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Willow oak rooted in Wake County holds potential as future Champion Tree
by N.C. Forest Service | Sep 17, 2020
Since 1928, the North Carolina State Fairgrounds complex in Raleigh, North Carolina has been the backdrop for the crowning of numerous champions and ribbon winners. The latest contender is unique in that the Fairgrounds complex serves as more than just a backdrop. It's home.
Located just inside the Gate 11 entrance along Blue Ridge Road, a massive willow oak (Quercus phellos), towers over a landscaped traffic island near the Kerr Scott Building. Recently, the tree was nominated for designation as a North Carolina Champion Tree for Wake County.
Jennifer Rall, urban forestry specialist and North Carolina Champion Tree Program coordinator with the N.C. Forest Service (NCFS), and NCFS Wake County Ranger Chris Frey stand in the shade of the State Fairgrounds willow oak.
In North Carolina, a tree achieves "champion" status as a species native to North Carolina and based on a point system that assigns value to a tree's circumference, height and average crown spread. Who keeps score?
The N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) administers the North Carolina Champion Tree Program, which has recognized and celebrated the state's largest trees since the 1970s. To nominate a tree for the North Carolina Champion Tree Program, the tree's circumference, height and average crown spread must all be measured. Here's a look at how that was done for the willow oak (Quercus phellos) at the Fairgrounds complex:
The circumference of a tree is measured in inches at 4.5' (breast height, or BH) above the center of the base of the tree
Total height to the nearest foot is measured with a clinometer, an instrument used for measuring angles of slope (or tilt), elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity's direction.
Average crown spread is measured to the nearest foot with a tape measure. Two measurements are taken in perpendicular directions, accounting for the widest and narrowest diameter of the crown, and averaged.
Do we have a new champion willow oak in North Carolina? No. The tree scored 335 points after measuring at 220" in circumference, 87' in height and 133' in average crown spread. The reigning North Carolina champion willow oak, located in Union County, holds a score of 461 points and measures at 337" in circumference, 90' in height and 135' in average crown spread. While Union County is still home to our state's champion willow oak tree, the one rooted in a landscaped traffic island at the State Fairgrounds complex is one to behold as a contender indeed. Ranking as the second largest willow oak in Wake County and the 11th largest in North Carolina, it's fair to say that those who catch a glimpse of the third tree from the Gate 11 entrance at the State Fairgrounds complex in Raleigh have caught a glimpse of a future champion.
For more information about the North Carolina Champion Tree program, visit the program's website. To nominate a tree for the North Carolina Champion Tree Program, contact your local NCFS county ranger's office for assistance with measuring a tree. Contact information is available at the N.C. Forest Service website.


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The Nature of Online Charter Schools: Evolution and Emerging Concerns
Lisa Hasler-Waters, Flint Hill School, Oakton VAFollow
Michael K. Barbour, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Michael P. Menchaca, University of HawaiiFollow
Online charter schools are unique among K-12 online learning options for students. They are full-time, public schools that combine online learning with traditional and home schooling practices. They are often chartered by a state agency, supported in full or in part with state funds and most often managed by a private educational management company. Some extol the virtues of these schools as being able to reach unique student populations at a fraction of the cost borne by traditional public school education. Others are concerned over the lack of evidence supporting the effectiveness of these schools and the problems encountered by young learners who are separated from their teachers due to the online nature of learning in this environment. The goal of this literature review is to: (a) provide a definition of online charter schools; (b) describe their evolution and current status; (c) describe their operations; and, (d) to reveal emerging concerns, including governance, funding and effectiveness. Finally, the authors conclude that there are three significant gaps found in the literature concerning online charter schools and provide recommendations for further research.
Hasler-Waters, L., Barbour, M.-K., & Menchaca, M.-P. (2014). The Nature of Online Charter Schools: Evolution and Emerging Concerns. Educational Technology & Society, 17 (4), 379–389.
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Online and Distance Education Commons
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Karl M. Lorenz
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Terry W. Neu

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HAWTHORNE, CALIF.—Elon Musk took a breather Tuesday night from his electric-car company and rocket maker to trumpet his newest far-out creation: a tunnel.
In front of hundreds of supporters, including customers of his car maker Tesla Inc., Mr. Musk showcased his grand vision for alleviating city traffic with a network of tunnels that can transport electric cars underground and shuttle them at high speeds.
The billionaire entrepreneur held a glitzy event staged across the street from the headquarters of his rocket company, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., in Southern California. Nearby was a giant boring machine that dug a 1.14-mile tunnel about 40-feet underground, starting at the site and curving around the north side of Hawthorne Municipal Airport to a former cabinet shop converted into a station for exiting and entering.
The event started with a video feed of a white Tesla Model X sport-utility vehicle speeding through the tunnel and then emerging in front of the crowd gathered around a large pit created to dig the passage. Ever the showman, Mr. Musk emerged from the SUV to cheers.
What began seemingly as a joke by Mr. Musk on Twitter two years ago is now a passion to create an alternative way for people to quickly get around town. Using SpaceX staff and resources, he spun the project this year into its own company, the Boring Co.
A key part of his pitch is reducing the cost and increasing the speed of tunneling. He is projecting a 15-fold increase in speed over the industry's fastest boring operation by automating some of the work, improving the processes and making the drilling more powerful.
He imagines a network of tunnels beneath a city that allow for electric autonomous vehicles to travel at speeds greater than 150 miles an hour, saying he expects such a system to be in place in Los Angeles by 2028. He is working on tunnel projects in Chicago and between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and proposed a tunnel in Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium.
The test tunnel celebrated Tuesday cost about $10 million (U.S.) to complete, Mr. Musk told reporters beforehand.
One of the changes that emerged from his original plan is the elimination of a skateboard-like system that would have shuttled the cars. Instead, his engineers have designed deployable tracking wheels that would be attached to the front of a car. The wheels run along the curbs of the tunnels to keep the vehicle going straight. The idea would require an electric vehicle, to avoid spewing toxic fumes, that is equipped with autonomous driving technology so it will stop properly, Mr. Musk said. The tunnel wouldn't be limited to Tesla vehicles.
Inside the worksite, ferns and space heaters were staged around drilling equipment as guests enjoyed cocktails and food. A 45-foot medieval-like guard tower was erected near the giant hole, built with bricks made from the dirt pulled from the tunnel. Mr. Musk plans to cut costs by recycling the dirt from the tunnel to make bricks that are then sold. Outside the tower, a man dressed in armor posed for pictures.
At a s'more station, a young woman wearing a company jacket used a Boring Co.-branded flamethrower to warm a marshmallow held at the tip of a sword.
The company offered guests a chance to travel through the tunnel. During a demonstration, a Model X pulled into an alley between houses and businesses until it reached a gate with a guard. It opened to reveal "O'Leary Station," where a giant circle on a metal surface marked the spot for the vehicle to park.
An elevator then slowly lowered the vehicle about 40 feet to the mouth of the tunnel. Neon red lights encircled the opening while another strand of lights led into the heart of the tunnel, which has white walls.
The driver edged into the tunnel where lateral wheels affixed to the SUV's front wheels bumped against the tunnel's walls. He then gunned the accelerator to quickly reach over 40 miles an hour. The SUV's lateral wheels seemed to jerk between the tunnel walls, creating a bumpy experience while the vehicle quietly whirred through the path. Dust that kicked up from a previous ride hung in the air.
The ride ended about three minutes later.
One of the many obstacles faced by the Boring Co: Tunneling is often a minority of the cost of underground transportation projects, so even with a substantial decrease in tunneling costs, subway projects would still be extremely expensive. This is largely due to costs related to the complex task of building underground stations—which can't be hollowed out with a boring machine—as well as land acquisition and design costs.
In Los Angeles, a 2.6-mile extension of the Purple Line subway is projected to cost $3.6 billion, but the tunneling contract is just $410 million. In New York, a 1.5-mile extension of the No. 7 subway cost $2.5 billion, of which the tunneling contract was $1.1 billion.
Mr. Musk's plan appears to side step large stations by accessing the network through elevators that can take up, according to him, the space of two parking spots. He also discussed the possibility of a parking-garage style looped ramp or larger entrance ramp if space allows.


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Growth in Africa's mobile subscriptions is slowing down—but tower sharing can help
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"Will your I get enough coverage from your network?"
The Next Billion
By Sibusiso Tshabalala
Published October 9, 2015 This article is more than 2 years old.
Africa's mobile connections may be edging closer to the one-billion mark, but growth in unique mobile subscribers—the number of individuals that have subscribed to a mobile service—will slow down over the next years says a a new a report from GSMA, the international organization of mobile operators and companies.
Africa currently has 367 million unique mobile subscribers, and its fastest growth period for these subscriptions was in the first half of this decade (2010-2015), with an annual growth rate of 13%. The GSMA now expects the growth rate of unique mobile subscribers to slow down to 6% in the second half of the decade (2015-2020).
