Helen Clark had H2. John Key has charm and quick uptake. That was not enough to handle Richard Worth.
Heather Simpson, with whom a segment of the international community is now becoming acquainted, was Clark's chief of staff, go-between, message carrier and enforcer. She was H2.
She could speak for Clark as if she was Clark. She negotiated with small parties. She fixed those who got out of line or favour. She fixed leaks, imagined and real.
Even senior ministers deferred to H2. Smaller fry quailed.
If Key had had a J2 at his elbow, he would not have put out a bland statement about Worth resigning for "personal" reasons, then within half an hour have had to call a hasty press conference and then gone into more detail than he needed to.
His political management of the Worth affair was wanting. He acted as if he was still running a private company. A private company can tell the public to go hang. A Prime Minister's wages are paid by the public. That is called politics, to which Key is still a comparative newcomer — witness his failure to register the danger in Christine Rankin.
Worth, an intelligent but tangential man, never got the hang of politics and its behavioural protocols. That he was made a minister, even outside the cabinet, belied his contribution. Then came the several embarrassments.
They would have clanged a J2's alarm bells. A J2 would have registered Phil Goff's phone call in April as a potential time bomb.
The Worth affair is minor. Key will ride it out. But it shows how much he has yet to learn. His initial long leash to Rodney Hide over super-Auckland was another example.
Learning political management will become important as he and his government lose their sheen, as more things go wrong and as he confronts big policy decisions.
Take, for example, Treasury Secretary John Whitehead's "positioning" speech last week on how to lift economic productivity growth.
Whitehead's speech was strikingly bold and broad. That reflects Bill English's injunction to top public servants to go forth and multiply ideas. English wants debate and backed Whitehead going public.
After years of being slapped down by Clark ministers for the "wrong" ideas after being pressed to think innovatively, the top brass has taken a while to figure whether English really means debate or will revert to reticence and caution as ideas flow and debate opens up.
But they have now begun actively to ponder how to respond — how to find people with ideas, how to develop them and how to present them.
The Treasury was among the first.
Whitehead was blunt in his scan of the economy's failings: a "rather mixed" "enterprise performance"; a "low level of research and development"; a "long tail of underachievement" in skills; "a lot of room for improvement in investment"; and problems managing fresh water.
Add in distance from most markets, reliance on commodities and "poor value and excessive spending" in the public sector which had damaged the tradable sector's competitiveness.
In addition to sharpening the public sector (which he said is "a speech for another day") Whitehead focused on taking advantage of the large flows of people in and out, extensive tax reform and extensive regulatory reform.
Whitehead canvassed "fundamental changes" in regulation, including of the labour market. And he posited a zero tariff and "removing (foreign) investment screening on all but the most sensitive of items".
That's quite a list. There is more to come. Doing the half of it would take some selling to voters.
Last year nice-guy Key backed off difficult sales pitches in favour of bland reassurance and centrism. Now he is Prime Minister. If he really meant last year that he aims to lift the economic game, he will have to lift his own game to sell policies his advisers say are needed. He will have to get good at political management.
That is the lesson from the Worth affair (and Rankin and Auckland). He has a lot to learn. Not easy without a J2.


