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Hurricane Irma leaves Caribbean islands devastated
By Javier Panzar and Kim Willsher
Irma has killed at least 24 people in the Caribbean, leaving officials scrambling to bring aid to shattered communities.
Relief efforts in the Caribbean islands hard hit by Hurricane Irma continued Saturday even as Hurricane Jose, a Category 4 storm, dumped more rain on the beleaguered region.
Several nations still possess a variety of Caribbean islands or maintain close ties with former colonies, and relief efforts were coming from all over, including France, the Netherlands and the United States.
The Franco-Dutch island of St. Martin suffered significant damage when Irma slammed into it Wednesday. An estimated 70% of the houses on the Dutch side of St. Martin were badly damaged or destroyed, Dutch officials reported Saturday. The French government said 95% of the French half of the island had been destroyed.
Irma inflicted similar damage on the island of Barbuda. Prime Minister Gaston Browne initially estimated that 95% of the properties on the island had been damaged or destroyed — then later said the losses were probably even worse. About 1,600 Barbuda residents were evacuated to Antigua.
French President Emmanuel Macron called an emergency meeting at the Elysée Palace on Saturday to set up urgent aid to the French side of St. Martin as well as the French Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy.
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Four deaths were reported on the French side of St. Martin and two on the Dutch side, but the number of victims is expected to rise. On Saturday afternoon, President Trump telephoned Macron to express his condolences for the "devastation and human loss."
More than 1,100 French emergency services — police, civil security, soldiers and health personnel — have been dispatched to St. Martin and St. Barthelemy, where an emergency electricity network has been set up to keep hospitals working.
Police forces have been kept busy trying to prevent the pillaging of shops and private properties. An overnight curfew was imposed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in anticipation of Jose, which was expected to pass north of the islands Saturday.
Around 3,000 packs of emergency military rations have been delivered. An additional 100,000 are being sent to the two islands.
Macron announced Wednesday a "national reconstruction plan" for France's overseas territories. "An emergency fund will be set up," he said. He told a news conference that it was too early to put an exact figure on the sum needed.
The Dutch military, meanwhile, dropped fliers on the island Saturday urging people to get to shelters as Jose approached, according to a tweet from a military commander.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said looting had broken out after the storm, but more than 200 Dutch troops and police are now patrolling the island to restore order. Rutte said told the Associated Press that the situation on the island remains "grim."
Dutch King Willem-Alexander will leave Sunday for another Caribbean island, Curacao, and will be briefed on relief operations around the region.
The Dutch Department of Defense tweeted videos of troops delivering water to the island of Saba on Saturday. A Dutch commander also shared video of dialysis patients being transported off the island.
Hurricane Irma also hit Cuba early Saturday.
Cuba's meteorological agency reported that Irma struck overnight north of central Camaguey province, home to the country's third-largest city, with winds so strong they destroyed measurement instruments.
Hurricane-strength winds were later recorded in the northern half of Camaguey, the agency said. Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane to hit the province in 85 years, according to the state media. Damage was reported across the province: roofs torn off, trees downed and power disconnected. Personnel at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo rode out the storm instead of evacuating.
Puerto Rico dodged the brunt of Irma, but still sustained severe damage to its electrical grid.
More than 1 million people have lost power because of downed lines, and it is unclear how long it will be until power is restored to the whole island. Officials have said it could take weeks or months for the cash-strapped island to restore power.
Among those offering aid to the island was Connecticut, which has a large Puerto Rican population. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Saturday a C-130H cargo plane from the Connecticut National Guard would head to Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Irma recovery. It was expected to arrive Saturday night.
"Connecticut knows all too well the damage that can result from severe storms, and we are grateful for all the help we received from others as we worked to recover from those storms," Malloy said in a statement. "The state of Connecticut stands ready to provide support across the nation in the ongoing response and recovery efforts as a result [of] the damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Jose."
Puerto Rico has become a hub for relief efforts aiding other islands.
The Puerto Rican Air National Guard said in a statement that more than 1,000 American citizens were evacuated from St. Martin to Puerto Rico thanks to crews from the Puerto Rico, Kentucky and New York Air National Guards.
But by Saturday evening, forecasters had good news about Hurricane Jose. It appeared the northern Caribbean would avoid a direct hit from Jose, a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds that is forecasted to move farther northwest and weaken Sunday.
The government of Antigua called off a tropical storm warning for the sister islands of Antigua and Barbuda. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.
Swells generated by Jose will begin to hit Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands and portions of the Bahamas over the next few of days.
The National Weather Service said the swells are likely to produce "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions."
The service said Jose will begin to gradually weaken Sunday and continue to simmer down Monday.
Special correspondent Willsher reported from Paris and Times staff writer Panzar from Los Angeles.
Staff writer Molly Hennessy-Fiske contributed reporting from Houston.
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Insanely Fast…but more importantly upgradeable. This means that the screaming fast machine today will still be equally fast if you decide to upgrade cpu's, gpu's, ram etc. over time. Why is this so awesome and why should this matter…you buy a computer for your needs today right. True but you also have to consider realistically how many years can you get outta your initial investment…how long will it keep up to the ever demanding market with 8K, 360, VR, AR and so on. HP Z-Class Workstations are nothing new…they've been around for awhile. I myself have been using them for about 5 plus years. I was a Mac Guy previously. You can check out some of my older post if you're considering the switch. So that being said. The HP Workstations are truly a well designed and build machine. They have a good track record of building solid workstations that meet not just todays demanding needs but into the future. I've continued to upgrade my Z840 the past several year where with my Macs that became less and less possible…so these new Z's are looking pretty amazing to give you so much flexibility over time.
To give you some specs that might get you excited to see how fast it can crunch your work. The new Z8 on the top-end features 24 RAM slots and up to 3TB of RAM, dual Xeon CPUs(up to 56 cores), dual M.2 SSDs as well as dual NVIDIA Quadro Pro graphics cards. Apps like Fusion, Davinci Resolve, 3D applications, and any other app that can tap into these incredible hardware specs.
On the Mainboard your going to find 10 USB 3.1 G2 Type C ports, dual Gig-E ports, seven full-length full height PCIe slot(up to nine total). TBv3 add-in. Also to keep up with today's demanding power requirement especially if you max GPU's they've upgraded the Power Supply from 1125w to 1700w with invective ducting. Speaking of GPU's…setup your machine with a pair of NVIDIA 24GB P6000 Quadros, a couple Intel Platinum 8180M 28 cores and your well over $30k.
Comparing to previous gen3 Z840 I currently own some of the major differences are the Chassis is improved to house the power supply on the side leaving more room above for expansion like PCIe cards. The more powerful power supply makes it better for running GPU's that require more power than the Quadro's for example. Also you'll notice internally the plugs are now 6+2 for 8pin GPU's. This will really keep the machine cleaner not having to get adapters that can restrict airflow or just get in your way with upgrades. Since the design is updated you get more slots and you are now allowed to put Zdrives above on the additional slots where the previous gen thunderbolt cards had to go on a certain slot, or turbo drives had to be dedicated slot which could interfere with your build…especially for me since I typically ran dual Titans.
I'll have to admit I'm less familiar with the Z4 and Z6 flavor of workstations…I've always ran a top of the line Mac and when I switched that didn't change with HP. That being said these are even more flexible than previous gen models. You'll still get a lot of bang for your buck here. The Z4 base is $1239. The Z6 is $1919 and then you'll add your graphics, memory, CPUs…as well as some smaller items for finish your build.
The only item left now is your Monitor. HP also brought to market a pretty cool new 38″ curved display. Immerse yourself in the 21:9 aspect ratio, 4K 3840 x 1600 resolution display with optimized pixel density so icons and text are ideal sizes leaving you more time to be creative.


