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Gayle Appel Doll, a member of the Consortium's Advisory Board, has written a groundbreaking new book, Sexuality & Long-Term Care: Understanding and Supporting the Needs of Older Adults.
Gayle addresses all the key issues: staff & family attitudes, dementia, inappropriate behaviors, LGBT residents, environment, policy. Really a workbook, the publication includes field-tested activities for staff training and policy development.
We congratulate Gayle on the publication of this very important and much-needed book!
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Some posts on page two reflect my sentiments perfectly;HOBL was a true stinker and is frequently overrated by many posters here.It was BAD in '86 and it still sounds bad in 2007,but thats just my opinion. CHEERS
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Science Fiction
Earth has changed through the years. A futuristic tale of survival. Very different from what I normally write with almost a fantasy-like quality.
PG-13 - violence, action, angst, Word count - 4,250
A doomsday tale - what more can I say?
PG – action, Word count - 752
A short, dark tale of a superheroine, inspired by a poster I saw of a new movie coming out called "Elektra." I am unfamiliar with the plotline of this comic series, so any likeness will be pure coincidence.
PG-13 – angst, mild violence, Word count - 586
I work in a library, and this is what I believe can be the future of libraries.
PG – action, Word count - 2,029
This is what happens after you tour a mint. Technically, though, this story isn't about a mint, because mints make coins.
PG – action, Word count - 886
What would happen if someone was absolutely perfect?
PG – angst, action, mild violence, Word count – 1,562
A warning to Earth.
PG - dark themes, Word count - 341
Essays and Other Works
An essay by the great science fiction writer himself - Isaac Asimov - on the definition of fantasy, something that many commonly confuse as science fiction.
Another Shakespearian sonnet I wrote. Obviously by the title it is a lament for someone - but no one in particular.
An essay on the logic and science of "Stargate: SG-1."
A brilliant short story I stumbled across quite by accident. Although it is not science fiction, the writing style is reminiscent of the mystery within science fiction.
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LAHORE - Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has observed that planning process in Pakistan has been a superficial, rather theoretical exercise in past, as the ground realities and real stakeholders were either ignored or taken for granted, resulting in a fiasco.
Stressing the need for well-formulated, effectively implemented and vigorously monitored plan for economic revival, Ahsan Iqbal told The Nation that ill-conceived policies were the major cause which owed us present precarious situation in every sector of economy. He said the path to economic revival is not impossible if we set our priorities right even at this point in our history. "We should capitalize on private sector investment, tax reforms, export-led growth, and effective institutional reforms to put the country in right direction, which would lead to our prosperous and self-reliant future. Planning Commission, the country's supreme think tank responsible for economic planning, has geared itself up to steer the country out of quagmire of crises through sound, sustainable and viable planning for all sectors of economy. It is making hectic efforts to prepare long term (Pakistan Vision 2025) and medium term (11th Five Year Plan 2013-18) like planning documents for the country to meet this end." Ahsan Iqbal maintained that Planning Commission adheres to collaborative planning for ensuring effective participation of the real stakeholders in each sector of economy. This is a leap forward in our national planning history.
"We can aspire now to achieve our growth targets, set after thorough consultation of parliamentarians, private sector, academia, professionals and all those who matter. To lend practical evidence to this belief, a national consultative conference of 1000+ stakeholders was held on 22nd November 2013 in the Convention Centre, Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif." He informed that people from all walks of life from arts, culture and media to education, energy and infrastructure were invited to attend this consultative conference to solicit their suggestions for Pakistan Vision 2025 and 11th Five Year Plan 2013-18.
More than 2000 distinguished participants gathered together to make this consultative process truly representative and meaningful, he added. The federal minister said that the inaugural address of the prime minister was followed brainstorming sessions in groups, formed under seven major thematic areas of Vision 2025.
These areas included Integrated Energy; Self Reliance, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth; Human and Social Capital; Value-addition and Competitiveness in Productive Sectors; Modernization of Infrastructure and Regional Connectivity; SMEs and Private Sector Led Growth; and Security, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Governance.
At the end of the conference, seven theme leaders submitted outcome of the consultation in their respective groups. Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms made all out efforts to make this event more meaningful and productive in achieving the desired objectives.


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Chatterbox Fun Day Spectacular!
Roll up, roll up- it's that time of year again! The Chatterbox Fun Day has been and gone, and we are once again left with memories of a great time had by all.
This year's event had one goal in mind-
This year's Fun Day was a chance for us to celebrate our recent funding successes (see 'We Did It!') for more details), and to say a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make our dream of buying this building a reality. Have a look below at some shots from the day…
…And that was that! A huge thank you to everyone who came along for helping to make the day as special as possible. This event was an opportunity for us to thank you for your years of support and commitment to this Project; and although we will probably never be able to thank you enough, we hope this was a good start!


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Dear Friends,
This is a reminder that our next Practice Night is this coming Tuesday, the 1st September 2009. The FOCUS topic for the month is CLOSURE.
Having CLOSURE on things such as a small business issue, relationships through to life events that may have caused you a great deal of pain is imperative. Having CLOSURE allows you to gain clarity on a situation so that you can move on from it.
If you are:
Seeking to close the book on a life event that has caused you a great deal of pain ? or
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Consumed with hatred and vengeance for someone who has wronged you? Or
Have a health issue that you can't move on from.
If you have answered yes to any of the above then don't miss out on our next Practice Night!!
No matter how small your situation or traumatic your life event was, at our next Practice Night you have the opportunity to gain CLOSURE. Sometimes we consciously avoid or deny we need closure because we feel it may cause us more problems or pain then it is worth. However the subconscious beliefs we may take on(ie unworthiness, shame etc) as result of the life event can be far more detrimental if it is not dealt with. Without realising the absence of CLOSURE on an issue can cause you to feel drained of energy and block you from achieving true happiness and all that you desire. We can also prevent ourselves from getting closure because the fear of moving forward is so great.
At our next practice night you will discover how to find emotional closure on some event in your life without having to relive the pain allowing you to live more authentically and achieving the level of freedom you deserve.
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Tuesday 1st September 2009 Theta Healing Practice NightVenue: Nature Care Wholistic & Medical Centre, 2nd Floor,118 Willoughby Road Crows Nest 2065.Cost: $25Time: 6.45pm for a 7pm start, to 9.30pmRSVP is Essential: firstname.lastname@example.com or (02) 9613 0712. For Further details and upcoming events and Theta Healing visit our website at http://www.thetahealing.net.au/ or visit us at http://www.thetahealing.net.au/practice-nights
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan has announced that the state's retirement managing board settled a lawsuit against its former actuary, Mercer.
The lawsuit alleged claims of malpractice, breach of contract and unfair trade practices in advising the state on management of the Alaska Public Employees' Retirement System.
Under the settlement agreement, Mercer will pay $500 million in exchange for dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice.
Officials estimate that after court costs and fees for private attorneys hired to represent the State, the public pension system should receive about $403 million, which must be paid within 60 days.
"This is a great result for the ARM Board and most importantly for Alaska state workers and retirees," Sullivan said.
"This is a significant settlement that will benefit the state and our citizens. We have been informed that by a large margin it is the largest such settlement in history for this kind of claim."
Sullivan said the unfunded liabilities were caused by stock market declines, significant increases in health care costs and by Mercer's negligence.


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Something you can do NOW to help Parkinsons folks/
Anything that can help get more balance and coordination info to the higher centers is a plus for Parkinsons folks, and the texture of the surface they are walking on or the texture of the insole is no different. The more afferent info we can get in through the tactile receptors, joint mechanoreceptors and muscle receptors like the spindles and golgi tendon organs, the better. These all feed (eventually or sometimes directly) to the cerebellum, the king of balance.
In this study they placed little half spheres at the distal phalanx of the hallux, heads of metatarsophalangeal joints and heel. Theses are all areas of increased cortical representation when you look at the sensory homunculus. They wore them for a week and plantar sensation and stride length both improved, but only the increased plantar sensation remained. Neuroplasticity takes time and we are willing to bet that if they wore them longer, the results would have been more profound.
Sometimes the simplest interventions can go a long way.