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Accepted Manuscript: Grade 5 Students' Elective Replay After Experiencing Failures in Learning Fractions in an Educational Game: When Does Replay After Failures Benefit Learning?
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Title: Grade 5 Students' Elective Replay After Experiencing Failures in Learning Fractions in an Educational Game: When Does Replay After Failures Benefit Learning?
Despite theoretical benefits of replayability in educational games, empirical studies have found mixed evidence about the effects of replaying a previously passed game (i.e., elective replay) on students' learning. Particularly, we know little about behavioral features of students' elective replay process after experiencing failures (i.e., interruptive elective replay) and the relationships between these features and learning outcomes. In this study, we analyzed 5th graders' log data from an educational game, ST Math, when they studied fractions—one of the most important but challenging math topics. We systematically constructed interruptive elective replay features by following students' sequential behaviors after failing a game and investigated the relationships between these features and students' post-test performance, after taking into account pretest performance and in-game performance. Descriptive statistics of the features we constructed revealed individual differences in the elective replay process after failures in terms of when to start replaying, what to replay, and how to replay. Moreover, a Bayesian multi-model linear regression showed that interruptive elective replay after failures might be beneficial for students if they chose to replay previously passed games when failing at a higher, more difficult level in the current game and if they passed the replayed games.
Zhang, Qian; Rutherford, Teomara
LAK22: LAK22: 12th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference
Wearable Learning: Multiplayer Embodied Games for Math
Arroyo, Ivon ; Micciollo, Matthew ; Casano, Jonathan ; Ottmar, Erin ; Hulse, Taylyn ; Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes ( January 2017 , Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play - CHI PLAY '17)
We present a new technology-based paradigm to support embodied mathematics educational games, using wearable devices in the form of SmartPhones and SmartWatches for math learning, for full classes of students in formal in- school education settings. The Wearable Learning Games Engine is web based infrastructure that enables students to carry one mobile device per child, as they embark on math team-based activities that require physical engagement with the environment. These Wearable Tutors serve as guides and assistants while students manipulate, measure, estimate, discern, discard and find mathematical objects that satisfy specified constraints. Multi-player math games that use this infrastructure have yielded both cognitive and affective benefits. Beyond math game play, the Wearable Games Engine Authoring Tool enables students to create games themselves for other students to play; in this process, students engage in computational thinking and learn about finite-state machines. We present the infrastructure, games, and results for a series of experiments on both game play and game creation.
An initial exploration of the perspectives and experiences of diverse learners' acceptance of online educational engineering games as learning tools in the classroom
https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE43999.2019.9028605
Cook-Chennault, Kimberly ; Villanueva, Idalis ( October 2019 , An initial exploration of the perspectives and experiences of diverse learners' acceptance of online educational engineering games as learning tools in the classroom)
This Work-In-Progress falls within the research category of study and, focuses on the experiences and perceptions of first- and second year engineering students when using an online engineering game that was designed to enhance understanding of statics concepts. Technology and online games are increasingly being used in engineering education to help students gain competencies in technical domains in the engineering field. Less is known about the way that these online games are designed and incorporated into the classroom environment and how these factors can ignite inequitable perspectives and experiences among engineering students. Also, little if any work that combines the TAM model and intersectionality of race and gender in engineering education has been done, though several studies have been modified to account for gender or race. This study expands upon the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by exploring perspectives of intersectional groups (defined as women of color who are engineering students). A Mixed Method Sequential Exploratory Research Design approach was used that extends the TAM model. Students were asked to play the engineering educational game, complete an open-ended questionnaire and then to participate in a focus group. Early findings suggest that while many students were open to learning to use themore »game and recommended inclusion of online engineering educational games as learning tools in classrooms, only a few indicated that they would use this tool to prepare for exams or technical job interviews. Some of the main themes identified in this study included unintended perpetuation of inequality through bias in favor of students who enjoyed competition-based learning and assessment of knowledge, and bias for students having prior experience in playing online games. Competition-based assessment related to presumed learning of course content enhanced student anxiety and feelings of intimidation and led to some students seeking to "game the game" versus learning the material, in efforts to achieve grade goals. Other students associated use of the game and the classroom weighted grading with intense stress that led them to prematurely stop the use of the engineering tool. Initial findings indicate that both game design and how technology is incorporated into the grading and testing of learning outcomes, influence student perceptions of the technology's usefulness and ultimately the acceptance of the online game as a "learning tool." Results also point to the need to explore how the crediting and assessment of students' performance and learning gains in these types of games could yield inequitable experiences in these types of courses.« less
Progress and issues in second-order analysis of hippocampal replay
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0238
van der Meer, Matthijs A. ; Kemere, Caleb ; Diba, Kamran ( May 2020 , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences)
Patterns of neural activity that occur spontaneously during sharp-wave ripple (SWR) events in the hippocampus are thought to play an important role in memory formation, consolidation and retrieval. Typical studies examining the content of SWRs seek to determine whether the identity and/or temporal order of cell firing is different from chance. Such 'first-order' analyses are focused on a single time point and template (map), and have been used to show, for instance, the existence of preplay. The major methodological challenge in first-order analyses is the construction and interpretation of different chance distributions. By contrast, 'second-order' analyses involve a comparison of SWR content between different time points, and/or between different templates. Typical second-order questions include tests of experience-dependence (replay) that compare SWR content before and after experience, and comparisons or replay between different arms of a maze. Such questions entail additional methodological challenges that can lead to biases in results and associated interpretations. We provide an inventory of analysis challenges for second-order questions about SWR content, and suggest ways of preventing, identifying and addressing possible analysis biases. Given evolving interest in understanding SWR content in more complex experimental scenarios and across different time scales, we expect these issues to become increasinglymore »pervasive. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Memory reactivation: replaying events past, present and future'.« less
"Taphonomy: Dead and fossilized": A new board game designed to teach college undergraduate students about the process of fossilization
Martindale, Rowan C. ; Weiss, Anna M. ( June 2020 , Journal of Geoscience Education)
Incorporating games in teaching can help students retain material and become innovative problem solvers through engagement and enjoyment. Here we describe a new board game, "Taphonomy: Dead and Fossilized," and its use as an active learning tool (material available at doi: 10.18738/T8/NQV2CU). The educational objective is to teach the player about taphonomy and fossilization, while the gameplay objective is to preserve and recover the best fossil collection. Through competitive gameplay, students learn how chemical, physical, and environmental factors, as well as physiology and discovery biases can influence an organism's preservation and collection potential. The game is modeled after an Early Jurassic fossil deposit for scientific accuracy and relevance. The game was incorporated in undergraduate classroom activities in 20 colleges and universities across the United States. Survey results show that students and teachers were overwhelmingly positive about the game, stating that it was fun and helped them learn or strengthen their knowledge of fossilization. When analyzed statistically, we find that students' self-reported learning outcomes and opinions vary most significantly with college year, major, ethnicity, and race. White students and geoscience or STEM majors reported the highest levels of learning and enjoyment, with minorities and non-STEM majors responding less favorably. We suggestmore »this game is most advantageous for use in upper-level paleontology classrooms, although it is still beneficial at lower levels. It is critical to use this game as part of a larger lesson plan and tailor it to fit the needs of an individual classroom. Modifications for time and class size, as well as follow-up discussion questions, are included.« less
Students' Emotions, Perceived Coping, and Outcomes in Response to Research-Based Challenges and Failures in Two Sequential CUREs
https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.21-05-0131
Corwin, Lisa A. ; Ramsey, Michael E. ; Vance, Eric A. ; Woolner, Elizabeth ; Maiden, Stevie ; Gustafson, Nina ; Harsh, Joseph A. ( June 2022 , CBE—Life Sciences Education)
Shortlidge, Erin (Ed.)
The ability to navigate scientific obstacles is widely recognized as a hallmark of a scientific disposition and is one predictor of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics persistence for early-career scientists. However, the development of this competency in undergraduate research has been largely underexplored. This study addresses this gap by examining introductory students' emotional and behavioral responses to research-related challenges and failures that occur in two sequential research-based courses. We describe commonly reported emotions, coping responses, and perceived outcomes and examine relationships between these themes, student demographics, and course enrollment. Students commonly experience frustration, confusion, and disappointment when coping with challenges and failures. Yet the predominance of students report coping responses likely to be adaptive in academic contexts despite experiencing negative emotions. Being enrolled in the second course of a research-based course sequence was related to several shifts in response to challenges during data collection, including less reporting of confusion and fewer reports of learning to be cautious from students. Overall, students in both the first and second courses reported many positive outcomes indicating improvements in their ability to cope with challenge and failure. We assert that educators can improve research-based educational courses by scaffolding students' research trials, failures, and iterationsmore »to support students' perseverance.« less
Zhang, Qian, and Rutherford, Teomara. Grade 5 Students' Elective Replay After Experiencing Failures in Learning Fractions in an Educational Game: When Does Replay After Failures Benefit Learning?. Retrieved from https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10320432. LAK22: LAK22: 12th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference . Web. doi:10.1145/3506860.3506873.
Zhang, Qian, & Rutherford, Teomara. Grade 5 Students' Elective Replay After Experiencing Failures in Learning Fractions in an Educational Game: When Does Replay After Failures Benefit Learning?. LAK22: LAK22: 12th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, (). Retrieved from https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10320432. https://doi.org/10.1145/3506860.3506873
Zhang, Qian, and Rutherford, Teomara. "Grade 5 Students' Elective Replay After Experiencing Failures in Learning Fractions in an Educational Game: When Does Replay After Failures Benefit Learning?". LAK22: LAK22: 12th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (). Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.1145/3506860.3506873. https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10320432.
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There's a wide variety of new features streaming this week, including multiple critically acclaimed documentaries. Here's what to watch the week of November 13, 2022:
The controversial film is streaming now on HBOMax.
In the 1950s, Alice and Jack live in the idealized community of Victory, an experimental company town that houses the men who work on a top-secret project. While the husbands toil away, the wives get to enjoy the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their seemingly perfect paradise. However, when cracks in her idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something sinister lurking below the surface, Alice can't help but question exactly what she's doing in Victory.
Falling For Christmas
The much-anticipated Lindsay Lohan return is now on Netflix.
A young, newly engaged heiress has a skiing accident in the days before Christmas. After she is diagnosed with amnesia, she finds herself in the care of the handsome cabin owner and his daughter.
Catch the beautifully animated feature streaming on Netflix.
Elmer, who is having trouble adjusting to his new life, decides to set out to find a wild island and rescue a young dragon. His adventures will lead him to encounter ferocious beasts, discover a mysterious place and make a new friendship.
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Catch the sports documentary now on HBO Max.
From the Negro League to Major League Baseball, Willie Mays becomes one of America's first Black superstars to help erode racial barriers and move the sport forward.
Is That Black Enough For You?!?
This documentary on black cinema is streaming now on Netflix.
Film critic Elvis Mitchell examines the craft and power of African American films released from the landmark era of the 1970s.
The explosive documentary is available on Disney+.
Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft die in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together, unravelling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing some of nature's most explosive imagery.


