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Set Them Up For Success
Learning Modules and Study Skills
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Richmond's Shady Oak Primary Grows Under New Owner
( Debbie Elder, owner of the Shady Oak Primary School, dances with student Chase Higgins, 7, during music class.Debbie Elder, owner of the Shady Oak Primary School, dances with student Chase Higgins, 7, during music class. (Photo By Diana L. Porter/Freelance))
Debbie Elder knows what it takes to get children motivated in learning and is taking her experience to the Shady Oak Primary School in Richmond.Elder, a former preschool teacher, experienced speaker and owner of the tutoring company, Set Them Up for Success, recently was named director and owner of the school.
Shady Oak Primary School offers classes for children in grades 1-5.
Joyce Trigger, Elder's mentor, is the director of the Shady Oak Christian School that offers preschool, bridge and kindergarten classes,
She said Elder's experience is an "asset to their program."
For 12 years, Elder taught homeschooling out of her home using a philosophy and cultural approach similar to Shady Oak and later expanded into 14 middle and high schools throughout the nation.
When Elder heard Trigger was selling the Shady Oak Primary School, which at that time only went through the third grade, Elder, who believed in the Shady Oaks philosophy, thought it would be a good investment to purchase the school.
"We are so pleased to offer the families of Fort Bend County an opportunity for their children to enjoy the Shady Oak experience now through fifth grade," said Elder. "We foster an incredible culture where learning is fun. Everybody is treated with respect and love. Teachers truly care about the level of education a child receives. "
Elder's approach includes instilling a love of learning and solid foundational skills in reading, writing and arithmetic. She feels this combination is the ticket to helping students excel as lifelong learners and successful citizens.
"We believe in the whole child and in the empowerment of each and every student. When they're inspired, they learn so quickly. We want to capture their enthusiasm. Kids are on fire to learn, and we want to provide opportunities to lead them to next levels and stimulate their curiosity. Kids love coming to school," Elder explained.
Elder, who grew up in Ottawa, Canada, was influenced in her career choice by her mother who also was a teacher. As the oldest child of three, Elder said her mother allowed her children to be empowered and put systems in place for them to succeed.
She went on to graduate from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario with a degree in criminology. Elder has worked as a police officer, therapeutic foster parent, paid professional speaker with Toastmasters and with the Applebaum Training Institute training teachers before becoming a preschool teacher.
Working with children is a blessing for Elder, who considers it a privilege encouraging them to learn.
"I absolutely love kids," she said. "My first objective is to instill a love of learning in the classroom. It's important they learn foundational skills. I'm really good at motivating kids. It's my gift."
The Shady Oak Christian School is slated to undergo the National Association for the Education of Young Children re-accreditation process during 2014-15 involving all classes and staff members.
For information on both campuses, visit www.shadyoakprimary.com call 281-341-5001 or visit www.facebook.com/shady.oak.3.
(Debbie Elder, owner of the Shady Oak Primary School, works with fourth-grader Brayden Millon, 9, on an essay during writing class.Debbie Elder, owner of the Shady Oak Primary School, works with fourth-grader Brayden Millon, 9, on an essay during writing class. ( Photo By Diana L. Porter/Freelance))
News Source: Houston Chronicle
For this issue, we have Debbie Elder, a gifted educator, business woman and passionate advocate for learning and children.
Q: Please give us a bit of your story?
Debbie: I have had a deep desire to help children feel empowered and successful since I was a teenager.
I coached little league in my early teens and babysat. As I grew older I studied criminology at University and became a police officer. From there I went into the criminal justice field and worked at a young offender center, taught criminal law at both the high school and college level, worked in probation and as a therapeutic foster parent.
After giving birth to my two daughters I entered into the field of education. I taught Pre-school for 2 years and then spent several years touring the country training teachers in behavior management for their classrooms. I substitute taught at the local elementary school and this experience lead me to pull my daughters from the school and home-school them.
During my first year of home-schooling I realized that I had a deep desire to service the children of our community. I opened my home to local school children who came each day after school to complete their homework and receive the academic support they desperately needed. Within two years this after school program had grown into a full time school servicing middle and high school students. After the first year of teaching students in my home the program expanded and within four years we had 15 schools nationwide.
During our first year of school my students raised 94 thousand dollars for Down syndrome research. Community service has always been a core value for our schools and my students felt a strong connection to the DS community. They raised the money by selling little white mice that resembled beany babies. The pro- gram was called 'Adopt a Mouse' and the students presented a 30 minute informative presentation to various local clubs; Rotary, Lions, Exchange, etc. In addition to live presentations they sold mice
online and learned about product fulfillment in the process. It was an amazing experience for every- one involved!
After my daughters started college I moved into college planning. In this position, I was able to help parents pay for college and help students acquire the necessary tools and systems to be successful in college, and finish on time! Since serving in that role I have published two best-selling books, and reestablished my after-school program as a franchise and opened an elementary school.
Q: What are you working on right now?
Read the rest of the interview here: Debbie Kruger October 2014
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Polyamorous Jews Seek Acceptance of Multi-Partner Lifestyle — Even in Shul
By Talia Lavin October 11, 2013
(JTA) — Bud Izen wasn't prepared for the reaction he received the first time he brought his two girlfriends with him to synagogue in Eugene, Ore.
The rabbi stopped the trio in the parking lot outside the synagogue and grilled Izen's partners about whether or not they were really Jewish. Izen hasn't been back since, but he and his girlfriend — now his wife — still engage in polyamory, the practice of having more than one intimate partner at a time.
A number of partners have been part of the couple's relationship since Izen, 64, and Diane Foushee, 56, first got together 3 1/2 years ago. Now they are seeking a third partner in the hopes of forming a stable three-way relationship, or triad.
"We want to use the relationship that we have to bridge our way to the next relationship," said Foushee, "so that each of us in turn is given strength."
Polyamory, often shortened to poly, is a term that first came into circulation in the 1990s. It is distinct from swinging in that it typically entails more than just sex, and from polygamy, where the partners are not necessarily married. Polyamorous relationships often are hierarchical, including a "primary" relationship between a couple that can be supplemented by a "secondary" relationship with a girlfriend, boyfriend or both.
Such arrangements remain far from mainstream acceptance. But in the wake of the progress made by gay and lesbian Jews in winning communal recognition for non-traditional partnerships, some polyamorous Jews are pushing to have their romantic arrangements similarly accepted.
"The only kind of queers who are generally accepted in some sects are monogamous married queers, upstanding queers," said Mai Li Pittard, 31, a Jewish poly activist from Seattle. "Judaism right now is very oriented towards having 2.5 kids, a picket fence and a respectable job. There's not a lot of respect for people on the fringe."
A former editor of ModernPoly.com, a nationwide polyamory website, Pittard has been polyamorous for 10 years and is currently involved with three partners — two men and one woman. She is a violinist and vocalist in a fusion hip-hop klezmer band, the Debaucherantes, and likes to engage in culture jamming, the mixing of seemingly disparate cultural elements. Combining polyamory and Judaism is one example of that.
"For me, polyamory and Judaism make a lot of sense together," Pittard said. "When I'm singing niggunim or hosting people at my Shabbat table, it's just another way of experiencing a connection with a group of people." Pittard is frustrated by what she describes as a "white-bread," conformist Jewish culture that refuses to accept polyamorous relationships. But some Jewish communities have been more accepting than others. "It's easier to be open about polyamory at temple than it is with my professional colleagues," said Rachel, a 28-year-old San Francisco business owner who asked that her last name be withheld. "My particular segment of the Jewish community likes me because I'm different and they accept that being poly is part of that." Others are more conflicted about their polyamorous and Jewish identities. Ian Osmond, 39, a Boston-area bartender and former Hebrew school teacher who has been in a polyamorous marriage for 10 years, says he believes the rabbinic ruling that prohibited polygamy nearly a millennium ago has expired. Still, Osmond worries that his behavior is inconsistent with Jewish law. "I do feel there's a conflict between polyamory and Judaism," said Osmond, who is dating several women. "I feel that what we are doing is not supported by halachah." Rabbi Elliot Dorff, rector of American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a longtime champion of gay inclusion in the Jewish community, draws the line when it comes to polyamory.
"First of all, the depth of the relationship is much greater if it's monogamous," Dorff said. "The chances that both partners are going to be able to fulfill all the obligations of a serious intimate relationship are much greater in a monogamous relationship. I would say the same to gay or straight couples: There should be one person you live your life with."
But some poly Jews say they have pursued other relationships precisely because their partners were unable to fulfill all their needs. Izen began exploring polyamory because his wife has crippling migraines and other health problems that make sex impossible. Osmond did so because his wife is asexual.
"She's just not interested in sex, and therefore it didn't bother her if I was interested in sex and had sex with other people," Osmond said. "Lis and I are comfortable with each other, and emotionally careful."
For more than a decade, poly Jews have connected with one another on the email list AhavaRaba — roughly translated "big love" in Hebrew. The list's 200-plus members come from across the country and use the forum to discuss jealousy, breakups, child rearing in multiple relationships and, in one case, a poly gathering in a sukkah. They also address the challenges of being poly in a community in which monogamy and marriage are still considered the ideal.
That tension manifested itself for Pittard in a recent discussion with poly friends who were considering attending a couples wine-tasting event hosted by JConnect Seattle, a networking site for Jewish young adults.
"We were talking and we said, well, does this also make you slightly uncomfortable, having to choose which of your partners to bring to something like this? Do you feel like if you showed up with both of your partners, or all three, they'd look at you weird?' Pittard recalled. "A lot of people are closeted for fear of judgment." Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, senior rabbi at New York's gay synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, says she tries to avoid that sort of judgment in her rabbinic practice.
Polyamory, she says, is a choice that does not preclude a Jewishly observant, socially conscious life.
"People make all different kinds of choices, and many choices have complex issues related to them," Kleinbaum told JTA. "The important thing is for all of us to be asking ourselves hard questions about how to create non-exploitative, profoundly sacred lives within the different choices that exist."
Poly Jews occasionally invoke the multiples wives and concubines typical of the biblical patriarchs as evidence that their relationships can indeed be sacred. But one poly Jew who asked to remain anonymous because of her connections to an Orthodox institution said those role models only go so far.
"I acknowledge that in some sense there's an inherent conflict, there is a sense in which classical Jewishness is built in separation, reservation, the enforcing of boundaries," she said. "I think there has to be some more work towards an authentically Jewish way of constructing the notion of polyamory beyond the superficial answer of 'hey, that's how they married in the Torah, right?' "
Talia Lavin is a fact checker for the New Yorker and a Forward columnist writing about Jews in American politics.

