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There's a significant amount of writing on the Pope's political aims. His cozy relationship with Raúl Castro is seen as an indicator.
I'll give you a flavor as follows:
Francis shakes hands with a senile Fidel Castro
I'll give you a flavor as follows:
From Babalu Blog:
...during his visit to Cuba, it became disappointingly clear that Pope Francis made a conscience decision to turn a blind eye to the evils of communism and the suffering of the Cuban people under the tyranny of the communist Castro dictatorship. Pope Francis went out of his way avoid offending Cuba's apartheid regime and paid little to no attention to the island's brave and courageous Catholic dissidents. Throughout his visit, as the Pope enjoyed his events with Castro regime officials and social gatherings with Raul and Fidel Castro, Catholic dissidents were being viciously beaten and arrested .
The Stream Blog
"Marxists, Marxist ideas and Marxist regimes have brought death and destruction to millions. Yet according to Pope Francis, "if anything, the communists think like Christians." What's going on here?
Within the first year of his pontificate, Francis's strong criticisms of economic globalization and capitalism resulted in him being accused of having Marxist sympathies. Such charges, however, are demonstrably false.
....later in the same article....
Nevertheless, in the same interview in which Francis described Communism as wrong, he immediately added, "But I have met many Marxists in my life who are good people." One wonders if the pope would say something similar, for example, about Nazis: "But I have met many Nazis in my life who are good people."
The Pope's role in sustaining the Maduro dictatorship will be judged by history based on the dialogue's results, and whether the Vatican continues to remain silent on the regime's genocidal behavior.
For example, in spite of the acute shortage of medicines, the regime has blocked distribution of medicines sent by Caritas, the catholic charity. These medicines are already in La Guaira, and are not passing customs because the dictatorship doesn't want to lose face. Meanwhile people are dying. This is genocidal behavior, and thus far Bergoglio remains silent.
So I do encourage you, dear reader, to take a stand and condemn both the Pope's and Samper's behavior, because they are supporting and enabling a Nazi like regime to remain in power.


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Friday, April 25, 2014
Thoughts on Community Justice 2014
I have just returned to New York after four days in San Francisco for Community Justice 2014, the international summit that we put together with the California court system and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. This was the third such gathering that we have hosted in recent years, following similar events in Dallas and Washington DC.
There were only a few hundred participants in the conference, but the diversity was staggering -- seven countries, dozens of different cities and a wide variety of disciplines (judges, prosecutors, defenders, probation officials, community groups, academics, etc) were represented in San Francisco. This was no accident. One of the things that we were trying to communicate when we created the agenda was a broad-minded vision of community justice. Rather than creating a rigid definition of community justice and then patrolling the borders, our approach has been to try to open our doors and welcome in a variety of programs using diverse means to pursue similar ends. In San Francisco, this meant incorporating speakers devoted to diversion, restorative justice, and crime prevention through environmental design among other topics. Indeed, the community courts that attended were each unique in their own way. Some handle minor offending while others adjudicate more serious cases. And some focus on discrete neighborhoods while others take on whole cities as their catchment area.
For all the diversity on display in San Francisco, there was a palpable sense of community at the summit. While the various speeches and panels were informative, I think much of the value of the conference took place in the hallways and during the breaks as attendees compared notes, shared war stories, and brainstormed solutions to common problems. Awhile back we did a survey of criminal justice leaders and learned that old-fashioned face-to-face encounters remain the primary way that new ideas spread from one place to another. At one level, this is kind of depressing given the undeniable cost and effort that go into putting together an event like Community Justice 2014. On the other hand, I find it somewhat heartening that even in an era of cell phones and video technology, people still want to come together and connect with one another.
For my part, I am proud to be part of a small but energetic international community that is attempting to reform the justice system and repair damaged communities by making greater use of alternatives to incarceration and enhancing the treatment of defendants. I look forward to our next gathering.
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Labels: BJA, Community Court
Thursday, April 10, 2014
The Beginning Is The Most Important Part of the Work
Over the past two decades working at the Center for Court Innovation, I have played a role in helping to launch dozens of new programs. One of the things I have learned is that origins matter. In my experience, the narrative of how a program gets started tends to shape its trajectory for years to come. It is incredibly difficult to overcome a bad start.
Evidently, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shares this belief. Today, I was privileged to be invited to attend a speech by the Mayor at Cooper Union celebrating his first 100 days. Quoting Plato about the importance of good beginnings, de Blasio catalogued early wins for his administration on a number of fronts: paid sick leave, universal pre-K, stop-and-frisk, traffic fatalities, and educational testing.
This was the first time I had seen de Blasio speak in person as the Mayor. I was struck by how different his presentation is from his predecessor. The theme of his speech was returning New York City to its rightful place as the "heart of progressive America." "We believe in the grassroots," said de Blasio, emphasizing the value his administration will place on listening to the voices of the people.
Criminal justice came up on only a few occasions. The Mayor said that keeping New Yorkers safe was "job one." He also made the point that aggressive policing was not incompatible with treating all New Yorkers with dignity and respect.
My favorite moment was probably an unscripted one. Someone in the crowd cheered loudly at the mention of the Bronx at one point in the speech. "The Bronx is in the house," ad-libbed the Mayor, cracking a smile.
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Labels: Bill de Blasio, Police
Monday, April 7, 2014
What to Read
So much to read, so little time. Here is my latest effort to make things just a little easier -- a small sampling of interesting news and information related to the Center for Court Innovation from around the world wide web.
Problem-solving is the name of the game for Robert Feldstein -- The Seattle Times profiles former Red Hook Community Justice Center director who is now working for the mayor of Seattle.
Pretrial Research: A Solid Foundation and Growing Field -- Our friends at the Pretrial Justice Institute convene a congressional briefing on bail reform; Melissa Labriola from the Center for Court Innovation is one of the featured speakers.
Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work To Be The New Normal? -- The Nation's Katha Pollitt writes about a generational divide among feminists and cites Liberty Aldrich from the Center for Court Innovation.
Strengthening the Relationship Between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color Forum -- The Department of Justice convened this discussion at the Ford Foundation; Chris Watler of the Harlem Community Justice Center facilitated the conversation.
Senescence: The Passage of Time -- Alain Bourgeois photo exhibit opens May 6; all proceeds to benefit the Center for Court Innovation.
Justice D'Emic Gets Plaudits Along with Key Post -- Brooklyn Eagle report on the appointment of the Brooklyn Mental Health Court's Matthew d'Emic to serve as administrative judge for criminal matters in Kings County.
Q and A: Acting Supreme Court Justice Alex Calabrese -- New York Law Journal interviews Alex Calabrese, the presiding judge at the Red Hook Community Justice Center.
If Gun Violence Is a Disease, These People Might Just Be the Cure -- Daily Beast article on the gun violence prevention work being done by Save Our Streets Crown Heights.
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No not Narnia !!!!! the chronicles of Sinister Stitch by the lovely Victoria Crowder Payne, depicting 13 poisons from the garden that she is representing in stitch. I'm totally hooked on this woman's work and i didnt realise until recently that i love to stitch. I also love to felt, and i need and want to learn to incorporate both together. I was totally surprised and soooo happy when Victoria put up the second episode called Effection and Applause and i saw she added my work to her site, Thankyou so much Victoria, after the month i've had it was so nice to see and lifted my spirits immensely , If anyone would like to view her work and make a pledge to her cause ( i'm very happy i did) then please take a look at this link.
