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TTIP Beyond the Beltway: American Perspectives
TTIP Beyond the Beltway: American Perspectives is the culminating report of the Bertelsmann Foundation's TTIP Town Hall program, a two-year project that convened a series of town hall-style meetings with Washington trade experts and local stakeholders in five U.S. states.
The publication is intended to inform decision-makers about what is important to stakeholders beyond the Beltway and enrich the discussion on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) both in and outside of Washington. It offers an economic overview of the five states selected for the program – Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama, California and Massachusetts – and an assessment of each state's trade and investment relationship with the European Union.
The report also features unique lessons learned on the road and identifies specific potential impacts of the TTIP agreement in each state. Although engagement on trade varies from state to state and among various interest groups, the most notable and consistent takeaway was that knowledge of TTIP is generally low. However, most were eager to learn about its content and what it might mean for the country, the state and their local community.


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Although individual electronic tagging using passive integrated acoustic (PIT) tags is established, it is mainly for fish >60 mm in length and is unsuitable for fish of <30 mm, like zebrafish. We used radio frequency identification (RFID) microtags (1 mm in diameter and 6 mm in length, with a mass of ~10 mg) to individually identify juvenile zebrafish (length 16–42 mm, mass 138–776 mg) for the first time, and studied the effects of intracoelomic implantation on fish survival and microtag loss, growth, spawning and exploratory behaviour. After 5.5 months, both high survival (82%) and low microtag loss (11%) were achieved. The smallest surviving fish weighed 178 mg, and success in microtag reading was 73% for the size class 350–450 mg (26 mm). Greater success was achieved when fish were larger at the time of tagging but no negative effects on growth were observed for any size class and some tagged fish spawned. No significant differences in behavioural responses could be detected between tagged fish and untagged controls after 2 months. Overall, the results suggest that the tagging method is highly suitable for fish as small as zebrafish juveniles. We think this method will provide significant advances for researchers of the ever-growing fish model community and more generally for all small-fish users. Tagging is essential when one needs to identify fish (e.g. particular genotypes with no external cue), to run longitudinal monitoring of individual biological traits (e.g. growth) or to repeat assays with the same individual at discrete points in time (e.g. behaviour studies). Such a method will find applications in physiology, genetics, behaviour and (eco)toxicology fields.
In recent years, the zebrafish, Danio rerio, has become a widely used model for vertebrate genetics, developmental biology and toxicology studies (Spitsbergen and Kent, 2003). Several thousand mutants and transgenic lines have been produced and laboratories commonly rear several of these lines simultaneously. In most cases, these fish cannot be distinguished by eye, meaning that fish from different lines must be kept in different tanks. From a practical viewpoint, this requires laboratories to manage large rearing facilities housing several hundred tanks, which is both costly and time consuming in terms of husbandry (Sire et al., 2000). Moreover, rearing problems may occur in zebrafish if populations are small because this interferes with shoaling behaviour, especially as shoaling in this species has been shown to increase significantly with age (Buske and Gerlai, 2011). Furthermore, because small fish such as zebrafish (≤30 mm standard length, SL) are not aggressive and do not fight when kept in groups, it would be possible to keep numerous similar-sized specimens in a single tank, leading to a drastic reduction in tank numbers. However, recognizing individual fish is impossible unless they can be tagged individually. This problem also applies to other small species (e.g. medaka, guppy) and to juveniles of larger species. The ability to recognize individuals within a large population of similar-sized congeners has long been regarded as useful, notably for fisheries research (e.g. for growth rate estimations), ecology (e.g. in migration) and population dynamics studies. This is also the case in experiments when one needs to identify specific lines that have no external phenotypes (e.g. mutant or transgenic lines) or to monitor the same individuals over a long time period (e.g. multiple challenges in behavioural analysis, or monitoring of growth or spawning).
Since the end of the nineteenth century, when the first successful mass marking of fish was reported, various techniques have been developed to mark teleosts. These methods now include several ways of tagging relatively large individuals with different types of external or internal tags, and marks made of a diversity of materials, as well as genetic and chemical markers (Jakobsson, 1970; Parker et al., 1990). For small animals, however, few efficient solutions are available and the situation is even more complicated for fish because of their living medium and skin/scales, which preclude the use of external tagging methods such as conventional painting. Overall, although a wide range of techniques is now available to tag or mark fish (Bégout et al., 2012), they are either difficult to apply to small specimens or the marks are liable to disappear progressively, as is the case with fin ablation. One alternative method with a high marking success rate is scale regeneration following precise removal of a number of scales in a known position (Sire et al., 2000), but this method requires careful observation of the scale pattern under a dissecting microscope and long periods of fish handling, which are hardly compatible with studies that require frequent identification. Subcutaneous ink or acrylic paint injection has also been successful for long-lasting readability in aquatic animals (Herbinger et al., 1990), as have visible implant (VI) elastomer or alphanumeric tags (NMT, WA, USA), which have been reported to be successfully used with small aquatic animals [e.g. shrimp (Brown et al., 2003; Dinh et al., 2012; Imbert et al., 2007; Jensen et al., 2008; Pillai et al., 2009)]. In our experience, however, none of these tagging methods were successful with zebrafish: paint tags faded away and VI tags were lost after 2–3 weeks.
Internal, solid tags have been used as an alternative to external tagging for some time (Buckley and Blankenship, 1990), and more recently small electronic tags (passive integrated transponder, PIT, using acoustic frequency identification) have been injected into the body cavity in several fish species as monitoring systems and for individual identification (Baras et al., 2000; Prentice et al., 1990). The smallest PIT tags are approximately 12 mm in length, 2 mm in diameter and 95 mg in mass, making them unsuitable for use on specimens of less than 60 mm (Baras et al., 2000), but new products are also appearing such as the 'tiny' version of the PIT tag (8 mm long, 1.4 mm diameter but still 34 mg). A very recent product, which has been used to document behaviour in insects [ants (Moreau et al., 2011) and bees (Decourtye et al., 2011)] is the radio frequency identification (RFID) microtag (1 mm in diameter and 6 mm in length, with a mass of ~10 mg). These microtags are suitable for zebrafish size but have not, to our knowledge, ever been used on fish. In the present study we tested RFID glass microtags to individually identify juvenile zebrafish and evaluated the effects of intracoelomic implantation on both routine endpoints, such as survival, microtag retention and growth, and sublethal effects, such as those on spawning and exploratory swimming behaviour. Our study is the first use of these microtags for this application and advances research on the surgical implantation of electronic microtags in fish, as recommended in the literature (Cooke et al., 2011).
