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Dementia Imaging Genetics Lab
Giovanni Coppola, MD - Coppola Lab
Dr. Coppola received his MD and completed his neurology residency at the Federico II University, Napoli, Italy, and is currently an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of California Los Angeles. The long-term goal of his work is to advance the understanding of the genetic architecture of neuropsychiatric disorders by adopting a combination of genetic (sequencing, genotyping), genomic (gene expression, epigenetics), and bioinformatic (integrative network analysis) approaches. As Director of the UCLA Semel Center for Informatics and Personalized Genomics he is interested in setting up an infrastructure for large-scale genomic studies and research access to the electronic medical record system.
Howard Rosen, MD - Center for Psychophysiology and Behavior
Dr. Howard Rosen is director of the CPB and an Associate Professor at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center in the Department of Neurology. After receiving his M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine, he trained in internal medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and completed his residency at UCSF. Dr. Rosen pursued fellowship training in brain imaging at the Washington University School of Medicine and then returned to UCSF to join the Memory and Aging Center in 1999. His primary area of interest is in the organization of emotional systems in the brain and how these systems are affected in different forms of neurodegenerative disease.
Jennifer Yokoyama - Neurogenetics in Aging
Dr. Yokoyama is currently an Assistant Professor at the Memory and Aging Center, where she is beginning a research program in neurogenetics of aging. Specifically, she is interested in the effect genotype can have on brain physiology, behavior and cognition in healthy older adults, and how this is related to increased vulnerability to (or protection from) neurodegenerative processes during aging. She is also particularly interested in understanding these effects in diverse ethnic populations. Dr. Yokoyama's long-term goal is to understand how variation across the entire genome confers risk for particular types of neurodegeneration for purposes of early treatment and therapeutic intervention.
Bruce Miller, MD - Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Images and Emotions
Dr. Miller holds the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professorship in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He directs the busy UCSF dementia center where patients in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond receive comprehensive clinical evaluations. His goal is the delivery of model care to all of the patients who enter the clinical and research programs at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC).
Dr. Miller is a behavioral neurologist focused on dementia with special interests in brain and behavior relationships as well as the genetic and molecular underpinnings of disease. He is the principal investigator of the NIH-sponsored Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) and program project on FTD called Frontotemporal Dementia: Genes, Imaging and Emotions.
Pascual Sanchez-Juan, MD PhD - Hospital Marques de Valdecilla
Pascual Sanchez-Juan is a neurologist and geneticist in Santander, Spain, who runs a biobank of samples for the Spanish Dementia Genetics Consortium (DEGESCO). He collaborates with Dr. Lee on genetics projects to identify novel genetic variants that are either protective or risk factors for degenerative disease.
Marilu Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD - Language & Neurobiology Laboratory
Dr. Gorno Tempini is a behavioral neurologist with a doctorate degree in imaging neuroscience and directs the Language & Neurobiology Laboratory at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (MAC). She obtained her medical degree and clinical specialty training in neurology in Italy. Dr. Gorno Tempini's main focus was in behavioral neurology, particularly the neural basis of higher cognitive functions such as language and memory.In 2001, Dr. Gorno Tempini began her work at the MAC as a fellow and has since become a full professor. For the last 12 years she has applied her expertise in cognitive neurology and neuroimaging to the study of neurodegenerative disease, in particular primary progressive aphasia(PPA) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). She has extensive experience in neurology and neuroscience and in the use of behavioral and neuroimaging paradigms to study language symptoms and their neural mechanisms.
Fermin Moreno-Izco, MD - Hospital Donostia, Institute Biodonostia, Spain
Fermin Moreno-Izco is a neurologist in San Sebastian, Spain who collaborates with Dr. Lee in studying progranulin mutation families in the Basque country. He and his team have performed extensive clinical evaluations of these families and participate in the Genetic Frontotemporal Dementia Initiative (GENFI).
William Seeley, MD - Selective Vulnerability Research Lab
Dr. Seeley attended medical school at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), where he first encountered patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 1999, during a research elective with Bruce Miller. He then completed a neurology residency at Harvard Medical School, training at the Massachusetts General and Brigham & Women's Hospitals. Returning to UCSF for a Behavioral Neurology fellowship, with Bruce Miller, Dr. Seeley developed expertise in the differential diagnosis and treatment of patients with neurodegenerative disease. Struck by the focality of these illnesses, he began to question how events at the molecular level could target small subsets of the brain's more than 20 billion neurons. This biological problem, referred to as selective vulnerability, has become the primary focus of Dr. Seeley's research.

