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Together Eficode and Riada become the undisputed leader in the Atlassian market in Northern Europe
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Finland, January 29, 2021 -- Eficode, Europe's leading DevOps company, announces the acquisition of Riada, a market leader in Atlassian consulting and the provider of managed services for Atlassian software in Sweden. As software becomes the main competitive advantage in many companies, needs for both Atlassian technology and related professional services to build software better increase constantly. Eficode has firmly established its position as the DevOps company in Europe. With the Riada acquisition, Eficode doubles down on the strong growth of the Atlassian software ecosystem and on the adoption of agile and DevOps practices and tools."Eficode sees Riada as the clear leader in the Atlassian community in Sweden. Over the years, Riada has built a strong and happy customer base and has become the leading expert on Atlassian solutions. We are thrilled to join forces with Riada and look forward to grow the business and continue to serve Riada's customers with an even broader set of services, together with the talented people at Riada", says Ilari Nurmi, CEO of Eficode.
After the acquisition of Riada, the majority of Eficode's revenues comes from outside Finland. Eficode continues to expand market share inside the Atlassian partner community, and further accelerates Atlassian sales and transition to the cloud. This acquisition offers the possibility to satisfy ever-broadening customer needs, including DevOps consulting, software design and development, and application management. It also enables accelerated growth of Eficode ROOT DevOps platform, a managed service for DevOps tools from over 40 technology solutions. In addition to becoming the leading DevOps company in Europe, Eficode also expands its Atlassian solution offering more broadly into areas like IT service management (ITSM), and agile processes for wider user groups including marketing, human resources, and legal.
"We are really excited to join Eficode as part of our future journey. For 15 years, Riada has focused on helping organizations become more successful in their everyday business. This next step gives us a possibility to strengthen and broaden our offering to our current and future customers. The power of strong DevOps, ITSM, agile methods, and Atlassian competence gives us an excellent foundation for the future together with Eficode.", says Christian Johansson, CEO at Riada.
Riada has over 200 customers in the Nordics within a broad number of industries such as banking, public sector, IT and technology, automotive, and security. Riada's revenue was 14,2 million euros in the last financial year.
Ilari Nurmi, Chief Executive Officer at Eficode, ilari.nurmi@eficode.com, +358 40 577 5084
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About Eficode
Eficode is the leading DevOps company in Europe, driving the DevOps movement and building the future of software development together across seven countries with its over 400 professionals. The Eficode ROOT is a leading DevOps platform which spans the entire software development lifecycle, from requirements management to Continuous Delivery and analytics, integrating together tools such as the Atlassian stack, GitHub Enterprise, and open source systems like Jenkins and Kubernetes. The platform comes as a managed service in the cloud. Combining DevOps expertise with world-leading automation and tool integrations, Eficode ROOT provides centralized access control and real-time visibility of project status, quality, and performance. For more information, visit www.eficode.com.
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On the covers: Commander Clapperton and Marchesa di Spineto
Published December 8, 2017 · Updated October 18, 2022
I am often asked about the portraits chosen by Sourcebooks as Darcy and Elizabeth on the covers of The Darcy Saga Sequel Series. Who are they really? Who painted them? I uncovered the identities of the gorgeous woman and handsome man who represent Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy, and am delighted to share these interesting real-life people with my readers.
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First, a bit of history on the covers themselves. Oh-so-long-ago (in the summer of 2008, to be precise) my Sourcebooks editor Deb Werksman and publisher Dominique Raccah revealed the draft cover for my debut novel (released in February 2009). They were thrilled beyond belief. I, however, while delighted by the chosen Elizabeth, was not so pleased by the chosen Mr. Darcy. It was tough for this first-time nobody writer to quibble with the two people who held my future in their hands. Luckily, decades of dealing with physicians (who are a million times scarier than editors or publishers, trust me) gave me the courage to express my concerns. You see, the original portrait choice for Mr. Darcy was… shall we say… less than manly. As I said to Deb, "Have you read my book?!" All Darcy Saga readers can firmly assert that MY Mr. Darcy is the very definition of a masculine man! Deb didn't completely agree with my dislike and negative slurs regarding their first selection, but did appease me by finding another candidate. Suffice to say, the second I saw him I KNEW he was absolutely perfect. Of course, a portrait of Matthew MacFadyen would have pleased me most, but there are those annoying copyright laws. LOL!
Commander Hugh Clapperton
1817 portrait of Commander Clapperton by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823)
Commander Hugh Clapperton (1788-1827) was a Scottish traveler and explorer of West and Central Africa. His famous exploits and mark on history has earned him an entire article on Wikipedia.
When a young thirteen, Clapperton apprenticed on a trading vessel between Liverpool and North America. After several Trans-Atlantic voyages, he entered naval service and swiftly rose through the ranks. During the Napoleonic Wars he saw a good deal of active service, and at the storming of Port Louis, Mauritius, in November 1810, he was first in the breach and hauled down the French flag. In 1814 he earned the rank of lieutenant and commanded his own schooner on the Canadian lakes until 1817.
Back in England in 1820, Clapperton's heart soon turned toward Africa. That same year, Clapperton and Walter Oudney (Scottish physician and Consul to Bornu) embarked on an expedition for the British government. His adventures led him through numerous regions of Africa, including Tripoli, Murzuk, Nigeria, and Kuka. Amongst their deeds: mapping the Niger River, the first white men to see Lake Chad, and connections with high ranked sheiks and sultans. He returned to England in 1825 (Oudney had died along the way) to a hero's welcome. The accounts of the groups' travels were published in Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the years 1822 – 1823 and 1824. Read on Google Books
Immediately after his return to England, Clapperton was raised to the rank of commander. Before the end of 1825, Commander Clapperton boarded the HMS Brazen for a joint venture to suppress the slave trade and for another expedition to Africa. Sadly, he and his team fell prey to disease and fever almost from the outset. Clapperton retraced his previous route, but was frequently forced to halt due to death and illness. In July of 1826, Clapperton and the remaining members of his team arrived at Sokoto, the then-capitol of Nigeria. Unfortunately, war had broken out amongst the sultans in the region, Clapperton prohibited from traveling on to Bornu as planned. For nearly a year he was retained, essentially a prisoner, during which he suffered constant bouts of illness (including malaria) and depression. Tragically, Commander Hugh Clapperton died in April of 1827.
Richard Lemon Lander, Commander Clapperton's faithful servant, survived and was eventually released. Returning to England, Lander brought news of the explorer's demise along with his journals. With the assistance of Mr. Lander, in 1829 the Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa was published posthumously, including a biographical sketch of the explorer by his uncle, Lieutenant-Colonel S. Clapperton as a preface. Read on Google Books
In 1830, Richard Lander published Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa … with the subsequent Adventures of the Author. Read on Google Books
Amongst his claims to fame, Commander Clapperton was the first European to make known from personal observation the Hausa states of Africa. The bulk of both journeys were made on horseback with Clapperton charting every degree of latitude between the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Guinea. His discoveries led directly to the opening of sustained European contact with an important region of sub-Saharan Africa. Clapperton's adventures have been written in a number of books, including A Sailor in the Sahara by Jamie Bruce-Lockhart, Difficult and Dangerous Roads (a compilation of his notes), and Hugh Clapperton: Into the Interior of Africa by Paul Lovejoy.
1825 portrait of Commander Hugh Clapperton by Gildon Manton (1789-1851)
The portrait above, familiar on my covers as Mr. Darcy, depicts a 29-year-old Hugh Clapperton. It was painted by famed British artist Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) in 1817, shortly after Clapperton's return from Canada.
For the sake of comparison, the portrait of Commander Hugh Clapperton above-right was painted in 1825 by Gildon Manton (1789-1851). What a difference eight years can make when living a rough life! Yet, still a handsome man in my opinion.
Additional links~
Bio on Historical Portraits
"Significant Scots" on Electric Scotland
SIDE NOTE & HONORARY MENTION: Commander Clapperton appears as "Mr. Darcy" on three of the five novels comprising The Darcy Saga. For the prequel duo I chose period paintings of couples together to depict Darcy and Elizabeth. On my third novel, My Dearest Mr. Darcy, my publisher chose to focus on Elizabeth only, which I did not argue over since only Mr. Darcy was shown on the cover of my second novel, Loving Mr. Darcy. For the second novel, the at the time in-vogue concept of cutting the tops of heads was done, and for reasons I never inquired about, a different portrait was chosen. In retrospect, I would have pushed for Commander Clapperton if I'd foreseen him becoming the standard, but I was happy with the look of the chosen alternative.
Benjamin Bathurst portrait by an unknown artist.
The portrait of Mr. Darcy on Loving Mr. Darcy, is of British diplomat Benjamin Bathurst (1784-1809). Very little is known of Mr. Bathurst, his only real claim-to-fame being his mysterious vanishing. As the tale goes, while serving as an envoy in Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars, Bathurst and a companion were traveling back to Hamburg after a mission to the Austrian court. They stopped at an inn in the town of Perelberg, ate dinner, and prepared to resume their journey. However, while examining the waiting horses secured to their carriage, Bathurst simply disappeared. An extensive search ensued, including dragging nearby rivers, and members of Bathurst prominent family traveling from England to assist. A few of his clothing items were found, but his body was never recovered. Indeed, there was no one who could offer any evidence and while the sensationalism of a "vanishing" led to multiple wild stories, Bathurst was presumed murdered, such tragedies not extremely rare due to marauding bandits. Decades later, in 1852, a skeleton with a bashed in skull was discovered under the stable of a house within yards from the inn. A positive identification could not be made, even by Mr. Bathurst's own sister, so the mystery of his vanishing remains.
