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Founded in 1957, the association ASW supports projects in the South that are affected by hunger and poverty. At that time, the association was one of the first NGOs in Germany who denounced the inequality between rich and poor countries. This inequality, which is a global injustice, remains a scandal. The increasing wealth of the North largely promotes the social inequality with regard to the South where poverty and famine are not yet eradicated. To address this problem, the ASW was launched to support community initiatives and local organisations in order to earn their autonomy (self-management). For 50 years, through the efforts of its donors, the ASW was able to support many of the ideas and efforts of these community initiatives which, in turn, are committed to improving the living conditions of its people without waiting for government support.
The main objectives of the ASW are:
Only projects based on local or regional groups may benefit from a temporary grant of ASW.
For the implementation of its activities, ASW operates now in:
At the moment we are not in a position to satisfy requests from any other countries.
In the first place, ASW does not send experts or development workers in countries as project management remains the responsibility of the initiators. Secondly, only local organizations with collective and long term goals are subsidized by the ASW. The decision must be collective and democratic with a strong participation of women. ASW promotes projects that already have some years experience of working together and have proven their effectiveness.
Centre for World Solidarity (CWS)
Hyderabad, India
E-Mail: email@example.com
Detlef Stüber
Telephone: ++49 / 30 / 2594 0803
E-Mail: indien(at)aswnet.de
Boubacar Diop/Klemens Thaler
Telephone: ++49 / 30 / 992 969 537 or ++49 / 30 / 992 969 534
E-Mail: africa(at)aswnet.de
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Telephone: ++49 / 30 / 2594 0807
E-Mail: silke.tribukait(at)aswnet.de
Mit Eingabe meiner E-Mail-Adresse willige ich ein, dass meine zuvor angegebenen Daten dazu genutzt werden dürfen, um mich noch individueller per Mail über Projekte der ASW zu informieren. Die Daten werden nicht an Dritte weitergegeben, siehe www.aswnet.de/datenschutz. Diese Einwilligung kann ich jederzeit gegenüber der ASW widerrufen, z.B. über spenden(at)aswnet.de oder durch Austragen aus dem Newsletter.


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Strength in depth and stars in spades – here's why Southern Brave will strike fear into their rivals in the inaugural edition of The Hundred.
Women's squad (overseas players in bold)
Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Sophia Dunkley, Smriti Mandhana (India), Ella McCaughan, Fritha Morris, Tara Norris, Sonia Odedra, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield, Anya Shrubsole, Charlotte Taylor, Stafanie Taylor (West Indies), Amanda-Jane Wellington (Australia), Danni Wyatt
Men's squad (overseas players in bold)
Jofra Archer, Danny Briggs, Devon Conway (New Zealand), Alex Davies, Liam Dawson, Quinton de Kock (South Africa), George Garton, Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Chris Jordan, Jake Lintott, Tymal Mills, Craig Overton, Delray Rawlins, James Vince, Max Waller, Ross Whiteley
Trent Rockets Women
Southern Brave Women
Coaches: Simply the best? You'll have to go a long way to find a more eye-catching combination than Charlotte Edwards and Mahela Jayawardene. Edwards' transition from elite player to cream-of-the-crop coach has been as smooth and successful as the style that elevated her to England's highest run-scorer of all time. Jayawardene's resume is likewise none too shabby – the former Sri Lanka captain being the mastermind behind the mighty Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
Home ground: The Ageas Bowl
Trent Rockets Women
Southern Brave Women
Men's star players: Colin de Grandhomme, Devon Conway, Quinton de Kock… There's plenty of razzmatazz around The Hundred despite the late withdrawal of Andre Russell – the West Indies firecracker pulling out a week ahead of the tournament. The sparkle of De Grandhomme, his replacement, has already lit up the Ageas this summer due to the all-rounder's stint at Hampshire and don't tell the Kiwi big-hitter that he's a replacement! Losing Marcus Stoinis and David Warner in late June was also undoubtedly a blow for Brave but in Conway and De Kock they are replaced by two immovable mountains. Conway averages above 50 in ALL THREE international formats, while former South Africa captain De Kock has scored 9,500 international runs. Substitutes they ain't, either.
Women's star players: Sophia Dunkley, Smriti Mandhana… Both were born for the big stage and are sprinkled with stardust. Dunkley's appeal is as wide as her split-grip, the 23-year-old all-rounder announcing her international arrival against India with maiden Test and ODI fifties earlier this summer. Expect her leg-spin to be a potent weapon too. Meanwhile, Indian legend Mandhana could sit back and reflect on an international tally of over 4,000 runs but on the evidence of the series against England the left-hander remains as hungry as ever.
How far can the women's team go? With West Indian lynchpin Stafanie Taylor on board, the Brave should be a match for anyone. Her unbeaten hundred against Pakistan in July proved she's still up there with the best and should inspire Danni Wyatt, amongst others, to step up another level. No batting side can ever rest easy while Anya Shrubsole still has deliveries in the locker and Charlotte Taylor – as she proved with six wickets in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint final – is another bowler who loves the big occasion.
How far can the men's team go? Bold – perhaps even brash – this is an outfit packed with destructive brilliance. As recruitment jobs go, it's top notch with the experience and expertise of Chris Jordan and Tymal Mills well-balanced against the up-and-coming thrust of the likes of George Garton. Pity the team that comes up against Liam Dawson, Max Waller and Danny Briggs on a turner.
The Hundred starts with a women's match between Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals at The Kia Oval on Wednesday, July 21, with the men's competition starting a day later at the same venue.
Sky Sports will show all 68 games live – 34 women's and 34 men's – while all women's matches and a significant number of men's games will be streamed live on the Sky Cricket YouTube channel.
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House debates
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Statement by the Speaker
Fowler, Mr Peter
3:16 pm
Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Before members leave, I've got a very short statement. I want to say a few words about one of the staff of the Department of the House of Representatives, Peter Fowler, who is having his last sitting week in the House. Peter's there in the front row of the gallery this afternoon.
In December 1982, Peter was seconded from the Parliamentary Library, where he had worked, to the House of Representatives Procedure Office, where he established the procedural records system. Peter's been involved heavily in the preparation of all of the editions of House of Representatives Practice since the second edition, back in 1989. This has included extensive research, drafting of text and coordinating of all aspects of publishing. Of course, Peter has been very heavily involved in the most recent 7th edition that members have. There can be no doubt that such a dedicated focus on the main procedural reference volume of the House has been of considerable value in the continuity of the development of the text and a benefit to all of us.
Peter's also made a valuable contribution to the work of the Procedure Committee. Of particular significance was his work for that committee's 1993 report About time: bills, questions and working hours. That report led to many important reforms, including the establishment of the Federation Chamber, initially called the Main Committee, and which Peter has served as a deputy clerk. Peter also served as a deputy clerk in this chamber.
In 1988 he was awarded an Australia Day medallion to acknowledge his significant contribution to parliament and the department. His sustained focus and interest in House procedure has made him an expert, and he has offered guidance and assistance to many new staff over the years. We wish Peter and his wife, Anne, all the best in retirement and, of course, he leaves on a high after the publication of the 7th edition of the House of Representatives Practice. Congratulations, Peter.
Honourable members: Hear, hear!
3:18 pm
Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Mr Speaker, on behalf of the Liberal and National parties, we would like to thank Peter Fowler for his service to the parliament and the nation since 1982, particularly in terms of our procedures and our practices since 1989. I don't think it is unfair to say that Peter Fowler is to procedure what Johnathan Thurston is to rugby.
Honourable members: Rugby league!
Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Spoken like a South Australian!
Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Spoken like a true South Australian!
Dr Chalmers interjecting—
That was mean and cheap, Jim, but that's you!
As a former chairman of the Procedure Committee, and of course as Leader of the House and Manager of Opposition Business, I have studied the procedures over many, many years, in fact 2½ decades—thanks to Wilson Tuckey, encouraging me early in my political career—and much of that work that I've been studying is the work of Peter Fowler.
People like Peter Fowler have done a marvellous service by this great parliament, which is one of the models of the parliaments around the world. I'm sure his procedures have been adopted by many parliaments around the world. For those people who are part of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and travel around the world and see other parliaments in action, I'm sure the work that we've done here has impacted on them, which means that Peter Fowler has impacted on them as well. He leaves with our gratitude and our thanks.
3:19 pm
Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I want to assure Peter Fowler that the comments made by the Leader of the House are shared by all members of this place, except for the Rugby League reference.
Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
He left my club. The work that is done in Practice is absolutely critical to how this place operates and it makes sure that there are limits on how far interpretations are tried. I must say we have tried very hard to set as many new precedents as possible for the new volume this term. We've got a few in there that we're very happy about. But, for all of that work, a parliament needs constant rules to be able to function. While the standing orders are the starting point for that, it's House of Representatives Practice that actually delivers it and makes sure that we're able to do that. While we might be talking about a whole lot of work that is technically only one publication, it has guaranteed the democracy of this place and it's been really important. So thank you, Peter.
Honourable members: Hear, hear!


