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Forget What You're Being Told. Here's the Real Reason for California's Trucker Shortage.
The immediate problem, the one in Los Angeles, has been caused by the state's vindictively regulatory state government.
We'll get to the trucker shortage in just a moment, but California also faces a shortage of trucks for them to drive.
California Is Single-Handedly Making The Supply Chain Crisis Even Worse
"We in the industry know that if you think there was a supply chain problem over the last year, wait until you take this many trucks out of the marketplace that are not replaceable," Joe Rajkovacz, director of governmental affairs and communications at the Western States Trucking Association, told the DCNF. "You can be talking about something we as a country have never seen before."
The rule will take roughly 80,000 commercial trucks, or roughly 17% of the trucking fleet, off the road, adding significant pressure to the supply chain crisis, Rajkovacz said.
The provision would hit smaller trucking operations the hardest, Rajkovacz added. Like the auto industry, the trucking industry has experienced extensive supply shortages, making it expensive and difficult to buy used trucks and find additional parts.
"The way the industry works is that large operators turn over their fleets in a three-year or four-year cycle," Rajkovacz said. "The used trucks end up in the marketplace and are absorbed by the small business community, but that is all upset right now."
Biden Cannot Fix China
There are a WHOLE LOT of ships anchored offshore, waiting to dock in China, due to that country's lunatic Zero-Covid policy. The supply chain problems are probably going to get a whole lot worse before they get better.
My thought is that this will ultimately be another self-inflicted injury, spurring a new renaissance in U.S. manufacturing industries. It will take time to spin up, but I'll bet you a lot of U.S.-based entrepreneurial types are already putting domestic manufacturing plans together. Local regulations encouraging manufacturing and transportation would be very helpful right about now. For example, red counties should be passing ordinances expediting permits for new manufacturing operations.
If you want to do something to help locally, lobby your county commission to pass new rules encouraging manufacturing and transportation industries.
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Like the business in Clements? Grow some weed and ship it to Mexico and other points south?
And shouldn't the subject of this post just be Biden Struggles?
With Baby Formula Shortage, Pete Buttigieg Forced To Chestfeed
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With infant formula shortages reaching crisis levels across the nation, Pete Buttigieg is struggling to find food for his twin babies and has been forced to resort to chestfeeding.
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I am sure the high cost of Diesel fuel and the outlook for it to become scarce will solve the supply problem.
"We are here because a company was not able to guarantee that its plant was safe. And that plant has to shut down," he said. Brennan questioned him further, saying that it was "the federal government's job as regulators" to help ensure that this does not happen.
The transportation secretary said that America was a "capitalist country" and that "the government does not make baby formula, nor should it. Companies make formula."
The CBS host asked how the supply chain crisis was affecting the shortage of baby formula and how the administration is making sure that the "essential ingredients" are "actually available."
"A shortage of ingredients is not what led to the shutdown of the facility," he responded. Brennan said that inflation was one of the factors in the ongoing baby formula shortage. She noted the administration was "trying" to bring baby formula in from Europe.
"It's basically a series of monopolies that have added up into enormous market concentration," Buttigieg said.
CBS's Margaret Brennan presses Buttigieg on baby formula shortage: 'Why has it taken so long?'
CBS News' Margaret Brennan pressed Pete Buttigieg about why it has taken the Biden administration "so long" to respond to the baby formula shortage during Sunday's "Face the Nation."
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Can't Find Your Favorite Chocolate for Halloween? Supposedly, That's Putin's Fault Too
Of course, CNN says this is all the consumers' fault. According to their write-up, you fatties started gorging on sweets during the pandemic, gobbling up supply. The network also seems to believe that enthusiasm for Halloween last year, after over a year of lockdowns in many areas of the country, generally signals some new and increased interest in Halloween. Because it is well known that kids have not enjoyed holding out a bag and receiving free candy until now:
Demand for sweets surged during the pandemic and has remained high. Meanwhile interest in Halloween has only gotten stronger. That's bittersweet news for Hershey, which has seen its sales spike — the company reported double-digit sales growth in the quarter compared to last year -— but it has also had to make some production sacrifices.
The chocolate maker uses the same manufacturing lines for its regular and seasonal products. That means it can't amp up production of both regular sweets and Halloween or holiday items. Instead, it has to do one or the other.
Buck said the company had a strategy of prioritizing everyday products on the shelf. This decision may mean you can be the hero in your neighborhood and hand out the full-size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. There is one in every community, and that could be you this year.
Buck also said Hershey's issues are primarily due to the war in Ukraine. If chocolate bars were made of wheat, I could buy that. Russia and Ukraine combined produce over one-quarter of global wheat exports. I could concede a Kit Kat and Twix shortage because of their crunchy cookie components. But not full-scale chocolate production.
Even a blog trying to explain the impact of the war in Ukraine on chocolate could only come up with the increasing cost of cocoa beans and the price of oil and gas. The former predates the current conflict, and the latter affects every industry.
In reality, there are two major chocolate producers. One is Cargill, an American company. The even larger one is Barry Callebaut in Switzerland. Together these companies process more than 60% of the world's cocoa. Big companies like Hershey most often buy from these two suppliers. They are large and dependable, usually.
"The warehouses are full": Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage
Just as retailers are starting to gear up for the holiday season, there are warnings of a possible nationwide shipping logjam. A shortage of rail workers, not enough rail cars and importers failing to pick up their goods are causing cargo to pile up once again at the Port of Los Angeles — a key link in the U.S. supply chain.
Port director Gene Seroka said containers are already piling up and clogging the docks.
"There are about 35,000 containers that are designated for rail on our docks right now," he said. "A normal day looks more like 9,000 units."
If you follow the railroading Reddit subgroups, you saw this coming last year.
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Twenty-eight years ago, I said goodbye to my parents and traveled 7,000 miles across continents to make my new home in America.
What unfolded in the next 48 hours was really a comedy of errors.
My flight arrived late at New York's JFK airport, and I missed my connection. It would have been a miracle had my luggage arrived, but no miracles were observed that day; my luggage was lost. The next flight out was the next day.
Luckily, I had an uncle with whom I could stay the night. I arrived the next day in Indianapolis, Indiana, with just my handbag. An anthropology professor picked me up for the one-hour drive to Indiana University's Bloomington campus to start my freshman year. I was so so excited!
He dropped me at the international student center (ISC), where I found out that all the dorms were closed for four more days! A volunteer PhD student at the ISC suggested I could sleep on the couch at the center for the next four days.
Having just left the comfort of my home, I was horrified at the suggestion, and he could sense my uneasiness. He then gave me all the coins in his pocket to use a payphone to call someone. After watching me struggle from the corner of his eye for a few minutes, he walked over to show me how to use a payphone.
I called my sister's friend; she lived 2.5 hours away (and we had never met before). Michelle was the only contact I had in the state, so I asked her if she could pick me up. She agreed and said she would be there by five p.m.
Exhausted, hungry, and jet-lagged, I picked up a map to make my way to see my student counselor across campus, only to realize I had never seen a map before. I had no idea how to read it.
A kind and patient guy on his bike stopped to help and taught me how to read the map. He explained how you have to cross-reference the alphabet with the number and find the larger grid's corresponding square.
Of course! It makes perfect sense. Why didn't we do this in Kuwait instead of stopping and randomly asking people every couple of kilometers which way next?
This was a new world order. I'm the kind of person who punches 11 seconds on the microwave instead of 10 because it's more efficient with your finger movement. I'm the kind of person who turns off the oven a few minutes early since the heat is contained and will continue the cooking—it's more efficient. Now this, an ordered and efficient way to navigate the world, had just been shown to me.
Wow! America and I are going to get along fabulously.
I arrived only to find out that the counselor's office was also closed. How could this be that everything was closed? Well, it was the year after the Gulf War in Kuwait—mail wasn't functioning well. I guess correspondence was lost in snail-mail. Using my newly acquired map reading skills, I wandered back to the professor's office to wait for my friend.
Five p.m. turned into 6 p.m., then 7 p.m., and then 8 p.m. There was no sign of Michelle, so the professor took me out to dinner. It was a five-dollar meal at a Tibetan restaurant called Snow Lion. Then we waited some more for Michelle. Eventually, at 10:30 p.m., she showed up. Her car had broken down and had to be towed!
We needed a place to stay for the night. The professor dropped us off at a Motel 6. The price? A hefty 35 dollars for the night. All I had was a traveler's check and a 100-dollar bill that my dad's American friend had given me in Kuwait. He told me that it was my emergency money, and he had noted the serial number of the bill.
He hoped that I would graduate without having to ever use the money. He said he had done the same with all three of his children, and every one of them graduated with that bill intact. It had only been 24 hours for me; I wasn't about to use it!
The next day, I woke up, made my way to the social security office, got a number, and then walked to the closest bank to open a checking account. I deposited the checks and got some cash. Unable to understand the public transportation system, I walked back to pay the hotel bill. Michelle went to the garage to get her car. I then walked back to campus and got a student ID. After what seemed like an eternity of walking, we were finally on our way to her apartment 2.5 hours away.
That evening, we went to Walmart and bought socks, undies, and a hairdryer. (The hairdryer I still use today!) Three days later, when I was getting dropped back to campus in a rental car, I realized that my wallet had gotten left behind in the car.
There went my 100 dollars, social security card, and student ID. So I began the process all over again and got new numbers.
Even today, I'm still horrified that I lost the 100 dollars in my first week. But, in hindsight, I'm glad there were no such things as Skype, email, or cell phones. When I got my phone connected and called my parents a week later, they had nothing to worry about—everything had been sorted, even the lost suitcase.
I chuckle when I think back to those days, even though it didn't seem so funny then. When I arrived from half a world away, I knew nothing about Indiana. Was it conservative or liberal, Democratic or Republican, religious or not? Heck, I didn't even know if I was pro-life or pro-abortion.
All I saw were strangers, willing to help a brown-skinned girl with an unpronounceable name.
Those experiences have etched America's character into my mind, and I have tried to live up to the standard for 28 years now.
As diverse as America is, it turns out America's kindness is universal.
So, cheers to the many people who have helped on my journey, and a special thanks to America for all the countless character-building experiences and unparalleled kindness.
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Q: How do I increment a variable by 1`for each run of a loop in C++? I have made a basic do while loop, I want to output car hire on the left and the voucherno on the right of the screen. If the user wants to repeat the process then the voucher no should increment by 1. Another thing is what is wrong with the while expression I have,
it says expected an expression before the = token.