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Hundreds of business tech enthusiasts are expected to descend on Leeds in October, when the city hosts the country's first Innovation & Disruption event.
The four-hour showcase will shine the spotlight on some of the most cutting edge innovations set to rock the technology sector over the next 12 months. And the premier venue Aspire has been chosen to accommodate the inaugural gathering.
Innovation & Disruption is the brainchild of Tim Mercer, CEO of Yorkshire-headquartered cloud tech firm Vapour and someone with almost 20 years' industry experience under his belt.
Whilst Tim himself is set to take to the stage for the 19 October event, all eyes will in fact be on special guest and lead speaker for the day Ant Middleton. The former Special Forces hero is now a familiar face on British television, most notably as chief instructor on Channel 4's SAS Who Dares Wins.
He will therefore offer delegates an uplifting insight into his own career, not to mention the toughest military selection process in the world.
Tim said: "This is a man with real gravitas and an unrivalled insight into the importance of leadership, specifically during incredibly hostile circumstances.
Aside from Tim's keynote speech, IT directors and decision makers will also have the chance to try out a number of industry-firsts when it comes to voice and video communications, virtual reality and cloud security. More speakers are due to be unveiled as the event draws closer.
High profile sponsors are already on board in support of the event, including IT solutions providers Pure Technology and Alphadigital, investment banking enterprise Seneca Capital, and national law firm Freeths Solicitors.
Tim added: "Our quarterly tech events at Leeds' White Cloth Gallery are always a sell-out. Doing something bigger and better was therefore the next logical step, but we have been careful to develop a format that doesn't yet exist in the UK.
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Greece expects 30 mln visitors in 2017, Chinese tourist arrivals on rise
10th July 2017 Travel Gazette Greece, News 0
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said that his country is expected to break through for first time the 30 million visitors barrier this year, said an e-mailed press release from his office.
Tourism, a traditional pillar of Greek economy, which withstood the debt crisis in the past seven years, is performing well and the aim is to extend the tourist season and increase tourism's added value, the Greek prime minister said in a meeting with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).
Chinese tourists arrivals, among the growing number of foreign visitors to Greece, are on the rise in recent years with prospects to further increase, according to the Greek-Chinese Economic Council.
Chinese tourists in Greece during 2017 will exceed 170,000, increasing by 10-15 percent compared to last year, the Council noted in an e-mailed press release, citing official data from Greek consulates in China and estimates by tourism industry representatives.
Since 2010 the number of visas issued in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou has grown six fold, the Greek-Chinese Economic Council noted.
The gradual increase of the number of flights from China by the end of this year and the new profile of Piraeus as a home port for cruise liners are highlighted among the factors which can help further increase the number of Chinese visitors to Greece up to 1.5 million annually within the next five years, the Council added.
An analysis of the data regarding visas issued in the past two years in China by Greek consulates showed that tourism is the top reason Chinese choose to visit Greece.
For example, out of the 23,903 Chinese who received a visa from Beijing in 2016 to travel to Greece, 20,618 opted to do so as tourists, while 2,515 visited Greece for business, the Greek-Chinese Economic Council stressed.
Chinese mainland tourists world's biggest spenders: report
Dutch telecom operator launches WeChat Go card for Chinese tourists in Europe
Bon Jovi set to rock cruise line trips next April
New Zealand's commercial accommodation up in May
Seven new hotels will be built in Havana
Radisson Blu opens in Ljubljana
EasyHotels promote 'The Great British Staycation'
AccorHotels appoints Jeff Tisdall as SVP
Huge fall in tourism to Turkey
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Q: iOS: Include the resource(audio) files into the application folder of the app rather than adding into the bundle Currently my resource(audio) files is included in the bundle. Due to this user is unable to delete the unwanted audio files to save the disk space on his phone. Please let me know how can I directly include the audio files into the Applications folder of app while submitting the build to AppStore and not in the bundle. Thereby user can delete the files which are not of his interest and re-download from the cloud backup hosted on S3 if needed.

