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AVB: Could you start by sharing any details on recent orders related to commercial aviation that you've secured over the past couple of years?
Alan Newby: We've made good progress in the past couple of years, with further growth in our widebody fleet. We've achieved several milestone achievements: the Trent 1000 TEN entered service in 2017, and in 2018 we launched a new family of engines for business aviation with the Pearl 15. Our Trent XWB-97 engine, the newest, higher-thrust variant of the Trent XWB, entered service on the Airbus A350-1000 and the Trent 7000 entered service on the A330neo with TAP Portugal.
So far this year we have announced that Lufthansa Group selected Rolls-Royce engines to power 40 new aircraft. Our Trent 1000 engine will power 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and our Trent XWB will power 20 Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
We also announced an order by Air Premia for our Trent 1000 TEN engines, to power its ten new Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Most recently, we announced an order with Fiji Airways to power two Airbus A350-900 aircraft with our TrentXWB engine.
In 2018, more than half of our revenues came from aftermarket services. Around 90% of our engines are covered by our TotalCare services agreements.
AVB: How has Rolls-Royce continued to improve the capabilities of its civil aerospace division?
AN: We are continually improving our capabilities in our Civil Aerospace division, and are investing in new technologies and partnerships that will benefit our customers for years to come.
In terms of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, we are expanding our service network for widebody engines around the world. Last year, Delta TechOps, based in Atlanta, became a Trent authorised maintenance centre, carrying out services on our Trent 1000, Trent 7000 and Trent XWB engines. We have also increased our testing capacity, signing partnerships with Delta TechOps, American Airlines and Thai Airways International. Work continues to progress well on the construction of a new testbed in Derby, UK, where we will test our next generation of engines, such as UltraFan.
UltraFan is the foundation of our future large civil aero engines, and we are making excellent progress. Earlier this year we successfully tested our Advanced Low-Pressure System (ALPS), which is a key UltraFan technology.
We've also made good progress in our strategy to champion electrification. We are developing programmes to demonstrate small scale full-electric and hybrid-electric flight.
These are just a few examples, but to summarise, our focus is on continuing to develop advanced, world-leading technology alongside innovation in services. All of this is done in partnership with our customers, and we believe this will future-proof our business for years to come.
AVB: What are some of the latest developments/trends related to modern aircraft engine design? How are you addressing the needs of your target market?
AN: In the coming years, we believe that three key trends will define aviation. The first trend is a growing demand for technology to make the sector cleaner, safer and more competitive.
The second trend is electrification. As we move to a low-carbon global economy, our engines will become part of broader, hybrid systems with lower emissions. To provide solutions for our customers, we will act as a system integrator, combining our traditional mechanical technology with electrical technology.
The third trend is digitalisation. Advances in sensors, communication, data storage, machine learning, robotics and additive layer manufacturing are combining to create new insights, processes and opportunities.
Finally, we believe engines will be increasingly integrated with the aircraft and continue to work closely with manufacturers to achieve this.
AVB: What are some of the ways the company is using technology to better observe the performance of engines and predict service requirements?
AN: We continue to design and deliver new digital services under the banner of our IntelligentEngine vision. We are working towards a world where our engines will be connected, comprehending, and even contextually aware, which will ultimately make them more reliable and efficient.
Engines will be digitally connected with the Rolls-Royce availability centre, with other engines, and with the airline who operates them. This will allow for a regular, two-way flow of information between many parties. Our Pearl 15 engine is our most intelligent yet, using a new two-way flow of information through our Engine Health Monitoring service.
Engines will be contextually aware, knowing the environment they will operate in and adapting to it without human intervention. Already, Rolls-Royce teams have created a new data tool which draws on weather conditions from around the world, helping us plan maintenance schedules for the Trent XWB.
Finally, engines will be comprehending, learning from their own experiences and network of peers, from which they will adjust their behaviour so that they can achieve their best performance.
We will manage engines using a digital twin, an exact digital replica of each engine. From this, we can model various scenarios, complete a variety of tests, accurately predict service requirements before they are needed, and ultimately improve future engine designs.
AVB: Considering the increasing demand to reduce the negative impact of air travel on the environment, could you share some insights on Rolls-Royce's efforts towards sustainability?
AN: As a leading industrial technology company, we have an irrefutable role to play in addressing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. Our technology will play a fundamental role in enabling the transition to a low carbon global economy.
More than two-thirds of our annual research expenditure is dedicated to improving the environmental performance of our products.
We are constantly driving fuel efficiencies in our existing products, achieving a 1% increase in fuel efficiency per year through round-the-clock monitoring.
Our Trent 7000, which entered service this year, builds upon the industry-leading performance of the Trent XWB to deliver 10% better fuel efficiency than the engine it is designed to replace. Our UltraFan engine will be 10% more efficient than the Trent XWB. We are also working with the fuels industry to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation fuels, such as biofuel-kerosene blends.
Electrification and hybrid solutions will deliver a step-change in emissions performance. One of the ways we are supporting this is to invest in our electrical capabilities, including launching focused graduate and apprentice development programmes.
AVB: What are Rolls-Royce's projections in terms of future engine designs? How will they differ from the current generation?
AN: We are working on two significant new engine designs: Advance and UltraFan. We believe these engines have the power to overcome the challenges facing the industry, and ultimately shape the future of aerospace.
For Advance, we are evolving our unique three-shaft engine architecture and combining this with a wealth of technological improvements. The high-efficiency core compression and turbine system incorporated into Advance will deliver the highest overall pressure ratio of any commercial turbofan engine ever made. This will result in greater efficiency and lower CO2 emissions.
UltraFan will redefine the world of jet engines. It will be 25% more efficient than a first-generation Trent engine. UltraFan will be engineered for both narrowbody and widebody aircraft and will have the world's most powerful aerospace gearbox. It takes the evolution of Advance further, featuring all the same technology and more to enable us to deliver a step-change increase in bypass ratio. This will deliver further fuel efficiency and CO2 reductions, and provide a further significant reduction in engine noise.
Both programmes are progressing well, and we look forward to sharing further updates later this year.


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On this day in Lewis & Clark history...
After a night made sleepless by noisy waterfowl, the Expedition heads down the Columbia. They pass a large village—Cathlapotle. The weather worsens, and by the time they reach camp near present Prescott, Oregon, they are cold and wet.
From the journals...
November 5th Tuesday 1805
Seven canoes of Indians came out from this large village to view and trade with us, they appeared orderly and well disposed, they accompanied us a fiew miles and returned back.
Cathlapotle Village
This painting is located on a store wall in Ridgefield, Washington.
November 5th Tuesday 1805
We are all wet Cold and disagreeable, rain Continues & encreases
In my walk of to Day I saw 17 Striped Snakes I killed a grouse
Columbia River at Prescott, Oregon
Tuesday 5th.
The bottoms are large, covered with cotton wood, maple, and the like kinds of wood.

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career.
One of the many ways that we back up our belief is by giving back to the talent acquisition and hiring manager communities by hosting one or two College Recruiting Bootcamp employer user conferences each year. We designed these events to be VERY low cost, VERY engaging, and VERY productive for the attendees
Our 16th of these events was the College Recruiting Bootcamp on AI at Google in December 2018 at their main campus in Mountain View. As we ended that event, I told attendees that we were planning to return to New York City or Washington, D.C. for the next event. We are. On December 12th, we will hold the College Recruiting Bootcamp on D&I at EY across the Hudson River from Manhattan at the new, world headquarters of Ernst & Young.
