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Surf lagoon and country park investment plans submitted for site near A31
Surf lagoon and Avon Heath Country Park plans submitted
By Jason Lewis @JasonDailyEcho Chief reporter
CGI of the plan for a surf lagoon at Brocks Pine next to Avon Heath Country Park off the A31 in Dorset. Picture: W H White
DEVELOPERS have submitted plans for a "world-class" inland surf lagoon next to a Dorset country park.
Dorset-based W. H. White has tabled proposals with Dorset Council for Brocks Pine, just off the A31 in St Leonards.
The scheme presents a "once in a generation opportunity for Dorset to cement its reputation as a surf destination", the applicant said.
The plans also include "significant improvements" to Avon Heath Country Park.
Artist sketch of plans for Avon Heath Country Park. Picture: W. H. White
Surfing England, the national governing Body for surfing, is supportive of the opportunity that the development could provide.
Read more: Plans unveiled for 'once-in-a-generation' Dorset surf lagoon
Ben Powis, chief executive of Surfing England, said: "We are seeing an explosion of interest in surf lagoons and it's amazing to see the UK taking a real lead in investment and deployment of this incredible new technology.
"The south coast has a vibrant surf scene and having world class waves on tap will help grow the local surfing community, provide training space for future Olympic and Paralympic athletes and open up surfing as a sport and lifestyle to a whole new audience."
A public consultation took place in recent months, including an exhibition event at St Leonards & St Ives Village Hall in Braeside Road on September 9.
W. H. White said of 512 residents that responded, 62 per cent supported the idea of building a surfing lagoon at Brocks Pine, while 66 per cent supported the proposed improvements at Avon Heath Country Park and new greenspace.
Read more: Mixed response at public consultation for Dorset surf lagoon
Artist sketch of the development proposals for Avon Heath Country Park. Picture: W. H. White
The developer controls the land on either side of Brocks Pine and Dorset Council control Avon Heath Country Park. The local authority will continue to own and operate the country park.
A statement from W.H. White said: "The exciting vision for Brocks Pine would bring investment and job creation supporting key local economic sectors most impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Over 60 per cent of respondents to the consultation recognised the importance of the planned investment for the local tourism and hospitality sector.
"Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the group responsible for driving the economic growth of Dorset, have also confirmed support for the proposals."
The application is live on Dorset Council's online planning portal, with residents able to make formal comments in support and objection.


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While business school rankings are frequently published by various media outlets, these rankings have some significant limitations that must be considered. However, on an overall basis, these rankings form the most significant perceptions about the quality of a business school in the minds of current and prospective students, current and prospective faculty, and organizations who interact with those schools. In addition to these overall rankings, the following qualitative measures are also important in assessing the standing of a business school; it is important to note that some of these measures are considered in deriving the overall rankings published by U.S. News, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, and others.
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HomeCountiesArmaghArmagh Club Football2019 season review – Armagh Club players vox pop
2019 season review – Armagh Club players vox pop
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What was your biggest frustration playing club football this year?
Living in Dublin and trekking back to north Armagh for mid-week fixtures.
What club story in your county caught your eye this year?
Pearse Ogs' late season run to secure promotion from Division 1B.
What would you like to see changed in Armagh next year?
I'd scrap Sunday league matches and switch them to Friday night or Saturday evening fixtures.
What was the best club game you watched in Armagh this year, excluding your own?
Grange against Shane O'Neill's the Intermediate Championship final.
Conor Hoey
Dromintee
To be honest there weren't too many frustrations this year. If I had to go with one it would maybe be that some championship games were played at unusual times, for example a few of the group and knockout matches were on a Monday night. You are used to playing on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon, so it just meant the usual schedule had to be changed and had an impact on most lads who are either working or studying in Belfast and Dublin.
Granemore went on a very good run in the Senior Championship and reached the semi-final. They were operating in Senior B this year so probably wouldn't have been tipped to get as far. They gathered good momentum in the group stage and carried that through, almost reaching the final.
I'm probably contradicting my last answer but personally I'm not a big fan of the group stage structure in championship football. It can lead to dead-rubber matches as some teams can qualify with a game to spare. It also drags the competition out a bit as there's a lot of games to run off before proper knock-out football begins.
The intermediate final between Shane's and Grange. There was some good quality scores throughout the game but the drama in the last five to 10 minutes made it a great watch and it could have went either way. Cathal McKenna, who kicked the winner, would be a cousin of mine so I can claim to have taught him how to strike a ball in our nanny's years ago!
David O'Hagan
The uncertainty around the availability of county players for club league games. I think we need to introduce starred games in Armagh – that would allow clubs to plan with or without accordingly.
Well apart from our own, the neighbours Collegeland came good when they needed to. A bit like ourselves, they seemed to have an average league campaign but championship football is what everyone remembers. It was good to see some of the local clubs doing well and I'm sure the Auction Rooms Bar in the Moy would second that thought too!
I'm liking the current set-up and I believe the league and championship have become a lot more competitive. I'd probably like more collaboration between the men's and ladies' fixtures committees. A couple of times this year we had league games on the same day and at the same time as our ladies. This hurts small communities like the Grange. Having double-header games would bring a great buzz around the club.
Ballymacnab and Granemore in the championship semi final. Two parish rivals who showed great heart in brutal weather conditions, a game with plenty of hard hits and both giving their all – it was a great watch. I'm sure they are looking forward to next year's league encounters.
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The One Nova Scotia Coalition will focus on entrepreneurship at its meeting today, March 10, in Halifax.
Halifax startup house Volta, will showcase four startups that have launched since the One Nova Scotia Coalition began its work. The coalition will also hear from a new private sector group that has formed to foster and support local entrepreneurs.
"If we are going to jump-start our economy, we need new businesses -- it's as simple as that," said Jevon MacDonald, founder of Volta Labs and coalition lead for startups and entrepreneurship. "The right culture has to grow, obstacles need to be torn down and people have to be able to access the support they need to succeed."
Volta and others, including Mashup Lab, Artpreneurs, local universities and individuals, are building an entrepreneurial network –- inspiring creativity, offering guidance through mentorship and providing access to investors.
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"Nova Scotia is gaining a reputation as an entrepreneurial hotspot. We have everything we need to start and grow thriving businesses -- access to world calibre programming, brilliant mentorship and boundless optimism," said Katelyn Bourgoin, Vendeve founder and CEO. "We just need more of it. It's possible to build world-class companies here, and create great jobs and economic prosperity in the process, but we must give entrepreneurs every reason to stay."
The Coalition will also meet with the founders of Youth and Entrepreneurship Skills Nova Scotia (YES N.S.). These leaders have taken the call to action to heart and are actively working to energize and support youth entrepreneurship across the province.
Started and completely funded by experienced, private sector professionals with a track record of success across industries, YES N.S. is exploring programming to enhance mentorship, venture capital funding and entrepreneurial literacy for young entrepreneurs.
"After the Ivany report, a number of us in the business community were brought together by a shared perspective -- we can sit around and moan about the challenges the province faces, or we can do something about it," said Daniel Holland, Beacon Securities and one of seven founders. "Early in our careers, someone had taken the time to share with each of us their experiences and knowledge and it directly helped us succeed. We believe it can make the same difference for other young entrepreneurs."
The One Nova Scotia Coalition was formed to develop a 10-year plan for all sectors to work together to move forward the work of the Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy.
The One Nova Scotia Coalition will focus on entrepreneurship at its meeting today (March 10th) in Halifax.
Four new, young entrepreneurs benefitting from mentorship at Volta will showcase their products and discuss their needs to succeed with the coalition.
The coalition will also hear from a new private sector group that has formed to foster and support local entrepreneurs.
The One Nova Scotia Coalition was formed to develop a 10- year plan for all sectors to work together to move forward the work of the Nova Scotia Commission on Building Our New Economy.


