, homeschoolers have a voracious appetite - and keen eye. Even though it's a recently recognized market, information to assist booksellers is increasingly available. Last year the American Library Association publishedHomeschoolers and the Public Library: A Resource Guide for Libraries Serving Homeschoolers. The February 1, 1995 edition of Library Journalfeatured scores of books and periodicals recommended for library shelves. In July, Ingram created a 45-page trade catalog,Home School Resources, which it mailed to 10,000 booksellers. And publisher Jane Williams' special report, The 1995 Home School Market Guide (Bluestocking Press), provides access to 164 newsletters and magazines as well as 238 conferences and workshops.
Additionally, this diverse market, says Publishers Weekly, is "linked by a network of national organizations, support groups, newsletter, magazines, numerous conferences - and even the Internet." Attending local or regional conferences or joining in computer discussions provides the chance to meet homeschoolers "up close and personal," and points the way to materials and services you can offer them. Expanding homeschoolers' awareness of a book store's ability to fill their varied needs is an important step in this environment where Jane Williams recommends thinking of homeschooling "as a small town where word-of-mouth can make or break" the success of a title in this demanding marketplace.
Pat Farenga, president of Holt Associates, which produces Growing Without Schooling magazine and a book and music catalog, believes that many of the books his firm carries can easily "spread out to other markets at the same time."
Free to approach learning in innovative, creative ways, home educators don't put much stock in separated subject areas and often choose the unit study approach to learning. "We try to maintain an even flow of basic academics while concentrating on child-led topics and projects - that is, zeroing in on the kids' present interests and incorporating them into our daily school sessions," writes Becky Rupp, author of Good Stuff: Learning Tools for All Ages (Home Education Press). "We throw a few adult-led topics out there every so often, too, just in case someone is eager to grab new bait."
Hence, the homeschooling mom at the beginning of this article might tote a shopping list that includes Earthsearch (Klutz Press), Peterson's Field Guide Coloring Books (Houghton Mifflin) on forests and mammals, The Kids' Nature Book (Williamson Publishing), and The Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz (Puffin Books/Penguin). If available, a video on weather, a compass, drawing supplies, an Indian corn husk doll kit, and a flower press just might catch her eye. She's ready to strike while the kids' curiosity is hot, so as supplier you need to be ready, too.
If you are accustomed to supplying adults with alternative material, serving the homeschooling market simply means bringing a fresh eye and the same open mindedness to children's education. "New breed" homeschoolers are separating the artificial school institution from the very natural act of learning. Homeschooling releases the institutional limitations on education the same way holistic medicine unravels the bond between health and hospitals, meditation releases spirituality from religious institutions, or homesteading unfastens the chains of consumer culture.
"Stock books that help people think about children and learning in a different light than mainstream society currently does," suggests Mark Hegener, "books that help them develop their own ideas and philosophies rather than strictly 'how-to.'" This assists families in finding original paths toward health and happiness for their children.
Rather than using "brand name" suppliers exclusively, seek out some of the informative, economical, and popular materials created by cottage industries, usually homeschooling families who found a materials "gap" and filled it for themselves and others. "Read our classified ads," recommends Helen Hegener, "and those in Growing Without Schooling."
Materials are an investmentHomeschooling is a lifestyle centered around family. Purchases aren't made with disposable income, but are well-researched, long-term investments in the health, happiness and success of the children.
Your buyers are finickyThey probably have already bought lots of materials that turned out to be useless, boring and irrelevant. Provide space and opportunity for examining materials. Better yet, have something for the kids to do so Mom or Dad can really focus.
Bargains attract buyersHaving one parent stay home to teach the kids often represents an economic sacrifice for families, so dollars must stretch as far as possible. Consider offering "home educators' discounts," as you may already offer to certified teachers. Try a unit study special: All books on Ancient Egypt 15% off. Paperback is preferable to hardcover.
Help home educators networkContact local and state support groups and keep their brochures or newsletters available for customers. Stock a few of the national home education magazines as well as the books. Start a homeschoolers' mailing list. When feasible, create and send your own newsletter announcing new titles, upcoming events, support group meeting dates, and names and phone numbers of new homeschoolers who would like contact with others (always with permission).
Attend homeschooling conferences and workshops"Get to know this market," advises Helen Hegener, and let them get to know you. If attendance is impossible, contact the organizers and ask how to get your sales material included with conference hand-outs.
According to Krishnamurti, "The right kind of education is of the highest importance, not only for the young, but also for the older generation if they are willing to learn and are not too set in their ways. What we are in ourselves is much more important than the traditional question of what to teach the child...".
Homeschoolers find that the simple act of accepting educational responsibility opens wide the door to freedom unique to a family-centered approach to learning. We receive the gifts of time and opportunity for all of us - children and parents - to discover what we are in ourselves. You can provide welcome assistance and support as homeschoolers follow an educational path that is transforming life and learning - one family at a time.
Linda Dobson wrote a news column for Home Education Magazine, presents workshops and talks on homeschooling, and is author of The Art of Education: Reclaiming Your Family, Community and Self (Holt Associates, 1997) and The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices (Prima Publishing, 1998).


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using namespace ::testing;

namespace storage::distributor {

struct NodeSupportedFeaturesRepoTest : Test {
    using FeatureMap = vespalib::hash_map<uint16_t, NodeSupportedFeatures>;
    NodeSupportedFeaturesRepo _repo;

    static NodeSupportedFeatures set_features() noexcept {
        NodeSupportedFeatures f;
        f.unordered_merge_chaining = true;
        return f;
    }

    static NodeSupportedFeatures unset_features() noexcept {
        return {};
    }
};

TEST_F(NodeSupportedFeaturesRepoTest, feature_set_is_empty_by_default) {
    EXPECT_EQ(_repo.node_supported_features(0), unset_features());
    EXPECT_EQ(_repo.node_supported_features(12345), unset_features());
}

TEST_F(NodeSupportedFeaturesRepoTest, make_union_of_can_add_new_feature_mapping) {
    FeatureMap fm;
    fm[1] = set_features();
    fm[60] = set_features();
    auto new_repo = _repo.make_union_of(fm);
    EXPECT_EQ(new_repo->node_supported_features(0), unset_features());
    EXPECT_EQ(new_repo->node_supported_features(1), set_features());
    EXPECT_EQ(new_repo->node_supported_features(60), set_features());
}