A: The only way to accomplish this is to NOT have the audio files included in the initial app install.
Instead, your app could download the audio files from a hosting service... either download them all on first launch, or download each file as-needed.
You would then store the files on the device so they don't need to be downloaded again... and you could provide a UI to delete files the user no longer wants stored locally.

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Then, Jelle and I made a plan for a series of silent days. We could hardly believe what happened: 65 people signed up!
One other fact: the Dutch are well-known for continually talking to consider all sides until an agreement is reached whenever there is an argument. The word for this is polderen: solving problems until an agreement is found. Or, in other words, just do not give up! That is the positive side. The other side is the stubbornness.
So, I went. I lit the fire early in the morning, walked the dog, fed the chickens, cuddled the cat, and hosted the retreats. Jelle took over the family at home, and all the girls got some chores to do.
At the beginning of the chapel moments, I told one or another story. We lit the candle, listened to the Word, heard a song, and entered into silence for a couple of hours.
Some wrote their own psalm, others just sat into silence for hours. The atmosphere was precious. Experiencing silence together is unique. We had a silent walk. And the day's went by pretty fast.
I have brought my soul to silence. Ps. 62.
On the way back home, I felt quite overwhelmed by all the impressions I had gotten over the last days. I hosted seven silent days. Each day, I had different guests. There were around 7–10 guests each day. There were so many moments of beauty, silence, and precious people. What a gift! How do I summarize this in a blog post? Just see it as an impression.
First of all: the silence, the contacts, interaction with the guests; the trust, the ability to enjoy and receive; the care and the openness to embracing silence; and their patience with me.
10 pairs of hand-knitted socks were sold, which brought hope and a bit of income to a woman in Serbia.
Thank you Jelle and the girls for making this all possible. I have been the one in the spotlight, but I could never have done this without you all encouraging me. Thank you!
What a wonderful experience for you and all who came. I know I would have loved it.
What a blessing to you and your family and to those you hosted. God is good and surprising !