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New standards for existing marine farms provide consistency
Environment FisheriesNew environmental standards will make the re-consenting of existing marine farms more consistent across the country.
The new regulations for the National Environmental Standards for Marine Aquaculture (NES-MA) will come into effect on 1 December, Environment Minister David Parker and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash said.
"The NES-MA removes complexities and standardises the rules nationally for re-consenting our existing 1,150 marine farms," said Stuart Nash. "They are expected to drive innovation and growth in our important aquaculture industry."
"Marine farming generated more than $650 million in revenue last year and brought around 3,000 jobs to local communities.
"Around 55 percent of existing marine farms have consents which are due to expire in the next five years. A nationally consistent system is important for the aquaculture industry and for affected local communities. It will help manage the expected wave of re-consenting and enable a more efficient process for managing existing marine farms.
"The new standards provide a more consistent framework for ongoing management of existing farms. They give certainty for investment and for sustainable fishing practices. This is a priority as the economy continues to open up and recover from the impacts of COVID19."
The Ministers also signalled further work is ongoing on biosecurity management issues for marine farms. They have asked officials for further advice on ways to improve biosecurity across all aquaculture.
"Improving biosecurity management for aquaculture is crucial and further work is needed to ensure the best approach is taken across all aquaculture, both marine and land-based. Our decisions on the NES-MA confirm that this work must progress," said Mr Nash.
The NES-MA is an important component of the Government's Aquaculture Strategy which outlines plans to grow the sector five-fold to $3 billion by 2035. Aquaculture growth will be accelerated well ahead of the current 2035 target through the Fit for a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Potential initiative released earlier this month.
The project to develop this NES-MA was led by Fisheries New Zealand with the support of the Ministry for the Environment, and the Department of Conservation.
Further information can be found online at: https://www.fisheries.govt.nz/nes-ma


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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Political Corectness and Innacurate Terminology
Like everyone else, I've heard comedians and everyone else making fun of PC-speak. It was really cool in the mid-90's to make fun of it. But the first time I realized something was incredibly wrong with PC-speak was in the 8th grade. I was reading my social studies book, and it was discussing the situation of black people in Africa. It referred to these black people, who lived in Africa, and had most likely never even been to America, as African Americans.
And this is an African American lion, of course. Or, perhaps more PC, an African large cat. It occurred to me then, and it has bothered me until this day, that the term "African American" is an inaccurate term. It only adequately describes a certain group of black people who live in America, but usually it's used in situations in which their citizenship is not really at issue. It neglects to recognize that some people of African descent are not really black, and that some black people aren't of African descent. It also seems to belittle any black people who aren't also Americans.
I believe that words should say what they mean. And if our society wants to put more emphasis on politeness than on accuracy then I think I'm going to go live in the woods somewhere, with raccoons.
I'm sorry. Nocturnal scavenging animals with cute ringed tails. Huh. After I uploaded this I realized that there's kind of an antiquated racist epithet lurking in there, but I think I'm going to leave the cute picture anyway.
The situation with blacks, at least, has a solution. Call them black. Call us white, too, by the way. These are both accurate terms (not in the sense that the color is accurate, but that there is at least a shared meaning to the words in this context) that aren't offensive. "Negro" would be okay, I suppose, but only if you're wearing pantaloons and a white wig. And of course, the problem with that is it sounds too much like something else.
The problem is worse, however, when you talk about Hispanics or Asians. These are both horribly inaccurate or over-inclusive terms, but they seem to be the best ones I can come up with. First, the term "Hispanic." It's a terribly over-inclusive term because it includes all people of Spanish-speaking descent. This is no good because most people in Spain are included, but they're largely white, and it also includes many black people. It's also terribly under-iclusive because it excludes people of Portuguese-speaking descent (e.g. from Brazil). "Mestizo" would, I suppose, be an adequate term to use, but I don't think most people know what it means. "Latin" would not be a good term to use because it means pretty much the same thing as "Hispanic," but is even more inclusive.
I've heard that even the term "Hispanic" is offensive to some people. You're supposed to refer to them by their actual national ancestry, such as "Mexican," or "Cuban," or "Argentinian," and so forth. This is all fine and dandy, but only if you actually know the origins of the particular person of whom you're speaking or if speaking about a particular nationality is adequate. What if you wanted to talk about the position of all people of these groups in America? It would be insane to, every time you need the words, say "Cubans, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans," and so on and so forth until you've named every possible ethnicity of the people of whom you're speaking.
But we don't have an adequate term for the group as a whole. The same goes for "Asians." You of course have the same nationality-specific suggestion for this group, but I for one can't tell whether someone is Japanese or Korean simply by looking at them, and you might again want to talk about the situation of the group as a whole. "Asian" is a bad term because it also includes people in India, the Middle East, and large parts of Russia where other racial groups live.
As I understand it, the term "Oriental" is offensive. As far as I can tell, it's an accurate term. The offensiveness of it hasn't been adequately explained to me, but I've heard that "Oriental is a rug." Well, ok. I suppose another problem with it is that as little as 200 years ago "Oriental" also referred to the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. "Mongoloid," though accurate, really doesn't sound good, and also has some mental retardation connotations as I understand.
And I'm not even going to get into the American Indian thing. That's just as confusing.
So anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that we need to have accurate terms to use to talk about things. The terms currently in vogue, while maybe not hurting anyone's feelings, are hampering out ability to speak clearly about issues. I say, get rid of them. Give the races a letter designation, like A, B, C, and so forth. I don't care. Just come up with a way that we can actually talk about things.
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Why do we call them American Indians and not Indian Americans?
As far as how to refer to our fellow citizens whose skin is dark and whose ancestors came from Africa, I never know which term is correct to use. I feel more comfortable using the term Blacks because it is short and simple, I guess. African Americans is a mouthful. On the other hand, African Americans sounds dignified. What DO they want to be called?Geez, Kelly, I'm not sure whether to laugh or be outraged ;)
The hampering you mention, I would posit, isn't a result of labels, but a result of lack of understanding of the issues that surround racial identity. In my experience, it can be difficult for members of the dominant gender and race to fully understand those issues without expending some effort in that direction. If one educates one's self on those, then I do believe the labels won't get in the way, certainly not to the extent that you would want to post on the issue.
There is a difference, btw, between being sensitive and being PC. You seem to be interested in neither in your post, but no doubt you appreciate the distinction. There are ways to be accurate and sensitive at the same time, but if you don't know what it is that you ought to be sensitive about, it's hard to hit the nail on the head, if you see what I mean.
Sorry if I'm offending you -- I bear no ill will -- but I found the post to be unusually ignorant and quite frankly, offensively so.
Am I missing the proverbial boat here?I guess I'm a cracker.
