Just as formal political institutions and activities are dominated by men, so too is the news coverage those institutions attract. The recent UK General Election was no different, just 15.2% of all politicians featured in the media coverage were women, 17.4% of articles were written by female journalists and 13.5% of experts consulted by the media were women.
The quirks of this campaign meant that for the first time there were three women party leaders: Nicola Sturgeon of the Scottish National Party, Leanne Wood of Plaid Cymru and Natalie Bennett of the Green Party. This increase in women in leadership roles might lead one to expect women to appear more frequently in coverage than has been seen during previous elections.
The Loughborough Communication Research Centre's content analysis of the press and television news coverage of the formal campaign, however, shows that this was not the case. Only four of the twenty individuals who featured most prominently in the media during the campaign were women.
Nicola Sturgeon was the fourth most prominent individual in the campaign (being mentioned in 5.7% of all items) and was, by some margin, the most visible woman. Her impressive performance in the televised leaders' debate meant she gained a considerable amount of attention – not all of it positive.
Referring to her potential role as a decisive partner in the event of a minority Labour government, the Conservative-supporting press, in particular, were at pains to depict her in less than flattering terms. She was labelled 'the most dangerous woman in Britain' by the Daily Mail. The press also picked over her past in unfavourable, and arguably irrelevant ways, in an attempt to discredit her. Such items focused on her personal life and physical appearance, which are familiar subjects in the coverage of women politicians.
The other women party leaders failed to have much of an impact on the coverage; Natalie Bennett was the 12th most prominent and Leanne Wood, the 17th (two places below the Prime Minister's wife, Samantha Cameron). Other high profile women from the cabinet, like Home Secretary Theresa May and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, were largely absent.
Most of the press and broadcast media attention focussed on David Cameron and Ed Miliband. This is not altogether surprising given that these were the two main contenders for Prime Minister.
Election coverage ordinarily calls upon a wide range of voices from the world of business, academics and public sector representatives to comment upon the proceedings. Unsurprisingly, these roles were also dominated by men.
It was not only the content of the news coverage itself which showed a dearth of women. Our analysis showed that of all news items with a single author, just 17.4% were authored by women, compared to 53.5% that were authored by men, demonstrating that national political journalism is still very much a domain in which men write about other men.