Lirani-Silva E, Vitorio R, Barbieri FA, et al. Continuous use of textured insole improve plantar sensation and stride length of people with Parkinson disease: A pilot study. Gait Posture 2017;58:495-497. [


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Bombproof reliability.
After two years of extensive research and development, SDG Components introduces the Tellis Dropper Seatpost to eliminate the pitfalls in reliability and complex servicing inherent to many popular dropper posts on the market. That means you'll be able to ride your Tellis Dropper without worrying about constant servicing or bleeding requirements, even in the most extreme conditions. SDG did their homework in the lab by subjecting the Tellis Dropper Seatpost to a self-contained vat of muddy grit and moisture for months on end, finding it remained clean and fully functional without moisture and dirt ingress sacrificing its ability to drop and return upright in a smooth, speedy fashion.
SDG didn't stop there, deciding it's best to bring the Tellis into real-world conditions most riders will subject this dropper to over time. Their secret shed in Kamloops, British Columbia served as the perfect location for testing a dropper seatpost, seeing Kamloops sits in an area that's prone to short cold snaps down to negative four degrees Fahrenheit (that's negative 20 degrees Celsius for you Canadians). This is a huge benefit for riders extending their season through late-autumn and early-winter months where colder temperatures usually make for sluggish dropper post performance or ill-functioning when your dropper fails to return upright.
Delving into the construction of the Tellis, the robust 3D-forged head is sleekly appointed and stronger than bonded heads found on other dropper seatposts. Inside the post, you'll find a sealed hydraulic cartridge system that's both extremely reliable and easy to service or replace down the road. Also, SDG uses an intelligent keyway system that eliminates lateral head movement, plus a wiper seal that keeps muck, grit, and moisture from seeping inside and ruining your dropper's performance. It's completed with a scratch-resistant anodized finish and laser-etched graphics for dialing in your saddle height.
Please note, the thumb actuation lever mounts on the left side of your bars and works best with 1x drivetrains (it may get in the way of older 2x/3x systems with a left shifter mounted to your bars). For installation, there's a relatively painless attachment located at the base of the Tellis Dropper, so you can quickly connect, then route your cable through the frame. Routing is internal only, meaning it won't work with older frames lacking internal dropper routing.
- SDG introduces a bombproof, easy-to-service dropper post
- 125 or 150mm travel lengths, 30.9 or 31.6mm diameters
- Tested to work reliably to -4° F without being sluggish
- Sealed hydraulic cartridge is reliable, easy to service
- Wiper seal keeps out muck, grit, and moisture ingress
- 3D-forged head is stronger than bonded head designs
- Intelligent keyway system eliminates lateral play
- 1x thumb remote included, internal routing only
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Reviews & Community
Broke after 4 rides and I only weigh 170
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
4 rides and it is stuck in the low position. Have to pull it back manually. I only weigh 170.
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Never raised and lowered easily. It was very sticky
Hi there John,
Did you check the seat collar tension? I know on mine the return of the dropper was quite slow until I backed off the collar bolt. I also found the new bushing to smooth out the actuation - we have a few here if you'd like us to send you one.
The dropper has worked without any issue after the collar tension adjustment for over a year now. Please let us know what we can do to make it right.
SDG Dropper
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
This dropper post is very nice. The lever is very easy to pull and you don't feel the cable tension at all when you press it. Has infinite adjustments.
Drop it like its hott
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Great dropper post that comes with a trigger as well. Super Sturdy and fully sealed to keep dirt or mud from damaging the internals. Highly recommended!
Great dropper post
Easy installation, works great.
best dropper i've run yet
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Solid, quick action. Easy to install and minimal lateral play. Barrel-end style cable is a great idea especially since you can make final adjustments at the thumb remote. A little tough to push the seat down when you're off the bike (for loading or storing purposes) but never any issues while riding. This will replace my other KS and I'll recommend it to anyone in the market for a new dropper.
Agree on how tough it is to push the seat down when you're off the bike. first time this happened thought the dropper was broke. just took some getting used too. came from a Race Face which I loved, but had to replace it after it failed twice. My competitive cyclist rep was awesome and hooked me up. Highest level of confidence when I purchase anything from Competitive Cyclist.
Best Dropper for your money
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Five months in and I finally feel I can write an accurate review of the Tellis. Initial impressions were positive, as my non-mechanically inclined self set it up with no issues. I agree with Derrick below that the 2mm hex screw could be burlier, but overall fine tuning of the lever has been easy.
I've put in a lot of miles this summer and the Tellis has reliably actuated every time I press the lever (except for the time I over-tightened the seat collar). I have not needed to service it yet, but I feel when the time comes the simple design will allow for an easy re-build. The lever is a little too light action for my taste, but other than that I have no complaints and look forward to continued use.
SDG has improved the bushing for the Tellis, so if you ever found the actuation to be a touch slow this might be the fix you need. The process is simple and only requires a few moments of your time. Still the best value dropper out there!
Solid Construction, Reliable, Durable
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I've had the SDG Tellis on my bike for a few months now replacing a Fox Transfer and its been just down right impressive. The lever action is lighter and smoother than my Transfer, even my Wolftooth equipped Thompson Elite! Works every time and snaps back quick with that nice audible THUD you know you're ready to get back in the saddle and on the gas. I've even had a few high speed crashes twisting the entire post in the frame. Loosen the seat post clamp, center her back up, and back to good as new. I can't believe the conditions I've put this thing through and it still keeps doing what a good dropper should do. The mechanic in me fully disassembled the post to find a sealed cartridge for easy drop in/drop out replacement if the day ever comes when she dies. Really happy with this post, only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because of the small 2mm grub screw which holds the cable. I've not had any problems with it, but if it had a clamp design like the Wolftooth, this would be the perfect post!
Incredible Dropper
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Four days before leaving to bikepack the sunshine coast and the other trails that make up the BC Bike Race, my Reverb decided to completely fail. The super helpful folks at competitive (Joe Draper) focused me in on the SDG Tellis and got it delivered to WV in one day. Incredible service. I installed the dropper in 10 minutes which led me to believe that I was missing something. "How can it be that easy? I haven't even finished my beer." I took it on one ride and then packed it up to fly westward. Over the next two weeks, I rode a couple hundred miles of gnar and the Tellis has performed flawlessly. I am using this with the wolftooth remote that was already on my Mojo 3, but I am pretty impressed with the build quality and feel of the remote they supplied. Everyone needs a dropper and this one checks a lot of boxes.
Reliable Performer
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
The best thing about this post is that I nearly forget that it's on the bike. And isn't that really the point, and a prime indicator of a great component? It operates seamlessly, with reliable actuation, and has not required any maintenance. Definitely a solid effort from SDG.
Probably the best deal on a dropper
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
This dropper was extremely easy to install. Seems to be build very strong. I was a little worried about the return speed as there isn't any adjustments that I can see. However it's perfect. I like a rapid return and this provides it. Now if you like a slower return you may not like this. My previous dropper was a hydraulic hose/lever and I'll never go back to that headache. The cable actuated lever is the way to go for simplicity as well as functionality. It is as claimed "effortless and smooth". It even comes with the post and you don't have to order it separately. There's enough housing to fit any bike with a lot of extra. Even has the ferrules and a black cable end crimp. Let's talk about the saddle side to side rotation.... SDG claims there isn't any but there is. Naturally there has to be a little for it to work as you would imagine. But, it is soo slight you'd hardly notice it when moving it with your hands, sitting on the saddle you will never feel it at all. Really, it's that good. I am super impressed with the post at a very affordable price tag. I'd be surprised if they don't go up on price when riders find out how good it is and the demands increased. I was planning on spending near double until the SDG was recommended. The ONLY thing I had a small problem was getting my saddle installed as the clamps are a very low profile. Not really a negative because once it's on.....it's on and looks great. Highly recommended whether you want to spend a little or a lot. But all I can say is it performs as good and even better than some higher priced post. I've been ride for 30 years and have been a bike mechanic for many of those so I'm not new to high/low end components. You'll be pleased and glad you saves a few dollars.
