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How Rigensis Bank Stays Ahead with 3CX Phone System
Rigensis Bank is a leading private and business bank based in Riga, Latvia. Latvia is becoming a force to be reckoned with within the financial industry, in fact the city of Riga has long been a trading centre from as far back as the 12th century, the Livonian Chronicle of Henry refers to it as portus antiquus (ancient port). Following the Latvian tradition of international trade Rigensis bank has one main goal – to cooperate and promote prosperity for individuals and companies by helping their customers fulfill their need for high-quality financial services.
Why is Customer Service so Important in Banks?
Unlike most industries, who fear their customers may change provider at any time, banks don't feel this so intensely as customers will think twice before changing the bank with which they cooperate. According to Forbes , though, banks should also make the effort to make every customer experience special and unique. Offering superior customer service makes customers more loyal but it also results in better financial results for the bank itself. The more customers enjoy their experience with the bank the more likely it is for them to consult bank employees about other issues they may have. As a result, the bank sells more services to their customers and the customers actually enjoy buying.
Rigensis bank recognised the need to have happy and loyal customers and sought out to find a PBX that would enable them to offer their customers the service that would be their differentiator and give them a competitive advantage. At Rigensis Bank customers play a vital role in everything they do and their customers' needs and satisfactions are the bank's utmost priority.
Modern Bank – Modern Phone System
They needed to find a phone system that would satisfy their need to keep their customers happy as well as it being modern, flexible, fully integratable with their business processes, cost effective and could easily be administered internally. Rigensis needed a phone system that would have advanced call centre features, allowing them to identify the customer automatically and thus improve customer service as well as make call handling more efficient.
They initially looked at a basic telecommunication service, where they would lease the PBX on an annual basis. This solution did not satisfy the bank's needs for a modern and flexible telephone system as it neither integrated with their business processes nor was it easy to maintain.
They also looked at some other phone systems; Cisco Call Manager, Avaya and Asterisk®* but were not satisfied with what they had to offer either. Cisco Call Manager is too proprietary and expensive for what it offered. Asterisk® is Linux based making it difficult for Rigensis to maintain and manage as its existing infrastructure is based on Windows and it would require Linux training. Furthermore they had concern in regards to commercial support available for the open source software. Avaya was again too expensive, in particular the advanced call centre features added significantly to the initial price. In order to administer the Avaya system Rigensis IT staff had to be trained which was both expensive and time consuming.
Wanted: A Flexible PBX to Satisfy All Needs
The light at the end of the tunnel for Rigensis bank started appearing when they received an offer from 3CX Partner Velkoms SIA. The offer ticked all the right boxes. 3CX Phone System was easy to use and manage as it was Windows-based, flexible and could therefore be managed internally. It was also very cost effective.
Bring in the Phone System Architects
The installation took place shortly after and included 45 IP Phones and a 30 line SIP trunk. 3CX Phone System was installed on a 4GB+ HDD, Windows 2008 r2 Server. The deployment was seamless, finished in record time and didn't affect the day to day operations of the bank . The bank was amazed by how easy it was to deploy and couldn't wait to start using 3CX Phone System for Windows.
3CX Phone System – Delivering its Promise
3CX Phone System has performed formidably since its installation and can easily handle the 10,000 + outgoing and incoming calls the bank has a month. It has proven to be extremely easy to use and manage even more so because it is Windows based and the bank has competent staff to maintain Microsoft software and all end-users have enough Windows experience. The system parameters are easily accessible and understandable, the system behaviour is stable and expectable when configuring the features.
Rigensis Bank also uses 3CXPhone for Windows which has significantly increased staff productivity. Staff members can see the presence of their colleagues and know whether they are available or not as well as easily set up conference calls and manage their voicemail. They can easily transfer and hold calls from their desktop and personal and company phonebooks are integrated saving time when searching for a contact.
With 3CX Phone System's call recognition agents save time asking customer's numerous questions before being able to help them. On the other hand, customers are happy as they don't have to keep stating who they are and what services they use the bank for; agents can easily find all the required details before even answering the call.
"3CX Phone System is a reliable, flexible and cost-effective communication solution for the bank. It has all the necessary features for day-to-day operations and brings friendly, easy-to-use environment to our staff. Simple maintenance by our own IT team is another great advantage of the system, and it is complemented by responsive and competent support from the local 3CX Partner," said Evgeny Zascherinsky , Head of IT Infrastructure, Rigensis Bank.
About Velkoms SIA
VELKOMS SIA, is a 3CX Premium Partner from Latvia and is one of the first VoIP promoters in the Baltic States. Started this business 14 years ago, VELKOMS sells and supports turn-key solutions based on best-in-class and carefully selected VoIP products. VELKOMS' customers are companies that build, keep and maintain their own telecommunication infrastructure – telecom operators, Internet and IP Telephony Service providers, System Integrators and enterprises. VELKOMS' services also include project consulting, staff training, commissioning & technical support. VELKOMS is devoted to maintaining high standards of work which guarantees a professional approach, high level of responsibility, extensive expertise in both IT and telephony as well as consideration about individuality of each customer.
* Asterisk® is a Registered Trademark of Sangoma Technologies. This trademark is not affiliated with 3CX, its products, or its websites. Sangoma Technologies is not the source of, and does not sponsor or endorse, the products/services promoted here. 3CX is not associated with or sponsored by Sangoma Technologies. All product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.


