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MCS and IFFO back marine mammal and turtle conservation in South America
By: Richard Harrington
Date posted: 30 May 2012
MCS and IFFO back marine mammal and turtle conservation in South America MCS is backing an initiative by one of IFFO's (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation) members, the Compa " "a Pesquera Camanchaca (Camanchaca), which aims to teach fishermen the art of environmental stewardship, better protecting marine animals including dolphins, sea turtles and sharks.
MCS and IFFO back marine mammal and turtle conservation in South America MCS is backing an initiative by one of IFFO's (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation) members, the Compa " "a Pesquera Camanchaca (Camanchaca), which aims to teach fishermen the art of environmental stewardship, better protecting marine animals including dolphins, sea turtles and sharks. The initiative provides training for the senior crew who work aboard Camanchaca's vessels that land in the northern Chilean port of Iquique. The scheme will contribute towards the gathering of vital research information that will be used to help in the conservation of protected marine species. The first seminar took place during April 2012. IFFO has developed a Global Standard for Responsible Supply (IFFO RS) for Fishmeal and Fish Oil. Its overarching programme includes the goal to reduce any potential environmental impact arising from fishing catches made within its responsibly managed fisheries. Camanchaca was one of the first companies in Chile to have its factories certified under the IFFO RS standard earlier this year. It has now formed a partnership with the Department of Marine Sciences of the Arturo Prat University and its Technical Training Centre, to offer specialised training seminars to the fishermen. Large marine animals are sometimes captured in the fishing nets designed to catch small oily fish such as anchovy and sardine, ingredients used in the production of fishmeal for animal feed and fish oil for human consumption. IFFO is keen to ensure that its members are aware of the importance of conserving marine creatures as part of the marine eco-system. Topics covered at the seminars include the ability to identify and correctly record data on protected marine mammals found off the coast of northern Chile, as well as learning how to safely return these creatures to the sea with the minimum risk of damage. Mr. Adolfo Carvajal, Camanchaca's Manager for the Northern Fishing Area said "Sustainable development requires us to take action in order to control the impact of our activities on the marine environment and without a doubt we have now undertaken actions in this respect. These training seminars for our senior crew members will allow them to demonstrate Camanchaca's commitment to the responsible sourcing of fish". Andrew Jackson, Technical Director at IFFO said "IFFO is delighted to see this excellent initiative from Camanchaca in Chile and indeed other recent developments in South America regarding the quantification and avoidance of the incidental catches of marine mammals and sea turtles. In creating the IFFO RS standard we were hopeful that this type of conservation programme would be developed by our members and we look forward to hearing more good news in the future." The Chile based project follows one taken last year In Peru, in which a number of fishing companies working with environmental NGO's (Non Governmental Organisations) such as the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and ProDelphinus distributed a series of turtle identification and resuscitation guides and held a series of training courses. Dawn Purchase, Senior Aquaculture Officer at MCS said "I am delighted with the success of this project and the spin-off conservation courses being run for fishermen. The IFFO RS standard provides a real opportunity to promote change on the water, which is what MCS strives to achieve. Increasing the identification skills and conservation knowledge of these fishermen in both Peru and Chile is a great way of achieving environmental stewardship". "
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Soon after World War I, however, more formal designation systems were devised not only for the aircraft themselves but also for their engines.
When jet, turbine and rocket engine development started at the end of World War II, formal designations were assigned to these types of engines almost from the beginning.
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This article explains the various engine designation systems and lists all aircraft and missile engines, which received a military designation, and the aircraft or missiles which used them. These details can differ significantly between models of the same basic engine anyway. For each engine type, I try to provide a complete list of US military aircraft, which used this engine.
To keep these lists reasonably short, I use the following terse format for an aircraft type: Number of engines Military Designation Usually only the basic designation without specific model letters or numbers is given.
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That means, that all - or almost all - models of this type used the engine. Exceptions are listed as users of the approriate alternate engine. Additionally, each list of aircraft designations is headed by a descriptor of the designation system used.
To make use of the aircraft listings, you must of course understand the aircraft designations. I have links to several sites explaining and listing aircraft designations.Precursors. Jet engines can be dated back to the invention of the aeolipile around BC. This device used steam power directed through two nozzles so as to cause a sphere to spin rapidly on its axis.
So far as is known, it was not used for supplying mechanical power, and the potential practical applications of this invention were not recognized. Jet engines move the airplane forward with a great force produced by a tremendous thrust, which causes the plane to fly very fast.
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The Vigilant
The sorcery of djinn was like a stalking beast. You had to stay downwind of it, even when you were the hunter. Antar knew, as always, everything depended on him seeing the unseen and forcing his eyes to reveal what lay in the membrane between light and darkness. He drew a deep breath and rolled between his thumb and forefinger the seal that was chained to his neck. Instinctively his eyes scanned for weaknesses as he stepped out of the door and into the night. As he walked through the strewn refuse of the alley, he smelled the stench of stale urine and beer that eternally impregnated the gutters. He liked the warm evenings like this one –if he closed his eyes and didn't breathe for a moment, he could convince himself that he was home again. The sounds coalesced into the clangour of a bustling soukh, the cries of merchants touting their wares... he imagined the sweet smell of cinnamon and burning frankincense...
But, as always, he had to breathe, and the stale decay of St Kilda re-entered his blood stream.
Praise for "The Vigilant"
My favorites from the book... "The Vigilant" by Dirk Strasser is a short story written in a way that makes you want more. A Vigilant does his lonely rounds in order to prevent the destructive emotions of people that tear holes in our reality, allowing monsters to enter our world. Strasser has avoided information overload which is often a problem with this type of story. Nicely done.
Phantastik-Couch (translated from German)
"The Vigilant" was published as "Der Vigilant" in German in Auf der Strasser nach Oodnadatta before it was published in the online magazine, Fantasy, in English.
Read an interview with me about the story: "The Fantastic Has to Have the Texture of Reality"


Oscar season is on the approach and the film community is buzzing about it. The results for the 88th Academy Awards will be taking place on February 28th so get your wallets ready because the odds have been announced.
Gold Derby have collated predictions from an esteemed panel of 'experts' so if you're feeling confident about the results, why throw put some money where your mouth is?
A surprising frontrunner considering the size and potential legacy of films like Bridge of Spies, Mad Max and The Revenant. Starring Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton, this investigative film details the uncovering of one of world's most respected institutions.
Starring in The Revenant, no-one deserves this Oscar more than Leo. He's well deserving of an award considering the quality of the craft he brings to the industry. The prophecy suggests that Leo will take the lifetime achievement award before he's actually given an Oscar – we cannot let that happen.
An obvious winner and the most deserving in the category, Brie Larson's performance in The Room will bring a tear to the most salty of viewers. Her honest and heartbreaking portrayal in this flick will go down as one of the finest in her career.
Reprising his role as Rocky Balboa, Sly takes a backseat to the charismatic and dedicated Michael B Jordan. That said, Stallone delivers his best performance in maybe decades with the wise mentor role suiting his gruff intellect more than a starring position.
Running against both Kate Winslet and Rachael McAdams, Alicia Vikander could be in for a tough results night. However, her on-screen empathy in the incredibly progressive and beautifully written The Danish Girl is something to celebrated, little golden statues aside.
The OG of the Mad Max series, George Miller made full use of technological progression to craft a sparse but diverse wasteland for the latest addition to the post-apocylptic saga.


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Piscataquis County ist ein County im Bundesstaat Maine der Vereinigten Staaten. Piscataquis County ist der Teil von Maine mit der geringsten Bevölkerungsdichte. Der Sitz der Countyverwaltung, die Shire Town ist Dover-Foxcroft. Piscataquis stammt aus der Sprache der Abenaki und bedeutet Flussarm.