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We are a small charity so the money you donate goes further and allows us to make a difference to these children's lives
For just £5.00 a week you can help us work with children who have suffered the devastating effects that trauma can bring. Help us unlock that by using creative approaches to support these children.
We use creative therapeutic approaches to bring healing and freedom to children and their families who have suffered trauma and loss,
For the Love of a Child is a Scottish Christian faith based charity and was founded in 2010 by Tom and Donna Jennings following the tragic death of their little boy Samuel.
Sam died suddenly at just five years old from heart failure whilst happily playing at a fruit farm. This tragedy was the catalyst for Tom and Donna to look for ways to bring hope and love into the lives of children and families who have also suffered with trauma and loss.
FLOC PROJECTS
The trauma of war has been so well documented throughout history and war can have a profound psycological effect upon children. As a charity we feel we have an obligation to do something before we loose a generation.
Children find it really difficult to express themselves which is why through using art, stories and play it can allow a child to begin to process their trauma.
Through our projects for pre school children we want to train and support those on the ground. We have developed a programme that allows the children to explore, unlock and process their trauma safely.
We have worked in lebanon on the Syrian border, Afghanistan and we are currently hoping to work in Iraq. We have also worked in countries that have high rates of child prostitution and child labour, India and Pakistan.
THE LISTENING STONE TRAINING PROGRAMME
Donna Jennings the founder of for the love of a child (FLOC) is a drama therapist and has created a training programe called The Listening Stone. If you are a drama therapist, arts therapist, pychotherapist or a professional working with young children you can purchase the licence to become a practitioner in this programme.
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We saw many patients, but one morning we did a clinic at your project Little friendly Space. We were truly moved by what you are doing there, and the women we met. The testimonies were so hard to hear. I had brought 2 young female doctors there and they had such a life changing experience.
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Mother of 2 girls that are attending Sam's house Naima* is from Aleppo, Syria. is happy to see her children grow in a safe environment and wishes all of her children could get an education in order to mature and know how to face difficulties in life. This place is close to her tent which is why she can bring them walking here. Naima's hope is for this project to continue on behalf of the good of the children of her community.
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10 Amazing Facts About Ganga
In This Article, We Are Going To List Amazing Facts About Ganga
Do you know which the longest river in India is? If you don't know then, the answer is the holy river- Ganga. It is one of the very important rivers, both from a spiritual and its usefulness point of view. It serves as the lifeline for many Indians which are dependent on this river for its fertile plains, water for irrigation and Is also important from the hydroelectricity generation point of view. It is regarded as the most sacred rivers of all in Indian ancient scriptures and Vedas and it is believed to be so much Holy that taking a bath in this river for once cleans all the sins.
Amazing Facts About Ganga
Today in this article, we are going to discuss some interesting facts about this longest river in India
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1 List Of 10 Amazing Facts About Ganga
2.1 What is the Speciality of Ganga water?
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10 Amazing Facts About Ganga List Given Below
Major River
Ganga is one of the major rivers, is home to many creatures. More than 90 kinds of amphibians and 140 species of fishes are found in this river. It also has many bird species specific to this river which is not spotted anywhere else on the globe.
Fastest Rate Of Decomposition
According to a report, the Ganga river has the fastest rate of decomposing organic wastes. It is up to 25 times faster than any other river in the world.
Remain Fresh
Another interesting fact is that the water of Ganga does not produce a foul smell and remains fresh for years. Gangaajal is used in almost every religious ceremony in India.
Does Not Allow Breeding of Mosquitoes
It has amazing powers and does not allow the breeding of mosquitoes and even if you add some water from this river to any other water, then, it also does not allow the breeding in that water too.
Cholera Bacteria Could Not Survive
According to research, the Cholera bacteria could not survive for more than 3 hours when it was kept in Gangas water. This was the main reason that stopped the spread of this disease.
Free From Harmful Bacterias
One study shows that there are various viruses that kill different kinds of harmful bacterias and maintain the purity of this river. The corpses of people who died of cholera and dysentery which were found in this river were free from any kind of germs.
Covers Largest Area
Brahmaputra and Ganga river together form the Ganga -Brahmaputra delta and it covers 59000 square kilometers of area and is the largest on the earth.
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Mysterious Sounds
Some mysterious sounds emerge from the waterfronts of this river. The reason for these sounds is still not known and anyone can observe the sound of Barisal guns and mistpouffers which are similar to the sonic boom.
Shifted Up to 500m
You may have heard of an island or a continent shifting but you know the river Ganga is also shifting and it has been reported that in the region of Haridwar, it has shifted to up to 500m.
Its plains are one of the most fertile ones in the country and are supporting more than 400 million people who are entirely dependent on it for their livelihood.
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What is the Speciality of Ganga water?
She is worshiped by Hindus and Buddhists who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates Moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death) and that the water of the Ganges is considered very pure.
Hope you enjoyed reading these facts about the longest river Ganga. It's pure and germ-free water is really auspicious. The pollution in this river is increasing over the decades and it is turning out to be a major threat. Many programs are started to clean this river and we can hope that its purity remains maintained.
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Because all over the world, dogs are being told to do more than fetch.
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The Daily Dose July 21, 2016
Dogs. What are they good for? Barking till 4 a.m. Chewing up your sneakers. Retrieving the newspaper. Maybe. Sure, they're man's best friend, but increasingly they're playing a new role — one that could have a real impact on people's livelihoods.
Ask Nizam Akbabaoz. In the rural hamlet of Bozkale in eastern Turkey, huge dogs, including the indigenous Kangal breed, are saving farmers thousands of dollars —by scaring the crap out of wolves that has been crossing city limits in search of food. Several months ago, a pack of wolves came in the dead of night and tried to attack some of his livestock, says Akbabaoz, whose 20-acre farm is home to dairy cows, cattle and geese. "But when they hear the Kangal bark, they dare not come close," he says. Neither would you. Listening to the insistent, deep growl of Akbabaoz's 3-year-old Kangal, Gammaz, you'd think he's more lion than canine. At close to 140 pounds, Gammaz is a powerful animal, muscles undulating in his shoulders, chest and back.
For centuries, ranchers and farmers have battled wolves and bears. In Yellowstone National Park, for instance, ranchers with livestock grazing on the fringes of the park rage against the encroachment of wolves, which have been gaining ground in the region. Across North America, where conservationists have successfully managed wolf reintroduction projects, embattled ranchers have fought back, and their opposition has resulted in culls being rolled out in Montana, Idaho and British Columbia, to the anger of animal welfare groups. A recently published study from the University of Utah surveyed nearly 1,000 farmers, shepherds and townspeople across 58 villages in eastern Turkey with large predator populations; 77 percent reported "experiencing harm" from wildlife. "This harm includes the loss of crops, especially to boars, the loss of hives to bears and the loss of livestock and dogs mainly to wolves," says Cagan Sekercioglu, a National Geographic explorer and co-author of the report.
