text:
The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa from 14 to 26 August 2015. The tour consisted of three One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. In June Brendon McCullum was named as the captain for New Zealand on this tour. However, in July, it was announced that McCullum had been rested for this tour and the tour to Zimbabwe, being replaced by Kane Williamson.

South Africa won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20I series was drawn 1–1.

Squads

1 Ross Taylor was injured in training the day before the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe and was ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's tour in Africa. Faf du Plessis was injured for the T20I series, so AB de Villiers captained South Africa. The injury ruled out du Plessis for the ODI and T20I series. Farhaan Behardien and Dean Elgar were added to the squad.

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

References

External links
 Series home at ESPNCricinfo

2015 in New Zealand cricket
2015 in South African cricket
International cricket competitions in 2015
New Zealand cricket tours of South Africa

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Looking to relocate as a working professional but would prefer securing a job first?
Here are 8 great recruitment agencies in Canada that source and place international applicants. Job ranges from engineering, health care, business, and skilled labour. Rates from $14 – $40 / hour.
They have locations in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. What they do is place international recruits in Canadian health care, trucking, and welding and skilled labor markets.
So they concentrate on sourcing talent from outside Canada while placing them in required industries.
Located in Winnipeg. An immigration consulting firm that can streamline the process for those who wish to work in Canada. Thereby, getting that job first before making any other move.
This platform provides expertise and support to businesses that wish to source, hire and on-board skilled immigrants from outside Canada.
They are in partnership with the Magnet program founded by Ryerson University in Toronto, and employers are given a platform from which they can directly source and engage with qualified candidates.
This is a recruitment agency in St. John's and what they do is use a global network of recruiters to source foreign workers in industries from engineering, agriculture, and healthcare.
They are also involved in drawing up contracts, candidate validation, selection, and interviews, as well as travel and orientation services.
International Immigration Employment and Recruiting of Canada is headquartered in Edmonton. They are a national and international employment agency. If you are seeking employment in the province of Alberta, contact them for a consultation.
Outpost matches construction and engineering firms in Canada with local and overseas talent. They are located in Vancouver.
They source local and international candidates, specializing in construction and engineering professionals and skilled trades workers.
Based in Toronto, the org serves the hospitality industry worldwide, sourcing candidates globally.
Their expertise includes industry segments such as food and beverage, engineering, sales and marketing, and executive-level management.
They serve the automotive, agriculture & construction industries. They also assist with LMIA (Labor Market Impact Assessment), PNP (Provincial Nominee Program), work permits and foreign worker assessments.
You can these recruitment agencies in Canada with friends who might be interested in them.


text:
Q: Converting array of xml elements to an array of floats? I have the following problem:
I am parsing a XML file, that contains a few "chas" elements. I save them in an array - arrayBegin. How to convert every object of the array to float ? I am a newbie, so I am really sorry for the dumb question. Thanks in advance! Here is my code:
    NSString *dayToString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://pik.bg/TV/bnt1/02.04.2013.xml"];
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:dayToString];
    NSData *webData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url];

    // every <chas> element from the xml file
    NSString *xPathQueryBegin = @"//elem/chas";
    TFHpple *parserBegin = [TFHpple hppleWithXMLData:webData];
    NSArray *arrayBegin = [parserBegin searchWithXPathQuery:xPathQueryBegin];
    NSLog (@"%d", [arrayBegin count]);

A: By this:
NSMutableArray *floatArray=[NSMutableArray new];
for(NSString *string in arrayBegin){
    floatArray[floatArray.count]=@([string floatValue]);
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Bobrówka – stacja kolejowa w Bobrówce, w gminie Laszki, w powiecie jarosławskim, w województwie podkarpackim, w Polsce. Została otwarta w lipcu 1884 roku przez CLB.

W roku 2017 stacja obsługiwała 0–9 pasażerów na dobę.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Stacje i przystanki kolejowe w powiecie jarosławskim
Bobrówka (województwo podkarpackie)


Slovak national passenger operator Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) invests in upgrading its fleet. The company has already ordered 25 electric multiple units for 160 million Euros and 21 diesel trainsets for 71 million Euros. The first six diesel trainsets will be supplied this year, the others are scheduled for the next year. Several other deliveries of new or modernised rolling stock are planned for 2020-2022. Almost all the trains are home-produced.
The diesel multiple units of type 861 (ZSSK Class 861) are constructed by Slovak manufacturer ŽOS Vrútky. In March 2017, ZSSK ordered 7 units with a seating capacity for 160 passengers and 14 units with a seating capacity for 110 passengers. "These vehicles are under construction; the first two units will arrive in May, by the year's end there will be six units", the CEO of ZSSK Filip Hlubocký said to the Hospodárske noviny. ŽOS Vrútky should accomplish the entire supply by the end of 2020.
The new diesel units will serve two routes in Banská Bystrica region: from Zvolen to both Banská Bystrica and Fiľakovo. Currently, ZSSK's fleet includes 32 sets of type 861, they were produced in 2011-2015. These trains run on the several regional routes across the country, mostly in the eastern part.
The ordered electric trainsets will be also be produced in Slovakia. They will be delivered by a consortium of Czech manufacturer Škoda Transportation and its Slovak partner ŽOS Trnava. In March 2018, ZSSK ordered 13 three-car trainsets for 247 seats and 12 four-car trainsets for 343 seats. The Slovak operator will receive 25 new units of the RegioPanter family widely used by České dráhy. The new trains will serve four routes in Žilina region: from Žilina to Trenčín, Zwardoń (via Čadca), Liptovský Mikuláš and between Horní Lideč and Púchov.
ZSSK also plans to upgrade its rolling stock for long-distance and international connections. ŽOS Vrútky will produce 35 new passenger coaches while ŽOS Trnava will refurbish 50 cars. The first deal costs around 65.5 million Euros and the other is valued at circa 37.5 million Euros. This year, ZSSK will receive 12 new and 15 refurbished coaches. Both contracts should be completed by the end of 2021. Moreover, ZSSK has modernised 31 passenger coaches at its own facilities during the second half of 2018. The company invested more than 3 million Euros in this project.
The only exception is the order for the rack railway service in the High Tatras. In October 2018, ZSSK ordered five rack-and-pinion/adhesion traction GTW-type multiple units and a multifunctional rack-and-pinion/adhesion traction locomotive. The vehicles will be supplied by Swiss manufacturer Stadler in 2022.


Need A Good Source Of Ideas About Website Development Then Continue On!
Website Development. Are you looking to learn more about website design? Should your answer be yes, then you will need to learn about web design and this article is designed to do just that.
Frames are a holdover from 90's design elements. Frames were terrific in the burgeoning website design days, but they had their problems too. Readers have difficulty bookmarking and scrolling websites with frames. You can employ easier techniques for better site usability.
Watch your color scheme on your site. Choose a font and color that will help your words stand out from the background. It is generally agreed upon that dark text on a light background is the easiest to read. If you're unsure about the color combo you've used, solicit feedback from a trusted friend before the site goes live.
Avoid using a lot of graphics. While graphics are important to give your website a professional, cohesive and well-designed look, using too many of them can create clutter. Do not use graphics simply for decorating; utilize them for true improvement. Having the right amount of graphics that does not impede on the overall website design is key to how well the site looks.
Always give your readers the ability to stop whatever it is they're doing. This could mean ordering products, opting in to an email newsletter, or returning to the homepage from deep within your site. If your visitors feel forced into completing something they no longer want, it may leave a bad taste. They will probably avoid visiting your site in the future.
Is your site easy to scan? Tests have shown that the majority of online readers avoid reading everything on a page; instead, they just scan it for information that is of importance to them. Easily-skimmed articles will make it easier on readers and will entice them to come back another time. Also, keep the important info at the top. This can help you make sure your visitors have a better experience since they can easily find what they're looking for.
Ensure that you save personal information that the user might need to enter again into your site. Saving data from one form to another, like username or email address, is imperative. With this "sticky" information, you create a simpler, easier experience for your users, which will prompt them to stay on-site longer.
When using links on a page be sure the link uses text content. This makes it perfectly clear to visitors where they are going to go if the click on the links. If you have hidden links, users may mistakenly navigate away from the page they were on.
Do not add pop-up advertisements to your site. Although it is important to include PPC ads on your site to help generate income, ads that pop-up can be very distracting and cause your visitors to quickly leave. People won't want to return to your site. Ads should be kept simple, without the need for crazy pop-ups.
As you were reading this article, you should have felt more at ease with approaching website creation. Apply this advice to create a beautiful website in no time.


