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Founded 1998
University Studies is the academic home for students who have not yet decided on a major and students in pre-allied health programs including pre-pharmacy. In addition, Learning Communities and Freshman Seminars, two academic programs available to ALL Temple students, are coordinated by University Studies.
Goals and ObjectivesUniversity Studies, formed in 1998, began as a center for advising and first-year programs for students who had not declared majors and for that reason were matriculated in the College of Liberal Arts. University Studies is intended to serve any Temple student who has not chosen a collegiate home or declared a major or who needs assistance while changing from one college to another.
The goal of University Studies is to enhance the undergraduate experience at Temple by improving academic support through academic advising and first-year programs. University Studies continues to serve the University as a whole by maintaining and developing first-year programs, including Learning Communities, Freshman Seminars, and Supplemental Instruction in cooperation with the undergraduate schools/colleges and other academic support centers.
University Studies is not a degree-granting college. Rather it is an academic unit that exists to help students explore academic options and to gain admission to a degree-granting school or college at Temple. Students enter University Studies or another Temple school/college according to guidelines established by the Office of the Provost and the individual schools and colleges.
Academic Advising Services and PoliciesAcademic advisers are important sources of information on University policies and procedures, the Core Curriculum requirements, and degree programs. While students must assume primary responsibility for knowing the requirements for their degree and for acquiring information about their academic status, academic advisers are a valuable resource. Advisers introduce students to the various sources of information available on academic programs, enabling students to be well-informed partners in their own education.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet regularly with academic advisers to discuss academic plans, course selection, and registration. Students not eligible for telephone registration are required to see an adviser for course selection and registration.
Academic Resource Center
Currently, all students enrolled in University Studies use the advising services of the Academic Resource Center, an academic support program established in 1997 to meet the needs of deciding students. Any student at Temple, whether enrolled in University Studies or not, is welcome and encouraged to participate in the first-year programs or to use the services of the Academic Resource Center.
At the Academic Resource Center, a staff of professional and peer advisers work closely with students from the time they arrive at Temple through their successful transitions into schools/colleges and declared majors. Advisers meet with students on walk-in and appointment bases in both individual and group advising sessions.
The Center offers a variety of programs to help students select an appropriate major. Students can use a variety of print and on-line resources in our Academic Information Library to research academic majors and careers, participate in our workshop series on academic options, or attend the Academic Resource Center's annual Majors Fair. Students are welcome to stop by the Center or visit our website http://www.temple.edu/university_studies for a calendar of upcoming events.
Health Professions Advising
The Academic Resource Center offers specialized advising services for students interested in attending medical school, pursuing studies in allied health programs, or considering majors in preparation for jobs or professional study in health fields. Students can work with an adviser to develop an academic plan and to prepare for graduate study in health areas, including medical school. Services and resources include:
* A website containing information on undergraduate preparation for various health fields, including a list of the general curricular requirements for admission to medical, dentistry, podiatry, optometry, veterinary, and most allied health schools. (Note: Specific requirements vary depending upon professional area selected.) The site also contains general advising information, including timelines for preparing for professional and graduate study and links to related websites.
* Workshops and discussion series on current topics in health care.
* Connections to volunteer programs and internships in the Philadelphia region.
Visiting Departmental Advisers
Each semester, several programs across the University assign advisers to the Academic Resource Center. These advisers are available at specific times to meet with students interested in learning more about their academic programs and degree requirements. Programs that have provided visiting advisers in previous semesters include Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Health Information Management, Pharmacy, Tyler School of Art, and Health Studies.
Policies and RegulationsUniversity policies and regulations generally apply to all undergraduates and provide a framework within which other academic programs or schools and colleges may specify additional conditions.
Academic Distinctions
During the academic year, University Studies students who achieve a semester grade point average G.P.A of 3.5 or above with 12 or more graded credits are named to the University Studies Distinguished Scholars List. Students receive congratulatory letters and are invited to a reception hosted by the Academic Resource Center.
Courses Taken at Another Institution
Once enrolled at Temple, University Studies students must file a petition for prior approval to take courses at another institution. Students must be in good academic standing and can only petition to attend an institution more than 50 miles from any Temple campus. Petition forms are available at the Academic Resource Center.
Declaring a Major
University Studies students can declare majors throughout the year (except in January and August) in accordance with the declaration of major standards set forth by the individual schools and colleges and the intra-university transfer (IUT) guidelines established by the University. The advising staff of the Academic Resource Center assists students when they are ready to pursue academic programs in a school or college. Academic Resource Center programs begin with new student orientation, at which time University Studies students can request change in status from undecided to an academic program within a college.
At present time, there is no official University policy governing when students must declare a major. We anticipate that most students will leave University Studies between 15 and 45 credits into their undergraduate education and no later than 60 credits. Forms for declaring a major can be obtained in the Academic Resource Center.
Students currently enrolled in other school and colleges who are reconsidering their choice of major or who wish to explore other academic options may process an intra-university transfer application to enter University Studies as an undeclared major.
Probation and Dismissal
Students whose cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 are subject to probation. Students who fail to remove themselves from probation after one semester are subject to dismissal. Students not making progress toward successful entry into a degree program are also subject to probation and/or dismissal. Students on probation are required to see an academic adviser for all subsequent registration activity and are encouraged to meet with an adviser on a regular basis to discuss academic progress and success strategies. Students who are dismissed are invited to meet with an adviser to discuss their academic situation and/or file an appeal for reinstatement.
University Studies students are required to submit an application for readmission after more than one academic-year semester (fall or spring) of non-attendance. Readmission forms can be obtained in the Academic Resource Center. Students who attended another institution during time away from Temple are required to submit an official transcript(s) for review before a readmission decision can be made. Students who left in poor academic standing (probation or dismissal) must submit a readmission form and schedule an interview with an adviser. Students who received a medical withdrawal must provide medical documentation clearing them to return to school and schedule an interview with an adviser before a readmission decision can be made.
First-Year Programs(See University-Wide Academic Programs, Learning Communities and Freshman Seminars)


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In The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Nicolas Carr demonstrates why his reading life has suffered as a result of his extended habitual time on the internet. Carr's implication is that the medium, applied over time, is changing our brains and our world view along with it. He compares the culture that arose out of the print literacy of the Gutenberg era which curated and required deep cognitive thought to the contemporary culture that responds to a broad range of compressed material that is often visual and flat by nature, as well as being one bit of millions of similar pieces of input. So our brains are be re-wired to attend broadly and horizontally, if you will, but not to make the cognitive effort reading a complex text requires.
What does this have to do with a photo of a specimen from Psycho Donuts? Well, I read the excerpt online by DailyGood.org from psychologist Louis Cozolino's new book, Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain, written to apply the lessons of neuroscience to the classroom. In the online article, one of the Cozolino's brain bytes number 6: The brain has a short attention span and needs repetition and multiple-channel processing for deeper learning to occur. His explanation proceeds, "Curiosity, the urge to explore and the impulse to seek novelty…" are survival features built into our minds. So he claims that not only do we learn better in brief intervals, but we need novelty. Exciting curiosity gives neuro-chemical feedback that heightens learning. And here I think we are using "brain science" to say what we want to say about what we now believe about reading/learning because we've been re-wired by the medium. The truth is that it takes cognitive depth and a vertical attention to writing to constitute what anyone would call "deeper learning" — a new term from our flat world of re-wired brains. In another era, meaning a decade ago, no one would have used such a redundant term, "deeper learning" because learning was intrinsically going deeper, not shallow.