So now on to why i havent been around for quite a few weeks and sorry if this is long winded .
Stress is a bitch !!! Worry does damage !!! and sometimes its all for nothing.
About 4 weeks ago i had to go to the doctors and she found a lump in my breast. So then off to have a mammogram and ultrasound, NOTHING showed up in the mammogram but the ultrasound showed a definite lump. Left breast , 2.00oclock 6cm. ! So then it was off to our breast clinic to see a specialist and have a biopsy, yuk. The specialist told me ( before the biopsy results came back) that i had Breast Cancer but we'll still wait and see the results of the biopsy. I asked him why he could tell me that now instead of waiting and he said because this is all i do and this is what i know, ok. I had to tell my family ( my boys and girl ) my husband what he said ( hard work) but that it was also very small and very early so all should be well. I went back the other day for the results and it seems now that there is only 10% chance of me having cancer. I can tell you the relief was huge, It's definitely not a cyst and the Doctors wants it out. (me to) . He said taking a biospy on something so small is hit and miss and he still believes that it will be cancer BUT so early and so small thats its easy fixed. Do i have to tell anyone the HUGE relief i felt coming out of there, To be told you have Breast Cancer and then told you dont but the Doctor is still not convinced is frustrating to say the least.. I'm waiting to be called up for surgery and then we'll know for sure but as far as i'm concerned, its better out than in.
So my mind hasnt exactly been on the right path , and i did let myself go to a very dark place for a couple of days , not a nice thing, but now no matter what the outcome i'm happy with knowing that ALL WILL BE WELL and i'm not going anywhere lol . Plus i have a new grandchild on the way ( first one) so where bursting with excitement for his /her arrival around the 28th of December.
So thats been my last month or so and now apart from surgery coming up, i'm putting it behind me and i'm moving on to bigger, better and brighter things.
Happy Felting or Stitching and please do whatever makes you happy. I definitely will be !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im back into Mosaics after a 10 year gap and discovered a true love of this art form. I've also found this has helped me through a very dark patch in my life and now I've finally found what I was always meant to be doing. Its Therapy with a Capital T and i'm loving every part of it.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Another Wet Felted Wall Hanging
Here's another one from me, i'm definitely hooked on this and i found Victoria Payne and her site Freedom of Stitch and wow i'm even more hooked now. http://freedomofstitch.com/?page_id=958. She does some amazing work, anyway this is my new one with one of her stitches, i still have so much to learn i wish i had have learnt to embroider when my Aunty tried to teach me a lifetime ago lol
This is using merino from Stefknits on Etsy, its her cupcake line and i love using this, so easy and awesome colors,, I've also added in some silk and then me practising some stitches !
This is using merino from Stefknits on Etsy, its her cupcake line and i love using this, so easy and awesome colors,, I've also added in some silk and then me practising some stitches !
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Score: Dean College 90, Bridgewater State 63
Records: Dean College (4-2), Bridgewater State (0-5)
Location: Pieri Gymnasium, Franklin, Mass.
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM
Josh Croskey (Union, N.J.) had his second straight standout performance and Dean College won for the fourth time in their last five games with a convincing 90-63 triumph over Bridgewater State in non-league men's basketball action on Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs wrap up their five game homestand with three straight wins and a 4-1 mark during the stretch.
Bridgewater State, meanwhile, slips to 0-5 this season after a 2017-18 campaign that saw them win the MASCAC Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Dean actually was out in front of the Bears early on after a 17-2 run that featured three-pointers from Randolf Thurman (Swampscott, Mass.), Dayvon Russell (Naugatuck, Conn.) and D'caran Anderson (Compton, Calif.) and a steal and finish from Brandon Szlaien (Buenos Aires, Argentina), making the score 34-20.
Bridgewater State answered back with a 16-4 burst of their own behind a pair of three-pointers from Rayshon Ward (Fayetteville, N.C.) and five points from Jose Monteiro, Jr. (Brockton, Mass.).
The Bulldogs did get a basket from De'marquez Hadnot (Pflugerville, Texas) to go into halftime in front, 40-36.
Russell kickstarted the Dean offense in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring the Bulldogs' first seven points and when Croskey dropped in a short jumper and then had a dunk on the next possession, the hosts had their biggest lead of the game at 52-40 at the 14:30 mark.
Dean's advantage continued to balloon on back-to-back baskets from Armani Baker (Pawtucket, R.I.) and a Jordan Booker (Waterbury, Conn.) three-pointer.
The offense kept clicking for Dean and when Russell drilled another three-pointer and Ozwaldo Terrazas (Odessa, Texas) scored inside, the Bulldogs' were ahead 74-53 with less than six minutes to play.
Bridgewater State never got closer than 19 the rest of the way and the Dean lead peaked at 27 after back-to-back hoops from Russell Beck (Ghent, N.Y.) and Sean Odum (Rowlette, Texas) late in the contest.
Dean shot 56 percent from the field, including a sizzling 66 percent in the final 20 minutes. The Bulldogs had 25 assists attached to their 40 baskets and held a 38-29 edge on the glass.
Russell led all scorers with 21 points, nine assists and five steals on an extremely efficient 9-for-13 shooting, while Croskey totaled 17 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks and Baker ended with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Ward led the Bears with 17 points and five rebounds and Nick Crocker (East Falmouth, Mass.) added 11 points, six rebounds and five assists. Brian Grant (Hyde Park, Mass.) came off the bench and finished with nine points in just ten minutes on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting.
Both teams are back in action on the road on Saturday with Bridgewater State traveling to Becker, while Dean visits Wheaton.


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Taipei Times: Do you think Taiwan is a normal country?
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九): The Taiwanese people elect their own president and legislature and govern themselves. Do you think that is normal or not normal?
TT: International recognition is also an important factor in defining a country.
Ma: Taiwan has 23 diplomatic allies and has 120 offices established in 87 countries. We enjoy substantive ties with those countries, so our relations with those countries are not any less than a UN member state enjoys. I don't think it's abnormal.
Of course, if you compare this with the 194 countries [in the world], some have worse conditions than we do, but they don't think they are not normal. Every country is in a unique situation. As for Taiwan and the mainland, the special relationship has an impact on Taiwan's international space. Because of this, I think it is important to normalize economic and trade relations with the mainland.
Our economic and trade relations with the mainland are very abnormal. Although we are both WTO members, many mechanisms have not yet been created. These include tariff exemptions, investment protection and double taxation.
That is why we have been negotiating these issues with the other side of the Strait recently. So, if you are referring to this aspect, we do need to normalize economic and trade ties with them.
TT: Are you referring to the CECA [Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement]? Could you elaborate? You said during your presidential campaign that the government needs to seek public consensus on major policies. This seems to run counter to recent remarks by National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi [蘇起] who said signing a CECA is a set policy.
Ma: It is part of my election platform, which of course has to be implemented after I was elected. Regarding its content and how it should be signed, we are open to all kinds of suggestions.
TT: During your campaign, you also mentioned the "three noes," which included no importing Chinese labor and no further opening the market to Chinese agricultural products. Would this change under the CECA?
Ma: No.
TT: During the two-way deregulation of industries, will the government target certain businesses?
Ma: Normalizing trade and economic relations with the mainland does not necessarily mean allowing Chinese labor or letting more Chinese agricultural products to enter the local market. Actually, when the Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] was in power, they sanctioned importation of more than 100 Chinese agricultural products.
