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Lawsuit Against University Gets Jury Trial Date
By Jack Goldman
October 11, 2018 Updated June 2, 2020 at 1:02 pm
The pending lawsuit against Boston College has had a jury trial date and pretrial hearing date set. The trial is set for April 22, 2019, while a pretrial hearing to hash out the scope of the case has been set for March 7, 2019, according to a new joint proposal filed by both sides.
It is the first jury trial of a due process suit filed after the Obama administration reinterpreted Title IX doctrine in 2011, according to Brooklyn College professor K.C. Johnson, who chronicles Title IX litigation.
The pretrial hearing will cover the "significant differences" the two parties need to resolve in front of Judge Denise Casper. The amount of witness testimony, expert witness testimony, and exactly what damages the University could be liable for will be set during the hearing.
The plaintiff is attempting to bring in an expert witness on the case, but BC has made it clear it will "fight to exclude" that witness's opinion on the grounds that the issue can only be resolved based on the testimony of the five members of the disciplinary panel that heard the plaintiff's case, according to the joint statement issued in August.
The trial is estimated by the parties to require seven to 10 days of proceedings. Briefs will be filed in February 2019.
(When the alleged incident originally occurred, the plaintiff, identified only as "John Doe" in court documents, was reporting on an event for The Heights.)
The lawsuit alleged a breach of contract in regards to how Doe was disciplined when he was accused of sexual assault while on a boat cruise sponsored by the AHANA+ Leadership Council (ALC) in 2012. The University investigation into the incident led to Doe being charged for assault rather than sexual assault and a three semester-long suspension. Shortly after his suspension was issued, the criminal charges pending against him were dropped after exculpatory video evidence was found by the police. Doe's two appeals of his University suspension fell on deaf ears, leading to his lawsuit against BC.
BC has argued that the alleged breach of contract violation should only be subject to a review of whether former Dean of Students Paul Chebator's and former Executive Director for Planning and Staff Development Carole Hughes's interactions with the hearing board that handled Doe's case were improper.
The scope of the case will primarily surround whether the lawsuit will center around only the breach of contract violation or go beyond that issue. Specifically, basic fairness claims the plaintiff has made will be up for debate. The University argued in the August joint statement that no basic fairness claims should be up for review.
BC has argued that the breach of contract violation should only have to do with a review of whether former Dean of Students Paul Chebator's and former Executive Director for Planning and Staff Development Carole Hughes's interactions with the hearing board that handled Doe's case were improper.
Chebator has retired from the University, while Hughes has become the associate dean for Student Affairs and director of Graduate Student Life.
In the past, both sides have cited the plaintiff's request for expungement of his record as a primary issue preventing a settlement between the two parties. BC has said expungement of the disciplinary record is a nonstarter in regard to settlement negotiations, while the plaintiff has cited expungement as the most important element of his requested damages.
The plaintiff has also asked for $3 million in reparations. The plaintiff's counsel has cited expenses incurred during John Doe's suspension, lost earnings as a result of Doe's delayed graduation, diminished earning potential, and the reputational and emotional cost of the suspension as the reasoning behind the request for $3 million, according to the joint statement filed in August.
The University has argued in the past that damages cannot be rewarded for emotional distress or reputational harm, limiting the scope to reparations related to the delay in graduation and effect on Doe's employment opportunities and earnings.
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The queen of spin is spun.
By David Plotz
June 07, 19983:30 AM
Schadenfreude being the house religion of the New York magazine world, this has been a particularly satisfying week for glossy mag writers and editors. New Yorker Editor Tina Brown–who essentially invented magazine "buzz," perfected buzz, made buzz high art (and made high art buzz)–is becoming buzz's victim.
This is the moment that loyalists to the Old New Yorker have been eagerly anticipating for six years. Every day brings new evidence that Brown is no longer–to use a Tinaism–hot. Condé Nast Publisher Steve Florio just removed his brother Tom from his position as The New Yorker's publisher, then appointed a replacement without consulting Brown. Steve Florio and New Yorker owner S.I. Newhouse Jr. also declined to name Brown as The New Yorker's president, a job she reportedly coveted. Recent articles have exposed the magazine's sorry financial shape: The New Yorker, which Brown promised in 1992 to make profitable by 1997, lost $11 million last year, and its ad sales are stagnating during an economic boom. In November, Newhouse dropped Brown's husband, Harry Evans, the other half of New York's most formidable media couple, as head of Random House, raising speculation that Brown and Evans are out of favor with King Si. Now New York media are speculating (without evidence) that Newhouse may not renew Brown's contract when it expires July 1.
(Even non-Tina news is being turned against Brown. The publication of two new books about former editor William Shawn has inspired another round of pompous elegies for the grand old New Yorker.)
Who would have thought it–the queen of spin is losing a spin war. "You live by buzz, you die by buzz," says an ex-New Yorker editor, with malicious glee. It's not that anything has actually changed at The New Yorker in recent weeks, but there is a perception that Brown and the magazine are stumbling. And as Brown knows as well as anyone, perception matters.
Brown, after all, is print media's greatest showman. The daughter of a film producer and a publicist, she packages her magazines like movies and promotes them like a flack. Her formula: She overpays star writers, gives them top billing, and relies on striking covers to attract readers. As the 25-year-old editor of the Tatler, Brown transformed a stodgy British society magazine into a sassy, nasty, attention-getting one. Brown's critics say she revived Vanity Fair simply by publishing slobbering celebrity stories. That's not fair to her: Everyone published slobbering celebrity stories in the '80s: Brown's genius was to combine them with superb investigative, political, and feature writing, then wrap it all in a salacious cover that you just had to open.
She brought that gift for spectacle to The New Yorker in 1992. Her re-creation of the magazine is a familiar tale: She inherited from Mr. Shawn–by way of Robert Gottlieb–a tired, unread weekly. (Requisite example of dreariness: the multipart series on grains.) In no time flat, she turned it into the most talked about magazine in America. She supplemented the already prodigiously talented staff with her own snazzy hires. Her magazine pandered to celebrities and petted moguls, but it also ran the best-written, best-edited features in the industry. Topicality reigned: In the old days, you couldn't tell what year an issue of The New Yorker was published; now you could tell what day it was published. The magazine, which had been self-effacing to the point of reclusiveness, suddenly was brilliantly packaged and promoted. The chattering classes began chattering about it and haven't stopped since.
What is the price of Brown's methods? A civil, slow-moving magazine became a chaotic, ill-tempered one. Brown is capricious. She charms the editors, writers, and advertisers she needs but frosts underlings. Her buzz production is endless. There are three full-time PR staffers at The New Yorker, as well as several full-time event planners. The magazine relies on parties, conferences, and stunts–Roseanne as guest editor–to generate heat. It's not that Brown's uninterested in beautiful or ambitious writing–she publishes plenty of it–but she cares most about attention-getting.
The old New Yorker was whimsical, often fatally so: Writers were expected to indulge their own peculiar interest and damn public opinion. Brown's New Yorker seems poll-tested. If you are writing about what's hot, then you are writing about what everyone is writing about. Brown's magazine is predictable and getting more so the longer she is there: Of course it devoted "Talk of the Town" to Sinatra when he died. Of course it wrote a suck-up about Michael Jordan during the NBA playoffs, a suck-up about Robert Redford for the release of The Horse Whisperer, a suck-up about Warren Beatty for Bulworth. (Click for another reason Brown favors celebrity.) A magazine that was once entirely, and bizarrely, different from other magazines–often to its detriment–is now much the same as them. (Click for another important way in which sameness has affected The New Yorker.)
Despite her current woes, no one really expects Brown to leave The New Yorker. Newhouse can't afford not to renew her contract. To dump Brown now, amid all the bad financial news, would be an acknowledgment that he picked wrong in 1992.
Nor is Brown likely to quit. She was reportedly offered a job producing a weeknight version of 60 Minutes, but there are no signs that she's interested. She has too much pride to surrender in the middle of the battle. As an old friend of hers puts it, "She would only quit if she could quit in triumph, with everyone acknowledging that it is the best magazine in the world and that she is the best editor and with the magazine in the black."
"In the black"–that is the real key to understanding what's going on at Brown's magazine. The New Yorker that Newhouse bought in 1985 was profitable. But having shelled out $168 million for the magazine, Newhouse was not satisfied with the measly $5 million a year it was earning. He set out to impose the Condé Nast model on The New Yorker: expand circulation and raise ad rates.
The move to Condé Nastify the magazine worked, sort of. The New Yorker began offering. Brown did her job: producing buzz to fuel circulation. The number of subscribers soared from about 450,000 in the mid-'80s to around 800,000. The magazine hiked ad rates accordingly, pricing quirky advertisers out of the magazine in favor of big national ones. Ad revenue increased but not enough to cover enormous new costs: Recruiting new subscribers by direct mail, printing more magazines, and mailing more magazines are tremendously expensive operations.
Brown and Newhouse's New Yorker is squeezed between newsweeklies and glossy monthlies. The market for general-interest weekly magazines has long since dried up: Look and the Saturday Evening Post are dead. Brown has tried to remake The New Yorker as an upscale newsweekly, but its 800,000 paying readers can't match the 4 million that Time offers its advertisers. The magazine can't compete with monthlies either. Vanity Fair and its advertisements have a full 30 days to be seen by readers. The New Yorker has a seven day window.
The New Yorker has fought back with special issues–massive tomes about race or Hollywood or the future. In 1997, its six double issues and three other special issues accounted for 35 percent of the magazine's advertising pages, according to Advertising Age. The double issues save The New Yorker postage and printing costs, and their advertisements have 14 days to reach readers.
But the magazine is still losing money, and Brown seems trapped. She has staked her career on profitability. The New Yorker could probably make money as a bimonthly or monthly (ideas that have reportedly been floated within Condé Nast). But Brown and Newhouse probably would not accept that tarnish on their reputations: They don't want to be the cretins who killed America's last great weekly. The magazine could also break even by raising subscription prices and shrinking the number of subscribers. That too would look terrible on Brown's CV.
Brown has always had an outsized ambition, and now she is imprisoned by it. She and Newhouse have traded a small, weird, profitable magazine for a big, flashy, unprofitable one. And now they don't seem to know what to do with it.

