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Stewardship is more than fundraising
"Stewardship" can become a dirty word in your parish if you aren't careful. Many people will begin to associate the word stewardship with the annual drive that you do to increase the amount that they're giving to the Church. When 'Stewardship' becomes a code-word for fundraising, you're in danger that they will tune out from your stewardship messaging.
Part of this is our fault as fundraisers. If the only time that we mention stewardship is during the month-long stewardship drive, this misunderstanding is almost inevitable. In order to change the perception of stewardship in our congregations, we have to change the way that we think of stewardship ourselves. I personally have to live a stewardship lifestyle if I want to be able to encourage anyone else to do so.
A way of life
Stewardship is above all a way of life. Stewardship means bringing our financial decisions into harmony with our faith. Let's face it, the decisions that we make with our money reveal a lot about what we actually value. The Bible talks a lot about the proper use of money, and the principles are often directly at odds with the way that the world would teach us to use our money.
Jesus said that we can't serve both God and Mammon (money), that we would love one and hate the other. Stewardship means putting our relationship with God first so that Mammon serves rather than rules our life. Money is a useful tool but a terrible master. With God as our Lord, we can use money to do many good and worthwhile things. But when money is our master, God's plans for our lives are often set aside so we can serve the Lord Dollar.
So stewardship at its heart is about freedom. Through a life of stewardship we can put aside a life of vain striving and chasing after the wind and experience the glorious freedom of the Sons of God. Stewardship means using our money and material goods wisely and well, being content to live more simply and give generously.
The Fundamentals of Stewardship
Jesus points out the fundamentals of stewardship in one of his encounters with the Pharisees. The religious leaders thought highly of themselves because they were tithing their spice gardens' mint, dill, and cumin. Jesus pointed out that this was good, but they were neglecting the more important things: justice, mercy, and faithfulness.
Looking at this passage, our stewardship efforts should focus on what Jesus gives priority – justice, mercy, and faithfulness – with the understanding the tithing should naturally accompany these three pillars.
Give to another what is due to them. There are many proverbs in the Bible that help us to understand justice as it pertains to financial stewardship. Don't try to cheat people out of money, don't rack up debts you can't pay, don't charge interest, sell good products. These types of proverbs teach us how to be just financial stewards and just businessmen.
Give generously to the poor and afflicted. Care for the widow, the orphan, and the alien (immigrant) in your midst. Not because they deserve it, but because we have been the recipients of so much of God's generosity that it must overflow to others. I am practicing mercy when I give to someone who can never repay me, trusting that God is pleased when I do so.
The faithful steward takes good care of the goods entrusted to him, knowing that he will have to return them to his Master when the time of his stewardship comes to an end. I care for things differently when I know they belong to someone else and I am going to be held accountable. At the time of accounting, there will be reward for the faithful and punishment for the unfaithful. The faithful steward's reward is not the goods in themselves, but rather something far greater. In Luke's parable of the gold coins has the servant who returned ten for one given authority over 10 cities by his master as a reward for his faithfulness. The unfaithful steward is stripped of all that he has and sees it given over to the faithful one.
Faithfulness also includes trusting what God says about money and possessions. Blessed are the poor. Look at the lilies of the field and birds of the air. Ask and you shall receive. Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you. Faithfulness from this perspective means viewing our finances with the eyes of faith in an all powerful God who promised to take care of us as a good Father would.
Justice, mercy, and Faithfulness. The pillars of stewardship. These three principles should be at the heart of every disciple's response to the Gospel.
What it's not
The stewardship way of life is not the prosperity gospel. It does not say that Jesus wants you to have a big house and a fast car. That's Mammon talking, not the Holy Spirit. God promises to fulfill all our needs, to provide daily bread. He does not promise to give us everything we want. Human beings have a nearly unlimited capacity for desire.
Stewardship also doesn't foster hatred of material goods or disdain for the rich. Stewardship is not some kind of gloomy puritanism that rejects everything that is fun and comfortable. Good stewardship means that we have an appropriate relationship with our possessions and that we don't consider the rich to be better than the poor. History is filled with examples of holy generosity, saints who gave tremendous amounts to support spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Stewardship means having a balanced and reasonable view of money and material possessions, illuminated by faith that recognizes that everything is a gift from a generous and loving God who intends us to use these things for His Glory and the benefit of ourselves and others.
Where to start?
If your parish is new to the concept of stewardship, you need to find a way to make it real to them. One of the best ways to do that is through testimonies and teachings. The people who are consistently the largest givers to your offertory are likely to be familiar with the stewardship way of life, because tithing is a big part of it. Ask around until you find several who have experienced stewardship as a path to freedom. Ask them to get up and share their testimony in front of the parish. Scripture testifies to the power of testimony to plant the seeds of faith that help us to respond more generously to the inspirations of the Gospel.
Organizations like Compass Catholic Ministries and Crown Financial Ministries provide stewardship training materials that focus on bringing one's personal finances under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and into harmony with Biblical teaching on the proper use of material goods. Courses like these, taken intentionally and prayerfully, can give a parish a new foundation of stewardship on which they can build. The programs focus on transforming an individual or family's relationship with money and material goods. Increased giving to the church naturally (or supernaturally) flows from living a stewardship way of life, but it should not be the focus of a stewardship program.
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by Ian Marshall, Editor
In the women's singles events, for China there was a level of disappointment; Liu Jing, Xue Juan and Zhou Ying gained medals but the one that shines the brightest.
Gold medallist at three most recent Paralympic Games, competing in class 2, Liu Jing, the no.2 seed experienced a semi-final defeat at the hands of Italy's Giada Rossi, the top seed. Determined, the recently crowned European champion recovered from a two games to nil deficit to secure victory (14-16, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6).
A full distance win for Giada Rossi, it was the same in the final when facing Brazil's Catia da Silva Oliveira (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-5), who the previous day had also beaten Liu Jing (11-6, 11-5, 11-4) to reserve top place in the group. Furthermore, Liu Jing was a player in form; some six days earlier she had won on home soil in Hangzhou at the China Para Open.
Similar scenario
Bronze for Liu Jing, for gold medallists in Rio de Janeiro, Xue Juan and Zhou Ying, it was a similar scenario. In class 3, Xue Juan, who the previous week had won in Hangzhou and was the no.2 seed in Stadskanaal, experienced a semi-final defeat at the hands of Sweden's Anna-Carin Ahlquist, the top seed (11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 10-12, 14-12) and gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
A tension packed contest it was the same in the final when facing Croatia's Andela Muzinic, the surprise winner the previous day when facing Xue Juan (7-11, 11-8, 11-3, 6-11, 11-7). Once again Anna-Carin Ahlquist remained focused, she prevailed in five games (11-5, 12-14, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6).
"It was a tough match, it's always a tough match against Andela Muzinic, she is a really amazing player. I am very happy, also the venue is amazing, the balls, the tables, the light, everything! I will not be playing in the team event, we are leaving for Japan tomorrow. We will visit the venue for the Paralympic Games next year in Tokyo and also watch the ITTF Team Word Cup." Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Surprise outcomes, a matter of conjecture; however, the silver medal for Zhou Ying in class 4 was an upset. The top seed, the runner up the previous week in Hangzhou, it was the same outcome. In the final she was beaten by Germany's Sandra Mikolaschek, the no.2 seed (11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7).
Rio gold medallists strike gold
Otherwise, in the women's singles events, China's Zhang Bian and Mao Jingdian in addition to the host nation's Kelly Van Zon, all gold medallists in 2012 in London and two years later in Rio de Janeiro, struck gold; a situation that also applied to Poland's Natalia Partyka who has claimed the top prize at every Paralympic Games since winning in 2004 in Athens.
All occupying the top seeded position, in a group organised event, Zhang Bian secured the class 5 title finishing ahead of Jordan's Khetam Abuawad and Sweden's Ingela Lundbäck. Good form from Zhang Bian, to the delight of the host nation it was the same from Kelly Van Zon in class 6-7. She accounted for China's Wang Rui, the reigning Asian champion, to seal the title (11-8, 11-8, 11-8). Notably, it was the second victory for Kelly Van Zon against Wang Rui; one the opening day, they met in the group stage, on that occasion it had been success in four games (11-13, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8).
Moreover, Wang Rui was in form; the previous week she had won in Hangzhou, in Nitra at the semi-final stage, Wang Rui had ousted Turkey's Kubra Korkut, the no.2 seed (11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8).
"Of course it is very nice to play here in the Netherlands for me. Quite a few top players are participating in all classes. I finally managed to avoid the Turkish player Korkut in a tournament. Not that I want to avoid someone but I almost always play against her internationally. I played a very nice tournament. Korkut lost to the Asian champion and I won twice against her in this tournament; because I have already qualified, I can now map my route to the Tokyo Paralympic Games. I have one more tournament in Costa Rica this year. I hear from all players is that the tournament is well organised; for that I want to thank the association, Pagedal, the volunteers and everyone who has been involved in making this tournament possible!" Kelly Van Zon
Equally clinical
Comprehensive from Kelly Van Zon; Mao Jingdian and Natalia Partyka were equally clinical. Mao Jingdian accounted for Japan's Yuri Tomono in the class 8 final (11-6, 11-5, 11-6); in the class 10 final, fresh from competing in the Uncle Pop 2019 Women's World Cup in the Chinese city of Chengdu, Natalia Partyka overcame Brazil's Bruna Alexandre (11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9).
"I am happy with the win here at the Dutch Open. Finally I can relax. I did my job pretty well. I wanted to win here and I won all my matches, so off course I am happy. It was different from Chengdu where I played world top players and lost both of my matches. I have been travelling a lot in the last weeks. I am playing a lot so I am a bit tired. I am happy to have only a few more competitions until the end the year." Natalia Partyka
Notably, Zhang Bian and Mao Jingdian had all won the previous week in Hangzhou; a situation that applied also in class 9 to compatriot, Xiong Guiyan. She remained unbeaten to finish ahead of Turkey's Nesilham Kavas and Ukraine's Iryna Shynkarova in a group administered event.
Top seeds justify status
Intentions clear from Paralympic Games gold medal winners, it was the same in the men's singles events. China's Feng Panfeng, Cao Ningning and Zhao Shuai claimed titles in Stadskanaal, as did Yan Shuo, bronze medallist in Rio de Janeiro. All emerged successful as anticipated; all commenced play in the top seeded position.
Feng Panfeng claimed the class 3 title accounting for Germany's Thomas Brüchle in the final (11-5, 11-6, 11-6); Cao Ningning overcame Frenchman, Nicolas Savant-Aira (16-14, 11-5, 11-3) to claim the top prize in class 5. Similarly, in class 8, Zhao Shuai prevailed in opposition to compatriot, Peng Weinan (11-6, 11-8, 12-10), the semi-final winner when facing Great Britain's Ross Wilson, the reigning world champion; notably saving match point in the fourth game (10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 15-13, 11-7). Meanwhile, in class 7, Yan Shuo defeated Japan's Masachika Inoue (11-8, 18-16, 6-11, 11-9) to claim the top prize.
"I didn't take my chances. I should have won my match point but I just couldn't quite get over the line. The rest of the tournament was fine and it feels good to have completed my competitions for this year and to have given myself the best chance of qualifying for Tokyo." Ross Wilson
Likewise situation
Similarly, gold medallist in Rio de Janeiro, Turkey's Abdullah Ozturk, Denmark's Peter Rosenmeier and Belgium's Florian Van Acker, all justified their top seeded places to emerge champions. Abdullah Ozturk secured the class 4 title beating China's Zhang Yan in the final (11-3, 11-9, 11-9); also successful in Beijing Peter Rosenmeier emerged the class 6 winner, he accounted for Great Britain's Paul Karabardak in the final (11-4, 13-11, 11-4).
"I'm very pleased with the way I played. The final was difficult as Peter was playing really well and I'm disappointed as I couldn't pressure him more, it enabled him to be relaxed and play his game. The second game was big and I think I could have made him nervous if I had won it but he was excellent today and was a worthy winner. Overall I'm very pleased with my performance and hopefully this can be a big step towards qualification for Tokyo." Paul Karabardak
Meanwhile, not to be overshadowed, Florian Van Acker secured the class 11 title ending the aspirations of Korea Republic's Kim Changgi in the final (8-11, 11-1, 11-1, 11-7).
Rio de Janeiro gold medallists successful, it was the same for Poland's Patryk Chojnowski, the winner in 2012 in London and Frenchman Stéphane Molliens, silver medallist in 2008 in Beijing. Patryk Chojnowski secured the class 10 title accounting for London bronze medallist, Indonesia's David Jacobs in the final (9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5); Stéphane Molliens claimed the class 2 top prize, overcoming Ukraine's Oleksandr Yezyk in the final (7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 13-11).
Surprise outcomes
Once again, it was success in the men's singles competition for the top seeds; however, there were two surprise outcomes. Italy's Andrea Borgato won class 1, Japan's Koyo Iwabuchi claimed the class 9 title.
The win recorded by Koyo Iwabuchi was no great upset; he commenced matters the no.2 seed. In the final he beat Ukraine's Lev Kats, the no.4 seed (5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5), the semi-final winner in opposition to Italy's Mohamed Amine Kalem, the top seed (7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9).
Somewhat differently, the victory secured by Andrea Borgato was a surprise; not seeded, he beat colleague Federico Falco, the no.3 seed in the final (11-9, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6), having one round earlier recovered from a two games to nil deficit to end the progress of Great Britain's Tom Matthews the top seed (7-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9).
"I feel overall that I played well but still not the standard I want to be at. The semi-final was a good match; it's a tough one to take after being 2-0 up but he showed his experience and came out on top. He played well and went on to win the tournament so congratulations to him. Now it's back to the training hall to prepare for next year." Tom Matthews
The individual events concluded, attention now turns to the team competition, play concludes in Stadskanaal on Sunday 3rd November.
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THE yearlings have arrived at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, potential owners have flown from all over the world and it is all systems go for Thursday's Cape Premier Yearling Sale (CPYS) the only event of this nature to take place in a city centre.
But, as is the case every year before a sale, vendors and organisers are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping all will go well.
"The racing industry and the South African economy as a whole have been through some torrid times," said CTS chief executive Wéhann Smith.
"But despite that the sales have held up pretty well over the last number of years and I'm quite positive about this year.
"There are a good few new faces and I think the news about a pending solution in the export side is firm enough for already to make an impact on this sale.
"I think if all goes well with the exports, I think it might be a lot more expensive next year to buy a yearling than it is currently, and I think there are people out there who will try to capitalize on it."
The European Union will be in South Africa later in the year to do an audit of the export protocols and if all goes well – and most people feel that will be the case – it will become easier to transport horses around the world.
Smith believes the growth of this sale is hugely important for South Africa as it has become part of the international sales roster. "Its timing at the beginning of the year does not clash with any of the northern hemisphere sales or the Magic Million in Australia and the Karaka Sale in New Zealand and that really makes it possible for their nationals to come here and invest and while they increase every year, I'm really hoping those increases become exponential as we open up to the rest of the world."
There are 232 lots on the sale and Smith believes a number of them are very exciting. The yearling to attract the most attention is Lot 174, a colt by Gimmethegreenlight out of Cupid, a half-brother to L'Ormarins Queen's Plate winner Vardy.
Many trainers have been enchanted by his good looks, but most feel he will be priced out of their league.
"We also have a couple of new sires appearing in our catalogue this year," said Smith. "I stand subject to correction, but I believe William Longsword and Red Ray are the first CPYS graduates who have offspring selling at CPYS.
"The talk is really positive. We have a good number of William Longsword's progeny on the sale and I've yet to come across somebody who doesn't like them. First-season sires have done exceptionally well at this sale, sires like What A Winter, Jackson and Vercingetorix, only to name a few.
"I'm quite hopeful we're going to see something similar this year with the first season sires. But what I feel happy about this year in terms of our catalogue as a whole is that there is a good spread of sires.
"The next generation of sires, in particular, are well represented here."
The fact this is the only sale which is held in the centre of a city and where everything is just stone's throw away from one another is a huge selling point, added Smith. "I was chatting to one of the international guys this morning and he said it is so unique. I know they tried this in London, but it never came off. The logistics did not enable them to do it.
"To be able to stay in a beautiful hotel that just across the doorway from the sale, you have all the restaurants and the entertainment of the city centre, the Waterfront just around the corner.
"We're not only selling the event but Cape Town as a destination. From the international visitors' perspective, it's a trip you just don't want to miss," concluded Smith. -TAB News/Jack Milner.


