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- About half of retailers say that unplanned absences among staff hurt productivity, add to manager stress and damage team morale, according to the Global Retail Absence survey, What Came First: Retail Absenteeism or Low Engagement? by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated in conjunction with Coleman Parkes Research.
- More than half of the 800 global retail managers surveyed agreed that poor employee engagement increases absenteeism. Study results suggested that predictive scheduling could be a solution to the cycle of absenteeism.
- Survey results found that unplanned absences and poor engagement create chaos and generate turnover. Most retailers said they think absenteeism negatively affects customer satisfaction (47%) and store revenue (42%), the top metrics for productivity; and only half of retailers use shift-swap technology, or predictive scheduling, even though it can resolve absenteeism problems.
Dive Insight:
Retailers have traditionally struggled with unplanned absences; employees are scheduled or on-call to work a specific shift or number of hours, but can't or don't show up. Unplanned absences reportedly cost retailers one hour for every 10 hours of budgeted labor.
Employees, on the other hand, may wrestle with erratic, unpredictable or last-minute work schedules that leave then unable to plan or attend to personal matters. Emerging as a solution to the problem is predictive scheduling, which provides stability for employees and employers alike. Companies that adopt a predictive scheduling program usually also adopt tech tools that allow workers to select unfilled work shifts, swap shifts with coworkers and find colleagues to fill in for them. Predictive scheduling gives employees more control over their work and personal lives, which can bolster employee engagement and retention.
Walmart announced plans to adopt predictive scheduling in all its U.S. stores in November, but workplaces in general have been slow to follow suit. Some cities like San Francisco, Seattle and New York, however, have passed predictive scheduling laws to protect workers by removing the burden of not knowing what their schedule will be or how much they'll be paid. These laws were adopted to protect largely hourly workers in the retail and food service industries, but other municipalities could follow these cities' lead and adopt their own ordinances.


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RaceShocks.uk may be a new name but Meteor Motorsport has now been established for over 9 years. We have our own SPA BTP2000 suspension dyno (you will find a specification for this machine on our suspension and testing information page). We also use a vacuum bleeding machine on all our dampers where ever possible for best filling results.
Due to customer demand, we have recently begun selling, installing and servicing motorcycle shocks and forks. We have serviced a number of dampers for friends over the years but with increasing demand and a new closer working relationship with Nitron, Penske and Tractive Suspension we have increased our services to customers.
It's important to us that you get the most suitable set of suspension for your bike and use. Why? Well, we want you to call us back in the future. This can be for a service, dyno check or to upgrade to the next performance specification.
Long-term customer relationships are important to us. We offer discounts for long-term service agreements.
There are so many specifications and options available it is impossible to list a price for each bike and damper combination. You will, therefore, find information about each brand and their performance benefits on each page along with selected products. The next step will be for you to contact us by email or telephone to discuss your requirements. We can then provide you with an accurate quotation tailored to your needs.
We Service all of the above damper brands on site ensuring a quick turn around.

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After spending half a day walking around Montmartre, I came across Le Cafe Chappe and decided to eat my brunch there. The free wifi was the main reason of this decision by the way. Haha! The restaurant was not very busy yet when I got there which was around 11 in the morning. Too early for lunch and too late for breakfast I guess. I went inside the restaurant and greeted the waitress, Au Revoir! to which she and the guy behind the bar responded with a laugh. I realized then that I said "goodbye" in French instead of good morning which was what I meant. :p Well that was a good icebreaker and I think I have clearly established myself as a tourist so there was no need anymore for me to try hard to communicate to them in French.
I asked for a table for 1 outside, it was cold but I still prefer to sit outside. I ordered croque-madamme which is actually a croque-monsieur but with a sunny-side up egg on top of it. It was aMMMMMazing! I'm not really sure if it was THAT amazing or I was just famished at the time.
I took my sweet time to finish my brunch and ordered an extra hot chocolate to warm me up. The restaurant's location is perfect for people-watching, there were lots of cafe and other restaurants around it and I just stayed there for quite sometime watching everything that was going on around me. I saw lots of ladies carrying baguettes and it fascinated me for some unknown reasons. Tourists trying to read a map who probably haven't realized it yet that the Sacre Coeur is just a few steps away from where they were. A French couple sat beside me and they immediately ordered a wine (for the girl) and beer (for the guy). I think I must start drinking wine from now on before having my meal if I want to be as thin as her.
As I sipped the last drop of my hot chocolate, I paid the bill and bid goodbye to the waitress. In a correct way, "Au Revoir!" 🙂


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(CNN) — Wildfires fueled by gusty winds and high temperatures raged for another day in Utah and Arizona, displacing communities as hundreds of firefighters battled the blazes.
The National Weather Service placed a majority of Utah and northern Arizona under critical fire watch Wednesday as a heat wave made its way through the Southwest this week.
Authorities have evacuated people in dozens of communities surrounding the Brian Head Fire in Utah and the Goodwin Fire in Arizona.
At least 1,500 people have been evacuated, and 13 homes and eight buildings destroyed by the Brian Head Fire, according to Brian Head fire spokeswoman Elayn Briggs.
Officials with Brian Head town and Iron County are expected to lift the evacuation order at 7 a.m. on Friday.
Utah fire
As of Thursday morning, the Brian Head Fire had burned more than 54,200 acres in Utah. More than 1,600 personnel are battling the fire, which is 10% contained.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told CNN affiliate KSTU that a man using a weed torch caused the fire, but it is still under investigation.
The Utah Department of Public Safety released two 911 calls from June 17, when the fire first began. One of the calls, KSTU reported, came from a man who witnessed the fire and the other came from the man who allegedly started the fire.
"The cabin owner has a fire going," the first man says in the call. "He's burning off shrub around his cabin. The fire is massive."
The second caller tells the 911 dispatcher that he has a "fire getting out of control."
"I need help," the man says in the call.
The fire is expected to be contained by July 15.
July Fourth fireworks
Temperatures are expected to remain high ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, according to Joe Dougherty, a spokesman for the Utah Division of Emergency Management.
"Temperatures will be in the 80s and 90s for northern Utah, and in southern Utah where the Brian Head Fire is, it's expected to have temperatures up to the high 90s by Saturday," Dougherty said.
Dougherty said there is a "very big possibility" that the high temperatures could spark more fires during the rest of the week and warned residents against increasing the risk by using fireworks.
"We keep urging caution, especially as we come close to the Fourth of July holiday, that people take exceptional care with their fireworks," he said. "They need to heed any warnings related to fireworks regarding the area that they're allowed to be lit because we frankly don't need any more fires, especially human-caused fires."
Arizona fires
Two wildfires have flourished off the hot and dry climate in Arizona.
The Frye Fire in the Coronado National Forest was ignited by a lightning strike on June 7, and has reached 39,051 acres.
It's 45% contained so far, and officials hope to fully contain it by July 30.
The Goodwin Fire burning in the Prescott National Forest has reached 20,644 acres with just 1% containment as of Thursday morning. About 750 personnel are involved.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared a State of Emergency in Yavapai County on Wednesday in response to the Goodwin Fire, directing $200,000 of emergency funds to help contain the fire.
Ducey tweeted he will travel to Yavapai County on Thursday to "meet with local officials, receive a full briefing and visit" with those impacted by the fire.
The size of the Goodwin Fire is expected to increase because of high winds, said spokeswoman Debbie Maneely of the US Forest Service.
Nearly four years ago to the date, 19 firefighters from Prescott Fire Department's Granite Mountain Hotshots died battling a wildfire a few miles away from where the Goodwin Fire is burning.
Preparing for the worst
The Goodwin Fire has led to the evacuation of several Arizona towns, including Mayer, Dewey and Walker.
Officials have also ordered the pre-evacuation of Orme School in Mayer and closed nine youth summer camps as precautionary measures.
Barbara Rice lives in Prescott, just off Highway 69, which was recently closed when the Goodwin Fire crossed it.
"We are a good 12 miles away from the fire. We live in the mountains, so we can see the huge plume of smoke. It's disconcerting," Rice said.
She received texts telling her to prepare to evacuate, but they are not under a pre-evacuation notice at this point.
"This is the first time I've ever done this. I've pulled out my family photos and important records and I know exactly what I have to grab if we have to leave," said Rice, who lives with her husband and her dog.
Rice said fires are always a threat, especially during the summer.
"We have a lot of people that come to spend a few cool days up in the mountains and away from the Phoenix heat and a lot of these fires are human-caused. Some are lightning-caused, but it's a big worry up here during the summer," she said.
"My plan is to go buy some Starbucks gift cards and hand them out to any of the firefighters I see," Rice said.
"They do a lot for us."
Fire near California base
A small wildfire erupted Wednesday night near Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps training base in southern California.
The fire, also called the Christianos Fire, had scorched about 300 acres as of Wednesday night. It was about 400 acres at its height, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.
About 350 firefighters were dispatched to battle the fire. It is unclear how much of it is contained. No evacuations have been ordered.
Fatal heat wave
The wildfires have not claimed any lives, but the heat wave in the region could be blamed for the deaths of at least four people.
A 72-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman died Monday in San Jose, California, as a result of the heat wave, Santa Clara County officials said.
In New Mexico, two hikers were found dead this week at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and heat could have been a factor in their deaths, authorities told CNN affiliate KRIS.
An end in sight?
CNN senior meteorologist Dave Hennen said the weather should improve for firefighters Thursday. He said the critical fire area in the Southwest is expected to shrink that day, but not for long.
"The temporary break we see tomorrow may be short-lived and the fire danger may begin to slowly ramp up over the weekend as we head into the Fourth of July holiday," he said.