Geographie

Nach Angaben dem U.S. Census Bureau hat das County eine Gesamtfläche von 11.337 Quadratkilometern. Davon sind 1065 Quadratkilometer, entsprechend 9,39 Prozent, Wasserflächen.

Das County trägt in seinen Grenzen den höchsten Berg Maines: Mount Katahdin mit 1606 m (5273 Fuß) über Meeresspiegel. Der Mount Katadin ist auch das Herzstück des Baxter State Park, einem riesigen Naturschutzgebiet mit etwa 80.000 Besuchern jährlich, das sich an der Grenze zu Penobscot County erstreckt. Ebenfalls auf dem Mount Katadin, genauer: auf der höchsten seiner drei Spitzen, beginnt der Appalachian Trail.

Die eiszeitlich geprägte Landschaft wird nicht nur von Höhenzügen der Appalachen, die im Durchschnitt zwischen 700 und 800 Meter hoch aufragen, geprägt, sondern auch durch große Seenplatten. Die größten Seen sind der Pemadumcook Lake, der Moosehead Lake, der Chamberlain Lake und der Chesuxcook Lake. Verkehrsverbindungen sind wenig ausgebaut. Flussschiffe und Flugzeuge sind, neben den wenigen Überlandstraßen, die wichtigsten Verkehrsmittel. Lediglich im flacheren Süden des Countys, in dem auch der Verwaltungssitz liegt, finden sich auch feste Zugverbindungen mit Personentransport; im waldreichen Rest des Countys sind fast ausschließlich Werkbahnen zum Holztransport anzutreffen.

Dementsprechend klein sind die meisten Ortschaften, die weit verteilt in dem Gebiet liegen. Sie sind häufig nicht größer als 200 bis 300 Einwohner. Einige dieser Orte schlossen sich deswegen zu größeren Verwaltungseinheiten zusammen, ohne aber dabei ihre Selbständigkeit zu verlieren. Größte dieser Verwaltungseinheiten ist die "Three Rivers Community Alliance", die acht Orte mit Einwohnerzahlen von 43 bis 2.383 Einwohnern (der Letztgenannte ist Milo, der zweitgrößte Ort des County) zusammenfasst. Das County grenzt im Uhrzeigersinn an die Countys: Aroostook County, Penobscot County und Somerset County.

Geschichte
55 Bauwerke und Stätten des Countys sind im National Register of Historic Places eingetragen (Stand 11. November 2017).

Demografische Daten

Nach der Volkszählung im Jahr 2000 lebten im County 17.235 Menschen. Es gab 7278 Haushalte und 4854 Familien. Die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug 2 Einwohner pro Quadratkilometer. Ethnisch betrachtet setzte sich die Bevölkerung zusammen aus 97,84 % Weißen, 0,21 % Afroamerikanern, 0,52 % amerikanischen Ureinwohnern, 0,27 % Asiaten, 0,02 % Bewohnern aus dem pazifischen Inselraum und 0,14 % aus anderen ethnischen Gruppen; 1,00 % stammten von zwei oder mehr ethnischen Gruppen ab. 0,52 % der Bevölkerung waren spanischer oder lateinamerikanischer Abstammung.

Von den 7278 Haushalten hatten 28,60 % Kinder und Jugendliche unter 18 Jahre, die bei ihnen lebten. 54,10 % waren verheiratete, zusammenlebende Paare, 8,40 % waren allein erziehende Mütter. 33,30 % waren keine Familien. 27,80 % waren Singlehaushalte und in 14,00 % lebten Menschen im Alter von 65 Jahren oder darüber. Die Durchschnittshaushaltsgröße betrug 2,34 und die durchschnittliche Familiengröße lag bei 2,83 Personen.

Auf das gesamte County bezogen setzte sich die Bevölkerung zusammen aus 23,40 % Einwohnern unter 18 Jahren, 5,70 % zwischen 18 und 24 Jahren, 26,00 % zwischen 25 und 44 Jahren, 27,50 % zwischen 45 und 64 Jahren und 17,40 % waren 65 Jahre alt oder darüber. Das Durchschnittsalter betrug 42 Jahre. Auf 100 weibliche Personen kamen 96,40 männliche Personen, auf 100 Frauen im Alter ab 18 Jahren kamen statistisch 95,20 Männer.

Das jährliche Durchschnittseinkommen eines Haushalts betrug 28.250 USD, das Durchschnittseinkommen der Familien betrug 34.852 USD. Männer hatten ein Durchschnittseinkommen von 28.149 USD, Frauen 20.241 USD. Das Prokopfeinkommen betrug 14.374 USD. 14,80 % der Bevölkerung und 11,20 % der Familien lebten unterhalb der Armutsgrenze. 17,80 % davon waren unter 18 Jahre und 13,90 % waren 65 Jahre oder älter.

Census 2020
Im Jahr 2020 wurden für das Piscataquis County 16.800 Einwohner gezählt.

Städte und Gemeinden
Piscataquis County ist unterteilt in 18 Verwaltungseinheiten; in diesem County gibt es keine Citys, dafür sind 16 als Town und 2 als Plantation organisiert. Ein Gebiet ist ein Survey Township und es gibt 5 Unorganized Territorys. Davon ist die ehemalige Town Atkinson die jüngste, welche am 1. Juli 2019 deorganisiert wurde.

Census-designated places
 Dover-Foxcroft (CDP) (2.776)
 Greenville (CDP) (1.010)
 Guilford (CDP) (740)
 Milo (CDP) (1.751)

Unorganized Territory
 Atkinson (326) (Stand 2010)
 Blanchard (91)
 Southeast Piscataquis (487)
 Northeast Piscataquis (304)
 Northwest Piscataquis (134)

Survey Townships
 T1-R9 WELS (0) (Stand 2010)

Weblinks

 Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce
 Three Rivers Community Alliance

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Q: Kill Dataproc job from Yarn UI no longer works -- only from Dataproc UI I used to be able to kill Spark jobs running on Dataproc via the Yarn UI KILL command, rather than from the GCP Dataproc UI command (which is much slower). However I am no longer able to do that -- only the GCP UI works.
Did something change or am I doing something wrong now?
I am using the Dataproc version 1.2 (where this has worked in the past).

A: To avoid YARN security vulnerabilities, non-get APIs are disabled by default now, but users can change it (with caution) when creating the cluster, or update the config then restart Hadoop services for running clusters. Also, as mentioned in the title of this question, users can kill jobs from Dataproc UI, which is recommended.

The yarn-site.xml yarn.resourcemanager.webapp.methods-allowed property now defaults to "GET,HEAD". This change restricts the HTTP methods that can be called on the YARN Resource Manager web UI (default port 8088) and REST APIs to GET and HEAD only, and disables job submission and modifications via the YARN REST API. You can override the default values and enable specific HTTP methods on port 8088 by setting the yarn.resourcemanager.webapp.methods-allowed property to one or more comma-separated HTTP method names when you create a cluster. An ALL value will allow all HTTP methods on the port.
  Example: gcloud dataproc clusters create --properties='yarn:yarn.resourcemanager.webapp.methods-allowed=GET,POST,DELETE'
  Recommendation: If you set this property to allow non-default HTTP methods, make sure to configure firewall rules and other security settings to restrict access to port 8088 (see Cluster Web Interfaces→Avoid Security Vulnerabilities).

See more details in this release notes.

