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The Voices of Child Advocates of Fort Bend
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We are in store for a great 2023 at Child Advocates of Fort Bend! We came off a very busy 2022 in which we served more children and families, added staff members, recruited and trained new volunteers, reached out to the community with safety presentations, and expanded our services. Here are just a few of the highlights from the past year:
Served 3,833 children and families at CAFB.
CASA:
Trained 157 staff, volunteers, partners and community members in trauma-informed care through our TBRI Collaborative (Trust Based Relational Intervention)
Trained new CASA Volunteer Advocates while continuing to provide 100% of children in foster care with a Volunteer Advocate!
Applied Collaborative Family Engagement to all our cases so that children benefit from creating connections with family members and supportive adults
Expanded Courtesy CASA services across the entire state of Texas and other states in the South, Midwest, and West
CAC:
Provided Care Coordination for victims of sex trafficking
Conducted 1,253 forensic interviews to children who had been sexually abused, physically abused or witness to violence
Provided 2,363 therapy sessions to help children heal from their abuse
Achieved our one-year milestone with UT Health – McGovern Medical School with the addition of a psychiatric resident on site at our CAC
Community Engagement:
Reached thousands of people in our community with 83 safety presentations to 22 organizations and schools
Behind all these statistics are stories of children healed, children being reunited with families, children finding their forever homes, and children graduating high school, going on to college and breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect.
And this doesn't begin to capture the thousands of children and parents who received safety messaging so that child abuse was prevented. But our work is not over. For every child we served, there are 9 more child victims who have not spoken up about their abuse. Our vision to end the cycle of abuse inspires us every day to remain committed to making Fort Bend County safe for every child.
2023 is off to a great start and we are excited to have you join us as we embark on our 33rd year serving children and families. Thank you for your continuing support as we work towards our vision of ending the cycle of abuse.
For the Children's Sake,
Ruthanne Mefford, CEO
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Keeping you informed on our mission:
Strengthen the child's voice, Heal the hurt, and Break the cycle of abuse and neglect for children in Fort Bend and surrounding counties.
As we begin a new year and look forward to all that awaits us, let's look back at the events of 2022 within each program at CAFB.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES
What a year! As we look back on 2022, we recognize that it was transformative in so many ways- within our CASA cases, within our community and within our programming. We have so much to be thankful for and are so grateful for all the helping hands and hearts of service that helped make an impact on the children and families served this past year. It truly does take a village! And to our village, thank you. This work could not be done without YOU.
Our CASA volunteers dedicated over 7902 hours of advocacy work. Whether it was advocating in the courtroom, visiting with youth and families, advocating for medical/physical/educational/mental health needs, or collaborating with partner agencies, our 111 active volunteers with CASA cases worked tirelessly to ensure that the voices of their CASA youth were lifted, strengthened and heard. Our hats are off to you, our CASA Volunteers, who are in the trenches doing this work day in and day out. Thank you for never losing sight of the preciousness of the children you serve and doing all you can to help them find permanency and the love they deserve.
2022 also brought forth growth for many of the youth we serve. Our NEST and WINGS Programs had 74 participants throughout the year in community service projects, educational field trips, life skills workshops, incentive parties, and campus crawls. Each program focused on bringing forth new opportunities that these children and youth might not otherwise have. Most importantly, these new lived experiences provided opportunities for youth to learn, connect, and have fun.
Our CASA Program also worked toward transforming our community by dedicating hours every month to help cultivate a more trauma-informed community through the TBRI Fort Bend County Collaborative. This collaborative consists of local TBRI Practitioners from both public and private sectors to provide TBRI Caregiver Training within our community. The goal is to equip child welfare professionals, volunteers, teachers, juvenile justice professionals, and others who come into contact with youth in need with tools that bring healing and hope to vulnerable children and families. This year 190 individuals from our community participated in these trainings with the collective hope to learn how to better serve children and families with extensive trauma history. We are so grateful to be a part of a community that is proactively working toward understanding how trauma plays a role in the lives of so many children and families in our community.
Looking forward to 2023, we are ready to continue the important work we are doing in this community. To our volunteers, community, partners, colleagues, and board members, thank you for being a part of our "village" and for the meaningful impact you are making on the most vulnerable children and families in our community.
-We are excited to open up evening hours in the coming months to better accommodate our school-aged children and parents who work during the day. We are very focused on accessibility and our clients have indicated that these evening hours are more convenient for them.
-We have purchased new play therapy supplies for our play therapy rooms.
We are excited to be able to serve more children in 2023 and hope to provide over 3000 therapy sessions to help children heal next year.
By Lindsey Castellanos
"Start with the end in mind." This motto really helps shape the work we do in the community at Child Advocates of Fort Bend. What is the end for Community Outreach? It's simple. No more child abuse. Internally and externally, we hear this bold statement from our CEO, Ruthanne Mefford often. It seems impossible, but each presentation or awareness event has the potential, and in fact, does change families forever.
We started off with a bang, educating adults with our suite of curriculum from Darkness to Light. These presentations are for adults to teach them about child sexual abuse and to offer solutions from early intervention techniques, conversation starters with children, all the way to making a report of suspected abuse. The Darkness to Light presentations give survivor accounts, expert information, and in-person dialogue so that all adults can enhance their skills for protecting children. We have educated over 200 adults who are members of our staff, volunteers of CAFB, leaders in the Christian and Muslim communities of faith, youth serving organizations, medical staff, educators, MOPS groups, and parents.
As our demand for prevention presentations to youth continued to increase, we knew we would need an army to accomplish this task. Of course, our volunteers and staff stepped right up to the challenge. They took off running into the schools to teach children K-5 about strategies to keep them safer, empowered to recognize red flags, and with tools to help them be a good friend to someone in need. Children of all ages can learn safety measures that are not based on fear, but recognize who a safe adult is, what a safe adult does or does not do, and healthy boundaries. Volunteers and staff present these scripted, research-based lessons to students in teams so we can assist any student that has more questions about our topics. Teaching children about abuse and neglect, bullying cyberbullying, healthy relationships, and digital dangers prepares them for the world as it is in an age-appropriate way. As we close out this year and look back at the 102 presentations we have completed, it's no wonder the community is more aware of child abuse and neglect with better strategies to address safety with children of all ages.
Through our strengthened partnerships in the community with Access Health, Crime Victim's Response Team, City of Richmond, LCISD, FBISD, and many houses of faith we were invited 15 different community events.
We were thrilled to bring back "Light of Hope" which is our public Child Abuse Prevention Month awareness event. This year we started a new partnership with the City of Richmond to host at Wessendorff Park. The
light hearted spirit of childhood could be felt as children ran through the park with bubbles and pinwheels. With over 100 families present, we educated them about the prevelance of child abuse in our commuity. Knowing that child abuse can occur in any family, regardless of their demographics, education or religious affiliation, we spoke about some simple strategies parents can use to make the environment for their child safer. We ended the festive evening under the stars watching a movie and enjoying a beautiful Texas Spring night.
In the end, we have met over 10,600 members of our community to share information that changes lives and keeps childhood as it should be, innocent and full of hope for the future. It's been an amazing year to look back on, but our eyes are set on the future. We invite you to be part of the 2023 community education programs by inviting us out to speak. Our experienced staff and volunteers are passionate to help anyone in the community take safety to the next level for children. Take a look at what we have to offer and find a presentation that is right for you or your group. We cover a wide variety of topics and are always adding the latest research and are a resource in this field. We hope to see you at one of our Outreach events in 2023!
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I have always believed strongly that Leadership and Culture are very important in every organization. Over the course of my working life, that belief was reinforced. But I also came to learn that the leadership skills to build and run a small organization differ from those needed in a larger organization. And moreover, large organizations require an even different skill set.
CAFB has been incredibly fortunate to have found just the right leadership at the just the right time to help our organization continue to grow. As we are currently on our 3rd CEO over the last 30 years, we continue to thrive and cultivate future leaders. Each one of our leaders was markedly different in terms of skills, focus and culture, but it worked!
Similarly, our Board of Directors has changed over the years. I believe that this Board is the pinnacle of Boards not just in Fort Bend or Texas, but perhaps nationally. When I joined in 2005, there were a number of Caucasian gentlemen with white hair on the Board. (And now I am one.) We had a few wonderful women, but it was more of a men's team. To a large extent, you pick the people who say they want to get involved and that's what happened.
Over the years, the Board made it a priority to become more diverse. Not so much to gain diversity for diversity's sake, but because we realized that it broadened perspectives leading to better decisions and a more focused effort on our entire community. Today, our Board is quite diverse and reflects the Fort Bend Community to a much greater extent. What has not changed is the quality, integrity and desire to help of all our Board Members. It has been humbling to me to be able to work with each of them.
While our Leadership and Board are critical to success, the team that really makes CAFB what it is has been our Staff and Volunteers. The number of Staff has grown dramatically over the years as has the number of Volunteers needed to continue to provide a Volunteer with each child in foster care. Early in my time with the Board, we focused heavily on finding enough Volunteers, training Volunteers and retaining Volunteers. The 40 hours of classroom training seemed daunting to some prospective Volunteers. But we know that the most important factor in a good outcome for the child is having a CASA Volunteer.
We've seen big changes in our Volunteer programs. The reporting and paperwork, while still significant is now done in secure electronic systems housed in "The Cloud". Beyond the initial training, we now offer continuing education on a variety of related topics. Being a Volunteer is now a much richer experience.
We do a much better job, in my opinion, of making sure that our Volunteers know that they are appreciated. My favorite activity has always been the "Case Closing" celebration we hold twice a year. We invite all the Volunteers, have a light dinner and then have a brief summary of each Case that has reached resolution by the CASA Supervisors. Each Volunteer may make comments about their role in the case. The stories are always amazing. They drive home how committed each Volunteer is and the incredible lengths they will go to in order to make sure the child has the best chance to recover and have a good life. There is always laughter and applause. Many times, there are tears. It's all part of what our Volunteers do.
When I joined the Board, there were about an equal number of children being served by the CASA side of our organization and by the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC). But over the years, the children needing the care of the CAC has grown much faster. At the same time, the number of services provided to each child has grown significantly. That means that we are continually looking to find and hire the best therapists, forensic interviewers, clinical family advocates, criminal court advocates, MDT Coordinators and the administrative staff to support them all. All of these people work in close coordination with our many Partners, many of whom are housed in our Building. We have County Attorneys, District Attorneys, Law Enforcement and CPS all in the same place to facilitate a Multi-Discipline Team model to assure the best possible outcome for each child. The number of people now housed in the building has more than tripled since I came on the Board. That leads us to the next big change, our facilities.
Joining the Board in 2005, I immediately stepped into our Capital Campaign. We had outgrown our second building by a long shot. One of our Board Members, Bob Brown, had been able to convince AT&T to sell us an old call center in Rosenberg. I remember touring the building and thinking it would make a better bomb shelter than an office. I also remember meeting a Volunteer named Ruthanne Mefford, with whom I would team on the Capital Campaign committee. I thought she was an amazing talent and was very pleased when several years later, she applied to replace our retiring Executive Director. At the time, we had people on the Board who were working in construction and they were able to manage the architectural design and construction of the building renovation. Using consultants helped us with the Capital Campaign and somehow, the new building was completed.
Fast forward twelve years and that building was now woefully insufficient to hold everyone. In addition, the utilities for the building were reaching the end of their life. Maintenance bills were increasing rapidly. New facilities were needed quickly. I was appointed Building Committee Chair and Nancy Olson became Capital Campaign Chair. Ruthanne was a member of both committees. The next 30 months did their best to kill us all, but somehow, we made it thru.
There were big changes to the new building. We had conference rooms! We had family meeting rooms! We finally had enough forensic interview rooms. No employees working out of closets. We finally entered the digital age with conference facilities with audio and video conferencing. We had a real server room for our systems. Our staff had laptops so they could work remotely – which made it possible to get thru COVID-19 lockdowns. We added parking to replace what the new building had taken. We added more storage in the back of our parking lot for our "lots of stuff" and also to provide an area for Volunteer activities.
The huge addition to Staff required that we step up our game in Human Resources. We had a Personnel Committee on the Board, but we really needed someone concentrating on HR. New policies and procedures were developed in cooperation with Texas CASA and Texas CAC. Also, over the years, both Texas CASA and CAC have asked CAFB to be the pilot location to try new, innovative programs. As a result, new programs have been rolled out across Texas successfully. Our reputation as being the model for helping children has grown immensely.
