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	function _loadDataProviderFromArrayOfArrays(/* dojo.data.old.provider.Base */ dataProvider, /* Array */ arrayOfJsonData) {
		/**
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		 * 	 [ "abbr",  "population",  "name" ]
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		 * 	 [  "WI",     5453896,      "Wisconsin"     ],
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		/**
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		 * 	 { abbr: "WA", name: "Washington" },
		 * 	 { abbr: "WV", name: "West Virginia" },
		 * 	 { abbr: "WI", name: "Wisconsin", song: "On, Wisconsin!" },
		 * 	 { abbr: "WY", name: "Wyoming", cities: ["Lander", "Cheyenne", "Laramie"] } ];
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Incheon International Airport is Seoul's representative airport, serving as the gateway to the city for people from all over the world. In 2001, it took over the role of Korea's main international airport from Gimpo International Airport. In 2008, a concourse building was added in the middle of the airport, along with a runway on the west side, and the second passenger terminal was finally added on the north side on Jan. 18, 2018.
Incheon International Airport is compartmentalized by airlines and not by destinations. It is highly encouraged that passengers check the location and number of their boarding terminal on the airport website beforehand.
The most convenient way to get to Incheon International Airport from Seoul is to take the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit (subway) or the bus. A subway going from Seoul Station to Terminal 2 takes 66 minutes and is set to open on Jan. 13. The Seoul City airport buses with numbers in the 6000s will extend their final destination from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. Compared to the subway, however, buses take much longer to go move from one terminal to another, since they have to take detours, unlike an underground subway. Moreover, once an airport bus stops at Terminal 1, it takes extra time to unload passengers' luggage before leaving for Terminal 2. Taking this into consideration, the total trip time may take up to 30 minutes longer when you are headed to Terminal 2 as compared to Terminal 1. Therefore, passengers heading to Terminal 2 should leave for the airport much earlier than before.
There will be no additional charges for the extended bus route, and the service will begin on Jan. 15. Meanwhile, airport buses with numbers in the 6700s will first head to Terminal 2 before heading to Terminal 1, starting Jan. 18. And it should also be noted that, from Jan. 15, a portion of the bus lines (6006-1, 6009-1, 6020-1, 6300-1) will only operate up to Terminal 1, and will not head to Terminal 2.
If you get off at the wrong terminal by mistake, you can move between terminals. You may take the Airport Railroad (operates 5 times per hour in the afternoon, 6-minute ride, 900 won charge), or take the shuttle bus prepared by Incheon International Airport (operates 12 times per hour, 15-18-minute ride, free of charge).


Hi, I am trying to get all staff on the same treatment model. I need to be able to see how many times that my staff have seen a patients, to ensure they are not over or under treating. Is there anyway to extract a report that aggregates how many times a practitioner has seen his/her patients a month all on one report?
we also would love this report but a refinement would be how many visits a new patient gets, or how many visits a patient has regarding their current episode.


