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Creating a home or business with accessibility for people with disabilities or seniors in mind requires some serious planning. Not only do you want to welcome all customers to your business or make a senior or assisted living facility easy for the residents, you also need to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Add local building codes to those directives and you're facing a bit of a challenge. We would be happy to speak to you in person about your project. We can speak by phone at 321-637-8500 or you can request an estimate via email here.
Before you start your small business build out or residential remodel, you should take the following elements into consideration.
1. Consult with an Accessibility Remodeling Pro about the ADA
Like all government rules and regulations, understanding your construction obligations as a business owner or homeowner can seem tricky. Not every general contractor in Melbourne Fl or the Central Florida area has experience with ADA remodeling services. Before you start your build out, look for a general contractor who can work with you to assess your home, apartment complex, store, or office and help guide you toward a construction or remodeling plan that will satisfy your goals and the ADA, while respecting your budget.
At Handypro of the Space Coast, we have the licensing and certifications needed to understand, pull permits and correctly implement any requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Know Your Local Regulations Before You Build
Whether you bought your commercial property, or plan to enter a lease, you should design your build out around the provisions of your local construction and remodeling codes. You can avoid costly remodels by consulting an expert on these codes in the beginning. If leasing your business, you may face landlord-imposed restrictions to your accessibility plan. A knowledgeable general contractor can help you come up with a plan that meets everyone's needs and will pass local inspection.
3. Take Care of Your Customers
Naturally, making sure your business is easily accessible to everyone makes good business sense. When mapping out your facility, it's important to keep the following accessibility needs in mind for your patrons, not only for your profit potential but to properly comply with the provisions of the ADA.
- Install wide doors to permit entry by wheelchairs or other mobility devices
- Install smooth transitions over thresholds for wheels, walkers, and crutches
- Consider Aisle widths and space for mobility devices to maneuver safely
- Consider the height of your counters or booths
- Provide restrooms with wide doors, sufficient space, low sinks and grab bars
- Provide van accessible parking space
- Install ramps instead of stair steps
- Consider accessible drinking fountains
At HandyPro, we understand your clientele of seniors and people with disabilities. We also know your time as a business owner is valuable. We take pride in our ability to complete a project from start to finish in the most efficient manner possible.
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Do you own a senior living, independent, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility but don't know where to start? When planning to serve the elderly in a commercial residential setting, your greatest efforts for an accessibility remodel will be to start with:
- Widening narrow doorways
- Removing bathtubs or installing walk-in tubs
- Installing lifts for stairs
- Permanent or temporary exterior ramps
P.S. these places are a great place to start for homeowners too!
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As mentioned, be careful who you select for your project. Choosing a general contractor in Florida with knowledge of ADA rules and building codes will make all the difference come inspection time. HandyPro of the Space Coast is the foremost accessibility contractor serving the Merritt Island, Titusville, Melbourne and Palm Bay areas in Florida. We specialize in both commercial and residential services with years of experience in ADA and senior living remodels. Please contact us today to schedule an appointment for a consultation. We can ensure your facility is safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing.
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"With the installation of the stair lift Katie gained back some independence and we were able to function more like a family, first time since the accident. Your attention to our needs during this time was exceptional and your folks that worked in our home were skilled an respectful. We would recommend HandyPro to anyone who needs the many types of work you provide." - Dave & Linda S.
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Today our comparing population growth series continues. This time we compare Turkey to several of its neighbouring states: Greece, Georgia, Armenia and Iran.
If ever again [1;2] you hear anyone say 'demography is economic development,' point to this graph:
[The graph shows combined population growth curves for Turkey (green), Iran (blue), Greece (Bordeaux red), Georgia (orange red), Armenia (dark blue). Custom image is derived from the UN World Population Prospects 2010 Revision.]
Population 'growth' rates
Georgia is one of 16 countries in the world that actually have a declining population [including big ones like Germany (no matter 2.5+ million Turkish immigrants) and Russia]. In fact the country ranks third, after Moldova and Bulgaria [hmm… makes us wonder why we forgot to include that country as yet another neighbour to Turkey, with very different demographical statistics. But perhaps we made our point anyway?] Presently the Georgian population declines with 0.6 percent each year.
Armenia has a small annual population growth of 0.2 percent and Greece of 0.3. Meanwhile the population of Iran grows by 1.2 percent each year and that of Turkey by 1.3. And adding that one percent can make a huge difference over the decades, as shown above.
Although Iran's and Turkey's demographic developments are closely linked and both show considerable growth in the 20th and 21st century, Iran's population* is forecast to stabilise over the coming decades, whereas Turkey has an almost unchanged annual population increase between 1950 and 2030.
[*) The fertility number in Iran has recently declined to the very modern value of 1.77 children per woman, placing it right in between Belgium (1.79) and the Netherlands (1.74). The reason Iran's population is still on a steady climb is because the fertility number has only just recently dropped. This means the population is young still and the population pyramid is still concave shaped, as in Turkey – a large bump of people that will reach reproductive ages over the coming decades. Western countries (like Belgium and the Netherlands) have ageing populations so there the mortality is higher. In countries like Iran and Turkey the crude death rate is much lower - hence the population keeps growing.]
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How to use Twitter email addresses to target competitor`s customers?
Did you know that Twitter's likes, retweets, lists, followers are fake? Nonetheless, this platform ain't all bad. You can export Twitter email address to get more customers than you can handle.
But I won't tell you how.
Just kidding.
I consider Twitter a dying platform and 90 % of Twitter users are bots.
If you have ever wondered how to reach worthy followers and get e-mail addresses in order to spread out e-mails or Facebook ads, read further.
1.Extract your competitor's Twitter friends
You're somebody's Twitter friend if you follow them and they follow you back.
This tactic would be useless without this little detail.
If your competitor is anywhere near a serious power in the market, they will have a lot more followers than they follow.
Twitter friends are a lot more likely to be important to your competitor and they are our customers or influencers.
Step 1
To get a list of your competitor's Twitter friends, go to FriendorFollow
You can just log in with your Twitter account and start pulling lists of Twitter's followers, fans (these that follow you without following them back) friends.
Here you can see small introduction about FOF.
Step 2If you want to see these friends in one sheet hit export as CSV as shown in the screenshot.
Here you can read some facts about FOF:
- CSV export is a Pro-function – it's about $10 a month. But no worries, you get a 7 -day 'FREE' trial;
- You do have to register your credit card. Be sure to not forget to cancel your subscription if you don't want to pay for it;
- Now you can see resume with Twitter handles of your competitor's customers/friends;
- One of the coolest things you will be able to do later on is making look alike Audiences from your competitor's customers/friends.
2. Match Gmail addresses with FindThatLeadYou need personal email addresses to make Facebook Audiences. People don't connect their work emails to Facebook. It's unlikely you will find an email for all your competitor's Twitter handles.
You have to use these two methods – Making educated guesses and verifying those guesses.
For some people, the part that comes before '@' in their emails is identical to their Twitter usernames. A lot of people also use Gmail, Outlook, iCloud for their personal emails.
This is where you can start to use FindThatLead.
Follow these steps:
1. You have to make an account and select CVS upload from your dashboard and then click 'verify emails'
2. Upload your file with potential email addresses
3. It's FREE for first 10 credits. Afterward, you have to upgrade to paid plan – but it's worth it!
3. Match the remaining Twitter usernames to LinkedIn Profiles with FullContentsIf you weren't able to match email addresses with FindThatLead than you can use FullContents to do that.
