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Boots selects Ilke Homes to deliver 622 modular homes in Nottingham
Andreea Dulgheru | 14:50 Tuesday 20th July 2021 | 0
Ilke Homes has been selected by Boots UK to deliver a major modular housing scheme in Beeston, Nottingham.
The deal, brokered by Blackstar Advisory, will unlock a 43-acre housing site — subject to reserved matters planning consent — that sits in close proximity to Boots' UK headquarters.
This is the first time Boots UK has released any part of its Nottingham site holdings for housing.
Acting as a full turnkey developer, Ilke Homes will manage the entire development process — from securing the land deal and obtaining gaining planning permission through to developing the site and delivering the homes.
The proposed scheme, which will be the largest to be delivered by Ilke Homes since the company's launch three years ago, aims to deliver 505 houses and 117 apartments, manufactured along production lines at Ilke Homes' factory in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
The developer will work with architect, HTA Design, to curate a model village development that focuses on creating a connection between people and place.
By using precision-engineering techniques and digital design, all 505 homes will have an EPC rating of at least a 'B', making them more energy efficient, with the homes expected to run on as little as £1 a day.
A reserved matters planning application will be submitted imminently.
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Tom Heathcote, executive director of development at Ilke Homes, said: "This site represents a truly special opportunity to create a unique and sustainable housing development within the established Nottingham conurbations.
"The site is steeped in rich heritage and has been a central part of Boots' success story over the last few decades, so we are incredibly excited for the opportunity to work alongside Boots, HTA Design, and the local stakeholders at both Broxtowe Borough and Nottingham City Councils to truly transform this redundant industrial space into a well-designed new community and provide better homes in a better way."
Mark Chivers, director of estates at Boots UK, commented: "We are delighted to partner with Ilke Homes to develop this site to provide high quality, affordable and energy-efficient housing for people in the local area.
"Because of the historical significance of this site and everything it represents in terms of our company heritage, it was vital that we found the right partner.
"I am pleased that the site will be put to good use and look forward to seeing a thriving community emerge there in the coming years."
Tim Garratt, CEO at Blackstar Advisory, added: "This is probably one of the most important and strategically significant residential land deals in a generation for Nottingham.
"It was clear from the outset of the project that the client wanted something away from the ordinary — not an estate of little boxes.
"We worked very hard with Ilke Homes and its architects to get a solution which satisfies the positive legacy we wanted."
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Here is another recipe for watching the Kentucky Derby this weekend. I've had this on my list of things to make for a while. I am so glad that I finally got around to making it. It was great! It was also really quick and easy! This would be great for tailgating, girls night or the beach. This makes a lot of dip, so we decided to put some on our burgers last week. YUM! SO good!
Combine Cheddar cheese, cream cheese and dips mix in medium bowl. Gradually stir in beer until mixture reaches desired consistency. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve with crackers, pretzels or veggies.
I love this dip, I make it for tailgating every year! I like to dip pretzels in it, but putting it on burgers sounds delicious!
I don't like beer any suggestions for a substitution?


The Jordanian Women's Union (JWU), headquartered in Amman, is a non-governmental, democratically elected organization that is committed to improving the status of women. It is one of the most prominent and influential women's organizations in the Arab world and has established strong networks with women's movements, both nationally and internationally.The JWU was established in 1945. In 1957, martial law was declared in Jordan and all non-governmental organizations were dissolved. Thus, the JWU was forced to disband. In 1974, the organization re-emerged as the Women's Union of Jordan and continued its activities until 1981 when, once again, it was compelled to discontinue its operations. With the democratization of Jordan's parliament in 1990, the Women's Union of Jordan again resumed operation. In 1994, it adopted its present name, the Jordanian Women's Union.


Imagine being right next to a master remixer while he shows you how he creates his killer tracks! No need to imagine. You'll be right there in the producer's seat beside Olav Basoski as you watch this tutorial!
14. Adding a Bass and Mixing It.
Having remixed just about everyone, from Armin van Buuren to Moby, Olav Basoski is the virtual wikipedia of remixing: This guy knows it all!
Preparing a song for the dance floor is not an easy task. Trying to remix one of your own tunes is even harder. Luckily with Ableton Live in the able hands of Olav Basoski, DAW meets the master remixer creating the perfect remixing storm!
Experiencing the way that Olav Basoski guides you thru the process of remixing is a truly amazing trip. You're sitting by his side, absorbing every word as he explains how he approaches a remix... how he selects the perfect elements from the original song and builds brand new beats! You are right there as he constructs that perfect groove, and creates the new arrangement one step at a time.
In this one-of-a-kind tutorial you'll see how an audio master like Olav pushes himself ever harder to extract more impact from those micro musical moments where it really counts. You'll also see how he has an acute eye and ear for every nuance, every step along the way. Olav even shows you all his favorite third party plugins and, best of all, he explais why and how he likes to use them.
This Ableton Live tutorial is revolutionary because it's an exclusive, inside look into the way a true experienced pro does his everyday work. What really puts Remixing in Live over the top is the way that Olav gives you a front row seat as he shows you the inner workings ...the real arcana ... of why he does what he does throughout the whole song construction journey!
So sit down and learn the art of Remixing in Ableton Live with one of our top trainers: Olav Basoski!
Adding a Bass and Mixing It.
Section 9: Section 9: The Remix!
Great tutorial. Olav builds a song (remix of his own) from beginning to end. I enjoy his creation process, but he uses some 3rd party plugins that I didn't have, although I was able to get the demos. He also gives lots of tips and tricks to help you out in your own creation process.
I have a few of Olavs tutorials,and although I have only viewed this one only once,its another excellent one. The overall tutorial was very good As I mentioned in my other reviews,I can take away some of the tips and techniques in this Remixing tutorial and apply some of those. Although I don't remix, as a rule,I have some old bit of tracks,I would like to revive,so this video,has given me lots of ideas. Olav does a great job in remixing this track of his,lots of detail,and great explanations throughout. A definite recommendation for all those with tracks that need the kiss of life.
Olav, thnx a lot for Remixing in Live! Lots of tips and tricks: form and structure, reverb builds up, transition, using envelopes and groups, and more ... wow! I feel really inspired. Don't have to say I'm gonna watch this again to better understand the philosophy of the art of remixing.
I must say I am a bit dissapointed with this tutorial. For me it was hard because he did things his own way, and I was not able to follow along. A lot of us don't have an easy remix pack like he does, and we have to chop things up, and add eq to tracks just to prepare the to be remix. I think this could have been a lot better.
If you're into music production you need this tutorial.i've gain tons of about making my tracks exciting and dynamic.
Very exciting and inspiring video. Well laid out and unintimidating!
Olav delivers the goods once again. As with his other Live and Logic tutorials, this is top quality video's with lots of tips n' tricks. Olav is also a witty guy, so his video's are always fun to watch. Highly recommended.


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Q: Updating Access from Excel We are updating Access from Excel using linked tables and am having trouble with specific fields that are conditional. The files are linked using a unique field and it updates an existing record if found or adds a new one if not found. In most cases, it is a field to field match from Excel to Access and works as expected, but we have a number of fields that are conditional. We've tried a number of different options and cannot get it to work.
Scenario 1: Access has two email fields, say Email1 and Email2. Excel has one email field and a mailing list field. If the mailing list field is Yes then the email address goes to email1, if it is no then the email address goes to email2.
Scenario 2: Access has four Y/N checkboxes, which display True or False in the data, call these fields A, B, C and D.  Excel has a single field with four possible entries "selection 1", "selection 2", "selection 3" and "Selection 4". If Excel is "selection 1" then A is true and B, C, D are false; if Excel is "selection 2" then B is true and A, C and D are false.
A snippet of the working code:
UPDATE AccessDB RIGHT JOIN [ExcelTbl]
ON [AccessDB].[MemberID] = [ExcelTbl].[MemberID]
SET [AccessDB].[MemberID] = [ExcelTbl].[MemberID],
[AccessDB].[First Name] = [ExcelTbl].[First Name],
[AccessDB].[Mid Initial] = [ExcelTbl].[Middle Initial],
[AccessDB].[Last Name] = [ExcelTbl].[Last Name],

When working on the scenarios above, we have tried If, Iif, Case and several other options and cannot get this to work. Any help is appreciated.

