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Youth and Community Programs
International Grassroots Programs
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Between 1-7 June 2017, Youth Leading the World (YLTW) congresses will run simultaneously in hundreds of locations across Australia and globally.
"Imagine thousands of young people coming together to tackle sustainability challenges and lead positive social change."
Youth Leading the World (YLTW) trains and supports local people to run the program in their own region. A two-day Facilitator Training Course can be attended in person, or online for interstate and international participants. The course teaches all the skills and techniques to prepare people for organising a congress.
Learn all about Youth Leading the WorldnGlobal Vision 2017 and how you can get involved here
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MyRiver Bellinger September 2016 HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS
OzGREEN worked with an dynamic group of young people from Bellingen to investigate river health.
OzGREEN jumped into action as soon as it became evident that the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle was dangerously close to becoming extinct. OzGREEN launched a CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN ON CHUFFED.ORG with its aim to support Community Involvement and Action, involving Bellingen Schools and Community in citizen science, learning and on-ground action to protect the turtles and restore river health.
MyRiver Program
The first initiative in this Community Involvement and Action Plan was to run an OzGREEN 'MyRiver Program' which ran between 19-21 September 2016 and engaged 30 young people from local high schools in water testing and analysis and enabled them to present their findings at a Community Forum.
MyRiver Bellinger was hugely successful with these young participants coming up with an amazing Action Plan to produce and promote specially designed "Turtles are Keepers" KeepCups to distribute around the cafes of Bellingen and further afield seeking to raise funds for this cause and discourage the use of disposable cups and single-use plastic.
However there is so much more work to be done and OzGREEN are appealing to you members of the community, young people, parents, teachers, businesses, politicians and just to those of you who care to MAKE A DONATION TO THIS APPEAL so we can continue this important work and direct these funds towards education programs, research projects and on-ground action.
Here is an outline of the MyRiver Bellinger program and its outcomes:
The aim of the OzGREEN MyRiver Bellinger Program was to learn about and help the local environment and raise awareness of global and local sustainability issues i.e. the health of the Bellinger River and the plight of the Bellinger River Snapping Turtles.
What we did
- Tested 8 sites on Bellinger River upstream of Lavenders Bridge 19-20 September. Testing involved a 14-point assessment of riparian zone and testing for dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, temperature, phosphates, pH, turbidity, fecal coliform (that's 168 tests!)
- Met together at Youth Hub for 3 days to analyse our results, measure our Eco-footprints, learn about global challenges like climate change, decide on the issues of most importance to us and plan what we were going to do to create change.
Who was involved?
- About 30 teenagers from Bellingen High School and Chrysalis Steiner School.
- Geography Teacher Andy Core from Bellingen High School was with us for the whole week too.
- The OzGREEN team: Sue Lennox, Colin Lennox, Jane Grant, Gemma Plesman and Sharna Russell.
What were you most concerned about?
We were all disturbed to see dissovled oxygen levels were so low and degraded riparian habitat. Overall our biggest concerns were:
Local Concerns
- Pollution of the river by fertilisers and sewage
- Habitat loss and land clearing - erosion and sedimentation
- Human behaviour and ignorance
Global Concerns
- Loss of biodiversity (including species extinction, overfishing, deforestation, shark culling)
- Global warming (including CSG, impact of fossil fuels, need for a rapid transition to renewables, ice retreating)
- Lack of government leadership (including fear about Donald Trump)
What's Next?
We wanted to find a solution that other people can get involved in.
- We wanted to do something that helps shift people away from mindless behaviours like using take-away cups, and start to be more conscious about the impact of our everyday actions.
- This lead us to the idea of the "Turtles are Keepers" reusable cups. We can both raise funds to support further research, education and action as well as raise awareness.
- A meeting has been planned to decide the next steps and prepare for our involvement in the Bellingen Turtlefestival 30th September.
We want to conduct follow up testing including:
- Follow up 14-hour monitoring of dissolved oxygen at Lavenders Bridge. DO levels were very low.
- Follow up testing of total phosphorous, biochemical oxygen demand and macro-invertebrate studies.
- Post rain event testing of key sites.
- Repeating the river health snapshot on a quarterly basis.
We plan to get involved in on-ground actions to regenerate the riparian zone of the river and research the best ways to create turtle breeding habitat.
On Friday we ran a Community Forum for the public to report on our results, our plans and our experience.
We had some wonderful guest speakers including:
- Local Gumbaynggirr Elder Uncle Michael
- Gerry Mcgilvray and Shane Ruming from Office of Environment and Heritage to talk about the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle
- Alex Waldron from Bellingen Shire Council to talk about the BSC River Management Plan
Feedback from Participants on the Program
What was the experience like?
"It has been both shocking and eye-opening to learn about sustainability challenges locally and globally. It has also been exciting to learn how we can help the world and encourage others to help. It has been great learning about these issues as a group and planning activities together in a supportive way."
What did you discover?
"As the younger generation we have discovered that people have been unconscious of the impacts of their actions in the past.
We discovered and were concerned particularly by the low oxygen levels in the river. Because the turtle's breath underwater out of their rectum we wondered if that would affect them."
What do you want to do when you're older?
"We are inspired to continue protecting our local environment and perhaps one day become scientists and activists."
What did you know about the Bellingen River prior to this?
"Being on the river was sad because although we spend a lot of time on the river we were alarmed to learn what was actually going on with the health of the river. We have all grown up swimming and canoeing by the river but did not know about the health."
How people can help?
"You can help reduce your eco-footprint and support the project to save the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle by buying a "Turtles are Keepers" reusable cup and donating to our crowd funding campaign on chuffed."
Donate here: savetheturtle Chuffed.Org Appeal & follow us on Facebook: Save the Bellinger River Turtle
And finally, when you Donate to this Fund this is what you get!
The knowledge that your efforts have saved this endearing little guy from extinction.
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Switch Your Super
The world is rapidly running out of time to act on climate change. According to a recent report by the Climate Institute Australia could burn through its "fair share" of carbon within six years.
At the 2015 Paris climate talks, 195 nations agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, effectively giving the world an extremely limited carbon budget to operate within. Australia is clearly not on track to meet that target.
OzGREEN are delighted to announce that we have partnered with Future Super, Australia's first fossil fuel free and carbon neutral super fund, to help our members to further reduce their carbon footprint!
Australians collectively have $2 trillion in their super funds. Shockingly, most super funds invest your money in harmful, heavily polluting industries like coal, oil and gas.
There's something you can do to fix that.
There's huge potential to use our super money to not only build wealth for retirement, but create a better world. Future Super does just that.
Future Super are providing strong returns for members, while funding activities that are making a positive impact for our environment and our community.
Future Super is Australia's first super fund to be 100% fossil fuel free.
Help work for a safe climate by going fossil fuel free: switch.myfuturesuper.com.au
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Fundraising for East Timor and more...
Harbord Primary, Ryde Secondary and Kinma are currently fund raising for the Oecusse people, the money will go towards clean water and vegetable gardens. In addition, Epping Boys High are organising to put together 100 small boxes with such things as exercise books, pencils, erasers, small toys, school caps and whatever else they can lay their hands on. These boxes will be distributed by Green TL to an isolated primary school in Oecusse. They are also sending seeds and other equipment for vegetable gardens in schools. Narrabeen North PS have donated many hats, jackets and school uniforms to Oecusse, these are very popular and even though they come from a primary school they seem to fit everyone from children to adults in Oecusse!
