You can stock your kitchen with every type of modern slicer, dicer, and immersion circulator you want, but the piece of cooking equipment that comes most highly recommended by chefs has been around for centuries: the cast-iron skillet. Like the name suggests, this essential cooking tool is molded from molten iron and coated with a protective seasoning. The result is a durable, versatile piece of cookware that's perfect for making everything from dump cakes to sunny-side up eggs.
So what is it exactly about cast-iron that entitles it to a spot on your stovetop? Here are some points to consider.
Iron is prized by engineers for its high-tensile strength, so you can bet it will hold up to whatever you throw at in the kitchen. But the metal does have one crucial weakness home cooks need to be aware of: water. Iron combines easily with oxygen, which is how you get iron oxide or rust. When iron is exposed to water, that liquid mixes with gases in the air to create a weak carbonic acid. The acid corrodes the iron, and the oxygen in the water bonds with the newly dissolved iron and forms iron oxide. While it won't necessarily poison you, rust isn't something you want flavoring your dinner.
Fortunately, keeping your skillet rust-free is easy to do. All cast-iron pans need to be seasoned before they're ready to hit the stove. To season a pan, you can coat it with a thin layer of neutral fat like vegetable oil and heat in the oven. During the frontier days, DIY seasoning was the only option for cast-iron owners, but today most pans come pre-seasoned.
But even well-seasoned cast-iron benefits from a little extra care from time to time. Before re-seasoning a skillet, DeVito suggests wiping it clean of any grease or caked-on food that's left over from whatever you cooked last. Instead of scrubbing it with a soapy sponge, she washes her pan with hot water and a brush. Tough plastic works well for this, as well as chain-link metal that you can use like a hand towel to wipe down the pan. After she cleans it, DeVito likes to dry her cast-iron by placing it over low heat on her gas stovetop for a few minutes. Once it's dry, she rubs it with a quarter teaspoon of vegetable oil using a paper towel, lets it sit over low heat for a few minutes more, and then wipes off the excess oil with another dry paper towel.
While it may not fit into your regular dishwashing routine, treating cast-iron cookware correctly pays off. A well-maintained pan is tough enough to withstand super high heat, meaning you can start cooking a dish on the stove and finish it in the oven in the same pan. The iron itself will endure any type of utensil you use on it, whether it's a wooden spoon, metal tongs, or a plastic spatula. And if you ever damage the skillet's seasoning or allow it to rust, it can be restored without too much trouble. "Ideally, you should be able to hand it down to your kids," DeVito says.
Cast-iron offers health benefits beyond the nutritional value of the food it cooks. The first is a healthy dose of iron added to your meals. If you have an iron deficiency, like close to 10 million people in the U.S. do, your doctor may recommend incorporating more meat, beans, and leafy greens into your diet. In addition to eating iron-rich foods, you could also try preparing more meals in a cast-iron skillet. As the metal heats up, small amounts of iron leach out and enrich your food. The is especially apparent with acidic, higher-moisture ingredients like applesauce and tomato sauce. The iron you get is definitely not enough to replace dietary iron, but it's a nice bonus if you're looking for more ways to sneak the nutrient into your meals.
With cast-iron, you know the only thing being added to your food is an essential mineral. Nonstick Teflon pans, on the other hand, are made from substances that aren't safe to be eaten. (Though you don't really need to worry about these chemicals contaminating your food unless you're really abusing the pan.) If your cast-iron is seasoned well enough, it will produce the same nonstick effects as Teflon without the unwanted chemicals.
And that brings us to the final health benefit: Cooking with cast-iron requires less oil than conventional pans. Because oil is already baked into the cast-iron's exterior, you don't have to worry about meat and vegetables getting stuck to the surface. You can either add a small amount of oil or no oil at all so you don't end up adding more fat to your dinner than necessary.
Even without the industrial strength and bonus minerals, the cast-iron skillet would still be prized by cooks for the incredible effects it has on food. This is because of the way it reacts to heat. Iron is much thicker and denser than materials like copper and aluminum, so it takes longer to heat up. But once the metal has been heated through, it packs a lot more thermal energy than most metals heated to the same temperature. All that harnessed energy is the key to achieving crisp, golden-brown sears on foods like steak, hamburger patties, eggplant, and scallops.
And just as cast-iron takes a while to get hot, it's also slow cooling down. That means that once you've left your pan to sit over a raging burner or in a screaming-hot oven for long enough, you can trust it to maintain that heat, even after filling it with cold or room-temperature ingredients. The cooling effects food has on other metals is one of the most common culprits that leaves foods pale and flabby rather than brown and crunchy.
With so many desirable qualities, you may expect a cast-iron pan to rank up there with other rite-of-passage kitchen items in terms of price. But it's actually easy to find a cast-iron pan for less than other pans that don't perform as well or last as long. Lodge, the brand DeVito recommends, has 10-inch skillets available for around $25 on Amazon. You can find fancier cast-iron pans from brands like Le Creuset selling for over $150, but when it comes to this kitchen essential, simplicity is hard to beat.


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Philip Myers
Professional entertainer and pianist specializing in corporate entertainment
Philip Myers is a professional entertainer and pianist who specializes in corporate entertainment. His versatility and ability to connect with an audience, combined with his extraordinary vocals, have made Philip a highly sought after entertainer. He has opened shows for many of today's top entertainers and has numerous stage credits. Philip offers show options to fit every budget and need: from intimate acoustic shows and dueling pianos to full bands with The Elton John & Billy Joel Tribute Show and a Broadway Tribute.
A Musical Tribute to Sir Elton John and Billy Joel
This show is a captivating tribute to two of the biggest selling male pop artists of all time. Who wouldn't remember Italian Restaurant, Piano Man, Your Song, Candle in the Wind, Crocodile Rock, Tiny Dancer, My Life, New York State of Mind, Just the Way You Are, She's Got A Way, plus other favorites. 2011 was the 40th anniversary of the careers of these two superstars, who both hit the charts in 1971. This face-to-face show can be backed by an optional four piece band.
This show is a high-energy, audience participation-oriented show. The set list incorporates highlights of all the great sing-along classics from many decades of music. Song lists include Jack and Diane, Crocodile Rock, Sweet Caroline, Piano Man, Take it Easy, Sweet Home Alabama, Great Balls of Fire, Old Time Rock 'n Roll, Joy to the World, Brown Eyed Girl, Don't Stop Believin', and many other sing-along classics. The show features face-to-face pianos with drums rounding out the group, or a full band can be used as well. The best room set-up for this show is placing the audience as close as possible to the players, in order to involve the crowd to the greatest degree possible. The play list is adjusted to reflect the age group of the audience, and every effort is made to respond to the preferences of the crowd…singing and clapping along is highly encouraged in this "can't miss" energetic show.
Musical Salute to the Great Crooners
A star studded musical tribute to the great singers of all time. Philip performs the greatest hits of performers such as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé, and many others. This show will take you back in time and even if this was a time before your "time" the songs are such classics that you will know every word and want to sing along.
Full Band for All Occasions
We provide turnkey musical productions with our full, six piece high energy dance band. We are diverse enough to meet an ever demanding and growing market base. The dance floor will stay packed as the audience rocks out to songs from Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and many hits from Motown, R and B Classics, and today's Hip Hop.
A Tribute to Broadway
One of Philip's most requested shows, this performance showcases many of the all time favorite Broadway "showstoppers." Hits include songs from Cats, Phantom, Les Miserables, Movin' Out, Lion King, Jersey Boys, Evita, Jekyl & Hyde, Man of LaMancha, Joseph, and many others. A female vocalist is available as an option for this show to recreate many great duets and solo standards from the Broadway stage.
Intimate Acoustic Show
Especially effective in an intimate setting, Philip's exceptional vocals are showcased in this show, which can be geared to audiences of all ages. Featuring the music of John Denver, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, the Eagles, Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and many more, this show takes you back to the all-time great acoustic classic hits.

