The EBRD seeks to ensure that the projects we finance are environmentally and socially sustainable, respect the rights of affected workers and communities, and are designed and operated in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and international good practice.
In May 2014 our Board of Directors approved revisions to three major EBRD governance policies: the Environmental and Social Policy (last updated in 2008), the Rules of Procedure for the Bank's independent Project Complaint Mechanism (2009) and the Public Information Policy (2011).
This followed a simultaneous review of the three policies that took into account the lessons we learned from experience, changes in international practice and the views of stakeholders, including clients, industry associations, civil society, peer organisations and the Bank's shareholders. Public meetings were held in Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia and Ukraine and at our Headquarters in the United Kingdom. The new policies went into effect in November 2014 and are available on our website.
Key changes to the Environmental and Social Policy included: placing more emphasis on the importance of human rights; explicit references to the need for gender considerations to be identified and addressed at the project level, in line with the Bank's Strategic Gender Initiative; and making resource efficiency a main priority, reflecting our Sustainable Resource Initiative. The Policy's performance requirements were revised to include a greater focus on road safety, animal welfare and the environmental and social risks associated with supply chains. The Policy also clarified its biodiversity requirements and broadened the concept of vulnerability to specifically include gender identity and sexual orientation.
Under the revised Public Information Policy we will publish Environmental and Social Impact Assessments on our website; prepare project summary documents (PSDs) for a wider range of transactions, and enhance the information they provide on environmental and social performance; and disclose transition impact ratings for public sector projects in PSDs.
The revised Rules of Procedure for the Project Complaint Mechanism allow a request for a Problem-solving Initiative to be submitted by an individual and/or group with not only economic, but also social and cultural interests, in the area impacted by a Bank project. Complaints are now eligible for a Compliance Review for two years after final repayment, exit from equity or cancellation of a project. For further information, see here.
The environmental and social category – A, B, C or FI (Financial Intermediary) – reflects the potential impacts associated with a project and determines the nature of the environmental and social appraisal, information disclosure and stakeholder engagement required.
Category A projects: Projects with potentially significant and diverse environmental and social impacts, requiring a detailed participatory assessment process.
Category B projects: Projects with environmental and social impacts that are site-specific and which can be readily assessed and managed.
Category C projects: Projects that are expected to result in minimal adverse environmental or social impacts.
Category FI projects: Transactions that involve the provision of financing to a financial intermediary – typically a bank or a fund – which are required to adopt and implement procedures to manage their environmental and social risks.
A total of 13 new Category A projects requiring an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) were in an active disclosure period during 2014.
Eight of the projects proceeded to the Board of Directors for review and approval; five projects have not yet been scheduled for Board consideration. Two additional projects that were in a disclosure process were cancelled and removed from the website after six months, in accordance with the Public Information Policy 3.3.
Of the projects proceeding to the Board of Directors, all projects met the disclosure period requirement of 60 days minimum for private sector projects or 120 days minimum for public sector projects before Board review.
Full ESIAs for all 13 projects were available in local languages and were disclosed electronically. Links were provided to each project's ESIA page on our website. Since 7 November 2014, all new ESIAs are being disclosed directly on our website in addition to the client's website.
In 2014 one request was made by an institution to review ESIAs in our offices in London.
Some projects in which we invested are unable to comply fully with all of the requirements of the Environmental and Social Policy. The EBRD Board approved derogations from the Policy for three projects signed in 2014. The specific derogations for these projects were agreed where affordability or operational constraints made full compliance unachievable but the overall environmental, social and economic benefits of the projects were sufficient to justify our investment. With the exception of the agreed derogations, these projects will meet our Policy and Performance Requirements.
The EBRD monitors the environmental and social performance of all of its projects throughout the investment cycle. This monitoring normally involves a combination of client reporting, regular site visits by EBRD staff and independent audits.
As part of our monitoring, we require each of our clients to provide us with a report, at least annually, on their environmental and social performance and the implementation of applicable Environmental and Social Action Plans (ESAPs). Across our portfolio, 95 per cent of projects have fulfilled this environmental and social reporting requirement over the last two years.
A lack of environmental and social reporting by a client is one of the factors that can trigger enhanced monitoring by our Environment and Sustainability Department, leading to more frequent site visits or assistance with capacity-building initiatives.
We conducted environmental and social monitoring visits to 62 projects in 2014.
At the start of 2014 our project portfolio included 75 active Category A projects. Based on monitoring and supervision during the year, we consider that 63 (82 per cent) of these projects are meeting or exceeding our Environmental and Social Policy and Performance Requirements; 12 projects have issues that need to be addressed and their overall compliance with the Performance Requirements is rated as "marginal"; and none of these are considered to have a "poor" overall compliance rating. Where projects are found to be falling below the environmental and social standards that have been agreed with clients, we provide enhanced supervision and assistance to help improve the performance of these projects.
Our environmental and social requirements for financial intermediary (FI) projects are set out in Performance Requirement 9 of our Environmental and Social Policy (ESP). They focus on ensuring that banks, private equity funds and other financial institutions receiving our financing have appropriate environmental and social risk management systems in place.
In light of our updated ESP, in May 2014 we began the task of upgrading the overall structure, design and content of our Environmental and Social Risk Management Manual (e-Manual). The aim of the e-Manual is to provide FIs with an easily accessible, user-friendly resource that contains the ESP procedures relevant to their business activities and other important information for managing environmental and social risk. Phases I and II are now complete, with Phase III expected to be complete by spring 2015 when the revised e-Manual will be available on our website, along with industry subsectoral guidelines for FIs.
We provide a range of training and capacity-building services to assist FIs in preparing appropriate systems. Our e-learning programme for FIs, which focuses on environmental and social risk management in commercial banking, was launched in 2013 and had over 800 registered users at the end of 2014.
Developed with expert input from leading international consulting firms, the course provides FIs with a strong understanding of relevant environmental and social issues, the risks these can present to banks, and our recommended policies and procedures for managing these risks. The e-learning course is available free of charge. For further information, visit ebrd.coastlinesolutions.com.
The EBRD's increasing emphasis on distance learning to build capacity for environmental and social risk management is complemented by a consistently strong focus on monitoring individual FI projects to ensure that they develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures.
In addition to desk-based monitoring, we conducted site visits to 33 financial intermediaries during the year. In June 2014 we launched the EBRD Financial Intermediary Sustainability Index (SI), which was designed to help our partner financial institutions understand how they are responding to sustainability issues and the extent to which they are implementing a systematic approach to managing them. The Index will allow FIs to periodically self-assess and potentially compare their progress in implementing effective arrangements for sustainability risk-management. The SI will also allow us to compare FIs in this area over time and to monitor progress at the portfolio level. Over 250 partner FIs are using the SI.
Policy dialogue and international cooperation continued to be an important part of our wider efforts to promote good environmental and social practice in the financial sector. In 2014 the EBRD participated in the Finance Initiative Annual General Meeting.
We also played an active role in meetings and initiatives with other multilateral financial institutions and European Development Finance Institutions, to share experiences on implementing good practice and the environmental and social aspects of investing in FIs.
Occupational health and safety (OHS) continued to be a key theme in the EBRD's due diligence, monitoring, technical cooperation and international partnership work in 2014, reflecting the persistent challenges this issue presents in the countries where the Bank invests and other emerging markets.
At the EBRD, we hold all Bank-financed projects to high OHS standards. Health and safety requirements, and our corresponding assessment and monitoring processes, were further strengthened in 2014 with the adoption of our new Environmental and Social Policy (ESP) and updated Performance Requirements (PR4). Occupational and public health and safety are now integrated into the new PR4 to provide a more holistic approach to the management of health and safety risks that may impact both workers and communities. In addition, the updated ESP now emphasises matters such as traffic and road safety, product and services safety, and universal access, which have become issues of increasing importance in recent years. To help implement these updated requirements, we reviewed and strengthened our due diligence questionnaires and client reporting requirements, and also increased our focus on raising awareness and providing training to a range of departments and teams within the Bank.
Our clients are required to notify us about any fatalities and serious incidents, so that we can take prompt and effective action where necessary; track and respond to trends across the Bank's portfolio; understand what lessons we can learn; and report periodically to senior management and/or the Board. In 2014 we were notified of serious incidents by 32 clients, which sadly resulted in 96 (102 in 2013) fatalities. These statistics must be seen in context: the EBRD's portfolio consists of more than 1,500 active projects that collectively involve tens of thousands of employees and contractors, and millions of customers and end users. Nevertheless, these losses of life (and the economic as well as human cost involved) provide a sobering reminder of the challenges faced by businesses, workers and communities in the Bank's region, and underline our ongoing commitment to continuously improve our results.
Analysis of serious incident data for the last five years reveals some consistent patterns. The highest risk sectors are transport – particularly large national railway companies – and power and energy, where electrical safety is a significant problem.
failure of work equipment – work equipment that has been adapted, improvised or poorly maintained.
This analysis was used to guide our intervention priorities in 2014. For example, site visits are now carried out by OHS specialists for projects where health and safety could be a concern. We have also increased the distribution of safety alerts to our clients' health and safety managers, other development finance institutions, and health and safety associations operating within our region. In addition, we have mobilised around €370,000 from the Shareholder Special Fund for occupational health and safety appraisals and capacity-building for clients in higher-risk sectors.
Occupational health and safety is a constant challenge in almost all emerging markets and continues to demand close and effective cooperation and partnership, both within the development finance community and with other key stakeholders. In November 2014 we hosted the first-ever development finance institution (DFI) Working Group on Occupational Health and Safety. Representatives from 13 organisations, including the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank, came together to discuss common safety challenges, share information and find effective intervention points during project design and monitoring.
The meeting identified a need for closer and more substantive cooperation on OHS matters in the future, and highlighted a range of practical opportunities for DFIs to learn from one another, become better aligned in the way that we monitor, track and report on OHS performance, and work together to bring about positive change at the systemic and project-specific level.
The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the EBRD's accountability mechanism for assessing and reviewing complaints about projects that the EBRD finances. It provides individuals and local groups who may be directly or adversely affected by an EBRD project, as well as civil society organisations, with a means of raising complaints or grievances with the Bank independently from our banking operations.
The PCM has two functions. Through its Compliance Review procedure, the PCM reviews complaints from parties concerned that the Bank has failed to adhere to applicable policies in a particular project. Through its Problem Solving Initiative the PCM assists members of the affected community in addressing their grievances with the project sponsor. Affected parties can make a request for one or both of these functions.
In 2014 the PCM registered five new complaints and continued working on different stages of the review process for four ongoing complaints registered in 2013 and 2012. In addition, following findings of non-compliance in relation to the Boškov Most HPP (FYR Macedonia), Ombla HPP (Croatia) and Paravani HPP (Georgia) projects, the PCM produced its first Compliance Review Monitoring Reports in 2014. These reports are prepared by a PCM Officer, who monitors the implementation of the recommendations found in the respective Compliance Review Reports.
Alongside our Environmental and Social Policy and Public Information Policy, the PCM Rules of Procedure underwent an extensive review process in 2014. This review involved multiple consultations with stakeholders and the public, and took into account written comments and suggestions made during meetings at our London Headquarters and in various countries where we invest. A number of changes were introduced to the Rules in an effort to improve the mechanism's processes, efficiency and accessibility to local communities. The new PCM Rules of Procedure (2014) were approved by the EBRD Board of Directors in May and came into force in November 2014.
Details of all complaints and reports, together with the PCM Annual Report for 2014, are available on the PCM website.


