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On Wednesday 12 September there was a meeting for NW members of the Museums Association at the Museum of Liverpool – a chance for members to meet with each other, to meet members of the MA team and to discuss the key issues for the museum sector in the region.
After an opening session led by Gaby Porter, one of the MA's Board members, the first part of the day gave an opportunity for three key players in the region to map the regional landscape and discuss the future for museums in the NW.
Steve Garland, Acting Chair of the NWFED, set the tone by referring to the current state of flux and the demise of previous structures and resources. Steve referred to the recent consultation with NWFED members about the future of the NWFED and the decision by the Board to reintroduce institutional membership. The NWFED plan to hold 4- 6 networking meetings per year offering opportunities to network with other members and details will be available soon. Steve emphasised that institutions should continue to invest in the development of their staff especially at times of crisis. The NWFED hope to have a role working closely with the MA in strengthening regional representation.
Emma outlined how local museums and partnership are delivering considerable results but identified that there still needs to be some consideration as to how Museums Development NW can work with nationals in the region as well as with the NWFED to meet the needs of smaller to medium sized museums and to add value to existing or new partnerships.
David Fleming, Director of NML, reminded everyone that this is a time of hardship for many museum professionals and that there should be no reconciliation for the resources lost. Survival and strategic positioning for the future are the way forward. He summed up that museums must not lose sight of the bigger picture and of their achievements although there a danger that some may backtrack to old models of working. The MA has a crucial role to play nationally in lobbying for museums and educating the Arts Council. NML is uncertain about its role in the region but has always been, and continues to be, a willing partner.
The afternoon session was structured around an interactive Museums 2020 workshop, led by Maurice Davies from the MA. Participants examined how museums can make an impact on indvidiuals, communities, society and the environment and explored what may be needed in order to deliver the range of impacts identified by the group.
The day was full of excellent debate and discussion and members gained a lot from the meeting.
10 regional museums and schools partnerships have been awarded a total of £3.6 million funding until 2015 through the Arts Council Museums and schools programme.
The 10 regional museums will partner with clusters of up to 100 local schools, national museums and work with bridge organisations to increase the number of high quality educational visits by schools in areas which currently have lower than average cultural engagement as defined by low numbers of schools engaging with Artsmark.
It will also reach places of greatest need, as indicated by a higher than national average level of free school meal take up.
This programme is funded through the Department for Education as a response to key recommendations from Cultural Education: an independent review by Darren Henley.


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Pipeline cyber attack not surprising, says Swiss Re's Mumenthaler
13th May 2021 - Author: Matt Sheehan
Swiss Re CEO Christian Mumenthaler has said that he is "not too surprised at all" that cyber criminals were able to successfully target and disrupt the operations of Colonial Pipeline, and warned that key infrastructures remain open to similar hacks.
Asked about the eventual cost and fallout of last week's attack on the largest fuel pipeline in the US, Mumenthaler told reporters at CNBC that it's "definitely too early to tell" what the damage is.
However, he noted that these kinds of sophisticated cyber attacks are "increasing constantly," adding that "critical infrastructure is a problem and we've known for years that there are vulnerabilities around that."
Analysts at McGill & Partners said earlier this week that the attack on Colonial Pipeline should serve as a "wakeup call to organisations all over the world."
Colonial is currently faced with an extended period of disruption as it clears the ransomware hack from its system or costly negotiations with the attackers, and other firms could easily find themselves in a similar position, Head of Cyber Shannan Fort said.
But Mumenthaler argues that the private insurance market is simply not large enough to offer full cyber protection to vulnerable organisations, due to the systemic nature of cyber risk.
He observed that the cyber insurance market is currently worth around $5.5 billion in premium, compared to "gigantic" yearly losses that extend into the hundreds of billions of dollars.
"There's a cyber market that's very tiny compared to the total exposure," he told CNBC. "It's going to grow but only a tiny minority of cyber is actually insured."
"And I would actually argue that overall the problem is so big it's not insurable," Mumenthaler continued. It's just too big. Because there are events that can happen at the same time everywhere that are much more worrying than what you just saw."
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Third-Person Effect, Religiosity and Support for Censorship of Satirical Religious Cartoons
Larry Webster, Jo Yun Li, Yicheng Zhu, Alex Luchsinger, Anan Wan, Mark Tatge
The violent attack on the staff of Charlie Hebdo and an earlier plot to kill cartoonists from the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten raise the issue of censorship of satirical religious cartoons to avoid potential retaliatory violence from those offended by the cartoons. With third-person effect (TPE) as the theoretical underpinning, this study examined the relationship among TPE, religiosity, and support for censorship of religious satirical cartoons. Data were collected in May 2015. A national sample of participants (N=374) was acquired through Amazon's Mechanical Turk. The results show that individuals with a higher degree of religiosity are more likely to support censorship of satirical religious cartoons, and though TPE is not positively correlated to support for censorship, respondents' perception of the effect of the cartoons on themselves may indicate an increased propensity for supporting censorship.
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Webster, L., Li, J. Y., Zhu, Y., Luchsinger, A., Wan, A., & Tatge, M. (2016). Third-Person Effect, Religiosity and Support for Censorship of Satirical Religious Cartoons. Journal of Media and Religion, 15(4), 186-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348423.2016.1248183
Third-Person Effect, Religiosity and Support for Censorship of Satirical Religious Cartoons. / Webster, Larry; Li, Jo Yun; Zhu, Yicheng; Luchsinger, Alex; Wan, Anan; Tatge, Mark.
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Learn DEBASE from sentences of classic books. The app collects 10,000 middle or hard words; input your word, you not only get its meaning and example, but also have sentences and their contexts from classic literatures.
In The King and l, Anna refuses to kneel down and prostrate herself before the king, for she feels that to do so would debase her position.
Instead of working wickedness by night and growing more debased in the assimilating of it by day, she shall take her place with the other Angels.
For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to contemplate the divine ideas of liberty and self sacrifice of which these sights were the monuments and the remembrancers.
Madeleine had set were tangled and broken, the methods were adulterated, the products were debased, confidence was killed; the market diminished, for lack of orders; salaries were reduced, the workshops stood still, bankruptcy arrived.
Even incomplete, even debased and abused and reduced to the state of a junior revolution like the Revolution of 1830, they nearly always retain sufficient providential lucidity to prevent them from falling amiss.
Caricature has sought again to spoil the quaint beauty of the music, and has filled the air with many debased melodies which vulgar ears scarce know from the real.
But, as time, and debasing influences, and despair, hardened womanhood within her, and waked the fires of fiercer passions, she had become in a measure his mistress, and he alternately tyrannized over and dreaded her.


Founded far back in 1971, today it is one of the most important editorial references of one of the strongpoints of Italian exports, the jewellery sector. It has provided jewellery makers, with its images and its contents, valid and prestigious support, contributing to reinforce the leadership position of Italian jewellery in the world economic panorama. The magazine has affirmed itself over the years at a national and international level thanks to a capillary circulation network, comprising subscriptions, newsagents, and distribution at the major jewellery trade exhibitions.