One of the reasons the GSMA has cited for slow down in growth is "a weak business case for rural network rollout". According to GSMA mobile users in rural areas generate a low average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile operators. The costs associated with setting up and maintaining networks in these areas is a barrier for operators wanting to extend their coverage, as it "makes it hard to justify the high costs of network deployment and maintenance in remote communities," says the GSMA.
Tower sharing as a solution
Rural areas in Africa typically have a lower population density, making it difficult for operators to spread out their coverage. To address the coverage gap, the GSMA recommends (pdf, pg.5) infrastructure sharing as a strategy to extend coverage in rural areas.
In recent years, some of the continent's leading operators, like MTN, have sold off their tower assets to tower management companies—known as "towercos"—to reduce their running costs. In turn, this has helped operators who may not have the infrastructure in particular areas to take out a tower lease from a towerco, in order to extend network coverage without incurring capital expenditure costs.
With over a quarter of Africa's estimated 165 000 towers operated by independent tower management companies, tower the GSMA argues that infrastructure sharing could help "provide coverage in areas that would otherwise be uneconomical".


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Fiscal Policy Institute Response to the 2019-2020 Adopted Budget
Read FPI's comprehensive overview of the NYS budget.
This year's budget raises revenues from a number of different areas, and does so through a number of well-founded approaches. The Fiscal Policy Institute supports the newly enacted luxury real estate tax, which makes property taxes more progressive. We support congestion pricing, which will raise needed revenues for the transit system while reducing traffic in Manhattan. And we support the collection of sales tax from internet marketplace providers, which will level the playing field between online services and retail stores. Unfortunately, a number of other new revenue streams were not included in the budget that should have been.
"We applaud the state for seeking new dedicated revenues for the MTA but they missed the mark by not adopting other revenue streams desperately needed to fund critical services like Ultra-Millionaires Tax ($2.1B), a Pied-a-Terre Tax ($650M), or a Carried Interest Fairness Fee ($3.5B). The wealthiest New Yorkers can and should pay a little more so we can begin to address our states worst in the nation income inequality and shamefully high child poverty rates in many of our cities and rural areas."
Human Services COLA
The majority of the Human Services workforce was once again denied a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) in the budget, with the exception of Direct Care workers. The Governor and Legislature have once again targeted a small subset of the human services workforce for a raise while excluding hundreds of thousands of workers who have been denied a COLA for nearly a decade. The final budget also includes less than half the funding needed to bring human service contracts up to the minimum wage.
"The Governor drew a line in the sand to provide a small portion of the state's contracted human services workforce a raise, while ignoring and disrespecting the rest of the workforce. Literally in the last minutes of budget negotiations the Governor decided that he needed a raise and pushed the Legislature to agree. The Governor gives himself a raise and pays lip service to gender pay equity while leaving a predominantly female (80%) workforce out in the cold once again. Sixty percent of these workers, because they are paid so little, can qualify for public assistance benefits. This is shameful and hypocritical."
Local Governments and the Property Tax Cap
Making the property tax cap permanent without any changes is a great disappointment. FPI has long said that the cap is the wrong solution to the right problem. Property taxes are indeed too high in many areas of the state, but that's because the state government does not carry its fair share of the costs they push down to the local level. This leaves local governments with few ways to raise revenues short of increasing property taxes, which are often already too high, and increasing fees and fines as a profit center rather than a means of fair and appropriate law enforcement.
"Not only did the legislature go along with the governor's misguided property tax cap, it did not even take the occasion to restructure the cap to ensure that it provides local governments and school districts with a floor rather than a ceiling. Options on the table were making it a true two percent cap by better accounting for inflation and removing undemocratic supermajority override provisions that would allow for more predictable funding and eliminate the possibility (as we have seen for a number of years) of negative or very low cap rates.
Census Funding
The Fiscal Policy Institute produced a study last fall showing the need for a robust outreach campaign to ensure an accurate count in the census and estimating that $40 million was needed to allow community-based organizations to be trusted voices in their communities. The assembly and the senate both included this amount in their one-house budgets, while the governor included zero. The final budget includes $20 million.
"Half a loaf is better than none, but $20 million is not nearly enough to ensure the outreach New York needs. This is going to be a particularly difficult year, using online responses for the first time, and taking place in a context of high levels of suspicion of government. With the state not carrying its share, other local governments, philanthropy, and others will have to step up even more than usual. And we be looking closely to see how the state funding is allocated as well: the $20 million is not clearly allocated to community-based organizations but is broadly set for 'community outreach.'"
Enhanced Services to Refugees
The New York State Enhanced Services to Refugees Program (NYSESRP) was funded at $2 million, the same as it has been for the past two years. That's short of the $4.5 million FPI estimated was needed, but $2 million more than any other state is doing.
When the federal government restricted refugee resettlement and the federal funding that comes with it, New York was the only state to react by expanding its programs to help the refugees who are already here and to refugees who move to New York from other states. The enhanced services for refugee program helps create communities in which refugees succeed at work and at school, and helps newcomers to learn English and become better integrated into our communities. That's good for refugees, of course, but it's really good for all of us.
"It sure would have been a good year to do more to make sure refugees get off to a good start in New York. But, it was a relief to see the program funded at the same level as in prior years, at a time when so many other programs were squeezed. New Yorkers can be proud of the state's enhanced services to refugees' program, which is unique in the nation."
Liberty Defense Project
New York's Liberty Defense Project was intended to ensure that New York immigrants have adequate access to legal services to make sure they are fairly represented in the American legal system. Funding of $10 million was included in this year's budget.
"The Liberty Defense Project is a great initiative of the state, and it is good to see $10 million in the budget after even that much was often in question. In a state with 4 million immigrants and at a time when immigrants both with and without status face a hostile federal enforcement regime, $10 million is not enough to ensure adequate representation to all who need it, but it is enough to make a big difference in people's lives."
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On November 5, 2016, certain veterans who begin or resume a civilian career with the Postal Service following their military service became eligible to have credited and use up to 104 hours of a newly-created and distinct category of leave called "Wounded Warriors Leave." The creation of Wounded Warriors Leave came about in response to the passage of the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015, which allows employees who meet the eligibility requirements to use this new category of leave to undergo medical treatment for a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
Recently, the Postal Service released a Management Instruction setting forth its policy guidelines and standard procedures for administering this new category of leave. NALC activists should familiarize themselves with these policies so they can best inform, and enforce the rights of, the letter carrier veterans they represent.
b. They have not previously established eligibility for Wounded Warriors Leave.
Eligible employees are entitled to only one 12-Month Eligibility Period in connection with Postal Service employment.
c. Who has a single or combined service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
c. Have sustained a single or combined service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more that was incurred during the employee's immediate absence.
c. During military leave sustain a single or combined service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more that was incurred during the employee's military leave.
In the Postal Service, this benefit is available to eligible new employees hired on or after November 5, 2016, as well as employees hired prior to that date who leave the Postal Service's employment or take military leave to participate in active duty military service, sustain a service-connected disability rating of at least 30 percent during that military leave or service, and then return directly from that leave or service on or after November 5, 2016.
Employees who begin employment with the Postal Service on or after November 5, 2016, with pending disability determinations, who at any time during the first 12 months of employment receive a 30 percent or more disability rating, will be eligible for leave retroactively to the first day of employment. Any leave without pay (LWOP) or leave used while the determination is pending will be reimbursed and replaced with Wounded Warriors Leave, as appropriate, up to the maximum number (104) of days allowed.
It is an employee's responsibility to notify the Postal Service of his or her eligibility before requesting Wounded Warriors Leave. Employees must provide documentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or on any Office of Personnel Management (OPM) certification form developed for administration of Wounded Warriors Leave, certifying they have a qualifying service-connected disability.
Each eligible employee will be credited with 104 hours of Wounded Warriors Leave following the Postal Service's receipt of documentation supporting the employee's eligibility. Wounded Warriors Leave will be available for use retroactively to the first day of employment.
c. Return to the Postal Service for a career or non-career appointment within the 12-Month Eligibility Period.
b. Have 12 calendar months to use the leave.
Wounded Warriors Leave will be available for use retroactively to the first day of re-employment with the Postal Service.
Employees returning to the Postal Service from Military Leave (without a break in service) who sustain a new service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more will receive the full 104 hours of Wounded Warriors Leave upon the Postal Service's receipt of documentation supporting the employee's eligibility. Wounded Warriors Leave will be available for use retroactively to the first day of return to service and the employee will have 12 calendar months to use the leave.
Wounded Warriors Leave expires at the end of an eligible employee's 12-month eligibility period. This happens regardless of the employee's actual Wounded Warriors Leave balance. If the employee leaves the Postal Service at any time during or after the expiration of the 12-month eligibility period, any remaining leave will not be reinstated, carried over, or paid out, except as permitted by OPM regulations if the employee transfers to another federal agency, or otherwise permitted by the Postal Service's Management Instruction.