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Exercise 1.10 - Explicit Tabs, Backslash and Backspaces
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Question
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Write a Program to copy its input to its output, replacing each tab by \t,each
backspace by \b, and each backslash by \\. This makes tabs and backspaces
visible in an unambiguous way.

Solution
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.. literalinclude:: ../../languages/cprogs/Ex_1.10_TbsBlnkSpaces.c
   :language: c
   :tab-width: 2

.. runcode:: ../../languages/cprogs/Ex_1.10_TbsBlnkSpaces.c
   :language: c
   :codesite: ideone

:use-local-compiler:`gcc`

Explanation
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If the program encounters a special character like ``\t`` (tab) or ``\b`` (blank) or
``\\`` (backslash), we explicitly handle that and print a ``\`` , using
putchar('\\') and then the literal character. For rest of the characters we
simply putchar that.

.. git_changelog::

.. seealso::

   * :c-suggest-improve:`Ex_1.10_TbsBlnkSpaces.c`
   * :c-better-explain:`Ex_1.10_TbsBlnkSpaces.rst`

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Sports Cricket 28 Aug 2017 MS Dhoni to MSK Pras ...
Sports, Cricket
MS Dhoni to MSK Prasad: Even if my one leg is not there, I will play against Pakistan
DECCAN CHRONICLE | DECCAN CHRONICLE
Published Aug 28, 2017, 4:12 pm IST
Updated Aug 28, 2017, 4:37 pm IST
The chief selector hailed MS Dhoni's commitment to play for Team India. (Photo: PTI)
Chennai: MS Dhoni once again displayed his importance for the Men in Blue with two back-to-back match-winning knocks in the 2nd and 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka. Not only did the former India captain soak the pressure from the hosts in the 2nd ODI, but also encouraged Bhuvneshwar Kumar to play his own game. Dhoni silenced his critics once again, with a gritty half-century in the 3rd ODI alongside Rohit Sharma who scored a classy ton.
Despite age against his side, the dashing right hander proved what value he brings to Virat Kohli's team. Recently, Dhoni performances have been scrutinized minutely keeping an eye on the 2019 World Cup. Chief selector MSK Prasad's comment about looking for alternatives if Dhoni failed to perform caused a stir on social media. However, in a recent event, Prasad hailed the Jharkhand cricketer's commitment for the national team.
Addressing the young athletes at the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists Association (TNSJA) annual awards on Sunday, chief guest Prasad revealed how Dhoni forced himself onto the cricket pitch in the Asia Cup match against Pakistan in 2016 despite suffering a nagging injury during a workout session.
"While training at the gym late in the night, Dhoni picked up weights and suddenly there was a catch in his back and (he) fell with the weight. Thankfully, the weight did not fall on him. He could not walk, he was literally crawling. He pressed the alarm bell, and the medical staff immediately came and attended him. He was taken on a stretcher.
"As I reached Dhaka, the journalists questioned about Dhoni and I had no answers. The game against Pakistan was crucial, that too, it was on a seaming track. So, I went to Dhoni's room to know what the issue was. He said, 'don't worry MSK bhai.' I even asked him what should I tell the scribes, and the answer again was 'don't worry MSK bhai.' I asked him whether we should call for a replacement, and he again told me not to worry", Prasad said.
Given the importance of the clash that was against arch-rivals Pakistan, Prasad arranged a replacement for Dhoni without the latter's knowledge.
"There was so much pressure before a big match. The next morning I went to his room and he told me not to worry. But I felt things were not right. (As a selector) I couldn't take Dhoni's words for granted, so I called up the then chief selector Sandeep Patil and told him the situation. Immediately, Parthiv Patel was sent in as a replacement. By evening, Parthiv had joined the team
"I went to his room in the evening and he was just trying to get up from his bed. I asked him if things are alright. As per the Asia Cup rules, we had to submit the team list 24 hours before a game, so I had to check on him. He clearly said that he would play," Prasad added.
The selector once again went to keep a tab on Dhoni's fitness but was presented with the same answer by the former Team India skipper.
"Again at 11 pm, when I went to his room, he was not there. Fortunately, I went to the top floor and I saw Dhoni was trying hard to walk towards the swimming pool. He was literally crawling. Dhoni said he was trying to walk. I was thinking how could he even think of playing when he could barely walk. Dhoni looked at me and said, 'don't worry, you have anyway got Parthiv without telling me. So, you are safe," Prasad recalled.
However, Prasad was surprised on watching Dhoni lead the team without any hassles.
"Before the team was announced in the afternoon, Dhoni was all dressed up for the game. He called me to his room and asked me why was I worrying so much? Then he said, 'even if my one leg is not there, I will still play against Pakistan'. This is what Dhoni is made of," Prasad concluded.
The Captain Cool stuck to his words and led the Men in Blue to an easy 5-wicket victory against Pakistan followed by a victory in the finals against hosts Bangladesh.
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"Flight Simulator X" – New Expansion Pack and More!
Of course, breaking news always happens when I am asleep. I wish there was a publish timer on this thing…..
This latest addition to the award-winning "Flight Simulator" franchise will introduce new features, including multiplayer air racing, new missions, and all-new aircraft, including the legendary P-51 Mustang.
Building on the rich visuals and amazing realism of our platform, "Flight Simulator X: Adrenaline" will take advantage of Windows Vista and DirectX 10 to deliver breathtaking graphics and dynamic environments for an even more immersive experience. It's due to hit store shelves in time for the holiday season.
In the meantime, Service Pack 1 for "Flight Simulator X" is tentatively scheduled for an April release and will include a targeted set of performance and content enhancements to address the most common customer requests.
In addition, work continues on the DirectX 10 visual update for "Flight Simulator X", which will be available as a free download around the launch of "Flight Simulator X: Adrenaline".
Keep an eye on FSInsider for more details!


There are some more great craft store coupons this week! Most end on 10/12, but the Hancock coupons are valid thru 10/9 so make sure to head over there soon if you want to use their coupons.
Also, don't forget you can show most coupons in-store on your phone if you happen to leave your printable coupons at home at some stores including Michael's.


