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A Conservative Approach to the Environment: Ignorance Is Bliss
I don't think they can see me if I put my head in here….
I'd love to change the world, but I don't know what to do. So I leave it up to you….
- Ten Years After (1971)
I have nothing against conservatives. Heck, other than the gun-toting cross-dressing Tea Bagger I used to work with, I truly believe most true conservatives truly care about this world. Some conservative Christians even think we should all be stewards of God's creation—not using it like an ashtray or a toilet.
So it bothers me that today's conservatives do not care about the environment the way Teddy Roosevelt did, who started the national park system, or even Richard Nixon, who signed the Environmental Protection Agency into existence.
Here are a few recent environmental news stories that make me shake my head—which I have to do carefully when my head is in the megaphone….
Gun Enthusiasts Keep Starting Wildfires in Utah. This Mother Jones article cites local Utah news media that report at least one gunslinger who was sharpening his skills in outdoor target practice admits to having started a fire. Other second-amendment enthusiasts were seen in the area where "The fires torched more than 500 acres of land around the nearby Jordanelle Reservoir and some nearby Forest Service land, sending plumes of acrid smoke across the valley and eventually into my window. Campers in the Jordanelle state park had to be evacuated, as did vacation home residents and guests at the ritzy St. Regis Hotel in Deer Valley, the playground of the ultra-rich where Mitt Romney once had a house."
That's just one example, so let's put it in perspective. In Utah, "Humans have caused more than 500 wildfires this summer. At least 22 of those have been set by people shooting targets, tin cans, and what-not off rocks in the scrub brush, where sparks from the bullets hitting rocks have collided with bone-dry brush and caused massive fires."
The article continues: "One large fire blamed on target shooters squeezing off rounds near the town dump in Saratoga Springs, home of tea party congressional candidate Mia Love, caused close to 9,000 people to be evacuated and forced Love to miss an event with soon-to-be vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, who'd been raising money on her behalf."
Is it just me, or do some people seem willing to shoot off their nose to spite their face?
Romney Energy Plan Would Let States and His Oil Donors Drill On Public Lands. Earlier this year, Governor Romney said that he didn't know what government-owned public lands are for. He has since figured out that they exist for drilling, as he announced in New Mexico recently.
As reported by ThinkProgress.org, "It is an extreme proposal, especially from a candidate who admitted that he did not know the "purpose of" public lands. But an analysis of Romney's top energy advisers, donors, and the ideas of the American Legislative Exchange Council may shed some light on the origins of this proposal. A number of advisers and donors close to Romney own oil and coal leases on public lands, showing their business interest in opening these places to development."
If you can't give your friends thousands of acres of publicly owned land and mineral rights, why become President?
The Huffington Post List of Junk Science. Most of their items on this Todd Akin inspired list actually are environmentally oriented, so enough about the distinguished legitimate legislator from Missouri—the Show Me state.
Of the six so-scary-they-are-almost-laughable news items on their list, two stood out for me.
FIRST: "Rep. Sandy Adams (R-Fla.), who sits on the House Science and Technology Committee [with Todd Akin by sheer coincidence], introduced an amendment to the (already howlingly stupid) "Better Use Of Light Bulbs Act" that would "prohibit the use of funds for maintaining, developing or creating any Web site which disseminates information regarding energy efficiency and educational programs on energy efficiency specifically to children under 18 years of age." Children by the millions are, obviously, already experimenting with energy efficiency, a clear gateway to other, more advanced vices, like cheaper home heating bills and maybe providing a planet for their own children to live on."
SECOND: Then there is Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.),"who claims that God himself has declared the whole global warming scare to be a "hoax."
As Inhofe states in the following video, "Well actually the Genesis 8:22 that I use in there is that "as long as the earth remains there will be springtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night." My point is, God's still up there. The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous."
So it seems that we have indeed figured out how to change the world. But I wonder if we can ever change it back!
Environmental News from Living Green Magazine – Where Green Is Read
Romney Energy Plan Would Let States and His Oil Donors Drill On Public Lands
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Black Rain
Graham Brown
Dell, Jan 26 2010, $7.99
National Research Institute (NRI) undercover operative Danielle Laidlaw leads a specially selected team on a journey into the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest in search of a lost legendary Mayan Underworld Xibalba. Their goal is to learn the source of mysterious radioactive crystals that appears to be a cheap clean energy source brought back in artifacts by Blackjack Martin in 1926, but ignored until now.
In Manaus, Brazil, colleague Arnold Moore shocks her when he tells her she goes in alone as Operations Director Gibbs recalled him to DC. Irate but intrepid Laidlaw trusts no one on this expedition to have her back; as Moore was the one person she would and could depend on with her life. Having her transportation and supplies bought from under her; Laidlaw knows her party is not the only group searching for Xibalba. Ruthless billionaire Richard Kaufman will kill to monopolize the technology. Danger also lurks from tribes like the nomadic Chollokwan that kill trespassers and a strange creature that is even more dangerous. Unbeknownst to Laidlaw and her team is that they are the second unit NRI sent into the Amazon; the first group is presumed dead.
Black Rain is an exciting Mayan mythological thriller with a frantic pace once Laidlaw leaves Manaus for the jungle. Filled with violence and brutality including some unnecessarily overly described passages that feel more like page fillers than graphic escapades, readers will be caught up with one of the fastest action-packed thrillers of the year; seat belts are a requirement.
Harriet Klausner
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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Located in Pereira Hall Suite 100, the Center for Student Success supports Seaver College undergraduate students throughout their academic career at LMU. The Center provides a wide range of services and special activities such as workshops and events designed to enhance students' academic, professional and personal development. The Center also serves as a central location to access important information. Our professional staff, in partnership with other LMU divisions, can provide support in the following areas:
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Buddhism and Divination in Tibet
Lecture | February 8 | 5-7 p.m. | Faculty Club, Heyns Room
Brandon Dotson, Georgetown University
As a poor cousin of both science and religion, a begrudged relative of ritual, and a strange bedfellow of play, divination persists at the margins of established traditions. Buddhism shows some ambivalence toward divination, sometimes barely tolerating it, and other times making full use of divination as a medium for Buddhist messages. Buddhists, for their part, have employed divination in much the way that they have turned to astrology for clues about their karmic accounts, a determining factor in their lives that would be otherwise maddeningly opaque to all but the enlightened.