I'm not sure if you missed the boat or not, TG. Maybe I did. If I'm insensitive racially, I certainly don't intend to be. But the only way to be corrected is to say what you're thinking. Only then can someone tell you that you're wrong. And it seems you have, so thank you.
I do appreciate the distinction between PC and sensitive. That's why I think "negro" is probably a bad term because it harkens to a time when discrimination and slavery were A-OK in most people's books. That's also why I accept it when a group doesn't want to be called by a certain term (e.g. "Oriental"). But at the same time, I think accurate terminology is important. If white people in America, for instance, all wanted to be called "English Americans" then this would be a terribly inaccurate and therefore ineffective term to use.
I also wonder if the inaccurate terminology of PC is intentional. That is, if we don't have any accurate terms to use to speak about race, then we won't speak or think about race at all and the problems will simply go away on their own. I'm not sure if that's the best route to go, though.TG: I seriously doubt he meant to be insensitive, but it's nearly impossible to be inoffensive when arguing against PC terms. Yes, there is a difference between sensitivity and political correctness, and I don't think he's arguing against sensitivity. Sensitivity is fine. If it makes people feel better to be called something, then that's great. The problem is, people take it too far, to the point where it's just silly and inaccurate. And THAT is what I think Kelly is talking about in this post. When PC gets to the point where it is today, problems occur. A couple of examples follow:
I knew an American girl who was living in Australia for a semester, and I was there for a conversation she had with an Aboriginal Australian, in which she kept referring to him as an "African American." I almost slapped the bitch (oops, was that sexist?).
While I'm sure she meant well, Aboriginals have lived in Australia for thousands of years. To refer to them as "African" or "American" is not only silly and inaccurate, but diminishes their own culture.
Political correctness was just so drilled into her head that she equated the two words, and it took her a long time to adjust. I would bet that quite a few people who are not familiar with Aboriginals do this.
Another story that comes to mind is one of a kid who won a scholarship (I think it was in Omaha, but it might have been Lincoln) for African Americans.
He was actually a native of Africa, who came to America. His family had lived in Africa for many generations. By anyone's definition he was an African American. So he assumed that he should be allowed to apply for this scholarship.
Aparently not having ever met the student, the people decided to give him the award. The problem, though, was that he had white skin. Obviously there was a large public uproar about how he shouldn't get it.
Wasn't this student more of an African American than 99% of people who call themselves that?
I'm not sure how it ended, but it's irrelevant to my point. PC words obviously harmed someone in this case. If he got to keep the scholarship, it was harmful because an underpriveledged Black American (who the award was obviously intended for) lost out on the award due to the lack of accuracy of PC terms. If he didn't get to keep it, it was discriminating against an aparently very deserving actual African American on the basis of his skin colour.
We've made "African American" a synonym for "black," and that is not only inaccurate, but in situations like the ones I've mentioned, it can be offensive, or even harmful.
However, Kelly, PC words are not the only ones that are inaccurate. The word "American" itself comes to mind. But it's a lot easier to say than "Citizen of the United States of America."
I wanted to comment on the other terms, but I think I've gone on long enough. The only way to solve the issue of not hurting anyone's feelings by calling them something is to stop labelling people based on their skin colour or descent. And that's not going to happen anytime soon.Holy crap, I didn't say you were an ignorant racist, and I don't believe you to be one.
Part of my point is that when coming up with nomenclature that is sensitive, perhaps it would be wise to actually ask those who you are seeking to label what they think and why they think it. Their subjective experience of what it is to be their race and what it is like for you to be yours may very well differ from your subjective experience of yours and what you believe it is like to be theirs. Hence, a label that you in good faith choose that you feel is eminently accurate may turn out be insulting from their perspective.
I've said it on my blog before: the vast majority of people are well intentioned and intelligent. It is our diversity of subjective experiences that cause us to reach different conclusions when looking at the same set of facts. It doesn't mean that others are ignorant, it just means that others have reached different conclusions based on their personal experiences.
I don't seek (like some) to homogenize experiences so that we all agree, but I do seek debate and dialoge so that we can see where those we disagree with are coming from and gain a better understanding of ourselves and others.
Which is why I don't think you're ignorant -- you just have a different opinion on the subject, Kelly, the legitimacy of which I do not challenge, but which I do disagree with from time to time.
(And, btw, which is why I think your blog rocks)Okay, so I'm a little bit late on getting into the fray here. Blame various finals and papers for that one, folks.
I think this little discussion pretty much illustrates Kelly's point in a round about sort of way. Political correctness, in my mind, isn't "sensitive" speech so much as it is speech that alleviates white guilt. The problem with political correctness is that it generally originates with the dominant culture and, while it gives us the impression of being "sensitive" to the feelings of its target, doesn't actually alleviate anything. Take the term "Native American," for instance. My own personal and very unscientific research into the matter has consistently found that those whom we may correctly refer to as this country's indigenous peoples really aren't down with the name "Native American" -- not necessarily because it's not descriptive of their origins, but because it's the newest in a string of names given to them by the white man. Although the term "indian" was coined in much the same way, for whatever reason, they prefer it. And so that's the term I use. Indians. The only people who ever give me shit about it are white folks...
You're right, TG, there's alot to racial identity that the majority don't pick up on. I had a class this semester about gender, race and class (socioeconomic status) and at the beginning of the semester, our professor asked us to take out a piece of paper and write down three words that we felt described us. Almost across the board, the minority students listed their ethnicity first. and really, I don't think it has to do with how they define themselves so much as it is how society has told them they must see themselves.
And TG, how can you choose a term to describe people when that particular population can't agree amongst themselves half the time? Again, I use Indians as an example -- a significant proportion of them are offended by the use of Indian mascots such as Redskins and the like. Equal numbers of them apparently take pride in showing off their Redskins jerseys. So who gets to decide what we call them?
I don't think you can solve the problem by merely asking people what they want to be called; that's like taking an aspirin because you have a compound fracture. The words we use to describe one another are inevitable and necessary, because that's the way the human brain works. We categorize to make sense of the thousands and thousands of pieces of information we're bombarded with every minute. It's also necessary from a scientific perspective. Sociologists would have alot more work to do if they couldn't note patterns in culture and what have you.
As to Kelly's bit about "hispanic," I have two comments:
1) we had a classroom discussion about why we capitalize "Hispanic" but not "black" or "white." It just...makes sense, and I couldn't think of a particular reason at the time.. But in light of this conversation, it seems that we capitalize the term because it refers to a specific population with particular geographic similarities, while "black" and "white" refer solely to skin-color..
2) Although "Hispanic" does refer to people of Spanish-speaking descent, I think it would actually include Brazilians because they're part of the whole Latin America bit.. And, in case no one else had noticed, inevitably when you go to fill out one of those forms that asks you your race, they usually have "white, not Hispanic" as an option...Oh, yeah...I'd like to point out that no one got this upset about my post about dwarfs.


