Imagine that there was a plan that would allow major companies to somehow limit our ability to speak. Perhaps by limiting the volume at which a person could speak, or the number of words they could say in a day. Some people might not notice these restrictions, and could get by just fine. Others however would soon bump against these limits and be unable to effectively communicate what they wanted to say, no matter how important it might be. "But it's okay!" the proponents of this plan say, "Because they can just pay for a premium package that will allow them to speak as much and as loudly as they want... for a fee. After all, if they're willing and able to pay for it, why not let them? This plan will spur all kinds of new innovative business models and products!"
Even if anyone had this hypothetical ability to directly limit how much we can speak, such a plan would never come close to being accepted. (At least I certainly hope not...) It would obviously restrict our freedom of speech. It would make communication a "pay to win" game, in which the ideas that gained the most traction wouldn't necessarily be the best ideas, but the ones coming from those already wealthy enough to pay for enough words to spread them.
And yet that's what's happening right now with Net Neutrality.
As a conservative-leaning man myself, I understand to some degree the "free market" arguments against Net Neutrality. However, the Internet has become much more than a product. It is how we communicate and organize in our modern age, so much so that this is not just an issue of having access to the level of entertainment we want. Rather, it is an issue of free speech!
If ISP's are allowed to treat differently the data they deliver from different organizations, could they not then discriminate against organizations that don't serve their interests? And even if they didn't do that and only set up "fast lanes" that one could pay extra for, would that not in fact make communicating on the Internet "pay to win?" How effectively an idea spreads should be based on the merit of the idea, not how much the one who conceived it is willing or able to pay.
If you haven't done so, please contact your lawmakers and talk to them about Net Neutrality. Hearing from real constituents has a huge impact on the decisions they make! You can find more info at https://www.battleforthenet.com/.
I also invite you to critique my own interpretation of the situation. Have I given a good comparison? Do you see any major flaws with my argument? If you are in favor of repealing Net Neutrality, I sincerely want to hear your point of view. Would things be as bad as I've made it seem? If repealed, what would prevent communication on the Internet from becoming "pay to win" as I've described?
I have temporarily lifted comment moderation in order to allow easier communication about this important topic. Please be respectful and civil. Thanks!
Unfortunately, no amount of talking to our reps would have made a difference... Ajit Pai had his ears only on the Telecoms, and is doing everything he can to ensure that net neutrality remains permanently illegal while making legal everything the Telecoms can do to screw everyone over for profits.


