A Yule Poem and Solstice celebration…..
Merry Meet my lovely friends. How is your Yule/Christmas preparations going? If you're like me, you're as busy as can be..running everywhere…shopping, wrapping, baking, visiting and feeling a bit run down, tired and stressed. This time of year can be very hectic but because we are witches we know how to fix that don't we? Be sure to take quiet time every day. Meditation, altar work, ritual baths, moon gazing, fire gazing, candle spells, scented oils and incense and grounding and centering are all ways for us to relax, regroup, and to re-energize our minds and bodies so that we feel better and don't get so stressed out and tired that we don't enjoy this time of year.
For us christmas day is about spending time with family, feasting, opening gifts and having a fun filled day. Yule or Winter Solstice is something quite different. It's more about quiet peace, the glow of candles, a yule log burning, a simple meal and reflecting on the past year and what you hope to manifest in the next. There are many things you can do as a family to celebrate the solstice that will be rewarding and memorable and make the day lovely and relaxing at the same time.
*Instead of buying gifts, make some together on Yule Day. My daughters, sister and I love to knit and crochet. There are so many things you can make with that skill for loved ones. Or make something and donate it to a charity such as chemo caps, preemie caps, and blankets for hospice patients. Or you can make homemade decorations for your Yule tree, wreath, or Yule log. Cinnamon or Salt dough ornaments shaped like stars, moons, pentacles, apples etc would be a fun family project!
*Go on a nature walk in a nearby woods or nature preserve or on a beach. Look for a Yule Log for the fireplace or a smaller one simply to decorate the home. Look for natural decorations such as ivy, mistletoe, and pinecones, taking care to only pick what has already fallen. If its snowing, take bird seed, dried corn or shelled peanuts to put out for the birds and furry creatures. Make snow angels. Catch snowflakes on your tongue. Sing carols outloud.
*Collect evergreens to make a Yule Wreath or to put on your Yule log…the scent when you burn the log will be delicious!
*While sitting around the burning Yule Log, share the stories of Winter Solstice. Each member of the family throws some dried holly sprigs into the fire, saying a farewell to the old year. Talk about your past year together and what you'd like to have happen in your next year. Perhaps everyone has a favorite memory that could be recorded in a journal or blog.
*Have a Solstice Meal. Make it as big or as simple as you wish. Make a cake for the return of the Sun King…maybe put a sunburst on the cake with icing. Each person can light a candle on the cake and make a wish for the coming year.
*Have the family do a ritual together to wish the Holly King a pleasant journey til he comes back again.
*Stay up all night and watch the sunrise and toast the Sun King's return with fresh orange juice or mimosa..then have a nice breakfast and take a long winter's nap!
Can you think of a tradition you would like to start with your family? I know you can…you may have some in place already! One thing I do too..is for myself, I take time at my altar..or outside with the Moon Goddess…to give thanks for the blessings in my life. I value my time to reflect and be with the Goddess anytime I can.
I found this poem this evening and just loved it…thought I would share it here with you.


Egg salad reminds me of the lunches I brought to grammar school on Fridays during Lent, and I tend to remember them as mushy and bland. But when I was staring into my rather empty refrigerator on a snowy day, I decided that was the best option for lunch. I used yogurt instead of mayonnaise to save calories, and served the egg salad on toast so the sandwich would have more texture. I think I'll be eating these more often in the future!
Makes enough egg salad for 2 sandwiches.
There are a lot of theories out there on how to make the perfect hard boiled eggs. My method is to place the eggs in cold water, and cook on the stove top until the water comes to a boil. Allow the eggs to boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover for 10 minutes, and rinse with cold water.
Peel and slice the eggs, and mash slightly with a fork. Add in mustard and yogurt, and salt and pepper to taste.
Yum, looks like that is on an Arnold Sandwich thin too!


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// Author:
//   Sunil Kumar (Sunilk@novell.com)
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// (C) 2003 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
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using System;

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POIG sets new benchmark for responsible palm oil
By Nathan Gray contact
26-May-2014 - Last updated on 27-May-2014 at 13:21 GMT
Related tags: Palm oil
A new set of indicators set out by the NGO-backed Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) aims to take responsible palm sourcing to a new level.
The group, established by NGOs including Greenpeace, WWF, and palm oil producers, has published a set of indicators that allow independent verification that palm producers are meeting the strict guidelines set out by POIG charter - which builds on the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) certification standard with additional requirements that ensure all palm oil operations are free from deforestation, the destruction of peatlands, and human and labour rights abuses.
"The Palm Oil Innovation Group has taken a major step towards ensuring the availability of responsible palm oil from independently verified growers," said the group in a joint statement. "With the detailed indicators agreed and released, palm oil producer members will now be able to confirm compliance with the stringent requirement of the POIG Charter and provide palm oil that is proven not to cause forest destruction, social conflict or aggravate climate change."
The group added that the new benchmark standard is good news for the growing list of palm oil consumer companies - including Nestlé, Ferrero, Unilever, L'Oreal, Safeway, DelHaize, Proctor & Gamble, General Mills, Kellogg and Mars - which have made 'No Deforestation' commitments and are demanding responsibly produced palm oil.
"All that is needed now is for other stakeholders to actively support innovation and improvements in the palm oil sector and demonstrate that business as usual is no longer tenable," said the WWF and Greenpeace backed group.
The first trial of the POIG indicators will be undertaken alongside its annual RSPO audit by Colombian palm oil producer DAABON in late May.
POIG palm oil producer members Agropalma and New Britain Palm Oil have plans to seek independent verification that their operations are in compliance with the requirements and indicators outlined in the Charter by the end of 2014, the group added.
Related topics: Policy, South East Asia, Supply chain
What is palm oil's economic impact in Europe?
More EU members urged to back sustainable palm oil trading
Sustainable palm oil sales continue to rise
General Mills ramps up palm oil pledge to consider deforestation

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EARTH DAY NETWORK DESIGNATES 2019 AS CRUCIAL YEAR TO PROTECT SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION
EARTH DAY NETWORK DESIGNATES…
EARTH DAY NETWORK DESIGNATES 2019 AS CRUCIAL YEAR
TO PROTECT SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION
World's citizens urged to stop rollbacks and institute strong policies, laws
and international cooperation agreements to protect all species
(Washington, D.C.) Earth Day Network, the organization that leads Earth Day worldwide, has launched its Earth Day 2019 campaign, Protect Our Species.
Working in partnership with thousands of organizations, the campaign identifies 2019 as a crucial year to advance and protect laws, policies, regulations, and international cooperation agreements for species protection from threatened rollbacks. Protecting the U.S. Endangered Species Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act are top priorities. EDN's campaign also embraces the concept that nature has value in and of itself.
Today's world is facing the greatest rate of extinction since we lost the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago. But unlike the fate of the dinosaurs, the rapid extinction of species in our world today is the result of human activity.
The theme of Earth Day 2019 grew out of the recognition that human activities (climate change, deforestation, habitat loss, trafficking and poaching, unsustainable agriculture, pollution, and pesticides) are the leading causes of what Elizabeth Kolbert calls the Sixth Extinction.
Studies estimate that we are now losing species at 1,000 to 10,000 times the normal rate. Insect populations have decreased by more than 45% worldwide; 40% of the world's bird species are in decline; beekeepers report annual hive losses of 30% or higher, and the list goes on.
Many species will disappear before we learn about them or the benefits they bring to our eco-systems and our planet. The loss is so great that the welfare and future of the human species are threatened.
"The good news is that the rate of extinctions can still be slowed, and many of our declining, threatened, and endangered species can still recover if we work together now to build a united global movement of consumers, voters, educators, faith leaders, and scientists to demand immediate action," says Kathleen Rogers, President of Earth Day Network.
Earth Day (April 22) 2019's Protect Our Species campaign will:
• Educate and raise awareness about the accelerating rate of extinction of millions of species and the causes and consequences of this phenomenon.
• Achieve major policy victories that protect broad groups of species as well as individual species and their habitats.
• Build and activate a global movement that embraces nature and its values.
• Encourage individual actions such as adopting a plant-based diet and stopping pesticide and herbicide use.
Earth Day Network is particularly focused on species whose populations are being decimated by human activities (bees, giraffes, coral reefs, whales, and others).
"We must educate and mobilize on a global level if we are to protect our species. If we do not act now," notes Rogers, "the Sixth Extinction may be our own."
To learn more about Earth Day 2019's Protect Our Species campaign or to schedule an interview, please contact us at [email protected] or (202) 518-0044.
About Earth Day
The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN), the world's largest recruiter to the environmental movement, works year-round with tens of thousands of partners in 192 countries to build a broad, diverse, educated, and active environmental movement. EDN organized the Earth Day 2017 March for Science in Washington, D.C.
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Our goals for the 50th include: activating citizens, governments, faith leaders, scientists, non-profit and community organizations, and corporations around the world to build a unified response to climate change; building the world's largest citizen science database; planting 7.8 billion trees; and helping to accelerate solutions to climate change and other environmental issues.
More resources and data about the Protect Our Species campaign are available here.
Contact: Denice Zeck
Earth Day Network


