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Are you planning to take a safari to Africa but wondering about where to go for mountain gorilla trekking? Mountain gorilla trekking in Africa has become one of the best and leading wildlife experiences that most visitors have always sought for in the world. Millions of visitors come from across the world to East Africa mainly to view these dramatic wild creatures in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the whole world, there are only four stunning protected areas where visitors can travel to and achieve their dreams and they include mainly Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Mgahinga National Park in southwestern Uganda, Volcanoes National Park in Northwestern Rwanda and the Virunga National Park in Eastern DR Congo. For visitors who intend to track these rare primates in Africa can either track one destination or simply combine all of them with other safaris which will make a visitor experience exceptionally memorable in life.
Below is a list of the most leading mountain gorilla safari destinations in the world
1. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Situated in southwestern side of Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is remarkably credited for its over 400 individuals of rare mountain gorillas which represent about half of all those that live on earth today. This park features about 12 families 11 of which have been set for tourism purposes and they are all widely distributed in the 4 trailheads where the treks always start from. Buhoma region features mainly Mubare, Habinyanja and Rushegura family. Ruhija region comes with Oruzogo, Bitukura and Kyaguriro and in the southern region of Bwindi National Park, there is Rushaga region which comes with Bweza, Kahungye, Mishaya, Nshongi and Busingye and finally in Nkuringo region, visitors can only track Nkuringo gorilla family. There are 11 habituated families translate into 88 gorilla trekking permits that are available each day for any visitors who is willing to travel to strike their imaginations with these rare apes while they are in their natural habitat. Permits for this lifetime experience cost $600 per visitor and you are encouraged to book one in advance. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is accessible from 9 to 10 hours on road but visitor journey comes with remarkable views of the surrounding areas and landscapes in the countryside. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park can be visited at any time of year. However, for visitors who are planning their safaris, the park is best visited during the dry season which starts from June to September and from December to February. Note that you can also track these rare primates during the wet season which starts from March to May and October to November. The challenge with trekking gorillas during this season is that the ground can be muddy making the steep slopes slippery for visitors to hike through.
2. Volcanoes National Park
Volcanoes National Park is situated in northwestern Rwanda and it forms part of the Virunga Conservation Area. The park features 10 habituated groups that include the Susa 'A', Susa 'B' (Karisimbi), Amahoro, Agashya-Group 13, Hirwa, Ugenda, Bwenge, Umubano, Sabyinyo and Kwitonda group. This translates into 80 trekking permits that are always available for visitors to purchase. Permits in Rwanda are issued at $1500. Volcanoes National Park is accessible with 2 to 3 hours drive from Kigali.
3. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Situated in southwestern Uganda, Mgahinga National Park is second protected area where mountain gorillas can be tracked in the Pearl of Africa. It refuges about 80 individuals of Great apes and it features only one habituated family-Nyakagezi troop which is tracked by visitors on safari to this park. It has about 10 individuals with 3 silverbacks. Mgahinga National Park is accessible within 9 to 10 hours drive via the most stunning countryside of Uganda.
4. Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park is situated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and it inhabits about 200 individuals of mountain gorillas. The park also features about 8 habituated families some of which include Rugendo, Mapuwa, Lulengo, Munyaga, Kabirizi and Humba and many more. Permits in the Democratic Republic of Congo are sold at $400 which makes it one of the most affordable gorilla destinations in the world. The park can be reached via Rwanda and Uganda. Like any mountain gorilla destination, visitors are required to put on surgical masks and only visitors above 15 years are allowed to track these critically endangered apes while in their natural habitat.
5. Kahuzi Biega National Park
Though less known to many travelers, Kahuzi Biega National Park is a great place to visit if you would like to see gorillas. Located in Bukavu, Eastern DR Congo, Kahuzi Biega National Park is the only place where tourists can see the Eastern Lowland Gorilla in their natural home. Elsewhere Eastern Lowland gorillas (also known as Grauers' gorilla) can be found in the nearby Maiko National Park.
A permut for Eastern Lowland Gorillas costs USd400 per person and there are a few tour operators organizing safaris to this park.
All in all, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are the only 3 most stunning destinations in the entire world where mountain gorillas can be tracked while in their natural habitat.


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Employment Notice for Recruitment of 21 Peon
Applications are invited for recruitment of Peon. The detail of posts are as under-
Peon-Total 21 Posts
For General-14,for OBC-05 posts and for SC-02 Posts
Number of posts may increase or decrease.
Pay Scale-Rs.4900-10680 + Grade pay 1300/-.Initial pay -Rs.6200/-rupees per month.
Qualification-qualified Middle Examination.Having knowledge of Hindi/Punjabi.
Last date- The last date for application is 31.01.2014.
Age as on 01.01.2014-18 to 30 years.Relaxation as per govt.rules.
Schedule for Interview /Suitable Test-
Time of Test-10:00 AM.
Written Test- Qualified candidates will be displayed on website.
Website for all information-www.chddistrictcourts.gov.in
No TA/DA will be paid for test/interview.
In case of large number of candidates ,selection may shortlist on the base of educational qualification.
Information issued by S.K.Agarwal.District & Session Judge,Chandigarh.
Published in The Tribune dated 19.01.2014.

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A Wife's PrayerTuesday, September 25th, 2007
As wives, we often pray about our husbands instead of for our husband. And, we do so with incorrect motives. Beyond all of our good and pure intensions there is a strong desire to go before the throne of God and "tell on him." (more…)


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Companies using marketing automation generate two times the number of leads than those who don't (Autopilotus). It's clear that a digital strategy centered on marketing automation can be extremely powerful for revenue-driven companies.
If you don't already have a marketing automation platform, where do you begin? Here we've compiled the steps to take your department through before you decide which platform to buy.
1. Set Your Goals
What are you trying to achieve with marketing automation? Are you trying to increase leads? Re-engage cold leads? Move leads through the funnel more quickly? Think through your goals as SMART— goals that are specific, measurable, actionable, realistic and time bound.You can't establish a successful marketing automation strategy if you don't know why you're marketing in the first place or if your goals are too vague to ever achieve.
2. Perform a Content Audit
The emails you send should be prompting an action from your audience, like downloading a relevant piece of content that will move them along the sales funnel. What white papers, guides or infographics do you have that match your audience's sales stage? Does the content fall into specific themes or talk about certain products? Do you have a variety of content types tailored to your audience? Audit your content and categorize to the sales stages and themes that best fit your audience's needs. Then check for gaps so you can get started on additional content creation.
3. Launch a Cross-Functional Internal Committee
Marketing automation platforms are powerful tools, but they still need people to manage them. You need to get the buy in of sales and marketing to turn your MAP into a well-oiled machine. Align your strategy between the two departments, starting by defining your terms (like lead, prospect, marketing qualified lead, sales accepted pursuit, etc). Then go through the journey from prospect to client and agree on how your company will be communicating with prospects through that journey. When does marketing hand off the lead to sales? Are you setting up nurture campaigns or calling campaigns along the way?
4. Know Your Feature Wish List
You know your goals and objectives, the content you have and need to get you started, and internal agreement around the road you'll take to achieve your objectives. Now it's time to start thinking about the features you need to fuel that process. Will you need to score leads? Use progressive profiling? Trigger communications when your audience takes a specific action? Match the features back to the strategy your internal stakeholders agreed to and start looking for a MAP that has the tools to power all your digital needs.
5. Ask for Help if you Need it
Implementing a marketing automation platform for your company is making a commitment to improved, intelligent communications. So you need to give it the time and thought necessary to make it successful. Make sure you're able to pull in other team members, or outside consulting resources, to help plan the rollout, content writing and design, email writing and scheduling, analytics and campaign setup, and so on to get you on the road to success.
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Vidéo : Une femme soûle échoue sur la plage!
It doesn't speak well of me, I know.
But I cried watching that fat drunk woman trying to get back to the beach... :P
Fantasy and science fiction and speculative fiction book reviews, author interviews, bestseller news, contests and giveaways, etc. Enjoy!
Loved it! Haha.
Like tugboats, the kids tried to get the container ship safely berthed.