When it comes to entertaining, this no-cook yogurt feta dip is my go-to appetizer. It's healthy, satisfying and a total crowd pleaser!
This easy Greek yogurt feta dip is one of my signature appetizers, whether we're having friends over for dinner, throwing a party or watching a football game (new video below!!). Kids love it. Adults love it. You can serve it with vegetables. You can serve it with potato chips. AND, it takes only minutes to make.
You know when you're so used to something that it becomes part of you? Like the black fuzzy sweater I wear constantly because it's my go-to, feel-good, happiest piece of clothing? Well, this yogurt feta dip is like that sweater. It's my back-pocket appetizer, and I've made literally hundreds of times. It's what I whip up when people come over, no matter the occasion (in fact, if you've ever been to my house there's a ninety percent chance that you've eaten it!). The dip has become such a natural part of me that I assumed that I had shared the recipe with you. But lo and behold, I've been holding out. No longer, my friends!
While I wish I could lend you my black sweater (it's seriously SO SOFT!), I can share this Greek yogurt feta dip recipe. It's an adaptation of my Creamy Herbed Vegetable Dip from my first book,The Food Processor Family Cookbook. That version incorporates creme fraiche in addition to yogurt and gets made with the help of the food processor. In this version, I streamlined things, using only Greek yogurt and ditching the processor. It's a bit lighter and healthier than the original, but just as satisfying.
Greek Yogurt Dip for Veggies! Greek Yogurt Dip for Chips!
One of the reasons I make this so often is that it comes together in under 10 minutes (boom!). So whether you're preparing a fancy dinner (in which case the appetizers had better be easy), or ordering pizzas for a crowd (in which case easy is a must!), this dip has you covered. Plus, it works well with veggies (let's call them crudité if we're feeling fancy, shall we?) OR chips, meaning you can high-brow or low-brow the dip as you choose. Better yet, go for both. That's what I usually do (because as much as we might want to eat the crudité, what we really want to eat is the chips, and you know it).
As far as the vegetables go, you can use nearly anything you have or like, but I'm especially partial to cucumber slices, carrots, radishes, blanched asparagus, fennel wedges and/or sugar snap peas, depending on the season.
You'll want to go with a whole-milk Greek yogurt for this dip, not low-fat, which won't give you the same flavor and texture. If you're buying Fage brand, it's the 5% fat content.
Instead of just mixing everything together at once, the garlic and lemon juice are first combined and left to sit for a few minutes. This mellows out the garlic flavor (this is a great tip whenever making dips or dressings). Using a microplane ensures that the garlic evenly distributes throughout the dip without any chunks (you could also mash the garlic to a paste). I use this mini Oxo cup for measuring the lemon juice—it's one of my favorite tools!
The dip gets flavored with fresh herbs, including scallions, dill and tarragon, which are integral to its flavor. You only need one teaspoon of tarragon as it can be hard to find, but use any leftovers in this Chicken Paillard or these Crispy Fish Sandwiches. If you can't find tarragon, you can swap in mint or parsley (but do try to find tarragon, as it's so good here!).
A touch of honey balances the flavors in the dip.
For the crunchiest carrots and radishes, cut them ahead of time and pop them in ice water for 10-15 minutes or refrigerate them in an airtight container or ziptop bag with a few splashes of water for up to 1 day.
This easy yogurt feta dip is one of my favorite back-pocket appetizers—it's just as fitting at a fancy dinner party as it is at a casual potluck. The dip is creamy but light and can be served with veggies or chips (I usually do both!). Be sure to use whole milk Greek yogurt for the best flavor and texture (if buying Fage brand, it's labeled 5%). The fresh herbs (scallions, dill and tarragon) give the dip its flavor. If you can't find tarragon, substitute mint or parsley (but do try to find tarragon; it's so good here!).
In a bowl, combine the garlic and lemon juice. Let sit 5 to 10 minutes (this will mellow out the garlic flavor).
Add the yogurt, milk, feta, Aleppo style pepper, honey, scallions, dill and tarragon. Season well with salt and pepper. If you have some time, let the dip sit for 30 minutes to let the flavors mend (if not, it's still good if served immediately!). Before serving, transfer the dip to a serving bowl, and drizzle with olive oil. Serve with chips or veggies.
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Q: wrong result when set tdrlevel cuda in win7 64bit when i calculate on cuda , it's true but when i use bigger number for calculating , i have to set TdrLevel as
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i don't know where is problem . count of my block is 512 and count of thread for every block is 1024 . i hope find my mean .

that's my program code for fibunatchi program it work without tdrlevel but have above result by tdrlevel :

#include <stdio.h>
#include <cuda.h>
#include   <dos.h>

__global__ void fibunat_array(float *a,int N )
{
    for (int x=0; x< N; x += 1)
    {
        a[x]=0;
    }
    a[0]=1;a[1]=1;
    for (int i=0; i< N; i += 1)
    {
        a[i+2]=a[i]+a[i+1];
    }
}

int main( void )
{
    time_t start,end;
    double dif;
    time ( &start );

    float *a_h,*a_d;
    const int N = 100;

    size_t size = N * sizeof( float );
    a_h = (float *)malloc( size );

    cudaMalloc( (void **)&a_d, size );
    cudaMemcpy( a_d, a_h, size, cudaMemcpyHostToDevice );

    int block_size = 9<<1;
    int n_blocks   = (N+ block_size-1) /block_size;
    square_array <<< n_blocks , block_size >>> ( a_d, N );
    cudaMemcpy( a_h, a_d, sizeof( float ) * N, cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost );

    for (int i = 0; i<N/3+10 ; i++)
        printf( "%d  ",(int)a_h[i] );

    free( a_h );
    cudaFree( a_d );

    time ( &end );
    dif=difftime(end,start);

    printf ( "\n\n");
    printf ( "total time for this calculate is : %d second\n\n",(int)dif);