Elizabeth Campbell, the Marchesa di Spineto
c.1812 portrait of Elizabeth Campbell, the Marchesa di Spineto, by Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823)
The woman chosen by my publishing house as Elizabeth Darcy is as much of a mystery as poor Mr. Bathurst. In truth, she would likely not be known or remembered at all if not for the incredible portrait above and the relative-fame of her husband.
Elizabeth Campbell was the second wife of the Marchese di Spineto, an Italian nobleman, scholar, and teacher at Cambridge University. The Marchese rose to prominence in 1820 when he acted as interpreter for Theodore Majocchi —Queen Caroline's servant— during the Queen's trial for adultery before the House of Lords. I used the term "relative-fame" above because beyond the trial and a handful of oblique references to his services as an interpreter for diplomats, there is no further mention of the Marchese di Spineto accomplishing anything specific or noteworthy.
As for the Marchesa, scant can be found no matter how exhaustive the research (on Google, at least). An article on the Jesus College Cambridge website about a property leased by the Marchese di Spineto provides a bit more information on the man and his wife, noting that Spineto fathered eleven children, seven of whom were by his second wife Elizabeth. The article also notes that upon his death in 1849, the property "was transferred to Elizabeth who in turn leased the property until her death in 1864." Specific reference sources were not included, but I tend to trust the historians at Cambridge! Click link to read the short article "An Italian Neighbor" by Robert Athol, which includes Elizabeth's signature on the lease.
The only other references are vague mentions of her name in two books from the era written about other people. The first is Romilly's Cambridge Diary 1832-42 (Reverend Joseph Romilly was a Fellow of Trinity College and Registrary of The University of Cambridge). The Marchesa is mentioned over twenty times within his diary, which sounds illuminating except that her name is merely noted as attending church services, and once for not attending service due to being in mourning as a result of her mother's death.
The second literary reference was the biographical book Darwin's Mentor: John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861, where she is mentioned a few times simply by her title "Marchesa." The first mention is her inclusion at a tea with Mr. and Mrs. Henslow, and Charles Darwin. Another note is her presence at a New Year celebration on January 3, 1838.
In the commentary of the book, the authors' clarify who the "Marchesa" is with the following:
"The marchesa who appears in a number of references to Henslow's parties was the second wife of the teacher of Italian and French in the University, the Marchese di Spineto. She was born Elizabeth Campbell, a 'Scotch lady of good reputation' and she and her husband must have been very popular at the University."
Strangely, for a woman not obviously "famous" or a major player in Society, the portrait of Elizabeth Campbell used on my novel covers was painted by renowned artist Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). The exposition about the painting, from Historical Portraits, is fantastic and fits the image of Elizabeth Darcy in my opinion. (blue color emphasis mine):
Portrait of Elizabeth Campbell, Marchesa di Spineto, c.1812, a painting by Sir Henry Raeburn. The combination of 'sensibility and sexuality' that Duncan Thomson detects in Raeburn's Mrs Robert Scott Moncrieff can be imputed just as much to the present portrait, which was painted, Thomson suggests, at around the same date. The fact that the sitter's physicality as a woman is as much the subjectof the portrait as her intellectual presence produces an image of considerable power, and one that is to be engaged by all the senses. The feeling of sensuality barely restrained by decorum is worthy of the very best work of the romantic painters on the Continent at this date…..
Elizabeth Campbell is one of a number of Raeburn's portraits painted at this date in which the sitter's emotion is as much a subject of the painting as her likeness, and perhaps by its comparative restraint, it is one of the most successful. Other examples of female half-length portraits at this date rely for too much of their effect on an extravagance of posture or expression; Elizabeth Campbell's confident, level gaze makes for a more impressive and intense interaction. Unlike other sitters, whose raptured glance to either side of them inevitably deflect our attention, Elizabeth Campbell contains the sitter's scrutiny within her own and holds them there. The sitter's command is total, even over her draperies.
In other compositions a cloak is pulled tighter over the shoulders to be pulled opened at the breast in an almost melodramatic touch. Here the Marchesa's cloak rests upon the sitter's back so lightly that, it seems, the slightest movement would cause it to slip off. Against comparable female portraits by Raeburn at this date, less is more in the case of Elizabeth Campbell, and the sitter came equipped with sufficient personality and presence of her own that the painter needed to trust only his own power to interpret his subject without inventing for her any excess of passion.
There is one other portrait believed to be of Elizabeth Campbell, the Marchesa di Spineto. Seen to the right, the portrait is indisputably painted by George Henry Harlow (1787-1819). However, he simply titled it "Portrait of a Young Lady." The majority of Harlow's portraits indicate who the person is, but not all of them, so it isn't completely unusual for the sitting subject to be unnamed. The prevailing opinion of art scholars and historians is that this unknown woman is the mysterious Marchesa di Spineto, but this is largely based on her resemblance to the portrait above.
So there they are, the two historical people who have become Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. No offense intended to the unfortunate Mr. Bathurst, but with only his chin and stunning cravat and waistcoat showing, he just doesn't count as much. LOL! In my opinion, Commander Clapperton and the Marchesa are extraordinary. I may be a tad prejudiced, of course. LOL!
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AB InBev Acquires SpikedSeltzer Creator Boathouse Beverage
Deal marks brewer's expansion into carbonated-water alcohol category
The Anheuser-Busch InBev NV logo at a brewery in Bremen, Germany, last year. Photo: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg News
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Sept. 9, 2016 5:19 pm ET
Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD 0.45% NV is bringing its alcohol expertise to the carbonated-water category with the acquisition of SpikedSeltzer creator Boathouse Beverage LLC.
Financial terms of the deal announced Friday weren't available.
SpikedSeltzer is made from fermented sugar that creates a carbonated-water beverage with 6% alcohol by volume. It comes in flavors like Valencia Orange, Cape Cod Cranberry and Indian River Grapefruit.
The acquisition highlights the pressure on AB InBev and other brewers to expand beyond beer, which has been losing share of the total U.S. alcohol market to liquor and wine over the past 15 years. The erosion has led market-leader AB InBev and MillerCoors, the No. 2 brewer in the U.S. by volume, to create an array of hybrid brews like Bud Light Lime-A-Rita and Redd's Apple Ale, which are made like beer but flavored to taste like a cocktail.
The expansion has sparked the creation of alcoholic sodas and spawned brands like Not Your Father's Root Beer and Henry's Hard Soda, which comes in ginger-ale and orange-soda varieties.
Retail sales of flavored malt beverages last year topped $2.04 billion, up 21% from $1.68 billion in 2012, according to market research firm IRI. The beer category had $33.34 billion in sales last year.
Flavored malt beverages also appeal to brewers because they command a higher price. A case of flavored malt beverages cost $34.30 as of Aug. 7, 50% more than the $22.88 a case of beer commanded, according to IRI.
Boathouse Beverage has helped expand the category. It began making alcoholic, carbonated-water beverages in 2013 and has increased sales to more than 36,000 barrels from 5 gallons.
Its success attracted other brewers. Mark Anthony Group Inc., which makes Mike's Hard Lemonade, this year launched White Claw Hard Seltzer, and Boston Beer Co., which makes Samuel Adams Boston Lager, launched Truly Spiked & Sparkling.
"Everyone looks at this as a new hot category," said Townsend Ziebold, a managing partner at First Beverage Group, which advised SpikedSeltzer on the deal. "It's gluten free, low in carbs, and it's a versatile drink."
AB InBev plans to expand SpikedSeltzer sales by plugging the brand into its national network of 500-plus distributors. Currently, SpikedSeltzer is only available in 14 states, and Northeastern states like Connecticut and Massachusetts account for a significant portion of sales.
Boathouse and AB InBev said the deal allows SpikedSeltzer to expand its capacity so that it can meet current demand. Production will shift from Boathouse Beverage's current producers, North American Breweries and Blues City Brewery, to AB InBev's Baldwinsville, N.Y., brewery.
The deal is the first craft acquisition by AB InBev since it reached an agreement with the Justice Department last month. Under that agreement, AB InBev needs Justice Department approval for the acquisition of any brewers that generate at least $7.5 million in annual gross revenue, but a person familiar with the deal said that SpikedSeltzer fell below that threshold.
AB InBev has acquired eight craft brewers since 2011 when it bought Chicago-based Goose Island for $38.8 million.
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A Betoota Heights man who cashed in his chips and followed his Victorian Football dreams all the way to WA has had his Instagram profile verified overnight in what's being decribed as a 'random act of kindness'.
The faceless employee of the giant multination social media platform who gave Bevan Lee, a third-string Victorian Rules Football player for the fledgling Fremantle Dockers, the blue tick may never be known.
But whoever they were, their charity will not be forgotten, says Bevan.
"It's incredible," he told The Advocate today via telephone.
Closer to home, the response to the former Betoota Heights Kangaskhans fullback getting verified on Instagram is one of great fanfare, according to some of his old coaches.
Head coach of the Kangaskhans this season, Rollie 'Egg' Pye OAM, said he remembers young Bevan very well and he's 'very happy' with how his career is shaping out.
"To have somebody from our club get verified on Instagram, I mean, it blows me away," he said.
The Advocate reached out to Instagram for comment but has yet to recieve a reply.