Boxing maestro Richard Schaefer has returned to boxing with a specific vision as the one-time Golden Boy CEO re-enters the sport with his new Ringstar Sports promotional company.
Schaefer was MIA for almost two and half years following his split with Oscar De La Hoya's outfit but makes a big splash with his comeback by bringing together two world title fights in his very first offering.
From the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California on December 10, Jesus Cuellar and Jermall Charlo put their respective belts on the line against Abner Mares and Julian Williams in conjunction with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions brand.
Showtime will televise the intriguing double-header – which marks a return to the top for Schaefer, who revealed his delight at being able to kick-off the new venture will two competitive contests.
"It's great to be back. I could have come back much earlier but was engaged in some other business ventures, particular on the real estate side. However, my true passion is boxing and I was encouraged by many fighters, journalists and fight fans to come back as a promoter," Schaefer exclusively told World Boxing News.
"I am excited to put together great events, loaded cards and create some buzz for the sport.
"The upcoming event featuring Cuellar v Mares / Charlo v Williams is an example of the kind of fights I want to put together. The best fighting the best in 50/50 fights. They are two significant world championships featuring fighters who are the best in their respective divisions.
Asked what lies on the horizon for Ringstar Sports beyond his maiden show, a determined Schaefer was very specific in pointing out how he would go about amassing his stable of boxers.
"I want to build Ringstar into a boxing promotion entity with global reach," he explained. "I will sign fighters but I will be VERY selective. I have already been approached by well over 130 fighters who would like to sign with me, including some from the UK and beyond.
"I have very particular plans for a global rollout of Ringstar as well, so there's much I am working on and will unveil in the months ahead," added Schaefer.


As you all know, St. John's is once again helping the school systems ensure that children don't go hungry over the summer break. More than half of children in Buncombe County receive free or reduced cost lunch. They live in "food insecure" homes which means they don't where their next meal will come from. The lunch program ensures ANY child in buncombe County receives a nutritious lunch Monday through Friday during the summer.
We have committed to every Monday from June 19 through August 14 at Spruce Hill Apartments in Haw Creek. Arrive at 12:00 p.m. and you'll leave by 1:30… having spent a delightful time with a bunch of kids!
You don't need to volunteer every Monday… at least one Monday will help Pat, Tim, Leslie and me make sure these kids get a lunch… and a smile!
Spruce Hill Apartments Summer Lunch Program: Once again this year, St. John's will be providing lunch meals to the children living at Spruce Hill Apartments in Haw Creek. The food will be supplied by the Buncombe County Schools. Assigned days for St. John's will be each Monday from June 19th through August 14th. Our thanks to Pat Leckey, Stacy Anderson and Leslie Anderson for once again serving as our site supervisors. We will need one or two additional volunteers to assist at the site each Monday from noon until 1:00 or 1:30. If you have any questions or are interested in assisting with this outreach opportunity please contact Tim Rhodes at 545-8834 to sign up for available slots through the summer. Thanks for your consideration.


Dr. Todd Ovokaitys, MD, is the creator of what Adironnda calls "the highest vibration of supplements on the planet today." His company, Gematria, is providing neutraceuticals that truly blend the line between the esoteric and the scientific and are creating amazing scientific results in Russia and Africa today.
Dr. Todd is also the leader of the Lemurian Choir. This year, he's been traveling the world teaching people the ancient tones of Lumuria. The result? 800 + people have committed to show up in Maui on December 21, 2012 (12212012) all singing the tones together for the 1st time on this planet for 26,000 years. 'Gives us GodBumps. During the intermission… he teaches ballroom dancing. That's Dr. Todd!


In brief: Michael Booth has won yet again, taking out the latest race in Australia to cement his rising reputation as the name to watch on the international scene this year.
Boothy took out both the course race and the downwinder at the Terrigal Haven SUP Classic, an event that was seemingly organised last minute but still attracted a few of Australia's finest talents. Finishing runner-up in each race was Saucy Jack Classic champion James Casey, while Team Australia's Toby Cracknell picked up a couple of thirds.
The Terrigal SUP Classic only popped up on the Aussie summer schedule in the past couple of weeks, which helps explain the low turnout (only 30 odd competitors). Though hopefully this can be the start of a bigger and better event next season, potentially slotting into an extended "Aussie Tour" of races that seems to be forming.
In the women's: World number six Terrene Black took out the women's downwinder but sat out the course race, where Sondra Purser triumphed.
The win on the weekend extends Boothy's run of good form over the past six months, which has included the Australian National Title in distance racing, as well as wins in the 12 Towers and Noosa Festival of Surfing. Given his meteoric rise (the guy's only been seriously racing for 18 odd months), I'd be surprised if the Starboard team rider (and part time cover model) *didn't* bust into the world's top 10 this year.
Though we may have to wait a couple of extra months for that to happen.
Unfortunately Boothy won't be making a splash at the Carolina Cup later this month, despite it being an event I'd rate him a genuine podium chance in. Carolina clashes with the Australian Surf Life Saving Titles, and Boothy (along with another top Aussie contender, Lincoln Dews) is contracted to compete in Australia's biggest lifeguard racing event.
So we'll have to wait til next month to see how this guy currently stacks up against the international competition; Boothy will be at the Victoria Pro in Japan (May 14/15), then straight over to the EuroTour, where he'll feature at St. Maxime (the SUP Race Cup), Germany (Lost Mills), Bilbao, San Sebastian and Porec (Croatia) in a fight against the likes of Starboard team mate Connor Baxter, world number five Titouan Puyo and a couple dozen more of the world's finest.
We're in for a great summer of SUP in Europe, and I daresay we'll be hearing the name "Michael Booth" a lot more before the autumn leaves hit the ground.


Lee currently ranks third in Conference Carolinas in points (19), while ranking fifth in both goals (7) and assists (5).
Morgan Patton (Belmont Abbey) - Four points on two goals in two matches.
Sofia Lundkvist (Limestone) - Four points on two goals in one match.
Alexis Feely (Lees-McRae) - Eight saves in one match.
Kaylee Larson (Mount Olive) - Two points on two assists in two matches.


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Balambangan est une petite île au nord de Bornéo. Elle a 24 km de long sur 5 de large.

Elle était dotée d'un port sûr. Les Anglais ont vainement tenté de s'y établir en 1774 et 1803.

