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Art and Design
Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. We aim to engage, inspire and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As students' progress, they will be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They will explore how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our society. Students learn to think and act as artists,craftspeople and designers, working creatively and intelligently. Creative skills are valued and actively sought across a wide range of employment sectors, as employers are looking to recruit employees who are adaptable and can generate fresh ideas.
Students will explore a range of starting points for practical work exploring the work of others to enhance their understanding of the application of materials and the communication of ideas using visual language.
In year 7 the year theme is My Self, students will explore the themes of self-portraits and identity to create images of themselves. The main skills taught will be drawing and painting, analysing and responding to artists work.
In year 8 students will explore the theme of My Environment and investigate the theme through exploring Climate Change and the Built Environment. The main skills will be drawing, painting, collage, construction, artist analysis and refining ideas.
In year 9 students will explore Our World as their main theme; they will complete two projects entitled Current Issues and Expressing Ideas. The main skills will be drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, artist analysis, ideas generation, refining ideas and making effective final pieces. The overall year emphasis will be on developing the skills they will need to succeed at GCSE. Students will work independently and collaborate with others, on projects focusing on drawing, painting, printmaking and construction skills.
Students can study a GCSE in Art and Design (Edexcel). The year 11 specification can be found here (course code 5FA01): http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/art-and-design-2009.html
The year 10 specification can be found here:
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/art-and-design-2016.html (course code 1FA0)
How is it assessed?
- Coursework unit 60% and Exam unit 40%.
- Coursework unit deadline January of year 11.
- Exam unit deadline May of year 11.
- Assessment is based on all work completed throughout the duration of the course.
- All work is initially assessed by the teachers and then the exam board moderate our assessments.
In year 10 students will study two themes, developing their ability to generate and refine ideas through visual research, exploring the work of artists and experimenting with materials. The main skills covered are drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, research, artist analysis, responding to artists, ideas generation and refinement and creating effective final pieces. Students will develop their investigative, analytical, experimental and interpretative capabilities, aesthetic understanding and critical and enquiring minds, with increasing independence.
In year 11 students will compete their coursework projects, they will extend their cultural knowledge and understanding of art, craft and design and of the media and technologies used in different times, contexts and societies. They will also benefit from improving personal attributes including self-confidence, resilience, perseverance, self-discipline and commitment.
In January year 11 students are set their Exam Theme, which is supplied by the exam board; they will have 10 weeks to prepare their ideas through research of their chosen theme, ideas generation and refinement through the experimentation with materials. They will then create their final piece in a 10 hour exam.
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Art and Design (NCF) (Edexcel). For the full specification please visit http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/art-and-design-2012-nqf.html
Students complete a variety of units to make up their assessment portfolio. These are comprised of the following:
Core units:
1.Specialist Pathways
2.Creative Project (inc.10 hour exam)
Specialist Units (2 of these):
3. Communicating Ideas in 2D
4. Communicating Ideas in 3D
5. Developing an Art and Design Portfolio
6. Investigating Contextual References in Art and Design
Each unit is assessed against a set of criteria; the level they pass at is determined by the quality of the work. Each unit has a series of assignments that need to be completed in order to pass it. The grading criteria are Pass, Merit, and Distinction. Students will have clear guidance as to what is needed to gain each assessment level.
Unit 2 is an externally set examination; the students will have preparation time and then complete an assignment unaided in exam conditions.
A-Level Art and Design
The exam specification can be found here: http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/art-and-design/as-a-level/
How is it assessed?
A-level: 60% Coursework and 40% exam unit (to be completed in year 2).
The year 12 and 13 two year course is divided into 2 units:
Coursework Portfolio – Unit 1 is a portfolio of work containing a number of projects, including a personal study that requires research and analysis to be combined to produce written outcome.
