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Арци́з — місто в Україні, у Болградському районі Одеської області. Адміністративний центр Арцизької міської громади. Залізнична станція Арциз з 1913 року. Відстань до обласного центру становить 156 км і проходить автошляхом .

Географія
У північній частині міста Балка Арцизька впадає у річку Чагу.

Етимологія
Арциз отримав назву від французького міста Арсі-сюр-Об, тобто Арсі над Об, у Шампані, де сталася локальна військова сутичка 20-21 березня 1814 року.

Місто мало варіанти назви Арсис, Альт-Арсис, Арциз або Арсі-на-Чазі — Чага маленька річка. Саме тут, «по ліву її сторону, на підошві гори», і було виділено близько п'яти тисяч десятин землі німецьким переселенцям. Подарувавши новоселам землю, звільнивши від податків і рекрутської повинності, держава полишила на вільний розсуд. Ставлення регламентаційних інстанцій чудово вкладалося в улюблену формулу головного начальника краю, герцога де Рішельє: «Дуже не регулюватимемо». Нікому і на гадку не спадало диктувати колоністам, що конкретно і коли вони повинні посіяти, як розпорядитися урожаєм, будь-якою аграрною продукцією. Саме тому дбайливі вюртембержці, мекленбуржці і т. д. миттю зуміли, що називається, на порожньому місці створити справжній райський сад.

Історія
Місто виникло 1816 року в період заселення Південної Бессарабії німцями, після приєднання її до Російської імперії. Степові містечка, які засновані німцями-колоністами на Одещині у 1810—1830-х роках, отримували свої імена на спомин «перемог російської зброї», у наполеонівських війнах. Такі як Тарутине, Віттенберґ, Бородіно, Лейпциг, Фершампенуаз, Париж, Теплиця та інші.

Станом на 1886 рік у німецькій колонії, центрі Арцизької волості Аккерманського повіту Бессарабської губернії, мешкало 1503 особи, налічувалось 122 дворові господарства, існували молитовний будинок, поштова станція, крамниця, 2 заїзди, 2 їдальні, 2 трактири, 2 винарні, відбувались базари щодва тижні у вівторки.

Першими жителями Арцизу стали німці — колоністи з Варшавського герцогства. Їм були надані значні пільги: кожна родина отримала по 60 десятин землі, звільнення від податків на 50 років, а від рекрутської повинності — назавжди. Згодом Арциз став однією з найбагатших німецьких колоній. Швидкими темпами розвивалися землеробство і скотарство. Про арцизький базар знали навіть за межами Російської імперії. Звідси коней табунами відправляли до Франції, Туреччини, Польщі.

У 1844 році в Арцизі Самуелем Меске була заснована перша металообробна майстерня. Плуги, виготовлені там, дуже добре  і легко ходили по землі. Саме завдяки цьому кількість клієнтів постійно зростала і компанія прогресувала. На початку ХХ ст.майтерня вже стала фабрикою плушів із слюсарним, ковальським, ливарним, столярним та малярним відділами з власним освітленням. Почали випускати нові плуги Weischkorn - трилезові, прості, легкі в експлуатації. Хороший продаж цих плугів дав можливість втілити в життя план випуску дво-і трикорпусних плугів за власним проектом. Сталь високої якості отримували з Піттсбурга (США). З 1913 по 1914 рр. вдалося замовити і отримати 640 одиниць сталі для відвалів (самоочистників) зі Штатів. Товар прибував на залізничний вокзал Лейпцига (Серпневе).

У 1914 році розпочалася війна. Я. Меске (власник) був змушений служити в армії .бізнес зупинився. У 1917 році, повернувшись з війни, йому довелося починати знову. Придбали нові верстати, преси та інші пристрої. Майстерня почала не тільки випускати, але й ремонтувати плуги, жатки та іншу с/г техніку. Освоїли випуск бурякокосилок, мотовилок, кукурудзяних сівалок. останні користувалися дуже великим попитом. В останні кілька років перед переселенням почали випускати також дискові сівалки.

Лихом для німецького населення Півдня України стали депортації, політичні репресії та цькування, які почалися в 1940-х роках і скалічили життя переважній частині населення, ліквідувавши прошарок справжніх господарів села з передовим агротехнічним досвідом колоністського землеволодіння.

Наприкінці XIX сторіччя Арциз приваблював багатьох ініціативних людей з північних районів України і Білорусі, зі Східної Польщі, з Молдавії та Румунії.

На початку 1918 року Арциз, як і вся Бессарабія, опинився під владою Румунії. 28 червня 1940 року румунський окупаційний режим змінився на радянський. Арциз став одним з районних центрів Ізмаїльської області.

З 1941 по 1944 роки Арциз окуповано німецько-румунськими військами. З 1944 року — відвойований радянськими військами.

У 1957 році Арциз був перетворений на селище міського типу (рішенням виконавчого комітету Одеської обласної Ради депутатів трудящих від 2 січня 1957 р.); 24 жовтня 1957 до його складу ввійшли село Чорноглинське (Червоно-Глинське, колишнє Брієни) та хутір Нагорний.

З 24 серпня 1991 року Арциз — в складі Незалежної України.

23 лютого 2016 року рішенням Арзицької міської ради, на виконання закону України «Про засудження комуністичного і націонал соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні і заборону пропаганди їх символіки» в місті Арциз перейменовані деякі вулиці. Відтоді вулиці Арциза отримали нові назви:

17 липня 2020 року, в ході адміністративно-територіальної реформи і ліквідації Арцизького району, місто увійшло до складу Болградського району.

Символіка

Гербом міста є варязький геральдичний щит. Лелека символізує мир, добро, щастя; золота виноградна лоза — працьовитість жителів і плодючість землі; каміння — єдність різних національностей; залізнична колія — розвиток промисловості. Блакитний колір — то краса і велич, червоний — мужність, золотий — багатство і справедливість. Автори герба — Постолов Сергій Костянтинович і Коваль Володимир Федорович. Герб було затверджено рішенням виконавчого комітету Арцизької міської ради народних депутатів 19 квітня 1991 р.

Промисловість та сільське господарство
Заводи: залізобетонних виробів, ливарно-механічний, машинобудівний; залізничне депо, електропідстанція Дубоссарської ГЕС; молочних виробів, хлібний, продовольчих товарів, м'ясокомбінат, винних виробів; 3 млини, 7 олійниць, 2 коптильні, 2 пекарні, елеватор.

У районі: виноградарство, посіви пшениці, соняшника, кукурудзи; розведення м'ясо-молочної худоби.

Освіта та наука
3 середні, 1 восьмирічна школа, 1 школа робітничої молоді, 1 спортивна школа, Будинок культури, 2 бібліотеки.

Населення
З роками збільшувався в Арцизі прошарок росіян, українців та молдаван. Переважно це були бідняки, які наймитували в господарствах колоністів, лише деякі займалися землеробством і кустарним промислом.

У 1859 році в Арцизі налічувалося 157 дворів (1521 житель).

Економіка
 Маслосирзавод — побудований 1958 року в Арцизі, що випускав щорічно 5 тис. тонн продукції (нині закритий).
 Птахо-м'ясокомбінат з приймальним, відгодівельними, м'ясо-жировим цехами і потужним холодильником.
 Фабрики «Звільнений ткач» і промкомбінату.
 Виноробний завод — радгосп «Комсомолець» довів площу під виноградниками до 860 га і переробляє за добу 1 тис. тонн винограду.
 «Сільгосптехніки» — має свій механізований загін, потужні ремонтні майстерні, базу матеріально-технічного постачання, автопарк.
 «Міжколгоспбуд» — комбікормовий завод, винзавод, маслосирзавод, промкомбінат та побуткомбінат.
 АТП-15118 має в своєму розпорядженні 146 автомашин.
 «Укрводзалізобетон» — завод залізобетонних виробів тресту. Його колектив випускає вироби 50 найменувань − 100 тис. кубометрів збірного залізобетону на рік, а річний обсяг будівельно-монтажних робіт обчислюється 1,5 млн руб. Підприємство успішно освоює випуск спірально-шовних труб діаметром 300 мм. На заводі працює 900 чоловік.

Інтенсифікації виробництва сприяло і злиття у 1973 році двох Арцизьких колгоспів в один — ім. Леніна.

Транспорт

20 лютого 1941 року, напередодні 23-ї річниці Червоної армії, будівництво залізничної гілки, що з'єднала Ізмаїл з Одесою, було завершено (за рішенням радянського уряду 20 серпня 1940 року почалося спорудження 90-кілометрової залізничної лінії Арциз — Ізмаїл).