   do {
        unsigned short voucherno=0;
        char processanother;
        cout<<"CAR HIRE"<<setw(4)<<setfill('0')<<"Voucher Number:"<<voucherno++;
        cout<<"Repeat again to test the loop Y/N?";
        cin>>processanother;
   }
    while(processanother!=='y'||process!=='Y');

A: Use a for loop or declare your variable outside the loop. Note that the condition in a for loop really can be any condition at all, it does not need to look at the same variables the other two expressions are using.
char processanother = 'y';
for (unsigned short voucherno=0;
     processanother=='y' || processanother =='Y';
     ++voucherno) {
  std::cout << ...
  std::cin >> processanother;
}

The way you have written your code, each iteration creates a new variable voucherno.
And what @qwr said: The operator is !=, not !==. But I believe you want == anyway.

A: if you define voucherno in the do while loop, then voucherno is a local variable. Each loop it is defined as 0. So you won't get the actual counts. So define voucherno before the do-while loop instead.
In C++, if you want to, say, test if two variables are equal, you use == operator. And if you want to test if they are different, you use != operator instead of !==. !== is illegal.

A: unsigned short voucherno=0;
do {

    char processanother;
    cout<<"CAR HIRE"<<setw(4)<<setfill('0')<<"Voucher Number:"<<voucherno++;
    cout<<"Repeat again to test the loop Y/N?";
    cin>>processanother;
}
while(processanother=='y'||process=='Y');

