"Those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it." But those who study history are also condemned to repeat it apparently. Despite the clear warning signals, it is not likely that effective action will be taken to stop Iran. This is because, as in the case of Hitler, the risks and the cost will appear to be too great until it is far too late. In retrospect of course, what should have been done may be perfectly clear. Insurance is always too expensive until after the accident happens. Storm windows are always too much of a chore to install until after the storm comes.
War On Terror: Iran, on the path toward nuclear weapons, says it's drawn up plans to bomb Israel. Syria, meanwhile, is working with Iran to arm missiles with chemical warheads. Will the world heed these danger signs?
In "The Gathering Storm," his history of World War II, Winston Churchill recalls how President Roosevelt once asked for suggestions about what the war should be called. "The Unnecessary War," Britain's wartime prime minister replied. "There never was a war more easy to stop than that which has just wrecked what was left of the world from the previous struggle."
The world today is seeing the gathering of forces that, if allowed to coalesce, could unnecessarily and avoidably leave multitudes dead.
• Deputy air force commander, Gen. Mohammad Alavi, announced that "we have drawn up a plan to strike back at Israel with our bombers" in the event of an Israeli attack on Iran, such as an attempt to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.
• Having announced that it has reached the key threshold of 3,000 centrifuges, Iran may now be able to make enough nuclear material in a year to construct an atomic bomb.
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran's Islamofascist regime and a holocaust denier who says he wants Israel wiped off the map, apparently will not be allowed by New York City to visit the Ground Zero area during his trip to the United Nations next week.
Like his other acts and statements, Ahmadinejad's request seems designed to provoke outrage from Americans. Is his apocalyptic Shiite belief in the coming of a 12th imam to fight a war against the antichrist behind his repeated "asking for it" from the West?
• Iran will fire 600 Shihab-3 missiles at targets throughout Israel in the event of an attack on either Iran or Syria, according to the Jerusalem Post.
• Former President Jimmy Carter says we shouldn't take the Iran threats seriously. "I think it would be almost inconceivable that Iran would commit suicide by launching one or two missiles of any kind against the nation of Israel," he said.
Many of Churchill's critics said the same about Nazi Germany in the 1930s. But apocalyptic fanatics have been known to be suicidal, and Carter, of course, has been wrong about Iran before.
• The recent raid in northeastern Syria by Israeli F-15s may have been directed against a factory where North Korean nuclear material was stored (see editorial below).
• The State Department official in charge of nuclear nonproliferation policy last week publicly confirmed the presence of North Koreans in Syria and said he "wouldn't exclude" a possible connection to disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan's supply network.
• The Israeli raid came three days after a ship with North Korean cargo docked in Syria. Israel thinks it carried nuclear materials.
• Jane's Defence Weekly reports that among the dozens apparently killed in the blast two months ago at a secret Syrian military installation were Iranian engineers who were helping the Syrians develop chemical weapons.
The publication quoted Syrian defense sources who said the explosion happened during tests to equip a Scud C missile with mustard gas, a violation of international law.
Too often, the relative peace and prosperity that the civilized world enjoys encourages complacency. The real ways for free countries to prevent a large-scale war are: 1) Be prepared to fight a war by building and maintaining adequate defenses, and 2) Recognize and eliminate obvious threats before war becomes inevitable.
Iran, Syria and North Korea are almost certainly working together on weapons of mass destruction. These terrorist states will either use them themselves or give them to Hamas, Hezbollah or even al-Qaida to use.
Churchill also expressed the "earnest hope that pondering upon the past may give guidance in days to come." History is guiding us to act against the gathering storm in the Mideast — before it's too late.


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How Children's Museums are Fostering Imagination, Learning, and Creativity at Home
Physical museum buildings may be temporarily closed, but that doesn't mean that learning, imagination, and discovery are on hold.
The Children's Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), for example, recognizes that healthy habits begin at home and that families play a crucial role in forming children's healthy habits. The museum also understands that getting kids to eat nutritious food and get enough sleep and exercise are some of the struggles facing parents.
That's why in 2009, with assistance from a National Leadership Grant from IMLS, the EatPlayGrow™ curriculum was designed to help children ages 2 to 5 years old living in New York's low-income communities learn about nutrition and physical activity. Focus on this age group grew out of the CMOM and National Institutes of Health's (NIH) We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition)® program's recognition of the importance of early childhood health education.
During this unprecedented time, while the museum is closed and families are spending more time at home together, CMOM is expanding their action-packed EatPlayGrow™ curriculum to provide daily free online resources and activities that families can do together.
The lesson plans in the program include fun art projects, games, songs, and physical activities that teach kids and their parents how to eat healthy and stay active. Families can find the materials online as part of the museum's new CMOM at Home initiative or via daily emails. All activities and information are based on the latest medical and behavioral research and are linked to most important elements of a child's day.
By working, eating, and actively playing side by side, families can model, replicate, and extend the health activities found in the EatPlayGrow™ curriculum. Kids and caregivers can play dance charades with CMOM partner Elisa Monte Dance Company, discover the magic of lava lamps with materials from around the house, bake traditional Irish soda bread and see a fizzy chemical reaction, and so much more.
When the social distancing restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic subside, CMOM plans to bring EatPlayGrow™ installations and resources to families living in eight homeless shelters across Harlem, Brooklyn, and the Bronx with funding from a 2019 Museums for America grant. These installations will help establish health and learning hubs for children ages 0 to 3 in these shelters and communities.
Another of the many institutions providing exciting educational offerings to help keep kids busy during this time of social distancing is the DISCOVERY Children's Museum in Las Vegas—and you don't have to live in Nevada to "visit" DISCOVERY.
Knowing that families are looking for fun and educational activities to do at home with their children, the museum team developed a new online program, At Home DISCOVERIES.
The program features a carefully curated list of resources—both original and outside content—meant to help parents find ways to keep their kids learning. Resources include science demonstrations, story time, and DIY activity sheets that often include items parents and families already have at home. The museum team is continuing to add and update resources daily and ensure that there is a multitude of activities and videos, including art projects, DIY science experiments, tutorials, and more.
At the end of March, their Storytime series featured Nate Schmidt reading Curious George to kids. Schmidt, a defenseman for the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights, was the first special guest in a lineup the museum is planning for their channel this month.
Additional outside activities include Mo Willems' Daily Doodles for all the art lovers out there, weekly science demonstrations by Science Mom, CBS News' Steve Hartman's "Kindness 101," Facebook Live series, ASL resources for kids, and resources in Spanish.
In just one month, these institutions have developed incredible ways to stay connected to their members, visitors, and children across the community—just two examples of museums across the country that are opening their virtual doors to all, demonstrating creativity, generosity, and resilience in the face of uncertainty.
Got something else to share? Drop us a line with other creative museum resources at imlsnews@imls.gov.
Photo courtesy of the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.

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There's nothing quite like throwing yourself down a mountain to test a carbon clincher wheelset – and Mavic's confidence in the 40 C's stopping power certainly isn't misplaced.
A combination of an early start and the previous night's rain on the first steep descents swiftly confirmed this, albeit to the soundtrack of piercing braking squeals.
The inevitable gruelling ascent demonstrated stiffness and left me questioning the wheelset weight, although my lack of form was probably the greater penalty.
The pasting I received on the climbs left little energy to investigate further and the lack of gusting winds meant stability went unchecked - so watch this space for further testing back in blustery Britain. UK RRP coming soon.