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The objective of the basement conversion project was to increase the height of the basement from 1.8 m to 2.4 m. It was in order to convert a current fireplace shop with a disused basement underneath into an Orthodontics surgery. The approximate area of the basement was 71 sqm.
The client was also asking for openings on the ground floor to allow for a light well and two staircases into the basement. After doing some inspections and discussions we finally started the project, and ultimately delivered a calculation report and detail drawings for the underpinning the existing retaining wall, raft foundation and steel framing layout for some openings on the ground floor. All to meet the current building regulation and code of practices.


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Suh Doesn't Care If People Think He's A Dirty Player, Won't Apologize
Glenn Erby
Ndamukong Suh is absolute destruction on the move when chasing a quarterback.
Suh has not been that big a game changer between the tackles this season, but get him chasing after your quarterback, and it's going to end badly.
Suh has a serious affliction with Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and last night brought the hurt to him again.
Suh spoke to the Chicago Sun Times after the ball game last night, and labeled the play a "football play."
He also let it be known,"he doesn't care if people think he's a dirty player."
"People are always going to have their opinions," Suh said. "It's not going to hurt my feelings."
"There were no harsh words between us," said Suh, who was fined $15,000 for a hit on Cutler in 2010. "I wanted to make sure he was good. I'm never a person to injure anybody and take anybody out of the game.
"That's why I checked on him when he was there on the ground. I asked one of his people if he was OK. He got up, ran by me, hit me in my stomach and told me he was fine. And later on, I checked on him again."
Suh is Suh in my opinion.
I think if he did more on the interior line and made more plays, he wouldn't get such a bad rap.
It seems now though that the only time Suh is making a play is when's he roughing a quarterback up.
In this article:chicago bears, Jay Cutler, Ndamukong Suh

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We purchased a new TV a few weeks ago, and I thought I would pass on some of what we learned along the route to trying to find an energy efficient TV that was also a step up in picture size and quality. The TV we replaced is a 10 year old Toshiba 34 inch CRT style TV. While the TV was showing some signs of age, it was still serviceable, and we did find a good home for it over the FreeCycle Program. After quite a bit of thought and looking, we replaced it with a 46 inch Sharp LC-46LE700UN. The material below says how we got there and gives some (hopefully) helpful resources if you are searching for a new TV.
TV's vary a lot in power use, and most people watch them enough that they are a major user of power in the home, so shopping for a low energy use TV can save a lot of energy and carbon over the life of the TV.
Its not that easy to get actual power use numbers for TV's, but if you use some of the resources listed below, you can easily find a TV that uses (roughly) half as much power as its next door neighbor on the store shelf, and has just as good (or better) a picture. You will likely have to pay a bit more for it, but the energy savings over the life of the TV will pay you back, and you can save a lot of carbon emissions.
Energy Star labels are not very helpful in their current form.
Have a screen size around 45 inches for our room size and viewing distance.
One objective we have is that any new item that comes into the house has to use less power than the item it replaced -- preferably a lot less. We also try hard to get close to the lowest power use designs available without spending the price through the roof. This is part of our long range plan to get down to zero net electricity with the modest size PV array that we have. Basically, our use was about 1000 KWH a month a couple years ago and we cut this down to 500 KWH a month via conservation and efficiency measures that are part of our Half Program. We then added a 2150 watt PV array that we expect to cut our net usage by about 250 KWH a month. So, to eventually get down to net zero electricity use, we have to cut our monthly consumption by another 250 KWH through further conservation and efficiency improvements.
Our old set used 148 watts in steady use as measured by a KillAWatt meter. So, the objective was to get a somewhat larger screen set that did HD and used substantially less power. This seems like a fairly tall order in that larger screen sets generally use more power and we wanted to increase screen size, but it turns out to be very doable due to improvements in TV energy efficiency and to recent developments in LCD backlighting.
It is not that easy to find good energy use data for TV's. Even the models that are efficient tend to be rather vague about how much less power they use. Statements like "uses 30% less power" are tacked on some models, but 30% less than what?
Energy Star provides labels on some sets that meet their current criteria for low power consumption -- generally the label means that the set might use at least 20% or 30% less than an average model in its size class (or something like that -- varies with the appliance and time).
1) they are awarded by screen size class, so a large screen set with an Energy Star label uses a lot more power than a smaller screen set with the label. I really want to know how much power a set actually uses, not that it uses somewhat less power than the other energy hogs in its size class.
To me this use of screen size classes is a flawed idea -- It would be kind of like giving a Hummer an Energy Star label because it has the best fuel economy of the Ultra Pig class. It hides the basic truth that larger screen TV's use more power.
2) the Energy Star label requirements can be very flaky. Up until recently TV sets were only rated on how much power they used when they were turned off!
3) I guess the Energy Star folks think we are too dumb to know what a watt is, and are trying to get to something that is easier to understand, but to me the label just hides important information.
Oddly, the Energy Star yellow labels that are required for all clothes washers and refrigerators provide all the information you need on a simple and easy to use label -- no idea why we can't get this on TV's, which can actually use more power than a fridge.
This listing does give power use under various conditions and estimated annual use.
If you are spreadsheet savvy, you can download the file and sort it by power use, or whatever you like.
Consumer Reports magazine (or the website) gives some useful info on TVs.
Unfortunately they just give you a poor -> good rating scale on energy use without giving specific numbers. And, they don't provide any information on how they go about determining the energy use rating.
I found the CNET reviews the be the most helpful resource for information on how the sets perform visually, and on their energy use.
They have a good review process that includes energy use numbers for various viewing modes.
At one point when we were getting a bit frustrated with trying to find actual power use numbers for some sets we were interesting in, we actually brought along a KillAWatt to the store to measure power use. The store people were very cooperative in this -- no push-back at all.
The down side of doing it this way is that many sets have a "store mode" that that the set can be put on that is intended to provide a very bright picture for in store comparisons of picture quality. This "store mode" uses more power, and can be a bit misleading.
As it turned out, for LCD sets the big recent development that does make a significant difference in power consumption is the LED backlight. The sets with LED backlights use substantially less power than sets with the still more common fluorescent backlights.
At this time, you do pay a cost premium for the LED backlighting. In our case, the LED backlit models were about $200 more than similar performance models with fluorescent backlights. But, we believe (based on actual power measurements) that over the life of the set and with our viewing habits, the power saving at current utility rates would pay back the extra with a bit of interest, and the carbon emissions saving over the life of the set is significant.
LED backlit sets also have a much longer life -- long enough so that its unlikely you will ever have to replace a backlight.
While LED backlit sets as a class have lower power consumption, there is still a significant difference in power use between the various LED backlit models. So, it still pays to look into actual power use of the sets you are considering even if they are all LED backlit.
The set we got has a feature that adjusts the backlight intensity to the room light level. That is, it turns the backlight down when room lighting is lower. I have found that this saves a significant amount of energy -- so, its probably worth looking for these kinds of features.
I figure our TV is on around 8 hours a day -- this seems like a lot, but I think its pretty close -- we each tend to want to watch different things and we have digital recorder -- both of these extend the time on.
Compared to the old set, this is a saving of 230 KWH a year, $26 per year, and 350 lbs of CO2 a year.
Its a bit hard to compare the savings for this TV to other new ones out there. But, its certainly safe to say that if you don't consider power usage when you do the selection you could easily end up with power consumption that is more than twice the numbers above -- its important to do your homework.
We are very very pleased with the new TV.
The picture is just outstanding -- my untrained eye just cannot find any flaws.
My feeling is that some of the places that do TV reviews (including my favorite CNET) obsess over tiny picture quality details that most people will never notice. I think that they don't feel they are earning their paycheck as reviewers if they can't find some flaws in the picture to comment on.
The power consumption is actually lower than anticipated.
The set has this very neat feature that you can enable that adjusts the back light level depending on room light. So, in a bright room with sun streaming in the windows, the power consumption is 83 watts, but as the room gets dimmer because you lower some shades or at night, the power consumption drops all the way down to 51 watts! So, under night viewing conditions, the new 46 inch set uses only about 1/3rd the power that our old 34 inch set used -- nice.
The power use when the set is off is lower than my KillAWatt goes. The CNET labs report says 0.07 watt in standby/sleep mode -- also nice.
The only negative in the whole picture is the amount of work we had to put into finding a set that had very low power consumption and good performance -- its just seems like this should be easier. In particular, it seems like the Energy Star program could be a lot more helpful than it is now. Why can't we have the same kind of label that clothes washing machines and refrigerators have on all devices that use a significant amount of electricity (or any kind of energy)?
While tracking solar electric (PV) collectors are common, there are not many tracking solar water heating collectors. Here is a nice, simple, inexpensive way to do a tracking water heating collector and gain about 30% on energy collected over a sunny day.
Hot tubs are terrible energy hogs. Here is how "Ants" in NZ did a solar heated hot tub with a wood burning water heater for backup -- and for not much money to boot!
This is a nice job on a heat exchanger made from a large coil of PEX pipe. This heat exchanger sits in the solar heat storage tank. Potable water flows through the PEX coil before going to the water heater and is pre-heated by the solar heated water.
This heat exchanger is a refined version of the one used on the $1K solar water heating system.
Cheese making has a very high energy demand in the form of heating water for pasteurizing the cheese.
Here is a simple solar water heating setup that heats the water with sun.
Some more ideas on saving electricity.
Using motion sensing switches to save power when no one is around to use it. Does a photon waste energy when no is around to see it? YES!
Using timers to eliminate phantom load power drains -- as in picture to right.
Outsmarting your power squandering kids with timers and motion switches -- a story from Doug.


