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Provide Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nuance) and its entities with consistent guidelines for collecting, processing, storing, transferring, disclosing, deleting and using Employment and/or Employee data for employees located in the European Union. The Nuance entities covered in this Policy are Nuance Communications, Inc., a USA corporation, and/or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries and legal entity employers (collectively referred to as "NUANCE").
This policy is effective January 1, 2007 and applies to all NUANCE entities, employees, contractors and third party vendors that collect, process, record, store, transfer, disclose, delete and/or use NUANCE Employment/Employee Data on NUANCE's behalf.
"Employment/Employee Data" means any personal information about an identified or identifiable individual that is received by NUANCE or a third party vendor. Persons protected include job applicants, employees (including temporary, permanent and part-time), contract employees, interns, contingent workers, retirees, and former employees, as well as any dependents or others whose personal data has been given to an NUANCE entity by such persons.
This Policy does not cover data rendered anonymous where individual persons are no longer identifiable; are identifiable only with a disproportionately large expense in time, cost, or labor; or situations in which pseudonyms are used. The use of pseudonyms involves the replacement of names or other identifiers with substitutes, so that identification of individual persons is either impossible or at least rendered considerably more difficult. If data rendered anonymous becomes no longer anonymous (i.e., individual persons are again identifiable), or if pseudonyms are used and the pseudonyms allow identification of individual persons, then this Policy will apply.
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice issued a judgment that declared invalid the European Commission's Decision 2000/520/EC of 26 July 2000 "on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbour privacy principles," ("Safe Harbor"). Safe Harbor is a legal mechanism to permit transfers of EU residents' personal information to the United States and to ensure that the information is legally protected at a level that is considered adequate by EU standards. Since the judgment was issued, the EU and US have been in negotiations to determine a path forward for Safe Harbor and it is expected that information will not be available until the end of January 2016. Nuance Communications, Inc. has self-certified to the Safe Harbor principles in the past, but in light of the recent judgment, has executed 'standard contractual clauses' with its EU subsidiaries who collect and export personal information in order to allow transfers and the continued protection of EU residents' data during the interim period while we await further guidance from the European Commission.
This policy provides a standard for NUANCE with respect to its protection of Employment/Employee Data globally. Certain local laws may require stricter standards. Therefore, we will handle this data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations at the place where the data is processed. Where applicable local law provides a lower level of protection of Employment/Employee Data than established by this Policy, then the requirements of this Policy apply. Questions about compliance with local law may be addressed to your local Human Resource Manager.
"Sensitive Personal Information" means personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or information specifying the sex life of an individual. If NUANCE collects Sensitive Personal Information from you, we will provide you with an affirmative or explicit (opt in) choice if the information is to be disclosed to a third party or used for a purpose other than those for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you. NUANCE will treat any information you provide and identify as sensitive as Sensitive Personal Information. Employment/Employee Data Collection & Use Guidelines
NUANCE respects the privacy rights of each individual; therefore, all NUANCE entities, contractors and third party vendors will observe the following guidelines when processing, transferring, analyzing and/or using Employment/Employee Data:
Employment/Employee Data may be collected, stored, analyzed, shared and used for legitimate human resources, business, and safety/security purposes in accordance with this Policy and applicable law(s). The primary purposes for collection, storage and/or use of data include:
If NUANCE introduces a new tool or process that will result in the processing of Employment/Employee Data for purposes that go beyond the above categories, then it must inform the employees of the new tool or process, the purposes for which the Employment/Employee Data will be used, and the categories of recipients of the data.
In limited circumstances where NUANCE, or a third party needs to collect Sensitive Personal Data, NUANCE will ensure that the individual is notified of the reason for obtaining this data and with whom it will be shared. Contingent upon applicable law(s), NUANCE will obtain explicit consent from the individual regarding the processing and transfer of such data to non-NUANCE entities. Appropriate protection measures (e.g., physical security devices, encryption, and access restrictions) will be provided depending on the nature of data and the risks associated with the intended use.
NUANCE is committed to taking appropriate measures to protect Employment/Employee Data and takes reasonable precautions to protect against unauthorized access or disclosure. These measures include:
An individual has the right to inquire as to the nature of the Employment/Employee Data stored or processed about him or her by NUANCE or a third party vendor consistent with and subject to the law of the country in which that employee is located. Employees will be provided access to their personal data as is required by law in their home countries, regardless of the location where data is stored or processed. NUANCE will cooperate in providing such access either directly or through the employing entity. All such requests for access may be made to the employee's local human resources manager. If any Employment/Employee Data is inaccurate or incomplete, the employee may request that the data be amended or if necessary, blocked or erased. Local laws that provide for employees to limit use of their personal data (e.g., right to object to marketing) will also be observed.
It is every individual's responsibility to provide the Human Resources Department with accurate data about him/herself and to inform Human Resources of any changes (e.g., new home address or change of name). If access or correction is denied, the reason for the denial will be communicated and a written record will be made of the request and reason for denial.
NUANCE will use the following standards when transferring Employment/Employee Data.
Transfer to Non-NUANCE Entities: NUANCE entities may transfer Employment/Employee Data to selected external third parties that have been engaged to perform certain Human Resource and payroll related services. These third parties may only process the data in accordance with NUANCE's instructions (data processors) or make decisions (e.g., to assess eligibility for supplemental life insurance, short-term disability benefit, etc.) regarding the data as part of the delivery of their services (data controllers). In either instance, NUANCE will select reliable suppliers who undertake, by contract or other legally binding and permissible means, to put in place appropriate administrative, technical, and managerial security measures to ensure an adequate level of protection commensurate with their status as data processors or data controllers consistent with legal requirements of the relevant country from which the data they will receive was originally collected and processed. NUANCE will require external third-party suppliers to comply with this Policy or to guarantee the same levels of protection as NUANCE when handling this data. Such selected third parties will have access to this data solely for the purposes of performing the services specified in the applicable service contract. If NUANCE concludes that a supplier is not complying with these obligations, it will promptly take appropriate actions to remedy such non-compliance or implement necessary sanctions.
Occasionally, NUANCE may also be required to disclose certain Employment/Employee Data to other third parties as a matter of law (e.g., to tax and social security authorities, garnishments, etc.); to protect NUANCE' legal rights (e.g., to defend a litigation suit); or in an emergency where the health or security of an employee is endangered.
NUANCE will not disclose Employment/Employee Data to entities outside NUANCE or use non-work contact data (e.g., home address or telephone number) to offer any products or services to an employee for personal or familial consumption ("direct marketing") without his or her prior consent. Further, NUANCE will not use workplace contact data (e.g., work address or work e-mail address) to conduct direct marketing, unless (1) prior written approval has been obtained from the Vice President of Human Resources; and (2) recipients are given an opportunity to opt-out of receiving further direct marketing communications (at any time). The restrictions in this section apply only to contact data obtained in the context of a working relationship with NUANCE. They do not apply to contact data obtained separately in the context of a consumer or customer relationship to which other applicable legal provisions may apply. In addition where permitted by law NUANCE may communicate information to NUANCE employees about employee benefits or about NUANCE-supported charitable programs or use web-based survey tools to obtain employee feedback as necessary for business operations.
Some countries regulate the making of Automated Decisions, which are decisions about individuals that are based solely on the automated processing of data and that produce legal effects or that significantly affect the individuals involved. Except in very limited circumstances (e.g., the initial screening of some job seekers who express interest through online channels), NUANCE does not make Automated Decisions to evaluate employees or for other purposes. If Automated Decisions are made, affected persons' legal rights will be respected and affected individuals will be given an opportunity to express their views on the Automated Decision in question. If the person demonstrates that the purpose for which the data is being processed is no longer legal or appropriate, the data will be deleted, unless the law requires otherwise.
NUANCE utilizes the self-assessment approach to assure its compliance with this Policy. NUANCE periodically verifies that the Policy is accurate, comprehensive for the information intended to be covered, prominently displayed, completely implemented, and in conformity with the law.
All employees, contractors and third party vendors who have access to Employment/Employee Data must comply with this Policy. In some countries, violations of data protection regulations may lead to penalties and/or claims for damages from the individuals who are adversely affected.
Failure to observe this Policy or deliberate breach of confidentiality or security in relation to Employment/Employee Data may result in disciplinary action against those individuals responsible. If at any time, an individual believes that personal data relating to him or her has been processed in violation of this Policy, he or she may report the concern to the local Human Resources manager or to the Director, International Human Resources in the USA. If the concern relates to an alleged violation of this Policy by an entity located in a country other than that of the individual or the NUANCE entity exporting the Employment/Employee Data in question, he or she may request the assistance of that NUANCE exporting entity. That NUANCE entity will assist him or her in investigating the circumstances of the alleged violation and if necessary take that matter up with the entity importing that data. If the violation is confirmed, the exporting and importing entities will work together with any other relevant parties (including co-operating with competent national data protection authorities) to resolve the matter in a satisfactory manner, consistent with the provisions of this Policy.
To further ensure enforcement of this Policy, the Vice President of Human Resources may identify Employment/Employee Data procedures that should be audited for compliance with this Policy and applicable data protection law. For this purpose, NUANCE will conduct self audits and take such corrective action if necessary to address any issues or problems that such audit reveals.
NUANCE will communicate this Policy to current and new employees by posting it on the intranet.
NUANCE reserves the right to modify this Policy as needed to reflect changes in laws, NUANCE practices and procedures, or requirements imposed by data protection authorities. The Vice President of Human Resources, the General Counsel or their designee must approve all changes before they become effective. If changes occur, NUANCE will submit the revised Policy for renewed approval where required by law.
In addition, NUANCE will inform employees and other persons (e.g., persons accessing NUANCE websites to enter Employment/Employee Data such as job application information) of any material changes in the Policy by posting all changes to the Policy on relevant internal and external websites.
Effective with the implementation of this Policy, all existing intra-group agreements and applicable company privacy guidelines or practices relating to the processing of Employment/Employee Data will be superseded by the terms of this Policy and modified accordingly.
NUANCE reserves the right to modify this Policy as needed to reflect changes in laws, NUANCE practices and procedures, or requirements imposed by data protection authorities. The Vice President of Human Resources, the General Counsel or their designee must approve all changes before they become effective. If changes occur, NUANCE will submit the revised Policy for renewed approval where required by law.
In addition, NUANCE will inform employees and other persons (e.g., persons accessing NUANCE websites to enter Employment/Employee Data such as job application information) of any material changes in the Policy by posting all changes to the Policy on relevant internal and external websites.
Effective with the implementation of this Policy, all existing intra-group agreements and applicable company privacy guidelines or practices relating to the processing of Employment/Employee Data will be superseded by the terms of this Policy and modified accordingly.
In addition to any rights and obligations stated in this Policy or that otherwise exist, the following principles established in light of Directive 95/46/EC ("European Data Protection Directive") will apply to Employment/Employee Data collected NUANCE in the European Union/European Economic Area and processed elsewhere. In jurisdictions where this applies, the enforcement rights and mechanisms mentioned in this Policy also apply. The following are not intended to grant employees further rights or establish further obligations beyond those already provided under the European Data Protection Directive:
Any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of personal information should be directed to NUANCE's Director, International Human Resources at the address given below. NUANCE will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the principles contained in this Policy. For complaints that cannot be resolved between NUANCE and the complainant, NUANCE has agreed to participate in the dispute resolution procedures of the panel established by the European data protection authorities to resolve disputes pursuant to the Safe Harbor Principles.
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CANNES, France - It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.
The film, an English language one from French director Arnaud Desplechin, made its premiere Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, where it's among 20 movies competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or.
It's principally a tete-a-tete between two men: the Blackfoot Indian Jimmy Picard (Benicio Del Toro), who's suffering from head trauma after serving in World War II; and an eager anthropologist and psychologist from France, George Devereux (Mathieu Amalric), who treats him at a Topeka, Kansas, military hospital.
"The film has one foot in Europe and one foot in America," Desplechin told reporters Saturday. The "A Christmas Tale" director shot the movie in the Midwest and on a Blackfoot reservation in Montana.
In the genre of psychotherapy films - from Hitchcock's "Spellbound" to David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" - "Jimmy P." is particularly faithful to the probing dialogue between patient and analyst. It's a case study of a film, adapted from Devereux's 1951 book, "Reality and Dream," that includes lengthy transcriptions of sessions. Desplechin said he wanted to grasp "the adventure" between the pair as they become friends while sifting Jimmy's memories for the roots of his pain.
Much of it rides on the chemistry between Del Toro and Amalric, both widely-respected, shape-shifting international actors. They operate, though, on very different rhythms, with Amalric's frantic energy contrasting with Del Toro's weary heaviness.
"I'm very impressed with Benicio as a person," said Amalric. "I thought: How can I use this, the fact that I'm deeply impressed?"
Del Toro, who said the two first met several years ago in Cannes, said that two actors either connect, or they don't. He identified with one quality of Jimmy, whose Indian name means "Everybody Talks About Him."
"Everybody talks about him," said Del Toro. "Everybody talks about me."
As for whether "Jimmy P." constitutes an American film, Desplechin said he sides with the festival's classification, which goes by director. But, he said, the film is ultimately about a transitional kind of nationality, and the friendship that blooms between a discriminated-against Native American and an immigrant doctor, both finding their way in a country foreign to them.
Said Desplechin: "It's the story of two men becoming American."