1. Match Twitter usernames to LinkedIn profiles
2. Make an account at FullContent
3. Download the file below to see The best lead generation excel sheet!>4. Login as developer to get your API (Application Program Interface) Key
5. Start your Person Enrichment Template and fill out your API key
6. Select Twitter usernames as source
7.Go to 'InputSheet' and paste the Twitter usernames in
8. Go back to begin and press 'Populate Contacts'
You have gathered almost all of these users Linkedin profiles. As well, you have filtered out most company Twitter profiles who are friends with your competitors.
4. In order to auto- visit LinkedIn profiles, you can use Linked HelperProfiles you have targeted will see you have visited their profile and possibly check you out as well. Linked Helper also saves their data into a CSV.
Another way of using Linked Helper is to get company's domains by visiting these LinkedIn profiles.
Four steps to do it:
1. Download Linked Helper
2. Open LinkedIn and in search bar select the people you want and then: Select 'Auto visitor' and 'Collect contacts for auto-visiting'
3. Press the field 'Visit' and then you can change 'visit per period' (2) and 'Hours between period' (3) as you want and start the action by clicking 'Start profiles auto-visiting'
4.Press the field 'export' then select 'Microsoft Excel' to get the results in excel file and finally 'download CSV file' with LinkedIn profiles.
5. Guidelines
- Follow them on Twitter, all at once using ManageFlitter
- Send them funny tweets but don't over-do it
- Like/Retweet/Add to Lists on Twitter
- Send them InMails on LinkedIn
- Connect with them on LinkedIn
- Send them cold emails with a tool like Mixmax (best tool for cold emailing)
- Put them in a Facebook Audience and show relevant + valuable ads.
- Make Lookalike Audiences out of that Facebook Audience
- Cross-reference LinkedIn profiles and/or emails with scrapes from conferences you'll attend
- Match email addresses with your trial database and/or email list to check who already showed interest in you.
Good luck with gaining more followers and growing your business! And don't forget if you missed downloading sheet, you can click again below!


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Bearing Each Other's Burdens
"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2 ESV
What does it look like to truly enter into someone's burden? I've been thinking on the importance of this for a few months and was thankful to hear my pastor reiterating what I've been mulling over in his recent sermon. We tend to want to stay arms length from pain--especially the pain of others. Either we're scared we'll say the wrong thing or give incorrect counsel, or we just don't want to be burdened by another's circumstance. But truly, neither of these are an excuse to withhold our helping hands from our dear sisters.
We must be willing to ask hard questions, show up when it's inconvenient, wait alongside, pray fervently, and cry on behalf of one another. Bearing each other's burdens is not an optional task; it's a command. It's how we show Jesus to the world. We need not be fearful of getting hurt. It will be hard, but praise God that Jesus didn't withhold from bearing the pain of the cross due to the hardness of it. No, he entered in. He took on our sin and grief (Isaiah 53:4-6).
Following His example, we, too, must take the burdens of our sisters and place them on our shoulders. We are called to a life of inconvenience for the sake of others. We're called to acknowledge their pain rather than tip toe around the difficulty of it. We are called to have hearts that are open to feeling deep pain over the trials of those around us. I'm praying for a heart like that. Join me?
Father, help me to be a Christ-like friend to those around me, especially those who are hurting. We are called to bear one another's burdens; show me how to love like Christ has loved us. Amen.
Your Turn
Christine Hoover said in Messy Beautiful Friendship that "God isn't afraid to enter brokenness, and we shouldn't be either, because all we are really doing is bringing him into the situation anyway." How can you be a friend like this to someone?


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Climate Change
Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing us today. Scientific evidence tells us that increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere as a result of human activities are having a profound effect on our climate and oceans and the Earth's systems.
Addressing the challenges of climate change requires all of us to act - individuals, households, schools, community groups, business and government. Together we can make a big difference.
ACT action on climate change
The ACT has set a nation-leading target to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. The new target stands among the world's most progressive and demonstrates the Territory's commitment to delivering real climate action. Advice from the ACT Climate Change Council supports these targets as responsible, science-based and achievable.
The ACT has committed to reducing emissions (from 1990 levels) by:
- 40% by 2020
- 50-60% by 2025
- 65-75% by 2030
- 90-95% by 2040
- net zero emissions by 2045 (previously 2050)
The ACT is on track to be powered by 100% renewable electricity and to achieve the 40% emission reduction target by 2020.
The ACT Government has a Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (known as 'AP2') and a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and has a target of achieving carbon neutrality in its operations by 2020.
The Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment released an AP2 implementation status report in September 2017. Government's response to the report was released in February 2018.
Be part of the journey
We can all be part of building a resilient, zero emissions future. To find out how you can take action on climate change, visit the Actsmart website - the ACT Government's online sustainability hub. You'll find practical information, online tools and free programs and services to help you reduce your carbon emissions at home, work and school.
For more information
Find out more about the ACT's climate change strategies and what Government is doing on climate change.
For information on projected climate change impacts in the ACT visit the Actsmart website.
Contact the ACT Climate Change Policy team by email at email@example.com or by calling Access Canberra on 13 22 81.


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Amazon has become a recognized name in the cloud computing world, with the introduction of its AWS or Amazon Web Services. It has also become the leading voice for the cloud community.
The AWS Certifications Exam has become a standard for a lot of cloud architects and companies that wish to hire cloud specialists prefer candidates that have passed this certification. Architects, who have been working with the cloud or AWS for a number of years, can also gain a significant boost to their salary by acing this certification exam.
The 'AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional' Examination is for candidates that have already achieved the Associate Certification and have a hands on experience with the AWS system, knowing how to design and deploy architectures as well as provide best practices when it comes to architectural design. This exam is also a great way to validate your technical skills and expertise within the AWS cloud System.
So, if you qualify for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional Examination and wish to significantly boost your standing within your company, this is the perfect place for you to start preparing for the exam.
This AWS Professional Certification course will help you prepare thoroughly for the professional level certification exam. It will cover important concepts that are a part of the exam syllabus including the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Kinesis Service, Simple Queue Service, Data Pipelines, Direct Connection, CloudTrail Service, CloudFront Service, CloudSearch, AMR Service, Elastic Load Balancers and other theoretical concepts that are important for the exam.
At the end of this tutorial, you will be:
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A new gay-hopping cluster has emerged off Tropicana between Arville and Wynn that includes local favorite Charlie's, hi-energy danceteria Share and—opening November 20—Rendezvous. Managing partner Michael Ryan, formerly general manager of Share and the now-defunct Liaison at Bally's, sought the Arville location when it was still Seamless, then finally nabbed it after the topless club shuttered in June. One chief positive of the space? "It's in between Share and Charlie's," Ryan says. "We're all in the business of selling liquor and making money, but we want this to be the new Fruit Loop."
Rendezvous certainly gives tourists and residents another reason to consider heading (or staying) west of the Strip. The 800-capacity club will boast free admission and parking, locals' drink discounts on Thursdays, headlining DJs and performers on Saturdays (such as former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Yara Sofia), a prime-time drag show on Sundays (to be preceded in the spring by a post-brunch, outdoor Sunday Funday promotion) and go-go boys who both lord over the dancefloor and offer lap dances in a draped-off VIP room—a bonus enabled by the building's adult entertainment cabaret license.
Other experiential selling points include a unisex bathroom with transparent stall doors that cloud when locked, spiked Dole Whips, a monthly promotion by mega-promoter Jeffrey Sanker (Palm Springs' White Party), a performer bridge that lowers from the ceiling and female staffers (including dancers)—the latter part of Ryan's attempt to also draw lesbian and heterosexual patrons and re-create the come-one-come-all utopia of NYC's Studio 54. "Yes, the primary demographic is going to be gay, but we are rated E for everyone."