An Anatolian shepherd with young dairy goats in Namibia.
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We sat and listened as the dogs … drove off the cat with amazing force and persistence.
Lauren Dixon, farmer
Hammering out a solution that will please both conservationists and farmers is no small task. Poison, while frequently effective, is indiscriminate and its use in control programs has been highly controversial. Guns work, but keeping guard night after night in often freezing temperatures isn't sustainable. Nonlethal control methods — such as movable electric fencing to protect cattle and sheep from bears and wolves — have been tested, but fences are blown over by strong winds or get damaged by falling trees or heavy snow. And that's not to mention the cost and labor involved in installation and upkeep.
All of which points to the appeal of livestock guardian dogs, such as Gammaz, in preserving the well-being of farm animals and predators alike. Lauren Dixon, who farms goats, chickens and pigs surrounded by 2.5 million acres of wilderness in Montana, is a recent convert. The problem started years ago when a cougar began showing up nightly and stalking Dixon's goats. Then a visiting friend's 120-pound malamute was attacked and dragged over a high fence by the cougar. Desperate to remedy the situation, Dixon responded to an ad in the local newspaper offering a pair of unworked Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs free to a good home.
Like clockwork, the cougar made its nightly appearance. "We found the big cat sitting outside of the goat pen, looking quite perplexed, as there were two very large, very vocal Pyrenees standing in the way of her meal plans," Dixon wrote on her blog. When the cougar refused to leave, Dixon opened the gate and the dogs took off after it. "We sat and listened as the dogs' barks became more and more distant, as they drove off the cat with amazing force and persistence, giving her a run for her life." That was the last Dixon and her farming partner saw of the cougar.
Dixon's experiences have been echoed by farmers all over the world. The University of Utah's Turkey study found LGDs to be "an excellent example of a nonlethal technique to reduce depredation." Similar investigations at sheep farms in Colorado concluded that those not using LGDs lost six times as many lambs as those deploying dogs. It's not only in the wilds of Turkey or Montana that guardian dogs have been brought in to protect livestock — and they're not guarding against just wolves and mountain lions. In South Africa, hundreds of LGDs are being used to keep the peace between farmers and all sorts of spotted creatures. At Cheetah Outreach, a conservation organization based in Western Cape province, dogs have defended against leopards, brown hyenas, black-backed jackals, caracal, lions, cheetahs and even baboons, says Cyril Stannard, an LGD project manager. After 230 Kangal LGDs were deployed in the Bushveld and the Kalahari Bushveld wildernesses, depredation rates fell by an astonishing 95 to 100 percent, he says.
As communities around the world continue to expand into the wild, the potential for clashes between ranchers and predators will only grow, stirring the debate about who's right, who's wrong and what to do about it. Hopefully, that's when someone opens the door for the four-legged peacemakers.
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Don't be afraid to serve politics at Thanksgiving
At the dinner table, discussions of politics are frequently taboo. But respectful conversations about differing perspectives can help us learn and grow.
Alex Silber
By Eva Levy, Walt Whitman High School
My home life revolves around the news: my family's radio is always on, we still receive print newspapers daily and our dinners are stuffed to the brim with discussions about current issues. So when Thanksgiving rolls around, I find it strange that current events — which often include a hearty helping of politics — are not served alongside the turkey.
Like most Americans, I have a relative whose political views differ from those of the rest of my family. As a result, we don't talk about health care, climate change, immigration, foreign relations, elections or anything else considered controversial at Thanksgiving.
For some people, avoiding politics might be a relief; for me, it's a nightmare.
Politics surround my life — partially due to the fact that Congress is only 8 miles away from my house.
I've marched with my peers on Capitol Hill at the March for Our Lives protest. I've huddled under my desk in weather emergency drills after reading articles about the impact of natural disasters like hurricane Dorian and the California wildfires, as well as the government's response to aid the people in the regions affected. I've noticed that online platforms — like Facebook and Google — invade my privacy by using my searches to send me personalized ads, and I've read about Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in Congress. How am I supposed to remain silent about all of that? We can't just ignore what's going on in the world to avoid backlash from the people we care about.
Refusing to acknowledge politics at the dinner table only divides us further in the long run. Discussing our opinions with our family shouldn't be taboo. If we can't even speak civilly about the political rifts in our nation with those closest to us, it's difficult to productively discuss politics with anyone else.
Of course, senseless and excessive arguing doesn't help anybody, but provided that we're honest, respectful and thoughtful, discussing politics can help us learn, grow and form our own opinions.
Yes, one conversation at dinner might not change your cousin's mind about current immigration policies, but changing minds isn't the point of open discussion. Within families, open conversation and understanding one another's viewpoints could ease political tension and save family members from having to awkwardly divert the conversation away from anything even slightly political.
In general, people often gravitate toward those who share their political beliefs. Moderates are more likely to look at a diverse array of sources while people who lean left or right are more likely to look at news sources they agree with, according to the Pew Research Center. It's easier to be 'open-minded' when we're always in agreement with those surrounding us.
Lack of exposure to others' political beliefs isn't limited to face-to-face interactions. Social media platforms and search engines use filter bubbles — algorithms that determine what we'll see on our screens based on our browser history — which often offer news that reflects their already-existing beliefs, so we aren't exposed to opposing perspectives.
Only discussing politics with those who agree with us isn't enough; we need to reach out and truly listen to what the opposition has to say, rather than isolating ourselves from those with opposing ideologies.
So, if politics come up in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner, don't be quick to change the subject. In addition to trying your grandma's stuffing this Thanksgiving, open up your palate to a different political opinion.
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Do You Know This Mass. High Court Justice? No, Seriously
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The state's highest court is looking for a little help.
Among what it calls its "extensive collection of historic paintings and photographs," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has an oil painting of a justice who has remained unidentified, and it's launched a public campaign in the hopes that someone knows who he is.
In a statement, the court said the justice "may have sat on the bench between 1780 and 1820."
So what do you get out of identifying a justice?
The statement said anyone who could ID him and provide the SJC with "reliable authentication" would get a tour of John Adams Courthouse, and get to stand alongside Chief Justice Ralph Gants as he places a plaque identifying the justice around the painting.
The painting currently hangs outside Gants' chambers.
The Supreme Judicial Court was established in 1692, and it claims to be the "oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere."
And in case you were wondering if the new Google Arts & Culture app knows the justice's identity, I already tried that, and the answer is no:
This article was originally published on February 07, 2018.
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Shigeru Tamura (田村 茂, Tamura Shigeru, 28 de febrer de 1909–16 de desembre de 1987), pseudònim de Torashige Tamura (田村 寅重), va ser un fotògraf i periodista japonès.