For me, it has been an honor to serve on the Board and to meet and work with all these wonderful people.
Another big change has been in our ability to fundraise. Helping the hundreds of children and families takes money. In 2008, we realized that we would need to improve. We started with our grant writing efforts. I was asked to start a Grant Writing committee. To be honest, we just started doing what I had learned long ago in "Sales 101". We researched the best prospects and then concentrated on developing well written grants. Within 2 years, we had doubled the money from grants. But that was not enough.
We hired consultants to teach our Leadership, Board and Staff what it took to fundraise at a more professional level. Everything changed! From the way we identified potential donors, to the ways we exposed them to our mission, to the way we developed strong relations and to the way we asked for donations. Our formal fundraisers like our Gala and Christmas Home Tour have also benefitted from what we learned. Further, we learned how to engage our donors on an ongoing basis and how to help them understand, specifically, how their investments were helping the children and our community. We would never have been able to get to this point without completely revamping our fundraising methods. An added benefit is that we have developed strong, sustainable bonds with our donors and learned what wonderful, caring people they are. Donors have even brought us new ideas to help improve how we can interact with them. It's been very rewarding.
Our mission is helping those who have been abused or neglected, but we also came to realize that we needed to think beyond our mission toward the prevention of abuse. Several years ago, Ruthanne established a team to reach out into our community to proactively raise awareness about child abuse. What better place to start than the schools? Our Staff has visited hundreds of schools and reached thousands of children to help them understand what they might expect if someone is grooming them for abuse or trafficking. We are teaching them how to report abuse. And we are teaching adults how to recognize signs of abuse. The team has also engaged other community organizations as well. Awareness in our community of the child abuse problem has significantly increased as a result of their efforts.
Since I joined the Board in 2005, there have been changes to all parts of CAFB. It's easier to spot the things that have not changed. We still have a unique business model of housing both CASA and CAC in one facility. We still use a highly collaborative approach to cases with our Partners. We still have our Partners in our building. We still have wonderful supporters in the Community. Our staff continues to be the most committed and highly trained team for which we could ask. Our volunteers are still the best and most informed of any in Texas (and maybe Nationally). We still have a Volunteer for each child. Our Board Members still bring their talents and time to us joyfully. We still have excellent outcomes overall for the children in our care. It seems to me that these are all the things that we will never want to change. For me, it has been an honor to serve on the Board and to meet and work with all these wonderful people.
For details or more information on these events see the calendar on our home page at www.cafb.org OR contact Jennifer Brown at JBrown@cafb.org
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As Build Documentation – Faro 3D Scanner
As-built surveys using 3D laser scanning technology, such as the FARO Laser Scanner, provide users with detailed point clouds which enable 3D modelling for diverse tasks including building reconstruction, plant layout and enhanced data presentation with augmented reality.
With fast turnaround times on scans of buildings and entire environments, FARO's 3D laser scanner, can deliver fully surfaced CAD models for a variety of industries. Architectural design, civil engineering and construction, facility management, and cultural heritage have all benefited from this 3D FARO solution.
With the FARO scanner, Escaliers Cochard has no more worries with staircase installations
The Focus3D scanner from FARO enables Escaliers Cochard to "bring the client's home back to the company". Surveys are quick and, above all, no details are forgotten…
Designing a made-to-measure staircase requires knowledge of the location's most minute details. With the FARO laser scanner , Escaliers Cochard no longer has any nasty surprises at the moment of installation…
Escaliers Cochard builds made-to-measure stairs, adapting them to the configuration of the site as closely as possible. This means it is always essential to visit the site in person, to survey the topography of the premises. The tiniest detail is important here! If the staircase is to be placed in the corner of a room, it is essential to take into account the angle of the walls and whether they slope or bulge out or in. It is also important to note the presence and location of any switches or electric sockets.
For a long time, Escaliers Cochard used traditional measurement methods, notably laser rangefinders, and trigonometry formulas to calculate angles. Things went fairly quickly when dealing with relatively new buildings, with flat, vertical walls forming right angles. "But a large number of the staircases that we install are located in old houses and buildings where the walls are distorted and often sloping. They may also have protuberances, such as beams sticking out.
All of this need to be taken into account, meaning that the survey could take a long time, sometimes several days," explains Jean-Michel Cochard, founder and manager of Escaliers Cochard. When the client's building is situated tens of kilometres away, the cost of the survey could become very high (in terms of travel and work time). "Since we started using FARO's laser scanner, things have become much easier. Surveys are carried out in a few hours at the very most. We are also guaranteed not to forget anything; we no longer have to return to the site to check a particular detail. We bring the client's home to us!" continues Jean-Michel Cochard.
The founder of Escaliers Cochard is passionate about technology and monitors technological developments constantly. He had therefore been aware of the existence of laser scanners for a long time (via the Internet) and knew that they could make his life easier. But the investment was not insignificant for an SME…
With the arrival of the new FARO model, which is less bulky and less expensive, Mr Cochard decided to take the plunge, telling himself that he could easily pool use of the instrument with another company if he had problems getting a return on his investment. After all, he felt it was a universal tool that could prove beneficial to all associated trades (architects, surveyors, decorators, builders, heating engineers, etc.). This idea quickly proved unnecessary, as the laser scanner was in use every day…
Beyond the functions themselves, Escaliers Cochard was delighted with the tool's ease of use. After a few hours of onsite training provided by FARO, the company "took control" of the scanner and other people were trained on the job. Use of the scanner proved much easier than expected, remarks Jean-Marie Cochard: "FARO gave us recommendations to guarantee the tool's precision. In fact, some of them were superfluous because its intrinsic performance largely goes beyond our needs and a slight decrease in precision is not a problem." For instance, in a building where it is necessary to survey several rooms or levels, Escaliers Cochard does not deem it essential to apply the entire process of restarting the device, enabling time savings.
3D documentation of the magnificent glass roof of Leicester University Engineering Building
As-Built Documentation / Architecture: Digital measurement using FARO Laser Scanner FOCUS3D Data collection with the latest generation of 3D laser scanners is now easy, accurate and rapid.
3D SurveyScan LLP acquired a Faro Focus3D in December 2011. They realised a potential in the market to offer a service using the scanner in various industry environments. 3D SurveyScan was amazed as to how little these industries knew of 3D scanning and point clouds. Even today, people from all industries are just beginning to realise the potential of using scanning to assist them in their day-to-day projects. Especially as BIM (Building Information Modelling) is the way the government is pushing the industry forward with revit being the choice of software to model in. Before measurements would have been carried out by disto and tape measure. "The package 3D Surveyscan is offering is very flexible from providing a basic point cloud for the client to use themselves to model. Or we can give them the whole package including modelling services" states Ron Smith, co-owner of 3D SurveyScan LLP. So far 3D SurveyScan has produced quality packages for varying markets. Ranging from private dwellings, retail outlets providing floor and ceiling plans, to National Grid pumping stations, to office buildings including ceiling voids and heritage work.
Scanning of glazed roof area of Leicester University Engineering Building
The heritage work of 3D SurveyScan included a project to scan the Engineering Building at Leicester University with its magnificent roof made of glass. Built in the early 1960s it is due a major overhaul to replace the glazing in March of 2013. It was the task of 3D SurveyScan to produce a point cloud for the client to model the new roof using revit. "Because of the size of the roof we scanned the building completing 16 workspaces averaging between 30 and 40 scans per workspace" Ron Smith pointed out. The workspaces would involve both internal and external scans. All targets and deadlines were completed on time for the project. Scanning took place over a period of 10 days. Registration of the scans was achieved using the FARO Software Scene 5.0 in combination with the laser scanner. Preparation was really important and checkerboard targets were used as the main form of correspondence. Spheres were used to gain registration into smaller rooms. Because of the size of the project a total station was used in conjunction with the Faro Focus3D to produce control conditions for the project.
7 meter mast
Often 3D SurveyScan has to measure roof voids and they had height problems for the scanner. Now they have been overcome with a unique mast system reaching up to height of 7 meters. To start the scanner automatically 3D SurveyScan LLP has acquired a Samsung tablet which links in to the WLAN system on the scanner. Ron Smith also highlights "FARO Webshare is to be a very important part to our business. It is a major advantage to publish the scan data on FARO Webshare to enable the client to view and share the date. Clients are fascinated to see they can gain access to measurable information via our server at our office. This information is of course protected at source so only the client can gain access to their personal information".
Stretching assignment in rubber plant
PLASTICS / As-built documentation: A FARO Focus3D takes the detail scans role on a dangerous job in the extreme conditions of a synthetic rubber plant in Russia.
The city of Togliatti on the great Volga river is famous for Lada cars and a thriving petrochemicals industry. The Togliattikauchuk plant is one of the largest petrochemical complexes of its type and focuses on the production of synthetic rubber for use in anything from car tyres to medical devices and from rubberised fabrics to construction industry products. To facilitate plant improvement works, a 3D scan of the whole plant was commissioned and the project manager Acropol-Geo called on the services of 3DLS to conduct the scanning and post-processing tasks. The 3DLS team included 3D scanning specialists who have spearheaded the application of laser scanning techniques to a range of engineering challenges in Russia.
"Making an accurate 3D representation of a petrochemical plant was never an easy task. But thanks to modern laser scanners like the FARO Focus3D, what used to take an army armed with measuring tapes and theodolites years, can now be done with a few well-equipped individuals in a matter of months," said Maxim Khmelevskiy, Project Manager, 3DLS. "And best of all, achieving satisfactory result is now possible thanks to the sheer accuracy, reliability and speed of today's tools."
The 3DLS team set to work with a larger geodesic scanner for the big picture coordinate measurements and a nimble FARO Focus3D for the detailed scanning. The 5-hectare site is strewn with many miles of multi-level interlocking pipes and cables of different diameters, making it impossible to break up the plant into smaller projects. The end result needed to be an integrated and accurate model of the whole plant. Scanning conditions were close to extreme: the plant production processes produced dangerous temperatures and pressures, escaping steam, harmful chemical emissions, noise and vibration.
Under these conditions the portability and ease of use of the FARO Focus3D supported quick and safe work. It could be moved without switching off and the powerful battery gave up to five hours of cablefree operation. The post-processing was also very intensive and the team developed their own "total scan" workflow, which they estimated is five to six times more efficient than a traditional survey approach based on spheres and stitching. They also employed proprietary software to handle problems like platform vibrations. In total 8,158 scan positions resulted in over 12.5 billion cloud points. By the end of the 102-day project all the data had been pre-treated in FARO Scene software before alignment in InnovMetric PolyWorks and registration of the scans in the plant coordinate system.
Fascinating visitors in the Cathedral of Steam
Heritage: While renovation progresses, visitors can explore the inner workings of the world's largest steam pumping station that has been helping to keep feet dry in Friesland for almost one hundred years.
3D virtual reality tours are a growing phenomenon, which allow the general public to experience the fascination of remote and inaccessible or delicate and dangerous locations. One such place is the D.F. Woudagemaal pumping station. Built in 1920 to drain floodwaters from the province of Friesland in low-lying Holland, it is the largest operational steam pumping station in the world with a mind-boggling capacity of one million litres per minute. Being a UNESCO world heritage site, the pumping station fondly called 'the Cathedral of Steam' has started a 3-year program of extensive renovations with engineering and consultant service provider Royal HaskoningDHV managing the work.
The first idea was to use 3D scans to create accurate As-Built Documentation " for the renovation work. But the project quickly developed to include solutions that also support the visitor centre during the long period of renovation. "We spent 10 working days collecting about 185 scans with a FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D. Together with some conventional surveying information these were registered in the software SCENE from FARO and then exported to the FARO WebShare environment," explains Eric Borst of Royal HaskoningDHV. Web- Share allows any authorized user to log in to the server and explore the processed scans of the whole site. "So you can navigate around the pumping station and look at the full 360° colour views from each scan position. Then there are various user tools for in-depth examinations."
"With more than 10,000 visitors per year and the building covered in scaffolding or with whole areas closed-off due to the renovation work, it was important to have an exciting exhibit in the visitor centre. We also wanted to maintain the interest of
more casual visitors." So the next step was to export the data to Autodesk 3D Studio Max, with the Alice Labs Point Cloud plugin. This was used to create a virtual tour – a 6 minute film that visitors can watch on 32-inch touch screens. It is a virtual
flight through the building, with the option to stop in different places and see detailed information about the actual progress of the renovation work." Borst and his team have also been able to take the visitors into places that you could otherwise never enter – like inside a steam boiler or down into the pitch dark areas below the waterline. "Because the Focus3D is so compact and light, we often acquire unusual perspectives. Dispensing with the tripod, we can stick the scanner down a drain or into a boiler casing – obviously something you could not do if the scanner was bigger or heavier," notes Borst with satisfaction.
Incoming Inspection – Faro 3D Laser Scanner
Robot Calibration – Faro 3D Laser Scanner


