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Are you looking to land your dream job? If so, you want to make sure you're searching for an internship.
You may not realize it, but internship experience is becoming increasingly common for undergraduates. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found that 62.8% of undergraduates in the class of 2015 had participated in an internship.
If you want to compete for the best jobs, you should ensure that you have a relevant internship as well. The path to your dream job starts with your dream internship.
Like many other job searches, landing your dream internship starts online. You need to have a professional, visible online profile to get a dream internship.
Your online profile isn't just an About Page. It's the totality of what someone finds about you when they search your name and social media presence.
Here are five tips to make your online profile stand out.
Develop a Personal Brand
It's never too early to begin to develop a cohesive personal brand. A personal brand is the basis of your online profile because it holds together all the pieces of your online presence.
You may think that personal branding is only for millionaires and gurus, but that's far from the truth. A personal brand is key to successfully marketing yourself and landing your dream internship.
Don't be afraid to start a personal brand because you're still in school. It's ok for your online profile and brand to evolve over time. When you start today, you'll ensure that companies are seeing you at your best.
When you build your personal brand, you use social media, videos, and pictures to create a cohesive picture of who you are and what your goals are. Use these elements strategically to create your online profile.
Make the Most of LinkedIn
While your entire online presence is part of your online profile, LinkedIn may be the most important element.
You may think that LinkedIn is just Facebook for old business people.
LinkedIn is a powerful professional network and it's where many business owners and recruiters look for applicants. In fact, 87% of recruiters use LinkedIn as a starting point for finding qualified employees.
Having a great LinkedIn presence is like having your resume already sent to 87% of recruiters in the business world. That should get your attention!
Here are some must-haves when it comes to your LinkedIn online profile:
- A professional photo. Not a selfie!
- An informative and catchy headline to your profile. It should share who you are and what you're excited about doing.
- A great summary section. Think of like your cover letter to new employers.
- Relevant experience. Write about other internships, jobs, courses, and work projects you've had that tie into what you want to do next. Don't forget volunteer work!
Maintain Professional Conversations and Presence
An online profile is more than just what you say about yourself in the biography. It's also about what you do online.
Beyond making sure that your LinkedIn profile is an accurate representation of your skills and experience, participate in discussions in relevant professional groups. Not only will this show up when someone searches your LinkedIn profile, it will attract the attention of professionals who may have internships to offer.
On Facebook, share news stories, industry information, and expert opinions about your industry. Talk about conferences you've attended, hackathons, or volunteer experiences that are relevant to your industry. Use relevant hashtags appropriately as well. Of course, keep your pictures of late night parties off your professional profile.
Finally, make sure your publicly available posts have proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. You want to sound as educated as you are!
Have a Wow Factor
You want to make sure you stand out from among other applicants. In order to this, you need something unique – a wow factor.
The best wow factors are elements of your online profile that showcase who you uniquely are. No one can copy you. There are a number of fun ways to showcase your personality and professional skills in your online profile. Consider these ideas:
- Create a video resume. Video is exploding online, and YouTube ranks highly in Google search. If your potential internship company searches your name – and they will – having them find a fun video resume is perfect!
- Create an online campaign. Creating a viral campaign or hashtag can be a fun way to catch the attention of a company you'd love to intern with. This should be done carefully so it doesn't seem desperate.
- Show your sense of humor. The key to remember when creating an online profile with a wow factor is that no one can duplicate your personality. Someone may have the same education from the same school, but no one is you. Show your sense of humor and personality in your online profile.
Share Your Profile Widely
Your online profile is only great if the right person sees it! Share your profile wherever you have the chance.
Include your LinkedIn profile information on your resume. Have friends and family share your profile links and social media updates with their networks. Create business cards that have links to your online profiles and videos.
Networking is one of the most important aspects of landing your dream internship and your dream job. 80% of job openings are never advertised. That means that if you want to have a great chance at landing your dream internship, your online profile needs to be shared as widely as possible.
Wouldn't it be amazing if you landed the perfect internship not because of someone you know, but because of someone they know, or two or three more connections down the line?
The truth is, it happens every day. That's why having a great online profile is so important.
When you follow these five tips, your online profile will be several steps ahead of most of your peers. That means you'll be in the best position to land that dream internship – and the dream job that follows.


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The Extended Hand
by Alan Allegra
3/10/2010 / Holidays
Teddy Roosevelt and William "Bill" Taft were best friends; in fact, Teddy groomed Bill to succeed him as President. Bill did succeed Teddy; however, things did not go as planned. Teddy expected Bill to carry on Teddy's policies in the White House, but Bill proved weak and ineffective. Their friendship broke down, and Teddy later ran against him in a bitter campaign. Both lost the race to Woodrow Wilson.
Five years later, Taft learned that Roosevelt was dining alone in a hotel, so he approached Teddy's table. Teddy rose with hand extended. The two vigorously shook hands, slapped backs, and smiled and bowed to the cheering diners. The former enemies were reconciled.
The concept of reconciliation has been much in the news of late, as the President scrambles to pass a health care bill. We reconcile our checkbook to our bank statement. We may have to reconcile ourselves to a job or benefits loss.
Reconcile means to make friendly again; to harmonize or settle; to bring into agreement. Teddy and Bill were friendly again; the President wants to settle the health care issue; we bring our check register into agreement with the bank's records. We harmonize our job situation with Psalm 103:2: "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." The following verse focuses on the greatest of all benefits, which is the greatest story of reconciliation ever told: "Who forgives all your iniquities" (v. 3a).
In the Garden of Eden, God was grooming the first man and woman to carry on his policies in his kingdom. "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die'" (Genesis 2:16, 17). Adam, Eve, and every person ever born has proven weak and ineffective, disobeying God, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Friendship with the Creator has broken down, "your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you" (Isaiah 59:2).
Herein lies the reason for the Easter season. On Good Friday, we commemorate Christ's death on the cross, bearing the penalty for our sins; "that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19). At the cross, God extended his hand to his enemies. He proved his sincerity by raising Jesus from the dead on Sunday: "He was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification" (Romans 4:25).
Accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior makes us more than friendly: "To all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12). Believing in Christ harmonizes and settles accounts: "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21). Confessing our sins brings us into agreement with God: "If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us" (1 John 1:10).
When we let sin come between God and us, we lose. When we are reconciled, the spectators cheer: "Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents" (Luke 15:10).
God's hand is extended; have you taken it?
Alan is Content Coordinator for Lifestyles Over 50 (Thrive Media) and contributor to the Allentown, PA, Morning Call. He is also an adult Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Passionate about reviving theology and church methodology, and being a senior citizen!
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It is cold outside and there is snow on the ground. We are getting ready for our Girl Scout sleepover where we will celebrate friendship and plan ways to be supportive, loving and caring in 2018. We will also celebrate what it means to send a Valentine. At the last meeting, I was out of CherryMan cherries (which they always put in their lemonade spritzers) and wow, what a grumpy bunch. I am prepared this time with a hot cocoa bar for the girls complete with new jars of CherryMan cherries AND homemade cherry whipped cream. This post is sponsored by CherryMan but the ideas and opinions are my own.
To set up your hot cocoa bar you will need the following:
- CherryMan Cherries
- Homemade Cherry Whipped Cream
- Cups or Mugs
- Hot Cocoa Powder Mix and a Measuring Spoon
- Marshmallows
- Candy Chips (Milk or White Chocolate)
- Straws or Spoons for Stirring
Here is the recipe for the homemade cherry whipped cream. WARNING, it is really delicious so make extra!
- 1 C HEAVY Whipping Cream
- 3 TBSP Sugar
- 2 TBSP CherryMan Cherry Syrup
- Mix all ingredient and beat until thick and creamy. Serve immediately. Can store in airtight container in refrigerator.
- If you want it chunky, you can stir in chopped CherryMan maraschino cherries.
Seriously, it is divine. It is so thick and creamy and delicious. I love the way it melts in the hot cocoa and makes the drink creamier and amazing.
Valentine's Day is a great time to celebrate relationships that matter. Girl Scout friendships are the best in my book. I am so thankful and love this fun way to celebrate over cups of hot cocoa.
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The history of France plays a leading role in the legend of French style. The country is not lacking in emblematic figures who revolutionised the decorative arts. For Blandine Mandin, who has a great store of knowledge about and professional experience with Old Master drawing, painting and sculpture, French chic is about creating ambiance by giving meaning to different objects. On her stand, shoppers will feel as if they are at home, having coffee in a handsome 1950s service by ceramist André Stocker in a space lit by a Napoleon III lamp.
