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District Council: Meeting and Delegate Training: Belmont/Fremantle/Jandakot/Kalamunda/Maylands/Perth/Riverton/Victoria Park
Sorry this event is full.
Start: Thursday 14 March 2019 - 9.00am
Finish: Thursday 14 March 2019 - 3.00pm
Location: SSTUWA building, 1 West Street, West Perth WA 6005 (off Thomas Street)
Union Delegate Training
District Council delegate training is designed for elected SSTUWA District Council delegates and branch officers. Participants will develop fundamental knowledge and skills to enable effective union leadership in the workplace.
1. Building the Branch
- Recruitment conversation
- Workload reduction plan
- Working collectively to enforce the agreement
2. Safety in Schools campaign
- DoE - 10 Point Plan
- KOWS (Keeping our Workplace Safe)
District Council Meeting
1. Acknowledgement of Country
2. Confirmation of previous minutes of 22 August 2018
3. Matters arising from minutes of 22 August 2018
4. Delegate reports (5 minutes each)
- Branch establishment
- Branch membership and recruitment
- Branch issues - top 3 issues
5. Senior Officers' report:
- GA 2019 preparation and planning
- GA 2017 Implementation
- Federal Fair Funding Now! campaign schools
- Federal TAFE campaign
- ECE Play is Learning campaign
- GROH campaign
- Safety in Schools campaign
6. Branch motions
7. General business
Where the District Council meeting is not on your normal work day, childcare provision is available on request and approval by the General Secretary. Email requests to firstname.lastname@example.com
$ Nil : Members Only
Lunch provided.
Pat Byrne, President
Mary Franklyn, General Secretary
Ian Daw, District Organiser
Antony Pearson, District Organiser
Nominated Audience
District Council delegates
SSTUWA Branch officers
Trade union training (TUT) leave
Members in schools and TAFE colleges are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training (TUT).
To comply with TUT leave requirements applicants must:
- Submit applications to DoE/principal four weeks prior to the event.
- Provide DoE/principal with a printed copy of the course program attached to this form.
- Be nominated by the SSTUWA. See "nominated audience" on the attached course program.
The school will not be charged for the salary of the person attending trade union training - this is covered by the DoE. However, if a relief teacher is required, this is funded through the school's one line budget.
For school administration
When processing TUT leave applications:
- Ensure staff attending training have selected TUT Leave in HRMIS.
- Project code 1471 will be generated within the payment system.
Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia
This training relates to the following standards :
Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning
Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community


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Swim for MS News - April 2013
MSAA is excited to share several updates on Swim for MS.
National Volunteer Week and Global Youth Service Day
Are you looking for a way to get involved with a great cause or receive volunteer hours? National Volunteer Week is April 21-27 and Global Youth Service Day is April 26-28! The theme this year is Celebrating People in Action.
How You Can Get Involved
During National Volunteer Week or Global Youth Service Day, take the pledge to Swim for MS and spread awareness in your community! Here are some ideas:
- Pledge to swim 100 laps or jump 250 cannonballs and raise $250.
- Pledge to distribute 50 Swim for MS brochures in your community*.
- Pledge to ask 10 local stores to post a Swim for MS flyer on their window or on a wall*.
- Contact your local community pool and set up a one-day Swim for MS event, such as pool volleyball, a team relay race, or a pool party.
*If you will be distributing flyers or posters, please submit this form. MSAA will contact you within 24 hours.
Pura Vida Bracelets
MSAA has partnered with Pura Vida Bracelets for MS Awareness! For each bracelet purchased, Pura Vida will donate $1 to MSAA. To get your Pura Vida Bracelet, please visit this link.
Swim for MS has a CaféPress site! Here, you can spread awareness by purchasing a Swim for MS hat, backpack, sticker, car magnet, and more! To view our Swim for MS shop, please go to CafePress.com/SwimForMS!
MSAA's Partnership with Fitter and Faster
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is pleased to announce its new partnership with Fitter and Faster Swim Tour to help promote Swim for MS. Fitter and Faster Swim Tour (FFT) organizes and plans professionally managed swim clinics across the United States to teach and inspire swimmers of all ages and skill levels.
Serving as a distribution sponsor for Swim for MS, FFT will promote it partnership with MSAA to all those who attend their 2013 national clinic tour through flyers and onsite announcements, include the Swim for MS name on each participant's identification wristband and post ongoing updates on Swim for MS activities to Facebook and Twitter.
And the April Winners are...
Missy Franklin Autographed Photo:
Congratulations to Jacob for raising $1,485 through Swim for MS in the month of March!
Disney One-Day Park Hopper Passes:
Congratulations Matt and Hannah for winning two Disney one-day park hopper passes!
About Swim for MS
Swim for MS is MSAA's signature fundraiser in which volunteers create their own unique swim challenge while recruiting online donations from supporters. Swim challenges can range from swimming laps for pledges to jumping cannonballs for cash. Swim for MS appeals to swim enthusiasts of all ages, social and community groups, students seeking volunteer service hours, and families enjoying their backyard pool. For more information and to register, please visit SwimforMS.org.
Swim for MS News Archive
About MSAA
The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is a national nonprofit organization and leading resource for the entire MS community, improving lives today through vital services and support. MSAA provides free programs and services, such as: a toll-free Helpline; award-winning publications including a magazine, The Motivator; website featuring educational videos and research updates; S.E.A.R.C.H.™ program to assist the MS community with learning about different treatment choices; a mobile phone app, My MS Manager™; a resource database, My MS Resource Locator; equipment distribution ranging from grab bars to wheelchairs; cooling accessories for heat-sensitive individuals; educational events and activities; MRI funding and insurance advocacy; and more. For additional information, please visit http://www.mymsaa.org or call (800) 532-7667.

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Every now and again headlines fill with some new, invariably exotic, fruit, vegetable or seed branded a super-food. Super-foods are supposed to be extra good for you, super-fantastic, life-prolonging, cancer-reducing, mega-nutritious super-duper ingredients.
Don't believe the hype.
Some of them contain a lot of vitamins, minerals, amino acids or enzymes, or are chock-full of anti-oxidants. That's all great. Does it mean that you should spend a lot of money and eat a lot of that food? No.
Super is eating a variety of foodstuffs, staying high on veg and fibre, eating all the colours of the rainbow, and not overdoing any one element. No one ingredient is a life-saver or life-changer. Broccoli alone will not cure depression; consuming cancer-improving amounts of turmeric is almost impossible; goji berries are unlikely to help you pass a stressful exam. Behind most super-food claims is a lot of dodgy science and misunderstood biology.
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Women's Law Caucus honors McLemore with Rambo Award
Women's Law Caucus honors McLemore with Rambo Award
CARLISLE, Pa. — Penn State Dickinson Law's Women's Law Caucus presented 1978 alumna Barbara R. McLemore, vice president and general counsel for national and international engineering consulting firm Gannett Fleming Inc., with the 24th annual Hon. Sylvia H. Rambo Award during a ceremony Feb. 22 at Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle. McLemore received the award in recognition of her exemplary contributions to the legal profession and to society as a whole.
"I'm honored and truly humbled to have been chosen for this award," said McLemore. "It has been presented to so many who have blazed a trail for women in the legal profession: Judge Rambo, the Hon. Jane Alexander, Professor (Emerita) Christine Kellett and many more. It's wonderful to see how far women have come."
The Rambo Award was introduced in 1993 by the Women's Law Caucus to honor its first recipient, Sylvia H. Rambo, a 1962 graduate of the Dickinson School of Law and the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, where she continues to serve as a senior judge.
Each year, the Women's Law Caucus honors a female in the legal profession who has had a distinguished career and who, by example, has made the professional success of other women more likely. A list of past recipients is available online.
As chief legal officer, McLemore provides officers and management with legal advice on company policy and numerous issues. Her areas of expertise and specialty include engineering, architecture and construction law; alternate project deliver; government contracting; employee relations; commercial insurance; and risk management and contracts. She also serves as Gannett Fleming's corporate conflict of interest officer, facility security officer and corporate ethics officer. In 1993, she became the second female stockholder of the company. She co-founded Connected Women at Gannett Fleming, an employee resource group for women.
McLemore currently serves on the Architects and Engineers Client Counsel Board for Lexington/AIG Insurance Company and is a Hearing Committee member of the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She is a member of the Legal Counsel committees of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Consulting Engineers Council and the American Consulting Engineers Council Legal Counsel Forum. In addition to internal training programs, she has presented to the Construction Specification Institute, the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession, the Federation of Corporate and Defense Counsel, Dickinson Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the New York City Practicing Law Institute. She has authored publications, served on the Professionalism Committee, and was treasurer of the Political Action Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
McLemore has been involved in various community and charitable activities, including hosting foreign exchange students through AFS and Rotary. She was appointed as a board member of the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg, vice chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, chairman of the Camp Hill Area Community Foundation, and Gannett Fleming executive for Executive Women's International. She is a former chairperson of Suits to Careers/Dress for Success of South Central Pennsylvania, former president and current board member of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association, former member of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities Asset Development Committee, and was recognized as a "Woman of Influence" by the Harrisburg YWCA.
McLemore earned her juris doctor from the Dickinson School of Law and a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science with honors from Virginia Tech.


