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Kate Middleton scores a goal in snow boots while playing Swedish ice hockey
Tamim Alnuweiri ‧ January 31, 2018
Being royalty can be hard work (so. many. photo ops.), but Kate Middleton has a knack for making pretty much everything look easy. The Duchess of Cambridge seems to be on a mission to prove her powers in every sport: A couple of years ago, she joined a game of cricket (in wedges, nonetheless) in India; a few of months ago, she played tennis in London; and this week, she shot a hockey goal in Sweden, while pregnant with her third child.
The Duchess, who played field hockey in her youth, was up against her husband in a game of bandy hockey (like the hockey you're familiar with, except this Swedish version uses balls instead of pucks). Although the game is traditionally played in hockey skates, Middleton stuck to a pair of functional and fashionable Sorel snow boots. Prince William ended up winning—but it was a close call, with the Prince scoring twice and the Duchess once—but, maybe the two should call a rematch, this time wearing the proper footwear for the occasion.
And who knows? On the next stop along the Scandinavian royal tour, inclusive of this trip to Sweden, the Duchess might even channel her inner Nancy Kerrigan.
Kate Middleton also knows how to do self care: Read about the wellness practice she uses to de-stress, and the manicure she copped from the queen.
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Traditionally, electricity has been supplied to consumers through a linear supply chain of generation, transmission, distribution and retail of electricity. This traditional supply chain was characterised by large electricity generators, located some distance from demand centres; and a system of high voltage transmission power lines to deliver electricity into the low voltage distribution system to which customers are connected.
In recent years, we have experienced an unprecedented transition in the way electricity is supplied and used. More households and small businesses than ever are installing solar photovoltaic and battery systems to take control of their electricity bills. In fact, over a quarter of Western Australian households have already installed a solar system. At the same time, large-scale renewable generators are supplying an increasing amount of our electricity needs.
Large and small–scale renewables and batteries offer great opportunities for low cost, low emissions energy. However, the intermittent and uncontrolled nature of these energy sources is presenting challenges to maintain the security, reliability and affordability of the power system, particularly in the South West Interconnected System (the largest interconnected power system in Western Australia).
To manage these challenges, on 6 March 2019, the Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Energy announced the Government's Energy Transformation Strategy. This is the Western Australian Government's strategy to respond to the energy transformation underway and to plan for the future of our power system.
The Strategy will be delivered under three work streams
- Whole of System Planning
- Foundation Regulatory Frameworks
- Improving Access to the SWIS
- Delivering the Future Power System
- Distributed Energy Resources
The delivery of the Strategy will be overseen by the Energy Transformation Taskforce, which was established on 20 May 2019. The Taskforce is being supported by the Energy Transformation Implementation Unit, a dedicated unit within Energy Policy WA.
Whole of System PlanningShow more
Currently, there is no single entity responsible for planning the power system that delivers electricity to households and businesses in the south west of the State. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) forecasts our generation needs, while Western Power is responsible for planning the development of its network.
This system has served us well-enough in the past. However, managing our power system through the transition to renewable and distributed electricity sources requires stronger coordination to provide clear information for investors and planners, and to guide the development of the power system of the future.
In response to these challenges, the Government is developing a Whole of System Plan, bringing together the important aspects of power system planning under a single umbrella.
The Whole of System Plan for the south west will:
- identify the best options for investment in our power system, to maintain security and reliability at the lowest sustainable cost;
- assist in the transition to a lower-emissions power system by guiding the efficient integration of renewable generation and identifying opportunities for energy storage, which will play an increasing role in meeting our essential electricity needs; and
- provide guidance to regulators and industry regarding efficient power system investment, and to policy–makers on the future needs of the power system.
Led by the Energy Transformation Taskforce, the initial Whole of System Plan will leverage recent modelling of the generation mix in the south west of the State undertaken by the former Public Utilities Office. The plan will be developed in close collaboration with Western Power and AEMO, and in consultation with stakeholders.
The initial Whole of System Plan will be delivered to Government by mid–2020.
Modelling Scenarios
The Energy Transformation Taskforce has engaged with stakeholders on the four modelling scenarios proposed for the initial Whole of System Plan. The scenarios were presented at the Industry Forum on 12 July 2019 and interested parties were also invited to provide feedback on the proposed modelling scenarios via email or in a one-on-one meeting with the project team.
Overall, feedback has been positive, and the four modelling scenarios have been endorsed by the Energy Transformation Taskforce for use in the Whole of System Plan. A summary of all stakeholder views, and how the Taskforce proposes to accommodate this feedback, is provided in the Information Paper below.
- Whole of System Plan Modelling Scenarios Information Paper (PDF)
- Whole of System Plan Industry Forum Presentation (PDF)
- Whole of System Plan Assumptions Book (PDF)
Modelling Methodology and Assumptions
The Whole of System Plan modelling inputs have been developed and tested via more than 70 meetings with energy sector stakeholders. This includes one-on-one meetings with industry participants, investors and advocacy groups.
Stakeholders have provided feedback on the modelling scenarios and the various inputs and assumptions. In many cases, stakeholders have shared critical data such as operating costs, expected returns and plant characteristics. This information will help improve the quality of the WOSP modelling inputs and therefore the robustness of modelling outputs. As some of this information is confidential, it has not been included in the Information Paper or Assumptions Workbook below.
An overview of the methodology and input assumptions that will be used to model the four WOSP scenarios is provided in the Information Paper below.
Next Steps
Modelling work has commenced and will continue over the coming months. The Energy Transformation Implementation Unit anticipates sharing a modelling update with the Market Advisory Committee in early 2020.
Improving Access to the SWISShow more
The arrangements by which generators gain access to Western Power's network in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) are critically important, as they determine the ability of the generator to participate in the Wholesale Electricity Market and provide electricity to households and businesses in the south west.
Current network access arrangements do not make the best use of available transmission capacity and the existing investment in the network, resulting in barriers to entry for new generators. The arrangements have also led to an outcome where generators have different rights to access the network, creating inefficiencies in the dispatch of generators in the Wholesale Electricity Market.
The proposal to adopt a framework of constrained access aims to improve generator access to the Western Power network by providing more equitable access for generators and optimising grid use. This will help remove barriers to investment and facilitate access to the Wholesale Electricity Market for new low-cost and cleaner generation technologies. By facilitating more efficient use of available network capacity, the reforms will also provide a greater return on the investment in new and existing network infrastructure that is ultimately paid for by electricity consumers in the south west.
Project Elements
Constrained access will be implemented primarily by the application of security constrained economic dispatch in the Wholesale Electricity Market. This will require:
- Measures to transition existing network access arrangements to operate and be consistent with a constrained network access model, and appropriately managing the issues that arise from this transition.
- A new process for allocating reserve capacity credits under the Reserve Capacity Mechanism to ensure it is consistent with a constrained network access environment.
- New arrangements for the dispatch of generators in the Wholesale Electricity Market and market systems to incorporate security constrained economic dispatch principles. This will be progressed under the Delivering the Future Power System work stream.
Changes to facilitate the reforms will be progressed largely through amendments to the Wholesale Electricity Market Rules and the Electricity Networks Access Code 2004, developed by the Energy Transformation Taskforce, in consultation with industry stakeholders.
Consultation papers released by the former Public Utilities Office on the implementation of constrained access and submissions received in response are available here.
Delivering the Future Power SystemShow more
In the face of the rapid transformation being experienced in the electricity sector, the market systems, standards, obligations and frameworks that underpin the operation of the power system in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) are under increasing pressure.
Unless we modernise the way the power system is regulated and managed, energy will not be dispatched at the least sustainable cost, the power system will be limited in its ability to accommodate growing levels of renewable generation and other new technologies (such as battery storage) while maintaining security and reliability, and signals for investment in the power system — at the right time and place — will be inadequate.
Some elements contributing to the Delivering the Future Power System work stream were progressed by the former Public Utilities Office, such as improvements to pricing and demand–side participation under the Reserve Capacity Mechanism, clarification regarding how energy storage can currently participate in the Wholesale Electricity Market, and foundational features of an improved spot market.
The Taskforce will build upon this work to deliver the Government's Energy Transformation Strategy.
The Delivering the Future Power System work stream has two major elements: Power System Security and Reliability and Future Market Operations.
Power System Security and Reliability
This project stream focuses on ensuring that the regulatory frameworks, obligations placed on market participants, and tools available to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) are there to ensure that power system security and reliability is maintained – despite generation mix and customer demand changes.
New Essential System Services Framework: The way Essential System Services (often referred to as Ancillary Services) are currently designed and used will not meet the future need of the power system, which will be characterised by rapid fluctuations from intermittent generation and low daytime system load. New Essential System Services and effective means for their supply will be designed around the current and future needs of the power system.
Generator Performance Standards: Alongside the design of new Essential System Services, new Generator Performance Standards will be designed and implemented — in a staged fashion — to help maintain power system security and reliability as well as improve equity in how different technologies and new and legacy generators are treated.
Regulatory Architecture and Governance: The way in which regulatory frameworks and energy technologies have evolved has resulted in gaps, duplication, and inconsistency between the instruments which govern power system security and reliability. Roles and responsibilities between AEMO, Western Power and market participants will be clarified, and change management and governance arrangements will be improved.
Reliability Standards: Various reliability targets apply to different elements of planning and operating the South West Interconnected System. Consideration will be given to the creation of common reliability standards, their governance, and how standards are reflected throughout the regulatory framework.
Future Market Operations
This project stream focusses on major improvements to the design and operation of the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) to ensure that electricity is dispatched at the lowest sustainable cost and the operation of the market efficiently reflects and facilitates improvements to the way Western Power's network is accessed.
Security Constrained Economic Dispatch: The dispatch of generators around network constraints in the WEM is currently managed through manual systems and processes. With the complexity of managing the power system increasing, this is leading to inefficiencies in the market. Dispatch is also not currently co–optimised across energy and Essential System Services markets, resulting in increased costs for customers. Coupled with other improvements to the market, a 'security-constrained' market design with co–optimised dispatch across energy and any Essential System Services markets will automatically factor in network and security constraints when determining dispatch, ensuring that the dispatch outcomes are the lowest cost available while maintaining system security.
Synergy Facility Bidding: Synergy currently bids its generation into the market as a portfolio, rather than individual facilities, and is dispatched on that basis. The adoption of a security–constrained market design requires individual facility bidding and dispatch to ensure the system operator can manage when network and security limitations are reached at various locations on the network. Synergy will be required to participate on an individual facility basis to enable the proper functioning of the new security constrained market. An appropriate approach to facility bidding for Synergy will be developed, balancing the need for improved price transparency and better constraint management with the costs of implementation.
Reserve Capacity Mechanism under Constrained Access: The implementation of a framework for constrained access of Western Power's network will require changes to the way capacity credits are assigned under the Reserve Capacity Mechanism to ensure that the contractual obligations of facilities to provide capacity is reflected and locational signals are provided to new facilities. This element of the Future Power System is being managed as part of the Improving Access to the SWIS work stream, in conjunction with this Future Market Operations work stream.
Controls for efficient market outcomes: Throughout the Delivering the Future Power System work stream, consideration will be given to the extent to which market design changes confer market power on individual or groups of market participants which can potentially be exploited to affect market outcomes. Scenarios where controls for efficient market outcomes may be required include rules for rebidding after gate closure, definition of short run marginal cost and situations where a market participant may have market power.
Taskforce decisions
Following consultation, the Energy Transformation Taskforce will make decisions on elements of market and regulatory design. These decisions will form the basis for draft market rules and regulations.
Taskforce decisions, information papers and consultation drafts of rules and regulations will be published in the Publications section of the Energy Transformation website as they are completed.
Distributed Energy ResourcesShow more
Distributed energy resources, or 'DER', are smaller–scale devices that can either use, generate, or store electricity and form a part of the local distribution system, which serves homes and businesses. DER can include renewable generation, energy storage, electric vehicles, and controlled appliances, such as air conditioners and pool pumps.
In Western Australia, more than 25% of households now have a solar PV system. With around 1,000 megawatts of solar PV installed in our main grid in the south west of the State, solar PV is now the biggest source of generation in the system — three times the size of the largest traditional generator, the 340 megawatt Collie Power Station.
DER create an exciting opportunity to reduce electricity costs and lower emissions from the energy sector. However, they can also present a risk to system security if not properly managed. Over the coming five years, continued uncoordinated uptake of rooftop solar PV systems will see daytime demand for traditional thermal generation fall to levels at which the stability of our main power system in the south west of the state is likely to be compromised.
In some parts of the State, new solar PV installations are already being restricted, as our network operators find solutions to local grid stability issues. To avoid this, a new policy framework is urgently needed to coordinate the efficient integration of DER into our power system.
Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap
In response to these challenges, the Energy Transformation Taskforce will develop a DER Roadmap to ensure we can integrate growing levels of DER into the State's electricity systems in a safe and secure way and to make sure customers can continue to benefit from solar PV and other new technologies.
The Roadmap will guide changes to policies, regulations, technical requirements and customer protections to support the integration of DER over the short, medium and longer term. The Roadmap will also provide guidance on how DER can be integrated with the operation of the power system and Wholesale Electricity Market in the south west.
Connection Requirements
In parallel with the development of the DER Roadmap, the Taskforce will revise the network connection requirements and performance standards for distributed energy technologies.
Improving Visibility
The Taskforce will also improve the visibility of DER on the power grid to enable the system operator to better manage their effect on system security.
On 30 July, the Energy Transformation Implementation Unit held the first DER Roadmap – Industry Workshop.
The DER Roadmap aims to deliver an action-oriented plan that identifies the policy, regulatory, customer protection and technical requirements to support high levels of DER whilst ensuring safe, secure and affordable electricity in the short, medium and long term.
The Workshop asked industry, Government, consumer and other interested stakeholders to understand the key issues for consideration in the DER Roadmap, and to prioritise further work.