I was rating the importance of Cozolino's nine points critically from my thirty years of experience as an educator and from the point of view of someone who has in recent years become fascinated by the ways that neuroscience is growing and delivering new perspectives on our mental functions. Of course an educator is interested and I agreed with the philosophy of pedagogy, at least on the surface. Certainly the need for short duration of instruction and novel multiple-channel approaches interested me. However, here's a point. I will not read the book now that I've read the online blurb article. I have given the author the classic Nichol Carr Shallows treatment. I've looked broadly and horizontally at the ideas but I will not invest the effort to read deeply about the neuroscience. I trust my experience with education to help me interpret his work, but I will take the bullet points, as it were, as my information.
And I suspect that I want to hear something novel in the world of educational theory, or some piece of advice as a teacher to try out in my classroom. So far I read that neuroscience confirms what good practice has already revealed. Not that we all practice at the top of our game every day in every classroom. That is another matter.
As a reading interventionist and veteran educator I will generalize that we are seeing more students coming up the ranks who have "attention problems" and who struggle to attend in typical classroom settings. Is this perhaps more evidence of Nicholas Carr's argument? My 5th graders three years ago readily admitted, after logging and analyzing their reading habits and time spent with electronic devices that they devoted at least four times as much attention to electronics over the printed page, even magazines.
So, the doughnut from the local place near SJSU called Psycho Donuts is really just a cake made with a lot of sugar cooked in a deep fat method and decorated with more sugar. Isn't that what a doughnut is by nature? But novelty brings folks into the shop to pay more for these doughnuts than the average. And, with the quirkiness of the doughnut design the customer often consumes more doughnut at one sitting than in a standard shop.
I am beginning to think that Nicolas Carr's admission that his brain was changed by excessive time online is true for me. I seem unable to write unless I can access my blog on WordPress. I have summer reading I've begun but haven't finished one of the five books. I have my reasons and excuses for distraction: other obligations and projects, however, I'm becoming perplexed at my superficiality of thought. This is not simply age-related.
In my quest for territory to write about for the summer intensive institute, I seem to be skating back and forth on the surface of recent exposure to various articles, ideas, conversations, and teacher demonstrations. However, I am as yet unable to make one hold still, or be able to follow my own line of thinking into any depth. I'm in the shallows and I know it.
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2018-19 Tryout Information
Registration INFORMATION & FORMS for Bantam and Midget.
For further enquiries, contact our Registrars: SSAC Registrar
|June 1 – 15
|June 16 – July 31
|August 1 – 7
|After August 8
|Tryout Fee
Fee Terms
Between June 1 and the 1st day of tryouts, the tryout fee is refundable minus a $40 administration fee if notice is given, in writing, to the SSAC Registrars prior to the 1st day of tryouts. The tryout fee will cover tryouts (a minimum of four ice sessions) until the player is released or the end of September, whichever occurs first. Once tryouts begin, this fee is non-refundable.
There will be no additional fee for participation in SSAC Fall Tournament (BAA Sep 17-23; BAAA Sept 12-16; M15AA; Sep 24-30 M15AAA Sep 17-23;) or the MAAA Pre-Season Tournament. Exhibition games may be used to assist the coaching staff in reaching final selections and the players may be charged a small additional fee to defray costs of referees, ice rental, and other team expenses.
Player Evaluation
Tryout drills are the responsibility of the on-ice coaches in discussion with the off-ice coaches and Category Directors
It must be presumed by the player and the parent(s) that the Coaching staff will evaluate the player in a fair and equitable manner, keeping in mind that the criteria for selection is not only based on skill, but on team roles and player's attitude and character. All players, parents, and coaches must conduct themselves within the expected standards outlined in the SSAC Code of Conduct and Hockey Edmonton Good of the Game.
The South Side Athletic Club leaves the evaluation of all players to the team coaching staff who are exposed to player skill and character and are prepared to evaluate the players according to their plans for the team they have been asked to manage for the hockey season. The SSAC Board members do not provide input into this process beyond "underage player" guidelines.
Player Releases
From the first week of September to the conclusion of the SSAC / MAAA pre-season tournament, the ten team rosters will be pared down to a maximum of 17 skaters and 2 goaltenders (18 skaters and 2 goaltenders at MAAA). It should be noted, however, that player movement between SSAC teams may continue until January 10 (with the approval of the SSAC Hockey Operations Committee).
All Bantam and Midget players released released after the first week of open tryouts will be conducted in a one-on-one interview with the coaches giving a brief explanation as to the reason(s) and providing the player with the options open to him along with applicable contact phone numbers. If a player release would like tryout for another club, please see Elite Player Movement for Waiver and Notification-of-Tryout forms at aacouncil.com.
When a player is released:
- there may be an invitation to try out by the coach of one of the other South Side teams at the same level, or
- continue to try out at the next lower level, or
- request entry to the AAA Elite Player Movement or AA Model Player Movement process,
go to aacouncil.com for step-by-step instructions and information
- return to the Federation program.
Player Selection
Our first responsibility is to develop hockey players from within the south side of Edmonton. Therefore, any import players at Midget AAA or city club tryout players should not be rated the 18th or 19th player on the team.
Once a player is selected to a team (late September, early October), registration fees are due. The fees may be paid in one payment or in two installments at BAA, M-15AA, MAA as per Player Fees page. At BAAA, MMAAA, MAAA the fees may be paid in one payment or in three installments as per Player Fees page. At this point, the team is responsible for all team expenses including additional practice ice required over and above the allocation assigned to the team by the Club (approx. 2 practices per week).
All South Side Athletic Club teams shall declare official team rosters as per Hockey Edmonton Rules of Registration and in accordance with the timelines set out by the SSAC Board of Directors.


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I stayed up at work last night to ride along with our grooming crew in the snowcats and get an interview for our weekly podcast. The resort got to demo a brand new cat that costs around $350,000. Justin and I cruised around all night playing with the new shiny toy. Then he decided it would be a good idea to teach me how to drive it! I'm happy to report it's still in one piece and I still have a job.
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You searched for: "ad captandum"
ad captandum
To please.
This entry is located in the following units: ad- (page 2) Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group A (page 7)
Word Entries containing the term: "ad captandum"
ad captandum vulgus
To please the common people.
To please or to win the favor of the masses or the crowd.
The implication is that such actions may not be in the best interest of society, but are intended only to achieve popularity or political goals; such as, winning an elective office, publicizing movies, novels, sports, TV programs, or any promotion that wants the masses to be involved for their support.
argumentum ad captandum
An appeal based primarily on arousing popular passions.
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Web Traffic Reporting
The goal of SEO is to improve the rankings of a website on major search engines and ultimately increase traffic to that website. The overall process involves making content and technical changes and updates to a site in order to improve the rankings on search engines. With SEO, Wingman Planning will help you generate traffic to your site and in turn, create new business.
Once working with Wingman Planning and starting to have visitors it is vital to measure and analyze the visitors to your site. At Wingman Planning we take care of this data collection and analysis. We'll look for numbers like how many new visitors you have to the site each month and how many people who visit the website click to view other pages of the site. We also look at what keywords people are plugging into search engines that lead them to your site. These measurements and data will help you to see and understand the breakdown of the traffic to your site and you'll get a sense of how effective your web presence is.
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Health sciences clinic
Situated at University Hill in Bundoora, the clinic offers Chinese medicine, chiropractic, osteopathy and psychology treatment to the public.
