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The Organic Trade Association (OTA), a trade group based in Greenfield, Massachusetts that represents more than 900 members involved in the production and sale of certified organic products, estimates that the organic food industry is worth $4.2 billion annually, and will expand at a rate of more than 24% per year. The growing demand for organic foods can be attributed to factors such as concern about environmental protection, fear about food safety, and an increasing awareness of potential links between adverse health effects and chemical exposures such as pesticide residues.
While consumers have increasing organic options, there are currently no consistent requirements for organic labeling and no guarantee that foods labeled as organic are actually grown and processed in a purely organic fashion. Organic, by definition, refers to foods that are grown and processed without the use of synthetic chemicals or pesticides. However, with the introduction of new technologies such as genetic engineering, debate has arisen about what role these technologies should play in organic food production, and whether the products of these technologies should be considered natural or synthetic.
These are among the issues that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is trying to hammer out in a proposed rule on organic foods. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is working on the development of the National Organic Program (NOP), which was mandated by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 under its requirement for the establishment of national standards governing the marketing of agricultural products as having been organically produced.
There are currently 11 state and 33 private organic certification entities. About half of all states have regulations regarding the labeling of organic products, but there is no interstate regulatory authority and the standards vary among states. The 1990 act grew out of pressure from organic farmers and consumers who wanted Congress to establish a national program to ensure that foods labeled organic meet consistent standards.
In 1996, the NOSB submitted a list of recommendations to the USDA. The USDA reviewed these recommendations, developed a proposed rule, and released it for public comment on 16 December 1997. In the proposed rule, organic products were defined as "agricultural products produced through a natural versus synthetic process." The proposed rule outlined regulations that would govern the NOP and the allowable methods, practices, and substances to be used in producing and handling crops, livestock, and their processed products.
The USDA announced its plan to certify the systems used to produce and handle organic products, rather than certifying the products themselves. The activities involved in certifying operations would be conducted by state and private certifying agents accredited by the USDA. To become accredited, stated the proposed rule, operations would have to demonstrate that their personnel have the capability and experience to carry out the certification program. The USDA would conduct site evaluations to review the performance of the certifying agents.
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Nobody is perfect, just like no one will ever think he/she looks perfect. I always complain about my chubby looking face and how it expands when is on screen, which surprisingly a lot of people envy about my chubby face and fuller cheek bone as it makes me look young, but to be honest, I still hoping for a slimmer face.
As for my nose, from the view of my side profile, many said I have a high nasal bone. However, you will see that my nose is actually not pointy enough and the gap between my eyes should be closer. Moreover, I have a short forehead which causes my face to look even wider. Preparing to film for upcoming Channel 8 drama 知星人, I decided I must do something about it to enhance my overall personal image.
Last month I was invited by Affluent PR to "The Science Behind Beauty" workshop to learn about some popular face aesthetic treatments in the market being offered in Uber Aesthetic Clinic.
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Upon Googling I have also read up several positive reviews about the center and so I settled with Uber-Aesthetic Clinic.
A procedure that helps thousands of people straighten out their bumpy noses and chubby face without going under the knife, who wouldn't want?
During the first consultation with Justin Boey, he told me I had a shorter face length, hence having a filler at my chin area will cause my face to look elongated and slimmer. Additionally, he has to add a little bit of filler at my tip of the nose, as well as the bridge to make it more 3-dimensional.
It's been 2 weeks since I did my nose fillers & Botox for my jaw muscles over and I thought I would share with you guys my experience and how it looks now!
After the consultation, a nurse then brought me to another room to remove my makeup from my nose & my jaw area & then numbing cream was applied.
So the method was to make an injection point at the tip of my nose and all the way to the top of the nose (an area between my eyes).
Then the fillers are slowly released on to the areas that needed height. the distribution of the fillers are so much more even and it forms a very nice straight height & best of all.. only 1 injection point!!
He was so gentle and I didn't even feel pain at all!!
After he has deposited all the fillers he felt I needed, he then began to "mold & shape" it, this doesn't hurt at all too! It is more like pinching motion to make my nose sharper & higher.
Here I am examining myself after my nose fillers were done and only took less than 5 mins. I was very happy with it as the subtle height difference really made my nose bridge pop!
This photo was taken immediately after the injection. Which is an immediate result!
Then we moved on to Botox for my jaw muscles.
The Botox process is done by injecting a purified protein that causes the muscles around the face to relax, reducing facial lines and wrinkles. This process takes only about 10 – 15 minutes and is typically done along the jaw line and forehead where traces of the jab would be less visible. A vibrating device was also used to distract me hence reducing the pain caused during the whole process.
The effects of Botox can only be physically seen over a couple of weeks but immediately 1-2 days after, you'll feel your jaw muscles weaken and even find it tough to chew chicken breast or tough meat. Nothing to worry at all because that means the Botox did its job! To reduce your jaw muscles!
Both procedures is a swift and painless, there was no bruising at all and ZERO downtime. The filler will usually last about eight months to a year before gradually completely metabolized by my body since it's not instant and takes time.
How much does it cost for my treatment?
But don't worry, the leftovers will be kept at the Clinic and you can come back a few months later or whenever you feel like you need a top up!
2) Botox 50 Units- $25/unit = $1250.
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Just a quick disclaimer that while I like that aesthetic treatments and injectable can really improve my overall look, I don't rely on them to boost my self-esteem and confidence. Just like makeup, I can live without them. I would also like to remind everyone that its best to consult with a trusted aesthetic doctor on your suitability before embarking on any aesthetic treatment.