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Austria September 2018: Hyundai Tucson first non-VW Group model #1 in 13 years
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After artificially lifting 31.3% in August due to pre-WLTP stock clearances, the Austrian new car market is logically – but particularly harshly – down 41.8% in September to 17.194 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.2% to 275.958. Volkswagen (-58%) falls much faster than the market but, unlike in neighbouring Switzerland (Mercedes) and Germany (BMW), manages to retain the brands pole position at 10.5% share ahead of Skoda (-32%) at 8.7% and Hyundai (-36%) at 8.5% with Ford (-13%) at 8.4% and Opel (-30%) at 8.2% also following very closely. BMW (-7%), Peugeot (-11%) and Kia (-19%), marques that did not need to rush registrations of non WLTP-compliant models in August, post the best holds in the Top 10. Further down, Jaguar (+28%), Citroen (+8%) and Volvo (+6%) are the only Top 30 brands in positive with Subaru stable.
Surprise in the Austrian models ranking: the Hyundai Tucson (+89%) spectacularly takes the lead with a mammoth 4.8% share, 53% above the #2, the Skoda Octavia (-41%) while the VW Golf (-77%) implodes. This is the first time in 6 years that the VW Golf isn't the best-selling vehicle in Austria: the last time was in October 2012 (VW Tiguan). Even more momentous: it is the first time in over 13 years that a non-VW Group nameplate is #1 in Austria, the last time was in July 2005 (Opel Astra). The VW T-Roc rallies back up 11 spots to #4, its new ranking record in Austria eclipsing the #5 it held from April to June, while the VW Polo (+171%) takes advantage of its new generation and the Skoda Karoq breaks into the Austrian Top 10 for the first time at #10.
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What's the Collective Noun for a Group of Designers Called Matt?
After eight years we said goodbye to our designer, Matt Hollands, this week.
Matt, who joined the company as fresh-faced 23 year old on a freelance basis in 2008, is moving on to pastures new.
We're very proud of how Matt developed his skills and talents during that time and are going to miss him very much.
Although he was a man of few words, we're also going to miss Matt's sharp observation and killer one-liners that always had the team in stitches.
Despite feeling sad, we're also excited that Matt feels ready for a new challenge and wish him all the best for the future.
So what does this mean for our clients?
Well, there are two exciting developments and we still have a Matt!
Firstly, Matt Stone, who has worked on a number of projects with us over the last year or so, has come back on a freelance basis.
What's good about this is that Matt knows our clients, the way we work and our systems, so it's been a seamless transition to welcome Matt back into the team.
Secondly, we've set up a partnership with St Austell-based design studio, Leap. This has been in the making over the last few months and Mark and Leap's Matt Hocking (another one) have spoken a lot during that time. Both companies have a shared ethos and work in a way that compliments each other's style. And we're already working on some exciting projects together.
Design will still be part of our offering and we're looking forward to developing this flexible solution with our existing and new clients.


Guys same as this sat. go to colo next sat same time same place.
Those who can pls write ur name here and make ur sat free!!
Meeting time is 2PM on 30/01/10we will go in colo at the same time, easier to apply new guys for clan rate also.
Pls indicate that you are not free at least i will know.
Fo da following outing. I dunno if i can make it. Even if i will. i will go off earlier lyk the 1st one. also try to communicate more. get to noe each other better.
Forgive me fo not coming despite blabbling bout da communication. I got other matters to attend. Saturday would be a diff day fo me to come unless its at night when im not bouncing.
mm so how was it?


For the first time in decades, researchers have identifed a new medication that can successfully treat major depression.
An existing oral drug may relieve major depression.
Depression affects about 300 million people across the globe, making the condition the "leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide," according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
In 2016 in the United States, over 10 million adults had at least one major depressive episode. Approximately 64 percent of these people had their lives severely impaired as a result.
Despite the prevalence and severity of this condition, the current treatments are limited and often ineffective. Up to 30 percent of people with major depression are resistant to treatment.
Furthermore, some studies have suggested that antidepressants may have a host of unexpected side effects, such as raising the risk of stroke and heart attack or that of premature mortality.
Now, new research finds hope for treating major depression in an existing anticonvulsant drug called ezogabine.
Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY, tested the drug in 18 participants who were having a major depressive episode but not taking any medication.
Dr. James Murrough, the director of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Icahn School of Medicine, is the senior author of the paper, which now appears in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
For the new research, Dr. Murrough and his colleagues drew from one of their previous studies, in which they showed that ezogabine, or retigabine, was successful in treating depression-like symptoms in mice.
The drug is a potassium channel opener. As the researchers explain, previous studies have shown that potassium channels in the brain's ventral striatum — a region involved in processing reward — mediate the brain's resilience to depression.
In the new study, Dr. Murrough and team administered up to 900 milligrams of ezogabine, orally, to 18 people with major depressive disorder for a period of 10 weeks.
Using functional MRI scanners, the researchers examined the participants' brain circuitry pre- and post-treatment, looking to see whether the drug had had any effect on their brains' reward systems.
The study revealed that ezogabine led to a 45 percent reduction in depressive symptoms, as measured by the activity in the brain's reward circuitry.
More specifically, an "[i]mprovement in depression was associated with decreased functional connectivity between the ventral caudate and clusters within the mid-cingulate cortex and posterior cingulate cortex," report the researchers.
"We know that patients with depression become depressed for different reasons, and we've been stuck in a one-size-fits-all treatment for a long time," Dr. Murrough adds.


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By Myrna M. Velasco – August 27, 2019, 10:00 PM
The Department of Energy (DOE) has forthrightly indicated that it will not be enforcing "moratorium" on coal-fired power plant developments in the country; and will adopt the same policy for all types of technologies in the sector.
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi told a budget hearing in Congress that "moratorium on any technology is a disservice to our country."
When quizzed by Cagayan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez if the energy department would still continue to approve applications for coal plant projects, the energy chief asserted "that will all depend on the need of the country."
Cusi reiterated that the Philippine energy mix policy is anchored on a technology-neutral approach and that the department will not be putting caps on capacity installations – including for developments in the renewable energy sector.
Rodriguez similarly told the energy department that if coal plant installations will carry on for the country, the Philippines may not be able to achieve its intended nationally-determined contributions (INDC) that was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) under the Paris agreement of 2015.
But Cusi argued such pledge in the global climate change diplomacy is not solely anchored on the carbon emissions of the coal plants, but along with the environmental impacts of other sectors in the country: such as the transport sector (land and air transport); agri-business and industries, as well as forests, oceans and other vulnerable sectors.
And relative to the coal–fired power facilities, Cusi noted that the Philippine energy sector is still at the top when it comes to environmental sustainability – and the areas it will need to improve on are more on energy security (which has something to do with reliability of supply); and energy access which delves with both costs and access to electricity service.
By far, coal remains the dominant fuel in meeting the country's energy needs – and this is seen unabated in the coming years as the main power grid is seen hitting supply-demand equilibrium again around 2021-2022. Absent a government policy restricting or limiting coal in the energy mix, power project developers are still keen on embracing it as a technology option because they deem it to be a cheaper recourse in meeting the country's need for baseload capacity in the system.
Baseload capacity refers to the generating units that could supply power to end-users round the clock – and in the technology neutral approach of the government, the project developers are given a free hand on their technology deployment preference.
The need for capacity additions in the main power grid of Luzon became manifest when the system suffered from new round of breaking points as demand surges in this year's summer months.


