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OZONECPU Operational Description for Firmware Version 2.26
Refer to the commands document for complete info.
On startup, the logger:
During operation, the system status is displayed by:
Additional parameters in EEPROM are used to set some limits on PSI operation and to setup for periodic ZERO checking by "switching" an ozone scrubber in line with the airflow. These parameters are set under the UOK Update command, as operating parameters OP0 thru OP9 - refer to the OP settings. OP1 and OP2 set the amount of time that the PSI will remain OFF after an error even if the MET data indicates it's OK to sample. OP0 sets the maximum allowable PSI CPU temperature (as indicated in the COM2 data output). OP3 and OP4 set the lower and upper limits of the valve position (normal value is 42, also indicated in the COM2 data output).
Parameter OP5 sets the number of hours between ZERO checks; setting it to 0 disables ZERO checking. This time interval is based on actual sample time, not calendar time. That is, if OP5 is set for 24, then 24 hours of PSI sampling time must elapse between ZERO checks. OP6 sets the duration of the ZERO check in minutes, for example 15 minutes. ZERO checking only happens when it's OK to sample per the MET checking; i.e. the PSI must currently be running for the ZERO check to commence. Once the ZERO check starts, the main inlet will remain closed and the scrubber switched in for the OP6 duration, UNLESS the MET check requires a shutdown due to rain or wind. In this case, the ZERO check may abort part way through. It will NOT be restarted when it is OK to sample again. Normal sampling will simply resume and another OP5 hours interval will commence. Finally, OP9 is ALWAYS set to 60 for normal operation of the ZERO checking. OP9 is the minutes multiplier for OP5, since the timing is internally handled in minutes. (This is useful as outlined below...)
Note that during all operation, the STAT command will indicate, among other things, GO/STOPPED status of the logger, OZONE sampling if the PSI is running, the time left (in minutes) until the next ZERO check, or, if ZERO checking is currently happening, the time left in the ZERO check.
IMPORTANT NOTE about changing setup parameters via the UOK
In order to facilitate testing of the system including ZERO checking, OP9 may be set to something other than 60 minutes. Simplest is to set it to 1 so that the OP5 setting now equals minutes for testing. Thus, if OP5 = 24 and OP6 = 15 and OP9 = 1, after every 24 minutes of sampling, the ZERO check solenoid will energize, the inlet will close and for the next 15 minutes, incoming air will be scrubbed. After 15 minutes, the inlet will open, the ZERO check solenoid valve will de-energize, and a new 24 minute sampling period will begin.
If the logger starts up with OP9 set to something other than 60, the STAT command will display a WARNING! message about this, AND the logger will start a 24 calendar hour timeout on ZERO checking that WILL disable ZERO checking for the duration of the logger operation.
*** DON'T FORGET TO PUT OP5, OP6, and OP9 BACK TO NORMAL AFTER TESTING! ***


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Bafana Republic 4: Final Whistle (2010)
The Bafana Republic franchise is essentially a satire about aspects of contemporary South Africa and it is inspired by the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It is not about sport as such, but it uses soccer and sport generally as entry points for social commentary so that the title is a play on, and a reference to both the derogatory notion of a "banana republic" and "Bafana Bafana", the endearing name given to the South African national football team.
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Published (sans title) by Nanoism (March 2015).
My Deepest Regrets
I regret little: cutting my sister's arm on accident; breaking Granny's stained-glass; running over my neighbor's cat; denying it all later.
Published (sans title) by Nanoism (March 2015).
My Deepest Regrets
I regret little: cutting my sister's arm on accident; breaking Granny's stained-glass; running over my neighbor's cat; denying it all later.
"Mask 4 Mask" photo series from the Offroad Productions show A Day With(out) Art: Santa Fe. All taken on iPhone using Hipstamatic app.
"Dissolve" limited edition photo series from the Strangers Collective show Long Echo. All unedited iPhone photos.
"Blue Sky Gold" photo series and handmade zines from the Strangers Collective show Narrows. Photography taken on iPhone, most using Hipstamatic app.
"Self-Portrait of the Southwest" photo series from the Strangers Collective show Trouble Vision. All taken on iPhone using Hipstamatic app.
Published in the Amore: Love Poems anthology (Spring 2016).
Under mango green
sheets, down comforter
the tropical colors of
papayas' and cantaloupes'
inner fruit, your walls pomegranate,
avocado furniture, ceiling a bright plum.
We would slurp mango slices
on piled pillows, legs tangled together,
juices dripping from our wrists,
your soft chin, lips skating
across the heel of a hand,
trailing sticky liquid behind.
I never got to tell you how
those tastes influenced me:
my love of fleshy unknown fruits,
of lush brazen women, the way
I still think of you when I savor
sweet juice creeping down my chin.
Published in the Santa Fe Literary Review (2017).
The Contents of My Purse
Gum to chew when you're talking over me; keys; cell phone and charger, obviously; glitter pens to absentmindedly swirl your name, those fat Sharpies to blot it out; tampons for surprises—including, to be clear, nosebleeds and spills; that book you told me to read forever ago, with no bookmark and not even one page dog-eared; a smooth stone you found way back when we used to walk by the river every week; business cards—mostly other people's, but a few of the ones for my paintings with my old phone number crossed out; my name tag from work, a smear of long-dried-but-still-sticky gravy over the last three letters; wallet, stuffed thick with receipts and pictures and credit cards I can no longer use; a small notebook for random reminders, phone numbers, grocery lists and angry notes to shove under your door; quarters for downtown parking on the off-chance you offer to pay for dinner—even just coffee—if we meet up; a plastic airplane bottle of chardonnay; mace for might-be-muggers; that ring you gave me, the prongs around the little glass gem crowned with lint; a coupon for two-for-one steak dinners, probably already expired; the first—only?—letter you ever wrote me—the envelope folded in half and in half again, then tucked into a side-pocket and accidentally through a tear in the lining—the scent of your cologne still lingering rich and spicy on the crisp paper, perfuming my bag from silky depths I can never quite seem to find.