}

A: This code has several problems.  For example one problem is that you define the kernel with a name of fibunat_array but you invoke a kernel with a name of square_array.  So the code as you posted would not even compile correctly.   Another problem is that your kernel is written from the standpoint of what serial code would do to solve the problem, with no consideration given for running threads in parallel.  Each of the threads created when you launch the kernel will run exactly the same code.  That will not work if multiple threads/blocks are used, and is not a good way to take advantage of the machine.
You appear to be wanting to compute the first 100 numbers in the fibonacci sequence.  You may want to consider the implications of this.   This page may help. For example, some of the largest numbers in this sequence range will not fit in a 64 bit integer.  With 32 bit code your unsigned integer size will be too small after about 47 numbers in the sequence.  Also, creating a parallel fibonacci generator will probably require an algorithm that doesn't resemble the serial algorithm you have in mind.
Even if you did create a parallel fibonacci generator, and let's assume each thread computed 1 element of the series, you'd run out of (64-bit) machine resolution within 100 elements, meaning the most parallelism you could get out of the machine would be less than 100 threads worth (under these assumptions).  That's a lot of work to produce something that probably won't give very satisfying results in terms of speedup over the serial algorithm.  Generally speaking, the GPU gives best results when we can have many thousands of threads to run.
Having said all that, you can get something to work if just for a proof point.  Since there are a few problems in your original work, it's simpler for me to just present some code that does produce correct results.  This isn't what I'd call sensible use of the GPU, but you can get correct results this way with some small changes to your original code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <cuda.h>
// #include   <dos.h>

__global__ void fib(float *a,int N )
{
    for (int x=0; x< N; x += 1)
    {
        a[x]=0;
    }
    a[0]=1;a[1]=1;
    for (int i=0; i< (N-2); i += 1)
    {
        a[i+2]=a[i]+a[i+1];
    }
}

int main( void )
{
//    time_t start,end;
//    double dif;
//    time ( &start );

    float *a_h,*a_d;
    const int N = 40;

    size_t size = N * sizeof( float );
    a_h = (float *)malloc( size );

    cudaMalloc( (void **)&a_d, size );
    cudaMemcpy( a_d, a_h, size, cudaMemcpyHostToDevice );

   //  int block_size = 9<<1;
   //  int n_blocks   = (N+ block_size-1) /block_size;
   fib<<<1,1>>> ( a_d, N ); // just one thread does all the work
   cudaMemcpy( a_h, a_d, sizeof( float ) * N, cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost );

   for (int i = 0; i<N ; i++)
     printf( "%d  ",(int)a_h[i] );

   printf("\n");
   free( a_h );
   cudaFree( a_d );

//    time ( &end );
//    dif=difftime(end,start);

//    printf ( "\n\n");
//    printf ( "total time for this calculate is : %d second\n\n",(int)dif);

}

I've commented out the timing portions.  You can uncomment that if you like.  The timing won't be impressive since we're not using any of the parallelism in the GPU.  In addition there are various peculiarities of this code, one of the most obvious being that we're only launching one thread, and in effect using the GPU as a serial machine.  Since this is not the way to do GPU programming, you should not use this as an instructive example.  There are many examples of good GPU programming to be had in the CUDA SDK, as well as various other resources on the web.

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First and foremost, mobile data usage has doubled from where it was a year ago, and is expected to have a compound annual growth of at least 50 percent every year through 2018.
The massive jump in data was attributed streaming video, which Ericsson believes will lead to data usage expanding to 12 times that number over the next six years.
With 25 percent of all smartphone data and 40 percent of all tablet data spent on streaming video, it's not hard to imagine that much continued growth.
Additionally, Ericsson reported smartphones accounted for 40 percent of all mobile phone sales during Q3 2012.
As a result of more and more smartphone sales, Ericsson stated smartphone data usage will surpass the average usage from all other devices combined.
The Mobility Report also stated total mobile phone subscriptions are on pace to reach 6.6 billion by the end of 2012, and a target of 9.3 billion by 2018.
The data and smartphone adoption rates were bolstered by strong LTE subscriptions during Q3 2012, with some 13 million users switching over to the high-powered network.
LTE subscriptions are estimated to reach 55 million consumers by the end of this year, and total 1.6 billion by 2018.
That said, Ericsson pointed out WCDMA/HSPA networks still cover more than half of all subscriptions, with 65 million more added during the last quarter.
With the mobile market growing 9 percent year-over-year, and LTE networks expected to be available to nearly half the global population over the next five years, those numbers don't seem quite so unattainable.


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Congress gave President George W. Bush an incomplete version of the $289 billion farm bill, a mistake that would erase his veto and may require lawmakers to pass the bill again, lawmakers and congressional aides said on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said "a likely option" was to pass a new version of the farm bill on Thursday. Two Republicans said Congress may have to repeat the entire process of sending the five-year bill to the president. A final decision was expected to be reached overnight.
While sorting out the farm bill, Congress may need another stopgap bill to keep Agriculture Department programs running. The latest short-term extension expires on Friday. Congress is scheduled to recess on Thursday for the Memorial Day holiday.
"It looks like it may be back to square one for them," said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel, who suggested Congress could clean up the "bloated bill" that it originally passed. "We haven't found a precedent for a congressional blunder of this magnitude."


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That the Parliament considers problem drug use across Scotland, including in the Central Scotland region, to be a national crisis; is saddened and concerned at reports that 1,187 people lost their lives due to drug-related causes in 2018, which it understands is the highest level ever reported; further understands that the rate of drug-related deaths in Scotland is the highest in the UK and across the EU; believes that every life claimed by drug misuse is a preventable tragedy, and notes the calls on the Scottish Government to legally designate the crisis a public health emergency and to urgently direct councils, integration authorities, Police Scotland, NHS boards, the Scottish Ambulance Service and all other relevant public bodies to assess, prevent and address the consequences of the emergency, by working together to save lives and reduce drug-related harm.


