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How to Become a Nurse in Kansas
There are dozens of accredited nursing programs in Kansas, and career opportunities in this state are very positive. In 2017, there were 56,393 registered nurses and 10,386 licensed practical nurses in the state of Kansas.
Applying for a nursing education program is the first step to a fulfilling career in health services. The Kansas Board of Nursing is responsible for controlling all levels of nursing licensure in this state. Individuals interested in applying for nursing licensure as an LPN, RN, APRN, or becoming a CNA in the state of Kansas can find more information below.
How to Get Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Certification in Kansas
Applicants for Kansas CNA certification must complete at least 90 hours of training through a state-certified nurse aide program prior to applying. These hours must include clinical on-the-job experience in a healthcare setting. Required coursework through these programs typically covers the following topic areas:
- Nutrition
- Observation
- Patient transfers
- Anatomy
- Patients' rights and ethics
- Communication
- Caring for individuals with specialized needs
- Medical terminology
The fee for testing is $20. To apply, applicants for a Kansas CNA certification must submit to the following:
- Criminal background test
- TB test
- Physical exam
- Proof of age; applicants must be at least 18 years old
- Proof of high school diploma or GED
- Drug testing
- Proof of immunizations
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services manages the registry for CNAs in the state. Kansas CNA certifications expire after two years, and applicants will need to complete at least 12 hours of continuing education prior to renewing their Kansas nursing registration.
How to Get a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License in Kansas
To get a Kansas LPN license, applicants must complete a training program prior to applying. Programs are offered in a variety of settings and take about one to two years to complete. Coursework focuses on the following:
- Adult and Gerontological Health Services
- Child and Family Health Services
- Population Health and Systems
- Transitions of Care Management
- Human Development
To apply for a Kansas LPN license, applicants must submit:
- A $50 non-refundable payment for the application
- Proof of education
- If applicable, proof of active licensure in another state
- Criminal background check
- If applicable, documentation of a legal name change
When the application to sit the NCLEX-PN exam is approved, applicants may take the exam. Once the exam is passed, applicants will receive an LPN license.
LPNs must complete 30 hours of continuing nursing education prior to renewing their Kansas nursing license. All LPN licenses expire on the final day of the birthday month in odd- or even-numbered years, based on the LPN's birth year.
How to Get a Registered Nurse (RN) License in Kansas
Applicants for a Kansas RN license must graduate from an accredited RN nursing education program that includes coursework in the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences that support a foundation for safe and effective nursing practice. Coursework must have a particular focus on health promotion and maintenance, such as growth and development through life and prevention and early detection of disease.
Upon completion of the RN degree and clinical curriculum, applicants can apply for a Kansas RN license in two different ways:
- Successfully pass the National Council Licensing Examination for RNs (NCLEX-RN), which is designed to test for knowledge, skill and ability.
- Become a licensed RN in another state and record at least 1,000 hours of nursing practice there. Applicants can then go through the application process to endorse an out-of-state license in Kansas.
For the application, candidates need to have official transcripts sent to the Kansas Board of Nursing prior to the Kansas nursing license being issued. A background check is also required, along with a $50 application fee that is put toward fingerprint processing.
RNs must complete 30 hours of continuing nursing education prior to renewing the license. All RN licenses expire on the final day of their birthday month in odd- or even-numbered years based on the RN's birth year.
How to Get an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) License in Kansas
A Kansas APRN license includes the following types of nurses: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives. All advanced practice registered nurses are at the forefront of the healthcare system and patient care services. In Kansas, an advanced practice nurse must first be a registered nurse. Registered nurses who wish to obtain a Kansas APRN license must complete a nursing degree program that is at least at the master's level.
Kansas APRN license applicants must also complete at least 500 hours of clinical learning in each clinical subject matter track. Examples of clinical tracks for nurses include:
- Adult and Gerontological Health Services
- Child and Family Health Services
- Population Health and Systems
- Transitions of Care Management
Additionally, applicants must complete a minimum of three credit hours in an advanced pharmacology course, which prepares them for their prescriptive authority and the more in-depth clinical aspects of the scope of practice. For APRNs to renew their Kansas nursing license, 30 hours of continued nursing education is required.
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Resources/AnnualRpt2017.pdf
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Education/Educational-Requirements-for-Advanced-Practice-Licensure.pdf
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Education/Requirements-of-On-line-RN-programs.pdf
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/license/application/online-instructions/
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/license/renew/
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Education/Graduate-Approved-Kansas-Nursing-Schools.pdf
- https://ksbn.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Education/nursingschoolst.pdf


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hey all excuse the moan, but went out for a lunchtime run and out in the wilds of South East Kent came across a man and his yappy shoe brush of a dog. he made no attempt to put it on a lead. as I run past the dog chases after me snapping its jaws at my heels. I stopped and shouted out it to go away. he took exception that I had the audacity to shout at his dog ! taking his point on board I shouted at him and told him to put his F*******g dog on it lead. It amazes me that his dog attacked me and he sees me at fault !!
on reflection I did not handle this matter well ! and it took 2 added two mins to my run - gutted !!
wonder if anyone has any other strategies for dealing with dogs whilst out running ?
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We've had a pool for years. I tore the old pool down two years ago with the agreement between the wife and I that we put up a new and larger pool. Today, because of my youngest daughter's upcoming graduation party, we ordered the new pool.
I have two nucs coming around the end of May. They will be housed about 200 feet from the pool with the entrances facing away from the pool. How much trouble am I looking at here?
I have some old metal chicken watering pans ready for the bees and a way to catch rainwater to give them. Will they prefer that to chlorinated pool water? We are also considering going saltwater for the pool. Would that help?


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Just how authentic do you want a NASCAR game to be?
Your answer to that question pretty much determines whether you should buy NASCAR Heat 3 or not. Because while there are better racing experiences out there, there are none more authentic.
A perfectly serviceable racer
NASCAR Heat 3 is a solid, but unspectacular racing game. It doesn't push the bar in any way, but it's consistently decent. From its visuals to its handling, you won't ever be wowed by NASCAR Heat 3, but you won't be disappointed by it either. It's a perfectly serviceable representation of the motor sport that entertains but never goes that extra mile to truly impress.
Career mode is NASCAR Heat 3's main attraction, and this time you can create your own team rather than sign on with another if you wish. Choose to create your own team and you'll have to hire staff and train them, as well as buy your own vehicles and upgrade your facilities to maximise their performance. In all honesty, there's not a great deal of depth to your management options, but it still makes your career a bit more engaging. It makes you feel like you're making a difference.
Making your mark in dirt
When you begin your career, you'll be racing in the fictional Xtreme Dirt Tour, standing in for other drivers. Its muddy tracks will be your proving grounds; your chance to show your potential in the hope of being offered a contract. Though whether or not you choose to accept a contract when given the opportunity is up to you. In any case, from that point on, NASCAR Heat 3 is all about making a name for yourself. It's about winning not only the Xtreme Dirt Tour, but also the 3 NASCAR National Series, either for yourself, or for any one of a number of teams.