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Sun-powered ATMs bring clean water to India slums
Sarvajal's franchised network serves 110,000 rural customers in India
Smart solar-powered 'water ATMs' have become a growing source of clean water for rural villagers in India. Now the ATM franchise aims to extend services into India's urban slums where women and girls typically spend hours waiting for tanker trucks to deliver fresh water.
The Sarvajal organization has built a franchised network of its 'water ATMs' serving 110,000 rural customers in India - targeting regions where nobody else wants to get into the business of delivering water the "last mile" to reach villages that don't have the luxury of simply turning on the tap for fresh water. Customers simply swipe a prepaid smart card at the ATM to collect their water, according to Yale Environment 360.
But the ATMs do more than just dispense water. They leverage the prepaid model of cellphones on the business side and use mobile technology to enable real-time monitoring with the ATMs' sensors. That allows Sarvajal to track water quality, see what times people draw upon their water supply, and quickly fix any problems that come up.
That all adds up to valuable 'big water data' and 'business intelligence', said Anand Shah, an Indian-American entrepreneur and CEO of Sarvajal. Shah said he has big plans to expand the water ATMs to India's urban slums. That move presented a huge challenge in terms of dealing with competitors and trying to convince the local government that Sarvajal did not threaten its authority in distributing water.
Sarvajal is still losing money in its efforts, but Shah figured the organization needs about 800 franchisees to break even. The organisation has already seen steady growth from serving 60,000 people in 2011 to reaching 110,000 people in 2013 - all for the price of less than $3 per month per family.
The water ATMs have already changed social behaviors in the villages. Whereas women and girls used to take on the water-carrying duties, men have increasingly proved eager to collect water from the ATMs to show their earning power. And everyone is proud of holding a smart card.


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I am a work in progress.
In my life, I feel I've always been on the way to somewhere; maybe I think this because I've been in school since I was five. I've always been striving to "arrive" somewhere – to get to high school, to graduation, to college, to my first college final exams, to summer, to Regionals for Irish dance, to Christmas break, to Spain, to senior year, and finally to college graduation. But then what's next? What's next on the list of "getting to?" No one can tell you that. As an up and coming adult graduating from college, that is one of the big things that you have to figure out on your own. That's one of the things that has been hard for me since graduating. I have often focused too much on where I am getting to, instead of what I have the opportunity to learn along the way; how I can make the most of being in process; and how I can enjoy the process. Here's the thing – we are always and forever in process.
When I was hired and started working full time after graduation, I felt like I should have already "arrived;" I should have been an expert in my field, right? I should have had my young adult life figured out, right? I should have been completely independent and able to fend for myself, right? Wrong. Well, maybe half right. Yes, I needed to graduate with a degree in an area of interest. Yes, I needed to move out on my own and be a responsible adult. Yes, I needed to be independent. But, I did not need to be completely self-sufficient. As human beings, I believe we were created with a need for connection and community, and a need to be in process with other human beings. The value of this is something I am learning every single day.
In my daily life – work and personal as one, since they are essentially one in the same – I am beginning to internalize the idea that being in process is part of the job. It is not something I do outside of work in order to be better prepared for my job, although that is a piece of it; on the contrary, deepening my understanding alongside my team is encouraged, expected, and essential to our company culture. The notion of saving the imperfect and messy process for "home life" is an unrealistic societal expectation and slows or stops the uncovering of someone's best self.
Sometimes I wish I could "arrive" somewhere. But that would be the easy and unfulfilling way. If I "arrived," I might no longer have a need to learn from others or keep my heart open to the possibility of authentic relationships with others. Others-centeredness might not exist if all of us already know everything. I might then wonder if there is more to life, and the answer to that would be, yes, there is more. That's why we are all a work in progress.
Being a work in progress can elicit opposing responses – willingness to learn, or constant frustration with yourself; patience and acceptance, or punishment; forgiveness, or an unrealistic standard. It is a choice, and often a difficult one, because you are, in a way, choosing how you will view perceived failures and expectations; you are choosing your mindset, how you want your life to look, and how you want to look at your life and the lives of others.
Before we can truly love others, we have to love ourselves. When your inner voice is telling you that you are not worth it, that you have not tried hard enough, that you are inadequate, you do have the power to tell it the truth (Danielle Krysa, Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk). None of us are perfect. We are allowed to be imperfect, so long as we recognize it as a truth, rather than as an excuse.
When you are frustrated that you are "not where you want to be," in whatever way that manifests itself for you mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, etc. – be encouraged. We are all in process. I encourage you to try writing down some truths about who you are and about your life. Even if this seems small and insignificant, it can help shift your perspective back to where it belongs, if you are willing. "I am not always in control." That's my truth for today.


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Production Diary
My first thought was to get some footage of a footballer dribbling around players and taking a shot at the goal, this is proving to be quite awkward as I cannot find any footage of a footballer dribbling, I really want to see it from the footballers eyes, not sure how this could be achieved, maybe by the use of the camera tool in After Effects, I think this could be quite tricky to accomplish, but, it would look awesome, I would remove all other players and have the footballer dribbling around holes in the pitch, when the footballer finally reaches the goal to shoot he is met by…. Robocop, needless to say Robocop shoots the ball and it blows up. I will try and think of a way round this to achieve what I think would be a great video clip.
Having searched the internet for some suitable footage regarding my assignment I have come to the conclusion that without professional assistance with the footage, for instance, the correct camera angles, a single player dribbling and taking a shot on goal, I even filmed a football match myself but again the footage was not suitable, the angle of the camera was too low and there were too many passes of the ball, this is a tricky one that's for sure! because of this I have decided to avert my attention elsewhere, as of yet I am unsure as to what to do, hopefully after meeting with Mark he can throw a couple of suggestions into the mix for me to pursue.
So, after racking my brain as to what kind of video to do for this project I have come up with another idea, well I have seen something similar to what I am thinking of trying on the internet, it is self-shot footage of a line or a set of arrows leading to a surprise at the end of it, I think this would be pretty easy to achieve but I am unsure as to whether I would be able to use enough elements so that it falls into the brief of this assignment, I will collect the footage and put it through after effects so that I can see how it looks and what I could do with it.
The above idea also fell onto the cutting room floor, finally decided on using some dashcam footage that I had and added via green screen to the existing footage, I lowered the opacity to make it look almost ghost like, added some colour correction, used the mask tool to prevent from the dinosaurs toes edging out of the video, in order to use the green screen footage I added a keylight 1.2 to remove the green background, applied a key cleaner, added a colour difference effect to make it look like it 'belonged' on the video, I also adjusted the brightness and contrast in order to compensate for the brightness of the dinosaur footage.
On the main footage, I added a rainfall effect and adjusted the brightness.
I added an audio file to which I applied fade before the dinosaur roar then brought the volume back up to the original level.