Biografia
Va néixer a Sapporo, prefectura de Hokkaido. Va estudiar fotografia a l'escola Oriental Sashin Gakujo, on es va graduar l'any 1930. Acabats els estudis va obrir un estudi al barri de Ginza amb Yoshio Watanabe. El 1938 va fundar a Tòquio, juntament amb els fotògrafs Ken Domon, Hiroshi Hamaya, entre altres, l'entitat Seinen Hodo Shashin Kenkukai, una associació de recerca de joves fotoperiodistes per tal de seguir un estil documental basat en la consciència social, amb el suport de la revista Photo Times. L'entitat va existir fins a 1940, els mateixos membres el 1941 es van constituir en una nova entitat coneguda com a Associació de Fotoperiodistes del Japó.

Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial va treballar com a fotoperiodista i va ocupar el càrrec de cap de departament de fotografia de la Nihon Sashin Kogeisha (Companyia d'Arts Fotogràfiques del Japó), una empresa que va dedicar-se a crear diverses revistes que donaven suport als esforços bèl·lics japonesos. Acabat el conflicte, va assolir molta fama gràcies a la seva cobertura de les conegudes com protestes Anpo, que van esclatar contra la signatura del tractat de seguretat entre els Estats Units i el Japó, i de la Guerra del Vietnam. En aquest moment, Tamura formà part d'un moviment fotoperiodístic que es basava en la consciència social i política, en un moment de convulsió al país, que va explorar noves formes de treballar, examinant i apuntant les contradiccions socials que s'estaven produint a través de la fotografia. L'any 1963 va ser fundador i primer president de l'Associació de Fotògrafs Realistes del Japó.

Reconeixements
Al llarg de la seva vida va rebre diversos premis al Japó, de la Conferència de Periodistes (1966), de l'Associació de Crítics de Fotografia i el premi especial pel seu testimoni al Vietnam del Nord de l'Associació de Fotografia del Japó (1982).

