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Full internal redecoration of the Library at Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford University.
Work Carried Out
July/August 2005.
Duration of Contract
6 weeks.
Case Study - Education
Oxford University
Lady Margaret Hall
Lady Margaret Hall library is one of the finest college libraries at Oxford with more than 70,000 books. The library is open to college members 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Description of Project
A full internal decoration of the main library was a challenge as all the books were left on the shelves throughout the work. The books were carefully protected by polythene sheeting before work began. The narrow aisles between the bookcases made access to the surfaces difficult. Great care was also needed when erecting and taking down mobile scaffolding towers.
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By Vern Nordman
We were sitting around the kitchen table at Dave and Sally's house in San Antonio talking, as families do, about other members of the family, who was where, who was doing what, when we became aware that young Jacob, age 5, was becoming extremely agitated. When asked what the problem was we found that he was frustrated about hearing of aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. that he didn't know and couldn't sort out who was who. So while his mother and grandmother made soothing mother and grandmother noises I took pen to paper and the result was:
Relatives, relatives, they come by the score
Every time you turn around, there's twenty more.
Aunts and uncles, grandparents and cousins
Nephews and nieces, they come by the dozens.
Big ones and little ones, it gets so confusin'
Trying to keep them straight, it's not even amusin'.
So pay attention Jake and I'll tell you what I'll do.
Read this little poem. I'll make it easy for you.
You have no trouble at all knowing your sister and brother,
And no problem, of course, with your father and mother.
It's when you get out of the house that things get hard.
There are enough relatives out there to fill up your yard.
Grandmas and grandpas are the easiest to figure.
There are only four of them – the number can't get bigger.
Your mom and dads, mom and dad, are your grand parents you see.
Two grandmas, two grandpas, that's all there can be.
Your grand parents mom and dad are your great-grandparents, lets
keep it straight,
No matter what else happens, there can be only eight.
It's in the rest of the family where things get tough.
No one had the sense to say enough is enough.
You have brothers and sisters, your mom and dad did too.
And all of their brothers and sisters are aunts and uncles to you.
To make the family bigger there is another rule.
The people your aunts and uncles marry are aunts and uncles too.
So, no matter how many brothers and sisters
your mom and dad had.
No matter where they live or if they are happy or sad.
No matter where they go or what they do.
Each and every one is an aunt or an uncle to you.
So onward and onward, onward we go.
The family tree gets bigger. It just grows and grows.
Your grandmas and grandpas had sisters and brothers.
If you don't think that's true just go ask your mother.
And every sister and brother that they ever had,
Was an aunt or an uncle to your mom and dad.
And that makes them, strange but its true,
Great aunts and great uncles to the likes of you.
Now nephews and nieces are just the reverse,
Of aunts and uncles in the previous verse.
The ones you call aunt and uncle call you niece or nephew.
And that's the way it is, no matter what you do.
When your brother and sister get married – someday they might –
Then they will have kids, won't that be a sight.
And all of those kids will be related to you.
You'll call them nephews and nieces, that's just what you'll do.
I saved cousins for last because I don't know where to start.
When you think about cousins it's bad for the heart.
Cousins are the hardest part, I'll tell you no lies.
It seems that there are more cousins than stars in the skies.
Some live close and some live far.
We never seem to know just who they all are.
When your aunts and uncles have kids they are called cousins.
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It's hard trying to figure out just who is who.
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once removed".
Removed from where? Don't ask, or it's off to bed
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Shirttail cousins, distant cousins, give my head a rest.
I know there are kissin' cousins. They're the ones we like the best.
I know cousins are all relatives and on my family tree.
A cousin is a cousin and that's good enough for me.
So there you have it, Jake, from bottom to top,
Grandmas and grandpas, your mom and your pop.
Nephews and nieces, aunts and uncles too,
And enough cousins to fill up the San Antonio Zoo.
Relatives come in all sizes and might have different names.
They may live near or far and play different games.
But the thing to remember and keep in your heart,
Relatives are your family, even when you're far apart.
Relatives are your family; it's very, very true.
No matter where you go, they are all a part of you.
Vern Nordman
Family Database
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Category: Don Bradman Cricket 17
Ashes Cricket (PS4): Career Mode – Limited Overs, Limited Success!
Following the decent start made to my career in the three-day game, I was looking forward to backing it up in the limited overs campaigns.
However I endured a difficult time in the one-day matches. This was despite scoring my runs at a modern-day strike-rate of 164.28.
5, 6, 11, 16 & 31
No they're not this week's lottery numbers! They're my 2018 fifty-over batting performances. In truth I just didn't apply myself properly and only had myself to blame for finishing the season with a paltry average of 13.80.
I did at least finish the campaign with an enterprising innings of 31 from just twelve deliveries against York, only succumbing in the final over when playing for the team and not my average!
My team Leeds finished a disappointing 5th place in the league.
Having underwhelmed in the one-dayers, I found myself quite understandably demoted from position four to five in the batting order for the T20 matches. Though I again failed to record a half-century, I was pleased with my performances. Often coming in with only a few overs remaining, I registered scores of 32, 6, 31*, 24 & 4 at a whopping strike rate of 255.26!
In a repeat of the one-day affairs we finished in a disappointing fifth place in the league and so failed to qualify for the finals-day.
Come the 2019 campaign, I'll look to get back on the horse in the three-day season. I'll need to readjust my mindset to batting for long periods of time and turning some of those 90s into big hundreds in order to gain selection for a professional outfit. Hopefully I can improve on my moderate start to limited overs cricket too.
Big Ant Studios have added added depth to their career mode in this, their latest cricket game. In Don Bradman Cricket 17 you only played T20 matches at club level. On Ashes Cricket once again you find yourself playing in a regionalised league, in my case Northern England but the structure is no longer three rounds or so of exclusive Twenty20 cricket. With six teams in our league we played each team once in the three-day stuff, then again in both one-dayers and T20s with finals-days in place for both the one-day and T20 tournaments. It's a much better way of structuring things. The three-day encounters allow you to potentially construct big scores and can have exciting climaxes as teams do seem to play to win and not just settle for what might seem easy draws. Not just slogging away in T20 matches is both far more enjoyable and provides extra layers of immersion to the game.
Regarding statistics, the club level stuff is all lumped together so that when you walk out to bat for your maiden one-day appearance the stats on screen show your three-day figures then combine from that moment forward. It'd be great if the three formats were separated but that is the case once you make it to professional level with individual statistics for First Class, List A and T20 as well as Test, ODI and T20I so it's not the end of the world whilst plugging away on the amateur circuit.
I've found the Northern Cup a little spin dominated but I guess that's fair enough, particularly in the shorter formats of the game. There's added delicacy and realism to hitting some of the shots. A dabbed guide through gully or a straight six feels so rewarding as does occasionally playing through the shot too soon, getting underneath the ball and being caught. I've been bowled and edged behind to spin when I probably changed my mind during the delivery's flight and whilst it's frustrating to get out it feels genuine! I've performed better against pace bowling but the movement of some of the deliveries is awesome. The opposition have held every catch I've offered.
Yes I experienced a dodgy stumping, fell victim to a back-to-the-ball catch and the statistics could do with a little cosmetics but my experience of Ashes Cricket so far is an encouraging one. I do hope that it takes me only two or three years to get a professional gig though and not five or six! Offering a reminder, I'm playing on pro level, medium difficulty and medium selection difficulty. Oh and not forgetting the new buttons, yes they're simpler but do still provide enough variety to retain depth and skill to batting in the game. I haven't yet bowled outside of nets/training.
Disclaimer: I'm currently working on creating Test, ODI and T20I leagues in which to play as England and provide reports on but am waiting for some of the on-disc international teams to be complimented with real players.
Ashes Cricket (PS4): Career Mode – Slogmaster/From Zero to Ninety in a Matter of Seconds!*
*By seconds I mean upto two hours.