З 24 вересня 2016 року через Арциз щоденно курсує нічний швидкий пасажирський поїзд «Дунай», який сполучає місто з Одесою, Подільськом, Вінницею, Києвом, Ізмаїлом та Березином тощо.

Мости
У 1940 році введено в експлуатацію 76-метровий пальовий міст через річку Когильник.

Архітектура

Пам'ятники та скульптури
Пам'ятник Карлу Марксу демонтували 16.09.2022.
Кірха — вул. Соборна, Арциз, Одеська область, 68400.

Арцизька євангелічно-лютеранська парафія (1899—1916)
Німці були дуже релігійними, тому у 1880 році німецькою громадою була збудована та введена в дію будівля кірхи (лютеранська церква). Вона розташована на місці, нині займаному будівлею районної бібліотеки. Цікавим є і той факт, що колоністи, як тільки встали на ноги, зміцнились, завели господарство та міцно закріпились на цій території вони одразу ж почали будівництво кірхи, на яке збирались кошти з усієї громади. Та коли вона була побудована, Арциз став ще й не тільки торговим центром регіону, а й релігійним, так як тут була побудована єдина кірха на весь тодішній Буджак.

 Будівлі

За післявоєнний час невпізнанно змінився зовнішній вигляд Арциза. Розширилися межі села, збільшилася кількість населення. Тільки протягом 1950—1958 років побудовано 600 будинків. З'явилися 44 вулиці, забудовані новими будинками. У них тільки за останні десять років справили новосілля більше тисячі сімей. З появою заводу залізобетонних виробів на околиці міста виріс новий район з багатоповерховими будинками.

Нові житлові будинки в Арцизі побудовані з 1976 року. Одночасно тут були побудовані типова школа на 960 учнів, дитячий садок на 280 місць, ясла, магазин, побутові пункти.

У місті працюють універмаг, 46 продовольчих і промтоварних магазинів, 2 ресторани, 10 їдалень і кафе.

Культура
Центром культурного життя Арциза став районний будинок культури. Тут демонструвалися кінофільми, організувався самодіяльний агітколектів. Тут працювали гуртки політграмоти, атеїстичний лекторій, гуртки художньої самодіяльності — хоровий, драматичний, танцювальний та інших, ансамбль народних інструментів. У січні 1945 року відкрився кінотеатр, придбані два кінопересувки. Діяла агіткультбригада. На обласному огляді художньої самодіяльності в 1947 році колектив Арцизький культармійців зайняв друге місце, а на республіканському — третє.

У приміщенні будинку культури розміщувалася і районна бібліотека. Працювали також бібліотеки в середній школі і парткабінет райкому партії. У їх фондах налічувалося 7845 примірників книг.

Більше тисячі жителів міста беруть активну участь в роботі гуртків художньої самодіяльності та різних студій, створених при районному будинку культури і п'яти клубах.

В парку культури і відпочинку ім. 40-річчя ВЛКСМ споруджений зелений театр на 1000 місць.

Цікаво організовує дозвілля школярів будинок юнацтва, де створено 18 різних гуртків і клубів.

У місті функціонують 2 бібліотеки.

У місті є стадіон.

Про Арциз складено багато віршів і пісень. Одна з них «Здравствуй, Арциз!» (слова Ольги Фоміної, музика Миколи Дімітрова), мабуть, найповніше відображає особливості міста.

Рассвет окрасит крыши города

В какой-то розовый янтарь.

И солнышко светло и молодо

С утра листает календарь.

Лучи расставив паутинкою,

Оно с надеждой смотрит вниз.

В долину, где под легкой дымкою

Уже проснулся мой Арциз.

Здравствуй, Арциз, город старый и новый,

Омытый дождем, засыпанный снегом,

Здравствуй, Арциз, у садочках вишневых,

В сиянии дня и под пасмурным небом.

Верю в тебя, у твою силу и волю,

Пусть время приносит и боль, и потери.

Ты обретешь свою светлую долю.

Верю в тебя, все равно в тебя верю!

Мой добрый город дружбой славится,

Гостеприимен каждый дом.

Здесь первенцев приносят аисты,

А люди славятся трудом.

И ценим мы улыбку детскую

Превыше ценностей любых,

Мужскую силу, верность женскую

И помним павших как живых…

Здравствуй, Арциз, у лозе виноградной,

В крике ребенка, в улыбке студента.

Здравствуй, Арциз, простой и понятный,

В свадебных маршах и траурных лентах.

Верю в тебя, у твои сильные руки.

Пусть даже Надежда закроет все двери,

Выдержишь ты испытания и муки.

Верю в тебя, все равно в тебя верю!

Быть может, жизнь провинциальная

Однообразьем надоест.

И позовет в дорогу дальнюю

Охота к перемене мест.

Завертит лица, декорации

Судьбы причудливый каприз.

Устану и сойду на станции

С родным названием «Арциз».
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Знамениті уродженці
 Сергій Басов — український футболіст, захисник ФК «Олександрія».
  — німецький інженер, винахідник, підприємець, покровитель мистецтва та науки.
 Джуринський Віталій Олександрович — український бізнесмен.
 Доценко Анатолій Ігорович (1982—2015) — солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни 2014—2017 рр.
  — німецький селекціонер.
 Платонов Сергій Вікторович (1980—2018) — молодший сержант Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни.
 Бірюкова Ірина Олександрівна — генеральний директор Одеської національної наукової бібліотеки, заслужений працівник культури України.

За післявоєнний період 710 робітників, колгоспників, представників інтелігенції Арциза були нагороджені орденами і медалями, серед них орденом Леніна:
 Ченцов Ф. М. — залізничник машиніст.
 Городнік В. В.- черговий по депо.
 Норін М. С. — інженер депо.
 Зінчук І. Г. — ревізор руху.
 Івашкін А. А. — приймальник паровозів.
 Бахчеван Д. Г. — бригадир комплексної бригади «Міжколгоспбуду».
 Стоянов З. С. — токар районного об'єднання «Сільгосптехніки».
 Мордвинова М. А. — вчителька Арцизької середньої школи. Удостоєна Ордена Жовтневої Революції.

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 Чумаченко Євген Олександрович (1988—2020) — солдат Збройних сил України, учасник російсько-української війни.

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 Арциз  // Облікова картка на офіційному вебсайті Верховної Ради України.
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 Арциз — Інформаційно-пізнавальний сайт | Одеська область у складі УРСР  (На основі матеріалів енциклопедичного видання про історію міст та сіл України, том — Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Одеська область. — К.: Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1969. — 911 с.)
 На Одещині впали два Леніни, ще двох демонтували
 Банк даних Державної служби статистики України
 Cities & towns of Ukraine
 Арциз — Енциклопедія Сучасної України
 Немцы России. Населенные пункты и места поселения: энциклопедический словарь

Література
 Батюшков П. Н. Бессарабия. Историческое описание. СПб., 1992, с. 144.
 Відомості Верховної Ради УРСР. 1957, № 9, с. 135
 Кулінич І. М., Кривець Н. В. Нариси з історії німецьких колоній в Україні. — К.: Наукова думка, 1998.
 Лазарев А. М. Молдавская советская государственность и бессарабський вопрос. Кишинёв, 1974, с. 644.
 Стратегія регіонального розвитку: формування та механізми реалізації: Матеріали міжнародної науково-практичної конференції (Одеса, 26 жовтня 2007 р.). — Одеса, 2007.
 Списки населених місць Російської імперії, т. 3. Бессарабська область. СПб., 1961, с. 22.
 Українська радянська енциклопедія. В 12-ти томах / За ред. М. Бажана. — 2-ге вид. — К.: Гол. редакція УРЕ, 1974—1985.

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 Погода в місті Арциз

Міста Одеської області
Населені пункти із статусом смт з 1957 в Одеській області
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text:
Manuel Alonso puede referirse a:
 Manuel Alonso, pintor del siglo ;
 Manuel Alonso (19??) exfutbolista mexicano seleccionado nacional;
 Manuel Alonso Corral (1934-), religioso - conocido como Papa Pedro II, líder de la Iglesia Católica Palmariana;
 Manuel Alonso de Areyzaga (1895–1984), tenista español;
 Manuel Alonso Martínez (1827–1891), jurista y político español;
 Manuel Alonso Pacheco (1822-1889), escritor puertorriqueño;
 Manuel Alonso Peña (1903-1982), ingeniero agrónomo español; o a
 Manuel Alonso González (1918-2011), guerrillero antifranquista.