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Thanks to the Hometown Weekly, another pet will soon be reunited with his family! It turns out that Toby the dwarf bunny's real name is Popcorn and his family feared he had been eaten after he hopped off one day. Fortunately a kind pet-loving person spotted him and knew he wasn't safe outside and brought him to the shelter where he has been for the last 12 days. His family saw him featured as our "Pet of the Week" in yesterday's paper and called to claim him. We had already taken him to the vet to be neutered today, so he will be reunited with his family tomorrow once he has had a chance to recover from his surgery.
August 1, 2008
Another Reunion
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From George Washington to Benjamin Lincoln, 8 January 1782
Philada 8th January 1782.
Dear Sir
I enclose you a letter which I recd from General Parsons by the last post—As the business to which it relates arises from a former correspondence between him and the Board of War, I have thought it most proper to refer it to you to be acted upon. I am with Respect and Esteem Dr sir Yr most obt Servt.
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When looking at the 2007 AFI List of top 100 movies and asking why did these particular films all make it--what singular quality do they all possess--I come up with...hmm…umm...nothing. Damn it!
Some seem to be on there purely because they're great films (like 2001: A Space Odyssey). Some are ones that did something for the first time that eventually got repeated a lot (like The French Connection). Some are a representative of a series or genre of movies (like Swing Time). Some are overlong long Charlton Heston movies people feel they have to put on these lists (I'm looking at you Ben Hur).
And then some, like this one, are there because of its social importance.
While the movie would probably be done differently today, it was important to 1967, which was a time full of racial tensions, kinda like now. And also please note that as a white person writing about this, I obviously have a limited perspective on some of these topics. But I'll do my best to look at what this movie was doing.
This is the fourth post where I'm discussing one of the films from this list (following along with the engaging podcast, Unspooled) noting things you could possibly get from it as a writer, a filmmaker, or just someone who appreciates looking deeper into movies.
Here we are with 1967's In the Heat of the Night, directed by Norman Jewison and written by Stirling Silliphant.
The eyes are the windows to someone else's soul
I always discuss the overall theme of each movie (the statement or question that ties everything in the movie together) because as a storyteller, it's can be incredibly useful to know what makes stories work. This is the secret ingredient--even more valuable than whatever is in Coca-Cola.
In the Heat of the Night is a genre movie, specifically a mystery, but as with all great genre movies, it's much more than just that.
And this movie deals heavily with the human ability to read other humans and go beyond your initial assumptions or prejudices to see who a person truly is. So the statement this movie seems to be making is "We need to be perceptive to truly see people."
Mr. Tibbs is fantastic at this. One of his defining qualities is his perception. When Gillespe arrests the wrong person for the Colbert murder on two different occasions, it's Tibbs who's able to deduce that each accused person is innocent. He's the only person to take the time to do that.
It could be argued that being perceptive is the quality of any good detective in a movie. Sherlock Holmes is perceptive. So is Miss Marple. Even Scooby Doo manages to figure out which random bank manager is masquerading as a ghost by the end of each episode.
But Tibbs' perception extends beyond his job. He sees Gillespie for who he really is, calling out that he's lonely, which consequently hits a nerve for him (probably since no one has ever seen him that well before). Tibbs also hears what Gillespie really means at the end when he tells him "You take care y'hear." Tibbs smiles, recognizing how much more Gillespie meant by that and how that's as close to an affectionate statement that the dude is going to make.
Leslie Colbert being perceptive also is important, since she sees Tibbs for the great detective he is, as well as this police force for the incompetent jerks they are, so she insists that Tibbs takes on her husbands case.
The flip-side
What might be even more important is that In the Heat of the Night shows the terrible consequences of not being perceptive and not seeing the other person.
For every theme, we inherently see the flip-side of it, and in this case we get "Not seeing people has a horrible outcome." And the outcome in this film is often racism.
Neither Woods nor Gillespie see Tibbs as a person at all when he's arrested and questioned. He's apprehended and assumed to be guilty because of his race, and it's only when he tells Gillespie that he's a cop does he even look at Tibbs long enough to see that he's a real person and that he might be innocent (I can only imagine what would happen if Tibbs wasn't a detective).
He constantly has to deal with these horrible things throughout the movie by people controlled by their prejudices.
The scene where he's in the cell with the first wrongly accused suspect demonstrates this well. Both of them are in there for things they didn't do. They're shrouded in darkness, symbolic of the fact that no one is bothering to see them.
What can be taken away
This movie looks at a lot of difficult subject matter, and it handles most of it tastefully (especially considering the time period).
Since this movie was written in the middle of the American Civil Rights movement, it was inevitably delivering its message to part of the audience that was not-so-progressive. This movie does demonstrate good ways to get your message heard.
Have respect to get respect
It is crucial that the audience, especially the audience who could stand to have their minds opened by the movie, respect Mr. Tibbs. This was a major goal of the filmmakers, as anything else would have been counterproductive.
The main way to achieve this, to have the audience respect a character, is to have that character respect himself.
Tibbs is a man who does. When he's asked "what do they call you up there?" he doesn't back down, nor does he shoot an insult back. He strongly says "They call me Mr. Tibbs," which also indicates how he is respected back in Philadelphia.
When Endicott slaps him, Tibbs slaps him right back, showing that he's not taking any shit from anyone--especially the fertilizer guy.
A great costume choice is that Tibbs is always better dressed than everyone he's around. And when we see this in a movie (or real life) we always know that is person with self-respect.
Riding a Trojan Horse
When including such a strong social statement, it's going to be difficult if the writer is coming on too preachy. The audience that needs to be preached to isn't going to listen, and the audience that's on your side could find it condescending (which would probably be the case in this movie considering that the director and writer of this are white).
It's much better to wrap your message up in an intriguing story. This way, like a Trojan Horse, the message is delivered without the audience fully realizing it.
If this movie didn't have the genre attached to it and was just a movie about bigotry, it might have not landed with audiences. But since it does wrap up its message up in a mystery, with multiple suspects, twists and turns, a creepy brother, and corrupt cops, it allows for the audience to lower their guards and be more receptive.
All movies use this Trojan Horse technique to some extent or else plots wouldn't be a thing, but with big messages like this, you probably need to be even more careful about making sure the film never stops being entertaining.
It's difficult to say if the movie will be on future versions of the AFI list.
There have been movies since this one, made by filmmakers of color, that accomplish some of this movie's goals better. And perhaps those movies will take its place. I can foresee a future list with movies like Get Out and Black Panther among others appearing. Movies that are currently making a huge social impact and are also as entertaining as they are profound.
However this movie does have a couple things really going for it that could keep it on: its impact on a time period that needed it and the blow-your-mind, timeless performance by Sidney Poitier.
No matter whether or not the movie remains on any particular list, its importance in film history will never be gone.
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County champs out to give Jocks a dose of Blues
Newtown Blues will be hot favourites to add the Cardinal O'Donnell Cup to their bulging Newfoundwell trophy cabinet on Saturday night as they take on Naomh Mairtin in the Division 1 League decider at the Gaelic Grounds (6.00).
The county champions booked their place in the final with minimum fuss last Thursday, slowly grinding down Mattock Rangers in a methodical, if unspectacular, 0-14 to 0-6 victory.
Ronan Phillips side cruised through the league proper and topped the table, before dispatching fourth-placed Mattock on home soil and will be strongly fancied to see off the Jocks. But they won't be underestimating the Monasterboice men who were full value for their semi-final win over Dreadnots 48 hours later.
After finishing in second place and securing home advantage, the Clogherhead outfit would have been slight favourites to advance to the final, but a superb second-half display and a brilliant cameo by the evergreen JP Rooney fired the Jocks to victory. The Division 1 decider is one of three key clashes taking place at the weekend with the other two taking place on Friday night. Kilkerley Emmets and Geraldines will battle it out for the last spot in Division 1 for 2019 when they clash at Darver in the first of two high stakes showdowns between the sides in the space of a week.
They are also due to meet in the SFC relegation play-off final the following weekend, but the focus is league status this week as Geraldines bid to hang on to their seat at the top table. Kilkerley slipped down to Division 2 at the end of last season and were denied an instant and automatic return to the top tier by O Raghallaigh's in the final round.