Recently the Justice League Detroit Blog recently did a post on the top 20 Zatanna covers. It is worth checking out.
While I liked the covers that were picked I didn't always like the reasons or the order.
So here are some of my favorite covers and why. I am not putting them in any particular order.
Up first a Catwoman cover from Catwoman 50. I like how you know this is a Catwoman book but Zee is larger than life. Plus it is a great bit of art and sets up the story well.
Zatanna #1 of the legendary Paul Dini run. MUST reading for any Dini or Zatanna fan.
Not the first Justice League Dark cover, but I like how Zee is front and center here. Surrounded by magic and featuring her new costume. Love the look on her face.
I rather like this one. It has all the things we expect to see in a Zatanna cover except for maybe her top hat.
Fishnet on the arms didn't start in JLC. I love how her eye seems to be glowing.
Love this cover too. I like the black/dark blue lipstick.
Everyday Magic is just a great collection I love the title. I also love this cover. Zee is not hyper-sexualized, but still attractive and feminine in her tux. Plus I dig the boots.
I am on record as not being a big fan of Identity Crisis. But it is/was such a pivotal moment in the history of the character I would be remiss if I didn't include it. Plus this cover has other things going on. First it features Zee in her "Supers" costume. Not often seen anymore. Also she is once again front and center here. She is the focus, not the Gods standing around her.
An iconic cover. More of the fishnet gloves too.
I like this cover. It has a lot of the iconic Zatanna imagery. Her hat, fish nets, magic. It has been said that among the supers a woman in a tux, top hat, tails and fishnets looks sorta...well dull. I don't think so. They have messed with her style before and this really is the one that works the best.
Going back a bit here. This is the collection of the earliest Zatanna stories. The cover is newer than that rest of the book, but that is cool. I think it also very evocative of what Zatanna is all about.
There are others to be sure. But these are the ones I most wanted to talk about.
This is a major DC character, yes?Yet before reading your blog I had never heard of her. She seems totally unknown here in the UK.