Rendezvous 4740 Arville St., 702-265-3343, Thursday-Sunday, doors at 10 p.m., no cover. Opens November 20.


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DāM-FunK 'Invite the Light' – Album Review
Stone's Throw (2015)
Continuing his quest to revive the synth-funk sound of the 80s, Los Angeles producer Damon Riddick, aka DāM-FunK, has roped in an intriguing array of guest artists to provide assistance on third solo album, Invite the Light.
Having previously recorded joint albums with Steve Arrington and Snoop Dogg (the latter of whom also shows up here on the low-slung G-funk of "Just Ease Your Mind From All Negativity") 44-year-old Riddick isn't exactly a stranger to the art of collaboration—but this epic 20-track affair is on a whole new level.
Ohio Players' Junie Morrison opens Invite the Light with a doom-laden spoken-word piece about the horrors of living in a world without the genre, while father-and-son combo Leon Sylvers III and IV ("Glyde 2nyte") and a supergroup fronted by Shalamar's Jody Watley ("Virtuous Progression") also help to boost the record's funk credentials.
But alongside these bona-fide funk legends, the follow-up to 2009's Toeachizown also features several unexpected guests. None more so than bedroom pop eccentric Ariel Pink, who showcases his signature slacker charm on the laid-back jam "Acting," while Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea conjures up some synth-bass magic on the suitably-titled "Floating on Air."
Invite the Light inevitably suffers when it lacks such star power, with DāM-FunK's over-reliance on spacey synths, vocoder and heavily processed beats rendering half of the record, and its instrumentals in particular, indistinguishable.
The boogie master does occasionally throw up a few curveballs when flying solo – for instance, the winding guitar solo on lead single "We Continue," the lounge-y organs on "Scatin' (Toward the Light)" and the gunshot which dramatically concludes "The Hunt & Murder of Lucifer" – but Invite the Light proves that DāM-FunK is more likely to succeed in his mission when he has company.
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Wow, wow, wow! What a year 2017 has been for the Backstreet Boys and it's not even halfway over.
There's festivals.
There's TV appearances.
There's LAS VEGAS.
There's the Smooth tour.
There's a cruise.
There's an upcoming world tour.
There's a buzz in the air.
There's a whole lot of love for the Backstreet Boys.
So why are we not all celebrating it?
We're so thrilled that Brian, AJ, Nick, Kevin, and Howie are back on the scene in a very big way. We're so excited for all the things that have happened and all the things that are yet to come. We're so happy for every fan that can participate in any event and we're anxious for fans that are waiting for their turn – because we know that good things come to those who wait.
We're simply asking that you join us in celebrating.
We know it's easy to get bummed out if you can't go to something or events are simply too far, too expensive, etc. We also know that happiness is a choice and that looking forward helps immensely. We 1000% believe that the Backstreet Boys are doing what they can to reach everyone worldwide and trying to give everyone more opportunities to connect — we hope you do too.
The Backstreet Boys aren't going anywhere.
They've proven time and time again that they do what they can for us.
After 24 years, they've been coming FOR. US.
This year has been H U G E for them and it's time that we're there for them. If not physically, supportive. Slow down on asking them what else they can do for us all the time and let them know how excited you are for them and what's to come.
Give them time. Let them breathe. They'll make their way back.
Celebrate other fans.
We completely understand feeling left out, but it's going to be alright – we promise. But please, please try being positive. Be happy for your friends and mean it. Don't focus on what you can't do, but what you can (like text your people the whole time they're at an event and ask for a play by play).
We are making a conscience effort to be inclusive of all fans all over the world – to tweet and post and write to bring everyone together and make everyone feel like they're at an event. We hear you, we read everything you send in, and we appreciate every one of you. We don't appreciate knocking of other fans or the Boys themselves.
BOTTOM LINE: We know how powerful Backstreet fans can be when we all work together positively. We know how it feels when we all band together to work toward a common cause.
Let's celebrate Kevin, Howie, Brian, AJ and Nick.
Let's celebrate each other.
Let's enjoy this time. Let's think about each other. Let's be helpful to each other. Let's be kind. Let's be creative, positive, and powerful without bringing each other down.
Believe in ourselves and believe in them. Believe that really great things are happening and the best is yet to come.
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a superhospital or a super traffic jam for n.d.g.?
I wrote a package of stories for Saturday's Gazette about the impact on transportation of the McGill University Health Centre's new Glen campus.
It included an introduction, a counterproposal put forward by Projet Montréal city councillor Peter McQueen and a detailed map (see below) showing the MUHC's access plan. The city rejects the criticism, saying traffic and public transit will improve under the plan.
The MUHC website features a look at some of the road work around the Glen Campus and an overview of the new superhospital. For more on the project, including traffic studies, click here.
The photo at the top of this post shows what the superhospital will look like from Décarie Blvd., near de Maisonneuve Blvd.
MUHC also has a video virtual tour of the Glen Campus (which I can't seem to embed). You can see it here.


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Bloggiesta has started again.
Lets party with nachos, burritos, and WORLD CUP!
Ok, this is a digression, but I'll be under the FIFA spell for the next month or so. Yes, I will cheer on the U.S., but ultimately, my celebrations with focused on Portugal, my favorite national team and home team of my grandparents and my father. I've been a soccer (excuse me, futbol) junkie for a long time, so please bear with me. If you want to join my World Cup league on Yahoo, go here. Send me an email and I will get you login details.
I've signed up this go around, and I want to provide you with a to-do list, which I will cross out as I accomplish these goals:
1. Draft at least 1 month of Virtual Poetry Circle posts
2. Send out new email interviews to poets
3. Draft a challenges update post
4. Write up a Books We Love post for Book Chick City
5. Write up a The Blogger's Bookshelf post for Book Chick City
6. Write up a Reading Challenge update post.
7. Catch up on That's How I Blog shows I've missed
8. Catch up on reading Google reader
9. Head off to the library sale on Sat. (that counts right?!)
10. Write up a Mailbox Monday post
11. Add reviews to the War Through the Generations blog
12. Write up a review of Inside the Vietnam War for the war blog.
13. Schedule One Amazing Thing review.
14. Schedule Confessions of Catherine de Medici review.
15. Schedule Blogiversary post
I could be adding to this list as well as crossing out items I've completed. We'll see how far I get. Thanks for hosting this, Natasha.


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Scientists have tested relics from collections and museums around the world and found they're mostly just bears. But the testing had important finds for the region's endangered carnivores.
A rigorous genetic analysis of purported Yeti specimens revealed they almost all came from bears, according to a research paper published on Wednesday.
Scientists sourced nine artifacts from private collections and museums around the world, including bone, tooth, skin, hair and fecal samples and a monastic relic meant to be a Yeti paw. Genetic sequencing showed the artifacts actually came from the remains of several different bears and one dog.
"Our findings strongly suggest that the biological underpinnings of the Yeti legend can be found in local bears," said lead scientist Charlotte Lindqvist, associate professor at the University of Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences.
Read more: Cryptozoology – stalking elusive beasts
Three separate bear species were responsible for the artifacts: the Asian black, the Tibetan brown and Himalayan brown.
Lindqvist said the study published in the Royal Society journal "Proceedings B" was the most rigorous analysis to date of purported Yeti specimens. The study involved sequencing mitochondrial DNA of samples from Tibet, India and Nepal as well as from black, brown and polar bear populations.
The Yeti, also known as Abominable Snowman, is an ape-like creature rumored for centuries to inhabit the Himalayan region. Various groups have claimed to found footprints or seen the creature roaming the mountainous area. The creature is separate from North America's Sasquatch and Bigfoot folklore.