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Xavier Silas joins pre-season All-MAC West team
Xavier Silas, who led Northern Illinois and ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring as a junior with 19.7 points per game, was named to the MAC's Preseason All-Conference Team.
The poll, as well as the teams, was selected by a 24-member MAC News Media panel.
Northern Illinois was picked to finish fifth in the West as the Huskies garnered 64 total points, just four points behind fourth-place Western Michigan (68). Ball State (124 points) and Central Michigan (122) were tabbed as the favorites in the West with Eastern Michigan (88) in the third position. Toledo (38 points) was in the No. 6 spot. Four teams in the West garnered first-place votes, including the Huskies, who were the first-place choice of two voters.
Ohio (128 points) is the preseason favorite in the East Division as the Bobcats out-distanced second-place Kent State (114) and third-place Akron (104). Miami (84), Bowling Green (42) and Buffalo (32) followed, with Ohio, Kent State and Akron earning first place nods.
Northern Illinois Head Coach Ricardo Patton echoed the sentiments of several coaches who took part in Wednesday's MAC pre-season media teleconference when he discounted the value of pre-season polls.
"Polls are polls," he said. "I doubt very seriously that Ohio was picked to win it last year. Where you are picked in the preseason is predicated on what you did in the previous year. This is a new year for us and that's how we are approaching it. There's only one player that has any name recognition on our team and because people aren't familiar with our new guys, and even some of our returning guys, expectations of those outside the program are not high."
While others may know little about the 2010-11 Huskies, whose roster features seven returning letterwinners and seven newcomers, Patton enters the year with optimism and likes the attitude his team is bringing to practice every day.
"I think we have as good a chance as anyone at this point," said NIU's fourth-year head coach. "I think every coach goes into any new season very optimistic. There are certain things that have to go your way. You have to get good bounces and have some luck involved. You have to be playing your best basketball in the latter months [of the season]. Overall the guys have worked extremely hard in the preseason and their attitudes have been great.
Silas is the player who brings name recognition for the Huskies in 2010-11. He was a second team All-District 14 selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) last year and scored 20 or more points 10 times with 19 double-digit scoring games. His 493 points were the most scored by an NIU player since 2001-02 and he also pulled down 132 rebounds. He was the only player in the MAC to rank in the top five of the league in scoring and in the top 20 in rebounding.
As practice opened, Patton said that he has seen improvements in Silas' game and in his leadership this season.
"I think Xavier had a really good year last year having sat out the year before. I'm just hoping that he has a great senior campaign and I expect that he will; he's put in the work," Patton said. "He knows he has to be a better defensive player and he has the capability to be a better defensive player. His teammates respect his ability and he's learned to respect theirs."
Northern Illinois opens the 2010-11 season Saturday, Nov. 6, with an exhibition game versus Coe [Iowa] College in the NIU Convocation Center. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.
For more information on NIU men's basketball and Huskie athletics, visit www.niuhuskies.com.
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Public Housing, Concentrated Poverty, and Crime
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A number of studies have explored the relationship between public housing policy, poverty, and crime. This Commentary discusses the results of a recent study, which investigated the effects of closing large public housing developments on crime. To see if the demolitions—and the associated deconcentration of poverty—reduced crime or merely displaced it, researchers examined the case of Chicago. They found that closing large public housing developments and dispersing former residents throughout a wider portion of the city was associated with net reductions in violent crime, at the city level.
In the 1980s and early 1990s public housing in many US cities was associated with high levels of crime. In places such as Chicago, public housing developments suffered some of the highest poverty rates in the city. But since the 1990s, public housing has changed dramatically. The old model of large, concentrated public housing developments managed by local public housing authorities has given way to a mixture of mixed-income developments that are privately managed and vouchers for private-market housing.
In many cities, the large public housing developments built after World Wars I and II are being torn down. Part of the rationale behind razing these developments is that doing so will eliminate areas of concentrated poverty and reduce some of the problems associated with it, such as high crime. However, critics have argued that the program will simply displace crime to other parts of the city.
Several studies have suggested otherwise. Researchers who have studied recent changes in public housing have generally found that the changes are associated with lower levels of concentrated poverty and certain kinds of crime. We add to this body of research with a study of the effects of Chicago's program to demolish its public housing developments and relocate residents to other areas of the city. We find that by spreading recipients of housing aid throughout more of the city, overall levels of violent crime were lowered. Property crime levels were less affected.
Our results show that higher concentrations of poverty are associated with more crime. They also suggest that programs or incentives that result in greater integration of poor and nonpoor households may reduce violent crime without increasing property crime.
Seminal Studies of Three Public Housing Policy Changes
Much of what economists had known up until recently about the links between concentrated poverty and crime came from studying changes in public housing in Chicago and a few other cities from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. Three major policy changes over this period were studied in some detail.
Gautreaux
The first policy change was brought about by a lawsuit. In 1976, the Supreme Court ruled that substandard living conditions in certain public housing developments in Chicago violated the Fifth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act. In compensation, households were given the option of using Section 8 vouchers to obtain rental housing in the private market. This episode became known by the last name of one of the parties to the lawsuit, Dorothy Gautreaux.
Initial studies of the households that took the option to leave public housing compared the experiences of households that moved elsewhere within the city to those that moved to the suburbs. The socioeconomic characteristics of the suburban neighborhoods were much different than the city neighborhoods. The suburban neighborhoods were more affluent and whiter. Households that moved elsewhere in the city wound up in neighborhoods that were almost 100 percent African American. In subsequent surveys, researchers found that the suburban households were less likely to describe their new neighborhood as unsafe than the city households.
Other researchers have tried stratifying the movers by the level of educational attainment in the new neighborhood and have found that the male children of households that moved to neighborhoods with lower average levels of educational attainment had a higher mortality rate and that in the majority of cases the cause of death was homicide.
Moving to Opportunity
The second policy change involved an experiment. Motivated by the Gautreaux findings, the Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a demonstration project called Moving to Opportunity (MTO). The idea was to conduct a randomized control treatment experiment, where a random group of public housing households would be offered vouchers for private-market rental housing with the restriction that the vouchers could only be used in neighborhoods (census tracts) that had a poverty rate of 10 percent (near the national median in 1990) or less. The control group consisted of public-housing households that had indicated an interest in the program but were randomly selected to not receive the vouchers. The experiment was conducted in five cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.
Researchers found that children of the households that had moved to the lower-poverty neighborhoods were less likely to be arrested for violent crime, though boys were possibly more likely to be arrested for property crime. These findings suggest a connection between the level of poverty in the surrounding neighborhood and the propensity for young people to commit crime.
The CHAC Lottery
The third policy change was prompted by a large demand for subsidized housing. In 1997 the City of Chicago accepted families onto its housing-voucher wait list for the first time in 12 years and received about 80,000 applications. To award the vouchers, the Chicago Housing Authority Corporation conducted a lottery, and over the course of the next six years it offered vouchers to a randomly selected group of about 18,000 families.