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The Wildscapes project creators present a brief overiew of the concept, describing a novel use of land, where replica micro wild landscapes could be reconstructed in a green space site, for the sole purpose of immersive encounters with nature, to promote wellbeing and nature re-connection. It also has applications for adding immersive access points to already existing green spaces. It draws on Japanese forest therapy practices (Shinrin Yoku) that serves to expand some of our under used sensory modes of engagement, reminding us that we are fundamentally connected with nature through our DNA. The scientifically-proven health benefits of being connected to nature are manifold and include: increase in focus, reduction in anxiety, depression and blood pressure and boosted immune system functioning.
Our full blown addiction to electronic devices and social media means that levels of nature deficit disorder are of significant concern. Wildscapes exposure serves to redress the prising away of life from place, disembodiment and abstraction of experience, to a more felt relationship with the natural world. The experience connects participants with the diverse range of sensory encounters and embodied aesthetics that nature's wild ingredients offer. Nature describing its own design. Not through it but in it. The not for profit concept is designed to be flexible, universal in design, enabling a range of locations to be viable settings.
Wider useage of the 'Wildscapes' model for use in priorty areas of deprivation..palliative care etc, shaping communities futures through a shift in landscape design, that would have an uplifting impact on the quality of lives and future stewardship of the natural world.
The Wildscapes concept has brought about a synergy, leading us to similar conclusions; that being in nature can have significant health benefits. We also share the awareness that the more we live in this technologically connected society, the more disconnected we are from each other, ourselves and the earth and if ever we need to re-establish our intimate relationship with nature, it's now. Between us we have a repertoire of relevant practices, therapeutic and otherwise.
Graeme Pyle has worked for forty years in Special Education. As a teacher, principal and consultant he has worked to build organisations in which everyone can thrive. He has never lost the excitement of learning new things and has a lifelong love of nature. He is currently training as a solution focused therapist, seeking to explore the role of the natural world in helping people to flourish.
Diane Sammons had a free-range childhood relationship with nature and has never lost her sensory thirst for all that nature offers. She has had thirty years of professional experience in special education as a programme manager for the creative arts and latterly as Education Manager for the most profoundly disabled students at Beaumont College. She discovered how immersive, outdoor nature experiences significantly adds to their quality of life and levels of 'aliveness'. She is a trained Relational Dynamics Coach.
John Woodward has been the director of a thriving and full-time Alexander teaching practice at his teaching centre in Bashful Alley Centre in Lancaster. Since 1989 John has been pioneering a now worldwide interest in natural running. Over the last five years John has been presenting a series of workshops entitled Mindfulness-in-Action which brings together in a unique new amalgam: ancient meditative practices and contemporary neuroscience.


In order to configure your Mailbox store size you will need to edit the registry. As always, when working in the registry, please make a backup to ensure a quick recovery.
On the server running Microsoft Exchange 2003 SP2, click start -> run.
You can modify the size of both the private and public mail stores. In this example we will modify the private store size.
Right click on Private-MailboxStoreGUID and select New -> DWord Value.
Name the DWord Value "Database Size Limit in Gb" (without quotes).
Right click on Database Size Limit in Gb and click edit.
Choose decimal and change the value to the size you want to configure in GB.
EXAMPLE: If you have a 60gig system partition, you might want to configure you maximum size somewhere around the 40 to 45 gb so you don't run into diskspace problems.
Upon restart, you should see Event ID 1216 under Application Logs which should reflect the changes you just made.


Here is a question I received this week from Gina.
"I have a disease called Hashimoto's thyroiditis as well as hypoglycemia. Together they make me feel most days like I'm going crazy. If I follow a really restricted diet called the auto immune protocol, I have no aches and pains and sleep a little bit better; however, my blood sugar seems to be hard to stabilize because the only carbs I can eat is fruit and sweet potatoes.
I'm so lost and confused. I would like to try your diet again without any wheat because most doctors feel that there is some link between Hashimoto's and wheat products. Your daily diet seems to rely heavily on wholemeal bread can you give me an idea of how I could do this using potatoes or oatmeal?
Also I'm American and I guess I need some rules about fat. I have been a McDougaller in the past so I don't have trouble eating carbs but I am terrified to eating too much fat, plus I'm never totally sure how much to have. So at breakfast If I have two eggs, soft-boiled and a half a cup of oatmeal with whole milk and maybe even a glass of whole milk, would that be enough fat?
AIP Diet vehemently restricts all dairy, grains, all seeds, nuts and oils, eggs, processed foods, all night shades. So when I'm on that diet I eat a lot of avocados, meat, greens and sweet potatoes and that's about it. I would love to give your diet a try again and see if I have the same success with eliminating the aches and pains but also heal my blood sugar issues, if not I will have to remain on the AIP.
I think you are restricting your diet far too much and this will have a negative effect on your health in the long term. You are just digging yourself further and further into a hole.
I spent several years myself restricting wheat, dairy, eggs, tomatoes, citrus fruits and various other foods. It never solved my health problems. I started to recover when I finally came to my senses and started eating everything.
The problem with something like Hashimotos, is that you will read various experts' ideas on various foods to avoid. And they will disagree with one another. Avoiding wheat (and gluten in general) is a current trend, along with dairy etc. But the more you read, the more confused you will become. You will end up being afraid to eat almost anything.
So, here is my advice. It sounds like you have already read my ebook or free report, and you know the diet guidelines I recommend. And yes, it does include a lot of wholegrain bread. Bear in mind, that for thousands of years, many civilisations around the world have eaten wheat as their staple diet. It's a proven healthy food.
This idea that humans are not designed to eat wheat, is absolute nonsense. And I know all the arguments about modern wheat being different etc. If that bothers you, find organic sourdough bread, which is the most easily digestible. (That's what I eat mostly).
To add to your confusion, you have also followed the McDougall diet. Now, Dr McDougall is a very sincere person. His diet does work for many people (to help them lose weight and improve health in the short term). But I don't believe it's sustainable for most people in the long term. I've tried the McDougall diet in the past. It was a disaster for me. So, despite Dr McDougall's sincerity, I'm afraid he is simply wrong that his diet is the ideal for everyone.
We need fats in our diet. If you have been eating a low fat diet, then you will need more fat for a while, to bring you back into balance and correct the deficiencies that come from eating too little fat.
I know how hard it is to overcome fear around food. The more books we read, the worse it gets. I think you have a choice. You can keep going round in circles trying to restrict more and more foods and eating a very limited diet. Or you can face your fears and trust your body that it can heal itself, if you give it good nutrition.
My advice is follow the diet I recommend, which does include wheat, dairy, eggs, butter etc. Avoid refined sugar and anything containing refined sugar. That is the only restriction I would start with.
If you eat wheat (or any other food) and get violent stomach pains or other symptoms, then yes, you should probably avoid it. But otherwise, eat it and enjoy it. Likewise with butter and other fats. They won't do you any harm. In fact, they will help to supply some fat soluble vitamins, essential fatty acids and other nutrients that you are probably lacking.
You need to eat food and boost your metabolism, to get your thyroid working. The less you eat, the more your metabolism (and thyroid) slows down. So a restricted diet is just digging yourself further into a hole.
So, there is my advice, if you are ready to accept it. I'm not a doctor or a trained health professional. But I have been studying health and nutrition for 40 years and tested a lot of theories on myself. I have read pretty much every diet theory under the sun – from raw vegan to paleo and everything in between.
I didn't start to get well myself until I shut out all the experts' theories and started to trust my body to heal – started eating intuitively the foods that I enjoyed (as good quality as possible – not junk) but not cutting out anything apart from refined sugar (I even eat that occasionally, but not much).
I hope this helps put you on the right path to getting well.
That's great, Mel. Thanks for letting me know.