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Utskrift från Malmö universitet - mau.se
Utskrift från Malmö universitet - mau.se
|Student essay 15hp
|Att främmandegöra det välkända
|Greczanik, Liza
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|Our modern swedish society is charactarized by peoples and cultures from all over the world. In this perspective I believe that young pupils of today need culture studies in school in order to understand themselves and further to recieve knowledge about different cultures, traditions and lifestyles. The present study is an attempt to investigate the potential of the ethnological culture analysis as a pedagogical method. The paper is divided into two sections; one in which I (a student teacher in swedish language training) have applied the culture analysis in a literary context. By using the culture analysis on Emily Brontë´s classic book Wuthering Heights I have tried to let typical elements from the Victorian era appear. This is only an example of how the method can be used in teaching. The second part is an investigation of the culture analysis from a didactic point of view. This section is an empirical study where four teachers and five ethnologists think of the ethnological culture analysis as a potential method in the upper department comprehensive school and the upper secondary school. My conclusion is that the teachers and ethnologists in my study believe in the ethnological culture analysis as a pedagogical method.The ethnologic method seems to have a few diffuculties though which probably is a deterrent. The teachers want to see more cultural approaches in school, despite this, they don´t seem to have developed any concrete strategies of how to integrate culture perspectives into their schoolteaching.
|Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen
|swe (iso)
Emily Brontë
Svindlande Höjder
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This year for Ethan's 6th Birthday Party we had planned a fun Art party at home with his school friends though a few weeks beforehand he decided he would really rather just go rollerskating (insert, tiny Mummy sob here). We have never had a 'venue' party before and I did struggle a little with the thought of no creative control shall we call it ;)
Ethan has had a pretty rough year. After having tummy issues for the last couple of years, he got really unwell just before Easter. After various testing Ethan was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. (In people with coeliac disease the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats), causing small bowel damage. There is no cure and the only treatment is to completely remove gluten from the diet, permanently.)
This was disappointing news for us (yes I know we can manage this disease & it could be worse) but still you never want to hear that your child has health issues, especially ones that will be there for the rest of their lives. So a big lifestyle change for Ethan and our family. Ethan has been amazing in coping with his diagnosis and we are so proud of how well he has adapted. Though it has had its emotional challenges as whilst he understands pretty much whats going on, try getting a 5 year old to see reason at a friends birthday party when they want to help themselves to the food table, have a piece of the birthday cake or eat the sweets from the party bag, when they just cant anymore!
Wanting a venue party now poses the 'food allergy' issue for us, but we were lucky this time that a local rollerskating rink allow 'self catered' parties so we were able to bring our own food (& I got to set up a small dessert table & bring some pretty decorations, yay! )
Because we were having it at a venue we decided to make it a mostly family celebration - Ethan's cousins, Aunties/Uncles and Grandparents and then he was allowed to invite 3 school friends.
So whilst birthday parties are always special in our family, I wanted to make his day extra special this year so rollerskating it was! I also wanted almost 100% of the food & party bag goodies to be gluten free, so he didn't have to be limited at his own party.
It was a lovely morning, full of laughs and lots of stacks & face plants (mostly by the oldies).
As the party was a pretty last minute theme change, we chose an invitation and based our colours around this, Orange & Black. I only had 15 - 20 minutes to set up but I was happy with how it turned out and ended up loving the colours together!
No professional photos for this party, so here are a few personal photos, thanks to my sister Mel for snapping these for me, as I ran out of time.
Kate xxx
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Big thanks to the businesses that helped with our special day! Big thanks to the ladies who did cakes & cookies and for doing these gluten free for us!
Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations - Styling & Set Up, Paper Eskimo Black Tie Plates & Cups, Orange Chevron Paper Straws, Orange Stripe Hats, Wooden Cutlery, Baking Cups, Candles & Party Buckets and contents.
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Niknaks Sweetest Treats - Cupcakes
Kate's Cookies - Roller skate Cookies
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With a new presidential administration now beginning, one of its first issues is, should the DTV transition be delayed from 2/17/09 to June 12th? The primary reason for this delay under consideration is that the DTV converter box program run out of funds, and coupons, forcing those who apply for coupons to be on a waiting list and making the 6-8 weeks for delivery even longer.
I have a few additional arguments supporting the delay. One is the programming - broadcast prime time audiences become significantly lower over the summer months, and there are not that many huge sporting events in June (CORRECTION 1/25/09 - The proposed June 12th shutoff date may be about the time the deciding games of the 2009 NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup finals are played, so for some this MAY be an issue). Another is the weather - as I mentioned in a previous post long ago, if people in February do hook up their converter boxes to an outdoor rooftop antenna only to discover they have to either readjust their antenna or purchase a completely different one, are such people really going to go up on an icy roof on a cold day in February to do this? Finally, there is the fact that June 12th is a Friday, which would make installing and configuring a DTV box a weekend project for those who have to adjust, whereas February 17th is on a Tuesday, the middle of the week. One other advantage of shutting the analog signals down on the weekend is it may allow more people to volunteer over the weekend to assist in DTV box installations and configurations, either by visiting households or taking calls in support call centers.
Unfortunately I do not see the delay passing in time because of resistance by companies who have planned to test and deploy new systems in the 700 MHz band to be freed up following the transition. Also, anti-delayers believe an eleventh hour change of the shutdown date will do nothing more than make consumers even more confused about the transition.
But when the date does arrive, some full power broadcasters will be participating in a 30-day "nightlight" period, where these stations analog broadcasts will continue, except it will not be the regular programming, but rather looping spots letting people know the DTV transition has happened, and what to do about it before these signals go off the air permanently. Additionally, in case of emergencies, these analog broadcasts will have news and information. Only several local stations will actually participate in this nightlight period; those stations with analog broadcasts from channels 52-69 cannot participate so this frequency band will be freed up.
UPDATE: On February 4th, two weeks from the original deadline, the House of Representatives passed a majority vote already unanimously approved by the Senate to delay the transition date to June 12th. As I post this, the bill still requires President Obama's signature, which is very likely. Some areas however may still go ahead and complete the transition before the new deadline date; for example, Hawaii has already completed the DTV switch, and most stations in the San Diego area will proceed with going exclusively digital on February 17th as originally planned.


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With the nominations now revealed, the 2015 Oscars are officially imminent.
While we wait to see who wears what on the most mega-watt red carpet of the year, a little bit of fashion history for you: a run-down of every outfit worn by a Best Actress winner, from Janet Gaynor in 1929 to Cate Blanchett's 2014 Armani Privé.
Infographic courtesy of the Big Group.