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The inability of disabled people - artists, community groups and individuals - to have easy (free or cheap) access to quality space that is fully equipped to get their work, art, message and values across to a wider section of society. Also, it would provide a space for Outside Centre from which we can build a future that is sustainable, self-sustaining and independent in Wolverhampton and the wider local, regional and national sphere. Linking internationally for partnerships and exchanges.
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December bitcoin was trading just under $20,000 and on August 14 trades at $6300, WHAT IS NEXT? One FINAL Crash… BE CAREFUL!
God bless you and your family too, Bo! Thank you for your content, much appreciated!
I love 7 x silver!!!! I will go for it!
Thanks man, waiting for the bottom..
What is special in Digibyte.? Is IT equivalent to BTC?
Vipin Sharma – Digibyte is faster (transactions) than Bitcoin/Litecoin and cost less. They haven't done much marketing yet, but when they do, expect the price per coin to go way up. This is why it's best to buy these coins while they're still cheap.
has nothing to do with marketing..all coins need marketing..
Vikas Madhwani Silver? Silver will rise in price to outshine (pun intended) any cryptocurrency because silver is the ultimate money after gold and more people will use silver rather than gold for protection. Buy physical silver now and hang on to it. You will not regret it. Silver in terms of its price in the near future will make Bitcoin look like amateurville!
Vikas Madhwani Silver and gold are insurance not investments. Do not wat h prices because they are currently fraudulent and therefore meaningless. If you have physical metal you can look at or stored in a reputable non-bank vault, you are protected. Who knows how long the madness will last? We are in uncharted waters as the world is awash with excess cheap credit created by banks and blessed by central banks that what is currently developing is going to send gold and silver prices beyond anything we can imagine BUT at the same time there will be accelerating inflation which will act as the 'governor' to gold and silver's purchasing power. You can SSE that effect now by looking at the prices of gold and silver in Venezuelan bolivar's, Turkish lira or Argentine pesos. Also Iranian rials!
Yea Bo, what about Silver?!? You preached this monumental breakout month after month after month with your dumb videos and it has tanked (as well as bitcoin). Go get a job like the rest of us and quit trying to be prophetic.
You a such a kind and generous man. Thank you for all the valuable information that you share. God bless you and your family.
So i can sue you if this wont happen. Good.
This is the dumbest comment I've seen in a long time.
You are speculating that the price of cryptos will go up in September if ETF is accepted. But It could well be delayed until Feb 2019. What then? We can have a bear market for next 6 months min.
I love your work Bo, but it's not working out exactly in terms of levels as you have been saying. Your timing predictions seem to have been great. The levels haven't really been as big and I think you need to scale back the level expectations, but we'll see.
I think you are right and to be fair he has said that the levels are guess work as they do not display in the data , just the timings . So BTC will go up by late 2018-early 2019 but it could be $ 50K or $ 100K or just $ 50 above now . In January video Gold was supposed to have hit a low price ( $ 1236 ) never to be seen again as it went on a massive bull run , it did indeed go up but today is back under $ 1200 .
Its being manipulated, hence TA will fail. The goons are interested in BTC so it would be better to analyze altcoins, like BTCP and DGB.
Hi Bo are you still sticking to a $5000 Litecoin?
Well, the current market mayhem certainly has people stirred up. I am not surprised. This IS what a financial collapse looks like with all the bells and whistles jangling as many fraysd nerves as possible. Silver is under $15, gold is under $1200. It seems as though the prices will fall forever just like in October 2008 after the plug was pulled on Lehman Bros. Everything is being sold to scare those who do not understand absolutely rigid – especially weak hands in gold and silver. It will reverse soon enough just as it did in 2008 only this time there will be no fraudulent TARP bailouts for banks. The banks may appropriate bank deposits (so called bail ins) but where does that get them? They won't cover their failed derivatives and it will guarantee a financial IMPLOSION as all normal life becomes impossible. Is that really what the banks want? Will Trump's government allow banks to ruin America – forever? You figure it out.
In the meantime, keep some cash at home, especially coins (1 and 2 dollar coins) which can be used for day to day transactions. Notes in small denominations, too, are useful. Uncertainty is going to increase so expect the unexpected.
Wow, some of these comments make me so sad. I'm so sorry, Bo. If any of you were awake, you'd know that BTC, along with just about everything else, is controlled by the elite. Bo has been mostly correct on just about everything but there is always going to be the elite trying to mock what's happening. What they don't realize though, is that God can do whatever He wants, whenever He wants. Have faith. It will happen.
Thank you for all that you do, Bo. God bless you.