A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 8 of, and by adding Section 7.3 to, Article IV thereof, relating to the Legislature.
SCA 14, as amended, Wolk. Legislative procedure.
The California Constitution requires that the proceedings of each house of the Legislature and the committees thereof be open and public, except as specified.
This measure, the California Legislature Transparency Act, would require the Legislature, commencing January 1, 2018, to make audiovisual recordings of the open and public proceedings of each house of the Legislature and the committees thereof, as prescribed. prescribed, and to authorize members of the public who attend those proceedings to make recordings of and to broadcast the proceedings, as prescribed. The measure would require the Legislature to provide these its recordings to the Legislative Counsel for purposes of making the recordings promptly available to the public and would require that the recordings remain reasonably accessible to the public for not less than 20 years. The measure would require the Legislature to enact laws to implement these provisions, provided that the bills enacting such laws would be required to be published in final form on the Internet for at least 12 days prior to the final vote in each house.
The California Constitution prohibits either house from passing a bill until certain requirements are met, including that a committee or house not hear or act on the bill until the 31st day after it is introduced and that the bill with amendments has been printed and distributed to the Members of the Legislature.
This measure would authorize a committee to hear or act on a bill on the 16th day after the bill is introduced. The measure would also prohibit a bill from being passed in either house until the bill, in the form to be voted on, has been made available to the public by publishing it on the Internet for at least 72 hours before the vote. The measure would authorize the Legislature to waive these requirements, as prescribed, if specified requirements are met with respect to a state of emergency declared by the Governor.
(b) To give the people of the State of California and their elected representatives the necessary time to evaluate carefully the strengths and weaknesses of the final version of a bill before a vote occurs by imposing a 72-hour public notice period between the time that the final version is published on the Internet for review by the Legislature and the public and the time that the final votes are taken, except in cases of a state of emergency declared by the Governor. the bill, in the form to be voted on, has been made available to the public by publishing it on the Internet and the time that the bill is passed in either house.
(3)(A)No bill may be passed until it has been published on the Internet in its final form for at least 72 hours prior to the final vote in the second house.
(B)If a bill is passed by the house of origin without having been published on the Internet in its final form for at least 72 hours prior to that vote and the bill is not amended thereafter in the second house, then the bill may not be passed except by a second rollcall vote in the house of origin following the final vote in the second house.
(3) (A) No bill may be passed in either house until the bill, in the form to be voted on, has been made available to the public by publishing it on the Internet for at least 72 hours before the vote in that house.
(B) Upon a rollcall vote, two-thirds of the membership concurring, the requirements of this paragraph may be waived for a bill if the Governor has declared a state of emergency, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 3 of Article XIII B, and has submitted a written statement to the Legislature identifying the bill as necessary to address the emergency.
(C) No bill shall become a statute that fails to comply with the requirements of subparagraphs subparagraph (A) and (B) and for which no waiver is obtained pursuant to subparagraph (C). (B) shall become a statute.
In the event that this measure and another measure that imposes transparency requirements on the Legislature, such as requirements to make audiovisual recordings of legislative proceedings proceedings, to authorize members of the public to record or broadcast legislative proceedings, or to specify the amount of time a bill must be publicly available before it may be passed, appear on the same statewide ballot, the provisions of the other measure or measures shall be deemed to be in conflict with this measure. In the event that this measure receives a greater number of affirmative votes than a measure deemed to be in conflict with it, the provisions of this measure shall prevail in their entirety, and the other measure or measures shall be null and void in their entirety.


Top sales pros find ways to make consistent improvements along the way, but overhauling your entire action plan can be dangerous.
You have multiple prospects that say, "You are the best sales person we have ever worked with!" They thank you for being sincere and tell you that the main reason you got the deal was because of your persistence.
Then suddenly, out of nowhere, you get blind-sided by a sniper who doesn't like you. This "one" prospect tells you that you are too pushy and that your techniques are bad. They are not interested in what you have to offer, and they request to be taken off your list.
You begin to question your persistence. "Am I too pushy?" you ask, and then you start to back off. Deals start falling through the cracks and going to your competitors who seem to have all the momentum.
In this instance, it's not your persistence that needs tweaking, it's your value proposition.
Here is another example. You have always separated yourself by being the type of sales professional who has no problem making calls on Monday. In fact, you have a history of scheduling tons of appointments and closing lots of deals on Mondays.
As with the previous example, you run into a sniper. You call a prospect on Monday who jumps all over you about NEVER EVER calling them on Monday! You start second guessing yourself for all the wrong reasons and then your Monday call volume begins to slowly drop off. You begin to find "administrative" things to do on Monday.
Success Principle: Never let a sales sniper bring you down. You know what works; go do it!


Glacial Ridge Hospital (GRH) saw its readmission rate for pneumonia go from 4% to 0%, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease go from 20% to 14%.
GRH hospital is a 24-bed critical access hospital where, like most critical access hospitals, a lot of people are doing multiple jobs. One of the innovative solutions GRH came up with was to create its own education materials in the form of a patient handbook, education guide, and checklist. Patients are given this handbook at the start of their stay and they keep it throughout, regularly adding materials.
Although the discharge process had become quite lengthy, causing patients to become anxious about the delay, addressing discharge preparations on admission has streamlined the process, reduced delays and tension, and increased patient satisfaction.
GRH also created training guides for staff and engaged them in finding ways to streamline the discharge and medication reconciliation processes. As a result, patients report being better informed about their care and having a better understanding of the discharge process.
Medication reconciliation has also improved. Comments in the HCAHPS survey show patients are aware of the increased education and feel they are better prepared for discharge.
"We find that patients are better informed throughout their stay and better prepared for discharge."


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Moily refers Reebok fraud case to Serious Fraud Investigation Office
Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily says Reebok fraud has now been referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office following a non-invasive scrutiny of the books of accounts of the sportswear maker.
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Updated May 29, 2012, 8:25 PM IST
Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said "something wrong" has been found in the books of Reebok India, which has accused two of its former top executives of a Rs 870-crore fraud.
The minister also said the matter has now been referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) following a non-invasive scrutiny of the books of accounts of the sportswear maker.
"Prima facie, we have found something wrong in their (Reebok) books. The matter has now been referred to the SFIO for further investigation," Moily said on the sidelines of an Assocham event.
He said the report of the non-invasive scrutiny, carried out by the Registrar of Companies (RoC), Delhi, was submitted on Monday to the ministry.
Last week, the ministry had ordered an enquiry into the books of accounts of Reebok's Indian arm over complaints of an alleged Rs 870-crore fraud.
The enquiry was ordered on the basis of a complaint from an investor.
Reebok India had filed an FIR with the Gurgaon police last week alleging its former MD Subhinder Singh Prem and COO Vishnu Bhagat of Rs 870 crore fraud by indulging in "criminal conspiracy" and "fraudulent" practices over a period of time.
While both Prem and Bhagat had denied the allegations, a local court on Saturday had rejected their anticipatory bail.
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On a daily basis one person should consume about 25 percent of their daily calories from sugar. In today's food market sugar is in large amounts. Check you labels to remain healthier.
What is a Healthy Daily Sugar Intake?
How many grams of sugar should i eat daily?
What is the daily percentage of sugar you should eat?
How do You Eat Sugar Cane?
I eat very healthy, no fast food or sodas or candy or anything like that, but I eat alot of fruit, and I'm concerned that maybe i could be eating too much sugar.
How many grams of sugar does the average person eat on a daily basis? How much is too much?
My dog has issues with high blood sugar. What is the best dog food, off the shelf, for her to eat daily?
I want to lose 15 pounds. how many calories do I need to eat daily to get rid of the weight? I'm 13 and female.
I eat sugar cookies daily. Sometimes 8 a day I have a fast metabolism and I am not overweight. I am actually athletic and look like I work out. I am concerned about gettting possibly sick diseases or something like that.
Forgot to add, I am a 26 year old male.
Starting Jan. 1st I'm going on a "diet." Basically, I just want to get healthier..so it's not a real, real diet.
What are some vegetables that are really healthy to eat and how can you prepare them? Also, what are some fruits that aren't high in sugar that can be eaten daily?
I am a fairly active (at least a half hour-hour and a half exercise everyday) 13 year old girl who eats around 1600 calories a day.
How much fat, protein, calcium, carbs should I eat daily though?
i want to lose a little weight (not much so dont worry!) and im working out how much sugar and fat i usually eat in a day, to how much i have to reduce it by.
how much fat and sugar should a 14 year old be eating daily in order to be healthy and lose a little weight?
How do you make acid reflux go away?
Can you buy inhalers over the counter?


Norwegian artist Steinar Albrigtsen has released three songs on his new The Sailor CD on Grammofon Records/Norway. The songs are "Joe's Place" (Hill/Dekle), "I Broke It, I'll Fix It" (Hill/Cason), and "Cloud 8" (Hill/Martin). Since 1990, Steinar has released 14 albums in Scandinavia and has recorded many of Byron's songs.