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Our Family Coalition | San Francisco, CA
Our Family Coalition
Based on experience
The Executive Director will assume day-to-day operating and oversight responsibility for Our Family Coalition, including Organizational Leadership, Fundraising & Revenue Development, Staff Management, Community/ External Relations, Fiscal and Administrative Management, and Board Relations. In partnership with the Board of Directors, the E.D. will set a clear strategic vision and overall direction for OFC that integrates and expands its efforts in advocacy, education, family support, social networking, and community organizing, to maximize the impact of its work.
A primary accountability of the new E.D. will be to ensure the OFC remains a visible, healthy, and sustainable champion for LGBTQ+ families with a focus on the following organizational priorities:
Strengthen/support a team and organization coming out of a period of significant transition
Grow and diversify fundraising programs, capacity, and results
Bring vision and critical thinking to how OFC invests limited human and financial resources
Continue driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion efforts at all levels of OFC
Raise visibility, awareness, and understanding of OFC's work & accomplishments
This E.D. will also function as a public representative of OFC and will work to expand relationships with constituents, volunteers, allies, policy makers, LGBTQ+ partners and other allied social justice movements to advance the organization's mission
Provide vision and inspiration for the strategic direction of OFC to increase the effectiveness and reach of its work;
Establish and maintain positive relationships with coalition partners/allies – LGBTQ+ organizations, children's rights advocates, legislators and policy makers, schools, etc.;
Align and integrate programmatic, prioritizing efforts that best meet the needs of LGBTQ families and maximize the impact of limited human and financial resources;
Set tone and expectations across the organization for work of the highest quality and greatest impact;
Further OFC's commitment to equity and inclusion, centering racial/ethnic identity, gender/gender identity, socio-economic status, and disability representation in all aspects of OFC's work;
Support the operation and administration of the Board;
Work with Board leadership to continually diversify the Board and to leverage its members as a key component of institutional growth.
Lead Board and staff in the development and implementation of a creative and comprehensive fundraising plan;
Work with the Development Director and Development Committee of the Board to grow financial resources and diversify funding sources to include individual, corporate, and foundation giving, special events, grants, partnerships, and fee-for-service revenue;
Partner with the Board and staff members to manage their participation in cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding funders;
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Lead and mentor a dedicated staff to achieve OFC's goals;
Fostering a culture of collaboration and professional excellence while nurturing and supporting all team members;
Continue to evolve and improve organizational structure, ensuring that the work of staff is aligned with mission, values, and priorities;
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Deepen cross-team collaboration and leverage external resources partnerships to greatest advantage;
Maintaining a positive and respectful workplace climate that values diversity, creativity, and accountability.
Other Accountabilities
Provide strong and transparent fiscal stewardship;
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Memory launches Bostick's career
By Brad Gaskins
Published 2:36 pm Friday, April 22, 2011
Former Chief Assistant District Attorney Bill Bostick (right), now a Circuit judge, presents former Presiding Circuit Judge Michael Joiner with a parting award during Joiner's fairwell celebration in February. Bostick was appointed April 22 to replace Joiner, who now sits on the state's Court of Criminal Appeals. (Reporter photo/Brad Gaskins)
By BRAD GASKINS / Staff Writer
COLUMBIANA – Shelby County Circuit Judge Bill Bostick easily could have followed in his dad's footsteps and been a Methodist minister.
He was instead called to another profession as a second-grader, when a phone call in the middle of the night helped chart his future career course.
Bostick, 44, a prosecutor for 18 years, was appointed Friday by Gov. Robert Bentley to succeed Judge Michael Joiner.
Leaving the Shelby County district attorney's office for the bench was another twist in a legal career that was launched years ago with that phone call to his family's home in Attalla, Ala.
Circuit Judge Bill Bostick
Bostick's dad answered the call that Saturday night in the mid-1970s, then left the house in a hurry and his mom crying. It wasn't until his dad's sermon the next morning that Bostick learned what had happened.
The church's youth minister was working at a convenience store when two men arrived to rob it, Bostick recently recalled. The men threw gasoline on the youth minister then lit a match.
Bostick's dad rode in the back of the ambulance with his fatally burned friend. In the ambulance, the youth minister asked Bostick's dad to pray for forgiveness for his killers, then died before reaching the hospital.
Listening to his dad's sermon on forgiveness, Bostick said he could think mostly of one thing: justice.
"Something needs to be done," Bostick said earlier this week, recalling the event that changed his life.
"My whole life has been oriented to do something," he added. "It's not a vigilante thing, but there should be justice."
And so he pursued it.
Bostick graduated from law school at the University of Alabama in 1992 and married the former Tara Thompson, daughter of retired Marshall County District Attorney Ronald Thompson. Tara Bostick graduated law school a year ahead of Bill Bostick.
"She was equipped for the hardships that come with this," Bostick said, referring to his job as prosecutor and now judge.
Bill Bostick spent three years with the Mobile County district attorney's office before leaving for Shelby County.
Bostick served the Shelby County district attorney's office since 1995 and spent the last nine years as chief assistant district attorney.
District Attorney Robby Owens had been grooming Bostick to succeed him for several years. When Owens' late wife was stricken with cancer in 2005, Bostick filled in and ran the office. The experience "actually forced me into a leadership role," Bostick said.
Owens was in the office physically but said earlier this week that his mind was obviously on his wife. Had his wife not died in 2007, Owens said he would have retired already, opening the door for Bostick's promotion.
Joiner was appointed to the state's Court of Criminal Appeals in February, and "nobody saw that coming," Bostick said, calling Joiner a "local treasure" whom he "didn't feel worthy of replacing."
Bostick said he reluctantly decided to go through the nomination process at the urging of numerous county leaders. He agreed to do so only after praying things over for more than a week and meeting with Owens.
Bostick tried to work with Owens on a plan to keep Bostick in the district attorney's office, where he said he really wanted to be.
Then, Bostick said, divine intervention took hold.
"I want to be obedient to whatever God wants," Bostick said. "It was so obvious that God's desire for me was to submit to this process."
Bostick said switching from a prosecutor to judge is – to use a simplistic sports comparison – like going from quarterback to referee. He said he's up for the challenge, adding that God has "spent my whole life priming me" for the judgeship.
And it all started with that phone call as a second-grader.
Bostick said he doesn't know what ever happened with that case, or if the youth minister's killers were ever caught. He's simply never bothered to check up.
"I've got the ability to pull that case," he said, motioning to his office computer. "I've been tempted."
Either way, that incident left an impression that launched the legal career of the county's newest Circuit judge.
"Innocence shouldn't suffer," Bostick said, "and guilt should not escape."
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Vietnam's woodworks prepare for FLEGT licensing
Thien Nhien – Striving to become a woodwork manufacturing center of the world, Vietnam is endeavoring to localize regulations to be able to grant FLEGT licenses, paving the way for woodworks to penetrate the EU and other markets.
In October 2010, the EU released a Timber Regulation with the aim of preventing trade of illegally harvested timber and products made of timber.
Importers have the responsibility of explaining the origin of timber in order to minimize the risk of illegal timber trading.
At present, Vietnam's woodwork exports to the EU have to observe the EU Timber Regulation and this will continue until Vietnam's FLEGT licensing mechanism becomes operational.
The Timber Regulation recognizes the legality of FLEGT-licensed timber and timber products that have been verified through the control systems of several partner countries in VPA/FLEGT (Voluntary Partnership Agreement/ Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade).
Licensed woodwork products will have to give an explanation as stipulated by the Timber Regulation. VPA/FLEGT took effect on June 1, 2019. Vietnam is localizing the regulations so as to be able to soon grant FLEGT licenses.
According to experts, the most important action in implementing VPA/FLEGT is the localization of regulations.
Vietnam has proposed not to apply the agreement directly, but through additional issuance of a decree on VNTLAS (Vietnam Timber Legality Assurance System), which focuses on timber import control, institution, and enterprise classification, export verification, assessment of VNTLAS readiness, and FLEGT licensing.
Van said the draft decree has been submitted to the government for approval. If things go smoothly, the decree would be promulgated in September 2020.
After the decree takes effect, import management will be implemented in accordance with the decree, while the classification of enterprises will be implemented six months later.
It is expected that Vietnam would be able to operate VNTLAS by early 2021, and the first FLEGT license would be granted in late 2021 or early 2022.
According to VNForest, the EU, together with the US, China, Japan and South Korea, is an important market for Vietnam. It mostly consumes high-value indoor and outdoor wooden products, worth $1-1.2 billion a year.
Asked about the opportunities for Vietnam's wooden products with VPA/FLEGT, Ngo Sy Hoai, deputy chair of the Vietnam Timber and Forestry Products (Vinafores), said that exports to the EU won't skyrocket, but the export value will increase.
The signing and implementation of VPA/FLEGT will help Vietnam's woodwork industry increase its prestige and win the confidence of other choosy markets such as the US and Japan.
Some experts said the VPA/FLEGT is not an obstacle to Vietnam's woodwork industry. The biggest beneficiaries will be 3,000 processing and export companies, 324 woodwork craft villages, and 1.4 million forest planting households.
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THE CADILLAC THREE BRING LEGACY TO LIFE AT GRIMEY'S 8/29
Pictured (L-R): Neil Mason, Jaren Johnston and Kelby Ray
Poster Courtesy of Big Machine Records
Live Stream Acoustic Performance Worldwide Via Trio's Facebook at 6:00P CT
WHO: Nashville natives THE CADILLAC THREE celebrate their rich musical heritage, international appeal and anticipations for the future throughout their forthcoming album LEGACY. Out worldwide August 25 on Big Machine Records, trio crafted the 11 tracks as sole producers and musicians – save for one song featuring Lori McKenna background vocals. Collaborators since high school, Jaren Johnston, (Guitar & Lead Vocals), Kelby Ray (Lap Steel Guitar) and Neil Mason (Drums, Percussion & Vocals) were destined to leave a mark even beyond their Music City roots. From their boundary-pushing albums, GRAMMY®-nominated songwriting, sold-out club shows, massive festival gigs alongside acts like Aerosmith to tours with Eric Church and Florida Georgia Line, TC3 continues to soak up diverse influences and learn from the iconic voices across genres and the globe.
WHAT: The raucous trio will perform a stripped-down – but turned-up – acoustic set of selections from LEGACY during an in-store event at Grimey's that will be simultaneously live streamed for fans throughout the world. TC3 will sign autographs for local attendees and take questions from fans onsite and online. Indie retailers will offer a limited-edition poster with all album purchases.
The in-store event is an intimate preview of TC3's first-ever headline show at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on August 31. The performances are a reminder of not only the musical icons that have graced esteemed local haunts but that TC3's hometown has helped create the history of music across the world and generations.
WHERE: Grimey's (1604 8th Ave. South, Nashville, TN) or live stream via www.facebook.com/TheCadillacThree/
WHEN: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 6:00PM CT
WHY: Entertainment Weekly surmises, "The Southern-rock maestros […] broaden the scope on their new album [with] a shift toward more grown-up themes, while 'American Slang' glistens with Kings of Leon-esque grandeur." TC3's instinctual and organic approach has established not only critics' approval, but a rapidly-growing fanbase that finds them returning to Europe this fall for their headline LONG HAIR DON'T CARE TOUR with Brothers Osborne and Broken Witt Rebels opening. For tour dates and more, visit TheCadillacThree.com.
Pre-order LEGACY: http://smarturl.it/TC3Legacy


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Zakład Utylizacyjny sp. z o.o. w Gdańsku – zakład zagospodarowania odpadów komunalnych położony przy ulicy Jabłoniowej w Gdańsku, na terenie osady mieszkalno-rolniczej Szadółki, znajdującej się w obszarze dzielnicy Jasień. W pobliżu zakładu przebiega Obwodnica Trójmiasta. Powierzchnia zakładu wynosi ok. 70 ha, z czego 3 ha przeznaczono pod planowaną spalarnię odpadów komunalnych.

Historia
 1973 – założono składowisko odpadów komunalnych, odbierające i składujące odpady wytwarzane przez mieszkańców Gdańska i gminy Gdańsk, a także pobliskich gmin: Żukowa, Kolbud, Pruszcza Gdańskiego, Somonina, Przodkowa i Kartuz.
 lipiec 1992 – wskutek prywatyzacji przedsiębiorstwa komunalnego, zgodnie z Uchwałą Rady Miasta Gdańska z dnia 17 grudnia 1991 nr XXXVII/236/91 utworzono Zakład Utylizacyjny Sp. z o.o. w Gdańsku. Rozdzielono gospodarkę odpadami i ich utylizację od oczyszczania miasta, odbierania oraz transportu odpadów komunalnych.
 2008 – Zakład Utylizacyjny przystąpił do programu "Modernizacja Gospodarki Odpadami Komunalnymi w Gdańsku", mającego na celu poprawę stanu czystości miasta i usprawnienie gospodarki odpadowej. Modernizacja miała na celu dostosowanie zakładu do standardów unijnych zgodnych z wymogami traktatu akcesyjnego z 2003, będącego podstawą przyjęcia Polski do Unii Europejskiej. Całkowity koszt przedsięwzięcia wyniósł ok. 320 mln zł, z których 60% pochodziło z funduszy unijnych.
 2011 – zakończenie modernizacji zakładu. Uruchomienie kompostowni odpadów.
 W 2019 roku przy wsparciu środków europejskiej rozpoczęto budowę drugiej, hermetycznej kompostowni. Dzięki tej instalacji wzrosła zdolność przerobowa zakładu w zakresie zagospodarowywania odpadów BIO. Instalacja pozwoliła też na produkcję pełnowartościowych produktów do polepszania gleby jakimi są SK-8 i SK-9. Ten ostatni nazywany przez nas Czarnym Złotem Ogrodników.
 W 2022 roku zakończyła się modernizacja sortowni. W naszym mieście jest to najnowocześniejszy tego typu obiekt na terenie kraju. A wszystko za sprawą zainstalowanych najnowszej generacji separatorów optycznych, które są "sercem" zmodernizowanej instalacji. Przeszliśmy tym samym z sortowania półautomatycznego na sortowanie w pełni automatyczne z ręcznym doczyszczaniem. Inwestycja ta prowadzona była z dofinansowaniem ze środków Unii Europejskiej.