Each event has a different theme, based in part on the brand of the host organization. We've worked with EY for about a decade and they have always been passionate about diversity and inclusion. But, unlike other diversity and inclusion events, this event will go beyond skin color by challenging some of the long-held beliefs in the world of college and university relations. Some examples of topics we may cover:
Want more information about the College Recruiting Bootcamp on D&I at EY? Please go to our information and ticketing page.
AI offers tremendous opportunities to those in talent acquisition and human resources as well as society as a whole, but also poses some threats.
On December 10, 2018, hundreds of talent acquisition and other human resources leaders gathered in Mountain View, California and remotely via live stream to participate in the College Recruiting Bootcamp on AI, organized by job search site, College Recruiter, and hosted by Google.
Our featured presentation was delivered by Alexandra Levit, author of Humanity Works, speaker, consultant, futurist, Chair of the DeVry University Career Advisory Board think tank, and expert in all things workplace.
AI offers tremendous opportunities to those in talent acquisition and human resources as well as society as a whole, but also poses some threats.
University relations, talent acquisition, and other human resource leaders from corporate, non-profit, and government organizations gathered on on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Google for a highly interactive, collegial, and informative day of learning. It was goal of the organizer, College Recruiter, that the hundreds who attended either in person or via livestream left with a roadmap for how they and their organizations could not only survive, but also thrive by using AI to enhance their existing talent acquisition tactics and strategies.
This video captures the opening keynote and related panel discussion at the College Recruiting Bootcamp on AI at Google. (more…)
Wow, did we ever receive great feedback from Monday's College Recruiting Bootcamp on AI at Google. I thought I should share some highlights:
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Let's be blunt here: a bad, or poorly-contextualized, hiring process can cost you lots of money and time. As a result, internal recruitment (essentially promotion from within or adjustment of roles) has gained some favor in recent years.
One of the best ways to approach internal recruitment is how you handle interns. An organization's approach to interns typically resides somewhere between these two extremes: (more…)
Now that August is history, most seem to be turning their attention to the remainder of the calendar year. An event that I think you'll want to mark onto your calendar is our 10th College Recruiting Bootcamp.
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent graduate deserves a great career. In partnership with our friends at exaqueo, we're co-hosting the College Recruiting Bootcamp on Thursday, December 8th at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission office, which is connected to Amtrak's Union Station.
A third way that give back to the recruiting community is through our active participation in conferences organized by partners. This weekend, for example, chief executive officer Faith Rothberg will moderate a panel at TAtech (the Association for Talent Acquisition Solutions) in Orlando about how job boards can and should prevent fraud including bogus jobs which are posted for a number of reasons, one of which is identity theft. On Monday, I'll deliver a presentation at SHRM Talent Management in Orlando about how talent acquisition leaders can use metrics to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their departments but also to get that "seat at the table" that so many crave but haven't been able to attain because the information they share with their C-level leaders has been tactical and not strategic. About a week later I'll be in D.C. for TalentBlend 2016. College Recruiter is a sponsor and I'm moderating a panel discussion with Alton Fox of Lockheed Martin and Temeka Thompson of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during which we'll talk about how leading organizations recruit students and recent graduates through off-campus channels including interactive recruitment media such as College Recruiter.
Pretty much all of the above has a U.S. focus but we're well aware that there's a big, beautiful world outside of our borders. Indeed, most of our Fortune 1,000 and even federal government clients have hiring needs around the world and we're increasingly being called upon to help them with those needs. Today, for example, we're working on a proposal for a federal government agency that has significant hiring needs for people who are U.S. citizens, live or are willing to live abroad, have college degrees, and speak both English and Spanish. These multinational projects are challenging yet a lot of fun and have led us to engage with organizations in other countries whose missions include helping students and recent graduates find great careers. An example is Gradcore, a U.K.-based organization run by my friend, Martin Edmondson. I delivered the keynote presentation at their annual conference a couple of years ago and in May we are sponsoring and helping to organize their GEC Europe conference. (more…)
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1991 — graduated from the Economics Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University , majoring in Planning of the National Economy.
From 1994 to 2002 — Project manager, Client-manager of the consulting company PAKK. Led some projects on modelling, optimisation and regulation of business processes, designing corporate governance systems, developing the systems of key performance indicators.
From 2002 to 2012 — Executive Director of the consulting company PAKK.
From 2013 to 2017 — Deputy Director of the project office of SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management. Took an active part in the implementation of the project to improve the competitiveness of leading Russian universities among the world's leading research and educational centres (Project 5-100).
Since 2017 — Deputy General Director — Executive Director, a member of the Management Board of RVC.


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"Now is not the end," Winston Churchill said in Nov. 1942. "It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."
Is Avengers End Game won't be the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, of course. But it does mark an end of something, and likely the end of a few of our favorite superheroes to make way for others. And the beginning of the end–or the end of the beginning–officially started this morning, with the release of the first trailer of Avengers End Game.
"Don't feel sad about this," Tony Stark–the guy who jumpstarted the MCU–tells Pepper Potts via his battered Iron Man helmet. "Part of the journey is the end."
We never want good stories to end. But ends are, inherently, the beginning of something else. Might be one of the reasons my favorite Chronicles of Narnia book was The Last Battle: It was so sad, and yet but it finishes with an understanding that the bigger story goes on.
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Thanks for joining us this summer! Please return to our website later this fall to see the dates of our 2021 programs.
Public Forum Intensive Practice Round Session
This session emphasizes practice rounds and improvement through in-depth critiques as the central theme of the program. Students will receive several practice rounds per day on average, and by the end of the week will have literally completed the equivalent of several tournaments worth of practice--all with extensive feedback. Several special topics are covered during the program, including:
- Crossfire techniques: A specially designed practicum on how to make the most of these exchanges, and how to conduct cross-examination at an advanced level.
- The architecture of strategy: How to build a case that will distill neatly to a winning final focus.
- Extensive practice: Nearly two thirds of the instructional time will be devoted to practice -- not just practice rounds, but speech redos and other exercises, fully critiqued and monitored by the instructors.
This program is designed for high-level intermediate through advanced level students. In general, it is assumed that students who attend this session also attended the second week/core program, as some of the materials covered in the second week will be used during the third week, and is essentially a prerequisite to effective participation. The third week can be attended independently of the other programs if and only if a student is highly motivated and is prepared to arrive at the program having completed significant independent preparatory work so that they can participate effectively from day one. Any student interested in attending only the third week should contact us for more information (see menu bar and click "contact us").
2020 Public Forum Intensive Practice Round Session Staff Members Include:
Check back closer to the start of camp for details on our 2020 staff
We will continue to add additional staff members as enrollment and availability dictate. Details are posted on additional staff members as they are confirmed and as we have complete biographic information available. Staff listing may not be fully up to date or reflect all hires to date.