Years after being feted for his compassionate performance as transgender Maura Pfefferman on Amazon's Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor has found himself in a state of disgrace.
Last fall, the veteran actor found himself on the still-growing list of powerful men accused of sexual harassment. Two trans actresses accused Tambor of inappropriate behavior on set, leading to a rocky couple months of speculation over whether or not Transparent would retain its Emmy-winning lead actor. Yesterday, however, the saga came to a conclusion, with Tambor officially fired from Amazon's flagship series.
The impending fifth season of the show isn't the only place from which the actor has been jettisoned this week. A new report from The Wrap reveals that Tambor's name and image have been scrubbed entirely from the poster for the upcoming film The Death of Stalin. On Thursday, hours after Amazon announced it was parting ways with the actor, IFC Films released a new promotional one-sheet for the film with co-star Andre Riseborough's face situated where Tambor's had previously been.
As of press time, Tambor's actual performance in the film had not been reshot with Christopher Plummer in his stead.


Jesus in Nazareth and Jesus in Heaven is the Same Jesus. Recorded at the Solemn High Mass, Sunday October 28, 2018 at the 1:30pm Mass, in the Cathedral of St. Eugene, Santa Rosa CA.
The Rosary is a familiar form of prayer for many Catholics, but it is also a greatly misunderstood prayer as well. Many Non-Catholics believe it is an exercise in mindless repetition or idolatry of Mary. Many Catholics believe that rosary will gain us extra favors or that it can be used as jewelry. Last issue we focused on the Precious Blood Rosary. This time we will explore what is understood as the more traditional Marian rosary.
The heart of the Rosary is a living relationship with the Lord Jesus and a desire to spend time in his company immersing oneself in the mysteries of his life, death and resurrection. Meditating on these mysteries enables us to remember and to live the heart of the gospel. Knowing these 15 stories, not only with our minds, but with our hearts enables us to walk with Jesus, to pray with him, and to do his will.
The praying of the rosary is not about the repetition of many prayers, but a time piece to mark the moment of prayer. Spending time with one another is exactly how a relationship grows and we are drawn into a communion with one another. The prayers we use to mark this prayer experience are fundamentally conversations with the Word of God drawn from the Scripture. The first part of the "Hail Mary" is two passages from the first chapter of Luke's Gospel. The second part of the "Hail Mary" is the prayer of the church in response. So too, in the rosary we add our own voice, listening to the Word of God and responding from our heart.
It is through Mary that the Word was made flesh and so in this prayer we also honor the mother of God. She is the one who believed. She is the one who pondered all these things in her heart. She is the one who stood faithfully at the foot of the cross. She is the one given to us to take into our home. For Precious Blood people who remember Gaspars' devotion to Mary, the Rosary is an important prayer. It is a tool by which we imitate Gaspar who accomplished everything by prayer, we pray with Mary to whom he was so devoted, and we accompany one another in the bond of communion which he so wonderfully preached. Without the correct understanding of Jesus and Mary, without the knowledge of the scripture and the mysteries of the Life of Jesus, the Rosary would be incomprehensible. But with all these things, the Rosary enables us to enter more completely into that intimate communion Jesus established in his own blood.
 The Fifteen Mysteries are, Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation of the Lord, The Finding in the Temple, The Agony in the garden, The Scourging at the Pillar, the Crowning with Thorns, the Carry of the Cross, Jesus Dies on the Cross, The Resurrection, the Ascension, The Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Assumption and the Coronation of the Blessed Virgin.
 Lectio Divina will be the subject of this article in the next issue.


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Electoral Commission calls for stronger powers to sanction political parties, as Liberal Democrats are fined maximum penalty
Posted: 7 December 2016
Investigation update
The Liberal Democrats have been fined £20,000 as a result of the Electoral Commission's investigation into the party's 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election campaign spending return. The Commission concluded that the return was not complete as required by the law. The penalty is the highest that the Commission is able to impose for a single offence.
Following the conclusion of this case, the Commission is repeating its call for an increase to the maximum £20,000 penalty, to an amount more proportionate to the levels of spending and donations handled by the largest political parties and campaigners.
The investigation found that 307 payments totalling £184,676 were missing from the Liberal Democrats' spending return without a reasonable excuse. In addition, invoices supporting 122 out of the 307 payments were missing from the return.
Commenting on the outcome of the investigation, Bob Posner, Director of Political Finance and Regulation & Legal Counsel at the Electoral Commission said:
Our investigation uncovered systemic failures in ensuring that the rules were being followed. The Party and its officers co-operated fully throughout the investigation. However, this is an experienced party that failed to meet the basic requirements of the law, and cases like this undermine voters' confidence in our political finance system. This is why we have applied the highest financial penalty available to us.
This also highlights why we have been calling on the UK Government to make higher sanctioning powers available to us. With millions of pounds being spent by large parties looking to form national Governments, a fine of £20,000 is no longer a strong enough deterrent to ensure the rules are properly followed.
The Commission has also notified the Metropolitan Police Service of a possible criminal offence, should the party campaigns officer have knowingly or recklessly signed a false declaration in relation to the above spending.
Background to the Liberal Democrats case
Under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) it is the responsibility of a political party's registered treasurer, or, where it has one, its registered campaigns officer, to ensure that a full and complete campaign spending return is submitted to the Electoral Commission by the statutory deadline.
Following the publication of the Party's spending return on 20 January 2016 and as part of its regular monitoring work; the Commission reviewed a sample of candidate returns from the 2015 UK Parliamentary general election. The review included returns from candidates representing a number of different parties, including the Liberal Democrats.
This review identified apparent discrepancies between the Liberal Democrats' national party spending return and some candidate returns. The Commission asked the Party for further information to explain the apparent discrepancies. Following correspondence with the Party, the Commission remained concerned that the national spending return was incomplete and opened an investigation into the matter on 27 June 2016.
Conclusions of the case
The investigation has now ended and concluded that Mr Tim Gordon, the registered campaigns officer for the Party, committed an offence under section 82(4)(b) of PPERA in respect of the Party's 2015 UK Parliamentary spending return.
The Commission has found that Mr Gordon failed to deliver to the Commission a campaign spending return, which was a statement of all payments made by the Party in respect of its campaign for the 2015 UK Parliamentary general election.
The Liberal Democrats have been fined £20,000 under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) Order 2010. The Party has until 12 December 2016 to pay the fine.
The Commission has also referred one matter relating to section 83(3) of PPERA to the Metropolitan Police Service, following consideration of evidence indicating the Party was aware of some of the missing payments. Section 83(3) of PPERA required the Party's campaigns officer to declare that he has examined the return and that to the best of his knowledge and belief, the return was complete and correct as required by law. A declaration to that effect was delivered alongside its spending return. The investigation established that in fact the return was neither complete nor correct, and that some persons within the Party were aware of this before its spending return was submitted. This raises the potential that the declaration was false.
Knowingly or recklessly making a false declaration under this section of the Act is a criminal offence and falls outside the remit of the Commission's civil sanctioning powers. It will be a matter for the police as to what steps they take following the Commission's referral.
For further details of the investigation and its findings, the Commission has published a full report which can be viewed on its website here:
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/218555/Lib-Dem-Investigation-Public-Report.pdf
For more information please contact Megan Phillips in the Electoral Commission press office:
0207 271 0714 (Out of office hours: 07789 920414)
mphillips@electoralcommission.org.uk
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. Our aim is integrity and public confidence in the UK's democratic process. We regulate party and election finance and set standards for well-run elections and are responsible for the conduct and regulation of referendums held under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (2000).
The Electoral Commission has a range of enforcement powers under PPERA. For more information on the regulatory work of the Commission see the website here.
Any potential breaches of the rules which regulate political party funding are considered in line with the Commission's enforcement policy which can be accessed here, details of sanctions issued can be found here.
An individual or organisation that is issued with a sanction by the Electoral Commission has 28 days to appeal that decision. Any such appeal is made to the County Court.
Unpaid fines will increase by 50% if not paid within 56 days of being imposed. After a further 28 days we may take action to obtain payment through the courts using the debt recovery process.
Any penalties that are imposed by the Commission go into the Consolidated Fund. This is managed by HM Treasury and not the Electoral Commission.
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US Ag Secretary says Johans name well-known in home area
October 20, 2006 by O.Kay Henderson
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns met up with GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Nussle in the parking lot of the Lincolnway Energy ethanol plant near Ames on Thursday afternoon. Johanns is an Iowa native and Nussle asked if he gets back up to the Osage area to visit relatives. Johanns, who has a sister still living in Iowa, says he gets back infrequently. Then, Johanns launched into this story:
"I stopped in a conveninence store and bought a pop or something and I didn't have any cash. All I had was a Nebraska check from a Lincoln, Nebraska bank." (Johans was Nebraska's governor before being appointed US Ag Secretary by President Bush.) "So, I said to this this young kid there — you know they always hire young kids — I said 'Would you take a check from Lincoln, Nebraska?' He said, "Can I see it?' and I showed it to him and he said 'I'm related to you, of course I'll take your check." (Nussle and others standing in the parking lot laughed) "He was like a second cousin or something."
Nussle and Johans chatted about his race, and then when Johans walked over to me, I asked him about his "pretty funny" story.
"In Osage, you would see tons of Johanses," Johans said. "A very common name up there. A good sized family, you know, so there are cousins I haven't met, I'm sure."
Running "Johanns" and "Osage, IA" through a www.switchboard.com search finds nine telephone listings.
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Mildella (after Carl Milde, 1824-1871, of Germany) consists of 8 to 10 species often submerged in the genus Cheilanthes.They are found in rocky habitats in Haiti, Mexico, Central America, the Galapagos, India, and China.
Mildella intramarginalis surrounded by rockwork at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley.
Nephrolepis in a traditional setting as an outdoor decoration in the garden of a Mexican resort.
woods of Mexico, Central America, and the Galapagos. Xeric enthusiasts in Zones 9 and 10 can cultivate it in similar rocky exposures.


