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Fiat re-established itself in the U.S. marketplace in 2012 with the introduction of the Fiat 500. Since then Fiat's lineup has grown to three models but none has been a big hit.
The subcompact SUV category is the most competitive segment in the industry right now because it is made up of vehicles with perhaps the perfect combination of price, size, style, functionality and fuel efficiency. That means everyone from recent High School grad to a young family to empty nesters and grandparents can justify buying a car like the 500X.
Fiat's current models, which include the 500 (in all its iterations) and the 500L can't make the same claim. The 500 was simply too small for the majority of U.S. car shoppers' needs and the 500L didn't offer the style or all-weather confidence many folks want or need. Now Fiat has a golden opportunity to jump into the fast-growing subcompact segment with their new 500X.
Fiat has created a vehicle that provides a nice balance between utility and character. The 500X is a subcompact crossover SUV that delivers the personality of the 500 hatchback, more total interior room than the 500L along with a crossover's elevated driving position and traction-enhancing security of all-wheel drive.
On the outside, the 500X looks like a larger version of the 500. It has an aero-dynamic-like smooth outline and incorporates enough of the cute cues from the 500 hatchback. The 500X is small, offering less rear seat and cargo room than compact hatchbacks like the VW Golf and Mazda 3
Front seat occupants have more than enough head- and legroom, with the available eight-way power seats offering an impressive degree of adjustment even for tall occupants. There is enough room for a week's worth of groceries behind the rear seats, and the rear seat folds down (but not fully flat) to expand that to 32.1 cubic feet. The trunk can also expand by removing or lowering the floor partition.
The interior is the best yet from Fiat, Besides quality interior materials, Fiat offers a version of Chrysler's excellent Uconnect touchscreen interface. There are also options that come as a surprise for a low-priced vehicle, including a heated steering wheel and such safety features as a blind spot monitoring system, a lane departure intervention system and a forward collision warning system.
Fiat offers two powetrains for the 2016 500X. The smallest is a 1.4-liter 4-cylinder, dubbed "MultiAir Turbo" and produces160 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. This engine is available only on the base 500X Pop trim, and its only transmission is a 6-speed manual driving the front wheels. The 500X's primary engine is a 2.4-liter "Tigershark MultiAir2″ 4-cylinder producing 180 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque. This engine is always mated to a 9-speed automatic, and this drivetrain comes with every version of the 500X except the base Pop model with the manual transmission.
Our 2.4-liter test car felt up to the task, even when fully loaded over hilly terrain. Around turns, the 500X remains fairly flat and nimble, and it's small enough to dart in an out of traffic and park with ease. The body structure feels substantial, but the suspension does not do so well on rough or bumpy pavement where you can feel every imperfection..
All-wheel drive is available on all trims except Pop for $1,900. It features advanced technology that automatically distributes power between the front and rear axles as well as side to side based on available traction. This system also completely disconnects from the rear axle when not in use, reducing drag and improving the 500X's fuel efficiency.
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Our Mission
The Little Pear Garden Dance Company develops and promotes Chinese dance in Canada. By creating an environment that supports the practice of traditional and contemporary expressions, we aspire to develop a distinct voice in the dance ecology and to be the premiere Chinese performing arts company in Canada, featuring professional artists in innovative programming, stimulating workshops and a creative repertoire that reflects passion, authenticity, integrity and excellence. We routinely collaborate with artists from all disciplines and ethnic backgrounds to produce works with unique combinations of aesthetics sensibilities.
About The Little Pear Garden Dance Company
Little Pear Garden Dance Company is currently focused on two dimensions: traditional and contemporary Chinese dance. The ethnic diversity of Canada and China has generated a rich cultural landscape, one that our company blends on stage. Using inspiration from various sources, such as literature, history and ethnography, we explore the range of human emotions and aspects of communal life. Traditional and contemporary Chinese dance techniques give us a great palette to create the most engaging and thought-provoking work for audience.
The Little Pear Garden has an extensive list of professional development and outreach activities to encourage a healthy Chinese-Canadian dance ecology. By providing training and showcasing emerging artists, we help new generations of Chinese artists establish their careers in Canada and expand the horizon of many dancers from diverse background. The company lends its platform to established artists in residencies and commissions, enabling experimentation and connecting them to a wider audience. Our outreach activities make professional art accessible and share the beauty and multiplicity of Chinese dance with people in various types of social and cultural settings. This helps facilitate more appreciation and understanding among diverse cultures.

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The Baobab Family Village is a new project of the Baobab Family. Because we got a donation of 36,000 m² land, we have been given the great opportunity to build up a whole Baobab Family-village. It is planned that the Children's Village will be as far as possible self-sustained by agriculture.
The Baobab Children's village in Marinde is planned to be eco-friendly while using biogas as its source of energy. This initiative will also be integrated to the neighbours around.
Two sleeping houses have been finished, able to accommodate up to 40 girls. However, we still need sponsors to do build a well for independent water supply and the biogas system.