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package org.switchyard.quickstarts.demo.policy.security.wss.signencrypt;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.security.auth.callback.Callback;
import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;
import javax.security.auth.callback.UnsupportedCallbackException;

public class WorkServiceCallbackHandler implements CallbackHandler {

    private Map<String, String> _passwords = new HashMap<String, String>();

    public WorkServiceCallbackHandler() {
        _passwords.put("alice", "password");
        _passwords.put("bob", "password");
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public void handle(Callback[] arg0) throws IOException, UnsupportedCallbackException {
        for (int i = 0; i < arg0.length; i++) {
            try {
                // A dirty hack to get this working with both of CXF2 and CXF3.
                // WSPasswordCallback has been moved to another package in CXF3
                Method getIdentifierMethod = arg0[i].getClass().getMethod("getIdentifier", new Class[0]);
                Method setPasswordMethod = arg0[i].getClass().getMethod("setPassword", new Class[] {String.class});
                String identifier = (String) getIdentifierMethod.invoke(arg0[i], new Object[0]);
                String password = _passwords.get(identifier);
                if (password != null) {
                    setPasswordMethod.invoke(arg0[i], new Object[] {password});
                    return;
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new UnsupportedCallbackException(arg0[i], e.getMessage());
            }
        }
    }

}

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Q: Change column names in DT package right before output to Shiny app I would like to change the column names of a datable at the very last step before I output it in a Shiny app.  The display names are quite long, and I do not want to change them while I'm manipulating the datatable.  There are a lot more formatting changes to the datatable than below in my actual dataset.
Here is a dummy dataset:
library(DT)
test.df <- data.frame(a = runif(10), b = 21:20, c = 31:30, d = 31:40)
test.dt <- datatable(test.df) %>% formatPercentage('a', 0) %>% formatCurrency('c', '$')

Now, how would I change the column names to c('Col1', 'Col2', 'Col3', 'Col4')?  Again, I would like this to be the last step before I output the datatable with a renderDataTable function.
If there's a way to create column aliases as opposed to changing the actual column names, that would work as well.

A: Just use the colnames argument of datatable. This only changes the display name, so you can still use the original column names in your formatting code.
test.dt <- datatable(test.df, colnames=c("aa", "cc")) %>% formatPercentage('a', 0) %>% formatCurrency('c', '$')

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India's and China's economy is growing at a very fast rate. Thus, the pollution in the subcontinental region is high. With the rising prices of fossil fuels and with the growing global warming crisis, established organizations are trying to develop Eco-friendly gadgets, electronic equipment, vehicles, etc. One such organization is Mahindra group's electric car manufacturing division i.e. Reva.
The company was incorporated when Reva electric vehicles Private Limited was taken over by Mahindra. This unit manufactures Eco-friendly electric vehicles. At the Auto Expo show, the company unveiled its latest Halo electric car. This new car has managed to get wide attention from technology lovers in India. It has been designed to run without consuming petrol or diesel.
Reva's Halo is a two-seat two-door car. Claimed to reach the top speeds around 200 KMPH, this car would come with a 140 bhp powerful engine. Halo can reach from 0 to 100 KMPH within 7 seconds. Isn't this impressive? Expected to cost in India for a price tag around 2900000 to 3500000 lakhs, this electric vehicle would be sold in the local as well the company's international markets. At this price, you can buy an Audi.
As you can see below (the leaked image of Mahindra Reva Halo), the car looks beautiful, and it has an elegant design. It should be a hit in the country if it priced below 15 lakhs. Halo is nature-friendly, and it looks stylish. The car will enter into production soon.
0 – 100 speeds in 7 seconds.
200 kilometers per hour max speed.
Runs without petrol/diesel or CNG.
Stay tuned for more updates! Your thoughts are welcomed.
So, you want to say that a car that can reach 100kmph in 7 sec is not worth 35 lakh? And the writer is so stupid to suggest that the car should cost under 15lakh? Which car under 15lakh gives you that performance to start with? Its a sports car, not a family vehicle. You don't get an Audi sports car for 35 lakh, multiply that number by 3 and that is the minimum price of an Audi sports car. Add to that, the range of 200kms is not at all, for a country like India. Only if they could provide a bit more range, like around 300km, although then the cost would rise to around 40lakh, which is still better than most sports car. Or, instead of increasing the range, increase the power to 200hp.


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/*
 * eXist Open Source Native XML Database
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2007 The eXist Project
 * http://exist-db.org
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 *
 *  $Id: AbstractNodeSet.java 7662 2008-04-23 12:12:05Z wolfgang_m $
 */
package org.exist.dom;

import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.exist.collections.Collection;
import org.exist.numbering.NodeId;
import org.exist.xquery.Constants;
import org.exist.xquery.Expression;
import org.exist.xquery.XPathException;
import org.exist.xquery.value.AbstractSequence;
import org.exist.xquery.value.Item;
import org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence;
import org.exist.xquery.value.SequenceIterator;
import org.exist.xquery.value.Type;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;

/**
 * Abstract base class for all node set implementations. A node set is a special type of sequence,
 * which contains only nodes. Class NodeSet thus implements the {@link org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence}
 * as well as the DOM {@link org.w3c.dom.NodeList} interfaces.
 *
 * Please note that a node set may or may not contain duplicate nodes. Some implementations
 * (e.g. {@link org.exist.dom.ExtArrayNodeSet}) remove duplicates when sorting the set.
 */
public abstract class AbstractNodeSet extends AbstractSequence implements NodeSet {

    protected final static Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(AbstractNodeSet.class);

    // indicates the type of an optional value index that may have
    // been defined on the nodes in this set.
    protected int indexType = Type.ANY_TYPE;

    protected boolean hasTextIndex = false;
    protected boolean hasMixedContent = false;

    private boolean isCached = false;

    private boolean processInReverseOrder = false;

    protected AbstractNodeSet() {
        isEmpty = true;
    }

    /**
     * Return an iterator on the nodes in this list. The iterator returns nodes
     * according to the internal ordering of nodes (i.e. level first), not in document-
     * order.
     *
     */
    public abstract NodeSetIterator iterator();

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence#iterate()
     */
    public abstract SequenceIterator iterate() throws XPathException;

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence#unorderedIterator()
     */
    public abstract SequenceIterator unorderedIterator();

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence#getItemType()
     */
    public int getItemType() {
        return Type.NODE;
    }

    /**
     * Check if this node set contains a node matching the document and
     * node-id of the given NodeProxy object.
     *
     * @param proxy
     */
    public abstract boolean contains(NodeProxy proxy);

    /**
     * Add a new proxy object to the node set. Please note: node set
     * implementations may allow duplicates.
     *
     * @param proxy
     */
    public abstract void add(NodeProxy proxy);

    /**
     * Add a proxy object to the node set. The sizeHint parameter
     * gives a hint about the number of items to be expected for the
     * current document.
     *
     * @param proxy
     * @param sizeHint
     */
    public void add(NodeProxy proxy, int sizeHint) {
        add(proxy);
    }

    /**
     * Add a sequence item to the node set. The item has to be
     * a subtype of node.
     */
    public void add(Item item) throws XPathException {
        if (!Type.subTypeOf(item.getType(), Type.NODE))
            throw new XPathException("item has wrong type");
        add((NodeProxy) item);
    }