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Our new product released at DAZ: EJ Atsuko is a character for Genesis 3 Female, that includes Iray materials (in addition to the traditional DAZ Studio's 3Delight ones).
Atsuko has a specially detailed skin, including skin features like pores, moles and variations found in human skin that will give you the quality you need for the new generation of NVIDIA Iray renders.
Atsuko, a gorgeous Asian beauty, never thought that her curiosity may awake an evil spirit living in that abandoned house, the Yurei. Now she has to face the terror she has awaken with you, in your own renders. Do you accept the challenge?
Atsuko can be a casual beauty and a brave heroine for all kinds of fantasy, horror, and sci-fi stories, and also come back from the grave as an apparition, the Yurei.
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Health 2.0-Social Media in Healthcare
What is Health 2.0?
The Journal of Medical Internet Research defines Health 2.0 as:
"The use of a specific set of Web tools (blogs, Podcasts, tagging, search, wikis, etc) by actors in healthcare including doctors, patients, and scientists, using principles of open source and generation of content by users, and the power of networks in order to personalize health care, collaborate, and promote health education."
The "2.0" moniker in Health 2.0 is a play on Web 2.0 which refers to the second generation development of the Internet characterized by the change from static web pages to easily shareable, dynamic, user-generated content tools such as blogs, wikis, social networks, video-sharing sites, mashups, hosted services and web-based software applications.
In simple words, Health 2.0 can be defined as the use of web 2.0 or social media in healthcare.
These tools are used to promote collaboration between patients, their caregivers, medical professionals, and other stakeholders in healthcare in order to achieve better health outcomes.
How is Health 2.0 used in healthcare?
Social media in healthcare changes the traditional one-to-one patient-doctor dialogue to one-to-many and many-to-many dialogues between doctors-patients, patients-patients and doctors-doctors at a phenomenal speed.
This fundamental change in how people in the healthcare ecosystem interact with each other opens up the possibilities for many novel applications of social media in healthcare such as:
- Patients and physicians interact via social media to promote awareness about diseases, precautions and other health-related information with each other.
- Consumers use social media to meet their health-related wants, needs and preferences.
- Online applications like WebMD offer platforms for both consumer and physician-moderated health-related conversations.
- Healthcare organizations use online communities for disease management. For example, Inspire.com offers patients 24/7 access to its peer communities.
- Clinical investigators and contract research organizations use online communities to recruit volunteers for clinical trials.
- Some sites allow patients to upload detailed information about their conditions through Personal Health Records and receive information from similar patients.
- Online applications are used in health professional trainings for collaboration to share cases and opinions.
- Public health and regulatory agencies use social media tools for public health campaigns and announcements.
- Web applications are used for treatment, physician and hospital selection and medical expense comparisons.
Current Market and Industry Trends in Health 2.0
The Health 2.0 market is typically included in the Health IT market and hence no separate market estimations for the use of social media in healthcare exist. However, the use of social media in healthcare is rapidly increasing.
Since the GCC has the highest smartphone penetration rates among high-use countries, the highest daily app use, and some of the highest rates of social media usage, Health 2.0 is being rapidly adopted in this region.
According to a Health Research Institute survey:
- 42% of consumers are using social media to access consumer reviews of treatments, physicians and hospitals.
- 25% have posted about their health status at least once.
- 20% have joined a health-related forum or community.
However, the most important takeaway is that more than 80% of consumers in the age group 18-24 are using social media to access and share health information and 40% of them say that social media strongly affects their healthcare-related decisions.
A Google/Complete Hospital study sheds more light on the impact of information technology in healthcare:
- 84% of patients used both online and offline sources for hospital research
- 77% of patients used search prior to booking an appointment
- 61% of prospective patients looked at 2+ hospital websites before converting
- YouTube traffic to hospital sites has increased 119% YoY
- 30% of patients who watched an online video booked an appointment
- 1 out of 3 patients used mobile devices daily
- 44% of those researching on a mobile device booked an appointment
Hospitals increasingly are using social media networks for promotional purposes and to gauge consumer experiences with their organizations.
More than 700 of the 5,000 U.S. hospitals have a social media and social networking presence to enhance their ability to market services and communicate with stakeholders.
Future trends in the use of social media in healthcare may include:
- Healthcare professional societies may be replaced by online networks.
- Nonprofit foundations may use healthcare and recreational sites to educate their stakeholders and mobilize them for health-related campaigns.
- Public health organizations may use social networks to reach the public quickly and alert them about disease outbreaks, vaccination drives, quarantines, evacuations and policy debates.
- Hospitals may use social media to help patients understand their treatment options, engage in crisis management and get feedback.
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies may mine physician data on physician networks.
- Medical companies may train physicians on their products using social networks.
Healthcare companies will increasingly take a more proactive approach to integrate social media information for use in customer interactions to meet their needs and deliver value.
Those who hesitate to use social media in healthcare will experience a severe disadvantage in communicating the true value they deliver.
Health 2.0 is also a company best known for its series of Health 2.0 conferences worlwide. Health 2.0 is a registered trademark of Matthew Holt, the company's co-chairman.
External Resources
- Health 2.0 Wiki
- Health 2.0 Conference
- Health 2.0 at the Healthcare Blog
- Social Media Health Network
- Fit for Health 2.0
- Journal for medical Internet Research
- Healthcare IT News
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- HIMSS Analytics
- HIMSS Middle East
- HIMSS Media
- Healthcare Finance News
- mHealth News
- Government Health IT
Internal Resources
Relevant Blogs
- Using Social Media to Increase Healthcare Engagement
- How mHealth is Changing the Healthcare Ecosystem
- e-Health and Telemedicine: 5 Examples of Growth in the GCC Today
Relevant News Articles
- Use of Mobile Technology by Physicians in Healthcare Organizations is Increasing, HIMSS Survey Says
- First-of-its-kind Diabetes Telehealth Project in Mississippi May Have Lessons for the UAE


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Cultures across the whole world seem to share the old wives' tale that plaiting or braiding hair encourages growth. … If much of your hair loss is frictional, then braids can be a nice protective measure to take. But be careful, as hair that is braided too tightly can actually cause hair damage and breakage.
Do braids help your hair grow?
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Business Models
"Customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not an interruption
in our work but he is the purpose of it. He is doing us a favor by giving us an
opportunity to do so." The famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi is our guiding principal.
We understand our clients are all different, with their different needs for unique
solution. There are small projects and big projects. There are projects that finish
within a month and there are projects with various modules that are spread across
several months. All clients and their projects come with their own set of requirements
in terms of flexibility in deliverables, releases and finance terms. And our main
objective at Devise Software Solutions is to deliver value to the customer. We follow
standard business models that are prevalent globally and are well accepted and appreciated.
We follow three different business models as per the difference in scale and scope
of projects. The business models are for large, medium and small projects.
Time & Material Cost Model
Time & Material Cost Model is suited for projects which are large scale and have
an undefined scope. The timeframe for such projects is mostly undefined and they
have various modules going on simultaneously and there are updates in the product
in terms of versions etc. There is no upfront payment for such projects and the
billing is done on the basis of hours spent on it, as updated in the ticketing system.
No dedicated resources are assigned to such projects. The clients are updated about
the project through Weekly and Monthly Time-sheets and Daily Stand-Up Reports.
Fixed-Price Model
Fixed Price Model is suited for projects on a medium scale, with an estimated time
frame of 2-4 months. Such projects have defined scope and clients are required to
do an upfront payment and then pay the installments as the project proceeds with
the milestones. Dedicated resources are assigned to these projects. The clients
are updated about the project through Milestone-wise Reports.
Man-Month Model
Man-Month Model is suited for projects which can be medium to large scale and where
the duration runs in months. For such projects, dedicated resources are assigned
who work on the project. Generally, the client asks for the dedicated resource for
their project under this model. We provide them the service of HR in terms of finding
the apt resources to work on the project and our infrastructure. And the resources
are managed by the client itself. The clients are required to do an upfront payment
and then pay a fixed price on monthly basis. This fixed price is calculated on the
basis of number of dedicated resources assigned, the time they have spent on the
project and our services that have been used.
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Anti-Semitism In US Colleges
In the News (from Breitbart): "A study titled 'National Demographic Survey of American Jewish College Students 2014,' conducted in the spring of 2014 by Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, revealed that over half of Jewish college students have experienced anti-Semitism on campus.
"The rates of victimization for students with different social characteristics – such as type of campus, year of study, academic major, demographics, religiosity, or politics – ranged from a low of 44 percent to a high of 73 percent. There was only a slight variation in the rates across the regions of the United States, strongly suggesting that anti-Semitism on campus is a nationwide problem. …
"The survey found that female students were more likely than their male counterparts to report anti-Semitism.
"'Jewish women seem to feel more vulnerable on campus, with 59 percent of female students versus 51 percent of males telling us that they have personally witnessed or experienced anti-Semitism,' said Keysar. 'This gender gap is alarming and needs to be further explored.'
"Historically, Orthodox Jewish men were most likely targets of hate, as they tend to be easily identifiable. This study revealed that on college campuses, 'Conservative and Reform Jewish students are more likely than Orthodox students to report being victims. Membership in a Jewish campus organization also raises the likelihood of a student reporting anti-Semitism.'…
"This study was conducted prior to last summer's war between Hamas and Israel that led to an increase in anti-Semitism worldwide."
My Comment: The war is just a pretext for the manifestation of the hatred that breaks out of the anti-Semite to the Jew. Needless to say, neither Europeans nor Americans feel sorry for the Arabs; likewise, the Arabs in these countries do not feel sorry for the unfortunate people of Gaza. Otherwise, they would have stopped the war!
But they are actually looking for an excuse for the destruction of Israel—and if several thousand die in achieving this goal—it doesn't matter. Hatred is a greater than love for one's children!
According to the Torah, there is nothing above human life. It turns out that Israel exchanges thousands of murderers for a kidnapped soldier. But Israel is to blame—and precisely because that lack of unity of itself does not lead the whole world to unification, i.e., it is indirectly responsible for all the wars and suffering…
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My interview on CBC-Radio's q
Posted August 20, 2019 by Terry Fallis
I had a great time this morning being interviewed on CBC Radio's flagship arts and culture program, q, with guest host Ali Hassan. He did a wonderful job of making me feel relaxed. It was like we were just having a conversation over lunch except there was no lunch but there were headphones. My thanks to Emma, the talented producer at q, for helping make this happen.
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Friday, March 8th 2019
Do you want to make a difference at your library? Consider joining the Teen Leadership Group at the Quarryville Library!
What is it?
A Teen Leadership Group is a group of teens who volunteer to plan, promote, and run kids and teen programming in the library. This group also recommends materials for purchase—including books, games, and movies—and make suggestions about new and existing services.
What do we do?
Have fun! Whatever your interests are—Marvel comics and movies, video games, sports, books or comic books, etc.—you can create programs/events/clubs around them. The library is here for YOU; you just need to tell us what you need or want, and we can try to make it happen.