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International students have been an integral part of our student community for many years and we host students from all over the world. NEGS provides a safe, rural environment in which our international students can study.
Under the provisions of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and the National Code 2007, NEGS seeks to provide international students with a safe, enjoyable and rewarding experience, consistent with national education standards. Australia's laws promote quality education and consumer protection for overseas students. These laws are known as the ESOS framework and include the Education Services for Overseas (ESOS) Act 2000 and The National Code.
NEGS offers students a wonderful array of opportunities and the best way to integrate, learn English and have fun is to become involved in activities available at NEGS. All students have access to the music and sporting facilities, and have the opportunity to enjoy new activities such as riding at the Equestrian Centre.
During the school holidays and boarders' weekends, international students are encouraged to stay with their friends or with a family to enrich their Australian experience and to practice their English.


5.Cause of occurrence: Taoyuan, Taiwan – April 8, 2013 – HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498), a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announces unaudited consolidated results for 1Q 2013. For the first quarter of 2013, total revenues reached NT$42.8 billion. Unaudited operating income was NT$43 million, net income before tax was NT$103 million, net income after tax, excluding minority interest, was NT$85 million, and unaudited earnings per share after tax were NT$0.10 based on 831,227 thousand weighted average number of shares.


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Nicholas Lyndhurst: Goodnight Sweetheart too expensive to bring back
Nicholas Lyndhurst appeared in Goodnight Sweetheart (Ian West/PA)
Nicholas Lyndhurst has said it is unlikely there would be a revival of Goodnight Sweetheart because it would cost too much money.
The time-travelling sitcom ran for six series on BBC One from 1993 to 1999 and then enjoyed a return in 2016 for a one-off special.
The series followed a man in the 1990s who discovered a time portal that let him go back to the same area in the 1940s during the Second World War.
Emma Amos, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Elizabeth Carling starred in Goodnight Sweetheart (BBC/PA)
He said: "The reboot we did was only ever supposed to be a one-off.
"It did (well in the ratings) and a readers' poll was astounding, it was like 65% wanted it back but the thing is with Sweetheart it was the last sitcom that they spent any money on.
"So when we had an air raid shelter scene it was full of people and there were explosions and things going off and I don't know whether they could do that or would want to spend that money again."
Lyndhurst will next be seen starring opposite Kelsey Grammer in a new production of Man Of La Mancha at the London Coliseum, which runs from April 26 to June 8, with press night on April 30.
Nicholas Lyndhurst


Ocean Network Express has taken delivery of the 14,000 TEU ONE Grus.
According to ONE, the new ship was built at the Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. It is the fifth newly built 14,000 TEU vessel delivered to ONE and will be subleased to Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
The ship's hull form improves cargo-loading efficiency by minimizing engine-room space. It is equipped with a dual-rating system in its main diesel engine which allows for two outputs depending on operational needs.
The new vessel will be phased in and deployed on THE Alliance's FE5 service connecting Asia with Europe, according to ONE.