In Tibet, various forms of divination persist both within and alongside the Buddhist and Bon religions. Excavated divination texts from Dunhuang and from other Silk Road sites furnish us with traces of the dynamic processes by which Buddhism absorbed various divination techniques practiced in 8th to 10th centuries. This lecture will introduce an early form of Tibetan dice divination involving intimate exchanges with gods and with goddesses (sman), and will consider how Buddhism variously transformed, absorbed, and transmitted such divination practices up to the present day.


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The global pharma market faces unprecedented complexities and pressures regarding the packaging and labelling of medicinal products. This guide examines the changes required for pharmaceutical packaging to meet the requirements of EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) and the crucial questions to ask in order to achieve compliance.
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text: Anchovies: a word to tell a unique flavor of Ligurian cuisine- the taste of the sea. Have it with some butter on hot bread and you'll see why it's a specialty! Create your bracelet with the Can of Anchovies charm, adding other Italian delicacies in our collection to it as well! Details: Charm with clasp, handmade in Italy. 925 Sterling Silver, hypoallergenic (nickel free). Scratch-resistant enamel. Every charm is handmade by passionate Italian craftsmen in Tuscany, 2 year guarantee.


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The Scottish Government should make a "high profile" appointee responsible for leading the country's digital transformation. Reporting to the Cabinet, they would "devise and project a compelling vision for a digital Scotland".
A report published today, focusing on the digital transformation of public services in Scotland, highlights the need to "accelerate the pace of change to ensure Scotland reaps the opportunities offered by new technologies".
The report, 'Smart Citizens, Smart City Regions – Delivering Digital Public Services in Scotland', is published by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), ScotlandIS, The Royal Society of Edinburgh and BT Scotland, and calls for "distinct and high level leadership".
The digital leader would provide a "driving force and would report to the Scottish Cabinet to ensure that digital transformation gets the high level support and oversight needed to make it successful".
The report's recommendations focus on leadership, pace of change, digital skills within the public sector and education.
Its message is that "digital is here and can be an enabler", but it needs public sector leaders in Scotland to "light the way". The challenge, as the report sees it, is for the public sector "to take the reins".
Claire Mack, director of policy and place at SCDI, said: "Scotland has the opportunity to become a world leader in digital transformation. The investments that have been made in digital infrastructure over recent years need to be fully utilised to help support our economic growth as a nation.
"Business is innovating constantly to respond to digital and technological disruption and users of services are coming to expect the convenience, personalisation and efficiency they get through their digital subscriptions, social media and app-based services to apply to all areas of their lives.
"We know the economic challenges that face us are significant and using digital technologies to create a nation of smart citizens and smart city regions in Scotland will help to prepare us for these challenges."
Mark Dames, head of policy and public affairs for BT Scotland and member of the SCDI's 'Smart Citizens, Smart City Regions' steering group, added: "In order for Scotland's citizens to reap the rewards of a digital nation, leadership from local and central government and the wider public sector is required to set Scotland on a course to achieving the vision outlined in this report.
"The foundations are strong, and the integration of digital technologies in the reform of public services offers huge opportunities to introduce new ways of accessing, targeting and delivering public services using new technology.
"Yet, without reform placing a priority on digital, there is a risk that the changes implemented now will not be sufficiently future-proofed for the economy and society we face in the future.
"Simply saving money in delivering the services we currently offer, in the way we currently offer them, will not be enough to meet the inequality challenges in education and health, never mind meet the social and financial challenges of imminent and significant demographic change.
"Building a new model of public service reform, fully embedding digital technologies, could see Scotland take the lead in finding innovative ways to deliver better public services and improve public sector productivity in a time of financial constraint and increasing demand from an ageing society."
The report's recommendations:
- The Scottish Government should appoint a high-profile Digital Leader for Scotland to lead Scotland's digital transformation: to drive public and private data sharing; devise and project a compelling vision for Digital Scotland; progress action towards this vision; and contribute to economic growth through enhanced productivity of public services.
- The Scottish Government, working with local authorities, should devise a set of metrics that allow for annual benchmarking of performance against the Digital Scotland vision. An annual ministerial announcement of progress would demonstrate leadership commitment.
- The Scottish public sector must build a relationship of trust with citizens that will underpin faster rollout of digital public services and put citizens in control of their digital lives. The development of a trusted 'data bank' mechanism that covers data collection, sharing and storage of personal data of citizens will require top-level leadership.
Pace of change
- An audit of local authority functions and public services such as health and policing should be conducted by the service leaders, the recently appointed local authority Chief Digital Officer and Scotland's Digital Leader to assess the impact of digital transformation on employment and to identify and prioritise the services that can be digitalised most easily and/or that will result in greatest impact.
- Public service providers must acknowledge that some people will simply never be able to manage their lives in a digital way, so there is a need to create a central complex needs or extra help unit that works across all services to support non-digital service users.
- To drive the behavioural changes required to make digital public services the channel of choice among users, the Scottish Government should create a programme of citizen digital champions: people who regularly use public services to support their needs and with whom other users can identify. These champions can tell the story of their experience and provide reassurance to those about to start their own journey.
Digital skills within the public sector
- The Scottish Government, working with local authorities and other public bodies, should establish a digital workforce development programme (similar to the Digital Champions model for top-level officials) that actively supports public sector staff at all levels to invest in their own digital understanding and skills, and apply these to the workplace.
- The creation of a 'Public Sector Digital MBA' would create a pool of talent operating across both technology design and user needs analysis. This should be a flexible programme where individuals would undertake secondments across multiple organisations to progress and advise them on their own digital journeys.
- The Scottish Government must provide high-level leadership to demonstrate the priority that should be given to embedding digital skills across the school curriculum, and to computing science as a core science. It should work closely with education and industry stakeholders to support and build on current successful initiatives and to further develop close partnership between the private and education sectors.
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Rescued Greyhound Jasmine
Normally I don't post forwarded stories I receive by email, but this one was just too good to pass up. The photos are as beautiful and heartwarming as the story. Jasmine, the rescued greyhound, is an example to all of passing the kindness we have received on to others — paying love forward.
I could not find an original source for the copy, I apologize to the author. If you contact me I would be happy to include well deserved credit and congratulations for having gone viral!