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Black Lives Matter Activists Shout Down Hillary Clinton During Criminal
The activists caused a disturbance for nearly 12 minutes singing Janelle Monae's , "Hell You Talmbout", a protest song in which the singer chants the names of victims of police brutality. Speaking with Don Lemon on Friday, Beckel was discussing the group's hijacking of a Hillary Clinton event and said he couldn't understand why the perennially offended group would attack an ally like Clinton.
'Once Upon A Time' Season 5 Spoilers
In episode 6, as seen in the promotional video shared by Comic Book Movie , Emma places the life of Belle ( Emilie de Ravin ) in danger in the hopes that this would wake Gold's inner hero. Who is the bravest of them all? You find out the reason why she's willing to help Merida. We're going to be meeting her parents. The only people she could be with are the clansmen - and they just kidnapped her brother, so it'll take a lot for her to forgive them.
Charges Against Charles Kleinert Dropped
Manslaughter charges against a Texas cop who shot and killed an unarmed black man have been dropped by a federal judge, after he ruled that the police officer had federal immunity at the time because of his work with the FBI . This accidental death would not have happened if Mr. Jackson did not commit a crime, and it would not have happened if Mr. Jackson had not resisted efforts by a federal officer to arrest him for that crime.
Touting Jeb Bush's experience, George W. Bush rallies donors
Bush's top advisors delivered a presentation to assuage concerns about the campaign's tumultuous three months at a summit for the campaign's top donors in Houston Monday, delivering an optimistic look at the path ahead, and a sharp blow to a top rival.
Dead, Including Gunman, In Colorado Springs Shootings
Officers found one person dead at the home. KKTV in Colorado Springs reported that a suspect was shot and injured by police at the Wendy's near Wasatch Avenue and Platte Avenue. Those streets have been shut down while investigators try to figure out what happened. Police say the closures will last for as long as six hours. A large area of eastern downtown is closed - specifically Platte Avenue from Weber Street to Corona Street and Wahsatch Avenue from Kiowa Street to Boulder Street, ...
Jared Fogle audio recordings released to Federal Bureau of Investigation
As Fogle's comments and admissions got more brazen over the years , he even began asking Herman-Walrond if he could install hidden cameras in the rooms of her two young children. Editor's note: The following article links to a video segment from Dr. Phil's show that contains alleged audio from Jared Fogle and may be disturbing.


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Posts for tag: Pregnancy Treatment
A high-risk pregnancy is one that puts both the mother and child at an elevated risk of complications at or before birth. At Mississippi Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Jackson, MS Dr. Robert Naef, III specializes in helping with high-risk pregnancies. Extra care and attention are required, including more frequent visits to the doctor's office. Find out more about maternal-fetal medicine and how you can improve your chances of having a healthy and happy pregnancy.
What Is Maternal-Fetal Medicine?
Also called MFM, maternal-fetal medicine puts the focus on treating conditions and preventing problems related to the healthy development of a growing fetus. MFM obstetricians are also concerned with ensuring the ongoing health and wellness of the mother during and after the pregnancy.
A Focus on High-Risk Patients
The team at Mississippi Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Jackson, MS concentrate on helping patients who have conceived and have high-risk pregnancies. Patients who fit this classification include:
- Women over age 35 or who are under the age of 18.
- Women who have had difficult pregnancies in the past.
- Mothers-to-be who have been diagnosed with a pregnancy complication, such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes.
- Patients who are expecting multiple babies (twins, triplets, etc).
- Patients who have an STD that could cause complications at birth (such as HIV or herpes) or another medical concern that's being actively treated.
Services Provided
Dr. Naef at Mississippi Maternal-Fetal Medicine only treat women who are pregnant and fit the profile of having a high risk of complications. This does not include basic prenatal care or urinalysis tests. Patient care may include suggestions of specific changes to your medications and diet, preparations for C-section surgery or early labor, and working closely with your other physicians throughout the gestation period. Prenatal genetic testing may be recommended for some patients.
Get Dedicated, Highly Focused Help with Your Pregnancy
If you've recently conceived and are concerned about the health of your unborn child due to being a high-risk maternal patient, contact Mississippi Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Jackson, MS for help. Call (601) 360-5651 or 844-360-5651 today to schedule an appointment with Dr. Robert Naef, III.


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Beach Tour
Explore the most beautiful beaches in Mexico
The beaches of La Paz are one of the main attractions of the destination. Explore the different beaches that are in the destination, whether you stay in one to rest and enjoy the day, or you go through them throughout the day, for sure it will be an incredible experience.
To explore the beaches you can rent a car or hire the services of one of the recommended operators.
To know the beaches of La Paz and see the map of the different beaches there you can go here.


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When a fire at a military base in Shropshire in 1983 covered a large area near Telford with toxic dust, the potential long-term health implications were clear. It took the local council three days to start a clean-up operation to clear the area of the dust, which contained asbestos particles.
Exposure to a single asbestos fibre can be enough to lead to mesothelioma, an aggressive lung cancer that can take decades to manifest itself, but which typically kills swiftly once the symptoms appear.
Over the years, several cases of mesothelioma have resulted from the fire at COD Donnington, as flakes of ash covered an area believed to be more than 15 square miles. The Ministry of Defence has paid substantial damages to victims of the release, most recently to the family of a 63-year-old woman who died in 2015, three years after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
The woman's daughters expressed their fear that their mother will not be the last victim of the exposure to asbestos. They recall playing with the dust and debris, which resembled snow, along with many other children, and homeowners swept their paths and cleared their gardens, as had their mother, without realising the dangers posed by the substance.
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Salient is an excellent design with a fresh approach for the ever-changing Web. Integrated with Gantry 5, it is infinitely customizable, incredibly powerful, and remarkably simple.Download
Our reputation is built on commitment and continuous improvements which will ensure our promise is achieved.
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Teaching support and resources
- Policies and good practice: The University provides guidelines and policies to assist staff when designing and implementing courses to maximise the learning experience of all students.
- Grants, schemes and funding: A number of grants and schemes are available for staff to develop their skills, improve their courses or enhance the learning experience of students.
- Awards: The individual and collective efforts of teachers and other staff are recognised through awards at individual, school, faculty, University and national levels.
- Resources: these can assist you with your teaching plan, e-learning and information resources.


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Page last modified 09:41, 27 Mar 2014 by Careen CS Time/TNA Documents > Importing Data > Leave
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This option is used to import employee leave information from an ASCII text file.
Import Leave Formats
CS Time Generic Format
The CS Time Generic Import Format is a CSV (Comma Separated) format where each line represents separate leave information.
The main advantage of CS Time Generic Format is that it can also be used to import other information other than leave. The first field on each row identifies the type of record being imported. For example C is for clockings, L is for leave, R is for Rostering and so on.
The format used is as follows:
Leave.txt Format
This option is used to import employee leave information from an ASCII text file with each line representing one leave record (e.g. Leave.Txt). The record can be up to 261 Characters long. The fields are in "fixed positions", in other words each field starts at a set character position and has a set maximum number of characters. There is no inter-field separation character – i.e. no commas between fields but only a single space. Also, all fields do not have to hold information. Below is an example of a leave.txt file containing Leave information.
The information in the text file is laid out as follows:
Importing Leave Information
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King Abdul Aziz, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (known as Ibn Saud) was a tall, imposing figure, a natural leader of men. He knew instinctively how to judge men and, as his rule progressed, how best to exploit the natural resources of his country for the benefit of his people. His achievement, the unification of many warring tribes all proud of their own lineage and traditions, laid the foundations for the modern state of Saudi Arabia. His success derived from his faith in Islam and his determination to maintain and build on the traditions of the region. It is the unique combination of faith and respect for tradition, while adapting to the technological developments of modern world, which characterizes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today.
The judgment of Chambers Biographical Dictionary is very much to the point. It simply states that Ibn Saud "was the outstanding Arab ruler of his time."
- Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud): the early years
- Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) retakes Riyadh
- Poem celebrating Ibn Saud's retaking of Riyadh
- Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his sovereignty in Nejd and Al-Hasa
- Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his authority in Asir
- Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his authority in the Hijaz
- The formal foundation of the Kingdom
- Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) and foreign relations


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April Fool's Day came and spread through Britain and Scotland in the 18th century. This became a two day event where people were sent on phone errands, and the second day called 'Tailie Day' involved pranks played on people's backside with pinned on tails and 'kick' me signs!
Even modern times people have carried out elaborate April Fool's Day hoaxes. Radio, TV stations, Web sites, and newspapers have all had their fair share of hoaxes.


