text:
SPIE A>Z
Improving quality of life
Combining multiple energies
Performance improvement solutions
Sustainable inSPIErations
The SPIE dossiers
SPIE awarded M&E contract for new William Mcllvanney...
SPIE awarded M&E contract for new William Mcllvanney Campus, Kilmarnock, demonstrating its continued expertise in the education sector
London, July 19th, 2017 – SPIE UK has been awarded an £8 Million contract for mechanical and electrical works at East Ayrshire Council's new William Mcllvanney Campus in Kilmarnock.
Named after the world-renowned author, who was born and educated in Kilmarnock, the £45.3 million, 18,360m² campus will accommodate approximately 1,465 secondary, 383 primary and 160 early years pupils between the ages of 2-18 and will be provided by East Ayrshire Council and Hub South West Scotland, through Scotland's Schools for the Future programme.
This M&E contract, awarded by Kier Construction, further demonstrates and cements SPIE's track record and expertise in delivering innovative solutions across the education sector. It follows the successful completion of its £7m multi-technical services contract at North Ayrshire Council's 17,000m² Garnock Community Campus, along with some 40 other Scottish education wins over the past ten years. This latest contract builds on a successful and collaborative partnership with Kier Construction - working closely with their design team throughout this exciting new venture.
SPIE UK's diverse and extensive range of works and responsibilities on site comprise mechanical and electrical works including the installation of Low Temperature Hot Water (LTHW), heating (including underfloor), domestic water services, syphonic drainage, data-voice, LV Switchgear, stand-by generator, lighting and power, combined heat and power unit, ventilation, fire sprinkler system, fire alarms and security systems.
The installation will also feature a daylight-linked PIR lighting control system, including absence detection in classrooms, which reflects SPIE's expertise with energy saving solutions whilst contributing to energy management on campus.
The architects, NORR, have designed the new campus building to minimise overall energy consumption whilst adapting to a variety of interactive and collaborative teaching and learning needs.
Delivered by Kier Construction, the new campus will accommodate the merger of Kilmarnock Academy, James Hamilton Academy, New Farm Primary and Early Childhood Centre and Silverwood Primary.
A third new school, Sgoil na Coille Nuaidhe, offering Gaelic language provision will replace the existing provision offered at Onthank Primary School and Grange Academy.
There will also be a multi-use games area as well as flexible community facilities.
Will Smith, the Managing Director of SPIE UK's Multi-Technical Services Scotland division, comments: "We're delighted to have been selected by Kier Construction for another prestigious and pioneering venture in the Scottish education sector, following on from our works at Garnock Community Campus. Today's rapidly transforming learning environment and tools demand flexibility and ease of maintenance, and therefore we will be incorporating the latest state-of-the-art technology and energy efficiency initiatives during the design phase. The campus will generate substantial employment, growth and investment opportunities across East Ayrshire, whilst creating the infrastructure to support continuous education of young people in Kilmarnock and the surrounding areas."
Brian McQuade, Kier Construction's Scotland managing director said: "Education continues to be a prominent sector for Kier and we're delighted to be working in partnership with SPIE once again to deliver this latest contemporary build in Ayrshire. The SPIE team brings significant mechanical and electrical works prowess to the design process, particularly in the field of energy management, which is an important part of this innovative solution."
SPIE Limited
Tel. : +44 (0)207 105 2401 (DDI)
e-mail : jeff.evans@spie.com
www.spieuk.com
onechocolate communications
Sue Grant / Ivelina Adzheva
Tel. : +44 (0)207 437 0227
e-mail : SPIE@onechocolatecomms.co.uk
www.onechocolatecommunications.co.uk
SPIE, SHARING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
As the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, SPIE supports its customers to design, build, operate and maintain energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly facilities.
With more than 46,400 employees and a strong local presence, SPIE achieved in 2018 consolidated revenues of €6.7 billion and consolidated EBITA of €400 million.
Other Group websites
SPIE from A to Z


text:
Home > Blogs > Disability Discrimination on the basis of Perception
Disability Discrimination on the basis of Perception
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently upheld a finding of disability discrimination by perception in the case of Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey.
Disability discrimination law typically protects a person who is disabled. The legal test for disability under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) requires an impairment to be long-term (either lasting 12 months or more, or a recurring condition) and to have a substantial effect on the person's ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Discrimination based on perception (i.e. where an employer treats an employee less favourably because they perceive that the employee has a particular characteristic, regardless of whether the individual actually has that characteristic) is well established for certain protected characteristics (such as religion and sexual orientation). However, it has not previously been addressed in the case of disability.
In this case, the EAT was required to consider whether it was direct disability discrimination if a non-disabled job applicant was rejected because of a perception that a condition could become a disability in future.
Direct discrimination occurs where, because of a protected characteristic (such as disability), one person (A) treats another (B) less favourably than they treat, or would treat, others.
The claimant, Ms Coffey, was a serving police officer with the Norfolk Constabulary from 1993 to 1997. In 2009 she joined the Wiltshire Constabulary as a staff member and in 2011 applied to become a police constable. A medical test showed that she suffered from a degree of hearing loss which was marginally below the medical standard for recruitment to the police.
Wiltshire Constabulary followed the Police National Recruitment Standards guidance and arranged a practical functionality test, which she passed. Ms Coffey worked as a police constable on frontline duty with no adverse effects from 2011 onwards.
In 2013 she applied for a transfer back to Norfolk Constabulary. Ms Coffey disclosed that she had some upper-range hearing loss and enclosed the functionality test report showing that no adjustments had been required.
She attended a health assessment, which found that her hearing was just outside the usual standards for recruitment. The medical advisor noted that she had been able to undertake an operational policing role, and recommended that she should have an "at work" test. Instead, Norfolk Constabulary declined her request to transfer because her hearing was just below the acceptable standard, based on concerns that she might end up on restricted duties should her hearing deteriorate.
Ms Coffey brought a claim in the Employment Tribunal (ET) claiming that the Norfolk Constabulary had committed an act of direct disability discrimination in refusing the transfer. Ms Coffey did not assert that she had a disability under the Act. Her argument was that she had been treated less favourably because she was perceived to have a disability.
The decision of the ET and the EAT
The ET concluded that the only way to interpret the reasons for the refusal of the transfer was that the Assistant Chief Inspector had perceived that Ms Coffey had a potential or actual disability. Since that perception was the reason for refusing the transfer, the ET upheld the claim against Norfolk Constabulary.
The case was appealed to the EAT which upheld the ET's finding of direct discrimination. Further, the EAT noted that there would be a gap in equality law protection if an employer, who wrongly perceives that an employee's impairment might at some point affect their work, could dismiss the employee in advance to avoid any duty to make allowances or adjustments in line with equality legislation.
This case confirms that the definition of direct discrimination under the Act is wide enough to cover perceived discrimination.
Schools should remain mindful that, even if an employee or potential employee does not have a protected characteristic, if they are perceived to have one, this can still lead to a finding of discrimination. Schools should not, therefore, allow an assumption or perception of an individual's medical condition to impact upon their assessment of the person's ability to carry out a role.
For specific advice or queries, please contact Emilie Darwin or Hannah Wilding.
Emilie Darwin
Emilie Darwin, Partner
Emilie Darwin is a Cheltenham solicitor, specialising in employment and immigration.
Don't hide behind it
First education administration order made under new FE provisions
Shared parental leave pay does not have to mirror maternity pay
Saluting those who serve – why businesses should sign the Armed Forces Covenant
Employee status in sport
What happens when you only find out about a disability late in a disciplinary process?
Making A Will Setting Up A Trust When Someone Dies Contesting A Will Older and Vulnerable Clients Disability Discrimination on the basis of Perception