Here's a flock of geese that flew near my house on December 20th, 2009. They were headed on a north western trajectory. If I were them I'd be headed south, but then again I heard it was 30 degrees in Miami yesterday, so who knows.
About 7-10 A10s flew over my house a couple times in the late morning on July 4th, 2009. I heard and saw them earlier but didn't have my camera handy. I figured they would fly back over when they were done so I get everything ready and was able to get pictures of them when they were flying back to the base. While I was reviewing my photos I found this one, with what looks to be an eagle flying with the A10. Click the picture to enlarge and see the detail on the plane and bird. Since its July 4th I'm going to go with — this is an American Eagle just because I'm a true romantic. If there's anybody out there that can prove or disprove this claim please comment on the post. We have lots of hawks and big birds where I live and I've seen American Eagles around our neighborhood before, so who knows. Happy July 4th!


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Personal Justice Denied
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians
Title:Personal Justice Denied; Author:Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians; Illustrator:; OrigTitle:; Country:; Language:; Series:; Genre:; Publisher:; PubDate:1983; CurrentPublisher:; CurrentPubDate:; MediaType:; Pages:467 pages; Awards:; ISBN:; WorldCatLink:;
The 467-page report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) concluding that Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity but rather was the result of "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership." Based on its conclusions and supporting documentation, the 100th Congress adopted H.R. 442 which was signed into law as the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 , granting $20,000 in monetary reparations and a public apology to all those whose Constitutional rights had been violated as a result of the wartime exclusion.
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6 Footnotes
A commission to "review the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066" and the "directives of the United States military forces" requiring the incarceration was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on July 31, 1980. [1] After twenty days of public hearings and eighteen months of thorough investigation by a commission staff headed by special counsel Angus Macbeth, the findings of the nine-member Commission on the Wartime Internment and Relocation of Civilians were published on February 24, 1983, as Personal Justice Denied . On June 16, 1983, further Recommendations were issued; a third publication, Papers for the Commission , appeared later that year discussing the intercepted Japanese diplomatic cables, code-named MAGIC . In 1997 the original two-volume report by the U.S. Government Printing Office was published by The Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and the University of Washington Press, with an added prologue and a new foreword by University of Washington professor Tetsuden Kashima.
The major conclusions reached in the report were that Executive Order 9066 was "not justified by military necessity, and the decisions which followed from it—exclusion, detention, the ending of detention and the ending of exclusion—were not founded upon military conditions." Rather, the causes were "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership." [2] It also concluded that a "grave personal injustice was done. . . without individual review or any probative evidence." [3]
What led to the decision to exclude citizens of Japanese ancestry and enemy aliens is covered in Part I of Personal Justice Denied , with an examination of their status pre-World War II, how the decision was implemented, and the effects of that decision, including economic loss, "assembly center" and "relocation center" conditions, and questions of loyalty. It also deals with the decision to end exclusion, and finally, draws comparisons with the historical treatment of persons of Japanese ancestry living in Hawai'i and German Americans who were not excluded. Part II deals specifically with the detention of Aleuts in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands.
As to those surviving individuals of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated, Part III consists of five recommendations made by the commission as remedies: (1) that Congress recognize the injustice and offer an apology; (2) that the President pardon those convicted of violations based on curfew violations and review other wartime convictions based on race or ethnicity; (3) that agencies review applications for restitution of position, status or entitlements lost during wartime; (4) that Congress appropriate monies for a special fund for research and public education; and (5) that Congress appropriate $1.5 billion to provide a compensatory payment of $20,000 each to surviving persons displaced by the wartime order. Remedies to the surviving Aleuts included individual payments of $5,000 each.
The significance of Personal Justice Denied , according to University of Washington professor Tetsuden Kashima, is threefold: (1) for its representation of the "government's own findings" in declaring the lack of military necessity, thus altering the U.S.'s long-held position on the exclusion; (2) for its sound scholarship; and (3) for its far-reaching impact on legislation, court cases, and international law. [4]
Given its status as an official governmental report, the publication of Personal Justice Denied received immediate notice by the mainstream media in the U.S. and Japan—even though many of its conclusions had been reached previously by other academicians and writers. Historian Roger Daniels noted that its conclusions were noteworthy by the fact that it prompted former Assistant Secretary of War John J. McCloy , one of the chief architects of the exclusion policy, to call it an "outrage." [5] Its lasting value was observed most prominently by Prof. Kashima, who stated that "almost everything written on the incarceration after 1983 refers to this report." [6]
Authored by Sharon Yamato
Yamato, Sharon
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This item has been made freely available in the Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration , a collaborative project with Internet Archive .
Boehm, Randolph, ed. "Papers of the U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Part 1: Numerical File Archives." Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, Inc, 1984. http://cisupa.proquest.com/ksc_assets/catalog/1729_USCommWarRelocInternPt1.pdf . [Includes all of the documents used by the CWRIC in Personal Justice Denied .]
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians . Seattle: University of Washington Press and Washington D.C.: Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, 1997.
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians . National Parks Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/personal_justice_denied/ .
Daniels, Roger, Sandra Taylor, and Harry Kitano, eds. Japanese Americans: From Relocation to Redress . Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988.
Hatamiya, Leslie T. Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and the Passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 . Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1993.
Peter Irons, ed. Justice Delayed: The Record of the Japanese Internment Cases . Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1989.
Maki, Mitchell T., Harry H. L. Kitano, and S. Megan Berthold. Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress . Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999.
National Archives and Records Administration. "Check the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) for Public Hearings and Testimonies (Record Group 220)." http://www.archives.gov/research/japanese-americans/hearings.html . [Abstracts of witness testimonies and transcripts of public files.]
Tateishi, John. And Justice for All: An Oral History of the Japanese American Detention Camps . New York: Random House, 1984.
Yoshinaga-Herzig, Aiko and Marjorie Lee, eds. Speaking Out for Personal Justice: Site Summaries of Testimonies and Witnesses Registry from the U.S. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings 1981 . Los Angeles: Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press, 2011.
↑ Mitchell T. Maki, Harry H. L. Kitano, and S. Megan Berthold, Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999), 96.
↑ Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, Personal Justice Denied: Report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (Seattle: University of Washington Press and Washington D.C.: Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, 1997), 459.
↑ Personal Justice Denied , 459.
↑ Personal Justice Denied , xix.
↑ Roger Daniels, Sandra Taylor, and Harry Kitano, eds., Japanese Americans: From Relocation to Redress (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1988), 5.
↑ Personal Justice Denied , xxii.
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Pregnant women who use a mobile (cell) phone are more likely to have a child who has behavioural problems. The risk increases if the child starts using a phone in its early developmental years.
Children who were exposed to mobile phones while they were in the womb, and who used one themselves, are 50 per cent more likely to have behavioural problems. The greatest harm is done when the mother uses a phone before the child is born, say researchers, which accounts for a 40 per cent increased risk.
The Danish National Birth Cohort study based their findings on a group of around 100,000 women who were pregnant between 1996 and 2002 and who were questioned again seven years later.
The researchers say the findings are in line with earlier research, and that they have taken into account other possible causes of behavioural problems.
(Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2010; doi: 10.1136/jech.2010.115402).
via Children more likely to have behavioural problems if mum used a mobile phone when they were in the womb | What Doctors Don't Tell You.