"In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused. In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a greyhound female, to the nearby Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, run by a man named Geoff Grewcock and known as a willing haven for animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need. Geoff Grewcock and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims: to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. It took several weeks, but eventually both goals were achieved. They named her Jasmine, and they started to think about finding her an adoptive home. The dog had other ideas.
"No-one remembers now how it began, but Jasmine started welcoming all animal arrivals at the sanctuary. It wouldn't matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or, probably, a rhinoceros, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and, where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.
"Geoff Grewcock relates one of the early incidents. 'We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. One was a Lakeland Terrier cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross. They were tiny when they arrived at the centre and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by the scruff of the neck in her mouth and put him on the settee. Then she fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them.'
But she is like that with all of our animals, even the rabbits. She takes all the stress out of them and it helps them to not only feel close to her but to settle into their new surroundings.'
"'She has done the same with the fox and badger cubs, she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose.'
"Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary's resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born. The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for comprises five fox cubs, four badger cubs, 15 chicks, eight guinea pigs, two stray puppies and 15 rabbits.
And one roe deer fawn. Tiny Bramble, 11 weeks old, was found semi-conscious in a field. Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm, and then went into the full foster mum role. Jasmine the greyhound showers Bramble the roe deer with affection and makes sure nothing is matted in her fur.
"'They are inseparable,' says Geoff Grewcock. 'Bramble walks between her legs and they keep kissing each other. They walk together round the sanctuary. It's a real treat to see them.'
"Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to be returned to woodland life. When that happens, Jasmine will not be lonely. She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next orphan or victim of abuse."


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The Samyang Reflex f/6.3 300mm ED UMC CS is a new compact reflex mirror lens dedicated for mirrorless compact system cameras, with native fit mounts for Sony E-Mount (for Sony NEX), Fujiifilm X, MFT (for Panasonic and Olympus micro four-thirds) and Canon M.
The optical structure contains 9 elements arranged in 6 groups, including one ED-type lens to provide high contrast and reducing chromatic aberration. UMC Multicoated optics help reduce ghosting and flare.
Its a very compact design with dimensions of 73.7 x 64.5 mm and weighing approximately 320g, makes it ideal for a long telephoto lens for compact system / interchangeable mirrorless cameras.
The Samyang 300mm is aesthetically designed. Available mounts: Sony E, Fujiifilm X, MFT and Canon M.
The Samyang 300mm f/6.3 ED UMC CS Reflex Mirror Lens is a manual lens with smooth manual focusing. Due to the very narrow depth of field with such a long focal length it is recommended to focus with live-view to achieve accurate focus where possible. As with all long telephoto lenses a combination of sturdy camera support / substantial tripod, good technique, fast shutter speed, and use of remote / mirror lock up is recommended to avoid camera shake to achieve the best results.
Accepts filters of diameter 58mm front, or 25.5mm (rear). Supplied with front and rear lens caps, and lens hood.
300mm focal length, 600mm (35mm eqv.)
Robust metal construction
Manual focus
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2M minimum focusing distance
Sony E mount
Compact dimensions; 107.9 x 86mm
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digital images made from math equations. i really like them and the idea that everything can be related to art in some way. they're called mendelbulbs.
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Married to the Mob Lookbook
Married to the Mob return with one of their most accomplished collections to date. The new MTTM spring range features fun flouncy fabrics and cool summery stripes. There are plenty of graphic tees to please, however in a sign of the brands growing maturity these are presented as ensemble pieces rather than the main show stoppers. I love the shirt that unzips in the back.
I Want You To Want Me
kind of sad, but i thought the idea of the technology was really cool and a good insight into online dating. Made by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar


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The following was written and compiled by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California:
Jose Luis Cuevas was born in Mexico City in 1934. He began drawing at an early age. While convalescing from a serious boyhood illness he became a voracious reader. At the age of ten he enrolled as an irregular student at the School of Painting and Sculpture, 'La Esmeralda' in Mexico City. He began exhibiting in the early 1950s and is regarded as one of the foremost representatives of the neo-figurative movement that emerged in Latin America from the late 1950s onwards. Cuevas specialized in incisive satirical ink, wash and pencil drawings of grotesque creatures and degraded hu
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When you yourself have neglected your Gmail security password . . . Gmail still has learned it. Change your forgot Gmail password security password frequently, they said, and that means you does. Now, of course, you bear in mind the password you'd the other day, and even previous month. However the current Gmail security password? Who knows?
Gmail knows. You won't, though, let you know immediately, of course.
Going right through a validation process, you can place a fresh Gmail security password - say, previous week's - however, and restore usage of your Google consideration.
Recover a Neglected Gmail Password
To reset your neglected Gmail security password and recover usage of your bank account:
Be sure you either:
have a second email address given for your Gmail bank account or
never have logged into the Gmail take into account 5 days.
Click Forgot security password? on Gmail's log-in web page.
If prompted, type your full Gmail email over Enter your email on the Bank account support page.
Click Next.
Gmail will now ask lots of questions to attempt to set you up as who owns the account. For every question:
Enter into your answer as well as you can and click Next or
Click Get one of these different question if you fail to answer or don't have usage of the learning resource - a second email, say, or a telephone number.
What Questions Will Yahoo Ask to Confirm My Gmail Consideration?
The questions Gmail asks can include the following, definitely not in this order:
A previous security password:
When you have modified your Gmail security password and only keep in mind the (or any) more mature one, you can go into it.
Verification by using a code (with 2-step authentication allowed for the Gmail consideration):
With regards to the verification methods setup for 2-step authentication, you can get a code from:
a SMS text received from Google
an software (e.g. Google Authenticator)
printed back-up rules.
Enter the telephone amount used for confirmation if prompted.
A telephone number setup for account restoration in Gmail:
You will acquire an SMS text from Google which has a confirmation code.
A secondary email for Gmail accounts recovery:
Follow the hyperlink in a note from Gmail password reset delivered to the e-mail address to reset the security password to the Yahoo Account.
You may even have the ability to enter any email address contact information to get a confirmation code.
A security question for Gmail security password recovery:
Type the response to your restoration question following question under Answer the security question you put into your account.
When you setup the consideration:
Enter the month and yr when you created the Gmail (or Yahoo) account.
