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We are committed to hiring Graduate Engineers and in January 2017 welcomed four new Graduates across Software and Electronics Engineering to our Adelaide-based engineering teams. Our Graduate intakes are based around individual business unit and engineering project requirements and therefore may change year-to-year.
We offer our Adelaide-based graduates a first class facility located in Technology Park, Mawson Lakes, a focus on cutting-edge technology and ensure we provide ongoing support and development, including a dedicated and experienced Mentor.
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We are committed to engaging with universities and schools through the provision of opportunities that develop and enhance student's skills, abilities and knowledge and provide both a positive and practical experience.
We welcome expressions of interest from students across Electronics and Software Engineering, as well as other associated disciplines to undertake an intern placement or final year project with us. We will work with you to closely match your learning objectives with current engineering or manufacturing projects, to ensure you can apply your knowledge in a real-world environment.
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James H. Crane, son of Augustus B. Crane, was born in Mount Pleasant Township, July 7, 1848, and between the ages of six and seventeen years attended the public schools. He afterward became a pupil in Rochester, where he continued his studies for a year and a half, and for one term he was a student in the high school at Racine. He then concentrated his energies upon farm work and remained at home until he reached the age of twenty-four years, when he went to Chicago, where he spent two years engaged in the bakery business. On the expiration of that period he returned to Racine County and has since been upon the farm. He now cultivates twenty-two acres, most of which is devoted to truck farming, and annually he produces a large amount of vegetables for which he finds a ready sale in the city market.
On the 6th of January, 1873, Mr. Crane was married to Miss Clara A. Cogswell, a daughter of A. W. and Eustatia Ann (Conner) Cogswell, who were natives of New York and in the '40s arrived in Racine. Mr. and Mrs. Crane have become parents of four children: Orton Albert, who married Grace Dickinson and died leaving three children – Ella Leona, James Orton and Frances Mildred, all living in Racine; Archer B., who married Frances Parks and has one child. Clara Eleanor Walter S., who married Katherine Dean and has three children-Margaret Leonore, Loretta and Walter Dean and Martin Elwin, who is living at home.
While Mr. Crane's political views accord with the principles of the Republican Party, he does not hold himself bound by party ties and votes for the candidate whom he considers best qualified for the office. For thirteen years he filled the position of clerk of the town and for five years was assessor. For twenty-nine years he served as school officer and for eight years occupied the position of trustee of the County asylum. He attends the Freewill Baptist church at Mygatts Corners and he has ever so lived that his life reflects credit upon that organization and its teachings.

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Can you send me source this project.
It's an advanced School Management System Project written in C#.Net 4.0 as front end and SQL Server 2008as Back end.
This School management system software is used to manage information regarding students,office staff, Librarian,Account officer, administrators and other school personnel use this platform to communicate and perform tasks.School management system software assists the school in keeping all information related to the different departments of school in one place. The software system provides users with a log in credentials for accessing the files. The system is designed to automatically organize information as its input into the system.
this software is Designed keeping in view the basic requirement of particular school.This software Provides a secure database structure with Login authenticated system that organizes stores and retrieves real time information.This software cover several modules Like class management,Account management,Event Management,Transportation Management,Library Management,Hostel Management.This School Management System has a large database system with Database Backup and Recovery that Can be Used for Schools Daily Work.
Its have multiple views for three different-different users :
Powerful User Rights Management System : All the users will be control by admin ...admin can give all rights to other users manually.
1.Admin can perform all transactions.
2.Librarian (Book Issue and Book Return)
3.Accounts officer can perform transactions.
1:Master Entries :
Class Entry
Section Entry
Student Entry
Book Entry
Book Suppliers Entry
Fee Entry
Transportation Entry
Department Entry
Hostel Entry
Fee Category
Hostellers Entry
Bus Holders Entry
Events Entry
Scholarships Entry
Employee Entry
Subject Entry
Marks Entry
Exams Entry
Student Class Promotion
2:Accounts Module
Salary Payment
Class Fees Payment
Bus Fee Payment
Scholarship Payment
Hostel Fees Payment
3 :Transportation Module
Bus Holders
Bus Fee Payment
4 :Hostel Module
Hostel Fee Payment
5: Library Module
Book Entry
Book Issue
Book Return(Automatically fine will be added after due date)
6: Examination Module
Subject Entry
Exams Entry
Marks Entry
Scorecard Reports
Scorecard Records
7:Events Management
8: Reports (Using Crystal Report)
Bus Holders Report
Hostellers Report
Class Fees Payment Report
Scholarship Payment Report
Hostel Fees Payment Report
Bus Fees Payment Report
Salary Report
Student Marks Report
9:Advance Record Searching :
Student Records
Employee Records
Transportation Records
Hostellers Records
Books Records
Books Issue Records
Book Return Records
Class Fee Payment Records
Salary Payment Records
Scholarship Payment Records
Hostel Fee Payment Records
Marks Records
Event Records etc.
10:Other Features
SMS Feature
Email Feature
Advance User Rights Management System
Logs maintain facility(Admin Can View the all changes or transaction of system )
Change Password
Password Recovery
Advance Records Searching
Advance Reports
Complete Documentations
For Admin:
User Type - Admin
User Name - admin
Password - 12345
For Librarian:
User Type - Librarian
User Name - Librarian
Password - 12345
For Account Officer:
User Type - Account Officer
User Name - Account Officer
Password - 12345
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Resource folder is empty Supplier.resx could not be found
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Dear you have done well, i appreciate you much.., but there are some thing that you have to keep in mind while developing c# desktop application. you have to make it generic type. i think this the best one but you can make it more perfect by little work. i have developed to many application even transport and banking system that can run one LAN. so i have learned that every app should be a generic type that can be adjustable in any environment.
i have this error
Resource file "frmMarksEntry.resx" cannot be found. school management system
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PSone and PlayStation 2 game compatibility is coming to PlayStation 4 via local emulation, according to a "well-placed" Eurogamer source.
The same source claims only PlayStation 3 titles are set to run in Sony's PlayStation Now cloud service.
PlayStation 3 has built-in emulators for PSone (via disc and download), PS2 (via download), and even PSP (minis). And PS Vita has emulators for PSone and PSP downloads.
According to Eurogamer's source, the same internal emulator strategy is planned for PlayStation 4. And Sony is trying to get older titles to run without the blurry upscaling seen on PlayStation 3, suggesting they're targeting native HD resolutions.
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Those who live near the town of Phlan are the hardiest of folk. With control of the town by the green dragon Vorgansharax townsfolk are every more on their own, doing whatever they can to survive under the rule of the Maimed Virulence. The lands near the town of Phlan, to the east and north are in a mystical conjunction with the land of Barovia and everyday folks who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time can find themselves in a strange terrifying land.
This game resource features six new backgrounds that you can use for your D&D Adventurers League characters, whether playing in the confines of Barovia or still in the Forgotten Realms.
Download the Curse of Strahd Backgrounds V1.1 (PDF)
- Reflections on my time as a D&D Adventurers League Admin - December 31, 2017
- Reflections on DMQuests, Factions, and other successes and failures - December 30, 2017
- Reflections on Organizing D&D and Community Involvement - December 29, 2017


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Business Profile
CANUSA VACATIONS offers the rental of 4 Three Buoys houseboats in addition to 7 housekeeping cottages. In the spring, summer and fall, our guests enjoy fishing, boating, canoeing and just relaxing. We also provide many indoor and outdoor activities. In the winter, snowmobiling and ice fishing are the main attractions. Our staff is friendly and courteous, and strives to make your holiday an unforgettable one. We also provide the rental of 14 foot Lund Deep Fishermen aluminium boats with 15 HP Mercury motors.
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Dear Friends,
This weekend I am producing a fundraiser for the High Meadow School in Stone Ridge, NY.
The concert is a tribute to the songbooks of Ruth Crawford Seeger, and features Susie Ibarra, Simi Stone, Amy Helm, Mike+Ruthy, Happy Traum, Zach Djanikian, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Bill and Livia Vanaver, Betsy Blachly and Henry Chapin, Evan Stover, Jacob Silver, Emily Schaad and The Strawberry Hill Fiddlers and more!
