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Foodbank WA Gets Green Nod
Hunger relief charity, Foodbank WA has been named as a finalist in this year's Banksia Environmental Awards for its efforts to reduce food waste and implement recycling strategies.
Staff Reporter | 15 September 2011 at 12:58 pm
The Banksia Environmental Awards are described as Australia's premier environmental awards recognising excellence and leadership in achieving an environmentally sustainable future.
Foodbank WA CEO Greg Hebble says the organisation was one of only two finalists from Western Australia.
Hebble says each year Foodbank WA supplies the equivalent of more than five million meals to people in need and i most cases this is from food otherwise destined for landfill.
He says food and packaging that is damaged or spoiled is utilised in re-use and recycling activities such as animal feed and composting.
Hebble says the award recognises that in addition to fighting hunger, the organisation also had a positive impact on the environment.
Over the last two years, Foodbank WA says it has saved more than 46,000 cubic metres of food from landfill, and partnerships with recyclers such as Custom Compost and Darlings Environmental has resulted in a further 930 cubic metres of spoiled food and packaging being recycled.
Custom Compost Director Andy Gulliver says the partnership with Foodbank was a win-win relationship.
Gulliver says that each year they receive 25,000 litres of expired fruit juice and drinks which provide sugars that are vital in the production of compost.
Darlings Environmental Director Anthony Darwinto says the outstanding environmental practices shown by Foodbank WA should be a leading example for other organisations in WA with regards to environmental awareness and responsibility.
The winners of the 2011 Banksia Environment Awards will be announced in Sydney on October 28.
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ISO 4157 is an ISO standard for construction drawings and designation systems.

It is composed of 3 parts:
ISO 4157-1:1998 "Construction drawings -- Designation systems -- Part 1: Buildings and parts of buildings"
ISO 4157-2:1998 "Construction drawings -- Designation systems -- Part 2: Room names and numbers"
ISO 4157-3:1998 "Construction drawings -- Designation systems -- Part 3: Room identifiers"

Main definitions:
Floor n: is the horizontal partition between storey n and storey (n+1). The floor in storey 5 is named as floor 4.
Room: identifiable physical space (area or volume, space or void) real or theoretical, although not necessary a traditional room (i.e., enclosed by walls, ceiling and floor).
Room identifiers: registration number of spaces:
Room numbers: numbers (code) of rooms

Standard samples:
 00 Ground floor
 05 5th floor
 -2 2nd basement floor
 #0215 2nd floor, room 15