Leslie Carothers "became President of the Environmental Law Institute in 2003. ELI is an independent, non-partisan environmental research and policy research center providing publications, education programs and policy recommendations for environmental leaders in all sectors.
"Ms. Carothers has been a professional environmentalist for 35 years, working in both the public and private sectors. Before her election as President, she served for 11 years as Vice President, Environment, Health, and Safety at United Technologies Corporation, a diversified manufacturing company. She also served as Commissioner of Environment for the State of Connecticut and as Senior Counsel for PPG Industries, Inc. She began her environmental career at the U.S. EPA in Washington, soon after the agency was formed and served for 12 years in policy and management positions at headquarters and in the New England regional office.
"She holds degrees from Smith College, Harvard Law School (LLB) and George Washington Universty Law School (LLM). In 1991, she taught environmental regulation as an adjunct lecturer at the Yale School of Forestry of Environmental Studies. She has served on the boards of several environmental organizations, currently including the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
↑ Leslie Carothers, changingthepresent, accessed June 5, 2009.
This page was last edited on 5 June 2009, at 00:20.


Major launch event coverage and media relations for Lamborghini.
We helped the luxury auto brand for a number of model launches including its first ever super sports utility vehicle, the Urus and the Huracán LP 580-2 which was launched in Doha.
Over the course of the Urus campaign, we produced 500+ minutes of video content, delivered 36k+ media assets to news desks around the world and secured live media interviews with major news outlets worldwide.


I discovered that Dropbox has a scanning feature. This would be a great option for a student who needs to copy or scan something in the library but doesn't want to bother (or pay) for our equipment.
my dad & me c1979.
This is a handy option if you've got students with scanning needs. Or if YOU have scanning needs!
I created this infographic to help teach students some of the fun tips -n- tricks to searching Google. I developed it for a presentation by my colleague, Livis Freeman. He's going to ask his students to search UNC basketball players and he asked me for some tips that he could share with them.
Piktochart made this super easy!
Check out some of my recent photos on Flickr, or follow me on Instagram ... or follow Stephanie's Vision on Facebook.
Credible or click-bait? News literacy? Checking facts? "Fake News"? which is, at best, just false or at worst a lie.
How can you tell what's credible and what isn't? This needs to be taught, effectively and without bias. But how? The audience is ... middle- and high-schoolers. College students. Even adults!
It includes resources for evaluating news sources (I love you, AllSides.com!), lesson plans, and fact-checking websites. I'm tweaking a great checklist on evaluating news sites based on Evaluating news sites: Credible or Clickbait? by Candice Benjes-Small. Sooner or later, I'm going to add my favorite articles on the topic.
Knight Foundation. "How Youth Navigate the News Landscape." 2017, https://www.knightfoundation.org/reports/how-youth-navigate-the-news-landscape.
Ostenson, Jonathan. "Reconsidering the Checklist in Teaching Internet Source Evaluation." portal: Libraries and the Academy, vol. 14, 2014, pp. 33-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2013.0045.
Valenza, Joyce. "Truth, Truthiness, Triangulation: A News Literacy Toolkit for a "Post-Truth" World." School Library Journal. 2016, http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2016/11/26/truth-truthiness-triangulation-and-the-librarian-way-a-news-literacy-toolkit-for-a-post-truth-world/.
I've been pondering this quite a bit lately and am speaking on the topic of teaching news literacy to a few different audiences. First to the North Carolina Scholastic Media Association advisors, then to a group of SILS and MEJO students at UNC on March 31, and to the Society or Professional Journalists Region 2 conference April 8 at Elon University.
Do you have a favorite resource for teaching how to evaluate news credibility? Do share!
I'm switched up my teaching and am using a flipped classroom model to teach four sections of Advertising and Public Relations Research at UNC's School of Media & Journalism.
Their class task is to find secondary research on their client or brand in order to create a SWOT analysis. Working in small teams, students must identify their client's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats using any resources available to articulate these elements.
After I found the amazing graphics information literacy textbook Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research by Matt Upson, C. Michael Hall, and Kevin Cannon (which I wrote about last year), I decided to try flipping this session. I ask the faculty to have their students read several pages from the chapter "Journals & Databases" before class.
I paired that reading with I readings of four pre-selected articles on a "Brand in the News." They read a scholarly article, a trade article, a popular magazine article, and a SWOT analysis - which I pre-selected from my trio of databases. Check out the list of articles on my library portal for the class (aka LibGuide).
When they get to class, we talk about each of these journal types based on their reading of the Information Now chapter and of the four articles. This takes about 15 minutes. Since they've already looked at EBSCO for the four articles, my demo on how to search EBSCO is relatively quick, so I quickly break them into their teams to research their client in the three databases. They get about 30 minutes to do their own searching, and then we talk about what they found and any search problems that cropped up along the way.
This is in contrast to the old way, where I went into class and talked about the difference between scholarly, trade, and popular magazine articles. I'd bring in examples of each periodical and ask the students to articulate items such as the audience, writing style, use of graphics, and authors for each source type. These sessions were productive and I felt that students really understood the difference in article types. I'd then spend about 10 minutes showing them how to search Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and Communication & Mass Media Complete to find these articles.
While students learned the difference in article types, they didn't really get a good sense of how to search -- at least, not in my anecdotal assessment.
The new method teaches these sophomores & juniors the difference in article types just as effectively as before, with samples from their own discipline -- and for the most part, they learn this before I get into the classroom. That frees me to have them focus on their searching for scholarly, trade, and popular publications in their teams.
The faculty like this approach and have been very willing to give the students the assignment prior to class. I'm heading into my second semester teaching this way and look forward to the results.
I'm so glad to report that there is a good cognitive science podcast in the U.S.: Hidden Brain, hosted by NPR reporter Shankar Vedantam and available on NPR and wherever podcasts can be found.
The Dec. 13, 2016 episode, We're More Alike Than Different, Thanks To Peer Pressure's Relentless Influence features an interview with Penn marketing professor Jonah Berger and combines two of my interests: cognitive science and advertising / marketing.
Berger says we tend to be pretty good at recognizing how social influence and peer pressure affect other people's choices. But we're not so good at recognizing those forces in our own decision-making.
It's a great episode, and if you like cognitive science, I highly recommend Hidden Brain.
This makes a great compliment to Australia's outstanding cognitive science podcast, All in the Mind, which I've written about before.
I'm revising my instructional methods yet again this semester: I'm asking students to answer questions in advance of our time together. These questions typically relate to the assignment or mimic what the students would do in Real Life.
The first was easy to find on Mr. Google, whether on- or off-campus.
The third was only available as an Interlibrary Loan, through the library site I made for their class.
Their second scenario requires them to develop good search terms for that topic in a library database.
When I'm in the class with them, we leapfrog from these questions -- and the challenges they raise -- directly into doing searches in library resources. I am moderately confident that this method is increasing student engagement with the library instruction session... will need to do a bit of assessment to determine if that is the case.
Information Now: A Graphic Guide to Student Research by Matt Upson, C. Michael Hall, and Kevin Cannon is a terrific addition to the tools I use to teach students how to do online research.
It's accurate, thorough, and humorous.
The librarian uses chairs to illustrate why subject headings can be helpful -- adding that chairs are also seats, and are within the category of "furniture."
There's a whole chapter devoted to journals & databases, and I've used the 7-page discussion of popular, trade, and scholarly journals in classes with good results.
The book concludes with a chapter on Using Information Ethically, which covers plagiarism and citations, as well as how to quote or paraphrase what you've read.
I've used it with undergraduates in one-shot sessions -- asking them to read a chapter or two before class, and then discussing the content in class. I've also taught the book in an introductory reference class at UNC's School of Information and Library Science. Finally, I've had my student workers read chapters of the book as part of their training on what a library does -- so they can better help their fellow students from behind the reference desk. I will definitely continue all of these.
If you teach anyone to search for information, I recommend using this book as a supplement to instruction. It's terrific!
Bonus: the book succeeds at being relatively inclusive in its graphics (although the librarian does reflect the majority of U.S. librarians in her look and gender).
blurred out some of the text.
AND since the illustrations are what make the book so great, no review would be complete without at least a few selected images.
I've been busy taking photographs lately, so am spending less time immersed in cognitive science.
I've been very involved in the North Carolina Library Association 61st Biennial Conference, and I've been able to collaborate with my colleagues and students at UNC's School of Media & Journalism as part of that involvement.
Thanks, Katie King & Camille Romac-Gullo!
Katie King also designed our program and pre-conference brochure, and both look terrific.
I've also worked to promote the conference on social media and other methods -- and filled in content for the pre-conference brochure. Fortunately, my awesome colleague April Everett from the Rowan County Public Library filled in all the content for the final program. Follow the conference tweets at #ncla15.
At the conference, I collaborated with two colleagues from the Durham County Library to present a three-hour pre-conference session discussing the use of social media in libraries. We primarily talked about using Twitter and Facebook (DurhamCountyLib is awesome on Twitter), and we covered issues such as content, social media clients, and control & coordination of the accounts. We also talked about social media policies, visibility, and analytics -- and we ended with a brief discussion of the other social media tools we use.
We created a guide with notes and links from the session: Social Media Hacks: Tips & Conversation for Enhancing Social Media Use in Libraries - and we had a great time talking to academic and public library colleagues across the state about using social media.
Finally, I had a poster session presenting results of my research with MEJO professor Jim Hefner: Does Forcing Students to Ask for Help Work? Assessing the Effect of REQUIRING Term Paper Consults The short answer is: YES, forcing students to ask for library help does work. See my earlier post Requiring Students to Meet with a Librarian for more details of that research.
Stephanie discusses the results with Brigitte Blanton, director of Greensboro Public Library.
It's been a great conference, and I'm thrilled to incorporate so much of my daily work into the association and the conference.