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Home / News and Events / Awards boost to Houghton International recruitment drive
Awards boost to Houghton International recruitment drive
Michael Mitten, CEO of Houghton International, at the North East Business Awards 2018
At Houghton International we are celebrating following a series of award wins, cementing our position as one of the North East's leading employers. We have recently received recognition on both a regional and national level as an employer and service provider.
In recent months, Houghton International has seen recognition from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT), Newcastle Journal and North East Business Awards.
Since the start of the year we have taken on 18 employees and are currently recruiting for a range of roles including fitters, administrators and sales staff. Having grown by approximately 25% year on year for the past three years, we expect to recruit at least another 13 employees this year in order to satisfy growing demand for our products and services.
Michael Mitten, CEO of Houghton International, commented: "To have been recognised by such prestigious organisations for the work we do is fantastic, and a great achievement for all involved.
"As we look to continue our growth journey, recruitment is a key part of the strategy to reach revenues of £20 million by 2020. These awards are testament to the efforts we take every day to provide a great place to work for our employees and an excellent service to our customers.
"We're always on the lookout for talented people and I would encourage anyone with an interest in joining the business to get in touch to find out more about the business and what we have to offer."
In June, Houghton International was awarded first place for HR&D Excellence in SMEs at the CIPD North East Awards. The award came following the launch of the company's 'People Strategy,' which includes an employee benefits package, competency management system and health surveillance checks.
The company was also ranked 8th in the Newcastle Journal's Best Places to Work awards, recognising Houghton International as one of the top workplaces in the North East, based on factors such as staff development, community involvement and staff engagement.
Success also came in March as we scooped top prize in the Services category at the North East Business Awards after being shortlisted in the regional heats. The business was commended by the judges for its innovative culture and going above and beyond to develop solutions to customers' problems.
Last December, Houghton International was presented with the AEMT (The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades) award for Contribution to Skills and Training in recognition of their apprenticeship programme and commitment to staff training. Houghton International currently employs 17 apprentices and the organisation's commitment to staff training and development has seen many former apprentices progress through the business into supervisory, sales and senior management roles.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Houghton International provides repair, maintenance and life extension services regionally, nationally and internationally across a broad range of sectors including power generation, renewables, industrial, water, oil and gas, marine and rail.
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Simpsonville's Christmas Parade Presented by Weichert, Realtors - Shaun & Shari Group
On Sunday, December 5, 2021 the Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Simpsonville will proudly host Simpsonville's Annual Christmas Parade, Presented by Weichert Realtors – Shaun & Shari Group. We are excited for the parade to return to Main Street this year! This year's event will feature an overall theme (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) and awards for the best entries.
What is the new parade route?
The 2021 parade route will run north to south along N.E. & S.E. Main Street through downtown. Our Presenting Sponsor is Weichert Realtors - Shaun & Shari Group, and their office will be the starting point for the parade this year. They are located on N.E. Main Street at S. Pliney Circle.
The ending point will be at S.E. Main Street and Loma Street at the King Tut Grill.
Signage will be placed along the route to alert the public of the new starting point.
**ROAD CLOSURE will begin @ 1:00pm on Sunday, 12/5:
NE Main Street will be closed off @ Highway 14 & NE Main. SE Main Street will be closed off @ Loma Street & SE Main.
What does the theme "Christmas Vacation" mean?
Channel your inner Clark Griswold when planning your parade decorations this year! We've chosen the "Christmas Vacation" theme to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas! Hopefully we won't freeze our baguettes off! The interpretation of the theme is up to each individual entrant; we can't wait to see how everyone decorates!
What awards will be given this year?
Awards will be given to the first, second, and third place winners of the People's Choice Award. Spectators will be able to vote online during and after the parade via a QR code, and the winners will be announced via social media no later than Thursday, December 9th.
FIND AND SHARE EVENT DETAILS ONLINE!
All event details and updates can be found on our website and social media channels. Help us share this event with the community by liking, sharing, and engaging with our pages.
Parade Website: www.SimpsonvilleChamber.com/simpsonvillechristmasparade
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The Walk of the Worlds
By Geoff Nicholson
Triptych image: "Rules of the Universe"
Image Credit: Maureen Selwood
EDGAR ALLAN POE IS EVERYWHERE. The Following, featuring murders based on Poe, occupies prime time Monday on Fox, and memories of Long Beach Opera's production Philip Glass's The Fall of the House of Usher linger on in San Pedro. There's a story, true as far as I know, that when Roger Corman was in the middle of shooting House of Usher (1960) — one of his eight Poe adaptations, most of them starring Vincent Price — he heard that a house had just burned down in the Hollywood Hills. He quickly assembled a small crew, and filmed Mark Damon, as Philip Winthrop, riding a horse through the ruined landscape. These shots form the opening of the movie.
Since Poe's story is set in an unspecified gothic neverland, who's to say it didn't look much like the Hollywood Hills? But in fact Corman's opening sequence shows a landscape so generic that you could easily think it was filmed on a backlot or sound stage. There's certainly no way you could, by watching the movie, locate that devastated landscape, no way you could go there, poke around, and say that you'd walked where this fictional house once stood. I find that a great shame.
I was in Abney Park Cemetery, in Stoke Newington Church Street, London, following distantly in the footsteps of Edgar Allan Poe. He very definitely set foot in Stoke Newington Church Street because that's where he attended the Reverend John Bransby's Manor House School, between 1817 and 1820. And he may very well have walked into Abney Park, although at the time it was simply a park and not until 1840 did it became a nondenominational garden cemetery and arboretum, complete with a chapel built in Dissenting Gothic style.
Nevertheless, there's a Poe-ish frisson to be had in the cemetery: overgrown and uneven graves, broken columns and statuary covered in real or carved ivy, huge dead trees, the chapel now in ruins. And at least on the day I was there, a couple of graffiti marked the inside of the boundary wall, one saying "Turn Back" the other "We R Legion." Yes, honest.
Poe's old school is now a wine bar, the Fox Reformed, and there's a bust of Poe mounted on the wall, high enough to be safe from all but the most determined demented vandals. The bust was unveiled by Steven Berkoff, famous for playing Hollywood villains and psychopaths, but he also created and appeared in his own stage and TV versions of The Fall of the House of Usher and "The Tell-Tale Heart," which is no doubt why he got the unveiling gig.
As I stood looking up at the bust of Poe, I happened to meet a friend of a friend, a former rock group manager now a local librarian, and explained what I was doing there. "Ah," he said, unprompted, "you're on a drift." Thus the language of psychogeography spreads around the world like a contagion.
In the dime stores and bus stations, people may not necessarily be talking about the Situationists (the begetters of psychogeography), but in the hipper university departments they seem to talk of little else. Sometimes described as anarchists, sometimes as Libertarian Marxists, the Situationists (there were never more than ten of them) were active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s in France. They and their leader Guy Debord (who essentially expelled the other members until he was the only one left) devised various strategies to subvert capitalist society, believing (quite reasonably it seems to me) that individuals should construct the "situations" of their own lives.
Psychogeography was one of these strategies, "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals" (Debord, "Introduction to a Critique of Urban Geography" 1955). The chief means of "study" was the dérive, or drift, "a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiences. Dérives involve playful-constructive behavior and awareness of psychogeographical effects, and are thus quite different from the classic notions of journey or stroll" (Debord "The Theory of the Dérive," published in the magazine Situationiste Internationale, 1958).
Sometimes I'm not so sure that it really is "quite different" at all. The idea of walking through cities and looking at things in new or unexpected ways is surely as old as cities themselves. But the practice did reach a kind of apotheosis in 19th century France with the notion of the flâneur, literally stroller, with overtones of the man about town, the urban explorer, and idler.
Baudelaire championed the flâneur:
The crowd is his element, as the air is that of birds and water of fishes. His passion and his profession are to become one flesh with the crowd. For the perfect flâneur, for the passionate spectator, it is an immense joy to set up house in the heart of the multitude, amid the ebb and flow of movement, in the midst of the fugitive and the infinite. ("The Painter of Modern Life," first published in Le Figaro in 1863.)
Since Baudelaire was also the translator of Poe, it was natural that he should look for evidence of the flâneur in Poe's work, and he found it in the story "The Man of the Crowd" written in 1840: one man follows another through the streets of London for a very long time, for no very good reason. It seems that a mystery will ultimately be solved, that a revelation will be made. But in the end it isn't. Paul Auster, eat your heart out.