If an eligible employee began employment with another federal agency and transfers to the Postal Service within the 12-month eligibility period, the employee is eligible to use Wounded Warriors Leave for the remainder of the 12-months. In these instances, the employee must certify the number of hours of Wounded Warriors Leave used at the former agency. The Postal Service will provide the employee with the remaining Wounded Warriors Leave.
b. Designate the reason for the absence as "other" and write "Wounded Warrior Leave" in the space provided.
c. The applicability of Wounded Warriors Leave as soon as possible.
Alternatively, the employee may use the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to record his or her absences. If the employee does not submit PS Form 3971 before the absence, the supervisor must provide it to the employee upon his or her return to duty.
An employee's supervisor is responsible for approving or disapproving requests for Wounded Warriors Leave by signing PS Form 3971, and returning a copy to the employee. In addition, to verify that Wounded Warriors Leave requested by an employee is appropriately used for the treatment of a service-connected disability, the requesting employee must provide proof from the health care provider. The Postal Service has created a new form to be used for this verification: PS Form 5980, Treatment Verification for Wounded Warriors Leave.
This new category of leave is a very important benefit to letter carriers who are also veterans with a disability rating of 30 percent or greater. Disabled veterans generally are required to attend regular medical appointments to maintain their health and to continue their eligibility to receive their veterans' benefits. Frequently, such appointments must be scheduled during normal work hours, and therefore letter carriers in the past often were required to use LWOP to attend those appointments. Wounded Warriors Leave should provide some relief to those who are eligible and must receive necessary treatment.
Click here for copy of the management instruction outlining the policy guidelines established for the administration of Wounded Warriors leave, and click here for PS Form 5980. The documents can be found in the Materials Reference System (MRS), as well as on the Military Veterans, Contract Administration Unit and City Delivery pages.


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Shri Binoy Kumar, Secretary, Steel visited VSP PSU NEWS
Visakhapatnam: Shri Binoy Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, visited to RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant recently on 26th April 2019. He was accompanied by Ms. Ruchika Chaudhry Govil, Joint Secretary, MOS, Shri Neeraj Agrawal, Director, MOS and Shri SK Singh, Under Secretary, MoS.
The high level team visited major production units including expansion & modernization like Coke Ovens, Blast Furnace, Steel Melt Shop and Rolling Mills etc. They were apprised of the latest technological know-how incorporated in the plant during expansion and modernization. The Steel Secretary witnessed a Corporate Presentation of RINL in which Shri PK Rath, CMD highlighted the achievements, targets and the focus areas of current financial year. Later they reviewed the performance of the Company.
The Steel Secretary commended RINL for registering an all-round performance and growth in all areas of its operations and highest sales turn over of Rs 20,844 crores during 2018-19. RINL collective have the potentiality and capability to deliver in times of crisis and difficulties, he added. He advised the management to focus and put their best efforts for reduction of carbon emissions and cost reduction of production. He also advised for maximum usage of government-e portal (GeM) for competitive procurement.
Later, the Steel Secretary and his team interacted with the representatives of Steel Executive Association, trade unions, SC & ST, OBC Associations and WIPS. He observed that RINL is an eco-friendly and beautiful plant in the country and the employees are highly potential. He exhorted them to work with dedication and commitment to scale up the operations, ramping up of production from the expanded units to reach newer heights in the Steel Industry.


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You know how you can be banging your head against a wall, trying to figure something out? Then, you sleep on it, take a shower, or go for a walk and suddenly a solution pops into your head. Have you ever wondered why this happens or how it works? So have I…and I don't know HOW it works, but I do know that we are practicing the exact same skill in qigong.
What the heck does Donkey Kong have to do with the practice habits of tai chi students? It turns out the ladders and platforms in the video game are a perfect model for understanding the ecosystem of students practice habits. Let me explain the survey design and then I'll share some really fascinating results about how people engage Brookline Tai Chi to develop their tai chi practice. Survey Design Last week we conducted a small practice survey to try to get a more accurate picture of what students do outside of class.
As March comes to an end, I'm wrapping up playing Health Month, an online game that helps you integrate new habits and change behavior. Here's my review of Health Month and a recap of what I experienced. I have to say, I don't think I really explored it to the fullest, but there were a couple of things I really liked about it and a couple of things I didn't connect with in the design.
I picked those rules initially because I thought they would be easy to track and measure and because I had already been working on them in February.
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Home » To Your Health Blogs » Black water's health claims are murky
Black water's health claims are murky
January 25, 2019 Providence Health Team
Black water gets its color from fulvic acid.
Proponents say the water detoxifies and promotes nutrient absorption but there are no scientific reviews to back up those claims.
Plain water is always a great choice.
Black water may sound completely unappealing to drink, but believe it or not, it is being touted as one of the latest health fads. If you're not thrilled by the prospect of consuming something that looks like sludge, you'll be relieved to know that the health claims don't hold water.
"People are just making money on all this stuff; it's just somebody selling something," cautions Terese Scollard, RDN, regional clinical nutrition manager and a registered dietitian nutritionist with Providence Health & Services in Portland, Oregon.
Black water gets its color from fulvic acid. This compound is produced when plant matter decomposes and is found in dirt, coal, streams and other natural sources. Purportedly, fulvic acid supplies black water with antioxidants, electrolytes and minerals, allowing the body to allegedly detoxify itself and maximize nutrient absorption. However, there are no peer-reviewed scientific studies to back up these claims. Scollard advises that you should look for the research behind any diet-related fad.
"Be skeptical," she says. "Many things jump from a small scientific review without the proper research. For many things, if they worked as directly as they claimed, they would already be in the mainstream."
Black water is the latest in a line of waters that come with different buzzwords and health claims. However, water is already a pretty perfect beverage as is, Scollard says. "Everybody puts something in water to try and sell it," she says. "Plain water is just fine, and it's pretty cheap, too."
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Nuclear workshops are a great way to share experience, learn and develop fresh ideas. In the nuclear sector it is vital to keep learning because nuclear technology rapidly advances, requiring professionals to both broaden and deepen their knowledge and also develop new skills.
Jackson Associates provides focused and highly effective intensive workshops and training courses to help international clients gain the understanding and expertise that they need. Accommodating and accessible, our nuclear workshops and training can be held wherever a client is located, in any part of the world.
Uniquely tailored to fit the background, expectations and specific needs of each client, our workshops and training courses involve lectures, practical case study examples, class exercises, group discussions and review work. The aim is always to convey a deep and lasting understanding of nuclear topics and to keep clients up to date with the latest global developments in nuclear energy. Where possible our workshop and training delegates also visit an operating nuclear facility in the host country.
Below are some examples of international workshops and training courses undertaken for clients.
Working with UKTI, Ian Jackson trained a range of British Embassy and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) staff in Central and Emerging Europe (CEE) countries. The nuclear energy development course covered commercial nuclear power technology, reactor safety, siting and grid requirements, reactor construction value chain and supply chain opportunities, nuclear utility business models, energy market economics, Electricity Market Reform (EMR), Strike Prices (£/MWh) for nuclear power, commercial nuclear fuel supply, spent fuel reprocessing, radioactive waste management infrastructure planning, nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste disposal. The course included a visit to the Krsko Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia.
Working with our local partner PetroEDGE, Ian Jackson trained energy utility executives and public officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong on nuclear energy project planning and economics. The courses included Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology which may be particularly suitable for deployment in countries with smaller electricity grids. SMRs can also be deployed in hard-to-reach places that require a stable and reliable electricity supply to power geographically remote rural communities, mining and extractive industries, and industrial park developments.
Ian Jackson trained senior Jordanian nuclear officials on the UK's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for regulatory safety assessment and licensing of new nuclear reactor designs. The workshop was Chaired by His Excellency Dr Khaled Toukan, Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) and attended by senior officials from JAEC and the Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC).
Ian Jackson has travelled to China extensively, regularly speaking on nuclear energy development and Chairing civil nuclear energy workshops. Ian Jackson has presented at international workshop sessions for China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), China Nuclear Power Engineering (CNPE), the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) and State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC). Ian has visited many Chinese nuclear reactor development projects including the Westinghouse AP1000 build at Sanmen and China's Hualong One international nuclear power plant design under construction at Fuqing.
Ian Jackson presented to senior officials from the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), outlining the UK's nuclear training capabilities and services. The workshop included a visit to the Korean APR1400 reactor fleet under construction at Barakah.
Ian Jackson trained senior Vietnamese nuclear officials on the UK's Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process for regulatory safety assessment and licensing of nuclear reactor designs. Ian also presented on the economics of nuclear reactor development and nuclear infrastructure planning needs. The workshops were attended by Inspectors from the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and officials from Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
Ian Jackson trained MBA students attending the Moscow School of Management, Skolkovo. Ian presented on Western nuclear business models and potential strategies for Russian nuclear expansion into new commercial markets overseas. Ian Jackson reads and speaks some basic conversational Russian.