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an outcast in mylot
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@castleghost (1304)
• United States
3 May 07
I know how you feel. I just started on mylot as well. It seems difficult to get response to your discussions without having friends. But also it is hard to make friends as well when it seems like no one wants to give you a chance.
• Philippines
4 May 07
let's just add the people who response in our discussion hehehehe i know their nice if they do it heheheh
@feliniti (875)
2 May 07
I've added you as a friend. Now you have to always join in my discussions even if they seem boring! ;) Just kidding. Hope you do enjoy myLot. Just go with the flow and add friends as you find interests in common with people. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck! :)
• Philippines
2 May 07
hehehehhe i hope you can do the same to me too i can assure that it will not be going to be a boring one since i found out that your kind thank you hehehehe
@PsychoDude (2013)
• Netherlands
2 May 07
Lol, mwuah, I don't know. Although friends poor in by default it seams here, lol. People just randomly add me anyways :P.
• Philippines
2 May 07
thank you i have no idea that there are good samaritans here ehehehehehhe


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The FTSE 100 company has brought in corporate and public affairs consultancy TLG on a retained corporate positioning brief. The agency, headed by MD Malcolm Gooderham, will help drive home Centrica CEO Sam Laidlaw's new vision for the business.
Laidlaw has spoken about the urgent need for the firm to move from being simply a provider of gas and electricity, to becoming an 'energy services' firm offering a wider mix of heat, power and light products while minimising the use of fossil fuels.
In a recent interview with The Observer Laidlaw lamented the 'misinformation' and 'ill-informed commentary' the company is subject to you, and TLG has been charged with tackling these perceptions by building stronger relationships with consumers and opinion leaders.
TLG's MD Malcolm Gooderham said: 'Telling their story and leveraging British Gas' agenda for the consumer is a very exciting proposition. Given their position on key issues and plans for the future, they have the potential to transform both expectations of them as a company and what utilities can deliver.'
Consumer groups have complained that recent falls in wholesale energy have not been passed on to the public and British Gas has become a cipher for these criticisms.
But in January British Gas became the first of the big six to cut its standard tariff and has launched a high-profile above the line campaign promoting its price reductions and efforts to calculate energy use more fairly.
TLG will sit alongside existing Centrica agencies Blue Rubicon and Finsbury, reporting to European corporate affairs director Barry Neville.