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Mr Richard Turner, European director of global risk solutions at RSA Insurance Group has been elected President of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI).
In accordance with the Articles of Association, IUMI's Council formally elected Mr Turner at their annual meeting which was held today, the final day of the IUMI annual conference in Cape Town. Mr Turner, who has been closely associated with the global marine insurance market for 35 years, will serve a four-year term as President.
Mr Turner has had a long relationship with IUMI having served on the Executive Committee between 2011 and 2015 and, before that, as a member of the Nominating Committee.
He succeeds Mr Dieter Berg whose four-year term of office was completed today.
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Consumer Reviews of American Standard furnaces
Popularity:#52 of 92 brands of furnaces
31% of customers recommend
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Date created: 2009-06-05 Name: R Howe
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
"Lousy Furnace"
Evey part changed sometimes 2x still junk. Do not buy American Standard.
Date created: 2009-05-03 Name: Bob Poplar
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
I owned this furnace for 2 years and it's non stop repair with this piece of crap! Probably made in china! With american Stamped on the front. What a shame! I know that Americans don't make this kind of garbage. I suggest you don't buy one.
Date created: 2009-03-03 Name: K. Stafflinger
Location: Chester, VA
Years owned: 6
Satisfaction Rating:
After only 6 years my American Standard furnace required a costly repair of $969.00 It is a Freedom 90vs gas furnace. This is the cost of an inductor motor and blower.
Date created: 2008-10-08 Name: Kathy
Location: Wallingford, CT
Years owned: 50
Satisfaction Rating:
"57 y.o. American Standard"
Just bought a house with a 57 Y.O. American Standard that is still running fine. The inspector was stunned. They don't live this long he says..Well, here she is...My dh says we need a new one...wants to go with Buderus..I Ask, is there any brand that can compare to the longevity of this ancient one? They do not make things like this. All new things are not made well in my opinion..Not like the "good ole days"
Date created: 2007-05-23 Name: P. Whitehead
Location: Omaha, NE
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
Installed a 80% 2 Stage 80,000 BTU furnace with a 2 Stage thermostat and have never been so comfortable. Replaced an old Westinghouse 120,000 BTU furnace probably 60% efficiency. Should have done it years ago but just put it off.
Date created: 2007-04-12 Name: S. Pong.
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Years owned: 4
Satisfaction Rating:
American Standard: Bought it a few years ago and have had problems since then. Furnace it loud and not powerful at all. Bad Furnace.
Date created: 2007-04-12 Name: C. James.
Location: N.Y. N. Y.
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
American standard: Always having to repair it and it's only 2 years old. Will never buy it again. Bad very bad.
Date created: 2007-03-29 Name: J. Murray
Location: Stony Plain AB, Canada
Satisfaction Rating:
I have a 30 yr. old Gibson Furnace that has done me well and I am looking to replace for a more efficient model.
Date created: 2006-12-05 Name: J. Salazar
Location: Houston, Tx
Years owned: 19
Satisfaction Rating:
We had 2 American Standard furnaces which worked w/o any problem at all for over 19 yrs. One still works but the other needs replacing so we're doing both at once to save money. As far as we're concerned, they've been good, efficient furnaces for us.
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Navy Strike Group Heads for Korea
The U.S. Navy Carl Vinson strike group will be sailing from Singapore towards the Korean peninsula, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, confirmed on Sunday.
The move comes as concern grows about North Korea's weapons testing program. Kim Jong Un has indicated that an intercontinental ballistic missile test or something similar might be coming, possibly as soon as April 15, the 105th birthday of North Korea's founding president, reports Reuters.
North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea last Wednesday. The missile was launched from Sinpo, a port city on the North's east coast, and it flew about 60 kilometers (40 miles).
North Korea also conducted a test of a newly developed high-thrust engine this year. The engine is believed to be able to help the country achieve world-class satellite launch capability, indicating the test was likely of a new type of rocket engine for long-range missiles.
North Korea has already conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches and is believed to be working to develop nuclear-warhead missiles that can reach the U.S.
The launches are in contravention of U.N. resolutions and have prompted the U.S. and South Korea to agree to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile battery in South Korea later this year.
Additionally, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Japan's Ministry of Defense successfully tested the first intercept of a ballistic missile using Raytheon's latest technology, the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA on February 3.
The SM-3 Block IIA is being developed cooperatively by the United States and Japan to defeat medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
China has called on the U.S. and Japan to show great care, as the technology has some experts saying that it will break the global strategic balance and trigger an arms race.


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This Lohri Try This Quick Missi Roti Recipe at Home:
One factor for which the Punjabi delicacies is legendary is the yummy paratha recipes you could take pleasure in with any curry and vegetable. And for these parathas, you don't must set the dough for an extended time frame. One such conventional Punjabi paratha is the missi roti recipe which is a very talked-about and easy-to-prepare. So, because the festive season is approaching check out this easy recipe at residence and revel in with your loved ones and mates.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Whole time: 35 minutes
Serves: four
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Components wanted for missi roti recipe:
Wholemeal flour- 1 cup
Gram flour- 1/2 cup
Inexperienced chilli- 2 (chopped)
Salt- 1/2 teaspoon
Thymol seeds- 1/4th teaspoon
Kasoori methi powder- 1 teaspoon
Turmeric- 1/4th teaspoon
Onion (chopped)- 2 tablespoons
Coriander leaves (chopped)- 1 tablespoon
Oil- 1 teaspoon
Butter- 1 tablespoon
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Now, easy methods to make missi roti:
First, take a big bowl and put gram flour and wholemeal flour in it.
Add salt, inexperienced chilli, onion, turmeric powder, and thymol seeds.
Then, add kasoori methi, coriander leaves to the combination.
Combine all of the substances correctly and add oil to it.
After including the oil once more combine all of the substances.
Now, gently add some water to the flour and knead the flour into a pleasant dough.
When the dough is prepared, coat the dough with oil and knead once more.
After that switch, it right into a separate bowl and canopy it with a humid material.
Preserve the dough apart for 10 to 15 minutes.
Now, take some dough and make a ball.
Then, mud it with some wheat flour and roll it right into a roti.
Within the meantime, put tawa on medium flame.
As soon as the tawa will get scorching, place the rolled roti on the tawa and cook dinner.
After minute flip the roti, apply some butter and cook dinner it on the opposite facet.
Then, once more flip the roti and apply roti.
Press the sides of the roti with a spatula to cook dinner it evenly.
As soon as the roti turns into brown from each the edges, switch it to a separate plate.
Serve it with the dish of your selection.
And your missi roti is prepared.