The UK-based Pan European Fund will merge into the Luxembourg Pan European Equities Fund on 6 October 2018.
Columbia Threadneedle has begun a process to transfer the assets of investors in certain funds within their UK fund range to equivalent funds in its established Luxembourg range. This is to ensure that its EU-based investors remain invested in funds that have a UCITS* status, because Columbia Threadneedle believe it is likely that when the UK leaves the European Union UK domiciled funds will lose this status.
The transfer process includes 20 funds from the UK-based range with the launch of 13 new funds in the Luxembourg range. 6 of the UK funds will close in their entirety whilst the remaining 14 will merge just the EUR and USD currency funds across, leaving the GBP currency funds to continue to operate in its UK range. The Columbia Threadneedle shareholder notification opposite details all the funds affected.
The new Luxembourg funds will only launch on the merger date, therefore we will not be able to offer you and your clients access to the Luxembourg receiving funds until after the merger takes place.
Shareholder approval has now been reached for the full closure and merger of the 6 funds on 6 October 2018.
On the merger date, any holdings in the 6 closing and merging UK-based funds will automatically transfer to the equivalent receiving Luxembourg fund, unless we are instructed otherwise before this date.
Out of the 6 closing and merging funds, the products only feature the Pan European Fund. On or around the merger date, we will automatically transfer holdings into the Luxembourg equivalent fund unless we are instructed otherwise before this date. For regular payment policies, premium allocations will also be redirected to the receiving fund.
Please note that we have now closed this fund to new business and switches in, but we can accept switches out up to a few days prior to the merger.