There is two mistake in your code.
  1. The voucherno variable is declared in side loop, so it will no show you incremented value, every time in loop it will get declared and assigned by zero so it will show zero(0)
 2. another mistake  in while condition there is no any operator in C++ like "!=="  as  you have used. If you want to check equality then use == and if you want to check not equal then use !=.
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Yorgos Lanthimos' dystopia takes place in the near future in a world where people who don't find mates are sentenced to 45 days in The Hotel. If they don't find a partner by the end of those 45 days, they are turned into an animal of their choice. If they try to escape, the other prisoners can gain extra days by shooting them with tranquilizers (whereupon the escapee gets turned into an animal not of their choice). What perfect timing this film has in a year of animal transformations and animal empathy, what with the likes of Foster and Thwaites, the book Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are, and the traveling New Alchemists exhibition. The movie isn't about turning into animals, though. The animal thing is really in the background and the science of it glossed over. The film is really a comment on what it's like trying to find a mate in the 21st century. The characters speak in a deadpan, flat voice as though going through the motions. They desperately cling to anything they might have in common with a potential mate, as though going through an online dating check list. While the hotel encourages single people to fall in love, it seems that very few of them know what love is, and it isn't until out in the wilderness where love is forbidden that the main character starts to happen upon it. Or does he? It's difficult to assess. It will keep you debating with your film club for hours.
The film has a diverse cast, from big movie stars like Irish action-man Colin Ferrell (who packed on 40 pounds in 2 months for the role) and Rachel Weisz (who, although narrating, doesn't show up until halfway through the film), to the talented Olivia Colman as hotel manager, to Extras' Ashley Jensen, to the compulsory appearance of John C. Reilly as the comic relief, and a personal favorite: the comedian Michael Smiley.
On top of that, the writing is phenomenal. It's not just poignant but also consistently funny for the full two hours. It's not a knee-slapper–it's more subtle than that.
The Lobster will keep you thinking for a long time after you've seen it. It's a high recommend from Anglonerd–as long as you're not too squeamish! It's definitely rated R but not for the reasons films are usually rated R. Most of the sex and violence is implied, but it's implied viscerally.
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Cups and Saucers is this week's PE Activity of the Week, which focuses on cooperation and teamwork.
The object of the game is for teams to turn over their cones before the opposing team.
You can make this game harder by the children having hoops placed, where the teams must put the correct colour cone in the correct colour hoop.


The WFDF 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate (WCBU), in association with BULA, concluded on Saturday, June 24 with the USA showing its continued dominance, taking gold in the Mixed gender and Men's divisions. Russia overcame the USA in a stunning come-from-behind victory -- winning the final four points of the Women's Division final -- to take the women's title 11-10. The USA also swept all four divisions of Masters' Division play. The USA had taken gold in all but the Mixed Division in the WFDF 2015 World Beach Ultimate Championships. The week-long event, which opened on Sunday, June 18 on the beautiful beaches of Royan, France featured nearly 1,800 players from 39 countries on 127 teams in 9 divisions. The 30-person broadcast team livestreamed more than 120 games across three showcase fields over the course of the week, which is the most games live broadcast for one event by WFDF.
In addition to awarding medals to the top three finalists in each division, WFDF also provides a separate medal for Spirit of the Game, highlighting a core tenet of Ultimate. Players are expected to self officiate by making their own foul, line and violation calls during the game. The Spirit award in each division is calculated based on scores awarded by the opposing team after each game over the course of the entire championship.
The opening and closing ceremonies featured the Vice-President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) Jean-Pierre Mougin, and local dignities including 1st Counciller Patrick Marengo and Vice President of Charente Maritime Department Marie-Pierre Quentin, among others.
Royan was the fifth edition of the WCBU, with the previous event hosted in Dubai, UAE in 2015, which consisted of over 1,000 athletes on 71 teams representing 24 nations. The first WCBU was held in 2004 in Portugal, followed by Brazil (2007) and Italy (2011). This year's event featured three newly approved WFDF national federations, Turkey, Guam and Malaysia. Also of note, the Great Grand Masters Division Beach Ultimate Championship event for athletes 48 years of age and older was held separately in Praia do Meco, near the village of Aldeia do Meco, south of Lisbon, Portugal, due to space constraints.
WFDF has previously stated that the WCBU 2017 will serve as the qualifying event for the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games which has been announced by the Association of National Olympic Committees to be hosted in San Diego in October 2019.


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David also girded on his sword. And about four hundred men went with David, and two hundred stayed with the supplies. (1 Samuel 25:13) David spent a long time as an outlaw running from King Saul...
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Political Science Major Julia McBride Gets Amazing Internship Experience in Harrisburg
Geography Graduate Student Rachel Applebaum Wins Multiple Awards
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is full of student successes. Here are a few of their stories:
Research and Conference Presentations:
Asian Studies Conference Presentations
Pittsburgh Asia Consortium Undergraduate Research Conference: Asian Studies faculty mentored students who presented their research at the PAC Undergraduate Research Conference at the University of Pittsburgh.
Student Award Winners:
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Emily Gaertner, a senior majoring in philosophy/pre-law and criminology, won Best All-Region Attorney with a near perfect score at the American Mock Trial Association meeting at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She credits her success to her philosophy major: "Studying philosophy has opened my mind to new perspectives, challenged me to analyze theories and arguments from a neutral viewpoint, strengthened my problem-solving skills, and helped me communicate more effectively and efficiently. I strongly believe philosophy is one of the most practical majors one could possibly pursue."
Keystone Award for Student Journalism
Cody J. Benjamin, a junior majoring in journalism and public relations, won a Keystone Award from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, for his story published in the HawkEye : " Favoritism, finance and football at IUP." Benjamin's story reported on favoritism, financial contributions, and family connections in IUP's NCAA Division II football program. Benjamin's story is the most-read in the HawkEye's history. According to David Loomis, editor of the HawkEye and a professor of journalism and public relations at IUP, "Cody's story and its half-dozen sidebars reflect some of the most thorough reporting the HawkEye ever has published," Loomis said. "His work is a model of professional-grade sports journalism, it's a first-rate example of investigative public-service reporting, and readers clearly responded to it."
Multiple Academic Awards for Geography Graduate Student
Rachel Applebaum, a graduate student in Geography, won the an IUP Women's Leadership Award, which is given to women who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and leadership roles in the community. In addition, she also won third place in the graduate level at the Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Forum and the Dean's Award for Excellence for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Graduate Scholars Forum.
Study Abroad Experiences:
Studying in Costa Rica and Peru
Shelby Ledger, who is pursuing a dual baccalaureate degree in K-12 Spanish Education and Spanish, with minors in French and Latin American Studies, has studied abroad both in Costa Rica and Peru. According to Ledger, "I would advise any student to make the most of their time here, to take as many classes as possible and try different majors and different minors, and travel because it opens avenues for the future."
Amazing Internships and Independent Studies:
Independent Study in the Music Industry
Laura Ragsdale, an English major, used an independent study to get the experience she needed to work in the music industry. In her words, in order to succeed, students need to: "Play hard and work hard. Have a blast, but don't lose sight of why you're here. Create opportunities, make goals, and find people to support you."
Field School in Madagascar
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Internship in State Government
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March 13 2005, 12:00am, The Sunday Times
The suggestion follows a series of bitter rows between the government and English Heritage, including one over its attempt to derail plans by John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, to demolish thousands of Victorian homes in northern England.
The main winner to emerge from the wreckage may turn out to be the National Trust, the privately run charity which could be handed control of English Heritage's 400 sites to add to its own 900-property portfolio.
English Heritage would be left with little except its role of running the listings system for preserving old buildings and advising the government on the historic environment.
Under Jowell's suggestions, to be outlined in a pamphlet to be published by her department just before Easter, the National Trust could become…