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Norman Park, Queensland
Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Norman Park
Brisbane central business district seen from Norman Park
27°28′45″S 153°03′45″E / 27.4791°S 153.0625°E / -27.4791; 153.0625Coordinates: 27°28′45″S 153°03′45″E / 27.4791°S 153.0625°E / -27.4791; 153.0625
6,287 (2016 census)[1]
AEST (UTC+10:00)
6.3 km (4 mi) E of Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)
City of Brisbane
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State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Norman Park:
New Farm Hawthorne Morningside
East Brisbane Norman Park Seven Hills
Coorparoo Camp Hill Camp Hill
Norman Park is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Norman Park had a population of 6,287 people.[1]
2 Toponymy
4 Demographics
6 Public transport
7 Walking and cycling
8 Heritage listings
Norman Park is located 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) by road east of the CBD. It borders East Brisbane, Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Morningside and Hawthorne, and is mostly residential.[4]
Toponymy[edit]
Norman Park is likely named after an early estate in the area. The estate is thought to have derived its name in the 1890s from the nearby Norman Creek, and the contemporary Governor of Queensland Henry Wylie Norman.[4][5]
Norman Park, like many areas of Brisbane, was unsewered until the late 1960s, with each house having an outhouse or "dunny" in the back yard.
Norman Park began taking in the first settlers in 1853. One of the early Deeds of Grant was in 1854 to Louis Hope of land totalling about 40 acres.[6] Hope was a grazier and Ormiston Sugar Mill owner. Initially, development in Norman Park was slow and almost ceased after the 1893 Brisbane floods. Industries in Norman Park at the time included dairying, leather and brooms.
Norman Park State School opened on 9 July 1900.[7]
Between 1912 and 1926 a steam tram service to Belmont connected with the Queensland Government Railway at Norman Park. Initially the service was operated by the Belmont Shire Council. The service was suspended in 1924. The service was reinstated by the Brisbane City Council in 1925, but was again suspended in 1926. In 2006 remnants of the tramway's right of way could still be seen close to the railway station.
A major subdivision of 364 housing lots occurred in 1922 of the land formally owned by Louis Hope, however Norman Park remained a largely rural area until after World War II, when rapid development took place as the result of the construction of public housing.[4] In the 1940s and 1950s, extensive reclamation of land in the low-lying areas created parks and playing fields.
On Sunday 13 July 1924 Archbishop Gerald Sharp laid the foundation stone for the new brick Anglican Church of the Transfiguration at 40 Agnew Street to replace an earlier timber church.[8][9][10][11] On 26 October 1924 Archbishop Sharp officially opened the church, dedicating it as a World War I memorial.[12] Its final service was held on 25 February 2010.[13] As the church was heritage listed, it could not be demolished so it was sold for $2.4M and redeveloped with an extension as a private home.[14][15]
The Baptist Sunday school and hall in Norman Park were officially opened on Saturday 4 April 1936 by Reverend George Haughan (President of the Queensland Baptist Union). The buildings were built at the rear of the block of land to allow a church to be built at the front at a later time. It was an initiative of the younger members of the Jireh Baptist Church in Fortitude Valley.[16][17][18]
Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School opened on 3 February 1948 and closed on 9 December 1973.[7]
Norman Park Uniting Christian School opened on 1981 and closed on 1983.[7]
Agnew School opened in Agnew Street on 3 February 2003.[7][19] The school relocated to Wakerley in 2008 and, as at 2020, is known as the Brisbane campus of One School Global. It is supported by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.[20]
In the 2016 census, Norman Park had a population of 6,287 people.[1]
The 2011 Census recorded 6,003 residents in Norman Park, of whom 50.7% were female and 49.3% were male. The median age of the population was 33; four years younger than the Australian median.[citation needed]
77.2% of people living in Norman Park were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other most common countries of birth were England (3.8%), New Zealand (3.4%), South Africa (0.8%), Germany (0.7%), and Ireland (0.7%). 87.4% of people only spoke English at home, while the next most commonly spoken languages were Greek (0.8%), German (0.6%), French (0.5%), Italian (0.5%), and Japanese (0.4%).
Norman Park State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 68-88 Agnew Street (27°28′28″S 153°03′44″E / 27.4745°S 153.0623°E / -27.4745; 153.0623 (Norman Park State School)).[21][22] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 457 students with 36 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).[23] Coorparoo State School in Coorparoo and Seven Hills State School in Seven Hills also enrol students from the southern part of Norman Park.[24]
There are no secondary schools in Norman Park. The nearest secondary school is Coorparoo Secondary College in Coorparoo.[24]
Public transport[edit]
Three radial bus corridors pass through the suburb. The Wynnum Road corridor in the suburb's north is serviced by three bus routes that travel between the Brisbane central business district and eastern suburbs. These routes when combined offer frequent service with a long span, particularly on weekdays. The Stanley Street East-Canara Street-Crown Street-Bennetts Road corridor through the centre of the suburb is serviced by one all-stops bus route that travels between the Brisbane central business district and Carindale Shopping Centre bus station. This route has limited frequency and span. This corridor is also serviced by two alternating express bus routes between the Brisbane central business district and Cannon Hill Shopping Centre bus station and eastern suburbs, observing Norman Park and Norman Park North express stops. These two routes when combined provide frequent service with a relatively long span. The Stanley Street East-Milsom Street-McIlwraith Avenue corridor in the suburb's south is serviced by one all-stops route that travels between the Brisbane central business district and Cannon Hill Shopping Centre bus station. This route has limited frequency and span, but is supplemented during peak periods by a limited stops route that runs express along Stanley Street East.
The Cleveland railway line passes through the suburb, with Norman Park station located centrally. Trains operate at a 15-minute off-peak frequency and higher peak period frequency during weekdays, and a lower 30-minute frequency on weekends. This line has a long service span.
Norman Park Ferry Terminal is located off Wynnum Road in the suburb's north. The cross-river ferry service was ended in 2020 by the Brisbane City Council due to low passenger numbers.[25]
Despite the suburb being well serviced by three modes of public transport, no formal coordination exists between them aside from the TransLink (South East Queensland) fare structure and relatively high frequency standards. The suburb is situated within TransLink Zone 2, which makes it attractive to city commuters with respect to relatively cost-effective transit travel.
Walking and cycling[edit]
The suburb's terrain varies from flat on the Norman Creek floodplain in the suburb's south and west towards Coorparoo and East Brisbane, to hilly in the suburb's north towards Hawthorne and Morningside, and east towards Seven Hills and Camp Hill. Traffic conditions are busy along its major roads including Canara Street-Crown Street-Macrossan Avenue, Bennetts Road, and Wynnum Road. Recreational cycling opportunities are consequently limited on the north and east sides of the suburb. However, the presence of parkland between Norman Avenue and Norman Creek, including the Norman Creek Cycleway, provides for good opportunities on its south and west sides. As at February 2016 several citywide cycle routes pass through the suburb. This includes Wynnum Road, which has a shared pedestrian/bicycle path due to narrow traffic lanes, Canara Street-Crown Street-Macrossan Avenue, which is line-marked as a Bicycle Awareness Zone (yellow stencil stylized bicycle marked on edge of vehicle travel lane), and Bennetts Road, which has formal bicycle lanes south of Agnew Street. Packs of cyclists are commonplace along these routes early on weekend mornings.
The hilly terrain in the suburb's north and east sides, busy traffic conditions and bisection by the Cleveland railway line also impose some impediment to local walking opportunities. However, the semi-grid structure of the road and street network and the presence of urban borders (verges) on almost all roadways promote relatively direct and safe walking conditions. The higher order local streets and the major roads mostly have paved footpaths on one or both sides. The major roads contain numerous signalised intersections with pedestrian control, which are typically located adjacent to bus stops. Refuge islands support safe crossing of certain other roads and streets. In addition to local pocket parks, nearby recreational walking attractions include parkland and sporting fields along both banks of Norman Creek, rugby fields at C.P. Bottomley Park, Norman Park Ferry Terminal and Canning Bridge reserves on the south bank of the Brisbane River, and Balmoral Park in Morningside. Seven Hills Bushland Reserve is also located within walking distance of the eastern side of Norman Park.
Heritage listings[edit]
Norman Park State School, view from Agnew Street, 2016
Norman Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
68-88 Agnew Street: Norman Park State School[26]
75 McIllwraith Avenue: Eulalia[27]
97 Wynnum Road: former Brisbane City Council Tramways Substation No 9[28]
Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister, owned a property in Norman Crescent, Norman Park while he was in office. He has since sold it.[29]
Wally Lewis once lived in Norman Park[citation needed]
List of tramways in Queensland
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^ "Morningside Ward". Brisbane City Council. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^ "Norman Park – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 44887)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ a b c "Norman Park". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "Queensland place name search". Government of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines). Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^ Ryan, Tracy. "Captain Louis Hope and Cleveland/Ormiston" (PDF). Redland City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "WAR MEMORIAL". Daily Standard (3593). Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1924. p. 5 (SECOND EDITION-3 p.m.). Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NOBLE LANDMARK". The Brisbane Courier (20, 740). Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEW ANGLICAN CHURCH ON GALLOWAY'S HILL". The Telegraph (16111). Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1924. p. 7. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Well and truly laid". Queensland Figaro. XXX (33). Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "SURVIVAL OF THE CHURCH". The Telegraph (16, 196). Queensland, Australia. 27 October 1924. p. 8 (5 O'CLOCK CITY EDITION). Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Church of the Transfiguration Anglican Church - Former". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Heritage Listed Church Home Renovation in Brisbane". HEY GENTS. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Glen and Gabrielle Williams". The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "BAPTIST HALL". Sunday Mail (311). Queensland, Australia. 5 April 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "1936 Norman Park". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Plymouth Brethren Member Stories - Charlotte". | Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ "Brisbane". OneSchool Global. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Norman Park State School". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^ Moore, Tony (16 February 2021). "Brisbane commuters fight to have cross-river ferry returned". Brisbane Times. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "650042". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Eulalia (entry 600269)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Brisbane City Council Tramway Substation No 9 (former) (entry 602410)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ "Kevin Rudd once again running the nation from his back deck in Brisbane's Norman Park". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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Dan è il quinto figlio di Giacobbe, che ebbe da Bila, ancella di Rachele.