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James Joyce at the Oscars
The following is a stream-of-conciousness transcript of my thoughts as typed live during the Oscar broadcast.
Joan Rivers wearing a dress made out of….Fraggle pelts?
Set looks like an expensive New jersey wedding. All that's missing are the ice sculptures.
Amy Adams dress…pockets? and a BUSTLE? how'd she sit?
Paul Giamatti looks like crap.
HAS Nicole Kidman become the walking dead officially?
Jake G's tie is about 3 times as big as it should be. It's gonna eat his head.
Supporting Actor: Clooney. Predictable. Great speech, though.
What is with the treacly music playing during people's speeches?
Jennifer Aniston…love that dress. Wear some makeup though!! Jeezus, she doesn't even have any lip gloss on!
Ok, the music during the speeches is reeeaaallly pissing me off.
Morgan Freeman. He's good in anything. Also, one of the best-dressed men of the night. He wasn't wearing a tie, but looked better than all the guys who were wearing ties and doing it WRONG.
Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams deserved that one, dammit! And she was wearing a real lipstick color…she needed an award for that alone. First BBM robbery of the night.
The film noir tribute was nice, but pointless. Lauren Bacall really blew it, too. Old bag.
"Beautiful and talented entertainer and actress, Jennifer Lopez."
(p.s. JLo, stop with the tanning! You look like your ethnicity has changed.)
Keanu can read off a teleprompter, and still sound like a 'tard. Nice dress, though Sandra! Get some lipstick.
Art Direction: Damn! Wanted 'Good Night and Good Luck' to win it. This night is not boding well.
The president of the Academy is invoking Greg Peck's name. Nice try, but no cigar, bub.
Salma Hayek! W00t!!!
Best Score: YEAH! BBM! Awesome score!
What's with all the anti-DVD sentiment in the script? When are Hollywood people gonna realize that's where all their money comes from?
OMG, Meryl Streep looks wonderful! Wow! Wow. Well done, indeed.
Best Song: "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" It's harder in here for an Oscar viewer.
Stop kissing Peter Jackson's ass!!!
Editing? It's 10:45 and we're just at Editing?!
Hilary Swank. That's a man, baby!
Best Actor: That's Marvelous!! Philip is the man! Go Philip! Go Truman! And he referenced Van Morrison. Good one. And they cut to Heath Ledger, and he honestly looks relieved and happy he didn't win. So, a happy ending for both!
Cinematography: Oh come ON! Why is 'Geisha' winning so much? Nobody liked that movie! This sucks.
Best Actress: *yawn* Predictable. Not that she didn't do a good job, but learning to sing isn't acting. Now she's hyperventilating, oh my. Shut up!! Ok, stop! Stop crying! Ahhh….she won't stop!
Jaime Foxx has been filming 'Miami Vice' too long…he's starting to dress and talk just like Philip Michael Thomas.
Adapted Screenplay: Yes! Truth and justice prevails! All hail BBM! All Hail Larry for wearing jeans with his tuxedo top!
Heath looks nice tonight.
Original Screenplay: Crash. Good have that award, keep your dirty mitts off of everything else that belongs to BBM.
Director: OH YEAH BABY! Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-hoooooooooo! The nicest man in Hollywood!! I love that guy! Awwww, he's thanking Ennis and Jack. Oh, I'm gonna cry.
Jack Nicholson? Jeezus, why can't somebody put a bullet through him already.
Best Picture: YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CHICKENSHIT, HOMOPHOBE, HYPOCRITE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TO HELL! ROT THERE! BE TORTURED BY THE VENGEFUL SPIRIT OF ORSON WELLES FOR ALL ETERNITY! COWARDS! I am never watching your stupid excuse for an awards show again!!!! Fucking old white men.
Morning-after edit: Wow, I haven't felt this gutted since the last presidential election, and for all the same reasons. The "values" of Bush America triumph again — fear, hate, homophobia, tastelessness, and a perverse pride in being ignorant. The worst thing about this is, all the gay-bashing Dubya voters will point to Brokeback's loss as "proof" that Amurrika Hates Faggots. Well fuck you bastards. This is one American who loves her Gay Cowboys and knows that, in 10 years time, 2006 and "Crash" will go down in history as one of the Worst Best Picture Winners EVER, right up there with Titanic, Forrest Gump, and How Green Was My Valley.


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In 1997 Scotland voted in favour of the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament with its own powers within the United Kingdom. This year is the 20th anniversary of that decision.
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Location: San Diego, CA
Reports to: Board of Directors (9 members)
Direct Reports: 1 part-time Finance/Admin and 6 Volunteer Team Leaders
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Startup San Diego is at the center of our region's innovation economy. We are a grassroots nonprofit organization focused on building an inclusive environment for entrepreneurs and innovators to learn, grow, and connect. Our services include networking events, educational opportunities, and online resources. We help curious entrepreneurs "take the leap" to start new ventures and also provide support and connectivity for existing and high-growth organizations within the ecosystem. Startup San Diego collaborates with a wide range of partners within the startup environment to coordinate resources and avoid duplicative efforts.