The fact that the vouchers were offered to a random group of households meant that prior to getting the vouchers, on average, the group that got the vouchers was similar to the group that did not. Furthermore, among the applicants for the vouchers, some families were living in public housing developments and some were living in private-market rentals. This variation turned out to be extremely helpful in attempting to separately measure the impact of a household's own income on the likelihood of being arrested and the impact of the neighborhood poverty rate on the likelihood of arrest. This is because households that won the voucher lottery when they were living in private-market rentals typically did not change the type of neighborhood that they lived in, so the vouchers served to increase their income without much change in their neighborhood. In contrast, the households that were living in public housing when they won the voucher lottery moved to neighborhoods that, while they still had high rates of poverty, were much less poor than the public housing developments that they left.
For the voucher winners that had been living in private-market rentals, receiving a voucher was equivalent to having 50 percent more income, on average. In response, they showed about a 20 percent drop in crime. Voucher winners that had been living in public housing experienced a 40 percent drop in their neighborhood (census-tract) poverty rate, with a 50 percent drop in violent crime arrests for children ages 12 to 18.
Our Study
The studies of Gautreaux, MTO, and the CHAC lottery show a connection between the neighborhood poverty rate and crime. However, they do not reveal whether deconcentrating poverty would lower crime overall or simply displace it.
Whether deconcentrating poverty lowers crime or does not depends on whether there are nonlinearities in the relationship between crime and poverty. Possible nonlinearities could stem from social interactions or the breakdown of social norms as exposure to crime increases. The direction of nonlinearities due to these particular mechanisms would suggest that violent crime may increase more rapidly as the neighborhood poverty rate gets higher. Do these nonlinearities exist? Or does deconcentrating poverty simply displace violent crime? Could deconcentrating poverty even result in an increase in property crime, as one might hypothesize from the MTO results?
Dionissi Aliprantis and I studied a fourth policy change to explore these questions in more depth. The change we studied stemmed from new legislation. In the 1990s, the US Congress passed several bills which, collectively, made it feasible for local public housing authorities to demolish large and poorly maintained public housing developments and replace them with new mixed-income developments. The aim of the program was to decrease the concentration of poverty. In Chicago, public housing demolition began in the mid-1990s and by 1999 had broadened in scope to a plan to demolish all non-senior-citizen, high-rise public-housing buildings over the following 10 years. The program was not primarily aimed at reducing crime, but its focus on lowering the concentration of poverty makes it possible to examine how concentrated poverty and crime are linked.
The demolition of public housing in Chicago has greatly reduced extreme concentrations of poverty (figure 1). An analysis of census data from 1990 shows that before the demolition census block groups (the smallest geographic areas for which poverty rates are calculated) containing high-rise public-housing developments had extremely high poverty rates. The average high-rise public-housing resident lived in a block group with a staggering 77 percent poverty rate. In contrast, the average resident of the city of Chicago who did not live in a block group containing high-rise public housing experienced a 20 percent block group poverty rate. Once all of the high-rise public housing had been demolished 19 years later (with the exception of the Dearborn Homes, which was rehabbed in 2009), data from the American Community Survey reveal that the mass of population living in block groups with extremely high poverty (over 80 percent) has dropped remarkably.
Figure 1 Public housing demotion has reduced extreme concentrations of poverty in Chicago
Sources: Chicago Housing authority, annual reports; author's calculations.
About 90 percent of the former high-rise public-housing residents stayed in the city of Chicago and many have moved to neighborhoods that are still high poverty but not nearly as high as before (40 percent poverty rate, on average). In fact, the census-block poverty rate rose slightly (between a half and a full percentage point) for all city residents except the 10 percent of the population living in the least-poor neighborhoods. The most concentrated pockets of poverty in Chicago have been effectively dismantled and the residents have fanned out across a much larger area of the city, driving poverty rates up slightly in all but the least poor areas of the city.
Dionissi Aliprantis and I have studied how these public housing demolitions in Chicago have affected crime. We exploit variation in the timing of the closures to measure the closures' impact on crime in the census blocks where they are located as well as those within a half-mile radius. We use data on the year that each building was closed (provided in the Chicago Housing Authority's annual reports and from other researchers) and estimate the average effect of closing a unit of high-rise public housing on crime in the census block in which the high-rise was located and on nearby census blocks. Similarly, we use the timing of the arrival of households displaced from the high-rises to their new census blocks to estimate the effect that they have on crime in the census blocks to which they move and the census blocks within a half mile of those. We measure the movement of these households using administrative credit history data. To allay concerns of reverse causality, we show that the timing of the building closures doesn't appear to be driven by crime levels or trends, but rather by logistical concerns such as building occupancy rates. Furthermore, the census blocks to which displaced households move do not appear to be determined by neighborhood crime trends that existed prior to the households moving there.
Overall, we find that the closures and demolitions of high-rise public housing in Chicago are associated with net reductions in violent crime, but they have less of an impact on property crime. The demolitions are associated with a reduction in homicides in the high-rise blocks and in those nearby (within 0.5 miles) equivalent to about 7.5 percent of the total number of homicides in the city of Chicago in 1991. Furthermore, there is no detectable increase in homicides in and near the blocks to which the former high-rise households relocated.
The reduction in assault and battery associated with the demolitions is equivalent to about 4.5 percent of the citywide total in and near the high-rise blocks, but there is also about a 2 percent increase associated with the arrival of relocated households in and near their new blocks. On net, the demolitions are associated with about a 2.5 percent reduction in assault and battery, citywide. In contrast, the roughly 2 percent drop in burglary in and near the high-rise blocks is offset by a 2 percent increase in burglary in and near the blocks in which the former high-rise households relocated. The net effect on non-auto theft is a small (1 percent) reduction, while the demolitions have no impact on auto theft.
The fact that there is a measureable increase in some types of crime (such as assault and battery and burglary) associated with the arrival of displaced high-rise households does not necessarily mean that they are committing the crime; crime may also rise because they are more likely to be victims of crime. In fact, a study of crime reports, arrests, and voucher records in Chicago suggests that relocated households are more likely to be both the alleged perpetrators of crime and more likely to be the victims of crime than the average resident in the neighborhoods to which they move.
Taken as a whole, the findings are consistent with the possibility that violent crime increases at an increasing rate as the local poverty rate increases. This may be the reason why dismantling the pockets of extreme poverty that were Chicago's high-rise public housing developments and providing the former residents with vouchers or low-rise public housing have contributed to the reduction in violent crime in Chicago since the 1990s.
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These Mudpuppy puzzles to go are perfect for travelling as they're sized to fit on a plane or train tray table. Yes, you could empty a regular jigsaw into a resealable bag, but that's a lot of effort when you have a million other pre-holiday tasks to complete!
Melissa and Doug's Water Wows are such a brilliant invention! Just fill the "paintbrush" with water and use it to colour in the pages. As the page gets wet, the colours are revealed. Can be used again and again, with no worries about making a mess.
Fiesta Craft Stickabouts are just made for travelling. Compared with regular stickers, these rubbery reusable stickers are much easier for little hands to manage. They cling without glue so leave no residue, and can be stuck on plane or car windows, or any other smooth surface, for added entertainment value.
Djeco Mini Nature Card Game. We've got a whole new range of Djeco card games in store. Starting at just £6.99 they're the perfect size for taking on holiday and they come in a really lovely, sturdy cardboard box too (unlike a normal card box). We've been playing this particular game a lot recently! It's a simplified game of Happy Families, recommended for ages 4-7, but to be honest there's definitely enough here to keep the adults challenged too. Joel and I have been getting very competitive over this and take it far too seriously.