NASCAR Heat 3's career will occupy tens of hours of your life; it all depends on how authentic you want your NASCAR experience to be. Most will probably choose to play with races being just a small percentage of their real-life length, and many may also elect to play on easy. If you want to take part in full length races with realistic damage and no assists, however, you can. And it'll be those players that will get the most out of NASCAR Heat 3, no doubt.
More than just a career
Career mode isn't all that the game has to offer though. There are quick race options, you can take part in championships, and there are also over 30 challenges to be conquered. In fact, challenge mode might be just as much of a draw as career mode for some. Placing you in real-life situations, your skills will be tested as you attempt to complete objectives under a range of conditions. And for completing them, you're rewarded with videos which will pique the interest of any NASCAR fan.
Of course, playing NASCAR Heat 3 needn't be a singular experience either. As well as being able to partake in split-screen races, you can also take the action online. You'll not find the most extensive suite of online racing options, but there's enough to keep you occupied.
Presentation is no doubt the worst aspect of NASCAR Heat 3. Its menus are functional but not very interesting, the videos that occasionally pop up from your mentor during your career will have you eye-rolling due to their bad acting, and while racing, screen-tearing is quite common. NASCAR Heat 3 isn't an ugly game in action, but with unimpressive lighting and some bland textures, it doesn't give the impression of a quality product. And if you've got an Xbox One X, a lack of enhancements will leave you disappointed.
Ultimately, if you're after the most authentic NASCAR racing game available right now, NASCAR Heat 3 will serve you well. But if all you want to do is take some NASCAR vehicles around some tracks now and again, on Xbox One you might as well pick up Forza Motorsport 6 or 7. They won't let you complete your own NASCAR career or build your own team, but they have better physics and spectacular visuals. The choice is yours, and either way you'll be suitably entertained.


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This spectacular meal-closer was ostensibly invented by Jules Alciatore of Antoine's restaurant back in the 1890s, but we prefer to believe it was first concocted half a century earlier by one Dominique Youx, who was not only privateer Jean Lafitte's top lieutenant, he was the philosopher who first came up with the adage "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker" (albeit in French). Whatever its culinary heritage, the drink has concluded many a swellegant New Orleans supper for well over a century. And if you can't raise the funds for a trip to Galatoire's or Antoine's, you can wow your friends by preparing it at your next dinner party.
Traditionalists might want to invest in a special copper brûlot bowl, but a chafing dish works just fine. Remove the peel from two oranges and two lemons in long unbroken spirals. Stud each peel with three whole cloves. Muddle together six lumps of sugar and a cinnamon stick in a chafing dish over low heat. Add the studded citrus peel, a cup of brandy, and 2 ounces curaçao. Step back and ignite the brandy, stirring everything together with a long-handled ladle and (this is the showbiz part) lifting the peel so the liquid fire drips down the spirals. Slowly add a quart of good strong Creole coffee and continue stirring until the flames die. Serve this thick, sweet, spicy brew in demitasse cups with plenty of Sid Catlett, Irma Thomas, Terence Blanchard, and Champion Jack Dupree.


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Home mold test kits. Do they work?
This is a question that we get daily. These home mold test kits are sold at most of the larger home improvement stores and promise "fast results." The problem is that most people have no idea what the results mean and why they detected mold. Well let me clear something up for those of you that are considering a home mold test kit.
Mold is everywhere in our indoor and outdoor environments. These kits are made up of a growth media that supports mold growth. They are chock full of organic matter and have plenty of moisture to promote microbial amplification. All they need is a few floating mold spores to land on them – and they're off and running. What most people don't realize is that these kits will grow mold regardless of location. They don't differentiate species or levels and certainly don't detect moisture sources that cause mold in the first place. In other words – don't waste your money.
Mold investigations are best left to a professional mold inspector with the proper training, experience and equipment. Finding mold is the easy part. Figuring out why it developed in the first place can be tricky. A solid understanding of building envelopes, construction, land grading and plumbing are just some of the areas that a mold inspector must be proficient. The biology of microorganisms and understanding microbial contamination is necessary as is the ability to understand lab analysis. Knowing how to use moisture meters, boroscopes and thermal imagers helps – and if you don't mind being in crawl spaces, attics and basements – you're already ahead of the game. Although this is just a small portion of what is required of a mold inspector, it should give you a good idea why a $20 test kit is just not the answer.
If you are concerned enough to consider a home mold test kit, please understand that you will get what you paid for. You would be better off soaking a twenty dollar bill and leaving it in a place where it will stay damp. Check it in a week and see how much mold it develops. Just like the test kit – it will end up moldy.
My father's generation was of the opinion that mold was just mold. "It ain't gonna kill ya" he would say. Well in my case, it nearly did. As a child, I spent a month in the hospital from mold-related respiratory problems. I now have asthma and will for the rest of my life. Fortunately, we now know much more about mold and its effects on our health. We know that it affects children and the elderly and those with insufficient immune systems more that it does a healthy, middle aged adult.
If its mold that you suspect – make it a point to have it assessed by a professional mold inspector or hygienist. They will be able to determine the air quality in your home, find moisture sources and develop a safe and effective remediation plan if mold is found. I didn't see any of that on the packaging of the home mold test kit.
In other words – don't trust your family's health to a $20 gimmick.
For more information on mold testing, click here or call us at 1-800-310-3226 or email your inquiry to email@example.com.


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Car & Truck Blog
2017 Volvo S90: Volvo Steps Up Its Luxury Game
Most everyone is familiar with Volvo cars. Affectionately known as "bricks on wheels," these sturdy Nordic trackers have built a reputation that is high on safety and reliability, but lacking in style and luxury. No one ever placed Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac and BMW in the same conversation. The once befallen Cadillac has steamrolled its way back into the mix with the impressive CT6 Sedan, and Volvo now competes with the aforementioned marques in its all-new, hard-to-believe-it's-a-Volvo, 2017 S90.
There's nothing carried over from earlier Volvo sedans (like the S80). This is a clean sheet attempt to right what was a sinking Volvo ship.
First, a history lesson.
For decades, Volvo had been a niche automobile for buyers who wanted the ultimate in safety and convenience. As competition grew within the industry from upstarts like Lexus and Infiniti, Volvo decided to sell its car business to focus on commercial truck sales. It was ultimately purchased by Ford in 1999, and then left to dangle in the wind when Ford attempted to sell the company during the 2008 global economic crisis.
On the brink of extinction, Volvo found itself in dire straits with mass layoffs and no development or research capital.
For several model years, Volvo just survived. In 2010, near its last breath of life, Volvo Cars was sold to the Chinese Geely Holding Group. The new owner provided funds to get Volvo back on its feet, and left the Swedish automaker alone to do what they do best — build quality cars.