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Where is the best place to start when helping the homeless? Many families in the U.S. are experiencing challenging times during this tough economy. According to the National Center for Family Homelessness, there are over 1.5 million homeless children which equates to about 1:50 children without a home…


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Svetunkov, Ivan (2016) Complex exponential smoothing. PhD thesis, UNSPECIFIED.
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Exponential smoothing is one of the most popular forecasting methods in practice. It has been used and researched for more than half a century. It started as an ad-hoc forecasting method and developed to a family of state-space models. Still all exponential smoothing methods are based on time series decomposition and the usage of such components as "level", "trend", "seasonality" and "error". It is assumed that these components may vary from one time series to another and take different forms depending on data characteristics. This makes their definition arbitrary and in fact there is no single way of identifying these components. At the same time the introduction of different types of exponential smoothing components implies that a model selection procedure is needed. This means that a researcher needs to select an appropriate type of model out of 30 different types either manually or automatically for every time series analysed. However several recent studies show that an underlying statistical model may have a form completely different than the one assumed by specific exponential smoothing models. These modelling questions motivate our research. We propose a model without strictly defined "level", "trend" and "seasonality". The model greatly simplifies the selection procedure, distinguishing only between seasonal and non-seasonal time series. Although we call it "Complex Exponential Smoothing" (CES), due to the use of complex-valued functions, its usage simplifies the forecasting procedure. In this thesis we first discuss the main properties of CES and propose an underlying statistical model. We then extend it in order to take seasonality into account and conduct experiments on real data to compare its performance with several well-known univariate forecasting models. We proceed to discuss the parameters estimation for exponential smoothing and propose a "Trace Forecast Likelihood" function that allows estimating CES components more efficiently. Finally we show that Trace Forecast Likelihood has desirable statistical properties, is connected to shrinkage and is generally advisable to use with any univariate model.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (September 9, 2020) – In celebration of what would have been Arnold Palmer's 91stbirthday this Thursday, Sept. 10th, the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation has announced a series of initiatives and updates.
The initiatives include:
· Support of Dogs4Diabetics, a non-profit organization providing medical-alert service dogs to members of the diabetic community
· Head coaches for the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup will be named on Thursday, Sept. 10
· Social media campaign celebrating AP Cup participants announced
· Latrobe Country Club is gearing up to celebrate its 100thanniversary
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation is working with Dogs4Diabetics (D4D) to positively impact the life of Colin Louis and his family. Colin, 7, lives Jacksonville, Fla., with his mother, Jessica Vasquez, his 5-year-old sister, June Louis, and his father, also named Colin Louis, a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. At the age of two, the younger Colin was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), which requires round-the-clock monitoring and care. D4D trains service dogs to alert people with Type 1 diabetes to low blood sugar, even while they sleep. With support from the Palmer Foundation, the organization will be providing a dog to Colin.
More than 1.25 million Americans live with T1D, an autoimmune disease that occurs when a person's pancreas stops producing insulin, the hormone that controls blood-sugar levels. T1D requires constant management with the use of insulin via injection or a pump, a tremendous burden for anyone and especially, perhaps, for a child and a family working to cope with T1D's demands.
"It's been such a blessing working with them," said Jessica Vasquez of D4D. "It's difficult managing Colin's diabetes because even though he has an insulin pump his numbers have never been great. I was looking for options and I reached out to a lot of potential companies looking for someone to help out. When [D4D] got in contact it was incredible. Colin is excited to get his dog, both for his diabetes but also as a friend. I'm just so happy and thankful."
"We join the diabetic community in hoping for a cure of the disease, but our purpose is to support Type 1 Diabetics by providing Medical-Alert Service Dogs (at no cost) to reduce the risks associated with diabetes," said Christy Gillham, D4D Executive Director. "Our mission is only possible because of generous individuals and foundations like the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation who invest in our communities. We are honored to partner with the Foundation to empower and transform the lives of all those that turn to our organization for support."
"We were heartened to learn of Colin and of Dogs4Diabetics," said Amy Palmer Saunders, Chair of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation. "D4D's work and Colin's story are an incredible example of the possibilities that exist for cooperation and communication in nature, especially in the area of wellness. In this case D4D is improving a child's—and a family's—opportunity to live a richer, fuller life, and we could not be happier to support them."
"A dog's sense of smell is somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000 times as powerful as the human nose," says Mark Ruefenacht, introducing D4D in a video on the organization's website. "Technology has not even caught up to how fast the dog can sense the change in the blood sugars." Ruefenacht, who himself has Type 1 diabetes, founded D4D in San Francisco, where today the nonprofit trains and provides Medical-Alert Service Dogs to people dealing with the disorder. The group maintains ethical and industry-leading standards for its scent-trained dogs, who can detect changes in blood sugar 20-30 minutes before the newest technology can do the same. D4D trains the dogs, matches them with clients, and supports the teams for life at no cost. More on D4D can be found at dogs4diabetics.com.
The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation continues its namesakes' philanthropic legacy by supporting efforts on behalf of children's health, youth character development and nature-focused wellness. More on the foundation can be found at palmerfoundation.org.
MEDIA: Dogs4Diabetics video. Other assets available upon request.
2021 Arnold Palmer Cup Head Coaches
Golf Coaches Association of America will announce the head coaches for the 2021 AP Cup on Thursday, Sept. 10. News will be available at https://www.arnoldpalmercup.com/.
#LikeArnie Celebrates Arnold Palmer Cup Participants
Foundation social media campaign showcases the tournament's good character component
Earlier this year, as part of an effort that saw the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation supporting charities across the country in PGA TOUR event communities impacted by COVID, the Foundation launched the #LikeArnie social media campaign, celebrating people who exhibit the spirit of Arnold Palmer by working to help their communities. On what would have been Palmer's 91stbirthday this Sept. 10, the #LikeArnie campaign is celebrating the values, character and efforts of Arnold Palmer Cup participants, both current players and alumni. #LikeArnie stories will appear on Foundation social media from now through the Arnold Palmer Cup, scheduled for Dec. 21-23 at Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Fla.
Latrobe Country Club Turns 100
Centennial for course on which Arnold Palmer grew up and learned to play
Latrobe Country Club in Latrobe, Pa., where golf legend Arnold Palmer grew up and learned the game, celebrates its 100thanniversary this year. The club was founded in 1920 on 63 acres bordering the Lincoln Highway (U.S. Route 30) just west of Youngstown. One of the crew hired to carve the club's then-9-hole golf course from the shale and briars was a teenager named Milfred "Deacon" Palmer. Deacon eventually was hired full-time as the club's superintendent and later as its head golf professional. Famously, he was also father and coach to Arnold Palmer, the golf legend who grew up at LCC and who helped Deacon to build the course's second nine in 1963, the year before Arnold won his fourth Masters title. In 1971 the younger Palmer acquired the club, and today the course is much as it was when it was built, a charming track that tests strategic play and which offers one of America's most authentic golf experiences. For more information, please visit latrobecountryclub.com.
About the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
Arnold Palmer was born September 10, 1929, in Latrobe, Pa. Since his passing in 2016 at the age of 87, the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation has furthered the Palmer legacy through its commitment to children's health, youth character development, and nature-focused wellness.
About the Arnold Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup was co-founded by Arnold Palmer and The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and began at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla., in 1997. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's university/college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The Arnold Palmer Cup has been played at some of the world's greatest courses including The Old Course, The Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Baltusrol, The Honors Course, and Cherry Hills. The 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club became the only major tournament which features men and women playing side-by-side as partners. Since the 2018 matches at Evian Resort Golf Club, it's been the only major American tournament to feature men and women playing side-by-side as partners.
Since its inception, over 100 former Arnold Palmer Cup alumni have gone on to earn cards on either the PGA Tour, European Tour or LPGA, 29 have represented Europe or the USA in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, and more than 60 have claimed over 240 victories on the PGA or European Tours. The United States leads the series 12-10-1.
The Arnold Palmer Cup is supported by the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation, providing a platform for perpetuating Arnold Palmer's commitment to youth character development and the growth of amateur/collegiate golf. For more information, please visit ArnoldPalmerCup.com.
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B: June 21, 1954 in Metz, France
D: March 17, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario
Born in 1954, Mike MacDonald's father served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and so like other Canadian actors, notably Paul Gross, MacDonald grew up on military bases all over the world. When his dad retired, the family moved back to Ottawa and MacDonald went to Brookfield High School. Following graduation he took whatever work came his way but when he turned 24 he started to hone his standup skills in whatever comedy club would give him the chance. As his reputation grew he started getting serious bookings and went on to gain fame thanks to his live performances in clubs all over North America. He was a regular at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and Yuk Yuk's. MacDonald was also a frequent guest on TV, including The Arsenio Hall Show and the David Letterman Show. He had battled drug addiction and bipolar disorder in his adult life and worked his afflictions into some of his sketches, true to his conviction there is humour in most everything. He also performed for a wide variety of charities — from those that support abused women to others involved with combating mental illness. In 2011, he returned to Ottawa from Los Angeles, where he'd been based for two decades. He had a liver transplant in March 2013. One month earlier he had been honoured with a Canadian Comic Legend Award from his peers at Cracking Up The Capital, a comedy festival that raises awareness and money for mental health issues. He'd also been awarded with a special tribute at the Just For Laughs 30th anniversary in Montreal. Between his comedy club and TV appearances, he also wrote and starred in many movies, most notably landing roles in Three Fugitives, The Funny Farm and Mr. Nice Guy, a Jackie Chan film he helped write. MacDonald also hosted the Gemini Awards and the Canadian Comedy Awards. In 2011, MacDonald announced that he had been diagnosed with hepatitis C. His brother, J.P. MacDonald said that his brother died on Saturday afternoon, March 17, from heart complications at the Ottawa Heart Institute. Some sources say Mike MacDonald was born in Canada. Also see: Passages 2018. |
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Emergency Room Neglect
September 29, 2020
There are 140 million emergency room visits every year but only about 14 million people get hospitalized from these visits. Whether its being improperly sent home, delays in evaluation or treatment, or misdiagnosis, Emergency Room neglect is a major area of medical malpractice in our country. We have experience handling cases involving Emergency Room Neglect. Our clients have made numerous Emergency Rooms safer by pointing out areas of neglect. Consider the example(s) below.


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Week of Wishes Celebration
Marquis® Donates Six Hot Tubs in Six Days to Make-A-Wish®
Marquis® is helping make wishes come true for kids battling life-threatening medical conditions. During the last week of September, Marquis® will be donating six of the WishTM model hot tubs in six days to Make-A-Wish chapters across America to use for wish granting or fundraising purposes.
The six hot tubs were generated by a Spirit of a Wish promotion, where Marquis®offered to donate a WishTMhot tub for every three Swim Spa Aquatic Training Vessels (ATV) purchased this past April. Consumers across the United States supported the campaign resulting in 19 ATV's sold. As a result, for each of the next six days, Marquis®will announce a different Make-A-Wish chapter that will receive a donated hot tub to use for wishes or to generate funds for their chapter.
"Hot tubs, with their relaxing and restorative properties, tend to be a popular wish request for wish kids throughout the country, and we thank Marquis® and its customers for helping us grant hot tub wishes," said David Williams, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish America. "Because of the support from the Spirit of a Wish campaign, we are able to bring the powerful benefits of a wish-come-true to more children with life-threatening medical conditions nationwide."
Marquis® has been a proud partner of Make-A-Wish for over 16 years and is excited to announce they will be celebrating their 700th wish! Next month Marquis® will be celebrating the 700th wish when 8 year-old Chase receives his new 17-foot swim spa.
"It's incredibly rewarding that through our hot tubs and swim spas, we are able to add some happiness and improve the wellbeing of so many children with life-threatening medical conditions," says John Schrenk President of Marquis®. "I speak on behalf of all Marquis® employee-owners when I say we feel privileged and honored to be able to enhance the lives of these children. It feels wonderful to see our spas create a sanctuary for the wish kids and their families."
Marquis®' 16 year partnership was inspired by a girl named Andrea over a decade ago. When Make-A-Wish approached Marquis® about helping to grant Andrea's wish in 2000, the company was more than eager to help. Her wish inspired Marquis® to help with similar wishes. So far the sponsorship has generated more than $3 million in donations and discounts for Make-A-Wish. Marquis® dealers nationwide are involved in granting wishes. To learn more about hot tub wishes and the partnership with Make-A-Wish, http://www.marquisspas.com/about-marquis/make-a-wish-and-marquis.