The themes for the first year are A Sense of Place and Presence and Absence. In the first year students will be encouraged to be independent learners. Students will be given the opportunity to extend their existing skills in a creative and encouraging environment. Students will be encouraged to explore and work on their strengths in order to develop personal portfolios that reflect their identity and interests. Students will explore the creation, refinement and realisation of ideas responding to a number of themes and artists, and exploring a range of appropriate materials and techniques. The portfolio will also contain evidence of students' ability to research and analyse the work of designers and artists. Students will generate a personal study, on a theme of their choice, made up of between 1,000-3,000 words.
- Controlled Assignment (Exam Unit) – a period of time for preparation work and a 15 hour practical exam. The theme is set by the exam board and students prepare for this by exploring their chosen sub-theme, analysing artists, experimenting with materials and developing and refining ideas
BTEC Photography
BTEC Photography develops students understanding of photography as a form of artistic expression and as a medium of communication and social documentation. Students will become familiar with the practice, history, principles and application of photography and will learn how to make aesthetic and technical judgements. Students also study a variety of artists and practitioners and compare their approaches and working practises, as well as the role of photography and its inter-relationship with other visual media, some art techniques, subjective evaluation and critical interpretation of images.
In year 12 we offer the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Art and Design (Photography) (NQF). For full specification please see: http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/art-and-design-2016.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FSpecification-and-sample-assessments&filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Document-Type%2FSpecification
Students complete a variety of units to make up their assessment portfolio. These are comprised of the following:
Mandatory units:
1. Visual Recording and Communication (exam unit)
2. Critical and Contextual Studies in Art and Design (exam unit)
3. The Creative Process
Professional specialist units:
9. Photographic Materials, Techniques and Processes
Each unit has a series of assignments that need to be completed in order to pass it.
In year 13 students are following the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Art and Design (Photography) (QCF). For full specification please see: https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Art-and-Design/2010/Specification/BN029822-BTEC-90-credit-Art-and-Design-L3-Issue2.pdf
Students complete a variety of units to make up their assessment portfolio. These are comprised of the following:
Mandatory units:
1. Visual Recording in Art and Design
2. Materials, Techniques and Processes in Art and Design
3. Ideas and Concepts in Art and Design
4. Communication Through Art and Design
Professional specialist units:
12. Computers in Art and Design
25. Studio Photography
Each unit is worth 10 credits and students have to gain 60 credits to pass the course, the level they pass at is determined by the quality of the work. Each unit has a series of assignments that need to be completed in order to pass it.


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*My Father's Fence was published in Medium on December 24, 2016.*
"…the soldiers began firing. Many of those trying to flee were cut down as they fled. The rest of us fell to the ground in utter hopelessness. I lost count of time. The soldiers turned their guns on those of us lying on the ground and the staccato bursts of bullets continued into the late evening. To this day, I live with the smell of the blood of my brethren that died that day, with the cries of those of them who had lost hope and stood up and begged the soldiers to end it all. Maybe they were the ones who saved the lives of those of us who survived the slaughter, because as they begged to be killed and the soldiers obliged them they disrupted the flow of the massacre as the killers now concentrated on them."

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4 Star Hotel
This hotel is serving people for more than three decades and it has two buildings each with different room categories and they offer various facilities to guests. Like all other hotel this also holds one private beach with restaurant and offers water sport for their guests also in the beach they are allowed to swim as the sea level is very shallow. Other than this it also has an attached swimming pool, a fitness center, heated Jacuzzi, casino especially for adults and dining facilities based on different regions.
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Hotel Facilities
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City Centre: 7 km
Airport: 51 km
Bed: 108
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It came as no shock to a certain slice of New York society that Jack B. Grubman, the former star telecommunications analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, had pulled out all the stops to get his twins into preschool.
Nor was it any surprise that he had asked his boss, Sanford I. Weill, chief of Salomon's parent, Citigroup, to make a few calls on behalf of his children, or that Mr. Weill complied.