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Whether it's in a classic, rustic or modern setting, a gas fireplace is always inviting and has many benefits: comfort, aesthetics, simplicity and cleanliness. Throughout the year and at any time of day, its instant flame brings a feeling of warmth and comfort to your home.
Thanks to their venting systems, gas fireplaces can be installed almost anywhere and in all situations: under a staircase, in the middle of the living room, in a greenhouse, in a bedroom, in a condo, etc. Its shallow depth makes it easy to install.
A gas fireplace is a stable and efficient additional heat source that provides the comfort you want thanks to a remote control or thermostat. With a gas fireplace, you can quickly turn it on, turn it off and control the intensity of the heat.
Gas fireplaces have an increasingly realistic look and their effect is similar to that of a wood burning fireplace. Thanks to its modern technology, a simple push of a button lights up the flame and brightens up your home.
Available in a variety of styles, gas fireplaces combine aesthetics and performance. There are a wide range of models on the market that will help create the decor of your dreams.
With its technology becoming more advanced, gas fireplaces now offer integrated safety features. For example, a power box enables you to cut the gas supply at the slightest suspicion of toxic smoke. It's also important to have a venting system that removes combustion gases to the outdoors, either by natural draft or by mechanical or direct venting.
Gas fireplaces are clean-burning fireplaces. This means they produce much less particulate emissions and carbon monoxide than wood fireplaces. This system also offers a variable-setting control, which is another energy-saving feature.
Consider a ceramic glass front panel to avoid burns.
If you decide to install a gas fireplace in your new home or during renovations, be sure to learn about the different models that are available, and do not hesitate to seek advice from a professional who can guide you in your choice.


I have actually explored the web in search of the tool which can actually track my campaigns and ads. Tracking will inform you a lot about what is not performing well and will ultimately give you an opportunity to improve your campaign.
ClickMagick is a web based app that will help you to track and optimize your marketing efforts. At a standard level, it permits you to develop tracking links and ClickMagick will reveal you who clicked your links and (if setup correctly), which clicks caused sales.
Something you may want to keep in mind is that organic traffic originating from safe and secure sites (https) can't be detected – due to the fact that protected sites are not enabled to pass referrer information. For instance YouTube – all organic traffic from YouTube will be reported anonymously under "none".
a. Sequential mode:when a user clicks the link, they will be directed to the very first URL (URL-A in this example), and when they click the same link again for the second time, they will be directed to URL-B. So this mode will send out traffic to each URL in the rotator one after another, as repeat users hit the link several times. And when it reaches the bottom, it will simply begin over once again at the top.
It doesn't take a few minutes to produce a timer. There are 4 different styles and two types (evergreen/cookie based or date-based|date-based or evergreen/cookie based). All you need to do is to copy and paste the code to anywhere – your website, within a MagickPopup or MagickBar.
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Press Release | Argonne National Laboratory
Trash to treasure: The benefits of waste-to-energy technologies
Ronald Walli
Instead of hauling food waste to landfills, we might want to use that organic waste to power garbage trucks, your car, truck or SUV while at the same time potentially helping the environment.
Argonne research shows that we can generate energy and mitigate methane emissions from food waste. (Image by Shutterstock/Argonne National Laboratory.)
Organic waste such as yard trimmings, paper, wood and food produces millions of tons of methane emissions at landfills every year in the U.S., but it could produce renewable natural gas and liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel, according to a study led by Uisung Lee of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. His paper, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, helps assess the environmental benefits of various waste-to-energy production pathways while avoiding emissions of methane and other harmful air pollutants.
"By using waste to produce energy, we can avoid emissions from landfills and potentially reduce the need for additional landfills across the country." – Uisung Lee, Argonne postdoctoral appointee, Energy Systems Division
"Our study shows that using what would otherwise become landfill waste to produce fuel typically generates less greenhouse gases than simply letting the waste decompose," said Lee, a postdoctoral appointee in Argonne's Energy Systems Division.
This is because landfill gas from waste contains high concentrations of methane, which has about 30 times higher global warming impact compared to carbon dioxide. Although the operators of large landfills are required to combust landfill gas, it is impossible to perfectly collect the gas and there is still a large amount of non-captured methane escaping into the atmosphere.
Methods to produce fuel from municipal waste include biochemical, such as anaerobic digestion and fermentation, and thermochemical, such as hydrothermal liquefaction, pyrolysis and gasification. The resulting energy products include renewable natural gas, bio-char, bio-oil and hydrocarbon fuels (gasoline, diesel and jet fuel).
Fortunately, the supply of organic waste is abundant, according to Lee.
"By using waste to produce energy, we can avoid emissions from landfills and potentially reduce the need for additional landfills across the country," said Lee, adding that in 2014 we hauled an annual estimated 32 million metric tons of food waste resources to landfills, or about 70 trillion pounds of waste, according to the Department of Energy.
In 2015, the amount of greenhouse gases that escaped from landfills equaled almost 116 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That has the same global warming potential as 29 million passenger cars that average 26 miles per gallon driven 12,000 miles per year, according to calculations by Lee based on statistics provided by the EPA.
Lee's study observed that we can collect waste feedstock using current infrastructure for collection and separation, which further lowers the cost of waste-derived energy. In addition, waste feedstocks are available at low or even negative prices if one considers tipping fees, according to a recent DOE report. (Tipping fees at landfills offset operating costs.)
The study also showed that converting waste to energy has environmental benefits compared to typical landfills that collect and combust landfill gas. Moreover, the environmental benefits are more significant when researchers apply the approach to waste that would otherwise be taken to smaller landfills that collect lower amounts of methane, releasing much of it instead, Lee said. He also noted that diverting and using wastes from smaller landfills could result in additional economic, logistical and operational challenges.
"These are the areas where we can realize the greatest environmental benefits while also producing transportation fuels," Lee said. Transportation fuels that displace fossil fuels can enhance energy independence and reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, he added.
Other authors of the paper, titled "Evaluation of Landfill Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills for the Life-cycle Analysis of Waste-to-Energy Pathways," were Argonne's Jeongwoo Han, an energy systems analyst, and Michael Wang, a distinguished fellow. The research was funded by DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy supports early-stage research and development of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies that make energy more affordable and strengthen the reliability, resilience, and security of the U.S. electric grid.
Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit the Office of Science website.
Tags: Environmental and Earth Science, Pollution, Biology, Plant Science, Microbiology, Energy Technology and Storage, Renewable Energy
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All the Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary
"A Ghost Head is a type of Cybernetic Allen Key which a Fake Thomas Jefferson uses to Impeach The Goddamn President. Used mostly when a writer is Combing His Hair or Speaking Fluent Cat, although if a character is Shirtless And Hungry it can be used to give them a Fire Island Swirlie. See also The Alien Is Not An Alien and Germany Fits In My Pocket."
—Something Awful forums, on The Other Tropes Wiki's effects on language[1][2]
Or enrich it, depending on your point of view.
It seems to be not at all unusual for a Troper to begin speaking tropinese in real-life situations that do not involve discussion of entertainment. This is apparently another way that Tropes Will Ruin Your Life.
The most evident symptom of this is the word "trope" itself, which is not commonly used outside of this site—it's only the 67,470th most frequent English word. That's behind "privies" but ahead of "milliners", just for reference.
At this rate we're going to end up fitting in on the Tamarian homeworld.[3]
You may even realize [4] that you have already started doing this without realizing.
This, when combined to a tendency to apply Square Peg, Round Trope is why some artists aware of us aren't exactly fond of the site. On the other hand, many artists are Tropers themselves, so YMMV.
Compare Newspeak.
↑ Please note that none of these are actually tropes. Well, except for "The Alien Is Not An Alien".
↑ Maybe they're from an Alternate Universe version of All The Tropes?
↑ Darmok and Jalad, at Tanagra.
↑ on the way to the fridge
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Note to Reporters and Editors
Note to writers and editors: CNA is not an acronym and is correctly referenced as "CNA, a research organization in Arlington, VA."
CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady today announced that Vice Admiral David Johnson, USN (Ret.), and Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger, USCG (Ret.), are joining the CNA Board of Trustees. Read more.
The city of Charleston, South Carolina, today released the Racial Bias Audit of the Charleston, South Carolina, Police Department. Final Report. Read more.
The American Society of Criminology today honored two CNA researchers for their exemplary work on body-worn camera (BWC) research.
A just-released report by CNA, SPI: Reflections on 10 Years of Innovation, is an in-depth look at the strategies and innovations police departments across the United States have put into place to reduce crime in rural and urban communities. Read more.
In a new report, CNA's Vince Manzo analyzes the future of nuclear arms control without a treaty. As of today, there is just one nuclear arms control treaty in place between the U.S. and Russia – New START – and it is uncertain if President Trump or Vladimir Putin are willing to extend or renew the current treaty, set to expire in 2021. Read more.
CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady today announced that Leigh Warner is joining CNA's Board of Trustees. Read more.
CNA's Institute for Public Research today announced it will serve as a member of the team selected as the Monitor of the Consent Decree which was recently enacted to oversee reforms at the Chicago Police Department. Read more.
CNA today announced that it has completed the appointment of a Space Advisory Council of national experts with institutional knowledge of space programs, operations and policy to advise the CNA research team working with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a plan to create a Military Department of Space. Read more.
On May 15, CNA and the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) will host the fourth annual CIMSEC Forum for Authors and Readers (CFAR). Read more.
CNA launches ISAAC, a new predictive tool that will help government agencies manage large IT project schedules and budgets. Read more.
The speed at which information spreads today presents challenges to the United States, as state and non-state adversaries use this capability to spread disinformation. As the U.S. government looks for ways to counter adversarial disinformation campaigns, it is overlooking a potentially valuable tool: memes. Read more.
Contrary to popular belief, recruits from low-income neighborhoods do not make up the majority of enlisted accessions across the military branches, according to the 43rd annual Population Representation in the Military Services report (also known as the "PopRep"). Read more.
The Baltimore Police Department announced that CNA will lead an Independent Review Board to review the department's handling of the murder of Detective Sean Suiter on November 15, 2017. Read more.
A new CNA analysis looks back at the Cold War to gain insights on the future of the Indian Ocean. Read more.
At the U.N. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Dr. Larry Lewis warned that human intervention at the "trigger pull" will not eliminate the risks of autonomous weapons. Read more.
A new CNA report by Dr. Larry Lewis recommends a comprehensive approach on lethal autonomous weapons to limit civilian casualties. Read more.
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The name of the men's folk and chant ensemble Didgori honours the mountain where, some 900 years ago in a historical battle, the Georgian Christians reclaimed power from the Seljuks despite their much smaller army. The singers feel obliged to this legend. The miracle of the victorious battle correlates with the miracle of Georgian chants, whose three-voice polyphony possess a unique harmony, completely independent from the European dualist tonal system. The chants and songs always strive for pure resolution. Banned 200 years ago by the Russian Empire, the singing tradition was preserved and kept in scores for over 7000 chants. In Krems Didgori will perform Georgian chants of the Easter period, but also songs from Abkhazia, an autonomous republic in Georgia today occupied by Russia.
In his literary speech performance "Offert Offertorium Opfer" the author and reciter Bodo Hell embarks on an acoustic tour de force about current and historical mindsets on offenders and victims, followers and spectators, those who intentionally sacrifice themselves and those who are principally self-forgetful in their strive to overcome the all-encompassing scheme of retaliation once and for all.