text:
Major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
April 22, 2020 by Science Daily
Solid electrolyte materials consist of hundreds of thousands of small crystalline regions, called grains, with various orientations. The materials, used in fuel cells and batteries, transport ions, or charged atoms, from one electrode to the other electrode. Boundaries between the grains in the materials are known to impede the flow of ions through the electrolyte, but the exact properties that cause this resistance have remained elusive.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory contributed to a recent study led by Northwestern University to investigate grain boundaries in a solid electrolyte material. The study involved two powerful techniques — electron holography and atom probe tomography — that allowed scientists to observe the boundaries at an unprecedentedly small scale. The resulting insights provide new avenues for tuning chemical properties in the material to improve performance.
"When scientists study the conductivity of these electrolytes, they typically measure the average performance of all of the grains and grain boundaries together," said Charudatta Phatak, a scientist in Argonne's Materials Science Division (MSD), "but strategically manipulating the material properties requires deep knowledge of the origins of the resistance at the level of individual grain boundaries."
To explore the grain boundaries, the scientists performed electron holography of a common solid electrolyte at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. In this process, a beam of electrons hits a thin sample of the material and experiences a phase shift due to the presence of a local electric field in and around it. An external electric field then causes a portion of the electrons passing through the sample to be deflected, creating an interference pattern.
The scientists analyzed these interference patterns, created on the same principles as holograms in optical physics, to determine the electric field inside the material at the grain boundaries. They measured the local electric fields at ten types of grain boundaries with different degrees of misorientation.
Before this study, scientists thought that resistance at grain boundaries arose due to internal thermodynamic effects alone, such as the limit on the buildup of charge in an area. However, the large and varied electric fields they observed indicated the existence of previously undetected impurities in the material that explain the resistance.
"If the resistance was only due to thermodynamic limits, we should have seen the same fields across different boundary types," said Phatak, "but since we saw differences of almost an order of magnitude, there had to be another explanation."
To further study the trace impurities, the scientists used the Northwestern University Center for Atom Probe Tomography (NUCAPT) to determine the chemical identity of individual atoms at the grain boundaries. The electrolyte material in the study, made of ceria and often used in solid oxide fuel cells, was thought to be almost completely pure, but the tomography revealed the existence of impurities including silicon and aluminum — produced during material synthesis.
"On the one hand, it shows that if you make your materials cleaner, you can lessen these interfacial problems with electrolytes," said Sossina Haile, Walter. P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering. "Realistically though, you can't make a sample at an industrial scale cleaner than what we had prepared."
These inherent impurities are configured at the grain boundaries in a way that causes the electric fields across the boundaries to resist the flow of ions. The footprints that the impurities leave on the overall resistance of the electrolyte closely resemble what scientists would expect from thermodynamic effects alone. Understanding the true cause of the resistance — the impurities — can help the scientists to correct for it.
"Based on our findings, we can intentionally insert elements into the material that negate the effects of the impurities, lowering the resistance at the grain boundaries," said Phatak.
Funding for the study, in part, came from a Northwestern-Argonne Early Career Investigator Award for Energy Research awarded to Phatak. The program, which was matched by funds from the Institute of Sustainable Energy at Northwestern, fostered a collaboration between Phatak and Haile and supported Northwestern graduate student Xin Xu, first author on the study.
The use of these two techniques enabled scientists to visualize the systems in 3D and to resolve confusion surrounding the properties of grain boundaries and how they affect resistance in this electrolyte. The new information could help scientists to increase the efficiency of solid electrolytes in general, which could help to improve the performance of many types of sustainable and renewable energy sources.
"If ions can move across the interfaces of these solid-state electrolytes more effectively, batteries will become much more efficient," Haile said. "The same is true of fuel cells, which is closer to the material system we studied. There's a potential to really impact fuel efficiency by making it easier to operate at temperatures that aren't extremely high."
Original source: Science Daily
Filed Under: Tech

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


What sets Beat Fitness' Personal Training Apart From Others?
A healthy human body is built on a strong, solid core. In today's world however, many of us develop a weakened core due to our lifestyle habits and daily movement patterns. These imbalances can cause everyday aches and pains and may even lead to injuries.
At Beat Fitness, our classes and personal training programs are built around developing a strong core. By focusing on proper breathing techniques, functional movement and exercise form, we can deliver great workouts while solidifying this foundation.
We use a method of training known as barefoot training which engages our deep core muscles. Barefoot training helps prevent injuries, aids in rehab from existing injuries, and develops optimal movement mechanics which ultimately programs us to move the way we were designed to move.
Beat Fitness believes that personal training is more than working one-on-one with a fitness professional or just working out to get your sweat on. It's about designing programs around individual goals and correcting specific areas of concern. It's about us helping you live an improved and empowered life.
During your initial session, we will spend time outlining your goals, reviewing previous injuries, and developing a plan of action to help you to move better, move stronger, and LIVE EMPOWERED.
Are you interested in personal training at Beat Fitness? Contact our Head Trainer Brian at brian.tevis@beat-fitness.com for additional information.


The Pitchfork Music Festival continued yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day two action. Check out his photos of Fucked Up, Beirut, Final Fantasy, Plants and Animals, Lindstrøm, Doom, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Yeasayer. And check the site tomorrow for more photos from the festival. Click here for the full gallery of Saturday photos.


A tenth-anniversary (of the script book publication) edition was printed in 1995, and a twenty-fifth-anniversary (of the first radio series broadcast) edition was printed in 2003. Some..
It was an image of a light bulb filament. In its simplest form, an LED is a forward-biased p-n junction, emitting light through spontaneous emission, a phenomenon..
once under control ; and. At the Democratic convention, President Clinton played up his proposed expansion of the 1994 Brady Law, which by making it harder for men convicted of domestic violence to obtain guns is designed to reduce crime against women. The results show that increases in crime control policies may reduce crime by less than one would expect because of the indirect negative effect on guns owned by the law-abiding public. The fears that gun restrictions through legislation are almost solely responsible for this drastic spike in gun sales. You May Also Find These Documents Helpful. This paper introduces three different views concerning gun control. Handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40 in the two years after the.K.
Essay about Gun Control.For many years the controversial topic of gun control has sparked countless passionate debates. Chicago has the strongest gun control regime in the nation. Does gun control reduce crime rate? There are a lot.
" The government should not be permitted to declare who would or would not be able to bear arms on the basis of vague religious tests or any other nebulous standard or artifice" ( Caplan.39). They dont consider the fact that someone that wants to kill themselves will do it anyway they can, or a college kid trying to tear up his school will just blow it up if he cannot find a gun. Our estimates imply that if the states without "shall issue" laws were to adopt them, the increase in accidental handgun deaths would be at most nine more deaths per year. Gun control only protects the criminals and the image of the governments control over the people. Gun manufacturers and retail gun store dealers share the belief that the policies set forth by President Obama are having a significant impact on gun sales. "Underlying this amendment are two goals of an individual and collective defense from violence and aggression, which have been recognized by Congress" ( Caplan.32). Gun Control April 25, 2012 Recently, there have been many debates going on in the news that are focusing on firearms, and firearm control. The convention speeches by James and Sarah Brady were filled with moving stories of their personal suffering.


text:
Turmoil at FAMU causing divisions
Margie Menzel
Aug 24, 2015 at 5:48 AM
TALLAHASSEE | A leadership battle at Florida A&M University isn't a simple clash of personalities between the president and the chairman of the board of trustees. It also is prompting prominent FAMU alumni to choose sides.
Tensions between FAMU President Elmira Mangum - who has been on the job just over a year - and trustees Chairman Rufus Montgomery escalated when a new clash made headlines last week.
Five elected officials - all FAMU alumni - called a Wednesday news conference to ask Montgomery to resign. He quickly refused.
Given that Mangum is FAMU's sixth chief executive since 2001, many university supporters say it will be a loss if the conflict with Montgomery ends in her departure.
For instance, Tallahassee attorney Chuck Hobbs, whose mother taught at FAMU, pointed to the university's recent history of budget, accreditation and audit problems - and its proximity to the larger Florida State University.
"All of these things, when you couple them with the fact that you cannot keep a leader in the presidency, would tend to show to people who have no … direct connection to the university, it would further bolster, perhaps, their concerns that having two universities in the city of Tallahassee is simply a waste of money," Hobbs said.
Marjorie Turnbull, a former Democratic lawmaker who served as a FAMU trustee until May, said another change in the presidency "would be especially disastrous, not only for students and faculty but FAMU's national reputation."
"No one of stature or competency would consider applying for the position," she said.
Others disagree, saying an early exit by Mangum - formerly the vice president for planning and budget at Cornell University - wouldn't hurt FAMU at all.
"Sometimes you have to keep trying until you get it right," said Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor, a FAMU alumnus and long-time instructor. "I don't think FAMU would be set back if she left."
"If this is not the job for you, then you got a hell of a contract," said former state Sen. Al Lawson, a prominent alum who was a candidate for president when Mangum was hired last year. "You might want to move on."
Mangum was hired in January 2014. She started work that April, but her tenure turned rocky before her first day, with some trustees trying to reduce her pay and benefits in contract negotiations. Earlier this month, the trustees approved an annual evaluation of Mangum, which found her wanting, and a plan for her to provide them with detailed monthly progress reports. They'll take up her job performance again in November.
The latest dispute, a week ago, featured Montgomery accusing Mangum of insubordination for hanging up on him. She sent him a letter saying he'd violated her employee rights by insisting on speaking when she was busy and then ignoring her requests for time to revamp her schedule.
Neither Mangum nor Montgomery granted interview requests. Montgomery, a Republican lobbyist in Georgia who was appointed to the board by Gov. Rick Scott, has said repeatedly that the president serves at the pleasure of the board.
But opinion is divided on whether the trustees have given her adequate support.
"I know the community is for her," said Miaisha Mitchell, a FAMU alumna who serves on the advisory board of the university's Center for Health Equity. "I don't represent all of the community, but folks I've talked to say she hasn't had an opportunity to show herself."
Mitchell also said "gender bias" had played a role in Mangum's troubles with the trustees, a charge echoed by Senate Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner of Tampa.
"This is probably a concentrated effort to run her away," Joyner said. "Personally, I think [Montgomery] has a problem with women in leadership positions."
But Proctor scoffed at that interpretation.
"Men have been diminished" at the historically black FAMU, he said, noting that women now hold the positions of president, provost and president of the faculty senate. "Black men are catching hell up there."
Opinion is also divided on Mangum's effectiveness as president. Joyner called her "outstanding."
"From what I have been able to observe so far, she has done an exceptional job over the past year," Hobbs said.
But Proctor said, "The majority of the people don't like her," including the faculty.
Lawson said Mangum doesn't trust anyone. "I told her I wanted her to be successful," he said. "I've been around for a long time, and I could keep her from running into roadblocks. … I was not trying to be hired or anything. I did that on three different occasions, and it did not work out."
Asked if he would reapply to be FAMU's president should Mangum leave, Lawson said he didn't know. His brother, Kelvin, is vice chairman of the trustees and author of the motion to require comprehensive monthly reports from Mangum.
Merrill Schwartz, vice president for consulting at the Association of Governing Boards for Universities and Colleges, said the relationship between a president and board chairman should be based on "respect, trust and candor."
"There isn't a bright line between issues of policy and administration," Schwartz said. "If you have to ask, 'Who has the ultimate authority, the president or the board chair?' something fundamental is missing in the relationship."
But the question of ultimate authority has long been a sore point between Mangum and Montgomery.
"Hanging up the phone in the middle of a conversation, yelling over the phone and verbally attacking staff in public places do not model excellence," she wrote in a January email to Montgomery, who was then vice chairman of the board. "I am simply asking you to treat the university staff and me with civility when you call or otherwise engage us verbally."
"On several occasions you have spoken to me as if you are a superior speaking to a subordinate in the military," he replied the next day. "Please understand that your attacks, sustained bouts of insubordination and rude behavior in public and private conversation could trigger a serious public discussion about your fitness to remain as chief executive officer of Florida A&M University."
State Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, who organized Wednesday's news conference of elected officials, confirmed he'd called Montgomery the day before to ask him to resign.
"The role that Trustee Montgomery is in right now as chair, and his personality, is more like a bully and less like a chairman," Williams said. "That has a great impact on the fundraising, the morale and the enrollment."
While Montgomery's leadership style isn't a good fit for his current post, Williams said, it might be highly effective at the state Capitol.
"If we need someone to go down and be a bully with the Legislature and make sure that FAMU was held harmless and fight for us, I would tell you to put Rufus Montgomery up to task," he said.