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Research shows that a primary care physician of the person needing care is the most influential party when people are seeking advice on where to turn for care after a diagnosis or hospitalization. Dr. Power explained how he has responded when asked about long-term care.
HWCG: Do patients typically ask you for insight on long-term care options or do you tell them they will need to consider a long-term care option?
AP: I have most recently been working in nursing homes, but when I was in private practice, the most common reason for moving to a nursing home among my patients was after a hospitalization, when the person's health and functional ability had changed and she could no longer return home.
In the years since, this still appears to be the situation for the majority of the people I saw moving into my nursing homes. When I did an audit of this several years ago, I found that about 2/3 came directly from the hospital, and many more from an assisted living community. Only 10% came directly from home.
I am often asked by friends and acquaintances: "How do I know if my loved one is ready for a nursing home or assisted living?" My response centers on the various aspects of well-being I describe in my books and seminars. If the home situation is such that these aspects of well-being are being seriously compromised, or if the person is requiring sedating medications in order for the family to manage at home, then it is likely she might be better off in another living situation, and that staying at home may do more harm than good. However, if the family is "going it alone" and doing poorly, the addition of home care services might be the solution to successfully keeping someone at home longer.
AP: I have found that many family members will try to keep their loved one at home in their care for as long as possible. I think the numbers above support the fact that it is often a crisis situation that forces the move--very few people "plan ahead" for a smooth transition while things are stable. Part of this reluctance to plan a move is due to the family's devotion to the care of their loved one; but it is also partly due to the fear or dislike of nursing homes that our institutional model has created in the public over the years.
While the desire to keep someone at home is admirable, holding on past the point where one can safely do so often brings the unintended result of the person having to move to a nursing home at precisely the time when she is least able--physically and psychologically--to handle it. Acute illness or injury resulting in hospitalization carries a high risk of delirium (which is associated with high 1-year mortality rates) and many other complications of hospitalization for frail elders, including poor nutrition, muscle weakness, skin breakdown, and loss of continence.
HWCG: Do you find that patients and their loved ones are educated on long-term options?
AP: I do not think most people have the information they need in order to know where a loved one could be happiest and best served. Most websites tout the excellent "care" provided and may also advertise an attractive campus, but what is often missing is the information about what they can do to support those life-affirming aspects of well-being that so many of us take for granted.
For example, will my loved one be well-known, and be seen and treated as an individual? Will she have dedicated, familiar staff who build nurturing relationships with her? Will she still have the ability to choose how to spend her days, when to arise, go to bed, eat meals, or be able to go outside as desired? Will she be engaged in meaningful ways, not just in generic group activities that do not meet her needs and desires? Will she still have the opportunity to grow and experience new things, and to embrace those simple pleasures that bring her joy?
HWCG: What questions do people have for you about different long-term care options—do they think that inviting an elder loved one to live with them is the best idea? Have they ever heard of home care and understand what it is and how it's different than home health care or do they think a nursing home is the only option?
AP: Most families I have met would prefer to keep a loved one in the community, if they could do so safely. There is a maze of home-based services, and many people are at a loss to know where to start. Most would not be able to differentiate between home care and home health care, and most hospitals tend to refer to the latter, due to post-discharge nursing needs, such that long-term home care options may not be discussed in those situations. Some communities have a resource--like Lifespan of Greater Rochester where I live--which provides information, counseling, and referrals to a variety of services, depending on a person's needs.


On the roadway surrounding the perimeter of the Deoksu Palace in central Seoul, a traffic sign marks the speed limit as 30 kilometers per hour (18 miles per hour).
But many vehicles that have passed through recently have been going at least 10 to 20 kilometers faster.
For the most part this began after the district office starting expanding the driveway at the expense of the pedestrian walkway, which was noticeably trimmed down.
And many have voiced concerns that this picturesque road, flanked by a stone wall, has lost much of its charm since the Jung District Office paved over part of the walking path.
Initially covered with stones, the road added to the traditional, tranquil atmosphere of the tourist site, with the ancient palace at its heart.
The district office said that the transformed road is for the convenience of drivers and tourist buses, but critics argue that the move has only served to harm one of the few lovely streetscapes in Seoul.
One of the more popular destinations in Seoul, the 900-meter roadway near the palace was designated as a special district in 1998, when the pedestrian road took up a larger area than the drive to better accommodate visitors and tourists.
The walkway was built using eco-friendly materials and included more than 20 benches and 130 trees along the stretch.
The Seoul city government initially spent 700 million won ($660,100) to expand the pedestrian path to 8 meters, while reducing the width of the driveway to 7 meters.
But now, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has reversed its position, allocating 100 million won for the expansion of the driveway by 20 to 50 centimeters. The district office argued that the shift was necessary to accommodate large tour buses.
"More and more tour buses have come to the area as the number of tourists has increased," said Hwang Tae-kyung, an official of the Jung District.
However, those opposed to the shift say that the move will degrade the symbolic meaning of the popular roadway.
A resident of the area also expressed discontent.


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Ellen wonders why PricewaterhouseCoopers is changing the name of its consulting firm to "Monday". Also wondering how anything got named PricewaterhouseCoopers in the first place? Ah, mergers. It helps that one person was actually named "Waterhouse".
It was comforting for three reasons.
Because the life they described seemed worlds away. And there's a lot that I want to do before I've got anything close to that. It reminded me of what I *wasn't*, despite my post-grad status.
Because they were talking on a different time scale. Married for 20 years? I've only been alive for 20 years. So no wonder it's confusing at first, right out of college. Everyone else has been doing this stuff for longer than I've even been alive.
And because someday, it'll be really nice to gather with people I've known for 30 years and spend a week at the beach.
I went to Boston this weekend to see Tara. One of the other interns was driving, and I was reading the map and directions. Everything was fine navigation-wise until we got to the city and missed every single one of our turns. Now I can understand why every person I've ever talked to about visiting Boston mentions that they got lost. There are't any street signs. At least, not ones that we needed. We actually had to find one crucial bridge by counting the bridges we passed and comparing that to the bridges on the map. That's just not right.
In other transportation news, the T is very nice. It rides almost as smooth as the Metro, but it's as friendly and laid-back as the El. Unfortunately for Mark, though, there's no standing/walking rules for the escalators.
I also got sick over the weekend, and I'm wondering if it has something to do with Boston itself.
I've been doing some reporting today on breast cancer activism…. talking to activists is so cool. I worry about the littlest things, when there's so many more important things to devote mental space to.
"If it's impermissible to belittle the likes, dislikes and habits of local ethnic groups or people from other lands (and it certainly is wrong), why must it be acceptable to belittle the tastes of fellow Americans who live in what is often and derisively termed "fly-over country"?" — post in a NYTimes forum on being a New Yorker.
I've been thinking about this lately. Well, more specifically I've been thinking about the National Geographic-ish approach to talking about life in a new place. Like: "And then the rural Pennsylvania natives tried to learn how to swing dance, tentatively placing one foot in front of the other, balanced precariously on their skinny white legs. Afterwards they dined on a local delicacy, cabbage and noodles." Well, that's an exaggeration. But you know. It's sort of what Patrick talked about in his barber shop blog. How to fairly perceive and describe a place's local atmosphere. Hmm.
Why do I make even simple things seem complicated? And more importantly, how can I stop?