Referències

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Periodistes japonesos
Fotògrafs japonesos
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When Hilton was just a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was never meant to survive that accident, and that dark forces are working to rectify that mistake. When Hilton's wife, the only elected African-American judge in Dade County, Florida, begins to receive racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, Hilton becomes obsessed with protecting his family. Soon, however, he begins to have horrible nightmares, more intense and disturbing than any he has ever experienced. Are the strange dreams trying to tell him something? His sense of reality begins to slip away as he battles both the psychotic threatening to destroy his family and the even more terrifying enemy stalking his sleep.
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The effectiveness of risk management involves distinguishing between three interconnected levels. The first level is about relationships which must exist between the different structures composing the organization. The organization can be centralized or decentralized. This article discusses the levels of risk management.
What is important is to put in place an efficient organization that goes through the formal definition of responsibilities, powers, and procedures of execution and control without losing sight of the system of the delegation that must exist at all levels of responsibility. Every organization cannot ignore the environment in which it operates.
It is the internal environment that forms the basis of the entity's organizational structure and dictates the manner in which goal-setting tasks will have to be carried out. The internal climate encompasses the entire managerial philosophy of corporate risk, risk appetite, the integrity, and ethical values of the organization's leaders. Indeed, the culture of the entity can be influenced by the personality of the leader.
To honor the results at all costs in defiance of the ethical rules is detrimental to an organization. The relationships established between the structure of the organization and the internal environment determine the setting their objectives. People wishing to contribute to an effective integrated risk management program will have to master not only the goals of their unit but also the general goals of the company. This is the third necessary relationship that must exist between the activity and the setting of the objectives of the organization.
These objectives should be defined considering the risk appetite of the organization. Processes are the second level of the framework of enterprise risk management. These are the processes of estimating, formalizing, and exploiting the risks that must necessarily be described. The third level of the framework of enterprise risk management concerns equities, that is, the control activities, the monitoring, information, and communication system.
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Buying and selling of real estate properties is now a worldwide business. Real estate has attracted investors to put a lot of money in the real estate sector. Real property has been growing constantly and regularly. This has opened different ways of buying attempting to sell land. Residential and commercial properties can earn you a good profit with little efforts. Real estate has been ranked as one of the most profitable sectors in the world.
To get started with the real estate business, you buy ready houses and buildings. You can also begin by attempting to sell your own property. To earn gain, you have to offer the property at a much higher price when you bought it.
In the real estate business, there are real estate agents that works in connecting the buyer to the seller. The agent can be a company or an individual or an agency that has dedicated to offer real estate services. You may get a home, flat, an office, or even a construction through an agent and also sell it through a broker. A good real estate agent has to be well informed of the entire whole estate business. They should know certain requirements prior to purchasing and marketing a property. They also needs to manage to extend the necessity at relieve along with convenience. They ought to guarantee that both the buyer and the vendor receive what they require.
A recognized realtor provides marketing solutions of this Land into the potential buyers. They ought to then help owner through the property promotion practice. They should direct the buyer and the seller on how best to find the appropriate real estate documentation. He needs to bring both in a country of coordination. Other tasks undertaken by representatives are auctioning, handling, and monitoring properties, preparing property legal contracts and rentals.
Lorne Goldman is your president at Macdonald Realty in Vancouver, Canada. In 2008, Lorne Goldman had been given a infrequent living membership award. She emerged out as one of the couple earnings those that reached a Medallin Club position in 20 consecutive years.
Lorne Goldman is strictly a real estate agent for customers. Her Major focus is receiving the best homes to find the best prices. If you're searching for homes, an industrial home or town houses, Lorne is your ideal real estate agent to start looking for in Vancouver. She was through the challenges of getting a perfect home and thus understands the details involved. She works full time and therefore can save you time and money if you choose to buy a property with her as your agent.
First time buyers are carefully taken through the procedure so that they do not go through costly mistakes. She includes market knowledge and negotiating powers. She responds quite on time.
The real estate continues to enjoy significant growth over the years. Those people who have channeled their investment in this market enjoy some benefits from the deal done. it is recommendable that a suitable method about how you can invest in a real estate deal is put. You will need some advice and market oversight by an expert like Lorne Goldman. He has served in the market for over 35 years. His experience is outstanding and will guide you in learning many things that can turn your investment into future and profitable projects. More profits are realized when you hire the right person for the deal. having Lorne Goodman's team is all you need.
Mr Lorne is a top agent you can hire for top services. He will guide you in the right way, and all you desire is accomplished. You can get some reviews form the people he has assisted over his career. His experience from working with the best like MacDonald's puts him in the best place in understanding the real estate market. Some advice from a top agent will help you make wise investment decisions. Lorne Goldman will ensure your investment is wise and secure for quality results.
Goldman is a leader and well-dedicated person. If you want to sell your home or property, he is the person you should hire. He understands the market thus assist people in understanding the best deals which can be made. He ensures that any property that will be listed has met some conditions. With his skills and experience he has ensured that people enjoy having better properties. Many clients are recommended to seek his services. Even people planning to buy some properties are advised to check form him. Bidding helps in getting the buyer who will pay the highest price. The sale is completed within a few days or weeks after the listing. The sale offered include on residential commercial and even condos in Vancouver.
Home buying is another process that is quite involving. If you wish to live in a great home, you should take your time in finding that ideal home. Mr Lorne has been consulted in many property deals. There are success stories of clients who bought great homes. Developers bring the new homes to be listed by his firm. The valuation and quotation of property price is made when the house is put on the market. Mr Goldman gives the personal touch to his clients and gives an update from time to time on how the deal is progressing. You will be guided on how to acquire a better home.
Mr Lorne is top agent in real estate deals. He has an experienced team. The team knows the needs of their customers. They are devoted to giving the best services. Acquiring of properties is very easy today. Lorne Goldman is the most recommended agent in Vancouver.
Tips for Keeping Your Septic System Clean It is critical to guarantee that the septic system is constantly kept clean; if the septic system is not kept clean then it will prompt a major crisis in your hands that can be exceptionally costly. There are few tips you can use to ensure that your septic system is always clean. The first thing you have to put into consideration is to ensure that you are careful when you are flushing. You need to know that not everything needs to be flushed down the toilet like tampons, towels, facial tissues, disposable diapers among other things. These things are detrimental in the working of your septic system since they can clog the system and you will be left with a major crisis. The cleaners you use should be carefully selected; your whole septic system can be affected if you happen to use heavy duty chemicals. These chemicals kill the bacterial organisms that are in your septic system which implies that the solids in your septic tanks will take more time to break and waste will have a high likelihood of backing up. Ensure you keep rain from your septic system, if your drain field happens to be waterlogged it implies that it will experience serious difficulties absorbing the liquid by product of the septic system. When the septic system process of breaking your waste is slowed down then it means that your waste will still be harmful. To deal with this issue you need to divert excess water from the site of the drain field.
Ensure that you don't have toilets or faucets that are leaking this is on the grounds that with the constant flow in your septic tank it will be overloaded. Your system can likewise be over-loaded when there is excessive utilization of water. Running water at the low when washing the dishes or doing laundry, will ensure that your system won't be over-load.
One of the problems that septic systems usually suffer from is having too much waste to handle. This issue can be caused by absence of enough bacterial organisms in your system; the microorganisms are valuable in breaking down the waste. By using septic tank additives it means that your septic system will be working as required. When you present new bacteria and enzymes will guarantee the solid waste in your septic tank will break in an effective way. Using the septic additives will ensure that you have enough bacteria in your system and the waste will become broken down without backing up. When you follow the above tips of keeping your septic system clean will protect you from waste backing up into your property and you will enjoy fully the benefits of your septic system.
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Importance Of Diving Classes in Chicago. Students can learn via either online classes or classroom lessons. From their homes and offices is where most students prefer learning scuba diving. Online registered students take but a few hours to complete scuba diving course. The online classes are comprehensive and more enjoyable. Proper attention is also given to class students.Students are required to have a self-study session to sharpen their knowledge on scuba diving. To be satisfied that the student have grasped enough knowledge, a review of what the student has studied is done. Adventure skills are taught to the students to ensure they get the skills to move about in the water without hitches. Two days of three hours each is what it takes the students to acquire technical skills.Instructors teach the apparatus assembly.Once this is done, students are then accredited as divers by world diving agencies such as PADI and SDI.
Students who are 16 years and above are certified to dive up to 60 feet while those of ten to fifteen years will be fit to dive to 40 feet beneath the sea level. Regular diving is much encouraged to make it fun and enjoyable.
Scuba diving lessons should be thorough and at the same time enjoyable.Dive lessons should be longer and adventurers to students. Skilled and well-experienced instructors are a necessity to teach student on how they should react and rescue themselves in case of emergencies that may arise while driving. A good trail of quality teaching should follow any scuba diving school that exists.In Chicago, many scuba diving classes are taught by various diving schools. Before becoming a diving instructor, one has to pass an instructor exam and get PADI certified to practice scuba diving teaching. Snorkeling is much easier to learn as compared to scuba diving which is more involving. While face is submerged in the water, a snorkeling tube projects on the surface thus enabling the user to breathe. Many scuba diving schools teach snorkeling.Snorkeling classes are also taught in Chicago. A back up snorkeling equipment, compressed gas apparatus, propeller fins and exposure protection gear are some of the required scuba diving equipment.Scuba diving equipment is sold in many outlets and stores in Chicago. Scuba diving is much suitable for clear waters to have clear vision under water.. To ensure maximum protection to the diver, scuba diving equipment should be robust and durable.Equipment should be able to withstand torturous sea conditions. Scuba divers should avoid disrupting the aquatic animals to prevent deadly confrontation by the animals. Scientists should at first attend scuba diving schools and get full accreditation before diving for research purposes. Diving schools in Chicago are the best.