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WARNING: INITIATE AND RE-INITIATE IN A HOSPITAL AND MONITOR SERUM SODIUM. SAMSCA® (tolvaptan) should be initiated and re-initiated in patients only in a hospital where serum sodium can be monitored closely. Too rapid correction of hyponatremia (e.g., >12 mEq/L/24 hours) can cause osmotic demyelination resulting in dysarthria, mutism, dysphagia, lethargy, affective changes, spastic quadriparesis, seizures, coma and death. In susceptible patients, including those with severe malnutrition, alcoholism or advanced liver disease, slower rates of correction may be advisable.
WARNING: NOT FOR USE FOR AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (ADPKD). Because of the risk of hepatotoxicity, tolvaptan should not be used for ADPKD outside of the FDA-approved REMS. SAFETY INFORMATION CONTINUED BELOW
INDICATION: SAMSCA is indicated for the treatment of clinically significant hypervolemic and euvolemic hyponatremia (serum sodium <125 mEq/L or less marked hyponatremia that is symptomatic and has resisted correction with fluid restriction), including patients with heart failure and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH).
Limitations of Use: Patients requiring intervention to raise serum sodium urgently to prevent or to treat serious neurological symptoms should not be treated with SAMSCA. It has not been established that raising serum sodium with SAMSCA provides a symptomatic benefit to patients.
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About Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia in Heart Failure: Efficacy & Safety
Hyponatremia in SIADH: Efficacy & Safety
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WARNING: INITIATE AND RE-INITIATE IN A HOSPITAL AND MONITOR SERUM SODIUM. SAMSCA® (tolvaptan) should be initiated and re-initiated in patients only in a hospital where serum sodium can be monitored closely. Too rapid correction of hyponatremia (e.g., >12 mEq/L/24 hours) can cause osmotic demyelination
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How heart failure leads to water retention and low serum sodium
The pathophysiology of heart failure and its relationship to hyponatremia is complex, as depicted in the figure below.
Derived from Mann, Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2012.1
Role of vasopressin in hyponatremia in heart failure
Reduced cardiac output in heart failure stimulates the release of vasopressin, resulting in elevated levels of circulating vasopressin1
Because vasopressin reduces the excretion of free water, elevated levels of vasopressin may contribute to the development of hyponatremia in heart failure patients1
Role of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in hyponatremia in heart failure
Reduced cardiac output and decreased renal perfusion activates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in heart failure patients1,2
The excess of angiotensin II in heart failure causes the following which further exacerbate dilutional hyponatremia1,3:
systemic and arteriolar vasoconstriction
increase in aldosterone concentration
increased thirst
In heart failure, water and sodium retention occur in response to aldosterone2
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INDICATION AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
INDICATION and IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION for SAMSCA® (tolvaptan)
SAMSCA is indicated for the treatment of clinically significant hypervolemic and euvolemic hyponatremia (serum sodium <125 mEq/L or less marked hyponatremia that is symptomatic and has resisted correction with fluid restriction), including patients with heart failure and Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH).
Limitations of Use:
Patients requiring intervention to raise serum sodium urgently to prevent or to treat serious neurological symptoms should not be treated with SAMSCA
It has not been established that raising serum sodium with SAMSCA provides a symptomatic benefit to patients
WARNING: INITIATE AND RE-INITIATE IN A HOSPITAL AND MONITOR SERUM SODIUM
SAMSCA should be initiated and re-initiated in patients only in a hospital where serum sodium can be monitored closely.
Too rapid correction of hyponatremia (e.g., >12 mEq/L/24 hours) can cause osmotic demyelination resulting in dysarthria, mutism, dysphagia, lethargy, affective changes, spastic quadriparesis, seizures, coma and death. In susceptible patients, including those with severe malnutrition, alcoholism or advanced liver disease, slower rates of correction may be advisable
WARNING: NOT FOR USE FOR AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE (ADPKD)
Because of the risk of hepatotoxicity, tolvaptan should not be used for ADPKD outside of the FDA-approved REMS.
Use in patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) outside of FDA-approved REMS
Unable to sense or respond to thirst
Hypovolemic hyponatremia
Taking strong CYP3A inhibitors
Anuria
Hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylactic shock, rash generalized) to tolvaptan or any component of the product
Too Rapid Correction of Serum Sodium Can Cause Serious Neurologic Sequelae: During initiation and after titration monitor patients to assess serum sodium concentrations and neurologic status. Subjects with SIADH or very low baseline serum sodium concentrations may be at greater risk for too-rapid correction of serum sodium. In patients receiving SAMSCA who develop too rapid a rise in serum sodium, discontinue or interrupt treatment with SAMSCA and consider administration of hypotonic fluid. Fluid restriction during the first 24 hours with SAMSCA may increase the likelihood of overly-rapid correction of serum sodium, and should generally be avoided. Co-administration of diuretics also increases the risk of too rapid correction of serum sodium and such patients should undergo close monitoring of serum sodium.
Liver Injury: Tolvaptan can cause serious and potentially fatal liver injury. In clinical trials, cases of serious liver injury have been attributed to chronically administered tolvaptan in patients with ADPKD. Liver failure requiring transplantation has been reported in postmarketing experience with tolvaptan in ADPKD. Limit duration of therapy with SAMSCA to 30 days. Avoid use in patients with underlying liver disease, including cirrhosis, because the ability to recover may be impaired.
Dehydration and Hypovolemia: In patients who develop medically significant signs or symptoms of hypovolemia, discontinuation is recommended. Dehydration and hypovolemia can occur, especially in potentially volume-depleted patients receiving diuretics or those who are fluid restricted
Co-administration with Hypertonic Saline: Not recommended
Drug Interactions – CYP3A Inhibitors: Tolvaptan is a substrate of CYP3A. Moderate to strong CYP3A inhibitors can lead to a marked increase in tolvaptan concentrations. Do not use SAMSCA with strong inhibitors of CYP3A and avoid concomitant use with moderate CYP3A inhibitors. Patients should avoid grapefruit juice beverages while taking SAMSCA
Hyperkalemia or Drugs that Increase Serum Potassium: Monitor serum potassium levels in patients with a serum potassium >5 mEq/L and in patients receiving drugs known to increase serum potassium levels
Acute Urinary Retention with Outflow Obstruction: Patients with partial obstruction of urinary outflow have an increased risk of developing acute retention. Do not administer tolvaptan in patients with uncorrected urinary outflow obstruction.
Adverse Reactions: The most common adverse reactions (SAMSCA incidence ≥5% more than placebo, respectively): thirst (16% vs 5%), dry mouth (13% vs 4%), asthenia (9% vs 4%), constipation (7% vs 2%), pollakiuria or polyuria (11% vs 3%) and hyperglycemia (6% vs 1%)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Cirrhosis: In patients with cirrhosis in the hyponatremia trials, GI bleeding was reported in 10% of tolvaptan-treated patients vs 2% for placebo
Other Drug Interactions:
Strong CYP3A Inducers: Co-administration of SAMSCA with strong CYP3A inducers reduces exposure to SAMSCA. Avoid concomitant use of SAMSCA with strong CYP3A inducers
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Potassium Sparing Diuretics: In clinical studies, adverse reactions of hyperkalemia were approximately 1 to 2% higher when tolvaptan was administered with angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and potassium sparing diuretics compared to administration of these medications with placebo. Serum potassium levels should be monitored during concomitant drug therapy.
V2-Receptor Agonist: Tolvaptan interferes with the V2-agonist activity of desmopressin (dDAVP). Avoid concomitant use of SAMSCA with a V2-agonist
Pregnancy and Lactation: Based on animal data, SAMSCA may cause fetal harm. Advise women not to breastfeed during treatment with SAMSCA.
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Mann DL. Pathophysiology of heart failure. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:487-504.
Kumar S, Rubin S, Mather PJ, Whellan DJ. Hyponatremia and vasopressin antagonism in congestive heart failure. Clin Cardiol. 2007;30(11):546-551.
Schrier RW. Water and sodium retention in edematous disorders: role of vasopressin and aldosterone. Am J Med. 2006;119(7 suppl 1):S47-S53.
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La stazione di Nöldnerplatz è una fermata ferroviaria di Berlino, sita nel quartiere di Rummelsburg.

Strutture e impianti
Posta su un leggero rilevato, la fermata conta due binari – uno per ogni senso di marcia – serviti da una banchina ad isola accessibile attraverso un sottopassaggio.

Movimento

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  Fermata autobus

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How much should you profit margins be?
For many people, identifying and targeting a set profit margin is an important part of their business's pricing strategy. Profit margin – particularly net profit margin – can be a significant and telling indicator of operational efficiency and financial health, which makes it both a useful metric and a prime target for overemphasis. Business owners and sales managers must understand that simply generating a nice profit margin does not guarantee success or longevity.
As an equation, net profit margin is determined by sales revenue, the cost of goods sold, the tax burden and so on. Looking through this perspective, a profit margin needs to be high enough to compensate for production costs, resource costs, taxes, debt payments (if any) and any middlemen who might take a cut of the sale, and it should still have enough left over to compensate for your time and business risks.
Look at successful competitors who have been in the industry a long time to gauge a realistic, healthy profit margin. Every sector has different standards for a good profit margin. For instance, clothing retailers routinely can mark up their goods by several hundred percent, which just is not realistic for many other products.
A business such as Walmart is able to compensate for relatively low profit margins by selling an enormous volume of goods every day. Your projected sales volume is an important consideration.
In fact, lowering your profit margins could be a net benefit if your lower prices drive more business to you and away from your competitors. If you make a little less on a per-sale basis – which is what profit margins are really designed to capture – you could make up for it in additional transactions.
Profit margins do not have to be uniform, either. If you offer a variety of products, each may require a different profit margin to maximize your revenue potential. One pricing strategy is to offer discounts on headline items to bring in customers and make up for those discounts through large margins on other goods.
Profit margins are the symptoms of good business practices, not the causes. Lower your costs of production or find ways to increase productivity from your staff, and you are sure to see that reflected in a healthier profit margin.
You have to be able to cover costs, and you need to earn a salary for your effort. Those are the fundamental considerations when determining how much to mark up your merchandise. If you want to grow your business, your profit margins have to be high enough to provide sufficient net earnings for capital reinvestment. There is no magic number for profit margins, and your specific pricing strategy should reflect the unique circumstances of your business, your industry, and your personal goals.


Find the additions! The front entry porch previously had a flat roof offering no integration into the Craftsman design. The roof was replaced with a sloping roof and a new Craftsman column to replace the standard 4x4 post.
The main addition however was to the right rear of the dwelling. Attention to detail and massing creates a home that doesn't appear to have had an addition. The garage at the rear is also new.