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National Fund Employers Recognized By UpSkill America
10.13.16 • by National Fund for Workforce Solutions • Employers, Policy
At a White House summit last Friday, the National Fund joined policymakers including U.S. Secretaries of Labor, Education, and Commerce, workforce practitioners, and leading employers from across the country to share insights into training workers and helping frontline workers acquire the skills necessary for career advancements. At the summit, participants worked in small groups and discussed key issues such as apprenticeships, credentials, and approaches to on-the-job training. The groups also heard Vice President Biden's remarks highlighting some of the participating companies' upskilling commitments.
Since its creation in 2007, the National Fund has worked to advance the cause of frontline worker advancement and to champion examples of exemplary companies making targeted investments in their workforces. As Executive Director of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions Fred Dedrick said, "We applaud the work of these employers from a variety of our nation's fastest growing and most evolving industries. We are elated that they have the opportunity to attend the White House Summit and showcase their hard work and commitment to investing in their workforce."
The following National Fund partners were recognized by UpSkill America as outstanding examples of businesses investing in the skills and careers of their frontline workers.
American Fan
American Fan sponsors a manufacturing apprenticeship program and has been a champion in recruiting other employers to participate. American Fan apprentices receive employer-sponsored benefits, college credit, nationally recognized industry certifications (American Welding Society), and participation in a hybrid wage-progression scale. American Fan offers a minimum of 2000 on-the-job training hours annually, in addition to 240 hours of related technical instruction. American Fan's apprenticeship schedule was developed to meet the needs of both employers and workers.
Austal USA
In 2015, Austal USA will establish a systematic job rotation plan, a leadership training program, and two new welding training programs. The job rotation plan will enable the cross training of more than 2,000 frontline workers, the leadership training program will afford more than 350 workers the opportunity to move into leadership positions, and the welding training programs will position Austal's current welding pool of nearly 500 to expand their career opportunities. To date, Austal has served more than 2,000 workers through a variety of training and support programs, all of which have resulted in impressive outcomes data. It has partnered with local high schools, community colleges, and other manufacturers in order to align the region's training curricula and array of industry-recognized credentials.
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Meeting all six of UpSkill America's commitments, B. Braun Medical Inc. trains its workers on new technology through a training program (with a 96% completion rate) created in partnership with local technical schools, provides tuition reimbursement to fund additional employee development, provides an apprenticeship program to train new workers, and pays its employees through a skill-based wage system. B. Braun Medical Inc. makes community investments by operating its Rotational Internship Network, which gives students the opportunity to work for various regional manufacturers prior to education completion.
Barton Malow has created, and is currently implementing, an advanced apprenticeship program and an emerging-leaders training. Through these programs, the company is investing in its future leaders and developing their skills and knowledge. Barton Malow invests in both on-the-job and off-the-job formal training programs to grow both technical and personal skills of its frontline workers. This education provides skills that not only enable frontline workers to excel in their current trade or responsibility, but also prepare them for career advancement or transition into management or administrative roles in the company. Additionally, Barton Malow offers tuition reimbursement to employees wishing to obtain a job-related license or certification. Approximately 25% of the company's current officers started as frontline workers.
Belcan Corporation
Belcan Corporation recruits its talent pipeline from various community organizations with a focus on the homeless, dislocated youth, and military veterans. The company seeks to be a training ground for engineering support-services jobs in manufacturing. At Belcan, workers are given both on-site and formal training from local colleges and are employed at the onset of skills training. The company maintains a mentor-like relationship with new employees, encouraging regular communication with supervisors and assisting with barriers that may affect work performance along the way. A leader within its community, Belcan is actively involved in quarterly Manufacturing Partnership meetings with employers, co-convened by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (the local manufacturing intermediary with the Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford) and Capital Workforce Partners (the Hartford-area Workforce Investment Board), sharing best practices and influencing other employers.
After assessing its current career development offerings, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has committed to enhancing these offerings by encouraging career conversations between employees and their managers and using multiple innovative communication tools to enroll more employees into its existing training programs. While this effort will target all 10,000 Beth Israel employees, of particular interest is the organization's goal of encouraging frontline workers to enroll in one of its pipeline programs, which train employees into ten different positions facing shortages and provide opportunities for new jobs and higher wages. With over 450 participants in its training programs each year, BIDMC plans to use its communications and conversation strategy to increase employee participation in training programs and increase employee engagement and retention. These efforts complement BIDMC's Employee Career Initiative, which provides employees with free on-site college courses, ESOL and financial literacy courses, support from an in-house career and academic advisor, and tutoring from volunteer BIDMC employees.
With its competency-model awareness campaign, BMC HealthNet Plan aims to more effectively hire, develop, and retain its workers by improving interview and selection processes, enhancing employee development, and rewarding employees for exemplary performance. Through the employer's Learning Management System and its generous tuition reimbursement program, employees have access to on- and off-site resources that teach them new skills and expand their understanding of key concepts. BMC HealthNet Plan seeks to expand these programs by launching Operation A.B.L.E. (Ability Based on Long Experience), which provides staff with a wide range of computer courses designed to improve their skills in areas such as Microsoft Office and computer security.
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is committed to expanding opportunities for its employees, thereby helping them develop personally and professionally, enhancing the hospital's service delivery, and improving its patient experience and quality of care. Over the past seven years, Boston Children's has been recognized on several occasions by the State of Massachusetts and the City of Boston for upskilling frontline workers. The hospital's tuition reimbursement policy allows reimbursement for Associate's and Bachelor's degree programs that provide employees with skills for jobs offered at the hospital. The hospital's Bridge to College program helps develop its entry-level workers by training them for high-growth, high-demand middle-skilled jobs within the organization—and by working with local colleges to identify academic training programs that prepare incumbent employees for those jobs. Eighty-two employees have received access to higher education through the Bridge to College program. Thirty-six have graduated with degrees or credentials, twenty-five are still in college, and twenty-six have received at least one promotion.
C.A. Hull Co., Inc.
C.A. Hull Co., Inc. facilitates and funds certification programs for employees that need further skill development, in addition to partnering with the Access for All program and local trade schools to offer employment opportunities through apprenticeships. It also participates in the Michigan Department of Transportation's OJT (on-the-job training) program, which trains and monitors each trainee's progress through monthly employer evaluations. This coming year, C.A. Hull Co., Inc. plans to pair its internal training processes with a mentorship program to improve candidate completion and success.
Cox Machine, Inc.
Cox Machine provides on-site training to employees, works with community organizations to recruit new hires with limited experience, and has provided significant on-the-job training for eight workers at a cost of approximately $40,000. Cox Machine assists in curriculum development at Wichita Area Technical College for the National Aviation Consortium and has produced six new technical certificates for standardized credentials in technical education for aviation manufacturing. It is expanding its partnership with local public partners to create a registered apprenticeship in quality assurance, which will be the first RA program at Cox Machine and the first RA program focused on quality assurance in the state of Kansas.
EcoMize USA
EcoMize provides in-house training, free study materials, and paid time for employees to earn Building Performance Institute certifications while also offering general classes on business writing, energy efficiency, equipment training, and other continuing education credits. Furthermore, EcoMize uses industry certifications and skill mastery as a basis for employee advancement and wage raises. In 2015, EcoMize USA will encourage and provide reimbursements for formal higher education training and career relevant classes and will also sponsor an HVAC Apprenticeship program and create an electrician apprenticeship program.
Fives Machining Systems
Since 2007, Fives Cincinnati has invested in excess of $2 million (>$200,000 per worker) in worker training and education and has trained 14 apprentices in its state-certified apprenticeship program, with participants receiving an average wage increase of 57%. Fives also serves as a community and industry leader and has partnered with multiple local colleges in the creation of its apprenticeship program. It has designed a High School Ambassador program that exposes students to advanced manufacturing.
In 2015, Genesis HealthCare is focused on expanding the sites and numbers of CNA trainings to increase the available pool of frontline caregivers to new and existing nursing centers in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other states. Genesis seeks to incorporate these centers into the fabric of its company. With recent enhancements in its culinary culture, Genesis is also focusing on developing the competencies of its frontline staff by training them for occupations as cooks, servers, and others. Genesis HealthCare offers a variety of workforce training opportunities, such as Certified Nursing Assistant and Geriatric Nursing Assistant training, which allow frontline caregivers to obtain on-site certification and receive skills-based wage growth. To assist workers who are in a training program, Genesis also offers flexible scheduling and provides an in-house supplemental pool of nursing per diem staff to provide temporary staffing support in many locations. In collaboration with educational institutions and workforce development, Genesis HealthCare develops its employees with current and enhanced certifications and training in essential skills, culinary arts, Certified Medication Aide, mentorship, Graduate Nurse RN training, and LPN-to-RN tuition assistance support. Genesis continues to enhance its programs and partnerships every year.
Global Partner Solutions
In 2015, Global Partner Solutions, LLC will double its number of employees and open a secondary, higher-skill Design Center, which will create an internal career pathway for employees to receive on-the-job training and be eligible for promotions and skills-based wage raises. The 100% staffing increase is highly significant, given that 85% of the individuals hired by Global Partner Solutions have no prior experience; an exemplary investment is made in these frontline workers through training. The employer offers on-the job training, tuition reimbursement, and scholarships for all new hires and workers. Furthermore, it works within the community by offering paid internships for aerospace drafting and design students, establishing industry-wide curriculum and credentials, and working with local educators and workforce boards to close skills gaps.
Greater Boston Hospitality Employers
On May 1, 2015, the Greater Boston Hospitality Employers Local 26 (GBHE) trustees increased their investment in education and training for Local 26 incumbent workers. The 12 cents/per hour/per employee contribution to the education fund increased to 14 cents/per hour/per employee. BEST Corp. Hospitality Training Center and partners will roll out a new Room Attendant Apprenticeship Program, which will build on the success of the current Room Attendant Program (the return to society of which has been calculated at 673.66%). Additionally, BEST Corp. is pursuing articulation agreements with community colleges to enable some of its classes to provide college credits.
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) is an excellent workforce model for health care employers in the state. As a member of the Barnabas Health system, Jersey City Medical Center has taken the lead in demonstrating to other hospitals in the nation what they have accomplished in workforce development. Barnabas Health is New Jersey's largest health care provider and the state's second-largest employer. JCMC has contributed more than $600,000 in tuition reimbursement in 2014, with a total of 132 employees benefiting. It also provides on-site post-secondary on-the-job training, a Pillar ladder program, and programs that train frontline workers and even unemployed residents to be EMTs at no cost to them. The attainment of skills has made JCMC employees more saleable, capable, and competent, often resulting in greater productivity. JCMC's internal promotion averages 50%, and its turnover is about 8%, far below the health care national average. In addition, Jersey City Medical Center is in a partnership with the Boys and Girls Club and has developed a Charter High School for the Health Sciences, where students will graduate with certifications as EMTs and Patient Care Technicians. JCMC has made several commitments to its workforce for 2015, including increasing the number of frontline workers using higher education benefits by expanding eligibility.
Johns Hopkins Health System
Johns Hopkins assists its employees' development through a range of benefits, including on-site certification programs, tuition assistance, salary release support for training in critical skills shortage occupations, online training platforms, and in-house support services. With this diverse array of services, Johns Hopkins employees are able to design custom programs to match their ambitions and their availability. Johns Hopkins is a community leader and advocate for widespread training and development. In partnership with its local health care industry intermediary (the Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare), Johns Hopkins engages local colleges and training centers to recruit individuals into careers in health care and to train individuals in high-demand skills.
LifeBridge Health
LifeBridge Health invests in its frontline workers by offering a broad range of training programs and support services, including a School at Work¨ program, tuition reimbursement or up-front payment, Central Sterile Processing training, life skills and career coaching, flexible work schedules, and reading, math, and computer literacy courses. LifeBridge Health is considering additional investments such as College of America, on-site higher education programs, apprenticeship programs, and portable credentials. In 2014, 334 LifeBridge employees received tuition assistance amounting to $1,506,907, 119 employees enrolled in Workforce Development courses with 69.7% completing, and 170 employees enrolled in career coaching programs. The average wage gain for frontline employees was 1.25%. Retention is currently at 82% for PCAs and 83% for GNAs.
Metaphase Technologies
Metaphase Technologies along with its sister company, LED Living Technology, has committed to a series of workforce-development priorities over the next year. These include: raising 20% of its current production line to management positions by 2016 (with increased salaries and opportunities for growth), selecting 20-30% of the current workforce for education at higher-level product lines, offering subsidized language software programs and classes to all employees, maintaining a 50% post-apprentice hiring frequency, maintaining full health care benefits for employees, renewing its funding for the Wounded Hero Project, and maintaining entry-level wages that are well above minimum wage. Metaphase technicians experience approximately 1,500 hours of training per year in upskilling. All participants in apprenticeship programs are paid above minimum wage and are given a minimum of 500 hours of training, with the remaining hours made up of hands-on experience.
Monogram Foods
Monogram Foods, a provider of prepared meats headquartered in Memphis, is implementing a range of investments in its frontline workforce, including increased wages and training to meet its significant growth. These changes require skilled team members, leads, and supervisors at all locations. In 2015, its minimum wage will increase to $10 p/hr across all locations. Also, it is adding additional training and development specialists who will focus on team members' skills development and advancement, and it is expanding its partnerships with community and technical colleges to provide increased training and certification. Monogram Foods is creating new grades to existing positions to recognize skill development and advancement in the organization, and it is rolling out a company-wide campaign called "ID-3," which encourages managers to each identify three frontline workers for increased mentoring and upskilling support.
North Sunflower Medical Center
By partnering with community colleges, the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, and other partners, North Sunflower Medical Center is developing a multi-dimensional approach to attracting, retaining, and training frontline health care workers. North Sunflower Medical Center partners with Mississippi Delta community colleges to encourage staff to enter training for career advancement. The hospital provides services including bridge programs, assessments, mentoring, college credit, flexible scheduling, work-based learning, guidance from a Student Navigator, and certification programs tied to salary increases. The hospital has committed to expanding its work-based learning program in 2015.
Norton Healthcare Inc.
Norton Healthcare will lead the development of the Kentucky Health Career Center (KHCC), which is set to open in Summer 2015. This commitment bolsters Norton's already substantial list of investments in workforce development initiatives, which total to $9 million annually. Norton's Career Center alone serves over 1,000 students per year—73% of whom receive financial assistance. By leveraging its experience and results in developing effective career pathways for frontline workers, Norton intends to provide a model for the other participating employers in the KHCC—a model that Norton is sharing, even with competing organizations.
Ocean Spray Cranberries
Ocean Spray has been an active participant and financial supporter of the workforce collaborative in the region, and it has shared its practices with the regional manufacturing partnership. As part of its competency-based pay structure, Ocean Spray pays employees based on successful demonstration of their competencies regardless of the job they are performing at any given time. All of Ocean Spray's shift leaders have come through an incumbent training program, and Ocean Spray is working to expand the Wisconsin State Youth Apprenticeship program into the manufacturing sector.
Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc.
PeterPaul is a visible part of many Connecticut workforce boards focused on manufacturing. Its leaders have sought out incumbent worker training funds to develop the skills of current staff, and they have offered summer training opportunities to urban youth through local workforce investment boards. In addition, PeterPaul has contracted with outside training providers to assist with the development of curriculum to use in-house.
PTR Baler and Compactor Company
PTR Baler and Compactor Company is a founding member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Workforce Development Partnership. PTR hires and trains unskilled and underskilled candidates from its local neighborhood, providing skills and credentials in applied welding, welding theory, blueprint reading, welding symbols, cranes and equipment, basic math, and measurements. Workers typically receive an increase of over 50% in their pay over their first two years of employment. In addition, PTR has had over 100 co-ops from five local schools and has a 100% graduation rate from its program. Almost all graduates either go on to post-secondary education or are hired as full-time employees.
Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems is a workforce leader, partnering with the Kansas Department of Commerce, the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, the Kansas Post-Secondary Technical Education Authority, multiple state universities, state and local community groups, technical colleges, and other organizations to enhance the regional skills pipeline. Spirit invests in its frontline workers through in-house skills development, quality improvement programs, compliance-based skills programs, leadership development, a gain-share program, tuition reimbursement, industry-recognized credentials, and apprenticeship programs. In recent years, Spirit has hired more than 6,000 frontline workers, and it has invested millions of dollars in their training initiatives.
ThyssenKrupp Bilstein
As a critical partner in a highly successful apprenticeship program, ThyssenKrupp Bilstein is a leader in providing low-wage individuals with opportunities for training. The manufacturer is one of eight employers in its community to sponsor its local manufacturing apprenticeship program, which is designed to produce highly skilled machine operators through customized on-the-job training and related technical instruction. Participating apprentices receive employer-sponsored benefits, college credit, and nationally recognized industry certifications (NIMS). They also participate in a hybrid wage-progression scale. This program has not only allowed ThyssenKrupp Bilstein to find employees with critical talent but has also helped similar businesses employ and train new workers. Furthermore, by working in multiple local and national forums, ThyssenKrupp Bilstein is a national leader in the development of programs that train workers in manufacturing.
TriHealth, an employer partner in the Health Careers Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati, actively sponsors Associate Degree and career pathway programs for incumbent workers. The Associate Degree Cohort program, for example, has been highly successful, with 16 graduates to date, 27 individuals actively pursuing a degree, and 7 new entrants beginning cohort programs. These graduates received a degree in either nursing, respiratory therapy, or surgical technology, and 81% have earned a promotion so far. TriHealth invests heavily in its frontline workers, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on its workers' tuition payments alone. An ROI study has found that TriHealth's training programs have reduced turnover, increased job satisfaction, and supported organizational diversity goals. A second ROI study is forthcoming.
Union Health Center
Union Health Center fosters continuous staff growth and professional development for its frontline workers through a three-tiered Medical Assistant (MA) training curriculum. The MA training curriculum provides all medical assistants with two-hour bi-weekly sessions over nine months. Employees moving through the career ladder benefit from a 29% difference in salary between MA level 1 and level 2 and a 30.9% salary difference between level 2 and level 3 of the career ladder. By providing medical assistants with an internal career path, the ladder has improved job retention, clinical and communications skills among MAs, quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Union Health Center also offers tuition benefits to its workers, and the majority of MAs that have moved through the career ladder have gone on to enroll in higher education programs in health care.
Expanding upon the use of its retention specialists in preparing and assisting its frontline employees through its internal training programs, UnityPoint Health has agreed to partner with Vocational Rehabilitation services to directly place Vocational Rehabilitation clients into its organization. Building upon its 100% growth in the internal placement of supervisors, UnityPoint will continue to offer support services such as tuition assistance, free public transportation, talent retreats, and career coaching to identify the challenges and the correct programs for UnityPoint workers. Furthermore, UnityPoint will continue to focus on its training courses for individuals with disabilities that have achieved an employment placement rate of 80%.
Universal Woods
Universal Woods has taken a leadership role in the Employer Advisory Group for the Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center (KMCC). In 2014, Universal Woods spent more than $80,000 toward its frontline workers' college studies and more than $125,000 toward on-site formal learning. That level of spending will increase by approximately 25% in 2015. In addition, Universal Woods offers flexible scheduling and provides 40 hours of pay even when an employee is unable to work part of a week. Retention among Universal Woods employees has increased from approximately 50% (prior to 2006) to greater than 95%. Quality, productivity, and product development have improved and contributed to the doubling of sales in just three years. Universal Woods is preparing to launch a registered apprenticeship program in 2015.
Urban Health Plan
Urban Health Plan has committed to expanding its worker services by investing in a learning management system with an e-learning platform; integrating career development into its onboarding program; expanding outreach regarding tuition assistance to frontline staff; partnering with community colleges, technical schools, and public schools for health career and technical education focused on internships, apprenticeships, job development, and placement programs; and expanding its training programs overall. Urban Health Plan invests in its frontline workers through a wide variety of training and support services. These services include tuition assistance, paid on-site training, in-house career and education coaching, financial and legal advising, health and wellness, fitness classes, internship programs, connections to career and technical schools, and many others. Urban Health Plan has a long history of promoting from within: over 150 associates currently in managerial or high-skill positions started in entry-level or low-skill jobs. In 2014, Urban Health Plan's retention rate was 86.27%, and its turnover rate was 11.21% in comparison with a national turnover rate of 20.4% among health care employees.
Greensboro Apprenticeship Program Showcases the Power of National Fund Collaboratives
Expanding Equity in Manufacturing with On-the-Job Training
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This is the sweet dish I made for the Sake Cooking competition. The theme of my dishes for the competition was 'Sake for Eating'. This dessert was a food but I wanted to put some reminder that Sake is alcoholic 'Drink'. That is why I wanted to use a wine glass for serving this dessert.
1. I wanted to keep all the flavour and taste of Sake in my dessert without losing any by heating Sake. That is the reason I decided to make Jelly.
2. I like flavour of Sake, however, I wanted something 'more than just Sake'. I infused Sake with Rose Petals in order to enhance the delicate Sake flavour. The consequence of that made the Jelly has fragrant Rose smell and also slightly Rosy pink colour. I managed to infuse Sake in both flavour and colour.
3. It has been changing in recent years but Sake still has the image as it is the drink for men more than for women. I wanted to create something which suggests that Sake could be something romantic.
Place Raspberries in a small pan and squash them with a fork. Add White Sugar and 1 Tbsp of water. Start heating at the low heat. When it boils and the fruit becomes soft, turn off the heat and cool the pan for 5 minutes.
This looks so easy! And Hitoshi and I always say that the fewer the ingredients, the better the taste. I hope I can try making this.
I agree, 'Simple is Best'!