The Apostle Jude in a brief but terse letter to the early church warned pastors and elders that Jesus was both Master and Lord!
Master and Lord! What does that make of every believer? Like the Apostles Peter and James and John, we should probably consider ourselves "bond-servants" of Jesus Christ.
Jude described those who challenged the faith in his time as those who had "crept in unnoticed…who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ;" (verse 4) A different gospel that allows for "sensuality" (read: "total freedom of sexual expression") and a denial of Jesus as Master and Lord; sound familiar?
God's clear standards for what is truly loving and just should trump our views of what is right and beneficial, every time.
I am fairly confident that neither a plea of ignorance, nor a timid heart that fears the messiness of contending for the faith will pass muster at the judgment seat of Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:10).
It is now our turn to keep the faith. At Green Hill we will not shirk our common duty to love the Church of Jesus Christ and we will stand firm to defend the faith once delivered to the saints.
Heard the pastor's report from the recent gathering of the Fellowship of Presbyterians in Atlanta. The Summer Conference was more nuts and bolts about helping congregations and church leaders learn how to become vital communities of outreach and more authentic expressions of biblical faith.
Listened to members of the church who came to ask questions about the Fellowship of Presbyterians. They heard the pastor's report and sought answers about potential benefits Green Hill might expect from being associated with the Fellowship, a new evangelical network of churches within the Presbyterian Church (USA).
The Session decided to take initiative to find churches nearby in the Fellowship of Presbyterians. This way we will begin to benefit from associating with churches of like mind through times of fellowship, study, and mission.
Reverend Louie Reynolds will fill the pulpit on two Sundays the pastor will be on personal leave, November 25 and December 30.
Agreed to allow the pastor to preach the stewardship message for Andalusia First Presbyterian Church, Sunday, November 18. Pastor Dale Sallans of the Andalusia church will fill our pulpit the same Sunday.
America's National Prayer Committee and its member organizations are putting out a call to pray 40 days prior to the November elections. We are in desperate days as the spiritual, moral, and financial fabric of our nation is disintegrating around us. Believers need to pray as never before. The United States is clearly a nation in trouble. A battered economy, political divisiveness, the culture wars, racial uneasiness, and a sidelined church, provide the dry tinder for an inflammatory national election. Many stake their hopes or fears on the outcome.
While believing in and encouraging the importance of exercising our right to vote, America's National Prayer Committee also calls the Christian Church in America to do that which is even more critical in these days . . . to pray. The seriousness of our day requires an intensity of prayer that is unprecedented. Accordingly, the Committee calls for 40 days and nights of unrelenting intercession on behalf of our nation, immediately preceding the Nov. 6 election.
Beginning on September 28, and running through the election on November 6, Green Hill Presbyterian Church will participate in this call to prayer. From 4pm to 5pm every evening, seven days a week, the church will be open for our members and friends to come in and pray together. As members in the Body of Christ, we commit ourselves to prayer during these days of decision regarding the future of our nation. Whether or at home or in person, please join us in this call.
Please mark Wednesday, October 3, on your calendar and plan to come to the Green Hill "Pasta & Praise" night. Dinner will be served from 5pm to 6pm and will include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, tea, water, and dessert. At 5:45pm, praise songs will be sung. Cost is $3/person or $5/couple or family. Come enjoy a fabulous meal and enjoy the joyous praising of our Lord and Savior!
I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to you for your donation to Family Services. The $1,000.00 you gave us is helping us to continue serving the community until stable grand funding can be found. We are so grateful to you for investing in this important work!
We are all grateful to you not only for this donation but for all the ways that you partner with us and assist the families who are most in need in our community. I don't think you will ever know just how many lives you have touched and how many children are safer today because of your generosity.
God is truly working miracles through your congregation. May God continue to bless you and all the wonderful work that you do in His name.
Coffee County Family Services Center.
The coordinating team has been busy laying out the activities for the coming year. The requests for helping the Presbyterian Home for Children was for homemade goodies and cleaning supplies to be delivered at the Fall Spiritual Retreat on October 6th in Dothan Al. There is a Box in fellowship Hall to receive the supplies. There will be a van going so jump on in. Dee Koza and Candasu Vernon are the speakers. They want registrations by Sept 26th.
Our Bible Study was off to a good start with 10 beautiful Green Hill ladies gathering to study on The General Epistles. There was a nursery for children. Lesson two will be on October 11th.
The next exciting thing will be on October 14th. – The General Membership Gathering. At 1:30 it will kick off with Music for the whole church, provided by the Frank brothers. There will a love offering that goes toward the boys' college scholarship fund. More info to follow. At 2:00pm the women will have their business meeting to approve the mission projects for the coming year. So after lunch, come hear these gifted young men.
October 19th the ladies are off to Panama City for an overnight shopping trip and time together at the Smiths beach cottage. And don't forget to get your tickets from Gloria to sell for the Belk's Charity Sale on November 2, 2012.
See website and women's board in the fellowship hall for more information.
Items can be dropped off in the Elementary Classroom or at the church office. The kids really appreciate the support in their efforts to be "Santa" for kids who wouldn't get a Christmas gift otherwise. These shoeboxes are distributed throughout the world with the Gospel – our greatest gift!
The deadline for submissions to the November 2012 church newsletter is Tuesday, October 16. Items can be emailed to greenhillpc@gmail.com, or dropped off in the church office. Many thanks to our contributors.
GREEN HILL HAS A NEW SIGN!
As everyone has noticed by now, the new digital sign down by the street has been installed. Thanks to the tireless work of everyone on the "sign team" everything is now hooked up and working properly!
It is our sincere hope that this new sign will not only increase the visibility of Green Hill in Enterprise, but that it can be a tool for sharing information, and that it will show God's spirit to those who pass by the church each day.
Do you have an idea for a message to run on the sign? Please contact the church office, or drop a note in the basket on the office door. We look forward to hearing your suggestions.
The prayers and sympathy of the congregation are extended to the family of Marie Lepore who passed away last month. She was a wonderful woman who will be dearly missed by her church family.
As we look back over 45 years of service here in Mexico, and celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, we thank the Lord because He has preserved us, has not abandoned us, and has allowed us to proclaim His power and might to the next generation. He has been faithful in our family and in the Seminary where we have served: in Yucatan for 30 years, and in Mexico City for 3. As you can read in the attached resume of our ministry, the training of the future generations has been our goal since coming to Mexico in 1967. We can now see how He prepared us and led us and has used us to further His Kingdom and help His church grow in this part of the world.
This being summer, our activities were different, although weekends were still marathon trips to many villages. Daniel and family and a friend of Debbie's, came in July to help with the wedding preparations. The wedding itself had to wait an hour for the rain to stop (it was held in a garden) but it turned out to be a lovely evening. Debbie and Rolando live 5 minutes away, so they drop by every day. Debbie is working in a private school, and also will be teaching English in the Seminary 2 evenings a week.
The theology school is trying out classes from 4 to 10 p.m.; the music school continues its classes in the day. We thank the Lord, a real answer to prayer, for the 15 new theology students, and 13 new students in the music school. This will be Dan Isaac's last year (some of you have been helping to support him). He will need $250 dollars per month for 11 months still. He has done very well. People in his home town are surprised at how well he plays.
Camp was wonderful this year. Thanks to all who contributed for scholarships. There were over 150 campers each week, first for children, and then the youth week. Many decisions for the Lord were made, especially among the young people. The leaders were rejoicing over one very special night of repentance and reconciliation. Camp has been held at the present location 45 years now, but was begun some 70 years ago by Rev. Celis, a Merida pastor, and Dave's parents.
On September 8 we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with a Thanksgiving musical. We were glad our 3 children could be here for this event. We say with the psalmist, "the boundary lines have fallen to us in pleasant places. Surely we have a delightful inheritance." (Ps 16:6) Enclosed is our latest family photo. Left to right: (back row) Daniel, wife Debra, Debbie and Rolando, and Mark and wife Altia; (front row) Daniel's three: Caleb, Owen and Alyssa; Jean and Dave, and Mark's two: Johnny and Ellie.
We missed not seeing some of you this summer, but look forward to traveling to the States a year from now. Thank you so much for your gifts and prayers.


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Chapter 2.80
2.80.010 Established—Statutory authority.
2.80.020 Membership.
2.80.030 Term of office.
2.80.040 Organization and procedures.
2.80.050 Powers and duties.
The Women's Commission is established under the authority of Government Code Section 31000.1, in compliance with SCCC 2.38.060. [Ord. 2734, 1979; prior code § 3.13.010].
The Commission shall consist of 10 members, residents of the County, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Each Supervisor shall nominate two persons who may reside within the Supervisor's district to serve on the Commission. [Ord. 2734, 1979; prior code § 3.13.030].
Each member shall serve for a term of four years commencing on April 1st of the year in which the member's nominating Supervisor begins a full term. Each member serving on the Commission on the Status of Women at the time of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall automatically be appointed as a member of the Women's Commission. [Ord. 2734, 1979; prior code § 3.13.040].