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Emergency Management: Reference Sources
Emergency Management and Disaster Science resources in the UNT Libraries' collection and on the web
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Encyclopedia of Crisis Management by Matt Statler (Editor); Ryan Hagen (Editor); K. Bradley Penuel (Editor)
The 9/11 Encyclopedia by Stephen E. Atkins (Editor)
Handbook of disaster research by Havidán Rodríguez, William Donner, Joseph E. Trainor, editors
Emergency Management Acronyms by Walter G. Green
Call Number: HV551.2 .G75 v.1
Willis Library 3rd floor
Case Studies in Disaster Response and Emergency Management by Nicolas A. Valcik; Paul E. Tracy
Field operations guide for disaster assessment and response by U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook by Jeffrey B. Bumgarner
Call Number: WILLIS LIBRARY-3rd FLOOR HV551.3 .B85 2008
Federal and State Reference Sources
This cross-agency initiative is designed to "provide information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation." The portal includes information organized by type of disaster and by FEMA region, as well as disaster news, frequently asked questions, and an area for responders.
Emergency Response (Environmental Protection Agency)
EPA responds to oil spills, chemical, biological, radiological releases, and large-scale national emergencies. EPA also provides additional response assistance when state and local first responder capabilities have been exhausted or when additional support is requested.
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) Radio Dissemination Radio/Wireless Technical Information Package (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Radio broadcast is one method used by the National Weather Service and other public and private agencies for disseminating the EMWIN data-stream.
Federal Disaster Declarations (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Chronology of major disaster declarations, declarations policy and guidance, and searchable database of disaster declarations.
Ready.gov Disaster preparedness for kids
Activities, games, and resources for parents, teachers, and children about how to prepare and cope with disasters.
HAZUS - Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Hazus is a nationally applicable standardized Earthquake, Wind, Flood methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Hazus uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to estimate physical, economic, and social impacts of disasters. It graphically illustrates the limits of identified high-risk locations due to earthquake, hurricane, flood, and tsunami. Users can then visualize the spatial relationships between populations and other more permanently fixed geographic assets or resources for the specific hazard being modeled, a crucial function in the pre-disaster planning process.
Hazus is used for mitigation and recovery, as well as preparedness and response. Government planners, GIS specialists, and emergency managers use Hazus to determine losses and the most beneficial mitigation approaches to take to minimize them. Hazus can be used in the assessment step in the mitigation planning process, which is the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. Being ready will aid in recovery after a natural disaster.
Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Mitigation Plans form the foundation for a community's long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage. The planning process is as important as the plan itself. It creates a framework for risk-based decision making to reduce damages to lives, property, and the economy from future disasters. Hazard mitigation is sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and their property from hazards.
Ready.gov (Department of Homeland Security)
Contains emergency preparedness information for citizens, including suggested items for emergency supply kits, as well as tips on how to handle specific kinds of threats.
Storm Events Database (National Climatic Data Center)
Database that allows searching for storm events (from 1950-present) by location, by date, or by event type.
USGS Natural Hazards
The USGS monitors and conducts research on a wide range of natural hazards to help decision-makers prepare for and respond to hazard events that threaten life and property.
Digital Sanborn maps, 1867-1970. Texas
Provides digital access to large-scale, historical maps of Texas towns and cities. UNT community members will have to log in with euid and euid password.
Texas Sanborn Maps in the Portal to Texas History
full color collection of Sanborn Maps from 1870-1959. Available to anyone.
United States Sanborn Maps -- Library of Congress
The Sanborn maps in the Library of Congress collection are arranged by state, then city and release data. Currently there are over 25,000 sheets from over 3000 city sets online in the following states: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, VA, VT, WY and Canada, Mexico, Cuba sugar warehouses, and U.S. whiskey warehouses.
These are some laws related to emergency management issues.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub.L. 101-336 (July 26, 1990)
The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. This page includes the text of the law as well as numerous explanations of how to comply with it. It includes a checklist for emergency shelters and a guide to making community emergency response programs accessible to persons with disabilities.
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Laws and Regulations - Emergency Management
Several laws and the regulations developed to implement them are the foundation of EPA's Emergency Management Program.
(EPA)
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288)
This Act constitutes the statutory authority for most Federal disaster response activities, especially as they pertain to FEMA and FEMA programs.
as amended (FEMA)
Texas Government Code, Chapter 418: Emergency Management
The Texas Disaster Act of 1975 as amended.
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Analysis /
The growing adoption of ESG and sustainability practices
Damian Cottier
Interest in ESG or "environment, social and corporate governance" issues has increased greatly in recent years.
It has been driven by a number of factors, including investors seeking to avoid reputational risk which has been more prominent following news events such as the Hayne royal commission, and concerns around climate change and the impact that it may have on investments in the future.
A key aspect of the philosophy behind ESG investing is that as new technologies develop and society seeks to move to a more sustainable footing, companies that are focused on ESG and sustainability outcomes will see the benefit of tailwinds and less in the way of headwinds over time. These companies will also be well positioned to take advantage of business opportunities as more and more customers seek to do business in this way and find it easier to engage and retain staff.
The evolution of ESG investing
There are a variety of funds available that focus on "ESG" investing, which is now often referred to as responsible investing or ethical investing.
Responsible Investing funds have evolved to take a number of forms. Some funds focus on "negative screening" which involves excluding from an investment universe companies involved in industries such as the production or sale of fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco or weapons. Another evolution has been funds which seek to invest in companies that are making positive contributions – often in industries such as renewable energy, education, healthcare and the circular economy. Perennial's Smaller Companies Sustainable Future Trust fits into this category, with a focus on investing in companies that are making a positive contribution to a sustainable future.
Listed companies and their views on ESG and sustainability issues
A key aspect of responsible investing is engaging with companies to both find out what they are currently doing from an ESG and sustainability perspective and what they are planning to improve going forward.
To learn more about what Australian and New Zealand companies have been doing from an ESG and sustainability point of view, Perennial recently conducted an anonymous survey that was sent to 250 Australian companies. We received responses from companies in a range of industries.
The insights that we gained from the survey included:
• Over 80 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement that engagement with investors on ESG and sustainability issues produces positive outcomes.
• The focus of respondents on ESG and sustainability issues was driven by internal forces, with directors and employees being the key stakeholders encouraging the adoption of ESG and sustainability practices.
• Key areas of focus to improve sustainability and ESG practices in the next 12-18 months were diversity (81 per cent of respondents) and safety (59 per cent of respondents). Other focus areas included governance and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Over 90 per cent of respondents indicated that governance (94 per cent) and diversity (93 per cent) were important commercially for their business.
• 67 per cent of respondents had targets in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While we discovered some encouraging insights in response to our questions, we are mindful that those responding to the questionnaire are more likely to be engaged from an ESG and sustainability perspective than the average listed company.
Who should consider ESG investing?
Anyone interested in generating solid investment returns may wish to consider ESG investing as part of their portfolio. More specifically, we find that younger people are very engaged in discussions on the topic and we often have discussions with prospective investors who have strong views on ethics and the environment. Others are interested in diversifying their portfolio into areas which will benefit if the current evolution in sustainability and ESG issues turns into a revolution, or based on a view that if a company is doing good things in relation to ESG and sustainability, it is likely to be doing good things in other important areas of the business.
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Q: Updated DNS zone but still seeing incorrect records after TTL expiry I completely re-installed a debian9-ispconfig3 server ks392200.kimsufi.com on its real IP 176.31.109.26 (That server was earlier installed on an IP FAILOVER 87.98.160.188 that I do not use anymore).
Here is the DNS zone for a vhost:
root@ns1:/etc/postfix# cat /etc/bind/pri.webologix.com
$TTL        600
@       IN      SOA     ks392200.kimsufi.com. unemail@noname.com. (
                        2018042411       ; serial, todays date + todays serial #
                        7200              ; refresh, seconds
                        540              ; retry, seconds
                        604800              ; expire, seconds
                        3600 )            ; minimum, seconds
;
mail           3600 A        176.31.109.26
www            3600 A        176.31.109.26
webologix.com. 3600 A        176.31.109.26
webologix.com. 3600      MX    10   mail.webologix.com.
webologix.com. 3600      NS        ks392200.kimsufi.com.
default._domainkey.webologix.com. 3600      TXT        "v=DKIM1; t=s; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEArucYlp2rHXPGB3Xn0IjSIXSqixF9kkauZCqo30XIsGe5RShQnGDEUgfPZbHdw7O4wkfoobA6Lt3XBV6T9Zh8UGUNZcd//CgePZAWL4r6fkIvzlVHEhidDfQwaIAGMCZi/SI9TR+rlm2H7HJXlyeV1q5OfUnTO8NblFZ2QNuLhTxqusRQ3BVphkwBkXlyoUQgikj" "eNnStnwRNKsEqQ+Kmy4hYP3IrqV6odRAXcGGSqHNd82v/N+00gj2k1anr0MHUV0DVRHoQPcxVHB+x1/khoUsPRRdHCShNg5fsQMYbGryTTSRw3tJFKdCw7OaBS4W9mGRF+9FG2+wuaGKcdHscGQIDAQAB"
ownercheck 3600      TXT        "3374414b"
webologix.com. 3600      TXT        "v=spf1 mx a ~all"

$INCLUDE Kwebologix.com.+007+13847.key
$INCLUDE Kwebologix.com.+007+30810.key

Could someone tell me how dig can give the old IP where the server WAS installed ?
kmc@kmcs:~$ dig mail.webologix.com @ks392200.kimsufi.com

; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Debian <<>> mail.webologix.com @ks392200.kimsufi.com
...
;; ANSWER SECTION:
mail.webologix.com.     3553    IN      A       87.98.160.188
...
;; WHEN: Wed Oct 10 22:51:21 CEST 2018
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 63

Please help a poor man very close to believe in Ghosts !

A: When you do a dig, you're using your recursive DNS servers which will be obeying TTL caches. Depending on the TTL (Time To Live) of the DNS record, it may return a stale (out of date) record. There's not much you can do about this until the TTL expires and the caches fetch fresh records. That's what most people's issues with incorrect DNS records are.
However, this is not your only issue. At your registrar you have two NS registered for your domain:

*

*ns.kimsufi.com (213.186.33.199)

*ks392200.kimsufi.com (176.31.109.26)

When I dig directly at those servers I get different responses:
dig mail.webologix.com @176.31.109.26

; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> mail.webologix.com @176.31.109.26
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 51233
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mail.webologix.com.            IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
mail.webologix.com.     3600    IN      A       176.31.109.26

and
dig mail.webologix.com @213.186.33.199

; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> mail.webologix.com @213.186.33.199
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 19290
;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;mail.webologix.com.            IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
mail.webologix.com.     3600    IN      A       87.98.160.188

Firstly: you have two NS returning different data. One is up to date, and one is not. Get them both up to date.
Secondly: Honestly there is little to no reason to ever run your own DNS these days, except as a learning experiement in a non production environment. I see you plan on pulling web, mail and DNS into a single box. This means when that box goes down you lose everything, you can't even route your mail somewhere else. I strongly suggest using a 3rd party (CloudFlare, Route 53, Google DNS, Azure DNS) for your DNS. 3rd party DNS is very very cheap, and in the case of CloudFlare, free.

