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April 22, 2017- Earth Day was celebrated in many ways around the world. Locally and across the country, people celebrated the day differently.
Ellen Beth Gill in Chicago
Science Rocks! That was the consensus among the over 40,000 attendees of the Chicago March for Science held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 joining approximately 600 other marches in cities around the world commemorating Earth Day, and calling for more commitment to science, and respect for scientific theory, process and data. The over one mile march began with a rally on Columbus Drive near Grant Park, and ended at the Field Museum where marchers enjoyed a wide variety of exhibits displayed by ecological, research, medical, and otherwise scientific groups at the March for Science Chicago Expo.
One of the event's organizers, Adam Arcus, began the rally, and drew cheers when he said that "Science is the beating heart of Chicago's broad shoulders," and told the crowd that the combined marches that day created the largest science event in history.
The Keynote Speaker at the rally was Emily Graslie, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent at the Field Museum, and writer of "The Brain Scoop," a You Tube channel about natural history museums and the culture of animal preservation and natural history. Graslie, originally an art student, began her science communication career as an activist working to save decaying century old animal specimens in a university natural history museum. She told the crowd that she envisioned the March for Science as a graduation of sorts, "the preface of a new book, in spite of what I read in the news and online every day that our world is doomed and the planet is turning into a dumpster fire, I can't help but be hopeful for the future if we put in the work, energy, and time needed to face the challenges ahead." Graslie's data for her hopefulness included that "our common ancestors survived five mass extinction events on this planet already." Her final message to marchers was to "participate… engage in citizen science projects, elevate the voice of scientists… and above all, commit yourself to curiosity… the first step to empathy."
Karen Weigert, the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago, now Senior Fellow for The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, spoke about working to achieve the City's over 180 year old motto: "City in a Garden," and making the city cleaner and more efficient by taking coal out of the energy supply, making buildings more energy efficient, building green rooftops and rebuilding playgrounds.
Gary Cooper, the CEO of Rheaply, Inc. a platform to increase collaboration among scientists and reduce waste of scientific resources, remarked that "science is in trouble." He called for marchers to rally to it's defense because: "Science is for everyone and science is done for everyone." Another speaker, Dr. Lee Bitsoi, of Rush University, talked about the need for diversity in biomedical and social science research. A proud member of the Navajo Nation, Bitsoi called for inclusion of all people because their input could help solve problems in a way that helps everyone referring to the standoff at Standing Rock regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The March for Science Chicago, was an event for members of the scientific community, but also for children. During her speech, Karen Weigert mentioned her daughter's comments about science, it's fun, you can do things, and others can build on them. Fredy Lopez, an eighth grader at Simmons Middle School, and winner of the statewide essay contest for the March for Science Chicago read his essay. Fredy asked marchers to have no racism, but curiosity. He said that he likes science because "anyone's idea can make a difference." Many of the best signs at the rally were made by children with crayons, markers and their creativity.
Among the creative signage, and displays were two large fossil T-Rexes by Jabberwocky Marionettes, an international puppet theater and artist group that often works with the Field Museum. Amber Marsh, artist and puppeteer, revealed that T-Rexes were originally created for a Halloween Parade, and she was glad to be able to use them again for the march. Other signs cleverly used word play with science and science fiction references.
The March for Science Chicago was a refreshing event about serious matters that affect life and death on a large scale, and in very personal ways, but done in a way that was accessible to all, scientists, non-scientists, communicators, introverts, parents, grandparents, and children.
Photos by Ellen Beth Gill
Beth Drucker with Go Green Wilmette in Chicago
There were about 20 people who boarded the train in Wilmette to go to the March last Saturday. Go Green Wilmette prepared 35 signs that we shared with others on the train. We will also be marching in the peoples climate March this on Saturday, April 29th and encourage our neighbors to meet at the Metra train station for the 1054 train. We will meet marchers from northern suburbs in the first car of the train and march again.
Photo: Courtesy of Go Green Wilmette
Barbara Keer in Glencoe, IL
Science was alive and well at the Botanic Garden where Congressman Brad Schneider of the10th District of Illinois hosted a panel discussion on climate change in celebration of Earth Day. The panel included WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling, Donald J Wuebbles, Ph.D, Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmoshpheric Science from University of Illinois, Liz Moyer, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Chicago, and Gregory M. Mueller, Ph.D. who serves as Vice President of Science at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
On an exquisite day, in a place where nature abounds, just under 400 people came to learn more about how climate change might impact their lives. As Brad Schneider welcomed the audience and introduced the panel, he pointed out that President Nixon instituted Earth Day in 1970, making this the 47 Earth Day.
Some facts really caught my attention. China is the country with the most investment in renewables, Sweden has decarbonized 2/3 of its economy, there are 5 jobs related to renewables to every one related to fossil fuel.
And in a place where growing things are so prominent, it was interesting and terrifying to learn that corn may not be growing in our midst but rather in Canada as climate change progresses. An 8-inch rise in sea level since 1990 is also a fact to be noted.
Tom Skilling concluded the afternoon by thanking Brad Schneider for hosting this event, which he thought was very important.
Photos: B. Keer
Patricia Munro in Livermore, Ca
Livermore sits at the edge of the San Francisco Bay Area. Home to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, over 50 wineries, and a long-standing ranching community, its citizens came out in force for the March for Science. Vintners, scientists, and community leaders all spoke about the importance of science for preserving the world, developing new and better products, and understanding the basic foundations of the universe. Well over 1,000 people of all ages congregated to show support for science and the importance of the scientific approach to inquiry.