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The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces its roster of public programs for November.
Black Market Bets: The Mob and Illegal Gambling in America
DATE: Saturday, November 3
TIME: 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Organized Crime Today exhibit space
COST: Free for Members or with Museum admission
Las Vegas is a strictly controlled and monitored gambling Mecca with casinos playing by the rules. However, illegal wagering remains a multimillion-dollar business, especially online, and organized crime is heavily involved. Illegal gambling is fraught with cheated customers and unpaid taxes, not to mention earnings that often fund other criminal enterprises. Organized crime expert Jay Albanese says the Mob is still active in illegal gambling rackets, and federal law enforcement struggles to keep up. This program will give participants an intimate opportunity to learn from Albanese, a renowned expert on organized crime and illegal gambling.
Wiseguy Speaker Series Event
Mob on the Water: The Book, the Movie and Organized Crime on the Docks of New York
DATE: Monday, November 5
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Courtroom
COST: Free for Members or with Museum admission
Marlon Brando's breakout role as Terry Malloy in the 1954 film "On the Waterfront" tells the story of a young dockworker who discovers he is being used by the Mob for their dock-related operations. The movie was a fictional drama, but its story was based on actual events, which inspired author Neil G. Clark to spend five years researching the history of the underworld's control over New York City's waterfront. Clark's new book, "Dock Boss: Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront," focuses on Irish Mob boss McGrath and other hoodlums who ruled the West Side docks from the 1930s through the 1950s, encompassing nearly 900 piers and more than 300 miles of active international commerce and trade. Clark will bring the Mob-ruled world of the New York West Side waterfront to life. Attendees will learn about:
- New York City's Irish Mob after Prohibition and its underworld alliance with the Italian Mafia.
- The gangs, racketeers, and corrupt union officials who maintained iron-fisted control over the busiest port in the world.
- A sensational murder trial that forever transformed the waterfront by bringing a nationwide network of labor racketeers to light.
- New details about a 1930s gang war that resulted in 11 murders, six near-killings and dozens of shootings.
Kefauver Day
DATE: Thursday, November 15
TIME: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
LOCATION: The Mob Museum
COST: No charge to enter the museum with valid Nevada I.D. or buy-one-get-one free for non-Nevada residents
The Mob Museum will celebrate Kefauver Day in honor of the Kefauver Committee hearing that took place in the building's courtroom on that date in 1950.
Science of Crime program: Coroner's Office
DATE: Saturday, November 17
TIME: 2 – 3 p.m.
LOCATION: The Mob Museum
COST: Free for Members or with Museum admission
Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg will provide insights into the purpose and operation of his office. The Coroner's Office is responsible for conducting investigations of all deaths caused by any criminal means, violence or suicide and any unattended deaths, whatever the cause. It also provides identification of the deceased, performs autopsies and medical examinations, locates next of kin and carries out all other requirements regarding deaths that fall under its jurisdiction.
Community Safety Forum
Identity Theft & Fraud Prevention
DATE: Sunday, November 18
TIME: 2 – 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Courtroom
COST: Free
Attendees will join an officer from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to learn tips to protect themselves and offer insight into what to do if their identity is stolen: who to report it to, how to restore credit and avoid improper criminal charges, as well as accessing available resources, such as the Nevada Identity Theft Program.
DATE: Thursday, November 22
TIME: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
LOCATION: The Mob Museum
COST: Regular admission rates apply
The Mob Museum will be open for limited hours on Thanksgiving day.
Black Friday Book Signings
DATE: Friday, November 23
TIME: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Retail Store
COST: No charge to enter the Museum's retail store
There are several book signings happening in the Museum's retail store on the day after Thanksgiving. Attendees can pick up a new read, meet the author and get their books signed.
- Brian Rouff – "The House Always Wins," 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
A Vegas Kind of Ghost. Anna Christiansen's small-town life is about to go haywire. A young reporter stuck in a dead-end job, Anna falls head over heels for an interview subject, the bass player in an up-and-coming alt band. In short order, she pulls up stakes, moves to Las Vegas, gets married and pregnant, and buys a big fixer-upper haunted by the ghost of a Sin City racketeer. But not so fast—a corrupt casino owner plans on buying up all the properties on her street to build a parking lot. "The House Always Wins," Brian Rouff's third Las Vegas novel, firmly establishes him as one of the keenest observers of life in Sin City.
- David Schwartz – "Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas," 12 – 2 p.m.
Jay Sarno built two path-breaking Las Vegas casinos, Caesars Palace (1966) and Circus Circus (1968), and planned but did not build a third, the Grandissimo, which would have started the mega-resort era a decade before Steve Wynn built The Mirage. As mobsters and accountants battled for the soul of the last American frontier town, Las Vegas had endless possibilities–if you didn't mind high stakes and stiff odds. Sarno invented the modern Las Vegas casino, but he was part of a dying breed–a back-pocket entrepreneur who'd parlayed a jones for action and a few Teamster loans into a life as a Vegas casino owner. For all of his accomplishments, his empire didn't last. Sarno sold out of Caesars Palace shortly after it opened–partially to get away from the bookies and gangsters who'd taken over the casino. He was also forced to relinquish control of Circus Circus when the federal government indicted him on charges of offering the largest bribe in IRS history–a bribe he freely admitted paying, on the advice of his attorney, Oscar Goodman. Though he ultimately walked out of court a free man, he never got Circus Circus back. And though he guessed the formula that would open up Las Vegas to millions in the 1990s with the design of the Grandissimo, but he wasn't able to secure the financing for the casino and, when he died in 1984, it remained only a frustrating dream.
- David Schwartz – "Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling," 12 – 2 p.m.
This narrative chronicle traces gambling's early emergence from divination rituals through its modern incarnation as a global and cultural diversion, in an account that documents such topics as the practice of casting lots, the invention of playing cards in 12th-century China, and the role of organized crime in illegal gambling operations.
- Jeff Burbank – "Las Vegas Babylon," 2 – 4 p.m.
What happens in Vegas doesn't necessarily stay in Vegas and the proof is in this lively and entertaining compilation of stories chronicling decades of decadence, celebrity shenanigans and political corruption, as well as the glitz and glamour of the casinos that pass for everyday life in Las Vegas. Underneath the city's present success lies many infamous tales of excess and debauchery. Using new information from recently released FBI documents, Jeff Burbank brings to life the Vegas Mob in its heyday, recounting never-before-heard tales of the mobsters who made Las Vegas what it is today.
- Jeff Burbank – "Lost Las Vegas," 2 – 4 p.m.
This book traces the cherished places in the city that time and economics have swept aside before the National Register of Historic Places could save them from the wrecker's ball or, in the case of Las Vegas, before the Neon Boneyard could claim them. Organized chronologically, the book details the many hotels and casinos that failed to move with the times and got swept away for something bigger, better and brighter.
- Scott Decker – "Recounting the Anthrax Attacks: Terror, the Amerithrax Task Force, and the Evolution of Forensics in the FBI," 4 – 6 p.m.
It was September 18, 2001, just seven days after al-Qaeda hijackers destroyed the Twin Towers. In the early morning darkness, a lone figure dropped several letters into a mailbox. Seventeen days later, a Florida journalist died after inhaling anthrax making news around the globe. The anthrax attacks marked the first time a sophisticated biological weapon was released in the United States. It killed five people, disfigured at least 18 more and launched the largest investigation in the FBI's history. Scott Decker who was part of the Amerithrax Task Force, provides the first inside look at how the investigation was conducted, highlighting dramatic turning points as the case progressed until its final solution. Join FBI agents as they race against terror and the ultimate insider threat—a decorated government scientist releasing powders of deadly anthrax. Walk in the steps of these dedicated officers while they pursue numerous forensic leads before more letters can be sent until finally they confront a psychotic killer.
For more information, please call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org.