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#ifndef _mbilogTextBackendBase_H
#define _mbilogTextBackendBase_H

#include "mbilogBackendBase.h"
#include "mbilogExports.h"

namespace mbilog
{
  /** Documentation
   *  \brief This class is an abstract superclass for logging text backends. It adds string formatting methods
   *         to the backend interface BackendBase. Accordingly backends that inherit from this class can be
   *         registered in the mbi logging mechanism.
   *
   *  \ingroup mbilog
   */
  class MBILOG_EXPORT TextBackendBase : public BackendBase
  {
  public:
    virtual ~TextBackendBase();

    /** \brief This method is called by the mbi logging mechanism if the object is registered in
     *         the mbi logging mechanism and a logging message is emitted.
     *
     *  \param logMessage Logging message which was emitted.
     *
     */
    virtual void ProcessMessage(const mbilog::LogMessage &logMessage) = 0;

  protected:
    /** \brief Method formats the given LogMessage in the smart/short format and writes it to std::cout.
      * \param threadID Can be set to the threadID where the logging message was emitted. Is 0 by default.
      */
    void FormatSmart(const LogMessage &l, int threadID = 0);

    /** \brief Method formats the given LogMessage in the full/long format and writes it to std::cout.
      * \param threadID Can be set to the threadID where the logging message was emitted. Is 0 by default.
      */
    void FormatFull(const LogMessage &l, int threadID = 0);

    /** \brief Method formats the given LogMessage in the smart/short format and writes it to the given std::ostream.
      * \param threadID Can be set to the threadID where the logging message was emitted. Is 0 by default.
      */
    void FormatSmart(std::ostream &out, const LogMessage &l, int threadID = 0);

    /** \brief Method formats the given LogMessage in the full/long format and writes it to the given std::ostream.
      * \param threadID Can be set to the threadID where the logging message was emitted. Is 0 by default.
      */
    void FormatFull(std::ostream &out, const LogMessage &l, int threadID = 0);

    /** \brief Writes the system time to the given stream.*/
    void AppendTimeStamp(std::ostream &out);

    /** \brief Special variant of method FormatSmart which uses colored messages (only for windows).*/
    // TODO: implement for linux?
    void FormatSmartWindows(const mbilog::LogMessage &l, int /*threadID*/);
  };
}

#endif

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Caretakers are deployed in residential complexes, shopping centres, institutions and organisations. This is done for both long and short periods. Our caretakers can fully take over the contact with residents and suppliers and in a service-oriented manner.
You do not have to worry about checking your guests in and out. We arrange the reception, we give information about the apartment and the environment and are reachable for emergencies 24/7. Of course after checking out, we can instantly ensure a final cleaning, so your next guests arrive in a beautiful, clean apartment.
Hanging a painting on the wall, painting a wall , removing or applying wallpaper or laying laminate: also such work is carried out enthusiastically and professionally by our team.
Moving often causes stress. One contact point to arrange everything for you is very pleasant. From packing your goods to the 'swept clean' delivery of your former residence: it's all taken care of to perfection!
Your company garden is the business card of your company. So you want to take proper care of it. Van Vliet Bedrijfsdiensten has the right people for your garden maintenance.
We are happy to provide samples of curtains, laminate and wallpaper. Is your service not listed? Please ask us, we are assured that we can be of assistance.


Speaker, thanks to Leigh Ann Spell, is Jay Price a 6-year-old little with a severe-profound hearing impairment. His hearing loss was identified right after birth and his parents pursued audiologic and speech-language services immediately following identification. Jay currently has a cochlear implant and has developed amazing speech, language, and listening skills. He is actually mainstreamed into a regular kindergarten class! He is the SC Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (SCSHA) Ambassador this year.


