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A Sebastopol woman has filed a federal lawsuit against FedEx, her late-wife's employer, claiming she is owed spousal survivor's benefits that have been denied her based on outdated, unconstitutional pension provisions excluding same-sex couples.
The suit filed by Stacey Schuett in U.S. District Court is the latest development in a case that reflects the real-life impacts of changing access to marriage and spousal rights in California.
But Schuett's situation is all the more complicated because her wife, Lesly Taboada-Hall, 56, died of cancer exactly one week before the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way in June 2013 for same-sex couples to marry, though a Sonoma County probate judge later ruled the vows they exchanged on the eve of Taboada-Hall's death were valid.
"She gave her 100 percent to FedEx, and she thought she was providing for us," Schuett said of her wife. "In so many ways, things are changing for families like ours, and then every so often you run into things like this that still are not right."
Schuett's case is one of many percolating through the legal community and the courts in the wake of landmark 2013 rulings in which the U.S. Supreme Court conferred new rights on gay and lesbian couples that have not always translated easily into practice.
But hers is also factually unique and should be clear from a legal standpoint, the lead member of her legal team said.
FedEx "never once made the argument that they didn't have a valid marriage," said Nina Wasow, an Oakland-based attorney.
What the company has said, according to Wasow, is the new rights for same-sex couples aren't applicable in this case because its pension plan at the time of Taboada-Hall's death incorporated language from federal law defining spouses as one man and one woman — a definition of marriage since struck down by the Supreme Court.
The two women were a couple for 30 years before Taboada-Hall's June 19, 2013, death. They raised two children together, with Taboada-Hall as the main breadwinner and Schuett, an artist and children's book illustrator, a largely stay-at-home mom.
They missed out on a short window in 2008 during which same-sex marriages were performed in California.
The women had registered as domestic partners under California law in 2003, assuming the law meant what it said and granted them "the same rights, protections, and benefits . . . as are granted to and imposed upon spouses," the Jan. 14 lawsuit states.
Taboada-Hall, a FedEx employee since 1987, was diagnosed in 2010 with metastatic uterine cancer. In 2012, the progression of her illness forced her to take medical leave from her delivery job, though she remained a FedEx employee.
Around February of the following year, Taboada-Hall began asking questions of FedEx to ensure her benefits would pass to Schuett in the event of her death, but she was unable to get a clear answer about the defined benefit in her pension plan, according to the suit.
On June 3, 2013, Taboada-Hall's doctor informed the couple that no more could be done for her.
Four days later, they learned there would be no survivor benefit for Schuett as a domestic partner. Ten days later, they learned there was no spousal benefit, either, as the pension plan incorporated language from the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as a bond between one man and one woman.


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Organic & Biodynamic Wine Conference
BioGro NZ were extremely proud to be the principal sponsor of the Organic and Biodynamic Wine Conference this year, held at the ANZ theatre in Blenheim. More than 300 people assembled together for 3 days filled to the brim with insightful talks, delicious wine tastings and an outstanding organic feast featuring Chef Bevan Smith from Riverstone Kitchen.
The theme of this years conference was Liquid, Life and Label. Our CEO, Donald Nordeng, was a speaker on the third day with a focus on 'unity and change'. It is no secret that New Zealand is yet to implement a specific national regulation for the term 'Organic'. Internationally, we are falling behind other countries to do so. One of the core messages that Donald expressed, was how important it is for the organic sector as a whole to unify together as we opt for an organic regulation within New Zealand. By the sector coming together to express 'one voice', it is with hope that it will not only enforce some movement, but it will also ensure that the organic sector will get what it needs from this regulation.
We were so pleased to see how passionate all of the winegrowers and vineyards were about using organic and biodynamic practices, and each person had their own unique story as to how this came to be. We came away from the conference with some engaging conversations, and its inspiring to see this interest spreading across the nation.
A huge thank you to a handful of our licensees for providing some delicious produce and beverages for us to enjoy over the three days - tLeafT, L'affare, Pheonix Organics, Ceres, Retro Organics and Jersey Cow Organics - your kindness is greatly appreciated.


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St. Bonaventure Downs UMass, Off To Best Start In Program History
Jan. 17, 2009
Courtesy of St. Bonaventure
ST BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Behind a strong first half offensive performance, the St. Bonaventure women's basketball team cruised to a 67-44 victory over UMass on Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center.
The Brown and White shot 50 percent (15-30) in the first half to build up a comfortable lead that they would not relinquish the entire game.
The win improves the Bonnies record to 13-4 on the season and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10. The 13-4 start is the best start after 17 games in the 35-year history of St. Bonaventure women's basketball. The Brown and White are also 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
The win was also a milestone one for Head Coach Jim Crowley. The win was Coach Crowley's 100th at St. Bonaventure University since he was named the head coach in 2000.
"It took too long," said Crowley. "I have just been very lucky to have coached so many great kids during my time here and to have worked with my staff and so many other great people here at St. Bonaventure."
Junior Dana Mitchell (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) led St. Bonaventure with 12 points on the strength of a perfect 8-for-8 day from the free throw line. Five other Bonnies had seven points or more to fuel their balanced scoring attack against the Minutewomen.
The Bonnies would jump out to an early 8-0 lead on the strength of back-to-back three-pointers by Cara Gustafson (Omaha, Neb./Gretna) and Katelyn Murray (Harrisburg, Pa./Trinity) on consecutive possessions. The Brown and White would continue to pour it on the Minutewomen after Murray drained another trifecta to make the score 17-2, with 13:20 to go in the first half.
A three-pointer by Erica Schiefen ( Elmira Heights, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) and a driving lay-in by Armelia Horton (Harlem, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum) would further extend the Bonnies lead up to 28-7 with 6:57 remaining in the first.
A free throw by Stefanie Gerardot would end a UMass scoring drought of just over five minutes and bring the Minutewomen within 20, at 28-8.