SADAR has announced the development of transparent imaging technology called SADAR Vision, which the company says "sees" through surfaces to open new dimensions within the fields of surveying, imaging, mapping, spatial modeling, positioning and visualization.
SADAR Vision is aimed at providing mass-scalable solutions for high-precision 3D digital model sensing, creation and utilization, as well as rich geo-data or big-data acquisition.
SADAR utilizes synthetic aperture three-dimensional imaging technologies to sense above and below manmade and terrestrial surfaces. SADAR Vision will utilize proprietary fusions of synthetic aperture technologies. Synthetic aperture systems are spatial sensing technologies in which a single mobile sensor captures arrays of exposures of a static three-dimensional spatial target region from varying ranges and aspects.
Particularly rich raw data is often obtainable in synthetic aperture sensing, as relevant features within three-dimensional target regions are repeatedly sensed in multiple exposures from a variety of perspectives. Sophisticated computational comparative relationship post-processing of acquired exposures is employed to obtain substantially finer precision and spatial resolution than is typically possible with conventional single-exposure imaging.
The most common applications of synthetic aperture sensing are found in medical imaging, such as computed axial tomography (CAT); however, applications of synthetic aperture sensing are found in such fields as mapping and remote sensing as well. Existing synthetic aperture sensing technologies also include synthetic aperture radar, synthetic aperture sonar and synthetic aperture photogrammetry.


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Campbell Art will be on display at Salt Lake Comic Con! Come visit us in the Artist Alley at booth Blue 17.


The first season of the anime series One Punch Man became a real masterpiece in the genre in 2015. All 12 series have been as one and won millions of fans around the world. Fans of the series were waiting for the release of the new season, pestering the main director Natsume Shingo with the questions.
Recently a miracle happened, in one of the Japanese magazines, director of "One Punch Man" Natsume Shingo officially announced the beginning of preparations for shooting and mounting the new season. This news stirred up the anime world. Every fan of this action movie is waiting for his favorite super hero Saitama, who will continue to amaze the world with his abilities.
We still do not know whether it will be possible to watch online One Punch Man season 2 on our website, but we can definitely say that we know the release date of the second season! The first series is on November 11, 2017.
For fans of anime this autumn promises to be full of novelties! We are waiting!
What can be done with one punch? You can, for example, kick the ball, or chop a couple of droves. And imagine that with one good punch you can take out the gate of the castle, in which the princess is under the protection of the dragon, thereby saving her. Our main character is not a prince, whose task is to defeat the big dragon, although he is capable of this too. Saitama is a professional fighter, whose main credo is to save everyone, not just princesses. With his task, he does an excellent job of destroying any enemy with just one punch.
This one punch is the universal Saitama's weapon, which causes the paradox and fear of his enemies. In addition there is a strong will to save people, Saitama also likes to fight. And when he sees a fierce and strong-looking enemy, and then he just in a second he turns him into dust with one punch, then he is under a terrible depression and the words "again all ended in one punch" fly off his lips. Life becomes as a decay, but everything is safe. Will the second season bring an anime One Punch Man Saitamas a truly worthy enemy and will it become a harbinger of the apocalypse? We'll know soon.