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ThaWell Forum 1: The Natural Hair "Movement"… Our Thoughts
This post is the first of many that will be a compilation of thoughts from all four of us here at ThaWell. The topics will range from anything in the news, politics, or anything controversial we feel like talking about. There are just some topics where we all share strong (maybe opposing) opinions. Some of our opinions may make you smile, some may make you laugh, some may make you strongly dislike us for 2-3 minutes before you remember how awesome we are. Either way, feel free to leave comments on anything you read.
The first topic of ThaWell Forum Series is a collection of our thoughts on the natural hair movement that so many women seem to be embracing. Buckle up…
Erik: First off, let me say that I don't see a problem with a woman with natural hair. I don't think that a woman has to have long straight hair down her back in order to be beautiful. If a woman decides she wants to ditch the relaxer and go natural, more power to her. Go for it. But I do have two solid issues here, and they are as follows:
- Going natural does not make you more black than anybody else. Congratulations on your new-found independence from relaxer, but don't use it as an excuse to look down on women who haven't made the same choice. Your choice of hair care hardly gets you any closer to the Motherland… Like, not at all. So chill out a little bit.
- The natural look is not for everybody. The idea here is if you are brutally honest with yourself, you can avoid somebody else from being real and being brutally honest with you. If you choose to do it, be sure that you know how to take care of it. No need in holding on to a bad look in the name of trying to stay natural.
Chris: Life is an evolution. I'm not talking about growing a third arm or anything. What I mean is that we were designed to continually grow and mature. This is especially evident when it comes to my views on the natural hair movement. When I was a tad bit younger (but no less handsome) I despised the natural hair movement. I hated every single second of it. I felt like a woman should have long, luxurious hair and she should take any means necessary to achieve it.Even if a woman had to do what Detroit Red did to get his conk, she betta had done it.
But over time I've come to respect what folks want to do with their hair. Except this guy (Exhibit A: Insufficient daddying). She has to wear it, not me. If a woman feels beautiful with long, flowing, processed hair, beautiful. If that same woman decides that she wants to do a "big chop" and feel beautiful with #3 on The Barber Style Chart, that's just as beautiful.
Don't excoriate me if I feel more attracted to someone with nine pounds of chemicals in her hair. There have been good and plenty of women with short, natural hair that I have practically stalked on MySpace. Just as there have been women with hair from six different types of mammals sewed, super glued and stapled on their heads who I DM'd to death on Twitter. What I don't like is the ridicule I receive sometimes if I decide to wanna holler at a lady who uses the creamy crack. Having natural hair does not make one more englightened that anyone else. From 3rd grade to 5th grade I never left home without my Donnie's activator (Tulsa stuff) but there was no spiritual change when I shaved it all off. The Church of Natural Hair for Latter Day Black folks can miss me with all that jingoism.
Marcus: First, as the only wifed-up member of the team, I'll say this, it is super-amazing to have a wife that doesn't blow the GNP of Estonia on perms, weaves, extensions, wigs, appointments, etc. My wife hasn't had a perm since Reaganomics. I love that about her. When we went on our honeymoon to Florida and wanted to get in the Gulf, no problem. In Puerto Rico we were on the beach and in the water constantly. Went to the rainforest and got dumped on. No biggie (on a side note, if that had been my sister we would have been forced to carry a living canopy over the top of her head until dry land was found). I love the fact that I can touch her hair whenever…
With all of that being said, I couldn't get enough of this picture of my wife. When she had straighter hair, it was if I had a 'different' woman. She had a different feel to her personality. I didn't know where the hair came from, who used to own it or from what region of the world it originated. I just knew that I thought it was kind of sexy. And that's where the conflict lies. Marsy has long hair. In fact, when combed out and straightened, her natural hair is nearly as long as the "added" hair she was rocking. Why did it sexy her up? Maybe its because deep down, no matter how into the natural look a man is, he still would like to have that occasional Black Barbie look. A woman with hair that blows a little bit in the wind. Hair he can run his fingers through (which doesn't make sense b/c Black woman always seem to have oil in their hair, resulting in a mess for finger-through-hair kind of brothers), and hair he can grab a hold of whenever he wants. I guess moral of the story ladies is to change it up from time to time. I'm not saying you have to bathe your skull in the chemical-rich perms that are out there, I'm just saying a little pressing never hurt. And please, please don't spend rent/mortgage on hair care. That is not cool (thank you Marsy for being so smart).


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REACT Thyroid Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, is dedicated to creating awareness for thyroid cancer and raising funds to support research for new treatment options and ultimately find a cure.
The Board of Directors would like to thank you for supporting REACT, the inspiration of my dear daughter Michelle. Her passion and initiative to help others afflicted with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) by creating REACT exemplifies her heart and selflessness.
Since Michelle's passing, my daughter Kimberly and I have done our best to continue the good work of REACT, along with the wonderful assistance of many volunteers. We have raised over $750,000 over the years to invest in research to find a cure for thyroid cancer.
Kimberly and I have decided that the best way to keep Michelle's legacy alive and expand the great work of REACT is to merge with the International Thyroid Oncology Group, or ITOG. ITOG is the preeminent organization that brings together the leaders in the field to develop better treatments for all types of thyroid cancer, including MTC. ITOG was inspired by another MTC patient, who like Michelle, turned her anxiety and feelings of hopelessness into action. The merger with ITOG should be effective January 1, 2019.
The REACT name and mission will be preserved with ITOG. You can continue to support the work of REACT through your existing mechanisms. You will also see greater involvement from our friends at ITOG.
Kimberly and I are confident that ITOG has the best team to nurture and execute the mission of REACT. I know Michelle would be pleased as well.
Very truly yours,
Donna LeBeau,
Kimberly Caplea,
Megan McLoughlin,
Research - Raise funds to support the research of top doctors, scientists and institutions
Education - Increase early detection through "Neck Checks" at home and during routine doctor appointments
Action - Encourage those touched by thyroid cancer to join this important crusade
Cancer - Grow support for thyroid cancer which currently lacks the funding other cancer research receives due to its low incidence rate
Thyroid - Reduce the number of thyroid cancer cases which the American Cancer Society estimates will be 56,000 new cases in the U.S. in 2012
The REACT Thyroid Foundation was founded in August 2011 by a courageous young woman, Michelle LeBeau. In 2009, at the age of 30, Michelle was diagnosed with a rare and incurable form of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma. At the time of diagnosis the cancer had spread to her lungs and was classified as stage 4C. There is no known cure for medullary thyroid carcinoma, or any form of advanced stage thyroid cancer, and it is not responsive to traditional chemotherapy.
Until recently, there have been little to no options for those diagnosed with advanced thyroid cancer. Fortunately, in recent years, there has been great progress made in the area of clinical research and promising treatments are on the horizon. In order to keep the momentum going it is critical that the doctors and scientists have adequate funding to develop clinical trials and conduct research. Michelle was inspired to help make a difference and decided to start a non-profit foundation to do just that.
Michelle LeBeau, founder of REACT Thyroid Foundation
June 22, 1979 - June 8, 2015
Michelle was a visionary and an inspiration to everyone who knew her and beyond. We celebrate her courage, strength, and determination to leave behind a legacy.


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A few of my favorite moments from Sarah & Andrew's wedding at a private home in Old Saybrook, CT. Thanks to you both for having me document your wedding day!!! Awesome afternoon and a pleasure hanging out with your family & friends!! I hope you like this sneak peek 🙂
Butler Photography specializes in wedding photography based out of Hartford, Connecticut. We specialize in documentary wedding photography, photojournalism and portraiture. Documentary wedding photography has gained popularity over the years because of it's candid storytelling qualities which we pride ourselves in providing to our clients. Connecticut Wedding Photographer David Butler II at Butler Photography shooting as a documentary wedding photographer in CT. Also shooting as a wedding photographer in Hartford Connecticut.


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Quote[Mind you that all our tests are performed at a room temperature of roughly 21 Degrees C. We decided to go with the Core i7 4790K as it literally is the hottest processor your money can get you. You guys all know that once overclocked with added voltage, the temperatures get out of control big-time.
We've been battling the question whether or not to actually use a Core i7 4790K on a Z97 motherboard. The Haswell processors all have poor heat transfer from the silicon die to the IHS. Fact remains that this CPU is what the Guru3D audience buys -- and as such you -- would want to know how these coolers perform]quote
After reading Guru 3D review of the H150 Corsair cooler, I need to see what members think of my system temps.
I have that CPU in Asus Z97-Pro Gamer.
Asus GTX 980 Strix @ 4.4G
360 radiator with 2 X approx 900 rpm and 1 X about 1500 rpm.
The CPU has a good water block but can't find the details.
The 980 Strix is water cooled with EK full cover VGA water block EK-FC980 GTX Strix Acetal/Nickel.
Both waterblocks share the one loop.
Using Elite Dangerous with idle on the pad the cores ranged from 34 to 44 degrees centregrade.
Whilst flying and fighting, the highest was 64 degrees.
In the past, on a hot day, 30 degrees ambient, the temp did reach 78 celcius.
The ambient for this temp was about 26 degrees.
The ambients mentioned are in my computer room.
Are there better CPUs for this board that run cooler?
Or should I de-lid and risk destruction?


