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Job Description
Energy Utility and Policy Analyst
The Southern Environmental Law Center is seeking an analyst to join its Clean Energy & Air team in either our Charlottesville, Virginia, or Chapel Hill, North Carolina office – although other cities with SELC offices might be considered. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful, nationally recognized organization that is uniquely positioned to help the nation meet the global challenge of climate change.
About the position:
The Clean Energy & Air team is SELC's largest program area. Our driving goal is to bend down the arc of greenhouse gas emissions in the region's energy sector while ensuring that the new clean energy economy will relieve, not reproduce, the environmental and financial disparities of the old one. We work across a range of venues at the federal and state levels, including the courts, utilities commissions, environmental regulatory agencies, and legislative bodies.
Our team consists of attorneys, communications, and administrative professionals. We now seek to add quantitative, technical, and policy analytical expertise to inform our day-to-day advocacy and broader energy strategy, which focuses on accelerating clean energy solutions in the domestic electricity sector. The chief responsibilities of the position will include:
- Develop and maintain expertise in policy, technical, and economic issues relevant to the effort to expand clean energy and limit greenhouse gas emissions while promoting energy equity.
- Review filings in utility regulatory proceedings and advise energy attorneys on technical and policy aspects, including working with energy attorneys as they engage and manage testifying experts.
- Analyze proposed regulations and legislation for environmental, economic, and equity implications.
- Synthesize and analyze data to inform SELC's larger energy program strategy.
- Synthesize quantitative information and recommendations into clear and compelling presentations and written reports.
- Support energy advocacy by providing information and policy context for public comments, communications, and legal arguments.
- Work with administrative staff to maintain databases and files of relevant data and policy information.
- Serve as an expert resource and voice for SELC advocacy in meetings, stakeholder processes, presentations, and lobbying.
- Cultivate working relationships with researchers, academics, state and federal professionals, and peer professionals working with partner organizations across the country and particularly in our region.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual who is capable of meshing their policy knowledge and analytical and quantitative skills with an experienced team of attorneys and communications professionals. The ideal candidate will possess experience or graduate-level degree in economics, electrical or power system engineering, public policy, or related disciplines, and:
- Understand energy policy and technical issues, including solar and wind energy development, electric utility system resource planning, energy efficiency programs, utility regulatory policy, or power system modeling.
- Understand basic financial concepts, analyses and metrics, such as debt, equity, net present value, and cost of capital, as well as state utility regulatory processes.
- Preferably, have familiarity with optimization and electricity dispatch models and be able to create and run Excel-based models.
- Have the abilities to distill technical and policy information into clear written product, to manage multiple tasks with varying timelines, and to identify and prioritize strategic objectives.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a diverse set of clients, partners, and coworkers.
- Exhibit a strong personal commitment to SELC's mission, including SELC's deep commitment to being an open, welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.
Salary and Benefits:
SELC offers salaries competitive with other leading environmental non-profits nationally, and provides an excellent benefits package. For more details, please visit https://www.southernenvironment.org/about-us/careers/.
About SELC:
The Southern Environmental Law Center is one of the nation's most powerful defenders of the environment, rooted in the South. With a long track record, SELC takes on the toughest environmental challenges in court, in government, and in our communities to protect our region's air, water, climate, wildlife, lands, and people. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, the organization has a staff of 170, including 90 attorneys, and is headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., with offices in Asheville, Atlanta, Birmingham, Chapel Hill, Charleston, Nashville, Richmond, and Washington, D.C.
SELC works in Congress and state legislatures to inform environmental laws; in regulatory agencies to implement environmental laws and policies; and in the courts to enforce the law, stop the worst abuses, and set important precedents. The organization works collaboratively with more than 100 national, state, and local groups to enhance their efficacy and achieve common conservation goals. Additional information regarding our work and staff is available at www.southernenvironment.org.
SELC believes that a broad range of ideas, life experiences, and backgrounds enriches our workplace, drives innovative thinking, and attracts highly talented people who seek a work environment that values the unique contributions of individual team members. We are eager to welcome new team members who share this belief. We still have much progress to make, but our goal is to create and maintain a staff that, at every level, reflect the rich racial and cultural diversity of the communities where we work and the clients that we serve. SELC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to fostering a transparently inclusive workplace environment. We are looking for people to join us in this effort. Persons of all backgrounds—including people of color, women, people with disabilities, veterans, and LGBTQ candidates—are strongly encouraged to apply.


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"Three things are necessary for the salvation of men: to know what he ought to believe: and to know he ought to desire: and to know what he ought to do", was once said by a respected man St Thomas Aquinas. Referred to, as the doctor of the church, St Thomas was a theologian and philosopher.
A theologian is someone who spends his or hers life thinking bout Gods life. They figure out things about god through prayer and study. St Thomas was sent to a monastery when he was only five years old.
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At the age of nineteen Thomas decided to join the Dominican order even though his family went against his believes. St Thomas Aquinas taught theology, but what is remembered most about his life, is the great work of the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra Gentiles, which are still considered the basis of most modern Catholic theology today. These writings are written to pose a question to the reader about the reality of the world but also apposing the reason something must be believed.Once said by Thomas " To one with faith, no explanation is necessary, to one without faith no explanation is possible" Aquinas was meticulous when it came with dealing with varieties of law. Thomas believed in four laws: God's cosmic law, God's scriptural law, Natural law or rules of conduct, and Human law or specific rules ap-plic-able to specific circumstances.
I feel St Thomas is in the top 100 influential people because even though he wrote and lived during medieval period, his work is found in modern day philosophy.In the 13th century was a critical period in Christian thought. There was a torn between averroist and Augustinians. Thomas opposed both schools. Averroist separated faith and truth and Augustinians would make truth a matter of faith. St Thomas held the reason that the truths of faith complement those of reason.
Aquinas was a saint of common sense. For it is in his theory on Thomist philosophy, which is based on common sense, apposed to complex and overly complicated theories like modern philosophy.Thomas said and I quote "because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables, Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder". Thomas used Aristotelian argument to "prove" Gods existence and the truth of Christ of Christian beliefs. His thinking, later called Thomism was adopted by the church.
Pope Leo 13 declared Aquinas works "the only true philosophy" Thomas opened the gate to thinkers of different stripes and backgrounds. He 's methodical way of combining faith and reason, changed many views on catholic philosophy.He was the first to combine Greek ideas into catholic philosopy by showing Aristotles thought to be compatible with church doctrine. His system of reason and faith of two separate realms whose truths complement rather then appose another. Let me close by saying St Thomas was a wise man of God.