(A) General Organization. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the Commission shall comply in all respects with SCCC 2.38.110 through 2.38.250.
(B) Staff Support. The County's Commissions Coordinator shall serve as administrative staff to the Commission and shall provide the Board of Supervisors with copies of all minutes, reports and recommendations created by the Commission.
(C) Officers (Exception). The Commission shall elect two co-chairpersons during the first meeting in April of each year.
(D) Vacancies (Exception). A vacancy shall exist and shall be reported in writing by the Commission to the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the Board, and the member vacating their seat whenever a Commission or committee member fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings without good cause entered in the minutes of the Commission, or fails to attend any three meetings during any six months' period without good cause entered in the minutes of the Commission.
(E) Leave of Absence (Exception). Each Commission member shall be entitled to take one leave of absence not exceeding four months in duration during the member's four-year term, providing that the member taking such a leave of absence shall inform both the Commission and the member's nominating Supervisor in writing, in advance. [Ord. 5278 § 22, 2018; Ord. 4325 § 4, 1994; Ord. 4321 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2734, 1979; prior code § 3.13.050].
The Women's Commission shall advise and assist the Board of Supervisors in its efforts to achieve a parity of equal rights and opportunities on behalf of all people of Santa Cruz County. In carrying out its duties, the Commission may undertake to do all of the following:
(A) Advise the Board of Supervisors on matters affecting any current inequalities suffered by citizens of this County;
(B) Make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors to rectify any such inequalities;
(C) Make available to the public information and resources concerning equal rights and opportunities. The Commission shall also maintain a current file of services and resources useful to the community;
(D) Review Santa Cruz County's equal employment opportunity plan and policies and recommend to the Board of Supervisors and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission any revisions which may be necessary to eliminate employment discrimination against women;
(E) Review Santa Cruz County's rules and job descriptions and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and to the Civil Service Commission, as necessary, to assure that any unnecessary barriers to the employment of women are removed;
(F) Study the present and projected needs of women. Develop comprehensive goals to achieve present solutions and effective future planning;
(G) Review pending Federal and State legislation which would impact upon women and, where appropriate, advise the Board of Supervisors of its recommendations;
(H) Exercise any other responsibilities related to the needs and concerns of women and as set forth in the Commission's bylaws as approved by the Board of Supervisors. [Ord. 5058 § 2, 2009; Ord. 3667 § 1, 1985; Ord. 2734, 1979; prior code § 3.13.020].


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Masters Degrees (Chemical Engineering)
Analysis of nutrient requirements for the anaerobic digestion of Fischer-Tropsch reaction water.
Thesis (2.165Mb)
Mathir, Aarefah.
Nutrients play an important role in the functioning of microorganisms during anaerobic digestion. The anaerobic treatment of industrial wastewaters, such as Fischer-Tropsch Reaction Water (FTRW), requires the addition of nutrients suitable for micro-organisms (micronutrients) since these wastewaters are devoid of essential metals. However, the dosing of nutrients is only effective if the metals are in a bioavailable form which in turn is dependent on the chemical speciation of the system. This study aimed to investigate and model the influence of precipitation on bioavailability by considering the extent to which precipitation can sequester metals into forms that are not bioavailable and the extent to which this sequestration can describe biological effects in an anaerobic system. Visual MINTEQ and Excel were used to develop a combined mass balance and chemical-equilibrium speciation model that considered the soluble and the precipitate metal phases. The model was compared to two sets of experimental analysis. Experiment A included metal analysis on the sludge and supernatant from glucose and ethanol fed ASBRs while Experiment B included similar analysis on FTRW fed ASBRs while biological parameters were monitored during a micro-metal washout experiment. Precipitation was found to sequester Al, Zn and Fe to a large extent making them non-bioavailable in Experiment A, while sulphide precipitates were predicted to dominate the metal speciation in Experiment B. In Experiment A, the organically bound metals phase was also a significant phase that sequestered metals. Furthermore, the rates of washout of most of the metals (excluding Mg) were over-predicted, which may have been due to the absence of other solid related phases in the model. This may also be attributed to kinetic effects in the system. Although there were reasonable correlations between the model predicted and the experimentally determined concentrations, it is recommended that the model should include the organically bound phase and consider mass transfer effects in the system. After 12 cycles without dosing micro-metals in Experiment B, the biogas production decreased by 43%. A decline in the predicted and determined soluble concentrations of a variety of metals were observed during this time, suggesting that there may be an agreement between predicted metals washout and reduction in anaerobic activity. Since the soluble metal concentrations did not decrease as rapidly as predicted by the model, a lag period between the two parameters was observed. Therefore, although the model provides an improved understanding of metal speciation and bioavailability such that recommendations may be made for prudent micro-metal dosing, further development is required for more accurate representations of the system.
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What is the product of bromination of cis stilbene?
Bromination of trans-stilbene produces predominantly meso-1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylethane (sometimes called meso-stilbene dibromide), in line with a mechanism involving a cyclic bromonium ion intermediate of a typical electrophilic bromine addition reaction; cis-stilbene yields a racemic mixture of the two enantiomers …
What type of reaction is the bromination of stilbene?
electrophilic addition reaction
The reaction of bromine with (E)-stilbene is a classic reaction performed as an example of an electrophilic addition reaction of alkenes. The reaction is stereospecific through an anti addition to the double bond. The traditional reaction uses a bromine solution in methylene chloride, which has very high toxcity.
Is CIS stilbene optically active?
Although cis-stilbene oxide is optically inactive, the substituted isomers are optically active and are of unequivocal absolute stereochemistry by virtue of their synthesis.
Why is pyridinium tribromide used to bromination stilbene instead of bromine?
In these two bromination reactions, pyridinium tribromide will be used as the source of bromine. This solid reagent is safer and easier to handle than elemental bromine, which is a highly corrosive liquid.
What is e stilbene used for?
Stilbene is used in manufacture of dyes and optical brighteners, and also as a phosphor and a scintillator. Stilbene is one of the gain mediums used in dye lasers.
Why does the reaction using e stilbene produce a meso product?
The cyclic bromonium ion takes on a positive charge and by anti-addition the second bromine (negatively charged) attacks from the back of the cyclic compound and bonds to either carbon on the opposite side of the other bromine. This creates a meso-stilbene which is 100% formed.
What is the purpose of bromination of e stilbene?
Bromination of (E)-Stilbene. Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to synthesize the second intermediate (meso-stilbene dibromide) in the E-Stilbene reaction by Bromination.
What is the melting point of cis stilbene?
122-124°C.
Soluble in ethanol. Unstable relative to the trans isomer, which is a solid with a melting point of 122-124°C.
Why is the melting point of Z stilbene so much lower than e stilbene?
(Z)-Stilbene is sterically hindered and less stable because the steric interactions force the aromatic rings 43° out-of-plane and prevent conjugation. (Z)-Stilbene has a melting point of 5–6 °C (41–43 °F), while (E)-stilbene melts around 125 °C (257 °F), illustrating that the two compounds are quite different.
What safety precautions should be taken when working with pyridinium tribromide?
Avoid contact with skin and eyes. Control personal contact by using protective equipment. Use dry clean up procedures and avoid generating dust. Place in a suitable, labelled container for waste disposal.
What is bromination reaction?
Bromination: Any reaction or process in which bromine (and no other elements) are introduced into a molecule. Bromination of a benzylic position by a free radical substitution reaction.
How would the product of cis-stilbene look like after bromination?
How would the product of cis-stilbene look like after bromination? It would probably look like this: Just as you had started with a molecule with two phenyl substituents on the same side, the product has the configuration on each stereocenter the same as the other ( R, R; S, S ).
How do you brominate trans-stilbene?
Bromination of trans-stilbene Weigh 0.4 g of trans-stilbene and place it in an 18 x 150 mm test tube. Add 4 mL of glacial acetic acid and heat the test tube in a water bath to dissolve the solid. Stir with a glass rod until it completely dissolves.
How can I compare the isomers of stilbene and meso?
If you rotate the central C−C bond by about 120∘, you can compare these more closely. Had you started with (E)-stilbene instead of (Z)-stilbene, you would have gotten meso (1 S, 2 R) and meso (1 R, 2 S) isomers instead. (but ignore the lack of a third arrow in the first step… that part of the image is not correct!)
How do styrenes hydrate and stilbenes isomerize?
The styrenes hydrate and the stilbenes isomerize, but in all cases the rate-determining step is carbon protonation, usually referred to as the A-S E 2 mechanism.


Bitrise has an integrated app deployment system you can use for app and other build artifact file distribution.
With this you can distribute your apps over the air for your app's team members or even for those who don't have a Bitrise account. You can also use it to archive your app and other build artifact files which will be available on the app's Build page for viewing and downloading.
Here is a short recap on the different build steps per platform. The links under Platform point to our Getting started tutorials if you needed more information for each platform (for example, on code signing, packaging or deploying).