Fish and microtag insertion
A batch of 6 week old juvenile zebrafish, Danio rerio (F. Hamilton 1822), was bought from a fish supplier (Elevage de La Grande Rivière, Calluire, France) and acclimated to our facilities for 2 months before experimentation. RFID glass microtags (Nonatec RFID, Lutronic International, Rodange, Luxembourg, www.nonatec.net) are a new generation of tags that operate at a high frequency (13.56 MHz), allowing the identification of very small individuals using a laboratory bench RFID reader (designed to read Nonatec microtags; Lutronic) on fish under anaesthesia. Nonatec microtags are 1 mm in diameter and 6 mm in length, with a mass of ~10 mg (Fig. 1). For tag insertion, fish were put under mild anaesthesia in an ethyl-p-aminobenzoate (Benzocaine E1501-100G, Sigma, St Louis, MO, USA) solution made by mixing 50 μl from a 10% stock solution of Benzocaine, dissolved in 100% ethanol, per 100ml of system water. To minimize handling duration, anaesthesia was performed on batches of 10 fish. The glass microtags were cleaned and stored in 70% ethanol prior to use and optimal aseptic conditions were maintained by cleaning the bench and all instruments with 70% ethanol.
About 30 s after anaesthesia induction, fish were measured for mass (to the nearest mg) and length (to the nearest mm) and then placed sideways on the bench. Intracoelomic implantation was then performed by piercing a hole in the abdominal cavity using a 22 gauge needle, taking care only to pierce the body wall muscle and not to insert the needle too far into the cavity so as to avoid damaging any organs. A microtag was then transferred from 70% ethanol to sterile physiological serum (9 g l−1 NaCl) for rinsing, picked up with Dumont no. 3 forceps and inserted into the abdominal cavity through the hole made earlier, then pushed until it was fully inside (see supplementary material Movie 1). The whole procedure was routinely performed within 30 s and care was taken to limit the time the fish was out of the water to improve experimental success. Fish were then transferred to a tank of clean water for recovery from anaesthesia and handling, and allowed 10–15 min to rest before being returned to their rearing tanks (20 l glass tanks in a zebra rack). Fish death and microtag loss were monitored by daily tank inspection.
Two tagging experiments were conducted: in the first (experiment 1, 71 days duration), 98 fish were tagged and 34 were used as controls (initial mean ± s.d. mass 361±117 mg, within the range 139–712 mg). Tagged fish were put into three tanks in groups with similar mean mass and coefficient of variation of mass; control fish were placed in one tank. For the second experiment (experiment 2, 167 days duration), 140 fish were tagged and 343 were used as controls (initial mean mass of 420±125 mg, within the range 138–776 mg). Tagged fish were divided between six tanks and control fish between 14 tanks. We used a comparative approach between the two treatments (control untagged versus tagged fish) to compare the variables detailed below.
Feeding regime and growth monitoring
Fish were fed on dried feed (TetraMin PRO Tropical Crisps), milled for better quantification of the ration, which was set at 1.5% of wet body mass. Every fortnight, biometric measurements were taken according to a standard protocol: fish were fasted the preceding day, anaesthetized as described above, measured for mass (to the nearest mg) and length (to the nearest mm) and put to recover in fresh clean water before being returned to their respective tanks. During the biometry measurements, microtags were read using the RFID reader connected to a computer, and corresponding mass and length were recorded on a spreadsheet. Occasional microtag failure or loss was noted.
Specific growth rate (SGR) was calculated as the mass increase between biometry measurements divided by the time interval between them (days) and expressed as a percentage. For tagged fish, SGR was calculated at the individual level whereas for untagged fish it was calculated at the group level using mean mass: (1)
To evaluate spawning ability, couples were set up in spawning boxes every 2 weeks over 2 months, starting 1 month after tagging. Eggs were collected in the morning and fish tag identities recorded. To evaluate reproductive characteristics, eggs were counted and sorted; unfertilized eggs were counted and removed, and the remaining eggs left to develop.
We used swimming behaviour as an integrated indicator to evaluate the possible influence of tagging on fish. Control tagged and untagged fish were subjected to an exploratory assay in which fish were put in the start arm of a T-maze, slightly adapted from a previous study (Ninkovic and Bally-Cuif, 2006), in order to monitor swimming characteristics (distance travelled and temporal space use) in either: (i) a shallow area, with a water depth of 5 cm, composed of the start arm (46 cm long), the arm leading to the deep area ('correct arm') and the 'wrong arm', in the opposite direction to the deep area (total length of these two arms was 66 cm), or (ii) a deep area, with a water depth of 10 cm, which was 23 cm wide and 23 cm long, had marbles and plastic grass and was considered to be a favourable zone (Ninkovic and Bally-Cuif, 2006). Fish were placed individually in a 1 l tank in the experiment room the day before the recording. For each trial, a single fish was removed from its tank and placed in the start area of the longest arm of the T-maze; exploration activity was immediately recorded for 3 min. All runs were accomplished in 1 day (10:00 h–19:00 h) and 20 fish were screened per treatment (control untagged versus tagged fish in sequence). This experiment was conducted 2 months after tagging.
Videos were recorded with an analog camera (Panasonic CCTV WV-CL920A) linked to a PC with an acquisition card. Track extraction and analysis were then performed with Ethovision XT software (Noldus, Wageningen, The Netherlands); images were acquired at 25 frames s−1 and extracted data nested every 30 s for saving.
The variables chosen to evaluate behavioural performance were as follows. (1) Time spent (in s) by a fish in the different zones of the T-maze. (2) Velocity (in cm s−1) – the distance moved by the centre point of the individual fish per unit time between two consecutive X–Y coordinates acquired. Mean and s.e.m. were calculated for each fish and each zone. Data reported here are of velocity in the shallow zone.
Statistical tests
Data were statistically tested using Statistica 9.0 (Statsoft, Tulsa, OK, USA). For each variable, a Shapiro–Wilk test was performed to check the normality, and a Bartlett test to check the homoscedasticity. As normality and homoscedasticity rules were not respected, Mann–Whitney U-test or Kruskal–Wallis test was used (Zar, 1984), followed by multiple comparison rank tests. For survival- and growth-related variables (mass and SGR) we used Kruskal–Wallis tests to analyse sex and treatments effects. To refine our analyses, we made a class analysis of survival, body mass and SGR in relation to mass at tagging and sex for live tagged fish kept until 167 days post-tagging. To this end, we made 100 mg interval classes and used a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn's post hoc tests to compare body mass gain and SGR within sex and between classes. For each swimming variables (time spent in each zone, velocity in the shallow zone), Mann–Whitney U-tests were performed to compare results between the two treatments (control untagged versus tagged fish). All statistical analyses were carried out at a 95% level of significance.
Evaluation of tagging procedure success
Two sets of fish originating from the same initial batch were tagged in two successive experiments (experiment 1: 98 tagged fish studied for 71 days; experiment. 2: 140 tagged fish studied for 167 days). Experiment 1 was a pilot experiment to evaluate the suitability of the microtag size and insertion procedure. During the entire duration of the experiments, fish death and/or microtag loss were monitored daily (Table 1). Survival was expressed as the number of tagged fish remaining over time and tagging success as the percentage of microtag retention in relation to sex and fish mass at tagging (Fig. 2, Table 2).