Apart from some funding in the Global Grant for vegetable gardens and bio-sand filtration units we also have funding from schools and a District Grant with Eastwood/ Gladesville Rotary. This will allow us to put in many more water filtration units and several pump systems for vegetable gardens.
Youth-in-Action GREEN Games
We are quite proud of what GREEN TL has achieved with these games - 12 years and still going strong and the spin offs – leadership skills, community interaction, confidence building, peace enhancement, fun, friendships and many lasting memories. The enthusiasm of the organising committee inspired to do their best by Luis Armando's leadership is wonderful to see. Now that the Boaknana community has a good volley ball court, useable soccer field and organisational ability they can run their own events. The importance of youth activities such as sport in Oecusse can not be over emphasised. As per usual all games were played with great sportsmanship, enthusiasm and intensity. Both men and women players showed incredible skill. How the soccer players ran across the gravestones within the sidelines, without tripping over I am not sure. There were several incidences of twisted knees or ankles but after a few manipulations the players got up and ran, limping onwards!
Update on recent storm damage to our office
Good News - the house and office have been repaired! The tree that fell down and caused all the damage is thriving and has resumed growing. During the repairs we took stock - a lot- cleaning out the office and throwing out all the water damaged gear.
Bocosse - Village Work
We now have four very smart painted and, most importantly, clean wells in the village. The villagers had a wonderful time doing the work. Another four wells are waiting to be done. 12 existing bio sand filtration units have been repaired and we are in the process of providing another 7 to new families in the village. Very exciting project has seen a pump pipes and hoses added so the villagers are busy preparing a Community garden.
Pune - Village Work
Beginning of new and important work at this remote village at the end of the worst road in East Timor. The challenge here is the lack of water. The region is made up of a collection of villages housing 350 families, where 3000 people have access to one tank for two hours a day.
Green Games
The great news here is that plans are underway to hold the games in Pune, with the assistance and support of a local NGO. Teams are coming from the sub-district of Oesilo and everyone is excited aboutt the games. So far 32 teams have registered
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Kate Field awarded Katrina Dawson Foundation Scholarship
Congratulations to Youth Leading the World (YLTW) Facilitator and OzGREEN Ambassador, Kate Field, who is one of three inaugural recipients of the Katrina Dawson Foundation scholarships, set up by the family of Sydney Siege victim Katrina Dawson.
"Winning the scholarship is a once in a life time opportunity to gain an education at a world class institution." Kate said, "It is empowering to be surrounded by such like-minded and motivated women."
Kate attributes much of her success to the first YLTW congress she attended in her home town in Muswellbrook in 2013.
"Attending my first congress sparked a huge change in my life. I became more conscious of community and more conscious of the world." She said. "I really feel that I have my experience with YLTW to thank for my scholarship and also in helping me to decide on what I wanted to study." Kate is studying a Bachelor of Architecture and Environments. "Had I not gone to YLTW, I probably would not have chosen this degree. After the 2013 YLTW congress, I knew I wanted to work to improve the environment for the rest of my life."
Following Kate's first congress, she became involved in the YLTW regional group which gave her the opportunity to attend the national congress later in the year which she found "amazing". Kate also became involved in the OzGreen regeneration project for which she gave an impressive speech on behalf of OzGreen at the 2014 World Parks Congress.
Kate has been a Lions Youth of the Year State contender for 2 years running. She attributes much of her success in public speaking to her experience with YLTW.
"YLTW improves your interpersonal skills so much. It builds confidence, public speaking skills and makes you much more aware and more sensitive to people." Kate said."It provides a fantastic environment, giving young people the confidence to go out and speak to people, politicians and schools, to make real changes!"
Kate summarised the important role she feels that YLTW has the potential to play in young people's lives.
"In Year 9 or 10, most kids don't know where they are heading and high school feels like it will go on forever. YLTW can help to provide direction and empower young people. As part of YLTW, teenagers are treated as young adults that can actually make a difference in the world. You realise you are not a child anymore and can really do something in your school, your community and your environment. YLTW was instrumental in helping me to become a leader. We all stepped up and grew into ourselves and became more confident."
Kate is an inspiration to other young people getting involved in YLTW and is well deserving of her success.
Read more about Kate's award from Sydney Morning Herald and from Newcastle Herald article
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Regent Honeyeater Restoration Project
John Holland Rail, on behalf of Transport for NSW, Taronga Conservation Society Australia and the Hunter Valley Partnership of the Great Eastern Ranges formed a partnership to deliver a Regent Honeyeater Restoration Project along the disused rail corridor from Merriwa to Sandy Hollow. This unique partnership aims to improve community education about native wildlife and restore habitat connectivity by increasing biodiversity within non-operational rail corridors.
The project, funded by Transport for NSW, commenced with a one-day workshop with children from Merriwa Central and Sandy Hollow primary schools. The workshop aimed to develop an understanding of locally occurring threatened species and to create a sense of stewardship among children for the protection of their local environment. Educational activities were warmly received by the students and included bird surveys, seed identification and planting trees in the school grounds. A visit from the Taronga Zoomobile allowed students to get up close and personal with native fauna including an echidna, ring tailed possum, frogs and a shingleback lizard. As part of the workshop children had the opportunity to work on environmental action plans to present back to their school, families and community.
The project concluded with a tree-planting day at a two hectare site along the disused rail corridor at Gungal. Restoration works involved planting 2100 grassy box woodland plant species which aims to improve habitat for the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater, a nomadic visitor to the region as well as many other native plants and animals. The site is situated between the Goulburn River National Park and the Manobalai Nature Reserve and will create a 'stepping-stone' across the landscape, improving movement corridors for wildlife.
The Hunter region is ecologically unique due to a natural gap in the Great Eastern Ranges making it one of only three areas on the eastern seaboard of Australia where inland ecosystems extend to the coast. As such, movement corridors between the east and west are important as well as those to the north and south along the Great Eastern Ranges Corridor.
The partnership hopes to deliver further restoration projects of a similar nature in the future and will continue to engage new schools and the wider community in the process.


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Definition of açai in English:
noun (plural same)
A South American palm tree producing small edible blackish-purple berries.
- Genus Euterpe, especially E. oleracea
Mid 19th century: from Portuguese açaí, from Tupi-Guarani asaí.
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A group of animal rights activists broke into the refrigerated room housing the Iowa State Fair's butter cow sculpture on Sunday morning, and hung a small sign on it that read "Go Vegan." They explained in a statement,
We took this action to bring attention to the billions of animals enslaved for their milk, eggs and flesh. The butter cow represents humankind's tyranny over defenseless animals.
The sign only stayed up for about two hours, and the cow was unharmed. The tyranny continues.


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Reviewed by BD (age 10)
This book is excellent (in my opinion), the author uses unique styles to write. She uses excellent descriptive words, so that I can even see what is happening in my head when I read it. But, there are some downsides, like some of the words are hard to read and understand (mainly because they're a made-up language, old wolf to be exact). Some parts are a little, how should I say this…bloody, though.
I recommend this book for children with a 4th-8th grade level. Also for children who like: wolves, adventure, and, in some of the book, comedy and sadness. I recommend it to people who like long books and, books with only a map and three pictures. I do NOT recommend this book for people that do not like reading about blood and sadness. I wouldn't recommend this book to kids who cry if they see an animal hurt (like I used to be).


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Highlights: Whitecaps FC 2 - 2 FC Dallas
VANCOUVER, BC – In front of a lively crowd of 19,967 at BC Place, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2W-3L-3D) earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Western Conference leaders FC Dallas (6W-1L-2D).