See also
List of ISO standards

04157
Construction standards

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Your Digital Marketing Coach with Neal SchafferOctober 24, 2014
Making the Instagram Transition from Personal to Business
As Instagram continues to gain in popularity, many haven't started to leverage the opportunities that Instagram provides businesses. Neal introduces his own story of the why and how he is transitioning to use Instagram as a more integral part of his social media marketing - and why you should as well.
[01:35] The Rise of Visual Social Media Marketing
[02:19] Where Does Instagram Fall?
[03:19] Brands That Do Well On Instagram
[04:31] How To Use Instagram?
[06:32] My Issues With People Who Are Just Posting Quotes All the Time
[07:54] Authenticity in Instagram
[09:22] Tools for Utilizing Instagram
[11:38] Social Media Productivity
[12:38] Taking the Step Above Beyond Brand Awareness
[14:03] Retain Authenticity with Instagram
With the ability to photo tag, I immediately thought of Instagram as really, if you're a brick and mortar that might be the second best place you want to be after Facebook.
I'm all about trying to contribute original value to social media.
So you know, there's a part of it, which is authenticity, that it is something about you and it is irrelevant to your brand. And curating third party content for any social network is one strategy.
But one thing I was looking for is we have all these social media dashboards come out, why can't they handle Instagram?
So once you have a tool like that, and you begin to consider Instagram more strategic, because there are so many eyeballs on it, you want to maintain a daily basis of engaging with others, not just commenting and liking on, you know, friends, your network, but also being able to post more often.
ut I will say that, you know, for brand awareness, Instagram is extremely important right now. And with the tools, we have the opportunity to take it to the next level.
And I would say to try to avoid that at all costs, if you could, I really do think that it's important to retain the authenticity with Instagram. And I think it's gonna allow you to have a deeper connection with other people. And at the end of the day, it's gonna help you be more effective with your social media marketing.
I think most people and you know there's a lot of savvy social media marketers that may have already been doing this for the past several months. But I think that you know the notion of scheduling unless you're a brand that's been doing a lot on Instagram. I think it's still relatively new to a lot of marketers and a lot of small businesses and I hope that this gives you the knowledge the inspiration Have the courage to go out there and do it yourself and not miss out on the potential there.
Welcome to maximize your social actionable 10 minute advice on how your business can maximize your social media presence. Now, the host of maximize your social, social media author, speaker, consultant, founder of maximize social business, and soon to launch Social Media Center of Excellence, Neal Schaffer. Hey, everybody, this is Neal Schaffer. And welcome to another episode of maximize your social help wherever you are in the world, you're having a great day so far, great week. In fact, we're beginning of q4, mid October, this is October 20. When I'm recording this, well, a little while ago, I was obviously in Boston, where I recorded my last podcast last Saturday actually had a chance to present for the first time on maximizing social media for relationship marketing, to a company in Dallas, Texas had a lot of fun, a lot of people that were really, you know, beginners with social media. But the beautiful thing is that, as I always say, and hopefully you read my recent blog posts, my top 25 Social Media for Business quotes, which I just published last week, full of photos and quotes of mine. But one is you're never too late for social media. And in fact, those that are more experienced, as professional always believe pick it up much quicker than those that don't have that professional experience, they realized very quickly how to use it effectively, with little time for business results. So today, with that in mind, I want to talk about something that has been fascinating me as well as been, obviously a leading trend in 2014, which is really the rise of visual social media marketing. And when we think of visual social media marketing, obviously, there are two social networks that are devoted to the visual. Well, I guess we should say, three, right, we always talk about Pinterest, and Instagram. But we should really add SlideShare in it. And as Jason Miller was talking about, app marketing promises b2b summit when I presented with him, that SlideShare really is the biggest visual content marketing platform on the earth. And he's probably right, unless you consider Pinterest a content marketing platform. But where does Instagram fall in all of this, and Instagram keeps on revving up in popularity, you know, passing some of the other major social networks in terms of mobile minutes that we spend, and anyone who starts to spend a lot of time on Instagram realizes that there's a lot of engagement, I always talk about how I have, I don't know, 4000 or so followers on Instagram, I have 11,000 plus followers on Facebook, but because of Facebook's EdgeRank. And because people will, for lack of a better word, just engage more casually, it seems on Instagram, liking photos, just immediately upon seeing them, I find that I get way more engagement on Instagram than I do on Facebook. So with that in mind, let's take it to the next step. And I you know, I won't say I've had an aha moment. But I know that there are brands that have done really well using Instagram as their primary marketing channel may come as a surprise to someone. But if you're selling, you know, one of the examples that I use to maximize your social, and I'm forgetting the name of the exact company, but they sell basically, you know, used clothing, and whenever they got some new use clothing, and they would post it, and people would literally be following the Instagram feed to find out stuff that they might want to buy. It's a perfect example. We know that hotels, you know, the hospitality industry has really gotten into Instagram when I was working. I'm an advisor for a social media agency out here in the west of the United States. And they're working with a sushi restaurants. And they were sort of wondering, well, what's next after Facebook, you know, immediately with the ability to photo tag, I immediately thought of Instagram as really, if you're a brick and mortar that might be the second best place you want to be after Facebook, just as if you're an ecommerce store, I believe Pinterest should be your second best place to be after Facebook as well. So with that in mind, though, what if you're just another company, you're not a brick and mortar and you don't sell stuff, you know, retail stuff like a Tiffany where if you have a new type of jewelry, or a new type of hairstyle wig or new types of, you know, clothing or fashion, what if you don't fall into that category? How do you use Instagram and I'm seeing more and more people use it very strategically for marketing because if you think about it, and it's just the same with Facebook or with any other social network, you have eyeballs that are drawn to the newsfeed and Instagram because so many people are on it. And so many people are following others navigating the newsfeed it's very similar to one of the other 25 quotes in a blog post which is you know, deciding which social network you want to invest in. It's similar to you know, deciding what freeway A you're gonna put a billboard up next to. And I remember when I was asked this when I spoke in La Jolla, California at my first book signing for maximizing social. And there's literally three different freeways that run through San Diego. And they each have different demographics, depending on the freeway, right? So well which demographic Do you want to try? That's basically, you know, one way of thinking of all the different users, different communities, different ways they engage with news feeds and what have you. But you begin to get a feeling that Instagram because it's attracting so many people, it's another example of those billboards, a tweet, a post on Facebook, a video on YouTube, it's another thing that grabs people's attention. Now, Instagram does not have a clickable link, within a post, you can hashtag something and see everybody else in Instagram who's using the same hashtag. But in order to get someone to click something, it either has to be a brand, you know, like the clothing store that people already go to, or you have a link in your bio, right and say, Hey, for more information, click the link in my bio. And you can change that link as often as you want. So you could literally have monthly campaigns on Instagram, and change your link on a monthly basis that coincides with what you're doing on Instagram. That's one way in which you can use it strategically, and get over the handicap of not being able to link back. But you know, I see people using it because of this notion of billboards, and you know, maintaining mindshare and brand awareness, people are starting to use Instagram in ways that was never originally intended. And that's okay, we all hijack social networks. Now, I personally have some issues with people that are just posting quotes all the time, they're literally taking the Facebook strategy of, you know, putting up quotes and memes in order to engage with people. And for lack of a better word is living off that engagement. In order to build popularity, you know, I'm all about trying to contribute original value to social media. And hey, on Facebook, for my Facebook page, where I represent a brand and not a person, I do leverage that, actually. And you will see on maximize social business Facebook page, you will see things like that. But I do try to find those that are extremely relevant to my community. And I do try to add my own sort of commentary to it. But Instagram really was for photos, right? You know, the Instagram logo is of an old Polaroid camera, and I think I just aged myself. But for those of you who remember what they look like, that is that's what it looks like, right? So really, Instagram was about photos that you take on your smartphone, and that you immediately post. And once you start doing, you know quotes, or another thing I see people doing, it's just these beautiful photos, but it's like, Hey, did you take that photo? In fact, they even asked that of one of my Instagram friends this week, Hey, did you Where did you take that photo. And they didn't admit they didn't take the photo. But then they commented on another photo and said, This is the photo that I took yesterday. So you know, there's a part of it, which is authenticity, that it is something about you and it is irrelevant to your brand. And curating third party content for any social network is one strategy. But Instagram, I think is sort of the final frontier of sort of the personal social network. And now we see social networks in line and wechat and WhatsApp that are the extreme personal frontier, where you know, it's hard for brands to make an impact, although WeChat is changing, and line is changing. But that's a topic for another podcast. But I want to get back to Instagram, and the content. Now I've had my aha moment was not saying hey, I'm gonna post quotes and, and photos that I didn't take and just tick them off on Flickr and just post them to try to build engagement on a daily basis. But one thing I was looking for is we have all these social media dashboards come out, why can't they handle Instagram? Why can't I schedule posts in advance on Instagram, so that I have daily engagement with my audience, like I do on any other social network, but using my own photos, okay, not curating content, not putting up random quotes or memes. But I've taken enough photos, I have enough interesting things to say. And the funny thing is, you know, I had an iPhone three, and I upload all my photos to Google Plus, right. So I have like, you know, four or five years of photos, and I've only shared my most recent, I don't know, 12 to 18 months, and Instagram. So I still have a lot of photos I can go through that are still relevant today. And when I was looking around for tools, I really only found two tools. But now we do have tools that allow us to do this. And in doing so it gives me a completely different perspective on utilizing Instagram of utilizing it. Just like any other social network, I don't have to necessarily be out on the road. I don't have to see anything or think about what am I going to take a photo of today. In fact, when I take a lot of photos when I go to a scenic place like when I was in Budapest, Hungary, and I uploaded like 50 different photos in a day. I can save those for later. Now, if I had the right tool, and it's gonna allow me to engage with more people on a regular basis, and I can start to experiment with different times and everything because now I'm in can Raul. So I found two different apps and one app required iOS, they do not have an Android app yet. And it required basically, for them to send you a notification. And I think you had to literally go through a notification on your phone in order to trigger the upload. And to me, that sounds really complicated. Now, the good news is the other company I found and it's, it's a nominal, I forget, like between eight and $14 a month. So nominal fee you pay, but they have a really, really eloquent system where literally you upload on your PC, you type in, you know, whatever description, you upload a photo, it even has little photo editor, the same one that MailChimp uses, if any of you understand when you upload a photo to MailChimp, you and you edit it, you have all those options, and it even has its own filter options. And then it seamlessly will post to Instagram now, it's interesting when I went through the process last night of getting this launched, that they are a company based out of Australia. And the first time you try to post from Australia, Instagram immediately, you know, send you a notification. Hey, you know the next time you log in Instagram, okay, did you really try to post from Melbourne, Australia? If so, let me know. And it will cut off all of your third party app authorization. So it caught me off, you know, cloud and Empire Avenue and, and everything else I had to reauthorize. But after it, it's been seamless, and it works. So once you have a tool like that, and you begin to consider Instagram more strategic, because there's so many eyeballs on it, you want to maintain a daily basis of engaging with others, not just commenting and liking on on, you know, friends, your network, but also being able to post more often. And using it when I talked about social media productivity, using it as part of a weekly task to upload photos, just one photo a day for a week, I think is plenty. You don't need to go overboard on Instagram, you know, I really do think it can be effective, even one or two photos a day. And that goes the same for Facebook for that matter of my own personal policy. In fact, I've noticed some of the leading Facebook experts, when you look at how frequently they post on their Facebook page. It really isn't that often anymore. It's almost like once a day for many people don't know about the personal page. That's another story. So the name of the app without further ado, and I'm sure you've been waiting for it. It's called schedule gram. Okay. Sch, e d u gr.am. So it is a.am domain. But if you do a search for Schedule gram, you'll find it and, and like I did a little bit of research, a lot of people mentioned a lot of tools, there was a tool that used to do Instagram that doesn't handle anymore, others that do other things. It's just a real simple tool that does Instagram, and it doesn't well. And you begin to think of things differently. Now how do I take it to the next step above and beyond brand awareness, to tie it more directly into the products and services that I offer is going to be the challenge. Now as a social media speaker, I can upload photos, and I've been doing it when I've spoken, right. And that's a really, really easy thing to do to indirectly remind people that I'm a social media speaker, and I'm successful in speaking all these places. So even in the art of doing that I'm indirectly already promoting my business right? Now, how is Instagram contributing directly? Well, who knows, but people touch you on so many different social networks. Now, unless you have a direct click through into a marketing funnel, that's all being tracked. Sometimes it's hard to understand, right. But I will say that, you know, for brand awareness, Instagram is extremely important right now. And with the tools, we have the opportunity to take it to the next level, the final frontier may be when I launched my Social Media Center of Excellence, social media coa.com, for more information, maybe I'll be a little bit more direct there and change my bio URL to that. And when I have an upcoming event and upcoming webinar, I will maybe promote it through Instagram, I want to do it in an authentic way using a photo and not a logo. So that's going to be the challenge. And you know, I do see a lot more people being a lot more direct with their marketing and Instagram. I'm not really a fan of it. I don't know how effective it is. And I would say to try to avoid that at all costs, if you could, I really do think that it's important to retain the authenticity with Instagram. And I think it's gonna allow you to have a deeper connection with other people. And at the end of the day, it's gonna help you be more effective with your social media marketing. So those are my thoughts today, October 28 2014, about Instagram about what I plan to do with my own Instagram, and about this great tool that I just found that you should definitely check out called schedule gram. What about you? Are you using Instagram as part of your marketing? Have you found ROI from Instagram or using different tools? I think most people and you know there's a lot of savvy social media marketers that may have already been doing this for the past several months. But I think that you know the notion of scheduling unless you're a brand that's been doing a lot on Instagram. I think it's still relatively new to a lot of marketers and a lot of small businesses and I hope that this gives you the knowledge the inspiration Have the courage to go out there and do it yourself and not miss out on the potential there. So, that's it for this week. Hey, I want to hear from you. If you've been doing a lot on Instagram, you've had success. Let me know, let me set you up for an interview on the show, a lot of people are still really, really confused about Instagram and final, that final mile, write the final connection with Instagram in your business that you can find on Pinterest or the other networks because you have that direct linkage, which is a little bit harder to find an Instagram. I'd love to know what successes you've been having, feel free to contact me. Until next week, wherever you are in the world. I hope you're getting ready for Halloween. And I know when I lived in Japan, some time ago, we you know, no one had ever heard of Halloween, but now they even celebrated there. So I know it's become more and more global of a holiday. It's a lot of fun. If you have kids like I do, it's one of the most memorable holidays of the year. You're getting all set up for it, getting those costumes in order decorating around the house. And I look very much forward to talking to you again next week. Until then, make it a great social Day. Bye Bye, everybody. Thanks for listening to maximize your social. We appreciate your iTunes subscriptions, ratings and comments. If you would like to appear on this show or recommend content, please contact Neal Schaffer at Neal at maximize your social.com Please also make sure to check out Neil's new community, the Social Media Center of Excellence at social media ce o e.com. Thanks again and make it a social day.

