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Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a major role in the development of societies. In the last decades, there has been an increasing interest on the commercialisation of knowledge by universities for economic development that lead to the emergence of the term "Entrepreneurial University". This study aims to report the sustainability efforts of the University of Gävle, Sweden by applying a systematic tool, Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities (GASU). This study highlights sustainability reporting as a way to improve communication practices between universities and stakeholder. The systematic and holistic assessment of HEIs gives insights of collaboration opportunities and by that foster their entrepreneurial journey.
This paper presents the most recent port expansion and the major dredging and land creation project that has been undertaken in the Port of Gävle since 2007. This project has seen the deepening and widening of the fairway to accommodate larger vessels, as well as the construction of a new cargo terminal area due to open in late 2019. This land creation work has been undertaken using contaminated sediments dredged from deepening the shipping channel.
Governments need to decide how to allocate their public expenditure, which is commonly misconstrued as simply targeting social issues. Most scientific literature highlights that the role of public spending is to enhance social welfare and fight poverty and inequality. Nonetheless, public expenditure also includes spending on environmental issues. This paper analyses relations between public participation, support for public expenditure, and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) intentions in the English Channel region. An online public survey was developed to investigate public use of the English and French sides and the public's willingness to change their behaviour to better protect the Channel region. The survey was undertaken in the summer of 2014 and was answered by 2000 respondents. The Channel region public is willing to participate more in behaviour that involves direct changes or switches between buying/purchasing choices. In contrast, there is less willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviour intentions that involve more active engagement activities. French respondents were slightly less inclined to change their consumer behaviour intentions, while women and older people were slightly more likely to do so. This research shows that pro-environmental behaviour could positively affect support for proposed public expenditure on environmental issues.
In recent years, there have been a considerable number of efforts to integrate sustainability into Higher Education Institutions (HEIs); however, there are still challenges that need to be overcome. A process that has received an increasing attention has been the Organisational Change Management for Sustainability. This article is aimed at reviewing the main drivers of the integration of sustainable practices and the barriers to change slowing or stopping it. A systematic literature review was carried out using Web of Science de Thomson Reuters and in Scopus databases focusing on retrieving all papers on sustainability in HEIs published between 2000 and 2016. The drivers of and barriers found for the integration of sustainability in HEIs were compared to those previously described for companies. The similarities on drivers to change found in HEIs and companies were greater for external ones. A lower number of barriers to change were reported in the literature for HEIs than those reported for corporations, nonetheless, it was found that HEIs and companies have several common barriers to change. The article proposes a list of main drivers of and barriers to change, some general and others context specific. The findings on the drivers of the integration of sustainable practices in HEIs can serve to identify additional good practices at companies and vice versa. The barriers to change detected for the process of integration can help into anticipating, preventing and overcoming them. This knowledge can help institutions better plan and use their resources in working to becoming more sustainable.
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have been steadily progressing towards the integrationof sustainable practices in their structures and operations. Several studies have reported the varietyof drivers of change and the barriers to change that universities have found in the integrationprocess. The present investigation is aimed at further characterizing and ranking the drivers for,and barriers of, sustainability integration in HEIs within their structures and operating functions.Open-ended expert opinion interviews of key sustainability leaders appointed at 45 HEIs from10 Latin-American countries were conducted in order to learn lessons from their diverse experiencesof the process. Additionally, a thematic workshop on HEI sustainability was organized to facilitatefurther discussions between 23 sustainability scholars and/or national coordinators of universitynetworks from 11 Latin American countries. As a result, 15 barriers were identified as hinderingthe institutionalization of sustainability in HEIs. This study also examined the relationship betweenthese reported barriers with 13 main drivers that were identified to be facilitating the integration ofsustainable practices within the organizational and academic structures at the universities. The strongcorrespondence between the several observed drivers for, and barriers to, change highlights theimportance of strategic planning that offers integrated actions. The findings of this paper can serveas a reference to assist HEIs in identifying drivers of, and barriers to, sustainability, so that the formercan be fostered and the latter addressed effectively. This can help identify and plan targeted actionsto make the transition towards sustainability in HEIs more natural and effective.
Ports are an important player in the world, due to their role in global production and distributions systems. Theyare major intermodal transport hubs, linking the sea to the land. For all ports, a key requirement for commercialand economic viability is to retain ships using them and to remain accessible to those ships. Ports need to findapproaches to help them remain open. They must ensure their continued economic viability. At the same time,they face increasing pressure to become more environmentally and socially conscious. This paper examines theapproach taken by the Port of Gävle, Sweden, which used contaminated dredged materials to create new landusing principles of Circular Economy. The paper demonstrates that using Circular Economy principles can be aviable way of securing a port's future and contributing to its sustainability, and that of the city/region where itoperates.
Sustainability reporting is an important tool for the assessment and communication of sustainability performance in the corporate world; however, it is still in its early stages in higher education. Only a limited number of universities around the world have published sustainability reports, and there is still a lack of empirical evidence of how the sustainability reporting process is organized and how it contributes to sustainability integration in higher education. The aim of this paper is to provide in-depth insights into the complexities of the sustainability reporting process. A case study is presented on sustainability reporting in The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, covering the period of 2008–2014. The case consists of document analysis and interviews with the internal actors of the sustainability reporting process at UBC. In the study, it was found that even in an institution with a deliberate sustainability strategy and integration process, sustainability reporting is a complex undertaking. Some of the key elements adding complexity to the reporting process are the search for suitable lead authors and relevant content for the reports in consecutive reporting cycles; the different aims that reporting tries to achieve simultaneously for the sustainability integration process; and suitably addressing the different internal stakeholders that are involved in the reporting process in higher education. In order to reduce complexity in universities, assigning an internal hybrid actor to facilitate the reporting process could be helpful. Unfolding the key complexities arising when undertaking consecutive reporting cycles can help internal actors of other institutions to better design and implement the process of sustainability reporting and integration in their universities. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Sustainability Reporting has become a key element in different organisations. Although there have been a number of academic publications discussing the adoption of sustainability reports in the public sector, their numbers have been quite low when compared to those focussing on corporate reports. Additionally, there has been little research on the link between sustainability reporting in Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) and Organisational Change Management for Sustainability (OCMS). This paper focuses on the contribution of sustainability reporting to OCMS. A survey was sent to all PSOs that have published at least one sustainability report based on the GRI guidelines. The study provides a critical analysis of the relation between sustainability reporting and OCMS in PSOs, including the drivers for reporting, the impacts on organisation change management, and the role of stakeholders in the process. Despite still lagging in sustainability reporting journey, PSOs are starting to use sustainability reporting as a communication tool, and this could drive organisational changes for sustainability.
This paper aims to conceptualize impacts of higher education institutions (HEIs) on sustainable development (SD), complementing previous literature reviews by broadening the perspective from what HEIs do in pursuit of SD to how these activities impact society, the environment and the economy.
The paper provides a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2005 and 2017. Inductive content analysis was applied to identify major themes and impact areas addressed in the literature to develop a conceptual framework detailing the relationship between HEIs' activities and their impacts on SD.
The paper identifies six impact areas where direct and indirect impacts of HEIs on SD may occur. The findings indicate a strong focus on case studies dealing with specific projects and a lack of studies analyzing impacts from a more holistic perspective.
Practical implications
This systematic literature review enables decision-makers in HEIs, researchers and educators to better understand how their activities may affect society, the environment and the economy, and it provides a solid foundation to tackle these impacts.
Social implications
The review highlights that HEIs have an inherent responsibility to make societies more sustainable. HEIs must embed SD into their systems while considering their impacts on society.
This paper provides a holistic conceptualization of HEIs' impacts on SD. The conceptual framework can be useful for future research that attempts to analyze HEIs' impacts on SD from a holistic perspective.
Many higher education institutions (HEIs) have started to incorporate sustainable development (SD) into their system. A variety of sustainability assessment tools (SATs) have been developed to support HEIs to systematically measure, audit, benchmark, and communicate SD efforts. In recent years, stakeholders have increasingly asked HEIs to demonstrate their impacts on SD. These impacts are the direct and indirect effects an HEI has outside of its organizational boundaries on society, the natural environment, and the economy. This study analyzes to what extent SATs are capable of measuring the impacts that HEIs have on SD. A mixed-method approach, using descriptive statistics and an inductive content analysis, was used to examine 1134 indicators for sustainability assessment derived from 19 SATs explicitly designed for application by HEIs. The findings reveal that SATs largely neglect the impacts HEIs have outside their organizational boundaries. SATs primarily use proxy indicators based on internally available data to assess impacts and thus tend to focus on themes concerning the natural environment and the contribution to the local economy. Updating existing SATs and developing new ones may enable HEIs to fully realize their potential to contribute to SD.
Companies have been under increasing pressure to engage with stakeholders to advance their sustainability engagement. Collaboration has been recognised as a key element in such efforts. While the need for collaboration among organisations is increasingly recognised, there is still a need to better understand with whom companies collaborate, and how stakeholders might influence the process. This study analyses how companies collaborate in regards to sustainability and highlights the need to differentiate between influence on stakeholders and importance when establishing collaboration partnerships. This research proposes a collaboration for sustainability model including internal and external stakeholders on the vertical and horizontal level.
Seaports are major transport hubs of the global economy. Their activities pose negative impacts on the environment, the social, and the economic dimensions of sustainability. Seaports are complex systems with unique characteristics and their sustainability efforts are dependent on the local context, ownership structure, size, and operations. A number of ports have started to assess and report their sustainability efforts; however, there is limited information on the coverage of sustainability issues and the performance of port sustainability activities. This paper assesses the indicator coverage of 24 sustainability reports of seaports from worldwide that follow the GRI guidelines using the Holistic Assessment of Sustainability Performance in Seaports (HASPS) framework. The HASPS was developed by the authors based on a literature review and expands the GRI guidelines with port-specific indicators and interlinking issues. The results show that there is a great variety of coverage of information disclosed regarding all five dimensions of the HASPS (economic, environmental, social, port system, and interlinking issues). Ports that use the GRI guidelines, management systems and certifications, have a good coverage of sustainability issues; coverage however is better in ports that have developed additional port-specific indicators. The paper highlights the importance of a harmonised port sustainability assessment, which can be used by all ports regardless of their unique characteristics.
Crop residues represent more than half of the world's agricultural phytomass. Residual biomass, from agriculture or forestry, can be converted into synthesis gas (syngas) to generate energy (electrical or thermal) or chemicals. The paper uses eco-efficiency as a tool to compare these two options. A basis of 1000 kg/hour of residual pecan nut shell residue was considered to estimate the material flow of chemicals that can be produced, as well as the power that can be generated through residual biomass gasification. This study compares two alternate routes: (1) gasification with air, which renders a gas stream with hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and other hydrocarbons, as well as nitrogen; and (2) gasification with steam, where a residual biomass amount is used as fuel, rendering a gas stream like the first route, but without nitrogen. The eco-efficiency index shows that a decrease of environmental influence leads to a high output material flow for the alternative process with higher economic values, thus a higher proportion of input raw materials can be transformed into chemical products. The paper highlights that eco-efficiency can be used as a decision-making tool to choose between transformation processes by combining scientific and technical issues with economic ones. This can help to move towards a better and more sustainable use of natural resources through the utilisation of residual biomass.