TEST_F(NodeSupportedFeaturesRepoTest, make_union_of_updates_existing_feature_mappings) {
    FeatureMap fm;
    fm[1] = set_features();
    fm[60] = set_features();
    auto new_repo = _repo.make_union_of(fm);
    fm[1] = unset_features();
    new_repo = new_repo->make_union_of(fm);
    EXPECT_EQ(new_repo->node_supported_features(1), unset_features());
    EXPECT_EQ(new_repo->node_supported_features(60), set_features());
}

}


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After Chicago housing program loses federal funding, formerly homeless families are again at risk of ending up on the street, advocates say
By Elaine Chen
Oct 15, 2019 | 12:29 PM
Trina Parker, who lives in a South Shore neighborhood apartment, fears becoming homeless again. A housing program that subsidized her rent has lost federal funding. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune)
Trina Parker, who lives in a South Shore neighborhood apartment, has been out of homelessness for over a decade, but now faces the danger of becoming homeless again after the housing program subsidizing her rent lost federal funding, she said.
The program had been funding more than 80% of her rent, and while a nonprofit organization helped cover her rent last month and this month, she has no financial support in place for next month's rent and she can't pay herself, Parker said.
"I am devastated," Parker said. "I am truly devastated that I might have to go into a shelter or I might have to live with people I really don't want to live with."
Parker is one of more than 40 families who were served by the Human Resources Development Institute, a social services agency that provides long-term rental assistance to formerly homeless people. HRDI lost funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development earlier this year.
Some families have been transferred to other programs, but others have been barely holding on to their apartments through funds pulled together by All Chicago Making Homelessness History, a nonprofit organization that coordinates federal funding for homeless programs in Chicago. Those funds are running dry, program participants say, and their options are running out. At least one family is in eviction proceedings in Cook County Housing Court.
Michelle Gilbert, an attorney with Legal Aid Chicago who is representing the family in eviction court, said the situation is indicative of issues with the current way homelessness is addressed.
"We don't end homelessness by just housing people who are homeless right now," Gilbert said. "We have to prevent homelessness. We need mechanisms for people to not become homeless again."
The Human Resources Development Institute found out in late February that it would not get its federal funding renewed, according to the group and federal officials. When Chicago's homeless programs collectively submitted an application for federal funding last year through the nonprofit All Chicago, the groups had to rank programs against one another to signify priorities for funding. HRDI was placed near the bottom of the ranking.
In March, program participants received in the mail a one-page letter telling them that HRDI would no longer be serving them. Starting in May, the letter stated, "you or your new provider will be responsible for your housing/payments."
The letter was jarring, Parker said, but the group's clients have experienced provider switches before, and so she assumed that the group HRDI would have a backup plan to transfer them.
HRDI transferred many families to other subsidy programs and is working to match the remaining families to other programs, its president, Joel Johnson, said in a statement. However, months after the social service agency lost federal funding, some of the remaining families that weren't transferred say they don't have a stable housing situation in the near future.
Gilbert said her client in eviction proceedings is living with her adult daughter and grandchild in an Austin neighborhood apartment. Her client's application for federal benefits is pending, Gilbert said, and so she currently has no income to pay market-rate rent.
"Me not knowing where I'm going to go or what's going to happen to me, it's scary," said Gilbert's client, who asked not to be named. She said she's most concerned for her 25-year-old daughter.
"All her life, she has had a place to live," Gilbert's client said.
Johnson, president of the Human Resources Development Institute, said the social services agency continues to provide case management to the remaining families, but Gilbert's client and Parker say the group has not been communicative.
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Around eight families contacted Inner Voice, the provider they had used before the institute, again seeking help from the agency, said Abdullah Hassan, the former director of operations of Inner Voice.
"I've had clients call me and say, 'I'm scared, I don't want to be homeless again,'" Hassan said. Many of the program participants have mental health issues, he noted, so the current situation can be particularly "horrifying."
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Residents, who have been in direct contact primarily with the Human Resources Development Institute, believe the agency needs to do more. Johnson said that "we continue to work with community housing providers, advocates and government entities in an effort to bring this to closure."
Hassan said All Chicago, as the organization overseeing the city's homeless programs, should take on more responsibility to support the residents. Dave Thomas, director of programs at All Chicago, said, "We've been working with a lot of different community providers to ensure they're not falling back into homelessness."
But Gilbert said she believes the participants should not be on their own in finding new homes.
"When HUD decides to turn away from one of the housing providers, there should be a process to make sure that all the tenants and the private landlords are held harmless," Gilbert said.


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Q: How to run a loop every 15 sec and to update the result on the same figure? I'm creating a simple code to analyze data from a particular folder. The thing is, every 15 seconds new data files are created in the folder, and I need to analyze these new ones and plot them.
I'm trying to have a figure, which is automatically updated every time after the analyses.
The problematic place is the main loop. I don't know how to correctly loop the process of analyses and plotting every 15 seconds.
The figure is not updated after each cycle run.

#MAIN LOOP

T_step = 15
while True:
    try:
        T_start = time.time() #current time for filtering new files

        my_data= Save_data(path) #save the data from files

        [tot_voltage, aver_voltage]=Average_signal(my_data) #analyse the data

        std_dev=np.std(tot_voltage, axis=1)

        x=TimeVector(my_data, tot_voltage)

        PlotAverage(aver_voltage, std_dev, title,x) #plot the analysed data

        time.sleep(T_step) #wait 15 sec, repeat the cycle and update the plot

    except ValueError:
            print("\n Some value error has occurred - probably no new files in the folder")
            break