    /**
     * Add all items from the given sequence to the node set. All items
     * have to be a subtype of node.
     *
     * @param other
     * @throws XPathException
     */
    public void addAll(Sequence other) throws XPathException {
        if (!other.isEmpty() && !Type.subTypeOf(other.getItemType(), Type.NODE))
            throw new XPathException("sequence argument is not a node sequence");
        for (SequenceIterator i = other.iterate(); i.hasNext();) {
            add(i.nextItem());
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add all nodes from the given node set.
     *
     * @param other
     */
    public abstract void addAll(NodeSet other);

    /**
     * Return the number of nodes contained in this node set.
     */
    public abstract int getLength();

    public void setIsCached(boolean cached) {
        isCached = cached;
    }

    public boolean isCached() {
        return isCached;
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see org.exist.xquery.value.Sequence#removeDuplicates()
     */
    public void removeDuplicates() {
        // all instances of NodeSet will automatically remove duplicates
        // upon a call to getLength() or iterate()
    }

    public abstract Node item(int pos);

    /**
     * Get the node at position pos within this node set.
     * @param pos
     */
    public abstract NodeProxy get(int pos);

    /**
     * Get a node from this node set matching the document and node id of
     * the given NodeProxy.
     *
     * @param p
     */
    public abstract NodeProxy get(NodeProxy p);

    public DocumentSet getDocumentSet() {
        DocumentSet ds = new DocumentSet();
        NodeProxy p;
        for(Iterator i = iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
            p = (NodeProxy)i.next();
            ds.add(p.getDocument());
        }
        return ds;
    }

    public Iterator getCollectionIterator() {
        return new CollectionIterator();
    }

    /**
     * Check if any child nodes are found within this node set for a given
     * set of potential parent nodes.
     *
     * If mode is {@link #DESCENDANT}, the returned node set will contain
     * all child nodes found in this node set for each parent node. If mode is
     * {@link #ANCESTOR}, the returned set will contain those parent nodes,
     * for which children have been found.
     *
     * @param al a node set containing potential parent nodes
     * @param mode selection mode
     */
    public NodeSet selectParentChild(NodeSet al, int mode) {
        return selectParentChild(al, mode, Expression.NO_CONTEXT_ID);
    }

    /**
     * Check if any child nodes are found within this node set for a given
     * set of potential ancestor nodes.
     *
     * If mode is {@link #DESCENDANT}, the returned node set will contain
     * all child nodes found in this node set for each parent node. If mode is
     * {@link #ANCESTOR}, the returned set will contain those parent nodes,
     * for which children have been found.
     *
     * @param al a node set containing potential parent nodes
     * @param mode selection mode
     * @param contextId used to track context nodes when evaluating predicate
     * expressions. If contextId != {@link Expression#NO_CONTEXT_ID}, the current context
     * will be added to each result of the of the selection.
     */
    public NodeSet selectParentChild(NodeSet al, int mode, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectParentChild(this, al, mode, contextId);
    }

    /**
     * Check if any descendant nodes are found within this node set for a given
     * set of potential ancestor nodes.
     *
     * If mode is {@link #DESCENDANT}, the returned node set will contain
     * all descendant nodes found in this node set for each ancestor. If mode is
     * {@link #ANCESTOR}, the returned set will contain those ancestor nodes,
     * for which descendants have been found.
     *
     * @param al a node set containing potential parent nodes
     * @param mode selection mode
     * @param includeSelf if true, check if the ancestor node itself is contained in
     * the set of descendant nodes (descendant-or-self axis)
     * @param contextId used to track context nodes when evaluating predicate
     * expressions. If contextId != {@link Expression#NO_CONTEXT_ID}, the current context
     * will be added to each result of the selection.
     *
     */
    public NodeSet selectAncestorDescendant(NodeSet al,	int mode, boolean includeSelf, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectAncestorDescendant(this, al, mode, includeSelf, contextId);
    }

    /**
     * For a given set of potential ancestor nodes, return all ancestors
     * having descendants in this node set.
     *
     * @param  descendants    node set containing potential ancestors
     * @param includeSelf if true, check if the ancestor node itself is contained
     * in this node set (ancestor-or-self axis)
     * @param contextId
     */
    public NodeSet selectAncestors(NodeSet descendants, boolean includeSelf, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectAncestors(this, descendants, includeSelf, contextId);
    }

    public NodeSet selectFollowing(NodeSet fl) throws XPathException {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectFollowing(fl, this);
    }

    public NodeSet selectPreceding(NodeSet pl) throws XPathException {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectPreceding(pl, this);
    }

    /**
     * Select all nodes from the passed node set, which
     * are preceding or following siblings of the nodes in
     * this set. If mode is {@link #FOLLOWING}, only nodes following
     * the context node are selected. {@link #PRECEDING} selects
     * preceding nodes.
     *
     * @param siblings a node set containing potential siblings
     * @param contextId used to track context nodes when evaluating predicate
     * expressions. If contextId != {@link Expression#NO_CONTEXT_ID}, the current context
     * will be added to each result of the of the selection.
     */
    public NodeSet selectPrecedingSiblings(NodeSet siblings, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectPrecedingSiblings(this, siblings, contextId);
    }

    public NodeSet selectFollowingSiblings(NodeSet siblings, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.selectFollowingSiblings(this, siblings, contextId);
    }

    public NodeSet directSelectAttribute(org.exist.xquery.NodeTest qname, int contextId) {
        return NodeSetHelper.directSelectAttributes(this, qname, contextId);
    }

    public NodeProxy parentWithChild(DocumentImpl doc, NodeId nodeId, boolean directParent, boolean includeSelf) {
        NodeProxy temp = get(doc, nodeId);
        if (includeSelf && temp != null)
            return temp;
        nodeId = nodeId.getParentId();
        while (nodeId != null) {
            temp = get(doc, nodeId);
            if (temp != null)
                return temp;
            else if (directParent)
                return null;
            nodeId = nodeId.getParentId();
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Check if the given node has an ancestor contained in this node set
     * and return the ancestor found.
     *
     * If directParent is true, only immediate ancestors (parents) are considered.
     * Otherwise the method will call itself recursively for all the node's
     * parents.
     *
     * If includeSelf is true, the method returns also true if
     * the node itself is contained in the node set.
     */
    public NodeProxy parentWithChild(NodeProxy proxy, boolean directParent,	boolean includeSelf, int level) {
        return parentWithChild(proxy.getDocument(), proxy.getNodeId(), directParent, includeSelf);
    }