A: It seems that a flag 'Protection against transfers' in my registrar (OVH) domain definition was preventing the secondary DNS update or was it just propagation delay ?
Don't now but I removed the flag and propagation started to work.
Now my DNS seems to be fine.

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"What was that about?" Rhett asked.
"I ran into them once and they needed money so I felt like helping them. They were just repaying me from the last time," Ambri said.
Grant's perceptive yellow eyes peered into Ambri as her eyes darted back and forth. This didn't make sense, who gives money to a stranger? And who expects to even get their money back from a first time interaction with someone?
"You gave them money from the first time you met?" Grant couldn't hold back, there was no way he would ever do that for someone.
Ambri paused for a moment. "Yeah… I know, pretty stupid right. But, it managed to work out in the end." Her body still trembled as she looked towards the door. "Didn't you have something you were going to buy?" Rhett asked, changing the subject. "We already picked up the things we needed while we were waiting for you to come back."
"Yeah, the things I need are down that way." She pointed and walked ahead, Grant and Rhett following.
Every new section of the store offered giant promotions on display. Colorful lights, animated signs, even music played along with them, trying to rob people of their money for something they didn't really need. Ambri and Rhett both fell victim to the flashy ads, throwing things into the cart they originally didn't plan to buy. Grant, however, had seen enough of these practices back at Zenall—not quite to this extravagant level—and knew to avoid them.
After gathering almost everything they needed, the group made their way to the entertainment section. Movies and books filled the section up; books had an overall larger area.
"Saraiya said a new book was released today and she wanted me to pick it up," Ambri said as she scanned the new releases section.
"What kind of book," Grant asked, also scanning the book shelf.
"I'm not sure from the name, but it seems like some kind of mystery story. I didn't ask her too much about it. Are you into reading too?"
"Not so much into reading novels, I just keep up with one comic series." Grant walked around the corner searching for the newest volume of Bloodline Beasts. "Ah, here it is." He picked it up and walked back towards Ambri and Rhett.
"I haven't read that in forever," Rhett said, looking at the comic in Grant's hands.
Ambri smiled. "I can't believe that story is still going. Kale was introduced to it eight years ago and he keeps up with every new volume too. Who knows, maybe you two could bond over it."
Doubtful, Grant thought. He still occasionally would catch Kale watching him, but it wasn't enough to scare him anymore. It was nothing like his first few days in Lyros. Grant preferred avoiding him if he could, the only time he really saw him was during their occasional bonfires, and even then he didn't stay for long. He would come and sit with Zair in his lap, observe everyone, say a few things, and make his exit.
"Here it is!" Ambri took the last copy of the book from the shelf. "All right that wraps up our shopping, now let's get to the best part of the day."
After paying, they walked out into the hot air. The cart rattled against the pavement of the parking lot, cracks and dips lined the concrete. Faded parking lines splotched out over the gray ground. Cheers from excitement bounced around them as they unloaded their purchases into Ambri's car.
Grant's mental state shook. His eyes scattered across the area, frantically darting back and forth.
"Okay, who is ready for some unhealthy food and rides?!" Ambri shouted.
"Hell yeah!" Rhett said.
Grant stood and gave a fake smile, his lips quivering.
I swear, it's not my fault.
Eight Years Ago
Crowds clamored around colorful striped tents with people in turquoise uniform.
"Come right up for your chance to win a stuffed monster from Bloodline Beasts!" The man beside one of the tents held up a plushie, showing it off to the audience before him. Children cheered as parents sighed and pulled out their wallets.
"Grant! They have a Shuraek! Do you have money!? I want to win!" Elijah turned and pulled at his older brother's arm.
Grant looked into his almost empty wallet, enough money for a snack, or rather, a carnival game. He sighed.
He had been saving the rest of his money for the vanilla cola flavored ice cream cubes that only came around once a year during the fair. The thought of the miniature cubes equally proportioned half cola and half vanilla made his mouth water. He stared into Elijah's pleading eyes and began hesitating on his options.
"Why don't we go find mom and dad? They said they were going to relax and listen to the musicians. I don't know if Uncle Mori has had his turn to perform yet, maybe we can watch him too."
"I don't want to! There won't be another chance Grant! This is the only time I have ever seen Shuraek's second form as a plushie! If we come back later maybe it will be gone! And we always hear Uncle Mori playing his music! I don't need to see him now!"
Grant sighed again. "You don't even know if you will win it though..."
"I will! I have to!"
"...Fine." Grant reached into his wallet and pulled out ten ramas, an outrageous amount for a chance to win such a poorly made stuffed toy. He handed the money to Elijah and he sprinted ten feet ahead to the counter.
Guess I can always ask Mom and Dad to buy me vanilla cola cubes, but they'll only buy me the small size. Why is everything so expensive here? Grant thought to himself.
"All right! Time's up everyone! Let's start the round!"
Ten water guns lined the countertops, each with a hole in front of them. Whoever could fill the gauge completely with water first would be the winner. Grant hesitated on running up to him and offering to help aim, but he knew that Elijah would have refused, claiming as always, that he was able to do everything on his own.
A bell chimed through the crowd and water began emitting from the guns. Elijah had a tough start, missing the hole for the first few seconds, but quickly got a hold on his aim.
The target moved around every few seconds, and every time it switched positions, Elijah was a bit slow keeping up. His lips protruded and eyebrows furrowed as he looked at the other contestants gauges. His grip tightened on the gun as a few gauges looked close to being full.
"Thank you all for playing! Contestant number six is the winner!"
Grant looked to the counter, and nodded. Yeah, maybe I should have helped. Oh well.
Elijah dragged his feet as he came back to Grant. "I didn't win…"
"It's okay, those games are tough."
"Yeah... "
"I promise we'll find you a plushie of Shuraek's second form someday, but I can't promise it will be that big." Grant patted him on the back. "Well, let's go find mom and dad now. I'm getting hungry and have no money."
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The JPIIHS Theatre is a place to shine!
Theatre students at JPII can compete in the TAPPS One act play contest, travel with a one- act musical, be the masters of the magic in Tech Theatre, sing and dance in a major Spring musical and develop comedic skills with the JPII improve troupe Chaos-ity. JPII Theatre is a member of the Theatre Honor Society, The International Thespian Society, Troupe #7086.
Come Join our Theatre Tribe!
JPII Theatre combines a welcoming, fun atmosphere with the acting, vocal, movement and technical skills needed to produce plays that will provide memories for a lifetime. From the first class or rehearsal there is a sense of belonging and an instant group of friends.
The JPII Theatre Production class is an advanced acting class studying movement, voice and acting styles. We compete in the TAPPS One Act Play Contest in the fall. We have advanced to the State level all 6 years since the contest was added as an event in 2011. Last year we ranked third in State!
The Musical Theatre class studies voice, dance and acting. They travel with a one act musical to some of the Catholic schools near us. Some of our past one act musicals have included Honk! Jr., Seussical Jr., Into the Woods Jr., and Annie Jr.
Technical Theatre builds sets and props, focus lights and work on costuming. In the past we have built a pool with real water on stage for Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, Cinderella's carriage, Fiona's tower and all 4 of the Little Shop of Horror Audrey 2 plants.
The Spring Musical is a chance for all of our Fine Arts students to shine. Theatre, Choir and Band will combine talents in the spring to produce a full- length musical. Some of our past musicals include Little Shop of Horrors, Singing in the Rain, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Shrek the Musical and The Sound of Music.
Chaos-ity Improv troupe is a group that is open to anyone who would like to audition. Chaos-ity meets once a week to learn improv games and participates in a show in the spring.
Theater & Technical Director
List of 1 members.
Theresa Tuck
Terry Tuck has worked in educational and professional theatre for 38 years. This is her eighth year at John Paul II High School. Before JPIIHS she was the Theatre director and Fine Arts Department Chair at South Garland H.S. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and a co-founder of Dallas Young Artists Theatre Company. She has worked at Water Tower Theatre and other area theaters. She is a workshop judge for the UIL One Act play contest. Her philosophy of Theatre and the Arts is that Theatre is a discipline and students will use the skills taught in Theatre throughout their life. Theatre is truly a collaborative art.
Laura Jenkins
Wherever your Theatre interest lies, JPII Theatre will nurture your talent and encourage your creativity.
List of 6 frequently asked questions.
Q. Who can be in theatre?
Anyone! We welcome all levels of experience in performance and tech theatre.
Q. I want to be in Theatre but it takes so much time!
Any quality endeavor takes time and effort and we strive to produce quality productions at JPIIHS Theatre! That being said, we want students to experience as much of JPII organizations as they can. There will be after school rehearsals for all of the shows, however, the One Act Contest play and the Traveling musical have the fewest rehearsals. Most of the rehearsals are in class with a just a few after school. The Spring musical involves students from all over the school so all of the rehearsals are after school but a schedule will show which rehearsals a cast member needs to attend.
Q. Why do I want to be in Theatre?
Theatre is Fun!! Theatre students get to do all of the arts! Acting, music, dance and visual art, they are all part of Theatre. Join us for classes, social activities and Christian Service projects. You will learn team building and leadership skills. And you will have an instant family here at JPII!
Q. Auditions?
Auditions are held at the beginning of May for the next year's Theatre Production class and the Musical Theatre class. Contact Mrs. Tuck at terrytuck@johnpauliihs.org for an audition time. There is no audition required for Theatre 1 or Tech Theatre. Auditions for the one- act shows happen in the Theatre Production and Musical theatre classes. The spring musical auditions are at the end of January each year. The Chaos-ity Improv Troupe auditions at the beginning of each year.
Q. Are there any costs to being in theatre?
Cast members are asked to pay a show fee of $50 each if they are in the One Act Play or the Traveling musical. The spring musical show fee is $75. The Theatre Booster Club provides meals before shows. These are $7 a meal.
Q. I am new to Theatre. Is there a place for me?
There is a place for everyone in Theatre! If you can see yourself on stage or running the backstage, we have a place for you. Contact Mrs. Tuck with questions at Email. We would love for you to be a part of the JPII Theatre Department.