Just when you think things don't make sense, take a step back–a long step back. In fact, you might as well go ahead and take another… and another. Take two or three more, until you are on the other side of the office. Back-pedal some more until you're in a different room. Keep going.
There. Now you're a little closer–a little closer to God's perspective on the matter. But to really get there, you'll have to take a few more steps… 458 sextillion (21 zeros) miles worth of steps, to be more exact. That will get you to the edge of the universe–God's territory.
Scripture recounts a time when Job fell victim to a grave mistake we all commit on a far more regular basis: he thought he knew something. He thought he knew why what was happening to him shouldn't be. And the Lord promptly put him in his place. With thick sarcasm, the Lord proclaimed "Surely you know!" how the world was created (Job 38:5).
In cases of discerning God's will, it's best to approach the topic humbly–especially the whole "Why is this happening to me?" area Job struggled with. Most times, we haven't a clue of all the variables that go into why bad things happen to good people, or vise versa. Blaming God is the last thing we should do–especially for Americans. We're already blessed beyond measure.
When you're faced with hard situations, which you inevitably will be, remember it is probably more complex that you can possibly comprehend. Move a few paces back and remind yourself that your perspective isn't the only one and might not be the right one. Admit that you are fallible and God is not. Proclaim that His ways are higher than yours (Is. 55:9), that His foolishness is greater than your wisdom (1 Cor. 1:25) and that "all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose" (Rom. 8:28).
that scripture in 33 also proves that God still speaks in dreams. i just think of the times when i am so distraught trying to figure something out and i fall asleep and wake up feeling better that God actually puts me to sleep so He can get at the problem...to get me out of the way.


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French press review 3 December 2014
Issued on: 03/12/2014 - 11:02 Modified: 03/12/2014 - 11:02
Text by: Michael Fitzpatrick
Hollande is accused of plotting to change the voting system to reduce damage to his party at the next election. French bosses' appetite grows with eating. The French parliament backs recognising Palestine.
You can accuse the conservative daily paper Le Figaro of many things but inconsistency is not one of them.
Le Figaro will never let a chance pass to say something unkind about the ruling Socialists, even if it's not exactly news. This morning's main headline is a good example: "The left would be flattened in a snap election," we read, not because there's any likelihood of a parliamentary election but because Le Figaro commissioned an opinion poll which shows that, if there was to be an election next Sunday, the combined forces of the right would win as many as 505 of the 577 seats, leaving the Socialists and the far-right Front National (FN) to pick up the crumbs.
There is one important point to be drawn from the Figaro poll. Under the current voting system, where you choose one candidate from the list, the Front National would win between 14 and 24 seats. But if proportional representation was to be introduced, where you could vote for several candidates in order of preference, then the FN could win as many as 158 seats, leaving no mainstream party with a workable majority.
Le Figaro's editorial explains why they're interested in the results. The right-wing paper fears that some of President François Hollande's closest advisors have been suggesting a Machiavellian strategy to get out of the current political dead end: under this cunning plan, Hollande would call for a referendum, reducing the number of deputies and introducing proportional representation. That would have the advantage of making the left-wing defeat look less like a rout. The president would then choose a UMP figure as his prime minister and a sort of government of national unity would struggle to find common ground between the currently divided Socialists and their equally divided conservative opponents, with the hugely strengthened FN snapping at everyone's heels.
It would be a terrible mistake, warns Le Figaro, saying it would set France back to the bad old days of the Fourth Republic, days of petty political posturing, self-interest and compromise. It would be an explosive cocktail in a nation with 3.5 million unemployed. With the added disadvantage of boosting the far right and adding weight to FN leader Marine Le Pen's claim to the presidency.
The bosses are bastards, says the front page of left-leaning Libération. Not in so many words but that's the message. Despite a government that has bent over backwards to give them everything they have demanded and more, the ungrateful gits have been out in the streets protesting that they don't get enough.
Libé analyses the background to the claims by the employers and finds that they have, in reality, been given more than they were asking for two years ago.
Tax on capital gains is now lower than it was under the (right-wing) Sarkozy government, businesses have seen their tax bill reduced by 20 billion euros and there's as much again to come over the next three years; the law which was supposed to put manners on the big banks is, says Libé, a damp squib which has let François Hollande's "real enemy," as he described the financial institutions during his election campaign, off the hook.
And the list continues, no cap on the salaries paid to top executives, no ecotax, no real widening of employment legislation . . . for Libération, the bosses have done very well under the Socialist administration and should be back at work creating more jobs and more wealth instead of clogging up the nation's streets with stupid protest marches.
Both Catholic La Croix and communist L'Humanité give the front-page honours to
yesterday's decision by the French parliament to call on the government to recognise Palestine as a state. The wording alone gives a hint of how symbolic this gesture is but the Israeli ambassador to Paris has already condemned the vote, saying it sends the wrong message to the Middle Eastern region and will not advance the cause of peace.
The whole exercise has been overshadowed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to eliminate the centrists in his governing coalition. Elections are likely to be necessary, less than two years after the last polls, with Netanyahu counting on the current siege mentality in Israel to bring him back to power with an increased hard-right majority.
Against that background, symbolic votes in Europe seem less than insignificant.
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A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress
The Story of Jeannette Rankin
Author: Gretchen Woelfle
Illustrated by: Rebecca Gibbon
Categories: Children's Books, Children's Middle Grade Books, Children's Picture Books
Published by Calkins Creek (2023-02-07)
For take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, this is the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first US congresswoman.
Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters—Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things.
But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed to protect children. Jeannette became an activist and led the charge, campaigning for women's right to vote. And when her home state, Montana, gave women that right, Jeannette ran for Congress and became America's first congressWOMAN!
Price: 18.99 USD / 24.99 CAD
Imprint: Calkins Creek
Trim Size: 11 x 9
Grades: Grades 2-5
Ages: 7-10 years
★ "This lively biography showcases one tireless activist, Jeannette Rankin from Montana, who became the first U.S. congresswoman in 1916 and whose fight for all women to have the right to vote was key in ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Rankin's story is made relatable to young readers through Woelfle's focus on how 'take-charge' she was, starting as a child...The section on Rankin's campaign for Congress, in which she crisscrossed 6,000 miles of Montana by train and horse, is riveting. The illustrations, done in colored pencils and acrylic inks, jauntily convey period detail." —Booklist, starred review
"Woelfle wisely begins the narrative in Rankin's youth, then leads into her suffragist activism and her political career...The text as a whole grounds Rankin's ambitions in her determination to advocate for children, and such framing will likely make the book more accessible to young readers, as will the energetic illustrations. Gibbon's acrylic ink and colored pencil pictures have a homespun, folk-art quality to them, offering readers depictions of Rankin's early life...A yes vote for this title's inclusion on children's bookshelves." —Kirkus Reviews
"'Take-charge girl' Jeanette Rankin…inspires in this lively, quote-filled picture book about her journey to become the first U.S. congresswoman. Woefle narrates with a conversational tone that makes Rankin feel accessible… [and] Rankin exudes confidence in quaint acrylic ink and colored pencil artwork." —Publishers Weekly
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CCAS advising overhaul will give students consistency in advising services: experts
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Nicole Cennamo, the SA's former vice president for academic affairs, said expanding the one-on-one advising model will build stronger connections between students and advisers.
By Alec Rich Aug 25, 2019 11:26 PM
The change to a personal adviser system in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences may lead to stronger student-adviser relationships, students and experts said.
Officials announced in an email last week to CCAS students that all freshmen, sophomores and undeclared juniors in the school will be assigned a personal academic adviser in a restructuring of the "POD" system, which allowed students to meet with several different advisers based on the first letter of their last name. Officials said they hope the change will increase the number of students who use advising services.
Students were previously assigned to a group of advisers and could choose to make appointments with a single preferred adviser, but students said they felt the system was impersonal. After efforts by Student Association leaders to address advising concerns, CCAS officials piloted a one-on-one advising program last semester for first- and second-year students in POD 3.
Gilda Mossadegh, the director of academic advising for CCAS, said surveys sent out last semester to POD 3 students who used their assigned adviser revealed that about 70 percent of students preferred the individual adviser model. She said about half of those students said the "increased proactive outreach" from an assigned adviser "improved their advising experience" because of the personal connections they made.
"We want students to have the opportunity to build a personal connection with their adviser throughout their academic career at GW," Mossadegh said in an email. "This was a driving force in us expanding the pilot to all advising PODs."
Mossadegh said that under the new system, each adviser will be assigned 250 freshmen, sophomores and undeclared juniors based on prior contact or at random if students have not previously visited advising. She did not specify whether POD 3 students will keep the adviser they were assigned under the pilot program but added that all students can still visit their former POD advisers through appointments, office hours and email.
More than 10 students said the individual adviser system will allow them to maintain a consistent relationship with an adviser who can stay up-to-date with their academic needs.
Nicole Cennamo, a junior majoring in political science and the SA's former vice president for academic affairs, said keeping the framework of the POD system in place while assigning students advisers is the "best of both worlds" because students will have access to other advisers if their assigned one is busy.
"Since students are assigned someone individually, they do feel they have a more personalized connection and they feel like there's someone there who definitely knows who they are," she said. "At the same time, though, appointment availability is a big thing, so being able to meet anyone from the POD can also help if you have a really quick question."
Gabrielle Rhoads, a sophomore majoring in photojournalism in the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, said balancing her Corcoran and CCAS requirements with those of the Women's Leadership Program "led to a lot of confusion" with advisers last year. She found herself re-explaining her situation to a new POD adviser at each advising appointment she made, Rhoads said.
She said the assigned adviser system should help to better address student concerns since advisers will become "familiar with their students' situations and be able to help them more when unusual expectations are set on them."
"I feel like the only reason my course load my freshman year was as heavy as it was is because of a lack of invested understanding and willingness to work with my issue," she said, referring to the previous advising system.
The change brings CCAS in line with all 12 of the colleges of arts and sciences at GW's peer schools, which all assign incoming students a personal academic adviser to guide them through any academic issues.
Advising experts said the assigned adviser system allows advisers to get more academically involved with students and better understand what services they need from advising.
Dominic Castillejo, a senior academic adviser at the University of Miami, said having an assigned adviser can help to create a "timeline" of a student's college experience and eliminate the need that arises when a student changes advisers often to re-explain ongoing or systemic issues.
He said that over time, this student-adviser relationship can also help the adviser develop their ties with students and become more successful in their role.
"Knowing that I am the only general adviser assigned to my advisees, I think helps me want to create that strong relationship, just because I know that I'm going to be working with these students for pretty much their entire college careers," he said.
Kelly Johnson, an academic counselor at the University of Rochester, said assigned advisers can also help play a mentorship role in students' personal development along with guiding them through academics.
"It's helpful when you have a smaller cohort of students that you're assigned to because you can get to know them more and meet with them more often or as needed, which can be helpful for the adviser as well," Johnson said.
Jared Gans contributed reporting.
This article appeared in the August 26, 2019 issue of the Hatchet.