UMass would close the gap slightly with an 11-6 run over the next two minutes of the half. A lay-in by Gerardot would make the score 34-19.
St. Bonaventure would respond with a 10-2 run of its own to end the first half. A pair of Priscilla Edwards' (Harlem, N.Y./Frederick Douglass Academy) free throws would put the Brown and White up 44-21 going into half.
The Bonnies 44 first half points were a new season-high. A huge contributor to the Brown and White's offensive explosion was points off turnovers, where they held a 25-2 advantage over UMass.
UMass would come out to score the first four points of the second half to bring the Bona lead down to 19, at 44-25.
A three-pointer by Schiefen would push the Brown and White's lead back up over 20, at 54-32, with 12:30 remaining in the game. Two free throws by Gustafson would give the Bonnies their largest lead of the game, at 58-32, with 10:02 left in the game.
That is where the St. Bonaventure lead would stay for the remainder of the game, as UMass never got within 21 points of the Bonnies the rest of the way.
For the game, the Brown and White shot 44 percent (20-46) from the field and 83 percent (20-24) from the charity stripe.
UMass drops to 8-10 on the season and 1-2 in A-10 play after the loss. The Minutewomen were led by Gerardot, who scored a game-high 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field. As a team, the Bonnies defense held UMass to just 30 percent (15-49) from the field and 11 percent (2-19) from the three-point line for the game.
The Brown and White will be back in action, as they look to move to 3-0 in A-10 play for the first time in program history, on Tuesday, January, 20 when they travel to Virginia to take on Richmond University.


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Manorhouse Preview a House Fit for a Mini
November 8, 2012 by dracs
Manorhouse Workshop have put up some preview images of the latest piece of building terrain they are working on, a selection of pieces which can be put together to make a grand cloister.
As you can see these detailed terrain pieces fit together nicely and can be taken apart to allow you to move your minis around inside them.
This capability makes these pieces the perfectly suited to those skirmish games with an urban setting. I would love to pick up a set of these for Mordheim or Empire of the Dead.
How would you set these up and can you think of any other uses for them?
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The Circle Constant
Or what's the matter with π
In the spring of 2015, professor Phil A. Smith tried something new in his trigonometry class. At American River College in Sacramento, Smith introduced his class to the radian, a unit of rotation or the size of an angle, but that's not what was unusual.
Say you stake a pole in the ground and tie a string to it. Pace out the full length. Walk around the pole with the cord taut, and you've just traced a circle. The length of your string is the radius of the circle; the distance you walked is the circumference.
The ratio between these two measures, one straight, one curved, is an important one in mathematics. The Greek letter pi (π), representing a value of approximately 3.14, traditionally relates the two. And radian measurement takes advantage of that relationship. A right angle can be expressed as π/2 radians, and the part of a circle it cuts out is π/2 times the length of the radius of that circle. This is true no matter the size of the circle.
π appears in many important equations, ranging from basic geometry, to those describing the movement of waves, to the most elegant theoretical mathematics. But in those first lessons, Smith deliberately avoided π, because π is wrong.
Smith is among a small movement of mathematicians and enthusiasts promoting an alternative to π called tau (τ). I cannot rightly say whether τ is a good idea or not. But the mere suggestion that the most famous of the mathematical constants might be ill-conceived is provocative and strangely delightful. And who are the people willing to voice dissent against π, a bright light in the mathematical firmament?
Tau is equal to 2π. A right angle is τ/4 radians, and the corresponding arc length is τ/4 times the radius. It's a simple conversion. Take any fraction of a complete rotation, and you have that fraction of τ radians. π radians only gets you halfway round a circle, but τ takes a full turn. A revolution.
The use of π is well established, its popularity likely tracing back to the 1700s, when prominent mathematician Leonhard Euler adopted the notation. But Euler himself used the symbol π to represent two different values; one equal to our modern π, and one twice as much.
The idea resurfaced in 2001, when Bob Palais, now a professor of mathematics at the University of Utah, published an article provocatively entitled π is Wrong! Palais presented examples of numerous equations containing π that could be simplified — beautified — with a "new π", equal to 2π. Everything was rooted in the belief that the mathematics of π could be made more intuitive and easier to learn if they were clearly based on fractions of a complete turn, instead of half of one, π.
Palais's argument inspired Michael Hartl, an entrepreneur and former CalTech physics professor, when he picked up the τ-torch in 2010, publishing a "Tau Manifesto." Hartl recognizes and embraces the grandiosity of his word choice. "A manifesto strikes a polemical tone by design," says Hartl, "Pi is so deeply entrenched that I felt like its opposition needed to strike a defiant tone."
The manifesto first proposed the τ-notation, declared each June 28th to be Tau Day (6.28 is a decimal approximation of τ) and laid the groundwork for what Hartl calls "Tauism." But he now takes what might be called a hands-off approach to promoting τ. "I was the match that lit this movement, and now I'm letting it spread on its own," says Hartl, "And it is. It is spreading on its own."
One of those flames is Vi Hart, who makes videos rooted in mathematics, and has been an outspoken proponent of τ. Her video Pi is (still) Wrong has been viewed over 2 million times on YouTube. But in this year's Pi Day "rant" video, Hart acknowledges the "manufactured outrage" of her τ messaging. Bravado takes energy. It must be exhausting waging war against hundreds of years of precedent, and although the enthusiasm of the spokesperson may not wane, the facade of their rhetoric seems to deteriorate.
While it's not replacing π anytime soon, Google and the Khan Academy have recognized τ as a useful alternative to π, making their online calculators compatible with the new constant. "I never thought it would be taken to this extent," says Palais, crediting the efforts of other popularizers. "My father [mathematician Richard Palais] says, 'You weren't serious were you?' I won't commit whether I was or not."
Yes, although τ is twice π, even the most ardent of τ-supporters have a tendency to seem only half-serious.