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Even when the air-conditioning is blasting, the urge to cook is just not as great in the summer as it is on those cold winter nights. And while the desire to eat never leaves me, I'm definitely interested in lighter dinners. I'm really grateful that my kids enjoy eating vegetables (in fact we tried to feed my grandson pizza the other day but he only wanted orange pepper!) and so on particularly warm or slow summer days, we have a salad bar for dinner. You can supplement this with fresh bagels or crusty bread (buy it from the bakery since this is all about avoiding the heat!) and voila – dinner is served. You can certainly roast vegetables to put in your salad but I like to keep things simple and limit myself to cutting them and opening cans. Here are some possible salad fixins – feel free to add your own.
Romaine Lettuce
Butter Lettuce
Red Leaf Lettuce
Iceberg Lettuce
Hearts of Palm
Baby Corn
Garbanzo Beans
Peppers – of all colors!
Kalamata Olives
Green Olive Rings
Dried Cranberries
Toasted Pine Nuts
Toasted Almonds
Toasted Sunflower Seeds
Chinese Noodles
French-Fried Onions
Grated Cheddar Cheese
Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Crumbled Feta Cheese
1 cup olive oil
2/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
2 teaspoons basil
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon pepper
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December 5, 2011
Free college preparation for high-school students with disabilities
The University of Washington's DO-IT Scholars program invites applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers.
DO-IT, which stands for Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology, introduces high school students with disabilities to technology, peer support and work-based learning in an effort to help them be successful in a college environment.
Between 15 and 20 students are selected each year. DO-IT is seeking students who:
- Are high school sophomores or juniors.
- Have an aptitude and interest in attending college.
- Have a significant disability.
- Want to meet other college-bound students with disabilities.
Selected applicants will travel to Seattle over three summers to take part in a one- or two-week program in which they participate in academic lectures and labs; live in residence halls; and practice skills that will help them become independent and successful in college. Participants are loaned laptop computers, software and adaptive technology for long-term use in their homes and at school or work. This technology enables them to continue to network online with peers, DO-IT staff and DO-IT mentors, many of whom are working professionals with disabilities.
At summer study sessions, students will learn about college selection, career options, technology and self-advocacy. Living in dormitories and navigating the campus also helps them get an early taste of college life.
Meals, housing and accommodation are covered. Primary funding for DO-IT is provided by the National Science Foundation, the State of Washington, and the U.S. Department of Education.
"Some young people with disabilities have expectations that are lower than they need to be," said Sheryl Burgstahler, director of accessible technologies in UW Information Technology and founder and director of DO-IT. "We try to change that. Our focus is on the use of empowering technology and teaching students the skills they need to succeed in challenging careers."
Students are encouraged to apply by January 10, 2012, but enrollment continues until all positions are filled. For more information or application materials, contact the DO-IT office at 206-685-3648 (V/TTY), or download forms at http://www.washington.edu/doit/Programs/scholar.html.
For more information, contact DO-IT project coordinator Scott Bellman at 206-685-3648 or email@example.com.