In the first experiment, some fish death and microtag loss occurred, mainly during the first 3 weeks following microtag insertion. After 2 months there had been a total of 15 fish deaths (15%) and 28 microtags lost or not successfully read (28%). The smallest surviving fish was 178 mg at tagging. Over the 71 days, survival rate of tagged fish (85%) was higher than that of control fish (58%).
For the second experiment, performed later on, we used an improved method in order to shorten the insertion procedure as much as possible and thus limit the period that the fish were out of water and the stress caused. The tagging procedure took around 30 s (see Materials and methods). In this experiment, 140 fish were tagged. The improved methodology and use of slightly heavier fish meant that fish death was limited to 25 (17.9%) and the number of microtags lost/unreadable to 15 (10.7%) after 167 days (5.5 months) (Fig. 2). The survival rate of tagged fish (82%) was higher than that of control fish (74%) and no significant effect of sex was observed (survival of tagged fish was 83.5% for females and 79.6% for males versus 72.6% and 77.1% for control untagged females and males, respectively; Table 1).
The analysis of survival in relation to mass at tagging and sex showed that there was a trend for a decrease in mortality with increasing initial mass and that this was independent of sex (Table 2). A survival of 82% was obtained for fish from the 350–450 mg mass class.
Growth rate
Mass and length measurements were taken at fortnightly intervals in order to monitor the possible negative effects of tagging on fish growth (Fig. 3). No significant difference in growth was observed between treatments (control untagged versus tagged fish, Table 1). Females were heavier than males in both treatments and this difference increased over time as their gonads matured. This male/female difference was particularly clear for SGR, which was higher for females than for males. For control untagged fish, SGR could only be calculated based on mean growth. The same calculation was performed for tagged fish, but at the individual level (Table 1). Values obtained could not be compared directly using a statistical test, but it appeared that SGR of individual tagged fish was very probably no different from the mean SGR of the untagged controls.
The actual SGR calculated from individual mass is also indicated for tagged fish and some differences can be noticed with the value calculated based on mean mass (Table 1).
In order to further characterize growth of fish depending on their initial mass, we took the opportunity to monitor fish individually over time, which allowed us to calculate body growth and SGR for each sex and for each fish in the same mass class at tagging as defined in Table 2 and Materials and methods. For each sex, mean mass followed the initial grouping but differences between classes diminished gradually. In addition, variation in mass within any one class increased with time, as illustrated by the increase in s.e.m. SGR appeared inversely correlated to initial mass but this relationship was only significant for SGR1 of males, due to the very large variation of the other calculated SGR values.
Spawning characteristics
Although fish were handled frequently, spawns were obtained over the course of this experiment. Starting 1 month after tagging, in fortnightly trials made over 2 months, we obtained 11 spawns involving 5 different males and 4 different females for experiment 1 and 20 spawns involving 10 different males and 11 different females for experiment 2. A similar low number of spawns was obtained with untagged control fish. In all cases, fertilization rate and larval survival were similar to usual levels.
Swimming behaviour
Behaviour is now recognized as an integrative indicator of both organism stress response and physiological alterations (Champagne et al., 2010; Steenbergen et al., 2011). Two months after tagging, we compared the swimming activity of tagged fish with that of untagged control fish using an exploratory challenge in a T-maze. This challenge is usually used to measure anxiety and exploration (Ninkovic and Bally-Cuif, 2006) as well as swimming characteristics themselves. No significant modifications were observed for the variables measured (Fig. 4): fish from the two treatments used the different zones of the T-maze equally and swimming velocities in the shallow area were similar.
Method choice
For short-term use, e.g. for repetition of a challenge with individual fish within a week, external tags such as paints can be used, even though this might become complicated if a large number of fish are used. External tagging can also potentially pose problems if the challenge involves social interaction, which may be biased because of mark visibility itself. For long-term experiments, a long-lasting tagging method is required, which precludes painting techniques. Internal electronic tagging is the ideal choice in such cases but, as mentioned above, this has so far been limited to fish above 60 mm in length and 1.67 g in mass (Baras et al., 2000).
Over the course of projects at our laboratory for which long-lasting tagging was required, we have tried several tagging techniques. Our experience has been that scale painting and under-skin paint (acrylic) or elastomer injections are not successful – colour faded away or injected elastomers were rejected within 2 weeks of tagging. The same problems occurred with VI alphanumeric tags, even when the tags were cut to make them smaller. As we had practical experience of implanting internal transponder tags in larger fish than zebrafish, we searched for RFID microtags because they make it possible to work simultaneously with a large number of code combinations and provide a long-lasting form of tagging. Nonatec microtags were available embedded in resin or in glass. Although the resin microtags offered the advantage of being lighter than the glass ones, they had sharp edges and were rapidly lost following intracoelomic implantation. We therefore focused our experiments on Nonatec glass microtags.
Tagging success and effects
Surgery was adequate for tagging zebrafish, as the mortality of tagged fish was actually lower than that of control untagged fish and was within the range of usual mortality reported for long-term experiments on zebrafish. The overall tagging success with the improved method after 5.5 months of tagging was above 82% for fish survival, among which 11% of fish lost their microtag or had a microtag that became unreadable. In the tagging literature, experiments often follow the recommended ratio of tag mass to fish body mass in air ['the 2% rule' (Winter, 1983)]. In our experiment, the lightest surviving tagged fish had an initial mass of 178 mg in experiment 1 and 190 mg in experiment 2, giving microtag to fish body mass ratios of 5.6% and 5.3%, respectively, which are well above the 2% rule. However, this rule has been successfully challenged by several authors who demonstrated that high tag to fish body mass ratios can be used without causing substantial biases in the long term (Baras et al., 2000; Brown et al., 1999; Jepsen et al., 2005). Our findings also agree with this principle, as they show no alteration in equilibrium or swimming behaviour that might be related to the positioning of the microtag close to the centre of gravity of the fish and to the compensatory capabilities of zebrafish as a physostomous cyprinid (Finney et al., 2006). Furthermore, feed intake was not affected and during the first couple of months following tagging, the smallest fish showed catch-up growth (high SGR), although their microtag ratio was still high and hence all initial mass classes exceeded 500 mg after 2 months. There was, however, a clear increase in success with heavier initial mass at tagging, with a success probability over 73% for fish in the 350–450 mg class range.
None of the variables tested in the longer experiment showed deviation between treatments, control untagged versus tagged fish. We were able to obtain only a small number of spawns for tagged and untagged fish, which was probably due to the combination of two factors: frequent handling under anaesthesia at fortnightly intervals and restrictively low food levels. Analysis of the swimming activity in a T-maze indicated that swimming ability as measured 2 months after tagging was not modified by tagging and that tagging did not induce modification of behavioural traits that could have been interpreted as enforced anxiety (Champagne et al., 2010).