Zakres działalności
 zbieranie, obróbka i usuwanie odpadów innych niż niebezpieczne,
 zbieranie odpadów niebezpiecznych,
 zbieranie odpadów pochodzących z systemu selektywnej zbiórki odpadów,
 odzysk surowców z materiałów segregowanych, sprzedaż surowców z odpadów i złomu
 odzysk surowców ze zmieszanych odpadów komunalnych,
 zbieranie odpadów elektroniki, RTV, AGD oraz sprzętu komputerowego,
 zbieranie odpadów pochodzących z systemu zbiórki dualnej (z podziałem na odpady suche i mokre),
 zagospodarowanie odpadów organicznych,
 zbieranie odpadów wielkogabarytowych,
 przyjmowanie gruzu i innych odpadów powstałych przy pracach budowlanych,
 wytwarzanie i dystrybucja energii elektrycznej z gazu wysypiskowego,
 działalność związaną z rekultywacją,
 usługi związane z gospodarką odpadami,
 "Bank mas ziemnych",
 promocja zasad właściwego postępowania z odpadami z naciskiem na selektywną zbiórkę surowców w miejscu wytwarzania odpadów.

Spalarnia odpadów
W ramach współfinansowanego przez UE "Projektu termicznego" trwa budowa jednej z największych w Polsce spalarni odpadów komunalnych - Zakładu Termicznego Przekształcania Odpadów Komunalnych w Gdańsku o zakładanej rocznej wydajności 160 tys. ton odpadów pochodzących z 35 pomorskich gmin. Inwestycja realizowana przez spółkę komunalną o nazwie Port Czystej Energii jest projektem, który zakłada przetwarzanie wyłącznie tzw. resztkowej frakcji odpadów (frakcji energetycznej), zawierającej pozostałości po procesie sortowania. Dzięki temu zmaksymalizowany zostaje odzysk surowców wtórnych. Odpady energetyczne, np. zużyte pieluchy jednorazowe, siatki foliowe, zabrudzone kubeczki i butelki po produktach spożywczych czy papierki i folie po słodyczach mają wartość opałową porównywalną do wartości opałowej węgla brunatnego.
Inwestycja rozpoczęła się 5 lipca 2020, ma trwać do 2023 i kosztować pół miliarda złotych, z czego 271 mln zł wyłoży Unia Europejska. Jej wykonawcą na podstawie umowy z 2018 i pozwolenia na budowę z 2019 jest włosko-francuskie konsorcjum firm Astaldi, Termomeccanica Ecologia i Dalkia Wastenergy. W wyniku spalania uzyskiwana ma być energia elektryczna i ciepło dla 30 tys. mieszkańców.

Przypisy

Przedsiębiorstwa w Gdańsku
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Recykling
Jasień (Gdańsk)

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1.	Weight reduction is best accomplished by increasing your cardio/aerobic exercise and decreasing your caloric intake. An HIV-knowledgeable nutritionist may be helpful.
a.	Sleep apnea. CPAP is the appropriate treatment. However, even with CPAP, if you are not getting adequate sleep/rest at night, you are going to feel wiped out the next day.
b.	Sustiva. This non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor is noted for causing sleep disturbance and vivid dreams (among other side effects). If you are experiencing these types of problems, it could be contributing to your fatigue.
c.	Depression. Depression is associated with fatigue. You report being "happier," but your psychological problems could still be contributing to your tiredness.
d.	Insomnia. Once again, if you're not getting adequate rest/sleep at night, you're going to feel tired the next day.
e.	Medication side effects: Many of your medications can have fatigue as a significant side effect.
f.	Hormonal Imbalance. Low testosterone (hypogonadism) can be associated with fatigue. You are on AndroGel but has your free testosterone level risen back into the normal range? If not, your dose may need to be modified. You should also be screened for other hormonal problems, such as low thyroid or adrenal insufficiency.
This is only a partial list of the potential contributing factors to your HIV-related fatigue. I would work closely with your HIV specialist physician and other doctors to assure these problems are being maximally treated before considering adding anything new to your regimen. Take a read through the archives of the Fatigue and Anemia forum. There you'll find chapters devoted to diagnosing HIV-related fatigue and also treatment of HIV-related fatigue. This information should be helpful when discussing this problem with your doctors.