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Справедливый переход — это структура, разработанная профсоюзным движением для охвата ряда социальных интервенционизмов, необходимых для обеспечения прав и средств к существованию трудящихся при переходе экономики к устойчивому производству, в первую очередь для борьбы с изменением климата и защиты биоразнообразия. Он был одобрен на международном уровне правительствами в различных сферах, в том числе Международной организацией труда (МОТ), Рамочной конвенцией Организации Объединённых Наций об изменении климата (РКИК ООН) в Парижском соглашении, а также Конференцией по климату в Катовице и Европейским союзом.

Механизм

Для профсоюзов термин «Справедливый переход» описывает переход к устойчивому изменению климата и низко углеродной экономике, которая максимизирует выгоды от действий по борьбе с изменением климата, сводя к минимуму трудности для работников и их сообществ. По данным Международной конфедерации профсоюзов, потребности, относящиеся к справедливому переходу, будут различаться в разных странах, хотя существуют общие стратегии, которые страны должны принять, в том числе:

 Надежные инвестиции сектора и технологии с низким уровнем выбросов и большим количеством рабочих мест. Эти инвестиции должны осуществляться путем надлежащих консультаций со всеми, кого это касается, с соблюдением прав человека и трудовых прав, а также принципов достойного труда.
 Социальный диалог и демократические консультации с социальными партнерами (профсоюзами и работодателями) и другими заинтересованными сторонами (например, сообществами).
 Исследование и ранняя оценка воздействия климатической политики на общество и занятость. Обучение и развитие навыков, которые имеют ключевое значение для поддержки внедрения новых технологий и стимулирования промышленных изменений.
 Социальная защита наряду с активной политикой на рынке труда.
 Планы диверсификации местной экономики, которые поддерживают достойный труд и обеспечивают стабильность сообщества в переходный период. Нельзя оставлять сообщества наедине с собой, чтобы управлять последствиями перехода, поскольку это не приведет к справедливому распределению затрат и выгод.

Климатические цели и соглашения об изменении глобального климата устанавливают стандарты чистой экономики. При этом такие отрасли, как энергетика, обрабатывающая промышленность, сельское и лесное хозяйство, в которых работают миллионы рабочих, должны быть реструктурированы. Есть опасения, что периоды экономических структурных изменений в прошлом вынудили простых рабочих, их семьи и общины нести расходы, связанные с переходом к новым способам производства богатства, что привело к безработице, бедности и промышленной революции рабочего класса, в отличие от владельцев бизнеса, которые могут позволить себе переход.
Справедливый переход решает эту проблему, продвигая устойчивые действия, которые помогают работникам. Объединение социальной и климатической справедливости посредством Справедливого перехода означает удовлетворение требований угольных рабочих в угольно-зависимых развивающихся регионах, у которых нет возможностей трудоустройства помимо угля; справедливость для работников в странах с развивающейся экономикой, которые требуют их доля «дивидендов индустриализации»; справедливость для тех, кто вынужден покинуть свои дома, когда уровень моря поднимается и захватывает прибрежные районы и острова в результате изменения климата; справедливость по отношению к населению, пострадавшему от загрязнения воздуха и более широкого воздействия на окружающую среду использования угля.

Определение и эволюция
Термин «справедливый переход» был впервые введен в употребление североамериканскими профсоюзами в 1990-х годах для описания системы поддержки рабочих, безработных из-за политики защиты окружающей среды. Эту концепцию можно рассматривать как экологическое приложение преобразования экономики, которое было разработано в 1980-х годах, когда антивоенные активисты стремились создать коалицию с военными и сделать их частью мирной экономики.

Одним из ранних сторонников был Тони Маццокки: В начале 1990-х годов, после подтверждения глобального потепления, вызванного ископаемым топливом, Маццокки возродил эту идею, назвав её «Суперфондом для рабочих» — игрой на недавно созданном Суперфонде по очистке от токсичных веществ. Суперфонд для рабочих обеспечит финансовую поддержку и возможность получения высшего образования для рабочих, перемещенных из-за политики защиты окружающей среды. Как сказал Маццокки в 1993 году: «Для грязи существует Суперфонд. Должен быть один для рабочих». […] Те, кто ежедневно работает с токсичными материалами, чтобы обеспечить мир энергией и материалами, в которых он нуждается, «заслуживают руки помощи, чтобы начать новую жизнь». […] «Позже защитники окружающей среды жаловались, что слово суперфонд имеет слишком много негативных коннотаций, и название плана было изменено на Just Transition». В своей речи 1995 года Леопольд изложил предложение Суперфонда для рабочих/Just Transition. «В основе справедливого перехода лежит простой принцип справедливости». Ни одного работника, связанного с токсичными веществами, нельзя просить «уплатить непропорционально высокий налог — в виде потери работы — для достижения целей» по охране окружающей среды. Вместо этого «эти затраты должны быть справедливо распределены в обществе».Дальнейшая эволюция термина описана в статье, опубликованной в Международном журнале исследований труда. В 1998 году канадский профсоюзный активист Брайан Колер опубликовал то, что должно было стать одним из первых упоминаний концепции справедливого перехода в бюллетене профсоюзов. Это была попытка объединить усилия профсоюзного движения по обеспечению рабочих достойными рабочими местами и необходимость защиты окружающей среды. Как ясно заявил Колер ранее: «Настоящий выбор — не работа или окружающая среда. И то, и другое или ни то, ни другое».За десять лет восприятие профсоюзным движением экологических проблем изменилось, а вместе с ним и определение, границы и масштабы необходимого «справедливого перехода». Сегодня «Справедливый переход» можно понимать как концептуальную основу, в которой рабочее движение отражает сложности перехода к низкоуглеродной и устойчивой к климату экономике, подчеркивая потребности государственной политики и стремясь максимизировать выгоды и минимизировать трудности для работников и их сообщества в этой трансформации.

В документе, подготовленном Международной конфедерацией профсоюзов (МКП), «Справедливый переход» определяется как «инструмент, которым профсоюзное движение делится с международным сообществом, направленный на сглаживание перехода к более устойчивому обществу и вселяющий надежду на потенциал зелёная экономика для поддержания достойных рабочих мест и средств к существованию для всех».

Важно отметить, что «Справедливый переход» — это поддерживающий механизм климатических действий, а не бездействия. Справедливый переход не противоречит экологической политике, а дополняет её. Это утешает идею о том, что экологическая и социальная политика не противоречат друг другу, а, наоборот, могут усиливать друг друга.

Такой подход к концепции справедливого перехода был единодушно принят на 2-м Конгрессе МКП в 2010 году, когда Конгресс объявил «Справедливый переход» «подходом» к борьбе с изменением климата:

Конгресс привержен продвижению комплексного подхода к устойчивому развитию посредством справедливого перехода, когда социальный прогресс, защита окружающей среды и экономические потребности включены в рамки демократического управления, где соблюдаются трудовые и другие права человека и достигается гендерное равенство (МКП, 2010).