'Caps striker Camilo and rookie midfielder Kekuta Manneh proved to be the heroes, as both players netted late goals to give the 'Caps a point.
Head coach Martin Rennie made five changes to Wednesday's lineup against FC Edmonton in the Amway Canadian Championship. Joe Cannon, Young-Pyo Lee, Alain Rochat, Brad Rusin and Jun Marques Davidson came in, while Brad Knighton, Greg Klazura, Jordan Harvey and Russell Teibert came out.
It took just ten minutes for the action to begin, as a corner kick by Michel on 10 minutes was swung into the 18-yard box, with the ball bouncing off 'Caps defender Andy O'Brien and past Cannon.
In the 17th minute, Darren Mattocks found a beautiful through ball from Daigo Kobayashi, but his attempt to go around FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez was not successful and his weak shot was scooped up by Dallas 'keeper Raúl Fernandez.
Following a lull in the action in the middle of the first half, a flurry of action in the final 10 minutes of the half nearly saw the 'Caps equalize.
On 38 minutes, Kobayashi took his chances from 30 yards out, but his shot was stopped by Fernandez. Just one minute later, Budweiser Man of the Match Nigel Reo-Coker made a short pass to the centre of the 18-yard box, but Mattocks was unable to finish the opportunity. Within a minute, the pair connected again, with Reo-Coker providing a short leading pass to Mattocks, who was unable to reach the ball for the finish.
After a tough first half for the home side, the 'Caps looked to turn the match around in the second half.
However, just two minutes into the first half, on 47 minutes, a free kick by FC Dallas midfielder Michel found its way into the 18-yard box, where defender Matt Hedges deflected the ball past Cannon. The Hoops took a 2-0 lead on the play, and continued to carry momentum into the late stages of the match.
In the 65th minute, Lee had a chance to equalize for the 'Caps, but after some fancy footwork, the World Cup veteran's shot was stopped by Fernandez. Two minutes later, in the 68th minute, second half sub Manneh made a nice leading pass to Mattocks, who slid forward attempting to reach the ball, but was unable to capitalize.
In the 72nd minute, the 'Caps finally got on the scoreboard when Manneh struck from within the box and netted his first professional goal. Just three minutes later, Camilo equalized for the home side, as Brazilian striker slid the ball into the back of the net after a nice pass from Manneh.
On 78 minutes, Hoops' midfielder Jackson was sent out of the match with a straight red for an elbow on Rochat, leaving FC Dallas down a man for the remainder of the match.
The away side nearly had a chance to take the lead in stoppage time, when striker Blas Perez took a hard shot from just inside the front of the 18-yard box, but Cannon was there to make a sensational diving save that had the fans in BC Place on their feet.
In the end, the late-match heroics were just enough, as the 'Caps earned a 2-2 draw against the current MLS frontrunners.
After the match, Rennie was pleased to see his team fight back and earn a point.
"In the end, I can't believe we didn't win that game. We had some fantastic chances. I know we've got a good team. I know we've got good players. I know that the quality will come. We've got young players and sometimes they will miss chances here and there. Sometimes I ask how much heart and how much character does the team have and today no doubt, I got answered that question. We've got a lot of heart and got a lot of character."
Whitecaps FC now turn their attention to the second leg of their Amway Canadian Championship semifinal, as they take a 3-2 leg to BC Place into Wednesday's clash with FC Edmonton. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. PT.
Budweiser Man of the Match: Nigel Reo-Coker
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Attendance: 19,967
Scoring Summary:
9' - VAN - Andy O'Brien (own goal)
47' - DAL - Matt Hedges
72' - VAN - Kekuta Manneh (Tommy Heinemann)
75' - VAN - Camilo Sanvezzo (Kekuta Manneh)
Match Stats:
Shots: Vancouver 27 - Dallas 13
Shots on Goal: Vancouver 9 - Dallas 4
Saves: Vancouver 3 - Dallas 7
Fouls: Vancouver 13 - Dallas 11
Offsides: Vancouver 1 - Dallas 2
Corners: Vancouver 6 - Dallas 4
2' - VAN - Gershon Koffie
81' - DAL - Raul Fernandez
78' - DAL - Jackson
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 40.Andy O'Brien, 3.Brad Rusin, 4.Alain Rochat; 13.Nigel Reo-Coker ©, 27.Jun Marques Davidson (23.Kekuta Manneh 54'), 28.Gershon Koffie; 14.Daigo Kobayashi (29.Tom Heinemann 70'), 11.Darren Mattocks, 7.Camilo Sanvezzo
Substitutes not used:
18.Brad Knighton, 2.Jordan Harvey, 16.Johnny Leveron, 19.Erik Hurtado, 31.Russell Teibert
FC Dallas
1.Raul Fernandez; 17.Zach Loyd, 14.George John (21.London Woodberry 45'), 24.Matt Hedges, 5.Jair Benitez; 31.Michel, 4.Andrew Jacobson (27.Je-Vaughn Watson 41') ; 33.Kenny Cooper (11.Fabian Castillo 76'), 10.David Ferreira, 6.Jackson; 7.Blas Perez
Substitutes not used: 18.Chris Seitz, 13. Bradlee Baladez, 16.Bobby Warshaw, 29.Eric Hassli


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Strengthen employee engagement while working remotely
Strengthen employee engagement while working remotely
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Happy New Year to you! I hope you had a relaxing break and have recharged your batteries for 2014.
I was recently asked by Simply Communicate to follow up my 2014 predictions with one for internal communications. Here it is:
Organisations increasingly face the challenge of how to strengthen employee engagement while their workforce increasingly work from remote locations or while mobile. There is a great opportunity for internal communications to take a leading role with developing a plan that addresses these challenges with greater use of communications channels.
What is different now from previous years is the range of tools and know-how which can be used to successfully have engaged and mobile employees. The key to this will be the rich experience employees will have online as they are able to read communications when they need to, where they need to, and be able to share, feedback, rate the value of the messages with other people who share a similar interest.
An example of this could be combining collaboration tools with traditional online communication channels will help provide that rich experience so a key company announcement video, CEO blog post and detailed background information available is strengthened by a discussion forum managed by internal comms to continue the conversation with quick polls on the awareness and understanding of key messages.
It is how it is implemented and how it is managed within a wider governance framework will help decide how successful it will be. Good luck with whatever you do in 2014!
Read about more 2014 internal communication predictions from simple communicate.