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St. Peter's Fiesta 2022 Schedule
Tuesday, June 21
6:00 Novena
7:00 Mass
American Legion
Wednesday, June 22
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Musical Entertainment….St. Peter's Park:
Entertainment featuring "BARRY MOONEY"
Thursday, June 23
6:30 p.m.
Fiesta 5K Road Race – with Cape Ann YMCA
Starting location Stage Fort Park,
Finish line at St. Peter's Park.
For further details, contact the Cape Ann YMCA.
Entertainment, Live Music and Dance at St. Peter's Park
Featuring ….. "WILDFIRE"
Friday, June 24
4:45 p.m.
Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women's Seine Boat Races
Pavilion Beach
6:30 p.m.
Entertainment….Before Opening Ceremony
7:30 p.m.
Formal Opening ….St. Peter's Square
Entertainment immediately following
8:30 – 11:30 p.m.
featuring "MORENO FRUZZETTI"
Saturday, June 25
10:00 a.m
Pavilion Beach… Seine Boat Race:
U.S. Coast Guard vs Gloucester
Fire Department and Gloucester Police Department
10:00 a.m.
Playtime performance of our Children's story book
"Nonna, What is St. Peter's Fiesta?"
Location: TBD
3:00 p.m.
Children's Games…. Beach Court
4:45 p.m.
Sports Events… Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
Musical Entertainment…St. Peter's Square
featuring "FRANCO CORSO"
Sunday, June 26
10:00 a.m.
Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER
at St. Peter's Park
12:00 noon
Procession following the Celebration of Outdoor Mass
3:00 p.m
Blessing of the Fleet… Stacy Boulevard.
4:45 p.m.
Sports Events…at Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
7:15 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Trophies awarded to winners of the Sports Events
8:30 p.m.
Musical Entertainment
St. Peter's Park featuring
" GRAZIANA LAZZARO and ELIO SCACCIO"
11:00 p.m.
Raffle Drawings and Closing Procession
St. Peter's Fiesta Children's Book Nonna, what is St. Peter's Fiesta" will be on sale at the Main Stage Altar throughout the Fiesta weekend. To purchase a copy before Fiesta, email http://www.stpetersfiesta.org
All proceeds benefit St. Peter's Fiesta.
Save the Date: Next Year….
St. Peter's Fiesta, June 21 – June 25, 2023
"St. Peter's Fiesta ™ "
Copyright © 2023 St. Peter's Fiesta Committee. All Rights Reserved.


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300 posts till January 2010
3 years ago my son Jose Paul Martin (http://www.jpmartin.com/) convinced me to share my knowledge and experience through drpaulose.com – and there\'s been no turning back. Today, I\'m happy to have this opportunity of expressing myself, sharing my knowledge and skills. Through this blog/website –I have posted more than 300 till January 2010 various topics related to medicine, surgery, preventive measures, health tips and occasional posts in my areas of interest – painting , spirituality etc.
So far the response to the site has been fantastic and rewarding to many patients and readers.
I just wanted to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to my son Jose who designed the website. And many thanks to the Word press blog team, whose service is impeccable.
Let me thank Dr Bharathachandran FRCP, who is the managing director of SUT group of hospitals, who always inspired and supported me in developing the ENT department to a world class standard.
Many thanks to my Registrars for all their hard work in making this happen, Dr Archana Pillai, Dr Koshy, Dr Lakshmi, Dr Sajilal and the nurses and technicians of the ENT department.
God willing, I will be contributing more posts in the coming months thru this site.
Thank you-Shukran Jazillan -Toda raba- Shukriyaa -Nandi -Abarka ….


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Scott J. Compton, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP
Managing Principal | Klein and Hoffman
Scott J. Compton serves as Managing Principal of Chicago-based Klein and Hoffman's Philadelphia Office, where his responsibilities include general financial oversight, serving as Principal Architect, and representing the firm within the professional community while expanding business development opportunities in the region.
Mr. Compton most recently served as Principal and Senior Project Manager for Entech Engineering's Facility Condition Assessment/Planning group. As a Registered Architect with broad experience in land development, planning, and zoning policies, Mr. Compton managed the implementation of Strategic Facilities Planning, Capital and Energy Planning, ADA Barrier Assessment, and Facility Assessment Services for governmental and higher education clients.
Mr. Compton holds a 5-Year Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) Degree from Temple University's School of Architecture. He is an NCARB Certificate Holder, a LEED Accredited Professional, and is registered in Pennsylvania, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Mr. Compton has presented on Facilities Management topics for Higher Education and Governmental market sectors at ERAPPA, DVAPPA, AICUP, CAI and SCUP conferences, and has addressed legislative issues related to procurement practices at the July 2016 AIA States Government Network (SGN) conference in Washington, DC.
Vern L. McKissick, III, AIA, CEFP, NCARB, LEED AP
President & Educational Planner | McKissick Associates Architects
Vern L. McKissick, III is a registered architect, certified educational facilities planner (CEFP) through the Council for Facility Planners International. The son of a superintendent and an art teacher, his career has been influenced by the business of education his entire life. His passion for both architecture and education is reflected in his continuing education studies and includes active involvement with the American Institute of Architects Committee on Educational Design.
For the past 30 years, Vern has been involved in over $1.5 Billion in educational project design and construction. Every day, over 70,000 students attend a building he designed. Many of his current client relationships have spanned more than a decade (and some more than two decades). A LEED™ accredited professional, his early career was rooted in the energy audits and retrofits of the late 70s and early 80s. His extensive experience with sustainable design as well as the deeper knowledge of his clients' business models enables him to bring a realistic perspective of exactly when and how much "green" is appropriate for each architectural solution. Mr. McKissick is actively involved in advocacy for improvements in educational planning and funding at the state level. He has worked with the AIA to develop better legislation to support public school systems. Vern is a licensed, instrument-rated private pilot – a passion he uses to extend his architectural practice and services. Learn more about Vern here.
Jay Clough, AIA
Managing Principal | KCBA Architects
Christopher Brooks, LEED AP
Senior Associate, Acoustic Consultant | Acoustic Distinctions
Phillip Foreman, NCARB, AIA, LEED BD + C, EOYI , CDT, A/E Fellow
President and CEO | The Foreman Group
As President and CEO, Mr. Foreman provides the overall management and leadership of all the Foreman Group Companies. These companies include Foreman Architects Engineers, Inc., Foreman Program and Construction Managers, Inc., Foreman Building Commissioning, Inc., Foreman Design Build, PerFOREMANce Roofing Specialists, RAPOSAP® and The Foreman Foundation 501(c)3 charitable organization. He has been responsible for the design and project management on all types of projects ranging in costs up to $250 million. Read more about Phillip here.
Andrew Ellsworth, LEED AP
Vice President of Health & Learning | Green Building Alliance
Andrew directs GBA's health and learning efforts through both the Green & Healthy Schools Academy and GBA-delivered education programming. He promotes safer school environments and other pertinent issues for the health and well-being of both children and adults. Through the coordination of resources and education programs for schools and school districts, Andrew helps them and their regional stakeholders understand and implement policies and practices designed to improve environmental health. Before his involvement at GBA, Andrew ran his own sustainability consulting practice through which he advised on local food system infrastructure, new social enterprise development, stormwater and green infrastructure policy, and waste reduction mechanisms. He also previously served as a green building and LEED consultant, working on over 35 projects and delivered more than 20 LEED certifications in a six-year span. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon University, with a minor in Business Administration.
Steve Krug AIA, PE, LEED AP
Principal | Krug Architects
Steve Krug is recognized for his award winning educational facilities experience, large commercial and institutional facilities. He has over 35 years of experience in master planning, energy efficient design, and feasibility studies for a multitude of facilities. He provides advise and planning for sustainable design, funding, the local approval process, and the PlanCON process. He regularly writes and speaks at PSBA conferences, and is a former chairman of the PSBA Service Associate Members (SAM) Committee. Mr. Krug also serves as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Climate Change Advisory Committee, appointed by the Governor.