2019 Public Forum Intensive Practice Round Session Staff Members Included:
Caspar Arbeeny, Instructor
Caspar Arbeeny is a rising senior at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. He competed in public forum debate at Poly Prep in NY for all four years of high school, and hascoached public forum for Edgemont Jr/Sr. High Schools for the last three years. Over the course of his competitive career, Caspar amassed 12 bids to the tournament of champions, reached the quarterfinal round at the 2016 Tournament of Champions, reached the semifinal round at the 2015 Yale Invitational, and championed the 2016 Lexington Winter Invitational. As a coach, he has helped three different teams qualify to the Gold Tournament of Champions, as well as outrounds at numerous national tournamnets. Caspar is incredibly excited to be working at SNFI this summer.
Hanh Do, Instructor
Hanh Do has been involved in competitive debate for the past 24 years on the collegiate and the high school level as a coach, consultant, and adjudicator. Her students have cleared and placed at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Isidore Newman, Harvard-Westlake, The Glenbrooks, Holy Cross, Grapevine, Hockaday, and the UT Longhorn Classic. In addition to teaching PF since its inception, she has instructed in LD, policy, parli, BP, and Worlds Schools Debate. She has had the immense privilege of traveling internationally to adjudicate and her team in 2016 cleared and placed in the Pan American Debating Championships. Currently she is the Assistant Director of Forensics at John Paul II in Plano, Texas and has served as the Big Questions Chair for the past two years at the National Speech and Debate Association's National Tournament.
Alina Shivji, Instructor
Alina is a junior at Loyola University Chicago. As a Public Forum competitor for Colleyville Heritage HS, she was a three time qualifier to the Texas Forensics Association State Tournament and the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament where she advanced to elimination rounds numerous times. She competed nationally and reached late elimination rounds at tournaments including the University of Texas, the Grapevine Classic, the Hockaday Invitational, Apple Valley, and the Berkeley Invitational. Due to her success, Alina was invited to several Round Robins such as the Berkeley Round Robin and the Kandi King Round Robin. She looks forward to working at SNFI!
Aurelia Williams, Instructor
Aurelia has debate experience at both the high school and college level, and is also an experienced social and political activist on a local and national level. She brings years of practical and academic knowledge of race and ethnicity issues domestically and internationally. Aurelia is currently a varsity policy debater and is pursuing a degree in global studies at Georgia State. Post-graduation Aurelia is planning on going to law school with a human rights concentration.
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According to Art Stapleton, the Giants are placing S Mykkele Thompson on injured reserve Tuesday with a knee injury.
This clears a spot for CB Michael Hunter, who is bring promoted to their active roster, per Dan Duggan.
Thompson, 23, was taken with the No. 71 overall pick by the Giants. He signed a four-year contract worth $3,177,136 to go along with a signing bonus of $837,136.
This season, Thompson has appeared in one game and recorded a single tackle for the Giants.
Hunter, 23, wound up signing a three-year, $1.62 million contract with the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State back in May. He stands to make a base salary of $450,000 for the 2016 season.
The Giants unfortunately waived Hunter coming out of the preseason before later signing him to their practice squad.
During his college career, Hunter recorded 98 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions, a forced fumble and 12 pass defenses.


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Verse 11:[1] (1 Chron. 7:29) And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher (1 Sam. 31:10; 1 Kings 4:12) Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries.
[And Manasseh had inheritance in Issachar and Asher] Hebrew: And there was to Manasseh in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean,[2] etc. (Pagnine, similarly Munster, Tigurinus, Junius and Tremellius, Malvenda). He had in the two bordering tribes mentioned the following cities and villages (Menochius). Or, in Issachar, etc., is in the place of, near Issachar, etc.; or, on the border of the tribes of Issachar and Asher (Lapide, Bonfrerius). Just as the golden pot and the rod of Aaron are said to be in the ark, that is, by the Ark. See what things are on Hebrews 9:4 (Lapide).
In Issachar and in Asher; either, 1. Bordering upon them, as in Asher is taken, verse 10, and as Aaron's rod is said to be in the ark, that is, close by it, Hebrews 9:4; or, 2. Properly in them, as Ephraim had some cities in the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua 16:9, and as it was not unusual, when the places allotted to any tribe was too narrow for it, and the next too large, to give away part from the larger to the less portion; nay, sometimes one whole tribe was taken into another, as Simeon was into Judah's portion, when it was found too large for Judah, Joshua 19:9.
[Beth-shean] A celebrated city, afterwards called Scythopolis[3] (Bonfrerius, Lapide, Junius), not far from Gennesaret[4] (Masius, Bonfrerius).
[And the inhabitants of Dor] And the citizens, that is, and the city (Vatablus).
The inhabitants of Dor; not the places only, but the people; whom, contrary to God's command, they spared and used for servants, whom therefore they are said to have or possess.
[En-dor, עֵין־דֹּר] That is, the Spring of Dor (Masius). It could seem near to Dor; but the matter is far otherwise, since Dor was maritime, but En-dor near mount Tabor[5] (Malvenda).
[And a third part of the city of Nopheth[6] (thus the Septuagint in Bonfrerius)] Elsewhere נֶפֶת signifies a region; here it is name of a city. Moreover, while a third part of the city is said to be in this tribe, he indicates that this city was on the border of two tribes, and that two other thirds of the city pertained to another tribe; just as part of Jerusalem was in the tribe of Benjamin, and part in the tribe of Judah. I add that it is likely that this Nopheth pertains to Napheth Dor, or the province of Dor, which was toward the sea[7] (Bonfrerius).
[שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַנָּֽפֶת׃] They translate it, three regions (Jonathan, Munster, Pagnine, Tigurinus); that is, three corners (Syriac); those three tracts (Junius and Tremellius); three plots (Montanus, Vatablus), that is, of Dor (Vatablus). I think that those three cities are thus mentioned, En-dor, Taanach, and Megiddo, because they are as three regions in that tract of Dor pertaining to the Manassites. For, even if נֶפֶת signifies any tract of land, it is sometimes used peculiarly of that region alone in which the municipalities of Dor stand; but sometimes it is also used a little more broadly concerning the entire tract of Dor. Symmachus translates it, and three coasts of the sea. I myself translate it, a third part of the region (Masius). [Most correctly, as it appears; and it is strange that the rest of the interpreters do not consider that נֶפֶת here is singular.]
Three countries: this may be referred either to some, to wit, the three last places, or to all the places named in this verse, which are here said either to have three countries or tracts of land belonging to them, or to be in three several countries or portions, as they seem to have been, some in Issachar, and some in Asher, and yet both belonging to Manasseh. Or, the words may be rendered the third part of that country; for the Hebrew word is of the singular number, and the article seems emphatical; and so the meaning may be, that the cities and towns here mentioned are a third part of that country, that is, of that part of Issachar's and Asher's portion, in which those places lay.
[1] Hebrew: וַיְהִ֙י לִמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה בְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣ר וּבְאָשֵׁ֗ר בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן וּ֠בְנוֹתֶיהָ וְיִבְלְעָ֙ם וּבְנוֹתֶ֜יהָ וְֽאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֧י דֹ֣אר וּבְנוֹתֶ֗יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י עֵֽין־דֹּר֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י תַעְנַךְ֙ וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיֹשְׁבֵ֥י מְגִדּ֖וֹ וּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַנָּֽפֶת׃
[2] Hebrew: וַיְהִ֙י לִמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה בְּיִשָּׂשכָ֣ר וּבְאָשֵׁ֗ר בֵּית־שְׁאָ֣ן.