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In Jinhua of Zhejiang Province of China, couple robots Siaolin and Siaotao serve food and clean plates in a restaurant. Farmer living in the outskirts of Beijing Wu Yulu has prepared a robot to pull the rickshaw. It easily helps him to fix the road. After the joint study of Tokyo University and Japan's Public Research Organization, a human shaped robot was invented which can walk by carrying weight up to 30 kg. In a restaurant at a city in China, robots are used.
Here robot cook food while their boss only monitors them. A robot of Honda of Brussels served drinks by putting it in cups during a presentation. In one restaurant of China, robots are used even to serve food to the customers. During a presentation in Tokyo University a robot stunned the people by cleaning dirt dishes. A robot named 'RoboB-2' from Kyoto city is an expert at buying groceries from the store.


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Fountain place "Toerli"
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Between 1484 and 1583 proofs of a fountain with the mould tower and the bath tube. In 1842 creation of a fountain with the Törli by stone tusk Menth, Lengnau/best. In 2000, renovating by stone sculptor master Daniel Burla, Murten.


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Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco launches 88.5m superyacht, ranks among world's largest yachts
The latest superyacht to make the World's Top 100 list was launched on January 29th by Oceanco in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Australian-based Sam Sorgiovanni Designs is credited with exterior styling and interior design of the yard-coded Y707. Boasting a length of 88.5m and a beam of 14.2m, Y707 is a yacht of harmonious proportions and extraordinary volumes. Much effort went into accommodating all of the owner's requirements without any sacrifice to a stunningly sleek and elegant profile.
The yacht has been designed and constructed with great attention to detail. The contemporary interior features eucalyptus wood, teak and white onyx interspersed with natural materials, fabrics and colours. The superyacht's versatile and extensive layout includes a large tender garage equipped with limousine tenders and the latest watersports equipment, an outdoor oval pool with height adjustable floor, jacuzzi and sunbathing area as well as a dedicated indoor 3D cinema.
Oceanco is one of the world's most renowned builders of highly sophisticated larger custom superyachts with Y707 being no exception in representing both a culmination of innovation and attentiveness to her owner's wishes. Final fit-out and sea trials are on track in anticipation of delivery in April 2012.
Oceanco Corporate 2011 Short from Oceanco Yachts.
With a yacht building facility in the Netherlands and a design and sales office in Monaco, Oceanco's technically accomplished and distinctive yachts are built to standards that no other shipyard exceeds. Unsurpassed Dutch engineering, specifications, craftsmen, quality controls; for Oceanco these are not aims, they are achievements.
Technical Specifications
Builder: Oceanco
Type: Steel hull and aluminum superstructure
Length overall: 88.5m / 290.35ft
Beam overall: 14.2m / 46.59ft
Engine: 2 x 3,600 kW MTU 20V 4000 M73L
Maximum speed: 20 knots
Classification: X100 A1 SSC Yacht (P) MONO G6 XLMC UMS—MCA Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2)
Owner: Master suite, study, owner's lounge, lobby and private exterior deck area with whirlpool
Guests: 1 VIP suite with lounge and his & her bathroom, 4 double VIP cabins
Naval architect: Oceanco / Azure
Exterior designer: Sam Sorgiovanni Designs
Interior designer: Sam Sorgiovanni Designs
Delivery: April 2012
Photography: Pamela Jones
Owner's representative: Exclusive Yacht Management


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Programmers Force is a product-driven software company that excels in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning since 2016. The company was founded by the team of visionary entrepreneurs that led its operations under software development, data science, DevOps, system architecture, big data processing and blockchain based applications development. We take pride in our diversified workforce with talent coming from top institutions of Pakistan and abroad. Our vision is to create innovative and intelligent business solutions through the development of smart web & mobile applications with a mission to support global industries in their day to day business challenges. Our specialized teams posses tacit knowledge of high-tech systems that enables us to tap businesses from more than 200 countries worldwide. This is just a beginning for us! We are in search of talented candidates with technical expertise who can add value in our fast paced and work intensive environment.
If you are up for this challenge, you know where to apply!
We are looking for a Social media manager to maintain and grow our company's social networks. An ideal candidate will create new social marketing campaigns, build brand recognition, and manage all published company content. While working with web analytic tools to track campaign progress and researching industry trends, the candidate will maintain an active social presence and reply to customer inquiries.
Skills and Responsibilities:
· Develop and implement social media brand strategies, campaigns, and plans to build brand/company awareness.
· Oversee day-to-day management of campaigns and ensure brand consistency.
· Create, maintain, and grow new and existing social networks, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, Facebook, and others.
· Monitor social media progress using web analytic tools and develop ways to improve.
· Incorporate optimization strategies, analyze data, and research best ways to increase traffic.
· Plan paid social media advertising strategies and budgets.
· Create engaging written and visual content for campaigns.
· Research new media platforms, trends, and industry opportunities.
· Provide feedback from social media trends and research; relay it to business strategists.
· Write effective, concise content for multiple platforms, websites, and social networks.
Must Have:
· Excellent written communication skills
· Knack for Photography
· Experience in marketing, PR, social media management or related field
· Knowledge of Google Analytics.
· Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel).
· Knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices.
· Experience with technologies and best practices for web design, web production, and creative design across multiple platforms.
· Ability to create cutting-edge social media and digital marketing campaigns for target audience
· Excellent analytical and time-management skills.
· Strong project management skills with ability to supervise multiple projects.
· 25 paid holidays yearly/can be enchased at year end
· Lunch provided.
· EOBI Facility
· Medical Insurance.
· Life Insurance.
· Flexible Working Hours.
· Payment for Overtime.
· Enjoy your weekend, we work on weekdays only!
· Indoor Gaming - Perfect balance between work and play.
· Personal Growth - Learn the best from the best.
· Opportunity to engage in local and international trips.
· Performance based Bonuses.
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Multi-speed dual stimulation vibrator.
The toy features a two part body, and both arms include independent motors that work together with 8 different programmes and 5 intensity levels. It is made of 100% medical-grade platinum silicone, making it completely hygienic and easy to clean with a damp cloth and a mild soap.
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- Telecommunications Giant Vodafone Leaves the Libra Association
- Group of Central Banks Assesses Developing Central Bank Digital Currencies
- South Korea Might Impose 20 Percent Tax on Cryptocurrency Profits
- Report: Terrorists Increasingly Use Crypto to Raise Funds Anonymously
- Canadian Securities Administrators Subject Crypto Exchanges to Securities Laws
JPMorgan Becomes the First Banking Giant to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies and big banks have always been dubbed as rivals. Cryptocurrencies are expected to take the reigns from banks when it comes to asset holdings and transaction processing. However, the two entities might not have to be the polar opposites of each other. Many major banks have hinted at investing in the future of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. This week, a major US bank, JPMorgan, has announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency.
Nearly two years ago, JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon famously bashed Bitcoin and called it a fraud only to be launching their own alternative to the supposedly infamous cryptocurrency. The new tokens by the bank are called JPM Coin, and the tokens are currently being tested to instantly settle transactions on a small portion of payments among clients of the bank's wholesale payment business.
"The JPM Coin isn't money per se. It is a digital coin representing United States Dollars held in designated accounts at JPMorgan Chase … When one client sends money to another over the blockchain, JPM Coins are transferred and instantaneously redeemed for the equivalents amount of U.S. dollars, reducing the typical settlement time."
The company said in a press release that the JPM Coin will have a fixed value redeemable for one U.S. dollar. JPMorgan also stated that it operates with the premise that the decentralized nature of crypto technology can assist in reducing costs and offer more transparency.
The banking giant also asserted that the new digital coins will be first tailored for big 'institutional clients' which regularly conduct business-to-business transactions and not private individuals; yet, the ensuing financial advantages would ultimately trickle down to the institutional clients' own clients. Only over the past several months, nearly 160 international banks jumped on a new blockchain venture with JPMorgan in order to create a better, more seamless global transactions.
JPMorgan believes that because of their position as the banking option to 80 percent of the fortune 500 companies, JPM Coin has a great chance of getting adopted even if other competitors arise with their own cryptocurrencies in the coming months.
It is important to note here that soon after the announcement by JP Morgan, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse gave a statement on Twitter saying, "As predicted, banks are changing their tune on crypto. But this JPM project misses the point — introducing a closed network today is like launching AOL after Netscape's IPO. 2 years later, and bank coins still aren't the answer." Mr. Garlinghouse has been a long critic of bank-backed cryptocurrencies and tokens. JPMorgan has yet to respond to his statement.