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Description de poste :•	The Sales Associate will be responsible for selling and promoting our products, acquiring new clients and retaining our existing customers through providing an outstanding customer service at all times. •	The Sales Associate will also represent our reputable company and help increase brand awareness. Job Responsibilities: •	Provide a friendly customer service, greeting and acknowledging every customer, maintaining high standards in the service provided while showing a solid product knowledge and expertise •	Ensure that our customers are satisfied by following our standards and customer service best practice •	Achieve and exceed sales targets •	Maintain an awareness of all promotions and advertisements •	Build relations with customers and help build the database •	Use effective sales tools to persuade the customer and secure the sale •	Communicate customers' requests, recommendations, suggestions and remarks to management •	Monitor competition and market fluctuations •	Participate to sales events when needed such as fairs and exhibitions •	Provide excellent customer service in order to maximize potential sales •	Process till transactions quickly and accurately •	Advise customers on latest trends •	Be able to turn customer service into sales •	Actively seek to maintain and improve store standards on selling floor, service areas and stockrooms •	Fully follow operating procedures, and provide customers with complete service and an enjoyable shopping experience to maximize sales •	Seek to optimize store standards in both front of house & rear of house in order to maximize turnover •	Process deliveries & stock transfers in an efficient manner in line with Company Procedures. •	Keep up to date with all available brand specific product knowledge.
Profil rechercher :•	Minimum 1 Year of experience in a similar sales position, preferably in fashion retail •	Educated to High School Level •	Strong verbal communication skills (English and Arabic) •	Experience in till transactions and cash handling •	Presentable and professional look •	Outgoing and sociable personality •	Target driven and able to work under pressure •	Knowledge of sales process; first contact, handling objections and closing the sale.


Nov. 15 - Mitsubishi, Nissan and Madza resume production in Thailand, after a month-long halt caused by the country's worst flooding in 50 years. Arnold Gay reports.
Japanese car makers Mitsubishi, Nissan and Mazda have resumed vehicle production in Thailand, after a month-long halt caused by the country's worst flooding in 50 years. Production at the Mitsubishi Motor's factory in the Leam Cha Bang Industrial Estate, resumed Monday (November 14). The plant was not damaged by flood waters, but ran short of parts, amid disruptions to local suppliers that saw all eight Japanese automakers suspending their Thai production. Mitsubishi was forced to source parts from other countries, including Japan, to restart work. VP for manufacturing Suvitch Benchatikul says lost production came up to the tens of thousands. SOUNDBITE (Thai) VICE PRESIDENT FOR MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION CONTROL AT MITSUBISHI MOTORS (THAILAND) SUVITCH BENCHATIKUL, SAYING: "We've lost more than 20,000 vehicles including export cars, and car parts that we export to other countries. Today is the first day we fully resumed production of pick-ups, sedans and trucks." Mitsubishi is asking workers to put in overtime, including weekends, to boost production. The factory employs more than 3,000 people, most, like Yutthana Sanlab are happy to be back SOUNDBITE (Thai) MITSUBISHI PLANT WORKER YUTTHANA SANLAB, SAYING: "I'm happy to be able to work again because if I don't have work, I have no income." Due to the month long suspension, Mitsubishi expects to miss its 2011 Thai production target by 8,000 vehicles. It's full-year target is 250,000 vehicles. With Toyota aiming to resume Thai production next week, Honda is the only big Japanese carmaker without a clear schedule on when its flooded Ayutthaya plant can restart operations. Arnold Gay, Reuters.


This is the first in a series setting out several major parts of the SIP protocol. The following are some pratical notes on the protocol and how works the SDP and RTP protocol delegated to voice or video transport.
Attention: they are simple practical notes: I invite you to see the documentations in linkografia for a in-deep study about this topic.
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is a signaling protocol that is used to control multimedia communication sessions, such as voice and video calls, over Internet Protocol (IP).
SIP protocol is analogous to HTTP for voice and is essentially the glue that ties communications systems together, much like HTTP ties clients (browser) and web servers together for worldwide communication.
If a Phone A want to place a call to Phone B, SIP protocol is used to exchange information about call-establish (callerid, callee number, etc), and how the two stream of voice (or video) Phone A -> Phone B (the caller's voice in Phone A heard by callee in Phone B), and Phone B -> Phone A will be transmitted. After that Phone A and Phone B agreed about this details (using the SDP protocol, enclosed in SIP protocol), the two real data-stream will be transmitted using RTP protocol: in others words the sip protocol is delegated to the signalling about the call.
In the next of this post the focus will be the call establish: how the voice stream will be transmitted (the streaming audio) will be exposed in the next posts.
In short a call establishment in SIP protocol (Alice wants to call Bob) can be described as the following.
When Alice wants to initiate a call with Bob, she will send a SIP INVITE message (a call request) to Bob directly (or using an intermediate server): Bob's phone will response with a trying messages, and others several ring messages to indicate that the Bob's phone is ringing. When Bob answer the call, then her device will send back an OK message: to confirm the call establishment Alice then sends an ACK message to Bob.
Oss.: The communication flow will be directly or using intermediate server. As we shall see in real words things can be a bit more complex: this is only to exemplify the sip messages flow.
Entities interacting in a SIP protocol environment are known generally as User Agents (UA), and there are two types of UAs: clients (UAC) and servers (UAS).
The UAC generates "methods" and sends them to servers (e.g., it sends an INVITE request call and initiates a call).
The UAS receives the methods, processes them, and generates "responses" (e.g., it sends a 200 Ok response to indicate a successful session). UAS is the generic name of the device that receives the methods.
Att: In other words a SIP UA can perform the role of a User Agent Client (UAC), which sends SIP requests, and the User Agent Server (UAS), which receives the requests and returns a SIP response: these roles of UAC and UAS only last for the duration of a SIP transaction. Infact most of the time a SIP device (eg a IpPhone) implements both a UAC to a UAS (they are simply different pieces of software running on the device): the phone behaves like a UAC if initiates a call, and the other party that receive the call will be an UAS. The UAS can be another phone or an intermediate server that re-trasmit the request to another server or the destination IpPhone (that is the final UAS). The next time if the same phone will receive a call it will be a UAS.
The UAC is often associated with the end user, since applications running on systems are used by people. The UAC can be any end-user device, such as a IpPhone, softphone (= a software that emulates an IpPhone) and others.
Each resource of a SIP network, such as a User Agent, is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), based on the general standard syntax also used in email. A typical SIP URI is of the form: sip: username@domain.
SIP defines several server network elements UAS (over the telephone that has been called): although two SIP UA can communicate directly without any intervening SIP infrastructure, which is why the protocol is described as peer-to-peer, this approach is often impractical for a public service.
In a real word the requests generated by the UAC usually are sent to a server (typically a proxy server) and not directly to the other Sip IpPhone. There are several types of servers that helps UAC & UAS to connect each other.
The SIP protocol can be, and usually is, routed through one or more SIP proxy servers before reaching its destination: it is very similar to how email is transmitted, in that multiple email server are usually involved in the delivery process, each forwarding the message in its original form.
Proxy servers help track down ip addresses of recipients whose exact addresses are not known in advance. If the proxy server cannot find the address of the recipient, it will send the request to other proxy servers. In others words when Alice want to call Bob, she knows only the Bob's URI (bob@domain): SIP Proxy convert from SIP URI to Ip Address. SIP proxy servers use presence services (Registrar Server) to track users, which means users can be located regardless of their physical location (current Ip Address). Proxy servers are the most common server in the SIP environment.
A SIP registration server is responsible for registering devices (tipically IpPhone). It does this by authenticating the device with a user name and password and keeping a table of IP addresses and extensions/phone numbers. Registrations of devices play an important role in the process since SIP devices that do not register itself cannot be called and SIP devices that do not successfully authenticate cannot make outbound calls.
Note: Commonly proxy and registrar server are on the same device: the pbx ! They are simply different pieces of software on the pbx-device.
A more completely description about a call-establish using the Sip protocol it is in the next.
Both Alice and Bob register to a registrar server for location identification purposes: registrar server knows the ip addresses of both Bob and Alice's IpPhone.
If Alice wants to initiate a call with Bob, she will send an INVITE message (a call request to bob@domain) to her proxy server. This proxy server will act on Alice's behalf and search for Bob's proxy server. It will then send the INVITE message to Bob's proxy. Bob's proxy server will then look up Bob's current device (using registrar server) and send an INVITE message to Bob.
When Bob accepts the INVITE (answer the call), then he will send back an OK message, which will propagate back to ALICE through the proxies. Alice then sends an ACK directly to Bob and a direct media session (to transport the voice) takes place after that. To disconnect the session, Alice or Bob will send a BYE message and the other will reply with an OK message.
NEXT POST: From Sip to RTP (Part 2) – This is straight talking !
This entry was posted in Asterisk, Voip and tagged Asterisk, RTP, SDP, Sip by Giampaolo Tucci. Bookmark the permalink.