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Assume that the part of speech tag for a word depends only upon the previous one or two tags, and that the probability of this tag does not depend upon the probabilities of subsequent tags. How do we find the most probable sequence of tags corresponding to a particular sequence of words? We can look at the sequence of part of speech tags for words as an instance of a Hidden Markov Model HMM). Finding the most probable part of speech tag sequence amounts to finding the most probable sequence of states which the Hidden Markov Model traverses for a particular sequence of words.
The Trigram Tagger in MorphAdorner seeks the most likely part of speech tag for a word given information about the previous two words. More precisely, the tag sequence t1, t2, ..., tn -- corresponding to the word sequence w1, w2, ..., wn -- is sought which maximizes the following expression:
P(t1)P(t2|t1)PRODUCT(i=3 to n) P(ti|ti-2,ti-1)PRODUCT(i=1 to n) P(wi|ti)
P(t) Contextual (tag transition) probability P(w|t) Lexical (word emission) probability
Each P(wi|ti) is estimated using the maximum likelihood estimator:
PMLE(ti|ti-2,ti-1) = C(ti-2,ti-1,ti) / C(ti-2,ti-1)
where C(x) is the observed single or joint frequency for the words or tags. To account for "holes" in the frequencies, where some possible combinations are not observed, we can compute smoothed probabilities which reduce the maximum likelihood estimates a little bit to allow a bit of the overall probability to be assigned to unobserved combinations. By default MorphAdorner uses a simple additive smoother which adds small positive values to the numerator and denominator of the probability estimate above. The numerator value is a small constant such as 0.05, while the denominator value is the numerator constant multiplied by the size of the word lexicon L.
Psmoothed(ti|ti-2,ti-1) = (C(ti-2,ti-1,ti) + 0.05) / (C(ti-2,ti-1) + (0.05 * L))
This works well when the training data size is large (as it is for MorphAdorner). For smaller training sets, deleted interpolation may prove more effective. MorphAdorner provides a deleted interpolation smoother as an option.
Each P(wi|ti) is estimated using the maximum likelihood estimator:
PMLE(wi|ti) = C(wi , ti) / C(ti)
Again, MorphAdorner smooths the maximum likelihood estimates using additive smoothing. This time 0.5 is used as the additive numerator value, and the denominator multiplier is K, the number of potential part of speech tags for the word wi. This is commonly called Lidstone smoothing.
Psmoothed(wi|ti) = (C(wi , ti) + 0.5) / (C(ti) + (0.5 * K))
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Its getting hard to count how many different FLASH related technologies have been created, but the positive impact on so many technology products shows what a great enabler it is - from a performance, maintainability and innovation perspective..
Long may the development and innovation continue !!