Surf Images Blog – Surfing News, Photography, Contest, Gossip, Photos, Videos and Hearsay - Tag Archive for "bankrupt"
What Do 50 Cent and Quiksilver Have In Common?
They both just went bankrupt this week!
Eventually competition started using the digital technology. The photographic film sales started going down and declining and the company stopped earning a profit in 2007 and had to file bankruptcy.


text:
HomeSt. Louis CardinalsFriday's Game Report: Cardinals 13, Reds 4
Friday's Game Report: Cardinals 13, Reds 4
August 16, 2019 stlsportspage St. Louis Cardinals, Uncategorized 0
Coming into Friday night's game, the Cardinals had a combined total of five hits and two runs in the first six innings in their previous three games on this road trip.
Apparently tired of those slow starts, the Cardinals' jumped on Reds' All-Star Luis Castillo and by the time they were done batting in the sixth, they had scored 12 runs and had 15 hits en route to the blow out win in Cincinnati.
Dexter Fowler hit a three-run homer in the second, Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer in the third and Paul Goldschmidt added a two-run homer in the fifth to give Adam Wainwright plenty of support.
The win pushed the Cardinals into sole possession of first place in the NL Central, one game ahead of the Cubs, who suffered their second consecutive walk-off loss on Friday night.
At the plate: Every Cardinal starter except Matt Carpenter had at least one hit and scored at least one run … Kolten Wong had a four-hit night, including the Cardinals' fourth homer of the night in the seventh … Fowler, Tommy Edman and Marcell Ozuna all finished with three hits as the Cardinals recorded a season-high 18 hits … Fowler drove in four runs and Goldschmidt three, while Edman and Wong each scored three runs … The four hits for Wong raised his average since the All-Star break to .383 (36-of-94) … Fowler had a total of eight hits in 46 at-bats in 13 games as the leadoff hitter coming into the game.
On the mound: Wainwright allowed just two hits and shut out the Reds through the fifth before giving up three runs in the sixth, including a two-run homer by Aristides Aquino, his 10th since he was called up from the minor leagues at the beginning of the month. Wainwright left the game with two outs in the seventh, his longest outing in his 12 road starts this season … John Brebbia retired all four batters he faced and Giovanny Gallegos retired the Reds in order in the ninth … The bullpen has not allowed a run in 10 1/3 innings in the four games on the road trip … Gallegos extended his scoreless streak to 17 1/3 innings.
Key stat: Carpenter's 0-of-4 night left him just 7-of-34 since he returned from the injured list on Aug. 4, dropping his season average to .214.
Worth noting: Molina had been just 1-of-12 since coming off the injured list and is now 2-of-17 after his 1-of-5 night … The Cardinals' previous high for hits in a game this season was 17 on April 22 against Milwaukee … The 18 hits were their most in a game in Cincinnati since a 19-hit game on Aug. 4, 2013.
Looking ahead: Miles Mikolas will get the start on Saturday night.
The Ambush Isn't Going Anywhere; Team Signs Three Year Lease at Family Arena
Friday Post-Game Interviews: Shildt, Wainwright, Fowler 8-16-19