Dan è anche il nome della tribù israelitica che da questi discende.

Benedizione del padre Giacobbe

Secondo il Khizkunì era raffigurata un'aquila ma Isaac Abrabanel afferma che potrebbe essere raffigurata un'associazione di diversi animali in una sola immagine simile quindi ad una specie di drago alato.

Nella Bibbia, troviamo che Mosè fece innalzare un serpente di bronzo (Nehustan, Numeri 21:4-9): chi lo guardava veniva sanato da un'epidemia, causata da serpenti velenosi nell'accampamento. Nel santuario di Dan fu oggetto di culto finché lo proibì Ezechia, re di Giuda.
Per una "simmetria" storica del progetto divino, ciò anticiperebbe il sacrificio di Gesù Cristo nella morte di croce:

Altri riferimenti biblici

Benedizione di Mosè alle tribù di Israele:

Altro riferimento biblico a Bascian (o Bashan, Basàn) è in 1Cronache 5:

 Oltre ai due passi che lo pongono territorio delle tribù dei figli di Gad, fra i quali compare il nome di Gog, abbiamo:
 Baal-Hermon è luogo citato anche in Giudici 3:3. Come il territorio denominato di Bashàn, Senìr, così pure Baal-Hermon ha una localizzazione incerta, posta dagli studiosi fra il nord di Israele e il sud del Libano.
Riferimenti per una localizzazione sono: Salca (Salkah), regione montuosa a est del Giordano, la pianura di Sharon, il territorio attribuito alla tribù di Ruben in vicinanza del fiume Eufrate:

Dio, per tramite di Mosè, diede incarico a vari artisti e artigiani di costruire l'Arca dell'Alleanza e il suo santuario. Essi erano guidati da due maestranze: Bezaleel, figlio di Uri, figlio di Cur, della tribù di Giuda, e da Ooliab, figlio di Achisamach, della tribù di Dan, che era intagliatore, decoratore e ricamatore di porpora viola, porpora rossa, scarlatto e bisso.(Esodo, 35:30-35; 38:22).

La tribù di Dan non compare tra le dodici di . Al suo posto, è menzionata la tribù di Manasse tra quelle da cui proverranno i 144,000 salvati alla fine dei tempi.

Il figlio di Giacobbe
Giacobbe aveva due mogli, Rachele, più amata, ma sterile, e Lia, molto fertile: i primi quattro figli di Giacobbe furono concepiti da Lia. Allora Rachele fece unire suo marito con la sua ancella personale, e naturalizzò i figli che questa concepì: Dan e Neftali

Quindi Dan è il primo figlio di Rachele, e lei dice finalmente JHWH mi ha fatto giustizia, da dnh, "giustizia".

Tribù di Dan
Dan ebbe in eredità due parti della Terra Promessa secondo Giosuè 19,40-48, poste al Nord. Il nome di Dan venne dato anche a due città in questo territorio. Si prese la consuetudine di indicare il territorio di Israele con la frase "da Dan fino a Beer-Sheba", cioè da N a S.

Della confederazione delle tribù del Nord, durante il periodo regale, Dan era una delle più importanti e numerose, con Manasse ed Efraim.

In Ezechiele 48,32 il ritorno dall'esilio prevede tutte le tribù, ognuna con la sua eredità, la sua terra. In tutto l'elenco prevede 12 tribù più Levi, che non ha eredità poiché Dio è il suo possesso; è un "disperso" (cfr anche Kohanim) dei gruppi d'Israele (Gn 49).