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As the Vatican announced on Tuesday, Benedict XVI. had a cardiac pacemaker implanted about ten years ago. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi also said that the batteries had been replaced three months ago during a routine surgery. It did, however, have no impact on the retirement decision. According to Lombardi, the retired pope will not play an active role during the upcoming Conclave. Even in the time during which the Holy See will be vacant, Benedict XVI. will not hold any function: "The Apostolic Constitution provides no role for a Pope to resign."
Lombardi confirmed that the pope would live in a part of the nunnery in the Vatican. A wing of the monastery was currently being restored. The monastery with twelve cells extends over four floors. There is also a chapel and library. Around the monastery there is a large garden, where vegetables and fruit trees grow . The monastery is an oasis of calm in the heart of the Vatican.


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Mozambique's port city of Beira is reeling from the damage inflicted by Cyclone Idai.
So far 200 people have been confirmed dead in the southern African country, along with another 100 in neighbouring Zimbabwe, but the death toll could be much higher.
Those who survived the disaster have had little reprieve to mourn the loss of their loved ones or salvage the little that is remaining of their belongings. They are in desperate need of food, shelter and clothing, as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports from Beira.
Inside a makeshift response centre at the airport in Beira, aid agencies are scrambling to get to those still trapped across the region.
It's the first point of call for all the teams coming in from around the world and offers the first glimpse of how heavily this operation is relying on outside help.
A few kilometres away, panic is setting in. The people of Beira are growing anxious - help is coming, but it is really slow and not nearly enough.
"I have nothing. I have lost everything. We don't have food. I don't even have blankets. We need help," one woman tells me as we make our way through the village of Manhava.
Beira's geography, with parts of it lying below sea level, has always made it vulnerable to effects of extreme weather like Cyclone Ida which made landfall last week with winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph).
The city bore the full brunt of the destructive storm, which triggered flooding of the whole city and knocked down buildings and cut off roads. This is now stalling rescuers from reaching desperate people in need.
Some people here are trying to salvage what they can to create shelter. Those who can are repairing their metal roofs, while others are tying together pine branches to sleep under.
Homes have been damaged, some even completely destroyed, and there are pools of water everywhere.
A local church has become a temporary home for scores of people. Half of its roof was blown off, but the walls have held and to some it is better than being out in the cold.
The UN has said that Cyclone Idai triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa, affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people.
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Ogilvie, D;
Panter, J;
Guell, C;
Jones, A;
Mackett, R;
Griffin, S;
Health impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway: a natural experimental study.
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Background Improving transport infrastructure to support walking and cycling on the journey to and from work – active commuting – could help to promote physical activity and improve population health. Aims To assess whether or not investment in new high-quality transport infrastructure was associated with an increase in active commuting; wider health impacts of changes in travel behaviour; determinants of the use and uptake of active commuting; and how changes in travel behaviour were distributed in the population and related to the wider social context. Design The Commuting and Health in Cambridge study, comprising a quasi-experimental cohort study combined with both nested and supplementary in-depth quantitative and qualitative studies. Setting Cambridgeshire, UK. Participants A cohort of 1143 adults living within 30 km of Cambridge, working in the city and recruited in 2009; and a separate sample of 1710 users intercepted on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway in 2012. Intervention The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, comprising a new bus network using 22 km of guideway (segregated bus track) accompanied by a traffic-free path for pedestrians and cyclists, opened in 2011. Main outcome measure Change in time spent in active commuting from 2009 to 2012, using a self-reported measure validated using georeferenced combined heart rate and movement sensor data. Methods A delay from 2009 to 2011 in completing the intervention entailed some changes to the original design and attrition of the cohort. A period of methodological and observational research on active commuting preceded the evaluation, which was based on a quasi-experimental cohort analysis together with the intercept and qualitative data. A graded measure of each participant's exposure to the intervention, based on the proximity of the busway to his or her home, served as the basis for controlled comparisons. Results Commuting practices were complex and shaped by various changeable social and environmental factors. Walking and cycling were often incorporated into longer commuting journeys made predominantly by car or public transport. In multivariable multinomial regression analyses, exposure to the intervention was associated with a greater likelihood of a large increase in the proportion of commuting trips involving any active travel [adjusted relative risk ratio (RRR) 1.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.27 to 2.55], of a large decrease in the proportion of trips made entirely by car (RRR 2.09, 95% CI 1.35 to 3.21), and of an increase in weekly cycle commuting time (RRR 1.34, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.76). There was a mixed pattern of effects at the individual level, with the intervention providing a more supportive environment for active commuting for some and not for others. There was some evidence that the effect was most pronounced among those who reported no active commuting at baseline, and observational evidence suggesting a relationship between active commuting, greater overall physical activity, and improved well-being and weight status. Conclusions These findings provide new empirical support and direction for reconfiguring transport systems to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. They should be combined with evidence from research evaluating related environmental changes in other settings, preferably using longer periods of observation and controlled comparisons, to support more generalisable causal inference. Funding The National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research programme.
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Title: | Health impacts of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway: a natural experimental study |
Location: | UK |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.3310/phr04010 |
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Quiet by Susan Cain
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If you believe that you're an introvert, this book is a must read.
The Power of Silence
'Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking' by Susa Cain is a Kick-starter of the quiet revolution and talks about all successful introverts. In today's world where everyone has a lot to say, silence is quintessential and that is exactly what this book wants to convey. The power of silence is always underestimated but the writer has given some very useful and substantial insights about why it is so important. It also talks about some highly inspirational motivators in the world who were introverts like Dale Carnegie and Tony Robbins.
Critically Acclaimed
This book has been critically acclaimed by some of the most important critics. The Sunday Times has called it a timely book with a fresh and important theory whereas The Times has stated that the book is a small voice that punches above its weight. The Guardian has also praised this book by Susan Cain for its ability to affect people for the greater good.
A Strong Advocate of Introverts
The book discusses the history of introverts and extroverts and underlines the fact that the cultures that have given more importance to listening than speaking have flourished better.
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Schematic, multi-phase design process of creating a new product, ensuring about feasibility of your concept to deliver a perfect shape for production by analyzing all your criteria needed for the product development.
Concept could be stated initially by any mode such as raw sketch, a pictorial representation or could be derived from any source of media. Our expert team will give the desire shape to your concept and will be delivered to your ultimate product.