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Alexis Stewart, Martha Stewart's daughter, bashes mom in new book
When the whole family comes down with COVID-19 | COMMENTARY
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby indicted on federal charges she lied on financial transactions to buy homes in Florida
Maryland State Police must investigate allegations of discrimination against Black troopers | COMMENTARY
By Baltimore Sun Editorial Board
Governor Larry Hogan speaks during the Maryland State Police Superintendent's Awards Ceremony at the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions center in Sykesville Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Dylan Slagle / Carroll County Times)
Some disturbing allegations have been made against the Maryland State Police and the way it treats its Black troopers. More than 20 of the officers took their complaints to members of the General Assembly's Legislative Black Caucus, and last week lawmakers grilled Secretary of the State Police Col. Woodrow "Jerry" Jones III about an alleged culture of discrimination where Black officers feel there is little room for advancement and that they are disciplined more harshly for infractions than their white colleagues. Other accusations include ignoring retaliation against officers who complain, including not taking seriously when a Black trooper found a banana (a tired and old racist trope, we should say) on the hood of his car. The lawmakers were also told these troopers were forced to listen to racist jokes from white colleagues.
A spokesman for the state police denied the allegations, and Col. Jones said during the meeting with Black Caucus members that he does not tolerate racism and discrimination against anyone. He described the allegations against his agency as "vague" and said more detail would help better address the issue. Concerned troopers could provide a waiver to their personnel records so the cases could be discussed with lawmakers, Col. Jones also said.
Black troopers accuse Maryland State Police of racism and discrimination, state senator says »
But we find it hard to believe that the state police is a model of racial harmony when more than 20 troopers felt strongly enough about what they perceived as unfair treatment to bring the matter to lawmakers — and an attorney. Maybe the department could argue that one or two complaints were cases of sour grapes. Such a large number raises serious concern and should not be brushed off and ignored. Members of the caucus said they have heard such concerns about racial inequities for 15 years or more and have reached their last bit of patience on the issue. Years of such allegations also sends up red flags.
Col. Jones told lawmakers the state police has policies that address discrimination. That sounds good, but if the culture of the department is such that people feel as if the rules aren't going to be enforced, who is going to come forward? Especially when discipline matters go before other troopers, as several lawmakers pointed out. Words on paper mean little if that is all they are. Col. Jones wants people to come forward and to foster a community of trust. Clearly, the department hasn't done a good job with that.
Also, how can Col. Jones dispute allegations regarding promotions when he couldn't even tell the Black Caucus how many African Americans are in the specialized K-9 and aviation units? How did lawmakers know that was a concern among Black troopers, but their boss did not? The specialized units come with better pay, which raises the question of wage equity within the department as well. Black Caucus members gave Col. Jones 30 days to provide them with that information and other data as well, including a breakdown of major and minor infractions by race, the number of promotions and demotions by race, and what kind of diversity training officers get.
If the information doesn't address the lawmakers concerns, they promised to take next steps, including targeting the agency's "sizable budget." We hope lawmakers follow through. If complaints of discrimination have gone on unaddressed for as long as claimed, that is unacceptable and the state police department needs to be held accountable once and for all. Thanks to a social justice movement sparked by several high profile police brutality incidents, the spotlight is on troubles with policing, and that scrutiny should include problems within departments as well. The Black Caucus should also consider whether an audit of the police department is appropriate. Even better, the General Assembly could launch an investigation, much like they did over the hefty severance received by the former head of the Maryland Environmental Service, an independent state agency. If the state police has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, they should welcome any kind of investigation.
Col. Jones vehemently said he is ready to give lawmakers any information they need, and pointed out that over the past five years, the Maryland State Police has spent $500,000 on a marketing campaign specifically focused on African Americans and other minorities that included partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as suggested by the Legislative Black Caucus. Of the 467 troopers hired in the past five years, 33% were minorities and 14% African Americans, a spokesman for the department said. For the first time in the department's history, every command level responsible for the promotional process is a minority.
The question still remains, however, how officers are treated within the department. Enough are saying not fairly, and that is something that needs to be addressed.
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We've reached the end of the work week again: it's Friday, August 10, 2018, National S'Mores Day: a homemade comestible produced only, I believe in the U.S. and perhaps Canada. Go to the link if you want to see it. And believe me, if somebody gave me one or three now, I'd scarf them down. It's also International Biodiesel Day, celebrating Rudolf Diesel's first such engine started up on August 10, 1893, and running on peanut oil.
In other news, we still have two ducks: Honey and her timorous daughter Phoebe. The good news is that the two have sort of reconciled and are foraging together, with Honey only occasionally pecking a bit at Phoebe at feeding time. Both are well fed, and Honey's flight feathers are growing fast. Wings crossed that they'll both leave in good condition, but not too soon. . .
Finally, reader Paul informs me that Steve Pinker will be on Bill Maher's show tonight. I don't get cable, but I'll post any clips that appear on YouTube.
On this day in 1519, the five ships under command of Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Seville to circumnavigate the Earth. Magellan was killed in the Philippines, but one ship made it back, arriving in Spain on September 6, 1522—more than three years after departure. About 270 sailors had set out; of these, 232 died. A penguin was named after Magellan.
On this day in 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa sank in Stockholm harbor, only 20 minutes into her maiden voyage. The ship was raised in good condition in 1961, and, after restoration, is now on display in Stockholm. It's an amazing sight; go see it if you're in that lovely city. Here's a view of the bow from Wikipedia.
On August 10, 1675, construction began on the Royal Greenwich Observatory near London. And in 1793, the Musée du Louvre was officially opened in Paris. On this day in 1948, the television show Candid Camera made its television debut. Does anybody remember it—and its creepy host Allen Funt? On August 10, 1969, one day after the Manson gang murdered Sharon Tate and four others in Los Angeles, they killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. More crime news: on this day in 1977, the 24 year old David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") was arrested for a series of 8 murders in the New York City area over one year.
Notables born on this day include Henri "Chocolate" Nestlé (1814), Herbert Hoover (1874), Nobel Laureate Arne Tiselius (1902), another laureate, Wolfgang Paul (1913, not "Pauli"), Jimmy Dean (1928), Eddie Fisher (1928) and Rosanna Arquette (1959). Those who died on this day include Rin Tin Tin (1932; d*g), and Isaac Hayes (2008).
This is just a nice absurdity. Sometimes you are looking around and you have a feeling that something is missing: a fork on the table, a chair which normally is in the room, etc. But you can't really place what it is you are missing. Now, Hili is outside and she says that she has this feeling. Instead of trying to guess what it is she is missing, practical Hili says that she will know it when it comes and she sees it.
Hili: Something is missing here.
Hili: I don't know, but I will let you know when it comes.
Hili: Nie wiem, zobaczę jak przyjdzie.
Bookstore cats are the best cats! (Be sure to watch the video.) Hongkees (the name some from Hong Kong call themselves) love their cats!
Another owl, also from Matthew But as you may know, owls have long been Honorary Cats™ on this site.
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I didn't even go there – I went through yesterday thinking it was the 10th.
They called a penguin Ferdianand?
John Lennon saw a beetle walking across the floor and said, "Hey little beetle, we named a famous band after you". The beetle looked up and said, "You called your band Eric?".
When they raised Wasa in 1961, they found a miniature statue of Paavo Nurmi inside. It was slightly baffling, as the runner was born about 269 years after the boat sank.
Apparently some Finnish students had dived in the night before and placed the statue.
There is allegedly a sticker from a Bristol caving club on an interior surface of the Huygens lander on Titan. Personally, I'd blame the Mendip Beer Monster myself.
Motive (people don't get nicknames like the Mendip Beer Monster without good reason ; Mendip does not have a Beer Monster shortage – it's the cider) ; method – many a "discovery" underground has been spoiled by the discovery of a discretely-placed "Bristol Exploration Club" marker, which translates to "we found this first, and we're still exploring, so go find your own cave" ; and opportunity (there are BEC members working in aerospace). Plus, it's exactly the sort of idea he'd come up with, in between rounds of sofa rugby.
… one ship [of five] made it back … more than three years after departure. About 270 sailors had set out; of these, 232 died.
And almost nobody knows the names of anybody on board that one ship even though it was the first one to circumnavigate the globe.
Their fault for no havin' a weblog.
Remember the show Candid Camera and the strange guy Allen Funt, but did not know it was that old. It was a gag show with a hidden camera. Early days experimenting with television I think.
Candid Camera — "Punked" avant la lettre.
It is interesting that the circumnavigation of the Earth by some of the Magellan crew happened by accident; it was not planned. The goal of the expedition was to reach the Moluccas (economically important because of the cloves) and re-cross the Pacific to return to Spain, thus avoiding traveling through territories claimed by Portugal (Charles I/V did not want to have problems with the king of Portugal, I think they were brothers in law or similar). After several misadventures, the remaining members of the expedition were imprisoned by the Portuguese somewhere in the Indonesian archipelago and when released they went back to Spain by the shortest way, thus completing a never intended circumnavigation.
"It's French, but it hasn't surrendered yet," is what an Englishman lookin' for some McVitie's payback might say.
When I was in college, I used to bowl regularly at an alley in Yonkers, New York. It had a ball cleaning machine. One day I saw that standing next to the machine was a wooden booth with the side facing the machine having a small glass window. Also, the area surrounding the machine was suddenly brightly lit. I suspected at the time that this was a Candid Camera stunt. It turned out that when a ball was put in the machine for washing, it came out broken. I don't remember how they switched the good ball for the broken one. The idea was to film the reaction of the ball owner. Back in those days, TV wasn't all that sophisticated.
It wasn't called the Royal Greenwich Observatory whilst it was at Greenwich. It was the Royal Observatory.
Only when it moved to Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex in the late 1940s was it renamed the Royal Greenwich Observatory, as a reminder of its long history at Greenwich. It moved to Cambridge in 1990 and retained the RGO name, but it ceased to exist on 31 October 1998 when it was closed by the British government.
The site at Greenwich is a museum and is called the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
You'll excuse me if I stress the point, but I was a member of staff at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in its final years in Cambridge, and I was there on the morning of its last day as an active research observatory, when the Director lowered the Union Flag for the final time.
It must have been a very poignant moment when the flag was lowered.
A sad end to 323 years of our national observatory.
Why did the government close it?
Juan Sebastian Elcano finished the voyage. The motto over the globe on his coat of arms was Primus circumdedisti me ("You went around me first"). He gave his name to a Spanish gunboat, which was captured at Manila, and taken into service as the USS Elcano. She served with the Yangtze Patrol until 1928.
And yes, the joke's on me. Many of those artists are greatly admired by the French.
McVities is a British company. It's possible that the slogan is a piece of the self deprecating wit that we Bits used to be famous for.
Bits and peaces, how the mighty has Brexit!
Or maybe those cats at Cahiers du Cinéma were just pullin' our legs when they said Jerry Lewis was better than Chaplin and Keaton and Harold Lloyd.
In Stockholm, I always chose McVitie's digestiv cookies were the clear winner over local brands, as the occasional taste comparison would tell.
And Happy Birthday Herbert Hoover!
And if someone actually asks you what your t-shirt means, I don't think you'd be able to explain it without the lengthy explanation you gave. I guess you could just say: "evolution joke", and leave them puzzled…even if the person knew a lot about evolution!
"Smile, you're on Candid Camera!" Yes, I remember it. That was Funt's "cap" line, hollered just before the victim is about to freak out. Funt comes out of hiding, revealing the hoax, much to the relief of the poor subject as Funt outlines the sordid details. Off camera, the victims all sign releases and much later get to watch themselves on TV. Presumably, they're paid well for making fools of themselves on the "hidden" camera.
Well, folks, it was the "sixties". TV was still a novelty and people would watch anything. I view Candid Camera as the forerunner of all the stupid "competition" shows on TV today: anything from singing to acrobatics. Funt was the father of it all.