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Hello Friends. Welcome to the very first post, the very first post of something that if I do my job right, will be the start of something big. It will be something you can become a part of. I'm writing this well before I get started in earnest because I wanted to create a record. I fully expect my ideas to evolve over time. So right now I thought I'd share with you the earliest kernels of my thoughts and see where they take me.
My first idea was to write a book. A book about what I know better than most and what affects all of us. This book will be about the individual contributor in the modern business world. At this earliest of writing I expect this project to include an ebook, an audio book version, a blog – which you are reading now- and possibly a podcast. These are the first ideas because I believe they are all things I can do by myself but they are no way limited to what I would eventually like to do. I'd like to be able to have international editions and translations of the book. I would like to write additional books that are are deeper dives into the subjects in my first book and others that targeted toward different parts of the world. It will be interesting to see how much of this I'm able to follow through on… but part of that isn't about me, it's about you: this is the point where you come in dear reader.
You see books, blogs, podcasts.. they are nothing without community. A community that helps shape the thinking, that subscribes to the podcasts, that buys the book, but most importantly that spreads the word. If you are reading this then I believe you can be apart of this little community I hope we can build together.
Currently, logistically, I'm not ready to begin in earnest but I believe firmly in one of the lessons of Seth Godin, which is a preference for shipping.. not waiting, not planning, just ship what you can. That's why the blog is starting even before I have the most basic of resources to start on the book in general.
So please subscribe to the blog. If I get the podcasts off the ground then subscribe to them too.. spread the word.. it's going to be an amazing journey. I'm glad your going to be here for the ride.
– Editors note, I shipped this post a day after I wrote it. Even on day one I got side tracked by trying to decide what platform to use to blog.


One of the oldest Russian tour operators Natali Tours is going through a series of difficulties. Information about the cancellation of charter flights appeared first, then there were complications with regular flights. The tour operator's clients started to have problems with accommodation in hotels in Spain, Turkey, Thailand and other countries. There are Tatarstan tourists among the victims too – more than a hundred people can't get to Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico this autumn. Realnoe Vremya tells the details of how the tourism industry is assessing the chances of Natali Tours to fix the situation.
Natali Tours's complications with regular flights tours followed the refusal of charter flights to popular beach destinations. W2Meet from Spain declared it stopped cooperating with the Russian tour operator, which caused a cancellation of booking in hotels to accommodate tourist. Other counteragents are also in the queue, as Natali Tours has a debt equal to about $1 million.
The tour operator said he informed the tourism industry about these problems, ''which helped to avoid serious complications at departure and arrival airports and in resorts''. According to him, planes took off with a half load, and all tourists were taken home. Natali Tours is going to transport the clients who remain in resorts during this week. At this moment, the company continues sending tourists with regular flights to all destinations except Spain.
''We're looking for another supplier instead of W2Meet to rebook. At this moment, we have negotiations,'' Realnoe Vremya was told in Natali Tours's hotline and withheld comments. Natali Tours's office in Kazan was also laconic and added they were solving the problem.
At the end of his post, Vladimir Vorobyov asks for help: ''We really need it on these uneasy days. First of all, we need your belief in that the company with 25-year experience and the latest technologies in the Russian market is able to cope with the difficulties together with you. We need the support of agencies in sales, no business is able to exist without them for long.'' The director of Natali Tours also writes he needs a ''self-sacrificing work of employees'' as well as ''understanding and patience of partners'' while corrections are made and believes he will be able to overcome the difficulties together. The tourists in resorts are offered to solve the problems at their own expense – Vorobyov promises to compensate their costs during three-seven days.
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia reacted to the urge to help: ''The message of the officials of Natali Tours, which appeared on Friday evening, on 29 June, and the cancellation of Avrora BG programmes from 2 July made amendments to holiday plans of many tourists and divested weekend tour agents of these companies. All people who have been affected somehow by decisions of the cancellation of flight programmes of these tour operators, we recommend reading the advice of the legal service of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia''. Then the association reminded the algorithm of actions when flights and tours were cancelled.
According to Ъ, Natali Tours's debt to counteragents is assessed at $1 million. It's not excluded that other partners of the Russian tour operator will start cancelling bookings.
In previous years, the company already had problems with suppliers. In 2016, the tour operator had a conflict with Transaero Airlines, the airline demanded $5,8 million through court for not meeting obligations on the agency agreement. Last year, the main legal entity of Natali Tours – Novella Tours PLC – was declared bankrupt due to a claim of the airline. Last week, the tour operator sent tour agencies a letter about the cancellation of charter flights amid a low demand for programmes to Barcelona, Rimini, Catania, Napoli, Antalya and Heraklion. The company offered the victims to give the money back.
According to the company's officials' data, about 1,500 Russian citizens won't be able to use their tours only in July. They are offered compensation or substitution of a holiday in the UAE later. This summer the company was going to sell about 10,000 tours.
There were many Tatarstan residents among the victims of Natali Tours. It's mainly buyers of tours in autumn – a totality of more than a hundred people, Kazan tour operators said to our newspaper.
''My acquaintance's clients lost tours to Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Each tour agency had three-four tours, sales were high in September and October, that's to say, it's people who haven't flown yet. One woman has already paid 50% to Natali Tours. She is offered to spend these 50% to pay for tickets, that's to say, she will be given tickets, while hotels will be cancelled. She will have to look for hotels with other operators. It's good she managed to get the tickets, while others are in a more complicated situation now,'' director of Intourline Zulfiya Nazmiyeva explains.
The tour company's director recognised she even lost clients for this reason because she didn't offer them services of Natali Tours. And the tourists went to other companies to go on a trip through this tour operator.
''Vorobyov counts on the support of his chain of agencies very much because, as you understand, if there aren't orders, if people don't bring money, it's like in The Count of Monte Cristo – you led the bank to bankruptcy yourself. It was just enough to say a word, and a good company can die. But I don't know whether people will bring money. Who wants to risk their tourists? This is why the probability they won't come out is very high, in my opinion,'' thinks Liliya Savelyeva.
However, not all people are sceptical about Natali Tours. ''So what? Why is all this upset needed? Unlike many Turkish colleagues, it's a fair play, charter flights are cancelled, the bubble isn't made bigger,'' experienced directors of big Moscow tour agencies write.
''Natali had blocks in regular flights. It's almost charter flights, and they cancelled them. My tourists flew to an expensive hotel to the UAE yesterday. All is fine, everybody was accommodated. I have bookings in the Emirates, people are flying as they did. They are accommodated and welcomed. There are bookings in regular flights of Qatar Airlines to the Maldives in August. People have tickets with phone numbers of Qatar, bookings of hotel and transfers in their hands. And nobody cancels anything,'' director of Drugoye Izmereniye company from Kazan Yulia Kaurova noted.
''I have only sporadic cases of work with this tour operator. And everything is fine. This company is quite old. And I think the officials have a correct policy – they have shifted almost all tours to regular flights. They've faced this problem once and solved it. I think everything will be fine, I hope so,'' added director of Travel and Work Yulia Talanova.
The problems of Natali Tours in the tourism industry are linked with a delay in payment for bookings in hotels. Nevertheless, the majority of Kazan tour operators are inclined to suppose the tour company will be able to fix the situation and make peace with partners anyway.