Start as we mean to go on! Yes that's right, I ducked on debut but did make a stoic second innings four against the mighty Hull. Only by getting both my mind and fingers crossed between classic and standard buttons did I come unstuck. It's the usual six local teams league structure but Career Mode now incorporates Three-Day, One-Day and T20 cricket making it impressively more immersive. I've signed up with Leeds and as well as Hull will enjoy days out to Bradford, Scarborough, Sheffield and York, flood defences provided!
Against Sheffield I responded by reaching 19 before both a change in the commentary box (Thanks Mel Jones!) and the introduction of spin, immediately combined to distract me and send shivers down my spine. I'd fallen against spin in both innings on debut and followed suit here too.
Come the second innings and with the field up, I launched a huge straight six early in the piece. It was my first career maximum and I struck another the following day. The bowling attack encountered was a challenging mix of both pace and spin as well as right and left-arm.
I reached my maiden fifty, with a little help from my Kookaburra Ghost, at more than a run a ball. The sweep shot was particularly effective for me though in truth it often ended up being executed more like an out and out slog!. We'll take the runs any way they come though!
My avatar has ended up not looking particularly like me but my teeth have had a nice shine, although I appear to have an extra head growing out of my right shoulder. This is a concern because it could effect my batting!
Whether or not either my glove or bat actually made contact with the ball that was caught behind off yet more spin to end my epic second innings inversion of my first innings score remains unclear. Just look at that crack. Off the richter scale in Yorkshire!
Of course there's no DRS at this level. I'm not bitter at the decision though, only proud of my innings of 91. Of course a further nine runs would have been welcome but though I could barely open my eyes as I left the crease, deep down I know that my career best knock puts me in good stead to attain my career ambitions.
Big Ant appear to have made huge strides with their follow-up to the Don Bradman Games and I can't emphasise how much better club (Amateur) level is for having two innings matches. I'll keep you up to date with my career travails as I begin the quest for Yorkshire and England recognition. For the record: I'm middling every difficulty level, that's pro level (So 3rd out of 5) and medium specifically on the batting and bowling front as well as selection difficulty and am playing on a PlayStation4 console.
Ashes Cricket (PS4): Pre-release Gameplay
Here's some pre-release gameplay for Ashes Cricket, due for release on November 16th. It's dawned on me that it's worth pointing out this is somebody else's video, before anybody gets the impression that's me spouting insight about the game. One completely random thing that I noticed amongst some really encouraging stuff in this clip, is that the batsmen's feet don't seem to disappear into the ground as they did in Don Bradman Cricket 17!
As mentioned before, I'm led to believe that you can do everything you could on DBC 17, for example: Career mode, custom leagues and tournaments as well as players and kits etc. You're not just limited to playing the 2017-18 Ashes!
According to the clip, there's 32 face scanned Australian players and 28 English. This should help clarify concerns regarding the composition of the on-disc squads prior to implementing any customisation.
The suggestion in the video is that the game has become easier. I previously read that the lower levels are more arcade like but the harder skill levels are still tough. Big Ant are bound to have toned things down a little as they try to attract the casual pick up and play gamer via the Ashes tag but I seriously hope this game hasn't been dumbed down too much. The beauty of the Don Bradman games was that they were demanding!
Don Bradman Cricket 17: Best Of!
In anticipation of the release of Big Ant's latest cricket game titled Ashes Cricket, slated to hit PS4s and XboX Ones come November 16th, I thought we'd celebrate by looking back at some of the highlights from Don Bradman Cricket 17. There were some classic matches featuring England against a variety of opposition from all corners of the globe. Some matches ended with victory for England, some ended with defeat… and some neither!
A Lyth Less Ordinary!
Yorkshire's Adam Lyth wrote his name in the history books as England totalled in excess of 300 when chasing against Nepal in a One-Day-International but was it enough…
Cancer survivor Michael Carberry returned to England colours for a T20I against USA…
Greece Frightening!
Haseeb Hameed batted slickly against Greece but could his teammates back him up in Corfu…
Thai'd in Knots!
Hameed continued his fine form against Thailand at London's Olympic Stadium in 'The Test of the Century so Far'…
Paper, Scissors, Stoneman!
On his international debut in Liverpool, Mark Stoneman batted like Mark Stoneman as England's ODI against Vanuatu went to the wire…
Oh and this guy scored a couple of First Class centuries…
Dawson's Creek's Banks Haven't Burst!
File photo: Liam Dawson brings up his maiden ODI fifty against Scotland in Edinburgh.
That's right, a headline announcing that something hasn't happened!
Water gently meandering along a creek, a tranquil and serene scene. The water levels rise though and the creek's banks burst. For Liam Dawson however, the banks haven't burst, the water levels haven't risen and there's been no drowning. The water has consistently gently meandered along.
2-129 in India on debut got him up and running. There have been worse starts to Test careers. Figures of 2-67, 2-34, 0-26 and 1-42 against South Africa leave Dawson with a more than respectable bowling average for a spinner of 33.80 in Test cricket in England. Along with a penchant for dismissing Hashim Amla, that's a decent start. Dawson is 27, an age where he's gained experience but should have his best years ahead of him. England's selectors however have regressed, pressured by the public and media, they've already ditched 'Daws' and moved onto Mason Crane. Should 20-year-old Crane be left with a bowling average of 42.57 after four Tests and average a healthy 33.80 in England will he too be ditched?
Dawson's axing on the cue of social media opinion reminds of the time that Ian Blackwell was chipping in with wickets and Anthony McGrath was keeping things tight for England. They weren't setting the world on fire but they were, understatedly, making a contribution. An article in a newspaper questioned their returns and they were ditched never to be seen in England colours again.
I'll bore myself let alone my readers if I repeat previous sentiment about English fans always wanting the new and undamaged goods as well as how investing and persisting in a player is of value but to cut through the trees to get to the wood… I'm suggesting that Dawson, like many players, may have been given up on too soon. Still, if he's lucky, he might earn an England recall and carve out a decent international career when Ashes Cricket arrives on the PS4 in November…
Disclaimer: For the uneducated, please be aware that the lines between reality and virtuality on my blog often become very blurred, so much so that I can't remember if Haseeb Hameed's twin centuries against Thailand at London's Olympic Stadium were in real life or only in my living room!
Ashes Cricket (PS4): You, Me and Virtuality!
Been missing my Don Bradman write-ups? Cricket Captain and its graphs and charts just not the same? Well fear not Silly Pointers because with the release of Ashes Cricket soon upon us, my PS4 based cricket adventures are about to begin again!
Come the release of Big Ant's third (DBC14/DBC17/Ashes Cricket) venture to the crease, you can look forward to the following:
- Yours truly setting out on a career and this time getting a county gig before the age of 26, a batting average at least in the twenties and international recognition… hopefully!
- England participating in newly formed Test, ODI and T20I leagues. As per my previously detailed plans to restructure world cricket, I would ideally amalgamate all formats and create the Global Cricket League (GCL) but that is beyond even Big Ant's customisation boundaries.
- The Stateside Smash (Something that I'm confident is within Big Ant's customisation boundaries). Los Angeles Ashes, New York Nightwatchmen and Houston Apollo are just some of the franchises rumoured to be signing up.
- Original jazzy kits and funky bats designed by yours truly.
Silly Point himself registering a First Class century, England becoming Test champions of the World, a razzmatazz USA based T20 league, Mark Footitt winning an England cap and Ross Whiteley turning out for Phoenix Free Hitters. These are all things that could happen… if not in reality then in virtuality, in Big Ant's Ashes Cricket!


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U.S. senators this week endorsed a proposal that's long been a favorite of technology companies: a bigger pool of foreign workers.
A spending measure approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee will boost the cap on H-1B visas for highly skilled guest workers by about half–from 65,000 to 95,000.
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The changes won't take effect unless the full Senate–and later, a conference with the House of Representatives–approves. That may be easier said than done, as the House's version does not currently provide for a change in the H-1B visa cap. The next step for the bill is debate in the Senate Budget Committee, currently scheduled for Wednesday.
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The dormant Thrihnukagigur volcano is a unique natural phenomenon. By setting up the necessary gear and equipment, we've created a tour that opens the door to a new world. It really isn't that complicated to experience it. All you need is the willingness to do a moderate 45–50 minute hike (to get to the crater) and the guts to descend 120 meters/400 feet to the bottom of the crater in an open cable lift.