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LABS Group's Kunang Kunang RTS (Rewarding Timeshare) NFT Auction Coming This July
Imagine a resort that is surrounded by the most natural landscape, a place where you can experience luxury at its best. The mastermind behind the glorious masterpiece is the award-winning architect, Mr. Willy Sandy Ekaputra, who took special care in preserving nature during the resort's development. Obtain the first NFT resort naming right through your
Imagine a resort that is surrounded by the most natural landscape, a place where you can experience luxury at its best. The mastermind behind the glorious masterpiece is the award-winning architect, Mr. Willy Sandy Ekaputra, who took special care in preserving nature during the resort's development.
Obtain the first NFT resort naming right through your own hands! LABS Group is thrilled to announce their world's first community-owned resort and first Timeshare (RTS) NFT, which will be sold via an auction on the Refinable marketplace in mid-July. Learn more about the resort and the auction below.
LABS RTS-NFT
The revolutionary community-owned NFT resort will resolve traditional timeshare pain points.
Traditional timeshares give you the right to use a vacation property for only a short period each year (three or seven days). Appointments are difficult to make, and peak season spaces will most certainly never be available. Furthermore, they aren't an investment as they decrease in value over time. In most cases, timeshare owners are lucky to get 10 cents on the dollar when they try to sell the shares, and some timeshare owners even resort to paying people to take their timeshares off their hands.
Holders are also liable to any operation loss, including resorts damaged by natural disasters. Older properties that are also renovating may charge "special assessments" that can be hundreds or thousands of dollars more. With the increasing list of disadvantages regarding the traditional timeshares market, LABS Group hopes to solve such problems through the innovation of RTS-NFT.
The LABS RTS-NFT revolutionizes timeshares by fixing the most critical pain points mentioned above. To achieve this goal, RTS-NFT holders will unlock a number of benefits. The benefits are as follows:
Profit Sharing Right – Actual profit sharing of the property generated from its resort operations, this alone would disrupt the traditional timeshare. Profit shares will be distributed in the equivalent values in LABS tokens, with a guaranteed minimum 10% return per year in the first 2 years based on the nominal price. Each RTS-NFT individually represents 1/365 of the total profit share (Jointly 100%).
Staying Right – RTS-NFT will each represent a specific day in the calendar and the corresponding staying right (on that day) on the best room available basis with a penalty clause to compensate for unavailability for whatever reasons.
Trading Right – NFTs would be tradable on marketplaces based on Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Ethereum.
Swapping Right- RTS-NFT holders would be able to swap the days, the incentive point and the location (of other resorts) later either among themselves, on the marketplace or within the LABS ecosystem.
Voting Right – Built-in voting content (80%+) for major operational decisions (if applicable), such as selling off the resort at a high value.
Holders of the RTS-NFT also possess the right to send the NFT to others, or they may choose to build up their digital wallet portfolio, they are also guaranteed to enjoy a minimum of 10% return. Such advantages truly demonstrate the strengths of RTS-NFT, which LABS Group believes will revolutionize the blockchain industry.
LABS' RTS-NFT Auction
To pull off their first RTS-NFT auction, LABS Group will be collaborating with several of their partners to pool resources and attract as many eyes to the auction as possible.
The partners who are assisting them in this auction are as follows:
Gravity Resort – Resort Developer and Manager
GCA HK List Co. – Due diligence, evaluation report, feasibility study
Refinable – Auction marketplace, Minting NFT
Dragonbite – Loyalty / Incentive program for Reward redeeming
DeCredit – Collateralised lending product, NFT staking pool with lending function. Leverage the NFT
The auction will be held on Refinable's NFT marketplace on the 15th of July 2021 and will last for 13 days, with each auction lasting 48 hours. In total, 365 RTS-NFTs will be available to the community, one for each day of the year.
For this auction, a one-time benefit (naming rights) will be given to fifteen top bidders. The top twelve bidders from each month will receive room naming rights for twelve rooms. In addition to that, three other top bidders will receive the rights to name the remaining three rooms in the Kunang Kunang Resort.
There will also be one NFT that gives the holder the right to name the resort, and on top of that – a staying benefit of 10 days per year.
To join the auction, you may proceed by going to their contribution site and reviewing all of the project details. Next, locate "LABS Group" at the Refinable's marketplace. From there, you may start to place your bids in mid July! The team will then verify the bidding details and notify you as soon as possible.
About Kunang Kunang, The First NFT Resort
The Kunang Kunang Glamping Resort is located in the mountainous part of Licin, Banyuwangi in Indonesia. It is only a 30 minutes drive away from Banyuwangi Airport and a 30 minutes flight from Bali.
Immerse yourself with mother nature as you stay at the resort. There are big-sized Glamping rooms (36m² and 44m² per room) with front-facing rooms towards the mountains where you can stay for 170USD per night. Kunang Kunang also prioritizes their guests' privacy with 15 Private glamps that are 5 to 10 meters apart.
The resort is well located to allow easy travel to the closest attractions like the majestic Jagir Waterfall 200 metres upstream from the resort, and the stunning blue-flame Ijen Crater Blue Volcano that is only an hour drive away.
Future Prospects of Kunang Kunang Resort
The future of Kunang Kunang Resort is bright. In recent years, the average daily rate of Banyuwangi's hotels have increased by over 20%. In 2020 specifically, the average occupancy rate of all hotels in Banyuwangi is 65%. Considering the effect the recent pandemic has had on the real estate industry all over the world, Banyuwangi still performed exceptionally well, with occupancy numbers hitting 80-90% for most hotels. This is an encouraging sign for future Gravity Resort developments in the near future.
Tourism will increase steadily over the next few years, leading to a significant increase in the cost of land in Banyuwangi. A long-term holder of the token will enjoy token rights for 30 years, receiving 10% per year on nominal value for the first two years. The return rate in the image above demonstrates the never-ending possibilities Kunang Kunang Resort possesses. With the bright future of tourism in Banyuwangi, LABS Group sees the potential of Kunang Kunang resort and is confident in its position in the real estate market hereafter.
Make sure you stay up to date and follow LABS Group on all social media platforms so you don't miss your chance to join the auction and support their mission to revolutionize the hotel investment and timeshare industries. As pioneers of combining NFTs and real estate, there will be many new innovations continuing to pop up as they develop this new concept, taking tokenized real estate to the forefront of the real estate industry.
All 365 auction winners will automatically enter the grand lucky draw powered by LABS and Gravity Resort in the future. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting event.
About LABS Group
LABS is a blockchain-based real estate investment platform looking to simplify investor access and capabilities within the asset class. Using the LABS platform, anyone can easily tokenize and fractionalize their real estate, allowing them to sell or trade it in order to gain instant liquidity. LABS Group also offers a regulated securities market for tokenized real estate trading, a crowdfunding platform, and a lending application that allows for peer-to-peer lending based on the collateralization of tokenized real estate assets. LABS Group is redefining the real estate industry, making it more accessible to everyone.
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Q: Missing template error in ruby on rails I am stuck in a problem:
 respond_to do |format|
     format.html {render :partial => 'students/list', :locals => {:roll_nos =>
    @roll_numbers}, :layout => false}
 end

I have created _list.html.haml inside app/views/students folder. But it is repeatedly showing missing template error. I have no idea. Can anyone help?