Our teaching clinic provides clinical training for students to meet registration requirements and to prepare for independent practice upon graduation. Our treatments are undertaken by senior students under the supervision of registered practitioners.
Our students
The primary focus of this clinic is to provide high quality clinical education with a focus on multidisciplinary and evidence based health care that is in the best interest of the patient. Students at this facility are trained to conduct a thorough assessment and form a working diagnosis that will ensure the development of a personalised treatment plan for patients. This approach ensures our students gain valuable clinical experience whilst engaging in this learning environment. Should any health presentations be beyond the scope of our learning environment, appropriate referrals will be organised.
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Chinese medicine clinic
RMIT Chinese medicine students use acupuncture, herbal medicine, manual and dietary therapy to treat musculoskeletal, respiratory, anxiety and skin conditions and digestive complaints.More information Chinese medicine clinic
Chiropractic clinic
RMIT chiropractic students use evidence-based care and management for a range of skeletal, joint, muscle and health issues.More information Chiropractic clinic
Osteopathy clinic
RMIT osteopathy students use evidence based hands-on techniques for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions that include headaches, sore neck, back, arms, legs, and other areas of the body.More information Osteopathy clinic
Psychology clinic
RMIT offers psychology services for children, adolescents and adults, covering a wide range of issues including depression and mood disorders, anxiety, and behavioural difficulties.More information Psychology clinic
Different appointment times are available for each service:
Chinese medicine
- Monday: 9 am – 12 noon
- Tuesday – Thursday: 2 pm – 5 pm
- Friday: 9 am – 12 noon and 2 pm – 5 pm
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9 am – 12 noon and 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Thursday: 3.30 pm – 6.30 pm
- Saturday: 9 am – 12 noon
- Monday – Friday: 9 am – 12.30 pm and 2 pm – 5.30 pm
- Saturday: 9 am – 12.30 pm
- Monday – Friday: 8.30 am – 7 pm
- Saturday: 8.30 am – 1 pm
You don't need a doctor's referral to make an appointment.
Phone (03) 9925 7666 during the following times to make a booking or enquire about our services:
- Monday – Friday: 9 am – 6 pm
- Saturday: 9 am – 12 noon
As we are a teaching facility, you cannot obtain a rebate through Medicare or private health insurance.
Psychology services - prices vary due to number of services provided. See psychology clinic for more details.
Costs for Chinese medicine, chiropractic, and osteopathy services are as follows:
General public
- First visit: $30*
- Return visit: $25*
Concession holders
- First visit: $20*
- Return visit: $15*
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STOP Media
STOP Organization has been prosecuted in Sulaimania courts by a company that claims their company`s name has been mentioned in one of STOP Organization` reports earlier in connection with the Project To Promote Accountability & Rule of Law.
Barez company in Sulaimania has gone to court to appeal STOP Organization to have damaged the reputation of the company by being mentioned in a report on corruption.
Farman Rashad Director of Stop in his Facebook account comments that he is willing to meet up in court this month.
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MK Thunder are delighted to confirm the re-signing of former Coventry Blaze and MK Lightning forward Tom Carlon.
Carlon made 52 appearances as Coventry won the Elite League title and EIHL Cup in 2007 before winning the EPL Cup and Playoffs with Lightning in 2017. He also won three gold medals and one bronze during four years on the Great Britain U18 and U20 teams.
Carlon returns for his second season under Thunder head coach Lewis Clifford following 18 points in 27 NIHL games with the red and black in 2017-18.
"I loved it last year," Carlon said. "We had a great room and hockey was fun again.
"We didn't always have the success we maybe should have and yet it was still enjoyable."Carlon hailed the strength of the NIHL and is preparing to go up against some of the best teams in England again next season.
"I struggled personally last year so I'm looking forward to having another chance to hopefully help the team a little more," he said.
"As a team I'm really looking forward to seeing if we can be more competitive. It's a fun challenge to test ourselves as the league was much stronger than I think a lot of people thought it would be and I think every team will just get better.
"I'm excited to get back with the team and for us to keep learning and keep getting better."
Carlon was presented to supporters gathered at the 2018 Awards Night on Saturday where the news of his return was announced."I'm really pleased to be bringing TC back for next year," Clifford said. "He's a great guy and a player who adds so much to the team on and off the ice."
The British forward's previous clubs list features Telford Tigers, Bracknell Bees, Peterborough Phantoms and Belfast Giants. His experience of 616 professional games was key in MKT's first ever season in the second flight of British ice hockey in 2017-18.
"TC felt he had a bad year last year and was beating himself up for not scoring as much as he thought he should be," Clifford said. "However, he never saw the other side of it.
"I was happy with him as in many games he was the best player we had out there.
"I feel with a year of playing in this league under his belt — and a better understanding of how his role has had to change from his EPL days — TC will not only be the asset he was this year, but also improve on that and do more of what he loves to do, putting the puck in the net on a regular basis."


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Inspired by sustainable design and with a background in furniture, landscape and industrial design, Carter is exploring opportunities for a new human relationship to nature and energy. He is developing alternative tools for enhancing energy efficiency that simultaneously empower the individual user in managing and maintaining their own comfort level in the home and workplace by creating for them a position of responsibility and action. His concept is to encourage end-user awareness of, and active control over, their immediate environment.
A combination of sensory and climate design, Carter's work enhances the experience of human interaction with natural resources, such as the sun and the wind, working towards a combination of visual beauty and practical interaction.


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Polity & Governance
- India ranked low in Press Freedom Index
- A step towards gender equality
- President's Decision is subject to Judicial Review
Environment & Ecology
- Cabinet approves amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
International Relations
- Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement
- Expansion of India – Chile Preferential Trade Agreement
Also in News
- Europe becomes world's first region to end malaria
Polity & Governance
India ranked low in Press Freedom Index
India ranks abysmally low at 133 among 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Key facts:
- The 2016 'World Press Freedom Index' is led by Finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by Netherlands and Norway.
- India jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015.
- Among India's neighbouring countries, Pakistan ranks 147, Sri Lanka (141), Afghanistan (120), Bangladesh (144), Nepal (105) and Bhutan (94). China is ranked 176.
- The United States is ranked 44th and Russia is placed at the 148th place.
- At the bottom of the index lies Eritrea at 180th rank. It is preceded by North Korea, Turkmenistan, Syria and China at 179th, 178th, 177th and 176th position respectively.
About World Press Freedom Index:
World Press Freedom Index is published annually by RSF since 2002.
- It measures the level of freedom available to journalists in 180 countries using the following criteria – pluralism, media independence, media environment and self-censorship, legislative environment, transparency, infrastructure, and abuses.
A step towards gender equality
In a step towards giving equal status to women officers, the Navy has granted permanent commission to seven officers and has formalised plans to grant permanent commission in eight branches from 2017.
- The seven woman officers were inducted as short-service commission (SSC) officers.
Existing provisions:
- So far women were allowed permanent commission in select streams by the Army and the Air Force while the Navy permitted only Short Service Commission for 14 years which means they were denied pension.
- Previously, the Army and IAF had granted permanent commission to women. There are currently only about 340 woman officers who have been granted permanent commission in select branches of the Army and IAF
- Overall, women number just 1,436 in the Army, 1,331 in IAF and 532 in Navy.