Over the last 7 years, we have evolved from a handful of entrepreneurs to a fast-growing 501(c)(3) with 50+ active volunteers, a recognized brand, and widespread reach. In 2019, our annual flagship event, San Diego Startup Week (SDSW), attracted over 2,300 attendees from across the country and around the world. To accommodate our growth, SDSW has moved to the San Diego Convention Center and added events in Tijuana and Carlsbad. Our organization is driven by a committed Board of 9 Directors representing stakeholders across the ecosystem, including TechStars, the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, Hera Hub, Accion, and Seismic. To learn more, please visit: www.startupsd.org
Startup San Diego seeks an experienced executive to lead the organization through its next pivotal growth stage. Working closely with the Board, the Executive Director oversees all areas of the organization's efforts, including event production, funding strategies, volunteer management, and business operations. This person will manage an annual budget of just over $300,000 and supervise 6 Team Leads (volunteer positions), along with a larger base of 50+ volunteers supporting our efforts throughout the year. The new Executive Director must be an engaging, driven individual with proven relationship building skills and a strong passion for the startup community.
Priorities for this position include:
- Operations – improve and professionalize business processes, including volunteer management.
- Funding – enhance our revenue model to include philanthropy, sponsorships, and grants.
- Membership – develop recommendations for sustainable funding model (i.e. membership)
Duties & Responsibilities:
Event Production:
- Design, manage, and execute our signature annual event, Startup Week SD.
- Oversee all other events, including our college entrepreneurs event called Convergence, as well as monthly meetups, and our speaker series.
- Increase attendance at all our events for both first-time and returning attendees.
- Develop industry partnerships and secure event sponsorships.
Funding Strategies:
- Expand and diversify Startup San Diego's base of financial supporters.
- Create and implement a comprehensive funding strategy.
- Maintain strong relationships with current funders such as local government, foundations, corporate sponsors, etc.
Volunteer and Board Development:
- Recruit, manage, and evaluate Team Leaders.
- Partnering with the Culture Team Leader, oversee volunteer recruitment, training and retention.
- Partner with the Board in the strategic planning process and work closely to ensure goals and milestones are met or exceeded.
- Foster open and effective communication with the Board.
- Assist in recruiting new Board members and oversee Board orientation and training.
Business Operations:
- Work with the Board and Team Leaders to drive alignment around mission, goals, tactics, and organizational structure.
- Assess our current business operations and workflow and implement best practices in nonprofit management.
- Create "playbooks" for each of our events, as well as for the organization as a whole, to document our systems and processes.
- Oversee the organization's finances and present quarterly Board updates.
- Work with Finance Committee to develop an annual budget and submit for Board approval.
- Ensures compliance with federal, state and local reporting requirements.
Realtionship Building:
- Build relationships with a wide range of partner organizations, further positioning Startup San Diego as the go-to resource for entrepreneurs and innovators.
- Serve as the chief spokesperson for Startup San Diego, including public speaking and attending events on behalf of the organization.Use charisma and enthusiasm to recruit supporters, volunteers and funders.
- Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, plus a familiarity with and passion for the startup sector, to internal and external stakeholders.
Required Experience, Skills & Abilities:
- Sectoral knowledge – prior work experience within the entrepreneurship, innovation, and/or economic development sectors strongly preferred.
- Leadership – hands-on experience managing and engaging teams.
- Managing complexity – demonstrated success working in a complex organization with multiple stakeholder groups (i.e. board, staff, donors, volunteers, local/regional/state/national partners).
- Strategy – ability to balance strategy and execution.
- Volunteer development – experience recruiting, engaging and retaining large cohorts of experienced volunteers across multiple teams.
- Board relations – previously developed strong relationships with a board of highly engaged senior leaders, including reporting, advising and board member recruitment.
- Fundraising – demonstrated experience driving nonprofit funding strategies, with success in developing new and innovative revenue sources.
- Stewardship – hands-on experience developing relationships with existing funders while simultaneously expanding the overall donor base.
- Foundation relations – experience winning and managing grants and contracts from multiple sources such as foundations and government entities.
- Fiscal management – experience managing financial plans, forecasting, budgets, and utilizing QuickBooks.
- Communication skills – written and oral, including strong listening skills and the ability to connect with and inspire a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
- Public speaking and media relations – excellent public speaking and presentation skills; ability to passionately and effectively tell our story and inspire others to action. Enjoys public events.
- Research and evaluation – able to effectively navigate data and strategic decision-making; analyze, understand and communicate legal, policy and legislative changes to stakeholders.
- Compliance and QA – experience ensuring organizational compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, standards and best practices.
Leadership Attributes:
- Clear passion for expanding economic inclusivity in the region.
- Engaging, inspiring, and personable, with a commitment to thoughtful, inclusive leadership.
- Doesn't shy away from having tough conversations when necessary.
- Puts the needs of the community we serve at the core of everything we do.
- Ability to work well within the complexities of a grassroots organization.
- Promotes a supportive culture, with a high level of volunteer engagement.