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PERFORMANCE OF STEEL SLAG AGGREGATE CONCRETE WITH VARIED
Sep 29, 2016· Several thousands of tons of electric arc furnace slag (EAF) slag generated in Nigeria are yet to be utilised for construction; perhaps as a result of inadequate technical details for its use. The present study has evaluated the effects of varying water-cement ratio on workability and strength of locally generated steel slag aggregate (SSA) concrete.
Chemical, Mineralogical, and Morphological Properties of
Oct 26, 2011· Steel slag is a byproduct of the steelmaking and steel refining processes. This paper provides an overview of the different types of steel slag that are generated from basic-oxygen-furnace (BOF) steelmaking, electric-arc-furnace (EAF) steelmaking, and ladle-furnace steel refining processes. The mineralogical and morphological properties of BOF and electric-arc-furnace-ladle [EAF(L)] slag
Biomonitoring of environmental pollution in the vicinity
Oct 30, 2019· This study identified specific emission sources of atmospheric pollution in the vicinity of two secondary iron and steel smelting factories in Osun state, southwestern Nigeria, using transplanted biomonitors. A total of 120 biomonitors consisting of lichen and moss were grown under a controlled environment and later transplanted to the surroundings of each factory for monitoring of air
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
Mar 19, 2021· Generally, production of crude steel in Nigeria has witnessed a consistent fall, which is below 500 metric tons in the mid-'90s, and it was a wide gap .
Calcium–aluminothermal production of niobium and mineral
The results obtained enable to optimize the niobium production process and to elaborate an effective protective layer for the graphite facing of the furnace as well as to make some suggestions for possible utilization of the waste slag in the building materials industry. Key words: rare metals, niobium, metallothermy, alloys production, waste slag.
86 IRON AND STEEL SLAG
U.S. ferrous slag production, but domestic slag sales1 in 2019 were estimated to be 17 million tons valued at about $470 million. Blast furnace slag was about 50% of the tonnage sold and accounted for 88% of the total value of slag, most of which was granulated. Steel slag produced from basic oxygen and electric arc furnaces accounted for the
Effect Of Slag On Pumpability Concrete In Nigeria
Effect Of Slag On Pumpability Concrete In Nigeria. We are a large-scale manufacturer specializing in producing various mining machines including different types of sand and gravel equipment, milling equipment, mineral processing equipment and building materials equipment.
Steel Slag Suppliers & Exporters in Philippines
Philippines Steel Slag Suppliers Directory provides list of Steel Slag Suppliers and Steel Slag Exporters in Philippines Golden Rain Construction & Trading (GRCT) has been in the Steel industry since 1994. GRCT is an accredited supplier of Maynilad & Manila Water. Steel Slag Suppliers in Nigeria (47) Steel Slag Buyers by Country Steel
Latest Report: Iron and Steel Slag Processing Global
Jul 16, 2021· Global Iron and Steel Slag Processing Market research report 2021-2028 that offers elaborated insights, revenue details, and different data relating to the worldwide market, and trends, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and market until 2028. Iron and Steel Slag Processing Market report also provides a comparative analysis of the market dynamics pre and post Covid 19 outbreak.
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In Nigeria, steel is mainly produced from smelting of scrap metals and hundreds of tonnes of steel slag are produced every year. Approximately 96 to 145 million metric tons of steel slag are produced yearly [14]. Most often, steel slags are disposed around the steel producing centres posing environmental threats (Figure 1a).
Iron and Steel Slag Statistics and Information
Iron and steel slags are coproducts of iron and steel manufacturing. In the production of iron, the blast furnace is charged with iron ore, fluxing agents, usually limestone and dolomite, and coke as fuel and the reducing agent. The iron ore is a mixture of iron oxides, silica, and alumina. From this and the added fluxing agents molten slag and
A Study into the Use of Recycle Iron and Steel Slag as an
Iron and steel slag production in Nigeria was estimated at 0.29 tons per ton of steel produced (Uzondu, 2012) hence, the total estimated production of iron and steel slag in Nigeria was 0.55405 million tonnes per year. Iron and steel slag are widespread in Nigeria because the industries producing these by-products are found in the north, south
Production and Characterization of Clay Bonded Carbon
Apr 02, 2015· It was reported that the Ajaokuta Steel Company and Delta Steel Company will, at full capacity, respectively require 43,503 and 25,000 tons per year of fireclay refractories for their activities [6-8]. Other rolling mills within the country also rely on refractories for its production.
Slag Mill Processing Plant
In China, there are about 30 steel slag cement plants with a combined annual output of 4.8 Mt. However, steel slag quality varies and it is difficult to process, which limits its use. If the total worldwide BOF and EAF steel slag resource of 100 Mt to 200 Mt per year was used this way, the CO2 reduction potential would be 50 Mt to 100 Mt per
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May 30, 2018· While slag has use in the aftermarket in a variety of applications, its presence as a result of the steel-making process causes substantial time, expense and equipment damage. Until now, it has taken herculean efforts to remove slag. Now, based on recent advances in detection, slag is more reliably and effectively managed.
High Performance Slag Materials – A Steel Industry
Jan 25, 2018· Source: National Slag Association Every day you probably use a steel industry byproduct, slag, without realizing it. Slag is a common construction material in the building of roadways, bridges and buildings. The ancient Romans used slag to build the Appian Way 2000 years ago. Over 20,000,000 tons of slag are produced and marketed every year.
[PDF] Challenges of Producing Quality Construction Steel
The production of quality high-yield reinforcing steel bars continues to receive attention from researchers across the globe due to its importance and contribution to a country GDP. In most of the developing countries, particularly Nigeria, empirical studies have shown that bars produced through conventional rolling requires appropriate modification of its chemical composition in order to
Value added usage of granular steel slag and milled glass
Steel slag is another useful industrial waste, produced as a by-product in the steel manufacturing process. The steel production yields steel slag (15-20%), and most of it is disposed as a waste material (Hou et al., 2012; Motz and Geiseler, 2001). This disposition causes pollution and inadequacy of space for landfilling. Researchers have
(PDF) Slag Cement Production in Nigeria
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I am hopeful for this. It's a striking design modification of Nissan's announced Titan XD truck. Although, I'm not a 4-wheel-drive guy, this look is awesome. And, with all the love I have for the service department guys at Future Nissan, in Roseville, CA, I'd love to buy another Nissan vehicle.
After going to Ford and looking over the F-150 re-design, I haven't been a huge fan of it. I was a little disappointed with some of the plastics and design issues. This truck, like the Nissan concept above, is build and designed for some big-time 4-wheel-driving. I love the exterior looks.
These two "trucks" are interesting. I remember twenty years ago, I made all sorts of jokes about Hyundai. Now, along with Kia, Hyundai is making really nice looking cars. I'm not sure the life of their vehicles and the quality level, but initially the Sorento I drove and the Kias and Hyundais I see look like great vehicles. And Jeep? Well, they've been around for quite a while, are known for their 4x4 capabilities, and this truck idea has been kicked around for a while. I don't think I'd move to either of these two, but they are fun designs.
Aside from the price difference, in 2011 we looked closely at the Acadia and GMs other variants of this platform. This is a strong looking crossover, with a tall stance that helps it look more like a truck than a car. It's been a favorite of mine in the CUV class. This refresh looks good.
These two cars are both working to reinvigorate their brands. Lincoln, with the return of the Continental nameplate, hopes to revive a tired brand. I am hopeful, again, for them. I used to love the Lincoln Continental. The Volvo has something special, to me. I love the long oval grill and the sleek lenses of the headlights. I love this car company's history.
These are two beautiful concepts, both from companies with very tired vehicles. Acura has not designed anything I'd buy in 20 years. I miss the named models (Legend, Vigor, Integra). Although, I don't see the Precision coming to production, at least as seen at the show, it's a good move in design ideas. The Buick Avista is amazing and could make Buick relavent again. Currently, they are just rebadged GM cars and an ugly van thing built on the same platform as the GMC Acadia.
My favorite thing to read about was this M2 from BMW. It's a return to the small car that is a driver's car. It's beautiful and powerful. This is my best in show.
There were lots of other vehicles I read about on Autoblog and The Verge, but now I'm falling asleep. And since I make no money writing this blog, I'm going to take a nap, without proof reading or reviewing for mistakes.


