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ALBUM REVIEW: COMPILATION: BIRTH OF A NATION – INEVITABLE RECORDS – AN INDEPENDENT LIVERPOOL 1979-1986
Posted by Paula Farr on Thursday, April 25, 2019
BIRTH OF A NATION – INEVITABLE RECORDS – AN INDEPENDENT LIVERPOOL 1979-1986
In the late 70's and early 80's it seems most cities had one or two indie labels, releasing a mixture of punk, new wave and what would be termed "indie" in years to come. In Liverpool's case, this was Inevitable Records. They captured the sound of Liverpool during this period, and this three CD boxset delves into the post punk and synth pop sounds of the bands on Inevitable, which would later turn some of these bands into regular chart botherers.
Before he became the cosmetic surgery addicted celeb who tragically died at only 57, and before his band Dead or Alive had mega hits, Liverpudlian 80's popster Pete Burns was more into the moodier side of synth pop. On the Inevitable label, he regularly did Peel Sessions – the height many an alternative musician aspired to back in the day – and the Inevitable Records releases and Peel Session tracks on here like 'Nowhere To Nowhere' with its edgy synth and guitar riffs, showed a more intriguing experimental side to his songwriting, plus the darker electro of his Nightmares In Wax band is also displayed in all its glory with 'Black Leather'. Wah! Heat's tracks such as the hugely melodic 'Better Scream' and the angst ridden yet hugely tuneful 'Seven Minutes To Midnight', both of which made NME's single of the week in 1980 apparently, show the songwriting talents of Pete Wylie (no, not everyone in 80's Liverpool was called Pete!) and skillfully manage to combine an alternative approach with pop sensibilities.
The beauty of compilations like this is that they're not all on digital platforms so you have to actually buy the thing and indulge in the physical copy, but as I'm a nerd for enjoying the detailed stories about the tracks, and archive pics which often accompany these things, it all adds to the extravagance of it, and helps with the background story to the bands involved. Many of the bands on here I'd never heard of before, like Box Of Toys who deal in new wave electro, and It's Immaterial whose indie tracks like 'Imitate The Worm' were shimmering bursts of quirky guitar indie-pop. Whether, like me, you knew very little about this era of music, or whether you were there and lived every single release and gig of it, 'Birth Of A Nation' is an intriguing glimpse into one indie label who made it big. It's the early days of the Northwest's synth pop movement captured in one gorgeous package.
Birth Of A Nation – Inevitable Records: An Independent Liverpool: Out 26th April 2019 (Cherry Red Records)
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From the early days of creating handmade zines, in a DIY paper and glue style, interviewing bands around town, then pestering Piccadilly Records to sell them, to writing for various independent mags such as Chimp and Ablaze, writing about the music I love is still a great passion. After testing the music industry waters in London with stints at various labels, being back in my hometown again, writing about this city's vibrant music scene is as exciting as ever. All time favourite bands include Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, Patti Smith although anything from electro to folk via blues and pysch rock will also do nicely too. A great album, is simply a great album, regardless of whatever musical cage you put it in.
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Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot Competition: grand final Friday 17 March, 3pm-5pm, Sydney
Chief Justice James Allsop of Australia, Lord Justice David Richards of England and the former Justice the Hon Allan Gropper of the United States will preside over the grand finals in an international insolvency moot on 17 March 2017, after debating finals on 15 and 16 March.
This 'grand final' session will be held in the Federal Court of Australia's ceremonial court, Law Courts Building, Queens Square, Sydney at 3-5pm Friday 17 March.
The moot is the Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Law Moot Competition organized by Professor Rosalind Mason of the Queensland University of Technology [QUT] in collaboration with INSOL International Sydney and the International Insolvency Institute.
It is being held in conjunction with the INSOL 2017 Tenth World Quadrennial Congress, being held from 20-23 March 2017. The moot is named in honour of Professor Ian Fletcher, an eminent scholar, internationally recognised for his outstanding achievements in the field of insolvency law.
The competition poses a hypothetical problem to challenge students' appellate advocacy skills. After initial qualifying rounds, finals are being held in at the University of Sydney Law School Moot Courtroom.
Eight teams from around the world have secured their place in the final rounds. They have had to consider the liquidation of 'Car Parts Manufacturing', a company based in the hypothetical jurisdiction of 'Nuzilia'.
The teams must progress through two further rounds with the grand final being held at the Federal Court of Australia on 17 March before the distinguished international panel of Chief Justice Allsop of the Federal Court of Australia, Lord Justice Richards of the Royal Courts of Justice, and the Hon Allan Gropper, a retired Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District New York.
Awards will be presented for teams, and individuals, mainly based on their oral arguments before the judges. Winners will be announced by QUT after the grand final on 17 March 2017.
Be there.
The moot finalists are:
Chicago-Kent College of Law, USA
Deakin University, Australia
Hidayatullah National Law University, India
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Singapore Management University, Singapore
University of Adelaide, Australia
University of British Columbia, Canada.
The semi-final judges are
Justice Ashley Black, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Justice Jonathan Harris, Court of First Instance, Hong Kong
Hon Justice Paul Heath, Judge of the High Court of New Zealand
Regional Senior Justice Geoffrey B. Morawetz, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Canada
Justice Eberhard Nietzer, Insolvency Court of Heilbronn, Germany
Judicial Commissioner Kannan Ramesh, Supreme Court of Singapore
With additional judges being
Farid Assaf, Barrister at Banco Chambers, Australia
John Baird, Barrister at Windeyer Chambers, Australia
Ashley Bell, Partner at DLA Piper, Hong Kong
Vicky Bell, Senior Associate at Arnold Bloch Leibler, Australia
Professor Charles Booth, University of Hawaii, USA
Gerard Breen, Partner at Commercial Disputes & Insolvency, Mills Oakley, Australia
Professor Jenny Buchan, UNSW Business School, Australia
Dr David Burdette, Senior Technical Officer at INSOL International, UK
Associate Professor Jin Chun, Doshisha University, Japan
Louise England, Solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons, Australia
Dr David Goldman, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, Australia
Tim Klineberg, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons, Australia
Professor Georg Kodek, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Sanrie Lawrenson, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Stewart Maiden, Barrister at Owen Dixon Chambers West, Australia
Craig Martin, Partner at DLA Piper, USA
Leonard McCarthy, Special Counsel at K & L Gates, Australia
Elizabeth McGovern, Partner at Reed Smith, UK
Michael Murray, Visiting Fellow, QUT Faculty of Law, Australia
Senior Judge Piet Neijt, District Court of Utrecht, Insolvency Department, The Netherlands
Dr Rob Nicholls, UNSW Business School, Australia
Karen O'Flynn, Partner at Clayton Utz, Australia
Dr Paul Omar, Barrister at Gray's Inn, UK (np); Advocate and Solicitor at High Court of Malaya, Malaysia (np)
Sophie Rolle-Kapousouzoglou, Partner at Lennox Paton, The Bahamas
Professor John Stumbles, Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney, Australia
Professor Kathleen van der Linde, Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Professor Peter Walton, Wolverhampton Law School, University of Wolverhampton, UK.
Any questions, please contact QUT or me at QUT.
I will be reporting on further issues around the INSOL conference itself, and the INSOL academics colloquium on 19-20 March, each of which raise issues for insolvency reform in Australia.
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Correctional facilities, homeless shelters, veterans homes, and low income school districts are all happy to receive donations of used books. ... Jails usually have libraries with librarians who disseminate the donated books including text books for their rehab programs.
I've already mentioned Books Behind Bars (see related posts below), which lists prison book programs by state. Another great resource is the map showing prison book programs all through North America, created by Books Through Bars in Philadelphia.
And then I've just read that if you swap books through BookMooch, you can donate your BookMooch points to prison books projects; read more at the BookMooch site.
I've looked for options beyond North America (besides BookMooch, which is international), but so far I've only found one. In London, you can donate paperback books to Prisoners Abroad.