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Horror: Designated Hitter May Be Coming To The National League
If you are a National League fan, like me (I've rooted for the Dodgers since my t-ball days), you will either love or loathe this
(Dodgers Nation) Baseball purists, you're going to want to look away. Fans of keeping the designated hitter out of the National League are going to be very disappointed in the MLB. (snip)
Reports then surfaced that MLB and the player's union were closing in on a deal to get things moving, which was later refuted. The league has sent over a proposal to the union, but that has yet to officially be agreed on or denied at this point. In that agreement though, there was one interesting change to play.
The designated hitter has long been held strictly to the American League and AL home games. That might be changing, as the new agreement would make the DH universal for 2020 and 2021. If that's the case, it's likely that the DH will be universal in the next collective bargaining agreement as well.
Will a pitcher ever hit for himself again in Major League Baseball?
The shortened 2020 MLB season is paving the way for the universal designated hitter, equalizing the American and National Leagues for the first time since 1973.
According to the proposed agreement for this year and next, the universal DH will be instituted beginning this season. The deal also calls for the DH next year.
Couple that with the belief the DH was going to become universal in the next collective bargaining agreement (2021), and could it mean we've seen a pitcher bat for himself for the final time in Major League Baseball history?
That's not to say a pitcher will never bat again. Some may be utilized as a pinch-hitter. But a NL manager will never be forced to write in his starting pitcher's name into the lineup card. Relievers no longer carry the burden (as long as they face three batters!) of leaving the game when their spot in the order is due up.
While seeing a big slugger, usually someone who has been kicked out of playing a position as they get older, maybe the knees are not so good anymore, come up and destroy a ball is exciting. But, having pitchers bat and then getting all sorts of substitutes later in the game makes it a chess match in the NL. Do you keep the pitcher in and let them bat, or have a substitute hitter, meaning you need a new pitcher and you're down 1 on the bench? What happens if the game goes extra innings? Do you have enough pitchers? Will they run out of gas? I'm not a big fan of the DH. We'll see if the Player's Association accepts this proposal.
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formwiz says:
I've rooted for the Dodgers since my t-ball days
I've rooted for the Dodgers since they were in Brooklyn.
Tsquared says:
I guess they are trying to make sure that professional baseball will have a slow death like football and Nascar.
Elwood P. Dowd says:
The DH sucks and has made baseball less interesting, but has permeated the minor leagues, NCAA baseball, most high school leagues, almost all international leagues. The MLB NL is the staunchest holdout, IOW, one of the few leagues to still play "baseball".
dachs_dude says:
Elwood — We agree on this poing completely!!
The DH ruins the strategy of the game.
Between that, and bringing in the outfield walls, (so there's more dingers), MLB is becoming a sad, expensive joke on the fans who want to see real athletes and not Roided up Weekend Warriors.
For once, Mr Dowd is absotively, posilutely right!
I grew up listening to the Cincinnati Reds on radio, with Al Michaels and Joe Nuxhall calling the games.
Was there ever a player with a better name that Cesar Geronimo?
STW says:
Of course the players association will go with the DH. It'll be good for players who otherwise can't play the game anymore. It will not be good for baseball. Who gives a rip about a less than full player? It can't be the legion of kids hoping to grow up and be a DH someday. Sadly, I won't be able to think of the AL as the candyass league anymore.
I realized that MLB doesn't care about the fans 25 years ago during the strike season. What with the DH and dropping 40 minor league teams it appears that MLB doesn't care about baseball anymore either. If they don't care, why should I?
(Took my oldest to her first Dodgers game when she was six weeks old, 40+ years ago. T-shirt night. It was a long time before she out grew that shirt.)
Baseball is so incredibly American… An Englishman colleague hated baseball saying "it's like watching paint dry", but I told him he just didn't understand the game. Euros think soccer and cycling are sports.
Joe Nuxhall, at 15, was the youngest ever to play in a big league game. I was an NL fan too, Cards, Cubs, Reds, Phils, Giants, Dodgers, Pirates, Braves… especially in the 60s. Vada Pinson, Frank Robinson. And, of course, hated the Yankees.
See. Baseball brings Americans together.
Mr Dowd wrote:
Euros think soccer and cycling are sports.
Soccer is what worried mothers let their kids play, 'cause real football is so dangerous, don't you know!
But cycling, yeah, that is a sport, because it's racing. I love watching le Tour de France, though as much for the scenery as the race. I was rooting for Julian Alaphilippe last year, because he was King of the Mountain in 2018.
gitarcarver says:
Quoting another poster:
The DH sucks and has made baseball less interesting, but has permeated the minor leagues, NCAA baseball, most high school leagues, almost all international leagues.
It's a minor point, but while professional leagues often use the designated hitter rule, both the NCAA and the NFHS (high school) use the designated player rule.
The difference is a simple one. In MLB and pro leagues, the designated hitter can be used for the pitcher and the pitcher alone. (See 5.11 and AR)
In NFHS and the NCAA, any player can be hit for in place of the original player. This is because at those levels, a pitcher is often the best player and athlete on the field and the thinking is that if the other team can hit for their weakest hitter if that player is a pitcher, the other team should be able to hit for their weakest bat as well.
(Like I said, its a minor point.)
Like it or not, baseball has a problem with younger fans. Just like fans like high scoring basketball and football games, fans like the higher scores of a DH / DP game. (Chicks dig the long ball.) Games with the DH / DP are generally shorter than those without it. Not by much, but while the time of the games are close, the amount of action in a game with a DH / DP vs. a game with the "strategy" we older fans like isn't cutting it these days. Instead of watching a parade of 6 pitchers and the accompanying warmup, people would rather see some guy stepping in and swinging the bat.
Time of Game (TOG) is a serious concern at all levels of the sport, but especially at the pro level where TV contracts are involved. New pitching rules were supposed to help address the speed of the game this year, but obviously they aren't since no one is playing. In order to shorten game times, instead of eliminated the DH in the NL, and making silly rule changes so the game resembles a video game, MLB should adopt the "step out" rule used at the high school level. Generally speaking if a pitch comes in, the batter can't step completely out of the box. There are eight exceptions to this, but it is amazing how fast the game moves when a pitcher throws, the catcher catches, and you do the same thing until someone hits the ball, strikes out or walks.
Compare that with MLB where it seems as if each pitch runs up against the time limit between pitches because the batter steps out, adjusts his gloves, his helmet, checks his bat (which is often held in the wrong orientation to begin with) pull up the pants, step back in the box and then request "time."
I'd love to see the "step out" rule in the pros. Games would be faster paced and you could still have the DH because of the time savings.
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The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2005 Mark Twain Prize celebrating Steve Martin premiered Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. on PBS stations nationwide.
Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, 2005, the two-hour special features tributes and comic performances from an all-star cast of Martin's friends and colleagues including Dave Barry, Claire Danes, Larry David, Tom Hanks, Eric Idle, Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Randy Newman, Martin Short and Paul Simon. Former Mark Twain Prize recipients Carl Reiner, Lily Tomlin and Lorne Michaels were also in attendance.
Steve Martin is the eighth recipient of The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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How to Watch NASA's Dawn spacecraft fly over the North Pole in its first year of operation
NASA is getting ready to begin its first major satellite mission over the polar ice caps, but the space agency will be relying on one of its more advanced and expensive hardware to keep the spacecraft flying.
Dawn is NASA's first commercial spacecraft to fly in polar orbit, and it's the first spacecraft designed for the polar region.
It's been built by Lockheed Martin and is scheduled to launch in 2018.
But Dawn will not be the first space mission to attempt to fly over a polar region in 2020.
Earlier this year, a NASA-funded program called Polar Star (polar star) launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
It was designed to fly as close to the pole as possible, and was supposed to have a lifespan of two years.
But it didn't live up to expectations, and is expected to be destroyed when it reaches its destination.
NASA, however, says the flight will be the start of a new era for polar exploration.NASA is planning a similar mission for 2022.
And its program, the Polar Star 2 (paltry 2), is also planned to fly closer to the poles.
However, it is planned to spend the entirety of its mission in the same polar orbit that Dawn will be using for its first flight.
That will make Dawn the only spacecraft currently in space to attempt such a mission, and NASA is already trying to convince potential competitors to join its program.
But if it's successful, the mission could help make a mark on our planet.
According to NASA, Dawn will use the same thrusters as the Falcon 9 that powered its previous launch in 2017.
This time, the spacecraft will use a combination of four different thrusters, all of which will be able to operate for a total of 30 minutes at a time.
This is a huge change for Dawn.
Originally, NASA was looking for an orbit that could allow the spacecraft to operate at the same speed as other spacecraft in its class, but that was not possible.
Instead, Dawn is designed to use a system that is very different from the Falcon 1 system.
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This was the most direct route to the planet since the Apollo Moon landings.
The Dawn mission has been designed to orbit at a distance of up to 7,300 kilometers (4,500 miles) from Earth, and the spacecraft has been programmed to carry out its observations for just over three weeks at a stretch.
In other words, the entire mission will be spent in space.
The primary purpose is to make sure that Dawn can observe the entire planet for a period of about three months, and that the spacecraft can continue to conduct observations during that time.
Dance to the musicDawn has been equipped with an array of cameras that will give the spacecraft a full view of the planets surface.
These cameras will also be able use infrared light to make measurements of the colors of the surrounding atmosphere.
The instruments will also allow Dawn's cameras to study a region of the moon called "Kapteyn," which is where the spacecraft first touched down on Earth.
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Em contabilidade financeira, um ativo é qualquer recurso de propriedade ou controlado por uma empresa ou entidade econômica. É qualquer coisa (tangível ou intangível) que pode ser usada para produzir valor econômico positivo. Os ativos representam o valor de propriedade que pode ser convertido em dinheiro (embora o próprio dinheiro também seja considerado um ativo).
O balanço de uma empresa registra o valor monetário dos ativos de propriedade dessa empresa. Abrange dinheiro e outros valores pertencentes a um indivíduo ou a uma empresa. valor dos ativos de propriedade dessa empresa. Abrange dinheiro e outros valores pertencentes a um indivíduo ou a uma empresa.