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Strongest earthquake in three years
An earthquake of magnitude 4,9 on the Richter scale was measured on the north side of the caldera Bárðarbunguaskja at 7.24 pm last night. The quake is the stongest one to be measured since the volcanic eruption in the lava field Holuhraun ceased on February 28th, 2015. The eruption had been ongoing since August 31st, 2014.
Bjarki Kaldalóns Fries, specialist of natural disasters at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, said to mbl.is. "On October 27th last year we measured two earth quakes, each of magnitude 4,7, and they were at the time the stongest ones that had been measured in Bárðarbunguaskja since the end of the eruption".
Kaldalóns Fries says they are monotoring the area even though it's unlikely there will be another eruption.
Earlier last night three earth quakes were measured on the north-east side of Bárðarbunga, of magnitude 3,7, 2,9 og 3,8 on the Richter scale. Around 20-30 afterquakes have been measured in the area since the spate began right before 6 pm last night.


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Spain's competition watchdog opens disciplinary case against Google
Spain's competition watchdog, the 'Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia' (CNMC) has opened a disciplinary case against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices affecting publishers and Spanish news agencies, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
CNMC said it was investigating whether Google had abused its dominant position in the Spanish market. The proceedings involve Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd, Google Spain, SL., and the overall parent company Alphabet Inc.
The alleged practices also include distorting free competition and imposing unfair conditions on press publishers and Spanish news agencies, CNMC said.
The watchdog's investigation was sparked by a complaint from the Spanish Reproduction Rights Centre (CEDRO).
CNMC will investigate the case over the next 18 months, during which both sides can present their arguments.
According to RTVE, Spain's national broadcaster, Google will analyse the file and respond to the 'doubts' of the CNMC. They said that Google 'works constructively with publishers in Spain and Europe' and would 'need time to analyse the details … as the nature of the claims is still not clear'.
It is not the first action by the Spanish competition regulator against Google, nor the first in which its dominant position in the media sector stands out. In 2021, CNMC already warned that this company and another technology giant, Amazon, monopolised 70% of internet advertising in Spain.
Other lawsuits in the Netherlands and the UK have previously accused the technology company of abusing its dominance in the digital advertising market to harm its competitors. France also fined Google in 2021 for not negotiating in good faith compensation for the media for using its news content.
Read from: https://www.spainenglish.com/2023/03/28/spain-competition-watchdog-opens-disciplinary-case-against-google/
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight
Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – have agreed to fight each other in a cage match.
Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg.
Mr Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, then posted a screenshot of Mr Musk's tweet with the caption "send me location".
"The story speaks for itself," a Meta spokesperson told the BBC.
Mr Musk then replied to Mr Zuckerberg's response with: "Vegas Octagon."
The Octagon is the competition mat and fenced-in area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr Musk, who turns 52 later this month, also tweeted: "I have this great move that I call "The Walrus", where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing."
He also tweeted: "I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids & throwing them in the air."
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Mr Zuckerberg has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and has recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments.
Twitter did not provide a statement when contacted by the BBC for comment.
The exchanges have gone viral with social media users debating who would win the bout, while others have posted memes including mocked up posters advertising the fight.
Earlier this month, Meta showed staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter, sources have told the BBC.
It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta's image-sharing app.
It could potentially allow the company to bring over followers from decentralised platforms such as Mastodon.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the platform was in development.
The text-based network – which has a working title of P92 – could turn out to be a greater rival to Elon Musk's Twitter than either BlueSky or Mastodon.
Read from: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65981876
How does technology affect reading and writing?
Technology has dramatically changed the way we read and write in the 21st century. From e-books and online articles to social media and instant messaging, technology has made reading and writing more accessible and convenient. However, it has also brought about new challenges and concerns.
One of the biggest benefits of technology is the increased access to information. With just a few clicks, people can access an endless supply of books, articles, and other written materials from all over the world. This has made reading and writing more accessible for people who may not have had the opportunity to do so in the past. It has also allowed for greater collaboration, as people can now share their writing and receive feedback from a global audience.
Technology has also made writing and reading more interactive. Social media and blogs have made it possible for people to engage with written content in real-time, sharing their thoughts, opinions, and experiences with others. This has led to a more dynamic and engaged reading and writing community, with people able to communicate and connect with each other in new and meaningful ways.
However, there are also concerns about how technology is affecting our ability to read and write. One of the biggest concerns is the decline of attention span. With so much information available at our fingertips, it can be difficult to stay focused and absorb what we are reading. Many people find it difficult to concentrate on longer written works, and are instead drawn to shorter, more bite-sized pieces of content.
Additionally, technology has led to an increase in informal writing. The widespread use of text messaging and instant messaging has led to the widespread use of shorthand and abbreviations. This has created concerns about the impact it may have on people's writing skills, as well as the way they communicate with others.
Another concern is the rise of "fake news." With the ease of publishing content online, it has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between credible and unreliable sources. This has led to a decline in trust in the media, and has created a need for critical thinking and media literacy skills.
Despite these concerns, technology has also provided new opportunities for writing and reading. E-books and online platforms have made it easier for people to self-publish their work, giving them greater control over the distribution and promotion of their writing. This has created a more democratized publishing industry, and has made it possible for voices and perspectives that may have previously been excluded to be heard.
In conclusion, technology has had a profound impact on reading and writing. While there are certainly challenges and concerns, the increased access to information, the ability to connect and engage with others, and the opportunities for self-publishing have all made reading and writing more accessible and dynamic. As technology continues to evolve, it will be important to address the challenges it presents and embrace the opportunities it provides.
How to measure human intelligence?
Measuring human intelligence is a complex task that has been attempted by many experts and researchers over the years. Intelligence is often defined as an individual's ability to think, reason, and solve problems. However, this definition is not enough to capture all the aspects of intelligence. In this article, we will look at some of the ways that human intelligence can be measured and evaluated.
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Tests: IQ tests are the most commonly used method of measuring intelligence. They are designed to measure an individual's ability to solve problems, think logically, and understand abstract concepts. The results of an IQ test are expressed as an IQ score, which is a number that represents a person's intellectual abilities in comparison to the general population.
- Achievement Tests: Achievement tests are designed to evaluate an individual's knowledge and skills in specific subjects such as mathematics, reading, or science. These tests can be a good indicator of a person's intelligence in a particular subject area and are often used in schools and colleges to assess students' abilities.
- Neuropsychological Tests: Neuropsychological tests are used to evaluate the functioning of the brain and nervous system. These tests can be used to diagnose neurological disorders, measure cognitive abilities, and determine the impact of injury or illness on a person's cognitive abilities.
- Cognitive Ability Tests: Cognitive ability tests are designed to measure an individual's mental abilities such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving. These tests can be useful in determining a person's potential for learning and development.
- Behavioral Assessment: Behavioral assessment involves evaluating an individual's behavior, including their social skills, emotional regulation, and communication abilities. This type of assessment can be useful in identifying areas where an individual may need support or intervention.