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Militant money-makers in Wirksworth are celebrating after raising an impressive £2900 for charity.
Youngsters from the Wirksworth Detachment of Derbyshire Army Cadet force spent three days packing bags in Matlock's Sainsbury's store to raise the cash.
Day one saw the cadets raise £700 for the Chloe Parks appeal – a worthy cause inspired by a local girl with cancer.
On day two, the cadets brought in a mammoth £1200 for ABF The Soldiers' Charity and on day three they raised a further £1000, which will be used to purchase outdoor equipment for the cadets to use on expeditions.
Detachment Commanders, Second Lieutenant Shaun Wood said: "I'm incredibly proud of the cadets who were prepared to give up their own time to support these great causes."


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FCm Travel Solutions has been recognised at the 21st Annual World Travel Awards, after being named Australasia's Leading Travel Management Company.
This is the fouth consecutive year FCm has held onto the prestigious travel award.
The award identifies companies that consistently excel beyond expectations, with industry professionals from the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors taking part in the voting process.
FCm Global Leader Gregory Lording said the award acknowledged FCm's commitment to best practice in the corporate travel industry, as well as our growing brand presence across the region.
"FCm's winning performance is a direct result of the hard work and commitment of our teams, who provide customers with service they can rely on and trust," Mr Lording said.
General Manager FCm Australia James Kavanagh said, FCm had recorded a strong year of growth and achievement in 13/14, winning high-profile accounts, releasing new technology to market and maintaining a very high client retention rate.
"As part of our journey from travel management company to a world class business travel retailer, we have deployed strategies to ensure continued growth through new client acquisition and organic client growth," Mr Kavanagh said.
"In the past year our focus on adding more value to the customer journey with unique travel options such as SmartSTAY and SmartDRIVE, the launch of our travel risk management program via FCm Secure as well as new developments for our reporting capabilities have given clients services and experiences they can't get anywhere else.
"Clients are responding extremely well to our approach to corporate travel management and I believe this transformation has us well positioned for ongoing growth and success."


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Liberal feminist nut job writer Valerie Tarico has a history of saying ridiculously offensive things calling it political correctness, but her latest efforts hit a new low even for her. In the spirit ofChristmas and she wrote a piece for Salon that says Christmas is all about God Raping Mary. No joke, here is what this nut job wrote for Salon:
Powerful gods and demi-gods impregnating human women—it's a common theme in the history of religion, and it's more than a little rapey.
Though the earliest Christians had a competing story, in the Gospel of Luke, the Virgin Mary gets pregnant when the spirit of the Lord comes upon her and the power of the Most High overshadows her.
But these encounters between beautiful young women and gods have one thing in common. None of them has freely given female consent as a part of the narrative. (Luke's Mary assents after being not asked but told by a powerful supernatural being what is going to happen to her, "Behold the bond slave of the Lord: be it done to me . . .")
Who needs consent, freely given? If he's a god, she's got to want it, right? That is how the stories play out.


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Ukraine prime minister vows to punish people behind fliers ordering Jews to register
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Sunday he's going to find and punish "the bastards" distributing leaflets ordering Jews in eastern Ukraine to register with pro-Russian separatists.
"I made a clear statement and urged Ukrainian military and security forces and Ukrainian Department of Homeland Security urgently to find these bastards and to bring them to justice," Yatsenyuk told NBC's "Meet the Press."
The leaflets, which have been distributed recently in the eastern city of Donetsk, also order Jews to pay a fee and declare all property holdings.
Russian separatists in Ukraine have denied responsibility, suggesting the documents were spread as a ploy to vilify their side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Still, Jewish leaders say the fact that the pamphlets were even distributed, some 70 years after the Holocaust, has a chilling effect on Jewish communities worldwide.
Also on Sunday, Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, condemned the distribution of the leaflets.
"I have no information on who has done it," he told "Fox News Sunday." "But it is certainly an outrageous provocation."
The Obama administration has already denounced the leaflets, with Secretary of State John Kerry calling them "grotesque" and "beyond unacceptable."
The documents reportedly were handed out early last week by masked men holding the Russian Federation flag. The leaflets were distributed as Jewish worshippers were leaving synagogues at the start of Passover, according to accounts first reported by Israeli media.
The pamphlets were stamped by the Donetsk People's Republic and had the name of Russian separatist Denis Pushilin on them, but Pushilin also says he and his supporters had nothing to do with their creation and distribution.


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Society Resources
The Western New York Genealogical Society makes a variety of genealogical resources available to its members and the general public in support of its mission to preserve and encourage interest in the rich genealogical heritage of Western New York.
The WNYGS Journal has been published quarterly for over forty years. Issued June, September, December and March, each issue contains 48 pages of unpublished records, queries, book reviews, Bible records, articles for the beginner and for the advanced researcher, and notices informing the readers of what is new in the genealogy world.
The Western New York Genealogical Society maintains an expanding research library of over 3000 books, more than 700 rolls of microfilm, a number of periodicals and several card catalogs as a repository of genealogical information pertaining to the area and its early settlers. Primary interest is in the eight counties of Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming. However, there is much information on the remainder of New York State and New England, as well as most of the other states and many foreign countries. In addition the collection includes many family histories.
The Society's website was created to keep members and the general public informed about Society events, projects, and resources. At present time, a limited number of WNYGS online resources are available on this website for the use of WNYGS members and other genealogists.
Please note an updated Society website is currently under construction. As part of planning enhancements, a new "members only" area with additional resources will be made available.
As part of the Society's expanded offerings, members also have the opportunity to share, learn, break down brick walls, and get the latest updates by accessing the WNYGS Facebook Group.
The Society maintains a list of free online resources related to Western New York genealogical research. With regular community input, these resources are constantly updated.
The Society's members are encouraged to participate in and utilize our Surname List, Locality List, Ancestral Charts, and Bible Records.


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Casting for "The Bachelor" is done at locations across the country and auditions are held as needed. There is also an option to apply online through the official website for the popular dating show. The site suggests making a video to accompany the application and has clear guidelines for doing so.
Once the casting call is made, potential participants are put through a rigorous interviewing process that narrows the list to 50 people. The finalists then go through an intensive psychiatric evaluation and are required to take sexually transmitted disease tests.
"The Bachelor" is filmed in cities and locations around the country. It revolves around a man who dates multiple woman in a process of elimination that narrows the suitable candidates weekly.