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If you watch how companies behave in reality, there is no single point in time where they make a single bid/no bid decision. It doesn't really matter whether this is because of their inability to be decisive and commit or whether it's because of the way opportunity knowledge builds over time. But it is important to recognize that you are dealing with a continuum and not a milestone when it comes to a bid/no bid determination. That is why you need a system instead of a decision to guide you to being selective about what you invest in pursuing.
For starters, you can't make a bid/no bid decision before the RFP is released. You can "no bid" with certainty, but you can't make a final decision in favor of bidding. A surprise in the RFP, such as a contractual clause that you can't live with, can turn an opportunity you expected to bid into a "no bid" decision. So you can't make your final bid decision until after you see the RFP. At the same time, you really need to make a decision much earlier. You can't wait for the RFP to start preparing. To start the pursuit before the RFP comes out, you need to commit resources and make an investment early.
This is what led people to develop "gate" systems. Gate systems are a series of decisions or "gates" that must be passed, each with its own criteria and typically with limits on the amount of investment in the pursuit, before the opportunity gets to the next gate. Unfortunately, most gate systems are focused primarily on financial issues --- is the pursuit worth investing in, how much should be budgeted for the pursuit, what is the anticipated value, etc. They may or may not include things related to whether you have gathered the right intelligence or taken the right actions to position your company to win. As a result, while they are a step in the right direction, they may not help you win as much as they could.
To fix the gate system approach, you need to define criteria that ensure the pursuit is preparing you to win at RFP release. However, it is difficult to define better criteria because:
You cannot collect all of the intelligence you would like to have. The availability of the type of information as well as the depth can change from opportunity to opportunity.
Some of the information being collected is difficult to quantify. It can be anecdotal, subjective, or narrative.
Some of the goals are difficult to validate. How many people inside a company are willing to admit that the customer doesn't like them? Having a positive customer relationship is important for the pursuit, but it's difficult to validate whether this has been achieved.
Point scoring systems are another approach that tries to grapple with the nature of this kind of information. You can give point values to different criteria when they are met. You don't know which criteria will be met or how highly they will score, but you can identify a value that the total score must reach in order for it to be worth pursuing. Point scoring can be combined with gate systems.
Another difficult issue is the scheduling of bid/no bid reviews. When do you formally declare a lead and start tracking it? How many gates do you have and when should they be scheduled? Sometimes you don't find out about a lead until RFP release, and sometimes you know about them years in advance. How do you adapt the scheduling to the wide disparities in time available before RFP release?
The Readiness Reviews described in the CapturePlanning.com MustWin Process provide a foundation for a bid/no bid system that addresses these issues. Readiness Reviews consist of four reviews, each with a specific list of questions to be answered and goals to be accomplished. Since each review is considered a bid/no bid meeting, they provide a framework similar to gate-style reviews. One key difference between readiness reviews and gate systems is that Readiness Reviews focus on making sure you are prepared to win instead of financial considerations. Readiness Reviews can easily be customized to accommodate your financial considerations.
How well the questions are answered and goals are achieved serve as decision criteria for a Readiness Review. The answers can easily be scored, much like in a point system. In fact, the scores can be used as the basis for a full blown bid metrics and measurements system that can uncover hidden correlations between factors that impact your win rate.
We even provide a list with a couple dozen bid/no bid considerations to help ensure that you consider all of the issues. When you combine Readiness Reviews with a final bid/no bid review after RFP release, you get a bid/no bid system that works much better than attempting to have a single bid/no bid decision or meeting.
By Carl Dickson, Founder of CapturePlanning.com and PropLIBRARY
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Norway steps up efforts to help refugees in Greece
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The authorities in Greece and Norway have agreed that an additional NOK 31 million of the funds provided to Greece under the EEA and Norway Grants should be used to deal with the flow of refugees into Greece. This means that a total of NOK 231 million will be used for this purpose in the period up to 2017. The Norwegian Refugee Council will implement several of the projects.
'The flow of refugees and migrants has put enormous pressure on the asylum system in Greece. We have therefore proposed to the Greek authorities that some of the funding under the Grants scheme should be reallocated to strengthen capacity in this area,' said Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker.
Some NOK 200 million (EUR 20.9 million) has previously been allocated for asylum and migration projects in Greece through the EEA and Norway Grants. An additional NOK 31 million (EUR 3.3 million) is now being reallocated from other programmes in Greece funded by Norway through the Grants scheme.
The extra funds are to help finance the following:
continued operation of four asylum reception centres with a 272-person capacity for one year
assistance to the local authorities on Chios with reception and registration of refugees, and provision of water, sanitary facilities and clothing
deployment of experts at reception centres along the border to Turkey, on the island of Lesvos, and at mobile reception centres and the main office in Athens to strengthen the processing of asylum cases.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) will implement the project on Chios and assist the Greek asylum administration, and the funding for the operation of reception centres will be administered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The projects will run until April 2017.
'The NRC is already engaged in Greece and has considerable expertise in this area. I am confident that the planned projects will help to strengthen the Greek reception system, which is facing major challenges,' said Ms Aspaker.
The Government has previously indicated its intention to use more funding under the EEA and Norway Grants to address the refugee situation in Europe.
'Through the EEA and Norway Grants, we can help to establish proper systems to ensure that refugees seeking entry to Europe receive protection. This will be a priority in the negotiations later this year on how the Grants are to be used in the funding period from 2014 to 2021,' said Ms Aspaker.
Government of Norway
Regional Bureau for Europe: Greece Update # 12 Lesvos (18 December 2020)
UNHCR Greece Factsheet - November 2020
Regional Bureau for Europe: Greece Update # 11 Lesvos (4 December 2020)
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Infrastructure Today Magazine | Slow, Stable & Steady
Slow, Stable & Steady
Fall in global crude prices, phased diesel price regulation and the hike in prices of natural gas are expected to be the three major game-changers for the domestic oil & gas industry.
The continuous fall in crude oil prices have come as a major relief for the Indian economy. Oil cartel OPEC´s decision to not cut production despite the dip in oil prices coupled with a slowdown in a few major economies have meant that crude will continue to come under pressure in the first half of 2015. Along with these factors, the glut in production from US shale gas has also queered the pitch for the oil industry. A Reuters survey of 30 economists and analysts has projected Brent to average $74.00 a barrel this year and $80.30 in 2016.
Apart from the obvious benefits to the Indian economy, a few players in India feel that falling global crude prices can turn out to be an excellent opportunity for beefing up its exploration & development infrastructure. Says Ashish Bhandari, CEO, Oil & Gas, GE South Asia (see interview): ´It is a good time for India to attract global service players for high-end technology such as deep water drill ships, HPHT and fracking. The downturn will drive focus on cost and technology, ultimately strengthening the industry in the long run.´
And the government remains committed to stay on the reform path for the sector, according to a number of economists. ´While the government´s intent will be tested at higher oil prices, we believe reforms are here to stay given the (a) gasoline deregulation experience, (b) intent to limit LPG subsidy and (c) government´s own realisation in terms of economic and political difficulties. We expect the diesel deregulation and gas price hike, likely to be followed by subsidy rationalization, will lead to a structural upturn in earnings and valuation of OMCs (HPCL, BPCL and IOCL) and PSU upstream (ONGC, OINL),´ says Motilal Oswal in a research note.
According to Rajesh Agarwal, Sr Vice President, Infrastructure Group, SBI Capital Markets Limited, ´In the oil & gas sector, the government has implemented the long-pending demand for deregulating the price of diesel. This will not only reduce the fiscal deficit (by reducing the oil subsidy burden), but also allow upstream oil companies (which had to share the subsidy) to utilise their surplus funds for acquisition and development of new assets, thereby contributing to the country´s energy security.´
After much wavering, the government finally decided to hike prices of natural gas to $5.61/mmBtu, but a few market-watchers feel that the price may drop even further. ´We find under the current formula, the price of currently produced gas will gradually fall to $5/mmBtu over the next three years from the current $5.61/mmBtu, implying falling margins as costs rise,´ says Goldman Sachs. The financial major argues that clear direction is required for high-cost projects like deepwater ventures to induce more E&P capex. Under the new gas pricing formula, the price of $5.61 per unit was to apply for normal discoveries. For all new discoveries in the ultra-deep, deepwater areas and high pressure-high-temperature areas, the government has said that a premium will be given, but further clarity is awaited from the Centre. ´The price of domestic gas has been revised to $5.61/ mmBtu from $4.2/mmBtu, effectively putting an end to the uncertainty over gas pricing, which is expected to bring in investments in the sector including LNG terminals, gas transmission networks and city gas projects,´ says Agarwal.
Ergo, though the government is moving in the right direction, ´more is needed to drive an aggressive campaign on exploring and mapping a significant majority of our sedimentary basins. The two biggest actions would be a healthy premium for deepwater and ultra deepwater; and a new NELP that encourages risk taking and international participation,´ says Bhandari.
Industry watchers have also predicted a ´stable´ outlook for the domestic oil & gas sector. Prior to the crash in global oil prices, indications were that most analysts were negative on the sector. Fitch has said in its latest note: ´The rating outlook for Indian oil and gas entities remains stable in 2015. The benefits from oil price reforms and lower global oil prices for refining and marketing companies will be offset by their large capex needs in the medium term that will lead to negative free cash flows.´ ICRA says: ´The outlook on Indian downstream companies in the oil & gas sector is also stable in view of fall in under-recoveries following softening of crude oil prices, deregulation of diesel prices and rollout of direct transfer of fuel subsidies to consumers.´
India has also signed landmark deals with Russia in the oil & gas sector, and is in the process of stitching up arrangements with key African producers and also with New Zealand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Brazil, Vietnam and Turkey. Domestic appetite for oil & gas is also on the rise. Though the macroeconomic situation should continue to be stable, the key test of the government would be in its ability to push next-generation reforms... which would truly make 2015 a watershed year for the Indian oil & gas industry.
Outlook for the Indian oil & gas sector