As I was participating in one of Nina Brown's lovely S.T.A.R. Circle Google+ Hangouts, I started seeing some interesting relationships between the S.T.A.R. (Surrender, Trust, Allow, Receive) approach and Don Miguel Ruiz's original Four Agreements (be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best). Now that I look at all of them again together like this, I have this definite yin/yang feeling running through my mind. S.T.A.R. has this receptive set of concepts attached to it, where Ruiz's agreements have striving, relating-actively-to-others, sensibility. Not aggressive, of course, but actively curious and integral in your actions (asking questions rather than making assumptions, being integral in word and deed, doing your best). Fascinating.
Wait, now, don't go there. Yeah, we could play the masculine vs. feminine game, but it doesn't quite work that way. The S.T.A.R. concepts actually originated with James F. Jereb and were passed on to Nina Brown. And Don Miguel received his shamanic training from his mother. So, both visionaries carry a balanced and integrated legacy forward into the New Age. Pretty cool, eh?
Although S.T.A.R. seems focused on the individual's path to inner peace and personal manifestation, and The Four Agreements seem more about the connections of self to others and how we behave in the world, I'm finding the more I look at them, the more these systems seem complementary, and the more I see their actual common foundation.
On the surface, it looks like one would start with a S.T.A.R. perception and attitude to what happens to us in the world and then use the Four Agreements to actually act in the world. But when Nina began talking about the next phase of her vision, the Fascinated Observer, then the two systems really came together for me. Nina's Fascinated Observer detaches herself from emotional reactions to a given situation, instead using the S.T.A.R. principles to let go of anxious attachments, thus allowing more loving results to form. What we anticipate is often what occurs, so the Fascinated Observer, as I understand him, steps back mentally and emotionally to Allow for a peaceful resolution of any challenge.
Meanwhile, if we look closely at Don Miguel's Agreements, we can see that they are all based on the same Fascinated Observer's position in relation to events and people in the world. The key to inner peace here is to again let go (Surrender) our attachments to being "right" or seeing certain results, and Trusting in our own integrity to Allow circumstances to evolve to Receive the best conclusion for ourselves and all those around us. Muddying the water with our own desires for control or trying to use deception to manipulate circumstances will only lead to pain for all concerned. Being impeccable with our word allows us to present a transparent being to the situation so things will be clear, and not taking things personally is definitely the way of the Fascinated Observer. The Fascinated Observer is also "fascinated" and therefore curious, so she will not make assumptions about a situation, but will ask questions to clarify instead of trying to force a desire outcome. Doing our best then becomes a natural outgrowth of letting go of specific results (S.T.A.R.).
This way, Nina Brown's Fascinated Observer naturally keeps Don Miguel's Four Agreements with total integrity and consistency.
Let me know what connections you've made as a fascinated observer. I'd love to know!


Verification & validation of complex automated driving functions is a difficult task. Especially showing that they work properly in all possible situations and under all conditions poses a new challenge in the automotive development.
Traditionally, vehicle manufacturers ensure that new vehicles have undergone intensive testing with the necessary amount of road miles. Before a car is approved by authorities, it has already driven hundreds of thousands of kilometers. If the same approach would be applied to vehicles with higher levels of automation, one would have to execute billions of kilometers of road-testing – an impossible task! Thus new innovative so-called scenario based verification and validation approaches help to overcome these challenges by optimizing testing efforts and at the same time ensuring that the vehicles will be safe on the road.
TNO as Dutch Research Institute will make available on non exclusive terms and conditions its validation and verification toolchain to interested marketparties worldwide including the access to the TNO StreetWise scenario database for scenario based testing. The partners have jointly developed an interface to ensure direct and fast scenario access and data exchange for efficient test planning and execution.