- Performance-Based Tests: Performance-based tests are designed to measure an individual's abilities in real-world tasks and activities. These tests can be useful in determining a person's practical intelligence and can be used in a variety of settings, including schools, workplaces, and healthcare facilities.
It is important to note that no single method of measuring intelligence is perfect and each has its own strengths and limitations. Additionally, the results of intelligence tests can be influenced by many factors such as cultural background, education, and experience. As a result, it is important to use a variety of assessment methods to get a more comprehensive understanding of an individual's intelligence.
In conclusion, measuring human intelligence is a complex task that involves evaluating a variety of cognitive, behavioral, and performance-based abilities. While intelligence tests can provide valuable information about a person's intellectual abilities, it is important to use a variety of assessment methods to get a more comprehensive understanding of an individual's intelligence. By using a combination of tests, experts and researchers can get a more complete picture of an individual's intellectual abilities and potential for learning and development.
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Keeping alive the Islamic tradition of scholarship, insight, and purification...one day at a time.
Sunday, April 03, 2016
It's not about the weight....
around a room while
teaching Stress Management to an
As she raised a
glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked
the "Half empty or Half full" question.
Instead, with a
smile on her face, she inquired:
"How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied,
"The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long I hold it.
If I hold it for a
it's not a problem.
If I hold it for an hour,
I'll have an ache in my arm.
If I hold it for a day,
my arm will feel numb and paralyzed.
In each case,
the weight of the glass
doesn't change,
The longer I hold it,
the heavier it becomes.
She continued,
"The Stresses and Worries in Life ,
are like that Glass of Water...
Think about them for
a while and nothing
Think about them
a bit longer and they begin to hurt.
If you think
about them all day long,
you will feel paralysed –
incapable of doing
Remember to put the Glass Down!
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IDA Attends Book Signing with Luis Carlos Montalván and his Service Dog Tuesday in Denver.
IDA's 2011 Awards Banquet Keynote Speaker, Luis Carlos Montalván, and his Service Dog, Tuesday were at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver on July 12th. IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell and Executive Team Members, Kris Harty and Neville Teagarden enjoyed attending the event.
Luis is a New York Times Bestselling Author, speaker and advocate for service men and women returning home with invisible disabilities, PTSD and TBI.
Check Luis and Tuesday's Event Schedule for an Appearance Near You!
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Ribs, Slaw & Sweet Potato. What a combination! This everyday feast combines my mexican spiced ribs with creamy coleslaw and garlicky sweet potatoes. Its a match made in heaven and a super quick meal to whip up. It can even be prepared in advance. Finger licking good by anyone's standards!
I've written a comprehensive guide how to host a Big Americana Feast. But you can have an Americana Feast on a much smaller scale. I regularly make myself a feast for one!
I've put together a selection of smaller collections of my recipes which you can use everyday. This is my eat-it-with-your-hands pile of ribs and sides menu. Don't forget to have a look at my other everyday Americana Feasts too!
Everyday Ribs, Slaw & Sweet Potato Americana Feast Recipes
This combination of recipes is easy to whip up in a little over an hour. Click on each recipe for all the details and possible variations or scroll down to save all the recipes in one hit using the recipe collection feature.
In addition to the below recipe, I would also serve a simple salad with this collection. My go-to side salad is baby spinach or rocket (arugula) leaves, halved cherry tomatoes and very finely sliced red onion. I leave it undressed as the coleslaw provides plenty of dressing.
Dry Rub Ribs with Mexican Seasoning
Or, as an alternative, you could make my boiled and then glazed BBQ Pork Ribs. The meal also works equally well with my Honey Maple Chicken Wings or my Southern Baked Wings.
The recipe as given serves 4 people so adjust this as required.
Garlic Roasted Sweet Potatoes
The sweet potatoes take the same amount of time to cook as the ribs. Perfect!
The recipe is set to serve 2 people as a great sized side. You can adjust the portion size in the recipe card.
Easy Creamy Coleslaw with Crème Fraîche
The coleslaw takes just 15 minutes to make. I start to make it just as the ribs and potatoes go in the oven so that it has a chance to stand and come up to room temp before serving. This gives all the flavours a chance to meld.
The recipe is perfect to serve 4 as a side but can be adjusted in the recipe card.
Drinks for Americana Feasts
Check out my dedicated post all about Americana Inspired drinks.
I've included ideas for soft and alcoholic drinks as well as some ideas for hot drinks. There should be something for everyone and something for every season.
I've also given you loads of advice about how and in what to serve your drinks. Who says that you can't have a glass of something special even when you're feasting alone!
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 9.An investment holding company of Felda Global Ventures Holdings has shelved plans to sell an Islamic bond in Malaysia, IFRreported on Friday, after investigators raided the parent FGV's headquarters following allegations of corruption.
FGV Seri Costa had filed 1.5 billion ringgit ($352 million) sukuk wakalah programme with Malaysia's securities regulator and sole arranger Maybank was finalising documents for a bond issue, IFR said. The sale is likely to be suspended indefinitely amid uncertainties at the parent firm, IFR added, citing bankers.
FGV was not immediately available for a comment.
The world's No.3 palm plantation group has begun an internal probe into some transactions at a subsidiary, while FGV's board suspended its Chief Executive Officer Zakaria Arshad and three others earlier this week.
The CEO has denied wrongdoing and called on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to conduct its own investigation. Officials from MACCspent nearly eight hours at FGV's headquarters on Thursday, seizing documents and interviewing company officials.
"MACC is currently in the process of reviewing the documents that were seized to collect evidence relating to the investigation before further action is taken," MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner Azam Baki said in a statement.
"MACC will begin to call witnesses and individuals involved to help with the investigation shortly," he added.
The investigation focuses on six issues involving FGV, he said, without providing any details.
Turmoil at FGV – whose biggest shareholder is state-owned Federal Land Development Authority – could hurt Prime Minister Najib Razak, who government sources say is expected to call elections later this year.
FGV shareholders, many of them small landowners, form a key vote bank for Najib's ruling alliance in battleground states.
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After the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Jack Bicknell Jr. to be their new offensive line coach during the offseason, it didn\'t take long to figure out that we would be seeing a lot more of zone blocking scheme in 2013.
One offensive lineman who should benefit from more of that scheme is center Maurkice Pouncey and David Todd of ESPN 970 Radio had a chance to talk briefly with him about it following the Steelers Tuesday OTA practice.
Pouncey, who said on Tuesday that he is currently feeling better than he has felt in years, was asked if it was easy for him to pick up the zone scheme entering his fourth year in the league.
"I think it\'s easy for me and especially the older guys that we got," said Pouncey. "We all are trying to win around here and going 8-8 last year sticks on us really, really hard. I think it brings a lot of good things to the offensive line, and I think we need it."
Since being selected in the first round of the 2010 draft out of Florida, Pouncey and the Steelers have been primarily a power running team that has mostly utilized man blocking with some zone mixed in every now and again. Now that the team is expected to run a lot of outside zone moving forward, Pouncey was asked whether or not we\'ll still see some of the traditional power concepts in 2013.
"Yeah, we\'re still going to do a little of the power stuff, but I think outside zone now in the NFL is what\'s really working and getting guys running on the move and cutting them down is kind of the easiest thing to do right now," said Pouncey.
A few weeks ago, Pouncey said in an interview on Sirius XM Radio that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had asked him early in the offseason to become more of a leader in 2013, and he talked about that new role more on Tuesday.
"I love the role," said Pouncey. "It\'s positive for me. I think that it\'s my time, especially after all the older guys that left kind of taught me ropes. But you know; all the guys look up to me, and I really appreciate that."
It\'s hard to believe that Pouncey will only turn 24 years of age in July and with three Pro Bowl selections already underneath his belt, a fourth should be easily attainable with him expected to be on the move more in 2013. Pouncey is one of the most athletic centers in the league and that should result in him cutting down a lot of defenders, which in turn should result in a much-improved Steelers running game.