Possible development of the techniques
We have demonstrated that fish as small as 200 mg can survive after the insertion of a 10 mg glass microtag. This represents a great decrease in the lower mass limit for fish to be tagged compared with other tags available on the market and therefore creates the possibility of tagging very young individuals of larger fish species in order to conduct long-term life history monitoring, as well as providing a means of tagging small model species such as zebrafish. However, because of the short reading distance of the RFID reader (1 cm) and its functioning mode, some occasional microtag reading failures were noted that could not be distinguished from microtag loss unless the microtag was read at the following session. Also, if frequent monitoring is required as fish grow (e.g. for biometry measurements, behavioural challenges) and when working with juveniles of large fish, an additional tagging should be done later on, using regular PIT tags (e.g. when fish are above 5–10 g depending on the species), so as to avoid losing the signal.
An automated identification portal at specific checkpoints would make an excellent research tool for behavioural challenge monitoring in fish, like the equipment already developed for insects (Decourtye et al., 2011; Moreau et al., 2011), but this would require the RFID reader to be waterproof, and improvements in the detection range and speed, which are currently weak points because they require a close positioning of the fish for reading.
In conclusion, we have demonstrated that long-term tagging of small fish such as zebrafish is now possible using RFID glass microtags. The tagging procedure is simple and fast. None of the tested variables indicated an adverse effect of the tagging procedure or of the microtag itself in the long term.
We thank Helen McCombie-Boudry for improvements to the language in the manuscript .
Supplementary material available online at http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/215/16/2729/DC1
This work was performed with the financial support of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)/Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers (INSU) [EC2CO GénérationPOP to X.C.] and Agence Nationale pour la Recherche [CES-2009-002 ConPhyPoP to X.C.]. County of Charente Maritime and Poitou-Charentes funds supported T.D., S.P. and M.-E.S. during their PhD research along with l'Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer) and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA).
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20 questions with international consultant Susan E. Murray of St. John's
After 25 years working in the Newfoundland and Labrador education system as a teacher, principal and senior manager with the school district, Susan Murray went back to school in 2012 to study for a doctorate in business.
"It's a big world out there and I just wanted to be able to build my capacity and my confidence," she said. "Maybe it was a mid-life crisis, I don't know."
In May 2014 she founded Clearpath Leadership, a consulting business that looks to help leaders of industry, organizations and governments build productive workplaces. She spends her time in places all over the world, though downtown St. John's is where she lives.
"In 2016 … I went to the U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates)," Murray said. "I've been working (there) off and on since then."
Murray facilitates the excellence program for the U.A.E.'s prime minister's office.
"They are so intent on growing, on being the best, on being at the top of the pack in terms of competitiveness," Murray says. "That makes for an intense workplace."
While sitting over a hot americano, Murray describes what the concept of excellence means in the business world.
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Part of that process is addressing how to create a happy workplace for employees, Murray says.
Although the people she leads in the U.A.E. have dubbed her "Doctor Overlord," it's clear they mean it only in jest.
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When Murray isn't flying around the world to consult and advise some of the world's most powerful people, she serves as chair of Kids Eat Smart, a charity that provides nutrition programs for schoolchildren. She also works with G(irls) 20 as a coach to young women, preparing them to serve on boards and to develop their leadership skills. As well, she is an adjunct professor at Memorial University.
1. What is your full name?
Susan Elizabeth Murray.
2. Where and when were you born?
I was born in Jerseyside, Placentia, in 1967.
3. Where do you live today?
I live in St. John's.
4. What is your favourite place in the world?
Looking out of my bedroom window in Jerseyside is probably still my favourite place in the world. There's a sense of peace. I literally grew up on a beach, and so, even wherever I am in the world — which seems to be a lot of places over the past couple of years — if I can find a body of water and just stand on a beach for a little bit, it brings me home. The smell of that saltwater, that grounds me.
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I love Adam Grant's work. He's a professor at Wharton School of Business. (And) Nouman Ashraf is a dear friend of mine. He's based at the Rotman School of Management and is brilliant.
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Outside of Newfoundland, people would be surprised to know that I'm a musician and that I love to sing. I tend to not wear that hat when I'm travelling. I'm the very serious doctor overlord, as they call me, but I love to sing. (For people who know me) I don't know, I tend to be an open book. (But) for someone who loves water as much as I do, that I get severely seasick.
7. What's been your favourite year and why?
In 1996 my son was born, so, as a mom, that was phenomenal. (And) I would say 2016. I finished my doctorate, I started working in the U.A.E., I started doing all the things that I'm doing now, so it was a real pivot year for me in terms of stepping out from where I was.
8. Can you describe one experience that changed your life?
(In 2012) I had applied on a job and I didn't get it. For me, it made me think I wanted to do something different. I was upset that I didn't get it. Not that someone else got it, but that I didn't get it. It opened my eyes to (the fact) there's a big world out there and there's more possibilities, versus just staying on this career path. All the sudden, getting the wind knocked out of your sails (made me think), do I continue to grow where I am and continue to face some obstacles or do I start to expand my horizons and do something different? That's where bold steps started. That's my mantra. So when someone from China phones and says, can you do this, or when the PMO's office from Dubai says, can you come over, I say, yeah.
9. What is your greatest indulgence?
Good coffee. A good solid americano. If I have to, I can do the (gas station) coffee, but the reality is it's my vice. Listen, it's all good. Six o'clock in the morning and you have to go down to the Burin Peninsula — bring it.
10. What is your favourite movie or book?
One of my favourite books is actually a movie again now, "Little Women." I loved it. I can't wait to see the movie. I actually went to buy the book again so I can read it before. My favourite movie — "Grease." (It's) closely followed by "Die Hard." (I like) a good action movie.
11. How do you like to relax?
I like to just sit down, a little bit of music on, a good book, a good cup of coffee.
12. What are you reading or watching right now?
Several things. Jeremy Charles' book "Wildness," partly because I have a dinner party on Saturday night that I want to do one of his desserts for. But I'm fascinated by his journey and I am a big foodie, so just to take a deep dive into his views and his writing. "Give and Take" by Adam Grant. I try to stay really current in my leadership reading because of the work that I do. I'm an adjunct professor at Memorial, so you have to stay current in that.
13. What is your greatest fear?
Snakes. To be in a pit, or even one snake coming in front of me, anything else I'd face. I was hiking in Arizona back in September and I heard one. You want to see someone run? I'm petrified of snakes.
14. How would you describe your personal fashion statement?
It's changed. I was your classic suit person when I was with the school district. You know, the whole suit, skirt, heels and stuff. But I guess, again, mid-life crisis. I do like a good jacket. I'm more of a casual, tailored look. I love a little bit of glam, if need be. But for the most part it's pretty simple. Simple — but expensive. (If) my sisters read (simple), they'll go, yeah, nice try, Susan.
15. What is your most treasured possession?
I'm not that materialistic. I'm thinking about what's around my house. If our house burned down, as long as I had everybody out, I'd be fine.
16. What physical or personality trait are you most grateful to a parent for?
I'm grateful to my mom for my sense of fashion and drive. I'm grateful to my dad for my personality, for my calmness and my philanthropy, my ability to give. Both of them instilled that in us, but my dad was super charming and everyone loved him and I think I inherited some of that. So, the ability to be a people person. That serves me well.