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Mason County Memories: Some history from Louisiana
By Chris Rizer - Special to the Register
Cane River was established in 1994 to preserve and interpret the two best surviving French Creole plantations in the United States, Oakland (pictured) and Magnolia.
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Those of you who know me personally know that I'm still in college, one semester away from a Master's in Historic Preservation. Part of that program, as I mentioned earlier this summer, requires me to complete a summer internship in my field. Because I do plan on ending up in West Virginia, I wanted one that would give me some hands-on experience actually working on historic buildings and sites, to round out the law, history, and theory from my studies. This brought me to Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches (Nack-a-tish), Louisiana.
Cane River was established in 1994 to preserve and interpret the two best surviving French Creole plantations in the United States, Oakland and Magnolia. Now, when I say "French Creole plantation," I don't mean the enormous Oak Alley type plantations from Southern Louisiana. These are a bit smaller, more practical, and much more connected to the local culture and identity. I like to think of them like our plantations in Mason County. Roseberry, for example, is quite small compared to the massive plantations in Eastern Virginia, but it was much more practical and reflected much more of the local culture than one designed mainly to show off money.
Oakland, our Park's main attraction (shown above), was built in 1821 by Jean-Pierre Emmanuel Prud'homme. While it was being built by his slaves, the Prud'hommes lived in the neighboring Doctor's Cottage, named for the plantation's doctor that lived there later. The Big House was followed by all of the other buildings needed to run a plantation: the overseer's house, slave cabins (two of which survive), blacksmith's shop, carpenter's shop, grist mill, smokehouse, wash house, chicken coops, horse and mule stables, and turkey shed.
An unusual building that many of us in West Virginia aren't used to seeing is the pigeonnier, the pigeon house. In France, pigeons were a sign of wealth because French law required you to have so much land for foraging before you could own pigeons. When French immigrants came to Louisiana and gained new wealth, they continued this tradition.
Later, after the Civil War ended slavery, Oakland and Magnolia transitioned to sharecropping. Think of it like our company towns. Poor farmers and former slaves rented their homes and land from the plantation owner and were sold food, seed, and tools from the plantation store on credit. Come harvest time, the crop was used to settle their debt to the plantation owner. The sharecropper received what was left, or added to their debt. It was essentially economic slavery.
This is the history I've been working around for the last two months, and let me tell you, it has been busy! (And hot!) Our main project has been limewashing the outbuildings and barns at Oakland, all 17 of them. Around that, we've had to make some repairs to the historic copper and aluminum gutters, doors, and window shutters. Before I leave, I'll also have repaired and re-glazed a historic window.
Aside from work on the buildings themselves, this year was the renewal year for the Park's comprehensive conditions assessments (CACs) and List of Classified Structures (LCS). I spent about a week helping a specialist in those systems document the plantation's buildings, update the inventories and cost estimates for those buildings, and put them into the Park's Service management system. By the end of the updates, we found out that the Park was severely undervalued and increased its base value over $1 million. Earlier this month, I also helped our Chief of Facilities (my boss) input roughly $1.6 million in projects to make the park more accessible for visitors and easier to maintain for its long-term preservation.
But, my time in Louisiana hasn't been all work and no play! I've spent quite a bit of time exploring Natchitoches, plus weekends in Houston, Natchez, New Orleans, Shreveport, and Vicksburg. These were mostly for fun, to see historic sites and family. But like when I'm away for college, I'm always looking for new ideas to bring home and make Mason County the heritage tourism capital of West Virginia! I'll talk a bit about those next week.
https://www.mydailyregister.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2019/07/web1_7.27-Oakland.jpgCane River was established in 1994 to preserve and interpret the two best surviving French Creole plantations in the United States, Oakland (pictured) and Magnolia. Chris Rizer | Courtesy
By Chris Rizer
Special to the Register
Chris Rizer is president of the Mason County Historical and Preservation Society, reach him at masonchps@gmail.com.
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Agreement reached to save Ramat Gilad outpost
Government agrees to authorize retroactively Ramat Gilad outpost homes located on state land in West Bank.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF
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The government agreed Wednesday to retroactively authorize homes located on state land in the Ramat Gilad outpost, on the outskirts of the Karnei Shomron settlement in Samaria.
In exchange, Ramat Gilad residents will voluntarily remove nine structures situated in a portion of the outpost that, according to the state, is located on private Palestinian property.
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"It's an important achievement," said Karnei Shomron Council head Herzl Ben-Ari.
The deal comes as residents of three other outposts – Givat Assaf, Migron and the Ulpana – are working to prevent the state from demolishing their homes in the next half-year.
In response to a petition from Peace Now, the state had promised the court that it would remove the nine Ramat Gilad structures located on private Palestinian property, of which five serve as family homes, by the end of this month.
Earlier this month, in response to the same petition, the IDF demolished a caravan home and a chicken coop on the outskirts of the Mitzpe Yitzhar outpost, near the Yitzhar settlement in Samaria.
But as the IDF readied Wednesday to move against Ramat Gilad, settlers, with the help of Minister-without-Portfolio Bennie Begin and Justice Minister Yaakov Neeman, reached a deal with the state.
First, the settlers will relocate nine caravans in the coming months to a portion of the outpost that is on state land and or to a nearby area in Karnei Shomron.
The state will then authorize a zoning plan for an area near the end of Karnei Shomron that includes the Ramat Gilad outpost.
Once the plan is approved, 11 structures that are now on state land in Ramat Gilad will automatically be authorized.
Separately, according to security sources, the Civil Administration of Judea and Samaria will reexamine the status of the land in the section of the outpost that the state has designated as belonging to private Palestinian citizens. It will also reexamine the settlement's boundary line, to make sure it was properly set.
Karnei Shomron resident Moshe Zar has claimed that he purchased the Ramat Gilad land from Palestinians, but the state has yet to recognize that purchase.
The outpost, which was constructed in 2001, is named for Zar's son Gilad, who was killed that year by Palestinians in a drive-by shooting.
His daughter Michal Shoam lives with her family in one of the outpost caravans. The Zar family also began building a synagogue for the outpost to be named for Gilad, but the Civil Administration ordered them to stop work on the structure, which is only partially completed.
Dani Dayan, who heads the Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, said he was glad the parties had reached an understanding "that provides for a solution without any confrontation."
Peace Now executive director Yariv Oppenheimer attacked the deal, which he said sent the wrong message to the settlement movement – particularly in the aftermath of the "pricetag" attacks that right wing extremists have carried out to protest settlement home demolitions.
The state, Oppenheimer said, "has surrendered to the violence of the settlers and their political influence."
He declared that "the lessons learned from Ramat Gilad are clear. It will be fruitful for the settlers to continue to take over Palestinian land, because in return for voluntary evacuations, they will get approvals and authorizations for illegal outposts."
But Dayan disagreed. He said the price-tag attacks, particularly the one against the IDF Ephraim Brigade base, had almost derailed negotiations for an agreement.
"The agreement was reached in spite of the violence that occurred, and not because of it," he said.


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Bedrock at this site added to a puzzle about ancient Mars by indicating that a lake was present, but that little carbon dioxide was in the air to help keep a lake unfrozen.
-- Curiosity rover findings add to a puzzle about ancient Mars because the same rocks that indicate a lake was present also indicate there was very little carbon dioxide in the air to help keep a lake unfrozen.
-- No carbonate has been found definitively in rock samples analyzed by Curiosity.
-- A new study calculates how much carbon dioxide could have been in the ancient atmosphere without resulting in carbonate detectable by the rover: not much.
Mars scientists are wrestling with a problem. Ample evidence says ancient Mars was sometimes wet, with water flowing and pooling on the planet's surface. Yet, the ancient sun was about one-third less warm and climate modelers struggle to produce scenarios that get the surface of Mars warm enough for keeping water unfrozen.
The same Martian bedrock in which Curiosity found sediments from an ancient lake where microbes could have thrived is the source of the evidence adding to the quandary about how such a lake could have existed. Curiosity detected no carbonate minerals in the samples of the bedrock it analyzed. The new analysis concludes that the dearth of carbonates in that bedrock means Mars' atmosphere when the lake existed -- about 3.5 billion years ago -- could not have held much carbon dioxide.
"We've been particularly struck with the absence of carbonate minerals in sedimentary rock the rover has examined," said Thomas Bristow of NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. "It would be really hard to get liquid water even if there were a hundred times more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than what the mineral evidence in the rock tells us." Bristow is the principal investigator for the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument on Curiosity and lead author of the study being published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Curiosity has made no definitive detection of carbonates in any lakebed rocks sampled since it landed in Gale Crater in 2012. CheMin can identify carbonate if it makes up just a few percent of the rock. The new analysis by Bristow and 13 co-authors calculates the maximum amount of carbon dioxide that could have been present, consistent with that dearth of carbonate.
The dilemma has been building for years: Evidence about factors that affect surface temperatures -- mainly the energy received from the young sun and the blanketing provided by the planet's atmosphere -- adds up to a mismatch with widespread evidence for river networks and lakes on ancient Mars. Clues such as isotope ratios in today's Martian atmosphere indicate the planet once held a much denser atmosphere than it does now. Yet theoretical models of the ancient Martian climate struggle to produce conditions that would allow liquid water on the Martian surface for many millions of years. One successful model proposes a thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere that also contains molecular hydrogen. How such an atmosphere would be generated and sustained, however, is controversial.
When two lines of scientific evidence appear irreconcilable, the scene may be set for an advance in understanding why they are not. The Curiosity mission is continuing to investigate ancient environmental conditions on Mars. It is managed by JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Curiosity and other Mars science missions are a key part of NASA's Journey to Mars, building on decades of robotic exploration to send humans to the Red Planet in the 2030s.