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I love my house. Probably not as much as the full-time author and creator of this blog, but pretty close. I love the space, I love the character it has, I love the location, and I have dreams of what it could look like one day. What I love the most though, is having a yard that I can landscape. I dream of the day when I have a well-manicured lawn. I don't need it to be the talk of the town and I'm not looking for any garden awards. I just want a weed free, green lawn with colorful plants and shrubs. The only thing keeping me from my dream besides time, money, and the freakin' heat is my arch-nemisis'…moles.
I have this awesome door in my bedroom that looks out into my backyard. Every now and again I will stand in front of it and look out into my yard and curse the moles. Sometimes in my head, but most of the most out loud. Lines of dead grass mark where their trails have been. Trips back and forth with the lawn mower reveal new, fresh trails. Occasionally I have to shove my gate open over the moles buys work. Dang moles.
I have a simple trap that the previous owner left and when I'm feeling motivated I'll move it around my yard hoping the next day I've picked the right spot and there will be a dead mole on the other end of it. I've seen the trap sprung one time. ONE TIME. You can imagine my excitement as I rushed to see my first dead mole. I pulled up the trap and nothing. No mole. I cursed the trap.
This last week, on our previously blogged about staycation, I thought I would try and drown the suckers out. Play a little "Wack-a-mole" with a hose and a shovel. I heard this was a reasonable method for getting rid of moles. I found some trails, shoved the hose in them, turned the water on and waited to see moles running for their lives. I didn't have to wait long. There were no moles. Cuss!
"…a varmint will never quit – ever. They're like the Viet Cong – Varmint Cong. You have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote." -Carl Spackler
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Following a very lacklustre CES where Windows Phone had effectively no presence on the floor or in the avalanche of media coverage, Microsoft moves into the second major promotional event of the year and is passing once more.
There are probably some very good business reasons behind these decisions.
The first is the change in CEO brought on by the rapid departure of Steve Ballmer. That naturally acts as a pause button over the entire company, as everyone waits to see what the new chief will want to do. Microsoft's search for a CEO took some time before the Board went for an internal selection in Satya Nadella.
Nadella comes from the Cloud and Enterprise group of Microsoft. Windows Phone already relys heavily on the cloud services out of Redmond, and while the 'steady as she goes' view of Microsoft would place an emphasis on Nadella's strengths to turn Microsoft into a cloud services company, until that direction comes down from the corner office the future direction of all of Microsoft's products is uncertain.
When there is uncertainty in a product line (such as Windows Phone) that is not the leading platform, is it any wonder that the major smartphone manufacturers already on board with you, at least on paper, are wary with their commitments?
Secondly, and partly tied into the first point, is Microsoft's upcoming BUILD conference. Scheduled for April, this will be Nadella's chance to lay out his story for Microsoft going forward, and the expectation is that Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 will pick up major updates (with an increasing amount of synergy between the two operating systems). Why try and fight for a little bit of PR in Las Vegas or Barcelona when, if we wait a little bit longer, we could have a cycle all to ourselves?
Because what feels right when you look inside a business does not always translate to the external view when other companies and platforms are making huge strides while you stand still.
The above business reasons aside, Windows Phone needs momentum. As we move into March 2014, the last three major stories will be 'not at MWC', 'not at CES' and 'Nokia's Windows Phone performs below market expectations in Q4 2013.' That does not portray a vibrant or thriving ecosystem. Three major landmarks are all negative, and while that means there is the option of a miraculous recovery narrative for later in the year, that only works if the writers and commentators actually believe that is possible.
Android is, once again, going to dominate MWC this year, both at the high-end with Samsung's latest iterative Galaxy release and at the low end with a wide range of manufacturers looking to innovate on price, features, and technology at every price point... and the worst kept secret in the world from Nokia.
Microsoft has nothing new to counter these stories with. The Lumia 1020, technical marvel that it is, is still an 'old' device that was announced in July 2013. At the low end, the Lumia 525 could gain a wider release, but again it's a story that's four months old. I doubt Samsung will want to dilute any press around a Galaxy launch with a Windows Phone powered device, and with the best will in the world, an HTC Windows Phone handset, even if it were a remote possibility, is not the sort of platform strategy you want to base an MWC campaign around.
The truth is that Steve Ballmer's departure and the long search for a replacement CEO has robbed Windows Phone of the storyline and the forward progress it was building up in 2013. There was never enough time to regroup for MWC, let along CES. BUILD will be the next re-launch of Windows Phone, but the competition will be much further over the horizon at the end of MWC, and the job of keeping Windows Phone established at over 10% market share will be that much harder.
Editor's (Rafe's) note: The official line is that Microsoft is having a low key presence at MWC (i.e. no press conference, no "big" stand). Nokia does have a big stand in the main hall, is holding a developer event, and has scheduled a press conference, but the emphasis is expected to be on its Asha line of devices. While taking a media narrative led view of the mobile industry is a little blinkered, it does reflect the conversation echoes that are a big part of MWC. There's no doubt BUILD 2014 and the Windows Phone 8.1 launch will be a big deal for Microsoft, but, perhaps, the better question is how many will regard it as relevant in the wider mobile industry, or even be listening at all (despite the self-evident short-sightedness of doing so).


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Montage Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd (stock code MONT), a graduate of the Caohejing Innovation Center, was listed at the US Nasdaq Stock Exchange on September 26 with its IPO price for $10.
The Caohejing Hi-Tech Park is joining hands with the Lingang Group to shoot TV series for pioneering enterprises.
Caohejing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center Center was honored with a special contribution award at the Second China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition (Shanghai) held at the city's science auditorium on September 17.
Caohejing Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center joined hands with Tencent and startupCN.org to launch 2013 Shanghai TMT Competition at Caohejing on August 31.
Chinapnr at Caohejing was awarded by the city as one of top 10 self-innovation enterprises on August 23 for its China PNR money system application service project.
Eight enterprises from Caohejing were short-listed for finals at the Shanghai zone of the Chinese Innovation Entrepreneurship Competition.
Shanghai Vice Mayor Zhao Wen, accompanied by municipal government officials, inspected the State-level intellectual property rights pilot site at Caohejing Hi-Tech Park on August 1.
Shanghai Caohejing Songjiang I&E Park signed a shareholding agreement with Shanghai Strontech Co Ltd on August 1.
Etong Technology (430258) and Lianneng Environmental Technologies (430278) were recently listed at the stock transfer system for small and medium-sized enterprises, following Jianzhong Medical Packaging (430214).
Weng Min, a boy born in 1980s, spent his 300,000 yuan ($48,387) setting up a firm rather than buy a sedan or decorate a flat.