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By Mike on Monday, July 01, 2019Loved this car when I first got it. Great ride, handling (at least until the factory tires hit snow for the first time), large enough trunk to put almost everything I have ever needed it to do. Liked it so much that I convinced my wife to buy a Ford Escape a year later (also a mistake). Only problem at the beginning was that the transmission seemed off and it hesitated a lot when trying to get started from a red light. Ford denied it was a problem for about 2 years, then did a "recall" for the problem (which essentially was just a new program for the transmission) and VIOLA!!! it was fixed and the car was great. Well, it was great... if you ignore that the Sync system never really worked and really wouldn't play audio from my iPhone or Android over Bluetooth, other than actual phone calls (which would still randomly go into "privacy" mode after you answered the call, which translate to the handset while you were driving after you used the car to answer it)... and it would only pick up music from the USB connection on a random basis that sometimes involved shutting off the car, then opening and closing the doors, then restarting the car with the phone/mp3 player plugged into the jack already playing the music... but, sometimes it only worked if the phone wasn't playing music already... but, sometimes...etc.. etc.. All of that was frustrating but like most things, you just accept it and move on because the car itself was good and fun to drive. But of course, there was also the plastic cover under the car that either never seemed to stay up or the dealer just kept forgetting to put it back on properly... and the time when the check engine light came on and I took it into the dealer about 2000 miles after parts of the warranty expired just for them to say my catalytic converter was having a problem, the warranty covering it had just expired and it would eventually be a $1500 repair if/when it finally went (I decided to drive with the light on)... then at only 115,000 miles the transmission blew out while driving on cruise control on a straight highway at 70mph (meaning it wasn't shifting or doing anything at that point). Y'know, the kind of thing that everyone who does car repairs tells you, in the most maddening way, "shouldn't happen with that little wear on it". This is a $6000 repair on a car that had a trade in value of $2000 - $2500 at that point (to put it in another perspective, the equivalent 2013 Toyota... a Camry... is valued at around $6000 as a trade-in at the same time with the same mileage by KBB). I have driven a Ford since 1997 (when I had a Geo Tracker... which is actually the worst car I ever owned) and have never driven anything that was not sold by an American car company, but this is definitely my last one. Maybe Ford has gotten better again in the last couple of years (looking at recalls and complaints between 2010 & 2016... they definitely had some terrible years), but I won't chance it.
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By shakayla1406 on Monday, June 17, 2019My husband and I bought two new 2018 Ford Focus within a week (one had 18 miles and the other had 25 miles). The transmission in one of them has been worked on three times so far. Ford is no help at all. Just Google Ford transmission issues and you will see we are not the only one to have this problem . It is an issue that Ford is aware of and they have done nothing to fix it. I shouldn't have to pay $18,000 for a car that started having problems two months after it was purchased. Until there is a permanent solution for the transmission, this car is not worth the trouble! The only thing Ford has offered is to let us purchase the extended warranty (we purchased the 36,000 mile warranty), but eventually no matter what warranty I have it will eventually not be covered and then I will be responsible for the $900 + bill the have the transmission fixed every couple months.
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"It' great to have five leaders on a team, but you have to have at least one who leads just by example through their work," said Harston. "Either they are staying later after practice and working or they are calling teammates on a Sunday afternoon to go out and play golf instead of taking a nap."
Harston would like to have both teams filled with Eddie Ards, which is unusual because he was a star basketball player for the Bisons, not a golfer. What Harston likes most about Ard is the work ethic he exhibits.
"Eddie Ard was always over here shooting a basketball instead of watching TV or playing video games," said Harston. "That's why he was All-Conference.
"One of the reasons I really love golf is that it is so individual. Yes, we have Lipscomb teams, but I want five individuals like Eddie Ard. If we had five individuals who worked on their golf like Eddie Ard does basketball then we would be in the hunt for the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship."
Cody Hale, a two-time A-Sun All-Conference performer for the Bisons golf team, also offers a prime example of a strong work ethic.
"There are no shortcuts," said Harston. "Cody wasn't born with a great golf swing, but he worked at it. He worked on every facet of the game.
'There are so many parts of this game. You have to have the power, but you also have to have the precision to go with the power. You have to have the short game touch. And you have to have the mental attitude of not getting in your own way and trying too hard. You have to just let it happen. If you do the work then the pressure on that first tee and that 18th green go way down."
The Lady Bisons welcome only one new golfer, Maggie Siddons from Acworth, Ga. She brings a strong resume including All-State honors, and is also a fundamentally sound golfer. Missing from the team are Brie Rowdon and Ashlee Catlin who both finished their eligibility last season.
"I expect good things from Maggie," said Harston. "She has good fundamentals in her swing. She wants to see how good she can be. You have to have that attitude and be willing to put the effort in.
"She drove up from Georgia and paid her own way to attend a golf camp I did this summer out at The Legends. That shows something that she would come to the camp and not stay at home and go shopping."
Katie Pursell, who finished 14th in the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, is expected to be the leader of the team as a junior. This summer she advanced to the second round of the Women's Amateur Championship in Memphis.
"We look for her to have a good year," said Harston. "Katie works harder than any other girl on the team, bar none."
The men's team has added three new players _ Alex Cox, Blanton Farmer and Ben McMahon.
"I expect Ben to be good out of the box," said Harston. "His fundamentals are very good. He is a strong kid.
"As Alex gets stronger he is going to help us. He has a really good short game."
Farmer could be the biggest surprise of the three.
"Blanton drove down from Lexington to one of my camps and paid his own way," said Harston. "For someone to drive three or four hours like that shows something to me. Not only that, he can really hit the ball."
Samuel Marcrom, Dylan Waters and Brandon Mundie are all back. Also back for half a year Is Chad Rush. William Mayfield is coming off a red-shirt season.
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The issue of the burden of unfunded liabilities arises with respect to both Social Security and state-local pension plans. In both cases, today's workers and their employers have little responsibility for creating this burden, but are required to pay higher contributions to cover the cost. The cost should be shifted to taxpayers more generally.
Such a shift would accomplish two goals. First, it would result in a fairer distribution of the burden. Second, it would present a more accurate picture of today's labor costs. The quid pro quo from such a shift should be an assurance to taxpayers that the situation will not repeat itself. That is, provisions should ensure that freeing workers and employers from yesterday's burden will not simply encourage them to create new ones. This risk is not particularly relevant in the case of Social Security, but it is very much so for state and local plans.
In the case of Social Security, a little arithmetic quickly shows that current and future workers are paying a lot for their Social Security benefits. The reason is that we paid benefits far in excess of contributions to early retirees, instead of building up a trust fund whose accumulated interest could have covered a substantial part of today's benefits. As a result, workers and their employers pay the higher payroll taxes. The payroll tax, with no deductions or exemptions, places a significant burden on those with low or moderate earnings. One could argue that the legacy burden should, instead, be borne by the general population in proportion to the ability to pay. That is, this portion of the Social Security financing problem could be transferred to the personal income tax. Personal income tax rates would increase, but the payroll tax required to restore balance to the program would be cut substantially.
In the case of state and local pensions, the legacy costs – or unfunded liabilities – almost double the contributions that state and local governments are required to make to their pension plans. To a large extent these unfunded liabilities reflect six decades of promising benefits and only three decades of funding them. They also reflect retroactive benefit increases during the bull stock market of the 1990s and the effects of two financial crises. Increasingly, the cost of these unfunded liabilities has little to do with current employees and nothing to do with new hires. Yet the high required contributions make state and local employees look much more expensive than they are and place enormous pressure on plan finances.
I would suggest a grand bargain for states and localities. On the one hand, the unfunded liabilities would be removed from the responsibility of the plan sponsor and financed by some other mechanism that shares the burden across all taxpayers. This mechanism could be the issuance of a bond whereby the liability could be paid off over time or an increase in, say, the sales tax with the proceeds going to pay off the unfunded liability.
On the other hand, in return, taxpayers would have to be assured that history would not repeat itself – that is, new unfunded liabilities would not immediately reappear. This goal could be accomplished in one of two ways. The existing defined benefit plan could be valued using something close to a riskless rate or, alternatively, states and localities could shift from their traditional defined benefit plans to a cash balance plan of roughly equal generosity for both current and future workers. In both cases, the sponsor's contributions would be well defined and adequate to cover promised benefits.
Even if you do not like any of the specific proposals suggested above, it does seem like a good time to think about how debts inherited from the past should be paid off.