20th-century decorative arts from Caroline de Marco
Caroline de Marco's stand offers a good example of the 20th-century arts to be found at the Foire de Chatou. This young woman, who receives customers only by appointment in her home in Montfort l'Amaury, mixes works by French designers Roger Landault, André Simard and Pierre Guariche with beautiful figurative paintings by such 1950s artists as Roger Bezombes, Pierre Lesieur and Michel Patrix.
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The Bible
God's Inerrant Word
Book Description It is the most precious book the world has ever known; yet it is undervalued. It is the most instructive book ever written; yet we can never know it well enough. This mini-guide to the Bible provides an entry point for those who know little about the 'Book of books'; but it does […]
Book Description Can we be saved without any personal knowledge of the Bible's teaching? Is it necessary to think clearly and precisely about such teaching? Is God's love such that no one will ultimately suffer the everlasting loss of body and soul? These are very important questions; the answers we give to them will have […]
Help for seekers and doubting Christians about God's way of salvation. 96pp.
Cómo llegar a Creer en Cristo
Coming to Faith in Christ
En este librito, el autor nos muestra la naturaleza y los requisitos de una fe genuina en Cristo y cómo llegar a alcanzarla. 32pp.
¿Vivo O Muerto? De Muerte a vida espiritual
Alive or Dead
Book Description Tomando como base el texto de Efesios 2:1, el autor analiza el estado espiritual del ser humano, llegando a la conclusión de que todos estamos espiritualmente muertos por estar separados de Dios y ajenos a la vida de nuestro Creador. Demuestra que, por tanto, todos necesitamos ser vivificados como la única manera de […]
Stories from the author's own experience for young and old. 64pp.
Aceptado Por Dios
Right With God
Book Description Este libro contiene un mensaje de 'Buenas Nuevas' para el que esta buscando una vida 'sobre abundante'. Una vida que en si tenga una razon de ser. Muchos lectores de este libro han indicado que a traves del mensaje presentado, han alcanzado a conocer de cerca 'La vida'. El autor, John Blanchard, analiza […]
Previously published under the title An Alarm to the Unconverted, this great evangelistic book is also a spur to personal evangelism. 152pp.
In a clear and attractive style, describes what it means to be a Christian, and how to become one. 208pp.
Right with God
A Straighforward Guide For Those Searching For a Personal Faith in God
ENDORSEMENT 'An evangelistic classic. It is meticulously biblical in both its arguments and its illustrations.' — GRACE MAGAZINE Book Description This book is written for seekers – for people who want to give sensible and honest thought to the whole question of their relationship to God. It is not an examination of all the world's […]
The Pundit's Folly
Chronicles of an Empty Life
A tool for evangelism and an encouragement to Christians to witness to Christ and live unreservedly for him. 96pp.
Is It Nothing To You?
The Unchanging Significance of the Cross
Subtitled 'The Unchanging Significance of the Cross,' this book draws our attention to some of the events surrounding the death of Jesus. 144pp.
The effects of the controversy over evolution, as seen in four eminent scientists with Christian convictions. 312pp.
God and Cosmos
A Christian View of Time, Space, and the Universe
A Christian view of time, space and the universe. 256pp.
The Divine Challenge
On Matter, Mind, Math & Meaning
Byl argues convincingly that only a Christian worldview based on the truth of the Bible and the sovereignty of God can give life the coherence, meaning, purpose and hope men crave. 336pp.
Both Sides Now
Ecclesiastes and the Human Condition
An evangelistic book based upon Ecclesiastes, for those seeking God, meaning and fulfilment in an apparently futile world. 112pp.
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Students Make Sure War Vets Aren't Forgotten
Class Places Headstones On Unmarked Graves
Students from an Ohio high school are trying to save history and honor the memories of black war veterans buried in a local cemetery.
Beech Grove Cemetery in Wyoming was founded in 1877, and hundreds of African-American war vets are buried there, including at least a dozen who fought in the Civil War.
Many of them were buried in unmarked graves, and Washington Courthouse High School teacher Paul LaRue and his students are trying to preserve their memories.
"I think every veteran, regardless of race, should have a marked grave," LaRue said. "I think that's the least we can do for the brave men and women who defended us for years."
Students placed headstones Thursday on the graves of two veterans of World War I, and previous classes have found the graves over 10 years of research all over Ohio.
Carl Westmoreland from the Freedom Center is glad the students are finding more veterans.
"They help us retrieve memories," Westmoreland said. "For example, they have researched 500 graves of people buried here when most people have forgotten."
The project offers students a real-life history lesson outside the classroom.
"We learned a little bit about the history behind the veteran, the different regiments they were in, how they served, if got any awards and different factors like that," said student Katie Depugh.
As each grave is marked, documents are created to make sure the forgotten are remembered.


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In a blow to NASA's prestige and its budget, America's next great space telescope has been postponed again.
NASA announced on Wednesday that the James Webb Space Telescope, once scheduled to be launched into orbit around the sun this fall, will take three more years and another billion dollars to complete.
A report delivered to NASA by an independent review board estimated that the cost of the troubled Webb telescope would now be $9.66 billion, and that it would not be ready to launch until March 30, 2021.
[Get a reminder on your calendar for rocket launches and other space events.]
The board, headed by Tom Young, a former agency manager and aerospace executive, was appointed last spring after parts fell off the telescope during a shake test at its primary contractor, Northrop Grumman in Los Angeles.
In remarks at a press briefing Wednesday, Mr. Young ticked off some of the factors that had led to the crisis, including human errors, excessive optimism and the complexity of the spacecraft.
He said in a statement that moving ahead with the Webb telescope was important for advancements in astronomy, but added: "Ensuring every element of Webb functions properly before it gets to space is critical to its success."
The telescope, named after former NASA Administrator James Webb, is the agency's long-awaited successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. It is a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency.
More than twice as big as the Hubble, the Webb will be the largest and most powerful telescope ever built for space, but its development has been plagued with headaches and delays.
Eight years ago, amid budget overruns that threatened the solvency of NASA's other projects and earned Webb the sobriquet "the telescope that ate astronomy" from Nature magazine, Congress almost canceled the program. Instead, lawmakers ordered a strict budget cap of $8 billion to develop the telescope. Delays already added nearly $800 million.
The new report means that NASA will surely need another $837 million and exceed that cap. Congress will have to reauthorize the telescope at a cost yet to be determined to other missions. Among the missions that could be threatened, astronomers say, is an ambitious space telescope called WFirst to study dark energy and hunt exoplanets.
The Webb review comes as the House Science Committee, under Representative Lamar Smith of Texas, has been studying how well NASA estimates costs and manages big projects. The answer is, not so well. Testifying before the committee, NASA's Inspector General Paul Martin criticized the agency's culture of optimism, saying that project promise of scientific brilliance made them difficult to rein in. "While a few projects in NASA's recent past have been canceled because of poor cost and schedule performance, a too-big-to-fail mentality pervades agency thinking when it comes to NASA's larger and most important missions," he told the committee in mid-June, according to a news bulletin from the American Institute of Physics.
The Webb telescope mirror is 6.5 meters in diameter, or just over 21 feet, compared with 2.4 meters for the Hubble. That makes it seven times larger than the Hubble in light-gathering ability. The Webb was designed to use that power to see farther out in space and deeper into the past of the universe and the smoky aftermath of the Big Bang.
The goal is to explore a realm of cosmic history about 150 million to one billion years after time began — known as the reionization epoch, when bright and violent new stars and the searing radiation from quasars were burning away a gloomy fog of hydrogen gas that prevailed at the end of the Big Bang.
That ambition requires the Webb to be tuned to a different kind of light than our eyes or the Hubble can see. Because the expansion of the cosmos is rushing those earliest stars and galaxies away from us so fast, their light is "red-shifted" to longer wavelengths the way the siren from an ambulance shifts to a lower register as it passes by.
So blue light from an infant galaxy bursting with bright spanking new stars way back then has been stretched to invisible infrared wavelengths, or heat radiation, by the time it reaches us 13 billion years later.
As a result, the Webb telescope will produce cosmic postcards in colors no eye has ever seen. It also turns out that infrared emanations are the best way to study exoplanets, the worlds beyond our own solar system that have been discovered by the thousands since the Webb telescope was first conceived.
In order to see those infrared colors, however, the telescope has to be very cold — less than 45 degrees Fahrenheit above absolute zero — so that its own heat does not swamp the heat from outer space. Once in space, the telescope will unfold a giant umbrella the size of a tennis court to keep the sun off it. The telescope, marooned in permanent shade a million miles beyond the moon, will experience an infinite cold soak.
The sunshield consists of five thin, kite-shaped layers of a material called Kapton. Way too big to fit into a rocket, the shield, as well as the telescope mirror, will have to launch folded up. It will then be unfolded in space in a series of some 180 maneuvers that look in computer animations like a cross between a parachute opening and a swimming pool cover going into place. Engineers refer to that series of events as "six months of anxiety." Needless to say, way out there, it will be forever beyond the reach of astronaut repair crews.