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The global magazine for architecture, art and design with natural stone
Architecture with natural stone»
The new James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin is a treasure for the Museum Island and shines throughout the City
LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable construction solutions combined with architectural excellence
Design with natural stone»
For its second collection Marsotto LAB again cooperated with Lausanne's ECAL School of Fine Art
Natural stone as a connector and accentuator for furniture design
Markets: Selling Stone»
"One Million Grams of Granite": Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
GfK market analysis: EU newcomers have significant increases in per capita purchasing power
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
New trade fair: Obra Blanca Expo (OE Expo) for stones and tiles in Mexico City from October 15 to 17, 2019
"Young Creative Ideas Platform" – second appearance at the Marble Trade Fair Izmir
Earthquakes along the Dead Sea Rift may cause tsunamis threatening the coasts of the Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba
The "breathing" of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides
Art: Sculpting with Marble etc»
Spanish A.R. Los Huertos company: contest for sculptures made of recycled construction materials
EU calls for applications for a new pilot project mapping Jewish Cemeteries in Europe
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Markets: Pan-Continental Network
Home » English » Markets: Selling Stone
(November 2009) Founding a global trade organization for the stone branch, was the topic of a special meeting at this year's Marmomacc. The brain-storming-session was conceived by organizers of the Verona Fair and hosted by the pan European Organization Euroroc, the umbrella trade organization for the various European national organizations. About 20 people attended with the balance of representation going to the Western World: next to representatives of the European and US-American Organisations respectively only 2 representatives were dispatched from India.
USA-Representatives presented their campaign "Genuine Stone", launched in 2007, which is offering information for buyers under its new label (see below). "Genuine Stone" has also initiated media coverage with the aim of market integration.
The ensuing discussion brought forth two preferred forms for global cooperation. One group wanted a world-wide logo for the stone branch to avoid confusion of trade marks and conversely to foster a global corporate identity.
The other group saw the need for global cooperation particularly in setting up technical standards. The need stems from increased global ecological awareness reflected in the initiation of local standards by national politicians. The stone branch is called upon to agree and publish fact sheets to avoid collision of national laws which would make international trade difficult.
One case in point is the Environment Product Declaration (EPD). This new European Union Law requires disclosure of the energy consumption during production of and the possibility of recycling all materials used to build public buildings. Euroroc has just commissioned a study to assess the requirements and repercussions; Australia already has a points-system called Eco Label.
Attendees agreed to exchange names and addresses – an important first step in knitting a network. The next meeting is scheduled to take place after the results of the European EPD-study are in. This could take several months.
Genuine Stone is the logo of the marketing campaign which bears the same name and was called into life by the US-American Stone Branch. As a rule, the logo is at the disposal of members of the trade branch. But non-members may apply for permission to use it as well. There is no fee involved, but it is expected that the user contribute to the campaign in kind. The campaign website makes no reference to the contributing companies.
Natural Stone is the European logo translated into many languages. It came into being after a lengthy and tedious process by Euroroc. Whoever wishes to use the logo must buy a licence costing in some countries 100 € per year or in others being included in the membership-fee to the national organizations. Germany steps out (German): they charge at least 150 € for the licence, depending on the size of the company, up to 1,800 € for a non-member in an organization. The Euroroc website and the national initiatives refer to and name the licencees. There are presently about 620 firms using the Natural Stone Logo. The logo depicted here is in Finnish.
Stone trade fairs worldwide
Fairs for Architecture / Construction
Fairs for Design / Lifestyle
Stone Sculpture Symposia / Festivals
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The American band plays Southern rock and country-rock with hints of bluegrass.
Blackberry Smoke has evolved from rough-edged club act to arena-ready rock 'n' roll juggernauts, whilesteadily extending and expanding the Southern rock tradition. Since the group's formation in 2000, theband has never shied away from hard work, playing more than 250 shows a year and building an ever-expanding audience on the strength of its live shows. In addition to winning fans and friends throughoutthe United States, they've toured Europe multiple times and performed for the first time ever inAustralia in 2016 to sold-out crowds. Along the way, Blackberry Smoke has found time to record ahandful of independent releases, including the albums Bad Luck Ain't No Crime, Little Piece of Dixie andThe Whippoorwill, plus a pair of EPs, the concert DVD "Live at the Georgia Theatre," the live CD/DVD setLeave A Scar and their latest project Holding All the Roses, the first album the band feels properlycaptured their musical essence. Additionally, the band has had songs featured in movie and video gamesoundtracks, including EA Sports' Madden NFL 16, performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno andConan and toured with and befriended idols such as The Marshall Tucker Band, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrdand George Jones. For more info on Blackberry Smoke, visit blackberrysmoke.com, like them onFacebook and follow them on Twitter and Instagram @blackberrysmoke.
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Using the theme "It's Hard to Hate Someone Whose Story You Know" we will share this internationally known program that is shaping positive school culture all over the continent. Phil will share how the program works in a fun, inclusive way.
at resolving some of the issues associated with them. Bring your questions and be prepared to share your great ideas with others.
Come and hear how Washington HS has gone from granting wishes to less than 50 students to over 500 in 4 years. Come and share your ideas on how your school does it and walk away with ideas to make sure every student in your school knows that someone is looking out for them during the holidays.
Looking for a way to recognize ALL students in your school? Want to gain some support from your administrators? Come learn about the success of our Golden Ticket Program and other programs from our school.
Not Just Your Typical Poster!
It is a fact that the human brain loves novelty. This session is designed to provide instant ideas and techniques to help you jazz up hallways, promote school activities, recognize student achievement, and help build culture and climate at your school through effective banners. Even the most artistically-challenged can put together amazing products using some of these tried and true techniques and ideas to motivate and capture student attention.
This session will introduce you to "The Butterfly Circus," an award-winning short film you can use in your leadership class (or any class) to teach and discuss leadership lessons about acceptance, self-worth, the need to belong, and dignity. This beautiful film will inspire you and your students.
A full session of time-tested games and simulations designed to allow your students to practice the problem-solving approach. The tasks presented will require planning, teamwork, communication, and evaluation. Here's your lesson plan for Monday's leadership class.
What kind of lessons and activities can you use in your classroom in between all the big activities your group plans? Come see at least ten lessons that Becky and Kari use to teach character and to build a team in their junior high leadership classes.
This workshop has one purpose—to aid you in establishing a new service mindset for yourself and for your student leaders. In this session, professional speaker Scott Backovich will take you through an ―inside-out‖ model of service that will have you reevaluating the way in which you view your school's service projects. Above all else though, this workshop will promise to help you in commu-nicating to your students the most valuable characteristic of service—compassion.
Yes, opinions matter … especially when it is the AG. Come here about attorney general opinions and Washington State laws that impact our work in ASB.
Learn about how to organize and plan a leadership lock-in at your school! Get tips and suggestions to help make your event fit the needs of your students and program. See all the fun and growth that can take place in just one night!
A School-Wide Retreat IS Possible!
We have done something that we think others can do too! For five years and running, volunteers from our school and community have coordinated Big Blue Weekend, a large retreat open to any student who wants to attend, and the benefits have been numerous. We plan to present about what we are doing as well as how to organize such an endeavor.
Using the WACA online website is a great way to get students motivated for a leadership project. Learn how to use WACA online as a tool to generate ideas and plans for your next project.
How using personality inventories can help build understanding and respect between peers in your class. Build positive group dynamics through understanding behavioral and personality differences within your classes, your clubs, or within your own workplace.
computer. And, parents will love it because you can password protect your blog, too! Please bring an iPhone or laptop with wireless access to this session.
What to do when you have a substitute ?
We all have them and sometimes we don't know what to do with them. In this session you will receive some ideas to take back to school for the next time you have to be gone.
Within one click, your name and address is issued. Within two, your children's names, yearly income, and church of choice are available. Within three, all negative content posted under your name (whether posted by you or not) is available for purchase. While this may seem like a bad science fiction movie, this is the reality for a number of sites on the web today. And to add to the madness, anything your students post on social media sites is permanent record for the very schools and careers they hope to take part in. In this workshop, Scott Backovich will not only cover interpersonal and cyberbullying strategies for change on your campus, but he will also dive into the world of cyberspace to determine what you can do to help not only your students, but yourself as well.
A catch all session for ASB Secretaries, Bookkeepers and Activity Coordinators. Keeping fundraisers in check, developing an ASB budget and staying in compliance with the auditor. Hear ideas to help keep sane in the insane world of ASB finances. There will be time to share your expertise as well as plenty of Q & A time.
Learn the truth about your student leaders. This session will show how to serve and care for your student leaders so they can meet their full leadership potential. Thus helping build a positive caring culture on campus.
How can student leaders work in partnership with principals? Explore how student leaders are linked in the "same work" as principals. The new principal evaluation program has eight indicators, six of which connect to the work of student leaders: creating a culutre, ensuring school safety, engaging the community, closing the gap, managing resources and planning with data.
We do a number of activities that begin in April of the 5th grade year and continue on well into the school year. The climate and expectations we set up for the students eases anxiety and gets 6th graders off to a great start. This session will go through a description of each event and process we do to get 6th graders excited.
One person's ideas about how to utilize the True Colors personality inventory with student leaders, in the classroom, with student teams, with school staff, and even for increased self-awareness.
Will share how to organize committees that work effectively to plan and execute effective and appropriate after school activities.
Interested in how to integrate technology in your leadership class or student activities program? Come to Technology for Leadership 201 and you'll get some fresh new ideas for how to energize your assemblies, announcements, activities and class assignments with technology. Some old favorites we'll quickly review are Prezi, Animoto, and Quizlet and there are a bucketful of new ideas you'll get from this session that are just waiting for you to play with them once you get back to school.
Do you have stress in your life?! Is that anxiety just under the surface? Do you need a way to release you frustrations? If so, take this class! In this session, we will discuss "good" and "bad" stress, and the impact of stress - also good and bad - in our lives. We will try to identify stressors in life, and we will chat about ways to reduce and to live with stress. Finally, we will investigate techniques to redirect stress, and relaxation strategies. You are certain to leave this session feeling rejuvenated!! ALERT!! It's okay to sleep in this class… in fact, it's one of the goals!
This session will be a description of how to set up a Dance Tournament using the Nintendo Wii Gaming system. This activity is appropriate for all age levels and can be used as a fund raiser or just for fun! (Ibuprofen is not provided by presenter).
Join us for this dancing session. Learn how to use dance to mix and mingle your students.
Outdoor Exercise + Geocaching = Teambuilding Fun!
Grab your tennis shoes and jacket and be ready to head outside. In this sessions, we will learn about the basics of Geocaching and then get out and explore. There are three Geocaches within a mile of the Semiahmoo resort. Everyone will have a chance to stretch their legs and think of great ideas to inte-grate in student leadership programs.