If π is wrong, it's only by a factor of 2. You can beautify whichever equations you want, but the calculations using those equations won't be substantively different. Maybe this makes a shift to τ as the convention in schools and academia seem possible. But because it's just a substitution, it's also difficult to get too worked up over the purported wrongness of π.
"It's not a big difference, just a factor of two," writes George Hart, a mathematician and sculptor (and father of Vi Hart). "Anyone who understands the mathematics can deal with either."
"I love pi. Pi is an amazing number," says David Richeson, a mathematics professor at Dickinson College and the editor of Math Horizons who has written a history of π. Richeson says that τ "seems like the right constant to use" but adds, "I don't feel passionately enough about this to go to bat for tau. I'm happy to continue using pi in my teaching and scholarly life."
In the naysayers, Palais senses a "survivorship bias." If they endured the hardships of π and still flourished in mathematics, surely the next generation can do the same? As with many advocates, he remains resolutely focused on the possible benefits of teaching τ rather than the aesthetics of equations. But it's not just the future mathematicians and physicists of the world that concern Palais. "We lose a lot of potential by making one of the most natural things in the world completely unnatural," he says.
Because π radians corresponds to half of a rotation, students must adjust to that persistent factor of 2. π/4 is an eighth of the way around a circle. A sixth of the way around a circle is π/3.
"This might seem like a small thing to experienced mathematicians, but for students trying to understand the concept of radians the first time, it's another hoop that they have to jump through before getting to understanding," Phil A. Smith writes in an email.
The educational upside of τ has yet to be measured. Smith continues to use τ in his classes, and reports subtle anecdotal benefits to teaching radian measurement, but writes, "I don't want to overstate the effect of using tau rather than pi." He still teaches his students how to use π, but only after concepts have already been introduced with τ.
In writing this, I hesitated at every bit of mathematical terminology, like the radian. I worried about both my own understanding, and that of the general reader. And although τ advocacy strikes me as an unusual effort against mathematical inertia, if the educational benefits are real, then perhaps it's a battle worth fighting. "One of the reasons that using radians is considered too technical for a popular science article is that we use pi," says Hartl, "If we used tau, it would be intuitive."


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Fulfilling the Rio+20 promises: A review of progress made on key negotiated and voluntary commitments
Amy Cutter, Stakeholder Forum, and John Romano, Natural Resources Defense Council
Stakeholder Forum and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) yesterday hosted an event at the Ford Foundation to launch their new report, 'Fulfilling the Rio+20 promises: Reviewing progress since the UN Conference on Sustainable Development'.
The report summarises and assesses progress made since Rio+20 on a selection of key negotiated and voluntary commitments made at the Summit.
The diverse range of civil society, UN and government representatives, and other stakeholders present heard a summary of the report's findings, as well as reflections from some key actors in the Rio+20 process, including Executive Coordinator, Brice Lalonde and former UN Local Authorities Major Group Organising Partner Maruxa Cardama.
Globally Negotiated Agreements
While merely a year and a half has passed since Rio+20, significant progress has been made on some of the key negotiated outcomes. The process to develop a new set of Sustainable Development Goals is now well underway and will serve as a critical part of shaping the UN's vision for sustainable development when the Millennium Development Goals expire in 2015. A new high-level political forum for sustainable development has been established at the UN, and a process to develop an effective and ambitious financing strategy for sustainable development has begun; both of which will be crucial to the implementation of the SDGs framework. In addition to these landmark outcomes, good progress has also been seen in the preparations for the Third Conference on Small Island Developing States, to be held in 2014, and the process to develop broader measures of progress that go beyond GDP. However, the headway made on other commitments — such as those on oceans and seas and the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development — has been much less marked.
In terms of negotiated commitments, Rio+20 is perhaps best seen as a starting-point rather than an ending-point for action on sustainable development, with the true impact of many commitments still yet to be felt due to the long implementation processes involved. Stakeholders have a key role to play in maintaining the impetus for action and holding governments to account on their commitments.
Voluntary Commitments
The emerging world of voluntary commitments and Action Networks is finally beginning to take shape. We've seen Microsoft fulfill their commitment to become carbon neutral just one year after Rio+20 and progress toward the MDBs' USD$175 billion commitment to sustainable transport is well on track. Brazil's ground-breaking USD$235 billion commitment to Sustainable Energy for All is spurring huge investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy access, and Australia has nearly tripled its marine reserves, fulfilling its commitment to create the world's largest network of marine reserves.
Rio+20 highlighted more than ever the significance of voluntary commitments as a means of achieving the goals set forth by globally negotiated agreements; however, the United Nations will need to recognise fully their importance in creating a new global architecture for action on sustainable development.
The way forward
Action through just one of these approaches — globally negotiated agreements or voluntary commitments — is not sufficient if we are to address the myriad of environmental, social and economic issues we face today. While significant progress has been made on many of the negotiated and voluntary commitments established at Rio+20, stakeholders have a responsibility to maintain the momentum initiated at the Summit and hold governments and other commitment makers to account on their promises. In support of this, mechanisms that facilitate accountability and transparency are needed for both types of commitments, in order to encourage the support, drive and ownership of all actors, and ensure that the promises made at Rio+20 are indeed fulfilled.
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EUROPEAN UNION (EU) member states hold the cards in Brexit talks as bitter member nations urge Michel Barnier to be tougher on Britain, it has emerged.
A number of EU member states want to turn the screw on the UK
Charles Grant, director for thinktank the Centre for European Reform, tweeted: "I understand Michel Barnier wanted to close chapter on citizens rights – UK had ceded on 95% but member states wouldn't let him."
The map shows how EU members feel in the wake of Brexit
I understand Michel Barnier wanted to close chapter on citizens rights – UK had ceded on 95% but member states wouldn't let him
Damning papers revealed Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel blocked any chance of Brexit talks moving onto a transition deal or trade talks.
It comes after a shock survey revealed Britain's enemies and allies in the wake of Britain's Brexit.
And Mrs Merkel's Germany was also seen as a "hard-core" country over its fears for the future of the EU.