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Didi Doolittle & Andy Owen
CRS, RSPS, Vail Pro
About Me
Both born and raised in South Dakota, Didi graduated summa cum laude from Stephens College with a BFA degree in Theatre Arts, while Andy graduated summa cum laude from CU with honors in Political Science. They moved to Edwards in 2005, and now reside in Eagle with sons Waterson and Livingston.
Didi joined Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate in 2006 in the Bachelor Gulch office. Since joining SSFRE, she has had the opportunity to office from the Solaris location in Vail Village, the Eagle office, and in 2019 had the opportunity to join the newest SSF workspace, The Slifer House in Avon. Andy joined Didi in 2015.
"Working and living in the Vail Valley is a dream, and we are excited to offer our local market knowledge spanning from East Vail to Gypsum to our customers valley-wide. In the winter we can be found skiing and snowshoeing, while in the summer you'll see us biking, hiking, and playing outside with the boys and the family dog.
Whether you are looking to find the perfect mountain home for yourself and your family to enjoy the Vail Valley lifestyle, or you have decided to sell your home, we strive to provide the highest level of service and surpass your expectations."
- National Association of Realtors® Member
- Vail Board of Realtors Member
- Residential Real Estate Council Member
- RSPS Resort & Second Property Specialist
- CRS Certified Residential Specialist is the highest credential awarded to residential sales agents
- Vail Pro The Vail Pro Designation involves industry knowledge, local history and current events affecting our community
- SSFRE Company Service Award 2009
- SSFRE Innovation Award 2010
- SSFRE Rising Star Award 2015
- SSFRE Team Spirit Award 2016
- SSFRE Creative Thinker Award 2018
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"Didi is awesome! She is the listing agent on a development my wife and I were very interested in. After viewing the homes and speaking with her at length, we decided to go for it.
Our financing was problematic and ended up taking a couple extra months to sort out. Didi stayed with us through it all and even showed us other homes that would have worked better with the problems we were having with our financing.
We never gave up hope and neither did she; going to bat for us with the developer and waiting patiently for our financing to come through, she helped us hold on to our dream and closed the deal.
We've been in our new home for a little over a month now and couldn't be happier! Thanks so much!"
"One would be hard pressed to find a more knowledgeable, hard working and honest Realtor in the Vail Valley. Having worked with multi-million dollar properties in Vail Village and Bachelor Gulch to new development in Gypsum and everything in between, Didi's command of the entire market throughout the Valley is second to none. I would heartily recommend Didi for all of your real estate needs."
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Social Desktop
Project Bretzn
Open Collaboration Services
About us
Welcome to the home of the Social Desktop!
What is the Social Desktop?
Social interaction between people becomes more important than ever. Communicating over the Internet via mails, forums and internet platforms is just normal. Just think of the web 2.0, Facebook, Flickr, BitTorrent...
One of the strongest assets of the free software community is its worldwide community of contributors and users who believe in free software and who work hard to bring the software and solutions to the mainstream.
Core idea of the Social Desktop is to connect to your peers in the community, making sharing and exchanging knowledge easier to integrate into applications and the desktop itself. The concept behind the Social Desktop is to bring the power of online communities and group collaboration to desktop applications and the desktop shell itself.
Akademy 2008 Keynote
Linuxtag 2009
Gran Canaria Desktop Summit 2009
(-) News
Having a communication channel for open source related informations directly to the users is a great thing. Announcements can be displayed on the desktop of users, for example in a small widget which displays a highly personalized RSS feed. So the users can excatly specify which kind of information he wants to see and which language he speaks and in which region on the world he lives. This could also be use for PR people and helpful to convert users into contributors.
(-) People and Groups
One of the strongest assets of the free software community is its worldwide community of contributors and users who believe in free software and who work hard to bring the software and solutions to the mainstream. The strengthening and enhancing of the social component inside the communities is one of the Social Desktop's main goal. In the end finding new friends in the Linux users mass, to support the community and creating new interesting groups with people sharing the same opinion or interests is really cool. Additionally being better connected is one of the critical necessity to reach new Linux user and to enlarge open source desktops' marketshare.
(-) Activities
People love to see what is going on in their friends network. Get informed directly from the desktop. For example:
A friend of mine posted a new blog entry
A friend of mine uploaded a new application or wallpaper on KDE-Look.org/GNOME-Look.org
A friend of mine is going to the Linux User Group meeting tomorrow
There is an update for an application I am fan of
A friend of mine committed a new feature in the KDE SVN/GNOME Git Repository
Someone was on my profile page and offered me a Linux/*BSD related job.
A friend of mine is now a fan of the application "OpenOffice.org"
(-) Events
An event system is also part of the Social Desktop. Every user is free to register new events e.g. a Linux conference in London, a developer meeting in Berlin or just a little barbecue in a backyard. One possible idea is e. g. to place a widget on the desktop where users can find other users in the same city or region, making it possible to connect to these people, to contact them and to collaborate. This event will be listed in the event database and other users can "join" the event. New participants can be invited to take part in events, friends get automatically informed via the friend newsfeed that some of their friends go to an event. The date, a short description and a location is enough to start a new event.
(-) Knowledge base
After the first installation of a Linux distribution users normally have questions. At the moment a lot of the support for them is provided through forums and mailing lists. Users have to start up a browser and search for answers for their questions or problems. The community is relatively loosely connected, it is spread all over the web and it is often hard to verify the usefulness and accuracy of the information found somewhere out on the web. Although is works relatively well for experienced users beginners often get lost. Showing a user near you with a picture of him, a face to remember could be very helpful for them. Access to a lot of user generated information offers a great way to provide online community support. This user generated content comes from different sources. At the moment
and other sites implements the spec but we are working with other projects to have other data sources in the future so people can help each other via the web and application developers transparently integrate this knowledge into applications and the desktop.
Current Status
Many of this planed features are already visibly and usable via the site
but many of them could be hooked in the desktop via application integration or applets. Actually the Social Desktop was from the beginning on a cross desktop idea for open source desktops although the vision of the Social Desktop was first presented at Akademy 2008 the central KDE developer conference presented to a larger audience.
You can find the presentation here.
A first realization of this concept is now implemented as a plasmoid (a desktop widget) for the KDE desktop. KDE Version 4.3 is going to have a so called Social Desktop Plasmoid integrated. Screenshots shown on this site are from this plasmoid.
Frank Karlitschek (frank at karlitschek.de)