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Posted on April 20, 2015 in News
By Francis Flisiuk
Despite an outlaw image and often confusing legal status, marijuana is becoming widely accepted as having many medicinal benefits. A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showed that 77 percent of Americans approve of marijuana for medical purposes. Patients across the country are choosing cannabis over traditional opiates to treat the symptoms of conditions like cancer, alzheimer's and glaucoma.
In Maine, the medical marijuana industry is thriving, as doctors like James Li in Damariscotta are writing prescriptions for approved patients to stop in at one of the state's eight dispensaries to pick up a bag, vial or edible of marijuana product. But according to Dr. Li, there are people that try to abuse the system by exaggerating their self diagnoses, in hopes of acquiring a means to a legal high.
"From screening people, I've seen people looking around for something that will give them legal standing to use it [marijuana] recreationally," said Li. "I make very certain to only prescribe it to the people that really need it."
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"Anyone can walk into the office and say 'hey doctor, I've got pain,' and a less scrupulous doctor might hand them a prescription," said Li. "It's like an open reason for someone who wants to use marijuana recreationally."
Like many marijuana doctors, Dr. Li follows strict guidelines to make sure this doesn't happen, including asking for proof that the patient has been in pain for at least 6 months and that they've unsuccessfully tried other forms of treatment.
"If somebody comes in under the age of 30, they have to have a pretty compelling reason for wanting marijuana, because we want to make sure we're doing more good than harm," said Li referring to the negative effects marijuana has on cognitive function in adolescents. "It's pretty obvious to tell which people are serious."
"People will find loopholes and ways to exploit the program, it's inevitable, said Rachel Gates, a junior communications major. "But I think by legalizing marijuana, there would no longer be any need to abuse the program."
On top of having to show a tremendous need to use marijuana and its 400 individual chemicals as a pain reliever, potential patients also need to have a record free of criminal drug offenses.
Out of 300 USM students surveyed, 265 said they're aware that marijuana has positive, medicinal qualities. Jordan Leathers, a former biochemistry major, has a marijuana prescription and uses it to ease chronic pain he still feels after an injury he sustained a year ago.
"It alleviates my back pain tremendously," said Leathers. "I take about an eyedropper of CBD oil and it numbs the pain to the point where I can't even feel it. You can get wicked medicated."
Leathers is legally able to carry up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana on his person and cannot be denied employment, housing or education because he smokes marijuana.
Gates has a friend that also suffers from a bad back.
"She sees a chiropractor, which definitely helps her alignment, but ultimately she finds that smoking medical marijuana enables her body, mind and spirit to relax," said Gates. "And relaxation is absolutely everything."
Portlander Erin (who wishes to keep her last name anonymous) supports the legalization of marijuana both medically and recreationally, occasionally smoking it herself. Erin said she enjoys seeing the positive effects that marijuana has on her close friend who is fighting throat cancer.
"I think that pot gets a bad rep," said Erin. "Many people use it to effectively help with many health problems. Considering the opiate epidemic going on in our state, I think that marijuana is pretty tame in comparison."
"It has amazing health benefits, especially for seizure disorders. I hate the stigma surrounding pot," wrote an anonymous student on the Free Press marijuana survey.
One of the 34 students who wrote on the survey that marijuana has no medicinal benefits was Isabelle Alenus-Crosby. According to Crosby, marijuana is harmful to both kids and adolescents and can lead to both psychosis and schizophrenia. She also believes that the medical industry is vulnerable to people looking to score some legal bud.
"I know a lot of people who make up pain in order to get legal marijuana," said Crosby. "They think it makes them cool and popular. However, when I suffered from melanomas I was given regular painkillers which did the trick."
Dr. Li spoke out against the use of traditional painkillers like Vicodin and Percocet, saying that nowadays we've been marketed to use them too much and they can often have fatal side effects.
Li said that he works primarily in the ER and that he's seen so much death and dying from inadvertent overdoses on opiates. After prescribing patients marijuana, the positive transformation on their health, demeanor and well being was described by him as amazing.
"After they were off their opiates and all their prescription pain medications, I didn't recognize them; it was remarkable," said Li. "They began to look and function normally again. I used to be a big skeptic, but then I saw a good proportion of those people found so much relief from medical marijuana that it changed their life."