Reflecting back on General Manager Terry Donahue's "hardest decision" he's ever had to make in releasing three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Jeff Garcia, you have to continue to wonder exactly where this team is headed. Blaming all the salary cap horrors of old on the prior regime under then President Carmen Policy and former Vice President Dwight Clark, you have to stop and wonder what the new regime did when they assumed power afterwards and put us in this predicament now.
It is obvious that bad decisions were made again on the new regime in signing players to cap unfriendly contracts. Instead we ignored the future as did the old regime and we plotted a course to win now rather than later. Players thought to be star studs in the making turned out to succumb to career ending injuries or never performed up to our standards nor to their own at that.
The San Francisco 49ers then had to endure one inconsistent season after another barely keeping our collective heads above water in the salary cap nightmare that played a big part in our inability to reach the Super Bowl. Former General Manager and soon to be ex-consultant Bill Walsh resurrected the team in 1999 and brought it back to become a competitive force again in the NFL. But the meddling ways of Owner Dr. John York and the increased influence of next in line general manager Terry Donahue signaled changes that were to take place in the new dimension of the front office.
Bill Walsh stepped down as general manager and assumed a lighter role in the consultant position, to elevate Terry Donahue the man he brought in to run the team in his ideological image, and to make it the organization it had once been under former owner Eddie DeBartolo in that it was the organization any player would want to play for in the NFL.
Today players and even assistant coaches shy away from the San Francisco 49ers because of the politics that have taken place within the organization. A tainted image that still carries over with the firing of former head coach Steve Mariucci. We as fans have been left on the sidelines and to contemplate where this organization is headed next under a owner that cares little about establishing a new stadium and dictates his wallet in ways that make you wonder if we aren't turning into an Arizona Cardinals minor league club.
But again we have to swallow so much and hold on to faith. Faith is the only true ally that we have in believing that all will be well. I was astonished to see the club release Jeff Garcia even when they were just contemplating it I was astonished. I have been a true fan of this athlete since he stepped out on the field after Steve Young was knocked out unconscious.
Jeff Garcia's release saved the team $1.7 million against this year's salary cap since he had a cap figure of approximately $12 million. Clearing the budget has become the team's priority number one as Terry Donahue has said it. Getting healthy by 2005 is a goal where we want to be and getting there comes at a cost in terms of letting some high profile veteran players go.
Jeff Garcia follows veteran images in Derrick Deese, Garrison Hearst and Ron Stone right out the door. Others that have left include Sean Moran, Jason Webster, Terrell Owens and Tai Streets. The list continues to grow larger and the additions smaller because we are in a situation that rivals the 1999 purge of big name contracts to get under the league's mandated salary cap.
In all we inherit Jeff Garcia's base salary contract upon his release of $10 million against us this season, including a team payout of $28 million in "dead money" player contracts that have left our position this year as a contender in grave jeopardy. This major financial purge and overhaul so to speak will have a great impact on what we are able to field as a competitive element on the field in 2004. But the brighter side of the coin is what we will be able to afford in 2005 and 2006.
The release came just as Jeff Garcia was about to receive a roster mandated bonus of $500,000. His release also meant that his $10.3 million salary will count against this season's cap but on the brighter side of the coin he'll be completely off the financial liability books after this season.
Looking at how the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers have made it the San Francisco 49ers want to establish an identity similar to both those franchises. Fielding a team that does not revolve around high profile names but around what is known as "team unity" and working towards a common goal as a group rather than about being "me" as your focused priority.
The New England Patriots have become Super Bowl Champions twice in just a three-year span and seem poised to strike again on a team that is very salary cap healthy because of the decisions that team management has made. Coaching also plays a major role in what a team will do as you can see from Patriots head coach Bill Belechick and what he brings to the collective table of professional football.
He has begun his own family tree so to speak in the role that Bill Walsh had done while paving the glory days of the San Francisco 49ers. Now all clubs in the NFL want to model their images in the mold of what the New England Patriots have accomplished. They have established a winning formula that all teams want to get their hands on, with a low profile talented quarterback and a defense that shows you so many options because of the talent pool it has that your head is spinning from side to side wondering where and who is coming next.
The San Francisco 49ers could almost be there considering if Tim Rattay can become as dynamic as a Tom Brady and if the 49er defense which we have concentrated on almost every single draft can rise up and suffocate even the best offense the NFL has to throw against us.
These are huge agenda's when you think about them but not out of our reach if we can become financially leaner and healthier in being able to put us in a position to acquire new talent and of course train the one's drafted into super studs out on the field with base minimum salaries. Coaching is key in this area and we have yet to see if Dennis Erickson's staff has the ability to field a team that is truly awesome.
width=150 height=200> This year will be his first year with a full staff in his image. This will be the Dennis Erickson season we as 49er fans have all anticipated no more excuses will be tolerated after reaching the edge of the postseason in 2001 –2002 only to fall flat on our faces. We all need to feel that our team is headed in the right direction; it is our faith and our will as fans to want that.
Jeff Garcia's idol as a player was Joe Montana and he'll tell you that even today. He knew from day one when he stepped into Steve Young's shoes that he would carry the new monkey on his back. San Francisco 49er fans have a deep tradition of fielding great quarterbacks that have led this team to glory. Jeff Garcia hand picked by Bill Walsh was to be that player and he performed admirably but not enough to get us to the big game once again.
Jeff Garcia at his best rivaled those of his famous predecessors, Joe Montana and Steve Young. Jeff Garcia set a 49ers record by throwing for 4,278 yards in 2000. He later joined Montana and Young as the only 49ers to pass for at least 3,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.
Tim Rattay, who turned 27 on March 15, has only three starts since being drafted in the seventh round out of Louisiana Tech in 2000. Last season, he completed 73 of 118 passes for 856 yards and seven touchdowns and two interceptions. The excitement from Tim to his family is very contagious and he looks forward to the big challenges ahead. He did perform admirably in my opinion lat year while Jeff Garcia was out on the sidelines nursing injuries.
He performed at such a level that it turned management and coaching staff heads into believing that he was ready to assume the starting role sometime down the road. The prospect of seeing Tim out on the filed this season excites and worries me all at the same time as I contemplate like so many of you at how he'll manage the game when he's the real center of attention now.
I think we'll all be surprised because Tim shows enormous calmness while out on the field and tremendous accuracy that I even think was sharper than Jeff Garcia's. Ability to make plays while under pressure is yet to be seen, but we have seen him throw the ball out of bounds when he should when pressure is unbearable. Smart decisions have already been made and seen by many of us on his part and yes he will suffer lapses and lumps as the 2004 season gets underway but it will be fun to see.
Tim also fits Dennis Erickson's profile of a quarterback to the letter so to speak as this accurate pocket passer will be able to throw strikes down the field as desired in Erickson's offensive scheme. However it is yet to be seen what he'll have to throw to in the form of wide receivers considering both our No. 1 and No. 2 wide receivers have bolted via free agency and are now with rival teams.
Brandon Lloyd and Cedrick Wilson show great promise but are they really ready to assume these roles? Experience on the field cannot be replaced but it can be learned and that is the root of its origin. However the learning process can be a painful one based upon the individual's ability to grow rapidly, we could see many situations that we will wish we still had a Terrell Owens or a Tai Streets to throw to.
The up and coming draft will certainly be the place to start rebuilding our receiver corps. And will be addressed early in the draft and most likely several times. The needs in San Francisco are many including reshaping an offensive line that has seen the departures of Derrick Deese and Ron Stone. Finding someone to shore the line up competently will be a daunting task in all itself, with a quarterback that requires stout protection because of his lack of mobility.
"When you lose stars, you don't worry about it," Donahue said. "You create new stars." "This will now become Tim's team," General Manager Terry Donahue said.
When you look at the picture like General Manager Terry Donahue is, you'll see where we sit in proximity to our opponents in our own division. Just after the March 3rd free agency starts the 49ers entered being $2.5 million under the cap but it's rivals in the Seattle Seahawks, St Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals were at least $8 million under the cap.
Just last August Tim Rattay signed a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension, before he went 2-1 as a starter while Garcia was injured last season. He was a record-setting quarterback while he was with Louisiana Tech, but threw just three passes in his first two seasons while with San Francisco.
And behind Tim there stands the talented Ken Dorsey and Brandon Doman, but neither has appeared in an NFL game. Although inexperienced these two will be fresh new stars that will mature rather quickly in my opinion. I am very high on Ken Dorsey as being one of the best winning quarterbacks in college history while with the Miami Hurricanes.
In pre-season games last year he showed great signs of brilliance and I look forward to seeing more of the same, in that Brandon Doman looked as competitive as well but just not at the expected same high level as Dorsey.
In order for San Francisco to come within salary cap compliance they again reworked players contracts. In those that were reworked they included Safety Tony Parrish, Defensive End Andre Carter, Defensive Tackle Bryant Young, Linebacker Derek Smith, Center Jeremy Newberry, Fullback Fred Beasley and Right Tackle Scott Gragg.
What really does Dennis Erickson think about all this after taking over as head coach for the 49ers in 2003? Where does he really stand on the issues with the team? Surprisingly he was rather dumb founded about the whole thing, believing the franchise was in better financial shape than originally thought. Now he's seen his team decimated from within as owner Dr. John York mandates releases to secure his wallet for another day down the road.
The relationship between Jeff and Dennis was better than most of us originally thought, as you'd want to believe that Erickson's new offensive philosophies clashed somewhat with Jeff Garcia's type of football abilities. Offensive Coordinator Greg Knapp was the only barrier that kept Jeff in line with staying largely with more traditional West Coast offensive terminologies.
Of course all head coaches have to tote the line of optimism about the team as anyone and Dennis Erickson is no exception. Despite all the purging on the roster he maintains that the San Francisco 49ers will be a competitive team out on the field in 2004. However is Dennis Erickson a Steve Mariucci in that Steve went through a similar purge in 1999 when the team was suffocating under the weight of the mandated salary cap?
It is yet to be seen I guess as all of us are in the dark on this prospect. Dennis Erickson will have to coach better than all of his collective years this season to overcome the losses this team has suffered bottom line in my opinion.
Again Rattay will play behind a revamped offensive line that will feature two new starters this season, in left tackle Kwame Harris and right guard Kyle Kosier. The one bright side to this of course is that both saw extensive playing time last season. In fact Kosier played 90% of the offensive snaps last year started 12 games, including seven at left guard and three at right guard.
Both will have key roles on the line in terms of pass protection for Tim and generating the famous 49er running game, as we are well known for with Kevan Barlow behind the line as the new-featured running back. Offensively we will see many changes and many adaptations because of the purge on the line and in the wide receiving element. Learning curves seem to be the order in 2004 as rookies will play key roles and seasoning from last season will continue.
Still many a 49er fan questions the integrity of the organization starting at the owner and working your way down the line. Price increases on tickets for a stadium that is falling apart and forcing fans to witness a holocaust of maybe going 1-15 like the Carolina Panthers did a short time ago is not out of the question.
Some comments after Jeff Garcia's release were incredible to read from local people in the Bay Area. It really hit home with a lot of fans and questioned the team's management making decisions with intensity. Not all fans I can assure you feel this is the doom and gloom some are predicting, some even embrace the notion that we are finally coming to terms with our past sins to be better tomorrow.
Jeff Garcia is now a Cleveland Brown as everyone knows. I wish him the very best because I still believe in him. So do Bill Walsh even to this day and so many others. He will be competitive again and he will be a positive influence in Cleveland under head coach Butch Davis. I will continue to write about Jeff as the off-season continues and we will continue to remember what it is he did for this franchise.
I will always be a supporter of him and have an authentic Jeff Garcia signed framed jersey in my bedroom from the last year in the 49ers training camp in Stockton, California. His signature also adorns the helmet I took that year and I witnessed the class and tact this athlete has with all his fans. He may have not won a Super Bowl as a 49er but he did win many of our hearts including mine.


text:
Bobbi Kristina 'Fighting for Life'
But sources say situation appears bleak
Posted Feb 2, 2015 4:52 AM CST
In this Feb. 12, 2011, photo, singer Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown arrive at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)
Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, is still in an Atlanta hospital after being found unresponsive in a bathtub Saturday morning—but while father Bobby Brown has issued a statement asking for privacy and his lawyer says "no additional information will be forthcoming," there seem to be plenty of sources close to the family willing to talk to the media. TMZ's sources say the 21-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma, but tests have revealed that her brain function is "significantly diminished" and her family has been told to keep praying, but prepare for the worst.
Another source tells People that Bobby Brown is "inconsolable." Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub almost exactly three years ago, but this "is a million times worse, and to lose her in the same way would devastate him," the source says. Family friend Sammy Tawil says he spoke to Bobbi Kristina on Friday and she sounded hopeful and full of life. "There's people who want to say it's bleak, but there shouldn't be any rush," he tells the New York Daily News. "The family is concerned, but they're hopeful. She's a fighter. She's a lot like her mom." A police spokeswoman tells the Daily News that detectives have searched the home and found nothing to indicate that drugs were involved. (Read more Whitney Houston stories.)