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Burnley striker Danny Ings has been linked with a move away from Turf Moor this month, with Liverpool the most likely destination. The young forward has said he wants to remain with Burnley until the end of the season in order to help keep them in the Premier League, but his contract in up in the summer, so it's unlikely he would be with the Clarets for the 2015/16 campaign regardless.
Liverpool are keen on bolstering their attacking options, with only Daniel Sturridge likely to have a future out of their four frontmen (Rickie Lambert, Mario Balotelli, Fabio Borini), but Ings fit's the bill of what manager Brendan Rodgers is looking for. There's a chance the Reds would loan Ings back to Turf Moor to see the season out, which Burnley are more likely to accept.
If manager Sean Dyche can cash in on the England U21 international, but still keep him for their survival hopes, Burnley would be foolish to turn down a deal. As a result, Betfair are giving odds of 1/1 for Ings to join Liverpool on deadline day.


Dozens of people stopped to take the test; a little crowd gathered. About 95 percent of the volunteers gave up, announcing that there was no possible way to tell the difference, even when mashing their faces right up against the prints. A handful of them attempted guesses—but were wrong. Only one person correctly ranked the prints in megapixel order, although (a) she was a photography professor, and (b) I believe she just got lucky.
Kinda crazy, but good to know when you're picking up a new camera for the holidays.