    /**
     * Return a new node set containing the parent nodes of all nodes in the
     * current set.
     * @param contextId an int value
     * @return a NodeSet value
     */
    public NodeSet getParents(int contextId) {
        NodeSet parents = new ExtArrayNodeSet();
        NodeProxy parent = null;
        for (Iterator i = iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            NodeProxy current = (NodeProxy) i.next();
            NodeId parentID = current.getNodeId().getParentId();
            //Filter out the temporary nodes wrapper element
            // Moved the parentID != NodeId.DOCUMENT_NODE test inside for /a/parent::node() to work
            // correctly.
            // Added the needed test parentID != null, detected in org.exist.xquery.OptimizerTest
            // "//node()[parent::mods:title &= 'ethnic']" which caused an NPE here
            // since I dont know when. /ljo
            if (parentID != null &&
                !(parentID.getTreeLevel() == 1 && current.getDocument().getCollection().isTempCollection())) {
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Martle N. Mukhim is the chief of the Meghalaya Democratic Party, a political party in the Indian state of Meghalaya. He has formerly represented Dienglieng constituency and is a four-time member of Meghalaya Assembly from 1988-2008.

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Meghalaya politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Meghalaya MLAs 1988–1993
Meghalaya MLAs 1998–2003
Meghalaya MLAs 1993–1998
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Tony Podesta, the brother of Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, has reportedly been offered immunity by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, according to Fox's Tucker Carlson.
Manafort and Podesta both made millions together as unregistered agents on a pro-Russia project in Ukraine. While Podesta had the uncanny foresight to retroactively file as a foreign agent last April, Manafort did not, and is currently on trial for his failure to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) - created decades ago to curb Nazi propaganda in the US, as part of a 12-count indictment handed down last October.
"In other words, for a near identical crime, Bill and Hillary's friend could escape and emerge completely unscathed while Paul Manafort may rot in jail. Only one of them made the mistake of chairing Donald Trump's presidential campaign," said Carlson.
One week after Mueller announced he was targeting Manafort and an unnamed "Company B" in October, Podesta resigned from his position as chairman of the Podesta Group, which he co-founded with his brother Tony in 1988.
Manafort and Podesta worked with the Pro-Russia European Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECMU), a Brussels based think tank tied to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych which was pushing for Ukraine's entry into the European Union. While Manafort oversaw the ECMU project during which the Podesta Group made some $1.2 million, Manafort's firm also earned $17 million between 2012 – 2014 consulting for Yanukovych's centrist, pro-Russia 'Party of Regions.' Yanukovych fled from Ukraine to Russia after he was unseated in a 2014 coup.
As Mueller began to close in on Paul Manafort, Podesta Group clients became spooked.
Before dawn on Monday Oct. 23, 2017, NBC News reported that Mr. Mueller was preparing to indict Mr. Manafort and implicate Mr. Podesta regarding the Ukraine work. The phones started ringing: Clients wanted to know what was going on. The firm's bank wanted to discuss its account.
Podesta's problems began long before Mueller's probe grazed his orbit. During the summer of 2016, SunTrust bank severed ties with the Podesta Group over their work for a U.S. subsidiary of a sanctioned Russian bank - presumably Russia's Kremlin-owned Sberbank - which paid the Podesta group $170,000 over a 6 month period through September 2016 to lobby against economic sanctions handed down by the Obama administration over the 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Fast forward to October, 2017 - just one day after US prosecutors announced the indictments of Manafort and Gates, "an official with the firm's new bank, Chain Bridge Bank, demanded $655,000 in cash or collateral within 24 hours - or it would cut the firm's credit line."
Last but not least; in October 2017 a "long time" former Podesta Group executive with "direct personal knowledge" of the operation divulged several other aspects of life inside Tony Podesta's lobbying machine to Tucker Carlson, after he says he was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. Perhaps he felt his testimony would end up on the cutting room floor, which detailed potential money laundering through Tony's art collection, Clinton Foundation links to Uranium One, and claims that the Russians were trying to establish inroads to the Obama White House through the Podestas.
Notably, Tony Podesta visited the White House at least 114 times during the Obama administration according to White House visitor logs, and was said to have had 'special access' to the administration through his brother, John Podesta, while lobbying for various pro-Kremlin interests.
Manafort worked with the Podesta Group since at least 2011 on behalf of Russian interests, and was at the Podesta Group offices "all the time, at least once a month," peddling Russian influence through a shell group called the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine (ECMU).
In late 2013 or early 2014, Tony Podesta and a representative for the Clinton Foundation reportedly met to discuss how to help Uranium One – the Russian owned company that controls 20 percent of American Uranium Production – and whose board members gave over $100 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Believing she would win the 2016 election, Russia considered the Podesta Group's connection to Hillary highly valuable.
Podesta Group was a nebulous organization with no board oversight and all financial decisions made by Tony Podesta. Carlson's source said payments and kickbacks could be hard for investigators to trace, describing it as a "highly secret treasure trove." One employee's only official job was to manage Tony Podesta's art collection, which could be used to conceal financial transactions.
The Podesta group also earned $180,000 lobbying for Russian-owned mining company Uranium One (U1) during the same period that the Clinton Foundation was receiving millions from individuals connected to the U1 transaction.
So - after Russia took control of the Uranium, the Podesta Group received $180,000 to lobby for Uranium One during the same period that the Clinton Foundation was receiving millions from U1 interests, and after Russia took majority ownership in the "20 percent" deal (source – you have to add up the years).
So while Paul Manafort sits in a jail cell for 23 hours per day during his trials (there are two), Tony Podesta has just been offered immunity to flip on him. How Swampy.
If Podesta gets immunity to go after Manafort's old crimes, we will know exactly what this "investigation" is about — clean up and CYA.
The Mueller probe is there to save the Clintons & the DOJ/FBI by ensuring that the attention stays focused on Donald Trump. If reports about this immunity offer materialize then fuel will be added to this raging fire. The Mueller probe is an abomination of justice. A disgrace.