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Garbage disposals can be an essential item in helping make kitchen cleanup fast and easy. However, many ask what they should and shouldn't put in their disposal, and how they can help it perform at its best.
Here are the five dos and don'ts for maintaining a garbage disposal.
1. Do run cold water while the disposal is running. By using cool water, any fat will still be solid as it passes through the disposal and pipes. It is a good idea to run cold water for 5-10 seconds before turning your disposal on. Once the disposal is on, begin putting food into the disposal gradually. Once the food has been ground, let the water run for 10-20 seconds to flush the drain.
Don't neglect to run water while your disposal is on. Okay, we're having a little fun here by being redundant, but we only do so to reinforce the importance of running water before, during and after using your disposal. If you don't run water, you run the risk of food particles jamming the disposal's blades causing it to need service or replacement.
2. Do cut large items into smaller pieces and feed them in one at a time rather than all at once. Otherwise, you can overwork the disposal and clog or jam it.
Don't put bones or other hard objects into the garbage disposal. Hard items can jam, causing the blades to break. Each disposal has a hardness capacity that its blades can handle.
3. Do clean the inside of your garbage disposal on a regular basis. Over time the disposal can have a bit of build up around the sides and even on the blades. Here are some common ways to keep your disposal clean:
Baking Soda and Vinegar:
Simply sprinkle half a cup of baking soda into the drain, then gently pour a cup of white vinegar on top. The mixture will fizzle and bubble. Let it sit for 7 to 10 minutes, then rinse with hot water. Scrubbing inside the disposal with a bottle brush or old toothbrush after applying the baking soda and vinegar can help even more.
Citrus, Citrus, Citrus:
Grinding citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, or limes can help cut grease and eliminate odors. The citric acid will clean the blades and give your kitchen a fresh smell.
Ice Cubes and Salt:
Grinding ice cubes and salt in your garbage disposal is a great way to remove tougher sludge and debris that has attached itself to the grinding elements. Place 2 handfuls of ice cubes into your disposal, followed by a half cup of sea salt. Run cold water for 1-2 seconds and then turn your disposal on.
Don't use chemicals to clean your garbage disposal. Avoid using bleach, drain cleaners and other harsh chemicals, even if you're trying to unclog it. Many chemicals can do quite a bit of damage. For clogs, consider using a plunger.
4. Do put leftover food from meals into the disposal. Garbage disposals offer convenience by grinding up leftovers like meat, breads and other kitchen scraps. It's better to send these scraps down your drain to a sewage treatment plant or septic system instead of into your trash can. That means less mess and unwanted lingering odors.
Don't grind up potato or banana peels as they can form a paste that can clog your drain and ruin your garbage disposal. Lettuce, celery, asparagus, kale, onion skins and coffee grounds should be avoided too because they can easily entangle the blades of the disposal making it inoperable.
5. Do run your disposal regularly. Even if you don't have anything to grind, turn the water on and run the disposal. By running the garbage disposal frequently, you can prevent unwanted clogs.
Don't put oil, grease, or fat down your disposal. Small amounts are avoidable at times, but that's another reason to run cold water, not hot. The cold water will cause the grease to harden, which will help it completely evacuate your drain.
Maintaining your garbage disposal is an easy way to prevent damage and prolong its life. These five dos and don'ts should help clear up any questions when it comes to using your disposal.
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Before I start the review I want to log a complaint as to how Cartoon Network is airing this show. We also saw it in Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles last week, the inability to produce a full half-hour cartoon. It apparently can be done. The first episode of Rise was a full-length story while the first episode of Mega Man: Fully Charged is also full-length but broken down into two parts. It seems like a waste to me, and it's not like shows I grew up with didn't make the same mistake. And yet on Boomerang it's actually scheduled as a full half-hour show and not two 15 minute shows.
Anyway, on to the episode review. Mega Man: Fully Charged takes little from the Mega Man games, but considering how often the franchise has diverted from the original game universe I'm not even sure it matters anymore. Capcom itself has created like four or five different Mega Man continuities. You have the original and X game series, Legends, Battle Network/NT Warrior, Star Force, and at least one more I'm forgetting right now. It's like complaining Robots In Disguise doesn't match up with the original Transformers. That ship's long past sailed on a slow trip to Japan.
Instead, Man Of Action, the collective of writers and creators behind the original Ben 10 and the animated version of Big Hero 6, among other TV and comics projects. You know the show is going to be good with that history, but how good is it?
The show takes place in the future (probably something with an "XX" in the number), years after the "Hard Wars", a war between robots and humans. One of its heroes, Dr. Light, now promotes unity between humans and robots in Silicon City, having a human daughter named Suki and a robotic son named Aki. However, Aki is secretly the city's protector, Mega Man, aided by Mega Mini, a little robot in his head. Only Suki and I'm guessing Aki's robodog Rush know Aki and Mini's secret. Meanwhile forces are trying to end human/robot unity and won't stop until they're at war again.
We've already established that Man Of Action is working more with the concept than any of the other continuities of the past, but this is closer than most of Capcom's actual offerings outside of the main games and the various X and Zero period spinoffs. The whole secret identity thing isn't new, as it happened in Dreamwave's version of the original Blue Bomber, but there even Light knew who Mega Man was. They're also avoiding the same musical naming gimmick, as we have Aki and Suki rather than Rock and Roll. I'm assuming they're both adopted since Aki is a robot and Suki is black, unless at some point Light got together with a black woman and a…you know what, let's not go there. They're adopted, that's fine, nothing to see here, moving along.
Okay, he could have been built by Light and Suki's missing/dead mom and that's why they're siblings. Bullet dodged. Or plasma blast in this case.
But if this is so removed from the original games outside of Mega's copy ability (more on that shortly) then what's with all the 8 bit style graphics that pop up in tribute and the chiptune score and theme song? Is that production studio Dentsu Entertainment USA or DHX Media (the studio that bought up DIC's library and Cookie Jar Entertainment) trying to justify the name? Don't get me wrong, it looks and sounds cool, but it just draws attention to the original game series. Like I said, this franchise has numerous and wildly different continuities produced by Capcom itself but the originals have been the source of most recent games and I see plenty of people not aware of the larger franchise being disappointed. This just kind of rubs it in.
The style of the regular animation is quite good. It's high action (typical for a Man Of Action production) but takes time to let us see what's happening. We get a good introduction to the characters and the central conflict in the form of antagonist Sgt. Breaker Night, another hero of the Hard Wars (with the cybernetic arm to show for it) who is convinced robots are still the enemy. Aki is a typical boy who likes action but wants to defend others and continue the human/robot union. Suki is a bit more level-headed and may be his conscience. Dr. Light appears to be something of a pacifist after the war and while he shows support for Mega Man, Aki and Suki aren't sure they want to tell him Aki IS Mega Man. That's a first for the franchise I think. Also, we don't see much but Aki has a friend named Burt Wily. How will that come into play, or did someone really screw up a reference?
Mega Mini on the other hand is a bit annoying. He seems to love running his vocoder at full burn. His job is to maintain Mega Man's systems, since the copy ability also means dealing with power control. In this episode Mega fights Fire Man and has to keep his temper in check, while in a preview for a fight with Drill Man it has different side effects. This should keep the stories fresh as each power brings different problems, explaining why Mega Man doesn't just go right to the copied weapon. Unlike the first Mega Man cartoon, he has to scan and copy the schematics through his buster, which takes a longer amount of time and costs him his weapon which is why he doesn't go right to copying the power. I think the copy ability needs to go to long but maybe that will change as the show goes on.
He also controls the suiting up sequence and as I established yesterday I do enjoy a good suit up sequence. Mega Man's "meganizing" scene is pretty cool.
Overall I very much enjoyed this episode and I'm looking forward to the series, even if it is more short stories. Hopefully we'll get more continuity than we did with the further episodes of Rise Of The TMNT, and I'm thinking this could be a fun superhero show, with actual action. It's a dying art, especially on Cartoon Network. As of this writing the first ten episodes (so about five shows worth) are up on Cartoon Network's site but it may not work outside of the US. It is a good show and worth checking out if you can.