What did raise eyebrows was the possibility that the plea involved not only a well-placed call or two from Mr. Weill to board members of the school but also the philanthropic largess of Citigroup itself.
Citigroup pledged to give $1 million over five years to the 92nd Street Y, which runs the nursery school Mr. Grubman's twins ultimately attended. The gift, which is to underwrite lectures and other events at the Y, was announced in the summer of 2000, and the Grubman twins started school a few months later.
''It is odd that the money came from the bank,'' one major fund-raiser said. ''If it had come from the bank's foundation, well, then you might be able to make a case that this was good citizenship. But from the company itself? That's funny.''Continue reading the main story
Members of prestigious nonprofit boards around the city are following the story with great interest but have no desire to discuss it publicly. ''The fact that Sandy has been so incredibly generous himself makes it difficult to talk about it,'' one said. ''The one thing that just doesn't feel right, whether it violates any rules or principles, is that this was shareholders' money.''
Mr. Weill acknowledged this week that he helped Mr. Grubman with the Y school, and Citigroup has not denied that the $1 million contribution was part of that effort, as people close to the regulatory investigations of Mr. Grubman have said. Mr. Grubman has dismissed some other allegations, including some involving parts of an e-mail message. He now says that he was boasting when he wrote in the message to a friend that he upgraded his rating on AT&T's stock to help Mr. Weill win the support of C. Michael Armstrong, AT&T's top officer and a member of the Citigroup board, in a boardroom battle. Mr. Weill has called that e-mail message nonsense.
Mr. Grubman's seeking help with the school admissions was mentioned not only in the e-mail message to his friend but also in a memo he wrote to Mr. Weill, obtained by investigators looking into Mr. Grubman's stock ratings.
The details of Mr. Grubman's effort have put what has long been regarded as a normal if somewhat distasteful part of life in New York under the microscope. Helping out with school applications greases the wheels of business and philanthropy in New York and any other city where getting into private schools is difficult.
''There's always a quid pro quo of some sort,'' said Peter J. Solomon, a Wall Street fixture who sits on boards of numerous institutions and is an alumnus of the 92nd Street Y nursery school. ''Usually, it's just friendship or a favor for a good employee, but sometimes you make the call for a client. There's nothing nefarious about it. It's part of the social fabric of New York.''
Gifts the size of Citigroup's to any institution typically involve a series of negotiations between the recipient and the donor, but neither Citigroup nor the Y will say who initiated the gift or when.
A spokeswoman for Citigroup said that the company regarded all of its philanthropy, which amounted to almost $69 million last year, as a whole, and that whether the money came from its foundation or the company itself depended on the terms of each gift.
''This is yet another example of why we need a significant investment in corporate oversight,'' said Rick Cohen, president of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a watchdog group that is doing research on how corporations use philanthropy. ''Who is going to call Citigroup on the carpet about this? Who is going to check to make sure it reflects its responsibility to Citigroup's shareholders? Nobody, that's who, and that's why they can get away with it.''
In fact, a call from Mr. Weill might have been sufficient to get Mr. Grubman's children into the school. Mr. Grubman, who once made $20 million a year on Wall Street, not to mention what he probably made on his own investments, was capable of making significant contributions to the institution on his own.
''Look, it's a well-known fact that when you send your child to an independent school in the city, if you have the money, you're expected to pay a lot more than the $20,000 tuition,'' said a board member at one school. ''In many cases, parents are paying $50,000 to $100,000 a year.''
Mr. Grubman did not bank on Mr. Weill's influence alone. In the memo to Mr. Weill dated Nov. 5, 1999, regarding ''AT&T and the 92nd Street Y,'' Mr. Grubman said that Frederic V. Salerno, the vice chairman of Verizon Communications, was reaching out to Patricia Cayne, a board member of the 92nd Street Y and the wife of James E. Cayne, chairman and chief executive of Bear Stearns.