[3] It is said that during the Hellenistic period the city was settled by Scythian veterans, and hence the name.
[4] Beth-shean was about fifteen miles south of the Sea of Galilee, in the Jordan River valley.
[5] Mount Tabor was just south-west of the Sea of Galilee.
[6] Hebrew: שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַנָּֽפֶת׃.
[7] Joshua 12:23: "The king of Dor in the coast of Dor (לְנָפַ֥ת דּ֖וֹר, in Napheth Dor), one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one…"


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South Australia VES published its June 2017 End of Life Choice Newsletter. Main subject relates to Analysing religious opposition to assisted dying. Read it here.
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RELEVANT, NVVE's magazine nr 2, 2017 is published. Read the summary (English) here.
Read here the most recent Final Exit Network's Newsletter Spring 2017.
FATE published a Newsletter with a wide range of topics over the years, click here to read.
Japan Society JSDD published its Newsletter nr 165. It's a special edition on JSDD 10 years ahead and its future role. Read the excerpt here.
Dignitas published its 7th quality control report. It covers the time period from August 2012 to December 2014.
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Hello all,
Forgive me if this has been addressed before. I feel like I have been reading forums and articles forever and not come across this.
Currently I am rated 80%. 70% of that being PTSD. I have been seeing a therapist at the Vet Center for a few months now. She has been telling me I should not be working. Recently, we focused a bit more time on the IU aspect during a session. She doesn't really know much about the process involved but says she's more than willing to write a letter stating my issues and I should not be working. Also she said I should put in for short term disability through my employer while I wait the for the IU decision.
I have all sorts of struggles at work, reliability, attitude, anxiety and just generally being around other people. I'm already on the radar and feel like I could be fired at anytime. The VA psychologist I seen for my C&P this past April noted the struggles I have at work but stopped short of saying I shouldn't be working. I have not been seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist. Just the Vet Center therapist.
So, my questions are:
Does a Therapist recommendation hold any weight as evidence or do I need one from an psychologist or psychiatrist?
Can I apply for IU while on STD from my employer? or is that considered still working?


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Labour members were in open revolt against trade union-backed reforms to the party on Sunday, with many expressing anger on the conference floor about watered-down proposals for reforming MP selections and leadership contests.
The controversial rule changes, proposed by Labour's ruling national executive committee (NEC), would make it considerably easier for local members to deselect their sitting MP by reforming the so-called trigger ballot system.
However, they do not go as far as mandatory reselection, which many members had wanted.
Trade unions also backed reforms to Labour leadership contests that were opposed by many rank-and-file members who argued they gave members even less of a say than the existing system.
At the beginning of the debate in Liverpool on Sunday, a small but vocal crowd of party members booed and shouted "shame on the unions" after the conference voted narrowly to accept the conference timetable – a vote that acted as a proxy for dissatisfaction with the democracy review.
One party source estimated 90% of members had voted against the conference report but 90% of trade union delegates were in favour to ensure the report passed despite the dissatisfaction. The final result of the conference vote on the individual rule changes will not be announced until Monday.
The reaction from members on the conference floor sparked an angry response from some senior trade union staff. Sarah Owen, the GMB political officer, tweeted: "To the people shouting 'shame on the unions' they have no idea of the importance and strength of the bond between the Trade Union movement and the Labour Party."
Unite's general secretary, Len McCluskey, told a fringe meeting he was concerned over the splits that have emerged around mandatory reselection and urged members to follow the compromise because it has been put forward by Labour's leader.
"I was slightly shocked to see such a divide between constituency delegates and union delegates," he said. "What comrades need to understand is that Jeremy Corbyn is asking us to accept this alternative."
Unison's president, Gordon McKay, sounded a warning about any division. "The trade union movement was there at the birth of our party – we haven't come in the last few years," he told the conference. "I'm surprised some people are saying the unions should have no say in election of our leader or be able to hold our MPs to account."
Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the FBU, one of the few unions to vote with the rest of the membership, said there was "an unhealthy division between the union delegates and the membership" that needed to be addressed.
One of the most controversial measures is reform to the election of the next Labour leader. Currently, any MP must get the backing of 10% of their fellow MPs before they can stand for leader, but many members wanted that reduced to 5%.
Instead, after unions backed a compromise, the threshold will stay at 10% of MPs, but a contender must also win the backing of 5% of local parties or 5% of trade union affiliate members, in effect the backing of two big unions.
Several delegates spoke passionately against changes to the leadership contests, arguing it would make it harder for candidates to get on the ballot.
Brentwood and Ongar party member John Pickard called the proposals "a dog's dinner" and urged the trade unions to "look at the mood and feeling" within the constituency parties. Delegate Pete Firmin from Hampstead and Kilburn called the changes "a step backwards from what we achieved last year".
Another change will make it easier for local members to force a full selection process for their MPs. Currently, 50% of local branches and affiliates, such as trade union branches, must express dissatisfaction to force a contest against a sitting MP.
Under the new rules, that figure will be reduced to one third of branches or affiliates, although they do not go as far as Momentum's bid for full open selections to be held in every seat automatically.
The leftwing grassroots group has urged delegates to oppose the changes to the leadership threshold but has said delegates should back the trigger ballot reform at the risk of having no change at all.
However, despite Momentum's advice, many delegates in the conference hall urged members to vote down the party's proposed leadership reform in the hope of forcing a vote on mandatory reselection.
Steve Arloff, the delegate from Bradford West, said sitting MPs expected "a job for life" and that hundreds of thousands of members wanted reform. "Many sitting MPs who have lost the respect and confidence of local parties cling on to their positions in parliament with scant regard for the people who work their socks off to put them there," he told the conference.
Ian Lavery, the party chair, said changes would require "compromise and patience in abundance", a hint at the unhappiness of many members on the conference floor.
Other changes include adding a second, female deputy leader of the Labour party to sit alongside Tom Watson, creating a disability representative for the NEC, and proposals to increase black and ethnic minority representation.


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Sorry the blogging is a bit slow. We have been up and down a lot with technical trouble. Glenn Reynolds is having trouble with his remote connection as well. I lost an earlier post with results of the Strickland win in Ohio. Now I am watching the Virginia results come in showing Allen leading. Since only 10 percent of the vote is in it doesn't mean much though.
Update: CNN is showing Webb with a slim lead in Virginia with 27 percent of the precincts reporting.
Update II: Josh Manchester is liveblogging results.
The most recent result I saw for the Foley seat in Florida showed Mahoney leading by 3% with 18% of precincts reporting.
Allen is back up slightly in Virginia.
Update 9:00: We are back online. I agree with Kim's comments above — that really does suck.
The race that most in the room are really wanting to see results for is Allen – Webb. I am really wanting some info on the Steele race. It looks like Corker is going to win easily.
In probably the most closely watched (only watched) race for D.A. in the country, Mike Nifong has won.
Lieberman has beat Ned Lamont.