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Q: Play mixer animation at a specific time ( playAt() or skipTo() ) I have a basic mesh animation in a .gltf that I want to play at a specific time in seconds.
Here's the loader and mixer setup:
GLTFLoader.load( 'myscene.gltf', function ( gltf ) {

    model = gltf.scene;
    scene.add( model );

    mixer = new THREE.AnimationMixer( model );
    mixer.clipAction(gltf.animations[0])
        .setDuration( 60 ) //total of 1 min
        .play();

    render();
});

In render() I have:
function render() {

        var delta = clock.getDelta();

        if (mixer != null) {
            mixer.update(delta);
        };

        //console.log(delta); //Doesn't show anything valuable.

        renderer.clear();
        composer.render();
        counter++;
}

So far I tried with .startAt(10) which is just a delay before playing. It should really be renamed to .delay(). startAt() should be what I'm looking for. I've also tried with .play(10) which doesn't work. mixer.time does return the actual time ellapsed since play in seconds but it cannot be set to anything.
I don't understand the whole clock.getDelta() thing and how does it know what to play since the numbers seem to repeat. How do I make the animation start at say 10 second in the animation... or specific keyframe number maybe?

A: When you call .clipAction(), you get an object of AnimationAction type, which you can use to chain commands (as you did in your example above). Instead of chaining, you can store this in a variable, and then use the .time property of AnimationAction to tell it where to start.
var mixer = new THREE.AnimationMixer( model );
var action = mixer.clipAction( gltf.animations[ 0 ] );
action.setDuration( 60 )
action.play();
action.time = 5;

You can read more about the .time property in this page of the docs.