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Now I wonder if it had anything to do with the national news. The courthouse is not that far away from the hospital that houses the wellness center where I go to spin class.
And by afternoon, the good news that the government would reopen. Hurrah! Of course, in 3 weeks, we could find ourselves in the same place again, but I'm guessing that everyone will try to avoid that. Shut downs don't usually work well as a political tool, and now maybe everyone will remember that.
In between, I had a pleasant day at the office, with enough down time between dramas to get my extensive filing done. January brings the updating of many forms, and since they need to go in the 7 tab faculty folders in a particular way, I usually take care of it. That also gives me the opportunity to check to make sure that everything is in place. Occasionally I say, "Hmm, the last time we observed this faculty member was late 2017. What year is it? Better get that on the calendar." We have mostly adjuncts, lots of them, and it's easy to lose track of all that needs to be done and then recorded on paper.
Still, it's exhausting work on some level, and so, last night, as with many Friday nights, I was in bed early. I was able to take some time to sketch before bed:
I like the vaguely spiritual imagery--clearly I'm still back in Epiphany, with its star symbolism. I like the railroad, with its recall of the underground railroad and the idea of riding the rails that took off in the 1930's--and the ways that people get through Mexico in this current immigration story.
I think I've got the beginning of a poem!
I'm also recalling an earlier sketch that I did almost two years ago to the day. I created the Sanctuary part and added the tracks later as I read Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad:
I'm used to going back through blog posts and my offline journals to see what was happening. It's only recently that I can do this with visual journaling--how interesting!
And now it's off to today's spin class and then to the Visioning session at my church, as we decide where to go as a people of God. Just a regular Saturday!


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Data privacy in the UK has hardly been a quiet topic in recent months, but there have been two news stories from the last few weeks of particular note. They are each remarkable individually. Put side by side, they show a trend that is more thought-provoking than the sum of their parts. It was announced…
Back in August, Brazil approved its General Data Protection Law (or the LGPD, standing for the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais in Portugese). It will come into effect in early 2020, echoing the approximate timeframe of the GDPR's implementation period. In short, the LGPD is very similar to the GDPR. Not because of…
The launch of the Data Privacy Periodic Table earlier this month was a roaring success. We've received some excellent feedback, and some people are even printing it off for their office walls! Some of the comments we've received: "Not seen anything like this before." "Very useful for the project I am working on right now."…
Calligo is delighted to announce that it has passed two fundamental compliance audit requirements for the provision of its IT and Business Cloud Services: ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System ISO/IEC 27001:2013 – Information Security Management System What this means for our customers ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System Aligning our processes with ISO…
Today we're launching our Data Privacy Periodic Table – the first ever collection of the key "elements" of the data privacy world. As with the real periodic table, the elements are ordered into suitable categories, and it will be regularly updated as new elements come to light. We have categorised the elements mimicking the traits of…
We are today announcing the opening of a multi-tenanted Microsoft Azure Stack in Toronto, Canada. This is our fifth Azure Stack deployment, creating one of the world's largest networks of fully-owned, multi-tenanted Azure Stacks. The new deployment will provide data residency assurances to Canadian and US businesses concerned about GDPR, the new CLOUD Act and…
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Missing or getting the wrong diagnosis is a problem for patients. When patients go longer without the treatments they need, there is a real risk that they could end up with serious or fatal injuries.
Many diseases are hard to diagnose, though, so how much of the late diagnosis really falls on a doctor's shoulders? It depends. If you've complained over and over about an issue but your bloodwork was accurate and didn't suggest a disease, the doctor might not be liable. On the other hand, if the bloodwork or tests were inaccurate, there's a good chance you could win a case for malpractice.
Many diseases start out as "mystery ailments." You might notice being thirstier than usual or begin to struggle with chronic pain. When symptoms aren't specific, it's hard for your doctor to narrow them down. Do your part to reduce the number of diseases the doctor has to consider by listing everything from headaches to changes in the color of your urine.
If you're not convinced with a diagnosis because of things you've read online, keep in mind that not every patient presents in the same way. One person with diabetes, for example, might be very thirsty and skinny. Another could be overweight and have few symptoms other than being a little tired.
No matter what the situation is, a good doctor does as many tests as he or she needs to narrow down the possible conditions. It's a good idea for patients to ask for a second opinion along the way, too, since two sets of eyes could help both doctors realize that there's something they're missing sooner.
Source: Health.com, "15 Diseases Doctors Often Get Wrong," Amanda Macmillan, accessed Feb. 28, 2018