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The Impact of Team Fortress 2 on Game Design
How Team Fortress 2 Defined Live Service Success
By Josh Bycer &nbspNov 29th, 2021 4:37 pm UTC
In both "20 Essential Games to Study" and my upcoming book "Game Design Deep Dive:F2P, I find myself focusing on Team Fortress 2 as a topic. I consider it one of the most important games released in the industry, and for today, I want to talk about how what Valve did with TF2 radically changed game development and created much of the F2P and live service model still used today.
The Origins of Live Service
Depending on your definition of live service, we could be talking about the MMOG genre, loot boxes in the early 2000s with EA sport games, and even the creation and support of MUDs (Multi-user dungeons) in the 80's. Looking at where the industry went in terms of F2P and live service, many of those elements can be traced back to TF2.
When the game first launched in 2007, the only games that were given the live service treatment and multi-year support were MMOGs. Live service design is about creating and extending a game's lifespan with continued support for months and years after the initial release. The major example of this success would of course be World of Warcraft released in 2004. I won't go into the details here, as I'm writing about them more in my next book, but live service design is a high-risk/high reward way of designing a game. When it works, as in TF2 and WoW's case, it can greatly extend the shelflife of a game to the point that it becomes a part of pop culture.
Meet the Updates
Team Fortress 2's updates began with the "Gold Rush" update that added in a new game mode and would begin to introduce itemization to the TF2 gameplay. Starting with the medic, and then expanding to all the classes, items were created that provided sidegrades to the classes — allowing the player to enhance one aspect of playing while weakening another.
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These items would then go the cosmetic route with the introduction of hats and setting up the addiction of many people to dress up their characters in all manner of weird clothing options. With the "mann-conomy" update, this was the addition of the in-game store — a system that has been integrated into almost every F2P game since. Earlier examples of the store system in games was only about buying quality of life features and add-ons, with TF2, players could buy any item they wanted as opposed to waiting for it to drop randomly.
In 2011, TF2 officially became F2P and removed the purchasing option from the store. There are, of course, many more updates to the game, but these are the ones most important to the F2P design of the game. As the first game to transform itself this much, TF2 became one of the best examples of not only F2P design, but of ethical F2P design.
Valuing Time and Money
Valve's "experiment" into F2P design paid off huge for the game and company, and something discussed at length at one of their GDC talks. When you are designing a F2P game, hence no initial buy-in or barrier of entry, there are only two areas from there that you can "tax" the player on: time and money. Someone may want to buy every single thing in your store and never have to wait on anything in your game, while someone else would happily unlock things over time as opposed to spending one extra dollar in your game.
itemization became one of TF 2's biggest pulls and money makers
The issue with a lot of F2P games is that they will often put their finger on the scale when it comes to focusing on making "time" the more restrictive value. For a competitive game, anyone who doesn't have the "latest and greatest" characters, items, gear, etc., is at a huge disadvantage. Let's not forget the entire era of "fun pain" and making your game worse to play in order to squeeze more dollars out of your consumer base.
What TF2 focused on was making the game as fair as it could be while still offering those enticements for paying. Every item or cosmetic in the game can eventually be found through random drops. The system worked that every player would receive a certain number of random drops per week, once they hit their limit, they would not get anything else until things reset. The store allowed someone to literally buy any item they wanted, or spend money on keys to open up the various crates/lootboxes.
Here's the point — there is not one item you can purchase in TF2 that will make you a better player. One of the issues I had with Dead By Daylight was that the add-ons in many ways are game-changing and can radically alter the utility of both the survivors and the killers; the same for the perks that come with each character. With TF2, every item is built off the set elements of their respective class. I will never be able to turn my medic into a front-line heavy using items or give the sniper the destructibility of the soldier. Due to the designers focusing on sidegrades, you could tailor each class to your personal preference, but you weren't making the class uniformly better. If I'm not good at landing headshots as the sniper or finding good places to snipe from, no item is going to compensate for that. That also means that anyone can play TF2 competitively because all the classes are always available, whereas you have to acquire them in a game like League of Legends or Dead by Daylight.
From a cosmetic point of view, TF2 is one of only a handful of F2P games that allow non-paying players to get access to cosmetics. Most of the games released will never have their cosmetics available for free, and this created that incorrect opinion that if it's not game-changing, it's perfectly fine to lock it to paying consumers. Besides having cosmetics be part of the random drop system, there were routinely free events with exclusive cosmetics during its heyday. And of course, if you really wanted that hat for your scout, you could just spend a few dollars to get it.
Growing Beyond The Game
Another aspect of the success of TF2, that I don't think Valve gets enough credit for, is cultivating the IP beyond the game itself. The game originally started as just multiplayer matches between two groups of players. Over the years this became greatly expanded with its own lore and mythos thanks to the brilliantly designed "Meet the Team" videos. These characters had their own personalities and stories, and fans ate it all up. This would lead to comic books, animated shorts, and even having movie-making contests for the fans.
the lore and personality added to the game made the brand take on a life of its own
To me, TF2's brand is the complete opposite of what we would see other developers do, especially Fortnite. The IP of TF2 is entirely built around the game and the characters, whereas Fortnite, as well as a lot of other F2P franchises, tends to focus on collabs and bringing in as many properties into its brand. So in Fortnite's case, the IP itself doesn't really have the same impact as in TF2. Compare the Meet the Team videos to promotional material that is put out from other games as an example. Another good example of TF2's style would undoubtedly be League of Legends, which not only has a hit Netflix show about several of its champions but two different virtual bands with actual records among other spinoffs.
The only other game I can think of that has managed to grow and fundamentally change how it's played with new game systems would be Warframe developed by Digital Extremes.
The Limits of TF2
With all that said, TF2 is not the dominant game in the market anymore. While it still has a loyal fanbase and all of the lore is archived on the site, it does not come anywhere near the sales and consumer base that the biggest F2P games have today. The main reason is obvious: the level of support and updates from Valve have slowed down considerably since its heyday in the early 2010s. While I may criticize games like Fortnite, the continued integration of new IPs and events keeps the game and its fanbase energized.
Remember this point about live service games — there must always be new content on the horizon in order to keep consumers interested. Once you announced that updates are done, that's going to be it in terms of attracting new fans. The sheer volume of content in TF2, combined with its unique class-based multiplayer, has created a market unto itself, but it does make me wonder if we'll see Valve return to the franchise at some point. If you want to see just what a live service success can be, look no further than Team Fortress 2 and how much building the world outside of the game can mean towards adding value to the IP. But I think we all know what will excite fans the most: another "Meet the Sandvich" video.
Check out my latest book on horror design out now, and look forward to Game Design Deep Dive: F2P coming in 2022
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1989 Голяма награда на САЩ е 23-то за Голямата награда на САЩ и пети кръг от сезон 1989 във Формула 1, провежда се на 4 юни 1989 година по улиците на Финикс, Аризона, САЩ.

Репортаж
1989 е годината след последното Гп в Детройт и изборите за провеждането на Гран При на САЩ се оказаха пистата в Лагуна Сека в Калифорния и Финикс, Аризона. Лагуна Сека се оказа много къса за феновете от Ф1 и твърде отдалечена, и във Финикс се твърдели че е много горещо през юни. Но в последния момент Финикс е кандидат за ГП, с писта която ще минава през масово преоборудван център.

Пилотите имаха много да обясняват за проблемите при състезание на временната писта в Детройт и очакваните подобни перспективи и във Финикс. За разлика от Детройт, организаторите се справиха точно навреме за старта на първите сесии в петък.

Класиране

Класиране след състезанието

 Генерално класиране при пилотите

 Генерално класиране при конструкторите

Източници

Голяма награда на САЩ
Спорт във Финикс

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La diócesis de Joliet en Illinois ( y ) es una circunscripción eclesiástica de la Iglesia católica en Estados Unidos. Se trata de una diócesis latina, sufragánea de la arquidiócesis de Chicago, que tiene al obispo Ronald Aldon Hicks como su ordinario desde el 17 de julio de 2020.

Territorio y organización

La diócesis tiene 10 925 km² y extiende su jurisdicción sobre los fieles católicos de rito latino residentes en 7 condados del estado de Illinois: DuPage, Kankakee, Will, Grundy, Ford, Iroquois y Kendall.

La sede de la diócesis se encuentra en la ciudad de Joliet, en donde se halla la Catedral de San Ramón Nonato. En el territorio de la diócesis hay dos santuarios nacionales: Santa Teresa, en Darien, y Santa María Inmaculada, Reina del Universo, en Lombard.

En 2019 en la diócesis existían 117 parroquias.

Historia
En 1808 la zona que ahora se conoce como Joliet se regía por la diócesis de Bardstown (hoy arquidiócesis de Louisville) en Kentucky. En 1824 la administración de la zona fue trasladada a la arquidiócesis de San Luis en Misuri. Otro período de reorganización para la comunidad católica de Estados Unidos que se expandía rápidamente dio lugar a que se transfiriera la administración de Joliet para la diócesis de Vincennes (hoy arquidiócesis de Indianápolis).