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Stary Norton Halphen
There is a broad range of driving and traffic offences in Victoria. Some, such as culpable driving causing death or serious injury and dangerous driving causing death or serious injury, are obviously grave offences that require legal representation. There are, however, many other traffic offences, including speeding, careless driving, dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving without a licence and driving while suspended or disqualified.
If you are charged with one of these offences, you might be unsure about the necessity of engaging a lawyer. As always, it depends on the individual circumstances of your offending, whether you have a prior criminal history and the nature of the penalties the court has the power to impose.
If charged with speeding, for example, in most cases it is unnecessary to retain a lawyer.
It is often little a lawyer can do in speeding cases as the penalties are generally financial and the suspension periods imposed are mandatory. Furthermore, it is a rare speeding case that actually has an arguable defence. If you believe you have a defence it is worthwhile seeking some advice but, beyond that, a legal representative is unlikely to add value to your situation when you are required to go to court for a speeding offence.
If you have been charged with a more serious driving offence, such as dangerous driving or recklessly endangering serious injury, you should engage a lawyer immediately.
Hiring a lawyer may come with its own worries, especially for those unable to afford the fees. If you are in a position where you are unable to afford the services of a private lawyer, you should consider accessing Victoria Legal Aid's duty lawyer service at court or if you are eligible for a grant of legal assistance retaining either Victoria Legal Aid or a private lawyer who does legally aided work.
It is important to note that unless there has been a death or serious injury or you have placed a person/s in danger of death or serious injury by your driving you will not be eligible for a grant of legal assistance.
Read More: Reasons to Appoint Personal Injury Lawyers
What is a Legal Aid and who can get it?
Legal Aid is an organisation that both provides legal services for free or at a substantially reduced rate and administers the funding for the provision of those legal services when undertaken by private lawyers. Legal assistance is available for family law, criminal law and some civil law cases.
If you want to apply for legal aid for a criminal matter, you will need to find criminal lawyers in Melbourne who undertake legally aided cases.
There are clear rules around who qualifies for a grant for legal aid. Some relate to your financial position – a means test – and others relate to the type of case for which you are seeking legal aid – a merits test.
The means test is based on the income you receive (from work, welfare benefits and other sources), the assets (if any) you own, the expenses you have and if you support anyone else the expense associated with that. You will need to provide Legal Aid with proof of your means. Sometimes that is simple as providing them (through your lawyer) with a health care card. On other occasions, you may be required to provide them with copies of your bank statements and paychecks.
The merits test is based on whether or not your case is of a type and of a level of seriousness that is deemed to be appropriate for financial legal assistance. For example, a person who is charged with assault where someone has been injured and is likely to receive a term of imprisonment as a penalty will meet the merits test for legal assistance.
As stated above, driving offences that do not involve death, serious injury or placing others at risk of either do not meet the merits test in Victoria. Oddly that remains the case even if a person is facing imprisonment. For example, a person before the Court for their fourth drunk driving offence is at risk of imprisonment but because drunk driving is a driving offence, will not be eligible for a grant of legal assistance. In such a setting, that person will either have to represent themselves or access a duty lawyer at court on the day of their hearing.
Penalties for Driving Offences
Penalties for driving offences vary depending on the offence with which you have been charged. Sometimes you may be facing a fine, other times jail. Some driving offences carry mandatory licence suspensions or even disqualifications. Others do not, but Magistrates and sometimes Judges have a discretion whether or not to take away your licence. Given the variability in penalties, it is important that you attain an understanding of what you are facing having regard to the offence with which you have been charged.
Finding the right criminal lawyers in Melbourne is therefore crucial. In short, you should seek advice from Melbourne lawyers who are experts in Victorian traffic law and specialise in criminal law.
While some driving offences only have maximum penalties of fines, there are many which have a maximum penalty of imprisonment. Whether you are facing a fine or imprisonment you are always at risk of losing your licence when you commit a driving offence and for some offences, such as drink driving, drug driving and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will lose your licence (such offences carry mandatory minimum periods of suspension or cancellation).
Finding Criminal Lawyers in Melbourne who Offer Legal Aid
If you've been charged with a motoring offence and are unable to pay for a lawyer you will rarely be eligible for legal assistance. However, there are instances where a driver you will be eligible (such as when you have caused the death or serious injury of another person or have placed others at risk of death or serious injury). Importantly, there are private law firms that will take on these and other legally aided cases. Such lawyers will assist you in completing an application for a grant of legal assistance and answer any questions you may have.
Read More: How to Choose the Best Lawyers during a Divorce
At Stary Norton Halphen we undertake both privately funded and legal aid cases so we are well equipped to answer your questions about your eligibility for a grant of legal assistance and, having regard to your circumstances, the most appropriate way to fund your case.
We also understand you want to find a lawyer who is committed to fighting for you and helping you achieve the best possible outcome having regard to the circumstances of your case. Whether we are retained privately or on a legally aided basis we never lose sight of the importance of doing both these things for you.


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We create stunning sites that are built for growing your organisation, increasing visibility and encouraging engagement. Get it right with a tailored web design that can help you smash your goals and boost ROIs. An effective and well-designed website has the potential to transform your business. ACTISmedia have a proven track record of delivering creativity that works and excels in web design. We spend the time to look at all of your data, can perform focus groups with your customer types and create a user experience (UX) throughout the website that maximises conversions.
ACTISmedia is a small boutique Website design agency set in rural Calverton, Nottinghamshire: Our whole focus is in supporting small to medium sized businesses. From one-off Landing Pages and micro-websites to fast, well put together eCommerce shops.
Since 1996 our website design team has had the privilege to work with household names such BT, Channel 4 Education, and the Church of England. At ACTISmedia we have create websites for Age UK, Golf Direct, Golfzon UK, Nobis Furniture, and many more.
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At ACTISmedia, we've established a tried and tested web design process to ensure that every website we produce delivers on its core aim. This begins with research on the target market and clarification of the key goals of the site. We then produce a rough design vision to show our concept for the site, which acts as a basis for discussion and feedback.
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The inevitable clash between an unbeatable crew addicted to heists and an elite unit of Los Angeles detectives comes to a head in Den Of Thieves, arriving on Digital Download on 28 May and on Blu-ray™ and DVD on 4 June, courtesy of STXinternational, a division of STX Entertainment, and... Read more
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With a month to go until its release, STX International's Den Of Thieves has a latest trailer for our viewing pleasure today and it looks as hard-hitting as one would expect from a film featuring Gerard Butler as a crooked cop and the likes of Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson... Read more
From STXinternational and director Christian Gudegast (London Has Fallen, A Man Apart), we are thrilled to debut the trailer for the gritty action thriller Den Of Thieves, starring Gerard Butler (London has Fallen, Geostorm), Pablo Schreiber (Orange is the New Black, American Gods), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton)... Read more
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When the NHS was set up in 1948 GPs formed the bedrock of the service. More than 90% of people registered with a GP within a month, proving that general practice was as integral to keeping us healthy in 1948 as it is more than 60 years later.
The agreed GP contract for next year is a big step towards offering more 21st century care, tailored towards individual patients' and communities' needs.
I am very pleased to see that this year's contract has been agreed so early, allowing GPs and their local area teams sufficient time to plan for the changes.
Stronger GP-patient relationship
The introduction of a named GP for every patient is something of which I am particularly proud. It doesn't guarantee that people will always be able to see the GP named on their record. We are not asking GPs to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But it will strengthen the relationship between patient and GP, bringing back more personal accountability for individual patients' ongoing health needs.
It is widely acknowledged that we have an ageing population, with some estimates saying there could be a 60% increase in the number of older people needing treatment by 2030. Furthermore, a quarter of the country -15m people - already has a long-term condition, making up half of all GP appointments and putting pressure on GPs in the process. I want to best support GPs to meet the challenges which that extra demand brings.
We have listened to GPs to cut unnecessary bureaucracy, freeing up time so GPs can deliver enhanced services to keep our most elderly and vulnerable people out of hospital.
As finances become more squeezed across the public sector we have an increased responsibility to be open and honest on how public money is being spent. I commend GPs on recently agreeing to publish the average earnings of their practice by March 2016.
Online access to GPs
We live in a digital world and can do most things online from banking to doing our weekly shop, so in this modern era we should also be able to access our GP online.
Our agreed changes will make a larger proportion of GP appointments available to book online and give patients online access to their medical records - giving people a greater responsibility for their own health.
Alongside the contract, we are offering innovative GP practices the opportunity to bid for a share of £100m, to provide millions more patients with extended opening hours from 8am-8pm, seven days a week, as well as more video and email consultations. This does not mean that people will always be able to see their own GP. It is about practices working together to explore new and innovative models of general practice - allowing people to book an appointment at a GP practice in their local area, at a time to suit them.
Ultimately, our continued improvements to the way general practice works will mean patients get a better, more flexible service that is available to them whenever they need it.


