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Sign up for a visionary multi-day retreat
Third Annual Alcona Small Farm Conference
Amy Eberling, managing partner of Zingerman's Bakehouse and coauthor of the "Zingerman's Bakehouse" cookbook, will highlight the Saturday conference with her workshop on creating a vision of success for your farm, business and life.
On Friday night, she will talk about milling and baking with a variety of Michigan grains.
Ninth Annual Alcona Arts
We'll have four great Michigan artists teaching at the 2020 retreat. Come back to this page in March for the lineup.
October 8 - 11, 2020
Fifth Annual Lost Lake Writers Retreat
The fifth annual retreat will feature John D. Lamb of Springfed Arts as facilitator. Come back to this page in March for the lineup of authors for 2020.
Art for Adults
Have an itch to get back into art? Want to explore your creative side for the first time? This class is for you. Fine artist Gary McKinney leads a six-week session on drawing basics. The class meets at 1 p.m. each Saturday in the conference room of the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library. The charge for the series is just $30. Sign up at the library.
Alcona GospelFest
The public concert on Saturday evening features both individual performers and, of course, the mass choir. Jean Wilson returns as the dynamic director. Singers come to learn new songs at noon Saturday, then perform the concert that night. Check back for more details after the New Year.
TUESdaYS, 2020
Dockside Jams
It's open mic night every Tuesday at the Dockside Restaurant in Harrisville. The free fun starts at 6 p.m. Come to play or just to listen to the performers.
School Mondays, 2019 - 2020
Free After-School Guitar Lessons
Each Monday, right after school, Joel Choate of Joel's Guitars in Alpena gives free guitar lessons to Alcona Community Schools students ages 14 and up. Sign up at the high school office for the fall semester. Bring your guitar if you have one, or you'll be able to borrow one from Joel if you do not. This class continues through the school year.
Free After-School
Ukelele Lessons
Each Monday, right after school, Joe Thomas (Mr. Tech Tuesday at the Alcona County Library) gives free ukelele lessons to Alcona Community Schools students in the fourth and fifth grades. Sign up at the elementary school office. This class continues through the school year.
Most School Fridays, 2019 - 2020
Grand Art
On most Fridays right after school, Alcona Community Schools buses students in the fourth and fifth grades to the Lincoln Senior Center for two hours of art plus dinner. Sign up at the elementary school office. All materials are supplied. Seniors are encouraged to join with the kids in all the fun. This class continues through the school year.
Above are monsters made for Halloween in October.
First & Third Saturdays, 2019 - 2020
Alcona Authors Writers Group
Enthusiastic and experienced leader MaryAnn Crawford, a former college English professor, hosts this program for adults who write or want to give writing a try. New participants are always welcome. $25 for six sessions; visit once free. Sessions start at 10:30 Saturday morning at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main, Harrisville.
Alternate Mondays
Free Guitar Lessons for Alcona Students
Inspiration Alcona sponsors after-school guitar lessons for students 13 to 18 at Alcona Middle and High Schools. The lessons, taught by Joel Choate Jr. of Joel's Guitar Shop in Alpena, meet on alternate Mondays (with exceptions based on the school calendar) throughout the school year, just after classes end for the day.
Third Friday of each month
Great cinema shows at 5:45 p.m. every third Friday at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library. Free movie, free popcorn and free beverages.
First and Third Saturdays
Enthusiastic and experienced leader MaryAnn Crawford, a former college English professor, hosts this program for adults who write or want to give writing a try. New participants are always welcome. $25 for six sessions; visit once free. Classes start at 10:30 Saturday morning at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library.
Local projects Inspiration Alcona is helping with
Donations for Cona, school therapy dog
Inspiration Alcona is acting as a fiduciary agent for the purchase and training of Cona, (above) a golden retriever puppy that serves as a therapy dog at Alcona Elementary School. You may donate any amount to keep Cona fed and trained, either through this website or directly to the school.
Click here for more details about the project as well as information on how to donate.
Harrisville Pocket Park: Buy a Brick
Inspiration Alcona is fiduciary agent for the Harrisville Pocket Park project, on East Main Street between the railroad tracks and the former Richards Pharmacy.
Commemorative bricks are now on sale to pay for landscaping the park.
Click here for more details about the project as well as information on how to buy a brick or donate any amount.
During the past year
Scheer Genius
Doug Scheer's Diversity Circus assembly show entertained and educated Alcoma Elementary School students. The presentation was about fairness, awareness of others, inclusion and respect. The photo above shows that Americans come from all over the world.
Fourth Annual Lost Lake Writers Retreat
Poets Robert Fanning and Kelly Fordon, novelists Irina Reyn and Michael Zadoorian and storyteller Allison Downey led students through three days of learning and writing, all hosted by John D. Lamb of Springfed Arts, cosponsor of this retreat.
September 27 and 28, 2019
Child of the Holocaust
Irene Miller, who survived the Nazi attempt to exterminate European Jews during World War II, years in a Soviet labor camp and more years in orphanages, spoke at the Alcona County Library and at sessions with middle school and high school students at Alcona Community Schools.
September 5 -8, 2019
Eighth Annual Alcona Arts Retreat
Thirty-four students took classes from instructors Cindy Evans (experimental watercolor), Ted Fines (digital landscape photography), Autumn Bildson (quick sculpture) and Richard Jordan (plein air painting). Opening and closing parties completed the retreat.
TUESdaYS all sUMMER, 2019
Dockside Jams at the Harbor
It was open mic at the pavilion above Harrisville Harbor every Tuesday from June 25 through September 10.
Ukulele Double Workshop with Ben Hassenger
Sunrise Side Strummers and Inspiration Alcona bring the organizer of the Interlochen Uketoberfest to Lincoln for back-to-back lessons, "Become One with the Strum" and "Playing Well with Others." Classes run 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the community room of the Alcona EMS Building, 2600 E. M-72, just south of Lincoln. $25 covers both lessons, which are suitable for confident beginners. Click here to sign up.
Brunch at the Harbor
Inspiration Alcona's Farm to Fork Alcona committee sponsored its second annual brunch under the big tent above Harrisville Harbor, serving breakfast burritos in several combos.
Summer Art for Youth
Inspiration Alcona's annual summer art lessons are under way on Tuesdays for first- through third-graders, Wednesdays for fourth- to sixth-graders. Classes run 10 to noon at the EMT station on M-72 just south of Lincoln. Alcona Elementary art teacher Brooke Green leads all sessions. No classes July 2 or July 3 because of the holiday.
After-school Fridays, 2018 - 2019
Fourth- and fifth-graders from Alcona Elementary School joined in art projects with a grandparent or other senior citizen at the Alcona Senior Center each Friday, with exceptions based on the school calendar. Sculptor Autumn Bildson (not shown) was the principal instructor for this 10-session series. This program, cosponsored by the Harrisville Arts Council, Alcona Community Schools and the Alcona County Commission on Aging, will return Sept. 27.
'Creation' by Northeast Academy of Dance
This original ballet featured the students of Northeast Academy of Dance in Oscoda, which draws enrollment from all over the nation.
The classic movie moved back a week to avoid too close an encounter with Good Friday celebrations. Richard Dreyfuss stars in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." 5:45 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville. The movie, pop and popcorn are free.
Tax Day Boogie-Woogie Blues
Matthew Ball played to lift the spirits of taxpayers at 5:30 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville.
Alcona FFA's Maple Syrup Celebration Day
More than 800 people enjoyed pancakes and sausage, and maple syrup created by Alcona High School's FFA students. The meal was certified as 85% local food by Taste the Local Difference. The syrup, sausage, everything except the pancake mix came from northeast Michigan. Inspiration Alcona's Farm to Fork Alcona committee gave away seed packets and information.
When a whole Irish village has a chance to claim an enormous lottery win, its citizens will go to almost any extreme to make sure they collect, in "Waking Ned Devine." 5:45 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville. The movie, pop and popcorn are free.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in"You've Got Mail," set in the time when AOL was the dominant Internet connection. All classic movies are shown at 5:45 p.m. the third Friday of the month at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville. The movie, pop and popcorn are free.
Valentine's Dance
Kim Casey and the Skylark band provided the music for an evening at Harrisville United Methodist Church's fellowship hall. Tickets, $10, supported the Alcona Food Pantry and other local missions.
Joni Mitchell tribute show
The Skylark band, featuring Kim Casey, performed a selection of folk-jazz-pop music from one of Canada's best songwriters, Joni Mitchell, at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library, 312 W. Main St., Harrisville.
Alcona Small Farm Conference
Eighty-three people attended the conference this year, with 50 more at the reception the night before. Doug Paulus, shown above, was the morning keynote speaker. To see more photos from the conference, click anywhere on this box.
Guy Louis at Alcona Elementary
Singer-entertainer Guy Louis visited Alcona County. On Thursday night, he did a public show that was just for fun. On Friday, he did two events emphasizing good citizenship for elementary students. To see more photos, click anywhere on this box.
Farm to Fork Alcona Winter Photo Contest
Shelly Hoffmeyer, a paraprofessional worker at Alcona High School, won the 2019 Farm to Fork Alcona photo contest with this image of a barn enduring a wintry day in Alcona County.
If you'd like to see more about the retreats or other events above, click here to see photo stories about the events we've held or sponsored from September 2012 through December 2018.
Inspiration Alcona is grateful for its 2018 - 19 grants
While Inspiration Alcona appreciates donations from local businesses and individuals, and it raises more than half its budget from participation fees, it could not offer the breadth of programs it does without the generous support of thes agencies shown below.
Inspiration Alcona also works with several partners shown below and has earned recognition as noted.
Alcona Community Schools