When you have used your Gmail bill before five days and nights but have not given a secondary email, you will need to await these five days and nights to pass.
Once you've founded yourself as your account's owner using the - and usually multiple - steps above, Gmail will log you into the bank account. If, for security reasons, you choose to do want to improve your security password, follow the Change security password link.
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The project is implemented by the Centre for European Constitutional Law – Themistokles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation, in collaboration with partner organisations from 14 EU member states.
The value of the partnership lies in its nature as a truly collaborative effort to create a 'new' approach to the understanding of fundamental rights in Europe through the viewpoint of end-recipients. The partnership is strong in terms of knowledge, experience, geographical coverage and multi disciplinarity and was formed based on several criteria: insight in the subject matter, related experience and capacity to conduct such extensive research and geographical coverage to reflect intra-EU migration patterns in the last years, including countries with outward migration trends and destination countries.
We invite you to learn more below about the institutions comprising our consortium.
The Centre for European Constitutional Law (www.cecl.gr/) is one of the most active Greek non-profit research institutes. Its objective is to contribute to the development of democratic institutions and the welfare state under the rule of law; to deepen European integration and to strengthen international cooperation with respect for the cultural identity of each state.
Three specialized units operate within its structure: Unit for Better Regulation; Educational Policy Unit; Social Policy Unit. Moreover, a Training Department, the objective of which is to transfer specialized know-how and new skills to legal and judicial practitioners.
The CECL is the national focal point for the European Network of Fundamental Rights (FRANET) of the European Union Agency on Fundamental Rights-FRA, responsible for the systematic collection of data and monitoring of legislative and policy developments in the area of fundamental rights. Furthermore, the CECL enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and participates with observer status in various UN events. Finally, the Centre is certified for the services it offers by ISO 9001:2008.
The ETC (https://www.etc-graz.at/typo3/index.php?id=16) is a non-profit organisation that commenced operations in October 1999. Its main aim is to conduct research and training programmes in the fields of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in close cooperation with the Karl Franzens University of Graz. The ETC specializes in four areas: fundamental rights, human rights education, human security and human rights at the local level. In addition to the research focus, the ETC also develops and conducts training programmes for civil servants, law enforcement, military forces, judiciary, as well as for staff of international organisations and NGOs in Austria and abroad. Since 2003, the ETC has published the manual 'Understanding Human Rights' which is now available in 15 languages. The ETC has been involved in numerous research projects, funded by agencies including inter alia the European Commission (coordinator of FP6 projects HUMSEC and PROMISE, and participation in the FP7 projects – MULTIPART and FRAME), EU Fundamental Rights Agency, UNESCO, EIUC, World University Service, Austrian Development Agency, various Austrian ministries including the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, various national funding agencies including the Austrian Science Fund and the Anniversary Fund of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank.
KU Leuven is the oldest university in Belgium and the Netherlands, established in 1425. The university consists of 38,638 students, of which 5,631 are international students (2010-2011). About 5,400 junior and senior researchers and 427 PhD students together publish more than 3,000 international peer-reviewed publications yearly. The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of 13 Faculties, with 2,771 students. The Leuven team is based in one of the Faculty's nine research institutes, the Centre for Sociological Research (https://soc.kuleuven.be/ceso). The Centre of Sociological Research consists of 11 professors and about 50 educational and research assistants, organised into nine research areas:
- Work & Organisation
- Family & Population Studies
- Life Sciences & Society Lab
- Sociology of Education
- Social Policy & Social Work
- Survey Methodology
- Theory, Culture & Religion
Research at the CeSO mainly focuses on: comparative industrial and employment relations in Europe; labour markets and labour markets policy; migration studies; social change and corporate restructuring; social dialogue and systems of workplace representations at both European and national level; economic and industrial development; expatriation and repatriation of management in multinational companies and employment relations; comparative social policy and welfare state systems; European integration and social governance; pension systems. The group is involved in externally funded international and national research projects on labour markets flexibility; social change and restructuring; globalisation, employment and work; changing employment relations; pension systems; social policy and migration.
The research group 'Work and Organisation' belongs to the Centre for Sociological Research at the Catholic University of Leuven. It focuses on topics such as quality of work, labour markets, division of labour, organisational change, collective bargaining and industrial relations.
Within this research group, two main research topics can be distinguished: On the one hand, Work and Organisational Change, and on the other hand, employment (industrial) relations and labour markets.
The project is based in the employment and industrial relations research group.
The research of the Employment (industrial) Relations and Labour Markets team focuses on the evolution and transformation of European employment and industrial relations systems as well as their collective and regulatory dimension and labour markets governance, such as collective bargaining, social dialogue and systems of employee voice and representation at work. By framing these developments within changing macro socio-economic and socio-political structures in Europe and globally, we look at the causes of such developments and their effects on working conditions, job quality and social inequality and diversity at work. We combine long-term fundamental research and short-term commissioned projects. In both we maintain independence and integrity of approach. We aim to advance understanding of the rapidly changing world of employment and labour markets through in-depth, critical and theoretically-informed empirical research. In so doing, we also seek to improve the quality of data and analysis available for scientific academic research as well as policy-making by government, employers and trade unions. We are sociologists who operate from a broad inter-disciplinary perspective, by bringing the gaps between different disciplinary community as economy, political science, law, history, business studies and Human Resource Management.
The research team has long-term established linkages with International and European research networks, for example Industrial Relations Research Unit (IRRU), Warwick University, The Centre for Globalisation and Work(CRIMT), INTREPID (Investigation of Transnationals' Employment Practices in Multinationals), Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, the Critical Labour Studies (CLS), the European Sociological Association (ESA), Research Network 17 on Work, Employment and Industrial Relations, the American Employment Relations Association (LERA).
Founded in late 1989, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) (https://www.csd.bg/) is an interdisciplinary public policy institute dedicated to the values of democracy and market economy. CSD is a non-partisan, independent organisation fostering the reform process in Bulgaria through impact on policy and civil society.
CSD objectives are:
- to provide an enhanced institutional and policy capacity for a successful European integration process, especially in the area of justice and home affairs;
- to promote institutional reform and the practical implementation of democratic values in legal and economic practice;
- to monitor public attitudes and serve as a watchdog of the institutional reform process.