Другие глобальные федерации профсоюзов, представляющие работников конкретных секторов экономики, присоединились к этому политическому подходу. Международная федерация транспортников (МФТ) приняла на своем Конгрессе в 2010 году резолюцию, в которой говорится, что «хотя безотлагательное принятие этой политики жизненно важно для решения проблемы изменения климата, МФТ и её членские организации должны защищать интересы транспортников, борясь за их защиту», обеспечить реализацию этих политик таким образом, чтобы защитить рабочие места и создать новые в процессе справедливого перехода". Свою позицию по «Справедливому переходу» высказали и федерации промышленных рабочих. Международная федерация профсоюзов работников химической, энергетической, горнодобывающей промышленности и разнорабочих, например, заявляет, что «с помощью справедливого перехода мы можем достичь общественного согласия в отношении перехода к более устойчивому производству».

Структура справедливого перехода — это пакет предложений по политике, которые затрагивают различные аспекты, связанные с уязвимостью работников и их сообществ: неопределенности в отношении воздействия на рабочие места, риски потери рабочих мест, риски недемократических процессов принятия решений, риски регионального или местного экономического спада, среди прочего.

Расширение использования
В последние годы ряд организаций применили концепцию справедливого перехода в отношении экологической и климатической справедливости. Когда профсоюзы начали включать концепцию справедливого перехода в переговоры по РКИК ООН и движение за изменение климата, справедливый переход превратился в преднамеренный толчок к переходу как к экологически, так и к социально устойчивым возможностям трудоустройства и экономике. Иногда довольно близко относятся к трудовому компоненту Справедливого перехода, в то время как другие игнорируют его. В последнем случае «просто» просто означает необходимость защиты окружающей среды как общественного блага от частных предприятий, которые ухудшают её здоровье в долгосрочной перспективе.

Термин «справедливый» также применялся к озабоченности по поводу прекращения войны и построения экономики мирного времени.

Концепция справедливого перехода к низко углеродной и устойчивой к изменению климата экономике позже, в частности, профсоюзами, использовалась также в связи с цифровой трансформацией.

Справедливый переход от угля поддерживается Европейским банком реконструкции и развития.

Достижения

В 2015 году МОТ опубликовала «Руководящие принципы справедливого перехода к экологически устойчивой экономике и обществу для всех», включая руководящие принципы справедливого перехода, такие как необходимость прочного социального консенсуса и социального диалога, а также важность развития международного сотрудничества. Руководящие принципы основываются на четырёх основных направлениях Программы достойного труда МОТ: социальный диалог, социальная защита, права трудящихся и занятость, подчеркивая роль работников, работодателей и правительства как основных активных партнеров в обеспечении справедливого перехода. Этот документ призывает международные правительства интегрировать принципы справедливого перехода в методы достижения Целей устойчивого развития Организации Объединённых Наций, расширить доступ к данным о рынке труда, поощрять сотрудничество между соответствующими национальными министерствами и т. д..

В апреле 2015 года Фонд семьи Рокфеллеров и Сеть спонсоров Аппалачей сформировали Фонд справедливого перехода, чтобы помочь общинам, затронутым изменяющимся угольным сектором, воспользоваться инициативой президента Обамы POWER. Благодаря прямым инвестициям и прямой технической помощи гранты Фонда помогли направить почти 24 миллиона долларов федеральных средств на проекты переходного периода.

На конференции Организации Объединённых Наций по изменению климата 2015 года в Париже, Франция, или COP 21, профсоюзы и сторонники справедливого перехода убедили стороны включить формулировки, касающиеся справедливого перехода и создания достойных условий труда в преамбулу Парижского соглашения.

На конференции Организации Объединённых Наций по изменению климата 2018 года в Катовице, Польша, или COP 24, главы государств и правительств приняли Силезскую декларацию солидарности и справедливого перехода, подчеркнув важность справедливого перехода, как указано в Парижском соглашении, Руководящих принципах МОТ и Повестка дня Организации Объединённых Наций в области устойчивого развития на период до 2030 года. В Декларации содержится призыв ко всем соответствующим учреждениям Организации Объединённых Наций приступить к её осуществлению и рассмотреть вопрос о справедливом переходе при разработке и реализации Национально определяемых вкладов сторон, или ОНВ.

Европейский Союз принял «Справедливый переход» как основную часть своей европейской «зеленой» сделки, чтобы помочь регионам Европейского Союза, зависящим от ископаемого топлива, перейти к более «зеленой» экономике.

«Новый зелёный курс» предлагает справедливые переходные механизмы для США.

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Establishing the strategic direction of the school in partnership with the headteacher and staff.
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The full governing body meets twice each term- six times over each academic year. At each of these meetings, the governors discuss issues relating to the progress of the school. However, it must be emphasised that no specific child or his / her family is ever discussed. The governors discuss general themes e.g.
At Howe Park, we have two committees that meet each term. These are the Resources and Environment Committee and the School Improvement Committee.
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Not all governors will sit on both committees. Governors choose which committees they will sit on, but all members of the Governing Body attend the full meeting of the governors.
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12 point 9. Individual governors do not have an automatic right to enter the school whenever they wish. However, they need to be able to visit from time to time in order to develop their understanding of the school. These visits enable them to fulfil their statutory responsibility for the conduct of the school.
Page 12 point 10-…..The governing body should plan visits to cover a wide range of school work and each visit should have a clear purpose. Visits by governors can be useful and informative. They do not replace professional inspection or the monitoring and evaluation carried out by the headteacher.
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AT&T Set to Rack Up Massive Debt as Time Warner CEO Hits the Jackpot
If the deal goes through, AT&T will be saddled with a gargantuan amount of debt, as much as $200 billion or more.
by Sam Gustin
Oct 24 2016, 8:37pm
Image: Bloomberg/Getty
AT&T's proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner may or may not be approved by federal regulators. Already, public interest groups and politicians alike are sounding the alarm about potential harms to consumers.
But if the deal goes through, two things are certain: First, AT&T will be saddled with a gargantuan amount of debt, as much as $200 billion or more, including the telecom titan's current pension obligations for employees. Second, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is poised to walk away from the deal with more than $300 million, if he sticks around to see the merger through.
These numbers are staggering, and difficult to put into perspective. So let's break them down.
AT&T currently holds approximately $125 billion in gross debt on its balance sheet, BTIG Wall Street analyst Walt Piecyk told Motherboard. As part of the merger, AT&T would assume approximately $25 billion in debt that's on Time Warner's balance sheet. In order to complete the merger, AT&T would take on an additional $40 billion in debt from Wall Street investment banks for the cash portion of the transaction.
Add to that approximately $45 billion in unfunded pension and post-retirement benefits for the telecom titan's workers, and you're looking at well north of $200 billion in total post-deal liabilities, according to Piecyk.
What does this mean for you and me?
Well, for one thing, AT&T needs to pay interest on all of this debt. The telecom titan should also ultimately try to pay down its debt balance over time if it wants to maintain a decent credit rating. Moody's Investors Service has twice downgraded AT&T's credit rating since January 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company's credit rating now ranks at the third-lowest investment grade notch.
One way for AT&T to fund the interest payments on this huge pile of debt (forget about reducing the balance) would be to raise prices for consumers, according to S. Derek Turner, research director at DC-based public interest group Free Press.
"Given its new reach into American's lives, there are many ways it could go about recovering the inflated costs of this merger," Turner told Motherboard. "AT&T could hike prices in its consumer product markets like broadband where it faces little competition."
"It could also ramp up the prices it charges other cable distributors to carry channels like CNN, a bill that will be passed along to cable TV customers," Turner added. "Businesses that have no option other than AT&T for dedicated telecom services could also be squeezed for more revenue, increases that will ultimately trickle back down to consumers."
In a corporate press release announcing the deal, AT&T said it "expects to continue to maintain a strong balance sheet following the transaction close and is committed to maintaining strong investment-grade credit metrics."
Meanwhile, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is looking at an ultimate payout of more than $300 million, if he sticks around to see the deal through, according to The Wall Street Journal:
Time Warner doesn't have so-called golden parachute payments for executives if they are dismissed as part of an acquisition. Instead, Mr. Bewkes would get almost $24 million in options and other benefits like the maintenance of his life-insurance plan. Plus, he owns about 658,000 shares of Time Warner, which are valued by AT&T's cash-and-stock offer at about $71 million. Mr. Bewkes also held about 4.4 million options as of February, amassed over time as part of his annual compensation, which, if exercised today, would be worth more than $300 million, according to regulatory filings.
Rich Greenfield, Piecyk's BTIG colleague, and one of the leading media and technology analysts on Wall Street, acknowledged that Bewkes' potential payout would be massive. But, he told Motherboard, Bewkes has earned it, because he's delivered a superb outcome for Time Warner shareholders.
"This is a fantastic deal for Time Warner shareholders," said Greenfield, noting that Bewkes turned down a buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch at $85 per share in 2014. Now, he's getting $107.50 per share from AT&T, a 30 percent premium over Time Warner's stock price as recently as last week.
"I don't think that shareholders care that much that Bewkes is getting rich, because they're getting rich also," Greenfield said. "This is a brilliant outcome for Time Warner shareholders."
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import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