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Blade Symphony () — экшн-игра, разработанная американской инди-студией Puny Human для Microsoft Windows. Одна из важнейших частей игрового процесса — сражение на мечах. Игра напоминает игру Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, разработчики вдохновлялись этой игрой. Игра стала доступна в раннем доступе в апреле 2013 года. Магазином, в котором можно было купить игру, стал Steam. В мае 2014 года была выпущена полноценная версия игры.

Игровой процесс
Blade Symphony — это видеоигра, игровой процесс в которой — сражения на мечах, напоминающие многопользовательскую игру в Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Следует отметить, что разработчики игры не хотели «подлинно показать» сражения на мечах: вместо этого игра состоит из «акробатических, фантастических боёв» с «яркой анимацией», как пишет Eurogamer. Игрокам доступен выбор: так, можно выбрать различных персонажей и различные мечи. Также доступен выбор режима игры: Deathmatch или 2 на 2.

Разработка

Разработка Blade Symphony началась в 2006 году, когда ведущему дизайнеру Майклу Чангу и его другу захотелось, как пишет Polygon, цитируя разработчиков, «утолить жажду борьбы на мечах», которая у них была. Чанг был фанатом игры Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, но, к сожалению, к 2006 году сообщество фанатов этой игры стало малоактивным. По этой причине было принято решение стать авторами новой игры.

Чанг и его друг вместе работали над игрой вместе. В 2008 году друг бросил разработку, но Чанг продолжал работать над проектом, пытаясь привлечь к нему других людей. В конце концов разработчики, работавшие над модификацией Dystopia, присоединились к Чангу, так появилась команда инди-разработчиков Puny Human. Чанг продолжал работать над игрой, в том числе и после того, как начал вести работу над игрой Нил Стивенсона CLANG. Игра CLANG и игра Blade Symphony имели общую тематику.

В июне 2011 года Puny Human решили собрать деньги на Kickstarter. Они хотели получить 15 000 долларов США, чтобы стать обладателями коммерческой лицензии движка Source. Кампания прошла успешно, разработчики получили 19 058 долларов США. Игра стала доступна в раннем доступе в апреле 2013 года, а окончательный релиз состоялся в мае 2014 года.

Оценки
 Blade Symphony получила «смешанные отзывы», игра набрала 72 балла на агрегаторе отзывов Metacritic.

В обзоре Edge была высоко оценена глубина игрового процесса, там сочли, что игра достаточно оригинальна, чтобы она могла «сама по себе стать игрой, по которой можно проводить соревнования». Эксперт GameSpot Натан Менье отметил, что глубина игры сочеталась с оптимизированным управлением, это позволяло «провести широкий спектр уникальных головокружительных атак», «не было дефицита разнообразных приводивших к смерти соперника движений». Уилл Уль в своем обзоре, размещённом на сайте PC Gamer, счёл, что глубина игры пропадает в промежутках между битвами, перед сражением игроки встречаются в напряженной «психологической войне…».

В обзорах отмечали сообщество игроков. Уль отметил, что «чувство чести» между игроками было неслыханным по сравнению с другими играми. Менье описал сообщество как «преданную и интригующую группу людей», непредсказуемые и необычные стратегии игроков, по его мнению, могут привести к «множеству юмористических и интересных поединков». Также он отметил «сердечный и вежливый» характер игроков. Edge заметил, что в сообществе существуют правила этикета, такие как поклоны перед дуэлью, там сочли, что «сочетание этой коллективной ролевой игры с прямой конкуренцией» делает игру навязчивой.

Менье счёл, что игра не закончена, он привёл в качестве примера обучающий раздел игры, который заканчивается преждевременно. Он счёл, что количество персонажей «…ограничено», а действия, необходимые для разблокировки настроек персонализации, объясняются плохо. Уль решил, что слабым местом игры можно назвать неразнообразных персонажей и оружие, впрочем, он отметил, что эту проблему исправляет контент, создаваемый пользователями. Он доступен посредством Steam Workshop, в том числе, с помощью Steam Workshop можно загрузить расширенное руководство, помогающее ориентироваться в игре.

Крис Тёрстен, заместитель редактора PC Gamer, создал дневник игрока, в котором подробно описывается его опыт в игре, взаимодействие с сообществом, прогресс в онлайн-рейтингах. Он предложил присвоить этой игре награду Game of the Year 2014, описал попадание в топ-100 игроков как «самый приятный момент года» для него (среди всех, связанных с компьютерными играми).