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Aubade in a Red State
Red like the fanned tail of the half-starved hawk mantling
over a cat, twelve weeks deep in drought, beak wet with the eye's sweet rot, the liver. Red like the dirt
blown loose from thirst-gagged roots, twisting in little devils over brittle grass. Red like the contrails' lit cords burning
across the faces of the final stars, red like the sun's chapped smile come bleeding back from its respite. Red like the singlet
the boy wears under a sweatshirt under a black plastic bag as he sprints every stairway in the stadium before weigh-in
trying to shuck enough sweat from his flesh to let him wrestle smaller boys. Red like the diet pills that make him itch inside,
make him crosshatch his body with scratches livid as wet clay. Red like the mat he drives the boys into, chin digging
at their shoulders as they flail like hooked crappies, red like the mat that should collapse right through the gym floor's polished slats
for how hard he's pushing down. Red like the quarry brimful with a brazen sky, the only place he's ever felt light
enough, floating. Red like the heads of prairie fire lining the turnpike. Red like the oil derrick's clumsy skull rising,
falling, bowing to the hilt of its unfillable hunger.
Copyright © 2017 by Josh Myers
Reproduced by Poetry Daily with permission
Josh Myers is from Heidelberg, Germany. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Copper Nickel, Poetry Northwest, Ninth Letter, Quarterly West, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. He edits Toad, studies law at Vanderbilt University, and lives in Nashville with his fiancée, Jessica Suchon, and their dog, Gracie.
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Maggie Muggins Designs: The BIGGER Picture.
I was at the post office recently. I had two packages in one arm, and a toddler in my other hand. He was struggling to escape, but he was locked in. The people around me were nice and when I got to the counter the gentleman that helped me was polite. I wasn't even frustrated when he gently reminded me that my son couldn't sit on the counter. I had entered, put together one of the packages and addressed it, and left without a scream from the toddler. I considered it success.
On the other hand, the lady ahead of me had an open package and set it in front of her when she went up to the counter. She didn't say anything, so the postal employee picked up the package and asked her if she had tape. Her immediate loud and upset reaction startled us all: "No, I don't!" It wasn't just that she suddenly became loud, but that she was angry. Calmly the employee informed her that he didn't have tape to close the package, if she wanted to do that, she would have to buy tape. Escalating in anger she said something like "What? I don't need tape. I want a stamp." He calmly asked her how many stamps she needed. At that point she became infuriated: "I just want one stamp to put on the paper her in the package." She was practically yelling at him. He pulled out one stamp, peeled it off and went to stick it on the paper for her. "What are you doing?" She was livid at this point - ripped the package from his hands and said: "I don't want the stamp on there. Why did you take the backing off?" He became very quiet, put it back on the backing, rang the stamp through and handed it to her. She stormed off with the biggest harrumph I think I've ever heard.
After she left there was a collective gasp/sigh of relief from the people around me. We were all so startled by her insanity. She went outside, put the stamp on her package, closed it and mailed it herself. WHAT?!
I left the post office that day, thinking how different that moment could have been. Thankfully, my toddler had behaved. What if he hadn't? Would she have been enraged with me and my misbehaving child? I know many other mothers out there know exactly what I mean. Some people just can't tolerate active children.
What if she had not put the package down, or just not brought it in with her? The employee would not have picked it up and made the general assumption that any person in his situation would have made: that she wanted to mail it.
What if she had recognized his desire to be helpful and had kindly clarified the situation? Instead I am sure she saw it as he was an incapable employee and then complained to many people about what had happened.
What was her side of the story?
I am sure she was having a bad day already. I can' judge her too harshly. We've all been there. She misunderstood the situation and didn't communicate properly - but many of us do that don't we? Maybe not with a postal employee, but perhaps with our kids, our spouses, or other people we interact with. They don't know what we're thinking, planning, and hoping to accomplish. They don't know if we're in a hurry, if we're tired or grumpy. I'm certain that few people say anything with the purpose of offending me, yet occasionally it happens. Being there, watching this lady get so angry so quickly made me realize just how careful I need to be. In situations where I might feel offended I need to step back and look at the bigger picture!
Hello, I came into your blog to look at a jar craft item I spotted while looking up pictures of said items but this post was just to interesting to let go. You summed it up perfectly at the end where we all need to take a step back in situations where we may lose it. Thanks for posting this... I hope someone who was in that lady's shoes stumbles in here to read it!


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'No news is good news' for families of Australia's volunteer firefighters
By Jill Gralow
PICTON, Australia (Reuters) - When Australian volunteer firefighter Andrew Hain is out battling bushfires, he sends emojis to his wife Kate to let her know he is safe.
They've also discussed that "no news is good news" and that she shouldn't needlessly worry if he goes into rugged or remote bushland with no telephone reception.
Hain, a father-of-two, is one of several thousand volunteer firefighters that Australian communities rely on to combat bushfires, an ever pervasive threat in the continent's hot and dry climate.
This summer fire season, however, is fast turning into one of the worst on record, heaping pressure on volunteers and their families.
Two volunteer firefighters were killed last week when their truck was struck by a falling tree as it traveled to a fire front.
"I have a little emoji of a bald guy with a bit of facial growth giving a thumbs up, and so every hour or so I try and send that emoji to her and she knows that I'm OK," Andrew Hain told Reuters, shortly after fighting fires in the Wollondilly Shire, south of Sydney.
"We get into some places and there's not a lot of reception and you know, we've got a sort of thing in place that no news is good news, if she doesn't hear from me. So, we've got plans around it to try and put her mind at ease."
Australia's wildlife carers set to work around the clock over Christmas
A total of six people have died in bushfires which have destroyed more than 3.7 million hectares (9.1 million acres) across five states since they first erupted in spring in an early and ominous start to the bushfire season.
The eastern state of New South Wales is the worst affected with nearly 100 fires. A mega blaze northwest of Sydney, the country's largest city, is the biggest bushfire on record, burning some 335,000 hectares (830,000 acres).
A three-year drought and record high temperatures have created more intense bushfires this season, say firefighters, already weary from months on the firegrounds and staring down two more months of summer heat.
Nightly television footage of exhausted volunteer firefighters and the ferocious fires they are battling has sparked debate over whether volunteers should be compensated.
Hain, a flight route planner at airline Qantas, has given up much of his end-of-year holidays to fight the fires. His young family have left their home to stay in Sydney while the fire threat looms.
His wife Kate is proud of him for contributing so strongly to the local community, but says it comes at a cost.
"We get nothing and they expect the amount of time and effort and danger they put themselves in, it's just expected. I find that just amazing, that nobody gives us anything," she said.
Reporting by Jill Gralow in Picton; writing by Jonathan Barrett; Editing by Michael Perry


Influenced by titles such as 'Dear Esther' and 'Gone Home', 'Niten' is a story-driven exploration game experienced through first-person gameplay. Discover audio fragments which narrate the history of the island and its previous inhabitants; a Samurai master and his orphan-child student, and the fierce battles and mysterious events that took place there. An accompanying graphic novel illustrating the story becomes unlocked as you uncover the story fragments.
'Niten' is designed to provide an atmospheric and tranquil experience for you as a player and you will be free to roam the island in any way you desire as you search to discover its secrets.
We will be making a standalone VR version of Niten. The game will be rebuilt from the ground up to maximise it's efficiency and frame rates for VR and will be released as a standalone product. The VR version of Niten will be given free upon completion to everyone who backs the minimum £15 release of Niten on Kickstarter as a thank you for supporting us.
With professional voice-acting and an original, studio-engineered score, 'Niten' will provide a fully immersive audio experience in addition to its polished visuals.
I can still remember the first time I saw 'Shogun Assassin'. I was 17 years old, sitting in my living room in Edinburgh, Scotland, and couldn't believe what I was watching. As a kid growing up in the 80s' I had developed somewhat of an obsession with old school Kung-Fu and Ninja movies but nothing had prepared me for this.
I spent all of my years in Primary School going hungry as I spent all my lunch money on Robocop, Super hang-on and Arkanoid in the local arcade hall. My buses home from school were always "late". Ever since then video games have always played a large part of my life and my passion for them is just as strong now as it was back then.
I have always loved games that reach you on a deeper level and this is why recent titles such as 'The Stanley Parable', 'Dear Esther' and 'Gone home' have been a great inspiration for my current work.
With 'Niten' I wanted to take the love and craftsmanship of the titles I have loved for years and use those influences to tell my own story. We all know the moment when you play a video game or watch a movie and you suddenly stop and think "wow, that looks incredible". That is the moment I am basing my game on and I want to combine that beautiful scenery with a fascinating narrative telling the story of the island and its very own Lone wolf and Cub.
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Influenced by titles such as 'Dear Esther' and 'Gone Home', 'Niten' is a story-driven exploration game experienced through first-person gameplay. Discover audio fragments which narrate the history of the island and its previous inhabitants; a Samurai master and his orphan-child student.