The special volume on green and sustainable chemistry and engineering has fourteen papers that were considered relevant to the present day issues and discussion, such as adequate use of raw materials and efficient energy, besides considering renewable sources for materials and energy; and changing economical canons towards circular economy. Businesses, governments and Society are facing a number of challenges to tread the sustainability path and provide wellbeing for future generations. This special volume relevance provides discussions and contributions to foster that desirable future. Chemicals are ubiquitous in everyday activities. Their widespread presence provides benefits to societies' wellbeing, but can have some deleterious effects. To counteract such effect, green engineering and sustainable assessment in industrial processes have been gathering momentum in the last thirty years. Green chemistry, green engineering, eco-efficiency, and sustainability are becoming a necessity for assessing and managing products and processes in the chemical industry. This special volume presents fourteen articles related to sustainable resource and energy use (five articles), circular economy (one article), cleaner production and sustainable process assessment (five article), and innovation in chemical products (three articles). Green and sustainable chemistry, as well as sustainable chemical engineering and renewable energy sources are required to foster and consolidate a transition towards more sustainable societies. This special volume present current trends in chemistry and chemical engineering, such as sustainable resource and energy use, circular economy, cleaner production and sustainable process assessment, and innovation in chemical products. This special volume provides insights in this direction and complementing other efforts towards such transition.
Interest in sustainability from the corporate sector is evidenced by over 13,000 companiesin 160 countries that have signed the United Nations Global Compact. In thiscontext, a number of tools, initiatives, and approaches (TIAs), e.g., circular economy,corporate social responsibility, eco-efficiency, life cycle assessment, and sustainabilityreporting have been developed by and for corporations to engage and promote sustainabilitywithin their systems. Each of the TIAs has advantages when addressingsustainability issues and the company system's elements, but it has disadvantages indealing with their complexities and interactions. Relying only on one TIA results in alimited contribution to sustainability, whereas using too many TIAs wastes resourcesand energy. The Corporate and Industrial Voluntary Initiatives for Sustainability(CIVIS) has been proposed to better combine the TIAs. A survey was developed toinvestigate the use of 24 TIAs. The survey was sent to a database of 5,299 organisations(of which 3,603 were companies), from which 202 responses were obtained.The responses were analysed using ratio analysis, principal component analysis, andcluster analysis. The responses show that some TIAs are well known and providegood results when used, for example, corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability,and Global Reporting Initiative reports. The analyses show a number ofgroups of the TIAs that can help to better combine them. The paper updates theCIVIS framework in order to provide clearer guidance on how to combine the TIAs. Acombination of between four and six initiatives appears to be most effective way topromote sustainability. The TIAs can help to promote sustainability in corporations,but they need to be combined correctly in order to address holistically the fourdimensions of sustainability, the system elements, and stakeholders, while avoidingduplication of tasks and wasting resources.
Although several drivers for and barriers to sustainability have been recognised in Higher Education Institutions, there has been limited research on analysing which are considered to be the most important. Two survey were sent to analyse this. The first survey was answered by nineteen respondents, whilst the second by eleven. The survey responses were analysed using descriptive statistics, rankings in order of importance, and comparison between types of drivers and barriers. This paper provides depth to the drivers for and barriers to sustainability in HEIs' discussion by: 1) providing the importance of each driver and barrier; 3) offering a ranking of the drivers and barriers; 4) and analysing the relations between drivers and barriers to categorise them.
Organisations (civil society, companies, and public-sector organisations (PSOs)) have beeninstrumental in driving sustainability. In the last five years, there has been an increasing interest inorganisational sustainability, where the importance of sustainability's dimensions depends on anorganisation's nature and purpose. A large body of literature on organisational sustainability hasfocused on companies, followed by education institutions, in particular higher education. Limited,yet increasing, attention has been directed to PSOs and other civil society organisations. Althoughthere have been some attempts to define a sustainable organisation, there is still a need to defineand establish the principles of how organisations can address and contribute to sustainability.The sustainability efforts in the different types of organisations were reviewed and then analysedin this paper by using hermeneutics. This was complemented with a survey on sustainabilitychanges. The survey was sent to a database of 1574 contacts from different organisations. In addition,106 anonymous links were sent out. From the total list of emails, 118 full responses were obtained,with 39 from civil society (37 from higher education and 2 NGOs), 66 corporations, and 13 PSOs.This research distils the key system elements of the efforts in each of the organisations in order tosynthesise and propose a definition and a conceptual framework of organisational sustainability.These can help organisations understand where their efforts are and how they could better embedsustainability into their systems, thus contributing to the well-being of societies and the environmentfor this generation and future ones.
Corporate sustainability has recently been challenging traditional business models that have been based on value proposition, creation and capture. There has been a steady increase in publications using the term "sustainable business models"; however, there have been few that have theoretically defined or characterized the term, and in most cases, they just apply the term. Seven peer‐reviewed papers were selected that aimed to define and explain sustainable business models and that have been widely cited. The papers were analyzed by assessing the elements and activities covered using the corporate sustainability framework, and by comparing them against four approaches to explain organizations. The paper proposes a definition and framework for more sustainable business models aimed at integrating organizational approaches, the company system, stakeholders, change and sustainability dimensions, thus providing a more holistic and systemic approach to discourses on sustainable business models.
There has been an increase in sustainable development (SD) integration into Higher Education Institutions' (HEIs) curricula. Several tools have been developed to assess SD in HEIs; however, only a few have focussed on curricula assessment, such as the "Sustainability Tool for Assessing UNiversities' Curricula Holistically." Curricula assessment can provide an overview on how courses and programmes incorporate SD. This paper analyses the factors affecting the incorporation of SD in curricula using a survey sent to a database of 4,099 European contacts, with a response rate of 9.85%. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA, and correlations. The analyses showed that (a) teaching in European courses covers many issues of sustainability in a fairly good balance, with the exception of social issues that are the least addressed; (b) there are correlations between the economic, environmental, social, and cross‐cutting themes; (c) females tend to teach SD in a more balanced way than men; (d) the HEIs types have no influence on how SD is being taught, but the education level has; and (e) some countries, in the case of this research, Italy and Spain, may show more interest, yet the average results tended to be lower than those others, in this research, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Curricula assessment provides a diagnostic of SD incorporation and the factors that affect it. This can help educators improve their courses and provide students with better SD skills and insights
Corporate leaders and employees have been increasingly recognising their role in contributing to sustainability. In this context, different voluntary tools, approaches, and initiatives have been developed by and for corporations to engage with sustainability. Each initiative has advantages with respect to scope and focus for the sustainability dimensions and the company system's elements, but it has certain disadvantages when it comes to dealing with the complexity and broadness of sustainability. Relying on one initiative can result in a limited and narrow contribution to sustainability and curtail coverage of the company's system and using too many tools wastes resources and energy due to duplication in tasks. The paper provides an analysis of the use of twenty-four of the most widely used initiatives (e.g. life cycle assessment, eco-design, cleaner production, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability reporting) by companies. A survey was developed for investigating the importance of how sustainability has been embedded in organisations. Most of the questions were on a five-point scale (extremely important to not at all important or completely agree to completely disagree) and rankings. The survey was applied using the online survey tool Qualtrics (2018). The survey was sent to a database of 5,299 contacts from different organisations (of which 3603 were companies) obtained from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) database, and personal contacts. Of the responses 215 were from companies, but only 189 provided useable responses for the tools and approaches used, of which 27 were from Sweden.The tools most widely used were Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Sustainability, and GRI reports (in the top quintile) by all companies, and Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Eco-efficiency, and Socially/Sustainable Responsible Investment by Swedish companies. The tools least used (in the lowest quintile) were Factor X, The Natural Step, SA8000, and ISO 26000 by all companies, and Factor X, SA8000, Industrial ecology, ISO 26000, EMAS, AA1000, and The Natural Step by Swedish companies. For all the companies, 5.6 tools in average provided good results, 6.5 some results, 2.5 no perceived results, and 0.1 negative results. There are some initiatives that are well known and provide results (some and good) when used, such as corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, GRI reports, and eco-efficiency). There are some initiatives that are not known/not used (e.g. Factor X, The Natural Step, SA8000, and ISO26000). The most widely know initiatives focus mainly on management and strategy, and assessment and reporting with a broad sustainability perspective. In general, the four more widely known initiatives have a good ratio of results versus no results. The cluster and analysis and PCA groups can serve as guides to decide which initiatives to combine in order to address the company system and sustainability dimensions. A combination between four to six initiatives should provide the most efficient way to address sustainability. There have been many initiatives proposed to contribute to sustainability by and for corporations. To better achieve this, the initiatives need to be combined efficiently in a holistic way to address the company and sustainability dimensions.
There has been considerable progress in the incorporation of SD into the curricula of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), where European HEIs have been leaders. This has included research on competences for sustainable development, and how to deliver such competences through pedagogical approaches; however, there has been limited research on the connection between how courses are delivered (pedagogical approaches) and how they may affect sustainability competences. A survey was developed to investigate sustainability being taught, sustainability competences delivered, and pedagogical approaches used in European Higher Education Institutions. The survey was sent to a database of more than 4,000 contacts of teachers and professors in Europe from which 390 complete responses (9.80%) were obtained. The social dimension of sustainability was the least addressed at 18%, while the other dimensions (economic, environmental, and cross-cutting) were addressed almost equally at between 27% and 28%. A correlation analysis was done between a) the Contribution to sustainability, b) Strength of competences, and c) Strength of pedagogical approaches, which show a stronger correlation between Strength of competences to Contribution and Strength of pedagogical approaches to Strength of competences than between the Strength of pedagogical approaches and Contribution was lower. A correlation analysis was then carried out between the sustainability STAUNCH® dimensions (economic, environmental, social, and cross-cutting themes) and the competences. The analysis showed that the correlations are stronger in the cross-cutting themes, followed by the social, the environmental, and the economic ones. Finally, a correlation analysis was carried out between the competences and the pedagogical approaches. The results obtained were between 0.0426 and 0.5555. A comparison of the survey results and the theoretical framework (see Lozano et al., 2017) was carried out to detect the differences. Three pedagogical approaches deliver the most competences (Eco-justice and community, Project and/or problem-based learning, and Community service learning). The updated framework shows that there is a general perception that the pedagogical approaches may deliver the sustainability competences, with some particular exceptions, such as Case studies, Supply chain/Life cycle analysis, and Lecturing. The updated framework provides a more precise perspective on how sustainability competences can be better delivered in class, and how to better deliver the 'Full Monty' of sustainability competences.
There has been considerable progress in the incorporation of sustainable development (SD) into higher education institutions' curricula. This has included research on competences for SD and pedagogical approaches used; however, there has been limited research on the connection between how pedagogical approaches are used and how they may develop sustainability competences. A survey was developed, based on the 'connecting sustainable development pedagogical approaches to competences' framework, to investigate sustainability being taught, sustainability competences developed, and pedagogical approaches used in European higher education institutions. The survey was sent to a database of more than 4000 contacts from which 390 complete responses (9.80%) were obtained. The results show that the social dimension was the least addressed at 18% of responses, while the economic, environmental, and cross-cutting dimensions were addressed almost equally. The correlation analyses showed a relation between the contribution to sustainability and the strength of competences, and between the strength of competences and the strength of pedagogical approaches. The results from the survey helped to update the theoretical framework, which provides a more precise perspective on how sustainability competences can be better developed in class, and how to better develop all the sustainability competences
Ports are under increasing pressure to become more sustainable. Although some ports have been including sustainability into their operations, this has been mainly done from economic and environmental perspectives and technological or policy‐related approaches, while there has been little research on organisational change management for sustainability. This paper analyses organisational change efforts for sustainability at the Port of Gävle, Sweden. Twenty‐three face‐to‐face interviews were conducted with various stakeholders. The findings show that there were differences in perception of sustainability; but similarities in the drivers for and the barriers to sustainability (with some key differences between the internal and external stakeholders). This research shows that, in their journey towards becoming more sustainable, ports have to take a holistic approach encompassing the four dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental, social, and time); their stakeholders (internal and external); and legislative, technological, financial, cultural/social, voluntary initiatives, and organisational change management approaches.