Примечания

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Игры только для Windows
Компьютерные игры, разработанные в США
Игры на движке Source
Многопользовательские игры
Компьютерные игры с ранним доступом
Компьютерные игры 2014 года
Компьютерные игры о ниндзя

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My mate Rosemary thought that Kanye West had followed her on twitter, so true to form I mercilessly took the piss. But, it turns out I was wrong. Whilst trawling through the internet re. the BBC Glastonbury subtitles debacle, I stumbled across this unseen part of Kanye's Glastonbury set. Who knew?


It is our pleasure at the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) to announce a new partnership with Netherlands based product certification firm UTZ, to help increase reportage on cocoa-related issues in the Ghanaian media.
UTZ is a nonprofit organisation that labels products that have met basic standards for sustainable farming. It is the largest program for sustainable farming of coffee and cocoa in the world. GARDJA, established in 2014 is an association of journalists and communicators working to prioritise issues of agric, environment and rural development in the media.
On Thursday 7th December 2017, GARDJA executives and UTZ officials finalized a project deal worth thousands of Euros that will see the latter provide support to us to help prioritise cocoa industry issues within the media space.
Cocoa is Ghana's key agricultural crop. It helps the country generate roughly $1.5 billion in foreign exchange annually and employs about 2 million people including more than 720,000 cocoa farm owners. The sustainability of the sector is being impacted negatively by climate change, child labour, aging farmers, poverty in cocoa growing communities among others which need to be tackled. Such issues deserve much more attention than they are getting now and it is about time that the voices of farmers are heard more loudly on them. That is exactly what this partnership seeks to do.
UTZ will provide resources to help build the capacity of over 200 Ghanaian journalists on cocoa sustainability and other key issues in the sector. UTZ will also be providing necessary funding for journalists who are members of the association to investigate and produce more in-depth stories about the sector.
As issues of cocoa sustainability become more topical, we hope this will encourage the formulation of policies in favour of a more sustainable cocoa value chain. The project will also see the organisation of Cocoa Dialogue Series during which the media will have the opportunity to quiz sector officials on various policies being implemented to ensure a sustainable cocoa value chain. It is our hope this project will help transform the cocoa sector for the better over the next one year and make Ghana a better place.


PARIS: French prosecutors have requested the dismissal of a probe into the deadly 1994 attack on former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, which sparked the country's genocide, according to legal papers seen by AFP Saturday.
In a statement dated October 10, prosecutors demanded that the charges be dropped against seven suspects because investigators had not been able to gather "sufficient evidence".
The final decision now lies with the investigative magistrate.
Lawyers for Habyarimana's widow Agathe called the prosecutors' move "unacceptable" and "largely politically motivated".
The missile strike on Habyarimana's plane near Kigali's airport in April 1994 triggered 100 days of bloodshed that left an estimated 800,000 people dead, mostly members of the Tutsi minority.
The relationship took an even worse turn when the French judiciary decided in October 2016 to reopen an investigation into the attack on the plane, as the French crew were among the victims.