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The American Way of War in History and Politics
In the last decade at least a dozen books have appeared with some variation of "American Way of War" in the title, as well as many journal articles, editorials, security studies, and so forth
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The China-U. S. Relations: Dynamic History and Complex Realities Shi Yinhong
The general orientation of the past evolution of the intercourses between these two powers with very different traditions but the similar "continental" magnitude will be surveyed, the developments in the most recent years and months
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French-Sino "Global Partnership" during Chirac's presidency, and what is the global impact of their cooperation. Finally, it will discuss the prospect of the Sino-French relationship
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Yuan, J. (2015). China's North Korea dilemma and Sino-us cooperation. In J. F. Blanchard, & S. Shen (Eds.), Conflict and Cooperation in Sino-us relations: Change and Continuity, Causes and Cures, (pp. 112-135). Abingdon: Routledge
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Colonialism and Imperialism: Classic Texts
European powers (e g. India). Through the military victories against its rivals, Britain became, in the 18th Century, the world's greatest colonial power, taking under its rule, for instance, India (1757)
The main topics include colonialism, decolonization, the nation-state, sovereign autonomy, foreign policy/decision-making, globalization, regionalization, neoliberalism, post-cold war security issues, human rights problems
Resolution Of The Problem Of Boat People: The Case For a global Initiative
Boat people problem, having the Geneva Conference on Indochinese Refugees of 1979 as a starting point. What kind of inroads were made — the scope of the various initiatives and their limitations?
Executive Editor George Clack Managing Editor Kathleen Hug Contributing Editors
Human rights are, literally, the rights that one has simply because one is human. This deceptively simple idea has profound social and political consequences
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Notes: Easy to moderate skiing.
Nothing machined groomed but we skied everything. Plenty of snow on 90% of trails, a few thin spots with heavy tree overhang or a few downhills with roots sticking out, but otherwise wonderful.


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The Bank's research, based on direct interviews with 898 businesses conducted by East & Partners from August 2018 to February 2019, shows that energy costs are increasingly impacting purchasing decisions. Grid electricity and petrol costs are a factor in 90 percent of cases, while petrol costs were considered in 71 percent. It also reveals the potential benefits of making smarter decisions, with businesses in the survey reporting an almost 30 percent reduction in energy costs as a result of efficient equipment.
"With this transformation will also come some unintended consequences – not least the reduction in the revenue generated by the government's fuel excise. In this issue, we look at some of the attitudes to the fuel excise among the focus industries of our survey, and their preferred alternatives for securing future road funding" states Commonwealth Bank Asset Finance General Manager Sylvia Terry.
The latest issue also takes a deep dive in to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 16 accounting standard, which came into force on 1 January 2019. The research shows that many businesses are unprepared for – and even unaware of the change.


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Fashion from the 1880s
Evening shoes, ca. 1875-1885. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fashion from the 1880s are recognisable by two things: big bustles and slim waists. Unlike the half-hoop skirts of the 1870s, the 1880s emphasised a less volume overall and focused the bulk and weight of the gown on the bustle which could grow to startling proportions. Necklines crept upwards and shoulders remained covered at balls and certainly also during the day. 1880s corsets emphasised an hour-glass figure, tightening the waist so the bulk of the bustle would stand out in contrast. The sleeves of the gowns remained smooth, wholly unlike the enormous sleeves the 1890s would introduce into ladie's fashion.
Exercise like croquet and tennis grew increasingly important but exercise gowns were conservative when compared with what would happen some 10-20 years later. Ladie's hats grew small and focused their attention on the back of the lady's head, growing into a style called "capote" which emphasised a small brim and big ribbons tied under the chin. Would you believe that I have an extant example that once belonged to a great-great grandmother of mine? As soon as I am able I'm going to take pictures of it.
Corset, 1885-1895. The Victoria and Albert Museum.
Bustle, 1884. The Victoria and Albert Museum. This bustle is relatively small!
Bustle, ca. 1885. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In action, the size of the bustle varied from the truly enormous to a more sublte collection of cloth around the hips and back.
Evening Dress. 1884-1886. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress. 1884. The Kyoto Costume Institute
Ensemble. 1885-1888. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening dress, ca. 1884. The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dress. 1880. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Dress. Charles Fredrick Worth, 1888. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
From the front, dresses emphasised slim waists and well-defined hips. The fabric of the skirt was flat and tight over the legs, a big change from the crinolines of some 20 years sooner and even the half-hoop skirt of the 1870s.
Dinner dress, ca. 1880. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Evening Dress. Charles Fredrick Worth, 1889. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This dress is a bit more free with its shape but then it is Worth.
Bathing and swimming dresses were only just coming back into fashion in the 1880s, so tennis and croquet were the sports of the day. Croquet outfits could be pretty much any day dress, but it was important that a tennis dress could be moved in. I couldn't imagine playing tennis in either of these dresses, though.
Tennis dress ca. 1885-1888 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tennis dress ca. 1885 via The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
It is highly unlikely bustles were worn under tennis dresses, but the bustle effect would be created by pulling the fabric back and creating a modest hump.
Emile Pingat jacket ca. 1885 via The Victoria & Albert Museum
Outwear would also have to be loose to make room for the bustles, or like in the example above, be altered so the back of the dress wouldn't be compromised.
Capote Bonnet. H. O. Hanlon, ca. 1887. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Capote bonnet, 1883. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1880s bonnet, Musee Mccord.
Often ribbons would be emphasised to compensate for the lack of shade, and tied in big, soft knots under the wearer's chin. The one I own is a mourning bonnet and is primarily made up of black velvet and black ribbons. I really have to take photos of it for this blog.
That's a small look into the fashions of the 1880s! Next up: the 1870s.
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I am late on uploading this recipe but did not get much time because of festival. This is simple and quick recipe to cook though you need preplanning for making dosa batter.
This time had sada dosa with coconut chutney. I had made coconut chutney earlier for trirangi briyani but this time the recipe was jain i.e., without onion and garlic.
Wash and soak rice and urad dal in water overnight in two separate cooking pots.
Next day morning, as the dal swells and rice softens up grind them separately in a wet jar of grinder. Before grinding do drain off the water.
Mix them both well and add salt to it. Keep it covered in a dark place for about 6-7 hours before making dosa.
Cut the dried coconut into small pieces.
Grind chopped coconut, curry leaves, green chilli, curd, salt and sugar together in a grinder.
Take out the chutney in a bowl.
Now in a small kadai, heat oil. As it heats up, temper mustard seeds and let them pop properly. Then add hing to it.
Now add this to the chutney in the bowl and mix it well.
Heat the non stick tawa.
To the batter add water to make it consistent enough so that it can be easily spread on the tawa. The mixture should be little thick so be careful when you mix water to the batter.
Pour a spoonful of batter in the centre, spread with the back of the spoon to a thin round. Put little ghee or oil around the sides.
Cook both the sides till they turn golden brown and crisp (if you like crispy dosa).