text:
The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/protests)
Pagan Community Notes: West Coast protests, Druid ritual in Ohio, Emperor Julian, and more.
By Heather Greene | August 6, 2018
UNITED STATES — This past weekend saw yet more rallies and protests in both Portland, Oregon and Berkeley, California, two cities that are targeted by right-wing groups due to their reputation for being the most liberal areas in the country. The Portland rally, held Aug. 4, was sponsored by Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys, and hosted by Joey Gibson. The Aug 5 rally in Berkeley was dubbed "No to Marxism in America 2 / Exposing Communism" and was organized by Amber Gwen Cummings. Sunday's rally was relatively small with only minor skirmishes and reportedly 17 arrests for carrying banned weapons. Coru Cathudobua priest Brennos was on site as a medic along with five other members of that group; he said there were only about 20 rally supporters, and that the counter-protesters outnumbered the group.
Pagan Community Notes: Summerland Spirit Festival, protests continue, Mystic South and more
By The Wild Hunt | July 2, 2018
CLAYTON, Wis. — The popular Minnesota camping event Summerland Spirit Festival has been cancelled for 2018. According to the event website, the organization has lost its venue. Since its maiden voyage in 2011, Summerland Spirit Festival has been held at Turtle Creek Glen in Clayton, Wisconsin. While that first festival was a stormy one, Summerland has grown to become a popular destination on the Pagan festival circuit, attracting recognizable speakers and performers.
Pagans join March for Our Lives
By Terence P Ward | April 4, 2018
[Help save Pagan news by contributing to the Spring Fund Drive. Whether you read once a day or once a week, TWH is the only organization providing independent news coverage from a Pagan and Heathen perspective. Consider joining the TWH sustainers circle by making a small monthly donation or make a one-time donation toward this vital community media venture. Either way, it is your help and your support that keeps daily and dependable news coming to your doorstep each day. Now we return to your regular news program.]
TWH –The student-led movement to change gun laws had another highly visible step on March 24, when the March for Our Lives took place in Washington with sister marches held in as many as 800 locations nationwide.
U.S. students demand schools safe from gun violence
By Terence P Ward | March 15, 2018
TWH –Around the United States yesterday, students walked out of classes or otherwise engaged in protests in response to the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, which resulted in 17 dead and an equal number wounded. The Wednesday action manifested differently depending on, among other factors, parental and administrative support. While few student participants were available for this story, several adult Wild Hunt readers provided their perspectives from around the country. While many of these events were student-led, the date of Mar.
2017 Wild Hunt retrospective
By The Wild Hunt | December 27, 2017
TWH – Now that the season has turned and we are nearing the end of the 2017, we look back, one last time, to review this historic year. What happened? What didn't happen? What events shaped our thoughts and guided our actions? In our collective worlds, both big and small, what were the major discussions?


Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released a notification for the recruitment of 1,315 Specialist Officers (SO) as IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer. Interested candidates may check the eligibility criteria and apply online from 07-11-2017 to 27-11-2017.
For IT Officer: Candidates should have passed 4-year Engineering/Technology Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/Information Technology/Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation OR should be Graduate having passed DOEACC 'B' level from a recognised university.
For Agriculture Field Officer: Candidates should have passed 4-year Graduation Degree in Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Veterinary Science/Dairy Science/Fishery Science/Pisciculture/Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/Co-operation & Banking/Agro-Forestry/Forestry/Agricultural Biotechnology/Food Science/Agriculture Business Management/Food Technology/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering from a recognised university.
For Rajbhasha Adhikari: Candidates should have passed Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at Graduation level OR Post Graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at Graduation level from a recognised university.
For Law Officer: Candidates should have passed Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) and should be advocate in Bar Council.
For HR/Personnel Officer: Candidates should have passed Post Graduation Degree in any stream OR Post Graduation Diploma in Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law from a recognised university/institute.
For Marketing Officer: Candidates should have passed Graduation Degree and Two Years Full Time MMS (Marketing)/Two Years Full Time MBA (Marketing)/Two Years Full Time PGDBA/PGDBM/ PGPM/PGDM with specialisation in Marketing.
Selection Process: Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of the Computer-based Online Exam, Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Personal Interview.
Application Fee: Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of the Computer-based Online Exam, Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Personal Interview.
How to Apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply online through IBPS website – http://www.ibps.in/ – from 07-11-2017 to 27-11-2017.


text:
Last updated: 06:28 AM ET, Mon June 04 2018
Silversea Explores Expedition Expansion
Cruise	Silversea Cruises Theresa Norton June 03, 2018
Silversea's Silver Cloud sails on the Thames River under the Tower Bridge in London. Photo by Theresa Norton
Silversea Cruises, celebrating the 10th anniversary of its expedition division, is considering expanding to meet fast-growing demand for adventurous experiences, executives said.
The celebration is taking place on a special two-day Silver Cloud voyage from the London Tower Bridge to Dublin, Ireland. The Silver Cloud late last year was converted from one of Silversea's traditional luxury ships to an ice-strengthened expedition vessel; it now accommodates 254 passengers but only 200 in polar regions.
Silversea Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre confirmed the line is exploring converting Silver Cloud's sister ship, the 296-guest Silver Wind, into an adventure ship.
"It's not a firm decision, but it's a logical thing," Lefrebvre said. "If you like this ship (Silver Cloud) – and the results and comments we get are very positive – it's a natural evolution."
MORE Cruise
gallery icon New Ocean Cruise Ships Entering Service in 2021
Royal Caribbean Group Agrees to Sell Azamara Brand
Jann Arden Joins Scenic Cruises For Rhine River Voyage
Mark Conroy, managing director-the Americas for Silversea, said the Silver Wind is due for a renovation as it approaches 20 years, so it wouldn't be a difficult decision to add an ice hull.
Lefebvre pioneered the concept of luxury adventure cruises with the purchase of the World Discoverer, which was christened on June 3, 2008, in Monaco as the Prince Albert II; its name was later changed to the Silver Explorer.
Lefebvre also said other ways to expand and refresh the expedition fleet are under consideration. "We have several ideas – not only ships of different sizes and where to go but also the possibility to locate ships in several destinations. Many times, we just pass through. The Galapagos has a ship full-time. It's not the only place in the world that deserves a ship full-time, or maybe half a year in one place, half a year in another place."
Lefebvre explained how he conceived of the luxury expedition cruise product – an idea Conroy, a former competitor, admits he thought was "crazy" at the time but now realizes was a wise decision.
Lefebvre said his passion is exploring exotic places in the world. "I love to travel, and I love to go to places which are uncontaminated," he said. "I went to the Oma Valley (in Ethiopia) and for one week, I think, I had one shower, because the hotel showers didn't work or whatever. So as much as I am adaptable, if I can get good comfort, I prefer it, like all of us probably. Having good food, proper facilities, a comfortable cabin, and good service is better than not having it. If you have to go to see a place without it, you do it. But if you can choose, you choose better. So that was my feeling."
He said he wanted the Silversea brand to make unique adventures possible amid comfort. "I don't perceive luxury to be an extra bottle of Champagne. For probably most of the people who cruise with us, that's a given. I perceive luxury as the possibility of achieving unique experiences in a very well-organized way with good support," he said. "What we offer is not only a beautiful ship, good service, and good food, we also offer unique destinations and a unique team of experts, which helps us learn about this world."
The executives are very bullish on the growth of the luxury adventure cruise segment, despite two dozen or so newbuilds in the works.
Conroy pointed out that all those planned ships are small and accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 total, which is fewer than the capacity handled on one contemporary mega-ship.
"The success of this business is so evident," said CEO Roberto Martinoli. "There are experts in marketing projections that are telling us the increasing capacity will certainly more than offset the increasing demand. We are not too concerned about flattening of pricing."
Baby Boomers are the "propelling fuel" for future Silversea capacity, said Chief Marketing Officer Barbara Muckermann. "They are not interested in jewels, cars or watches anymore. They're shifting to spend on experiences. The other thing happening with the Boomers is, not only will they have more time, they will inherit 1.5 trillion dollars in next 10 years, so they will have money and they will have time... We're really, really bullish about it."
For more information on Silversea Cruises, London, Antarctica
For more Cruise News
More by Theresa Norton
Royal Caribbean Brands Extend Suspension Through April 30
Multiple Cruise Lines Extend Pause in Operations
Carnival Cancels U.S. Voyages Through End of March
Cruise Lines Roll Out the 2021 Wave Season Deals


Thanks to Think New Orleans, I got word about a petition concerning a retail developer that wishes to build a strip mall right in the middle of Mid-City. Please sign it if you care for the way our city gets rebuilt.
Do we really desire to live in a pseudo suburbia? Could we actually want traffic to congest major streets, tying up time and burnt gas, giving us pollution probs? What's going to happen with the local stores, especially ones that are trying to get reopened? Will the "feel" of NOLA be replaced by the onslaughts of development that ignores the style of living we enjoyed here pre-Flood?
If your answer to any question is no, then please sign this petition.