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Bailey's Pace: Sunny Days that are Easy on your Wallet.
It happened all at once. And suddenly, people were there. Their faces were painted in smiles. The type of smile that has purpose and longevity. This was a beautiful thing. Children were laughing and drawing pastel poppies on the pavement. The sky seemed bluer. And the sun… the sun was no longer a distant onlooker. The sun was there, present, bright, and hot. The flowers were no longer buds but blooms. And perhaps there is no better way to describe the feeling in the air. It was no longer a bud but a blossom. And because of this the world simultaneously threw open its arms and welcomed summer in tumultuous joy. Maybe you plan to celebrate. Do you find yourself making plans to buy sunscreen in bulk? Or maybe you have made plans to visit the beach. Summer fun can be costly, but it does not have to be. Here are ideas for sunny days that are easy on your wallet.
Go to the park. This is a classic for a reason. You can choose to load up your bikes and take a trail. Or you could try your hand at sailing. A game my family likes to play is boat racing. We each take a few minutes to gather our supplies which are sticks, leaves, and other items from the ground. Then we build rafts/boats together. After that, we walk down to the water and set sail. Whoever built the boat that stays afloat the longest is the winner. This is honestly one of my favorite things to do in the summer. No matter what you plan to there, take a picnic, because snacks make everything better.
Idea number two is to travel. My budget can get me as far as the back porch which is certainly far enough. Make a comfy place to sit and sip on a nice drink. Soak up some rays and listen to your summer playlist or read a book. I know this is may not sound exciting, but it is actually really nice just to take time to breathe some days. This also calls for zero planning which means less stress.
Another great activity is building a campfire. Everyone enjoys the smoky scent of a summer bonfire. You can roast marshmallows and hotdogs for a snack. It is also the perfect time to stretch your creative muscles. Try to tell the scariest ghost story you can think of, or the silliest depending on your audience. This is also a great time to find out which of your friends plays the guitar. You can belt out Country Roads until the neighbors complain. Just be aware of burn bans in your area. But no matter what you choose to do, have fun. Summer is too good to waste. So, get out there and enjoy it.
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Hello camp families! It's hard to believe it, but another year of camp has come to an end. We had a lot of fun this summer learning about all sorts of things from many different areas of study , from astronomy, to physics, to ecology etc. We have also visited some pretty cool places around town, such as the Arboretum and the Kelsey Museum. But of course we have also enjoyed spending the majority of our time in our new home at the museum! We thought a nice way to end camp was to put together our favorite camp activities from past sessions and combine them with some new ones to come up with a smorgasbord that we like to call, "Best of Camp Explorations."
Down below you will find a brief summary of what we did each day as well as some pictures to go along.
Monday/ Tuesday
The campers saw the planetarium show, "The Sky Tonight." This show talks about what we see in the night sky, like the stars, planets and constellations. Unfortunately pictures cannot be taken inside the dome, but I'm sure the campers had a blast learning about space. Be sure to ask your campers what they saw!
Campers went on a scavenger hunt to learn all sorts of interesting facts about our solar system. There were 18 facts cards hidden throughout the second floor of the museum. It was up to them to find them all and use the information to answer some questions.
A craft we did in preparation for Thursday was decorating bottle rockets. Each group received three 2 liter bottles and then within each group 3 teams were formed to decorate each rocket. The rockets ended up looking really cool!
Another craft that some groups got to do was making a solar system belt and sun hat. This was a cute way to not only review the planets in our solar system but wear them as well.
Something we always enjoy doing with the campers is giving them a tour of the evolution gallery. Even if they have already seen it before, they never seem to grow tired of it. What's even better is when we do the triceratops hat craft the same day as the tour, so we end up having a bunch of triceratopses roaming the gallery.
Whenever we do anything with paleontology we have to do the triceratops hat craft. It's fun, relatively simple to make and cute.
The campers also made some prehistoric dioramas. They could choose between an ice age animal or a dinosaur and once they decided which one they wanted, they then had to make an appropriate habitat for it.
Campers pretended to be paleontologists going on a three day dig to identify a mystery animal. Each day they would find a certain amount of bones and then they would make guesses as to what animal it could be. It was hard at first but once they had found all the bones, it was pretty easy to tell that the animal was a dinosaur. Identifying the dinosaur was a little bit trickier though. Some groups remembered seeing the Edmontosaurus in the evolution gallery tour and put two and two together and correctly identified it.
On Wednesday campers learned about the owl and its nocturnal antics. They then made an owl mask.
We then learned about some desert animals and how some of them have adapted to the desert habitat through the way they move, like the kangaroo. We then had a relay race where each camper was assigned a desert animal to be and move like they move.
The ecology activity the campers did came in two parts. The first part of the activity had campers learning about watersheds and the parts in one. The second part taught the campers about how humans can affect a watershed in a negative way if we are not careful. The two 'types' of pollution we talked about were point source and non point source pollution.
On Thursday we launched our rockets! We walked over to Palmer field and had a blast, take a look for yourself!
Besides the rockets, Thursday was robot day! Campers got to learn and play with several different type of robots ranging in complexity. They played with HexBugs, Code & Go Mice Robots, Ozobots and then the older campers played with Lego Mindstorm robots.
The campers also played with snap circuits. They learned that completing a circuit allows electric current to flow which can then lead to cool things happening.
On Friday we went to the Arb! There we played some parachute games. Afterwards we explored a bit before we headed back to the museum for an ice cold refreshing Popsicle!
We hope you all had as much fun as we did! Have a great rest of your summer, and we hope to see you all next year! 🙂


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Jimmy Kimmel is a producer, writer, and comedian most known for his late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and his ongoing friendly feud with Matt Damon. Before Kimmel enjoyed his TV success, he sharpened his comedy skills hosting a number of radio shows across the country, which is where he met fellow comedian and radio host Adam Carolla. The two then went on to create their own comedy show "The Man Show", which simultaneously celebrated and satirized the stereotypical vulgar male perspective in a sexually charged and funny way. The show featured a variety of pre-recorded sketches and in-studio audience participation. Then in 2003, Kimmel made the move from cable to network television with his own late-night show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
In addition to hosting his own talk show, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Emmy Awards and Academy Awards. Before hosting the Oscars in 2016, Kimmel wanted to shake things up by getting everyone high, "You know, marijuana will be legal for recreational use in February. I wonder if, maybe you can pass some of that out on the red carpet before the show and then we just see what happens. My goal is to somehow get arrested during the hosting of the show." Thankfully, he did not get high or arrested, but that hasn't stopped him from partaking. During an interview with Rolling Stone magazine on a Sunday night at his beach house, all he wanted to do was smoke, and that's exactly what he did. At one point, he gets up during the interview and returns with a baggie of marijuana that he proceeds to pack into his one-hitter, "If we smoke weed right now, is that on the record?"