/**
 * This is {@link CheckMissingClassInTestsSuite}.
 *
 * @author Misagh Moayyed
 * @since 6.3.0
 */
public class CheckMissingClassInTestsSuite {
    public static void main(final String[] args) throws Exception {
        checkPattern(args[0]);
    }

    private static void print(final String message, final Object... args) {
        //CHECKSTYLE:OFF
        System.out.printf(message, args);
        System.out.println();
        //CHECKSTYLE:ON
    }

    private static String readFile(final Path file) {
        try {
            return Files.readString(file);
        } catch (final IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    protected static void checkPattern(final String arg) throws IOException {
        var failBuild = new AtomicBoolean(false);
        var count = new AtomicInteger(0);

        Files.walk(Paths.get(arg))
            .filter(file -> Files.isDirectory(file) && file.toFile().getPath().endsWith("src/test/java"))
            .forEach(dir -> {
                try {
                    var testSuites = Files.walk(dir).filter(file -> Files.isRegularFile(file)
                        && file.toFile().getPath().matches(".*TestsSuite\\.java"))
                        .collect(Collectors.toList());

                    var testClasses = Files.walk(dir).filter(file -> Files.isRegularFile(file)
                        && file.toFile().getPath().matches(".*Tests\\.java")
                        && !file.toFile().getPath().matches(".*(Base|Abstract).+Tests\\.java"))
                        .collect(Collectors.toList());

                    if (testClasses.size() > 1 && testSuites.isEmpty()) {
                        print("Project %s is missing a TestsSuite class, while it contains %s tests", dir, testClasses.size());
                        failBuild.set(true);
                    }

                    if (testSuites.size() > 1) {
                        print("Project %s has more than one TestsSuite");
                        failBuild.set(true);
                    }

                    if (!testSuites.isEmpty()) {
                        var testSuiteFile = testSuites.get(0).toFile();
                        var testSuiteFileBody = readFile(testSuiteFile.toPath());
                        var missingClasses = testClasses.stream().filter(it -> {
                            var testClass = it.toFile().getName().replace(".java", ".class");
                            var patternMulti = Pattern.compile("\\s+" + testClass);
                            var patternSingle = Pattern.compile("@SelectClasses\\(" + testClass + "\\)");

                            return !patternMulti.matcher(testSuiteFileBody).find() && !patternSingle.matcher(testSuiteFileBody).find();
                        }).collect(Collectors.toList());
                        if (!missingClasses.isEmpty()) {
                            print("%n%s does not include:%n", testSuiteFile);
                            print(missingClasses
                                .stream()
                                .sorted()
                                .map(it -> it.toFile().getName().replace(".java", ".class"))
                                .collect(Collectors.joining("%n")));
                            count.set(count.intValue() + missingClasses.size());
                            System.exit(1);
                            failBuild.set(true);
                        }
                    }
                } catch (final Exception e) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
                }
            });
        if (failBuild.get()) {
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }
}


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from __future__ import print_function

import argparse
import csv
import numpy as np
import os.path
import re
import sys

def get_metric_from_results(fname, metric):
    for line in open(fname):
        k, v = line.split()
        if k == metric:
            return v

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-tab', action='store_true', help='use tab as the separator')
    parser.add_argument('files', metavar='file', nargs='*')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    tags = {}
    for fname in args.files:
        tag = re.sub(r'\.f\d\.', '.all.', os.path.basename(fname))
        if tag not in tags:
            tags[tag] = []
        tags[tag].append(fname)

    header = ['type', 'data', 'method', 'alphas', 'cutoffs', 'ndcg', 'cost', 'n_stages', 'run']
    if args.tab:
        writer = csv.writer(sys.stdout, delimiter='\t')
    else:
        writer = csv.writer(sys.stdout)
    writer.writerow(header)

    for tag, fnames in sorted(tags.items()):
        m = re.match(r'(\S+?)\.(\S+?)\.(\S+?)\.all.alpha=(\[.*?\]).cutoffs=(\[.*?\])', tag)
        if m:
            settype, data, method, alpha, cutoffs = m.groups()
            cost = int(np.average([float(get_metric_from_results(name, 'cascade_cost_per_doc'))
                                   for name in fnames]))
            ndcg = float(np.average([float(get_metric_from_results(name, 'cascade_ndcg'))
                                     for name in fnames]))
            run = tag.replace(settype, 'run')
            row = {'type': settype, 'data': data, 'method': method,
                   'alphas': alpha, 'cutoffs': cutoffs, 'cost': cost, 'ndcg': ndcg,
                   'n_stages': cutoffs.count(',') + 1, 'run': run}
            writer.writerow([row[k] for k in header])


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What exactly do we have to look forward to? We rounded up some of the brand's best Instagrams below, and as you can see, they've really taken the whole Instagram makeup thing to a new level. There are magical Strobe Stix, filter-friendly blurring products, a brightly colored Believe in Your #Selfie Palette, a star-spangled Shimmer Squad quad, and the prettiest brushes you ever did see. (Seriously, ombre bristles?!) And then, of course, there's Mermaid Glow (the aforementioned rainbow highlighter), which is our personal fave of the bunch. Basically, we already can't wait to shop these all in the new year. Keep a close eye on Lottie London's Insta account, and soon, your selfies will soar to new heights.