text:
Rant and Rave: Downtown Parking and Recycling
By Daliah Singer • April 27, 2012
Rant: Parking downtown is getting ridiculous.
I'm lucky to live just nine blocks from the 5280 office, meaning I walk to work almost every day. But on mornings when I need my car for an interview or an appointment, I have to deal with finding parking, which is becoming an impossible task thanks to the Union Station construction and overnight parking restrictions.
When the redevelopment (read: demolition project) began at Denver's photogenic train depot, 390 parking spots were eliminated. Since downtown seems more fixated on 15-spot surface parking lots than multi-level parking garages there's little room to absorb these gas-guzzlers.
If you do find a spot, don't even think about staying overnight. Last year, the city began phasing in paid overnight parking. Recently, I've noticed that rule applies to two-hour parking zones where you used to be able to park from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Now, if you want to take a cab home after imbibing too much post-Rockies game, you've first got to move your car to an open lot (please don't do this) or face a ticket in the morning. In 2003, then-mayor John Hickenlooper pushed for lower parking meter fees, saying: "Parking meters were not designed to be a revenue generator; they are a tool to manage a scare resource." Nearly a decade later, things have changed.
So much so, that if you give up circling downtown's one-ways while looking for an open parking meter and opt for a parking garage, you can expect to pay a lot more for the privilege. Many garages and lots have raised rates—particularly around our offices—and some don't offer hourly rates (forget about running a quick errand). The LoDo parking garage at 18th and Wazee streets now charges $10 per day (up from $8), and even the small surface lot on the northwest corner of 16th and Wazee streets went from $12 per day to $15 per day (oh, and it's $10 for 30 minutes).
Many urban dwellers will say that is the cost of living in a city. That may be true, but it doesn't mean that I have to like it. All those parking fees add up, especially when meters are now being sequestered for valet parking (see photo) from 5 p.m. on. All of which means that I'll take walking over parking (most) days.
Rave: Denver Recycles expands its recycling program.
I'm an avid recycler, and for years I've been throwing juice boxes and soup containers into my recycling. Turns out, I wasn't supposed to. But now I can get back in the habit.
In line with a national movement, Mayor Michael Hancock announced on Monday that food and beverage cartons are now approved to be recycled as part of Denver Recycles (sign up for the program here). Newly approved-to-be-recycled food and drink cartons include milk, juice, cream, egg whites and egg substitutes, soup, tofu, and ice cream. So head to the grocery store, eat up, and then throw your containers into that purple bin so paper mills can use them to make new paper towels, tissue, and building materials.
Daliah Singer, 5280 Contributor
Daliah Singer is an award-winning writer and editor based in Denver. You can find more of her work at daliahsinger.com.


This story deals with the principle of fire, the breath of life and laughing gas—in other words, phlogiston, oxygen and nitrous oxide. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, a few of the best medical minds in England were spending their days in breathless anticipation as one desperate patient after another submitted to treatment with newly discovered gases. By night, however, they could be found in the parlors of the upper class, laughing up a storm with society matrons and famous poets.
We begin with the theory of phlogiston, introduced in 1667 by Johann Joachim Becher, who postulated that there is a certain substance, terra pinguis ('fat earth'), contained in combustable material that is released on burning. Renamed phlogiston ('burning up') by his student Georg Ernst Stahl, it was regarded first as a particle, then an essence. Wood for example was composed of ash + phlogiston. Burning wood released phlogiston and left ash.
But there was a problem. It was noted that burning lead or tin caused that substance to increase in weight. This inconsistency eventual killed the theory, but only after decades of argument. The path to the truth was an ambling one. Joseph Priestly, contemplating the effect of steam on iron, thought initially that hydrogen was the mysterious phlogiston. Eventually it became clear that burning involved not the leaving of phlogiston but the addition of oxygen, the very element co-discovered by Priestly.
Lavoisier, a clever experimentalist, used closed vessels to study chemical reactions, concluding that the weight gain during combustion was due to combination with air. His most famous finding was the conservation of mass. He was well versed in the 'foreign' literature, much of which was translated for him by his wife. Thus he knew of the 'fixed air'–CO2–of Joseph Black and thought, at first, that this might be what combines with combusted materials.
In the meantime, Priestly visited Lavoisier and they discussed all things combustable. With renewed interest in his experiments burning mercury, he tripped onto to the idea that there was a component of air that was "better than common air, for the purpose of respiration, inflammation, and ... every other use of common air." He called this 'dephlogisticated air'. We call it oxygen. Which is exactly what Lavoisier called it, based on his own studies in 1778, described in the 'Easter Memoir'. By the way, 'inflammable air', described by Cavendish, is hydrogen. When one combines 'inflammable' air with 'dephlogisticated' air, water is produced: 2H2 + O2 –> 2H2O. But I'm sure you knew that already.
Lavoisier went on to experiment with respiratory physiology, using ice calorimeters and guinea pigs to identify respiration as a process of 'slow combustion'. The stage was set for the therapeutic use of oxygen. The venue would be The Pneumatic Institution in Bristol England, 1799–1802.
With this new venue comes a new cast of characters: Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy and James Watt. Lavoisier had his wife as his muse. In addition to translating scientific literature into French, see made drawings of his experiments and archived his research. These fine Englishmen had the Duchess of Devonshire to count on.
Thanks to Joseph Priestly and other members of the Lunar Society, 'pneumatic chemistry' was now 'a thing'. Thomas Beddoes had set up a laboratory to study possible medical uses of these newly discovered gases. Conversations with the Duchess, who was 'surprisingly' learned in chemistry, lead Beddoes to turn the lab into a hospital. She lent her prestige to the new effort, and tried in vain to get funding from the Royal Society. Its President, however, refused to aid or abet Beddoes, a known sympathizer with the French Revolution.
But the 'clinic' carried on. Beddoes was more enthusiastic than successful in his attempts to use hydrogen and oxygen to treat such ailments as ulcers, paralysis and tuberculosis. He did, however, publish a collection of anecdotal case histories in which other doctors claimed success.
The true medical value of therapeutic oxygen would not be realized for decades. There was some silliness along the way, such as oxygen enemas for gallstones. Its adoption as respiratory medicine was accelerated after WWI, where it was used to treat the respiratory effects of poison gas, including phosgene, a gas first synthesized by none other than Humphry Davy.
Modern methods, as pioneered by JS Haldane, were met with reluctance. Haldane single handedly brought respiratory science into the twentieth century when he published "The therapeutic administration of oxygen" in 1917. But, there was apprehension about a sort of 'accelerant' effect of oxygen that would damage tissues. Respiration, after all, was a matter of 'combustion'. For a very long time, doctors had to be coaxed into giving up timid, and useless, intermittent application of oxygen in favor of continuous flow for patients with serious oxygen deficit (…in 1972 over 10% of physicians involved in intensive therapy still prescribed intermittent oxygen).
It is safe to say that oxygen has won its place in medicine, and in the psyche. Metaphorically oxygen is 'good'. It is even sought after by the healthy as a mood enhancer, available in oxygen bars throughout 'first world' countries.
We turn now to the tragic–o-comic story of laughing gas. Joseph Priestly, (again), first synthesized nitrous oxide (phlogisticated nitrous air) by heating iron filings with nitric acid. James Watt built an apparatus to mass produce it. And in Thomas Beddoes' Institute, Humphry Davy explored its effects on people, including himself.
The involvement of James Watt, instrument maker and inventor of the steam engine, is a poignant tale of desperation. Watt had hoped that the use of medical gases might save his daughter from tuberculosis. It did not.
Humphry Davy came to the Institute in 1798, after his interest was piqued by an account of "the gaseous oxyd of nitrogen" which warned that it was dangerously toxic. Two years later he published Researches, chemical and philosophical, chiefly concerning nitrous oxide, or dephlogisticated nitrous air, and its respiration, in which he set forth the more salutary effects of nitrous oxide. Early on he took to calling it laughing gas.
Decades later, Nitrous oxide would enjoy a brief but venerable career as an anesthetic, before it was replaced by the more potent agents, ether and chloroform. The saga of Horace Wells, who pioneered its anesthetic use, is one of fame purchased at a price too dear, of a life so twisted and dramatic the it was eventually told on stage in the play Ether Dome. Wells, a Hartford dentist, had tripped onto the potential anesthetic use of nitrous oxide while attending a traveling show that demonstrated the more amusing effects of laughing gas. Wells failed at his medical demonstration in Boston, due only to technical flaws.
Once the true utility of nitrous oxide anesthesia was finally apparent, it was his partner who claimed credit. Wells' life spiraled downward. He abandoned his family and was jailed for felonious assault on a stranger. The Parisian Medical Society was petitioned to redress his grievances as an overlooked inventor. They eventually recognized his claim as the first to perform painless surgery and awarded him an honorary MD degree. Twelve days following this public accolade, and unaware of it, Wells sat in his jail cell, inhaled some chloroform and fatally slit his femoral artery.
Now, let us return to England and lighter matters, to explore the surprising confluence of medical science and the Romantic movement in literature and philosophy—the enlightenment's version of 'better living through chemistry'.
The friendship of Humphry Davy and William Wordsworth was based on mutual admiration. Both were filled with lofty notions of humanity, Romantics if you will. Davy was a popular lecturerer, often referencing poetry, religion and equality for women in science—that, in addition to discovering six new elements and becoming president of the Royal Society. He and other intellectuals (add Coleridge to Wordsworth) took to doing what mankind has done practically forever—use chemical intoxication for fun and edification. Only in this case it involved huffing on a balloon filled with nitrous oxide. Davy may have initially asked "what will this do" but the poets wanted to know "how will this make me feel". Eventually the entire British upperclass was keen on attending laughing gas parties, a past time that endures today. Millions of, mostly younger, people know what 'whip–it' means, even if they haven't a clue how to make whipped cream.
The Lunar society was in fact the prototype of a 'think tank' and the Pneumatic Institute the precursor of the 'research clinic'. The story of both is told in The Atmosphere of Heaven by Mike Jay, (Yale University Press).
Let us know what you think. As always, you can check out history or medicine books via our Amazon affiliate link, visit us at medical history tour, or send an email at info@medicalhistorytour.com.
T Beddoes, J Watts Considerations on the medicinal use, and on the production of factitious airs.
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and Princess Diana: a parallel.
Newer PostMedical History. Heritage or Sociology?