In the code I have some predefined functions, I will put here some of them if it helps:
In the first function  I compare the modification time of the files with (T_start-15 seconds). If it is higher, then the file is new and I analyze it.
def Save_data(path):
    my_data = {}
    for filename in os.listdir(path):
        if os.path.getmtime(os.path.join(path,filename)) > (T_start - T_step):
            try:
                data = np.genfromtxt(os.path.join(path,filename), skip_header = skip_head)
                my_data[filename] = data[:, [0,1]]
            except IndexError:
    return my_data

def PlotAverage(aver_voltage, std_dev, title,x):
    plt.figure(1)
    plt.errorbar(x, aver_voltage, yerr=std_dev, fmt='r', ecolor='gray', label = title)
    plt.title(title)
    plt.xlabel('Time [mus]')
    plt.ylabel('Voltage [V]')
    plt.legend()
    plt.show()

A: Remove that break, otherwise you exit the while loop whenever there is no new data.
Also consider add a short sleep outside of the try block (but still inside the loop) so you aren't polling for the file thousands of times every second.
while True:
    try:
        # stuff
    except ValueError:
        print("\n Some value error has occurred - probably no new files in the folder")
    time.sleep(1)

A: Here is a simple Python code that can update the plotting canvas with data every 15 sec. It used the DataMelt program (https://jwork.org/dmelt). Simply put these lines to the editor, save it a file "test.py", and run it.
from java.util import Random
from jhplot  import *
import time

c1 = SPlot()
c1.visible()
c1.setAutoRange()

c1.setMarksStyle('various')
c1.setConnected(1, 0)
c1.setNameX('Time')
c1.setNameY('Data')

r = Random()
for i in range(100):
   x=r.nextGaussian()
   y=r.nextGaussian()
   c1.addPoint(0,x,y,1)
   c1.update()
   time.sleep(15)

A: So I came up with the following solution, using plt.ion():

plt.ion()
while(True):
    try:
        #some analyses, with an example output y:
        y = np.random.random([10,1])
        plt.plot(y)
        plt.draw()
        plt.pause(15)
        plt.clf()

    except ValueError:
        print("\n Some value error has occurred - probably no new files in the folder")
        break