Teorie e testi non canonici ebraici

Dan è invece l'unica tribù a non venir menzionata nell'elenco dell'Apocalisse, capitolo 7 versetti 5-8. Le tesi proposte sono molte.

Nella mistica l'importante è che il numero complessivo delle tribù sia dodici, infatti nel corso dei secoli alcune tribù sono scomparse e sono state sostituite da altre (vedi Dina (Bibbia)).

E dodici sono le tribù comprese nell'elenco dell'Apocalisse: vi è Levi e anche Simeone, dispersa già all'epoca dei Giudici nonché Giuseppe, al posto di Efraim.

Somiglianza della radice DN con altre lingue e culture
La parola dan o assonanti, si ritrova sparsa in tutta l'Europa e l'area del Mediterraneo: nei nomi di numerosi fiumi, (Don, Danubio, Dnjepr, nello stretto dei Dardanelli) e nei nomi di alcuni popoli SharDana(Danai, Danesi, Danuna).

Sulla base di questa somiglianza linguistica alcuni, a partire da Robert Graves, ipotizzano una qualche parentela etnica. Graves in particolare accosta semplicemente la radice dn all'acqua, l'unica cosa che potrebbe accomunare questi toponimi. Altri la fanno derivare dal sumero dun, "padrone" o dall'accadico danu, "potente".

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Altri progetti

Patriarchi (Bibbia)
Tribù ebraiche

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L'antiteismo è l'attiva opposizione al teismo che ha diverse applicazioni sia nel contesto secolare che generico, e si riferisce alla diretta opposizione alla fede in qualsiasi divinità e nel contesto teistico; in alcuni casi si riferisce all'opposizione ad una divinità specifica.

L'opposizione al teismo
Un antiteista è definito dalla Oxford English Dictionary come "Colui che si oppone alla credenza nell'esistenza di un Dio". L'uso più antico della parola con questo significato risale al 1833. Esso si distingue quindi dall'ateismo, che consiste nel semplice rifiuto dell'esistenza di Dio, avendo invece una attiva e spesso aggressiva opposizione a tali credenze.

Il termine fu probabilmente coniato da Pierre-Joseph Proudhon , che si definiva egli stesso tale . Schopenhauer riteneva le religioni indiane, in particolar modo il buddhismo, antiteiste.

Nuovo ateismo

Il nuovo ateismo o neo-ateismo () è una corrente atea e scettica nell'ambito dell'antiteismo, che ha recentemente acquisito molta forza soprattutto in Inghilterra e Francia: tale espressione viene utilizzata principalmente per distinguere i pensatori laici che sostengono che la fede religiosa e la fede negli agenti divini sia pericolosa e distruttiva, in quanto sono entrambe fondamentalmente irrazionali oltre ad incoraggiare posizioni anti-scientifiche. Il termine sembra essere stato coniato da Andrew Brown per descrivere tale atteggiamento culturale di rifiuto. I teologi Jeffrey Robbins e Christopher Rodkey ritengono comunque che esso sia simile all'evangelicalismo.

I neo-atei si differenziano dagli atei per essere più radicalmente anti-religiosi: professano esplicitamente l'abbandono del concetto di divinità e credono che il mondo sarebbe migliore se ci si liberasse delle superstizioni e della fede religiosa. Scrive ad esempio Christopher Hitchens, esponente del nuovo ateismo:

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Voci correlate
 Ateismo
 Critiche alla religione
 Irreligiosità