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From time to time I like dressing in black and if there are some rock accents even better. I haven't been wearing this leather skirt for a long time and thought that fall is the perfect season for it. I have matched it with my black top and vest both from Sheinside and I love the layers that were created.
Also the Jessica Buurman sandals with the chain details contribute in making this look a little bit more rock, but at the same time keeping that chic line.
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QUINCY, Mass.- The third-seeded Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team earned a 2-0 win over No. 6 seed Dean in the opening round of the New England Collegiate Conference Tournament Sunday evening at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
The Lions climb to 14-3-0 on the year and advance to the NECC Tournament semifinals for the second-straight season.
The home side claimed a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. Bryan Vargas (San Jose, Costa Rica) netted his fourth goal of the fall as Leon Zaffonato (Canela, Brazil) and Stanley Elie (Roslindale, Mass.) each picked up assists.
The guests nearly equalized 30 seconds later as Kyle Lameiras' effort ricocheted off the crossbar.
Eastern Nazarene generated 11 shots in the opening 45 minutes of action while Dean fired four.
The Lions stretched their advantage to 2-0 in the 69th minute. Charlie Swann (London, England) bagged his league-best 16th tally of the season, finishing off a through-ball from Sunil Lepcha (Damak, Nepal).
The hosts concluded the contest with 22 shot attempts while the visitors finished with 11 attempts.
Junior netminder Tim Eddings (Endicott, N.Y.) recorded three saves in his eighth start of the season. Bryce Antoch registered six saves between the pipes for Dean.
"I'm very proud of the way our team played tonight. Our defense played exceptionally well and our two goals were great finishes," commented head coach Mark Bell. "We're excited to keep our season going and our guys are eager to get back to work to prepare for the next round."
Looking ahead, Eastern Nazarene travels to second-seeded New England College in the NECC Tournament semifinals November 7.


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About a year ago, I made a flying pig and titled it "Look, Ma!" The client who bought that piece wanted a companion for his pig, perhaps to be able to say, "When pigs fly." "When pig flies" just doesn't work.
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Fall Events
Upcoming Fall Events
We don't think we're in Kansas anymore, we mean Mount Ulla! Looks like a tornado ripped through the farm and took us to the magical land of Oz! Join us as we venture down the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City to meet the Wonderful Wizard of Oz with this year's corn maize theme celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the beloved classic "The Wizard of Oz".
Fall Festival Season
September 21 – November 2, 2019
Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Pricing varies depending on ticket selection. View Ticket Pricing Here
Each weekend has a different theme with some varied activities, see below for details.
Fall Fun on the Farm Afternoons
October 2 – 30, 2019
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays Only
Weekday Puppet Show at 1 p.m.
$10 per person (Children under the age of 2 are FREE)
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Weekday Fun from 2 – 6 p.m.
$10 per person (Children under the age of 2 are FREE)
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Dorothy's Day Out Weekend
Saturday, September 21, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 22, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Come check us out for the Fall 2019 season. For this special Sneak Peek Day, you can receive $3.00 off normal admission when you dress up like Dorothy or any other character from the movie "The Wizard of Oz". Grab a basket and head to the market for 10% off as much as you can carry in the basket! Some restrictions may apply, limit one per person. Also, be on the lookout for Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers. Take and post a selfie if you find this hidden treasure on the farm a skip down to the market for a sweet treat. Be sure to tag us on social media or by using the following hashtag: #VisitPattersonFarm. Participants will receive a small scoop of ice cream from our Ice Cream Shoppe!
Admission: $10.00 (Receive $3 OFF if you dress like Dorothy or another character from "The Wizard of Oz".)
Admission with Maize: $14.00 (same discount above applies)
Children under the age of 2 are FREE
Snacks and Cow Barrel Train Rides available at an additional charge.
Purchase Tickets Online In Advance
Hometown Heroes Weekend
September 28, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
September 29, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
There's nothing cowardly about the courageous firemen, emergency responders, police officers, nurses, doctors, and active and retired military that put their lives on the line for us day in and out. In appreciation of these men and women, we are offering FREE admission for our local heroes to our fall attractions and The Maize with a valid ID.
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Grandparents Weekend
Saturday, October 5, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 6, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The wizard may be wonderful, but grandparents are simply marvelous! Show the grandparent in your life just how much you love and appreciate them by bringing them to the farm for fall fun! In honor of these wise souls, we're offering FREE admission to grandparents on this weekend.
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Scout Appreciation Weekend
Saturday, October 12, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 13, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
We're extending a very special invitation to Scout families and troops! Wear any scouting apparel and receive a FREE Scout patch. Scout programs are so amazing because they teach our youth responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and as they get older career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. This organization helps remind us of the importance the brain has and if we explore and obtain the knowledge that the Scouts seek to share, you too can be recognized as "the wisest man in all of Oz".
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Touch a Tractor Weekend
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where's Toto? Come out and touch a tractor as you hunt for "Toto" in the corn maize! Once you find him, snap a selfie with this iconic pup and redeem it for a secret surprise the market. Share your selfie on social media using this hashtag for a chance to be featured on our social media, #FindTotoAtPatterson. Be sure your photo is posted publicly to tag us too so we see it!
This weekend is also our annual Touch a Tractor celebration. Come on out to the farm and experience, up close and personal, tractors of all shapes and sizes! Sponsored by James River Equipment
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Brew & Moo Weekend
A Food Truck, Craft Beer & Wine Experience on the Farm
Food Trucks, Beer, Wine will be 1 – 5 p.m., both days
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
In addition to our regular Fall Fun on the Farm activities, local breweries and wineries will be onsite with their craft beer and local wine selections available for purchase. Downtown Salisbury's two breweries, New Sarum Brewing Company and Morgan Ridge Railwalk Brewery, will be there along with Cauble Creek Vineyard of Salisbury and Morgan Ridge Vineyard of Gold Hill. Foodies will love our guest food trucks which will also be onsite serving up delicious locally sourced items. Whether you're just stopping by the market for a pumpkin or visiting our fall attractions, these new offerings are sure to delight!
Food Trucks that will be in attendance include:
The Chill (all natural shaved ice) • Nana's Porch (Sunday only) • Mise en Place (New Sarum's food truck) • Yummi Banh Mi Truck (Vietnamese Street Food)
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Witches & Warlocks Night Out
For adults but kids welcome!
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Drop-in from 5:30 – 9 p.m.
From a pop-market to painting door to a corn hole tournament, enjoy a relaxing evening on the farm with your adult friends, family, co-workers, and others from the community. A great weeknight outing for Chamber of Commerce networking groups, young professionals, mommy groups, book clubs, and much more!
More details coming soon so stay tuned!
Portraits in the Patch by Irresistible Portraits
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Save-the-date for our annual photo-opportuity event in the pumpkin patch with Irresistible Portraits of Kannapolis, NC! There are no advance booking required – first come, first serve. Photo purchases are made at the event.
Print Packages:
(1) 8 x 10, (1) 5 x 7, and (4) wallets for only $45
Each additional package $30
Digital Prints with Copyright – First Pose $50
Each Additional Pose $35
Teacher Appreciation Weekend
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
We're showing teachers how much we appreciate their BIG hearts with FREE admission during this special weekend. Just bring your school ID to take advantage of this special offer.