Economist Intelligence Unit analysts assessed the stance of the remaining 27 member states and generated a score out of 40.
All nations were also against Britain 'cherry picking' from the four EU freedoms, but Denmark was least bothered.
The members staunchly against Britain adhering to just some of the EU principles were Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.


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Reminder for delegates: Position papers are due April 13 to your committee's email!
JCC: Franco-Algerian Decolonization
The Joint Crisis: "L'Algérie, c'est la France…" or is it? Explore the complex relationship between a struggling French republic and a feisty party of Algerian revolutionaries as they fight for land, government, and their people.
The French Side: Colonialism is coming to an end and France's colonies throughout Africa are beginning to pull away, starting with Algeria. As the French Fourth Republic begins to crumble, a special task force is created to re-establish control over French Algeria. At the very least, they hope to maintain a relationship with Algeria filling the role of colony or, if they fail, a new ally.
The Algerian Side: Members of Algeria's National Liberation Front have long bristled at French control and are desperate for independence from their European colonizers. They aim to rid their land of the French once and for all, but it won't be easy. The citizens of French Algeria are not united in a desire to leave, and the French are determined to hold on to their empire. If they start down this path, Algeria will never be the same again. Do they live in peace at the expense of their freedom? Or will the National Liberation Front take a stand for what they believe in?
Juan Peron's Cabinet
The year is 1946 and the world has suffered great losses on all sides from the trauma of the Second World War. Now, with Europe in ashes, and asia not so far behind, the United States and the Soviet Union are eyeing South America as the world's next battleground. While the world walks on pins and needles, one man tangos. Enter Juan Peron, the charismatic leader of Argentina who isn't afraid to stand up to Imperialism wherever it may lie. A man that stands with
and for the people, Señor Peron will protect Argentina in her time of need and lead her to greatness. You are the ministers of Sr. Peron's cabinet, his most trusted advisors and confidants. Descamisados! Mis compañeros! Will you join Sr. Peron in his noble quest?
House of Saud: 2022 Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers
Pilgrims dressed in simple white garments circle the Ka'ba; the black cube stands in stark contrast to the sea of white. Pilgrims from all nations have come to leave behind their differences and circle in harmony in the large open air Mosque. The world's largest clock tower stands sentinel over the devout, flanked by six skyscrapers. This is Mecca, the focal point of Arabia's power for millennia. For the last hundred years it has been ruled by the House of Saud, it has succeeded by clinging to oil and tradition. Now with the coronation of a new King, it is uncertain if these habits can continue, and it will be up to members of the royal family to make the Kingdom safe for progress, while retaining their authority on Islam.
The Federal Executive Council of Josip Broz Tito
Following Yugoslavia's split from the Soviet Union in 1948, and expulsion from the Cominform, Yugoslavia finds itself in uncharted territory. A socialist state not aligned with the major communist superpower, alone to take the actions it deems necessary to create growth and prosperity. President Josef Broz Tito no longer able to turn to the outside world for political guidance turns to his fellow country men to find the most noble of men to lead the country.
At this time the global war of ideologies has just begun,
communism is beginning to grab a foothold in Europe and other parts of the world, the world is still dealing with the cataclysmic repercussions of WWII. The goal of this committee is to govern a country while dealing with issues surrounding the country's economy, political situation, and societal issues. All the while managing foreign affairs, finding alliances, and trying to make more states break from the overpowering grasp of the Soviets.
Zaatari Refugee Camp Management Council
The Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan is the second largest refugee camp in the world. It houses refugees from all over Syria including Daria, Homs, Damascus, Aleppo, and rural areas. Non-registered refugees from countries such as Iraq and Palestine also live in Zaatari. Since the opening of the camp in 2012 refugees in Zaatari have faced a growing number of problems that UN resolutions and broad international funding have failed to address. More effective action typically comes from local actors and is facilitated by the Camp Management Council. Delegates will act as members of the council beginning in 2012 and progressing to the modern day. Foremost, delegates will be focused on improving camp conditions and providing for basic needs of residents. However they face the dual problem of making sure that the Zaatari camp does not become a permanent city in Jordan. Delegates can expect to speak about issues relating to human trafficking, obtaining refugee status, WASH initiatives, unaccompanied minors, resettlement, asylum seeking, funding shortages, and ISIS recruitment. The primary question of the committee being: How do you protect the dignity and rights of displaced individuals while keeping the camp temporary and affordable? Addressing the refugee crisis on this micro level with a focus on the camp environment shows delegates another side to the refugee crisis, and gives them an opportunity to make realistic change. It also pushes them for unique solutions to problem even professionals cannot figure out.
Russian Provisional Government 1917
The year is 1917. The situation of Russia is dire and the whole nation is on the brink of ruin. The war Russia embarked on in 1914 has not fared well for them, with defeat after defeat, enormous casualties, incompetence, loss of vast swathes of territory, and little support from our allies. The situation is not only dim on the war front but on the domestic front as well. The economy has been crippled with trade routes cut off, production in rapid decline, shortages in nearly every good, and widespread famine. In addition, revolutionary groups, previously weak and under control by the authorities, have been bolstered by the recent chaos and turmoil, posing a greater threat than ever before as they continue to encourage opposition and sabotage against the war effort and the Russian government. In response to widespread dissatisfaction with the Tsar and his government's handling of the various problems plaguing Russia, Tsar Nicholas II has abdicated, leaving the governance of Russia on your hands, brave Russian patriots! Russia is in great political uncertainty at this time. You are the ministers who have arisen to take charge of Russia during this difficult period of transition and uncertainty. Saving Russia from the near endless problems facing it are now solely in your hands. Only time will tell if you are able to lead Russia through these dark times and into a prosperous future, or whether your government will fail and be overthrown like that of your predecessor's. The fate of Russia lies in your hands.