The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides a world-class, interactive journey through true stories—from the birth of the Mob to today's headlines. The Mob Museum offers a provocative, contemporary look at these topics through hundreds of artifacts and immersive storylines. Whether you like it or not, this is American history. It debuted a major renovation in 2018, including a Crime Lab, Use of Force Training Experience, and Organized Crime Today exhibit as well as The Underground, a basement-level Prohibition history exhibition featuring a speakeasy and distillery and sponsored by Zappos. Since opening in 2012, The Mob Museum has accumulated numerous accolades, including being named one of TripAdvisor's "Top 25 U.S. Museums," one of Las Vegas Weekly's "Twenty Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History," one of Hotel.com's Top 7 "Travel Brag Landmarks," one of USA Today's "12 Can't Miss U.S. Museum Exhibits," "A Must for Travelers" by The New York Times, one of "20 Places Every American Should See" by Fox News and Budget Travel magazine, "Best Museum" by Nevada Magazine and is a multi-year winner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" rankings. The Mob Museum has been awarded accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded U.S. museums. General admission is $26.95 for adults ages 18 and over with special pricing for online purchase, children, seniors, military, law enforcement, Nevada residents, and teachers. The Museum is open daily; visit the website for up-to-date operating hours. For more information, call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org. Connect on Facebook at facebook.com/themobmuseum or Twitter @themobmuseum.


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Where the ECtHR has, under Article 39 of the ECHR, granted interim measures prohibiting the Government from deporting the Applicant, this does not impact the ability of national courts to rule on the Applicant's claim to asylum. The interim measures are binding on national authorities only.
The decision of the Administrative Court Düsseldorf of January 8, 2016 - 23 L 3974 / 15.A, which ordered the removal of the complainant to Bulgaria, breaches his fundamental right under Article 3, paragraph 1 of Basic Law in its manifestation as a general prohibition on arbitrariness. The Administrative Court should have more closely scrutinised the newly available information on the situation pertaining to asylum seekers and persons with international protection status in Bulgaria. The decision of the Administrative Court Düsseldorf is repealed and the case is referred back to the...
France - National Court of Asylum, 7 January 2016, Mrs S spouse of M and Mr M v Director General of OFPRA
A subsequent application is not admissible unless the interested party presents new facts or elements relating to his personnel situation or to the situation in his country of origin, out of which he could not have had knowledge of previously, and likely, if they have probative value, to modify the appreciation of the legitimacy or the credibility of the application of the interested party.
The director general of OFPRA was right to find that the elements that the applicants presented before him did not significantly increase the probability that they would meet the qualifying...
This Case examines the refusal to grant refugee status to a Nepalese national. The Tribunal failed to provide clear, cogent reasoning for the decision. Documentation and explanations provided by the Applicant were not included in the decision. Unreasonable assumptions were made by the Tribunal including: as the Applicant's wife, children and brother were safely residing in the country of origin, this inferred that the Applicant could do the same; since the applicant spent 6 years living safely in India, he could continue to live there safely. The High Court criticised the procedural...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that the detention of an unaccompanied minor at Soufli border posts for over 5 months constituted a breach of Article 3 of the ECHR as well as a violation of the right to an effective remedy and the right to liberty and security.
This was a decision of the Polish Refugee Board of 31 January 2013 to uphold that part of the decision of the Head of the Polish Office for Foreigners which concerned refusal to accord refugee status and to overturn the remainder of the decision as well as to grant subsidiary protection.
In the course of criminal proceedings conducted against a foreigner in Poland it was revealed to Iranian consular officials that the foreigner concerned was being held at the Centre for Foreigners seeking refugee status in Dębak. This could have been tantamount to disclosing that the foreigner was...
The detention of asylum applicants may undermine their ability to claim asylum and that an 'effective remedy' requires an appeal with suspensive effect against refoulement in order to prevent irreparable harm, sufficient time to prepare the appeal and effective legal assistance and interpretation.
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Yesterday, my daughter, Katherine, who is 8, asked how many days until school starts again.
She and her twin sister, Elizabeth, will be in 3rd grade, and we started talking about what 3rd grade is like.
It's really cool to have a conversation with my kids about a year I remember well(and also kind of sad. How did those chubby, little babies grow up so fast?!).
Third grade was a good year for me. I was in the same class as my best friend, Kelly, and we had a wonderful teacher, Mrs. Plautz.
Mrs. Plautz had the class write a few short stories that year. One story I wrote received her praise and attention. She found it very humorous, and because I adored Mrs. Plautz, I've always remembered it.
In the story, there was a king who enjoyed his spaghetti so much, he thought everyone should eat spaghetti. Having the power to do so, he ordered the entire kingdom eat only spaghetti.
At dinnertime one night, with everyone out and about, eating their required spaghetti, a hungry robin flew overhead and couldn't believe his good fortune. This robin swooped down and perched right on the edge of the king's plate and began eating his noodles.
The robin thought they were worms.
Such innocent humor!
When does that disappear?
That is one thing that I love so much about being around my kids. I'm always moving around at high-speed, and they have the ability to slow me down and point out something I see everyday, and find humor in it.
The other night, when I was putting my son, Wil, to bed, we went through our typical routine. He names a part of my face, then gives it a little kiss (yes, it's as adorable as it sounds).
This particular night, he discovered a new part of the face…nostrils.
He pointed at my nostrils, and asked, "What's that?"
I told him and, continuing with our ritual, he said, "Kiss your nostrils?"
I immediately broke out laughing, so then he started laughing. Now, every night, my nostrils have become a big joke. He'll ask to kiss them and then immediately break down into a huge belly laugh. Pure joy, I tell you, over nostrils.
I could list a thousand and one more examples my kids come up with. It's a daily thing, and I hope it continues for years to come, but I know, over time, it will slowly slip away.
But right here, right now, I'm going to laugh my head off over nostrils or whatever else is the silly subject of the moment.
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Fitness with Diana
Pilates classes in Northampton
Hello and welcome to Fitness With Diana.
I offer small group Pilates classes in the local community around the Northampton Area.
Pilates is an invigorating form of exercise for both your mind and body. The classes are designed to improve your strength, flexibility and overall mobility. Your posture and balance will improve and you will achieve a strong core and gain a greater mind/body awareness.
Specialist Pilates courses are six week courses focusing on a specific area of the body. Back care, Lower limbs, Shoulder and Neck. The courses will work through a series of exercises focusing on these specific areas of the body and by the end of the the six weeks you will have an understanding of how exercise can help your condition.
I know it can be a bit daunting starting a new class but please don't worry about not having done Pilates before as everyone in class will work at a level suitable for them and I will change and adapt exercises so that everyone can participate in the class.
Please get in touch with me to book your place at class, have regular community based classes available at various locations including Thomas Beckett School, Hardingstone Village Hall, Abington Avenue United Reform Church Hall, Delapre Annex and Park Avenue Methodist Church.
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David is a tech entrepreneur and founder of Immersive VR Education. He is a former Editor-in-chief of Virtual Reality Reviewer and a multi-awarding winning VR director and producer with 10+ years web development, a background in app creation and programming large CRM systems. David believes in a future where education is accessible to all no matter your geographical location or financial status.