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Tony Award Highlights: Neil Patrick Harris, Cicely Tyson, and Kinky Boots
Cyndi Lauper's Kinky Boots triumphed at the 2013 Tony Award with six trophies, but it was Neil Patrick Harris' opening number and Cicely Tyson's emotional acceptance speech that stole the show.
Harris launched his fourth hosting of the Tonys "raring to go" and promising a truly "legendary show," and that's exactly what he delivered. Lots of singing and dancing ensued, and Neil even performed a little magic. Watch!
There was a bit of a dustup the morning after the Tonys when the Daily Mail published a story claiming that NPH used the N word during the opening number. The "How I Met Your Mother" star responded to the accusation on Twitter, saying, "Really, Daily Mail?!? The N-word? That's your story?!? I would NEVER be so disrespectful and frankly, neither should you."
Tony organizers quashed the rumor, telling "Extra" that Neil said "bigger."
It was a big night for veteran star Cicely Tyson, 79, who was back on Broadway this season after a 30-year absence. Her critically acclaimed role as a 1950s widow in Horton Foote's "The Trip to Bountiful" won her the Best Leading Actress award.
"It's been 30 years since I stood on stage," Tyson said. "I really didn't think it would happen again in my lifetime and I was pretty comfortable with that, except that I had this burning desire to do just one more. One more great role, I said. I didn't want to be greedy. I just wanted one more, and it came to me with no effort on my part."
When her time was up and "Give My Regards to Broadway" began to play, the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee said, "Please wrap it up, it says. Well, that's exactly what you did with me. You wrapped me up in your arms after 30 years and now I can go home with a Tony."
The big winner was Kinky Boots, a musical about a shoemaker and his drag queen business partner. Lauper, who wrote the 15-song-score, confessed as she accepted her prize, "I can't say I wasn't practicing in front of the shower curtain for a couple days for this speech. I want to thank Broadway."
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Throwing on the potters wheel is very hard to describe for those who have not experienced it before. The best explanation we've heard is that is a combination of meditation, riding a bicycle and solitary mud wrestling at the same time. No matter how you describe it, it is great fun! More importantly anyone can learn to be a successful potter... Yes, anyone! These specific workshops will focus on refining technique and sensing. The curriculum will have a back to the basics focus that will propel your skills to the next level. The six week workshop will guide you step-by-step through throwing technique, glazing and firing. This is a fun and informal workshop for brand new to moderately experienced students.
Students will be randomly chosen from the list of applications and will be announced on Feb. 27th at 8 p.m. on facebook. Chosen students will receive an email confirmation.


Guardian Hurricane Protection is a recognized leader in the South West Florida hurricane protection industry. Our success is based on a strong combination of customer service, business management and technical competency that comes from years of experience working in our industry.
Our goal is to provide our clients a positive experience from beginning to end. We are committed to delivering quality products, exceptional service and value to each and every customer. With the completion of each project our list of thoroughly satisfied homeowners, building managers and business owners continues to grow.
Guardian is owned and operated by Thomas Feibelkorn and Mark Evens, together we have more than 30 years experience in all facets of window and door replacement projects and hurricane protection. We agreed from day one, customer service would always come first. Our work ethic and high standards have guided our company's growth to this day.
We are proud of our diverse and highly competent company representatives. All of our product specialists, efficient office staff and expert installation crews reflect our customer service philosophy. We personally train each crew member to ensure their workmanship meets our highest standards and an owner of the company oversees each and every project.
We have well established close relationships with the major window and door vendors, insuring cooperation and support for design and customer service. The result is an abundance of specialized consultants focused on their specific products, enabling Guardian Hurricane Protection to offer in-depth knowledge to our clients. The fact that the majority of our work is repeat business is a testament to this.
Guardian Hurricane Protection is a fully licensed and insured State of Florida Certified General Contractor. We are OSHA Certified, have an outstanding safety record and conduct regular on-site safety meetings. Our goal is zero time lost on the job. We are a Nami Certified Manufacturer, PGT Glazing Certified, EuroWall Installation Certified, an ASSA Member and a Solar Energy Contractor.
In addition to window & door replacement and hurricane protection, Guardian offers a diverse range of services. Our list of services includes commercial storefront glass, screen enclosures, lanai enclosures, Elite Roof Systems, railing and rescreening and Acrylic Windows to name a few.
Guardian Hurricane Protection possesses a unique skill set, including product knowledge, highly trained and experienced installation crews and professional owners who know their business. This unique skill set allows us to flawlessly complete any project regardless of size or complexity. Some of our projects of distinction include, La Peninsula, Dockside, Sandcastle II, BCBE Construction, Tundra Homes, Woodland Homes and Sanctuary Longboat Key to name a few.


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einen Begriff aus der Talsperrensteuerung, siehe Vorentlastung (Wasserwirtschaft) und bedeutet ein rechtzeitiges Ablassen von Wasser, um Freiraum für ein Hochwasser zu schaffen, z. B. aufgrund von Unwetterprognosen


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Local business feature: Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern
By Sammantha Dellaria on April 1, 2016
Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern serves non-traditional barbecue dishes, in part by adding Asian and Mexican influences to its dishes. Photo by Sammantha Dellaria.
After being open for almost one year, the Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern continues to put a diverse twist on traditional barbecue.
Owner Kavan Shay graduated with a finance degree from the University of Illinois-Champaign in 2010 and worked in the finance industry in Chicago for five years. However, Shay said he knew his original passion was always food.
"I have been cooking and had an interest in food for about 20 years," Shay said. "I wasn't getting nearly the personal fulfillment as I wanted to out of the finance career I was undertaking."
Shay said he started to seriously consider opening his restaurant three years ago and continued planning until the tavern opened in April 2015.
However, Shay's restaurant doesn't serve traditional barbecue. He said the menu items are inspired by different cultural influences in order to make them stand out from other barbecue places.
According to the tavern's website, its name is inspired by the movie "Billy Madison." In the film, Madison colors a duck blue because he wants to see an everyday fowl in a different color, which relates to Shay's mission of standing out.
"I wanted to open a barbecue place, but I didn't want to be boxed in by being a traditional barbecue joint," Shay said. "Our menu has a lot of Asian and Mexican influences, so we could use our food in fun ways that you are not going to see anywhere else."
Shay said he took influences from some of his favorite restaurants in Chicago, tweaked them and brought them to the Blue Duck.
One of the popular dishes with an original spin is Asian tacos. Another is the Bahn Mi, a brisket sandwich inspired by the Vietnamese sandwich of the same name.
"Being able to serve the community in the form of a restaurant was probably the best chance that I had of using my personal skills to make a positive impact on people's days," Shay said.
Located on the Riverfront at 212 Southwest Water St., Shay said he hopes the restaurant will regenerate the downtown area.
"My original goal is to be a part of the revitalization of the downtown," Shay said. "It has been a good relationship [between] us and the surrounding areas."
Shay said the purpose for his restaurant has always been to serve great food and create excellent experiences for his customers.
"To come up with an original concept, to execute it and to have people really enjoy it has been really personally gratifying for me," Shay said. "To be able to talk to the customers that come in and enjoy the meal, the time and the service that they're having is the most gratifying part."
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With precise iron play Art Wall was able to claim the final Masters championship contested in the 1950's. The win for him came sandwiched between Arnold Palmer triumphs in 1958 and 1960. Wall leaves his signature here in blue marker on a Top Flite logo golf ball. James Spence Authentication (JSA) has reviewed the signature and their auction letter of authenticity will come with this lot.