I marched with three generations of my family. We represented hard science (physics), social science (sociology), engineering (robotics), and urban farming (biology and agriculture), Our signs were adult: "Question Assumptions! How do you know? Compared to what?" and "What do we want? Evidence-based science! When do we want it? After peer review!" The most important marchers were my three grandchildren. My grand-daughter's sign said it all: "When I grow up I want to be a paleontologist, astronaut, artist, storybook reader, princess fairy, and mother." We marched so that she can accomplish all those goals (although the princess fairy may be tough).
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Day Three
The bad storms that had been plaguing Texas recently continued into my second night in Dallas. Which caused me to oversleep and missed the opening of the Tonner sales room on Saturday morning. I missed out on an Ellowyne outfit I'd wanted to snag, but no biggie. I picked up the fabulous Jupiter Ascending doll (crappy movie, beautiful costuming) and "Pretty Sad" Sad Sally.
After a quick danish and OJ breakfast, I hung out with Shannon in the vendor room for a bit before it was time to hit the next event: Cupcakes and Crimson!
The Cupcakes and Crimson brunch was a breakout event starring Patsy and her friends, Trixie and Aggie. The centerpiece was achingly sweet and I wanted to take them home with me, but I resisted. I did NOT need yet another line to collect!
The table favor was the cutest little Patsyette dress, Sheer Delight. Which is what I was in when I learned the outfit can also fit Sad Sally, as I do not own any of the cute-cute Patsyette line.
Lunch consisted of fried chicken, cole slaw, potato salad, a biscuit and a slice of red velvet cake. We thought it odd there were no cupcakes at the Cupcake and Crimson event, but we soon learned why we had been given red velvet cake instead.
She's a new size for Patsy, 14 inches as opposed to her usual 10 inches. And every bit of her is adorable! But since I don't collect Patsy, I knew I would have to part with her. Fortunately, one of my dear friends does collect Patsy and she is on her way to her new home!
After lunch, I visited both the competition room and special exhibit room. There were so many beautiful dolls on display, I will need to give them their own entry! So many pictures!
Stopped by the Raffle Room to pick up my tickets and decided to swing into the Tonner sales room to pick up a stand for my new Angelique, since I always forget to buy them with the dolls. At least, that was my intention. Went in to buy a stand, came out with two stands, two dolls and an outfit. My poor credit cards!
If you've ever been to one, you know cons are exhausting. So a nap had to be taken before the main event: "Manhattan Sleek!"
This was the big dinner event. And what a dinner it was…. roast beef, potatoes, salad and the most delicious chocolate torte I believe I've ever tasted. The centerpiece was Marley's Grand Entrance, the first appearance of an adult Marley Wentworth doll. And she was stunning.
I don't dress up, but Amelia really gets into it…
Our table gift was a delightful box of glittering shoes to fit the Marley/Antoinette lines.
Mr. Tonner gave a presentation on some new lines coming out (and some old ones returning!). More on that later…
Then… it was time. Time for the big reveal! The souvenir doll! What we had so eagerly anticipated!
Marley's Mad for Accessories Gift Set. Two outfits, two wigs, two pairs of shoes, a purse, sunglasses, lingerie, and extra hands for posing! Everyone was totally blown away with this girl! She's not even my style and I was in love! The Tonner company really outdid themselves this year!
After the dinner event, we only had half an hour to get upstairs and get changed into our pajamas for the PJ Dance Party! Though, I have no idea why I ever thought I could get both myself AND Amelia dressed in half an hour!
A DJ duo provided the tunes and there was dancing to be had! Though, I am NOT a dancing person. But it was great to hang out with friends and get excited for the raffle drawings. I did not win anything this year, though. Alas!
The PJ Dance Party continued, but Amelia and I were too pooped to pop, so we headed upstairs, a little bit melancholy that there was only one day of TonnerCon left.


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- "It has the potential to do almost anything, anything at all, once you've cracked the code for what you want it to do."
- ―Tetrack, Revenge of the Rogue
Shadowdermis is a semi-sentient virus, created by Makuta Kunaku.
Shadowdermis is a mysterious virus with vast power and the ability to do almost anything. However, making it do so requires large amounts of energy, not to mention patience. Most beings do not know of its power and use it to interrupt dimensional portals (which may be overrided by great enough strength of will), as well as for the purpose of mutation.
It was created by Makuta Kunaku in a failed attempt to replicate the properties of Energized Protodermis. Kunaku discovered its power and used it, along with Hordika venom and Pit mutagen, to create a monstrous Rahi called Mephiles. Velnax, a Kodax posing as a Makuta, saw its potential sent it to Gigas Magna for it to aid in Forsk's rebellion. The Threen were engineered to be able to inject Shadowdermis into their victims.
Tetrack attempted to use Shadowdermis during the Underworld War to root out the Gigas Magna Resistance. What he used it for is unknown. He also began a project to create a new, improved form of Shadowdermis, which bore fruit a very short time before the end of the Underworld War. The project was kept so secret that only Tetrack and the beings working on it knew of its existence.
At the beginning of the First Order of Darkness War, Kunaku released it on the entire island of Xa Nui, infecting all its inhabitants and turning them into war drones for the Order of Darkness. The infected Xa-Matoran helped in many battles, most notably the Capture of Sacho Nui.
The Bara Magna Resistance Team attempted to gain some of the substance to overthrow Teridax in another universe.