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- Administer and Provision HDInsight Clusters
Deploy HDInsight clusters
- Create a cluster in a private virtual network, create a cluster that has a custom metastore, create a domain-joined cluster, select an appropriate cluster type based on workload considerations, customize a cluster by using script actions, provision a cluster by using Portal, provision a cluster by using Azure CLI tools, provision a cluster by using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates and PowerShell, manage managed disks, configure vNet peering
Deploy and secure multi-user HDInsight clusters
- Provision users who have different roles; manage users, groups, and permissions through Apache Ambari, PowerShell, and Apache Ranger; configure Kerberos; configure service accounts; implement SSH tunneling; restrict access to data
Ingest data for batch and interactive processing
- Ingest data from cloud or on-premises data; store data in Azure Data Lake; store data in Azure Blob Storage; perform routine small writes on a continuous basis using Azure CLI tools; ingest data in Apache Hive and Apache Spark by using Apache Sqoop, Application Development Framework (ADF), AzCopy, and AdlCopy; ingest data from an on-premises Hadoop cluster
Configure HDInsight clusters
- Manage metastore upgrades; view and edit Ambari configuration groups; view and change service configurations through Ambari; access logs written to Azure Table storage; enable heap dumps for Hadoop services; manage HDInsight configuration, use HDInsight .NET SDK, and PowerShell; perform cluster-level debugging; stop and start services through Ambari; manage Ambari alerts and metrics
Manage and debug HDInsight jobs
- Describe YARN architecture and operation; examine YARN jobs through ResourceManager UI and review running applications; use YARN CLI to kill jobs; find logs for different types of jobs; debug Hadoop and Spark jobs; use Azure Operations Management Suite (OMS) to monitor and manage alerts, and perform predictive actions
- Deploy HDInsight clusters
- Implement Big Data Batch Processing Solutions
Implement batch solutions with Hive and Apache Pig
- Define external Hive tables; load data into a Hive table; use partitioning and bucketing to improve Hive performance; use semi-structured files such as XML and JSON with Hive; join tables with Hive using shuffle joins and broadcast joins; invoke Hive UDFs with Java and Python; design scripts with Pig; identify query bottlenecks using the Hive query graph; identify the appropriate storage format, such as Apache Parquet, ORC, Text, and JSON
Design batch ETL solutions for big data with Spark
- Share resources between Spark applications using YARN queues and preemption, select Spark executor and driver settings for optimal performance, use partitioning and bucketing to improve Spark performance, connect to external Spark data sources, incorporate custom Python and Scala code in a Spark DataSets program, identify query bottlenecks using the Spark SQL query graph
Operationalize Hadoop and Spark
- Create and customize a cluster by using ADF; attach storage to a cluster and run an ADF activity; choose between bring-your-own and on-demand clusters; use Apache Oozie with HDInsight; choose between Oozie and ADF; share metastore and storage accounts between a Hive cluster and a Spark cluster to enable the same table across the cluster types; select an appropriate storage type for a data pipeline, such as Blob storage, Azure Data Lake, and local Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
- Implement batch solutions with Hive and Apache Pig
- Implement Big Data Interactive Processing Solutions
Implement interactive queries for big data with Spark SQL
- Execute queries using Spark SQL, cache Spark DataFrames for iterative queries, save Spark DataFrames as Parquet files, connect BI tools to Spark clusters, optimize join types such as broadcast versus merge joins, manage Spark Thrift server and change the YARN resources allocation, identify use cases for different storage types for interactive queries
Perform exploratory data analysis by using Spark SQL
- Use Jupyter and Apache Zeppelin for visualization and developing tidy Spark DataFrames for modeling, use Spark SQL's two-table joins to merge DataFrames and cache results, save tidied Spark DataFrames to performant format for reading and analysis (Apache Parquet), manage interactive Livy sessions and their resources
Implement interactive queries for big data with Interactive Hive
- Enable Hive LLAP through Hive settings, manage and configure memory allocation for Hive LLAP jobs, connect BI tools to Interactive Hive clusters
Perform exploratory data analysis by using Hive
- Perform interactive querying and visualization, use Ambari Views, use HiveQL, parse CSV files with Hive, use ORC versus Text for caching, use internal and external tables in Hive, use Zeppelin to visualize data
Perform interactive processing by using Apache Phoenix on HBase
- Use Phoenix in HDInsight; use Phoenix Grammar for queries; configure transactions, user-defined functions, and secondary indexes; identify and optimize Phoenix performance; select between Hive, Spark, and Phoenix on HBase for interactive processing; identify when to share metastore between a Hive cluster and a Spark cluster
- Implement interactive queries for big data with Spark SQL
- Implement Big Data Real-Time Processing Solutions
Create Spark streaming applications using DStream API
- Define DStreams and compare them to Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDDs), start and stop streaming applications, transform DStream (flatMap, reduceByKey, UpdateStateByKey), persist long-term data stores in HBase and SQL, persist Long Term Data Azure Data Lake and Azure Blob Storage, stream data from Apache Kafka or Event Hub, visualize streaming data in a PowerBI real-time dashboard
Create Spark structured streaming applications
- Use DataFrames and DataSets APIs to create streaming DataFrames and Datasets; create Window Operations on Event Time; define Window Transformations for Stateful and Stateless Operations; stream Window Functions, Reduce by Key, and Window to Summarize Streaming Data; persist Long Term Data HBase and SQL; persist Long Term Data Azure Data Lake and Azure Blob Storage; stream data from Kafka or Event Hub; visualize streaming data in a PowerBI real-time dashboard
Develop big data real-time processing solutions with Apache Storm
- Create Storm clusters for real-time jobs, persist Long Term Data HBase and SQL, persist Long Term Data Azure Data Lake and Azure Blob Storage, stream data from Kafka or Event Hub, configure event windows in Storm, visualize streaming data in a PowerBI real-time dashboard, define Storm topologies and describe Storm Computation Graph Architecture, create Storm streams and conduct streaming joins, run Storm topologies in local mode for testing, configure Storm applications (Workers, Debug mode), conduct Stream groupings to broadcast tuples across components, debug and monitor Storm jobs
Build solutions that use Kafka
- Create Spark and Storm clusters in the virtual network, manage partitions, configure MirrorMaker, start and stop services through Ambari, manage topics
Build solutions that use HBase
- Identify HBase use cases in HDInsight, use HBase Shell to create updates and drop HBase tables, monitor an HBase cluster, optimize the performance of an HBase cluster, identify uses cases for using Phoenix for analytics of real-time data, implement replication in HBase
- Create Spark streaming applications using DStream API
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Free Syrian Army sponsored by paedophiles
A hard-line Wahhabi cleric in Saudi Arabia has recently issued a special religious decree that permits the militants in Syria to engage in short-term marriages with Syrian women.
Sheikh Mohammed al-Arifi said that the marriages between the foreign-backed militants and Syrian women will satisfy the militants' sexual desires and boost their determination in killing Syrians.
He added that the marriages, dubbed by him as "intercourse marriages," can be with Syrian females as young as 14 years old.


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One day you will look for photographs of your Mum, what will you find? This is a pamper session, a girls day out and the most valuable gift you could give.
Contemporary, fashion-inspired portraits are more than a photography session; it's a transformation and celebration of confidence that we all struggle to find within ourselves.


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Sukanya Krishnan of WPIX-TV spoke to TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider earlier this week about Dee Snider's Ride, which will benefit the Long Island Cares charity. You can watch the chat below.
Snider, a long time resident of Long Island, was deeply moved by the struggle Long Islanders endured after Superstorm Sandy and wanted to provide relief.
Registration for the event opens at 9 a.m. and the ride will start at 11 a.m Sunday, September 8 at Lido Beach park in Long Island, New York.
Says Snider: "Like so many of you, my ride committee and I were deeply affected by the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on Long Island. To see so many brave Long Islanders so desperately in need touched us all. I was not surprised to see so many Strong Island heroes stepping up and helping others.
"Seeing this need in my own 'backyard,' so to speak, made me realize that even without Sandy, there is so much work to be done right here at home. To that end, I decided, after 10 years of raising money for the March Of Dimes on Long Island (and 14 years of March Of Dimes work all over the country) that I wanted to change the cause that I rode for, and start raising money to help our friends and neighbors in need.
"Don't get me wrong, the March Of Dimes is an incredible organization that I will always support. Their work for babies in need is unparalleled. I just felt it was time to use my efforts to help people where I live have a better life.
"I'm pleased to say that my entire ride committee has joined me and all are equally passionate about helping other Long Islanders. This is an incredible group of people who work tirelessly and I thank them for their continued support for both myself and the ride.