- Skilled at organizational development – enjoys improving structure, processes, and evaluation.
- Transparent leadership style; open to feedback and constructive criticism.
- Demonstrates tact and diplomacy at all times.
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The Illinois Symphony Orchestra had initiated a campaign theme to encourage fans to attend live concerts, rather than just listen to the radio – "Listen Live!". We created a brand identity, message and design style for all materials to promote the theme. We identified misperceptions and lack of classical music 'confidence' as the key motivators
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Even as a small rural critical care hospital in Havana, Illinois, Mason District is not out of the jurisdiction of the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). Part of the overhaul of the medical provider system is the update to the ICD10 – these are the codes that all providers
Open Educational Resources
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The Big Picture The Open Educational Resources program may be self-explanatory, but it suffers with a very formal name. It is literally an open source online community that shares information between educators to improve teaching, classroom outcomes and generally make the educational experience better for everyone. We needed to find a way to make
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As a 5th generation family owned farm operation that encompasses their own acreage as well as management of other farms, Bomke Farms was tired of missing great opportunities. Opportunities for large, million dollar tenant farming agreements that they missed by a hair. They felt that having a more professional look and brand could give them
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
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ICASA, along with the Illinois Imagines group - a coalition of various agencies and individuals that assist women with disabilities who have experienced sexual violence - worked with us to develop several programs, presentations, and teaching materials for Rape Crisis Centers and those working with the disabled to understand the signs, what to do if
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A brand image was needed to demonstrate a new, open source website for Illinois educators to share information, tips, and resources that didn't look like a 20th century elementary school librarian designed it. (No offense to 21st century librarians – now called "Media Specialists" and who literally know EVERYTHING about ANYTHING!)
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This part of the book approaches the commands in Git from a very practical point of view. You will be presented with a scenario first, and then given the commands you would need to get yourself into (or out of) trouble.
Hands-on activities are sprinkled throughout the chapters. Where possible, you should do these activities because it will help you gain a greater understanding of the commands (and will make the messages feel more natural when working with your own software projects). Where there are diagrams provided, you should redraw them because every motion that you make when learning a new activity will help to develop the neural pathways needed to cement the information into your mind.
Before reading the chapters that follow, you should make sure you have the latest version of Git installed (see Appendix B) and that your system is correctly configured (see Appendix C).
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The Experiment (2010)
Directed by Paul ScheuringGenres - Thriller | Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller | Release Date - Jul 15, 2010 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 96 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - R
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Das Experiment screenwriter Mario Giordano works with writer/director Paul Scheuring to craft this remake based on the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment. A team of scientists are conducting a psychological experiment that requires the participation of 20 subjects. The rules are simple: one group of subjects will be assigned the role of prison guards, while the others will be assigned the role of inmates. Though the guards are specifically instructed to maintain order without the use of force, no one is prepared for what happens when mutiny erupts, and civility erodes.
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The OLALA S100I is the big brother of the i6000mAh model we have previously reviewed. I was very impressed and happy to discover that the charging time was only 45 minutes longer than most of the other models we have reviewed and over twice the capacity. As technology advances, power requirements increase accordingly. Finding the right size of power bank for your individual needs can certainly be a challenge, when you consider capacity, size, weight and various features.
The OLALA S100i has that Darth Vader appeal, being visibly powerful and desired by most while maintaining a slick black finish to marvel that of the stealth fighter. After all who doesn't like black? It is constructed very well and easily services the Apple products it was designed for. The power Bank has a very solid feel and is robust and durable, therefore well prepared for the rigors of mobility in the modern world. As it is relatively compact, it can easily reside in a pocket, pouch, backpack or handbag alongside your iPhone or other devices.
The inclusion of a built in lightning cable is brilliant. This eliminates the requirements to bring extra cables, which can be easily forgotten or misplaced. Although sufficient, the length of the lightning cable could be longer which would provide better flexibility when charging various devices. The device charge times allow a user to be away for a week or a long weekend depending on your usage and battery efficiency, so if you're an outdoor person, or on the go frequently, you can definitely enjoy nature while ensuring your power requirements are always met. At the time of writing, the OLALA S100i could be purchased on Amazon.com for $33.99 USD.
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"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up." — Anne Lamott
Tui feeding in kowhai tree. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Maybe I'm stretching the definition of elusive a bit here. Tui are abundant in our garden at the moment, with record numbers feeding on the kowhai, flax and fuchsia in the neighbourhood.
Photographing them is a different matter. Today is the first time I've managed to get close enough to focus my lens on the birds and not just the foliage.
Images: Su Leslie 2019
Automotive wearable art? Image: Su Leslie 2019
The World of Wearable Art competition is about to begin in Wellington. Sponsor Mazda ran a competition to design a WOW-themed wrap for one of their cars.
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And I'd be prepared to bet that many of the people reading this post would probably say the same.
Every town I visit, I want to see the library. And while I've loved experiencing the grandeur of great institutions like the British Library, and the State Libraries of Victoria and New South Wales, I also adore the tiny community libraries at Puhoi, north of Auckland and Herald Island, a few minutes drive from home.