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Disengaged employees on the move 12 Mar, 2019 3:52pm 4 minutes to read A deciding factor for those considering a new role in 2019 is the opportunity for growth and progression. Pic Getty. NZ Herald Share on Reddit reddit New Zealand's employment market may currently be buoyant, with unemployment low at around 4 per cent,…
Disengaged employees on the move 12 Mar, 2019 3:52pm 4 minutes to read A deciding factor for those considering a new role in 2019 is the opportunity for growth and progression. Pic Getty. NZ Herald Share on Reddit reddit New Zealand's employment market may currently be buoyant, with unemployment low at around 4 per cent, but business confidence is lagging behind. Katherine Swan, country director of recruitment firm Randstad NZ, says this is partly due to legislative changes to the minimum wage, set to increase to $20 by 2021, which will cause a ripple effect for higher-paid workers.
She notes, however, that despite these changes being designed to protect the employee, this is traditionally the time of year when many explore what's on offer in the job market. "Randstad is already seeing a spike in 'new year, new start' candidate inquiries, which is not surprising when our Employer Brand research states that 30 per cent of New Zealanders are planning to change roles within the next 12 months," says Swan. "It seems more Kiwis are less likely to 'put up and shut up' and will opt to simply move on if they're not progressing in their career, being appropriately compensated or achieving sufficient work/life balance." Advertisement Advertise with NZME.
Unfortunately, not all employers can meet their employees' career expectations — or they simply fall short on delivering what they've promised, she adds. "For employers to remain attractive in today's competitive job market they may need to revitalise their employer value propositions.
" Swan says the current trend for job seekers is to look for companies presenting a true image of who they are and committing to it. "If an employee feels disengaged and that their employer's values are not aligned with their own, then it's usually time to start looking for a new role. In fact, 96 per cent of Kiwi employees agree that alignment of their personal values and company culture is key for workplace satisfaction." Beyond this, she says a major factor in employees making the decision to move on or stay depends on the outcome of pay and bonus discussions usually held around this time of year and, if these conversations don't go well, they'll start looking further afield. The Randstad research suggests a perception disconnect between what matters most to an employee versus the priorities of their employer.
For example, an increasing number of employees feel their employer is more focused on financial deliverables and technology than on their own preference to be paid fairly and enjoy a good work/life balance.
Swan notes that more companies are trying to provide better conditions for their workers, but it's not always perceived as authentic and often takes time to bed in. In today's competitive market, employers are expecting more than just skills and experience from a candidate — they want candidates who are appropriately qualified in their respective field. This usually involves a combination of education, attitude, cultural fit, team and/or leadership skills and relevant experience. "Having a positive attitude, good communication and the ability to remain calm under pressure are also essential skills in today's fluid job market," says Swan. Although there's less expectation around hands-on work experience for fresh graduates, there is a greater focus on exploring areas like teamwork, self-management and values.
For managerial roles, being able to demonstrate leadership as well as the ability to work collaboratively in agile teams is important. And demonstrating an eagerness to keep learning will ensure workers remain relevant as they progress through their careers." Swan says at Randstad they're seeing a more genuine focus by companies to improve their culture and workplace inclusiveness in order to attract and retain talent.
"Companies know people are their biggest asset and investment.
Our buoyant economy is enabling good growth but regardless of financial result, retaining and recognising staff and ensuring a positive culture are essential." She says that regardless of position, people want to feel valued — but that doesn't mean thanking them every day. "It means keeping staff up to date with developments in a company's strategy and giving them a voice to provide feedback.
It also means recognising them. When people know they're making a valued contribution they're more productive and more likely to stay, especially when things are rocky. Engaged employees bounce back quicker after a business setback." A deciding factor for those considering a new role in 2019 is the opportunity for growth and progression, requiring a solid professional development programme to be in place. Swan says many employers are also realising the current speed of change requires more external support in the form of contractors. "An increasing number of employers are contacting us for temporary staff." And when it comes to recruiting new or replacement staff, finding the right candidate hinges on "searched for", "selected", "interviewed" and "appointed".
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The House just passed a bill to close the gender pay gap
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, and Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), right, and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), are seen in the Capitol. DeLauro is the author of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed this week. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call House Democrats easily passed the Paycheck Fairness Act on Wednesday — their latest in a long series of…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, and Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), right, and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), are seen in the Capitol. DeLauro is the author of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed this week. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call House Democrats easily passed the Paycheck Fairness Act on Wednesday — their latest in a long series of attempts to make sure women and men are paid equally. The final vote was 242-187.
Democrats were joined by seven Republicans. To give you a sense of how long bill author Rep.
Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has been fighting for this cause, she first introduced the bill in 1997.
"Very simple concept: Men and women in the same job deserve the same pay," DeLauro told Vox. "It used to be this was the fringe; it was a women's issue, 'Why do we have to deal with it?'" A gender pay gap has long existed; women who work full time in the United States make, on average, 82 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make.
And data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the gap has actually widened in the past four years. House Democrats last passed DeLauro's bill when they were in the majority in 2009 (it failed the next year in the Senate).
Now back in the majority, they have a rare opportunity to pass a bill that has struggled to gain momentum in both chambers when it's come up. Even though DeLauro and labor experts say a pay equity bill should be bipartisan, the Paycheck Fairness Act has languished out of the spotlight when Republicans have been in power. Democrats are hoping the momentum of the #MeToo movement and a historic number of women in Congress will give this idea new life. "This is historic. Rosa has been introducing this bill forever," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the House Democratic Caucus on Tuesday, according to an aide present. "But public sentiment — public, social media, and all the rest — with help us with this.
" What's in the Paycheck Fairness Act The Paycheck Fairness Act essentially works to close loopholes in the landmark Equal Pay Act of 1963, which required that men and women receive equal pay for equal work. As Vox's Alexia Fernández Campbell wrote , that bill didn't exactly work as intended. Progress has been hampered in a number of ways: There are several reasons for the pay difference.
Women are less likely to negotiate pay, and more likely to be penalized when they try.They are also more likely to choose career fields that pay lower salaries and are often pushed out of the highest-paying professions in the country, which reward workers who put in long hours — schedules that disproportionately hurt working mothers . But after taking education, occupation, and work hours into account, researchers say that discrimination could explain about a third of the pay gap .
A 2013 study by the American Association of University Women found that women get paid 6.6 percent less than men in their first jobs, even after considering factors such as job location, occupation, college major, and number of hours worked. The Equal Pay Act says employers can't differentiate salary based on gender unless a number of factors — including seniority, merit, and work level — come into play. On its face, it makes sense; a new entry-level employee would not be paid the same as a higher-level employee with more experience. But over the years, women found out they were making far less than male colleagues with the same experience and job titles. The most well-known example is Lilly Ledbetter , who sued her employer Goodyear Tire after finding out male managers with less experience were getting paid more money that she was as a female manager.
Ledbetter's crusade resulted in the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2009. That law changed the Civil Rights Act so that workers could sue for fair compensation up to 180 days after receiving a discriminatory paycheck from their employers — rather than when the salary decision was made. DeLauro's Paycheck Fairness Act tries to push back on lingering inequity in three key ways. Perhaps most importantly, it would ban employers from asking candidates how much they made in previous jobs. It would also get rid of employer rules that keep workers from talking about their salary information, so that women could ask how much their coworkers are making and find out if they're underpaid. Third, the bill would require employers to be much more transparent about how much they're paying workers.
Employers would have to share salary data with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, so that body could watch out for potential discriminatory practices. As Fernández Campbell noted, that's gotten significant pushback from businesses that would like to keep that salary data private. And DeLauro said she's heard complaints in the past from male lawmakers asking why they had to deal with a "women's issue." "Women self-select to get less money! Those were the arguments I heard," DeLauro said.
But her bill doesn't get at another important root cause of the gender pay gap: the economic impacts of motherhood. As Vox's Sarah Kliff wrote, Princeton University economist Henrik Kleven found that mothers in Denmark (a country with a robust social safety net) saw their earnings take a significant hit after they had a child. Kleven compared the salaries of mothers to childless women and to men and found that "childbearing accounts for 80 percent of the gender wage gap in Denmark." As Kliff wrote : Kleven finds a sharp decline in women's earnings after the birth of their first child — with no comparable salary drop for men.
The cumulative effect is huge: Women end up earning 20 percent less than their male counterparts over the course of their career. His study is among a growing body of research that suggests what we often think of as a gender pay gap is more accurately discussed as a childbearing pay gap or motherhood penalty. Why it's taking so long for Congress to do something about the gender pay gap It's the 11th time DeLauro has brought up this bill, and its second time passing the House of Representatives. A number of things have hampered the bill's progress, most notably the number of years Democrats spent out of the majority.
But other impediments include delays while the courts figured out how to interpret the original 1963 law, according to Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for the National Partnership for Women and Families. Many judges interpreted the clause "any factor other than sex" in the 1963 law very broadly, she added. "Problems don't become apparent until you've had these bad rulings by the courts," she said. "Civil rights evolved over time. I think there's just been more awareness of different issues around equal pay." DeLauro, Pelosi, and other Democrats recognize the time is ripe to press the issue again.
Equal pay for equal work is having a renewed moment, especially in the wake of the #MeToo movement and high-profile Hollywood actresses going public about getting paid far less for big films than their male co-stars. But the problem is far more widespread, disproportionately hurting female and nonwhite workers.
"We are in a different environment," DeLauro said. "We're looking at the intersection of where the public is on men and women and the workforce, and we're looking at a body that is over 100 women who are here. Equal pay for equal work is now the center of public discourse today." It's unclear whether the bill has a path in the Senate.
But with the most diverse House class in history, advocates are feeling optimistic that something can get done eventually. "I think there have been gaps in understanding around women's experience that this new and diverse Congress can begin to close," said Victoria Budson, executive director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School..
House Democrats pass equal pay for equal work act
Ten years after President Barack Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, House Democrats voted Wednesday to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act, delivering one of the cornerstone pieces of their "For the People" agenda to the Republican-led Senate. The vote passed 242-187, primarily down partisan lines, as the full Democratic caucus voted…
Ten years after President Barack Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, House Democrats voted Wednesday to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act, delivering one of the cornerstone pieces of their "For the People" agenda to the Republican-led Senate.
The vote passed 242-187, primarily down partisan lines, as the full Democratic caucus voted in favor of the bill and seven Republicans crossed the aisle to support it.
Stressing that while there has been progress towards pay equality in recent years, Democrats renewed the push for equal pay for equal work because women still earn just 80 cents to the dollar a man makes for the same work.
Lily Ledbetter, the plaintiff in a landmark employment discrimination case, was on-hand to join Democrats at the bill's introduction on Jan. 30, urging Congress "to step up again."
"I'm here because equal pay for equal work is an American value," Ledbetter said.
"And it's time that we have American reality.
(Alex Wong/Getty Images) U.
S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks as other House Democrats listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2019.
Women who work full time in the United States are paid on average 80 percent of what men are paid, according to a 2018 study by the American Association of University Women, an advocacy group that promotes equity and education for women and girls.
The analysis also found that disparities are even sharper among Latinas, at 54 percent, and black women, at 63 percent, and range by state from a low of 70 percent in Louisiana and Utah to a high of 89 percent in New York.
The political firepower that Democratic women possess heading into the 2020 presidential campaign continues to grow. There is a record number of women expected to seek the Democratic nomination and a record 102 women serving in Congress, but there is still a majority of white men serving in Congress.
"It's historic," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said of the bill. "And that it should happen at a time when we have over 100 women serving in the House of Representatives — that it should happen in the same Congress that we will also observe the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Amendment to have women have the right to vote: it's all very historic. It's all about progress.
(Alex Wong/Getty Images) Women's equality activist Lilly Ledbetter speaks as U.
S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, right, and other Democratic Congressional members listen during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Jan.
30, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
Ten years ago, women earned just 78 cents to each dollar a man earned at the same job.
If enacted, the bill would end so-called pay secrecy, ease workers' ability to individually or jointly challenge pay discrimination and strengthen the available remedies for wronged employees, according to the bill's sponsors.
The measure would strengthen and close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by holding employers accountable for discriminatory practices, ending the practice of pay secrecy, easing workers' ability to individually or jointly challenge pay discrimination, and strengthening the available remedies for wronged employees, according to its author, Rep.
Rosa DeLauro.
"Today, we can make a difference for working women and their families. The biggest economic challenge of our time is that Americans are in jobs that do not pay them enough to live on. This will be the first bill that the majority is passing to address that economic need for families," DeLauro, D-Conn., said during debate on the bill.
"Paycheck Fairness puts gender-based discrimination sanctions on equal footing with other forms of wage discrimination by allowing women to sue for compensatory and punitive damages," she said. "It better protects employees from being fired for sharing their salary with co-workers.
It establishes a grant program to provide salary negotiation training for girls and women. And, it ensures employers are not reliant on wage history when they hire an employee."
There are 45 Democratic cosponsors on companion legislation in the Senate, though the bill is unlikely to advance any farther given the Republican majority.
Maryland minimum wage: State passes $15 minimum wage bill
Workers rally for a $15 minimum wage outside the Maryland State House on March 13, 2019, in Annapolis, MD. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. On Thursday, lawmakers managed to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a minimum…
Workers rally for a $15 minimum wage outside the Maryland State House on March 13, 2019, in Annapolis, MD. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. On Thursday, lawmakers managed to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a minimum wage bill. Maryland's current minimum wage is $10.
10, and the new policy willgradually raise the wage floor to $15 by 2025.
Hogan had blocked the bill earlier this week, claiming that such a change would " devastate " the economy. But it was clear early on that he would be unable to stop the national momentum building around a $15 minimum wage. Democrats control both chambers in Maryland's General Assembly, and passed the wage hike bill with a veto-proof majority. On Thursday, they overwhelming voted to override Hogan's veto by 96-43 in the House and 35-12 in the Senate.
Maryland is now the third state to phase in a $15 minimum wage so far this year, and the sixth overall. In February, New Jersey and Illinois did so, too. While Hogan's veto was not surprising (he has always opposed a $15 minimum), it's a striking position in a state where the $15 minimum wage is so popular with voters in Maryland and across the country . The law will benefit about 573,000 workers in Maryland who currently earn less than $15 —about 22 percent of the state's workforce, according to the National Employment Law Project . Advocates for the wage hike didn't get everything they wanted in the bill.
For example, it won't eliminate the lower wage for tipped workers, which is $3.
63, and future changes to the minimum wage aren't tied to inflation. The bill also continues to let businesses pay agricultural workers less than the minimum wage, and allows employers to pay young workers less, too. But the push for a $15 wage is gaining support across the country, and has even reached Congress. For the first time ever, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour — another sign that the public pressure is paying off. It all started with frustrated McDonald's workers in Illinois Passing the $15 minimum wage bill is still a major win for the fast-food workers whose movement helped 5 million workers get pay raises in 2019 .
Within five years , they've transformed an improbable proposal into a popular policy — one that would address, in part, the slow wage growth American workers are experiencing. The workers' movement, called Fight for $15, organized strikes and rallies all across the country. But they saw little success until 2016, when California became the first state to hike hourly wages to $15, followed by Massachusetts, New York, and Washington, DC.
Business groups, meanwhile, are not happy about the fight for $15. And neither are their Republican allies in Congress. They've long pushed back against any effort to raise the wage floor at the federal level, claiming it would destroy small business and trigger massive job losses. But it's getting harder and harder for Republicans to justify their view that free-market capitalism — the idea that when the economy grows and unemployment is low, employers will be forced to raise wages — will take care of everyone.
Workers who already earn $15 an hour still struggle to raise a family, so it's no wonder that workers who earn less sometimes end up living on the streets . On top of this, Americans want the government to raise the minimum wage. Poll after poll shows widespread support , even among Republican voters. And a majority of voters want it increased to $15 an hour. That may explain why Thomas Donohue, president of the US Chamber of Commerce, recently toned down his usual criticism of efforts to raise the minimum wage, saying the chamber is " going to listen ." Even McDonald's, long criticized by labor activists for paying low wages at franchises, said this week that the company would no longer lobby against efforts to raise the minimum wage. The idea that raising the minimum wage is actually bad for workers is getting harder to support, as a growing body of research discrediting that claim emerges.
What research says about the impact of raising the minimum wage There are few topics US economists have researched more than the impact of raising a minimum wage. Their findings have varied over the past 30 years, but there are two things most mainstream economists now agree on . First, they agree that raising the minimum wage increases the average income of low-wage workers, lifting many out of poverty (depending on how big the raise is). Second, raising the minimum wage likely causes some job losses. The remaining disagreement revolves around how extreme the job cuts would be.
Some research suggests hundreds of thousands of American workers could lose their jobs with a modest increase to the minimum wage. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, an economist at the conservative American Action Forum, has pointed to a 2014 study from the Congressional Budget Office which estimates that a $10.
10 federal wage floor could lead to about 500,000 lost jobs because higher labor costs would lead some employers to scale back their staff. Other research concludes that increasing the minimum wage has an insignificant impact on employment, or none at all. The best way to evaluate the different conclusions is to analyze all the research findings together — what scientists call a "meta-analysis." And the most recent ones suggest that the most likely impact on employment is minimal. For example, a 2016 study by economists at Michigan State University crunched data from 60 research studies on the minimum wage in the United States since 2001. They concluded that a 10 percent increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce overall employment from 0.
5 percent to 1.2 percent. Another meta-analysis comes in the form of a new research paper by economists at the University of Massachusetts, University College London, and the Economic Policy Institute. They studied data from 138 cities and states that raised the minimum wage between 1979 and 2016.
The conclusion is that low-wage workers received a 7 percent pay bump after a minimum wage law went into effect, but there was little or no change in employment. In a 2018 working paper , soon to be published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics , economist Arindrajit Dube shows that raising the minimum wage significantly reduces the number of families living in poverty. For example, he concludes that a $12 minimum wage in 2017 would have lifted 6.2 million people out of poverty.
This growing body of research has helped lawmakers across the country argue for a $15 minimum wage. Maryland residents are the latest to win their case..
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Rumbek Town, South Sudan, August 07, 2017—In 2016, when his brother was killed, Stephen Makoi's reaction was not what people expected it might be. Makoi went to the killer's house, asked for a glass of water, and had a chat with him, something that he continued to do for several more days. His actions confused and frustrated not only his grieving family, which wanted revenge, but also the killer's clan, which grew suspicious of his intentions.
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Makoi credits the nature of his intervention to his involvement with the World Bank Group Local Governance and Service Delivery Project (LGSDP), which was designed to strengthen local governance. By using a Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach, the project integrates governance, service delivery, and peacebuilding and community participation.
Makoi admits that, at first, his decision not to seek revenge made it hard for him to be taken seriously in his capacity as elected chair of his payam (community) for Rumbek Central County.
However, Jonas Njelango, the Project Manager with ACROSS, the Bank's partner in this project, has observed the transforming effect the project has had on the dynamics of conflict. Njelango believes perceptions and behavior are gradually shifting away from conflict as participation in local development grows. "The fact that this issue did not escalate into conflict is, in itself, a big deal," he says.
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Launched in 2013, the LGSDP is implemented in seven of ten of the original states of South Sudan. In the former Lakes State, it operates in what was Rumbek East, Yirol West, Wulu, and Rumbek Central counties.
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"What we have learned is that the way people prioritize their needs cannot just be done at random," says Makoi. "People must debate and vote for what they want. This formula has helped our communities deal with many issues in a peaceful and constructive way."
The LGSDP program typically kicks-off with events where communities analyze the roots of their conflicts, and identify their local resources, before prioritizing their development needs. The recurrence of communal conflict in South Sudan makes conflict mapping essential to local government planning.
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Pamba Emmanuel, the Lakes Project's State Coordinator, says many people are no longer armed. Community engagement is also promoting interdependency and interaction, says Pamba, who sees perceptions shifting from the violence and revenge killings that had uprooted many families.
"We strongly link our development activities to the need for a peaceful environment," he says. "With community engagement, some communities got to interact with each other for the first time. This has allowed them to have a unanimous voice with respect to the type of services they want."
James Biith, a local development committee chairperson in Jiir payam, says that before LGSDP, three payams—Amongpiny, Jiir, and Matangai—were constantly fighting. "For a long time, we could not come together and sit next to each other like this," he explains. "You could not even sit for 15 minutes without hearing gunshots. The project talked to all of us equally and eventually brought us together."
Making up
A case in point is the inspiring story of Matur Anyuon of Jiir and Mangeth Banyther of Amongpiny.
The two youths met for the first time in four years at a LGSDP planning event in Rumbek town. Their last encounter had been a violent one, with Mangeth having shot and wounded Matur during a quarrel at a shared, seasonal, pastoralist cattle camp.
Mangeth and his clan avoided Jiir payam for fear of retaliation. Their accidental encounter at a LGSDP forum caused fear of a renewed feud. However, to everyone's surprise, that did not happen.
"When I saw Mang'eth, we greeted each other and talked like old friends," explains Matur. "The people around us wanted to know how we had reconciled. We had been able to do it because of the training we received as community representatives in the project. The training opened our eyes."
Stephen Makoi, the man who lost his brother just last year, believes the local committees have, over time, gained respect.
"When people see you wearing the LGSDP tee-Shirt and they have problems amongst each other, they come to you," he says. "We do what we have been trained to do: if someone is a killer, we address the matter quickly by catching him and taking him to the police."
Then they sit down and mediate the dispute.