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The Way of the Cross, a special Rosary accompanying the prayer of the "Via Crucis" has small panels featuring wonderful representations of each Station, and is framed with decor of cord-like effect. Concise descritpions of the Stations aid contemplation, and the Cross with the Risen Christ completes the meditation path.
- 7x5 mm made in Italy wood beads
- Silver plated finish with Ghirelli brand plate
- Our Father beads with octagonal frames, cord-like effect, images from the Way of the Cross and a description of the Station on both sides, antique silver plated finish
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WeAreChange First Responders Money Bomb - Feb. 16, 2008
WeAreCHANGE along with the FealGoodFoundation will be doing a live video broadcast on Saturday February 16th 2008. We are doing this to promote the money bomb happening on February 16th.
Tune in to www.wearechange.org to see the live Doo-Wop Valentine Show taking place in NYC.
Doo-Wop Valentine Dinner Show 02/16/2007 Saturday
February 16, 2008
8:00pm - 11:30pm
So tell your friends and family to tune in and donate whatever you can and be apart of the money bomb, where we will raise as much money as we can to help our 911 hero's.
If you are in the NYC area please feel free to come out and buy a ticket to this event. More info can be viewed here.
Message from John Feal;
9/11 and it's aftermath has left such a horrible catastrophic trail of human turmoil on yesterday's heroes, one can not comprehend how anyone can afford to survive with mounting medical,prescription,and doctor bills. Let alone the cost of living, utility, rent, mortgage, food, etc..............these brave souls can not even afford gas to go to their doctor appointments. It is our responsibility as Americans to help and assist these heroes at any cost while our federal government sits idle and turns it back on these heroic men and woman.For example just today a 9/11 responder dying of leukemia was told his prescription is $28,000 for just 2 weeks of pills. This is simply amazing, because frankly that is more them most working people make in a single year. With the health care system broken with creed and corruption, it is that much harder for 9/11 responders, those that worked on the pile,around the pile and civilians of Manhattan to get proper medical treatment and benefits they deserved and earned. If we leave behind conflict, and travel towards solutions then so many of these wonderful people would be helped. So many presidential candidates talk about change, well my fellow Americans I am sick to my stomach hearing about their change, because real change comes from the hard working, everyday American like all of you, who make change everyday. So you see change starts at the bottom and works it way up to these full of political rhetoric, hot air clowns who say they stand for change. Lets show Washington together that it us, and has been us for the last 6.5 years that are helping and caring about 9/11 responders. As a team we can help assist in paying some medical bills,some prescription bills,and lets give these heroes so pride and dignity that was taken from them when their government let them down on every level.
God bless
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founder & president of the FGF
WeAreCHANGE interviews John Feal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C3WxqB7Ju8
WeAreChange Interviews 1st Responder Greg Quibell
An interview with Jim LaPenna, 9/11 First Responder
An Interview with 9/11 Victim's Family Member Michele Little
RIP James Zadroga
WeAreCHANGE would like to pay our respects to fallen 911 hero and 911 1st responder James Zadroga, February 16th would have been James Zadroga's birthday ironically it is also the date of our money bomb and John Feal's fundraiser Doo-Wop Valentine Show. Please help our 911 hero's and remember there sacrifice to our country. Zadroga was a hero.
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Time to get out the old check book. I can't think of a better way to spend my money. It breaks my heart when I think our own government caused all this misery yet won't even fess up when it comes to paying the bills and helping the victims of a tragedy they created. I live to see the day these bastards hang..


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'Sleep-sabotagingly moreish' Cosmopolitan
When Susie decides to invite her old school friends for a reunion she tells herself that it's just about showing off. It's about letting Amanda, Izzy and Tamsin, see how well she's done, with her successful career as an artist, her gorgeous house in France, her deliciously louche boyfriend. But the truth is that this is a dark plan. A plan that could make or break her seemingly perfect life...and she knows it.
As the old friends gather at Susie's for a long weekend of catching up and comparisons, it is clear that despite their lives having taken very different turns, they are all still haunted by a dark and common past. They each know that up until now they have been treading water - waiting for the inevitable moment when they have to face the truth. The question is, now that the time has come, who will sink and who will swim
Emily Barr is the well-loved and bestselling author of Backpack, the original backpacking novel, and many other highly acclaimed novels. A former journalist, she has travelled around the world and written columns and travel pieces for the Observer and the Guardian. After living in France, Emily and her husband (whom she met backpacking) have settled in Cornwall with their three children. You can learn more about Emily and her novels by visiting her website www.emilybarr.com.


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Gulmarg, Feb 26: Prime Minister Narender Modi Friday said Khelo India International Games Festival that is being held in the world famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district signifies that J&K is touching new heights in peace and development.
Addressing over 600 participants including international players through virtual mode at Gulmarg, the Prime Minister Modi said that every Indian is keenly looking at the grand festival. "This festival sends a message across the country—One India, strong India," he said, as per news agency news agency.
The Prime Minister Modi said that the participation of national and international players in the Khelo India International Games Festival Gulmarg will raise the moral and self-confidence of every participant. "This festival will also add to the challenges and competition before the J&K teams and help them further excel in the winter games," he said.
He said with Gulmarg hosting the grand event, the development signifies that J&K is touching new heights in peace and developmental fronts. "Jammu and Srinagar will have Khelo India Centres to be followed with such centres in all districts of India," he said.
He said that challenges left by the deadly pandemic are dying down slowly and sports activities are picking up. "Sports is not just a hobby but you learn team spirit and you learn to build self-confidence," PM Modi said. "There are many small countries in the world that are earning fame by excelling in various fields of sports."
He said there will be a sports policy that will be followed in each state and UT where sports professionals and talented youth will be identified. "Seniors will have to teach juniors," he said and wishing all the best to over 600 players including international players who are part of the grand event.