The losses suffered by neighbours are in the tens of $millions. A class-action just launched by some of those neighbours is chasing Australia's most notorious wind power outfit for $20 million in loss and damage, with more neighbours set to join the action and add many $millions more to that number.
The owners of a wind farm near Canberra are being sued for sparking a catastrophic bushfire in January, in what is believed to be the first class action of its type in Australia.
Victorian firm Maddens Lawyers filed the class action against Infigen Energy Ltd in the NSW Supreme Court after a crow electrocuted by a transmission line carrying power from the company's Woodlawn wind farm sparked the fire, which burned 3400ha and caused up to $20 million damage.
The statement of claim, filed on behalf of lead plaintiffs Fred Kuhn and Liz Stewart of Mount Fairy, east of Canberra, alleges Infigen was aware of the risk a bird strike on its high-voltage infrastructure could cause a fire.
The blaze, known as the Currandooley fire, was caused when a crow connected with overhead electrical infrastructure, caught alight and dropped into dry foliage beneath the powerline that transfers electricity from the Woodlawn farm to a substation at the nearby Capital wind farm.
Both wind farms, the power line and substation are owned and operated by Infigen Energy.
The company was aware of numerous previous incidents of bird strike on its electrical infrastructure but failed to take appropriate steps to address the risk until after the fire, the statement of claim alleges.
Thirty-three individual claimants from 22 properties affected by the January 17 wildfire have instructed Maddens to seek compensation for their loss and damage.
The law firm said it was aware of six more properties affected by the fire but was yet to receive instructions from those owners.
Maddens' class-action principal Brendan Pendergast said Infigen was aware of the bird strike problem but had failed to address issues such as managing fuel load under the transmission line.
However, the company slashed grass and installed compacted gravel under each pole of the transmission line after the fire, Mr Pendergast said.
He said the company could also have instituted some design fixes on the transmission line to prevent birds being electrocuted.
Maddens has been involved in bushfire litigation since Ash Wednesday in 1983, and its cases include Victoria's 2009 Black Saturday catastrophe.
Mr Pendergast said he believed the Currandooley class action was the first bushfire litigation against a wind farm.
Burnt out: land owners survey the aftermath.
Here's the local rag's take on Infigen's liability.
A Victorian legal firm has mounted a class action over the Currandooley fire which burnt out almost 3400 hectares near Tarago in January.
Maddens Lawyers of Warrnambool will represent 33 individuals owning 22 properties in the NSW Supreme Court action.
The blaze started at Infigen's Capital Wind Farm off Taylors Creek Road, near Tarago on the morning of January 17. It tore through 3384ha, fanned by strong winds and fuelled by high heat and dry conditions.
No one, not even senior RFS firefighters, believes that a crow started the fire. When initially presented with that story by our NSW's operatives, an experienced RFS officer burst out laughing.
Infigen started the 'crow did it' ruse in an effort to deflect attention from the real culprits, maintenance workers on site who were seen leaving the scene minutes before the bushfire went out of control and spread.
As we reported back in January, from what our NSW operatives tell us, the fire was started by maintenance workers employed or contracted by Infigen.
Between 9am and 10am on 17 January, workers were engaged in the maintenance of the turbine depicted in the right foreground of the picture above.
The fire broke out just before 10am, and in the hot and blustery conditions, it didn't take long to turn into a serious disaster and mortal threat.
As to the ignition source, local farmers believe that the workers were operating welding or grinding equipment at the time, although one suggestion at the time was that their vehicle may have started it; and, on what we've been told more recently, there is a strong possibility that it did start the blaze.
A petrol powered vehicle with a catalytic converter will readily start a grass fire, if the vehicle is parked on dry grass (of which there was plenty on-site that day).
Modern diesel powered vehicles are also equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPF) or diesel particulate diffusers (DPD), which remove particulate matter (soot) from exhaust gases and, like catalytic converters, reach temperatures of 500-900°C during the 'regeneration' phase, when the soot is effectively incinerated inside the DPF or DPD unit.
In this article – Rural Fire Service trucks a fire hazard – in a fiery twist of irony, brand new diesel fire trucks fitted with DPD systems were found to ignite flammable material within a matter of seconds.
On 17 January, a total fire ban was in place in NSW, covering the area to the north, east and west of Canberra. It reached a top of 39C in the region, with wind gusts of about 50 km/h – what farmers will, in their usual understated manner, refer to as "a bad day".
On days declared a 'total fire ban', you cannot 'carry out any activity in the open that causes, or is likely to cause, a fire. No general purpose hot works such as using tractors, slashers and/or welding, grinding or gas cutting can be done in the open either'.
Civil law suits can also be brought against the person responsible for a fire by those seeking compensation for losses sustained.
Indeed they can, and in this case they have, in a multi-$million case against Infigen, for all the losses sustained.
A neighbouring property owner who suffers losses caused by bushfire will claim on their own property insurance for the loss of crops, pasture, sheds, dwellings, vehicles, equipment and livestock. If that property owner did not cause the bushfire, their insurer will satisfy the claim. However, that insurer will seek to recover what it has paid out under their policy from whoever it was that was responsible for the bushfire that caused their customer's losses: what's called a "recovery action" – the insurer steps into the shoes of their insured and recovers what has been paid out under the policy from a negligent wrongdoer.
The terms of property insurance policies are one of the reasons why farmers refrain from harvesting crops on total fire ban days and generally avoid the kinds of activities in the open that cause, or are likely to cause, a bushfire.
If a property owner starts a fire on their property, and that fire escapes and causes losses to their neighbour, the property owner may still be covered under their insurance policy for the losses caused to their neighbour.
However, they will not be covered on a total fire ban day if the activity they have engaged in is an activity which is prohibited under state fire ban regulations.
In short, if a farmer is harvesting or welding or using an angle grinder outside on a total fire ban day and a bushfire starts, he will be personally liable for the financial losses caused to his neighbours, as his insurer will deny cover under a term that excludes operation of the policy in those circumstances.
Infigen are still sticking with the crow story, denying any liability for the losses caused and asserting that they are fully insured, in any event. Like most of of the media manipulation that emanates from Infigen, claims to be taken with more than just a grain of salt.
With $20 or $30 million at stake and a team of lawyers specialising in class-action lawsuits for loss and damage caused by bushfires hot on their heels, Infigen's efforts to avoid responsibility for a devastating bushfire are about to be tested in the Supreme Court of NSW, where propaganda and myths, fortunately, carry very little weight.
Time to pay up: just a few of Infigen's innocent victims.
If all the 'evidence' given to the investigators pointed to a bird catching fire and falling to the ground as the reason, then that is what happened BUT was all the evidence given and considered.
Were the maintenance schedules provided, were the workers there at the time interviewed? Was it explained satisfactorily why they were working on a Total Fire Ban Day? Did they provide evidence why they didn't stay and try to fight the fire with an extinguisher and report the fire? Presumably they did have an extinguisher on board and had mobile phones at their disposal.
Were their phones checked to see if they made such a call, and was evidence provided as to the instructions they were given?
IF it was a bird catching fire as a result of hitting or coming close to the power lines then Infigen is responsible as they should have ensured their cabling was sufficiently insulated that this could not happen, apparently it is not uncommon for birds to die after being electrocuted when hitting such cabling. So whether it was a poor creature coming in contact with their cabling or as a result of an action by their maintenance crew Infigen is responsible.
If they wish to deny this then the only other to be responsible could be the farmer who is paid to have the turbines on their land, for not ensuring there was no danger as a result of them allowing an industrial structure or other being installed on their land.
Something 'host' landholders no matter where they are should be very concerned about as they could be found responsible for thousands of dollars damage to neighbours property and/or lives.
What is clear though is the turbines and their cabling is a danger to life and property and to have them installed willy-nilly in areas subject to high fire risk days is something which needs to be addressed. These turbines and their cabling has to be made safe and/or completely turned off on such days to prevent a recurrence of the situation that occurred on this day.
The cost of this is something all Wind Turbines Project companies should have to undertake on existing and new projects at their own expense. It's their responsibility the ensure they are operating to a standard that does not pose a threat to any Australians property or life.