How to implement an inclusive strategy in the global market for smallholder farmers, who are key players in the value chain for food security? The solution may lie in promoting the multi-stakeholder cooperative model, which is already being hailed as the example to follow: indeed the FAO considers this model as a major ally in the fight against hunger. In fact, this model will be at the heart of the next Summit to be held in October 2014 in Quebec, and will also be the focus of several symposiums and books on the future and advantages of the multi-stakeholder cooperative model… As a result agricultural cooperatives could be integrated as part of an approach geared at positive economy, a trend which is becoming increasingly popular in a context of sluggish economy, since this approach promotes solidarity, outsourced contracting, and a long term vision.
We recommend reading these excerpts of one of the latest reports of the Rabobank Group, drawn up by the senior economist of the group's Economic Research Department, August R. Sjauw-Koen-Fa1. In this study, he proposes a practical analysis of the role of cooperatives in supporting smallholder farmers and inclusive strategies involving all players in the value chain. This report proposes to achieve the right balance between large and smallholder farms in a win-win logic, where investments as well as public and private shareholders all play a crucial role. To this end, the study advocates both a global and local approach based on well-developed and well adapted marketing and management strategies.
More generally speaking, at a time when the agricultural market is particularly unstable due to the progressive dismantling of all regulation tools, farming and interprofessional organizations are being put forward as a means of countering the volatility of prices for agricultural commodities. However, even though farming organizations such as cooperatives may help better prepare farmers to overcome the challenges they face, in no way do they act as a substitute for public mechanisms aimed at regulating the market.
The challenge is how to link smallholder farmers to markets and integrate them into value chains, and how to do so in a cost-effective manner. Producers' organisations and co-operatives are identified as crucial instruments to address the obstacles observed, to facilitate the process of value chain development as well as smallholder finance.
- Identification of new (market) opportunities for increased food production.
Small-scale agriculture is the dominant agricultural system in developing regions, on which local communities depend for their food security. It will become increasingly indispensable as a reliable food source and a driver of the rural economy, as the world is facing resource scarcity (land, water) and greater price volatility. Integrating them into value chains offers downstream agribusiness companies an opportunity to strengthen their long-term sourcing strategies in a globalising market. Moreover, increasing food production by existing smallholders will reduce the demand for new land including water use. The result is less deforestation and land use changes, thus mitigating climate change through lower GHG emissions. The development of smallholder agriculture can be a 'win-win' proposition, benefiting the livelihood of millions of farmers, improving food security and nutrition, vitalising rural non-farm economies and aiding poverty reduction. For saving the planet, however, food challenge can only be met if environmental sustainability and social responsibility are integrated in business models for value chains.
- Full use of this potential will not be possible unless smallholders are linked to markets in a way that boosts farm income, facilitates farm investments and strengthens entrepreneurial initiative in the sector.
- A second major precondition is an effective process of capacity development of small farmers in a business-like approach that will not be possible in a costeffective manner unless it is done through producers' organisations and farmer co-operatives.
- The third essential component in the strategy is the facilitation of effective smallholder finance. There is scope for smallholder finance by exploiting the opportunities of effective farmer organisation (including co-operatives) and the merits of value chain finance methodology.
Resolving the current and future imbalances in food supply is virtually impossible without tapping into the underused agricultural production potentials of small-scale farms at the bottom of the pyramid.
Obstacles to link smallholders to markets and to integrate them into value chains do exist. Small farms face major disadvantages with respect to accessing modern market supply chains. These disadvantages include low volumes of produce to sell, variable quality, high transaction costs, poor market infrastructure and limited ability to meet the high credence requirements of many high value outlets. This stands in sharp contrast to conventional business drivers of food supply, such as stringent product standards for quality and consistency, economies of scale, global sourcing and competition. Bridging these two worlds is a precondition for smallholder inclusion into value chains.
Take leadership in the value chain: A clear market demand and value proposition for customers are the key drivers of an inclusive food strategy. A multi-stakeholder partnership and leadership within the supply chain are needed to overcome challenges to link smallholders to markets and to integrate them into value chain.
Ensure farm value creation: Conventional business models can be 'upgraded' to share value and risks more equitable and fairly along the value chain. Smallholders must be able to support and feed their families and make investments in their farming businesses for growth. According to this approach smallholder farming needs to become aself-propelling business.
Help strengthening of producers' co-operatives and POs: Effective inclusion of small-scale farmers, and strengthening of their farming systems is inconceivable without farmer organisation. Chain actors can play a conducive role if the farmers' organisation is able to communicate market requirements to their members and enforce supply contracts.
Seek PPP for transformation and investments: A shared holistic development view, a concrete investment plan and long-term commitment of private and public stakeholders are basic requirements for the transformation of smallholder agriculture.
Engage in B2B Coaching: The private sector can play an invaluable role in linking farmers to markets and integrating them into value chains by offering farm services and technical assistance required for production improvements and growth. Business-to-business coaching provides a uniquely cost-effective approach to farm extension, making agriculture a more viable opportunity as chain partners have the intimate knowledge of products and markets required to create more value and rewarding opportunities.
Ensure environmental sustainability: Agricultural practices should be environmentally sustainable. To achieve these goals it is crucial that local agricultural systems comply with local environmental sustainability requirements. Moreover, food losses and waste must also be addressed in this approach. This requires improved environmental awareness throughout the chain, from farmers to end consumers. In addition, this approach requires chain partners to be frontrunners.
Balanced food security: Local and global food security must be in concert. In this view exploitation of local and global food supply systems must be in balance.
In order to maximise their impact, chain actors may consider to build one or more interventions into their sourcing strategy.
Value chain mapping: Successful long-term partnerships are based on a good understanding of the food chain concerned. A basic food value chain map should answer questions such as: What is the structure in this value chain? Who are the key players, and what is the current role of smallholder farmers? How do products and services reach intermediary markets (farmers, traders, processors, retailers) and what channels are available to reach end markets?
Help facilitate farm business investments and attract investments in agriculture: Farm business investments improve productivity and product quality, and lower production costs.
Create access to affordable farm services: Access to farm inputs and affordable financial services reduce production costs and improve productivity. This also includes improved access to land (land tenure system), water and energy in particular for smallholders.
Facilitate horizontal integration and institutional infrastructure: Producers' organisations can reduce marketing risk, improve product quality, lower transaction costs and increase bargaining power.
Facilitate value chain finance: Use a valuable chain approach to mitigate risk and facilitate access to financial services for smallholders and other chain actors.
Seek to promote investment in physical infrastructure: Physical infrastructure required to connect smallholders more effectively to markets, such as road, ports, terminal, power grids and IT communication and information. Investments in storage, transport and processing facilities, and in sustainable water and energy supply and management reduce food losses and secure sourcing schemes.
Help shape an enabling environment: The private sector should actively participate in advocating the creation of an enabling environment, including regulations to facilitate land ownership rights (title deeds) as well as investment in smallholder agriculture and downstream sections of the value chain. This should also facilitate the embedding of interventions in a sound regional and sectorial development agenda.
The dynamics of food markets is shifting towards producers, thus creating a conducive climate for inclusion of smallholders. Various routes exist to increase food production: improving yield per hectare, cropping intensification, reducing post-harvest losses, storage and transport losses, improving irrigation technology and reversing land degradation.
Smallholders form the largest underexploited potential in global agriculture, especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Transforming the smallholder sector requires a massive effort in terms of technical assistance, market linkages, farm investment and finance. Realising these gains will require an exceptional level of collaboration among stakeholders in the agricultural value chain, including governments, companies and civil society organisations, farmers and consumers.
To ensure long-term success, the transformation of smallholder agriculture should be based on a holistic approach. Interrelations and impacts at local and global level, and between the farm and non-farm sector must be taken into account.
Effective producers' organisations are a conducive pathway for smallholder inclusion, since interventions aimed at smallholder transformation can be performed more efficiently. Solid long-term supply arrangements are not conceivable unless they guarantee a competitive reward for producers in value chains, based upon fair terms of trade and a long-term collaboration perspective.
Co-operatives have proven to be historically the most successful institutional mode of producer organisation, and they still are, even under conditions of competitive markets and globalisation. Small farmers are risk averse, in view of their limited capabilities to absorb shocks. Co-operatives offer unique possibilities to mitigate risks associated with farming and their links to the food value chain (thus facilitating external finance).
A value chain approach offers good opportunities for inclusion of smallholders, as a pathway for symbiotic partnerships within a longterm perspective, for mitigation of finance risks, and thus, for access to finance by smallholders.
Corporate business in the agrifood industry increasingly target smallholder farmers, especially those that have been able to organize themselves and attune their mode of working (farming) to the needs of the market. A new vision for corporate responsibility in the global food supply chain is emerging with target setting for rural economic growth, food security and environmental sustainability.
Existing sourcing practices in the F&A sector can well be made consistent with an inclusive food strategy, provided a number of fundamentals (basic criteria) for inclusiveness and appropriate interventions are embedded in the sourcing strategies and business models.