NASA had disclosed in March that several problems arose during tests. Among other things, the tennis-court-sized sun shield ripped during a practice deployment. And cables designed to keep the shield taut had too much slack and could have snagged during the real unfurling in space, a million miles from help.
About 70 fasteners that had not been secured during a shake test, came loose. At least two of them have still not been found. The delay is costing NASA about $1 million a day, according to Thomas Zarbuchen, the agency's associate administrator for space science. But, he added, "Webb is worth it."
Natalie Batalha of NASA's Ames Research Center, a member of Webb's Early Release Science team for exoplanets, agreed. But she said the delays were disappointing and could undermine the country's appetite for ambitious projects. The delay could cut into plans to coordinate with TESS, a satellite already up looking for planets for the Webb telescope to study. But, she said, "There is no room for error. We must get it right the first time. And so we exercise patience and prudence, mindful of the payoff when the first data come down."


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Allan Ahlberg
About the Author
Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate, and gravedigger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife, Janet, created such award winning picture books as Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman—both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction. Ahlberg lives in Bath, England.


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Relevance: We focus on Parkinson's disease, which is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. The number of individuals suffering from this disease will grow by 30-35% to 16 million people and the relevant market is estimated to be as large as $4.6 billion. Up until now, there is no effective cure.Issue/customer need: The difficulty to identify appropriate medications that rescue threatened cells in the affected midbrain lies in the limitation of currently available in vitro models for neurodegenerative diseases. These models consist of homogeneous two dimensional cultures of single cell types which inadequately recapitulate the complexity of the human brain. What pharmaceuticals need is an innovative pre-clinical analysis method which is both cost-effective and reflective of highly relevant results.Problem solving: We use induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) derived from Parkinson's disease patients, which are used to generate three-dimensional organoids resembling the physiology of the human midbrain. In these brain-on-a-chip models disease specific phenotypes are stronger and more relevant for the actual situation in patients than in the case of two dimensional cultures. Thus, these advanced disease models represent a sound basis for screenings to identify new methods to modulate or treat the disease. To make this approach cost-effective and suitable for screening purposes we use microfluids devices.Goal: The overall goal of this project is to further develop microfluidic devices and to provide the proof of concept for drug testing, i.e. to validate the applicability of our brain-on-a-chip technology to investigate the rescue of Parkinson's disease phenotypes.


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This is my first official card made with Spring 2013 new product! This card took way too long to design! I have a monthly swap I like to participate in and this month's theme was Valentine's Day - so I knew I was going to use my new Hearts A Flutter stamp set and coordinating framelits. The only problem I had is that I tend to be inspired by other's work....and there isn't much out there right now since the new Spring 2013 catalog hasn't been released yet AND Christmas hadn't even started yet!
I did see this patchwork heart in a video online somewhere and knew I wanted to do that! Then I had to figure out how to showcase the heart and not cover it up with other hearts! I found lots of little bits of inspiration here and there and had to figure out to incorporate all the things I liked.
I dyed my Very Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon by mixing Raspberry Ripple reinker, rubbing alcohol, and Frost White shimmer paint in a Stampin Spritzer - to get that little bit of sparkle on the ribbon! I also used the mixture on my Very Vanilla square the heart is mounted on.
Stamps: Hearts A Flutter Hearts A Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes (CM #127802 - WM #115370)
Ink: Raspberry Ripple classic stampin pad (#126859) & reinker (#126852)
Paper: Pretty in Pink (#100459), Pool Party (#122924), Raspberry Ripple (#126842), and Very Vanilla (#101650) Card Stock, More Amore Specialty DSP
Tools/Accessories: Delicate Designs Embossing Folders (#127023), 1/2" Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon (#120999), Frost White Shimmer Paint (#116854), Stampin Spritzer (#126185), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246), Hearts A Flutter Framelits (purchase the framelits and stamp set together and save 15%!)


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- This top hung commercial bi-fold door system has been designed to go into CentreGLAZE™ and FrontGLAZE™ framing.
- Frames can also be fabricated with 17mm Slimline jambs.
- 50mm Thick door panel accepts thick glass and can achieve large panel sizes.
- Framing and doors can be supplied in dual colour option with a different colour inside to out.
- Wide door stiles accept 40mm backset locks that allow easier access to the lock cylinder.
- The standard locks for Series 831 are lever compression locks with ICON™ 316 stainless steel furniture.
- AWS Centor™ twin stainless steel roller bearings running in heavy duty dual overhead tracks. The E3 rollers will support panels up to 80Kg.
- Rollers and pivots can he height adjusted as required.
- Top and bottom pivots (jamb hinges) can be adjusted horizontally if required.
- There is a variety of sill options to choose from. Weather resisting through to recessed sill channel.
- Heavy duty door joinery spigots with matching backing plates.
- Extra deep glazing beads designed to give 12mm glass bite and 15mm glass cover with 4mm installation/ fabrication tolerance.
- True French meeting stiles for type BFD3+1 doors.
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GRÜNBAG Sails Sport
Our Sails Sport is a spacious and durable bag designed for safekeeping your clothes and equipment no matter which sport you like. The bag also has many practical details and many pockets inside and outside.
Reused Materials
The bag is made of reused sails and can differ in looks depending on sewing, labels and other off-cuts from the sails. Yet, all bags has the same light color and minimalistic expression. The bag consists of two layers, the outer one in sails and the inner one in surplus materials from tarpaulin production, which guarantees extra durability. The straps are made of reused safety belts.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Fam Damily Evening
After a full day of lazing around (mama got to sleep in until 9 and also got a nap with Hudson in the afternoon too! Hey- I'm growing a human, mmmkay!?), we all headed out to peruse Target and get dinner. I picked up Bridesmaids to watch tonight, Ry got some new shoes, P got a few new pair if basketball type shorts (kid has been wearing size 4's haha!) and then we headed to Arby's for din din. Today was the first day since Tuesday I've been able to eat anything other than toast, cereal or chicken noodle soup. Food was goood! It was a nice little family trip and dinner out- I feel like I've been so disconnected all week from the family. We are heading home to start a fire, get the kids in the bath, read em a book and tuck them in. Then hopefully watch a movie, catch up on editing picture and relax!
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Family Willa is situated in Augustów, a quiet and full of charm district. The nearness to the lakes in Augustów Forest and lots of attractions are an additional recreation value. Only a few minutes' walk separates us from the listed Square of Zygmunt August, goes the cultural and entertainment life of the town. FamilyWilla is an excellent place for having a rest during holiday as well as at the weekend following a hard and tiring working week. Our offer has been prepared for you and your family. We offer 2 family suites of high standart. The suite includes 2 double rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen (fully furnished). Around there is a prettily planned garden with a possibility to grill and additionally a playground for children ( see-saws, a slide, a sandpit, a springboard). The apartment is fenced and has a car park. We are looking forward to seeing you.
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Early Life
I was born in the northern industrial town of Sheffield, England in May 1941. I grew up in my early years in my maternal grandfather's house in an inner-city location. My grandfather was a labourer in a large steel firm, chipping the impurities out of molten steel. All but one of my uncles were soldiers and living in wartime conditions was a constant element in my early life. I never knew my biological father, who was also a soldier, and he and my mother divorced in 1947. My mother remarried in 1949 and we left the city and moved across the border into Derbyshire, where I went to school in a rural village, and where I had the good fortune to acquire an older step-sister, who was married to an artist, which was to have an important impact on my life. I spent several summers in London in the 1950s, helping out in my brother-in-law's studio, which was shared with several up and coming British painters, I was also able to share in the arts scene in London and was fortunate enough to attend plays, concerts and exhibition openings, which were not part of my normal existence in the north of England, except for music.