The piece has a cat, mouse, raccoon, and big brown bear. I sculpted them from Creative Paperclay, over wire and Styrofoam, painted with acrylics, and sealed with varnish. They will be available on my page on pfattmarketplace, and here's the link.
The calico cat and the raccoon are my favorites – don't they make you happy? Check out her online store to see the other items she's been making this month.
was all about getting the house ready for my son and his bride, so I did little else but try to clean the heck out of this place! Thank you to all of you who left such kind comments. They are gratefully appreciated, even if I am acknowledging them one month late! 🙁 Shame on me, and I'll be more diligent in the future!
The treats smelled so good! They certainly could be for human consumption, because there was nothing in them which was other than natural. I sent them to my friends in Texas who have two adorable Chesapeake Bay retrievers!
I love this piece! They are all adorable. I am especially fond of the cat.
Ginny, I hope you've sold out of your Christmas sculptures. This one is really priceless.
this is great….absolutely adorable. I shall be sure to check out her website.
This piece is so cute! I love 'em all, but if I had to pick a favourite I guess it would be the bear, who looks so joyfully expansive it is hard to credit! Really original, adorable holiday decoration.


Apple has released iOS 12.2 beta 2 for developers, a bug fixing update building on from the initial developer preview of iOS 12.2 late last month.
The new developer beta is described as a bug fixing update according to Apple's release notes, although once we get the software installed we'll be able to tell if any new changes or tweaks have been implemented into the operating system.
Apple's first developer beta of iOS 12.2 revealed Apple News would soon be launching on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac in Canada, minor UI tweaks to the Wallet app and support for TV's in HomeKit following the announcement manufacturers such as Samsung and LG will be adding AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support as standard with future TV models.
iOS 12.2 beta 1 also seemingly confirmed new AirPods are on the way, with references pointing to "Hey Siri" support coming to the wireless earbuds.


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TV Madness 2017: Chicago PD and Black Sails close out Round Two
Black Sails, Chicago PD March 20, 2017
Today marks the final showdown in Round Two of our TV Madness 2017 Tournament, and we must start first of all with yet another thank-you to our readers! The tournament's been a great success once again this year, and we're glad to see that everyone is having so much fun with it and embracing the whole purpose of the event: Celebrating great television. Hopefully your favorite shows are advancing, and maybe you're discovering a new show or two worth checking out along the way.
Today, the focus is on two shows in Chicago PD and Black Sails that are certainly rather different from each other. In the case of Chicago PD, it's a story about stopping the bad guys. Meanwhile the other at times features characters who relish being the bad guys. This one will be fun, and we encourage you to vote early and often to get your favorite into round 3! The polls will close here on March 24, which is when the winner will face off against either Sherlock or The Fall.
Chicago PD (#3 seed) – What makes this show so popular even in a seat of similar crime dramas? Much of it starts and ends with the characters. These are people you want to get behind and root for, and the Chicago PD story does also take an approach to police-work that is very different than many other series that are out there. You see more of the procedure, the rules that the police must follow, and then also sometimes these same people breaking said rules. It's compelling because you never quite know how each episode is going to end. Within this world, there really is nothing that is guaranteed.
Black Sails (#7 seed) – What a Cinderella story we're seeing from the pirate drama so far. It started as the winner of our play-in battle, and it earned a #7 seed as a result of that. Then, it managed to unseat This Is Us in pretty dominant fashion in the first actual round of voting. It's going up against another popular show now, and you have to wonder if it can keep this momentum going. It's got two things really going for it in an underdog story like no other, and also momentum that comes with this being so close to the end of the series as a whole. Winning the tournament is a great way to send it off.
Now, we turn this over to you! Vote however often you want; note that if you are viewing the AMP page on mobile and you can't see the poll, scroll to the bottom of the article and click to view the non-AMP version of the page.


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The Concept of Nature in Marx () is a 1962 book by the philosopher Alfred Schmidt. First published in English in 1971, it is a classic account of Karl Marx's ideas about nature.

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The critic Terry Eagleton summarizes Schmidt as arguing that, according to Marx, "Human beings are part of Nature yet able to stand over against it; and this partial separation from Nature is itself part of their nature."

Reception
The Concept of Nature in Marx has been seen as a classic work. The philosopher Herbert Marcuse offers a discussion of the role of nature in Marxist philosophy informed by Schmidt's work in his Counterrevolution and Revolt (1972). The political scientist David McLellan describes The Concept of Nature in Marx as, "an important and well-documented consideration of the importance of Marx's materialism."

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Winter Park resident Michael Ott recently competed in the Future Champions Golf World Putting Championships held July 9th at the Stadium Golf Center in San Diego, CA. At 5-years-old, Michael was the youngest in the 8-and-under division, and finished a solid 12th out of the 18 competitors from around the globe. His highlights included hole in ones on #3, #8, and #9, and he finished only seven strokes behind the older winner.
Michael's parents, Rich and Gabriella, noticed early on that he had a natural talent when it came to his eye and hand coordination. Rich started taking Michael over to the Winter Park Country Club, and he immediately became passionate about playing the game. Justin Ingram, the general manager and head golf professional at Winter Park Country Club, took notice of his talent and passion; and he reached out to former PGA player and golf instructor Wally Armstrong to have him make a set of clubs for Michael. It's interesting to note that Wally also made current PGA great Matt Kutcher's first set of clubs.
His most recent success prior to the World Putting Championships, was placing second in the 5-6-year-old division at the North Florida PGA Championships.
Michael and his older sister Julia attends St. Margaret Mary Catholic School. Julia gave golf a try, but didn't really take to it. She's focusing her efforts to learn the athletic performing art of aerial silk at the Legacy Gymnastic Center in Maitland.