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Iraq will increase the export of crude oil to Jordan from the current 10,000 b/d to 15,000 b/d at preferential prices, under a new agreement reached during last weeks meetings in Baghdad of the Jordanian-Iraqi Higher Committee, Jordanian Prime Minister Ma'ruf Bakhit announced on 1 June upon his return to 'Amman. Mr Bakhit, who met with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki and...
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COSTA MESA, CA – Costa Mesa Mayor Jim Righeimer and Mayor Pro Tem Steve Mensinger have sued the city's police officers union, alleging the group and two other defendants intimidated and harassed them for political gain.
Much of the lawsuit stems from an Aug. 22, 2012, incident in which private investigator Chris Lanzillo followed Righeimer as he left a local bar and restaurant owned by Councilman Gary Monahan, the Daily Pilot reported.
According to a 911 recording obtained by the Daily Pilot, Lanzillo called to report a potential drunk driver, whom he did not identify as Righeimer, driving erratically and reaching a speed of 50 mph down a residential street.
Police administered a sobriety test in front of Righeimer's Mesa Verde home while his children watched in fear, the lawsuit alleges.
Righeimer was found not to be impaired and soon after the incident held a news conference where he produced a receipt for two Diet Cokes from Skosh Monahan's.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, names the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Assn.; Upland-based law firm Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir; and Menifee private investigator Lanzillo, alleging they intentionally inflicted emotional distress and violated civil rights, among 15 other complaints.
Righeimer's wife, Lene, is also included as a plaintiff.
"They're coercing and intimidating these people so that they change their vote in favor of the police association," said attorney Vince Finaldi, who filed the suit on behalf of Mensinger and the Righeimers.
At the time of the incident, Righeimer accused political enemies of trying to set him up. He asserted that the association employed Lanzillo to tail him — an allegation the association strongly denied at the time.
Representatives from the association could not be reached for comment Tuesda.
Righeimer and the council majority have been working to reduce public employee compensation, a move that has drawn fierce resistance from public employee associations, collective-bargaining units that share some characteristics with but are not technically unions.
The suit alleges that the police association, Lanzillo and the law firm were all involved in the situation at least indirectly.
"What we're saying is it's a conspiracy, that they were all conspiring together to do this," said Finaldi, of the Irvine-based law firm Manly, Stewart & Finaldi.
The plaintiffs have asked for a jury trial, during which any damages would be decided, Finaldi said.
Lanzillo and the law firm also could not be reached after work hours Tuesday evening.


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Please visit the Assessments and Grievances section for all questions pertaining to this year's assessments and the grievance process.
The Assessment Department is responsible for data collection and appraisal of commercial, industrial agricultural, residential and vacant properties within the Town of Clay. We also administer all exemptions, review and analyze sales data, manage the equalization rate, defend the Town in assessment related court cases, and disseminate large volumes of assessment and tax related data to the general public. The Assessor is available by appointment throughout the year to discuss assessment related topics. We recognize that the issue of property taxes and its congruence with assessments is a complicated and emotional issue. The Assessors' office would like property owners to be aware that WE DO NOT set budgets or levy taxes. The tax rates seen on your tax bills are the result of the expenditures and levy requests of the taxing jurisdictions in which you reside.
The Assessor will accept informal requests to your assessment at any time during the year upon the filing of an "Assessment Review Consent Form" available at our offices. These forms are usually reviewed as the last part of the process in the finishing the tentative assessment roll, which is filed on May 1 of every year. The forms must be submitted by April 1st to provide time for review. Any request for an Assessment Review must include supporting data with each form. From this point on, the Assessor will only consider an assessment reduction upon full interior and exterior inspection of your property. Keep in mind that for assessment purposes (mass appraisal purposes) all buildings are measured from the OUTSIDE, where a fee appraiser will generally measure the inside. The reason is simple. Quite frankly, no one wants the Assessor in their house, while a fee appraiser is doing his job at your request for some type of possible financial gain (refinance, for example). Since all data collected has to adhere to the same process and principles, Assessors measure the outside for all properties.
The Town of Clay appraises property at a partial value. This is a Town Board decision. The equalization rate (Level of Assessment-LOA) for 2023 is 2.98%. This reflects an increase (12%) in overall market value for 2023. It should be noted that only 17% of Town's in New York State are at full market value, meaning 83% are not, and only four Towns out of 19 in Onondaga County are at 100% of full market value. Property values have increased dramatically in the past 3 taxable years across Clay, Onondaga County and the nation. One town in Onondaga County saw a year to year increase of 16%.
To arrive at full market value for your property, divide your asesssed value by .0298. A property assessed at $5,000, divided by .0298 will yield a market value of $167,785. The Equalization rate may change every year based on yearly differences in sales versus the assessments on all properties. The actual rate is set by the New York State Office of Real Property Tax Services.
The Town of Clay property values on average have risen 45% in the last 15 years, a common trend in the northern suburbs of Onondaga County. This is a positive re-affirmation that investing in real estate in these areas is an adequate opportunity for modest growth without the extremes experienced in the market in other parts of the country.
The Town of Clay Assessors' Office currently processes 3,743 property tax exemptions on the Town's approximately 21,600 parcels of property, reducing the Town's taxable assessed value by 16.58%. This percent is continually increasing due to greater volumes of exemption applications and continued purchases of property by the county industrial development agency, which when purchasing property files an exemption to make it tax exempt. All renewal applications are mailed in late October every year for return by March 1st. Due to the large volume of exemption forms mailed to property owners that require return, review and in many cases necessitate follow-up phone calls, we firmly adhere to the State legislated March 1st exemption deadline for all exemption applications. As a public service we attempt to call and remind as many people as we can that the exemptions are due, but staffing constraints limit our opportunities to follow up more than once. A exemption is an opportunity, not an entitlement, and the taxpayer ultimately is responsible for renewing exemptions on time.


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The Farmer's Wife (part two)
The Folly
Calmacott's Brother
The Farmer's Wife (part two)
While I bent and cried, right hand
Rising to the hammering of my heart
Glass out of frames and littering the gravelled floor
I cared more for Arthur's blaming me
Says the music makes me deaf
His cuttings in their boxes
His wartime gambit, making brass
Adorning cemetery plots
Still all untouched by frost, it hasn't come
I see him smash the gramophone and then
I see myself on hands and knees, alone
Scrubbing at the doorstone
My own blood
'Missus…pretty, them…geraniums'
I'll not pay her any mind, I am spotting clues
Yes, my shoulders shook. I heard her laugh.
'Missus," again she whispered, "I have seen a man.'
A cork, a fat metal bolt, and worse
A basilisk's egg, so I was told, white and pocked
Like coral from an ancient sea
Has this child never had a fancy?
Does she make her way in others' rooms to find—
This, I'd dreamt must hold inside
Diamonds to deliver me, and treasured
When sentiment had lost all lustre
For that the dream was sweet
—a missile, merely, a thing at hand?
'And I says to him…' Bessie tells me
'Are you hungry? Come up to the house, then.'
The Farmer's Wife
(2017, Stephanie Foster)