He lived strong in his faith and taught others. Believed some things where undescrible and can only be believed by faith. Now I leave you with some food for thought, once said by St Thomas Aquinas " All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly" Thank you


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text: Environmental impact assessment for the scientific colleges at the University of Majmaa using environmental management systems The environmental impact assessment of a project aims at assessing the effects resulting from this project on the environment and then identifying the necessary measures to reduce the negative impacts of it on the environment to achieve the goals of sustainable environmental development. The Environmental impact assessment can be more closely studied on smaller and existing projects, as in our current study. The current EIA study is based on the scientific colleges of Majmaa University, particularly the laboratories within these colleges, to identify and monitor the environmental elements and the size of waste through environmental monitoring using the environmental register. These elements and damage are classified in attempt to avoid or reduce the harm and mitigate the negative effects This may require the involvement of experts in the field of environmental sciences and other disciplines based on the size and nature of the problem. This also requires field visits to document the work inside laboratories and the surrounding areas and then try to predict the changes that will be made by laboratories in the environment of the college and then the surrounding university environment in order to seek to mitigate the impact of laboratory waste and how to get rid of them in a safe manner. The environmental impact assessment is not limited to examining the impact of the project in its final form, but rather examines the damage caused by it and the equipment used since the initial start of the work. Moreover, it also examines the impact of the used machinery and the waste it receives such as the various kinds of laboratory waste.


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After years of arguing the contrary, Rostin Benham's position on crypto commodities now resembles that of Gary Gensler.
Rostin Benham – chairman of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – has walked back previous claims that Ether (ETH) and other altcoins should fall under his agency's jurisdiction.
Speaking about the future regulation of crypto following FTX's bankruptcy, he suggested that only Bitcoin should be viewed as a commodity.
Flipping Positions on Ether
As reported by Fortune magazine, the chairman aired his thoughts during an invite-only crypto event hosted by Princeton University on Wednesday.
The timeslot, once allotted for ex-FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), had instead been filled by a panel titled "The Demise of FTX and Other Crypto Entities: Lessons Learned."
According to Benham, his agency had spent "tens of thousands" of hours speaking with FTX about allowing the exchange to let customers trade with money borrowed directly from the company, rather than through a broker.
The CFTC was also in line for increased funding and oversight through the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA). The legislation, proposed in August and supported by SBF, would expand CFTC authority to regulate markets for "digital commodities," classify cryptocurrencies, and explicitly name Bitcoin and Ether as commodities.
Benham was optimistic about the bill in September, calling it a "huge step forward."
"Many digital assets constitute commodities," he said, while testifying to Senate at the time. "As recognized by the DCCPA, the CFTC's expertise and experience make it the right regulator for the digital asset commodity market."
The chairman had seemingly held this position as recently as last month, stating that he was in disagreement with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler on the matter. By contrast, his latest claims seem to place him in line with Gensler's position that only Bitcoin can be clearly labeled a commodity.
Gensler has kept a tight lip when speaking about the securities status of other cryptos, but has hinted numerous times that the vast majority of digital assets – including stablecoins – are likely securities.
Regulation After FTX
U.S. regulators have often been criticized for being slow to provide clear regulatory standards for the crypto industry. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argued last month that the magnitude of FTX's collapse could have been avoided had unclear standards not pushed the global trading volume to the overseas exchanges.
Benham defended himself from such criticisms, however, claiming that limited resources from lawmakers to take enforcement action had prevented him from doing so. "We don't have the luxury of waiting," he added.
The chairman is set to discuss his inaction against FTX with authorities soon, and whether his agency could have prevented the collapse, to begin with.
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Girl Scout Cookie fans can now enjoy Yoplait (a General Mills brand) yogurt with new flavors inspired by their favorite cookies. The Minneapolis-based General Mills partnered with Girls Scouts of the USA to create these flavors: Whips! Girl Scouts Thin Mints; Whips! Girl Scouts peanut butter chocolate; and Original Girl Scouts caramel coconut.
The yogurts contain no high-fructose corn syrup. The Thin Mints and peanut butter chocolate flavors are available in 4-ounce cups, and the caramel coconut flavor will be available in 6-ounce cups.
The suggested retail price is 67 cents per cup. The three new flavors will be available at retailers nationwide and started appearing on store shelves in December. The line is a permanent, year-round addition to Yoplait's portfolio.
The caramel coconut flavor contains 160 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 20 grams of sugar and 6 grams of protein per container.
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The Board of Directors would like to invite all members of Glasgow Credit Union to the 29th Annual General Meeting.
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Impact of the Health Services Utilization and Improvement Model (HUIM) on Self Efficacy and Satisfaction among a Head Start Population
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JHHSA, Vol. 33 No. 2, (2010)
The aim of this paper is to evaluate and report the impact of the Health Services Utilization Improvement Model (HUIM) on utilization and satisfaction with care, as well as knowledge regarding prevention, detection, and treatment of asthma, diabetes, tuberculosis, and child injury among low income health services consumers. HUIM outcomes data shows that the coupling of parental education and ecological factors (service linkage and provider orientation) impacts the health services utilization experience of low income consumers evidenced by improved self-efficacy ( knowledge and voice), and satisfaction with care from a child's regular provider. Participation in HUIM activities also improved the low income consumer's knowledge of disease identification, self-care and prevention.
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As the sun makes a welcome appearance, our thoughts turn to sorting out our wardrobes and what we have to wear as more of those sunny days come around. Going through our summer clothes is one of those jobs that we tend to want to put off, but once you get started, you may find it is easier than you think. To help you sort out your wardrobe, we have put together our ultimate guide to organizing your summer clothes.
To do this task effectively, you need to have a few hours to spare. It might look like a big job, but it will go quicker than you think. The first step is to find all those summer clothes that are sitting around in drawers or hanging in the closet and place all of them on your bed. The bed is ideal because it is a fairly large space and at the right height to minimize bending over. Make sure you get out everything; don't forget to include shoes, bags and jackets in this summer clothes audit.
One world-famous home organizer explains that if it doesn't make you feel joyful, you should give it a new home. Apply this little bit of good advice to your summer clothes and you will be reducing that pile in no time. Make two piles: one to discard and one to donate to charity.
Start with blouses, tops and T-shirts. Do they look a bit faded? Did they shrink in that hot wash, or do they have some tears or missing buttons? If you don't have the time to repair them, place them in the discard pile. If they are still in good shape but no longer give you that happy feeling, donate them to your local charity shop, where they can contribute to a good cause (which will make you feel a little bit better about letting your stuff go). Apply this to the rest of your summer clothes.
Let's face it: We have all bought clothes that we thought were our style, only to get them home and find they don't suit us. Many of us also have clothes that were very fashionable last year but would look very dated this year. Maybe you have hung on to your college clothes and sweatshirts for too long. You can keep one or two college shirts for those reunion events you may attend with some of your friends, but when it comes to the rest of your summer clothes from college, they can probably go as you are now giving yourself a whole new summer image. If there's anything in your closet that you haven't worn in the last 2 years, it's time to find it a new home.
By now, you should be left with some summer clothes, albeit not nearly as many as before. Hopefully these are clothes that make you feel happy, still have lots of life in them, and suit your new image. The next task is to put them through the washing machine for a quick freshening up after being stored away. Then, you will need to assess what essential items you are missing. Maybe you need to buy new leggings, a few plain T-shirts, or a skirt in this season's latest color? Sometimes all you need to do is invest in a new item to add to your summer outfits that will keep your whole wardrobe looking up-to-date. If you're on a tight budget, a few fun summer accessories can go a long way toward infusing some new life into your wardrobe.