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Trump and his team are going out of their way to tell everyone how sorry Saudi Arabia is about the shooting at a Florida naval base
Ryan PickrellDec 8, 2019, 06:04 IST
A member of the Saudi military killed three people and injured seven others when he opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola Friday, authorities said.
In the wake of the shooting, President Donald Trump and other members of his administration have been repeatedly telling the public how "devastated" Saudi Arabia is about what happened.
Trump said Saturday that the Saudi leadership would somehow be involved in taking care of the families affected by the shooting.
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A member of the Saudi military who was in the US for training opened fire at a naval base in Florida Friday. In the wake of the shooting that killed three people, the Trump administration has been repeatedly telling the public how sorry Saudi Arabia is about what happened.
The suspect, whom news outlets have identified as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, killed three and injured seven others at Naval Air Station Pensacola before he was killed by local law enforcement, authorities said.
The incident has the potential to stress the alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia, but the president and other members of his administration seem determined to prevent that.
After expressing his personal sympathies, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday afternoon that King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had called the Trump to "express his sincere condolences."
The suspect is said to have hosted a dinner party prior to the shooting where he and other Saudi students at the base watched mass shooting videos. Additionally, a Twitter page believed to belong to the suspect but that has since been suspended was reportedly filled with anti-American posts and Osama bin Laden quotes.
Speaking Saturday, Trump revealed that the Saudi Arabian leadership was "devastated" by the attack, adding that they will be involved in taking care of the families affected by the incident.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also stepped in to highlight the feelings of his Saudi counterpart, Foreign Minister Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia.
In response to Pompeo's tweet, Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, tweeted: "It's unnerving how eager everyone in this Administration is to be PR agents for the Saudis."
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Saturday that he was not prepared to call the shooting an act of terrorism, perhaps because authorities and investigators have yet to determine a motive. Esper further explained that the incident at NAS Pensacola would not affect his decision making on US troop deployments to Saudi Arabia.
"Saudi Arabia is a longstanding partner of ours in the region," he said.
After the tragic shooting Friday, Esper said in a statement that he is "considering several steps to ensure the security of our military installations and the safety of our service members and their families." On Saturday, he clarified that entails boosting base security and strengthening the vetting process.
Trump has also said that perhaps the US needs to take a look at how the American military trains foreign nationals in the US.
'This has been a devastating week' - 4 people are dead after a shooting at a Florida naval base just 2 days after a fatal shooting at a base in Hawaii
Suspect in deadly shooting at Florida naval base was reportedly a Saudi pilot in the US for training
Suspect in deadly shooting at Florida naval base hosted a dinner party to watch mass shooting videos before the attack, according to a US official
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....The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.
- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2019
Trump on Pensacola shooting: "I spoke with the King of Saudi Arabia. They are devastated, Saudi Arabia. We're finding out what took place, whether it's 1 person or a number of people. The King will be involved in taking care of families & loved ones ... they're going to help out" pic.twitter.com/6mAXc3HoGR
- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 7, 2019
I just spoke with Foreign Minister Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia who expressed his condolences and sadness at the loss of life in the horrific attack in Pensacola, Florida yesterday. The families and friends of those killed, and those wounded, will be in our thoughts and prayers.
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In effect of its legislative powers, the Government of the UAE sanctions its official authorities to issue different federal decretal laws by which the matters of its populace and the government are regulated. The Government gathers these federal decretal laws and gets them circulated in the UAE Federal Official Gazette. Communication Legal Translation Est. enjoys a consistent subscription to the UAE Federal Official Gazette to keep knowledge of the new federal decretal laws. Endorsed by the Ministry of Justice of the United Arab Emirates, Communication Legal Translation Est. is the principal legal translation office that provides translation into English of UAE Federal Decretal Laws to non-Arab folks and business ventures of the UAE legal sector. We make sure that the original Arabic copy and the English translation of UAE Federal Decretal Laws stay on offer to our customers online for procurement at astoundingly inexpensive prices. Our English Translations of UAE Federal Decretal Laws and the original Arabic copy of UAE Federal Decretal Laws can be conveniently downloaded vide a link emailed to you at the time of payment of fee online.
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ExOne Stock Leaps on Deal to Be Acquired by Desktop Metal
ExOne surges after agreeing to be acquired by peer Desktop Metal for $25.50 a share, or $575 million.
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ExOne (XONE) - Get ExOne Co. Report skyrocketed Thursday after the 3D-printing-machine company said it would be acquired by peer Desktop Metal (DM) - Get Desktop Metal, Inc. Class A Report for $25.50 a share, or $575 million, of cash and stock.
Shares of the North Huntingdon, Pa., company at last check surged 45% to $25.02. ExOne's 52-week high is $66.48, set in early February.
Desktop Metal, Burlington, Mass., was down 5.2% at $8.47.
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Under the terms, Desktop Metal will pay a total of $192 million cash and $383 million of stock for ExOne.
The terms have been approved by ExOne's board. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to conditions including regulatory clearances and a vote of ExOne holders.
ExOne was founded in 2005 and has about 263 employees.
During the Lightning Round of Wednesday's "Mad Money," TheStreet's Jim Cramer mentioned Desktop Metal, saying, "I'm not going there. I don't like 3D printing."
Several analysts downgraded ExOne following the acquisition proposal. Stifel analyst Noelle Dilts downgraded ExOne to hold from buy with a price target of $25.50, down from $30, according to the Fly.
Benchmark.analyst Josh Sullivan said Desktop Metal will still have about $320 million of cash on hand after the acquisition, Bloomberg reported.
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"We believe this acquisition will provide customers with more choice as we leverage our complementary technologies and go-to-market efforts," Ric Fulop, founder and chief executive of Desktop Metal, said in a statement.
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Desktop Metal reported a loss of 8 cents a share, compared with FactSet's forecast for a loss of 10 cents a share. Revenue totaled $19 million, up by a factor of more than seven from a year earlier. FactSet called for a total of $19.2 million.
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Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision
Szatkowski, Lisa and Aveyard, Paul (2016) Provision of smoking cessation support in UK primary care: impact of the 2012 QOF revision. British Journal of General Practice, 66 (642). e10-e15. ISSN 1478-5242
Official URL: http://bjgp.org/content/66/642/e10
Background Before 2012, UK GPs were paid only to offer cessation advice to smokers and only to those with smoking-related disease, a minority of all smokers. From 2012, GPs are now paid to offer all smokers referral for behavioural support and medication to assist cessation at least once every 2 years.
Aim To quantify the impact of this new recommendation and payment on indicators of smoking cessation activity.
Design and setting Interrupted time series analysis of data from general practices in England contributing data to The Health Improvement Network (THIN).
Method Data were extracted on monthly rates of recorded delivery of smoking cessation advice, referral to NHS Stop Smoking Services, and prescription of smoking cessation medications, among an average of 3.3 million patients aged >16 years registered each month in THIN. ARIMA models were used to quantify changes in rates of cessation activity after the 2012 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) revision compared with beforehand.
Results The proportion of patients each month with a record of advice to quit smoking increased by 19.6% (95% CI = 7.9 to 31.4) in the year after the introduction of payments compared with the 8 years beforehand; the recording of referral to Stop Smoking Services increased by 38.8% (95% CI = 15.2 to 62.4). There was no significant change in prescription of smoking cessation medication, −7.7% (95% CI = −21.6 to 6.2).
Conclusion Paying GPs to intervene with all smokers and offer support rather than just advice to quit is associated with an increase in recording of advice and referring patients for behavioural support to stop smoking, but no change in prescribing pharmacotherapy for cessation.
financial incentive; interrupted time series analysis; prescribing patterns; primary care; smoking cessation; tobacco use
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Epidemiology and Public Health
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Louis DeJoy (born c. 1957) is an American businessman serving as the 75th U.S. Postmaster General. He was appointed in May 2020 by the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. Prior to the appointment, he was a Republican Party fundraiser, the founder and CEO of a logistics and freight company, and the CEO and then board member and large shareholder of the company that acquired it. DeJoy's company holds contracts with the USPS.
Upon assuming office in June 2020, he instituted a number of measures such as banning overtime, forbidding late or extra trips to deliver mail, removing and dismantling hundreds of high-speed mail sorting machines, and removing some mail collection boxes from streets. The changes caused significant delays of mail delivery, resulting in investigations by congressional committees and the USPS inspector general.
Controversially, the changes were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election, where mail-in-voting was extensively used, with President Trump and prominent Republicans deriding mail-in-voting. In August, DeJoy said that the changes would be suspended, and in October, the USPS agreed to reverse all the changes.
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Q: Difference between ADD FOREIGN KEY and ADD CONSTRAINT fk_foreign_key Does the following in MySQL:
alter table TABLE_A
ADD CONSTRAINT fk_id (id) REFERENCES TABLE_B(id)
ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;

do the same as
alter table TABLE_A
ADD FOREIGN KEY (id) REFERENCES TABLE_B(id);

except that it also adds a BTREE index on the relationship? Or do they complement each other?

A: Both queries are more or less the same, though according to the manual the FOREIGN KEY should be present in both queries.