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How long is the mounting bracket for the ARC? Trying to figure total length and where the screws would be. I have a cabinet that the TV is in. The old "hole for your TV" idea. Problem is the hole is not long enough to just put the ARC on it. And the shelves sit in from the concrete hole. Would you suggest putting the bracket on the shelf below it and just pulling that shelf out a bit? I'm not sure how else to do it.
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In Dolphin Numbers page 1 you can find the following:
1. Year by year standings - Every record from every year including the playoffs since the 1966 season.
2. Dan Marino's career stats and records - Dan Marino's year stats. For the stats for every Game Dan Marino Ever played in go to the Dan Marino section
3. Dan Marino's magical 1984 season - Stats from every game in Dan Marino's magical 1984 season.
4. Dolphin champion season - A list of the Dolphins champion seasons.
5. Dolphins in the hall of fame - Dolphin players and coach in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
6. Don Shula's career coaching record
8. First round draft picks - Every first round pick the Dolphins ever had.
In Dolphin Numbers page 2 you can find the following:
1. Famous Dolphins and their jersey numbers - Every player wears a number, you'll find a list of numbers and which Dolphins used it and made the number famous. (Did you know that, even though it's not officially retired, only Larry Csonka ever wore number 39).
2. Dolphins largest crowds both at home and on the road - 6 largest crowds.
3. Dolphin Seasons with 6 or more pro bowl selections - A list of those pro bowl filled years and who represented the Dolphins in those years.
4. The Dolphins honor roll - Dan Marino was the 13th inductee to the Dolphins honor roll, you'll find here the rest.
5. NFL Man of the year award - 4 Dolphins won the prestigeous prize, find out who did.
In Dolphin Numbers page 3 you can find
Dolphins club records - Every individual record for every category.
This is not an official site of the Miami Dolphins. Check the Dolphins site in the links page.
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After its annus horribilis the BBC is heading for disaster. Yet what's really driving it towards the rocks is not the scandals that hit headlines and exercised politicians in 2013. That mortifying storm – historic sex crimes, IT failures, cosy pay-offs to executives, tax irregularities and
criticisms by its stars and former bosses – will blow over. The key figure is not Lord Patten but the new Director General. And Tony, the Lord Hall of Birkenhead, always understood he was inheriting a leaky ship in heavy seas. As a seasoned helmsman he knows the BBC has survived countless tempests and has always regained its composure. In fact, surprisingly you may think, it recently scored seven out of ten on measures of trust despite all the recent bungling.
He understands his biggest challenge is not about what happened in the past but what will happen in the future. Rolling waves of new technology are threatening to sink the BBC by swamping our acceptance of how we have to pay for it.
As a recent survey for the Telegraph has shown, a great majority of voters want the TV licence cut or even scrapped. Even if we discount some of this hostility as reaction to recent fiascos, the Telegraph's findings are part of a predictable long-term trend. Broadcasting's scarcity has gone. With dozens of free to air channels and thousands of digital radio and TV stations available through cable, satellite and phone lines, the choice is so bewildering that those of us who live in multichannel homes need built-in search engines to organise the programmes into genres as well as channels. The case for a single broadcaster to be able to tax the public is becoming ever harder for politicians to sustain.
Just as the ubiquity of television made the radio licence obsolete in 1971, so the TV licence is increasingly anachronistic. Even the box itself is becoming marginalised. Television has changed from a stand-alone centrepiece of the living room to a pervasive service available on computers, tablets and mobile phones. The very idea of broadcasting is dissolving into the internet. We have become our own scheduler, with our own channel.We can choose a show from a catalogue, start it when we want, pause it, and rewind it. We can even make videos ourselves with an inexpensive camera or a smartphone and, as the Queen did with her Christmas message, we can upload programmes to the web.
It's much the same with radio. We can pick almost 300 stations on DAB and thousands more from the web. Or we can summon our favourite song in an instant from music-streaming sites like Spotify. In fact radio appears to make a good case for those who want to the scrap the licence fee, perhaps above all for that most hallowed (and expensive) of all 56 of the BBC's stations, the original Home Service, Radio 4. It has a loyal, almost zealous, following of 10 million listeners each week, and most of them would pay a lot to keep it on the air, probably far more than £5 a year – which is how much of the licence fee it gets.Rupert Murdoch has proved that even low-income families are prepared to pay far more for Sky voluntarily than the Corporation demands on penalty of fine or prison.
To be fair some of the arguments against the licence fee don't stand up to scrutiny. For example, take the complaint that it's commercially unfair. The newspaper industry has been pressing this with some success and has caused the BBC to cut back on its once world-beating news website. But beware the press concealing its own self-interests when claiming to act for the greater good. Right from the start in the 1920s, the Newspaper Proprietors Association tried to kill the BBC. It complained it would "disseminate the cream of the news" and that broadcasting "the Boat Race, the King's Speech and other outstanding incidents", let alone racing, football results and the affairs of parliament, would "have a most prejudicial effect on the newspapers… and take the bread out of our mouths." Yet newspapers had their heyday in the sixty years that followed. The decline of print is not the fault of the BBC. Nor will newspapers' migration to the web be solved by crushing BBC Online.The Internet is a jungle and it is wholly to the good that the BBC's websites are popular and trusted, especially if they provide a balance for those of us who gravitate to newspapers which reflect our pre-existing views.
Nor is the BBC intrinsically anticompetitive so far as programme-making is concerned. It already commissions 40 per cent of its output from outside companies and the UK independent production sector is flourishing.
Actually the development of the independent sector has had an unfortunate effect. As a public body the Corporation needs to be scrupulously fair in choosing its suppliers with the result that a once-simple commissioning process has become cumbersome and bureaucratic. Years ago I pitched ideas directly to the channel Controller. Now there are commissioning editors, assistants, committees and, above all, processes. Once, after months of haggling to get a new show on the air, I began to call it The Commission as a joke. The name stuck and the series ran for eight years without (so far as I'm aware) anyone in the BBC realising the prank. The Corporation needs a simpler, flatter structure and there may be logic in splitting it up into smaller more nimble units. But organisational complexity is a common problem in large organisations. It is not reason in itself to scrap the licence fee.
Then there is the argument that the BBC is no longer politically neutral and should therefore have its ears tweaked. But those who complain that the BBC is biased should beware of what they wish for.
They are right, of course, that there is a bias to the left. But it is not institutional, as they imagine, so much as the natural inclination of individual young, highly educated media types. There are other biases too, some much more insidious: a bias to the arts and humanities with a sometimes embarrassing deficit in scientific literacy and statistical numeracy. There is still a tendency to regard neutrality as balancing two opinions even if one is based on anecdote and politics while the other is grounded on data and research. But the greatest strength of the BBC is its independence. It acts as an umbrella for all of journalism and it must not be censored. It must be left to sort things out itself.
And for all those curmudgeons who say quality is falling it isn't so.
If you don't get that impression it's because the classy output is now so widely scattered. It's true that many shows are brasher and that more presenters shout and wave their arms as though talking to small children. As more than one wag has put it, BBC One has become CBeebies, BBC Two has become BBC One, and BBC Four has become BBC Two.
But the quality stuff is out there. I tell you from direct experience that production and editorial standards have improved substantially since I joined the industry in the 1970s and they continue to rise now that I can write dispassionately as an industry outsider.
As with quality so with quantity. Traditional audiences are scattering rather than falling away. For example, Crimewatch, whose Madeleine McCann appeal last month was billed as having its "biggest audience ever", did brilliantly by contemporary numbers but actually achieved less than half the ratings the show routinely garnered in the 1980s and 1990s. That is a measure of the major channels' decline. But by embracing the multichannel environment, the BBC has almost clung on to a share of viewers that it had in the terrestrial-only heyday.
According to the Corporation's latest report, 96 per cent of us access BBC services every week on average spending more than 19 hours with Auntie, over a sixth of a typical Briton's waking life.
So, if the audiences are robust, why not scrap the licence fee and go for advertising? The answer, once again, is that technology will soon put an end to commercial breaks as we now know them. In fact it is astonishing how long they've already lasted. Our innate conservatism means that mostly we stick to what we know, so that the older and less educated we are the more we are likely to watch and listen as our parents did. The extent of this inertia has confounded many, including me. It explains why the traditional channels still dominate our listening and viewing habits. And it explains why ITV's share price is floating high – its core viewers are still sitting mutely though the adverts while younger, less Luddite, viewers like my kids snub all TV commercials by deftly spinning past them at hyperspeed. But it can't go on much longer, as Channel 4 has found.
In any case advertising would destroy the very essence of the BBC, its USP. It would be like any other commercial network. We would lose the diversity that different forms of funding bring.
But why not share that funding out, as Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps – and even the Corporation's last editorial director Roger Mosey – proposed earlier this month? It is an attractive proposition. It isn't easy to defend the fact that the BBC spends most of its compulsory levy on programmes that rival broadcasters could make and sell commercially. And while it's true that the BBC nurtures talent and is a huge benefactor to the Arts, lots of others could share the job – or take it over.
And yet there are good reasons to keep the BBC together. It may seem a behemoth measured against other British media but it is tiny on the world stage. NBC and CBS in the US each have an income three times larger, ABC six times more, and revenues from Disney's studios and networks bring in 40 times more. Along with the Royal Family, the changing of the guards, Rolls-Royce and Scotland Yard, the BBC is one of the few institutions Britain is admired for overseas. It is scandalous that successive governments have been so penny-pinching about BBC World Services which, pound for pound, project more British influence abroad than anything comparable including our military.
One option is that the BBC should concentrate on news and factual output. Being independent of private ownership and commercial pressure it could remain a powerful voice in Britain and overseas while costing a fraction of the current licence fee. It could then consciously seek to break free of the conventional news agenda which market forces conspire to confine our national conversations. For the rest, the orchestras, the drama, the entertainment, no doubt others can do just as well. No one can reasonably complain that the quantity or quality of sports coverage has gone down in the hands of the BBC's competitors.
And yet breaking up the BBC would be tragic – and a colossal risk. By losing its core audience the justification for a compulsory levy would be weaker still. The licence fee would not be cost-effective and the BBC would almost certainly finish up reliant on direct taxation (known as Grant in Aid) which would end its independence.
One way or another politicians – and BBC bosses – are going to have to make a difficult call. The licence fee is increasingly unpopular and can't go on for ever. The BBC management knows this even if it dares not admit it for fear that would accelerate its demise. But don't bet on a brave decision by anyone. The licence fee has proved remarkably resilient. Every time it has come up for renewal in the past 90 years the reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated. It survived commercial competition – in fact it kept on growing – and, despite the rising cadence of anti-BBC sentiment we shall hear between now and 2017, the Corporation will probably survive the next Charter revision essentially intact. Remember it was the Conservatives who first introduced a permit to fund the BBC (they thought the fledgling radio manufacturing industry deserved support and feared that advertising would drive down standards) and neither they nor Labour has ever had the stomach to kill the BBC or even badly maul it.
But a fudge in 2017 will be unpopular and will simply store up trouble. The real danger is that support for public service broadcasting will ebb away further or fall off a cliff. What Westminster should do is renew the Charter, and raise the licence fee in line with inflation, but make it clear that this is likely to be the last time. In future there may be a role for the Arts Council to subsidise public service broadcasting. But the BBC must find its own salvation. Its management will have ten clear years to manage a transition to subscription.
After that, all bets are off.
Nick Ross has worked for the BBC since the 1970s when he reported on the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He presented 'Crimewatch' until 2007.