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Dining Among Stars: The Ritz-Carlton Presents Cosmic Collaborations In Singapore And Osaka
The Ritz-Carlton Focus
It's written in the stars—November is set to be a key month for food lovers as The Ritz-Carlton kicks off a series of unmissable dining events set in four of their properties in Asia. The Stellar Dining Series will see a glittering line-up of culinary stars presenting unique menus and experiences, starting with events taking place over four days in Singapore before moving onto Osaka, Hong Kong, and finally Beijing.
See also: Michelin Stargazing: Introducing Stellar Dining Series By The Ritz-Carlton
November 1-4: SIngapore
In the first half of the series, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore starts off strong with a cosmic collaboration between chefs Paul Lau (Tin Lung Heen, The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong), Gordon Guo (Lai Heen, The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou) and Cheung Siu Kong (Summer Pavilion, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore)—each a long-established master of Chinese cookery, and whose restaurants boast four Michelin stars between them. Every day from November 1 to 3 at Summer Pavilion, the hotel's signature fine dining Chinese restaurant, the trio will demonstrate the pinnacle of culinary craftsmanship through their signature dim sum and specialty dishes for lunch, and come together to present an exquisite six-hands dinner in the evening
Each chef will present two special dim sum items, along with one specialty dish for the seafood-forward lunch menu. Among the highlights are chef Lau's steamed cuttlefish balls with coriander and lobster sauce; chef Cheung's steamed Alaskan king crab dumpling with egg white, spring onion and ginger; and chef Guo's bird's nest dumpling with caviar. From the specialty items, don't miss chef Lau's pan-fried lobster with red pepper and garlic, chef Cheung's poached rice with lobster meat, quinoa and broth, or chef Guo's tiger grouper with kumquat peels.
For the six-hands dinner, expect a contemporary interpretation of Cantonese classics, with dishes such as steamed crab custard with rice wine infusion, rose-scented crab rillettes and caviar by chef Guo. Chef Lau also brings his signature barbecued pork with osmanthus flower honey, while chef Cheung ends the feast with chilled superior bird's nest with pear, osmanthus jelly and wolfberries. On the final day of the Singapore leg of Stellar Dining Series, chef Lau and chef Guo will pair up to present a one-off Michelin-starred champagne brunch at Colony; each chef will helm live cooking stations, where diners can witness their cooking prowess as they serve up dishes such as deep-fried shrimp toast and fish casserole.
In addition to the once-in-a-lifetime collaborations by these Chinese masters, the hotel's Chihuly Lounge will also be presenting an eight-course celestial afternoon tea by The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong's executive pastry chef Richard Long on November 1 and 2, and an array of innovative cocktails by mixologist Oscar Mena of Ozone from November 1 to 3. The duo will also helm individual stations to showcase their unique pastries and handcrafted cocktails. Chef Long's sweet constellation will include sensational desserts from apple caramel creme with compote to raspberry star anise crémeux; on November 3 and 4, diners can sample more delectable treats by chef Long in the afternoon tea buffet. In the evening, grab a seat at the bar to enjoy Mena's whimsical libations, from the nostalgic Jelly Roll Julep (Cognac, peach liqueur, white peach puree, hibiscus syrup, mint) to the herb-forward Thyme Out (gin, yellow chartreuse, lemon, agave syrup, orange bitters and lemon thyme).
November 8-10: Osaka
The next stop on the Stellar Dining Series is Osaka, with a constellation of four culinary stars including chefs Kenji Fujimoto (Tempura Mizuki, The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto), Shintaro Miyazaki (Azure 45, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo), Christophe Gibert (La Baie, The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka) and once again, Cheung Siu Kong of Summer Pavilion, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. Through a series of four-hands lunches and dinners, cocktail workshops and Michelin masterclasses, food lovers will be immersed in a galaxy of exceptional cuisine and valuable learning experiences.
On November 8, the Osaka series begins with a masterclass and afternoon tea led by award-winning chocolatier Masatada Hosokawa, who will share his tips and tricks for creating cosmic chocolate bonbons and "zero-gravity" chocolates, before guests are invited to indulge in an array of sweet and savory treats that combine French and Japanese techniques and flavours. In the evening, three outstanding four-hands dinners will take place simultaneously at Xiang Tao, Tempura by Hanagatami and La Baie—from a Cantonese crossover by chef Cheung Siu Kong of Summer Pavilion and chef Peter Cheung to an exclusive, 10-person capacity dinner by chef Kenji Fujimoto and chef Takeshi Fukana featuring the finest seasonal ingredients, such as Shogoin turnip, wild mushrooms, and hamo eel.
From November 9 to 10, a flurry of activity will see the hotel come alive with yet more four-hands lunches and dinners (including a masterclass on November 8 by chef Christophe Gibert and chef Shintaro Miyazaki at La Baie, who will demonstrate dishes such as abalone baked in its own broth, served with white wine cream with liver and shiso flower) as well as a one-off cocktail workshop by mixologists Daniel Kang and Jackal He from The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai—book yourself in to the intimate session at The Bar to learn more about the art of the cocktail and enjoy a few expertly crafted libations. If quality wines are of interest, then be sure to mark down the dates for the four-hands Henri Giraud champagne dinner on November 10 at Tempura by Hanagatami, or the four-hands wine dinner at Xiang Tao pairing elegant Cantonese cuisine with California and Burgundy wines.
Needless to say, the events in Singapore and Osaka, which bring together some of the world's greatest talents, will create memories to treasure. But the experiences in these cities are only just the beginning—gastronomic explorers should also keep an eye on upcoming events in Hong Kong and Beijing in the following weeks.
For more information on Stellar Dining Series, please visit www.ritzcarlton-stellardining.com