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package com.vaguehope.onosendai.ui.pref;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.CheckBoxPreference;
import android.preference.ListPreference;
import android.preference.Preference;
import android.preference.Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener;
import android.preference.Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener;
import android.preference.PreferenceFragment;

import com.vaguehope.onosendai.config.AccountProvider;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.config.Prefs;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.model.PrefetchMode;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.storage.DbBindingAsyncTask;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.storage.DbInterface;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.update.KvKeys;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.CollectionHelper;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.CollectionHelper.Function;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.DialogHelper;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.LogWrapper;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.PrefCache;
import com.vaguehope.onosendai.util.StringHelper;

public class FetchingPrefFragment extends PreferenceFragment {

	public static final String KEY_BAT_UPDATE = "pref_bat_update";
	public static final String KEY_BAT_SEND = "pref_bat_send";
	public static final String KEY_PREFETCH_MEDIA = "pref_prefetch_media";
	public static final String KEY_PREFETCH_LINKS = "pref_prefetch_links";
	public static final String KEY_SYNC_SCROLL = "pref_sync_scroll";

	private static final LogWrapper LOG = new LogWrapper("FPF");

	private static final String DEFAULT_BAT_UPDATE = "30";
	private static final String DEFAULT_BAT_SEND = "15";
	private static final CharSequence[] BATTERY_LEVELS = new CharSequence[] { DEFAULT_BAT_UPDATE, "20", "15", "10" };

	private static final BatPrefCache batUpdatePrefCache = new BatPrefCache(KEY_BAT_UPDATE, DEFAULT_BAT_UPDATE);
	private static final BatPrefCache batSendPrefCache = new BatPrefCache(KEY_BAT_SEND, DEFAULT_BAT_SEND);

	@Override
	public void onCreate (final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setPreferenceScreen(getPreferenceManager().createPreferenceScreen(getActivity()));
		addBatLevel(KEY_BAT_UPDATE, "Min battery for backgrond updates", DEFAULT_BAT_UPDATE, batUpdatePrefCache);
		addBatLevel(KEY_BAT_SEND, "Min battery for retrying sends", DEFAULT_BAT_SEND, batSendPrefCache);
		addPrefetchMedia();
		addPrefetchLinks();
		addColumnStats();
		addHosakaStatus();
		addSyncScroll();
	}

	private void addBatLevel (final String key, final CharSequence title, final CharSequence defVal, final OnPreferenceChangeListener changeListener) {
		final ListPreference pref = new ListPreference(getActivity());
		pref.setKey(key);
		pref.setTitle(title);
		pref.setEntries(CollectionHelper.map(BATTERY_LEVELS, new Function<CharSequence, CharSequence>() {
			@Override
			public CharSequence exec (final CharSequence input) {
				return input + "%";
			}
		}, new ArrayList<CharSequence>()).toArray(new CharSequence[BATTERY_LEVELS.length]));
		pref.setEntryValues(BATTERY_LEVELS);
		pref.setSummary("%s");
		pref.setDefaultValue(defVal);
		pref.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(changeListener);
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
	}

	private void addPrefetchMedia () {
		final ListPreference pref = new ListPreference(getActivity());
		pref.setKey(KEY_PREFETCH_MEDIA);
		pref.setTitle("Prefetch media"); //ES
		pref.setSummary("Fetch new pictures during background updates: %s"); //ES
		pref.setEntries(PrefetchMode.prefEntries());
		pref.setEntryValues(PrefetchMode.prefEntryValues());
		pref.setDefaultValue(PrefetchMode.NO.getValue());
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
	}

	private void addPrefetchLinks () {
		final ListPreference pref = new ListPreference(getActivity());
		pref.setKey(KEY_PREFETCH_LINKS);
		pref.setTitle("Prefetch links"); //ES
		pref.setSummary("Fetch new link titles during background updates: %s"); //ES
		pref.setEntries(PrefetchMode.prefEntries());
		pref.setEntryValues(PrefetchMode.prefEntryValues());
		pref.setDefaultValue(PrefetchMode.NO.getValue());
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
	}

	private void addColumnStats () {
		final Preference pref = new Preference(getActivity());
		pref.setTitle("Column stats"); //ES
		pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(this.columnStatsClickListener);
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
	}

	private void addHosakaStatus () {
		final Preference pref = new Preference(getActivity());
		pref.setTitle("Hosaka sync status"); //ES
		pref.setSummary("Loading..."); //ES
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
		new GetHosakaStatus(getActivity(), pref).execute();
	}

	private void addSyncScroll () {
		final CheckBoxPreference pref = new CheckBoxPreference(getActivity());
		pref.setKey(KEY_SYNC_SCROLL);
		pref.setTitle("Sync column scroll position"); //ES
		pref.setSummary("But only if last scroll was upward."); //ES
		getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(pref);
	}

	private final OnPreferenceClickListener columnStatsClickListener = new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
		@Override
		public boolean onPreferenceClick (final Preference preference) {
			showColumnStats();
			return true;
		}
	};

	protected void showColumnStats () {
		startActivity(new Intent(getActivity(), ColumnStatsActivity.class));
	}

	private static class GetHosakaStatus extends DbBindingAsyncTask<Void, String, Exception> {

		private final Preference pref;

		public GetHosakaStatus (final Context context, final Preference pref) {
			super(context);
			this.pref = pref;
		}

		@Override
		protected LogWrapper getLog () {
			return LOG;
		}

		@Override
		protected void onProgressUpdate (final String... values) {
			for (final String value : values) {
				this.pref.setSummary(value);
			}
		}

		@Override
		protected Exception doInBackgroundWithDb (final DbInterface db, final Void... params) {
			try {
				if (new Prefs(getContext()).asConfig().firstAccountOfType(AccountProvider.HOSAKA) == null) {
					publishProgress("Add a Hosaka account to the accounts page to enable sync."); //ES
				}
				else {
					final String status = db.getValue(KvKeys.KEY_HOSAKA_STATUS);
					publishProgress(StringHelper.isEmpty(status) ? "Never run." : status); //ES
				}
				return null;
			}
			catch (final Exception e) { // NOSONAR show user all errors.
				return e;
			}
		}

		@Override
		protected void onPostExecute (final Exception result) {
			if (result != null) DialogHelper.alert(getContext(), result);
		}

	}

	public static float readMinBatForUpdate (final Context context) {
		return batUpdatePrefCache.read(context);
	}

	public static float readMinBatForSend (final Context context) {
		return batSendPrefCache.read(context);
	}

	public static class BatPrefCache extends PrefCache<Float> {

		public BatPrefCache (final String prefKey, final String defaultVal) {
			super(prefKey, defaultVal);
		}

		@Override
		protected Float parse (final String s) {
			return Integer.parseInt(s) / 100f;
		}

	}

}


I received the most heart-wrenching note the other day. It read..
This note slayed me because I know so, so many people are struggling through hard times and searching for happiness. It's TOUGH to keep picking YOURSELF up when things are not going well. I've been there, too.
So, how did I manage to enjoy life and find happiness in the face of struggle? Do you really want to know?
Well, I'm not quite sure how to tell you this (and you might not believe me).
But the truth is, I didn't use an existing method.
I created my own by mixing together a number of methods and adding my own personal twists. I turned these methods and twists into a plan, and I stuck to it.
I jokingly called my plan, "The Don't Get Depressed Plan" (a terrible name, I know!) and I followed it on a daily basis.
I'll be honest, my main goal as I struggled to deal with challenging, uncertain (and even downright HARD) times was NOT TO BE HAPPY, but simply NOT TO GET so DOWN that I'd have an additional struggle (depression) on my hands.
For once in her life, this FIERCE overachiever planned to simply get through, to PASS.
I guess that's what happens when the odds of success feel impossibly low.
By following my PLAN, I enjoyed one of the happiest years of my life in the midst of struggle and chaos and no one was more SURPRISED than me.
Even though the big picture was that I was going through a really hard time (quite possibly the worst year of my life), I felt happy and fulfilled most days.
Really and truly happy and fulfilled.
I felt this way because I had a PLAN and I followed it.
Although I didn't set out to have one of the happiest years of my life, it wasn't by accident that I found myself feeling happy and was able to turn my situation into something that ultimately worked in my favor so that I felt happier most days than I had in years (maybe ever).
Feeling happy was a decision I made and a PLAN I followed.
You know what "small happinesses" are, right?
They are the little things in life; like colorful birds, fresh morning dew, and the everyday joys friends and family post on Facebook.
That's just one piece of the plan, and the best part is I know I can use my plan over and over again to overcome life's challenging moments.
In fact, I'm still using my plan to enjoy small happinesses now that that whole situation is behind me, because they make me feel so good.
Are you curious about what else besides focusing on small happinesses was in my plan?
We've known each other for a while now, so I don't see any reason you shouldn't feel comfortable asking me specifics about my plan or grilling me for wisdom, guidance, and advice over the phone.
If you'd like to use me as a sounding board or grill me over the phone for half an hour about my plan, you can see when I have time for that here. Just click through to schedule, and I'll answer whatever questions you have.
Is my calendar conflicting with yours? You know you can always get me here so we can work out a time that works for both of us.