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Alva Noto
Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) creates precise rhythmic structures with electronic clicks and glitches as essential elements of his music, combining these pared-down electronic sounds with the rhythmic groove of hip hop and R&B. Nicolai's works captivate consistently through their elegance, simplicity and cool technicism.
In his powerful live audiovisual performances, Nicolai produces sublime, post-techno grooves, accompanied by his now legendary synaesthetic video.
- Credits
Transall was created by Carsten Nicolai in 2006. Tour produced by Forma.
Previous presentations
STUK Kunstcentrum, Leuven, Belgium
AV Festival 06, Sage Gateshead, UK
Elder Hall, Adelaide Bank
Festival of Arts 2006, Adelaide, Australia
Moving Image Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Performance Space, Redfern, Sydney, Australia
Nuits Sonores, Chapelle de la Trinité, Lyon, France
Background image: Alva Noto, Transall (live), 2006. Courtesy the artist.


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Just What Exactly IS A Carbine Anyway?
Apr 3, 2019
What Makes A Carbine A Carbine?
What is the definition of a carbine, anyhow? Is it caliber? Sheer barrel length? Firing mechanism?
The most basic definition of a "carbine" is a short rifle, but that seems to be a catch-all term. There are plenty of guns out there that are clearly rifles but are sold as "pistols." Then there are "short-barreled rifles" that require a tax stamp from the ATF, then there are "scout rifles"...what the heck is going on here, anyway?!
The Genesis Of The Carbine
The original carbine was developed and named by the French. The word "carbine" itself is French though the precise etymology (origin of a word) is unclear. The word "carabine" was the word used for a soldier armed with a musket.
In any case, light cavalry were armed with short muskets, with a whole bunch of barrel and a bit of the buttstock chopped off, who were referred to as "carabiniers." These troops were different than heavy cavalry, who in the French armed forces were known as the "gendarmerie."
Now, some of you might notice that these are similar words to the Italian and French federal law enforcement bodies (the Carabinieri and the Gendarmerie, respectively) and you would be spot on in thinking that's where the names came from. Sounds more respectable than plain 'old FBI doesn't it?
Anyhow, the carabinier was light infantry, traveling on horseback but fighting on foot, dismounting just before combat ensued. The rifle was easier to transport in a scabbard than a full-size musket. They also carried a horse pistol (big handgun) should they have to shoot while mounted. When they reached the enemy, carabiniers would dismount, draw their short rifles and commence to getting stuck in.
You could say, then, that the carbine definition was a short long gun invented for what was essentially pre-Napoleonic mechanized infantry.
Evolution Of The Carbine Rifle
For the longest time, the carbine rifle was basically a chopped musket. They weren't exactly the most common weapon to begin with and began to fall out of use with the advent of the cavalry pistol. Black powder revolvers such as the Colt's Dragoon, Colt Walker and Remington New Model Army were preferred as they had enough punch at close range and held six shots instead of just one.
With the advent of cartridges around the time of the Civil War, however, a new breed of carbine rifle emerged.
Early examples, often issued in limited batches to cavalry units by the Union, included the Henry and Spencer repeating rifles, also known as "that Yankee rifle you load on Sunday and shoot all week." The Sharps carbine, a shortened version of the Sharps falling-block rifle, was also used in shouting the battle cry of freedom.
Anyhow, barrel lengths for these rifles usually was 20 to 22 inches in length; long enough to be accurate, short enough to make it totable, which is more or less the modern formula for a carbine. The Spencer and Henry rifles fired heavy, slow rimfire rounds (.44 Henry and .56 Spencer) but the Sharps initially chambered a .52-caliber, 475-grain bullet sitting on 50 grains of black, later amended to .45-70.
The Spencer and Sharps carbines continued in US Army service after the Civil War, being replaced in 1873 by the Trapdoor Springfield carbine in .45-70 Gov't. However, that year saw the launch of arguably the most famous carbine ever invented:
The Winchester Model 1873. The Gun That Won The West.
The 1873 was light, accurate, portable, potent at reasonable ranges and - since it was chambered in .44-40 - could be paired with a pistol of the same caliber, allowing you to carry ammo for both. This also introduced the idea of the pistol caliber carbine.
However, the bolt action entered the picture not too long afterwards. With the advent of the Mauser K98 (K for "Karabiner") there wasn't much point in a carbine anymore. Since the standard bolt-action rifle had a barrel length of 24 inches, why bother? While the '73 had a great run, the bolt gun pretty much did for carbines in a military role...for awhile, anyway.
The Modern Carbine
The modern carbine crystallized in the early 20th century.
The modern "carbine" rifle today is usually semi-automatic and carries up to 30 rounds in a magazine. Barrel length is something like 18 to 20 inches. The round is an intermediate rifle cartridge instead of a full-power rifle cartridge like the .308 or .30-06.
In other words, a lot like the M4 Carbine or AR-15, but the first versions actually emerged in the early 20th century.
The first were guns like the Remington Model 8 and Winchester Models 1905 and 1907. They had shorter barrels than their full-bore rifle counterparts and chambered intermediate rounds like .25 Remington, .35 Winchester…though rifles in .35 Remington and .351 Winchester are hammers at intermediate ranges. That said, having more firepower than a pistol but being easier to tote than a Springfield '03 or Krag rifle made them popular with law enforcement (also with criminals) and as brush guns for hunters.
The military warmed back up to the concept, realizing a need for a light rifle. This led to the M1 Carbine, issued in World War II and the Korean War, and the M2 Carbine variant added select fire capability.
It isn't much of a leap from there to the AR-15/M16 platform. At the same time, the Russians created the AK-47, which - with its 16-inch barrel - fits the same definition. Eventually, the M16 was modified to the M4 and its various iterations, so here we are today.
In case you wonder, the difference between a short-barrel rifle and a carbine is barrel length. The ATF defines a short-barrel rifle as having a barrel length of less than 16 inches, an overall length of 26 inches, or a pistol with a buttstock and a barrel length of 16 inches or less.
So, a carbine could be said to be a short rifle, though the modern format is semi-auto and chambers an intermediate rifle round or pistol round rather than a full-power rifle round. Rather nebulous, but it's not as if the term is regulated by the Office of Weights and Measures.
About The Author
Born in southeastern Washington State, Sam Hoober graduated in 2011 from Eastern Washington University. He resides in the great Inland Northwest, with his wife and child. His varied interests and hobbies include camping, fishing, hunting, and spending time at the gun range as often as possible.


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Two soldiers were killed and three injured during a gunbattle with suspected sea pirates in Ijawkiri, the border town between Bayelsa and Rivers States, military authorities have confirmed.
Major Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre of Operation Delta Safe (ODS), confirmed on Wednesday that the gun duel with sea pirates occurred during a deployment of troops at Creek 6 Houseboat in Cawthorne Channel while responding to a distress call of an attack around Ijawkiri.
"Unfortunately, two gallant soldiers exhibited the highest point of patriotism by paying the supreme price while three others sustained gunshot injuries," Mr. Abdullahi said. "The effort is ongoing by the JTF to track and apprehend the criminals."
Mr. Abdullahi added that in continuation of its drive to accomplish its mandate, ODS troops on patrol around Iyalama Adama axis of Rivers State discovered and destroyed 13 illegal refineries on Wednesday. However, no arrests were made.
The attack on the soldiers came barely 72 hours after an Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer was killed in the Kolo Creek area of Bayelsa State.
It was gathered that the security formations in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States have been put on red alert following the recent attacks on security patrol teams.
Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Asuquo Amba, has met with the head of other sister security agencies in the state to brainstorm ways to create new synergy to prevent crime in the state.