História da definição
Durante muito tempo, os bens do ativo foram definidos como aqueles  sobre os quais a entidade detivesse o direito de propriedade  (escola  personalística da contabilidade).

Com o advento da corrente patrimonialista, qualquer bem que seja utilizado economicamente pela entidade passou a figurar no ativo.

Para aqueles bens cuja propriedade não é exatamente da entidade mas estão fazendo parte dos seus ativos, a sua contrapartida figurará no passivo (obrigações), que, geralmente, são "bens" numerários.

Na contabilidade pública brasileira, há grande quantidade de contas de compensação que figuram em ativos para fins de controle e análise, ou seja, independem das relações jurídicas e ecônomicas diretas com um determinado bem.

Tipos de ativos do balanço patrimonial
O balanço é um documento essencial para a análise financeira. O balanço tem de respeitar a equação fundamental da contabilidade financeira:

Ativo = Passivo + Capital próprio

De acordo com contabilidade financeira, na categoria ativo do balanço patrimonial, as contas contábeis devem estar dispostas em ordem decrescente de grau de liquidez dos elementos nela registrados e divididas em dois grupos principais: ativo não circulante e ativo circulante.

Ativo circulante
 Estoques
 Exemplos: matéria-prima, produtos em elaboração, produtos acabados e mercadorias para revenda.
 Dívidas de terceiros de curto prazo
 Exemplos: dívidas de clientes, títulos a receber de clientes, dívidas de cobrança duvidosa de clientes, dívidas do estado e outros entes públicos.
 Depósitos bancários e caixa
 Exemplos: depósitos bancários, dinheiro em caixa.
 Acréscimos e diferimentos
 Exemplos: acréscimos de proveitos, custos diferidos.

Ativo não circulante
 Imobilizado incorpóreo (ativo intangível)
 Exemplo: marcas, patentes, softwares.
 Imobilizado corpóreo (ativo fixo ou imobilizado)
 Exemplos: terrenos e recursos naturais, edifícios e outras construções, equipamentos, ferramentas.
 Investimentos financeiros (ativo financeiro)
 Exemplos: partes de capital em empresas do grupo, títulos e outras aplicações financeiras (ver Ativo financeiro).
 Dívidas de terceiros de longo prazo
 Exemplos: dívidas de clientes, títulos a receber de clientes, dívidas de cobrança duvidosa de clientes, dívidas do estado e outros entes públicos.