- In a landmark judgement in October last year, the Delhi High Court granted permanent commission for women and pulled up the Defence Ministry and the Navy for a 2008 order which it called "sexist bias."
- Officials later clarified that the 2008 order for permanent commission was gender neutral and it granted women permanent commission along with male officers in three streams — education, law and naval construction as other areas had logistical issues.
What is a permanent commission?
- A permanent commission means a career in the Army/Navy till one retires.
- A permanent commission also entitles 20 years of service and a pension.
Difference between Short Service Commission (SSC) and Permanent Commission (PC):
- PC Officers have to compulsorily serve for 20 years, while SS officers have to serve a mandatory 10 years after which they have the option of continuing, if the army decides that they are fit for permanent commission.
President's Decision is subject to Judicial Review
The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that the legitimacy of President's decision to suspend the state assembly under President's rule is subject to judicial review.
Observations made by HC:
- HC observed that President can take wrong decisions by referring to Union Government's argument that he took the decision to impose President Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution in his "political wisdom".
- It also ruled that legitimacy of inference drawn by President from the material placed before him by Governor is open to judicial review.
- The bench was hearing arguments on the petition filed by the ousted Chief Minister Harish Rawat challenging imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand.
Environment & Ecology
Cabinet approves amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
The Union cabinet has given its approval to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Bill, 2015.
Proposed amendments:
- The amendments in legislation will ensure expeditious utilisation of accumulated unspent amounts available with the ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), in an efficient and transparent manner.
- Apart from facilitating timely execution of appropriate measures to mitigate impact of diversion of forest land, utilisation of these amounts will also result in creation of productive assets and generation of huge employment opportunities in the rural areas, especially the backward tribal areas.
- The amendments include deleting some of environmental services for which credible model to assess their monetary value does not exist while it also provides for prior consultation with states for making a rule under it. The amendments provide for use of monies realised from the user agencies in lieu for forest land diverted in protected areas for voluntary relocation from protected areas.
About the CAMPA Bill, 2015:
- The CAMPA Bill is meant to promote afforestation and regeneration activities to compensate for forest land diverted to non-forest uses, by regulating and managing $5.3 billion (almost Rs.350 billion) collected over years.
- The bill basically envisages the establishment of a national Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) and state CAFs to credit amounts collected by state governments and Union territory administrations to compensate for the loss of forest land to non-forest projects.
The union government in April 2015 approved the bill for introduction in parliament. However, it was rejected in theRajya Sabha, where the government is in minority.[Ref: PIB, ToI]
International Relations
Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties held in Paris in December 2015.
- The Paris Agreement on climate change is a milestone in global climate cooperation.
The salient features of the Paris Agreement:
- The Paris Agreement acknowledges the development imperatives of developing countries. The Agreement recognizes the developing countries' right to development and their efforts to harmonize development with environment, while protecting the interests of the most vulnerable.
- The Paris Agreement recognizes the importance of sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption with developed countries taking the lead, and notes the importance of 'climate justice' in its preamble.
- The Agreement seeks to enhance the 'implementation of the Convention' whilst reflecting the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different national circumstances.
- The objective of the Agreement further ensures that it is not mitigation-centric and includes other important elements such as adaptation, loss and damage, finance, technology, capacity building and transparency of action and support.
- Pre-2020 actions are also part of the decisions. The developed country parties are urged to scale up their level of financial support with a complete road map to achieve the goal of jointly providing US $ 100 billion by 2020 for mitigation and adaptation by significantly increasing adaptation finance from current levels and to further provide appropriate technology and capacity building support.
India & Paris agreement:
- India had advocated a strong and durable climate agreement based on the principles and provisions of the Convention. The Paris Agreement addresses all the important concerns and expectations of India.
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Expansion of India – Chile Preferential Trade Agreement
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for expansion of India – Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and Chile.
Key facts:
- Under the expanded PTA, Chile has offered concessions to India on 1,798 products and India reciprocated with concessions on 1,031 products.
- Under the proposed expanded PTA, 86% of India's exports to Chile will get covered with concessions, which is likely to result in doubling of our exports in the near future.
India's export basket with Chile is diversified and keeping in view the wide variety of tariff lines offered by Chile, the expanded PTA would immensely benefit India.
- Expansion of India-Chile PTA will enhance the trade and economic relations between the two countries.
- The expansion would be an important landmark in India-Chile relations and consolidate the traditional fraternal relations that have existed between India and Latin American countries.
A Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and Chile was signed in March, 2006, came into force in August 2007.
- Bilateral trade registered growth of 58.49% from 2006-07 to 2014-15 after the PTA came into force.
- India exported $570 million worth of goods to Chile in 2014-15 and imported goods worth $3.08 billion, leading to a trade deficit of $2.5 billion.
About Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA):
- A preferential trade agreement is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products from the participating countries. This is done by reducing tariffs but not by abolishing them completely.
- A PTA can be established through a trade pact. It is the first stage of economic integration.
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Europe becomes world's first region to end malaria
According to the World Malaria Report 2015, published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Europe has become the world's first region to wipe out Malaria, a mosquito-borne vector disease with zero cases reported in the year 2015.
Key facts:
- Particular region or country is declared Malaria free by WHO after it has zero locally acquired malaria cases for at least three consecutive years.
- The number of malaria cases fell to zero from 90,712 between 1995 and 2015 in the countries of European region.
- The last cases were reported in Tajikistan in 2014.
Malaria in Europe:
- Until the end of World War Two, malaria was endemic throughout much of southern Europe. The Balkans, Italy, Greece and Portugal were particularly affected.
- Europe was declared malaria free in 1975, but the disease later re-emerged in the Caucasus, Central Asian republics, the Russian Federation and Turkey.


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Year visit International Autosport Show
Last week St. Marys' Year 12 Engineering Cohort visited the International Autosport Show at Birmingham NEC.
Invited by the NCME of Bolton they had the opportunity to experience the latest in all forms of international motorsport vehicles and teams, more importantly they had first-hand experience of the cutting edge technology used to manufacture in this industry.
From the latest Technology in CNC processes to emerging technologies in composite and smart materials our engineers had access to it all! However it wasn't all work. The boys had chance to do some" Drifting" courtesy of the Fiat Arbarth Drifting Team! When asked what they had gained from the experience most where of the same opinion as Lewis Dawber
" It's opened my eyes to how much technology was involved in making a racing car. It's been really good!"
As usual the group's behaviour and work ethic was outstanding and they were a credit to their College.
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Tips for Creating a Minimalist Bathroom
Every bathroom, no matter how big or small, has the potential to look beautiful. We are rarely aware of the fact that our surroundings do significantly affect our mood. How are these two statements connected? Think about it: the bathroom is the first room we use at the beginning of the day, as well as the room where we go to prepare for the well-deserved rest at the end of every single day. If that doesn't mean you should make sure that your bathroom is functional, enjoyable and aesthetically pleasing, we don't know what does! So, with that in mind, we present you the beauty of minimalist bathrooms.
Why minimalist?
The minimalist design is one of the most appropriate designs when bathrooms are concerned. This design looks clean and sleek and, as the name suggests, focuses on simplicity and visual cleanliness. As we already know, clutter can negatively affect our mood and increase our levels of stress, so going minimal makes perfect sense. After all, if the place where you start and end your days makes you feel uncomfortable, it's high time you did something about it.
Reduce clutter
Clutter always finds a way to sneak in, and every room falls victim to it, bathroom included. So, minimize the amount of clutter in your bathroom as soon as possible. This can be achieved by:
- Implementing practical storage solutions – if the clutter is hidden in a sleek, modern cabinet, is there really any clutter at all? Store away all the things you don't use every day.