The 2017 XC90 was the first home run hit by the new Volvo. Across the country, dealers can barely keep them in stock. Now, the S90 rewrites whatever it is you thought about Volvo.
Swedish large car luxury is here.
As you approach the 2017 Volvo S90, you'll be struck by its beauty. The wheels are stretched to both ends of the car, resulting in a sizeable cabin chock full of luxury and safety features.
Inside, "Sensus" telematics with 9-inch screen (arrayed like an iPad Mini), Wi-Fi, navigation, 12.3-inch central instrument display, Bluetooth with hands-free audio streaming, moonroof, leather seating, rear camera, walnut inlays, 330-watt sound system, "Clean Zone" air quality system, four-zone climate control and much, much more are among standard and optional features.
For all the bells and whistles, opt for the $3,300 "Inscription" package. Package features include Nappa soft leather seats and key fob, ventilated seats, 19-inch wheels, Apple Play with USB hub (Android available soon), leather dashboard and upper door panels, laminated side windows to block out sound, and a load more comfort and luxury features to enhance your 2017 Volvo S90 experience.
The power of four (cylinders).
On the road, four cylinder turbocharged engines with varying power outputs move all current Volvos down the road. The S90's four cylinder delivers a strong 316-horsepower punch in "T6" trim. Coupled with all-wheel drive, road dynamics are superior. Critics argue it's no BMW 5-Series, which is fine since this it is a different type of luxury vehicle. Remember, it's a Volvo.
Luxury is here, safety never left.
Speaking of safety, all of the letters in the safety alphabet soup are present. Features like ABS (anti-lock braking system), DSC (dynamic stability control), TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) are some we're used to reading about. Other significant standard or optional 2017 Volvo S90 safety systems include "City Safety," which can figure out whether there's a collision risk when you're approaching slower moving or stationary vehicles from behind. If you fail to brake hard enough or in time, your S90 will brake for you. Oh, and if you become involved in an accident, the S90 has technology that will help limit serious injury or death, too.
Volvo S90 prices begin at $46,950. Our tested T6 AWD Inscription came in at $52,950 base, and at $66,105 with options and $995 destination charge.
The road ahead.
Volvo plans to launch six more models in the next three years. Parent company Geely has spent more than $1 billion in retooling the Volvo lineup, and their investment appears to be reaping dividends.
|About the Contributor
Brian Armstead has been involved in print, radio and television for over 40 years. He is President Emeritus of the Washington Automotive Press Association, and his vehicle reviews appear in several publications in the U.S. and Canada. Brian is also a regular guest on automotive radio and television programs, and contributor to several web sites.


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Sold by the sheet or by linear foot (trim tile for edges or steps).
The retro pool pool tiles mosaic Water Grey Blend is a retro pool tile that works for both the waterline at your pool and to tile a full spa or water fountain. The retro pool tile mix of blue, white and gray colors will provide trendiness to your pool.
This retro pool tile has frost proof quality that will last a lifetime.
THICKNESS: 8mm - 5/16
SHEET SIZE: 12"x12" (covers 1 square feet)
CHIP SIZE: 1"x1"
APPLICATION: swimming pool, fountain, backsplash, shower walls, jacuzzi, spas, waterfall and infinity pool.


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Hi! Diving ever deeper down the rabbit hole.
I've been working with making a LED wall specific node set. One part of this I'm trying out is splitting images, crop them and shove them into layers. As crop isn't a native function, but a shader, I've been trying to merge a couple nodes into one. However, by making a function to crop rather than stuffing the shader part in the main node, I've stumbled across something I have dreaded a bit to get to (understand); the node instance data/event thingy.
In the code posted below, the issue I'm having is that I need "*instance" in the "VuoImage crop(...)" function. This however doesen't seem to work outside the main "nodeEvent" function. Is it possible to get a somewhat simple (as in simple wording, I believe eli5 is the current popular phrasing) explanation of this and how it works?
VuoModuleMetadata({ "title" : "Make LED Image Layers", "description" : "Creates image layers per panel for a LED screen", "keywords" : [ ], "version" : "1.0.0", "dependencies" : [ ], "node": { "isInterface" : false } }); //Crop shader from the Vuo Crop Image node static const char * cropFragmentShader = VUOSHADER_GLSL_SOURCE(120, include(VuoGlslAlpha) varying vec4 fragmentTextureCoordinate; uniform sampler2D texture; uniform float x; uniform float y; uniform float width; uniform float height; void main(void) { gl_FragColor = VuoGlsl_sample(texture, fragmentTextureCoordinate.xy * vec2(width, height) + vec2(x,y)); } ); struct nodeInstanceData { VuoShader shader; }; struct nodeInstanceData * nodeInstanceInit(void) { struct nodeInstanceData * instance = (struct nodeInstanceData *)malloc(sizeof(struct nodeInstanceData)); VuoRegister(instance, free); instance->shader = VuoShader_make("Crop Image Pixels Shader"); VuoShader_addSource(instance->shader, VuoMesh_IndividualTriangles, NULL, NULL, cropFragmentShader); VuoRetain(instance->shader); return instance; } VuoImage crop //Function to crop the image and feed it back to the layers ( VuoImage cropImage, VuoInteger pixelWidth, VuoInteger pixelHeight, VuoInteger pixelPosX, VuoInteger pixelPosY ) { VuoImage workImage = VuoImage_makeCopy(cropImage, false); if (!cropImage) { return workImage = NULL; } VuoShader_setUniform_VuoImage((*instance)->shader, "texture", workImage); VuoShader_setUniform_VuoReal ((*instance)->shader, "x", pixelPosX); VuoShader_setUniform_VuoReal ((*instance)->shader, "y", pixelPosY); VuoShader_setUniform_VuoReal ((*instance)->shader, "width", pixelWidth); VuoShader_setUniform_VuoReal ((*instance)->shader, "height", pixelHeight); return VuoImageRenderer_render((*instance)->shader, pixelWidth, pixelHeight, VuoImage_getColorDepth(workImage)); } void nodeEvent ( VuoInstanceData(struct nodeInstanceData *) instance, VuoInputData(VuoText) name, VuoInputData(VuoImage) image, VuoInputData(VuoBoolean, {"default":false}) tileImage, VuoInputData(VuoPoint4d) screenSize, VuoInputData(VuoList_VuoPoint4d) positions, VuoInputData(VuoList_VuoReal) opacity, VuoInputData(VuoInteger) totalPanels, VuoOutputData(VuoList_VuoLayer) layers ) { *layers = VuoListCreate_VuoLayer(); if(tileImage == false) { for(int i = 1; i <= totalPanels; ++i){ char a = i; VuoListAppendValue_VuoLayer( *layers, VuoLayer_makeRealSize( VuoText_insert(name, 100, &a), crop( instance, image, VuoListGetValue_VuoPoint4d(positions, i).z, VuoListGetValue_VuoPoint4d(positions, i).w, screenSize.z, screenSize.w ), VuoListGetValue_VuoPoint2d(positions, i), VuoListGetValue_VuoReal(opacity, i), false) ); } } }
Add a parameter to your crop
Add a parameter to your crop function like this:
VuoImage crop //Function to crop the image and feed it back to the layers ( VuoInstanceData(struct nodeInstanceData *) instance, VuoImage cropImage, ...