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The Israeli patient's rights law: Evidence for deprofessionalization?
Ofra Anson
In this paper, the Israeli Patient's Rights Law of 1996 is discussed within the framework of Haug's predicted process of deprofessionalizaton. It is argued that the law reflects global processes such as the diffusion of knowledge, consumerism, and values that emphasize human rights and democracy. By guaranteeing patients' access to medical information, by submitting medical decisions to extra-professional regulation, the law erodes professional power.
Medical Law International
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Anson, O. (1999). The Israeli patient's rights law: Evidence for deprofessionalization? Medical Law International, 4(1), 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1177/096853329900400104
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Summary: Ryo and Drake brave the blizzard to find their missing partners.
Written For: lil_1337 , who suggested a sequel or alternate POV to 'Frozen'.
Ryo checked his watch again. Dee and JJ had been gone longer than they should have, especially considering the weather. The snow was falling heavily by now and he couldn't help but worry. Making up his mind, he closed the report he'd been trying to read and made his way to the Chief's office, knocking on the door and waiting.
"What?" came a bellow from inside.
"Alright, sounds like they didn't even make it out of the park before the snowstorm hit. Get Parker, grab some emergency equipment, I'll assign some uniforms under your command. Go find them and drag their asses back here so I can chew 'em out for taking stupid risks. And Randy? Make sure you and Parker wrap up well, I don't need half the squad down with hypothermia." The Chief was his usual irascible self, but Ryo could hear an undertone of concern in his boss's voice.
"Right away, Sir." He headed back to the squad room.
"No, the Chief's assigning us some uniformed officers to help with the search. We'll meet them downstairs." Ryo made for the storage room where emergency supplies were kept, roping in a couple of civilian clerks to help him carry everything down to the front door. Thermal blankets, high-powered flashlights, ropes for tying the searchers together to ensure no one else got lost in the blizzard… He hoped his colleagues would be alright.
Drake was worried. His partner was out there somewhere in the snow, and JJ was such a little guy it wouldn't take much to freeze him solid. Besides, he wasn't dressed for these conditions! JJ sometimes tended to opt for style over warmth in his choice of outfit. On the other hand, he was with Dee and even though Drake knew that his partner rubbed the other detective up the wrong way, he knew that Dee wouldn't just leave JJ to freeze. He was too honourable for that, so wherever they were, JJ was probably relishing the chance to snuggle with the man of his dreams. Drake was puzzled to realize he felt a bit jealous about that. JJ was his partner, dammit! If anyone was going to keep him warm, it should be Drake himself.
He'd been so deep in his own thoughts that Drake hadn't even heard Ryo come up behind him.
Most of the drive to Central Park was made in near silence. The six uniformed officers were following Drake's unmarked police car in two patrol cruisers; Dee had taken the car he and Ryo usually drove, so Drake was behind the wheel of his and JJ's assigned vehicle while Ryo tried to reach Dee on his mobile. The heavy snow was making cell reception patchy at best, and there were reception black spots throughout the park anyway, so it wasn't really surprising that he couldn't raise his partner that way. It definitely didn't mean that Dee was laying unconscious, or even dead, somewhere. There were plenty of far more plausible reasons why he wasn't answering; he might not even have his phone turned on, or the battery might be dead, or maybe he left his phone in the car. No need to panic, Dee was bound to be fine.
"Try JJ's number if Dee's not picking up," Drake suggested in a tight voice.
"Bound to be," Drake agreed, nodding. If he didn't sound entirely convinced, Ryo pretended not to notice.
Arriving at the park, Drake pulled in next to Dee's car, barely recognisable beneath its blanket of fresh snow. The only reason Ryo knew it was the right car was because the wind was blowing snow away from the rear of the vehicle, leaving the licence plate clearly readable. The two patrol cars pulled in behind them and everyone piled out, pulling on hats, scarves, gloves, and police issue overcoats against the icy, snow-laden wind that was gusting around them.
Despite wanting to start looking for his missing partner and their colleague immediately, Ryo forced himself to take the time to prepare properly. There was still a blizzard blowing and it would help no one if the rescuers themselves became lost and disoriented in the swirling snow. He made sure everyone was roped together, handed out blankets and powerful flashlights to all the searchers, and fastened one end of a spool of heavy-duty string to Drake's car as a safety line so they could all find their way back. Then, treading carefully in the already more than ankle deep snow, he led the way into Central Park through the gathering dusk, heading in the direction of the crime scene that had been Dee and JJ's destination earlier that afternoon.
Ryo let the spool of string unwind as he walked, looping it around convenient objects like lamp posts and trees whenever he changed direction. It was slow going; the ground beneath the snow was often uneven because it was impossible to see where the paths were and they kept wandering off them without realising. Everything looked the same, a featureless white expanse in every direction, broken only by trees, bushes, and the occasional bench. Even the footprints they left were rapidly being filled in with fresh snow, there was no way they could've backtracked along their own trail; soon there would be no sign that anyone had passed that way. Drake had been amused when Ryo had grabbed the string from behind the desk on his way out, but now he was glad; the other man always seemed to be prepared for any eventuality.
As they made their way further into the park, faces growing numb with cold and every breath creating a little cloud of steam in the freezing air, Ryo and Drake started shouting as loud as they could manage. Sound wouldn't travel far, quickly swallowed up by the falling snow, but if there was any chance of their missing colleagues hearing them, they at least had to try.
"Dee? JJ? Where are you? Shout if you can hear us!" Each time they paused in their shouting to listen, the heavy stillness settled over everything again.
"Is it just me or is there less snow falling?" Drake's voice reached Ryo, sounding muffled even though they were only a few metres apart.
"It does seem to be easing off a bit, but that probably won't last," Ryo called back. "We should take advantage of the lull, at least we can see a bit further." They picked up the pace as much as they dared, everyone calling loudly.
Less than ten minutes later, they heard a faint answering shout. "Over here! By the rocks!" It was Dee's voice and Ryo felt a surge of pure relief. Dee was alive, and he sounded pretty okay despite everything.
"Keep shouting so we can find you!" Ryo called back.
"Is JJ okay?" Drake yelled.
"Thank God for that," Drake muttered, reassured at hearing the familiar voice, even if JJ sounded a little less perky than usual.
"Man, you're a sight for sore eyes!" Despite his chattering teeth, Dee actually sounded happy.
Staring at his partner, Ryo's teeth started to ache in sympathy as he took in Dee's wide grin. "Thought we'd never find you. You okay?" He shook out the blanket he was carrying and passed it to Dee, who wrapped it around himself gratefully.
Ryo took a second blanket from one of the uniformed officers, draping it over Dee's head like a hood before tugging the ends around his partner. "That's okay, you can lean on me." He helped Dee to his feet, putting one arm around his partner's waist to help support him, as Dee draped an arm over his shoulders.
It was a seemingly offhand comment, but it gave Ryo a warm glow inside and made his cheeks, already flushed from the cold, heat up. He wasn't sure why Dee's words should matter so much to him, but they did and the jealousy he'd been experiencing just minutes before melted away as if it had never existed.
Ryo hid his smile and handed his ball of string to one of the uniforms as the rescue party turned to follow their lifeline out of the park. Drake, hustling a completely swaddled JJ along, took the lead, followed by Ryo with Dee beside him, limping slightly as some of the feeling started to return to his cold feet. The uniforms trudged along in the rear, talking quietly among themselves about wanting to get home where it was warm. They'd all had more than enough of being out in the bitter cold.
"You're lucky we found you. If you'd been lost in the park all night in these temperatures…" Ryo couldn't finish his sentence, not that he needed to; they could both fill in the blanks.
"Only because I told him you weren't back yet." Ryo wanted that part made clear; it was important that Dee knew.
"Of course I was. You're my partner and my friend." Ryo risked a sideways glance at Dee; he was smiling slightly, looking oddly content considering everything he'd just been through.
"I've got beef stew simmering in the slow cooker, that should warm you up; there'll be more than enough for all three of us." In truth he'd been thinking about inviting Dee over for dinner even before his partner had gotten himself lost in the snow.
Ryo smiled; with any luck they'd be home in an hour or so. Dee should probably stay over too, just to be safe, especially since Ryo's place was closer to the precinct. In this weather, it was only practical to make sure they both had the shortest possible commute.
After what seemed like an eternity but was probably less than twenty minutes, the entrance to the park loomed ahead of them and moments later they reached their parked cars. Rescuers and rescued alike shook the snow off themselves, brushed the worst of the accumulation off their vehicles, and piled in, the rescuers shedding a few layers first. With the engines going and heaters warming up the interiors, they'd soon thaw out.
"He should give us an award. Or a day off, that would be better. Maybe I'll ask." Dee fell silent, thinking of all the things he'd like to do with a day off. Most were impossible dreams that included Ryo rather prominently, but hey, a man could dream, couldn't he?
Oblivious to what was going through his partner's mind, Ryo focussed on the road ahead, content to know that Dee was beside him, safe and sound. Everything was going to be fine.