Also by Alicia Munnell:
It's too easy to take money from IRAs
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The PCM has received an engine speed signal from the engine (turbine) speed output sensor that is either irrational, erratic, or in some way incorrect. Without a usable input speed signal the transmission cannot provide a proper shift strategy.
While code setting parameters vary between manufacturers, most PCMs are programmed to expect engine speed to increase gradually (and not to exceed output speed) until a shift point is reached. If engine output speed fails to increase gradually, or if the PCM receives an erratic signal (or no signal at all), a code will be stored and a malfunction indicator may be illuminated. Some models may require multiple failure cycles in order for a malfunction indicator lamp to be illuminated.
The most noticeable symptoms may include a harsh shift, failure to shift, a decrease in fuel economy, the speedometer may fluctuate wildly or fail to operate, the engine may stall when coming to a stop, engine misfire, sag, stall, or hesitation, a stored code, and possibly an illuminated service engine soon lamp. An output speed sensor code often accompanies this code, as well. In some rare cases there may be no adverse symptoms noticed at all.
The most common causes of this code being stored are due to a defective engine output speed sensor or transmission output speed sensor. Other common causes include shorted, open, corroded, or damaged wiring circuits or connectors, faulty shift solenoid/s, defective engine drivability sensors (especially the engine temperature sensor), dirty or contaminated transmission fluid that restricts flow, defective valve body, a faulty PCM. PCM failure is rare.
Mistakes range from attempting to diagnose this type of code as a vehicle speed malfunction, an internal transmission problem, an engine misfire, fuel delivery problem, or a driveline malfunction. Technicians report that unnecessary vehicle speed sensor replacement is the result of one particularly common misdiagnosis.


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About AQS Staff Biographies
Terry Guill, Director of Show Operations
Terry Guill has been with the Schroeders for over 32 years, beginning in the warehouse for Collector Books and becoming more and more involved with quilt show operations from the first AQS Paducah show in 1985.
As much as two years advance planning goes into every show. He and Executive Show Director Bonnie Browning have traveled to check out our new sites in Phoenix, Chattanooga, and Charleston. Currently he's busy implementing plans for all these locations, in addition to working on the exciting changes for future Paducah, Des Moines, and Lancaster shows.
During the shows, Terry considers himself a fireman, "putting out fires wherever they happen." He is just about the first one to arrive in the mornings and the last one to leave at night, often helping one of the teachers carry her bags on his way out the door.
The biggest change in show operations over the years has been the use of computer software to map out the vendor booth locations and just where and how the quilts are hung. "In the past, there'd be times I'd be up at 11:30 the night before the Paducah show, writing in the numbers of all the quilts, then discover I missed one, and have to erase everything and start over! The computer program has made the biggest difference in our planning."
A Paducah native, Terry has five children with his lovely wife Jill.
If you want to hear about the history of our quilt shows (to date he's worked on all of them), then sit down with Terry and prepare to be fascinated. That is, if you can catch him.
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For Christmas, Mr C asked me to provide a list of some bits and bobs that I wanted, and on that list were a few Suqqu lipsticks which I would usually find on the steep side (£27 each) to buy as a little perk me up.
I thought that two of the Autumn/Winter 2012 Suqqu Creamy Glow Lipsticks looked like my kinda thing, judging purely on internet swatches; 03 Fuyuzakura & EX-05 Hanabotan. Fuyuzakura is a creamy pink & Hanabotan (limited – when Japanese brands have a EX prefix, it usually means LE) is a bronzed rose.
The Suqqu packaging is simple elegant sleek black with little padding. The actual tubes are a shiny and medium weight and look fairly small but to be fair, they just haven't gone for the extravagance of say a YSL lipstick. I wasn't disappointed seeing the packaging of these, although I did worry about misplacing them as I have a habit of losing my, er, smaller barrels…
The colour collection…
Here was the release shades from A/W 2012. I honestly think I could've went for any of these in the sense that these 'moist' Suqqu eyeshadows are always sheer and juicy, it's not like you've got a weird or hard to work with palette or texture going on here:
The lipsticks don't look particularly inspiring, I can think of a dozen Japanese milk glow lipsticks that look like this Although…I have to say, I find Japanese lipsticks superior to most of the Korean ones I've tried, they are the best ever if you want a hydrating, plump, water shine finish. But if I want pigment…MAC it is.
Fuyuzakura is described as a pink with no shimmery bits – I saw a review of this where it was described as a matte pink, I don't think it really is! Hanabotan to me is a bronzy rose.
Swatches – meh:
Come on now, I thought, at this bloody price there should be something redeeming? It should be superior to most lipsticks, it should stand out from all those other millions of Japanese lipsticks that do the same thing.
Well…I have to say, this lipstick belongs on the lips as it comes to life. With a quick swish on the lips, I was left with a medium amount of colour and a controlled gloss and shine. It looked flattering and pretty, and elegant at the same time. It reminds me of 2 also extraordinarily beautiful shiny lipsticks, Jill Stuarts' and Shu Uemura Rouge Unlimited Shine, both of which are a little bit cheaper.
Fuyuzakura (getting sick of typing that!):
I don't know…they are super gorgeous lipsticks, they are, but also pretty expensive and dearer than Chanel, Dior but not as much as Tom Ford…I think, if you love this kind of super moisturising texture with a decent amount of pigment, it's a winner. Durability is only so so, 2 hours on me which is expected with this kind of texture and it doesn't leave a stain.
I certainly will carry these around with me as something I can apply throughout the day for pretty pretty lips! But I'll be like DON'T KISS ME! THIS IS £1 PER APPLICATION!
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How much do recruiting rankings matter?
While some five-star prospects seem destined for future stardom, just as many unranked or lowly ranked players can make it to the NFL. Look no further than the Washington Redskins roster.
DL Chris Baker, Hampton - 2 stars
LB Houston Bates, Louisiana Tech - 3 stars
CB Will Blackmon, Boston College - 4 stars
CB Bashaud Breeland, Clemson - 3 stars
TE Derek Carrier, Beloit - not ranked
LB Will Compton, Nebraska - 4 stars
T Tom Compton, South Dakota - not ranked
QB Kirk Cousins, Michigan State - 3 stars
WR Jamison Crowder, Duke - 3 stars
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You can still fill your home with the useful and beautiful pieces of the Arts & Crafts movement. Work your way through these 25 well-crafted projects, making authentic reproductions of classic pieces. With clean lines and timeless styles, this furniture goes well with everything. 144 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.
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Online shopping expands your options for swimwear and eliminates those harsh dressing room lights, but it can be difficult to know how it's going to look once you get it on.
Fortunately, there are some tricks to help you find a suit that's fabulous, affordable, beach-friendly and perfect for your shape. Follow these:
- Rule number one—know your body type. Busty women should look for suits with underwire and adjustable straps. If you carry weight in the tummy area, disguise it by distracting the eye with ruching, draping or a small print. Curvy women with fuller hips might benefit from an adjustable bikini bottom that ties on the sides. Try a few styles on in the stores before shopping online to determine what works best for your body.
- Once you determine the style that's best for your body, take advantage of online shopping filters. The Nordstrom Swimsuit Guide is a great example of this. Say you want a little more coverage without the confines of a one-piece. Click on the tankini section and from there you can narrow down your search even more. The color and price filters really come in handy for narrowing down your options.