- Getting rid of the things you don't actually need – if Rapunzel doesn't need 10 different conditioners and hair products, neither do you. Especially if you're a guy or have short hair.
- Organizing toiletries by size, shape, purpose or similarity.
- Keeping the most commonly used items well-organized and within reach.
- Getting rid of empty containers – yes, that shampoo bottle looks cute, but if you have no real use for it, it's as useful as a poopy flavored lollipop.
Free up the floor space
Not every single piece of bathroom furniture has to have its own little place on the floor. Keep that in mind. For example, one of these minimalist bathtubs and a wall-mounted vanity and toilet will not only make your bathroom look more spacious, but they will also make cleaning significantly easier and less time-consuming.
Keep everything minimal
The basis of every minimalist design is just that – minimalism. That means that everything from colors and shapes to finishes and decor items should be subdued. Let's give a few examples.
Lighting fixtures
In a minimalist room, the lighting fixtures are usually basic and recessed without any unnecessary glitz and glam. These fixtures are only there to serve the purpose of providing the necessary amount of illumination and that's just what they're doing.
The minimalistic design usually does not include colors that are too bright. That's why minimalist bathrooms are usually all white. However, if this feels too sterile for you, you can go with a monochromatic color scheme. Just remember to go for soft hues to achieve that real minimalist feel.
Clean lines
Minimalism is not a huge fan of patterns and ornaments, so make sure that every bathroom fixture goes well with the rest of the room. If you have an oval bath, go for an oval sink instead of a rectangular one. Also, try to match your faucets and showerheads in shape, finish and style to the rest of the bathroom fittings.
Minimize decoration
We're not saying you should remove all the decor pieces from your bathroom, but you should remove all the cheap knick-knacks. Instead, choose a few statement decor pieces, and don't shy away from spending a few extra bucks on them. Alternatively, you can make your towel rack, soap holder, bath or mirror work as a decorative piece if you choose wisely.
Clean it regularly
Only a clean bathroom can truly look beautiful. So, make sure to clean it regularly to fully emphasize its beauty. Besides, if you've listened to anything we said earlier, cleaning your bathroom will be a piece of cake, so you really have no excuse to neglect it.
As you can see, minimalist bathrooms bring maximum benefits, so there's really no reason why you should look any further than this style option. Make it easier for yourself – create a bathroom that will look breathtakingly beautiful but will also be very easy to maintain and clean, so you can enjoy spending time in there to the fullest.


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"And who here is to do the regulating? Government is one of the biggest violators of our privacy, and also a driving force behind electronic medical records, another massive medical privacy violator (for better or worse) …. The governmental system of identity and privacy is based around the absurdity of using Social Security numbers. Government software is generations behind the cutting edge and OPM was hacked very badly, not to mention Snowden made away with all that [classified!] information. And government is to be the new privacy guardian?" In other words, who is the lesser evil? Facebook or the Feds?
–Tyler Cowen (emphasis in the original, via Marginal Revolution)


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Perfect events and partys to get in touch and flirt
Festival of India
The Festival of India was started in 2009 and has got bigger and better each year. Good music, good food and good fun!
Thunder Bay Blues Festival
A treat for the ears of fans of blues music during this 3-day music festival held every July in Thunder Bay.
Bay Street Film Festival
Independent film festival that features a good array of new films that are from the local and national area, with some international films also shown.
3. For the brave ones
Places and public locations in Thunder Bay good for a flirt
Mission Island Marsh
It's only a short drive to Mission Island Marsh. Take a walk among the wildflowers and enjoy the view, watch out for mosquitos though!
Fort William Historical Park
Lots to see and do at this living history site that is dedicated to portraying the Canadian Fur Trade that was thriving in the 1800's.
The Blue Point Amethyst Mine
See the place where they mine this beautiful type of quartz that is often used in jewelry. Look out because crystals are to be found.
Thunder Oak Cheese Farm
If you love Cheese then this farm is a place worth visiting, not only to see what they produce but maybe to buy yourself some!
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
A park that is home to some very stunning viewpoints. Take a date there to wow them with the endless views.


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"We stayed at The Fleur de Lis Hotel for the night of 30/07/2016. We thought the accommodation was good value for money. Room was clean and g..."
"Interesting floor levels that make you feel slightly drunk as you walk in the bedroom but all part of the old building charm. Spotless room..."
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Sandwich is close to the Cathedral City of Canterbury, the channel tunnel at Folkestone and only a few miles from the cross-channel ports of Dover. There are many leisure activities and attractions nearby, including golf with the Open Championship Links Courses or Royal St Georges, Princes and Royal Cinque Ports Sandwich itself has a history pre dating Roman times and the narrow winding streets with overhanging buildings make Sandwich one of the best preserved medieval towns in England. The first recorded mention of the Fleur de Lis was in 1642, when the town crier proclaimed it as a meeting place for volunteers to fight for Charles I.
With 11 en suite bedrooms, the hotel blends comfort and tradition; we want to make your stay as relaxing and enjoyable as possible and help ensure that you get exactly what you want out of your stay with us. If you prefer privacy and to be left to your own devices please let us know, or alternatively if you need help, we are happy to assist.
It is 5 minutes walk to Sandwich Railway station. Sandwich has been bypassed by the A256 road, which connects the Thanet towns to Dover. It is reached from Canterbury by the A257, which joins the A256 at Sandwich.
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Beef Stew… fabulous when the weather turns cooler! This recipe uses one pan, a Dutch oven preferably, and cooks it low and slow. This beef stew was delicious! I made it a day ahead and served the next day so the flavors had time to meld and OH! Was it ever worth the wait! Trust me on that… The meat was so tender you could easily cut it with a fork.
This original recipe is from Once Upon A Chef. The original recipe uses 3 pounds of beef chuck, in the recipe below I changed things a bit, and made it for 2 servings with leftovers… Click HERE to print the original recipe as it or click HERE to print as shown below! Either way, you cannot go wrong. Tweak it to make it how you like it best!
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A throwback 'Ohayo' from Tokyo! <3
It's been a week and a half since we returned home from the big smoke and already we are longing to be back there again. I can't tell you how much I love Tokyo! It's so busy and crazy and energetic; you can't help but get swept up the madness.
Last time I wrote we had just arrived in Shibuya and I was smashing down a Starbucks reading to begin some adventuring. We finished school on the Friday and took the bus to Oita Aiport that night, arriving at Narita just after 10PM. Got to the hostel at Shibuya around 00:30 and stayed up until the very wee hours eating and drinking in a local late opening restaurant. I have to say I dig the hostels in Japan. Most follow the capsule vibe and have pull across curtains which is great for some extra privacy. They also have towels, sockets for your chargers and lockers for your important stuff. Then there is the shower… Oh the shower… I think I died and went to heaven, I swear.
I have to admit AP4 showers are a little lacklustre however I was under the impression prior to coming to Japan that we had communal bathrooms, so I was eternally grateful to find one in my room and will not complain about it. Saying that, it is admittedly a bit rubbish. The bath (like everything in Japan) is tiny, and also weirdly deep so it feels like you are clambering into a trench when you get in. The water spray of the shower itself could be best described as going 'out' rather than 'down', and it's practically an art form to be able to arrange the taps so not to boil your skin from your bones. This mental test does wake me up first thing however and I don't need to share the experience with other people from my floor, a fact that I count my blessings for every morning. Anyways, long story just as long, I was very excited to find a proper power-shower in the hostel lol (easily pleased hey?)