When we sign a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, the interests of local industries must be taken into account. What is supposed to be protected should be protected, and what is supposed to be free should be freed. We will deal with the matter carefully.
TT: Will the government seek a public consensus via a referendum?
Ma: Such an agreement must be sent to the legislature, according to Article 5 of the Act Governing Relations between the Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area [台灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例].
TT: The four agreements signed last year between the Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait [ARATS] were not reviewed by the legislature, but took effect automatically. It seems the public's voices were not reflected.


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Finding Pronger in Phaneuf
by Shiv on 10/24/10 at 01:48 PM ET
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Dion Phaneuf was –3 last night. He was on the ice for 4 out of the 5 goals. He made a lazy play with his stick that led to a Mike Richards goal; he got unlucky when a slap shot from the point ricocheted off his skate into the net; he got caught up ice in the offensive zone leading to a 2 on 1; and he just got blatantly beat by Briere.
As of today, Phaneuf ranks 217th in the league among Defensemen with a +/- rating of –5. The irking fact about that stat is the fact that it is NOT out-of-the-ordinary for Phaneuf. If Nick Lidstrom was –5 at this point in the season, you could still bank on the fact that he would finish the season over +30. But Phaneuf has not been more than + 10 in his career since 2007-2008 when he was +12 (interestingly enough, over his career of 411 games Phaneuf is also +12).
Ironically, Phaneuf's counterpart on the Flyers in the game yesterday, Chris Pronger, just happens to be one of the best +/- players of all time. In 1109 career games, Pronger is +176. Pro-rate Phaneuf's stats to the same number of games. He falls short by almost +150. But it's not just the +/- that sets the Flyers Assistant Captain apart.
Pronger is a General out there. On the ice. On the bench. His stick can break up perfect passing plays. He can throw bone-crushing, jaw-dropping hits. His shot from the point is deadly. He owns the ice in front of the net. He can command a powerplay as well as anyone. And his style of play has a tendency to invoke a sense of fear in opponents.
Is it just me, or is Pronger not the poster boy for what Phaneuf should try to become?
Phaneuf has all the tools to become just that. The size, the skill, the attitude, the leadership. Phaneuf, however, is struggling to make the transition from a solid offensive defenseman with average defensive prowess to an elite blueliner at both ends of the rink. Bridging that gap is more mental than physical. What separates Pronger from Phaneuf is his ability to select the right course of action in any given situation. That kind of ability innate more than anything else.
From a coaching standpoint, the only option Ron Wilson really has is to make Phaneuf watch Pronger tapes all day and pray that some of that genius rubs off on Dion. Not much else he can do other than maybe giving his captain a t-shirt that says "What Would Pronger Do?"
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Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation established
The Council Chairperson, Patrick Dodson welcomes readers to the first edition of the Council newsletter, Walking Together.
As a Council of 25 people we cannot achieve reconciliation by ourselves—it is a process that must involve the whole community. The process involves all of us walking together to find a better path to the future of this nation.
It seems longer than seven months ago that the Council first met. From the beginning I was struck by the way the membership of the Council reflected the wider society. As each member told his or her story, it seemed that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members were describing lives that took place in another country. We heard stories of inequality, injustice, ignorance and disadvantage, the impact of which continues to be felt and demonstrated today. The fact is that this has not crushed the spirits of those who had gone through these experiences. Rather, the pain has been turned to a positive desire to see improvement and change for future generations of Australians.
We have had three meetings now and have finalised a strategic plan to guide our work in this first three-year term of the Council. Central to the Strategic Plan is our vision for a united Australia which respects and of ours; values the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and provides justice and equity for all.
Since our first meeting we have been coming to grips with the difficult task of deciding what reconciliation is all about. How do we change attitudes in our complex society so that we can all be better informed and discord, disunity and prejudice are diminished? How can the Council's vision for the nation be fulfilled so that Australia can achieve that level of maturity? It's not going to be an easy task.
To put our Strategic Plan into action the Council has established a number of working groups to come up with strategies to improve relations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians and to distribute information about reconciliation issues. The working groups will concentrate on the rural, mining and industry sectors and the media. A consultative group will consider whether relations between indigenous and other Australians need to be formalised through a document.
While I've spoken of reconciliation in national and sectoral terms, it's important not to lose sight of the fact that reconciliation is basically a grass roots process. It's about people living and working together, and solving problems in local communities. The Council has heard many stories about people working together to improve community relations. In this and future editions of Walking Together, we want to share these stories with you.
The Council has been encouraged by the enormous goodwill in the Australian community towards achieving justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Thank you for your support. We can't do it alone...
Patrick Dodson
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Sam Houston State University
1806 Ave J
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Phone: (936) 294-1111
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University of Houston
212 E. Cullen Building
Houston, Texas 77204-2018
Phone: (713) 743-1000
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The Art Institute of Houston
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Phone: (713) 623-2040
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John here.
As some might have noticed, I missed my post this past week. Accept my apologies. My absence, in part, supports this week's column.
As I've mentioned before, two weeks ago, I started a new job, chairing the English department at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mount Hermon, Mass. It's an exciting step in my "career life," and I'm enjoying it. But I've been busy. The department is large (17 members), and I'm charged with bringing new pedagogical ideas to the table and made a speech before 800 my first week on the job.
But there are changes, too, in my "writing life." I have a three-book contract that I'm over the moon about. Bitter Crossing, the first book in a series about a single mother and border patrol agent, will be published this spring. And the deadline for the sequel is May 1. I try to be relentless about rising early to write before work, but, admittedly, I have missed several days this month, and I'm finding it difficult to maintain (and relocate) the novel's narrative flow.
Stephen King says, in On Writing, you should never take longer than three months to finish a book. For me, chairing, teaching, living in a dorm with 45 teenage girls (and raising three of my own) – and writing – it takes nine months to a year to finish a novel. So starts and stops occur.
I'm 125 pages in, but I've found myself starting at page one to re-read the whole thing again to find the narrative flow – three times and counting. It's not a fun way to work. (As a dyslexic, this process includes listening to everything using the text-to-speech option.) I'd much rather use the Hemingway trick of stopping mid-sentence each morning, rising the next day and simply boarding the train again. But when you miss a couple consecutive days, it becomes extremely difficult to pick up where you left off. At least that's how it is for me.
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It is not us who chose Him but He first chose us.
He chose to love us.
And that choice cost Him.
He chose us on the basis of His first love for us…and here we are, trying so hard, occupying our time with multiple attempts trying to please Him when He is already pleased with us.
Didn't He die for us when we were yet sinners?
For we have nothing in us to earn that love.
With the understanding of the above, it did not reduce us to being lazy or worst, a person who now has license to commit sins of the biggest proportion.
Strangely, it's the opposite from what we fear most. Instead, we become more loving, more at peace with ourselves, more gracious to others who "sin" against us…The 'effects' will take time as the Spirit in us work His nature in us and this change is not impulsive, not rush, not rude. Such change will last a life time.
The fruits will be evidently seen in them who just soak themselves in the truth that, "for He first loved us"…
Isn't this the grace of God as written in the Bible.
Grace is a person, grace is Jesus.
How simple can truth be.
My Father chose me.
And He never make any mistakes, ever.
I'm yours, Jesus, no regrets.
He first…
It is not us who chose Him but He first chose us.