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I have been looking at laws regarding non-compete covenants. A non-compete agreement aims to prevent a worker from accepting other work that would compete with his or her employer or business partner. In employment situations, this might include non-solicitation of the business's customers, or operating a competing business within a given range of miles from the business. In publishing, a publisher may ask for a non-compete from an author, so that the publisher is the only one publishing the author's work on a given topic. Non-compete agreements may exclude competitive activity for a year or may go for much longer.
Many states have laws that permit these sorts of non-compete agreements, provided that they are "reasonable" to protect a "legitimate business interest" or the "goodwill" of the business and balancing that interest with the effect on the public of the restraint of activity. A common strategy of employers seeking non-compete clauses, therefore, is to demand a very extensive non-compete, but then qualify the claim with a statement that the demand is no broader than is required by law. The idea is to get the "full benefit" of the law by asking for whatever the maximum interpretation of "reasonableness" might be. A happy side attribute of such a strategy, from the employer's perspective, is that absent a law case, the employer can claim pretty much anything is reasonable up to whatever limit an employee is willing to tolerate, short of filing suit. That is, "reasonableness" is not so much a matter of public policy as it is how far an employer can go before some employee chooses to fight over it. Some states won't tolerate this sort of thing, while others will. California, for one, declines to re-write invalid arrangements to make them valid. Folks have to do their own heavy lifting in California. (Here is a nice summary by Christopher S. Drewry of the variations among the states.) We will come back to this strategy in a moment, so keep it in mind.
In this regard, California is something of an outlier, along with Texas and North Dakota. Since the 1860s California has simply banned non-compete agreements. The current statement of the law is California Business and Professions Code Section 16600:
Except as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind is to that extent void.
The exceptions in the chapter pertain to non-compete clauses included in the sale of a business and the management of partnerships and S corporation memberships. Otherwise, in California, non-compete deals are pretty much void.
While employers might not like California's approach at all, it is worth asking whether technology development in California has an advantage when it comes to innovation that other parts of the country can't touch, and that an important part of Silicon Valley and Hollywood's productivity comes from this simple prohibition on non-compete clauses.
Consider the "gig" culture of making movies. A production company is formed, works for three years or so and produces a movie, and then disbands and its members and others reform to create new companies. So much for "sustainable" and "growth". The company exists to get a job done, does that, and then poof. The idea of working for a salary for 10 years seems downright stultifying compared to the idea that there is always a new company with a fresh idea looking for talent on a limited engagement basis.
Consider also the movement of technology expertise in Silicon Valley. I had one veteran of the Valley tell me that non-disclosure agreements were ignored in the Valley, though lawyers always demanded them. There were only two bits of information that weren't shared: budgets and release dates. Technology ideas flow freely. The neat thing about no non-compete clauses is that if a current employer ignores your best ideas and your work product, you simply go next door. Again, plenty of available companies that are more than happy to compete, and there's no territorial requirement that you have to move out of state to land a competing job.
If a state is fussing about how to create a world-class innovation environment–as the state of Washington has been doing recently–one might start by forbidding non-compete clauses and seeing if gig culture strategies start to emerge, leading to more spin outs, more production-style companies, greater freedom of movement for creative talent, to find environments suited to its imagination and expertise.
In all this, intellectual property plays a role as well. In Germany, limits were placed on what an employer could claim from employees by way of invention. "Service inventions" are those that arise from employment for the company regardless of where the invention might take place, while "free inventions" are everything else. The idea is, an employer ought to have what the employer expects to have from employing people, but should not get what those people otherwise might come up with, just because these other things might be valuable, too. If one wants to stimulate innovation, so the thinking goes, then the last thing one wants is to have employers with a lot of power laying claim to everything they can, using the power of employment and the threat of a big fuss to dissuade employees from doing anything with their inventions other than passively handing them over to company attorneys for disposition. Instead, one wants employee inventors to be able to pursue an open market for their work, outside the constraints of the narrow expectations of work produced for, or through the benefit of access to the information of, the employer. That is, shopped around to whomever will develop them. Gig culture. Opportunism. Choose your breakthrough network rather than conform to the demands of an employer more interested in the value of your invention for its future demand from others than to develop it as part of the employer's business.
Limiting the scope of an employer's claims to employee inventions is a form of restriction on non-compete clauses. The employer should not be permitted to restrain employees who create new ideas, where those ideas are not the result of the employer's commissioning and "reasonable" expectations. A number of states–but by no means a majority–have implemented such laws, Washington (RCW 49.44.140) and California (California Labor Code Section 2870), among them.
Consider Washington's version (California's is nearly the same language):
(1) A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee's rights in an invention to the employer does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer. Any provision which purports to apply to such an invention is to that extent against the public policy of this state and is to that extent void and unenforceable.
If we break this down, we have a stack that goes something like this:
The Washington law does not require employers to claim everything in the stack that they can, but rather sets an outer limit to what is reasonably what an employer can bargain for in requiring employee inventions. But it is a tempting taste treat for company attorneys–if the law says that such claims are acceptable, then why not take everything one can? The effort, then, for the employer who wants everything, is to expand the scope of service inventions as much as possible.
Work done for an employer is pretty clear. Identifying the employer's equipment, supplies, and facilities is also clear. However, trade secrets can be a challenge. Typically there's no list in a safe labeled "Our Trade Secrets". One can imagine an employer claiming as a trade secret "anything you think of that might have value to us." And then a lot of stuff would be a service invention. The law works hard at the next level to limit claims that related to the employer's business and business directions to those that are "directly related" and "actual or demonstrably anticipated" directions–that is, documentable things that precede the invention and can show that the employer was already headed in that direction. The thing to do, obviously, is for the employer to write down as many things as possible that the employer might ever want to do and put that in a safe labeled "Our Demonstrably Anticipated Business."
The last box looks pretty secure, too–"one's own time". The effort of the complicated statement of scope is to attempt to separate one's own time from taking the stuff and experiences of work "home" to be done on "one's own time" out ahead of the employer.
The actual claims an employer might make depend not merely on this outer limits of reasonableness, but also by how the scope of employment is set out in an employment agreement, the assignment and direction of tasks, and any understandings or patterns of dealing that might arise in the course of those tasks, such as an employer offer to loan equipment or rent facilities to employees for their own work "on the side". Any of these sorts of things can limit the scope of claim that can be made within the limits of "reasonableness."
Now consider the problem facing a university faculty member. What is the scope of his or her employment? Is it just meeting assigned courses and assigning grades while serving on various administrative committees? Or does it include all research activities, even if not assigned or directed or reviewed by the university? Does it include any ideas one has that might be construed as either i) within the general area of professional work that the faculty member is hired to engage in or ii) might be patentable and therefore worth trying to sell to venture capitalists or to industry? What does one do with the idea of the "business of the university"? Is that the education of students and the provision of resources for the conduct of research, or does the university's business include all the various areas in which research is conducted, so that an electrical engineering professor who invents a new video game architecture has to deal with the communications and computer science departments' areas of research–no matter what you do, there's someone in some department already working on that as part of their professional work. And what about resources provided in sponsored research, where it is a donor or sponsor that pays for the resources? Are those still the "equipment and supplies of the employer" even though the employer is only serving as a trustee of convenience for these assets and does not provide any control over the research work–which is clearly not for the employer? Even "own time" is called into question. I have heard frequently administrators say there is no such thing as faculty being "on their own time". That would make it difficult for any faculty member to expect to have the benefit of the employee-inventor protections of the law. It is as if the law was not intended to protect faculty from administrative overreach. Or so it would seem.
The University of Washington exploits its advantage in its patent and invention policy.
As a condition of employment, and even if a specific patent agreement is not signed, University employees agree to assign all inventions in which the University has an interest to the University, to an invention management agency designated by the University, or to the sponsor if required under agreements governing the research.