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Too many people settle for the notion that work is simply something to be endured, that we wake up grumpy on Monday morning and spend the rest of the week counting the minutes until Friday afternoon. But people who are happy at work perform better, form better relationships with their co–workers, and take more pride… Read more »
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Over 50% of kiwis are Christians so yes we really should be getting a Christian perspective.
I think you'll find that the majority of kiwi's are not longer christian. Or if they are, they aren't the SAME kind of christian. (That is, they believe in different gods).
For someone who has just gone on a massive attack against religion, you clearly know nothing about that which you're attacking anyway. Maybe you could do with a quick trip over to Wikipedia.
This thread has actually kept a rather respectful and civil tone despite clear differences in opinion. But your posts are completely unnecessary and will only serve to derail the thread.
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The previous posts by this member all simply state facts. I don't find them unnecessary at all given that many opinions expressed here are based upon various religions. The key point to take away is that religion has no place in this debate.
Why should "religion should have no place in this debate". You're trying to provide a privileged position for so-called non-religious positions. It is like saying that "culture", "race", "philosophy" or "family background" should have no place in this debate given their strong association with "religion".
The key point to take away is that humanity has no place in this debate.
Not at all. Your reply is a nicely decorated straw man with a splash of false dilemma.
My reasoning behind religion being inappropriate here is that the issue at hand is being decided at a state level. Religion and state do not and cannot mix because we guarantee all members of our society freedom of religion and expression. If we were to base our state level decisions upon what Christians believed then what would that mean for all those citizens who follow Allah or no god at all?
To clarify:
1) Reasoning that marriage may not apply to homosexual people because a particular belief system prohibits this is only appropriate where discussion of that belief system is appropriate.
2) Belief systems have no place in state legislation.
Therefore, religion has no place deciding that marriage at a state level may not include homosexual people.


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Europump position paper on the review of "Regulation (EU) No 547/2012"
Europump position paper on the review of "Regulation (EU) No 547/2012"
Europump have been keen supporters of the European Commission in actively bringing into focus legislation concerning energy, the environment and beyond but to fully understand our
Commitment to the latest "Regulation (EU) No 547/2012"review, It is important to understand where we have come from. Europump engaged fully with the original LOT 11 study and when that initial study was first completed, it was assessed by the European Commission and its consultants that only some 5TWh of product saving would be available from the products in scope at that time. The decision of the Commission then was that this level of saving could not justify legislation and that the impact of such legislation would be too great for both manufacturers and users alike. Europump persisted however introducing the concept of an extended product approach (EPA) where we estimated that for LOT 11 some 60TWh of savings could exist. Eventually Europump and the Commission worked together to bring into effect product legislation "Regulation (EU) No 547/2012" for water pumps with a 0.4 MEI cut-off designed to remove the worst performing pumps. This agreed maximum product cut-off was made on the understanding that Europump would apply an EPA to circulating pumps and later to water pumps. Since then we have succeeded in bringing circulators (upto 2500W) into the scope of an EPA with supporting legislation and standards, creating a major technology shift and vast investment programme producing estimated savings of some 24TWh. We have helped also to bring about product legislation and standards to apply the 0.4 product cut-off for water pumps, again as agreed…
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(Pocket-lint) - It's been but a few sparse months since the Coolpix S600 passed through the test bay doors but when it did, it was the top-most camera in the Nikon Style range of compacts. Enter stage left the latest range of Style cameras from Nikon, the S610 forming one part of a new quartet of cameras that provide a big boost to the range.
The S610 looks superficially the same as the other cameras in the range and the peas from a pod approach means it's the internal workings that differentiate the models. The 610 has a 10-megapixel sensor sat behind an aluminium, all-metal façade and a neat wide angle, 4x optical zoom lens. The lens is a cracker and provides more than enough in terms of sharpness to define those pixels sat behind it.
The zoom range on offer - a respectable 28-112mm - is more than enough to get good vistas and close ups and thanks to the camera's lens shift Vibration Reduction system (or VR), you can do it without overstretching the sensitivity settings at longer focal lengths or in low light.
You're provided with quartet of anti-shake tools: the aforementioned VR; a high sensitivity, ISO 3200, mode; motion detection, which can effectively compensate for subject movement (at least up to a point on my tests at any rate); and Nikon's ubiquitous Best Shot Selector (BSS), where the camera selects the sharpest of ten rapidly shot images. Be warned though, they might all be blurred and it will pick the "best" of the bunch, so BSS not always foolproof in that respect.
The square cut jaw of this camera is a little larger than you might expect, but that's thanks to the camera-back-dominating, 3-inch, 230,000-dot colour screen which takes up a lot of room and, before we look into some of the camera's other clever bits, it brings to the fore the camera's handling.
A sparsely populated top plate features an LED illuminated on/off button and the shutter release, plus three small holes that represent the camera's speaker; three similar holes on the camera's front hide the microphone. This relative simplicity is reflected on the camera's back plate. You get the relatively huge screen and a vertical strip of metal real estate to house the other controls.
At the top the lens zoom lever is too small, a little fiddly, but it fires the lens in and out very quickly so zooming from one end to the other of the zoom range is fast, around a second to go from 28mm to the 112mm end.
Four small buttons surround the rotating multi-selector, which can also be used in four-way jog button style. Rotating it breezes quickly through animated menu options for various camera functions while tilting it can also scroll menus or images in playback, pick functions such as the self-timer, macro or flash settings.