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It's getting harder and harder to find reasons not to garden with natives, those plants already adapted to local climates and soil.
On the practical side, savvy Bay Area gardeners recognize their ease of maintenance and lower water needs, while aesthetics proves their beauty, attraction to wildlife and a true sense of place.
Given these attributes, it should come as no surprise that the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour is celebrating its ninth year with 40 Alameda and Contra Costa County gardens primed and ready to strut their native-is-beautiful motto for all to see.
On May 5, registered participants for the free tour will be able to follow self-drive directions to gardens of their choosing; wander paths and identify their favorites; ask questions of owners, volunteers and designers, and stay for garden talks.
During the native plant sales Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, in Concord, and Sunday, May 5, in Orinda and Walnut Creek, native plant nurseries will offer a broad selection of plants as well as personal advice.
Information gathered by organizer Kathy Kramer from previous years shows that people participate to become better informed and she notes that this is a good year for do-it-yourselfers, since the tour offers many homeowner-designed and installed gardens.
New this year are five select tours, created for those who want to explore a specific topic. They range from gardening with nature in Walnut Creek, to installing a drip irrigation system in Lafayette.
"You can learn to sheet mulch and remove your lawn in Lafayette and Concord," Kramer said. "On one tour people can visit three gardens in Berkeley, Albany and Richmond that were self-designed and installed."
There are 14 tour gardens in Central Contra Costa County, so preplanning is the way to go. Kramer urges early registration to ensure a spot and to receive the garden guide.
Next should be a visit to the "view the gardens" section on the tour website where descriptions, plant lists and photos assist with making choices. Kramer also recommends printing out plant lists for each selected garden.
"Plants in the gardens are labeled so this way people can mark on the list those plants they find appealing and are doing well," she said.
Roy and Rosadelia Detwiler's Concord garden features foliage, fountains, flagstones and ponds in garden areas designed to attract wildlife.
Fern, edible and succulent gardens attract butterflies while Pacific chorus frogs and birds visit the two ponds connected through a series of channels. Native favorites, including yarrow, manzanita, milkweed and buckwheat, share garden space with ceanothus, clarkia, monkey flower and coffeeberry.
Another attraction will be Peter's Plants, on site Sunday to sell a variety of California natives, fruit trees and shrubs.
In Martinez, Chris and Marianne Dundon's garden is a great example of a low-cost, low-maintenance, low water-use do-it-yourself project.
Chris Dundon sheet-mulched his front lawn and installed a drip irrigation system and plants — all in one weekend — and will describe the process in a garden talk.
Visitors can meander across basalt steppingstones through a combination of Douglas irises, grasses, coffeeberry, sages and California lilac watching birds and bumblebees attracted to this garden.
Nancy Wenninger wanted to attract birds to her Walnut Creek garden and has seen more than 90 species above or in her yard, attracted by differing plant heights, water features and a bounty of nectar, seed and fruit-bearing plants.
A sunny side patio teems with wildflowers while her steep back garden is lush with ferns, currants, coral bells and redwood sorrel. Wenninger will share her "gardening for the birds" knowledge with a garden talk.
Many gardeners are taking the native movement one step closer to home, planting local native plants. One example is the Orinda garden of Bob and Stephanie Sorenson, featuring around 150 species from local natives, many grown from seeds and cuttings Bob Sorenson collected.
The garden is a wildlife favorite with numerous birds, and newts breeding in the pond. Narrow trails crisscross backyard slopes planted with coyote bush, dogwood, sword fern and toyon, and two bridges span the creek.
A garden talk by designer David Bigham will focus on gardening with local native plants.
Even after nine years, Kramer's goals remain constant.
"I hope this tour encourages people to consider including native plants in their garden," she said. "They belong here in California and they provide a sense of what California is."
if you go
What: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
Where: 40 gardens in Contra Costa and Alameda counties that are pesticide-free, water- conserving, provide habitat for wildlife, and contain 60 percent or more native plants. Garden addresses mailed to registrants in April
Cost: Admission is free (donations accepted), but space is limited and registration is required; registration will close when tour reaches capacity, or April 27, whichever comes first
Registration and information: Visit www.bringingbackthenatives.net
What: Native plant sales
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 4
Where: Markham Nature Park and Arboretum, 1202 La Vista Ave., Concord
What: Garden talk
When: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, "Top 10 plants for a native plant garden" by Kelly Marshall of Kelly Marshall Garden Design
Where: Markham Nature Park and Arboretum, 1202 La Vista Ave., Concord
What: Native plant sales
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
Where: Markham Nature Park and Arboretum, 1202 La Vista Ave., Concord
What: Peter's Plants will be selling native plants, pomegranates, figs, raspberries, grapes and non-native succulents
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
Where: Roy and Rosadelia Detwiler's garden, 1230 Krona Lane, Concord
What: Lost Valley Nursery will sell native plants
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
Where: Elizabeth O'Shea and Richard Howard's garden, 51 Lost Valley Drive, Orinda
What: Central Coast Wilds will sell native plants
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, May 5
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Two types of topological phases have attracted a lot of
attention in condensed matter physics:
symmetry protected
topological(SPT) phases and topologically ordered phases.
On the one hand, SPT phases are protected by given global symmetries while
there is no topological order in the bulk. On the other hand, topologically
ordered phases do not require symmetry and feature topological ground state
degeneracy. In this talk, I present a
classification of phases with both topological orders and global symmetries,
equipped with local bosonic exactly solvable models. This classification, in
some sense, organizes previous pieces of understandings on SPT phases,
topological orders, symmetry fractionalizations, into a single framework.
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|A displaced woman watches a plane taking off at the air strip in Ndélé, north of Central African Republic. Many people fled the town, seeking refuge at the air strip, after an attack by rebel troops on the 10th of December
The head of the African Union is traveling to the Central African Republic as tensions mount between the government and rebels there, an official said.Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi, who chairs the regional body, was scheduled to arrive in the Central African Republic Sunday and meet with the nation's president, said Margaret Vogt, a U.N. special representative.
The talks come amid lingering unrest in the inland African nation.
Rebels, angry with the government, have staged attacks in recent days. And the volatile situation has spurred demonstrations in Bangui, the country's capital and largest city.
Government authorities set an 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) curfew Sunday, said Josue Binoua, the minister of territorial administration and decentralization.
Rebels and government officials are scheduled to meet early this week for talks in Gabon, on Africa's western coast, Binoua said. He did not specify the date when the discussions would begin.
Amid fears of more violence, officials from various nations take steps to protect their citizens and interests in the Central African Republic,
U.S. President Barack Obama wrote a letter Saturday to Congress informing them that about 50 U.S. troops were sent to Chad on Thursday "to support the evacuation of U.S. embassy personnel and U.S. citizens from the Central African Republic."
Rebels were reported earlier last week to be about 190 miles from Bangui. But there's been a lull in rebel attacks in recent days.
Demonstrators in Bangui have urged foreign intervention to stop rebels from entering the city.
The unrest has prompted the United Nations to relocate dependents and nonessential staff from the country and the U.S. Embassy in Bangui to shut down operations. The U.S. State Department said Thursday -- the same day U.S. troops were sent to Chad -- its ambassador and diplomatic team left the capital, but that the United States is not cutting off diplomatic relations with the turbulent African nation.
President Francois Bozize on Thursday asked for other nations' help in staving off rebel advances that threaten his rule.
Bozize specifically called on France -- which ruled his country, then as a colony known as Ubangi-Shari, until it gained independence in 1960 -- and the United States to help ensure "the rebels return home ... instead of destroying and killing Central Africans."
France has a permanent presence of 200 to 300 military personnel at Bangui's airport under the mandate of the Economic Community of Central African States, and French President Francois Hollande ordered them to safeguard his nation's embassy earlier this week.
But Hollande said Thursday that his nation's troops are not there to "protect a regime," but instead protect French nationals and interests. France will not "interfere in the internal affairs of a country, in this case, CAR," Hollande said, adding, "That time is over."
CNN's Bharati Naik, Stephanie Halasz and Saskya Vandoorne contributed to this report.