17. What three people would join you for your dream dinner party?
The Queen, for one. I think she's underrated. To really sit and have dinner with her and kind of pick her brain, if you could. She's a strong woman. The prime minister of the U.A.E. I get to see him in action, but he does some fascinating work and I'd like to see him and the Queen at the same table. And who would I add for fun? Elvis.
So, the ruler of the U.A.E., the Queen and Elvis. I think that'd be a fun dinner.
18. What is your best quality?
My patience. I am the eternal diplomat. Maybe that's why I do what I do now. I don't get frazzled. Yes, my nickname is Doctor Overlord sometimes, but it's done calmly. I'm never going to yell, I'm never going to lose my cool.
19. What is your worst quality?
I can be too nice and, if you read Adam Grant's book, you see that people sometimes tend to walk over the givers. And so I'm conscious of that. Sometimes you can give too much, to your own detriment.
20. What's your biggest regret?
Nothing major. I wish maybe when I was younger I had travelled more. I encourage anyone starting out now to experience the world, to see it, because it's a phenomenal world. To experience other cultures, other people is the best education ever. If there was a regret, it's that I didn't do enough of that when I was younger, but I'm doing it now.
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A SADDLEWORTH Parish councilor has vowed to continue serving the community despite calls for him to resign after being sentenced for downloading indecent images of naked young boys.
Michael Buckley, 68, was found guilty by a jury at Minshull Street Crown Court in December of 16 counts of making – referring in these instances to downloading – the images.
Returning for his sentence in January, he was told by Judge Jonathan Foster QC that he has "lived an exemplary and upstanding life" but this trial was a "public fall from grace".
But Cllr Buckley, who was re-elected in May 2015 for four years – insists he will continue his work as an independent Parish Councillor despite calls for him to stand down.
Cllr Buckley, who has served on the Parish Council since 2007, said: "I do not wish to comment on the sentence.
"Individuals' views on whether I should stand down from the Parish Council are just that – their views.
"I do not intent to enter into a sparing match with other members of the Parish Council, Oldham Council or other politicians, who may choose to express their opinions on my conviction.
"My responsibility is to those who elected me to the Council. I intend to carrying on doing that to the best of my abilities.
"I intend to continue my work defending and promoting the best interest of Saddleworth, commenting and helping on heritage and planning issues and working on the many improvement projects that I am presently engaged in."
Cllr Buckley's defiance comes after chairman of the Saddleworth Parish Council Neil Allsopp issued a statement calling for him to step down.
Cllr Allsopp said: "Following the conviction of Cllr Buckley and the sentence passed, it is my personal opinion it would be inappropriate for Cllr Buckley to continue to serve on Saddleworth Parish Council.
"I have subsequently invited him to tender his resignation. I believe this is in the best interests of all concerned.
"Furthermore, it is my intention to refer the matter to the borough solicitor for investigation under the Members' Code of Conduct."
Other independent Parish Councillors Rob Knotts, Nikki Kirkham, Keith Lucas, Katrina Roman, Geoff Bayley and Lesley Brown have issued a statement disassociating themselves from Cllr Buckley.
They said: "Cllr Buckley's conviction is a sad episode in his long-standing contribution to public service.
"Throughout his long-term service as both a borough and Parish councillor, Cllr Buckley has been noted for his dedication to his work.
"However his conviction could seriously undermine his position with the Parish Council, his colleagues and those he represents.
"As a result of his conviction Cllr Buckley, in our opinion, has violated a Councillor's Code of Conduct.
"Therefore our position is that as independent councillors we disassociate ourselves from Cllr Buckley."
Cllr Knotts added: "The desire to purchase and download indecent images of children creates an illicit market where child exploiters work to satisfy an unacceptable and unsavoury market demand.
"In my opinion in purchasing and downloading the indecent images Councillor Buckley has contributed very forcefully to the harmful exploitation of children.
"Parish Councillors have a responsibility to represent residents of all ages, gender, race, creed and colour in a community. The public office also demands high standards of personal behaviour.
"I view that Cllr Buckley's unacceptable behaviour and conviction makes his position on the Parish Council untenable. I think he should resign immediately."
Alan Belmore, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Saddleworth Parish Council, added: "Mike Buckley must resign as a councillor for the good of Saddleworth.
"He has put his own ego before the needs of the people he was elected by by remaining as a councillor even after being found guilty.
"If Buckley refuses to do the honourable thing we will move a motion of no confidence in him at the next Parish Council meeting.
"Anyone found guilty of the offences Mike Buckley was convicted for is not fit to be a councillor."
Labour's two Saddleworth Parish Councillors have supported Cllr Allsopp's calls for Cllr Buckley to resign.
Steve Hewitt, said: "I feel Cllr Buckley is bringing the Parish Council into disrepute. He should resign as soon as possible. I feel he is not a fit and proper person to be a councillor."
Cllr Paul Fryer endorsed the calls, saying: "I deplore his actions, he should resign."
Branch Press Officer, John Brooks, added: "Our members understand many people think Cllr Buckley has given a lot of his time serving the people of Saddleworth.
"However that does not mean he can now carry on. I find it hard to believe that the voters of Dobcross want him to continue to represent them."
Labour Parish Councillors have indicated they would support a 'no confidence' vote at the next Parish Council meeting.
Labour Party Branch Secretary, Andrew Sayers added: "We do not support witch hunts, but at our next members meeting we will consider if there is anything else we can do to have this councillor removed if he has not already resigned."
And the Conservative Parish Councillors joined to the calls for Cllr Buckley to resign immediately, saying he has no place on Saddleworth Parish Council.
Conservative Parish Council Group Leader Cllr John Hudson said: "I, along with all my colleagues, are unanimous in calling upon independent councillor Mike Buckley to resign immediately.
"We believe it would be inappropriate for Councillor Buckley to continue to serve on Saddleworth Parish Council."
Newly-elected Conservative Parish Councillor Jamie Curley added: "As a group we are extremely uncomfortable with his presence on the Parish Council.
"I have spoken to numerous people from Diggle, Dobcross and the rest of Saddleworth who are simply livid that he will not go. He should go now.
"We agree with Conservative Parish Councillor and Parish Council Chairman Neil Allsopp when he said it is his intention to refer the matter to the borough solicitor for investigation."


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... GM food manufacturer. A spokesman for Syngenta stated, with a straight face:'[Mr Bennett] will play a key role in framing and implementing Syngenta's commitment to improving the livelihood of poor farmers. ' (Guardian 14 September 2002.) Presumably by persuading them to buy GM products made by his new employer. New Labour and Israel In Lobster 43, p. 9 , I referred to Tony Blair's membership of the Labour Friends of Israel. That body was the subject of 'Byers plots a comeback with pro-Israel pressure group' by The Times', Political Editor, David Cracknell, which included the following: 'Stephen Byers is bidding to make an early political ...
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- What is Geomorphology?