Collegamenti esterni

Ateismo
Deismo
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Most famous and most mysterious of Yale University's many secret societies, the Spoon and Fork Club was founded on February 12, 1832 by Mark J. Malo when he was denied membership in all the other societies, fraternities, and sororities at Yale, possibly because he was never a student there.
For a number of years, the club languished with Mr. Malo being the sole member. Malo attempted to create a number of club rituals and traditions, such as the "one man circle jerk", but these failed to catch on, although Malo continued to practice them in private. Finally, ten years after the founding of the club, it began to catch on amongst the progeny of prominent families in both the Northeast and the Midwest, when a second member joined. This person, a monkey, is said to be plotting to take over the organisation is happy with the current leadership.
The 7SFC meets daily at the Harkness Tower, and prospective members are encouraged to bring a jar of their favourite sandwich spread. Thus far meat and green spreads are reserved.
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Memorial Day traditions canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
Memorial Day Flag Placement Ceremony at Calverton National Cemetery in 2018. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)
Several annual Memorial Day traditions in the Riverhead area have been called off due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
The Combined Veterans of Riverhead has canceled its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremonies typically held at World War monuments in the downtown area.
"It's not happening this year," said Mike Pankowski, a member of the town's Veterans Advisory Committee and American Legion liaison to Calverton National Cemetery.
"But we haven't forgotten. We're doing the best we can under the situation," he said Friday.
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No public ceremonies will be held at Calverton National Cemetery, Mr. Pankowski said, including the annual tradition that sees groups including the Boy Scouts place flags at each of the more than 200,000 gravesites.
In a statement, the National Cemetery Administration said they are continuing to monitor guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention as well as state and local officials to inform a decision on Memorial Day services.
"Regardless of whether a cemetery holds a public ceremony, VA national cemeteries will observe Memorial Day in some fashion," a statement on its website said.
Memorial Day is May 25.
Les Melnyk, a spokesperson for the NCA, said Friday that every national cemetery intends to commemorate Memorial Day and each of the cemeteries remain open amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Visitors and families, he said, are welcome to visit but must adhere to social distancing and mask guidelines and expect that buildings—chapels, public information centers — may be closed due to the pandemic.
"We don't want to see clusters," Mr. Melnyk said. "But there's nothing that keeps a family from placing a flag or flowers at their loved ones grave."
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said at his afternoon media briefing Saturday that he has written the VA to allow for local health departments to approve such ceremonies, so long as they can assure safety guidelines are being met.
"This virus has taken a lot from us," Mr. Bellone said. "We cannot allow it to stop us from honoring America's heroes."
Mr. Pankowski and Thomas Najdzion, commander of the Riverhead Veterans of Foreign Wars, said the committee is exploring the possibility of holding private ceremonies in remembrance of service members who have lost their lives.
"We're trying to see what we're allowed to do," Mr. Najdzion said. "I don't know how much we'll be able to assemble. It's still up in the air."
Any kind of ceremony, Mr. Pankowski said, would have to adhere with the current restrictions that limit gatherings to 10 people.
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The Family ticket is for 2 Adults 2 Children, or 1 Adult 3 Children, and you can see any family film with it before the 12th February 2018.
The winner will be drawn on Saturday the 15th January and informed by email (remember to check your SPAM!).
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Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peopes - Flicker - Wildfire Response Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is offering emergency funding to Native families impacted by the wildfires in the West. These one-time disbursements will be coordinated through our Flicker Fund to provide help during evacuations, loss of homes, escape from heavy smoke events, and other emergencies. Taking applications from September 10 - 25, 2020. Visit: https://7genfund.submittable.com/submit/174434/flicker-wildfire-response.
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Ski Conservation Fund and Forest Stewardship Fund National Forest Foundation
Deadline Passed April 17, 2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The National Forest Foundation Ski Conservation Fund (SCF) and Forest Stewardship Fund (FSF) provide funding for action-oriented on-the-ground or citizen-based monitoring projects that improve forest health and outdoor experiences on National Forests and Grasslands. Award funds come from guest contributions at ski areas and lodges operating on or adjacent to National Forest System lands, with added National Forest Foundation federal funds for SCF.
funding, forest health, outdoor, recreation, National Forests White River and Lincoln National Forests Link
Ski Conservation Fund: White River National Forest The National Forest Foundation (NFF)
Partnered with Vail Resorts, Inc., Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin, the NFF offers a grant opportunity to help maintain and enhance the quality of the White River National Forest.
Forestry, watershed conservation, recreation, wildlife habitat Funding is distributed as a match to an anticipated in-kind non-Federal donation of at least 50% of the total award. White River National Forest, Rockies Mountains, CO Link
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program: Environmental Technology Developers EPA, SBIR
Deadline passed as of October 20, 2016. Deadline for 2017 unknown. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission is to protect human health and the environment. EPA's SBIR Program supports small businesses (500 or fewer employees) to develop and commercialize novel environmental technologies that support this mission.
small business, economy, technology, development, information, Approximately 18 Phase I firm-fixed price contract awards for $100,000 for "proof of concept" United States Link
Small Innovative Projects in Solar 2022- Concentrating Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaics DOE
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: March 21, 2022. The DOE will invest up to $400,000 in the large-scale development and deployment of solar technologies for a decarbonized electricity system by 2035 and decarbonized energy sector by 2050. Learn more and apply here.
Solar technologies, renewable development, decarbonized energy, emission reductions $250,000 - 400,000 National Link
Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) Program EPA
Communities receive direct technical assistance from team of national experts in one of two areas: policy analysis (e.g., reviewing state and local codes, school siting guidelines,transportation policies, etc.) or public participatory processes (e.g., visioning, design workshops, alternative analysis, build-out analysis, etc.). The assistance is tailored to the community's unique situation and priorities. EPA provides the assistance through a contractor team –not a grant. Through a multiple-day site visit and a detailed final report, the multi-disciplinary teams provide information to help the community achieve its goal of encouraging growth that fosters economic progress and environmental protection.
Infrastructure, Smart Growth Competitive program in which awardees receive technical assistance from experts; no funds dispersed Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska Link
Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska ANA
Deadline passed as of June 22, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funds for new community-based projects under the ANA Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska-SEDS-AK. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is focused on community-driven projects designed to grow local economies, strengthen Alaskan Native families, including the preservation of Alaskan Native American cultures, and decrease the high rate of current challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses, and social and economic infrastructure in Alaskan Native communities.
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Social and Economic Development Strategies for Native Americans ANA, DHS
Deadline passed as of June 22, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. ANA promotes social and economic self-sufficiency in communities through SEDS grants. These competitive financial assistance grants support locally determined projects designed to reduce or eliminate community problems and achieve community goals. This approach to promoting self-sufficiency encourages communities to shift away from programs that result in dependency on services and move toward projects that increase community and individual productivity through community development. SEDS grants fund social and economic development projects in on- and off-reservation native communities and provide federal support for self-determination and self-governance among Native American people. ANA also provides technical assistance through contractors who will help potential applicants with the planning and program development needed for a successful proposal. See the ANA website for a listing of technical assistance providers in your region.
Adaptation, Research, social justice, economic, infrastructure, management, sovereignty, self-determination Individuals awards between $50,000 and $375,000 Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska, Pacific Islands/Hawaii Link
Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant Department of Agriculture, Business and Cooperative Programs
Deadline for Paper Applications Passed June 7, 2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service announces the availability of $3,000,000 in competitive grant funds for the FY 2019 Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant (SDGG) program. The purpose of this program is to provide technical assistance to Socially-Disadvantaged Groups in rural areas. Eligible applicants include Cooperatives, Groups of Cooperatives, and Cooperative Development Centers. This program supports Rural Development's (RD) mission of improving the quality of life for rural Americans and commitment to directing resources to those who most need them.
socially disadvantaged groups, rural, development, technical assistance up to $175,000 National Link
Solar Grant Program Washington Department of Commerce
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: May 25, 2022. Solar Energy grants provide competitive funding to install solar at public buildings and facilities, such as schools, hospitals, civic buildings and wastewater treatment plants, maximum award $250,000 per applicant. Projects must provide 50% of the total project cost, or 33% if developed by federally recognized Tribal Governments or located in highly impacted communities, lower income communities, rural communities. Learn more and apply here.
Renewable energy, solar, Tribally-owned facilities, highly impacted communities, rural communities Up to $250,000 Washington Link
South Central CSC funding Opportunity USGS
Recent Deadline was 1/18/2017. Next Deadline Unknown. SOIs are invited for projects that support regional CSC science priorities. CSC funded projects cover a variety of topics that address the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, ecosystems, & the communities they support.
climate science, vulnerability assessment, climate change Approximately $1,600,000 to $1,800,000 may be available. South Central, United States Link
Southeast Resilient Landscapes Fund Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