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He will go with pro snowboarder Annie Boulanger, and pro skiers Mike Douglas and Eric Hjorleifson, enjoying some first turns on Blackcomb Mountain and in the Whistler backcountry. All the while, legendary ski photographer Paul Morrison and Switchback Entertainment will capture the action on photo and film.
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The 396th Plenary Session
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Social starts at 6:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
Baruch: Present – Edwards, Harel, Martell, Weiser and Wine. Absent – Bazzoni, Ellis, Pence, and Wymbs. BMCC: Present – Carson, Conway, Freas, Gosslau, Tsiklauri and Wiseman. Absent – Bratsis, Perdomo and Salam. Vacancies – 1. Bronx CC: Present – Kossak and Stewart-Titus. Absent – Edwards, Harris and Lawton. Vacancies – 1. Brooklyn: Present – Chu, Hainline, Queneau, Wild and Alternates Bassell and Fischer. Absent – Adams, Cohen, Ebert, Fox, Haggerty, Okome and Sowers. CCNY: Present – Binz-Scharf, Brass, Crain, Dalglish, Jeruzalmi, Kornhauser, Li, and Miller. Absent – Raj and Stemberg. CSI: Present – Feola and Verzani. Absent – Cason, Lavender, Petratos, Sanchez and Simpson. CUNY Law School: Present – Sokkar-Harker. Absent – Kassem. Graduate Center: Present – Burke, Nolan, Wunder and Alternate Vora. Absent – Dauben, Giannikos and McDougall. Hostos CC: Present – Ostrin, Trachman, Worrell, and Alternate August. Absent – Pimentel. Hunter: Present – Kuhn-Osius. Absent – Albrecht, Hickman, McCauley, Nicolai, Ramasubramanian, Walsh, Wirtz and Young. Vacancies – 3. John Jay: Present – Kaplowitz, Kimora and Tovar. Absent – Crossman, Domashevskiy, Dunham, Kapstein and Katz. Kingsborough CC: Present – Barnhart, Nagel and Stubin. Absent – Feeley, Hume, Majewicz and Spear. LaGuardia CC: Present – Albrecht, Berke, Fernandez and Keyes. Absent – Licari and Seo. Lehman: Present – Alexander-Street, Duncker, Tilley and Alternate Kabat. Absent – Doyran, Jervis, Jitianu and Rice. Medgar Evers: Present – Barker, Franz and Lashley. Absent – Grazette. NYCCT: Present – Bennani, Grujicic-Alatriste and Hounion. Absent – Gelman, Okumakpeyi, Van Loon and Williams. Queens: Present – Brody, Costigan, McElwaine, Sanudo and Alternate Harris. Absent – Gandhi, Grover, Leites, Nelson, Savage, Vesselinov and Zevin. Queensborough CC: Present – Pecorino, Tai, and Alternates Holden, Mann and Ward. Absent – Counihan, Ford, Meltzer, Murley and Rossi-Miller. York: Present – Bowman and Gerena. Absent – Cleary, Grosskopf and Rooney.
Governance Leaders present included: Burke (GC), Jeruzalmi (City), Pecorino (QCC), Sanudo (Queens), Tyner (Guttman), Verzani (CSI), and Wallach (Hunter). Guests present: J.B. Milliken, Chancellor, Vita Rabinowitz, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, Richard Rothbard, President of the Research Foundation, Matthew Sapienza, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, Dina Dahbany-Miraglia (QCC), Matthew Cotter (BCC), and Teresa Ober (Student, GC). Executive Director Phipps, Administrative Assistant Pasela, and Secretary Blanchard were also present.
The meeting was called to order by UFS Chair Katherine Conway at 6:30 p.m. in Room 818 at 205 E. 42nd Street, NYC. Seventy-one of the 139 voting members were present.
- Approval of the Agenda – The agenda was adopted as proposed.
- Approval of the Minutes of October 25, 2016 – The minutes were adopted as proposed.
- Invited Guests
- Chancellor James B. Milliken
- The Chair greeted the Chancellor who had not been scheduled to appear but expressed a desire to do so to address recent events. As to the allegations that the former CCNY president misused funds, he could not comment because the case is under investigation by a U.S. District Court. As to the interim report issued by the NYS Inspector General's Office (OIG), the Chancellor said that he takes the findings and recommendations very seriously, and that he and the Board of Trustees will address them to ensure the highest level of financial integrity and transparency. Already, administratively, CUNY has terminated contracts with outside lobbyists at the colleges and put a moratorium on salary supplements for new college presidents and university-wide deans using non-tax levy funds, and has also imposed an annual reporting requirement on colleges for non-tax levy expenditures. Other longer range goals for the Board of Trustees will be to do a review of Executive Compensation Plan rules and regulations, and also to review college foundations policies to ensure sufficient internal controls, which has been a national issue as attested by guidelines issued just in August by the Association of Governing Boards.
- Presidential searches are under way at John Jay and City College. The Chancellor said that in the future he would prefer to see additional external representation on all such committees, which is common practice nationally.
- The Chancellor's Research Fellowship Program for faculty in CUNY's community colleges has been renewed for another year.
- He briefly described a new initiative recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, the CUNY Foster Youth Initiative program, which would address the low graduation rates of students from foster care backgrounds.
- He noted CUNY had engaged McKinsey & Company to work with the administration on improving business procedures to increase user satisfaction and create efficiencies.
- The University's Strategic Framework, which has already influenced the Master Plan, will be available for faculty to read and comment on shortly.
- The Chancellor said he had sent a joint letter with other college presidents to President-Elect Trump urging the continuation of the DACA program.
- Finally, he noted the recent announcements that Frederick Schaffer and Jay Hershenson were leaving their posts in the central office, the former to retire, and the latter to take a position at Queens College. He said CUNY is indebted to them for their outstanding service. The Chancellor was thanked for attending.
- President Richard Rothbard of the CUNY Research Foundation – Mr. Rothbard was introduced by Chair Conway, who had invited him to clarify the mission of the Research Foundation, which is also mentioned in the OIG interim report.
- To summarize: The CUNY Research Foundation is an educational corporation dating to 1963 entirely separate from CUNY, chartered by the NYS Board of Regents. Its relationship with CUNY is currently governed by a 1983 agreement. It was needed beginning in the early 1960s when CUNY became a doctoral granting institution to receive grant money from sponsors and to administer those grants outside of CUNY's tax levy budget. The University Faculty Senate appoints research-active faculty to a Faculty Advisory Council that advises RF chiefs in quarterly meetings; four Council members serve on the RF Board of Directors.
- He also cited the various responsibilities of the RF, including negotiating indirect cost recovery rates (ICR) on federal grants for CUNY colleges with Health and Human Services, ensuring that grants are compliant with all regulations, administering the PSC-CUNY Awards, and now with a new Office of Award Pre-Proposal Support intensively helping faculty locate opportunities to apply for and improve their grant writing.
- He noted that the RF funds itself by taking a fee of between 5% and 6.5%, which colleges pay out of their ICR funds.
- He said that, generally, the ICR rate on grants does not affect the decision of funding agencies whether or not to fund a proposal, and that colleges have a free hand in how they spend those funds as long as it is legal and in line with their institutional missions.
- In the Q & A, he clarified that if a federal agency says that no awarded funds can be used for lobbying, it is referring to "research funds" but not ICR funds. However CUNY has now banned the practice in any case. Mr. Rothbard was thanked for attending.
- Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance Matthew Sapienza – VC Sapienza encouraged everyone to try to view current events constructively as an opportunity that can help CUNY make changes to improve the performance of its mission, rather than simply as something negative happening to an institution we all greatly care about.
- He noted that he and VC Schaffer had recently sent out a memo to campuses on the use of discretionary soft funds. It summed up existing policies and procedures that emanated variously over the years from the Board of Trustees, the Budget Office, Internal Audit, and so on. He also noted that CUNY was establishing a task force to review and refresh the governing documents dating from 1983 that spell out the relationship between CUNY and the RF.
- In cooperation with the UFS, the Vice Chancellor said efforts were continuing to develop an all funds budget for the University. He would also be pushing jointly with the UFS to find permanent ways of ensuring meaningful consultation on the part of college presidents with college faculty on budget priorities.
- The Executive Budget proposal will come from the Governor in January, at which time CUNY will be learn how Albany reacted to CUNY's Budget Request, sent in November. It called for a small tuition increase to provide new dollars for such things as academic advising of students, more full-time faculty, and adequate upkeep of campus grounds.
- He noted that the recent Contract called for a labor-management committee to try to find a way of granting full-time faculty a 3-hour workload reduction, which faculty would put towards research or increased advising. The proposed funding for this effort is $35 million.
- Several senators spoke in favor, both on moral and financial grounds, of CUNY making an effort to downsize administration costs and salaries to free up dollars for student needs. VC Sapienza noted that Central has already been trimming over the past two years, and that the McKinsey recommendations are expected to result in more streamlining. Vice Chancellor Sapienza was thanked for attending.
- Chancellor James B. Milliken
- New Business – There was none.
- Reports
- Chair – *Chair Conway summarized her activities as Chair in the prior month, including visits to college senates, university events, and so on. *She related that the Executive Committee had listened to opinion at the previous plenary that UFS meetings included too many invited speakers, which cut deeply into the time the body had to discuss issues in general. To assess the body's will, she called for a straw poll. A large majority expressed a preference for outside speakers who bring useful information to the body, as opposed to general discussion. *She praised the abundant output of the UFS Blog, which is run and largely written by Professors Tai and Weiser, and urged senators to visit the UFS website to view the Blog. In fact, the Chair said she will be using the blog in the coming term to as a way possibly to compile a white paper on the topic of online education. Many faculty will be invited to write on various related topics, and if the effort comes out as a reasonable whole, it will then be circulated as a white paper. *When she mentioned she would discontinue writing her summary of the plenary from her notes within days, the body all insisted that she continue since the notes were speedy and good. She therefore agreed to continue doing the notes and to place them on the Blog as an informal thing. *Members were reminded of the UFS spring conference on April 28 on shared governance.
- Representatives to Board of Trustees committees – There were none.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William Phipps