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 * operate on stateless trees without any backing instance.
 *
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 * @param {?object} nextElement
 * @return {boolean} True if the existing instance should be updated.
 * @protected
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  if (prevElement != null && nextElement != null) {
    var prevType = typeof prevElement;
    var nextType = typeof nextElement;
    if (prevType === 'string' || prevType === 'number') {
      return nextType === 'string' || nextType === 'number';
    } else {
      if (nextType === 'object' && prevElement.type === nextElement.type && prevElement.key === nextElement.key) {
        var ownersMatch = prevElement._owner === nextElement._owner;
        var prevName = null;
        var nextName = null;
        var nextDisplayName = null;
        if ('production' !== process.env.NODE_ENV) {
          if (!ownersMatch) {
            if (prevElement._owner != null && prevElement._owner.getPublicInstance() != null && prevElement._owner.getPublicInstance().constructor != null) {
              prevName = prevElement._owner.getPublicInstance().constructor.displayName;
            }
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              nextName = nextElement._owner.getPublicInstance().constructor.displayName;
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            if (nextElement.type != null && nextElement.type.displayName != null) {
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              nextDisplayName = nextElement.type;
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            if (typeof nextElement.type !== 'string' || nextElement.type === 'input' || nextElement.type === 'textarea') {
              if (prevElement._owner != null && prevElement._owner._isOwnerNecessary === false || nextElement._owner != null && nextElement._owner._isOwnerNecessary === false) {
                if (prevElement._owner != null) {
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                }
                if (nextElement._owner != null) {
                  nextElement._owner._isOwnerNecessary = true;
                }
                'production' !== process.env.NODE_ENV ? warning(false, '<%s /> is being rendered by both %s and %s using the same ' + 'key (%s) in the same place. Currently, this means that ' + 'they don\'t preserve state. This behavior should be very ' + 'rare so we\'re considering deprecating it. Please contact ' + 'the React team and explain your use case so that we can ' + 'take that into consideration.', nextDisplayName || 'Unknown Component', prevName || '[Unknown]', nextName || '[Unknown]', prevElement.key) : null;
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Articulated Dragon
Next: Seated Bodhisattva
Myochin School
Japanese, active late 19th century
School of Myochin
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson and C. L. Hutchinson
Japanese (culture or style)
Sojo Henjo, from the series "One Hundred Satirical Poems (Kyoka neboke hyakushu)", 19th century
Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Kakegawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Fukuroi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Mitsuke: Ferries Crossing the Tenryu River (Mitsuke, Tenryugawa funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Arai, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Shirasuka: View of Shiomi Slope (Shirasuka, Shiomizaka no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42
Futakawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42


Remember last year's big IT color radiant orchid? Well, I'm still loving it just as much as ever. I picked myself up a prezzie in the form of a radiant orchid statement bag about a year ago and it's coming out to play as much this summer as it did last summer. As you can see from an outfit I rocked in May 2014, it a pop of radiant orchid can take a simple little black dress and sandals combo from sweet to statement making in no time flat!
This summer, I think I'm going to pair it with white. It would have gone great with that monochromatic look I posted last week. And remember those white wide legs I've been obsessing over? Yep, my radiant orchid bag would look fab with them too!
So, are you still rockin' radiant orchid too lovelies…or have you moved on?
Don't forget to head over to Momtrends and Thirty Something Fashion to see what they're wearing this week! And before you go, link up your own stylish post below and enter our May giveaway!
What a great outfit! I love the black dress paired with the bright bag and statement necklace.
Hi Ladies! Thanks for the link-up! That bag is gorgeous! I hope that color never goes out of style.
So fun stopping in here almost every week to see what you 3 are up to!
I love all three statement necklaces especially the colorful one.
I'm still loving radiant orchid too!
i still love radiant orchid, not to mention that purple is my favorite color!
That bag really pops! Perfect for summer.
I absolutely love the Orchid bag!! I need that in my life!!
The 3 necklaces are pretty fab too!
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Q: Fixing non-functional ArcMap which was OK day ago? For about 1 month ArcMap 10.6 was working no issue, in conjunction with Intro to GIS online course. For the past 24 hrs.—approaching final project deadline—data files display, but with Nonsense Attribute Tables, No Data Manipulation function, etc.
I eventually noticed that despite saving all GIS data to file output:
C:\GIS\IntroductionToArcMap_Data\data,  ArcGIS was duplicating and filling with also unknown files at a default geodatabase path:
C:\Users\Owner\Documents\ArcGIS\Default.gdb
I tried changing path default (1: deleting all GIS files 2: setting Current and Scratch Workspace to outputs via Geoprocessing Environment Settings to paths instructed with initial download data instructions  3: Downloaded initial data (containing source, scratch & results .gdb files)into those paths.)
ArcMap worked for again for about 20min. Still sending out data to same default path—no save or export—just opening data in ArcMap from course download.
I am writing this before I attempt to delete & reinstall ArcMap & all GIS data, but with little optimism that it resolves the issue.
Can anyone offer actual insight into cause(s)/solution(s)?

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Archive for 'CBS'
Sunday, January 26th, 2020 at 7:37 pm
As we all know, all of the many categories of the Grammy Awards are not televised. To get you ready for the live airing of music's biggest night where both rapper Nipsey Hussle and now basketball legend Kobe Bryant will be honored, check out the list of winners announced during the pre-telecast of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards!
Peachtree TV is changing the face of reality tv – Who is Jacques Johnson?
Sunday, September 25th, 2016 at 11:49 pm
Who Is Jacques Johnson Photo Credit Peachtree TV Website
Jacques Johnson is not only your "not so typical rapper" but is the youngest executive producer of his reality docu series set to air on Peachtree TV October 9th, at 3 p.m. Johnson's squad/support team will show you why Atlanta is the new Hollywood. Check out the trailer after the break READ MORE
#BlackHistory Channing Dungey To Become First Major Head Of Major Network With ABC
Thursday, February 18th, 2016 at 6:31 am
Channing Dungey is making black history in black history month. She is now the head of ABC entertainment which makes her the first to African-American to head a major network. READ MORE
Madonna, Ariana Grande Among First Performers Announced for 2015 Grammy Awards!
Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 at 1:30 pm
Madonna, Ariana Grande, AC/DC, and others have officially been announced as some of the performers for the upcoming 57th Annual Grammy Awards show!
Click the link for details…
CBS Bans Rihanna From Future NFL Telecasts After She Tweets 'F-ck You'
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 10:09 am
Rihanna tweets a message to CBS after they pulled her song, "Run This Town" from the Ravens vs. Steelers pre-game intro last week in light of the Ray Rice controversy. Rihanna is known for sharing her thoughts candidly on social media and CBS is not feeling her strong reaction.
Check out what Rihanna had to say and how CBS responded below. READ MORE
The Queen L.A.T.I.F.A.H. is back!
Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
All hail the queen on her return to daytime television. She revealed her new show on The Couch this week.
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Anne from Norway asked me to share my mudcake recipe since these cakes weren't common where she was from and she wanted to try and make one, so Anne, this is for you. Obviously you can make them in dark and white chocolate too but this is a favourite amongst my family.
1) Preheat oven to 150 degrees C (Mine is a gas oven and no fan) Grease a 20cm round cake tin (mine is also 8cm high), line base and sides with baking paper.
3) Using a wisk add the sifted plain + self raising flour, then vanilla essence then eggs. Make sure you do not over mix or your batter will become tough.
4)Pour mixture into your prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 50 minutes. After the 1 hour mark I usually turn my tin around in the oven and loosely cover the top with some tinfoil, I then bake it for a further 50 min till cooked. I check the cake with a serrated knife put in at an angle.
5) Keep the cake in the pan while it cools, I usually cover the top with a thick towel while it cools, it keeps the moisture in the cake. Once cool I pop it on a plate to ice, but you could also eat it plain with some whipped cream.
This is unrelated, but I just saw you featured on AMY ATLAS. I am so excited for you. Your daughter's party was adorable...bright and fun. As always, I love your work. Take care.
owwww This looks so good! I will try this!