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Don't let a complaint end in license revocation...
Tania Khadder
3. Have Professional Liability Insurance
This is an action you need take before you run into any trouble – and preferably, as soon as you begin your practice. If you wait until a complaint has already been filed against you, it'll be too late.
Often, nurses assume liability insurance only covers large malpractice suits. And given that they're unlikely to ever be called in such a case, they forgo it all together.
But what they don't realize is that nurses are more likely to face a licensure issue, and that often, professional liability insurance will cover that too.
And then, if a complaint is filed against you, your provider will help you source an attorney and cover the cost.
A hundred dollars a year is a small price to pay for that kind of peace of mind.


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Thoughts are reflections. A cloudy vision makes it's hard to see the beauty…
I used to dwell in darkness quite often. As a result, my world reflected that. My only real respite occurred when I had a concussion where I was able to sit in my Higher Self and life was pretty magical. I fell in love, it was pure and real and sacred to me. Then as Eckhart Tolle calls it, the pain body kicked in, because I regained my ego sense.
I projected my darkness onto the relationship, onto others, onto the world, as I'd always done. The world I lived in was mired in dark clouds, heavy fog. Funny that things were clearer when I had a concussion.
Anyway, it's amazing how great pain sharpens and softens all the same because today, I scamper around in the light and life is now magical. When dark arises, I don't suppress it, I merely watch and say stop, I might even laugh, because I know it's not me. If there's an emotion, I ride that fully, ask it how I can love more deeply and it opens me even further to the Light that is my Truth.
I've found a way to stay in the flow versus resist. I have seen how I can manifest almost instantaneously. I've even taught that to a friend and he's leaped beyond me in the manifestation process. Quite amazing.
As cool as all of this is, I have a confession to make. I'm like the Hitch of the Flow, got this great thing but not quite practicing it all the time. Which on the one hand, I don't mind because Will Smith was like my TV big brother growing up. Nah, joke.
On the real, each day, I grow closer and closer to the rubberband snapping and being all in. Not because I'm afraid. Not because it's an extreme. It's just me. This is who I was born in this life to be. I was not born to be crawl in the dark, I was born to fly because my essence is Light. Each day gives me more confidence, more belief in that Light, within.
I've a new vision for life. I always had it and it's scary how much sense it makes, how magical/crazy I feel. You might think me mad. I don't care and I'm done worrying about how others live.
Jessica once told me, "It's like you have this new you, but are looking at the old way of operating." She was right. Well, I'm through with that. The last time I spoke to her she said there were things that still made her mad. I don't know what that is and I can't speculate on the feelings or process of another. Regardless I was mad at myself. Mad for trying to fit in this societal thing I never found peace in, for falling back on my old ways when I've had a new vision to live all along.
LMAO. It was there all along. Just like the treasure beneath the tree in Spain that Santiago found, in my inner home, it was there all along.
"And just when the caterpillar thought it was dying, a butterfly emerged."