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Lake Eildon National Park, VKFF-625
We left Mount Skene and travelled to Lake Eildon and decided to take the Jamieson to Alexandra road and arrived at the Lookout Point in Lake Eildon National Park. On my Rooftop's Map it is named Williams Lookout. At this point, about six kilometres past the turnoff, there is a great view of the upper reaches of Lake Eildon. It is spectacular.
I set up and checked the frequency at 7.090 and then gave a call at 05:19. Twelve contacts later at 05:57 it was time to pack up and head for Seymour. I spoke with VK5LY, Larry; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3FLAK, Bob; VK2AMA, Ross; VK2KVH, Victor; VK3NBC, Rob; VK5HS, Ivan; VK2CCW, Michael; VK5MBD, Bill; VK5FGRY, Gary in Morialta Conservation Park, VK7ZGK, Graham from Hobart and finally at 05:57, VK7KEV, Kev from Wynyard.
Lake Eildon National Park from Lookout
I decided to pack up as we had to drive to Seymour. I was sorry we didn't have more time to explore Lake Eildon National Park. It would be a great place to camp for a week and explore.
Posted in Amateur radio, Lake Eildon National Park
Mount Skene, Sota Summit VK3 VE 031, 28th April 2014
After some encouragement from VK3PF, Peter, I decided to activate Mount Skene VK3 VE 031. We left Bairnsdale at 08:00 and arrived at Mount Skene at about 12:00 noon. We enjoyed the drive. Licola is pretty much as we remembered it. The road is gravel a few kilometres after leaving Licola and returns to a sealed tarmac just before Jamieson. We saw only four vehicles on the road after Licola. There are a few pot holes and the usual corrugations on corners. The road is two-wheel drive capable providing care is taken. Travelling slowly and picking your path is the key to success. Some kind person had recently cleared a break through a fallen tree.
Tree over road between Licola and Mt Skene JCD photo
It is an easy summit. You only have to walk from the parking area to the summit and carry your gear about 200 metres. The trig point is in great condition and make sure you read the plaque under the trig point. The altitude is given as 1551 metres. The old track is just visible, but if you look for two large rocks put in place by the authorities to stop vehicles going off road, you will see the track.
Mount Skene summit track JCD photo
After setting up at the summit, 13 contacts were enjoyed. I am really appreciative of those who gave me a call, given that most of the regulars were probably back at work. The first contact was at 02:17 UTC and the last at 02:58. At 02:17 I worked VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3YN, Mark at Bendigo; VK2JNG/P2, Gerard QRP; VK3UH, Ken; VK2IO, Gerard; VK2AMI, Ross; VK5HS, Ivan; VK2UH, Andrew; VK3AFW, Ron; VK1MBE, Andrew; VK5LY, Larry; VK3XD, John and at 02:58, VK3YN, Mark.
The first picture shows me kneeling on a rug and operating the FT817. While I had my rain coat on and there were a few spots it was not really cold. My nine metre squid pole is inserted into a tube and tied to a stump. Power for the five watt radio was supplied from a 4.2 amp hour LiFePO4 four cell battery.
VK5BJE at Mt Skene JCD Photo
FT817 and 4.2 Amp hour LiFePO4 battery
Posted in Amateur radio, Mount Skene, SOTA
Mitchell River National Park, 27th April 2014, VKFF-321
The Den of Nargun – Mitchell River NP
By the time we arrived at Mitchell River National Park it was getting pretty late in the afternoon. The Picnic area at the beginning of the
Den of Nargun walk was our selected spot within the Park and my wife decided to take the walk to the Den. It is supposed to take 15 minutes down and 20 back, but she raced back in 15 minutes because she thought I would be getting worried about her because it was close to sunset. Unfortunately, she found me completely engrossed in working many qsos! I enjoyed thirteen contacts from 06:26 to 07:15. My first contact was with VK2TWR, Rod; VK2LAX, Rod; VK3TKK, Peter; VK3MEG, Steve; VK2JDS, Dave; VK5PAS/P5, Paul at Mt Gawler, VK5 SE 013; VK7EPF, Ray at Hobart; VK3GHZ/P3, Rhett at Wilsons Promontory National Park; VK5AV, Tim; VK5FBAA, Rod; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3FMCR, Clive and VK2ZUH, John at 07:15.
Posted in Amateur radio, Mitchell River National Park
The Lakes National Park, 27th April 2014, VKFF-484
We visited The Lakes National Park today. It was quite a drive from Orbost and I wish to apologise for those who were listening before 12:00 noon local time. However, I was on the air from 02:39 to 03:54 UTC and secured 22 contacts. It is a beautiful park and I appreciated the calls.
I used my 'new' FT897D set for ten watts and my home brew linked dipole. We found a great spot at a day visit area and there were no visitors except us. My spot was about 50 metres from the lake-side beach. It was about four kilometres into the Park. This is one area of Victoria where we had not been before. It was an idyllic spot.
At 02:39 my first contact was with VK3FB/P3, Len; VK3BHR, Phil; VK1GG/M, Chris with a strong signal; VK3ZLD, QRP, Louis; VK3PF/P3, Peter at French Island National Park, a new park for me; VK5FCDL, Col; VK5PAS/M5, Paul; VK3JM, Fred; VK3CBV, Brenton; VK2LAX, Rod; VK3VCE, Dave; VK3UH, Ken; VK2HRX, Compton; VK7FMPR, Mark; VK3TKK, Peter; VK3YSP/P3, Joe an Julie at the antenna proving ground (a small park in Oakleigh); VK3FOWL/P3, Julie; VK3ERW/M, Erwin; VK3MMX, QRP, DarrenVK2JCC/P2, Colin at Sydney Heads, a scenic location but not a Park; VK3ANL/P3, Nick at SOTA summit VK3 VG 001 and finally, VK1MA/P2, Matt at VK2 ST 005.
A view of the Lake
A Kookaburra at work – The Lakes NP JCD photo
Posted in Amateur radio, The Lakes National Park
Errinundra National Park, 26th April 2014, VKFF158
The Welcome sign for Errinundra NP
Fourteen contacts from Errinundra National Park was a good indication that this park was on the wanted list for a number of amateurs. I was on the air at 02:55 and my last contact was at 04:04. Getting to Errinundra was a long drive and I wanted to get out of the park and arrive at our accommodation before darkness. The Park was badly damaged in the recent fires and I was doubtful I would find a reasonable activation spot.
Fire damage at Errinundra NP JCD photo
Eventually we came to a sign indicating a walk through old growth forest. It was a small circular car park with some picnic spots. For most of the time we were the only people present. My first contact was with VK3MTB, Tim; VK3ZPF, Peter; VK3ANL, Nick at the Alpine National Park; VK3HRA, Allen; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3PF/P3, Peter who needed this Park to complete 45 as a chaser; VK5HCF, Col; VK3UH, Ken; VK5HCF, Col; VK5AV, Tim; VK2HRX, Compton on VK2 CT 003; VK2UH, Andrew; VK3MRH, Ron and finally, VK1RAN, Rob in Canberra.
Old Growth Forest Walk
Posted in Amateur radio, Errinundra National Park
Lind National Park, 25th April 2014, VKFF-287
I activated Lind National Park early in the morning of the 26th April 2014 (UTC 25th April). I was able to catch up with my South Australian mates on 7.073 at 22:40. I exchanged signal reports with VK5ADL, David; VK5TW, Trevor; VK5ZK, Gary; VK5KGP, Graham, VK5TH/P5, Trevor (I gave Trevor 5 and 8 and he gave me 2 and 1: I reckon he should trade in his radio!) and finally, VK5ZTJ/P5, who was camping on the Yorke Peninsula. The worst report I received was 4 and 5 and my best was 5 and 9 (except from VK5TH/P5).
I then checked 7.100 and had the following contacts: VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3HRA, Allen; VK2NNN, Darren; VK2CCJ, Cliff with a magnetic loop: his signal was 5 and 9 and he gave me 5 and 8); VK5AV, Tim; VK2LAX, Rod; VK5HOS, Owen; VK1DI, Ian; VK2KP, Ken, VK5ICP, Col and VK5ZPF, Peter, making 17 contacts.
Lind National Park, one of Victoria's oldest is small, a mere 1,370 hectares. The Parks Victoria brochure suggests this park has no facilities for visitors and the recommended way of seeing the park is to drive around the perimeter: Princes Highway – Combienbar Road and then Euchre Valley Scenic Drive. Unfortunately the Euchre Valley Scenic Drive is closed due to the failure of two bridges in the February 2014 fires. However, great views of the dense rainforest can be seen on the left hand side of the Princes Highway driving towards Cann River, but there are no places to stop on the Highway and it is very busy. I activated from a spot on the Combienbar Road almost as far as the turn at Club Terrace. There was a small clearing on the edge of the Park. It was not entirely satisfactory because there were logging trucks on the road. A line drawing of the park can be found in the Parks Victoria brochure available for download.