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The actor, who also produced Without Remorse, saw the film an opportunity to "take a familiar character and breathe some fresh air into it." One of the ways to give the film that fresh feel was to modernize Clancy's story, including introducing a female, high-ranking Navy SEAL commander into the story, Jodie Turner-Smith's Karen Greer.
"We took Greer's character and wanted to make her capable and badass and a soldier that was able to be in the boardrooms with the high brass and generals, but also be in the field next to Kelly and be just as capable," Jordan tells Jordyn Rolling in the latest episode of Heat Vision Breakdown.
Jordan is the first Black actor to take on this role, previously played by Willem Dafoe (1994's Clear and Present Danger) and Liev Schreiber (2002's The Sum of All Fears). He is well aware of what representation can mean for audiences, particularly younger viewers.
"It's important for people to see themselves in roles that they normally wouldn't see," says Jordan. "What that does to the next generation, to a kid or somebody that didn't think that is something that they could achieve — now they're thinking about it and daydreaming about it."
Jordan pushed himself to do his own stunts for the film, with the physically demanding role requiring military-style training and a boot camp with his fellow actors.
"I wanted to dive into all the action opportunities that were there," says Jordan. "The opportunity to be a little bit more physical and do my stunts in a real way."
Jordan's acting chops and action experience have audiences wondering if there's another big role in his future: Superman.
Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates is penning a Superman script for J.J. Abrams and Warner Bros. It's a film that sources previously told THR will center on a Black Superman. Sources noted Jordan tried to develop a Black Superman movie in 2019 when he began his deal at Warner Bros. The actor and producer also has ties to Coates, as the writer's run on the Black Panther comics helped convince Disney's Bob Iger to greenlight the film, which saw Jordan play the villain Killmonger.
Jordan acknowledges he is excited to see what Coates has in store for Superman, but suggested he will not be suiting up.
"It's smart of DC to grab Ta-Nehisi to go ahead and adapt that project," says Jordan. "He's incredibly talented. It's going to be worth checking out. I'm flattered that people have me in that conversation. It's definitely a compliment, but I'm just watching on this one."
Regardless of any Superman involvement, the actor is juggling a jam-packed slate through his Outlier Society banner. Coming down the pipeline for the actor is a Muhammad Ali project for Amazon, season two of Netflix's Raising Dion, Warner Bros.' Denzel Washington-directed A Journal for Jordan, and his directorial debut in Creed III, which will see him star once again as Adonis Creed and is set for release Nov. 23, 2022.
"That's something that has a lot of my attention and time going into," the actor says. "I'm just really excited about stepping behind the camera and being able to tell a story from my perspective."
As far as moving on with the Creed franchise without Rocky mastermind Sylvester Stallone, who announced he will not be returning for the third film earlier this month, Jordan calls it bittersweet but a necessary evolution.
"I think you're always going to get a little bit of that residual Rocky-isms that's been instilled into Adonis," says Jordan, "but at the end of the day this is a Creed franchise moving forward and I'm looking forward to people enjoying the story of Adonis Creed."
Watch the video above (or here) for more on this interview. Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, from director Stefano Sollima, debuts on Amazon Prime on Friday.
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Chance of cyclone forming as heavy rain hits the Solomons
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An example of a tropical cyclone. Photo: Cairn Spots
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service is forecasting a moderate chance of a tropical cyclone developing in the Coral Sea by the weekend.
Director of the meteorological service, David Hiriasia, said an active monsoon trough is linked to a low-pressure system in the northern Coral Sea between Solomon Islands and Australia.
He said the low-pressure system is expected to continue influencing weather in the country.
"The outlook is this low-pressure has a moderate chance of changing into a tropical cyclone by the weekend," Mr Hiriasia said. "The conditions are favourable, so we are continuing to monitor it."
A heavy rain warning is currently in effect for all provinces.
And Mr Hiriasia said the peak of the wet season is on the way.
"Most of the flooding that happens in Solomon Islands happens within the months of February, March and April," he said. "So, people, please take note that the weather is starting to change."
By Allen Waitara
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PM SOGAVARE EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES TO NATUMAN OVER PAM
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N.D.M.O ON PLANNING STAGE, RESPONDING TO CYCLONE PAM
The Tropical Cyclone Pam. Photo credit: blog.metservice.com The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) says it is now concentrating on contingency planning in response to the ... Read More
TROPICAL CYCLONE RAQUEL DOWNGRADED TO DEPRESSION
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Cyclone Raquel. Photo credit: http://phys.org/ Tropical cyclone Raquel has been downgraded to a tropical disturbance. The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services issued the tropical disturbance watch ... Read More
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19 May 2019 11:30 AM
Girona FC relegated to second division on final day of the season
The Catalan club spent two seasons in the top flight in what has been their only stint in the division in their history
The European dream will have to wait for Barça Women
The Blaugrana were unable to beat Lyon in the UEFA Women's Champions League final
Barça's Toni Duggan shares her thoughts ahead of the Women's Champions League final
"No one plays football the way we do, the way we possess the ball, the technical ability of the players"
Barça arrive in Liverpool hoping to prevent Champions League comeback
This time the Catalans are desperate not to be the protagonists in a European thriller
30 April 2019 11:24 AM
Barça's men ready for Liverpool as club dream of Champions League final double
While Ernesto Valverde's side aim to follow the women's team into a Champions League final, Barça Femení are aiming to match their European dominance
Sell-out crowd to cheer on Barça Women – favorites to reach Champions League final
The Blaugranes will go into the second leg of their semi-final against Bayern Munich with an advantage on the scoresheet and in the stands
21 April 2019 03:43 PM
Closer and closer - Barça come out on top against Real Sociedad
Clément Lenglet's towering first-half header and Jordi Alba's second enough to bring Barça to within two wins of the league title
FC Barcelona to face Liverpool in Champions League semi-final
Ernesto Valverde's men hope to make it three wins from three trips to England this year
Messi and Coutinho on target as Barça blow away Man United
The Catalans have qualified for their eighth Champions League semi-final in the last 12 seasons
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I went to Savannah, GA for my brother's graduation; to my surprise, his BFF had a tarantula as pet. This was a challenge I was trying to avoid for the longest time, and since I did not know anybody who had a tarantula or where I could find it, I thought it was not going to happen and I wasn't precisely sad about it. But, I couldn't say no to my brother's friend and I accepted the challenge. My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to jump off my chest, but the instant the spider started walking on top of my arm I actually enjoyed it. I know my face is not exactly full of joy, but very deep inside I was thinking: hmmmm... this is not at all as bad as I imagined. One more time the fear was way bigger than the actual thing. Honey Pepper–the tarantula–was pretty cool and elegant. I might get one, who knows!