You'll also need to rename the
nodeEvent function to
The instance data is just any type of data that the node holds on to as long as the composition is running. For example, the
Count node keeps track of its count. When an event hits the
Count node's Increment input port, the node adds the port value to the stored count and outputs the new count.
In the case of your node, the only reason for using instance data is to improve performance. If you wanted the node to be really slow, you could make the
nodeEvent function create the shader and then throw it away each time. (For many data types it's perfectly OK to create them and throw them away, but shaders happen to be expensive to make.) Instead, your node creates the shader when the composition starts running (
nodeInstanceInit) and reuses it each time an event hits the node (
Not quite eli5 level, but does that make sense?
More info in the API documentation — Developing a Node Class, subsection called "A stateful node class".
Thank you! I've tried a bit,
Thank you! I've tried a bit, but think I was stumbling across unrelated stupidity on my end. The instanceFini which I completely forgot about threw me for a loop for some time. Got it to work-ish, but not production ready for the test I had in mind.


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HARARE – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) says it is investigating Rio Tinto's disposal of its shareholding in Murowa Diamonds to a foreign firm amid allegations that local listing rules were violated.
This comes as government also recently indicated that it was seized with the matter after it became clear that Murowa was sold to foreign buyers and not locals as previously announced.
"The ZSE has engaged the company over accusations made to determine whether there was a breach or not in terms of ZSE listing requirements before any action is taken as required by the ZSE processes," the company's business development executive Lina Mushanguri said.
Rio Tinto, formerly based in Canada but now headquartered in the United Kingdom, disposed of its 78 percent shareholding in Murowa early in 2016.
It was announced that the shares were sold to RioZim, which is controlled by black Zimbabweans but this has since been disproved by investigators.
Information gathered by the businessdaily shows that Rio Tinto disposed of its shareholding in Murowa, for an undisclosed sum, to RZ Murowa Holdings, a British
Virgin Islands incorporated company, controlled by Gem Holdings.
The principal behind Gem Holdings is Harpal Randhawa, who is also the principal behind Gem RioZim Limited, the largest shareholder in RioZim Limited.
Disgruntled shareholders said the nexus between Gem RioZim, Randhawa and Gem Holdings was in breach of ZSE rules regarding the sale or purchase of an entity to related parties.
"Essentially… Randhawa, while putting on a RioZim hat negotiated to buy Murowa Diamonds from Rio Tinto Plc, then turned around and acquired it for himself," said one of RioZim's minority shareholders.
Rio Tinto is also accused of violating a July 2004 agreement with RioZim that empowers local shareholders to have pre-emption rights in the event of a sale.
"The shareholders of RioZim were not offered an opportunity to exercise their pre-emptive rights with regards to Rio Tinto Plc's sale of 78 percent of Murowa Diamonds in accordance with the steps spelt out in the shareholders' agreement," sources close to RioZim said.
"In fact, the first time they heard of this transaction was in the media release of June 26, 2015 when the stake had already been sold to RZ Murowa Holdings — a foreign-related party.
"Should it turn out that the board of directors of RioZim Limited waived shareholders' pre-emptive rights in Rio Tinto Plc's Murowa Diamonds, they will still have failed to comply with the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange rules to deal with related party transactions and the issuance of cautionary statements when dealing with material transactions," the sources added.
It has also been established that RioZim failed to publish cautionaries to warn shareholders about the impending transaction of its subsidiary — Murowa Diamonds — as per requirements of listing rules.
Shareholders noted that the diversified mining concern
issued eight successive cautionary statements between September 2014 and May 2015 with regards to the $10 million rights issue for the Cam & Motor project.
The rights issue closed on June 29, 2015 while Rio Tinto made an announcement of the sale of Murowa Diamonds on June 26, 2015.
"We strongly believe the larger shareholders and insiders should not ride roughshod over smaller and minority shareholders.
"How can the investing public have any trust in Zimbabwe's capital markets if such 'cowboy' and high-handed transactions are
allowed to stand?
"We also believe that we will suffer irreparable financial losses should this swindle be allowed to stand," irate shareholders said.
Efforts to get comment from RioZim were fruitless as the group's chief executive Noah Matimba did not respond to questions sent to him more than a fortnight ago.


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Jo Fober
Jo Fober
Cologne, Germany
About Jo Fober
I am an established architecture and fashion photographer from Cologne in Germany. I have a set of evocative images from Coney Island, New York and louvre, Paris. Biography Jo Fober. Jo Fober, Fashion and architectural photographer""and 2008 Hasselblad Masters finalist"", was born in 1964 and lives and works in Cologne, Germany, He shoots in future projects include more Fine art relegated pictures. Jo's first photographs of Coney Island in February set against an eerily winter grey sky evoke a time lost. The images speak of a past colorful and vibrant; through his lens, Jo hints at this past and invites the viewer to imagine how Coney Island was back then. The shops are there, the iconic wooden slats are there and Jo Fober's photographs bring you there to the heart and spirit that is Coney Island. While Bernd and Hilla Becher dedicate their work to the frontal photograph of industrial plants, the Cologne-based photographer has documentated the buildings of Paris with the same precision, that such experiments seem to allow him an seemingly inventory. The systematic frontal and central view give the photographs a documentary dimension, based on typology. It is precisely this system and the concept of the index, which gives an artistic dimension the photographed works. Jo Fober offers us a new perspective of cultural sites. His photography is an expression of tranquility and silence in this chaotic society: a sense of perspective and equilibrium. This is therapy for the soul. The german photographer has become famous as a master of bringing a vibrant energy to extraordinary interior spaces. Truly having an architect's eye for presenting interiors, Fober captures and receates the feeling of three-dimensionality that each grand space contains. Always shooting during the most oppertune conditions and making use of only available natural light that is an integral element of the architecture itself. He captures the overall soul oft he superbly designed atmospheres. Please visit his website for more information about his artwork. HTTP://WWW.JFO-PHOTO.COM Please be informed, the pictures are all availabe in different formats, please contact the curator or me for information. You see different formats in my artwork, the prizing can be used for caculation different formats of the interesting artwork.
A short spell of 2 semesters studying Photo Civil Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne and a six-assistant in a portrait studio intermitted his career as a photograph firstly. However, in 2000 the switch was again folded and laid by various developments of the foundation for the current style.