Best of all, I love the Little Free Library movement which has sprung up all around the world. What better expression of all that libraries stand for than open access, unregulated book boxes sited where anyone can find them; borrow from them and donate books back.
What is more important in a library than anything else – than everything else – is the fact that it exists. -– Archibald MacLeish
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest. — Lady Bird Johnson
Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. — Ray Bradbury
Savage Memorial, Bastion Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie 2017
The human need to create monuments to remember our dead is a powerful one — from huge, world-renowned structures like the Taj Mahal, to row after row of identical crosses in war cemeteries across the world.
One of my favourite monuments is to Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand's first Labour prime minister (1935-1940). The understated simplicity of both the obelisk and surrounding gardens are a fitting tribute to the man who was the architect of New Zealand's once-great welfare state.
The headstone of John Chaafe may lack the scale of Michael Savage's memorial, but is no less poignant. The 15 year old jockey was killed when his horse Gold Lac fell at the start of a race. In the midst of WWI, when young Kiwis were dying in their thousands in Europe, the loss of a boy too young to fight and engaged in a sport that brought pleasure to war-weary Kiwis, seems especially sad.
Bush walk trippy. Image: Su Leslie 2019
I was probably about eight or nine the first time I heard the word 'psychedelic'. My dad brought home a poster that he thought I might like for my room. I don't remember what it was a poster of — just that it was wildly colourful and my mother vehemently disapproved of it.
Her disapproval was certainly due to the fact that it was wildly colourful, and therefore didn't fit with the cream, beige and tan aesthetic she imposed on our decor.
She must have been losing the "discussion" with Dad about the suitability or otherwise of my poster, because I clearly remember her saying — in the sort of tone you'd use to if the neighbour was dealing drugs from his kids' Wendy house — "it's psychedelic."
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Excursion from summer past: Kariotahi Beach, New Zealand. Su Leslie 2018
Photography often relies on chance — being in the right place at the right time (with the right lens).
I've been trying unsuccessfully for years to capture a good shot of the tui and kereru that inhabit our manuka (tea tree), kowhai and tī kōuka trees. I only captured this shot because the tī kōuka berries offer such a feast that the kereru was in no hurry to fly away.
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Copper and antibiotic resistance was experimentally studied for the first time in marine heterotrophic bacteria that were isolated from microfoulings of copper and copper-alloy test plates in coastal waters of Vietnam. Resistance to copper ions and to at least one of the antibiotics tested was detected in 78.7% of the isolates. A total of 28 models of antibiotic resistance were found in the bacteria. All strains isolated from the foulings of the copper plates were resistant to seven or more antimicrobials. The microfouling communities of copper and copper-alloy plates were dominated by Bacillus spp. and Staphylococcus spp. Copper and antibiotic resistance was statistically independent of the taxon of the tested bacteria.
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Path to PAVE led through Italy
New Executive Director Nadia Lucchin
BENNINGTON — Nadia Lucchin's path to heading the anti-domestic violence organization in town started some 4,000 miles away, on the other side of the Atlantic. It was 2004. Lucchin was teaching English in Rome when she became curious about the young, foreign-looking women she saw walking the streets in secluded parts of the city at night.
She learned that the women had gotten ensnared in human trafficking. When Lucchin returned to the United States and did her master's in Italian Studies, she decided to do her research project on the social issue.
This academic inquiry led her to realizing that human trafficking was also a problem in the U.S., including in her home state of Ohio. She began volunteering at local organizations that assisted trafficking victims.
In 2010, she took on a job as legal advocate for victims of domestic violence with the City Attorney's Office in Columbus, Ohio.
"There's a lot of overlap (in the problems) that victims of human trafficking and victims of domestic violence face," said Lucchin, who moved with her family to Bennington last summer when her husband got a teaching job at Bennington College.
After taking a break from advocacy work to have two girls — now 7 and 4 years old — Lucchin became executive director of Project Against Violent Encounters in Bennington on June 17.
Established in the 1980s to aid victims of domestic and sexual violence throughout Bennington County, PAVE offers a range of programs that include a 24-hour hotline and emergency shelter. It also provides legal assistance, supervised child visitation and community education.
The executive director position, Lucchin said, will utilize her varied professional background: teacher, victim advocate and first responder, police liaison, community outreach representative and volunteer coordinator.
"All of those kinds of experiences that I had, I felt like prepared me well for being a leader in this arena," Lucchin, 41, said. "I really want to be rooted in my community, and I feel like this is a way that I can use my skills and knowledge to contribute."
She has replaced Linda Campbell, who remains a PAVE volunteer and told the Banner earlier this year that she was excited with the nonprofit's getting a new leader who can bring new ideas and energy.
PAVE's board president, Paula Sherman, said the board of directors is looking forward to Lucchin's leading the organization in its desire to expand its services to the community. The board, for one, wants to continue raising funds for capital improvements and to fill the financial gaps that grants don't cover.