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Last Updated: Monday, 18 July, 2005, 07:31 GMT 08:31 UK
Singer launches career on eBay
Shayan began taking music seriously after he moved to the UK
A young Indian singer has managed to raise enough money to release his debut album by selling shares in his future royalties on the internet site eBay.
Shayan, who writes his own songs and plays piano, took five years to get his debut album Deliverance recorded and released, financing the whole project by selling shares in himself on the auction website.
He told BBC World Service's The Music Biz programme that he is from a tech-savvy but not very wealthy family, and started writing songs in 1999, after losing both parents in quick succession.
"I needed money to record good demos. I had great songs, or at least I believed I had great songs, and it stemmed from there," he said.
"I kind of understood how the industry worked in terms of the royalties scheme, so I put up an auction as an individual saying that if you invest £3,000 in me, I'll give you a quarter percent of my life's earnings in music.
"Who would have thought that in a week's time, I would have got three people to invest £9,000."
The advert appealed for people to invest in Shayan's future, offering shares in his career "for every single piece of music I ever write".
This includes CD and DVD sales, concert earnings, and any money paid from appearing on radio, TV, press, or other media work.
He pointed out that, while the investors were taking a big risk, they were getting investment in the copyright, which exists 70 years after his death in the UK, and 60 years in the US.
"If you put £3,000 in me, and I sell 100,000 albums, you double your money," he added.
But he admitted, however, that in the end only the public can decide whether he will be a success and determine whether the shares in him will be worth anything at all.
"That's what's going to be really hard for me," he said.
"I won't have the pull of the major [record labels], to say 'put him on television, put him on radio, he's going to be a big star.'
"But then, if I do succeed and climb up the ladder, I'll stay there."
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Video: Sabres finally get a goal from a defenseman
By Joey AlfieriDec 6, 2017, 11:41 AM EST
Going into last night's game against Colorado, the Buffalo Sabres had scored just 56 goals this season. Even after their 4-2 win over the Avs, they're still ranked dead-last in the "goals scored" category.
One of the big reasons why the Sabres haven't found the back of the net more, is because their defensemen had combined for zero (yes, zero) goals through 27 games. That finally changed last night though.
Jake McCabe's goal at the 18:59 mark of the second period didn't just give the Sabres a 2-1 lead, it also was the first one from a Buffalo blue liner in 2017-18.
The fact that it took 28 games is a little sad, but that just goes to show where the Sabres are as a team right now.
Anyway, here it is:
The Avs challenged the play because they believed the Sabres entered the zone offside, but getting a goal from a defender was simply meant to be for Buffalo on Tuesday.
Here's a good-looking stat:
Fun fact: the #Sabres are 1-0-0 when they get a goal from a defenseman.
— Brayton J. Wilson (@BJWilsonWGR) December 6, 2017
"The hockey gods were on our side I guess on that call," McCabe said after the game, per the Buffalo News. "And hopefully the floodgates open for us on the back end now too."
Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri.


Did she slip through the cracks, or was she pushed? When a severed hand is found in an abandoned flat, Detective Jake Porter and his partner Nick Styles are able to DNA match the limb to the owner, Natasha Barclay, who has not been seen in decades. But why has no one been looking for her? It seems that Natasha's family are the people who can least be trusted. Delving into the details behind her disappearance and discovering links to another investigation, a tragic family history begins to take on a darker twist. Hampered by a widespread fear of a local heavy, as well as internal politics and possible corruption within the force, Porter and Styles are digging for answers, but will what they find ever see the light of day?
This a classic police procedural, with a host of engaging characters ... Recommend this fine mystery to all procedural fans, especially followers of Peter James' Roy Grace and Alison Bruce's Gary Goodhew.
[A] satisfying debut... Scragg's detectives have the right combination of passion and savvy, and his plot is easy to follow while still saving some surprises for the end. Fans of British police procedurals will eagerly await the sequel.
`Like a real, classic whodunnit... The intricate plot was executed skillfully, characters were multi-faceted and full of depth.
A strong contender for crime fiction debut of the year, `What Falls Between The Cracks' is an intriguing mystery, with heart stopping moments, compelling characters and some brilliant dialogue. Robert Scragg is a sparkling new talent and I can't wait to see what he bring us next.
Robert Scragg had a random mix of jobs before taking the dive into crime writing; he's been a bookseller, pizza deliverer, Karate instructor and Football coach. He lives in Tyne & Wear, is a founding member of the North East Noir crime writers group and is currently writing the second Porter and Styles novel.