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Born on 3rd March 1847, Alexander Graham Bell went on to become a scientist, an inventor, innovator and engineer. He is known for the invention of the first practical telephone. Graham Bell won several honours and awards owing to his contribution in the field of science and technology. Here is a look at some of his major achievements:
- Bell was awarded the master telephone patent in 1876 that became the foundation asset for the Bell Telephone Company that later came to be known as AT&T.
- He received the James Watt silver medal from the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, gold medal from the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association, grand prize from the Third Paris World's Fair and the Volta Prize with a purse of 50,000 francs.
- As he became affluent, he used his prize money for the creation of endowment funds and institutions in the United States as well as its nearby places.
- The Society of Arts awarded the Royal Albert silver medal for his paper on his achievement, the Photophone that was invented in 1881.
- He received an Honorary Ph.D. in 1882 from the University of Wuzburg, Bavaria, Honorary Doctor of Medicine degree from the Rupert Charles University of Heidelberg, Germany and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1906, L.L.D. degree from Illinois College. He also received Honorary Degrees in Doctor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy.
- He was elected as a member for the American Philosophical Society in 1882 and National Academy of Sciences in 1883. He was appointed as the president at The American Institute of Electrical Engineers and given similar higher positions at different institutions in the following years.


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LaTonya McElroy, MBA, SPHR
Texas SHRM Certification Director
Certification renewal is the talk of SHRM Certification right now, and Texas is high on the list, leading the way in total certification holders across the U.S. For brand new certification applicants, Texas trails only the state of California.
Get those recertifications in! You may be surprised by how the Recertification Smart Application makes recertifying as easy as click-click-click. If you are one of those maintaining two certifications, you may be surprised at the ease and flexibility of the SHRM recertification process.
Also, certification is still making dollars and cents. Chapters receive $20 for each chapter member in good standing who recertifies. The key here is to make sure your members know your chapter I.D. and have connected to your chapter from within their SHRM member profile.
To finish strong, I'd like to share kudos for HR Houston, who is a first-class provider of SHRM Certification Preparation information and courses. Take a little time to see what HR Houston is doing to promote certification in one of Texas' largest cities: https://www.hrhouston.org/page/M3_SHRMCertification
We are so excited to continue to aim high in Texas, and we thank you for promoting HR expertise in your organizations and chapters, and for keeping Texas as big as its reputation.
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Take your seat at the table for your local community! This year, I have been given increasing and awesome opportunities to serve in other volunteer roles outside of HR. This is going to be a new, but hopefully a fulfilling and exciting time. I'm serving my community in ways never before considered, and maybe you are as well.
If not, have you thought about how valuable your certification, experience, passion, and support might be to your local chamber of commerce, workforce, local clubs, non-profits, and other community groups? Think of ways you can lend a hand to groups outside of the HR profession, if you're not already doing so. Also, if you are looking for one more thing to put on your plate, please consider making the time or finding simple ways to make your community better through the profession. Let us demonstrate what makes the credentials an asset to our community. That service is a part of our national mission, and service is a great part of what makes this profession strong and sustainable. Let's be Texas strong.
I would like to challenge you to help (or continue to help) make Texas a better place, utilizing your field knowledge in other volunteer service roles outside of the HR profession.
Thanks to the Texas certified professionals and senior certified professionals for all you do to serve your respective communities!
Are you serving in a role outside of your profession, where you are utilizing your HR expertise to provide support? If so, please feel free to share: email@example.com
SHRM National is making it easier than ever for you to learn and share about the new SHRM-CP & SHRM-SCP credentials. If you've ever considered certification and are wondering just where to go for more information, you are in the right place for 2018.
First, take a few moments to explore and share the new brochure with your Texas chapter! We want to make it easy for you to show new members and non-certified incumbents everything they need to know about certification, such as about requirements, exam preparation, testing windows, and more. Visit the following link to review and download the brochure! Start sharing at your next meeting, or simply read it for yourself.
SHRM Certification Brochure – file:///C:/Users/latonya/Downloads/SHRMCertification_PrepareApplyRecertify_Brochure.pdf
Certification leaders on the chapter level, please calendar these dates, and get prepared now for the quarterly certification webcasts. Everything is big in Texas, and these meetings are no different, but they require zero travel and accommodations. Who can ask for better than that? These webcasts are truly a great way to stay connected and to understand your certification role, if you have one in the chapter.
Quarterly Certification ELA Webcasts- All at 3:00 pm Central
Recertification Chats are monthly live chats, with a Q & A session and personalized assistance. These chats take place on the 2nd Wed of Every Month 1:30 Central Time, or 2:30 ET at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shrm-cpshrm-scp-recertification-live-chat-tickets-39460352978. Check the Certification VLRC page for a good link.
Remember to download your mobile app to begin tracking your certifications before it's renewal time.
$20 is being sent to chapters for each chapter per member who is a SHRM member in good standing AND recertified during 2017. Additionally, $10 is being sent to State Councils for each SHRM member in good standing.
Summer and July Highlights from Certification!
Recertification Guidance for SHRM-SCP & CP
Have you received your Chapter recertification handbook? If not contact me! We suggest you print and keep a few copies handy at your Chapter meetings. I'm sure there will be lots of upcoming questions on how to recertify, since SHRM is allowing members to renew early. You'll have tools on hand to assist. Questions, let me know.
Track SHRM-CS & SHRM-SCP Credits from your Phone or Smart Device
The exclusive app for SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP credential-holders is now available! We've put the convenience of tracking your professional development credits in your hands!
The new app allows you to:
- Easily add your PDCs under the Advance Your Education section.
- Track all of the activities you have already added to your record.
- Search and filter approved activities by competency, date and location.
- Discover upcoming approved activities in your area.
- Find out when you're eligible to apply for recertification.
The app is available for iOS and Android users. Download now from the iTunes App Store or Google Play.
SHRM Certification CLA Webinar-Save the Date!
September 6, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Mark your calendar-September 6th, 2017! We will have the next SHRM Certification Core Leadership Area Webinar. I hope you will plan to be a part, because it's a great opportunity to learn more about Certification from the national and regional level.
Registration should be open soon! https://community.shrm.org/vlrc/home?_ga=2.169000609.145520259.1499707841-1234421601.1484346556
Come on Texas, Let's Get Scholarships!
Don't forget that the scholarship window is still open! Share this with your chapter members who may be taking college courses or interested in certification testing.
There are over 220 awards available.
The SHRM Certification Scholarship window is opening again soon! Mark your calendar, and get your member and chapter ready to apply this summer! From July 1st to October 10th, 2017, you may apply for a $750 scholarship for certification! Guess what? This is for INDIVIDUALS and CHAPTERS! You can get more information on the SHRM Foundation page! https://www.shrm.org/foundation/ourwork/scholarships/certification/pages/default.aspx
Question? Contact Texas SHRM Certification!
Spotlights on Certification Prep Programs in TEXAS, April 2017
Texas SHRM Certification Director, LaTonya McElroy, MBA, SPHR, shares interviews with the Coordinators/Instructors of two featured Certification Prep Courses in Texas.
Our first featured program is TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY in partnership with the TRI-STATE SHRM Chapter. This course includes preparation for both SHRM-SCP & SHRM-CP and is held at the College of Business at Texas A & M University-Texarkana. The Course is offered in the fall, and spring as needed with 36 hours of instruction. The tuition of $950 includes 36 contact hours, activity book, reference book and 18 months' access to the SHRM Online Resource Center.
Steve Collier, Director of Certification for Tri-State SHRM Chapter and Director of Human Resources for BWI Companies, Inc., Nash, Texas, and Instructor for the course shares some valuable insight about the program.