In 1952 I entered Dronfield Grammar School, having "passed" the infamous 11+ examination. I had a good education with caring teachers and when I entered the Sixth Form, grades 11 and 12 in Canada, I began to study economics, history and geography. I also played rugby, cricket, and bridge! In 1959, I was admitted to the University of Southampton. I graduated with a degree in economics and sociology in 1963. My tutor, who had learned Chinese in the army, and later served in Malaya during the so-called Emergency, suggested that I learn Chinese after my graduation. I was introduced to Professor Maurice Freedman, then Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics, and to another China anthropologist, Barbara Ward, who was working among fishing people in Hong Kong. They both encouraged me to think of post-graduate study at Cornell University in the United States, where I would have an opportunity to study with the distinguished anthropologist of China, G.W. Skinner. I was admitted to Cornell as a China Program fellow. One condition in taking up my fellowship was that I had to have a year's study of Chinese. This proved impossible in the Britain of the time. I therefore postponed my entry to Cornell for a year and spent an academic year at the University of Kansas, where I not only studied first year Chinese, but also took courses on Asian topics, including Chinese history. I studied second year Chinese at Columbia University during the summer of 1964 and arrived at Cornell with two years of Chinese. Cornell was a superb location to study sociology (dominated then by a Parsonsian interpretation), as well as Chinese studies. It was also at Cornell that I was to meet my future wife, Elizabeth, who was a graduate student in anthropology. I wrote a long MA thesis on the creation and transformation of rural people's communes in China and was admitted to the doctoral programme where I studied social change and development, Chinese studies, and economic development. Doctoral field work presented a problem as the Cultural Revolution was raging in China and it was difficult to contemplate doing sociological research there in the political context of the time. The alternative my wife and I chose was Hong Kong, which for me presented easy access as a British passport holder. Cornell was noted for its teaching of Asian languages, including Cantonese, the dominant language of Hong Kong, which we began to learn. In early 1968 we left for Asia, now with a young son, with a stopover in England, where we were able to meet with scholars who had worked on Hong Kong topics. We also visited Singapore, which had been an alternative site for field work, as political problems in Hong Kong in the summer of 1967 raised questions about the appropriateness of Hong Kong as a field site.
Within two weeks of arriving in Hong Kong we had moved to the industrializing town of Tsuen Wan, which was to be the locus of our doctoral research for two years. Tsuen Wan was in the New Territories, that part of the British colony which had been leased for 100 years in 1898. The Chinese residents of the 30 or so rural villages that had formed the district where acknowledged as "original inhabitants" and granted certain land rights. These were to prove crucial in the years immediately after the Japanese occupation and leading up to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, which was to sever Hong Kong's long-standing entrepot trade with China. Tsuen Wan was at the centre of an industrial transformation, led by Chinese entrepreneurs from the Shanghai region. Large numbers of immigrants came to Hong Kong and Tsuen Wan in the late 1940s and early 1950s and formed the labour force for a textile industry that was to change the face of Hong Kong. We moved into one of the original villages which became the focus of my wife's doctoral research, while I focused on the transformation of the town, and the relationship between the original inhabitants and the migrants. I have followed the process of the transformation of this culturally distinct and poor rural region for over 50 years into three 'new towns' now in a post-industrial context. The original inhabitants, although only a tiny fragment of the overall population of almost one million, have remained as have their villages, although many have been re-sited. (Elizabeth Lominska Johnson and Graham E. Johnson 'A Chinese Melting Pot: Original Inhabitants and Immigrants in Hong Kong's First 'New Town' (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2019).
I joined the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at UBC in 1970 and taught until my mandatory retirement in 2006. Change and migration in a variety of Chinese contexts were key elements in my early work in Hong Kong. They remained a constant during my career, although the contexts shifted. I was immediately attracted by the large and vibrant Chinese community in Vancouver, which was on the cusp of dramatic change due to changes in Canada's immigration policy. In the 1970s I worked with colleagues on a book project which resulted in the first English-language book-length study of Chinese communities in Canada. I continued to examine settlement issues as Chinese immigrants became the largest component of immigrants to Canada. China itself slowly opened to foreign scholars, as anthropology and sociology were reborn and Canadians were favoured because of Canadian efforts to establish diplomatic relations in 1970, which became a critical path for a general normalization of relationships with the People's Republic of China. I was able to conduct limited field work in the Pearl River delta region of Guangdong province in south China as early as 1973. This allowed me to establish long-standing relationships with five units in different parts of the delta region which, after 1979, with one exception, went through a process of rural industrialization. It paralleled the process that I had first observed in Hong Kong in the 1960s. In 1984 I was able to survey 400 rural households in the five units. I subsequently conducted three more surveys and from the 1990s these included migrants from throughout China who had come to work in the region. The last survey was completed in 2008.
My early work in China was funded by the International Development Research Centre. My research was funded primarily by SSHRCC, which was to develop good relationships with the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS). I was involved in negotiations between SSHRCC and CASS on scholarly exchanges in the 1980s. I was also involved with CIDA at various points. In 1997-2002 I was co-director of a large project on transportation issues in Gansu, Guangdong, and Shanghai. In 1989 I assumed the chair of the China Council of the Canadian Asian Studies Association and served as President of the association from 1991-93.
Areas of Specialization: Hong Kong, Pearl River delta, Guangdong province, south China. Overseas Chinese migration. Social and cultural change.
(a) Authored
1976. (With Elizabeth Johnson) Walking on Two Legs: Rural Development in South China (International Development Research Centre, Ottawa), 1-72).
1982. (With H. Con, R. Con, E.B. Wickberg and W.E. Willmott) From China to Canada: A History of the Chinese Communities in Canada (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart) pp. viii, 379. [Translated into French as De la Chine au Canada: Histoire des Communautes Chinoises au Canada (Ottawa: Secretariat d'Etat, 1985).] [Translated into Chinese by Xu Buzheng as Cong Zhongguo Dao Jianada (Shanghai: Social Sciences Press, 1988)]
1999. (with G. Peterson) An Historical Dictionary of Guangzhou [Canton] and Guangdong Lanham, MD.: Scarecrow Press).
2019. (with Elizabeth Lominska Johnson) A Chinese Melting Pot: Original People and Immigrants in Hong Kong's First 'New Town. Hong Kong: Hong University Press.).
(b) Edited
2001. (with G. Drover and Julia Tai Lai Po-wah) Regionalism and Sub-regionalism in East Asia: the Dynamics of China. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
(c) Chapters
1969. "Research in Industrializing Society" in M. Topley (ed.) Anthropology and Sociology in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Centre for Asian Studies, Hong Kong University) pp. 28-46.
1978. "Chinese Family and Community in Canada: Tradition and Change" in J.L. Elliot (ed.) Two Nations, Many Cultures (Scarborough: Prentice-Hall of Canada) pp. 358-371.
1982. "Asian Rural Development Strategies: Some Comments on the Chinese Experience" in P.G. Cornwall and G. McBeath (eds.) Developing Rural Alaska: A Role for China and Japan (Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press) pp. 17-31.
1982. "Peasants and Rural Development in the 1970's: South China Case" in R.P. Misra (Ed) Rural Development: National Policies and Experiences (Nagoya: Maruzen) pp. 113-128.
1983. "Chinese Canadians in the 1970's: New Wine in New Bottles" in Jean Elliot (Ed) Two Nations, Many Cultures 2nd Edition (Scarborough, Ontario, Prentice Hall of Canada) pp. 393-411.
1992. "The Political Economy of Chinese Urbanization: Guangdong the Pearl River Delta" in G. Guldin (Ed) Urbanizing China (Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press) pp 185-220.
1993. "The Political Economy of Chinese Urbanization: Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta" in G. Guldin and A. Southall (Eds) Urban Anthropology in China (Leiden: E.J. Brill) pp. 167-204. [Reprinted from Urbanizing China Greenwood Press. 1992]
1993. "Family Strategies and Economic Transformation in Rural China: Some Evidence from the Pearl River Delta" in D. Davis and S. Harrell (Eds) Changing Family Strategies in Post-Mao China (Berkeley: University of California Press) pp. 103-136.
1994. (with D. Lary) "Hong Kong Migration to Canada: the Background" in R. Skeldon (Ed) Reluctant Exiles? Migration from Hong Kong and the New Overseas Chinese (Armonk, N.Y. and Hong Kong: M.E. Sharpe and Hong Kong University Press) pp. 87-97.
1994. "Hong Kong Immigration and the Chinese Community of Vancouver" in R. Skeldon (Ed) Reluctant Exiles? Migration from Hong Kong and the New Overseas Chinese (Armonk, N.Y. and Hong Kong: M.E. Sharpe and Hong Kong University Press) pp. 120-138.
1994. "Open for Business, Open to the World: Consequences of Global Incorporation in Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta". In T.P. Lyons and Victor Nee (Eds) The Economic Transformation of South China: Reform and Development in the Post-Mao Era, Cornell East Asia Series, no. 70 (Ithaca: Cornell East Asia Program) pp. 55-88.
1994. "Hong Kong, From Colony to Territory: Economic and Social Implications of Globalization" in Benjamin K.P. Leung and Teresa Y.C. Wong Twenty Five Years of Social and Economic Development in Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press) pp. 660-689.
1995. "Changing Horizons for Regional Development: Continuity and Transformation in Hong Kong and its Hinterland, 1950s-1990s" in R. Kwok and A. So The Hong Kong-Guangdong Link: Partnership in Flux (Armonk. N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe) pp. 64-86.
1997. "Links To and Through South China: Local, Regional and Global Connections" in G. Postiglione and J. Tang (Eds) Hong Kong's Reunion with China: The Global Dimensions (Armonk, N.Y. and Hong Kong: M.E. Sharpe and Hong Kong University Press, 1997) pp. 123-146.