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Turkish police break up Istanbul May Day protests / VIDEO
Turkish riot police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds gathering for an outlawed May Day rally in central Istanbul on Thursday, witnesses said.
Also labor groups who had vowed to march to the Taksim Square in Istanbul on May Day announced they are abandoning their action.
The Confederation of Revolutionary Labor Unions (DISK) and the Confederation of Public Sector Unions (KESK) announced they will halt their bid to march to Taksim Square as they fear workers will be butchered by security forces.
Thousands of police were stationed across the city centre to block access to the main Taksim Square, where three major trade union confederations have pledged to mobilise up to 500,000 people in defiance of an official ban.
May Day demonstrations in Istanbul have been marked by clashes between police and protesters in the past and authorities said they would use force to prevent the rally happening in the centre of the city.
Officials have cited intelligence reports that radical groups planned to stage violent protests during the rally. Militant leftists and PKK militants frequently clash with police at demonstrations.
Last year dozens were injured in violent street battles on the 30th anniversary of the deaths of 37 people who were shot by an unknown gunman or trampled to death in May Day demonstrations in Taksim Square in 1977.
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Cory Booker Endorses Biden, Despite Concerns About Mental Stability
Senator says former Vice President would restore honor to the Oval Office
Presidential candidate dropout Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president, ultimately contradicting his criticism of the frontrunner's record on racial issues and question about his mental health.
Booker, who dropped out of the Democrat presidential primary in January, said Biden would "restore honor to the Oval Office and tackle our most pressing challenges."
"The answer to hatred & division is to reignite our spirit of common purpose," Booker said.
"That's why I'm proud to endorse Joe," he concluded.
But like Kamala Harris, Booker was one of Biden's strongest critics, and frequently called him out for his past work with segregationist senators and his position on criminal justice reform.
Last year, Booker also laid doubt over Biden's mental state:
"Look, I've listened to Joe Biden over the years and often thought there were times he was going on or was meandering in his speech," Booker said, according to RealClearPolitics.
"There were a lot of moments where a number of us on stage were looking at each other, where [Biden] tends to go on sometimes," he added.
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"At one point he's talking about people in communities like mine listening to record players… Vinyl is hot right now, maybe he's cooler than I am, but there are definitely moments where you listen to Joe Biden and just wonder."
Booker also blasted Biden during the presidential debates in August last year, saying:
"There's a saying in my community: You're dipping into the Kool-Aid, and you don't even know the flavor."
Booker joins a swath of Democrat White House candidates who have endorsed Biden ahead of Tuesday's crucial primary contests in Michigan, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington.
According to a CNN poll, Biden is leading Bernie Sanders by double digits — 52 percent to 36 percent among Democrat voters — for the nomination.
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Robert Michael Marszalek
Robert Michael Marszalek Nov. 1, 1964 - Jan. 2, 2020
Robert Michael Marszalek, age 55, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love on Jan. 2, 2020 in South Bend, Indiana.
Private family Mass of Christian burial was held with burial in Saint Stanislaus Cemetery.
Root Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.
Robert was born Nov. 1, 1964, in Michigan City, to John R. and Sandra (Pawlicki) Marszalek.
Robert is survived by his loving and devoted parents; brother John T. (Yaneth) Marszalek of Scottsdale, Arizona; sister Melinda (Jim) Keenan of South Bend, Indiana; sister Jennifer (Matt) Baumgartner of Mishawaka, Indiana; nephew Matt (Sarah) Keenan of South Bend, Indiana; and nieces, Allison Keenan of Portage, Indiana and Marissa Keenan of South Bend, Indiana; godparents Jerry Cieciwa of Huntley, Illinois and Dolly Sheen of Peoria, Illinois and many loving and caring aunts, uncles and cousins across the country.
Robert loved his mom's spaghetti, being in the fresh air, easy listening music, relaxing in his favorite chair, giving hugs and his many friends at Logan Center and Walnut Street house.
Robert's family would like to offer their heartfelt thanks to the amazing staff at both Logan Center and the Walnut Street house for the beautiful care and compassion shown him over the years. They would also like to thank the staff at the Center for Hospice for making sure his last days were comfortable and peaceful.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Robert's memory may be made to the Logan Center Adult Day Services Program, 2505 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46615.