Rowan Arts & Ag Presents Theatre at the Farm: "Stinky Cheese Man"
Performances at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., both days
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Piedmont Players Theatre will present a special performance of "Stinky Cheese Man" at Patterson Farm as part of the ongoing Rowan Arts & Ag event series. Regular weekend admission to the farm is also required. Performances are at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., both days. Pick your performance time when you purchase your tickets. Tickets for the performance are $5.00 per person for age 2 and up. Children under 2 are FREE.
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Special Needs Trick-or-Treat on the Farm (non-scary and chaos free)
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Drop-in from 4 – 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a Special Pumpkin Patch Trick-or-Treat Adventure for friends of the farm with special needs. Fall Fun on the Farm activities will be available for those who are visually impaired, have mobility issues, autistic, and any other special need. Special needs guests of the farm and their families will receive $3.00 OFF normal admission.
$10.00 $7.00
Admission with Maize:
$14.00 $11.00
Children under the age of 2 are FREE
Snacks and Cow Barrel Train Rides available at an additional charge.
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Annual Harvesting Hope at Patterson Farm
Saturday, November 2, 2019
5K Trail Run at 9 a.m.
Fun Run at 9:45 a.m.
Family Fun on the Farm 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Hospice & Palliative Care and Patterson Farm Market & Tours are joining together again to present Harvesting Hope at Patterson Farm, a day of family fun on the farm, with proceeds benefiting Rowan Hospice & Palliative Care.
Join us for our:
• Corn Maize
• Tire Mountain
• Pawpaw Carl's Playground
• Tunnel Slide
• Face Painting
• Sand Pit
• The Pumpkin Patch
• Hula Hoop Horses
• The Snack Shack
• Food Truck
• Cow Barrel Train Ride
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NVIDIA hosted GPUniversity, a day of talks and a hands-on workshop on Deep Learning. This was held in the Husky Union Building (HUB) at University of Washington, Seattle on 14 April, 2017. The workshop was organized to discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence computing and discover how Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are powering this revolution.
The day had a solid lineup of speakers (Stan Birchfield, Nvidia and Prof. Ali Farhadi, UW-Seattle) and a workshop on Signal Processing using NVIDIA digits.
The talks started at 10:30 am, with Dr. Stan Birchfiled presenting on 'Deep Learning for Autonomous Drone Flying through Forest Trails'. He is a Principal Research Scientist at NVIDIA, Seattle. Dr. Birchfield provided us a brief overview of three major projects happening at NVIDIA. The first project described how NVIDIA is currently looking at replacing the Image Signal Processor (ISP), which is a collection of modules like auto exposure, denoise, demosaic, amongst others, with a deep learning network. Here is a blog post from NVIDIA that could provide some information on the advances in deep learning.
The second project was about their efforts to reduce driver distraction. By making use of data from inside the car, the head pose and gaze of the driver are estimated. A different research team at NVIDIA is also researching on the use of hand gestures for automotive interfaces. Having worked on gesture recognition using a standard camera and computer vision algorithms, this research excites me. Their most recent paper can be found in CVPR2016.
He finally addressed the topic of image-to-image translation before speaking about his research. Image-to-image translation would allow one to shift images from a day view to night, from a sunny image to rainy, or from RGB to IR. The possibilities are endless. The system takes a raw image as input and provides a final image as output. Here is a publication by NVIDIA I found on the topic.
This was followed by information about Dr. Birchfield's research on autonomous flight of drones in forests. Most drone enthusiasts have found it hard to navigate their autonomous aerial vehicles in the forest. The trees create multipath effect and attenuate/block the signal, resulting in GPS being unreliable. However, if this problem could be solved, drones could serve multiple functions – search and rescue, environmental mapping, personal videography, and of course, drone racing!
NVIDIA's approach to the problem eliminates the use of GPS (at this stage) and uses deep learning for computer vision instead. Their research is done using micro aerial vehicles (MAV). For this purpose, they make use of the 3DR Iris+ with a Jetson Tegra TX1 processor. By the method of imitation learning (used in NVIDIA self-driving cars), the drone is taught to fly along a trail and stop at a safe distance if a human is detected. The dataset makes use of prior research from University of Zurich (Giusti et al. 2016) and the data collected from Pacific Northwest trails. The system also makes use of DSO and YOLO algorithms. The distribution mismatch was fixed by adding three cameras instead of just one. A detailed talk about this research will be presented at the GPU Technology Conference in May. You can follow the research here.
Professor Ali Farhadi had an interactive session on Visual Intelligence. He started his presentation by showcasing the performance of YOLO in real-time.
An additional demo that followed briefed the design of a 5$ computer to detect people. This was built using a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Prof. Farhadi took us through a number of projects in his 45-minute talk. The man never fails to impress (I have been in his class and he is an inspiring teacher!) I am going to provide a brief description of these projects and add links to publications/research websites below.
Visual recognition involves visual knowledge, data, parsing and visual reasoning. The action-centric view of visual recognition involves three parts: recognizing actions, predicting expected outcomes and devising a plan. The projects discussed include all these factors.
- imsitu.org : It is used for situation recognition, as opposed to treating all the components of an image as objects. This enables the system to not just predict the objects or locations, but include information on the activity being performed and the roles of the participants performing the activity. The demo provided on the website implements Compositional Conditional Random field, pre-trained using semantic data augmentation on 5 million web images.
Go ahead and try it here.
- Learn EVerything about ANything (LEVAN): Single camera systems pose a problem when size is a determining factor for visual intelligence. However, if we are able to understand the average sizes of objects, we could make better predictions by imposing a distribution. LEVAN acts as a visual encyclopedia for you, helping you explore and understand in detail any topic that you are curious about.
Try the demo here. If it does not have a concept you are looking for, click and add it to the database! 🙂
- Visual Knowledge Extraction Engine (VisKE): To briefly describe it, VisKE does visual fact checking. It provides the most probable explanation based on the visual image off the internet. It generates a factor graph that assigns scores based on how much it visually trusts the information.
Try the demo here.
- Visual Newtonian Dynamics (VIND): VIND predicts the dynamics of query objects in static images. The dataset compiled includes videos aligned with Newtonian scenarios represented using game engines, and still images with their ground truth dynamics. A Newtonian neural network performs the correlation.
- What Happens if?: By making use of the Forces in Scenes (ForScene) dataset from the University of Washington, and using a combination of Recurrent Neural Nets with Convolutional Neural Nets, this project aims to understand the effect of external forces on objects. The system makes sequential predictions based on the force vector applied to a specific location.
- AI2 THOR Framework: THOR is the dataset of visually realistic scenes rendered for studying actions based on visual input.
Hope these projects shed more light on the possibilities in Computer Vision and Deep Learning.
If you would like to get your hands dirty, try nvlabs.qwiklab.com for access to NVIDIA DIGITS or courses mentioned on the Deep Learning Institute website.