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SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The Satanic Temple is reopening its international headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, in time for the Halloween season.
The 6-year-old religious organization says Monday's event comes after the building that first opened in 2016 underwent extensive renovations.
The building currently houses a more than 8-foot-tall bronze statue of the goat-headed idol Baphomet that the organization tried to get placed on the Arkansas state capitol grounds in Little Rock.
It's also home to a permanent exhibit on the history of Satanism as well as a satanic sculpture that was to be installed in a park in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, before city officials rescinded its approval.
The organization has been waging religious expression battles across the country in recent years. Salem is a city north of Boston infamous for its 17th-century witch trials.


Valencia has a few Michelin-starred chefs and restaurants, as well as others which have been awarded Repsol Suns.
Ricard Camarena's restaurants –Canalla Bistro, Central Bar and the one which carries his name- are one of the obvious first choices for many tourists looking for haute cuisine in the city.
You can't come to Valencia and miss the chance to eat the best paella ever. But you can also end up eating the worst one!
Use our Restaurant Search to explore the options and chose the one that best suits your taste.
If you're looking for haute cuisine at a reasonable price, it's a good idea to visit Valencia during Cuina Oberta, the city's restaurant week.
Held twice a year, usually in June and November.


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Östra Strejksjön är en sjö i Storumans kommun och Vilhelmina kommun i Lappland och ingår i . Sjön har en area på  kvadratkilometer och ligger  meter över havet. Sjön avvattnas av vattendraget Långbäcken.

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Östra Strejksjön ingår i det delavrinningsområde (719181-156775) som SMHI kallar för Ovan Lillbäcken. Medelhöjden är  meter över havet och ytan är  kvadratkilometer. Det finns inga avrinningsområden uppströms utan avrinningsområdet är högsta punkten. Långbäcken som avvattnar avrinningsområdet har biflödesordning 3, vilket innebär att vattnet flödar genom totalt 3 vattendrag innan det når havet efter  kilometer. Avrinningsområdet består mestadels av skog (53 procent) och sankmarker (42 procent). Avrinningsområdet har  kvadratkilometer vattenytor vilket ger det en sjöprocent på  procent.

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Pacific Oaks College was started in 1945 as a children's school and then was accredited as a college in 1959 and the came the Westmoreland campus in 1977. The school has three basic beliefs for success. They are growth is a life long process, every individual has worth and every person is unique with extreme potential regardless of age and social status.
Each person does leave an impression on each person they come in contact with so why not make it a good one? Knowledge is power and networking with people can lead to career opportunities.
The Westmoreland campus is located in Pasadena, California. The campus offers new students an admissions office as well as financial aid and registrar. There is also the CARE office, which is the Center for Achievement, Resources, and Enrichment. They help students achieve their education goals and beyond. On campus there is a library and the Office of Information Technology is available online for up to date computer virus and project information.
At Pacific Oaks they offer on campus education classes as well as off site academic centers for their students. The Cohort Program is where 22 students attend courses together with group discussions to reach one educational goal. Pacific Oaks also offers online courses. At the campus students can take extended education courses, some to help them transfer. Pacific Oaks College has three academic programs that do offer degrees upon completion. They are human development, marriage and family therapy and teacher education.
At the college they are working with individuals and the community to ensure that higher education is available for you. Pacific Oaks offers a course with degrees or transfer opportunities so that each student can follow their future pathway to success.


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Physetica homoscia is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout New Zealand including in the Auckland Islands. This species inhabits places where its host plants are common and this includes costal dune habitat. It lives at a wide range of altitudes from sea-level up to at least 1750 m. The larvae of P. homoscia feed on Ozothamnus leptophyllus and Ozothamnus vauvilliersii. They are very active and drop to the ground when disturbed. Larvae are parasitised by a species of fly. This species pupates in the soil and the pupa life stage lasts for approximately 6 weeks. The adult moths are on the wing from September to June and are attracted to light. The adults of P. homoscia might possibly be confused with Ichneutica moderata however this latter species lacks the small white dots on the forewing veins of P. homoscia. Adults might also be confused with P. temperata but P. homoscia is significantly larger in size.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1887 and named Mamestra homoscia. In 1898 George Hudson placed this species within the genus Melanchra. George Hampson thinking he was describing a new species, named this moth Hyssia sminthistis in 1905. Meyrick synonymised this latter name into Melanchra homoscia. In 1971 J. S. Dugdale placed this species in the genus Graphania. In 1988 Dugdale confirmed this placement in his Catalogue of New Zealand Lepidoptera. In 2017 Robert Hoare undertook a review of New Zealand Noctuinae and placed this species in the genus Physetica. The male holotype specimen was collected by George Hudson in Wellington and is held at the Natural History Museum, London.

Description

Dugdale described the larva of this species as follows:

Meyrick originally described the species as follows:
The wingspan of the adult male is between 29.5 and 43 mm and the adult female is between 35 and 46 mm. P. homoscia has a plain brown coloured forewing and older specimens can possibly be confused with Ichneutica moderata. However this latter species lacks the small white dots on the forewing veins that are present on the forewings of  P. homoscia. It might also be confused with P. temperata however P. homoscia is significantly larger in size.

Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found throughout New Zealand including in the Auckland Islands.

Habitat
This species inhabits places where its host plants are common and this includes costal dune habitat. It lives at a wide range of altitudes from sea-level up to at least 1750 m.

Behaviour
The larvae are very active and drop to the ground when disturbed. The adult moths are on the wing from September to June and are attracted to light.

Life history and host species

Larvae of P. homoscia feed on Ozothamnus leptophyllus and Ozothamnus vauvilliersii. Hudson states that the larvae are parasitised by a species of fly. The larvae pupate in the soil and the pupa life stage lasts for approximately 6 weeks.