This has been a season when my heart has been heavy. I know where it comes from. I have a niece who is dealing with a life-threatening disease at too young an age. I have friends and colleagues who are walking in the muck of their own illnesses, trauma, and challenging situations. I feel the weight of what they are going through, and my heart is heavy with sorrow for what they are experiencing.
And then there is the daily news, and the unrelenting wave upon wave of human suffering: hurricanes that have left communities devastated and, on Oct. 2, a mass shooting where a simple concert outing became 10 minutes of terror and a life-and-death event. How does one hold the pain of the world without either becoming callous to it or being overwhelmed by it?
And if that were not enough, all this is occurring in the context of the free-floating anxiety that is our country and denomination right now. What will become of us? In the midst of division and debate and dueling blogs and tweets, it is easy to be caught up in the drama. We don't know what the future will bring, and it is hard to plan and prepare when the ground is so uncertain and unpredictable.
So let me take a brief detour. One of the things I have noticed in my own life is that when I am sleep-deprived, I am more emotional, more impatient, and have less capacity to deal with challenging situations. It has occurred to me that our current times cause me to feel like I am living in a constant sleep-deprived state. How much can we bear? And without rest and respite, our resilience is depleted. And therefore, when I am dealing with the things that come along in life, like loss and illness and grief, my heavy heart is even heavier. And my cry becomes: How long, O Lord, how long?
These words are familiar—often read at funerals. They sound nice, don't they? But is Jesus really suggesting that we never have a heavy heart? I believe there is a fundamental difference between a heavy heart and a troubled heart. Sadness is a normal part of human existence. When we open our heart to people and the world, we make our heart vulnerable. It can get broken. It will feel the weight of grief. It will also experience the leaps of joy, and burst with love. This is what makes us human and connected and caring. It is how we find our way forward together, when we are willing to open our hearts to one another. A heavy heart is one that is willing to go to the depths and trust that God will be there in the midst of it.
A troubled heart is one that can't ever seem to find joy or hope and is stuck in despair. It leads us to a place of fear where we are unwilling to open ourselves to the messy emotions of life, to reach out to another person, or to take risks. A troubled heart is one that no longer has any sense that God is present and can no longer see that things will ever be different than they are right now.
So what do I do when my heart is heavy and I feel like it is moving to that place where it is becoming troubled and I desperately need to connect to the peace that Jesus promises? I take a walk, preferably in the woods or by water. When I walk, I can breathe. I open my eyes to the beauty that is around me. I get connected to the long arc of God's creation, and I remember that this—whatever this I am experiencing—is momentary and not all of the story. There is more. Way more.
Mary Oliver's poem "When I Am Among the Trees" has become my poem. Listen to it here.
It speaks to my life. We have come into the world to do this: to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine. So, my friends, in this season of heavy hearts, go easy. Be kind to yourself and one another. Go for a walk where you can be filled with the fundamental goodness of creation and life. And in the midst of incomprehensible tragedy, do not give into the darkness. Dare to shine.
Recently, when I could not bear to listen to the news anymore, felt my heart becoming overwhelmed, and felt helpless not knowing what to do that would make a difference, I packed up a blanket knitted by some faithful United Methodists who believe in God and the power of prayer and mailed it off to my niece. One small, simple thing. It may not be much, but I needed to do something. And this was the one thing I could do in that moment.
I believe this is how we shine—when we don't give up or give in, when we do what we can do however big or small. And in so doing, our heart gets a little bit lighter, and perhaps, just perhaps, we lighten the heart of another person along the way. And we taste once again the kind peace that we know comes from God. May it be so.


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Home Crime OCI receives bogus bomb threat
OCI receives bogus bomb threat
Mar 23rd, 2016 · by Eric Kopp · Comments:
OKEECHOBEE — There apparently is no connection between the weekend's bomb threat to the Okeechobee Correctional Institution (OCI) and last week's bomb threat to Walmart.
A report by Deputy Lieutenant Shannon Peterson, of the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office (OCSO), indicated that he responded to OCI around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in regard to the threat.
"The male on the phone stated that one of the visitation rooms had a bomb in it, and it was going to blow up," stated Lt. Peterson's report.
According to a Department of Corrections (DOC) spokesman no bomb was found by bomb-sniffing K-9s from the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.
"The prison was put on lockdown and the inmates were told to go into their cells and stay in place," said Alberto Moscoso from DOC's office in Tallahassee. "No bomb was found and there were no evacuations. As of Sunday, everything was back to normal."
Lt. Peterson noted in his report that Sunday's visitation at the prison was cancelled.
Detective Jack Boon, of the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD), in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is investigating a March 16 bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Okeechobee Walmart store.
That caller mistakenly contacted the Hendry County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) and told a dispatcher "… there will be a mass shooting in Walmart. There is a bomb in the building and they might need to evacuate."
The caller then hung up.
The HCSO then contacted OCSO dispatchers about the threat.
After Walmart employees and customers were evacuated around 2:09 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, the South Parrott Avenue store was searched but no explosive device was found.
OCPD Detective and public information officer Bill Saum said there is no connection between the two incidents.
Eric Kopp is a staff writer for the Okeechobee News