A central OK button activates modes or as you've guessed, starts features such as the Active Child tracking mode, where the camera's AF will follow a child (it works on adults too) allowing you to fire the shutter at the appropriate point. However, it's efficiency remains somewhat doubtful since there's a distinct shutter lag when you finally press the shutter button.
Ditto the lag with the AF system, which was a real disappointment given the promise offered by the speed of the camera's start up, around 0.7 seconds. Fly out of the blocks it certainly does, but then you're left with fairly average performance, certainly no better than that of the S600 tested but a few months ago.
The controls are fairly easy to use although they seem cramped due to the screen's size and my biggest "screen" gripe is that such a large screen gets grubby very quickly and there's nowt you can do about it. A lens cleaning cloth deals with greasy finger marks and grime, but the screen is vulnerable to scratching; a camera case is pretty much essential.
The screen's wide viewing angle is, however excellent, but an issue remains … the 230,000-dot resolution. When spread across the relatively large 3 inches of space, this resolution starts to look very course indeed and with other makers compacts' being introduced with superb, 460,000-dot LCDs, such as Panasonic's LX3, this is certainly an area that will need looking at for the next iteration "S" series Nikon models.
And so onto that hidden complexity. The S610's relatively benign surface disguises a set of clever features that run alongside that Active Child mode. The Scene Auto Selector is a first for Nikon compacts and when selected (using the circular menu system, activated by pressing the Mode button) the camera will quickly "look" at the scene before it and pick an appropriate scene mode. It works well and refreshingly quickly to boot, the 610 claws back marks here.
The same circular menu also allows selection of the Smile shooting mode. Here the camera automatically monitors faces within the frame, a framing box appears on the screen and when the person smiles, the camera fires the shutter: you have to do nothing but ensure the framing is correct. It even works with multiple faces and it's reasonably fast too. The camera's self timer lamp blinks indicating a face has been detected and that it's lurking in wait for the elusive smile. And if the subject blinks, the camera detects that too to give you another chance of re-shooting that picture.
There are 17 "normal" scene modes to choose between as well and these run the usual gamut of landscape and portrait modes (and from which the Scene Auto Selector chooses) so the usual array. Other controls such as white balance and ISO are within the otherwise excellent-to-use menu system, so this is slow and again goes against the otherwise speedy ethos of the camera.
But the camera can be frustratingly slow in other areas. Changing from shooting playback or switching from one menu to another seems sluggish as you end up pressing buttons multiple times waiting for the camera to catch up.
Ditto using the multi selector to scroll: images go too fast or nothing happens and it'll jump four or five snaps rather than scrolling quickly through them. The same applies when writing images even to the internal memory, it's just frustratingly slow. Another frustration is when in menus, a press of the shutter button does not cancel them bringing you back into shooting mode. You must press the menu button again to cancel them and this rather rankles and seems a real oversight.
In terms of image quality things are much better. Focusing is effective, even for complex, potentially AF crushing scenes, but it's disappointingly sluggish though the (today essential for the market place) Face AF works well enough. The white balance (WB) control is very good though, with auto WB setting dealing extremely well with mixed lighting and a stunningly simple to use WB pre-set control is nicely intuitive, but buried within menus again.
In terms of image noise, low ISO image quality is superb, but as you'd expect, as you move up through the ISO settings things deteriorate but not to any degree you'd expect. High ISO noise is well controlled and detail is well retained too. ISO 800 looks as good as ISO 200 in lesser cameras and ISO 1600 is more than usable, just not for big enlargements. ISO 3200 has lots of shadow noise but is not a disgrace, so overall superb stuff from Nikon's imaging engine.
Overall then, the Coolpix S610 is a mixed bag, superb image quality and clever kit disguised by a deceptively simple design, but the whole in this case is not quite the sum of its parts.
Just like the S600 before it, The Nikon Coolpix S610's lightening fast start-up belies an otherwise very average overall performance, and so it remains a bit of a mixed bag despite the enhancements. The decent design and build are pluses and so is the image quality which is a big step-up over the S600 but it is not as complete a camera as it should be.


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It isn't too late to join. Yehey! :)
I have been meaning to hop in the fun the moment I signed in months ago. But I just seem not to remember making this post.
5 Minutes For Mom, a fab site for moms, is hosting The Ultimate Blog Party beginning March 7-14. Jump in, have fun and best of all, meet new people! :)
Sounds exciting, isn't it?
Anyway, welcome to this side of my world as I participate in this blog party.
Call me Ivan Girl and I'm currently a SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) to my 1st baby named Carlos Miguel. He just turned five (5) months. :)
I love to write stuff, diary-style. I used to have notebooks turned to journals when I was younger. So when I discovered the fun of blogging online, I joined the throngs of bloggers out there beginning 2003.
Being a personal blog, nobody should expect anything less than this. It's all about me and my world. I love a lot of stuff. I love to do a lot of things. I love to go places. And in this blog, one will bumped into tidbits about my sentiments (happy thoughts, solitary musings, insane rantings), love for reading and books in general, itchy feet for travelling, exploring nature and the outdoors by mountainclimbing, compulsive need to forever have a taste of coffee, chocolate, french fries/potato chips, inherent desire to frequently visit bookshops, have coffee and chat with good friends and learn a new thing or two in any way I can.
Ultimate dream: to be a happy, contented person and celebrating the fullness of life with my parents, siblings, hubby and baby. :)
PS. It's a week long party of meeting new bloggers, reading interesting blogs and a chance to snag fabulous prizes and giveaways! So what are you waiting for? *winks*


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Superannuation fund and insurance company executives face being treated the same way as their banking counterparts under a move by the Federal Government to extend the Bank Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) and to give the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) joint oversight.