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Cells/The Plasma Membrane/How substances move across the plasma membrane
The Anatomy and Physiology of Animals | |
The cell | Introduction | The Plasma Membrane | The Cytoplasm | The Nucleus | Cell Division | Summary |
How substances move across the Plasma Membrane
Substances need to pass through the membrane to enter or leave the cell and they do so in a number of ways. Some of these processes require no energy i.e. they are passive, while others require energy - they are active, while others require energy i.e. they are active.
Passive processes include: a) diffusion and b) osmosis, while active processes include: c) active transport, d) phagocytosis, e) pinocytosis and f) exocytosis. These will be described below.
a) Diffusion
Although you may not know it, you are already familiar with the process of diffusion. It is diffusion that causes a smell (expensive perfume or smelly socks) in one part of the room to gradually move through the room so it can be smelt on the other side. Diffusion occurs in the air and in liquids.
Diagram 3.5 shows what happens when a few crystals of a dark purple dye called potassium permanganate are dropped into a beaker of water. The dye molecules diffuse into the water moving from high to low concentrations so they become evenly distributed throughout the beaker.
Diagram 3.5 - Diffusion in a liquid
In the body, diffusion causes molecules that are in a high concentration on one side of the cell membrane to move across the membrane until they are present in equal concentrations on both sides. It takes place because all molecules have an in-built vibration that causes them to move and collide until they are evenly distributed. It is an absolutely natural process that requires no added energy.
Small molecules like oxygen, carbon dioxide, water and ammonia as well as fats, diffuse directly through the double fat layer of the membrane. The small molecules named above as well as a variety of charged particles (ions) also diffuse through the protein-lined channels. Larger molecules like glucose attach to a carrier molecule that aids their diffusion through the membrane. This is called facilitated diffusion.
In the animal's body diffusion is important for moving oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the blood, for moving digested food molecules from the gut into the blood and for the removal of waste products from the cell.
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http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/transport/diffusion.swf Diffusion
Diffusion animation - good and clear.
b) Osmosis
Although the word may be unfamiliar, you are almost certainly acquainted with the effects of osmosis. It is osmosis that plumps out dried fruit when you soak it before making a fruit cake or makes that wizened old carrot look almost like new when you soak it in water. Osmosis is in fact the diffusion of water across a membrane that allows water across but not larger molecules. This kind of membrane is called a semi-permeable membrane.
Take a look at side A of diagram 3.6. It shows a container divided into two parts by an artificial semi-permeable membrane. Water is poured into one part while a solution containing salt is poured into the other part. Water can cross the membrane but the salt cannot. The water crosses the semi-permeable membrane by diffusion until there is an equal amount of water on both sides of the membrane. The effect of this would be to make the salt solution more diluted and cause the level of the liquid in the right-hand side of the container to rise so it looked like side B of diagram 3.6. This movement of water across the semi-permeable membrane is called osmosis. It is a completely natural process that requires no outside energy.
Although it would be difficult to do in practice, imagine that you could now take a plunger and push down on the fluid in the right-hand side of container B so that it flowed back across the semi-permeable membrane until the level of fluid on both sides was equal again. If you could measure the pressure required to do this, this would be equal to the osmotic pressure of the salt solution. (This is a rather advanced concept at this stage but you will meet this term again when you study fluid balance later in the course).
The plasma membrane of cells acts as a semi-permeable membrane. If red blood cells, for example, are placed in water, the water crosses the membrane to make the amount of water on both sides of it equal (see diagram 3.7). This means that the water moves into the cell causing it to swell. This can occur to such an extent that the cell actually bursts to release its contents. This bursting of red blood cells is called haemolysis. In a situation such as this when the solution on one side of a semi-permeable membrane has a lower concentration than that on the other side, the first solution is said to be hypotonic to the second.
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Diagram 3.7 - Osmosis in red cells placed in a hypotonic solution
Now think what would happen if red blood cells were placed in a salt solution that has a higher salt concentration than the solution within the cells (see diagram 3.8). Such a bathing solution is called a hypertonic solution. In this situation the "concentration" of water within the cells would be higher than that outside the cells. Osmosis (diffusion of water) would then occur from the inside of the cells to the outside solution, causing the cells to shrink.
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Diagram 3.8 - Osmosis in red cells placed in a hypertonic solution
A solution that contains 0.9% salt has the same concentration as body fluids and the solution within red cells. Cells placed in such a solution would neither swell nor shrink (see diagram 3.9). This solution is called an isotonic solution. This strength of salt solution is often called normal saline and is used when replacing an animal's body fluids or when cells like red blood cells have to be suspended in fluid.
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Diagram 3.9 - Red cells placed in an isotonic solution
Remember - osmosis is a special kind of diffusion. It is the diffusion of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane. It is a completely passive process and requires no energy.
Sometimes it is difficult to remember which way the water molecules move. Although it is not strictly true in a biological sense, many students use the phrase "SALT SUCKS" to help them remember which way water moves across the membrane when there are two solutions of different salt concentrations on either side.
As we have seen water moves in and out of the cell by osmosis. All water movement from the intestine into the blood system and between the blood capillaries and the fluid around the cells (tissue or extra cellular fluid) takes place by osmosis. Osmosis is also important in the production of concentrated urine by the kidney.
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http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/Osmosis.htm Osmosis
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c) Active transport
When a substance is transported from a low concentration to a high concentration i.e. uphill against the concentration gradient, energy has to be used. This is called active transport.
Active transport is important in maintaining different concentrations of the ions sodium and potassium on either side of the nerve cell membrane. It is also important for removing valuable molecules such as glucose, amino acids and sodium ions from the urine.
d) Phagocytosis
Phagocytosis is sometimes called "cell eating". It is a process that requires energy and is used by cells to move solid particles like bacteria across the plasma membrane. Finger-like projections from the plasma membrane surround the bacteria and engulf them as shown in diagram 3.10. Once within the cell, enzymes produced by the lysosomes of the cell (described later) destroy the bacteria.
The destruction of bacteria and other foreign substance by white blood cells by the process of phagocytosis is a vital part of the defense mechanisms of the body.
Diagram 3.10 - Phagocytosis
e) Pinocytosis
Pinocytosis or "cell drinking" is a very similar process to phagocytosis but is used by cells to move fluids across the plasma membrane. Most cells carry out pinocytosis (note the pinocytotic vesicle in diagram 3.3).
f) Exocytosis
Exocytosis is the process by means of which substances formed in the cell are moved through the plasma membrane into the fluid outside the cell (or extra-cellular fluid). It occurs in all cells but is most important in secretory cells (e.g. cells that produce digestive enzymes) and nerve cells.
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W/S D/O1 Qs 6-11
W/S D/O2 Qs 1-3
http://www.maxanim.com/physiology/index.htm Max Animations
Great animations here of diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, endo- and exocytosis and the development and action of lysosomes. A bit higher level than you need but still not to be missed. |


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What comes first, work-life balance or confidence? When you ask a working mum that question, it's no easier than the chicken or egg debate.
For many ambitious women, getting that balance right between work and life is much easier said than done.
The separation-integration continuum
According to Anna Meller, one of the UK's leading experts on work-life balance (and a speaker at The Confident Mother online conference later this month), how you tackle your work-life balance comes down to individual preference and where you sit on the separation-integration continuum.
When I interviewed Anna just after Christmas, it was a fascinating opportunity to explore together how working practices and expectations have changed over the past 30 years.
How can you balance career and motherhood?
Often the women that I work with love their careers AND they love their family. They come to me because they are feeling off-kilter. They're wondering how to balance career with motherhood.
Nobody wants to burn out trying to do everything but equally, you don't to be overlooked or pushed to one side 'just because' you no longer want to work 70+ hour weeks. They might be forcing themselves to be an integrator when their true preference is separation. (More on this in the interview with Anna).
Work-life balance is the no 1 challenge
In my workplace challenge survey at the end of 2016, 75% of women said that work-life balance is their No 1 workplace challenge. The results themselves didn't surprise me, but the strength of feeling did.
I help women approach this challenge by looking at it from a different perspective. The way I see it, there are five elements to take into account.
How you balance those elements is unique to each woman and will change at different stages in your life. It might even change on different days in the week! That's the thing with work-life balance confidence – there is no 'one size fits all'.
5 elements for work-life balance confidence
The 5 elements I'm talking about are:
- Contribution – the contribution that you make to the world. Some call this your purpose or calling. It's about valuing and being valued for what's unique and special about you.
- Wellness – it's about taking care of your mental, physical and emotional wellness. Very often women take care of everybody else and don't take care of themselves. However that elusive balance is impossible if you don't take care of you too.
- Work – it's about valuing and being valued for the work that you do. Whether that's in your career, your business or indeed the work you do in the home.
- Family – obviously one is about family, your relationship with your children and with your partner, if you have one, or maybe the relationship with your parents.
- The Feminine – it's about being a woman, and not just a mother. It's about accepting, embracing and actually enjoying being a woman, and the challenges and opportunities that brings.
Get the foundations right first
Most women approach me because they want to focus on Work (whether that's career or their own business). However you have to get the foundations right first. In other words, valuing yourself (Contribution) and taking care of yourself (Wellness).
When you have those solid foundations in place, you are ready to explore further (for example, how much energy you give to your career and your other roles such as mother, partner or daughter).
When you have the foundations in place, this gives you the confidence to create the work-life balance that works best for you.
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I'd love your thoughts – which of these 5 elements (contribution, wellness, work, family and the feminine) is the one you need to focus on first to balance your work and life with confidence?