Posted in Amateur radio, Lind National Park
Alfred National Park, 25th April 2014, VKFF-618
Like Lind National Park there are no facilities for visitors at Alfred National Park. Parks Victoria suggest that glimpses may be gained of the park as you travel along the Princes Highway. The Department warns that there is no-where to stop and the highway is busy. We found that the road narrows every so slightly through this area as it travels through a cutting. Parks Victoria indicated that the Park has very high conservation value for both flora and fauna. The line drawing map in the parks brochure for Croajingolong National Park shows both Lind and Alfred National Parks. If you check the map you will see that the West Wingan Road which we took to gain access to Croajingolong National Park passes by Alfred National Park and we found a great access spot at the southern corner of the Park. I was amazed at the dense nature of the temperate rain forest. You would need to take a compass and or GPS to venture more than a few metres into the Park.
Thanks to the ten amateurs who gave me a call at Alfred National Park, therefore ensuring a successful VKFF activation. My first contact was at 06:52 with VK3EK/P3, Robbie on SOTA summit VK3 VK 144; VK3MRG/P3, Marshall at VK3 VN 030; VK5NIG/P5, Nigel in Wingfield Conservation Park; VK3FKSA, Banaar; VK2NNN, Darren; AX5PAS, Paul; VK2MCB, Philip; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3AMB, Bernard and finally, VK7HKN, Kevin near Launceston.
Posted in Alfred National Park, Amateur radio
Croajingolong National Park, 25th April 2014, VKFF119
Croajingolong National Park covers a vast area from Sydenham Inlet to the New South Wales border. We visited the Park on Anzac Day and then we activated Alfred National Park. We had earlier in the day visited Coopracambra National Park on our way to Victoria from Narooma in New South Wales. We travelled the Monaro Highway to Cann River. It was a three park day! And very challenging. We chose to gain access to Croajingolong National Park via the West Wingam Road and soon after passing the park entrance we took the Meuller Track and set up on the edge of the track hoping no one would decide to visit!
Croajingolong NP, Meuller Track to 'shack'
On our way along the West Wingam Road we were confronted by a person with a Stop Sign (or Lolly Pop). In conversation with this person it had transpired that the v-double log truck had lost its load on a wet and slippery corner. While the logs were not huge nor were they matches! I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of the load coming loose. We were able to continue on our way after a few minutes delay. The driver later told me that was why he was working on Anzac Day. The picture shows the log truck on our return from the Croajingolong activation parked near the corner of Alfred National Park. I was impressed with the driver. When he saw our 4 x 4 parked near the Alfred National Park corner he stopped his vehicle and came over to see all was right with us. He had earlier parked the log truck for departure on the 26th April.
The log-truck with the load on board
Another view of the log-truck
As the Victorians will tell you these East Gippsland Parks are a long way from Melbourne and are not activated very often. In South Australia on 40 metres conditions are often poor and it is very difficult to copy QRP stations even from my home station where I experience very few problems with noise. I am hoping some Victorians will feel inspired to travel to East Gippsland and activate these magnificent parks. I need them all as a chaser!
I began my efforts at 02:16 with a contact with VK3YY/P3, Glenn in VK3 VG 003, Mount Toorongo. What a great way to start the activation! Then followed VK3MTB, Tim; then VK3JNI, Philip at The Lakes National Park, VK3RAN, operator Luke; VK3PF/P3, Peter at VK3 VE 056; VK2IB/P3, Bernard at the same location as Peter; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3ZPF, Peter; VK2CCJ, Cliff; VK3ZPF, Peter; VK3BHR, Phil; VK3JD, John at Port Melbourne; AX2UH, Andrew at Yass; VK3MRG/P3, Marshall on VK3 VN 017; AX5PAS, Paul; AX2UH, Andrew; VK3FB/P, Len; VK3TKK, Peter; VK3HRA, Allen; VK3ANL, Nick on VK3 VE 019 and Mount Buffalo National Park, VK3MRO, Tibor; VK2LAX, Rod and, finally, AX2CL/P2, Raffy on Bear Island. I was very pleased to achieve 23 contacts well and truly activating the park for the VKFF award.
Posted in Amateur radio, Croajingolong National Park
Coopracambra National Park, 25th April 2014, VKFF-113
Today we returned to Victoria from Narooma in NSW. We took the Pacific Highway and not too far out of Bega turned right onto the Snowy Mountains Highway before turning South on the Monaro Highway and crossing into Victoria with the Park on the left hand side of the road. Not too far into Victoria we saw a sign giving access into the Park and indicating Beehive Falls about two kilometres further on. I found a good spot complete with picnic tables and no other homo sapiens. VK3PF, Peter, who has activated the Park twice recommended this spot. We had it to ourselves.
I set up and 23 contacts later packed up. I was really pleased with the activation. I used a new to me, but pre-loved Yaesu 897D, running about ten watts. I purchased this radio from a deceased estate in Sydney after seeing an advertisement in Amateur Radio Magazine for December/January. My son collected it about three weeks ago and this was the first time I had a chance to put it on the air. It will be used in the longer term at slightly higher power, say 30 to 40 watts, to give me a better chance of working DX from parks and giving chasers a better chance of hearing me from remote locations. I need to investigate a battery capable of supplying a higher current draw for a longer period if time, but still remaining 'portable'. I will study the blogs of other amateurs to see what they use when using their FT897Ds on higher power in the field.
Beehive Falls turn-off at Coopracambra National Park
Here are my contacts: beginning at 02:16, VK3YY/P3, Glenn on VK3 VT 026; VK3MTB, Tim; VK3JNI/P, Tim at the Lakes National Park; VK3RAN, Tony; VK3PF/P3, Peter on VK3 VE 056; VK2IB/P3, Bernard also on VK3 VE 056; VK3FQSO, Amanda; VK3ZPF, Peter; VK2CCJ, Cliff; VK3ZPF, Peter; VK3BHR, Phil; VK3JD, John; AX2UH, Andrew; VK3MRG/P3, Marshall on VK3 VN 017; VK5PAS, Paul; AX2UH, Andrew; VK3FB/P3, Len; VK3TKK, Peter; VK3HRA, Allan; VK3ANL/P3, Nick on VK3 VE 039, The Hump, at Mount Buffalo National Park; VK3MRO, Tibor; VK2LAX, Rod and at 03:10, AX2CL/P2, operator Raffy at Club Station on Bear Island.
Posted in Amateur radio, Coopracambra National Park
Eurobodalla National Park, 22nd April 2014, VKFF – 0164
I had a great time at Eurobodalla National Park just seven kilometres south of Narooma. I drove down a well-maintained track towards an inlet and while I was setting up a Sea Eagle flew circuits above me – I would like to think she/he was checking me out! I was on the air at 00:56 and after checking the frequency called on 7.095 and was answered by VK2AFA/P2, Sam, on VK2/ CT – 002; then VK6MB/P2, Mike, as I have never heard him before barely a hop-step and jump away; VK5LY, Larry; VK5PAS, Paul; VK3PI, Mark; VK3UBY, Col; VK2LAX, Rod; VK2FW/P2, Ray; VK2CCJ, Cliff; VK3XL/P3, Mike, on SOTA summit VK3/ VC – 007 Mt Macedon; VK1MBE/P1, Andrew on VK1/ AC – 040 Mt Ainslee; VK1RX/P2, Al on VK2/ ST – 015; VK3AFW, Ron and VK3PF/3, Peter at 02:14 on VK3 /VG – 003. Fourteen contacts, some for a few minutes, has enabled me to qualify my first VK2 National Park for the VKFF award.
A view of Narooma from board-walk
At Eurobodalla NP JCD photo
Eurobodalla National Park, of 3,069 hectares, on the far South Coast of New South Wales, has beaches, wetlands, spotted gum forests and a great home for water birds. It also contains significant Aboriginal and European cultural sites. While we have visited a number of National Parks in New South Wales this was the first time I really paid attention to the spotted gum. These are magnificent trees. I checked the NSW Government web pages for Parks and it indicates that there are close to 900 Parks and Reserves in that State. What a challenge for a Park activator!
Posted in Amateur radio, Eurobodalla National Park