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A new video has just been released by Swedish hardcore group Refused, showing the four-person band playing a live rendition of their song "War On Places". Much like their video for "Elektra", this one shows them rocking out in the packed showroom of Vintage Vinyl, while the audience tries to enjoy the music while still respecting the aisles of records along the walls. Check it out below.
Both "War On Places" and "Elektra" come from their latest album, "Freedom", which was released on June 30th via Epitaph Records. This marks their first release since "The Shape Of Punk To Come", back in 1998.


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Peep some flicks from Beyonce's rehearsals for her half-time show at Superbowl 2013.
Beyonce is scheduled for another big performance this weekend, following her lip-synching scandal at President Obama's inauguration last week. On Sunday Bey will be performing during half-time at the Superbowl, with more than 100 million viewers expected to tune in.
Beyonce has been busy prepping for the show, which is set to include Destiny's Child, although details on their performance are being kept minimal. We'll have to wait and see what Bey comes up with, to follow up last year's crazy half-time show with Madonna and M.I.A. (and M.I.A. infamously giving the middle finger on live T.V.).
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For many of us, the festive season can have a decidedly unglamorous impact on our appearance.
Lack of sleep combined with too much alcohol and high-calorie food mean we often head into January feeling tired and bloated. Our skin can suffer too, as extremes of temperature take their toll. Wintry air outside and stuffy, centrally-heated rooms indoors cause a loss of water from the cells - the keratinocytes - that make up the outer layer of the skin.
When skin is dry and under-nourished, wrinkles are emphasised and we're more prone to spots and eczema break-outs. All in all, this may be the time of year when you look in the mirror and feel less than overjoyed at the reflection staring back.
Of course there's no shame in looking older – it's a natural process and most of us shy away from the idea of cosmetic surgery or chemical injections to smooth out wrinkles. Yet there's no denying that we feel more confident in day-to-day life when we're comfortable with our appearance.
So, how can we look youthful without resorting to drastic measures? Drinking water and eating plenty of fruit and veg is advice we're all familiar with. But here are five more age-defying tricks to help you kick-start a youthful new year . . .
Have you stopped to look at the ingredients in your moisturiser? It's easy to get stuck in a time warp and find yourself persevering with a cream that suited you five or ten years ago. As skin ages, your moisturiser needs to be more nourishing than ever, and ideally it will be free from parabens and other chemicals that can cause allergies and even disrupt the body's hormonal balance. Eternal Skincare's luxurious, intensely hydrating Aloe Vera moisturiser is suitable for all skin types and can be used on your face, body and hands to soothe and soften tired skin.
Curl your eyelashes
As we age our eyelashes thin and flatten, and unfortunately this has the effect of making eyes seem smaller and ill defined. Whether or not you use mascara, give your face a lift by using eyelash curlers every day. You'll be surprised at the difference this quick trick makes!
When skin is dry and itchy, you might think that exfoliation will only cause more discomfort. In fact the reverse is true, since moisturiser will penetrate the deeper layers of the skin far more effectively when dead cells are gently exfoliated away. Remove that clogging layer and your body will start to generate new cells, giving you a healthier and altogether more radiant look.
Whether you opt for a bracing walk or twenty minutes on the yoga mat, it's well-documented that exercise improves everything from heart health, brain power and, yes, complexion. Better blood circulation ensures a healthy, all-round glow. And there's an added bonus: regular exercise also helps you to sleep better, allowing the body to restore itself overnight.
As skin ages, its natural luminosity starts to fade. A creamy, shimmery highlighter subtly applied to cheekbones, browbones and the inner corners of the eyes will lighten your face considerably, helping to re-capture the dewy look of our teens and twenties. But don't be tempted to apply pressed powder afterwards, as a matte finish on ageing skin can actually make you look older.
We hope we've helped to convince you that there's no need to head into 2018 feeling fed-up about another passing year. Here at Eternal Skincare, we're firm believers in celebrating age, experience, and fantastically healthy skin, whether you're nine years old or ninety!
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What would happen if every Christian felt inspired and able share the love of Jesus with their friends, neighbours, colleagues and communities? What kind of transformation would that bring in families, societies and nations around the world?
Thy Kingdom Come started in 2016, when Archbishop Justin Welby and Archbishop John Sentamu invited every parish in the Church of England to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for people to come to know the love of Jesus Christ. The response was astonishing: churches up and down the country got involved. Over a hundred thousand people took part.
Prayer moves us closer not only to God, but to one another. It connects us with those whom we otherwise cannot see. Prayer breaks down division, in prayer we take each other's hands and find our safe stronghold.Archbishop Justin Welby
By the following year every diocese in the Church of England was involved. But it didn't stop there. Christians in more than 85 countries – from over 50 denominations and traditions – joined in, whether it was hosting a prayer event, attending a gathering, or sharing the message online.
Pledge To Pray For More People To Know Jesus
The most important thing I've ever done is become a follower of Jesus. I want everyone to hear his voice calling to them. That's why I'm praying for people to know his life-transforming love. Will you join me and Christians around the world and #Pledge2Pray as part of Thy Kingdom Come 2017? Sign up now and encourage your church, friends and family to get involved: https://www.thykingdomcome.global/Posted by Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Thy Kingdom Come is on the way to becoming a global movement of Christians from different countries, traditions and churches united in prayer.
Find out more about Thy Kingdom Come and sign up for 2018: www.thykingdomcome.global


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Thank You for Your Interest in Volunteering!
Our volunteers are an integral part of the success of our event. A team of over 100 volunteers are needed to produce the Denver Century Ride. We could not have this event without you and we are grateful for your time and energy.
To become a 2020 Denver Century Ride Volunteer, please contact our Ride Director at:
Sabra Nagel
"I am SO happy that I had the opportunity to be a part of the Denver Century Ride. I definitely walked away with some immeasurable experience and have you to thank! I definitely look forward to being a part of the DCR next year as well, and (hopefully) many years to come" Volunteer
Volunteer Opportunities
- Ride Packet Preparation: Help prepare ride packets for packet pick-up
- Aid Station Preparation: Assist in the packing and preparation of supplies and signs. Help load trucks.
Route Support
- Aid Stations: You'll be out on the course helping fuel our cyclists for their trek! Assist with set up of tents and tables, prepare food and beverage for cyclists, answer questions for cyclists and cheer them on!
- SAG Wagons: Provide support to our cyclists by driving the route from aid station to aid station to help when needed. A vehicle with a bike rack is preferred but if you can throw one in the back of your truck that works too *Must be able to unload and load bicycles.
- Ride Medics: Doctors, Nurses and medical personnel will be riding the course and will provide guidance as needed for medical/ first aid situations.
- Motorcycle Marshals: Patrol route to help with rider control. When needed, respond to emergencies and traffic situations. Motorcycle Marshals provide motorcycle escort support along the route to troubleshoot problems and ensure rider safety.
- Sweep Driver: Remain in the tailing position for the designated route. This is a critically important role. Provide support to our cyclists by driving the route from aid station to aid station to help when needed.
Michelob Ultra Post Ride Party & Expo
- Registration: Assist with packet pick up for all registered cyclists including checking cyclists in, taking new registrations, answering questions and organizing registration packets.
- "Fenced" Bike Valet: Once the cyclists make their way back to Northfield-Stapleton we'll need to valet their bikes so they can wander through the exhibitors at the Post Ride Street Party. The Bike Valet is stationed within a fence parking area and these volunteers will ensure the safety of bikes after the ride.
- "Tear Down" What goes up must come down. Join us Saturday evening as we pack up the aid station supplies and festival equipment for next year.
Volunteer Perks
Every volunteer receives the Official Volunteer T-shirt. Volunteers will also receive a meal ticket and a drink ticket for the Post Ride Street Party and a goody bag with samples from our sponsors.
"Thank you for the opportunity to help out at the Denver Century Ride. Yes, that was alot of work, but I met so many great people that I can't wait til the next time" Volunteer