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Faculty Profile
Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis
Primary Research Area
- Energy-Water-Environment Sustainability ARCHIVED
Profile Sections
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC),1996
- M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 1993
- M.A., Geography University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1990
- Diploma Surveying and Land Engineering (graduated 1st in her class), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece 1985
Dr. Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis holds a Diploma degree in Civil-Surveying Engineering (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), a M.A. in Geography (University of California, Los Angeles), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on Air Quality, Science and Environmental Policy, and Engineering Risk and Uncertainty.
An air quality researcher, Dr. Koloutsou-Vakakis has worked on the policy-making aspects of climate change and ozone layer protection. In 1997, she held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and in 1998-1999 she was a NSF-NATO postdoctoral fellow at the University of Athens, Greece.
Academic Positions
- - Research Assistant University of California, Los Angeles, 9/1987 6/1988
- - Teaching Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles, 9/1988 6/1990
- - Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 9/1992 12/1992
- - Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 8/1990 2/1996
- - Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 3/1996 12/1997
- - Postdoctoral NSF-NATO Fellow, National University of Athens, Division of Applied Physics, 10/199801/2000
- - Research Scientist and Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 1/16/2009 to date
For more information
Other Professional Employment
- - Consultant, Surveying, Transportation Engineering, Land Cadastre 5/1985-6/1987
- - Consultant, National Observatory of Athens, 02/2000 6/2001
- - Special Scientific Advisor (air quality, climate change, ozone layer), Ministry for the Environment, Regional Planning and Public Works, Greece, 7/2001-7/2008
Major Consulting Activities
- - National Expert for implementation of Directives 53/2000 End-of-Life Vehicles and 2000/76 Waste Incineration.
- - National Expert for the compilation of Best Reference (BREF) documents of Directive 96/61/EΚ (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) for (a) waste incineration and (b) waste treatment.
- - Coordinator of the Kyoto Mechanisms Expert Group of the EU during the latest Greek Presidency of the EU (1st semester of 2003).
- - National Expert on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions trading during the latest Greek Presidency of the EU (1st semester of 2003).
- - Evaluator for the program MICE (Modeling Impacts of Climate Extremes) of the EU
- - Evaluator for the program OSCAR (Optimized Expert System for Conducting Environmental Assessment of Urban Road Traffic).
- - Member of Working Group CEN/TC 264/WG 15 that developed the European standard EN 14907 for PM 2.5 sampling and continues for revising the existing standard EN 12341 for PM10 sampling.
- - National Expert, Workshop on Review of Methods for Monitoring of PM2.5 and PM10, WHO, Berlin,Germany, Dec. 10-11, 2004.
- - National Expert for the Preparation of Regulation 842/2006 on Certain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases.
- - Member of the Regulatory Committee of Regulation 842/2006 of the EU on Certain Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases"
- - Member of the Advisory Committee for the Review of Regulation 2037/2000.
- - Member of the Ozone Management Committee of Regulation 2037/2000 of the EU on substances that destroy the ozone layer.
- - Delegate and focal point for Greece to the Montreal Protocol (2006-2008)
- -Delegate for Greece at United Nations Conference on Climate Change (2003-2004)
Teaching Statement
I am teaching:
CEE202-Engineering Risk and Uncertainty;
CEE445-Air Quality Modeling;
CEE498MEA-Multilateral Environmental Agreements;
CEE438-Science and Environment Policy.
In the sophomore level class, the focus is on building the quantitative foundations of the students. The flipped classroom model is used to induce active, continuous student engagement with the class. For the senior/graduate level, I design my classes so that they combine rigorous coverage of the fundamental scientific principles, with challenging the students to address real world questions through research and teamwork. For these classes, development of independent critical thinking and communication skills are encouraged through projects that are guided but not over-prescribed, to allow students to explore different solutions by developing and using quantitative tools and critically interpreting their outputs, given the assumptions, input data quality and degree of simplification of the numerical tools. I believe that engineers should have a strong mathematical and scientific background but also the ability to use these skills to solve problems in different technical and societal contexts, as well as the ability to effectively communicate the results and meaning of their work orally and in writing.
I also develop and teach modules for K-12 outreach,such as those of the Environmental and Sustainability GAMES camp, which I initiated and co-organize since 2012. These are short modules where the goal is to inform and inspire pre-college students about the role of mathematcis, science and engineering in protecting the Environment and promoting Sustainability. My approach is to develop hands on activities that lead the students through asking and answering questions, while building a measurement or cleaning apparatus or using simple mathematical and computational tools, depending on their class grade.
Course Development
- CEE 438 Science and Environmental Policy
- CEE 498 MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Other Undergraduate Advising Activities
- Developed the NEW Environmental Engineering camp for girls, that was offered for the first time in Summer 2012, as one of the Girls Adventures with Mathematics, Engineering and Science (G.A.M.E.S.) camps organized by the Women in Engineering Program. The camp has been offered annually since then, with the upcoming camp July 10-17, 2016.
Research Statement
My main research interest is to study land-atmosphere interactions with emphasis on impacts to air quality and climate change. My goal has been to develop the infrastructure and experience base to enable both measurements of trace gases and modelling using chemical transport models. Obtaining funding by NSF for an ongoing project relating to quantification of trace gas fluxes from agriculture, has made it feasible to move along with this long term goal.
A new project funded by USDA aims to investigate effects of agricultural management practices on soil microbial community dynamics and emissions of nitrous oxide and ammonia to the atmosphere.
Research Interests
- air quality, aerosol particles, trace gases in the atmosphere, nitrogen cycle, atmosphere-land exchange, air pollution monitoring and control, environmental policy, global environmental politics
Selected Articles in Journals
- *!W Balasubramanian S.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; McFarland D.M. and Rood M.J., 2015. Reconsidering Emissions of Ammonia from Chemical Fertilizer Usage in Midwest USA. J. of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, Accepted May 11, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023219.
- *!W Yuen, W.; Du, K.; Koloutsou-Vakakis, S.; Rood, M.J.; Kim, B.J.; Kemme, M.; Hashmonay, R.A.; Chad Meister, 2015. Fugitive Particulate Matter Emissions to the Atmosphere from Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles in a Desert Region by Hybrid-Optical Remote Sensing, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.12.0310
- *!W Yuen W.; Johnsen D. L.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Mark J. Rood; Kim B. J.; Kemme M.R., 2013. Open Burning and Open Detonation PM10 Mass Emission Factor Measurements with Optical Remote Sensing, JAWMA, DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.851045.
- * Koloutsou-Vakakis S., Temporal evolution of UV absorbing aerosol loading of the atmosphere. 2005. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. (16), 3525.
- **W Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; and I. Chinta, 2011. Multilateral Environmental Agreements for Wastes and Chemicals:40 Years of Global Negotiations, Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 10-15.
- *P Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Carrico C.M.; Li .Z.; Shrestha R.P.; Rood M.J.; Ogren J.A.; Chow J.C.; and Watson J.G. 2001. Aerosol Properties at a Mid-Latitude Northern Hemisphere Continental Site, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106 (D3), p. 3019-3032.
- * Koloutsou-Vakakis S., Helmis C. Ν., Assimakopoulos V. D., and Güsten Η. 2000. Middle and lower troposphere aerosol characteristics and ozone concentrations over northeastern Greece during STAAARTE 1997, Atmospheric Environment, 35 (8), 1517-1526.
- *S Hansson H.-C.; Rood M.J.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Hameri K.; Orsini D and Wiedensohler A. 1998. NaCl aerosol particle hygroscopicity dependence on mixing with organic compounds, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 31, 321-346.
- *P Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M.J.; Nenes A.; and Pilinis C. 1998. Modeling of aerosol properties related to direct climate forcing, Journal of Geophysical Research, 103, D14, 17009-17032.
- *S Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; and Rood M.J. 1994. The (NH4)2SO4 - Na2SO4 - H2O system:comparison of the deliquescence humidities measured in the field and estimated from laboratory measurements and thermodynamic modeling. Tellus , 46B, 1-15.
Articles in Conference Proceedings
- W Nelson A. J., Vieira-de-Silva M., Lehmann C., Koloutsou-Vakakis S., and Rood M.J., Quantifying Bi-Directional Ammonia Flux from Managed Cropland by Relaxed Eddy Accumulation, Poster presented at 2014 NADP Fall meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- W Fu K., Balasubramanian S., Koloutsou-Vakakis S., McFarland M. and Rood M.J., Preliminary Results from the Weather Research and Forecasting Model over Midwest USA. Presented at 2014 NADP Fall meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- W Balasubramanian, S., Koloutsou-Vakakis, S., Wang, M., Xiong, Y. and Rood, M.J. Increasing Spatial and Temporal Resolution of Gaseous Ammonia Emissions from Agricultural Chemical Fertilizer Usage. Poster presented at 2014 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, National Atmospheric Deposition Program, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 2014. 8. Nelson A. J., Vieira-de-Silva M., Lehmann C., Koloutsou-Vakakis S., and Rood M.J., Quantifying Bi-Directional Ammonia Flux from Managed Cropland by Relaxed Eddy Accumulation, Poster presented at 2014 NADP Fall meeting, Indianapolis, IN.
- Sibble D., Caldwell J., Caillaud T., Johnson E., Saylor R, Heuer M., Nelson A., Rood M.J., Koloutsou‐Vakakis S., Myles L. "Estimating Atmospheric NH3 Exchange in the Midwestern U.S. using SURFATM‐NH3". Abstract ID# 26042, 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Caldwell J., Sibble D., Heuer M., Nelson A.J., Johnson E., M.J. Rood, Koloutsou-Vakakis S., Myles L., Application of cavity-ring down spectroscopy to quantify NH3 fluxes from fertilizer application in the Midwest US. Abstract ID# 23715, 2014 AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- W Balasubramanian S. and Koloutsou-Vakakis S. Preliminary Outcomes from a Week-Long Environmental Engineering Summer Camp for High School Female Students. Abstract ID #17531; Final ED31B-3435, AGU 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2014.
- !W Balasubramanian S., Koloutsou-Vakakis S., and Rood M.J. Quantifying Uncertainty in Daily Temporal Variations of Atmospheric NH3 Emissions Following Application of Chemical Fertilizers. Abstract ID# 17370, AGU 2014 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2014.
- !W Nelson A.J., Vieira-Filho M.S., Heuer M., Lehmann C., Myles L., Koloutsou-Vakakis S., and Rood M.J. Measurement of Bi-Directional Ammonia Exchange Above a Maize Canopy in the Midwestern US. Abstract ID# 22929, 2014 Fall AGU meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Myles L., Koloutsou‐Vakakis S., Lehmann C., Saylor R., Heuer M., Sibble D., Caldwell J., Balasubramanian S., Nelson A.J., Rood M.J., Bernacchi C. NH3 Emission from Fertilizer Application: A Collaborative Study in the Midwestern US. Abstract ID# 24102, B12C-02, 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- W Balasubramanian S.; Wang M.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M. J., AWMA 107th Annual Conference and Convention, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2014.
- W Yuen W.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M. J.; Mattison K., Measurement of Plume Opacity using Smartphones and the Digital Optical Method (DOM, Paper # 12336, prepared for submission as proceedings paper for the AWMA 106th Annual Conference and Convention, Chicago, IL, USA, 2013.
- W Balasubramanian S.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M. J., Identifying Spatial Heterogeneity in Ammonia Emissions from Agricultural Fertilization, Paper # 12549, prepared for submission as a proceedings paper for the AWMA 106th Annual Conference and Convention, Chicago, IL, USA, 2013.
- W Yuen W.; Johnsen D. L.; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M. J.; Kim B. J.; Kemme M. R., Open Burning and Open Detonation PM10 Mass Emission Factor Measurements with Optical Remote Sensing, Paper 2012-A-61-AWMA, AWMA 105th Annual Conference and Convention, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 2012, pp. 11.
- !Sapsis T; Koloutsou-Vakakis S.; Rood M.J.; Kim B. J.; Kemme M.R., Fugitive Dust Dispersion using LIDAR measurements and a stichastic Lagrangian Model, 103rd AWMA Annual Conference, June 2010, Calgary, Canada.
Invited Lectures
- Quantifying emissions of primary fugitive PM and secondary PM precursors
Professional Societies
- Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), Platform Papers Awards Evaluation, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Member: Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA); American Chemical Society; American Geophysical Union (AGU); Hellenic Association for Aerosol Research (HAAR); Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG)
- Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA), Best Ph.D. and M.S. Thesis Award Committee, 2010, 2011
Service on Department Committees
- CEE/EES group graduate admissions committee
Service on Campus Committees
- I-PROMISE mentor to Sally Szeto, 2013-2014 Chibuihe Asonye, 2014-2015
Other Outside Service
- Speaker on air quality issues at college student annual meetings in Athens, Greece, 2004-2005.
- Consulting (voluntary) for environmental projects in schools in the greater Athens, area, Greece 2006-2007.
- Committee for the Environment, Greek Standardization Organization (ΕLΟΤ).
- 3rd European Community Support Program (2003-2007), COMPETITION - Human Networks forResearch and Technological Education, Thematic Area: Land, Atmospheric Environment and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, 2003 (member of evaluation committee).
- 3rd European Community Support Program (2003-2007), ENVIRONMENT: Global Environmental Problems, Climate Change and Protection of the Ozone Layer Project 4: Revision of the 2nd National Program for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ministry for the Environment, Greece, 2006-2007 (member of supervising and evaluation committee).
- 3rd European Community Support Program (2003-2007), ENVIRONMENT: Global Environmental Problems, Climate Change and Protection of the Ozone Layer Project 2: Fulfilling the obligations that arise from the Montreal Protocol and EU Regulation 2037/2000 for the substances that the destroy the ozone layer, Ministry for the Environment, Greece, 2003-2007 (member of supervising and evaluation committee).
- 3rd European Community Support Program (2003-2007), ENVIRONMENT: Global Environmental Problems, Climate Change and Protection of the Ozone Layer Project 1: Fulfilling the obligations that arise from the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, Ministry for the Environment, Greece, 2003-2007 (member of supervising and evaluation committee).
- 3rd European Community Support Program (2003-2007), ENVIRONMENT: Systematic Monitoring of the vertical distribution of ozone over Greece, according to the Vienna Convention, Ministry for the Environment, Greece, 2004-2006 (member of supervising and evaluation committee).
- American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists , 2013 Grand Prize University Research (2013)
Teaching Honors
- List of Excellent Teachers, UIUC, Fall 2009, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
Research Honors
- -Air and Waste Management Association, Graduate Fellowship, 1993
- -NSF-NATO postdoctoral fellowship 1998-1999