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Stanislav Mayer (CZE) takes off his headphones to talk. A wry grin spreads across his face when he's asked what he's listening. "Best Songs of the 90s" he chuckles... "this one is Alanis Morisette - Isn't it Ironic!"
It's quite apt, given what comes next. I wonder if there's any way Stan wished he'd prepared more. "Yes, knowing the mountains and flying them in bad weather," he replies. "I live in Czech republic, and we only ever travel to the Alps when the weather's good, to do 200 km FAI triangles and big flights. I can't persuade my friends to come here when it's bad, and it's too expensive to do it alone."
Stan's been flying for five years. He got hooked when a climbing friend introduce him to paragliding, and soon got into racing.
What's been his greatest moment over the past four days? "I had a very scary time in Germany. I jumped over a col with only 20 metres spare into the leeside and was getting thrown down towards a big ridge of trees. I thought, 'help, I'm going to end up in the trees,' but then I hit this strong thermal in the middle of nowhere. It was such good luck. I was so happy, and I am so happy to be here now!"
It's been an emotional ride in more ways than one. At the start of the race, huge arguments broke out in team CZE. "I had a friend who came to help with the hiking and also my official supporter too. They had a clash.
"My friend wanted to enjoy his time, spend moments with nature, while my official supporter is very performance-orientated. So one will want to keep the car running to charge instruments in the evening and the other will want to turn it off to listen to the birdsong!"
Eventually Stan's friend went home. "I appreciate his position. I was supporter in the race in 2013, but I actually got to fly a lot too - it was cool" he says.
Stan strides on. He doesn't seem to have any physical problems, and is confident and relaxed as always despite the huge challenges behind and in front of him. Oh, and he was born in 1989. So best of the 80s, perhaps instead?
Photos: Stanislav Mayer on Day 4 of the Red Bull X-Alps © zooom.at/Vitek Ludvik and Sebastian Marko.


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How to get Aero Glass back in Windows 8.1
Aero Glass, one of the more obvious features of Windows Vista and Windows 7, those lovely transparent and blurred Window borders that really gave Windows an impressive look. Glass was even with us during the beta process of Windows 8, even the last public preview build had glass (the most polished rendition of it yet as well). Then, seemingly as a last minute decision, Microsoft ripped the Aero Glass code out of DWM and left us with this flat, opaque and ugly UI that made it quite obvious that the UX people at Microsoft just didn't care about the desktop UI. Some of us have joked that the opaque UI was symbolic of Sinofsky's iron curtain of secrecy over Windows. Unfortunately Microsoft have not made any statements or given any indications that they may add aero glass back to Windows 8, and thus we are left with a UI that looks like a step backwards in interface design. Or are we?
Enter a man who calls himself "bigmuscle" and posts on the msfn.org forums. He had this crazy idea that it would be possible to inject the aero glass code back into the DWM subsystem of Windows and thus give us our beloved glass effects. And the best part? By injecting the code directly into DWM it would be fully hardware accelerated and would have ZERO negative impact on performance. Needless to say the project is an amazing success, and the goals have been accomplished.
The purpose of this post is to walk you through the installation of the Aero Glass app, as well as some post-install tweaks that really let the potential of glass shine in ways that none of of thought possible when Windows 8 was released.
What you will need:
- Glass8 – http://glass8.berlios.de and download the appropriate version for your OS/Architecture
- UxStyle – http://www.uxstyle.com – This should be obvious
- Msstyler – http://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28246 tool for editing themes
- DWM Symbols (Win 8.1 Only) – http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/53651-HowTo-Working-AeroGlass-for-W8-1-1-x64-x32
- Knowledge of Regedit
- Ability to follow directions
Installing Glass8:
In this section I am going to assume you are on the newly released Windows 8.1 Update 1, since as of this writing that is the most complex install method, so without further ado, here we go:
- Start by downloading Glass8 as well as the DWM Symbols pack (links above)
- Figure out where you will be installing it (Default Path would be C:\AeroGlass)
- Create the folder where it will be installed and create a "symbols" folder within
- Copy the correct symbols for your setup from the symbols folder in the symbols pack to the new folder you just created. Refer to the MDL thread link for instructions if you are not clear on this step. NOTE this step is very important, without this glass will not function correctly in Update 1.
- Once the symbols are in place install Glass8 to the path you decided on, and do so with all of the defaults. Once the install is complete you should immediately notice that your window borders are now translucent and blurred.
Obviously at this point we're not really done, if you installed with the provided atlas, it looks pretty good, and if you installed without no doubt you're thinking that it looks like total crap, well that's where the tweaks that I talked about before will come in, so keep reading.
Also one more note for all of you. Glass 8 is free to use, but it has a desktop watermark and a popup that shows up once per execution of the process. If you would like to be without these items then consider donating to bigmuscle to help with the development of this app, if you donate 3 Euros or more you will be able to generate donation keys which rid you of the watermarks and automate the symbol download/install process so that future Windows updates will not break your glass.
Glow Tweaks
One of the first things you may notice after installing Glass8 is that not all of your window titles have the aero glow effect around them, specifically ribbon-enabled Windows. This is due to the aero.msstyle having the effects removed. In this part I will show you how to re-add the glow, and how to tell Glass8 to render the glow based on the values provided in the theme.
First, we need to address the msstyle:
- Make a copy of aero.msstyles and put it on your desktop
- Download the MsStyler tool from the link at the beginning of this post
- Open the copy of aero.msstyles with the tool and make the following adjustments:
Class ID: 4
Part ID: 0
State ID: 0
Class: globals
Property Type: GLOWINTENSITY:INT
Property Value: 350
Class ID: 4
Part ID: 0
State ID: 0
Class: globals
Property Type: TEXTGLOWSIZE:INT
Property Value: 12
Class ID: 209
Part ID: 0
State ID: 0
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Property Type: GLOWINTENSITY:INT
Property Value: 350
Class ID: 209
Part ID: 0
State ID: 0
Class: CompositedWindow::Window
Property Type: TEXTGLOWSIZE:INT
Property Value: 12
- After the adjustments, hit ctrl + S and save the file as aeroglow.msstyles or something
- Now make sure you have uxstyle installed
- Go into C:\Windows\Resources\Themes and take ownership of the aero folder and all of it's child objects
- Inside the aero folder, DELETE The VSCache folder
- Rename the default aero theme to something else, like aero1
- Copy in your modified msstyle and name it back to aero
- Go into regedit and navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
- Create a DWORD called TextGlowMode and set it to 3
- Reboot and now you will have the glow effect on all of your Window titles.