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From Berenberg Bank to Subway – family business birthdays for 2015
Article | 20 February, 2015 01:18 PM
Credit: Press Association
Corporate anniversaries are a ripe for businesses to get nostalgic and celebrate the fact they're still standing, so looking to the year ahead, CampdenFB has pulled together a list of family businesses around the world celebrating round numbers in 2015.
Perhaps most notably, Britain's oldest business, 25th-generation R J Balson & Sons, is celebrating its quincentennial this year. Across the Atlantic, the US's largest privately-owned company, Cargill, celebrates a milestone 150 years. To all those marking a special year in 2015, CampdenFB wishes you a happy anniversary.
Angels the Costumiers, UK (1840)
Five years after Morris Angel opened his secondhand clothes shop in London's Covent Garden, an actor if he could rent, rather than buy, an outfit – and so starts the story of this now sixth-generation family business. In the time that has passed, the family business has supplied costumes for films ranging from The Great Gatsby to Django Unchained. Even Charles Dickens was a former client!
Berenberg Bank, Germany (1590)
The world's oldest private bank remains in the hands of the family whose name it bears. Established in Hamburg in 1590, the chairman of the board today is Joachim von Berenberg-Consbruch, and the family holds 30% of voting rights. When the bank turned 400, a philanthropic foundation was created by the family-controlled bank, also chaired by Berenberg-Consbruch.
Broman Group, Finland (1965)
Broman Group started as a single store selling cars and automotive parts. Fifty years later the group includes two store chains and revenues of €230 million, but the company remains firmly family run. Not to mention it was the winner of the top gong at the 2013 CampdenFB European Families in Business Awards. Today it is headed by second-gen brothers Harri and Eero Broman.
Cargill, US (1865)
To celebrate its 150-year history, US grain company Cargill is looking into its future, making sustainability a theme of its anniversary. A dedicated website draws on the experiences of internal and external stakeholders to consider what lies ahead for the agricultural industries Cargill is part of. Starting as a single grain warehouse, owned by William Cargill, the company has expanded to become the largest in privately-ownership in the US – reaping revenues of $137 billion in 2013. Today's fourth- and fifth-generation owners are notoriously private, and the business is professionally managed.
Groupe Bel, France (1865)
The French cheese giant, known for Babybel and The Laughing Cow, drew on the artistry of US pop artist and graffiti Matt W Moore to mark its 150th year. Moore has created a colourful birthday card, consisting of geometric shapes inspired by cheese segments. Jules Bel founded the company in 1865, but it was not until cheese's rise in popularity after the First World War that the company really began to prosper. Today it ranks third in the world for branded cheeses, and is today run by fifth-generation CEO Antoine Fievet.
Haigh's, Australia (1915)
The first Haigh's shop, opened a centenary ago, is today a visitor centre for the fourth-generation family business. Now in the fourth-generation and run by Alistair Haigh, the chocolate maker is beloved for its chocolate frogs and its Easter Bilby – a native twist on the European tradition of the Easter Bunny. The company officially celebrates its birthday in May, and is gathering fond stories and memorabilia in the lead up to the occasion.
Mac Papers, US (1965)
Paper was already a family tradition before brothers Frank and Tom McGehee founded Mac Papers in 1965 – their grandfather had started his own paper business half a century earlier. Now in its second generation, the Florida business has expanded into packaging, facility supplies and office products. The company will mark its Golden Jubilee with a full year of celebrations, including a website to mark the occasion, a corporate rebrand, and a customer appreciation roadshow. The outlook for the next 50 years is promising – five third-gens currently work in the business.
The New Yorker, US (1925)
Fictional dandy Eustace Tilley, the first cover star of The New Yorker, is reappearing in the US magazine's ninetieth celebrations. Nine artists have been commissioned to provide their own take on the man, who originally appeared observing at a butterfly through a monocle. Though founded by married couple Harold Ross and Jane Grant, the weekly magazine is now part of the sprawling Advance Publications empire, owned by the Newhouse family.
R J Balson & Sons, UK (1515)
Until 12 months ago, the Balson family thought their business – the oldest UK family firm – was founded "the year of Thomas More's execution" (1535 for those unfamiliar with the country's history). Last year, however, television documentary researchers discovered the butchery was two decades older than previously thought. Today Richard Balson, the 25th generation, and his brother-in-law Rudi Boulay run the Dorset butcher. They are also the ones scrambling to celebrate half a millennium of business with just a year's notice – although Balson has swiftly produced a book to mark the occasion.
Subway, US (1965)
Fred DeLuca started Subway with $1,000 of borrowed money in 1965. Today it is one of the largest fast-food restaurants in the world, with over 43,000 locations. Although the company is still in its first generation, ill health has forced DeLuca, who long remained mum on succession planning, to pass most of his responsibilities to his younger sister. Referring to the company as a "family business" at the announcement, DeLuca has shed a little more light on his intended future for the company.
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Mexico's militarized police under investigation after deadly clash with protesters
By Jose Luis Gonzalez
MEOQUI, Chihuahua (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Mexico are questioning 17 militarized police involved in a gunfight that killed a woman and left her husband injured, officials said on Thursday, after tensions flared in protests against a dam diverting water to the United States.
On Wednesday, the National Guard militarized police said two people were killed after its officers "repelled aggression" from armed civilians in the town of Delicias in drought-hit northern Chihuahua state, following violent demonstrations at the nearby La Boquilla dam.
But officials on Thursday said the husband had survived and was hospitalized with serious injuries.
At a memorial for Jessica Silva, 36, her mother said the couple were "peaceful people" who wanted to support the family's farm.
"The only thing we are fighting for is what belongs to us, the water, for us farmers because everything is drying up," Justina Zamarripa said between tears.
A family friend, Carolina Lopez, said Silva was not armed.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters he lamented Silva's death and called for an investigation into whether she was killed by the National Guard.
A spokesman for the National Guard, which was created by Lopez Obrador's administration to improve crime-fighting, said 17 agents were cooperating with a probe.
Farmers have been protesting a plan to divert additional water across the northern border due to Mexico's "water-debt" stemming from a 1944 bilateral treaty that regulates water sharing between the neighbors.
Chihuahua Governor Javier Corral on Wednesday said the victims had protested at La Boquilla, where demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails and rocks at security troops, eventually occupying the dam and closing the sluice gates.
The couple then encountered the National Guard in the evening on the road to Delicias.
"On the way back, they were attacked, according to various testimonies... by elements of the National Guard," Corral said.
The region's dry spell has affected crops. Farmers and protesters say the government needs to prioritize water shortages over diplomatic agreements.
Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon, Additional reporting by Raul Cortes and Diego Ore; Editing by Aurora Ellis


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Syracuse University announces new minor in Asian/Asian American studies
Thursday, April 22, 2010, By News Staff
Beginning in the Fall 2010 semester, undergraduate students at Syracuse University will be able to add a minor in Asian/Asian American studies to their course of studies to achieve a greater understanding of Asia and Asian American issues around international migration, immigrant settlement, transnationalism, and racial and ethnic formation in the United States. As an interdisciplinary program located in The College of Arts and Sciences, the minor will consist of 18 credits, 12 of which must be in advanced 300- to 500-level coursework.
Census data show that a majority of the Asian American population is composed of immigrants. These are individuals whose personal and migration histories, educational achievements and attitudes have been molded by their Asian heritages and who continue to maintain connections with their homelands.
According to Arts and Sciences associate professor Prema Kurien, program director of Asian/Asian American studies, this minor grows out of an awareness "that we cannot understand Asian Americans without understanding the histories and cultures of Asia and vice versa, that we cannot understand contemporary Asia without understanding how American politics, capital, religion, culture and Asian American diasporas have shaped countries in that continent." The minor also embeds the study of Asian Americans within the literature on migration, race and ethnicity in the United States.
In The College of Arts and Sciences, the minor is sponsored by the departments of anthropology, economics, English, art and music histories, geography, history, languages, literature and linguistics, political science, religion, South Asian studies, sociology, and women's and gender studies. Several new courses have been introduced as part of the minor, focused on the historical and contemporary experiences of people of Asian ancestry in the United States and Asia.
Prospective or current SU undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about the minor in Asian/Asian American studies can contact Kurien at pkurien@syr.edu for more information.