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Paula Olexiuk, Dana Saric
June 26, 2015
As an expression of its commitment to make significant headway towards meeting Alberta's climate change responsibilities, the newly elected NDP government in Alberta has promised to increase the cost of emitting greenhouse gases in the province by imposing more stringent emission reduction targets and increasing the costs of exceeding such targets.
While the existing regulatory framework will stay in place, the stricter standards to be phased in over the next two years will result in increased costs to Alberta's large emitters, but may also create an opportunity for climate change leadership by Alberta as well as incentives to build emission offsetting renewable and other projects within the province.
On June 25, 2015, Alberta's Environment Minister Shannon Phillips announced that by 2017, large emitters will be required to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% (with an interim increase in 2016 to 15% from the current 12% reduction target). She also advised that carbon levies will double from $15 per tonne to $30 per tonne by 2017 (with an interim increase to $20 in 2016).
Alberta's Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (CCEMA) and its key regulation, the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, in place since 2007, creates an intensity-based limit on industrial GHG emissions by requiring certain industrial emitters to reduce their emissions intensity by 12% (with an overall goal of reducing emissions to 50% of 1990 levels by 2020). The CCEMA also provides several mechanisms by which emitters can meet their targets, including:
improvements in operations in the applicable period
emission offsets (earned through the removal or reduction of GHG emissions by way of an approved and non-legally required emission offset project in Alberta and verified by third-party verification procedures)
emission performance credits (earned by a reduction of GHG emissions lower than the emission limit in a previous compliance period and carried over into the period in which the earned credit is used)
Alberta's emission offset projects must fit within one of numerous available emission offset project protocols, including those for biomass combustion projects and wind-powered electrical generation projects. There is currently no announced change to the available compliance options for large industrial GHG emitters.
With the recent announcement, the Alberta government has sent a clear signal to large industrial emitters. Emitters' operating costs will increase as they either invest capital in carbon reduction strategies, or purchase emission offsets or $30 fund credits to compensate for not meeting the stricter reduction targets. While costs will be imposed on large emitters, there are benefits to be reaped by the province's fledgling renewable power generation industry, which generates the emission offsets used by large emitters to comply with the legislation. The emission offset market has an opportunity to grow now that the trading price will no longer be capped by the alternative of purchasing a $15 fund credit.
The existing regulatory framework will be extended until at least 2017, but it is unclear when the amended regulations will actually be put in force following the political announcement. Additionally, it is unclear what other changes to the existing framework may be implemented over time. The government has announced the commencement of a consultation process with public, industry, environmental groups and First Nations on climate change strategies in the province. The report resulting from such consultation, currently expected to be released by December 2015, may lead to further modifications to the existing framework – for instance, by increasing the scope of which emitters qualify as large emitters and subjecting more facilities to the regulations – or the intensity-based cap and trade system may be scrapped in favour of an alternative approach.
A number of oil sands producers and other large emitters have been anticipating the changes announced by the Alberta government for quite some time. Close attention should be paid to the results of the upcoming consultation process to identify how the climate change policy developments may create new transaction costs in the province as well as new trade or project development opportunities.
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Tánaiste Simon Coveney T.D. welcomes Beijing Party Secretary Cai Qi to Ireland
News09 May 2018
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney T.D., has today welcomed Beijing Party Secretary Cai Qi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, to Iveagh House, in his first engagement as part of a three day visit to Ireland.
The Tánaiste and Party Secretary Cai met this evening for discussions on a range of issues of bilateral and multilateral interest, including the imminent launch of the first direct flight between Ireland and Beijing.
Speaking ahead of their meeting, the Tánaiste commented on the strength of the relationship that exists between Ireland and China.
"This visit will further contribute to the strong bilateral relationship between our two countries. It also offers an opportunity to deepen the connections between our two capital cities - Dublin and Beijing, which have been twinned since 2011. During my visit to China in March, I saw first-hand that the opportunities for trade and investment between our two countries are immense.
"There is also huge potential for partnership in the fields of education, research, culture and tourism. The connections between our two countries will be further enhanced with the establishment next month of direct flights from Dublin to both Beijing and Hong Kong. Senior political visits, such as this visit by Party Secretary Cai, represent an important opportunity to further our goals and also to increase our mutual understanding on key bilateral and regional issues, such as Brexit."
Press Office
09 May 2018


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"This guy said he has the fabric already'
From The Mercury of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Artifactory is putting history in your hands (notice the shroud replica on the wall):
DOUGLASS (Berks) — Imagine having a replica of the Shroud of Turin, a Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth, a poster of the blueprints for the space shuttle, or the golf club used on the moon hanging on your wall or on display in your house. That is the focus of Artifactory Inc. — creating and distributing historically significant archaeological and aerospace artifacts.
And there is this:
Another product Artifactory offers is a replica of the Shroud of Turin — a length of linen cloth regarded by many Christians as a contact relic of Jesus.
"We received a high resolution scan from one of the priests that worked on the restoration team at the Vatican," Dymszo added.
According to the company website, Artifactory is the only company with access to the scan. While the version Artifactory produces is currently produced on polyester, Dymszo wants to produce it on a more authentic material for universities, museums or serious collectors, but he was told by suppliers it could not be done. Dymszo has since made contact with someone who thinks he can help.
"It (the fabric) is a 3-in-1 herringbone weave not produced for thousands of years. This guy said he has the fabric already. We're going to meet in Manhattan sometime in the next month to talk about a joint partnership."
Who is that priest? Could we get a copy of the hi-res scan for research?


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You know, it's hard enough to build a life around chronic migraines and fibromyalgia but when my body decides it's just a bit bored with life as usual and pops up another uncomfortable symptom I kind of feel as though I am under attack.
WTF body? Chronic daily migraines weren't interesting enough for you? Parathesia and neuropathy getting a bit blasé? I was just getting used to them thank you very much!
So now I can't really eat. If I eat more than a few bites of solid food I am throwing up within the hour. I keep telling myself this isn't the case but having recycled every decent meal I've had all week I am no longer fighting it. It's protein shakes and toast for me.
I wish I knew what was going on but that is a tired old tune. I suppose it's safe to say my body is broken in increasingly interesting ways. Until we figure this one out I guess I'll have no trouble meeting my weight loss goals.


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EspañolOn Tuesday Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas called for "a global debate" on the use of social media, categorizing it as a "war weapon."
"The massive use of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram … is a weapon of war, of terror," Villegas said.
- Read: Morales seeks to regulate social networks because they "topple governments"
- Read: Quito reveals Rafael Correa's government Trolls office
Minister Villegas' remarks come after Clan Úsuga — established in 2006 after the demobilization of the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) — used social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to "terrorize the population in places where violence has reigned for many years."
The group called an "armed strike" this month that affected six northern sectors of the country, and resulted in the death of four policemen and one soldier.
"Whoever incites an offense through social media has no legal protection," added Villegas. "On the contrary, whoever incites a crime by saying 'Let's walk, let's set off a bomb' Is taken prisoner."
He also expressed concern about the "big loopholes" in the use of social media, saying, "The world does not know how to face it, this is a new weapon of war and terror."
[Adrotate group="7″]Villegas added that the current state of organized crime is not the same as 1990s Colombia. Actions like those of Clan Úsuga must be fought "for the health of our youth, regional authorities transparency and the intimidation capacity they have. They are responsible for the micro-trafficking."
Minister Villegas' desire to regulate the use of social media has already taken form in other Latin American countries. Last February Bolivian President Evo Morales called for a debate on the subject since, according to the president, "social media topples governments".
The Ecuadorian government, led by Rafael Correa, has been exposed on several occasions for being anti-social media and for attacking press freedom with so-called "troll centers" devoted to harassing opponents of his administration.
Venezuela has also proposed the control of social media, but has not followed up with a formal law.
Source: NTN24, Red Más Noticias.