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Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Sector COVID-19 Capacity Building Package
The Tasmanian Government (Mental Health Alcohol and other Drug Directorate within the Department of Health) together with Primary Health Tasmania have provided $285,000 to support the alcohol, tobacco and other drug sector during the COVID-19 impact period in 2020.
The Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Sector COVID-19 Capacity Building Package will support community sector organisations delivering alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs and services to invest in necessary modifications or initiatives to ensure service continuity during the COVID-19 impact period.
Funding for organisations will be allocated through a Grant program coordinated by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Council of Tasmania.
Applications open on Monday, 25 May 2020 and close at 5pm on Friday, 5 June 2020.
Eligible organisations can apply for a maximum of $25,000 and organisations who have already invested in modifications or initiatives after 10 March 2020 to ensure their alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs and services could continue, will be eligible to apply for funding retrospectively (and provide proof of expenses).
Full details, including Terms and Conditions, eligibility and selection criteria are available below.
Please contact dan@atdc.org.au if you have any questions.
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Applications have now closed.
Successful grant recipients must complete the acquittal and evaluation form by 30 November 2020.
Complete Acquittal and Evaluation form
Conditions and Eligibility
The applicant must be a registered community service organisation (with an ABN) that provides an existing alcohol, tobacco and other drug program or service to the Tasmanian community.
The applicant must demonstrate that the funding requested is required to ensure the ongoing delivery of alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs or services during the COVID-19 impact period.
Priority will be given to applications seeking funding for modifications or initiatives for alcohol, tobacco and other drug service and programs that provide direct support and /or treatment to existing client groups and communities, particularly vulnerable Tasmanians.
Grants must be for a purpose directly related to responding to the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of programs and services funds cannot be used to fund standard business operational expenses.
Funding will not be approved to support the purchase of technology required to adapt to new program and service delivery methods as funding for this purpose has already been made available through the Tasmanian Government's Community Managed Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Sector COVID-19 Technology Fund (administered by the Mental Health Council of Tasmania) and the Essential Technology Fund (administered by TasCOSS).
Funding will not be approved to support primary prevention and early intervention initiatives (e.g. community public health messaging) as funding for this purpose will be made available by the Tasmanian Government separate to this grant process.
Funding will not be approved for programs and services that will require ongoing funding beyond the COVID-19 impact period.
Grant applications will be reviewed and assessed by an Assessment Committee, and each application will be rated against the following selection criteria:
Organisation and Service Type
The applicant is a community sector organisation, providing alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs and services in Tasmania.
The Grant funding will be used to support the continuity of an existing alcohol, tobacco and other drug program or service in Tasmania.
The Grant funding will be used for modifications or initiatives that will ensure alcohol, tobacco and other drug programs and services continue during the COVID-19 impact period.
Demonstrated Need
Evidence of impact from COVID-19 on the organisations ability to provide an existing alcohol, tobacco and other drug program or service.
Evidence of reduced organisational capacity to continue to effectively provide an existing program or service during the COVID-19 impact period.
Evidence that the funding will be used for modifications or initiatives that will support the organisation's service continuity during the COVID-19 impact period.
Price & Value for Money
Clear outline of the modifications or initiatives the funding will be used for and an indication of research into pricing and associated costs.
The extent to which the modifications or initiatives will support the organisation to continue to provide an existing program or service.
The overall impact the Grant funding will have on the clients/community.
This Grant funding is a one-off opportunity provided to the alcohol, tobacco and other drug sector in Tasmania to be utilised for the purposes of continuity of service under the changed circumstances due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Only one (1) Grant application per organisation will be considered, up to a maximum amount of $25,000.
If the applicant organisation is unable to proceed with the proposed program or service modifications or initiatives outlined in the application, the Grant funding can be spent on similar modifications or initiatives that reflect the initial request so long as it supports program or service continuity (the ATDC as Grant coordinator will need to be notified of this change and a time limit of six months to spend the funds will apply. Receipts and acquittal will still be required).
The Grant funds must be used for the modifications or initiatives for the program or service outlined in the application. If after approval, the applying organisation determines that the funding will be better spent on a different program or service, they must seek the approval of ATDC (as Grant coordinator) and provide new evidence.
The Grant recipient organisation must provide receipts to demonstrate expenditure of Grant funding up to 90% of the total Grant amount received. Any remaining funds totalling over 10% of the full Grant amount must be utilised by the applicant for another appropriate purpose (to be approved by the funder).
Organisations who have already invested in modifications or initiatives to ensure service continuity through the COVID-19 impact period will be eligible to apply for grant funds retrospectively with proof of purchase made from 10 March 2020.
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Our residency-training program in radiation oncology currently has 25 trainees and is the largest program in Canada.
This five-year program is structured to train the academic leaders of tomorrow and is research-intensive. The program's strength is due to its large, multi-professional faculty's extensive academic expertise, and advanced radiation medicine technology resources.
The clinical training occurs at:
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Odette Cancer Centre (OCC)
affiliated teaching hospitals in Toronto
The PGY1 year (Basic Clinical Year) involves:
rotations in internal medicine, radiology, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology, otolaryngology, emergency medicine, pathology, palliative care, and a four-week elective
Two x 1-month academic blocks in September and May that provide teaching in basic oncology skills, communication skills, research methods, ethics, combined with clinical experience in radiation oncology, mentored by a senior resident
The PGY2 year is comprised of:
six, 4-week blocks of radiation oncology
two, 4-week blocks of general medicine (team)
three, 4-week blocks of medical oncology
one, 4-week block of relevant medical subspecialties
one, 4-week block of dosimetry
Longitudinal Physics and Imaging teaching every Tuesday morning at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
one-week Radiobiology course held at the University of Toronto
The PGY3, the foundation year:
is spent in clinical radiation oncology rotations at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Odette Cancer Centre
includes the Applied Physics course, which is held from September to April at the Odette Cancer Centre
In PGY4 & 5:
residents select their rotations according to personal learning needs, including research and clinical electives
residents assume increasing responsibility commensurate with their experience and ability
curriculum includes applied anatomy and, in the final year, Royal College exam preparation
Academic half-day, which includes resident- and faculty-led teaching and oral based drills, occurs every Friday morning throughout the academic year.
Applying to Radiation Oncology Residency
Residents are admitted to the program through CaRMS, and we are currently only accepting accredited, North American medical school applicants.
All new residents are expected to have demonstrated leadership potential and research aptitude.
An interview with U of T Radiation Oncology faculty will be arranged through CaRMS in the January or February prior to July 1 entry into program.
Deadlines: Application dates are available through CaRMS, the Canadian Resident Matching Service.
If you have also applied to the U.S match through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), please be advised that the University of Toronto is a participating institution and adheres to the match policy. The policy states that "Applicants who have matched to a program or have accepted a position during the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), shall not apply for, discuss, interview for, or accept a concurrent year position in another program prior to the NRMP granting the requested waiver." More information is accessible at http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2019-MPA-Main-Residency-Match_Applicants-and-Programs.pdf
Trainees are renumerated throughout the duration of the residency program. Current salary rates are posted at the PARO website.
Please direct questions to Catherine Wong, Postgraduate Coordinator, at catherinek.wong@utoronto.ca