A: you have to render fully not partially. Or redirect_to to a url. :)
So create another action inside this controller, like:
def list
  #do others...
end

and create list.html.haml, inside app/views/students folder.
add this action to routes.rb like:
resources :students do
  get :list
end

try without partial:
 respond_to do |format|
     format.html {render :list, :layout => false}
 end

A: You can't render a partial in a controller, you either render the default view, a template, a file, render inline or render nothing as described in the documentation
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/layouts_and_rendering.html#using-render
if you want to use the partial, just render it in your default view template for the action.
respond_to do |format|
     format.html {render :layout => false}
end

OR
create a template list.html.haml in the students folder and render the partial within the template. Difference between a partial and a template file name is that the partial has an underscore in front of it and by that is recognized as a partial
#students/list.html.haml
render :partial => 'students/list', :locals => {:roll_nos =>
@roll_numbers}

And in in your controller you render the template
respond_to do |format|
     format.html {render :template => 'students/list', :layout => false}
end

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Lance Howard, mais conhecido por seu nome artístico Lance Skiiiwalker, é um cantor, rapper e produtor musical norte-americano de Chicago, Illinois. Ele assinou contrato com a editora Californiana Top Dawg Entertainment e lançou o seu álbum de estreia, Introverted Intuition, em outubro de 2016.

Carreira musical
Em 2007, Lance conheceu Darius "D-Win" Windfield e juntos formaram a dupla "The Rocketeers", na qual vários projetos foram lançados através do selo independente Rocketeer Music.

Em 2014, Lance Skiiiwalker apareceu no disco Oxymoron de Schoolboy Q na faixa "His & Her Fiend" juntamente com SZA . Em 2015, participou em três faixas do disco 90059 de Jay Rock: "Money Trees Deuce", "90059" e "Telegram". Em 2016, ele também participou do Untitled Unmastered de Kendrick Lamar  na música "Untitled 04".

Em 20 de maio de 2016, foi anunciado que Lance Skiiiwalker assinou contrato com a Top Dawg Entertainment, com seu álbum de estreia, Introverted Intuition, com lançamento previsto para o final de 2016. Comemorando o anúncio, ele lançou seu single "Speed".  Em 27 de maio, ele lançou o segundo single, "Could It Be", com um videoclipe a acompanhar.

Em 18 de agosto de 2017, Skiiiwalker lançou um single intitulado "Where To With You", com um videoclipe criado pelo próprio.

Discografia

Álbuns de estúdio
 2023 - Audiodidactic
 2016 - Introverted Intuition

EPs
 2021 - Tales From the Telescope Chapter 1: Rebirth
 2021 - Tales From the Telescope Chapter 2: Internal Shine

Álbuns de remixes
2020 - Introverted Intuition - The Remixes

Discografia de produção
 2023 - Lance Skiiiwalker – Audiodidactic
 2021 - Lance Skiiiwalker – Tales From the Telescope Chapter 2: Internal Shine
 2021 - Lance Skiiiwalker – Tales From the Telescope Chapter 1: Rebirth
 2016 - Lance Skiiiwalker – Introverted Intuition
 2014 - ScHoolboy Q – Oxímoro

Referências

Cantores de hip hop dos Estados Unidos
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One-third of students are comfortable with eBooks, according to a recent study.
Barnes & Noble has joined the growing list of companies and organizations giving college students electronic alternatives to their pricey textbooks with the book retailer's free NOOKstudy software that could save students 40 percent at the bookstore.
The NOOKstudy software will be usable on PCs, Macs, the Apple iPad, and, of course, the Nook when the program is released in August. More than 500,000 free eBooks will be available through the software, according to the Barnes & Noble web site, including some texts that might be required for college students.
Barnes & Noble will partner with learning management giant Blackboard in its NOOKstudy launch, allowing students who use Blackboard's online learning platform to buy and read texts available in the NOOKstudy library, which will be stocked with more than 1 million eBooks in all.
Students will be able to highlight passages, take notes, and search for those notes in NOOKstudy eBooks, according to the Barnes & Noble announcement.


National security authorities in Guangdong Province uncovered a case in which oversea spies colluded with domestic residents to filch China's military secret.
A suspect surnamed Li was sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking more than 20 pieces of military secrets, China News Service reported Sunday.
Li took orders from a foreign spy called "Feige" to subscribe and provide confidential military publications to the spy, as well as conduct long-term observation of key military bases.
A large amount of dynamic information of the military bases and photographs of military equipments were leaked overseas through Li, the report said.
"Feige" has lured 12 people in the province using the Internet such as online bookstores and websites where military enthusiasts congregate since 2007. More than 40 people in some 20 provincial regions were taken advantage of by "Feige" in the same way.


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namespace mirrage {

	Game_engine::Game_engine(const std::string&       org,
	                         const std::string&       title,
	                         util::maybe<std::string> base_dir,
	                         std::uint32_t            version_major,
	                         std::uint32_t            version_minor,
	                         bool                     debug,
	                         int                      argc,
	                         char**                   argv,
	                         char**                   env)
	  : Engine(org, title, std::move(base_dir), version_major, version_minor, debug, argc, argv, env, asset::default_archives_list_filename, false)
	  , _debug_ui(assets(), gui(), bus())
	  , _renderer_factory(renderer::make_deferred_renderer_factory<renderer::Frustum_culling_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Particle_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Animation_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Shadowmapping_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Clear_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Deferred_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Gen_mipmap_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Ssao_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Gi_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Transparent_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Taa_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Depth_of_field_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Bloom_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Tone_mapping_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Billboard_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Debug_draw_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Blit_pass,
	                                                               renderer::Gui_pass>(*this, window()))
	  , _global_render(_renderer_factory->create_renderer<renderer::Gui_pass>())
	  , _render_pass_mask(_renderer_factory->all_passes_mask())
	{
		util::erase_fast(_render_pass_mask, renderer::render_pass_id_of<renderer::Clear_pass>());
		util::erase_fast(_render_pass_mask, renderer::render_pass_id_of<renderer::Gui_pass>());
	}

	Game_engine::~Game_engine()
	{
		screens().clear(); // destroy all screens before the engine
	}

	void Game_engine::_on_post_frame(util::Time dt)
	{
		_debug_ui.draw();

		_global_render->update(dt);
		_global_render->draw();
		_renderer_factory->finish_frame();
	}

} // namespace mirrage

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Because of the characteristics of this netting it is recommended for fykes, trap nets, leader nets, barrier nets and large seine nets on boats with net rollers.
If required this netting can be cut to square mesh shape. Diagonal joining seams would have to be accepted.


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This book provides a state-of-the-art collection of papers presented at the 66th Conference on Glass Problems at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in October of 2005.
First Industrial Results of ALGLASS SUN Operation.
On-Line Oxygen Sensor for the Tin Bath in Float Glass Production Lines.
An Advanced Control System to Increase Glass Quality and Glass Production Yields Based on GS ESIII Technology.
Breaking the Boundaries of PID.
Service Experience and Postmortem Analysis of High Alumina Crown Refractories from E-Glass Furnaces.
Silica Loss in Crowns by Reactions with Glass Melt Vapours.
Techniques for Upgrading Dust Collection Systems.
The Influence of Batch Segregation and Bulk Flow on Glass Quality.
Measurements of Batch and Cullet Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.
Glass Batch Raw Material Transportation: Expensive and Unreliable.
Amber Glass-40 Years of Lessons Learned.
The Use of Borates in Glass Melting.
Effect of Key Oxides, Including Li2O, on Reducing the Melt Viscosity and Energy Demand of E-Glass Compositions.
Recycling of Cullet into Flat Glass Melting Furnaces.
Recycling in Container Glass Production: Present Problems in European Glass Industry.
Contribution to the Characterization of Dust Emissions of Glass Melting Furnaces.


This unique Library space is ideal for private events located on the ground floor with easy access this is one library that you don't have to keep quiet in. Ideal for private dining with either one table with up to 18 guests or separate casual tables.
Fresh but intimate for all your event needs this space is equally suitable for a cocktail party, drinks reception or Afternoon tea party.


A Licensed Clinical Social Worker is a license issued by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The license requires a masters degree from a university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, two years of postgraduate social work employment in a clinical environment, professional supervision by an LCSW supervisor during that time, and passing an exam administered by the Association of Social Work Boards. In addition, every two years the State of Illinois requires an LCSW to complete 30 hours of clinically focused continuing education.
Social Work incorporates all social sciences, applying theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of individuals, groups, and communities, by enhancing the quality of life, preventing and alleviating distress, pursuing social justice, and effecting positive change through development of the full potential of each individual, family, group, and community.