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The world has more people who want to eat better than ones who really do it already. If you want to move out of the former group and into the latter, you are in luck. Incorporating better nutrition into your life is really not that difficult. In this article, we will discuss some simple, practical tips that can be added to any way of eating.
If you travel often, keeping some healthy snacks, such as protein bars, packed in your carry-on bag is a great idea. It can be hard to get a nutritional meal at the airport. Either when you are rushing to get through security, sitting on a particular flight or even when waiting, you might have noticed that there is no food. If you keep a few energy bars on hand, they'll tide you over til you get back on the ground.
Add Quinoa to your food intake to increase healthy protein in your diet. It is a non-meat food that contains essential amino acids. It also contains a lot of vitamins and is gluten-free. Since it has a mild and nutty flavor, it tastes good while also being good for your body.
Pack your lunch for school or work, and help yourself eat a more healthy diet. By packing your own meals, you won't have to rely on eating out, or eating unhealthy. It only takes 10 minutes or so to get a few meals prepared.
If you want to have a nutritional diet, it is important that you have about 8 ounces of lean meat each day. That will ensure that you are getting adequate iron and protein. Any good cut of lean meat will work; you may want to consider the advantages of "game" meats like venison or bison.
Keep your digestive tract healthy to promote weight loss. Fiber and probiotics are among the things that will benefit you.
Selenium is an extremely important trace material for your body, so make sure you include enough of it in your diet. The antioxidant selenium aids in skin elasticity, and can aid in the prevention of premature aging. Also, selenium is helpful in protecting your skin from the sun. Wheat germ, tuna, brown rice, eggs, garlic, and brazil nuts are all high in selenium.
Even if you eat meat, you can improve your diet by eating a meatless meal for two to three times every week. It will lower your consumption of unhealthy animal fats, will cost less, and will taste just as delicious as one of your meat-based meals and it's good for the planet.
Vary up your diet with fish and lean meats, nuts and seeds, dairy low in fat, whole grains, and as many fruits and veggies as you please. Consume a wide variety of food that include the nutrients needed by your body, and you won't need to by costly supplements.
It's unfortunate that a lot of people don't understand how simple it can be to enhance their diet. You don't have to be one of these people. The smallest change can easily create a huge impact on your health.


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Make friends
Your child's teacher will be an important figure for at least a year, so make the effort to establish a relationship with her from the first day of school. Say hello in the mornings, comment on the activities when you see something you like. Teachers seldom get thanked for their work and a little praise goes a long way.
Make an appointment
Never discuss a serious issue "on the run". If there's something important you want to discuss, or an issue that needs immediate attention, make an appointment to see the teacher. It will tell them you value their time and want to discuss something in a productive manner. To keep in touch with school policies and general issues, make an effort to attend parents' evenings at your child's school, but remember that a general meeting is not the place for raising individual issues.
Start as you mean to go on
Approach the teacher in an open manner. Walk into a parent-teacher meeting with an attitude of hostility or anger and you'll immediately set a pattern for all interaction from there onwards. You'll be privately labelled a 'difficult parent', and chances are that all your communication might be just that little bit more fraught than it needs to be.
Deal with issues quickly
If something is bothering you or your child, deal with it immediately. Don't let the issue linger so that resentment festers and you end up with more anger about something than it necessarily deserves.
Know who to talk to
When an issue arises concerning your child, always start with the class teacher. Escalate the complaint to the senior management or headmistress only if you're unhappy with the response.
Do your homework
Before a scheduled parent teacher meeting, do your own preparation and arrive with a list of topics you'd like to discuss. That way you'll be systematic, and the chances of forgetting or omitting something vital are minimised.
Expect feedback
You might arrive full of righteous indignation, but remember that discussion is a two-way street and you might hear feedback about your child that you don't necessarily like. Try to listen objectively and openly, rather than leaping into defensive mode, and work with the teacher to resolve problems and issues. After all, teachers want happy children in their classes.


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Very rare and desirable manuscript DS in Old English, signed "Henry R," one page, 11 x 7.75, October 25. Document issued to John Heron lending fifteen hundred pounds to Richard Tresgin, Merchant of the City of London. In full: "Trusty and wellbeloved, we grete you well. We wolle and commande you for certeyne consideracions we [are] specially making that ye delyver unto Richard Tresgin of our Citie of London, merchant, or to his assignes fyftene hundred poundes of our next loone money that shall come to your hands for the term of foure yeres after the delyvrance taking of hym or his assignes sufficient surities to be bounde by obligacion for repayment of the said fyftene hundred poundes. And this warrant shalbe youre discharge at alle tymes. Given under oure signet at Oxford the xxv day of October." Signed at the top in black ink by Henry. Archivally cloth-matted and framed with a portrait of the king to an overall size of 27.5 x 15. Two areas of paper loss to the upper blank edge have been expertly restored, a couple other small repairs, and light intersecting folds, otherwise fine condition.
When Henry VII restored the Chamber in 1487 in an attempt to modernize the collection of royal income and keep England's finances moving, the Treasurer became the most important financial figure in the kingdom. Selected personally by the king for his trustworthiness and keen financial acumen, Sir John Heron was appointed in 1492. He embraced the flexibility of the Chamber and, with no operating processes set in stone, helped create an institution that quickly and efficiently carried out audits and collections, more than quadrupling the revenue from royal estates within the year, while also reforming Henry's household finances. Also serving as Supervisor of Customs in the Port of London, Clerk of the Profits of the Great Seal, and Clerk of the Jewel House, Heron continued as Treasurer of the Chamber under Henry VIII's reign, working by his side on a day-to-day basis until Heron's death in 1521. This is the first time in 30 years this document has come to market, making it a highly desirable piece. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.


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Survey: Ranking the "Smartest" Cities in Northern Kentucky
Well, well, well... seems like we got a bunch of smarty pants in Northern Kentucky!
At least compared to the rest of the state.
According to a survey by Zippia, 6 of the 10 "smartest cities in Kentucky" are in Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties.
Zippia, a career-search website, analyzed 78 Kentucky cities that have more than 5,000 residents and then set out to find the percentage of adults (over the age of 25) with at least a high school diploma, and also looked at the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 16 to 20).
So, based on that criteria, here is Zippia's top 10 (with NKY cities in bold):
- Union
- Edgewood
- Ft. Mitchell
- Cold Spring
- Middletown
- Villa Hills
- Lyndon
- St. Matthews
- Douglas Hills
- Taylor Mill
Zippia provided the full rankings of all 78 cities with populations over 5,000. Here is where other NKY cities ranked:
11. Ft. Wright
12. Ft. Thomas
13. Erlanger
16. Bellevue
17. Independence
19. Florence
25. Highland Heights
31. Alexandria
49. Dayton
58. Elsmere
64. Covington
72. Newport
You can see the full report by clicking here.
So what do you think? Did Zippia get it right? Weigh in below in the comments or at RCN's Facebook page!


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Khon Kaen is a city in Thailand that combines the old and new. From seeing business men to Buddhist monks, it's a refreshing place to go compared to the hustle and bustle of the country's more popular cities. So if you're looking to experience blending with the locals, learn their customs, plus enjoy everything that Thailand has to offer, Khon Kaen is the place to be.
Take in their rich and glorious traditions by visiting the Khon Kaen Art and Cultural Centre. Culture vultures will also be fascinated by the exhibits of Khon Kaen National Museum.
Get your camera ready and wander to the stunning Chao Por Lak Muang Shrine, the Temple of Sim Isan, Wat Chai Si, and the golden Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon. Head on over to Bueng Kaen Nakhon Lake too so you can see the incredible Wat Nong Waeng, Wat Phra That Aram Luang, and Wat Pho Non Than. They're also great spots for you to catch the sunset.
Are you travelling with kids? Aces! You'll have a splashing good time at Dino Water Park. Enjoy a food trip next by bringing your Thai Baht to the Walking Street Market, the city's biggest and tastiest night food market.
Take home a piece of Khon Kaen back in Australia too with a bit of shopping. If you're looking to stuff your suitcase, then you can't miss a day at Naemnueng Lablae and Central Plaza.
When to visit Khon Kaen
Khon Kaen is a great destination to visit year-round. But if you want the best weather and comfortable temperatures, the best time to visit Khon Kaen is from November to March. If you plan to visit during the other months, just remember to bring a brolly on your trip.
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This is a special system. As a result of her work, all generated by the slot or any other game of the random sequence of numbers are passed to the player and stored in a file that can, if necessary, open and fully track all stages of the game - a bet, the generation number, start, up the game.
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Prep 30 minutes | Bake 40 minutes | Yield: 4-6 servings
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) beef broth
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
1 to 2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 to 2 teaspoons rubbed sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
10 flour tortillas (7 inches)
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
In a saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the flour and seasonings until blended. Stir in tomatoes; bring to a boil. Re-duce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another saucepan, saute garlic in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in tomato sauce and seasonings; heat through.
Pour about 1-1/2 cups sauce into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Spread about 1 /4 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla; top with 1-2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up tightly; place seam side down over sauce. Top with the remaining sauce. Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted.