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Have you seen Amanda Jean Nyberg's Mini Christmas Trees? They are so sweet. I saw them when she first posted about them on her blog just before Thanksgiving (11/24/14).
The other day I was sewing some Christmas pillowcases for presents. One of my selvages had an amazing string of 18 gams (the little circles on the selvage showing all the colors needed to print the pattern of the fabric). The gams looked just like Christmas lights to me. I also had a selvage from a Cotton + Steel fabric that whispered "tree branches in the snow".
I used Amanda Jean's idea for using strips to construct a Christmas tree design. I designed my tree by laying out the strips in a configuration that looked good to me. I'd completed my project before I went back to read her blog. I discovered that she has now posted a pattern for her Mini Trees! on Craftsy. I wish I'd had the pattern in hand before I made my mug rug. She has some great tips on keeping the strips straight (mine aren't!) and she was kinder about the strip width than I was!
My strips are so narrow that I kept catching the adjacent seam. I did a lot of un-sewing to release the rows!
To quilt my mug rug, I used the serpentine stitch to make snow on the ground and I quilted the outline of of the tree in navy blue that matches the background fabric. You can see the texture but can only see the outline of the tree branches in good light. I like it--a tree at night.
My finished mug rug is 7 1/2 inches square.
Do you like these strip pieced Mini Trees? Buy Amanda Jean's pattern--you'll be glad you did! She has great instructions to help you make beautiful strips and step-by-step diagrams for assembling each row of her Mini Tree. She also posted a tutorial on her blog yesterday, December 3, 2014, on how to bind tiny things. It's great too!
Using selvages which are stiff and don't iron flat happily was a challenge but I enjoyed sewing my Selvage Christmas Tree. If I make another, I think I'll use the selvages with the gams which looks like Christmas lights but use regular fabrics for all the other strips. I'd also use the tips in Amanda Jean's pattern to help keep those unruly strips straight!


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In 2018, Bridgestone, the world's largest tyre and rubber company, was chosen to provide over 120 new original equipment fitments in EMEA. This represents an increase of more than 30 per cent. The fitments are spread across more than 40 different models from 15 different manufacturers.
Bridgestone leads the industry for investments in Research & Development. And Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) clearly appreciate these investments. The quality and innovation of the Bridgestone premium tyre range is underlined by the car manufacturers who are committing to using them as original equipment, including brands such as Toyota, Mercedes and Porsche.
At the same time, Bridgestone continues to serve as the primary supplier for Audi, SEAT, Skoda and remains strategic partner of the Volkswagen Group. At Audi, the volume of fitments has even doubled over the course of the last five years. In addition, Bridgestone has taken a strong position with BMW. This is best acknowledged through the extensive choice of Bridgestone fitments as original equipment for the BMW 3-Series, the BMW 7-Series, BMW X5/X7 and BMW Z4.
Vehicle manufacturers have chosen Bridgestone tyres for their original equipment fitments for a wide variety of models. They include electric/hybrids such as BMW i3s, Toyota Corolla, the new Audi Q3, the universal Audi A6 Allroad, tourers such as the Opel Insignia, the innovative BMW 8-series, as well as the luxury Porsche Cayenne and sport cars including the Ferrari Portofino and the Renault Mégane R.S. and R.S. Trophy. More than 85 per cent of the fitments are now for tyres with a diameter of 17" or greater.Going the extra mile
Bridgestone goes the extra mile when it comes to developing and designing tyres. The company works in synergy with manufacturers, accommodating their requests with imagination and creativity. The tyres are fine-tuned to specific vehicle designs to ensure every element of performance. This allows Bridgestone to respond to all sorts of challenges - ranging from rolling resistance and fuel consumption, to noise reduction, driver comfort and drive behaviour - and incorporate appropriately targeted technologies into the tyres to achieve a specific improvement.
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The installation of brackets is one of the instruments of orthodontic treatment, the purpose of which is to correct the bite (improper closing of the teeth).
Brackets no longer seem strange to us. They were worn even by such celebrities as Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Improper bite causes improper growth of teeth, which can lead to excessive stress, loosening and early tooth loss. Improper dental growth impairs hygiene and complicates oral care, leading to caries, problems with gums and loss of teeth. And the result of the alignment of the teeth can not be persistent without correcting the bite.
Some dental problems cannot be solved without prior orthodontic treatment. Often the wrong bite does not allow to perform high-quality prosthetics. In some cases, it is impossible to replace the missing tooth with an implant without correcting the bite, in others it is possible, but without a guarantee of a positive result and durability.
At what age can treatment with brackets begin?
Treatment with brackets is possible at any age. However, the method of treatment depends on the tasks set for the orthodontist and the problems to be solved.
If the teeth are incorrectly cutting, then this can be partially solved at the initial stage, at 6–8 years old, and at adolescence, at 12–14 years old - only to improve the bite with the help of brackets.
In adulthood, it is possible to solve it not less effectively. The only difference is the duration of treatment. In adults, orthodontic treatment will be slightly longer due to the slower movement of the teeth, due to bone mineralization.
The treatment can be made both with the help of bracket systems and aligners, if the specific clinical case allows.
If the problem is associated with an abnormal growth of the jaw, at 6-8 years old, it is likely to become apparent, and during treatment in childhood, it recurs at the age of 12-14 years. Therefore, during adolescence an orthodontist can influence the development of the jaws and thus form the correct bite.
Treatment in childhood and adolescence is made with brackets and removable devices that stimulate or inhibit the growth of the jaws.
Treatment in adulthood, depending on the case, may be possible with brackets or using the technology of maxillofacial surgery.
Vestibular - attached to the outer surface of the teeth.
Lingual – attached to the lingual suface of the teeth.
Standard with direct fixation – when the orthodontist sets standard factory brackets, practically calculating the angle of inclination, distance, etc., without prior computer simulation.
Individual with indirect fixation – сcreated using digital technology. The design of their placement on the teeth is programmed by the orthodontist on the computer. After that, the brackets are made at the factory specifically for a specific case, come to the clinic in special caps, and are installed with it.
For example, lingual systems can be only individual, and vestibular - both individual (Insignia system) and standard.
Vestibular systems can achieve the desired result in a shorter time than the lingual, while the latter are completely not noticeable to others.
Individual systems due to computer simulation have a high accuracy of predicting the result.
Ligature – when an archwire is attached to a bracket using ligatures, for example, rubber bands or metal ties.
Self-ligating – when brackets have locks in the structure, which effectively keep the archwire.
Self-ligating brackets are more modern, ergonomic for the patient and convenient for the doctor. They are more predictable and allow you to achieve an effective result.
Metal – the most affordable, reliable and efficient.
Sapphire – the most transparent and invisible brackets at the moment.
If, nevertheless, it was not possible to choose from the proposed variety what is necessary for you, in some cases the orthodontic problem can be solved with the help of aligners.
Aligners are special caps. Orthodontic treatment by aligners is programmed with the method of computer simulation. The number of caps is calculated, the period of wearing each of them, a cap design is created. Capes are manufactured at the manufacturer's factory individually for a specific clinical case.
Treatment with the help of aligners implies a high patient discipline, since it is necessary to carry the mouth guards for at least 22 hours a day (they can only be removed during meals and hygiene).
At the moment it is one of the most aesthetic methods of orthodontic treatment, however, it can not cope with all situations. Sometimes the treatment by caps is impossible.
All cases are individual, so the first step is to visit the consultation of the orthodontist, where the specialist will describe the situation in detail to the patient and outline the possible options for correcting it. It is possible to make a specific treatment plan with the predicted result only after a complete orthodontic diagnosis.
A comprehensive treatment plan is a document containing a complete description of the patient's case, the number of all the necessary manipulations, all the doctors' recommendations, and the full fixed cost of treatment with a clear calculation.
After the treatment plan accepted and all preparatory measures for the sanitation of the oral cavity conducted, the moment of installing brackets comes.
The installation process is painless and takes about an hour and a half. While the further process of orthodontic treatment is about two years. However, the terms of treatment, as well as the cost, depend on the specific case and the chosen bracket system. As part of treatment, it is very important to carefully take care of oral hygiene, follow all the recommendations of the orthodontist and timely visit the activation designated by the doctor.
Activations are regular manipulations on archwire correction according to the chosen treatment plan. On these visits, the orthodontist controls the treatment process and gives new instructions for the future period to the patient.
After a certain period of time, after reaching the desired result, the brackets are removed. However, the first year after removing the brackets is the most unstable - it is extremely important at this stage to take care to maintain the result obtained with the highest quality possible. That is why orthodontists consider it obligatory nowadays to wear retainers (a special wire that is mounted on the back side of the teeth).
In addition to patient retainers, special night caps are made for the patient.
In the case of a failure of the retainer systems, it is urgent to contact the clinic to correct the situation.
In general, the retention period lasts for two years. However, a retainer is not a temporary method for the period of stabilization of results, it is a constant necessity.
Cooperation with the doctor at all stages is mandatory, the planned results can be achieved only thanks to honest and responsible interaction between the doctor and the patient.
It is believed that orthodontic treatment is painful. But this is only partly true.
At first, after the installation of brackets or activation, the patient may experience tense-aching sensations that last several days and pass. They are very individual and they all express themselves in varying degrees. On average, the teeth ache in the evening for about 3-4 days, as much pain persists when biting. In this case, doctors recommend taking painkillers.
There is a possibility of discomfort from wearing the system, but there is a special wax to protect the soft tissues of the oral cavity from mechanical damage.
All the discomfort soon disappears, and the patient ceases to notice brackets.
The total cost and terms of orthodontic treatment consist of several factors, and, first of all, they are determined by the difficulty of the case and the chosen bracket system. Metal brackets are cheaper than transparent ones, and lingual ones are more expensive than vestibular ones. At the same time, the difference in the cost of a full course of treatment by an individual vestibular system and a standard one may seem insignificant in view of the reduction in terms in the first case.
Orthodontic treatment is divided into stages, and each stage is paid for separately, so you get interest-free installments for the entire period of treatment. First, 50% of the cost of installing brackets is paid, while fixing brackets - the second half. Further, all payments are divided in proportion to the number of activations (on average, they can be from 12 to 18 with an interval of 1-2 months).
The clinic regularly provides patients with discounts that will help save up to 15%.
The state provides the possibility to receive a tax deduction in the amount of 13% of the cost of treatment, including orthodontic.
Orthodontic treatment has recently acquired a wide range of indications from doctors of various specializations. One of the tools in orthodontics is brackets. A variety of brackets and bracket systems is large. Confidencia works with all types of orthodontic appliances.
The timing and cost of treatment depend on the specific case and type of bracket system. In the Confidencia Clinic, they are fixed in the treatment plan remain unchanged during the entire period of treatment.
An important aspect is the choice of the orthodontist and the clinic. Also, the key to effectiveness is a qualitative diagnosis at the beginning of treatment and a retention period at the end, which cannot be neglected. The doctors of the Confidenсia Clinic are recognized experts in orthodontics, work only with international treatment protocols, conduct scientific activities, and are ready to take on any case. The clinic is equipped with modern equipment that allows for the most accurate diagnosis and predict the result at the very beginning of treatment.
The main rule for the patient is to follow the recommendations of the doctor during treatment and to appear at the reception on time. There will be no increase in terms and recurrence if you follow the advice of the orthodontist at the beginning, during and at the end of orthodontic treatment.
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I'm quite often asked "why should I go to the expense of having a personal trainer when I can exercise quite happily on my own" ?
Well we all need a little help with various things from time to time and exercise is no different.
There are, of course, a number of reasons people work with personal trainers. Some want an individualised program so they can lose weight or get in shape while others simply need to be held accountable for their workouts. Wherever you are with your exercising, a personal trainer may be just what you need to take it to the next level.
A trainer can look at your current program and eating habits and help you see where you could make changes to create more effective workouts. A trainer can also help you determine if the goals you've set are realistic for you, hold you accountable for your workouts and help you stay motivated to exercise. You may even find that you are getting results, just not in the way you expected, something a trainer may see more clearly from the outside.
Trainers come with built-in motivation. Not only are you investing money into your exercise program., you're investing time as well. There's nothing like a standing appointment to get you motivated for a workout. Not only that, a trainer provides some accountability so, even when you don't have a session, you know your trainer will be asking if you did your planned workouts. Just knowing that may make it harder to skip your workouts.
If you have any specific issues like arthritis, heart disease, old injuries, etc., working with an experienced trainer can help you find a program to help heal injuries and avoid any further problems. It's also a great idea to work with a trainer if you're pregnant or trying to get pregnant and want a safe, effective workout to keep you healthy and fit.
If you're training for a marathon, a golf tournament or any sporting event, an experienced trainer can help you work out what you need to do to stay strong without taking away from your other training. They can also help create a training program and map out a plan for the coming event.
If you're an experienced exerciser, maybe you haven't even considered working with a personal trainer. However, it can be good if you need some variety in your workouts. A trainer can bring a fresh perspective and new ideas to challenge both your body and your mind. Even if you just do a few sessions or meet every few weeks, you'll find it refreshing to have new workouts and new exercise toys to play with.
A trainer can also introduce new ways to exercise - Circuit training, different methods of strength training and different types of equipment you've maybe never tried before.