I feel most alive in motion and by that I absolutely don't mean exercising. I mean moving and living in motion between different places. For many years, I half believed I must have been a circus baby that somehow ended up with the family of homebody's that I call my own.
I love them – and I am so so very different from them.
I grew up in a log home in the mountains and my dad was a veterinarian and outdoorsman and my mom was a stay at home mom. They all loved the outdoors and quiet spaces …and wooden things. While I spent most of my childhood dreaming I was in the city and holding a hairbrush for a microphone and giving concerts to the stuffed deer heads on the wall across from my loft bedroom balcony (which was my stage).As long as I can remember, I have always felt a need to see new places and people and feel it ALL. My parents and even my husband – they just don't have that need. I grew up thinking there must be something wrong with me- why can't I just be content to stay here? Live here? Sit. STILL?
When I married my husband and moved into a little farm I tried to be like him because I thought I needed to quell that wanderlust in me and just be content staying around the farm, performing music locally and working nearby at a spa. But I was fooling myself.
I finally realized that God did not make me that way and to pretend I am anyone else is a lie.
To me, thinking of staying home for the majority of my life with a week or two of travel each year felt like a prison sentence. Sort of like when I was working in an office and had to dress the part of corporate sales director (i.e. business suit) I felt like I had been forcibly shoved into a straightjacket. I could not move.To me, my need for motion is the same as my need for air and music.
When I tell myself to ignore that need, what I am really doing is ignoring what God has put in my heart. And when I do that, I get frustrated, the people I love don't get the best of me and the pesky anxiety rears up. Because motion can take many forms and if we dont give our essence an outlet things go south.Finally, in my forties I now give myself permission to be who I really am and even more to LOVE who I really am.
I love movement- and brownies- and pretty teacups- and celebrating Dia De Los Muertos like in Coco.
I love Disney (that may be an understatement) and my daughter's hair smell on a sweaty day and my little mini dachshunds yawn breath when he first wakes up.I love that I am a Traveling GypsyHeart made to move and sing and dance and see and eat and love and MOVE again.
And I am glad you are here with me because all of this brings me to you. I hope and intend that reading this lets you pause and question how you can live your life in alignment with who you REALLY are. As someone who has made a business out of coaching women to successfully monetize their passion- I have been blogging about that…and business…and being true to yourself.
But I realize now there is a different way to do that from my heart even more deeply…maybe even more profoundly.
I think we are all just a little bit tired of the PUSH and the Perfect Shiny Happy People syndrome.
SO I'm going to write about everything I may have been omitting in my own shiny happy posts. Life- as it happens– why we all are in this together and why YOU matter…my latest trip or maybe what I make for dinner as all things Kitchen is also a passion of mine- I read cookbooks and travel books like a juicy novel….I digress.
Just let me say this to you: You being here matters.
Just like I matter. And Heck yes lets have goals and dreams and lets go for them – and still enjoy where we are right now…together.
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Title: Synthesis 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from fructose over cetyl trimethylammonium bromide-directed mesoporous alumina catalyst: effect of cetyl trimethylammonium bromide amount and calcination temperature
Authors: Hoşgün, Halit Levent
Türe, Ayşe Gul
Hoşgün, Emir Zafer
Bozan, Berrin
Keywords: Alumina
Sol-gel synthesis
5-HMF
Abstract: In this study, mesoporous alumina was synthesized using aluminium isopropoxide as Al precursor and cationic surfactant cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as structure directing agent and it was tested in the dehydration reaction of fructose into 5-HMF. The experiments were carried out in a microwave reactor at 200 degrees C for 5 min. The various ratio of CTAB/Al2O3 and calcination temperature between 400 and 700 degrees C were selected as synthesis parameters. The synthesized samples were analyzed by BET and XRD. The highest surface area was obtained as 602.22 m(2)/g with the weight ratio of CTAB to Al2O3 of 1.00 at the calcination temperature of 400 degrees C. When calcination temperature increased from 400 to 700 degrees C, surface area decreased into 286.14 m(2)/g. N-2 adsorption/desorption isotherms of samples showed characteristic mesoporous type IV according to IUPAC classification. According to XRD patterns, all catalysts were in the amorphous structure. The maximum 5-HMF yield of 51% was achieved with the alumina catalyst calcined at 400 degrees C and CTAB/Al2O3 ratio of 1.0. Although the surface area decreased by rising the calcination temperature from 400 to 550 degrees C, the fructose conversion reached the highest value (97.54%).
URI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-019-01699-2
Appears in Collections: Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu
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With school's imminent break for the summer quickly approaching, kids are going to have more free time with energy to burn. Why not channel that time and energy into something creative? This is why Manchester University is pleased to announce the 2016 line-up of summer camps, with fun and creative activities for kids of all ages! You can use the link below to browse all the camps offered, but I would like to highlight the two LEGO-oriented camps.
LEGO Camp; June 27-July 1; Grades 1-6; $99 to register.
LEGO Camp at Manchester University is a fun and interactive way to teach basic engineering principles, science, technology, math, and problem solving to students of all ages. Registration fees include instruction, use of LEGO kits, and a t-shirt.
Grades 1-3 will use LEGO kits to create up to 14 different simple motorized machines, including a dragster, dogbot, catapult, land yacht, and more.
Grades 4-6 – in addition to the kits – will get to use pneumatics to create air-powered models. Students will work in teams to solve the daily challenge of creating items such as a robotic hand, scissor lift, stamping press, and more.
Robotics 101; June 20-24; Grades 6-8; $150 to register.
In LEGO robotics camp, students will build, program, and test real robots that can move using motors and interact with their environment using sensors. Brainstorm to find creative solutions, then implement those solutions by programming the robot. Campers will have opportunities to compete with their robots.
Both LEGO camps are being held at the Manchester University Science Center, which is located on the University's main campus at 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN 46962. North Manchester is in Wabash county, about 45 minutes west of Fort Wayne on state hwys. 13 & 114.