I digress.. where was I? Oh yes. So we were super happy with the hostel and it was only a 15 minute walk from downtown Shibuya and great coffee (and not Starbucks thank god). I spent Saturday morning down at the Tsukiji Fish market which was fantastically busy and exciting!. There was so much delicious food to eat and crazy seafood to look at while you try to keep out of the merchants way.
Some delicious treats at the market!
After the fish market, I went to the royal palace and then went in search for something to eat. After a little walk, I saw a queue coming out of a restaurant and (being British and innately obsessed with queuing), I joined it. The difficulty was that when I got to the front of the queue, you had to pay before you went in and the pictureless menu was only in Japanese. Thankfully, I was saved as someone walked passed the door with a tray so I was able to point to his bowl and gesture that I would have the same. Still unsure what I ordered, I was ushered to a kitchen area and given the most enormous plate of noodles I had ever seen, a bowl of spicy looking sauce and an egg. Turns out I had ended up in a stand up noodle bar which was famous in the area. There aren't any seats so you just shuffle into a spare space at the bar and slurp to your hearts content. It was delicious and once I had a very full stomach and messy shirt, it was time to get on my way.
The slurp-ier you are, the better it is!
Met up with the gang again that evening for dinner and cocktails in Roppongi, followed by a cheeky 3am icecream on the way home. The next day I was up early and happened upon an awesome coffee shop in the backstreets of Shibuya. Funnily enough I ran into three Melburnians in there; I don't know how we do it, it's like we have a sixth sense for good espresso no matter where we are. Went to visit the Meji Shrine and walked up to Harajuku for an afternoon of delicious snacks and crazy clothes shopping. Favourite purchase has to be the psychedelic fluro dinosaur and laser-eyed cat t-shirt. Much Japan.
Met the guys again later that afternoon and we made the long weary trip back to Narita airport, before back home to Beppu. Once home, we were officially in finals week so there was no more putting off the work for holidays. Most of our group reports were due and exams were dotted over the last few days of the quarter so the last week has been spent holed up on level two for some desperate cramming. Since most of the house is down there together, there was lots of impromptu late night trips for coffee and icecream and plenty of sleep deprived banter to keep us going through the night!
Anyways, I'll leave it here. Best get back to studying I guess 😛
Off to Osaka at next week so I will check in again after the weekend. Until then, wish me luck with finals; providing I can stay awake, all should hopefully go okay (caffeine gods willing).
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What is the most common car on the UK's roads? Are silver cars more popular than blue ones? And how many cars are there on Britain's highways?
A new report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed the current state of the UK's 'Motorparc'. The biggest ever census of car ownership in the UK has been published by the industry body and contains some fascinating facts about cars in the UK. Keep reading to learn more…
Number of cars on UK roads hits record high
Rising new car registrations – thanks partly to cheap car leasing and more fuel efficient models – and longer lasting cars has combined to push up the total car population of the UK by more than 436,000 units. That's the conclusion of a new study by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) who annually produce the UK's biggest automotive census.
Covering 31,917,885 cars on UK roads, the report found that the number of cars in the UK rose by 1.4 per cent in 2013, the fastest rate of growth for 10 years. The number of older cars rose sharply as ever-increasing reliability and economic factors combined to push the number of cars older than 12 years up 11.3 per cent against 2012 figures.
Compared with a decade ago, the average age of a car in the UK is now a full year older (7.7 years old), as the trend grew of cars remaining on the road for longer.
"With more cars bought and less scrapped in recent years, the total number on UK roads reached an all-time high last year," said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. "Major investment by manufacturers in advanced production techniques, supported by longer vehicle warranties, has seen car reliability enhanced still further.
"Additionally, spreading the cost of regular maintenance through service packages [on car leasing and contract hire plans] makes car ownership more affordable, so it is not surprising that people are running cars for longer."
The 10 most common cars in the UK
The SMMT research found that there are more than 1,453 different models on UK roads. Overall, the most popular car with car lease, contract hire and used car drivers is the Ford Focus, which boasts almost 1.5 million owners.
In the survey of the most popular cars on Uk roads, the smaller Ford Fiesta secures second place while the rest of the top 10 features a range of family cars and superminis highlighting demand from motorists for affordable, fuel-efficient, well-equipped vehicles.
The ten cars you're most likely to see in a UK car park are:
- Ford Focus
- Ford Fiesta
- Vauxhall Corsa
- Vauxhall Astra
- Volkswagen Golf
- Renault Clio
- Volkswagen Polo
- Ford Mondeo
- Peugeot 206 [See 208]
- Renault Megane
Colour drains from UK roads
Over the last few years, according to SMMT, the colour has been draining from Britain's roads. There has been an increase in the number of black, grey and white cars on the road while manufacturers have sold fewer models in brighter colours.
Almost one in four cars in the UK (24.9 per cent) is silver, 18.4 per cent are black and 10.8 per cent are grey. In the past year, the UK's roads have lost blue (-2.7 per cent) and red (-0.5 per cent) models in favour of black (+4.8 per cent) and grey (+5.6 per cent).


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Federal Communications Commission voted in favor of the plan to repeal net neutrality protections on December 14. The plan was passed 3-2, including a party-line vote.
The vote came despite the protests from tech fraternity, consumer advocacy groups, and Republican members of Congress who had been urging FCC to delay or cancel the vote.
There was a brief interruption during the vote due to security threat. FCC commissioners and audiences needed to evacuate the room in response.
The voting was conducted and proposal was approved after the brief interruption. Under the approved proposal, internet service are not barred from blocking or lowering down the speed of loading content of some websites.
Ajit Pai, who was appointed by President Trump as the head of FCC, had been a critic of net neutrality. He proposed a plan to repeal the net neutrality regulations in November.
"It is not going to destroy the internet. It is not going to end the internet as we know it. It is not going to kill democracy. It is not going to stifle free expression online," Pai said in his remarks on December 14.
The net neutrality regulations were approved by FCC and implemented in 2015. It prohibited internet service providers including Verizon and Comcast from accelerating or lowering down the speed of specific websites and apps.
Leading streaming platform providers had protested the approval. The ultimate decision on the issue may be taken in court.
"We're disappointed in the decision to gut #NetNeutrality protections that ushered in an unprecedented era of innovation, creativity & civic engagement," Netflix said in a tweet after the vote. "This is the beginning of a longer legal battle."
A coalition of net neutrality advocacy groups is lining up to file petition to turn the FCC vote back. The Internet Association has been weighing legal options.