Areas of activity include: anti-corruption, judicial and penitentiary reform, advancement of human rights through new institutional mechanisms and legislative instruments, promoting good governance, prevention of and fight against crime, etc.
The CSD has pioneered in several areas traditionally perceived as the inviolable public property, such as anti-corruption institutional reform, and national security.
Symfiliosi (https://symfiliosi.org/) is a non-profit non-governmental and non-partisan research organisation registered in Cyprus whose mission is to actively engage Cypriot society in a dialogue on fundamental rights, accountability, equality, anti-racism, anti-discrimination and reconciliation between the two larger communities of Cyprus, Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots, with the aim of promoting a culture of peace and democracy. Its research activities in recent years have focused on anti-racism, anti-discrimination, migrant integration, human trafficking and asylum. Symfiliosi is not limited by shares and has no shareholders. It is run by a management board of seven professionals in the field of law, sociology and political science, whilst its day-to-day activities are coordinated by a steering committee of three board members. Since its establishment in 2005, Symfiliosi participated in numerous EU funded research projects such as ERF, INTI, DAPHNE, PROGRESS, DG Research programs and has carried out a sizeable volume of research work for the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) under a number of contracts.
The Institute of Baltic Studies (IBS) (https://www.ibs.ee/en/) is an independent, non-profit policy research and development think tank that aims at assisting the development of public policy by providing high-quality socio-economic analysis. IBS was founded in 1996, in Estonia, and its main areas of expertise are science, technology and innovation policy, social cohesion policies in the areas ofmigration, immigrant integration and fundamental rights, and impact assessment studies and policy evaluations. In addition to theoretical knowledge, IBS provides practical inputs for various public and private initiatives and actions. Institute of Baltic Studies is Estonian national focal point for the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) research network FRANET, as well as national country coordinator for the European Commission's website on integration (EWSI).
The InstitutFrançais des Droits etLibertés (IFDL) (https://ifdl-france.org/) is a non-governmental association, mandated to carry out evaluation and research activities to support public debate and action by governmental authorities and institutional partners in the field of human rights, in France and also at the European and international levels. The Institute has been the focal point of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and its predecessor (the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia – EUMC) for the last 9 years. If the cooperation with the FRA has so far been central to the work of the Institute, it has also successfully undertaken work for other institutions, including, at the European level, the European Commission (i-Red project) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).By way of its mandate and activities, and also as a result of its history and current composition, the Institute is closely linked to the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH), which is the French National Human Rights Institution.
The efms (https://www.efms.de/), founded in 1993, is a research institute studying the causes, consequences and broader implications of migration with the aim of contributing to an informed discourse on migration and integration in Germany and Europe. Although acting as a private non-profit organisation, it has a status as an academic institute at the University of Bamberg formally recognized by the Bavarian ministry for research and higher education.
efms research activities encompass forms and dynamics of international migration, and processes and patterns of integration of immigrants and their descendants into the society of destination. Theoretical analysis and empirical research feed into policy counselling activities by efms; most of its projects are practice and policy oriented.
Current research agenda
- Integration of migrants (integration policy, education, local integration policies, international comparison)
- Evaluation of integration policies and measures, as well as services for migrants
- Discrimination of migrants and minorities, racism and preventive diversity policies
- Migration policy (Germany, EU, international comparison)
- Migration and integration monitoring (documentation, methodology, legal and administrative background)
- Irregular migration (human smuggling, trafficking in migrants)
Since 2007 he has been research director of the European research group of the CLIP Network (Cities for Local Integration Policies), and 2004 he was appointed member of the Training Committee and the Financial Committee of the IMISCOE European Network of Excellence. He worked as consultant for the Guide on Intercultural Competences published by the Council of Europe, and for the LINET programme of IOM Brussels.
COSPE (https://www.cospe.org/) develops programmes for the promotion of citizenship rights, with a focus on the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. It is a private, non-profit organization, founded in 1983 in Italy and works in 30 countries worldwide with around 150 projects, aiming to promote change and ensure fair and sustainable development, human rights, peace and justice. In the field of international cooperation and solidarity COSPE is present in areas of conflict and post-conflict and supports medium and long term processes of economic and social development in impoverished countries. In Italy COSPE works to achieve an intercultural society, to promote projects and programs to ensure migrants, refugees and asylum seekers' inclusion and equal opportunities in terms of education, employment, social inclusion and participation. Cospe encourages the defence and promotion of fundamental and citizenship rights, the fight against discrimination, the education to an active civic and social commitment through activities of research, trainings, campaigns, advocacy and empowerment of vulnerable groups.
Art.1 (https://www.art1.nl/) is the Dutch national knowledge centre on discrimination. Art.1 offers customized support to governmental institutions (local, national and international), companies and other organizations in preventing and combating discrimination and promoting equality. The research department of Art.1 is specialised in carrying out sociological and legal research on discrimination related topics. The name of Art.1 refers to the first article of the Dutch constitution, which reads "All persons in the Netherlands shall be treated equally in equal circumstances. Discrimination on the grounds of religion, belief, political opinion, race or sex or on any other grounds whatsoever shall not be permitted." Art.1 is based in Rotterdam and is linked to the regional anti-discrimination organization RADAR. The two organizations belong to the holding RADAR Inc..
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) (https://www.liberties.eu/en/organisation/polish-helsinki-foundation-for-human-rights) was founded in 1989, but its emergence was preceded by seven years of work of the Helsinki Committee in Poland, which had operated in the underground since 1982. After the political transformation in 1989, the members of the Committee decided to come out into the open and to establish an independent institute for research and education in human rights. At present, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is a large, highly professional, apolitical human rights organisation, dealing with research and monitoring of human rights observance, public interest action and intervention, and human rights education. The HFHR operates to promote human rights as a basis for functioning of the state and the civil society, strenghten respect for human dignity and human rights, and develop the culture of human rights in Poland. The tasks currently performed by the HFHR can be devided into four main groups: (1) research and monitoring of human rights, including situation of national minorities, migrants and other vulnarable groups, (2) free legal assistance for Polish citizens as well as for migrants, refugees, national and ethnic minorities, (3) public interest action and intervention, and (4) human rights education. The HFHR representatives also contribute as consultants and experts for parliamentary committees and governmental advisory groups as well as comment on human rights issues for the media. The HFR closely cooperates with major international human rights institutions: Council of Europe, OSCE/ODIHR, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and the UN. In 2007, the HFHR obtained consultative status within ECOSOC. Upon request of different Parliamentary committees, HFHR representatives contribute, as human rights experts, to the debates on constitutional, police, military, prison, penal, medical, family, and minorities' rights law.