- The study of landforms
- Plate Tectonics
- Refers to how the earth's surface is built of plates
- Theory of Plate Tectonics
- Earth crust is fragmented into a dozen or more large and small plates that move relative to one another
- Continental Drift
- Put forth by Alfred Wagener in 1912-1915. It was based on the same fossils that were found on different continents.
- Pangea
- Means "all lands". There are 14 major plates and numerous micro plates. These plates float atop the asthenosphere.
- 3 types of boundaries between plates:
Divergent - plates move apart (Mid Atlantic Ridge)
Convergent - two plates collide and one slides beneath the other. "Subduction" (N. Cali and Washington State)
Transform - plates slide horizontally against each other and lithosphere is conserved. (San Andreas Fault)
- Hot Spots
developed by J. Tuzo Wilson
"mantle thermal plume" - plates move over the plum created island
- Ring of Fire
- located along western coast and extends down to South America and around the Pacific Ocean. Place of high volcanic activity
- 3 types of rocks:
Igneous - formed from cooling molten rock. If the magma cools slowly, it forms a coarse grained rock such as granite. If magma cools quickly, it form a fine grained or glassy rock such as basalt or obsidian.
Sedimentary Rocks - composed of particles of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Pressure and cementing process cause rocks to form. (Silt and Clay form shale.) 2 types: Classic - made of fragments of existing rock (ie sandstone or shale) and Chemical - existing rocks are dissolved, transported in a solution, and precipitate from the solution ro form rock (ie limestone)
Metamorphic - formed from older "parent" rock (either igneous or sedimentary) under intense heat and/or pressure with considerable depths beneath the earths surface (marble - met from limestone and slate - met from shale)
- Gradation
- weathering, erosion, and mass wasting
- Weathering
physical and chemical breakdown of rocks and minerals
physical weathering - breaks rocks into smaller pieces
chemical weathering - breaks rocks down chemically by adding or removing chemical elements
- Types of physical weathering
- thermal expansions, freeze thaw, salt, vegetation
- Chemical Reactions that cause Chemical Weathering
Redox - reduction/oxidation reaction (ie rust)
Carbonation - reaction of carbonate and biocarbonate ions with minerals (ie carbonic acids)
hydrolysis - chemical union of water molecules with minerals to form different, more stable, mineral compounds (ie clay)
- Erosion
- The breakdown of existing landforms
- Agents of Erosion
- water, wind, ice, and gravity
- Deposition
- the decrease in velocity of wind, water, and ice (wind deposition=dunes and ice deposition=glaciers)
- What is an earthquake?
- the shaking or vibrating of the earth. It is a sudden release of energy caused by volcanos, movement of plates, and man-made sources
- What is a focus?
- where the earthquake starts
- What is a seismic wave?
- waves of energy coming from the focus
- Epicenter
- point directly above the focus on the surface of the earth
- Earthquakes are measured by...
- Richter Scales and Seismographs
- Weather and Climate
- "Climate is what you expect, Weather is what you get."
- What affects air temperature?
- water vapor, cloud cover, land vs. water, elevation above sea level, degree and direction of air movement, solar energy
- Air Pressure
- weight of air (14.7 pounds per square inch). It is measure by the barometer.
- Convection System
- shows pressure systems
- Pressure Gradiant
- difference between high and low pressure > the pressure gradiant, the stronger the winds
- Sea Breeze
the wind from sea to land.
at night - cooler land surface, warmer sea surface
- High/Low Pressure
- occur in belts in a fixed location/latitude
- Coriolis Effect
- indirect curving of wind caused by rotation of earth
- What affects ocean currents?
- winds and water density (salinity)
- 3 types of Precipitation
convectional - summer rain
orographic - occurs in mts.
cyclonic - collision of cold and warm air masses between the boundary of 2 air masses
- El Nino and La Nina
- deals with oceanic currents. El Nino causes normally cold waters to cool down and vice versa. La Nina causes normally cool waters to be extremely cold
- How much does the sea rise each year?
- 0.22 centimeters
- Natural Resources
- must be naturally occuring and a material that society deems significant
- Renewable Resources
- can be replaced by nature (ie trees, soil, fresh/salt water wetlands, forests
- Nonrenewable Resources
- finite resources (ie oil, natural gas, and coal)


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Climate Marchers Heading To The White House
Exciting news for climate change marchers from Ed Fallon: Dear Friends, On Wednesday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m., twelve participants of the Great March for Climate Action will arrive at the White House for a meeting with Dan Utech, Special … Continue reading
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Keystone XL And The U.S. Senate
During the run-up to the Nov. 18 vote on S-2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, I messaged Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley, asking them to vote no. Harkin voted no, Grassley yes. Senator Grassley sent along … Continue reading
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Iowa's Proposed Bakken Pipeline
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Having caught Christopher Hitchens on the Dennis Miller show (don't ask why) I saw that Hitchens's reasoning for his support of Bush's work in Iraq has fallen apart even within the narrow confines within which it made at least some sense. Hitchens's post-9/11 line has been that we have long been in a state of war against jihad (to find out what this has to do with Iraq read on), but that only the Bushites have had the clarity and the courage to acknowledge this and to pursue the attack. Of course, Richard Clarke's book and the news we keep hearing from the 9/11 commission prove otherwise, but Hitchens will not be deterred (he selectively uses Clarke's book against Clarke's own conclusions) It doesn't matter that the Clinton administration was more aware of and engaged with the Al Qaeda threat than the Bush administration before 9/11--the litmus test of seriousness is whether or not we should have attacked Iraq last year. Say "Yes," and you are a foe of terrorism; say "No" and you might as well strap a dynamite belt to your chest. In fact, I misstate: if you check out Hitichen's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal the litmus test turns out to be whether or not you supported marching into Baghad during Gulf War I. Confrontation with Iraq was inevitable according to this reasoning. And since going to war was something we would have had to do anyway, it doesn't much matter what was said to us to garner support for that war. Of course, neither Hitchens nor the Bushites have the courage to admit that "prolonged occupation" is the only way to achieve their professed goal (Hitchens's preferred, New Agey term is "intervention"), and that the only way to make such an occupation a success is to enlist the support of the world community and a majority of the US public. And so far Hitchens and W. have not shown the slightest inclination to do either.
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Still feeling the bloat from an excessive festive period, my boyfriend and I fancied a lunch that made us feel lighter and a bit brighter.
Foodstory is a favourite haunt of mine and so I was delighted to head there for a treat.
The cafe, which is going vegan for January, is a bright, yet cosy affair and as usual, we struggled for a seat in the bustling eatery.
I ordered a large salad bowl (£7.50) while my boyfriend chose the soup (£4.50).
I had a mix of the salads on offer – a sweet potato and peanut salad, patatas bravas and a wild rice and butternut squash salad. My boyfriend's soup was red cabbage and lentil.
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The local's Sydney
Home to the Opera House, Bondi Beach and a stunning backdrop of blue skies – not to mention a jam-packed calendar of events – it's easy to see why Sydney is one of Australia's most popular destinations.