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We've been waiting with much anticipation for the 2021 Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP to make its debut in MotoAmerica competition, and while we are not quite there yet, there are signs that it may happen before we close the book on the 2020 season.
Uribe Racing's Jason Uribe, who raced his previous generation Honda CBR1000RR in HONOS Superbike at round five at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, participated with America Honda in the official press launch of the bike on Monday at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, California. His involvement included a classroom presentation of the bike, and he also got some seat time on the all-new Honda literbike. Uribe came away impressed and is looking forward to racing it in MotoAmerica, possibly at the season-ending round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
"Overall, I'm very impressed," Uribe said about the bike. "I think it's a great package to build on, and I'm hoping that I'll be able to race it at (WeatherTech Raceway) Laguna (Seca) in Stock 1000, depending on what Honda wants, and parts availability because it's brand-new. My overall impression of the bike is that it handles really well. The bike I rode was bone-stock, literally right off the showroom floor, so all the emissions equipment on it kind of dumbed down the bottom end but as soon as you get it up in the higher RPMs, it screams, that's for sure.
"The aero package on it is really nice, and the winglets definitely help around the high-speed corners. There are definitely a lot of high-speed corners at Thunderhill, and the benefits of the aero package are very noticeable.
"I raced my current Honda Superbike at Thunderhill last weekend right before the launch, and I was definitely able to carry a lot more mid-corner speed and exit speed on the new bike, even with it in stock form, than I have ever been able to carry on my Superbike. So, that's definitely a big step-up.
"The chassis is very flexible. They did a LOT of work to try to get the bike to be more rider-friendly and more responsive, and they did a great job on that.
"Overall, I am very impressed with this new Honda. Again, I'm hoping to be able to ride it in Stock 1000 at Laguna, if we can get one in time. There are only 99 of them in the United States at this time, and I'm sure at least 90 of them are already sold. So, hopefully, we'll be able to make it happen for Laguna, and we'll go from there."
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According to the Department of Energy, energy usage in commercial buildings continues to increase. It comes as no surprise that building owners are seeking ways to decrease their electric utility bills through energy efficiency measures. In addition to reduced electric bills, a tax code provision makes energy efficiency projects even more beneficial.
Background on Section 179D
Section 179D of the tax code provides a deduction for installation of "energy efficiency commercial building property" ("Eligible Property"). Eligible Property includes property involved with improving energy efficiency of:
- interior lighting systems;
- heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems; or
- building envelopes.
The deduction amount is equal to the cost of Eligible Property, subject to a maximum of $1.80 per square foot. In addition, installation of Eligible Property must result in a minimum percentage of energy savings.
In certain circumstances, however, Eligible Property that does not meet the minimum energy-savings percentage may still qualify for a tax deduction. The partial deduction is limited to $0.60 per square foot.
Recent Guidance
The IRS recently modified guidance for these partial deduction projects in Notice 2012-22. The Notice provides an additional set of energy savings percentages that, if met, will qualify a project for a partial Section 179D deduction.
While the guidance increases the energy-savings percentage for interior lighting systems, it reduced the percentage for heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems. The percentage for building envelopes stayed the same. A chart is provided on page 7 of the Notice for quick reference.
Owners and facilities managers should consider the Section 179D deduction as an additional incentive to implement their energy efficiency projects. Furthermore, architects and design-builders may even qualify for the deduction for energy efficiency projects on public buildings. Whoever gets the deduction, they should get started soon: the Section 179D deduction will sunset on December 31, 2013.
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Two sisters from Leicester have discovered that a faulty gene they both carried was responsible for their family history of cancer.
Mary and Sandra, and other sister Kerry, all developed breast cancer within 13 months of each other.
Other members of the family, including their mother and two other close relatives have also been affected by the disease.
To find out why their family had been hit particularly hard by the disease, the sisters were tested to see if they carried the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are most commonly associated with breast cancer.
However, the test results were inconclusive.
Still keen to know what was responsible, they agreed to be some of the first cancer patients in the UK to take part in the 100,000 Genomes Project and have their entire genomes sequenced.
It was revealed that one of Mary and Sandra's genes were faulty, the PALB2 gene, which severely impaired its function and increased the risk of the cancer.
Sandra said: "I rather know than not know.
"I mean, if you know [you are a carrier of the mutation] you can consider all the options available, such as to wait and see, have more monitoring like regular mammograms, or take preventative action with a mastectomy."
Kerry's tumour was not caused by the same mutation, but a fourth sister Bethan, has recently learnt that she also carries the mutation in the same gene.
Dr Julian Barwell, who is a consultant in clinical genetics at Leicester's Hospitals said: "The findings help explain a great deal about why this family had such a high propensity for breast cancer.
"It also gives insights into how to prevent new tumours in the future and provides a simple blood test to determine which relatives might also be at an increased risk so they can be monitored and, if necessary, given early preventative treatment.
"The findings also suggest that families with a history of breast cancer who have had negative results with BRCA could consider testing for PALB2."
In order to have their genomes sequenced the sisters had their DNA extracted from a small blood sample and examined.
The procedure, called Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), generates one billion individual fragments of DNA which is then compared to the human genome of reference.
This revealed more than four million variations in DNA per individual.
Following a number of additional steps to narrow down the variations to 400, computer algorithms were used to painstakingly analyse the variations and find the gene responsible for the cancer.
Professor Carlo Rivolta, who is a professor at the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester, with his PhD student Mathieu Quinodoz, undertook the complex genetic analysis of the data.
Professor Rivolta said: "The development of the algorithms allowing this discovery has been a difficult task for our lab, lasting a few years.
"However, results such as this repay us instantly from all the frustrating moments we experienced and the long hours spent in front of the computer.
"Working with Leicester's Hospitals and Genomics England has enabled us to understand inherited disease even further.
"It is hoped that finding the culprit gene in this family could also lead to more targeted treatments, for them and other families in similar situations, in the future."
Professor Jacqui Shaw, director of the Leicester Precision Medicine Institute, a joint venture between the University of Leicester and Leicester's Hospitals, said: "This study highlights how families have generously supported the 100,000 Genomes Project.
"For families that have undergone genetic testing in the past, but for whom no genetic links have been found to date, research like this provides hope that many families will be able to benefit from the new information that is coming out, which could be used to help personalise each patient's treatment to enable more people to live longer, healthier lives."