Prices of global crude oil have declined significantly to around $60/bbl given OPEC´s decision to desist from production cuts and at the same time slowdown in economic growth of major economies in Europe and Asia. As a result, average price of Indian crude oil basket fell from $105.6 in April 2014 to $63.2/barrel in December 2014. Prices of Brent crude are expected to revive from the current low, but average price for 2015 is likely to be lower than 2014. In 2014, the Indian oil & gas sector witnessed two major developments in the form of phased diesel price de-regulation and hike in natural gas prices. These two developments would have a significant impact on the revenue growth and profitability in the sector.
Fall in crude oil prices would have a mixed impact on Indian oil & gas exploration companies. Although revenue growth of both public and private companies in the sector would be impacted, the extent of impact will vary. Drop in oil prices would reduce the under-recoveries incurred by oil marketing companies (OMCs) which in turn would reduce the overall subsidy burden in the sector.
Since public sector companies in the upstream oil & gas sector shoulder a higher proportion of subsidy, this reduction in under recovery would directly reduce their subsidy burden. Reduction in subsidy burden would translate into improved revenue performance for public sector companies in the upstream segment. Thus a drop in crude oil prices would not be entirely negative for public segment of oil & gas upstream sector.
However the scenario is different for the private sector, where the companies are not covered by subsidies. Revenue growth in the private sector depends entirely on the price fluctuations of crude oil.
In the event of a drop in international crude oil prices, revenue growth of private upstream companies would slow down.
This moderation in revenue growth is expected to continue in the coming year as average international crude oil prices in 2015 are widely expected to be significantly lower than 2014 levels.
In addition the proposed changes in subsidy sharing mechanism would improve the revenue growth in the upstream segment. As per the proposed mechanism, Oil Industry Development (OID) cess currently paid by upstream companies to the government would be considered as part of the subsidy. Further the new mechanism also proposed to divide under recovery equally between government and upstream companies. Implementation of this new subsidy sharing arrangement would significantly reduce the subsidy level incurred by public sector companies in upstream oil & gas companies which would directly reflect in the form of improved revenue performance.
In the coming year, profitability in OMCs is expected to improve on the back of lower input costs. Crude oil is the input cost for OMCs whose price has been dropping. Since crude oil price is expected to remain lower in 2015 (as compared to 2014), profitability of OMCs is expected to improve.
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New York|Big Buildings Hurt the Climate. New York City Hopes to Change That.
Big Buildings Hurt the Climate. New York City Hopes to Change That.
To fight climate change, the city is forcing the buildings, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Buildings like the Freedom Tower and the Empire State Building could face fines of up to millions of dollars per year if they do not significantly reduce emissions by 2030.CreditCreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times
By William Neuman
New York City is about to embark on an ambitious plan to fight climate change that would force thousands of large buildings, like the Empire State Building and Trump Tower, to sharply reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
The legislation, expected to be passed by the City Council on Thursday, would set emission caps for many different types of buildings, with the goal of achieving a 40 percent overall reduction of emissions by 2030. Buildings that do not meet the caps could face steep fines.
The effort comes as New York, among other states, has undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, and as the country debates the merits and necessity of the Green New Deal, the congressional proposal to tackle climate change and create new high-paying jobs in clean energy industries.
But New York City's move — opposed by real estate industry executives in part because of the associated costs to meet the new targets — may be unprecedented, according to John Mandyck, the chief executive of the Urban Green Council, an umbrella group that includes real estate developers and environmental groups, among others.
"This is huge," Mr. Mandyck said. "I haven't seen a city that has tackled climate change head-on in a way like this, setting specific targets for buildings and providing a path forward for how they can comply through innovative policy tools."
Buildings are among the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions because they use lots of energy for heating, cooling and lighting, and they tend to be inefficient, leaking heat in the winter and cool air in the summer through old windows or inadequate insulation. An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions published in 2017 found that buildings accounted for 67 percent of the city's emissions.
The legislation, part of a package of bills known as the Climate Mobilization Act, comes after little progress was made during years of efforts to nudge, cajole or provide incentives to building owners to make voluntary cuts in energy use.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who called the bill "very aggressive" during an unrelated news conference last week, has said that he would sign the legislation, and that his administration had worked closely with the Council as it drafted the bill. The mayor has been toying with running for president, and he has sought opportunities to project himself on a national stage as a champion of progressive causes, including as a leader in fighting climate change.
"It's going to revolutionize our ability to reduce emissions through our buildings which are really our No. 1 problem here in New York City," the mayor said.
The cost to building owners will be high. Mark Chambers, the director of the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, said the cumulative cost to building owners to make the upgrades needed to meet the caps would exceed $4 billion. He added that building owners would eventually recoup those costs through lower operating expenses.
Many types of buildings were exempted from the caps, including houses of worship and apartment houses with rent-regulated units and other types of affordable housing. Those buildings are required to carry out several energy-saving measures, such as insulating pipes, but those measures fall well short of the costly steps required to meet the caps.
Real estate industry executives say that while they support reducing emissions, they believe too many types of buildings were given exemptions, placing an undue burden for reducing the city's greenhouse gas output on the remaining buildings.
Ed Ermler is the board president of a group of four co-op apartment buildings with a total of 437 units in Jackson Heights, Queens. He said that in recent years he has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to install computerized boiler controls and other systems to make the 1950s-era buildings, called Roosevelt Terrace, more energy efficient, and yet the target that the city has set is still "totally unattainable."
"To get down to even 20 percent from where I am today, with the technology that exists, there's nothing more that I can do," Mr. Ermler said. "It's not like there's this magic wand."
He said that the majority of apartment owners in the complex are over 65 years old. "Most are on a fixed income and I have to be very cognizant about anything that I do because I don't want to put an undue burden on people that can't afford it."
Carl Hum, the general counsel for the Real Estate Board of New York, which primarily represents large developers, expressed concern that the exemptions given to thousands of large buildings would undercut the goal.
He also said that some businesses have much higher energy consumption — such as media, technology or life sciences companies — and that the law would effectively discourage landlords from leasing space to them, for fear of paying fines when the energy use of their buildings exceeds the caps.
"The overall effect is going to be that an owner is going to think twice before she rents out any space: 'Is the next tenant I'm renting to going to be an energy hog or not?'" Mr. Hum said. "There's a clear business case to be made that having a storage facility is a lot better than having a building that's bustling with businesses and workers and economic activity."
Mr. Chambers said that a new city agency that would be created by the law, the Office of Building Energy and Emissions Performance, would consider appeals from building owners and be empowered to give variances for tenants that have high energy needs.
"They would come to the city and explain that they have an outsize energy usage because of this particular use type, and their compliance path would be adjusted as a result," Mr. Chambers said.
The math of the law is complex. Many large buildings have been tracking and reporting their energy use and related factors for years — a process known as benchmarking — allowing the city to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions per square foot for individual buildings.
The caps set limits for different types of buildings, such as apartment houses or office buildings. For instance, the city's benchmarking website shows that the Empire State Building produces 6.27 kilograms of carbon dioxide per square foot in the course of a year.
The cap would require it to emit just 4.53 kilograms of CO2 per square foot in 2030, or pay a fine. Fines for large buildings could reach into the millions of dollars a year, depending on how far above the cap they are.
"New York City is a complicated, dynamic place with lots of old buildings and new buildings and hospitals and houses of worship and affordable apartments," said the City Council speaker, Corey Johnson. "So to craft a bill that would make a significant difference while at the same time understanding the variation of building stock was a challenge."
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A caller had asked Guruji, solution for her son who is not studying well. Guruji had asked the caller to follow the below procedure.
Things Required: One meter of Green (Parrot Green or Dark Green) colored cloth.
Jack fruit's seed or leaf (Palappalam in Tamil ; Halasina hannu in Kannada).
Tamarind plant's root (Hunase in Kannada ; Puli in Tamil).
Which Day To Perform: You should follow this procedure in the day of Saptami or Ashtami.
The mother should follow this procedure. The Son has to sit facing east.
Place the Green Cloth before him.
The mother should take one palm full of Bengal Gram (Kadalai Paruppu in Tamil ; Kadale Bele in Kannada) and revolve around the son and put it in the Green cloth after revolving. Now take the next grain and carry out the same procedure. Likewise, perform on all the nine grains as mentioned above.
Now take the Jack fruit's seed or leaf and revolve around the person and put it in the green cloth.
Next take the Tamarind plant's root and revolve around the person and put it in the green cloth.
Last comes the White Donkey's milk, take it and revolve around the person and put it in the green cloth. Before placing it in the green cloth, put it in a small cover/pouch.
Now bundle the complete package and tie a knot. Place this complete package below the sleeping pillow of the person for three days.
After three days you have take this package along with Bilva Patra and Tulsi Leaves to any river nearby. Leave this complete package in the river and take bath in the river.
After this, visit any Eshwara/Shiva or Anjaneya Temple on the way back and offer those bilva patra and tulsi leaves to the temple.
The person should sleep in Vayu Moola (North West) area of the home or in vayu moola of the bedroom and should not sleep in the bed. The person should sleep in the ground only.
The person should avoid wearing dress in Black, Blue and Red Color. And also avoid use of things made from iron metal much.
The person should wake up early morning before sunrise.
A caller had asked Guruji, solution for not getting job. Guruji had asked the caller to follow the below procedure.
One has the visit any Guru Temple for 11 weeks on Mondays or Thursdays.
You have to carry an coconut along with you to the Temple. Dont offer the coconut to Temple. Revolve the coconut to lord Guru Bhagawan (standing in the front of Lord) and then revolve the same coconut around yourself.
Now break the coconut into two pieces and offer one piece to any beggar and place the other piece near any tree faraway. So that squirrels or any other rodents will have it. You can also drop the other piece of coconut in any well or water source like river, pond etc.