Why not also take this time to give your closet a spring cleaning? That way, you can put your clothes away in a clean closet. Organize what you will be wearing by color or clothing type, hanging clothes in color order and then by type of garment. This will make it really easy to get up and get dressed in your new summer outfit in the morning.
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DIY SOS host Nick Knowles was praised today by the man whose camera caught him using his mobile phone while speeding.
The BBC presenter was banned from driving for six months under the totting-up procedure and fined £1398 plus £85 costs.
Speaking outside Cheltenham Magistrates Court, the former I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! contestant said
"I fully admit that what I did was wrong and the six month suspension and the fines are completely appropriate.
"I expected nothing else as it's against the law to handle a mobile phone while driving. I have worked with the police on many occasions and fully support them and the work they do.
"I want more people to understand that using a mobile phone at the wheel can have devastating consequences and I hope being given the suspension and fine helps get the message across that it is dangerous and unacceptable".
Mr. Knowles was captured on film by the Gloucestershire Police mobile camera enforcement unit doing 85 mph on the A417 Brockworth bypass, near to junction 11a for Gloucester on 28 January this year. The unit uses a long range lens with an approximate range of 990 metres which means it can spot an offence before the driver sees the camera.
Two camera enforcement officers and specialised equipment are funded by Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) through his priority for safe and social driving. The aim is to reduce speeding, tailgating and the number of drivers using their phones at the wheel and not wearing a seatbelt.
PCC Martin Surl praised Mr. Knowles for recognising what he did was wrong.
"He was very apologetic and contrite when I spoke to him afterwards and fully acknowledged that what he did was dangerous and misguided.
"He could have used his celebrity status to fight the charges. Instead, he accepted his punishment in the hope that the publicity would stop other drivers from making the same mistakes.
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Vicky Mayer enjoys a magical train journey full of surprises and delight on the Sunset Steam Express
A very warm welcome at Victoria Station
On a warm summer's evening in July, a sizeable crowd is gathering at platform 2 in Victoria Station. Well dressed and excited, they are all here to climb on board Steam Dreams' popular Sunset Steam Express as it journeys from London around the Surrey Hills on a round-trip.
Pulling the carriages tonight is the handsome 61306 Mayflower locomotive. Built for the London & North Eastern Railway in 1948, it is one of only two surviving B1 Class locomotives and is powerful enough to travel anyway around the UK.
We haven't left the station yet but with her handsome green and black livery, she is causing quite a stir with the evening commuters at the station.
First impressions
We're looking forward to a Pullman style dining experience on board the train and as we're escorted to our seats, we're already excited. Our wood-panelled carriage is sumptuously decorated with wing-backed seats and romantic table lamps and the table is laid-out with crisp white linen, shiny cutlery and fresh flowers.
As we ease into our seats and say a friendly hello to our fellow passengers, you can feel a real sense of excitement and anticipation in the carriage as the train pulls out of the station. Choo choo!
On The Rails
There's nothing quite like travelling on a steam train as it pushes and pulls its way out of the station. Shunting is part of the magical experience and I love the noise they make as they head along the rails. If you've never had the chance to enjoy a ride on a steam train, this would be a great first trip. Like popular steam train trips on the Bluebell Railway and the Ffestiniog Railway, this journey will give you a real nostalgia hit.
We're heading west first and as we pass Barnes and Kew Bridge, passengers on the stations cheer as we come into sight. Everyone loves a steam train and it's a joy to be travelling on one tonight.
Settling in, we order a couple of glasses of champagne and toast the train and our journey.
What a view
As the train picks up speed (never going over 75 miles an hour) we pass by Windsor, Virginia Water and Chertsey. The countryside here is beginning to look very pretty and the combined hit of pastural views, low sunshine and the sound of the steam train is fantastic.
But like all good journeys, the best is still yet to come. As the sun dips down and we head for a glorious sunset, the glorious Surrey Hills come into view and we enjoy spectacular vistas across the Chilworth, Dorking, Box Hill and Reigate.
The final part of our journey sees us head back towards Victoria Station and past Purley, the landscape becomes more urban as we steam our way back via Croydon, Crystal Palace, and Brixton.
We arrive back in Victoria at precisely 21.45, having enjoyed a fantastic steam train journey that's lots of fun.
Food glorious food
One of the best aspects of this journey is how it gives you the chance to enjoy a 3-course meal as you enjoy the steam train experience and take in the views.
There are two set menus – one for meat-eaters and one for vegetarians. We opted for the former and it's absolutely delicious. Meals on trains are often hit and miss but ours really hit the mark. We began with a very light aubergine, red pepper and courgette salad with pine nuts. It whetted our appetites but wasn't too heavy. The staff on board are very friendly and attentive so you feel as if you're in a classy five-star restaurant. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to the thought of mashed potato on a hot summer's evening. But the main course of free-range chicken in a creamy sauce, mash and seasonal veggies was so delicious I soon ate my words.
The courses are spaced out to give you time to digest your food and take in all the lovely views from your carriage. And with a moreish dessert of Windsor & Eton mess followed by coffee and macaroons, you'll leave the train replete.
Drinks aren't included in the ticket price but they are pub prices and there is a big choice so you don't feel ripped off.
Our verdict
This fantastic steam train journey hits all the right notes. You'll get to travel in style on a cute steam train, eat delicious food and toast the glorious Surrey countryside from the comfort of your stylish carriage.
Whether you're looking for an amazing date experience, you want to treat someone special in your life or you just love steam trains, the Sunset Steam Express is a trip you will always remember.
What's on offer
You can choose from a standard ticket which will get you a seat in a 1960s carriage. Drinks and snacks can be bought on board or you can bring your own picnic. A standard ticket costs £49pp. Or you can choose a Pullman Style Dining Experience Ticket. This includes seating in a first-class carriage, welcome nibbles and 3-course dinner. You can buy additional drinks on board. A first-class ticket with dinner costs £129pp.
Get on board
To book a seat on the Sunset Steam Express on Tuesday evenings from now until September see steamdreams.co.uk or call 01483 209888


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Conference Reports for NATAP
HIV Research for Prevention
October 17-19, 2016
Tenofovir / IQP-0528 Combination Gel Effectively Inhibits HIV and Is Not Affected by Semen
Reported by Jules Levin
HIVR4P Oct 18-20 2016 Chicago
Cory Shetler1, Anthony Ham2, Karen Buckheit2, Robert Buckheit2, Charlene Dezzutti1,3 1Magee-Womens Research Institute, United States, 2ImQuest BioSciences, United States, 3University of Pittsburgh, United States
Tenofovir (TFV), a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, and IQP-0528, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor were formulated into aqueous gels and have shown anti-HIV activity.
Our premise is the combination gel would demonstrate higher potency than TFV gel or IQP-0528 gel alone and that semen would not affect the gels potency.
The combination gel contained 1% TFV and 1% IQP-0528; the single entity gels contained equivalent amounts of each drug. Using polarized ectocervical and colonic tissue explant cultures safety was defined by viability (MTT assay) and histology, while efficacy was defined by preventing HIV-1BaL infection with or without 50% whole semen over a 21 day culture period. TFV and IQP-0528 were quantified using mass spectrometry technology. Linear correlations between log10 transformed p24 levels at the end of culture (day 21) and log10 transformed drug levels were defined. To determine the 90% effective concentration (EC90), a 4-parameter Emax model was used.