Con la industrialización de Illinois y la aparición de Chicago como un importante centro de comercio para la nación, las nuevas iglesias y misiones en el área de Joliet florecieron. Sus feligreses eran en su mayoría trabajadores inmigrantes recién llegados de Europa y de varias generaciones de agricultores locales.

La diócesis fue erigida el 11 de diciembre de 1948 con la bula Ecclesiarum circumscriptiones del papa Pío XII, obteniendo el territorio de la arquidiócesis de Chicago y de las diócesis de Peoria y Rockford.

El 16 de julio de 1951, con la carta apostólica Non ita pridem, el papa Pío XII proclamó a san Francisco Javier como patrono principal de la diócesis.

Estadísticas
De acuerdo al Anuario Pontificio 2020 la diócesis tenía a fines de 2019 un total de 628 230 fieles bautizados.

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| 1949 || 90 544 || 355 573 || 25.5 || 213 || 83 || 130 || 425 ||  || 61 || 929 || 72
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| 1965 || 275 000 || 810 000 || 34.0 || 418 || 174 || 244 || 657 ||  || 386 || 1102 || 103
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| 1970 || 310 820 || 925 000 || 33.6 || 432 || 171 || 261 || 719 ||  || 471 || 1064 || 106
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| 1976 || 374 000 || 1 060 000 || 35.3 || 379 || 195 || 184 || 986 || 5 || 333 || 1146 || 110
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| 1980 || 411 000 || 1 191 000 || 34.5 || 394 || 192 || 202 || 1043 || 36 || 322 || 1104 || 111
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| 1990 || 445 000 || 1 321 000 || 33.7 || 356 || 197 || 159 || 1250 || 139 || 280 || 948 || 116
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| 1999 || 538 078 || 1 494 978 || 36.0 || 303 || 197 || 106 || 1775 || 140 || 90 || 765 || 120
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| 2000 || 571 742 || 1 494 978 || 38.2 || 285 || 183 || 102 || 2006 || 152 || 193 || 696 || 120
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| 2001 || 591 706 || 1 609 740 || 36.8 || 280 || 179 || 101 || 2113 || 152 || 193 || 669 || 120
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| 2002 || 609 252 || 1 647 914 || 37.0 || 298 || 189 || 109 || 2044 || 174 || 196 || 655 || 120
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| 2003 || 620 363 || 1 694 173 || 36.6 || 304 || 184 || 120 || 2040 || 171 || 206 || 652 || 122
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| 2004 || 625 189 || 1 734 304 || 36.0 || 295 || 182 || 113 || 2119 || 171 || 189 || 631 || 122
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| 2006 || 655 051 || 1 808 308 || 36.2 || 293 || 182 || 111 || 2235 || 99 || 183 || 593 || 121
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| 2010 || 655 415 || 1 904 000 || 34.4 || 283 || 173 || 110 || 2315 || 209 || 173 || 496 || 120
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| 2013 || 668 000 || 1 947 000 || 34.3 || 288 || 174 || 114 || 2319 || 211 || 166 || 467 || 120
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| 2015 || 604 045 || 1 939 465 || 31.1 || 283 || 173 || 110 || 2134 || 214 || 159 || 437 || 120
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| 2016 || 600 836 || 1 916 531 || 31.4 || 280 || 169 || 111 || 2145 || 208 || 168 || 428 || 119
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| 2019 || 628 230 || 1 945 547 || 32.3 || 265 || 168 || 97 || 2370 || 246 || 143 || 366 || 117
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|colspan=12 |<small>Fuente: Catholic-Hierarchy, que a su vez toma los datos del Anuario Pontificio.
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Escuelas secundarias
 Benet Academy, Lisle
 Bishop McNamara High School, Kankakee
 Driscoll Catholic High School, Addison
 Immaculate Conception High School, Elmhurst
 Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet
 Montini Catholic High School, Lombard
 Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox
 St. Francis High School, Wheaton

Episcopologio
 Martin Dewey McNamara † (17 de diciembre de 1948-23 de mayo de 1966 falleció)
 Romeo Roy Blanchette † (19 de julio de 1966-30 de enero de 1979 renunció)
 Joseph Leopold Imesch † (30 de junio de 1979-16 de mayo de 2006 retirado)
 James Peter Sartain (16 de mayo de 2006-16 de septiembre de 2010 nombrado obispo de Seattle)
 Robert Daniel Conlon (17 de mayo de 2011-4 de mayo de 2020 renunció)
 Ronald Aldon Hicks, desde el 17 de julio de 2020

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 (en inglés) Ficha de la diócesis en www.gcatholic.org
 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus

Joliet
Joliet
Joliet


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import {HttpErrorResponse} from '@angular/common/http';
import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
import {Actions, Effect, ofType} from '@ngrx/effects';

import {of} from 'rxjs';

import {catchError, map, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
import {LoginService} from '../../../../controllers/Login';
import * as actions from './actions';

@Injectable()
export class LoginEffects {
  @Effect()
  Login = this.storeActions.pipe(
    ofType<actions.Start>(actions.Actions.START),
    switchMap((action: actions.Start) => this.loginService.login(action.payload)
      .pipe(
        map(result => new actions.Success(result)),
        catchError((error: HttpErrorResponse) => of(new actions.Error(error))),
      ),
    ),
  );

  constructor(
    private storeActions: Actions,
    private loginService: LoginService,
  ) {}
}

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The Chicago Auto show is the largest car show, and charity fundraiser, in North America. Held annually, it's first show started back in 1901. Right off Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, tons of cool cars are featured each year. The car show features a full array of vehicles, from concept cars to mini-vans. The event is open to the public; so, make sure you attend next year!
Read more about the Chicago Auto Show on the official website.
Edmunds featured a picture gallery with tons of new cars from this years show.


Presidente Apartamentos Turisticos Welcome to the Presidente Apartamentos Turisticos in Praia Da Rocha. Both on and off site car parking is available. The hotel offers restaurant facilities. Room Features Presidente Apartamentos Turisticos. Smoking is permitted in certain bedrooms please specify when booking and the public areas of the hotel. Leisure Info. The Presidente Apartamentos Turisticos offers a range of leisure facilities. Hotel guests can relax in the hotels outdoor swimming pool.


Chubb has been chosen by Northwards Housing to design and install fire alarm systems integrated with existing assisted living solution technology to protect residents at five sheltered housing developments.
Chubb has worked with Northwards Housing Association for more than five years, providing assistive living solution systems and monitoring services through its Chubb Community Care business.
Chubb has worked with Northwards Housing Association for more than five years, providing assistive living solution systems and monitoring services through its Chubb Community Care business. Chubb Fire & Security won the new fire alarm contract following a detailed tender process, involving several client meetings and site visits.
Alan White, principal engineer for home improvements, Northwards Housing, said Chubb is a name the housing provider trusts.
"Our excellent relationship with Chubb Community Care, together with Chubb Fire & Security's professional, industry-respected reputation made the company an obvious choice for our fire safety requirements," he said. "Chubb impressed us with its understanding of the latest British Standards and ability to provide designs compliant with the latest regulations. Since the fire alarm system needed to integrate with the existing assistive living solution system, the contract has benefitted from both companies coming under the Chubb umbrella."
"Northwards Housing Association has a responsibility to provide good and safe homes," he added. "We aim to go above and beyond the Government's Decent Homes Standards, and both Chubb businesses have supported us in this goal."
Northwards Housing Association is an arm's length management organisation responsible for all aspects of maintenance and management in over 13,500 of Manchester City Council's North Manchester properties.