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Red bathroom vanities – If you are lucky enough to have your own bathroom as a teenager or just share one with your brothers and sisters you want to decorate it in a way that reflects your personality. Focusing not only on the decor, but you also have to look at the design of the bathroom to make sure there is enough space for all your stuff. Use your favorite colors to decorate the bathroom. You can choose a rich red. Before deciding on a red color, you should ensure that there are accessories that will match. You will waste time and money on color if you later find out that it is not right shower curtain to match the red color.
Teens need space for grooming products they need to create the right look. Some bathrooms have ample storage space in the form of the linen closet, vanity and drawers, but others are sadly lacking in storage space. It does not allow you to leave all your products, but you need to buy a separate space where to put things. One way to do this is through a set of plastic drawers. These are inexpensive and available in many different sizes. They are not exactly beautiful, but. If you want something more elegant, try a cart that holds the canvas baskets. You should be able to find the basket colors to match your decor. You will also want to include a basket for your dirty clothes and towels. If you are able to do major renovations rather than merely decorative to choose red bathroom vanities instead of a pedestal sink and install a large medicine cabinet.
After chose red bathroom vanities, if you share a bathroom with a sibling, work together to create the design. If you do not like each other's ideas, you can take turns making choices. For example, a person who picks out the color and the other picks out a matching shower curtain and accessories. If possible, create a bathroom area with two sinks and mirrors this will help you both to get ready on time in the morning crunch hour.