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Since November 1978, the E. M. Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College has been in continuous operation in presenting a yearly calendar of 8 - 10 exhibitions of contemporary art by local, regional, and internationally renowned artists. The gallery was created by the department of Art and was literally the center of the department for two decades until its relocation in September 2000 to the Roberts Hall / Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts complex. The gallery has presented artworks in all the spectrum of traditional media, as well as more contemporary site specific, electronic, and video projects.
The exhibits are selected by department of Art faculty members, who serve as exhibit curators from time to time on a revolving committee and who bring in projects related to their particular area of studio expertise. Other components of the annual schedule are recurring: the annual 'October Series', organized by the dean's office FAS - a biennial 'Bannister Series', focusing on African American artists - the Director's Project each year - and the annual Faculty and Senior shows which begin and end each academic year.
Exhibits are generally on display for 3 weeks and usually include a lecture visit by the artist(s) or other related talks and events.
An adjacent hallway display area was created in 2002, and is used as either an extension of the main exhibit or for separate shows of works on paper, photos, and small paintings.
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Green Onslow, a local environmental organization, is hosting a free event on Friday, June 21, in conjunction with Toxic Free NC, a non-profit organization from Raleigh.
The event, �Toxic Free Kids,� will focus on how educators can ensure schools and childcare centers are more toxin-free for children.
��Toxic Free Kids� is a pesticide management program, which will give a daycare, a public school, a private school ways to reduce toxin levels in schools, because kids are especially susceptible to those,� Green Onslow founder and Executive Director Christina Hudler said.
Green Onslow was founded in February after Hudler decided to pursue her passion of building an environmentally-conscious community. GO is currently in the process of filing for verification as a nonprofit.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Anne�s Parish, located at 711 Henderson Drive in Jacksonville. A break for lunch will be included.
Though �Toxic Free Kids� is designed mainly for educators and childcare workers, Hudler said anyone can attend.
�Anyone can use the knowledge that they use for their own homes,� she said. �There�s going to be a lot of real world ideas for the home.�
Hudler said reducing toxins in the home, the classrooms and in childcare facilities can help reduce risks of children developing allergies and asthma among other things.
She said she will be attending the program herself to learn how she can reduce toxins in her own home and help her three children live healthier lives.
Hudler said many practices GO advocates for are not only good for the environment, but good for the wallet.
�They can save money by implementing some of the green and more eco-friendly processes,� she said.
For example, she said people could save some cash and be safer by creating a homemade cleanser using vinegar and tea tree oil rather than splurging on a name brand, bleach product.
Toxic Free NC is accredited through the North Carolina Division of Child Development to train care providers on Integrated Pest Management, something required in all of the state�s public schools.
Hudler said all participants of the event will receive four contact hours approved by the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education.
�There�s going to be a lot of hands-on demonstrations,� Hudler said.
While the event is free, Hudler asks that participants bring a $3 donation to help pay for Toxic Free NC�s travel expenses.
Schools and care providers who would like to attend can RSVP to Sara Segura, Green Onslow co-director, at 830-352-8419 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For more information on Toxic Free NC, visit toxicfreenc.org. For more information on Green Onslow or its projects, visit greenonslow.org.
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Beijing 2010 NA-MIC Workshop
Objective of the Workshop
The primary objective of this event is to introduce clinical users to the Slicer environment, with a particular focus on its use for neurosurgical applications and fiber tracking.
- Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Location: Fuxin Road #28, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China - Room: Meeting Room, Department of Neurosurgery, 8th Floor, Surgical Building 北京市复兴路28号,中国人民解放军总医院外科大楼九楼神经外科会议室
- Registration: To sign-up for this event, please fill in the registration form and send it by e-mail to [firstname.lastname@example.com] with your name, title, affiliation, contact information and the characteristics of the laptop you'll be bringing to the workshop (Operating System: WindowsXP/Windows 7/Mac Intel Darwin/Linux 64/Linux 32; RAM; Processor)
Local Coordinator
Dr. Xiaolei Chen
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Chinese PLA General Hospital
Fuxin Road 28
Beijing 100853, China
Tel: +86-10-66938138 Fax: +86-10-68150287 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
北京 100853 中国
电话: +86-10-66938138 传真: +86-10-68150287
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- Ron Kikinis, M.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Xiaolei Chen, M.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital
- Sonia Pujol, Ph.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Nobuhiko Hata, Ph.D., Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- Xiaodong Tao, Ph.D., Visualization & Computer Vision, GE Global Research
Tentative Agenda
- 8:30-9:00 am Computer setup assistance by the instructors
- 9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Goals of the Workshop (Ron Kikinis/Xiaolei Chen)
- 9:15-9:45 am Introduction to NA-MIC and the Slicer community (Ron Kikinis)
- 9:45-10:45 am 3D Visualization of the Anatomy (part1) (Sonia Pujol)
- 10:45-11:00 am Coffee break
- 11:00-11:45 am 3D Visualization of the Anatomy (part 2) (Sonia Pujol)
- 11:45-1:00 pm Lunch
- 1:00 pm -1:45 pm Diffusion Tensor Imaging: from DWI to DTI data (Sonia Pujol)
- 1:45 pm -2:45 pm Diffusion Tensor Imaging: from DTI data to fiber bundles (Sonia Pujol)
- 2:45-3:00 pm Coffee Break
- 3:00-4:30 pm Neurosurgical Planning(Noby Hata)
- 4:30-5:00 pm Questions from the audience and concluding remarks
Preparation for the Workshop
The workshop combines oral presentations and instructor-led hands-on sessions with the participants working on their own laptop computers. All participants are required to come with their own laptop computer and install the software and datasets prior to the event.. A minimum of 1 GB of RAM (2 GB if possible) and a dedicated graphic accelerator with 64mb of on board graphic memory are required.
Please install the Slicer3.6.1 version appropriate to the laptop computer you'll be bringing to the tutorial:
- Windows: Slicer3-3.6.1-2010-08-23-win32.exe
- Linux 64: Slicer3-3.6.1-2010-08-23-linux-x86_64
- Linux 32: Slicer3-3.6.1-2010-08-20-linux-x86
- Mac Darwin: Slicer3-3.6.1-2010-08-20-darwin-x86
Please install the following datasets: 3D Visualization Data, Diffusion Data. Neurosurgery Data. A technical training staff will be providing one-to-one assistance as needed.
Workshop installation
Classroom setting of tables to seat 15-20 attendees with laptop computers, two projectors, and an Internet connection for the instructors.
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All Nippon Airways' new and celebrated Boeing 787 Dreamliner made four trips in and out of Mineta San Jose International Airport since Friday before an emergency landing in Japan sparked by battery problems caused enough concern for air authorities there to temporarily ground all flights on Wednesday.
The grounding was being done voluntarily by the airlines operating out of Japan, but that country's transport ministry says it's categorizing the problem as a "serious incident" that could have led to an accident, according to The Associated Press.
ANA's flight out of San Jose on Wednesday was canceled. The airline is rebooking passengers on flights through other West Coast airports, according to a statement from San Jose International. The next ANA flight from San Jose to Tokyo's Narita International Airport is scheduled for Friday, it said.
"We may know more about the status of that flight soon," San Jose International airport said.
"SJC is supportive of ANA's decision as the safety of passengers is the airline's first priority," the statement said. "The City of San José is confident about ANA's commitment to both passengers and SJC."
Earlier, Mineta spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said there have been no problems on any of the San Jose flights.
Upon hearing about the cancellation of an expected All Nippon Airways arrival at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Barnes said "it just means that the aircraft will not arrive and those with incoming and outgoing flights will be inconvenienced."