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CASTILLO DE LOARRE (Huesca provincia)
20 km from Jaca, following the road on left bank of Aragón River, we find this monastery. When Muslims invaded Spain, a group of hermits founded a community that survived until 10th century. It was in this century when a count named Galindo Aznarez II founded a monastery dedicated to two saints (San Julián and Santa Basilisa), in the same place where the hermits had lived.
Over this monastery Sancho Ramírez, King of Aragón, built the monastery of San Juan de la Peña as a pantheon for the Kings of Aragón.


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Real life stories are truthful about life events, and that's how we connect and relate to delicacies of our lives. The fact is bizarre than fiction and such movies take inspiration from whatever going on around us and then intertwining a new concept cinematically. Check out these 5 thrilling movies based on real-life crime stories.
Bonnie and Clyde
Year: 1967
The film extensively disentangles the lives of Bonnie and Clyde, which included other pack individuals, rehashed jailings, different homicides and a terrible car crash that left Parker blazed. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow were most wanted criminals who traveled across the United States along with their criminal gang during the Great Depression. They killed people and robbed them.
Year: 1990
Drawn from wrongdoing correspondent Nicholas Pileggi'sWiseguy, the film relates the narrative of Henry Hill, a player in the New York mafia who gave confirm against his kindred hoodlums and entered the Witness Protection Program. A noteworthy part of the plot spins around the 1978 Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport.


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What is the 8 Ball Pool Mod Apk?
8 Ball Pool Mod Apk The pool can be fun, but it can also be challenging. It's a game that the best professionals play with great composure and ease, as though nothing is at stake. It takes a lot of focus, creativity, and control to get the balls in the pockets consistently. You can practice this game and even play against other players in the 8-Ball Pool if you like it. The game is like playing pool, from the stick to your board to the balls…
You can win games with your pool skills and show your analytical mind. The only difference is that you can see the direction in which the ball is going. This is a great advantage that you can now enjoy when playing pool. You can also play pool in a real-world setting. You can win tons of coins by winning matches and competing in tournaments to advance to higher tiers.
You can also choose from a wide range of pool cues. Each cue has a unique style and power that suits your playing style. You can play against other players online in this free game. This is the best game for you if you can shoot balls. This game doesn't require you to be an expert at the actual game. It doesn't take much to learn the basics. You can still enjoy the game of controlling the ball and shooting at the pockets.
Features of 8 Ball Pool Mod Apk
- Show off your talents
You can play many different sports around the globe today. Many sports allow you to show off your strength, verticality, and raw power. Billiards, however, is a game that requires you to be able to focus and think critically. Players would shoot the balls into pockets and take turns. You aim to hit the eight balls by shooting the balls into the pockets.
You can play pool in the 8-Ball Pool. You can join tournaments all over the globe today by following the rules of the pool. You can compete against other players around the world and win unique prizes and entry fees to these tournaments. A ring is awarded to the winner if you win at least one match. You can choose where you want to aim and how strong you will put in each shot.
- Intense PVP Action
There are a lot of intense sports games today, but billiards is a different beast altogether. It's a game that doesn't require any physical strength but mostly intellect. Here, you can enjoy playing against real players in different tournaments. There are plenty of players online every time, which means you're never going to run out of matches. You can also enjoy buying different cue sticks with unique styles and power.
- Enter tournaments
In the 8-Ball Pool, you'll be able to enter different tournaments with various prize pools. But there's an entrance fee for each one, so you'll need to do your best to win the prize money. There are lots of tournaments available, such as the Downtown London Pub, Sydney Marina Bar, Moscow Winter Club, Tokyo Warrior Hall, and many more. You will need to finish the lower-tier tournaments before you can move on to the next…
The more difficult the competition, the higher the tournament's level. The prize money and entry fee will also be higher. This means you will have to work harder to win the prize.
- Win prizes
In this game, you'll be able to win coins by beating other players. You can enjoy a realistic match today where you'll both need to pay the entry fee, and the winner takes them all. Enjoy spending your coins on various items, like cue sticks and other things.
- Realistic physics and graphics
This game features a realistic game with realistic physics. Here, everything from the design to the sound is realistic. But there's a guideline that allows you to see where the ball will go to make things easier. But regardless, you'll still be able to feel the challenge once you face tougher opponents here…
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The Tax Code is not automatically determined by the system in a Down Payment Requests and the following error message is displayed: The determination of tax code failed because tax rate is missing. Either select one manually or an error occurred in business configuration: APBCT_COMMON 607. Report an case.
Reproducing the Issue
The issue occurs when you create a down payment request via the sales order or directly in the Customer Invoicing workcenter and the company is located in France and the account located in Monaco.
We will use the example of creating a down payment request in the Customer Invoicing workcenter.
- Go to the Customer Invoicing work center.
- In the Common Tasks select the New Down Payment Request option.
- Enter the account ABC (ABC represents the ID of the account).
- Enter the respective amount.
- The following warning message is displayed: Tax code missing
The following error message is displayed: The determination of tax code failed because tax rate is missing. Either select one manually or an error occurred in business configuration: APBCT_COMMON 607. Report an case.
For down payment requests no real products are used and therefore no product tax classification is available which can be used for the determination of the tax rate type to be used in tax calculation.
The tax rate type can be also determined by other special tax scenarios such as exemption but if such one is not applicable for a document, it can happen that no tax rate type and also no tax code can be determined by the system.
Therefore, for each country a default down payment tax code (one for Supplier Relationship Management, one for Customer Relationship Management) is configured in an internal tax table which helps in the determination of the tax code to be used in a down payment scenario. Usually these are a standard tax code for domestic sales / purchase. But these default down payment tax codes will only be used if no tax rate type can be determined and the determined tax attributes such as e.g. tax event also fit to these default tax codes for this scenario.
Example: Selling of goods from France to Monaco
- Tax Event FR 312 Sale Of Goods To Monaco is determined
- The default downpayment Tax Codes for Sales for France does not fit the determined tax event FR 312 for this scenario, hence this does not help.
- Tax calculation tries to determine the tax codes based on the available information:
- Unfortunately for this tax event two tax codes are available: FR 505 and FR 506 with different tax rate types (standard and reduced).
- But as no tax rate type to be used could be determined in this case, the system cannot deduce which is the right tax code to use here.
- Hence no tax code is determined automatically and therefore the error message is raised.
- Therefore in this scenario you would need to set the tax code manually.
You have to maintain the Tax Code manually.
We have forwarded a request to improve the error message as feedback to our product planning process. We are continuously extending our products with new functions and appreciate your feedback. Unfortunately it is not possible for our Support Team to provide you additional information regarding the availability of this feature in a future release. For further information regarding your request please contact your sales contact (Account Manager/Customer Advocate/Solution Advisor).
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The second episode of the Against All Enemies Podcast is now available at all your favorite podcast locations. Check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, etc. and let us know what you think. Drop us a review and rating and feel free to give us any feedback.
We want to continue growing this podcast to be the best it can be for telling the unique stories of service academy athletes and to provide as much exposure as possible to Army, Navy, and Air Force.
On this episode, we talk about Austin Cutting of Air Force getting drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, Noah Song's dominance on the mound for Navy baseball, look ahead to the conference tourneys going on in lacrosse, and try to answer which Service Academy has the best "overall" program as it stands right now.
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The Lindelani Youth Forum in partnership with the Democracy Development Program and Africa Unite hosted the 2nd Annual Lindelani Youth Empowerment Indaba on the 27th of February at Ntuzuma A Hall in Lindelani northern part of Durban. The indaba was attended by 75 young people from Lindelani and surrounding areas.
We had presentations from stakeholders but most importantly we targeted stakeholders that are affiliated with the government as we wanted to make sure that we are aware of their duties before we go into dialogues. Community Development worker who was representing the war room did a short presentation on what is a war room, why does it exist and what can we do as young people to benefit or to participate in it. Judging from the reaction in the house it was clear that we as young people do not pay too much attention to such structures, as a result, we do not know why they exist. Also, even the person who was doing the presentation did not seem to have enough information on what really is the war room. We also tried to give a councilors representative a short time to do a presentation but the audience did not want to hear anything about that office. They are just frustrated about how the office operates in terms of transparency and fairness amongst people in the ward," said Melusi Mahlaba, Founder and Chairperson of the Lindelani Youth Forum.
he said that, they also had presentations from other stakeholders, just sharing their work and what do they offer for young people. "Through these presentations, there were leadership opportunities that came up and also people were more interested in Vodacom Next offers as they also had giveaways for people," he said.
"We then went to dialogues, the audience was divided into groups and we discussions on understanding local government and what it should they do for every community, how to monitor (or keep track of) what local government is doing, coming up with what to do when local government ignores the community or breaks the rules, how to take action to enforce our rights to water, sanitation, electricity, housing, and health and also to find organizations that can help us hold the government accountable if they are not doing what they are supposed to do," said Mahlaba.
He added that after the dialogue it was clear that the major problems including for government are huge service delivery and backlog challenges, particularly of housing, water, sanitation, and health. Poor communication with, and accountability to communities, corruption, and fraud, poor financial management, weak civil society formations, political in-fighting, lack of skills.
"We then asked participants to volunteer to the task team to work with the organization moving forward," he added.
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When You Think of Home + Acres of Love
A collaboration with Column Five and Acres of love — When You Think of Home is a community of artists determined to help. WYTOH does this through the sale of art that directly benefits Acres of Love, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing care, a family, and forever homes to orphans in South Africa. Profits from every print are spilt between the artist and Acres of Love. The task of each artist is to create a piece that makes them think of home. My concept for this piece was to create the food that warms me soul as a kid and an adult. "Sopita de (mi) estrella" Sopita is every kid in my family's most frequent request; we gobble it up, ask for seconds, and feel warmed with comfort. Even more importantly though are the people who make it for us. Every woman who has ever made me sopita de estrella has been a star in my life, and a light that guides me. These women and their food warms us with love, brings us together and makes us feel like we are home.