He has followed the major graduates of the Becher school (Art Acadamy Dusseldorf) and imbibed their work. However, in order to distance himself with his work, its architecture and landscape shots are implemented digitally elaborated with the NoBleach analog development method. This results in color reduction and intense contrasts.
Announcement: Qvest coffe-table book, titel Cologne architecture in september 2017 with publisher Bachem.
Vernissage 2017/04/24 at Kaune Contemporary gallery in Cologne with URBAN PLAYGROUNDS, architecture photography from NYC and Paris, louvre museum.
AXA Preview and Vernissage on 2017/04/25 on ART COLOGNE 2017, Art fair since 1967, presented 2 architecture photography from Cologne.
Vernissage 2017/01/26 Kaune Contemporary gallery Cologne
AXA Preview and Vernissage 13.04.2016 on
vernissage exhibition Coney Island 01.08.2013
blurb photo book perspectives-blickwinkel
2017/04/25 to 2017/06/24 Solo Exhibition at Kaune Contemporary gallery URBAN PLAYGROUNDS with architecture photography.
2017/01/26 to 2017/03/06 Group Exhibition Kaune Contemporary gallery Cologne with architecture work from Cologne.
Please visit my artwork from louvre, Paris at ARTCologne in hall 11.3 floor B40 at Qvest Kaune Contemporary gallery from 13.04.2016 (AXA PreView) to 17.04.2016.
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Also nice subtle dig at prostitutes who are often victims of violence and popular serial killer victims. Finished this book yesterday morning and I must say Stella Sands did a very good job. For example one thing she did was write in bulleted form about the mayor news events that happened for example in 1977 and then she also added something Rodney Alcala was doing, or had done at that same time.
I'm sure there are other problematic things to mention in this quote (like race issues, subtly implied again), but I'm getting really angry right now. I guess you are only a good person if you are the PERFECT VICTIM. I'm sure there is a lot more to comment on, but my brain is feeling angry at me, so I think that this is enough for now. Killed someone or was suspected of killing someone.
Don't get me wrong, those poor women/girls and their family, my heart goes out for them.
I just got irritated with the emphasis put on their all-american looks.
-Also trigger warning for graphic gore/murder scene/and rape, including child rape (though this one was more fade to black then the others).
-I really got annoyed with how the victims were written about.
The case is so disturbing that it's been documented in several news outlets, from People magazine and USA Today to 48 Hours Mystery and Dr. The Dating Game Killer is the shocking true story about the dark and twisted man. I dislike stopping mid-chapter, but if a chapter is super long, and I feel like stopping I do. I dislike stopping mid-chapter, but if a chapter is super long, and I feel like stopping I do.
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Yes, those poor women/girls and they were pretty/beautiful, but there is more to them than that.
I also liked that she did start from the beginning. A lot of true crime authors think all readers know what happened so do think nothing of just telling us what happened and who did it on page 1. She tells us more about the lives of all his victims, trying so that we get to know the girls that were murdered and their families.
Only negative thing is that at the end it got just a little bit long-winded but all in all I do recommend this book.
I believe that evil is a moral description, and if you think of people in terms of their ability to put themselves in the shoes of their brother or sister or feel the sadness or pain of hunger or torture, then Alcala is evil.
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Content is King!
Social media and networking is about as ignorable as that proverbial elephant in the room… only this one is wearing a big pink tutu. Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Digg, Friendster, Stumbleupon, Twitter, YouTube and the hundreds more than can be found out there in the virtual ether: they all promote communication, interaction and information exchange. They have millions upon millions of regular users… people like you and I who use the Internet to reach out to our friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances and all those people you don't really know, but are friends with anyway. While social media and networking sites have revolutionized 21st century social interaction, they have also revolutionized the way we essentially promote our enterprises and compete with our rivals.
Social Media and Modern Marketing
So important has social media and networking become to marketing and advertising that the subject is taught at University level. There are degree and diploma programs dedicated to unraveling the mystery that is making Facebook turn web-viewers into paying customers. Business owners shell out thousands of dollars to advertising agencies and online marketers to use websites that their eight year old nieces and nephews know like the back of their hand… and all to drive greater traffic to their websites, turn viewers in to customers and increase profits. Does this sound crazy? Well, it WORKS! It works so well that all these social media and networking sites have become an indispensible component of the successful online marketing campaign. In other words, if you want your business to keep its head above the waters of its competition, you need to be visible in social media. This means building and maintaining profile pages on all those buzzword sites: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc. It means regularly broadcasting quality content that doesn't simply get swallowed by the Internet, but actually creates ripples throughout its virtual pages. From status updates and tweets to posting videos, pictures and key-worded writing pieces on the myriad of article directory sites… it all helps to imprint your business' name and identity in the minds of the both local and global Internet-users.
Content is King!
So here we are: a solid and creative social media marketing campaign is fundamental if the modern business is to establish a positive online reputation that translates into dollar bills. But while subscription and registration with all these social media sites is free, time is money and at the end of the day, very few business owners have the time to update their Facebook statuses. This is why social media and online marketing agencies have become really important. But what so many business owners forget, or never learn in the first place, is that content is king! Those Facebook statuses you skim off the top of your imagination? There are hundreds, if not thousands of people reading those and every status they read helps them to develop an impression of your business… of your brand. It only takes one poorly-thought out, inappropriate or weak status to make hundreds of potential customers sneer at your message and ultimately, at your business.
Improving Your Internet Marketing Campaign
There are a myriad of techniques, strategies, tools and tricks that go into the crafting of a fantastic online marketing campaign. But, much like a car is made of thousands of different components, these all mean nothing unless you add fuel! Likewise, your online marketing campaign means nothing without… creativity. This is the most important ingredient. You can hire a thousand social media administrators to update your profile pages, post articles, videos and more, but unless there is creative energy behind all these efforts, they will not reflect in the number of people that visit your business website. The modern business owner needs to be prepared to invest money in their Internet marketing campaign and this means maintaining a dedication to quality over and above anything else. Think 'fresh', think 'unique', think 'compelling', 'engaging', 'original' and any other adjectives that would make you put down your cup of coffee, turn down the radio and pay attention. The point of social media marketing is to captivate an audience and establish a positive rapport with them. While social media is a brilliant tool for online marketing, it is social in nature and no one is going to pay attention to you unless you have something interesting and original to say. Creativity drives what the online advertising agency does. So here's what you can do to improve upon your Internet marketing strategies:
Keep Thinking Creatively
You need to constantly think of new and innovative ways that you can engage your audience through social media. No matter how small the idea or localized the impact it may have, as long as someone is listening, it is contributing positively to your online marketing campaign. For example, you could offer specials or discounts to those that make purchases, order online or book your services through your business website only. Or, if you own a restaurant, art gallery or any other small creative business, you could use Facebook to advertise an event you will be hosting to increase awareness and patronage on that particular night. Whatever the idea, whatever the strategy, it all pays off in the end.