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Course #1: Catholic Records
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Course #5: Getting Lost in Ledgers
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Margaret S. Fortier, CG: Catholic Records
Margaret is an experienced researcher, writer and lecturer and is the incoming chair of BCG's Webinar Committee and is a facilitator for the Certification Discussion Group (CDG). For ten years she served as a catechist in her local parish and worked on staff at family faith formation at a large Catholic parish. She volunteered as an indexer for French Catholic records for American Ancestors as part of their effort to index and digitize the records of the Archdiocese of Boston. She has lectured at the national and regional conferences, FamilyTree Webinars, seminars and local libraries an genealogical societies.
Lisa S. Gorrell, CG: Foundations I: Focus on Using Records
Lisa is a co-founder of Applied Genealogy Institute and specializes in the southern states and Texas; the western states of California, Montana, and Oregon; and 18th & 19th century German and Swedish research. She is the former recording secretary for California Genealogical Society & Library, and past president for Contra Costa County Genealogical Society. She has a regular column in CGS's California Nugget, has written for Der Blumenbaum, and writes two family blogs. She lectures locally and teaches all levels of genealogy research at the local adult school. She is currently a board member and volunteer at Contra Costa County Historical Society History Center in Martinez.
Leah Larkin, Ph.D.: Applied Genetic Genealogy
Leah earned her Ph.D. in biology from the University of Texas at Austin, where she used DNA to study species relationships. She previously worked in both academia and scientific publishing and now applies those research skills to solving genealogical questions using DNA. She blogs at TheDNAGeek.com and is the co-creator of the revolutionary What Are the Odds? tool at DNA Painter. She has spoken at RootsTech, SCGS Jamboree, i4GG, and regional societies. In addition to taking private clients, she is currently working on strategies and tools for dealing with endogamy.
Diane L. Richard: Getting Lost in Ledgers
Diane is the Owner/President of Mosaic Research and Project Management and has been doing genealogy since 1987. Since 2004, her focus turned professional, specializing in the records of North Carolina and the Southern sates. She regularly contributes to Internet Genealogy and has authored over 500+ articles. She has authored one book and has two more publications planned, one on ledgers! Since 2016, she has been the editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal.
Jill Morelli, CG: Advanced Swedish Research
Jill is a founder of Applied Genealogy Institute and the Certification Discussion Group, both online educational opportunities for the intermediate to advanced genealogist. She specializes in Scandinavian research and the US Midwest and has authored many articles for Swedish American Genealogist, National Genealogical Society Quarterly and other national and regional genealogical journals. While she no longer takes clients, she writes and lectures nationally and is noted for advancing the skill levels of all genealogists, wherever their starting point.
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An Unlikely Solution for an Impossible Problem
Posted on January 1, 2015 by h.saussy
Over the last few months, we've seen a number of rape accusations on college campuses, and some significant muddying of the waters by the colleges themselves, by journalists, and by people passionately taking one side or the other; and also a lack of will on the part of law students and faculty to spend much time considering the judicial treatment of such egregious offenses as rape. I'm fortunate not to be in an administrative role that requires me to be making decisions about such matters, but I can't help feeling that the present means for dealing with sexual offenses on campuses aren't working.
First of all, why do colleges have committees that try sexual offenses? [Got it– it's because of Title IX. But I mean, why in principle?] I can understand an Honor Board that would deal with cases of cheating, plagiarism, lab sabotage and the like, because these are academic offenses and an academy is set up to determine what is OK and what is not in matters of intellectual probity. But to gather an economist, a historian, a chemist, a paleontologist, a philosopher and a human-resources administrator (imaginary example) to hear evidence and pass judgment on such matters as whether consent was given or not, and to issue a verdict and a sentence, seems to stretch the categories. My first instinct on trying to think about this problem was to say: Rape is a crime; the proper place for trying crimes is the courts; rather than the campus police, the town police should be called to the scene whenever an accusation is made and apart from fully cooperating with the investigation, the college should keep its hands off the whole business. (A dean I chanced to speak with privately agreed with me, not that his college is going to make this their policy any time soon.)
Why don't colleges hand over students suspected of rape, as they would students suspected of arson, to the public authorities?
I assume (I'm not a lawyer and haven't delved into the matter, so I merely assume) that the things distinguishing rape-on-campus from rape-in-general is the US legal view that a university or kindred educational institution has the responsibility to act "in loco parentis," in the place and role of a parent toward the students who enroll there. As a parent (this is a Platonically idealized parent, you'll see), the college must take steps to nourish, safeguard, and instruct its charges, ensuring that they won't be exposed to various kinds of harm that go well beyond the usual liability provisions of a business. If you lean on the balustrade of a motel and it comes loose, you can of course sue for injury and negligence, but if you lean on the balcony of a college dormitory and the same thing happens, the college is presumably held to a higher degree of watchfulness, not least because there are actual parents who will contend that the college has failed them as well as the student. Now let's extend this thought to the case of a student who is, God forbid, raped on campus by another student. The student who was raped can bring suit against the college for dereliction of duty, I suppose, as well as against the student rapist. This puts the college in the odd position of being potential defendant in a civil suit as well as the arbitrator in its own quasi-criminal investigation.
For that reason, the college has a quasi-parental responsibility to the student accused of sexual misconduct, as well as to the student making the accusations, and (I hypothesize) this parental role is what leads colleges to refrain from delivering student offenders directly to the police. (A non-student who raped or attempted to rape students on campus would of course not benefit from this courtesy.) To outsiders, though, this must look like a curious medieval relic of guild justice, in which one's peers are not the unwashed public, but exclusively the happy band of faculty and fellow students. In the case that the accusation was not tenable, and the student accused of rape, handed over to the police and indicted for a serious criminal offense, had emerged with a not-guilty verdict, perhaps the college would then be liable for failing in its duty to protect the accused student. (Undergoing criminal prosecution is no picnic, especially since, as I recently read, 90% of defendants waive their constitutional rights and file a guilty plea rather than brave a prosecutor's threats of substantial prison time. But considering that rape is such a scurrilous crime, defendants with a reputation to protect might prefer to plead not-guilty, a hazardous and financially potentially ruinous course. The fact that a jury trial is much rather the exception than the rule puts a dent in the common conception that the accused are innocent until proven guilty.)
"Sexual misconduct" moreover covers a wider spectrum of activities and utterances than are actionable in the courts. The fraternity students who chanted offensive rhymes in front of the Women's Center on one campus could probably not have been prosecuted under Connecticut law (again, I am not a lawyer and haven't checked), but they certainly offended against the standards of their academic community and were rightfully called into the (campus) dock for it. The boundaries of permissible and impermissible behavior are different in the jurisdiction where a campus sits and on that campus itself; and they're not consistently different, as they would be if, say, the public standards were always stricter or looser than the college's standards. But their non-equivalence does create an anomaly.
I'm not sure if this amounts to a strong endorsement of the solution that came to me so quickly. It might seem that the prospect of criminal prosecution would deter some potential offenders. But I don't have much faith in the ability of the police and the courts to determine truth and assign fault fairly; and what they do is done with a heavy hand.
So what to do upstream from potential offenses? Not, I think, segregate the sexes (for, newsflash, not all unwanted sexual activity happens between people of opposite sexes); nor treat students like offenders on probation. Attempts by colleges to create explicit checklists for the permissible or non-permissible character of sexual behavior (or behavior that might be interpreted as sexual in nature) have excited much laughter. It's a bureaucrat's solution for an eminently non-bureaucratic problem, namely what happens when a bunch of young people, from different backgrounds, with different attitudes about all kinds of things, some in a highly experimental and risk-taking frame of mind, some more prudent, are thrown together without a great deal of supervision. A checklist at least gets things on the record and leaves a paper trace, just what administrators like. But students think of themselves as already engaging on their adult lives, and they certainly are not imagining that they'll pursue happiness with the Documented Sexual Consent Form always to hand.
I would simplify the process. Here's how consent works in my draft utopia. Anyone can ask anyone for anything. But anyone can always say no to anyone. When saying no, no reason need be offered, indeed should be offered, lest the reason (You're the wrong gender; I don't go for threesomes; Fugazy is my least favorite band; I'm already with someone) seem to the asker just a token obstacle to be cleared out of the way. And a "no" is final until the one asked spontaneously revises it. Threats, physical force, chemical disablement, and so on are considered next-door to rape and will be grounds for summary ejection. Ejection from the immediate community, that is; I don't expect this set of standards to become current in the wider world for a few centuries yet. I offer this modest suggestion with the further proposal that sex-ed be thought of as a small part of ethical ed. "[H]aving no conception of the rights of others . . .[a person] could have no conception of his own rights." (Charles Fried, "Reason and Action.")
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The Blood Will Tell
Performatives That Look Like Constatives, And Their Consequences


Page F30: First image of Vesta taken by Dawn has arrived!
First image of Vesta taken by Dawn has arrived!
At long last! I must have written about two dozen posts on this subject alone, and finally we have a picture.
The first image of Vesta by Dawn was taken on the 3rd of this month, and it looks like this.
Just as expected, it's clearly the most brilliant object in the sky but still far from being anything close to what the Hubble Space Telescope has given us. But no fear, resolution will improve rapidly and we will be given the unique treat of an extremely slow approach. Other approaches to objects have been flybys, lasting anywhere from just a few hours to a few days. This one will happen over the next three months, and I'm going to enjoy every bit of it (and will probably post every time a new image comes in too).


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ГЕС Gardikfors — гідроелектростанція у північній частині Швеції. Знаходячись між ГЕС Ajaure (вище за течією) та ГЕС Umluspen, входить до складу каскаду на одній з основних шведських річок Умеельвен, яка впадає в Ботнічну затоку Балтійського моря біля міста Умео.