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Don't miss these three grant opportunities for public libraries which have early January 2018 deadlines: the YALSA/Dollar General Summer Learning Grant, the YALSA/Dollar General Teen Summer Intern Grant, and Round Six of the ALA/Dollar General American Dream Literacy Initiative. The YALSA applications are due on January 1, 2018 and the American Dream application is due January 2, 2018.
The two YALSA opportunities particularly focus on the efforts of libraries to help prevent the "summer slide." Individual library branches within a larger system may apply for these opportunities. Eligibility requirements include personal membership in YALSA and the library's geographic location within 20 miles of a Dollar General store. Questions about each grant may be emailed to Taylor Crossley at email@example.com.
YALSA's Summer Learning Grant will award 20 libraries $1,000 each to help them "purchase resources or provide services to bolster their teen summer learning program. The program must support teens who speak English as a second language, teens in socioeconomically challenged communities and/or teens who are at risk of failing school." The online application includes five narrative questions requiring responses of 250 words or less, such as a description of how the grant funds will be used to meet the specific educational and recreational needs and interests of the targeted teen audience (as identified by the applicant). The application also requires a budget template (see the bottom of the link for the form) which must be completed and uploaded to the online application. See the YALSA Blog for an example of a Summer Learning Grantee in 2017, the Pemberton Community Library, a branch of the Burlington County Library System.
YALSA's Teen Summer Intern Grant offers $1,000 to each of 20 libraries to support their hiring of summer teen interns to assist with summer reading activities. Funds can be used for intern stipends, trainings or other intern related activities. The online application includes six narrative questions requiring responses of 250 words or less, such as, "What role do you envision teen interns playing in helping to plan, implement and evaluate the summer learning program?" As the Summer Learning Grant requires, the Teen Summer Intern Grant application also requires a budget template (see the bottom of the link for the form). See the YALSA Blog for an example of a Teen Summer Learning Grantee in 2017, the Old Bridge Public Library.
The American Library Association is soliciting applications for Round Six of the American Dream Literacy Initiative grant opportunity, funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. This grant will "help public libraries in Dollar General communities add or expand literacy services for adult English language learners and/or adults in need of basic education and workforce development." Funded libraries will receive a one-time grant of $10,000 to develop collections and services for adult learners and/or expand existing programs, add services and foster community partnerships. See the requirements and guidelines page for a link to the online application and contact information for questions about the grant program. Several New Jersey libraries were awarded grants during Round Five of the initiative.