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Archibald Campbell Godwin (1831 – September 19, 1864), a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army who was killed at the Battle of Opequon during the American Civil War. Due to his death soon after his appointment, the Confederate Senate never confirmed Godwin's promotion to the grade of brigadier general.

Early life
Archibald C. Godwin was born in Nansemond County, Virginia, in 1831, the son of Jonathan Lewis and Julia Campbell Godwin, a daughter of General Archibald Campbell, who was administering U.S. Public Lands of Missouri and the Northwest Territory in 1837. Before his first birthday, he was moved to Portsmouth, Virginia, to live with his grandmother Julia Hatton Godwin. He was raised and educated in Portsmouth. Around the age of nineteen he went to California hoping to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush.

Life in California
Godwin was able to build wealth on cattle, timber, real estate and mining in Northern California. In 1854, he was residing at Godwin's Place west of the Russian River in the Sonoma County, present-day Geyserville. He owned 640 acres of nearby land and was engaged in mercantile and livestock business. Since approximately 150 Native Americans lived on the Russian River, the Federal government appointed the 6'6" Godwin as an Indian agent, and Charles F. Winslow after visiting the area wrote that they were "under Mr. Godwin's complete control." There were hot springs on the property which later became known as The Geysers, and Godwin built The Geysers Resort Hotel to encourage visitors. He discovered that his land possessed rich cinnabar ore deposits and in 1859 filed mining claims, which he had to defend in court as others disputed his right to mine quicksilver. Godwin obtained a legal license after passing exams and successfully represented himself in court in Santa Rosa. He became involved in local politics, and was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1855. He served on the board of directors of the Geyser Road committee. There are accounts that in 1860 Godwin lost the Democratic Party nomination for governor of California by one vote that are not confirmed by documents. After Virginia seceded from the Union, Godwin placed an advertisement in Petaluma Journal looking for a renter of his business interests in The Geysers, and turned his other property holdings to friends.

Civil War

Provost's duties
Godwin returned to his native state when the American Civil War broke out in 1861. He initially served as a captain and then major in the provost's department and was assistant provost marshal in charge of Libby Prison. Later Jefferson Davis assigned to him the task of running the prison stockade in Salisbury, North Carolina, for anticipated Union prisoners. Godwin, who became the second prison commandant, had acquired a reputation for being quite cruel to Union captives. There had been some discussion after the war of prosecuting Godwin until it was discovered that he was already dead. Major John Henry Gee, one of nine commandants of Salisbury Prison Camp, was put on trial in 1866 in Raleigh on the charges of cruelty and conspiracy regarding his management of the prison but was acquitted on all charges.

In the front line
Godwin was transferred to the front lines taking the colonelcy of the 57th North Carolina Infantry on July 17, 1862. His first action came at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862. He also served as a member of Robert F. Hoke's Brigade during the Fredericksburg phase of the Chancellorsville Campaign. Hoke had been wounded and was replaced by Colonel Isaac E. Avery. Godwin marched under the command of Avery to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1863 participating in the attack on Cemetery Hill on July 2 at the Battle of Gettysburg. With the mortal wounding of Colonel Avery, Godwin temporarily assumed command of the brigade and led it back into Virginia and until November 7, 1863, when he was captured at Rappahannock Bridge. He was exchanged in 1864, and promoted on August 5 to brigadier general commanding what had formerly been Hoke's Brigade in Major General Stephen D. Ramseur's division. On the other hand, the Eichers state that Godwin's appointment was not confirmed by the Confederate Senate and therefore his promotion did not become legally effective.

Death
On September 19 he was killed at the Third Battle of Winchester. Godwin is buried at Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. There is also a monument for him at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.

See also

List of American Civil War generals (Acting Confederate)

Notes

References
 Salisbury Prison, The American Civil War
 A Geysers Album: Five eras of Geothermal History, California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, Sacramento, 2010, p. 7.
 Gen. Archibald Campbell Godwin, Confederate Veteran, Volume 28, p. 133-135.
 Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. .
 Pelanconi, Joe. A Character of the Time: Archibald Campbell Godwin. In Quicksilver Mining in Sonoma County: Pine Flat Prospect Fever. Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2014.
 Powell, William S., ed. Godwin, Archibald Campbell. In Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes, edited by William S. Powell, Volume 2 D-G, Chapel Hill, N.C.: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1979–1996.
 Sharing Their Stories (Salisbury Prisoner Of War Camp)
 Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. .
 Sifakis, Stuart. Who Was Who in the Confederacy. Facts on File, 1989. .
 Tucker, Spencer, James R. Arnold, Roberta Wiener, Paul G. Pierpaoli, and David Coffey. American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2013.
 Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. .

External links

 Godwin, Archibald Campbell, NCpedia

1831 births
1864 deaths
Confederate States Army generals
Confederate States of America military personnel killed in the American Civil War
People of Virginia in the American Civil War
People of North Carolina in the American Civil War