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Cheryl Parrino
Universal Service Administrative Company
2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 600
Dear Ms. Parrino:
I write this letter and urge immediate action on behalf of numerous schools across the country -- and particularly the rural schools at the 70% discount level -- that are in danger of being unfairly excluded from recent Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) distributions that are inconsistent with Federal Communications Commission Orders. Schools with discounts of between 70% and 76% should have been included in the most recent distributions.(1) These excluded schools include many rural schools, in large part because the 70% discount level is only available to rural applicants.
This issue was recently raised by the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Company (USAC) regarding the method of distributing funds for discounts to schools and libraries. As I am sure you are aware, last June the Commission adopted new rules of priority for the distribution of those funds. These rules ensured that all requests for telecommunications and internet access receive first priority. These rules then provide that the remaining funds should be allocated to requests for internal connections, beginning with the most economically disadvantaged schools and libraries "as determined by the schools and libraries discount matrix."(2) That discount matrix provides a series of steps or levels of discount that are available. Our rules provide that schools eligible for a 90% discount should receive first priority. Our rules then provide that:
To the extent funds remain, SLC shall next allocate funds toward the requests for internal connection submitted by schools and libraries eligible for an 80 percent discount, then for a 70 percent discount, and shall continue committing funds for internal connections in the same manner to the applicants at each descending level until there are no funds remaining.(3)
Thus, the FCC rules are very clear that requests for internal connection should be examined in steps that correspond to our own discount matrix. Indeed, USAC seems to have interpreted the Commission's rules in such a manner. Their own answers to frequently asked questions sheet seems to make this clear:
10. If funds are available for internal connections requests below the 90% discount level, how will SLC make these funding decisions?
Consistent with FCC rules, we will consider internal connections requests below the 90% discount level by ten-point discount "bands" - for example, 80-89%, 70-79%, and so on. If there are sufficient funds to grant all approved requests within a band, we will set aside funds for the approved requests in that band. A funding commitment letter will be issued for each applicant when we can fully respond to all requests in that application.(4)
To ensure that there was no confusion, the FCC clarified its rules last June with a hypothetical:
If the remaining funds are not sufficient to support all of the funding requests that comply with the commission's rules and eligibility requirements within a particular discount level, SLC shall divide the total amount of remaining support available by the amount of support requested within a particular discount level to produce a pro rata factor. Thus, for example, if all applicants eligible for discounts of 90% may be fully funded, but there are not sufficient funds remaining to fully fund internal connections for applicants eligible for discounts of 80%, SLC shall reduce the support level for each applicant that is eligible for an 80% discount by multiplying the appropriate requested amount of support by the pro-rata factor. SLC shall then allocate funds to each applicant within the 80% discount category based on this reduced discount level.(5)
Recently, this very situation arose. The SLD advised the Commission that it would not be able to provide support for all requests for internal connections below the ninety percent discount level. Despite such previous guidance and explicit examples in the Commission's Order, "SLD propose[d] allocating funds for discounts to schools and libraries beginning with those applicants at the eighty-nine percent discount level and, to the extent funds remain, continuing to allocate funds for discounts to applicants at each descending single discount percentage."(6) Such a proposal, however, is inconsistent with the Commission's rules, the matrix the Commission has adopted, the Commission's own example that was meant to provide guidance to SLD, and SLD's own earlier interpretation.
Even more astonishing was the Common Carrier Bureau's response. Without consulting the Commission, the Common Carrier Bureau concluded that the proposal is "consistent" with the Commission's direction.(7) To the contrary, this proposal is inconsistent with the Commission's explicit direction. Moreover, the Common Carrier Bureau's role is limited "to the review of issues that raise no novel questions of fact, law, or policy."(8) Thus, even if our rules were ambiguous and would have allowed for such an interpretation, which I question, it would clearly be a novel question of fact, law or policy and as such could only be decided by the full Commission. As such, you should disregard such informal advice provided by the Common Carrier Bureau until the full Commission provides further guidance. Moreover, to the extent that you rely upon such advice, USAC will remain liable for any application that would have received support that was denied because of this misinterpretation of a Commission Order by a Bureau that may not provide advice on new or novel issues. In other words, you should be on notice that such advice may not shield USAC from future liability by disadvantaged applicants.
In addition, I note that I am unpersuaded by the Office of General Counsels' arguments in support of this request by SLD. First, they argue that the rules of priority must include the particular percentage points that result form the calculation of average discounts for shared services pursuant to Section 54.505(b)(4). The Commission's rules, however, are very specific on this point and provide only for allocating funds for internal connections to disadvantaged schools and libraries "as determined by the schools and libraries discount matrix in section 54.505(c) of this part."(9) Indeed, there is no mention of Section 54.505(b)(4). Similarly, the next section of the rules provides for the continued allocation of funds "towards the requests for internal connections submitted by schools and libraries eligible for an 80 percent discount, then for a 70 percent discount, and shall continue committing funds for internal connections in the same manner to the applicants at each descending discount level until there are no funds remaining."(10) Thus, these rules of priority clearly envision discount levels that correspond to the discount levels provided for in the discount matrix -- 90, 80, 70, etc..
Second, the Office of the General Counsel argues that, even if the rules are ambiguous, the Common Carrier Bureau's interpretation is reasonable. Again, I point out that the reasonableness of their interpretation is not the standard. Rather, the question is whether or not this is a new or novel question of fact, law or policy. There may be very good reasons why this should be the rule. There may, however, be equally or even more compelling reasons why it should not. For example, allowing consortia applications to receive funds prior to individual schools may result in some schools with a lower priority (e.g. 60%) receiving funds over other individual applicants with a higher priority (e.g. 70%) merely because they paired with a school with a higher priority (e.g. 90%). Regardless, it is not within the Common Carrier Bureau's discretion to determine the best policy when new or novel questions arise. Rather, that authority remains solely with the full Commission.
I am very disturbed by the arbitrary nature of this decision and the effect it will have on numerous schools across the country. For illustrative purposes, I have attached a preliminary list of the schools that have been disadvantaged by this arbitrary interpretation. All applicants deserve to be treated in a fair and consistent manner. Changing the rules for distribution to favor some schools and disadvantage others in the middle of the distribution process hardly seems fair -- indeed, it seems rather arbitrary.
What is even more disturbing about this flagrant contradiction of clear Commission guidance, however, may be the detrimental effect that this decision is having on many rural applicants. Rural areas should always be the primary beneficiary of universal service programs. But under these revised rules, the rural applicants are the most likely to be disadvantaged. As you are aware, there have been sufficient funds to meet the requests of all applicants that qualify for an 80% discount and above. It appears, however, that there may be insufficient funds to meet all of the requests in the 70-79% range. So what difference does it make to rural America that the 79%, 78% and 77% consolidated applications have been provided 100% of their requests while the 70% applicants will get less and maybe nothing? The 79%, 78%, and 77% applications are predominantly urban in nature, but the 70% discount is one for which only "rural" schools may qualify. Thus, by favoring discounts above 70%, the Commission is favoring consortia applicants who are predominantly urban. Indeed, SLD estimates that the latest wave of commitment letters funding schools between 77%-79% results in funds flowing to schools that are almost 90% urban.(11) In contrast, we know that 100% of the applicants qualifying for a 70% discount are rural. But there may not be any money left for them.
To illustrate how this will adversely effect rural America, I have compared the applicants with a 77% to 79% discount, with those applicants qualifying for the 70% discount. Applicants with a 77% to 79% discount requested a total of $48 million, while applicants with a 70% discount similarly requested about $51 million. But the distribution among states is dramatically different, as urban schools receive the lion's share of the funds distributed with a 77% to 79% discount. Schools from predominantly rural states receive significantly less. For example, schools from such rural states as Alaska (1 school requesting $7,000), Montana (3 schools totaling $16,000), and Kansas (6 schools totaling $200,000) will receive relatively little money in the 77% to 79% discount distribution. Indeed, not a single school from North Dakota will receive any money in such a distribution. In the 70% discount category, however, there are eight schools in Alaska (for a total of over $200,000), 26 schools in Montana (for a total of more than $325,000), 48 schools in Kansas (for a total of almost $1.2 million), and 39 schools in North Dakota (for a total of $336,000) that would qualify. So who are the big winners in the upper brackets? Schools in urban areas such as New York (almost $8.5 million) and Washington, DC (almost $2.7 million). Thus, by excluding the 70% category from the most recent distributions, SLD has funnelled money away from rural areas and towards urban areas. This is not what the Commission intended. Instead, the Commission envisioned the rural schools that qualify for a 70% discount getting a pro-rata share of these remaining funds, not the leftovers after the predominantly urban schools in the 77%-79% range have been fully funded.
Indeed, last June, the Commission recognized that our matrix system with its steps favored rural schools and praised that result:
Because these rules of priority utilize the discount matrix, which provides higher discounts for schools and libraries in rural areas, they also equitably provide greater support to schools and libraries in rural areas. These rules, therefore, further implement the Commission's prior decisions to allocate support for schools and libraries in a manner that provides higher levels of support for rural areas and areas with greater economic disadvantage, while recognizing that every eligible school and library should receive some assistance.(12)
I cannot stand by and watch the Common Carrier Bureau re-interpret our rules arbitrarily benefitting some schools and harming others, and in particular I will not support interpreting these rules in a manner that harms those schools in rural America.
With these concerns in mind, I request that the SLD reallocate on a pro-rata basis the remaining funds to all qualifying applicants in the 70%-79% range. The inclusion of the schools in the 70%-76% range -- particularly those rural schools at the 70% discount level -- will provide them with the same opportunity for a share of the universal service pie that the urban schools in the 77%-79% range are currently receiving.
I would appreciate your prompt attention to these issues and request an official response by Thursday, February 11, 1999. Should you or your staff have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Martin on my staff at 418-2000.
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Honorable John McCain
Honorable Ernest Hollings
Honorable Conrad Burns
Honorable Tom Bliley
Honorable John Dingell
Honorable W. J. Tauzin
Honorable Edward Markey
Chairman William Kennard
Commissioner Michael K. Powell
Commissioner Gloria Tristani
Lawrence E. Strickling, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau
Robert Haga, Secretary & Treasurer
Kate Moore, Schools and Libraries Division
1. A preliminary list of the schools that have qualified for a discount of between 70% and 76% is Attached to this letter as Attachment I.
2. Fourth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, at par. 36. Matrix attached as Attachment II.
3. Fourth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, at par. 36.
4. E-Rate Funding Commitments, 20 Questions and Answers for Understanding the "Waves" of funding Commitment Decisions Letters, November 17, 1998. Attachment III.
6. Letter from Lisa Zaina, Acting Deputy Chief of the Common Carrier Bureau to Kate Moore, dated Jan. 22, 1999.
8. Eighth Order on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, at par. 64.
9. 47 CFR 54.507(g)(1)(ii).
10. 47 CFR 54.507(g)(1)(iii).
11. National Overview: Wave VII.
12. Fourth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, at par. 35.