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The University will not require assignment of interests for any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the University was used and which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless:
1) The inventions related:
a) Directly to the business of the University, or
b) The University's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or
2) The invention results from any work performed by the employee for the University.
Essentially the structure of the University's claim is to claim everything, and then back off on anything that would be illegal to claim. There is no guidance as to what it would be reasonable for the University to claim under its employment arrangements with faculty, nor what other conditions, such as academic freedom and the provision of resources for the purposes of public service might play in what might make for a reasonable claim to ownership (as distinct, say, from seeking a financial interest, to recover actual costs).
The odd thing about this policy statement is that it never sets out just what inventions there are that the University "has an interest" in. It is "anything less what is illegal." That is likely the result of reading the next subsection of the Washington law:
(2) An employer shall not require a provision made void and unenforceable by subsection (1) of this section as a condition of employment or continuing employment.
So rather than setting out a scope of interest, the University merely claims it is not requiring anything that would be illegal to claim. The uncertainty is set up in favor of the University: anything we say we want is ours, and the employee-inventor has to prove otherwise, on threat of breaching his or her employment agreement. The uncertainty goes further by the substitution of "University" for "employer" in the text derived from RCW 49.44.140. We have discussed at length elsewhere how it is possible for a faculty member to be "employed" by a university for a wide range of activities, but that the university acts as an "employer" for a small subset of these activities. The faculty generally do not work *for* the university, but rather *at* it, when they do their scholarly work, their teaching, and their research. By substituting in "University" for "employer" the policy effaces the difference in meaning and makes it appear that the business of the University is broader than the narrow terms of employment. It is hardly an innocent substitution.
In California, courts will not re-write a non-compete agreement so that it becomes valid, even if the agreement contains a provision for such a rewrite:
The court reasoned that permitting employers to include broadly written non-compete clauses in employment agreements and allowing them to rewrite the clauses if challenged would violate Section 16600. The court foresaw employees feeling obligated to honor the broad clauses without seeking the advice of counsel. To prevent this practice, the court refused to permit the revision of illegal covenants not to compete. Kolani, 64 Cal. App. at 407.
Of course, we are dealing here with Washington, not California, and with a patent policy not a non-compete agreement, but the pattern of attack and the public policy issues would appear to be highly parallel. The employer claims everything and then leaves it to interpretation to sort out just what the employer has legally claimed. One problem that arises in this sort of strategy is that it amounts to an agreement to agree: the employee by policy is told that he or she must agree with whatever the University may later decide is claimable. There is no meaningful scope provided by the "business of the University" when it comes to the service of the faculty. In contracts, an agreement to agree is not enforceable. One might then argue that a policy that claims everything except what is not legal to claim is an agreement to agree.
Interestingly, the University of California uses this same strategy. The UC patent policy makes the same general assertion with regard to agreement to assign.
An agreement to assign inventions and patents to the University, except those resulting from permissible consulting activities without use of University facilities, shall be mandatory for all employees, for persons not employed by the University but who use University research facilities, and for those who receive gift, grant, or contract funds through the University.
UC then follows up with a "Patent Acknowledgement" that is required at employment, along with an oath of allegiance to the state of California:
I acknowledge my obligation to assign inventions and patents that I conceive or develop while employed by University or during the course of my utilization of any University research facilities or any connection with my use of gift, grant, or contract research funds received through the University.
We skip over the details of the substitution of "develop" for "reduce to practice" and the use of "or" instead of "and": "conceive or develop" rather than "conceive and reduce to practice" and the use of "while employed" rather than "within the course and scope of my employment" (which is what UC is trying to deal with in its ill-conceived amendment to the patent acknowledgement). We skip also the distinction between the narrower "research facility" in the acknowledgement and the use of the broader "facility" in the policy statement proper. We notice rather the addition of the phrase "any connection…." This is a remarkably broad construction, even over the wording of the patent policy. Compare:
who receive gift, grant, or contract funds through the University
any connection with my use of gift, grant, or contract research funds received through the University
The first construction has to do with those who are required to make an agreement to assign–and does not itself identify what those individuals are to assign. The second construction expands on the idea that if one is required to make an agreement to assign and is not an employee, then it must be for whatever reason that one has been singled out. Thus, we get "any connection with" use of certain funds "received through the University." It is difficult to understand exactly how far one can take "any connection with" or "received through the University". It would appear the work of an employer hot to claim everything it can, up to the limit of the law.
UC then includes the notice required by California Labor Law:
NOTICE: This acknowledgement does not apply to an invention which qualifies under the provision of Labor Code section 2870 of the State of California which provides that (a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer's equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or (2) Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. (b) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
There is no mention of "any connection with" use of funds, nor of "conception" only of inventions. (An invention is not patentable until it has been made–that is, conceived and reduced to practice, both; UC aims to claim inventions when they are conceived even if they are not "developed" at UC–picking up on the use of "developed" in the Labor Code, where it might mean any of "made" or "reduced to practice" or "constructed and improved" but does not mean "conceived".) Either of these claims to inventions is outside the scope of what is legally claimable per the Labor Code. UC relies on the notice of the Labor Code's language to implicitly do the rewriting of their acknowledgement to make it valid. There's an argument that this strategy makes the whole agreement invalid, as against public policy. One would think a public university, of all places, ought to be among the most careful with public policy.
Here we have folks in the midst of signing an employment agreement in which the agreement itself overstates the claims the employer makes on assignment of inventions, and then the employer qualifies those claims by saying they really only mean what is legal to require. It is essentially the same strategy as is used, and fails, in California non-compete agreements.
Consider now the thought that UW and UC are using their patent policies as non-compete agreements. In California, there's a case that has to do with a faculty member and a publisher that moves along these lines–Campbell vs Stanford. In this case, Campbell, a faculty member at University of Minnesota, and Stanford University, for its press, enter into a publishing deal for a psychological test. Part of that deal includes a covenant that Campbell will not prepare or publish "any similar work or anything that may injure the sale" of the test. Stanford's press subsequently licenses the test to a commercial publisher. Campbell objects and argues the non-compete clause is invalid. The 9th Circuit hears the case on appeal and grapples with the core problem:
The problem in this case, then, is defining Dr. Campbell's profession and determining whether he is precluded from pursuing that profession. (paragraph 17)
In this case, Stanford would have us say that Campbell's "profession" is psychology generally, and that the competing works provision at issue does not entirely restrain him from pursuing his occupation as a psychologist. The California Court of Appeal precedents discussed above, however, compel us to define "profession" more narrowly. A person's "profession" under section 16600 is not so expansive to include all work for which he is qualified. One may, by devoting all of his energy to a specialty within a traditional profession, limit his "profession, trade, or business" under section 16600 to that specialty. Thus, even though Campbell may hold a license to practice psychology generally, which includes work outside the field of "preparation of vocational interest exams," Dr. Campbell alleged that these tests have become his life's work, that he has attained a position of worldwide prominence in the preparation of the tests, and that the competing works provision would completely preclude him from preparing those tests.
The court orders a new trial in which Dr. Campbell can establish what his "profession" is for the purposes of non-compete. The issue for us, however, is whether a patent policy can come to have the same properties as a non-compete clause, when university faculty are concerned. There's a general rule in contracting that one looks to how an instrument functions rather than reasoning from any title that it happens to have. A document labeled "Exclusive License" may well be an assignment if substantially all of the patent or copyright owner's rights are transferred by the instrument. Here, we have a document labeled "Patent Policy" but as to function it behaves remarkably like a non-compete clause.
For faculty, what they invent or discover may well be their life's work, their specialty, the very expertise for which they would be employed at any other university or company. A patent on their work held under a compulsory requirement of assignment by the university as employer makes it impossible for that faculty member to practice his or her expertise for any other organization without the permission of the university. Furthermore, the faculty inventor cannot even teach the invention to others–by publication, instruction, or consulting–without those others obtaining permission from the university-employer. Anything else is infringement. But it is also a "restraint" in "engaging in a lawful profession." Faculty inventors caught in such a patent policy tangle cannot practice the very elements of their work that reflect the expertise for which they are known as scholars.