They recovered to easily dispatch third-placed Hunterstown last weekend, but a much closer tussle is expected when they take on the Gers. Elsewhere, St Kevin's are hoping to pull off a similar coup but trading places with Glen Emmets in Division 2. Emmets finished second-from-bottom, but negotiated the first leg of their survival mission last weekend, holding off a spirited comeback by Lannleire.
Kevin's accounted for 14-man Na Piarsaigh in Dundalk to grab a shot at promotion and a close encounter is expected.
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About Us
Welcome from the Headmistress:
Welcome to the official website of Feza Girls Secondary and High School. We hope that every little information written on this website may expand your insight about us.
Feza Girls is one of the contribution schemes of Ishik Foundation in education for Tanzania. The school, established in 2005,tries to give different colors to the world of education by delivering several concepts which maximize all potential in all school lines and utilize them as educational and learning tools for students.
Education at the school level is a very complex area which is not always about the delivery of subject matter. However, in it, gathered all things that will not only be completed to be explored as students, practitioners and researchers, but also as leadership materials, pedagogy, psychology, communication and so forth. However, of all these complexities there is one thing that is inevitable; schools are built on three pillars of collaboration between students, parents and school's management. When one of them is lost or does not play a maximum role, it certainly will appear imbalance in the process and the end result.
We all certainly have different views and criteria about what a success is, including the success of our children. The views are the result of reasonable heterogeneous background Feza Girls has. It is hoped that in the process of interaction with all the big families of Feza Girls, both students and parents can update their views and success criteria more. So with the views and success criteria that they achieve later, students not only are successful for themselves and their families, but also for the wealth of mankind as a whole. Because consciously or not, education can be considered as the only solution to all problems in society.
Once again welcome and thank you for joining the big family of Feza Girls.
Warm regards.
Zakia Irembe
1. History
Feza Girls Secondary School was founded in 2005. It is located in Kawe, Dar es salaam. It started as a small school with less than 30 students. Feza Girls was officially inaugurated on 22nd February 2009 by the First lady of Turkey Hon. Hayrunnisa Gul and the First lady of Tanzania Hon. Salma Kikwete. It started by providing O level education and its first form IV class graduated in 2008. The class had only 21 students. Later, it introduced A level education in 2012 with combinations; PCM, PCB, EGM, HGL, HGE.
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3. Vision
To maintain high level of academic performance.
4. Mission
Feza Girls Secondary and High School aims to provide a well-rounded, character-building education through challenging interdisciplinary curricula, stimulating extra-curricular activities and community involvement. We seek to instill a life-long passion for learning, a strong sense of moral responsibility and a welcoming of diversity.
Local organized projects and competitions:
• The school hosts GENIUS CUP (Science and Mathematics competition) in 10 regions throughout Tanzania with more than 5000 students participating each year.
• The school hosts AFRICA OPEN SCHOOLS DEBATE COMPETITION for all students aged between 12-18 years
• The school organizes INTERPRIMARY COMPETITION annually in the Dar es Salaam region


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Skateboarding In California
Skateboarding is a popular part of street culture in California today, but it is quite a recent sport. Starting out as wooden boards or boxes with rollers, the sport today has gained a lot of ground in quite a short time. Today it has become mainstream, going from the underground subculture to X-Games and other extreme sport events and finally to excellent skate parks across California.
A Brief History of Skateboarding
Skateboarding started out spontaneously in the late fifties and early sixties in California, when surfing was booming. During the day when the surf was bad, surfers found an alternative by altering scooters and taking to the streets. Originally there was an underground aura around the sport, and by 1963 it was all the rage. The first commercial skateboard was manufactured by the Roller Derby Company in 1959 and in the following years it was mostly popular with surfers as an after-surfing activity.
Through the seventies, urethane wheels became popular and freestyle contests began to be held at events like the Ocean Festival. Many new board shapes invented through the '80s and '90s allowed skateboarders to achieve impossible maneuvers and overcome obstacles. ESPN's X-Games in 1995 gave the sport a boost and since then it has been a part of the mainstream with more young kids gaining an interest in it.
Big Names In Skateboarding
The earliest pioneers in skateboarding were Woody Woodward, Torger Johnson and Danny Berer who awed crowds at competitions like Freestyle and Downhill Slalom in the early 1960s. Then at the Ocean Festival in the mid-1970s, the Zephyr team owned their skateboards and took the sport beyond a hobby to a serious sport. Some of the big names on the Zephyr team included Jay Adams, Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta.
In 1978, Alan "Ollie" Gelfand invented the fantastic "ollie" trick and revolutionized the sport. At the end of the decade, the sport took a hit when new public skateparks suffered from high insurance rates because of the sport's danger. But in the following decade, stars like Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Kevin Staab and others began making popular videos that reached kids all over the world.
Top Skate Parks In Californina
California is also home to a number of skateparks where the public can enjoy this sport today. The majority of these are built by California Skateparks, and most are free. The top skateparks in the country include the Santa Ana Skatepark, spread over 12,000 square feet with ledges, fun boxes, pyramids, rails and stairs for street skaters. The 20,000 square foot Benicia X Park and Carson Warner Memorial Skatepark in Healdsburg, have some deep and shallow bowls to enjoy. Other popular parks include the Palm Desert Skatepark, the Tanzanite Skatepark in Sacramento, Grass Valley, Novato, Mariposa, Delano, Santa Monica's The Cove, Costa Mesa's Volcom Skatepark and others.
Today, big companies like Vans, Hurley, Diamond Supply Co., RVCA and others have brought the sport into the mainstream with their skateboards. There are over 11 million active skateboarders in the world today, and California's skateparks are being used not just by skateboarders but also aggressive skaters, Freestyle BMXers and scooters.
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Saatchi Watching/
I know it's morbid to be following the grief of others, but there's something I can't resist about recent revelations of the character of Charles Saatchi. First of all, his explanation of why he didn't examine a statement from his financial adviser: "It's not that I'm rich. It's just that I'd rather not look at a piece of paper with money written on it. It's not what I do." And then, after he's suggested that the famous restaurant throttling scene was to do with Nigella's drug habit, she provides an alternative explanation. she'd been rash enough to say she was looking forward to being a grandmother, whereupon "He grabbed me by the throat and said 'I am the only person you should be concerned with. I am the only person who should be giving you pleasure.' " Not nice, but it's hard to pull yourself away.


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9 fires reported in Youngstown in 24-hour span, firefighter injured
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Youngstown fire chief tells 21 news that his department was called to nine house fires over the weekend, all within close proximity of each other.
Chief John O'Neill said that six of the seven fires were on the south side of the city and one on the east side. Two of the fires were at occupied homes, but no residents were injured.
Firefighter Tim Jones was injured. O'Neill said Jones was treated for second degree burns at St. Elizabeth Medical Center and is in good condition.
Youngstown's fire fight began just before 3:30 Sunday morning.
A list of the fires reported are as follows:
- 17 Park Heights Avenue (vacant)
- 54 E Avondale Avenue (vacant)
- 38 Brooklyn Avenue (vacant)
- 137 E Judson Avenue (vacant, crews were called to this home twice)
- 167 Hilton avenue (vacant)
- 540 Idora Avenue (occupied)
- 3104 South Avenue (vacant, crews were called to this home twice)
The nine fires were in seven different locations; six of them on the city's south side and one on the east side.
Two of the fires were either re-kindled or re-set.
"Well we were tapped out. Everybody was out during a few of those periods, we had all the trucks out, so it put us right to our limit," says Youngstown Fire Chief John O'Neill.
"There's a lot of similarities between the fires. We've been having a few up in the area, but that's the most at one time. So now we're starting to draw that together," O'Neill says. "It's just too hard to tell whether it's for kicks or what they're motive is."
At the Southern Boulevard blaze where firefighters had to respond twice, firefighter Tim Jones was injured falling through the steps as he swept the building to make sure no one was inside.
He burned his legs and is expected to recover. O'Neill says that if the fires were premeditated, the department will go to the fullest extent with charges.
"Obviously, especially with injuries and all that, it becomes aggravated arson, they're using accelerants. We'll go with the prosecutors and have them put as many charges on them as we can. We'll include the injuries to the firefighters, too," O'Neill says.
The arson investigator and the fire department are confident that the rash of fires in the Avondale and Southern Boulevard areas are connected.