Since Lucchin has been on the job for less than a month, she said her immediate goal is to understand the demands of her position, as well as to see where the organization stands and what gaps need to be filled. She lauded the commitment of PAVE's staff, and said she wants to know how she can better support their work.
She has ideas for new programming but preferred to discuss them once she has been more immersed in her job.
A first-generation American-born Italian on her mother's side, Lucchin's first language is Italian, which led to her majoring in Italian as an undergraduate. At that time, she had no idea her professional life would eventually bring her to helping victims of domestic and sexual violence.
But looking back at the path she's taken, Lucchin said it's not at all surprising she has reached this destination since she had been following her interests and abilities all along.
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4 RESEARCHING AS A COMMUNAL CONCEPT AND PRACTICE VAHEFONUA (RESEARCH SPACE AND PEOPLE) IN MARCH 2004, my wife and I arrived on Maui. We found an apartment in Lahaina and we lived there during the duration of my research. In our apartment complex, there were at least five Tongan families. Lahaina was an ideal place for my ethnography (research) because most of the Tongans on Maui resided in Lahaina. It was the central place for Tongan cultural events on Maui (see figure 9). This ethnography was conducted from March 2004 to August 2005. My wife and I attended the local Tongan ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS congregation) in Lahaina. Many of the data for this ethnography came from my involvement with members of this congregation. On Maui,most Tongans belonged to a kāingalotu (church kin or congregation). For Tongans, it is a challenge to work apart from one's church kin.This is why many of my ethnographic experiences—especially funerals—took place within the context of my LDS kāingalotu. For my ethnographic research, I held numerous extended conversations (talatalanoa) with more than forty individuals. All of my research participants were adults—ranging in age from twenty-five to sixty-five—and many of them belonged to the LDS church.My wife and I developed a close relationship with three Tongan families.These three families provided me with in-depth knowledge and analyses of the lives of Tongans on Maui. Researching as a Communal Concept and Practice 49 As part of this ethnography, I frequently attended and participated in Tongan funerals, birthday celebrations, fundraising events, christenings (baptisms), prayer vigils, eating gatherings, and wedding festivities. In addition, I actively participated in many Tongan church activities,including Sunday services,ceremonies , choir practices, choir performances, and recreational activities. My ethnography is rooted in indigenous Tongan cultural practices. In the next sections,I will conceptualize and explain my indigenous research approach. In addition, I will use experiences from my personal life and information from my involvement with Tongans on Maui to illustrate my indigenous communal approach to research. HOHOKO (CONNECTING GENEALOGIES) While growing up, both in Tonga and in the United States, I learned that genealogy was crucial for navigating the Tongan social seascape. As a child, my FIGURE 9. A Tongan wedding in Lahaina, Maui. 50 chapter 4 grandparents and parents encouraged me to meet and get to know my kāinga (relatives).1 I was not always excited about meeting them. However, over the years, the process of meeting my relatives was crucial to learning my Tongan genealogy. It created opportunities to ask my parents and grandparents about my family's genealogical links to other Tongans. My maternal grandfather, Tonga Mālohifo'ou, had an impressive knowledge of genealogy. As a child, I was amazed at his ability to recall vast amounts of Tongan genealogy. Several days before my first funeral speech, my grandfather , who was ninety years old, recited several generations of our genealogy from memory. I wrote it all down on a piece of paper. For several days, I tried to commit six generations of my genealogy to memory. I had to remember not only my genealogical line but also my genealogical connections to the deceased and his extended family. At the funeral, I delivered my speech and recited six generations from memory. It was a great accomplishment for me. After I left home for college, I came to see the significance of genealogy in my work with Tongans. In my first year as an anthropology graduate student, I worked as a research assistant in a study of Tongan and Samoan adolescents in Seattle, Washington (McGrath and Ka'ili 2001). Again, this research experience confirmed the crucial role of genealogy in Tongan interactions. During the research process, it became apparent to me that genealogy was key to creating social connections and building rapport. For me, research encounters with Tongans involved recounting genealogies and tracing possible genealogical ties. Although I scheduled my research interviews for an hour, most of my interviews with Tongans lasted an average of two to three hours. It took an hour to conduct the research interviews and another hour or two to trace genealogies, talk about Tonga, and eat Tongan food (Ka'ili 2005, 96). Because of my experiences with genealogy, sharing genealogy became an integral part of my research approach.Sharing genealogy not only provided the basis for establishing relationships but also supported a communal approach to...


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The traditional three pillars of the Catholic Lenten observance are Prayer, Penance or Fasting, and Almsgiving.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to these three as "acts of religion" flowing from the New Law of Christ, the Gospel. (CCC no. 1969). Found in the Scriptures and the writings of the Fathers of the Church, they express conversion in relation to oneself (fasting), to God (prayer), and to others (almsgiving.) (CCC no. 1434)
In a sermon by the 5th century bishop, St. Peter Chrysologus, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving (which he calls mercy) are presented as closely interconnected elements of the Christian life, so interdependent that he says, "If you have only one of them, or not all together, you have nothing." (Office of Readings, Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent).