''However, if you feel comfortable and know some of the board members well enough, I would greatly appreciate it if you could ask them to use any influence they feel comfortable in using to help us as well,'' Mr. Grubman wrote. ''I noticed Bill Heyman is on the board and I think he works somewhere in the Citigroup corporate structure but I don't really know Bill.''
William H. Heyman is chairman of Citigroup Investments Inc.
In his memo, Mr. Grubman expressed the incredulity at the preschool application process in the city that is echoed by most other parents. ''On another matter, as I alluded to you the other day, we are going through the ridiculous but necessary process of preschool applications in Manhattan,'' he wrote, after discussing his efforts to review his opinion of AT&T. ''For someone who grew up in a household with a father making $8,000 a year and for someone who attended public schools, I do find this process a bit strange, but there are no bounds for what you do for your children.''
Mr. Grubman's father, Isadore, worked as a city construction worker and engineer in Philadelphia.
''Given that it's statistically easier to get into the Harvard freshman class than it is to get into preschool at the 92nd Street Y (by the way, this is a correct statement), it comes down to 'who you know,' '' Mr. Grubman wrote.
He did not notice, apparently, that Judith O. Rubin, the wife of Robert E. Rubin, the former Treasury secretary who is now chairman of the executive committee of the Citigroup board, was an honorary board member at the Y.
Reached at home on Thursday, Mrs. Rubin said she had not been involved. ''I don't know why you're calling me about this,'' she said. ''I've moved on from there.''
A spokeswoman for Citigroup said that the Rubins did not do anything to help Mr. Grubman get his children into the preschool.
The activities described in Mr. Grubman's memo are so widespread that some schools actually discourage them. The application packet from the Spence School, which has a kindergarten but no preschool, tells parents not to send letters of reference or ask friends to call. Arlene Gibson, the Spence headmistress, tells her counterparts at preschools in the city to warn applying parents that if they ignore that request, the school will use the references for fund-raising purposes and nothing else -- ''and she says she'll remind whoever sent the letter which parent asked them to send it,'' said the head of one preschool.
The policy has not hurt Spence. It has one of the largest endowments among the independent schools in New York, thanks to multimillion-dollar gifts from such notables as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fiona Biggs Druckenmiller, the philanthropist who attended the school.
One person who has appealed on several occasions to Matthew Bronfman, the president of the Y's board, on behalf of luminaries wanting to get into the preschool said Mr. Bronfman had been discouraging. ''He always says it doesn't help,'' the person said. ''He says he couldn't even get his brother's kids in.''
Mr. Bronfman did not return a call seeking comment.
An article in Business Day on Saturday about the influence of business and philanthropy on school admissions included an outdated reference to William H. Heyman, whom the telecommunications analyst Jack Grubman cited as a board member of the 92nd Street Y who could help obtain nursery school spots for Mr. Grubman's twins. While Mr. Heyman was chairman of Citigroup Investments Inc. at the time, he is now executive vice president and chief investment officer of the St. Paul Companies.


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To the east of Eugene, Fall Creek National Recreation Area is one of the nicest summer getaways near the Eugene area. Fall Creek Reservoir was originally built for flooding control but this man-made pool is rife with water activities in the summer. You are free to swim all day but if it's too crowded, you can find a free hole along the 13.7-mile-long Fall Creek National Recreation Trail.
Fall Creek Lake is surrounded by day-use parks and campgrounds managed by the State of Oregon. North Shore is one of the 5 day-use sites that features swimming area, picnicking, and boating. Located near Fall Creek Dam, the North Shore Day Use Site has both a high and low-water ramps.
Standing water of the Fall Creek Lake is usually warmer than in the creek.
There are other excellent swimming spots along the Fall Creek Lake and Fall Creek:
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Access allowed: April - September from 7 am to 9 pm
Walking distance: Short
Day-use fees: Free
- Cascara campground
- Fisherman's Point group camp
Dogs: Must be on a leash
Usage: Moderate to heavy
Location: Fall Creek Recreation Area
GPS coordinates: 43.9526, -122.758
Elevation: 859 ft (256 m)
North Shore at Fall Creek Lake is located:
- 23 miles east of Eugene
- 84 miles southeast of Salem.