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Does hosting a World Cup help your football?
One good generation, or a period of sustained success, is insufficient to firmly put a nation at the top of world football
London: Great generations of a national team should ideally build a platform for sustained greatness. But often they don't.
Consider the muted fortunes of Hungarian football since the 1970s. In the 1950s and 1960s, a Hungarian side with Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis and Nandor Hidegkuti struck fear in the hearts of opponents all over the world. The Magnificent Magyars didn't just beat you, they picked you apart.
In 1953, they played England at Wembley and for the first time in 90 years beat the English at home 6-3. The next year, in the reverse fixture, the English were thrashed 7-1. In the final of the 1954 World Cup, the Hungarians led 2-0 at one point, before the Germans came back to win 3-2.
And yet this year it will be 32 years since Hungary last qualified for a World Cup. For a multitude of reasons, the Hungarians have struggled to come close to replicating the feats of that remarkable Aranycsapat, or Golden Team.
Just one good generation, or a period of sustained success, is insufficient to firmly entrench a nation at the pinnacle of world football.
Sustained footballing success needs systems, infrastructure, manpower and, as we have said in these pages before, membership of a regional ecosystem of competing footballing nations. Not to mention good fortune.
As Lionel Messi can attest, two better finishes from Gonzalo Higuain and we'd now be speaking of an Argentine golden generation with a World Cup and Copa America in the trophy cabinet.
But by those measures, hosting a tournament should provide a boost to your football.
Hosting involves investments in expensive infrastructure, establishment of administrative skills, the injection of a 'footballing culture' and, most of all perhaps, automatic qualification. All factors that should result in a boost in a nation's footballing prowess. In theory, the stadiums should enable local footballing clubs, the systems should improve local administration, and the "tournament spirit" should foster a footballing culture in the host nation.
But does it?
One simplistic way of looking at this could be to study the positions of host nations in the Fifa world rankings over the years, with particular emphasis on hosts that are not already established footballing superpowers.
Since the current system of rankings goes back to 1993, let us confine this investigation to tournaments from 1990 onwards. In 1994, the US hosted the World Cup. The US had a Fifa ranking of 22 in 1993. Twenty-five years later the US are ranked 25. This might seem to suggest that hosting did little to boost quality, but the Fifa ranking chart shows that the US have had its ups and downs.
After a largely flat few years following the 1994 tournament, the US had a stellar patch in the early 2000s when they hovered around the top 10 in world football, before slowly slipping down the rankings again.
The ranking history for South Africa makes for more conclusive reading. Hosting the 2010 tournament gave the Bafana Bafana a massive boost. They went from 85th in 2009 to 51st in 2010. They are currently at 74th. The 'hosting boost' appears to be dwindling away.
Similar trends pop up for both South Korea and Japan.
The two co-hosts of the 2002 World Cup enjoyed brief boosts in rankings before "returning to the mean", so to speak.
Two things, however, must be kept in mind here. First, the Fifa rankings themselves are not exactly the best metric of a national team's fortunes. There are ways and means of gaming these rankings, and Fifa has just announced an overhaul of the ranking system after the World Cup.
To read 2018 FIFA World Cup stories, click here
Second, it is imprudent to reduce a nation's footballing ability to merely a single numerical score. Not to forget the fact that investments made in football may take many years to bear fruit.
Regardless of these issues, if you are a Russian football fan, and you're hoping for a boost in Russian footballing fortunes, it may take more than just hosting a World Cup to make that happen.
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The Drake's Landing Project in Havers has been continuing slowly since early May, with more land reclaimed to form a landmass jutting into the waters off the coast of Tortola.
A Havers resident noted that work went on for a few days within the last month and has since been quiet.
What started on April 24 as a thin L-shaped jetty of mostly rocks has now been filled in completely with land on one side, forming a new landmass off the coast.
The land reclamation was halted by the Town and Country Planning Department in late April.
Chief Planner Greg Adams said at the time that the developers still needed to meet certain requirements of their Environmental Management Plan before proceeding.
"There's some feedback we've given and are waiting on the EMP," he said at the time. "Once that's done, they'll have the green light."
Shortly thereafter, the developers were given the green light to begin construction after fulfilling all requirements, according to Mr. Adams.
"I believe all of that was dealt with, so I don't know what they are waiting for," he said Tuesday. "We've had no further contact with [the developer], so nothing has changed since then."
Project Director Robert Wong said yesterday that he is in "no rush" and that he is "taking [his] time to do things properly."
"I need an investor that understands what I'm doing, not just people who are in it for the money: I don't entertain those guys," he said. "Whoever wants to take their time and help, I'll accept it."
Developer's plans
The Drake's Landing Project has been in the works since 2015 when Mr. Wong announced plans to build a $70 million resort and residential community along the coastline in Havers.
Since then, some details have shifted.
During a public meeting in July 2018, Dr. Cassander Titley-O'Neal, director of Environmental Systems BVI, who completed the environmental impact assessment for the project, said the amount of planned reclaimed land had been reduced from 8.6 acres to 4.2 acres.
Other aspects of the development, however, had grown.
Originally meant to contain a 37-slip marina and six buildings, a 36-room hotel with underground parking, a residential building with 15 to 20 apartments, and a community building with a restaurant and shops, the development was by then set to contain a 150-room hotel and 114-slip marina.
Developers have said that the project will bring jobs and a much-needed boost to the economy, as well as helping expand the tourism industry.
But during public meetings, some residents have criticised the plan, expressing concerns about whether the area, which is close to Nanny Cay, wants or needs another marina, and about what would happen to the existing homes nearby.
After work was stopped by TCPD last month, Mr. Wong insisted that the territory "desperately needs development" and said the project was under way.


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Sweetwater Valley Library
Sweetwater Valley Library is located inside the historic City of Austell Threadmill Complex in the city of Austell, GA. Located on the first floor corridor, this branch is a small neighborhood library.
In 1913, the Austell Woman's Club was organized and one of its first projects was a circulating library. In 1922, a log cabin was built as the Austell Woman's Club headquarters and the library was moved into it. In 1950, the library opened in a new building having moved from the log cabin to a store front on Front Street. In 1966, Sweetwater Valley Public Library joined the Cobb Marietta Library System. The old 1950 building was renovated and expanded in that year. In 1997, the branch was given a new facelift of new carpet, shelves, and paint.
In 2001, the City of Austell bought the historic, three-story Coats and Clark Thread Mill and renovated it into office and government space leaving 3,000 square feet for the Sweetwater Valley Library. In 2003, the Sweetwater Library moved from the old library building in downtown Austell and into the historic Threadmill Complex where it continues to serve the community today.


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Syntactic definitions
(Adger 2003; Hornstein, Nunes, and Grohman 2005)
An uninterpretable feature F on a syntactic object Y is checked when Y is in a c-command relation with another syntactic object Z which bears a matching feature F.
(i) Principle A: If α is an anaphor, interpret it as coreferential with a c-commandin phrase in its domain.
(ii) Principle B: If β is a pronoun, interpret it as disjoint from every c-commanding phrase in its domain.
(iii) Principle C: If α is an R-expression, interpret it as disjoint from every c-commanding phrase.
α c-commands β iff
(i) α is a sister of β or
(ii) α is a sister of γ and γ dominates β.
Uninterpretable features must be checked, and once checked, they can delete.
If two positions α and β are in the same MinD, they are equidistant from any other position
Application of Merge can only target root syntactic objects.
The MinD of a chain formed by adjoining the head Y to the head X is the union of MinD(Y) and MinD(X), excluding projections of Y.
The LF object λ must be built only from the features of the lexicals items of N.
An intermediate projection is a syntactic object that is neither an X nor an XP.
A movement operation is licensed only if it allows the elimination of [-interpretable] formal features.
Linear Correspondance Axiom (LCA)
A lexical item α precedes a lexical item β iff
(i) α asymmetrically c-commands β or
(ii) an XP dominating α asymmetrically c-commands β.
A maximal projection is a syntactic object that doesn't project.
Minimal Domain of α (MinD(α))
The set of categories immediately contained or immediately dominated by projections of the head α, excluding projections of α.
A minimal projection is a lexical item selected from the numeration.
NPIs (negative polarity items) must be c-commanded by a negative element.
Phase Impenetrability Condition (PIC)
In a phase α with head H, the domain of H is not accessible to operations outside α, only H and its edge are accessible to such operations.
Predicate-Internal Subject Hypothesis (PISH)
The thematic subject is base-generated inside the predicate.
Try to minimize the restriction in the operator position.
A reflexive must be coreferential with a preceding expression.
Theta-Role Assignment Principle (TRAP)
θ-roles can only be assigned under a Merge operation.
The operations available in the covert component must be the same ones available in overt syntax.
Uniformity of θ-Assignment Hypothesis (UTAH)
Identical thematic relationships between predicates and their arguments are represented syntactically by identical structural relationships when items are Merged.