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Social Distancing Protocols and the Hierarchy of Controls
Grainger Editorial Staff
The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 disease has made social distancing a fact of life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it's one of the best ways of avoiding exposure to any communicable disease. The goal of social distancing is to limit face-to-face contact. But how can social distancing be implemented in the workplace? The cubicles, workstations, production lines, restrooms, breakrooms and warehouse aisles of yesterday were not designed for workers who need to maintain a minimum of six feet of separation from one another.
When thinking about how to address any workplace hazard, it's best to start with the hierarchy of controls. Safety professionals have long used this principle to guide their interventions. The hierarchy of controls is a systematic way of grouping hazard control methods according to their effectiveness, remembering to consider the most effective methods before the less effective methods.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) hierarchy of controls is commonly depicted as an inverted triangle. Moving from top to bottom, the controls become less effective.
According to OSHA, there are advantages and disadvantages to each type of control measure, and it will usually require a combination of these measures to protect employees from any hazard.
Elimination and Substitution
The most effective way of controlling all hazards is to systematically eliminate them from the workplace, either by removing the source or substituting something less hazardous. But as long as employees are present in the workplace, it is not possible to completely eliminate the potential of exposure to communicable diseases such as COVID-19.
The next most effective way of minimizing hazard exposure is through engineering controls. According to NIOSH, engineering controls are either measures that create a barrier between the worker and the hazard, or measures that remove the hazard from the environment.
Engineering controls that can help minimize close contact between employees include:
Moving desks, tables and workstations to be further apart
Positioning workstations so that workers are side by side rather than face to face
Installing partitions between desks or workstations
Installing barriers that change the flow of foot traffic
Temporarily discontinue use of urinals and bathroom stalls that are too close together
Administrative Controls
Though administrative controls are less effective than engineering controls, they're still an important part of a hazard control strategy. Administrative controls are measures that help people change the way they work, reducing their exposure to the hazard without physically separating them from it.
Administrative controls that can help minimize close contact between employees include:
Closing facilities to visitors
Eliminating face-to-face customer service
Replacing in-person meetings with virtual meetings
Establishing social distancing protocols that offer guidance for using conference rooms, stairwells, elevators, lunch and break rooms, exits and entrances, restrooms and any other limited spaces or bottleneck points.
Encouraging one-way flows of pedestrian traffic to make distancing easier and avoid face-to-face encounters.
Staggering workers' scheduled arrival and departure times to avoid bottlenecks at entrances and exits.
Developing new procedures for clocking in and out.
Using location-based technologies such as wearable devices that vibrate when employees are with six feet of each other and track potential contact with others.
Training workers to understand and follow protocols, reinforcing them with signs and other visual communications, and enforcing with measures such as verbal warnings.
According to NIOSH, administrative controls require significant effort from the affected workers. Signage and other visual communications can be an important way of reinforcing new protocols. The chart below provides some ideas for how social distancing signs and other visual communications can support protocols:
Social Distancing Goal
Maintain one-way flows of foot traffic.
Designate separate entrances and exits to buildings and rooms.
Designate one-way "lanes" through open spaces.
Signs to indicate new enter-only and exit-only doors.
Floor tape and arrows to separate lanes and indicate direction of travel.
Limit the number of people in work rooms and confined space.
Determine maximum occupancy levels based on room size.
Determine occupancy levels for spaces including conference rooms, break room and lunch rooms.
Signs to indicate maximum occupancy levels.
Limit incidental contact between people at bottleneck areas like building entrances and restrooms.
Designate an area for lines to form at bottleneck points.
Floor tape or adhesive panels to indicate fixed points six feet apart.
The last level of the hierarchy of controls is personal protective equipment (PPE), which is worn to minimize exposure to hazards that can't otherwise be eliminated. Like administrative control measures, PPE requires significant effort from workers and is considered a last line of defense.
To determine whether workers require PPE to help protect them from communicable diseases, OSHA recommends evaluating their job tasks and working environments and determining what may be needed based on an exposure risk assessment
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Data Reviews Online: managing the proposal and review process for data repository submissions.
The submission of datasets to open data repositories needs to be managed, to assure the quality of data and to ensure that only appropriate datasets are accepted. However, this review process can be both onerous and inefficient. Therefore, a system that supports and manages the submission and review of proposals would speed the review of proposals and promote the openness of data repositories. Data Reviews Online is a step in this direction.
At RMIT University, the eResearch Office and the Library has been providing resources to researchers for the promotion, publication, and sharing of their datasets, through a merit based allocation of resources called the Research Data Grants Program (RDGP). In this program, the selection of proposals is based on two factors: significance, and strategic alignment. The significance of the dataset is assessed on criteria as defined by Russell and Winkworth , such as: completeness, rarity, research potential, and artistic merit. The alignment is assessed against RMIT University's research strategy, which is embodied in its Enabling Capability Platforms (ECP) . Given these diverse criteria, identifying reviewers with the appropriate expertise is essential.
The proposal submission and the ingestion planning for the RDGP has been partially implemented, via a Google form and a Microsoft Word document, respectively. Despite the initial number of submissions being low, the overall management of this process was manual and found to be onerous, especially the review and selection processes. Hence a system that manages the submission and review process would be a boon for the RDGP and will allow the program to expand the number of calls issued and submissions processed. In addition, it could attract further deployments by the wider eResearch community, since this sort of program is expected to grow across Australia and around the globe.
The review of submissions into data repositories is important to maintain quality and focus. Lawrence et al.  surveyed example procedures and proposed a generic checklist for data reviews, which included: quality of the data and its metadata, availability and access of the data, the reliability of the data source, and the potential user community. Whilst this checklist is more complete than the review criteria established for the RDGP, some criteria are not required. For instance, the quality of metadata is not an issue for proposals to the RDGP, because resources are specifically provided to help with the extraction and refinement of metadata for the selected datasets.
There is currently no generic solution for the submission and review of data repository proposals. A system to manage calls, submissions, and peer review of conference papers, called EasyChair , has been available since 2002, and there are solutions for specific repositories (several examples provided by Lawrence et al. [3, p12]). But no generic solution, comparable to EasyChair, exist for research data. A generic solution would allow repository owners to expand, or restrict, the community of available data sources and reviewers, and to match them based on multiple criteria, such as Field of Research (FoR) classification , etc. However, the review requirements of specific domains, such as required metadata formats, and the automatic ingestion and verification of the data, could not be accommodated, given the need to support a wide range of repositories.
The initial development goals were to establish the framework for the overall system, including: the development infrastructure and core functionality. In addition, we aimed to lay the foundation for an open-source project, through a deployment and testing infrastructure, and thus support the ongoing development of the platform, using established best practices for community driven open source software.
and a proposal [Figure 4].
A feature of this system is the ability to classify repositories, datasets, and reviewers, using multiple, concurrent classification schemes. In the RDGP example, the classification schemes used are the significance criteria and ECP alignment for datasets and the ECP alignment for reviewers. In the sample repository details [shown in Figure 2] the classification scheme used is the ANZSRC FOR codes . In future development, these classifications will enable the smart matching of reviewers with dataset.
The outcome of this project is a system, called Dareon , which manages the processes that govern soliciting proposals for the inclusion of new datasets into institutional research data repositories. The system oversees the submission of proposals, review, selection, and ingestion planning processes, and supports the workflows for the three principle roles. The project has been established as an open-source platform that provides a generic solution and will support the future development across the eResearch community.
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Lawrence, Bryan, et al. "Citation and peer review of data: Moving towards formal data publication.", International Journal of Digital Curation 6.2 (2011): 4-37.
EasyChair: The Conference system. Available from: http://easychair.org, accessed 29 Jun 2017.
Classification Codes: Available from: http://www.arc.gov.au/rfcd-seo-and-anzsic-codes, accessed 29 Jun 2017.
Data Reviews Online. Available from: http://github.com/dareon-org, accessed 29 Jun 2017.