Read more: Archaeology fossil teeth discovery in Germany could re-write human history
Lindqvist said the study had lead to important discoveries about the region's carnivores and their evolutionary back story.
"Brown bears roaming the high altitudes of the Tibetan Plateau, and brown bears in the western Himalayan mountains, appear to belong to two separate populations," she told AFP news agency.
"The split occurred about 650,000 years ago, during a period of glaciation."
She speculated the two sub-species had probably remained isolated from each other ever since despite their relative proximity.
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Loren Coleman is a pioneer of cryptozoology, the study of "hidden animals." He has published several books and runs a museum featuring thousands of artifacts. For Global Ideas, he explains a very eclectic subject. (23.04.2014)


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Rebates And Their Impact On Metrics
Many analysts have issued reports and opinions on Sirius Satellite Radio, and for the most part, they cite that the quarter was as expected with a few surprises that were positive and a few that were negative. On common theme was that ARPU (average Revenue per user) was worse than expected and SAC (subscriber acquisition cost) was better than expected.
In many ways, rebates play a function in these metrics.
The costs associated with rebates get assigned to a particular metric based upon what the rebate is for. If a rebate is tied to the hardware it is assigned to SAC. If a rebate is tied to the service, it is assigned to ARPU.
By Example:
1) A satellite radio receiver priced at $100 carries a $30
rebate price break. In this situation the $30 cost is a subscriber acquisition cost.
2) A satellite receiver priced at $100 carries a $30 rebate/price break if you subscribe for 6 months. The cost of this $30 rebate can be assigned to either SAC or ARPU. The company determines where they are issuing a price break or rebating the consumer. If the company is giving a price break on the hardware, they assign it to SAC. If the company is rebating the service, they assign it to ARPU.
3) A satellite receiver is priced at $100 and the consumer gets 3 months free if they sign up for a year. This type of rebate is assigned to the service, and the company reports the rebate against ARPU.
In Sirius' case, rebates in Q4 were assigned to ARPU. This has been the practice of Sirius for quite some time. In Q4 the impact of rebates was (.59) on ARPU. This brought that metric down substantially. SAC on the other hand, which was $90 for the quarter was better than many expected.
The key take away here is that certain costs can impact various metrics depending on how they are assigned. The rebates are a cost and they impact the company. The key is knowing how these impacts are reflected in the metrics reported.
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Information technology has brought many changes to finance, accounting, and tax operations in the decades since enterprise resource planning systems first appeared. For the most part, IT-driven innovation and transformation have found their champions in finance and accounting. Tax departments have traditionally been more cautious when it came to adopting a new technology.
Recently, though, tax's role and reputation as a technology follower have quietly begun to change. Recognizing the integral and growing role taxes play in strategic business and financial decisions, many corporate and finance leaders are seeking tax departments' involvement in executing the enterprise agenda and exploiting technology's potential benefits.
It is a favorable time for tax to be gaining this newfound stature. Current emerging technologies have additional potential to improve operating efficiency and uncover new insights that can drive decision-making and performance.
Read Entire Article: https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/tax-and-technology-exciting-days-ahead
With an increasingly complex universe of financial products and services, how are America's high-school students prepared to manage their money as they enter adulthood?
Not all that well, according to a new assessment of financial literacy from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test measures the financial knowledge and skills needed to make the jump from high school to college and on into the workforce.
The results raise several red flags given that one in five American teens fail to meet the level to be considered financially literate. By comparison, only about one in 10 Chinese and Russian students fail to meet that benchmark. American teens haven't improved their scores since 2012. On top of that, teens who continue on to college often must make complex decisions about student loans that can impact their lives for decades.
Read Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/financial-literacy-us-teens-compare/
Solely relying on free or inexpensive online small-business accounting tools instead of investing the services of a trained professional accountant can be a costly mistake that entrepreneurs make all too often. Don't be one of them.
Springing for a licensed accountant can be worth every extra penny you spend, says ff Venture Capital chief financial officer Alex Katz. A qualified, certified public accountant (CPA) can tip you off to potentially irreversible financial missteps and brand new tax savings opportunities that you might not know exist. And we doubt most barebones digital accounting solutions could bring red flags like these to your attention as effectively as an accountant.
When you do invest in the services of a reputable accountant, it's important to know what to ask and when -- not only to be sure you're getting your money's worth, but also to ensure he or she helps you do what's best for your business and your bottom line.
1. What's the best way to contact you and how often should we be in touch?
This might seem like too simple a question, but clear, effective and frequent communication is the key to a healthy, beneficial relationship with your accountant. Establish early on how often you'll connect, either in person, on the phone or online (via a video chat app like Skype, Google Hangouts or Facetime). Decide together if you'll meet weekly, monthly or bimonthly.
2. How can you help me prepare for (and survive) tax season?
Untangling the time-sucking tedium of tax prep is often the number-one reason small businesses hire an accountant in the first place. You'll want to ask yours which tax credits and deductions you should claim. Also ask him or her if there are any new tax laws you should take advantage of to maximize write-offs.
Read Article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/232841
An article about a fascinating new technology which keeps people who are prone to falling on their feet.
A wearable robot could prevent future falls among those prone to stumbles.
The new exoskeleton packs motors on a user's hips and can sense blips in balance. In a small trial, the pelvic robot performed well in sensing and averting wearers' slips, researchers report May 11 in Scientific Reports.
Exoskeletons have the potential to help stroke victims and people with spinal cord injuries walk again (SN: 11/16/13, p. 22) — and even kick soccer goals (SN Online: 6/12/14). But this new model focuses on a more ordinary aspect of the human condition: falling on your face or your rear. "Exoskeletons could really help in this case," says study coauthor Silvestro Micera, an engineer at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
Most exoskeletons guide the movement of the wearer, forcing the person to walk in a particular way. But the new pelvic device allows the user to walk normally and reacts only when it needs to. A computer algorithm measures changes in a wearer's hip joint angles to detect the altered posture that goes along with slipping. The robot then uses its motors to push the hips back into their natural position to, hopefully, prevent a fall.
Read Article: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-pelvic-exoskeleton-stops-people-taking-tumbles
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The Last Thirteen #9 by James Phelan
Published by Scholastic Australia
The race to assemble the dream machine continues, as Sam and his friends do their best to reassemble and return to their mission, to find the dreamers and the gears, after the bombing of the academy by Stella and her minions.
Sam's dreams continue, leading him to believe the location of the next dreamer to be in Brazil. While Sam sets off to find the dreamer, Shiva and Alex do battle in the cyber trenches, and with Shiva's techno innovations, manage to find a way to defeat Matrix.
Meanwhile, Eva and Lora have their own trouble, as an unlikely alliance with the Enterprise is tested, which turns out to be a double-double cross.
Over in Brazil, Sam may have found Raffa, the next dreamer, but their journey to a lost city to find the gear is not without peril, as Hans and his men lay in ambush.
The story is of course not over, as we leave Sam and Raffa dangling in mid-flight and Stella with a dart gun close by.
I suggest that one reads the previous books in the series, to gain the most from this instalment.
Fans of this YA series, will certainly enjoy the next instalment, with its fast paced chapters and easy camaraderie amongst the many and familiar characters.
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Author: James Phelan
Title: The Last Thirteen #9
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Published: April 2014
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Part 190: Tarsh Trader
Our neighbors may be useless, but the spirits are still with us! Pretty much nobody wanted to do anything except smash the bandits, so I go with doing that ourselves.
If it bleeds, Harvar can slaughter it. With help, though.
"With help" meaning "the other guys distract the mooks while Harvar kills the head honcho."
And with the coming of Earth season, it's heroquest time.
We've done this successfully once before so I'm just going to fast forward to the end like I did when we revisited the Humakt quest.