"But as we all know, an airline's first priority is safety — that's the focus," she said.
A delegation from San Jose, which flew to Tokyo on ANA's first San Jose-Tokyo flight Friday, was due to return to Mineta San Jose International Airport Wednesday.
In an email from Tokyo, delegation member Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, said, "ANA showed incredibly sound judgment to hold all of their 787 Dreamliners pending completely safety inspections. It underscores the quality of their leadership to place passenger safety above profits."
He added, " Once these issues are worked out with the Boeing Dreamliner, customers will thoroughly enjoy the flight experience."
According to wire reports, ANA grounded the flights after one of its 17 Dreamliners made an emergency landing in western Japan after pilots were alerted to battery problems Wednesday morning, local time. Further details on the troubles were not available Tuesday evening, but a Japanese television station reported passengers used emergency slides to exit the aircraft after the flight from Tokyo to Ube landed at the Takamatsu airport. ANA officials said 129 passengers and eight crew members were evacuated.
An Osaka airport authority spokesman told Reuters that smoke appeared in the cockpit of the plane.
Later on Wednesday, a Japan Airlines spokesman told The Associated Press that it would also cancel Dreamliner flights until the cause of the problem is analyzed, and then Japan's transport ministry announced that all 787 jets would be grounded for safety checks.
Dreamliners have had other troubles recently, including a Jan. 7 electrical fire on a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston and a fuel leak later last week that delayed a flight from Boston to Tokyo. The cutting-edge aircraft — made from carbon-composite materials that make it lighter and more fuel efficient than other passenger planes — also had incidents of a brake computer glitch and cracked cockpit window.
Hours before the inaugural flight of the 787 out of San Jose, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would perform a safety review of the aircraft.
On Tuesday evening, the FAA said it is looking into the latest malfunction.
"The FAA is monitoring a preliminary report of an incident in Japan earlier today involving a Boeing 787," read the statement. "The incident will be included in the comprehensive review the FAA began last week of the 787 critical systems, including design, manufacture and assembly."
The ANA inaugural flight to Tokyo left San Jose last Friday amid much fanfare, and city leaders hope the international flights will ring in a new era for the recently upgraded airport. It was the first direct flight from San Jose to Asia since American Airlines halted service to Tokyo seven years ago.
The airport face-lift left it with a $1.5 billion debt, and ANA's announcement in August to begin serving Mineta was lauded as harbinger for more international service — other potential carriers to Asia and Europe have indicated to airport officials that they are watching to see how ANA does.
San Jose officials estimate that ANA's service will generate $78 million in business for the region and 61 jobs in San Jose in its first year.
Staff writer John Boudreau contributed to this report. Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at Twitter.com/erickurhi.


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UC Berkeley's Police Review Board is Disturbed by Use of Batons
The University of California at Berkeley's police review board says in a report issued today that it's "disturbed" by officers' use of batons against protesters at an "Occupy Cal" demonstration last Nov. 9.
Officers used batons when they cracked down on an encampment in front of Sproul Hall.
The report says the five members of the board disagree on the number of instances in which the conduct by campus police was "inconsistent with campus norms."
But it says, "We are in agreement that specific campus processes and procedures in the future must be in place to make it clear to the entire campus community when those norms may be crossed."
The report adds that, "Strictly confined limits, as precise as possible, should be articulated regarding the use of force by law enforcement during any protest events."
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, who had prohibited campus encampments but was traveling in Asia at the time of the Nov. 9 protest, asked the police review board to investigate officers' actions and tactics.
After he returned to the campus, Birgeneau and the university's crisis management team adopted a new approach to deal with protests and encampments calling for university leaders to be more patient and choose the time and manner of responding to unlawful protests that will minimize the possibility of physical harm.
The new approach also requires that civilian university administrators must authorize any use of force by police except in emergencies in which police must act immediately on their own.
Jesse Choper, a professor at UC Berkeley's law school who chairs the police review board, said in a conference call with reporters that the policy change is "very promising" and offers hope for better outcomes at future protests if the university implements it properly.
The report says officers' coordinated use of batons to access protestors' tents and establish a perimeter "may well have been contrary" to university police policies at the time.
And it says the use of batons was "more plainly contrary" to the new principles created after Nov. 9 because "there was no immediate threat to the safety of officers or others" and there wasn't any active resistance to or evasion of arrest.
UC Berkeley graduate student Eve Weissman, a member of the police review commission, said in an addendum to the report that, "The university's use of force on Nov. 9 was unjustified because it rested on faulty factual assumptions and questionable legal premises."
Weissman said the university's belief that non-students prone to disruptive behavior had a central role in the protest was "unfounded" and it's unclear if the university had a legal basis to remove the protesters' tents from Sproul Plaza.
Birgeneau said in a statement that the events of Nov. 9 were "unfortunate" and "we truly regret that our processes were not adequate for dealing with the particular challenges of that day."
Birgeneau said he's confident that the new guidelines that were put in place after Nov. 9 "will minimize the likelihood of unfortunate interactions and use of force such as occurred" that day.
He said the university will continue to clarify and improve its future responses to protests "consistent with honoring the university's commitment to freedom of expression and maintaining the kind of secure and safe environment which makes that ideal possible."


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Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Group of fifteen, including Queen Victoria
by W. & D. Downey
albumen print, 25 May 1868
Purchased, 1975
Primary Collection
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- W. & D. Downey (active 1855-1940), Photographers. Artist associated with 935 portraits.
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- Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), Fourth and youngest son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.
- Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), Field Marshal, Governor General of Canada; son of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 158 portraits.
- Anne, Duchess of Atholl (1814-1897), Wife of 6th Duke of Atholl. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Princess Beatrice of Battenberg (1857-1944), Fifth and youngest daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Prince Henry of Battenberg. Sitter associated with 102 portraits.
- Mr Collins. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- King Edward VII (1841-1910), Reigned 1901-10. Sitter associated with 506 portraits.
- Sir Howard Crauford Elphinstone (1829-1890), Colonel. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir William Carter Hoffmeister (1817-1890), Physician. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll (1848-1939), Artist, sculptor and fourth daughter of Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 95 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait.
- Miss Macgregor. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Mademoiselle Norele. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby (1825-1895), Army officer and royal courtier. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- Mary Elizabeth (née Bulteel), Lady Ponsonby (1832-1916), Royal courtier and advocate of women's advancement; wife of Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby; daughter of John Crocker Bulteel. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Sir Christopher Charles Teesdale (1833-1893), Army officer and courtier. Sitter in 10 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 543 portraits, Artist associated with 5 portraits.
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The Queen poses in the left foreground with five of her children including Edward, Prince of Wales. They are seen in front of the new castle which Prince Albert, with the help of the Aberdeen builder and architect, William Smith, designed in an eclectic mixture of styles.
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- Place made and portrayed: United Kingdom: Scotland, Aberdeenshire (Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
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Current affairsFollowing the Earl of Derby's resignation, Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister. However, following a near immediate Liberal election victory, he is replaced as Prime Minister by Gladstone. Gladstone sets out his mission to 'pacify Ireland'.
Separately, the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is held in Manchester.
Public executions are abolished, and are moved from outside Newgate gaol to inside the prison.
Art and scienceWilkie Collins's The Moonstone published. Credited with writing the first sensation novel The Woman in White, Collins's claims another first here, as the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the Herncastle diamond, is recognised as one of the first detective novels.