Долину річки перекрили греблею висотою 25 метрів, в якій облаштовано два шлюзи для перепуску надлишкової води. Вона утворила водосховище з площею поверхні 57 км2 та корисним об'ємом 871 млн м3 (дев'ятий показник у Швеції), рівень поверхні якого може коливатись між позначками 375 та 395 метрів НРМ. Можливо відзначити, що коли сховище майже заповнене — понад 389 метрів НРМ — воно має однаковий рівень з озером Stor Björkvattnet, що є нижнім б'єфом для ГЕС Gejmån, спорудженої на однойменній правій притоці Умеельвен.

Облаштований у правобережному масиві підземний машинний зал обладнали однією турбіною типу Каплан, хоча первісно проект передбачав встановлення двох гідроагрегатів. При напорі у 43 метри турбіна потужністю 60 МВт забезпечує виробництво 310 млн кВт-год електроенергії на рік.

Відпрацьована вода повертається у річку через відвідний тунель довжиною 0,4 км.

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A marriage of nine years was dissolved on Monday in Lagos after Michael Ayinde, a 39-year-old man, had taken his wife, Glory, to court over her penchant for unbridled procreation.
Akin Akinniyi, the President of Igando Customary Court in a Lagos suburb, said that it was obvious from available testimony and the respondent's refusal to appear in court that the marriage had hit the rocks.
"Therefore, the court has no choice than to dissolve the marriage; the court hereby pronounce the marriage between Mr. Michael Ayinde and Mrs. Glory Ayinde dissolved.
"Both parties henceforth cease to be husband and wife and are free to go their separate ways without any hindrance or molestation,'' Mr. Akinniyi ruled.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr. Michael Ayinde had earlier told the court that his wife, whose name he gave as Glory, enjoyed "giving births at will'' without consideration for the prevailing economic situation.
"My Lord, my wife wants to kill me with children. She is giving birth to children like rabbits. In nine years, she was delivered of six babies.
"She was sacked from her workplace just because she gets pregnant immediately after she resumed from maternity leave,'' Mr. Ayinde said.
He said that he had sold his cars and some of his property to cater for the children.
"After she had the fourth baby, I begged her to go for family planning, she refused.
"I had to force her to the hospital for a family planning device but she went secretly to remove it without my consent.
"Some months later, she went to her parent's place and sent me text message that she was pregnant.
"She did not return home until after delivery and also did the naming of the baby in her parent's place,'' Mr. Ayinde also told the court.
He said that on December 24, 2016, Glory left home again for her parent's place where she called again that she was pregnant and that she would be back after birth.
The father of six also alleged that his wife was not washing his clothes and her children's clothes.
Mr. Ayinde pleaded with the court to dissolve the marriage so that the estranged wife would not continue to have more children.


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Applications which need to manage and process large scale graph data have become prominent in recent times. Semantic web, bioinformatics, cheminformatics, etc. are some examples for such application domains which deal with large graphs of millions and billions of vertices. Graphs due to their linked nature pose significant challenges for storage and processing. Graph processing have attracted significant attention from High Performance Computing (HPC) community due to this reason. Significant body of research have been conducted in recent times to address the void of large graph data analysis. New programming models such as Pregel, graph processing frameworks such as Giraph, Hama, and libraries such as GraphLab, PBGL, ScaleGraph have been developed to address the need of software for high performance large graph processing. Furthermore, large scale distributed memory compute clusters, single shared memory high performance computers, heterogeneous hardware such as GPGPUs, FPGAs have been tested for carrying out large graph data processing tasks. These efforts have been bolstered by graph related benchmarking initiatives such as Graph 500, Green Graph 500, etc. Despite these significant research efforts, there exist significant issues and technical gaps which need to be solved in the area of high performance graph data mining.
* Graph processing in many core processors such as GPGPUs/FPGAs, Xeon Phi, etc.
1. Regular Research Paper: The paper will report original research results with sound evaluation. It should be at most 8 pages.
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All submissions must be prepared in the ACM Proceedings Style (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates). The papers must be formatted as single-blinded. All accepted submissions will be published in the ACM digital library.
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On Wednesday, February 6, the historic Reeve House, home to the Westfield Historical Society, will be transformed into an Edwardian Tea House. Last year's tea was so successful, it will become an annual event. Enjoy a British tea as the Edwardians would have in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Experience the "Downton Abbey" way of life as you sip your tea while eating scrumptious scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam; accompanied by a variety of delicious finger sandwiches with decadent desserts to follow.
Be entertained by the sweet tone of the violin in the beautifully restored 1872 Italianate Reeve House. Sit by the fireplace ablaze in the parlor, surrounded by elegant furniture and paintings; or contemplate in the Library with lovely artifacts from the Reeve family. One can admire the ambience in the dining room with lovely furnishings abound. This event is perfect for a civilized lunch with friends and family. Edwardian Tea attire is optional!
The Westfield Historical Society is hosting this special event of High Tea on Wednesday, February 6 at 12:00 noon, at the Reeve History and Cultural Resource Center at 314 Mountain Ave., Westfield, NJ. There is limited space, so please reserve and pay early by January 31st. Reserve by calling (908)654-1794 or email westfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The cost is $35 per person for Westfield Historical Society members and $40 per person for non-members. Payment can be mailed to Westfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 613, Westfield, NJ 07091, or paid online, here, by clicking the "Registration" tab above. Membership information will be available.
Bring your family or friends for a pleasant lunch-time High Tea. Don't miss this event - you may feel like the Crawleys at their Downton Abbey Country Manor in Yorkshire, England; however, you will be in the 21st Century in Westfield, New Jersey at the Reeve House - the Westfield Historical Society's Museum.
Since 1968, the 501(c)(3) non-profit Westfield Historical Society has worked to preserve, interpret and encourage interest in history, Westfield, and its residents through educational efforts and community outreach programs.
For further information on the Westfield Historical Society and its activities, or to volunteer, call (908)654-1794 or visit www.westfieldhistoricalsociety.org; and like us on facebook!


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£5m start-up boost for Local Enterprise Partnerships
By Max Clarke
Local Enterprise Partnerships were given extra help today when they received a share of the £5 million start-up fund to get up and running.
Partnerships were asked to bid for a share of the funding which will help them finance things such as training and other initial costs as they work towards establishing themselves.
The Government received 32 proposals from the partnerships, totalling £5.5 million. Of the bids received, 18 partnerships have been offered their bid in full and 14 have been offered a reduced amount. The minister made the announcement as he met with the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly local enterprise partnership.
"It's important we give Local Enterprise Partnerships, such as the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly partnership," said Business Minister Mark Prisk, "as much support as we can as they set themselves up and identify what their priorities are.
"The start-up fund will allow them to pay for things such as training for the board members, as well as support their work engaging with the wider business community. In some cases, the partnerships have come up with some really innovative ways of using this money.
"This financial support will help the partnerships move up a gear. I've heard today about the plans for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and I'm looking forward to hearing about how further LEPs translate the ideas we've seen into real action to help businesses in their area and unlock growth."
The start up fund is a one off pot of money for 2011-12. As part of each partnership's bid, they had to demonstrate how they would become self-sustaining in the future.
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