Centro de Estudos para aIntervenção Social (Centre for Studies for Social Intervention) (https://www.cesis.org/pt) is a non-governmental, independent organisation of researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds concerned to promote evidence-based, policy-relevant research at both national and European level.Among the areas of research that have secured a continuity of programmes and projects, giving rise to research reports, seminar exposés, articles and books and pedagogical tools, the following are worth mentioning: Labour and employment; Working conditions; Social dialogue; Poverty and social inclusion; Ageing and older people; Mobility, migration and ethnic minorities; Homeless people; Gender equality; Time use and work life balance; Gender-based violence; Social enterprises; Children and youth from disadvantaged environments; Social policies and social protection.
Institute for Public Policy (IPP) (https://www.ipp.ro/) is a Romanian non-governmental organization campaigning to improve the quality of public policy-making processes in Romania.
Carrying out research, advocacy and research in areas such as public administration reform, transparency of institutions, the integrity of elected representatives and officials, IPP is one of the most objective and incisive organizations in Romania, being recognized as an authority in its fields of excellence. Along with research departments within its areas of reference, the Institute developed, based on internal expertise, two specialized divisions which today offers high quality services to beneficiaries and clients from the public sector (central public authorities and local government – ministries, municipalities, county councils) and private (chambers of commerce, companies, organizations and international).
The University Institute of Studies on Migration ( https://www.comillas.edu/en/introduction-migration) was established in 1994 as a specialist center for research and teaching in this field, with the aim of addressing the complexity and political and social transformations created by the phenomenon of migration. The activities and successful completion of the objectives of the institute are possible thanks to the interdisciplinary team, comprised of researchers and teachers with different backgrounds in social and human sciences (economics, actuarial science, sociology, social anthropology, education, law, social work, political science and theology) who works in the field of international migration and human mobility. Some lines of Research in International Migration and Development Cooperation are Background, processes and spheres of integration, Design of Public Policies and Integration, Identity, Second Generations, International, community and Spanish law on immigration, asylum and refugee, migration, development, and development cooperation, Ethics of migration and development cooperation. IUEM has participated in numerous EU funded research projects such as minors rights: access to justice for children at risk of social exclusion, CLAIMS: Child Law for an Innovative Methodology (Partner), Integration of Qualified Third Country Nationals in Europe: a New Proposal for Circular Talent Management (Coordinator) . Developing directive-compatible practices for the identification, assessment and referral of victims (Partner), "The reality of free movement for young European citizens migrating in times of crisis (Partner). In addition since 2013 the IUEM has been selected as national contact point of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to provide with objective, reliable and comparable data on fundamental rights issues to facilitate the FRA's comparative analyses at EU level.
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (https://ials.sas.ac.uk/) supports and promotes legal research in its broadest sense, both nationally and internationally, provides services to the law schools of the University of London, and brings together the academic and the practicing legal professions for the benefit of the legal system as a whole. Founded in 1947, it houses specialist research centres and innovative partnerships and is home to an active community of researchers, fellows and postgraduate students. It promotes new research agendas in specialist and interdisciplinary areas of law with direct effect on policy and practice. It provides research training and online services, a meeting place for organisations and legal scholars from around the world, one of the world's great legal research libraries, and a busy programme of seminars and public events.


text: A delightful novel about "how girls catch husbands." Listen in to find out: What will happen to sister Lydia? Will the arrogant Lady Catherine de Burgh's intrigues be foiled? Will sister Jane marry Mr. Bingley? And especially, will Elizabeth, cured of her prejudice, and Mr. Darcy, cured of his pride, fall into each other's arms? Listeners will also savor the wit, the sly irony and satire and comedy that Miss Austen crowds into almost every quiet, well-bred line of this novel. There is great sanity, common sense and worldly wisdom to be found in her exploration of human nature. Sir Walter Scott said, Jane Austen had "that exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting." This quality provides today's listeners of Pride and Prejudice with a fascinating trip into the lives of the privileged in England during the eighteenth century.


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This scholarship is for women who are seniors at Montoursville Area High School in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must attend a four-year college or other educational institution; major in physical therapy; and demonstrate financial need. If these qualifications cannot be met, a major in occupational therapy, nursing, or another related health care profession (in that order of preference) is acceptable. Applicants must have high scholastic standing and have lived in Montoursville Area School District a minimum of three years prior to graduation. Preference is given to a student who has not received other scholarships.
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More than $40,000 of bursaries, prizes and scholarships will be presented to some of the University of the Sunshine Coast's best and brightest Engineering students at a special ceremony tomorrow (Wednesday, 24 August).
The 2016 USC Engineering Awards, to be held at USC's impressive Engineering Visualisation Studio for the first time, will reward the academic efforts of 11 high-achieving students with prizes funded by a range of Sunshine Coast businesses and individuals.
The event will include the highly anticipated announcement of the winners of two major industry-funded awards valued at $9,000 and $10,000.
A number of students are in contention for the $10,000 Unitywater Engineering Scholarship, which includes paid vacation work and the opportunity to enter the Unitywater Graduate Program on completion of the USC degree.
The $9,000 WEIR Minerals Australia Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering will be awarded to a second-year Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering student.
Media are invited to attend the presentation ceremony, which will begin at 5.15pm at the Engineering Visualisation Studio in Building H2.
Other awards are: the Graham Tamblyn Scholarship in Engineering ($5,000); Les and Mary Hall Family Scholarship ($5,000); the GHD Scholarship in Civil Engineering ($5,000); the GHD Scholarship in Environmental Science; the Contour Consulting and UDIA Engineering Bursary ($2,000); the L.E.W. Mosel Prize in Engineering ($1,000); the Engineers Australia Sunshine Coast Prize ($500); the Mark and Susan Bradley Engineering Prize ($500) and the Australian Steel Institute Prize ($200).
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According to Nat Brown -- the co-founder of the Xbox, and ex-Microsoft engineer -- Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo should be quaking in their boots. Not because Valve's going to kill them off, or Ouya, but of Apple. If it wanted to, Apple could simply kill them all.