Horray for not starving!
Even our bad harvest wasn't too terrible; we can easily make up the 40 bushel shortage by trading with the ducks again. And the next few years should have bountiful harvests so I don't have to keep dealing with these messages.
Also, Ernalda is going to give us Bless Crops this time. There's nothing else you can possibly give us! There is no escape!
Naturally, we'll be making a shrine for this shit ASAP.
We're outnumbered? An excellent excuse to use those bagpipes.
A breakable treasure has lasted more than two battles. I'm scared of what the RNG must be plotting.
Shrine goes up so we starve less. Dorasa immediately pops up afterwards to go "well, sacrifices to Ernalda are nice and all, but we need more farmers." Screw you, Dorasa.
Duck food is the most delicious food. Let's go get some.
Vostor, a trader from the northern kingdom of Tarsh, is touring Dragon Pass in search of carls willing to leave their clans for farming oppportunities in his homeland. The carls of your clan listen to him with great interest. "There is much good land, ready for the taking. You will be safe from raids, and safe from the many inhumans, monsters, and foreigners who bedevil you here in Dragon Pass. Our king has declared that every new farmer who settles our lands will get a herd of 30 cows."
-Convince carls that there is a hidden catch to Vostor's offer.
-Convince carls that they will be cut off from their ancestors if they go.
-Encourage some carls to go.
-Forbid carls to go.
-Tell carls that they are free to go, but that you wish them to stay.
We must let them know that they are free, but also that we want them to stay.
Vostor is a cunning salesman; he exaggerates the benefits of his proposal.
Vostor's offer is tempting to many.
(is busy trading with some of the inhumans of Dragon Pass to get more food to feed the carls who are busy listening to Mr. Bowlcut up there)
When Bad King Urgrain lost the Chalice of Ernalda, his carls wished to desert him. He said he would hunt them down and kill them if they did. So they stayed, but plotted his downfall. (She's recommending saying they're free to go but that we want them to stay.)
Let me talk to the carls. I can explain to them that they will be cut off from the spirits of their ancestors if they go.


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One glance at the Ospreys' 1-3 record and folks might think it's the end of a strong two-year run for Matthew Driscoll's program. Don't you dare fall into that trap. North Florida has lost at Auburn, versus Miami (FL) and at LSU – two of those three will easily make postseason play. UNF has put together a schedule that's about as difficult as they come in the ASUN. The Ospreys get a little easier matchup tonight with Florida National (2-5) at the UNF Arena.
Game time is set for 7 p.m. You can listen on 1010XL or watch live on ESPN3.
First time between the Ospreys and the Conquistadors (from Hialeah, Florida).
Impact Players:
North Florida is getting closer to a major game from freshman Wajid Aminu. He gets eight points and eight rebounds with near ease. Could tonight be his big double-double performance where he looks like graduated senior BaeBae Daniels?
Everything Florida National does moves through center Alvaro Simoza. He's 6-foot-7 but plays so much bigger.
Starting Five:
After two games, Coach Driscoll pondered mixing up the top five Ospreys, but that looks to be on hold for another week or more. If anything, it is looking at minutes and seeing which bench players have earned another rotation.
UNF five: Dallas Moore, Aaron Bodager, Nick Malonga, Chris Davenport and Romelo Banks.
The Conquistadors will go: Antonio Sims (#1), Christopher Hall (21), Terrance Johnson (23), Tavares Atkins (32) and Alvaro Simoza (33).
About Florida National:
The Conquistadors (sorry, we cannot get enough of this name) will play its eighth game of the season. The 2-5 squad is part of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). They are coming off a win Saturday over Pensacola Christian.
Dallas Moore and Romelo Banks should be their typical fruitful selves tonight. We're interested to see if Davenport can reproduce his night at LSU – 16 points, six rebounds, six assists, four blocks, one steal and 5-for-11 on field goals in 33 minutes.
And it is Davenport's birthday so he has a little more to play for at home during his senior season.
Senior Alvardo Simoza is a beast at 6-foot-7 and 270 pounds. He will make Romelo Banks and Wajid Aminu work.
How UNF Can Win:
Show up. It's like an Edward Waters College-esque or Trinity Baptist College opponent for the Ospreys. Win by 20-plus and don't get caught looking ahead to the three-game stretch in Dayton this weekend.


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Ottawa Police are warning the public of a scam for fake job offers. These fake jobs can come from anywhere, police say. They could be found on a job site or in the paper, or may come from an unsolicited text, or email, especially if you've posted your resume online. The jobs are sometimes described as a "secret shopper" position. Other times, the victim is led to believe they're helping a new business in the city.
Those who respond to the ads are told that they have received the job and are then sent payment by cheque, e-transfer or other means, which they are then instructed to deposit into their bank account. They are then asked to send a large portion of the money to somewhere else; usually by purchasing pre-paid gift cards or depositing the money into a bank account provided to them by the suspects. Once they send the money on, the bank calls to inform them that the cheque or e-transfer was fraudulent and that their account is overdrawn or frozen.
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Galileo: Spaceopal awarded the management of the European satellite navigation programme's operationsSpaceopal, joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR won the GSOp (Galileo System Operator) tender, issued by the GSA (European GNSS Agency) for managing the operations of the European Galileo satellite positioning and navigation programme. The contract will run for ten years, with a value of up to EUR 1.5 billion.
Brussels 15/12/2016
The GÖKTÜRK-1 satellite launched successfullyThe Turkish Earth observation satellite GÖKTÜRK-1 was successfully launched at 10:51 (local time), at 14:51 CET from the European spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana). The programme was built by Telespazio as prime contractor, and Thales Alenia Space.
Kourou (French Guiana) 05/12/2016
Telespazio and Yahsat sign Ka-band satellite capacity agreement in BrazilTelespazio and Yahsat have entered into a five-year contract for integrated satellite services using Ka-band. This landmark service will be delivered via Yahsat's Al Yah 3 satellite, launching in 2017, which will cover over 95 per cent of Brazil's population.
Rio de Janeiro 30/11/2016
Telespazio at the Professional Cinema Days in SorrentoFrom November 28 to December 1 Telespazio participates in the Professional Cinema Days in Sorrento with its MART (Multimedia Advanced Resolution Technology) Cinema platform for the satellite transmission of digital cinema content.
Sorrento 25/11/2016
Galileo: four new satellites launched successfullyFour new satellites belonging to Galileo, the European satellite positioning and navigation programme, were successfully launched today from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch took place at 10:06 local time, 14:06 CET, with an Ariane 5 ES launcher.
Kourou (French Guyana) 17/11/2016
COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation: Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio sign contract to complete the programThales Alenia Space and Telespazio announced today that it has signed an amendment to the original contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation program with Italian Space Agency. Worth 77 million euros, this contract is vital, since it covers the remaining operations to complete the program.
Rome 08/11/2016
Telespazio and Space Star Technology Corporation sign an agreement for satellite based servicesTelespazio and Space Star Technology Corporation (SSTC), a Chinese company of the CAST (China Academy of Space Technology) group, leader in satellite application, technologies and services, have signed a Teaming and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the mutual provision of satellite based services.
Zhuhai (China) 02/11/2016
Telespazio and Eutelsat partner on driving HD/Ultra HD growth from flagship HOTBIRD video neighbourhoodEutelsat Communications and Telespazio are strengthening their longstanding strategic partnership with a new agreement that sets the stage for growth of higher resolution video channels at Eutelsat's HOTBIRD video neighbourhood.