Under California law, it would appear that the UC patent policy, as implemented, is simply void because it functions as a non-compete clause. The faculty member cannot leave the university and practice his or her speciality in competition with the money-making aspirations of the university's patent licensing office. Under Washington law, there is still the question of "reasonableness." In a case before the Washington state Supreme Court involving a non-compete clause, the court found that:
The agreement at issue here is unreasonable because it bars Labriola from working in his field of expertise even where he takes no unfair advantage of his former employer.
The question might therefore be put: is a faculty member in practicing his or her invention for another organization taking unfair advantage of the university-as-employer, given that the university did not assign, direct, review, approve, or expect the invention, but simply claims it because it seeks to profit from licensing it? One might of course argue that such a thing is entirely proper and happens all the time in the corporate world. But the university world is not the corporate world, and a public university even more so. It is worrisome to see folks reasoning by analogy to corporate doings to arrive at what makes sense for a public university's treatment of faculty. In the university world, faculty are employed to do a lot of things, but are employees for very little of what they do. A patent policy that seeks to prevent them from doing the key, important things that they accomplish as scholars–inventions, discoveries, works of authorship–merely because they appear to involve technology and could be licensed for profit–would appear to be a forthright and unreasonable effort to prevent faculty from competing with their employer outside of the narrow confines of the portion of their employment in which the employer directs their work and expects the benefit of their work product.
University patent policies that fail to establish a clear statement of the scope of university interest, and restrain faculty from practicing what they discover, invent, and author as scholars, are against public policy, work against a "gig" economy, and suppress rather than advance an innovation-favorable environment. Patent policies should be considered in light of the reasonableness standard of non-compete laws as well for particulars of employee-inventor protection laws. States that intend to foster innovation would do well to follow California's lead in non-compete clauses–at least for their public universities–as well as demand robust protections for faculty and student inventors against administrators' desires to claim everything and give up only what they are sued over. Policies and agreements written in this way should be void as against public policy.


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Say home and warm Monday evening. We're sorry to have to cancel the meeting but have rescheduled it for March. Judy Bell Davis was driving down from Marysville.
She said if any of our members have any specific decorating questions to give her a call, her website is www.belldesigngroup.com
We are emailing everyone to announce the cancellation but if you know someone who was planning on coming, you might check with them to make sure they got the word.
Looking forward to the Seattle Boat Show, thank you again for such an excellent response to the The Seattle Boat Show Info Booth/Concierge/Greeter project. We still have slots open for the Concierge Table at the main entrance and for North hall greeters (shorter shifts for greeters.) Don't wait as we need to be getting names and addresses of volunteers to get them the free tickets for another day and the parking pass.
Vivian and Marilyn


text: This work shows that on the most fundamental level, environmental problems are cuased by human management decisions rather than the commonly blamed culprits of environmental degradation, overpopulation, poor farming practices and lack of financial support. In considering humans, their economies and the environment as inseparable, the holistic management approach is intended as a revolutionary decision-making framework. It has been practised by thousands of people around the world to profitably restore and promote the health of their land, and the book is aimed at anyone involved with any form of environmental and resource management who is seeking to make better decisions.


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it's monday, and i'm wearing blue but how can i sing those monday blues when i'm wearing a green overcoat with a polka dot lining? my mother always claimed that the inside of a garment was just as important as the outside. this green wool coat from Talbots has both in spades. it has a removable faux fur collar and faux horn buttons. it is so darn cute it was featured in Instyle magazine, so i imagine it will fly off the hanger in no time.
as you can see today's ootd is easy-peasy to put together in no time flat thanks to a monochromatic color scheme in navy blue. italian weave ankle pants and cashmere turtleneck from Everlane get a pop of color from the green overcoat. leopard pumps similar here add just the pizazz this outfit needs when flying solo. a blue suede and leather handbag polish off this outfit that's ready to take me to the office in style.
happy monday, ladies! can you believe we're in the final stretch for thanksgiving? my ingredient list is long. fingers crossed i only make three trips to the grocery store before the big day! one can hope, right?


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Digital Designer / Front-end Developer
Kalo is a brand design and development studio with a very high standard of creative design and is located within the cultural heart of Liverpool. We're now looking for a highly talented digital designer and front-end web developer to join the digital team, you'll need at least 2 years agency experience and a portfolio that demonstrates a high level of talent.
Key Skills:
– Experience using Adobe Creative Suite
– The ability to articulate design decisions
– Proficiency with WordPress and PHP development
– Strong HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills
– Knowledge of frameworks, toolkits & libraries
– Experience working with Sass
– Enjoy keeping up with the latest technologies
– Organised and able to prioritise
– Communication skills of the highest quality
We're happy to hear from juniors with lots of potential, but your portfolio must be full of impressive work.
How to apply
If you would like to be considered please send a CV along with some work samples to [email protected]
For any questions or enquiries please call 0151 708 5813 and ask for Neil


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As the excitement builds ahead of the 2018 Vodacom Durban July, businesses across the city of Durban are preparing to cash in on the multi million rand spend from the huge influx of punters, fashion lovers and revellers that will converge on the city for Africa's Greatest Horseracing Event on Saturday.
An estimated R160 million will be spent directly on products and services, ranging from transport, accommodation, restaurants and hospitality, to fashion and entertainment, according to a survey conducted at last year's Vodacom Durban July.
Emphasising the across-the-board value that the Vodacom Durban July has on the local economy was the President of the Durban Chamber Of Commerce, Musa Makhunga.
"This event is one of South Africa's most respected sporting events and has become a highlight for both South Africans and overseas visitors, who flock to Durban to witness what has become known as 'Africa's Greatest Horseracing Event'.
"An event of this nature brings an array of socio-economic benefits to the local economy and besides for the over R150 million injected into the local economy, the event produces annualised employment of 320 and government taxes of R10 million," Makhunga commented.
Add to this a spend of around R100 million on betting at both on-course and at off-course totes, and the Vodacom Durban July is responsible for an economic churn of between R250 and R300 million.
"Historically the Vodacom Durban July has led to a sell-out of middle to high end accommodation throughout the city," Operations Director of Fedhasa East Coast Charles Preece said.
"It is probably the biggest event on the Durban social calendar and to have such a huge turnout of people from outside the province is a huge boost to the hotel industry.
"Despite the average stay being just two nights the sheer volume of people coming into the city makes the weekend hugely significant."
Of the visitors that attended the Vodacom Durban July last year the vast majority (99%) of them rated the event as either good to excellent and 92% of the people that were surveyed would recommend Durban as a tourist destination.
In the survey conducted by the eThekwini Municipality after the last year's Vodacom Durban July the event attracted around 50 000 people of which 39% were people from outside the province. The source of the influx was mainly from Gauteng that accounted for 72% of the overall out-of-province visitors.
This large congregation of people in the Kingdom of the Zulu in turn leads to a sell-out of accommodation throughout the city.
From the 2017 survey that was conducted, the economic impact of the Vodacom Durban July on the eThekwini Municipality was worth nearly R160 million in direct spend on services in the region.
Tourism experts point out that this does not include the marketing value that the city and the province enjoys from the positive global exposure through the sporting and social media.
The survey reveals that the majority of the visitors to the Vodacom Durban July make a weekend of it, and visit other attractions in the region, from popular venues like the Eyadini Lounge to the cities beaches, Ushaka Marine World and the myriad of dining and entertainment options that the city is famous for.
The 2018 Vodacom Durban July takes place at Greyville Racecourse on Saturday 7 July. More information can be found at www.vodacomdurbanjuly.co.za


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Welcome to Mr. Dubé's Web site. I hope you will use this site to learn more about your class, my expectations, and chemistry in the world around you.
Homework will be given daily, is due at the beginning of the period the school day after it was assigned, and will be worth 5 to 10 points. A periodic quiz consisting of 1 or 2 homework problems from the past week may be given in lieu of collecting homework.
Tests and quizzes will be used to check your understanding of concepts, procedures, and information. Quizzes will be worth 10 to 25 points and will be given at least once a month. Tests will be worth up to 100 points and will be given 2 or 3 times a quarter.