As far as I can tell "The Man of the Crowd" has never been turned into a "real" movie (though IMDB lists a video short), which is frankly a surprise. What was Roger Corman up to? Didn't he think the story measured up to his usual high standards?
If you get off the train in Woking, in Surrey, 20-some miles southwest of London, a place memorialized in the Jam's song "A Town Called Malice," the streets around the station lead you naturally through a short pedestrianized street, and at the end of it you'll come upon a 23-foot high, stainless steel statue called Martian Walking Engine. If this isn't too overwhelming you may also notice a metal cylinder half-lodged in the ground, and that certain paving stones have biomorphic metal shapes set in them, officially referred to as "bacteria slabs." You're looking at a sculpture, or I suppose installation, by Michael Condron, commemorating H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.
In 1896 and 1897 Wells and his second wife Jane lived in Woking in a modest but comfortable semidetached house in Maybury Road, just a few hundred yards from the station — a commuter's dream. It was here that Wells wrote The War of the Worlds, serialized in Pearson's Magazine in 1897, the same year, coincidentally or not, that Dracula was published.
Wells's mornings in Woking were spent walking, or sometimes cycling, in the nearby countryside; in the afternoons he wrote. Legend has it that he was walking with his brother on one of those mornings, and they imagined how it would be if Martians suddenly descended on this quiet English scene and set about destroying it: thus was born The War of The Worlds.
The current wisdom is that The War of the Worlds (and Dracula, too, for that matter) is a response to certain late 19th century British imperial anxieties. While the British Empire exerted its influence around large parts of the world, London, its capital and at that point the largest city the world had ever known (4.7 million inhabitants by 1900), was uniquely vulnerable to what it saw as the pernicious morals, manners, and in some cases actual diseases brought in by "aliens." Wells, however, is at least somewhat on the side of the angels. The unnamed narrator recognizes that the Martians treat the people of Britain with the same indifference and contempt that British colonizers direct against "inferior races" (Wells's terms, though not in quotation marks, alas).
In Woking I walked from the Martian statue to Wells's house in Maybury Road. There are houses on only one side of the street. The railway line runs along the other, on an embankment at about bedroom window level. There's a fence and some shrubby trees between the street and the tracks, but the trains must be far more visible than the residents want them to be: lace curtains and high hedges are common. Wells's house had been modernized a little more than many in the street, but there's a limit to how much people can, or want to, change a basic Victorian semi.
My guess is that Wells wouldn't have found so very much to surprise him in today's Maybury Road. Yes, there was a big yellow-painted garage offering "trade price tyres direct to the public" and although there wouldn't have been many cars in Woking when Wells lived there — he lived until 1946 — he'd have known all about the motor age.
There was a modern printing works in the street too, but printing would not in itself have been mysterious to Wells, and in any case this one was named Optichrome, which sounds oddly Wellsian and 19th century to me. He might have been more surprised by a dress shop, Libas: Elegant Asian Design, and the Body and Beauty Studio, run from adjacent houses, but it was hardly the kind of shock Wells's Time Traveller had to deal with. As visions of the future go, this was a very moderate one, and by Wells's standards positively unimaginative.
The War of the Worlds contains two deeply disturbing and enduring and, I'm tempted to say, archetypal narrative tropes. First, Wells imagines the destruction of his own neighborhood, even his own street:
I closed the door noiselessly and crept towards the window. As I did so, the view opened out until, on the one hand, it reached to the houses about Woking station, and on the other to the charred and blackened pine woods of Byfleet. There was a light down below the hill, on the railway, near the arch, and several of the houses along the Maybury Road and the streets near the station were glowing ruins.
Then, after the Martians, like many new immigrants, have moved from the outskirts to the center, into London itself, the native population there moves out, is evacuated in this case, and Wells is able to describe what the narrator, who sneaks back in, calls "Dead London."
Why was I wandering alone in this city of the dead? Why was I alone when all London was lying in state, and in its black shroud? I felt intolerably lonely. […] I came into Oxford Street by the Marble Arch, and here again were black powder and several bodies, and an evil, ominous smell from the gratings of the cellars of some of the houses.
This is great stuff, isn't it? Haven't we all imagined the destruction of our own homes? Haven't we all imagined being the only inhabitant of an abandoned city? Of course there are some people for whom these situations have been real rather than imaginary, although only in fiction have they had to contend with Martians or indeed vampires.
The War of the Worlds is not exactly a vampire story, but the Martians are definitely vampires of a sort.
They did not eat, much less digest. Instead, they took the fresh, living blood of other creatures, and injected it into their own veins. I have myself seen this being done, as I shall mention in its place. But, squeamish as I may seem, I cannot bring myself to describe what I could not endure even to continue watching. Let it suffice to say, blood obtained from a still living animal, in most cases from a human being, was run directly by means of a little pipette into the recipient canal …
The terrors, and the plot, of The War of the Worlds are transferable, can be reset far beyond the boundaries of London and England. Orson Welles's 1938 radio version moved it to the East Coast of the United States, with the Martians landing in Grover's Mill, New Jersey, before moving on to Manhattan. A couple of later radio broadcasts created local versions, and by some accounts local panic, in Chile and Ecuador. Steven Spielberg's 2005 movie purported to be set, at least initially, in New Jersey, though parts of it were filmed all over the country, including (according to IMDB) one scene shot at the corner of Witmer Street and Ingraham Street in Los Angeles, streets that I walked all the time when I used to have business at the Good Samaritan Hospital a couple of blocks away. I had no idea at the time.
However, the 1953 movie version, produced by George Pal, directed by Byron Haskin, is the only one to set the action resolutely in California, with the Martians touching down in the fictional town of Linda Rosa (actually the real town of Corona), before moving into Los Angeles and destroying some very recognizable landmarks, City Hall included. Again, the hero, who now has a name, Dr. Clayton Foster, played by Gene Barry (you know he's smart because he wears glasses; you know he's tough because he wears a leather jacket), at one point finds himself alone in a dead city.
Inevitably it's the special effects and the gorgeously designed Martian flying (not walking) machines that really make the movie, but those scenes of people trying to bribe or fight their way onto trucks to get out of the city, and the hero finally being left in the deserted downtown streets, are extremely effective and affecting. Some of this looks as though it was filmed on a backlot, but parts are definitely shot in a genuinely empty downtown. In one shot the street signs for Eighth Street and Hill are clearly visible in the foreground, with a sign for The Fruit of the Loom on a building behind them.
The current wisdom is that Pal's movie is a response to certain mid-20th century American imperial anxieties. America had won the "real" war, was the strongest power on the planet, yet found itself in the middle of a Cold War against what had been one of its allies. Having the atomic bomb delivered neither security nor control, and in the movie it is completely useless against the Martians.
Whether Pal's Martians are vampires is hard to tell; it's not the kind of movie to be much concerned with the digestive system of the invaders. But, staying true to the novel, victory comes far more by good luck than good management, when the Martians are "slain by the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared," as Wells puts it.
Those who found this an unrealistic or overoptimistic outcome might have been more persuaded by Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend, published a year later, in 1954: a post-apocalyptic novel, in which the world has been destroyed by a virus, and the vast majority of the world's population turned into vampires. The hero, Robert Neville, lives in his own house on Cimarron Street, in Gardena, having destroyed the houses on either side to stop the predators getting to him. Each day he goes out to plunge stakes through the hearts of sleeping vampires, and in the evening he returns home, listens to classical music, drinks whisky sours, and occasionally reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
"The strength of the vampire is that no one will believe in him."
Thank you, Dr. Van Helsing, he thought, putting down his copy of Dracula. He sat moodily staring at the bookcase, listening to Brahms' second piano concerto, a whisky sour in his right hand, a cigarette between his lips.
It was true. The book was a hodgepodge of superstitions and soap-opera clichés, but that line was true; no one had believed in them, and how could they fight something they didn't even believe in?
Things do not end well for Robert Neville, bacteria do not save him, even though eventually he becomes "a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever."
Richard Matheson was a solid and successful Hollywood writer. He's still very much alive and still writing, though not so much for the screen. He's best known in certain quarters as the writer of The Twilight Zone's "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," and he was responsible for another 15 episodes as well. His movie credits include The Incredible Shrinking Man, Spielberg's Duel, and a 1974 TV movie titled Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Jack Palance.
Like The War of the Worlds, Matheson's I Am Legend contains something archetypal: a single, alienated man battling resolutely against a diseased world even though it would be so much easier simply to submit. His home is vulnerable but intact, a place of (comparative) safety, even as the monsters howl at the door.