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This necklace has a washer shaped circular pendant which can be stamped with names or a date.
In front of the pendant swings a very detailed, beautiful tree charm.
To add some colour and sparkle, I attached two faceted cubic zirconia drops in pale lavender and olive.
The pendant is threaded onto a 40cm ball chain with a 10cm extension chain. Matching cubic zirconia beads dangle from the last link of the extension chain.
All metal is solid stainless steel, the fabulous tree charm is hand cast here in Australia from high quality pewter.
Unless you have something short to stamp, please contact me in advance to make sure everything fits onto the pendant. If you don't leave a note with your purchase, I will send out the necklace as seen on the photo.
PLEASE NOTE: Stainless steel does not tarnish or rust, it's a great metal for everyday wear. Please keep in mind that these necklaces are polished, but not plated. Handling will leave little scratches. My stainless steel jewelry is not meant to look like polished gold.
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text: Blog An inside look at NT Live's Angels in America NT Live's Angels in America Picture previews of the production, how to scoop tickets and an exclusive look behind the scenes. Written by Dani Boniface The theatrical event of 2017 is here. Twenty-five years after it was first staged in the British capital, Tony Kushner's multi-award winning, epic two-part play returns (and was an immediate sell-out). America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. But this is no historical curiosity: "Instead of appearing dated, it seems pointedly topical in its scrutiny of intolerance, immigration, religious values and national ideals." Evening Standard This new staging is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and War Horse). Say no more. Denise Gough and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett in Angels in America - Millennium Approaches (c) Helen Maybanks On to the cast and quite simply, it's brimming with talent. It stars Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge, The Amazing Spider-Man, Silence) as Prior Walter, along with the likes of Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Nathan Lane (The Producers), James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Russell Tovey (The History Boys, Him and Her, The Pass). You really couldn't hope for much better than that. Andrew Garfield in Angels in America (c) Image source: londontheatre.co.uk Tickets to the live revival at the National Theatre in London have long since sold out. With outstanding reviews like these, it's really no surprise: ★★★★★"An exhilarating long day's journey into flight. Andrew Garfield is spectacular" - Sunday Times ★★★★★"A true theatrical epic. Nathan Lane is explosive." - Evening Standard ★★★★★"A blistering production. The entire cast are superb." - Whats On Stage And we've a bit of bad news (sorry): Tens of thousands of people have entered into the NT's Ballot, for a limited number of available tickets. For many, the only way to see the show is via screenings across the country. Sigh. But now here's the great news: The Kirkgate will be streaming both parts of the production this July - hooray! See Part One - Millenium Approaches Saturday 22 July, 7pm See Part Two - Perestroika Saturday 29 July, 7pm Behind The Scenes No blog post would be quite complete without a little peek behind the scenes right? So here you are: Some of the Angels in America Company with Marianne Elliott (c) Helen Maybanks Andrew Garfield rehearses Angels In America at the National Theatre (c) Helen Maybanks James McArdle and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett rehearse AngelsinAmerica (c) Helen Maybanks Over the eight hours of this two-part masterpiece, expect spectacular set design, astounding performances from a world-class cast and a truly moving story of love, hope, spirit and survival. We really can't wait. You neither? You could have a little look at the trailer for Part One (caution: contains spoilers). The two parts of Angels in America are showing on the Kirkgate screen on Saturday 22 July and Saturday 29 July. Please note: To avoid disappointment, we highly recommend booking in advance.