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The arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried and the future of cryptocurrency, what is the connection, understand here
FTX founder arrested in Bahamas
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Future currency ie cryptocurrency (Cryptocurrency)ever since FTX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange (FTX) Founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Sam Bankman-Fried) Has been arrested. New questions have arisen regarding both the value and future of this tech currency. Is there any answer to these questions? Understand here…
Sam Bankman-Fried is accused of financial fraud. This is one of the biggest such cases in America so far. A criminal case is also going on against him in this matter.
'Palace built on the foundation of deception'
US investigative agency officials accused the American entrepreneur and former billionaire of "building a castle on a foundation of deceit" ahead of his arrest in the Bahamas on Monday. Sam Bankman-Fried's arrest comes amid several shocking revelations, such as that Sam Bankman-Fried transferred billions of dollars to her private firm, Alameda Research, without informing her clients.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that a privileged access to hedge fund Alameda Research gave its owner Sam Bankman-Fried a "nearly unlimited line of credit" on the trading platform. It is believed that FTX chief engineer Nishad Singh brought about this change by tweaking the program and wrote to the founder, 'Be extra careful, lest you go bankrupt'
People's trust should not be shaken!
Due to this shocking revelation, people's mistrust about cryptocurrency can be further shaken. Experts believe that by making cryptocurrencies more developed, financial security should also be provided to investors. It is necessary to bring stability, only good approach will not work.
The arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried, who is running his business without accountability and ethics, has made people engaged in earning more money in less time aware of its dangers. There is a need to know the real value of cryptocurrency before investing in it. After this case, people's perception about cryptocurrency has definitely deteriorated.
The ever-increasing risk associated with cryptocurrencies
Liam Bourke, who teaches at the University of Virginia, wrote in the Wall Street Journal, "The bankruptcy and sale of FTX will force many to think again. There is no speculative gain in this. In this, the future is uncertain and there is no increase in the net worth of the holder.
The risk is also much higher in this as compared to traditional currency. Many cryptocurrencies have already fallen well below their face value. The risks associated with these are on the rise. The value of these currencies is continuously collapsing like a house of cards. Due to this, people's faith in cryptocurrency is continuously decreasing.
As US investigative agencies and courts complete investigations and hearings into violations of anti-money laundering laws and sanctions at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, the future for cryptocurrencies does not look bright.
Investors demand rules for crypto market
Investors and finance experts are demanding regulations regarding the crypto market, so that everything remains in front of the public, that is, accountability remains. However, the road ahead looks long and uncertain. Better regulation of agent-dealers, exchanges and lending regarding crypto markets is expected to restore people's confidence.
However, many believe that the FTX episode is the final nail in the coffin for the demise of cryptocurrencies. These days their prices are at their lowest level. In the first half of this year, bitcoin and ethereum recorded a decline of more than 50 percent from their all-time highs at the end of 2021.
After this there has been some improvement, but its situation can be improved by making rules and implementing them.
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Dr Sarah Larney
Epidemiology of injecting drug use and related harms; treatment for opioid dependence; hepatitis C among people who inject drugs
Dr Sarah Larney is an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal and adjunct Senior Lecturer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on injecting drug use and related problems - including problems that arise from injecting (e.g. HIV and hepatitis infections; bacterial infections; injecting injuries), and problems arising from the types of drugs injected (opioid use...view more
Dr Sarah Larney is an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal and adjunct Senior Lecturer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on injecting drug use and related problems - including problems that arise from injecting (e.g. HIV and hepatitis infections; bacterial infections; injecting injuries), and problems arising from the types of drugs injected (opioid use disorder and its treatment; methamphetamine-related health problems). She works to generate high-quality epidemiological data on injecting drug use and related problems in Australia and internationally, and to use these data to a) improve the safety, efficiency and targeting of current responses to injecting drug use, and b) to develop new responses to neglected harms (e.g. skin infections) of injecting drug use.
My Research Activities
Current work includes:
Global systematic reviews to estimate the prevalence of injecting drug use, HIV and viral hepatitis among people who inject drugs, and coverage of HIV prevention interventions for this population (funded by WHO, UNAIDS, UNODC, Open Society Foundations, and Global Fund)
A feasibility and acceptability study of take-home naloxone for people leaving custody in NSW (funded by Indivior)
Data linkage studies examining outcomes of opioid substitution therapy
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
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PhD opportunities are available for people with experience in analysing linked administrative data. This can be methods-focused (with primary supervision from a biostatistician and content supervision from myself) or content-focused (health service use of people with opioid use disorders; hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs). We are particularly interested in applying machine learning methods to linked data.
I am also interested in supervising studies of the epidemiology of injecting drug use, opioid use, and/or methamphetamine use, including population estimation, geospatial mapping and trends over time
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Sebastián Gastaldi, torch bearer in Buenos Aires 2018 from Bariloche, represented Argentina in Alpine Skiing at PyeongChang 2018.
Chongli, home to Beijing 2022's Zhangjiakou competition zone, saw its first snow this autumn on 29 September 2018. It came 10 days earlier than in 2017 and sent Chongli residents outside to take and share beautiful photos of snow and autumn foliage.