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IoT pilot purgatory is a legitimate condition that some companies find themselves in. But it looks like those numbers are going down, judging by the results of our second annual study on IoT implementation practices, as more and more practitioners are learning from mistakes and finding success in their IoT projects. In fact, we may look back on the past year or so as a time when the type, scale and success of IoT projects exploded.
Our survey incorporates feedback from 670 people about their companies' IoT efforts. We segmented respondents into four basic groups: those whose companies had already deployed production-scale IoT projects; those whose companies were actively testing IoT projects; those whose companies were actively researching IoT; and those whose companies hadn't yet taken action around IoT. We asked a range of questions that reveal the number of projects, the use cases for those projects, length of projects, success of projects, stakeholders involved, challenges, benefits, platforms, factors impacting project success, IoT spending plans, IoT implementation deterrents and more. In addition, we sliced the data according to company size, those who reported excellent results (to see what lessons we could learn from their wins) and those in the manufacturing sector.
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George Eyston collection
Bookmark:https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb307-eys
National Motor Museum Motoring Archives
GB 307 EYS
George Eyston
25 boxes
Collection of the personal papers of the racing driver George Eyston, including information about the cars he raced, and technical issues of the day in which he was interested and involved.
The collection consists of six series: [1] Record breaking materials; [2] Personal papers; [3] Photographic material; [4] Newspaper clippings; [5] Blueprints; [6] Miscellaneous publications.
George Eyston was born on 28th June 1897, in Bampton, Oxfordshire. He began his racing career in 1923 driving Aston Martins. During his career he raced several different cars, including Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Riley, Maserati and Sunbeam. His wins included the Boulogne Grand Prix in August 1926, driving a Bugatti T39, and the La Baule Grand Prix in August 1927, driving a Bugatti 35B.
After serving in the army in World War I, gaining a Military Cross, George Eyston went up to Cambridge to read Engineering. He then decided on a career in motor racing and record breaking, starting in Aston Martin and Bugatti cars. He won a British Empire Trophy race with an MG Magnette, and at Boulogne in his Bugatti, plus several races at Brooklands. Records were broken at Brooklands, Montlhéry, Pendine Sands and Utah, and cars as diverse as Singer, Riley Sunbeam, Hotchkiss and Chrysler were used. He drove an MG to become the first person to cover 100 miles in an hour in a 750cc car. His best-known achievement was to take the Land Speed Record in 1938 at 375.5 mph in his 73-litre Thunderbolt, powered by Rolls-Royce engines. He was awarded the OBE in 1948.
Having given up active record breaking, he masterminded record bids for MG at Utah until 1959 and worked with drivers such as Stirling Moss and Phil Hill. His last drive was in 1954 when he averaged nearly 121 mph in the non-supercharged 1.5 litre MG EX179 at the age of 57. He was responsible for the engineering of that and other of his record breaking cars and was a pioneer of diesel engine record vehicles, first with a Chrysler based car fitted with an AEC bus engine and then his Flying Spray (which was essentially identical to his Rolls-Royce kestrel powered Speed of the Wind but with a newly fitted diesel engine). He was also a qualified pilot, a Olympic standard yachtsman and a hydroplane racer.
Universally recognised as a gentleman and sportsman, he died in 1979 at the age of 82.
Open to researchers, by appointment. For further information, please see: nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/Motoring_research_service
Please apply to the Archivist if you would like to make any copy of the material.
Record Breakers collection, also held in the Motoring Archives. Includes material relating to George Eyston: [1] Menu from dinner in honour of Eyston; [2] Photograph of the MG EX179 and team at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah; [3] Letter to George Eyston from J. H. Turner; [4] Correspondence between C. W. Morton (Rolls-Royce) and George Eyston; [5] Document outlining Thunderbolt specifications; [6] Document outlining specifications of the Rolls-Royce R Type Engine; [7] Certificate from the American Automobile Association Contest Board confirming Eyston's 1937 World Land Speed Record at Bonneville.
Eyston, George. ( 1897-1979)


Pearl Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American singer and actress.
We look into mirrors, but we only see the effects of our times on us — not our effects on others.
This page was last modified on 19 August 2008, at 20:31.
This article uses material from the English Wikiquote article "Pearl Bailey".


This report is a review of the KL Felicitas Foundation's impact as a way to learn and improve upon its investment strategy. It should also be viewed as proof of the possibility to measure and report on the impact of a foundation's investment portfolio. The purpose for this report also to serve as a guide for other impact investors who seek measurable impact of their own investment portfolios.


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The Rankin Family were a Canadian institution back in the 90's conjuring up a fresh Celtic approach which also crossed over into Country music and other genres. Their albums have sold over 1.5 million copies. Tragedy struck in 2000, when John Morris was killed in a road accident in Cape Breton, and Raylene passed away in 2012 after a long battle with cancer. The remaining members continued with solo projects, and JIMMY RANKIN headed for Nashville, and went on to record half a dozen solo albums, many garnering Country awards and nominations from the CCMA, The Juno's and East Coast Music Awards.
For his new solo effort, "Moving East" (True North), Jimmy has returned to his East Coast roots, with, perhaps a more folksy approach to his music.
Having said that, the album opens with the catchy "Loving You Never Gets Old", which is a co-write with fellow Canadian Country singer songwriter Patricia Conroy. Also worthy of a mention is the jiving "Been Away" which really rekindles memories of that unique Rankin's sound. "Turn That Boat Around" also has that old family band feel to it.
"No More I'll Go Roving" is certainly more folky, but still has a Country feel to it.
"Thin Ice", "The Rawleigh Man", "Down At The Shore" and "Haul Away The Whale" have some infectious sea shanty style chants (which sound much more authentic than the chants that feature so often in today's Nashville hits).
As the album moves on, the emotions run deeper. He doesn't hold back with the language on "These Roads" (bearing in mind that he lost his brother in a road accident), and on "Highlander", he traces the arrival from Scotland "three lifetimes ago", and there's a catchy set of fiddle reels to close out the album.
If you like your Country music on the Celtic edge, this one's for you.
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On our Central America cruise, as on all our cruises, we have made a firm commitment to explore and highlight the undersea whenever possible, and to accomplish this goal, we've equipped our ships with an arsenal of tools: a video microscope, plankton net, and underwater camera.
When we are snorkeling during our Panama and Costa Rica cruise, one of our expert staff takes our high-quality, digital video camera in a state-of-the-art underwater housing out to record images of the undersea, such as reef fish, sea turtles, and the beautiful corals. This footage can then be shown and interpreted in the ship's lounge sometime later so everyone, swimmer or non-swimmer, can share in the delight and information of this undersea realm. To enhance our presentations, we have also installed a computer system that allows for non-linear digital video editing for ehanced viewing with perhaps music or narration added.
Also on our Central Amercia cruise we have another vital position to our expedition staff: a video chronicler, who accompanies the groups on all excursions. With a state-of-the-art workstation and digital video camera, our chronicler professionally edits and produces a video of the most exciting elements of your voyage. Set to music with skillful narration, this piece memorializes your expedition. Perhaps most notably, the video is available before you disembark. And captured underwater footage is certainly an important part of our on-board presentations. With an array of video equipment and software, our chronicler works with other staff to make our presentations ever more visual and exciting.
Another handy underwater camera is called a "splash-cam." This underwater video camera attaches to a telescoping pole and is "wired" to the surface. This allows us to deploy a camera where we wouldn't otherwise choose to send a scuba diver or to simply take a quick look at something of interest or in an area difficult to access by any other means such as among the prop roots of mangroves or at night off the stern where the lights of the ship often attract some interesting visitors.
The National Geographic Endeavour, N.G. Explorer, N.G. Sea Bird, and N.G. Sea Lion which travels the western coast of Central America on our Costa Rica and Panama cruise, are outfitted with electronic charts which allow you to follow the route of the ship on the plasma screen in the lounge throughout the week.
The vessels also have plankton nets onboard. These are cone-shaped nets with small mesh that are used to filter tiny animals, algae, and protozoa from water. These samples can then be viewed using the video microscope, a remarkable tool for any research vessel. These small, microscopic organisms are prepared by our staff so they can be seen and observed on the large screens, real-time, while sitting in the comfort of the lounge. Great for any climate, like our amazing Central America cruise.