If the file path of the app (.ipa/APK) is available in the right directory, the Deploy to Bitrise.io Step will upload the file for the Build and the file will be listed on the Build's page.
you set the Deploy directory or file path input of the Deploy to Bitrise.io step to point to the location of the app file.
leave everyone in the input field to notify everyone in the group.
if you don't want to notify anyone, set it to none.
The default input value here is everyone.
Set one or more email addresses of those who should get notification. This field is sensitive so make sure you register those email addresses in our Secrets tab.
With this option enabled, you can create a Public install page that comes with a long and random URL. You can share this URL with anyone - yes, even with those who are not registered on Bitrise!
You can enable it directly in the Step's input field or at the generated .ipa/APK in your Build's APPS & ARTIFACTS tab.
You can access the Public install page's URL, if you head over to your generated build's APPS & ARTIFACTS tab and find the .ipa/APK file.
If you click Open Public install page link, you'll see a base description of the App (title, version, size, supported devices).
If you visit your iOS Build's page from an iOS device (which you've registered for your account), you'll see an Install button instead of the Download button. With this you can install the App on your device directly from Bitrise.
Shared but can't install it?
You can share this page with anyone, even if they don't have a Bitrise account. You have to make sure that they'll be able to install the app, though. If you don't use an Enterprise Provisioning Profile to build your app, you have to add every device identifier (UDID) to the Provisioning Profile (just like you do on your Mac). The iOS app can't be installed on any other device but on the ones which were included in the Provisioning Profile the build was signed with. Also note that an app store .ipa won't receive a Public install page as it should be uploaded to the app store directly.
Now let's head back to your Build's page! Besides the Public install page link on the APPS & ARTIFACTS tab, you'll see a bunch of other information about the deployed app. For example, you can check the details of the App (such as App title, Bundle ID, Version, Size, etc) or download the file to your local computer as well.
You can send install invites and notifications based on roles or email address. You can either send invites for a group of your app's team members (testers, developers, admins or owner) or (if the Public install page option is enabled) you can send install invites to any email address.
Can't access the Public install page?
Keep in mind that if you disable the Public install page toggle, Bitrise won't send install invite emails for the emails you specified. Only those can get the link who are in the app's team.
Keep in mind that the install invite emails contain the Public install page URL. If you invite someone who's not in your App's team and then disable the Public install page toggle, they won't be able to access the install page! Those who are in your App's team will be redirected to the Build's page if the Public install page toggle is disabled.
You can specify the list of groups and emails for automatic install invite notification in the App's Workflow using the Notify: User Groups and Notify: Emails step input fields.
For Android apps, you don't have to register your test devices, as Android apps don't have per-device install restrictions. However you'll have to enable the Unknown Sources option in Android to be able to install the APK from outside of the Google Play Store.
Who can receive the app after disabling?
If you disable this function for the app, then only your app's team members will be able to install the app from Bitrise! Additionally, the Notify: Emails option will be ignored and the Notify: User Roles users will receive the build's URL instead of the public page's URL!


Please enjoy our newsletter for Februay 2018.
Together with your gift of true light, pour out in our hearts the treasure of knowing You that enables us to do Your will. Amen.
The men of Peterborough United Methodist Church continue to host a breakfast for all males on the last Saturday of the month. This is a time for fellowship and community as we break bread together with a simple meal. Breakfast is served beginning around 8 am. Consider coming and bring a friend. Show up around 7:30 am if you would like to assist in the cooking.
Methodist Church will be hosting a special general conference in February 2019.
of the denomination to that similar to Catholic diocese.
Worship Committee has had its first meeting of the 2018 year. The group discussed the upcoming Spring Interfaith Music Tribute, a special song and music share that is being planned by the Greater Peterborough Interfaith Council. The musical event will be held on March 11th at the Peterborough Unitarian-Universalist Church @ 6:30 PM. It is meant to be a community sharing of music that reflects the common themes in worship and song that our different churches and temples have despite the diversity of what we believe! The Worship Committee is interested in forming a group of singers to present a song for the event … and that's where you come in! If you would like to be a part of a song circle for this one-time performance, please contact Wendy Dunning no later than February 4th. That way, she can get an idea of the numbers of singers she has to work with on this special performance. Fellowship in song! What a concept … and very Methodist!
Our War Room sermon series is leading up to John Wesley's Covenant Renewal Service on Sunday February 18.
"The heart of the service, focused in the Covenant Prayer, requires persons to commit themselves to God. This covenant is serious and assumes adequate preparation for and continual response to the covenant. Leaders of worship must take seriously the need to prepare the congregation for this service, possibly through study sessions and prayer.
whether you have already freely given your life to Christ.
so you can keep your promise.
Trust not your own strength and power.
Fourth, resolve to be faithful.
1.	Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am better than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
2.	Am I honest in all my acts and words, or do I exaggerate?
3.	Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence?
4.	Can I be trusted?
5.	Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?
6.	Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
7.	Did the Bible live in me today?
8.	Do I give it time to speak to me everyday?
9.	Am I enjoying prayer?
10.	When did I last speak to someone else about my faith?
11.	Do I pray about the money I spend?
12.	Do I get to bed on time and get up on time?
13.	Do I disobey God in anything?
14.	Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
15.	Am I defeated in any part of my life?
16.	Am I jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy, or distrustful?
17.	How do I spend my spare time?
19.	Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?
20.	Is there anyone whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it?
21.	Do I grumble or complain constantly?
22.	Is Christ real to me?
A UMW planning meeting will be held Feb 6th at 4PM at the church. The purpose of this meeting is to set the dates, times, places and programs for the UMW meetings this year. Also projects/fundraisers will be discussed. We need your input as we try new ideas. If you are not able to attend, please give your suggestions to Susan Lindquist, Karen Keenan, or Carol Owen.
When something goes wrong, where do you turn for help? Many turn to a spouse, a friend, or even an organized group. Yet God longs to meet our needs. In fact, the Bible says He is utterly sufficient to satisfy every human need we'll ever experience (2 Corinthians 9:8).
This next study of the Sunday morning adult class (following coffee hour) will begin on February 18th. It will run for nine weeks; classes will be one hour in length. Drop-ins are always welcome, but preparation during the week will greatly enhance the value of the class. If you intend to participate, please see Janet to get a copy of the study guide by February 11th.
Your Worship Team will be very busy during Lent.
There will be a few special activities and services coming your way, as we "Walk With Our Lord" toward Easter.
Ash Wednesday Service – Ash Wednesday falls on February 14th this year. Pastor Lena will be leading a special service on that evening. Come for the dispensing of ashes, special readings, reflection and penitence as we enter the Lenten season.
Lenten Fellowship Meals – Every Thursday throughout Lent the worship committee will be hosting Lenten Meals. The committee will be trying a new take on these meals by bringing Lenten Breakfasts into the mix this year. Soup and Salad Suppers will be alternated with Breakfasts on a weekly basis. The meals will be starting with a Lenten Soup and Salad Supper on February 15th @ 5:30 PM. Followed by a Lenten Breakfast on February 22nd at 7 AM. Look for sign-up sheets starting on Sunday, February 11th.
For those needing a refresher, Lenten Meals are pot-luck affairs that are held in the fellowship hall at the church. Suppers will run from 5:30 PM until 6:45 PM-ish. Breakfasts will run from 7 AM – 8:30 AM-ish. The hosting worship team member will set the tables, make the coffee and tea, and offer a short devotional reading and grace. A buffet meal will then be shared along with quiet fellowship. Clean-up will be quick and communal.
Attendance at meals is open. One week you may be able to attend and the next week you may not … there's no pressure. It's all good … you are welcome as you are able! You are also welcome to bring friends along. There is room at the table, so come when you can!
Special Services – Plans are in the works for our traditional Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter celebration services. Look for more information in the March newsletter. In the meantime, the worship team hopes you find fellowship, good devotional reading and prayer support, time for reflection and peace as you enter your Lenten journey!
It is our hope that this study will provide a supportive environment for wrestling with questions about prayer and inspiration to pursue prayer more earnestly by exploring ways to deepen your prayer life.
This study will begin the week of February 19th, time and day to be determined by participants.
The format will be a one-hour discussion followed by 15-30 minutes of practical suggestions and a short prayer time.
Please sign up in the fellowship hall or contact Janet if you are interested in participating.
Please submit all materials for the next newsletter (March) to our editors by the last TUESDAY of the month, February 27. This is the newsletter that will be released on March 4 and cover until Sunday April 1. Send to Melissa French. Thanks!
This newsletter was compiled by Melissa French. Any concerns with content can be addressed with Pastor Lena.


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1 January 2020 - in
2019 has been a great year for us. After 2 Eps self-released in 2018, we have finally released our debut album Source Code, a splendid double album with a limited edition double gatefold white or clear, thanks to the brilliant Fruits de Mer Records. We sold out on the day of release and had to repress. We got some great feedback, nice airplay and even made it to a few top ten of the year (much appreciated!).