Let denote the ring of polynomials in -variables, and let be an ideal in . Since the polynomials form a dense subspace in , the ideal can also be considered as a subspace of . In fact, is a joint invariant subspace for . The closure of , , is also an invariant subspace for . Denote by the compression of to , meaning that , or equivalently , for all .
In a sense we have here a very concrete row contraction which is, in a sense, a universal model for row contractions "satisfying the relations in ". The construction is indeed pretty concrete, but it turns out that the analysis of as a tuple of operators on a Hilbert space is complicated.
A polynomial is said to be homogeneous if it lies in one of the spaces (it is then said to be of degree ). An ideal is said to be homogeneous if it is generated by homogeneous polynomials. Homogeneous ideals are in many ways more tractable then arbitrary ones, and from now on we will concentrate on the homogeneous case.
Let be a homogeneous ideal in , and as above form , and let be the compression of to . The open problem I present is a simplified version of what is known as Arveson's Conjecture.
Arveson's Conjecture: Under the above assumption, the row contraction is essentially normal, meaning that for all , the commutator is compact.
As I said, this is a simplified version. For an up–to–date account of this conjecture see this paper of Kennedy and myself, and the references therein.
This problem looks like a decent problem in operator theory, but why is it important? Arveson raised this problem in connection to an invariant which he introduced for row contractions, called the curvature invariant. In this paper (arxiv) Arveson introduced the curvature invariant, and in this one (arxiv) he made his conjecture. The point of the conjecture is that the curvature invariant is indeed invariant under unitary equivalence and finite rank perturbations, but it remained an open question whether or not it is invariant under compact perturbations. If the conjecture is true, then for graded commuting row contractions the curvature invariant would serve as some kind of index, and would be invariant under compact perturbations, similarity and homotopy.
It was quickly observed that Arveson's conjecture is related to K-homology, and it being true would give a concrete way of constructing elements for certain varieties. In this paper (arxiv) Douglas takes Arveson's conjecture several steps forward (as a conjecture) and says that his conjecture, if it is true, would be "a new kind of index theorem".
But let us not forget that sits inside , and thus inherits a norm structure. Hilbert's basis theorem, naturally, carries no information about the norms of the elements involved in the equality (*).
Definition: Let be an ideal in . is said to have the stable division property if it has a set of generators and a constant such that for all and for all there are such that (*) holds together with .
I introduced the stable division property in this paper (arxiv), where it was proved that homogeneous ideals in two variables, and also ideals generated by monomials, have the stable division property. The following theorem, which explains what led me to introduce this notion, is proved in that same paper.
Theorem: If an ideal has the stable division property then the tuple formed by compressing to , is essentially normal.
Although this Arveson's conjecture was the motivation for introducing the notion of stable division, im my mind the latter is not less interesting than the former. Indeed, it should be considered as an effective version of Hilbert's basis theorem, and thus is fundamental. For me, one of the reasons that Arveson's conjecture is interesting is that if it were true then that would provide evidence that every homogeneous ideal has the stable division property.
Open problem: Does every homogeneous ideal have the stable division property?
The last open problem is the isomorphism problem for complete Pick algebras. In my cancelled colloquium talk (which didn't happen yet, and on which these three posts are based) I will surely like to discuss it. But on this blog I already discussed it previously, in this post. Perhaps now it will be easier to understand (and more interesting).


To get in touch with cameron d. maclennan our records indicate that you can do so via their most recent address of 410 6 STREET SOUTH, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, T1J 2C9 or by phone: 403-328-8856. For a map to this location, scroll down and we've provided a map showing the approximate location of cameron d. maclennan.
Have Additional Information on cameron d. maclennan?
This listing can be enhanced to add additional details about cameron d. maclennan including a description of services rendered, categories of services provided, contact email, and links to websites. You can also upload images (such as business cards and promotional materials) and link to Twitter, FaceBook, and LinkedIn profiles for cameron d. maclennan. It's extremely easy to add these features and increase your exposure to new clients. Simply upgrade this listing to get started.