Ativo financeiro
Assim são denominados os chamados "Ativos de Papel", negociados primordialmente nos mercados financeiros, como por ex.:
 Ações
 Contratos futuros
 Contrato a termo
 Moedas/câmbio
 Opções
 Títulos  públicos e privados.

Ativos fixos
Também conhecido como PPE (propriedade, planta [instalação] e equipamento), estes são comprados para uso continuado e a longo prazo na obtenção de lucro em uma empresa. Este grupo inclui como um ativo terra, edifícios, máquinas, móveis, ferramentas, equipamentos de TI, como, por exemplo, laptops, e certos recursos de consumo, como, por exemplo, madeira e minerais. Eles são gastos diante dos lucros ao longo de sua vida útil por meio dos custos de depreciação (com exceção dos ativos de terras). A depreciação acumulada é mostrada em face ao balanço patrimonial ou das notas. Um ativo é um fator importante em um balanço patrimonial.

Há também os chamados ativos de capital em contabilidade gerencial.

Ativos intangíveis
Ativos intangíveis não possuem substância física e normalmente são muito difíceis de avaliar. Eles incluem patentes, direitos autorais, franquias, juro, marcas registradas, nomes comerciais etc. Estes ativos são (de acordo com o US GAAP) amortizados para despesas de 5 a 40 anos com a exceção de juro.

Websites são tratados diferentemente em países diferentes e podem se enquadrar em ativos tangíveis ou intangíveis.

Ativos tangíveis
Ativos tangíveis são aqueles que possuem uma substância física, como moedas, edifícios, imóveis, veículos, inventários, equipamentos, coleções de arte, metais preciosos, metais das terras raras, metais industriais e culturas.

A depreciação é aplicada a ativos tangíveis quando esses ativos possuem uma expectativa de vida útil superior a um ano. Este processo de depreciação é usado em vez de alocar a despesa inteira para um ano.

Os ativos tangíveis como arte, mobiliário, selos, ouro, vinho, brinquedos e livros tornaram-se reconhecidos como uma classe de ativos por direito próprio e muitas pessoas de alto patrimônio líquido procurarão incluir esses ativos tangíveis como parte de seus portfólio global de ativos. Isso criou uma necessidade de gerentes de ativos tangíveis.

Ver também
 Ativo ambiental
 Ativo diferido
 Ativo permanente
 Ativo subjacente

Balanço patrimonial
Mercado de capitais
Contabilidade


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Finding Good Stuff On Twitter
I've fought Twitter for the longest time, because at first it seemed so damned pointless. I'm a novelist. I couldn't see how anything worthwhile could be discussed in 120 characters.
But the explosive popularity of Twitter, and texting in general, proved me wrong.
I've embraced Twitter conditionally. We're working partners for now. I still don't really get the appeal that it seems to have for lots of people, because it's more of a summarising agency than a real gathering place, such a Facebook. But with the help of a few tools, like Tweetdeck, Twitter does become a little more manageable.
Especially if you exploit hashtags, like I've recently learned to mine the depths of properly. Hashtags are really useful little buggers, aren't they?
If you, like me, haven't really taken to Twitter, then allow me to explain that if you're using a application/platform/program like Tweetdeck, that will permanently search and sort Tweets with specific hashtags, then hashtags start operating like Groups on Twitter, and these days, that's what a lot of hashtags are used for: Group chatting.
Here's some of the more common hashtags used for romance novels and their genres. If you set up a permanent search/sort for these tags, you can start chatting with like-minded tweeters on your sub-genre of choice, and pick up news and tips about new titles, free titles, reviews, and more.
Some of these are used individually, but some of them are also used in combination. For instance: #romantic #suspense — instead of #romsus, which is used almost exclusively by Harlequin Romance to push their latest category titles. You can also get mega combinations: #romantic #suspense #free #indie #kindle #ebook — although one could ague the author of that tweet could have saved themselves 6 characters by dropping the #ebook tag off….
It becomes quite fascinating watching some of the more obscure tags come through. Depending on the program you're using to monitor Twitter, you can often click on a hashtag within a Tweet, and another column will open up with all Tweets for just that hashtag will appear. If it's a popular tag, you'll quickly see lots of Tweets. If not, you can shut down the column.
#paranormalromance
#amreading
#fridayfinds
#kensingtonbooks (and most of the other big publishers, and major authors, too)
#soulmate
#freereads
#darkfantasy
#urbanfantasy
#99cents
#vampires
#werewolves
#lovestory
#erotica (good in combination with romance)
#IndieKindle
#historical
#western
#chicklit
#amreading (a reader's haven)
Beware…following your nose sucks up mega amounts of time…but it's fun!
Tracy Cooper-Posey2012-04-09T08:30:12-06:00Monday, April 9, 2012|Categories: Fun Stuff, Reader Resources|Tags: groups, Hashtags, reader resources, romance, romance author, romance novels, social networking, Tracy Cooper-Posey, Tweetdeck, Tweets, Twitter|
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readinrobin April 9, 2012 at 8:46 am
I love Twitter, and spend more time there than I do on Facebook, though I don't tweet nearly as often as I used to. I've discovered a lot of new authors through Twitter. Basically, Facebook friends are people you know, and Twitter friends are people you wish you knew!
Tracy April 9, 2012 at 9:11 am
Interesting way of putting it, Robin.
Do you have any tips for filting the mass of repeat tweets? That's one thing I find frustrating about Twitter. People repeat their own tweets three or four times (are they afraid people might miss them?), then everyone else re-tweets them, so scrolling through a hashtag group looking for interesting tweets means you're reading the same tweet over and over again. It makes for massive traffic and low content.
As I said, I'm still learning this stuff.
But the hashtags really made a difference for me, when I discovered them.
I follow a lot of authors, but I tend to avoid following ones who do a lot of retweets. Before I follow someone, I look at their timeline and if they seem to do more retweets than original tweets, or if they constantly tweet a lot of links, I don't follow them. But yeah, sometimes I'm wading through a lot of that.


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Remembering the Bones
Frances Itani
Georgina Danforth Witley shares her birthday—April 21, 1926—with Queen Elizabeth II, a coincidence that has led to an invitation to a special 80th-birthday lunch at Buckingham Palace. While she should be on her way to London, Georgie lies injured in a ravine not far from her own house, the result of a car accident en route to the airport. Desperately hopeful that someone will find her, Georgie relies on her strength, her family memories, her no-nonsense wit and a recitation of the names of the bones in her body—a long-forgotten exercise from childhood that reminds her she is still very much alive.Frances Itani brings us a novel that is charming and deeply felt, by turns fanciful and profound. Insightful and beautifully written, Remembering the Bones considers what a life is worth and reminds us that even the most ordinary of lives is extraordinary.
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A macabre setup makes for a surprisingly moving read in Canadian writer Itani's second novel to be published in the U.S. (after Deafening). Ottawa born and bred octogenarian Georgie Danforth Whitley has always noted similarities including their birth dates between herself and Queen Elizabeth, whom she privately imagines as Lilibet, a kind of parallel life-mate. A serendipitous invitation to enjoy a birthday lunch with the queen in London gives Georgie a rare opportunity to experience independence from her 103-year-old mother and her 50-something daughter. However, a momentary distraction on the drive to the airport ends with Georgie's car falling to the bottom of a ravine with no one, except maybe Lilibet, knowing she is missing. Minutes turn into days with a wounded Georgie flashing back to pivotal (and not-so-pivotal) moments in her past as she attempts to crawl to her car. The narrative gathers momentum as Georgie's plight becomes increasingly dire and she searches through her catalogue of memories for a measure of her life's worth. The ending, with its potential for melodrama, is expertly played; throughout, Itani handles her tension-fraught material with a precise, light touch.
Harper Collins Canada Limited
More Books by Frances Itani
Deafening
That's My Baby
Leaning, Leaning Over Water