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Hey there! I am Mandy from Mandy's Recipe Box and I'm taking over today!
I am a wife and momma to 3 cutie pies- Hannah (8), Preston (6), and Emma (3). I grew up in the city of Ogden, Utah and moved to Logan to attend Utah State University. I met my husband there and we married in June 2000. Three years later, we moved to the middle of nowhere, Idaho. I am a converted country girl. You couldn't get me to move back to the city. No thanks! I love being home with my kids and cooking and baking up some goodies. I am a Twilight and Harry Potter fan and I love that my husband puts up with it.
I love love summertime. I love eating fresh food from my garden, spending lots of time with my family, and all the outdoor activities we can handle. I don't love cooking inside. It is too dang hot. I try to cook outside, in my slow cooker, or on the stove top as much as I can.
Today I am sharing some summertime favorites of ours. Greek Souvlaki, a Tropical Smoothie, and Very Chocolate Ice Cream. I hope you enjoy these summertime treats.
Greek Souvlaki
2 lbs. pork roast cut into bite sized chunks
Accent or Season Salt
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
olive oil
whatever veggies you want to add
Mix all seasonings together. Place pork in a container and sprinkle seasoning over it. Toss to coat. Pour in enough olive oil to cover the pork. Cover and marinate over night. Put onto skewers with veggies (peppers, mushrooms, onions etc), wrap in foil, and cook slowly on the grill. About 20 minutes or until done. Before serving, remove foil and sprinkle with lemon juice.
It is so tender and delicious. You will want more than one skewer, if you're like me. Makes great leftovers.
Tropical Smoothie
1 c. frozen pineapple chunks
1 c. frozen mango chunks
1/2 c. canned unsweetended coconut milk (found in the asian section)
1/2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. honey
Very Chocolate Ice Cream
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 egg yolk, lightly beaten
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine sugar, milk, salt, and cocoa powder in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer. Place the egg yolks into a small bowl. Gradually stir in about 1/2 cup of the hot liquid. and return to the saucepan. Heat until thickened, but do not boil. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chopped chocolate until chocolate is melted. Pour into a chilled bowl, and refrigerate for about two hours until cold, stirring occasionally.
When chocolate mixture has completely cooled, stir in the cream, and vanilla. Pour into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
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INTEREST in the new Dobbies garden centre on Bentham's Way has been high and general manager Mark Croughan is pleased with local support.
When Dobbies opened to the public at the weekend, some 6,000 people visited as hundreds of people took advantage of opening day offers.
General Manager Mark Croughan, 40, said: "The local interest has been absolutely phenomenal – it's probably because we've recruited local people from the community.
"I think we've recruited about 120 people."
The married man from Formby said the store was opened with local people in mind and much of the produce at the opening day came from local butchers and producers.
He said: "I think it's going to go from strength to strength, and we're glad to be part of the community."
The arrival of the centre has evoked special memories for one man.
Tom Bentham, father of Joe Bentham, of Pobble Timber Craft, campaigned for Bentham's Way, the road on which Dobbies was built, to open.
Joe said: "My father was born in 1912, and died two years before the road was opened in 1988.
"He was an upstanding member of society and a Justice of Peace and on behalf of him, I'd like to welcome Dobbies staff to Bentham's Way."