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Goddess Helen had been walking with her bare feet around the compound and they were a little dirty. She wanted them licked so she asked her boyfriend to do it. She was in her thong as she asked him to do it and she knew he would not ask a lot of questions if he saw her with her thong on. She has a lovely figure and he loves it to bits.
Lady B has a special treat for you today as she is wearing her blue flip flops and a black bikini and she has an underwater camera so you can watch her sexy feet as she swims and walks around the swimming pool. You can watch from under the water as she walks across the bottom of the swimming pool. Then she starts swimming away from the camera and you can watch her swim away.


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The mysterious disappearance of media mogul Connie Ross during a party on her yacht exposes a web of dark and twisted secrets. Jimmy Frail, Chief of Detectives, suspecting foul play and the potential media circus, partners a most unlikely pair of detectives. Gigi Mirabelli, a missing persons' officer, is recalled early from maternity leave to work with Harry Burns, a brilliant, but tormented homicide detective looking to restart his sidelined career.
Suspecting murder, but unable to prove it, Mirabelli and Burns must first find a way to work together before they can hope to solve this perplexing crime. They first develop a working partnership of opposites and then skillfully sift through the evidence; all while walking the political and media tightrope in this high profile case.
Targeted Age Group:: 30s to 50w
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was inspired to write How the Might Fall by celebrity biographies. I read where celebrities admitted they had to conceal who and what they are in order to maintain their position in the limelight. I kept asking myself, "At what price fame?"
Fame is obviously an addictive drug to many. It takes a person of very strong character not to fall prey to the allure of fame, or to maintain their values despite fame. Those starting with weak or no values are particularly susceptible. Because the process of losing one's soul to fame was intriguing, I began to develop the storyline of a modern day media mogul who lacks inner values and thus destroys many lives in her wake, triggering several murders. I hope that you enjoy it.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
My characters are based upon my large extended Irish/Italian family, which is full of unforgettable personalities. They say write about what you know, and I know well the virtues, flaws, and frailties of the human condition. For example, my main character is married new mother, struggling to juggle all that that entails. She is based upon my experiences as a divorced single mother raising two daughters.
Book Sample
Chapter 1
The blaring party noise seeped out of every crevice, breaching Connie Ross' sanctuary. The dramatic change in the weather compelled the party to convene in the lounge one deck below. Connie could hear the persistent, low buzz of indistinguishable chatter marred by occasional bursts of laughter. It shocked her from her languid stupor.
Ross staggered from her compartment onto her private deck, and leaned against the rail as the yacht unhurriedly cruised to its final destination. Her head swirled in unison with the swirling waters below. Breathe, Ross told herself. Breathe. She hoped that the fresh air would bring her back to life. Inexplicably drowsy, Ross had been forced to leave her party. She now held tightly onto the rail as she bobbed and weaved in time with the churning waters.
Standing in the dark shadow of the doorway, a gentle-voiced visitor cooed, "Here you are, clutching the rail."
She turned her head, recognizing the familiar voice. "Where are you? I-I can't see you."
Stepping out of the darkness, the velvety-voiced visitor could barely be heard above the ear-shattering party music.
"I'm here."
"I'm glad y-you've come. Not feeling well, too much to drink…guess." Ross heaved, wiping the perspiration from her brow with her hand. She felt breathless.
In slow measured movements, the solicitous-voiced visitor came up and stood behind Ross whispering, "Allow me to help you."
"Yes, can use your h-help."
"Relax. Close your eyes and take long deep breaths," said the reassuring visitor whose hands traveled from Ross' lower back up her spine to Ross' neck and head, and back again, over and over.
"Oh-h-h…yes-s-s…" Ross purred as those wonderfully strong hands repeatedly worked their black magic. Drifting, drifting off, she soon released her grip on the deck rail. Ross was floating now. The hands, with palms flat against her back, deliberately massaging her, now lingered in position with fingers tenderly tapping along her spine before giving her lasting relief with one forceful push against her back that sent Ross over the rail.
She plunged into the abyss.
Drugged, pushed overboard, murdered. Her last conscious feeling was the painful splat her body made against the churning wake of the yacht.
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Environmental Agriculture and Biotechnology Patent Law
About this Course
As our society continues to develop greener ways of living and doing business, "green" technologies have become increasingly important. In addition, we are becoming more efficient in other ways, including, agricultural methods and health care treatments. This course provides students the opportunity to learn how intellectual property law operates to help support the development and protection of new technologies that impact our environment and the way we live. The course will address several themes, including the relevant Administrative Agencies (USDA, FDA, EPA, USPTO), background information about U.S. patent law, environmental "green" innovations and protection, agricultural innovations and protection, biotechnology and protection, and a comparative analysis of protection for these areas. The course work will involve three short papers, one collaborative presentation, and a take home exam.