We have also done quite a few gigs (including one in a Church for Source Code's Release Party) and have played with great bands (including Ecstatic Vision, Lacertilia, Cybernetic Witch Cult, Darsombra and more), played at Latitude Festival, and at the 17th Dream of Dr Sardonicus in Cardigan with a crazy line-up. We made tons of new friends and are very thankful for all that.
What's next for 2020?
Well, I think we started working on the second album even before the first one was released… It should come out later this year if all goes according to plan. We still have a few songs to polish, record, and produce before we send everything to the factory. More on that soon.
Last Order of 2019?
This might be the last order of the year, a double LP vinyl version of Source Code + a digipak version of the same album, flying soon to the US.
Thanks for the amazing support!
The holistic Tale of Moon Goose and Fruits de Mer Records
22 May 2019 - in
Our association with Fruits de Mer Records was meant to be and the story goes beyond our own experience. In a world of random brief digital encounters and fast turnaround, we found out that by a strange twist of fate, geese have been associated with crustaceans (fruits de mer in french) for centuries.
In the middle age, before people knew about birds migration, the common belief was that the Barnacle Goose developed from, well, the Goose Barnacle since they were never seen to nest in Europe.
** It was assumed that the bird were attached to branches before falling in the water. **
The barnacle myth can be dated back to at least the 12th century. The archdeacon of Brecon (15 miles from Hay-on-Wye), Gerald of Wales, claimed to have seen these birds hanging down from pieces of timber, in his Topographia Hiberniae. William Turner accepted the theory, and John Gerard claimed to have seen the birds emerging from their shells.
The myth lasted until the end of 18th Century.
Weird, right? 🤯
It all seems logical then that we would release our debut album through Fruits de Mer Records!
Also, we've got CDs and more vinyls (70, black) coming soon!
Garway Witch Trial (snippet)
19 April 2019 - in
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We are busy now sorting out little goodies for all the people who preordered the album on Bandcamp. Can't say anything though! The release date is getting really closer (11 days!) and it's a good thing because we can't wait to share all this with you.
In the meantime here is a bit of Garway Witches Trial to thank you for your patience and support. 🙏
And if you haven't yet preordered the album, it is available on Bandcamp on White or Transparent double vinyl (cd included)
And Come and party with us on May the 4th in Hay-on-Wye's Church!
Live at the Globe EP
16 February 2018 - in
We're very glad to share with you our second EP Live at the Globe, recorded in 2017 by Al Ashford at the Globe in Hay-on-Wye in March 2017.
That was a fine night and that should give you an idea of the sound we have live.
You won't be able to appreciate the visuals that come with the gig on that EP but that should hopefully make you want to come and witness the whole experience by yourself.
Live at the Globe by Moon Goose


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A Boston man has set himself the challenge of completing 40 runs in just over a year to mark what would have been the 40th birthday of the sister he lost as a child to sepsis.
Shea Holland, 33, of Tower Road, has already tackled two running events in remembrance of Stacey Holland who died in 1989 when she was 11, he was four, and his older brother Liam was eight.
Stacey Holland, who would have been 40 next year.
Stacey had gone into hospital to be treated for appendicitis and while the surgery went well, she would later die of sepsis (or blood poisoning).
In May, Stacey would have turned 40.
Despite only being four when she died, Shea has many memories of her.
"She always stood by me and spoke up for me and looked after me," he said.
Shea and his daughter Kimi.
All funds raised by Shea's efforts will go to the UK Sepsis Trust, which works to save lives and improve outcomes for survivors of sepsis.
"It can be easy to treat if caught early," Shea said. "The charity urgently needs funding to train the public and the health care community on how to spot sepsis more quickly.
Shea has so far completed a 5k park run in Boston 'as a warm-up' and the 3.5k Lincoln Santa Fun Run and Walk, which fell one day after the latest anniversary of Stacey's death.
Between now and the next anniversary, Shea plans to complete 38 more, including more park runs and 5ks, plus some 10ks and half-marathons, with all his children running with him at some point.
He is also planning a bungee jump fundraiser and hoping to complete a charity sky drive and man a stall in the town's Pescod Square to raise awareness of sepsis.
Sepsis is the reaction to an infection in which the body attacks its own organs and tissues.
If not spotted and treated quickly, it can rapidly lead to organ failure and death.
The UK Sepsis Trust says a child might have sepsis (and to call 999) if they: are breathing very fast; have had a 'fit' or convulsion; look mottled, bluish, or pale; have a rash that does not fade when pressed; are very lethargic or difficult to wake; or feeling abnormally cold to touch.
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By Jon Cooper
Summer Baseball Leagues have started picking up, and Georgia Tech's players are making a difference.
While a most of these leagues were off for one reason or another on Sunday — The Cape Cod League was washed out by inclement weather, while the Sunbelt scheduled no games for Father's Day — the week still saw plenty of action involving the Jackets.
One game, the Friday, June 17 Cape Cod Baseball League game between the Cotuit Kettleers and Brewster Whitecaps at times closely resembled the White-Gold World Series. The first five innings saw a pitching duel between Yellow Jackets hurlers, Zac Ryan (Brewster) and Jonathan King (Cotuit). Among the position players were Brewster right fielder Ryan Peurifoy and Cotuit left fielder Keenan Innis, both of whom patrol the outfield at Russ Chandler Stadium for King and Ryan. Spoiler alert: Neither Jacket got a decision, although both pitched well enough to do so. They were especially good against their teammates. Peurifoy went 1-for-3 against King, managing a first-inning single, while Innis was 0-for-3 vs. Ryan. The Kettleers would laugh last, however, as Innis scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth, following a leadoff walk.
Here is a look at the how all the Yellow Jackets and their teams fared last week in their various 2015 Summer Leagues. (Through games of June 21)
CAPE COD LEAGUE
Brandon Gold, Brewster Whitecaps (@WhitecapsCCBL)
Kel Johnson, Brewster Whitecaps (@WhitecapsCCBL)
Ryan Peurifoy, Brewster Whitecaps (@WhitecapsCCBL)
Zac Ryan, Brewster Whitecaps (@WhitecapsCCBL)
Keenan Innis, Cotuit Kettleers (@CotuitKettleers)
Jonathan King, Cotuit Kettleers (@CotuitKettleers)
Matt Gonzalez, Harwich Mariners (@HarwichMariners)
Connor Justus, Harwich Mariners (@HarwichMariners)
Arden Pabst, Hyannis Harbor Hawks (@HarborHawks)
Ben Parr, Wareham Gatemen (@WarehamGatemen)
Brandon Gold: Gold cooled a little last week at the plate, hitting .250 (4-for-20), with an RBI. Brewster cooled as well, suffering through a five-game losing streak, which it snapped on Friday. Gold played a big role in the hexbreaker, a 4-3, 10-inning win over Yarmouth-Dennis, delivering a game-tying RBI single in the third, then, in the 10th, advancing what proved to be the winning run. Gold, who is still hitting .286, with eight hits (tied for second on the team), and four RBIs (tied for fourth), picked up as the week ended, getting two hits in Thursday's 1-0 loss to Chatham. He made his second start of the summer on Saturday, but struggled, allowing four runs on two hits, in 2 ⅓ innings, in the 16-4 win over Cotuit. He hurt himself by walking four batters. The outing pushed his ERA to 5.69, although opposing hitters are hitting only .190 against him.
Kel Johnson: Did not play. He is expected to join the Whitecaps in a few weeks.
Ryan Peurifoy: Despite getting King once, Peurifoy had his difficulties at the plate, hitting .200 (4-for-20), driving in three runs. He drove in both runs in the Whitecaps' 9-2 loss to Hyannis June 14 and was central to the seven-run, third-inning outburst that blew open Saturday's 16-6 win over Cotuit, driving in the first run with an RBI single and scoring later in the inning. Peurifoy is hitting .226 but is tied for the team lead in walks (5), is second in runs (7) and is tied for second in RBI (5).
Zac Ryan: Ryan did not earn a decision in his lone appearance, a 4-3 loss at Cotuit, despite a quality start, going six innings, allowing three runs (all earned), on six hits, striking out four and walking one. He threw 62 of his 94 pitches for strikes but also had some control issues, as he hit three batters, including the first two of the game, and uncorked three wild pitches. Ryan, who left trailing 3-2 — Brewster tied the game in the eighth before allowing the winning run in the bottom half — limited Cotuit to 3-for-14 in at-bats with runners in scoring position. He boasts a 2.79 ERA (3 ER in 9 ⅔ innings), and has a 5:1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio, with a .273 opposing batting average.
Keenan Innis: Innis was 1-for-9 for the week and scored only one run, but it was a big one. It came in the eighth inning against Brewster, with the score tied 3-3. He walked leading off the inning, was sacrificed to second then came around to score on a single. Innis is batting .200 thus far in eight games (5-for-25), with three walks and a stolen base. Defensively, he is perfect in the field.