text:
CNN commentator Symone Sanders blames Mollie Tibbetts death on 'toxic masculinity'
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Thursday, August 23, 2018
CNN commentator and former Bernard Sanders spokeswoman Symone Sanders argued Wednesday that the alleged murder of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts by a reported illegal immigrant is a problem of "toxic masculinity," not weak immigration policies.
Ms. Sanders rejected the conservative notion that Ms. Tibbetts' death highlighted the need for stricter immigration laws, saying the 20-year-old was targeted by her killer simply because she allegedly spurned his advances.
Mollie Tibbetts was murdered b/c she told a man to leave her alone while she was jogging. Her murderer happens to be undocumented. This isn't about border security. This is about toxic masculinity. Mollie Tibbetts lost her life b/c a man couldn't take her saying no. Full stop.
— Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) August 22, 2018
Her murderer actually might not even be undocumented. Regardless it is problematic for people to characterize an entire community based off the actions of one person. The majority of mass shootings in America are carried out by white men. So are we going to round them all up?…
Ms. Sanders asked "how many more women have to die" before people start taking the issue of toxic masculinity seriously.
That logic is asinine, archaic and flawed. I'd love if we could have a real conversation about how women's lives are literally in danger because some men do not know how to check their egos. How many more women have to die before we can address this?…
Lest we continue to defile the life of #MollieTibbets with racist garbage some folks think is politically expedient that does nothing to address the root cause of the issue. Just stop.
She also asked her female followers how many of them have been treated aggressively after turning down a man's advances.
Ladies, raise your hand if you've ever had a man get aggressive with you after declining his advance/catcall. 🤚🏾
Conservatives didn't take kindly to Ms. Sanders' hypothesis, accusing the TV commentator of politicizing Ms. Tibbetts' death. Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren asked if she was high.
Try me if you want to Tomi. You already know I'm not here for your intellectually dishonest bs. https://t.co/TtLsBM6LA8
Illegal immigration isn't a race, it's an activity. Believing in strong and enforced borders and immigration laws does not equal racism, bigotry, or intolerance. It's about the safety, sovereignty and security of the American people.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 23, 2018
The body of Ms. Tibbetts was found Tuesday in Poweshiek County, one month after she disappeared while going for a jog. Cristhian Rivera, a reported illegal immigrant who faces first-degree murder charges in her death, told police he followed Ms. Tibbetts with his car and pursued her when she started running away.
Reacting to the news of the arrest, President Trump at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, called the nation's immigration laws "a disgrace."
"You heard about today with the illegal alien coming in very sadly from Mexico," he said. "And you saw what happened to that incredible beautiful young woman."
"Should have never happened. Illegally in our country," he added. "We've had a huge impact, but the laws are so bad, the immigration laws are such a disgrace. We're getting it changed but we have to get more Republicans."


Make the most of your working capital by accelerating receivables, consolidating funds and gaining more control over outgoing payments. Use our digital tools to stay informed about daily account balances and transaction details to make smart business decisions. Increase efficiency with a range of automated solutions that maximizes your investment opportunities and frees up internal resources to focus on growing your business.
Desktop Scanner: Deposit checks anywhere, anytime, with The First Remote Deposit Capture. Deposit checks easily and conveniently from your office. Checks can be scanned using a compatible check scanner. Trips to the bank to deposit checks may now be a thing of the past. Discover the ease and convenience of banking remotely with The First Remote Deposit Capture.
Business Mobile Deposit: Deposit checks conveniently from your mobile device through The First's Mobile Banking App.
Collect funds electronically using ACH origination services from The First. Funds can be debited from bank accounts at any financial institution in the Country. Simply obtain an authorization from the account owner, and you can begin collecting funds electronically using The First's Online Banking platform. Collecting funds electronically is most commonly used to collect funds from consumer accounts for monthly bills or dues. It is also used by businesses to concentrate funds from multiple bank accounts owned by the business, versus moving funds via check. Collecting funds via ACH is an efficient and cost-effective way to do business.
Lockbox is an efficient and cost-effective method of collecting check payments. Businesses who collect check payments through the mail may be a viable candidate for utilizing Lockbox. Businesses will direct payments to be mailed to a PO Box established by the Bank on behalf of the client. On a daily basis, a representative from the bank will pick up checks that are mailed to the PO Box. The checks are then taken to the Bank's Lockbox processing facility. The mail is opened, all contents are scanned, and the checks are deposited. Once the daily processing is complete, the images and deposit information is made available to the client through the RemitWeb online portal. Additionally, clients can request the Bank to capture data from remittance coupons. The captured data can then be put into a file format that allows payments to be automatically posted in the client's accounting system.
Managing, processing, and protecting cash can be a challenge for cash-intensive businesses. The First offers cash handling solutions to meet the demands of businesses.
Vault Direct: In partnership with the Bank's armored courier, we offer clients the ability to send cash deposits directly to the Bank's vault. Additionally, clients can order change orders directly from the Vault and have those orders delivered to your place of business.
Remote Electronic Safe: In partnership with the Bank's armored courier, we offer remote safes. Remote safes allow businesses to securely and safely deposit funds at their place of business while receiving provisional credit for the daily deposit.
Voice Wire Initiation: Wire transfer requests can be called in directly to The First's Wire Department. Individuals authorized on behalf of the company will be issued a Wire PIN, which is used in the verification process. Additionally, wire templates can be created for recurring wires and kept on file with the Wire Department. As additional security, businesses can require a dual approval process before wire transfers are released from the Bank.
Online Wire Initiation: Initiate outgoing Domestic wires securely and conveniently through The First's NetTeller online banking service. If you send one or more wires per month, Online Wire Initiation may be the most cost-effective method for sending Domestic Wires. Wires can be created for one-time use, or you can store recurring wire templates for future use and convenience.
Payroll Cards: Payroll Cards were designed to assist employees who do not have a bank account for direct deposit or prefer to receive their pay on a payroll card. Payroll Cards will help your company achieve 100% participation with direct deposit and eliminate check writing for payroll. With Payroll Cards, employees can avoid costly check cashing fees and gain greater flexibility and convenience for accessing their pay.
Per Diem Cards: Fund per Diem to employees quickly and efficiently with Per Diem Cards.
Prepaid Corporate Purchasing Cards: Prepaid purchasing cards seamlessly replace petty cash and reimbursements, while reducing risk and offering tighter expense control.
Reward, Rebate, and Incentive Cards: Use corporate reward and incentive cards to provide product rebates, motivate sales teams, and spur consumers to buy your product.
Purchasing cards can be used for purchasing inventory, supplies, travel, and entertainment expenses. Additionally, reward features offer a way to earn benefits back to the business for simply making purchases. Our credit cards include an EMV Smart Chip for added security, mobile payment capability, and more!
Through ICS, the Insured Cash Sweep® service, you can enjoy unlimited withdrawals and rest assured knowing that your ICS funds are eligible for multi-million-dollar FDIC insurance that's backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. Simply put, with ICS, you can have it all.
Maximize the use of your cash and your line of credit using The First's Line of Credit Sweep. Each business day, funds are swept to pay down the outstanding balance of the line of credit or funds are advanced from the line of credit to fund the cash need of your checking account. The Line of Credit Sweep is automated which saves time, saves interest expense, and puts idle cash to work.
Check fraud continues to be the number one target of fraudsters. Positive Pay gives businesses the tools to detect check fraud early and the ability to prevent potential losses. In addition to Positive Pay, The First offers the products and services businesses need in order to eliminate or greatly reduce check writing. Eliminating check writing is one of the best ways to prevent check fraud.
ACH payment fraud continues to be a growing method for criminals to steal money. Businesses have a very short window of opportunity to return unauthorized ACH debit transactions to ensure they can recover their money. Businesses have only 2 days to return an unauthorized ACH debit. Therefore, it is imperative that businesses have the tools they need to quickly identify unauthorized ACH debits or have parameters set that will automatically block unauthorized activity.
ACH Filter: Provide a list of companies authorized to ACH debit your account. The authorized ACH debits will be allowed while any ACH debits outside of your approved list will be returned as unauthorized.
ACH Notify: Receive e-mail notifications each time an ACH debit or credit is presented to your account. This allows you to make timely decisions to return an ACH if it is unauthorized. Additionally, if an ACH transaction contains Addenda information, this information can be translated and delivered via e-mail.


SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – June 5, 2013 – For hoteliers to stay competitive, they need to look beyond room cost and consider improving their guest wireless experience, according to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) in April 2013.
This survey, which includes responses from 500 participants including North America IT decision-makers with responsibility for WLAN/Wi-Fi at hotels with 25 rooms or more, found there is a gap between expectations and performance of hotel WLAN performance. These IT decision-makers are identifying the complexity of offering guest wireless access, and the need to utilize it as a differentiator for guests in the hotel marketplace.
31 percent of IT decision-makers in hotels find WLAN infrastructure and operations to be lower than business expectations.
More than half of hotel business decision-makers understand there are multiple facets to guest wireless and its complexity.
38 percent of IT decision-makers in hotels said a key guest complaint is inability to log on with multiple devices.
Motorola Solutions' comprehensive WLAN portfolio, including recently announced access points operable on the higher bandwidth standard of 802.11ac, can meet any hotelier's need to improve wireless access.
A full suite of indoor- and outdoor-rated access points allow hotels to offer wireless service throughout the hotel property and outdoor spaces such as pools and parking lots.
Wallplates offer flexibility for hotels with existing wired connectivity to enable connectivity in guest rooms.
Motorola Solutions recently announced an upgrade to its award-winning WiNG 5 software that provides real-time content caching, improving web browsing and mobile app experiences for guests without requiring a major upgrade to the WAN infrastructure.


Guaranteed Directory Listing has been made with the purpose of providing listings on different quality web directories. The assured listings will not be only on general web directories which is been usually provided by different providers but in this we are aiming to provide some unique like listings on specific country based directories or some specific niche like business and even in case of general directories then in those directories which are old and reliable.
We aim at providing the best quality work to our customers and are ready to make cutomised packages as well as per their needs. Our aim is to provide them such listings which will result in good one way theme based link for their websites on long term base since the listings will be having good life which is not the case usually.
For us at guaranteed directory listing customer satisfaction is of main concern and in order to achieve that we give the best quality work.


What about the password issue, X10??
I read a post dated Dec 2005 from X10 Pro stating that he "realized" that the current software that automatically stores the AHP Server ID, the Username, AND THE PASSWORD on the remote client PC might be a security issue. Has X10 fixed that yet, or does anyone else have a way to fix that? Is there no way to have it NOT remember the password? It seems like it should be of more concern to everyone than the minimal amount expressed so far. Or am I just missing something?


text:
'Aspartame Causes Cancer' Was a Classic Internet Hoax
The aspartame myth goes back to a letter circulating on the '90s internet
Kat Eschner
A woman adds artificial sweetener to a drink. The paranoia over the health dangers of aspartame can be traced back to an early Internet hoax. iStockPhoto/Highwaystarz-Photography
Look, nobody's telling you that you should drink diet beverages all the time. But when you do have a drink sweetened with aspartame, you don't need to worry about getting cancer, multiple sclerosis or depression any more than you would with any other single substance you consume.
Aspartame was patented on this day in 1970 as Nutrasweet, one of the names it's still sold under. Unlike that name suggests, it's not particularly nutritious, but it's not intrinsically bad for you like, say, smoking. Because of people's concern around this substance, it's been "one the most exhaustively studied substances in the human food supply," according to the FDA. And it's safe to consume, also according to our federal monitoring agency for foodstuffs.
The FDA is a reputable source. What didn't come from the FDA was the mid-90s aspartame panic. Persistent rumors about aspartame's links to seemingly every condition under the sun go back to what's known as the "Nancy Markle" allegations: a letter that linked "ASPARTAME DISEASE!" to fibromyalgia, among other things, and said MS was methanol toxicity rather than a pernicious autoimmune disease.
It was supposedly written by Nancy Markle, who had recently "spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE" on aspartame. A Google search of "world environmental conference" almost solely yields results related to Markle's aspartame conference, which supposedly happened in 1995.
The kicker: Nancy Markle never existed. The letter was written by an aspartame truther named Betty Martini, writes librarian Paul S. Piper for Western Washington University. She's still around online, if you're interested. But the letter's use of all-caps writing and conversational (read: poorly punctuated) tone to convey "scientific" information probably looks familiar for anyone who's spent any time on the internet.
The letter made its way around the internet for years and is still around as chain mail. It's the canonical example of an internet hoax, and it spread quickly. In a very different letter printed in The Lancet, one of medicine's foremost journals, in 1999, researchers wrote that they had found over 6,000 websites mentioning aspartame, with many saying it was the cause of "multiple sclerosis, lupus erythematosis, Gulf War Syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, brain tumors and diabetes mellitus among many others."
The internet was relatively small back then, and it had been growing rapidly every year since 1995, according to Internet Live Stats. The aspartame hoax grew with it, as people tried to navigate this new technology. Virtually none of those 6,000 websites offered sound evidence, the Lancet researchers say, sticking to anecdotes. Some attempted to sound more scientific, by citing the chemical products created when our bodies digest aspartame: methanol and phenylalanine. That part is true. Aspartame does break down into methanol and phenylalanine. But that shouldn't be scary.
"Over time," writes PBS in a story about aspartame misinformation, "methanol can produce the known carcinogen formaldehye. While this might seem scary, [a video released by the American Chemical Society] claims that the body actually produces and uses 1,000 times more formaldehyde than you could consume through aspartame. After helping to make important proteins, formaldehyde gets turned into formic acid and exits the body through urine." The other chemical, phenylalanine, isn't linked to depression, they write. And there is eight times as much of it in milk as in aspartame.
Almost 20 years after the letter, people still question aspartame. Out of all of the substances in our diet, why this one? It probably all goes back to the perception that "chemicals" are bad for you, whereas sugar, an honest, natural sweetener must be good.
While the myths about aspartame are relatively inconsequential in direct terms (the FDA isn't going to withdraw aspartame's approval), academic Adam Burgess writes that the public uncertainty created as a result of the aspartame myths is still an issue "in the context of the importance of promoting sugar-free alternatives, in a world where challenging obesity is a high priority."
Editor's note: a previous version of this article stated that the medical journal The Lancet is an American journal. We regret the error.
Kat Eschner | | READ MORE
Kat Eschner is a freelance science and culture journalist based in Toronto.
American History Food Food History Food Science Internet Myth Busting