"In looking for a cause to back, I discovered Long Island Cares/The Harry Chapin Foundation. They have not only been working to feed the hungry on Long Island for more than 30 years, but they really stepped up and went beyond their original mission statement to help Long Islanders so desperately in need after the super storm. While I had heard of the foundation, I really knew little about what they did, but have now learned the truth about this incredible organization founded by he late music legend Harry Chapin. 11% of all Long Islanders are in need of assistance finding food to eat, and Long Island Cares does their damnedest to feed them all!
"This September 8th will be my 11th annual ride and 'Dee Snider's Ride To Fight Hunger On Long Island' will benefit Long Island Cares. My committee and I couldn't be happier and we hope you will ride with us for this very important cause.
"I am fortunate to have never personally experienced true hunger in my entire life. I can only imagine how terrible it must be. In this land of plenty we live in, there is no reason even one person should go without, and with your help, Long Island Cares aims to make Harry Chapin's dream a reality and see that every mouth is fed.
"It will be the same ride you've experienced in years past, with the same biker brothers and sisters, but just be for a new charity that helps with a major problem so much closer to home for us all."


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We are passionate about providing an all round education where the children are given opportunities to learn, take part, represent, show pride, compete, create and be a good friend.
The caring and supportive environment provided allows all the pupils to thrive and to fulfill their potential.
We invite you to come and discover for yourself this happy, dynamic and vibrant school, either by attending one of our open days or by visiting us during a normal school day.
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I watch more sports than nearly everyone I know. I watch nearly everything, too: I take cues from Twitter and find feeds for the dramatic NBA game du jour, I scour my cable for obscure college football games on fall Saturdays, I watch Sunday afternoon action sports on NBC if I have nothing better to do, and I've been able to turn that into a paying gig.
What I don't do, at the moment, is spend a lot of time on ESPN3, and I didn't use ESPN360 all that much, either. That's not because it's difficult to use, provides poor quality, or isn't available: I can use it both at home in Brevard County and in Gainesville and I can navigate the simple menus easily to get excellent picture.
I don't use it because not everything in sports I want to watch is on ESPN3.
The "3,500 live events a year" figure that has spread like oil in the Gulf is impressive. It's also a bit misleading. The ESPN3 viewer will get 3,500 events, of course, but he or she won't be getting most of the marquee events that show up on ESPN proper, just an assortment of events—non-revenue college sports, early-round tennis, cricket, and other things—that Americans generally have no problem ignoring as is. Unless you're really excited about watching Sri Lanka bowl against the Windies and don't care about the rest of ESPN's and ESPN2's offerings, you should probably not cancel your cable, Average Sports Fan Constructed for the Sake of Argument.
That USC-Ohio State game that was demoed yesterday at E3—an event that was a must-see last fall—would probably be available only in highlight form. While I understand that having controllable highlights on your HDTV through your 360 is cool, I'm skeptical that people will actively choose to watch what they could passively get on SportsCenter, and sending messages to friends with taunts just seems like what a middle-aged suit thought the kids would consider cool.
So I see a lineup of live events in HD that impresses me more based on breadth than quality (if ESPN/Microsoft were really smart about this, they would roll out or test ESPN3 on the 360 while the World Cup is on, because that's the event of the year, and would go a long way towards convincing people that ESPN3 is what you need), and a highlight feature that doesn't impress me, an Internet creature who can see everything instantly on YouTube or ESPN.com.
What's good about this, then?
I think that if the integration of ESPN3 includes a DVR, it could be much closer to replacing a cable box. I already have a large hard disk on my 360; if I can use it to store replays of Gators games, I'll be happy, and that's another inroad to a service traditionally provided by cable alone. I also think that if I can get out-of-market broadcasts of my teams—one time I specifically remember using ESPN360 to watch a game was for the Florida-NC State game that produced Chandler Parsons' miracle three—and/or use the personalization features ESPN affords on ESPN.com to have the Gators, Braves, Packers, etc. filtered out for me to watch without searching through menus, I'll be much more likely to use ESPN3.
And I know, and would like to stress, that the concern that this is only "free" to users who have Xbox Live Gold memberships, and actually costs $50 a year, is hot air. Netflix has the same restrictions, and it's only growing; a Gold membership is required to play most games online as is, so anyone who has hopped on for a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 deathmatch or a Madden match-up has the capability to use this feature. Also, while current Xbox owners have had to connect consoles to the Internet via Ethernet cable or shell out for overpriced wireless adapters, the new Xbox 360 Slim has built-in Wi-Fi, making getting online with a 360 much easier.
It's a good idea, in other words, and can be fleshed out, but ESPN3 on the Xbox 360, in its current form, isn't something that's going to change my viewing habits all that much. Because I think I tend to consume sports much like most of the young fan demographic, even if I consume much more, I doubt it will prove to be a death knell for cable.
Now, if ESPN could strike a deal to provide ESPN, the channel, to 360 users? The Worldwide Leader might as well send bouquets and condolences to Comcast/Xfinity and the rest of cable providers.


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Things "found in the ground" on the allotment!
Another strange object found whilst digging the allotment...
Continuing my interest in "old things" my new blog continues with items that we found in the hedgerow clearance. On Saturday 7th March we had a volunteer day that cleared rubbish from the north section of the allotment by Northfield Avenue.
Amongst the plastic bottles and metal cans i was lucky to find a bit of metal that made my day.
I found a small Pick Mattock head. The name often changes from book to book but the name Pick Mattock is listed in the 1951 Brades catalogue. This head is a lot smaller than you would expect for a mattock or pick axe.
Do you find objects in the soil on your plot? Like most people stones seem to constantly appear in the ground by themselves but from time to time i find other things.
The most common for me is bits of old clay pipes and Stoneware bottles. I only find fragments but i always like to imagine a plot holder from 100 years ago stopping for a drink of ginger beer or lemonade.
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Well to be honest it was more bikes, cars and helicopters than Planes, trains and automobiles but that would have been a crap title – but all in all it's been one of the most bizarre Saturdays we've had in while.
The morning started with Hubby diving out of bed to go out to play on his new bike – I know, I know he already had a perfectly good bike (see link to previous blog) but that was the problem it was too good to be let out of the cellar. So the bubble wrap bike is now up for sale and we've now got two more bikes in the house – one for off-road and one for on (!) I have one bike that does both and was a fraction of the cost but……………..Boy's and their toys!!!https://jacksmumontherun.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=271&action=edit
Anyway this new toy meant he came back a happy boy (well middle-aged dude!) this morning. The off-road route I sent him on meant he had loads of fun – so much fun that we're off to do it together tomorrow morning (we're child free) not on the same bike – I'm not having a crog on a mountain bike thank you very much!!! Talking of mountain bikes – did you see them loonies in the Olympics today and I thought the BMX lot were mental!!
So biking done we nipped out to do a few jobs and ended up buying a car. Don't get me wrong one of the jobs on our list was to go looking at cars – but not buy one. It's a bit of a saga to be honest but to shorten it for you……….Once upon a time I had a lovely car,Colin the Corsa. Colin was getting on a bit so Hubby sold him and bought Peter the Peugeot – nasty Peter. I hated him! A few weeks ago Colin came back on the market, someone wanted to buy Peter (are you keeping up) so Colin came home!!! Sadly the buyer of Peter changed her mind (boo) and we haven't sold him yet. On Tuesday Colin left my life for the second time. Naffed off – not kidding. Anyway today we went to look at other options…..Archie the Aygo will be with us on Monday!!!!
As I said earlier, we're child free at the moment. Jack was due to go paintballing tomorrow for a friend's birthday but then he was invited to go stay tonight and get this – go for a flight in a helicopter. Eek! OTT birthday
I thought but oh no. Birthday boy's dad flies all the time. 'Posh People alert' I thought, but no, down to earth normal people. Granted, my house and garden would fit in their shed, but there was no need for airs and graces – not that I can do airs and graces. I am what I am…………….Bit scary watching your son taking off in a helicopter – even scarier watching your Hubby have a go- he can't stand on top of the step ladders without feeling giddy!!