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PUBLISHED: October 10, 2013 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 3:52 am
One thing perhaps most interesting in wandering through Neil Simon's remarkable career as a playwright has to do with the increasing sophistication of his plays.
Originally, he wrote sweet human comedies, but even as he brought his talents to a wider range of human conditions, the humor remained underneath. Indeed, what keeps what are essentially dramas from being tragedies — in Simon's hands — is the inevitable tension-breaking quip, or ironic sigh, which lightens the burden.
One is reminded powerfully of this very thing when watching one of his finest, "The Sunshine Boys," at the Ahmanson Theatre.
Most certainly, the small cast is just about perfect: a nostalgic reunion of comedic favorites in a play about the potential reunion of comedic favorites. The crisp direction, the evocative set, and those ever-present, tension-lifting quips that keep a tale of diminishment and bitterness from being maudlin, make for something most enjoyable to watch.
Central to the piece are Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch as Willie Clark and Al Lewis — The Sunshine Boys — longtime vaudeville stars estranged for more than a decade, and facing the struggles of advancing age. Now Willie's nephew, reluctant guardian and agent has been approached about a TV special honoring giants of comedy. Can Willie and Al do it? Will they? Can they still be funny after years of not speaking to each other?
DeVito has all the snappy quips and slightly crazed but diminishing aspects of a longtime professional clown losing definition. Hirsch's grumbling, faded gentility offers immediate contrast to the scruffy intensity of his counterpart. Indeed, this defines unspoken elements of their relationship's failure — an aspect Simon often explores in his work.
Backing up these two legends are Justin Bartha as the nephew losing his patience and his tolerance, and Johnnie Fiori as the nurse who has Willie's number, as she looks after him late in the play.
Also important are those who assist in filming the best-known Clark and Lewis sketch, Matthew Bohrer as the intently patient television production assistant, Annie Abrams as a "nurse" right out of burlesque, and Gibby Brand as the fictional patient who becomes the butt of some of the best of the sketch's jokes. Frank Kopyc's voice adds to the silliness as the offstage television director.
Director Thea Sharrock has both honored the material and the quality of her actors as she emphasizes the more nuanced aspects of Simon's characters. This is greatly enhanced by Hildegard Bechtler's precise and evocative set, and appropriately disparate costumes. As a production, the details show particular care.
"The Sunshine Boys" are cantankerous and impossible. Yet they are also very human, and in exploring the failure of a partnership in some ways more intimate than a marriage, it offers a window — no matter how humorous on occasion — into the breakdown of all relationships. And that, in the end, is Simon's greatest gift: make us laugh even as we see the grief the human race can bring to itself, one person at a time.
For more of Frances Baum Nicholson's reviews, visit her blog: www.stagestruckreview.com.
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Early life
Keane was born on 8 August 1844 in Birkenhead, Cheshire. His father, also Edward Keane, was a captain in the Royal Navy, and was a relative of John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, who had been made a peer for his service in India.

In the mid-1870s, construction was begun on a railway line in the Kapunda area of South Australia, with Keane appointed as the engineer in charge of the project. The line was originally surveyed to run through Illawarra, a property owned by Abraham White, brother of James White MP, but Keane had a new survey carried out so that the line was moved away from the property. He married White's daughter, Lilla Rebecca Wharton White (1858–1934), at St. Peter's College Chapel in Adelaide on 27 May 1879. They would later have five children.

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While campaigning for election to East Province in July 1904, prior to the upcoming elections, Keane caught a cold, which subsequently developed into pleurisy and pneumonia. The West Australian observed that the "exigencies of an election campaign probably accounted for the trouble receiving slight attention". His condition having worsened, Keane was removed to Miss McKimmie's Private Hospital on Havelock Street in what is now West Perth, where he died of heart failure on the morning of 9 July. He was buried the following day in the Church of England section of Karrakatta Cemetery, with the Bishop of Perth, Charles Riley, officiating at the service. Flags were flown at half-mast in Perth the day of the funeral. The Daily News noted that up until his illness he had "enjoyed such robust physical health, combined with rare mental activity and energy, that most people who knew him would have credited him with fewer years. Four men nominated for the vacancy caused by Keane's death (Hugh Edmiston, Vernon Hamersley, E. J. Hart, and Isidore Grimish), with Hamersley eventually elected.

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In the early 1890s, Keane purchased  of land at Cottesloe (now Peppermint Grove) adjoining the Swan River, surrounding a point in the river called Butler's Hump (now known as Keane's Point). A large home, Cappoquin House (named after Cappoquin, the Keane family's original residence in County Waterford, Ireland), was built at the site, with the family taking up residence in 1894. Lilla Keane lived at the house until her death in 1934, when it was bequeathed to the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for use as a clubhouse. The majority of the property surrounding the house was sold for development, with a small portion purchased by the Peppermint Grove Road District.

Keane was elected president of the Victorian Football Club, an Australian rules football club competing in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), prior to the start of the 1886 season. The following season he relinquished his role as president to Hector Rason, and was made patron of the club, replacing Edward Scott. In May 1888, Keane was elected president of the league, necessitating him to relinquish his position at the Victorians.

In 1896, Keane, along with several local residents, agreed to form a sailing club based in Freshwater Bay, near his residence in Peppermint Grove. The Freshwater Bay Yacht Club first participated in races the following year, and later received a royal charter. Keane's old residence, Cappoquin House, is still used by the club as a clubhouse.

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Kleeger, 35, and Still, 34, can be forgiven their avian antipathy. They don't sell the Castelfranco chicory or Red Bull brussels sprouts or Aprovecho fava beans or the hundreds of other vegetables they grow in their fields. Their plants don't look like produce—they are all tall and shaggy, even the three-foot lettuces rattling with seeds. Kleeger and Still sell the seeds from these plants to other farmers through Adaptive Seeds, the small company they founded on their five-acre organic farm in Sweet Home, Ore., in 2009. The birds, not unreasonably, consider Adaptive Seeds' products their food.
Adaptive Seeds has a John Deere combine that's not quite old enough to appear in a parade of vintage farm equipment at a 4-H fair, a shed overflowing with garlic, a winnowing room where Still dumps seeds from one bucket to another in front of a window fan that blows away the chaff, and an office where they handle seed orders from down the road and around the globe. Kleeger and Still's living room is full of corn, hanging to dry from racks near the ceiling, for next year's catalog.
The couple began working on an organic farm right after college but were dismayed to find, over dozens of seasons raising and selling vegetables, that farmers planted the same handful of varieties year after year. That seemed limiting. They decided to seek out varieties of vegetables not available in the United States and spent their savings on the trip to Europe, collecting seeds from varieties that seemed promising. Today they are leaders in a movement that could alter local food systems and economies, as well as strengthen the hand of organic and small farmers.