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From local rinks to NHL arenas: An inside look at the Zamboni
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by Clayton Seams | January 25, 2019
If you've ever watched a hockey game, you've seen one in action. Doesn't matter if it's shinny at the local community centre, a figure skating competition or an NHL playoff game, they'll have one circling the ice every so often. Its official name is an "ice resurfacer" but with all those un-sexy syllables most just know it as a Zamboni.
I had always watched Zambonis while they worked and loved watching the shiny, wet trail they left behind freeze gradually into perfectly-frosted ice. Armed with the hockey-knowledge of an average 7-year-old, I decided to travel from small towns to NHL cities to learn more about these machines that hockey depends on. And self-servingly, I decided I just had to drive one.
The first NHL team to use a Zamboni was the Boston Bruins in 1954
Jenn Pierce, Driving
The Calgary Saddledome keeps three Zambonis on active service
A single machine can clear the ice in about 10 minutes, two machines can do it in 4.5
A Saddledome ice technician trains for a month before he starts driving the Zamboni and even then, starts with just practices and games come after more training
Zamboni: The winning team of every hockey game
The Saddledome's reserve Zamboni pictured here is identifiable for its lack of sponsor graphics
Clayton Seams, Driving
This is a Zamboni Model 526 and the body style hasn't changed since the 1980s
This one is powered by a propane-fuelled Mitsubishi forklift engine
Saddledome Zambonis are equipped with advanced sprayers and a laser-levelling system
Zambonis are single seaters tho this one has a custom seat fitted for occasional riders
A Zamboni weighs about 8,000-pounds on average
The cutting blade of a Zamboni is 5' long and weighs 52-pounds
This is a board brush which cleans and smooths the ice near the boards
Zambonis are neat and I like them.
Indoor facility operator Scott Dyck and the Olympia ice resurfacer he drives
Controls of the Olympia
Scott Dyck can ice an entire rink in just under 10-minutes
The business end of the Olympia
This one cost about $170,000
Many strange controls you won't find in a passenger car
Learning how to operate a Zamboni is pretty tricky
This Olympia is 100% electric and powered by a rack of batteries
The guts of the beast
Scott Dyck is the ice resurfacer maestro at the Okotoks Pason Centennial Arenas
For most people, hockey begins at their community centre. If a Canadian is old enough to walk, there's a good chance they'll be skating not long afterwards. The town of Okotoks, Alberta is just a short drive from Calgary and features an exceedingly nice community centre complete with three skating rinks inside. Scott Dyck is the indoor facility operator at the Okotoks Pason Centennial Arenas and he was laying down some new advertisements under the ice when I met him all too early on a cold Saturday morning. "We're in charge of [running] the whole building. Everything from resurfacing the ice, to anything mechanical, to daily janitorial," he said while carefully laying down the new graphic. The Pason Centennial Arenas are a huge facility and include three skating rinks. The job of keeping all that ice clear and smooth falls to one machine (and its operators).
Think of an ice resurfacer as a giant shaver complete with warm aftershave. That's essentially how it works. First, the ice is pre-washed with cool water called conditioner. This removes contaminants and grit from the ice. Then a massive blade digs down and shaves the top 1.5 millimetres of the ice. The blade itself weighs 25 kilograms, and is sharper than a kitchen knife. Aligning the blade is very important and a delicate task. Shaving the ice produces ice shavings, or "snow", and this snow is removed from the ice via three screw-augers. Two of the augers spin horizontally at each other to push the ice shavings into the middle of the machine where a third vertical auger carries the snow upwards, dumping it into a large tank. That tank is the top part of the Zamboni that looks like the hood of a car. In the '50s, one had to shovel out the tank manually, but today the snow tanks dump forward via hydraulic arms at the end of an ice-resurfacing session.
So how did rinks clear ice before they had such machines?
The answer is that in the olden days, when everything was in black and white, it took a crew of four guys a couple of hours to spray the rink down and resurface it with hand tools. (The insult "hoser" comes from being the poor sap that has to hose down the ice.) But in sunny California, one Frank J. Zamboni saw a better way. He started experimenting in 1942 and made his first successful prototype in 1949; a gangly beast of steel, WWII surplus parts and plywood. It had truck running gear with four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering. As mentioned, snow had to be shovelled out of the machine manually, but it worked!
The first NHL team to use a Zamboni machine was the Boston Bruins in 1954. By 1963, the HD model had basically become the Zamboni as we know it today. In fact, the modern 500-series Zambonis cleaning rinks today date back to 1977 but wear many, many improvements on that old chassis.
Zamboni machines became rather popular in the complete absence of any competition for decades until a Canadian company cleverly named Resurfice built their first self-propelled ice resurfacer in 1974. In 1981 Resurfice trademarked Olympia as their model name, and them and Zamboni have had a Coke-and-Pepsi-style rivalry ever since. Drivers say that depending on the model, an Olympia machine has a slightly tighter turning circle (a huge asset in clearing ice) but that, mostly, the two brands drive in a similar fashion. Today, an Olympia looks more modern compared to the Zamboni's '70s styling, and there are changes here and there regarding how they function, but both are still designed to accomplish the same task.
Modern Zambonis (or Olympias) usually feature one of three drivetrains. Some still use V8 truck engines converted to run on propane, some use small four-cylinder forklift engines, but a growing number are powered electrically via a rather heavy array of batteries. Operators like the silent driving and reduced emissions which can be very noticeable in the indoor spaces many of these work.
With all these specialized features, the cost of a new ice resurfacer isn't cheap. The Okotoks arena recently bought a new electric-powered Olympia machine at a cost of around $170,000. Ice resurfacers start at about $135,000, and just like a car, options can take that price much higher, even upwards of $200,000. In this case the electric drivetrain added quite a bit to the MSRP.
Driving the Olympia was more than a little intimidating because it cost twice as much as a super-nice luxury car and you sit behind the rear wheels so visibility over that massive schnoz is pretty poor. Despite the inherent weirdness of such a device, the controls were mostly familiar. It has a gas pedal, a brake pedal, steering wheel, and a three-position shifter labelled F, N, and R. I push the tiny lever into "F" and away we go onto the ice! The one I was driving was governed at 6 km/h and, let me tell you, that felt like a million miles per hour on the ice. With so much weight and no windshield, it was easy to think you were going faster than you were. I didn't even try cutting close to the boards like the pros do but visibility on that vital front-left corner (you always ice a rink clockwise) is pretty tricky with that big snow tank sitting in front of you.
Driving is only half the challenge of operating a Zamboni, and it's the easy half. Dyck was riding along with me to work the actual ice-resurfacing part of the operation while I made drunkenly crooked lines across the rink. While I was zig-zagging, Dyck was constantly adjusting the amount of water coming out of the hot-water sprayers as well as the pitch and depth of the cutting blade. Ice resurfacer operators have to do all this on the fly, though some modern machines like this Olympia have systems that automatically slow down the water sprayers to correspond to vehicle speed.
Even though I was exceptionally terrible at Zamboni-ing, Dyck says he can train anyone from zero to pro in about 10 months. He adds that like a lot of things, however, you never really stop learning how to do it better. Having driven a Zamboni at a local rink, it was time to head for the big leagues: the NHL.
The puck flew at nearly 100-mph right at my face. And it would have connected with my face if it hadn't been stopped with a gunshot bang against the lexan glass. The NHL player who shot the puck let out a chuckle. "They like to do that to first-timers," said David Witherspoon nonchalantly. I was rink-side at the ScotiaBank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta during NHL practice. Later that day, the Flames would face off against the Canucks. Short of the Stanley Cup playoffs, this is about as big as hockey gets.