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Q: SwiftUI: Double click on white space in a list row in macOS? I'm trying to get the entirety of a row to be double clickable.
Here is my code:
import SwiftUI

let colourArray = ["red","blue","green"]
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{
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The trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and the drummer Mika Kallio have gained wider recognition in Europe through intensive touring and with the release of the album "Animal Image" (Edition Records) in 2018. The Finnish duo will perform their first concerts in France in May 2019, at the Europa Jazz festival in Le Mans, the Jazzdor Season in Strasbourg and the Finnish Institute in Paris.
Animal Image (2017) is an experimental film project by Perttu Saksa. In Saksa's 30-minute documentary the music is a wordless language between man and animal, an instinctive stream of sound weaving a web around the visual images. The film portrays the nature writer and photographer Heikki Willamo as he embarks on his journey towards attempting to capture the essence of an animal in an image. The images come alive with improvised music performed by Verneri Pohjola and Mika Kallio. The Animal Image album, full of Pohjola's and Kallio's captivating music, came out on the British label Edition Records in February 2018.
The Finnish duo's long companionship and telepathic interplay got a boost their intensive touring in Finland and Europe in 2018, which proved that their music has a strong identity of its own. They will perform their first Animal Image concerts in France in May 2019 starting with a presentation at the famous Europa Jazz Festival in Le Mans on May 9th. They continue on May 10th with a concert in Strasbourg as part of the Jazzdor Season. They will end their French visit in Paris with a concert at the Finnish Institute.


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HP Upgrades Cloud Automation Software
Hewlett-Packard Co. last week released Cloud Services Automation 2.0, an upgraded version of its toolset aimed at simplifying the transformation of premises-based apps to those that can run in the cloud.
CSA 2.0 not only accelerates the deployment of cloud infrastructure but it expedites the deployment and configuration of the applications, said Paul Muller, VP of strategic marketing for HP Software products.
"Most applications take a considerable amount of manual time and effort to tune and configure," Muller said. "Even if the imaging of that application is being automated, it's often the configuration and tuning of that application to get it ready for production workloads that is the last mile required to make an application run in an optimal fashion in a cloud environment. That's exactly what we've done with Cloud Service Automation 2.0, is package up everything from infrastructure through platform through application deployment."
One of the key capabilities in CSA 2.0 is over 4,000 new or updated workflows and best practices for the deployment of infrastructure and applications and middleware, or Platform as a Service (PaaS), according to Muller. Enabling that capability was the acquisition of Stratavia back in August.
Stratavia offers deployment, configuration and management software for databases, middleware and packaged apps. HP now calls that technology Database Middleware Automation, or DMA.
CSA 2.0 also includes service request catalog capability aimed at minimizing the need to utilize multiple service providers' portals, providing a more simplified consumer-like interface for selecting and requesting services.
"Once the service is requested, the deployment is seamlessly automated behind the scenes," Muller said. CSA 2.0 employs new intelligent resource management and policy enforcement that can address the need for highly available infrastructure, least expensive service or infrastructure that's pinned to a specific geography.
Pricing for the software starts at $35,000.


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Contai Town Rakhal Chandra Vidyapith,  is a higher secondary school located in the sub-divisional town of Contai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India..

The school follows the course curricula of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) for Standard 10th and 12th Board examinations respectively.