In a blog post ruing Microsoft's recent decisions and moves with the Xbox, Brown said:
"Apple, if it chooses to do so, will simply kill Playstation, Wii U and Xbox by introducing an open 30 per cent-cut app/game ecosystem for Apple-TV.
"I already make a lot of money on iOS – I will be the first to write apps for Apple-TV when I can, and I know I'll make money."
He goes on to say that even without the Apple TV having any sort of gaming powers it's selling a lot, with large year-on-year growth to boot. The reason Brown is so adamant that Apple could kill the main-stable of games consoles is simply because of access.
Writing apps for iOS is simple and cheap in comparison to writing games for the Xbox. Microsoft charges over £6,000 a year to develop games for the Xbox, and has a similar veto power to Apple. There's also a mountain of paperwork, and a load of pretty complex and expensive tools. In comparison, Apple's £60-a-year iOS developer program comes with a complete SDK and all the tools required to at least get going. The only pre-requisite is that you're using a Mac to code.
I'm not quite sure why Apple's steered clear of gaming on the Apple TV. It could easily open up the market by simply adding an App Store. You have a controller in the form of an iPhone or iPod touch, and you know developers would be all over it. Gaming is massive on iOS, and a huge part of Apple's App Store revenue. I'm sure it'll happen one day, and Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo better prepare well because they could be totally wiped out if they're not careful. [Nat Brown]


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Video How to: Declare an Object by Using an Object Initializer
Authors: Kathleen McGrath, Harry Miller, Sahnny Johnson, Mick Alberts, Microsoft Corporation
Applies to: Microsoft Visual Basic 2008
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Video Summary
Object initializers enable you to declare and instantiate an instance of a class in a single statement. You can also initialize one or more members of the instance at the same time, without invoking a parameterized constructor.
This video shows you how to create an instance of a Student class by using an object initializer in three different ways. The following tasks are included in the process:
How to create an object of a named class by using an object initializer.
How to declare a new instance of the class and then assign a value to it.
How to declare a new instance using local type inference.
The Visual Basic Help includes the code and the steps that are demonstrated in this video. See How to: Declare an Object by Using an Object Initializer.
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There a is big issue plaguing retailers – half of all customers don't return. When customers don't come back for a repeat purchase, it is known as customer churn. Out of all industries, retail has the highest customer churn rate. Due to this alarming number, bringing customers back is one of the most important initiatives that a dispensary can focus on today.
Companies can go out and acquire all of the customers in their market, but without a sound strategy in place for retaining customers, their efforts will be fruitless.
To help visualize customer churn, think of a business as though it is a bucket collecting water, and customers are the water inside the bucket. The only issues is that there are holes at the bottom of the bucket that cause the business to lose customers. Some reasons customers churn are: a poor shopping experience, price increases, or competition.
Each time a company acquires a new customer, they add a drop of water to the bucket. In the cannabis industry there are many different strategies for acquiring customers: print advertising, cannabis deal sites, social media marketing, sponsoring events, etc. Yet, every day customers leave to go off to competitors, never returning.
To keep a business growing, one can continue to collect more and more water, but it is expensive. In fact, it's 6x times more costly to get new customers Than to keep existing ones. Sealing leaks and turning visitors into loyal customers is a lot cheaper and easier than getting new customers in the door.
Retaining and growing relationships with customers is the top focus of the most successful companies in the world. Only 18% of retailers focus more on retention than acquisition, but the ones that do are the most successful, such as Amazon and Nordstrom --- who earn 80% of their profits from existing customers.
As a business matures, customer retention quickly becomes a top priority. It's never to early to think about sealing the holes, and keeping existing customers coming back to increase profitability. Talk to Baker to see how we can help you today.


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I live in Nova Scotia and am thinking of shrink wrapping my FG boat this winter. However, someone mentioned today that SW can cause damage to a boat's finish in certain conditions.
Has anyone heard about this or have experience?
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I have heard that SW can damage painted surfaces. I have no personal experience with it however, but a friend lived aboard in Connecticut would build an enclosure above deck using SW over a frame. He even had a door. But he did not SW the hull or any painted parts.
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I'm a DIY user of shrink-wrap and have overheated it against my Petit Easypoxy painted hull. The plastic melted tight in a smear on the hull, but then peeled off in the spring. After several seasons of the same mistake in the same place, the plastic is getting harder to peel off, but it hasn't left a permanent mark. It's easy to overheat the stuff. In one harbor, there was a nearby coal burning factory and the nearly invisible soot would settle on the SW and then burn thru when I applied the flame to shrink the stuff. I leave the ends open, using the mast as a ridge pole.
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for a couple years worth of shrink wrap you can get a 20 year cover.
It goes a foot down to protect the teak rub rails
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I agree with others, between the heat gun and potential for moisture to get trapped against topside paint/finishes, shrink wrap can damage a boat. However, I've never had a problem if it's done carefully and properly. I've found that air vents are critical.
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The problem with most 20 year canvas covers - at least here in the Northeast, and Nova Scotia, is that snow can build up on top of the cover (sleet freezes to the cover) and increase the weight on the cover, and therefore increases strain on the stanchions.
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The nice thing about the way that your boat is covered, Chuckles, is that the cover does not go over the stanchions, but rather attaches at the base.
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Pilot station guide on the Earth orbit
Pilot, here you can find all the information needed to adapt to the "Casus Belli" game world conditions and to obtain knowledge necessary for the game.
Each recruit begins its journey through the boundless expanses of Universe from the own dock. On the pilot station you can find necessary information on ships, skills, crew, equipment etc.
Have a look at the main components of your station:
And now let's examine the main station parts more precisely
1. The number of ships
To prepare defenders of our planet, the world's authorities decided to grant every beginner with a spaceship that will lead its owner to glory. Having accumulated sufficient funds and experience you can buy new, more technically advanced spaceships that will be displayed in this field:
You can keep up to seven spaceships. If necessary you can increase the maximum number of places in the garage in exchange of gold
2. Statistics and players' rating
By clicking the "Statistics" menu, you can see the general table of pilot achievements such as number of killed enemies, total experience, total number of fights, and much more:
In addition to the General statistics, this menu allows to see «Top players», and even set the filter criteria you are interested in
2.1. The Store. Purchase and sell of equipment
In our store you can buy everything you need for a full-fledged dominance on the battlefield! The wideness of choice allows purchasing any type of spaceship or weapon.