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Bending the Arc Documentary - LIB 100/201 APPROVED!
A story of Paul Farmer
Date and TimeThursday, November 8, 2018
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As a global organization, Universities Allied for Essential Medicine (UAEM) seeks to advocate for equal access to life saving medicines that are otherwise out of reach to those in need. As a smaller, local branch of UAEM at GVSU we work to educate and bring awareness to our community. "Bending the Arc" is a documentary with values deeply entrenched in UAEM and we would like to share this with the Grand Valley community. There is a worldwide problem when it comes to medicine and "Bending the Arc" tells the inspiring story of Paul Farmer, a man who saved many lives around the world through access to medicine. Post documentary showing, UAEM of GVSU will lead a discussion on how we, as students, can actually make a difference and that our voices and actions matter.
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With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Armand on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Health Sciences North in Sudbury. Born on December 30, 1950 in Lavigne. Armand was the son of the late Edgar and the late Maria (St Amour). Beloved and loving husband of Debbie, brother of Marcel (Denise), Evelyne (André), Richard (Leonne), Denise (Réjean) and Gisele (Louis). Very special uncle to several nieces and nephews. Loving father to Gerry, and Nancy (Doug) and 'welcomed' father to Silas (Cheryl) and Carina (Anthony). Very fun-loving and playful pépère to his 7 grandchildren: Thomas, Logan, Rosalina, Kylie, Maximo, Cora and Brynlee. Loved son-in-law to 'momma' Carol. His smile, kind heart and sparkling eyes will be remembered. A man who always thought of others first, a wonderful caring husband who enjoyed life immensely. He was a true friend to all those who came to know him. His quick easy laughter was a hallmark of his personality. His honourable work ethic meant he always gave 100% to employers, his ongoing property improvement projects, and in every aspect of his life. Mere words are not enough to describe this wonderful man, but words and memories will comfort us now. Family wishes to thank the amazing nursing staff on the 7th floor and the doctors overseeing his care. At Armand's request cremation has taken place. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Ranger's Cremation and Burial Services Ltd. Online condolences can be posted at www.RangersSudbury.com
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HyperCam captures the action and sound from any part of Windows desktop and saves it to standard AVI movie files. Captures cursor movements, menus selections, windows popping up, and everything else you see on the screen. Correctly handles color palette changes if recording in 256 color mode. Allow you to pan the recorded area around the screen. Optionally annotates recorded movies with text.
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5. Click on the HyperCam and then select Uninstall. Or you can simply double click on the HyperCam and then a User Account Control window will open asking permission to continue with removing the program.
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Austin replied to a topic in Pictures, Stories & VideoBeen way too long since this thread was posted in, thought it'd be cool to get it kicking again! Heres a few mirrors to get it going Would love to see what everyone else has got to share these days.
2015 So Far!
Austin replied to Austin's topic in Pictures, Stories & VideoThanks, yes love the fantails!! I'm sure Carl and Alex will show us some skills!
2015 So Far!
Austin posted a topic in Pictures, Stories & VideoI thought id share a few of the better fish I've had this year as i don't post on the CAG forums as much as id like to, Ive been more on Facebook the last two years. I still fish as much if not more than i used to when i was still posting on here, most of it just goes on Facebook. Id like to change that though and get back on here again as well. Also Brendan, former CAG president Andy Sprinkle, and myself have started up a bait company named Trilogy Baits. We sell all kinds of Particles, Flavors, Methods and Packbaits, Ingredients, and tackle items as well. So we are looking forward to finding where this new venture takes us. If anyone would like to check us out here is a link to our website http://www.trilogycarpbaits.com. A few of the better fish I've had this year, sorry kinda picture heavy. 32lb+ 31lb+ 29lb+ 28lb+ 27lb+ 27lb+ Did not weigh this fish, guessing around the 27lb to 28lb mark 26lb+ 26lb+ 24lb+ 24lb+ Don't know the weights of a couple of the mirrors, did not weigh a couple. 21lb+ 22lb+ 24lb+ 24lb+ 24lb+ Also today Brendan and I are leaving for the UK to do two weeks of fishing and filming with Carl and Alex, hoping all goes well. We are both very excited!
Need help at Sterling State
Austin replied to MeshuggahCarp's topic in MIsterling is a seasonal water all around the the lagoons, you will do best there in the spring and fall. During the summer it's small carp, cats, and buffalo. In the fall the fishing there can be very good for size and numbers. It also stays weed free year round. My favorite area on the lagoon are the few openings on the opposite bank of the parking lot. Also ford and Belleville lake have a lot of carp in them, try ford lake park or north bay park on ford lake!
Carp of the Month June 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershipFirst fish from a new lake was this 26lb common Next fish was this 24lb+ common
Carp of the Month June 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershipA post spawn recap of my PB koi which had dropped a little over a pound in weight Beautiful fantail ghostie I had the other day
Carp of the Month April 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershiLol could be!
Carp of the Month April 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershiA few Israeli mirrors from a trip to Ohio!
Carp of the Month April 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershiA couple koi! One of which we call the cow and the other we named Houdini! After that fish we have now caught all 8 of our target koi!
Alright thank god lol, you had me worried! Look forward to the event as usual, should be a great time!
Dave there's still some ice on the lake lol?? I'm up for dinner Saturday night again
First session at sterling stateNice one chance!!
MI 2015 Season Opener FISH IN
Austin replied to (MI) Paul Cienciera's topic in MI Fish-Ins & Social EventsI will be there Paul!
No problem chance! I will be out fishing saline on Thursday hopefully and will let you know how it fishes. I know a few weeks ago some of the north end of ford was unfrozen but the rest of the lake was solid. Not sure now thougv
If you get out good luck! Make sure to let us know how it goes!
Hey chance, for some venues yes it's still too early. If you want a good chance at catching try saline mill pond. Should be mostly unfrozen and will give you a good chance at a fish this time of year as it warms up quick. A couple fish have been caught out of it as of last week. I would stay away from erie right now as the water level has dropped tremendously because of the winds today. Although sterling should start producing within the next two weeks once unfrozen
See everyone tommorow!
If I can get the day off work I will be there!
Corned Beef and Carp
Austin replied to (MI) Paul Cienciera's topic in MI Fish-Ins & Social EventsI will be there hopefully we have some open water lol!
Austin replied to SoCalCarper's topic in ATC 2015Congrats on the win Christian very well deserved!! Cant wait to see a few of the pics from the event, saw that ghostie you had, unreal!
Carp of the Month Feb. 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershipMy next entry is a smaller fish but the backdrop makes up for it I think lol, I was fishing on top of some huge ice cliffs and they made for some good pictures!
Carp of the Month Feb. 2015 $100 BCT Voucher & CAG MembershipI guess since nothing has been added i will add these two. This first one was a 21lb from a recent session here in Michigan
Oh yes definite heat wave, it's been absolutely frigid here this February!
Skeet we had a very mild day with the temps hovering around the 40's!
Thanks guys! Andy I think it was a little of both


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AVT Asia Starts Operations
Allied Vision Technologies' branch office in Singapore takes over the company's sales and support activities in Asia-Pacific.
Allied Vision Technologies announced recently that its newly founded subsidiary Allied Vision Technologies Asia Pte. Ltd. started operations on July 1, 2010. The company was incorporated in Singapore in February of this year and is now able to take over the sales and support activities of the camera manufacturer in the Asia-Pacific region.
New Staff Run New Singapore Office
Since its incorporation, AVT Asia has now moved into large office spaces in downtown Singapore and set up the necessary infrastructure. Staff hiring has also taken place to support Boon-Keng Teng, Asia Pacific Sales Manager.
Starting July 1, 2010, Thomas Lin Xiaochun will provide technical support as a Field Application Engineer to customers and distributors of the region. Kristin Liu Liyu is appointed as Office Manager and will handle the subsidiary's sales administration and logistics.
"With this core team and the Singapore office, we will be able to offer local support to our Asian customers", said Boon-Teng Keng. "After a transition phase necessary to train the new staff and take over the Asia-Pacific accounts from AVT GmbH of Germany, we expect to be fully operational by the end of the year at the latest".
High Ambitions for Asia-Pacific
Frank Grube, President & CEO of Allied Vision Technologies GmbH, is also satisfied with the progress of the project: "We are perfectly on track and I am looking forward to see AVT Asia up and running", he commented. "Allied Vision Technologies has high ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region and this requires a high level of local service to our customers. Our Singapore office space is already dimensioned to accommodate twice as much staff as today if necessary".
SOURCE: Allied Vision Technologies


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gelatinskeleton posted a topic in Government AffairsWho else applied to Michigan's MPP program? It was a last-minute decision for me but I'm actually really excited about this program. Of course, even if I get in, I'm out of state, so the funding situation might be rough. Has anyone heard anything?
Hello All, I want to keep this relatively short so I'll start by saying that I am currently deciding between UChicago & UMichigan (fully funded PhD), although I just visited UIUC (am still processing the visit but my gut is not as blown away as I was by the first two). UMichigan gave me a full merit fellowship (5 semesters, full funding the rest of my 5 years) that would allow me to avoid TA duties if I so choose. UChicago's stipend is higher and they gave me a small recruitment fellowship after I visited. I came from a small, liberal arts college so I feel like UChicago, as an institution, is more in line with the educational philosophy of my own undergraduate institution; it also has the small-school feel I am used to. Additionally, I feel like it has a higher prestige, as a whole, than UMichigan, which my advisor said might come into play after grad school (though I feel like on the department level, they are very much equals). I also come from NYC so Chicago is much more like home. What's making my choice very difficult is my bias towards UChicago as an institution and the fact that I am being recruited fairly heavily by my favorite professor at UMichigan; the stipends are almost identical when adjusted for cost of living but UMichigan's holds more prestige. Anyway, as a first-generation college student and a student from several underrepresented backgrounds, I thought I'd ask you guys for any advice. Any, and all advice/thoughts would be much appreciated! Please feel free to message me as well!
Columbia M.S. Statistics or UMichigan QFRM
allenz posted a topic in Decisions, DecisionsHey everyone! I am wondering which one should I choose. Columbia University is a big name and it locates in NYC. However, I heard the reputation of their Statistics program is not that good in recent years. I really like University of Michigan, it has relatively small class size (about 30) and the school overall has a good reputation. But Quantitative Finance and Risk Management (QFRM) is a new program (opened in 2015) and its location is not as good as Columbia's. The key parameter I am considering is job placement. Thank you for your help!
Masters in Applied Statistics UMichigan
Min2017 posted a topic in Mathematics and StatisticsHi! I've been recently admitted to the University of Michigan applied masters in statistics program. I would like to know more about the reputation of the program. Are the classes hard/ is the program tough? Is the program worth the money? Do students who graduate from here have a better chance for a statistics PHD in the future? ( Since I know it is a program that focuses on sending students into the industry) Thank you!