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New hybrid CDI program blends off and on-site CDI operations.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a world-renowned healthcare provider and insurer based in Pittsburgh, Penn. that has 80,000 employees in the state. UPMC operates more than 30 academic, community, and specialty hospitals and more than 600 doctors' offices in outpatient sites, and it employs more than 4,600 physicians, offering an array of rehabilitation, retirement, and long-term care facilities. It is ranked 14th in the United States in 14 adult specialties in the U.S. News & World Report's best hospitals honor roll.
Because UPMC is such a large organization that spans multiple hospitals and is comprised of different types of providers, including physicians, fellows, residents, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, we saw value in using technology to help enhance our coding and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program. UPMC helped co-develop the computer-assisted coding (CAC) and CDI programs with Optum 360, and in late 2013, we launched. In 2014 and 2015, we focused on two primary objectives: working with and refining the CAC/CDI system and ICD-10 preparation.
After the implementation of ICD-10, in early 2016 we reassessed the operations of our coding and CDI program, and after close to a year of analysis, discussions, and meetings, we developed a central steering committee to guide strategy for the program. The steering committee is comprised of representatives from physician leadership, finance, coding, CDI, compliance, quality, IT, and health information management (HIM). In our opinion, it is essential to have key stakeholders involved in decisions that will affect revenue, quality, coder performance, CDI, and physician workflow.
We identified several areas of opportunities, which included concurrent reviews with subsequent reviews, staff expansion, engagement of medical staff, ongoing education, and improving electronic medical record (EMR) function to capture documentation while improving provider workflow.
As we explored options for program enhancement, we examined industry standards for CDI. Hospitals either had a traditional on-site CDI program, with CDI specialists interacting directly with providers, or they used a remote CDI program using technology. Each of these programs has pros and cons. For computer-assisted CDI programs, through which you may gain efficiency, greater chart coverage, and enhanced revenue, you lose the personal touch and face-to-face feedback. There is also an increased risk of providers not understanding the rationale for a query, not understanding the documentation, or a lack of documentation that is driving the reason for the query. For traditional programs that have an on-site CDI specialist, there is the benefit of one-on-one discussions with providers on documentation, but it may not be as efficient. With the advent of the EMR, many providers no longer document on the floor, which increases the potential for missed opportunities for education and feedback.
Prior to this initiative, our program was comprised of 14 CDI specialists. We mainly did retrospective reviews, and our medical director was responsible for peer-to-peer discussion, feedback, and education for the entire system. After considering multiple options, we decided to proceed with a hybrid program that focused mainly on remote CDI specialists sending electronic queries while having CDI specialist liaisons augment their work on site. In 2017, we expanded our CDI program by hiring more "remote" CDI specialists, introducing two on-site CDI liaisons, and engaging physician leadership at several hospitals to act as physician champions. The process of hiring, training, and establishing a structure took us through most of 2017.
As we know, most providers are not aware of many of the rules that govern documentation. At times, queries are confusing for them. Because of this, we saw value in having an on-site team to assist with real-time issues and education. We now have several physicians who act as CDI physician champions who work closely with the medical director. Our two CDI liaisons work one-on-one with all providers on education, reviewing queries, and providing documentation tips. For most groups with whom they have worked, we have noted an increase in their complications and comorbidities (CCs) and major CCs (MCCs) capture rates. We have also noted that query volume for some providers has decreased while CC/MCC capture rate and severity of illness (SOI) scores have improved.
We have weekly meetings with our on-site liaisons and off-site CDI specialists. In those meetings, we identify documentation patterns of certain providers and try to address them. We work as a close-knit team and have excellent communication among our group. Any issues with providers that cannot be resolved by our CDI liaisons are rolled up to the physician champions and medical director to address. Most providers have been quite receptive to this initiative. Their goal is to document well so they do not have to deal with queries.
We have also developed internal analytics that review CC/MCC capture rate, SOI, risk of mortality (ROM), length of stay (LOS), and case mix index (CMI) data for physicians and service lines. We use this data to help drive educational initiatives for our providers.
We also formed a physician documentation improvement committee that is comprised of compliance, physician leadership, CDI, coding, quality, physician assistant leadership, resident physicians, and IT. The purpose of this group is to develop IT solutions to improve provider documentation efficiency while considering significant documentation issues that can affect coding and quality metrics.
Our program blends specialties and enhances strengths while filling in the performance gaps that each unique program has. It is important to capture the medical complexity of patients our providers treat, and this program is achieving that goal.
PROGRAM NOTE: Listen to Dr. Cortazzo report on the UPMC hybrid CDI program today on Talk Ten Tuesdays 10-10:30 a.m. ET.
Megan Cortazzo, MD is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She serves as the medical director of CDI and HIM for the UPMC System. She collaborates with multiple departments within the system to work on initiatives to improve documentation integrity.


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saliva slimes the pavement gray.
Flaunt, contended as the Headline Show.
beyond her which she's not to know.
She almost hears you clapping.
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Best-in-class Engine Horsepower: Kubota's high-powered engines provide 92 HP for performance that surpasses the competition.
New CRS Diesel Engine: The SVL90-2 features Kubota's renowned CRS (Common Rail System) diesel engines which deliver a powerful 92 HP. The CRS electronically controls the fuel injection timing and amount for high torque at a low rpm to improve work efficiency.
Electronic Travel Torque Management: Electronic Travel Torque Management System lets you work faster with more power. The ECU constantly monitors the load of the machine to optimally control hydraulic pump output according to the load, preventing engine stalls for smoother operation even under severe conditions.
Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF): The Diesel Particulate Filter meets the latest Interim Tier 4 diesel emissions regulation by collecting particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas for cleaner exhaust emissions.
Long Reach for Maximum Lifting and Dumping, High Bucket Hinge Pin Height: Kubota's unique vertical lift is designed to deliver an exceptionally long reach of 40.7 inches. In addition, the tip of the arm is optimally shaped for a tall hinge pin height of 128.6 inches for easy dumping into trucks.
Standard Self-leveling Function: This feature helps keep the bucket or pallet forks in a horizontal position without the need to manually adjust the angle during lifting.
Standard Two-speed Travel: Shift from low gear at 5.0 mph to high gear at 7.3 mph to get the job done faster.
Pilot Valve with Shuttle Piston: This ensures consistent oil flow which improves directional stability.
High-flow Hydraulics (Optional): This option increases the hydraulic capacity for attachments requiring a higher flow. Both 1/2" and 3/4" couplers are part of this optional package.
Higher Ground Clearance: A high ground clearance of 11.8 inches lets you travel over large obstacles with ease.
Strong Traction Force: Kubota's original track lug design gives you more grip and a stronger traction force of 12178 lbs.
Wider Cab Entrance: A wider entrance makes it easier to get in and out.
Easy-clean Floor Mat and Drain Outlet: The soft rubber floor mat is easy to remove and clean. And with the built-in drain outlet, the mat can be washed in the cab.
Hand and Foot Throttle: The hand and foot throttle allows you to match the engine speed to the task. The hand throttle is ideal for jobs requiring constant engine speed such as cold planing, trenching or snow blowing. The foot throttle lets the operator vary engine speed for other applications.
Pressurized Cab (Optional): The cab is pressurized to keep dust, flying debris, and insects away to enhance comfort on the job. Furthermore, noise is kept down to let you work for long hours with minimal fatigue.
Optimized Air Conditioning: The climate control system offers outstanding cooling and heating performance with optimized airflow for a high level of comfort all year round.
Enhanced Defrosting and Demisting Functions: Ample airflow prevents the windows from fogging up or freezing during the cold months of the year.
Easy-open Sliding Windows: The sliding front door and double-sliding side windows can be opened regardless of the position of the front attachment, allowing you to get in or out safely even during emergencies.
Tilt-up Cab: The cab can be tilted 72° without having to lift the arm, allowing easy access to the hydraulic pumps, valves, lines and hydraulic tank.
Routine Checks: Simply open the rear bonnet to access all components for daily routine inspections.
Slide-and-tilt Radiator and Oil Cooler: The radiator can be tilted for easy cleaning.
Large Space for Tool Box: The SVL90-2 offer a convenient and large tool box for storing a grease gun and other necessities.
Welded, Integrated Mainframe and Undercarriage: The undercarriage forms an integral part of the main frame for maximum durability.
Kubota Original Rubber Tracks: Kubota's original rubber tracks offer outstanding durability and long-life performance. Furthermore, Kubota's original lug pattern prevents soil from accumulating and improves traction force.
Triple Flange Lower Track Rollers: A highly reliable triple flange design not only minimizes the risk of detracking, but improves stability as well.


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require 'request_store'

require 'active_spy/station'
require 'active_spy/agent'
require 'active_spy/handler'

module ActiveSpy
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    app_name: 'ActiveSpy',
    app_env: 'development',
    fake_clients: false,
    aws: {}
  }

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    def options
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    end
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Assistant Program Director
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Tulane University Assistant Program Directors earn $20,000 annually, or $10 per hour, which is 75% lower than the national average for all Assistant Program Directors at $44,000 annually and 107% lower than the national salary average for all working Americans. The highest paid Assistant Program Directors work for CBS Radio at $71,000 annually and the lowest paid Assistant Program Directors work for La Petite Academy at $28,000 annually.
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A prized 23-year-old right-hander who cranks his fastball up to 98 mph was pulled from a game because of injury Friday night, causing consternation for a Los Angeles-area team and its fans.
The Dodgers, unlike the Angels, can exhale.
While Shohei Ohtani suffered an elbow ligament injury that could sideline the two-way star for months, Dodgers rookie Walker Buehler left a 7-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves after 51/3 innings because of rib soreness.
The injury took some shine off a win in which the Dodgers hit a season-high five homers — two by Yasmani Grandal and one by Cody Bellinger, who has homered in four straight games — and pushed the Dodgers (32-31) over .500 for the first time since April 23, when they were 11-10.
Buehler, who was hit in the ribs by a line drive on May 21 against Colorado, underwent X-rays and was not available after the game, but the injury does not appear serious enough to sideline him for an extended period.
Buehler, 23, has teamed with Ross Stripling to fortify an injury-ravaged rotation that has four starters on the disabled list, going 4-1 with a 2.74 ERA in nine starts, striking out 54 and walking 11 in 51 1/3 innings.
He was dominant through four innings Friday, mixing his electric fastball with his slider and curve to retire 12 straight batters to open the game before being nicked for a run in the fifth.
Buehler struck out Johan Camargo to open the sixth, but Roberts noticed his last two fastballs had dipped to 92 mph. He and athletic trainer Nate Lucero visited the mound. Buehler headed for the dugout.
"The first five innings he was 96-98 mph, the stuff was really good, and in the sixth, he kind of hit a wall," Roberts said.
The Dodgers have used the disabled list 16 times, with 11 of those moves involving pitchers.
The Dodgers went 5-1 on a road trip on which their starters got 45 outs and their bullpen got 114 outs, 49 in the final two games in Pittsburgh (Caleb Ferguson lasted 12/3 innings Wednesday and Dennis Santana was scratched Thursday because of injury ).
Santana, one of the team's top pitching prospects, walked into the clubhouse Friday with his right arm in a sling and was placed on the DL because of a rotator-cuff strain. The severity of the injury is not known.
Having used nine relievers in Thursday's 8-7 win, the Dodgers made a call to arms Friday, promoting ambidextrous reliever Pat Venditte and left-hander Adam Liberatore from triple A.
Both pitched, with mixed results. Venditte gave up back-to-back doubles to Dansby Swanson and Freddie Freeman for a run in the sixth, then walked Kurt Suzuki and gave up a single to Ender Inciarte to open the seventh.
Liberatore came on to face Charlie Culberson, who hit a hard grounder that was turned into superb double play. Liberatore struck out Peter Bourjos to end the seventh. He gave up a homer to Camargo to open the eighth but retired the next three batters. Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth to close the Dodgers' 16th win in 21 games since May 17.
The Dodgers roughed up Atlanta starter Brandon McCarthy for four runs and five hits in 42/3 innings, Yasiel Puig hitting an RBI single in the first, and Grandal hitting a 429-foot homer to center in the second and a 423-foot shot to center in the fourth for a 3-0 lead.
The Braves pulled to within 3-1 in the fifth on a Nick Markakis single and Kurt Suzuki RBI double.
Joc Pederson hit a solo homer to right, his sixth homer in six games, in the sixth, and Max Muncy followed with a homer to right, his 10th, off reliever Sam Freeman for a 5-1 lead. Muncy added an RBI double in the seventh and Bellinger hit his 12th homer in the eighth. Puig was picked off first after his first-inning hit and removed for a pinch-hitter in the sixth.


WASHINGTON — Democrats are projected to win back control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with voters sending a message that they want a check on Donald Trump's presidency.
The dynamics in Washington will change considerably with the blue tide, as Democrats will have subpoena power. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is poised to become chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which has been investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Republicans have plenty of reason to celebrate, though. They will retain control of the Senate and are likely to gain seats, and also won governorships in Florida and Ohio.
The Democratic victory also means the potential return of Nancy Pelosi to the speakership, a post she held until the party lost a majority in 2010.
"Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America," Pelosi said at a victory event in Washington, adding that the election was about restoring "checks and balances" to government.
Pelosi's return to the speakership is likely but not assured, as some of the House candidates running in Trump-won districts tried to distance themselves from her leadership.
The expectation is that Democrats will bring a new level of oversight and investigation of the Trump administration, but many of the candidates ran on issues like healthcare and immigration.
This is a good development because the United States is built exactly on this principle of checks and balances and separation of powers.
Whenever power converges to the control by one party, abuse and neglect of voters creep in.
But the democrats should watch it this time, because if they continue as they did in the past, the control won't last long. In the past it was as if the Democratic party was walking on eggshells and even distanced themselves from the values that made them Democrats, thereby alienating their own voters.
I mean why would a democrat voter go to vote when the difference between the two parties isn't clear?
Democrats should remain Democrats, while Republicans should remain themselves too. Let the voters decide which party they want to vote for in each election cycle, depending on the prevailing political and economic circumstances of the country.
Meanwhile I think that the Democrats need to change Nancy Pelosi and bring in a leader who is more politically astute, and hopefully younger. It may not happen though.


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"The question to ask about the accounting profession's future isn't whether technologies like AI will replace accountants. Instead, it's important to think about how accountants can use AI to be more effective."
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Specialized is on a roll producing some really good bikes and products at the moment, as reflected in our recent Bike of the Year Awards where the stunning Venge scooped Superbike of the Year. That's a pricey bike though, so here's one that's much more affordable: the £2,350 Tarmac Disc Sport. It's the cheapest Tarmac with disc brakes – watch the video above for a full run through of all the key details.
The latest Tarmac SL6 is one of the most improved race bikes launched in recent years. I was blown away by how good the range-topping S-Works model was, but it's a huge sum of money so this new Tarmac Disc Sport looks to offer all the same key features but at a fraction of the price. You get a very smart carbon frame and fork with internal cable routing and a sensible external threaded bottom bracket, and 12mm thru-axles and flat mount brakes. It's equipped with a Shimano 105 groupset providing mechanical gear changes and hydraulic disc brakes.
Will it be any good? Stay tuned for a full review very soon.


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In its most extreme form materialism is the belief that all of reality consists solely of matter. It denies the existence of spirits, souls, and gods, and it insists that all activities of mind and emotion are based on physical properties. Some schools of materialism allow for the existence of gods, souls, and spirits; but they insist that these, too, are fundamentally composed of matter. Throughout its long history, materialism has been closely associated with, and supported by, investigations into the physical sciences. These sciences have long been based only on studies of matter, of physical bodies and their properties. Because of its emphasis on matter alone, materialism has often been considered antireligious.
Materialism originated in ancient Greek philosophy during the 6th century bc, but it found its best exponents in Leucippus and Democritus in the 5th century. These men insisted that the universe consists of matter and empty space. All matter is made of atoms, which are limitless in number. The differences apparent in various objects were explained as variations in the size and shape of atoms and by the different ways they combine.
The atomic theory of Democritus and Leucippus was completely denied by the major Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. It was temporarily revived by the Roman philosopher Lucretius (1st century bc), who explained the atomic structure of the world in his book 'On the Nature of Things'.
The growth of Christianity as Europe's dominant religion sidetracked materialism for several centuries. Denial of spirit as the basic reality was condemned by the church. In the 17th century, however, materialism was revived by the scientist Pierre Gassendi and the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes was the more completely materialist of the two. Even space, according to him, consists of a matter called ether, which can be neither seen nor touched.
During the 18th century the materialist emphasis was on human nature. It was insisted that mind and soul are dependent entirely upon the physical properties of matter for their functioning. The most significant of the materialist writers was the French philosopher Paul H.D. d'Holbach, whose 'System of Nature' (1770) asserts that all reality depends on the movement and distribution of matter.
From the late 18th century through the early decades of the 20th, materialism gained support from advances made in chemistry, physics, and mechanics. The discovery of molecules led to the revival of atomic theory. The publication of Charles Darwin's works on evolution demonstrated the possibility that living things can be accounted for on a material basis without any need to refer to Creation or supernatural purposes. The invention of the computer later in the 20th century suggested to materialists that mind itself can be explained purely in terms of matter and of electrical connections within the brain tissue. It is also possible, however, that studies in atomic particles and theories of the convertibility of matter into energy may undercut materialist philosophy.


سخت افزارهای امنیتی یكپارچه فورتی گیت محصولاتی قوی و كارامد هستند که برای انواع شبکه های کامپیوتری و اپراتورهای موبایل طراحی و ساخته شده اند. در شبكه های بزرگ كه ترافیك Internet و شبکه ی Core بالایی دارند، استفاده از تجهیزات قابل اعتماد بسیار حائز اهمیت خواهد بود.
در کنار قابل اعتماد بودن تجهیزات امنیتی از هر حیث، کارا بودن سرویس های بروزرسانی آن تجهیز نیز بسیار مورد توجه مدیران شبکه ها قرار خواهد داشت. فورتی گیت با دریافت Online فایل های Update برای ماژول های مختلف خود مانند: IPS, Antivirus, Antispam, Webfiltering و سرویس IP Republicain نگرانی شما در در قبال بروز نبودن و عدم دریافت Signature های جدید انواع حملات، ویروس ها و دیگر تهدیدات بر طرف می نماید.
FortiGate با امكاناتی بی نظیر، شما را در راهبری هرچه بهتر شبكه ی خود یاری می دهد. این امکانات به طور بسیار ساده و قابل دسترس در GUI قابل استفاده می باشد.
لازم به ذکر است تعدادی از دستورات خاص و تخصصی تر تنها در CLI قابل دسترسی هستند. که البته تمامی امکانات GUI نیز در CLI وجود خواهند داشت.
The FortiGate 7000E Series expands Fortinet's high-end offerings with the new FortiGate 7040E enterprise firewall. Available in six different configurations to meet customer needs, the 7040E offers simplicity and flexibility of deployment, with ultra-high NGFW performance and effortless scale to secure vast amounts of mobile and cloud traffic.
Experience groundbreaking throughput and proven resilience in even the most demanding carrier and enterprise data-center environments.
The FortiGate 5000 series integrates modular carrier-class hardware components with advanced FortiASIC acceleration and consolidated network security from the FortiOS Operating System to deliver up to 1 Tbps throughput.
The FortiGate 3000 series gives you the highest performance on the market in a compact appliance form factor with up to 300+ Gbps throughput and ultra-low latency. FortiGate 3000 models are the only non-chassis security appliances on the market to support 40 GE and 100 GE connectivity—providing maximum scalability.
The FortiGate 1000 series delivers high throughput up to 80 Gbps and ultra-low latency.
It has high-speed interfaces up to 10 GE with high port density, providing maximum flexibility and scalability.
The FortiGate 2000 series of enterprise firewalls features our latest FortiASIC innovation and delivers uncompromised security and performance up to 152 Gbps. FortiGate 2000 series is designed for the enterprise looking to protect the edge and internal segments with superior SSL inspection and NGFW performance.
FortiGate 900 - 600 series appliances deliver up to 52 Gbps of firewall throughput plus multiple integrated 10 GE ports. This combination delivers an ideal solution as an internal segmentation firewall, as well as a perimeter NG firewall. It provides superior security and multi-gigabit speeds to protect specific parts of the internal network, plus the network edge.
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American Diary is an inward and highly symbolic pathy that captures a definite moment of life: the time to get back in the game and start doing it instead of talking.
Doing is leaving, not running away. And so travel is just the best symbol to represent a precise moment, the moment of inner tumult between the comfort zone and an unknown future. A period of euphoria and troubles, failures and victories, of endurance, difficulty, and wandering. Doing is to leave home, your city, your affections, your job , but is also the obsessive search for those bricks to rebuild what you have left behind, in a new perspective, a tedious quest keeping the balance, and rebuild - or rather continue - a life .
Marigram is a dance and video exploration of the tidal structure of mass protests: approaching, flooding, receding. Inspired by personal connections to the 1989 protest in Tiananmen Square and the 2011 protest in Tahrir Square, Annie Wang and Mohamed Yousry will present intimate vignettes of their private memories set against the backdrop of these historical events. The dances are accompanied by an original footage by Francesco Chiot.
When we talk about reality, what is naturally our mind is to define something in opposition, and in this case as opposed to what is imaginary or fictitious or what is distinguished from the dream, from the author.
[IR]REALE is a photographic project that blends the sphere of reality with that of irreality. It does it through a simple process, a click, a reflex, an IR lens that highlights what our eye normally does not see. Frames and subjects seen through a click: it's no dream, there is no fiction or construct, it's all exactly as we observe it. Every image is both real and unreal at the same time, real, because it is exactly the same to the photographer's eye, unreal because the perception of our eyes does not allow us to commonly observe the world in this dimension. "
Inside Out - L'Italia Sono Anch'io is a public collaborative art project that will relaunch, from Borsa Square in Trieste, the national campaign "L'Italia sono anch'io " advocating for the right of italian citizenship for minors born from foreign parents, and for social and political partecipation without origin or nationality discrimination.
Trieste's Municipality, together with Crema,Cagliari, Firenze, Milano, Palermo, Reggio Emilia, Sassari joins the Inside/Out project, featuring in the most prominent public spaces black and white portraits of citizens of every age and background, each with his own identity and history: a way to underline the importance of multicultural cities and the right for their inhabitants to be fully recognized citizens. The installation of the prints will happen at the same time in all the participant cities.
Inside/Out - L'Italia Sono Anch'io is the result of two important social and cultural projects: the art project "Inside/Out" by artist JR, international acclaimed street artist and 2011 TED Prize Winner, and the Italian campaign "L'Italia Sono Anch'io" started and promoted by Reggio Emilia's Major Graziano Del Rio. Inside/Out is based on the active participation of citizens that want to express their concern about a topic or issue, through photographic portraits that the artist then transforms into large format black and white posters that the citizens themselves, with the help of volunteers, will put on the walls of their cities.
The project Inside/Out - L'Italia Sono Anch'Io has been supervised by the Culture Office of Trieste Municipality, and coordinated by architect Elena Carlini and art curator and photographer Elisa Biagi, together with photographers Giuseppe Anello, Francesco Chiot, Escapista, Alessandro Ruzzier, and Eleonora Cavallo on casting.
A fundamental help for the photographic sessions has been given by the Public Libraries Service at the Quarantotti Gambini Library, by association Andandes at the San Michele Public Garden, by association Manifetso2020 at the province's office dedicated to the project Spazi Opportunita in via Roma.
Essential also the participation of all the citizens that posed for the portraits and spontaneously helped installing the photographs.
ABCM Agency in Milan, together with the group "Il Razzismo è una brutta storia " coordinate the nationwide effort.
Il viaggio, lo spostamento, la visione fugace sono temi che per Francesco Chiot sono radicati nell'infan- zia, nei viaggi di bambino con la famiglia, nella velocità dell'automobile. Visioni di chi può togliere lo sguardo da un punto di vista proiettato in avanti, per voltarsi e veder scorrere fotogrammi di realtà, per catturare istanti. "Io non salgo sul treno per guardare dal finestrino - la realtà-, ma salgo sul treno perché devo viaggiare". Chiot in questa serie "Foto dal finestrino" propone il punto di vista di un viaggiatore per necessità, lo sguardo fugace di un pendolare, di un uomo che gioco forza è costretto a misurarsi con la visione di un istante e non ha modo di fermarsi ad osservare. L'istante che lui si ostina a catturare su pellicola è un modo per catturare un qualcosa che lui stesso riesce a comprendere veramente solamente dopo, osservando la stampa.


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October 16, 2020 by Jeannie Ralston · Arts & Culture
Where Did Savannah Guthrie Get Her Chutzpa?
Trump met his match last night in NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie. Here we look at her steely performance and her history of badass-ery.
She wouldn't let him get away with rants and non-answers. She pressed on his spreading of wild conspiracy theories, his handling of COVID, and his lack of a disavowal of white supremacists. And she got him to talk about his finances.
Last night, Savannah Guthrie did what few other journalists have been able to do: Hold the president accountable and fact-check him in real time.
That's what we expect of journalists, but the kind of fast-thinking, don't-fall-for-obfuscation tenor of her exchanges with Trump hasn't really been seen since Ted Koppel left the air waves.
The town hall Guthrie moderated took the place of the scheduled presidential debate that Trump decided not to attend because it was to be virtual after his COVID diagnosis. Many commentators objected to NBC giving Trump this platform, but if anyone expected puff-ball treatment they were wrong.
When asked about a tweet that theorized, without any facts, that Osama Bin Laden was still alive and that Seal Team 6 had killed a body double, Trump said, "That was a retweet," insisted Mr Trump. "I'll put it out there. People can decide for themselves. I won't take a position."
"I don't get that, you're the president," Guthrie shot back. "You're not like someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever."
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Let's Hear It For Moxie
Guthrie questioning the president at the town hall.
Until last night, it's pretty certain that people underestimated Savannah Guthrie. She is, after all, the host of the Today Show, not a Sunday morning program where politicians are regularly grilled. On Today, she often shows photos of her two children and talks about mommy things with co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager. But being underestimated can be a true advantage, if someone knows how to play it, and Guthrie certainly did.
Trump is notoriously difficult to interview and keep in check. It's hard to counter wild untruths, contradictions, and faulty logic when they come barreling out of the mouth of the president of the United States. That's why so many journalists have failed at the task.
Trump did try to shut her down with a creepy and blatantly sexist, "So cute" response to one of her rebuttals, but she was undeterred.
For instance, Guthrie pressed him on his finances, which have been revealed in an in-depth investigation of his tax returns by the New York Times.
"Who do you owe $421 million to?" she asked.
Trump equivocated and claimed he owed "a very small amount of money" and was "underlevered".
Guthrie continued: "Are you confirming that, yes, you do owe some $400 million?"
"What I'm saying is that it's a tiny percentage of my net worth," Trump said.
"That sounds like yes," Guthrie responded.
Who is Savannah Guthrie?
After the town hall, I googled Savannah Guthrie and wasn't surprised to see that she was 48 years old. You have to have age and experience behind you to mount such a sustained line of questioning under pressure.
It helps too that Guthrie has a background as a litigator. Guthrie pursued a law degree at Georgetown University Law School while freelancing for a Washington D.C. TV station in the 2000s, and graduated magna cum laude. When she took the bar exam in Arizona, where she grew up, she had the top score of all 634 test takers. She went on to work for two years at the well-known law firm Akin Gump focusing on white collar criminal defense before returning to TV full-time.
She actually came to NBC as a legal analyst, and then moved up to the co-anchor role of the Today Show in 2012 with (eewww!) Matt Lauer (replacing Ann Curry, but we don't fault her for how that went down).
Though her Today Show duties mean she often does segments about cooking and the like, she has shown her capacity for another type of grilling before. For example, last year she interviewed Nikki Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, about Trump's controversial phone call with the president of Ukraine, which led to his impeachment.
"When you look at that situation it's hard to see where impeachment would qualify for that," said Haley. Guthrie interrupted, "Can I stop you right there because—with all due respect, to borrow a phrase—that doesn't seem like much of a defense of the president."
After that interview, Guthrie was criticized by Trump supporters as being unprofessional, just as she is being vilified right now for her approach with the president at the town hall.
"Questions, topics, tactics all reeking of nothing but pure political bias," said Fox New's Sean Hannity.
This is What Badass Looks Like
Megyn Kelly wasn't complimentary of Guthrie either. But remember Kelly had her own run-in with Trump when she served as a moderator for the Republican presidential debate in August 2015 and used to work at NBC until she spectacularly flamed out. Sour grapes much, Megyn?
"So far, this is not a town hall for voters, it is designed to appease the angry NBC employees/Dems who are pissed off Trump's on NBC at all," Kelly tweeted, referring to the uproar over NBC offering Trump the town hall after he declined to do a virtual debate with Biden.
But Guthrie has plenty of admirers. "Good for #SavannahGuthrie for holding his bone spurs to the fire," tweeted Bette Midler, an outspoken Trump critic.
In a Today Show segment earlier this year, Guthrie and her co-anchor Hoda Kotb shared the "most bad-ass thing they'd ever done." "In my career the most badass thing I've done was leave TV to go to law school," Guthrie said. "It was a big deal to detour completely off a path and just hope it works out. And then I quit my job again to go back to TV with no job offers and a ton of student debt. It was, well, crazy. But it worked out, so we can call it badass!"
After last night, we think Guthrie needs to revise her assessment. We can think of something far more badass!
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Sue Wilson says
She's an unprofessional sycophant of NBC/UNIVERSAL. Google her panned interrogation of a female sexual assault victim. Guthrie is a clown.
Actually felt that she was getting answers and holding him accountable in a very
Professional manner.
He did not derail her. I have been on the fence about him but as a tax payer with a family business, and three working kids, one In High school, (paying more taxes than him in her summer job at a christian camp) I can not support him any longer . The town hall format was THE BEST
and clearest venue on information . Savannah Guthrie , thank you for
Professionalism and preparedness. Also, love that his cute comment didn't derail you. What a pathetic
Comment from Trump.


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Pipeline Project K-12 Education for Sustainability Student Outreach Coordinators
The K-12 Education for Sustainability Student Outreach Coordinators will be based in the UW Pipeline Project office in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity. The Coordinators' primary project goals will be to diversity and increase the overall number of students and community partners engaged in K-12 environmental education and ensure continued and expanded opportunities for UW students to promote sustainability through K-12 outreach and education.
The total proposed cost of the Student Outreach Coordinators is $4,050. This includes funding for: 1) one hourly undergraduate student at $11 per hour for 10 hours/week during Winter 2013 (10 weeks) and 5 hours/week for Spring 2013 (10 weeks) and 2) one hourly graduate students at $15 per hour for 8 hours/week during Winter 2013 and Spring 2013 for a total of 20 weeks.
This project addresses the importance of raising the public's awareness and environmental ethic to achieve optimum environmental impact through inclusive, high quality K-12 environmental education efforts. By diversifying, strengthening and expanding K-12 environmental education opportunities, this project will develop the environmental ethic of both a diverse population of UW students and K-12 students.
Pipeline's Environmental Alternative Spring Break (EASB) program began in 2006 with 4 undergraduate students and one school partner, the Quileute Tribal School in La Push, WA. In 2009, a Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship recipient worked with Pipeline staff to add one additional school partner, Brewster Elementary in Brewster, WA, so 10 undergraduate students now participate in EASB annually. There is growing interest to develop more school partnerships since the program has to turn away many interested applicants each year since the demand exceeds the number of participant spots available. The EASB program has historically been heavily administered by Pipeline Project staff and could greatly benefit from a self-sustaining student-led model to increase the capacity of the Pipeline project to not only ensure the sustainability of this program for future students but also to spur innovation and expansion.
Metrics analyzed for over the last 6 years reveal that since 2006, the Pipeline Project's K-12 environmental and sustainability education service-learning seminars have enrolled 126 students who have served in 15 different K-12 schools or community organizations. Due to increased enrollment in this service-learning seminar, it will be important to cultivate new community partnerships with a K-12 environmental education focus. While no formal quantitative analysis has been administered concerning student demographics, observations and informal discussion demonstrate that Pipeline's environmental education initiatives largely attract white and more affluent student populations, a pattern that is reflective of the larger environmental movement in the United States.
If we do not receive funds from CSF through this grant, we will be able to sustain our current programming efforts and relationships with community partners, but we will not be able to create new partnerships, nor increase our outreach to students or develop new strategies to increase the diversity of UW students engaged in K-12 education for sustainability efforts. In addition, CSF funding will ensure the long term sustainability of the Environmental ASB program as attention will be given to document and develop the infrastructure for a self-sustaining student leadership program model.
The Pipeline Project's website can be found at http://expd.uw.edu/pipeline. The Pipeline Project is led by Director Christine Stickler and Associate Director Francesca Lo. Four returning Environmental Alternative Spring Break (EASB 2013) undergraduate participants – Mariah Doll, Jessie Huang, Laura Pfeifer, and Max Sugarman – are currently serving as Team Leaders for EASB 2013. Samanatha Dolan, a graduate student, is currently facilitating the Winter 2013 K-12 Education for Sustainability service-learning seminar.
Student Involvement:
Funding this project will allow us to focus energies towards expanding, strengthening and diversifying the Pipeline Project's K-12 education for sustainability programs by funding the salaries of two student staff positions. Specifically, CSF funding would support one undergraduate student to coordinator the 2013 Environmental Alternative Spring Break (EASB) program while laying the foundation for program expansion and developing a self-sustaining student leadership program model. Funding will also support one graduate student to instruct K-12 education for sustainability service-learning seminar during Winter 2013 and Spring 2013 and expand partnerships with K-12 classrooms and community organizations with an environmental education focus. A major area of focus for these two student positions will be to increase the diversity of UW students who participate in these K-12 education for sustainability experiences through developing new recruitment channels and rethinking the seminar curriculum to focus on multicultural environmental education.
By funding these two student staff positions, they will increase the diversity of and expand the number of UW students engaged in K-12 education for sustainability efforts. In the 2011-2012 academic year, 44 students engaged in K-12 environmental and sustainability education service opportunities. In the 2012-2013 academic year, we seek to involve 55 UW students, and in the 2013-2014 academic year, we week to involve 65 UW students. Students enrolled in Pipeline's Education for Sustainability seminar will participate in a variety of K-12 sustainability education activities with local K-12 classrooms and community organizations. They will complete 20-40 service hours over the course of the quarter, which equals roughly 3-5 hours of service per week. Their service hours will be spend meeting needs articulated by K-12 classroom teachers and community organizations, such as leading K-5 classroom field trips to the Burke Museum, facilitating hands-on activities with K-5 students in an urban school garden, leading activities to develop empathy and care for the natural world, and leading K-8 youth in a lunchroom waste reduction project. Students will link this work with academic concepts and research explored in the course seminar.
Students participating in the Environmental Alternative Spring Break program will spend the winter quarter designing an inquiry-based environmental science curriculum, which they will facilitate in K-8 classrooms in Washington State during spring break. Students will also develop their youth work skills and learn best practices in environmental and sustainability education by serving 3-5 hours/week (20-40 hours over the Winter quarter) in a Seattle-based K-12 classroom or community organization with an environmental education focus.
Funding from the Campus Sustainability Fund will therefore not just fund two student staff positions, but many small projects that will leave an impact both on the UW students involved and on the K-12 students and communities these students serve. These student-led K-12 education opportunities serve a critical role in cultivating an aware and engaged community that is knowledgeable about environmental issues, cares deeply about the state of our ecological systems, and have the skills and attitudes to impact personal and policy level changes that impact our earth.
Education & Outreach:
The Pipeline Project will publicize K-12 environmental and sustainability opportunities through a variety of strategic channels. We will continue our usual practice of advertising these opportunities through academic advisors and faculty in related departments, including the College of the Environment, College of Education, and Community and Environmental Planning. We will also continue to publicize these opportunities through making announcements in specific classes, through utilizing social media networking, and through Registered Student Organizations, including SEED, Earth Club and UW Farm. We will develop new marketing and recruitment strategies to reach and attract a more diverse student population.
Our specific outreach and education goals are as follows:
Goal 1. Improve campus outreach and recruitment efforts to attract a more diverse student population. Given the interdisciplinary nature of environmental sustainability issues, we aim to expand our recruitment efforts beyond the academic disciplines and RSOs with an explicit environmental focus (e.g. College of the Environment, Community and Environmental Planning, SEED, Earth Club). We aim to broaden our outreach to other UW departments including the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity, the Ethnic Cultural Center, MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement), in addition to a wide variety of registered student organizations.
Goal 2. Sustain and develop new partnerships with campus and community organizations and K-12 classrooms that focus on environmental and sustainability education. While the Pipeline Project has developed a robust set of partnerships with 15+campus and community organizations and K-12 classrooms, we recognize this is the tip of the iceberg in the K-12 environmental and sustainability education field. We plan to use Winter and Spring quarter to identify new campus and community organizations and K-12 classroom teachers with a strong interest in environmental and sustainability education who are interested in developing a partnership with the Pipeline Project that can be sustained by Pipeline staff in future years.
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Environmental Problem:
This project addresses the problem of finding a way to connect the University of Washington's commitment to sustainability to actual environmental impact through environmental education. We believe that for sustainability efforts to have a strong environmental impact, the public's awareness and environmental ethic need to be raised. We believe that education is a powerful mechanism to inspire one's interest and care for the environment. By engaging diverse UW students in K-12 environmental education opportunities, UW students are mitigating this problem by not only increasing their own awareness of environmental issues which will compel their individual action on these issues, but they are also making a strong environmental impact by cultivating an environmental awareness and ethic amongst K-12 students in the broader community. Thus, the outcome is a ripple effect of environmental education where UW students and K-12 students will influence their own friends, families and communities towards environmental sustainable behaviors. Moreover, by focusing our efforts on diversifying the population of who is involved and passionate about environmental education, we will broaden the impact of individual environmental actions. Qualitative data analysis of Pipeline's K-12 environmental education opportunities demonstrate that a large majority of students leave with either a new or renewed interest in pursuing a career in K-12 environmental and sustainability education or a commitment to incorporate environmental education in their future engagements, whether that be as a formal K-12 classroom teacher, a volunteer activity or in their respective careers.
Specifically, the environmental concepts, issues and practices that UW Pipeline Project students address with K-12 students include, but are not limited to, food waste and composting, food justice and urban gardening, conservation and protection of healthy local watersheds, and developing interest and empathy for local ecosystems. UW students engage K-12 students in these concepts and practices through direct outreach with K-12 school and organizational partnerships that have been specifically developed for their interest in and commitment to environmental sustainability through education.
To address the problem of the lack of diversity of those involved in sustainability initiatives, we will broaden our recruitment and marketing channels in addition to rethinking how we frame the environmental education field. We believe that a challenge faced by the broader environmental movement in the United States is that its message and constituency has been based on white, upper/middle class norms and perspectives (Taylor, 2009). For example, environmental justice issues that disproportionately affect low-income and communities of color have not historically been a focus of the traditional environmental movement. We aim to go beyond the traditional focus of environmental education as primarily ecological to include a social and political dimension in our curriculum. We hope to focus our curriculum on multicultural environmental education that emerges the environmental justice social movement with three education fields – environmental education, multicultural education and critical pedagogy (Running Grass, 1996). By doing so, we hope to broaden the notion of what the environment has traditionally been associated with (wilderness in the distance) to that of everywhere we work, live and play. Conceptually, this broadening of perspectives will engage the interests of a more diverse population of UW students, thus resulting in sustainability efforts that involve more diverse communities in the long run.
Explain how the impacts will be measured:
Impact will be directly measured by the number of UW students engaged in the Pipeline Project's K-12 environmental and sustainability initiatives, the number of K-12 students reached, the number of service hours students complete in their K-12 classrooms or community organizations, the number of school and community partnerships sustained and developed, and the changes in demographic data of students engaged in these initiatives. The Pipeline Project, in partnership with K-12 schools and community organizations, will endeavor to assess the change in attitude regarding environmental ethics and the change in understanding of environmental concepts and practices. In Pipeline's EASB program, we currently obtain feedback classroom teachers and administer a variety of assessments for comprehension with the K-12 students to improve our curriculum and delivery. We also collect reflection surveys from UW Pipeline Project students to gauge learning from their participation. We will continue to use these methods and to create new methods that will specifically address the impact and value of K-12 environmental and sustainability education.
Total amount requested from the CSF: $4,050
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Undergraduate staff position $11/hr for 8 hrs/wk for Winter 2013 1 1100
Undergraduate staff position $11/hr for 5 hrs/wk for Spring 2013 1 550
Graduate staff position ($15/hr for 8 hrs/wk for Winter and Spring 2013 1 2400
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We will be conducting a fundraising letter writing campaign to EASB participant contacts to raise $1,000 by March 2013.
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Coordinate EASB 2013, develop student-led model, focus on diversity efforts 2 Quarters Jun-13
Facilitate Education for Sustainability Pipeline seminar, build community partnerships, focus on diversity efforts 2 Quarters Jun-13
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