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23604: 70.2% of residents are connected, with 28.8% of the population connected on multiple devices [1].
Connected to the Internet in 23604
23604 Internet Connectivity [1]
An estimated 4,015 23604 residents are connected to the Internet in some capacity - either at home, work, elsewhere or at multiple locations.
An estimated 1,710 23604 residents are not connected to the Internet. These residents are not connected at home, work, or elsewhere.
23604 Internet Availability [2]
It is estimated that 4,587 23604 residents live in a household where Internet is available.
Household Income in 23604
23604: The median household income is $48,834 and 15% of households are below poverty level [6].
Additional information about 23604
The region associated with ZIP code 23604 has an approximate population of 5,720 [2] and is located in Newport News (city) County in Virginia.
Internet Access in 23604
For more information about 23604 Internet Access, or for additional resources regarding Virginia Internet access overall, visit Center for Innovative Technology.
More About 23604
Of all residents in 23604, 96% have a high school diploma or higher, and 16% have a bachelor's degree or higher [6].
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On July 16, Karen Glenn -- president and CEO of First United Bank and Trust Company, Madisonville, Ky., and member of ABA's Community Bankers Council -- participated in a roundtable hosted by the Small Business Administration on the Department of Labor's overtime proposal.
Banker Participates in SBA Roundtable on DOL Overtime Proposal
on	 July 21, 2015 Human Resources, Newsbytes
By Cristeena G. Naser
On July 16, Karen Glenn — president and CEO of First United Bank and Trust Company, Madisonville, Ky., and member of ABA's Community Bankers Council — participated in a roundtable hosted by the Small Business Administration on the Department of Labor's overtime proposal. The proposal would more than double the salary basis test — the level below which all employees must be paid overtime beyond 40 hours per week, regardless of their duties — raising it to $50,544 per year. Glenn said that the variance in the cost of living from state to state was not taken into consideration in DOL's calculation of the new salary test. She also cited the number and percentage of employees in her bank that would no longer be exempt, the potential additional overtime costs and the impact of the change to non-exempt status on employee morale, particularly with respect to branch managers.
ABA opposes these changes and is advocating on behalf of our members in a number of arenas. ABA is part of the Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO), a broad coalition of trade associations opposing the proposal. The PPWO, as well as ABA and other bank trade associations, have filed letters seeking an extension of the comment period, now set for September 4. ABA will participate in a joint trades letter responding to the proposal and will file its own letter focused on the impact on community banks.
ABA needs feedback from you to effectively inform DoL of the impact on community banks. We need you to share your stories of how the proposal would affect your bank for inclusion on an anonymous basis in ABA's own letter. You may want to consider presenting the following aspects of your stories:
• Number of currently exempt employees who do not earn $50,544 annually and their percentage of your total workforce;
• Potential costs of overtime;
• How long such employees have been exempt;
• Possible morale problems as a result of losing exempt status;
• Whether the other employee benefits (health care, etc.) you provide are higher than in your general area, i.e., the total compensation package; and
• Loss of flexibility for both the bank and its newly non-exempt employees.
Please send stories to me at cnaser@aba.com.
ABA will have a 90-minute briefing on the proposal and its implications for the banking industry at 2:00 p.m. EDT on July 30. I will also participate in an SBA roundtable in Washington, D.C. tomorrow. One more roundtable is planned for New Orleans on August 12.