The Virtue of Justice, one of the "cardinal," or hinge virtues in the Christian life, is the constant and firm inclination of the will to give their due to God and neighbor (Catechism of the Catholic Church, # 1807).
The first person to whom we owe justice is God, and justice toward God is expressed in the virtue of Religion. From the Latin verb re- "ligare"," to tie or bind, religion is that act by which we bind back - we give ourselves to God. We came from God. We belong to Him. We owe Him back the gift of ourselves.
As the Easter Season ended with the Solemn Feast of Pentecost, the Church's liturgical calendar resumed what is called "Ordinary Time." However with the successions of several wonderful major Feast days, we continue to be uplifted by the testimony and reminder of God's grace.
The Sunday after Pentecost is Trinity Sunday.
The following week brings Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord. Corpus Christi is historically the Thursday after the Sunday of the Most Holy Trinity, but in many places it is celebrated instead on the Sunday following Trinity Sunday.
The Friday of the week after Corpus Christi is celebrated as the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
In Advent we sing, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel…" This and the other verses of this song are from the Church's prayer on the seven days of Advent leading up to Christmas.
But who is Emmanuel? The story begins with two prophecies – and two promises.
In the Old Testament, King Ahaz is surrounded by his enemies. He doesn't know what to do next. The Prophet Isaiah tries to guide him, but the King doesn't trust God. Isaiah tells him to ask God for proof. No. He won't do so.
Catholic Family and Function
St Joseph is the father and lord of the Holy Family. Is this because he is more important than the other members of the family? Clearly not. His spouse was the sinless ever-virgin Mary; his "son" Jesus, was "true God and true man." Nonetheless, in accord with an authentic human anthropology, and as husband, his role is properly to guide, protect, to provide for, and administer the workings of the family.
The husband and father models virtues especially vital to his sons: fortitude, fidelity, temperance, especially purity. To his daughters he teaches the importance of finding - in a man – an unconditional and other-centered love. He expresses the masculinity of faith, hope, and love. He shows how strength is tempered with mercy. Indeed, "The divine Fatherhood, [of God the Father], is the source of human fatherhood." (Eph 3: 14 - Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2214).


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Some perks in the frequent flyer universe can be incredibly rewarding, taking on an almost too-good-to-be-true aura. A fourth night free on paid hotel stays? $300 in travel credits that post automatically? Sign me up!
However, there's one benefit that truly stands above the rest and (incredibly) isn't too challenging to earn. I'm talking about the Southwest Companion Pass, and today I want to provide an overview of how to quickly earn this perk to enjoy over a year's worth of free companion flights.
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Let's start with a quick overview of this benefit and why it's so valuable. In essence, the Companion Pass allows you to bring along a designated friend or family member for (almost) free on any Southwest flight you take (you'll just need to pay the taxes and fees, just like you would on an award ticket). This is especially valuable because it applies to both paid and award tickets, allowing you to redeem Rapid Rewards points for you and then bring your companion without using any more points.
TPG values Southwest points at 1.5 cents each. But earning the Companion Pass effectively doubles the value of your points (or cash) when flying on Southwest.
This recently got even more valuable with Southwest's Hawaiian expansion. Since you can bring a companion on all Southwest-operated flights, you can now utilize this perk to fly to (or within) the Aloha State:© The Points Guy
You can also change your designated companion up to three times per calendar year. In other words, you can have four different companions the first calendar year, then three in the second year (seven total across the life of your Companion Pass). It's worth noting that even if you switch back to a previous companion, it'll still count as one of your three allotted changes per calendar year.
Remember too that Southwest does allow you to cancel or change tickets without any fees, so locking in flights while you try to confirm other plans could be a good way to snag some of these seats before they're gone.
Timing and qualification
Of course, a benefit like this doesn't come cheap: You'll typically need to earn 110,000 qualifying points or take 100 qualifying one-way flights in a calendar year to earn a Companion Pass. And the old saying that "timing is everything" definitely applies to the Companion Pass, for one main reason: The pass is valid for the rest of the year in which you earn it plus the entire following year. So if you meet the requirements now, you'll get the pass for the rest of 2019 plus all of 2020. However, if you mistime it, you might miss out on the pass entirely.
All that said, it's important to note that not all Rapid Rewards points count toward the standard qualification requirements. Here's how Southwest defines points that will count:
"Companion Pass Qualifying Points are earned from your revenue flights booked through Southwest Airlines, your points earned by making purchases with a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Credit Card, and your base points earned from Rapid Rewards partners."
As you can see, all revenue flights booked on Southwest will count toward earning the Companion Pass, as will points earned on Southwest's co-branded credit cards (more on this in a moment). Where things get a bit trickier is the "points earned from Rapid Rewards partners" verbiage. Do all partners count?