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We all have a story buried deep within us. Skeletons in our closets that follow us no matter how hard we try to forget about them. She sure has them. He must have his too.
But when the unexpected happens and their feelings are put to the ultimate test, will he be ready to let her go?
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Bill Text: VA HB2212 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Virginia House Bill 2212 (Prior Session Legislation)
VA State Legislature page for HB2212
Bill Title: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote [HB2212 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-HB2212-Introduced.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 2212 Offered January 11, 2013 A BILL to amend and reenact §2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; women-owned and minority-owned businesses; remedial measures. ---------- Patron-- McQuinn ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws ----------
Whereas, the United States Supreme Court in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989), a case involving the City of Richmond's minority business enterprise program, ruled that remedies may be employed to address past discrimination; and
Whereas, the Supreme Court recognized that disparity studies are tools that seek to qualify and quantify past discrimination and recommend certain corrective measures based on findings; and
Whereas, the Supreme Court established in Croson a requirement that a disparity study be conducted by an independent entity to qualify and quantify past discrimination; and
Whereas, in 2004, MGT of America, Inc. (MGT) a Procurement Disparity Study for the Commonwealth (2004 Disparity Study); and
Whereas, the 2004 Disparity Study found that over $111.3 million in state contracts had been awarded to women-owned and minority-owned businesses that were prime vendors during fiscal years 1998 through 2002, only 1.26 percent of the total state contracts awarded during that time period; and
Whereas, on November 5, 2009, the Commonwealth of Virginia contracted with MGT to conduct a two-phase comprehensive update of the 2004 Disparity Study; and
Whereas, on January 13, 2010, MGT submitted its final report titled "A Disparity Study for the Commonwealth of Virginia" (2010 Disparity Study); and
Whereas, the 2010 Disparity Study found consistent and significant disparity between the availability and utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2009, in all business categories of prime contractors including (i) construction, (ii) architecture and engineering, (iii) professional services, (iv) nonprofessional services, and (v) goods and supplies vendors; and
Whereas, it is imperative that the Commonwealth of Virginia maximize the participation of its citizens in the numerous commercial opportunities offered in state procurement; and
Whereas, the record provided by the 2004 and 2010 Disparity Studies documents that the Commonwealth's historical record of buying goods and services from women-owned and minority-owned businesses must be improved; and
Whereas, it is essential for the Commonwealth to remain competitive to assure that all businesses and business owners have an equal opportunity to share in state procurement; now, therefore
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§2.2-4310. Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned and service disabled veteran-owned business.
A. In the solicitation or awarding of contracts, no public body shall discriminate against a bidder or offeror because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a service disabled veteran, or any other basis prohibited by state law relating to discrimination in employment. Whenever solicitations are made, each public body shall include businesses selected from a list made available by the Department of Minority Business Enterprise.
B. All public bodies shall establish programs consistent with this chapter to facilitate the participation of small businesses and businesses owned by women, minorities, and service disabled veterans in procurement transactions. The programs established shall be in writing and shall comply with the provisions of any enhancement or remedial measures authorized by the Governor pursuant to subsection C or, where applicable, by the chief executive of a local governing body pursuant to §15.2-965.1, and shall include specific plans to achieve any goals established therein. State agencies shall submit annual progress reports on small, women- and minority-owned business procurement and on service disabled veteran-owned business procurement to the Department of Minority Business Enterprise in a form specified by the Department of Minority Business Enterprise. The Department of Minority Business Enterprise shall make information on service disabled veteran-owned procurement available to the Department of Veterans Services upon request.
C. Whenever there exists (i) a rational basis for small business enhancement or (ii) a persuasive analysis that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses, the Governor is authorized and encouraged to shall require state agencies to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law. Such enhancement or remedial measures shall consist of narrowly tailored procurement policies to address documented statistical disparities between the availability and utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses and may include, but shall not be limited to, (a) joint venture programs, (b) vendor rotation, (c) prime contractor women-owned and minority-owned business subcontracting plans, (d) state agency performance measures, and (e) contract sizing.
D. In the solicitation or awarding of contracts, no state agency, department or institution shall discriminate against a bidder or offeror because the bidder or offeror employs ex-offenders unless the state agency, department or institution has made a written determination that employing ex-offenders on the specific contract is not in its best interest.
E. As used in this section:
"Minority individual" means an individual who is a citizen of the United States or a legal resident alien and who satisfies one or more of the following definitions:
1. "African American" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Africa and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
2. "Asian American" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands, including but not limited to Japan, China, Vietnam, Samoa, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, Northern Mariana, the Philippines, a U.S. territory of the Pacific, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
3. "Hispanic American" means a person having origins in any of the Spanish-speaking peoples of Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands or other Spanish or Portuguese cultures and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part.
4. "Native American" means a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who is regarded as such by the community of which this person claims to be a part or who is recognized by a tribal organization.
"Minority-owned business" means a business that is at least 51% 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals who are U.S. citizens or legal resident aliens, or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity, at least 51% 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals who are U.S. citizens or legal resident aliens, and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals.
"Service disabled veteran" means a veteran who (i) served on active duty in the United States military ground, naval, or air service, (ii) was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and (iii) has a service-connected disability rating fixed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Service disabled veteran business" means a business that is at least 51% 51 percent owned by one or more service disabled veterans or, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity, at least 51% 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more individuals who are service disabled veterans and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more individuals who are service disabled veterans.
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Top Csr Activities in India in 2016
October 11, 2017 ramakant 0 News,
Philanthropy has to be spontaneous, can't be forced: Azim Premji
A nation grows as its citizens prosper. Prospering citizens of the nation leads the latter on the way to further development and similarly, the downtrodden and weaker sections of the society surrender to its growth and further development.
Corporate Social Responsibility acts a supportive tool in bringing about a transformational change in uplifting the subjugated sections of the society. CSR is a corporation's initiatives to evaluate and take responsibility for the company's effects on environmental and social wellbeing. Nearly all the top companies in India are involved in corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in areas like education, health, livelihood creation, skill development, and empowerment of downtrodden sections of the society.
The 2010 list of Forbes Asia's '48 Heroes of Philanthropy' contains four Indians, the 2009 list also highlighted four Indians and India has been named amongst the top ten Asian countries that pay increasing importance towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure norms.
Notable efforts in CSR have come from the notable business enterprises like TataGroup, Infosys, Bharti Enterprises, ITC Welcome group, Indian Oil Corporation among others.
Tata Steel:
The CSR programme by Tata Steel is accomplished by three organisations — Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS), Tata Steel Family Initiatives Foundation (TSFIF) and the Tribal Culture Society (TCS). The Company uses Human Development Index to keep track of CSR in villages.
Mahindra Group:
The company's majorly known project 'Nanhi Kali' focuses on educating every girl child in India. CSR activities undertaken by the Mahindra Group is a mix of tactical philanthropy, shared values & sustainability.
Maruti Suzuki:
Maruti Suzuki launches a project known as 'Making it Matter' which fosters Community development and ensures road safety measures. The project comprises of village development measures and includes construction of household toilets, upgrading Government schools, separate toilets for girl students.
The company has been taking progressive steps to raise awareness about health and fitness in India and fitness, in general, is still not a high priority for most people in India. To change this, the Health Management team at Siemens India introduced the Fit4Life program.
Larsen & Toubro:
L&T's primarily focuses on building a healthy community through enduring initiatives in several areas of healthcare, with a focus on mother & child care and HIV/AIDS awareness.
Coca-Cola India:
Coca-Cola India focuses on specific areas that need to be ameliorated like education, health and water conservation and etc. The Company has custom-built over 400 rainwater harvesting systems with the aim of providing clean drinking water to more than 100 schools. The company also supported school projects and driven reform in sustainable packaging, disaster relief and rehabilitation".
CSR activities in India
are taking an upsurge and supporting the growth of the economy as it is rightly said, 'A nation grows as its citizens prosper'.
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CollectionP18 - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band photograph collection
Collection P18 - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band photograph collection
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band photograph collection
PPCLI P18
1914-[ca. 1990] (Creation)
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Band
Ca. 120 photographs
The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry had two bands in WWI. The Edmonton Pipe Band joined as a unit in August 1914. Pipers played men over the top and then followed as stretcher-bearers. The core of the PPCLI Brass and Reed Band was formed when eligible members of The St. Mary's Boys Brigade Band joined the 140th New Brunswick Battalion in January 1916. When the 140th was broken up in November 1917, the entire Band joined the PPCLI in the field. Bandmaster (Lance Sergeant) Charles H. Williams was wounded in the front lines near Tilloy, France 28 September 1918 and later died. His brother, Sergeant Harold H. (Pete) Williams took over as Bandmaster for the duration of the war. Both bands provided music during route marches, burials and rest periods. The PPCLI Band performed one of its last official duties on 27 February 1919 when they played at Princess Patricia's wedding. When the Permanent Force was established in 1919, the PPCLI Military Band was reformed. Under the guidance of Captain Tommy James, it was stationed at Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg during the 1920s and 30s. It played as many as 50 free concerts a year and was broadcast across Canada. In ca.1935 the PPCLI Bugle Band was formed and then a Dance Band was formed ca.1937. When Captain James retired in 1939, Warrant Officer I Al Streeter took over as Director of Music. After the outbreak of Second World War, 15 younger members of the PPCLI Military Band volunteered for active duty and it was disbanded late in 1939. Warrant Officer Streeter arrived in England in 1941 to lead the 1st Canadian Divisional Band, which was largely made up of former PPCLI Bandsmen. The PPCLI Band was reactivated after the war and was established at Wainwright, Alberta. Enlistment was slow and recruitment took place in England and Holland. Iin 1951, the Band numbered 20 members, but by late 1953 it reached its authorized strength of 55 musicians. It performed in marching formation for ceremonies, and also as a stage band. it recorded a number of commercial albums. Due to budget cuts in 1994, the Concert Band was officially disbanded and reduced to a Corps of Drums.
The collection consists of photographs and photonegatives of the PPCLI Band in its various incarnations. Includes a few images of mascots Citation Mike the horse and Mickey the dog, who were associated with the Band.
Images may be published only with permission of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Museum and Archives.
An inventory is available at https://ppcli.com/ppcli-museum-description/ppcli-fonds/
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Back row: J.Darling, T Sheppard. A. McMaster, J. Biggins, J.Murphy, G. Allen, C. Darbyshire, D. Tedd
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The U16 boys basketball team, comprising of both Y11 and Y10s, reached the final of their league after finishing 3rd in the regular season and then beating the team who came second in the play-offs by an impressive 20 points!
In the final they faced Upper Shirley High from Southampton, who finished top of the league, suffering only 1 defeat all season, as it happens, to our team! All looked set for a close encounter.
The final was played at a neutral venue, St Mary's Sports Centre at Solent University in Southampton with both National League referees and table officials doing the honours.
We started the 1st quarter very well and took an early lead, then and for no apparent reason our normally solid defence, lost focus and USH went on a 13 – 0 scoring spree! After some harsh words and some substitutions, the flow was stemmed. Despite a now more secure defence in place, we struggled at the scoring end, one of our regular points scorers had suffered a leg injury which, despite his great efforts, meant he could not be as effective as usual. The 13 point run by USH turned out to be the difference and over the remaining 3 quarters, our boys were unable to catch up, losing 41-23.
The team had a great season, the boys had a fantastic attitude, were a credit to the school and did a great job in getting to the final. Deserved runners up for the season 2013/14.
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Taxi driver, a missing link on 'laglag-bala' syndicate in NAIA?
Win Gatchalian > Newsroom > Taxi driver, a missing link on 'laglag-bala' syndicate in NAIA?
November 4, 2015 at 8:34 pm PHT
Photo by Julius Neil Habana
The taxi driver who allegedly planted a .38 caliber bullet on the luggage of a departing seafarer could provide the missing link to the syndicate behind the series of "laglag-bala" incidents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), according to Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) Congressman Win Gatchalian.
Gatchalian was referring to the viral Facebook post of a netizen, Julius Niel Habana, whose friend hired a Vigil Taxi to drop him off at the NAIA last Oct. 29.
The Vigil Taxi driver allegedly volunteered to place the victim's bag in the compartment. However, the passenger who is a seafarer noticed the driver placing something inside the bag.
Habana then told the victim to instruct the driver to drop him at his boarding house instead. Habana and his friend inspected the bag and discovered a .38 caliber bullet inside.
The seafarer, who had an international flight to catch, opted to just board another cab. The Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is set to summon the Vigil Taxi taxi driver who allegedly planted the .38 caliber bullet on the seaman's luggage.
"The suspected taxi driver should be immediately investigated as he could be the missing link to the laglag-bala syndicate in the NAIA that have already victimized a number of outgoing airline passengers, particularly those with connecting flights," said Gatchalian.
Gatchalian has filed House Resolution No. 2419 which directs the committees on Good Government and on Transportation to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the series of laglag-bala incidents in NAIA.
The lawmaker also called for a total revamp at the Office of Transport Security (OTS) following the revelation of Tarlac Rep. Noel Villanueva that he too fell prey to the "laglag bala syndicate" while he was leaving for abroad sometime in August 2014.
Gatchalian said a reorganization at the NAIA should be in order following the placing of at least 40 OTS personnel under investigation for various complaints. The OTS is directly under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).
"It's bad enough that such nefarious activities being committed by OTS personnel are causing an embarrassment to the NAIA and as an institution. But what's worse is the serious threat it poses to our tourism industry and the over-all security of our airports," Gatchalian pointed out.
At least five people have been arrested in recent days for allegedly carrying bullets inside their bags. The cases have angered the public, with some lawmakers slamming airport authorities for creating a "climate of fear" among passengers at the NAIA.
Gatchalian said the DOTC should immediately restudy and reorganize the structure of aviation security as the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager has no direct operational control over OTS personnel, which serves as the first layer of security with their X-ray machines.
The "laglag-bala" incidents at NAIA, which also caught international attention, have prompted calls for the resignation of erring airport personnel and MIAA General Manager Jose Angel Honrado.
The "laglag-bala" scam was first exposed in the media in September, when a Facebook post of a balikbayan who claimed to have been victimized by the tanim-bala scheme went viral. The wheelchair-bound balikbayan said she paid P500 to the airport security personnel to allow her to depart the country. (R. Burgos)