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» When Negotiating an Architect's Agreement, Ensuring that an Owner is Protected in the Event of an Early Termination is Imperative
When Negotiating an Architect's Agreement, Ensuring that an Owner is Protected in the Event of an Early Termination is Imperative
On Behalf of Greenberg, Trager & Herbst, LLP | Jul 2, 2014 | Design Professional Agreements, Project Management |
On some projects, conflicts arise between an owner and its various design professionals, including its architect. Should an owner opt to terminate its architect, the parties' rights will be dictated by their agreement. Therefore, an owner should be mindful of the following when negotiating such an agreement.
Documents prepared by the architect, including drawings and specifications, generally remain the property of the architect, unless dealt with differently in the agreement. If ownership is to remain with the architect, the owner should negotiate a perpetual license to use and reproduce the architect's instruments of service in connection with the project, even after the architect is no longer engaged; therefore, the owner will be able to proceed with the construction of its project. This can become complicated depending on when the architect is terminated and what level of drawings it has designed as of that time. An architect may insist that its name be removed from drawings and/or that its name not be used in marketing of the project. These issues should be addressed in the agreement.
The owner should confirm the architect's agreement provides that the owner's obligation to make payment is for services properly rendered pursuant to the agreement up to the time of termination. Otherwise, the architect may seek to prevent the owner from using its instruments of service until the architect is paid for all sums due under the agreement regardless of whether those services were performed at all or performed properly.
The owner also should be sure to include language in the agreement that the architect will cooperate in the transition to a new architect, including the withdrawal as the architect of record for project filings with the Department of Buildings.
We are available to work with our clients in negotiating architect's agreements and settlement agreements with architects consistent with the foregoing.
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Katy Perry is Single Again after Splitting from John Mayer
Find out why Katy Perry dumped John Mayer this time
Katy Perry has broken up with John Mayer again. The Part of Me singer, whose divorce from comedian Russell Brand was finalised in July, is said to have told the Half of my Heart singer to lose her number because he cannot commit.
A source told US gossip website RadarOnline: ''John just can't commit, and he kept luring Katy back with promises that was going to change, but then he didn't. Katy was pretty crazy about him, so she kept giving him another chance."
The source added, ''John liked Katy, so he wanted to keep her in his life, but it just wasn't up to Katy's standards. She needs the guy to be on board 100 percent and she was sick of John disappearing for five days at a time, then booty calling her, then straightening up and treating her well, only to go back to his old behaviour a few days later. Finally she was like 'lose my number'.''
The on-again/off-again couple first began dating in early August but split after just two weeks with friends saying it was only a casual rebound romance following her divorce from Russell. The pair reconciled a few weeks later but this time they have split for good, according to reports.
Katy is preparing to host a divorce party later this month on what would have been her second wedding anniversary on October 23.
Katy and Russell married in a romantic ceremony in India after a year of dating but 14-months later they announced their marriage was over.
A source said: ''Katy has been dreading October 23 for weeks now and has been trying to think of ways to turn it into something positive.''
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I'm counting down the days to the first ever BDJ Box Beauty Social at the SM Mall of Asia Atrium on March 24!
BDJ Box is a beauty product discovery subscription service for women. Brought to you by the makers of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, BDJ Box aims to help every Filipina unbox her own beauty. For P480 a month, subscribers receive a mass-customized box with at least 5-6 of the best beauty products delivered to their doorstep.
I'm psyched to try each and every activity booth at the Beauty Social!


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Home FASHION Bulgari's "Ultra-Modern" Watch Makes Us Wish We Could Travel The World
Bulgari's "Ultra-Modern" Watch Makes Us Wish We Could Travel The World
Watch history and international travel have always been interconnected.
The development of the marine chronometer revolutionised oceanic navigation. They were created to aid pilots in keeping track of time while flying across the globe. Ocean adventurers were the first to use this system, eager to discover the deepest depths of the earth. You can now even check in on your smartwatch!
A luxurious complication that also owes its origins to travel is the world timer. Although the world timer was a simpler precursor to the GMT watch and clocks, they were first made infrequently since the 18th century. However, it was only in the 1930s that they truly took off as international travel became more common. World timer watches have been the exclusive domain of some of the most distinguished watchmakers in the world, such as or. They are high-end horlogerie.
But they can be rather stuffy and old-fashioned in their design and execution (and that's to say nothing of their normally eye-watering price tags…) Which is why new Octo Roma WorldTimer is such a refreshing watch. It's ultra-modern, masculine and practical, with incredible value. We wish we could take it on an international trip.
Close-up detail of the two Bulgari Octo Roma WorldTimers. Bulgari, like many luxury fashion houses, has invested heavily in developing their in-house watchmaking. Bulgari is a leader in this area.
Available in two sporty configurations the Bulgari Octo Roma WorldTimer combines the class and technical wizardry of a classic world timer and imbues it with a sense of youthfulness that few other world timers boast. The watch's modernist design combines a modernist twist on the world-timer format with clear, unilinear numerals and indexes. Its 41mm diameter, 100m water resistance, and 42-hour power reserve add to the watch's practicality.
The Octo Roma WorldTimer's BVL257 mechanical self-winding integrated movement comprises 261 components, and was developed and produced by Bulgari's manufacture in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Both models are available at a price of AU$12,000. This is a very competitive price. A stainless steel item will retail for AU$57,000 – good luck with getting on the wait list…
Discover the Bulgari Octo Roma WorldTimer as well as the rest of the award-winning Octo collection at Bulgari's online boutique.
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Induction started by breaking water?
I've had 5 vaginal births, 3 of which were inductions.
For those 3 inductions they were started by pitocin or a ripener then pitocin. I've never had an induction started by rupturing the membranes.
I'm probably being induced next week & the current suggestion is to start by breaking my water since Baby is already low and my cervix favorable.
For moms who've had inductions start this way, how long did it take to get things moving along?
Usually my water breaks and baby is here in under 2 hours! I'm assuming if I'm *starting* the induction this way it would be a little slower, but I'm curious what others have experienced.
I was induced with my last DD (dear daughter) with the foley bulb a few days before (L&D was super busy so we couldn't get in for 2 days).
When I was finally called in to the hospital for induction they broke my water and let me walk the halls for a couple of hours before starting pitocin. I got a few irregular, not very painful contractions with my water broken - but definitely needed pitocin to keep things going. I was fairly early though and I really don't think my body was ready.
It's not exactly the same, but I had a few hours of very mild contractions, then my water broke and contractions got intense and 1-2 minutes apart and I delivered the baby an hour later.
I was scheduled for induction on Friday if the baby hadn't come this week, and my OB suggested breaking my water as the method as well since the baby was so low, I was dilated, and this is my 4th kid.
My first was this way. I think that it is because the babies hesi then can be engaged and push down to help make cervical change.
I was induced at 7 with water broken.
Tell me your positive induction stories.