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The plethora of functional testing tools previously mentioned (Mercury Interactive WinRunner, QuickTest Professional, Segue SilkTest, Compuware TestPartner, IBM Rational Robot, IBM Rational XDE/Functional Tester, and AccordSQA SmarteScript), combined with the fact that some tools work better than others in certain environments or against particular target applications, often creates a need for users to switch tools or at a minimum bring in a new tool to use in parallel with their current tool.
Perhaps a company used one vendor's functional testing tool to test Version 1.0 of their target application, and that tool worked fine with the technologies in 1.0, but now Version 2.0 uses different technologies and that testing tool doesn't support some particular aspect of 2.0. Maybe their previous vendor of choice hasn't released an updated version that works with today's technologies, yet works fine for continuing to support 1.0 revisions.
Perhaps an organization is outsourcing its testing and finding that one of the ramifications of outsourcing is a need to employ a new tool that allows greater reuse of testing assets. That might mean moving from a programmer-centric script-based testing tool to a simpler, keyword-driven testing tool. This may be further driven by a need to shorten the learning curve so that many new testers can learn a particular tool, ramp up quickly, and shorten the gap between hiring on and becoming a productive QA team member.
Change is sometimes necessary. What isn't necessary is completely abandoning an old tool, especially one that works fine for previous (but still maintained and supported) releases and one which has been invested in significantly in terms of man-hours spent creating test assets that work.
Ring-Zero Software sells Test Execution Adapters for IBM Rational TestManager. These adapters allow functional testing tools from a variety of tool vendors to be tied to Rational TestManager. Scripts can be executed and results captured within TestManager, and test results can be tied to requirements and defects. In the big picture, these adapters allow non-Rational functional testing tools to be integrated into the environments of companies that use predominantly Rational tools.
IBM Rational includes integrations out of the box that allow TestManager to work with:
- IBM Rational Robot
- IBM Rational Functional Tester
- IBM Rational Performance Tester
- IBM Rational Visual Test
- Command-Line driven tests
- Java-based tests
- VB-based tests
At the time of this post, Ring-Zero supports the following tools:
- Mercury Interactive WinRunner
- Mercury Interactive QuickTest Professional
- Segue SilkTest
- Compuware TestPartner
- AccordSQA SmarteScript
Most importantly, the adapters allow testing tools to coexist within a QA environment. In the event that two particular tools cannot coexist on the same machine, the IBM Rational Test Agent can be used to execute scripts on a remote machine. This means that QA shops can now retain Tool X as they fully or partially implement Tool Y, and that neither tool ends up being orphaned from the rest of the software development process. Of course, the catch is that these adapters require the use of IBM Rational TestManager for test planning. This catch really isn't so bad, however, because the tool also provides a bridge to requirements and defects.
More information on Test Script Execution Adapters is available from Ring-Zero Software.


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Apple sheds insular ways at Worldwide Developers Conference
New strategy, software lets developers' apps connect with its devices
Apple is opening its doors.
The company that used to shut outsiders out of its ecosystem on Monday unveiled new tools to help mobile apps, wearable health monitors and home automation devices work seamlessly with iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.
CEO Tim Cook and Apple executives outlined the company's new strategy of inclusion during a two-hour keynote that opened Apple's 25th Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco.
The company previewed updates for its Macintosh operating system, named Yosemite, and iOS 8 for the iPhone and iPad.
For consumers, the most interesting new features include Macintosh computers that can place and answer phone calls when synced to an iPhone and smart door locks and house lights voice-controlled through Siri. An upcoming iOS 8 system will include an updated Messages app with features already popular in third-party apps like WhatsApp.
The keynote, however, was squarely aimed at the 5,000 developers who are expected to attend the five-day conference. And the message was one of inclusion.
"You've seen our app system, devices and services all work together in harmony," Cook said. "Together, they provide an integrated and continuous experience across all of our products."
Apple is competing against Google, Microsoft and Samsung in a consumer market that's exploding with Internet-connected smart devices.
Apple ecosystem
Apple can't create or even control all of those devices itself as it once did with every aspect of Macintosh computers. So the Cupertino company is rolling out new software tools to get the developers of those apps and smart devices to become even more invested in the Apple ecosystem.
One example is HealthKit, a software development platform designed as the central control for all health apps and fitness monitors. The platform would connect to a new iOS 8 app called Health.
Opening up the service to outside teams positions Apple as more of a neutral platform for developers.
HealthKit is "a big deal because, fundamentally, they're going to be the Switzerland for health devices," said tech analyst Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies Inc. of San Jose.
"With this new health initiative, they're going to tie in all kinds of wearable devices, keep that data in a single place, and it will be much easier for you to monitor it and for your doctor to monitor it," he said. "You don't have that on Android or Windows, at least yet."
Another example is HomeKit, a platform that connects home-automation devices. Cook said the new iOS 8 will be able to control devices like smart locks, lightbulbs and thermostats using the Siri voice-recognition system.
Cook predictably didn't mention the best-known smart thermostats from Google's recent $3.2 billion acquisition, Nest Labs.
Now, consumers have to launch different apps to control their other smart devices, Bajarin said.
But having one controlling app could make iPhones and iPads more valuable to consumers if "you can just say to your iPhone 'I'm going to bed' and it automatically turns out the lights and locks the doors," he said. "That kind of automation is a dream."
Internet of Things
Andrew Levy, co-founder of Crittercism, a company that provides a mobile app management performance platform, said Apple's software tools could solve a fragmentation problem that holds back the growing industry of Web-connected devices called the Internet of Things.
"The industry would greatly benefit from a single platform that device makers can agree on," Levy said in an e-mail. "This would ensure connectivity and privacy and provide a seamless experience for consumers. If anyone can take the Internet of Things into the mainstream, Apple can."
And that was precisely the closing message Cook delivered to developers.
"We do this so we can create a seamless experience for our users that is unparalleled in the industry. This is something," Cook said with a pause for dramatic effect, "only Apple can do."
Benny Evangelista is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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- bjorn.kvinge298Asked on August 25, 2015 at 09:33 AM
I just realized that I have lost some information the same way that the others are explaining here. It was an coincidence that I discovered this. Is it possible to get an warning for this in the future?
I Understand that I have all my submissions available at the form, but after setting up the connection the google docs I have done some changes in the excel file on the layout and formatting. I don't want to do this each time i have lost submissions from google docs.
- JanAnswered on August 25, 2015 at 09:34 AM
Sorry for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, this happens whenever Google make an update with their API. The API is the communication between JotForm and Google. So if there are issues reported, our developers apply patches in order to fix it.
All the submissions are still available in the submissions page, just like what you've mentioned. If you remove the integration and create a new one, it will pull up all the submissions from our servers to the new spreadsheet.
Thank you for understanding.
- linfoxtAnswered on August 25, 2015 at 08:00 PM
Hi Jan,
I totally understand the bjorn question.
We usually integrate the SPREADSHEET ID and all features within our reports through Google documents, so if we RE integrate we lose everything and we must adjust the code again as a new ID is generate.
I've already requested a feature (long time ago) to have a button called "Re integrate", so instead of creating a new spreadsheet (new id), Jotform will delete the data within the current spreadsheet and re populate the information, so we avoid issues like he had.
Because of the last issue with Google Drive, I lost half day re integrating and checking IDs as I have lots of spreadsheets reading and generating reports based on Jotform data.
- JotForm Supportashwin_dAnswered on August 26, 2015 at 12:48 AM
Hello linfoxt,
I was not able to locate your previous thread for this feature request.
I have moved your question to a new thread and we will forward your feature request again to our back end team: http://www.jotform.com/answers/647839
Thank you!
- bjorn.kvinge298Answered on August 26, 2015 at 03:08 AM
- JotForm Supportashwin_dAnswered on August 26, 2015 at 06:13 AM
Since it is a different issue, I have moved your question to a new thread and you will be answered here: http://www.jotform.com/answers/647982
Thank you!