Adventures In Storytime (and Beyond): Miss Jennifer's Super-Fun Storytime!
I know, that title's quite a build-up, right? But I think it lived up to it. If you recall, I was terribly disappointed at having to cancel my storytime last week due to being sick and losing my voice, because I had pulled some great new(ish) books to use from Jbrary's best of 2016 & 2017 lists and couldn't wait to use them. Well, today I finally got to use a couple of them, despite not being back 100% as this cold seems to have decided to take up residence in my sinuses and refuses to go away completely.
story song. For our first story, I chose Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall, and told the kids this was a different kind of story, because it was a stand-up-and-move kind of story, not a sit-on-your-bottom-criss-cross-applesauce kind of book, and that they were going to be the bunnies.
This is a great book when you want something with movement, and/or just highly engaging. Everybunny dances, claps, pretends to play musical instruments, sings, then runs and hides, and there is a twist at the end. It reminds me a lot of It's A Tiger! by LaRochelle & Tankard and is a great storytime book (for a full-on movement storytime, combine those two books with Eric Carle's From Head to Toe).
Fall to the ground, fall to the ground.
I had them wiggle their fingers in the air for the dancing snowflakes, then twirl their hands, and then end by sitting back on the floor, ready for the next story.
Our next story was a little calmer, but still highly interactive and is like a cross between It 's A Tiger! and Christie Matheson's Tap the Magic Tree. In Don't Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup the animals are going somewhere with a bunch of balloons, but a sleeping tiger is in the way.
They decide to get past her by using the balloons to float over her, one by one. But, each time they need the audience's help by patting the tiger's nose, rubbing her belly, singing her a lullaby, or blowing on the balloon to keep it in the air. All goes well until the stork runs into a balloon with his big, pointy beak!
The artwork is very cute, and I like the added touch of shiny latex paint for the balloons, and the opportunities for added elements. For example, we sang "Rock-A-Bye Baby" for the lullaby, sang "Happy Birthday" at the end, helped Tiger blow out her candles, counted the candles to figure out how old she was, then took turns raising our hands to show if we were 3, 4 or 5 years old.
So we did our closing song, then passed out stickers, and said "good-bye" until next time.
After all my anticipation, I was a little afraid the kids wouldn't respond to the books like I hoped, but they loved them! I was initially a little concerned because after I got there the teacher informed me another group was joining us, and the room is fairly cramped already. I was a little worried about doing that much movement with a group that size (25 kids) in such tight quarters, but I just made sure to remind them before we started that they needed to stay in their spot, and to be sure to be careful not to accidentally hit or bump into each other.
I told them they were the bunnies and would do whatever the bunnies did (staying in their spot), and then when the fox appeared I told them I would be the fox. They really enjoyed doing all the different things and were very good about staying in their spots and not getting too wild. They really liked doing the "Bunny Hop", and it was funny when I first asked them if they knew the "Bunny Hop" they all said "Yes!" and immediately started jumping up and down. I had to explain to them that I knew they knew how to hop like a bunny hop, but that THE "Bunny Hop" was a dance, like the one the bunnies in the book were doing. They caught on pretty quickly, though at the teachers' suggestion we opted not to do a true conga line with everyone holding onto the person in front, but rather just stood in a line.
The really liked the Tiger book, too, and most of them did get into doing the actions. Surprisingly, no one predicted the stork was going to pop the balloon, until I led them in the direction. At the end, I asked how old the Tiger was, seeing if they would figure out to count the candles on the cake. One little girl finally said "Three!", but when I asked her what made her think 3, she said because she was 3.
We had a lot of fun, and the kids were surprisingly good! I was expecting them to be wild since it had been over a month since I'd seen them, and I was really worried when they brought the second group in, but they did great! Good listening, great participation and following directions; worth the wait and a great way to start the new year!