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Kuwait to jail woman for tweets against emir
Teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison for insulting Gulf state's ruler and inciting regime change.
Kuwait has penalised several Twitter users in recent months for slurs against the emir, Sheikh Sabah [AFP]
A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a woman to 11 years in jail for posting remarks on Twitter deemed insulting to the emir and calling for the overthrow of the regime, the verdict said.
Huda al-Ajmi, a 37-year-old teacher, on Monday received the longest known sentence for online dissent in the Gulf state.
She was convicted of insulting Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, calling for the overthrow of the regime and misusing her mobile phone, according to a copy of the lower court ruling obtained by the AFP news agency.
Mohammad al-Humaidi, the director of the Kuwait Society for Human Rights, confirmed the verdict on Twitter, the popular micro-blogging website.
Ajmi has not yet been taken into custody and can appeal the sentences, Reuters news agency reported.
It is rare for a woman to serve jail time for political crimes in Kuwait, which allows more freedom of speech than some other Gulf states. Previously, Kuwaiti courts had sentenced at least two female activists to lighter jail terms but suspended the implementation.
Ajmi is the latest in a growing list of tweeters and former-opposition parliamentarians to face trial or receive jail terms for allegedly insulting the emir, described as "immune and inviolable" in the constitution.
The political trials have drawn rebuke abroad and anger at home.
In April, a Kuwaiti court gave an opposition politician five years in jail for insulting the emir, but an appeals court overturned the sentence.
In February, US-based Human Rights Watch said prosecutors had charged nearly 25 people with offending the emir, sentencing at least six to jail terms, since October.
The United States has called on Kuwait to respect freedom of expression.