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Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson April 14, 1917 - November 13, 1998 was born as Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Valerie Hobson, appeared Bride of Frankenstein (and Contraband, 1940 with Conrad Veidt, who supplied the visage for 'The Man Who Laughs' which was part of the pop image going into the creation of The Joker.)
Valerie Hobson also appeared in a number of well-received British films, such at the D. H. Lawrence tale of a child with full-proof abilities to predict horse-race winners, with nightmarish and tragic results ("The Rocking Horse Winner").
Hobson also appeared in the Alec Guinness comedies "The Card" and the highly regarded black-comedy "Kind Hearts and Coronets" which often shows up in lists of favorite comedies of all time.
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The World's Displaced People: an Egregious Abdication of Responsibility
by John Clamp
With more than one per cent of the world's population currently displaced by war, ethnic and warlord violence, climate change, and all the other horrors ceaselessly created by humanity in torturing itself, today's landscape of misery should cause world leaders to hang their heads in shame. The amount of displaced people in the world has reached a grim zenith: it is the numerical equivalent of having the entire population of Iran wandering around the globe, seeking safety.
Rather than the 21st Century being a time of progress towards equity, or sustainable solutions to our global problems, the latter are instead becoming more intractable, more vicious, and more entrenched. While the international community has been shutting down its borders, resulting in a significant drop in asylum applications, the numbers of those seeking safety has risen inexorably to reach eye-watering proportions.
Amid some of the worst challenges to global sustainability in the history of human civilization, so-called 'global leaders' have fallen over each other to create a more hostile environment for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. The United Kingdom has slashed its overseas aid budget and opted for making the English Channel, in Home Secretary Priti Patel's words, 'unviable' as a route of entry.
The reality is that attempted crossings have doubled each year under the current U.K. government, while deaths continue to mount: most recently the body of 15-month-old Kurdish-Iranian boy Artin Iran-Nejad washed up in Norway, hundreds of miles from where he was washed out of his parents' grasp and into the chill, grey waters of the Channel.
The inhumane practice of 'offshoring', which we have reported on a number of times, is now firmly back on the agenda in the U.K., Denmark, and elsewhere in the European Union.
This is the iceberg tip of an epoch-defining abdication of responsibility, since most of the shitstorms producing the streams of migrants and asylum seekers around today's world are the direct result of ham-fisted geopoliticking by culturally illiterate policy wonks for whom native populations are a bothersome distraction the minute they cease to be economically or politically useful.
Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Venezuela, and Somalia are all crises which the world's 'leaders' (meaning the Western powers and their strategic allies) have either caused, or exacerbated, or failed to avert, or failed to halt.
Most of the Syrian refugees have been absorbed by Turkey, which has had to hassle the EU to stump up the six billion Euros the Community promised in support aid. This was essentially an offshoring bribe that stemmed the unwanted and frankly irritating flow of refugees to Europe from the basket case that has been Syria's last decade.
The distinction made between 'asylum seekers' and 'economic migrants' is, when it comes down to geopolitics, mere semantics. It's a distinction without a difference. For parents unable to see any positive outcomes for either themselves or their children, moving to somewhere more viable is a last-straw exigency that far too many of our fellow human beings are forced by circumstances to attempt.
John Clamp writes for Maqshosh.