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Well, we're about a week into "summer," though we've had hot weather for a long time now. Despite the heat, there will be little air conditioning on today's trip. So, if you're not going out in the early morning or the very late afternoon, bring along sunscreen, mosquito repellent and liquids for hydration. When Robert Mills described the village of Newberry in his 1826 Atlas, he said that Newberry was situated in the declivity (downward slope) of a hill. As Newberry grew, it overtook the rest of the hill and several more hills surrounding the original. The crest of the original hill is just a little bit past Boundary Street. The Caldwell-Wright House (originally on the site of the Zach Wright House) is just about on top of the hill, so anything past that point could be considered the other "declivity." The oldest section of that side of the hill is the Village Cemetery – our destination for this trip. Begin your tour on the Square in historic downtown Newberry.
Head south on Caldwell Street. On the east side of Caldwell Street is Central United Methodist Church. Designed by a Tennessee architect named Hunt in 1900, much of the interior decoration was the work of C. C. Davis. A Romanesque style building, Central Methodist is constructed of brick and granite and has beautiful stained glass windows. On the southwest corner of Boundary Street is First Baptist Church. Founded in 1831, it is the oldest congregation downtown. The present Roman style temple-front building was constructed in 1907. One thing that the oldest churches in town have in common is that they do not have churchyard burying grounds adjacent to them. That's where the Village Cemetery comes into the picture. It was a public burying ground serving the community and the local churches. Turn left on Coate's Street. An old African-American Church once stood on the corner. It is no longer standing, but several broken monuments to J. J. Whitener, his wife Ogeechee and some of their children survived from its cemetery (which was just below the Village Cemetery). A new marker now commemorates the site of their graves.
On the left is the old Village Cemetery. Begun on one acre of land in 1809, by 1846 it had grown to about five acres. Though few markers remain (the originals were mostly wood) the cemetery was filled by the time Rosemont Cemetery was established in 1863. Pull over and park in the shade of the tree, if you can. In 2011, part of the old cemetery was fenced to protect the remaining monuments and prevent damage to the site from its use as a parking lot for the ball field across the street. Though the lower part of the cemetery (near the turn in Coate's Street) has a granite ridge which made early burials nearly impossible, it is known that the cemetery extended beyond the range of the present fence. Please remember these unmarked graves with respect. Walk up Coate's Street to the historical marker and enter the cemetery from that side.
Take care as you walk through the cemetery (any cemetery for that matter) both for your own safety and for that of the broken stones. Remember, also, this is a burying ground and commands a certain amount of respect and reverence. Do not climb on stones. They may look solid, but it doesn't take much for accidents to occur. Despite the dilapidated condition, the opportunity arises to study how a tombstone is put together. A single stone monument standing upright is called a stele (or stela – it's a good crossword puzzle clue). Originally these were placed at the head of the grave without any support underneath. Thus older stelae sink over time and are often leaning at odd angles. About 1840, bases were attached to the slabs to make them more stable. A wide stone base, or foundation, is attached to the stele by means of bronze or iron pins. Where stones are broken, these pins or the holes that held them are sometimes visible.
Another early monument type common in this cemetery is called an altar or table tomb. Because of our access to local granite, many of the ones in Newberry are constructed of large blocks or even a single block of stone. Unlike television's zombie movies, removing the top slab will not reveal a corpse or other remains – these are monuments on top of a burial site. There are enough damaged examples to learn from without vandalizing any more. The Village Cemetery also shows early examples of family plots. The ones here are outlined with brick, granite and iron.
At the entrance to the cemetery is a new monument commemorating those early Newberrians who are buried here but have no markers. Straight ahead is a child's grave (H. B. Smith who died in 1857). This monument is constructed of a single granite block with a marble slab on top. The iconography on the stone shows a Weeping Willow with an obelisk – a symbol which illustrates that death is natural. Nearby is an adult-sized version made of several granite blocks and a marble slab. According to the signature at the base of the inscription, John H. Carter's tombstone was made by Boyce and Sprawl of Columbia. Many of the enclosures, especially the brick ones, were built to surround family plots after burial in Rosemont (established in 1863) became more common. Near the northeast corner of the cemetery is the Blease plot which retains part of its wall. The big brick enclosure (which was stabilized a few years ago by re-pointing some of the deteriorated areas) surrounds two marble altar tombs belonging to the Tillery family. Often solid enclosures were placed around graves when the immediate family died off or moved away.
(At the time of this writing, a tree limb was down near the Kinard plot. No damage was done by the limb.) The Kinard monument commemorates several members of the family, including General H. H. Kinard (1806-1869) and Captain John M. Kinard (1833-1864) who was killed at the Battle of Strasburg in Virginia. Nearby is the Ruff Family plot. Its iron gate and granite gateposts are intact, but the brick wall is only survived by its granite capstone. Dr. P. B. Ruff (1801-1890) was a member of the board of directors for the cemetery and was the last recorded burial in the cemetery. The McMorries-Johnston plot has its gateposts and the foundation of brick walls. Notice that the older alter tombs lack a granite foundation which makes them more susceptible to settling and falling apart. There is a fallen stone to William McMorries Brown (died 1855). The stone is signed by C. Smallwood of Newberry. It is decorated by a descending dove – a representation of the Holy Spirit. Just to the east is a monument to Benjamin Saxon (1819-1842). Though he was born in Alabama, he died in Newberry C. H. S. C. (Newberry Court House).
The family enclosure for Kerr Boyce's wife and children is surrounded by a granite and marble wall with an iron fence and gate. (If you look to the southeast, you can see the spire of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.) Nearby is the monument to Joseph Kerr (1797-1823). Featuring a classical pedestal, obelisk and urn, this monument was recently restored. To the south is a new bench which commemorates Edith Greisser (died 2013) who did a lot to help with the saving of this cemetery. The bench overlooks one of her most time-consuming projects – new military markers for 19 soldiers buried in unmarked graves in Village Cemetery. Leave the Village Cemetery and return to the other side of the hill in historic downtown Newberry. A frozen dairy treat may be in order.
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Trustees and members of English PEN were among the 120 prominent authors and artists to co-sign an open letter to Rt. Hon. Teresa May MP, Home Secretary, which was published today in the Daily Telegraph. The text of the letter is below.
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have been dissuaded from future visits.
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Bill Moss | Profile
William H. "Bill" Moss served on the board of directors of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (later More Light Presbyterians) for eight consecutive years, concluding with a two-year term as co-moderator from 2002-2004. As a board member, Bill's ability to dream big, plan carefully, and serve steadfastly laid the groundwork for MLP's growth and ultimate success in changing hearts and minds in the Presbyterian Church USA.
Before joining the national PLGC board in 1996, Bill had been active for years in his local chapter, PLGC-DC, including serving as its co-moderator and organizing a Biblical self-defense workshop held at Westminster Presbyterian Church in conjunction with the March on Washington in 1993.
In 1995, Bill contributed one of the original stoles in the Shower of Stoles Project that were on display when Martha Juillerat set aside her ordination before Heartland Presbytery. His stole read "Gay man by birth, God's child by grace, Presbyterian by choice, Ordained by God's call."
As a national PLGC board member, Bill played an instrumental role in the complex task of merging PLGC with the More Light Churches Network to create More Light Presbyterians. He brought to this task both an eye for administrative detail and the gift of intuitive, strategic planning for the organization's future leadership. Bill shaped the plans to create the position of MLP Field Organizer, and as development chair, he headed up the effort to take the newly formed organization's fundraising efforts to the next level with planned giving and other initiatives.
He also arranged for his spouse, graphic designer Chris Wiley, to create the MLP logo and brochure that gave the new organization a cohesive identity from the start. The logo was used by MLP from 1999 to 2012.
Bill was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., the first welcoming and affirming More Light church in D.C., and Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, a welcoming and affirming More Light church in San Francisco, California. He was ordained and installed as an openly gay Elder. He gave freely of his time, money, and talents to local More Light churches and chapters, as well as the national movement, and for these gifts MLP is truly grateful.
Bill and Chris were persistent seekers of marriage equality. Having already held a commitment ceremony before same-sex marriage was legalized, they married when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom issued licenses to same-sex couples in 2004, only to see that marriage nullified in a court decision months later. They married again after a California Supreme Court decision legalized same-sex marriage in June 2008, before Proposition 8 ended same-sex marriage in the state later that year, although this time the marriages remain legally recognized at the state level.
Together Bill and Chris provided a loving home for three Boston terriers: Violet, who preceded Bill in death, and Lily and Olive, who survive him. Bill died away July 7, 2012, after a battle with lymphoma, having been weakened by previous illness. His ashes were placed at the Columbarium in San Francisco.
(This biographical statement edited from an obituary written by Donna Riley for More Light Presbyterians.)
Biography Date: January, 2014
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"Bill Moss was my friend since practically my first visit to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. I was privleged to serve with him on the board of More Light Presbyterians and to have him lay hands on me when I was ordained as a governing elder at Westminster. Bill was a steadfast leader in the church and for LGBTQ equality but that is no surprise to those of us who knew him. He was a career government employee and part of the IRS' Senior Executive Service (SES) ranks. Some have said that SES staff are for the civil service what flag officers (Generals, Admirals) are to the military. They are just below cabinet officials and put plans into action. Bill was definitely a man who at work and in his personal life put plans into action to make life better for everyone. He had a strong moral core that propelled him and all of us with him in the direction of justice. I am grateful to have known him.
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Zhang W.W., Oganov A.R., Goncharov A.F., et al. (2013). Unexpected stoichiometries of stable sodium chlorides. Science 342, 1502-1505. (link).
This work challenges traditional chemical concepts: while classical rules of chemistry predict that the only possible stable sodium chloride is NaCl, variable-composition USPEX calculations predict that under moderate pressure numerous new compounds become thermodynamically stable. Most of these are metallic. Some of the predicted compouns are two-dimensional metals. These predictions have been verified by experiments, which synthesized and characterized the predicted compounds. Such "forbidden" compounds are expected to become stable in many other systems under pressure. This work has received huge resonance in professional and lay media, below is a small selection of the press.
Zhou X.F., Dong X., Oganov A.R., Zhu Q., Tian Y. and Wang H.T. (2014). Semimetallic two-dimensional boron allotrope with massless Dirac fermions. Phys. Rev. Lett.112, 085502. (link).
It has been assumed the most stable two-dimensional structure formed by boron atoms is the so called planar alpha-sheet, and on its basis structures of boron nanoparticles and nanotubes have been postulated. Using USPEX, we showed that the alpha-sheet is massively unstable and non-planar structures possess the lowest energies. Among these, one stands out: its electronic structure features distorted Dirac cones, with electronic velocities being in one direction substantially higher than in graphene and substantially lower in the perpendicular direction. The instability of the alpha-sheet and stability of completely different structures calls for a reassessment of structural models of boron nanoparticles and nanotubes, while the electronic structure of the newly discovered 2D-boron structure may lead to practical applications.
Zhu Q., Oganov A.R., Lyakhov A.O. (2013). Novel stable compounds in the Mg-O system under high pressure. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 7696-7700 (link).