[CONSTRAINT [symbol]] FOREIGN KEY
[index_name] (index_col_name, ...)
REFERENCES tbl_name (index_col_name,...)
[ON DELETE reference_option]
[ON UPDATE reference_option]

The benefit of CONSTRAINT [symbol] is that you can name the constraint rather than MySQL generating the name for you; this symbol must be unique within the database and can be used to later remove the constraint.
Generated symbol names can be seen by checking the table structure after creation:
SHOW CREATE TABLE TABLE_A;

A: CONSTRAINT syntax is purely for naming purpose, so that you can use that name for implementing the constraint in any other column of the table.
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Q: Mixing @client fragment with remote fragment doesn't work I use ApolloClient 3 and webpack's graphql-tag/loader. The beginning of my file looks like:
#import '../../hooks/fragments/User/basicUserInfo.gql'

fragment IsLeftSidebarOpen on Query {
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These 3 following snippets are in the same file that IsLeftSidebarOpen fragment is. Of course I test them one by one by changing file, not all at once.
 Could you explain me why
a) this works
query FetchData {
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    ...BasicUserInfo
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}

b) this also works
query FetchData {
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Leaders agree world-leading action for tackling air pollution
An international clean air summit hosted today by the Mayor of London, attended by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, government ministers and the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), will see a group of city and business leaders launch a joint declaration to tackle air pollution today.
The signatories, which include 22 political and corporate leaders, propose that Government and businesses should provide the resources and funding to meet world-leading WHO air pollution standards as a minimum to eliminate pollution from controllable sources.
The new Environment Bill needs improvement in a number of ways to meet this, including world leading WHO air pollution standards on the face of the bill, a legally binding timetable with an earlier date for reporting, and an acknowledgement of the need for resources to implement the changes at local level.
The Clean Air Declaration proposes four priorities that Government need to take forward as urgent actions to eliminate air pollution, protect people's health and to tackle the Climate Emergency:
World Health Organization air pollution standards, as a minimum.
Programmes that support people to switch to active travel, public transport and stimulate the market for larger zero emission vehicles, including the creation of a £1.5 billion vehicle fleet renewal fund.
Increased powers to tackle the clean air and climate emergency.
An ambitious roadmap to 2030 that delivers clean air.
The International Clean Air summit has been convened by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and UK100, a group of 95 mayors and local authorities.
It will be attended by senior business leaders including Amazon, Google, Royal Mail, British Gas and Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
16 Mayors and local leaders from across the country including Birmingham, London, Leeds, Liverpool, and Manchester have supported the declaration.
They will be joined at the summit by Dr Tedros Adhanom, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, as well as UK Government Ministers.
The summit will also hear contributions from the Mayors of Los Angeles and Lima, and Deputy Mayor of Warsaw.
Polly Billington, Director of UK100, a network of 95 local leaders that campaigns on clean air, said: "Tackling toxic air pollution is a shared responsibility, that's why the partnership we have announced today between central government, local leaders and businesses is so important if we are going to stop people dying needlessly. With the right funding and resources, we can all play our part."
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said: "Air pollution is an urgent matter of health injustice and inequality. The reality is that it is children in our poorest communities who are most exposed to polluted air. We owe it to them to act and act now.
"Greater Manchester is working hard to tackle air pollution, which is damaging our health and is linked to the equivalent of 1,200 early deaths each year in our city-region. It is our largest environmental risk to public health and it must be tackled as quickly as possible.
"But it is essential that central government supports areas like Greater Manchester with the costs of cleaning up our air, rather than landing the full cost on local people and businesses."
Ben Lawson, VP Strategy, Enterprise Holdings, UK & Ireland, said: "We support the clean air declaration from the UK100.
"It is essential that if the government is serious about removing older and high polluting vehicles then it needs to implement a national scrappage scheme that provides people with mobility credits that can be spent on a combination of public, shared and active travel. This will expedite change and enable mobility as a service."
Edward Kulperger, VP Europe, Geotab, which specialises in GPS Fleet Management, said: "Geotab believes that both the private and public sector need to come together to accelerate the adoption of connected transportation initiatives.
"The routing of people and goods through our communities by leveraging big data, electric and alternative fuel vehicles will reduce NOx, particulate matter and GHG while providing health and socio-economic benefits to our communities.
"Our society is at a crossroads. We need to commit significant investment in infrastructure and make wise choices to leave our planet better off for future generations."
Gerry Keaney, CEO, British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVLRA), said: "The BVRLA is pleased to add its support to the Clean Air Declaration.
"The fleet sector is an important bridge to achieving a net zero emissions future and reducing emissions in cities and towns. The environmental credentials of BVRLA member fleets show they outperform privately owned vehicles on carbon emissions, future Clean Air Zone/London Ultra Low Emission Zone compliance, Euro 6 Standards and road safety. Our sector recognises its influential role in this agenda, and we are willing to play our part."
A national network of up to 30 Clean Air Zones across England, including London, could be enhanced and unlocked if an additional £1.5bn is committed from Government and businesses to tackle air pollution in the most polluted towns and cities.
Under the UK100 plan, lower income residents and small businesses would be offered incentives of between £2,000 and £6,000 to either upgrade existing vehicles or get rid of their older, polluting vehicles and switch to a cleaner form of transport such as electric vehicles or public transport.
As well as support for buying an 'ultra low emissions' vehicle, the cash could also be put toward car clubs, bike hire schemes or a public transport season ticket.
Full text of Clean Air Declaration
Urgent action to eliminate air pollution must be a national priority and we as local leaders and business leaders are committed to prioritising action to protect people's health and to tackle the Climate Emergency. Inadequate investment, a lack of national frameworks and consistent approaches, and the absence of necessary powers are stifling our ability to act.
Together we can eliminate air pollution by working in partnership and if action is taken forward across Government to:
Require, and provide necessary resources for, the meeting of world leading World Health Organization air pollution standards, as a minimum, in the Environment Bill that will eliminate pollution from controllable sources.
Establish a programme that provides financial support for the poorest in our society and for small businesses to switch to cleaner vehicles, shared transport or active travel via schemes such as mobility credits, and also includes a £1.5bn Fleet Renewal Programme, stimulating the market to deliver cleaner vehicles, including heavy freight, municipal vehicles and for retrofit solutions.
Grant Local Authorities and Mayors the powers and funding they need to deliver zero emission transport networks, encourage and enable behaviour change, including the promotion of active travel, and tackle non-road transport sources of pollution including: public transport, infrastructure, construction, planning and enforcement.
Create certainty for business and local government by setting out an ambitious roadmap to 2030 as part of a strengthened UK Government Clean Air Strategy that empowers business, local authorities and public bodies to collaborate with confidence and put in place the necessary actions needed for clean air.
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The Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel's on-and-off again boyfriend Dennis Shields has died.
According to a new report, Dennis was found dead in his home, at the Trump Tower, at the age of 51.
Page Six is reporting that he passed away from a suspected drug overdose. His body was discovered earlier this morning.
Before he passed away, sources tell the outlet that Dennis asked his assistant to administer Narcan (a medication that reverses opioid drug overdoses) around 9 am, as he believed he was overdosing on prescription pills. Unfortunately, the NYC banker lost consciousness before the medication was able to kick in.
He was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. TMZ adds that cops believe he overdosed on oxycodone.
Dennis, who appeared on this season of RHONY, began dating Bethenny, 47, in 2016. The two have been on-and-off ever since. According to reports, they were still together as of March of this year.
During a May TV appearance on the Steve Harvey Show, Bethenny opened up about her relationship with Dennis.
So far, Bethenny has yet to comment on the sad passing of her former boyfriend.


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Live in Toronto, August, 2001
Yes brought its symphonic show to Toronto on the 28th of August. They started off the show with a rousing rendition of Close To The Edge, giving us our first taste of the melding of the band and orchestra. This cut is one of the most symphonic of the group's music, so seemed a great choice to start the show. It really took on a new life in this format, seeming to finally reach its destiny. The group continued the show running through a variety of material from the past and future. They did two songs from the upcoming Magnification album. The songs were Don't Go and In The Presence Of. Don't Go comes across as rather pop oriented and a little average, but In The Presence Of is a very strong number. It leads off with Alan White playing piano, a nice change of pace. The entire group, White, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire and side man Tom Brislin all put in great performances. The seldom performed enchanting Wonderous Stories was a nice surprise in the show. Among other classics played by the group were Gates of Delirium, Long Distance Runaround, Ritual and Perpetual Change. The orchestra for the most part worked well, but sometimes came across a bit chaotic. The group also did part of the show without the orchestral support. Yes are planning to come around again next year in the same format doing more of the new album. It should be interesting.
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