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The goal today is to get another win to break the trend of non-consecutive wins.
Can it be done? Well, many of us believe it can.
Yes, the victory last week lifted the spirit of the Raider Nation. Wasn't that a good feeling?
A win today, on Halloween of all days, would send a signal that the trend is broken and the Oakland Raiders are free to fly high—or at least higher than last year's performance.
Some of you curse to make a point. Go on, do your thing.
Some of you chant to get a point across, so you, too, should do your thing.
Some of us pray to get a job done or to break away from bad habits or trends.
Whatever you do, just remember that we want a new trend to begin.
There are stories about men who called on "their higher power" to be empowered for victory.
Some of those stories are called testimonies and they are recorded in different types of historical archives.
Was last week a miracle? I don't know.
I do know that a request was made of a man who was a great wide receiver and the request was to pray for more touchdowns. He prayed on the sidewalk on Fourth Street in a small town with a few Raider fans around.
The next thing the fans realized was that a prayer was answered. Then, you may wonder, whose prayer was answered? It doesn't matter whose or which prayer; all most of us feel is gratitude that something very special happened.
The conjecture could be that the prayers of many were answered because the spirit of the Raider Nation had almost slipped too low.
Be grateful that somebody got a prayer through. Now, in your way, call on something for help so that the Oakland Raiders can give another shockingly effective p...
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Posted on August 12, 2014 at 5:40 PM by Aaron Gatz
On July 31 at 4:00 pm. Detective Michael Cygan started an investigation into a larceny from an elderly woman. After looking at bank records and speaking to witnesses, Detective Cygan had probable cause to get an arrest warrant for Kimberly Smith 33, of Wilbraham. The charges were for Larceny over $250 from a 60 person, and numerous counts of Forgery and the Uttering of Checks.
On August 1 at 11:30 a.m. Detective Cygan received a call from Citizens Bank. Kimberly Smith 33, of Wilbraham was inside the bank attempting to cash another check from the same elderly person who was victimized before. Kimberly Smith was arrested by Detective Cygan for Attempted Larceny, Forgery and Uttering a False Check.
On August 1 at 10:20 p.m. Officer David Diogo observed an operator of a vehicle in front of him throw a lit cigarette out the window. The operator of the Lincoln Town car had a hard time staying in its marked lane. Officer Diogo attempted to stop the vehicle on Mountain Road but the vehicle did not stop right away. The operator, Robert Smith 47, of Wilbraham, pulled into his residence and was arrested for OUI Liquor, Failure to Stop and Negligent Operation. He was also cited for minor motor vehicle violations.
On August 4 at 1:20 p.m. Officer Lawrence Rich responded to an animal clinic on Boston Road for an employee who stole drugs from the clinic. Pat Tramontana 31, of Enfield was summoned to court for Larceny under $250 and Possession of Class E Drugs.
On August 6 at 2:32 a.m., Sergeant Edward Lennon stopped a suspicious vehicle driving very slowly on Boston Road. The operator showed signs of alcohol impairment. Kevin Bourgeois 19, of Ludlow was arrested for OUI Liquor and Negligent Operation.
On August 6 at 8:47 p.m. Officer Justin Wall stopped a vehicle on Boston Road for an equipment violation. Further investigation revealed that she had a revoked License and two outstanding arrest warrants. Rachel Rodrigues 38, of Springfield was arrested without incident.
On August 7 at 1:14 a.m. Officer Sean Casella stopped a motor vehicle on Stony Hill Road after the operator threw a lit cigarette out the window. Upon speaking to the operator Officer Casella could smell the odor of burnt marijuana. Field sobriety tests were done. Matthew Rushby 20, of Springfield was arrested for OUI Drugs, Negligent Operation and Throwing a Lit Cigarette on a Public Way.
On August 7 at 12:53 p.m. Officer Lawrence Rich observed a motor vehicle crash by the Wilbraham Monson Academy where the vehicle left the scene without stopping. The operator, 83 year old Andrew Kwasnik Jr. of Somers, Ct. was summoned to court for Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Accident, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle and a Marked Lanes violation.
On August 7 at 4:17 p.m. Officer James Gagner, Justin Wall and Sergeant Glen Clark responded to a vehicle crash on Boston Road involving a car fire. The one car had hit a pole. The driver was pulled out of his car by witnesses. The operator showed signs of alcohol impairment and failed filed sobriety tests. Mario Varzeas 22, of Wilbraham was arrested for OUI Liquor, Negligent Operation and a Marked Lanes Violation.


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Are you an animal lover? Are you a people person? Do you tend to be calm in the center of the storm? If so, Greenwood Wildlife's front desk is looking for you. Animal Care Liaisons at Greenwood Wildlife work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges daily.
- Functions as Greenwood's representative through communication with the public who bring in animals/call for assistance. Answers phones and responds to voicemail in a timely fashion.
- Educates the public on reuniting babies with parents, determining when animals need rehabilitation, temporary care requirements, and safe capture, containment, and transport of animals.
- Advises the public on humane solutions to wildlife conflicts and redirects them to additional resources as necessary.
- Greets the public and receives incoming animals. Requests donations from the public.
- Enters accurate information on incoming patients into the database; creates new charts for incoming patients.
- Oversees animal database to ensure its accuracy and completeness.
- Maintains knowledge of local rehabilitators, Division of Wildlife, and Animal Control agencies.
- Coordinates transport volunteers or Animal Control agencies to pick up animals that cannot be delivered to Greenwood by the public.
- Assists licensed rehabilitators with animal releases and transferring of animals to other rehabilitators.
- Maintains the front lobby in a clean and organized fashion, making sure informational sheets, brochures, etc. are in good stock.
- Provides numbers and statistics to administrative and animal care staff as needed.
- Performs other duties as needed.
This is a paid, part-time, seasonal position. Working 16 – 32 hours per week is preferred. There are more than 10 shifts available (8:30 am – 4 pm).
To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to Alie, Front Desk Supervisor, at firstname.lastname@example.com


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You will need
- dark chocolate
- cup milk
- Whipped Cream
- Roasted Chestnuts in Syrup Prunotto Mariangela organic Farm
- puff pastry ready
How to proceed
With the dough ready fairies torcetti of pasta, sprinkle with sugar and bake at 180 degrees, in the meantime, prepare the chocolate according to the instructions of the box and let cool thicken 'more', whip the cream and … away with mounting …
In a large glass pour the chocolate with chopped roasted chestnuts, add the cream and decorated with Torcetto of dough and with a caldarrosta …. sprinkle everything with cocoa …
Buon Appetito!
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November 12, 2011
Ukraine eyes largercorn, feed wheat exports
Ukraine's recordharvest this year should leave the country with around10-12 million tonnes of corn and seven million tonnesof feed wheat available for export, posing strong competition to US in theinternational market.
Ukrainian farmers are using inputs like fertiliser more aggressively to increase yields, according to Cary Sifferath, USGrains Council (USGC) regional director. Capital spending on port facilities and export capacity is also increasing as multi-national exporters invest in the region.