Stinking Linking
There is no doubt that link-building is a core component of a successful online marketing campaign. However, there is nothing more annoying than a business who constantly posts links to their website on their social media and networking accounts. There is nothing imaginative or interesting about a link unless there is something tantalizing before it, so steer clear of dropping them endlessly on your social networking sites.
Write, and When You're Done Writing, Write Some More…
You (or your website administrator) should be actively engaged in writing blogs, press releases, informative articles and new web pages. Even more so, these need to be well-researched and eloquently written; all of the people who read these need to enjoy their content. Remember, for every new page of content you post – be it a blog post, a new webpage or a press release – a new URL is created that serves as a pathway back to your business website. The more you write, the more virtual pathways there will be leading back to you. The better the quality of these articles, the more people will actually follow these pathways.
Cheap Strategies, Cheap Results
There are plenty of ways to drive heavy traffic to your website; however, the majority of those 'quick fix' solutions offer an exceptionally low lead conversion rate (this refers to the percentage of viewers that actually become paying customers). Some traditional tricks include 'keyword stuffing' and over-linking, which are capable of catching the attention of search engines. However, Google's ever-changing algorithms – the latest of which is referred to as the 'Farmer's Update' - are cracking down on these cheap Search Engine Optimizing tricks. The take-home lesson here is that if you employ cheap online marketing strategies, you are likely going to end up driving traffic away and completely waste your time and money in the process.
In Conclusion
Most business owners do not have the time or skills necessary to translate their social media marketing campaign into increased website traffic and greater sales. While social media is accessible to all, it always comes recommended to entrust the online success of your business to an experienced and skilled social media advertising agency. Fuelled by your personal visions for your enterprise and your creative energy, an online ad agency can get you stellar results. It does, however, always pay to be vigilant. Keep your finger on the pulse of your social media marketing campaign and keep the content fresh, original and engaging. Follow this advice and you can only ever improve your business' online success!
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Ever wondered what it's like to be a surveyor? That was the question posed by TU Dublin's School of Surveying and Construction Management to Transition Year (TY) students considering their future careers.
Annual Surveying Week, held last month, is popular with Irish teenagers on the TY programme, which gives them the opportunity to gain work and life experience before plunging into their Leaving Certificate studies.
It's also a great opportunity for our industry to give them a taste of the wide variety of jobs on offer – from property through quantity to geographic surveying. The students met current undergraduates, academic staff and industry experts to get an understanding of the various surveying and construction management courses and job opportunities, and also got hands-on insight – including carrying out a field survey and having guided tours of Google's European headquarters and the technological university's new Grangegorman Campus development, constructed by SISK Group.
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After meetings with the Treasury and the Chancellor making the strong case to keep the fuel duty as the same levels, I welcomed the UK Government's decision to freeze fuel duty for the 9th year in a row. A fantastic result for the area!
19th April 2019
This week the treasury agreed to meet with me to discuss the disparity of fuel prices across the UK.
A senior UK Treasury Minister will meet Angus MP Kirstene Hair to discuss the campaign for an independent fuel price regulator, the Chancellor confirmed today.
Philip Hammond agreed that the Exchequer Secretary Robert Jenrick would meet Ms Hair, vice-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on fair fuel.
The commitment followed a parliamentary question today from Ms Hair, who said that more needed to be done to address the disparity in fuel prices across the UK.
The Scottish Conservative MP has been a vocal campaigner on behalf of motorists – particularly those in rural areas who often pay more at the pumps than those in urban areas.
Speaking following the exchange in the House of Commons today, Ms Hair said:
"I am pleased that the Chancellor has acknowledged that his team should be prepared to discuss calls to establish an independent fuel price regulator.
"I have been arguing for some time now that it is deeply unfair that drivers pay more for fuel in some parts of the country than others.
"Even within rural constituencies like Angus, there can be a significant disparity between forecourt prices in different towns.
"There is no reason why anyone should be penalised in this way just because of where they live.
"Drivers expect a fair price at the pumps – and they want to see the benefit when the global oil price drops.
"Too often, the big companies do not pass on the benefits of lower costs to motorists.
"I look forward to discussing these issues with the Exchequer Secretary at the earliest opportunity."
30th December 2019 - Today I've called for an independent fuel price watchdog to tackle fuel price disparity across the country.
Local MP Kirstene Hair has repeated calls for an independent price watchdog to be set up for petrol and diesel to tackle rip off prices in Angus.
Petrol prices have been up and down in recent months, but remain significantly higher in her constituency compared to Midlothian and Edinburgh.
Motoring experts have also accused petrol wholesalers of being too quick to increase prices when the cost of oil rises, but failing to pass on reductions in oil prices.
Now a petition calling for an independent pricing watchdog for fuel to stop this inconsistency has received 10,000 signatures. The move would bring the industry in line with gas, electricity, water and telecoms who all have pricing bodies.
The petition states "When the oil price decreases, UK drivers are not seeing these reductions passed onto them as quickly as they should be. There seems to be very little consistency, logic or clarity around the way prices are calculated. If gas, electricity, water and telecoms have pricing bodies, why not motorists too? That is why I believe we need to implement an independent price monitoring body for this industry also."
Scottish Conservative Ms Hair, chairwoman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Fuel said:
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"In rural communities where public transport is poor and unreliable, people rely heavily on their vehicles to get from A to B.
"It is essential that they pay a fair price, that is where a price monitoring scheme would support them."
"The UK Government has supported motorists by freezing fuel duty, but I think more needs to be done.
"I would urge anyone who agrees to sign the official UK Parliament petition. If it reaches 100,000 signatures, then it is likely that a debate will follow and Ministers will realise the strength of feeling about this issue."
29th October 2018 - After meetings with the Treasury and the Chancellor making the strong case to keep the fuel duty as the same levels, I welcomed the UK Government's decision to freeze fuel duty for the 9th year in a row. A fantastic result for the area!
4th September 2018 - Recently I wrote to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ask if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction on an independent fuel price monitoring body. You can see the response below and on TheyWorkForYou.com.
Kirstene Hair Conservative, Angus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the introduction on an independent fuel price monitoring body.
Claire Perry The Minister of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Minister of State (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Clean Growth)
The Government believes that it is essential that consumers get a fair deal and that a competitive market is the best way to keep prices low.
The Office of Fair Trading last looked at fuel prices in 2013, and I expect its successor, the Competition and Markets Authority, to keep them under review.
The Department continues to monitor fuel prices and publishes weekly reports at www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/oil-and-petroleum-products-weekly-statistics. BEIS analysis is that changes in the price of crude oil are the main driver of changes in the national average retail prices of petrol and diesel and both rises and falls in crude oil price reach the pumps within 7 weeks. The Government does not believe that a monitoring body is necessary.
29th March 2018 - I am very happy to have been elected to this position which will allow me to fight to ensure motorists in rural areas don't have to pay over the odds for fuel.