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Report: Brazil antitrust watchdog to clear AT&T/Time Warner deal with conditions
TMT News & Research: 2020 Recap
Quibi's $2 billion bet on mobile video fizzles out
Cable nets struggle with cash flow declines due to cord cutting, pandemic
16 Oct, 2017 | 16:35
Author Urooj Janjua
Theme Technology, Media & Telecom
Brazil's antitrust agency will conditionally approve AT&T Inc.'s planned merger with Time Warner Inc. on Oct. 18, Reuters reported Oct. 16, citing a same-day report by financial newspaper Valor Econômico.
While Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or CADE, did not provide a comment for legal reasons, the watchdog reportedly confirmed that the deal is on the agenda for the Oct. 18 session. CADE may issue a final and binding decision at the session. The regulator will not require AT&T to sell its ownership in pay TV operator SKY Brasil to approve the merger, according to the Valor Econômico report.
The report did not say what conditions CADE would impose before it approves the merger, which is still subject to the approval of Brazil's telecommunications regulator, Anatel.
Earlier, CADE's Superintendent General challenged the deal, citing potential risks to competition, and shared its recommendation with the court of CADE.
The deal has received approvals from Mexico's regulators Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones and the Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, and Chile's Fiscalia Nacional Económica.
AT&T in October 2016 agreed to buy Time Warner in a cash-and-stock deal with a total equity value of $85.4 billion and a total transaction value of $108.7 billion, including Time Warner's net debt.
Urooj Janjua