Custom Theme Atlas Images
One of the cool features of glass8 is that you can skin the glass without downloading a whole new custom theme every time you want a new look. This is accomplished through the use of what is being called an atlas. An atlas is a png file which follows the format of the aero stream in your theme, this is mostly useful for people who are sticking with the default Windows 8.1 Theme and have only applied minor tweaks such as the one above.
In this section I will recommend an atlas file and a reflection.png (aero "ribbons" if you will) that will give you a very Windows 8 Release Preview style glass look.
- Download the PNG files HERE
- Extract the contents of the rar to where you installed Glass8
- Go into Regedit and navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM
- Create a STRING value called "CustomThemeAtlas" and set the value to "C:\AeroGlass\win8rpfixed.png" or wherever you installed to (no quotes)
- Create a STRING value called "CustomThemeReflection" and set the value to "C:\AeroGlass\reflection.png"
- Create a DWORD value called "ColorizationGlassReflectionIntensity" and set the value to anything between 0 and 100. I find 40 to look nice and create a subtle effect.
If you are curious about any other registry tweaks to adjust the look of glass via the registry, refer to the guide section of the glass8 website.
But Wait! Where's my blurred Taskbar?
If you want to get the blurred taskbar, you will need an app such as StartIsBack by Tihiy which will allow you to "disable" the transparency on the taskbar. Once you toggle that setting, the taskbar will blur instead of turning opaque.
So you followed the guide, and if you did everything correctly, your desktop should look something like this:
Enjoy your glass UI! If you have any questions please feel free to comment below and I will answer whatever I can.
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Trader Joe's might be most famous for treats like cookie butter and mac and cheese that aren't exactly nutritional superstars, but comb the aisles of a TJ's and you'll find plenty of healthy items too. Of course you can't go wrong with nutritious basics like fresh fruits and vegetables, organic milk and chicken, whole wheat pasta, olive oil, canned beans and dried grains, but where Trader Joe's really shines is in the convenience department — they do the washing, chopping and a lot of the cooking for you. Here are 17 of our favorite Trader Joe's foods that make it easy to eat healthy.
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The refrigerated produce section of Trader Joe's has lots of convenient pre-cooked veggies — roasted brussels sprouts, roasted sweet potato wedges — but the ready-to-eat beets deserve special mention because beets are such a hassle to prep (any recipe that that involves wearing rubber gloves is just too fussy most days). There's no added salt or sugar in these beets (the ingredient list has one item: beets) and they can be eaten hot or cold. Try them in an arugula salad with nuts and goat cheese.
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A fellow customer was raving so much about these lightly salted pre-cooked lentils, found in the refrigerated aisle not far from the beets, that I actually got out of line to grab them. I'm glad I did. Just open the bag and add them to your salads (they're great with those beets), heat them as a simple side or add them to soup and other dishes to add substance and protein.
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This blend of dates, dried bananas, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and cashews with cinnamon and vanilla is a great addition to oatmeal and yogurt. In addition to being gluten-free, it has no added sugar (the dates and bananas are plenty sweet). Just keep an eye on portions, because it's calorie dense (300 calories for a half cup serving). There are a few other healthy choices in the cereal aisle, including the no-added-sugar Ancient Grain and Super Seed Oatmeal with oats, quinoa flakes, whole grain amaranth flakes, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds and hemp seed.
6. Organic 73% cacao super dark chocolate
Remember that the higher the cacao percentage, the more beneficial antioxidants chocolate has, so keep it simple in the dessert department with Trader Joe's plain dark chocolate, which comes as a satisfyingly thick chocolate bar.
RELATED: What to buy and what to skip at Trader Joe's
7. 100% red tart cherry juice
Not only is tart cherry juice delicious, studies suggest that it can help fight aches and pains. Trader Joe's tart cherry juice is pure (not-from-concentrate) juice, with no added sweeteners. The store also sells unsweetened cranberry and pomegranate juices. Try them cut with seltzer for a tasty nonalcoholic spritzer.
8. 10-minute grains
The problem with many ancient grains is that they take so darn long to cook. But Trader Joe's 10-minute farro and barley (found in the dried foods section) are fast enough for weeknight dinners. Try cooking them in low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth for added flavor (add some chopped kale or other greens to cook with the grains and you've got your veggie side covered too). For those who have less than 10 minutes to spare on cooking grains, Trader Joe's also sells fully cooked brown rice and quinoa.
9. Frozen vegetables
Frozen artichoke hearts, organic peeled and cut kabocha squash, haricot vert, grilled asparagus spears, organic corn, roasted bell peppers and onions, grilled cauliflower, mixed grill with eggplant, zucchini and red peppers, and the cheekily named "Melange a Trois" (red, green and yellow bell pepper strips) — it's the variety that makes shopping the frozen vegetable section of Trader Joe's so exciting (yes, this is the sort of thing we get excited about). Stock your freezer and you never need to have a vegetable-less meal again, no matter the season.
10. Frozen fruit
As with the veggies, the exciting thing about the frozen fruit at Trader Joe's is how many different kinds there are. Special mention goes to the organic mixed berry blend, as well as the frozen semi-dried figs, which are amazing defrosted and added to yogurt.
11. Frozen seafood
If you balk at the idea of buying frozen seafood, you should know that much of what's sold at any supermarket seafood counter has been previously frozen — so you might as well buy it frozen and thaw when you're ready for it, not when the seafood monger at the grocery store decides to thaw it. Top healthy frozen seafood bets at Trader Joe's include the wild Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets and wild-caught mahi mahi.