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Topic: Exercise - Primary Care
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) including angina and myocardial infarction a longer lifespan, according to a new long-term Norwegian study.
Wednesday, 07 June 2017
Offering a year-long programme of weight loss classes could prevent an additional 1786 cases of cardiovascular disease for every 100,000 people compared to the existing 12-week NHS programme, according to a new study published in the Lancet.
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Vitamin D levels in the blood are linked to cardiorespiratory fitness, according to a new study from the USA. Participants in the top quartile of vitamin D had a 4.3-fold higher cardiorespiratory fitness than those in the bottom quartile.


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Time: 10:30AM – 3:00PM
Location: Across from Lodgepole Campground upstream to large boulder in wide area
Fish Landed: 24
Taylor River 07/27/2012 Photo Album
Friday morning wasn't quite as chilly as Thursday at my campsite at Lottis Creek, although the tent and tablecloth were covered with rain from the brief shower that took place at dark on Thursday night. I fired up the propane stove and made a cup of tea and ate my minimal breakfast. I was waiting for the sun to rise above the hill to the east so the tent would dry before I packed it up since I needed to be out of site number 8 by 11AM, and I planned to fish another day before returning to Denver.
I busied myself with packing the car with the storage bins and rolling up my sleeping pad and sleeping bag. Eventually I removed the rain fly and draped it over a picnic table at an unused site two down from mine, and then I removed the tent pad and draped it over the table one site over as it was also unoccupied. Finally I tipped the tent up on its side to encourage the bottom to dry. The sun appeared partially over the hill by 8:30, but there were quite a few clouds in the sky, and that prevented the intense drying rays I was hoping for. There was a light breeze however and that aided the evaporation.
As I waited for the drying process to take place, I removed all my fly storage boxes from my fishing bag and sorted through them looking for large caddis, as I planned to try fishing caddis dries along the north bank like my friend from Ohio had been doing on Thursday. I did some fundamental fly organizing and when I'd completed this task checked the tent paraphenalia covering three campsites. Fortunately the breeze and sun were working their magic, and I was able to pack up the dry tent and left the campground by 10AM.
I planned to drive down the road to Lodgepole Campground and park at the nice paved lot across the street. I was concerned that this was in the construction zone, and I'd need to wait for flagmen to let me through, but as it turned out Lodgepole was just east of the start of the construction zone. I actually parked upstream from the Lodgepole lot in a nice pullout adjacent to where the river spread out into a wide shallow riffle. I planned to ford the river at this point and walk down the north bank to a spot across from the Lodgepole lot. I felt that the fish on the north bank were not as pressured as it took quite a bit more effort to get there.
Everything worked according to plan and I found myself next to the river by a large rock moraine with my Loomis five weight strung and ready to fish by 10:30AM. As it turned out, another gentleman was directly across from me wading wet and fishing up along the south shore. The river between us was quite swift and noisy, so I didn't feel that my presence would affect his fishing.
My first fly choice was a large royal stimulator. It worked in the hog trough so why not here? That was my thought process. I cast the stimulator repeatedly in the nice deep V-shaped pool behind a mid-stream rock, but nothing showed interest. I could see a nice brown hugging the light sand bottom, but the fish was showing no interest. I clipped off the royal stimmy and tied on a deer hair caddis with a palmered body. This also was ignored by the elusive fish of the Taylor River. I decided to forsake the pool and moved upstream along the bank and ten to twenty yards above my opposite bank companion.
After casting to another sweet slack water area below a log with no results, I decided to go back to a proven producer and tied on the bushy purchased green drake. In a short deep pocket just above the log, a nice brown darted to the surface and inhaled my green drake. Why do I always over analyze? I continued and covered a fair number of attractive runs and pockets with no results before landing a second fish, a rainbow, on the green drake. Fortunately the green drake seemed to be more buoyant on Friday than Thursday and wasn't requiring the frequent drying stops.
It was turning out to be a beautiful day for fishing with cool air temperatures and partly cloudy skies. The clouds were large and gray but quite high in the sky so they didn't appear to threaten any heavy precipitation, but did create a nice overcast. Once again I seemed to be covering quite a bit territory between fish and by 1PM I remember thinking that I'd caught seven fish in 2.5 hours, and my catch rate was slightly above the two fish per hour norm. With this thought in mind and no green drakes observed, I decided to make a strategy shift.
I clipped off the green drake and tied on a gray parachute hopper size 10 and then attached a two foot dropper to the bend and added a beadhead hares ear. I was fishing near the bank so perhaps the trout were tuned into hoppers, and shouldn't the all purpose hares ear attract fish subsurface? At the rate I was catching fish I estimated I'd end the day with twelve or so and that would be a nice accomplishment on top of the sixteen of Thursday.
Amazingly the strategy worked to perfection. Initially I began to catch browns on the trailing beadhead hares ear and fish were attacking the nymph in most of the places where I expected fish to be. I got in a nice rhythmn and moved along at a decent pace placing two to five drifts in all the likely spots, and more times than not a fish would grab the trailing nymph. Meanwhile the clouds were getting thicker and the periods of sun less frequent and eventually I could hear distant thunder. However I was largely oblivious and as a half hour or so flew by, the fish began to hammer the parachute hopper. This was even more fun catching fish on the top dry fly. I spotted a few PMD's and considered switching the BHHE for a beadhead pheasant tail, but decided to stay with what was working until the success ended.
One detail I forgot to mention is that shortly after landing the first brown on a green drake, I snagged my net on a tree branch and as I took another step I snapped off the retractor cable. I couldn't decide how to attach my net without my trusty retractor, but I eventually decided to stuff it handle first behind my back so it was pinched between my backpack and back as I was wearing a raincoat. This worked reasonably well, but I had to focus every time I landed a fish not to drop the net as I usually do when the retractor pulls it back into its proper position.
Well I was rolling along augmenting my fish count nicely when I hooked a twelve to thirteen inch brown in a very shallow riffle. I was very surprised at the non-descript lie that produced the fish, but as I raised my rod to net the fish it wiggled free. I no longer needed the net so I unconsciously dropped it. Instantly I realized the error of my ways as the net began drifting downstream away from me so I tried to stretch down to retrieve it, but it was already out of reach. I was now in panic mode and I took a step downstream and lunged for it. I successfully grabbed the net, but it was as my body began a downward trajectory, and I hit the water with my left side and temporarily went under and water trickled over the top of my waders and filled my left leg and foot. I also tangled my line in a dead overhead branch during this ridiculous process.
I climbed up on shore with my prize net still in my hand and managed to break off the dead branch and untangle my line. I was across the river from my car, but didn't want to waste time wading back across, so I decided to suck it up and continue. My shirt, undershirt and underwear were all wet and water was sloshing around in my feet. Eventually the water inside my waders warmed up but the cotton undershirt and underwear continued to be cold and clammy particularly as the rain clouds continued to build. The best medicine for my condition was to continue catching trout, and that's exactly how I got well.
I continued probing the pockets and runs with my hopper/dropper combination and landed more fish. By three o'clock the storm moved in and light rain began to fall. I was prepared with my raincoat already on, but my wet undergarments were causing me to feel quite chilled. I had reached twenty-four landed fish, and I was trying to make it 25, but I was moving further away from my crossing point and feeling chilled so I decided to wade back and return to the car. It proved to be a great decision as the rain began to descend in sheets as I unlocked the car and changed under the dripping hatchback door. I had clean dry clothes in my sack from camping, so eventually I was in the dry heated comfort of my car driving back to Denver. An energy drink and snack later, I was back in a pleasant state remembering my fine day on the Taylor River.