Jonathan King: King walked through the raindrops in his lone start of the week, going five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and five hits over five in Cotuit's 4-3 win over Brewster. King left up 3-2, but the eighth-inning run that earned Ryan a no-decision cost King the win. The lefty got himself into jams with walks, issuing three free passes while striking out four and made a costly throwing error, but he also made pitches. He threw 45 of his 73 pitches for strikes and handcuffed Brewster in RISP at-bats, as the Whitecaps were 0-for-8. King has no record in his two summer starts, despite having allowed only three runs in his two starts, covering 9 ⅓ innings (a 2.89 ERA) and allowing opponents a .289 BA.
Matt Gonzalez: Gonzalez's uncharacteristically slow start continued, as he went 1-for-10 for the week, with seven strikeouts over his last three games. His hit was big, however, as it came in the seventh inning of Harwich's 6-2 win over Bourne and sparked a three-run inning. Gonzalez scored the second run of the inning. Gonzo is hitting .133 with nine K's thus far this summer. Defensively, he has been playing in left field and has one error in eight chances.
Connor Justus: Justus was on base regularly, hitting.286 (4-for-14), with three walks (a .412 on-base percentage), with two runs batted in, two runs scored, and and two stolen bases in four attempts. He is hitting .233, fourth on the Mariners, and is tied for second on the team in runs (5) and third in hits (7) and on-base percentage (.343).
Arden Pabst: Pabst went 1-for-11 at the plate for the Harbor Hawks, with a run scored. He's batting .250, with a .641 OPS. Defensively, he has nine assists and a .966 fielding percentage.
Ben Parr: Parr threw a scoreless inning in his one relief appearance last Sunday at Orleans. He allowed one hit but then erased the runner by inducing a 4-6-3 double play in the Gatemen's 6-2 loss to the Firebirds. Parr hasn't allowed a run in two appearances covering 1 ⅓ innings.
The Whitecaps lost five straight but finished the week on a two-game winning streak. They are 5-6, fourth in the East Division. Cotuit: Cotuit was 1-5, four times scoring three-or-fewer runs (they were 0-4 in those games). At 4-7, the Kettleers are last in the West but only one game out of second Harwich: The Mariners went 3-2-1, but head into the week on a two-game losing streak. They are 5-5-1, third in the East. Hyannis: The Harbor Hawks went 4-2 for the week, outscoring opponents, 33-16. They are 8-3, first in the West, one game off the best record in the CCBL. Wareham: The Gatemen went 3-4 and are 5-6, tied for second in the West.
VALLEY LEAGUE
Wade Bailey, Harrisonburg Turks (@HbgTurksVBL)
Jared Datoc, Harrisonburg Turks (@HbgTurksVBL)
Patrick Wiseman, Harrisonburg Turks (@HbgTurksVBL)
Tanner Shelton, Harrisonburg Turks (@HbgTurksVBL)
Wade Bailey: Bailey was 1-for-7 in the three games in which he appeared last week. He was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter on June 14 at Waynesboro, in the 7-2 win, was 1-for-3 in the 11-3 loss on June 18 against the Covington Lumberjacks and finished the week going 0-for-3 at Waynesboro, although he did drive in a run, reaching via error to bring in the final, and game-winning, run of a five-run first in the 6-4 win. Bailey excelled in the field against Covington, flawlessly handling all seven chances and helping turn three double plays. He is hitting .185 thus far with a double and an RBI, while, defensively, he is perfect in 41 chances (13 putouts, 28 assists).
Jared Datoc: Datoc allowed his first runs of the summer but none of them were earned run in his two appearances last week. He allowed one hit and struck out one in the eighth inning of the Turks' 7-2 win at Waynesboro, following Jackets teammate Patrick Wiseman, then finished the week by going a season-high three innings in the Turks' 6-4 win at Waynesboro. Datoc was charged with two runs in the seventh, when he allowed a hit and a walk, but both runs were unearned, as the Turks committed two errors behind him. He has not allowed an earned run and only six hits in his four appearances covering seven innings and opponents are batting .240 off him.
Patrick Wiseman: Wiseman pitched three scoreless innings in his three appearances to lower his summer ERA to 1.28 and earned his first win and first save in back-to-back outings. He allowed one hit but then retired the side in the seventh inning of the Aug. 16 win at Waynesboro, striking out two Generals. He followed that on Friday, throwing a 1-2-3 12th inning and getting the win as the Turks walked off with a homer in the bottom half. Wiseman finished the week throwing a 1-2-3 ninth to close a 6-4 win at Waynesboro — following a stellar three-inning appearance by Jackets teammate Jared Datoc. Wiseman, who begins this week having retired the last eight batters he's faced, has allowed one earned run and two hits in his six appearances, covering seven innings, and is holding opponents to a .087 batting average and a .160 on-base percentage.
Tanner Shelton: Shelton had a tough-luck outing in his first appearance for the Turks. Entering the game in the fourth inning down 5-1 in what would be an 11-3 loss to the Covington Lumberjacks, Shelton pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing three runs — none of them earned — on two hits with two walks and two strikeouts. One of the strikeouts saw a dropped third strike that would have ended the inning but instead resulted in two runs scoring. Shelton threw 27 pitches, 13 for strikes.
Harrisonburg went 3-2, including winning a 12-inning thriller on Friday, three times overcoming two-run deficits, and facing must-score situations in the ninth and 12th. The Turks begin play Monday 8-5, in second place in the South, 2 ½ games behind Stauton.
Daniel Gooden, Peninsula Pilots (@PeninsulaPilots)
Matt Phillips, Lexington County Blowfish (@ColaBlowfish)
Daniel Gooden: Gooden allowed one run in his two appearances, covering 2 ⅔ innings. He threw a scoreless ninth in a 6-3 Pilots' loss to first-place Edenton on June 15. The next day, he came in against Lexington County with one out in the top of the eighth and allowed an RBI double and wild pitched a run home, but got the side out in the ninth, ringing up two. The run against the Blowfish pushed his ERA back up to 12.60 ERA. He's now allowed seven earned runs in five innings. Opponents are hitting .368 against him.
Matt Phillips: Phillips struggled in his one appearance, on June 19 at Forest City. He started but only faced three hitters, walking all three. The Blowfish came back, still won the game, 5-4. In four appearances, all starts, he's allowed seven runs (five earned) on seven hits in six innings, striking out six but walking 12. Opponents are hitting .292 against him.
The Pilots went 2-3 but won their last two and are 14-6, second in the East, 2 ½ games behind Edenton. The Blowfish went 5-1 and ride on a three-game winning streak. They are 11-11, third in the West, 3 ½ games out.
GREAT LAKES SUMMER COLLEGIATE LEAGUE
Grant Wruble, Southern Ohio Copperheads (@Copperheads)
Grant Wruble: Wruble continued to sizzle at the plate. He batted .350 for the week (7-for-20), with a three multi-hit games, giving him seven in 11 games. He finished the week with a 2-for-5, three-RBI night against the Lorain County Ironmen, his first three-RBI game of the summer (his second multi-RBI game) and second-straight multi-hit game. He reached his first four plate appearances against the Ironmen — twice in the seven-run third — in three different ways (hit by pitch, an error and two singles, including an RBI knock in the third and a two-run hit in the fifth). His double in the sixth inning on June 15 ignited a four-run inning in a 4-3 win, while on June 19 vs. the Cincinnati Steam he drove in a run in the first then doubled and scored as part of a two-run third in their walk-off 6-5 win. Wruble's red hot-week raised his batting average to .413 for the summer. That leads the Copperheads and is ninth in the entire league. Wruble leads or is tied for the lead on Southern Ohio in runs (8), hits (19), doubles (4), homers (1) and walks (8), and he is second on the team in RBIs (10).
The Copperheads were 4-1 on the week and began the week 9-3 at the top of the league.
SUNBELT LEAGUE
Trevor Craport, Brookhaven Bucks
Trevor Craport: Craport continued to scald the ball, batting .429 (6-for-14) with a double and two RBIs, getting at least one hit in all four games, and putting up a pair of multi-hit games. He is hitting .438, tops on the team and fourth in the league, with a .594 slugging average and a 1.094 OPS. He had a pair of RBI singles in the Bucks' 7-5 loss on June 15, added an RBI knock in the four-run eighth on June 19 in the 9-5 win at the Atlanta Crackers, and doubled and scored one of two runs in the 3-2 loss to the Alpharetta Braves on June 18. Amongst Sunbelt leaders, Trevor is tied for third in hits (14), tied for second in doubles (5), and is fifth in slugging (.594), and on-base percentage (.500). He leads the Bucks in hits and doubles, is second in runs (7), is tied for third in RBIs (5), and average, and is second in OPS (1.094), slugging (.594) and on-base percentage (.500). He did not pitch this week.
The Bucks went 1-3 last week, dropping a pair of two-run games and a one-run game, but sit in second place in the East, at 7-5, one game back of the Gwinnett Tides.
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