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Akihisa…how can you be so THICK?
slams. head. on. wall. in. anger.
Minami kisses Akihisa, and many of Class F as well as Class D's Shimizu speculate on their relationship, but all misunderstandings are cleared. When Yuuji finds out that Class B is about to declare an ESB, he asks Akihisa, Minami and Himeji to act out a love scene to provoke Shimizu as Class D are easier to defeat. However, the act is soon dropped and both girls reveal their true feelings.
Did…that just seriously happen? I mean, Minami kissing Aki at the end of the episode 2 weeks back was pretty much a clear sign that she loves him, even amidst all the slapstick violent treatment she's been giving him. Then, we had all that character development about Minami's past, giving her a legit reason to start liking Akihisa. But now, I just feel really trolled – because Akihisa STILL HAS NO CLUE THAT TWO GIRLS ARE CHASING AFTER HIM. It's not even him playing hard to get, he actually DOESN'T KNOW. Why the hell does he think that Himeji has acting experience of ALL THINGS, and it never crossed his mind that she actually does like him??????
That verbal bitchfight between Minami and Himeji was pretty intense, with both of them slowly cracking under the facade, then dropping the pretense completely, Himeji even saying that she won't forgive Minami for taking Akihisa's first kiss. They've both dug themselves into a huge hole, since that bug would mean Shimizu has heard everything, and has probably recorded it too. Now she knows that two girls love him, she might either still carry on with her plan to beat Class F, but it would be completely in her character to edit the audio and use that to make Minami give up on Akihisa.
To be honest, I think Minami has a lot more claim on Akihisa than Himeji does – he tried to befriend Minami when she still didn't know how to speak Japanese that well, not to mention them knowing each other for longer. While I'm certain Himeji is his true love interest, Akihisa is honestly so dense that he misses every single flag from both girls. You don't get retards like that too often, and this isn't even a harem show!
Yeah, looking at you Orimura Ichika. You can even tell that Himeji's feeling depressed – in the preview/test questions sections, even Akihisa is scoring points while both Himeji and Shouko are messing their answers up. Coincidence?
Now, in terms of Shoukanjuu, it looks like another ESB is about to start between Class F and D, and possibly B as well if Yuuji's plan doesn't go right. Which it almost never does. Now, if only the conflicting romance Akihisa is going through gets into even deeper shit, and the ESBs start to get out of hand, then we're in for a hell of an episode next week.