Given the weather in Royse City, there are a host of factors involved in the way you approach your heating and air conditioning. And when it's time to consider buying a new heating and air conditioning system, it's easy to make a quick decision and be left with a system that doesn't completely address all of the needs that come with the weather.
Here's a quick and simple analysis of how to determine what will work best for the current climate in Royse City or a new climate if you plan on going elsewhere.
The southern section of North America normally encounters warmer weather for a great deal of the year, so not all heating and air conditioning equipment is right for that climate. These warmer climates normally use heat pumps and air handlers.
Heat pumps handle both your cooling and heating needs in one unit. Even if you don't think you need the heating functionality of a heat pump, it can help you get the best energy efficiency out of your system. Plus, you never know when there will be a surprise cold front that cools things off a bit.
Air handlers make sure the air inside your home is being circulated. Whether it's the warm air in cooler months or cool air in the hotter months, air handlers make sure your comfort is always a big priority.
If we talk about the weather in the northern portion of North America, it's safer to select an air conditioner and furnace to cover your heating and air conditioning needs. With temperatures getting cold more frequently, gas and oil furnaces can work regardless of the temperature outside, leaving you comfortable indoors.
Making sure your home is comfortable all year means taking a little time to gain more knowledge about the heating and air conditioning needs of your state. Not sure what is right for you? Give the experts at B&W Services a call at 972-695-2264 and we'll be more than happy to chat about all of the possibilities available to you in Royse City to make sure you're always comfortable.


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Max Bergmann (* 2. Dezember 1884 in Fürstenberg; † 17. Oktober 1955 in Haimhausen) war ein deutscher Maler des späten deutschen Impressionismus.
Er ist vor allem als Tiermaler (Kühe, Ochsen) bekannt, er war aber auch ein Porträtist, Blumen- und Stilllebenmaler.

Leben und Wirken
Als Sohn eines Färbermeisters zeigte sich bald die zeichnerische Begabung. Seine künstlerische Ausbildung erhielt er in Berlin und München. Von 1902 bis 1906 studiert Bergmann an der Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin-Charlottenburg bei Julius Ehrentraut und Konrad Böse. Von 1906 bis 1913 setzte er sein Studium an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München fort. Dort besuchte er die Aktmalklasse von Ludwig von Herterich und später die Tiermalklasse von Heinrich von Zügel, dessen Meisterschüler er 1907 wurde. Mit Zügel verbrachte Bergmann die Sommermonate in Wörth am Rhein. 1909/10 studierte er in Paris, wo er sich mit Marcel Duchamp anfreundete, eine Freundschaft, die an Bergmanns "…Malerei bemerkenswert spurlos vorüberging, dafür aber amüsierten sich die beiden Jungkünstler prächtig mit gemeinsamen Zügen durch Pariser Nächte." Ein Gegenbesuch Duchamps in München fand im Juni 1912 statt. Weitere Reisen führten Bergmann nach Nordfrankreich, Dänemark, Norwegen, Österreich und Ungarn. Ab 1910 wurden seine Werke im fast jährlichem Rhythmus im Münchner Glaspalast ausgestellt.

1912 übersiedelte Bergmann nach Haimhausen, wo sich eine kleine Künstlerkolonie, begründet von Bernhard Buttersack, entwickelt hatte. Mit dem Vermögen seiner Frau erwarb er Buttersacks Villa und eröffnete 1925 eine private, staatlich anerkannte Malschule, für die er ein eigenes Ateliergebäude auf dem Grundstück errichtete. Zu seinen Schülern zählten unter anderem Hermann Koenemann, Hans Frey und der brasilianische Maler Artur José Nísio. Seine technische Virtuosität wird als bemerkenswert angesehen, allerdings fehlten seiner Tiermalerei und den Bildern bäuerlichen Lebens die kritische künstlerische Stellungnahme, die über die Genremalerei hinausgeht, wie sie bei Wilhelm Leibl zu finden ist.

An der nationalsozialistischen Propagandaschau Große Deutschen Kunstausstellung im hierfür gebauten Haus der Deutschen Kunst in München war er zwischen 1937 und 1944 regelmäßig beteiligt, insgesamt wurden 19 seiner Werke ausgestellt. Davon wurden drei Arbeiten von Adolf Hitler erworben: 1938 das Gemälde Kälbchen, 1939 Dampfende Scholle und 1940 Die Scholle. Letzteres befindet sich heute im Besitz des Deutschen Historischen Museums in Berlin.

Im August 1914 heiratete er Dorothea Karstadt, eine Tochter aus einem wohlhabenden Geschäftshaus. Aus der Ehe ging der Maler Klaus Bergmann (1916–1956) hervor. In Haimhausen und Wörth am Rhein, wo er 1949 zum Ehrenbürger ernannt wurde, sind Straßen nach Max Bergmann benannt. Bereits seit 1906 verbrachte Bergmann zahlreiche Sommeraufenthalte in Wörth, das durch die Maler Hermann Baisch und von Zügel als Malerdorf für die Freilichtmalerei bekannt war.

Künstlerisches Werk

Stilistisch sowie räumlich wird Bergmann der Dachauer Schule zugerechnet. Zu Bergmanns bekanntesten Motiven gehören bäuerliche Alltagsszenen, wobei die Darstellung von Rindern oft in Kombination mit bäuerlicher Arbeit den Schwerpunkt bildet. Der Übergang von Tiermalerei zu Genremalerei ist fließend. Seine Aktmalerei, wie z. B. Akt im Atelier (1931) ist ausdrucksstark und verweist auf die Pariser Studienzeit und seine Freundschaft und gegenseitige Inspirationen mit Marcel Duchamp. Viele Porträts und Aktbilder sowie zahlreiche vom Expressionismus inspirierte Skizzen sind nicht öffentlich zugänglich. Die wenigen bekannten sakralen Arbeiten, (Kreuzigungsmotive) stehen in ihrer Wucht dem Expressionismus nahe. Ohne die Einbeziehung dieser Arbeiten kann sein Gesamtwerk nicht im richtigen Licht gewürdigt werden. Vor allem die unbekannten, im Privatbesitz befindlichen Werke zeugen von der hohen Schaffenskraft Bergmanns, mit denen er deutlich aus dem Schatten seines Lehrers Zügel hervortritt.

Bergmann bevorzugte einen hellen, leuchtenden Kolorismus und einen patorosen und breitpinseligen Farbauftrag sowie die offene malerische Form. Wie auch bei seinem Lehrer Zügel kommen in seinen Gemälden die Tiere oft aus der Bildtiefe direkt auf den Betrachter zu.