The Saddledome uses three Zamboni Model 526s for ice resurfacing duties. There are two main units and a third reserve unit to be used in case of breakdown of the other two. All are powered by propane-fuelled Mitsubishi forklift engines. They also have advanced (and expensive) laser systems that help level and align the cutting blades. But what truly makes these machines special are their operators. An elite eight-strong crew of men maintain and drive these machines and some have been driving them for over 30 years. Whereas a single Zamboni can clear a rink in just under 10 minutes, the Saddledome operators drive them onto the ice two at a time, and working together can clear the entire rink in about 4.5 minutes. The way these guys drive millimetres from the boards while drifting ever so slightly is very impressive.
Zamboni: The winning team of every hocky game
There's huge pressure when you're operating an ice resurfacer at a pro hockey game. You can absolutely ruin the ice in seconds if you don't know what you're doing. For example, running the hot water while the machine isn't moving can melt the ice all the way to the concrete pad and take hours to freeze up again. One time at a game in Pittsburgh, a machine blew a hydraulic line, spewing red fluid all over the ice and delaying the game. For those reasons, the operators must be well-trained and the machines must be ready to go at game time.
While we talked in the hidden corridors of the Saddledome, NHL players and coaches walked past in various states of skate-readiness. I asked Witherspoon what it's like to rub shoulders with NHL players as part of your 9-5 job. "I said good morning to them a few times and they didn't say it back. We have an understanding," he says with a grin. Witherspoon adds that with so much time spent at the rink for work, he has little motivation to go watch the games as a fan in the stands even when free tickets occasionally come his way. This sometimes confuses hockey fans that want him to bring them to an NHL game with him. He says his reply to them is, "Well, why don't I show up at your office at 5:30 PM and hang out there until 9 PM?"
The Saddledome's reserve Zamboni pictured here is identifiable for its lack of sponsor graphics
I was personally surprised to learn that while all the Saddledome ice techs have a bit of experience skating and playing hockey, none are what I would call rabid hockey fans. You might think this job would attract the most die-hard hockey lovers, but many of them were simply working within the Saddledome in other capacities and then just fell into it.
Regardless of how they got into it, these guys and their machines are the guardians of the ice at hockey rinks across the nation, ensuring a (literally) level playing field for both teams. Hockey and the ice resurfacer have grown and evolved together and both need each other to survive. So if you've ever looked out at the intermission while the Zamboni is making its rounds and wondered if that job is fun: Yes, yes it is.
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'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Is The Best Spidey Story Yet
June 25, 2017 by Anthony Taormina
Synopsis: Several months after the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City while fighting crime as his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
Release Date: July 7, 2017 MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
No one would fault any moviegoer for saying that they have Spider-Man movie fatigue, with five films having been released in such a short span of time. And with Spider-Man: Homecoming hitting theaters this weekend, there's no doubt some will dismiss the latest comic book release simply because it features a familiar character. But to do so would be a huge mistake, as Spider-Man: Homecoming is easily one of the best Spider-Man stories put to film, functioning as both a great comic book action film and a coming of age story.
By now you should be familiar with the premise of Spider-Man: teenage highschooler Peter Parker (Tom Holland) has been bitten by a radioactive spider, which gives him numerous powers. Luckily, Spider-Man: Homecoming skips past all of the necessary setups for the Peter Parker story and picks up with the character as a rookie crimefighter fresh off of a dazzling debut in Captain America: Civil War.
While past Spider-Man stories have tried to balance Peter's high school life with his superheroics, Spider-Man: Homecoming feels like the first film to really nail that dichotomy. The film wants to make sure audiences know that it's just a kid underneath the amazing spider suit. He's prone to mistakes in his personal life and his professional life.
However, when Peter is faced with a growing threat in The Vulture (Michael Keaton), he is desperate to be the one to save the day. Even if his more accomplished friends, like Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) should get involved. Peter is learning and growing as Spider-Man just as much as he is as a young man, and oftentimes that means making a lot of stupid decisions. It's refreshing to see this side of a character that up until now has been somewhat one-note, and in a way that differentiates him from all the other comic book heroes on film right now.
As is expected from a Marvel Studios production (the first Spider-Man film to have that honor), the action in Spider-Man: Homecoming is exceptional. Fans can expect to see Spidey in all of his signature poses, with plenty of quips for bad guys, and with some cool new gadgets to boot. The film even finds humor in showing Spider-Man as a novice – he's not a perfect webslinger at this point in his career and the movie never shies away from that.
Alongside the Spider-Man elements, Spider-Man: Homecoming lets Peter be a teenaged high school kid as much as possible. That side of the story may be a bit cliché but it has a great heart to it and is well paced. Holland brings so much exuberance to the role of Peter Parker that it's hard not to enjoy watching him in a Hughes-esque coming of age story. It also doesn't hurt that the film fills out its cast with young kids that are not just high school bit parts.
Simply put, Spider-Man: Homecoming is the complete package when it comes to an adaptation of the comic book character. It delivers all of the webslinging action that fans could want, with creative sequences, a great villain, and sharp visual effects. And on the flip side, its Peter Parker storyline has a great heart and never leans too far into the high school clichés. The film is Spider-Man on the big screen as he has been in comic books for decades, but more importantly, it's just as enjoyable no matter how familiar you are with the source material.
Action Sequences
Five films in, it's hard to imagine that Spider-Man: Homecoming would be capable of delivering action that wows, and smartly, director Jon Watts seems to know that. Rather than go for a film that's overwrought with bombastic action sequences on a massive scale, Spider-Man: Homecoming keeps a lot of the film small in its scope.
There are some moments that are truly impressive, but the most memorable involve Peter Parker trying to be the best Spider-Man he can be despite a lack of experience. There's also a great comedic interplay in the action that feels appropriate for the character. You can see the natural progression of Spider-Man as a hero and you begin to see his evolution into the character that eventually swings between skyscrapers in Manhattan. But for now, he's better suited for zipping through the suburbs while breaking a few fences along the way.
Director(s): Jon Watts
Producer(s): Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal
Screenwriter(s): Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts
Story: Stan Lee
Cast: Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Michael Keaton (Adrian Toomes/Vulture), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Marisa Tomei (May Parker), Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan), Gwenyth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Zendaya (Michelle), Donald Glover (Aaron Davis), Tyne Daly (Anne Marie Hoag, )Angourie Rice (Betty), Tony Revolori (Flash), Hannibal Buress (Coach Wilson)
Editor(s): Debbie Berman
Cinematographer: Salvatore Totino
Costume Designer: Louise Frogley
Casting Director(s): Sarah Finn
Music Score: Michael Giacchino
Filed Under: Action, Adventure, Book Adaptation, Entertainment, Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Movie Review, Movies Tagged With: Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland
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Type A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two-layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchscreen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size The industry-standard way of representing display sizes is publishing their length in inches. The screen-to-body ratio is a measure that relates to the size of the screen bezels. The bigger the ratio, the smaller the bezels are, meaning the display takes up a larger area on the device's front. 6.51 inches, 102.3 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution Display Resolution is the measuring way of how much pixels does a display contains. A higher resolution means more pixels and more pixels provide the ability to display more visual information (resulting in greater clarity and more detail). 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Chipset It is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or more dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. PowerVR GE8320