- 130 miles southeast of Portland
Phone: 541-937-1173
Body of water: Reservoir
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Last week Tom Marino, Judy Chu and Barbara Comstock introduced the CODE Act. The Act would make the U.S. Copyright office an independent part of the legislative branch, instead of remaining part of the Library of Congress.
Not long ago, to be connected online a person had to be anchored to a desk with a personal computer.
The FCC's proposed privacy rule in no way will lead to the stated goal of protecting consumers. In fact, the logical and obvious result of the proposal is to create a confusing thicket of government privacy rules emanating from both the FCC and FTC which will lead consumer confusion and likely real harm.
On Monday, a Gizmoda report charged that Facebook employees were biasing the "trending" bar by avoiding stories popular among conservatives, and even outright blocking conservative news outlets. Facebook responded in a statement that did not completely reject the report, "There are rigorous guidelines in place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality. These guidelines do not permit the suppression of political perspectives. Nor do they permit the prioritization of one viewpoint over another or on news outlet over another." In not providing an outright rejection Facebook makes clear what we likely know about this accusation anyway, that something was awry likely because of people.
The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), receiving a large bi-partisan approval in the House of Representatives earlier this year, is supposedly going to be taken up in the Senate this week. The provision has been added into the conference report (the final version of a bill to be considered by both chambers of congress) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.
In a situation only the out of touch, inside the Beltway crowd could love, added into the conference report (the final version of a bill to be considered by both chambers of congress) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, is a provision adding the legislative language from H.R. 235, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), as widely approved by the House of Representatives earlier this year.
"Mission creep" as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "the gradual broadening of the original objectives of a mission or organization." Mission creep as practiced by the Federal Communications Commission is wholesale bootstrapping to create any authority to reach to a goal of ever more regulation of innovation.
One of the more important hearings for the future of broadband took place last week in the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee. The Committee gathered to discuss "Breaking Down Barriers to Broadband Infrastructure Deployment."
Over the last several decades, trial lawyers have found increasingly "creative" ways to use the legal system to enable themselves to cart off huge portions of legal settlements for themselves. Some of these high profile abuses made headline news, such as the class action exploitations of the 1990s. But actually being required to take a case to court does come with expense, and wanting to enhance their riches trial lawyers have found some new legal system weaknesses to exploit for less out of pocket expense.
Earlier this year Cisco released its annual Visual Network Index (VNI) Forecast Report: Mobile Data Traffic Update, 2014-2019. The report makes clear that North America, mostly the United States, has been a global leader in mobile broadband development. Case in pont, North America had 39.1 percent of all global 4G connections in 2014 with projections showing that by 2019 North America's share will increase to 42.1 percent.
It's Really, Really Time to Ban Internet Discrimination Forever
Once again the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives, this time because the last temporary extension, passed in December, will expire on October 1. The bipartisan legislation bans taxes on Internet access permanently and disallows multiple or discriminatory taxes on Internet activities. If allowed to expire, states would begin to collect taxes on Internet access, or apply other discriminatory taxes that may already be in place in the state but which have been held at bay during the moratorium.
Recently Sony Pictures became the most recent victim of hackers. This hack captured American attention in ways that many previous hacks had not despite the seriousness of each of them largely because of the trove of private embarrassing emails, sensitive employee information such as salary negotiations and results, and intellectual property being made public. Attention was further driven by scandalous, sensationalist headlines…repeatedly. Tinsel Town lives in a bubble, disconnected from the rest of the country, much like Washington, DC, so when something goes awry in these places the national schadenfreude is wide spread. In this case, things went wrong in both places.