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August 30, 2018
Ilya completed the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours Program at McMaster University (2004-2008), and a Master's degree in the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto (2008-2010). He conducted his Master's research in the Cell Biology Department at SickKids, with a focus on characterizing inflammatory pathways.
Ilya completed medical school at the University of Toronto, as part of a combined MD/PhD program (2010-2018). He defended his PhD thesis on monocyte recruitment to vascular lesions and macrophage foam cell formation in October 2015. While at the University of Toronto, he served as Editor-in-chief for the Toronto Notes and Essential Med Notes textbooks, and also as editor-in-chief for the University of Toronto Medical Journal. Ilya is passionate about mentorship and teaching and has served in a variety of mentorship and teaching roles at the University of Toronto and at SickKids. Ilya is currently enrolled in the Dermatology Program at the University of British Columbia.


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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
So, I actually rather liked The Maze Runner, except for its last ten or fifteen minutes, which were pretty much totally unrelated to the rest of the movie and served only to set up this sequel: The Scorch Trials. I said then that The Maze Runner should have ended with just a flash of the world beyond the kids' prison, and the rest of that awkward coda should have been placed at the start of the next movie. I still think that would be a good idea, but now it has a new benefit: we could watch and enjoy the last movie while ignoring the fact that this one even exists.
See, The Maze Runner was a nice cross between the ubiquitous young-adult dystopia and a very literal puzzlebox. It played sort of like a big-budget, medium-action take on Cube, but with kids. And, by isolating the story from the world at large, the premise removed the need for world-building so we could focus on the relationships between these admittedly not-terribly-original characters.
Now that the kids are outside the maze, the full force of exposition comes crashing down with two full movies' worth of world-building. The writing is barely good enough for a single shot, and getting both barrels at once is painful. I can't tell if it's inherent to James Dashner's novel or T.S. Nowlin's adaptation — he's soloing this one — but every explanation manages to leave out exactly what would be interesting in the question it's trying to answer.
Out of the few dozen kids inside the maze from the first movie, we take a Benetton ad's half-dozen. There's the black one (Dexter Darden), the Hispanic one (Alexander Flores), the Asian one (Ki Hong Lee), the British one (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), the White Girl (Kaya Scodelario), and the White Boy (Dylan O'Brien) as the de facto leader. Only these last two — Teresa and Thomas, respectively — really get to do much in terms of advancing the plot, naturally. The world outside is a blasted desert called "The Scorch", populated by roving bands of "Cranks", who are people infected by a virus called "The Flare". Yes, this has gone from a nifty little puzzlebox to yet another boring post-apocalyptic fast-zombie movie.
It's not really clear what any of these have to do with each other, or what history is known to the public who haven't had their memories erased for the maze experiments. Or maybe there was something at the end of The Maze Runner but I can't remember because it was in a stupid awkward coda a year ago rather than at the start of this movie where it belongs. And, bizarrely, none of the kids seem to show any curiosity about filling in the gaps in their memory or knowledge.
What we do get is that somehow the kids from the maze — oh, and from all the other mazes, since there were evidently a lot of them — are immune to The Flare, and that the mazes were part of some sort of experiment by — and I am totally not making this up here — the "World Catastrophe Killzone Department" or W.C.K.D. that's working on a cure or therapy or something. Unfortunately the best they've come up with is a serum that can only be derived from the kids' own precious bodily fluids, which leads to ominous suggestions of "harvesting". What the maze experiments can possibly have to do with this is left totally unexplored, as is the fate of the dozens of other Flare-immune kids from each maze who were left behind, presumably to starve.
Buried under all this is a pretty interesting debate about medical ethics, circling around questions of informed consent and tradeoffs between individual rights versus community benefits. Unfortunately, all that ever makes it to the surface is a scene where the head researcher from W.C.K.D. (Patricia Clarkson) and a former colleague who defected to a resistance movement (Lili Taylor) spit at each other a bit. That's to be expected; when the acronym of one faction is pronounced "wicked", and you have to use a word like "Killzone" to make that happen, it's pretty clear you're not actually here to investigate the merits and flaws in each side. And it's not surprising which side is shoved forward as the unquestioned good in a story pandering to young adults; teenagers are pretty much all libertarians until some of them grow out of it.
I still think director Wes Ball is right to forgo a 3D conversion, but he's not nearly so good at keeping the action clear and well-lit. The zombie genre elements alone force much of it underground into dark, awkward spaces. The filmmakers still avoid developing a romantic angle between Thomas and Teresa, but then they introduce a new girl (Rosa Salazar) for Thomas to develop Feelings For. And the Conservation Principle of Girls tips us off that something bad will happen to Teresa soon enough.
It's a shame to see a story that started out so well fall so far, but it's clear that once it had to actually talk about the world outside the maze the writing just wasn't up to the task. By the end of this part there are so many glaring questions left unanswered that the only way for the trilogy's conclusion — thankfully Ball has committed to not splitting the third book in half if he directs again — to satisfyingly tie up all the loose ends is for it to be entirely composed of meticulous explanations of each point. The filmmakers have shot themselves into a corner here, and there's no good way out.
Worth It: no.
Bechdel-Wallace Test: pass.


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While I have been wasting my time trying to trade S&P 500 futures, perhaps the most liquid but also gamed by HAL 20000 computers, I have actually done better using specific stock trades that I have identified from patterns and candlesticks, and really, from ideas that I purchased.
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An Innovative Green Cooling Approach Using Peltier Chip in Milling Operation for Surface Roughness Improvement
Authors: Md. Anayet U. Patwari, Mohammad Ahsan Habib, Md. Tanzib Ehsan, Md Golam Ahnaf, Md. S. I. Chowdhury
Abstract:Surface roughness is one of the key quality parameters of the finished product. During any machining operation, high temperatures are generated at the tool-chip interface impairing surface quality and dimensional accuracy of products. Cutting fluids are generally applied during machining to reduce temperature at the tool-chip interface. However, usages of cutting fluids give rise to problems such as waste disposal, pollution, high cost, and human health hazard. Researchers, now-a-days, are opting towards dry machining and other cooling techniques to minimize use of coolants during machining while keeping surface roughness of products within desirable limits. In this paper, a concept of using peltier cooling effects during aluminium milling operation has been presented and adopted with an aim to improve surface roughness of the machined surface. Experimental evidence shows that peltier cooling effect provides better surface roughness of the machined surface compared to dry machining.
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Bureau of Urban Architecture
This site's primary purpose is to showcase the portfolio of design works for Bureau of Urban Architecture and update their customers with the latest news. The site required a large visual 'project display' appeal plus a comprehensive list of media gallery animations with design concept descriptions. The site is able to comply with current web standards, renders well for both desktop, tablet and mobile viewing, plus ability to rank well in context related search results.