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Alice Mabin re-launched her career from animal health to rural lifestyle photographer, author and entrepreneur with the launch of her self-published book, The Drover capturing an epic cattle drive. She explains how taking a risk helped her build a business doing what she loves.
By Agribusiness View
Award-winning photographer, entrepreneur and author Alice Mabin doesn't mince her words.
"I don't consider myself to have any competition in the photographic world because I'm not photographing weddings or babies. I photograph cows and trucks."
The story of how Mabin came to occupy that particular niche is an extraordinary one. Having already achieved career success in the animal health sector, she was looking for a new challenge. Rather than just pursuing one new skill, Mabin took on photography, marketing and journalism studies, figuring that the combination had the potential to open up new and exciting horizons.
As soon as she got her qualifications, Mabin quit her highly paid job. The very next day, the Brinkworth Drove went through the Queensland town where she was living. This involved 18,000 head of cattle being driven 2000 kilometres from Winton in central Queensland to Hay in central New South Wales, a vast undertaking and quite probably the last lost-distance drove this country will ever see.
Mabin sums it up: "I went out for a day to take some photos of some cattle and ended up staying for five months."
Of the thousands of photographs she took the best 250 became The Drover, a coffee table book that has now sold more than 16,000 copies.
In case that sounds easy, it wasn't. The Drove itself was gruelling according to Mabin. "I can't explain how horrible the days were where it was 40-plus degrees, and you've gone to bed and you have to have your swag over your head because all you can hear is mosquitos buzzing around you," she says.
But the real challenges began when Mabin looked into publishing her book. She was warned it could take a publisher up to nine months just to decide whether to publish — as far as she was concerned, that was too long, and the story would lose its relevance.
At the same time, she was learning about the realities of distribution and royalties.
"When your book is in the bookshop, you're competing with every other book in the bookshop," she says. "So unless someone gets behind it, it's just going to sit there … and the return for me was absolutely nothing, less than 10 per cent of the retail. I had not just worked myself to death to get 10 per cent out of this. So I decided to self-publish."
Although Mabin describes her experiences succinctly, almost casually, the passion, drive and willingness to take risks have made her the 2015 Asia Pacific Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the Business Excellence & Forum Awards shine through.
"I'm following my dream, but I hate it when people tell me I'm so lucky with what I do', when there's no luck involved," she says. "I choose to do it. I get bored if I'm not pushing myself. I like to throw myself in at the deep end … when you're so invested in your own business financially and emotionally, you do whatever it takes to succeed. I think risk-taking is necessary."
For Mabin, taking risks includes overturning accepted ways of doing things. Take how she's built her successful photography business. As well as selling images from The Drover as prints or canvases, Mabin has amassed a large stock library of rural images.
Instead of calling people to ask if they'd like to book a shoot (because she knows the answer is usually 'no, it's not in our budget'), Mabin takes the photographs and sends them to the person or business.
And their response? "They'll say 'oh my god, that's amazing, how do we buy it?'"
Mabin can also turn adversity into opportunity. She got hit by a truck, and her response was 'what a great idea for a book'. That book, The Driver, is what she's currently working on and will feature more than 100 trucking businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
So what next? Mabin figures she's got another three years of work ahead of her in publishing then marketing The Driver, and she's keen to see both books launched in the US market. Over the past couple of years, she's also qualified for her commercial pilot's licence to fly a drone and is keen to use this to get more into aerial photography and videography.
Finally, what's her advice for those inspired by her success?
"Have a go," says Mabin. "If you were on your deathbed tomorrow, would you be satisfied with what you've done? If the answer's no, well change it now. Because you never know when your time is going to be up. If you've got a dream, follow it."
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Take this scenario – You believe that you have been discriminated against because of a disability. You decide to sue, claiming federal disability discrimination.
For either side in the case, the person with a disability or the organization sued, who wins? What does each side need to show or prove to win the lawsuit?
ADA Discrimination Lawsuits & Effective Communication
Several recent federal court decisions provide good roadmaps with answers to the ultimate litigation question of winner and loser. One of the best examples is an August 2019 federal appeals court decision in the case of Kathleen Biondo v. Kaleida Health in Buffalo, New York. The trial court initially dismissed Biondo's discrimination case. However, Biondo later appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit whose jurisdiction includes New York State.
Kathleen Biondo was born deaf. According to the appeals court, she reads at a fourth‐to‐fifth grade level, has "unintelligible speech and cannot lip read well." Biondo is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). Biondo's husband is not deaf. He has had no formal ASL training. The Biondos communicate with a mixture of some ASL and their own private signs and signals.
As the court explained:
"In 2014, [Kathleen] Biondo sought treatment at {Kaleida Health in Buffalo, NY] for recurrent episodes of fainting.
She and her husband….unsuccessfully requested an ASL interpreter from hospital staff several times during her six‐day stay. Biondos made requests for an ASL interpreter [to] several hospital staff: the attendant working at the arrival desk; nurses who escorted Biondo to a room and checked her vital signs; nurses in the emergency room; and nurses in the department to which Biondo was admitted."
Court testimony revealed that the Biondos made repeated requests to various hospital employees for an ASL interpreter to enable the legally required effective communication between Kathleen Biondo and her health care providers.
The appeals court recounted, as the interpreter requests were made to them, the hospital staff repeated to the Biondos, "We will, we will, we will [get you an interpreter]." Kathleen Biondo made multiple requests herself by pointing to her left ear to indicate she was deaf, by writing notes, and by her husband repeating his wife's ASL pleas during his visits, the Second Circuit explained. Eventually, Mr. and Mrs. Biondo gave up and discontinued asking for ASL interpreters. At this point, the hospital administered to Biondo, through tests, procedures, and examinations.
Are hospitals required to provide interpreters?
Let's stop and look at what had occurred up to now:
A deaf patient informed the hospital that she needed an ASL interpreter to facilitate effective communication since her English understanding was at an elementary school level and she could not effectively lip read to understand health care conversations.
Despite the multiple requests by the patient and the hospital staff repeatedly informing Mrs. Biondo that the hospital would need to provide an interpreter, the hospital never even tried to secure any interpreters. The situation, as explained by the appeals court, left a deaf patient without her requested communication method, as hospital staff essentially ignored what she asked for.
Biondo underwent care without understanding what was happening to her, as the appeals court noted:
"Biondo testified that she signed the consent form [had] the tests without understanding what she was signing or what the test entailed. Biondo took the test without her husband present, and testified that she was scared, cried, and [at one point] asked [her] doctor if she was going to die."
One of Biondo's claims was for money damages because of the hospital's alleged intentional discrimination or deliberate indifference to her communication needs because of her disability. To prove that the hospital acted with intent, ill will or malice toward her, Biondo had to prove that staff knew about her ASL interpreter preferences and deliberately ignored them despite having the ability to secure interpreters if they so choose. Biondo would also need to show that ASL was her preferred communication method and was necessary for her to understand the medical procedures and diagnoses given to her.
The court found there was "no dispute" that the hospital did not give Mrs. Biondo the required, requested communication method even though "doctors and nurses … had the authority to call for an interpreter."
Let's pause again and examine this statement.
The hospital's failure to ever provide effective communication by providing an interpreter or trying to locate one despite ongoing requests over a multiple-day hospital stay was quite damning evidence, according to the court. If the hospital had at least made several reasonable attempts to secure an interpreter, either in-person or through video remote interpreting, the hospital would have some defense to Biondo's intentional discrimination claims, even if the hospital's repeated attempts all failed. At least, in those situations, some efforts would have been made instead of no efforts at all.
That failure to even try put the hospital in a difficult liability position, the appeals court concluded. In such a case, the court decided, the lack of effort was likely intentional and deliberate, rather than accidental, sloppy, or negligent. The court reversed the dismissal of Biondo's lawsuit, reinstated her discrimination claims, and ordered the trial court to reconsider the case according to the appeals court's decision.
The Second Circuit appeals court ruled:
"Turning to the merits of the argument, the record supports an inference that the staff had actual knowledge of the potential disability discrimination violation. Biondo and her husband repeatedly asked nurses for an interpreter when she first arrived at the hospital; and Biondo continued to request an interpreter and expressed her dissatisfaction with written communication.
A jury might also find that certain staff members observed Biondo struggling to communicate, knew that she chiefly used ASL and lacked the education to communicate adequately in writing, had the authority to call for an ASL interpreter, and deliberately failed to do so notwithstanding repeated requests.
The facts of this case are arguably worse than those of another disability discrimination lawsuit where in that case at least one hospital employee 'made some efforts to find an interpreter.'
So, what are the takeaways from the Biondo/Kaleida Health decision?
Where a deaf patient makes repeated requests for an ASL interpreter, explaining that no other communication method was effective or appropriate for her, the hospital must at least try to get that interpreter. Trying is better than ignoring and not fulfilling the communication requests, especially when staff repeated that "we will" find an interpreter.
Without at least attempting to locate an interpreter for a deaf and hard of hearing patient, the hospital may well be unable to show it did not deliberately, intentionally, discriminate against someone because of disability. With proof of intent comes the potential for a jury to force an organization to open up its checkbook and pay out for willful, deliberate discrimination.
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The Commercial Communications Council has released the finalists for the upcoming Axis Awards and it's set to be Colenso BBDO's night for the second year running as it makes the list 80 times. The agency is followed by DDB Group's 53 mentions, Ogilvy & Mather's 41, Clemenger BBDO Wellington's 37 and FCB's 33.
The results reflect last year's results when Colenso BBDO was declared Agency of the Year and Clemenger BBDO walked away with the Grand Axis.
This year, the theme for the awards is 'Respect' and when entries closed at the end of last year, 2018's convener of judges and executive creative director of Clemenger BBDO, Brigid Alkema, said the truly great work the industry does moves people and business.
Alkema is joined by Special Group managing partner Michael Redwood as chair. On the Axis 2018 Jury, the local presidents and executive judges are Chris Schofield (executive creative director, Shine), Lisa Fedyszyn (group creative director, Ogilvy), Levi Slavin (chief creative officer, Colenso BBDO) and Damon Stapleton (chief creative officer, DDB New Zealand).
Some of the work running by their eyes is no stranger to award wins, with Colenso's 'Milk Slams' work for Anchor making the list 17 times after scoring a number of Cannes Lions last year, including a gold in the Health and Wellness Category.
Meanwhile, Colenso's 'Child Replacement Programme' for Pedigree is also set to add to its award haul. The campaign is mentioned 18 times among the finalists and last year won seven Lions, including four gold and three silver. It also won a gold at the 2017 Effie Awards.
New to the awards scene is DDB's 'Re:scam' that's made headlines around the world for giving a solution to online scammers. DDB will now be hoping to win gold with 11 mentions on the finalist list. At the heart of the campaign for Netsafe is a bot who replies to scam emails in an effort to waste the scammers time.
Clemenger BBDO will also be hoping to set up an awards shelf for the Human Right Commission's 'Give Noting to Racism' and New Zealand Transport Agency's 'High Crashes' as they've been mentioned 12 and 13 times respectively.
Also making the list are 'Say it Tika' by FCB and Farmers' 'Secret Santa', which is a finalist for The Sweet Shop, FCB and Franklin Rd Music & Sound.
Those that manage to convert a finalist mention into a gong will be celebrated at the Axis Gala Dinner on 8 March at Shed 10.


Why earn a Master's degree in human resources?
Human resource managers and directors lead their companies in attracting and retaining top employees-coordinating with executive leadership to plan Human Resources strategy.
You can enter this exciting field with a Bachelor's degree, however, having a Master's is often desired-especially for higher-level positions.
A graduate degree can open the door to a leadership role within your company's Human Resources department.


"I discovered 2 giant zucchini in my garden. I decided to turn this treasure into a challenge and made a whole meal in which each course or dish featured zucchini in some way. This delicious concoction was what I came up with for dessert. The kids raved about it and asked for seconds."
Blend the zucchini, bananas, cocoa powder, peanuts, sugar, and half and half in a food processor until smooth, thick, and creamy.
Too sweet and too rich. I do like like the idea of using zucchini thou. Will try it again with less sugar and less chocolate.