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text: Mr Watton 606 Posted May 8, 2019 We have a stand at Sports cars in the Park! Based at Lotherton Hall a charming Edwardian house and country estate once home to the Gascoigne family. There is something for everyone to enjoy here; from the country house to the bird garden, the gardens, the deer, the cafe and stables, woodland walks and kids playground I dont see a limit on tickets available, and considering the Abarth crew had 70+ cars booked, id like to hope we can get a good gathering together. I will even open this up for those not with MINIs too, lets call you our "Support Crew" Just make sure you choose FULL ON MINIs so you can be with the group. I will have the event shelter, banner and club flags with us. Tickets for displaying cars only, car registration required - - Display car - Driver only £7.00 - - Display car - Driver + 1 Passenger £14.00 - - Display car - Driver + 2 Passengers £21.00 - - Display car - Driver + 3 Passengers £28.00 - Additional passenger £7.00 - - Additional Passenger - Child 5-18 £3.00 To get a ticket you must register with Sportscars In The park : https://www.sportscarsinthepark.co.uk Once registered you select "Tickets" from the left Menu It will show available tickets, make sure you are selecting for "Lotherton hall". Select "Add Basket" which will load another screen, see below for how to fill in, just add your reg number really, then proceed to payment. Note: There is no need to fill in the optional section. Example screen.... Excited, hell yes! Hope to see you with us at something rather new and different Venue details Address: Off Collier Lane, Aberford, Leeds LS25 3EB. Lotherton Hall a charming Edwardian house and country estate once home to the Gascoigne family but now run by Leeds Council. Times for the Day 09:00 - Display cars arrival (Make sure you have a ticket, they/I dont allow pay on the day!) 10:00 - General public arrival 12:00 - All cars must arrive on-site before 12:00 14:00 - Its not a lock in but we would like you to stay till at least 14:00 16:00 - Departure 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Inmate accessed banking files
November 10, 2004
An inmate who accessed a computer system at the Weld County Jail downloaded bank account routing numbers and account numbers of nearly 1,000 county employees, the sheriff's office announced Wednesday.
It's unknown if the inmate was able to open the file he downloaded, and so far, no county employees have reported losses or attempts to access their accounts.
All employees will be able to change bank accounts at the county's expense, County Commissioner Chairman Rob Masden said at an afternoon press conference.
"We believe that any and all of your personal information may be compromised," Masden said, reading a statement sent to county employees Wednesday morning. "Even though there is no indication that this information was passed on to anyone, we suggest you treat your payroll and personnel information as though it has been passed on to a third party."
The FBI has agreed to help with the investigation and will examine seven computer towers seized from the jail and county offices. The Weld sheriff's office has already examined four computer towers; the latest information was found late Tuesday.
While examining a computer from the jail, investigators uncovered a document that had been downloaded from a county internal computer drive. The document had the county's automatic deposit records from April 2003 and includes bank information and names of each employee for that pay period.
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Sheriff's investigators were researching computer records obtained by the same inmate, Alfred Loader. The computer he broke into is provided so inmates can obtain legal information, which is required by the U.S. Constitution.
Deputies found a list in Loader's cell Oct. 31 that contained Social Security numbers, birth dates and names of every county employee on a retirement plan in 2000. Later, investigators discovered that Loader had obtained thousands of pages of internal documents, procedure information and policy manuals that were stored on a county intranet drive.
Until Tuesday, investigators had no reason to believe Loader had any employee financial information, other than Social Security numbers.
Banks used by Weld employees are being notified, and employees were given time off Wednesday and again Friday to set up new accounts.
Today is a federal holiday, but the Wells Fargo branch at 2164 35th Ave., in the WestLake Shopping Center, will be open from 8 a.m.-noon to serve employees who want to switch accounts. Wells Fargo is Weld's bank, and many employees have accounts there, Masden said.
Employees will be reimbursed for all expenses, including new checks, he said.
Vicky Sprague, who works in the county commissioners office, said she set up a new bank account Wednesday.
She's already cautious about identity theft protection at home and said she'd never have thought about being compromised at work.
"You take all these steps at home to shred your documents and check your outgoing mail …" she said. "We're already paranoid about it, and this certainly makes you more cautious."
Sprague has already filed fraud alerts with the three major credit bureaus, and said it only took about three days to get her free credit report.
Masden said Affiliated Computer Systems of Dallas, which runs Weld's computer systems, is taking financial responsibility. County employees won't pay for any losses, he said.
"ACS will pay for any losses incurred as a result of these incidents," Masden said.
A representative of ACS who traveled from Los Angeles became defensive when questioned by reporters.
"I'm not in any position to compromise the investigation by making a statement," Mike Sinkinson said. But he added that ACS would work with its client to "protect this relationship."
ACS had a $1.9 million annual contract with Weld in 2004; that agreement was recently extended through 2008.
Earlier this week, a representative of ACS claimed the computer break-in was not a security breach because Loader had a valid user ID. The implication was that Loader may have had help, possibly from a county worker.
That's absolutely not true, Sheriff John Cooke said.
"They had a user name that was put out by ACS — our employees did not have that user name," he said. "This is a generic user name somebody from ACS has. It is not from the sheriff's office."
Why ACS would link valuable, private county information to a computer system used by inmates has not been explained and is a question raised by many concerned county employees. Cooke said ACS told him initially that it was "impossible" for anyone to breach its security.
He said there was a chance Loader didn't know what the numbers he downloaded were; there were so many documents, it may have been hard to pinpoint certain ones.
"He downloaded thousands of stuff in minutes — that's the bad news," Cooke said. "The good news is that he downloaded thousands of stuff in minutes; he couldn't know (what everything was)."
Cooke said he's just as angry and frustrated about the breach as any county employee.
"I hate computers," he said. "I don't even own one."
Sprague said she wasn't surprised when she learned her bank account information was compromised along with her other personal records.
"If they have that initial information, you just naturally fear that's just the beginning," she said. "Now I'm hoping that's the end."


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… Goes to Heather McCartney as she celebrates winning £50 million in a divorce settlement from Sir Paul McCartney after a measly 4 years of marriage (spent posing in photo shoots, getting famous off of Sir Paul's name and spending lots of his money of course).
4 years, £50 mil. That's £12.5 million a year. For what?
What the hell makes her think she's worth that? What makes the Judge think she's worth that?
Before I get a flood of emails or whatever moaning about 'not all women are like that' I say this:
Yes they fucking are. I can't be bothered to constantly say 'there are an exception' because it's so small I might as well not even bother.
Just remember this.
This female told Paul McCartney the whole 'I love you I'll do anything for you' speech. As women do.
He believed it. He really wanted her to be one of those rare women who really care about their man.
That was his downfall.
You think your woman can't switch completely once she knows she's got you by the short and curlies?
She can, and if she so chooses, you're completely fucked. No matter what you say about love and sacrifice and all that stuff, that all goes out of the window when it comes to divorce.
Women change completely when they want to. Or should I say, women show their true colours when they want to. Especially after they get married, mainly because they know the law is on their side in ways you don't want to believe until it's happening to you.
Why would you get married if you have anything to lose?
Man, don't do it, don't be stupid. Women initiate the majority of divorces, the entire divorce industry revolves around the selfish lying back stabbing bitches.
Fuck em.
Sir Paul, you should have listened to your daughter mate.
Heather McCartney is a money grabbing bitch, as are most women.