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Hadeninae
Moths of New Zealand
Endemic fauna of New Zealand
Moths described in 1887
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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Shine v. State
June 13, 2019 by Justia Inc
The Supreme Court quashed the decision of the Third District on the issue of whether a defendant is entitled to a de novo sentencing proceeding after an appellate court determines that the trial court's initial downward departure sentence was not supported by legally sufficient findings, holding that the proper remedy upon reversal of a sentence due to the invalidity of a downward departure is resentencing de novo. Defendant pled guilty to four offenses and was placed on probation. The trial court subsequently revoked Defendant's probation and imposed a downward departure from what otherwise would have been the lowest permissible sentence under the Criminal Punishment Code (CPC). The Third District concluded that the departure was invalid and remanded for "resentencing within the sentencing guidelines." The Supreme Court quashed the Third District's decision, holding that on remand for resentencing due to the substantive invalidity of a downward departure, the trial court is permitted to impose a downward departure as long as the departure comports with the principles and criteria of the CPC. View "Shine v. State" on Justia Law
Posted in: Criminal Law
Florida Industrial Power Users Group v. Brown
The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the Florida Public Service Commission approving a request made by Florida Power and Light (FPL) for the recovery of costs through base rates for eight solar energy centers (the SoBRA projects), holding that the Commission's findings regarding the cost-effectiveness of the SoBRA projects were based on competent, substantial evidence. In granting FPL's request, the Commission concluded that the SoBRA projects comported with the terms of a settlement agreement providing for recovery of costs through base rates and that the projects were cost effective. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) by failing to object at the time that the settlement agreement was before the Commission and by failing to appeal the settlement order, Appellant waived its right to challenge the provisions in the settlement agreement related to the requirements and procedures for cost recovery of the SoBRA projects; and (2) the SoBRA projects met the terms set forth in the settlement agreement for cost recovery. View "Florida Industrial Power Users Group v. Brown" on Justia Law
Posted in: Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Government & Administrative Law
Jackson v. State
The Supreme Court held that through persistent filing of nonmeritorious requests for relief, Mark Jackson had abused the judicial process and, accordingly, directed the Clerk of Court to reject any future pleadings, documents, or other requests for relief submitted by Jackson unless such filings were signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. Jackson - a pro se litigant - filed a petition to invoke the Supreme Court's discretionary jurisdiction. The Court denied Jackson's petition but expressly reserved jurisdiction to pursue possible sanctions against him. While the case was pending, Jackson filed several motions that were frivolous, without merit, or sought relief previously denied. The Supreme Court concluded that a sanction was necessary because, if not restrained, Jackson would continue to burden the Court with frivolous and meritless filings. View "Jackson v. State" on Justia Law
Wetzel v. State
June 6, 2019 by Justia Inc
The Supreme Court ordered that the Clerk of Court reject any future pleadings, petitions, motions, documents, or other filings submitted by Larry R. Wetzel that were related to his criminal case, holding that that Wetzel has abused the judicial process and burdened the Court's limited judicial resources. Wetzel was charged with five counts of filing a false statement against real or personal property. Wetzel filed five pro se petitions with the Supreme Court seeking relief related to those criminal charges, each of which was accompanied by a plethora of rambling documents. Two of the petitions were voluntarily dismissed by Wetzel but the remainder were dismissed as unauthorized. Based on Wetzel's vexatious filing history, the Supreme Court issued an order directing him to show cause why he should not be prohibited from filing any further pro se documents in the Court related to his criminal case. Upon consideration of Wetzel's response, the Supreme Court concluded that he failed to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed. View "Wetzel v. State" on Justia Law
Long v. State
May 17, 2019 by Justia Inc
The Supreme Court affirmed the postconviction court's order denying Appellant's third successive motion for postconviction relief filed under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.851, holding that the postconviction court did not err in denying relief. Appellant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, kidnapping, and sexual battery and was sentenced to death. Appellant filed his current challenge to his death sentence - his third successive under Rule 3.851 - after the governor signed his death warrant. The postconviction court denied his motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the postconviction court did not err in (1) summarily denying Appellant's newly discovered evidence claim; (2) denying Appellant's challenges to Florida's lethal injection protocol; (3) summarily denying Appellant's claim that adding his execution to the more than thirty years he has spent on death row constitutes cruel and unusual punishment; and (4) denying the remainder of Appellant's claims. View "Long v. State" on Justia Law
Posted in: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Barber v. State
April 25, 2019 by Justia Inc
The Supreme Court sanctioned Larry Barber by directing the Clerk of Court to reject any future pleadings or other requests for relief submitted by Barber that were related to a certain criminal case unless such filings were signed by a member in good standing of The Florida Bar, holding that Barber failed to show cause why he should not be barred. Barber pro se filed fifteen petitions or notices with the Supreme Court since February 13, 1998. On December 19, 2018, the Supreme Court dismissed Barber's petition for a writ of prohibition, expressly retained jurisdiction, and ordered Barber to show cause why he should not be barred from filing further pro se requests for relief in the Court related to his criminal case. The Court then found that Barber failed to show cause why he should not be barred because, through his extensive history of filing pro se petitions and requests for relief that were meritless or otherwise inappropriate for review, Barber abused this Court's limited judicial resources. View "Barber v. State" on Justia Law
Citizens of State of Florida v. Brown
The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) allowing the Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) to recover certain environmental compliance costs from ratepayers pursuant to Fla. Stat. 366.8255, known as the Environmental Cost Recovery Clause, holding that the PSC's findings were supported by competent, substantial evidence. On appeal, the Citizens of the state of Florida, the Office of Public Counsel argued, among other things, that section 366.8255 limits cost recovery to costs incurred in preventing future environmental harm. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) because of the nature of the environmental harm at issue in this case, prevention and remediation were inextricably intertwined, and therefore OPC's reading of section 366.8255(1)(c) is rejected; and (2) the PSC did not err when it determined the costs of a consent order and consent agreement were within the scope of a 2009 monitoring plan, for which the PSC had previously approved recovery. View "Citizens of State of Florida v. Brown" on Justia Law
Posted in: Environmental Law, Government & Administrative Law
Israel v. DeSantis
The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court dismissing Scott Israel's petition for writ of quo warranto challenging Governor Ron DeSantis's authority to suspend him from office in an executive order, holding that the Governor satisfied the constitutional requirements set forth in Fla. Const. art. IV, 7(a) and had the authority to suspend Israel from the office of Sheriff of Broward County. Following Israel's reelection, two mass shootings occurred during Israel's term in office, including the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. On January 2, 2019, Governor DeSantis issued an executive order suspending Israel from office, alleging that certain actions by Israel constituted neglect of duty and incompetence. Israel filed a petition for writ of quo warranto asserting that Governor DeSantis exceeded his constitutional authority when suspending Israel. The circuit court dismissed the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the executive order suspending Israel alleged facts sufficient to support the suspension on the stated grounds. View "Israel v. DeSantis" on Justia Law
Inquiry Concerning Judge Ernest A. Kollra
The Supreme Court affirmed the findings and recommendation of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) concerning misconduct by Judge Ernest Kollra of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and a stipulation entered into by Judge Kollra and the JQC, approved the parties' stipulation, and commanded Judge Kollra to appear before the Court for the administration of a public reprimand. The parties entered into a stipulation that Judge Kollra improperly introduced partisan political activity into his campaign for judicial office, that Judge Kollra's conduct violated two canons of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and that the appropriate discipline was a public reprimand. The Supreme Court concluded that the JQC's findings were supported by clear and convincing evidence and approved the stipulation, holding that the appropriate discipline in this case was a public reprimand. View "Inquiry Concerning Judge Ernest A. Kollra" on Justia Law
Posted in: Legal Ethics
Orange County v. Singh
The Supreme Court granted Respondents' joint motion to recall mandate, withdrew its opinion dated January 4, 2019, and substituted this opinion in its place, holding that the Fifth District Court of Appeal properly affirmed a trial court judgment invalidating an Orange County ordinance because home-rule counties may not enact ordinances on subjects preempted to the State and inconsistent with general law. In 2014, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted an ordinance proposing an amendment to the Orange County Charter and provided for a ballot question be presented for approval regarding a charter amendment providing for term limits and non-partisan elections for county constitutional officers. The ballot question appeared on the November 4, 2014 ballot and was approved by the majority of Orange County voters. After the underlying county ordinance and ballot title and summary were challenged, the trial court upheld the portion of the charter amendment providing for term limits but struck down that portion providing for nonpartisan elections, concluding that Orange County was prohibited from regulating nonpartisan elections for county constitutional officers because that subject matter was preempted to the Legislature. The Fifth District affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the Florida Election Code expressly preempted the Orange County ordinance. View "Orange County v. Singh" on Justia Law
Posted in: Constitutional Law, Election Law
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Gaming Law
Government & Administrative Law
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Professional Malpractice & Ethics
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Opening their doors in the fall of 2013, Shoefly Public House is a full-service restaurant owned by a Craig and Kait Mariutto. As lovers of food and community, Craig and Kati wanted to create a family-friendly neighborhood pub that brings both together in one spot.
Since receiving the Build Fund loan, Shoefly has been able to create 22 jobs and use 4,800 square feet of commercial space for their restaurant. The Build Fund loan helped Shoefly secure all equipment necessary to run a full-service restaurant in the heart of King Park.
We can't wait to see what's next for this local pub.