Notes: This Spanish machinegun was designed when the Spanish needed replacements for their machineguns and no outside source was available due to World War 2. It is fired from a tripod, and is gas-operated. Feed is by non-disintegrating link belts. The trigger mechanism is from spade grips and a butterfly trigger, with safe and automatic settings. The M-44 has a cyclic rate of fire of 750 rpm and single shots can be difficult to make, but the M-55 uses a slower rate of fire of 610 rpm and single shots are easier to squeeze off. The barrel of the M-44 is 29.5 inches, but the M-55's barrel is shorter at 24 inches; both are finned for cooling for part of their length. The original M-44 model was chambered for 8mm Mauser, but later the M-55 was developed to fire the 7.62mm NATO cartridge. (A number of M-44's were also converted to this configuration, since some older Spanish-built vehicles still use the Alfa as a coaxial machinegun.). Though some were used as vehicular machineguns, most were used by infantry, firing from large and heavy tripods weighing 27 kilograms that provided excellent stability. The Alfa served with the Spanish until the late 1960s, when they were sold off to various countries in Africa and Central America. Most of these were also sold off by those countries, and they might now turn up almost anywhere.


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Ural Federal District now features a virtual voice assistant for patients
Speech Technology Сenter created a voice assistant to optimise the work of the UMMC-Health medical institution in Yekaterinburg. The service reduces the time doctors waste on missed appointments and waiting for the patients, lowers the workload of the call centre staff, cuts the cost of the SMS messaging for the clinic, and fosters customer loyalty.
The robocaller developed by the Speech Technology Сenter calls patients to remind them of upcoming appointments, tells them how to prepare for the procedures, and asks them to confirm their visit. The virtual assistant can either postpone or cancel appointments. It can make over 20,000 calls a month. In the first three weeks alone, the virtual assistant served a quarter of the UMMC-Health's patients, helping them cancel appointments, make new ones, or adjust the date and time of the visit. The service significantly reduced the clinic's financial losses.
The voice assistant was developed jointly by the UMMC-Health clinic, Speech Technology Сenter, and the Sverdlovsk branch of Sberbank.
Dmitriy Dyrmovskiy, Speech Technology Сenter CEO: "The voice was synthesised from scratch, resulting in a uniquely fluent and smooth speech with correct intonation and word stress. We tried to make the tone and the manner of speech as close to normal human speech as possible. The service uses speech recognition technology to understand what the patient is saying. The assistant recognises spontaneous, hardly legible speech, even if the patient is in a noisy environment or interrupts the robot. The Speech Technology Сenter created all technologies and solutions used in the voice robot. With its user-friendly and intuitive interface, the service is reliable and easy to install and use.
Mikhail Sklyar, CEO of UMMC-Health: Our clinic is one of the leading medical institutions in the Ural Federal District. We serve more than 100,000 people each month. The patients used to receive appointment reminders via SMS messages, calls, or push notifications if they had the clinic's mobile app installed. Now, the voice assistant developed by the Speech Technology Сenter reminds them of scheduled appointments, tests, and examinations. In the past three weeks or so, the voice assistant has allowed us to optimise processes and use the clinic's resources more efficiently. About 15% of our patients now cancel their appointments via the voice assistant. This helps us redistribute patient flows by rescheduling appointments for an earlier date and moving the patients up in the queue. The voice assistant reduced some of our financial losses caused by patients not showing up for their appointments.
Vladislav Shilenko, manager of the Sverdlovsk branch of Sberbank:
"The AI-based servicealerts customers according to different user scenarios. Since the voice speech is synthesised and feels completely natural, most users (including older people) cannot distinguish between the robocaller and a human operator. We thank our partners, UMMC-Health, for their positive outlook on innovations and their active digitalisation efforts. We will continue to monitor the usage of the voice assistant and decide whether to expand the list of scenarios that the robocaller uses".
Speech Technology Center is a global developer of products and solutions based on conversational artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision with 30 years of experience. It offers technological expertise in speech technology, as well as facial recognition and voice biometrics. Speech Technology Center is focused on creating B2B and B2G AI solutions, with more than 5,000 AI projects completed around the world, including national-scale projects in Mexico, Ecuador, and the Middle East. In Russia, Speech Technology Center solutions are put to use in the largest banks, telecommunications companies, the fuel and energy sector, as well as the public sector. Moreover, they are being used to introduce the Safe&Smart city concept. Speech Technology Center Group's voice forgery detection and speech recognition technology are on top of the global rankings like NIST, VOiCES, and CHiME Challenge.