On September 29, 2014, in an impromptu moment, I decided to tweet out a series about the importance of new hires. Since then, I've received enough positive feedback about the series that I thought it best to take a moment and capture those thoughts in a long form post.
1/ New hires are the lifeblood of hypergrowth startups.
Every new hire brings with them multiple gifts to the team: new talent, fresh perspective, boundless energy, and validation. The new hire, in turn, receives from the team a new mission, friends, challenge, and of course, validation. It has all the potential of a positive feedback loop of challenge & reward, if the new hire & team approach it properly.
Every new hire is a gift, as is every new opportunity.
At Wealthfront, I'm grateful for everyone who takes the leap and joins the mission. Silicon Valley is an incredibly competitive market for top talent in engineering, design & research. Every person who makes the decision to invest the next stage of their career with the company is making a tremendous statement about their believe in the team, the company & the mission.
If you continue to hire world-class talent, every new hire brings new skills and lessons to the team, and the energy to prove them out.m In turn, the best new hires come in expecting to learn and grow. They join, not just to do their best work, but to do it as a team.
As CEO, every new hire feels like both a tremendous gift, and a serious responsibility.
When I started at Wealthfront, the company had just 17 full-time employees. It will end 2014 with just over 60. Every new employee bets on the company, and the company bets on them. It's one of the most human and yet often overlooked aspects of technology careers at startup companies.
It would be cool enough to see a new version of LinkedIn for iPhone go live in the App Store, but the fact that the credit goes to our two-time intern Andrew He makes it truly exceptional.
Full story here on the LinkedIn blog. You can download LinkedIn for iPhone v1.5 here.
Forget the iPhone Nano, I want a MegaPhone.
I hope its true. I've realized that my iPhone has really become my preferred portable computing device. I've gotten very used to the swipes, the pokes, the pinches. I've grown to appreciate and need the fluid animation, the transparency, the flow of the interface. I believe I now prefer the iPhone interface to Mac OS X, and that's saying a lot.
My iPhone is about Twitter (Tweetie is my client of choice), LinkedIn, Mail (Exchange integration gets me work email so much better than Outlook Web Access), and of course, the web. The endless supply of applications doesn't hurt either.
I realized a few months ago that, while I still have a large Mac Pro tower at home for heavy lifting, more often than not when I'm hope I just want a bigger iPhone. On the go, I'm happy to have something that fits in my pocket. At home, I'd like to have something bigger when I'm sitting at the table, on the couch, etc. My wife has a MacBook today, and I tend to use it around the house for a lightweight machine. But more and more, I find myself preferring my iPhone to the MacBook. I just wish it was bigger.
All the rumors last year were about the "iPhone Nano". The analogy was simple, even if misnamed. Apple initially launched the iPod with a larger device and a hard drive. But they hit scale with a cheaper iPod Mini, and then, of course, the iPod Nano, which hit $99 and unprecedented unit sales.
Well, I don't want an iPhone Nano. I want a big iPhone, 4x the size, same operating system, applications, etc. Just bigger. Maybe boost the storage too, so I can fit larger resolution video on it as well. I want a MegaPhone.
In fact, calling it a phone is a misnomer. While I wouldn't mind the ability to make a call from the device, I think what I'm really saying is I want a jumbo-sized iPod Touch. The MegaPod Touch?


Caught june 23 on Lac La Martre. One of 15 pike over 20 pounds I caught in one bay in 2 separate days. The Milwaukee Journal is writing a story on it shortly and I would be happy to help with a story by you if interested. Perfect weather, horseflies were bad. Guided by Tyler Scoyne of Ontario, who is in the MNR fish and game program in college. Silver Pike should have their own category as they are so rare and special. At Lac La Martre Lodgge they have had a 20/ 20 club for pike and trout caught in the same week over 20 pounds. 30/30 club happens rarely and no one has been a 30/30 guy twice except me.


AccuShot BT04-QK Sling Stud Mount with Quick Knob - Jestik, Inc. minutes!
The BT-12QK is a standard height monopod with standard Sling Stud Mount and Quick Knob capabilities. This product carries the Quick Knob (QK01), which allows the user quick adjustments. Pushing the button will move the knob along its actuator rod while releasing will re-engage the thread. Precision adjustments are made through knob rotation. Moreover, the BT01-QK mounts to a rifle through the standard stud mount.
Mounts to traditional angled rifle stock through the Sling Stud Mount.
With Quick Knob for easy adjustments.
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There's a news story doing the rounds today: in the words of Metro, "A massive 78 per cent of ex-burglars" believe that other burglars are using social media and Google Street View to commit crimes.
I've nothing against advising people to be careful – the survey's part of a national crime awareness week – but the survey that's being reported here (and by Sky, and by others) simply found that 39 of 50 ex-burglars interviewed "believe" that other burglars probably use social media to identify targets. Three-quarters of the ex-burglars also think it's "likely" that the baddies use Google Street View too.
What people believe and what is actually true aren't necessarily the same thing.
R Kelly believes he can fly. He's wrong.
"it's all very good but burglars can use it to see when you leave your home unattended".
They thought it was realtime.
The view of our house includes a car that my wife sold 3 years ago.
My one was snapped just before I finally sorted out the front garden. On the internet, I'm bringing down the whole street.
My street was missed out because it's not on the GoogleMaps map, as a result I assume it didn't appear on their driving plan.