The Swiss National Bank showed on its Twitter account a new banknote worth 1 thousand francs. It will be the most expensive banknote in Europe and the second most expensive in the world.
The banknotes will take effect on March 13th. The main color of the new banknote is purple. As in the other nine models, it uses polymer fibers, the main function of which is fraud protection.
The Swiss went against the global trend. Now it is more common when the large banknotes are withdrawn than the new ones are issued. This is because such banknotes are very attractive for the use in illegal activities. Another reason for the withdrawal of "large" banknotes is the increase in the number of users of electronic payment systems. For example, the European Bank has decided to stop issuing banknotes worth 500 Euro in April.
Fritz Zurbrugg, the Deputy Chairman at Swiss bank, notes that the cash is part of the culture of the country and that is why it still remains popular. More than 70% of transactions are made with cash. 40% of citizens at least once paid with a banknote of one thousand francs.
In early autumn, the Swiss Central Bank will issue the last banknote of the new series with the value of 100 francs.


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Sonja McCarthy had no idea the day state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) made one of her routine "constituency outreach" stops at her Aurora home in the summer of 2016 that the two would end up working together on a bill to reduce workplace violence.
McCarthy, an emergency room nurse who had just gotten off her overnight shift at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove — and, like Kifowit, a fellow Marine — was awakened by that late morning knock on her door. But the two women quickly fell into a passionate conversation when her state rep asked what issues were of most concern.
McCarthy knew a lot about workplace violence. Not only had she run into it time and again as a level one trauma nurse at Advocate Good Samaritan for 13 years, she was a founding member of the group's committee to address an issue that was starting to be recognized as a critical problem in the industry.
The conversation went well. And because of this meeting, Kifowit was instrumental in passing a bill that would raise the penalty for assaulting a healthcare worker to a felony.
But that was far from enough.
The two met again at a rally at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva in August the following year that was attended by throngs of nurses rightfully upset after a Kane County inmate brought in for treatment in May 2017 at the hospital stole a guard's gun and held two nurses hostage, even sexually assaulting one of the caregivers before he was shot and killed by police, according to reports.
While many hospitals had begun to recognize workplace violence as an issue, it was the Delnor incident that brought national attention to the problem.
McCarthy, a charge nurse who "felt responsible for the well-being of the staff," joined Kifowit in writing a bill that went into effect at the start of this year requiring Illinois hospitals to have violence prevention protocols in place. With a framework built using Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, the law includes better communication between hospitals and law enforcement, as well as specific requirements for inmates seeking medical treatment. It also provides whistle-blower protection for those who report violent incidents and requires specific action by healthcare facilities.
Workplace violence is, of course, nothing new, and that's especially true of hospitals, in particular emergency rooms, where patients and loved ones are often in a state of stress or crisis. But a rash of high-profile incidents, particularly the Delnor assault, have put a much-needed spotlight on what experts describe as a serious and escalating problem.
A report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration indicated workplace violence at hospitals was up 72 percent from 2012 to 2015. Even more compelling than cold data, however, are the stories that come from local hospitals that deal with verbal and physical assault on what officials insist is a daily basis.
McCarthy, who had just gotten off her overnight shift, drove to Springfield, where she testified before the House Committee about a friend and coworker who was slammed into a wall by a patient. Although her injuries were minor, the employee did not return to work for a few days because of the emotional stress that resulted in this level of violence, she said.
The next day, she said, a patient spat in the face of another tech and the following day a tech was injured while protecting a nurse from a patient attempting to kick her.
Mary Lou Mastro, president and CEO of Edward-Elmhurst Health, said there is no doubt "we are seeing an increase in acts of violence," adding that, as a nurse in the 1970s and '80s, she never saw the kind of "in-your-face" aggression employees now face day-in and day-out.
Hospital officials also seem to agree the reason we are seeing more violence in medical settings is lack of resources for mental health, as well as a general lack of civility and sense of entitlement patients often feel when they walk into a hospital.
Even before Delnor, hospitals like Advocate Good Samaritan had already begun to recognize this disturbing escalation. Three years ago, Edward-Elmhurst put into place a workplace violence committee and worked to get employees to report incidents of violence that had gone under-reported.
But more was called for, especially after the Geneva case. Advocate Aurora Health accelerated its safety training and refresher training at all inpatient and outpatient facilities. In 2017, Rush Copley Medical Center formed a Workplace Safety Committee, upgraded its aggressive patient and care of prisoner policies, reviewed its active shooter policy and enhanced department drills, according to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Diederich.
The hospital also educated employees on "Run, Hide, Fight" and during the coming months, "will be conducting additional training to enhance the safety of everyone who comes to our campuses to work or receive medical care," he said.
While there has been "critical incident stress training" in place for many years at Edward-Elmhurst, it is now implemented across a much broader scale and includes non-clinical workers such as receptionists in doctor's offices, noted Mastro.
One physician, Mastro added, recently had his jaw broken. And, while some of this violence is the result of drug reactions, it can also involve patients "who come in with the intent to harm." All of which the CEO describes as a "dilemma" because hospitals are a workplace that welcomes saints and sinners alike.
But the idea is to continually work toward updating policies, reviewing them and giving employees as much feedback as possible to assure them they will be kept as safe as possible, officials insist.
McCarthy, who estimates she's put "thousands of hours" into this issue, hopes to one day train others in how to recognize pre-violence indicators and de-escalate situations, as well as work with hospitals on appropriate documentation that, for example, would more quickly denote a patient's history of violence.
While attacks, particularly verbal assaults, are still under-reported, likely because there is still fear among workers that speaking out could jeopardize their careers, McCarthy is encouraged by "significant progress" in defining the problem.
And, while she recognizes there "is still work to do when it comes to how best to report and track the violence," she describes it "as such a proud moment" when this bill became law.