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Taxpayers could be forced to cough up another £3million for the construction of the Luton-Dunstable Busway, the Gazette can exclusively reveal.
In the original business case for the £89.2million busway a signed agreement was included from the owners of Napier Park, Luton, who agreed to kick in £3million.
But a report issued by Luton Borough Council indicates that the investment has fallen through – leaving taxpayers in Dunstable and Luton with a bill in the millions.
It states: "The Full Approval Business Case (FABC) included a £3million contribution from a future development site as part of this local contribution, but given the current financial environment this cannot be assumed to be guaranteed funding.
"The loss of the £3million contribution means that each council will need to pay at least £1.5million more each than was estimated in the FABC."
The £3million commitment from Southside & City Developments Ltd was more than a third of Luton Borough Council's and Central Beds Council's "local contribution", which was added to £80.3million in government funding to get the project off the ground.
The agreement, which was signed on October 19 2006, included promises of further funding for sustainable transport measures (£1.4million), education in Luton (£750,000) and waste disposal (£60,000).
It is not known if those contributions have been provided by Southside & City Developments Ltd.
The credibility of the busway's overall business case was previously placed into doubt when LBC executive member Dave Taylor said that passenger forecasts has been "pumped up".
He later withdrew comments suggesting that the figures were embellished.
The report issued this week by LBC transport manager Keith Dove indicates that not only has £3million in contributions been lost but also that an expensive legal battle over the cost of the busway is edging closer.
Both councils claim that they are still owed repayments by the construction company, which is holding firm.
The report states: "Unless a satisfactory agreement (supported with evidence) can be reached with BAMN it is probable that a process of adjudication will follow to seek to recover further costs."
The dispute first kicked off in 2013, when BAM Nuttall indicated that it could submit supplementary claims for costs.
LBC and CBC rejected this and the case went into mediation.
According to Mr Dove's report this "was successful in terms of ensuring the successful opening of the Busway and also allowing a better understanding of BAMN's position and arguments on various claims".
However there was no financial closure and the mediation process was stopped in March 2014.
A Central Beds Council spokesman said: "Central Bedfordshire Council has been kept informed of negotiations between Luton Borough Council and the contractor regarding costs."
A Luton Council spokesman said: "Luton Borough and Central Bedfordshire councils remain in a process of confidential negotiation with the Luton Dunstable Busway scheme's main contractor so cannot reveal details of payments made, or the sums in dispute, as this is commercially sensitive information which would potentially prejudice any settlement.
"At such time as the matter is concluded, or it otherwise becomes appropriate to do so, the financial details of the contract will of course be made available to the public."


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LinkedIn, the social networking site for business users, has clamped down on a controversial group of networkers who add 'connections' even if they don't know them.
The LinkedIn Open Networkers (LIONs) group is counter to LinkedIn's official policy, which states that LinkedIn members should connect only with people they know. Some LIONs have reported receiving messages saying that they have exceeded a newly imposed connection limit of 30,000. Some members revealed they have pending 'invitations to connect' that they cannot accept as a result of the restriction.
Steven Burda, a financial planner, is a LION who says he has approximately 40,000 connections now. Burda has been known to help strangers connect over the service and, as evidenced by recommendations on his profile from people all over the country, has helped some foster new business as a result.
Burda previously expressed worries that his pay-it-forward mentality might be seen as cannibalising one of LinkedIn's revenue opportunities: selling premium accounts to individuals, recruiters and companies looking to get access to search and cull through a wider portion of the network.
Now, he thinks that fear has come to pass.
"I don't think that, I know that," he says. "LinkedIn will go public at some point. The way they make money is to say, 'hey, I'm not connected to Steven Burda, so pay LinkedIn twenty bucks or whatever to connect you with him."
Krista Canfield, a LinkedIn spokeswoman, said the company wouldn't comment on any LION or super-connected user specifically, but said any changes to LinkedIn's service, including its search capabilities, will not affect normal users. LIONs like Burda have also seen their reach of the LinkedIn network shrink.
Regular users of LinkedIn who use the free version of the service can search and access a portion of social network's 34 million members based on their connection count. There are their immediate connections, second degree contacts (friends of friends), and third degree contacts, people whom you can get introduced (and connect with) by the aid of being introduced by a mutual connection. These three categories in total will determine how much of the LinkedIn network the users can search for (without paying LinkedIn for wide access).
Burda says previously that number was 27 million for him but since he has added connections in recent weeks, he says his network size shrunk to 12 million.
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Before I left campus, I had to illegally stream a boring boxing match and found out why boxing is dead. In more realizations before New York, I tracked Bill Simmons' saga right after leaving ESPN for Part I and then in Part II the one month later fallout was dissected.
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I saw Bartolo Colon, Least Likeliest Major Leaguer to Hit a Double, hit a double.
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Coney Island, Brooklyn, a train ride away, was the site of summer's greatest moment: The Hot Dog Eating Contest, and the summer's greatest man: George Shea.
I also got time this summer to write a story about Strafford, New Hampshire's own, Bobby Wegner, he of the 7-foot-8 stature.
Then I started wandering around Harlem. First, I went to historic basketball court, Rucker Park.
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There are many types of shoes: aluminum, plastic, rubber, plastimer plastics for cracks, acrylics for hoof reconstruction, pads metal plates, regular steel shoes, and special shoes for endurance horses. There are various "hoof repair compounds," resins such as Equilox, combined with a fiberglass or polyethylene fabric that are used for cracks, wall separations and wall failure, etc. There are just as many types of problems and opinions as to what to do when shoeing a horse. Just what exactly constitutes a "normal" hoof? Can someone tell me that? Every horse has its own blueprint and set of genes. Factor in differing conformations, way of going, different disciplines, exercise and training methods, riders, breed, terrain, living environment, and genetic pre-dispositions to unsoundness, etc. I am not surprised that farriers and vets have many differing opinions on how to proceed. Often they are at odds! There are other problems that complicate the shoeing process, as well. Many shoers who call themselves "farriers" have no formal training, and are not certified through the American Farrier's Association (AFA). In my opinion there needs to be more regulation in the shoeing industry.
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