Card slot A special slot for inserting a memory card for expanding your storage. It is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal Internal memory is the memory available onboard (chip or motherboard) which is given while manufacturing at the factory. is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files, and other user data Is stored. 64 GB
Primary camera This term refers to the size of an image, usually in reference to a photo from a camera mobile phone. A megapixel means one million pixels. The resolution of camera phones is often measured in megapixels. For example, a 12-megapixel camera can produce images with 12 million total pixels. 13 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm, AF
5 MP, (ultrawide)
Secondary camera 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm
Video Video resolution in a display device refers to the number of distinct pixels that could be displayed in each dimension. It is usually quoted as width × height; for an example: "1024 × 768″. HD video usually has a resolution of 1280×720 (720p). [email protected]
Alert types Vibration, MP3, Ringtones
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a method of distributing data wirelessly to a local area network practically to the internet. It is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allow devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices. It is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers, and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 4.0, A2DP
GPS GPS (Global Positioning System) originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system. It is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity, and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. Yes, with A-GPS
USB USB is a standard for a wired connection between two electronic devices, including a mobile phone and a desktop computer. USB Type-C
Sensors A sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send the information to other electronics. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure, and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect the current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS (short message service) is a text messaging service component of most telephone, internet, and mobile-device systems. SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Made by India
Color Blue, Red
Lava Z4 - Reviews/Comments
Multimedia 8 / 10
Lava Z4 Price in Bangladesh January 2021
The Lava Z4 is now available in one variant (64/6GB RAM). Now, Lava Z4's Price is 11,000 taka in Bangladesh. Z4 has a 5000mAh battery with no fast charging. This device is running with Android 10 and powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 chipset.
Model Lava Z6
Price BDT. 12,000
Display 6.51″ 720 x 1600 pixels
ROM 64 GB
Released 2021, January 11
Lava Z6 highlight
Symphony Z30 Pro will be launched on 11th January 2021. The Z6 launched with model number unknown. Firstly, Its dimensional measure is 164.5 x 75.8 x 9 mm and the weight is 190 grams. Secondly, the display of the Z6 is a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution. The display is protecting with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Thirdly and most importantly, It is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 and running with Android 10. Moreover, it has up to an Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU.
Lava Z6 phone has a triple-camera setup on the back. This formation consists of a 13MP wide, 5MP ultrawide, and 2MP depth camera. It has a 16MP selfie camera inside the notch of the display. The video recording capability is [email protected] According to its RAM and ROM, It has one (4GB/64GB) variants. On the other hand, it can support up to microSDXC on uses a dedicated slot. Certainly, Z6 has a 5000mAh battery without fast charging. It has a dual nano-SIM card slot. That is to say, Lava Z6 is 2G/3G/4G supportable. The fingerprint sensor is rear-mounted.
On the other hand, among the other features, there is WLAN, Bluetooth, FM Radio, and USB port.
Your question and our opinion about Lava Z4
Which question you will have about this phone. Let's justify these. There we are including the major question and answers about this phone. So, let's start now.
When it will released?
It will launch on 11th January, 2021.
What is the price of Lava Z4?
The price of Lava Z4 is BDT 11,000.
How much RAM and ROM does it contain?
It has one variant with 4GB in RAM & one variant of 64GB in ROM. But, overall you can get one variant (4GB/64GB) in market
Which type of display panel used in it?
It comes with a 6.51″ IPS LCD Display panel with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution.
How is the processor and chipset?
It contains a MediaTek Helio G35 chipset and Android 10. It has up to 4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU.
What is the camera and video capabilities?
The triple camera setup on back 13MP+5MP+2MP and a 16MP selfie camera. The video recording capability is [email protected]
Dose it is support 5G network?
No, It is support 4G network with 2G and 3G.
How the battery capacity is?
The battery capacity is 5000mAh Li-Polymer battery with 18W fast charging.
What sensors does this phone have?
Fingerprint, proximity, accelerometer sensor.
Which country and company manufactured it?
Lava manufactured it and this phone is made in India.
Reason to Buy
In this paragraph, we are going to describe the important major to buy this. Why a person may buy this smartphone? Firstly, when anyone wants to buy a device they find out the premium things on the device according to their price. So, let us find out some eligible things which are in Z4.
Budget smartphone.
Powerful mAh battery.
Large display with a triple camera.
Fingerprint sensor.
In conclusion, we are giving our verdict on this device. If you want to buy the best 4G smartphone under 11K Taka. Then Lava Z4 will in the first row among the best smartphones. Dear friends if you have an attraction to online games like Free Fire and so on then you can buy it. Because it has RAM and a well Processor using the MediaTek Helio G35 chipset. If you want a big back up on charge then you can buy this. Because it has a huge 5000mAh battery. In addition, it's a 4G supportable smartphone. So, you can get good network facilities on it. However, it has a triple-cam setup with a 13MP primary camera. So, it's the image and video capability may be well. Therefore, to judge all of these reasons you can buy this.
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Prof. Jacob van Rijs has confirmed his participation as a Workshop Leader of the 2019-edition of the Master in Collective Housing (MCH).
Jacob van Rijs (Amsterdam, 1964), Prof. Ir. FRIBA is Managing Director of the globally operating architecture and urban planning firm MVRDV, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, which he co-founded in 1993 together with Winy Maas and Nathalie de Vries. Internationally acclaimed projects include the Expo 2000 Netherlands Pavilion, the Villa VPRO television studios in Hilversum, and the recent Market Hall in Rotterdam. In parallel to his work in practice, Jacob van Rijs regularly lectures, takes part in international juries and teaches at universities and institutes worldwide. He is currently Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Berlin. Before that he has been teaching at TU Munich, TU Delft, University of Wismar, ETSAM University Madrid, Royal Academy of Arts Copenhagen, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Rice University, Houston, amongst others. Since 2011, Jacob van Rijs has been Chairman of the International program of the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA) and in 2012 initiated BNA iTop, a network for creative industries. In 2014, he was appointed Board Member of the Dutch Trade Board and in 2016 he became chairman of the Archiprix.
In March, Jacob van Rijs participated at the MCH'2018 as a guest lecturer of the module of "Housing Projects". In addition, he made an open lecture about MVRDV recent work at the "Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid" of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Prof. van Rijs also participated as a lecturer of the MCH'2010.
Next edition of the MAS in Collective Housing will start in January 2019, and the application period is already opened, till 31.12.2018 or until vacancies are filled.
The Master of Architecture in Collective Housing, MCH, is a postgraduate full-time international professional program of advanced architecture design in cities and housing presented by Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).