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Junior Field Hunter Championships: A Big Tree From a Little Acorn
Written by Rachel Wilkoski and Others
Category: Juniors
Claire Goff riding Miss Congeniality was judged 1st Field Champion, 13 and over, of the 2016 Junior North American Field Hunter Championships at the finals hosted by the Iroquois Hunt. With Claire are (l-r) Dr. Jack van Nagell, MFH, host, and President of the MFHA; Marion Chungo, organizer; Douglas Wise-Stuart, MFH, Old Dominion Hounds, and co-founder of the event; Cathy Murphy, daughter of the late Pat Murphy, longtime Iroquois huntsman ; and Cindy Goff, Claire's grandmother and former member of the Iroquois field. And the cute dog is Bert! / Betsy Burke Parker photo
Junior foxhunters and their parents traveled from thirteen states to Lexington, Kentucky, where the Iroquois Hunt hosted the finals of the 2016 Junior North American Field Hunter Championships. Thirty-three hunts participated over the course of the informal season by holding qualifying meets from which the finalists were chosen by mounted judges. In thirteen years, the program has grown steadily in participation and geographically from its modest start involving a few hunts in Virginia.
The program is succeeding because it's purpose rises above just competition. Founders Douglas Wise, MFH, Old Dominion Hounds (VA) and Iona Pillion from the Blue Ridge Hunt (VA) had a larger dream: bring children to new hunting countries, broaden their hunting perspectives, and open their eyes to the fact that these hunting countries don't just happen to be there for them by chance, but have been nurtured and conserved for the perpetuation of wildlife, open space, and for those who treasure the natural world.
"We want these kids to know what a conservation easement is," said Marion Chungo, one of the organizers.
Huntsmen On the Move: 2016
Written by Norman Fine
Barry Magner is the new huntsman at Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds. / Middleburg Photo
As we approach the 2016/2017 season, Foxhunting Life reports on recent huntsmen moves around the hunting countries.
Round I
Ivan Dowling has retired from hunting Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds (PA). After ten seasons (and before that as first whipper-in), this comes as a major change at Cheshire because the Irish-born Dowling was a key figure in implementing a bold, highly unusual, and successful hound breeding program there. With Dowling's departure, Cheshire loses a professional whipper-in as well—Stephanie Boyer—who will wed Dowling in September.
Barry Magner is the new Cheshire huntsman. Irish-born Magner's professional career includes whipping-in at the United Foxhounds (IRE) and a stint whipping-in in England. In the U.S., Magner whipped-in to the Howard County-Iron Bridge Hounds (MD) for a season and became huntsman there in 2007 upon Allen Forney's retirement. He came to Virginia as huntsman for the Middelburg Hunt where he remained for five years until leaving two years ago for Australia. Back in the U.S., Magner joined the Cheshire as professional whipper-in last season and was named huntsman upon Dowling's retirement.
Junior Field Hunter Championships: More Than a Competition
Heather Feconda, Loudoun-Fairfax Hunt (VA), was Champion, 13 & Over, on Yogi. / Richard Clay photo
The Junior North American Field Hunter Championship competition that began modestly twelve years ago between a handful of geographically-close Virginia hunts continues to expand in scope. This year's competition involved juniors from twenty-seven hunts located across six MFHA Districts.
The program is succeeding because it's purpose rises above just competition. Founders Douglas Wise, MFH, Old Dominion Hounds and Iona Pillion from the Blue Ridge Hunt had a larger dream: bring children to new hunting countries and open their eyes to the fact that these playgrounds don't just happen to be there for them by chance, but have been nurtured and conserved for the perpetuation of wildlife, open space, and for those who treasure the natural world.
Drag Hunting Today
Category: Our Hunting World
Wayne-DuPage drag hounds head to covert. / Chris Carney photo
Drag hunting, according to conventional wisdom, is what a hunt does when its country is constricted by suburban development. Sometimes that's true, but, more often, hunts follow a dragged line of man-laid scent because the Masters want to. And a few hunts have been doing it for more than a century.
Each type of hunting—live or drag—has its pluses and minuses, depending on the needs and priorities of the participants. Drag hunting offers a controlled hunting experience to the benefit of hounds, riders and landowners. With a judicious laying of the drag, hounds are safer because roads and other hazards can be avoided; farmer's crops are protected from horse's hooves; homeowners' lawns and yards are not trampled; and small pets are safe from the attention of hounds (all assuming that hounds don't riot).
For riders who seek a gallop over fences, drag hunting offers a more efficient use of time, with no standing on a windy hillside while hounds search a covert for a fox (which may or may not be found). Thus the drag-hunting day typically lasts about two to three hours, with guaranteed galloping and jumping, better suiting those with a busy schedule, rather than the three- to five-hour day usually consumed by the ebb and flow of live hunting.
Passing It On: The Children's Hunt at Woodford Hounds
Written by Mary Robertson Pierson
What's wrong with this picture? asks Mary Pierson at the Children's Hunt to test the youngsters' knowledge of proper hunting attire. Master Jane Winegardner (scarlet coat) observes with amusement. / Sive Doyle photoTake a look around your hunt field. If your youngest members are the cute couple in their thirties, foxhunting is in trouble. Unless we share our passion with youngsters, foxhunting will die out when we do.
It doesn't take a lot of effort to set the stage for a Children's Hunt, and you'll be well-rewarded when you see all the smiles at the end of the day. Michelle Primm was the force behind Woodford's Children's Hunt on March 23, 2013. She held well-attended foxhunting camps the past two summers to introduce children to the basics of foxhunting, and a trailer-load of suitable ponies arrived at several meets during the season to take her students out for a day of sport. Wanting to get more kids together at the same time, "Aunt Primm" approached Woodford Masters Robbie Lyons, Jane Winegardner, and Jim FitzGerald with plans for the Children's Hunt. Woodford Huntsman Glen Westmoreland was all in favor with just one caveat: no lectures!
Gaining Confidence Outside the Comfort Zone with Chris Ryan
The Woodford Hounds and the Shaker Community: A Special Relationship
Chris Ryan Brings the Irish Method to Kentucky
Thoughts on Hunting in a Series of Letters to a Friend
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Home » Female Infertility and Anovulation
Female Infertility and Anovulation
There are many reasons for female infertility. In about 30 percent of cases, a lack of ovulation (anovulation) is responsible for the inability to conceive.
What is anovulation?
An average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days. This refers to the time from the first day of menstruation up to one day before the next menstruation. While healthy women release one mature egg each month, women who suffer from anovulation do not ovulate. This excludes the possibility of a pregnancy. Amenorrhea—a missed menstrual period without additional symptoms—is a common sign of anovulation. But ovulation may also be absent if the menstrual cycle is merely irregular and can even be missing in a regular menstrual cycle. In some women, anovulation only occurs once, while others permanently struggle with this problem.
The causes of anovulation vary widely. For example, weight can play a role, especially if a lot of weight is gained or lost, but a high level of stress can also cause a female hormone imbalance. Eating disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), some chronic illnesses and certain medications (for example, opiates) can also disrupt the menstrual cycle.
Many women aren't aware that they suffer from anovulation. Whether ovulation is occurring can be determined by regularly measuring the basal body temperature. Special tests to predict ovulation can also be used to detect anovulation. In addition, a doctor can determine whether ovulation is occurring via an ultrasound exam and blood test. In order to screen for hormonal disorders, a doctor will check all systems that play a role in hormone production, including the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, ovaries and other hormone-producing glands such as the adrenal glands and thyroid. Tracking of the menstrual cycle and a thorough gynecological examination may also be necessary.
Significant hormonal imbalances that can cause anovulation are based on a disrupted interaction between the hypothalamus, which releases GnRH, and the pituitary gland, which is responsible for the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Without the correct hormone indicators from the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland is unable to produce hormones. The result is an inadequate secretion of FSH and LH, which means the ovaries do not receive the signal to release mature oocytes. Drastic weight reduction, stress and excessive exercise can trigger such a disruption; in rare cases, tumors that damage the pituitary gland may also be responsible. Possible therapeutic measures include eliminating unhealthy habits and supplying GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) in order to restore normal hormone production.
Ovaries
Anovulation can also be caused by an early onset of menopause. Normally, menopause doesn't begin until between 40 and 50 years of age, but in some women, menopause can manifest as early as their 20s. This phenomenon can be caused by genetic factors as well as certain autoimmune diseases. Successful treatment options include the administration of high doses of hormones as well as egg donation, though the latter is only legal in certain countries.
This hormone is released by the pituitary gland and plays a role in milk production, which is why women who are breastfeeding have increased prolactin levels. A disruption of GnRH secretion by the hypothalamus, which is caused by prolactin, prevents the production of FSH and LH, leading to anovulation. Factors such as stress, certain drugs that favor the production of prolactin in the body or benign growths in the pituitary gland can also be responsible for increased prolactin levels. Medications that regulate the production of this hormone can offer effective treatment.
Hypothyroidism is another common cause of anovulation. The trigger is often a disruption in the interaction between the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. Severe iodine deficiency or chronic thyroiditis can also cause hypothyroidism. More than 10 percent of women who are struggling with fertility problems suffer from mild hypothyroidism. In this case, an endocrinologist can help and they will try to compensate for the hormone deficiency by means of tablets or by administering iodine.
Natural ways to support ovulation
There are several measures you can take yourself to help regain a regular menstrual cycle:
Change your diet
Ensure that you're eating a healthy diet that consists of organic whole foods, and avoid fried foods as well as foods that contain a lot of sugar.
Exercising regularly is a good way to help the body regain optimal functioning. With just 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day, you can not only achieve a healthy body weight, but reduce stress and keep your blood sugar levels in balance—important factors in a regular menstrual cycle.
Avoid toxins
These can be found everywhere in our environment and are often difficult to avoid. Still, there are several precautions you can take: Reduce your plastic use, chose natural beauty and cleaning products and stay away from areas with high levels of pollution.
Use herbs
There are a number of herbs that are known to promote a regular ovulation cycle. These include Vitex and Tribulus terrestris. There are also special herbal mixtures that can be used as supplements in two phases–some in the first half of the cycle, the others in the second. This is said to help the body establish a regular cycle again.
Women who suffer from anovulation still have a good chance of becoming pregnant. In about 85 percent of cases, this condition can be treated successfully.
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class Admin::Config::CountriesController < Admin::Config::BaseController
  helper_method :sort_column, :shipping_zones
  def index
    @countries = Country.order(sort_column + " " + sort_direction)
    @active_countries = Country.active_countries.order(sort_column + " " + sort_direction).
                                              paginate(:page => pagination_page, :per_page => pagination_rows)
  end
  def edit
    @country = Country.find(params[:id])
  end