MgO, in the form of ferropericlase (Mg,Fe)O, makes up about 10% of the Earth's volume. Until this work, MgO was believed to be the only thermodynamically stable magnesium oxide. Our work showed that at high pressure new oxides MgO2 and Mg3O2 become stable. These new oxides defy standard chemical intuition and may be planet-forming materials in some planets.
Hu C.H., Oganov A.R., Zhu Q., Qian G.R., Frapper G., Lyakhov A.O., Zhou H.Y. (2013). Pressure-Induced Stabilization and Insulator-Superconductor Transition of BH. Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 165504 (pdf-file).
Using USPEX in the variable-composition mode, we show that above 153 GPa all traditional boranes (including BH3) become thermodynamically unstable and BH (first appearing as a stable compound at 30 GPa) is the only stable compound of boron and hydrogen at pressures above 153 GPa. At 168 GPa BH undergoes a semiconductor-metal transition, the elegant mechanism of which is investigated using the newly developed (by us, and implemented in the USPEX code as well) variable-cell NEB method. The high-pressure metallic phase is predicted to be a superconductor with a Tc of 14-21 K at 175 GPa.
Stability of xenon oxides and the "missing xenon paradox"
Zhu Q., Jung D.Y., Oganov A.R., Gatti C., Glass C.W., Lyakhov A.O. (2013). Stability of xenon oxides at high pressures. Nature Chemistry 5, 61-65 (pdf-file).
Xenon is an inert gas, and its oxides, though known, are not stable againt decomposition into elemental xenon and oxygen (some even decompose explosively). Using USPEX, we show that at pressures above 83 GPa stable oxides XeO, XeO2, and XeO3 are formed. We also show that there are no stable silicates of xenon in the same pressure range. Furthermore, xenon oxides can only be formed in extremely oxidative environments and thus cannot exist in the Earth's lower mantle. However, due to acquired reactivity under pressure and the ability to readily form strong Xe-O bonds, we conclude that xenon can be trapped by defects and grain boundaries of mantle minerals.
Zhou X.-F., Oganov A.R., Qian G.R., Zhu Q. (2012). First-principles determination of the structure of magnesium borohydride. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 245503 (pdf-file).
Mg(BH4)2 is a prime candidate for hydrogen storage (e.g. for rocket fuel) and was earlier found to undergo a phase transition at 1-2 GPa into the delta-Mg(BH4)2 phase, with a dramatic density increase of >40%. Given its exraordinarily low pressure, this tranition could be used for practical purposes. However, we find that the crystal structure of the delta-phase was incorrectly determined from X-ray powder diffraction by Filinchuk et al. (Angew. Chem. 2011): their structure is energetically unfavorable and dynamically unstable. Using USPEX, we surprisingly found another structure that even better describes experimental X-ray diffraction and is much more stable. We have found not only the structure of the delta-phase, but also that of the elusive delta'-phase. This example shows the danger of relying solely on experimental data when solving crystal structures from powder data, and the importance of coupling such experiments with advanced theory.
Zhu Q., Oganov A.R., Salvado M., Pertierra P., Lyakhov A.O. (2011). Denser than diamond:ab initio search for superdense carbon allotropes. Phys. Rev. B83, 193410 (pdf-file).
This work illustrates how USPEX method can be used for optimizing target physical properties – here, we searched for the densest possible carbon allotrope. Diamond is the densest known material (in the sense that there are more atoms per unit volume in diamond than in any other known material). Nevertheless, we find that denser (by up to ~3.2%) phases are possible and have extremely interesting optical (very high refractive indices and dispersion of light) and electronic (band gaps from 3.0 to 7.3 eV) properties.
Wen X.D., Hand L., Labet V., Yang T., Hoffmann R., Ashcroft N.W., Oganov A.R., Lyakhov A.O. (2011). Graphane sheets and crystals under pressure. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108, 6833-6837 (pdf-file, Supporting Online Materials).
Using USPEX, we showed that for CH the most stable structure is not benzene, but graphane (2D-sheet of the diamond structure, passivated by hydrogen atoms). Graphane was found to have several low-energy isomers. It is surprising that benzene, an archetypal organic molecule known since 1825, is less stable than graphane (discovered only in 2009).
Gao G., Oganov A.R., Wang H., Li P., Ma Y., Cui T., Zou G. (2010). Dissociation of methane under high pressure. J. Chem. Phys. 133, 144508 (pdf-file).
This work clarifies the puzzle of anomalously large heat flux from planet Neptune. An interesting hypothesis was that at high pressures and temperatures methane (CH4), a major component of Neptune (the composition of which can be schematically represented as H2O:CH4:NH3 = 59:33:8), decomposes with the formation of diamond, sinking of which would produce enormous energy. The main uncertainty was whether the decomposition of methane is thermodynamically favorable. Through structure prediction using USPEX, we confirmed that at high pressures and temperatures methane should first polymerize forming ethane+hydrogen (2CH4=C2H6+H2) and then butane+hydrogen (2C2H6=C4H10+H2), and then diamond+hydrogen (C4H10=4C+5H2). This lends strong support to the idea of massive diamond formation in the interior of Neptune. This could also explain the origin of the recently discovered diamond planets.
Oganov A.R., Ma Y.M., Xu Y., Errea I., Bergara A., Lyakhov A.O. (2010). Exotic behavior and crystal structures of calcium under pressure. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.107, 7646-7651 (pdf-file, Supplementary Material).
Compressed calcium is the highest-temperature elemental superconductor (Tc = 25 K) and its rich polymorphism is still mysterious both from the experimental and theoretical viewpoints. We have predicted, through global optimization using USPEX, the stability of the beta-Sn-like phase of Ca – and this prediction was recently confirmed. Higher-pressure phases have also been predicted, giving the ab initio (DFT) optimal solution for comparison with experiments.
Zurek E., Hoffmann R., Ashcroft N.W., Oganov A.R., Lyakhov A.O. (2009). A little bit of lithium does a lot for hydrogen. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 106, 17640-17643. (pdf-file, Supplementary Material).
High pressure fundamentally changes chemical bonding and can lead to violations of basic rules of chemistry. We have predicted, using USPEX, that at pressures around 100 GPa and above LiH will not be the only stable lithium hydride – LiH2, LiH6 and LiH8 will also be thermodynamically stable.
a - Li Q., Ma Y., Oganov A.R., Wang H., Wang H., Xu Y., Cui T., Mao H.-K., Zou G. (2009). Superhard monoclinic polymorph of carbon. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 175506. (pdf-file); b - Oganov A.R., Glass C.W. (2006). Crystal structure prediction using ab initio evolutionary techniques: principles and applications. J. Chem. Phys. 124, art. 244704 (pdf-file).
In 1963, Aust and Drickamer have found a new superhard carbon allotrope. It was obtained by room-temperature compression of graphite and confirmed by numerous subsequent experiments, but its structure could not be solved for nearly 50 years. In 2006, Oganov and Glass reported a low-enthalpy structure of carbon found with USPEX as a metastable state, which closely corresponded to the 2x1 reconstruction of diamond (111) surface, but surprisingly was never proposed before as a 3D-structure. In 2009, we (Li et al.) found that this structure, named M-carbon, perfectly matches all observations for this new carbon allotrope. Several other structures were shown to match experiments as well, however. The dispute was resolved by our calculations (Boulfelfel et al., 2012), which found that among all possible structures M-carbon has the lowest barrier of formation from graphite upon room-temperature compression, and is thus the likeliest phase to form. Shortly afterwards, experimentalists from Yale (Wang et al., 2012) found that only M-carbon matches their high-resolution experimental data.
Ma Y., Eremets M.I., Oganov A.R., Xie Y., Trojan I., Medvedev S., Lyakhov A.O., Valle M., Prakapenka V. (2009). Transparent dense sodium. Nature 458, 182-185. (pdf-file, Supporting Online Material).
In 2008, using USPEX, we made a startling prediction that sodium (a nearly free-electron metal) loses its metallic character under pressure, forming an electride insulator at pressures ~2 Mbar, with a wide band gap that rapidly increases with pressure. This prediction was confirmed by experiment. This prediction was marked as one of the major discoveries ever made by Stony Brook University researchers.
a - Oganov A.R., Chen J., Gatti C., Ma Y.-Z., Ma Y.-M., Glass C.W., Liu Z., Yu T., Kurakevych O.O., Solozhenko V.L. (2009). Ionic high-pressure form of elemental boron. Nature 457, 863-867. (pdf-file, Supporting Online Material); b - Solozhenko V.L., Kurakevych O.O., Oganov A.R. (2008). On the hardness of a new boron phase, orthorhombic gamma-B28. J. Superhard Mater. 30, 428-429. (pdf-file).
In 2006, using USPEX, we found the structure of a new stable and superhard boron allotrope, gamma-boron. The paper was published in January 2009 (Oganov et al., Nature 2009) and attracted immediate attention. This discovery was listed as one of the major chemical discoveries of 2009 by Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry). An unusual result was that there is significant charge transfer between different positions of boron atoms (i.e. there is partial ionic character). This result was confirmed by later experimental study (Mondal et al., 2011). Gamma-boron is the hardest known boron allotrope and one of 5-6 hardest solids known to date, as follows from our measurements of its hardness (Solozhenko et al., 2008).
Boron-based ionic compound, Tribology and Lubrication Technology, May 2009 (with permission from TLT, the monthly magazine published by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers).
Gao G., Oganov A.R., Bergara A., Martinez-Canalez M., Cui T., Iitaka T., Ma Y., Zou G. (2008). Superconducting high pressure phase of germane. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 107002 (pdf-file).
Using USPEX, we have predicted a high-pressure superconducting phase of germane with an unusually high superconducting Tc of ~64 K.
a - Oganov A.R., Glass C.W. (2006). Crystal structure prediction using ab initio evolutionary algorithms: principles and applications. J. Chem. Phys. 124, art. 244704 (pdf-file); b - Lyakhov A.O., Oganov A.R., Valle M. (2010). How to predict very large and complex crystal structures. Comp. Phys. Comm. 181, 1623-1632 (pdf-file); c - Oganov A.R., Lyakhov A.O., Valle M. (2011). How evolutionary crystal structure prediction works - and why. Acc. Chem. Res. 44, 227-237 (pdf-file).
Until 2006, crystal structure prediction was widely thought to be an insoluble problem. This all changed when the USPEX method (Oganov & Glass, 2006; Glass et al., 2006) was developed. Our USPEX code has since been the widest used and the most powerful code in this new field, and most existing codes (XtalOpt, Calypso, Muse) have started from older versions of USPEX. The development of USPEX has been called "revolutionary" (Chaplot & Rao, 2006), as it has opened the new field of computational materials discovery and has led to many fundamental and applied discoveries.
A chemist applauds an algorithm able to predict crystal structures from chemical composition alone, Nature, 7 June 2007.
Oganov A.R., Martonák R., Laio A., Raiteri P., Parrinello M. (2005). Anisotropy of Earth's D" layer and stacking faults in the MgSiO3 post-perovskite phase. Nature 438, 1142-1144 (pdf-file).
Using metadynamics simulations, we show that perovskite and post-perovskite phases of MgSiO3 are related and can be considered as polytypes.
Oganov A.R., Ono S. (2005). The high pressure phase of alumina and implications for Earth's D" layer. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102, 10828-10831 (pdf-file).
We have predicted that Al2O3 has a high-pressure phase isostructural with MgSiO3 post-perovskite. Increased electrical conductivity observed for Al2O3 at conditions where we predict this phase to be stable suggests that MgSiO3 post-perovskite is likely to be an ionic conductor. High electrical conductivity of post-perovskite D" layer would, by electromagnetic coupling with the Earth's magnetic field, explain the observed decadal variations of the length of day. These conclusions were confirmed by experimental measurements of Ohta et al. (2008).
Oganov A.R. & Ono S. (2004).Theoretical and experimental evidence for a post-perovskite phase of MgSiO3 in Earth's D" layer. Nature 430, 445-448. (pdf-file).
Until 2004, anomalies of the Earth's D" layer, known since 1950, had no convincing explanation. Guided by experimental insight of Shigeaki Ono, I found that the D" boundary corresponds to a new phase transition of MgSiO3 – from well-known perovskite to the new post-perovskite phase with a CaIrO3-type structure. This prediction was verified by experiments of S. Ono (Oganov & Ono, Nature 2004) and by independent experiments (Murakami et al., Science 2004). Properties of MgSiO3 post-perovskite have explained the anomalous properties – as we showed (Oganov & Ono, 2004), the seismic velocity jumps at the D" boundary, unusually large topography of the D" boundary, seismic anisotropy of this layer and anticorrelations between seismic wave velocities are all quantitatively explained by the post-perovskite transition. This transition also has implications for the Earth's evolution and probably also for the origin of life.
The code is given to an individual researcher (not a group or institution), users are not allowed to distribute the code.
Users are not allowed to disassemble, decompile, or reverse engineer USPEX. Users are not allowed to alter or remove any proprietary or other legal notices in copies of USPEX.
Oganov A.R., Glass C.W. (2006). Crystal structure prediction using ab initio evolutionary techniques: principles and applications. J. Chem. Phys. 124, art. 244704.
Oganov A.R., Lyakhov A.O., Valle M. (2011). How evolutionary crystal structure prediction works - and why. Acc. Chem. Res. 44, 227-237.
Lyakhov A.O., Oganov A.R., Stokes H.T., Zhu Q. (2013). New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX. Comp. Phys. Comm. 184, 1172-1182.
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package com.droid.utils;