text:
IFRSSEELCT A EXAMCA CPTCA FoundationCA IPCCCA IntermediateCA FinalCS ProfessionalCS ExecutiveCS FoundationCMA FinalCMA IntermediateCMA FoundationXI & XII CommerceB.ComM.ComACCAIFRSCPACFACMA USACIMAFRMPRMCISASTOCK MARKET
Join Your Exam WhatsApp group to get regular news, updates & study materials HOW TO JOIN
Join Our WhatApp Group!
Get Regular News, Updates & Study Materials
How to Join??
Simple! Follow below steps
1. Store this number 9980100288 in your address book in the phone. You can save this number as CAKART
2. To join, send "Exam name" as whatsapp message to 9980100288. For example send "CA final" if you are preparing for CA final.
3. You will get added the correct exam group accordingly and get all updates, news and study material regularly.
Basis for conclusions on IFRS 12 interests in join arrangements and associates
The Board proposed in ED 9 to align the disclosure requirements for joint ventures and associates by proposing consequential amendments to IAS 28 and by extending the application of some disclosure requirements in IAS 28 to investments in joint ventures.
During its consideration of responses to ED 9, the Board questioned whether it was possible to achieve further alignment between the disclosure requirements for joint ventures and associates, to the extent that the nature of the particular type of interest does not justify different disclosure requirements. Although joint control is different from significant influence, the Board concluded that the disclosure requirements for joint arrangements and associates could share a common disclosure objective—to disclose information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the nature, extent and financial effects of an entity's interests in joint arrangements and associates, and the nature of the risks associated with those interests.
Nature, extent and financial effects of interests in joint arrangements and associates
In response to requests from users of financial statements, the Board proposed in ED 9 that an entity should disclose a list and description of investments in significant joint ventures and associates. Respondents to ED 9 generally welcomed the proposal. The Board decided to carry the proposals forward into IFRS 12 with some modifications as described in paragraphs BC45 and BC46.
The Board decided to require the information for joint arrangements and associates that are material to the reporting entity rather than for significant joint arrangements and associates. The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting defines materiality whereas the term 'significant' is undefined and can be interpreted differently. Consequently, the Board decided to replace 'significant' with 'material', which is also used in IFRS 3. The Board noted that materiality should be assessed in relation to an entity's consolidated financial statements or other primary financial statements in which joint ventures and associates are accounted for using the equity method.
In addition, the Board noted that ED 9 unintentionally changed the application of the requirement in IAS 31 to provide a description of interests in all joint arrangements to interests in joint ventures only. As such, the Board modified the requirement so that it would continue to be required for all joint arrangements that are material to an entity.
Summarised financial information
IAS 28 and IAS 31 required disclosure of aggregated summarised financial information relating to joint ventures and associates. In response to requests from users of financial statements, ED 9 proposed to expand the requirements so that summarised financial information would be provided for each joint venture that is material to an entity.
Respondents to ED 9 generally agreed that summarised financial information should be provided. Some had concerns about confidentiality when providing summarised financial information on an individual basis for some joint ventures that were established to implement a single project. Others, including users of financial statements, were concerned that the elimination of proportionate consolidation would result in a loss of information. They therefore requested more detailed disclosures so that the effect of joint ventures on the activities of an entity could be better understood. They stated that there was a need for a detailed breakdown of current assets and current and non-current liabilities (in particular, cash and financial liabilities excluding trade payables and provisions), which would help users understand the net debt position of joint ventures. These users also highlighted the need for a more detailed breakdown of amounts presented in the statement of comprehensive income (such as depreciation and amortisation) that would help when valuing an entity's investment in a joint venture.
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, or IFRS Foundation, is a nonprofit accounting organization. Its main objectives include the development and promotion of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) through the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), which it oversees.[1][3]
The foundation was formerly named the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) Foundation until a renaming on 1 July 2010, and as of 2012 is governed by a board of 22 trustees.
The IFRS Foundation also develops and maintains the IFRS Taxonomy, which is the representation of the IFRSs in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), via its XBRL team. The team is supported by the XBRL Advisory Council and the XBRL Quality Review Team, which respectively provide strategic advice and reviews developed taxonomies.Additionally, in 2012 the foundation issued a call for industry participants in a project to develop "common industry practice concepts" for the taxonomy.
XBRL provides a "common, electronic format for business and financial reporting", which will contribute to the global convergence of accounting standards towards IFRS; the director of XBRL activities at the IFRS Foundation, Olivier Servais, hopes that "everybody will be using it" in future.As of March 2012, the IFRS Taxonomies have "considerably fewer" tags than GAAP taxonomies, and the Security and Exchange Commission has not approved the IFRS Taxonomy for use in XBRL filings in the United States.
Cakart.in provides India's top IFRS faculty video classes – online & in Pen Drive/ DVD – at very cost effective rates. Get IFRS Video classes from www.cakart.in to do a great preparation for primary Student.
Watch IFRS sample video lectures visit www.cakart.in
Watch IFRS sample lecture books visit www.cakart.in
Watch IFRS free downloads visit www.cakart.in
Important Note – Preparing for IFRS?
CAKART provides India's top IFRS faculty each subject video classes and lectures – online & in Pen Drive/ DVD – at very cost effective rates. Get IFRS video classes from CAKART.in. Quality is much better than local tuition, so results are much better.
Watch Sample Video Now by clicking on the link(s) below –
IFRS video lectures online & in Pen Drive/ DVD
For any questions Request A Call Back or give a missed call at (+91) – 9980100288


text:
masslive east longmeadow
Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 5/25/18).
EAST LONGMEADOW — Behind two goals from Haley Brown and five saves from Liliana Mantoni, the No.
East Longmeadow was marked "red," with an average daily rate of 10.6 per 100,000. As the junior crossed the 30-yard line, she located a striding Lindsay Reidy between double-coverage. "We weren't sure if she was even going to get in, but she popped one in.". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the
Whether you're considering buying or selling property in Massachusetts or you're looking for any other information about MA real estate in East Longmeadow, you have come to the right place. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. You can also browse all real estate types and MLS listings by East Longmeadow above, or you can also view results by neighborhoods or regions. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. 131, Sec. Riley has said districts should follow four weeks of data or three weekly reports to make decisions. Browse the republican obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. As of last Wednesday, when the state updates the metric, 63 communities are considered high risk. "The kids have been great throughout all of this -- they want to play.
Realtors, have a great home soon to hit the market? It was nice for her to see the scoreboard, kind of on her own senior night. apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "We do expect that the department of public health is going to update its metric to be even more nuanced.". Her shot, however, sailed over the crossbar. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. All rights reserved (About Us). Help fund crucial watchdog journalism. According to the most recent color-coded report from the state, Watertown has been marked "yellow" with a coronavirus rate of 4.5 average daily cases per 100,000. Along with earning its third shutout of the season, East Longmeadow has totaled nine goals over its last two games to improve its record to 4-2-1.
Since we have thousands of new homes for sale for you to browse through, there's no need to go anywhere else. You can also browse all real estate types and MLS listings by East Longmeadow above or you can also view results by neighborhoods or regions. Since we have thousands of apartments for rent for you to browse through, there's no need to go anywhere else.
Browse the republican obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial.
"Unfortunately, though, it doesn't look like that will be the case this year.
Ultimately, though, I think our backs did a good job of keeping her shots wide.". Going into this, we didn't know what to expect, but we wanted to finish the last couple of games and keep getting better along the way.". 40 the East Longmeadow Conservation Commission will hold a Public Hearing on September 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm via Zoom: ... About MassLive. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 5/25/18). Community Rules The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. END THIRD: @ELHSspartans 2, @compcoltssoccer 0. In the end, Spartan JV callup Jordan Wainwright buried a feed from Smith before Brown sealed the Spartans' 4-0 win over the Colts with her team-leading 11th point of the season on a quick turnaround from inside the 10-yard line. During a Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting Tuesday morning, Riley said most districts have made progress, either getting students back in classrooms or will bring students back soon.
East Longmeadow told DESE that its school committee voted for the district to begin the 2020-2021 school year utilizing a fully remote model for learning until January of 2021. The colors indicate: DESE has been urging districts to follow the state metric when deciding whether students should be in-person or remote. Less than 11 minutes later, Chicopee Comp took an additional blow when leading-goal scorer, Samantha Breton, left the game with an injury. East Longmeadow Real Estate Listings & Rental Properties in Massachusetts Looking to buy a home or rent an apartment?
Stephen Stills Health, Kiyi And Azula, Roland Fryer Wedding, Buff Merino Wool Lightweight Vs Midweight, Natalie Mariduena Net Worth, Anacardos Otros Nombres, Neo Paganism For Beginners, Vara Rasi Palan, Bible Verses About Diamonds In The Rough, Pochoir Lettre Calligraphie à Imprimer, Nrp Exam Answers, Tivoli Model Three, Planarian Digestive System, 研究開発費 ランキング 2020, Total War Battles: Kingdom Wetlands, Emilio Estefan Height, Rock Stars Without Tattoos, The Incubus Skincare, Fallout 3 Raider Armor Mod, Fallout 4 Looksmenu,
masslive east longmeadow 2020