Pundits largely agree that those who cast ballots last week had more or less one idea in mind – Washington is broken and must be fixed. So imagine the surprise that online customers will receive when Senators Reid and Durbin lead the just voted out Senate to massively expand government power in their last few days at the helm of Congress.


text: Australia will take on Iraq in a crucial world cup qualifier in Sydney on Tuesday. Iraq can't qualify for Brazil but the match is crucial for Australia. If they win, they'll go to the main competition next year. If they lose, or draw, Oman or Jordan – who play each other later on Tuesday – could leapfrog Australia to take the spot. As Andrew Thomas reports from Sydney, the match is being followed closely in a country that hasn't traditionally cared much about football. SOURCE: Al Jazeera Sport Football Latin America Australia Brazil


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Sheridan, J A (2011) Old friends, new friends, a long-lost friend and false friends: tales from Project JADE. In: Stone Axe Studies III. Oxbow Books, Oxford, pp. 411-426. ISBN 9781842174210
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Our understanding of the production, distribution and use of Neolithic axeheads, adzeheads and chisels made of jadeitite and other rare Alpine rockshas been transformed by a major international French-led research project, Project JADE. This has systematically recorded and mapped all such objects longer than 135 mm across Europe - extending its coverage to all artefacts of Alpine rock in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, irrespective of length - and collating information about contexts, dating and depositional practices at a pan-European scale.
The research has involved a remarkable amount of work 'behind the scenes' in museums and private collections across the continent. This has led to new discoveries and to the challenging of old provenances and associations. Focusing on the results for Britain and Ireland, this paper highlights the new information that has been obtained on well-known examples and shows what else has been learnt from the project: the additional specimens, the remarkable stories of individual objects, and the need to be able to recognise 'false friends' - ethnographical objects and Neolithic specimens from elsewhere in Europe, collected by antiquaries.
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It's relatively cheap in Seattle, and L.A. and San Francisco are pretty competitive, but it's an entirely different story on the East Coast, especially in the nation's capital.
We're talking marijuana prices, of course. According to the 2018 Cannabis Price Index, a study compiled by Seedo, a Tel Aviv-based company that produces devices for home growers, the average cost in Seattle is $7.58 a gram, while it's a whopping $18.08 in Washington. In New York City, which consumes more marijuana than any other metropolis on Earth, the average price is $10.76.
According to Seedo, the data (collected in December and January) matters because it helps to show the kind of tax revenue that could be collected if weed was legalized — something that Canada plans to do later this year. In Toronto, where the price is C$9.64 ($7.82), the city could generate as much as C$152 million per year if it levied tax at the same rate as cigarettes, the study shows, while the Big Apple could collect $354 million.
– Read the entire article at Bloomberg News.


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Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Houston, Rebellion Photonics offers the only camera in the world that can both identify and quantify gas releases in real time. Rebellion's Gas Cloud Imaging (GCI) system utilizes proprietary hyperspectral imaging technology with advanced detection algorithms to pinpoint the source and measure the volume and concentration of leaks. GCI is the next generation for leak detection and monitoring at all points of the petrochemical industry.
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Rebellion Photonics Named 'WSJ Startup of the Year'
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California's massive gas leak prompts new interest in detection technology
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It's nice to be No.1: Houston's Rebellion Photonics wins WSJ's "Startup of the Year" competition
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Houston young professionals get national magazine love: A 30 Under 30 with a Bayou City bent
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HTC-Asia fosters opportunity beyond the horizon
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Houston SheHacks Event Encourages Women to Form, Lead Tech Startups
Rebellion Photonics Wins Award for Chemical Imaging
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Houston Biostartups Strong in Innovation
Rebellion Photonics closes on $10.4 million new funding
Republicans ready to eliminate Obama methane rule
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Increasing Energy Security by Reducing Waste
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House plans votes to kill 5 Obama rules
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Plans to end methane waste rule threaten U.S. security
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"This new guidance will help employers design and implement a traffic safety program for vehicles and pedestrians. A traffic safety program should address marine terminal traffic hazards and meet OSHA's standards," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke Jr. "Traffic safety is an important issue at marine terminals, with their fast-paced operations and large, heavy equipment."