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Media captionNetanyahu: "The results of the election create an opportunity for change that the citizens of Israel yearn for"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form "as broad a government as possible" after his alliance won a narrow election victory.
His right-wing Likud-Beitenu bloc will have 31 seats in parliament - a sharp drop from 42, exit polls suggest.
In a major surprise, the centrist Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party came second with a predicted 18-19 seats, with Labour next on 17.
Analysts now predict weeks of political horse-trading to form a new cabinet.
They say that there is even a possibility that Mr Netanyahu's alliance would end up being in opposition.
Although the Likud-Beitenu alliance is the largest seat-winner, the split of right and left political blocs is a dead heat at 60-60 in the 120-member Knesset, the Israeli Central Elections Committee website showed, with 99.5% of votes counted.
Thirty-two parties were competing under a system of proportional representation. Parties must win at least 2% of the total vote to secure seats.
Full election results are expected on Wednesday, and the official ones will be announced on 30 January.
Speaking shortly after the voting ended on Tuesday evening, Mr Netanyahu thanked the voters "for the opportunity to lead the state of Israel for the third time".
Likud-Beitenu supporters cheered as exit polls came out. "We're happy we're still the biggest party," one woman told me. "Thirty-one seats is better than the 27 we thought," added a man, Daniel, referring to the projected results.
But if the forecasts are right, this election result will surely disappoint Mr Netanyahu. He called early elections - and teamed with the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu - hoping to build a stronger coalition and it appears to have had the opposite effect.
Two rising stars of the election come from different parts of the political spectrum. The far-right Jewish Home party of Naftali Bennett could have a dozen seats while centre-left TV celebrity Yair Lapid could have as many as 19. By contrast, Labour, one of Israel's well-established parties appears to have failed to live up to earlier expectations of a resurgence.
While the expectation remains that Mr Netanyahu will be asked to try to form the next government, these new shifts in Israeli politics will change its dynamics.
In an apparent reference to his electoral setback, the prime minister promised to reach out to "many partners" to form a wide coalition.
"Tomorrow we start anew," he said.
He also said that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remained the government's first challenge.
Other top priorities, he added, would be stabilising the economy, striving for peace in the region, more egalitarian military and civilian services and reducing the cost of living.
In a brief speech, Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman said: "I'm happy that our two main missions were achieved. We have ensured a continuity in the rule of the national camp and the continued leadership of Prime Minister Netanyahu."
Mr Netanyahu is now widely expected to seek an alliance with a new nationalist party, Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home), which is projected to have 12 seats.
The party - led by Mr Netanyahu's former chief-of-staff Naftali Bennett - has been recently challenging Likud-Beitenu's dominance on the right.
Analysts say the 18 or 19 seats predicted for Yesh Atid, headed by journalist-turned-politician Yair Lapid, is a stunning result for a newcomer.
Mr Lapid has said he will not join Mr Netanyahu's team unless the prime minister promises to push for peace with Palestinians.
"We have red lines. We won't cross those red lines, even if it will force us to sit in the opposition," Yaakov Peri, one of Yesh Atid's leaders, told Israeli TV.
Mr Netanyahu will have to work hard to woo the new political star to join any government, the BBC's Kevin Connolly in Tel Aviv reports.
Labour is expected to get 17 seats - up from just seven in the outgoing parliament. Labour leader Shelly Yachimovich said: "There is a high chance of a shake-up and an end to the Netanyahu government."
The wider world will examine these results for clues about Israel's future attitude towards peace talks with the Palestinians or the possibility of a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, our correspondent says.
He adds that the truth of the matter is that it's far too early to make those judgements which will depend on the balance of forces within a future coalition more than on the outcome of the popular vote.
But the sudden and decisive lurch to the right that many predicted has not happened, our correspondent says. The results show that there is plenty of life on the left and the centre of Israeli politics too.
Mr Netanyahu, 63, has been in office since the 2009 election. He also served one term as prime minister between 1996 and 1999.
In recent years he has accelerated home construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, drawing anger from Palestinian leaders and criticism from Western partners.
However, unlike in previous elections, the campaign focused largely on social and economic issues, rather than the prospects for a permanent peace agreement with the Palestinians.
There have been unprecedented protests against the rising cost of living and a recent report said nearly one in four Israelis lived in poverty.


This Vegetable makkanwala is a rich dish with available vegetables in your refrigerator. I used carrots, capsicum, beans, and baby corn. Don't miss capsicum as this gives a nice flavour. You can also add paneer. This is a very good side dish for roti, chappathi or naan when you have guests around.
1. Slit baby corn into 4 pieces, length wise and fry them in a tsp of oil. Keep it aside. Cut all the vegetables length wise (julienne). In a kadai/pan, add butter add cloves, sugar and fry finely chopped onions. Fry till the colour changes. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell leaves.
2. Grind the tomatoes and add the puree to the kadai. Add all the spice powders and salt. Take care after adding tomato puree as it will splutter.
3. Fry till the raw smell of tomato leaves and the gravy thickens. Now add the vegetables.
4. Close the lid and cook till the vegetables are done. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the cream. You can also add ground cashew paste.
5. Let it boil for 5 minutes and switch off the flame. Add crushed kasoori methi/dried fenugreek leaves.
Now your tasty Vegetable Makkanwala is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti/chappathi/naan.
Don't skip the capsicum, as it gives nice flavour to the gravy.
You can also add paneer, cauliflower and green peas to the gravy.
Try adding cashew paste which gives more richness and thickness to the gravy.
If you don't have cream, replace with 1/2 cup of milk. Take care not to boil too much after adding milk, as this will curdle the milk.


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Harsher penalties for employers with unfair hiring practices
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said measures must ensure opportunities are fair. TNP PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Companies with discriminatory practices can face prosecution as FCF changes kick in
Employers who use unfair hiring practices will face stiffer penalties and even prosecution as the Ministry of Manpower tightens its Fair Consideration Framework (FCF).
The changes, which kicked in earlier this month, were announced by Manpower Minister Josephine Teo yesterday at the graduation ceremony for participants in the Professional Conversion Programme for Salesforce Platform Professionals at Suntec City.
This is the first time the FCF is being updated since it was introduced in 2014.
On the heels of the changes, a logistics firm became the first company to be charged with making a false declaration that it had considered local candidates for a job opening fairly before trying to employ a foreigner.
The FCF mandates that companies advertise openings for jobs paying below $15,000 a month on the national Jobs Bank for at least 14 days before applying for an Employment Pass for a foreigner.
Under the new framework, companies found practising any form of discrimination, including based on gender, age, mental conditions or nationality, will face a longer debarment duration.
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Mrs Teo said that the minimum debarment period will be increased from six months to 12, up to a maximum of 24 months.
Debarment will also be expanded to include not just applications for new work passes, but also the renewal of existing ones.
Mrs Teo said that because the duration for most employment passes are between two to three years, companies who face debarment will likely have to let foreign employees go, should they be caught discriminating against local candidates.
"This will mean stronger deterrence against workplace discrimination of any kind. More importantly, it sends a clear signal about the need for fairness at work," she said.
In addition, employers and key personnel who make false declarations that they have considered all candidates fairly will also now be prosecuted in court.
Those found guilty of false declaration under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act may be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $20,000, or both.
Mr Martin Gabriel, senior consultant at human resource consultancy and training firm HRmatters21, believes the changes have bite.
"Foreign companies bringing in their own people as opposed to hiring local is common, with many merely going through the motions of posting job ads.
"These changes will show them that there is real punishment, and because there is risk of punitive action now, they are more likely to reconsider."
National Trades Union Congress assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay posted on Facebook: "The harsher penalties will send a deterrent effect to would be and recalcitrant employers or businesses. The blacklisting and highlighting of specific companies is a positive move to send a strong signal to the errant company, the sector or industry and to the labour market as a whole."
Mrs Teo stressed that while foreign workers are welcome in Singapore, there needs to be measures to ensure the flow is managed and regulated, and opportunities are equal and fair.
She said: "With fairness as a foundation, we have the capacity to promote more progressive employment practices."