The move has been announced by the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, with the BEAR regime morphing into a Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) covering all general and life insurance licensees, all private health insurance licensees, and all superannuation fund licensees and licensed non-operating holding companies.
Frydenberg said the move was in line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Sector.
The Government has issued a proposal paper with industry participants having until 14 February to make submissions.
The proposal paper said that the BEAR established clear standards of conduct by imposing a strengthened responsibility and accountability framework for directors and the most senior executives in ADIs.
"The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) will extend this responsibility and accountability framework across all APRA regulated industries. In doing so, the FAR is intended to increase the transparency and accountability of financial entities in these industries and improve risk culture and governance for both prudential and conduct purposes," it said.
"The FAR will also require financial entities to clarify responsibilities attaching to particular officers and positions. As a result, individuals will be held to account for failure to perform their obligations."


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Do you have questions about MachineMetrics, our Industrial IoT machine monitoring platform, manufacturing analytics, or just like saying hi in person? If yes, the good news is you'll have plenty of opportunities to meet us in person on our MachineMetrics Manufacturing Transformation Tour 2018. The objective of this Tour is not just to exhibit our revolutionary software platform but also to educate manufacturers on the opportunities created by digital manufacturing, IIoT, and data-driven business while answering the following key questions:
In 2018, we have scheduled some fantastic events all around the country (and will be adding more) so check out the first leg of our Tour's speaking engagements/exhibitions below and feel free to reach out beforehand to book a time to meet with our team while at the event!
MachineMetrics is joining Autodesk, Boeing, and UI Labs at the DMDII in Chicago for a technology showcase focused on informing product design with data-driven insights from across a product lifecycle. At this event, the manufacturing community will explore and interact with technologies being developed through DMDII projects as well as by cutting-edge startups and solution providers who are revolutionizing the way we think about design and manufacturing. MachineMetrics will be giving presentations to attendees on how real-time data contributes to product development!
When and Where: 8:00 am - 5:00pm, March 21st, 2018 @ UI Labs, Chicago, IL
Exhibiting: Yes
Speaking: Team MM will present during the technology workshops from 9:45am-12:00pm and from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Our Director of Marketing Graham Immerman was asked to join experts at Fastener Fair's keynote panelist to discuss the future of the fastener industry. Here are the details below:
When and Where: April 11th, 2018 @ Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Exhibiting: No
Speaking: 9:00 am-9:45 am on Keynote Panel, "The Future of the Fastener Industry" Expert
MachineMetrics CEO Bill Bither and Director of Marketing Graham Immerman have been asked to exhibit and present at this year's Impact Manufacturing Summit, where they will demonstrate the capabilities of the MachineMetrics IIoT platform and discuss how companies can build their roadmap to digital manufacturing transformation.
When and Where: April 22nd–April 24, 2018 @ Red Rock Resort and Spa, Las Vegas
Exhibiting: Yes
Speaking: Yes, April 23rd @ 11:00am, Educational Session: Build Your Roadmap to Industrial IoT
Team MachineMetrics will be demonstrating our Industrial IoT machine monitoring and manufacturing analytics software in booth #623 at the first ever Smart Manufacturing Experience. You can also find us in the booths of new official partners REMCO/REM Sales where we'll be monitoring their equipment in real-time! Don't miss our CEO Bill Bither as he shares the stage with Lou Olson, President of SME Founding Partner The Robert E. Morris Company for their presentation entitled: Dynamics of Change: Disruptive Technologies and CNC Machinery.
When and Where: April 30 – May 2, 2018, Boston Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Exhibiting: Booth 623, REMCO Booth, REM Sales Booth
Speaking: Dynamics of Change: Disruptive Technologies and CNC Machinery, May 1st at 2:30pm-3:15pm
Our next tour stop will be the 2nd Annual Internet of Manufacturing Midwest Conference, where we will be sponsoring and exhibiting how our Industrial IoT platform helps manufacturers reduce production downtime, operational costs while optimizing product design and field service.
When and Where: June 5th-7th, 2018 @ Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL
Exhibiting: Yes, demonstration booth in Expo Area
Speaking: TBD
Our partners at The Robert E. Morris Company have invited us to join them at their annual Open House event to demonstrate the capabilities of our platform by monitoring their machines in real-time.
When and Where: June 12th-13th, 2018 @ Morris HQ, 910 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT
Exhibiting: Yes, monitoring machinery on Sales room floor.
Speaking: TBD
The list above is just our Tour dates for the Spring! We will be adding more events as we confirm as well as a host of Fall stops so don't forget to keep up with the latest updates on the MachineMetrics Events Calendar!
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Editor's Note: This is the third of a series of 10 vignettes in which IMS Senior Communications Manager Paul Kelly picks his top 10 moments of 2018 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
One of the best comeback drives to victory since Jacques Villeneuve rallied from two laps down to win the 1995 Indianapolis 500 didn't come on the IMS oval this year. The stirring win came at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course, which includes four holes inside the oval and 14 outside the backstretch.
Korean golfer Sung Hyun Park overcame a two-stroke deficit at the start of the final round to beat Lizette Salas of the United States on the first playoff hole Aug. 19 to win the second annual Indy Women in Tech Driven by Group 1001 LPGA tournament.
Park earned $300,000 and climbed to No. 1 in the women's world golf rankings with the victory, her third of the Ladies Professional Golf Association season.