The Professional Dilemma paper consists of about 55 Situational Judgement test questions, and lasts 115 minutes.
This tests your response to various scenarios, and assesses whether you meet the core competencies in the National Person Specification. It is a test of judgement NOT knowledge.
SJT papers have been used for many years as part of the recruitment process for the Civil Service posts across the world, the FBI, and the NHS Graduate Management Programme.
You should also have a good knowledge of the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2006).
Do nothing - it is not your problem.
Tell your colleague that you will cover for him if he pays for your ticket.
Inform your co-worker that this is irresponsible and unethical, and that were it to happen again, you would be obliged to inform your consultant.
1. E - You are making your colleague aware that his actions are wrong, and allowing him a chance to explain himself / make amends.
2. B - someone else may have a useful suggestion as to how to approach this problem. The problem affects everyone on the rota so it makes sense to discuss it together.
3. A - If you feel unable to tackle the situation yourself, by informing someone in a position of responsibility, it allows the problem to be addressed.
4. C - this does not address the situation at all. As his action affects you and all of your colleagues, it IS your responsibility to do something about it.
5. D - This is unethical - not only are you condoning his behaviour, you are asking for a bribe as well.
This question tackles 2 of the competencies: Managing Others & Team Involvement, and Professional Integrity.
Some questions will be focused on only 1 competency, others may cover 2 or even 3.
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Q: After Build electron.js found Error: cannot find module "electron-updater" I create a project by electron.js where I use electron-updater. Then I found this error which is:
A javascript error occurred in the main process.
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Q: rails activerecord reputation system I'm trying to use the rails activerecord reputation system from twitter and I'm running into an error while trying to generate a reputation system:
/Users/chrispalmer/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.0/gems/activerecord-
4.1.0/lib/active_record/dynamic_matchers.rb:26:in `method_missing': undefined method
`attr_accessible' for #<Class:0x0000010190f838> (NoMethodError)

I looked around and it might have something to do with "strong params"?  If so, how can I fix this problem.  I tried installing protected-attributes gem, but it did not fix the issue.  Thanks for your help.

A: It was a bug in activerecord-reputation-system which was fixed in 3.0.1 (November 27, 2014). Please update.


Shamrock Shake recipe is so easy anyone can do it. Plus, it doesn't hurt that it is delicious!
Who can resist a Shamrock Shake? Or what about a Shamrock Shake with a Twist?
Blend ingredients in a blender until completely smooth. Pour into glasses and serve!
Blend all ingredients in a blender until completely smooth. Pour into glasses and serve!
Want to learn more about St. Patrick's Day?
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The Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur is a member of the Cabinet of Manipur Government in the Government of Manipur. Not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

See also
List of current Indian deputy chief ministers

References

Deputy Chief Ministers of Manipur
Manipur
Manipur-related lists


How to Cite This Chapter: Salehian O, Hoffman P. Ventricular Septal Defect. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.II.2.12.3 Accessed April 24, 2019.
Ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are the most common congenital heart disease seen at birth (excluding bicuspid aortic valves), accounting for 30% to 40% of all defects.
1) Perimembranous VSD (most common, accounting for ~80% of all cases): Located in the membranous septum.
2) Muscular/trabecular VSD (up to 15%-20% of cases): Completely surrounded by muscle.
3) Outlet VSDs (~5% of cases): Located underneath the semilunar valves.
4) Inlet/atrioventricular canal: Directly inferior to the atrioventricular valves. A component of the atrioventricular septal defect.
1. Symptoms: Small VSDs are asymptomatic. Symptoms of a larger VSD include exertional dyspnea, reduced exercise tolerance, and palpitations. The development of pulmonary vascular disease (which eventually leads to shunt reversal and Eisenmenger syndrome) causes a significant limitation of the patient's activity.
2. Signs: In patients with small VSDs, the apical impulse is normal in location and size; however, in those with large VSDs, the apical impulse is located inferiorly and laterally. This is also the case in patients with hemodynamically important aortic regurgitation (associated with aortic cusp prolapse) or significant mitral regurgitation (associated with inlet-type VSDs). A loud holosystolic murmur in the fourth left intercostal space with a systolic thrill is the predominant sound heard during auscultation (the smaller the defect, the louder the murmur and the more pronounced the presence of the associated thrill). Muscular VSDs often have murmurs that are not holosystolic due to the systolic compression of the defect. In patients with large-volume shunts, there may be a diastolic apical rumble. With the development of Eisenmenger syndrome, the systolic murmur disappears, the second heart sound becomes distinctly accentuated, and a diastolic murmur of pulmonary regurgitation (a Graham Steell murmur) may appear. A low-frequency diastolic decrescendo murmur along the sternal border should make one suspect the presence of aortic regurgitation, which can be related to aortic cusp prolapse.
3. Natural history: Moderate left-to-right shunts lead to left ventricle (LV) volume overload, congestive heart failure, and subsequently to the development of Eisenmenger syndrome and shunt reversal. The defect may close spontaneously at any age, although this rarely occurs in adults (<10%) and applies to perimembranous and muscular defects only.
Diagnosis is largely made on the basis of echocardiography. However, muscular VSDs located at the apex, even when multiple, may be missed on routine echocardiographic evaluation. Differential diagnosis includes other lesions that lead to holosystolic murmurs, such as mitral regurgitation or tricuspid regurgitation.
1. Electrocardiography (ECG): In a large VSD, the features of LV and left atrial hypertrophy are observed. When severe pulmonary vascular disease develops (see Eisenmenger syndrome), there is evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy and right atrial enlargement.
2. Chest radiographs: In patients with a significant VSD, there are features of increased pulmonary perfusion (shunt vascularity), and there could also be evidence of LV and left atrial enlargement. With the development of pulmonary hypertension, varying degrees of pulmonary artery enlargement are seen.
3. Echocardiography: Echocardiography can identify the location and size of VSD(s) as well as assess cardiac remodeling caused by the shunt. Furthermore, calculation of the pulmonary (Qp) to systemic (Qs) flow ratio can be performed in individuals with good imaging windows. An important component of an echocardiographic evaluation is the assessment of pulmonary artery systolic pressures as well as evaluation for possible coexisting defects.
4. Cardiac catheterization: Although not routinely performed, in some patients it may be necessary to assess the hemodynamic significance of the VSD (shunt ratio calculation), main pulmonary artery pressures, as well as pulmonary vascular resistance. In individuals with significantly elevated pulmonary artery pressures on noninvasive imaging, preoperative cardiac catheterization is necessary to evaluate pulmonary vascular reactivity. Furthermore, in patients being forwarded for surgical closure of the defect who are at risk of coronary artery disease, assessment of coronary arteries is performed via cardiac catheterization.
1. Patients with normal pulmonary artery pressures and a small shunt (with less than moderate aortic regurgitation): No treatment is necessary. Current guidelines do not recommend routine endocarditis prophylaxis in these patients.
1) Symptomatic but do not have Eisenmenger syndrome.
2) Asymptomatic but have LV volume overload (more than mild LV dilation).
1) A history of infective endocarditis.
2) Progressive aortic regurgitation due to aortic cusp prolapse.
3) Pulmonary hypertension, if the Qp:Qs ratio is >1.5 and pulmonary artery pressures or pulmonary vascular resistance are <2/3 of the respective systemic values (in baseline conditions or after the administration of a pulmonary artery vasodilator, or following targeted treatment for pulmonary hypertension).
Patients after surgery with no residual hemodynamic disturbances and with cardiovascular symptoms only require a periodic specialist follow-up (a 5-year interval is adequate). However, patients with LV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, residual shunt, aortic regurgitation, right ventricular outflow obstruction, or LV outflow obstruction require a more regular (annual) evaluation in specialized clinics.
Infective endocarditis (reported up to 2 in 1000 patient-years), aortic regurgitation requiring surgery, paradoxical embolism (during intraventricular pacing), and complete heart block (rare).