No change in tissue viability or epithelia was noted after 24hr exposure to the gels. The combination gel was efficacious for ectocervical and colonic tissue at 100 and 10 μM, respectively. This was similar for the IQP-0528 gel. For the TFV gel, 1000 and 100 μM, respectively was needed to prevent infection. Further testing in the presence of semen showed no impact on the potency of the TFV/IQP-0528 or TFV gel for either ectocervical or colonic tissues. Significant linear correlations for IQP-0528 (P=0.0092) and TFV-diphosphate (P=0.0184) were found in cervical tissue. EC90 values for TFV-diphosphate and IQP-0528 were 24.58 ng/mg and 3.77 ng/mg, respectively. Evaluation of colonic tissue is in progress.
These data show IQP-0528 is more potent than TFV and the gels were safe for ectocervical and colonic tissues.
Combination gels may have advantages in areas with known circulating drug resistant virus and should be considered for future microbicide development.


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text: Wow, just watched this after skimming their wikipedia article. The line between American cartoons and Japanese anime sure is getting blurrier. That show seems to me a cross between the uniquely whacky adult anime Detroit Metal City, and the distinctive --although more widespread- childish american shows with the nonsensical setting of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. As for Ubuntu, my experience with it goes long back but doesn't run deep. They sent me two free copies (one for you one for a friend) of each of their editions, there was Kubuntu and Edubuntu and Xubuntu and I don't know what else. It was fun receiving a batch of original OS discs from across the Atlantic for free, and in a quantity to give around. It always saved the day when a computer broke down and you still had to access its files, or wanted to try something fresh (since you can fully boot from the cd and use the full functionality). I remember a friend wanted it once to be able to hack the neighbours network for free internet, he said it was nearly impossible in the windows environment. Back then Ubuntu felt like a computer OS with a task bar and hierarchical menus, looked sleek and felt powerful, and light at 700Mb. the new one keeps updating almost every month and makes your PC feel like an Android device, what with the widget style menus they made now, although thankfully after a lot of feedback from like-minded users, you can now switch the older layout by logging off then instead of clicking the log on button you select something from a list (forgot what it was), and you got the old school Ubuntu. A main issue I found no solution for now that my laptop has dual boot, is that the startup menu shows Ubuntu at the top of the menu, and unless I go down to Win7 it will automatically boot in Ubuntu. I searched a lot for a solution but couldn't find any easy ones, all included doing dos-style hacks and I'm not comfortable going there unless absolutely necessary. Another reason I'd never fully migrate to Ubuntu on my laptop is because Ubuntu has zero power management, the processor is running full power all the time, battery over in less that what Windows uses for the "high performance setting". again people asked for a solution but none exists yet, as far as I know. But Steam now runs on Ubuntu, that may change a lot of things.


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Oscars and The Same and Opening Up And Letting Go
So tonight is Academy Awards Night - when we at the Keohane house sit down with our own printed ballots and make our best guesses as to which movie, actor, actress, editor will take home the coveted Oscar statuette. Though this is something I always wanted to watch through to the end, we didn't begin doing it until the last few years. The tradition has recently been to get Chinese food with the kids and watch the show, but no one seems to want Chinese lately because of better-eating goals (myself included), so unless we want to watch Audrey eat all the Teriyaki Beef, we'll eat healthier.
I digress. Tonight, we're have a few friends from town over to watch with us as well. Another way of reaching out to the world around us and inviting them into our world rather than keeping the world at an arm's distance. Daughter Amanda is also inviting a few of her friends, too. Why keep the world at bay, when people are so much more interesting than walls? It's a "comfort zone" thing, of course, especially with kids, until you point out to them that their friends are always invited at any time, so why can't ours be? Teenagers sometimes have a hard time remembering that their parents, step- or otherwise, are actually people, too. But it's also where in the past the home was more closed off, treated as a sanctum sancotrium... I was just as guilty as anyone of this, and a lot of times it was treated this way for no other reason than I/we knew no other approach.
So, should be fun tonight. Hopefully the plow guy comes by before people arrive so we have parking (it's snowing here today). We've got munchies and drinks and ballots and two prizes for the top 2 winners.
Unfortunately because of the snow we weren't able to get to church today. New England Chapel is having services but it's only raining there, snowing here. We tried to drive, but the roads were too treacherous. Sometimes having your church be an hour drive away has its disadvantages. How many times the kids have looked at us and asked why we don't just go to the church in town like I always have done? Like them, I was born and raised Catholic, but for me, since college I've wanted more, wanted that closeness with God, an actual relationship with Him that I would see from people who were part of other, more biblically-centered denominations. The Catholic Church is also Christian (a fact which some Catholics are surprised to hear, since the word "Christian" is used infrequently, as least compared to "Catholic"). But for many, it's the right one for them. For many, the rituals, the special days and rote prayers are what they want and need - whatever brings you closer to God is good. It was special to me, but I had a yearning for something different and I finally feel the time has been right to do so, and I have not regretted it. My right-brain-ness probably just needs more than the same thing week to week. I like things less ritualistic, more relational. God will use everything around us to bring us closer to him. For me, it was the Catholic church growing up, but there have also been other people from other bents religion-wise who have expanded my view of faith in one way or another, New England Chapel lately, and there will be more people and more places to come. Why not? It's His world. He can play with whatever toys he wants to.
So don't say - Dan should go back to where he'd been going. Dan shouldn't. Dan will go where the Spirit leads him and he'll do it prayerfully and openly and will make mistakes but so what? We have the experience and years to make educated decisions. However, and this is important: offered advice from those around us is welcome. Without objective viewpoints from other people I will likely make more mistakes than I already have. Offer advice, know I hear, and know I will appreciate it, whether or not I actually follow it. Same the other way, viceversary. I may offer advice, but like anything given, I try (key word, there) to give it freely, letting it go and not worrying if it will be taken. Two way street, that philosophy.
So I never mentioned the fund raiser this coming Saturday. Click Here For More Info, and I'll promote it more here next time. Speaking of giving away, I'm going to be running a poetry booth at the market, for any donation I'll whip up a custom poem on a notebook page, sign it and tear it off and give it to the donor. Out of my head, into their hands and gone. Something I'd read about in Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down The Bones back in the 80's. Amanda is going to sell these cool, hand-made journals, and were going to be selling meatless chili (it's AMAZING, trust me).
So, good luck to the nominee's tonight. I wish the Oscars were on Saturday night instead of Sunday, seriously. People have work/school to get to in the morning. But its Hollywood, they don't live like normal people.


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The customer is always right. Or is he? Sometimes he's wrong, and sometimes it's good to rid yourself of customers who are a bad match with your business. But first, heed these suggestions for damage control.
The Customer is Always Right. Isn't that what we've been told? If you're in business, you know how preposterous that statement is. The customer isn't always right, the customer is often wrong. Worse yet, you know it, he knows it, and he knows you know it.