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Intergenerational Community Arts Council
The Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC) is a team of NYCHA residents and neighbors from Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn who create values-driven arts programming by, with, and for their communities. The ICAC is proudly supported by program partners BRIC and University Settlement's The Performance Project.
ICAC Names Pia Monique Murray as its 2023 Artist-in-Residence
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Jan. 18, 2023 - BRIC is pleased to announce Pia Monique Murray as the artist-in-residence for the third cycle of the ICAC! Murray will work with the ICAC on developing Spread Love (working title), a series of performance events that will travel to four local community centers at local public housing developments in May-June 2023. The ICAC members selected Murray as this year's artist-in-residence based on her extensive experience producing movement-based multidisciplinary performances involving community engagement and audience interaction, along with her emphasis on joy and collaboration.
Murray is a choreographer, performer, teacher, and producer working across dance and public installation and has a long history working in the surrounding communities of Downtown Brooklyn. As a teaching artist, she has worked with local institutions such as Brooklyn Arts Council, Cumbe Center for African Diaspora Dance, and Dancewave and produced We Are Here, an 11-week public art installation in Bedford-Stuyvesant in partnership with 651 ARTS and Photoville. She is currently the Producing Artistic Director of Bailey's Cafe where she produces multidisciplinary installations. In addition, she formed Pia Monique Murray Dance Collective (PMMDC) to connect like-minded artists of various disciplines committed to making valuable artistic contributions to the world.
SPREAD LOVE: CALL FOR AN ICAC COLLABORATIVE SET DESIGNER / INSTALLATION ARTIST
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Photo from ICAC event "SHARE! : Resources for Joy." Photo credit: Toby Tenenbaum.
The ICAC seeks an environmental designer, set designer, or installation artist to help create the visual, physical, and interactive elements for SPREAD LOVE, a performance event that will travel to four local community centers in May-June 2023. SPREAD LOVE is being created by an intergenerational crew of artists, performers, and producers. The performance is grounded in the unique cultural history of Downtown Brooklyn, and builds on the ICAC members' commitment to support community health and wellness through artistic opportunities. The performance events will be free to the public, and will include original music, video, live performance, a DJ and host, and interactive art-making experiences.
APPLICATION PERIOD: November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
We are pleased to announce the third cycle of the Brooklyn-based Intergenerational Community Arts Council (ICAC), a multigenerational team of residents from Ingersoll, Whitman, Farragut, Gowanus, and Atlantic Terminal NYCHA houses and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods.
The ICAC is designed to support NYCHA residents as central stakeholders and decision-makers in the artistic and cultural life of the community, and facilitate connections with neighbors, resources, and local business outside the housing developments – ensuring Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn remain communities where both longtime and new residents of all income levels can live, work, create, and belong.
This cycle, running from February 2022 – June 2023, focuses on improving the health and wellness of the community through the arts, a theme selected by the members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The members of the ICAC Cycle III are:
Melissa Apedo
Zolanlly Brunson
Andrew Ceneus
Denise Evans
Alyssa Forte
Chastity Fryer
DaQuan Herring
Mutale Kanyanta
Nicole Norton-Evans
Squala Orphan
Brandon Payne
Julius Roberts
Tanja Richardson
Desiree Rucker
Shawna Ryals
Celeste Staton
Ketriana Yvonne
LEARN MORE ABOUT ICAC CYCLE III MEMBERS
ICAC Background
Since 2018, ICAC has gathered monthly to support leadership development, creative project planning, and local community engagement through the arts. In addition to professional development workshops and opportunities, members receive monthly stipends to compensate for their time and expertise. Meetings are made up of creative exercises, program planning and production, and a shared meal provided by a local, independent restaurant. Each cycle, the members elect an Artist-in-Residence to join and lead a project of their choosing. ICAC will have an open call to select their next Artist-in-Residence in summer 2022.
In its first year, the ICAC selected artist, educator, and poet Najee Omar as their first Artist-In-Residence; hosted arts-based events at Ingersoll Community Center; and produced the WE ARE BROOKLYN Community Block Party, a joyous summer block party celebrating the arts, culture, music, and community of Fort Greene.
The second cycle of the ICAC ran from November 2019 - June 2021, and was designed to build community and create opportunities for arts and culture in the neighborhood. The ICAC invited Najee Omar to return as an artistic guide and mentor. Throughout the pandemic, the ICAC transformed into a valued network of mutual support and creative inspiration, while continuing to produce relevant, adventurous, and joyful programs.
Selected ICAC Programs
SHARE! : Resources for Joy
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On June 23, 2022, ICAC members and neighbors gathered in Fort Greene Park for a celebration of joy, summer, and community. The event featured dance, music, and poetry performances by neighbors and artists as well as a participatory altar to the ancestors. Copies of "Resources for Joy," a community-sourced guide published by the ICAC, were also shared.
Najee Omar: Poet, Educator, and ICAC Artist-in-Residence (2018-2021)
Freakquencee: Hip-Hop/Funk/Soul artist
+ performances by ICAC members, youth artists, and special guests
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Resources for Joy: Offerings from the ICAC
ICAC members created a community-sourced resource booklet unlike any other to distribute to friends, neighbors, and partners. It features some of the songs, poems, creative prompts, and practices, friends, foods, and places that kept them joyful during the difficult days of the pandemic. This booklet highlights the wealth of resources in the community and acts as an offering towards the healing we all need to do, together. Resources for Joy was created in partnership with artist/designer Yazmany Arboleda.
Brooklyn's Own: A video chapbook
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In the Fort Greene/Downtown Brooklyn neighborhood, a group of dedicated residents known as the ICAC have been weathering the pandemic by sharing resources, supporting their neighbors, and creating artwork that celebrates the power and connectedness of our communities. Join ICAC members for screening of the ICAC's video chapbook Brooklyn's Own, alongside conversation hosted by the ICAC's artist-in-residence, Najee Omar. Videos produced in partnership with filmmakers Marc Enette and Nijah Spice.
How's That For a Check- in?
In NYC's darkest hours of Spring 2020, ICAC AIR Najee Omar introduced a creative exercise he created called How's That For A Check-in? ICAC members created a video poem out of the prompts that was broadcast during BRIC's Brooklyn USA Live episode. As Najee writes: "I opened Facebook one day, and my dear friend, the ever so brilliant Victor Vazques, shared the most beautiful update about him and his partner in the heart of the pandemic! Directly inspired by his writing, How's That For A Check-In? is an opportunity to reflect on all the joy we have access to, even when the work around us is cluttered with chaos."
We Are Brooklyn: A Community Block Party
In August 2018, The ICAC presented WE ARE BROOKLYN: A Community Block Party. Building on the long-standing legacy of summer block parties in Brooklyn, WE ARE BROOKLYN was an arts-filled event where neighbors of all ages joined together to dance to DJs and live music, create collaborative artworks, access Fort Greene neighborhood cultural and social resources, participate in games, sports, and creative workshops, connect with one another, and celebrate the ICAC's core values of passion, liberation, family, courage, vision, and truthfulness. The block party took place outside the Ingersoll Cornerstone Community Center at the intersection of Myrtle Ave and Fleet Street.
About University Settlement
University Settlement is one of New York's most dynamic social justice institutions with deep roots on the Lower East Side. Each year University Settlement's diverse programs impact 40,000 low-income and at-risk people as they build better lives for themselves and their families. With an impressive legacy as the first settlement house in the United States, University Settlement has been an incubator for progressive ideas for more than 130 years, offering pioneering programs in mental health, early childhood education, literacy, the arts, and adolescent development that set the standard.
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Public support is provided by The New York State Council on the Arts and The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs


Integral Technology Solutions and Pegasus Legal yesterday announced a joint venture to launch the ArrowPoint Energy Management Platform.
The sophisticated platform is capable of self-learning and continually optimises decision-making based on real-time energy, weather and market data. It will improve environmental, economic and network outcomes and will be deployed into (hybrid) renewable power plants and embedded networks as well as into the commercial building sector.
The Brisbane Equinox Solar Networking Event hosted by Pegasus Legal provided the backdrop for the announcement and also showcased a key catalyst of the project, the Clenergy TeamArrow Arrow1-GT solar car. The ArrowPoint Energy Management Platform is a spin-off of the IT platform that supports the Arrow1-GT solar car.
It is not the first time that Integral and Pegasus have collaborated: Integral is the founding supporter of Clenergy TeamArrow and Pegasus has been a long-term sponsor.
Cameron Tuesley, director of Integral Technology Solutions, said that the timing was right for sustainable energy management to come of age.
"Integral has developed ArrowPoint over four years, initially for the 2013 Arrow1 solar car. Since then, we have evolved ArrowPoint into a software platform for the management and real-time optimisation of renewable energy (including solar energy and battery storage) and major loads. We are extremely excited to be able to take ArrowPoint to the next level and develop commercial opportunities with Pegasus," Mr Tuesley said.
Gerald Arends, director Pegasus Legal, reflected more broadly on the energy sector, saying that the development of the ArrowPoint Energy Management Platform brings together two themes: opportunities for the deployment of mid-sized renewables in the built environment and the optimisation of existing and new electricity generation and network infrastructure.
"Today we have the opportunity to bring an intelligent platform and a whole raft of sustainable technology breakthroughs into the mainstream," Mr Arends said.
Integral is an Australian boutique software systems integrator, specialising in delivering complex systems for large government and commercial clients, including the utilities sector. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Brisbane, Integral's operations are spread across QLD, NSW and VIC with delivery experience spanning the Asia Pacific region.


Posted on 11, October 2016 by EuropaWire PR Editors | This entry was posted in Banks, Latvia, Real Estate and tagged ABLV Bank, The Baltic Real Estate Leaders Forum 2016. Bookmark the permalink.
RIGA, 11-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 5th annual real estate industry event The Baltic Real Estate Leaders Forum 2016 will be held on 20 October 2016 at Radisson BLU Hotel Latvia. This year nearly 350 leading real estate professionals, experts and developers are attending the forum to discuss current issues in the real estate segment and give their forecasts regarding the future development of the sector.
ABLV Bank, being among the leaders in financing real estate, especially commercial real estate on the Latvian market, has been the supporter of the Baltic Real Estate Leaders Forum since its foundation.
The main value of the BREL forum is its content and the possibility to meet market leaders. The forum addresses topical subjects and invites very experienced market players who can share their experiences. It is definitely a place to learn and share experiences, discuss new ideas and acquire knowledge.
This year the conference programme is divided into 4 sessions. The first block will focus on overall market development, challenges and opportunities, as well as on the impact of large-scale projects on the capital cities of the Baltics. The second session will cover investment trends and future forecasts. The third session will focus on the office segment, and the fourth session — on retail, discovering upcoming trends and new developments. After each session a panel discussion will be held.
For more details regarding the forum programme and registration, please visit the BREL website.


Hospital care for children and young people is good, but 'worrying' gaps remain in how some of the most vulnerable are treated, according to the first official national children's survey.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) review, which received responses about the care of nearly 19,000 under-16s in England, found 87% of children and young people and 88% of parents and carers would rate the care given as seven out of ten or above.
However, responses for patients with mental health conditions and physical and learning disabilities were not so positive. One of the most striking findings was that less than half of parents and carers of children with these conditions felt staff 'definitely' knew how to care for their child's health needs, compared with nearly three quarters of parents who had children without such needs.
Performance was also rated significantly poorer in terms of having the right equipment and knowledge of the child's medical history. One in 20 parents gave a rating of between 0 and 2, compared with only a handful (effectively 0%) that gave such low ratings for the care of children without these needs.
Young Minds chief executive Sarah Brennan says the findings are 'very disturbing… The survey sheds an important light on the massive gulf that we see. We have to see change happen for those desperately struggling children, young people and their families,' she says.
But the review also highlighted areas of significant weakness. These included that 43% of 12-15 year olds said they were not fully involved in decisions about their care, while more than one third of parents and carers said they were not definitely encouraged to get involved.
Less than half of children aged eight to 15 liked the food on offer and one in three parents or carers said that staff were not always available when their child needed attention. In addition, one in every eight children were not told who to talk to or what to do if they were worried when they got home, while one fifth of parents or carers were not given any written information to take home.
Professor Modi says this should 'start with taking a detailed history' and also mean 'providing frequent opportunity for patients and their parents to discuss plans and progress'.
Concerns have also been raised about variations in performance by individual trusts. Eight trusts received better than expected responses in one quarter of all questions, with one – East Grinstead's Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – achieving that in 21 of the 24 questions. But there were two trusts that had worse than expected responses to 11 questions.
NHS England head of patient experience for children and young people Kath Evans wants to see NHS trusts act where weaknesses have been found. 'All patients including children and young people deserve the very best healthcare experiences,' she says.