Before making a purchase you need to examine the desired module carefully, especially for its compatibility with the pilot's ship.
Filter settings of the store can be set according to the class or model of a spaceship, and help to avoid unnecessary purchases:
Note: Each piece of equipment has its description and characteristics. Study them carefully before making a purchase:
In the detailed description, you can get information about the required module, the number of issued and used units, spaceship compatibility and prices. All the acquired equipment is stored in a warehouse, and can be sold if necessary, just by ticking the corresponding check-box.
To sell outdated or unnecessary items you need to tick the box «In the warehouse».
Then you need to select unnecessary unit and click the "Sell" button:
2.2. Configuration
Using the configurator you can install or replace different modules, weapons or additional equipment. You can also move the cargo from the ship's hold to the warehouse of the station.
Note: Pay particular attention to the spaceship kitting to avoid the overload of equipment as shown below:
In case it happened, you need to remove unnecessary equipment or change your generator for the one with higher capacity!
If the spaceship is not fully equipped and at least one of the main equipment parts is missing, you'll see it in configuration table:
If you do not equip a spaceship with proper equipment you'll get one of the two error messages when leaving the station:
To resolve this problem, you need to install missing equipment.
To resolve the problem of equipment overload, you need to reduce the mass of equipment that causes overload.
3. "To space" button
Not to become an easy target when entering the game arena, please check your arming, ammo and installed modules. Then click the "Go to Space" button:
4. The number of players online and engaged in battle
In the indicated fields you can see the number of players being engaged in space battles and the total number of players being online now:
5. Game currency and experience
Material well-being is very important for each pilot, as it allows to purchase various modules, improve the skills of a ship crew, acquire new skills and abilities.
Experience is necessary for getting access to new modules and spaceships. When the access to a new module is opened, it can be acquired for silver only:
More information about financial matters can be found in the section Game currency and experience
6. Pilot's name and military rank, spaceship level
At present time pilot's name cannot be changed, so it must be selected responsibly during the process of registration.
Near the pilot's name you can see the block with shoulder strap. When pointing at this strap you'll see the tool-tip with a corresponding military rank
This block also displays the level of the ship in numerical value. If the player owns a Corvette, the level of the ship will be marked as "1", frigate corresponds to the number "2" and so on.
Note: if you place the weapon of a higher level into weapon slot, the spaceship level will also increase! This was done to sustain the force balance of teams in group battles.
7. Communication channels and chat rooms
In the dock you can chat with other players, find new friends and allies for joint missions with the help of communication channels:
The "General" and "Help" channels are meant for communication between the players at the station. The "Space" channel allows players to engage in dialogue regardless of their location.


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Nouha Ben Yebdri, former curator-in-residence in Algiers as part of Madrassa #1 will be in residence at BAR project in Barcelona, Spain in October 2018.
In partnership with aria, this one-month residency in Barcelona continues Nouha Ben Yebdri's initial curatorial research in Algiers that will culminate with a presentation at Mahal Art Space in Tangier, an art institution founded by Ben Yebdri.
Nouha Ben Yebdri is an independent curator and researcher based in Tangier. Since November 2016, she is the founder and artistic director of Mahal, an interdisciplinary art space for research on contemporary practices in Tangier. Her research is based in contemporary art studies, focalised in the artistic practices in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Through History, postcolonialism and identity studies, the influence of new media in the contemporary lifestyle, and the recent political movements that occurred differently in this three countries, she analyses their links and the influence they have had in their artistic evolution since the 20th Century to these days, in order to create a theoretical and critical framework. Nouha Ben Yebdri is also a member of Madrassa, a curatorial collective that envisions exhibition making as a research and critical endeavour, by experimenting and investigating collective practices and transborder collaborations. https://www.facebook.com/mahalartspace/
BAR project is a curator-run organisation supporting local and international artists and curators and promoting trans-disciplinary dialogue, hospitality, collaboration and exchange. Through a public program of international residencies, screening programs, pedagogical formats (BAR TOOL and BAR module), encounters and collaborations related to a leading topic, BAR's curatorial practice aims to highlight relevant subjects in the current political, social and economic paradigm. BAR project is initiated in 2013 by Andrea Rodríguez Novoa, Veronica Valentini and Juan Canela.


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I'm so glad I hired Tim and Cindy when I needed blinds for my front window. They were friendly, accommodating, and efficient. With their great prices and extremely professional service, I'd be comfortable recommending them to anyone.— Kristin ..
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Manchester, NH
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John E. Hall, 55, of Rocky Mount, Missouri passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Lake Regional Health Systems in Osage Beach, Missouri. He was born November 13, 1962 in Wichita, Kansas the son of the late Lewis and Lila (Sump) Hall. On July 7, 1999 in Miami, Oklahoma he was united in marriage to Terri (Tabor) Hall who survives of the home.
Step Children, William Tabor, Jeff Tabor, Angela Sutton & William Burke, Alan Burke
Sister, Cathy Weyland
Brothers, Tim Sufficool & Lewis Hall
Per his wishes, his body has been cremated and services will be held at a later date.
In Lieu of Flowers, Memorials in his name are suggested In Care of the Family.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon, MO.
To send flowers to John's family, please visit our floral section.


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We're pleased to report that Tracey Crouch, Sports Minister, announced recently at DCMS that she has secured ministerial agreement to change the law on positions of trust to include sports coaches.
Anne Tiivas, Head of NSPCC's Child Protection in Sport Unit, said: "It's hard to believe but, at present, there are no laws to stop a sports coach or youth worker having sex with 16- and 17-year-old children in their care.
"We know that some sports coaches spend years grooming young people and then, as soon as their 16th birthday comes around, they target them for sex.
"Ever since the football abuse scandal broke, we have been strongly urging government to close this loophole that leaves children in sports, and other out-of-school, clubs vulnerable to adults who want to prey on them.
"This announcement is a much-needed step in the right direction but we are keen to hear more about their plans. We will not rest until the Government makes this change which will protect children up and down the country."
This is a very positive step, and one which will further ensure the safety of young people in sport. For more information please visit the NSPCC CPSU website.