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Today people (both exam writers, parents guardians etc.) are in a haste to check their loved one's Zimsec O'level results. However, we have noted that some people are opening the wrong Zimsec website to access their results.
If you are one of these people it's not your fault because even me initially opened the wrong address. I mean naturally one would think that they can access the results on: www.zimsec.co.zw. But No!, that's not the site to see the results. As it happens, the: www.zimsec.co.zw doesn't even open sometimes or it takes a century to open.
So, let me take this opportunity to tell you the correct website to access your Zimsec O'level results:
The correct website to access Zimsec O'level your results its: https://dcmv1.zimsec.co.zw/
Why is that link working when the site isn't?
One would expect that since the ZIMSEC site isn't working the link to access the portal would also be hindered. It seems the link to the portal might be hosted on a different server to the full site but anyway what's most important is; if you use the direct link to the portal you're less likely to face any challenge.
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The choice of siding depends on where you live. The snow storms in the US Northeast are much more severe than a hot day in Arizona. The siding of choice in the Northeast US is aluminum and treated lumber. It is treated to help reduce the disintegration and rotting of wood. It also resists insect infestation. Regardless of the material, siding is installed in the same manner.
Find out the dimensions of your house. Have someone walk around with you, measure all sides, up and down as well as sideways. Multiplying the numbers gives you a square foot reading. Talk to the local lumber yard and ask them to determine how much siding will be required to cover your house.
Have the lumber yard deliver all of the siding at once. Ask them to bring it in, and stack it on 2x4s too keep it off the ground.
Use ladders or build scaffolding. Using scaffolding is easier and safer than trying to work off ladders when you begin installing the siding.
Place the scaffolding 4x4s parallel to the house. Install the jacks with a board connecting them. You should end up with scaffolding that can be raised and lowered depending upon where you are in the installation process.
Starting at the bottom work up and around windows. The siding should overlap at least two-three inches to prevent water infiltration. If in doubt, check with the manufacturer or on the bags the siding comes in. Continue to work up the side of the house, once completed; relocate the scaffolding to the next side. Always trim around windows as you are working. They will be difficult to trim after you have completed the installation.
Using prepainted or colored siding. This allows you to skip the painting process and it should last for decades before requiring repainting.
Once you're finished with the installation, you can relax and be assured that your home not only looks great, it is also well insulated, reducing your heating costs. The additional expense of new siding can easily be made up if you ever sell your home.
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9H-carbazole · 9-azafluorene · dibenzo(b,d)pyrrole
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INTRODUCTION: Between 76% and 85% of people with severe mental disorders receive no treatment in low-income and middle-income countries; the corresponding range for high-income countries is high, ranging between 35% and 50%. Approximately 20%–30% of primary care attendees apply primarily due to emotional problems. The majority of these cases often remain unrecognized, misdiagnosed, and inappropriately managed. Currently, mental health is one of the health extension programs. So we aim to examine knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors of health extension professionals with regard to mental illness in West Amhara, Ethiopia.
METHODS: This cross sectional study was conducted from March to December 2017 in West Amhara, Ethiopia, on health extension professionals. Data were analyzed using logistic regression, and the level of significance of association was determined as a p-value <0.05.
RESULTS: A total of 650 Health Extension Workers were selected, and the response rate was 623 (96%). A total of 71.9% of health extension professionals had good knowledge with regard to mental illness, and 65.5% had a positive attitude toward mental illness, while 60% have never practiced mental health services. 64.8% of health extension professionals did not refer any case of mental illness in the past 3 months. A basic psychiatric training is significantly associated with good knowledge, positive attitude, and practice.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study showed that the knowledge was satisfactory, that a significant number of health extension professionals had a favorable attitude, and that also only a low number of health extension professionals practiced mental health in their working area. Thus, a basic mental health training should be arranged for health extension professionals.


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Ineos Salt, the UK's largest supplier of vacuum salt products, has renewed a warehousing and distribution contract with transport specialist CM Downton. Under the contract Downton will manage groupage and full-load distribution of palletised bagged products to Ineos Salt's customers throughout the UK.
A business unit of Ineos Enterprises, part of the world's largest manufacturer of chemical and oil products, Ineos Salt supplies a full range of products for most applications and industry needs including food salts, water softening salts, animal feed, industrial and chemical, and de-icing salts, and operates to ISO9001:2000 standard.
Downton has been working for Ineos Salt for the past two years and the latest contract extension has been awarded because of the successful operation the company has implemented during that time. Salt is processed, bagged and palletised at Ineos Salt's facility in Runcorn, Cheshire. This is less than six miles from Downton's local hub depot, which means that transport operations can be simplified with little wasted time or empty running. Downton manages up to 10 consignments each day with some deliveries made to customers direct from the factory and some consolidated through its Runcorn depot.
Downton's Runcorn depot serves a number of industrial and food product manufacturers in the area. The depot is conveniently situated with links to the motorway network and easy access to customers such as Ineos Salt located on Merseyside, the Wirral and the M56 corridor. This enables Downton to configure and coordinate highly effective transport solutions for customers utilising its local resources and national network.
David Hutchings, Business Development Manager at CM Downton, said: "We have delivered an excellent service to Ineos Salt over the past couple of years and the extension builds on the relationship we have established. Our major warehousing and distribution facility in Runcorn is ideally located to serve companies in the North West region who need to get their products delivered across the UK quickly, efficiently and economically."


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At Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc.® (CHNCT), we believe that a company is more than the sum of its parts. Help us make a difference.
In 1995, a group of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) came together to form Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc. (CHNCT), a not-for-profit managed care organization dedicated to improving medical services and health outcomes for Connecticut's Medicaid-eligible residents.
They had a clear vision, to create a model that would bring managed care to underserved populations in the same way that federally qualified health centers bring them medical services.
Over the organization's first 17 years, CHNCT transformed from a small group's dream into a premier health plan, recognized on both local and national levels. The leadership and staff of CHNCT had a passion to serve Connecticut's population, unmatched by any organization. During this time, CHNCT grew from an underdog company into the largest managed care organization in the state, serving over 300,000 members.
From the beginning, people have been at the core of the work that CHNCT does. Person-centeredness is the guiding principle that we follow when working with members and healthcare providers. It is a way of thinking and doing things that sees the whole person. It is an approach that brings the person into the planning, developing, and monitoring of care to ensure that it meets the person's needs.
After announcing it would move to an innovative self-insured administrative services organization (ASO) model, the Department of Social Services selected CHNCT as the sole medical ASO. CHNCT has helped the state to improve health outcomes for members, reduce costs for both the State of Connecticut and healthcare providers, and improve transparency and accountability. Under the ASO model, CHNCT proudly serves over 800,000 members.
We work with patients, healthcare providers, community organizations, and governments to solve complex healthcare problems. It is through our work with Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients that we improve the health and lives of Connecticut residents.
Our Goals:
To improve the health of underserved and vulnerable populations by providing access to high quality and comprehensive healthcare, as a not-for-profit community health-sponsored health plan.
Our members, providers, policymakers, community organizations, and others will recognize CHNCT as a leader in building healthier communities. They will know us for putting our members first, by our organizational integrity, the quality of our services, and innovation and success in collaborating with community health centers, providers, and other organizations.
At CHNCT, we take pride in integrity, teamwork, and excellence in all areas of our business. We recognize the importance of what we do and the impact on the individuals and communities we serve.
We are a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise who aim to improve the lives and health of Connecticut residents as much as possible.
Arvind Shaw
Suzanne Lagarde, MD
Vice Chair
Don Thompson
Nichelle Mullins
Mollie Melbourne
Ludwig Spinelli
Michael R. Taylor
Sylvia B. Kelly
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Ken Lalime
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Arvind Shaw
Sylvia B. Kelly
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Carl A. Mikolowsky, DDS
John H. Senechal, MD
Antoinette D'Almeida
Sylvia B. Kelly
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Lawrence Magras, MD, MBA, FAAPL, FHM
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Abe Benitez
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MaryAnn Cyr, MS, RN
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Cory Ludington
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Lauren E. Williams, RN, BSN, CMCN
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Steve Bartolotta
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Gail DiGioia
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John W. Kaukas, III
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Maryann G. Keaveney
Vice President, Human Resources
Kristine Lisi, MD
Vice President, Clinical Affairs
Tressa Spears Jackson
Vice President, Community Affairs &
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Venice F. Churilov, RN, MA, CCM.
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Intensive Care Management
Roberta Geller, RN, Esq.
Associate Vice President,
Utilization Management
The Community Health Network of Connecticut Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation) was founded in 2003 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The mission of the CHNCT Foundation is to advance, support, and promote programs and activities that fundamentally improve the health status of the people of Connecticut. The Foundation's goal is to support nonprofit activities of community health centers and other nonprofit organizations that promote health care services to families in Connecticut.
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AN award-winning restaurant has now secured a place in The Good Food Guide 2020.
The Raby Hunt is the highest recommended eaterie in the North East after being placed 13th across the country.
Self-taught chef and owner, James Close, was praised for his distinctive style of cooking.
Elizabeth Carter, Waitrose Good Food Guide Editor, said: "Single-mindedness and a fiery determination to produce the best define James Close's food, the soaring sophistication of his razor-edge cooking seemingly at odds with the rural setting: on the outside a stone-built, creeper-clad former village pub; within a modern, minimalist space with a state-of-the-art kitchen.
"Forever breaking new ground, Close is known for his freewheeling palate and instinct for building nuanced contrasts, and his 17-course tasting menu is a thrilling amalgam of flavours and textures."
On September 22, the two Michelin starred eaterie, at Summerhouse near Darlington, will be hosting its own version of a mini food festival.
Guests will get to chat with the chefs, watch them cook and try a signature dish from each of them.
Tickets for the event are £110 and are available on 01325-374327.