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Scaffolders On Drax Power Station Set To Strike
Scaffolders at the Drax power station in North Yorkshire are threatening strike action next month in a dispute over the recognition of national agreements.
The 29 scaffolders are employed by Altrad-Hertel at the power station. The dispute is a result of the company refusing to register the workers under the relevant industrial agreement the National Agreement for the Electrical Construction Industry (NAECI). The vast majority of other construction workers on the site work under the NAECI agreement.
Unite has called two 24 hour strikes, the first beginning at 06:00 on Thursday 5 September with a further strike beginning at the same time on Thursday 12 September. Continuous strike action is then scheduled to begin on Wednesday 18 September at 06:00.
Workers will be picketing all entrances to the power station and the strikes are expected to cause considerable disruption, as they will occur during the scheduled maintenance work on the power station. It is thought that any extension to the maintenance shutdown costs Drax hundreds of thousands of pounds each day.
Unite regional officer Chris Weldon said: "The strikes are set to cause a great deal of disruption at Drax.
"The strikes are entirely of Altrad-Hertel's own making as the company has failed to act reasonably. The vast majority of construction workers at Drax work under the auspices of the NAECI agreement and there is no good reason why scaffolders should be treated any differently.
"Our members feel very strongly about this issue and they have voted for strike action as a last resort.
"Even though strike action has been announced it is not too late for the dispute to be resolved.
"Altrad-Hertel simply needs to enter into negotiations and agree to employ the scaffolders under the NAECI agreement."
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Liner carriers firing few blanks in Q1 2021
January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021 Newsdesk
Data from eeSea's Blank Sailings Tracker is showing that 1.7% and 0.6% of head haul sailings on the three main East/West liner trades have been cancelled in February and March 2021 respectively, compared to the 19.9% and 9.4% sailings cancelled in the same months last year.
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Very few sailings have so far been cancelled for the Q2 2021 period, whereas in 2020, Q2 cancellations amounted to 14.7% of expected sailings.
Simon Sundboell, CEO of maritime and supply chain intelligence company eeSea, said: "In the first half of last year, blank sailings were widely considered as a way of managing capacity during the Covid-19 crisis. However, this is now being blamed for the unanticipated increase in freight rates and significant delays across the supply chain."
Commenting on the situation, Sundboell added: "It is understandable that cargo owners are frustrated by the tight ocean capacity. The impact on their businesses is huge. But there seems to be an impression that carriers are deliberately holding back capacity to push up freight rates. We don't see that."
Analysis of eeSea's Trade Capacity Index, which relates closely to the Blank Sailings Tracker, does in fact indicate an increase in trade capacity compared to 2020 figures.
On the three main East/West head hauls, January's effective capacity is up by 7.6% over the corresponding period in 2020, with almost the same percentage of blank sailings. The data also shows February and March are up by a staggering 34% and 17% respectively, partly owing to the lower number of cancellations.
"We see that carriers are snapping up any available charter tonnage," said Sundboell. "There is no idle capacity left, carriers are delaying scrapping, and the first new tonnage orders have even been placed."
As trade capacity and blank sailings look set to remain a key focus this year, eeSea is making a version of its real-time Trade Capacity Index and Blank Sailings Tracker freely available. Visitors to its website dashboards will be able to assess various trade lanes, such as Far East-Europe, Transpacific or trades to/from the South American East Coast.
"At a granular trade and port-focused level, our Blank Sailings and Trade Capacity data can help cargo owners, ports, service providers and even the carriers themselves better anticipate any deviations from week to week."
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We believe we're in the "deployment" phase of the internet. Tech is now spreading through every industry and every part of the world.
The most interesting tech companies aren't trying to sell software to other companies.
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It's telling that Chris Dixon, in a blog post explaining Andreessen Horowitz's million investment, goes out of his way to explain that Buzz Feed is not really a media company, but a technological one: We see Buzz Feed as a prime example of what we call a "full stack startup".
Buzz Feed is a media company in the same sense that Tesla is a car company, Uber is a taxi company, or Netflix is a streaming movie company.
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How Ben Increased His Offer 43% During COVID-19
Published by Fatu Fall on December 08, 2020
In May 2020, Ben was graduating with a Computer Science PhD from Carnegie Mellon University. A top degree from the top program but at a difficult time. COVID-19 has essentially shut down the US economy and companies are laying off or setting hiring freezes.
When Ben first heard about Ralph, he thought it was a scam. He thought the impact Ralph advertised was just marketing. It wasn't until after Ben spoke to a former Ralph client, who went to his alma mater, and who verified that Ralph helped more than expected, that he decided to use Ralph. When we dug more into Ben's perspective, it became easy to see why he was so skeptical.
Researching his own market value online, he went onto Glassdoor, Blind and Levels.fyi and he saw an offer that was similar to his, a Microsoft L63 Scientist offer with an equity package of $150K over four years. People were commenting that this was fine so he assumed his offer was also fair. Given the state of the world, he was tempted to take the offer and be happy with employment.
When he asked two of his academic advisers what compensation he should accept, they both said they had never had a student who got more than $300K/year. So when Ben shared the higher ask that Ralph advised, his professors thought that he was crazy. Ben had PhD peers-friends with similar profiles, who recently graduated and negotiated job offers in similar companies, and they told him that they were offered what Blind and levels.fyi and Glassdoor said and they negotiated just 10-20% more. So they recommended Ben to just take a 20% increment and sign. At this point, Ben was even afraid of sharing the Ralph numbers with his wife. She would panic. She was afraid of "gambling with" or risking the offer in the middle of the pandemic, after months of company rejections due to hiring freezes. In every direction, Ben was being told that the status quo was correct and he should not challenge it. Except with Ralph.
If Ben hadn't had direct confirmation from a trusted reference Ralph worked with, he probably would have ignored us. In his words, "I kept going because of what the CMU alum told me about his negotiations with Ralph. His ask and the final offer he received were higher than the status quo. I researched his background and I felt that I could at least do the same. Plus, it was helpful that had experienced recruiters participate in the calls and give their honest opinion too. They helped me see that what I was doing was justified and safe."
With Ben's trust, we proceeded and we were able to help him increase his offer by 43%, well above $300K/year. We advised Ben on how to communicate with his hiring managers in a way that was respectful and worthy of utmost understanding, and patience on their end. We helped him negotiate two changes in his offer when he did not have a higher counter offer to share. We gave him the guidance to withstand anger and pressure from the recruiters, who were pressuring Ben to accept their initial offer. This was not easy, but this was also not a gamble.
Ralph has facilitated over 400 negotiations. We help candidates navigate their biggest blindspot: how companies think about the value of their talent. We guided Ben so that he was comfortable negotiating rather than fearful of an adverse consequence. In Ben's case, he had tremendous support from his hiring manager. This further cemented this opportunity for Ben as the right one because it showed how invested his hiring manager was in his success. An investment Ben is excited to reciprocate through his work.
For Ben, the increased compensation is great but the learning experience from using Ralph was invaluable. He now understands how to determine his leverage, how to articulate his unique background and potential, and how to express it all in a way that companies acknowledge. Before this experience, he had no idea how much the companies valued someone like him. His time in academia was filled with feeling like he was a small fish in the big ocean. Now he believes in his worth and knows how to ask for it. He finally sees that his peers, the online resources like Blind, and even his academic advisors, are as inexperienced as he was before he signed his final offer. After finishing with Ralph, Ben said "now I know how broken the status quo is".
Today, Ben resonates with the challenge that Ralph is taking on: information asymmetry, fear of retribution, and loss aversion from inexperienced candidates. Candidates are dealing with recruiters who have years of experience negotiating and negotiate on a daily basis, whereas they only know as far as the online reading they've done and the hearsay from peers who are equally inexperienced. It's not a fair game at all. Ben empathizes with how some candidates permanently undersell themselves in industry, while others get only better and better opportunities, financially, and otherwise. A differentiation completely independent of work quality or value. He hopes that by sharing his story, others won't fall prey to these systematic disparities.
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Events at The Norwich Centre
The Norwich Centre currently have the following events planned.
BRIAN THORNE – JOURNEY HOMEWARDS
Emeritus Lay Canon Professor Brian Thorne is one of the world's leading person-centred scholars and (until his retirement as a therapist in 2005) an innovative practitioner of the approach. He is the author of a much valued study of the life and work of Dr. Carl Rogers, co-author (with Dave Mearns) of the best-selling (and much translated) 'Person-Centred Counselling in Action' and the writer of many other books and articles in the fields of therapy, education and pastoral theology.
Now in his 84th year, Brian has taken the decision to take to the road again while health permits and once it is safe to do so.
Brian has been busy during lockdown writing an autobiographical memoir 'Journey Homewards' in poetic prose, soon to be published by the Norwich Centre.
This powerful new work, besides giving revealing insights into Brian's early years and his subsequent experiences as a schoolboy, army officer in Cyprus, student at Cambridge, schoolmaster and academic has important sections on the significance of family and friends, the practice of counselling, the challenges of spiritual accompaniment and the daunting prospect of an unknown future.
Once it is possible to do so, Brian proposes to offer a new presentation to groups in colleges, universities, churches and professional bodies that may be interested in his work and life, both past and present.
He will give readings of Journey Homewards together with further personal reflections with the chance for participants to pose questions and to enter into discussion on the implications of his work for personal, professional and spiritual development in the times ahead.
All proceeds from the tour will be donated to the Norwich Centre which is a charitable foundation and does not receive financial support from the N.H.S. or local authorities, thus ensuring its autonomy and continuing independence.
Brian co-founded the Norwich Centre in 1979 and it is currently celebrating its fortieth year as a full-time service, the only such service in the world, we believe, which, throughout its lengthy history, has been wholly committed to the person-centred approach to counselling, counsellor training and spiritual exploration.
To express your interest in hosting one of these events for your group or organisation, please email admin@norwichcentre.org and we will be in touch once it is possible to arrange a visit. Details of your group and its interests, along with potential numbers would be welcome.