This unique partnership has involved collaboration between Texas A & M University-Texarkana and Tri-State SHRM Chapter since 2013. The current pass rate is 75%.
Mr. Collier offered some of the program highlights, strengths, and a Student success story.
"One of the unique characteristics of our course has been the flexibility shown by the College of Business and by the instructor to choose days of the week which work best for our students. For example, in one of our courses in the spring of 2015, the University allowed us to schedule six-hour classes on Saturdays since five of our students came from a particular employer 75 miles away from Texarkana. We accomplished the 36-hour course in six weeks."
A favorite student success story, "One of our students, a recent President of our Tri-State Chapter, gets the gold medal for her tenacity and longsuffering. She passed the exam on her third try. She is an incredible example of "never give up" to our Chapter members."
Our second featured program is the TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE NORTHWEST CAMPUS-OFFICE OF COMMUNITY & NDUSTRY EDUCATION. Offering a 14-week course with various options, either one night a week (Tuesday evening) or every other Saturday, with classes held in Fort Worth. In addition, SHRM Prep. Boot Camps are conducted to focus on individual competencies, the SHRM Essentials of HR Management course, as well as HR Professional Development sessions. The $950 course tuition includes activity and reference book, 18-month access to the SHRM Online Resource Center, 40 contact hours and 4 CEUs.
Rahsaan Dawson, Coordinator of Erma C. Johnson Hadley Center of Excellence for Aviation, Transportation & Logistics for the Tarrant County College District, Fort Worth, shared some of the unique collaborations that the program utilizes. Current Partners and details of their recent contributions include:
North Area Chamber of Commerce– Current Board member give me exposure to local business who can benefit from HR certification, information or resources.
Alliance Texas Human Resources Professional Group– Judy Franco, Hillwood- Bi-monthly meeting with HR professionals within the area and we offer HR professional Development in partnership with the meeting (SHRM Recertification Credit)
Alliance Opportunity Center- Workforce Center to aid those needing retooling after job loss. The Workforce Center will completely pay for short-term programs that lead to certification.
AARP- The partnership we have with AARP gives an opportunity for its members to gain information about our certificates and programs to upgrade their professional careers. We host an AARP Event here at least twice a year
Stark Lane Inc. Executive Search Consultants/National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS)– We are working with NAPS to offer their certification here in Fort Worth. Ryan Stark and NAPS are the premier certification providers for recruiters and staffing agency personnel. We are supplying an additional certification for those who seek the SHRM certification but need additional recruiting and staffing competencies
Imperative HR Group- Mike Coffey We partnered with Imperative to offer HR professional development within the Alliance area. We hosted the two-day professional development seminar. We are making an effort to create more professional development opportunities within the Alliance area.
Holmes Corporation- Mindy Flood. SHRM uses Holmes Corporation to provide the curriculum and materials needed for the certification courses. TCC has partnered with Holmes Corp. in order to provide the HR community the Certification Prep courses. Mindy is my Regional Manager.
HR Southwest Conference– We participated in the 2016 conference and donated an SHRM Preparation class, textbook, and 18-month access to the SHRM learning system for their silent auction to raise scholarship money for those pursuing HR degrees.
North Texas SHRM Chapter- We are currently the North Texas SHRM Chapter Certification Education provider. To give their members an opportunity to pursue SHRM certification
Mr. Dawson shared some of the program strengths, "This intensive program combines expert instruction with the SHRM Learning System® for SHRM- CP/SHRM-SCP, so you will learn faster, retain more knowledge, and stay on track for success on the exam. I know we have many students successfully pass the certification… Our current pass rate is 89%."
"Who's Getting the Credit?!" February 2017
After about 10 years in the HR field, I finally had an epiphany. How I came to this realization was by a remarkable, action-packed real-life baptism in the daily essential functions of Human Resources.
First of all, students and early career entrants of HR are often seeking certification, the golden ticket, the capstone education symbol in the field. Rightfully, the students' mindset is career opportunity, promotion or total career change. At this point in the life cycle of achieving and holding certification, the symbols behind the name and the exam are that wonderful opportunity to become endorsed in the field and credited with having the knowledge to do effective work in the field. It is hope.
As the newly certified individual then enters the field and begins a career, this certification serves another purpose entirely. At this stage, certification becomes the confidence-booster, the reminder that 'you can do this,' the gateway to resources, and the respect of peers and supervisors. Facing many challenging scenarios at work, being responsible for truck-loads of paperwork, endless data processing and people issues, while trying to stay apprised of regulation changes, the newly certified professional understands something that is very critical and mind-reframing: Though she may not recall every single byte of information covered in the certification exam, she knows that information is out there. She has framework. She has knowledge of resources. She has the reservoir of information she finds at her fingertips in research. …and within a few years, she has persevered, and she has shown herself and others just what those special letters behind her name mean.
Finally, a decade later, the mid-career certified professional turns the corner to the staff hallway, glides down the commercial carpet — coffee in one hand, a folder in the other — and she stops by the CEO's office to deliver the new policy draft, along with policy samples from the web, SHRM National and three of her local SHRM chapter colleagues. Returning to her desk, she glances at her wall, where her certification hangs proudly, and she is reminded of her duty to serve the profession with the highest standards. She knows that her work matters and that, though she is the only HR officer in her company, that certification on the wall says she is not alone–she has professionals all over the state of Texas (and the nation) standing with her.
This journey is laughable in this moment, as she finally gets it. Really, at the end of the day, the certifications mean something different for every person, and something different with each changing stage in career and environment. The certification is not simply a tool by which professionals earn credibility in the field, although that is one purpose. Our highest purpose and responsibility is to do our work in such a way that we lend credibility to the certification and field. We are a network, a team of elite professionals in HR, and we are here to serve well our people and our companies.
The two pressing questions are this:
1) As a certified individual, how are you using your HR competencies in your daily functions to represent and bring credibility to the letters that follow your name?
2) As a non-certified individual, where are you in your career, and what can certification do for you?
Texas SHRM is proud to introduce LaTonya Darneish McElroy is a native of Texarkana, TX. She is a graduate of Liberty Eylau High School, Texarkana College and Texas A&M – Texarkana. She obtained her BAAS in Administrative Leadership and Master of Business Administration. She has completed over 10 years in the field of Human Resources and has attained her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.
LaTonya is Director of Human Resources at Mayo Manufacturing. She is a member and past president of the local Tri-State Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Chapter, the Director of Certification for Texas State SHRM, a member of SHRM's national organization, a four-year Junior Achievement volunteer, a member of the United Way of Greater Texarkana Board, a member of the A&M-Texarkana Alumni Association Board, Youth Director, teacher and choir member for Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. LaTonya is married to Min. Arthur F. McElroy, who is a 27-year employee of UPS, is a mother of five, and is absolutely enchanted with her only grandchild, Kaden.
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"Volunteers are the backbone of the Orange County Free Clinic. We have a cadre of volunteer nurses who are essential to our mission of delivering the highest quality health care possible. We have both retired nurses and those still employed full time. They interview the clients, take vital signs, write out chief complaints, and validate current medications -- all before the client is seen by the primary care giver.
Our clinic also serves as a clinical site for RN students, phlebotomy students, and medical students. We offer outpatient experience and the opportunity to work in a community setting with a unique culture. Our clients are always very grateful and our volunteers express how rewarding it is to give back to the community."