1998. (with Y.F. Woon) "Social and Development patterns in South China: The Case of the Pearl River Delta Region in the 1990s" in H. Coward (ed) Traditional and Modern Approaches to the Environment in the Asia Pacific: Tensions and Values (Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press) pp. 215-235.
1998. "Changing Structures, Changing Contexts: Research Implications of a Transformed Environment" in C.H. Cheung (ed) On the South China Track: Perspectives on Anthropological Research and Teaching (Shatin: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press).
1999. "Managing Revolutionary Transformation: Action and Reaction in the Pearl River Delta Region" in Joseph Y.S. Cheng The Guangdong Developmental Model and its Challenges (Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press) pp. 295-334.
2000. "Degrees of Dependency, Degrees of Interdependency: Hong Kong's Changing Links with the Mainland and the World" in P.T.Lee and Wong Siu-lun (Eds) Hong Kong: Integrating with China Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press pp. 295-334.
2001. (with G.Drover and Julia Tai Lai Po-wah) "Introduction" in Regionalism and Sub-regionalism in East Asia: the Dynamics of China (New York: Nova Science Publishers) pp. 9-17.
2001. (with G.Drover and Julia Tai Lai Po-wah) "Hong Kong: Window on a Region, Window on a World" in Regionalism and Sub-regionalism in East Asia: the Dynamics of China (New York: Nova Science Publishers) pp. 209-238.
2002. "Les Noveaux Territoires: Les Coulisses de Hong Kong" in Louis Augustin-Jean et Florence Padovani Hong Kong: Economie, Societé et Culture Paris: L'Harmattan.
2003. "Guangdong: From Past, Present and Future" in Joseph Y.S. Cheng Guangdong: Preparing for the WTO Challenge (Hong Kong: Chinese University Press) pp. 327-352.
2004. "Establishing 'Home' Away from Home: Migrants in the Industrial Transformation of Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong" in Stephen Feuchtwang (Ed) Making Place: State Projects, Globalisation and Local Responses in China (London: University College London Press) pp. 79-92.
2007. "Comings and Goings: Pearl River Delta Identities in an Era of Change and Transformation" in Tan Chee-beng (Ed) Chinese Transnational Networks (London and New York: Routledge) pp. 23-48.
2010. (with Zhang Feng) "Partners, Neighbours, Outsiders: Understanding Labour Migrants in the Pearl River Delta Region" in Joseph Y.S. Cheng (Ed) Guangdong: Challenges in Development and Crisis Management (Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press) pp.363-395.
Refereed Publications
(a) Journals
1970. "Hong Kong in Transition" Journal of Oriental Studies, Fall, January, 227-230. [Review Article]
1971. "From Spirit Medium Cult to Rural Committee: Voluntary Associations in the Development of a Chinese Town", Contributions to Asian Studies, Vol. I, 123-143.
1971. "Chinese Urbanization and Economic Development" Pacific Affairs, Winter, 580-594. [Review Article]
1972. "Hong Kong; Colonial Anachronism?" China Quarterly, 51, 554-557. [Review Article]
1973. "Immigration and Community Expansion in Hong Kong: The Case of Tsuen Wan", Journal of Oriental Studies, January, 107-114.
1973. "Rural Chinese Social Organization: Tradition and Change", Pacific Affairs, Winter, 557-564.
1975. "Voluntary Associations and Social Change; Some Theoretical Issues", International Journal of Comparative Sociology, February, 51-63.
1977. "Leaders and Leadership in a New Territories Town", China Quarterly, March, 109-125.
1979. "Agriculture the Base": Rural Development 1949-79" in Thirty Years On special edition of International Journal, Autumn, 606-623.
1982. "The Production Responsibility System in Chinese Agriculture: Some Examples from Guangdong" Pacific Affairs 55, 3 (Fall), 430-451.
1986. "Responsibility and Reform: Consequences of Recent Policy Changes in Rural South China" Contemporary Marxism Vol. 12-13, Spring 144-162.
1986. "1997 and After: Will Hong Kong Survive? A Personal View" Pacific Affairs Vol. 59, 2 (Summer), pp. 237-254.
1989. "Rural Transformation in Rural South China? Views from the Locality" Revue Europeene des Sciences Sociales. Tome XXVII,(No. 84) pp. 191-226.
1992. "Ethnic and Racial Communities in Canada and Problems of Adaptation: Chinese-Canadians in the Contemporary Period." Ethnic Groups. 9, 3 pp. 151-174
1993. "Twentieth Century Chinese Peasant: Subjects for Scrutiny and Emotion" Reviews in Anthropology 22 (1993) pp. 91-101 [Review Article]
1995. "The True North Strong: Contemporary Chinese Studies in Canada" The China Quarterly 143 (September) pp. 851-866
1997. (With Y.F. Woon) "The Impact of Reform in Two Overseas Chinese Localities" Modern Asian Studies 31, 1 pp. 31-59 (70 per cent)
1997. (With Y.F.Woon) "Patterns of Development in Post-reform China: the Pearl River Delta in the 1990s" Development and Change 28, 4 (October) pp. 731-751
2002. "50 Years On, 20 Years On: Revolution and Reform in Guangdong" Asian Geographer 21 (1-2) pp. 125-144
(b) Conference Proceedings
1989. "From Rejection to Acceptance: Comments on the Adaptation of Chinese to Canadian Society" in O.P.Dwivedi, R. D'Costa, C.L.Stanford, and E.Tepper (Eds) Canada 2000: Race Relations and Public Policy: Proceedings of a Conference Held at Carleton University, October 30-November 1, 1987 (Guelph: Department of Political Science, University of Guelph) pp. 323-343
1990. "New Patterns, Old Reactions: Chinese Migration to Canada in the 1990s" in Bernard H.Y. Luk (Ed) Contact Between Cultures: Selected Paper from the 33rd International Congress of Asian and North African Studies Vol 4 Eastern Asia: History Social Sciences (Lewiston: E. Mellen Press) pp. 426-431
Other Works
1976. Contemporary Social Problems: China (University of British Columbia, Centre for Continuing Education) xxi, 174 pp.
1980. Contemporary Social Problems: China Second Edition (Vancouver: University of British Columbia, Department of Continuing Education) xxvi, 224 pp.
1987. Introduction to Chinese Society: Traditional (Richmond: Open University) 131 pp.
1989. Introduction to Chinese Society: Contemporary (Richmond: Open University) 207 pp.
1992. An Introduction to Chinese Society: Traditional and Contemporary (Hong Kong: Open Learning Institute) 314 pp.
1994. An Introduction to Chinese Society:Traditional and Contemporary Second Edition (Hong Kong: Open Learning Institute) 335 pp.
1998. An Introduction to Chinese Society:Traditional and Contemporary Third Revised Edition (Hong Kong: Open University Press) 422 pp.
Commissioned Reports
1973. Rural Economic Development and Social Change in South China. A report submitted to the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa. 66 pp.
1985. (With R. Bedeski and J. Chen) Edited by Gilles Jasmin Social Science in the Peoples Republic of China/Les Sciences Sociales en Republique Populaire de Chine (Ottawa: SSHRCC) 78 pp
1990. The View From Within: General Developments and the Prospects for Social Science in China: An Assessment Report 55 pp. (Report Submitted to The Canadian International Development Agency, February).


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Summer is one of the most favorite season for everyone. We all love camping, swimming, being by the pool etc., but there is one thing which can't be avoided and is present during these warm periods and we just can't avoid it.
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White vinegar is great against ants. Fill a bottle with some white vinegar and apply it anywhere you think ants can be seen.
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Fill one container with water and cut onions inside. Leave it in your garden to protect your plants from bugs.
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When we sweat or are stressed, pheromones and hormones become released and bugs like them. Try being calm whenever you're outside and bugs will avoid you. Make sure you exercise in a room with the air-conditioning on.
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RISE OF 5th GENERATIONWhatever the fifth generation computer we see in today's era, the credit goes to Japan, Japan's (MITI) department started it in 1982 to carry out this work in 1982, in which the computer Designed using parallel computing and logic programming correctly.Fifth generation computers have been developed based on parallel processing hardware and AI (artificial intelligence) software.The aim was to create an "epoch-making computer" with a supercomputer-like function and provide an important role for future developments in artificial intelligence. In computer science, Artificial Intelligence is very important role, Artificial Intelligence is the advancement to make computer like human being. Works on All types of high-level languages such as C and C ++, Java, .Net etc. are used in this generation.
In the late 1990s to the late 1960s, there was much discussion about "generations" of computer hardware - usually "three generations". Thirst generation: Thermionic vacuum tubes. Mid 1940s. IBM pioneered the arrangement of vacuum tubes in pluggable modules. IBM 650 was a first generation computer.