Have a seaside brekky at The Boathouse
For a morning cuppa with a side of coastal views, it doesn't get much better than The Boathouse. Tucked away in the seaside suburb of Balmoral, this local café specialises in breakfast staples like bacon and egg rolls and toasted banana bread. Don't want to wait for a table by the water? Grab one of their buttermilk scones to take away and soak up uninterrupted ocean views from the headland instead.
Escape the city at Social Hideout
Sydney's Eastern Suburbs are known for their brunching institutions, but they're not the only place to find an Insta-worthy feed. At Social Hideout in Parramatta, you can get the same photogenic food fix without the crowds. Go for the famous pink pancakes with seasonal fruit or keep things simple with smashed avo on toast. When you're done, you'll be able to walk off your brunch in the scenic Parramatta Park, with more than 85 hectares of gardens to discover.
Grab a bite a Leura Garage
If you're planning on exploring the Blue Mountains during your stay, Leura Garage is the perfect place for a pit stop. Fuel up for an adventure with lunch in their eco-friendly dining room or unwind post-bush walk with stone-baked pizzas and share plates. With an all-day menu available seven days a week, this café-meets-cocktail bar has you covered, no matter when you're in town.
Sip rooftop cocktails Coogee Pavilion
An unbeatable finish to the Bondi to Coogee walk, this multi-level restaurant and bar is famed for its killer cocktails and coastal views. Beat the heat on the ground floor with wood-fired pizzas, ping pong and giant scrabble or grab a seat on the sun-drenched rooftop for ice-cold drinks with a view. Either way, you and your mates will have plenty of ways to unwind before making the trek back to Bondi.
Visit a historic pub with harbour views
If you'd rather stare out to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, skip 'The Pav' in favour of an afternoon at The Glenmore. Known for its 180-degree views of the city's iconic landmarks, this historic watering hole makes it easy to sightsee without heading to Circular Quay. And with plenty of attractions located nearby, you can keep exploring after your pint.
Dig in to dumplings at Uncle Ming's
Rather sip below street level? Trade the city's rooftop bars for underground dumplings at Uncle Ming's. Home to some of the best pork buns in Sydney – not to mention a massive collection of Japanese whisky – this late-night eatery and bar is an ideal way to start, or finish, a big night out.
See a natural wonder at Wentworth Falls
Only a short drive from Leura Garage, this scenic walking track is a must-do attraction before or after lunch. And while it may not be as well-known as the famous Three Sisters, this local trail is one of the Blue Mountains' best kept secrets. Follow the steep but short walk to reach Fletchers lookout, then continue on to reach Wentworth Falls. It will take you about an hour from start to finish, but the spectacular views are more than worth the trip to the top.
Take a break on Bare Island
Sydney Harbour has a handful of islands you can reach by ferry, but you don't need a boat to explore Bare Island. Located in Botany Bay near La Perouse, this former fort is now a prime picnic location, with guided tours available to explore the historic grounds. And if you're a keen swimmer, you're in luck. The surrounding reefs are a hotspot for local divers, so don't forget to pack your fins if you fancy a dip.
Tackle the Bondi to Coogee coastal walk
Connecting Bondi to Coogee Beach, this six-kilometre coastal walk is a must-do activity for first-time visitors and Sydney veterans alike. And with everything from rock pools to restaurants dotting the path, it's easy to spend an entire day getting from point A to point B.


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Hey, you guys. I've finally come to accept the fact that I can't blog and school at the same time – the whole thing about schedules don't ever work for me, because most times I'm too tired to edit drafts or photos, so they pile up in my phone. I mean, I started writing this post in June, so you see where I'm coming from.
Bruh!! School is exhausting! Sometimes, I rethink the entire idea of an education, the point of the sleepless nights and when I'm this close to giving up, I remember I cannot disappoint the pops, this was his dream.
Anyway, this semester, I tried to add weight but with waking up at 6am and going to bed by 2am, juggling intense lectures with chamber meetings and all the moot court shenanigans, I think I'm like a size zero or something, now. So, awon thicker body, maybe next year.
I was sick at the beginning of the semester and it actually threw me off, missing lectures and taking time to recover. It was hell and I really don't like to talk about it right now, but you can read about it here.
One night, I was up, studying and I almost tore the book to shreds. Here's an open question to all makers of law textbooks. If you guys write in simple tenses, will anybody die? Like, Google most of the time helps me translate all the jargons in my textbooks and to the lot that grab directly from the textbook, y'all are the MVPs. I have a large note and several jotters, I have to legit write every damn thing and break it down before it sticks, spending more time with little effort, while others would read straight from the material and smash an A in the exams. Same A I will stay up all night and cry before the tabernacle for. Wow!
School is exhausting and I know I've said it before, but the lecturers don't make it easy, with every expected A that turns to B, staying afloat a 4.0 is still one of the hardest things to do, especially if you're not smart, like me. I don't even know how I survive and I have thought of other career options severally, still zilch. I'm bad for everything. Lol. I'm not complaining Sha, I just don't want to stress myself.
One of my biggest problems this semester was advocacy and even as I have it as a skill on my cv, it really is a zero. I'm shy for days! In sophomore year at my school, we undertake moot Court sessions and during the finals of our moot Court competition, my legs were shaking all the time I had to examine my witness. I still wonder how the judge gave me points for advocacy, because I begin to lose my voice when I have to speak in public. It's funny because outside, I'm the life of the party – you know that child when we were younger that everyone had to hush for talking too much? Well, she still talks sha, but never in public.
In my freshman year, I had to present Mark Anthony's speech in front of the class and my ex never stopped teasing me with how I forgot my lines and refused to look at anyone.
Basically, I'm just a keyboard warrior. Like, I have been editing and editing this post for hours, cutting some things out because I feel like I'm talking too much and turning you guys to my diary. 😪
I took a social media hiatus for the first time, fam. My sub expired and man was not about to bring out another 2k, now 2500 😞for data with 22 credit loads hanging, and the way Glo gulps data like Fanta. Raise your hand if you sub more than once a month, I can't be the only one spending my private jet money on data.
I just up and said, you know what, social media can wait.
I did not die.
Anyway, I'm back, like I never left. I miss writing, putting pen to paper and scribbling my thoughts into my sticky notes. It saddens me to see that my last post was sometime in May and I said I'll be consistent this year. Truth is, I had to choose between delivering quality content and posting regularly and I had to go with the former. I actually planned to schedule my posts, but then I like being spontaneous, like the one time my crush did not call me and I drafted an entire post in 20 minutes… 😌
However, we're back Sha, like I've a said a zillion times earlier, 1nigeriangirl is up and running. To all of you who read old posts while I was away, I thank you, but I wonder how you can even read what I write. Like, anytime I go through my old posts, all I see are editing flaws from a rambling idiot and wonder if you people lie when you tell me it's a nice one or it's so funny. My friend said it's a complex, so let's just go with that. I mean, she's the doctor, not me.
One of my clients that I thought had forgotten me, hit me up to wonder where I've been, because I really zoned out on everybody to focus on school. It was really cute to see they noticed my absence. You see, sometimes you don't even know your value till you're dead or away.