Rome 18/10/2016
The Dream Chaser® for European Utilization Program Takes Flight with Memorandum of UnderstandingThe Dream Chaser® for European Utilization (DC4EU) program kicked off its pilot phase with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. Sierra Nevada Corporation, Telespazio, the European Space Agency and OHB System AG will now assess the feasibility and commercial viability of the DC4EU dedicated mission to provide affordable, independent European access to low-Earth orbit via the Dream Chaser space utility vehicle.
Sparks, Nevada (USA) 11/10/2016
Leonardo-Finmeccanica for the sustainable development of the ArcticLeonardo with e-GEOS took part in the Conference "The Arctic Council and the Italian Perspective", organised at Palazzo della Farnesina by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, jointly with the Institute of International Affairs, the National Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Society for International Organisation (SIOI).
Rome 10/10/2016


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Noted actress Pooja Hegde has made her Telugu debut with Mukunda film, opposite Varun Tej. She has been getting good roles in Telugu. Pooja is currently busy with committed projects in Telugu. Pooja's recent release Sakshyam is going well at the box-office. It is learned that the actress is busy with shooting shooting of her next films with Junior NTR and Mahesh Babu. Pooja has posted a few pics on social media, where she is seen adjusting make up to her makeup artst. Watch the video for more info.
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Hebron University Concludes the International Conference on Legal Profession in Palestine and the Prospects of its Reform
Hebron University College of Law & Political Science and its Legal Clinics continued its conference on the legal profession in Palestine and the prospects for its reform, for the second day on 24 November 2016. The second day incorporated four sessions with 17 speakers from various countries and a number of Palestinian universities.
Session 1 addressed the question of "Legal Ethics in Palestine and Beyond", and moderated by Dr. Ratib Jabari, Assistant Professor of Law at Hebron University. The session incorporated the following presentations:
Mr. Belal Malah, Field Researcher and Human Rights Activist at Independent Commission for Human Rights, talked about "The Stereotyping Image of Lawyers in Palestinian Society: Its Effects on the Rule of Law".This study tries to uncover the way in which the society views lawyers; whether positive or negative image. The study is the first attempt to address the image of one of the pillars of justice in Palestine. There are studies that analyzed the status of teachers, clerics and youth. However, there is lack of studies that use lawyers as unite of analysis, and how their image appears to be within the Arab societies in general and in Palestinian society in particular. In order to test the people's perception of lawyers, the study uses interviews with a group of people who have dealt with lawyers, as well as others who never interacted with lawyers. This study consists of two parts; one describes the image of lawyers, and the second tests the impact of such a social image vis-à-vis lawyers on the respect for the rule of law.
Dr. Mohammad Badousi, Assistant Professor at the College of Law of Istiqlal University, presented about "Lawyers Conduct and Professional Responsibility". The Law for Legal Profession in Palestine and international standards regulate the relationship between lawyers among their colleagues, clients and judges, as well as the requirements for those who wish to join the legal profession. The legal profession is linked to the ethical values that prevail in all societies. It is not enough for one to be a lawyer who is merely familiar with the law. It is equally important to be committed to the ethics of the profession. Working in a career that aims to defend rights and to achieve justice requires from those who practice it to be clean from corruption. As the numbers of lawyers is on the rise, some unethical individuals could access the profession. The legal profession, like any other profession, incorporates people who seek material gains without concern for ethical values.
Dr. Naeem Salameh, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Law at An-Najah National University, introduced "The New Legal Ethics Bylaw in Palestine". The Palestinian Legal Profession Law has regulated certain conducts of lawyers. It is not permissible for a lawyer to be a partner in more than one law firm. Partner lawyers cannot plead against each other and cannot represent two parties in the same lawsuit. It is prohibited for lawyers to run after clients directly, through brokers or advertisement. Article 29 of the Legal Profession Law stipulated that any lawyer who breaches his duties as set out in the Law and the Legal Ethics Bylaw or who exceeds his professional duties or commits an unprofessional conduct shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions. After discussions since 2012, the Bar Association has recently adopted the Legal Ethics Bylaw. This paper analyses the key provisions this Bylaw in light of the well-known legal ethics in comparative law.
Prof. Charles Michael Schnurman, Clinical Lecturer of Law at the College of Law of Qatar University, spoke about "Bar Associations in Struggled Countries Due to Politics, War or Economic Strife". Few communities or countries face more challenges than those faced by the Palestinian people. A robust and energetic bar associations can serve to weave a thread of predictability and stability to the legal profession which in turn can have dramatic and lasting effects for society as a whole. There are few, if any, examples of bar association's that face the same hurdles as does the one in Palestine. There are, however, many examples of bar association's that have been established in nascent countries, or societies in turmoil, that can offer examples of overcoming obstacles, discovering best practices, and setting appropriate goals. This paper examines the bar associations of several countries that have struggled due to politics, war and or economics strife, to become successful and thriving institutions. Specifically, the paper examines how these bar associations handle quality control, relations with the broader legal community, and the challenges of integrating female professionals. Using statistical data, anecdotal evidence and comprehensive survey data, the paper's objective is to provide evidence on how to achieve the goals of the Palestinian Bar Association.
Session 2 discussed the "Relationship between Legal Education and Law Professions" and was moderated by Dr. Sander Suleiman, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hebron University. The session included the following presentations:
Dr. Emilio Dabed, Professor of Political Science and Law, Centre for Palestinian Studies, Columbia University, New York, presented a paper on "The Urgent Need of Critical Scholarship in Palestinian Legal Education". Palestinian legal education has persistently privileged a positivist reading of the law among students, an understanding which defines law merely as a code of norms whose mastering, often by memory, is necessary to ensure the efficiency of lawyers. This focus tends towards a de-contextualized, normative analysis or legal exegesis which hovers only around what the text of the law prescribes, while ignoring other dimensions. This paper intends to engage with these topics; to elaborate on the need of exposing law students to a diverse range of conceptions of the law; and, finally, to explain how critical legal theory is crucial for a more complete understanding of the law, one that does not only prepare the students for a technical work in courts, but that also offers the tools to develop critical, interdisciplinary research, and to produce legal knowledge that is indispensable to the comprehension of today's Palestine.
Prof. Richard Grimes, Professor and former Director of Clinical Programmes of York University in the United Kingdom, suggested "Producing Lawyers Who Are Fit for Purpose: The Role of Legal Education". Do we know what we want from our future lawyers and how do we propose to achieve that? This paper will look at the relationship between legal education and the legal profession in both the civil and common law worlds. The objective is to foster a discussion on how knowledge, skills and values can be addressed in the design and delivery of the law school curriculum. In particular the benefits derived from using experiential study methods will be identified. The paper will be presented in an interactive format, in part using role-play, to focus attention on the relevant considerations and to demonstrate how harnessing an effective pedagogy can meet both academic and vocational needs, whilst enhancing the learning process for students.
Mr. Wouter Ates, Legal Advisor at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, explored "The Interaction between Legal Education and Law Professions". This paper focuses on two objectives. One is based on my role as lecturer/advisor. In this part I will explain how my daily work in the legal field contributes to my lectures, connecting theory to practice by giving examples and presenting actual problems. During my lectures, students are working together to find solutions for actual problems. For instance, students are working on a research in a legal database or preparing a summons procedure. Secondly, I will highlight with my role as a legal advisor. I will discuss the internships and the practical assignments that I am supervising. I will explain how I offer students the opportunity to work for roughly six months, in which they draft tenders and/or contracts and in which they give advice to clients. At the end of my presentation, I will highlight the aspects that bridge the gap between education and the demands of the profession.