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Here Are the Top 10 Prism Prize 2018 Finalists
Earlier this year, the Prism Prize unveiled its list of 20 finalists in contention for this year's title, and now that's been whittled down to a final shortlist of 10 nominees.
The prize honours the best Canadian music video of the year, and the winner receives $15,000. The prize will be awarded at a ceremony in at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on May 13.
In addition to the grand prize, three additional awards will also be presented. The Lipsett Award "for innovative and unique approaches to video art" will go to Karena Evans — who was selected for the title even before her video for Drake's "God's Plan" dropped.
The Special Achievement Award for "exceptional world-wide contribution to music video art" will be announced on April 10, while the Hi-Fidelity Award will be awarded "a recording artist who has used video art to represent their work in a consistently creative and innovative way" prior to the May 13 ceremony.
The winning decisions are made based on votes from a jury made up of more than 120 Canadian music, film, media and arts professionals, who judge the videos based on "originality, style, creativity, innovation and effective execution."
There's also an Audience Award to be handed out, picked from the list of 20 finalists and decided on by fans. Enter Exclaim!'s contest here to cast your vote and become eligible to win a pair of all-access tickets to the May 13 gala.
Without further ado, check out the freshly unveiled list of Prism Prize finalists below.
Last year's Prism Prize was won by Kaytranada for "Lite Spots."
2018 Prism Prize Finalists:
Alice Glass - "Without Love" (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
Alvvays - "Dreams Tonite" (Director: Matt Johnson)
Charlotte Day Wilson - "Work (Director: Fantavious Fritz)
Cri ft. Ouri - "Rush" (Director: Didier Charette)
Daniel Caesar - "Freudian, a Visual" (Directors: Keavan Yazdani and Sean Brown)
Feist - "Century" (Director: Scott Cudmore)
Grimes ft. Janelle Monáe - "Venus Fly" (Director: Grimes)
Jessie Reyez - "Gatekeeper" (Director: Peter Huang)
Leonard Cohen - "Leaving the Table" (Director: Christopher Mills)
PUP - "Old Wounds" (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)
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Permitless Concealed Carry Bill Filed in Virginia
by TJ Martinell | Jan 29, 2023 | Right to Keep and Bear Arms, State Bills
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Maryland Bill Would Limit Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 26, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Maryland House would place limits on government use of facial recognition technology. The proposed law would not only help protect privacy in Maryland; it could also hinder one aspect of the federal...
Permit not Required: "Constitutional Carry" Bills Filed in South Carolina
COLUMBIA S.C. (Jan 26, 2023) – Two bills filed in the South Carolina House would legalize permitless carry in the state. The enactment of a so-called "constitutional carry" bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control. Rep. Bobby Cox (R)...
Indiana Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 25, 2023) – A filed in the Indiana Senate would legalize marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Sen. Rodney Pol (D) and Sen. Jon Ford (R) filed Senate Bill 377 (SB377) on Jan. 19. The bill would create a program...
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The one hundred and fifty-seventh chapter
From the day the capital was born, every pore was full of dirty and bloody.
These two famous quotes perfectly explain the essence of business. The early expansion of the Domestic Internet industry is the bloody killing and annexation process. It follows the jungle law of the weak meat. Some giants are killed from the Red Sea. The face is full of wolves that devour everything.
They call it business rules.
However, the political system of Domestic has determined that this infinite barbaric expansion must be contained, because the result of the monopoly is to kill the spirit of innovation to a great extent, making it difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises to gain a foothold.
In the case of Domestic, the giants who grew up and grew up, facing the foreign predators, were very weak.
This situation finally caused the vigilance and reflection of the upper echelons of society. After a difficult game, in September 2005, the Commercial Creative Copyright Protection Act was officially released, which was supplemented by the Supplementary Regulations of the Patent Copyright Regulations.
This regulation is aimed at new Internet-based industries. It protects the original creative business model of enterprise units from plagiarism, imitation and encroachment by others, which in turn promotes the expansion of the industry's Level Up, forming a good market competition atmosphere and avoiding a vicious circle. Among them.
According to the regulations, commercial creative copyrights only accept applications from business units, and after the examination, they will issue creative copyright protection certificates, valid for 12 months.
Also in other words to give you a year of development time, one year later will face the market's brutal competition, if you can not develop and strengthen the status of the establishment during the protection period, then you should not complain if you are beaten.
After the establishment of the commercial creative copyright protection regulations and the implementation of the regulations, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Information Technology and the General Administration of Copyright jointly established the Office of Commercial Creative Copyright Protection, referred to as the Chuangbao Office.
The Chuangbao Office is responsible for the approval, supervision and arbitration of commercial creative copyrights. The department does not have much power.
The implementation of the regulations and the establishment of the Insurance Office. It also protects the interests of small and medium-sized Internet companies to a large extent and gives them room for survival and development.
Currently three of the seven Internet giants in Domestic. It is precisely because of this regulation to protect the growth, there are many small and medium-sized creative enterprises that benefit a lot, it makes everyone dare to innovate and be brave to innovate!
Interestingly, due to the excellent results of the Domestic Business Creative Copyright Protection Regulations, the United States countries facing the same problem have adopted similar programs and established corresponding institutions.
Lu Chen, a month ago, asked Lu Xi to apply for a creative copyright protection application for the crowdfunding model in the name of Lu Chen studio, but so far there is no news.
It is not easy to apply for copyright protection. The Chuangbao Office is not the "Greater China Music Library" that is supercomputer-controlled. A cumbersome manual review is required, and the time process is naturally long.
And because of some unclear factors, even if you have an original creative model, you may not be able to get final approval.
In the industry, this protection certificate has also been dubbed the "golden birth certificate."
It is said that as long as the company that got this certificate is immediately concerned about venture capital!
Lu Chen did not have the ambition to make a big impact in the Internet industry, but he did not want to ruin this good idea. So please ask Li Mubai to inquire, at least ask about the progress of the review, whether there is any hope for review.
If there is no hope, then he will directly operate the crowdfunding online line, no longer waiting for it.
After reading the creative copy of Lu Chen, Li Murong indulged for a moment and said: "The idea of your project is very interesting. But is it not related to private fund raising? "
Private fund raising belongs to minefields. The crime of illegal fund-raising is very heavy, and the crowdfunding model really has similarities.
Lu Chen replied without hesitation: "From the perspective of business and financial flows. Crowdfunding is actually a form of group buying, which is fundamentally different from illegal fundraising! "
"All project crowdfunding cannot be backed by equity or funds. Project sponsors are not able to promise any financial gains to their supporters. They must be paid in kind, service or media content."
"Support for a project is a purchase, not an investment!"
His face showed a confident look and continued to talk: "For example, I want to make a record, start crowdfunding on the platform, and call on the fans to come and subscribe, as long as they meet the funds needed for the production and release, they will succeed."
"This model can also be promoted to more levels, such as the development of new products, recording can be crowdfunding, publishing can be crowdfunding, filming can be crowdfunding, even if charity relief can be done through crowdfunding!"
For this project, Lu Chen rummaged through the memory that one's own got in the dream world. Many details were kept in the heart, so in the face of Li Murong's doubts, his answer is not leaking.
This confident self-confidence makes Lu Chen show some temperament Charm that does not match his age.
Su Shi's eyes sitting next to Li Murong's eyes lit up.
She didn't know what she thought of, she nodded slightly, and there was a smile in her throat.
Snapped! Snapped!
Lu Chen's voice just fell, Li Murong slammed his palm.
The Li Jiada praised: "It's wonderful. This is the best new creative model I have heard in recent years."
He turned his head and said to Li Mubai: "Mu Bai, all the friends you know, only Lu Chen is really worthy of your interaction, I don't want to run over at night."
Li Mubai scratched his head and smiled, smiling a little silly.
Lu Chen smiled and said: "Large brother is too praised, it is actually a small idea."
Li Murong shook his head: "Even if it is a small idea, it also has a golden value. Is the profit core of your crowdfunding platform a project commission? How to ensure the success of the project and the project sponsors will not run away from the risk is probably the biggest problem, you need to conduct a rigorous project review, you alone can not do it. "
The crowdfunding model is mainly composed of project sponsors, supporters and platforms. The crowdfunding failure is simple. It is enough to refund the money directly to the supporters. But if the project fails in the implementation process, it means that the supporters will not get any Compensation.
This is the platform's exemption clause, but the failure of the project will also hurt the enthusiasm and confidence of the supporters, which means the loss of credibility for the crowdfunding platform.
Li Murong's problem can be described as a hit!
Lu Chen said calmly: "Yes, because I am currently building this platform for one's own service. If the expansion is bigger in the future, it is necessary to introduce professional managers and formulate more perfect and guaranteed terms."
Li Murong nodded with satisfaction.
In today's young people, there is very little Lu Chen who is so calm and thoughtful.
He smiled and said: "I will forget that you are an artist."
This is not a low, but praise, because Lu Chen performance is more like a mall elite!
"What happened to the artist?"
As a result, Su Shi did not agree, and said: "I am still an artist!"
Li Murong smiled and did not explain it. He just held her hand gently, and his eyes were full of affection.
Su Shi was a red face and shyly bowed his head.
Li Mubai finally couldn't help himself, and said: "Big brother, don't you love the nephew show, say so much, can you help?"
The Li Jiasan's thoughts are very simple. If you can't do it, give a sentence, what do you do?
Big Brother is really unhappy!
With the cultivation of Li Murong, I could not help but glance at one's own brother.
He thought about it and said: "Lu Chen, how much do you prepare to make this project?"
Lu Chen's heart moved and said: "My original idea was to make a quick sum of money. If Li's brother is interested, he is very welcome to buy shares, and holding is no problem!"
Lu Chen had planned to get one's own service after he got the "golden birth certificate". If there is interest in venture capital, if the bid is reasonable, he will sell it. I believe that this money is enough to repay the debt of the family.
If Li Murong is interested, then it would be great!
With the other person's body temperament, it is impossible for him to do something that is arrogant, even if the situation really appears, it will be repaid to Li Mubai's human feelings.
With a memory of the world, Lu Chen is fearless.
His dream has always been on the highest stage of the Glittering Radiance, and has not changed.
But intuition tells Lu Chen that Li Murong may not be able to see it.
Li Murong smiled and said: "I said that Mu Bai met a true friend…"
"Let's do it, you two partners to do this crowdfunding platform, and share your own one's own consultation."
Li Mubai immediately jumped up and said: "I don't do it, how can I grab the shares of Chenge!"
"sit down!"
Li Murong said: "What is called robbing, you have to pay for one's own investment and share, help your friends to do their business, so that you don't have to drink all the time to pick up the girl and see what you are now!"
"Moreover, if you don't have your shares, then in what name do I intervene in this matter, do you think that the people who created the insurance office are so good to talk, just ask for a meal and let them help?"
Li Mubai suddenly became like an eggplant that was beaten by frost. He honestly sat down again and his eyes kept turning.
Li Murong sneered: "You don't want to sneak a sneak peek. After investing in shares, you won't give you money at home. You have to rely on one's own to earn, otherwise you will obediently follow the arrangement at home and marry the family." child!"
Li Mubai is like being beaten by the sky, and he has no expression of love.
Li Murong gave him a fatal blow: "Mu Shi returned to China next month. This project is just for her to practice her hand. By the way, I will supervise you. In the future, my career will be indispensable. You can't lose it. !"
"Li Mu Shi…"
Upon hearing this name, Li Bai's classmates were shaking and their faces changed.
He suddenly fell to the ground and hugged Su Shi's leg.
"Scorpion, help!"
The second one is sent, and the monthly ticket is supported. Because of the problem of finger joints, you can't type more in recent days, so today only two are more forgive me. (To be continued~^~)