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Joy & tragedy: one family's cancer journey
Cancer has struck devastatingly close to home for Michael Yarr not once, but three times. His brother and son didn't survive their diagnoses, but he did—making him even more determined to raise funds to put an end to this disease and stop it from fracturing more families.
Michael Yarr with son Colin. Photo supplied.
"The worst thing has happened to me," says Victoria resident Michael Yarr — and every parent immediately knows what he's talking about. In 2004 he lost his son, Tristan, 18, to neural blastoma, a cancer in his spine. Thirteen years earlier Michael's brother, Stephen, 33, died from brain cancer.
How does someone get through that kind of loss? "You don't get past it. You're not meant to. It just becomes a part of you," says Michael. Ironically, it does have one advantage: you no longer sweat the small stuff. "Miss a ferry? It just doesn't bother you anymore. You don't wish that perspective on anyone, but it is an unexpected benefit."
Another surprising silver lining for Michael is that Tristan, who was on the autism spectrum and living in a 24/7 support facility, was able to come home after his diagnosis. "None of us ever thought he would live with us again. That was in a lot of ways a gift."
As was Tristan himself. "He had severe behavioural issues, but when he was on he would just charm you to pieces," says Michael, citing an example when they were driving around Victoria one day. "Tristan said, 'Well, the next street is Quadra, after that is Fifth.' I asked, 'Tristan do you know all the streets that cross Bay Street?' He named them all, all the way to Richmond."
Another of his less endearing qualities, chuckles Michael, was that, "He was some kind of musical savant. He loved music, but he could not stand it if someone sang off-key. You couldn't sing Happy Birthday to him. He just hated it. He'd put his hands over his ears and go, 'Stop, stop!'"
Fifteen years after losing Tristan, Michael faced another blow: his own colorectal cancer diagnosis. "I thought okay, well that's it. I had a pretty good run. I wasn't mad. I wasn't sad. I would say I was resigned." And so he was surprised when his surgeon said his cancer was highly treatable. "What he actually said is 'I don't want to brag, but this is what we do. And honestly we're pretty good at it.'"
He was right; Michael is now cancer free. He tolerated oral chemotherapy concurrent with radiation before his surgery so well, in fact, that seven days into his treatment at BC Cancer—Victoria he was back on his bike cycling in support of the BC Cancer Foundation. This past summer he completed his 12th Tour de Cure, and estimates he's raised around $60,000 in support of life-saving cancer research, treatment and technology at BC Cancer.
It hasn't been easy. The required 40 to 70 km training rides can be grueling, says Michael. "If I start to feel like I want to stop, I just think about my brother and my son. What they went through is nothing compared to this. That gets me up off the saddle and pumping a little bit harder."
Spurring him on is also his huge admiration for BC Cancer—Victoria. "It's kind of like a four- diamond hotel. I'm not kidding. From the greeting experience to how they try and make you comfortable. It's a pretty amazing facility."
The best part, he says, is the people. "Everyone from the janitorial staff to the people that work in the café, the psychologists, librarians, receptionists, you name it, they're all just wonderful. I think it's a result of them understanding the good that they're doing."
Michael urges everyone to give to BC Cancer Foundation. Not for his family, but for yours, he says. "You would be exceedingly lucky in your lifetime, however long you live, if cancer did not touch you, your family or someone that you love. If you want this horrible disease to get kicked to the curb the thing to do is to donate."
Join Michael and others in our community who are rallying together to bring life-saving cancer diagnostic technology to BC Cancer – Victoria at bccancerfoundation.com/futurecures.
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Fans Are Upset with Jessica Biel for Aligning Herself With an Anti-Vaxxer
The actress says parents should have the right to make medical decisions for their kids with their doctors.
By Editors of Prevention
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Jessica Biel lobbied with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. against a new California bill (SB 276) that allows state health officials to revoke medical exemptions of vaccinations granted by doctors.
Biel posted on Instagram that she is not against vaccinations, but she supports families "having the right to make educated medical decisions for their children alongside their physicians."
Biel's fans are outraged over her stance with anti-vaxxers in light of the bill.
If you thought measles, mumps, and rubella were issues of the past, think again. Individual cases for these diseases are on the rise, causing concern among parents, families, and doctors around the world. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the U.S. has had the largest measles outbreak in 25 years with 980 cases across 26 states. Outbreaks in New York, Washington, Michigan, and beyond have raised alarms for the CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO), who credit the increase in individual cases to a lack of immunization and gaps in vaccine coverage.
What Adults Need To Know About Their Vaccinations
Why NYC's Measles Outbreak Is Spreading So Fast
In response, some U.S. states, like California, are cracking down on immunization standards of these highly preventable, extremely contagious diseases with a new California state bill (SB 276), which gives public health officials instead of doctors the power to give medical exemptions for vaccinations in children. Health officials are calling these exemptions completely bogus, and under this law, doctors would need to send the state health department the reason they're recommending the immunization exemption and certify that they have examined the patient.
This has caused outrage from a number of anti-vaxxers, who believe that the vaccine can cause harmful side effects, but the CDC has continued to stress that this simply isn't true. In fact, the CDC says vaccinations are the best defense against preventable diseases in the U.S. But 7th Heaven actress Jessica Biel took a stance against the bill yesterday after meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist and founder of the anti-vaccination organization, Children's Health Defense.
According to In Touch, a source close to Biel revealed that she did not plan to vaccinate her son with Justin Timberlake in 2015, but it's unclear whether she did or not. So why is Biel passionate about turning down this bill? Kennedy told Daily Beast that she's "upset about this issue because of its particular cruelty" and "has friends who have been vaccine-injured who would be forced to leave the state."
The news of Biel standing beside Kennedy against the bill has outraged her fans, who took to Twitter to express their concerns. Jen Gunter, MD, OB/GYN, author of The Vagina Bible , called Biel out for being "pro childhood death from measles and influenza."
Jessica Biel come out as pro childhood death from measles and influenza https://t.co/ErmLwYVySo
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) June 12, 2019
Sorry, @JessicaBiel may have the right to freedom of speech, but freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences due to exercising that right. If she's going to advocate antivax views that endanger our children, she should expect pushback, especially as a celebrity. https://t.co/RRPXVEXY3A
— David Gorski, MD, PhD (@gorskon) June 13, 2019
Jessica Biel is getting bashed, hated & "cancelled" because she doesn't believe in vaccinations...
This toxic outrage behavior shouldn't be acceptable. It's disgusting.
It's okay to have different beliefs.
Repeat.
ITS. OKAY. TO. HAVE. DIFFERENT. BELIEFS.
— Joe Rivera (@JaeBsoNasty) June 13, 2019
When I see this, my initial reaction is sense of loss, and how both could have used their talents and intellect to enact meaningful change. If instead they came out to support organizations like @gavi @UNICEF @WHO it would make a difference https://t.co/ShqgbcUkgt
— Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD (@PeterHotez) June 12, 2019
Others have called her unintelligent, "pro-plague," and "pro-stupid."
Well that's disappointing. She seemed so intelligent, until now.
— Wendy Silver (@wendybsilver) June 13, 2019
Some have even pulled Biel's husband, Justin Timberlake, into the controversy by making anti-vaxx puns:
🎵I'm bringing sickness back
🎶Because I'm anti-vac
— Cynfulfan (@Cynfulfan) June 13, 2019
Measles and polio when they see Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's kids: https://t.co/b9yOIkpiVC
— SRinLA (@WStuartross) June 13, 2019
Biel has responded on Instagram to clarify her stance on the issue: "I am not against vaccinations—I support children getting vaccinations and I also support families having the right to make educated medical decisions for their children alongside their physicians," she wrote in the post.
Some celebs showed their support for Biel taking a stance. Kimberly Van Der Beek thanked Biel in Kennedy's Instagram post for "enlightening people with grounded information and science today," while Rosanna Arquette wrote, "Thank you Jessica."
Democratic State Senator Richard Pan of Sacramento, a pediatrician who authored the current state law and the new proposal, said that they passed the law to avoid doctors who were "monetizing their medical license by selling these exemptions...putting our children and the public in danger for a quick buck," he told USA TODAY.
The rate of medical exemptions has also tripled but they are still extremely rare, according to the California Department of Public Health, after all non-medical exemptions were eliminated in the state in 2016. Lawmakers and vaccination advocates say that the bill will minimally impact those who have valid medical reasons for exemption.
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A New Building Is Planned for Bavaria's State Archives in Kitzingen
On October 18, 2019, the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), in cooperation with landscape architects Capatti Staubach, were announced as winners of the competition for the design of the new build-ing for Bavaria's State Archives in Kitzingen. Of the 80 practices that had originally applied to take part, 25 were admitted to the competition. The new State Archive is intended to provide facilities for scientific work and also to be available to visitors and Kitzingen citizens. This meant that a holistic design concept was required that also includes the surrounding terrain with its proximity to the old city.
The planned archive building is located in an exposed position on a sloping site to the north of Kitzingen's old city and benefits from views across the Main valley. The building is placed on a plinth and divided into three volumes that nestle into the landscape like sculptures and, owing to the small-scale detailing, fit well into the panorama of the adjoining old city. Two cubes with a square footprint accommodating the archive are linked by a pavilion-type horizontal building volume. The continuous glazing of the entrance zone and the first floor opens the building to the surroundings, whereas the facades of the archive areas have no openings.The reddish/cream-colored sandstone of the new building places it into its green environment as well as that of the urban context. Visitors to the freestanding building are guided to the forecourt in the west, where the main entrance is located. The public areas are located at ground-floor level, including an events room with a view towards the south and a reading room that is oriented towards the Main River to the east and south. The offices have been arranged on the second floor and receive daylight via continuous fenestration bands. The archive itself has been placed in the upper floors, as well as in the plinth and basement stories.From the viewing terrace at ground-floor level an open staircase leads to the surrounding urban park land-scape. The design by landscape architects Capatti Staubach accommodates the existing topography with its 18 meter variance in height, providing a network of easily negotiable pathways, some of which are barrier- free. The new building will be accessible from three sides from the Main River to the east via a serpentine pathway with a shallow gradient, from the south via a footpath with bridge to the adjoining site of D.-Paul-Eber Middle School, and from the west via the forecourt and main entrance.