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The Nova Scotia Gaelic flag
In Nova Scotia, you might have noticed that we have a Gaelic flag. The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia, in cooperation with the Nova Scotia Office of Gaelic Affairs, developed and presented a new Gaelic symbol and flag on behalf of the Gaelic community in 2008.
In the design of the flag,
The salmon represents the gift of knowledge in the Gaelic storytelling traditions of Nova Scotia, Scotland and Ireland and the Isle of Man.
The "G" represents the Gaelic language and the ripples are the manifestations of the language through its rich culture of song, story, music, dance and custom and belief system.
—"The Gaelic Image," The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia
The blue colour is the same as the blue in the Nova Scotia provincial flag and coat of arms. I remember hearing that Celtic revival-style knotwork designs were deliberately eschewed in favour of a more modern look.
Whatever the design, a flag for the Gaelic community might seem odd from an "old world" Scottish perspective. The pan-Celtic flag incorporating flags of the "six Celtic nations" uses the Scottish saltire. So why does it make sense to have a separate Gaelic flag here in Nova Scotia?
At our local Acadian French-medium school, the flags of all the nations of la francophonie hang from the ceiling in the cafeteria:
Flags of Canadian francophonie in a French-medium school cafeteria
In addition to those flags, there is another set of special flags: the flags of the Canadian Francophonie — the French-speaking communities of each Canadian province. In the case of Québec (officially French) and New Brunswick (officially bilingual), it is the provincial flag itself. In the case of the other provinces of Canada which have Francophone populations of smaller proportions, the Francophone community in each province developed a flag which is based on the design of the provincial flag.
The flag of Nova Scotia francophonie is the Acadian flag, which was adopted in 1884 (pictured just to the right of the Canadian flag in the photo above). The Acadian flag has been incorporated into folk art all over the Maritimes:
Acadian flag folk art in the Maritimes
The Mi'kmaq people also have multiple flags. This is the Santéé Mawióómi or Grand Council flag of the Mi'kmaq Nation, which can be displayed vertically or horizontally:
Grand Council flag of the Mi'kmaq Nation
So, it's normal Canadian cultural logic for a national or provincial language group to have its own flag.
Of course a Gaelic flag is not "traditional" and so there were some folks who didn't like it at first. Someone called it "bradan 'sa phàn"— salmon in the frying pan. But most of us like our Gaelic flag a great deal and display it daily.
We fly it at our homes, businesses, and institutions…
Flag raising at Province House for Gaelic Awareness Month, May 2013
We drive around with it on our cars…
Nova Scotia Gaelic decorative license plates (front license plates not required in NS)
…even when we have to shovel our cars out of the snow first.
An Gearran dhà rìribh
We use the design in arts and crafts:
Fused glass suncatchers created by Mary Lou Beaton, NSCC (not for sale)
We even take it on trips around the world!
The Nova Scotia Gaelic flag displayed by Nova Scotian travelers at the Canadian Pavilion, Expo 2010, in Shanghai, China
UPDATE: Some folks have asked where these flags can be obtained. When Comhairle na Gàidhlig (The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia) attends Gaelic events in the province, they often have free flag swag. Comhairle na Gàidhlig has also sold fundraising items in the past. At this time it seems that the best thing to do is to contact either the Gaelic Council or Gaelic Affairs (see links in comments below) to ask about availability.
Gaelic Council promotional Gaelic flag materials
Adding a postscript to my blog post to explain a bit more about why the flag features a salmon: The tales of Fionn MacCumhail and his warrior band were transmitted in oral tradition by Gaels in Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin). These tales were brought to Nova Scotia by Gaelic settlers in the 18th-19th centuries and were transmitted orally there as well. This was documented by John Shaw in his book _The Blue Mountains and Other Gaelic Stories from Cape Breton/Na Beanntaichean Gorma agus Sgeulachdan Eile à Ceap Breatainn_: http://www.mqup.ca/blue-mountains-and-other-gaelic-stories-from-cape-breton–the-products-9780773532571.php
Yelena Tower on April 7, 2015 at 6:55 pm
I still have two of these flags from junior year at Pitt (the first time I'd heard the word "swag"). One is visible from my apartment window. Right now it's hanging out with an early-spring hyacinth, an embroidered bag from my Croatian grandmother, and a ceramic sign made by my artistic sister.
In a way, it feels like posing to keep the flags up — I haven't studied Gaelic at all since high school — but it feels really important to keep the image visible. And if someone asks (so far no one has), I can direct them to people who know more than I do.
Dale on August 7, 2015 at 2:49 pm
Where can one purchase the Gaelic Flag?
Emily McEwan-Fujita on August 7, 2015 at 3:47 pm
Deagh cheist! Good question! I don't actually know right now. The best groups to contact with that question would be:
1) The Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia (a voluntary organization), http://www.gaelic.ca/contact.html
2) Gaelic Affairs (a NS provincial government office), https://gaelic.novascotia.ca/contact-us
It's now August when many people in Nova Scotia go on vacation, so it's possible that getting an answer to your question might take a while. 🙂
Starting in 2008 the Gaelic Affairs government office had flags which were distributed as promotional materials in the province — there were full-size flags, tabletop flags with little plastic stands, enamel pins, and window stickers.
As far as I know, the rights to the flag design rest with the Gaelic Council and/or Gaelic Affairs, and any reproductions of the flag that are for sale, rather than for individual personal use, should not be carried out without their express permission.


A student with a disability may rely on accessible design in order to go to class, a dining hall or an on-campus event; however, a person's ability to navigate campus and enter or exit buildings often lies in the hands of community members. When community members possess this responsibility but lack proper knowledge, they can prevent a person's ability to navigate campus by parking in accessible parking or even unnecessarily pressing accessible buttons on doors.
According to Vaughn Bicehouse, a special education professor, ADA standards provide rights to people with disabilities they didn't receive until ADA standards took effect in July 1992.
"They were second-class citizens who couldn't get out of their house or get to work," Bicehouse said.
The Standards for Accessible Design, however, do not impact existing facilities unless an altercation is already underway, creating a "grandfather effect" that impacts older buildings on campus.
Through ODS, students can receive accommodations to help them navigate campus. The most common accommodation is extended test time and students can receive accommodations for priority seating and extra time to get to class.
According to Natalie Burick, director of ODS, the accommodations a student receives are determined on a case-by-case basis, a norm in higher education.
"Most students who need a specific classroom accommodation can work with the faculty on achieving that," Burick said.
Burick serves as an ex-officio member of PCDI along with Scott Albert, assistant vice president of facilities, planning and environmental safety, and Holly McCoy, assistant vice president of diversity and equal opportunity.
In fall 2018, 630 students declared a major in recreational therapy, early childhood/special education or special education programming. In these majors' required classes, students investigate accessibility on campus through hands-on learning experiences.
In Mild and Bicehouse's 100-level special education courses, students operate a wheelchair in either McKay or a specified spot on campus or in the community. In Bicehouse's course, students analyze the accessibility a location on campus using the four priorities under ADA and recommend changes to make structures ADA compliant.
In the recreational therapy department, students in Recreational Therapy for Physical Disabilities participated in a 48-hour wheelchair challenge, and students in Inclusive Leisure Services completed an accessibility survey in different areas of campus. Michaela Sykes, a sophomore recreational therapy major and PCDI student member, complied a list of barriers discovered by students in the two courses.
Sykes worked with Heather Bright, a recreational therapy professor who teaches the two courses, to create the list.
Sykes presented the list at to PCDI and Scott Albert, assistant vice president of facilities, planning and environmental safety and ex-officio PCDI member, provided updates on each presented issue.
One campus-wide concern mentioned in the accessibility barriers report is accessibility buttons. Because the buttons have a certain lifespan, the button will eventually fail to work after a certain number of uses.
"A lot of the comments on here that I noticed from the other students and myself was a lot of those buttons not working," Sykes said.
Sykes also said that some buttons operate via a wireless signal which can be disrupted, a problem maintenance can't necessarily control.
"They try their best to keep updating those buttons and make sure they all work," Sykes said.
Two areas of campus were identified as lacking signage for accessibility. In McKay Education Building, two accessible ramps exist on either side of the building, but the entrance is difficult to find. One of the accessible entrances enters into the auditorium, where many larger lecture classes are held.
During the initial survey, students couldn't locate accessible seating in the Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Albert reported that the seating is on the home side around the 50-yard line.
"We were talking about better signage and better awareness that this is an option available to them," Sykes said.
Another concern discovered was the entrance to the Art Ceramics Building. According to Sykes, who had a class in that building this semester, the only recommended entrance into the building is through gravel, posing an accessibility barrier.
After a recent PCDI meeting, Albert announced that his department will be looking into the logistics of paving a path to access the Arts Ceramics Building.
Weather conditions and geography of campus greatly impact accessibility of sidewalks. Cracked sidewalks poses a particular accessibility concern.
Lauren Sims, a PCDI member and student with a vision impairment, described that she sometimes hits cracks in the sidewalk while using her cane.
"I've noticed a lot of sidewalks have cracks in them, so that can be a problem with my cane sometimes," Sims said. She added that the sidewalks near the library and in the quad have a lot of cracks.
Environmental barriers, especially hills, impact how sidewalks and ramps are constructed. If an incline is too steep according to ADA standards, a sidewalk must be paved with a lesser incline.
"They try their best to make pathways that are going to be convenient, but they look into inclines of hills," Sykes said.
According to Sykes's report, the ramp near the Student Health Center is unsafe in winter conditions and needs repaved; a work order has been submitted for this ramp.
Students also reported that some door sensors for the residence suites were too high for people in wheelchairs. Upon further investigation, Albert reported that the sensors are in working condition.
After creating the list of accessibility barriers, Sykes was surprised that certain barriers were not problematic under ADA standards. For example, the exterior doors of the Smith Student Center exceed the five-pound limit. According to Sykes, that weight limit only applies to interior doors.
"Hopefully in the future, some more laws can get passed to really push for that accessibility in all buildings, all public spaces and interior and exterior doors," Sykes said.
PCDI is now taking the information discovered in the barrier reports to educate others. Beyond reporting accessibility barriers, PCDI created "mindful" tips to educate the SRU community on how to assist people with disabilities. The campaign featured eight tips, including not using accessible bathrooms and parking spaces, by hanging signs around campus.
"Hopefully, through that and social media, we're able to continue to communicate those messages throughout the year," Coffaro said.
Another "mindful tip" was for people to not press accessible buttons unless they need to in order to open a door.
"A lot of that has to do with people just not realizing and pushing it when they don't actually need it and running out that lifespan," Sykes said.
Coffaro said that anyone who finds an accessibility barrier should report the issue to the information desk at the Smith Student Center.
Bicehouse emphasized the importance of reporting accessibility barriers, even if the report does not have a disability themselves.
"Sadly, the ones that typically need it aren't the ones who complain," Bicehouse said.