American superstar Lexi Thompson cruised to a popular four-shot victory in 2017 when the LPGA returned to Brickyard Crossing for the first time since 1968. But this year's tournament featured drama down the stretch that matched anything produced by race cars on the final lap of the Indianapolis 500 or Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard.
Park was six shots behind leader Salas after the first day, when Salas sizzled with a course-record round of 62 and Park managed a 68. But Park climbed into a tie for the lead with Salas and Jin Young Ko by shooting 63 in the second round.
Salas edged ahead by two shots with a 64 in the third round, while Park shot 66.
But Park closed the gap over the final round, with Salas holding a one-shot lead on the 17th hole while Park was in the clubhouse after finishing her round. Salas' tee shot on 17 landed in the rough, and she went on to miss an 8-foot putt and bogey the hole, falling into a tie for the lead with Park.
Salas then missed a 4-foot birdie putt for victory on the 18th hole to the dismay of the fans at Brickyard Crossing, forcing a playoff.
Park wasted little time on the first playoff hole despite returning to the course from the clubhouse. She drained a downhill putt on the 18th green to win.
It was a scintillating yet cruel ending to a fantastic four days of competitive golf at Brickyard Crossing. Fan favorite Salas had her second runner-up finish of the season, while Park enjoyed the spoils of kissing the Yard of Bricks and drinking cold milk in celebration.


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Considering the general situation in the country and the circumstances specific to the Applicant, the ECtHR held that there were no serious and current grounds to believe that she would be at real risk of treatment contrary to Article 3 upon her return to Nigeria.
Ireland - A.O. V Refugee Applications Commissioner, Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Attorney General and Ireland (Respondent) and Human Rights Commission (Notice Party) No. 2009 1194 JR
Discrepancies within evidence brought before the decision maker does not eschew the duty upon said decision maker to investigate the authenticity of the document. A person's age is to be taken into account when evaluating evidential inconsistencies.
When relying on internal relocation a thorough assessment of all available evidence must be undertaken, including personal circumstances pertaining to the applicant.
The applicant' s description of a situation which gives rise to a risk to his life or physical integrity, deriving from gender-based violence, social or religious group violence, family/domestic violence, which is accepted, tolerated or not tackled by the State, imposes an ex proprio motu further investigation upon the Judiciary. The latter entails an investigation into the control of violence described by the applicant in terms of whether it is widespread, whether there is impunity for the acts as well as the State's response
The existence of a risk of persecution in the country of origin should be assessed on the basis of information concerning the country of origin rather than on the basis of the credibility of the asylum seeker.
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This case concerned the appropriate manner in which an application for subsidiary protection is to be decided where there may be at least an implicit claim of a "serious and individual threat" to the applicant by reason of indiscriminate violence. The Court found that Article 15(c) of the Directive does not impose a free-standing obligation on the Minister to investigate a possible armed conflict situation, it is for the applicant to make this claim and to make submissions and offer evidence establishing that he is from a place where there is a situation of...
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Planning for the future with an English course in Seattle: Caroline's story
Caroline, a 27 year old from Brazil, prepared for her future by studying intensive English in the USA for 4 months. She tells us about her experience studying English in Seattle, and why she and her husband, Cleverson, chose to study with Kaplan.
Why did you choose your course? How is it going to help you in the future?
Because I needed to improve/learn English in a short time, but effectively. English is the most important language in the world and a recent survey in Brazil showed that people who can speak English usually have more opportunities and better salary, so I hope English will help me to find a good job in my country.
Describe a typical lesson.
Usually in my class we have the opportunity to work on the 4 skills: listening, writing, speaking and reading. And, of course, every day we have a lot of time in class to learn and practice grammar. Every day we have homework and I like this, because I can review what I learned.
What do you think is the best about the teachers and teaching method?
I think the best thing about the teaching method is that we learn one subject per week. I think this is important because we can have a good understanding. Also, the games, talk time and portfolio we build are very helpful because we practice what has been studied, and that way we can save forever the subjects we learned.
Has your English improved?
My English has improved very much in 4 months of learning. I had never studied English in a structured way so when I arrived here, I didn't understand English or speak correctly. But now, I can communicate with people on the street, I can read the news in the newspaper and I can understand English movies and music. But, more than that, now I feel confident to talk to English speakers in my job.
What do you like most about the school?
Kaplan is very organized and I like this! Also, the teachers and the coordinators care about the students; this is very important for all the students. If the student wants to learn and improve, the Kaplan team will help him to improve!
What do you like most about the city?
Seattle is an excellent city to learn English in. The people are very friendly and talkative, and the city is very safe, so you can talk with people on the bus, on the streets and improve your English. Also, Seattle is beautiful, clean and isn't crowded, so you can have a good time here.
What are your favorite social activities organized by the school?
For me, the best social activities are dinners or meetings in pubs or restaurants, because it's the kind of activity that encourages conversation about everyday issues and informal conversations.
How would you describe the Kaplan Experience?
The Kaplan Experience was the most interesting experience in my life. My life has really changed because in a short time, I have made a lot of friend, I knew a new culture and learned a new language. But more than just learn English, I also learned about the world! That was a really amazing and unique experience in my life.
What do you like the most about your accommodation?
I'm married, so I was afraid about sharing a house with other people, but after searching and talking a lot with Kaplan staff, my husband and I decided to stay in a homestay. We could talk a lot in English at home, and this helps to improve our English. I really recommend this for all people!
What is the best thing about studying with students from around the world?
I think the best thing is to learn about different cultures and behaviors. For me, that point was surprising because I never imagined that I would make so many and good friends here. After this experience, I'll feel like a citizen of the world, because now I have friends all over the world!