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"We're All About the Birds"
We've had many Pennington Habitat Heroes share their stories on our BirdSleuth Action Map. Ms. Vigeland's class is one that went above and beyond for the birds in their neighborhood. We hope you find inspiration from these young scientists and encourage others to follow their lead!
7:15 a.m. Friday morning and the 'early birds' have arrived. Eager students don their binoculars for Ms. Janet Vigeland's bird-watching class. Ranging from 4th to 8th grade, these students gather every week to watch birds outside of Hilltop Country Day School, filling in their eBird life-lists with species they identify.
"I started early birds because my former and current students just couldn't get enough of bird watching," Ms. Vigeland says. "My students' observational skills have grown so much since September. Now they look for beak color, field marks, and size."
Janet Vigeland and her class are frequent contributors to Action Map, an interactive website hosted by BirdSleuth K-12 at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. On this site, classes can submit their stories about their local environmental stewardship efforts.
This bird craze at Hilltop School began with a garden. Hilltop has a beautiful campus in Sussex County, New Jersey. Many of the classrooms have large windows and sliding glass doors. Down the hill is a large garden complete with a small pond, pollinator beds, and bird bath. "I was very lucky to get permission from the headmaster and lucky to have a great group of parents that year who donated the plants, shrubs, and bird bath."
This garden is now certified as a butterfly habitat and NJ WILD school site. Each year Ms. Vigeland's fourth graders do some type of garden enhancement for Earth Day. "We are trying to create the best bird habitat that we can so as to use it as a teaching tool for environmental education and conservation."
Part of this initiative involved putting up feeders outside their classrooms to encourage the students to watch birds. Ms. Vigeland's 3rd grade class put several up outside their classroom window, however after two weeks, the students noticed that no birds had visited their feeders. Puzzled, they began to think about why this might be.
Did the birds not like the seed provided? Was it too hot by the window for birds to be comfortable? Was the lack of water discouraging birds?
Someone finally suggested that the area looked sad.
This idea stuck and the class embarked on a journey to test it. They decided that the area needed some attention, specifically more plants and a water source to encourage more birds to visit.
"I decided to have the kids problem solve when they didn't get any birds to the feeders," says Ms. Vigeland. "That became the basis for my submission [to the Action Map]."
First, her students put their heads together to design an ideal bird feeding area. They drew the resources they thought birds would need to survive; food, places for cover, and a plethora of water sources, were included to make the area more attractive to birds.
Using their observation skills, the students noticed the area in which they had put up feeders was under an overhang, causing the garden beds to receive very little water. The class had planned to use the beds to grow shrubs and other plants that would provide the cover birds look for near feeders, but now saw that the area wasn't ready to support plant life. Realizing improvements were necessary, Ms. Vigeland and her class worked to improve the soil quality using cardboard pizza boxes and mulch.
"The pizza box idea came from a workshop two of my fellow colleagues and I attended down in Cape May with a wonderful lady named Pat Sutton. She said an easy way to get rid of grass, when making a new garden, was to put down cardboard and cover it with grass clippings and forget about it for awhile. The cardboard will break down over time and kill the grass. So I got the idea one day, during pizza Wednesday at school when I saw all the empty pizza boxes stacked for recycling." Wildflower seeds were scattered and the young scientists waited eagerly to see the results of their hard work.
Over time, the schoolyard habitat has grown and expanded to continue to provide for the birds. The students greatly enhanced the area, adding numerous patches of wildflowers and shrubs as cover for birds and providing many sources of water. They hung feeders outside of nearly every classroom at the school.
"Teachers have been very receptive to the idea of feeders and bird study." Ms. Vigeland says. "I put the feeders around the campus with the different classes and the teachers came on board because of the student's excitement."
Birds have become the favorite pastime of the students at Hilltop.
"I have a full size metal garbage can in my classroom for birdseed." Ms. Vigeland admits. "Every morning my students go to K-3 grades helping the little guys fill their feeders."
Daily activities include bird watching, making and filling bird feeders, breaking the ice in bird baths, crushing suet into tree bark for woodpeckers, and participating in the Project FeederWatch. Several of Ms. Vigeland's students have even expressed desires to become ornithologists!
The students are not just bird-crazy outside the classroom but inside as well. Ms. Vigeland conducts a number of bird-themed activities with her students, some of them planned and some not. The students have made identification cards for local birds that they hang near the feeders to practice their birding skills. For her annual door decorating contest, the kids are drawing birds and the slogan is 'We're all about the birds, bout the birds, no troubles'.
"The kids like to say that we are all about the birds. I guess we are!"
Ms. Vigeland's class is very proud of their accomplishments and continued successes for the birds. They were recognized as a Pennington Habitat Hero on the BirdSleuth Action Map in October 2014 for their scientific observations and improvements to the school yard to make it more bird-friendly.
This spring, the class plans will continue to expand their project. "Right now, with this cold winter, the kids all agree that we need a heated bird bath. At the moment that is out of reach, but it is certainly on our wish list!" The students also want to put in more native plants and shrubs so that birds will have natural food sources next winter. Their project just keeps growing and continues to provide a great habitat for the birds!
Update 4/27/15: Janet Vigeland and her class are happy to be continuing their improvements to their schoolyard this spring. Also, great news! The pizza boxes worked!
Update 6/16/15: The garden is finished! Janet Vigeland and her students have finished their schoolyard project and are waiting for the birds to discover their new habitat! Ms. Vigeland says: "It [the garden] was a team effort and everyone had a good time working for a great cause!"
Read more about what they have done on their latest Action Map post.
Going further
Interested in being 'all about the birds'? Start asking questions with our Investigating Evidence curriculum!
Take our new self-paced course, Integrating Inquiry for Educators: Developing Student Science Practices, which is designed to help educators lead their students in the process of inquiry and scientific investigation.
Submit your projects and photos to the BirdSleuth Action Map.
Interested in learning more about BirdSleuth and using birds in the classroom? Check out our 3-day summer educator retreat here at the Lab!


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The General Director, Francisco Abril, the mayor, Alicia Jimťnez and the Councilor for Commerce, Marisol Vivancos, will report on a new line of subsidies addressed to the merchants of the municipality.
It will be on Thursday, February 15 at 8:30 pm at the Cultural Center
Next Thursday February 15 at the Cultural Center at 20:30 hours will be informed of the new line of subsidies for associations of merchants that has convened the Ministry of Employment, Universities and Business of the Region of Murcia.
As a result, the General Directorate of Trade, Consumption and Administrative Simplification will allocate 200,000 euros to finance actions and investments of small businesses.
These aids will inform the interested parties the general director of Commerce, Francisco Abril, the mayor of Mazarrůn, Alicia Jimťnez and the councilor of Commerce, Marisol Vivancos.
The aid, whose maximum amount per project or action amounts to 5,000 euros, should be used in two types of actions.
On the one hand, those related to the 'Focus' project, those aimed at informing the owners of associated commercial establishments and their employees of the most innovative experiences, techniques and procedures put into practice within the retail trade sector.
These actions can be carried out both by professionals and leading companies, where they will accommodate the actions designed to receive knowledge of English in order to serve foreign customers.
Likewise, on the other hand, the aids may be used in commercial promotion activities, which may consist of the celebration of information activities, in the organization and assembly of commercial dynamization events or in the animation of the point of sale, among other actions.
The deadline for submitting applications began at the beginning of this year and will be open until March 9.
The maximum amount to be granted to each project or action will be 5,000 euros, which can cover up to 100 percent of the eligible expenses, and the interested party may request and, if necessary, grant a maximum of two projects or actions.
Applications can be made electronically through the website of the Institute of Development of the Region of Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrůn / CARM