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    implicit class DataTypeWithEsdocTypename(d: DataType) {

        def esTypename: String = d match {

            case d: PrimitiveDataType => d.getTypeName match {
                case ("int" | "long" | "short" | "byte") => "number"
                case ("double" | "float")                => "number"
                case ("boolean")                         => "boolean"
                case ("java.lang.String")                => "string"
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                case ("null")                            => "null"
                case _                                   => "Object"
            }

            case d: AbstractCollectionType =>
                s"${sanitizeName(d.getDataType.esTypename)}[]"
            case d: ConstType => d.getDataType.esTypename
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ADR, Developing the Field, Europe, Legislation, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, Promoting Mediation, Reform
Greece: Mediation Going Compulsory. The Sequel
Haris Meidanis (Meidanis Seremetakis & Associates)/ October 12, 2018 October 11, 2018 /2 Comments
It was only on the 31st of May when I published a blog on the new Greek mediation law. Just a few months later a part II, or rather a sequel, seems necessary. As discussed in my first blog on the matter, compulsory mediation was recently enacted in Greece by the new mediation law in a number of types of cases. Reaction from bar associations and the judges union has been fierce since then. Lawyers were afraid of losing part of their already diminished work in a country under financial crisis for almost 10 years, while judges were skeptical of compulsory mediation, believing that this would undermine their role by taking court cases out of the (overburdened) Court system. Not all lawyers, not all judges of course, but at any rate, the majority of their elected representatives.
This led to a request of the bar associations of Greece to the Supreme Court (Areios Pagos) to issue an opinion on whether compulsory mediation, as enacted, would violate the right of free access to justice to all citizens. Interestingly, Areios Pagos opined by a narrow majority (21 against 17 votes) that the law does violate such a right, given that it imposes certain expenses on the parties that are considered to be excessive. Such expenses are a minimum payment to the mediator of 170€ for the first two hours of mediation and 100€ for each extra hour of mediation, failing a different agreement. This would be complemented by some amounts for the service of documents (usually around 70€ per service) and a further payment to the representing lawyers. The underlying idea is that the parties to the mediation would also undertake the expenses for the trial that would follow. With this in mind the argument goes, adding an extra "stage of proceedings" would lead to further expenses, thus reducing the financial ability of the parties to mediation to later proceed to trial. This would potentially deprive them from free access to justice.
A not particularly experienced mediator would easily rebut the above position. As a starting point, one needs to say that in most parts of the world, over 50% of mediations are successful. Definitely a compulsory mediation is less likely to be successful as the parties are not necessarily positively predisposed to mediation as is usually the case with the voluntary one, but again it can be, most probably it will be. This means that the parties to it will eventually pay less, not more for a dispute. But even those who would pay more in case of failure of mediation, would not necessarily pay the above amounts that were considered to be excessive by Areios Pagos. Actually these amounts are objectively not excessive (even for an EU country under serious financial crisis) and in any event they are indicative, as they apply only in the event that the mediator and the parties have not agreed differently. For small cases, payment would actually be even smaller, especially given the large number of accredited mediators in Greece and the few mediations that are taking place in this country. Competition would bring prices down, as was suggested by the reporting judge in the context of the Areios Pagos opinion (Judge Pipiligkas) who had the opposite view to the majority of the Supreme Court. Further, the same law provides that citizens entitled to legal aid would be freed from the obligation to pay for a compulsory mediation. Given the above, one can say that the arguments of the majority of Areios Pagos are rather weak.
However «oυδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού» (the bad is never immune to good): an ancient Greek popular saying that carries much wisdom with it. The new Minister of Justice who recently replaced the one who had the initiative for the enactment of the mediation law, a few days ago placed an amendment of the law with the Parliament, according to which the application of the provisions will be deferred until 16 September 2019. The rationale of this initiative is said to be to revisit the law by taking into account the above opinion of Areios Pagos. This can only be an opportunity, given the problematic nature of the deferred provisions, as discussed in my previous blog. As said in that blog, the choice of types of disputes that would be subject to compulsory mediation was unfortunate, since the emphasis on the relationship at stake was minimal, if any. Also a number of types of disputes with gross imbalance of powers were taken to compulsory mediation. It is suggested that if new categories of types of disputes where the relationship of the parties is critical go to compulsory mediation and if the number of such cases is not particularly big, it may well be that reactions will be less fierce. In such event, if the Supreme Court is asked again, it will most probably be more lenient. This, despite the fact that for Areios Pagos the critical matter is the one of excessive expenses. If a clear and convincing rationale for including certain types of cases were to exist and the number of such cases would not be very big, one could expect a change of focus of the players in the justice system and of Areios Pagos in particular. In this direction, one should include disputes where the relationship matters such as disputes of partners in commercial partnerships, most of the freely disposable family law cases, most succession cases, cases between or among neighbours and last but not least the so-called under law "small amount disputes" (the threshold is currently 5.000 euros but can be easily doubled). The inclusion of this last category makes sense only for educational purposes of the general public and since the stake is minimal. Indeed, engaging the court system in such small disputes is in many respects pointless.
To conclude: Compulsory mediation in Greece is on hold until 16 September 2019. The hope is that it shall not only be on hold … for ever, and that that the mediation law shall be readjusted to include the right type of cases going to compulsory mediation. The further hope is that in the meantime the players in the justice system in Greece will use this extra time to better assess the need for compulsory mediation in a country with notoriously slow justice. This, with the caveat that mediation is not THE solution for the slow administration of justice in Greece, but it can indeed offer some assistance to speed up things. Actually, as Judge Pipiligkas of Areios Pagos said in his report, mediation is not the solution of the Greek justice system, but at the same time, it is not an anathema. Now it is for the players in the justice system to strike the right balance and take the correct initiative. To be continued (hopefully).
Singapore Case Note: What happens when a party to an MSA has a change of heart?
Nadja Alexander (Editor), Shou Yu Chong (Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ October 17, 2018 October 18, 2018
Mediation Navigation Beacons
Rick Weiler (Weiler ADR Inc.)/ October 10, 2018 October 9, 2018
Is a party still required to pay her portion of the mediator fee if the other party fails to show up?
Haris Meidanis says:
Yes and the party that shall have failed to appear at mediation will be obliged to pay a penalty (120-300 euros) and shall also have to pay up to 0,2% of the claim depending on the "extent of its defeat". This will be a decision of the court that shall later hear the case.