If you are wondering whether there is an SEO benefit of SSL migration i.e. moving your website from HTTP to HTTPS, then the answer is both yeas and no. Despite Google's announcement last year that HTTPS encryption is an important factor in Google search engine ranking, there is no dramatic change in search position even if you do move your website from HTTP to HTTPS.
But there are more good reason than bad to switch your website to the secure version of web. Google as well as other major search engines are pushing hard to make web more secure. While offering secure surfing over Internet is one reason to switch to HTTPS there are other reasons as well as to why should be migrating your site – if you haven't done so already – sooner than later.
Being secure is foremost reason and then there is the performance factor as well as SEO ranking. Secure sites also mean you get better referral data in Analytics. As an SEO or digital marketer this is one of the major benefits as the referral data from HTTPS site to HTTP site get lost and are recorded as direct traffic in the Google Analytics.
Many webmasters/SEOs haven't yet moved to HTTPS mainly because of the confusion, some rumors or just for the heck of it. Who want to get out of their comfort zone? Right!
Hopefully this simple guide on how to move your site from HTTP to HTTPS will change your perception regarding SSL migration. Migrating your site to SSL is not at all complicated if you take care of a few things.
1. As an SEO, first and foremost thing to do when moving your site is to crawl it. The best tool for that is without a doubt Screaming Frog. This is both for comparison purpose as well as to check for redirect chains later.
2. Buy and install an SSL Certificate. Buying SSL today is very much affordable with Comodo Positive SSL certification costing only $14.85 for three years certification. You can purchase the same from SSL Shop. That's less than 5 dollars an year. For installation detailed guide and tutorial is available on Comodo site for different servers. If you don't have this technical knowledge just contact your developer or the server guy.
Follow these links for instructions on how to install SSL certificate for Apache, Nginx, Microsoft, WHM/cPanel.
If such is the case you can breath easy but still you should search your database for hardcoded URLs and then find and replace http://www.example.com with https://www.example.com.
4. Also check if your canonicals and links in template files have changed or not. Since most of the CMS use relative path it is taken care of but still you need to perform the check. Same with open graph and hreflang tags if you use them.
Restart your server and then test if redirects are working properly or not.
11. Enable HSTS for added security and OCSP stapling that eliminates the need for the client to contact the certificate authority thereby making your site load faster for user. If you have payment gateway on your site, do check if it is working fine after enabling ICSP stapling. In some cases enabling interferes with functioning of the payment gateways.
12. Update your Disavow file – if any – in your new search console account. You sure don't want to Penguin hit you all over again.
15. Do make sure that you crawl your site with Screaming Frog once in a week to identify 404s or redirect chains.
The tutorial about how you can do that will come next.
If you do follow these steps, I am sure you won't face any problem. Also in the Google Search Console…previously Webmaster Tools, use the tool Fetch as Google inside Crawl and submit your site to both desktop and Mobile:Smartphone and then click on Request Indexing and then select Crawl this URL and its Direct Links. It will help your site get indexed fast.
It is essential that you check daily for crawl status and errors in Google Search Console. First 15 days are vital after that you can do it on alternate days or twice, thrice a week. Any dramatic increase in crawl error could be a sign that something went wrong when you did the migration.
Use Screaming Frog tool to crawl old URLs to ensure that 301 redirects are working properly at least twice a week.
In the search console, index status as well as sitemap will give you an indication of how Google is treating your website migration. Whereas the number of indexed pages will decrease in for your old site, the number will increase for your new site. Don't worry even if your pages are not indexed for a few days in Google Index report. You will definitely notice number of pages being crawled and indexed increase within days in sitemap report.
Monitor traffic in both Analytics and Search Console. If there are any dramatic drop in volume it is a red flag. Rinse and repeat step 1, 2 and 3. Also check if sitemap is submitted correctly. Double check if you have submitted the disavow file to the new property if your site was penalized earlier.
Reach out to the webmasters/site owners and get your old link replaced with new in as many cases as you can.
Check ranking of your main keywords. Note their ranking fluctuations if any. Whereas a short term drop is nothing to worry about sharp drop in ranking for long period of time could mean something went wrong. Again check redirects, canonical URLs and sitemaps etc.
Do not remove 301 redirects even if all pages of the old domain are de-indexed. You never know which important backlink you might lose or for that matter valuable visitors who know your name but are using HTTP version or just brand name.
I will expand this post by adding some FAQs and closing thoughts soon. Let me know through comments if you need any troubleshooting or if you have any suggestions. I will also update on how to use Screaming Frog – which I think is vital to your site migration process from HTTP to HTTPS. Till then bear with me. Bouquet and brickbats are most welcome.
Also read recent Google's guidelines on best practices on http to https migration from SEO point of view.