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The head of BHP gets how much more?
It's off the old scale
The head of BHP gets paid around 200 times as much as the average Australian. Back at the start of the 1980's it was six or seven times as much.
The stark finding is in new research that uses BHP records dating back to 1887 to plug gaps in what's known about long-run trends in Australian executive remuneration.
"What we see is a relatively high ratio of BHP CEO salary to Australian earnings at the turn of the 20th century, around 50 times average earnings, slowly dropping throughout the century save for a spike in the second world war," said Melbourne University economist Mike Pottenger.
"Then with the arrival Paul Anderson as chief executive in 1998 there's a vertical jump. He was paid more than 200 times average earnings."
"Anderson was the first internationally-sourced chief executive since the very first, William Patton who was hired for 4000 pounds in 1887."
"Anderson's successors, Brian Gilbertson, Chip Goodyear, Marius Kloppers and Andrew Mackenzien have all earned around 200 times the average – it has become the new normal."
Working with BHP historian Geoffrey Blainey and inequality researcher Andrew Leigh who is now a Labor member of parliament Dr Pottenger constructed a range of likely salaries for the years 1887 to 1984 using the few internal memos that mentioned salaries and the known relationship between the chief executive's salary and BHP directors fees.
From 1987 he used the executive remuneration reported in BHP annual reports and later the total remuneration including stock options and incentives.
"At all times our estimates have been conservative," Dr Pottenger said...
"If critics want want us to exclude the incentives and options, we happy to point out that without them the CEO's salary is still 100 times the average - roughly double its previous peak and far higher than anything thought possible during the 1970s and 1980s."
Data provided by Egan Associates on the average CEO remuneration at Australia's top 100 companies for the last few decades suggests that BHP's experience has been typical.
"In BHP's case the merger with Billiton near the turn of this century made it a truly global company," Dr Pottenger said. "Also just before the merger there was an air of desperation in the company. Its 1999 annual report was titled 'Under Pressure', the 2000 report was titled 'Coming out of a tight corner'."
Dr Pottenger said BHP and other newly globalised companies appeared to have succumbed to "Lake Wobegon effect," named after the fictional town in the US radio show A Prairie Home Companion where "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average".
"They all want to hire a chief executive who is better than the global median, " Dr Pottenger said. "If executive's abilities are distributed along a bell curve, the only way to do that is to bid up salaries."
"In fact they are no longer going up. Around 200 times average earnings seems to be the new normal. Something else is at work."
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Ramah and Ruderman Family Foundation Announce Video Contest Winners
Contest promoted inclusion of campers with disabilities
The Ramah Camping Movement and the Ruderman Family Foundation have announced the winners of "TIPTOE (The Inclusion Project: Through Our Eyes)," an inclusion-themed video contest for participants from all Jewish camps. The goal of TIPTOE is to increase awareness of the inclusion work happening at Jewish camps across North America. The Ruderman Family Foundation will award a cash prize to the winners and make donations to the inclusion programs at the winners' camps.
The winning videos can be viewed at http://bit.ly/1mcDnYf
Camper Winners
First place prize: Matthew Warshay (Providence, RI), Camp Ramah in New England, Palmer, MA
Second place: Shafer Gootkind (New York, NY), Camp Twelve Trails, Pearl River, NY (a day camp of the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood, formerly Camp Yomawha)
Staff Member Winners
First place prize: Jennifer Kreinik (Scarsdale, NY), B'nai B'rith Beber Camp, Mukwonago, WI
Second place: Jonah Goldman Kay (Orlando, FL) & Itai Zwecker (Tel Aviv, Israel), Camp Ramah Darom, Clayton, GA
Campers and high-school and college-age staff members who participated in a North American Jewish summer camp program in 2015 submitted videos that showed their view of inclusion of children with disabilities in their Jewish camp. Representatives from the Ruderman Family Foundation and the Foundation for Jewish Camp selected the winners based on three criteria: demonstrating inclusion, creativity, and visual appeal.