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Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa.After the cyclone
Recovery work continues apace after cyclone Evan's pounding of Samoa, then Fiji, in December, with most resorts expected to be open in time for the peak May tourist season. Samoa Tourism Authority spokesman Peter Sereno says many places, even those hit hard, such as Coconuts Beach Club Resort and Spa, are close to reopening.
In Samoa, Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa, Tanoa Tusitala and Seabreeze Resort are already open.
Coconuts Beach reopens in February, its overwater fales available from June. Aggie Grey's Hotel and Bungalows in Apia remains closed, with guests able to transfer bookings to Aggie Grey's Lagoon, Beach Resort and Spa.
Operators are hopeful the damage won't deter the emerging Australian visitor market. About 28,000 people visited in 2012, an increase of 16 per cent on 2011 tourist numbers.
In Fiji, James McCann of Yasawa Island Resort and Spa says while the property sustained damage to its garden, the resort is to reopen in March. The Westin Denarau is expected to reopen in February, while Castaway Island, Likuliku Lagoon and Malolo Island reopen in April.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's advice to tourists travelling to countries in cyclone season includes registering with the department before departure, and carrying bottled water, non-perishable food items, a basic first-aid kit, a battery-operated radio and a torch.
See smartraveller.gov.au.
Routes are open, so is resort
The Northern Territory's Kings Canyon Resort has reopened following bushfires in the region earlier in January. A spokeswoman says there was no structural damage to the resort's 128 rooms and public areas. The resort is between Uluru and Alice Springs, and main access roads, including Luritja and Mereenie Loop, are open. The resort's guests and staff were evacuated to Alice Springs before the fire on January 8.
See kingscanyonresort杭州夜网m.au; ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport.
Hooroo's top secret
In a public vote, South Australia's Waterfall Gully has been judged Australia's No.1 "secret spot" in a competition hosted by the accommodation booking website Hooroo. Much loved by locals, Waterfall Gully is in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, about 15 minutes' drive from Adelaide's city centre. Waterfalls, walking trails, picnic spots and a hilltop restaurant are nearby. The No.2 spot on the website is the underwater splendour of Fish Rock Cave in South West Rocks, NSW, where divers enter at 24 metres below sea level to swim among trumpet fish and black cod, among other species.
Hobart's Secret Falls was voted No.3, while the fishing mecca of Tumby Bay on SA's Eyre Peninsula takes No.4 place. Little Beach in Albany, Western Australia, took fifth spot.
Hooroo, which is owned by Qantas, launched the competition in November.
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Design for life
Seeing the studios of milliner Sir Stephen Jones and lighting and furniture designer Tom Dixon forms part of a new Design London tour in June. Led by Australian author and architecture design maven Stephen Crafti, the 10-day tour also includes visiting the studio of furniture and lighting designer Brodie Neill. The tour check-in is at Philippe Starck's St Martins Lane Hotel in Covent Garden. Design London costs from $4980.
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Get shopping at new terminal
While plane spotters at the new Tom Bradley International Terminal development at Los Angeles Airport might fancy loitering in the vicinity of nine new gates built to receive A380s, Boeing's 747-8 intercontinental jumbo and the 787 Dreamliner, shoppers will also be catered for. Due to open in 2013 and managed by Westfield, 60 dining and retail spots at the airport will include Michael Kors, Bulgari, Coach, Hugo Boss and Kitson, and LA cosmetic brand Smashbox.
Skadoosh to the Gold Coast
Dreamworld's busy summer season has further pulling power with the opening of Kung Fu Panda: Land of Awesomeness. Inside a replica of a Chinese village, visitors queue for the new "Big 8 Thrill Ride" (up to 3.8 g-forces). For something more sedate there's a rickshaw chase, kung fu instruction and bumper cars named Skadoosh, the expression immortalised by the character Dragon Warrior Po. An Unlimited World Pass (entry to Dreamworld and WhiteWater World until November 30) costs from $79.99 for children, $109.99 for adults.
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Child abuse allegations are lies, 'Taliban-style' Hasidic sect insists
In a Times of Israel interview, Nachman Helbrans sets out the philosophy of his extremist ultra-Orthodox group, which is under investigation in Canada
December 18, 2013, 6:12 pm
'I can't say that a parent has never hit a child on an arm or a leg, if a child got into a dangerous situation like playing with fire. But the accusations of abuse are complete lies," Nachman Helbrans, son of Lev Tahor's leader Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, told The Times of Israel in a telephone interview this week.
The Lev Tahor group sprang to global media attention in mid-November when it undertook a mass flight from Quebec to Ontario.
Currently under investigation by Quebec and Ontario child services, the group denies all charges of child abuse and insists the move from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, in northern Quebec, to Chatham-Kent, Ontario, close to the US border, is due to differences in educational policies in the two province"We teach through love, not fear. Whereas other Haredi and Hasidic groups make new rulings and focus only on the minutiae of Jewish law, we take time to explain to our children the value of performing every mitzvah (commandment), what a privilege it is, how those who don't observe commandments are to be pitied, how we are part of being the chosen nation. Of course we are also stricter than other Haredim about the minutiae of Jewish law."
The founder of the sect, Israeli-born Shlomo Helbrans, was given refugee status in Canada in 2003 after claiming that as an anti-Zionist his life was in danger in Israel. Previously Helbrans had founded a yeshiva in Monsey, New York, after serving a two-year prison term in the US for a 1994 kidnapping. The sect moved to Quebec where the group swelled to some 45 families.
The group is accused by its opposition of numerous crimes, including child abuse, child marriage, and removing children from their families as punishment.
"The Quebec social services found very minor things, like a single dirty mattress. They did not find any evidence of abuse, none. They found a few minor issues and we are cooperating fully to fix them. The only reason we left was because of education," Helbrans said.
The timing for the hasty flight, days before the child welfare hearing where a Quebec judge ordered the removal of 14 children to foster care, has generated speculation the sect was aware of the impending judgment. The group has since defied the foster care order and a hearing is set for December 23 to decide jurisdiction now that the children are in Ontario.
Two additional children, whose identities are protected by the Canadian Child and Welfare Services Act, were removed earlier this week, though quickly reunited with their families under terms that include mental health treatment for the parents, reports the Toronto Star.
"In Quebec, the social services can intervene to remove the children when they do not learn the required curriculum. But in Ontario, the social services have no jurisdiction over educational decisions," said Helbrans. "We won't teach evolution, which is against the Torah that states that God created the world. We are willing to increase the amount of secular education, and have ordered math books from Toronto to be translated into Yiddish."
The sect is noted for its "Taliban-style" dress for its women and children. Helbrans said all of their religious practices, including their dress in which girls cover their hair and necks from a young age, are based on ancient Jewish tradition.
"Up until 250 years ago, Jewish communities dressed similarly around the world, including in Muslim countries," said Helbrans.
In response to allegations of underage marriage, Helbrans said, "No children were married before the age of 16, in a private or public ceremony," but in individual cases, parents from the group might have gone to Missouri, where marriage can be registered at age 15.
Against claims of malnourishment, Helbrans said the group is against genetically modified foods. "We don't eat chicken or chicken eggs, as they are the result of genetic modification. We don't consider it kosher, since the chicken's genes could be mixed up with those of other animals. The rabbis didn't discuss genetic modification in the Talmud.
"The children eat salad, beef, soup, some have beef every day."
Helbrans insists that the case against Lev Tahor is pure anti-Semitism.
"The court attacked Jewish religious beliefs. It's as bad as Communist Russia," said Helbrans.


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Philips has revealed a new addition to its SoundSphere and Fidelio ranges, in the form of the new Fidelio SoundSphere docking speakers, compatible with Apple AirPlay for wirelessly streaming music from iTunes.
The design of the speakers makes the sound quality amazing, according to Philips. The sound is emitted in all directions thanks to the speakers' curved designs and both have free-floating tweeters sitting on top.
There's a definite modern aesthetic to the speakers; they would look rather out of place if you have, say, a vintage French farmhouse look going on in your home.
AirPlay streaming is available using your home Wi-Fi network, pulling music from a computer or iOS device. So although you can dock an iPod or iPhone device to play music, you don't have to.
The Philips Fidelio SoundSphere docking speaker UK release date is set for May 2011.
Although official UK pricing is yet to be confirmed, the recommended European pricing is €799 which equates to around £690.
Alongside the speaker system, Philips has also unveiled a Smart TV service, some new 3D TVs, a super-widescreen 21:9 Gold Series TV, headphones and Blu-ray players.


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In 2015 and 2016, a U.S. team won the high school Olympics of math. Yet something was missing from both six-member teams: girls.
This isn't an unusual occurrence at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). But it is a problem.
Girls are under-represented at math competitions, generally. For instance, 108,137 middle-school students took part in the 2016 AMC 8. This American Mathematics Competition (AMC) is for eighth-grade and younger students. Girls represented fewer than half — only about 44 percent of the contestants. And that number actually is pretty high for such events. For instance, the American Invitation Mathematics Exam is another AMC program. Participation in it is by invitation only. Qualifying high-school students must have received a top score on the AMC 10 or the AMC 12. Of the 3,223 students who took part on the main event date, this year, just 443 were girls. That comes to roughly 14 in every 100 participants.
These numbers are striking because girls can be just as good at math as boys are. But somehow, many girls pick up the idea that math isn't for them. And not only do they enter competitions less often than boys do, but they also are less likely to pursue math-related careers. In fact, just one in every four U.S. workers in math and computer-science fields is a woman.
Outdated stereotypes may be part of the problem.
Stereotypes are beliefs about entire groups of people that are based more on feelings than facts. One persistent stereotype is that girls aren't good at math. Stereotypes can be very harmful. They can damage a person's self-image and also limit the opportunities they receive. This may occur despite an individual's abilities, skills and potential.
When it comes to girls and women being under-represented in math, "the trouble is a cultural one. It's a perception thing," says Randall Cone. He is a mathematician and computer scientist at Salisbury University in Maryland. This perception affects how many — or how few — women study advanced math and find jobs in fields that rely on math skills.
But the problem is more complex that just stereotypes. In 2009, two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge investigated why fewer girls than boys rise to the top levels of math competitions. They looked at data from AMC events. Hoping to better understand this gender gap, they focused on high-achievers.
A gender gap in math indeed exists around the world, they found. However, they were not ready to say for sure why this might be. In fact, the problem is likely due to many things. But peer pressure may play a role. It might dissuade girls from joining math clubs or pursuing other activities that could help them become math superstars.
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There are many high-priced restaurants in San Diego, all of them out of my price range. I have, however, eaten at all of them….
….except one.
I have never eaten at Croce's Restaurant & Jazz Bar, which is downtown in the Gaslamp Quarter, the historic heart of San Diego.
Croce's is named after singer-songwriter Jim Croce and was founded by his widow, Ingrid, in 1985. She sold the restaurant in 2013.
Since the awesome Julian thinks Jim Croce's songs are fine fine fine, I thought we would share his five best songs, picked by Julian.
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This is how I met the Toronto poet and publisher, Norman Cristofoli.
The issue of Labour of Love with my poem is now out, and, since the story of how the magazine itself came to be is so interesting, I thought I would interview Norman so you could hear it too.
Labour of Love publishes poetry, prose, short short stories, artwork and photographs. Norman formats it himself and prints it twice a year, each issue having a print run of 400. The magazine is given out freely. It is fully funded by Norman himself.
He has published 35 issues since 1994! Labour of Love publishes high quality work. Norman himself is not only a great poet, but is said to be one of the best editors around.
The interview takes place outside the Annex Live at Brunswick and Bloor, just before a spoken word reading, on Wednesday, March 21st 2012, and was recorded with my iPhone4.
To enquire about submissions to Labour of Love, or to request copies (he only asks that you provide postage), please go to Norman's website, labouroflovemagazine.com.
Direct link: 'Interview with Norman Cristofoli on 'Labour of Love'' (13:48min)
PLEASE NOTE: It is now July 2016, and Norman has published the last Labour of Love.