1350 has 24 divisors (see below), whose sum is σ = 3720. Its totient is φ = 360.
The previous prime is 1327. The next prime is 1361. The reversal of 1350 is 531.
Adding to 1350 its reverse (531), we get a palindrome (1881).
It can be divided in two parts, 1 and 350, that added together give a triangular number (351 = T26).
1350 is nontrivially palindromic in base 14.
1350 is an undulating number in base 7 and base 14.
It is a polite number, since it can be written in 11 ways as a sum of consecutive naturals, for example, 268 + ... + 272.
It is an arithmetic number, because the mean of its divisors is an integer number (155).
1350 is a gapful number since it is divisible by the number (10) formed by its first and last digit.
1350 is the 20-th nonagonal number.
It is a practical number, because each smaller number is the sum of distinct divisors of 1350, and also a Zumkeller number, because its divisors can be partitioned in two sets with the same sum (1860).
1350 is an abundant number, since it is smaller than the sum of its proper divisors (2370).
1350 is a wasteful number, since it uses less digits than its factorization.
1350 is an odious number, because the sum of its binary digits is odd.
The square root of 1350 is about 36.7423461417. The cubic root of 1350 is about 11.0520944959.
The spelling of 1350 in words is "one thousand, three hundred fifty".


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HomeBusinessHow Desalination Technology Can Overcome Drought
How Desalination Technology Can Overcome Drought
Desalination technology has existed since many centuries ago and was used in extracting fresh water from water with high salt concentration. The people in the Middle East uses desalination technology to obtain fresh water that is free from salt for use as drinking water and watering their crops. Desalination facility has improved over the years and many modern desalination companies have been established all over the globe. It is estimated that 300 million people relies on desalination plants to obtain clean water.
The Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Israel are among the first countries to built desalination plants to meet the demands of clean water supply for its residents. However, freshwater shortages in other parts of the world have also let these countries to build desalination plants. In Carlsbad, a large desalination facilities contributes to 7% of the water demands for the residents in San Diego. Carlsbad desalination plant was the 17th desalination plant to be built in California.
Desalination process is energy consuming and it takes up to 10 kilowatt hours of energy for a desalination plant to purify the seawater. Desalination can also pose harm to the environment because of the high salt concentration brine solution that is discharged back into the ocean. Pumping the water from the ocean into the desalination plant is said to be causing the death of many marine lives. Despite that, research is being carried out constantly to improve the environmental friendliness of desalination process. Research and development will help to reduce the reliance on fossil fuel which is not renewable.
Carlsbad desalination company uses reverse osmosis process to convert seawater into fresh water for the residential neighborhood and factories in various industry. The desalination system at the Carlsbad plant contains thousands of membranes. Seawater is pumped through the membranes at a pressure that is at least 60 times higher than the atmospheric pressure from the seawater. The pressure exchangers in the desalination system recover back the energy so that less energy is lost during the filtration process.
Millions of people and businesses around the world rely on reverse osmosis system to provide clean water. Reverse osmosis is proven by scientists to be able to remove 99% of the solids that exist in the water. It will produce less water waste compared to other desalination technology. The cost of running a reverse osmosis desalination plant is not as high as desalination plants that use other types of technology. All kinds of microscopic fragments will be removed including rust.
Reverse osmosis desalination involves using membranes with thin polyamide films in a hollow tube. Using bigger membranes can help to conserve more energy and produce more fresh water at the same time. There is an increasing number of desalination companies increasing the diameter of the membranes the are using to separate the salt and other solids from the fresh water. Through research, it is discovered that the graphene membrane is better than poyamide membrane as less pressure and energy is needed to pump the water.
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Be Skeptical of the Burisma Hacking Report
by Matt PalumboPosted: January 14, 2020
The Russians are at this again, this time turning their attention to hacking Burisma Holdings in an attempt to interfere in this election.
At least, that's the narrative.
As few will need to be reminded, Burisma is the Ukrainian energy company whose board Hunter Biden sat on, collecting $83k per month for the role. A new report published today by Area 1 Security alleges that a phishing campaign by Russia's military intelligence agency GRU targeted Burisma, tricking some employees into revealing their login credentials. Presumably, we're to believe that this was with the goal of finding dirt on Joe Biden.
While this report is making headlines as the "BOMBSHELL" of the day, the report acknowledges it "doesn't make any claims as to what the intent of the hackers were, what they might have been looking for, what they are going to do with their success." So, there's that – and the obvious fact that this is not a finding of U.S. intelligence.
There are some other reasons to be skeptical too, as the Institute of World Politics' Jordan Schachtel laid out.
First "expert" cited in story has his gender pronouns in his bio and worked in Obama admin… Prob not a Trump guy! pic.twitter.com/2xuyY04bvY
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) January 14, 2020
Biden official with the quote!
"Now we know that Vladimir Putin also sees Joe Biden as a threat," says Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the Biden campaign.
Sounds legit!
Homies with Mr. Crowdstrike himself? pic.twitter.com/Juuub9G9ch
1 more note: This dude's company is delivering security services to half of 2020 dems, & they say they are charging minimal $.
Why would a private org do pro bono security work?
Biden camp & contractor bouncing back same message.
Zero neutral sources. Terrible journalism. pic.twitter.com/2gYBtG6hPW
When are you going to add to your story the crucial fact that security company making this claim is working basically pro bono for the Biden campaign?
Did you ask why they'd do this?
Who made the decision to publish this with zero unbiased sources? https://t.co/0bL4avkgYm
Does any of this prove their findings wrong outright? No – but it does show a level of bias on their part, and it's something that no journalists bothered mentioning in their reporting on this "bombshell."
It is of course no secret that Russia interferes in foreign elections – but at least liberals are dropping the argument that Trump colluded with them in regard to this specific alleged case. For now…
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The gadget will create the vectors and an optional toolpath once you have specified the Length,Height,Start point of arc and Arc height.
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The Department of Radiation Oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has an immediate opportunity for a full-time clinical physicist. The clinical physicist will provide all aspects of medical physics services including treatment and imaging system calibration, acceptance and commissioning, treatment planning, and developmental projects.
The candidate will have the exciting opportunity to work with clinical photon and proton systems and perform special procedures. The Department of Radiation Oncology includes the St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center, the only proton therapy center in the world dedicated solely to treatment of children. The proton therapy center includes two gantry rooms and a horizontal fixed beam room with a microbeam feature. Each room is equipped with dedicated pencil beam scanning nozzles, high-precision robotic patient positioner and CBCT/planar x-ray for image guidance.
Hitachi PROBEAT-V Proton Beam Therapy System, Siemens ARTISTE, Varian Eclipse, Philips Pinnacle, MIM, Elekta MOSAIQ, and imaging equipment dedicated to radiation treatment planning and adaptive therapy (Philips IQon Spectral-CT, Vereos PET-CT, and Ingenia 1.5 and 3.0T MR systems). The department has cutting edge quality assurance tools and software and access to high-performance computing.
Participates in development and implementation of policies and procedures to facilitate accurate and safe radiation delivery.
Provides and supports learning needs through educational activities that promote continuous improvement and compliance with patient care standards.
Organizes and documents all physics records to ensure accurate and timely performance of procedures.
Assists with the orientation and training of new staff.
Performs other related duties as assigned or directed to meet the goals and objectives of the department and the organization.
MS or PhD in Physical Sciences required.
Four (4) years of experience with MS in Physics.
Two (2) years of experience with MS in Medical Physics or PhD in Physics.
Completion of Part II of the American Board of Radiology Exam preferred.
Completion of Part II of the American Board of Radiology Exam is preferred.