Will it surprise you that Richard Matheson once lived on Cimarron Street? In an interview with John Scoleri for the website The I Am Legend Archive, he said:
The idea for I Am Legend came to me when I was about 16. I went to see Dracula and the thought occurred that, if one vampire was scary, a world filled with vampires would really be scary. I did not write the book until 1952. We lived in Gardena, California and I set the story there, using our house as Neville's house.
I, and others, have made attempts to find the number of the house where Matheson lived on Cimarron Street, and it seems he simply doesn't remember. Cimarron is a long street, stretching from above the 10 to well below the 105, and there's also a Cimarron Avenue and a Cimarron Way in Gardena, which actually fit better with the geography of the novel, and although I enjoy an aimless drift more than most, a dozen-mile expedition to an unspecified address in Gardena was too nebulous even for me.
I don't think it's an insult to say that Matheson is an ideas man rather than a literary stylist (some would say the same about Wells), which is also to say that I Am Legend is a great basis for a movie. It's been filmed under its original and other titles, and was an "inspiration" (i.e., no money changed hands) for George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), now regarded as a game-changing zombie movie, though the word zombie is never used, much less vampire.
Like The War of the Worlds, I Am Legend is a moveable feast. A 1964 version, titled The Last Man on Earth, starred Vincent Price and was filmed in the outskirts of Rome. The 2007 Will Smith version, I Am Legend, was set resolutely in New York City. But it's the 1971 version, titled The Omega Man and starring Charlton Heston, that's acquired cult status, and like many a cult classic it has strong elements of camp. The anxieties here seem to be about what we might as well call the Sixties. The streets are not filled with vampires — they don't suck blood — but with cloaked hooded figures, in fact victims of germ warfare. Sometimes they resemble Charles Manson followers, sometimes revolutionary Luddite hippies. They refer to themselves as the Family, they call each other Brother, and they're certainly racially integrated, although all wearing the same white face of the undead.
Charlton Heston's Neville doesn't listen to classical music or read Dracula, but he does "keep up standards" by sitting around on Sunday evenings in his emerald green velvet smoking jacket, sipping a highball, and listening to soft jazz, like an end times Hugh Hefner. The location used for Neville's house is actually on the Warner Brothers lot; you can also see it in the title sequence of Friends when they frolic around in the fountain: the same fountain in which Neville ultimately dies.
Outside his house, however, he moves in a real Los Angeles that is still largely recognizable today, over four decades later. He drives more than he walks, but he's on foot enough of the time to make following in his footsteps a possibility, and — full disclosure — various online movie obsessives have done some sterling detective work already, making the job that much easier.
And so I began my drift in pursuit of Charlton Heston, or Robert Neville. I admit that some conflation took place.
Everyone says how much downtown Los Angeles has been revitalized in recent times but there are still some pockets of amazing desolation and vacancy. Even on a weekday afternoon you can turn a corner or walk through an alleyway and find you're the only person on the street, which admittedly is by no means the same as being the last man of earth, though some judicious camera angles and editing could no doubt make it appear that way.
Early in The Omega Man Neville crashes his Ford XL convertible and abandons it, simply walking away to find a replacement, gun in one hand, gas can in the other. He walks up Santee Street, which becomes a dead end north of Eighth Street. The building across that dead end is still there, though it's been spruced up to no end since the movie, painted a creamy beige color with a bright red fire escape, and it's now part of Santee Village, "a community of seven loft buildings." This is the Downtown Renaissance, no doubt, but I have photographs to prove that the street was absolutely empty when I was there: not even a man with a gun and a gas can.
A few blocks along Eighth Street is the Olympic movie theater where Robert Neville obsessively watches Woodstock, memorizing the lines, and staring ambivalently at a performance by Country Joe and the Fish. A purveyor of ornate home furnishings now operates in the building — "Everything Must Go 50%–70% Off" — but the marquee is still there, ready to display any coming attractions. And if Neville had gone just a couple of blocks further still, along to Hill Street, he could have stood exactly where Gene Barry did in The War of the Worlds, and where I stood too. The Fruit of the Loom sign is just a memory but the building that displayed it looks solid as ever.
My walk finally took me to the Water and Power Building, also known as the John Ferraro Building, at First Street and Hope. It's an elegant, late 1960s, 16-story glass and concrete box, hard to see from many of the nearby streets, because it's tucked in behind Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall, and of course in the normal run of events you're not likely to go there unless you have some business concerning water and power. In itself it looks unchanged from the movie, though there are some new skyscrapers on the horizon. Neville is there to run laps apparently, though he may be joking about that, but he's also there to kill the infected inhabitants of the city, and when you think of the number of floors and offices in this building alone, you realize what an impossible task he had on his hands.
Walking around the building, which is surrounded by water in a kind of moat, the chances are that you'll be alone, and with the sunset tinting the building's glass walls an intense, warm orange, you might think that being the last man on earth wasn't such a terrible thing; just as long as the "vampires" weren't about to appear.
Why exactly do I do this? What does it mean to walk in the footsteps of authors, actors, and their characters, exploring the streets where they lived or walked, seeing how things are, how they've changed or stayed the same? Is it a form of psychogeography, or research, or really just a low level form of tourism, not so very different from buying a map of movie stars' homes?
The answer to all these questions is: I'm never really sure. There are some days when I think that psychogeography itself is just a fancy word some people use to feel better about being strollers and idlers. Sometimes I think this need for a walking "project" is downright superfluous, that it's an excuse or an affectation. Why not walk for the sake of walking?
There are other issues too. I'm always a little suspicious of those articles or books, or even (god help us) organized tours, that invite us to walk through, say, Dickens's London or Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. For one thing in London and Los Angeles, and in any other big city, you're always walking in the footsteps of millions of people besides your chosen author. These cities belong to everybody and anybody. To see a city through a single text (or lens) is bound to be reductive. More crucially, I think, any city that exists in a book or movie, however "authentic," is always first and last a fictional construct. You can't walk there any more than you can walk in the Emerald City or Utopia.
And yet, and yet … I was pretty well pleased when I discovered that Raymond Chandler and his wife Cissy had once lived in an apartment block on Greenwood Place, Los Feliz — walking distance from where I live. They were there in the early 1930s, when Chandler was writing his first crime stories for Black Mask. I duly walked over there, and felt not simply as though I was walking in Chandler's old street, but rather as if I were living in a Chandler novel. I expected a "gunsel" to come out of the building and slug me. Within the confines of my imagination I was delighted with that prospect.
At this point I find it pretty much impossible to walk across Westminster Bridge in London, without "seeing" those early scenes in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later when the protagonist staggers around a beautiful, eerie, and thoroughly empty London. The effect is even more intense if the bridge happens to be packed, as it so often is, with commuters streaming into or out of the city.
And I'm not sure that it was essential for me to make a literary pilgrimage down to Shepperton, shortly after J.G. Ballard's death, to walk along his old street, to stand outside his empty house, and simply stare, but I did. And as a result I know that Ballard's living arrangement in Shepperton was amazingly similar to the one H.G. Wells had in Woking: a modest semidetached house, easy walking distance from the rail station — a commuter's dream. And just as Wells wrote The War of the Worlds in the suburban serenity of Woking, it was in Shepperton that Ballard wrote the short story "The Autobiography of JGB," in which the hero wakes one morning to find that he's the last man on earth. These things are worth knowing. These things give me immense pleasure, and if they're not strictly necessary, and certainly not strictly literary, I feel good about having made these expeditions, about having made these small discoveries while walking.
And that is why, for all my reservations, I really do wish that I'd been able to walk in the Hollywood Hills and find the spot where Roger Corman shot those opening scenes of House of Usher. You know who wrote the screenplay for that movie? Richard Matheson. Who else?
Barbarians at the Wormhole: On Anthony Burgess
By Lee Konstantinou
Bodice-Ripper, with Werewolves: Anne Rice's "The Wolf Gift"
By June Pulliam
The Bradbury Era
By F.X. Feeney
The Future is a Different Country: On William Gibson
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom
You Say the Swimming Pool's Half Empty, I Say the Swimming Pool's Half Full
Our Zombies, Ourselves: Colson Whitehead's "Zone One"
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Talara Basin () is a depression filled with sedimentary rock, that is a sedimentary basin, in northwestern Peru. On wider scale Talara Basin is located within rocks of an older and larger sedimentary basin that developed in the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. Talara Basin contains various minor oil and gas fields. The oil and gas reservoirs of the formation are trapped structural and stratigraphical features. The source rock of the oil and gas is thought to be marine shales of Cenozoic age but some may come from similar shales but of Cretaceous age. Oil has been extracted from its onshore field since the mid-1800s. The basin covers an area of no less than 15,000 km2.