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Reflections on Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
Cooperative work abounds (and should) in school settings. Introverts play an important role, often craving the recognition they cannot command. This book appeals to my own moments of conflict–extroverted at times, but needing time to recover and find my own, peaceful introvert. Classroom takeaways (to read and re-read throughout the school year), paraphrased from the book by Susan Cain:
- Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Think quality of relationships over quantity.
- The secret of life is to put yourself in the right lighting: the spotlight or the lamplight.
- Respect needs for socializing and for solitude; they differ for everyone.
- Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to like.
- If your children are quiet, help them make peace with new situations and new people, but otherwise let them be themselves.
- As a teacher, enjoy the gregarious and participatory students while cultivating the shy and gentle ones.
- As a leader, remember that one third to one half of people are introverted, whether they appear to be or not.
- To foster creativity, provide quiet thinking time (with students or colleagues) before sharing ideas publicly.
- The trick in life is not to amass all the different kinds of available power, but to use well the kind you've been granted. Introverts are offered keys to private gardens full of riches.
Integrating Geometry and Biology–an activity
I'm excited to share the results of my work over the past few summers! Here's hoping that my joy in creating and gathering applied math materials spreads to students and teachers. All will benefit from connecting mathematics topics to subjects that high school students may study concurrently. I hope this will boost student engagement and generate classroom questions worth exploring further.
Prepare for a few activities connecting mathematics, science and US History through student inquiry. I created these with Kelley Durkin at Peabody College in Nashville, TN thanks to an EE Ford grant to the University School of Nashville. Feel free to use any or all of the activities and consider them licensed under the Creative Commons.
Links to some materials below:
Using Geometry to Talk about Cells Improved Final Using Geometry to Talk about Cells Improved Teacher Version Final
More activities to come …
Teacher Nerd Saturday Evening
After teaching for 27 years, this is the first year that I am teaching Geometry. I'm thinking in new ways as deductive reasoning and problem-solving join with representations that often don't involve numbers. I'm continually impressed by my ninth graders who open their brains to this creative process.
This evening, I once again practiced what I preach to students in my advanced geometry class. A particular proof eluded me yesterday and earlier today. I had to draw my own diagram and create my own logical process (again, without any numbers involved). I'm not wedded to the topics of any one chapter and don't always expect a proof to fit a given set of theorems, so I don't always find an direct, elegant path. Today, after I walked away from the proof (and my many diagrams), I cleared my brain and tried one more time. Eureka! I'm reconnecting with and addicted to the adrenaline rush of … Geometry.
I included my proof below so I could remember this happy nerd experience on a Saturday night.
Teaching with my student
On Friday, I met with my former student (now colleague and co-teacher) to plan our first week of Advanced Geometry. I am excited to work with her and encouraged by her innate sense of the part technology will play in our course. Communication, investigation and independence form the educational pillars for our classrooms while deduction and content mastery form the math-specific ones. Our discussions abut homework clarified that we both select problems that spark student curiosity, involving both logical and formal algebraic thinking. (Yes, we know that algebraic thinking is logical!) One of our goals for students is to engage them with proof through meaningful, though-provoking questions and leaving additional, repetitive practice for them to pursue on their own. So, we're skipping lots of book problems that ask "Segment AB is congruent to CD. Prove that the segment formed by AB+EF is congruent to the segment formed by CD+EF." Character comes from intrigue, not tedium! I hope I was one of the teachers who helped my new colleague to use this approach…
changing courses = broader vision
I've taught math in independent schools for 27 years, starting with 9th graders in Algebra I and expanding to 12th graders in Calculus. After 10+ years primarily in the Calculus arena, this year's step over to Standard Algebra II and Advanced Precalculus broadened my view of what engages students and how they learn persistence.
This may sound like a no-brainer, but while planning each class I actively kept in mind that boosting student engagement means captivating student curiosity. This can mean generating math applied tasks, counter-intuitive problems (and more counter-intuitive problems) or images and video.
In addition to changing my own course assignment for the school year, I went to California for the Reinventing Mathematics Edudcation conference that brought new insight, inspiration, new connections and took me away from my comfortable Southeast zone. (The Culver City Hotel with it's Wizard of Oz theme brought a smile with every sparkling red shoe!) Hearing Ilana Horn suggest that focusing math instruction on applied mathematics and setting aside more theoretical discussions "underestimates a student's imagination" ended the conference beautifully and encouraged teachers to help students "get messy with" and "play with" mathematics.
Reflecting on my 27th year of teaching leaves me satisfied, wanting to know more and … eagerly eyeing the hammock in my backyard!
Thoughts from a Math Chair
In this blog, I will reflect on discussion topics for the math department at the University School of Nashville. The scope of some topics suit the needs of our 9-12 math faculty while others aim for a broader 5-12 audience. Summer articles will include discussion prompts that lead to rich discussions along with a summary of thoughts and ideas. I hope that these blog entries help other high school department chairs generate rich discussions within their faculty while also letting me reflect on the process within USN.
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Volume 2017, Article ID 2968414, 5 pages
Diversity of Wild Bees along Elevational Gradient in an Agricultural Area in Central Java, Indonesia
Faculty of Biology, Jenderal Soedirman University, Jl. Dr. Soeparno no. 63 Purwokerto, Central Java 53122, Indonesia
Correspondence should be addressed to Imam Widhiono; moc.oohay@onoihdiwmami
Received 6 December 2016; Accepted 12 January 2017; Published 31 January 2017
Academic Editor: Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie
Copyright © 2017 Imam Widhiono et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Increases in mean temperature affect the diversity and abundance of wild bees in agricultural ecosystems. Pollinator community composition is expected to change along an elevational gradient due to differences in the daily ambient temperature. This study investigated the diversity and abundance of wild bees in an agricultural area along an elevational gradient in Central Java, Indonesia. Wild bees were collected using a sweep net in 40 green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivation sampling locations at seven different elevations (8, 108, 224, 424, 644, 893, and 1017 m above sea level). Species diversity was determined using the Shannon–Wiener diversity index. We identified 932 individuals from 8 species of wild bee belonging to 3 families. The family Apidae was predominant, with 6 species, while only 1 species was found from each of Megachilidae and Halictidae. Across the study sites, diversity increased with increasing elevation ( = 1.4, = 0.25, and = 0.78 at low elevation to = 2.04, = 0.13, and = 0.96 at high elevation), and higher numbers of species were found at middle and high elevations. Species richness and abundance increased linearly with increasing elevation, and species diversity was highest at middle elevations.
1. Introduction
Wild bees (order Hymenoptera: Apoidea) represent the most important group of pollinator insects because they play a key role in agriculture, pollinating almost all crop varieties. However, they are increasingly at risk of local and even global extinction due to climate change [1], which can disrupt the overlap of flower production and pollinator flight activity [2]. The major characteristic of climate change is an increase in the mean global temperature. Elevated temperatures are known to influence the foraging activity, body size at maturity, and individual lifespan [3] of wild bees. The physiological impacts of climate warming might not have negative effects on individual insect pollinators; in fact, some could even have positive effects. Increases in mean temperature affect the diversity and abundance of wild bees in agricultural ecosystems.