CCMP in Chicago: Austin Drug House Shut Down Program.
Austin Drug Area Shutdown Goals Are Met - But Where's the Community?
1997 August. After the Aug. 23 community policing convention, Austin police and community activists develop separate lists of 50 Austin drug dealing areas. These lists are found to be nearly idenfical when compared at a Nov. 4 meeting at the 15th District, HQ.
1997 Nov 6. Austin residents voice support for 15th District police present Commander Richardson's "Counter Drug Strategic Plan" presented at Mt. Olive M.B. Chruch. Residents also approve 15th district selection of top ten drug dealing areas.
1997 Nov. 11. Photos of "Austin's Top 10 Dope Dealing Shutdown Targets," appear on front page of The Austin Voice along with graphic showing 71 Drug Areas in Austin by beat number and street location. Lead article by Steve Sewall of CCMP decribes co-ordianted Drug Area Shutdown strategy as "citizen-driven, youth centered, media-enhanced, and results oriented."
1997 Thanksgiving week. Mission accomplished. Austin police clear 10 major drug areas, netting 102 arrests by conducting "sweeps" of dealers and "reserve stings" of customers. In some cases, drug areas, once cleared, stay cleared. In at least one other, however, dealers are out dealing "even before the first group of arrested dealers is booked and processed," as Comdr. Richardson puts it.
1997 Dec 12. At the third of three monthly meetings of the Austin Youth Advisory Council held at the Austin YMCA, Austin youth on probation and Commander Richardson exchange information and develop respect.
1997 Dec. 27. Front-page Chicago Tribune story by Jerry Thomas "Trust builds slowly in Austin" unaccountably fails to mention the Austin Drug House Shutdown program despite input to Thomas from several several important people in the community.
1998 January. Building on the success of the first wave of drug area shutdowns, 15th District Comdr. Richardson targets 30 more drug areas for closure in January and February. Community policing groups begin meeting to create teams of citizens to monitor each closed drug area with a view to reporting new dealing activity to the 15th District.
March 3. Two questions present themselves.
When will Chicago media cover this story, one of the biggest CAPS success stories of 1997-'98?
And when will community policing groups who have been waiting in the wings decide to get involved?


Derived from Sanskrit Language, means "heaven", Svarga is uniquely designed as an exclusive resort like no-where. With its hilly contour, it provides a natural offbeat ambience combined with the richness of local cultures. Here, you'll find a calming resort under the swaying coconut leaves, which is ideally located close to "Senggigi" as one of Lombok's main tourism area. Explore the undeniable charms of Lombok island: with the smell of tropical breeze, white sandy beaches curved by the lush hills of Rinjani, and sowed by the lustrous colors of hand-made woven clothes. Svarga puts itself among those all.
Comprises 25 units and is built on 7500 m2 of natural hilly land, the resort is connected by both raised and horizontal walkways. It is divided into 4 (four) types. Those are Mavwa Room, Neima Room, Adna Suite, and Varda (Family) Suite equipped with wide array of amenities. Besides bringing the concept of "fresh and healthy", Svarga Resort also commits to be the hub among visitors, traditional culture and heritage, and local yet eclectic natural beauty.
Svarga is completed with spa, lounge, infinity pool, and mini multi-function hall which is adjustable to be set for meeting rooms, wedding hall, cocktail party, and so forth. Moreover, you can enjoy our "fresh and healthy" restaurant offering Indonesian, Eastern, Western, and local cuisines and drinks delighting you with palatable menu.


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Regional Express airline has no plans to replicate discounted fares on the Albury-Sydney route after locking in a $99 ticket price for a one-way flight between the border city and Melbourne for the next three years. The airline confirmed it had been working with Albury Council, which owns the city's airport, to bolster passenger numbers between Albury and Melbourne. It said Albury-Melbourne represented less than 10 per cent of the Albury-Sydney route total passenger numbers. "Rex has been working with Albury Council on initiatives to stimulate passenger numbers on the Albury to Melbourne route, and the Rex community fare will operate alongside some other targeted marketing campaigns being undertaken by council that are specific to the Albury to Melbourne route," an airline spokesperson said. IN OTHER NEWS Rex confirmed passengers travelling between Albury and Melbourne will be paying $99 for a one-way trip under the community fare scheme which has been rolled out across the 37 other locations Australia-wide. The discounted fares will be available outside of 30 days before departure subject to community fare availability and all remaining unsold seats within 24 hours before departure. The community fare is available on 25 per cent of total weekly seats outside of 30 days before departure. "On other routes where the Rex community fare has been implemented, Rex is seeing around 25 per cent of total passengers travelling on the discounted community fare which are a combination of advance purchase and last-minute passengers," the spokesperson said. The community fare scheme on the Albury-Melbourne has already started. Cr Murray King said the agreement was a positive for Border air travellers. "Great value fares can only encourage more demand for our air services, and whether people travel for business or leisure," he said. "It's fantastic to support measures to get more people flying to and from the border cities. "We are really pleased to further develop our outstanding partnership with Rex, and we look forward to working with them to make community fares for Albury a great success." The $99 price on the Albury-Melbourne route has been offered previously by the airline, but not on an extended, permanent basis. Council endorsed the partnership on Monday.
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Albury becomes 37th regional centre to sign up to Regional Express community fare scheme
Regional Express airline has no plans to replicate discounted fares on the Albury-Sydney route after locking in a $99 ticket price for a one-way flight between the border city and Melbourne for the next three years.
The airline confirmed it had been working with Albury Council, which owns the city's airport, to bolster passenger numbers between Albury and Melbourne.
It said Albury-Melbourne represented less than 10 per cent of the Albury-Sydney route total passenger numbers.
"Rex has been working with Albury Council on initiatives to stimulate passenger numbers on the Albury to Melbourne route, and the Rex community fare will operate alongside some other targeted marketing campaigns being undertaken by council that are specific to the Albury to Melbourne route," an airline spokesperson said.
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Rex confirmed passengers travelling between Albury and Melbourne will be paying $99 for a one-way trip under the community fare scheme which has been rolled out across the 37 other locations Australia-wide.
The discounted fares will be available outside of 30 days before departure subject to community fare availability and all remaining unsold seats within 24 hours before departure.
The community fare is available on 25 per cent of total weekly seats outside of 30 days before departure.
"On other routes where the Rex community fare has been implemented, Rex is seeing around 25 per cent of total passengers travelling on the discounted community fare which are a combination of advance purchase and last-minute passengers," the spokesperson said.
The community fare scheme on the Albury-Melbourne has already started.
Cr Murray King said the agreement was a positive for Border air travellers.
"Great value fares can only encourage more demand for our air services, and whether people travel for business or leisure," he said.
"It's fantastic to support measures to get more people flying to and from the border cities.
"We are really pleased to further develop our outstanding partnership with Rex, and we look forward to working with them to make community fares for Albury a great success."
The $99 price on the Albury-Melbourne route has been offered previously by the airline, but not on an extended, permanent basis.
Council endorsed the partnership on Monday.


Initially I thought this cleverly conceived hour of interactive mystery-solving would fly over the heads of some of the very young members of the audience. Not so. It can be disconcerting to see five or six year-olds talking like young adults but this audience were way ahead of many of the parents as we witnessed the unfolding story of a crime we needed to solve together.
I won't add any spoilers. This a character comedy, improvised responses to the audience reactions and questions as we collect clues and are shown episodes of a Western-style tale, a whodunnit, with plenty of verbal slapstick. Who do we believe? What was the motive? What clues are key?
Characters were well delineated by the two performers but some of the language was a bit too grown-up for the kids, not in the narrative, but in some of the dialogue. Also occasionally accents made a few lines here or there harder to follow. But overall this is a disciplined show, well designed, and wonderfully minimal. The setting of a motel is realised well, not through set, but through physical theatre and plenty of accessible humour.
We are fed bits of the story and there are reasons to believe and reasons to mistrust all of the characters. Finally all is revealed and we find out if we got it right!
This is a thoroughly engaging show, a bit different, at best when it's a mix of well performed story and well facilitated interaction. It's well worth taking your kids to and ensuring they won't be passive for an hour. They'll lean forwards, interested in the show, and get into it! No one is humiliated or forced to do anything they don't want to and both performers establish an easy rapport with their audience.
It must be difficult to create a mystery and stay on top of it when we are constantly involved as an audience. It requires self-assurance and trust between performers. There's plenty of that on show. Only occasionally does the complexity slip into confusion and that reduces the reaction from the young detectives in the audience.
Overall this is well worth seeing. A quality story, genuinely interesting, funny, and with plenty to draw us all in. Recommended.