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Film stars urge Syria to free detained festival director Orwa Nyrabia
DoxBox co-founder has not been in contact with family since failing to board plane at Damascus airport two weeks ago
Orwa Nyrabia and his wife, Diana el-Jeiroudi, in July. Photograph: Elvis Barukcic/AFP/Getty Images
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Fri 7 Sep 2012 07.11 EDT
Prominent figures from the film world, including Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling, Danny Boyle and Kevin Spacey, have urged the Syrian government to release a film-maker detained in Damascus two weeks ago.
Orwa Nyrabia, director of the Damascus-based international documentary festival DoxBox, travelled to the Syrian capital on 23 August to catch a flight to Cairo. His family lost contact with him shortly after he arrived at the airport, and Egyptian authorities say he did not board the plane, indicating that he had been arrested by the Syrian authorities.
A letter signed by 51 directors, producers, writers and actors says no information has been forthcoming about where Nyrabia is being held, which security branch is holding him or why he has been detained.
"We, the undersigned members of the UK film community and international friends, implore the Syrian authorities to release Orwa Nyrabia immediately," reads the letter, which also counts David Puttnam, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Colin Firth among its signatories.
"Orwa is a highly respected producer and festival promoter in Damascus who has been pivotal in starting a documentary renaissance in the Arab world," it says. Copies of the letter have been passed to the UK foreign secretary, William Hague, and distributed in France and the US.
Rosalind Ereira, who has known Nyrabia for seven years and organised the letter, said: "We are very worried about his wellbeing." She described Nyrabia as "incredibly kind, passionate about film, very funny in a very dry way".
In 2002, Nyrabia and his wife, Diana el-Jeiroudi, started Proaction Film, the only independent documentary film outfit operating in Syria, focusing mainly on films tackling human rights, gender and social justice. In July at the Sarajevo film festival they were presented with the Katrin Cartlidge Foundation scholarship, recognising "independence, singularity and integrity of spirit".
Nyrabia has been a member of the jury at film festivals including Tehran, Amsterdam, Leipzig and Copenhagen. He and his wife founded DoxBox in 2008, but last year they cancelled the festival to protest against the violence in Syria, according to the Sarajevo film festival website.
Activists say more than 20,000 people have been killed in a crackdown on opponents of the president, Bashar al-Assad. On 15 March this year, the first anniversary of the Syrian uprising, the couple held a Global Day for Syria, screening Syrian documentaries in 38 cities around the world.
Last week organisers of the Toronto international film festival expressed concern about Nyrabia's fate. "We are extremely concerned by his arrest. Film-makers must be allowed to express themselves without fear of reprisal," they said.
Thousands of people have gone missing since the start of the uprising against the Assad regime, according to activists. On International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances last month, Amnesty International said that the Syrian authorities' "heavy-handed response to the popular uprising, characterised by an utter disregard for human rights, has led to a dramatic rise in cases of enforced disappearance".


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