Memo suggests companies label bots or face a penalty.
To save American trust in "our institutions, democracy, free press, and markets," it suggests, we need unprecedented and undemocratic government intervention into online press and markets, including "comprehensive (GDPR-like) data protection legislation" of the sort enacted in the E.U.
Titled "Potential Policy Proposals for Regulation of Social Media and Technology Firms," the draft policy paper—penned by Sen. Mark Warner and leaked by an unknown source to Axios—the paper starts out by noting that Russians have long spread disinformation, including when "the Soviets tried to spread 'fake news' denigrating Martin Luther King" (here he fails to mention that the Americans in charge at the time did the same). But NOW IT'S DIFFERENT, because technology.
"Today's tools seem almost built for Russian disinformation techniques," Warner opines. And the ones to come, he assures us, will be even worse.
New resources and roles for government: The paper raises the prospect of new federal funding for media literacy programs that could help consumers sort through the information on online platforms. It also describes the military and intelligence communities as not adequately prepared for foreign information operations and includes various measures for bolstering their capabilities.
New rules for platforms: The paper considers requiring web platforms to label bot accounts or do more to identify authentic accounts, with the threat of sanction by the Federal Trade Commission if they fail to do so.
But it also goes further: One idea would be to make platforms legally liable for claims like "defamation, invasion of privacy, false light, and public disclosure of private facts" if they fail to take down doctored video and audio or so-called deep fakes (or fabricated footage), if a victim secured a necessary judgement regarding the sharing of that content.
New powers for consumers: Warner's staffers raised the idea of a law mimicking Europe's GDPR privacy rules in the United States or offering a more limited right for users to consent to the use of their data.
The report also suggested that, to increase visibility into competition, platforms could put a monetary value on an individual user's data.
But would labeling bots actually help solve the issues Congress is concerned about? Experts say they are just one part of the problem, and that the behavior of what are sometimes called "cyborgs"—partially automated accounts run by human beings—is also important. And while anonymity can be a shield for some trolls, others are more than happy to engage in all kinds of bad behavior under their real names.
The paper also admits that identifying users could backfire if it invades the privacy of journalists or dissidents and whistleblowers who have real reasons for wanting to remain anonymous.
The left has gone into an outrage over Russia interference and data taken by Cambridge Analysts. Yes, our data belongs to us, but we don't need government to protect us. Usually when you ask to be sent emails from a company, there's a box that asks you if it's okay to share your information with third parties. Simply don't click the box. When you sign up for apps on Facebook or Twitter it warns you that third parties may gain access to your data. If that pops up then don't use that app.
While I understand the thought behind doing this, and have some belief that this could be a good thing, the troubling aspect is government control over it, how would you prevent this from being a tool of pushing propaganda over a wide base for political reasons?
We see the actions being done by Facebook and Twitter, which end up blocking out some of the conservative information and promotes leftist posts, while they have a left media organization "fact checking" things to the leftist satisfaction.
Of course with the left, their fascist like moves are not surprising, information control gives them power, and can end up controlling the people through the narrative they are pushing. That scares the crap out of me.
Have you seen this recent action?
Report: Twitter to Purge 'Tens of Millions'….
Something else for the government to get their hands on and ruin.
Hold on just a minute! You're telling me that a DEMOCRAT is calling for big government oversight on something that the government shouldn't even be involved with!?
SAY IT AIN'T SO! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!
Just trying to bring back 'net neutrality'; nothing to see here.
"promote competition in tech" – This is our job, we the people by the decisions we make in the market-place. In hands of the government, another arena for bribery.
I've been wondering when the other shoe would drop … since the inauguration we've heard nothing but RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA! from the media, where as far as the US population at large is concerned, Russian "interference" came via Facebook and Twitter.
So how long would it be until someone suggested some kind of 'verified identity' legislation to control social media users?
Having run small private interest-based discussion forums for nearly 30 years now, there have been fewer problems on boards where people post under their real names, than on boards where people can create any number of anonymous accounts and often use them to antagonize and manipulate others, etc.
For the sake of civility real names and verified identity seems like a good idea but the Dems would squeal like stuck pigs if it were ever suggested. I do wonder if the media or any of the perpetually-aggrieved ever gave thought to where their protests might lead?
How I'd love to hear the founding father's debate the 1st amendment in the digital age, where anonymous voices spew the most vile hatred and threats without repercussion. Did the founders intend that free speech had to be owned by the speaker? How different would "free speech" and public protest be if people were unmasked?
My recollection is that Ben Franklin used a nom de plume to disguise his identity when writing letters to newspapers.
Of course, writing for a local newspaper in the 1700's is a little different than hitting "post" on FB or Twitter where millions of people can read it all over the world – and that post has virtually unlimited life unlike a newspaper that's superseded every day.
I'm just musing how the global-reach of the digital age might just freak the FF's out and perhaps even have prompted them to be a little more specific about the scope of free speech.
@Government … Keep your filthy hands out of this.
Warner's attempt to keep his Russian collusion hoax alive.
Note to Mark Warner: drop dead.
Warner, one of the two horrible Senators of my state (VA), is a complete sell-out. He is vile and needs to be replaced. The problem with that is the densely populated areas (NoVA and Norfolk/Hampton Roads/Williamsburg), plus the lovely capital, Richmond, are infested with leftists who will vote for anything with a D next to his/her name. Most of the state can't stand him……but here we are.
He was a VA governor and, being a richie-rich business man, he was able to make the state go from being in the red to black. And too many still think this sellout, this fellow-traveler, is somehow a "fiscally responsible" guy.
Has them fooled, those who believe that! He would take this over in a heartbeat (and……I bet he'd make a KILLING on it, to boot!). These Senators enrich themselves when they do this kind of trickery. Stealing.While.In.Office. That is the middle name of all DC DemocRATS.
The cure for Russian collusion is to declare that the $100,000 spent by the Russians had no effect on the election given that Hillary and Trump spent $2.5 billion. Then challenge the Progressive Fascists to prove that the Russians changed the election results.


text:
Powering the dream with Alexis Madrigal
Should we compromise on key environmental laws to get greentech support? Alexis Madrigal wonders
By David Roberts on Apr 1, 2011
This is the fifth and final post in a series from my conversation with Atlantic tech channel editor Alexis Madrigal about themes and stories from his new book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology.
DR: How should the lessons from your book alter the strategies of technologists and policymakers? How can they exploit these lessons?
AM: I hate to jump on the innovation and jobs train — I have my doubts about it — but purely from a political point of view, we have a lot of the strengths we need to build strong green technology industries here in the United States.
This endangered desert tortoise may thwart solar power in the Mojave.Photo: Fool-On-The-HillI also think — and this may be a more controversial suggestion — that it might be worth trading some of the landmark '60s environmental legislation for stronger support for green technology. The way the Endangered Species Act works right now is sometimes counterproductive. It rests on this odd structure of one animal standing in for whole ecosystems, at a local level, preventing changes we might need to prevent global-scale environmental change.
I know we both have our fears about, if we were to do this, whether the Democrats would give away the Endangered Species Act and not get anything in return.
DR: That would be in keeping with their recent strategery.
AM: Assuming you had someone who truly could cut a deal for, basically, nuclear-R&D-from-1950-to-1975-style support from the government, that seems to me like it would be a worthy trade. Given what it looks like in Congress right now, if we want to make a big move on green technology, something big has got to change. I don't think support for nuclear power and offshore drilling are going to get it done, obviously.
DR: People inside environmental groups will tell you privately that there are lots of flaws in the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. There are ways you could rationalize them to get better economic and environmental outcomes. But what they'll tell you is, there's no rational negotiating partner across the table. Every time they crack the door even slightly, the Huns come invading and try to burn the whole thing down. They can't let their guard down at all. It's a dysfunctional situation, going back 30 years now.
AM: In the long term, my hope is in the fact that renewable energy's strongest places are outside of the cities. The fact that wind energy is so strong in Texas and Iowa, through the whole Midwest, that might start to shift the way those areas think about their interests. If you look at the national political scene, the Southwest is a key place going forward, and that's where solar would go.
Maps of U.S. wind and solar power potential.NREL
We're talking decadal time scales now, but just as West Virginia votes for coal interests, it's not out of the question — and in fact sort of makes sense — that eventually those Southwestern and Midwestern states will want wind and solar. It's going to be great for their economies.
More In This Series: See All
Alexis Madrigal chats about the crazy greentech history you've never heard
This is the first in a series from my conversation with Atlantic tech channel editor Alexis Madrigal about themes and stories from his new book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology. DR: What were the first …
Alexis Madrigal chats about boom-and-bust fossil fuels and the promise of cheap electricity
This is the second in a series from my conversation with Atlantic tech channel editor Alexis Madrigal about themes and stories from his new book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology. You can read part one …
Alexis Madrigal chats about energy forecasts and nuclear PR
This is the third in a series from my conversation with Atlantic tech channel editor Alexis Madrigal about themes and stories from his new book, Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology. DR: Let's talk about energy …
See all articles in this series
More in Energy Policy	All Energy Policy
Trump's team plotted to repeal the Clean Power Plan for months. Now it begins.
California went all-in on natural gas. Can it do the same with renewables?
California has an ambitious plan to tackle climate change. Could it work?
agree to disagree?
Trump's new adviser says climate change is a huge security threat


text:
Click to tell a Friend about Famous Like Me
one click shows all of today's celebrity birthdays
Browse All Birthdays
43,625 Actors
27,931 Actresses
4,867 Composers
7,058 Directors
842 Footballers
221 Racing drivers
925 Singers
9,111 Writers
Get FamousLikeMe on your website
One line of code gets FamousLikeMe on your website. Find out more.
Subscribe to Daily updates
Famous Like Me > Director > G > Harry A. Gant
Profile of Harry A. Gant on Famous Like Me
Name: Harry A. Gant
Also Know As:
Date of Birth: 11th February 1881
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Profession: Director
Harry Phil Gant (born January 10, 1940) is best known for driving the number 33 Skoal Bandits car on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit. He was known as Handsome Harry Gant due to his Hollywood-style good looks, and later as 'The Bandit' after his longtime sponsor. A humble man, Gant often stated that he was a good race car driver, but a great carpenter. Gant finished second 10 times before winning his first Winston Cup race at Martinsville April 25, 1982, in the Virginia National Bank 500. He then went on to become runner up to Winston Cup season champion Terry Labonte in 1984. Gant won the IROC (International Race of Champions) championship in 1985. He tied on points with Darrell Waltrip but was awarded the title on tiebreak by finishing higher in the final race: a photo-finish win over Labonte at Michigan International Speedway. Gant earned the nickname "Mr. September" in 1991 after winning all four September Cup races (Darlington, Richmond, Dover and Martinsville) and two Busch races (Richmond and Dover) at age 51. The four consecutive cup victories ties the modern era record set in 1972. Harry Gant got his last cup victory on August 16, 1992, at the Champion 400 at Michigan.
He holds the record as oldest driver to win a cup race (52 years and 219 days). In his career he has collected 18 cup wins, 21 Busch Series wins, and 3 runner-up finishes in the Busch Series Championship (69, 76, and 77). "Handsome" Harry Gant retired from Winston Cup and Busch Series racing at the end of the 1994 season, and later ran a partial season in the Craftsman truck series in 1996.
This content from Wikipedia is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Harry A. Gant