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Ideas for a Research Paper on Air Pollution
Do you know what is common between smog, carbon monoxide, and acid rain? Well, these are all examples of air pollution. The problem of air pollution is being discussed all over the world and this topic is one of the most burning. We may continue discussing this issue, but now it is your turn to say a few words about it in your research paper on air pollution.


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I recently heard someone use the phrase "extract a price". He was referring to a scenario in which an action had an associated cost. To me, it seems the correct phrase should have been "exact a price". But, given the literal meaning of "extract", it seems his usage could have been correct.
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I've done Cheese Day twice before in the past.
This year was QUITE different. Last time I came on a Thursday, but this year, Thursday was invite only, of which I didn't have :(
As soon as I got there on Saturday, I noticed a line! While it didn't take THAT long to get in, it was a sign of things to come.
This year they decided to make it more orderly. In other words more "Japanese". I mentioned before how people were like animals getting the cheese when it came out in past years.
This time it was queue time, and I panicked at the length of the lines, that I used all my tickets in the first round that I went in. Initially I was disappointed that they used this system, but later it made sense.
I watched a talk I didn't understand in order to get more samples, and even snuck back out and in to get more tickets. I went back AGAIN, but this 3rd time I just asked. I played dumb gaijin so it wasn't too difficult.
In the end I bought some Dutch smoked cheese and American Pepperjack. It's been a while since I finished the Swiss cheese I bought in America, so this was a welcome return to that sweet cheese taste.
Saturday, 12 November 2011
Cheese Day
I've done Cheese Day twice before in the past.
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This unit engages high school students in a study of the relationship between masks and cultures. Students research mask-making from various cultures, draw sketches of the masks, and take notes that highlight the connections between the masks and the cultural practices of the people who created them. Using this information, students recreate the cultural masks and compose poetry to reveal their understanding and appreciation of these cultural artifacts. Students then analyze aspects of their own culture and create personal masks and poetry to reflect their culture and themselves.
Cultural Mask Research Graphic Organizer: Students will use this handout to record notes about the culture of their masks in order to write a poem.
Kane, S., & Rule, A.C. (2004). Poetry connections can enhance content area learning. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 47(8), 658669.
- Preservice and in-service teachers, and by extension K12 students, can achieve a deeper understanding in the content areas through reading and writing poetry related to curriculum subjects and ideas.
- Students can create verse that celebrates the academic discipline and shows their engagement with the curriculum topic.
Judith Rowe Michaels. 1999. Risking Intensity: Reading and Writing Poetry with High School Students. Urbana, IL: NCTE.
- Poetry is about "our capacities for dreaming, remembering, and play" (p. 3).
- Authoring and sharing poetry requires risk-taking because it exposes the poet's emotions.
- Composing poetry can help students enter their own psyches and can build an empathetic learning community.


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Sounds of Spring: Jason Bay
Jason Bay made his first official visit to Traditions Field today. Earlier in the day the British Columbia native covered a little of everything (baseball, hockey & curling!). More of that here: CLICK!
Focusing on the task at hand – helping the Mets win a championship – he had these comments.
LISTEN: Jason Bay
TOPICS: Seeing familiar faces, big stages drive you, every year you have a chance to compete, last year has no bearing on this year.
Sound Courtesy: New York Mets