So have hubby and I made the most of a child free night. Er, well come on do you really think we were going to go out with the Olympics on – no chance. So we've watched Mo Fly, the Jamaicans whoop the Americans (get in) gold in the boxing and after all that Tom Daley's had to deal with he brought home the bronze – Go Team GB
What a super Saturday
Mountain Biking with the Hubby in the morning
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I found happiness this week in Beck's new album, Morning Phase I haven't been able to stop listening to it since the weekend. Again, Super B and I with the recorded SNL. This time it's Jim Parsons with musical guest Beck. "Ooooooooo Beck I love him." "Who is that?" he asks. "Super B I'm pretty sure I used to sing *clears throat* 'Imma a loser bay-baaaa so why doncha kill maaaay' to you when you were a baby." "Oh great mom that's nice." No seriously Google it, you know his songs. "I got 2 turn tables and-a micro phone." MOM! shhhhhh ….
Sheesh no respect.
Once again …. Beck.
I fell silent. Hearing Wave for the first time is something I will never experience again. Its like seeing something so beautiful you have to almost look away its too much. I looked over at Super, he was fixed on the TV too. It rendered me speechless. Three minutes of total escape. I wish I knew more about music about what makes this song sooooooo alluring, you hear it and you can't quite put your finger on it but you like it. The next day I downloaded the album. I recognize slide guitars, sitars and Indian accordions and I finally make that connection to why his music resonates within me. A week later its all I listen to day in day out. Is it a pocketful of sunshine? No. So maybe those of you enduring your umpteenth sinter storm and grey skies may want to refrain until the sunshines for more than twenty minutes.
When you do eventually listen I promise it will be reminiscent of that tingling you had as a kid on Christmas morning.
I didn't do corned beef and cabbage but I did buy the retro box of Lucky Charms just to keep in my trunk (emptied) as a prop when I stumble upon another rainbow like this or this and then I can pull off THIS!.
Her reaction when I said no you can't have it dinner.
We are such party poopers when it comes to St. Patty's Day and I married an IRISHMAN. Oy vey. I did however boil that rotisserie bird down to some delicious stock. Poured into to an ice cube tray and freezed.
When I cleaned up I whined I was just too tired to do anything and we ended up having tacos. I skipped the green beer.
LAX on a Tuesday night. Followed by a bloody nose and more tacos.
7:25 am the sun finally pops over the hill just beyond the house.
You know those parties where you buy stuff you never use. Yeah that.
I love when Starbucks brings out the Kona. I allow myself one half pound at $45 bucks a pound. No typo.
I have been on a burger binge lately. I don't tell that to my new naturopath (below)
That's not a good find in the washer. It still works.
I make everyone run out of the house and stare up at the sky. I have MIA planes on the brain. I still can't believe we haven't found one piece of wreckage yet.
I made Sage Crusted Pork Chops – easiest recipe there is.
Since she's been banished from our room (unfortunate cable box incident in week 11) she seeks refuge on a warm dryer. She's still not better.
I feel as fried as my hair looks. That does get better (hair included) Week 13.
TGIF and its my blogiversary. the Modchik turns 4. I toy with the idea of a makeover and decide clearly I have no business or time working on that, so no change. on March 21st, 2010 it looked like this.
and then this
and then finally this which was eventually hacked so badly I had to scrap it all and start with a template that was clean (the dirty low down is here –>> how to avoid a wordpress hack) I do miss that site and the work that Darling Design and Zoe put into it.
Maybe I will try to resurrect that old theme. It means I have to go in and find any bugs that are hiding deep within folders. Considering how painful it was to get clean I may just pass on that. We don't want to reinstall themes with bugs. Maybe I will just leave well alone and work on something worthwhile like ummmm I dunno cleaning out the living room (the hubs did threaten to pull out the hefty bags and do it "his way") There's also the 'tiny' matter of the school yearbook that has yet to be finished, banquet videos, half finished photo books, oh and taxes. You know I'd rather sit here scour the internet for cool things to share with you. It's my escape and if there is one thing I have learned in the last four years of blogging (not counting my self absorbed year) its that we live in a world of shared experiences. Its that overlapping that I find comforting, we may have very different circumstances but we go through the same feelings, celebratory and not. We find comfort in knowing that we aren't alone. That is the best thing about having a space to share your thoughts, it only takes one comment to let you know that you aren't in a vacuum.
Sunday's find, MANUKA HONEY at Trader Joe's. Know that it sells for upwards of $35 a jar on Amazon or WF, wanna know why? LMGTFY (let me Google that for you.)
good distractions:
top-25-modern-rock-hits-this-week-20-years-ago (Morrissey, STP and Soundgarden.
See your very first tweet – here's mine.
Wow I choked right out of the gate.
Orcas hunting sea lions next to this guys boat 3/21 (video)
Even better as I am finishing this up we had a pretty good earthquake roll through here. You wanna see the best reaction just scroll to the 3 minute mark and continue on, its hysterical we Californians can't handle our rain or our earthquakes.


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I imagine, therefore I belong and am free
He was a fellow-student and close friend of the old poet, and of him he speaks with such warmth and penetration that what he has to say always moves me. "I sometimes think that I learned more from studying him than I did from studying philosophy. His exquisite balance of irony and tenderness would have put him among the saints had he been a religious man. He was by divine choice only a poet and often unhappy but with him one had the feeling that he was catching every minute as it flew and turning it upside down to expose its happy side. He was really using himself up, his inner self, in living. Most people lie and let life play upon them like the tepid discharges of a douche-bag. To the Cartesian proposition: 'I think therefore I am' he opposed his own, which must have gone something like this: 'I imagine, therefore I belong and am free.'"
by Lawrence Durrell (27 February 1912 – 7 November 1990)
from Justine
first book in the Alexandria Quartet
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Commentary: Climate policies should address gendered impacts of climate change including effects on women's health
Author: Hwei Mian Lim, ARROW, OpenGlobalRights
"Climate Change Exacerbates Gender Inequality, Putting Women's Health at Risk", 6 Nov 2017
[C]limate change clearly affects human health…[and] exacerbates gender inequality, especially in developing countries. For women already facing poverty…climate change puts them at further disadvantage…and adversely affects women's sexual and reproductive health and rights...[SRHR].
First, extreme weather…[makes it] extremely challenging for women to manage their menstruation needs and hygiene. Women may also refrain from drinking…which…may result in urinary and reproductive tract infections.
Second…undernutrition is already a major problem for women in some developing countries due to gender bias in the allocation of food within the household, which extreme climate events would exacerbate.
Third, women staying in temporary shelters…often experience sexual harassment, rape or other gender-based violence....
Last, extreme climate events also exacerbate the problem of early/forced marriage for girls...
Delegates at international climate negotiations and national policy-makers should ensure that climate policies address the gendered impacts of climate change and incorporate SRHR.
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Commentary: Indigenous communities should be heard at climate negotiations & supported to defend forests
Author: Matthew Parson, HRW
"Forest Defenders Could Pave Way to a Low-Carbon Future", 6 Nov 2017
A …new report published last week…pointed out that stopping deforestation is crucial to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Indigenous peoples and local communities are a critical part of such a strategy, since emissions and deforestation rates tend to be lower in forests managed by indigenous peoples when land rights are protected...[I]ndigenous peoples are defending their communities and forests from logging, oil pipelines, and coal mining...
Having stewarded the environment and lived sustainably for generations, indigenous peoples can guide others toward a low-carbon future. But so far, the wealth of knowledge they have to offer has only been cursorily included in the climate negotiations, and discussions of the rights of indigenous peoples have been sidelined...At this year's climate conference in Bonn, negotiators will flesh out details for a new platform to better incorporate indigenous and local communities in the international climate process...
But the reality is that indigenous peoples urgently need better rights protections. Their land rights are frequently encroached upon because of a lack of formal land title or otherwise insecure land tenure, which has a disproportionate impact on indigenous women. And many are threatened, harassed, attacked, or even killed for their environmental activism...[I]f delegates at [COP23]...are serious about fighting climate change, they need to improve protections for the guardians of the forests.