The guidance document - Traffic Safety in Marine Terminals - was recommended by the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health in March 2004. It is not a standard or regulation and it carries no new legal obligations. Rather, it focuses on the factors that contribute to traffic-related injuries and identifies measures to prevent them, such as safety checks, vehicle selection and maintenance, traffic controls, safe operation of vehicles and safe driving techniques.
Traffic Accidents Serious Problem for Maritime Industry
According to OSHA, traffic accidents are a serious problem at marine terminals, where heavy equipment is used to load and unload ships and move freight from place to place in the terminal. The work is fast-paced, is conducted at any time of the day or year and often is performed in bad weather. Anyone walking in a marine terminal also is endangered by vehicular traffic.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 15 fatalities in the marine cargo industry in 2005, eight of which were the result of transportation incidents.
To view the guidance document, click here.


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Increasing speculation about Clinton's intentions
24 hours later, Clinton is showing no signs of slowing down despite suggestions that she is only trying to stall for time before deciding what to do, just as Mitt Romney did after Super Tuesday. Thus, speculation has only increased over the past day. Is Clinton pulling a Romney, or is she putting herself in the position Mike Huckabee was in between February 5th and March 4th, or does she actually believe she still has a chance at the nomination?
The Huckabee option is the most plausible. Clinton is professing her commitment to getting every state a chance to vote and she sees no reason to drop out before June 3rd, especially since West Virginia and Kentucky will be such good results for her. As I suggested yesterday, it might actually be good for Obama to have her in the race until May 20th to avoid losing those states to someone who is no longer running. Now, some in the Clinton campaign are circulating the date of June 15th as the end of primary season. It is indeed likely that as soon as all states vote a significant number of superdelegates would feel forced to pick sides, leading to Obama reaching the majority of delegates. (Update: Terry McAuliffe, Clintonite extraordinaire, is saying that the race will be over by early June and will not go to the convention floor.)
But for now, superdelegates are not moving. Obama picked up four yesterday, including one who switched from Clinton to Obama, but Clinton also obtained two new superdelegate votes (so a net gain of one). Obviously, Clinton is the one who needs a 4:1 split so such news is great for Obama, but the Clinton campaign must be amazed that such a high number of superdelegates are still refusing to declare themselves when they could force an end to the race by rallying Obama's side. More specifically, the stability of Clinton's endorsements is nothing short of remarkable as constant speculation of wavering Clinton superdelegates -- in particular African-Americans -- very rarely leads to any actual switches. Ben Smith reports that Barack Obama's visit to the House floor this morning is leading to more talks of wavering superdelegates as Clinton superdelegates hugged the Senator and asked him for an autograph. But as long as superdelegates are not moving the Clinton campaign feels that there is no reason for them to call it quits either.
The second major factor is Michigan and Florida. Clinton has proclaimed herself the defender of these states' voting rights and it is likely that she will refuse to quit the race until an arrangement is found concerning both. This could also be to Obama's advantage. The Illinois Senator does not want to open himself up to fall attacks by Republicans that he was nominated on the back of those two crucial swing states; he might not need to win Florida (though it would hurt Democrats if McCain doesn't even have to defend the state, moving resources elsewhere) but Michigan is definitely a must. If the delegations are seated after Clinton drops out, that would not give a voice to Michigan and Florida at all. [By the way, think how different our conversations would be today if Michigan and Florida were revoting on June 3rd as it once seemed likely.]