This mantra was ramrodded down the throat of American business in the eighties (nineteen-eighties, that is) and early nineties that we became sick of living the lie. So what happened? Well, for the past five or six years it has become vogue to fire your customers—that is, those customers who are not profitable or are a pain in the…neck. The worm has truly turned. Sweet emotional release is achieved when you can stand proudly before your support group, chin high and twinkle in your eye, and utter, "I just fired a customer!" A hearty round of applause is bestowed upon you, as if you just announced you have been alcohol and drug free for six months.
Watch out! There is a need for caution and I'll tell you why. It is perfectly acceptable to take inventory of your loyal, profitable customers and jettison the dogs, but like many things in American culture, many of us didn't read the entire customer-expunging process manual. The idea seemed cool, so we figure we'd just go with the flow on getting it done. No consequences in today's dog eat dog world. Herein lies the myth. Discharging customers the wrong way can and usually does lead to very bad things for your business. Customers talk, and word of mouth about bad experiences travels fast and far.
Last Tuesday, I was able to finally connect with the paving contractor who originally blacktopped my driveway about six years ago. It was time for a reseal, and we had been missing each other. The first experience with this guy had been pleasant and professional, so I was willing to single source the rework job, no questions asked. If you're the contractor, this is ideal, right? Repeat business with no cost of the sale. Well, he shows up to give me the estimate, let's call him Gino, and Gino has it already written by the time I can secure my infant and get outside to talk to him. It's a standard seal job with an additional piece of beefing up a section of the driveway that was sunken over the years. The price was right, and then I asked a question.
"So, Gino, how are you going to raise that sunken section of the driveway?"
"Oh, I'll put down three inches of gravel and pave over it."
"Three inches, huh? Wow, it appears to be sunken a good foot there on the corner, is that enough?"
"I've been doing this for 25 years, Karl, how long have you been laying blacktop? The corner needs to stay lower for water runoff."
I think it's a joke, so I ignore it. I also now understand Gino's reasoning.
"Touché'! Well, you're the expert. Sounds good to me. How do we get started?"
We agree that he'll call in advance of the day he can get over, shake hands and he's off.
End of story? Not exactly. Three days later I receive a voice mail message.
"Mr. Walinski (everyone does that), I can't do your job. Thanks anyway." <Click!>
My curiosity has got the better of me so I call back to see why the change of heart. Gino indignantly tells me that he doesn't like anybody telling him how to do his job. He's been doing this forever and I haven't, and I'd be unhappy with the finished product, so he's, in effect, firing me, and Oh by the way, your mother wears combat boots. Paul Bunyan couldn't have knocked the chip off his shoulder.
"I said that?" I replied.
"Yeah, you told me that I sucked eggs and so did my entire family, so I don't want to deal with you."
It was my turn to hang-up on him. No one mentioned that it took three days for my supposed insults to get under his skin.
Bizarre? Exaggeration? Just a little on the combat boots line. The fact is that this customer treatment has become commonplace in the backlash against the Customer is Always Right slogan. If you're in the service business (who isn't?) and think this little escapade has no repercussions, think again.
1. I wrote this article and have a speech on Customer Service next month, where this story will make good content. It may end up on an audiotape and heard by hundreds of consumers. What happens if I use the business' real name?
2. My Office Manager asked me the same day how my meeting with the blacktopper went, because she is getting her stone drive paved this year, and it's a big one. What do you think I told her?
I made the difference in thousands of dollars in revenue on the same day this guy dissed me! HA HA!
By definition, letting customers go will probably be an unpleasant experience for them. Here are some suggestions for damage control.
Clarify Disagreements First. If you've had a quarrel with a customer, communicate with that person your perception of what you think is fair and allow her to do the same. Validate her concerns and allow her to question your judgment because she is paying you, even if she isn't the expert you are. You may find out through discussion that a misunderstanding doesn't warrant dumping the customer.
Be Professional. That means don't do it over the voicemail or by not calling or failing to show up for a job. Meet the person face to face and politely explain why you think you may not be the source for them. There may be a ton of reasons; you only need one. She doesn't match your customer profile, or you don't feel you can Wow! him with the job, whatever. Keep your value judgments to yourself and avoid a hostile tone.
Offer Alternatives. Remember, if you fire your customer, after all the emotion is cleared that person is left without someone to perform the service that you once did. Refer someone else to them that you feel is a more appropriate match for their needs, such as another contractor who specializes in smaller work. You may just help the customer find a perfect match for his needs, someone better than you, and he'll remember it and at a minimum not spread verbal poison about your business.
The customer isn't always right, but it's our job as providers of value to make them feel like they are always important. The process of firing mismatched customers is not pleasant for either side and is to be avoided at all costs. If it has to happen, use tact, courtesy, and professionalism and offer alternatives and keep your business name in good public standing.


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Rounding up some Rangers items this morning...
Kat O'Brien has a spring training update, although not much new there. The biggest item to me is that Daniels says he's had discussions with Erubiel Durazo's agent about Durazo coming to Texas on a minor league deal.
Durazo was awful with Oakland last year, but has been a very good hitter otherwise throughout his career, and is just 32 years old. I like the chances of him bouncing back in 2006 better than I like the chances of Phil Nevin bouncing back, although since both he and David Dellucci are lefty hitters, and since Durazo is pretty much limited to a DH role, adding him wouldn't really help a DH platoon any. Durazo has also struggled to stay healthy throughout his career.
Nevertheless, the 2003-04 version of Durazo would be a better option at DH than anything else the Rangers have. Going with Mench, Wilkerson, and a GMJ/Dellucci platoon in the outfield, with Durazo at DH, wouldn't be a bad plan at all.
Speaking of Phil Nevin, T.R. Sullivan has a write-up on him today, with Daniels and Showalter indicating that Nevin is supposed to be the DH this season. Hopefully, that's just spinning.
I also have to nitpick a little on one item from Sullivan's column:
At that point, in mid-August, the Rangers decided to give playing time to two rookies, Adrian Gonzalez and Jason Botts, and Nevin was told he wasn't going to play much.
They may have decided to give playing time to Botts in mid-August, but he didn't actually join the team until mid-September. Jason Botts' first appearance with the Rangers was on September 14...he wasn't costing Nevin playing time...
Evan Grant has a new newsletter up, with a few interesting items, including a suggestion that Orel Hershiser may have alienated some within the Rangers' front office with his active campaigning for the Los Angeles Dodgers job, a different look at the Padres trade, and some thoughts on Hank Blalock and Juan Dominguez.
The DMN also has a small piece on my favorite catcher, Rod Barajas, and the number of pitchers he is having to work with this spring.
And finally, over at the Dallas Observer, there is a rather juvenile piece from Richie Whitt on Jon Daniels. Of course, it is in the Dallas Observer, so I guess Whitt is trying to be hip and edgy, to appeal to the piercings and patchouli crowd. But still, the whole thing comes across as rather...puerile...