Elevational gradients can be used as model systems for climatic change to analyse the role of environmental filtering effects on animal communities [4]. Comparative studies of species ecology along elevational gradients can provide clues to the likely response of both species and communities in the study of the effects of increasing temperature on the diversity and abundance of pollinator insects. However, there are significant differences among the characteristics of typical elevational gradients. Pollinator community composition is expected to change along an elevational gradient due to differences in ambient daily temperature. Due to the harsher environmental conditions, the number of pollinator species tends to decrease with increasing elevation [5]. The relative abundance of Hymenoptera has been negatively correlated with increasing elevation [6]. However, some studies have found that Hymenoptera, especially wild bees, are the most abundant floral visitor at high elevations, at least for some plant species [7]. Total pollinator richness [8] and abundance [9] have been found to decrease with increasing elevation, with plants becoming more ecologically specialised at higher elevations [10]. However, to the best of our knowledge, the wild bee diversity and abundance along an elevational gradient in agricultural areas has not previously been studied in Java. In this study, we investigated the diversity and abundance of wild bees in an agricultural area along an elevational gradient to test the hypothesis that elevation is a significant factor underlying the species composition and abundance of wild bees.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
The study was conducted in areas of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivation at seven locations along an elevational gradient: Lomanis, Cilacap Regency (7°41′06 32′′N, 109°01′12 24′′E, 8 m above sea level (asl)), Gunung Tugel, Purwokerto (7°28′03 92′′N, 109°14′06 35′′E, 106 m asl), Banteran, Sikapat, and Banyumas Regency (7°20′00 43′′N, 109°16′29 49′′N, 224, and 442 m asl, resp.), Limpakuwus and Tuwel, Tegal Regency (7°09′46 38′′N, 109°09′06 66′′E, 664 and 887 m asl), and Serang, Pubalingga Regency (7°14′48 41′′E, 109°17′28 91′′N, 1077 m asl). In the regions, green bean is a minor vegetable crop that extensive planting is usually very small and located on land planted with other types of vegetables such as long bean, but, as for research purposes, this plant was chosen because it was found at all altitudes.
2.2. Sampling of Bee Diversity and Identification
The seven long bean plantations were sampled twice each month from April to June, 2014. We collected 100 plant individuals at each site, using the standard sweep net procedures described by Brosi et al. [11] (2008) to sample the bees. During each sampling session, 14 members of the field team (two persons per location) aerially netted bees over 30 min periods. Bees both on flowers and in flight were collected individually with the sweep net. Sampling was performed in the morning (07:00–09:00 local time) on fine days. Bee species were identified by the Indonesian Institute of Science, Bogor. Voucher specimens are held at the Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia.
2.3. Statistical Analyses
The species richness and abundance of wild bees recorded in the seven plots were analysed. A general linear model was applied using SPSS ver. 18.0 software. The dependent variables were wild bee species richness and abundance, and the categorical variables were elevation and daily temperature. Raw data from the field were used to reveal species richness, species diversity (Shannon–Weiner index), component of dominance (Simpson dominance index), and relative abundance of different species at each sampling site [12]. Comparisons of species composition according to location were performed using single linkage cluster analysis based on Bray–Curtis similarity. All diversity parameters were analysed using Biodiversity Pro software [13].
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Species Composition
In total, 932 individual wild bees belonging to 8 species, 5 genera, and 3 families were collected during the study period. Apidae was the most dominant family, with 6 species (Xylocopa latipes, X. confusa, X. caerulea, Apis cerana, A. dorsata, and Amegilla cingulata), and two families (Megachilidae and Halictidae) were represented by one species each. The composition of wild bee species found at the seven elevations varied, with the largest number of species (8) at the middle-to-high elevations (442–1017 m asl), and the lowest species richness at the lowest elevation (8 m asl), with only 3 species. Xylocopa latipes, X. confusa, Apis cerana, and Megachile relative were observed at most elevations. Apis dorsata and Xylocopa caerulea were found only at the middle and high elevations (Figure 1(a)). Species richness differed significantly among elevations (analysis of variance (ANOVA): F6,49 = 5.445, p = 0.000223 < 0.05). Increasing elevation increased wild bee species richness up to 893 m asl (R2 = 0,84) and then decreased species richness above 1017 m asl (Table 1).
3.2. Abundance
In total, 932 individual wild bees belonging to 8 species, 5 genera, and 3 families were recorded. Site 1 supported 4 species with 63 individuals (5.8% of all individuals); Site 2, 5 species and 84 individuals (9.01%); Site 3, 5 species and 116 individuals (12.44%); Site 4, 7 species and 187 individuals (20.06%); Site 5, 8 species and 201 individuals (21.5%); Site 6, 8 species and 169 individuals (17.06%); and Site 7, 7 species and 122 individuals (13.09%) (Figure 1(b)).
Wild bee abundance differed significantly among sites (ANOVA: F6.49 = 3.478, p = 0.006 < 0.05). The most abundant species was Apis cerana with 189 individuals (20.2%), followed by X. confusa and X. latipes, each with 160 individuals (17.16%), M. relativa with 103 individuals (11.05%), X. caerulea with 97 individuals (10.4%), A. cingulata with 76 individuals (8.1%), and A. dorsata with 74 individuals (7.9%), and the least abundant was L. malachurum with 73 individuals (7.8%). Comparing the wild bee abundance among sampling events at all elevations, the highest abundance was from sampling number 2 with 199 individuals (21.3%), followed by sampling number 1 with 172 individuals (18.4%), sampling number 4 with 157 individuals (16.8%), sampling number 3 with 148 individuals (15.8%), sampling number 5 with 136 individuals (14.5%), and the lowest abundance was from sampling number 6 with 120 individuals (12.8%). However, statistical analysis revealed no significant differences among sampling events (ANOVA: F5.42 = 1.01800 ).
Across the study sites, diversity increased with increasing elevation (Shannon–Wiener index = 1.4, dominance = 0.25, and evenness = 0.78 at low elevation to = 2.04, = 0.13, and = 0.96 at high elevation), and higher numbers of species were found at middle and high elevations. The distribution of wild bees among the sites was significantly influenced by elevation. The richness, abundance, diversity, and evenness of wild bees at different sites are presented in Table 1.
Analysis of community structure similarity among elevations showed that the three sites categorised as low elevation (8–224 m asl) had high similarity (84.53%), the two middle-elevation sites (424–644 m asl) had 83.50% similarity, and the two high-elevation sites (893 m–1017 m asl) had 79.7% similarity. However, the highest species similarity (87.2%) was found between Site 5 (644 m asl) and site 6 (893 m asl) (Figure 2).
4. Discussion
The number of wild bee species and the species composition recorded in this study were similar to those reported in previous studies in various regions. Hoiss et al. [14] observed 10 species of wild bees at Vigna unguiculata in Ghana belonging to the families Apidae (Xylocopa, Apis, and Amegilla), Megachilidae (Megachile eurymera), and Halictidae (Nomia sp.). Kwapong et al. [15] reported that the main insects observed on cowpea flowers were bees such as Apis mellifera, Ceratina sp., Megachile sp., Xylocopa calens, Xylocopa imitator, Braussepis sp., Lipotriches sp., Melecta sp., and Amegilla sp. Kingha et al. [16] reported Apis mellifera as the most abundant insect species visiting P. vulgaris flowers in Kenya, followed by Xylocopa calens and X. inconstans. The flowers of long bean attract wild bee pollinators from Apidae, probably because the members of this family have sufficient strength to open the flower to collect pollen and nectar [17]. However, to the best of our knowledge, to date there have been no studies on insect pollinator diversity in green bean cultivation areas in Indonesia for comparison purposes. In Sukabumi, West Java, in mustard (Brasica rapus) at an elevation of approximately 854 m asl, Aouar-Sadli et al. [18] observed insect pollinators from the order Hymenoptera, family Apidae, subfamily Apinae, consisting of the species Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, and Trigona sp., from the subfamily Xylocopinae, the species Xylocopa caerulea, X. confusa, X. latipes, and Ceratina sp., from the family Colletidae, subfamily Hylaeinae Hylaeus sp., from the family Halictidae, subfamily Nomiinae Nomia sp., and from the family Scoliidae Compsomeris lindenni. Our study findings indicate that the species composition of insect pollinators on agricultural land is dominated by wild bees.