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Plant groups
Who are the BSBI, and what do they do?
They are the leading organisation for people interested in wild plants, their biogeography, and their changing patterns in Britain and Ireland.
They organise a large number of field outings each year here, some of which are introductory in nature, some are aimed at recording, and some are at an advanced botanical level. See this year's list for Ireland on the Irish webpage.
They produce a range of publications which are invaluable for botanists - e.g. the Atlas, the ID books for tricky groups (e.g. sedges, grasses, umbellifers, etc.), the plant crib, etc.
They have a network of 'referees' - experts in all the plant groups who are willing to accept specimens for identification/confirmation. This is an invaluable resource.
They offer a range of research, travel and training grants - mostly small, but very useful!
They have a website full of resources - here you will find tick lists of the most common plants for each county (very useful in the field), detailed support on the use of recording software such as MapMate, news on events relevant to botany, info on training courses, online plant keys,
They produce a journal - the New Journal of Botany, along with a newsletter - BSBI News. Both are full of very detailed and advanced plant-related articles, but the newsletter in particular always has short articles with things like ID tips for tricky plants, etc. Always worth having a look through.
And finally... there is a dedicated Irish Officer (Maria Long) (Visit http://www.bsbi.org.uk/ireland.html or contact at maria.long@bsbi.org), who works to ensure that the organisation continues to evolve to be as relevant and useful to botanists throughout Ireland as possible, whether amateur or professional, beginner or advanced.
It costs £30 to join, and can be done online (http://www.bsbi.org.uk/subscriptions.html).
A large percentage of the Vascular Plant Database for Northern Ireland has been added since 1997 due to the enthusiasm for the Botanical Society of the British Isle (BSBI) Atlas 2000 Project. The BSBI Vice county recorders have collected a huge amount of data which has been computerised either by themselves or in the Ulster Museum. Below are the contact details for the Northern Ireland vice county recorders.
If you would like to know about the general flora of a particular place within Northern Ireland, please contact the relevant vice county recorder directly.
Mr. Robert Northridge, 9 Coole Drive, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, BT74 6BS
Dr. Ralph Forbes, Coolattin, 26 Castleward Road, Strangford, Co. Down, BT30 7LY
Mr. David McNeill, 13 Greystown Park, Belfast, BT9 6UN
publication: County Antrim Scarce, Rare and Extinct Vascular Plant Register
Mr. Ian McNeill, 86 Fair Hill, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, BT80 8DE
Dr. David Riley, 161 Duncrun Road, Gortmore, Limavady, Co. Londonderry, BT49 0JJ
Dr. John Faulkner, Drumherriff Lodge, Orchard Road, Loughgall, Co. Armagh, BT61 8JD
Mr. Graham Day, Cherry Cottage, 11 Ballyhaft Road, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2AW
web page: Flora of County Down Project
publication: County Down Scarce, Rare and Extinct Vascular Plant Register
Other contributors to the Vascular Plant Database for Northern Ireland (VPDNI) include:
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
The Ulster Museum
The Belfast Naturalists' Field Club (BNFC)
County Armagh Wildlife Society
The Forest Service
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
The National Trust
DMAP is the software used throughout this site to produce the distribution maps for each species. The software has proved invaluable to the construction and design of this web site.
© National Museums Northern Ireland, 2010-21
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Stereotypes are killing our future. The fields of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) badly need the input of talented, diverse people. So far only 4% of our working scientist and engineers are Latinos. Even worst, only 2% of the working scientists and engineers are Latinas. This is not a question of talent or skills, this is a question about expectations (personal and social), access to resources, and an economy that no longer promotes social mobility facilitated by affordable education.
What is important to you? It may or it may not be the same as what is important to the people who you want to engage. If I tell you that I know what is important for Latinos, I will be oversimplifying and probably lying to you. We Latinos are not monolithic. We are as diverse as you can be. Maybe the Spanish language, some shared cultural traditions, and the strong family connections are somewhere at the backbone of what "Latino" means for a lot of people. But for sure it doesn't describe all the people in this ethnic group, maybe not even describe most of us. Always asks, don't assume you know what are the other people's interests and needs.
Adults from low-income communities and underrepresented groups often do not understand how to help their children succeed in STEM learning, and panelists stressed the importance of learning with their children instead of pretending they have all the answers or not showing interest. " Let caregivers know they don't need to have an advanced degree in science or math to contribute to their children's education," Rice says. "Meet people where they are." (link to U.S. News article).
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Five weeks after the Great Fire, the village square in New Eden Township bustles with rebuilding activities. Hope begins to flicker as a new future rises from the ashes of deception. Yet for three newly appointed Elements–Ember Watson, Skylar Kane, and Rain Daniels–the many transitions to Project Phase Two expose dark secrets that demand sacrifices. Sacrifices, they discover, that may still destroy the very community they vowed to protect and serve.
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This summit is not on a developed or mapped trail system, so the use and understanding of GPS and/or map and compass is highly recommended. Expect hazards not found on a maintained trail, more difficult and varying conditions, and always prioritize safety when bushwhacking.
From the winter parking at the beginning of Jabe Pond Road, walk the road for an easy mile as it goes slightly uphill to Jabe Pond. Follow the white blazed trail around the west side of the pond. At just under a mile along this trail there are two noticeable, small knobs on the right with a shallow notch running between them. Use this notch and start bushwhacking through the open hardwoods, up and over to the other valley.
Once in the other valley, follow it to the left and you'll see the slopes of Catamount in front of you. Gain the north ridge and begin climbing through a mostly open hardwood forest. Many small to large cliffs will appear — find the best route around them. The summit is small with a rocky top and has excellent views to the north. The unique view of Middle Mountain is directly north and should not be missed.
7.2 miles. Since this is a bushwhack, it is not recommended for families with young children or for people not experienced using a map and compass. It can take experienced people more than five hours to complete this hike.
From the Ticonderoga traffic circle, head south on Route 9N and continue for 1.5 miles past its intersection with Route 3. Turn right on Split Rock Road, which turns into Battle Hill Road, and continue up the hill to Jabe Pond Road on the left. Park here as the gate is closed in winter.
Snowshoeing over a frozen body of water is an Adirondack past time, but it is also dangerous to cross frozen waterbodies and it should only be done with care and respect for your environment. Know the ice conditions and be prepared for anything, including heavy winds, snow drifts, whiteouts, slushy conditions, and thin ice.