How Much do Dental Implants Cost and how should you proceed?
How Much do Dental Implants Cost? thats Being told that you require Dental Implants can be a shock and not something that most of us will be ready or prepared for. We can factor many things into our lives : Buying a New House, New Car, Birth of a Child, we can financially prepare ourselves for these momentous occasion but unfortunately we tend not to think of our teeth and mouth as part of our health therefore we can ignore them however when we get the news that dental implants are our only option it can be more than a surprise not at least an unexpected financial outlay that we are not prepared for.
Once the initial news of having dental implants has sunk in the most common question patients will ask is: How Much will Dental Implants Cost?
Dental implants revolutionised the dental industry over 25 years ago and became the most successful and highly technical way of replacing missing teeth to give the patient back the smile they have always wanted or have had and wanted back again without them having to go down the denture or bridgework route. The patient could now have a smile which can make them feel more youthful, give them back their chewing ability and ultimately give them back their confidence as they can have teeth which look and act just like their natural teeth.
As Dental Implants were so unique back in the beginning and such a breakthrough in dentistry the cost and pricing were so expensive that they were just for the few however today thankfully like the skills, techniques and the components of the dental implants themselves, dental skills and techniques have been honed, the dental implant components have scientifically been improved to assist both the implant consultant and patient, likewise the cost and pricing have become more realistic and are now open and available to everyone worldwide at very competitive prices.
When comparing the costs and fees of the denture/bridgework against dental implants in the short term denture/bridgework may look the most economical option and may be financially a better solution for the patient at that time however most patients find that after approximately 5 years of constantly trying to get them to fit correctly and coping with them they inevitably are required to go ahead with dental implants as the denture/bridgework have also caused some bone deterioration ( bone loss).
The cost of dental implants can be a little bit more expensive with the initial outlay however in the long term we have found dental implants to be the most consistent form of treatment and in the long term can be the most cost effective dental treatment and in some cases can even work out to be a little cheaper. So do not despair you do not have to go down the denture and bridgework route you can now have Dental Implants and you may find that Dental Implants may not be as costly as you think in the long term.
For further information on dental implants and fees please contact one of our very knowledgeable staff at the Marylebone Implant Centre in the first instance ona 02034342934 or email us at info@maryleboneimplantcentre.co.uk or visit us and chat to us on our website: www.maryleboneimplantcentre.co.uk where our staff will be delighted to walk you through all our dental implant treatments and costings.
At the Marylebone Implant Centre we believe in complete transparency with our patients so our patients are fully informed and aware of all treatment options and fees before any treatment begins. We invite our patients along for an Initial Free of Charge No Obligation Consultation and Treatment Planning. At this appointment, which lasts approximately 90 minutes, we will take a CT Scan (which is a 3D Image of the patients mouth and costs a one off fee of £150 however a copy of the CT Scan can be supplied to the patient to take away with them). The patient will then see our highly experienced and professional dental implant consultants who will go through all of the dental implant treatment options in layman's terms with the patient and will give the patient a full complete precise treatment plan with a total amount of fees and a time scale of appointments required, this dental implant treatment plan will not change and you can feel confident in the knowledge that there are no hidden costs and you are certainly under no obligation to continue with your dental implant treatment with us.
At the practice you will never be asked for the total cost of the fees upfront, we do what we like to call a "Pay as you go treatment scheme" or we work alongside a finance company called Dental Finance which can help you spread the cost of the your dental implant treatment over a period of 1-5 years if that is a route you prefer to go down.
Our fees start at £2,840 for an implant fixed bridge and that is inclusive of the implant, abutment and final crown. Call Us Today and Book Your Free of Charge No Obligation Consultation and Treatment Planning.


We offer comprehensive training courses on all there is to know about freight and tank cars. Our offer addresses repair shops and car owners.
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LAUREL, MS (WDAM) - The City of Laurel officially has a new police chief. The city council voted 4-3 Tuesday morning to hire LPD Capt. Tommy Cox to lead the department. Cox was sworn in immediately after the council meeting.
"Chief Cox has been here, he's come up through the ranks," Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee said. "He started off as a patrolman. He earned his way. He's been in every facet of the police department."
After more than 20 years of serving the Laurel Police Department, Cox is now Laurel's top cop.
"I'm honored and humbled by what the mayor thinks and the council's approval and to take on this task," Cox said. "We're going to keep going in the direction we have been going and do the best we can."
The department has been without a chief since Tyrone Stewart unexpectedly passed away in late January. Stewart had served as police chief of Laurel since 2011. Cox was one of three members of LPD chosen to lead the department after Stewart's death.
As honored and proud as Cox is to step into his new role of leadership, he said it's still bittersweet.
The new chief said regardless of the change in leadership, he's striving to keep the same positive community relations that the department developed under the late chief.
"He was out there in the community, and although I have a little bit of a different style than Chief Stewart, he was out there and it really worked for the department and we're going to continue that and then continue some of the initiatives he started," said Cox.
Magee praised Chief Cox's integrity and heart for the community, calling him a natural fit for the position.
"He was doing a lot of things managerial while the former chief was here, so it was actually a natural for him to advance to chief," Magee said.
Last week, Magee named Cox as his choice to be the city's next top cop. Cox, a 22-year law enforcement veteran, has served in several positions in the department he will now run including patrol, criminal investigations and with juveniles.
"He has the respect of the rank and file in the department, and I believe this will continue," Magee said of Cox.


Inspired by the research of Carl Munck, researcher and composer James Paul Furia demonstrates a relationship between the notes of the musical scale, the locations and shapes of hundreds of ancient monuments, and the exact distance and location of stars, planets and constellations.... 18/12/2011�� The Code is an ancient matrix system built up of monuments all across the globe. These monuments include megalithic stone works, pyramids, circular works, effigies, and ancient earth mound.
Nazca Lines and Culture Stretching across the Nazca plains like a giant map or blueprint left by ancient astronauts, lie the famous Nazca Lines of Peru.
"THE CODE" OF CARL MUNCK AND ANCIENT GEMATRIAN NUMBERS PART FOUR. INDEX. Dream of the Gematrian Wheel and Carl Munck's Response. By Joseph E. Mason. On January 31, 1995, I wrote a letter to Carl Munck explaining my dream and the "Gematrian Wheel" that developed from it.