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From natural language processing to machine learning, the digital transformation landscape is full of terms that may read like mysterious jargon. In a complex economy, business leaders may be tempted to wait and see how others fare with new technology rather than assuming risk. However, in the case of many digital tools, the business benefits of implementation can offer a rapid return on investment that far outweigh the risk. In fact, prolonged waiting may even hinder organizations as customer expectations exceed capabilities or competitors race to adopt them first.
Driving enterprise digital transformation means changing the way a business operates. The modernization goal is to replace dated logic, obsolete models, manual analyses and tedious tasks with more efficient digital tools to reach better business outcomes faster. Among the best-known possibilities that digitalization has introduced are larger data volumes, more automated steps and more advanced analytical models. However, it is not a single tool or automated process that will change the fabric of how an organization operates. Rather, it is when these tools are combined strategically at scale alongside effective change management tactics that digitalization is elevated to a transformative level.
Many business solutions now feature some kind of digital accelerator, whether through rule-based actions or more complex artificial intelligence (AI). The following outlines five key digital accelerators and their application, and how choosing the right strategic partner for applying these accelerators can generate faster, more successful business outcomes.
5 Digital Accelerators and Why You Should Use Them
- Reveal Patterns with Machine Learning
Machine learning (ML) is a computer's ability to progressively find patterns and apply this ever-increasing knowledge to categorizing data or predicting specific values. It's a method for leveraging large data volumes with complex interrelationships that requires limited human interaction and can be applied in a variety of tasks, from categorizing customer feedback to predicting and alerting users to unusual events in manufacturing plants.
- Automate Tasks with Robotic Process Automation
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a programmed set of instructions and rules that allows a machine to mimic a user's actions to perform a task. Instead of a human taking the time to manually input data into a dashboard, an RPA can do it automatically as the new data arises, ensuring standardization and freeing up employees to do less tedious, higher value work.
- Translate Data through Natural Language Processing
Natural language processing (NLP) processes the language expressed by humans so a computer can understand it and engage in a two-way communication accordingly. Using NLP can be helpful for sorting and analyzing datasets with free form text where there are slight variations in language to say the same thing by creating structured data that can lead to scalable interpretations from previously unstructured information.
- Understand Priorities through Data, Text and Process Mining
This encompasses a variety of techniques and tools to structure numerical values, categorical attributes, free text or event logs in order to generate the incremental statistical and relational information commonly used for reporting and decision-making. The differentiated value lies in efficiently and accurately interrogating available inputs to derive valuable information, gleaning insight into factors such as diagnosing suppliers' underperformance, predicting category management flow or controlling purchase order payment accuracy.
- Orchestrate through Business Process Management Software
Business Process Management Software (BPMS) digitally models, executes, monitors and optimizes a series of steps that have a clear goal, driving visibility and removing waste. This can be applied to workflows triggered by events such as a customer opening a support ticket, alerting employees to action and keeping them on track throughout the next steps until ticket closure.
While these are perhaps some of the most common digital accelerators, and their sophistication may vary by the degree to which AI replaces the use of explicit rules, the bottom line is that successful implementation varies. Some businesses start with the technology and search for ways to apply it. Although this provides interesting research and development work, it is not the most effective method for a business that wishes to improve ROI or increase process efficiency where it most matters.
Case Study: Using Digital Accelerators for Better Business Outcomes
Transformation is often most successful when you start with a few small but impactful projects and follow a specific business outcome. For example, in most complex organizations, legacy operations structures have risks associated with multiple point solutions, excessive dependence on human communication and bottlenecked processes. As a result, traditional models often have gaps such as a fragmented value chain, delayed communications, suboptimal risk prioritization and issues with external entities including suppliers and customers. These gaps impact the bottom line, leading to service level issues, lower revenues and lower margins.
One Aligned Automation solution applies the five mentioned accelerators through a single connected "Nerve Center" that connects the previously disparate platforms, enabling a set of interactive dashboards with the most relevant KPIs for our clients, including supplier information, project tracking, customer history, and additional data necessary for actionable insights. This scalable solution often captures millions of dollars of value in the first year of activity filling the gaps in process and data and capturing the otherwise lost value by integrating the end-to-end value chain, unifying internal processes, mitigating supplier risk and offering better foresight and control on the market. Like most of our solutions, this platform uses a combination of AI-enabled capabilities, including RPA, ML, NLP and BPMS, to clean, sort, enrich, analyze and present data. By starting with a problem rather than the technology, we work together with our clients to take a more balanced and effective approach that is driven by the outcome.
Partnering to Enable Transformation Success
While there is great opportunity in digital transformation, many companies run into challenges surrounding digitalization in the workplace, such as:
- A lack of clarity of where and how to start.
- The misguided belief that everything should be automated.
- An inability to connect the "loose ends" of existing software platforms.
- Fear that AI will replace employees.
At Aligned Automation, we believe that digital tools are meant to support employees, freeing them up from tedious tasks to do higher value work. This is supported through our modular Fast 90 approach, which starts small and builds for scale, providing quick wins and tying up loose ends in the process.
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As the TCFS dataset grows, we need more efficient methods of organizing and indexing the information. It is currently impractical to store the entire contents of the ITS backup tapes on-line, so we need some way to avoid having to shuffle around dozens of tapes whenever we are looking for some particular old data. The table of contents is designed to tackle just this problem.
This portion of the system isn't designed to be as robust over the ages as the TCFS format itself, and is expected to become obsolete at the same rate as any other piece of software. The design goal for this phase was to provide us with an efficient means of tracking the files in our TCFS archives now, not 30 years from now; we presume that superior means of cataloging files will surface as storage and processing power become ever cheaper. The table of contents was also designed to conserve space where it could.


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NTS NAT-I Test January Roll Number Slips 2023
The candidates who submitted their application forms to the NTS for the National Aptitude Test NAT-I which conduct on the 17th January 2023. Now they are all served by a roll number slips to appear in the NAT Test. Those candidates who have not received their NAT test Roll Number Slips now can download it from here. We are here to provide them with an online portal to download their NAT Test NTS Roll Number Slips 2023. Individuals who will get their slips by putting their CNIC Numbers and By Name in the given link and take printout.
Download: NTS NAT-I Test 17 January Roll Number Slips 2023
All those eligible candidates must bring their slips at the test centers and should reach at the centers before the half an hour of starting the test along with the original CNIC Cards. While all other details are available here at this site, as we will upload complete NTS Results after the National Aptitude Test NTS NAT-I Test January Roll Number Slips 2023. So you should stay in touch for more updates and news about all NTS tests at NTSRESULTS.PK
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Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges rich with lush shades of green, the northern city of Chiang Mai feels more like a small town with access to nature only steps from your guesthouse. Completely surrounded by an old wall and a moat dating back to the 13th century, it's easy to compare the unofficial capital of the north to many small towns in medieval Europe. The ubiquitous motorbikes weaving in and out of traffic, however, along with the numerous Buddhist temples sprinkled with orange-clad monks make it easy to overlook this comparison. Navigating the many adventures and experiences that await visitors to Chiang Mai requires prioritizing, which almost mandates a bucket list .