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Q: 'pow' Was Not Declared In This Scope #include <iostream>
#include <string.h>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int e=0;
    int b=0;
    cout<<"Enter Exponent";
    cin>>e;
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Here is the error I received:
ulaga.cpp|29|error: 'pow' was not declared in this scope

Can any one explain why this error occurred?

A: You need to forward declare the pow function. Like -
....
void pow(int e, int b);

int main()
....

There are few things wrong here. For example e is passed by value. So, e in main is different from that of pow.
pow(e, b);
cout<<"Power:"<<e;  // This just prints the value taken from console
                    // And not the calculated power.

Either make pow function to return a value (or) pass e by reference.

A: The C++ compiler parses through your code file sequentially in order. i.e. line 1 then line 2 then line 3... and so on. So by the time the compiler comes to the function call statement pow(e, b); in your main() function, it hasn't yet reached the definition of the function void pow(int e, int b) below the main() function and therefore gives you the error. There are two ways to solve this.
1) Move the definition of void pow(int e, int b) (and any other function that you plan to call from main()) above the main() function itself. This way the compiler has already parsed and is aware of your function before it reaches the pow(e, b); line in your main().
2) The other way is to use a forward declaration. This means adding the line void pow(int e, int b); before the main() function. This tells the compiler that the function given by the forward declaration (in this case void pow(int e, int b)) is defined in this code file but may be called before the definition code of the function in the file. This is a better method as you may have multiple functions in your file calling one another in different order and it may not be easy to rearrange their definitions to appear before they are called in a file. Here's a good read on Forward Declaration
You may also want to pass parameters by reference to your function to get the correct result. i.e. use void pow(int& e, int& b). This will cause the values modified in your pow() function to actually be applied to integers e and b and not just to their copies which will be thrown away after pow() is done executing. This link about passing arguments by reference in functions is pretty good at explaining this.

A: This can easily be fixed by just importing #include <cmath> in the beginning of your code.

A: You need to use forward declaration of your function pow. Or just move it's definition above the main function.

A: I was getting a similar error but I just added it.
#include<cmath>

and the "pow" not declared error got resolved.


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Published December 24, 2016 12:48pm EST
Lawyer: Texas police must show arrest not racially motivated
FORT WORTH, Texas – The lawyer for a black woman who's seen on video being wrestled to the ground and arrested by a white officer says the burden is on police to prove the officer's actions weren't racially motivated.
Attorney S. Lee Merritt said Friday police in Fort Worth and elsewhere have shown "discriminatory behavior" toward minorities.
He told The Associated Press that his client, Jacqueline Craig, isn't currently considering a federal civil rights claim against police. Merritt says she wants the officer fired.
The unidentified officer responded Wednesday after Craig complained that a neighbor had choked her son for littering.
Their conversation escalates before he forces her to the ground and arrests Craig and two of her daughters.
Video of the confrontation posted to Facebook has been viewed more than 2.5 million times.


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