12. Peanut butter with flax and chia seeds
Packed with fiber and protein, peanut butter is already a healthy treat, but this lightly salted, deeply roasted blend gets a boost of healthy fats from flax and chia seeds. Aside from a little extra crunch, the seeds are barely noticeable in the blend, so it's a good way to sneak them in if you're not crazy about their flavor or texture.
13. Just a handful of dry roasted unsalted almonds
Amid the candy-filled trail mixes in the nut and dried fruit section of Trader Joe's, you'll also find a number of simply roasted (and raw) nuts. These portion-controlled 210-calorie packs of unsalted roasted almonds are perfect for keeping in your bag or desk drawer for snacking emergencies. The dry roasting enhances their nutty flavor so you won't miss the salt.
14. Unsweetened, unsulfured dark sweet cherries
Unlike a lot of dried fruit, Trader Joe's dark sweet cherries have, as the label says, "absolutely nothing added." They're sweet and tart and great for adding to salads, pilafs, or snacking on with those almonds for a simple, DIY trail mix.
15. Canned organic pumpkin
Here's another single-ingredient standout at Trader Joe's: pure canned pumpkin puree, with no sugar or seasonings added. Mix it into oatmeal, whole-grain pancakes or pasta year-round, not just in Jack-O-Lantern season.
16. Organic popcorn with olive oil
Among the best bagged popcorn in terms of flavor, this one has nice almost buttery flavor (though it contains no butter) and just the right amount of salt.
17. Potted herbs
Trader Joe's has a beautiful selection of potted herbs. Keep one or a few on your countertop so you can add healthy garnishes to pastas, entrees and salads.


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Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) September 10, 2015
Arlington Family Offices®, which offers comprehensive investment and wealth management and family office services to high net worth families, has announced an expansion into the Nashville market with an office in Franklin, TN. The expansion comes as the result of a partnership with ETC Capital Management, LLC as of September 1, 2015.
"ETC's culture of client service and advocacy matches Arlington's well, and we are fortunate to be able to add the talented individuals at ETC to our family," said Ken Polk, Arlington CEO. "This partnership and our expansion into Tennessee are key milestones for our firm. Tennessee is increasingly one of the most welcoming jurisdictions in the country for trust management, and our clients will benefit from the protection and control that Tennessee allows families to maintain over their private assets."
In concurrence with the addition of the new location, Arlington Trust Company, Inc.®, the private trust company of Arlington Family Offices®, has filed its regulatory application for approval of a Tennessee trust branch location. It is expected to receive approval within the next 30 days.
Croley Graham, founder of ETC Capital Management will lead Arlington's Franklin office and become one of the firm's Managing Directors.
"We are delighted to have the opportunity to partner with Arlington Family Offices® and offer what we believe to be the most complete portfolio of family wealth management and family office services available from any provider in this market." said Croley Graham. "Arlington's experience, people, and systems are unmatched and will permit us to provide the absolute best in service to families, not only those in Tennessee but those moving their operations here because of Tennessee's very favorable trust and tax environments."
Arlington Family Offices® is one of the nation's leading multi-family offices with 38 employees dedicated to representing approximately 40 families with collective net worths in excess of $10 billion. Founded in 1998 in Birmingham, Alabama, Arlington has developed internal talent in the areas of investments, trust, tax and overall financial services, including an internally developed cutting edge family office technology platform. Arlington combines these technical services and technology with a holistic approach to developing a family's human capital.


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There are five very basic, very common things that everyone must deal with when creating Flash content. I call these "The Big Five." Pretty clever, huh? That's cause I'm supa smawt.
Anyhow, these five basic activities should be easy to perform, and you shouldn't have to spend a lot of time doing so. Here are the big five along with their keyboard shortcuts to save you some time. I suggest you memorize these. Or not.


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Research may in some instances discover illegal activity (including notifiable activity) by participants or others, or may discover information indicating future illegal activity. Such research may:
- be intended to study, and perhaps to expose, illegal activity;
- be not specifically intended to discover illegal activity, but likely to do so;
- discover illegal activity inadvertently and unexpectedly.
In the first category there may be particular ethical questions about participants' consent (see Chapter 2.2: General requirements for consent). In all three categories both ethical and legal questions for researchers and institutions might arise from:
- what researchers might be obliged to disclose;
- the vulnerability of participants and researchers because of discovery of participants' illegal activity (see paragraph 5.1.2(b)(ii).
Legal implications may include:
- a statutory obligation for a researcher to disclose information revealed or discovered;
- legal orders that compel disclosure of information obtained by a researcher.
This chapter is not concerned with investigation conducted as part of law enforcement. Nor does it contain information or guidance about legal obligations of researchers arising from their conduct of any research that discovers illegal activity. Further, it is not the role of a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) or other ethical review body to provide legal advice on the existence or performance of any of those obligations.
Research that is intended to study or expose illegal activity or that is likely to discover it must be reviewed and approved by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) rather than by one of the other processes of ethical review described in paragraphs 5.1.7 and 5.1.8, except where that research uses collections of non-identifiable data and involves negligible risk, and may therefore be exempted from ethical review.
Values, principles and themes that must inform the design, ethical review and conduct of all human research are set out in Sections 1 and 2 of this National Statement. The guidelines and headings below show how those values, principles and themes apply specifically in research that is the subject of this chapter.
Research merit and integrity
4.6.1 Research designed to expose illegal activity should be approved only where the illegal activity bears on the discharge of a public responsibility or the fitness to hold public office. Variation of consent requirements for such research must comply with either paragraph 2.3.3 or paragraph 2.3.7.
4.6.2 Participants may be subject to risks because of their involvement in research that discovers illegal activity. It should be clearly established that these risks are justified by the benefits of the research. Where the research is designed to expose illegal activity under paragraph 4.6.1, that exposure may sometimes be benefit enough.