2017 deadline: 11/06/2017. Deadline for 2018 Unknown. Capitalized with a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Southeast Resilient Landscapes Fund (Fund) provides capital grants and loans to land protection projects within three selected regions of the southeast. Projects must lie in one of OSI's resilience focus areas, demonstrate the use of Resilient Landscape concepts and meet the other grant criteria detailed below. OSI awards grants to qualified non-profit organizations through a competitive process with the assistance of an advisory board comprised of experts with knowledge of natural resources, conservation policy and land conservation funding.
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Southern Rockies LCC Applied Science Funding Opportunity DOI, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), WaterSMART
Deadline passed as of May 16, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. Proposed projects are expected to deliver new capabilities that address the priority resources identified and shared by Reclamation and the partners involved in the Southern Rockies LCC. Projects should focus on the geographic boundaries of the Southern Rockies LCC, use the best available science to develop knowledge, information, and tools, and lead to the enhanced management of priority resources that affect or are affected by water resources management in a changing climate within the Southern Rockies LCC. See website for complete list of science needs. Please note that tribal needs are an explicitly addressed as Science Need 7: Identify Tribal information needs related to conservation and management of natural and cultural resources.
Natural Resource Management, Conservation, Cultural Resource Management $100,000 ceiling Southwest Link
Southwest Border Resource Program National Park Service
Deadline passed on January 26, 2018. Deadline for 2019 Unknown. The Southwest Border Resource Protection Program (SWBRPP), located within the National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional Office in Denver, provides financial assistance to NPS units, as well as educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and local and state agencies to improve resource stewardship, achieve international cooperation, provide meaningful interpretation and conduct scientific research, which will lead to increased appreciation and understanding of our shared natural and cultural heritage along our international border with Mexico. Several National Parks located along the U.S. border with Mexico have recently experienced serious resource damage due to illegal cross border activities including drug traffickers and undocumented persons traversing the parks. Other national park units within the desert southwest have also experienced impacts to their natural and cultural resources. Thousands of miles of unauthorized roads and trails have been created, major ecological processes and the migration patterns of wildlife have been disrupted, important historic sites have been vandalized, and archaeological sites have been looted. Program funding is available for conducting scientific research and monitoring of species, as well as conservation, interpretation and preservation projects designed to help protect and preserve natural and cultural resources located near or along our international border. Applicants are strongly encouraged to work closely with at least one of ten NPS units located near the international border in the formulation of the project. These parks include Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Big Bend National Park, Amistad National Recreation Area, Palo Alto National Historic Site, Padre Island National Seashore, Saguaro National Park, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Chamizal National Memorial, Coronado National Memorial, and Chiricahua National Monument. The projects and activities will be individually authorized by separate awards, with each project or activity having a separate work plan and budget developed cooperatively between the NPS and the cooperator.
resource stewardship, research, natural resources, cultural resources, monitoring, conservation, preservation, wildlife, habitat $10,000-$50,000 American Southwest Link
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Washington State Department of Agriculture
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: January 13, 2022. Specialty crops are defined by the USDA as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture. Projects should enhance the competitiveness of Washington's specialty crops. grant requests can range from $25,000 to $250,000, for a maximum period of three years. Learn more and apply here.
Agriculture, specialty crops, Grant requests can range from $25,000 to $250,000. Washington state Link
Specialty Crop Multi-State Program USDA, AMS
Deadline Passed 10/1/2019. Deadline unknown for 2020. The Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP) offers grants to solely enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops by funding collaborative, multi-state projects that address the following regional or national level specialty crop issues: food safety; plant pests and disease; research; crop-specific projects addressing common issues; and marketing and promotion.
crops, food safety, invasive species, disease, research, marketing $250,000-$1,000,000 National Link
Species Recovery Grants to Tribes Department of Commerce
Recent Deadline: 10/29/2020. Species Recovery Grants to Tribes support tribally-led management, research, monitoring, and outreach activities that have direct conservation benefits for listed species under the Endangered Species Act. Recently delisted species, proposed, and candidate species are also eligible.
conservation, marine, anadromous, endangered species, monitoring, research, education $10,000-$100,000 National Link
Species Recovery Grants to Tribes NOAA, DOC
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recognizes the unique importance of many protected species to tribes and values ongoing efforts by tribal nations to conserve and protect species under NMFS jurisdiction.
This grant supports conservation of endangered, threatened, and candidate or proposed species, as well as post-delisting monitoring of recovered species. Funded activities may include the development and implementation of management plans, scientific research, and public education and outreach.
Natural Resources, Wildlife, Conservation, Research, Education $20,000-$100,000 Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska Link
START Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Indian Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Offi ce of Indian Energy is now accepting applications for the third round of
its Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Renewable Energy Project Development Assistance
Program. Through START, Tribes can get customized technical assistance for furthering the development of
community- and commercial-scale renewable energy projects. Applications are due May 1, 2015; up to fi ve
projects will be selected in June 2015.
Renewable energy, Development Unknown National, Tribes, Alaska Link
State, Territorial, Local and Tribal Based Projects to Assess Emerging Surveillance Issues in Climatic Exposures and Respiratory Health Outcomes Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Deadline Passed 1/11/2019. Deadline for 2020 Unknown. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is actively soliciting applications from state, territorial, local, and tribal public health organizations to develop and complete pilot projects surrounding emerging climate and respiratory health issues with a focus on the applied epidemiology, surveillance, and/or informatics implications. They will award up to $10,000 per pilot project for approximately three projects.
health, climate change, respiratory health, epidemiology, public health up to $10,000 per request National Link
Statewide Wood Energy Teams Grants FS, DOA
The U.S. Forest Service is providing leadership and funding on behalf of a USDA multiagency Wood to Energy Initiative by offering this Request for Proposals to support collaborative statewide wood energy teams that advance the installation of commercially viable wood energy systems in the public and private sectors that use woody biomass generated from National Forest System lands and other land ownerships. Public-private statewide teams are invited to seek funding to support the development of geographic and/or sector-based clusters of wood energy projects. Activities may include, but are not limited to, a) workshops and assistance that provide technical, financial, and environmental information; b) preliminary engineering assessments; and c) community outreach needed to support development of wood energy projects in the public and private sectors. Only proposals for work planned in States that have National Forest System lands will be considered.
Renewable energy, Development Varies Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska, Midwest Link
Strategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) USDA
Deadline unknown for 2017. 2016 deadline passed on June 30, 2016. To advance projects which support long-term community and economic growth strategies that reflect both multi-jurisdictional stakeholder collaboration and capitalize upon the unique strengths of the rural area. Through this provision, USDA Rural Development is empowered to work further with rural communities to align resources with long-range and multi-jurisdictional challenges and needs by leveraging federal, state, local, or private funding. Applicants to any of several existing Rural Development programs whose projects support the implementation of multi-jurisdictional strategic economic and community development plans may apply for priority consideration through SECD. Consideration will be based on: (1) How well the project supports a multijurisdictional plan and (2) How well the plan addresses collaboration, regionalism, and investments from other federal and philanthropic agencies. Interested participants are encouraged to have their plans reviewed by their State's staff early in the process for feedback and possible modification prior to submitting with the formal application.
Rural Development see website National Link
Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program DOE
The Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) Program is part of the DOE Office of Indian Energy effort to assist in the development of tribal renewable energy projects. Through START, Tribes in the 48 contiguous states and Alaska can apply for and are selected to receive technical assistance from DOE and national laboratory experts to move projects closer to implementation.
Renewable energy, Infrastructure technical assistance, not funds, are provided Northwest, Southwest, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, National, Alaska Link
Strengthening the Public's and/or K-12 Students' Environmental Literacy for Community Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Environmental Changes
The goal of this Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) is to strengthen the public's and/or K-12 students environmental literacy to enable informed decision-making necessary for community resilience to extreme weather events and environmental changes. Many U.S. communities face significant environmental changes, natural disasters, or economic disruptions (U.S Department of Commerce FY2014-FY2018 Strategic Plan). Projected future environmental changes include increased global temperatures, more frequent heat waves, rising sea levels, increased frequency of extreme precipitation events, acidification of the ocean, modifications of growing seasons, changes in storm frequency and intensity, alterations in species ranges and migration patterns, earlier snowmelt, increased drought, and altered river flow volumes (NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan, 2010; The Third National Climate Assessment, 2014). Communities must increase their resilience now and build a long-term foundation for resilience in the future. Projects should build the environmental literacy necessary for community resilience by focusing on geographic awareness and an understanding of Earth systems and the threats and vulnerabilities that are associated with a community's location.
Education $250,000-500,000 National, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, Alaska Link


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