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Commentary: Business commitments & action key to implementing Paris Agreement
Author: David Wei, We Mean Business
"COP23 to show business is implementing the Paris Agreement", 2 Nov 2017
[T]he business community is steadily building the Paris vision of a resilient, low-carbon economy. Now 89% of the world's largest, high-emitting companies have carbon emissions targets, with a fifth planning low-carbon strategies to 2030 and beyond. The over 620 companies which have committed to bold climate action as part of the We Mean Business coalition Take Action campaign have a total market capitalization of over US$15.5 trillion.The UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2017 concludes that countries' nationally determined contributions (NDCs) must be enhanced in 2020 to ensure that the Paris Agreement goals can be met. Businesses have a key role to play in this, by implementing NDCs on the ground, and by innovating to open up new ambition in the future.
COP23 must lay the groundwork for the conclusion of the Paris rulebook at COP24, including rules on the global stocktake to take place every five years, transparency, accounting, markets, and resilience...[refers to Chongqing Changan, GM, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo].
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- Related companies: Changan Ford General Motors Mercedes-Benz (part of Daimler) Renault Volkswagen Volvo Group
Commentary: Oil and gas industry needs to tackle methane emissions
Author: Nigel Topping, We Mean Business
"It's time for the gas majors to tackle methane", 3 Nov 2017
While gas can help drive a switch away from coal, which has potential benefits in stalling the rise in global emissions, there are many uncertainties around how the sector will adapt to the widespread implementation of the Paris Agreement.…With the oil and gas industry being the chief emitter of methane after agriculture, the industry's seeming inability to tackle the problem raises questions about its future in the low-carbon economy. However…there have been two positive developments that suggest progress can be made.
Firstly, analysis from International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2017 found that around 40% to 50% of current methane emissions from the oil and gas sector worldwide could be avoided at no net cost…
Secondly, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), which represents ten of the sector's largest companies – Reliance, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Eni, CNPC, Pemex, Repsol, Statoil, Total and BP…announced its goal to work towards net zero methane emissions from the gas value chain…
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- Related companies: AGIP (part of Eni) BP China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Equinor (formerly Statoil) Pemex Reliance Energy (part of Reliance ADA) Repsol Saudi Aramco Shell Total
IFC report: Private sector investments are crucial to meeting climate targets
Author: Fiona Harvey, The Guardian (UK)
"Huge private sector investment puts Paris climate target in reach, says report", 2 Nov 2017
The World Bank Group's subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), said [in a report] that... investment [in renewable power, energy efficiency, and public transport around the world] could hold the key to fighting climate change, provided the investment continues and is directed to the right ends...
Philippe Le Houérou, chief executive of the IFC, said: "The private sector holds the key to fighting climate change. We can help unlock more private sector investment, but this also requires government reforms as well as innovative business models, which together will create new markets and attract the necessary investment. This can fulfil the promises of Paris."
The IFC report, entitled Creating Markets for Climate Business, found that governments could work with businesses by fostering renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels...However, in many countries, developed and developing, fossil fuel companies have the incumbent advantage, and in some cases policies have been developed to suit them…
Christian Aid, the development charity, called on the World Bank Group to stop lending to fossil fuel projects. Funding by the group's members for fossil fuel projects has increased to $4.7bn in 2016, according to the charity...
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Interview: Mars discusses sustainable land use and efforts to combat climate change
Author: Ashley Allen, We Mean Business
Ashley Allen, Senior Manager Sustainability at Mars Inc. spoke to the We Mean Business coalition about the critical role of sustainable land use for the company's success and calls on companies to double down on their climate action…
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Interview: Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas reaffirms its commitment to sourcing 100% renewable energy by joining "RE100" initiative
Author: The Climate Group
"'We Are Committed to a Future Powered by Renewable Energy': Morten Dyrholm, Vestas Wind Systems", 26 Oct 2017
"Vestas has decided to make its own operations powered by 100% renewable electricity...We set our first renewable electricity target back in 2010 and two years later we decided to increase that target to 100%. The target was reached in 2013...As our operations and electricity consumption grows, our commitment is to stay at 100%...RE100 helps to bring attention to the growing private sector commitment to a greener and more sustainable future through sourcing renewable energy. In addition to making sense from a sustainability point of view, it also makes economic sense...Companies and the larger private sector play a huge role in shifting the energy markets. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, US$11.3 trillion will be invested in power generation to meet the rapidly increasing energy demand. And it is the private sector that will provide the technologies and innovations that will make this shift happen...In 2011-15 we promised to reduce our product carbon footprint by 5%, but we actually reached 15%.
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We Mean Business NGO network & corporate partners express support for COP23 vision of a "grand coalition" to accelerate climate action
Author: We Mean Business
"Making the Paris Vision a Reality", 2 Nov 2017
We Mean Business is a global coalition of nonprofit organizations working with the world's most influential businesses to take action on climate change...
We reaffirm our commitment to the Paris Agreement...We call on all Parties to do the same, and to implement their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) with sound policies...Just as Parties' NDCs set emissions reduction targets, leading businesses are setting bold targets in their operations and across their value chains...We strongly support the grand coalition envisioned by the COP23 Presidency to unite civil society, the scientific community, the private sector and all levels of government to build the Paris vision...[refers to BT, Carlsberg Breweries, General Mills, Konica Minolta, Mars, Walmart, and Hewlett Packard]
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- Related companies: BT Carlsberg Breweries General Mills HP (Hewlett-Packard) Konica Minolta Mars Walmart
Commentary: Governments need to address protection of environmental defenders at 2017 UN Climate Change Conference
Author: Katharina Rall, Human Rights Watch, OpenGlobalRights
"Protecting environmental defenders should be a central issue at climate talks", 31 Oct 2017
…Delegates from around the world will gather [for the UN Climate Change Conference], to continue their discussions on how the Paris Agreement... should be carried out in... international and domestic policy... Human rights advocates, indigenous peoples, environmental groups, and women's rights advocates are asking their governments to take leadership on... incorporating human rights in climate action… The frequent attacks and threats against environmental rights defenders throughout the world are an example of why governments need to include protecting rights in their climate policies... In addition to ignoring direct attacks..., some governments use laws to criminalize the actions of environmental defenders or limit the space for activism…
Unless governments stop the criminalization of defenders, protect those who defend the environment, and respect due process show a larger commitment to human rights, any efforts to protect the climate will easily be blocked... But so far, governments have been reluctant to integrate rights protections in key sections of the "Paris Rulebook."… If [represented countries] avoid addressing human rights in their climate policy, they will invariably be shirking their international human rights obligations... [and] ultimately, emphasizing rights protections in climate policies will help protect the lives and health of those working to protect the climate.
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Commentary: Intergenerational efforts are critical to addressing climate change
Author: Leah Davidson, OpenGlobalRights
For many children in developing countries, the reality of climate change is intricately intertwined with children's human rights to education, healthcare, shelter and sanitation...There is a generational divide between the people in leadership positions with spending and voting power and the people who will be most affected by climate-related policy decisions and government action: our children and grandchildren… [W]e must think not only of the problems these children face now; we must consider what they will face when they become the next generation of leaders…
According to a recent report from…the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…many effects of global warming…will persist even if we stopped global emissions today and thus will inevitably affect future generations... One first step to ensuring children's rights...is to bring current leaders and future leaders together in an intergenerational effort… By encouraging dialogue between different generations, we can ensure that each generation is able to contribute their unique assets…to solve the most critical challenges connected to climate change.
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EU-27 production of 6,888 million tonnes of in 2010 is led by France, Italy and Spain, but the biggest EU exporter is the Netherlands. The average number of eggs consumed per person is 215 eggs per year, varying greatly depending on the country. There are three main egg markets, where each market has its own needs:
For table egg producer that will acquire the OVOSHINE system, the economic impact of using this new technology will be very low, in terms of costs. The average price of 100 kg of eggs in the European Union was 137.22 €/ 100 kg. With an average weight of 60 grams per egg, the average price paid for egg is 0.0823 € per egg. Using the OVOSHINE technology will imply only an over-cost of the 0.68% of the income. Furthermore, due to the use of this technology, consumers will be more willing to buy eggs and the eggs can be sold at higher prices, as premium eggs, since they have been sterilised.