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Buddha Earrings
We love our new Buddha earrings and hope you do too. The zinc alloy Buddha charms measure 1/2". The combination of beads together measure 3/4".
Channel your inner Buddha and feel peace and calm when you wear them.
Cheeryos Jewelry loves to give back. We donate 10% of profits to our favorite children's charities.


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Congrats for getting a start on creating your own Rooftop Solar site, or for testing out our PV performance estimation tool!
If you're wondering:
- How do I add multiple strings?
- I have a split array, how can I add this information?
- I have more than one direction for my solar panels.
- How do I add a Rooftop solar site that has more than one azimuth angle?
You're in the right place.
The short answer - we don't support multiple azimuth systems directly in the API at this time, nor do we support this in the free PV performance estimation tool.
However, this is not a dead end. If you have a multiple array PV system, you can do the following:
- Use the average direction (azimuth) of the array (simple approach)
- First, complete the first step (using the average direction), then upload PV measurement data to our PV Tuning technologies - they'll learn the rest (do this in the API Toolkit)
- For the free PV performance estimation tool, model each array separately and add up the resulting energy values.
We hope this helps!


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Be a Weather Spotter for the National Weather Service
Judging from past storms here in the Hudson Valley, it's safe to say that we have a lot of weather watchers in our area.
We're always getting messages and updates about weather conditions around the H.V. Which help us when it comes to sharing useful information.
If you find that weather is a passion of yours why not use it to help the National Weather Service?
SKYWARN and the National Weather Service will be holding Weather Spotting Training sessions. These sessions will inform future spotters of what to be looking for when there are watches for severe thunderstorms, tornado watches or flood watches.
Weather Spotters are not storm chasers. SKYWARN encourages personal safety even though they know spotters will "engaged in mobile activities, may encounter severe weather and should be alert to rapidly changing weather conditions that could impact personal safety."
SKYWARN training is not available in the Hudson Valley however, there are two training sessions in Albany on May 10th in Bethlehem from 7pm until 9pm and then on May 15th on Cohoes from 7pm until 9pm as well.
Pre registration is required for the training session. For details and to sign up, visit SKYWARN.
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Forefront hosts document management and imaging conference
Forefront, Fujitsu's exclusive document, imaging scanners and storage partner for Saudi Arabia, promotes document management technologies to the Saudi market with major channel conference and training session.
Forefront, the Middle East Channel Developer Partner for Fujitsu (FEL) Document Imaging Scanners and Storage, hosted the Fujitsu Channel Conference in Riyadh last month. The conference addressed a number of issues relating to the growing market for document management solutions in the region.
"Fujitsu has always been a front-runner in terms of technology, reliability, and relationship with its channel partners and we are very pleased from the business growth of document imaging you bring to us and to Forefront," Graham Johnson, international sales manager, Fujitsu Europe, told conference attendees. "Forefront has become today an acknowledged force in the imaging industry, reaping to its credit the largest imaging products distribution reference with a record growth rate."
Georges Karam, managing director of Forefront Technologies said: "As regional e-business is increasingly emerging, electronic format of documents will also move online, creating new business processes. Companies that are smartly investing today to learn more about this industry and capitalise on this potential niche market, will very soon nurture the rewards. Our objective is to work much closer with our channel partners lending tactical and strategic assistance, expertise and knowledge to help take document imaging business to new strengths. Armed with our Riyadh office, we will provide you, our business partners, with a unique Local Sales and Support infrastructure."
Forefront also held a channel training session for Kofax image technology. The session addressed the latest products from Kofax, including Adrenaline, VirtualReScan, Enhanced Bar Code and ImageControl. There was also a channel certification exam held for 34 reseller partners from the Kingdom.
"We are confident now that the engineers can support any pre-sales and post-sales activity connected to Kofax Image Processing Products," said Johni R Jabbor, area sales manager, of Forefront. "Kofax Image Products has been pioneering the way documents and data are scanned and captured."


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Product Description
When looking for Super Yacht desalinators, Mega Yacht desalinators or commercial desalinators you can not go past the Spectra Watermakers' Carbo 10000 system.
The Cabo 10,000 offers the ultimate in advanced desalination technology to provide high water demand for Super Yachts and commercial applications. Utilizing the SP-20 Pearson Pump technology these units produce a luxurious 37,500 LPD. The SP-20 Pearson Pump can desalinate water with amazingly little energy; as low a 8 KWH per 1000 gallons or 2KWH per 1000L. Wash down the decks, clean the windows, take long uninterrupted showers with your unlimited supply of clean, safe fresh water.
The Spectra Pearson Pump is a breakthrough pump design. This unique high pressure pump combines feed stream pumping and energy recovery into a single unit. The "Energy Recovery" feature of the Pearson Pump takes the energy entrained in the brine reject stream from the Reverse Osmosis membranes and recaptures it, dramatically increasing the overall efficiency. The system does not require continuous monitoring and pressure adjustment as it stays inherently in balance at all times, providing a constant product flow and recovery ratio. The product flow can be controlled via the variable speed drive to the motor.
Each Carbo system is is completely customizable. With a variety of options and equipment, complete operating systems can be designed to meet your specific needs.
Product Features
- Rated output of 1,575 l/hr @ 5°C + sea temp
- Unique technology means no product loss at sea temps under 25°C unlike conventional systems
- Extremely low power consumption: 5000W @ 230VAC
- Multiple run speeds for optimum system operation
- Large range of system options
- Whisper quiet
- Industrial grade motor and components
- Slow moving high pressure pump gives long service life


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Home » What We Do » Family Services » Young Parents Program
Young Parents Program
For Young Parents 21 and Under
Program Goal:
- To provide parents with the necessary and appropriate skills to build healthy relationships with their children.
Huntington's Young Parents Program is:
- For adolescents 13 - 21 years of age who are pregnant or parenting
- Voluntary and free
- A place to foster the development of parenting skills
- A place to learn about child development
- A place for peer support and friendship
- Offered each Tuesday at 5:00 PM and provides a healthy nutritional meal for parents and their children
Huntington's Young Parents Program teaches valuable skills and provides information on:
- Pre-natal development
- Child development
- Nutrition
- General health
- Parenting
- Self-care skills
- Community linkages
- Education
Huntington's Young Parents Program can help with:
- Budgeting
- Communication
- Conflict resolution
- Relationship building
- Family planning
- Self-esteem
- Education
Huntington's Young Parents Program:
- Provides hands-on assistance in utilizing community resources
- Has flexible services hours to accomodate educational and vocational needs
- Provides crisis intervention
- Provides advocacy
- Encourages self-esteem and self sufficiency development
- Young mothers/mothers-to-be are encouraged to bring in documentation/verification of attending routine and regular doctor/medical and WIC appointments to support best possible pregnancy outcomes, deliveries, and healthy babies and moms
- Offers free child care during group time
- Provides bus fare to and from program, if needed
The Young Parents Program was developed in response to the needs communicated by young parents, health care personnel and school professionals.
The primary long-term goal of the Young Parents Program is to provide parents with the necessary and appropriate skills to foster a sustained healthy relationship with their children. The Young Parents Program provides support and home visits (on an as-needed basis) to pregnant or parenting mothers and fathers. The group meets weekly, provides education, peer support, fosters friendships, and lessens the feelings of isolation.
Program Supervisor
Colleen Belge