But he warned that rail and export facilities could still prove a bottleneck for moving such grain volumes.

"It wasn't that long ago the multi-national grain companies were wondering if Ukraine was a safe place to invest in facilities, since the government can restrict exports, as it did in 2010," he explained.

In October, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich cancelled export duties for wheat and corn that had been imposed in July, and Ukrainian officials have talked of exporting 27 million tonnes of grain in 2011-12.

Much of Ukraine's corn and feed wheat is likely to go to the Mediterranean region, to Israel, Syria, as well as the North African and EU markets,Sifferath suggested.
"Israel has been a big feed wheat user in the past and is likely to be a big buyer because of low transportation costs from the Black Sea."

"Egypt, Algeria and Morocco are restricted from importing wheat for feed use, and sales to the EU's Mediterranean nations will depend on pricing."

"We know the Japanese and Taiwanese have purchased some Ukrainian corn," Sifferath said, adding that Ukrainian feed wheat may have traded into Southeast Asia.
He noted that feed wheat could also go to South Korea and even China, if the Chinese choose to buy wheat instead of corn to build their grain reserves.
There has also been speculation about yellow corn sales to South Africa.


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We used the second chicken breast to make two chicken, tomato and mayo toasted sandwiches.
- The chicken is $6.99 and we shared a breast or 88c per serve
- Five kumato were $3.49 and we used 2, or 70c per serve
- Two slices of bread are 32c per serve
- Add 20c for mayo.
Lunch today was good for $2.10 per serve
Tonight we had a simple steak and salad. NY Strip steak from our Prather Ranch meat delivery, and a salad of ingredients already in the refrigerator.
- The NY Strip steak was $20.24 or $10.12 per serve
- Spinach is $1.99and we used 1/4 or 25c per serve
- The avocado was $2.99 for a bag of five or 30c per serve
- The feta is $6.49 and we used half, or $1.63 per serve
- Organic beets were $2.45 or 62c per serve
- Add 20c for dressing ingredients.
A perfectly cooked and tender steak along with a great salad? What's not to like for $13.12 per serve.


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Man charged with heroin possession not jailed because of coronavirus protocol
Published 11:44 am Thursday, March 19, 2020
By Shavonne Potts
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with heroin possession Wednesday after he was stopped for suspicion of driving while impaired.
The Salisbury police charged Jeremy Eugene Motley, 29, of the 200 block of Grayson Drive, with felony possession of a controlled substance schedule I and felony possession of stolen goods.
According to police spokesman Lt. Lee Walker, an officer pulled behind a gray Dodge Dakota because he believed the driver was impaired. The driver of the car was not staying in his lane.
The officer stopped the car around 8 p.m. in the 100 block of Manor Drive and Pinehurst Street. Since the police department's protocols have changed since the coronavirus outbreak, the officer indicated he would release Motley to a sober adult.
However, the officer also allegedly found a syringe upon searching Motley. The syringe contained a substance that tested positive for heroin. He was then arrested and taken to the Rowan County Detention Center, Walker said. Upon screening Motley, per the jail's coronavirus protocol, jail staff determined they would not house him. In his screening process, Motley told the detention center he had family members staying with him who had been sick.
He was then taken to the Rowan County Magistrate's Office and issued a written promise to appear in court. Had the new protocol not been in place, Walker said, Motley would have received a $3,000 secured bond.


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Local residents, community leaders like Mayor David Holt and Oklahoma basketball star Blake Griffin gathered on June 2 to celebrate the grand opening of Together Square, the newest community park located in downtown Oklahoma City.
OGE Energy Corp., Energy Assist Foundation, Team Griffin and Myriad Botanical Gardens collaborated to create the park, which features a basketball court, futsal court and more.
Together Square is open to the public daily between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. The courts and grounds are available to reserve for groups, games, birthday parties or private events. Learn more at www.myriadgardens.org/togethersquare.


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Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Ground and Air 2023 is a Course
Full course description
This course provides a general outline of how to transport dangerous goods (excluding biohazardous, infectious, radioactive, or explosive) by both ground and air. Participants will learn to properly label, document, and package dangerous goods for road or air transport.
This course consists of 9 x 15 minute online modules, each followed by a quiz.
Keywords: Online, UBC Okanagan, Job Required Training, Operations & Safety, OE, ONCS, JBRDTG, OSSY, Research & Development, RHDT


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Yulin Machinery is one of the Chinese manufacturers of API 6A gate valves. The API 6A gate valves manufactured by Yulin Machinery are divided into ball screw gate valves, API 6A expansion gate valves, API 6A hydraulic gate valves, Slab Gate Valve, API 6A Choke Valve, etc. Their functions are as follows.
Ball screw gate valves are designed for large caliber, high pressure manual valves. The valve combines the tail balance lever and the unique ball ball principle to make its operation light, low torque, easy to operate.
API 6A Expanding gate valves are an excellent choice for controlling the flow of liquid or gas in the industry. API 6A Expanding gate valves have now become widely popular over recent years. The body is made of forged or cast alloy steel, or stainless steel, rating up to 20000PSI, end connection is available in flange, screwed etc, widely used in high pressure and high temperature working medium.
We design our API 6A Hydraulic Gate Valves to be Pipeline/Wellhead valves you can trust. These API 6A gate valves meet all of the industry standards for quality and safety. We have the full line of replacement parts available for our API 6A Hydraulic Gate Valves, and we are determined to meet the needs of our customers for dependability and availability.
Slab Gate Valves widely used in oil, natural gas long-distance pipelines and gas fields Valves used in forging or casting body, the gate designed with diversion holes, non-diversion holes; single discand double disc structure; Seat used bi-direction seal seat which mainly based on the metal seat sealing and assisted with soft seat sealing as a second type of seal. The series of parallel type gate valve has rational design, compact structure, sulfur resistance, corrosion resistance, wear-resistant, reliable sealing, and light torque of switches, easy-to-use.
Yulin Machinery Adjustable choke & Positive choke valves are often used in the oilfield when drilling,testing,production our adjustable choke valve is designed and manufactured in accordance with API 6A and API 16C standard and improved from customer feedback. They are easy for operation and simple to maintain.


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Ducati Manchester rider Kev Coghlan bagged a solid fifth place in this morning's European Superstock 1000 race at Silverstone after charging to a spirited third in the opening laps.
The young Scot, who split with the Appleyard Yamaha British Supersport team to concentrate on the Panigale, got a great start to slip into third place behind Eddie La Marra and Jeremy Guarnoni on lap one and stayed there until lap four.
Coghlan just lost the tow of the front men and was then passed by Bryan Staring andf Sylvain Barrier in quick succession but he managed to keep them in sight for the final laps to take a nice points haul. Team-mate Robbie Brown got a bad start and slipped back to 13th before clawing his way back to 11th at the flag.
La Marra, also on a Panigale, took his debut win of Guarnoni while Staring got ahead of Barrier on the line.