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This is a statue of Jesus at the Holy City in the Wichita Mountains. It was such a beautiful October day.
Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time. ~Martin Luther
http://www.theholycitylawton.com/about_us This statue of Jesus is made of White Marble and found its home in the Holy City in 1975.
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
(Matthew 5.3-12 ESV)
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"
(Matthew 5.43-45 ESV)


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Fresh water or marine life, they are more than pets. See them swim, life becomes better.
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A rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, turtle/tortoise or reptile may be your child's best pet.
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The services and products offered by a pet store / pet shop may vary widely from a big-box chain offering live pets to a natural food specialist who is focusing on simple diets for cats and dogs. Quality may also differ widely depending on the policies, management, and suppliers.
For several years, many people think that pet shops or pet stores only provide supplies required by every animal that you considered as a pet. But, what others don't know about is that a good pet shop/pet store in Singapore also offer other services for quality domestic animal care.
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text: Jessica Devaney is a Brooklyn-based producer and the founder of Multitude Films, an independent production company dedicated to telling stories by and about underrepresented communities. Her latest film, ALWAYS IN SEASON (Independent Lens), premiered in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency. She recently produced THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED (Tribeca 2018, POV), dubbed "a real-world conspiracy thriller" by Variety; Cinema Eye-nominated ROLL RED ROLL (Tribeca 2018, POV), and Critic's Choice-nominated SPEED SISTERS (Hot Docs 2015, NETFLIX), which The New York Times called "subtly rebellious and defiantly optimistic." Additional credits include LOVE THE SINNER (Tribeca 2017, Amazon), CALL HER GANDA (Tribeca 2018, POV), NAILA & THE UPRISING (IDFA 2017, PBS), Peabody Award-winning MY NEIGHBOURHOOD (Tribeca 2012), and Ridenhour Prize-winning BUDRUS (Tribeca 2010). Jessica co-founded the Queer Producers Collective, produced Doc Society's inaugural Queer Impact Producers Lab, and was a Sundance Edit and Story Lab fellow, Women at Sundance fellow, and Sundance Creative Producing Lab advisor. She received DOC NYC and TOPIC's inaugural 40 under 40 Award, the 2019 Cinereach Producers Award, and is an AMPAS Documentary Branch member.


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So you've poured all your energy into making a film, devoting every spare minute to the project - plus every single paycheque so you're eating Whiskas for breakfast - because the art is all that matters. And now it's finally finished. What do you do?
Well, the Whistler Film Festival has placed its call for submissions for this year's annual showcase, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. It will feature up to 40 feature films and 40 shorts.
"We're looking for independent films of all shapes and sizes demonstrating distinct visions, unique perspectives and fresh new voices," reads an official press release.
So that means your Bigfoot murder mystery might just be a perfect fit! And not only that, it may be eligible for two competitions: the $15,000 Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature - presented by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia - which "celebrates independent vision, original directorial style and the diversity of talent found in Canadian independent film; and the $10,000 New Voices International Feature Competitions, which showcases international films by first- or second-time directors.
There's also the World Documentary Competition, the shortwork Competition and the Student shortwork Competition.
Short film deadline is this Friday (July 8). Feature film deadline is July 22 and the late film deadline is Aug. 5. Get editin'!
More information is available at www.whistlerfilmfestival.com.
See-pak Chopra!
Deepak Chopra, guru extraordinaire, is in town to spread his own brand of peace and wisdom. His foundation, the Chopra Foundation, is hosting a week-long, $2,700-plus Seduction of Spirit Meditation Retreat at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, which started last Sunday.
The itinerary for the retreat has included the various meditation practices and yoga techniques that have allowed Chopra to navigate the troubled waters of inner strife and discover the vast continents of tranquility that are the inspiration for all those people who buy his books by the millions.
He'll be giving talks today (Thursday) and on Friday but unfortunately these are closed to the public. But he can be seen wandering (or perhaps levitating?) through the Fairmont lobby from time to time, so those eager to catch a glimpse of serenity manifest can skulk around the hotel and wait for him to appear.
For the record
Two weeks ago, we reported that ticket and hotel packages for Jazz on the Mountain at Whistler will be available starting Aug. 1, based on comments made by festival producer Arnold Schwisberg during his presentation to council on June 21.
These packages have actually been available for a number of weeks now but Aug. 1 is the early bird pricing deadline. Those prices range from $329 per person for 3-star accommodation and $368 for 4-star accommodation.
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Caritas at the High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development, UN Headquarters, July 9-18, 2018
Caritas calls on governments to push harder on sustainable development
Caritas members, who will be among over 2,000 civil society leaders at the forum, will impress on governments the urgency of meeting goals set out in Agenda 30 in 2015 to produce a world without poverty, hunger and inequality. Caritas will highlight the work that still needs to be done, drawing from ground experience from around the world.
As well as Caritas Internationalis staff, attending from Caritas organisations will be Cristina Linaje, Caritas Spain; Francesco Hernández, Caritas Latin America; Rita Rhayem, Caritas Lebanon; Paul O'Callaghan, Caritas Australia; Siba Alexis, Guinea Conakry; Fr. Evaristus Bassey, Caritas Nigeria; and Kim Mazyck, US Catholic Charities.
Ultimate goal: The need for lasting resilience
This year's High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the third after the adoption of Agenda 2030. The overarching theme is "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies".
Agenda 2030 is the international community's strongest political mandate on sustainable development. It tells us to recognise the need to transform societies through sustainable, resilient and inclusive actions. This means recognising the interconnectedness and complexity of the challenges ahead, but also the opportunities change may bring. For Caritas, resilience is an approach that can help us understand and engage with those challenges and a changing world. It can also enable individuals and communities to be architects of their own destiny and households to self-organize, prepare for shocks and stresses and use change to adapt, regenerate and flourish. If resilience is about coping with and thriving despite change, then sustainability is about ensuring the durability of that resilience.
Action and transparency
The forum should serve as a call on governments to reinforce their commitments and speed up progress to realize the sustainable development agenda by 2030. In doing so, governments must do more than listing existing efforts. They should highlight that Agenda 2030 is a transformational tool and report how they plan to give an impulse to the necessary changes when implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN, governments and all parties involved must ensure that the forum is a space for open, genuine, honest interaction and that good examples that lead to real change on the ground are well documented and shared.
Integrated strategy
Putting Agenda 2030 into practice will only be possible if all three pillars of sustainable development are implemented in a fully integrated way. This means that economic prosperity must be shared, social protections must be put in place for all while the environment is safeguarded. All goals are interlinked and indivisible. Governments should use the Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) to share efforts to balance all three dimensions of sustainable development across all SDGs and to avoid compromising human development goals over environmental goals.
Communication and accountability
National governments are accountable to all their citizens, especially those most marginalised and left behind. They must ensure there's enough available information about the process and civic space for them to engage in delivering and monitoring the SDGs. Civil society and faith-based networks often have better access to communities because they've built up trust. Given this deep-rooted connection, governments should engage with civil society organisations in developing national indicators, contributing data and reaching out to vulnerable groups. The role of faith-based organisations also deserves to be acknowledged, given their widespread activity at grassroots level. The forum is an opportunity for governments to share mechanisms to include civil society groups and faith-based organisations in a meaningful way.
Goals and challenges
This year the forum will review several goals, including those to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable; and to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Significant progress remains to be seen in all those areas. For example billions of people still lack access to modern energy, most living in remote areas. Business-as-usual investment and governance are failing to reach 'the last mile' and will not deliver by 2030. We urgently need scaled-up public investment, more innovative financing and better planning and delivery of energy services to ensure the needs of vulnerable communities are met and that no-one is left behind.
Working in the field
Caritas Internationalis was involved in the negotiations that led to Agenda 2030. While we applaud the goals, it is imperative that they are translated into meaningful action. Many Caritas agencies both in the global North and South are currently involved in hundreds of projects designed to have a lasting impact on communities.
Here is a snapshot of some of the work we do:
HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: In a bid to support the fight against HIV/AIDS, Caritas Nigeria is currently implementing an HIV/AIDS care, treatment and support program that provides access to HIV testing and counseling, anti-retroviral therapy, support to vulnerable children and strengthening health systems, helping more than 4.5 million people over the past seven years.
Water supply in Tanzania: In Lositete in northern Tanzania, severe drought has affected the livelihoods of villagers. In the rural communities of Tanzania, the responsibility of collecting water falls primarily on women and children, who are forced to travel long distances merely to find enough of it to survive. But since the implementation of a Water Supply Project supported by Caritas Australia, improved infrastructure has brought significant change to the people of Lositete including the Maasai.
Land protection in Papua New Guinea: The Catholic Church in East New Britain in Papua New Guinea is fighting to protect food and water sources for the people of Pomio, where landowners were pressured to sublease to a local subsidiary of a transnational forestry company for oil palm plantations. Landowners have lost subsistence gardening sites and access to water supplies. The Archbishop of Rabaul Francesco Panfilo, supported by Caritas volunteer Doug Tennent from Aotearoa New Zealand, have petitioned and sought legal mediation for a fairer deal for landowners.
These projects aim to bestow enduring benefits on communities. At the forum Caritas will call for more real action.