Donna S. White
Volunteers provide so many of our services. Our volunteer health care professionals include physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and lab technicians. We are also fortunate to have volunteers from our community who give support to our patients by greeting them at the door, helping with financial screening and registration, setting up charts, and completing applications for medications. They do all of these things with friendly smiles and caring concern. Our volunteers make a positive impact on the lives of our patients. If you are interested in volunteering your time please stop by the clinic located at 101 C Woodmark St. in the Old Silk Mill Building in Orange, VA. Or give us a call at (540) 672-0793.
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JBL 705i Passive Studio Reference Monitor
5″ passive studio monitor
JBL 705i Studio Monitors for Broadcast and Post are modular, scalable monitors for multi-channel post production and broadcast facilities with JBL's next-generation 5″ Super Drivers, image control waveguide, and ultra high-frequency response
JBL's 7-Series 705i is purpose-built from design to final form to answer the needs for multichannel monitoring in video post-production and broadcast facilities, as well as mobile studios. Featuring JBL's next-generation Super Driver and an ultra wide bandwidth high-frequency transducer that delivers a linear response beyond 40kHz, the JBL 705i provides accuracy and detail that meets the demands of complex post-production mixes, as well as the clarity and quality needed for broadcast. With compact enclosures designed for ease of installation, the 705i studio monitors offer an elegant and scalable system for broadcast and post facilities working in immersive audio formats. The JBL 705i inherits much of its cutting-edge technology from JBL's M2 audiophile-quality master reference speaker; the HiQnet-enabled 705i is centrally tuned and amplified*, thus eliminating the need for local power sources, and can be controlled via software, hardware, or wireless tablet.
JBL 705i Studio Monitors in one take:
- Systems for post and broadcast production in control Rooms and trucks
- Image control waveguide
- Next-generation high-frequency driver technology
- Custom low-frequency drivers
- Modular, scalable, centrally controlled tuning and amplification
- Compact, installation-friendly enclosures
*The 708i and 705i models require use of an external power amplifier capable of delivering 300 watts per channel
INSIDE THE BOX—JBL 705i Studio Monitor
Image Control Waveguide
A product of JBL's impressive audio legacy and their cutting-edge advances in studio monitor design, the 705i incorporates design features from JBL's high-end M2 master reference monitor, in particular, the image control waveguide. This technology provides seamless crossover and uncolored response in the critical dialog range, which is essential to video post. The waveguide precisely controls sound emanating from the speaker horizontally and vertically, ensuring the sound arriving at the listening position is neutral and accurate. The 705i's neutral off-axis response allows for greater accuracy, room-to-room consistency, highly detailed imaging, and a coherent transition between screen channels, surrounds and overhead speakers.
Next-Generation driver technology
It's said that if manufacturers aren't designing and building their own drivers, they're simply in the business of putting speakers in boxes. Well nothing could be further from the truth with JBL, who have been innovating speaker design since the company was formed in 1946. Seventy years later, JBL is still pioneering speaker design with their next-generation "Super Driver." To accommodate the dynamic range and extended frequency response requirements of today's production formats, JBL's 2409H high-frequency transducer incorporates an innovative low-mass annular diaphragm that delivers smooth response beyond 40kHz, with extraordinary output and very low distortion. One advantage of a linear frequency response well past the range of human hearing is reducing phase shifts in the audible range, which in turn provides greater realism, detail, and precise spatial cues.
JBL-developed custom low-frequency transducers
The exceptional performance and low-frequency response of the JBL 705i in the 30Hz range is due to the custom 725G 5″ high-excursion, low-frequency driver. The 725G delivers continuously high output thanks to its minimal power compression. JBL has gone to great lengths to reduce the effects of power compression, which is a result of DC resistance as copper or aluminum voice coils increase in temperature. As voice-coil resistance increases, less power is transferred from the amplifier. As a result, the speaker will not play as loud as it gets warmer. Some speakers may experience 3db – 6dB of power compression, which means that the effect of power compression is like removing half your sound system.
Modular, scalable, central amplification and signal processing control
To accommodate the size and needs of post and broadcast facilities as well as mobile control rooms, the 7-Series studio monitors including the SLR70i and LSR708i are modular designs for scalability depending on the number of channels required and room size. 7-Series monitors can also be combined with JBL's flagship M2 Master Reference Monitor to produce a wide range of systems. For example, used as screen channels, the M2 integrates perfectly into system with JBL cinema surrounds, subwoofers, and overhead surround speakers specified in burgeoning theatrical release formats.
BSS BLU link networked audio
Centralized amplification and processing via Crown DCi8300N power amps eliminate the requirement for power source at each speaker location. Leveraging Crown 8-channel amplification provides a number of benefits, including reduced speaker size and weight; system streamlining via Blue link networked audio, which simplifies installation and reduces noise; onboard DSP provides perfectly matched tuning profiles for the 705i and 708i; and dedicated room EQ filters provide a more consistent listening experience in a variety of post production and broadcast rooms.
The 708i and 705i can be powered using a single amplifier channel or bi-amplified using separate amplifier channels for the low frequency and high frequency drivers. The 7-Series speakers are supplied with "phoenix" type Euro-block wiring plugs installed.
The addition of a BSS Soundweb London processor adds system capabilities, including down-mix monitoring in a range of configurations, flexible I/O options, such as AES/EBU, Dante networking, AVB Audio Video Bridging) Ethernet, and analog with line or mic inputs. Thanks to the 705i's Harman HiQnet-equipped components, session functions, such as level, individual speaker solo, and more can be centrally controlled via hardware controller, Harmon Audio Architect software, or wireless tablet.
For large system configurations, BSS Soundweb London signal processors provide centralized processing of multiple M2/7-Series systems and are controlled using supplied London Architect software. Select models in the BSS Soundweb London processor line can be fitted with digital inputs and externally synchronized to house word-clock for an all-digital signal path. Centralized management of EQ presets allows storage and easy recall of curves such as the X-Curve for specialized applications.
JBL included only the essential components in the 705i. By centralizing amplification and signal processing, along with the advantages of Crown amplification's superb performance, the reduced weight of these compact enclosures and flexible mounting hardware allow versatile mounting options and unobstructed sight lines. As an added bonus of central control, the cost of supplying electric power at each speaker location is eliminated.
A system integrator's dream, JBL 7-Series monitors are an easy sell thanks to the legacy of JBL's superior performance. For more information, call or chat with your Westlake Pro audio representative today.
JBL 705i Specifications:
- Frequency response: -1.5 dB @ 48Hz – 23kHz
- Frequency range: 39Hz – 36 kHz
- Max SPL: (80Hz – 20kHz) >101dB SPL / 1m
- Maximum peak SPL: (80Hz – 20kHz) >107dB SPL / 1m
- HF driver: 2409H
- LF driver: 5″ 725G
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- Transition Frequency: 1.9kHz
- Input types: Phoenix terminals accept 12-gauge speaker wire
- Enclosure: birch plywood reinforced for mounting
- Mounting: top, bottom, and rear mounting points; 2-hole mounting pattern
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 10-1/2″ x 5-7/8″ x 8-1/8″ (267 x 149 x 206 mm)
- Weight each: 9 lb. (4.08 kg)
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I was catching up on the Google Blog and was reading about the new National Geographic overlays on Google Earth. Thinking my daughter will love this, I fire up my copy of Google Earth to see it in action.
Since this is a partnership with Google, if I was expecting to see ads, I would bet they would be either in-house ads or Google ads. So I was more than a little surprised when I clicked one of the National Geographic links and when the content appeared in Google Earth's lower right window, Yahoo / Overture Content Match ads were covering a good portion of that window.