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Release Date: March 5, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Greenpoint, Brooklyn is considered one of New York City's fastest developing neighborhoods. The community, a bastion of the industrial working class, has seen an influx of artists and young professionals in recent years. Condominium towers are going up alongside the single-family homes that characterized the area for much of its history.
But look closer at what's happening in Greenpoint, and a different story also emerges, according to a new study by Winifred Curran, associate professor of geography at DePaul University, and Trina Hamilton, assistant professor of geography at the University at Buffalo.
The research describes how one group of long-time residents teamed up with gentrifiers and external environmental activists to push for the cleanup of Greenpoint's Newtown Creek while preserving the area's industrial roots.
In this effort, gentrifiers, having been schooled in the area's toxic legacy by long-time residents, forged a new political identity as environmental justice activists whose interests were aligned with those of long-term residents. The coalition leveraged the newcomers' skills in areas like writing and multimedia to achieve community goals.
The study's findings appeared in a pair of articles published in late 2012 in the journals Urban Studies and Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability.
"While sustainability and green urbanism have become buzzwords in urban policy circles, too little analysis has focused on who gets to decide what green looks like," Curran and Hamilton write in Local Environment. "Many visions of the green city seem to have room only for park space, waterfront cafes, and luxury LEED-certified buildings, prompting concern that there is no place in the 'sustainable' city for industrial uses and the working class."
The activism in Greenpoint is an attempt to battle the false choice of cleanup and reinvestment versus decay, and to recognize the injustice that gentrification (and previous decades of malign neglect from the city and state) represents, the authors said.
In the case of Newtown Creek, they state, "Neighbourhood residents and business owners seem to be advocating a strategy we call 'just green enough', in order to achieve environmental remediation without environmental gentrification."
The researchers interviewed 24 people — including long-term residents, gentrifiers and environmental activists — about their effort to clean up an underground oil plume that permeates the water of Newtown Creek and a swathe of adjacent land.
Hamilton and Curran argue that this diverse coalition, including recent arrivals, shares the goal of achieving environmental justice for long-term residents. The aim is to improve life for people already living there and to preserve the neighborhood's industrial character—and not to make the area greener with the hope of luring future residential development.
"Our main argument is that when you look at a gentrifying neighborhood, you don't need to accept that gentrification needs to continue to steamroll through the entire neighborhood or that environmental priorities have to be put on hold to prevent further displacement," Hamilton said.
In other words, gentrifiers and long-time residents need not always be at odds. In the case of Newtown Creek, Hamilton and Curran say the arrival of the creative class, including highly educated residents with professional experience in areas like graphic design and communications, played a key role in advancing the community's environmental campaign.
The authors note that while the oil leaked into the environment in the 1950s, it wasn't until recently that Greenpoint was able to make serious progress in the cleanup effort.
In 2008, activists partnered to form the Newtown Creek Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA), which is eligible to receive state funding and technical assistance to redevelop the site. The coalition's vision is to clean up the area while preserving industrial jobs. As one participant put it to Hamilton and Curran, the activists would like to see the waterfront become a "21st century industrial corridor."
More progress came in 2010, when the federal government declared Newtown Creek a Superfund site in need of serious environmental remediation. The same year, Exxon Mobil settled lawsuits related to the oil plume, pledging to carry out a cleanup and creating a $19.5 million Environmental Benefits Projects (EBP) fund for community projects.
Hamilton believes that the Greenpoint case provides an important example of how long-term residents and activists can partner with gentrifiers to push communities' longstanding environmental and social concerns.
She cautions, however, that it also highlights the need for government intervention to break the all too common tie between cleanup successes and the displacement of long-term residents. She notes that the Newtown Creek waterfront benefits from protected industrial zoning, which has provided a critical opportunity to create an alternative vision for a sustainable, working waterfront in the neighborhood.
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Awesome Story! here is the Facebook page.... https://www.facebook.com/pushpin(CNN) -- It is not possible to dial an Iranian number from an Israeli telephone. It will simply not go through. That lack of communication stems from the government level, where there is no dialogue between the two countries aside from public speeches meant to carry weighty threats of war to each camp.
That is why it was so difficult for Ronny Edry, an Israeli graphic designer based in Tel Aviv, to get his message across to the people of Iran.
"My idea was simple, I was trying to reach the other side. There are all these talks about war, Iran is coming to bomb us and we bomb them back, we are sitting and waiting. I wanted to say the simple words that this war is crazy," said Edry.
Using his graphic design skills and his wife's help (she is also a graphic designer), he plastered memes over pictures of himself, his wife, his friends and his neighbors. He then posted them on the Facebook page of Pushpin Mehina, his small design school, with a resounding message:
we will never bomb your country
We *Heart* You.
The response, said Edry, was overwhelming. "In a few hours, I had hundreds of shares and thousands of likes and it was like something was happening.
"I think it's really amazing that someone from Iran poked me and said 'Hello, I'm from Iran, I saw your "poster" on Facebook,' " Edry said.
Some Israelis seek peaceful communication with Iranians using social media platforms.
Some Israelis seek peaceful communication with Iranians using social media platforms.
"I thought it was crazy because I never spoke to an Iranian in my life. I woke up my wife: 'There is someone on Facebook from Iran!' "
He posted his designs for anyone to take and plaster over their own photos. The photos and posts have been flooding the page.
Edry says he started the campaign to get past the harsh words and talk directly to Iranians to see whether there really was anything to fight about.
Iran's nuclear development program is causing alarm in Israel and its Western allies. Critics in the West say Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon while Iranian officials insist their nuclear program is for peaceful energy generation only.
Experts: Israel would face challenge in bombing Iran nuclear sites
Edry has received thousands of messages from people in Iran sending a statement to Israel, he say.
He shared one private message from Iran, without revealing the identity of the sender: "We love you too. Your word reaches out there, despite the censorship. And Iranian people, aside from the regime, have no hard feelings or animosity towards anybody, particularly Israelis."
An Iranian woman surfs the internet at a cyber cafe in central Tehrah.
An Iranian woman surfs the internet at a cyber cafe in central Tehrah.
One post on the Pushpin Facebook page says: "We share a common history, have been sharing both our great and ancient cultures, languages and poetry together. ... We are so similar, and politicians cannot cut a tie that has been tied thousands of years ago. I am proud to have you as my friends."
Not all the responses to the campaign were positive, however.
One meme says "Iranians We *Heart* You SO MUCH we are coming over."
The first meme was posted Wednesday, and Edry says he hopes the dialogue will not end merely with Iranians and Israelis. He noted the tension involves more than these two countries and he would like to include allies and neighboring countries in the conversation. "The idea is to put the message out there that we don't want this war."
"At the end of it, I will be the one doing this war. Bibi is not going to take the gun," he said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanhayu, "I will have to. Before I go into another war, maybe I check this one a bit better."
When asked whether this style of campaign could work with Israelis and Palestinians, Edry said that it was probably already past that point, but now Israel has the chance to capitalize on an opportunity to start fresh with another regional neighbor.
"We are [right next to] Palestinians, so communication was not a problem. This situation is different because [Israel is] now just starting to talk to Iran," he said. "And maybe just by talking we can end it."
In an Israel Public Opinion survey by Shibley Telhami and the Dahaf Institute conducted February 22-26 among a nationally representative sample of 500 Israelis (margin of error is +/- 4.3%), only 19% of Israelis expressed support for a pre-emptive attack on Iranian nuclear facilities without U.S. backing. And while 45% believe an Israeli strike would weaken the Iranian government, 44% believe it would actually strengthen it.
The United States has pushed for a nonmilitary solution, including tougher sanctions and diplomatic negotiations.
The growing tensions between the two countries have already impacted other countries as well: Israel blamed Iran for a Valentine's Day bombing in Thailand and for a bombing the next day in India that targeted Israeli diplomats.


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Sony isn't officially saying what it will talk about at the mysterious Feb. 20 "PlayStation Meeting" that it invited press, analysts, and investors to late yesterday. That said, the cryptic come-on to "see the future" has practically everyone in the industry ready for the official unveiling of the PlayStation 4.
The Wall Street Journal has gone so far as to report the PS4 unveiling as fact. Its report cites "people familiar with the matters" as saying the new console will focus on adding more social gaming and user interaction rather than relying purely on hardware improvements. Meanwhile, Edge is now reporting that the system will include a redesigned DualShock controller, including a central touchpad and a "Share" button that will let players easily post video and screenshots.
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is gearing up for a hardware announcement too, tweeting that "Sony is inviting investors and media to the Feb 20 event; that means console announcement." Back in 2011, Sony held another PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo that served as the first discussion of the portable Vita.
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai recently hinted that it would let Microsoft "go first" with regard to the next generation of consoles, but it's unclear if he was referring to announcements or the actual release date of a system, which Microsoft is widely expected to launch by the end of the year. Microsoft has so far been quiet about any official announcement of the successor to the Xbox 360, but Game Informer recently reported that both Sony and Microsoft are planning "Apple-style press conferences" for their next platforms around March's Game Developers Conference.
We've been hearing dribs and drabs about PlayStation 4 development since early 2011. Reports indicate the system may work on an x86 chip architecture, a design choice that could signal an important change in the game industry. More recently, reliable sources suggested the system, codenamed Orbis, would limit pre-owned games to a "trial mode" when the original owner is not logged in. Sony recently applied for a patent for RFID-based technology that would do just that.
Ars will be on the scene for Sony's announcements on February 20, so be sure to check back in for up-to-date news.


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Gina Costa: Ways of Seeing
The Crossroads Gallery for Contemporary Art will open a unique exhibition featuring artist Gina Costa on January 9, on view until February 26. Gina Costa: Ways of Seeing will feature photography from three bodies of work by Costa, including her highly regarded Memory, Decay, Beauty series, as well as work from her award winning Street Photography series. In addition, there will be a catalog available for the exhibition.
Costa is an acclaimed photographer with accomplishments including multiple exhibitions and awards. In July 2016 she won first place for best photo essay in the Latin American Mobile Photography Awards & Exhibition in San Paolo, Brazil. Her work has been archived at the Fratelli Alinari Photo Archive in Firenze, Italia.
Costa earned her graduate degree in Art History from the University of Chicago. She has worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; The Art Institute of Chicago; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York; and has taught art history at a variety of universities. She is an award-winning, internationally-known, published photographer, who has exhibited in galleries in the United States and Europe.
"[Setting] out photographing not just specific themes, but glimpses of life and places visited, as a minimalist urban diary" says Cary Benbow, photographer, writer, and publisher of www.wobnebmagazine.com. "[Costa's] work allows the viewer to reflect on their own past, their own history and memories, in order to give meaning to the everyday world."
The exhibition will be open to the public beginning January 9, 2017 at 9:00 am. A public artist talk by Costa and a reception will be held on Thursday, January 26 at 5:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served.
A 36-page catalogue titled Gina Costa: Ways of Seeing accompanies the exhibition and is published by the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture. The publication includes 26 full-colour illustrations and essays by Costa and Benbow, among others. It is available for the duration of the exhibition and by request afterwards.
This exhibition is organized by the Crossroads Gallery for Contemporary Art, Notre Dame Center for Arts & Culture. The catalogue was generously supported by an anonymous donor. For further information on Costa's exhibitions, publications, and images see www.ginacosta.com.
With four University of Notre Dame departments working together, in 2013, after renovating the former Children's Dispensary, the NDCAC opened its doors to the public. Highlights include the Segura Arts Studio, a collaborative printmaking studio occupying the former gymnasium; and former patient rooms transformed into the Crossroads Gallery for Contemporary Art. From the programming offered for all ages with Educational Programming and the Office of Community Relations to lectures and exhibitions from artists visiting the Crossroads Gallery and the Segura Arts Studio, there is something for everyone at the NDCAC.
For more information about the exhibition, the NDCAC, or any other programs please go to artsandculture.nd.edu or call 574/631.5224.