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Bob Evans Farm Fest focuses on family
By Dean Wright - deanwright@civitasmedia.com
Visitors sit and watch part of a lumberjack show as they visit the Bob Evans Farm Festival Friday.
Dean Wright | Ohio Valley Publishing
Bob Evans Farms, Inc., CEO Saed Mohensi sits with Bob Evans' son Steve Evans as he discusses family life on the farm outside the restaurant during the farm festival Friday afternoon.
RIO GRANDE — Those in Gallia County and throughout the Ohio Valley are familiar with the Bob Evans family name and the food service empire that sprung from a small family operation in Rio Grande.
They're also familiar with the massive festival that draws more than 30,000 visitors every year.
According to Steve Evans, Bob's son, despite the fact his family, the restaurants and products bearing his family name have become massively successful, he said his father and the family were just doing what they did best.
"Well, the most important things we learned here on the farm were honesty, integrity, hard work, treating people the way you would want to treated and hospitality," Steve said. "We learned how to draw people into your life and learn their point of view. It was a gentle upbringing with some strength in there when it came to motivating you occasionally, but it was a good upbringing. I don't know if there was anything special about it other than it was a good upbringing."
That same family modesty is what caused Steve's parents, Bob and Jewel, to be genuine folks who would treat you the same as they did when they would meet someone like President Ronald Reagan.
Steve said his father had a penchant for inviting guests, as well as sausage order customers, over at all hours of the day and that would eventually spur a small cafe operation on the farm which welcomed visitors. Jewel, as an expert cook, could whip up a meal on the fly and that tradition carried on into what it is today.
The family would also become famous for creating its own sausage as, at the time, the Evans' felt there was a void in quality sausage product that could be filled.
"Our house was always a busy place," Steve said.
The Evans' eventually opened a restaurant in 1962 on their farm in Rio Grande.
Bob Evans Farms Inc. CEO Saed Mohensi said the corporation is reconnecting with the Evans family to blend the best of new business with the strength of old-fashioned traditions and family integrity.
"Everyone has a different definition of what makes success," Mohensi said. "My view of success is the DNA of the company. Where does it come from? Who took part in making it?"
Mohensi said it was important to understand the history of where the company came from and to include their ideas in with the company's future. Mohensi said recent marketing campaigns refocused on the old commercial jingle well-known to customers, as well as other similar efforts. Bob Evans himself can often be seen in the commercials.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, the restaurant line suffered a hit as it closed 21 restaurants in 10 states with a decline in same-store sales.
Reconnecting with the family seems to be taking the food service in a new direction.
The farm festival is one of the largest events put on in Gallia County every year. Among locals, it is seen as an icon of the area. The Bob Evans brand generates more than $1.5 billion in sales and serves 80 million guests a year. The festival serves as both an example of the restaurant brand's success, southeastern Ohio culture and family values.
"To me, it's all about the heritage of the organization and how we can grow the organization," Mohensi said about reconnecting with the Evans family.
Ray McKinniss, the late farm manager of the Bob Evans Farm in Rio Grande, will be missed, said Mike Agee, senior director of corporate services. This will be the festival's first year without McKinniss. Agee said there were several mementos dedicated to McKinniss throughout the festival.
"Ray McKinniss was one of our all-time great employees," Agee said. "There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about the impact Ray had on my life and the lives of so many people throughout the company and the community. We can't replace a guy like Ray McKinniss. Clark Walker was basically Ray's hand-picked successor. He loved Clark. He's stepped in and done a wonderful job."
The Bob Evans Farm Festival will continue through the weekend.
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Beyond Junie B. - Intermediate Series with Spunky Female Characters
"My daughter loves the Junie B. Jones series, but she just read the last one and I have no idea what else to get for her!"
I hear some version of this lament from parents fairly frequently at the library where I work. Junie B. Jones is a staple in classrooms and school libraries across the country, and is often one of the first chapter book series young kids get hooked on. They are really drawn to the spunky, outspoken character of Junie B. whose voice is authentically child-like (improper grammar and all), who says and does the things they think, but might not dare to do.
If you have a child who has read all of Junie B. and wants something similar, try some of these series, which all feature spunky young female characters (ranging in age from 5 to 9) with quirky personalities dealing with everyday problems all young children can relate to, like school, making friends, sibling rivalry, change, jealousy, etc.
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, 1950, 158 pages, ages 5-10.
I have to start with my childhood favorite spunky, quirky girl, Pippi Longstocking! This series does differ from all the others in that it is not truly realistic and is more silly and non-sensical. Nine-year old Pippi lives alone with her horse and her monkey (her mother is in heaven and her father lost at sea). She is unusually strong, very eccentric, smart, and self-sufficient, but often finds herself in the middle of unusual situations and adventures, with her friends Tommy and Annika.
There are several Pippi stories, and several different versions have been published over the years, using different translators and illustrators.
Uh-Oh, Cleo by Jessica Harper, illustrated by Jon Berkeley, 2008-2010, 65 pages, ages 6-8.
Eight-year old Cleo and her twin brother Jack are part of a large family with the ironic last name of "Small". There are six children altogether, including two sets of twins! But being a twin is not the only think that stands out about Cleo; she also has the uncanny knack for finding herself in the middle of one mishap after another.
In the first book she has to get stitches, in the second the family gets caught in a freak August snowstorm, and in the third she barfs on her friend's mom!
Violet Mackerel by Anna Branford, illustrated by Elanna Allen, 2010-2015, 112 pages, ages 6-10.
Violet Mackerel is more sweet and charming than spunky, but she deals with problems by thinking outside the box to come up with possible solutions rather than whining or dwelling on them, with some creative and imaginative ideas.
Each book is short and focused on one particular problem, some small, like how to get the trinket she likes at the market; others are big, such as having have her tonsils out or having to move when her mother re-marries. There are a total of 8 books in the series.
Amber Brown by Paula Danziger, (later by Bruce Coville & Elizabeth Levy) illustrated by Tony Ross (later by Anthony Lewis), 1994-2004, 2012-2014, 100-200 pages, ages 5-10.
Amber Brown is a very spunky 9-year old whose parents are divorcing and best friend is moving away. While these books are short with a lower reading level and large print, they deal with some more serious issues at times, such as divorce, a parent moving far away, friends moving away, jealousy, parents dating and getting re-married, growing up and all the changes that come with it.
There are 12 books in the series, with the last three being written after the death of the original author. A good hi-lo series for reluctant readers, but the reading level would be too low for many 9-10 year olds.
Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon, 2014, 160 pages, ages 6-8.
Six-year old Dory, otherwise known as Rascal, is a little girl with a very BIG imagination! She tries to play with her older brother and sister, but they tell her she acts too babyish. Her imaginings begin to wear on everyone's nerves, and her siblings concoct a plan to scare her straight, which totally backfires.
I love the primitive illustrations that almost look like a child drew them. The second book is due out June 7th, with the third to follow this fall (of 2016).
Lola Levine by Monica Brown, illustrated by Angela N. Dominguez, 2015-present, 96 pages, ages 5-9.
Second-grader Lola Levine is a soccer star, until one day she accidentally hurts a classmate during a match and everyone thinks she did it on purpose. In the second book she deals with stage fright after being cast in the class play, and in the upcoming third book, she learns about getting along with others.
Lola also happens to be from a multi-cultural family, with a Jewish father and a Peruvian mother, so there are several references to both cultures throughout the books. The second book was released in January of 2016, with the third book due out in July of 2016.
Lulu by Hilary McKay, 2011-2014, 100 pages, ages 7-10.
Lulu is in Class 3 with her cousin and best friend, Mellie. Mellie is known for losing things, while Lulu is known for jumping out of swings, but most of all for her love of animals. Fortunately her parents are okay with all the pets she brings home as long as she takes care of them. In the first book, she rescues a duck egg from getting smashed and returns the duckling to its mother.
There are six books in the series, each story featuring a different kind of animal in need: duck, dog, cat, rabbit, hedgehog, and hamster.
Ruby Lu by Lenore Look, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf & Stef Choi, 2004-2011, 112-176 pages, ages 6-10.
Ruby Lu is an almost-eight-year old Chinese-American girl who loves putting on magic shows, her little brother Oscar (well, most of the time), and her best friends Emma, Tiger, and Ruby. In the first story we meet Ruby and her family and friends, and see the ups and downs in her relationship with her brother. She also deals with a bully, learns to drive, and starts Chinese school.
In the second book she has to adjust to having her recently-emigrated cousin living with her, and in the third book her parents reverse roles after her father loses his job. There is also a glossary at the end to explain some of the Chinese words and cultural references.
Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper, 2007-2015, 136-208 pages, ages 6-9.
Eight-year old Grace Stewart came by the unfortunate nickname "Just Grace" because there were 4 girls named Grace in her class and she didn't want to go by "Grace S." She loves cats and heroes, and secretly writes her own "Not So Super" comic strip. Her small superpower is being able to tell when people are sad, even when they try to hide it. She is often moved to try to help people, but her good intentions sometimes backfire. Grace also has a knack for describing situations and grown-ups in a way that is humorously spot-on. There are currently 12 books in the series.
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald & illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, 2000-2014, 176-208 pages, ages 6-9.
This 12-book series begins with Judy in a very bad mood as she starts third grade, not looking forward to change and having to adjust to a new teacher, new classroom, and new classmates. But, things begin to look up as she and her best friend Rocky work on their projects, and she makes new friends.
There is also a series about Judy's younger brother Stink, and another series about their adventures together.
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books, by Herman Parrish & illustrated by Lynne Avril, 2013-present, 160 pages, ages 6-10.
Amelia Bedelia has been a favorite of young children for 50 years. Now independent readers can continue to enjoy the fun in a relatively new chapter book series by the nephew of the original Amelia Bedelia author, Peggy Parrish.
In this series Amelia is a young girl, dealing with the same everyday problems as all kids, which are humorously complicated by her inability to recognize idiomatic expressions and taking everything literally. I particularly like how there is a list of the idioms from the story at the end, with their meanings. There are currently 9 books in the series, with the 10th due out in July of 2016.
Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows & illustrated by Sophie Blackall, 2007-2014, 120-136 pages, ages 7-12.
With Ivy + Bean you get two spunky girls for the price of one! Ivy and Bean have very different personalities and at first they have no interest in the other, but once they meet they find opposites attract and become best friends.
There are 10 books in this series, and this is a good series to grow with, as the suggested age range changes from 7-9 with the first book to 8-12 by the last book.
Frankly, Frannie by A. J. Stern, 2010-2012, 128 pages, ages 6-8.
Frannie Miller is a very ambitious young lady with lots of enthusiasm, but who is sometimes lacking in good judgement. She is eager to have a career and work in an office, and already has her resume and business cards all ready. Unfortunately, her enthusiasm and eagerness to prove how capable she is often gets her into trouble when she misreads situations and tries to take on adult responsibilities.
There are nine books in this series, with each exploring a different career interest of Frannie's.
Nancy Clancy by Jane O'Connor & illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, 2012-present, 128 pages, ages 6-10.
Another popular picture book character continues as a chapter books series. Nancy Clancy is now a third grader and, while still stylish, has toned down her fanciness slightly. In the first book she and best friend Bree solve a mystery just like their favorite book character, Nancy Drew. In the following books Nancy deals with everything from secret admirers to playing soccer.
There are currently 6 books in the series, with the 7th due out in a matter of days (June 7th, 2016).
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee, 2006-2015, 143-192 pages, ages 7-10.
Poor Clementine manages to get herself into all kinds of trouble, but she only has the best of intentions and is very misunderstood. She also doesn't like being named after a fruit, and insists that it's only fair that she call her little brother vegetable names, like "Broccoli" and "Rutabaga". Kids will find Clementine entertaining and relate-able.
There are 7 books in the Clementine series, but she will make an occasional appearance in the Waylon spin-off series debuting in 2016.
Clarice Bean by Lauren Child, 1999-2006, 208-252 pages, ages 8-12.
Clarice Bean is a young girl who loves to say the word "utterly", is obsessed with the Ruby Redfort books about a young girl who is a secret agent, and is always caught daydreaming by her teacher. She confronts typical problems kids deal with everyday at home and at school.
There are seven books in the Clarice Bean series, which spawned a real-life incarnation of the fictional Ruby Redfort series Clarice is obsessed with in 2011, with 5 books currently published.
Mallory McDonald by Laurie Friedman, illustrated by Tamara Schmitz, 2004-present, 150-175 pages, ages, 7-10.
Mallory McDonald is a spirited 8-year old girl who loves to tell jokes, much to her older brother Max's embarrassment. She has a cat named Cheeseburger, lives next door to her best friend Mary Ann, and thinks life is almost perfect. Until her parents announce they are moving 3 hours away!
Mallory adjust to moving, makes new friends and deals with all the typical problems young girls face with school, family, friends, and change. There are currently 25 books in the series.
Piper Reed by Kimberly Willis Holt, illustrated by Christine Davenier, 2007-2012,160 pages, ages 8-11.
Nine-year old Piper Reed is spunky and resilient; you have to be when you're part of a military family and move every couple of years. But Piper has never minded, and embraces being a Navy family, even calling her father "Chief" rather than "Dad". But then they have to move during the school year for the first time, which makes even Piper upset. She also struggles with being the middle child and having dyslexia.
The 5-book series begins with the family's latest move, and follows Piper and she adjusts to her new home and makes new friends; children of military families would find Piper particularly relate-able.
Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary, 1955-1999, 160-240 pages, ages 8-12.
Of course we can't forget the other classic spunky little girl, Ramona. Ramona is a very energetic, curious, imaginative, and strong-willed girl who frequently gets on peoples nerves, particular her older sister Beezus, and sometimes finds herself in trouble.
Ramona first makes an appearance in the Henry Huggins series, then takes a larger role as a 4-year old in Beezus And Ramona before continuing in her own series.There are 8 books in the series, and Ramona ages and matures as the series progresses, turning 10 by the end of the last book. A great series to grow with.
These last two are not part of a series (though the first is a spin-off from one), but they are both classics by well-known children's authors and feature a couple of independent girls who overcome difficulties and discover strengths they didn't know they had, and no list of spunky, quirky girls would be complete without them!
Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume, 1972, 160 pages, ages 8-12.
Sheila Tubman secretly has many fears; she is afraid of spiders, dogs, swimming, the dark, and more. She tries to hide her anxieties and over-compensates by projecting a slightly over-the-top persona that is brave, witty, and outgoing. In the story she must face one of her fears, and eventually overcomes it.
This book is a spin-off of Blume's beloved Fudge series. Sheila is a classmate and nemesis of Fudge's older brother Peter in the series; Peter makes an appearance in this story and a few references are made to him and his brother.
Matilda by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake, 1988, 240 pages, ages 8-12.
Matilda Wormwood is a very intelligent, precocious child who does not fit into the family she was born into. They do not share or appreciate her curiosity and intellect, and she must educate herself by reading everything she can from the library. Eventually they enroll her in a school, with a wonderful teacher, but a truly horrible headmistress. Matilda discovers talents she never knew she had, and saves everyone from the awful Trunchbull.
This book is a little different in that Matilda is a quiet, intellectual child, yet she is also very brave and stands up for herself and it incorporates a little bit of fantasy by giving Matilda telekinetic powers, whereas all the other books are realistic fiction.
Hopefully one or more of these will fill the void left by Junie B. Jones, but also encourage your young reader to explore other genres, perhaps a little historical fiction with the American Girl or I Survived... series, learn about the lives of real people with the Who Was/Is? biography series, some adventure with Gary Paulsen or Jean Craighead George, mysteries with Encyclopedia Brown or Nancy Drew, or fantasy with The Magic Treehouse series. Happy Reading!
I subsequently came across one other series to add to this list:
Emma by Sally Warner, illustrated by Jamie Harper, 2005-2010, 98-144 pages, ages 8-12.
Third-grader Emma is an only child of divorced parents, who has recently had to move and start a new school. She is very interested in nature and science, and wants to be naturalist when she's older. In the first book, she has to deal with sharing her room and her mother's attention with 4-year old Anthony, who comes to stay with them for a week when his mother has a family emergency.
There are six books in the series, all dealing with typical third grade trials and tribulations, such as making new friends, arguing with friends, teasing and bullying, etc.
Posted by Jen at 2:22:00 PM
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Q: Writing and converting Data from csv file to an array to work with the data c# I try to continue my project for the school.
I was able to import the data from a CSV file in the command line. I am really not entirely sure if I wrote it to the array already. But for the next step I need to go ahead and filter the data from the written class. As first example I try to filter the written data over the date (datum) from the class.
I have really no idea what to do now to work. So in the section:
 if (decideTyp == "Z")
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Decide to filtering date");
                var inputWert = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Filtering the date and show the date: ");