4.6.3 Where research discovers information about illegal activity by participants or others, researchers and institutions may become subject to orders to disclose that information to government agencies or courts. Decisions by researchers and institutions about how to respond to those orders should have regard to values and principles set out in this National Statement and to scholarly values of academic freedom and inquiry.
4.6.4 Consideration should be given to the use of pseudonyms, or to the removal of links between names and data, for participants whose illegal activity may be revealed or discovered in research.
4.6.5 Researchers may have contact with those participants in other professional roles. Where this is the case, researchers should make every effort to ensure both that the research is not compromised by contact in those other roles, and that other obligations to participants are not compromised by the research activity. In research that is likely, but not designed, to discover illegal activity, researchers should also make clear to participants when a contact or intervention is part of research and when it is not.
4.6.6 In research that may foreseeably discover illegal activity but is not designed to expose it, researchers should explain to participants as clearly as possible:
- the likelihood of such discovery and of any resulting legal obligation of disclosure the researcher may incur; and
- the extent to which the researcher will keep confidential any information about illegal activity by participants or others, and the response the researcher will make to any legal obligation or order to disclose such information.
4.6.7 Researchers should be satisfied that participants who are subject to criminal justice processes:
- are aware that the research may discover illegal activity; and
- do not have unrealistic expectations of benefit from their participation.


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TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) beat PISA by one week. It just released its 2015 results. Within hours of the release, Google News has already collected over 10,000 news stories reacting to the results from around the world, some sad, some happy, some envious, and some confused. The biggest news is, however, nothing new: Children in East Asian countries best at maths. They were the best 20 years ago when TIMSS was first introduced in 1995. They were the best in all subsequent cycles.
Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, …
From Deficiency to Strength: Shifting the Mindset about Education Inequality
To be published Journal of Social Issues Vol. 72, No. 4, 2016, pp. 716–735. Download the PDF version.
Yong Zhao
University of Kansas
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The "achievement gap" as a symptom of persistent social inequity has plagued American education and society for decades. The vast chasm in academic achievement has …
Just as the U.S. is about to move away from over testing its students, PISA's Andreas Schleicher says American students are not really over-tested: "The U.S. is not a country of heavy testing," said Schleicher in a column published in the Hechingner Report.
Schleicher drew the conclusion based on PISA 2009 student survey data, which was not released publicly. Schleicher claims to "trust the reports of students on what actually happens in the classroom more than the claims of many experts" in his blog post that argues that U.S. is not …
Never Send a Human to do a Machine's Job: Top 5 Mistakes in Ed Tech[1]
First published in the Answer Sheet of Washington Post on October 6 2015
A few weeks ago, the OECD released a report[2] that essentially says investing in technology does not lead to better education outcomes, measured by PISA scores. The study finds "no appreciable improvements in student achievement in reading, mathematics or science in the countries that had invested heavily in ICT for education. And perhaps the most disappointing finding of the report is that technology is …


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8 Great Farming Workshops at the Bring Food Home Conference!
REGISTER NOW at http://bringfoodhome.com/ for the "can't miss" food conference of the year. Bring Food Home offers great opportunities for learning and networking for those engaged in building a more just and sustainable food system for Ontario.
And the first day of the conference includes a bunch of awesome
Farmer-to-Farmer Training workshops geared towards new and experienced farmers of all sorts! Workshops are organized into 3 streams:
Vegetable Production
1. CSA Mini School: Learn how 4 successful but very different CSAs operate!
2. Intro to Urban Agriculture
3. Season Extension with Michael Kilpatrick from Kilpatrick Family Farm will talk about how they grow in greenhouses over winter!
4. Crop Planning for Vegetable Growers: Back by popular demand, this workshop is lead by Frederic Theriault from Ferme Cooperative Tourne Sol
Livestock Production
5. The Ins and Outs of Successful Grazing
6. Choosing the Right Livestock for Your Mixed Farm with Fran McQuail from Meeting Place Organic Farm
Field Crop Production
Join us for two panel discussions bringing together successful farmers, distributors and retailers from across the province!
7. Growing Quality Organic Field Crops
8. Buying and Selling Organic Field Crops
For more information and to learn about all the other exciting workshops being offered visit http://bringfoodhome.com/
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Yesterday I released a new theme over at ThemeFurnace – SympalPress is as the name implies, a nice simple and clean theme for personal blogs which is responsive and makes use of Post Formats so you can differentiate videos, audio, quotes, photos, links and so on. It comes in a light and dark version so should be suitable for a range of personal sites.
I'm running a money off coupon for the launch as usual, I also made a Lite free version you can download below + Im also holding a competition to win free copies!
SympalPress costs $49 or the developer club membership is $99 which includes all themes.
WPLift readers can use the following coupon for 50% off both for 7 days only ( ends 28th March 2013)
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The homepage has a slider which is controlled on phones and tablets by swipe gestures, you can customize the colors with the Theme Customizer and choose between a light version or dark version.
SympalPress has a cool custom menu which lets you build drop downs and use a whole range of icons in your menu. This then changes to a dropdown when viewed on mobile devices.
As with every other ThemeFurnace theme, you get the TF Panel for theme options so you can control the Slider, Typography options, Social Media and many other options.
I have 5 copies of my latest theme available to give away to WPLift readers – to enter use the widget below and earn entries by leaving a comment on this post, liking WPLift and ThemeFurnace on Facebook, Tweeting & Following both Twitter accounts. Competition closes in 7 days – 28th March 2013.
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Not the easiest day today. The world never stops moving though so, time to suck it up and keep up with the pace.
Another photo of BBA's Benjamin Hjelm today. I'm excited for the weekend to get here already. I have a couple of shoots coming up that I'm really looking forward to. Speaking of, I didn't realize it was this late already. I have some magazine shoots in the early morning so I'm going to get myself some rest.
See you tomorrow,
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