Prof. Nicholas Robson, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Cumbria in the UK, discussed "Legal Education in England and Wales: Current Challenges, Developments and Lessons to be Learnt".The presentation critically examines the system of legal education and training in England and Wales, exploring the different routes by which a student may enter the legal profession, with a focus on current challenges and future developments. With the increasing cost of training, fewer jobs being available to qualifying students, and uncertainty as to what the legal profession will look like, students face ever-greater pressures. It is therefore imperative that legal training institutions look ahead and aim to provide students with the keys skills and knowledge necessary to work in this challenging environment. We examine the unusual approach of England and Wales; consider how this system has evolved; and ask whether it is still an effective approach for the 21st century. We will consider recent developments, such as introducing new methods to train lawyers, including apprenticeships, examine whether the proposals go far enough in creating an effective training system, and consider best practices which can be implemented to improve a student's chances of succeeding as a lawyer.
Session 3 dealt with "Selected Models on Legal Profession", and moderated by Dr. Musa Dweik, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Al-Quds University. Four experts spoke at this session:
Mr. Ahmad Nasra, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law & Public Administration of Birzeit University, started by providing an "Assessment Methods for Trainee Lawyers".In Palestine, the methods for evaluating trainee lawyers are conventional. The controversy starts at universities that largely teach law theoretically. In light of the results of the Bar's written examinations each year, it has become necessary to re-evaluate these methods and consider more productive and practical approaches. In some cases, lawyers pass the bar exam without being well-trained in courts. It is necessary, therefore, to undertake serious review of the methods of evaluation for trainee lawyers. This paper explores the productivity of current evaluation methods of the Palestinian Bar Association for trainee lawyers in terms of: written exams, oral exams and research. It will also present recommendations for new methods to be taken into consideration.
Dr. Frank Diepenmaat, Lecturer/Researcher at Saxion University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, proposed "The Creation of a Curriculum That Matches the Demands of the Legal Profession". This paper is based on the experience of the researcher in building a curriculum that is closely connected with the demands of the legal profession. In a University of Applied Sciences, our aim is to accompany our students towards the level of that of a beginning practitioner. This requires that the education is not only about the law in a strict sense. In short, the construction of our curriculum consists out of four pillars: knowledge, skills, integrated case studies and career development. The paper will discuss these points, with a special focus on the training in legal and communication skills and the practical assignments that we offer to our students. It will explain a system that is called "blended learning": students work online (using the opportunities of the internet), on site (in school) and on the job (internships for example).
Mr. Beth Givens, Program Director at American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in the Balkans, presented his experience in "The Creation of Regional Network for Non-governmental Justice Actors to Strengthen Defense Advocacy in Western Balkans". The Western Balkans has experienced conflict and division beginning with the Bosnian wars and continuing through the struggle for Kosovo's independence. The region has also experienced a transition from inquisitorial systems of justice to adversarial models which require defense attorneys to play a much more active role as human rights defenders. In 2013 with the support of the United States government, a regional network of bar chambers, advocates and civil society was created to strengthen advocacy in the region and address some of these challenges. This paper will describe the challenges in building the network– those that inherently exist in creating a regional initiative and those specific to a region where ethnic, religious and political tensions still exist. The paper will also outline the benefits of bringing justice sector actors with common interests and goals together across a region, which strategies and approaches were most effective in creating the network and challenges that exist in sustaining such a network. This model might shed light on the possibility of creating similar networks in the Middle East in general and within Palestine in particular.
Dr. Mohammad Saabneh, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of Palestine Ahliya University, released his research on the "Role of Moot Courts in Advancing the Applied Legal Education: The Case of Palestine Ahliya University".This paper discusses the moot court as a practical method of legal education as it developed and evolved at Palestine Ahliya University School of Law in Bethlehem. This study starts by introducing the nature of moot courts and its techniques, scope of application, significance and impact. The paper concludes by presenting how moot courts system contributes greatly to practical learning methods for law students in law schools, despite the existing challenges.
Session 4, which explored the issue of "Lawyers Apprenticeship: Current Situation and Reform Prospects", was moderated by Dr. Belal Shobaki, Head of Political Science Department at Hebron University. Four speakers presented at this session:
Prof. Stephen Rosenbaum, Lecturer in Law at University of California Berkeley in United States addressed the topic "Definite Articles: Redefining and Refining the Lawyering Apprenticeship".With an increase in graduates from Palestinian law schools, the number of apprentices is on the rise. However, market forces, too few lawyers and law firms willing to supervise an apprentice, lack of consistently good apprenticeship oversight, an oversupply of law graduates, and geographical inconvenience are among the reasons that make it impractical to rely solely on Palestine Bar Association apprenticeships as a means for teaching students how to practice law. This paper builds on Dean Qafisheh's model (A Century Of Law Profession In Palestine (September 2016) by reviewing the North American experience with apprenticeships (known as "articling" in Canada and other ex-British colonial nations), professional skills classes, clinical education, externships and continuing legal education for law school graduates and lawyers. It analyzes strengths and shortcomings with the various approaches undertaken by law schools and bar associations and suggests ways in which these formats might be adapted to the legal profession in contemporary Palestine.
Dr. Ishaq Barqawi, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of An-Najah National University, provided critical analysis on the "Bar Exams and Research Papers of Trainee Lawyers". On 24 May 2013, by amending the Lawyers Apprenticeship Bylaw of 2004, the Palestinian Bar's general assembly took a series of measures. It required apprentice lawyers to sit for a pre-admission written test and oral interview, attend a series of training sessions, write a research paper, and undertake final written and oral examinations. In addition to limiting the flow of new arrivals, these measures were introduced to ensure the quality of young lawyers and their familiarity with domestic law and procedure. However, the pre-admission examination was abolished by the High Court of Justice on 30 June 2015. Now the post-apprenticeship exam is the main tool to assess the capabilities of fresh lawyers. This exam was introduced in 2004— the first time since the demise of the British rule, whereby lawyers were admitted without examinations. Currently, the Bar contemplates to further reform the apprenticeship system, which might include setting up a "lawyers training institute".
Dr. Mahmoud Dodeen, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law & Public Administration of Birzeit University, introduced a paper titled "Towards the Establishment of an Institute for Lawyers Training in Palestine".This paper suggests the establishment of apprenticeship institute for lawyers. This institute aims to overcome the challenges facing the law graduates when registering in the Bar Association as trainees, giving the increasing number of law graduates. The paper discusses the institutionalizing the apprenticeship in specialized areas of law in order to meet the professional developments and job requirements, which in turn would contribute to building lawyers capable to compete at the local and global markets. It will also address the legal, technical, financial, and administrative requirements for establishing the institute, as well as the ability of the Palestinian Bar Association and the graduates' financial and educational capabilities in order to enable the decision makers to take the suitable decision in this respect.
Finally Dr. Omar Erakat, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of Al-Quds University, concluded by explaining the "Lawyers Apprenticeship and Continuing Education". The legal profession is one of the required professions for the defense of human rights. Thus, there should be lawyers who are able to defend these rights. The apprenticeship system grants an experimental opportunity for law graduates to advance the theoretical learning they earn at law schools. In addition, the apprenticeship system develops the apprentice's personality; a recent study by Harvard University demonstrated that the lawyer's personality plays a significant role for the success in the law profession. As long as the apprenticeship regulations are effective, quality lawyers will be produced. The increased number of graduates is the main challenge facing the apprentices and their future careers. Moreover, the effectiveness of the apprenticeship is affected by the lack or absence of financial incentives for trainees. This paper provides a set of recommendations that would hopefully contribute to the efficiency of trainee lawyers and reform of the current apprenticeship system in Palestine.


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Relationships always require work, even from the beginning stages where it feels giddy and effortless, you still make sure to impress someone and fight to keep them. Then, when you get more comfortable the effort required takes a different turn. You must find new ways to excite one another, remain interested in one another, and stay attracted. If you don't feel that same connection, here are some steps for how to make your husband love you again.