  def update
    @country = Country.find(params[:id])
    if @country.update_attributes(allowed_params)
      redirect_to admin_config_countries_url, :notice  => "Successfully activated country."
    else
      render :edit
    end
  end

  def activate
    @country = Country.find(params[:id])
    @country.active = true
    if @country.save
      redirect_to admin_config_countries_url, :notice  => "Successfully activated country."
    else
      render :edit
    end
  end

  def destroy
    @country = Country.find(params[:id])
    @country.active = false
    @country.save
    redirect_to admin_config_countries_url, :notice => "Successfully inactivated country."
  end

  private

    def allowed_params
      params.require(:country).permit(:shipping_zone_id)
    end

    def sort_column
      Country.column_names.include?(params[:sort]) ? params[:sort] : "name"
    end

    def shipping_zones
      ShippingZone.all.map{|srt| [srt.name, srt.id]}
    end

end


Age-related medial ectropion of the lower eyelid.
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Community photoscreening of six to nine month old infants for amblyopiogenic risk factors.
Choroidal folds in Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Occlusion therapy for strabismic amblyopia.
Sterile ocular inflammatory reactions to monofilament suture material.
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Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.
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Bibliographie sur le Québec anglophone
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Montreal's Oldest Black Congregation: Union Church, 3007 Delisle Street
Bertley, Leo W. (Author)
In July 1907, a group of Montreal Black railway porters and their wives (founding members of the Coloured Women's Club) convened a meeting to consider establishing their own church. As a result of this meeting, a group of twenty-six people worshipped together for the first time as the Union Congregational Church on September 1, 1907. The Union Church moved to Delisle Street, corner Atwater, in 1917. In 1925, Union Congregational Church was a part of the amalgamation of many Presbyterian, Congregationalist and Methodist churches that became the United Church of Canada. In 1976, when the Montreal administration announced its intention to expand the city's Metro system by building a new station directly behind the Union United Church, the congregation feared the building would be demolished and forced to relocate. The author wrote this book to help preserve the history of Union United Church. Fortunately, in 1978, the underground structure of the newly opened Lionel Groulx station allowed Union United Church to remain at its location at 3007 Delisle Street.
Pierrefonds, QC
Bilongo Publishers
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Bertley, Leo W. Montreal's Oldest Black Congregation: Union Church, 3007 Delisle Street. Pierrefonds, QC: Bilongo Publishers, 1976.
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Environmental accounting can be an important tool to help in control organizations in search of sustainability. Among other factors, environmental accounting records and controls the actions of companies that affect the environment, in addition to point the financial the benefits, the losses and the results of the environmental exploration.
For a long time, companies had generally been concerned only with productive efficiency, but more recently, this proved to be wrong due to the growth of ecological awareness, and companies began to use this idea in their strategy. The world's concern with environment comes from the fact that protecting it means preserving one's own human species.
In this context, the search for sustainable development is evidenced as a means to guarantee the conservation of the environment and in this way the survival of humanity. Ferreira (2006) explains that sustainable development is one that meets current needs without compromising future needs, suggesting an idea of quantity with quality, which implies a use of renewable resources without eliminating them, degrading them, or even reducing them its usefulness for future generations.
Sustainability is related to governmental, nongovernmental initiatives and different social actors that seek to transform the reality in which they live by promoting a balance between social, economic, and ecological factors. Considering this perspective, it is important to highlight the role of companies in the implementation of practices that can contribute to the promotion of sustainability.
According to Vellani and Ribeiro (2009), societies are born and developed through organizations, institutions, and companies that operate to meet the needs of people. In this environment, sustainable development can mean organizations, institutions, and companies working in their regions to meet the needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The authors mention that for this, changes in the culture, paradigms, and business of humanity are necessary, and one of these changes is the insertion of sustainability in the decision-making processes of organizations, institutions, and, above all, companies.
Ribeiro (2010) states that reduction of environmental aggression means cost reduction in organizations, and that reducing waste production implies in less environmental damage, optimization of raw materials use, avoiding penalties from environmental legislation, and preserving company's image before society, as there is a steady increase in the number of people seeking environmentally friendly products.
In this way, companies can rely on accounting as a source of information useful for decision-making considering the sustainability tripod, that is, economic, social, and environmental aspects (Vellani and Ribeiro 2009). Bebbington and Gray (2000) reinforce this view by mentioning that accounting can collect, analyze, measure, and disseminate information about the company's relationship with sustainability, thus contributing as a fundamental source of information for sustainable development.
According to Barbieri (2011), the company that works with the value of sustainability is concerned with reducing pollution at source, through cleaner production, and knows how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by this more conscious market for example by using products and even packaging that offers low impact on environment. It also considers aspects of the entire production chain, from raw materials and suppliers to after sales.
Therefore, companies in general should position themselves on environmental and social aspects in order to implement the sustainable development objectives set out in 2030 Agenda, as this seeks to bring about changes in the way societies produce and consume assets and services. This project outlined a set of actions and guidelines that will guide the work of the United Nations members in pursuit of sustainable development. It is composed of 17 objectives and 169 goals agreed upon by the UN member states (United Nations 2015).
Achieving the sustainable development proposed in Agenda 30 will require transformations in the fields of management, finance, planning, and investments in the public and private spheres. Will also be necessary measurement tools to track progress and verify that the goals for sustainable development are being achieved, for both environmental accounting theme of this work, plays a key role.
In recent years, the pressure exerted by society on companies that do not respect the environment has increased. For this reason, combined with market demand, these companies are being forced to adopt a policy of control, environmental preservation, and recovery in order to ensure its continuity (Santos et al. 2001).
The tools of environmental management are extremely important nowadays, in view of the limitation and scarcity of natural resources, in addition to the environmental pollution that increases with each passing day. Environmental impacts could be minimized if it is possible to unite sustainability and profitability, and accounting can assist in the preparation of reports and demonstrations needed to make decisions.
Actually, it is not possible to reverse or stop industrial progress, given the need to meet the demand of the planet's population. Therefore, the importance of development concerned with environmental issues that have existed for decades is well known. Accounting, as a science, represents a crucial tool to assist management in the economic assessment of environmental and social policies.
Vellani (2011) mentions that environmental accounting is not something to be created, that is, it is not a new accounting, but a matter to be improved. Actually, it is enough to give necessary treatment to information and to transform environmental actions into economic terms and later in equity.
Queiroz and Queiroz (2000) indicate that environmental accounting began around 1970, when companies started to give greater importance to the environmental impacts they caused. At the beginning, however, it was a localized responsibility, but it must be is a global. He also emphasizes that in designing a project, there should be a set of planned practices that take into account not only economic aspects but also ecological aspects.
Thus, it is possible to define as environmental accounting the study of environmental patrimony, assets, rights, and environmental obligations of entities. Its purpose is to provide users, internal and external, with information about environmental events that cause changes in the equity situation (Costa 2012).
In Barbieri's perspective (2011), the most advanced business management takes into account environmental aspects, from the competitive perspective of the company, to obtain costs reduction. Evidently, that is important; however, a conscious company should not be restricted to it.
In this sense, mention should be made of the indicators that perform the function of, through quantitative and qualitative information, determining the efficiency and effectiveness of the company from the environmental point of view. They are indicators of processes, systems, and financial economics and are essential for decision-making, at different levels and areas.
According to Tinoco and Kraemer (2008), several initiatives and projects are emerging with the intention of defining indicators of sustainable development, for different administrative figures, be it local, regional, or national. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) is a pioneer in the development of works that stimulate the systematization and comparability of information in several countries, while also seeking to interact with other organizations, such as Eurostat and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The EEA adapted the Drivers-Pressure-State-Impact-Responses model (DPSIR) by creating indicators to analyze environmental problems, seeking to make explicit the entire causal chain (e.g., Fig. 1). The structure of operation of this model consists of five integrated stages: (1) Drivers: underlying causes that lead to environmental pressures; (2) Pressures: environmental pressures that arise as a consequence of socioeconomic guidelines; (3) State: the state of the environment, which is affected by environmental pressures; (4) Impact: changes in the state of the environment, which can lead to impacts on human health, ecosystems, biodiversity, economic valuation, etc. and (5) Response: demonstrate the efforts of society through policy-makers and decision-makers to solve or minimize identified problems (EEA 2018).
Another important example with regard to the Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) indicators in organizations is norm 14031 developed by International Standards Organization (ISO) in which the main objective is to define a process for evaluating environmental performance of organizations' systems. This norm also assists in the conversion of data into accurate information in relation to environmental performance (ISO 2013).
The norm provides two general categories of indicators to be considered in the Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE): the Environmental Condition Indicators (ECI) and the Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI). ECIs provide information about the quality of the local environment. Data for these indicators are generally collected according to environmental standards and rules established by legal standards and provisions. The EPIs are divided into two groups: (1) Management performance indicators (MPI), which provide information on management practices that influence environmental performance and (2) Operational performance indicators (OPI), which provide information on operations in the production process that interfere with environmental performance (Table 1).
In the context of environmental indicators, it is also worth mentioning Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) that is an international organization to elaborate and disseminate standards applied globally for preparation of sustainability reports. Companies choose to do it on a voluntary basis. As GRI indicate concept of sustainability, it seeks to make the preparation of these reports a routine, thus increasing the level of credibility of the company, as are the financial statements (Tinoco and Kraemer 2008). The indicators needed to prepare such reports cover three elements of sustainability, which are interrelated: economic, environmental, and social (Table 2).
Considering its proposal for an international standard for sustainability reporting, the use of the GRI model has grown worldwide. By providing nonskewed indicators, the model is considered the least susceptible to trends and, therefore, is providing additional user credibility (Castro et al. 2010).
GRI has developed a sustainability reporting framework that has the practice of measuring, disclosing, and reporting to internal and external stakeholders on organizational performance for sustainable development.
"The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are the first and most widely adopted global standards for sustainability reporting. Since GRI's inception in 1997, we have transformed it from a niche practice to one now adopted by a growing majority of organizations. In fact, 93% of the world's largest 250 corporations report on their sustainability performance" (GRI 2018).
In view of the above, it is important to note that environmental indicators are fundamental when it comes to promoting sustainable development and understanding, monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating the role of companies in this context. Pinheiro et al. (2013) emphasize the importance of indicators in the generation of quantitative and qualitative information to evaluate the environmental performance of the organization. For the authors, there is a need for information systems of organizations, especially accounting, to be adequate to provide environmental information that allows the construction of such indicators, helping managers to evaluate the performance of organizations and establish new goals and targets for sustainability.
It should also be noted that the Agenda 30 for Sustainable Development mentions, in the item monitoring and evaluation that indicators are being developed to accompany the work of implementing the objectives and targets proposed in the document. Such indicators should promote quality, accessible, up-to-date, and reliable data that will be needed to assist decision-making, measure progress towards sustainable development, and ensure that no one is left behind (United Nations 2015).
Indicators are fundamental regarding the role of accounting for sustainability, as among its activities environmental accounting is responsible for producing reports and demonstrations that present the actions of different organizations related to their commitment to sustainable development. Such commitment can only be assessed in the light of indicators. For this, there are fundamental concepts and instruments in environmental accounting, such as the examples presented below.
The goal for sustainable development (SDG) number 12 of 2030 Agenda seeks to ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns through sustainable management and the conscious use of natural resources, in addition to reducing waste. It also deals with reduction of waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse. It seeks to encourage integration of sustainability information into the set of reports (United Nations 2015). This way, it is necessary to classify environment accounts into cost, expense, revenue, asset, and liability, to issue sound statements and identify possible resource reduction and waste.