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Talara basin in SEG Wiki

Sedimentary basins of Peru
Forearc basins
Cretaceous Peru
Paleogene Peru
Neogene Peru
Paleontology in Peru
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Oil fields of Peru


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Parliamentary secretary's statement on Consent Awareness Day
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 8:00 AM
Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in recognition of Consent Awareness Day:
More support to help people with rising cost of living
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 1:35 PM
Millions of British Columbians will benefit from new measures to help people with the high cost of living caused by global inflation.
B.C.'s economy recovered faster than expected in 2021-22
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 12:15 PM
The Province's year-end Public Accounts show B.C. had a strong fiscal result last year, bolstered by a faster-than-expected economic recovery as government made record investments to support British Columbians.
B.C. enhances consumer protection for homebuyers
Thursday, July 21, 2022 9:30 AM
A new homebuyer protection period will protect people in B.C. looking to buy a home from being pressured into high-risk sales.
Joint statement on International Women's Day
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 7:30 AM
Premier John Horgan and Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have issued the following statement for International Women's Day:
B.C.'s Economic Plan: Building an economy that works for everyone
Thursday, February 17, 2022 11:15 AM
The Province is launching a bold, new long-term economic plan that moves British Columbia forward by tackling the challenges of today while growing an economy that works for more people and families.
Premier and parliamentary secretary's statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Thursday, November 25, 2021 7:00 AM
Premier John Horgan and Grace Lore, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women:
British Columbians help reduce COVID-19 impacts on Province's finances
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 10:00 AM
The strength of B.C.'s economy and the resilience of British Columbians has helped to keep provincial finances on more stable ground during one of the most challenging times in the province's history.
Budget 2021 supports people now while building the foundation for strong recovery
Budget 2021 focuses on protecting people's health and livelihoods through the pandemic, while making investments in services, infrastructure and opportunities to support a strong recovery and a brighter future for everyone.


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ACC fines Louisville, Virginia Tech for accepting WakeyLeaks intel
The ACC has issued institutional fines of $25,000, the highest allowed by league bylaws, to both Louisville and Virginia Tech for their part in the ongoing WakeyLeaks controversy
December 18, 2016 Brett Friedlander Sports
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons mascot stands on the court during a timeout in the second half against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 26.
The ACC has issued institutional fines of $25,000, the highest allowed by league bylaws, to both Louisville and Virginia Tech for their part in the ongoing WakeyLeaks controversy. It was determined following the league's review of an internal Wake Forest investigation, along with subsequent discussions between the conference office and schools, that game plan information for four games was provided to three teams over the span of three seasons by the Deacons' now-former radio analyst Tommy Elrod. The three schools involved are Virginia Tech in 2014, Louisville this past season and Army in 2014 and 2016. In addition to the fines, the ACC announced its support of Louisville's suspension of offensive coordinator Lonnie Galloway for the Cardinals' upcoming Citrus Bowl game. Galloway, who formerly worked at Wake forest, received the inside information from Elrod. Money collected from the fines will be directed to the ACC's Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate account. "I am deeply disturbed something like this would occur, and regardless of the degree of involvement, the protection of the competitive integrity of our games is fundamental to any athletic contest," commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. "Sportsmanship and ethical values are at the core of competitive integrity and in these instances, those were missing. The expectation, regardless of the sport, is that any athletics department staff members would immediately communicate with their supervisor if they are approached by someone from another institution with proprietary information."
Hurricanes fall to Caps in shootout, snapping seven-game home winning streak
UNCs Jackson, States Smith, Raleighs Robinson earn ACC weekly honors
NC State wrestling blisters Duke, 34-6, in ACC opener
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RALEIGH — Duke started strong, but simply couldn't hang with NC State wrestling in the ACC opener for both teams. The Wolfpack cruised after losing the first two matches thanks to decisive victories from four […]
ACC announces change to baseball tournament format
October 6, 2016 Brett Friedlander Sports
The ACC baseball tournament won't just have a new venue for 2017. It will also have a new format. The conference announced Thursday that the field for the annual event, to be played on May […]
Fantasy Football Start/Sit and NFL Picks Week 3
September 25, 2016 NSJ Staff Sports
Each week we'll provide two start and two sit options from each position for the upcoming week in fantasy. To be clear: if you own Aaron Rodgers or Antonio Brown, you should start them. These […]