Discussion in 'Freshwater Beginners' started by Tman2902, Jul 19, 2015.
Hey everyone the unlikely happens and I know have a 55gal tank! Got it for free only thing is I don't have a stand so I am think of using this table. More like a work bench.
The owner of the house before my family built it. Tell me your guys thoughts want more pics or a better description? I can do that!
If those were my only 2 options, I would go with the work table. That card table is not strong enough.
The 1 caveat, is that I am only seeing nails in the work table. I would reinforce with some screws, or maybe even some lag bolts.
The lumber appears to be used scrap, it's dried and split don't risk it. Use the card table for poker not a tank stand. Some people use cinder blocks for a cheap tank stand, google will guide your way.
While yhe lumber in question looks thick it also shows signs of age....looks a little dry and cracked also??
A full 55g tank will weigh a few hundred pounds when full.....my advice? Google the weight and then get you and a buddy or two to lay on the shelf and see how it goes. Better you go down then 55g of water and fish!
Ok thanks! I'll get they boys and see what happens! I might be able to get some other wood to reinforce it. Do you think it would be worth it?
Ok best suggestion get a proper stand. Assume you dont want to do that. Than I would reinforce the work bench. You need to add legs under where your tank will sit (bench is bigger than your tank). If you put tank at one end of bench that is needing only one set of legs (other legs are already under tank) Also suggest some diagonal bracing as this bench looks like it's taken some abuse.
Searching kijiji for a stand! If anyone has one for sale hit me up!
Tman2902, please remember that members are not allowed to buy/sell/trade/free any items until they have at least 50 posts.
Oh ya that's right... Hmmm well until then I have more questions!
I have a credit at Big Al's so I'm going to see if they have any on sale!
Question Anyone Know What Fish Can Withstand 32 Celcius All Day Long?
Question Does Anyone Know The Par Rating For A Finex Stingray On A Standard 29 Gal?


9 December 2017 - On Thursday, December 7, the USAID SHIFT team partnered with the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) to host a webinar on the online C03 dashboard. The project developed this vital resource to make local authorities' reported HIV data more transparent and accessible. In doing so, USAID SHIFT and VAAC found that the quality of provincial data submitted to the C03 system varied widely. To address this, Thursday's webinar was the first step in a joint VAAC-USAID SHIFT intervention to train and coach Provincial AIDS Centers (PACs) to analyze and improve the quality of their C03 data. Accurate, timely, and complete data are essential to track and improve the country's HIV response. By working hand-in-hand with VAAC and its C03 system, USAID SHIFT is helping strengthen the existing HIV monitoring system in a sustainable manner. In addition, using the webinar format provided a highly efficient means to reach multiple provinces without interrupting their local duties or accruing travel costs. Webinar participants are completing a follow-up assignment to rectify data gaps and errors. The session and related materials will be posted VAAC's website for HIV stakeholders to continue utilizing as needed.


text:
Website for SSPE
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education
Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
SSPE at a Glance SSPE Song Contact Us Career Opportunities
Honorary Appointments
Hall of Fame SSPE Alumni Association SSPE Master Alumni Association
Bachelor of Education in Physical Education,
Exercise Science and Health (JS4329) Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
and Health Education Teaching Practice Internship Admissions
Master of Science in Sports Science
and Physical Activity Master of Education in Sports Science
and Physical Education Postgraduate Diploma in Education
(Primary Physical Education)
Research Postgraduate
Doctor of Philosophy Master of Philosophy
Student Exchange Opportunities
Exercise Psychology and Motor Learning Health, Fitness and Physical Activity Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Sport and Society Sports Biomechanics and Injury Prevention Sports Nutrition and Physical Activity
Department Assembly
Students Alumni Academic Staff
SSPE 30th Anniversary
Bachelor of Education in Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health (JS4329)
Qualification for Admissions
Please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm
Q & A [PDF]
Programme Description
This programme will train physical education teachers, coaches, sports management and health promotion personnel for local academic institutions and government and private organisations. Completion of the programme leads to the award of a BEd degree, a qualification recognised as equivalent to a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, thereby entitling graduates to enter the teaching profession immediately after graduation.There is increasing recognition of the importance of health improvement through sport and physical education. This programme trains students as generalists in sports and physical education or as specialists in the areas of exercise physiology, sports biomechanics, sports psychology, sports sociology, physical education pedagogy, health and fitness, and testing and measurement.
Career Development / Prospects
Physical education teachers in primary / secondary schools
Physical education instructors at tertiary institutions
Administrators in government subvented / national sports associations
Physical training officers, inspectors or officers in disciplinary forces
Executives in fitness and leisure industries
Supervisors / officers in private and commercial sectors
Further study on higher degree in sports science and physical education
Programme Requirements
(Applicable to students admitted in 2022-23 and thereafter)
1. Major Requirements
Faculty Package 9
Physical Ed., Exercise Science and Health 83
Educational Studies 12
2. University Requirements
Language Requirement Courses 13
University and College General Education Courses 19
Understanding China 1
Hong Kong in the Wider Constitutional Order 1
Digital Literacy and Computational Thinking 3
Physical Education (exempted) 2
Elective Courses From any Discipline 6
Total: 147 units
(Applicable to students admitted in 2021-22 and before)
University & College General Education 21
Language Requirement 15
IT Competence 1
Students are required to complete a minimum of 104 units of major courses as follows:
Programme A
Major Program Requirement
1. Faculty Package: EDUC 2120, 2312, SPED 2720 9
2. Required Courses:
(a) Core Courses in Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health
PHPC1001, 2016#, SPED2520, 2540, 2600, 2610, 2710, 2810, 3410, 3430, 3440, 3450, 3820, 3920, 4570
(b) Core Courses in Professional Skills
SPED2011, 2021, 2031, 2041, 2051, 2061, 2111, 2122, 2131, 2141, 2211, 3220, 3250
(c) Courses in Educational Studies
EDUC2240, 3201*, 3311, 4340
(d) Teaching Practice
SPED3400[3201], 4400[2201]
(e) Internship
SPED4201
(f) Research Experience
SPED3630, 4900
3. Elective Courses:
(a) Theoretical Courses in P.E., Exercise Science and Health
a minimum of 3 courses from the following:
CHPR4012#, PHPC2007#, 2009#, SPED3550, 3731, 3910, 4560, 4640, 4830
(b) Courses in Professional Skills
a minimum of 1 course from the following:
SPED 2112, 2134
A minimum of one course from the following:
EDUC2210, 2220, 3140, 3150, 3200, 3260, 3270, 3280, 3290, 4110, 4131, 4320, 4330
Programme B
(Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20 to 2020-21)
SPED 2520, 2540, 2600, 2610, 2710, 2810, 3410, 3430, 3440, 3450, 3820, 3920, 4570, PHPC1001, 2016#
SPED 2011, 2021, 2031, 2041, 2051, 2061, 2111, 2122, 2131, 2141, 2211, 3220, 3250
(c) Teaching Practice Courses
(d) Internship
SPED 4201
(e) Research Experience
(a) Theoretical Courses in P.E., Exercise Science and Health a minimum of 3 courses from the following:
SPED 3550, 3731, 3910, 4560, 4640, 4830, PHPC2007#, 2009#, CHPR4012#
(b) Courses in Professional Skills a minimum of 1 course from the following:
Students are required to complete a minimum of 12 units of courses
Required Courses (8 units)
EDUC 2240, 3311, 4340
Elective Courses (4 units) - a minimum of 2 courses from the following:
EDUC 2210, 2220, 3140, 3150, 3200, 3260, 3270, 3280, 3290, 4110, 4131, 4320, 4330
Programme C
(Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19)
(a) Theoretical Courses in P.E., Exercise Science and Health - a minimum of 3 courses from the following:
(b) Courses in Professional Skills - a minimum of 1 course from the following:
EDUC 2210, 2220, 3140, 3150, 3200, 3260, 3270, 3280, 3290, 4110, 4130, 4131, 4320, 4330
Students are required to complete at least 147 units of courses for graduation, including the above 104 units of major courses, 21 units of university & college general education courses, 15 units of language requirement, 1 unit of IT competence and 6 units of elective courses from any discipline.
SPED and EDUC courses at 2000 level and above as included in the Major Programme Requirement as well as those labeled as # will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification.
[ ] Old course code in 2021-22 and before.
^ Substitute Course
SPED 2010 Team Sports 1
SPED 2011 Teaching Basketball: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2021 Teaching Volleyball: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2031 Teaching Soccer: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2041 Teaching Handball: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2050 Racquet Sports 1
SPED 2051 Teaching Badminton: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2052 Teaching Tennis: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2053 Teaching Squash: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2061 Teaching Table Tennis: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2110 Individual Sports 1
SPED 2111 Teaching Swimming I: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2112 Teaching Swimming II: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2122 Fitness Training for Health and Sports Performance 1
SPED 2131 Teaching Track and Field Events I: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2134 Teaching Track and Field Events II: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2132 Teaching Track Events: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2133 Teaching Field Events: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2141 Fundamental Movement and Dances 1
SPED 2211 Teaching Gymnastics: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2520 Functional Human Anatomy and Sports Injuries 3
SPED 2540 Introduction to Exercise Physiology 3
SPED 2600 Basic Statistics, Test and Measurement for Physical Education 3
SPED 2610 Introduction to Exercise Biomechanics 3
SPED 2710 Sociology of Physical Education and Sports 3
SPED 2720* Foundation of Physical Education and Sports 3
SPED 2810 Psychomotor Learning 3
SPED 3220 Alternative Sports 1
SPED 3230 Teaching Chinese and Asian Combative Sports: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 3250 Teaching Dance: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 3260 Teaching Rope Skipping: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 3270 Principles of Coaching and Officiating 1
SPED 3400 Teaching Practice in Primary School 4
SPED 3410 Curriculum Planning for Physical Education 3
SPED 3430 Administration and Management in Physical Education and Sports 3
SPED 3440 Pedagogy of Secondary Physical Education 3
SPED 3450 Pedagogy of Primary Physical Education 3
SPED 3550 Physiology of Human Performance 3
SPED 3630 Introduction to Research Methods 3
SPED 3731 Selected Topics in Sports Sociology 3
SPED 3820 Introduction to Exercise and Sports Psychology 3
SPED 3910 Adapted Physical Education and Sports 3
SPED 3920 Human Growth and Health Education 3
SPED 4201 Internship in Sports Industry 2
SPED 4400 Teaching Practice in Secondary School 4
SPED 4560 Physical Fitness Appraisal and Exercise Prescription 3
SPED 4570 Education and Promotion of Exercise and Health 3
SPED 4640 Human Kinematics and Kinetics 3
SPED 4830 Psychological Aspects of Sports and Exercise 3
SPED 4900 Research Project 3
CHPR 3002 Health Education and Health Behaviours 3
CHPR 4012 Mental Health as a Public Health Issue 3
PHPC 1001 Foundations in Public Health 2
PHPC 2007 Nutrition and Health 3
PHPC 2009 Environment and Work 3
PHPC 2016 Theories and Concepts of Health Behaviours 3
EDUC 2110*▴ Principles of Curriculum and Instructional Design 2
EDUC 2120* Principles and Implementation of Curriculum and Instructional Design 3
EDUC 2210 Education and Society in Hong Kong 2
EDUC 2220 Educational Thought 2
EDUC 2230▴ Introduction to Structure and Process of Schooling 2
EDUC 2240 Understanding Schooling and Education Policy in Hong Kong 3
EDUC 2312* Child and Adolescent Development 3
EDUC 3110▴ School-based Curriculum Development and Implementation 2
EDUC 3140 Curricular Strategies for Tackling Individual Differences 2
EDUC 3150 Global Dialogues on Education for Sustainable Development in the Curriculum 2
EDUC 3200 Developing Intercultural Competence: Experiential Learning 3
EDUC 3201 Ethics and Professional Standards for Teacher 2
EDUC 3240▴ Educational Policy and Practice in Hong Kong 2
EDUC 3260 Teacher Development and Leadership 2
EDUC 3270 Engendering Education 2
EDUC 3280 An Introduction to Moral and Citizenship Education 2
EDUC 3290 Meaning Concerns, Death and Life Education 2
EDUC 3310▴ Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching 2
EDUC 3320▴ Motivation and Individual Differences 2
EDUC 3311 Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching 3
EDUC 4110 Design and Implementation of Student Activities (DISA) 2
EDUC 4130 Information and Technology in Education 2
EDUC 4131 e-Learning in Schools 2
EDUC 4210▴ Teachers and the Teaching Profession 2
EDUC 4310▴ Designing and Implementing Classroom Assessments 2
EDUC 4320 Classroom Management and School Discipline 2
EDUC 4330 School Guidance and Counselling 2
EDUC 4340 Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs 2
EDUC 4350 Personal Development of Teachers 2
* Courses for the Faculty Package
▴ Not applicable for student admitted in 2015-16 or after
Application for CUHK Students
Change of Major (for 2022-23) under CUSIS
Application Period : June 6 to June 24, 2022 (Department internal deadline)
Students who wish to apply for major in Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health must submit the e-Application form under CUSIS (Program Change) to our Department for change of major on or before June 24, 2022 together with the following documents:
this form
copy of academic report(s)
copy of public examination certificates (HKALE and HKCEE)
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview.
Students will be notified the results by telephone on or before July 8, 2022.
Minimum Conditions for Change of Major:
Students should satisfy at least one of the following conditions for change of major:
The student has taken course(s) of at least 6 units with an average grade of not less than B- that would count towards the major requirements of the programme; or
The admission WGPA score (e.g. HKALE, HKCEE) of the student must be better than the student at the lowest decile who had been successfully admitted to the programme concerned in the same year that s/he was first admitted to the University; or
The student has attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in the current academic year.
Please visit the RES homepage for further details: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/rgs
Enquires:
Email: alison.wong@cuhk.edu.hk
Declaration / Change of Minor(s) (2022-23)
Minor Programme:
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, including 15 units of theoretical courses and 3 units of professional skills courses. Among the 18 units of courses, students should complete at least 6 units of courses at 3000 or above level.
(i) Professional Skills Teaching (3 units):
SPED 2011, 2021, 2031, 2041, 2051, 2061, 2111, 2112, 2122, 2131, 2134, 2141, 2211, 3220, 3250.
(ii) Theoretical Courses (15 units):
SPED 2520, 2540, 2600, 2610, 2710, 2720, 2810, 3410, 3430, 3440, 3450, 3550, 3630, 3731, 3820, 3910, 3920, 4560, 4570, 4640, 4830, 4900, PHPC1001, 2007, 2009, 2016.
Total: 18 units
(Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20 and 2020-21)
SPED 2520, 2540, 2600, 2610, 2710, 2720, 2810, 3410, 3430, 3440, 3450, 3550, 3630, 3731, 3820, 3910, 3920, 4560, 4570, 4640, 4830, 4900, PHPC1001, 2007, 2009, CHPR3002.
SPED 2010, 2011, 2021, 2031, 2041, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2061, 2110, 2111, 2122, 2132, 2133, 2141, 2211, 3220, 3230, 3250, 3260, 3270.
PHPC2016 is removed from the Minor Programme requirement with effect from 2017-18. Students who have taken the course in 2016-17 and before should consult the Programme for arrangement.
I. MAJOR PROGRAMME COURSES
SPED 3250 Teaching Social Dance and Folk Dance: Theory and Practice 1
SPED 2720 Foundation of Physical Education and Sports 3
Application period: 5 October 2022 – 31 May 2023
Please select 'Declare/Change of Minor(s) (2022-23)' at the following link at REG website
http://www.res.cuhk.edu.hk/en-gb/undergraduate-students/information-for-current-year-2-or-above-students/declaration-change-of-minor-s
Email: shirleyyiu@cuhk.edu.hk
Developed and Hosting by: Topcat Teamwork