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Cool Genes
A thermosensitive ion channel helps C. elegans live longer at cold temperatures.
Kate Yandell
Jun 30, 2013
The paper
R. Xiao et al., "A genetic program promotes C. elegans longevity at cold temperatures via a thermosensitive TRP channel," Cell, 152:806-17, 2013.
The finding
Many animals live longer at cold temperatures. The dominant explanation has been that low temperatures simply slow down all chemical reactions, including the ones that lead to aging. "People assume that it's just a passive process," says Shawn Xu, a neurobiologist and geneticist at the University of Michigan. But he and colleagues have found that in C. elegans, the cold-sensitive ion channel TRP is involved in actively promoting longevity when the temperature drops.
The approach
For years, Xu had been studying how TRP channels, encoded by the TRPA-1 gene, influence neuronal signaling and behavior. His team found that C. elegans engineered to lack TRPA-1 had shorter life spans at low temperatures than worms without the mutation, whereas worms producing higher levels of TRPA-1 lived longer at low temperatures. Both mutants lived a normal life span at normal temperatures.
The pathway
The TRP channel activates an anti-aging pathway by letting calcium ions into the cell, Xu and his team found. The calcium signaling sets off a cascade of kinases, which activate the transcription factor DAF-16, famous for its involvement in anti-aging pathways.
Human implications
Xu and colleagues engineered worms to express human TRP channels instead of their own and found that the worms still had enhanced longevity at low temperatures. The horseradish-like condiment wasabi also activates human TRP channels, and Xu was able to promote longevity even at normal temperatures by giving the transgenic worms wasabi's active ingredient. "It's a very exciting finding from a basic-science point of view, and possibly from an application point of view," says Bruno Conti, a chemical physiologist at The Scripps Research Institute in California.


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Muslims Barred IOC from Honoring Murdered Israelis
Israel National News: An Olympics official admitted that Muslim countries blocked the "One-Minute of Silence" campaign to honor the 11 murdered Israeli athletes, one of the widows said.
Andre Spitzer, whose husband Andre was one of the athletes massacred in the Munich Games in 1972, told the European Jewish Press that Jacques Rogge, president of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, told her that his "hands were tied" by the admission of 46 Arab and Muslim members to the International Olympic Committee. She replied, "My husband's hands were tied, not yours."
The widow has been conducting an uphill battle to convince the International Olympics Committee to remember the slain athletes with one minute of silence before the opening of the Games in London next week. It never has done so since the murders 40 years ago.
Spitzer gained support for her effort from several countries, including the United States, Britain, Australia, Belgium and Germany. A letter appealing for the minute of silence was signed by 140 Italian legislators, to no avail.
Spitzer called the Olympics "a corrupt organization, led by greed rather than the Olympic spirit." She added, "The IOC's refusal is pure discrimination – greed and anti-Semitism."
At the Olympic Games in Munich, members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. The kidnappers killed eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer. Five of the eight members of Black September were killed by police officers during a failed rescue attempt.
During the crisis, King Hussein of Jordan was the only leader of an Arab country to publicly denounce the Olympic attack, calling it a "savage crime against civilization… perpetrated by sick minds." Forty years later and not one of the Arab countries participating in the Games will offer one minute of silence for the horrendous murders? Speaks volumes to the true beliefs of these countries and their "religion of peace."


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Culinary Passion
Cooking and enjoying food with friends, family or together has always been an important part of our lives. For years we were fortunate to be part of a private dinner club in the Netherlands. Partly due to the international membership of this group, we experienced a lot of special dishes.
Several nights a week Kris will put all of his passion into the making of something culinary if at least four people want to stay for dinner, otherwise it's a short drive or walk to town for restaurants. It can be a simple dish, a three-course dinner or a tapas evening, according to the wishes of our guests.
The main house has three enormous arched windows in the breakfast room so you can also view-gaze while you tuck into the juice and jams from our own fruit trees, along with Kris's homemade bread.
At the extended breakfast you always get fresh coffee or tea as well as a surprise of the day. This can be cake or pancake or something else, on Sunday it is always a glass of Cava. If the weather conditions allow it, we will serve outside on the terrace.
We are a small Bed and Breakfast and therefore we do not provide a fixed lunch. On request we can always make something.


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Tornos recently introduced a new model to its Almac range, the BA1008 HP bar milling machine. Considered as the big sister of the BA1008, the new machine offers advancements that will appeal to even the most demanding of customers.
The HP acronym stands for 'High Pressure' and it allows machining with high-pressure coolant supply through the spindle at 120bar. This is a huge advantage for this type of machine as it significantly reduces drilling times, especially with deep-hole drilling. The peripheral fluid management system has been conveniently mounted on the rear side of BA1008 HP and this unit comprises a 120bar high-pressure pump for through spindle coolant supply, a 5 bar pump for flood coolant to the machining area, a plate heat exchanger for thermal stabilisation of the cutting oil and also a tank with a capacity of up to 300 litres.
Moreover, a transfer tank is installed on the side of the machine. This enables the cutting oil leaving the machining area to be filtered through a filter bag of 100µm, 50µm or 25µm and then through a 6 micron cartridge filter. This transfer tank has an oil capacity of 70 litres and includes a large 30 liter chip tray. The oil leaving the machining area will be perfectly filtered and passed on to the high-pressure tank. In this way, the cutting oil is cooled before it is used for high-pressure and flood coolant supply. The finished parts are carefully transported to a collecting tray that is easily accessible from the machine side.
The ideal machine for expensive and precious metals
Apart from having an optimum chip filtration system, the BA1008 HP machine has been especially designed for machining metals with an inherently high residual value. To support this, the machining area is provided with a smooth walled enclosure, to minimise chip accumulation and considerably improve chip collection. The machine operator can now collect up to 99.97% of the material for recycling in less than 20 minutes.
Despite the large number of added features, the BA1008 HP is still a very compact machine with dimensions of 998mm by 3.2m by 1.69m. Today, Tornos and Almac offer a family of ultra-compact machines with a unique appearance regardless of whether its a Swiss-type or Multi-Spindle lathe, a bar milling machine or a mill/drill center with through spindle coolant supply.


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Maryland gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Doug Gansler and his running mate blame their opponent for the Democratic nomination Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown for botching the rollout of the state's online health insurance site.
"He says he was involved in this failure and he was not honest with the people of Maryland in terms of what he knew and when," Gansler said.
While refusing to call it a coverup, Gansler accused Brown of known a year ahead of time that the site was going to fail.
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Gov. Martin O'Malley put Brown in charge of developing the state health exchange. Reports indicate for a year prior to the rollout there were warnings it could be a disaster.
On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, O'Malley acknowledged they're still working through the problems.
Criticism is also coming from state Delegate Heather Mizeur, of Montgomery County, who is also running for the nomination.
"It is clear that the administration's failure of leadership has put many families in jeopardy of being uninsured," she said. "It is time for the General Assembly to take over, put campaigning aside and make sure we get this right for those who need health coverage most."
Brown said a short-term fix is coming.
"For those Marylanders who have been unable to get insurance for no fault of their own through the exchange we will be introducing legislation this week on an emergency basis to provide sort of a bridge coverage for them in the Md health insurance plan."
Gansler challenged Brown to be at the hearing for emergency legislation Tuesday in Annapolis. Brown said he'll be there.