Here is the screenshot (click for the full-size version):
There is nothing quite as amusing as seeing a Google program with Yahoo / Overture ads being so prominently featured… with nary a Google ad to be seen. And I wonder how long before they are approached by Google to see what they can do about getting those ads switched to Google's ads instead.


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There are many types of headaches and as a result many different treatment options. Cervical neck pain causing referral to the back of the head is becoming more common as we see more people using hand held electronic devices. Many people are spending hours per day looking down at their iphone, ipad, laptop computer or cell phone which reverses the natural spinal curvature of the neck. Regardless of the type of headache our team of providers at Med One will provide a professional diagnosis and treatment options utilizing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to help reduce or eliminate your headache pain. Some of the most effective treatments include basic medication, joint mobilization, muscle work/therapy, massage, interferential and improved posture and ergonomics.
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Whip-smart general practitioner Dr. Mona Harcourt lives in London with her political lobbyist husband Guy and her family. When a bomb goes off in London on the same day that her brother, Dr. Kareem Shirani, is abducted in Pakistan, Mona's charmed life is shaken to its core.
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A ping test is used to check if your computer is connected to a network. It's commonly used to check if a computer is connected to the internet. It also determines whether the computer you are checking is connected to the internet and the delay between two computers. A ping test is run to a server to check the latency between the computer running the ping test and the server.
People who are computer savvy know how to run a ping test without using a utility or tool to run it. They will go to the command on their computer and enter the ping command and name any website in it. The result will display the milliseconds it takes to exchange a packet with the website. It displays four results.
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He has been the risk manager for an electricity distribution company with a significant global casualty program and as an insurance officer at a major oil and gas company that utilised a captive, global market placement and extensive overseas interests requiring local service coordination. In addition to his extensive Australian market experience, David has travelled and placed business into global insurance markets including London, Europe, Singapore and Bermuda. He also spent three years on secondment working in Papua New Guinea. T: +61 8 8418 0212 E: David Brumpton Iain Drennan Head of Construction Iain has over 12 years experience as a specialist construction insurance broker. Iain currently leads our national construction practice managing a team of construction experts who provide insurance broking services to all facets of the construction industry including the management of annual insurance programs, surety facilities, one off project placements and due diligence services. 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Chicken legs, baked with thyme
Chicken legs prepares very simple, and an excellent result. Try.
- Chicken leg — 3 pieces;
- Salt — to taste;
- Thyme (branches) — 6 pieces;
- Tomato powder — 6 pinches;
- Garlic (dried) — to taste;
- Black pepper (ground) — to taste;
- Sweet paprika (ground) — to taste;
How to make:
Beef cut into 2 parts (drumstick and thigh). Sprinkle with salt, pepper, tomato powder, garlic and paprika.
Lay a baking dish with foil. Put the chicken. Cover with thyme sprigs. Remove to a cool place for 2-3 hours.
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Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Bake until tender.
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Cranberry Highlands Golf Course received certification in Environmental Planning from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program in 2009. A nature trail was then established in a wooded area between holes three and four. Community organizations including the Boy Scouts have been involved in the development of the Cranberry Highlands Nature Trail.
Cranberry Highlands maintains a balanced environment in which golfers and wildlife live and play in harmony. Insect control, for example, is accomplished by providing homes to birds for whom insects are a diet staple. A growing variety of owls, butterflies, bats, hawks, deer, amphibians, fish and small animals now live in a natural ecosystem where wildlife thrives and golfers flourish. Most of the man-made features you will see along the trail were created from natural materials which are indigenous to the area or made from recycled manufactured items including golf cart windows, pipe, and scrap lumber.


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Friday, June 25, 2004
Jay Bybee, the lawyer who headed the Office of Legal Counsel to White House Legal Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales, and the man behind the infamous torture memo (pdf), received his reward from Bush by being appointed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Being an opinion slut pays off big time. All you have to do is excrete a sufficiently helpful, albeit immoral and legally nonsensical, opinion, and - bingo! - you're an appeals court judge. Who does Bybee remind me of? Robert Bork. In 1973, Nixon demanded that his Attorney General, Elliot Richardson, fire Archibald Cox, the Special Prosecutor who was getting dangerously close to discovering Nixon's role in Watergate. Richardson, being a man of integrity, refused, and Nixon fired him. Nixon then demanded that Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus fire Cox. Ruckelshaus, being a man of integrity, also refused, and resigned (or, according to the Nixon White House, was fired). Nixon then looked under a rock and found his Solicitor General, Robert Bork, who, unencumbered by the integrity of his predecessors, was happy to fire Cox. This series of incidents is known as the 'Saturday Night Massacre'. Bork had to wait longer than Bybee for his reward, but was eventually appointed to the Court of Appeals by Reagan. Bork became famous when Reagan unsuccessfully tried to elevate him to the Supreme Court. Bork then had the honor, like Captain Boycott, of having his name made into a verb. Bork's actions and Bybee's actions are similar in that both chose personal ambition over personal integrity, and both acted on the basis that the President of the United States isn't subject to the laws of the United States. A lawyer who issues an opinion which he knows is legally incorrect in order to obtain personal benefit by pleasing his employers can be said to have bybeed.
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There was a simple spare bed in the back of the shack made out of straw, and I slept there almost as comfortably and happily as if I was in my own bed. The railway worker had mentioned that he knew someone who might be able to help me, and that he had arranged for this man to visit. I was overwhelmed with relief—already it seemed like the whole experience was a bad dream. Soon I would be home. I spent the day in the shack after the men headed off to work waiting for my savior.
As promised, the next day another man turned up, and he also spoke carefully in plain terms that I understood. He was well dressed in a neat suit, and he laughed when I pointed at his distinctive mustache and said, "Kapil Dev," referring to India's cricket captain at the time, whom he looked like. He sat down on my bed and said, "Come over here and tell me where you are from." So I did as he asked and told him what had happened to me. He wanted to know as much as possible about where I was from so that he could help me find the place, and as I tried my best to explain everything, he lay down on the bed and had me lie down beside him.
Many lucky and unlucky things happened to me on my journey, and I made good and bad decisions. My instincts weren't always sound, but they had been sharpened by weeks of living on the streets making conscious and unconscious decisions based on a perceived cost/benefit analysis. When we survive, we learn to trust our instincts. Perhaps any five-year-old would have begun to feel uneasy lying beside a strange man on a bed. Nothing untoward happened, and the man didn't lay a hand on me, but despite the marvelous, intoxicating promises I was being made about finding my home, I knew something wasn't right. I also knew that I shouldn't show him that I didn't trust him, that I should play along instead. While he was saying that the next day we would go together to a place he knew and try to get me back home, I nodded and agreed. At the same time, I knew beyond question that I should have nothing to do with this man, and that I had to make a plan to get away.
That night after dinner, I washed the dishes in a worn old tub in the corner near the door, as I'd done the previous two nights. The men went into their usual huddle for their chai and a smoke, and were soon completely distracted by their conversation and jokes. This was my chance. I picked the best moment I could and bolted out the door. I ran as if my life depended on it, which in retrospect I fear it did. I hoped that by taking them by surprise, I'd get enough of a head start to escape pursuit. Once more I was fleeing into the night past the railway tracks and down streets I did not know, with no idea where to go, no thought but escape.