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Riding the tram home on Thursday evening I picked up a copy of the free paper Blick am Abend. On page three a I read "Der Sommer war schön" (The summer was nice). I think to myself, "was nice" it's only August there is still a good month of summer left and, summer only really started in July this year. I read the article, which then went on to say that starting at the weekend we'll get rain everywhere in the country and that temperatures will drop. Not exactly the weather prognosis that I was hoping for, as I was scheduled to run the Matterhorn Ultraks in Zermatt, my first Skyrunning race.
When I got to Zermatt on Friday the weather was looking fine, it had rained earlier, but cleared and I was excited to be running a race with some of the world's top trail runners including Kilian Jornet, who just a few days earlier ran from Cervina to the top of the Matterhorn and down in a record breaking time of 2 hours and 52 minutes. Collecting my start number in the beautiful Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, I even crossed paths with Salomon Team's Philipp Reiter.
After collecting my number I headed to the beautiful Chalet Bergheim situated above the town with a wonderful view of the Matterhorn. A dinner of Risotto with fennel, mushrooms and apricots was brilliant for getting energy. The next morning, race day, I left the chalet shortly after 6 and jogged down into town, about 1.5KM. The bakery next to the start was open early and I was able to buy a sandwich for breakfast. The weather, unlike the Thursday forecast, was nice. Fresh temperature and a fairly clear sky.
At 7am the starting gun was fired and we were off. Up through the town following part of the Zermatt Marathon route for no more than 1.5KM and then everything changed. Up we went through the woods, quite steep and narrow, but with only about 350 racers this was not a problem. After a 10 minute climb we made a sharp right and the soft forest path allowed us to flat out run. The path leads to a cliff that has perhaps one of the best views of the Matterhorn that there is. From there a sharp left and we were going up again to Sunnegga. At Sunnegga we were able to get refreshments and have the pleasant realization that we were merely 6KM into the race.
From Sunnegga we headed down through a picturesque alpine village and then over a small foot bridge after which we started our way up again to the highest point in the race, Gornergrat at 3100 meters. At this point looking the sky started to cloud over with the sun rising over the mountains in the east there was a special atmosphere. The climb was steep and at times rather difficult. The final bit of climb up the the ridge that brings you to Gornergrat was almost a scramble with a damp granite sand, the result of years of weather working its way on the mountain. I reached Gornergrat in 2 hours and 50 minutes. There we were able to get some warm water and start our descent to Rieffelalp.
The descent to Rieffelalp was highlighted by wonderful high alpine trails. From Rieffelberg to Rieffelalp the trail was quite steep and almost like a staircase. There are many trail runners that are brilliant at doing down these trails and poles are a huge help. I ran without poles and watching my footing lost time here. After the refreshment stop at Rieffelalp, the trail continues quite flat with a little bit of elevation gain back towards Germetsch. The trail here is stunning and varied from large boulder steps to soft gravel and an old road that leads to the hydro dam on Fruggbach. Crossing the suspension bridge, which is not for the faint of heart, the next ascent starts to Schwarzsee.
Up we go again. Next stop Schwarzsee.
All day the weather had been promising with the clouds dispersing and more sun appearing, however, the opposite was starting to happen and the sky around the Klein Matterhorn was turning black. Climbing I was able to pass several runners and get up to the top by around 2pm. I was thirsty and needed to fill my pack with water and get some food. I like whole foods, so I had oranges, dried figs and apricots, bouillon and bread, but no energy gels. The wind was very strong and I got cold so I put on my long-sleeved shirt and kept going. A shorter descent with a comfortable slope Zmuttbach from where the 46K and 30K runners split up again. The next ascent up to Höhbalmenstafel was challenging, but seemed easier than the climb up to Schwarzsee. At this point the sky fully darkened and it was as if we were running in an ominously photoshoped alpine scenery. And then thunder rolled through the valley and it started to rain. I quickly put on my rain jacket and continued with a Spaniard along the trail on occasion dodging sheep. The way down to Trift started to get tricky with the trail turning into a stream of water.
At Trift we were able to drink some warm tea and eat something before starting up the Triftwäng towards Chüeberg the last major ascent of the race. The rain continued to fall and the trails turned into mini torrents. Right at the top there were volunteers checking people. It was nice to see them huddled under a boulder with their dog ensuring the safety of racers. The trail down was a blend of streams, mud, wet grass, and gravel. Some runners were flying down the mountain making it look easy. Again here I was moving slower, but surefooted down the path. Once the path flattened out I was able to run full speed and pass a few runners who had passed me on the way down. The rain had also let up after I made it through the band of fog situated halfway between the top of the mountains and the valley floor. Getting into Zermatt again, it was a bit odd to run down a set of stairs and onto the main street of the village having to negotiate around strolling tourists.
Arriving at the finish, it was no big surprise to find out that Kilian Jornet had won the race with a brilliant time of 4:43.05 and Emily Forsberg won the women's with a spectacular time of 5:41.16.
Today many race organizers are trying to set up the most challenging races in the mountains with thought for how quickly conditions can change to be an afterthought, and while these are often wonderful races when all goes well, the possibility of them ending poorly is always there. The organizers of the Matterhorn Ultraks did a brilliant job of selecting a challenging course, marking it well, and also having a distance that lowers the chance of tired runners getting caught in a storm on the mountain. They also provided detailed and concise information on the website including briefing videos in multiple languages. The refreshment stops were also well located and served a variety of foods and drink that runners require on this type of run. The thing that disappointed me was the finish line, because it was missing atmosphere and people. I also did not like having to run on a street with people walking around and think. The finisher's area could have also been a bit nicer. And lastly, I wish that there would have been finisher medals. However, my complaints are small and I would definitely recommend this race to anyone looking for a mountain race in 2014. Regarding my small issues, I would greatly like to work with the organizers to improve the finish.
This entry was posted in Matterhorn, Matterhorn Ultraks, Mountain Running, Race Report, Switzerland, Valais, Zermatt and tagged Dynatfit, Kilian Jornet, Matterhorn Ultraks, Skyrunning, Switzerland, Trail Running, Ultra-Marathon, Zermatt by Christian Langenegger. Bookmark the permalink.