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Ontario CEO combines leadership with compassion to help refugees
June 1st, 2017 Margaret Jetelina Featured, Immigrate, Refugees comments
Jim Estill (right) with a Syrian refugee employee at Danby Appliances.
The plight of refugees worldwide is recognized on June 20, World Refugee Day, but feeling empathy to their heartrending situation is one thing, taking action to help is something above and beyond — and it's a step that few take. Jim Estill is one of those exceptional people.
Although he was born in the United States before moving to Canada as a baby (so technically he's an immigrant), Estill doesn't have a family connection to the issue of refugees. He was raised in a free, democratic society, and had a prolific business career that led him to the position of CEO of Danby Appliances, an appliance company with annual sales of $400 million, in Guelph, Ontario.
More recently, he is known as the successful businessman who privately sponsored 150 Syrian refugees, spending $1.5 million of his own money to do so. Canadian Immigrant spoke with him about his generosity and leadership.
What was it about the plight of Syrian refugees that moved you to take action?
This is just such a huge humanitarian crisis. I did not feel I could stand by and do nothing. I have feelings for those who need a break.
You started by sponsoring 50 Syrian refugees. Why didn't you tell anyone at first?
Entrepreneurs tend to just do things. So that is what I did.
Eventually, you were to spend $1.5 million. Not an amount that most Canadians could afford to give away. Does money make doing good easier?
I think it makes it easier to do things on scale. But it also makes it more difficult because everyone expects you can just pay for everything. In the case of Syrian refugee sponsorship, it is not mostly about the money; it is about the orchestration and work involved in settling people well. I think that is what is different than just donating something to [other charitable causes].
Would you advise other business leaders in Canada like you to do something similar?
Of course they should, and I am frustrated that more people do not step up. Business leaders know how to orchestrate things. If you can run a company with 800 employees, you can run a volunteer organization with 800 volunteers. Much of what makes this work is the structure and organization, and it is business people who know how to do this. And, as for being generous, it is the duty of anyone who is in a fortunate position to see what they can do to help the world.
You have also helped by hiring some of the refugees?
I have a program where I offer any refugee 90 days' work. We call the program Ease into Canada. Part of the emphasis is to learn English. Part of success in Canada comes from speaking English (in the area we are at least).
We send people to the immigrant services training programs as well, for resumé writing, etc. We try to help people be placed in appropriate jobs for them.
How many people have taken part in your Ease into Canada program?
We have had about 60 people work though the program (not just the refugees I sponsor and not just Syrians —refugees and people needing a hand up). We have 21 people now in the program. Some have transitioned to full-time work at Danby Appliances including jobs like IT support, accounts payable, warehouse, assembly, customer service, assistant warehouse manager. It depends on the person's skills and capability. We have transitioned about 10 people to full-time, long-term jobs.
We also make introductions and encourage other employers to hire the ones who are good. For example, we have an engineer we recommended to Eramosa Engineering so he is now working in his chosen field.
We have also encouraged other employers to offer similar programs; Denso and Now Foods (Puresource) are doing that.
Are there any particular success stories of refugees you would like to point out?
I have one refugee family who started working in the Ease into Canada program. We then helped them buy a sock store. So in the next few weeks they will be in their own business.
Any plans for sponsoring more refugees?
Right now the government is on hold. We will sponsor more families. The people I am likely to start sponsoring are the families of those already here. I have been contacted by more than 1,000 people who want to be sponsored.
Anything else you'd like to add?
Success for me is helping people through a hard time — not just supporting them for a year so they can go on welfare. Our program is one to help people help themselves and allow them to create their new life in Canada.
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Q: #557. What was a "Sabbath days journey" (Acts 1:12)?
A: A "Sabbath days journey" is mentioned only in the New Testament in (Acts 1:12), however, it's observance appears to have started in the Old Testament. Nowhere in the Bible do we find that this was commanded by God. Instead, it was a man-made rule created by the Jewish priests.
In short, a Sabbath days journey was a rule which stated that on the Sabbath day (Saturday), no one could travel farther than 2000 cubits (about 3000 feet / 1000 yards / 5/8 of a mile – see: Q: #375).
How did the Jewish priests determine this distance? It is believed that they primarily used 3 different places in the Old Testament. The first is found in (Ex 16:27-30):
"And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather (manna), and they found none. And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day."
The second is found in (Num 35:5):
"And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities."
The third is found in (Josh 3:3-4):
"And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. (4) Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore."
Now, let's put these verses together. In Exodus, God told the Israelites: "let no man go out of his place" on the Sabbath. So, what is "his place" became the question. At first, it appears that the Israelites determined it was their home, but later decided it was the city (in part because they were allowed to leave their "place" (house) to walk to the Tabernacle / Temple on the Sabbath).
So, if the "place" was not their home, but instead the city, then how far could they go from the city? The priests based this on the verses in Numbers and Joshua. Specifically, in (Josh 3:3) God told the Israelites that they were to "remove from their (your) place" and follow the Ark of the Covenant, but there was to be "a space between the Israelites (you) and the Ark (it)" of "about 2000 cubits."
Deciding that the 2000 cubits (1000 yards) in these two instances was a God-ordained distance, the priests determined that the Israelites could not travel any farther than this from the wall of the city on the Sabbath. Anyone who violated this rule was said to have broken the 4th Commandment (to "keep the Sabbath day holy").
Tradition says that apparently the Israelites found ways to "bend" this rule in several ways. One such way was placing a lunch at a designated spot about 1000 yards away from the wall of the city the day before the Sabbath, and then when traveling on the Sabbath, stopping at that designated spot, declaring it a temporary abode, eating the lunch (resting), and then going on to travel another 1000 yards.
Tying all of this into (Acts 1:12), we know that the distance between Jerusalem and the Mt. of Olives was about 2000 cubits, therefore, Luke used a Jewish term which signified that distance: "a Sabbath days journey."