These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from Jakarta to Hong Kong.
You can fly non-stop from Jakarta to Hong Kong with these airlines.
These airlines fly from Jakarta to Hong Kong, but you'll have at least one layover.
This is the shortest flight time from Jakarta to Hong Kong.
We've compared all 32 flights that go via Hong Kong every week, to find the best deal for you. Malaysia Airlines usually has the cheapest flights from Jakarta to Hong Kong, so keep an eye out for them in your search results. If they're not the cheapest option, try searching by month to compare costs throughout the week.
We scan thousands of airfares from hundreds of airlines across the globe. We've found that nine airlines operate the 3261 km flight from Jakarta to Hong Kong. Flights during peak season tend to be the most expensive – so if you want to go during that time, it's best to book early. Or you could try to get a last-minute deal.
To sort cheap flights to Hong Kong, it's best to start searching for flights by month, as this will show you when prices are at their lowest. Keep an eye on Cathay Pacific too, as they're the most popular airline for flying from Jakarta to Hong Kong.
It takes about 9 hrs 45 mins to fly from Jakarta to Hong Kong. Once you've chosen your flight, go through and fill out your details to complete your booking. If you haven't yet sorted your accommodation or car hire, take a look at our competitive rates – then you can book your flights and accommodation in one go.


We just had one of those summer storms pass over the city just a while ago. You know the kind; we had a beautiful summer day with the sun warming friend and foe alike, clouds drawing pictures across the sky all day long. It was just one of those lazy days of summer.
In the early evening the clouds began to look angry and gathered together in dark gangs that began to threaten we lazy inhabitants of earth. In the distance I could hear vague rumblings and in a short time those vague rumblings became loud thunder claps. Buster came into the room and sat at my feet, I can only assume that he thought I would protect him from the unknown. Little does he know that the reason I got a dog in the first place was to protect me.
The next thing Buster and I knew there was a blinding light followed immediately by the loudest thunder I had heard in a long time. Both Buster and I jumped and I pushed myself back from the computer. Now, I know that in theory you are supposed to turn all electronics off in the house for fear that the lightning will strike and fry those delicate electronics. I suspect that idea has been spread by people who actually have anything worth saving on their computers. The way I figure it, if lightning does strike I get a couple of new computers; a couple of TV's and quite possibly have the house rewired for my $500 deductible. Pretty sweet deal!
The only time I experienced louder thunder and brighter lightning was about forty years ago when Louise and I were in Louise's uncle Nick's farmhouse in the middle of the Saskatchewan prairie. Louise came up to the attic where we were sleeping and woke me up to come downstairs with everyone else that couldn't sleep. I didn't have a problem sleeping, but I suppose it's polite to get up at three in the morning if everyone else is up. We sat in the kitchen eating finger foods and drinking coffee, listening to the thunder and watching the night light up like day for a few seconds at a time. The lightning did actually hit the house and rang the telephone. Pretty cool stuff! Eventually, Louise let me go back to sleep.
After our minor storm tonight, I looked out the window and saw Buster in the backyard looking at the rainbow. Now, I know what you are thinking, "Ken you idiot! Dogs only see in black and white so they couldn't see the rainbow and all skittles would taste the same to them." You may be right, but he was looking at the rainbow, I swear it!
It is possible that dogs can smell colour and something as captivating as a rainbow must certainly have a unique and wondrous smell.
Well, that's what I believe…tonight.