I was quickly exhausted and slowed down once I was in crowded streets—maybe they wouldn't even care that I was gone, and even if they did, surely they couldn't have followed me this far. Then I heard someone call out my name from quite close behind. That sent a jolt through my body like an electric shock. Immediately, I ducked down, although I was already much shorter than the people all around me, and headed for the most crowded parts of the narrow street, near the bustling stalls hawking food along the curb. When I looked around, I could glimpse a couple of men who looked like they might be following me—grim, hard-faced men looking around and moving fast. Then I realized one of them was the railway worker I'd first met, who no longer looked much like the kind man who'd taken me in. I hurried away from them, but the street soon became so crowded it was hard to move fast, and I felt that the men were getting closer. I had to hide. I found a small gap between two houses and ducked into it, crawling back as far as I could before I came to a leaking sewage pipe large enough for me to hide in. I backed into it on all fours until I couldn't be seen from the street, ignoring the cobwebs and the foul-smelling water running over my hands. I was much more scared of what was out there than I was of the dark pipe. If they found me, there was no way out.
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This Pesticide Free Zone sign conveys to all who see it that you are declaring your area to be just that free from pesticides. Each sign is 8 inches in diameter. Constructed of aluminum, the enameled circles will not rust and will retain their bright colors and the message for years. Two holes have been drilled, making it ready to place on fences, walls or to attach to a stake (not included). Perfect for schools, public gardens, lawns, farms and other no-spray areas. It's a great way to spread the message!
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Est. 1984
years prior to being bitten with the fruit passion , Stan Pankiewicz
worked in a nearby apple orchard. He started there in 1969 and worked
for several years for an elderly man named Harvey. It was a way for
Stan to make a supplemental income for his growing family. It turned
out to be a learning experience into the wonderful world of fruit growing.
Stan started planting his own trees in 1972 and still adds to them each
year. To build his customer base, Stan contracted out to a local mill
the pressing of his apples into cider. He did then as he does now supervise
the blending of " just the right" apple varieties to give
his cider "just the right" taste. In 1984 he built the cider
mill that stands today.
1988 after getting the cider mill rolling, Stan started growing and
selling produce and pumpkins. The cider mill keeps growing too, with
the addition of a snack bar and " Spankie Snax ", his own
brand of delicious snacks. With years of experience the business will
continue to grow. We are and always will be a "family owned and
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The Working Group oversees the cooperative activities of the Coalition, and is the body in the Coalition making regular decisions on operational matters, for example approving entry of new Partners, approving initiative proposals and associated funding. See sections 4(b), 4(g) and 6 of the CCAC Framework Document.
Representatives of each Coalition Partner participate in meetings of the Working Group, at least twice per year. These meetings are an opportunity to enhance collaboration, move joint activities forward, and to formulate any recommendations to the High Level Assembly. For more information on participation see section 6 of the CCAC Guidelines & Rules of Engagement.
The Coalition does not have an observer status, however Working Group meetings are sometimes made open to Partners and any other stakeholders approved by decision of the Coalition. Interested parties are asked to approach the Secretariat.
Co-chairs of the Working Group
Two Co-Chairs of the Working Group are elected by country Partners for staggered two-year terms. The current Co-Chairs are:
Yuka Greiler - Head, Global Programme Climate Change and Environment, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
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Yuka Greiler is a Head of Division with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Her team is responsible for bilateral and multilateral climate change and environment cooperation, such as Switzerland's contribution to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
She previously served as Senior Advisor on climate change, negotiator in the UNFCCC process and Board Member of the Adaptation Fund. Since joining the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), she has held positions in the Swiss Embassy in India and in the SDC head office in Bern, working mostly on environment issues in bilateral and multilateral development cooperation with various countries, the UN, OECD, private sector, civil society and academics. Prior to working for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs she served as parliamentary assistant.
She holds a MA in Environmental Sciences from the Federal Institute of Technology ETH, Zurich.
Alice Akinyi Kaudia - Former Environment Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya
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Dr. Alice Akinyi Kaudia was the first Environment Secretary for the government of Kenya; a position she has held since 2008 until September 2018.
In her more than three-decade career, she has also served as a Technical Advisor on forestry curriculum development and community-based natural resources management in Zambia and held various positions at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute.
As an advocate for climate action and poverty eradication in developing countries, Alice has various high-level international engagements in areas relevant to sustainable management of natural resources, climate change, and community development. She is a member of the World Resources Forum Advisory Board; Co-Chair of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform; and a member of UN Environment's International Resources Panel Steering Committee.
She is also a founding member of Kenya Professional association of Women in Environment and Agriculture and the African Forest Forum.
Working Group Meetings
- 8-12 October, 2018: 23rd Working Group meeting - Bangkok, Thaland
- 17-20 April, 2018: 22nd Working Group meeting - Toronto, Canada
- 25-29 September, 2017: 21st Working Group & other meetings - Paris, France
- 25-27 April, 2017: Working Group and Science-Policy Dialogue - Santiago, Chile
- 12 November, 2016: Working Group, preparatory session for the 8th High Level Assembly - Marrakech, Morocco
- 20-21 September, 2016: 18th Working Group - Paris, France
- 28 March-1 April, 2016: Working Group, Global Methane Forum and Science Policy Dialogue - Washington DC, USA
- 7 December, 2015: Working Group Prepatory Meeting
- 24-25 February, 2015: Working Group - Kathmandu, Nepal
- 20-21 September: Working Group - Paris, France
- 16 - 17 July, 2014: Working Group - Paris, France
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This was a sad and very emotional read but it was also so beautiful and the writing was amazing and gut wrenching that there was definite tears in my eyes at the end.Wonderful job Lisa Henry and looking forward to read more of this author.


text: Hi! Not to cause any trouble, but i highly disagree with 3 main topics of discussion for 3.0v2. First of all I would like to agree with a_n_a on the towns and sponges. We were planning on making a huge town and each of us owning our own shop not to mention our own house. I personally do not want to put all three of those on the same sponge. Another topic was that of the grinding. Personally I spend a lot of time grinding and it may not be the funnest thing in the world but I'm spending MY free time on Johnnywoof, your server, when I could easily be spending it else where. My time is very special to me and costs more than any amount of money. I have invested about $80 in this server so I could enjoy it more. I didn't have to pay that money it could have easily gone towards something more important, but i care about this server and I really enjoy the people and playing on it. I DO NOT want to play on here for 100 hours just to get a big enough sponge for a decent shop. That's utterly ridiculous. Your main point is to make people happy on this server right? Yet this is making everyone angry. I have never seen so much complaining about this server until now. At this moment in time you are risking losing at least 3 people from this server, and who knows how many more who are just too afraid to say something. Everybody is happy with the server right now how it is. I've heard no complaints. None. I don't want to have invested so much time and energy in this server just to leave because it won't be the same, it won't be as fun anymore. So I implore you, if you really, truly have the public's interests at heart, to not go through with these new changes. I truly believe it would ruin the server and it's economy, and would lose players. I really do enjoy this server. I'd hate to have to leave because it wouldn't be fun anymore.


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Fuel Door Decal - fits 2006-2011 Mazda Miata MX-5 06-11
This is a fuel door overlay that will fit the 2006-2010 Mazda Miata MX-5. This decal looks like an aluminum fuel door and is easy to install. The finish is very impressive and has a nice realistic metal look. You will also receive instructions with pictures for an easy installation. This item has adhesive backing and is easily applied to your existing fuel door.
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