teamLab Borderless is a dreamy wonderland.
Amid rumors that they have rekindled their relationship, Bella Hadid and The Weeknd have taken to Instagram to share a bunch of photos and videos from what appear to be a joint trip to Tokyo with their friends. Earlier this week, the supermodel and her singer ex-boyfriend both posted snapshots of their visit to an immersive art exhibition in the Japanese capital, and we simply couldn't look away.
Formally known as the MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless, the exhibit is the world's first all-digital art museum, with each room installed with interactive work that'll literally take your breath away. As Bloomberg reports, unlike your typical museum experience, teamLab Borderless has no guide maps nor descriptions, and visitors are invited to touch (or jump around on, per Bella and Abel's Instagram Stories) the art work. From teamLab's famous crystal universe, to the color-changing, mirrored "Forest of Lamps," the maze-like gallery features about 50 stunning installations that change their shapes and forms by way of motion sensors.
Officially launched in June 2018, teamLab Borderless is a permanent museum that's currently opened to public. See below for its address and opening hours, and head to its website for more information and to reserve your tickets.
The museum is closed on the second and fourth Tuesday every month.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 8 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Saturday said the government had decided to recover state land from encroachers and take legal action against persons illegally occupying land.
Speaking to mediamen here after visiting the area of G-12 sector where Capital Development Authority (CDA) had started an operation against land encroachments, he said action against the encroachers was started after completing all the legal formalities. The next phase of the operation against encroachments would begin after Muharram, he added.
Action against the encroachers would also be taken in Lahore and other cities, he told. Rule of law would be ensured to improve governance in the country, the minister added.
The minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan would undertake a visit to Karachi, adding a cleanliness drive would be started in Karachi.


While you're turning up to the "Trap Lord," Asap Ferg's, latest work–his Still Striving mixtape and the collaborative, Cozy Tapes 2, know that Asap Ferg is about more than just the music. Recently, he shared an exclusive documentary via Tidal, detailing his visit to Liberia. His trip to Liberia was in tandem with his TRAPLORD x Uniform collaboration.
Asap Ferg's TRAPLORD brand teamed up with Uniform, a company created by Liberian entrepreneur, Chid Liberty, last year, with claims to Africa's first fair-trade clothing factory. Uniform also claims to have the world's softest tee, due to their special blend of fabrics. Everything in the TRAPLORD x Uniform capsule is under $200 and for each item purchased a child in Liberia gets a school uniform.
In the documentary, A$AP Ferg visits some of the children who have benefited from the free uniforms as well as the mother's creating the clothing and others in the community. Watch the preview below and the full documentary on Tidal and get ready to see a different side of one of your favorite and be touched.


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Ken Garcia: Metro Theatre screen goes dark in latest blow to cinema palaces
Oct. 7, 2006 12:00 a.m.
When San Francisco's Metro Theatre underwent a stunning renovation eight years ago, one of the architects involved called it a "bow to the romance" of the large, single-screen theater.
But like so many Hollywood romances, this cinematic union could not last. A little more than a week ago one of The City's most glorious and elegant movie theaters faded to black, the latest in a sad trend that has seen the curtain come down on some of San Francisco's grandest film houses.
The closing of the Union Street mainstay had long been rumored, even shortly after its well publicized renovation. United Artists, which ran the theater for years,filed for bankruptcy after the work was done, and Regal Theaters took over the lease. But Regal specializes in multiplexes, and the building owner appeared bent on turning it into a retail space, so that uneasy situation did not bode well for the Metro's long-term future.
In the past few years some of the most beautiful and historic theaters in San Francisco have dimmed their lights, including the Alhambra, the Royal and, most recently, the venerable Coronet Theater on Geary — which set box-office records with its run of "Star Wars" movies.
Few American cities have been hit harder by the demise of single-screen neighborhood theaters than San Francisco, which has lost 40 film houses in the last 25 years. That troubling trend was showcased several years ago by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington when the agency placed The City at the top of the country's most endangered list for disappearing single screen theaters.
But even though the Metro's doors are shut, the battle over its future is not. In an attempt to preserve some of San Francisco's most stately movie houses, city supervisors last year passed an ordinance that requires any conversion of a theater to non-theater use to go through a conditional permit review. And as anyone who has dealt with zoning and permit issues in this town can attest, the words "smooth" and "efficient" don't come to mind with regard to planning issues — especially when there is a fair share of community opposition.
That will explain how the 4 Star Theater on Clement was bought by a church but is still running recently released movies inside its dimly-lit hall. Will it ever be a church? A lot of people are praying that it won't.
"Our goal is that the owner will reach a deal that everybody can feel comfortable with," said Alfonso Felder, president of the San Francisco Neighborhood Theater Foundation. "The Metro is as good as it gets when it comes to a great citytheater. It has significant architectural resources and character, which distinguishes it from probably every theater in San Francisco other than the Castro."
That may be why there is no guarantee its future is gone with the wind. The Metro has been a Union Street fixture since 1924, when it served as the gilded centerpiece of the area's Daylight Block, one of the first big shopping districts in San Francisco. The Metro was designed by the exceptional Reid Bros. architectural firm, which listed among its credits the Fairmont Hotel. The firm also crafted a number of memorable theaters around the Bay Area, including the York in San Francisco, the art deco-tinged Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, the Sebastiani in Sonoma and the Sequoia in Mill Valley.
The Metro was designed only for "photoplays," according to its owner, Samuel H. Levin — it did not have a stage so it could not be used for vaudeville shows like other theaters. A few decades after its opening, it was shuttered for an upgrade by famed architect Timothy Pflueger, who is noted for his work on the Alhambra, the Castro and Oakland's jewel, the Paramount Theater.
When United Artists did the restoration in 1998, workers discovered a gorgeous Egyptian motif mural that had been covered over for more than 50 years and even some of the original lighting fixtures were found and recrafted. And many of the art deco details were refurbished, transforming the aging jewel while giving it modern features, such as banked seating and disability access.
So it would be hard to dismiss such a gem without sound or ample reason, and that is certain to be at the crux of talks between the owner and city officials.
Felder is trying to find someone to try and make the family trust that owns the theater an offer it can't refuse. The rest, so far, is unscripted.
Ken Garcia's column appears weekends in The Examiner/Independent. E-mail him at kgarcia@examiner.comor call him at (415) 359-2663.
Green hotel is a first for state
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THIRTEEN ARRESTED BLOCKADING BANGOR TRIDENT NUCLEAR SUB BASE
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Two Gangjeong Village peace activists were detained after being summoned to court on March 30. On March 7, after the barbed wire fence was cut, Dr. Song Kang-ho and Ryu Bok-hee entered the naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea and walked to the remaining part of Gureombi Rock to pray for peace. Warrants were later issued for their arrest. Ryu Bok-hee's warrant was dismissed soon after the court hearing and she was released from detention. Dr. Song Kang-ho's arrest warrant has not been dismissed and he is still detained at the Jeju Dongbu Police Station. His lawyer is preparing a challenge of the warrant. Gureombi Rock – freshwater rock wetlands that harbored rare sea life and provided drinking water for many island inhabitants, long regarded by locals as sacred – was blasted in 2012 to prepare the site for construction of the naval base.
Dr. Rafil Dhafir has been in prison for more than 17 years, is 71 years old and has multiple serious health problems. Attorney General William Barr recently sent a memo to the Director of The Bureau of Prisons titled "Prioritization of Home Confinement As Appropriate in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic", particularly focusing on at risk inmates. The Iraqi-American oncologist was charged in 2003 with violating the economic sanctions against Iraq and money laundering. He was repeatedly denied bail, slandered by public officials as a funder of terrorists, convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison. He has now served most of his sentence and is scheduled to be released on November 24, 2021. Please ask the warden at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania to free Rafil Dhafir now. Click here for more information about his case and instructions re: writing to the warden.
Amnesty International, an independent human rights organization, has long called for clemency and release for Native American activist Leonard Peltier, due to fair trial concerns, the exhaustion of his appeals and his having served more than 40 years in prison, some of which was spent in solitary confinement, for a crime he has always claimed he did not commit. The threat of COVID-19 underscores the urgency of this call, as Peltier is 75 years old and has serious health concerns. He suffers from diabetes, among a myriad of other health issues, and in January 2016 was diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can be fatal if it ruptures. Amnesty International is asking people to call the White House comment line at (202) 456–6213 and urge President Trump to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier and release him. You can also email or write a letter. The contact info can be found at whitehouse.gov. You can also contact the Federal Bureau of Prisons and urge them to transfer Leonard Peltier to a facility closer to his family: https://www.amnestyusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/uaa01619-1.pdf
Thirteen nuclear abolitionists blocked traffic leading into Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington on March 2, as part of a public protest of the United States' Trident nuclear-missile launching submarines based there. Washington state police arrested nine people for obstructing traffic after they carried banners that stretched across the roadway just outside the base main gate. Their banners read "Trident Threatens All Life on Earth" and "Abolish Nuclear Weapons". While they stood in the road, one of the blockaders read aloud from the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. (Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in July 2017, the Treaty will enter into force when ratified by 50 nations. Thirty-six nations have ratified to date.) Shortly thereafter, four people carrying signs crossed one at a time onto base property. Before stepping over a blue line painted on the pavement, each made a statement to the assembled activists, police and military personnel. Each in turn was arrested by Navy security and taken into custody. They were issued trespass citations and released shortly thereafter, pending arraignment in U.S. District Court in Tacoma. The nine arrested by state police had also been quickly cited and released.
On March 12, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ordered the immediate release from jail of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who had been imprisoned since last March for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange. This occurred the day after Manning attempted suicide and was taken to a hospital. Judge Trenga stated, "The court finds that Ms. Manning's appearance before the grand jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose." Judge Trenga refused to dismiss the $256,000 in fines that had built up, at the rate of $1000 for each day that Manning refused to testify. It took just two days for supporters to raise that money.
While serving as an Army intelligence analyst in 2009, Manning was responsible for the largest leak of military and diplomatic documents in U.S. history, and received a 35-year sentence. Just before leaving office in January 2017, President Obama commuted most of her sentence.
In February, the seven members of the Kings Bay Plowshares were waiting for a sentencing date, after their conviction in October on four charges stemming from their nuclear disarmament action at the Kings Bay Trident nuclear submarine base in Georgia. But with the implementation of social distancing measures put in place to limit the spread of COVID–19, federal courts around the country recently began postponing and delaying court hearings. A sentencing for the plowshares activists will not occur before May or June at the earliest.
Fr. Steve Kelly will remain in jail until sentencing, while the others remain out on bond, subject to travel restrictions and curfews. April 5 will mark two years since the seven nuclear abolitionists were arrested inside the Trident base, and since Fr. Kelly has been in jail. The time he is spending in jail will count towards his eventual prison sentence.
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The highly requested Notorious EXO-Cage has just been released! Finally you can keep that dark stunt truck body looking good, as you should! It protects against everything from flips, crashes, bashing, and of course hazardous driving.
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This is a list of all of the CNC (computer numerically controlled) based projects that I worked on at some point. This includes class projects as well as my own personal projects, feel free to look around and get some ideas. I am intrigued by the concept of CNC so I expect to be building several machines as well as accessories for them.
My second CNC mill project constructed from layers of .5" MDF. This is a micro mill so that i could keep it in my room and use it for various small fabrication purposes. work area is 9.5"x9.5"x2" (with a 1 inch long bit).
My first attempt at building a CNC with one other classmate in an Engineering Lab class. This entire rig was designed and built by us, on a low budget of under $100. Video of operation is included. The machine was donated to CCSF for other students to use and learn CNC and improve the machine.