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Khloe Kardashian's Pretty Waves & Neon Orange Nails At AMAs
As always, Khloe was on the cutting edge of beauty at the 2014 American Music Awards on Nov. 23. From her loose golden waves to her long neon nails, the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star was the epitome of stylish and sexy!
Khloe Kardashian, 30, totally nailed it in the beauty department when she hit the red carpet at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Nov. 23! Find out more about her latest beauty look and tell us, would YOU rock Khloe's neon nails?
Khloe Kardashian's American Music Awards Look — Pretty Waves & Neon Nails
Hello, gorgeous! Khloe was dressed to impress in a skintight black dress that showed off all of her famous curves, and her beauty look totally complimented her sexy but simple style at the show.
Her long, square-shaped neon orange nails were the perfect pop of color against the black dress, and her makeup was SO on point. The reality star rocked a natural look with earth-toned shadows, long, luxurious lashes and a subtle rose-hued lip gloss.
Khloe amped up her look even more with glamorous, perfectly tousled ombre waves that cascaded down her back and left our jaws somewhere on the red carpet. How does she do it?!
Khloe obviously loved her look at the American Music Awards because she took to her Instagram before the show to share a picture of herself getting all dolled up while reading about sister Kendall Jenner, 19, in The New York Times style section. She captioned the fun photo: "Brushing up on the New York Times. Glam read!!! I see you @kendalljenner and u know you see my neon nails. Snap. Snap. Snap."
Yes, we see you, Khloe — and you look fabulous!
So what do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you love Khloe's AMAs beauty look? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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28 August 2010
The meaning of local
Living in a metropolitan sprawl like L.A., though, leads to some pretty skewed views of "local". The surrounding area is filled with farms - but when I visit my local farmers' market, more than half of the farmstands are from the Central Valley - the long, fertile strip of land that runs for 500 miles through the middle of California. I understand the reason - according to my good friend Wikipedia, the Central Valley contains 1% of the country's farmland and produces 8% of its crops - but how, I ask you, is a farm 200 miles away providing "local" food?
With this in mind, I focus all the more on seasonality - my plums may not be truly local, but they're nothing like the Chilean plums I see in stores in December. I've had many people, my husband included, question the concept of seasonal eating. Do I really want to go six months without a tomato? Ten without a cherry? Well, no, of course not - the short season of cherries is one of the great cruelties of life.
I pretty sure that the traditional method to deal with wanting all foods year round would be to suck it up - I think Laura Ingalls had more to worry about in November than a sad lack of fresh peaches - but my method is a little different. Basically, I gorge myself on my favorite foods until I don't want to touch them for six months. After that point, it's a short wait until they're in season again.
In this spirit, I offer you another plum recipe. I've been eating plums since they showed up in June, but I find the late-season prune plums the best for cooking. In this tart, plums are simply halved and baked with the simplest custard, resulting in a sweet-tart pastry that is ideal for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack. The custard is lightly pink-stained around the plums, and the prune plums collapse, wrinkling their dusty, purple-black skin - finally they match their names.
Prune Plum Tart
Inspired by Molly's recipe at Orangette and Dorie Greenspan's "Crunchy and Custardy Peach Tart"
For the crust:
1 ½ cups unbleached flour
½ cups confectioners' sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, well chilled and in several pieces
1 large egg yolk
For the filling:
12 small to medium prune plums
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ cup whole milk
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
In a food processor, whiz the flour, sugar, and salt together. Add the butter and pulse until it is a oatmeal/pea consistency (this won't take long - just a few seconds). Add the yolk in a few drizzles, pulsing briefly each time, then pulse in 10-second increments until the dough just comes together - the processor will make a slightly unnerving rattling sound right before this happens.
Press the dough quickly into a 9 or 10 inch tart pan with a removable bottom, then transfer to the freezer until you are ready to assemble the tart.
Halve and pit the plums, then set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the cream, milk, sugar, egg, and extract until well combined.
Place the tart crust on a baking sheet. Arrange the plums, cut side down, in the tart crust. Gently pour the custard over the plums. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake, 45 minutes to an hour, until the custard has just set and the crust is nicely browned. Cool on rack.
Serves 8
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I have also had my husband question my intentions with eating locally and seasonally but he has come around. I just try to do my best, and hope that my best is good enough to make a difference.ReplyDelete
You bring up some interesting points, a nice tart, and I like your gorging method ; )ReplyDelete
Personally, I eat items such as tomatoes when they are in season simply because they taste so much better than tomatoes I find at other times of the year. If I could find a tomato in November and it was somehow luscious, yet not in season or local, I'm not sure I'd hold back.
We usually cave a few times with tomatoes - they're passable for a lot of the winter here in L.A., but they dont' usually have much flavor.ReplyDelete
If there were a magical land where all other food changed with the seasons but tomatoes were juicy, flavorful, and delicious year-round, I would be there!
I'm with you Margie and Denise. I don't really want to eat the winter strawberries that we get at our farmers markets in LA. They are no treat.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, I can recommend the tomatoes that come from the North Shore of the Salton Sea - they actually have flavor and make excellent sauce and juice. They are not the same as summer slicing tomatoes, but they fill the void.


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Wed, 4 June 2014
On the eve of E3, the crew makes a dozen bold Xbox predictions. Plus: several big-name games got announced this week ahead of the show, a pile of new apps are on the way to Xbox One (including an update on HBO Go), and Marty has a grade-A meltdown over the Unlock Block trivia question.
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Booties: Rebecca Minkoff (similar); Handbag: Burberry (gift); Necklaces: Stella & Dot
So here's what I know: 1) I wore this look last week. 2) I love this sweater! It's probably one of my favorites in my arsenal. (And I have a lot of sweaters.) You can take it in so many different style directions and it's so chic. And it always reminds me of something Rachel Zoe would wear!
Here's what I don't know. I haven't a clue what we did that day or what day it was! Apparently, we went someplace because I have makeup on. That's one clue. As for the rest, I'm clueless! How's that for a blog post! I'm just being real here.
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I went to a talk on thursday by Grant Miller who works for Zooniverse, a citizen science website. He was a great speaker, and the talk was very interesting so I thought I would share some of it with you, and also address some of the criticism of this and similar projects.
If you haven't heard of it before, the idea behind citizen science is getting the public to help sort through scientific data. This can be all kinds of things, from pictures of animals taken by motion-sensitive cameras in the Serengeti, to the different kinds of whale song. This kind of identification process can't be done with a computer due to the imperfect nature of the images and sounds. It's the same reason why you have to identify those squiggly letters sometimes when making a new account online—computers are just a bit thick at that kind of thing.
The reason the first Zooniverse project Galaxy Zoo was created, for example, was that the Sloan Sky Survey had recently imaged over a million galaxies, and the task of analysing them for their basic features fell to one Phd student (apparently called Kevin). He worked at this task for a whole week of 12 hour days, and managed to classify 50 000 galaxies. At this point, however, he had had more than enough, and after some words with his supervisor, probably not all savoury, and a chat with Chris Lintott, (@chrislintott) the idea for GalaxyZoo was born.