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By Mel Hyatt, President, Power Workers' Union
Since 1946, the Power Workers' Union (PWU), a proudly Canadian union, has helped keep the lights on in Ontario. Our dedicated membership of 16,000 men and women work in all parts of Ontario's electricity system – operating and maintaining generation, transmission, distribution and control functions.
Our membership has successfully partnered with both private and public employers to help these companies achieve success. Our PWU membership work, live, and play in communities across Ontario. Our families pay electricity bills too.
This broad knowledge of Ontario's energy sector, decades of "on the ground" experience, and learned expertise, give us a unique perspective on what constitutes "common sense" electricity policy. As Ontario's electricity sector has been deregulated and privatized, the PWU has never shied away from advocating for better policy decisions in municipal, provincial and federal decision-making forums.
We've always backed up our views with independent, expert economic analysis and fact-based assessments. The negative outcomes of Ontario's Green Energy Act for Ontario consumers, confirm that these analyses were on the mark. Our decades of experience also validate the PWU's view that transparent, cost/benefit-based analysis is a prerequisite for good policy decisions.
The PWU has also consistently lobbied decision-makers to focus on Ontario's proven low-carbon energy foundation – nuclear, hydro and forest and agricultural- sourced biomass. These resources ensure "made-in-Ontario" clean energy security, reducing the province's dependence upon expensive, imported, carbon-emitting fossil fuels. In today's world, energy security equals economic competitiveness.
Over the last decade, several independent studies demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits of Ontario's $6 B/yr nuclear. The underway refurbishment of Ontario's nuclear reactor fleet is providing tens of thousands of jobs and billions of spend in our province. That's in addition to the reliable, clean-baseload electricity and environmental and cancer treatment benefits provided.
Ontario's hydropower represents about a ¼ of the province's low-carbon supply mix. Unlike neighbouring Manitoba and Quebec, we are not as blessed with hydroelectric resources and have already built most of our commercially-viable potential. Recognizing this fact, Ontario's leadership in the 1970s partnered with the federal government to develop CANDU nuclear technology.
Ontario's vast, renewable forestry and agricultural biomass resources are another significant opportunity to produce more low-carbon energy and heat, create good paying jobs in forestry, agriculture, transportation and R&D. New high value products and technologies can also be developed from this platform. Europe is well down this path and now is building bio-refineries to produce bio-fuels and chemicals. Ironically, they are purchasing our biomass resources.
Today, Ontario's new electricity players are calling for policies, regulations and ratepayer/taxpayer supported subsidies that encourage distributed energy resources or DER. Emerging information technologies and smart controls are linking intermittent wind and solar generation to back up storage batteries and to form microgrids. These investments are promoted as cost-effective ways to reduce Greenhouse Gases, improve resiliency, provide more customer choice e.g., be a "prosumer" (produce, use and sell your own power) and job creating.
Some advocates – multi-national companies, technology developers, financiers and prosumers – see the opportunity to capture a share of the electricity sector's solid revenue streams. Ontario's local distribution companies, mostly government-owned, are partnering with the private sector and asking for these activities be deregulated.
How will the costs and benefits be defined and shared among the consumers and shareholders? Who pays for stranded assets as Ontario's bulk electricity system is "balkanized" and reconfigured by the new players? Who manages the toxic wastes from millions of solar panels, thousands of wind turbines and unknown numbers of batteries? Will Ontario consumers ultimately pay for what they need and can afford — electricity service "cellphone-type packages"?
Ontario is not California, Denmark or Germany — we have significant low-cost, low-carbon energy in our nuclear and hydroelectric fleet and biomass resources. Based on the facts, the biggest benefits from further electrification of Ontario's economy result from building new nuclear units, investing in small modular reactors, building our remaining practicable hydro and expanding Thunder Bay Region's biomass innovation cluster.


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Mississippi Genealogy. This state page of our website provides direct links to free Mississippi genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on Mississippi Genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.
Mississippi African American Genealogy
Mississippi African American Genealogy
- Mississippi African American Cemeteries
- WPA Slave Narratives
Slave narratives are stories of surviving slaves told in their own words and ways. Unique, colorful, and authentic, these slave narratives provide a look at the culture of the South during slavery which heretofore had not been told.
Mississippi Cemeteries
Mississippi Census Records
- 1850 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census
- 1890 Veterans and Widows Census
- Mississippi 1910 Census Edition Map
Mississippi Counties
Mississippi Genealogy
United States Genealogy
Adams, Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Bainbridge, Benton, Bolivar, Bourbon, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay, Coahoma, Colfax, Copiah, Covington, Davis, DeSoto, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Grenada, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lafayette, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lee, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Marshall , Monroe, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Panola, Pearl River, Perry, Pickering, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Sumner, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Walthall, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wilkinson, Winston, Yalobusha, Yazoo, Unknown County
American History and Genealogy Project
Mississippi History
- Mississippi Counties, Cities and Towns, 1891
- American Domain
- Early Agricultural Organizations of Mississippi
- History of Agriculture in Mississippi
- Plantation Life in Mississippi Before War
- The Catholic Church In Mississippi During Colonial Times
- The Clinton Riot
- The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The State Of Mississippi
- Judicial Personnel of Mississippi prior to 1881
- Extinct Towns and Villages of Mississippi by County
- Alphabetical List of Extinct Towns of Mississippi
Mississippi Land Records
- U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908
3,907 land management tract books containing official records of the land status and transactions involving surveyed public lands arranged by state and then by township and range. These books indicate who obtained the land, and include a physical description of the tract and where the land is located. The type of transaction is also recorded such as cash entry, credit entry, homesteads, patents (deeds) granted by the Federal Government, and other conveyances of title such as Indian allotments, internal improvement grants (to states), military bounty land warrants, private land claims, railroad grants, school grants, and swamp grants. Additional items of information included in the tract books are as follows: number of acres, date of sale, purchase price, land office, entry number, final Certificate of Purchase number, and notes on relinquishments and conversions. - Arizona Land Patents online. Index.
Mississippi Military Records
- Military Records
- Mississippi Forts
List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902. - Mississippi Battlefields and other Historic Places
- Revolutionary War Records
- Civil War Records
- Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Map
- Civil War Pensions Index Cards
Each card gives the soldier's name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier's rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I. - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- 38 Mississippi Infantry
- 1st Battalion, Mississippi Mounted Rifles, Union Army
- Artillery of the MS Confederate Army
- Cavalry of Mississippi Confederate Army
- Engineers of the MS Confederate Army
- Sharpshooters of the Mississippi Confederate Army
- Mississippi Infantry Personnel Confederate Army about 115,000 names.
- 1890 Veterans and Widows Census
- World War I Records
- World War II Records
- Korean War Casualty List
- Vietnam War Casualty List
Mississippi Native American Resource Center
- Mississippi Indian Tribes
- Condition of the Mississippi Indians in 1890
- Indian Villages, Towns and Settlements of Mississippi
- Choctaw Mixed Bloods and the Advent of Removal
Choctaw Mixed Blood and the Advent of Removal: This dissertation by Samuel James Wells lists the names and families of the known mixed bloods and examines their role in tribal history, especially regarding land treaties during the Jeffersonian years preceding Removal. This dissertation includes a database of over three thousand names of known and probable mixed bloods drawn from a wide range of sources and therefore has genealogical as well as historical value. - Michigan, Minnesota, and Mississippi Indians Wounded in Action
- Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska and Nevada Indian Honored War Dead
- Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- McKennon Roll ~ Choctaw
- Cooper Roll ~ Choctaw
- Mississippi Land Patents – Chickasaw
- Mississippi Land Patents – Choctaw
- Identified Mississippi Choctaw ~ 1902
- Society of Mississippi Choctaw ~ 1914
- Society of Mississippi Choctaw ~ 1916
- Reeves Report ~ 1916
- Mississippi Choctaw Claims ~ 1933
- Col. William Wards Register ~ Choctaw
- Current Federally Recognized Indian Tribes by State
- List of Federally Non-Recognized Tribes
- State Recognized Tribes
Mississippi Vital Records
- Mississippi Vital Records
- 1912-1943 Mississippi Death Index
Digital scans of microfilm held at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson Mississippi containing an index to the death records of Mississippi for the years of 1912-1943. There are often multiple scans of the same images, and even then, some images are unreadable. But this compilation is the first official list of Mississippi death records for these years. You need to know the year your ancestor died, and their name. Microfilm is by years, the individuals scans are alphabetical.