                //Console.WriteLine($" {eineAktie.Aktienkurs_datum} {eineAktie.Aktien_id} {eineAktie.Name} {eineAktie.Wert}" /*+ eineAktie.Aktienkurs_datum*/);
                //Console.WriteLine($" {zweiteAktie.Aktienkurs_datum} {zweiteAktie.Aktien_id} {zweiteAktie.Name} {zweiteAktie.Wert}" /*+ eineAktie.Aktienkurs_datum*/);

From my code I try to give out all the dates from my CSV file.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;

namespace aktienportfolio
{
    public class Aktie
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Datum { get; set; }
        public string Markt { get; set; }
        public string Symbol { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public double Wert { get; set; }
    }

    class Program
    {
        public static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("AktienProgramm: ");
            Console.WriteLine("--------------- ");
            Console.WriteLine("\n");

            string firstDecide; //StockExchange or Portfolio

            do
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Do you like take a look at (A)ktienKurse or (P)ortfolio abfragen? \n");
                firstDecide = Console.ReadKey(true).KeyChar.ToString().ToUpper();      //Kein Casesensitiv mit ToLower.
                Console.WriteLine(firstDecide);
            }
            while (firstDecide != "A" && firstDecide != "P");

            if (firstDecide == "A")
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nDo you choose StockExchange, please push enter and the data will loaded adnd shown! \n");
                var inputWert = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("\nhere you see your data\n");

                //Read File
                string path = @"C:\Auftrag\Aktienkurse.csv";
                string[] readText = File.ReadAllLines(path);
                foreach (string s in readText)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(s);
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nyou choose Portfolio, push Enter and the data will be loaded and shown! \n");
                var inputWert = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("\nhere you see your portfolio \n");

                //read File
                string path = @"C:\Auftrag\Portfolio.csv";
                string[] readText = File.ReadAllLines(path);

                foreach (string s in readText)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(s);
                }
            }

            //Progamm proceed
            string decideTyp; //Question what the user like to do now
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nDo you like filter the (Z)data through the date or the (I)content  ");
                entscheidungsTyp = Console.ReadKey(true).KeyChar.ToString().ToUpper();
                Console.WriteLine(entscheidungsTyp);
            }
            while (decideTyp != "Z" && decideTyp != "I");

            if (decideTyp == "Z")
            {
                Console.WriteLine("you've chosen the date filtering ");
                var inputWert = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Show the data date: ");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("you decided to show the content");
                var inputWert = Console.ReadLine();
                Console.WriteLine("show the content: ");
            }

            Console.ReadKey(false);
        }
    }
}

I am really a beginner so excuse my such dumb questions. I appreciate any help or suggestions to go ahead with my project for the school.
Here are the CSV files:
Aktienkurse
Id ";" Datum ";" Markt ";" Symbol ";" Name ";" Wert
1;2021-01-10;DowJones;BA;Boeing;135.20
2;2021-01-10;Nasdaq;MSFT;Microsoft;165.13
3;2021-01-10;Nasdaq;AMD;Advanced Micro Devices;48.79
4;2021-01-10;SMI;ABB;ASEA BROWN BOVERI;17.20
5;2021-01-10;DAX;BMW;Bayerische Motoren Werke AG;49.10
6;2021-01-11;Nasdaq;MSFT;Microsoft;166.13

Portfolio
Id ";" Datum ";" Symbol ";" Anzahl
1;2021-01-10;MSFT;45
2;2021-01-6;AMD;23
3;2021-01-7;BMW;10
4;2021-01-5;AMD;30

A: I just refactor a project that deals with CSV, but I couldn't refactor everything to pretend it's your CSV, so u can use this as inspiration
Try something like this:
public class CSVModel
    {
        public string FirstRow { get; set; }
        public string SecondRow { get; set; }
        public string ThirdRow { get; set; }

    }

    private void ImportFromCSV()
    {

        var csv = new CSVModel();

        var csvFile = File.ReadAllLines(txtPath.Text);

         //let's say it's separated by comma
        var file = csvFile[i].Split(',');
        for (int i = 0; i < csvFile.Count(); i++)
        {
            csv.FirstRow = file[i];
            csv.SecondRow = file[i];
            csv.ThirdRow = file[i];
//PS: All properties will have the same value, this isn't the exact solution,
//just a enlightening

}
// here you use the data as you want
}

A: Thanks, I am sure, some good insights will help me a lot to continue my project.
I think i will not be able to solve all problems, because the time is really short to finish the project. But everything I will be able to do or understand c# better will help me through this project.
Once Again, thanks for the input. Will try tomorrow. Was the entire day with struggling at this project :)

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