Ausstellung
 Villa Jauss Kunsthaus, Oberstdorf 2015 (mit Franziskus Dellgrün)

Werke (Auswahl)
 Die Scholle, Öl auf Leinwand, 110 × 134 cm, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

Literatur
 Ottilie Thiemann-Stoedter: Die Malerkolonie Haimhausen. In: Amperland 1974/Jhg. 10, S. 318–327
 Wilhelm Weber: Max Bergmann – Leben und Werk. Landau 1984
 Bruckmanns Lexikon der Münchner Kunst. Münchner Maler im 19./20. Jahrhundert. Fünfter Band, München 1993, S. 75–77
 Lorenz Josef Reitmeier: Dachau ein Kunstbilderbuch. Stadt Dachau, 1995, Hardcover/gebunden
 Rudolf Herz: Marcel Duchamp – Le Mystère de Munich. Moser 2012
 Nicole Schmid: Die Malerkolonie Haimhausen. Ein vergessener Künstlerort und seine Maler. München 1999 (unveröffentlichte Magisterarbeit)

Weblinks
 Max Bergmann in "Große Bayerische Enzyklopädie"
 Verzeichnis der Werke Max Bergmanns in der Großen Deutschen Kunstausstellung im Haus Der Kunst München
 Überblick über das breite Motivspektrum Bergmanns

Einzelnachweise

Maler (Deutschland)
Tiermaler
Bildende Kunst (Nationalsozialismus)
Person (Haimhausen)
Person (Wörth am Rhein)
Ehrenbürger im Landkreis Germersheim
Deutscher
Geboren 1884
Gestorben 1955
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There's nothing The Water Council loves more than reading stories in the news that perfectly mirror our mission to grow the regional water cluster. Whether it's news of a local high school winning a robotics competition, one of our founding members reporting third quarter success, or regional business expansion by a company in the water cluster, these stories reinforce our message and allow us to track the success of our members.
Earlier this week, we saw one such story that we felt we had to share with you. It's the story of Advanced Chemical Systems Inc.. Advanced Chemical Systems was established in 1975 and has been a Water Council member since May 2009. As a wastewater treatment company, they provide innovative wastewater equipment, processes, and chemicals to a broad base of industries.
Advanced Chemical recently announced that they will be moving from their current offices in Bay View to a new building they just purchased in Franklin. The new building will accomodate the need for more space to build and test prototypes of technology they are developing with UW-Milwaukee Physical Chemistry Professor Peter Geissinger. With funding from a National Science Foundation grant, Advanced Chemical and Dr. Geissinger are developing sensor technology that detects small amounts of metal in water used in metal finishing.
Creating corporate-university linkages that commercialize on water-technology developments has always been part of our mission since the Council was created in 2007. We always knew that these partnerships were the recipe for success in the water cluster. Everyone knows about how Standford University's links with companies in the San Francisco Bay Area led to the creation of Silicon Valley. Mirroring that model, entrepreneurialism shared between regional water companies and Milwaukee area universities accelerates growth of the water cluster and establishes Milwaukee as a World Water Hub.
We're proud of the work being done by Advanced Chemical and Dr. Geissinger and look forward to seeing what grows out of that partnership. Advanced Chemical will be moving into their new building in January 2013 and will be developing the technology developed with Dr. Geissinger after further research has been completed.
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I truly can't even tell you how awesome of a monthly beauty subscription box Boxycharm has been.
For the last four months I've been blown away by the sheer value of the box in it's entirety, not to mention the fact that they're actually sending notable makeup and beauty items that I've been wanting to try out or am already into.
Laura Lee Los Angeles Party Animal Eyeshadow Palette (19.00). Of the two palettes she released Boss Babe is my own personal cup of tea but Party Animal does fit this months theme and we can all use a few neon shades to play around with every once in while. 😉 I've also been DYING to check out the brand.
I rarely include a heavy review in the subscription box run-downs but this time it's necessary. This palette is freaking terrible. I went off on a tangent on my Instagram stories and I can't even BEGIN to tell you how many people DM'd me thanking me for giving my honest thoughts because they felt like they were the only ones.
That is INSANE to me that people could review this item and be dishonest. It was so hard to work with and blend… it was patchy, dry, powdery, didn't blend for anything… every time I tried to pack more color on it would take more away. I ended up having to put glitter over it and use another eye shadow palette for blending.
I'm still not happy with the look, but there it is below, in all it's sad glory.
Sorry, y'all. Everyone will receive this item.
Laura Lee Los Angeles Party Animal Eyeshadow Palette – click through for look break down and honest review.
Becca Backlight Priming Filter ($18.00). I do love Becca products and their primers aren't something I've tried a lot. Backlight was the one I received and while it looked good upon applying it didn't work out well for my oily skin. I would however be interested in checking out Ever Matte!
This is a deluxe size and you'll either get Backlight, First Light or Ever Matte.
Smashbox Be Legendary Liquid Pigment ($24.00). The shade I received is in Pink Drank (midtone pink). Obsessed doesn't even begin to cover it. The shade is perfect for me, the finish is beautiful and it wears well.
Shades & finishes will vary but everyone will receive a Smashbox lip product.
Wander Baggage Claim Gold Eye Masks ($13.00). It's no secret I love an eye mask. These ones from Wander Beauty look really cool and, even better, they work really well! Keep them in the fridge to really feel refreshed!
A full size purchase of this product nets you 6 masks and in this months Boxycharm you'll receive 3 masks.
Bang Beauty Chocolate Eyeliner ($22.00). This is a triple-threat eyeliner, eyeshadow base or (for some) a brow product.
Unfortunately mine arrived with the cap unscrewed so it was extremely dried up. I tried to remove the top layer and even mix it up a bit but it was still dry (as you can see from the swatches below). It's a shame, because this is always the type of product I can get behind!
Everyone will receive this product.
NCLA So Rich Cuticle Oil in Lollipop Lollipop ($18.00). I LOVE the cuticle oils from NCLA so you know I'm loving this one too. They're fabulous at reviving dry cuticles and after you apply it soaks in quickly while massaging (for an oil).
Was the box worth the money? YES-ish.
Yep, even though the Laura Lee palette was beyond words terrible and the Bang Beauty Eyeliner was dried out I'm still giving it a yes. Why? Because I've been dying to try out LLLA and I'd have rather spent $21 on a subscription box FULL of beauty products than $19 on just that one palette that sucked. Even with those two items excluded the value is still there for me (but it's cutting it kind of close this month).
The retail value of the entire August 2018 Boxycharm? $114.00! This was a lower value than last month's box but IMO still very much worth the $21 investment.
This months box came with two coupon codes! Save 20% at Smashbox with code BOXY20 (exp. 09/30/18). Save 25% at Laura Lee Los Angeles with code LLLACHARM25 (offers cannot be combined, exp. 09/15/18).
Buy Boxycharm now at boxycharm.com! Currently there are limited August boxes still available but if they do happen to run out you'll automatically be ready for next month! See inside last month's Boxycharm!
This month was my first ever to receive my first Boxy Charm and I loved everything!!! I was really wanting the boss babe palette but I ended up getting Party Animal. Was not impressed with the pigments in hungover and the way it left a pink hue stain on me.
The top of my eyeliner was unscrewed too. How can you judge a defective product – that was a big mistake on Big Bang's side. And the palette? So not something I even wanted to try.
Duraline from Inglot will bring that eyeliner back to life in seconds. Go hit up Inglot! It's around $12 or so.
Thank you for the tip! I'll check it out!
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Due to an unstable roster of ministers, Australia's climate and energy policy has been suffering, writes Giles Parkinson.
HERE ARE TWO QUESTIONS that go to the state of Australia's policy-making and the health of its democracy. They are particularly relevant as we watch, in horror, the course that climate and energy policy is taking in this country.
Australia's policy-making is dominated – as we suspected – by the visible, but mostly invisible hand of vested interests and lobbyists. The extent of this is revealed by a new report from the Grattan Institute — 'Who's in the room? Access and influence in Australian politics'.
The report reveals that access and influence are heavily skewed towards the businesses and unions that have the most to gain (and lose) from public policy and how vulnerable it is to regulatory capture.
And here is where we get the two Orwellian responses to two crucial questions highlighted by Kate Griffiths, one of the co-authors of the report.
Q1: What is the penalty if you are caught lobbying on behalf of a company and/or industry, without being registered as a lobbyist?
Answer: De-registration. The penalty for acting as a lobbyist without registration is to lose the registration that you didn't have.
Q2: What is the penalty if you are a former government minister who has left parliament and you are discovered lobbying in the area of your former portfolio?
Answer: The penalty for a former minister acting as a lobbyist in his former portfolio is the loss of the ministerial duties you no longer have.
The rain bucketed down in western Sydney last night, with more than a month's worth falling in just an hour.
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) recorded 70 millimetres in Penrith from about 7.00pm onwards.
The average October rainfall for Penrith is 51mm.
The downpour resulted in flash flooding in the area, and one person needed to be rescued from a car stuck in floodwaters.
Australia would need to shut 12 of its coal power stations by 2030 in order to do what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says is necessary to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change.
The Government says coal will "continue to play a vital role in our energy mix, now and into the future"
To stop warming at 1.5C, the United Nations' IPCC said this week coal use for electricity must be reduced to almost zero by 2050.
To figure out Australia's share, the library researchers looked at how much electricity was produced from coal across the country in 2010 and simply cut it by 78 per cent.
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Trump Team Pushes Fossil Fuels at Climate Talks. Protests Erupt, but Allies Emerge, Too.
Trump administration officials at high-stakes climate talks in Poland offered a defense of fossil fuels, arguing that a rapid retreat was unrealistic.
While that stance brought scorn from environmentalists, it is finding an audience among other major fossil-fuel producers, including Russia, Saudi Arabia and Australia.