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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) – Sorry Los Angeles, you "didn't get the part".
Seattle-based Amazon announced Tuesday that it will split its much-anticipated second headquarters between New York City and Arlington, Virginia.
In January, Amazon announced that Los Angeles was among the top 20 finalists being considered for the new headquarters. It was the only California city to make the list of finalists. San Diego and Chula Vista had also been in the running.
The decision ended an intense competition between North American cities to win Amazon and its promise of 50,000 new jobs with an average annual pay of more than $100,000. Some locations tried to stand out with stunts, but Amazon made clear that it really wanted incentives, like tax breaks and grants. The company received 238 proposals before narrowing the list to 20.
Amazon's potential move to L.A. was met with some opposition. In October 2017, the California Business and Industrial Alliance, a San Fernando Valley-based trade association, took out a full page ad in USA Today with the message: "Dear Amazon: Our Weather Is Nice. Our Business Climate Is Not." The ad went on to urge Amazon to help reform California's labor laws if the company decided to locate its headquarters in the state.
"Companies with global aspirations often choose to locate in Los Angeles, and while some were surprised by Amazon's decision to include Los Angeles in its list of 20 finalist regions, it made perfect sense to us because we know our deep and culturally diverse talent pool, fast growing high tech sector, globally connected logistics industry, world-renowned creativity, and unparalleled quality of life are all factors that set Los Angeles apart for market leaders like Amazon.


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"Superhero" by Eli Easton
April 7, 2018 .Reading time 7 minutes.
It's not easy for a young gay artist like Jordan Carson to grow up in Jefferson, Wisconsin, where all anyone seems to care about in middle school and high school are the sports teams. But Jordan was lucky. He met Owen Nelson in the second grade, and they've been BFFs ever since. Owen is a big, beautiful blond and their school's champion wrestler. No one messes with Owen, or with anyone close to him, and he bucks popular opinion by keeping Jordan as his wingman even after Jordan comes out at school.
Their friendship survives, but Jordan's worst enemy may be himself: he can't seem to help the fact that he is head-over-heels in love with a hopeless case – his straight friend, Owen. Owen won't let anything take Jordan's friendship away, but he never counted on Jordan running off to find a life of his own. Owen will have to face the nature of their relationship if he's to win Jordan back.
"Buried Bones" by Kim Fielding
Werewolves don't have a how-to manual—nor do men embarking on a new life together.
It's been a few weeks since Dylan Warner wolfed out and killed Andy, the crazed werewolf who originally turned him and later tried to murder Chris Nock. Architect Dylan and handyman Chris are still refurbishing Dylan's old house as they work out the structure of their relationship. They come from very different backgrounds, and neither has had a long-term lover before, so negotiating their connections would be challenge enough even if Dylan didn't turn into a beast once a month.
To make matters worse, Dylan's house is haunted, and events from both men's pasts are catching up with them. Dylan has to cope with the aftermath of killing Andy, and Chris continues to suffer the effects of a difficult childhood.
In his quest to get rid of the ghost, Dylan rekindles old friendships and faces new dangers. At the same time, Chris's father makes a sudden reappearance, stirring up old emotions. If Dylan and Chris want to build a lasting relationship, they'll have to meet these challenges head-on.
"Red River" by Cardeno C
October 3, 2016 .Reading time 4 minutes.
Two Alpha shifters join together to lead their pack and build a family.
Commitment, loyalty, and strength aren't enough to make Wesley Stone's birth pack accept an Alpha with a physical imperfection, even if it's a meaningless mark. Putting the safety of his pack above his own wellbeing, Wesley trades himself for another Alpha and agrees to mate with a stranger in a mysterious, insular pack.
Alphas from Jobe Root's family have led the Red River pack from the first day shifters walked the earth. Now the time has come for Jobe to fulfill his destiny, but to do that, he needs his mate by his side. Spiritual, easygoing Jobe reveres Mother Nature and trusts in fate, yet he can't help being nervous about how his mate will react to his new life in Red River, his new life with Jobe.
Two Alphas with contrasting personalities, different upbringings, and divergent beliefs come together for the good of their packs. But to stay together, Wesley and Jobe must see beyond the surface and embrace every facet of themselves and their union.
"Perfect Imperfections" by Cardeno C.
Hollywood royalty Jeremy Jameson has lived a sheltered life with music as his sole focus and only friend. Before embarking on yet another international concert tour, he wanders into a bar in what he considers the middle of nowhere and meets a man who wins him over with his friendly smile and easy-going nature. Accountant slash bartender slash adventure-seeker Reg Moore has fun talking and drinking with The Jeremy Jameson and can't say no when the supposedly straight rock star makes him a once in a lifetime offer: keep him company on his tour by playing the part of his boyfriend.
Listening to music, traveling the world, and jumping off cliffs is fun. Falling in love is even better. But to stay with Jeremy after the stage lights dim, Reg will need to help him realize there's nothing pretend about their relationship.
"Art Criticism" by Celeste Spettro
James has no idea what he's going to do with his art history degree, but for the moment he's managing as a lowly gallery assistant…until he has to deal with an aggravating photographer.
Turkish is a lot like his photographs: vapid, popular, and over the top – the perfect target for James' snarky criticism, but somehow James is unable to reject the man as easily he rejects his art.
"Brute" by Kim Fielding
May 31, 2016 .Reading time 7 minutes.
Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more than a laborer. But heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and when he is maimed while rescuing a prince, Brute's life changes abruptly. He is summoned to serve at the palace in Tellomer as a guard for a single prisoner. It sounds easy but turns out to be the challenge of his life.
Rumors say the prisoner, Gray Leynham, is a witch and a traitor. What is certain is that he has spent years in misery: blind, chained, and rendered nearly mute by an extreme stutter. And he dreams of people's deaths – dreams that come true.
As Brute becomes accustomed to palace life and gets to know Gray, he discovers his own worth, first as a friend and a man and then as a lover. But Brute also learns heroes sometimes face difficult choices and that doing what is right can bring danger of its own.
"Only Love" by Garrett Leigh
The diagnosis of a chronic stomach condition leaves thirty-two-year-old Sergeant Jed Cooper with little choice but to call time on his Army career. Then on the dusty streets of Kirkuk, an ambush gone tragically wrong decimates his team, and he returns to the US with a shattered leg and the memory of his best friend dying in his arms.
Life in his sleepy hometown proves intolerable until he finds solace in a lakeside cabin with vivacious young carpenter, Max O'Dair. In the shadow of the epilepsy that periodically plagues Max, he and Jed form an unspoken bond. After a late night episode, Jed realizes how much Max means to him, and life has taught him not to waste time.
But the lines between contentment and complacency are blurred. Things left hidden resurface to tear through their world, and before they can repair the damage, death comes to call again. Faces, past and present, rally around them to weather the storm, but before long, they are left with only love.
"Good Bones" by Kim Fielding
Skinny, quiet hipster Dylan Warner was the kind of guy other men barely glanced at until an evening's indiscretion with a handsome stranger turned him into a werewolf. Now, despite a slightly hairy handicap, he just wants to live an ordinary—if lonely—life as an architect. He tries to keep his wild impulses in check, but after one too many close calls, Dylan gives up his urban life and moves to the country, where he will be less likely to harm someone else. His new home is a dilapidated but promising house that comes with a former Christmas tree farm and a solitary neighbor: sexy, rustic Chris Nock.
Dylan hires Chris to help him renovate the farmhouse and quickly discovers his assumptions about his neighbor are inaccurate—and that he'd very much like Chris to become a permanent fixture in his life as well as his home. Between proving himself to his boss, coping with the seductive lure of his dangerous ex-lover, and his limited romantic experience, Dylan finds it hard enough to express himself—how can he bring up his monthly urge to howl at the moon?