It's no wonder many marriages end up in trouble simply because the couple stopped making an effort. Living with someone for years and feeling completely comfortable with them is wonderful. But often you begin to take one another for granted. Conversation which used to carry on excitedly for hours, sharing interests, passions and dreams, is now no more than talking about what to cook for dinner or arguments about whose turn it is to take the trash out.
1. Stop nagging him. It may be that you don't even realize you are doing it, but now is the time to step back and really look at your own behavior and how you act towards your husband. Maybe you get frustrated when he doesn't make an effort. For example, leaving all the housework to you. But when you talk to him about this, are you doing it in the right way?
If all you talk about is him doing the washing up, cleaning the bathroom, spending more time with friends than with you, never paying attention to you, being out of shape, not getting that promotion, and so on it's no wonder that he just wants a break from it all, and so begins to close off and distance himself.
2. Be strong—but not dramatic. If you've been letting your husband get away with murder he'll start to lose respect for you and this can turn the relationship cold very quickly. By all means, stand up for yourself in arguments and talk through your problems. However, do this in a reasonable way, and always allow him to talk, try to see things from his point of view, and be prepared to compromise.
If you keep throwing a massive hissy fit when you disagree with him, he'll soon find this tiring and close himself off from you. Bursting into tears doesn't help either. Strong, independent women are the most attractive to men, so remember this and don't be a doormat, but don't be hysterical either.
3. Be more than just a mom. If you have kids, it's understandable to find that your relationship often gets pushed to the back burner. The problem is if this continues for too long your man is going to feel hurt and left out, and start to find his own things to do such as going out with friends. Looking after your children should be a priority, but so should your marriage.
Make sure that you make time for your husband. You need "grown up" time just the two of you. You need a lock on your bedroom door. You need to go on dates. Make sure you do all of this to keep the romance in your marriage alive.
4. Listen to him. If he has complaints about your marriage, or things that he isn't happy with don't just brush them under the carpet. It is easy for us to think that our worries and issues are the most important, and yet be completely dismissive of others. Make sure you pay attention to your husband when he wants to discuss problems. It may be simple things that you can fix easily and makes all the difference.
5. Be independent and happy. If your husband is acting as though he doesn't love you anymore, it might be a good time to take a long hard look at yourself. Are you happy? Do you love yourself? It is hard to make others love us if we are constantly negative and down on ourselves. Learn what makes you happy, change the things that don't, and you may see a dramatic improvement in your relationship too.


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Police have named the man who died following a two vehicle road traffic collision on the A1 between Banbridge and Dromore last night, Wednesday 23 May.
27 year old Karl Heaney from the Warrenpoint area was the driver of a silver Ford Fusion that was involved in a collision with a black Kia Ceed close to the junction of the Halfway Road around 11.30pm.
The 32 year old male driver of the Kia and the 30 year old female driver of a third car, a red Kia Rio, have been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences and are currently in police custody.
Police are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the A1 last night and who witnessed the collision or anyone who observed a black Kia Ceed or Red Kia Rio travelling on the A1 to contact local officers in Lurgan or the Collision Investigation Unit on 101 quoting reference 1643 23/05/18.


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- Emilia Clarke just debuted an even shorter platinum bob.
- The " Game of Thrones" actress took to Instagram to share her new look with fans.
- "In other news this FABULOUS new bob is the chicest way to style out some burnt-out mother of dragons split ends," she captioned the photo.
- Clarke fully committed to her platinum blonde Khaleesi look back in September of last year.
Emilia Clarke has chopped her platinum hair into a bob, reminding us that the only thing harder than playing the Mother of Dragons is coaxing over-processed hair back to life.
Clarke debuted her new hair the best way she knows how — with a post on Instagram. "In other news this FABULOUS new bob is the chicest way to style out some burnt-out mother of dragons split ends," she captioned her photo. She even gave us a hashtag to encompass that moment every platinum-haired beauty knows all too well: "#whenyoulooklikeawildlingitstimetochop." The new style is a blunt, middle-parted bob that ends right at her chin. Can you say summer cut inspo? She also thanked longtime stylist Jenny Cho for the chop in her caption.
Clarke dyed her hair platinum blonde to match Khaleesi's back in September of last year. "I done did it. Mother of dragons meet Emilia. Emilia meet mother of dragons. If you squint just so you might never know," she wrote at the time. Naturally, she turned to Game of Thrones hairstylists Kevin Alexander and Candice Banks, creators of her iconic Khaleesi wig, to bring the look to life. In the months since, she's kept us on our toes with occasional bangs, waves, and of course her gilded Met Gala flower crown.
Clarke is currently in the midst of a press tour for "Solo: A Star Wars Story," and she's clearly decided that a new season calls for a new style. Plus, she seems to have learned the hard way that platinum blonde is the most high maintenance of colors. After months of bleaching, it's no surprise that she had to chop a few split ends to keep hair looking healthy. For the rest of us Khaleesi-inspired bottle blondes, try our favorite hair-saving products, no matter what your texture.
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'Glee' Salutes 'Fat Bottomed Girls,' St. Valentine With 'Silly Love Songs'
Last night's (Feb. 8) Valentines Day episode of "Glee" had the McKinley High couples making up, making out and singing "silly love songs" to one another.
Finn sets up a kissing booth in an attempt to steal another smooch from Quinn, and tension mounts between Kurt and his mega-crush Blaine. This lovey-dovey episode proved that a good love song stands the test of time, as evidenced by Tina's emotional performance of Frank Sinatra's "My Funny Valentine."
Puck, the Casanova of McKinley, has his eye on Lauren. He tries to woo her with a rousing rendition of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls." Alhough the song is fun and Puck's bedroom eyes give us butterflies, the song's lyrics just make Lauren "feel like crap."
Video: Puck Rocks Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" on "Glee"
Mike Chang and Artie get their groove on, serenading Tina and Brittany with a silky smooth version of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." Meanwhile, Blaine convinces The Warblers to perform at the Gap to impress a boy he likes. Kurt goes along on the "Gap Attack," trying half-heartedly to hide his feelings for Blaine. The Warblers perform "When I Get You Alone" so well, we're not sure we'll ever be able to listen to the Robin Thicke version again.
Video: Blaine Performs Robin Thicke's "When I Get You Alone" on "Glee"
Sneaky Santana grows suspicious of Quinn and Finn, and she visits Finn's mono to test her theory by giving him mono. When Finn and Quinn secretly kiss in the auditorium, the sickness spreads, and they both wind up in the nurse's office, where Rachel comes to visit Finn. Finn tells Rachel kissing Quinn made him see fireworks, and it inspires Rachel to sing a love song… to herself. Rachel's version of Katy Perry's "Firework" sounds pretty much just like Katy Perry's version of "Firework." We're not saying it wasn't great, we're just saying there wasn't much of that signature Glee twist on this one.
Video: Rachel Performs Katy Perry's "Firework" on "Glee"
The end of the episode finds the New Directions (minus the mono-ridden Finn and Quinn) at Breadsticks, where Kurt has gathered The Warblers to perform at the "first-ever Lonely Hearts Club Dinner." The Warblers perform Paul McCartney's "Silly Love Songs," and not only do they sound great (we really love The Warblers), but the song brings a sugary sweet end to a super-saccharine episode.
Video: The Warblers Perform Paul McCartney's "Silly Love Songs" on "Glee"
We're left with so many questions! What's happening in Mr. Schuester's love life? What was that look between Sam and Santana about? Are Blaine and Kurt going to get together after all? Is it next Tuesday yet?