import android.content.*;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import com.droid.db.SharedPreferencesUtil;
import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;

public class UpdateManager {
	private static final String TAG = "UpdateManager";
	private Context mContext;
	private static final int DOWN_UPDATE = 1;
	private static final int DOWN_OVER = 2;
	private String packageVersion;
	private String packageDownloadPath;
	private String packageMD5;
	private JSONArray appList;
	private boolean d = true;// debug flag
	private SharedPreferencesUtil sp;
	private FileCache fileCache;

	public UpdateManager(Context context) {
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		fileCache = new FileCache(mContext);
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The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited the Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, and was received by Mrs. Miranda Markham (Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire).
Her Royal Highness, Patron, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Charity, this afternoon visited Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (Mrs. Marjorie Glasgow).
The Princess Royal, President, Racing Welfare, this morning visited the Racing Support Line at Care First, 1230 Lansdowne Court, Gloucester Business Park, Gloucester, and was received by Mrs. Jane Jenner-Fust (Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).
Her Royal Highness later opened the Chamwell Centre at the Milestone School, Longford Lane, Gloucester, and was received by Dr. Roger Head (Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire).
The Princess Royal this afternoon visited Kohler Mira Limited, Cromwell Road, Cheltenham, to mark its Centenary, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Mr. Edward Gillespie).
The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, this afternoon attended a Meeting at the Grand Hotel, Colmore Row, Birmingham, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands (Mr. John Crabtree).
His Royal Highness, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, subsequently met volunteers at the Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham.
The Earl of Wessex, Vice Patron, Commonwealth Games Federation, later visited the Headquarters of the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Brindley Place, Birmingham.
The Countess of Wessex this afternoon received Ms. Victoria Ford MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean) to discuss the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
Her Royal Highness this evening attended the Worshipful Company of Farmers' Livery Dinner at Drapers' Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Joint Patron, the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, this morning held a Centre for Early Childhood Meeting.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon held a Meeting with Miss Jennifer Urquhart (Chairman, Johnstons of Elgin) via telephone.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, this afternoon held a Meeting with Dr. Edward Morris (President) and Ms. Kate Lancaster (Chief Executive) via telephone.
The Duchess of Cornwall this morning visited Refuge, Chiswick, London.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon held a Reception at Clarence House to mark the Fiftieth Anniversary of Refuge.
Sandringham, Norfolk
The Prince of Wales, Patron, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, and The Duchess of Cornwall this afternoon viewed the "Seven Portraits: Surviving the Holocaust" Exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
The Duchess of Cornwall this evening gave a Reception for the Armed Forces at Clarence House.
The Duchess of Gloucester, Royal Patron, Cathedral Music Trust's Diamond Fund for Choristers, this evening attended Evensong in St. Paul's Cathedral, London EC4, followed by a Reception.
The Princess Royal this morning visited Ellis Briggs Cycles, 20 Commercial Street, Shipley, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Mr. Edmund Anderson).
Her Royal Highness afterwards visited Teledyne Defence and Space, Airedale House, Acorn Park, Shipley.
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Patron, the Youth United Foundation, this morning held a Meeting at Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire.
His Royal Highness, President, the Royal Shakespeare Company, afterwards received the Baroness Vadera (Chairman).
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, President, The Prince's Foundation, this afternoon held a Meeting at Dumfries House.
His Royal Highness later received representatives from the hospitality industry and related training and education sectors.
The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay this evening held a Meeting via telephone with Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic).