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NWEA and Khan Academy Launch MAP® Accelerator™ Following Successful Introduction of Pilot
New classroom tool uses MAP Growth scores to automatically generate a personalized learning plan for each student. Removes the manual work of differentiating instruction while keeping teachers and students at the center of learning.
"Partnering with two of the nation's best not-for-profits provides impactful tools for teachers to create customized instructional plans for our students." -- Jesus F. Jara, Clark County School District Superintendent
PORTLAND, Ore. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (PRWEB) November 04, 2019
Not-for-profit organizations NWEA and Khan Academy announced today the general availability launch of MAP® Accelerator™ — a powerful new classroom tool that integrates MAP Growth assessments and Khan Academy to empower teachers to easily and effectively differentiate instruction for students with diverse academic needs. The new tool, announced in June, is now available for schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
This fall, five school districts launched pilots of MAP Accelerator with 180,000 students. Feedback to date exceeds expectations. The districts are:
Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada
Glendale Unified School District in Glendale, California
Jefferson County School District in Louisville, Kentucky
Madera Unified School District in Madera, California
Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Watsonville, California
Developed jointly by NWEA and Khan Academy, MAP Accelerator removes the manual work of differentiating instruction and helps teachers quickly and easily personalize learning for each student. The tool imports MAP Growth scores to automatically generate personalized-learning pathways on Khan Academy. Teachers can then adjust suggested goals in the learning pathways or accept all goals with a single click.
"MAP Accelerator meets the individual needs of each student," said Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy. "Our goal is to encourage every student to own their education while allowing their teachers to adjust learning goals based on what they know about each student."
Clark County School District, the fifth-largest district in the nation, is piloting MAP Accelerator with more than 145,000 students and 3,600 teachers.
"Our partnership with NWEA and Khan Academy is a game changer for our students and teachers. Partnering with two of the nation's best not-for-profits provides impactful tools for teachers to create customized instructional plans for our students," said Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus F. Jara. "It provides teachers with information to leverage data on individual students' learning pathways and gives them the ability to adapt to particular instructional needs so our students can experience academic growth."
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is also implementing MAP Accelerator this fall with 4,000 students. The district has used Khan Academy as a student and teacher resource to support individualized learning for several years. Combining Khan Academy with NWEA's MAP Growth assessment allows Pajaro teachers to identify students who need extra help and inspire students who are ready to move ahead.
"Our participation in this pilot is aligned with our district's vision to support each student to excel academically through personalized instruction," said Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, Superintendent of Schools for Pajaro Valley Unified School District. "MAP Accelerator is an exciting opportunity to provide access to authentic personalized learning for every student."
MAP Accelerator for math is available for grades 3-8 in English and Spanish, with English-Language Arts support planned for the 2021-2022 school year. Content includes practice problems, real-time feedback, scaffolded help, instructional videos and articles. An intuitive teacher dashboard provides real-time data and reports to track student progress and analyze the impact of MAP Accelerator in the classroom. The easy-to-use tool is compatible with most popular operating systems, browsers, and devices—including iPads® and Chromebooks®.
"We are very excited to officially launch MAP Accelerator to classrooms across the country, furthering our commitment to provide teachers with innovative resources that support their efforts to help their students learn and grow," said Chris Minnich, CEO of NWEA. "We have been truly inspired by the initial feedback from our early adopters, who have embraced the new tool. We look forward to working in partnership with Khan Academy to expand MAP Accelerator to new subjects and grade levels."
MAP Growth provides a precise measurement of a student's academic performance and growth. As a computer-adaptive assessment, it adjusts to each student's responses to provide individual personalized results about what each student knows, and is ready to learn next— whether on, above, or below grade level. MAP Growth assessment is taken three times a year by 11 million students in grades K-12 for Math, English-Language Arts and Science.
Khan Academy's mastery learning system is a trusted online learning resource for teachers, providing access to high-quality, standards-aligned content, teacher tools and reports that help unlock student potential.
To learn more about MAP Accelerator, visit nwea.org/map-accelerator.
NWEA® is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor instruction. Educators in more than 10,000 schools, districts, and education agencies in 141 countries rely on our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™; and our new assessment solution that combines growth and proficiency measurement. Visit nwea.org to find out how NWEA can partner with you to help all kids learn.
About Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Our learning system is mastery based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that's just right for them before moving on to more challenging content. Khan Academy's platform is free for students and teachers and includes thousands of interactive exercises, videos and articles that cover a range of K–12 subjects. More than 18 million learners use Khan Academy every month in 190 countries and more than 40 languages. More than 200,000 educators use our free teacher tools. As a nonprofit, Khan Academy relies on donations from foundations, corporations and individuals around the world, as well as earned revenue. For more information, visit khanacademy.org, or join us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.


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Q: Determine all the prime ideals. I need to find all prime ideals of $\mathbb{Z}[x]/(x^2-3x+2)$.
This is what I know so far: Since $\mathbb{Z}$ is not a field, so $\mathbb{Z}[x]$ is not a PID, hence many useful tools cannot be used here. I also observe that $x^2-3x+2 = (x-2)(x-1)$. Since $(x-2)$ and $(x-1)$ are irreducible polynomial, so the ideals are maximal, hence these two ideals are co-maximal, so we are free to use the Chinese remainder theorem, i.e., $\mathbb{Z}[x]/(x^2-3x+2) \cong \mathbb{Z}[x]/(x-1) \times \mathbb{Z}[x]/(x-2)$.
What else do I need to do to get it done? Thanks in advance.

A: The prime ideals of $\mathbb{Z}[X]/(X-1)(X-3)$ are the images of the prime ideals of $\mathbb{Z}[X]$ containing $(X-1)(X-3)$ by the canonical projection.
By definition of a prime ideal, those either contain $(X-1)$ or $(X-3)$. Hence, they corespond to prime ideals of $\mathbb{Z}$ by one of the following isomorphisms :
$$\mathbb{Z}[X]/(X-1) \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$$
$$\mathbb{Z}[X]/(X-3) \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}$$
Hence the primes $(X-a,p)$ for $a=1,3$ and $p$ a prime number or $0$.

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Bloom Reports from the Anza-Borrego Desert: 2016-2017
Fig. 1. Wildflowers on the desert floor near the Vern Whitaker Horse Camp on 10 March 2017. Many places on the west side of Borrego Springs have similar displays.
Click on the picture for a larger version.
Fig. 2. The Henderson Canyon Road sunflower field on 10 March 2017.
Fig. 3. Left: Many hillsides surrounding Borrego Springs, and in the canyons, are covered with fields of flowers from Parish's poppy, Eschscholzia parishii. Photo is of the mountains just north of Henderson Canyon taken on 10 March 2017. Right: Many places in the Borrego Badlands, especially in the southern part and in Ocotillo Wells, are covered in places with heliotrope phacelia, Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua. Photo from a wash between Palo Verde Wash and Fault Wash from 6 March 2017.
Click on the pictures for larger versions.
See also Pictures shown here on prior dates.
See Background Information for Bloom Reports from the Anza-Borrego Desert for an introduction to this page, extensive general information (not specific to this year) about Annual Germination, Growth and Blooms, including what influences the duration and extent of the annual bloom.
Summary of Blooms in 2016-2017
It is a spectacular year in the Borrego Desert, as can be easily seen from the pictures above. For the first time since 2011, there are abundant blooms east of Borrego Springs, in the canyons north of S22 and in the Borrego Badlands south of S22. Nearly the entire desert floor in, west and north of Borrego Springs is filled with color. Even better, the numbers of Sahara mustard, Brassica tournefortii are still reduced from their bloom-killing numbers in the past, allowing the native plants to have a spectacular display at least for this year.
Two amazing flower displays occurred this year that none of us have ever witnessed:
There are hillsides and hillsides of fields of flowers from Parish's poppy, Eschscholzia parishii! We've seen those in the canyons west of Borrego Springs, on the south side of the normally-barren Coyote Mountain, and in Smoke Tree Canyon (distant photo with scale and close-up, both from 2 March 2017).
The southern part of the Borrego Badlands has fields of heliotrope phacelia, Phacelia crenulata var. ambigua. Most of the plants are small, and they don't cover the hills densely enough to turn them purple, but we've never seen so many plants growing on these barren hills before. The plants are mostly at the base of the mud hills, but some mud hills are covered with these plants. See wash between Palo Verde Wash and Fault Wash from 6 March 2017.
Peak bloom on the desert floor began at the end of February when desert dandelion, Malacothrix glabrata, and desert chicory, Rafinesquia neomexicana popped into full bloom between 25 February and 2 March. Hairy desert-sunflower, Geraea canescens, was in full bloom then in the Borrego Badlands, but it took another week for the display along Henderson Canyon Road to reach its peak.
For a very long time this winter, due to an extensive period of below-average temperatures, there were hardly any blooms at all on the desert floor. Finally, in early February, temperatures warmed enough for the plants to start thinking about blooming, and the number of species in bloom began to increase rapidly. The progress of this year's bloom is shown as the heavy black line in the plot of the number of species in bloom on each trip, with the previous eight years shown as separate colored lines.
The first bloomers were brown-eyed evening primrose, Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii, and spectacle-pod, Dithyrea californica, producing fields of white in mid-February.
Unfortunately, beginning on 9 March 2017, the high temperatures have been in the high 80s, with temps of 90 degrees predicted for the next week. Ordinarily, that would quickly put an end to the bloom. However, a good rain fell at the end of February, which may be sufficient to let the plants keep blooming through this heat at least for a while.
For a recommendation on where to go for the best blooms, your best bet is to go to the ABDSP Visitor Center, at the west end of Palm Canyon Drive, or to the Anza Borrego Desert Natural History Association store, near Christmas Circle in the center of town on Palm Canyon Drive, on the day of your visit and ask them. They get reports from lots of people about the best current spots, and can point you to good places that might be less crowded, taking into account the capabilities of your vehicle, current road conditions, and your time constraints. They also know what the weather is like on a given day, so you can avoid ending up in areas with blowing sand from 30 mph winds, or areas with no wind and 95 degree heat.
Comparison to the glorious 2005 bloom. Although this year's bloom is spectacular, the glorious 2005 bloom was more diverse, with more plants of more species, and the plants were much larger, producing many more flowers. In that season, germinating rain fell in October 2004, and good rain fell in every successive month, giving the plants time, warmth, and moisture to grow large before flowering in March 2005.
This year, germinating rain fell only in late December 2016, and the weather was unusually cold during the next two months, producing much smaller plants than in 2005. Fortunately, additional rainfall in January and February gave these plants the resources to produce a spectacular bloom even though the plants are typically significantly smaller than the plants in 2005, with two exceptions. First, a small number of plants in a small number of locations, mostly at higher elevation, germinated from rain in late September 2016, and were able to grow much larger than the typical plants seen in most places. Second, some plants in the sandy areas near Coyote Creek had enough moisture stored in the sand to grow as large as they did in 2005, despite the heat of March and April 2017.
Links to Other Webpages, etc. on Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Blooms
Anza-Borrego Wildflowers Guide by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, with daily wildflower updates.
Wildflower Updates from the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association, often with daily updates from Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, and other reporters.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park official site, with wildflower information on it. Click on the link near the top with the word Update, which might be updated weekly.
DesertUSA Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflower Reports
Anza-Borrego Foundation and Institute Wildflowers and their Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Wildflower Hotline: (760)767-4684. "Information on this recording is updated regularly."
Theodore Payne Wildflower Hotline (Reports begin the first Friday in March)
Bloom Reports from the Anza-Borrego Desert
Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers, by Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen, a pictorial guide to identify wildflowers.
Pictorial Gallery of Species in Bloom, organized by flower color
2015-2016 Blooms
2013-2014 Blooms (only has monsoonal plant list for 8/29/13)
Copyright © 2008-2017 by Tom Chester, Kate Harper, Fred Melgert and Carla Hoegen.
Commercial rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce any or all of this page for individual or non-profit institutional internal use as long as credit is given to us at this source:
http://tchester.org/bd/blooms/2017.html
Updated 12 March 2017 (typo corrected on 21 July 2017, along with a small addition about the size of the plants in 2017)

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly speak during a rally, Oct. 12, 2018, in Hammond, Ind.
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Fashion (western) sexuality for sale : the case of sex and fashion articles in Cosmpolitan Hong Kong
Yuk Ming, Lisa LEUNG, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Gendering Hong Kong = 香港性別論述 : 從屬·不公·差異·越界
Theories of sexuality and consumption are increasingly entwined in the critical discourse of women's magazines. This reflects the growing importance of sexuality in the shifting representation of femininity. Women's magazines are seen as pivotal, not only in charting women's lives, but also in asserting the importance of consumption in constructing femininity. Contemporary women's magazines in Western societies feature the dominance of sexual images, from sexy models to the discussion of sex. Underpinning this trend is the notion that sexuality sells. Sexuality thus becomes a dominant phenomenon in the commodification of Western femininity.
In this paper, I want to question the universality of this phenomenon in the context of franchised magazines. The result of internationalization has precipitated the flow of images across overseas editions. Imported into the local editions, do these images of sexuality and sex necessarily sell in the same way as they do in the parent titles? Existing research around women's magazines concentrates on the sale of sexuality in the Western culture, without questioning its relevance to overseas editions. As a result, it neglects the importance of social and cultural specificities which affect the reading of women's magazines. Using Cosmopolitan Hong Kong as an example, I will redress this monolithic view by examining how a non-Western culture responds to the inflow of Western elements. Positing sexuality as a site for cultural debate, I will investigate the extent to which sexy images and sex articles pose a problem for the local edition, and how the edition has to repackage these images to cater for local readership. The analysis of images in the Hong Kong edition seems particularly urgent, as it is situated in a society which is under-going rapid political and economic changes. In so doing, I will also demonstrate the dynamism of women's magazines as a form of business as well as cultural commodity.
Copyright © Oxford University Press 2004 and Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong 2004.
ISBN of the source publication: 9780195929713 This paper is part of the author's DPhil research thesis, which investigates the juxtaposition of cultural images in Cosmopolitan Hong Kong as a franchised edition. The objective of the thesis is to examine the different concerns in the production of the local edition: abiding by parent control, negotiating cultural differences, responding to social reality, and creating sales. The thesis also analyses the ways Hong Kong women's magazines shape local images of femininity.
Leung, L. (2004). Fashion (western) sexuality for sale: The case of sex and fashion articles in Cosmpolitan Hong Kong. In A. K.-W. Chan & W.-L. Wong (Eds.), Gendering Hong Kong (pp. 420-441). Hong Kong: Oxford University Press.


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Under the larger issue of Data
Privacy and data protection have been the most popular responses - in law and regulation as well as in popular understanding - to issues of surveillance and dataveillance. In this section, we investigate the substance of these frameworks, their contours and limitations as well as their usefulness.
Posts & Reports
An anniversary we are wary about
On 2 April 2020, the Government of India launched the Aarogya Setu app with the stated intention of curbing the pandemic—and a lot has happened with it since. Post its launch, the app was heavily promoted and made mandatory by different public and private entities for various purposes. The prescription of a state-sponsored app raises many concerns. In addition to the issue of data privacy and security, such an imposition can lead to an infringement of fundamental rights. It can exclude those who do not have access to a mobile phone. More
When our bodies become data, where does that leave us?
This long-form essay seeks to explain the dangers of datafication, in particular for marginalised people, from a feminist perspective. It was first published on Deep Dives, on 28 May 2020. If you prefer to read it with all the beautiful illustrations included, it's best to go to the original by clicking here!
Report 15 June
Thou shalt build NODEs in the air, but would that be fair? Our submission in response to the NODE White Paper
This submission is co-authored by Tripti Jain and Dr. Anja Kovacs The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology invited public comments for consultation on the National Open Digital Ecosystems (NODE), White Paper. The paper proposes for a paradigm shift from earlier approaches to digital governance. It aims to build a citizen centric, interoperable and open digital ecosystem, in order to do that it presents certain principles and use cases. On 31 May, the Internet Democracy Project made a submission into the consultation, highlighting fundamental concerns as well as making additional comments on the NODE guiding principles against the backdrop of these concerns.
Call for inputs: Surveillance and marginalised communities during COVID19
Have you (or someone you know) been asked to mandatorily download the Aarogya Setu app by your employer, school / university, resident welfare association, or for accessing services such as healthcare? Are you having any difficulties in accessing various tech-based solutions implemented by the government for receiving financial aid? Are drones being used in your locality to enforce the lockdown? Are you or others in your communities facing any kind of stigma or discrimination due to these measures? Are you facing parental or spousal control over access to mobile phones and the Internet during the lockdown? If so, we're eager to hear from you! More
'Best effort basis': Is it indeed the best effort by the Government?
The Government issued an order on 17 May 2020 that appeared to dilute the 'mandatory' nature of the Aarogya Setu app. According to this order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, employers on 'best efforts' are asked to ensure the downloading of the app. Additionally, District Authorities may also 'advise' individuals to download the app. This was a refreshing move as previously issued guidelines on the lockdown had made the app mandatory for both private and public employees as well as those in containment zones. At first sight, there seems to be a reason to celebrate. But is this the case in practice? More
New Video: A Feminist Perspective on Principles of Consent in the Age of Embodied Data_Draft Paper Presentation
The paper proposes to change the approach to data and consent in the data governance regime. The authors Tripti Jain and Anja Kovacs reconceptualise the existing connotations of data by putting the bodies back in the debates around consent and data governance. The paper recommends that the findings from feminist research can help in rethinking consent in data protection both at the individual and structural level. Listen to our researcher Tripti Jain explain it in details. Let us know if you have any feedback or comments, or would like to get a copy of the final paper once published. More
When and where is Aarogya Setu mandatory? We're keeping track
The Indian Government has launched the Aarogya Setu app as a response to COVID-19. While initially termed voluntary, we noticed that soon after its launch, the app started to be pushed by various governments, non-government establishments and private bodies as mandatory, or forced on people in other ways. Our Aarogya Setu Tracker attempts to document all these cases. Access the Aarogya Setu Tracker here. To make the tracker as exhaustive as possible, we need your help! If you come across relevant news items/orders (especially those in regional languages), please forward them to info@internetdemocracy.in or tag us on Twitter (@iNetDemocracy). After fact-checking the item, we will add it to the tracker. More
An Exclusion Tale: Aarogya Setu's March From Optional to Mandatory
This piece has been co-authored by Tripti Jain and Tanisha Ranjit. As Aarogya Setu is becoming mandatory in a growing number of cases, it deserves to be asked: does the app ensure welfare for all - or not at all? In this column, we try to answer that question. We look in particular at the implications that the mandates pose on people's lives and fundamental rights, especially on marginalised sections of the community. We also highlight the other concerns with the app: the issues of efficacy, potential tool for mass surveillance and exclusionary nature of the app. This opinion piece was originally published in The Quint, on 6 May 2020. More
Statement against the mandatory imposition of Aarogya Setu app on workers
On 30 April, the Internet Democracy Project along with 44 organisations and over 100 individuals endorsed the statement against the mandatory use of the Aarogya Setu mobile application by employees of various public and private offices all over India. The Internet Freedom Foundation sent this joint representation to various Government officials, including the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, and Home Minister, Mr. Amit Shah. The Aarogya Setu app infringes the right to privacy and personal liberty, and is unbecoming of a democratic country. We stand in solidarity with the Internet Freedom Foundation and other rights based groups and Individuals to call it out. The full text of the letter can be found on the IFF website as well as below. More
Data as Body
We are thrilled to share our work as a part of Data Governance Network. The video titled, "Data is an extension of our body," is one of the first in a series of four videos along with four well-researched papers on Body as Data and Data governance. Data is considered to be a resource in various data governance regimes in India, that can be exploited by Government and private players alike but, in reality, this data is so much a part of the body that generates it. Our research shows that the data is embodied and any harm manifested from this data is as real and tangible as any other physical harm. More
National coalition urges Government to comply with privacy principles during COVID-19
The Internet Democracy Project has provided extensive input in the joint letter written by SFLC to the Central and State Governments to protect individual privacy during COVID-19 Pandemic. The letter highlights excessive and unsupervised collection and usage of personal data of individuals for monitoring and surveillance that can cause irreversible harms to the privacy and bodily integrity of the individuals. The letter was signed by SFLC, the Internet Democracy Project and other non-profit organisations, civil society groups, lawyers, public policy professionals, social activists' entrepreneurs and concerned citizens to flag the issues of individual privacy in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic. The full text of the letter can be found on the SFLC website as well as below. More
NEW VIDEO: Trusting on the Internet - Remixed Proverbs
"Don't take icecream from a stranger." Children from many parts of the world hear versions of this. Depending on the context, it can be a message honing trust, a message encouraging suspicion of people who are different from oneself, and so on. Whether or not we agree with these messages, one thing is certain: we have a lot of language that teaches us about trust: how to not trust too much, or too little. What does the equivalent on the Internet look like? We created a new video to help you answer this question. More
Submission in response to the draft e-commerce policy
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade released a draft national e-commerce policy and invited public comments. The Internet Democracy Project submitted comments highlighting why the policy is dangerous in its framing of data as a resource to extract for national development.
Report 01 Apr 2019
Online Gods Podcast, featuring our work on Gendering Surveillance
Listen to episode #15 of Online Gods podcast, on News Images and Surveillance, where Nayantara speaks to Ian M. Cook about the Internet Democracy Project's work, specifically in regards to our research and workshops on gender and surveillance. About Online Gods: Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. More
Internet Democracy Project joins global coalition that urges India to withdraw proposed amendments to Intermediary Guidelines
The Internet Democracy Project has joined a global coalition of civil society and technology experts that sent a joint letter to the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 15 March, asking the Government of India to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules. The coalition warns that the government's proposed amendments on intermediary liability will harm digital security and human rights, and calls on the government to withdraw the proposed amendments and start a fresh consultation process. A press release can be found here. The full text of the letter can be found below. More
Draft amendments to Intermediary Guidelines Rules raise serious concern for freedom of expression and privacy
At the end of December 2018, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India invited stakeholders to provide their comments and suggestions on the Draft Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules, 2018 by 31 January 2019. The Draft Rules seek to amend existing guidelines that lay out the conditions online intermediaries need to fulfil in order to qualify for safe-harbour protection. Unfortunately, many of the proposed amendments pose severe risks for freedom of expression and privacy on the Internet in India. The Internet Democracy Project has joined a coalition of organisations and concerned citizens in India in submitting a joint letter to MeitY that draws attention to these concerns. You can find the full text of the letter below. More
The future we want: Towards digital inclusion
12 Aug 2020 Details orfonline.org/research/future-want-digit…
Data Governance Network Fifth Quarterly Roundtable
04 – 06 Aug 2020 Details datagovernance.org/research
RightsCon Online 2020
27 – 31 Jul 2020 Details rightscon.org/program/#civil-society
Caught in the Web: Online Safety and Surveilling of Young People
01 Jul 2020 Details facebook.com/23296466640/posts/101572270…
Why Putting Bodies Back Into Debates of Data Governance Matters
09 Jun 2020 Details
Necessary Surveillance and Data Protection: Is There a Better Way Forward?
22 May 2020 Details facebook.com/events/530836164267505
CREA COVID Talks: A Pandemic of Power and Exclusion
20 May 2020 Details
Public Health, Privacy and Pandemics
16 May 2020 Details hasgeek.com/hackergram/publichealth-priv…
Data Governance Network's Online Quarterly Meeting
The Data Governance Network's online quarterly meeting is organised by the Internet Democracy Project. Four draft research papers and one research proposal will be presented and discussed during the meeting by the network's research nodes: IDFC Institute, National Institute for Public Finance and Policy and IT for Change, along with the Internet Democracy Project. Each paper presentation will be followed by a discussant and an open discussion. Details
National Open Digital Ecosystems
20 Mar 2020 Details
Stakeholder Consultation on Personal Data Protection Bill
Roundtable on AI and Advertising: Exploring the Good, the Bad and The Unknown
20 Feb 2020 Details
Developing Technological Solutions for Women's Safety
Stakeholder Consultation on Data Protection Authority
ORF-ICGAI Expert Workshop on AI Governance
17 – 18 Feb 2020 Details
ORF Roundtable on the Personal Data Protection Bill
That Syncing Feeling: Big Data & Little Me
This workshop is hosted by Gather Around Sisters and Bedlam to discuss our fundamental right to privacy and the state of surveillance technology in the light of upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill and to explore questions around personal autonomy and the role of big data in digital space. Drawing on the Internet Democracy Project's extensive work on the issue gendering surveillance, Shraddha Mahilkar and Tripti Jain are facilitating the workshop. Details
Data Economy Lab
28 Jan 2020 Details
CPDP 2020
22 – 24 Jan 2020 Details cpdpconferences.org
New Alphabet School #3: Coding
16 – 18 Jan 2020 Details hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/veranstaltun…
Data Governance Network Third Quarterly Roundtable
13 Dec 2019 Details datagovernance.org
Future Unclear
12 – 13 Dec 2019 Details
Data Designs for the Next Half Billion
06 Dec 2019 Details
Fourteenth Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
25 – 29 Nov 2019 Details igf2019.berlin/IGF/Navigation/DE/Home/ho…
Baithak at Centre for Civil Soceity
15 Sep 2019 Details
Policy Lab: Rise of Big Tech in India
06 – 07 Sep 2019 Details
Workshop on Digital Technologies and Vulnerable Groups
Two Years of the Puttaswamy Judgement on The Right to Privacy
24 Aug 2019 Details
End Terms at the Design Academy Eindhoven
03 Jul 2019 Details
Data Governance Network Kickoff Meeting
07 Jun 2019 Details datagovernance.org
Gendering the Smart Safe City: Curating Digital Lives for a Feminist Urban Future
Interlude 2018: My Privacy is Your Battleground
Facebook Privacy Design Sprint
30 Nov 2018 Details
Regulating Emerging Technologies
30 Oct 2018 Details
India School of Internet Governance (inSIG2018)
15 Oct 2018 Details insig.in
Solving for Data Justice: Workshop on the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018
This is the second edition of 'Solving for data justice' workshops, following the first one in Bangalore. The aim of the workshops is to bring activists and researchers working on social justice to input into the draft personal data protection bill and report. Details
This workshop is being organised by the Internet Democracy Project to bring activists and researchers working on social justice to input into the draft personal data protection bill and report. This will be followed by a similar workshop in Delhi. Details
The definitive buzzword of the internet age, 'data' comes with much baggage. Laws and regulation reckoning with data are being crafted to deal predominantly with frameworks of data protection. However, much more is at stake when it comes to data: governance by data raises questions of discrimination; mass surveillance by the State is fundamentally altering a fragile democracy; 'data-driven' decision making has been revealed to flatten cultural eccentricities and diversity. We explore this cluster of issues in this section.
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Q: Process promise returned data using decorator or interceptor in AngularJS I have a service that does an http request to save some data. When the data comes from the backend I am doing some manipulation on the data and then return it so that controllers can use them. Something like:
    public savePerson = (person: Model.IPerson): ng.IPromise<Model.IMiniPerson> => {
        return this.api.persons.save({}, person).then((savedPerson) => {
            this.enrichWithLookups(savedPerson);
            var miniPerson = new Model.MiniPerson();
            angular.extend(miniPerson, savedPerson);
            miniPerson.afterLoad();
            this.persons.unshift(miniPerson);
            this.notifyOfChanges();
            return miniPerson;
        });
    }

In order to clean up the code a bit and make it more testable I wanted to remove the private manipulation functions into decorating/intercepting services. Problem is I do not know how to hook on the promise data before the success function is executed and after it is returned.
For example enrichWithLookups must be applied first just after the data arrives and not after the miniPerson is returned.

A: you can create a local promise and call the "resolve" method when you have completed your operations on the http response. Look at the code down here:
public savePerson = (person: Model.IPerson): ng.IPromise<Model.IMiniPerson> => {
        var waiter = $q.defer();

        this.api.persons.save({}, person).then((savedPerson) => {
            this.enrichWithLookups(savedPerson);
            var miniPerson = new Model.MiniPerson();
            angular.extend(miniPerson, savedPerson);
            miniPerson.afterLoad();
            this.persons.unshift(miniPerson);
            this.notifyOfChanges();
            waiter.resolve(miniPerson);
        });

        return waiter.promise;
    }

I've wrote the code directly with angularjs, but I think that you can easily adapt it to fit your needs.
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Lecture: Concept: Code structure in Python
0:00 Now lets quickly review the shape of a Python program. Or the shape of code structure within the Python language. I want to make a quick comment though
0:09 about these little review segments these metacomment if you will. Some folks have said, hey we've just talked about this
0:16 why are you showing me the same thing? I'm going to show you the structure and so on and highlight a few important things.
0:21 One, well, I think review is important and we talked about it for twelve minutes let's summarize it in thirty seconds.
0:26 I think that's helpful for remembering. The other thing, though, this is meant to be reference material for you.
0:32 These little tiny things are super easy they're going to be separate videos you can just go back and jump into and look at.
0:38 Oh, how do I do iteration with something like IEnumerable collection? I'm going to jump into that concept review really quick
0:45 and just catch that in two minutes, right. When you're coming back a couple months later most video courses have a really bad
0:51 or they're just absent of any reference material so these are your little reference points you can come back really quick.
0:58 Stepping out of that metacomment there let's talk about the shape of a Python program. Python defines code blocks, technically called code suites
1:05 but I like to call them code blocks so I'm just going to keep doing that and it uses colons to initiate them
1:10 and then white space to define what is in it. So, here's a single source file that I've put a bunch
1:14 of colored boxes around to highlight each code block that is happening, code suite if you will. So, everything here, these are all code suites.
1:22 The blue boxes, they're defined by the def some_method and then a colon or def main colon and then anything indented in four spaces
1:31 or more is defined to be within that code block. And then, we have an if statement in there and a colon, and we indented four more.
1:38 That's a print hello old friend. Then else, that's a not indented, different code block colon, indent, that's a bunch more.
1:46 We have two print statements in there, and so on. So, this is Python's alternative view of the world on structuring code.
1:53 Instead of using curly braces and semi-colons use colons and white space. A couple things to note:
1:58 Obviously no semi-colons, code blocks start with a colon but white space really, really matters. There are no braces, there's no parentheses
2:09 tab as an item inside the file is not your friend. These have to be spaces, but all the important editors
2:15 know that, and when you press tab, it puts four spaces when you hit delete, it removes four spaces things like that. There's actually an exception
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London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) is committed to excellence in serving all persons within our mission, including people with disabilities, and providing accessible services for its customers. Aligned with LHSF's core values of respect and integrity, service is provided in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of all customers, which includes communicating in a manner that takes into account a person's disability. The provision of services to persons with disabilities is integrated wherever possible. Persons with disabilities are given an opportunity equal to that given to others, to obtain, use or benefit from the services provided by and on behalf of the organization.
London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF or the Foundation) is committed to excellence in serving all persons within our mission, including people with disabilities, and providing accessible services for its customers. Aligned with LHSF's core values of respect, integrity and service are provided in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of all customers, which includes communicating in a manner that takes into account a person's disability. The provision of services to persons with disabilities is integrated wherever possible. Persons with disabilities are given an opportunity equal to that given to others, to obtain, use or benefit from the services provided by and on behalf of the organization.
Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), LHSF strives to meet the requirements of the five accessibility regulations. This policy sets out compliance with the Customer Service Regulation, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 429/07. This policy applies to all staff and affiliates of the organization.
1. Use of Service Animals and Support Persons
a. Permit persons with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals to parts of LHSF's premises that are open to the public and other third parties.
b.Where there is a need to exclude a service animal from part of the premises (e.g. for infection control reasons etc.), staff or affiliates ensure other measures are available to enable the person with a disability to obtain, use and benefit from LHSF's services. In these circumstances, the person using a service animal is expected to make arrangements for the service animal to be supervised.
c.Permit persons with disabilities to be accompanied by support persons on LHSF's premises, except where the safety of a person is at risk.
2. Use of Assistive Devices
a. LHSF makes reasonable efforts to ensure that persons with disabilities can use their assistive devices when accessing services.
3. Notice of Temporary Disruptions
a. Provide public notice when LHSF's facilities, amenities or services are temporarily unavailable, or when they are anticipated to be unavailable.
b. Post notice signs on the external website and at conspicuous locations near the disruption. The notices must contain information about the reason for the disruption, its anticipated duration, and a description of available alternative services.
c. Notice of Temporary Disruption Procedure - any disruption will be provided to the public by posting a sign on the front door of the Foundation Office and LHSF website.
4. Accessibility Training
a. Provide accessibility training to every staff or affiliate who deals with members of the public or participates in the development or approval of policies, practices and procedures governing the provision services to the public.
b. Provide training as soon as feasible after a person is hired or assigned to a new role as described in 4.a.
c. Refer to the Appendix A for the Customer Service Training Plan (attached).
d. Maintain a record of dates on which the training was provided, the names of participants, and the number of people who participated.
5. Customer Feedback
a. Respond to feedback from persons with disabilities about accessibility concerns obtained through various channels such as:
b. Refer to Appendix B for the Customer Feedback Procedure (not yet published any Complaints will follow LHSF Complaints Policy).
6. Notice of Availability of Documents
a. Provide public notice that the documents required by the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (O. Reg 429/07) and the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (S.O. 2001, Chapter 32) are available upon request, as well as through an external website and in print.
7. Format of Documents
a. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure documents required by the Customer Services Regulation are in a format that meets the needs of the person requesting the document.
8. Reporting
a. Maintain policies, procedures and other documents to demonstrate compliance with the Customer Services Regulation.
b. Submit an annual accessibility report, including an annual accessibility plan as per the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2001), to the senior leadership team.
c. File an annual accessibility report with the Ontario Government and make his report available to the public.
Accessible - Customers are provided service or care in a manner that is capable of being easily understood and accessed.
Affiliates - Individuals who are associated with the Foundation, performing specific tasks for the Foundation, including the following:
Professionals with Foundation privileges - refers to those professionals formallyaffiliated with the Foundation through the process of review of credentials andapproval of privileges.
Students - Individuals gaining practical experience in the Foundation whetherdirectly affiliated with the Foundation or not.
Volunteers - Individuals who perform recognized functions within the Foundationon a volunteer basis.
Contractors - Individuals who are performing work in the Foundation on atemporary basis. These individuals may be under direct contract to theFoundation or may be members of a third party contract (e.g., consultants, construction workers, landscape/snow removal workers).
Suppliers - Individuals who are not in the direct or indirect employment of the Foundation but with whom the Foundation carries out business arrangements.
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Wheelchairs/mobility aids and specialized seating systems
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Insulin pumps and supplies
Orthoses (braces, garments and pumps)
Visual and communication aids
Oxygen and oxygen delivery equipment such as concentrators, cylinders, liquid systems and related supplies, such as masks and tubing.
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Any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury anydegree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness orvisual impediment, deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device.
A condition of mental impairment or a developmental disability.
A learning disability or a dysfunction in one or more of the processes involved inunderstanding or using symbols or spoken language.
A mental disorder.
An injury or disability for which benefits were claimed or received under the insurance plan established under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997
Service Animal - Service animals are used by people with many different kinds of disabilities. Examples of service animals include dogs used by people who are blind, hearing alert animals for people who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing, and animals trained to alert an individual to an oncoming seizure and lead them to safety. Ferrets, miniature donkeys, cats and parrots are other examples of service animals.
An animal is a service animal for a person with a disability if it is readily apparent that the animal is used by the person for reasons relating to his or her disability or if the person provides a letter from a physician or nurse confirming that the person requires the animal.
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10 Saturday Night Live Foods in Need of the Schweddy Balls Treatment
It's no secret that Gut Check is super excited about Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls ice cream. While we're positive there's no better addition to ice cream than fudge-covered rum and milk chocolate malt balls filled with the essence of Alec Baldwin, we decided to take a look at the Saturday Night Live archives and see what other food marketing gold our civilization might be missing.
Smoothies weren't a big deal in the '70s. Not like they are today, with people investing in Vitamix blenders with enough horsepower to keep a fishing boat afloat. It's high time to make the Bassomatic available to consumers, perhaps as a tie-in with Dan Akroyd's vodka. Basso-daiquiris for everyone!
Justin Timberlake's in the restaurant business. Why in the hell hasn't he made Omeletville a reality?
Fiber supplements have gotten so damn fancy, what with Metamucil and the like running commercials with models and pretty colors on their packaging. What they neglect to mention is that fiber exists for one purpose: to make people poop, which they would do naturally if they didn't eat like crap. Let's get back to reality. Let's get some Colon Blow.
Forget the torta ahogada - it's not wrapped in a deep-dish Chicago-style pizza! You can only get that at Taco Town.
Yeah, there's a "better burger" chain named Cheeburger Cheeburger after the classic SNL sketch. That's where the resemblance ends. The burger chain is more faux '50s diner than Chicago Greek -- and it has fries.


This is a blog about all my sewing and crafting projects. Also about my daily life as a stay at home mom to Connor and Savannah. A way for my family and friends to keep up with me and all that I do. Too much to do too little time to do it all in.
I have been working on Jenny at ELEFANTZ Blog new BOM.http://www.elefantz.com/p/free-2013-bom.html Shabby Roses Home is the name of it.
I must admit my hand stitchery or embroidery skills are very very rusty. The last hand stitchery I did was for my daughters little smocked outfits. Which you can see some of those here on the blog in the earliest posts. So it has been several years now... Let's see how many years hmmmm......de ....dum....ummmm since 2008 or 2009 ....Quiet a long while.
So I have been following Jenny's blog http://www.elefantz.com/ now for some time. I am all ways delighted to see her projects. Well when I saw this project I just new I had to do it. So I jumped right in and decided to this BOM. It is my very first BOM ever... My very first project badge to go up on my blog as well. So here goes some photos of said project.
So I got to work The first Block is actually 2 smaller blocks combined. So here is the first part which is the alphabets. You use applique and embroidery and machine piecing for this project.
Sorry this picture isn't very good. Their was too much light coming in I believe. So this is the first half of the block. I messed up on the letter a it is slightly tilted. And I had a hard time centering everything as well....Then I moved on to the next block which is the house part.
I was close to completion. but still had more flowers and greenery to do int he lower right corner as well as try and figure out the stitch for the path to the door. Well I bombed on that stitch. I just couldn't get it. I kept having to pick it out. Then I said to heck with that I would do what I could do and it would just look how ever it turned out. Patience is not something I possess. Here is a close up of the completed house.
And finally is my finished block. I have a lot to learn and improve upon. I just hope my next block will be a lot neater and prettier.
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Until next time keep on sewing & quilting.
Well, the house looks super cute and the blanket stitch is perfect!!! I think you chose some good fabrics. I have heard other people getting good deals at Tuesday Morning but there's not one nearby me. Wish there was!
Lookin GOOD? Jenny has some great patterns.
I have been married for 24 years to a wonderful man who is retired from the US Navy submarine fleet. I am a liscensed nurse in GA,FL,& SC. My background is in Dermatology. Although I am not currently working at this time. I am enjoying being a stay at home mom for now. I have 2 children a 19 year old boy and a 13 year old girl. We have 1 miniture daschund, 2 orange Tabby cats and 1 leopard spotted albino gecko. I spend most of my days sewing, quilting & crafting or gardening, cooking & cleaning.
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Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 145.
Legacy dimension: H. .135 D. .097 m.
Pale red clay with thin buff slip. Flattened spherical body; slender neck with flaring lip; round handle from upper part of body to middle of neck; low foot. Decoration in dull brown; horizontal bands on lip, at base of neck, around largest diameter, and on foot; on upper part of body, latticed triangles, on lower part, vertical lines.


Made from 100% fish skins these natural low calorie treats have a rough texture which not only help remove tartar from your dog's teeth but have a taste dogs adore.
Coat condition – The Omega 3 in Fish oils will do wonders for your dogs coat.
Skin condition – The Omega 3 in Fish oils help reduce dry and irritated skin.
Joint Mobility – the anti inflammatory properties of Omega 3 can help make tired and aching joints more supple.
Brain and eye development – Omega 3 and the mineral balance in Fish is a major factor in development.
Digestion and gut health– The easier digestibility of fish protein reduces the growth of unwanted gut bacteria and is a help for dogs with sensitive tummies and older dogs with slower digestive systems.
A taste dogs adore – the stronger aromas and flavours of fish are a welcome alternative to more bland foods often found these days.


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Are you there little tiger?
By Taplin, Sam, author
Published London: Usborne, 2019
This playful book takes little children on a hide-and-seek adventure in search of the elusive little tiger. Die-cut holes on each page seem to reveal...
By Davies, Benji, author, artist
Published London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2019
Meet Tad. She's the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters. Although something else lives there too....
More would you rather
By Burningham, John, author, artist
Published London: Red Fox, 2019
Would you rather have breakfast with bears, lunch with a lion or dinner with ducks? Would you like to fly with the pelicans or swim with the fish? Would...
Bing's birthday party!
By Gerlings, Rebecca, author
Round the corner, not far away, Bing is having a birthday today! Bing bunny can't wait for his third birthday party to start. He has it all planned out...
The suitcase
By Naylor-Ballesteros, Chris, author, artist
Published London: Nosy Crow Ltd, 2019
When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside the suitcase? When the animals...
Hello, orange tiger
By Marshall, Natalie, author, artist
Published London: Scholastic Children's Books, 2019
Perfect for very small children, these brand-new books combine simple rhyming texts with tactile, bumpy pages and eye-catching artwork. With a focus on...
By Milbourne, Anna, author
Follow a very sweet mouse as it scampers through a garden, and discover what else lives there - from bees, birds, snails to a frog in the pond, very young...
Going to the volcano
By Stanton, Andy, author
Published London: Hodder Children's Books, 2019
Join two intrepid explorers as they take a train-o, jump on a plane-o, ride a Great Dane-o (down the lane-o) on their way to look at the volcano. Nothing...
Ten cars and a million stars: a counting storybook
By Heapy, Teresa, author
Published London: Walker Books and Subsidiaries, [2019]
Big sister Alice is brilliant at counting - one day, she decides to show her baby brother how it's done. She starts simply enough: the Baby has one giant...
By Green, Alison, 1963 December 4- author
Published London: Alison Green Books, 2019
With gorgeous pictures by a host of top illustrators, 'Kind' is a timely, inspiring picture book about the many ways children can be kind, from sharing...
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Handmade Gift Feature & Review: Moxxie Essential Care! ~ Diane's Vintage Zest!
Handmade Gift Feature & Review: Moxxie Essential Care!
For today's "25 Days of Handmade Gifts" feature, I have something extra to share with you: a review! Not only did I have the opportunity to meet the lovely owner and creator behind Moxxie Essential Care at Patchwork Santa Ana, I was able to get an interview for you all to see the magic behind this natural bath and body product line!
Now, I chose four different products all with a "peppermint" theme because it's the holidays! It was definitely a gift for myself. :) First, I tried the Peppermint Solid Sugar Scrub and it was great! It was not too "scratchy" and the tub contained small cubes so I could use one at a time without getting the other ones wet. Next, I tried the Double Mint Body Bar and it was amazing! As you could tell from its name it had twice the mint, so it smelled fantastic in the shower but did not leave me smelling like an Altoid! Now, my favorite find of the four is the Peppermint Lip Balm because it completely resembles another unnamed brand of all-natural mint lip balm that I used in the past. The brand was bought by a larger company and no longer used all natural ingredients, and it changed drastically even though it is still available. This is exactly what I have been looking for since then! Lastly, I tried the Peppermint Moisturizing Body Creme, which was my real favorite! I was expecting a thick creme, but it was whipped and lovely! And surprisingly, it was tingly after I applied it on my skin for about 15 minutes!
Okay, that was a quick rundown of just four of the many products in the entire Moxxie Essential Care line. Take a peek at how beautiful everything looks and start picking out your favorite scent!
Tell me a little bit about yourself!
I AM Philosopher - Designer - Innovator - Producer.
I LIVE to Create, Transform and Impact.
I LOVE to Design the Blend of Colors, Forms, Textures and Aromas.
Formulating plant-based bath and body products gives me all that and then some.
During the 80's and 90's I studied the art and science of architectural design, community planning and construction then set upon a mission to design and develop pioneering affordable housing for non-profit community organizations and innovative office work spaces for multi-national corporations on the East coast and in Canada.
Amidst the anticipation and excitement of Y2K I reinvented myself, pulled up stakes and headed west with my family. My husband and I acquired and took on the challenges of managing a west coast B2B manufacturing business. At the same time we nurtured and parented two wonderfully terrific kids into young adults.
Some years ago, I discovered the simple feel good pleasures of handcrafted natural soaps. I then stumbled upon a beautiful color-filled book on the craft of blending plant-based oils, pure plant extracts and botanicals to make natural soap.
Ahaa.. It was a calling for me to take better care of me. And to design again! A calling to craft marvelously spirited natural bath and body products that promote healthy skin while nurturing the mind, body and spirit.
In 2010 I created Moxxie Essential Care as a commitment to honor my passions. To reaffirm my authentic self. To explore, design, and create. To enjoy and share!
Where did the name of your store come from?
The true meaning of Moxxie is about seizing the moment. About thriving in that special space where luxury meets practicality, where fortitude and exploration reveals positive energy and determination unleashes personal style.
1. The ability to manage competing demands - day in and day out - with spirit and courage.
2. Positive, creative energy. determination.
3. Whole body, mind-body self-affirming care.
What is your favorite item?
hmmmm.. hard to say. I rotate through the line. Currently I am really enjoying the lavender lip balm because I am a lip balm freak and the lavender is a nice, light scent that surprises me with how smooth and comforting a felling it provides each time I use it.
What is your most popular item?
No single item. Lavender is probably the most popular fragrance overall. People really light up when they smell the lemongrass in the Everybody's Handsoap - both men and women. And, people are intrigued with the concept of chocolate mint soap. this time of year, especially people love the body cremes and body balms which provide a soothing moisturizing relief to winter dry skin.
Where do you get the inspiration for your work?
My kids, my family, my overall life journey. The Moxxie Manifesto below expresses a lot of what Moxxie is all about.
Adore, Honor and Express yourself.
Age with Defiance and Grace.
Seize the Moment AND Just Be!
Live a life of your own design.
Find It. Live It. Love It.
First and foremost, we commit to using only minimally processed plant-based ingredients and pure, undiluted essential oils. Many "natural" handcrafted bath and body products do not go that far. But more than that, Moxxie Essential Care ain't just about soap. Our philosophy is one that promotes a spirited life-style and attitude of wellness, self-confidence, strength and balance of mind, body and spirit. We are about journey, experience, finding balance and appreciation in a world of competing demands. It's our belief in whole body, mind-body care.
What is the toughest part about making your goods/your artistic process?
We can provide private label and customize wholesale orders.
Where can I see more of your work and buy a gift?
Are you going to be at any shows soon, so I can see your work in person and say hello?
Two of the four peppermint goodies I tried!


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'Certainly no surprise': School bus operator blames public tender act for faulty buses
Nfld. & Labrador
A school bus operator in St. George's says he believes the Public Tender Act is to blame for the recent discovery of seven faulty buses.
Western Newfoundland bus operator Dave Callahan says government created a bidding war for tenders
CBC News · Posted: Oct 21, 2016 8:59 AM NT | Last Updated: October 21, 2016
Dave Callahan is a school bus operator in western Newfoundland who says he thinks the government has created a feeding-frenzy amongst operators who are already desperate. (CBC)
One school bus operator in western Newfoundland says he thinks the provincial government's Public Tender Act is to blame for the recent discovery of faulty school buses on the Avalon Peninsula.
School buses taken off road for leaking brake lines, broken emergency gear
School buses found with safety issues on the Avalon
Island Bus Services, a private company on contract with the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, had seven vehicles ordered off the road this month.
A spot inspection, ordered after one of its vehicles went off the road in Shea Heights three weeks ago, found some of the company's buses had faulty fuel and brake fluid hoses, with emergency exits that were seized shut.
"[It's] certainly no surprise," Dave Callahan, a school bus operator in St. George's, told CBC's Here and Now.
"I guess I knew that this was coming, I'm glad to have seen it like this rather than to have it proven when there's an accident, and children [are] hurt."
Callahan, who is not involved with Island Bus Services, said school bus operators are in a marginalized position "as the result of a government-created bidding war."
"They created a feeding-frenzy amongst a bunch of already-desperate operators," he said.
"This operator [Island Bus Services] has been around for a while," Callahan said. "I can't say that he would choose to operate like this, but certainly knowing well and full the amount of money that he got into the contracts that he's operating on, and the parameters that he's operating under, yeah... I almost could have predicted [it]."
According to Callahan, it's extremely difficult to finance a school bus business, so many operators are forced to cut corners.
"I'm going to tell you something right now, you only found one. There's many more nightmare stories out there just like that operator," he said.
"We are not finance-able. And under the Public Tender Act, there's absolutely zero motivation or zero ability to run a feasibly responsible and safe business."
In order to prevent something like this from happening again, Callahan said the government should negotiate with all the bus operators.
"The industry is focused now to go forward, to get a negotiated contract so we can make this industry safer," he said. "There's no other way."
The school district said the Island Bus Service's contract for Leary's Brook Junior High and Larkhall Academy had been suspended, but could be reinstated once those buses were repaired to standard and re-inspected.
With files from Here and Now


Kodak needs to raise nearly $700 million to pay back its creditors and exit bankruptcy, and hoped its patent sale would generate at least that much. But more than two weeks into its auction and still without a deal, it's looking at other ways to raise cash.
Eastman Kodak Co can proceed with the sale of a key digital imaging patent, a bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday, saying that Apple Inc waited too long to raise a claim of infringement.
The US International Trade Commission on Friday upheld a 21 May ruling that neither Apple nor RIM had violated Kodak's rights in the so-called '218 patent, which covers how digital cameras preview images.


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describe Fastlane do
  describe Fastlane::FastFile do
    describe "Gcovr Integration" do
      let(:file_utils) { class_double("FileUtils").as_stubbed_const }

      it "works with all parameters" do
        result = Fastlane::FastFile.new.parse("lane :test do
          gcovr({
            object_directory: 'object_directory_value',
            output: 'output_value',
            keep: true,
            delete: true,
            filter: 'filter_value',
            exclude: 'exclude_value',
            gcov_filter: 'gcov_filter_value',
            gcov_exclude: 'gcov_exclude_value',
            root: 'root_value',
            xml: true,
            xml_pretty: true,
            html: true,
            html_details: true,
            html_absolute_paths: true,
            branches: true,
            sort_uncovered: true,
            sort_percentage: true,
            gcov_executable: 'gcov_executable_value',
            exclude_unreachable_branches: true,
            use_gcov_files: true,
            print_summary: true
          })
        end").runner.execute(:test)

        expect(result).to eq("gcovr --object-directory \"object_directory_value\" -o \"output_value\" -k -d -f \"filter_value\" -e \"exclude_value\" --gcov-filter \"gcov_filter_value\" --gcov-exclude \"gcov_exclude_value\" -r \"root_value\" -x --xml-pretty --html --html-details --html-absolute-paths -b -u -p --gcov-executable \"gcov_executable_value\" --exclude-unreachable-branches -g -s")
      end

      context "output directory does not exist" do
        let(:output_dir) { "./code-coverage" }

        it "creates the output directory" do
          expect(file_utils).to receive(:mkpath).with(output_dir)

          Fastlane::FastFile.new.parse("lane :test do
            gcovr({
              output: '#{output_dir}/report.html'
            })
          end").runner.execute(:test)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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CarAdvice Launches Dream Job for 2015
CarAdvice is offering Aussies a chance at a dream job. As a vehicle correspondent, the successful candidate, known as The CarAdvice Correspondent, will spend 3 months working and learning from expert automotive...
Posted by	techau	on June 18, 2015
CarAdvice is offering Aussies a chance at a dream job. As a vehicle correspondent, the successful candidate, known as The CarAdvice Correspondent, will spend 3 months working and learning from expert automotive journalists about how to evaluate cars and write reviews. The lucky winner will be given advanced driver training and get to test-drive the latest and greatest cars on the market.
The opportunity culminates in an all-inclusive trip to the Tokyo Motor Show, courtesy of Mazda, where you would put those skills into practice and report live on all the latest industry news for CarAdvice.
If you're a car enthusiast, a hard worker and ready for a new challenge, just head to thecorrespondent.caradvice.com.au and throw your hat in the ring. Be sure to check out the brief and submit a written or video car review to be in the running for this awesome job.
Three finalists will be selected to attend auditions with the CarAdvice expert panel in Sydney on August 15 where they will be among the first people in Australia to test drive the all-new 2015 Mazda MX-5. From there, the expert panel of Alborz Fallah the founder of CarAdvice, Chris Atkinson, FIA World Rally Driver, Lauren Philips, TV Presenter and James Ward, Associate Publisher at CarAdvice will select the winner.
"Three months of living and breathing the latest new cars – for anyone passionate about cars or interested in a new career avenue, this has to be a once-in-a-lifetime dream opportunity," said Andrew Beecher, CEO of CarAdvice.
"You don't have to be a petrol head to win – Mums, students, bloggers, anyone, we want to hear from you. Check out the brief, grab your camera and your laptop, do a review, enter online and share with your social networks and you could be in with a chance for the best paid job of 2015."
The competition starts at midday on Wednesday June 17, 2015 and finishes midday July 27, 2015. Auditions for the finalists will be held on Saturday August 15, 2015 with the Major Prize winner being announced at 9am on Wednesday August 19, 2015.
The position is a part-time location independent role with flexible hours to accommodate those with day jobs.
Full terms and conditions available at thecorrespondent.caradvice.com.au
Australian EV charging company Tritium going public…
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