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The South Carolina Trucking Association is a nonprofit trade organization that represets all the various parties constituting South Carolina's vibrant trucking industry.
Our mission is to advocate, educate and collaborate for successful trucking operations in SC.
The association was first formed in the 1930s when truck operators found it necessary to do collectively what they could not do individually. Since its inception, the SCTA has been dedicated to the protection, support, and enrichment of its collective membership, while promoting good public policy.
In the late 1920's truck and bus operators in South Carolina were meeting to discuss issues of mutual concern. These meetings led to the formation of the Motor Carriers Association of South Carolina in 1932 in Greenville, South Carolina with Fred M. Burnette as the first executive secretary.
On November 9, 1933, the Motor Carriers Association of South Carolina under corporate charter became the Motor Transportation Association of South Carolina and moved to Columbia. MTASC's founding fathers were H. C. Mims of Greenville, president; George Weathers of Bowman, vice-president; B. George Price, Walterboro, secretary; and Fred M. Burnette, Greenville, executive secretary and treasurer.
In 1936, Executive Director Bill Love convened the first MTASC "convention" at Twin Lakes in Columbia.
Over the years, South Carolina had become a blockade state on the eastern seaboard with a truck weight limit of 20,000 pounds. The railroads successfully promoted this barrier to disrupt north-south truck movements, and to stifle their competition. These were the first of many competitive battles to come for the organized trucking industry.
In 1986, the board of directors of the MTASC approved changing the name of the organization to the South Carolina Trucking Association, Inc. All along the way, we have been the only trade association in South Carolina whose mission is to serve the united interests of South Carolinians involved in and dependent upon trucking.
The SCTA membership has grown from 17 dues paying members in 1936...to about 600 members today.
The SCTA membership has grown from 17 dues paying members in 1936, to a high point of almost 900 companies by the mid-nineties, to about 600 members today. The association's carrier members range from small, family-owned businesses with only a few vehicles, to large, national companies with major terminal facilities throughout South Carolina, the southeast and the nation. It is the small businesses that comprise the majority of the membership of the South Carolina Trucking Association.
Our leaders are committed to growth, but also developing a larger, stronger core group of active and dedicated members. It is this generation's obligation.


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Q: Use of escort distribution in nonextensive stat. mech In some of the articles which I read recently, I happen to see the following statement.

In Nonextensive statistical physics,  it is inappropriate to use the original distribution $P=(p_i)$ instead of the escort distribution $P'=(p_i')$ where $p_i'=\frac{p_i^q}{\sum_j p_j^q}$ in calculating the expectation values of physical quantities.

Can someone clarify this point?

A: I don't know if this helps, but the escort distribution has a simple interpretation: you have q replicas of the system, and you are selecting to view only those instances when all q replicas have exactly the same state. This situation occurs with probability $p_i^q$, so the formula follows.
I can only imagine highly contrived situations where such a thing would be physically relevant. Perhaps you are looking at q atoms with k levels, which fluctuate statistically, but only when they are in the same level can you get electron flow through the system, because only then do you have resonant mixing of the states. Then if you restrict attention only to those cases where the electron manages to hop through the system, the average of the physical quantities of the atoms in those trials will be governed by the distribution you give.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a large literature on this, and I have no idea what physical systems it describes.

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Trust doesn't happen overnight, so don't worry if it's not there right at the beginning of a relationship. As you get to know a guy you'll find out over time if you can trust him or not by what he says and what he does. Give yourself time to get to know the real him, and don't fall for him right away until you do.
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Today is International Women's Day, an event to celebrate and commemorate the women's rights movement. President Donald Trump decided to mark the occasion in his usual style: by tweeting how great he is.
Trump seems to have forgotten that he, in fact, doesn't have any respect for women as can be witnessed in the video below where he brags about sexually assaulting women he finds attractive.
He also happened to Tweet during the nationwide "Day Without A Woman" strike, which involves wearing red and spending money at businesses run by women or minorities. Several school districts across the country are also closing after significant numbers of staff requested the day off for the strike.
The protest is being organized by the same individuals who set up the anti-Trump women's march in Washington D.C. that occurred the day after Trump's inauguration.
At this point, there really isn't much more to say about Trump's tweeting habits. He either writes heinous lies, unjust accusations, insults or announcements supposedly glorifying himself. It's unpresidential and it's embarrassing.
2003 – During an interview Trump said about Ivanka, who was 22 at the time: "You know who's one of the great beauties of the world, according to everybody? And I helped create her. Ivanka. my daughter, Ivanka. She's 6 feet tall, she's got the best body. She made a lot of money as a model – a tremendous amount." Trump's perceived attraction towards his daughter is quite disturbing.
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Curricular Resources > 2015 Volume I > Unit 7 (15.01.07) > Section Unit Guide
Teaching Native American Studies
Institutional Setting
Unit Objectives
Teaching Plan
Lesson Plans – Examples of Teaching Methods
Appendix: Implementing State and District Standards
Annotated Bibliography: Resources for Teachers
Annotated Bibliography: Resources for Teachers and Students
Contemporary Native American Fictional Accounts of Hope and Fear
Marialuisa Sapienza
This unit studies the themes of hope and fear in a rich selection of contemporary Native American writings. It starts with a close analysis and discussion of what causes fear and how the characters in a novel, a short story, a play, and poems struggle, fight and react to societal injustices with hope. The unit takes into consideration other causes for fear like poverty, alcohol, isolation, loneliness, and sometimes the feeling(s) of desperation. The students read the novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene), the short story The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain/Ojibwe), the play Sliver of a Full Moon by Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee), a rich selection of poems such as "Homeland" by Jayne Fawcett (Mohegan), "I Found Him on a Hill Top" by Ella Wilcox Sekatau (Narragansett), and "Sad Country Song" by John Christian Hopkins (Narragansett), as well as some paintings and photographs that represent Native American cultures. The goal is to read, analyze, reflect, research, discuss, and write about the reactions to hardships. The unit also aims to teach students to appreciate and understand American Indian arts while addressing Common Core Standards.
(Developed for AP English Literature and Composition, grades 11-12, and English 10, grade 10)