Would you recommend Kaplan to your family and friends?
Yes I would recommend! I think this is an investment that everyone should do, as I said before, it's much more than learning English. I learned how to communicate in English with different people and i improved my cultural knowledge. English is no longer a strange language to me, but now it is the language that I use to communicate with the world!


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Akihiro Iio, now in his late 30s, is the fifth generation of his family to run Iio Jozo, a venerable vinegar house outside of Kyoto. Using locally grown rice, the Iio family has been producing vinegar in Kyoto for more than 120 years, and since the early 1960s their output has been 100 percent organic.
After World War II, Japan Agriculture pushed chemical fertilizers and insecticides on farmers to ease the difficulty of traditional farming and increase yields. Iio's grandfather began to notice that there were no insects or little fish in the flooded rice fields of the farmers that grew rice for his vinegar. Alarmed, he set out to convince them, one by one, over a period of two years, to convert to organic farming methods — something that was highly unusual at the time. The fact that Iio's grandfather was able to persuade not just one farmer but several is a testament to the man.
But that kind of mettle runs deep in this family. Iio's father developed a 20-year-long obsession to create premium vinegar with unparalleled nuances. The basis for this obsession was his disappointment that some of his customers did not appreciate the high quality of his Fujisu vinegar. They were put off by the pronounced aroma of rice in the vinegar caused by the higher concentration of rice in his mix: 200 gram per liter rather than the 40 gram per liter used for inexpensive vinegars produced by large companies. He could not, in good conscience, decrease the amount of rice in his vinegar, so another solution had to be found. In 1998, his son, Akihiro, attended graduate school to study the components that make up vinegar aromas and, after graduating and spending five years experimenting, was able to create a premium vinegar without the unpleasant smell. Akihiro came to understand that if the aroma of rice was bothering some customers, then he should increase the other components that form the aroma profile. He also increased the amount of rice per liter from 200 gram to 320 gram. I have not tasted a softer rice vinegar and use it when I want the vinegar to shine on its own, such as on raw fish or vegetables.
Iio Jozo is an anomaly in the current crop of rice vinegar makers and arguably the best. There are 400 vinegar makers in Japan and roughly one-third of these companies make their vinegar in-house. The others buy their vinegar from large companies such as Mizkan or Marukan. A handful of the 130 or so companies that actually make vinegar also brew their own sake, which ensures they have control over the fermentation process. The rest buy inexpensive sake or combine ethyl alcohol with amazake (sweet, slightly fermented rice drink) to produce their vinegar. Most of these cheaper vinegars are machine made, but Iio Jozo vinegar is made by human labor every step of the way. These are the men that make it: Iio, the young scion of the family; Fujimoto, the brewmaster; Imai, the koji (spores that encourage fermentation) master; and Ito, the rice master.
I spent two days at Iio Jozo watching and participating in the koji-making process. The warmth and dedication of those four men was apparent in the supportive communication between them. They all wore a dapper "uniform" of dark blue jeans and white T-shirts, with light cotton cloths tied around their heads, which contributed to the air of brotherhood. Each young man valued the others and it was clear that the job of making sake was a deeply honorable one.
Iio Jozo is the only vinegar maker in Japan that has its own local farmers growing organic rice for them over a six-month period. Every other part of the process takes place on their premises. Even the bran from the milled rice is used on the rice fields as fertilizer. Their top-quality sake is brewed in a 100-year-old building over the course of 40 days using equipment built 50 years ago. The sake naturally ferments into vinegar over 100 days and then rests for almost one year in covered tanks outside. For large vinegar makers this brewing process is shortened to only a month or two.
Before taking a tour around Iio Jozo's vinegar-making facility I was escorted into an elegant tatami-matted Japanese house where visitors are received. As I waited, Akihiro bustled about readying what looked like a sushi-rice tasting.
First he dumped the steaming rice into the handai (wooden rice tub) and then immediately began cutting into the rice pile and spreading it, allowing it to cool. I was intrigued. The accepted method of making sushi rice involves fanning and cutting the rice, and sprinkling it with sweetened vinegar at the same time (difficult with only two hands!).
Akihiro explained his philosophy: It is crucial to sprinkle vinegar, then gently cut the rice with the rice paddle — and never mash it. The reason not to fan right away is to allow the vinegar to penetrate the rice kernels more fully. Also, he used his own Red Sushi Rice Vinegar, a blend of Iio Jozo's blue label premium vinegar and red vinegar (pressed from aged sake lees), and didn't add sugar.
Akihiro spread a bit of rice across the surface of an exquisite Ariake nori with a pair of chopsticks. He roughly fashioned a roll and handed it to me. The nori crackled loudly as I took my first bite. The taste of the sea balanced well against the round vinegar profile of the rice. No need for sugar here and no need for fish — the "sushi" was perfect as is.


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Welcome to the literacy website at YES!
The role of the Lead Literacy Teacher at Yarmouth Elementary School:
*Collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to promote literacy achievement for all students
*Coordinate Response to Intervention for literacy
*Work with students who are identified through assessments as needing extra literacy work
*Work with the Literacy Teachers throughout the district to ensure consistency for students from grades K-12
*Work with teachers on literacy curriculum, including: reading, writing, and word study
Often, families ask how they can best support their children's literacy development at home. Here are some ideas:
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Reduced Rate VAT Construction Services
It is fairly well known that the reduced rate of VAT (5%) applies to a variety of construction works. However, it is often difficult to determine the correct VAT rate applicable. An approach taken by some is to apply the standard 20% rate to all supplies. However, this can lead to queries from customers who cannot recover the VAT they are charged, and those who are denied recovery by HMRC as it has been improperly charged. It may also result in your quote being unnecessarily uncompetitive in the market.