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The case involves a group of homeowners in New London, Conn., who are suing to prevent the city from condemning their homes in order to give the land to a real-estate developer. The developer intends to erect a private commercial spread, including luxury housing and private office space for such companies as drug giant Pfizer. New London justifies its action under eminent domain, a constitutional power that allows government to take private property for 'public use.' Historically, the power was intended to allow government to seize land it needed for things like roads or schools, as long as the owner was compensated. But in recent years, eminent domain has become the worst kind of corporate welfare, practiced at the expense of those who can least afford it. In Kelo, the city justifies the seizure on the grounds that the new complex will contribute to urban renewal while raising the tax revenues the city receives from the property. Similar tactics have been used to condemn church property to make way for Costco (California), blocks of local residences to make way for shiny new malls (Ohio) and family land in favor of Nissan (Mississippi). ... And though the city bears greatest legal responsibility, the drug company should be ashamed of itself. In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have fought valiant battles to protect their own intellectual-property rights, despite "public interest" arguments that the drugs they discovered should be stripped of their patents or given away for a song. Indeed, the Pfizer Journal, in an article on land reform, writes that "property rights are fundamental to human health and dignity. And protection of property — including the property of the mind — is fundamental to the industries that make jobs available to drive a healthy economy." We're sure the citizens of New London would agree.Property rights are fundamental. Michael, of Of the Mind posted an Ayn Rand quote that sums up my feelings on this issue well:
"The idea that 'the public interest' supersedes private interests and rights can have but one meaning: that the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others." - Ayn Rand


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Ernest Hemingway is one of America's most beloved writers and became Key West's most famous resident. He and Sloppy Joe's Bar owner Joe Russell were avid fisherman spending many a day on his boat "Pilar" off of Florida's southernmost city.
I was very skeptical upon reading about Hemingway's boat being on permanent display in the Florida Key's so on a trip down four years ago we finally found the location where his boat was supposed to reside. Parking our car in front of the World Wide Sportsman we then walked into a gigantic 2-story fisherman's paradise with everything under the sun to supply a world-class sportsman. Though lures, rods and bait were not what I came here to see, it was quite impressive!
There it was, Hemingway's boat complete with news articles, photos & personal property of the author himself on and around his boat. You can even walk aboard and sit in the wooden fishing seat (as seen below) that he and Joe Russell sat in during their expeditions. Your self-guided tour continues on the bridge (as seen below) over looking the bow fantasizing what it would've been like on a fishing trip with the famous author. Below deck you'll see books, typewriter, photos (as you see below) along with his sleeping quarters as he would have seen it in his day.
This humongous vessel takes up 1/4 of the sales floor (as seen below) and I must say it was way too cool and exciting… that is until you read the fine print! It states that this "Pilar" (Hemingway's Boat) is an exact replica of what his boat looked like inside and out. At that point it really didn't matter that much because it was such great replica that only those like me who read fine print would ever know. It's still worth a FREE visit to see this well put together & laid out exhibit.
You can find this exact duplicate of Hemingway's Boat "Pilar" inside the World Wide Sportsman store at Mile Marker 81.4 on the right side of the road of US-1 south.


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Jean Paul Sartre says in "No Exit" that hell is other people. Well, our task in life is to make it heaven. Or at least earth.
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Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful; yourself.
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Hannah Overton, superhero extraordinaire, shares this touching story about overcoming one of the most egregious things that could ever happen to a woman…
It was our second date. Already head over heels for each other, we were in bed and he began to touch me. "Stop", I said playfully. He didn't. My playfulness turned to panic. "I said stop, it's not fucking funny!", my voice trembling with dread. Now it was his turn to panic. He apologised, desperate to atone. "It's nothing, I didn't mean it, I'm fine, just go to sleep" I implored. Then, to my horror, I started to cry. So I told him everything…
Two years ago, I was raped. My rapist was a second year medical student at UCL, a RUMS (the medical school union) football boy. A future doctor. While in the manic phase of my bipolar disorder he took advantage of me in the worst possible way. A year later, when I was suicidally depressed (such are the joys of manic depression), he sexually assaulted me again. I told two friends. Both were his "medic children". One laughed it off and remains friends with him to this day. The other, concerned, asked if I was ok. "Yeah I guess" I replied. After all, he didn't hit me. He didn't hold me down. I just told him no and he just…didn't listen. I should've fought him. I shouldn't have come out of the bathroom I'd locked myself in just because I was afraid he'd "cause a scene" and that my flatmates would think I was a slut for bringing a boy round. I shouldn't have listened when he said he'd stop if I just came back to bed. I was a classic victim. Blaming myself and burying my true feelings so that they'd gnaw away at me slowly but surely. But hey! At least I wasn't making a big deal out of it! At least I could still be the cool girl that's fine with boy's treating her like shit! At least I wasn't drawing attention to the rape culture that pervades RUMS! What a "victory"!
This rape culture was made clear to me at a subsequent Sports Night. I was chatting to a friend when my rapist came over and, as he frequently did, inserted himself into the conversation. He didn't talk to me, just to my friend. I don't know what his intent was when he used to do this but the experience always chilled me to the bone. I stayed where I was, determined to stand my ground. After he left I advised my friend to stay away from him, that I'd "heard he hurt a girl." "Oh yeah" she said, "I've heard he's done that to a few girls but whatever I'll be careful." I was heartbroken. Had my silence lead to more girls being hurt? I can't ever describe the guilt I carry with me to this day.
For a long time I wondered whether he knew what he'd done was wrong. Until one horrendous sports night that I will never get out of my mind. I was having a good time (for once), when the football boys started a chant. I didn't pick up on it until a few members of the netball circle I was in started to stare at me. "Hannah, Hannah Hannah, Hannah Hannah, Hannah Hannah Overton" they chanted over and over. But some of the boys were drinking, why were they drinking? I went cold. All the boys I'd slept with that year were drinking to the chant. Slowly, terrified, I let my eyes fall on my rapist. He wasn't drinking. I don't know if I read too much into it, but, I took his lack of action to mean that he knew that what had happened between us wasn't sex. I became hysterical, crying and having to be calmed down by one of the older years (who I later found out is one of his close friends. Go figure.) I didn't tell her why I was really upset, instead blaming it on being ill. But it stuck with me. He knew what he did was wrong. I felt validated but angry. Both at him and at the football boys for trying to shame me. But still, I remained silent.
A week later, I went home for the holidays. I intimated to my Mum what had happened but took it no further. I let it eat me alive. The symptoms of my as-yet-undiagnosed bipolar disorder worsened. I began to self-harm, clawing at my skin to rid myself of the dirty feeling he'd left. I couldn't focus, as thoughts of him invaded my mind as I tried to revise. I had wild mood swings, catatonic one moment, angry and destructive the next. I failed my exams. Twice. After almost kicking me out, the medical school decided to allow me to stay as long as I took a year out and repeated my first year. I was devastated. My world, already falling apart, was decimated. In my year out, I tried and failed to hold down a job. I ended up having to leave London and return to Ipswich where I remained listless and unfocused. By now, (heavily medicated) my mood had improved but a nagging feeling remained. Not a day went by where I didn't think about it. I was cripplingly ashamed that the chill, fun-loving, crazy-sexcapade-having image of myself that I'd carefully curated had fallen down round my ears. I was a failure. I was tainted and no man would ever be able to love me. However, I kept myself together well enough to pass an occupational health interview and was allowed to return to university.