Transistors in second generation. 1956. The era of miniaturization began. Transistors are much smaller than a vacuum tube, used less power, and used much more heat than vacuum tubes. Discrete transistors are coupled to a circuit board, with interconnects performed by stencil-screened conductive patterns on the reverse side. The IBM 7090 is an example of a second generation computer.
Third generation computer integrated circuits (silicon chips with multiple transistors). Came in 1949 on the basis of which. A prime example is the ACPX module used in IBM 360/91, which, by stacking layers of silicon on a ceramic substrate, accommodates more than 20 transistors per chip; The chips can be packaged together on a circuit board to unheard the logic density. The IBM 360/91 was known as a hybrid second- and third-generation computer.
**some feature of fifth generation computer**1> These will be built around the concepts of fifth generation computer logic programming.
2>Further advancement in superconductor technology.
3> More user friendly interface with multimedia features.
4> Availability of very powerful computers and compact computers at affordable rates.
5> Equipped with ULSI technology.
6> Combining the development of true artificial intelligence.
7> Development of natural language processing in the right way
Advances in parallel processing.
**example of fifth generation computer**1> The desktop.
2> The laptop.
3> notebook.
4> Ultrabook.
5> Chromebook.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649333621890766802.post7921948601793334686..comments2020-08-06T04:42:12.415-04:00Comments on Map Attacks: Heat Map of Every Building Permit in email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649333621890766802.post-68210125601306404812014-01-15T07:08:03.325-05:002014-01-15T07:08:03.325-05:00Why is it that very little activity is shown for N...Why is it that very little activity is shown for NoMa. Last I checked there was a lot of action going on in this neighborhood? JAhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649333621890766802.post-82676987355863592932014-01-14T16:22:10.286-05:002014-01-14T16:22:10.286-05:00That's a good idea! Thanks for the constructiv...That's a good idea! Thanks for the constructive criticism. Excuse the pun.

You may have noticed PERMIT_TYPE_NAME which refers to the record's permit type. The variables there are construction, supplemental, and post card.

The PERMIT_SUBTYPE_NAME refers to the permit subtype, which looks like the type of work being done, which you may be referring to. THose variables are "Alteration and Repair" "Electrical" "Gas Fitting," "Plumbing and Gas" etc. There are only three records of "New Building." But that can't be the case right? There are a lot more than three active new construction permits in D.C. right now. Tomhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649333621890766802.post-65261166107716615582014-01-14T13:29:43.794-05:002014-01-14T13:29:43.794-05:00A much clearer picture would be had if one simply ...A much clearer picture would be had if one simply filtered out all but the "New Building" permits. Other permits for substantial work are "addition", "addition, alteration, repair", "alteration and repair". Those would also be a useful map.
Open data may be valuable, but needs to be understood.Unknownhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649333621890766802.post-6005034664324610042014-01-14T13:17:20.327-05:002014-01-14T13:17:20.327-05:00So if it is all kinds of permits mixed together th...So if it is all kinds of permits mixed together the map is kind of worthless. Unknownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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The scientists at Lucent Technologies' research arm have demonstrated in a controlled laboratory setting that certain polymer materials have physical properties to channel data signals at tremendous speeds. The rate could approach a heady 145GHz--much faster than widely used optical networks that typically clock in at about 10GHz, or 10 billion cycles per second.
"Basically, we are cramming a lot more electrical data onto an optical light wave in one second," said Mark Lee, one of the authors of the findings to be published Thursday in the online edition of Science Magazine.
If such advances could be extended beyond the lab, the ability to transfer massive video and audio files in real time could become a reality.
Although bandwidth speeds can approach 40GHz, Lee said that today's materials can't be pushed to much faster data rates. Over the past five years, however, polymers have shown great promise in overcoming that obstacle. Polymers are chemicals made of large molecules in repeated structural units.
"What we have done here specifically is to select the set of polymers with the right properties that can function at very fast speeds," Lee said.
When a person types an e-mail, for instance, the data is converted into electrical data signals. For that electrical voltage to be carried over an optical network, it has to be has to be put onto a light wave, which then travels over a fiber-optic line, Lee explained.
He cautioned, however, that the advances are unlikely to make their way into the market for another five years at least, citing several hurdles yet to be faced.
"We can say that in the lab we managed to cram a lot more data onto a light wave per second, but we haven't said anything about how to transmit that data across a few hundred miles, for instance," Lee said. "At these speeds, the information contained in that light wave will degrade over the optical fiber fairly rapidly--that is a problem you run into at high-speed communications."
Despite the hurdles still ahead, polymers may help reduce the cost of building optical equipment. Lee said polymers are relatively cheap to manufacture.


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Scientists Aim For 'Human Immortality' After Radical Experiment Goes Well
I'm not quite sure why anybody would want to become immortal, but according to new scientific research it could soon be a thing.
Yes, in one of the biggest breakthroughs known to man, a scientist, Dr Nenad Sestan, has successfully been able to keep pig brains alive outside of their bodies after death.
In what seems to be quite a macabre but incredible experiment, Dr. Sestan's researchers decapitated between 100 and 200 pigs and succeeded in keeping their brains functioning for over 36 hours post decapitation.
According to the report in Technology Review, it is thought that the radical experiments could pave the way for human immortality – but not in a particularly nice way. Immortality as in your brain lives on connected to artificial intelligence after your body decays into rotted oblivion.
Dr. Sestan led the team of researchers from Yale University and declared his findings at a meeting National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.
More specifically, Dr. Sestan's team removed the heads of way over 100 pigs before resuscitating their brains after death despite being detached entirely from the body.
In a move which reminds me particularly of Frankenstein's monster, the pig brains were connected to a closed looped system which pumped key areas of the brain full of artificial oxygen rich blood to sustain normal life.
The system itself was named by the scientists as 'BrainEX'.
Dr. Sestan claimed the findings were 'unexpected' and 'mind-boggling' before adding that the brain cells were still functioning 'alive' and 'healthy', however when contacted by Technology Review for comment he declined to elaborate saying he submitted the results of the study for publication in a scholarly journal and did not intend his remarks to go public.
He explained to the NIH that it is not outside the realms of possibility that the brains could be kept alive indefinitely and that further procedures could be developed to restore awareness to the brains.
However they did not attempt to keep the brains alive for all eternity because Dr. Sestan claimed that would be 'uncharted territory'.
While the brains were still 'alive' and 'healthy', the brains they tested on 'were not aware of anything', and it is thought that we are a long way away from preserving brains which can still 'think'.
Another issue is the chemicals which are placed onto the brain to prevent swelling when it is removed from the body are thought to prohibit all consciousness.
Earlier this year we reported on the story of billionaire, Sam Altman, who has paid $10,000 to undergo a fatal process which will see him being killed so that his brain can be uploaded online.
Entrepreneur Sam Altman is one of 25 people on a waiting list at startup company Nectome, which is promising to upload its customers' brains to a cloud.
Altman, 32, who will have his mind 'eternally preserved', will have to die in a process 'similar to physician-assisted suicide'.
Nectome's co-founders, Robert McIntyre and Michael McCanna aim to preserve human brains in 'microscopic detail using a high-tech embalming process'.
The process of uploading the mind results in the brain being 'vitrifixed' – the company's term for turning the brain 'into glass'.
Nectome has already won two prizes from the Brain Preservation Foundation, for preserving a rabbit's brain in 2016, and a pig's brain in 2018, writes The Guardian.
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Langley business coach Tony Malyk just released his first book, Leaky Bucket of Profits, which can be found on Indigo shelves where he'll also be doing a signing this Saturday, Sept. 14.
The Walnut Grove resident said the idea has been a work-in-progress for many years, starting with a newspaper column that grew into a ripe writing opportunity over time.
"It began about five years ago with lessons taken from my own career and myself wanting to help clients on a larger scale," Malyk said. "I was asked to write some articles for Business Surrey News – I did about 30 of them and realized I had a lot of the book already written."
Malyk said many businesses know their trade very well, but lack knowledge of business fundamentals needed to run a successful and profitable company. This was an opportunity to work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients and provide "business school in a book."
"I sat on it for a bit and took a business coaching conference where I really thought that I could do this," Malyk explained. "The challenge was pulling it all together and making it flow. I did about an hour and a half every night at the end of the day since last November – after taking care of my clients."
Topics covered in his book include leadership, a profit improvement process he calls the "Magic Profit Formula," management fundamentals such as understanding financial statements, and how to be the general manager of a business.
The title was originally used as a working title based on a childhood memory of an old leaky bucket on Malyk's grandparents' farm. The analogy for a struggling business stuck after enough people told Malyk they liked it.