Environmental costs and expenditures are resource consumption related to environment. Cost refers to the production process in order to monitor or prevent damages, and expenses do not refer to production process.
Classifications of environmental costs are internal and external. The external can result from production or existence of the company. They are difficult to quantify, monetarily speaking, and in general are outside the limit of the company. Nevertheless, it is important to motivate the company to internalize the externalities because of market imposition. They also include damages paid to others due to environmental damages either economic or affecting natural resources. Internal costs refer to the company, including prevention and maintenance. Their identification is simpler; normally, they appear throughout the production process and determine the products selling price (Santos et al. 2001).
The classification is also possible as direct, indirect, and contingent or intangible. The direct ones in the product, as, for example, a type of contamination. The indirect do not have direct bond with the product nor with the environmental management. It is the case of environmental training and, therefore, is associated with cost centers. Contingent or intangible assets are potential future domestic costs that may jeopardize actual operations, such as market perception of the product or service (Tinoco and Kraemer 2008).
The environmental assets are the ones acquired or obtained by the company and aim to control, preserve, or even recover the environment.
Ribeiro (2010) defines environmental assets as: economic resources controlled by an entity resulting from past transactions or events, expected to obtain future economic benefits, to control, preserve, and recover the environment.
However, there are some controversies regarding the recognition of environmental assets, since the development of clean technologies have started. These technologies are forms of production that have mechanisms for nongeneration of waste classified as operational and not environmental assets (Ribeiro and Gratão 2000).
[…] an acquisition that has a specific purpose to treat polluting waste is environmental in nature. However, another acquisition, used directly in the operational process, reducing or eliminating pollution, is operational, because there is the obligation of clean production.
According to Vellani (2011), the characteristics of environmental assets vary from company to company, because of their operational activity, since they must include all assets used in the process of protection, control, preservation, and conservation of the environment.
Another important concept in adapted demonstrations is Environmental liability that represents economic sacrifice that will be used in the preservation, recovery, or protection of environment, in order to compare the economic development with environmental or by inadequate posture with environment (Bertoli and Ribeiro 2006).
The companies with these liabilities in their balance sheet caused impact on environment and will have to identify the affected people. The same is true if the recognition was due to fines, because they will have to defray the areas degraded. They can also have been originated from environmentally responsible attitudes, such as maintenance of the environmental management system, because this requires acquisition of inputs, machinery, equipment, and installation. These expenses can be financed by suppliers or even by the banks themselves (Ribeiro and Gratão 2000).
Tinoco and Kraemer (2008) argue that recognition of a liability should occur when there is an obligation that has resulted in environmental cost and that meets all criteria necessary to be recognized as obligation.
Environmental liabilities are also classified as normal and abnormal. The normal can be detected by the company, for example, a by-product generated within the productive process that is toxic or contaminating, or even when at the end of its useful life they are discarded inadequately, causing problems to environment and population.
The abnormal are out of control by the company and do not occur within the productive process. They are usually caused by natural disasters such as lightning, earthquake, and drilling. These are inevitable events and are always contingent (Paiva 2003).
On environmental revenues, Carvalho (2008) states that this can be obtained through the sale of by-products or even of products that have been recycled.
Tinoco and Kraemer (2008) affirm that environmental revenues come from: provision of specialized services in environmental management; sale of processed products from raw materials waste; sale of recycled products; utilization of gas and heat; and reduction in consumption of raw material, energy, and water.
In addition to the above, the company that performs all these practices can obtain a conservationist image and thus can reach new clients or even new markets, which will prefer more sustainable products.
Tinoco and Kraemer (2008) explain in Table 3 some environmental revenues.
From sales of studies, diagnostics, waste treatment services, clean technologies, awards, etc.
Thus, there are several ways for companies to assisting environmental preservation, to be sustainable and to make revenues, either in the conquest of new markets, in expense reduction, in image improvement, in the sale of by-products, reduction of fines, among others.
The adapted statements presented below (Tables 4 and 5) are used by several business and industrial activities, among them petrochemicals, steelmakers, pulp and paper, sugarcane, mining, and lime. For its elaboration and use are essential to understand and use the concepts presented previously.
In view of the foregoing, it should be mentioned that for companies in which the environmental variable is relevant, the correct disclosure of environmental aspects is fundamental for choosing the best alternatives for their results. In order to meet the informational needs of managers, accounting is capable of providing economic-financial information that assists the decision-making process of the organization's managers, fundamentally with respect to sustainability (Pinheiro et al. 2013).
In this case, in addition to the instruments and concepts presented previously, adaptations in the generation of organizational information reports are also important, such as the social balance sheet and added value demonstration, which will allow the elaboration of environmental performance indicators, instruments of great power for decision-making that involves the use of financial resources in the preservation of the environment. Thus, the organization will, for example, reduce both the consumption of resources that are unnecessary or irrelevant to the productive process and the generation of waste, fundamental aspects of sustainable development.
The word balance comes from Latin and means dishes. It brings the idea of balance of dishes. Therefore, the term social balance would, actually, be incorrect, given that this report aims to demonstrate the company's social actions without having the obligation of equalizing.
[…] a report that contains data, which allow identifying the profile of the company's social performance during the year, quality of relations with employees, employees' participation in the company's economic results and possibilities of personal development, as well as the way they interact with community and finally, relationship with environment.
The social balance sheet is also tool that demonstrates, in a simple and clear way, not only social but also economic and financial information, social interests, structuring information regarding company's achievements with the internal and external environment.
Accounting as a science has the mission of providing information, be it accounting, financial, economic, social, with quality and clarity, to all who need it. The social balance has different types of users, such as customers, employees, suppliers, investors, shareholders, financiers, government, among others. Despite its wide use, publication is not mandatory in many countries (Dalmácio and Paulo 2004). Three countries have anticipated and have already set standards at the national level: France, Portugal, and Belgium.
In France in the 1970s, researchers began to get interested in data on socioeconomic problems. They were the first country to regulate the need of information from human resources, by law, and this has been mandatory since 1979 (Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas – IBASE 2008).
Development of the norm on social balance was effective through Law 77,769 of July 12, 1977, which obliged all French companies, public and private, that had more than 229 employees, to prepare the annual balance sheet (IBASE 2008).
The model established by France is composed of seven parts: employment, remuneration and social charges, hygiene and safety conditions, other working conditions, professional training, professional relations, and other conditions of life dependent on the company (Carvalho and Siqueira 2012). Although the French merit is unquestionable regarding actions and initiatives, it ends up not informing the gross benefit generated by the company, contemplating only aspects directed to human resources.
The Portuguese social balance was regulated by Law No. 141 of 1985, but only after Decree No. 9/92, more emphasis was placed on company's social actions. The Portuguese model was mirrored in the French model and is divided into five parts: employment, personnel costs, hygiene and safety, professional formation, and complementary social protection. The law requires all companies with more than 100 employees to publish their balance sheets, and the main user is Ministry of Employment and Social Security (Cunha and Ribeiro 2004). A criticism made by Freire and Rebouças (2001) is that the Portuguese balance sheet does not contain information such as participation of companies in social projects or environmental projects.
In Belgium, it was established by a decree on August 4, 1996, which regulated and divided the balance sheet into four parts: status of employed personnel, movement of staff during the year, information on job creation and maintenance, and training during the year. Despite its mandatory nature, the model presents extremely low information on economic and social indicators (Freire and Rebouças 2001).
In Brazil, its structure is as follows (Table 6).
Composed of net revenue, operating income, and gross payroll, to demonstrate the impact that these investments have on company's accounts.
IBASE ( 2008) idealized this structure, which, in a simple way, seeks to stimulate companies to disclose their social balance sheets, as a way of showing organizational actions. Thus, the social balance sheet is an accounting statement, which covers a set of information that expresses the fulfillment of social actions carried out by the company with employees, government, and the community.
In addition to the social balance, it is important to mention the added value demonstration (AVD) as one of the environmental accounting tools. AVD is the accounting report that discloses the generation of value produced by the company and the redistribution to economic components that formed this benefit (Consenza 2003).
Marques (2004) states that the purpose of the value-added demonstration is to present the value of wealth generated by the company in a given period, and its distribution among its stakeholders, that is, its beneficiaries, among others. The information must be clear and simple in order to provide understanding for everyone, even those who do not have access to accounting skills.
[…] The benefit of a company represents the amount of value it aggregates to the inputs it acquires in a given period and is obtained in accounting by the difference between sales and the total of inputs purchased from third parties. This amount will also be equal to the sum of all the remuneration from the efforts consumed by company's activities.
Ribeiro and Lisboa (1999) point out that value added is given by sales revenue, excluding material and service costs from third parties, such as raw materials, merchandise for resale, third-party services, electricity, all resources acquired and consumed in the production process. The result shows how much the company added to the inputs or services, until reaching the final product, and this is gross value added. However, the company uses asset resources to add value to the products and, therefore, deduct this consumption resulting in net benefit.
Therefore, the distribution of this benefit demonstrates how much the company contributed to society and to sectors prioritized. The purpose is to demonstrate the ability of the company to generate wealth but also to distribute it. For multinationals, there is a considerable advantage, since this is the way to demonstrate their contributions to the country. For Consenza (2003), the importance of this demonstration is due to changes in the business environment that increasingly demand the usefulness and quality of information. Today, only economic and financial information is not enough to aid decision-making, and relations with productive chains are extremely important.
The relationship between AVD and the social balance sheet is narrow, given that many data are common and complementary. AVD is a supplement to the social statement, but it is often presented separately. The social balance emphasizes social and environmental responsibility, while the added value demonstration shows the generation of wealth and its distribution.
The publication of these statements is also important for the implementation of Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, which in item 27 of the subtitle New Agenda, where the proposal of this document is explained, discusses the sharing of wealth, which can be observed in the AVD, accounting instrument in which the potential of wealth generation and its distribution is evidenced. Also in item 27, the economic development aimed at people is addressed through the inclusion of young people and the empowerment of women, factors that must be highlighted in the social balance sheet.
Accounting as a science has a specific aspect that deals with social and environmental information, which together with sustainable management make it possible to generate demonstrations and reports. Accounting coupled with business engagement can help conscious development, transforming in economic terms the sustainable actions. It is a fact that the continuity of human existence depends on a healthy environment.
It is important to emphasize that several institutions from all over the world are manifesting in relation to sustainable development, encouraging various environmentally and socially correct actions. There is no escape from the importance of assuming this corporate responsibility.
Several tools appeared to enable its use in the business environment, such as environmental indicators, accounts classification and generation of statements and demonstrations developed to enable dissemination of positive actions in a sustainable manner.
Agenda 30 expresses its concern about continuity of the way natural resources are used, how they are produced and consumed, and when they are wasted. Change is necessary, and we must transform our world. As stated in the Agenda, many changes are simple, but it is necessary to transform the consciousness of business society (United Nations 2015).
In this sense, organizations need to change substantially when they respond to the environmental agenda; otherwise it will not be possible to promote real benefits in terms of sustainability considering social, economic, and ecological aspects (González et al. 2000). Environmental accounting is part of the process of activating these organizational changes, but for that the commitment of organizations, civil society and public power is indispensable.
To conclude, it is important to mention that there is much to study in this field. Conducting new research and disseminating this knowledge is extremely important so that accounting can contribute more representatively and efficiently to the promotion of sustainable development.