Given how far in front of Clinton Obama now is in terms of superdelegates, he is now in a position to accept an arrangement in Florida and Michigan (provided the DNC is on board, of course). Thus, the Michigan Democratic Party is proposing yet another plan to split delegates: Seat the full delegation, allocate 69 delegates to Clinton and 59 for Obama. This margin is midway between a tie and the allocation based on the January 15th vote (a night that also saw the survival of Mitt Romney, as some of you might remember), pretending that Obama is "uncommitted." (Though some uncommitted voters might have been Edwards or Biden who could have moved to Clinton, this is clearly the only way of dealing with "uncommitted.")
This plan had already circulated a few weeks ago but had gotten nowhere. Now that the Clinton campaign is ready to accept less and that Obama can afford accepting more, perhaps the plan will be adopted, resolving the Michigan mess. Note that, while I have not seen this specified anywhere, such a plan would surely restore the right to vote of Michigan superdelegates, raising the bar of a convention majority a bit higher and increasing the pool of superdelegates -- two things that could prolong Clinton's staying in the race further if she is looking to stay in until Obama reaches a majority.


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Beating the Devil Out
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by Murray A. Straus, Denise A. Donnelly
Transaction Publishers; 2nd edition (September
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'No bull' tips on picking a bull
Early spring bull sales are just around the corner. Selecting the right bull is one of the biggest success factors for a beef operation — especially now with high cattle prices, high feed prices and the real prospect of a beef shortage.
One size never fits all — not in farm caps and definitely not in bull selection.
And with different intended markets, it's no surprise the best bull for you may be a poor choice for me.
That's actually a blessing, since it creates a market for all types of cattle and keeps genetic diversity alive and well.
Key Points
• Before going bull shopping, rank your goals for what you need.
• The fastest herd improvements are made by crossbreeding.
• Few beef chores lead to higher returns than herd bull selection.
Aim for heritability values
You can make the most rapid progress by selecting for genetic traits with the highest heritability estimates.
• Most reproductive traits tend to have low heritability (less than 0.20).
• Growth traits tend to have a moderate level of heritability (0.20 to 0.40)
• Carcass traits tend to have a fairly high level of heritability (more than 0.40).
Traits with the highest heritability scores are most influenced by selection. But ignoring traits with low heritability would be a mistake.
Reproductive performance is one of the most economically important traits. So although progress through genetic selection is slow, it should never be ignored.
Also remember that traits with low heritabilities tend to respond well to heterosis or hybrid vigor. That's why more rapid progress is made by crossbreeding.
Do your prepurchase homework
Driving off to a local sale with no idea of what you are really looking for is a very bad idea — a costly one. Answer the following questions before getting out your checkbook:
• What's your intended use? Will the bull be used on mature cows, first-calf heifers or both?
• Will he be primarily used as a terminal sire, where all offspring go to market? Or do you plan to keep replacement heifers from his offspring?
• Where does your herd need to go? What are its strongest and weakest points, and where does it most need "genetic correction" — milk production, growth traits, carcass traits, mature weight, fertility or reproduction?
Think, and rank your goals
What are the most important traits you need to improve? Focus on those traits and realize you'll only dilute your efforts by trying to select for everything. Then look at your bull market options.
You have many choices available: test station sales, private treaties, production sales, dispersals and even real-time video auctions. You don't have to jump at the first bull sale you attend.
Luckily, in this Internet age, you can at least narrow down your choices from the comfort of your office.
Science and technology are wonderful. We've never had so much genetic selection information available.
Even so, human vision and judgment are key. Traits like structural soundness and temperament are still best judged by the eye — and the brain it's connected to!
Resist the 'go cheap' impulse!
Most of us severely underestimate the true economic value of bull selection. Anyone can buy a cheap "cow freshener."
Yes, there are bargains and "diamonds in the rough" out there. But for the most part, you get what you pay for.
Harpster is a Penn State animal scientist and a beef cow-calf producer.
This article published in the January, 2011 edition of AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST.
All rights reserved. Copyright Farm Progress Cos. 2011.


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