Labs will be worth 10 to 30 points and will be graded on safety, participation, and write-up. I expect neat handwritten or typed reports. I'll also assign small research projects throughout the semester.
You must make up missed tests and quizzes the day you return, and you must submit missed homework assignments and labs within two days for every one day you missed. Failure to make up work within these time frames will result in a 0 for that test or assignment.
I can meet with you before or after school. I will also be in my room (H113) during most lunch hours. Please do not hesitate to stop in if you need extra help -- do not wait! Chemistry is a building subject, and it is very hard to catch up once you fall behind.
Chemistry with Dubé is like medicine with a spoonful of C12H22O11!Return to the top of the page.


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The Life Cycle of Fleas - How to Stop Fleas in Their Early Stages
By Smarty More Blogs by This Author
When it comes to fleas, prevention is the key to keeping them controlled. Once your home and pet are infested with fleas, it can take weeks or even months to rid them from your life. By understanding the life cycle of fleas, you may be able to control them or prevent them more easily if they do become a problem in your home. Each flea starts out as an egg, hatches into larva and then grows into an adult. The process usually takes anywhere from three to six weeks. After an adult has its blood meal, it will lay eggs on its host. The eggs laid on the pet will usually fall onto bedding or carpet, making carpets, rugs, furniture and bedding ideal homes for flea eggs. A pair of fleas may produce up to 20,000 eggs in three months time! Eggs can hatch into larvae in 2-12 days. Larvae feed on microscopic food matter around them, usually found in carpet. They measure about 3-4 mm long and will molt two times. Older larvae spin a cocoon and stay in it anywhere from one week to a year.
Stop Fleas in the Early Stages
By addressing fleas, eggs and larvae on your pet's body and in your home, you can help stop fleas before they begin. Many natural methods can control or prevent a flea infestation:
- Fleas love dry skin, so some people give their pets olive oil with their food to keep their skin and coat conditioned. Avoid over-shampooing your pet as this can cause dry skin.
- Garlic in small doses may help to repel fleas due to its anti-parasitic properties. You can give these in tablet or powder form, or better yet, skip the processed garlic and use raw garlic, which is more effective. You can spread chopped or diced raw garlic on to a slice of bread with peanut butter and your dog will think it's just a tasty treat.
- Other scents that may help to repel fleas are cedar, lavender oil mixed with rock salt, and eucalyptus leaves. Place these under furniture or rugs to have the greatest impact.
- Plant marigolds outdoors is to repel fleas and other insects from invading.
- You can also hire professionals to spray inside and around your home, but most sprays and foggers "for professional use only" are toxic to pets and humans.
- When vacuuming, put flea powder in the vacuum bag to kill any fleas you suck up, or they will hop right back out. Moth balls also work. Remember to change your vacuum bag frequently when you are dealing with a flea infestation. You have to be vigilant and vacuum daily for weeks to make sure you get all the eggs and larvae.
- Another natural remedy that may help is to sprinkle salt on your carpet and let it sit for a few days before vacuuming. The salt will get down into the carpet and dry out any eggs before they can hatch. Putting salt into your vacuum bag can also work for any eggs that have already been vacuumed.
Remember that the best way to get rid of fleas is to be proactive and prevent them before they invade your home and life. Understanding the life cycle of fleas can serve you when it's time to fight them off. Don't risk the health of your family or pets - control flea infestations with natural means and start living your happy, healthy life again.


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Press Release - Tempo at Beef Expo lifted with fresh pair of eyes for National Spring Spectacular judging
15th March 2012
Region: National
Tempo at Beef Expo lifted with fresh pair of eyes for National Spring Spectacular judging.
Hotly contested competitive cattle classes will once again be an important part of the National Beef Association's Beef Expo 2012, held this year at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, on May 23rd and 24th.
With Lloyds TSB Agriculture as major sponsors, Beef Expo 2012 will be the essential technical event for UK producers, says Neil Lloyd, chairman of the event's National Spring Spectacular livestock showcase.
"The combination of farm tours, UK Genetics Showcase and Beef Industry Dinner on May 23rd, which precede competitive cattle classes and technical advice within the show arenas and seminars on May 24th, make it a must-see event," he says.
"Visitors can once again expect to see strong competitive cattle classes within the event's National Spring Spectacular Show. This encompasses classes for continental and native breeds, baby beef and both junior and senior stockmanship. Entries are now invited ahead of the closing date of April 20th for paper-based applications."
Presiding over the cattle competitions, Beef Expo 2012 is delighted to welcome Pearse McNamee of Donegal, a reputed showman and breeder from the Republic of Ireland, to judge this year's event.
Mr McNamee has recently won the All Ireland Championship beef competition at Tullamore, Republic of Ireland, and has mainland UK show ring champions including KilKenny Classy Lassy. But his says his relative anonymity on UK shores will ensure 'fresh eyes' are brought to the show ring.
He says: "I judge without fear of favour and look for style and correctness. UK beef cattle have more style than I normally see here in the South, as finishers are producing to the market, clean and lean."
National Spring Spectacular judging will commence on the evening of May 23rd, continuing on the 24th and culminating that afternoon. Combined with a wide range of other attractions, Beef Expo is designed for all aspects of the beef sector, be it pedigrees, commercial sucklers, dairy-bred beef or dedicated finishing units.
Tickets bought in advance of the event are £8 for NBA members and £12 for non-members. Full details, plus information on the farm tours, are online at www.beefexpo.co.uk. Other enquiries – including sponsorship and trade stand space – can be directed to Event Organiser Euan Emslie on 01430 441870, 07718 908523 or [email protected].
For more information contact:
Euan Emslie NBA Beef Expo Organiser 01430 441523 or 07718 908523
Paul Westaway NBA Beef Expo 2012 Chairman 07814 537462
Neil Lloyd NBA Beef Expo 2012 NSSS Chairman 07970 061796
Helen Dobson NBA Head Office 01434 601005


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Tropical garden retreat steps from the beach
16 guests · 7 bedrooms · 7 baths
Treat yourself—and friends or family—to a Costa Rican idyll at Marimar Estate. Set on a dramatic stretch of coast in Playa Junquillal in Guanacaste, the villa has private beach access, beautiful ocean views from nearly every room and living spaces that can be opened to let in the breeze. The property's seven bedrooms are divided between the main house, Diosa del Mar, and a separate second house, Villa Oceanis, for added privacy.
Spend your days enjoying the tropical weather in the water, whether in the infinity pool, second pool, Jacuzzi or the beach. You'll find flotation devices and snorkeling equipment at the villa, as well as an outdoor shower plus hammock and lounge furniture for post-swim naps. Prep local fare on the gas grill and serve dinner at the outdoor dining area. Inside, enjoy satellite television in the media room, Wi-Fi access and air conditioning for the warmest nights.
Gingerbread trim, beamed vaulted ceilings and plenty of fresh white paint give Marimar Estate a charming, relaxed feel. The open-plan living and dining rooms have floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors with ocean views that can be opened to create an indoor-outdoor space. Minimalist white sectionals and dark wood floors feel cool and contemporary, while carved wood dining chairs are a more traditional touch. The well-equipped kitchen has white walls, dark wood cabinets and panoramic ocean views.
There are five bedrooms in Diosa del Mar and two bedrooms in Villa Oceanis; each of the seven bedrooms has an en-suite bathroom, air conditioning and a ceiling fan. In Diosa del Mar, all five bedrooms have king beds. In Villa Oceanis, there's one bedroom with a queen bed and one bedroom with a double bed and bunk bed, perfect for families with children. Crisp white walls, horizontal paneling and striped bedding or accent pillows in the bedrooms are reminders of the estate's beachfront setting.
From Marimar Estate, it's just steps to the beach, a 5-minute walk to Iguanazul Restaurant and a 5-minute drive to the grocery store. By car, it's 10 minutes to church, 30 minutes to the Pinilla Golf Course, 40 minutes to a tennis court, 45 minutes to town and 90 minutes to a hospital and the Liberia airport.