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Infamous film collector who was one of the most contentious figures connected with the nitrate era He lied, stole and bullied his way into ownership of a vast archive of
Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide, Part 6
1995 and 2006 Restorations Nosferatu's metamorphosis continues with two new versions and many new sets of intertitles Both are equally complete and the only versions available on Blu-ray and HD digital
Charlie Chaplin Collectors' Guide, Part 5
Essanay and Mutual 1980s–2000s Restorations For many years the Little Tramp's mid-1910s films were inaccessible and languished in poor condition Film preservationist David Shepard fully restored them for the first
The Birth of a Nation: Controversial Classic Gets a Definitive New Restoration
Giveaway: Win Two Brilliant BFI Birth of a Nation Blu-ray Sets! This landmark film continues to generate headlines and fierce debate more than a century after its original release Photoplay's Patrick
Kevin Brownlow's Napoléon to Make Long-Awaited Début on Home Video
Napoléon (1927) Abel Gance's Restored Epic in UK Cinemas November 2016–January 2017 Update: 28 July 2016 Press Release and BFI Blu-ray/DVD Details It's true: noted film historian Kevin Brownlow's magnum
Nosferatu: History and Home Video Guide
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Blowers Green U-turn by C&RT?
After finding it faced a united front of opposition from boating and canal organisations in Birmingham, Canal and River Trust may be about to make a U-turn on its plans to sell the freehold of the historic Blowers Green Pumphouse, as Peter Underwood reports.
C&RT's bid to sell the freehold was first spotted in early January when a tiny laminated notice- posted just as the Christmas break began - was seen near Blowers Green Pumphouse, in Dudley.
The notice was a formal announcement that C&RT, as a Trustee of the Waterways Infrastructure Trust, was proposing to sell the freehold of the historic pumphouse and anyone with objections has just one month to put them in writing. Now it has withdrawn the building from sale and is considering giving up the idea of selling the freehold.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations Society and the Dudley Canal Trust protested about the sale and C&RT's 'sneaky' way of announcing its intentions. The National Association of Boat Owners leapt into action with a formal objection letter to C&RT's Estates Department in Birmingham from NABO chair Stella Ridgeway.
She said: "The Blowers Green Pumphouse, a listed building (ref SMR 7297), is an important part of the heritage of the canals, having being built in the early 1890s to house a recirculating pump to raise the water levels between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It is exactly the type of building that meets the Canal and River Trust's charitable objects, which state: '2.2 To protect and conserve for public benefit sites, objects and buildings of archaeological, architectural, engineering or historic interest on, in the vicinity, or otherwise associated with inland waterways.' "
NABO went on to point out: "Should the freehold be sold, CRT will be powerless to preserve this building for public benefit.
"The pumphouse currently provides services to boaters and is on a popular route out of the city, down Delph Locks to the Staffs and Worcs Canal, which is a particularly interesting route for boaters who are interested in industrial heritage.
The building is currently leased to Dudley Canal Trust and Alan Hazeldine, a Trustee, told The Floater: "Dudley Canal Trust currently leases the Pumphouse from C&RT and has been notified of their intention to dispose of the property. They have said that they intend to retain the Service Block part of the building for boaters.
"My understanding is they wish to place the building for sale at auction and we are unaware of any parties interest in purchasing the freehold."
More than two weeks after The Floater's initial request for information, C&RT's press office in Birmingham has produced a statement that suggests it has been forced to think again.
It says: "We've had a number of responses to the proposed sale of Blowers Green Pumphouse, many of which have regarded the future of the customer service facilities located there. In fact, it has always been our intention to retain the existing customer service facilities at the property after sale by leasing them back at no rent so that we could continue to provide these important facilities to boaters.
"Following the notice period and the comments received we intend to give further consideration to the site. In particular we would like to assess whether offering a long lease of the property, rather than disposing of our freehold interest, might be a better solution and give greater control over the future use and maintenance of the property.
"While we consider this option the property is not on the market. The outcome of our deliberations may result in further public notices being posted in the future which will give people the opportunity to comment again."
Not a complete capitulation by the Trust's property department – often seen as being out of control - but a clear indicator that it is feeling the consequences of its decision to attempt to sneak through the sale of an historic canalside property through unnoticed.
Roger Abbott
Wonderful news, and thankyou to TheFloater for helping to draw attention to what I personally see as CRT overstepping the bounds of their authority. Given their attempts to raise a £150million loan to cover their financial needs it can hardly come as a surprise to find them trying to sell off the 'family silver' can it ?
Perhaps it is time that Richard Parry et al remembered that they are merely trustees of these 'heritage' gems and not the owners.
Disposing of properties instead of conserving them for the nation is both their remit and their stated intention so why they are permitted to keep disposing of the assets in order to bolster their cashflow is beyond me !
Sorry, I messed up that last sentence a bit didn't I. But you know what I meant I'm sure.
And it seems they're already planning how their £150Million loan is going to be spent... talk about counting your chickens eh ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-42876367
Ken Churchill
Yes. Well done 'TheFloater.'
Why CRT consider disposing Heritage assets is beyond everyone.
You really couldn't make this up if you tried. Look forward to The Floater following-up on this and pressing CART for some answers to the disturbing questions that have been raised here. Good work Peter - keep it up!
Alan Theaker
Yes, were it not for the floater we,d all be left in the dark & I think it high time we followers paid for Peters journalistic & editorial skills incl that of his associate who together are a thorn in the side of incompetent individuals intent on bankrupting BW. Not a laughing matter, but to put a group of civil servants with access to public money & resets in charge of running a business who then pay hundreds of £ks for business consultant know-how is a recipe for disaster, but there's no shame in the minds of stupid people who when thrown a fly would agree to anything. So here's looking forward to your next blog Peter
Given that BWB/C&RT top brass civil servants have been buzy playing at entrepreneurs since early 2000s, converting assets into cash & combining it with millions £s in government subsidies to invest in that of canalside pubs & building of marinas. How many hundreds of millions have they spent & should they yet be showing dividends on their investments. I don't think so.
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The ALAMO beer short story.... Once upon a time, a long, long, time ago, there was a beer called "Alamo". The year was 1884 and the brewery was Lone Star Brewing Company. The good citizens of San Antonio loved this locally brewed beer made with the best barley malt, saazer hops and Texas rice. Then in 1918 came prohibition and the supply of "Alamo" dried up along with all the other beers across this nation. In 1933 prohibition ended and the nation was drinking legal beer again, but not "Alamo". Seems that the dry spell caused people to forget the "Alamo" brand and the trade name went dormant.


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[Jacob Lassin]
In a corner of Azerbaijan and in a few other communities spread across the Caucasus, a small, but resilient group of Jews lived, worshipped, and thrived. The story of the Mountain Jews does an excellent job of telling the multi-ethnic story of the Caucasus.
The Mountain Jews originated in Iran and spoke a Hebraicized version of the Tat language related to Persian that is known as Judeo-Tat or Juhuri (Pinkus, 459). This group did not include the Georgian Jews who speak a language related to Georgian. Once in the Caucasus, the Mountain Jews adopted the dress and architecture of their neighbors, but retained their Jewish faith and religious strictures necessitating different diets and customs. The Mountain Jews assimilated aspects of local culture into their religious practices (Altshuler, 17). In many instances, the Mountain Jews either settled in specific areas of towns or created their own special settlements.
The largest and most famous of these settlements was in Azerbaijan and was known as Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azeri or Krasnaya Sloboda in Russian. This town was one of the largest completely Jewish settlements outside of Israel (Vladimirsky, 1097). Here, Mountain Jewish culture and tradition was protected and thrived in an area where they had little contact with other Jewish communities and were beset on all side by Muslims. Most importantly for the Mountain Jews, they were not prohibited from owning land in the Caucasus, unlike their coreligionists in other areas of the Jewish diaspora. As a result, the Mountain Jews cultivated land and grew mostly grain while also maintaining some famous vineyards in the region. However, this way of life was not easily sustainable in a modernizing world.
Soviet authorities forced the Mountain Jews to work on collective farms. The Soviets did allow them, however, to continue cultivating grapes and tobacco as they had before collectivization. Collectivization effectively ended their isolated lifestyle and the Mountain Jews were forced to interact with the other ethnic groups that surrounded them. In fact, Soviet policy stated that Mountain Jews were not part of the Jewish nation, but rather the Iranian nation (Altshuler, 21). This policy allowed for some assimilation and a good deal of mobility for Mountain Jews in the Soviet Union. For example, many moved to Chechnya or to Dagestan and integrated themselves into the local cultures (Pinkus, 459). Yet, Mountain Jew identity remained distinct throughout the Soviet period.
As the Soviet Union collapsed and instability began to take hold in the Caucasus, Mountain Jews looked elsewhere for opportunities and security. For most, that meant immigration. The Mountain Jews often chose to move to Israel, which offered the Mountain Jews better economic opportunities and more security than Azerbaijan (Parfitt). Today, the majority of Mountain Jews live in Israel where they have assimilated into broader Israeli culture. There is a threat that their language and traditional customs may die with the oldest generation of Mountain Jews.
Irena Vladimirsky, "Caucasus and Central Asia: Jews in the Caucasus" in Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture vol. 3 ed. Mark Avrum Ehrlich (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2009).
Mordechai Altshuler, "A History of the Mountain Jews" in Mountain Jews: Customs and Daily Life in the Caucasus ed. by Le'ah Mikdash-Shamailov and Liya Mikdash Shamailov pp. 17-26 (Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2002).
Benjamin Pinkus, The Jews of the Soviet Union: The History of a National Minority (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).
Tom Parfitt, "Life Drains Away from the Lost Tribe of Mountain Jew" The Telegraph April 27, 2003 Accessed on March 23, 2012 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/azerbaijan/1428516/Life-drains-away-from-lost-tribe-of-Mountain-Jews.html.