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The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has forewarned corporate taxpayers of looming penalties if they do not submit outstanding annual tax returns.
The returns will have to be submitted by the end of November to avoid penalties of up to R16 000 per month in December and for each month going forward until the returns are submitted.
Sars said in a note circulated to specific taxpayers that they have been identified as having one or more corporate income tax returns outstanding. It also warns taxpayers with dormant registered companies that they still have to submit any outstanding returns prior to 2018 to prevent a penalty being imposed.
Lesley Bosman, chair of the South African Institute of Tax Professionals' business tax work group, says this notice – of what is to come – gives taxpayers time to get their affairs in order.
In terms of the Tax Administration Act (TAA) the fixed penalty fee amounts can be imposed on taxpayers who fail to comply with an obligation under the act.
She says the nature of the non-compliance must, however, be gazetted in a public notice, giving the commissioner the power to impose the penalties.
Similar public notices of non-compliance already exist for individual taxpayers who are obliged to submit annual tax returns, as well as an obligation on companies to file certain transfer pricing documentation such as country-by-country reports and their master and local files.
Dawid van der Berg, leader of private company tax services at PwC, says companies who do submit their returns are audited, while non-compliant companies remain audit-free.
"The warning, that companies who have not filed their annual tax returns will receive penalties from December this year, seems like an 'incentive' for them to start submitting outstanding returns."
He says many argue that they have paid the correct amount of provisional tax and that there is no pressure to submit an annual return.
He adds that Sars has noticed that certain companies are submitting their Vat returns and their provisional tax returns, but not the annual returns.
However, if they have received a final demand from Sars they can expect to receive hefty penalties in the holiday month if they are not compliant.
In terms of the TAA, Sars may impose fixed penalty fees of R250 per month if the company has had an assessed loss for the preceding year.
The penalty goes up to R1 000 per month for taxable income of R500 000 to R1 million, R8 000 for taxable income between R10 million and R50 million, and R16 000 per month if the taxable income exceeds R50 million.
Van der Berg says companies that have more than one year of outstanding penalties can expect huge penalties and interest if there is any outstanding income tax.
If it is clear that there have been understatements of income, this can lead to additional penalties in terms of the TAA. These penalties are determined on the behaviour of the taxpayer. In a standard case, where reasonable care has not been taken with the completion of a return, the penalty is 25% of the difference between what had been paid and what should have been paid.
If Sars finds that there has been intentional tax evasion, the penalty is 150% – and if it is a repeat case, the fine is 200%.
Bosman says Sars has yet to issue the gazetted public notice.
"It therefore remains to be seen whether penalties will be levied going forward for incidences of non-compliance by corporate taxpayers, which are not only related to outstanding tax returns."
She says it is also not clear whether – in the case of outstanding returns – a single outstanding return will be sufficient to trigger the penalty.
Bosman refers to the practice with individual taxpayers where the fixed-amount non-compliance penalties for the non-submission of returns are only imposed once two or more returns are outstanding.


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DDGM Christmas Message
As we enter the Christmas season it is a time to reflect and think about all the things we can be thankful for. Life is a journey which is regretfully sometimes filled with pitfalls, but each one of us has much to appreciate; family, friends, safety and good health to name but a few.
As Masons we are taught that Masonry takes good men and makes them better. At this special time of year it is incumbent on each of us to practice in greater amounts those things that make us better men. There are many ways to do this, but what I am suggesting is that we need to exercise a positive attitude to our fellow human beings. The hustle and bustle of the season often makes people forget the nicer elements as they scurry about searching for the item that will make this a perfect Christmas; they forget what this time of year is really all about. I am asking you to slow down, to think before you act and extend the hand of friendship to one and all. Do what you can to make this world a better place. Chances are that your single contribution will be small, but think of the effect if we all put into practice those characteristics that make us Masons. What I am asking is for each one of us to go forth and be Masons...extend charity to all men and in our own way to make this season a better one for as many people as you can.
As I approach the mid-way point of my year as DDGM I would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you for the support you have given. I have been warmly received on all of my lodge visits, whether the have been fraternal or official, and the support of each of you on the individual level has touched me greatly.
To the District Chairmen, I thank you for your continued commitment to the District; each one of you epitomises what is right in the Sudbury-Manitoulin District and it is your involvement that add greatly to the success of our district. To my advisory committee, your continued advice and guidance is of significant value and is greatly appreciated. Our District Secretary, W.Bro. Reijo Luoma continues to do an outstanding job and his contribution to the district is considerable and appreciated.
As a district we face many of the challenges that Masonry as a whole and society in general face, but knowing each one of you, and the values you exude, I believe the future is bright and we can continue to practice the values that make us what we are today.
On behalf of my wife Deborah and myself, I would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and the best of fortune for the New Year.
R.W. Bro. Clive D. Stephenson
District Deputy Grand Master 2015-16
Sudbury – Manitoulin District