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Overbay going Overseas
Lyle Overbay is one of 24 players on the Japan tour roster, which was released on Tuesday. Overbay might not get a TON of playing time, though, considering he will be backing up Ryan Howard at first base.
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Jordan, how often do you think you'll post during the offseason?
Once Blue Jays news starts to come in a little more, you can expect more postings from me. For now, I'm enjoying some time off with my wife during the playoffs, which I was off the hook as far as working this season. When free agency rolls around and the hot stove is in full effect, I'll be blogging more frequently on here.
I am glad to hear that Overbay is coming to Japan. I have tickets for the Nov.8th game in Fukuoka. I now live here in Japan and follow my Blue Jays on the internet. Any ideas about the Jays getting Matsunaka that Japanese pitcher that everyone wants?
Aaron C
how does someone become a scout??..i mean ispeak three languages and can spot a good curball,changeup,cutfastballect…


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The most recent shift in the audience for deferred annuity products may come as a surprise to many advisors who are accustomed to selling these vehicles to older clients in pursuit of secure income late in life. Insurance carriers have taken steps to break free of this typical market, in many cases by changing product cost structures to appeal to an expanded (and much younger) client base. As a result, advisors need to recognize that this new generation of deferred annuity product can be marketed even to clients who are in their 30s, 40s and 50s, erasing the common perception that most annuity purchasers are those stereotypically risk-adverse clients who have already retired. Younger generations have joined the market for secure income, which should have every advisor asking, how young is my next annuity prospect?
Deferred annuities: A primer
Although deferred annuity offerings have undergone an evolution in recent years, allowing customization to create a secure stream of income in retirement that meets the individual goals of any given client, many advisors may have overlooked an entire generation of potential annuity contract owners. Despite the flexibility to change the timing of deferred annuity payouts, these products have historically appealed most strongly to an older client base — those who have either been retired for several years and fear outliving retirement savings and those clients preparing to enter retirement within a relatively short period of time.
Deferred annuities can now be used as a safety net for clients who reach old age (80 or 85) or can begin payouts much earlier in retirement. Insurance carriers have developed new products that can make these strategies appeal to the younger client much in the same manner as traditional annuity owners.
Deferred annuities for a younger generation
In order to attract a younger generation of annuity contract owners, many insurance carriers have developed products with lower initial premiums (some have gone so far as to cut the initial premium to as little as $5,000).
Although many younger annuity purchasers have committed to further fund their deferred annuities in future years, a low initial premium allows clients to purchase deferred annuities that can be immediately contributed to individual retirement accounts without exceeding the annual maximum contribution limits established for these accounts.
This strategy allows the younger client to create a retirement plan on a tax-preferred basis that mimics the traditional pension plans offered by employers in previous generations. Further, the strategy can prove effective for younger clients whose employers may not offer a retirement savings plan.
Insurance carriers have also built a degree of flexibility into these deferred annuities with low initial premiums. While some clients intend to make annual contributions that approximate the IRA contribution limit, future contributions can be larger or smaller depending on the client's goals. For many clients in their 30 or 40s, this is important because it makes these annuities affordable as they continue to bear the expenses of raising children, paying down mortgages and, in many cases, paying off student loans.
Recurring payments that allow younger clients to build the value of their annuity products over time can prove to be a critical selling point with younger clients, many of whom simply have not been saving long enough to establish the savings necessary to purchase a product with a high initial premium.
For younger clients interested in building a pension-style retirement savings account early in life, a deferred annuity strategy can prove extremely valuable, and insurance carriers have finally caught on to this market, providing products that are effective for the next generation of savers.
See also:
- Annuity sales enter the K.I.S.S. era
- DIAs: The perfect annuity for baby boomers
- DIAs: Planting Their Roots in Fertile Soil for Growth


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Osita Alaribe (Ala - Ree - Bay) enters his eighth season as defensive line coach for Tennessee State Tigers football. Alaribe was named defensive coordinator prior to the 2015 campaign.
2013 proved to be one of the best defensive years in TSU history. The Tigers defense ranked 1st in the country in Total Defense for eight straight weeks, finally finishing at 6th in the nation. In Scoring Defense they finished 7th in the nation and in Opponents 3rd Down Conversions the Tigers ranked 3rd in the nation. The Tigers stout defense was ranked #1 in every major Defensive category in the OVC which helped produce a 10-4 record and first playoff appearance since 1999.
The defense was led by junior defensive end Anthony Bass that was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year, FCS All-American and 1st Team All-OVC. Bass finished with 10 sacks and 14.5 TFL's. Another defensive lineman that was mentored by Alaribe was three time All-OVC senior defensive end Antonio Harper who finished with 7 sacks and 13 TFL's. The defense finished with (37) total sacks for the season which ranks 21st in the nation and (111) tackles for loss with ranked 5th in the nation.
In 2012, Alaribe helped develop a Tigers defense that ranked first in Total Defense only giving up 361.6 yards per game and ranked second in Scoring Defense allowing 22.8 points per game. Alaribe also was selected to participate in the Bill Walsh NFL Internship with the Oakland Raiders for their 2012 fall training camp.
In 2011, Alaribe helped develop a Tigers defense that only allowed 150.6 rushing yards per game and was ranked second in conference. The Tigers were also ranked 22nd in the nation and first in the OVC in total sacks.
As recruiting coordinator, Alaribe has helped produce the #1 2013 and 2012 recruiting classes and the #3 2011 class among FCS HBCU's according to Boxtorow's annual rankings.
Alaribe arrived at TSU after a three-year term as the defensive line and outside linebackers coach with Ouachita Baptist University.
While at OBU, Alaribe tutored two all-conference players and was part of a team that had its first winning season in 25 years.
Before OBU, Alaribe spent two seasons as defensive line coach at Dudley High School in Greensboro, N.C. help winning the Eastern North Carolina Division Championship leading to the North Carolina 3AA State Championship.
The Raleigh, NC native played collegiately at North Carolina A&T State University as a defensive lineman and was a team captain. He helped lead the Aggies to two MEAC Championship titles (1999 and 2003) and one HBCU National Championship (1999).
Alaribe earned his bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communication from NCA&T in 2004 before receiving his master's degree in Sports Administration from Henderson State in 2008.
He and his wife, Uzo, have one daughter, Ogechi and reside in Nashville, TN.


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Year-By-Year Program
Although there is flexibility in the major, there is also structure. It is important to understand that the following is only a model, not the norm, and not exactly how one's schedule should look. If a student is accelerated due to having college equivalent psychology courses in high school, this model still applies in basic structure and requirements, but the student may need to adjust the time frames. Whatever the situation, it is important to take note of this model, and modify it if necessary.
The best strategy to successfully complete the psychology major in four years or less is to complete PSYC 111, 221, and 235 during the first year and sophomore year. Then, take an even amount of psychology classes each semester until graduation (about 8 credits a semester your junior and senior years).
First Year
PSYC 111: Introduction to Psychology (fall or spring)
PSYC 221: Applied Behavioral Statistics (fall concurrent with 111, or spring)
*Complete an Academic Advisor Request Form to have an advisor in the department assigned to you.
Sophomore Year
PSYC 235: Research Methods (fall or spring, must have completed 221)
Elective #1 (usually in concurrence with or after 235 completion) - check prerequisites for 300-level courses
Junior Year
Fall Semester: 8 credits in psychology (possibly 305, 310, 320, 330, 340, 360, 370, 381, or 390, or electives)
Spring Semester: 8-12 credits in psychology (possibly 304, 310, 320, 331, 341, 347, 349, 360, 370, 381, or 390, or electives)
Senior Year
Fall Semester: (possibly one or two from this group)
Psychology 392- History of Psychology
Psychology 393- Psychology Seminar (4) (Does NOT Fulfill Ethics Seminar Requirement)
Psychology 396- Senior Thesis (1-4) (Full Year)
Honors 398- Senior All College Thesis (1-4) (Full Year)
Psychology 399- Teaching Practicum (4)
Psychology 397- Psychology Internship
Spring Semester: 4-12 elective credits in psychology (or above listed courses, except for Senior Project)
In the end, one will have taken 44 credits minimum in psychology. Hopefully this has helped you understand the requirements and the flexibility of the psychology major, and how they interact. For a checklist to help keep track and plan the progress that you are making toward fulfilling the psychology major requirements, click here.


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I owe regular readers an explanation for the lengthy hiatus on this blog. As I had predicted would happen back in the summer, this semester turned into an extremely busy one for me. Directing the Environmental Studies program at the University of Vermont is a large part of that busyness: it's a large, interdisciplinary and […]
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