Edit: There are additional developments to this story. Apparently the settlement fell through. You see, the predatory female couldn't just have the money, because the conditions were that she couldn't talk about the breakup of the marriage. Which I would assume you wouldn't do anything, seeing as it's supposed to be a private matter. But all bets are off when a modern skank wants something…
Sources close to the case said a date has now been set for a five-day trial, adding: "It is finished. There are no more talks planned. The whole thing broke down without agreement. A trial date has been set for February next year and that is where we are heading."
A major sticking point is said to be Sir Paul's demand that Ms Mills, 39, promised not to speak about their four-year marriage.
It is understood McCartney, 65, offered her £50million, including a lump sum of as much as £30million, plus an annual income for their daughter Beatrice.
But Ms Mills, it is thought, was willing to accept as much as £15million less – provided she was free to discuss their relationship.
Sources confirmed the confidentiality clause was a major problem during yesterday's eight hours of legal talks at the Royal Courts of Justice.
Yeah she wants to tell any newspaper and television show about the relationship. Sanctity of marriage? Respecting the privacy of a relationship? Hell no, that's oppressing the poor wimmin! The fucking bitch.
Ms Mills, 39, a former topless model who lost a leg in a road crash, has been depicted as a golddigger, only out for the former Beatles' money.
Really? Whatever would give someone that idea? The word golddigger doesn't quite cut it anymore. You can also add the term 'parasite'. Thanks.
But it has also been suggested that what she really craves is publicity and her apparent willingness to forgo many millions, allowing her – if she wants – to write a book and enter the US chat show circuit, appears to be evidence of that.
She has already hosted Larry King Live in the presenter's absence – removing her artificial limb on air – and recently entered the US equivalent of Strictly Come Dancing.
I could swear constantly but there's no point. Quite simply, the stupid parasite has absolutely no respect for the rules of relationships. It's all about her. This leads me to my next point.
Modern women think about themselves. And generally, that's it. When they say they want a husband, there isn't some particular breed of man they want. What they want is a particular lifestyle associated with being married and having the man pay for everything. Even when she is telling you she loves you, she probably doesn't mean it. She says it because she is going through the motions.
These days women want everything and don't want to have to work for any of it. They just expect it to happen when they want it, how they want it. Here are some quick and easy translations for you men to keep in mind. I actually thinking of starting a separate page for this new dictionary…
'I want to have a baby' – I want children. So I'll find some guy who will give me the sort of babies I want, (the right look, height, etc) then we'll break up. He'll want to see the kids but I'll be annoyed that he stopped doing whatever I want. So I'll stop him seeing them, how the children feel about it is irrelevant. It's all about ME!.
'I want to get married' – I want to live the princess in the castle fantasy. Which means it should happen in exactly the way I want it too. He has to have (preferably) lots of money and be willing to give me the credit cards to show how much he loves me. Then he'll give me children. Once I get bored of him, I'll divorce him, get lots of his money (I deserve it because I deserve everything) then find some other guy who is more exciting/ violent (whatever fantasy I want to live at the time). It's all about MEEEEEEEE!.


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Tropical Gardening: Consider low-maintenance gardens; conserve water, too
Do you ever feel like giving up on your lawn and paving the whole thing?
Of course you have, but let's face it, it's not practical.
Your neighbors would probably tar and feather you. Not only that, but you would not be really happy even if they didn't.
Your yard would look like a desert and feel like one, too. Besides, the idea is to plant more trees, shrubs and turf to improve our environments. Some communities such as Kailua-Kona are due major landscape face-lifts since water restrictions and minimal landscape maintenance have taken their toll.
Whether a small garden, shopping center, public street or community, it is time to make the effort to improve or little bit of the world.
If you fertilized and mowed your lawn properly, you might still have some trouble spots. Those areas that are too shady or too heavily trafficked need to be handled in some other way than turf.
Shady spots might be ideal for a small terrace, a paved area where you can sit and enjoy the cool location. If this is not practical in your landscape, then shade-loving ground covers or shrubs might be used.
When it comes to heavy traffic areas, a good solution is a walkway. Walkways are as much a part of a garden as are grass, shrubs and trees. As with the rest of the garden, walkways should be carefully designed. They also must be practical.
As a general rule, a walkway should go somewhere. It should serve a purpose. A walkway from the sidewalk to the front door is an example of a walkway with a purpose. However, the purpose is not served in a practical way if the walkway is designed to follow a crazy curve throughout the lawn. On the other hand, if the walkway is made to curve about a group of trees or go round a clump of shrubbery, or a water element, then the design serves a purpose.
A walkway to the front door, from the kitchen door to the rubbish bins, or a walkway around the house as part of a service entrance are all examples of walkways that have a useful purpose.
But landscape architects sometimes design walkways that are useful in another way.
One practice is to run a walkway about the border of the lawn, separating the grass from the shrubbery along the lot line. In one corner, the walkway might bulge out into patio size for chairs and perhaps an outdoor barbecue.
The walkway might serve as a mowing strip or limit the borders of the plant beds. It can provide a comfortable way to stroll through the garden to enjoy plants from a close-up viewpoint. If there are small children, it can even provide a safe tricycle run. In some cases, the walkway might end up going nowhere, but give a sense of depth to a small garden.
When we speak about paved walkways, drives or patios, materials that usually come to mind are stone, concrete and other pavers of various materials. They are durable and extremely versatile.
Concrete comes in many textures and colors and can be designed in many ways. For example, large stepping stones, 16-by-16 or 20-by-20 inches, can be used very effectively for making walkways. Zoysia grass can be grown between them, or the grass that is used for planting the lawn. This discourages unwanted skate boarders.
Leveling the ground where stepping stones are to be placed is very important, but if the area is filled with large roots, the stones will soon be tipped one way or another by the expanding roots. Individual stones can be pried up and the roots cut.
For leveling, one of the best materials is fine sand or cinder. Level, pack, moisten, let dry and pack again. Then place the stones.
The design of walkways should be thought out carefully and sketches should be made before any work is done. Planning done well in advance will save labor, excessive costs and, above all, disappointment.
Do not overlook the many other materials available here.
Brick is attractive and versatile but somewhat more expensive than textured concrete. Asphalt can be used and is cheap but not as durable.
Pine bark, macadamia nut shells and other organic materials are used for a very rustic effect, but it must be replaced to compensate for breakdown. Natural lava stone can be used if you can find the right shapes and sizes.
For some really exciting ideas, some excellent books are available at local garden shops. Sunset's "New Western Garden Book" and Sunset Magazine, among others, might give you some good ideas.
If your project is a major one, our island has many landscape architects and landscape designers to assist you.


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Dita Von Teese Launches Lingerie Line TONIGHT At Bloomingdales NYC
Are you ready New York? The queen of the new burlesque, Dita Von Teese is officially releasing her lingerie line Dita Von Teese at Bloomingdales tonight at 6PM.
She has been promoting the event on her social media sites and is asking for those interested to please attend. (All of these photos are from her Instagram account)
If I was in NYC tonight this Southern California pinup would be there. But I don't think that I can get there in time.
It is beyond thrilling to see Dita being embraced by the main stream. And her lingerie line really does have a nice retro nod without being ridiculous. You can already buy it online, so check it out.
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