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Josh Baxt San Diego , Oct 10, 2016
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Benjamin Scheuer wrote and stars in The Lion, directed by Sean Daniels. Photo by Matthew Murphy.
The Lion, The Old Globe
An autobiographical, one-man musical.
Written and Performed by Benjamin Scheuer
Directed by Sean Daniels
The Old Globe
I once had a public speaking teacher suggest we occasionally step out from behind the podium. I tried it, but it was uncomfortable. The podium provided a wall of separation from the audience, protection. I didn't like feeling naked in front of my peers.
Benjamin Scheuer faces a similar situation in his one-man musical "The Lion." The show is autobiographical, delving into death, near-death, music and family relationships, particularly with his father.
Scheuer's father was brilliant but volatile. Some of the playwright's fondest memories are of dad playing guitar, making him a toy banjo, teaching him guitar. But there are other, harsher recollections as well. Scheuer has trouble reconciling these two iterations of his father, and it colors his relationships with his mother, siblings and girlfriend.
During the performance, Scheuer moves comfortably around the stage, picking up various guitars and singing about his life. His stage presence is amazing – even taking off a pair of socks evokes meaning. The songs are amusing, moving, even gut-wrenching, and he delivers as both a singer and musician.
But here's the problem, while Scheuer is eager to sing about his life, he's less comfortable talking about it. In a way, he plays two characters: the virtuoso musician Ben Scheuer who delivers sweet and bitter songs about love and relationships, and the man Ben Scheuer who wants to deflect with sparse narrative and dry humor. He feels safe behind his guitars.
As beautiful as this show is, with its very personal storyline, there's a sense of distance. In between songs, Scheuer takes a few moments to talk, but just a few, a sentence or two. Those interludes are funny, heartbreaking and oh so short. I want more. I want Benjamin Scheuer, the man, to come out from behind his guitars and stand naked in front of me. But I don't get that.
"The Lion" is enjoyable, and incredibly gutsy in so many ways. But I walked out feeling cheated.
Josh Baxt San Diego ,
Josh Baxt has an MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and writes for a local nonprofit. His play, Like a War, was produced for the annual Fritz litz. Josh's short fiction has been published in the anthologies Sunshine Noir and Hunger and Thirst, as well as the journal City Works.
Amy Winehouse in Art and Film San Francisco,
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A Night with Janis Joplin San Francisco,
Q & A w/Carmela Greco Santa Fe,
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Anywho, tomorrow is my preschool's Halloween parade. I'm SO ready to put on my store-bought Super Girl get-up and run around blowing off some steam with my friends. Normally I'd be bummed that my costume comes off the rack. But D.I.Y. and my M.O.M. do not mix. A friend in my 'hood who just turned 2 has a mom who managed to make hers. It looks awesome. Apparently her mom knows how to sew.
If you need proof of her inability to wield a needle look no further than her sewing kit. It's simply a tangled mass of thread. Looks like a freaking bird's making a nest in there. Obviously, any costume she'd try to make me would have me looking like a mental patient. News flash: The One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest costume was not on my list.
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For the second year in a row, WOO will be the Official Measurement Tool for Red Bull King of The Air and will be used to keep the crowd up-to-date with how high the kiteboarders are boosting . WOO has been taking the kite world by storm over the past season, feeding everyone's passion to boost higher and challenge their friends around the world.
The key ingredient to the excitement around WOO is the gaming features on the WOO Kite App; kiters can climb the Global Leaderboards, or battle it out against their friends on the Local Leaderboards. It's a ferocious battle that can happen anywhere and anytime, unbound of the constraints of location and time, turning kiteboarding into what can best be described as a big, online game. WOO will be releasing a very exciting Challenge feature to the WOO Kite App this year.
Spectators at the Red Bull King of the Air will be able to download the free WOO Kite App on Android and iOS and view, comment and share the results rolling in as the riders get off the water.
Explore WOO Leaderboards on Desktop!


Read an article about the 6th Annual SCORE! presentation, which took place on December 9th, 2017.
Okinawa Prefectural Nago High School Let's make a wonderful night with shining leaves !
A research about metal oligodynamic action of copper and the application !
The second life of eggshell membranes as new materials.
Let's make solar power generation more efficient by using water!!
This fair is designed to promote senior high school students' hands-on science education and interest in entrepreneurship, as well as support the approach for English-Oriented Prefecture Okinawa.
The event starts at 9:30. Come and watch the science presentation competition by high school students in Okinawa! Admission Free. No Reservation Required.


To provide standards and guidelines for public libraries, including Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs), for the delivery of library services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. These services should maximise opportunities for formal and informal learning and leisure activities. The standards and guidelines have been developed utilising benchmarking against best practice both nationally and internationally.
Indigenous Knowledge Centres (IKCs) are not only conventional community libraries which operate in partnership with Local Government to provide traditional public library services (including access to information and communication technologies) but also serve as community hubs, repositories for community knowledge, places where knowledge can grow, and forums for two-way cultural learning. IKCs are located mainly in remote Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities.
This standard is intended to apply to both Queensland public libraries and IKCs as their shared aim is to ensure that services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are available and relevant to the communities that they serve. It is important to note that IKCs have largely been designed to serve a single distinct Indigenous community whereas Indigenous clients of most public libraries represent smaller segments of larger communities. Often investigation may be required to identify Indigenous communities in the local area.
Regular analysis of statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and other relevant data should be undertaken to ensure current knowledge of the number of residents identifying as being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander in the local government area. This information should help inform the planning and budgeting of library services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
As far as possible, the library and IKC should aim to reflect the composition of the community population in its staffing profile and take affirmative action to recruit and promote at least an appropriate ratio of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. In addition, appropriate employment and promotional pathways should be actively identified and developed. Ideally key local Indigenous communities will be represented either in the library's staff, on Council's staff or in volunteer groups.
When recruiting Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders, the value of prior learning and/or qualifications in other fields should be recognised. Appointed staff members should be suitably trained and, where possible, supported with mentoring.
Through the development and implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific cultural awareness programs, all staff should have an awareness of cultural Library Services Standard for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders sensitivity and be able to respond to the needs of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, including staff members who identify with these groups. These steps will help to encourage the use of the library by all communities within the local government area.
For more detail on staffing for library services refer to the Public Library Staffing Standard, Section 2.3.5.
Libraries and IKCs hold a wide range of information about Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. These collections and resources should be developed in a wide variety of formats that serve the varying needs of the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community. Collections should include: items written by, or about Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders; items that have high Australian content; resources that are highly illustrative or in AV formats; and material that is technology based. Many of the records, books, images and other materials held by libraries include depictions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture and experiences presented from a variety of perspectives and may include sensitive material which needs to be handled with special care.
Recognise the moral rights of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders as owners of their knowledge.
More examples of guidelines for collections are provided in Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries.
The interests of the authors and publishers of records, books and other documentary material are protected by copyright law but the interests of those whose culture is described are not.
Develop ways, including the recognition of moral rights, to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and intellectual property.
may be found at the Australian Library and Information Association's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Library and Information Services. 1995. and at State Library of Queensland's Protocols for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections 2007.
For more information on consultation, please refer to 10.5.3.5.
Some of the materials in libraries and IKCs are of a confidential or sensitive nature which may require certain restrictions on access for regulatory, commercial, security or community reasons. In relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content, these sensitivities have greatest impact when items hold secret and/or sacred information which may have been recorded with or without permission.
A working definition of secret or sacred material must include consultation i.e. an item is secret or sacred if it contains information which is considered to be secret or sacred by the community to which it pertains. Suitable management practices will depend on both the materials and the communities served.
Ensure that any conditions on access are understood by staff and users and are fully implemented.
Developing strategies to ensure that staff members are confident in dealing appropriately with offensive materials.
Effective community engagement and consultation on the needs of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders can provide valuable input into the planning of targeted library services and programs. For IKCs and public libraries where staff members are from the local Indigenous community, this can be achieved through direct contact with their clients and advisory groups such as friends of the IKC. For all other libraries, a reference group for the library should be created to assist library staff where specific local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander input is required. This group should include members from local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities as well as key library staff and Indigenous officers already working in the council or local services.
The Queensland Government website provides good advice about consulting with Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
Many other sources also discuss effective consultation techniques. See 10.5.5.2.
A wide range of services and programs should be offered to encourage and enhance library usage by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of the community, celebrate the cultures that are represented in the local area, and contribute to social cohesion. All library and IKC programs and services should be inclusive of and reflect the interests and needs of all of the community served.
Recording oral histories / recollections, digitising stories and promoting Indigenous languages.
Best practice in library services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders highlights the need for libraries to enhance the welcoming environment of the library by creating a visible Indigenous presence. For IKCs in particular, which are part of the local Indigenous community, emphasis should be placed on promoting services as relevant to users and non-library users in the community.
Mounting displays or information stands outside the library and at community events.
On the 13th of February 2008 the Prime Minister of Australia tabled a motion in parliament apologising to Australia's Indigenous peoples for laws and policies that had inflicted suffering in the past. This date is now acknowledged each year.
region. Today, Torres Strait Islanders from all denominations and locations come together to honour this anniversary.
Key person, respected in the community and keeper of a variety of knowledge within Indigenous communities. Does not necessarily depend on age.
and support provided by the State Library of Queensland.
Non-material assets such as forms of cultural expression that belong to a particular individual or community.
Commemorates the High Court decision delivered on the 3rd of July 1992, in favour of Eddie Koiki Mabo and co-plaintiffs, which states in law that Indigenous Australians have by prior occupation, ownership of land where Native Title has not been extinguished.
A week of celebration in July commemorating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.
which more than 90 per cent of Australians voted to remove clauses from the Australian Constitution which discriminated against Indigenous Australians and June 3 which marks the anniversary of the High Court's judgment in the 1992 Mabo case.
held each year on the 26th of March, this day commemorates the release of the "Bringing them home" report in 1998, which was the result of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. The purpose of Sorry Day is to publicly acknowledge the pain suffered by many Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders as a result of the practices of removal.
Materials that are generally understood to relate to spiritual, religious and/or ancestral beliefs and practices in Aboriginal tradition and/or Island custom.
Canadian Library Association, Aboriginal Services Resolution. 2002.
Queensland Government. Protocols for Consultation. Last modified 2015.