Read More: Local author Margaret Calwaladr explores Surrey garden in new book
Dedicated to his parents, Leaky Bucket of Profits is available through most popular online booksellers in paperback, hardcover, and eBook formats.
Malyk will hold a book signing on Saturday, Sept. 14th from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Indigo Langley (20015 Langley Bypass).
While another book in the future is likely, Malyk said he will now focus his time to help as many people as possible and serve his clients as best he can with his business knowledge and the information found in his new book.
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Mistaken Identity, a sculpture by American artist Joyce J. Scott, will be on display at the DMACC Urban Campus, Bldg. #1 from August 19 to 23.
Scott combines glass beadwork and Murano glass forms in her Mistaken Identity sculpture. The 18 ¾ x 21 x 10 inch piece of art depicts a seated figure holding fire in his hands to reference a variety of social justice concerns, such as gun violence, abuse of women, racial profiling and sex trafficking.
"I'd like my art to induce people to stop raping, torturing and shooting each other," said Scott. "I don't have the ability to end violence, racism and sexism, but my art can help them look and think."
In addition to Mistaken Identity being on display at the DMACC Urban Campus, the Urban Campus will also be hosting an event at 5 p.m., Tuesday, August 20. Des Moines Art Center Director Jeff Fleming will be talking about the sculpture. Former DMACC Urban Campus Provost and later Vice President Dr. Mary Chapman and current Urban Campus Provost Dr. Anne Howsare Boyens will also speak at the free event.
"The staff and board are honored and excited to be able to work with DMACC to place this sculpture within the community," said Des Moines Art Center Director Jeff Fleming. "We are thrilled by the opportunity to share Scott's art with broader audiences."
He said this is also the first time in the Des Moines Art Center's history, they are showcasing a newly acquired piece of art outside of the Art Center.
"DMACC Urban Campus is absolutely honored to be a part of this innovative project to bring art to the urban core," said Urban Campus Provost Dr. Anne Howsare Boyens. "As a community, we are privileged to have this access to world class art through the Des Moines Art Center. To increase that access to all communities is at the heart of this partnership with the DMACC Urban Campus."
Although Scott will not be at the DMACC event, she will be the featured Artist Lecturer at a special event at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, August 25 in Levitt Auditorium at the Des Moines Art Center. Scott will talk about her life and work in the presentation titled, "Joyce J. Scott: My Best Voice is an Artist." The event is free; however, reservations are required. For reservations, click here.
Scott is a MacArthur "Genius" Award recipient. She received her B.F.A. in 1970 from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Master's of Fine Arts in 1971 from the Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Her works appear in the Baltimore Museum of Art and Design, The Fuller Craft Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. For more on Scott, click here.
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Green means go -- Cross Country boys don't stop
Thu, 10/06/2011 - 8:29am — Kyle Quick-Publisher
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Photos by John Tucker
Pictured above: Seth Schenck leads the race, finishing second overall.
Hermann, Mo. –- Tuesday the Shamrock Cross Country team made a statement at the Hermann Invitational. They made it clear that when you see green at a meet, it means they will go.
When the light turns from red to green (starting gun fired) there is no stopping them. If there are any schools that have red as a school color it would be a good idea to change your school colors for any meet the green machines are at. Once the light turns green, this group of boys run every red light they see.
Seth "Steady Eddy" Schenck continues to lead his team, finishing second with a time of 18:20, Dominick Pataky came in fourth, followed by Zach Grater in 10th and Will Smith finished 25th.
The Rocks finished tied with St. Clair for first, however because New Haven's number six runner was injured, St Clair was awarded first place. Coach John Tucker said, "I was very pleased with how hard our boys ran. Tying St. Clair for first really shows how we are improving each meet and I am excited to see how we do at our Conference Meet."
It was a team effort, but Zach Schwab who had his best time of the year, 20:49, and finishing 32. Coach Tucker said, "No doubt Tuesday's meet was another example of how these boys are a team. I can't say enough of how proud I was of Schwab, he really ran hard, competed, and ran his best time of the year. He has been working hard in practice and it is starting to pay off."
The Varsity boy's next meet will be next Tues., Oct. 11 at Owensville beginning at 4 p.m.
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It would have been unfair if it came from any other player apart from Ahmed Musa. Fresh from an inspired Russian league win with CSKA Moscow… It was only logical that the petite winger should be given a starting role by Coach Stephen Keshi and he did not disappoint tormenting the Kenyan defenders with his electrifying runs.
After series of unconnected crosses, he was rewarded in the 85th minute when he decided to go solo, raced past Brian Mandela in the Kenya defense before cheekingly lobbying the ball over on-rushing goalkeeper Duncan Ochieng… for Nigeria's much awaited goal.
The hype apart, the Kenyans did not really come to the party and two minutes on, Musa speedily intercepted a ball meant for George Owino, raced in and crossed perfectly for Ideye, only for the not too brilliant attacker to miss a sitter by wanting to displace an opponent instead of hitting first time.
The Eagles continued to dominate, especially in the midfield where Mikel Obi, Sunday Mba and Onazi held sway. Call it tactical play to conserve energy, yet you will be disappointed that despite the massive advantage possession wise, the Nigerians could not make hay, missing again and again.
With goalkeeper and skipper Enyeama virtually on holiday, and the defense line of Omeruo, Ambrose, Echiejile and Obobona not tested, the Eagles continued to make life difficult for their hosts to the chagrin of the over 40 thousand spectators especially from the midfield.
In the 20th minute Oduamadi broke free from the right, displaced two defenders and was in a goal scoring position when he was brought down but the referee waved play on to the relief of the weakened home fans.
The Eagles returned in the 28th minute, but again Ideye fluffed the chance by reacting too slow to a ball that was handed to him for the kill.
At this stage the Kenyan bench deprived of Coach Eden Amrouche who was handed the marching orders in Calabar and banned for one match, did not know what to do as the Eagles intensified their quest for the all important goal which did not come till the end of the first half.
The second half took the pattern of the first as Oduamadi at point blank range with only the goalkeeper to beat saw his trial deflected by the legs of goalkeeper Ochieng in the 47th
Musa continued his runs down the right flank but with no commensurate reaction from his colleagues in an afternoon where it was evident Nigeria needed to shop for attackers and fast too.
With the midfielders also not joining in the attack, Keshi brought out Sunday Mba for John Oguh and followed it up with Tony Ujah for off form Brown Ideye. The replacements helped to intensify steam, yet the goals refused to come.
Just when the Kenyans were ready for a draw, and goalkeeper Ochieng had been booked for wasting time, Musa struck.
With this victory, Nigeria has shot to the top of the log with eight points and with a victory over Namibia next week in Windhoek, will qualify for the next round of the world Cup Africa qualifiers with a match to spare.
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Travel Dates - October 2-6, 2013 Season: Semi-Autumn I've been traveling around the Philippines for a while. I missed traveling a...
Season: Semi-Autumn
I've been traveling around the Philippines for a while. I missed traveling abroad so I booked a flight to South Korea. I was too busy with school and work that I didn't prepare much about this trip. So we came without an itinerary.
First things first! Booking a hotel.
I asked around where to stay and majority said Myeong-dong is the best area to stay as it is close to the tourist spots, shopping area (it is the main shopping area!), restaurants, bars (of course), and it's very accessible by public transportation. True enough!!
Well, because I'm choosy about the place where I'm sleeping, I booked at a hotel -- J-Hill Hotel. We spent P4,500 a night for a standard room.
It's not so fancy and we got what we paid for - small but clean room, white bed sheets (a must!), decent bathroom, and of course its location (close to two subway lines)! It comes with a buffet breakfast too. It's in a busy street but I didn't find it noisy or disturbing. It's perfect and easy to find from the airport. You will find more reviews and pictures here - Tripadvisor - J-Hill
How to survive without an itinerary in Seoul? GET A MAP. It's free in the hotel. There are tourist info desks also in Myeong-dong where you can get more city maps.
Day 1
We arrived around 10pm so we got nowhere to go. We just tried a chicken and beer pub. There's a strip in Myeong-dong for these pubs.
This is Myeong-dong!
Day 2 - Palace Hopping
There are several palaces to visit in Seoul.
Some guards are snob, some are not.
Lots of tourists from all over the world! But mostly, Asians too.
I think I was the only one who had been here. I don't know the name of this place (sorry for not being helpful!)
More palaces
Going inside...
Finding Bukchon Hanok Village
These old houses are a must-see.
It's easy to go around Seoul. Signs here and there.
Day 3
World Cup Stadium
Very few tourists come here. And I like it very much!
Lotte World
Don't waste your money in this very old theme park. NOT WORTH IT!
Day 4
City Hall
There's a palace in front of it too.
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
It's free to get inside.
Seoul Aquarium
We thought there's a whale shark (based on the internet pictures), but there was none! DAMN!