Elevation strongly influenced the diversity and abundance of wild bee communities. Species richness and abundance increased linearly with increasing elevation, and species diversity was highest at middle elevations. These results are inconsistent with those of Gottlieb et al., [19], who reported that the diversity and abundance of wild bees decreased linearly with increasing elevation from 60 to 2000 m asl. This difference may be due to differences in the geographical region, climate zone, and range of elevational gradient. A commonly reported pattern in species richness along elevational gradients is a unimodal distribution with a mid-elevation peak [20]. In our study, peak species diversity occurred at middle elevations due to the presence of two species (Apis dorsata and Xylocopa caerulea) that began to appear above 442 m asl. The presence of the giant honey bee (A. dorsata) at mid-to-high elevations may be due to habitat suitability rather than elevation effects because these bees require a forested habitat with high trees, whereas blue carpenter bees tend to be abundant in cool environments. Large carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) are wood-nesting generalist pollinators of broad geographical distribution. Their foraging is characterised by a wide range of food plants, long season of activity, tolerance of high temperatures, and activity under low illumination levels [21]. Carpenter bees tolerate high ambient temperatures during foraging, and most species are inactive at low temperatures, and these bees were found in all of our study sites. All of the sites from the lowest to highest elevation had daily temperature ranges appropriate for wild bees. Generally, the genus Xylocopa is able to move around well in a daily temperature range of 25–35°C [22]. This heat tolerance suggests efficient heat regulation ability in carpenter bees, possibly controlled by a thermoregulatory centre in the prothorax [23]. In contrast, Apis cerana has a tendency to forage in conditions of warm temperatures [24]. The presence of the three species Megachile relativa, Amegilla cingulata, and Lasioglossum malachurum almost evenly at all elevations studied indicates that these species are able to move around in the range of temperatures that occur at these elevations.
5. Conclusion
Eight species of wild bees from four families of the order Hymenoptera were recorded in green bean cultivation areas at seven different elevations in Central Java, Indonesia. Species richness and abundance increased linearly with increasing elevation, and species diversity was highest at middle elevations.
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Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
The authors are grateful to Yulia Arnitasari, Tutut Kusuma Wahyuni, Ismayanti Pangalinan, Riadiana Sulistyaningrum, and Ganesha Rifky Rinaldi for assistance with data collection and their encouragement of this study from its inception. This study was a part of a larger research programme funded by Jenderal Soedirman University. They also thank the heads of the Institute of Research and Community Services, Jenderal Soedirman University, for their support.
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It is with great excitement that we welcome Nathan Fisher to the team as our Temple Shir Tikva Center for Jewish Spirituality Fellow through June 2019. Nathan is a devoted student of Judaism, contemplative practices, mysticism, mindfulness, and Torah. He will be developing and teaching the offerings below and will also be engaging in a listening campaign to hear your stories, gather ideas, and help us flesh out the full picture of the needs of our community as we grow this dimension of our program. He is eager to reach out to those of you who have participated as learners and leaders in our TSTCJS program and is happy to meet with anyone who would like to engage in these practices. Nathan can be contacted at: email@example.com.
Monday Evenings (7 - 8:30pm) -" Major Trends of Jewish Mysticism": This class (8 weeks) will survey the most important Jewish mystical movements over the past 2,000 years and what survives of them today. We will explore Talmudic Chariot mysticism, the "Jewish Sufism" of medieval Egypt, the birth of Kabbalah and the Zohar, the revolution of Lurianic Kabbalah, Hasidism, and contemporary movements like Chabad and Neo-Hasidism.
March 4, 11, 18 25, April 1, 8, May 13, 20 & June 3, 10, 17
Bio: Nathan Fisher is a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Barbara in Religious Studies and Cognitive Science. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2011 and then joined the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at Brown University where he managed the "Varieties of Contemplative Experience" study from 2012-2015. Before starting graduate school, he was a visiting scholar at the Mind and Life Institute and lived in Jerusalem for two years to explore some of the living traditions of Jewish mysticism and meditation. He has studied Torah with Rabbi Alan Ullman for twenty years and his current research investigates nonlinearity in Abrahamic contemplative systems.
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K-os, Hey Ocean!, July Talk Team Up for Vancouver's #SingItFwd Charity Concert
Published Dec 08, 2014Each year, Vancouver's Sing It Forward charity concert brings together local acts for a good cause, and this winter will be no exception. The latest instalment takes place on January 8 at the Vogue Theatre.
This year, the show — which is generally known as #SingItFwd — will feature K-os, Hey Ocean!, July Talk, Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer, Bear Mountain, Dear Rouge, Jordan Klassen and Bend Sinister. As usual, the performers will do acoustic sets.
This will be the fourth annual instalment of the event. Combined, the past three years have raised more than $100,000, every penny of which has gone to the local Saint James Music Academy, which offers music lessons to kids in need.
An announcement notes, "This year #SingItFwd aims to raise an additional $40,000 to not only help fund and support the programs at the SJMA, but also to help the school work towards its goal of securing their own facility for the 2016 school year."
The event was co-founded by Hey Ocean!'s Dave Vertesi, who said in a statement, "Our goal is to foster a strong local network of collaboration, not competition. Working together as a community to grow music and the arts in Vancouver is not just about raising funds for kids today but more so it's about aligning with, and shining a spotlight on, initiatives that are already working to build social change through music — like the Saint James Music Academy."
Previous instalments of #SingItFwd have sold out, so this one is expected to also. Tickets cost $25 for students and $35 for everyone else. They're available online here, or in person at Red Cat Records.
#SingItFwd - Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother & The SJMA perform Bit by Bit from Vancouver Is Awesome TV on Vimeo.


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We write a lot of email. Although twitter, facebook status updates, and a multitude of other factors are endlessly conspiring to pull our attention away from our inboxes, the fact remains that plain old email is still where a lot 'content' is generated.
Of course this isn't web or blog content, but rather just business or personal emails we send back and forth. But can we ever use any of it as content for our sites?
Indeed we can.
I've been reading Norman Mailer's letters recently, and it occured to me that he made dozens of great points, observations, and arguments while writing to friends and editors. This is normal–we often say great stuff in our emails, too (probably not as great as his, but hey).
But it's not really publishable, per se—it's generally only great authors who get that privledge, and thank god, because reading through people's random emails would be an atrocious task.
But what about the few times we do write something truly memorable in an email? An anecdote, a product review, a recounted experience—we send a lot of these things to each other. I tell various stories in a ton of different contexts: flickr captions, google reader shared item comments, my photoblog, and in emails, too.
Many of the best things I've ever written are likely buried somewhere inside emails. If I were running a business, surely I'd have sent many good thoughts and observations on my business out to various friends and associates. Keep that part in mind while I tell you a story.
I've got a friend who admitted to a strange practice: when he tells an anecdote that takes more than a few lines in an email, he'll often copy and paste the whole thing into other emails when someone asks about it.
After a few seconds of personalization, that second (or third, or fourth) recipient gets the great anecdote too.
Why not just make it into a blog, you might ask? Well, a blog changes things: it's automatically more public, and it has a frontend that requires more work than just firing off an email. This is changing, of course, but updating a blog still isn't really as easy—for most of us—as sending an email.
So let's say we want to keep track of our greatest e-mails, those moments of prosodic excellence where we've written something truly great and might want to see it again in the future, or perhaps even use it. Is there a way we can keep track of this stuff, and quickly and easily turn it into published content?
Tracking isn't much of an issue with something like GMail: just create a tag called "content" or whatever you'd like, and any time you notice you've written something that might be useful elsewhere, give it that tag. Every once in a while, go through your 'content' tag and see what you can find.
So how do we get it online? Obviously we could just copy and paste it to our blog, but there's a new service that makes this even better: it's called Posterous. It's been catching on recently among a few high-profile bloggers, and its mission statement is simple: blogging through e-mail.
It's microblogging, much like tumblr offers (they too offer e-mail postings), but with a real focus on posting from your inbox as the primary way of getting content online.
Let's pretend you're running a blog and company website that promotes your independent printing shop.
Every once in a while, you write a great email to a friend, extolling the glories of letterpress, or talking about a new printer you just brought in, or talking about what a pleasure it was to finish a particular job.
As you know, getting interesting content (you don't send deadly-boring emails, do you?) like that online is invaluable for several reasons:
So try this out: setup a quick blog on Posterous. They've just taken the extra step of not requiring even a sign-up in order to create an account—you can just email their [email protected] address directly and within a few seconds you'll have a subdomain and an account.
Then, every time you write something good in an email, take a few extra seconds to forward that to the posterous email address. You'll already be in your e-mail client, so there won't be much of a time commitment to speak of.
Then, just feed the posterous RSS into your main blog (you can do this through posterous or—likely—through your blogging platform too), and you've instantly got another way to add content to your site directly from your inbox.
I didn't want this article to sound like an ad for Posterous—we're not affiliated in any way. But I like the site.