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Among "the essential principles of government" In his first inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson deemed the following:
"…peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."
Previously, George Washington in has farewell address, stated the following:
"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world."
The wisdom of the Founding Fathers, though currently unexercised, is as valuable today as it was over two centuries ago. The United States is properly a free and sovereign republic which should strive to live in peace with all nations, without interfering in their internal affairs, and without permitting their interference in ours.
We are, therefore, unalterably opposed to entangling alliances – via treaties, or any other form of commitment – which compromise our national sovereignty, or commit us to intervention in foreign wars. We are opposed to the negotiation or ratification of any treaty, agreement, or partnership that would deprive United States citizens of their rights protected by the United States Constitution. We are also opposed to any union whether political or economic, of the United States, Mexico, and Canada (NAU). To this end, we shall:
steadfastly oppose American participation in any form of world government organization, including any world court under United Nations auspices;
call upon the President, and Congress, to terminate United States membership in the United Nations, and its subsidiary organizations, and terminate U.S. participation in all so-called U.N. peace keeping operations;
bar the United Nations, and its subsidiaries, from further operation, including raising of funds, on United States territory; and
propose that the Constitution be obeyed to prohibit the United States government from entering any treaty, or other agreement, which makes any commitment of American military forces or tax money, compromises the sovereignty of the United States, or accomplishes a purpose properly the subject of domestic law. In this connection we specifically denounce the agreement establishing the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and any other such trade agreements, either bilateral or regional in nature.
All treaties must be subordinate to the Constitution, since the Constitution is the only instrument which empowers and limits the federal government. American troops must serve only under American commanders, not those of the United Nations or foreign countries.


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Robert Lull Forward () a fost un fizician american și scriitor de science fiction.

Robert Forward a fost implicat în proiectarea dispozitivelor de undă gravitațională, în baza teoriei relativității generale.

Bibliografie

Seria Dragon's Egg
 Dragon's Egg (1980)
 Starquake (1985)
Ambele adunate într-o ediție omnibus Dragon's Egg & Starquake (1994)

Seria Rocheworld
1. Rocheworld (Baen, 1990) 155.000 cuvinte, original publicată în aceste iterații:
 Rocheworld (1981) manuscris original, 150.000 cuvinte
 Rocheworld (Analog, 1982) 60.000 cuvinte
 The Flight of the Dragonfly (Timescape, 1984) hardcover, ~100.000 cuvinte
 The Flight of the Dragonfly (Baen, 1985) paperback, 110,000 cuvinte
2. Return to Rocheworld (1993) cu Julie Forward Fuller
3. Marooned on Eden (1993) cu Martha Dodson Forward
4. Ocean Under the Ice (1994) cu Martha Dodson Forward
5. Rescued from Paradise (1995) cu Julie Forward Fuller

Romane
 Martian Rainbow (1991)
 Timemaster (1992)
 Camelot 30K (1993)
 Saturn Rukh (1997)

Colecții de povestiri
 Indistinguishable from Magic (1995)

Non-fiction
 Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics (1988) cu Joel Davis
 Future Magic (1988)
 Indistinguishable from Magic (1995)

Referințe

Legături externe
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Forward collection, including PDF of Forward's original website
Bibliography  at SciFan
Obituary prepared by Dr. Forward himself
Extracting electrical energy from the vacuum by cohesion of charged foliated conductors One of Forward's most well known papers discussing the Casimir effect and zero-point energy (hosted at the Calphysics website)

Nașteri în 1932
Nașteri pe 15 august
Decese în 2002
Decese pe 21 septembrie
Scriitori americani de literatură științifico-fantastică
Scriitori americani din secolul al XX-lea
Fizicieni americani din secolul al XX-lea
Autori câștigători ai Premiului Locus


ALBUQUERQUE – Christopher Blattner, 35, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty earlier today to violating the federal firearms laws. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Blattner will be sentenced to 30 years in federal prison to be followed by up to five years of supervised release. The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Thomas G. Atteberry of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Gorden Eden, Jr., of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD).
U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez said that Blattner was prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets "the worst of the worst" offenders for federal prosecution. Under this initiative, the U.S. Attorney's Office and federal law enforcement agencies work with New Mexico's District Attorneys and state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to target violent or repeat offenders for federal prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible.
Blattner was charged in Feb. 2013, with violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws in a five-count indictment. Counts 1 and 5 of the indictment charged Blattner with distributing methamphetamine in Bernalillo County, N.M., on Aug. 6, 2012 and Aug. 17, 2012, respectively. Count 2 charged Blattner with possessing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime on Aug. 6, 2012. Counts 3 and 4 charged Blattner with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition on Aug. 6, 2012 and Aug. 17, 2012.
In Aug. 2014, a federal grand jury filed an eight-count superseding indictment in the case which added Blattner's wife, Brittany Blattner, 27, as a co-defendant. The superseding indictment charged Chris Blattner with two counts of methamphetamine distribution; two counts of using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime; and three counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. It also charged Blattner and Brittany Blattner with one count of jointly distributing methamphetamine. According to the indictment, Blattner and his wife committed the crimes charged in Bernalillo County, N.M., in Aug. 2012.
During today's proceedings, Blattner entered a guilty plea to Counts 2 and 5 of the superseding indictment, each of which charged him with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. In his plea agreement, Blattner admitted possessing two Glock semi-automatic pistols on Aug. 6, 2012, in furtherance of a methamphetamine trafficking crime. Blattner also admitted possessing two different Glock semi-automatic pistols on Aug. 17, 2012, in furtherance of another methamphetamine trafficking crime. Blattner remains in federal custody pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
On March 24, 2015, Brittany Blattner entered a guilty plea to a felony information charging her with simple possession of methamphetamine. In entering the guilty plea, she admitted possessing methamphetamine on Aug. 17, 2012, in Bernalillo County. Brittany Blattner remains on conditions of release pending her sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. At sentencing she faces a maximum of two years in federal prison followed by at least one year of supervised release.
This case was investigated by ATF's Albuquerque office and APD, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Louis E. Valencia and Presiliano A. Torrez.