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Q: NSURLSession POST is not working even though is returning 200 I am trying to post a string and retrieve the response of the server but for some reason it doesn't seem to work, I have used some similar code in the past and it worked fine...
Here is my code and please let me know if you spot the mistake or if you have suggestions
NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://www.NAME.info/test/check.php"];
                    NSURLSessionConfiguration *sessionConfiguration = [NSURLSessionConfiguration defaultSessionConfiguration];
                    sessionConfiguration.HTTPAdditionalHeaders = @{

                                      @"Content-Type"        : @"application/json"
                                                               };
                    NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sessionWithConfiguration:sessionConfiguration];
                    NSMutableURLRequest *request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:url];
                    request.HTTPMethod = @"POST";
                    NSError *error = nil;
                    NSString* str = @"username=test101";
                    NSData* jsonData = [str dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];

                    if (!er

ror) {

                    NSURLSessionUploadTask *uploadTask = [session uploadTaskWithRequest:request
                                                                               fromData:jsonData completionHandler:^(NSData *data,NSURLResponse *response,NSError *error) {

                                                                                NSString *responseString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:data encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
                                                                                NSString* result2 = [responseString stringByTrimmingCharactersInSet:[NSCharacterSet whitespaceAndNewlineCharacterSet]];
                                                                                NSString *secondString = [result2 stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@" " withString:@""];
                                                                                NSLog(@"*%@*",secondString);
                                                                                NSLog(@"RESULT RETURNED%@",response.debugDescription);
                                                                                }];

                    [uploadTask resume];
                }

And the result of doing so is:
2015-03-26 19:35:03.305 ChannerApp[690:61802] *error_post*
2015-03-26 19:35:03.305 ChannerApp[690:61802] RESULT RETURNED<NSHTTPURLResponse: 0x17023a3a0> { URL: http://www.NAME.info/test/check.php } { status code: 200, headers {
    Connection = "Keep-Alive";
    "Content-Length" = 10;
    "Content-Type" = "text/html; charset=UTF-8";
    Date = "Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:35:35 GMT";
    "Keep-Alive" = "timeout=5, max=100";
    Server = "Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)";
    "X-Powered-By" = "PHP/5.5.9-1ubuntu4.6";
} }


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> dynamics. But, as i know, Amber is restricted for systems < 100,000 atoms.
have some test cases with more than a million atoms.
> there any idea to run simulation for this system??
We would need to know more about the "errors in coordinate preparation."
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Q: Swiftui - function to return different value based on another variable I have a view (view1) to display different data, and I would like that view to change based on another variable:
struct View1: View {

let array = myFunc()

var body: some View {

VStack {

   Text("\(settings.score)")
        List {
        ForEach(0..<array.count) { section in

        NavigationLink(destination: RowDetailView(array: array[section])) {

        RowView(array: array[section])
        }
        }
}
    }

In another view I establish an Observable object:
class GameSettings: ObservableObject {
@Published var score = 1
}

That all works well elsewhere in other views. I can update it as needed.
I have a function to obtain the array variable, and I would like it to return a different array depending upon the current value of "score".
func myFunc() -> [arrayModel] {
@StateObject var settings = GameSettings()
if settings.score == 1 {
var array = [ arrayModel(example: example) ]
return array
}

else if settings.score == 2 {

var array = [ arrayModel(example: example) ]

return array

}
}

This doesn't seem to work. I have tried various tweaked versions of this, but can't find how to properly implement it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


After unveiling its new Strategic Plan on Nov. 21 at a Board of Education meeting, the South Orange-Maplewood School District will host "Education Summit 2" on Thursday, December 6 from 7-9:30 p.m. at Columbia High School to discuss the plan with the public.
The Education Summit will begin with a presentation by Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Ramos and then move to participants discussing up to three out of nine potential strategies outlined in the Strategic Plan in smaller groups.
Read about the first Education Summit, held in November 2015, in this Village Green article. Learn what's next in the Strategic Planning process in this article.
The Strategic Plan is the culmination of a year of meetings, focus groups, research and discussion.
The process kicked off with an Education Summit attended by more than 1,500 community members in November 2015. Then, in February, the Board of Education adopted a Strategic Direction document to guide the process as it broke into nine Action Planning teams of 12 members each.
After five months of work, the Action Planning teams were to present their work to the Strategic Direction committee in September, according to a plan outlined by Ramos last February.
Next, the Full Strategic Plan (Strategic Direction and Completed Action Plans) was scheduled to be presented to the Board of Education for Review in October with the Strategic Plan to be shared with community — also in October 2016. Finally, the Strategic Plan was to be submitted to the Board of Education for approval at its November meeting.
However, the District announced over the summer that it was pushing back the timeline by one month, to give the action planning teams time to reconvene after the summer and complete their work.
After the second Education Summit on December 6, the Strategic Plan is scheduled to go back to the Board of Education in December for approval.
The District will also hold three forums for people who cannot attend the December 6 Summit (one for staff, one daytime for community, one evening for community). The dates of those forums have not yet been announced.
Free childcare, transportation, and translation will be available for December 6 Education Summit 2 on request. Those interested should email [email protected].