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"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found," wrote James Madison, "than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." Madison, the chief architect of our Constitution, would know. He understood that the executive branch is "most interested in war, & most prone to it."
Looking over the last century of US foreign policy, however, that wisdom would be hard to detect. A hundred years ago, in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson unilaterally sent a US expeditionary force to intervene in the Russian Civil War. Decades later, President Truman sent US forces to a far more significant intervention in the Korea War without Congressional authorization. Yet too many scholars have falsely concluded from this that enough flagrant violations of our highest law — deliberately established to constrain the executive — somehow all add up to give the president a pass.
Lawmakers sought to clarify these authorities through the historic War Powers Resolution of 1973, which they enacted over President Nixon's veto. Yet the struggle over war powers remains as fraught and consequential as ever in the 21st century.
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Socialism is not the way. If I am forced to go this far left , the line will be drawn at NATIONAL socialism though for me. Millions will die though in the process as always and the Bolshevik power will not stop until you take the last step to the left into their field. So, do not go down the path of the left. You are allowing your justified hatred towards ((())) to get you to do exactly what the ((())) wants you to do. The anti Semite will become our greatest asset/friend/TOOL. Theodore Herzle. You may want to rethink this Jan. I understand the frustratio., My life has been utterly destroyed well over a decade ago because of the fight. They destroy us financially. It is a soft form of slavery to their system. The solution is for the world to not accept their counterfeit money.If the world rejects their currency in favor of their own currency then they have no power and just a pile of useless pieces of paper with no value . Does this sound familiar to you , Sir? It is exactly what they do to us . This IS the only solution and all that is needed to do.Not one shot needs to be fired. Why waste the ammo, you will need it when the communist UN attacks you for this one simple and easily performed task is implemented.I believe you should study usury more thoroughly as it is the problem and is easily solved. The communist central banks need to be refunded and that is the only way to do it. Sure, they have plenty of resources stockpiled but as long as no one accepts their notes eventually they use the resources stockpiled and can get nothing else. At that point you can call end of game as they are no threat anymore. Think about it clearly and do not allow your uncontrolled hatred to cloud your judgement on this. Why do you think they protect the bank at all cost? It IS the Achilles heel to the entire communist (((())))) plan. Did not Marx even claim this in the communist manifesto? Of course he did. Pay attention to what they say as this is how to win the war on gentiles.
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What Is Beauty?
"I've never had students clap after a lesson before." – darktoad1
- Define physical beauty
- Trick students into admitting that other races are more beautiful than they would like to admit
- Inform students of the hazards of plastic surgery & peer pressure
- Re-define beauty as something that is relative (not absolute)
- Re-define the boundaries of beauty and extend it into the realm of personality, accomplishment and passion.
Lesson Content
- Dove Evolution video
- Guess the celebrity – Before and after pictures
- Definition of beauty – Complexion, healthiness and averageness
- Average faces game – Students vote for the most attractive photo. Each photo is a composite of the averages of each nation, thereby acting as a single representative photo of an entire nation.
- Model from other countries – Students guess the ethnicity of some Asian models
- Beauty in other cultures – Examine what the definition of beauty is in other cultures
- Idiom – Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Define Korean beauty – Students define the perfect Korean face
- Plastic surgery – A look at plastic surgery rates around the world
- Extreme beauty – Look at a few cases of plastic surgery gone wrong
- Beauty Pressure video – Another Dove video about beauty
- Beauty & Advertisements – Discuss the effects of false beauty in advertising
- Idiom – Beauty is only skin deep
- Types of Beauty – Looks vs. personality vs. passion
- The most famous Korean-American actress – Sandra Oh
- The most loved Korean celebrity – Kim Yuna
- Pantene Commercial – The deaf mute violinist
- Discuss the video
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Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired 5 per cent of Milan-based VoD platform Chili for €3 million, according to a report by Italian news agency Adnkronos.
Sony thus becomes the third US majors to become a shareholder of the Italian VoD platform after Warner Bros Pictures and Paramount/Viacom.
After launching in Italy in 2012, the platform that delivers streaming movies and TV series is now also present in the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria.
Chili's main attraction is that it provides movies released in cinemas fairly recently: on average a film released in theatres in September is available on the platform in December.
The business model is pay per use, with movies charged at €3.
People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Chili has an enterprise value of about €65 million and should generate sales of about €10 million this year.
In a related development, Vodafone Italia has announced that its Vodafone TV platform will include content from Chili TV (8 movies, including 2 premieres).
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DSNA Newsletter Fall 2016 issue now available
Alexander Bocast reports that the Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project has just published his translation of the article on définition in Diderot's Encyclopédie, the first time that the article has been published in an English translation. They have put it up in three parts: one each for definition in logic, in mathematics, and in rhetoric.
Ray Cole, founder of the press The Rational Curriculums Enterprise™, which encourages "the rational development of the humanities," in 2015 published Finding Your Voice, Everyday Phrases for Speaking and Writing, Volume 1 by Marshall Frank. Volume 1 contains "phrases that can serve as verbs or actions." For more information please see www.theultimatetalent.com.
The paperback edition of Steven Pinker's The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century was published earlier this year. Also, the Guardian published an interview in which he commends lexicographers rather than journalists and essayists as sources of sound advice on usage.
Lewis J. Poteet reports that "after six paperback slang word-books on Nova Scotia, Quebec Eastern Townships, hockey, cars and motorcycles, aviation and cops lexicons, I am at work on a memoir which probes links between Swaziland and Soweto, missions and apartheid, through narrative from my experience in those two places 1946–1952 and return trips 2012–2014. To be titled Voetsak, it will spring from words: the King James Version–flavoured Nazarene lexicon; Nationalist party naming of places and practices; the common significance for South African victims of repression and the protest songs from Sixto Rodriguez' experience as a member of the 'hardworking class' in inner-city Detroit in the 1960s; the political power of muti and the bosberaad; the evolving fortunes of English and Afrikaans during the anti-apartheid struggle; and the way in which the 'Gospel light' has come to be better spread by solar-powered water pumps than by sermons."
Please send your news for the next issue of the DSNA Newsletter to Peter Chipman at firstname.lastname@example.com.
HEL-LEX5, 5th International Symposium on History of English Lexicography and Lexicology, 16–18 February 2017, Zurich, Switzerland,
SHEL 10, English Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 2–4 June 2017.
ASIALEX 2017, the National Key Research Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), Guangzhou, China. 10–12 June 2017.
Prescriptivism 2017, Brigham Young University, Park City, UT. 21–23 June 2017.
AustraLex Conference, University of the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. 28–29 August 2017.
eLex Conference, Institute of the Dutch Language, Leiden, the Netherlands, second half of September 2017.
19th Century Lexicography Conference: Between Science and Fiction. Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA, 6–7 April 2018.
Plans for the conference in Barbados are moving along nicely. The Call for Papers will go out publicly shortly via the Linguist List and other linguistics and lexicography listservs. Be sure to share it widely when you receive the links. However, as DSNA members, you are the first to see the call here. All information will be on our website dsna21.weebly.com.
Be sure to book your rooms early at the Accra Beach Hotel or the Blue Horizon Hotel, both of which have special rates for the conference, or feel free to look for other hotels in the Rockley/Hastings area, all of which are gorgeous and none of which are very far by van or car from the Accra Beach Hotel. Accra Beach has also offered to honor the group rate for the five days preceding and following the conference, for those of you wishing to stay and enjoy the beautiful weather and attractions that Barbados has to offer.
For those who missed it here is a description of the Conference:
Planning is already underway for DSNA's next conference, to be held in Barbados June 9–12, 2017, at the Accra Beach Hotel. Please mark your calendar! It will be sponsored by the Richard & Jeannette Allsopp Centre for Caribbean Lexicography at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. Michael, Barbados. Jason Siegel, Director of the Centre, is the chair of the meeting; Jeannette Allsopp is also on the committee. Until Richard's death in 2009, both he and Jeannette were longtime members of DSNA. Richard is the author of the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (1996). The publication of the dictionary marked the culmination of more than two decades of research, and includes data from eighteen Caribbean territories. Jeannette Allsopp authored the related Caribbean Multilingual Dictionary of Flora, Fauna, and Foods in English, French, French Creole, and Spanish (2003).
Jason reports that the conference will not have a theme per se, but people are encouraged to think about possible topics that deal with or intersect with the Caribbean region. A call for papers, along with details about registration and booking of hotels, will be forthcoming by the end of the summer. Call for Papers is given below.
June 12 will be reserved for an optional outing to see various tourist attractions on the island. The excursion includes Harrison's Cave, a unique site in the Caribbean made possible by Barbados's status as one of the few islands in the Antilles that is not volcanic. We will also visit the George Washington House, the site where the first U.S. president lived during the only period of time that he left what would become the U.S. We will not need any designated beach time during this visit, as the whole conference will be on beachfront property.
The 21st Biennial Dictionary Society of North America Conference will be held off the North American continent for the first time, in the Caribbean country of Barbados. Presentations on any aspect of lexicography and lexicology in any language are welcome. Those focussed on aspects of Caribbean lexicology and lexicography are particularly encouraged. All presenters of conference papers must be members of the DSNA.
DAVID JOST—lexicographer (formerly) with the Middle English Dictionary and (currently) with the American Heritage Dictionary, former DSNA president, DSNA Fellow, and now chair of the DSNA's membership committee—has written a lovely guest essay for the AHD blog: Lovers of Dictionaries: Read This. In the essay he briefly touches on his long history with the society, giving an overview of the benefits the DSNA has brought to the world of dictionary-making. But, he adds, "the DSNA isn't just for people who practice or study lexicography. It's also a social network where dictionary and language lovers in the general populace can pursue and share their interests."
Student Membership in the Dictionary Society of North America is free. With that comes free access to all present and past issues of the DSNA journal Dictionaries via Project Muse as well as digital copies of the newsletter and the membership directory.
In order to process membership, we need a short message or letter from a supervising professor or advisor (or the equivalent) from an academic email account (even better: on letterhead) to the DSNA Executive Secretary confirming that you are a student and with your expected graduation date.
We will then provide you with free student membership until your graduation. Once we confirm your student status, we will enter you into our membership file, send you the Muse information, and you're set.