This many classifications, by the way, is called a Kevin week.
But hang on, you might be thinking. If Kevin found it that boring, why won't we? Isn't citizen science simply scientists making the public do the boring parts of science for them?
In a way, yes. That was the initial idea. However it quickly became much more than that. GalaxyZoo involves people answering a very simple set of questions—Is the galaxy spiral-armed or smooth? How many arms has it got? Which way is it spinning?—but soon, the people classifying them started to look beyond the central image of the galaxy. A Dutch schoolteacher called Hanny found a strange looking blue object that she had not seen before in classifications. She posted it on the forum and asked the astrophysicists what it was.
Despite initially being sure that it would turn out to be nothing interesting, the astrophysicists investigated and found out that it was in fact something that they had never seen before. This object was called Hanny's Voorwerp (voorwerp meaning 'thing') and after further analysis by Hubble, it is probably a cloud of gas and dust that had been heated up and excited by radiation from matter falling into a close galaxy's black hole called a Quasar, which has itself now quietened down.
The GalaxyZoo community were enthused by this idea. Without prompting, they went through the images looking specifically for these voorwerpjes.
A similar thing happened with little green smooth galaxies, now called Green Pea Galaxies. They are unusual, as small smooth galaxies are normally red or orange, with older, cooler stars. They are now being investigated by astrophysicists.
GalaxyZoo is only one of the many projects available online where people have a chance to make their own scientific discoveries. PlanetHunters is a project designed specifically for this—analysing the light curves from stars and looking for the distinctive dip in the radiation that means a planet is blocking some of its light. So far they have identified 34 planetary candidates.
So, GalaxyZoo is now a community of people making discoveries and finding things out for themselves, clearly getting to know their galaxies well enough that they notice unusual features. However all you sceptics might point out that this seems like the enthusiasm of a few very keen people just educating themselves. The average user to the site can still go ahead and click away at the pretty pictures without learning anything.
Well, there is now a part of the website where you can open up all the images you have classified and perform your own analysis of them. There are plotting tools and tools for you to be able to analyse the colours of galaxies and find out more about them. You can actually do the science. This was all driven by the public by the way. Not by the scientists. Laypeople really are interested in this type of stuff.
There are also links on the site to scientific papers and a forum for discussion with experts. In his talk, Grant said that he wants to go further and write an online course that you can complete as you use the site to teach you about what you are actually classifying.
Anyway, even if people simply want to click at the pictures to help science, why shouldn't they? Grant provided some interesting statistics in his talk about how we spend our collective time, for example that every hour 16 years of human effort goes into playing Angry Birds. Here is an even more crazy one: over 3 million years of human effort have gone into playing Call of Duty. Modern humans have only been alive for one fifteenth of that time.
Don't worry! Obviously I am not saying that we should be playing less C.O.D… well maybe a bit less, but the point is that collectively we have a lot of time to waste, and if even a small fraction of that could be put into citizen science then the reward would be huge.
Not just for astrophysics too, which some of you may well regard as just as trivial and less fun than C.O.D—one of the things that surprised me about Grant's talk was his excitement about the humanitarian projects that Zooniverse can provide. On the site now, for example there is a project run by Cancer Research where, by analysing pictures of breast cancer cell tissue, you can help spot cancer cells and see how they have responded to treatment. That is impressive. Instead of simply donating money to the charity, you can actually help with their research.
Zooniverse isn't a company, so it survives on grants, but is always trying to expand. A new project being considered is the ability to upload satellite imagery of areas hit by disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes within minutes of them occurring. Volunteers could then search through them online in a few hours and identify survivors and people in need of rescue and aid.
Crazy stuff!
The daily Zooniverse blog (which I think is run by Grant) can be found here: http://daily.zooniverse.org/
Also thanks to Imperial Hub who organised the talk—this is the first one I have been to by them, but I hope to go to more.


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2017 John Musker Fillies Stakes Preview And Tip
The John Musker Fillies Stakes (Wednesday, 20 September) is a Listed Race run over 10 furlongs and 23 yards at Yarmouth. It was first run in 1993, and was won last year by John Gosden's So Mi Dar.
8 of the last 10 winners have been 3-year-olds
7 of the last 10 winners have been drawn 5 or lower
Only 4 of the last 10 winners had won last time out
Winners had run between 17 and 126 days previously
John Gosden and David Simcock are the only trainers with runners to have won the race in the last decade
8 of the last 10 winners have been returned at 5/1 or less, though the other two were returned 20/1 and 125/1
Runner-By-Runner Guide
Beautiful Morning
4-year-old who is joint top-rated on 102, but has been beaten on all 3 previous tries in Listed Races. Handles soft ground, and bidding to become the first Irish Trained winner of the race. Drawn in stall 2.
2 of the last 3 winners have been drawn in stall-1, but she has 12lb to fins on ratings with the horse drawn next to her.
High Hopes
Won twice at this trip on softish ground, and went close in a Listed Race when second last time. Trainer and jockey both have good strike-rates here, but drawn in stall-9.
Steps into Listed Race for first time, and finished in front of High Hopes when receiving 7lb earlier in the season. Still rated 5lb lower than that rival, but probably won't be much between them on level-terms.
Jelly Monger
Rated just 85, and a lot to find.
Rated just 88, and shouldn't be winning this after only finishing seventh in a handicap on her last start.
Something Thrilling
Another stepping out of handicaps for the first time, but well-beaten off a mark of 91 last time. Silvestre De Sousa will have to bring about marked improvement.
Al Mayda
Lightly-raced 30-year-0ld who won a maiden two starts ago, but finished last on her handicap debut. Loads of improvement required, and stable have a much higher-rated runner.
Flood Warning
Won three times this season, and second in a Listed race last time. Winner didn't do much for the form last time out, but the third ran well to be second in a Group 2 at the St Leger Meeting.
Improving sort, and trained by last year's winning trainer John Gosden. However, finished behind Aljezeera last time, who had finished behind Flood Warning the time before.
Titi Makfi
Handles conditions well, and finished in front of Indulged at Goodwood earlier this season on identical terms.
Vintage Filly
Officially the best filly at the weights, though her 3 runs are hard to gauge. She won her maiden, then got raised 23lb for finishing second to Shutter Speed in a Group 3, and then finished last in a Group 2. Stable in form, but drawn widest of all.
3-year-olds have a great record in this race, but the likes of Vintage Folly and Titi Makfi are drawn wide. Therefore, it might be worth taking a chance on Flood Warning, as she's shown she knows how to win, handles conditions, and hails from a stable with a 50% strike-rate in the last week.
John Musker Fillies Stakes Tip
Flood Warning Each-Way @ 12/1 Bet365 or BetVictor


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