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~ Acquired Brain Injury (ABI): from the acute hospital to early rehabilitation – more on: www.CaringforPadraig.org and www.ansaol.ie
Posted by ReinhardSchaler in Uncategorized
What would you prefer listening to when going for a walk: music or a podcast? — I'll come back to that in a minute.
For the next three days, Pádraig and I will be on our own here in Pforzheim. It'll be a lot of work and less time off for both of us, but it's also an opportunity. Because of the intensity of the support Pádraig requires there are alway people around. There will, of course, still be the daily therapy and routine, but there will also be time for just sitting down and connect, I hope.
It's our third week in Pforzheim and there are now less than two weeks to go. Next week, we'll be thinking about packing our bags, planning the trip to the railway station and on to the airport. If all goes according to plan, the flight back home willl be Pádraig's (and mine) first flight without Pat (and another helper instead).
When Pádraig is doing his daily hour in the Lokomat, I'm trying to make that hour a little less boring by playing something on the phone for him using his headphones. The biggest challenge for me, I had thought, was to find music he would like. To be fair, he has a very varied taste and is generous when listening to music, but I didn't want to bombard him with stuff I thought would be nice to listen to while 'walking' for an hour. – That is until I saw, by accident, that spotify also offers podcasts that look really interesting. So I asked him. And guess what — for the past week Pádraig decided to listed to podcasts rather than music. Real 'heavy' stuff like new cultural developments, Brexit, gender issues, history. In my simple mind and, to be honest, not really thinking about it too much, I had assumed music would be the thing, because it's relaxing, distracting, and, in most cases, just nice to listen to. But he prefers to keep his mind busy during that hour of his 'walk'.
The president of the University of Limerick today circulated and email:
I am delighted to announce that the winner of the 2018 Award for Excellence in Service to the Community is Reinhard Schäler.
Reinhard, a Lecturer in the CSIS Department, was nominated for his work with the Rosetta Foundation and An Saol. Reinhard is founder and former CEO of the Rosetta Foundation, a charitable organisation whose mission is to relieve poverty and to develop healthcare and education through equal access to information and knowledge across the languages of the world. It helps not-for-profit organisations by connecting them with a worldwide network of volunteer translators.
Reinhard is also the CEO and co-founder of An Saol , an organisation which raises awareness of the challenges facing survivors and families of severe Acquired Brain Injury. He is currently leading a pilot project to establish a day-care centre which will offer an intensive neurological rehabilitation programme to survivors.
I know that you will join me in congratulating Reinhard on this outstanding achievement which recognises the depth, breadth and impact of his work in our local and global communities.
Not sure what to think or to say.
5 thoughts on "Podcast"
Mary Beausang said:
Many congratulations on your award. Well deserved and fantastic news. It is said a prophet is never appreciated in his own country and in this instance you have been.
You will have fun finding podcasts for Padraig. There are so many out there.
With every good wish
Mary and Robert.
Norma Sexton said:
Comhgairdeachas Reinhard. Great to get recognition from your Co workers on your tremendous contribution to inclusiveness and living life to the full for all in society..Hi to Pádraig,keep up the excellent work ethic-I am certain you are all glad for weekend s ..Norma
Gisela said:
Ich freue mich sehr über diese verdiente Anerkennung für dich, lieber Reinhard. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Hoffentlich folgt bald die längst überfällige Förderung von An Saol. Ich verstehe nicht, wie zugesicherte Summen eurer Gesundheitsbehörde plötzlich totgeschwiegen werden.
michelleclarke2015 said:
Reinhard and Padraig
It is hard to believe you will be returning to Ireland so soon again but you will most definitely be re-invigorated from the change of scene and air.
I am so thrilled about the Podcasts. In my early days I used to listen to CD's of Tony Benn's diaries; and history about Churchill. It was great way of drifting off to sleep when I was aware that the brain needs rest and that rest restores. I needed a sleep in the middle of the day at that time.
Reinhard: You must delighted with the letter from Des at the University of Limerick, you are an accomplished man who will be well able to get the HSE to ensure the funding comes through and the project for An Saol and Padraig starts with near effect.
Enjoy the evening
Michelle Kevin and Freddie
Raphael said:
Congratulations Reinhard. I'm delighted that the award went to such a worthy recipient.
Warmest best wishes too to you and Padraig..


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Joao Constancia's first solo single, titled 'Pretty Mama', was written by his fellow actor-singer Inigo Pascual.
Joao Constancia to release first solo track
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Here's good news for all fans of Joao Constancia: the actor-singer will be releasing his first solo single, titled "Pretty Mama".
On Instagram on Wednesday, May 19, Cornerstone Entertainment, which manages Joao, shared clips of him recording his new song at a studio.
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In the caption, Cornerstone said that "Pretty Mama" was written by Joao's "good buddy and best friend" Inigo Pascual.
It added that the song will be released on various digital streaming platforms on May 28.
Joao is a member of the boy group BoybandPH, which has released an album and several hit singles, including "We Made It", "Unli", and "Somebody".
In an interview in 2019, Joao denied that the group, which was formed in 2016 after winning the reality show Pinoy Boyband Superstar has disbanded.
"Right now we are just exploring, solo-solo muna kami. They are giving us the opportunity to explore what we want to do here in showbiz," Joao told ABS-CBN News.
"Solo-solo muna kami. Kung anuman 'yung gusto naming gawin 'yon na muna. We are still thinking and we will see na lang what will happen," he added.
READ: Joao Constancia on being paired with Alexa Ilacad: 'We just kind of clicked'
Currently, Joao is also gearing up for the upcoming iWant series He's Into Her, his newest acting project.
The romance-comedy series, which is based on the books by Maxine Lat, also stars Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan.
Directed by Chad Vidanes and produced by Star Cinema, He's Into Her is scheduled to premiere on iWant TFC this May 28 and will be shown on various ABS-CBN platforms starting May 30.
Joao Constancia Pretty Mama Inigo Pascual new release song latest single new single


Like so many LGBT parents, my wife Tracie and I are raising our kids in the cross-hairs of a cultural war. Our oldest son, B-Man, was conceived on the day that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom officiated the wedding of long-time lesbian activists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, sparking an international marriage equality firestorm. Our youngest son, K-bird, was barely taller than his homemade "Support Our Family" sign when he stood on a street corner in our San Francisco Bay Area suburb, shouting "Vote no on Prop 8!" Though we have always made it clear to our kiddos that their participation in political activities is optional, these dudes unfailingly opt in.
1) Tell the truth in kid-friendly language.
Okay, so I've figured out one ground rule. But ultimately in this, as in all things parenting, I'm really just making it up as I go along.
So the other day, when my now eight-year-old son, B-man, asked me, with a barely detectable tremor in his voice, "Mommy, what will happen if Romney wins?" Per usual, I had no idea what to say.
I did, however, have some idea what not to say, like for instance, the first words that popped into my head: All hell will break loose. Nope. No good. Keep looking.
Here's what I do know about my kids: When they are asking questions about change, no matter if they're asking what it will be like at that vacation house we rented for a week, or what it will be like if a gay-hater who courted the Tea Party to become the republican presidential nominee becomes president, what they're really asking is this: Am I going to be safe?
And even as I'm saying it, I realize this is not so much a true statement as it is a vow to my child.
In truth, if, you know, that thing were to happen, lots would change. Women, immigrants, LGBT folks, the nation's economically challenged, the middle class, and citizens who would be impacted by any potential foreign policy fall-out (read: all of us) would face anxiety-producing uncertainties. But no matter what's happening in our country or in my own psyche, I need to make sure that any anxiety I might feel does not trickle down to my children. No matter who lives in the White House, I will muster the kind of constancy, confidence, optimism, and family pride that builds a solid foundation for children.
But at the same time that I make that vow of constancy, I want to make sure that my kiddo knows that it really does matter who wins the presidency. "Pffft, no big deal" is a lie. And I don't want to lie to my kid.
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