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- 1–2 cups baby spinach
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Rachelle graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore and from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She has obtained full registration with the Allied Health Professions Council. Her work experiences include providing therapy intervention in mainstream preschools, Early Intervention Programme Integrated Centre (EIPIC), and a special school in Singapore.
Her clinical experience has seen her working with children diagnosed with various developmental and learning disabilities. These include the diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Down syndrome, visual and hearing impairment.
Rachelle is a strong advocate for family-centred approach in therapy intervention. She believes that through effective collaboration with parents, optimal outcome for the child's development can be achieved. She also recognizes the importance of socio-emotional development in the children, especially in their early years, and always strives to incorporate functional strategies that can be generalized across different settings.
Outside work, Rachelle enjoys travelling, coffee, and people watching with her husband.
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This article is part of our Daily Fantasy Soccer Cheat Sheet series.
Match Preview
Bayern Munich will face Eintracht Frankfurt at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
The game is a crucial one for the home side, who are placed on the top of the league table with 75 points, just two clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund with just one match to go. Therefore, Niko Kovac's men will be aware of the fact they must produce another good performance and at least get a point from the game, which should be enough to seal the league title.
Der FCB will be coming in the match full of confidence as they are on an impressive run of seven wins and three draws in last 10 matches in the league .
On the other hand, the game is an extremely important one for the visitors as well, as they come in sixth in the table with 54 points, just one point behind fourth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach. Therefore, Adi Hutter's men will know they have to produce a positive result no matter what if they are to have any hopes of qualifying for a spot in the Champions League next season. However, Frankfurt will not come in the match feeling good about themselves, as they've not won a single match out of their last five in the league.
In the previous 35 meetings between both teams, Bayern emerged victorious 26 times compared to Frankfurt's four. In the prior meeting between the clubs earlier in the league campaign, it was Bayern who came out on top 3-0, with


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Hey lovelies, I'm turning 22 on the 6th March so thought this would be a great post to do as I have learnt a few things about life through the years and I wanted to share them with you guys. It's also nice for me to remind myself about what I've learnt too!
21 things I've learnt:
- Do what makes you happy
- Not to care about other people's opinions
- Learn to love yourself
- There's no good ages after you've turned 21! – Seriously the next milestone is 30 *cries*
- Always Trust your gut
- Accept that you're still growing and changing and learning who you are
- Failing is a part of life ( I learnt that here)
- Make the most of every moment because all moments become a memory
- Treasure your time with loved ones
- Be kind to others
- It's ok to have 5 lipsticks the same colour because they definitely have different undertones 😉
- It's ok to self indulge sometimes wether that's food, Netflix or shopping
- Always put effort into relationships you care about
- Starting your work/tasks earlier than 2 days before the deadline feels soooo good
- You will always have down days every now and then, but you will always have up days too
- Be selfish sometimes, you can't constantly be looking out for everyone else because you will end up neglecting the most important person in your life – you
- If you're feeling down and need a cry, cry. You will feel better for it.
- If you're feeling shitty, you will feel a whole lot better tomorrow
- Everyone is fighting their own battles, you just can't see them all
- Don't ever let anyone make you feel less than you are worth
- Your alcohol tolerance goes downhill after 18
There's 21 things I have learnt. I hope you can relate to a few or I have inspired you to take on your own lessons. I like to think I'll learn 22 new life lessons in the next year as your 20's are all about learning who you are and where you wanna be in life. What important life lessons have you learnt since your birthday?


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Stochastic Terrorism Revisited
As I write this, ten pipe bombs have been found in the mails, all heading toward major critics of the Trump Administration. Yesterday, we learned that the targets included the Clintons, President Obama, George Soros, and John Brennan at the offices of CNN. Today, the list has grown to include Vice President Biden and Robert De Niro. And, alas, who knows? By tomorrow others may been discovered.
Predictably, Donald Trump has decried the assassination attempts (does he mean it? Just asking). And, also predictably, the usual suspects on the Right have begun to claim that this is all a "false flag" attack, orchestrated by the Democratic Party to garner votes. It is, in other words, the old game of blaming the victim which Alex Jones and others have been playing since Sandy Hook and before.
But it is more than that. It is Stochastic Terrorism.
What is that? Well, it is quite simple. Suppose you are a government or a powerful individual. Say you wish to kill someone. But you don't wish to do itself. You want to keep your hands "clean," even while you carry out the assassination by remote control. What you do then is make your public comments as violent as possible. You name your target. You say who they are and where they live. You make wild…even insane!…allegations about them. (They run a sex slave ring out of a pizza parlor in D.C. They are secretly agents of Islamic Terrorism.) You call for someone…anyone!…to do something about this threat to human civilization.
And then you wait.
And then, sure enough, one of your more insane followers picks up a gun, or mails a bomb…
Problem solved.
Doesn't that all sound familiar? Isn't that exactly what the American Right has been doing? Using the language of violence as a deadly weapon?
So, if you are wondering who is responsible for the ten bombs that have been sent out so far, well, the answer is obvious. There is a mad man somewhere in the works…a sad and demented person who has allowed his paranoia to lead him into violence.
But behind him…behind the mad man…there is something worse… the real criminals.
To wit, behind him, there is a cadre of genuinely evil individuals…
The men and women of Stochastic Terrorism, made flesh…


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Please help influence expected property development in Caldecote.
We have won funding from SCDC to develop a Village Design Statement (VDS) that will define guidelines for the village that have weight in planning applications and appeals. From question 6 of the VDS_FAQ:
- Can a VDS provide evidence that could be used to shape a reserved matters planning application?
- Yes, VDSs can help establish parameters for plans. Developers will have difficulty in riding roughshod over a VDS.
The VDS is written for us following a few face to face workshops workshops with village residents (mostly outside working hours). We need a number of people to be involved to represent the village, ideally ten people.
This should be a quick process over a couple of months and should be able to influence forthcoming major developments. If you are interested in being involved mail email@example.com
Details of the VDS scheme a in the following leaflet: VDS_Leaflet and there is also a FAQ provided by SCDC VDS_FAQ (note again that the leaflet does say that some of the VDS meetings will be with working hours, we have agreement to do much of this work outside working hours).


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DUMAGUETE CITY – City Chief-of-Police Supt. Jonathan Pineda reported to Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, who chaired the recent City Peace and Order Council meeting, that incidents of crimes have decreased significantly from January-March 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.
Based on the data, the incidents of crime were lessened to just 450 incidents in the 1st quarter compared to 695 in the same period in 2017 or a decrease of 245 crimes or
Specifically, robbery incidents were reduced from 22 incidents in 2017 to 12 in 2018; theft 111 in 2017 to 48 in 2018; motornapping, 6 in 2017 to 0 in 2018; physical injuries 33 in 2017 to 19 in 2018; rape 7 in 2017 to 3 in 2018.
However, murder incidents in the 1st quarter of 2018 increased to 5 compared to 3 in 2017; one homicide was recorded in 2018 (but was solved), while none in 2017; carnapping also registered 2 incidents in the 1st quarter of 2018 while none was recorded in the same period in 2017.
For his part, Mayor Remollo said that the procurement for additional hand held radio, CCTVs, 6 motorcycles, bullet proof vests, body cameras, drones, ammunition are ongoing and maybe completed within the 3rd quarter of this year.
The City Peace and Order Council has also endorsed the request for additional personnel and and construction of additional police substations to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office and interested land owners who may be willing to donate a portion of their properties to shelter the law enforcers.


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Finnish artist Raija Jokinen creates sculptural bodies out of flax which attempt to reveal the complicated relationship between the mind and body. Webs of flowers, veins, and roots cover her textile torsos, shape-shifting between plant and human forms. Jokinen invites the audience to get lost in these visual similarities, as she makes no distinction between whether the pieces are actually nerves or sprouting tree branches.
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"It is fascinating how body-related details, such as skin, blood vessels, and nerve tracks resemble the forms of roots or branches, as well as many other organic things," Jokinen told Colossal. "I am excited in their apparent similarity, infinite variation, and how these visual allegories can be found almost everywhere. These forms are optimal for the life-support functions, and maybe also for our mind."
Jokinen compares her sculptural practice to painting, using handmade flax rather than paint. An upcoming solo exhibition of her fibrous sculptures opens March 14 at Galleria Uusi Kipinä and runs through April 8. You can see more of her body-based works on her website.
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Carrie Arlett has been a well-known name in the equine industry for over a decade. She has a well developed eye for capturing the essence of the horse and rider to bring you a delightful array of work, with cinematic quality.
"Learning that I loved photography at a young age, I was privileged to develop my eye in film cameras. Fast forward to digital photography, I continue to develop, learn, grow and share my skills." explains Carrie
Carrie grew up on a working farm, and running a small farm with her husband, her agricultural roots run deep. "I love the rugged diversity and beauty of Saskatchewan, the people that I have met and feel I can now call friends. There is an unmatched medley of wildlife, livestock, clubs/events, and landscapes that provide inspiration throughout the year." says Carrie