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With dozens of police standing sentinel on the rural roads leading into a bush rave festival on the NSW mid-north coast, there was always the threat of some arrests. But the scores of Subsonic Music Festival attendees who are now facing drug possession charges have stunned authorities and even prompted a magistrate to order a fresh court sitting day to deal with the flood of new cases. Over five days, including a day either side of the three-day festival which finished on a property at Monkerai near Stroud on Sunday night, Port Stephens police handed out 85 court attendance notices for drug possession and supply, 36 cannabis cautions and charged 14 motorists with drug-driving. And intelligence from local residents suggests the 15-hour daily police operation, which finished each night at midnight, was met with a stream of pre-dawn traffic along the usually quiet Bucketts Way as 5000 festivalgoers from as far afield as Victoria arrived to take part. "It was always going to be the fact that the more resources we put into it, then the more results we were going to get," Port Stephens acting crime manager Detective Inspector Mark Magann said. Local police decided to throw the resources at the festival, which has been run for several years on private property between Dungog and Gloucester, after 16 people were charged with a range of drug offences in 2015. It included one man allegedly in possession of 45 LSD tabs, more than seven grams of ice, 1.5 grams of ecstasy, 0.5 grams of cocaine, one gram of cannabis and one gram of synthetic cannabis. So this year, Port Stephens police used two drug detection dogs each day as well as about 25 support officers for the two daily shifts between 9am and midnight. Among the drugs allegedly seized was cannabis, ecstasy, LSD, magic mushrooms and ketamine. And with the area coming under the catchment of Dungog Local Court, which only sits once every two months, another local magistrate has been forced to create a fresh list day to deal with the high number of cases. Detective Inspector Magann said festival organisers and property owners were supportive of the police presence. Subsonic Music Festival organisers did not respond to attempts to contact them for comment.
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Dozens of drug-related arrests at Subsonic Music Festivals stuns authorities
Dan Proudman
With dozens of police standing sentinel on the rural roads leading into a bush rave festival on the NSW mid-north coast, there was always the threat of some arrests.
But the scores of Subsonic Music Festival attendees who are now facing drug possession charges have stunned authorities and even prompted a magistrate to order a fresh court sitting day to deal with the flood of new cases.
Over five days, including a day either side of the three-day festival which finished on a property at Monkerai near Stroud on Sunday night, Port Stephens police handed out 85 court attendance notices for drug possession and supply, 36 cannabis cautions and charged 14 motorists with drug-driving.
And intelligence from local residents suggests the 15-hour daily police operation, which finished each night at midnight, was met with a stream of pre-dawn traffic along the usually quiet Bucketts Way as 5000 festivalgoers from as far afield as Victoria arrived to take part.
"It was always going to be the fact that the more resources we put into it, then the more results we were going to get," Port Stephens acting crime manager Detective Inspector Mark Magann said.
Local police decided to throw the resources at the festival, which has been run for several years on private property between Dungog and Gloucester, after 16 people were charged with a range of drug offences in 2015.
It included one man allegedly in possession of 45 LSD tabs, more than seven grams of ice, 1.5 grams of ecstasy, 0.5 grams of cocaine, one gram of cannabis and one gram of synthetic cannabis.
So this year, Port Stephens police used two drug detection dogs each day as well as about 25 support officers for the two daily shifts between 9am and midnight.
Among the drugs allegedly seized was cannabis, ecstasy, LSD, magic mushrooms and ketamine.
And with the area coming under the catchment of Dungog Local Court, which only sits once every two months, another local magistrate has been forced to create a fresh list day to deal with the high number of cases.
Detective Inspector Magann said festival organisers and property owners were supportive of the police presence.
Subsonic Music Festival organisers did not respond to attempts to contact them for comment.