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Sharp Drop In New HIV Infections Linked To PrEP Use
For the first time in decades, the number of gay and bisexual men to be diagnosed with HIV has dropped by 21%, health experts say.
Recently published figures reveal that new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men in the UK had dropped from 3,570 in 2015 to 2,810 in 2016.
Numbers In London are even more impressive, where there was a reported 29% drop in new cases of HIV, among gay and bisexual men.
According to Public Health England (PHE), the decline can be attributed to an increase in testing, improvements in anti-retroviral therapy (following HIV diagnosis), sustained use of condoms, and increased adoption of PrEP.
The decrease in HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men represents the most exciting development in the UK HIV epidemic in 20 years,, when effective treatment became widely available.. The HIV response in England will be further strengthened with the implementation of the PrEP Impact Trial over the next three years. It is critical that the success of increased HIV testing and prompt ART is replicated for all groups at greatest risk of the virus.
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Dr Valerie Delpech, head of HIV surveillance at Public Health England, welcomed the data. She said: 'This is very good news.
'It is the first time since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s that we have observed a decline in new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men.'
She added the statistics provide 'clear evidence' that the Government's prevention efforts are working.
A Washington Post report from this summer noted that in DC, a 74% drop in new HIV cases could also be linked to an increased use of PrEP.
In 2007, D.C. residents were diagnosed with HIV at a rate of nearly four per day. That rate dropped to less than one resident per day in 2016.
The 74 percent decline in new cases — from 1,333 in 2007 to 347 in 2016 — can be attributed to factors that include a needle-exchange program, condom distribution and increasing use of preventive medication to halt the spread of the disease, city officials said Tuesday.
"I'm pleased to say we have made considerable progress, but I don't have to tell you there is more work to do," Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said at a news conference at the Whitman-Walker Health community clinic on 14th Street NW.


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As I get older, I must admit to an increasing fondness for the biblical story of Mary and Martha. Two sisters, who were great friends of Jesus, offered him hospitality enroute when he journeyed to and from Jerusalem. Martha, in particular, seems to me to be quite a character... possibly because between the two of them, I feel the greater affinity with her. A little bossy and just a tad impatient. Perhaps not even one to suffer fools gladly. Clearly, Martha is the sort of task oriented, take charge women that grace many of our churches. They like to keep busy... do stuff and feel useful. They are practical people who organize church events and make sure things get done. God bless them, we need them.
For those of us who are, in varying degrees, Martha clones, Jesus' admonishment to her applies more than ever in this fast-paced world in which we live. Like her, we need to slow down, take time to listen and build relationships. I need to build relationships as I'm forever rushing from one activity or task to the next or cocooning myself in the safety of my little world of books and films.
Jesus did not denigrate Martha's abilities or skills. He did not say that her skills weren't important or needed in the overall scheme of things. Neither did he question her motives. But what he did say, in modern parlance, was that she needed to prioritize. Being a doer or accomplishing things would be no substitutes for spending time with him, the Emmanuel -- Creator God who had broken into human history.
The world needs Martha clones... women who are able to make things happen, to serve others above and beyond that of others. But in our busyness we must not forget to sit in quietness and stillness, to meditate on God's Word and to hear him speak into our strengths and our weaknesses.


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By Zelda Jones, PMP and Tracey Bell, PMP
Texas, USA
A crucial component of any project is recognizing who the stakeholders are, their motivations, and their realm of influence. Equally important to understand is who the 'forgotten' or 'missed' stakeholders are, the competing stakeholders, and the backroom stakeholder politics that can bring about enormous pressure on the Project Team and the Project Manager. Questionable decisions are sometimes made due to ongoing struggles among stakeholders. As a result, Project Managers must manage the consequences of flawed reasoning of others rather focus on the needs of the project.
Stakeholder profiling, a method that can be used to help identify stakeholders, and the benefits of profiling will be examined during this discussion. The characters from the award winning 2012 movie 'Argo' will serve as the example for profiling stakeholders and their motivations.
Keywords: Stakeholder profiling, stakeholders, forgotten stakeholders, competing stakeholders, backroom stakeholders, stakeholder power, decision makers, decision authority, influence, influencing
Stakeholder correlation in this presentation is based on characters as they were portrayed in the movie 'Argo'. 'Argo' is based on real events which were dramatized for entertainment value. All commentary made during this presentation does not reflect on the real individuals but is used to illustrate a point.
Argo Storyline
Based on true events, 'Argo' chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis – the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. When details finally came to light, the operation sounded like something out of a Hollywood movie.
On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, the Canadian and American governments ask the CIA to intervene. The CIA turns to their top "exfiltration" specialist, Tony Mendez, to come up with a plan to get the six Americans safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.
Introduction to Stakeholders
What is a stakeholder? R. Edward Freeman brought the idea of Stakeholders to the forefront in 1984 with his book: Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach. [In the title of Freeman's book 'Stakeholder' is a play on the word 'Stock Holder'.] Freeman recognized the need to identify and model groups which are stock holders of a corporation. Prior to Freeman's writings, the traditional view of a stock holder was one whom held stock in the company, or the owner of the company. Freeman argued that there are other parties to consider beyond stock holders including competitors. The purpose of stakeholder management was to develop a method to manage disparate groups using a strategic approach.
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Editor's note: Second Editions are previously published papers that have continued relevance in today's project management world, or which were originally published in conference proceedings or in a language other than English. Original publication acknowledged; authors retain copyright. This paper was originally presented at the 7th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium in Richardson, Texas, USA in August 2013. It is republished here with the permission of the author and UT Dallas.
About the Authors
Zelda Jones
Texas, USA
Zelda Jones, PMP has over 20 years of project management experience in a variety of industries including courts, research and development, telecommunications, and health. Zelda has become increasingly aware that stakeholders often base their project decisions on flawed reasoning, personal agendas, and misinformation. Therefore, stakeholders don't always make the right decisions for their projects. In random conversations with fellow Project Managers she learned that the predicament is widespread due in part to the project management culture of providing exactly what the customer wants (and pays for). She urges PMs to work with their stakeholders to promote fact-based decision making for the best outcome of the project. A graduate of North Texas State University, Zelda earned her PMP in 2006. She is a 7 time presenter at the UT Dallas Project Management Symposium. She lives in North Texas and frequently travels for business which allows her to pursue her hobby, Geocaching. She is a member of Texas Search and Rescue (TEXSAR). Zelda can be reached at [email protected].
Tracey Bell
Texas, USA
Tracey Bell, PMP is currently a Senior Product Manager for Argo Data Resource Corporation. Prior to joining Argo, she worked as an IT Project Manager for Citibank and Product Manager for Hewlett Packard. She has over 20 years' experience working with and influencing stakeholders in software projects. Tracey has a vast history of managing large, complex, multi-platform projects which typically involve disparate stakeholders from multiple, and sometimes competing, business and technology teams. Tracey's ability to capitalize on strong communication skills has allowed her to establish and develop valuable client and vendor relationships. Tracey is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas, and has been PMP Certified since 2006. She can be contacted at [email protected].