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Dez Martinez argues with a City of Fresno staff person about the destruction of homeless people's property, getting them a safe place to live and how outrageous it is to treat people this way. Photo by Mike Rhodes
Why I Risked Getting Arrested on April 6
By Mike Rhodes
May 1, 2022 Updated June 1, 2022 Filed under:
The City of Fresno passed an ordinance to stop witnesses and the media from observing the demolition of homeless encampments. The ordinance that threatens to arrest witnesses went into effect on April 1, 2022, and this was the first test.
As Community Alliance editor Eduardo Stanley and I arrived, we could see that the police, bulldozers and garbage trucks had gathered at one end of the encampment. We headed in that direction. It didn't take long before they were dispatched into the field at 1725 W. Nielsen Ave. (near Highway 180 and Hughes Avenue).
A mattress is put into the back of a garbage truck and hauled to the dump. All photos by Mike Rhodes
Eduardo and I followed them in and started taking photos. They gave the first homeless person five minutes to move out. Thirty minutes later, the city was still holding back before destroying the tent and anything else left behind. They had noticed people were watching them.
As the demolition got into gear, so did some of the homeless and their advocates. A line was formed, and you could hear the emotionally charged yelling about the right for everyone to have housing. Homeless advocates seemed to step back, and about a dozen homeless people took over. They stood in front of and sat down so the garbage trucks could not conduct their business.
This woman laid down in front of a garbage truck to stop the demolition of tents and other structures.
The City workers seemed to withdraw and began milling about. They were likely waiting for the protesters to get tired while the City crew took a break. After all, these City workers get paid whether or not they are harassing the homeless. This had been their tactic 15 years ago when I went to just about every demolition by the City of homeless encampments.
Sometimes the City workers would pull back and just wait out the homeless. After 4–8 hours, most of the hardcore protesters would be gone. If not, the bulldozer would just come back the next day.
Eduardo and I left after a couple of hours, and I returned to the scene of the crime in the late afternoon. Almost the entire homeless encampment was leveled. There were a few tents left, but I was told by reliable sources that the City planned to come back bright and early in the morning and finish the job—bulldozing the entire encampment.
The Fresno Police Department was out in full force to ensure the demolition of the homeless encampment continued without interruption.
Mary, a resident of the encampment, told me that before the City crew left they told her they would find housing for all the residents. Mary said that a list was made of the homeless who needed housing, and promises were made by City officials to get them the housing they need.
A homeless man named Daniel had a different view of how this was all going to end. He believed the City would put them on a list already populated with thousands of people and that getting housing would take years, not days.
One thing was clear, the City of Fresno was pretty far along in its scorched earth policy. Yes, there were a few people remaining on the land, but their time was limited and the offer of housing was uncertain.
Intrepid Community Alliance reporter Bob McCloskey returned the next day and said that the City had found housing for 25 people on the list. McCloskey noted, however, that "many individuals left prior to the sweep, moved to other locations nearby and suffered immense disruption to their lives, including the loss of their property."
It is important to cover the City of Fresno's continued mistreatment of the homeless, to acknowledge when homeless people stand up for their rights and not be intimidated by ordinances that would limit our right to a free press. Community Alliance staff will risk arrest to bring you important news about what is happening in this community.
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Mike Rhodes is the executive director of theCommunity Alliance newspaper and author of the book Dispatches from the War Zone, about homelessness in Fresno. www.mikerhodes.us is his website. Contact him at mikerhodes@comcast.net.
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Chilly Autumn arrives soon enough, the summer flowers, those dear friends have gone. Asters and chrysanthemums still greet us. People celebrate the festival of lights, in honour of Goddess Lakshmi.
Even the common crow is worshipped this day for the crow is the messenger of Death to the Hindus: Yamadoot.


In this section you'll find all MAIN CAST that starred on the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2003 series. Some are linked to a special page we've made for them. Follow it and you'll find out more about the character as well as the actor/actress who played it.