Hike up to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep
One of the most visited Buddhist temples in Chiang Mai, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, glistens in gold atop Suthep Mountain. Most travelers reach this holy site by riding up the windy road via Red Car (shared taxi), but there is a much more adventurous, albeit longer, route. Consider hiking through the jungle, passing an old temple in the woods and monks quarters along the way.
Go Camping in the Mountains
We recommend two of the National Parks in the Chiang Mai area for camping: Mae Ping National Park at the Bhumibol Reservoir and Ob Luang National Park. While the Bhumibol Reservoir offers lush jungle with many exotic birds as well as a unique opportunity to see locals living in floating houses on the immense lake, Ob Luang features waterfalls, caves, a hot spring and beautiful rocky gorges. Both locations provide camping gear so not to worry if you didn't pack your tent or sleeping bag and if you're looking for something a little more luxurious consider renting a room overlooking the Bhumibol Reservoir or a bungalow in the jungle of Ob Luang.
Get a Massage at the Women's Correctional Institution
This suggestion might seem unusual but trust us, you won't be disappointed for three reasons: price, skill, and supporting a lower recidivism rate in Thailand. For as little as $5 US for an hour massage you can help give a new lease on life to prisoners who have chosen to master the art of massage as a way to dissuade themselves from returning to a life of crime. But you will forget all this once their hands are massaging away all your travel aches and pains.
Visit Elephant Nature Park
While in Chiang Mai be sure to visit Elephant Nature Park, where you can feed and bathe elephants of all ages as well as learn about the plight of the Asian elephant and observe their natural behavior.
Lek Chaliert's Save Elephant Foundation runs this project offering day trips, overnight stays or a week of volunteering, which provides opportunities for the betterment of the elephants. Whether you are planting trees, building a fence or making a mud pit you will always be in ear shot of an elephant trumpeting!
Take a Cooking Course
Northern Thailand is home to many delicious Lanna-style dishes that should definitely be enjoyed. But why not take your favorite Thai meals home with you by learning to prepare them yourself. Impress your family and friends back home with authentic pad Thai, spicy papaya salad and the northern specialty of khao soi.
In addition to the recommendations above be sure to save some time to simply get lost in the city, exploring each soi (small street) and following your intuition of which windy road might reveal a hidden gem. Cool off from shopping at the Sunday Walking Street or the Night Bazaar with one of the many flavors of fruit smoothies; in our opinion the mango smoothie is the most refreshing but be sure to try them all and decide for yourself. No matter which activities you opt for, we guarantee you won't be bored in Chiang Mai.


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Research Paper Title Bone metabolic responses to low energy availability achieved by diet or exercise in active eumenorrheic women. Background The researchers aimed to explore the effects of low energy availability (EA)[15 kcal·kg lean body mass (LBM)-1·d-1] achieved by diet or exercise on bone turnover markers in active, eumenorrheic women. Methods By using a crossover design,… Read More
Is Motivational-based Interviewing effective in the Promotion of Physical Activity for Women?
Research Paper Title The effect of motivational interviewing-based intervention using self-determination theory on promotion of physical activity among women in reproductive age: A randomized clinical trial. Background Physical activity (PA) prevents chronic diseases. Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a useful framework to understand the nature of motivational interviewing (MI). Objective This study aimed to determine the… Read More
Can Exercise Prevent Breast Cancer Relapse?
"FOR women who have recovered from breast cancer, exercise appears to be the most important lifestyle choice to cut the risk of death from a relapse. Around a quarter of all women with breast cancer will eventually die when the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. But living more healthily can reduce the risk of… Read More
Physical Activity: Prevalence Depends on Definition Used!
Research Paper Title Compliance with Different Physical Activity Recommendations and its Association with Socio-demographic Characteristics using an Objective Measure. Background In the past decades, several public health guidelines concerning physical activity have been published. This study evaluated compliance with various physical activity guidelines and examined the associations between meeting the guidelines and socio-demographic characteristics. Methods… Read More


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Policy Impact of IIDS Research
IIDS has had major impact on government policies, plans of multilateral funding agencies, programmes of civil society organisations, and research structure of universities in India and abroad. It has been possible due to interactions, conferences, participation in targeted meetings, and research-based inputs to members of policy-making bodies and NGOs at grassroots levels. In its ten years tenure, the Institute's research has increasingly been recognised as policy relevant that has targeted governmental planning related to discrimination, social exclusion, and inclusive policy for Dalits, tribals, and religious minorities. The Institute through its research and timely inputs has assisted the government in the development of the following:
Affirmative Action in Public Procurement Policy
IIDS' research emphasised the need to support enterprise for SCs and STs. This led to certain policy formulation that mandates union ministries/public sector units to make 20 per cent of their purchases from micro and small enterprises (MSEs) owned by SCs and STs.
Prevention of Caste-based Discrimination /Harassment, Victimisation and Promotion of Equality in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations, 2012, by UGC
IIDS' research emphasised that there is a need to ensure that SC and ST students are protected from harassment in higher education institutions. Academic support provided by the Institute enabled the formulation of Prevention of Caste-based Discrimination/ Harassment, Victimisation, and Promotion of Equality in Higher Educational Institutions Regulations, 2012, by UGC. This led to a formal gazette notification from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, directing all central universities to develop 'Equal Opportunity Cell'.
Guidelines against Caste-based Discrimination Experienced by Dalit Children Inside Schools and Classrooms
Taking note of discrimination experienced by Dalit children as detailed in IIDS' research on food security programmes, such as mid-day meal, the Ministry of Human Resource Development issued guidelines against caste-based discrimination in schools. These guidelines ask States to take corrective measures and set up redressal mechanisms to address caste-based discrimination experienced by Dalit children inside schools and classrooms.
Sarva Shiskha Abhiyan (SSA)—Framework for Implementation
The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development, has developed an SSA Framework based on the rights of children to education under 'Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009'. This policy document has referred to IIDS' study on caste discrimination in education faced by Dalit children and has developed specific mechanisms to tackle discrimination against SC and ST students in education sector.
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Teacher Training Module to Address Caste-based Discrimination
On the basis of IIDS' research on discrimination faced by Dalit children in classrooms, IIDS and NCERT have developed a module on 'Master Trainers to Address Caste-based Discrimination and its Implications' in primary schools jointly with the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Inclusive Planning for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plans
In the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007–12) titled 'Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth' IIDS' research inputs were included to highlight the gap between SCs and STs, minorities and others in educational sector including participation in higher education in India. The Institute's research informed the strategies to address this gap in the Eleventh Five Year Plan Period for universities and colleges. The Institute has been actively engaged in discussions on the Twelfth Five Year Plan. This has been through research work on 'Has Growth been Socially Inclusive during 1993-94–2009-10' published in the Economic and Political Weekly.
Strengthening and Leveraging Panchayat Raj Institutions for Effective and Non-discriminatory Delivery of Public Goods and Services, 2013
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj took cognisance of IIDS research on problems of the excluded groups in accessing public services and rural governance to make policy suggestions for non-discriminatory delivery of services in Panchayat Raj Institutions.