The egg product industry can reach a reduction of sterilisation costs by using the OVOSHINE. Following current legislation, the egg product industry must deliver a product with less than 104 CFU per gram and total absence of SALMONELLA in 25 gr of product. Normally, these products are pasteurised using continuous systems and the time and temperature are controlled. Therefore, a reduced bacterial load will help the industry to reduce their costs in pasteurisation, since this is a long and costly procedure. Moreover, the egg must be pasteurised at low temperature and long time to avoid the coagulation of the white and the yolk. By reducing one of these parameters, the final quality of the product can be increased, improving the image of the egg products in the consumer, but without reducing the safety of the product. In the case of the egg product industry, the use of the OVOSHINE technology will imply a reduction of costs, so a reduction in the final price is expected.
Finally, for the hatch egg producers the scenario will be also favourable if they used the OVOSHINE system. Currently, the hatch egg producer applies dangerous chemicals to the fertilised eggs, like hydrogen peroxide, formaldehyde and other. The most interesting part for the hatching eggs producer is to reduce as much as possible the bacterial load of the egg shell, since the incubation temperature (37ºC) is optimal to bacterial growth. The case of the hatch egg producers is similar to the egg product industry. It is expected greater production with the application of the OVOSHINE technology, so a reduction in the price of the chicks can be envisaged.


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This paper presents new high-resolution proxies and paleoclimatic reconstructions for studying climate changes in China for the past 2000 years. Multi-proxy synthesized reconstructions show that temperature variation in China has exhibited significant 50–70-yr, 100–120-yr, and 200–250-yr cycles. Results also show that the amplitudes of decadal and centennial temperature variation were 1.3°C and 0.7°C, respectively, with the latter significantly correlated with long-term changes in solar radiation, especially cold periods, which correspond approximately to sunspot minima. The most rapid warming in China occurred over AD 1870–2000, at a rate of 0.56° ± 0.42°C (100 yr)−1; however, temperatures recorded in the 20th century may not be unprecedented for the last 2000 years, as data show records for the periods AD 981–1100 and AD 1201–70 are comparable to the present. The ensemble means of dryness/wetness spatial patterns in eastern China across all centennial warm periods illustrate a tripole pattern: dry south of 25°N, wet from 25°–30°N, and dry to the north of 30°N. However, for all centennial cold periods, this spatial pattern also exhibits a meridional distribution. The increase in precipitation over the monsoonal regions of China associated with the 20th century warming can primarily be attributed to a mega El Ni˜no–Southern Oscillation and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. In addition, a significant association between increasing numbers of locusts and dry/cold conditions is found in eastern China. Plague intensity also generally increases in concert with wetness in northern China, while more precipitation is likely to have a negative effect in southern China.
Ge, Q., Liu, H., Ma, X., Zheng, J., & Hao, Z. (2017). Characteristics of temperature change in China over the last 2000 years and spatial patterns of dryness/wetness during cold and warm periods. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 34(8), 941–951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-017-6238-8
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia – Sherry Dean has a secret she's been keeping from her drivers since March – their Upshur County school buses are running on an alternative fuel made of vegetable oil and diesel.
"I wanted to run it without my drivers or mechanics knowing," she said. "That way I can have a true feeling for how it's doing."
So far, the results have been "great."
Dean is among a slowly growing number of county transportation directors in West Virginia and across the nation who are switching from straight diesel to a mixture of diesel and biodiesel, a fuel based primarily on vegetable oils.
Biodiesel use has been growing since 1992 when Congress passed the Energy Policy Act in a move to reduce the nation's dependency on foreign oil. It has since been approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as an alternative fuel.
Since 1999, biodiesel use nationwide has grown from 500,000 gallons to 25 million gallons in 2004. It is estimated that usage will surpass 50 million gallons this year, said Amber Pearson with the Missouri-based National Biodiesel Board. The board was established in 1992 by soybean commodity groups to promote the use and research of biodiesel.
School systems have contributed to the growth. About 100 systems nationwide have made the switch, "and that number is growing all the time," Pearson said.
Nevada's Clark County started using the fuel after lawmakers in that state required the phased-in purchase of alternative-powered vehicles. The school system, which includes Las Vegas, uses about 3 million gallons a year, said Frank Giordano, who oversees the county's fleet of 1,300 school buses and 1,600 other vehicles.
"The good part of that is we've displaced 600,000 gallons of petroleum fuel," said Giordano. "That's something we're pretty proud of."
While county and school officials say they haven't noticed any appreciable increase in miles-per-gallon, they all say biodiesel doesn't require expensive modifications to their diesel engine buses. Also, the fuel produces fewer emissions and is healthier for the 24 million schoolchildren who ride buses daily.
And, perhaps, more importantly, recent petroleum price increases – coupled with state and federal incentives – now makes biodiesel an economical choice.
The EPA announced a $7.5 million grant program over the summer to help school systems reduce emissions from their older buses through replacing engines or switching to alternative fuels.
Kentucky officials expect to announce a $48,000 grant program in October. The state's 176 county and municipal school systems can use the money to pay the difference between regular diesel and biodiesel.
New Jersey also offers biodiesel on a statewide contract for local and state agencies to use. The state also has a biodiesel rebate program to offset the additional cost.
Four of West Virginia's 55 counties are using the fuel, and several more are planning to make the switch. Those that do use biodiesel are eligible for increased state transportation funding.
"I was banking on fuel continuing to rise," said Buster Nicholson, Jefferson County's operations director. "It's kind of a hedge against inflation." The county, which is about 90 miles from Washington, D.C., began using the fuel in May and Nicholson said the change may generate about $60,000 in additional funding from the state Department of Education.
Under the state school aid formula, counties receive about 85 cents for every dollar in transportation costs. By switching to biodiesel, the reimbursement increases to 95 cents. While it takes up to two years for the state to begin paying at the higher rate, "once that cycle kicks in, it just keeps coming," Nicholson said.
Increased consumer interest and state and federal tax incentives for producers means there are now about 1,500 biodiesel distributors nationwide.
"It's a matter of economics," said Rich Cregar with the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University. "I don't think anybody is arguing we're going to see cheap oil again. Alternative fuels will be economically viable."
As the operations manager for the nation's longest running user of biodiesel in school buses, Joe Biluck Jr. has seen the industry evolve.
"Today, I'm happy to say there has been a tremendous amount of interest," said Biluck, director of operations for the Medford Township, New Jersey, school system. "The supply chain is improving."
When Biluck started using biodiesel, the closest distributor was in Massachusetts. He is now able to purchase fuel from a supplier in nearby Philadelphia.
Biodiesel supporters refer to the fuel as a renewable energy source since it is partly based on soybeans or other oil-producing vegetables. The common mixture is 20 percent biodiesel, 80 percent diesel fuel.
The fuel requires less technology to produce than ethanol, and Cregar said studies have shown that fuels based on soybeans and other crops could produce up to 3.5 million barrels of fuel daily.
An improperly mixed batch, however, can cause problems with a bus, or even make it stop running, said Marion County Transportation Director Tim James. Marion was the first county in West Virginia to begin using the fuel in its 79 buses.
"Just make sure when it's delivered, it's mixed," James said.
The EPA is requiring refiners to produce lower sulfur diesel fuel beginning next year, and diesel engine manufacturers to build cleaner burning engines by 2010. The agency estimates the new rule will cut emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides, soot, carbon monoxide, acid rain-causing sulfur dioxide and other air pollutants, preventing 8,300 premature deaths, more than 9,500 hospitalizations and 1.5 million lost work days.
"I consider it a very effective transition technology," Biluck said. "Five to eight years from now we'll be talking about something different."
In the interim, using biodiesel "shows people we are trying to do everything we can to offset energy costs and at the same time, be more sustainable," he said.


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