The Deep Blue Babies & Woddlers Ministry Guide helps churches create a safe, nurturing church nursery. It includes: Forms for guardians, Training materials for your nursery staff, Up-to-date coding instructions for safe nurseries, Faith formation resources—including monthly guardian letters, links to beautiful posters, prayers, songs, and finger plays. Creating a safe, loving nursery creates a solid foundation for your youngest churchgoers to know the grace of God.


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The thrust on academic excellence in the classroom has been accompanied by an effort to build up the Vidyalaya as co-educational residential institutions. The House System of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, functions as an effective instrument for the development of the personality of the students. It furthers team spirit, by involving students in a variety of co-curricular and extracurricular activities. The inter house competitions, organizational responsibilities, games, sports & art in education activities help students to groom themselves into competent & self-confident individuals. The value of dignity of labour & concern for environment is sought to be incorporated by self help activities that are part & parcel of the daily schedule of this Vidyalaya. Teachers who stay in residence provide teaching help after class hours through remedial teaching sessions held in the afternoons. Teachers as House Masters or House Mistress maintain a close association with students and provide the necessary support to children.
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti through its eight Regional Offices ensures all round development of the personality of the children by providing good academic guidance apart from input in other non-scholastic areas by providing good facilities for Sports, NCC, Scouts & Guides, Adventure activities and Computer education etc.
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On average, your heart beats about 70 times a minute, or more than 2.5 billion times over an average lifetime. Sometimes the heart doesn't beat the way it should. Irregular heartbeat is called cardiac arrhythmia. An arrhythmia can be a serious, life-threatening event, or it can be an inconvenience that interrupts the activities of daily living.
St. Mary's Electrophysiology Lab can diagnose and treat arrhythmias right here in Athens. Electrophysiology, or EP, is performed in St. Mary's state-of-the-art dedicated EP Laboratory. Under anesthesia, a special tube called a catheter is inserted into a vein in your leg. Guided by x-ray images and sophisticated computer software, your physician gently maneuvers the catheter into your heart. Once the catheter is inside your heart, the physician can diagnose and often treat the cause of your arrhythmia through a process called ablation. Ablation involves cauterizing the tissue responsible for your condition. Most patients are able to go home the next day. Return to normal activity will depend on your specific diagnosis and treatment.
St. Mary's has introduced a revolutionary new cardiac device to the Athens area: an implantable pacemaker that can safely function inside an MRI scanner, allowing patients to receive vital diagnostic scanning for conditions ranging from stroke to cancer. These state-of-the-art devices are implanted in the Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Laboratory at St. Mary's Hospital. It is estimated that at least 50 percent of patients with implanted cardiac devices will need to undergo an MRI over the lifetime of their device. The MRI-safe pacemakers are a significant step forward in improving patient outcomes.
Care is provided through physician referral. For referral, talk to your physician. For information about EP or St. Mary's Cardiac Services, call 706-389-3440.
Heart rhythm and blood circulation are controlled by electrical impulses coming from a natural pacemaker within your heart. Cardiac electrophysiology is the study of the heart's electrical system, or the electrical impulses that keep your heart pumping.
What is a Cardiac Electrophysiology study?
The term "electrophysiology study" or "EP study" refers to any procedure that requires the insertion of an electrode catheter into the heart. Electrode catheters are long, flexible wires that transmit electrical currents to and from the heart.
Some EP studies are performed to determine the cause, location and treatment of an arrhythmia. Others access the heart for treatment or correction of certain conditions, such as pacemaker or ICD implantation, or cardiac ablations.
Preparations prior to the procedure and follow up upon discharge may differ by physician, patient and situation. Ask your doctor how to prepare for your procedure.
An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. The heart may beat too slowly, too rapidly, or in an irregular pattern. The different types of arrhythmias are identified by where they occur in the heart (atria or ventricles) and what happens to the heart's rhythm when they occur. Arrhythmias in the atria are described as atrial or supraventricular. Abnormal rhythms in the ventricles are generally the most serious type of arrhythmias.
Palpitations (the feeling like your heart is "running away"), fluttering, skipping beats Dizziness, feeling light-headed, fainting Pounding in your chest, chest discomfort, shortness of breath, weakness or fatigue Severe symptoms may be a medical emergency: Call 911 or come to St. Mary's Emergency Center immediately!
How do you treat an arrhythmia?
Antiarrhythmic Drugs: The initial treatment for an atrial rhythm disorder is with antiarrhythmic drug therapy. These drugs can slow the conduction of rapid heart rhythms and/or convert them to a normal sinus rhythm. Drugs, however, do not cure heart rhythm disorders, and they are not effective in all patients.
Catheter Ablation: Catheter ablation is a non-surgical technique that sometimes offers a cure for patients with heart rhythm abnormalities. This procedure is an option for those patients who are not controlled by medical therapy.
Device Therapy: In a subset of patients with paroxysmal (intermittent) or persistent atrial fibrillation, devices can be used to either prevent atrial fibrillation or convert it to a normal sinus rhythm. These devices include pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD).
Why is good blood circulation important to our health?
Blood contains the oxygen and nutrients our cells need to remain functioning, so a strong circulation of blood throughout the body is vitally important to maintaining good health.
Electrical signals from our body's natural pacemaker keep the heart contracting at a healthy pace, which controls the rate of blood that is pumped to nourish and energize the body.
When there is a problem with the heart's electrical system, its pumping power is diminished and blood does not circulate effectively. This can cause irregular heart rhythms and conditions called cardiac arrhythmias.


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