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- Bedroom 1: King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan, Safe
- Bedroom 2: King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan
- Bedroom 3: King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan
- Bedroom 4: King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan
- Bedroom 5: King size bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan
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- Bedroom 6: Queen size bed, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan, Safe
- Bedroom 7: Double bed, Bunk bed, En-suite bathroom with shower, Air conditioning, Ceiling fan
- Additional Bedding: 2 twin beds
- Fully equipped kitchen
- Fireplace
- Air conditioned bedrooms
- Ceiling fans
- Satellite television
- DVD player
- Media Room
- Wi-Fi
- Safe
- Baby crib
- Washer & Dryer
- Swimming pool
- Hot tub
- Flotation devices
- Snorkeling equipment
- Alfresco shower
- Hammock
- Outdoor furniture
- Alfresco dining
- Gas grill
- Parking
- Weekday housekeeping
- Villa manager
- 24/7 private on-site concierge
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- 5 minute walk to Iguanazul Restaurant
- 5 minute drive to grocery store
- 10 minute drive to church
- 16.2 km to Pinilla Golf Course
- 77.3 km to hospital and Liberia Airport (LIR)
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In 2004, a group of friends invented a concept called couch-surfing. When I embarked on this new form of hitchhiking - it changed my world.
Everybody has a goal when it comes to travel - a special place in particular they absolutely have to see. For me, my goal was to see the incredible migration of the Christmas Island Red Crabs.
Each year millions of these large crustaceans migrate in a mass spectacle of heaving red shells, carpeting the beaches on a mission to release their eggs into the sea.
Remotely positioned off the coast of Indonesia and way out in the Indian Ocean, getting to Christmas Island is a challenge in itself. My first two hour flight from Singapore to this isolated volcanic landmass was aborted on final approach due to weather conditions. It was another six hours before I finally arrived on the island that was to be "home" for the next two weeks.
Finding somewhere to stay had been equally problematic.
Accommodation choices on Christmas Island are few and my limited budget didn't exactly cater for a selection of luxurious hotels.
Fortunately, I remembered a website I had heard mentioned by fellow travellers.
"Couchsurfing" was about to change forever the way I would travel and experience the world as I pursued my "100 goals" challenge.
The couchsurfing organization was created in 2004 by a group of friends in Iceland. They came up with the idea that people might want to share their homes with travellers, or as they call them on their website, "friends you haven't met yet".
I have been frequently overwhelmed by the hospitality extended to me as a long-term traveller. I've been offered rooms, food and assistance by people I've never met before. Couchsurfing is simply an organized extension of this; a website that provides the opportunity for people to offer a couch, spare bed, room or even just a small area of floor space to a traveller.
There is no charge for using the website, and there is no charge for staying with a host. Online profiles, reviews, references and a whole host of helpful information make this a safe and efficient method of securing a bed for one or more nights all over the world.
The accommodation benefits are obvious – but for me there are other benefits that are much more appealing.
My brief stay with Braydon on Christmas Island offered an amazing array of experiences I would never have gained in a hotel.
I met his friends and hung out with his workmates at the local environmental agency. I was invited to appear on the local radio station, went offshore fishing, played golf with the local teachers and joined a caving expedition.
One of Braydon's colleagues was so inspired by the couchsurfing concept that she joined and became my second host on Christmas Island! All of this happened because I was staying with locals who were part of the resident community.
Since then I have become a huge fan of couchsurfing. I have stayed with people in England, Iceland, Canada, USA, Chile, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.
Every experience has been different. Each time I have been afforded the chance to see a city or the countryside in a way that would have been impossible had I stayed in a hotel or hostel. I have met some wonderful people and many remain good friends to this day.
I am now a couchsurfing host myself and have hosted people from all over the world. Without exception these travellers have been inspirational, and all have fascinating stories to tell. They've included round-the-world motorcyclists, Alaskan salmon fishermen, Canadian gold prospectors and long-distance kayakers. It is also just as much fun to share stories with "ordinary" backpackers and travellers on route to their various destinations.
Couchsurfing is now a global community of over seven million people in more than 100,000 cities – a network of people sharing their lives, their homes and their journeys, resulting in a vast array of unique travel experiences.
How to be a great couchsurfer – top tips
- Research your location – be aware of cultural sensitivities.Staying in someone's home can be very different to a hotel where local customs are often overlooked. Check the "rules of the house" on arrival to prevent any later misunderstandings
- You are making a great saving on accommodation costs – take a small gift or offer to cook a meal to show that you appreciate your hosts.
- A good host may show you the sights, offer advice on where to go, and provide you with a much richer travel experience than you might otherwise have experienced – don't take advantage of this hospitality.
- Get to know your hosts. They are providing you with a unique experience – do them the courtesy of listening to their stories and advice.
- Give back – join the couchsurfing community in your own country and offer a bed. You may find a local couchsurfing network – many cities now have weekly language exchanges, and social events. Just a few days ago, I spotted a "hitchhiking competition from London to Oxford" with 30 people subscribed – what a great way to meet like minded friends!


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Katy Smith, mathematics major from Virginia Beach, VA, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in a ceremony on campus Dec. 15.
Smith participated in ROTC her first and sophomore years at Rhodes, and then she enrolled in the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course, which is a source for college students who wish to become commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps. Participants in the program are trained over the summer in a physically demanding environment where sleep deprivation, military tasks, and memorization are constantly forced on candidates to test their ability to handle stress. During another summer, participants take the Officer Candidate Course. Training pillars include leadership, physical fitness, and academics. After successfully competing training and the requirements for a four-year degree, participants are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps.
Over the past two summers, Smith successfully completed 12 weeks of Officer Candidate School in Quantico, VA. A member of the Class of 2019, she recently completed coursework at Rhodes for the Bachelor of Science in mathematics.
At Rhodes, Smith also served as a resident assistant, an event assistant, secretary of the Allocations Board, and president of Rhodes Spaces. In addition, she served as a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, Model United Nations, and the women's swimming and diving team.
"As for my next step, I will be attending The Basic School for officers for seven months and then the Military Occupational Specialty School," says Smith. "I am hoping to be a combat engineer and am very excited about these new opportunities."


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Bill Cullen says he'd join the 'Yes' campaign if a new referendum was held. This reminds me of something I've been wondering for the past couple of months. What would happen if the government and political parties simply stayed out of the (second) campaign? What if others who favored the treaty put themselves forward as its advocates?
I would imagine that if you're a 'Yes' advocate you might figure such a strategy might be worth a try, right? Look there's been a lot of complaining about Declan Ganley, his money, etc. and the 'No' campaign. I would bet that those who want a 'Yes' could find equally deep pockets and passion among its ranks to provide the fuel and backbone the 'Yes' campaign needs.
Truthfully I don't think the talkaholics in the government/Dáil could resist. Yet if they did, I think it would be a plus for the 'Yes' side. The public has very little respect for politicians these days. Their faces on posters and the television are not a plus for the 'Yes' campaign.


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Stoimen Stoyanov – Nocktern is a Bulgarian composer and pianist, famous for his experiments in the field of neo-classics, trip-hop, jazz and electronics. The music he makes under the pseudonym Nocktern is greatly influenced by contemporary artists of the acoustic-electronic scene like Nils Frahm, Max Richter and others.
After a number of concerts with such names as Koyo Dot, 2hennings, Eyot, Mytrip, Ivan Shopov, Theodosii Spassov, The Bedlam Club, Saturated Pixels, Krallaar, he decided to concentrate on the piano. In 2017, he became part of the World Day of the Piano, curated by Erased tapes records and initiated by Nils Frahm. This is how the compositions of the album Pieces of Lyla were born – a portrait-triptych of a girl who passes through states of anxiety, melancholy and harmony.
Project NameNOCKTERN [BG]Artist/GroupSTOIMEN STOYANOV (PIANO, SYNTHESIS, ELECTRONICS)Art formNeo-classics and electronicsLocationCity Art Gallery (hall)Date/Time04.08 / 20:00Duration60"Tickets12BGN / 8BGN Buy your Ticket