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Shakespeare's Counselor
3.5 stars - Mystery December 05, 2014
(Lily Bard, #5)
Welcome back to the sleepy little town of Shakespeare, Arkansas, where secrets come to hide.
Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is a woman with a complicated past. Trying her best to cope with her terrifying memories and horrible nightmares, she decides to join a weekly group therapy session in her hometown of Shakespeare, Arkansas. At first, Lily can hardly believe the number of her fellow Shakespeareans that share her life experiences.
As it turns out, the group members' feelings aren't the only things that need sorting out -- they assemble for a session and find a woman dead, killed in bone-chilling fashion and deliberately left on display to send a twisted message. Who would commit such horrendous crime, and who is the intended recipient of the message?
Before long, Lily becomes embroiled in this disturbing murder and its aftermath, one in which the brutal killer's motives are entirely unclear. The truth is, the situation has dredged up more than a few of her own terrible secrets, and she may not be able to rest until she can untangle the who and why of this terrible crime. But can she accomplish this before the killer strikes again, and before her nightmares send her over the edge?
Besides the first, this closing book is probably the best of the series.
Lily Bard may still be stiff and socially awkward, but she's grown on me more. A lot of her past gets explored as she attempts a help support group after attacking Jack in her sleep during a routine nightmare. The women's group meetings were interesting - I do think they should have been followed up with a bit more in the second half, but they dropped off the radar page completely. I also wish we could have witnessed the reaction of her parents and family about a development with her and Jack, not to mention a big tragedy that happens to her in this book. I know she feels strange around them now, but keeping that kind of information that cut off from such good people is ridiculous.
Bobo makes a few scenes, which I enjoyed. I do wish that may have been explored a bit more, but oh well, no way to realistically do it. Jack stays true to character, although I still don't find much realism with him. There's a few new characters that come on-board for plot sake only.
The mystery is rather weak since the pool of suspects is ridiculously small - 3. By the end of the book I didn't really care who the villain ended up being. Still, the murders and twists with it were interesting enough to keep reading. I dug detective Stokes.
There is a big development in the book about something which happens to Lily. It's dark but realistic. There is not much follow-up with it, but this isn't a romance novel where everything is magically okay in the end, so that's okay. This is a personal tragedy which I think Charlaine Harris wrote quite well, from Jack's emotions to Lily's. The details were graphic enough and she didn't shy away from showing this new development to the reader. It doesn't have to do with the mystery much, although it connects very loosely in the end. The point was that this is a series about changes within Lily Bard, who I've followed for five books now.
At the end, Lily is open to more change and knowing she has become a shadow of the girl she used to be, but not seeing a way to reconnect, or if even trying that would be why. It doesn't end on a hopeless and bleak note, but it's doesn't end up on a bubbling, happy spirit. That's just never who Lily Bard will be again.
Book Quotes:
"Probably these children were not demonic. Possibly they were quite typical. But collectively, they were hell."


To combat the avian delinquents, the city of Ottawa has been deploying a hexacopter, a 26-inch-wide remote-controlled drone equipped with loudspeakers, to harass the birds each morning. According to city councilor Bob Monette, who oversees the project, the hexacopter has been "really effective." Since the start of the program in July, the number of geese on the river's beaches has dropped from hundreds to a few dozen.
The idea for the program came about when the owner and operator of the drones, Steve Wambolt, was pitching aerial photography services to Monette when the councilor began inquiring about other uses for the drones. Wambolt modified his drones, removing the cameras and attaching speakers to play the sounds of low-flying predators, and the drone war was launched.
The $30,000 program will continue through October and is expected to be renewed next year.


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The 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship Qualification was a series of women's association football tournaments that determined the participants for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship. Twenty-eight national teams entered the qualification for 6 spots, but three withdrew before playing any match.  The qualification was organised by CONCACAF, the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), and the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). Because the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship also served as the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Championship qualification also served as the first World Cup qualifying stage. Martinique and Guadeloupe were not eligible for World Cup qualification, as they were only members of CONCACAF and not FIFA.

North America (NAFU)
As host, Canada automatically qualified for the 2015 Women's World Cup and did not participate in either the Championship or Championship qualification.  The United States and Mexico received byes directly to the Championship.

Central America (UNCAF)

All seven member nations participated and were split into a group of 3 and a group of 4. Both group winners qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Championship. The group winners met to determine the sole qualifier to the 2015 Pan American Games women's football tournament. The tournament was hosted in Guatemala (UTC−6).

Group 1

Group 2

Play-off for Pan American Games

Goalscorers
6 goals
 Amarelis De Mera

5 goals
 Jenny Alarcón

4 goals

 Raquel Rodríguez
 Marta Cox

3 goals

 Katherine Alvarado
 Diana Barrera

2 goals

 María Monterroso
 Waleska Diaz
 Natalia Mills

1 goal

 Kursha Pollard
 Shandy Vernon
 Gloriana Villalobos
 Lixy Rodríguez
 Wendy Acosta
 Damaris Quéles
 Francisca González
 Ana Martínez
 Coralia Monterroso
 Christian Recinos
 Ali Hall
 Fanny Rodríguez
 Marisela Castellón
 Wendy Umanzor
 Candace Johnson
 Cindy Sotillo
 Emely Dow

1 own goal

 Idania Ramírez (playing against Guatemala)
 Naomi Gamboa (playing against Panama)

Caribbean (CFU)

Qualified teams

North American zone
 (automatic)
 (automatic; hosts)

Central American zone

Caribbean zone

References

External links
World Cup Qualifying – Women, CONCACAF.com
Fútbol Femenino Eliminatoria, UNCAFut.com
Caribbean Cup, CFUfootball.org
First round results
Final round results

Qualification
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Qualification tournaments for the 2015 Pan American Games
2014


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Exclusive: Possible Adidas 2022 World Cup Ball Panel Design Leaked
We can leak the possible panel design for the 2022 World Cup Official Match Ball.
The patent was filed on 13 May 2021 and registered on 21 November 2021 Adidas have filed a patent claim for the panel design of the "Ball" with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in May 2021. It was registered on November 23, 2021.
It is very likely that the patent shows off the panels of the Adidas 2022 World Cup football - there is a small chance that is the panel design for another sports ball.
The Adidas 2022 World Cup football is Adidas' first ball with a new panel design and tech since the 2018 World Cup, the Telstar.
Adidas 2022 World Cup Panel Design
The new Adidas 2022 World Cup ball has more panels than the 2018 World Cup ball and previous modern Adidas balls. Instead of 6 panels, Adidas opt for around a dozen. This certainly increases flight stability.
Adidas appear to double the amount of panels The new panel shape combines two different panel shapes - a 'trident' and a hexagon. The panels are intertwined.
Design-wise, we expect the ball to be influenced by the look of old Arabic books, Rihla.
Exclusive: Adidas 2022 World Cup Ball to Be Called "Rihla"
Do you like the new panel design for the Adidas 2022 World Cup ball? Comment below.