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On 20th February, Tony Antonelli will be coming to Newcastle University to discuss his experiences of going to outer space and what it takes to be an astronaut.
Tony was selected as a NASA pilot in 2000 after previously working as Commander of the US Navy and having been a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. It was not until 2009 that he flew his first mission as pilot of the space shuttle Discovery which delivered important machinery to the International Space Station. Since then, Tony has spent a total of more than 24 days in space. In 2010, he also piloted the shuttle Atlantis which docked with the International Space Station. During this mission, he orbited Earth 186 times, travelling 4,879,978 miles.
Tony retired from NASA in 2015. Chris Cassidy, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Centre said that, 'his skills and expertise were extremely valuable to our exploration and Space Launch System engineering team.' He also received several awards as a NASA astronaut, including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.
The talk, which runs from 7-9 PM and is being held in the Curtis Auditorium is open to everyone and is a ticketed event. Standard prices are £18 but concessions are £12. This is part of Tony's brief tour in the UK as he will also be speaking in Birmingham, Leeds and Portsmouth.
In 2017, approximately 18,300 people applied to become a NASA astronaut, with less than 0.1% of those getting through to the interview stages. So, Tony Antonelli will be able to tell any aspiring star men and women just what it takes to make is as an astronaut. It will be a fantastic opportunity to hear about Tony's experience in space as well as to learn about the rigours of NASA training, which is probably even more difficult than movies like Space Cowboys and Armageddon make out.
It doesn't matter if you are a budding space shuttle pilot who wants to follow in Tony's footsteps, anyone with an interest in space exploration would certainly benefit from meeting one of the few people that have travelled to space. It could be that one of the daring pioneers to first step foot on Mars decades from now was a Newcastle student that was inspired by Tony Antonelli.