InternationalAn uprising against Spanish rule in Cuba sparks off the Ten Years' War, in which 200,000 lives are lost. Cubans in the eastern provinces unite under wealthy planter Carlos Manuel de Cespedes. Another armed uprising takes place against Spanish rule in the town of Lares in Puerto Rico, known as the 'Grito de Lares'.
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Between 2000 and 2003, Toyota Canada contributed $75,000 towards the planting of more than 100,000 native trees and wildflowers by FRW within the Rouge Park.
By bringing staff and their families together to help FRW with community conservation projects, Toyota Canada builds team spirit and highlights Toyota's commitment to its staff, its community and the environment.
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Skyline Releases Women's Basketball Report
- Blakney Named to Honor Roll -
Clifton Park, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference
released the eleventh Women's Basketball report for the 2009-10
season on Monday, February 1st, including Player of the Week,
Rookie of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Senior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) was named to the Player of the Week Honor Roll. Blakney had 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Rams 69-68 victory over the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Farmingdale State rallied from a 25-point halftime deficit to beat the Dolphins on Saturday afternoon and remain unbeaten with a record of 18-0 overall, 12-0 in Skyline Conference play.
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Child Learning and Development (B.S.)
Providing better ways to foster the intellectual and emotional development of all of our children is a national priority. As such, well-educated university graduates are needed to go on to become expert child development practitioners and researchers. Over the last 60 years, the academic disciplines of developmental psychology and child development have accumulated a vast body of research-based knowledge about the factors that promote optional child learning, development, and well-being, as well as those that contribute to disadvantaged child development. The Child Learning and Development major provides undergraduate students a rigorous science-based curriculum that immerses them in the theories, findings, research methods, and best-practices that the scientific study of child development has to offer.
The Child Learning and Development major focuses on the fundamental processes of child and adolescent development within the contexts of families, schools, peer groups, and larger cultural milieu. Its three objectives are to provide students with a strong foundation in 1) cognitive, language, and socio-emotional development, 2) research skills for conducting scientific studies and evaluating applied programs, 3) translating scientific findings into practical applications for understanding and improving children's lives. Opportunities for supervised and independent research, as well as field placements that involve working with children, families, schools, and social services, are provided in addition to formal work.
The Child Learning and Development major prepares students for a wide range of careers in education, psychology, social work, family medicine, public health, family law, and pulic policy. The major is especially well suited for students seeking elementary teacher certification (early childhood - 4th grade) through UTD's Teacher Development Center. By combining a major in Child Learning and Development with elementary teacher certification, students will develop a strong foundation in child development and teaching. Elementary Teacher Certification requires a minimum of 45 additional hours of course work that can be completed within the free elective hours of the Child Learning and Development major. If you are interested in this combined child development/education program (called CLDP/EC4), see an advisor to develop a degree plan.
Bachelor of Science in Child Learning and Development
This catalog is a general information publication only. It is not intended to nor does it contain all regulations that relate to students. The provisions of this catalog do not constitute a contract, express or implied, between any applicant, student or faculty member and The University of Texas at Dallas or The University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Dallas reserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.
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For more than three decades, Emile N'Bouke operated a small, unmarked shop on the corner of a busy street in downtown Lome that received few customers and kept irregular hours.
Wood sculptures and iron masks could be seen through the barred storefront window, but activists say N'Bouke's real job was serving as "The Boss" of Togo's ivory trafficking trade. And as early as 1976, N'Bouke was presenting himself as an ivory expert and former U.N. consultant who could find loopholes around any international ban after it went into effect.
When authorities arrested him this week, they found some 1,500 pounds of ivory in his possession, a fraction of the inventory he had allegedly moved during decades of illegal trafficking. It was the first such operation in a country that has recently emerged as a main transit point for ivory bound for Asia and other markets.
N'Bouke told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was a "victim of injustice" in a misguided crackdown, claiming he had in fact been trying to help Togolese officials identify "the real ivory traffickers" in the country.
"During our last meeting three or four weeks ago, I informed the authorities that most people who work in ivory and who traffic ivory without the right papers are Guineans," he said.
He said he began trading ivory in 1983, six years before the global ban went into effect, and that all his work had been authorized by a "special permit" he managed to obtain and repeatedly renew.
"You know all work is subject to the law. I've got my permission, my special permit," he said.
Togo's Environment Minister Dede Ekoue said N'Bouke's claim about a permit was untrue.
Known locally as "The Boss" because of his seniority in Togo's ivory trade, N'Bouke's capture could shed considerable light on international ivory networks that have ramped up their operations to match rising demand in recent years, reaching clients in Europe, Asia and the United States, said Ofir Drori, founder of the Last Great Ape Organization that began investigating N'Bouke late last year.
Even without those leads, the arrest removes from the market a man who activists say has played a leading role in devastating Africa's elephant population. According to a report by the United Nations body that regulates the wildlife trade, 2011 was the worst year on record for elephant poaching in Africa.
"Every ivory trafficker we were trying to investigate was leading us back to him," Drori said of N'Bouke. "He is the godfather of ivory trafficking in Togo," Drori said, pointing out that the ivory seized this week amounted to only a fraction of his dealings.
"If you can imagine this activity multiplied by nearly 40 years of work, 40 years of contacts, 40 years of criminal activity, you can imagine that this person alone is in charge of the slaughter of dozens of thousands of elephants," Drori said.
The international ivory trade was banned in 1989, but illicit trading has risen sharply in the past seven years or so, with demand fueled by a rising middle class in China whose members view ivory as a symbol of wealth and status, said Bas Huijbregts, head of the campaign against illegal wildlife trade in Central Africa for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Researchers have only recently begun to tease out the role played by transit countries, which don't actually provide any of the ivory they export. Togo, for instance, likely receives its ivory from Gabon, northern Republic of Congo and southeastern Cameroon, experts say. From Lome, it is transported out by plane or sea.
Last month, more than two tons of ivory hidden in a cargo container at the port in Lome was seized in Hong Kong, according to Togolese officials. And last December, some 24 tons of ivory sent from Togo was seized in Malaysia.
Ekoue, the environment minister, said Togo was determined to crack down on the trade.
"This activity can no longer prosper because the Togolese government is committed to discouraging further action from criminals who use our territory as a platform," she said.
However, even if the laws are adequately enforced, there's no guarantee they will effectively deter future traffickers. Drori said that despite the extensive case against N'Bouke, the maximum prison sentence he can receive on trafficking charges is just one year.
Corey-Boulet reported from Dakar, Senegal.


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Actress Liberty Ross has filed for divorce from her director husband Rupert Sanders following his cheating scandal with Kristen Stewart last year.
The filmmaker was caught kissing Stewart, the lead star of his "Snow White and the Huntsman" film, in July and subsequently issued a public statement apologizing to his wife and children for "the pain I have caused my family".
Ross was briefly pictured without her wedding ring, but by September the band was back on her finger amid reports the couple was working through its marital problems for the sake of its two kids.
However, the reconciliation has fallen through and Ross launched legal action in Los Angeles County Superior Court to end her marriage this week.
She has hired celebrity favorite Laura Wasser to represent her and has asked for joint custody of their son Tennyson, 7, and daughter Skyla, 5, as well as spousal support and attorney's fees.
Sanders has already filed his response to the divorce – he is also requesting joint custody of the kids and is asking to split the legal costs with Ross. He is not asking for spousal support, reports TMZ.com.
In contrast, Stewart's love life seems to be back on track – her "Twilight" co-star and boyfriend Robert Pattinson appears to have forgiven her for her momentary "indiscretion" with Sanders and they reunited in October.