 FIB - THANK YOU KRASNOYARSK!
Örjan Stål, Head of Swedish delegation testifies and reflects on an amazing experience and the way to the Olympics for bandy. The Swedish female team won gold medal and the male team won silver in the Winter Universiade!
ON THE ROAD TO SIBERIA!
We are on our way to the mysterious, unknown and mythical Siberia with tundra, mountain and infinite forests. From a historical perspective, there are lots of interesting events around Siberia in general and Krasnoyarsk in particular where the Winter Universiade 2019 is held. The city has been the headquarters of Kosacks and the city's heavy metal industry was of great importance for the development of the Second World War. It was here that the Soviet Union could, without disturbing the German bombings, build up war material arsenals, which ultimately contributed to the red army, together with their allies, being able to end the Nazi tyranny. However, there is also a lot of black history in Krasnoyarsk and its surroundings. Here were purges made in the 20th-30s by non-consenting persons of the Communist Revolution in 1917. The area was also included in Gulag where millions of undesirable people were deported to camps after the war. In this city, the sports movement grew strongly during the Soviet era. In particular, the bandy came to have a very large and significant role for the city's inhabitants. The city's bandy team, Yenisei, who has the same name as the mighty river, became a gathering force for the people of Krasnoyarsk during the difficult time of the Communist regime. Yenisei gained national and international success from the late seventies. This gave the city's residents pride and hope for the future. This made the bandy in general and the club Yenisei, with stars like Sergei Lomanov Sr. and Jr., gain an extremely high popularity.
Krasnoyarsk hosts one of the world's largest sports events with 3,000 participants from 50 countries and over 5,000 officials. The bandy participates for the first time since the Universiade started in 1960. Since the bandy has such a great status in Krasnoyarsk, the bandy has the highest priority and status in the games. All bandy games are played in the new modern arena which provides perfect sporting conditions. Here our girls and guys are treated as superstars like players in the Premier League or NHL. The women's first training was filmed and player Matilda Svenler interviewed by three different TV companies, one broadcasted live. In addition, there was a Japanese journalist who wanted to know more about the bandy and get more information about "the world's best female player".
It is incredibly fun that our girls and guys get the attention and appreciation they are worth. It rarely happens in Sweden where they always end up in the shadow of football and ice hockey. Participation in the Winter Universiade is the best marketing one can imagine for the sport of bandy. Internationally, it gives the opportunity for bandy to be discovered by more countries and thus become larger and strengthen their positions. Nationally, it will give rings on the water from the girls and boys who have participated. It will be an inspiration for young girls and boys to invest in playing bandy.
The event is impressive and I would say that the Bandy World Championships cannot be compared to this event in terms of facilities, officials or publicity. Since the bandy in some countries is still quite weak, it is difficult to be able to set up with a strong team according to the criteria that apply to the Universiade (age between 18–25 years and that one must be a student in a post-secondary education). However, the organization has full understanding that there may be great differences between the teams. Therefore, it is important that nations can develop over time through continued participation in the games.
The usual international exchange in bandy looks like a duck swimming in a puddle and participating in the Universiade is like being placed in a large ocean. We leaders and players who have the privilege to participate here have been involved in an almost surreal experience at all levels, from preparation, travel, accommodation, inauguration and contestants.
Everything was very controlled. An early notification of the squad is required with limited opportunities to change the squad's composition when tournament starts. All equipment is sealed and transported directly to the arena and stored there throughout the tournament. All leaders and players live in a joint venue that is closed to non-practitioners, in addition to staff. Within the area there is everything that the participants need, dining room, shops, hairdressers, medical centre and training facilities. There is also full services with bus or car transport for the participants. The security level is meticulous. The entrances to the venue and all arenas have the same security control as at an airport.
The event has large and extensive opening and closing ceremonies, where all countries' troops are part of the ceremonies by parading the country. Within the venue and at the ceremonies, all countries' troops are mixed with each other. Here, all sports and countries are active with each other and when you do not compete you go to other sports competitions.
The opening ceremony had an incomparable entertainment and speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin and a number of former and active top sports women and men from Russia. The fire that burns throughout the Universiade, like Olympic Games, was lit by Yenisei's great bandy star Sergei Lomanov Jr.
With the entry of bandy into the Universiade, the bandy has a chance to leave his duck pond for decades. The international exchange was initially limited to Sweden, Finland and Norway in the middle of the last century. In the 1950s, the Soviet Union joined. As a result, the Federation of International Bandy was also formed in 1955. From 1957 until 1985, these nations always played the World Championships. The United States entered the bandy world at the World Championships in Norway in 1985 and then more and more nations have been added over the years. In the latest World Championships in Sweden this year, which was held in Vänersborg, it was a record with twenty participating countries. The result has led the IOC – International Olympic Committee to finally open the eyes of bandy. Participation for the bandy in the Universiade is a first step on the road to becoming an official Olympic branch. The purpose of participating in this is that both the sport and the individual athlete must be prepared to represent and perform in an Olympic game, both sporting and organizational. For us in the sport of bandy, the difference is enormous between an own World Championship and an event such as the Universiade, that applies to everything from organization and facilities to sporting activities.
Bandy has been exposed through large-screen displays in the area. Many countries' delegations have visited the bandy arena and seen male as well as female matches. I want to say that at least 90% of the participants from all 50 countries now have a hint of what bandy is. Several participants from countries that do not practice bandy have expressed their delight at our sport.
The media interest of bandy was huge, where each match was broadcasted live in Russian national TV, in the Olympic Channel and in Eurosport with fantastic productions. A delegation from the Olympic Committee has also been in place and seen a number of bandy matches.
Bandy has never been so close to the Olympic family. However, as I see it, there are a number of obstacles left for bandy before it can become an official Olympic branch. The leading bandy nations with its associations and clubs must prioritize and market international exchanges. Olympic acceptance for bandy would mean very much for the sport both nationally and internationally. The program for the next Universiade in Lausanne 2021 has been nailed for some years and bandy is not there. By contrast, the Universiade is planned for Lake Placid USA in 2023. There is the opportunity for bandy to re-participate.
Spasiba (thanks) and Dasvedanja (on reunion) Krasnoyarsk! "Welcome to warm Siberia" was the slogan for the competitions and where it was understood that it was not the winter temperature but the kindness and friendship it was aimed at. It really was true. We have been treated supremely by all organizers and volunteers. It has been friendly smiles all the time and never any problems with solving tasks. Each team was assigned an attaché who mastered the English in full and who made life easy for us during the stay. There is no word for how good these people are handled its commitment to us.
The whole event has been professionally managed. We are also very satisfied with our performance. The ladies took gold in a thrilling final and the men's team didn't really reach out but won silver. Personally, I and my colleague Thomas Lövstedt must thank all the lovely players – you have been fantastic on every level.


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