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Song title: The Basket
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Guillemots return with a new album and single. March 13th will see the release of 'The Basket', the first single from their third studio album 'Walk The River' set for release on April 18th 2011 through Geffen.
Last year saw Guillemots' frontman Fyfe Dangerfield release his debut solo album, Fly Yellow Moon whilst he was touring the album Fyfe and the rest of Guillemots were busy writing and rehearsing for the release of 'Walk The River'.
Guillemots are set to tour the UK in the coming months, keep posted for an imminent announcement.
Speaking about the Tom Kingsley produced/directed video, frontman Fyfe says: "We all got very excited about a fuzzy riff our guitarist Magrao started playing one day and the song came out of that. I think in some way it's about a mania within, caused by something external, and the conflict over whether to embrace this thing or just ignore it and crawl away into familiar comforts. It's the most full-on, lively song on our record, and we wanted the video to throw you around as you watched it, to be full of colour and movement and a sense of constant unexpectedness. Tom's treatment, set in an alien woodland, really had the sense of other-worldliness that we kept feeling while making the whole album. Tom is also a Jedi, and taught us how to propel ourselves through the air at high speed for the opening scenes, using just a pack of 9V batteries and a mental technique called "croaking". "
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In the spirit of the holidays, the 8020 Consulting team came together for the third season to sponsor post-9/11 wounded and disabled veterans and their families through Soldier's Angels. As a group, the company supported 2 families and 8 children with gifts of their choosing, including toys and clothing as well as gift certificates totaling nearly $500.00 for use in purchasing a nice holiday meal.
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3 keys to the ADA: 'Consistency, communication and compliance'
"If one of these are missing, the employer is putting themselves at risk," one presenter at the Disability Management Employer Coalition webinar said.
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Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) exists to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination in employment. As simple as that may seem, employers have their work cut out for them in meeting the law's standards. That's what makes consistency, communication and compliance so important, Jennifer Lyons, marketing manager at Guardian Life Insurance, said during a Disability Management Employer Coalition webinar.
"If one of these are missing, the employer is putting themselves at risk," she said. "The focus should be on policies and procedures that are consistent and clearly communicated."
Consistency in policies
When it comes to accommodation policies, the best are written long before a situation requires them, Cammie McAda, vocational rehabilitation services leader at Guardian, said. "A policy is a guideline that explains the expected behavior for the company and the employee," she said. "Don't write it when the situation arises — be one step ahead of the game. Anticipate that need." When employers hurry to write a policy after a situation has necessitated it, they often craft the rule around the situation unknowingly.
Policies should define the process through which an organization approaches accommodations, which means it sets necessary boundaries, lays out the forms used, defines deadlines and sets expectations for followup, McAda said. And to ensure the success of a policy, of course, consistency is absolutely necessary; "Consistency in our policy allows for uniformity across the organization," she said.
This uniformity is one created through a process of repetition, McAda said. When a process can repeat itself for the unique situations arising day by day, it's effective. "Inconsistency can lead to misinterpretation, uncertainty and, bottom line, to discrimination," she said. "We want to make sure that we make a process broad enough that gives everyone the opportunity to be treated equally and handle that process with a consistent format."
Clarity in communication
Even the most masterfully crafted policy will fail unless its paired with good communication. "Clear and concise communication is key to the best outcomes," McAda said. "Concise doesn't always mean brief, but clear and to the point." Employees who know what's going to happen next will respond well, she added.
The duty of communication belongs to the employer, according to Valerie Dorsey, professional resources team leader. "The employer is responsible for the communication," she said, adding that an employer can be broadly defined — "anyone in the position of authority." Once communication begins, employers must ensure all communication coincides with company policies. And though the employer-employee dialogue may be initiated verbally and without use of ADA-specific language, employers may want to carry out the rest of the communication in writing or take notes of in-person conversations for documentation purposes, Dorsey said.
Employers can consider the lifecycle of an accommodation to assess the clarity and consistency of communication, McAda said. Before an accommodation request surfaces, it's essential that a policy exists and that employees have access to that policy. Employers also may want to make this information available in posters, employee handbooks or notices.
Once an employee has requested an accommodation or made a need known, the interactive process begins. "This is where documentation becomes key," McAda said. "Make sure you don't rely on verbal communication. Document everything, even if you think it's simple. The interactive process doesn't have to be a two-hour formal meeting, but you want to make sure you cover yourself with documentation."
After an employer has put an accommodation into action, it will need to ensure its understanding of the solution matches the employee's understanding, McAda added. This is particularly important for employees taking leave as an accommodation — and they'll need return-to-work instructions, too. And, after the implementation of an accommodation, the employer must prioritize followup to make sure the accommodation works, she said.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 29, 2016) — The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed forward Johan Larsson to a one-year contract.
Larsson (5'11", 200 lbs., 7/25/1992) set career-high marks in games played (74), goals (10) and points (17) in his first full NHL season in 2015-16. Five of his 10 goals were game-winners, tying Jack Eichel for the Sabres' team lead. Larsson also ranked second among the team's regular faceoff men with a career-best faceoff percentage of 51.1 percent.
The Lau, Sweden native has recorded 37 points (16+21) and 58 penalty minutes in 142 games with the Sabres since being acquired from the Minnesota Wild on April 3, 2013.
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Q: JTree add child to child to child etc i have a problem with my first jtree :-/
i have a list of nodes, like this:
List<DefaultMutableTreeNode> allNodes = new ArrayList<DefaultMutableTreeNode>();

and now i have to create a tree
if i loop over the nodes and create my tree, it looks like
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...but i need this structure:
-0 (root)
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what am i suppose to do at this point?
any idea would be helpful. i tried many different ways, without success...

A: You want to look at Recursion:
void addNode(Node parent, Node child, List<Node> nodes){
    parent.add(child);
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Kodak Black Debuts New Song And Video Called 'Pimpin Ain't Eazy'
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Offset and Gucci Mane have released the music video for their latest collaboration 'Quarter Milli'. The clip is set in the 1920s, and the song is taken from Offset's debut album Father of 4,...
Attorney Michael Avenatti To Turn Over New Tape Of R. Kelly Assaulting A Minor
On Monday, attorney Michael Avenatti said that he will be turning over a second video to Cook County prosecutors that shows R. Kelly sexually assaulting a minor. Avenatti, who represents at least one of...
Drake's 'So Far Gone' Becomes His Tenth Album To Hit Top 10 On Billboard 200
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T-Pain Releases New Single 'A Million Times' Feat. O.T. Genasis
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