On the flip side, you guys. I think I'm slowly morphing into the younger version of the moniker, naijasinglegirl. Like, I totally love and respect her with my life but her username is beginning to represent my life. You see, these days, I either not get a text back, half hearted responses or interest from people I don't want to be interested in me. It's exhausting and if I start to talk about it now, we won't leave here today.
But quick question, if you're not fine and you like a TDH, how you get him to pretend you're Beyoncé? 😂. I swear, I'm asking for a friend. 🙂


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Concordia Universityhttps://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/events/offices/vprgs/sgs/2019/12/04/phd-oral-defence-mohamed-ahmed-building-engineering.html
Wednesday, December 4, 201910 a.m. – 1 p.m.
This event is free
School of Graduate Studies
Mary Appezzato
Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex
1515 St. Catherine W.
Room EV 11.119
When studying for a doctoral degree (PhD), candidates submit a thesis that provides a critical review of the current state of knowledge of the thesis subject as well as the student's own contributions to the subject. The distinguishing criterion of doctoral graduate research is a significant and original contribution to knowledge.
Once accepted, the candidate presents the thesis orally. This oral exam is open to the public.
With high energy consumption trends in buildings, the adoption of the thermal energy storage systems toward reducing cooling load has been increased in recent years. In this study, the utilization of phase change materials (PCMs) has been comprehensively discussed for building free cooling applications. The potential and limitations of using PCM-to-Air Heat Exchangers (PAHXs) for free cooling applications were analyzed. Referring to the local climatic conditions, one of the most important operational challenges that face PAHX applications is the insufficient cooling charging energy during the PCM solidification phase. An improved PAHX type was developed in this study for building envelopes by applying the concept of thermal radiation losses to the sky during night-time to increase the cooling potential of the system. Two real-scale prototypes were designed and set-up to monitor the effect of radiative cooling on the thermal performance of the PAHX system. The experimental results indicated that exposure to the clear sky, as a cooling source, during PCM solidification increases the cooling potential of the system due to the maximized thermal losses by radiation. A 2D numerical model was developed considering the PCM thermal storage, short and long waves radiation, and convection phenomena. New thermal boundaries of long-wave radiation were developed between the system elements and the sky temperature. In addition, the 2D model considered various forms of convective heat transfer phenomenon. The experimental data and inter-model comparison were applied to validate the proposed model. The application of the developed PAHX system in the hot desert climate was assessed to evaluate its thermal performance. It was concluded that the PAHX system outlet air could be directly supplied to the indoor spaces through a direct free cooling application to satisfy the cooling loads, also it could be introduced to the mechanical cooling unit to minimize the energy consumption. The results showed that the thermal comfort levels were enhanced by up to 18% (during the direct free cooling application), and the energy consumption for cooling purposes was reduced by 18.5% (during the energy savings mode) saving an amount of energy up to about 11 kWh/week.
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Great meeting at King's Cliff Woods
Thanks Steve and Simon for organising this. (A reminder to us all to let the leaders know and to car share where possible…..) . A good turnout, 4 expert groups. I was lucky enough to be in a group with the queen of Taraxacums.
Meeting 17/03/2018
Esoteric might be the word for this meeting.. and, as ever, very interesting, and enjoyed by all.


text: Pacifica, Giulia take top Texas honorsby Bill Cawthon on May 9, 2017 at 9:01 am EDT The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio was named the 2017 Car of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association. The results, based on voting by TAWA's active journalist members, were announced Monday in Austin at the group's Spring Auto Roundup. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Platinum gained three titles: Family Car of Texas, Green Car of Texas, and Minivan of Texas. The Pacifica's powertrain claimed the top spot in the Best Features category. Jeep came out of the Spring Roundup with awards for the new Compass Latitude/Trailhawk (Activity Vehicle of Texas) and the Grand Cherokee SRT (Performance Utility of Texas). FCA led the Performance Sedan class, with the Alfa taking first place and the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat as runner-up. All told, FCA came away with eight awards, the most of any automaker This year's Spring Roundup took place at the Circuit of the Americas racetrack, a new venue for the event. Share me!RedditFacebookTwitterMorePrintTumblrLinkedInGoogle


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Thanks to all at Cradlehuts for everything with special mention to John and Lockie who are a credit to the company (as you all are) Cheers, Margot McDonald
On 18th January 2011 loaded up with a 11 kg. backpack, travelling with two Sue's, friends of 46 years, and in a group of 9 other people, I set off on an amazing 6 day adventure walking through some of the most diverse, magnificent regions in the world.
No, I did not have to sleep in a tent or eat dehydrated food but elected instead to go with a company called Cradle Huts who supplied two young men as our very informative guides as well as being excellent cooks, very considerate and lots of fun. Private cabins and muffins or scones, jam and cream, plunger coffee or a pot of tea awaited us every afternoon on our arrival. A three course meal accompanied by Tasmanian wines saw us through the evenings and on waking next morning a variety of breakfast cereals including freshly cooked porridge, homemade yoghurt, fruit and thick slices of toast baked the previous evening were the energy boosters we needed to get through the day.
At times I felt as though I was Frodo in "Lord of the Rings" walking to some great destiny, at other times I felt as though I was in fairyland. We walked on boardwalks, we hauled ourselves up mountains, we trudged through muddy bogs, we very carefully stepped over slippery tree roots, we clambered over stones we walked in sun, rain, hail, thunder, lightning, mist and cloud. My legs ached for the first couple of days, my boots were permanently wet, my senses were working overtime, I hugged trees and I loved every minute of it. I thank my God for the beauty, the peace, the quiet, the majesty of Tasmania and for the opportunity of having the freedom to be part of it
Cradle Mountain : February 2011
I've landed back home after a wonderful holiday in Tasmania with friends. We walked the Overland Track from Sun 27 Feb – Fri 04 Mar with Mim, Emily and Nick. What a fabulous time we had, and having chatted with … Continue
Bay of Fires : January 2011
Adam, my son who accompanied me on our recent Bay of Fires adventure, in fact it was his suggestion that we take the trip, and I had the most wonderful time. We had anticipated a superb walk over the few … Continue
Cradle Mountain : January 2011
I cannot speak highly enough of the talents and character of our guides Jen Andrew & Erica Davey. I felt perfectly secure and spoilt by their hospitality and culinary delights. Nothing was too much, whether to be patient while someone … Continue
Cradle Mountain : January 2011
Hello Ros, Thanks for the follow up e mail! You must get a stack of photos showing similar views, here's something I hope is a bit different. Stephanie and I had a wonderful time. We were very lucky with the … Continue


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Ninja Night
February 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm$20
It's time again for NINJA NIGHT! Register early so you won't miss out. Ninja Night is a special 2 hour workout in our Ninja gym! Bring your friends and
workout like a Warrior! (Your friends need to be registered). It's a great way to practice moving, climbing, running, jumping and moving in space with confidence! It's Friday night from 7:00-9:00 pm. The cost is just $20.


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