And I was just using it as an example of how simplified blogging tools are getting. What's really important to take away from this article is this: if you are at all a writer, if your emails occasionally contain great bits of information about your business, life, or anything that might serve you well if published online, take advantage of it! Don't just let that content be for one person—edit it a bit and put it to work for you.
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-Dish TV India Ltd has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on October 22, 2007, has approved the appointment of Mr. Eric Zinterhofer as an Additional Non Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company.
-Dish TV India Ltd has appointed Mr. Mintoo Bhandari as an alternate director in place of Mr. Eric Zinterhofer.
-The company has issued rights in the ratio of 100:121 at a premium of Rs 21/- per share.
-Dish TV joins hand with Sony Pictures
- Dish Tv India Limited has appointed Mr. Ranjit Singh as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. December 12, 2009.
- Dish TV - Dish TV Crosses 9 Million Subscribers.
- Dish TV India - R. C. Venkateish joins as CEO of Dish TV Ind.
- Dish TV India - Dishtv Launches Tru High Definition (HD) Ser.
- PVR and Dishtv Tie up to promote IPL 20-20 Matches.
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- Dish TV makes DTH portability a reality launches Dish Freedom.
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- Dish TV to broadcast 12-12-12 - The Concert for Sandy Relief.
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- Enjoy exhilarating International Football Action live on Dish TV.
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-Asia''s largest Direct-to-home company announced Dish TV as the Best Managed Company in Asia in the Media sector.
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- Newly launched DishOnline application crossed one lakh downloads in less than 30 days of its launch.
-Dish TV announced the launch of "Zing" an exciting New Brand which has been specially conceptualized and customized keeping in mind new regional viewers that are moving over to the digital platform.
-Dish TV has signed up strategic alliance agreement with Jet Privilege Pvt. Ltd as a "Lifestyle Partner" for the JetPrivilege Loyalty and Rewards Programme.
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3hattriO ElectroniC Press Kit
The 8 minute documentary tells who the 3hattrio are, what they do and shows them in performance.
An INTRODUCTION
3hattrio (three hat trio) counts the rings on its tree from early 2013 when Eli, violinist and boy wonder just turned sixteen. They wake each day grateful to live where they live and for the magic of music in their lives.
The Trio now has four albums under their collective belt and the most recent, LORD OF THE DESERT has been graced with phenomenal reviews (see below). The group is particular joyous about their inclusion in the genre busting "Best albums of 2018," from legendary jazz historian and critic Ted Giola.
What is the Sound
For 3hattrio, the Southwest desert has an almost spiritual significance. Rooted in the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park in Utah, they say that their genre is "American desert music," a simple idea for a complex sound. The music 3hattrio are making sounds more like extended landscapes of sound, bare mesas that ring with electronic echoes of acoustic instruments, twisting and turning as the wind shifts. 3hattrio mix the routine with the unusual, fusing American folk music with outsider elements like autotune, psychedelia, and minimalism. It's a wildly unusual sound, but the product of three very different musicians coming together to form something new.
Who are they
Hal Cannon sings, plays banjo and guitar and writes many of the 3hattrio songs. He's been a practicing musician most of his life but also takes pride in his life as a folklorist, radio producer and scholar of cowboy lore. Greg Istock plays acoustic bass and foot percussion. He has a Caribbean music background and is an active visual artist. Eli Wrankle is a classically trained violinist and a student at Southern Utah University. He comes from a family of artists. Now, turning 22, he is the old soul of the group.
"Gloriously beautiful and savagely strange" Marc Higgins, Northern Sky Magazine"
"It's a beautiful thing to be able to retain the traditional sound and spike it with haunting, ghostly and noir-inspired ambiance." John Apice, NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE
"Creating an atmosphere of big mystery and weirdness without resorting to sonic clichés of the West." John Adamian, RELIX Magazine
"Fascinatingly original" Magnet Magazine
"It's a compelling, hypnotizing, uncompromising album that naturally pushes boundaries to create an idiosyncratic genre this band can rightly call its own." American Songwriter Magazine
"Their most adventurous and eclectic work yet - long may they reign."
Mike Davies for Folk Radio UK
"Sit and listen closely and you'll be repaid with something that captures a spirit, a feel – the sense of the uncompromising desert life and how men live with it as they deal with the awe it creates."Mike Wistow - folking.com
"A highly original and inspired album" Cowboys and Indians Magazine
"Listen to the sense of freedom in the music" 8/10 Rick Bayles, Americana – UK Magazine
"3hattrio have delivered a record that is very high on aspiration, imagination and vision but never at the expense of the listening experience." Paul Jackson, Fatea - UK
"3hattrio is unlike anything you ever heard. Guaranteed." Culture Collide Magazine
"There's a strange other-worldly feel to this music, the taste of another time, a reflection of a place long-visited, and of spirit and life-force."Tom Franks FolkWords
"Lord Of The Desert screams for time and attention...It is music that makes the clock tick less quickly and it is music that pulls you into the American desert whether you want it or not." Erwin Zijleman for De Krenten Ult de Pop - Netherlands
"Incredible soundscapes painted by the hugely talented 3hattrio."
Mike Morrison, AmericanRootsUK
"One of the most intriguing and exciting albums I've heard this year."
Blues Matters, ANDY SNIPPER
"Their music somehow evokes the desert's beauty, it's heat, cold and dangers."
David Innes, RnR Magazine UK
"Haunting in its drama and nicely executed," Michael Dunn, Penguin Eggs Magazine
"An open range of a record, with this trio wandering like spirit animals over a landscape that covers cowboy poetry to airy space jams." Gary Whitehouse, Green Man Review
"Mind expanding in the best sense… a string band par excellence" Paul Kerr, Blabber 'n' Smoke
"There's a serene Zen like wisdom imparted from the band to those in the audience prepared to empty their preconceptions." Paul Kerr, Celtic Connections, Glasgow Scotland in February, 2017. Read the whole review HERE
"3hattrio played to a full house in Logan, Utah last September. The audience was spellbound! The trio truly captures the essence of the desert--its landscape and people and our stories transformed into unique sound and style. Nora Zambreno, Bridger Folk Music Society
"3hattrio—speaking of "hats"— blew "the lid" off the joint in Jan. 2016 at the 32nd annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, where we've impatiently waited for years for a fresh sound deep-rooted in cowboy-n-Indian country. Their "Desert Music" not only reflects a magical landscape of the American West, but it becomes it, both physically and spiritually in the same lyrical and melodic breath/riff/groove/notes, which this trio renders in creative celebration of fellow-being cactus, cottonwood, lizard, snake, coyote, rabbit, bird, cumulonimbus, sun, wind, rain, snow, and that otherworldly desert air bonding together the entire mystical ecosystem. This is music that would have reverently spoken to bygone western-hat-donners from Gene Autry to Georgia O'Keeffe to Edward Abbey. This is music that, now, in the crucial throes of these climate-change times, must speak to all cowboys-at-heart riding the Milky Way's open ranges. You bet!—all of us forked to this glorious orb of a paint horse, named Planet Earth." Paul Zarzyski, poet
They have a sound that is not only unique and alive but every audience ends up giving them a standing ovation, at least the shows I have seen…. Moab Folk Festival 2015, George Thompson
"A profundo Gregorian sagebrush chant." Baxter Black, cowboy poet
"What really grabs me is the energy of the creative moment – It's just really alive." Martha Scanlan, singer-songwriter
"I like the sound - very evocative of the desert canyon lands - the vocals are spooky which fits (Glad there is no Indian flute) Keep pushing the envelope." Ian Tyson- cowboy singer/songwriter
"The music you are creating now is a combination of the timeless and the transient. We are the transient ones in a timeless landscape. I'd say this trio has a good long future ahead of it."
Jim Rooney – Americana producer
"Dark Desert Night" reveals a musical insight of vistas that are anything but deserted – with a light of understanding into the mysteries of our vast American landscape. It is a portrait of who we are, as settlers, and the legacy of who they were, before our guns, germs and steel," Van Dyke Parks- composer
"3hattrio's music is a fresh, original sound tied to a love for the desert land…and I'm a desert rat. These guys are sonic pioneers." Tom Russell – singer/songwriter
Spotify – Ranging from 16k - 26k monthly listeners in 2018, most listened to song, "Crippled up Blues," 712K
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