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Villach (slovinsky Beljak, italsky Villaco, česky zastarale Bělák) je druhým největším městem spolkové země Korutany v jižním Rakousku a sedmým největším městem celého Rakouska. Leží na řece Drávě a je důležitým dopravním uzlem celé oblasti jižního Rakouska i celého alpsko-adriatického regionu. Je také statutárním městem a správním centrem okresu Villach-venkov, do kterého ovšem nepatří. Žije zde  obyvatel. Villach je největším městem Rakouska, které není hlavním městem spolkové země.

Geografie
Centrum leží na soutoku řek Dráva a Gail, přibližně 10 kilometrů severně od slovinských i italských hranic. V okolí města se nachází mnoho jezer například Ossiacher See, Faaker See, Silbersee, Vassacher See, Magdalensee a St. Leonharder See. Villach je také obklopen hřebeny Gailtalských Alp a Karavanek. Je centrem zimních sportů i letní turistiky.

Historie
Nejstarší stopy osídlení pocházejí z období 3 500 př. n. l. Bylo zde nalezeno mnoho artefaktů z doby osídlení Římany. První starosta Villachu je zmiňován v 16. století. 25. ledna 1348 postihlo město zemětřesení, které zničilo jeho velkou část. To se opakovalo i v roce 1690. Město bylo také několikrát těžce poškozeno požáry, které zničily mnoho budov. V období vlády císaře Napoleona byl Villach mezi lety 1809 a 1813 součástí francouzské provincie Illyrie. Znovu dobyt byl v roce 1813. Během druhé světové války bylo na město provedeno 52 náletů, které zde způsobily těžké škody.

Rozrůstání
V roce 1905 se město spojilo s částí St. Martin. V roce 1973 se jeho území rozrostlo o část Landskron, Maria Gail a Fellach a dosáhlo tak dnešní velikosti.

Městské a místní části

Sport
Ve městě hraje velké množství hokejových klubů mezi ty nejznámější patří:

 EC VSV

Politika

Starostové
 1945 do 1951: Viktor Petschnik
 1956 do 1968: Gottfried Timmerer
 1968 do 1976: Josef Resch
 1976 do 1981: Jakob Mörtl
 1981 do 1987: Leopold Hrazdil
 1987 do 2015: Helmut Manzenreiter
 od 2015: Günther Albel

Významní občané
 Thomas Raffl - lední hokejista
 Alex Antonitsch
 Bruno Gironcoli
 Martin Koch
 Paul Watzlawick
 Michael Grabner

Partnerská města
  Bamberk, Německo, 1973
  Bled, Slovinsko, 2002
  Canchungo, Guinea-Bissau 1989
  Kaposvár, Maďarsko 1994
  Kranj, Slovinsko, 2008
  Suresnes Francie 1992
  Udine, Itálie 1979
  Glasgow, Spojené království 1996
  Minneapolis, USA 1988

Bývalá partnerská města
  Uppsala, Švédsko 1968–2022

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

Obce v Korutanech
Okresní města v Rakousku


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NOPD searching for man last heard from by family after concerning phone call
WDSU Digital Team
Tyler Danielson
The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a man last heard from by family on Wednesday following a concerning phone call. According to police, Tyler Danielson last spoke to family members via phone on Wednesday at about 2:34 p.m. NOPD said Danielson's family members were concerned for his well-being at that time and, after multiple attempts, were unable to make contact with him after that time.Danielson is described as standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 235 pounds. No last known clothing description was available.Anyone with additional information on Danielson's whereabouts is asked to contact NOPD Fourth District detectives at 504-658-6040.
The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a man last heard from by family on Wednesday following a concerning phone call.
According to police, Tyler Danielson last spoke to family members via phone on Wednesday at about 2:34 p.m.
NOPD said Danielson's family members were concerned for his well-being at that time and, after multiple attempts, were unable to make contact with him after that time.
Danielson is described as standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 235 pounds. No last known clothing description was available.
Anyone with additional information on Danielson's whereabouts is asked to contact NOPD Fourth District detectives at 504-658-6040.


This week the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the American Heart Association (AHA) reached a resolution on a disability discrimination lawsuit about accessible web video.
In March, 2015, a deaf medical student sued the AHA for failing to provide closed captioned video in their online CPR certification courses. The plaintiff argued that the AHA's failure to accommodate a person with a hearing disability violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The AHA avoided initial requests for captioning, but this week they announced they are committed to captioning online video. Videos for online courses will be captioned "to the maximum extent possible." In addition, the AHA will take steps to provide better accommodations for deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees at live meetings and conferences.
For a number of years, the AHA has had a policy of non-discrimination in all of our programs. We want our information and programs to be accessible by as many as possible. Not only does it align with our values and policies as an organization, but it's just the right thing to do. We're excited to make this happen.
With this collaboration, 48 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the USA now have equal access to life-saving information and resources that will benefit all of society. The NAD recognizes the valuable work of the AHA and applauds their efforts to be fully inclusive.
For more information on how the ADA applies to online video captioning, download our free whitepaper.


The statistic shows the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will potentially have on the real gross value added (GVA) growth rates of various industries worldwide by 2035. In 2035, with artificial intelligence absorbed into the economy, the information and communication industry could potentially increase their gross value added growth rate by 4.8 percent, 1.4 percent above the 3.4 percent GVA increase in the non-AI scenario.
According to the source, gross value added represents a close approximation of gross domestic product (GDP). The two scenarios compared represent, firstly, the baseline, which shows the expected annual economic growth rate under current assumptions about the future. The second is the AI scenario, which shows expected economic growth once the impact of AI has been absorbed into the economy. As it takes time for the impact of a new technology to feed through, 2035 has been used by the source as the year of comparison.