But the piranhas and jelly fishes were interesting to see.
Nightlife in Seoul
The famous HONGDAE!!
Hangout place of university students in Seoul.
So many clubs, restos, bars, street food, cocktails, and drunken Koreans!
Indie stuff
Rice wine and seafood pancake. I love them so much!!!
When I went home, I was walking around in the hotel just wearing a towel. If you can just imagine what happened that night! :P
Day 5 - last day
Seoul Tower
It's best to go at night to see the city lights.
View of Seoul. We didn't go to the observatory. There's nothing much too see (well, according to a friend)
Lots and lots of locks.
Wrap up.
It was a good 5 days in Seoul. I enjoyed the korean bbq, korean chicken, the friendly, non-discriminating and gentle koreans, the sophisticated subways, and well-organized bus routes.
Seoul is a very tourist-friendly and very safe city. Not much of pick-pockets and rip-offs.
I love the Korean's love for alcohol and Soju. :) They drink so much and eat lots of spicy food. Everything is spicy!
Of course, I'm a big fan of their fashion and style. Those colorful socks and cool sneakers. Everyone wears them! Those skinny tight jeans worn by guys... :)
It's great to know and observe them for just a short period of time. Perceptions really change once you've gone to a country and experience their lifestyle and culture.
Thank you Korea for such a nice stay!
Btw, Visa is free for Philippine passport holders. :)
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Fine weather at the the Nurburgring this time of the year brings out the high-speed hardware, and the forthcoming Audi S8 has been spotted again at the Nurburgring Nordschleife – our spy photographer has caught its driver apparently having some oversteer fun, just like the G80 BMW M3 spotted before it.
Seen here without camouflage, the 2019 Audi S8 is expected to use a development of the 4.0 litre biturbo V8 engine used in the outgoing model, which produced 605 hp and 750 Nm in range-topping S8 Plus form; though figures haven't been released, the next-generation car should produce slightly more than the standard S8's 520 hp. Quattro all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic makes up the driveline.
Here, the S8 retains traditional S-model visual identifiers such as slightly deeper front and rear bumpers, larger wheels with uprated ceramic brakes featuring six-piston calipers in front, and quad circular exhaust pipes at the back.
Our sources suggest that there is a chance for an Audi S8 'e-tron' plug-in hybrid variant, likely featuring the same driveline as that in the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, though one that is likely detuned from the Porsche's 680 hp and 850 Nm of torque. Of course, with the A8 as a base there will be no shortage of technology – it may adopt some of that car's self-driving ability, and most if not all of the base car's active safety and driver assists.


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Andrew Feld cut a deal with Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran, who offered $150,000 for 20% of his Davenport, Fla. company that delivers a hydroponically-grown grass in box for dogs to do their business. Sales sprouted 400% after his February 2015 airing. Feld has one 5-year-old daughter, Claudia.
"I'm fortunate that I get to work from home and spend time with my family," Feld said. "The early years of running this business were very stressful and time consuming. I am lucky that the company has grown to a place where we have been able to hire some amazing people, who now do the majority of the heavy lifting. Oh yeah, and having a beautiful and supportive wife seems to have helped."


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Café lounge launch – more convenience for SAS's frequent travelers
Designed to compliment already existing SAS lounges, the new SAS Café Lounges are for SAS's most frequent flyers.
"We are absolutely thrilled to launch yet another in-demand product," says Eivind Roald, Executive Vice President Commercial at SAS. "SAS's most frequent flyers appreciate our time-saving services, such as Fast Track, which is why we are now offering a an additional service especially designed for them."
SAS Café Lounges offer a dedicated and relaxing environment, where SAS travelers can unwind or work. Fast flows are important to SAS's domestic market and customers can work more effectively in Café Lounges located close to the gate. The Lounges will offer Wi-Fi Internet access, tea, coffee, and pastries.
While the first SAS Café Lounges will be in Norway, further Lounges, Service Points, and other self-service products will be launched at Scandinavian airports.
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Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council have jointly developed the draft Taunton Transport strategy: Taunton - Connecting Our Garden Town.
The strategy provides a vision for transport in Taunton and brings together investment plans and proposals from the County and Taunton Borough Councils, along with other organisations who are involved in, fund or provide transport services. The Strategy is about moving around the town itself.
It demonstrates recent progress and showcases the breadth of achievable but ambitious proposals which will be brought forward over the next 20 years. It acts as a clear evidence of the direction Taunton wants to take in respect of transport, mobility and quality of life.
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Hi, I'm Kate, and I am Project Archaeology's new Public Education Coordinator!
I grew up in Kentucky and from a young age loved reading stories about the past and running around outside so I could dig and explore. When I was four, I accidentally watched a documentary on Ramesses the First and was transfixed with the idea of archaeology. Later, when my parents informed me that archaeology was a real job, I was sold. From that point on, I excitedly told everyone around me that I was going to become an archaeologist. Since then, I knew who I wanted to be and what I wanted to do, so I pursued it in any way I could. To my parent's dismay, this meant digging holes in the yard, but fortunately for my family was supportive of my dream.
When I was in middle and high school, I went to several field schools in the United States and abroad to learn more about the hands-on aspects of archaeology. These experiences only further confirmed for me that archaeology was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. This passion dictated my choice in college, so I applied and was accepted to the University of Chicago, an institution known for its anthropology program.
When I started college, I was sure that I would end up going on to graduate school to get a Ph.D. in archaeology. As I studied, worked, and gained more experience in all the different facets of archaeology and science, I realized that earning a Ph.D. was not the only career path available and became increasingly interested in education. In my last year of college, I started working at the Oriental Institute as an Education Facilitator. In this position, I was given the opportunity to teach children and adults about archaeology, why it's important, and why it should be preserved. This job helped to show me how important public education with archaeology is—as well as how much I enjoyed teaching. As I looked back at the jobs I had done throughout college and the experiences I had had, I realized what a large role education had played and decided to pursue it professionally.
After graduation, Project Archaeology offered me an exciting new job in Bozeman. As a lover of adventure, new experiences, and archaeology, I got in the car, drove through a snowstorm, and made it to Montana. I've always loved telling people about archaeology and showing them why it is so important.
I am very excited to start working with Project Archaeology! Though my job is primarily working on developing education curricula, I will also help out with social media management. We have a lot of exciting things in store and will post on Facebook and Twitter to alert y'all to any new content. Most notably, we have an Instagram account now! Please follow us at: projectarchaeology.


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In our last international migration article we found that less than half of the international migrants were women and that for Africa this number had declined during the last fifteen years. In September 2016 a United Nations General Assembly adopted an outcome document relating to the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants that addresses the movement of large numbers of refugees and migrants. The document is an interesting one. There is a recognition that Member States need to take steps to "address the particular vulnerabilities of women and children during the journey from country of origin to country of arrival. This includes their potential exposure to discrimination and exploitation as well as to sexual, physical and psychological abuse, violence, human trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery". The Declaration continues to say that "we will ensure that our responses to large movements of refugees and migrants maintain a gender perspective, promote gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls and fully respect and protect the human rights of women and girls" and "we will take into consideration the different needs, vulnerabilities and capacities of women, girls, boys and men".
The recognition "that the lack of educational opportunities is often a push factor for migration" is welcome as is the commitment to strengthening capacities in countries of origin, including in educational institutions" but in the interim, statelessness continues to be a significant barrier for migrants and refugees. Children still not being able to access education in their destination country or being removed following temporary access is a serious issue and the potential impact for future generations can not be underestimated. Sadly although there are a number of Conventions to protect and address statelessness, more than 50 years later, a number of Member States have still not acceded to them.
On 01 March 2003, The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa was established to "enhance international support for Africa's development and security, assist the Secretary-General in improving coherence and coordination of the United Nations System support to Africa and facilitate inter-governmental deliberations". On its adoption by the General Assembly on 15 October 2012 it was also mandated to "establish a monitoring mechanism to review the commitments made towards Africa's development". Preparations are underway for the third review of these commitments and a report will be submitted to the 73rd session of the General Assembly in October 2018. Let's hope that it contains good news.
The United Emirate States has the largest migrant share of the total population and it the 6th of the 12 international migration hotspots. Education at primary and secondary level is compulsory and consists of 4 stages. Children attend kindergarten between the ages of 4 and 5 before entering primary school at age 6 for a further 5 years. During this stage, children undertake a preparatory phase between the ages of 14 and 15 before entering into either secondary school at the age of 15 and leaving at 18 with a Secondary School Leaving Certificate or Diploma or, technical secondary school leaving a the age of 18 with a Technical Secondary Certificate or Diploma.
The Ministry of Education oversees the quality of education and develops, monitors and reforms educational activities.
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