Which works qualify for the reduced rate of VAT?
Conversion Services
You may be able to reduce the rate the supply of certain construction services if you are involved in the conversion of:
- A non-residential building into a building that is 'designed as a dwelling or number of dwellings', or
- An existing residential property into a
- different number of 'dwellings'.
Common examples of non-residential conversions include redundant barns, office blocks and empty public houses, etc. A building contractor may reduce the rate on most of its services in relation to a qualifying conversion. However, care should be taken not to extend the relief to works which do not qualify, such as the creation of a 'granny-annexe'.
An existing residential property that is converted into a number of flats or bed-sits may obtain relief, but care should be taken to ensure the dwelling conditions are met. Reduced rating may also be applied where two or more residential properties are amalgamated into a single household dwelling.
The conversion of qualifying non-residential and existing residential properties into a 'relevant residential purpose' building (such as a care home or a monastery) may also qualify for reduced rating if a certificate is provided by the customer. It is recommended that professional advice is obtained before accepting such a certificate.
Renovations and alterations
A slightly less well-known relief is available for work on an eligible 'dwelling' or premises intended for relevant residential use that has not been lived in during the two years immediately before work starts.
This is useful for individuals and landlords buying dilapidated properties to help minimise their refurbishment costs. It may even be possible for the premises to become occupied once the work commences and still benefit from the relief for up to a further one year.
It is recommended that evidence that the property has been empty is obtained from the customer. The best form of evidence includes electoral roll and council tax records or a letter from the local authority.
Energy saving materials
The supply and installation of specified energy saving products (including solar panels, wind turbines and wood-fuelled boilers etc.) in residential property can be reduced-rated. In addition, qualifying grant-funded heating and security equipment, and certain mobility aids supplied to people over 60 years of age can be charged to the customer at the reduced rate.
This article featured in issue 12 of our construction and real estate newsletter series.Read Real Estate Matters Issue 12
This article is based on general principles; you should always seek specific professional advice based on the fact pattern of your project. If you have VAT or other tax queries you would like to discuss, please get in touch with a member of our tax team on 01903 234094.


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If you've never heard of Unity, and are into game development, I highly recommend checking it out. You can reach the website with tutorials, information and documentation at http://www.unity3d.com. You can also download it.
Unity comes in Two forms, the free version and paid version. They both offer an extremely powerful environment for game development. They both also allow you to publish your games for a variety of platforms. The free allows you to publish for Windows or Mac, and the paid also allows you to publish for various mobile platforms, like Android and IOS. It provides an amazing 3D view for manipulating various game objects in the 3D world. It also provides a unique environment for coding, taking an object oriented approach where everything in the world (models, scripts, etc.) are all GameObjects. I won't go too far into how Unity handles development (perhaps I will in a layer post) but rather how the experience was.
Development in Unity:
Developing in Unity was a very pleasurable experience. The 3D view in incredible, and makes things like positioning things incredibly easy when compared to positioning programmatically, which can be a huge hassle (change position, recompile, tweak position again, recompile, and so on).
In addition, the GameObject paradigm really makes organizing things super easy. Everything in the world is a game object, which can be composed of models, lights, models, and more, and can even be composed of child GameObjects. Because of this, it's super easy to develop a specific part of the game, without mucking with another unrelated part. It's also super easy for separate GameObjects to talk!
My Current Project:
My current project heavily relies on objects and collections interacting with each other. Unity has made developing super easy because Unity is set up in such a way as to make what I want to do super easy. For example, my script for building takes my builder object (A small avatar that builds things at its current cell) and creates a building object at the current tile, while checking the bank object and tile collection to make sure we have enough money and theres not already a building there. Normally, with a different game engine, like XNA for example, having these objects interact would be more complicated since I would have to explicitly create the communication system that is already there in Unity.
Also, importing models is incredibly easy and fast. You simply save the model in the correct directory (the assets folder in your projects root folder) and Unity automatically imports the model, and you can see how it looks in the game world, instead of having to compile the whole project just to see the size (god forbid you have to tweak the size repeatedly).
There are many reasons why Unity is incredible, and at a layer date I will further expand on it, but for anyone who is interested in game development, I strongly urge you to try out Unity. It's free! Go to http://www.unity3d.com


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Salman unveils his 'Race 3' look
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan treated his fans to a glimpse from his next film "Race 3" on the last day shoot of "Tiger Zinda Hai". On Monday, he shared a photograph from "Tiger Zinda Hai", where he is seen holding a bazooka in his hand.
"Last day of 'Tiger Zinda Hai' shoot and sharing with you first day of 'Race 3' picture in a bit," he captioned the image.
He later shared a photograph, where he is seen sporting a black shirt paired with dark blue blazer and wielding a gun towards the camera.
"And 'Race 3' begins," he captioned the photograph.
Presented by Tips Industries Ltd, "Race 3" is produced by Ramesh S. Taurani. It also features Saqib Saleem, Bobby Deol and Daisy Shah. The film is directed by Remo D'Souza.
On the other hand, "Tiger Zinda Hai", which also stars Katrina Kaif, is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and is a sequel to "Ek Tha Tiger".
"Tiger Zinda Hai" is slated to release on December 22.