With many workplaces in the thick of summer vacations, the issue of "how to get the work done" is top of mind for most employers.
Jul. 9, 2009 3:01 p.m.
WINNIPEG — With many workplaces in the thick of summer vacations, the issue of "how to get the work done" is top of mind for most employers.
At the same time, we know that work/life conflict for employees is also a big issue.
Many feel they are doing more than one job (and some are) and many employees are struggling with stress from overwork.
They need their vacation time. Yet while vacation scheduling is a hot topic during the summer, the answer to ensuring full staffing complements isn't just about summer; it's about developing a year-round strategy and solution.
This is where instituting flexible work arrangements can help. In fact, more and more workers are seeking flexibility and work/life balance as one of the key elements of their decision to take a new job. And, since those baby boomers are watching the retirement clock, flexible work arrangements might just be a strategy for retaining some of this talent in your organization.
Studies are showing that instituting flexible work arrangements has many benefits.
These include increasing employee morale, reducing absenteeism and reducing the cost of worker leaves, be it vacation, maternity or involuntary termination.
It also helps with recruitment as flexible work arrangements are an attractive benefit for many employees.
There are several types of workplace flexibility.
These include part-time work schedules, job sharing, compressed work weeks, shift work, telecommuting and general flex time.
There is no one set of schedules that is suitable to every organization or business. Therefore, one of the first tasks an organization must undertake is to conduct a self-analysis to determine whether workplace flexibility could work and what type of flexible scheduling would best suit the needs.
Second, one of the challenges of implementing a flexible work program is to ensure it meets the interest and needs of the employee. Therefore, an employee survey should be undertaken so that any new programs can be moulded to satisfy identified needs.
General flex time appears to be the most common approach and is suitable to any size of organization.
General flex time simply means that an employee can personally control their start and stop times as long as they work a standard number of core hours within a specified period. This is often used by employees who have children as it gives them the flexibility to work around children's school hours.
Instituting a flexible work schedule is not without its challenges.
First of all, no doubt, the organization will experience resistance to the new change.
This will occur particularly if your organization has been rather traditional; in other words, supervisors who have always had control of when employees worked will have some difficulty making the transition to the new way of working.
As well, retaining the sense of teamwork will become somewhat more difficult as team members will have different work schedules requiring an increased need for good communication.
The following guidelines will assist you to implement a flexible work schedule more effectively.
l Develop clear policies: Be sure your policies and procedures are clear. Determine if the opportunity will be company-wide or limited to specific departments or if flex time is limited only to summer work hours. Ensure that the program can be instituted consistently and equitably and that vacation/sick leave, etc., are properly accounted for. Include time limits for your core hours. Overall, ensure clear directions on implementation, continuation, evaluation, discontinuation, and modification.
l Educate management: Expect some resistance from your supervisors as flex time requires more work and co-ordination. Ensure everyone understands the benefits and value to both the employer and employee. Work out any procedural challenges such as developing an application and evaluation process to ensure a smooth implementation.
l Educate employees: Hold meetings with staff to discuss the concept, respond to questions and get input into procedures and scheduling approaches. Ensure employees are fully aware of the application or proposal process and the nature of responsibility they are undertaking. Create a how-to handbook so that employees have access to information at all times.
l Start with a pilot project: Treat the flexible work arrangement as an experiment and start with a pilot project. During this time, gather data so that you can evaluate its effectiveness. Examine issues such as absenteeism, turnover, overtime and service levels.
l Implement a proposal approach: Each flexible arrangement should begin by requiring employees to complete a proposal. The proposal should outline a business case for the new work arrangement, the benefits to the individual and the organization, the proposed work schedule, a description of how work will be accomplished and how co-worker needs will be managed. As well, the proposal must contain a description on how communications will be handled.
l Ensure fair and equitable evaluation: The supervisors' role is to ensure there is adequate staffing at all times and therefore some arrangements may have to be terminated as business needs change or performance issues arise. Stay focused on the organizational benefits and determine if the proposal makes sense. If the proposal is not accepted, suggest alternatives, and if it is denied, be sure to communicate the rationale clearly.
l Institute formal agreements: A flexible work arrangement is essentially a contract between the employee and employer on how work will get done and when. It requires a strong sense of personal responsibility and it must be treated as such. Develop an agreement form and have both the employee and the supervisor sign it.
l Build in a review: A flexible work arrangement is also a partnership and one that will need continual review and adjustments. That adage that nothing ever works the way it was supposed to is often the case. Therefore, ensure that a general review is conducted on an annual basis and that any changes are formally recognized.
While summer has been slow in coming, requests for vacation will be quickly drifting in. If you are facing challenges in ensuring a full complement of staffing, take time to examine the potential of flex time during the summer months and/or during the entire year as a solution to the problem.