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Swedish government, military websites shut down by denial-of-service attacks
[![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ncKhs3H90H8/UEhH9DesSWI/AAAAAAAAA1s/oVR1nwihYqg/s200/swedish-government-website.png)](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ncKhs3H90H8/UEhH9DesSWI/AAAAAAAAA1s/oVR1nwihYqg/s1600/swedish-government-website.png)Swedish government websites were jammed by hackers for hours Monday, with some supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claiming responsibility on Twitter. The websites of the Swedish government, Armed Forces and the Swedish Institute were among those experiencing problems. Niklas Englund, head of digital media at the Swedish Armed Forces, said it was unclear who was behind the so-called denial-of-service attacks, in which websites are overwhelmed with bogus traffic. But he noted that an unidentified group urging Sweden to take its "hands off Assange" claimed responsibility on Twitter. Assange has been sheltering at Ecuador's Embassy in Britain since June 19 in an effort to avoid extradition to Sweden, where prosecutors want to question the founder of the secret-spilling WikiLeaks site over alleged sex crimes.
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Healthy Buildings – Just What The Doctor Ordered?
In 1860 Florence Nightingale wrote of the importance of keeping windows open to make for a healthier environment, however these days it is more likely for your Doctor to advise you to "get more sleep" than question you about the amount of daylight and fresh air you receive at the office.
People spend more than 90% of their time inside the artificial environments such as offices , so it makes sense for us to create indoor spaces we enjoy spending time in and that positively affect our health and wellbeing. Yet it is rare that we consider buildings a factor that influences our health.
A healthy building ought to work on behalf of the people working in it and allows them to operate at their highest functionality. If the building enables the people within to work in a productive, healthy space, then it creates a more efficient and positive working environment which is beneficial to both employer and employee.
There is no deep mystery about how to create healthier buildings; the major components of healthy environments have everything to do with creating space not for itself, but for the people who inhabit it.
The two main influencers are thought to be improved ventilation and better lighting, however Angela Loder, a professor at the University of Denver and researcher in health, buildings and urban nature, adds to this by suggesting that research "has the potential to dramatically improve" the way buildings affect people.
Loder believes that there are three key branches of research in the field of healthy buildings:
- Materials and Ventilation It is well known that hazardous substances used in building can lead to a rise in asthma cases. But generally, using cheaper and low quality building materials can have negative implications for everyone as they can impair "the ability to make complicated decisions, to focus, and to problem solve."
- Access to Nature Loder belies that by increasing access to views of nature and the great outdoors one can benefit from improved mood and increased productivity. "Recent trends in green building and landscape architecture are incorporating nature into buildings, seen in green roofs, green walls, and prioritizing views of nature," Loder suggests. "For example, in my own research I found that viewing a green roof from the workplace led to 50% better concentration and feelings of calm wellbeing, better problem-solving, and a sense of hope."
- Amount of Natural Light Increasing the amount of natural light into a building was once considered a 'soft' benefit for employees but it is now thought to dramatically improve the wellbeing of a building's inhabitants. In schools, more robust natural light is believed to have shown improved test scores and reduced student absence.
So, creating a healthy building and working environment answer the prayers of businesses wanting to increase or appease employee satisfaction, but does it make good business sense? Salaries and benefits can make up to 85% of total workplace costs making employee satisfaction vital for any business. It has been suggested that recruitment and retention of employees is higher for companies that invest in indoor environmental quality which can result in significant cost savings such as a reduction in absences due to illness.
Considering that the average payback period of initial investment into creating healthy work environments is only two years, it would seem that providing a healthy building in which employees will operate should be an easy decision for any employer to make.
After all, surely no company would want to have a beautiful building that contains miserable employees.


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CBI should probe Pawar's role in Lavasa, says BJP
The CBI should investigate Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's role in the construction of the Lavasa hill city in Pune district, Gopinath Munde, the BJP's deputy leader in Lok Sabha, demanded on Monday.mumbai Updated: Sep 07, 2010 02:42 IST
The CBI should investigate Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's role in the construction of the Lavasa hill city in Pune district, Gopinath Munde, the BJP's deputy leader in Lok Sabha, demanded on Monday.
The agency should also look at the rotting food grains issue, he said.
Lavasa has recently been in the news after the Union environment ministry asked the Maharashtra government to look into allegations that the project violated environmental norms, as reported in HT.
While the Centre has asked for details of the project's green clearance, the state revenue department is looking at its land purchase transactions.
"Lavasa is the biggest scandal of the decade," said Munde, who was speaking to the media in Pune at the inauguration of an exhibition.
He alleged that there were at least 47 irregularities while sanctioning the Lavasa project. Tribal land was taken away forcibly, and "only a CBI inquiry will bring out the truth", he said.
The BJP will raise the issue in the state Assembly and Parliament, he said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, however, said he saw no reason for a CBI inquiry. "The revenue department is probing the matter independently and will submit its report in the coming days," he said.
Munde also hit out at the NCP chief for letting food grains in godowns rot instead of supplying them to the poor, despite a Supreme Court order, and said Pawar should be removed from his post as the food and civil supplies minister. He added that the BJP is considering taking Pawar to court for contempt of court on the food grains issue.
Meanwhile, state Congress president Manikrao Thakre said the party wants the state government to probe if there were any irregularities in the land transactions. "The Congress' position on Lavasa is, if there are any irregularities, the government should look into it," he said.
Pawar could not be contacted. NCP spokesperson Madan Bafna denied that Pawar and his family had anything to do with the project.
"Is it a crime to guide or advise anybody?" Bafna asked. "The inquiry is in progress, the court case is going on. Everybody is equal before the law."
Supriya Sule, Pawar's daughter and NCP MP, and her husband Sadanand had stakes in the project, but they exited from Lavasa in 2006.
Lavasa Corporation, through recently issued advertisements, denied that the project has any political linkage and that it had acquired tribal land.


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US contract research organisations (CROs) and contract manufacturing organisation (CMOs) must now declare any payments made to physicians, under new federal regulations impacting the pharmaceutical industry.
The Transparency Report and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests, commonly known as the 'Sunshine Act', will require manufacturers of drugs, devices, biological or medical supplies to report payments made to physicians on an annual basis.
The new rules fall under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) section of the act and apply to companies functioning within US health programmes Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP.
The ruling, released last week, also applies to both CMOs and CROs and will cover "payments and transfers of value", including consulting fees, honoraria, gifts, travel and entertainment.
From August 2013 companies will need to begin collecting data on payments made to physicians, which will then be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), by the end of March 2014.
"The intent of this law is to bring potential conflicts of interest to light with the goal of driving down healthcare costs," explained Scott Liebman, principal at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, speaking to Forbes.
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This month, Evan Rogister makes his long-awaited Metropolitan Opera debut, conducting the English-language family version of Mozart's The Magic Flute alongside a cast including Nathan Gunn, Kathryn Lewek, Greg Fedderly and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. These performances follow a hugely successful debut with Malmö Symphony Orchestra, and takes Evan into 2018 where he will begin the New Year with a return to the Deutsche Oper Berlin for Richard Strauss' Salome.
Evan began his 2017/18 season at the Washington National Opera conducting Aida and, looking further ahead this season, will be conducting Eugene Onegin at the Royal Swedish Opera.
Performances of The Met's The Magic Flute will take place on 25 and 30 November, 4, 7 and 9 December. More information here.
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