I moved back into halls. I found myself living with a woman (who is now editor of this very journal) whose commitment to women's rights is so passionate it's slightly scary. During a late night conversation in my room, I told her my story. Shocked and angry, she convinced me to contact student support at UCL. I had a meeting with a student support tutor (who shall remain nameless as I still see her) who was the definition of unhelpful. "Don't bother with the police, they won't believe you", she said off-handedly. "I can't do anything about it, you'll have to have a meeting with Dr Will Coppola and tell him." Terrified at the prospect of having to tell my story to a man, I left in tears. Determined to prove her wrong, and desperate for some sort of action, my friend and I went to Kentish Town Police Station. The police officer at the front desk, on loan from Hell probably, was about as unsympathetic as a person can be. If my friend hadn't been with me I would have walked out there and then. After a few stern words from my friend to a senior member of staff I was taken into a room where I spoke to another officer. After telling him my story, we left and a few days later I was invited back to a different police station to meet with Officer Sara Hey. She began our meeting by stating that she "wasn't sure whether [I'd] actually been raped, or whether it was just sexual assault". After recounting my story for what felt like the hundredth time she announced that it was rape but the second time wasn't sexual assault. "Even though I'd said no several times", I asked, holding back tears? "Oh did you? Then yeah you were sexually assaulted. Sorry, I wasn't listening properly". She then reeled off a list of reasons why my case was weak but assured me that I could continue the investigation, you know, if I was really desperate to. Defeated, I told her "no" and walked out. She texted me a few days later to tell me that they were bringing my rapist in for questioning, as a formality. I begged her not to, afraid that what had happened would get out. "Sorry", she replied, "we already spoke to him". She reiterated that no charges were being brought. Miserable, I resigned myself to the fact that he would receive no consequences. Then, after a meeting with the amazing student mediator Ruth Seddell, I spoke to Dr Coppola, MBBS Divisional Head.
He opened our meeting by apologising. "I am so sorry this happened to you". I wanted to hug him. Someone was apologising to me. (Maybe this wasn't my fault after all.) "It is unacceptable that this has happened", he stated with such feeling that I was moved to tears. He gently encouraged me to give him my rapist's name. I did. He vowed to, at the very least, bring him in for an uncomfortable meeting and to try and bring him up for a so-called "fitness to practice" assessment in front of the GMC. If I'm lucky, he'll be unable to practice medicine for life. But, after all my experiences…I am not hopeful that this will happen.
So I emailed my friend, editor at The Amnesty. "I've been toying around with an idea for an article" I typed, "It's for selfish reasons, think I'm still looking for closure and want to do a giant fuck you to the whole shame culture around sexual assault". Because it's the shame that really got me. The shame at being "weak". The shame at "allowing" this to happen. The shame at the idea that I could be told "that wasn't really rape, you're just a slut". When planning a series on sexual assault, the women's division head at The Amnesty stated that submissions of people's real life experiences would be anonymous. Which, of course, is understandable. No one wants to be known as "that person who was raped". The shame and stigma that is attached to that designation is almost unbearable. But fuck it. I'm not ashamed anymore. I'm a fucking survivor and I don't care who knows it. If I write this, and one person feels even slightly better for knowing that someone else feels what they feel too then it's worth being stigmatised. If you're a survivor know that this stranger loves you. That this stranger cares about your struggle and is here to fight it with you. That this stranger wants her rapist to read this and feel even a small proportion of the shame she felt. That this stranger hopes that by reading this, her rapist will stop. Stop hurting people, stop shaming girls, stop holding power over her. I'm tired of being a good little quiet victim. I'm tired of RUMS rape culture. I'm tired of some UCL medical school staff providing a safe haven for rapists. I'm just so fucking tired. So I decided not to be anonymous. To show my face and to show him I'm not afraid. Not anymore.
At my 22nd birthday party, once again in floods of tears, a friend told me something that stuck with me. "This will make you a better doctor. When someone comes in to see you and they tell you they've been raped, you'll know what to say, you might be the only one that can help them. Maybe this was just a price you had to pay in order to save a life later down the line." I hold on to that. That some good might come from this is all I could ever want. I've had to learn how to trust again. Now I've put that trust in a man who makes me happier than I ever thought I could be. I am determined to have a happy ending.
If you've been sexually assaulted please tell someone. Tell your friend, tell your doctor, tell the police. And if they're not supportive complain until they are. You are not alone. Me, and thousands of people like me, we're here for you. You are never alone.
The Women's section at The Amnesty will be publishing stories of people who have been sexually assaulted at UCL. Read them. Get angry. Get motivated. Fight rape culture wherever you see it. We need your support. Please give it.
What to do if you're sexually assaulted:
Call the police on 999 if you're still in danger or on 111 if you are not
Go to your doctor
Contact Rape Crisis on 0808 802 9999 or visit their website www.rapecrisis.org
If you are a UCL student, contact student support via www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/support/ssw-blog/0000-student-life/sexual-violence-support


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I heard from Ken this morning. Ken is the man I had an "affair" with until he moved to Florida after his wife retired. I like using the term "affair" because in many ways it makes me feel more feminine. Even though Diane knew about it, Ken's wife Cynthia didn't so in that sense it definitely was an affair.
Ken's call this morning has me all bubbly. He's going to be here this summer not just once, but twice. He and his wife are going to be here in early June for three weeks and he plans on returning by himself some time in August. To say I can't wait would be such an understatement.
A few weeks after I started blogging I told Ken about my blog and he's been reading it pretty regularly. This morning, as our talk turned to more erotic things, he insisted I lower my panties and play with myself, using the sissy masturbation techniques I've described before. He ordered me to come in my panties and I did - twice.
I've go so much to look forward to now that I know when Ken will be here. He promised we would get to spend some time together and has already told his wife he will be spending a few days playing golf with some friends. It's an excuse that has worked for us before and hopefully will again. He even mentioned a golfing weekend away. I can't get that out of my mind right now, and I can't wait to submit to him again.
Sissy Summer Fun with Ken
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Dr. Henry Kolm, a faculty member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Dept. of Physics, is one of the founders of the MIT National Magnet Laboratory, an authority on magnet technology, and a recognized inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. He has been an air charter pilot, founded ten high technology companies, and was named Entrepreneur of the Year 1981 by Money Magazine. He was awarded the Peter Mark Medal by the Department of Defense for inventing and building the first electromagnetic aircraft catapult for the Navy, to replace the steam catapults used previously since WWII. In 1994, he was named Engineer of the Year by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in recognition of his development of the first electromagnetically levitated transportation system, the MIT MAGPLANE. An operational model was exhibited at Dulles Airport in 1972.
Dr. Kolm immigrated to the U.S. after the invasion of his native Austria. During World War II, he served with the 20th Armored Division and later with the Pentagon Intelligence Service, where he was a member of the team which planned the strategic bombing of German industry and of Project Paperclip, which brought Wernher Von Braun and his Peenemunde rocket team to the U.S., along with over 300 other key engineers and scientists.
After earning his Ph.D. in Physics from MIT in 1955 (for the first observation of quantized vorticity in superfluid helium), Kolm developed world record electromagnets (both pulsed and continuous), designed the MIT National Magnet Laboratory, and initiated its programs of high field applications. He built the first in-situ niobium-tin superconducting magnet, the first closed-loop supercritical helium cooling system, and the first pulsed field metal forming system, which is used as the safest method to swage terminal connectors to aircraft control cables and torque tubes. He invented high gradient magnetic separation and filtration, and the Magplane system of magnetically levitated transportation. Kolm also invented a catapult which stores energy in superconducting magnet coils for launching space vehicles to orbital velocity.
Kolm holds a commercial pilot license with multi-engine, instrument, and seaplane ratings. He has flown most Piper, Cessna, Beechcraft and Mooney airplanes for a total of 3,500 hours from 1959 to 2000, extending from the earliest instrument flight technology, the A-N beacons of the nineteen-fifties to the first approach-certificated global positioning satellite (GPS) navigation system in the nineteen-nineties. Kolm has flown his own Piper Navajo Chieftain ten passenger executive twin into most major and many minor airports in the US and Canada.