The Companion Pass page on Southwest's website provides some examples of partner activity that will count toward qualification, including:
- Rapid Rewards credit cards, including sign-up bonuses
- Shopping and dining partners, including Rapid Rewards dining
- Home and lifestyle partners
However, there are many things that do not count toward earning the Companion Pass. The first is any transfer from Ultimate Rewards, so if you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, for example, and were hoping to transfer the sign-up bonus for the Companion Pass, you're out of luck. Purchased points also don't count, nor do bonuses earned on flights or with partners. Finally, Southwest did close the loophole in 2017 that allowed points transferred from hotel programs to count toward the Companion Pass.
So… given all of these restrictions, what are the best ways to earn the Companion Pass as quickly as possible to enjoy those privileges through the rest of this year and all of next year? Here's a rundown of the three ways to do exactly that.
Credit cards© The Points Guy These are some of the cards that can put you within striking distance of the Companion Pass. (Photo by Eric Helgas/The Points Guy)
Points earned from Rapid Rewards credit cards do count toward the Companion Pass, and at the time of writing, this includes any sign-up bonuses you receive from the cards. There are now five different Southwest cards out there with varying sign-up bonuses that can take care of a large chunk of the 110,000 points you need for the Companion Pass.
The first three are personal Southwest credit cards, each of which are offering up to 60,000 points. Earn 40,000 points after you spend $1,000 on purchases in the first three months your account is open. Plus, earn 20,000 points after you spend $12,000 on purchases in the first 12 months your account is open.
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card
- Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card
Then there's also the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Business Credit Card, which is currently offering a 60,000-point sign-up bonus when you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first three months.
Finally — and most importantly for earning the Companion Pass — you have the new Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card, which was recently launched with a sign-up bonus of 80,000 points when you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first three months.
Now, before you go on an application spree, keep in mind that Chase announced new restrictions to Southwest personal credit cards in April 2018 specifically related to sign-up bonuses. The following verbiage now appears on the application pages for the Priority, Premier and Plus cards:
"The product is not available to either (i) current Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapids Rewards® Credit Card, or (ii) previous Cardmembers of any Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card who received a new Cardmember bonus within the last 24 months. This does not apply to Cardmembers of the Southwest Rapid Rewards Business Card and Employee Credit Card products."
As a result, you can't open a new personal version if you already have one, nor can you open a personal version if you earned a sign-up bonus on any personal one in the last 24 months. You'll also want to make sure you're familiar with Chase's general application restrictions, including the issuer's infamous 5/24 rule, and the general rule of thumb that you can open one personal card and one business card every 90 days.
However, the business credit cards do not — as of yet — have any of the same verbiage. Not only are they treated separately from the personal cards, they're also exclusive from each other, so you could technically hold or open both of them and still be eligible for sign-up bonuses on both.
If you're able to get approved for a personal card and the new Performance business card and are able to earn the sign-up bonus on each, you'll earn 120,000 qualifying points from the combined sign-up bonuses, enough to qualify for the Companion Pass. And if you can only get the Southwest Performance Business card, meeting the minimum spend and earning the sign-up bonus will net you 85,000 points, putting you over three-quarters of the way there.
Remember too that all of the regular points you earn on these cards will also count toward the Companion Pass, so you could always simply spend your way there — though there are two other options that should make the task easier.
Flying© The Points Guy Thanks to Southwest's growing number of exotic routes, you can hop between Hawaiian islands for cheap. (Photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy)
Another simple way to earn the Companion Pass is through actual flying. To earn 110,000 qualifying points, you'd need to spend $18,333.33 on Wanna Get Away fares or $9,166.67 on Business Select fares (note that the total spending is actually higher, since you only earn Rapid Rewards points on the base fare). If your company typically covers a Business Select ticket or you have extensive travel planned during the first couple months of the year, consider booking with Southwest to begin earning points toward the Companion Pass.
Of course, the best option will likely be some combination of these methods. If you open the Southwest Performance Business Card (and earn the full sign-up bonus), and spend $3,000 on Wanna Get Away fares, you'd have the following:
- Sign-up bonus (plus earning from minimum spend): 85,000 points
- Flying: 18,000 points ($3,000 x 6 points per dollar on Wanna Get Away fares)
- Southwest purchases on the card: 9,000 points ($3,000 x 3 points per dollar)
This activity would earn you 112,000 points and qualify you for the Companion Pass, assuming that all of the points are earned and post to your Rapid Rewards account in the same calendar year. Remember that your credit card points won't appear until a few days after your monthly statement closes, while any points from flying won't post until a few days after you actually take the trip. Again, timing is crucial to ensure you not only earn the pass but can utilize it for as long as possible.
Bottom line
The Southwest Companion Pass can be an incredibly lucrative benefit, especially if you can earn it early in a calendar year to enjoy almost two years worth of free companion travel. The newly-launched Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card can be combined with one of the three standard personal Southwest credit cards — the Southwest Rapid Rewards Plus Credit Card, the Southwest Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card or the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card — and make quickly scoring the Companion Pass a vastly easier task. Hopefully this guide has given you some ideas for how to accomplish this very goal!
Featured photo by Summer Hull/The Points Guy
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