In addition to the above, the institute has provided policy inputs to Post-MDG 2015 discussion. The publication of the findings of the IIDS research on "Discrimination of Dalits and Muslims in Urban Housing Market" in 2015 generated a lot of debate at various levels, drawing attention of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. This also led to filing of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court demanding to frame law against discrimination in urban rental market. The Government of India passed the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill in Dec 2015. Sharing of IIDS' research findings from a series of research studies on caste-based atrocities with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and further knowledge support to civil society organizations over last few years at various national consultations organized under the umbrella of 'Nation Confederation on the Amendments Bill', in which IIDS is a member, had partly contributed towards this Bill.
Impact of IIDS' Research on Funding Agencies, Grassroots-level Organisations, and Academia
IIDS' research has played a significant role in decision-making of funding organisations and policy and planning of bilateral and multilateral organisations, such as UNICEF, UNDP, IDRC, DFID, World Bank, and FAO. The engagements with these development agencies have made an impact on their approach and policies to focus on marginalised groups.
- IIDS prepared a concept paper on 'Social Exclusion Linked Poverty', sponsored byDFID, which ultimately led to a policy document by the latter, and brought out a programme titled 'Poorest Area Civil Society' (PACS). The PACS programmes' focus is on social exclusion and poverty in India among the excluded
- IIDS undertook research studies on discrimination in schools and healthcare serviceswith support from UNICEF which has facilitated to bring about some modifications in the policies framed for school education in India by
- IIDS'research on labour-market discrimination in rural areas sponsored by International Labor Organization (ILO) has influenced the policy of the ILO towards labourforce in
- The World Bank published IIDS' research on malnutrition and its link with caste andreligion as their policy
- IIDS has influenced the World Bank Country Program Strategy (2013–16) for India.This now includes planning for the challenges faced by unequal benefit distribution based on caste and gender among others.
- IIDS'research on agricultural productivity in India has influenced the Food and Agriculture Organization Country Programme Framework (2013–17) for agriculture and rural development.
- IIDS'research has enabled NGOs to develop approaches and strategies towards discriminated groups at the grassroots


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Lions vs Buffaloon Oct 27, 2017
There are few feelings that can come close to realising that you are witnessing something special, a moment in time that you are part of, not influencing but merely a spectator. The day started out like so many before it but would turn out like few others.
I've always loved morning game drives, the fresh cool mornings and the rising of the sun, the level of anticipation mirrored by an eagerness to get out there to see what has manifested itself under the cover of darkness.
It was always our plan to start off a little earlier than the rest to go in search of a pride of lions that were seen the night before. Given the fact that they had not eaten for the last few days, coupled with some scorching heat, we had a good chance of finding active lions. En-route to where they were last seen the night before, my tracker Sydney had pointed out some tracks belonging to a large herd of buffalo, which we decided to bypass given our plan.
A couple of hundred meters down the road, Sydney raised an open palm giving me the signal to stop. He took half a minute, immersing himself in his imagination and reading the signs of what lay before him, he turned and said, "The buffalo have changed direction, and they were in a hurry". We were still some considerable distance since the last location of the lions the night before. Could it be a long shot that they had been chased by the pride? In his confidence, Sydney said "Give me a few minutes I need to check for lion tracks." With all his expertise he didn't need a few minutes, there it was, one lone lioness track that he proudly drew a circle around to show all that came after, a proud moment for any tracker.
"This lioness was hunting" he said as he scanned the horizon in the direction of the tracks. We followed the lioness tracks along the road before they veered off into the bush but starting to turn back from where she had come. We doubled back to where she was headed and picked up on tracks for the rest of the pride. We assumed that the lone female was setting a trap and was to chase the buffalo back to the others. We drove a little further and I saw Sydney's shoulders go back, his head go down with a broad grin and a whip of his fingers. Having worked with him for more than two years, I knew what this meant and I waited for the words – "We got them!"
There they were, all 14 individuals - 5 adult females and 9 youngsters feeding on a buffalo cow that they had recently killed - a sight to behold. We notified the other guides who were helping us with the tracking exercise who then started to make their way. I then had a call from Little Bush Camp guide, Jessie, to say that he was not far from the sighting and that he could see a herd of buffalo coming straight towards us.
It was not long before a slow black mist of buffalos started making their way through the trees towards the lions. They had been spotted by the lions, and while the younger individuals backed off the kill, one lone lioness stood firm against the herd. To repel them, she charged into the masses causing them to retreat, realising she was quite some way from the rest, she returned but this was seen to be a sign of weakness by the buffalo who then pushed forward. Regrouping around the carcass, the lions waited for the buffalo to approach. The low growls trying to ward off the mass of horns. Even the young cubs could be heard vocalising, however this sounded more like a fearful yelp and would not intimidate the buffalo.
Buffalo and lions have a hatred for each other and it is highly likely that the fallen buffalo was a member of this particular group. Even though this buffalo was dead, the buffaloes seemed like they were intent on inflicting some damage to their mortal enemy. The lions would be thinking twice, especially since recently this pride had already lost cubs to buffalo. After things calmed down, the body language of the lions became a lot more relaxed with some continuing to feed while others lay on their sides close to the carcass. Despite their relaxed demeanour, there was an element of anxiety as one lioness walked past our vehicle with a slight limp and still feeling the effects of a buffalo's horn that gored her a few months back. The mottled red scar on her back leg, clearly visible and a reminder to all of how vulnerable these apex predators can be despite their reputation.
Whenever the herd decided there was nothing to gain by this and decided to turn and move away, the eldest female of the youngsters, now approaching 2 years old, would see this as a sign of weakness and would charge into the herd, sending them running. The herd mentality had now changed from defending the fallen to self-defence and preservation and would push back against the pride. Often with a lone bull coming out of the herd and pressing forward against the barrier of claws and teeth. Only when they were a couple meters from each other would the lions growl and retreat. I have never seen lions and buffalo at such close quarters. This back and forth continued round after round like two evenly matched boxers sparing with each other.
Upon reflection, I could see that the lions were content with just one buffalo kill and the adult females were showing no intentions of bringing down another despite demands of the growing family members. The initiator of the continual charging, the young female, seemed to be a test, and understanding of your opponent and how to read their body language, when to press and when to retreat. Despite their actions to defend themselves, the buffalo were in fact giving an insight into their tactics in this deadly dance, this young lioness, a potential future leader absorbing all the lessons of an interaction of this calibre. The adult lionesses, at times, watched her push and retreat, every time her confidence growing, a young prodigy and vital member of a team of killers.
Eventually growing tired of this game, the buffalo moved off, a small moral victory for the lions who then celebrated by small head rubs, a way of reaffirming their family bonds and their continual commitment to one another in the face of an adversary. This war has continued over the ages and will continue to do so, providing that there are refuges like this in the future - the war between predator and prey, and something that is a true honour to witness.


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This was built in the 1920's as a Sears, Roebuck kit house, according to a real estate ad offering the property, "with much of the original detail restored." (It is not, however, readily apparent which kit style 12 Brewster Street represents.) It was sold in 2007 by Richard J. and Evelyn Joy Segura to Meg Stewart and Maureen A. Wilson, who were then principals in DwellCoastal, before founding Blue Bay Real Estate. They converted the property into a two-unit condo in 2011.
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