text:
Endeavor®
Stories From The Frontlines Of Cancer
Search Endeavor
Uterine
Cancer Types & Treatments
(Check one or more)
Moffitt Notice of Blackbaud Data Incident. Learn More
'New Organ' Could Be New Target for Cancer Research
By Contributing Writer - April 16, 2018
Recent reports touting the discovery of a newfound "organ" in the human body have led to some scientific debate on whether it's really an organ. Regardless of how anatomists eventually classify the discovery, one Moffitt researcher says it will provide a new avenue for research of how cancer spreads in the body.
A study published March 27 in the journal Scientific Reports detailed a network of widespread, fluid-filled spaces within and between tissues throughout the body. Researchers at New York University School of Medicine dubbed it a new organ called the interstitium, from the Latin term meaning "to stand between." They described it as a system that serves as an interface between the blood-transporting vascular system and the lymphatic system that collects and carries a colorless fluid called lymph throughout the body to fight infection and get rid of toxins and waste. In a press release, the researchers also theorize that it may serve as a shock absorber around organs that "squeeze, pump and pulse as part of daily function."
Dr. Anthony Magliocco
On some level, said Dr. Anthony Magliocco, chair of Moffitt's Department of Anatomic Pathology, "we've always known this exists; this interstitial fluid space that allows fluid to move from blood vessels into the lymphatic system. We now have the tools to be able to visualize the structure." Recent technological advances allow physicians and researchers to examine live tissue at a microscopic level inside the body – not resected and fixed as microscopic samples devoid of the fluid that keeps the interstitium's lattice-work structure from collapsing into a crinkled-looking mass.
"These spaces could be very important in determining why different cancers are spread in different ways," observed Dr. Magliocco. Some cancers spread through the lymphatic system to lymph nodes. Others are known to spread through the blood system to unrelated organs like the lungs or other body tissues. The interstitium might be a crucial transfer point for cancer cells.
And that, said Dr. Magliocco, could lend itself to future study.
"Do some cancer cells get into this space? Is there an opportunity for a therapy to stop cancer cells from spreading into those spaces? The more we know about the structure of cancer at a cellular level, the better," Dr. Magliocco said. "How cancer cells interact with normal cells is really important for us to understand how cancer grows and spreads."
He added that the interstitium's collapsible structure may challenge researchers and pathologists to find new ways to prepare and preserve tissue samples for investigation. More work needs to be done on the experimental side, he said, before any impacts are seen on clinical care.
"The message is that cancer is tremendously complicated, but this is another opportunity to learn more about how cancer interacts with the body's normal cells. It's a different avenue of understanding how cancer spreads that could be very important."
'); //printWindow.document.write($(".printable").html()); //printWindow.document.write('
'); //printWindow.focus(); //printWindow.document.close(); //printWindow.print(); return (false); }); });
Parasite in Undercooked Food May Be Linked to Brain Cancer
New study suggests exposure to T. gondii could increase risk of glioma
CAR T Brings Hope for Leukemia Patients, Challenges for Researchers
Phase 1 THINK study laid important groundwork for future CAR T trials
New CAR T Therapy Tested for Multiple Myeloma
The cellular targets the B-cell maturation antigen found on malignant plasma cells
Contact Us / Meet the Staff
A news service of Moffitt Cancer Center
Donor Privacy
2019 Moffitt Cancer Center
Request an Appointment at Moffitt Cancer Center
Thank you for your interest in scheduling an appointment with our expert team. Please call us at 1-888-663-3488 and a patient services specialist can assist you with scheduling or click on one of the links below to fill out our convenient online form.
NEW PATIENTS To request a new patient appointment, please fill out the online form or call 1-888-663-3488.
RETURNING PATIENTS Since you are an established Moffitt patient, please call us directly to schedule your follow-up appointment at 1-888-663-3488.
REFERRING PHYSICIANS Providers and medical staff can refer patients by submitting our online referral form.
Access Your Portal
A secure website for patients to access their medical care at Moffitt.
An online resource for referring physicians and their staff.
PROVIDER PORTAL LOGIN
For Moffitt faculty & staff members to access MoffittNet applications.
Our patient services specialists can assist you with scheduling an appointment, questions about medical records, insurance, billing and more.
Patient Appointment Center Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday


text:
Category: Rulings on Mosques
The first mosque built by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
What is the area of the first mosque that was built by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? Was there a mihraab in it? Please quote evidence.
Ruling on the mihraabs that are in mosques
Ruling on placing death notices on the board in the mosque
The first mosque that was built by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the mosque of Quba' in Madeenah al-Munawwarah.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Zaad al-Ma'aad (3/58), when describing the arrival of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Madeenah:
The Muslims said takbeer, rejoicing at his arrival, and they went out to meet him… He continued until he stopped in Quba', among Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf, and he stayed among them for fourteen days, and founded the mosque of Quba', which is the first mosque to be established after the beginning of his Prophethood. End quote.
The great scholar Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to the order of building, al-Masjid al-Haraam was the first mosque to be built for mankind. The mosque of Quba' was the first mosque built by the Muslims. Al-Masjid al-Haraam was built by Ibraaheem and the mosque of Quba' was built by the Seal of the Messengers. The site of al-Masjid al-Haraam was chosen by Allaah and something similar may be said about the site of the mosque of Quba'. End quote.
Adwa' al-Bayaan (8/326).
We do not know anything about its area when it was built. It is located south of Madeenah, but its structure is recent and there is no trace of the first structure.
The Muslims paid attention to the mosque of Quba' throughout the ages. It was renovated by 'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allaah be pleased with him), then by 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez. Other caliphs also expanded and renovated it, until the final expansion in 1406 AH.
The size of the prayer hall alone is now 5035 square meters, and the area occupied by the mosque with all its facilities is 13,500 square meters.
There are ahaadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which speak of the virtue of praying in the mosque of Quba':
Al-Bukhaari (1193) and Muslim (1399) narrated that Ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to go to the mosque of Quba' every Saturday, walking or riding.
According to a report narrated by Muslim: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to go to the mosque of Quba' walking or riding, and he would pray two rak'ahs there.
Al-Tirmidhi (324) narrated from Usayd ibn Zuhayr al-Ansaari, who was one of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Prayer in the mosque of Quba' is like 'Umrah." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
Al-Nasaa'i (699) narrated that Sahl ibn Hunayf said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever goes out to this mosque, the mosque of Quba', and prays therein, will have (a reward) like that of 'umrah." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Nasaa'i.
As for the mihraab, there was no mihraab in it when it was first built. The scholars stated that the building of mihraabs in mosques began in the second century AH.
For information on the rulings on these mihraabs, see the answer to question no. 68827.
Selling a mosque in order to buy a new mosque in a better location
Showing video tapes in which there are crosses in the mosque
Is it permissible to talk to others during i'tikaaf?
The reason why it is forbidden to have intercourse with one's wife when she is menstruating or bleeding following childbirth
Fasting on the day of the Mi'raaj and the day of Shab-e-baraath
Ruling on a Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim woman and vice versa
How to pray the two rak'ahs on the wedding night
Dhikr after salaah and before sleeping


text:
Tweets by TVGentlemen
5 Older Goldies
Ethanol Beth 2:51
Ethanol Beth
Cocina 2:14
Vigoda's Papers 3:50
Vigoda's Papers
Mustache Ride 3:48
Mustache Ride
This Ole Cowboy 2:45
This Ole Cowboy
Fresh Camel
Sixty-Six 3:00
Sixty-Six
Leg 3:20
Biggest Little City Blues 3:51
Biggest Little City Blues
Backbone 3:47
Lady Ish 4:19
Lady Ish
Flannery 4:20
Grammy losing international cult heroes The Virginia Gentlemen bring their multi genre onslaught a staggering 366 dates a year. Oddly enough they started out as a "jug band" but in due time naturally progressed into Rock. They honed their craft south of the Mason Dixon line for over a decade. Picking up influences from Blues, Country, Cajun and Bluegrass along the way. Now this ain't soul music, mind you, this is rock music. But it's got soul to it, if you can dig that.
See them live and get a glimpse into the small minds of the band. These characters form and unlikely band of '"brothers'" and parade around in nightmare western outfits. A true spectacle. They're a quintet of wild animals who are inclined to melancholy and drink too much. Their gigs are guaranteed great fun; most of the band is often just as drunk as their audience.
A multinational band consisting at the moment of five players. This number changes city to city. Current international line up includes southern Indiana's own prodigal son, Hank, "Jet" Black (guitars and such), raised by Gypsy's near the Nogales, Arizona, Tito White (battle axe), world-renowned chocolatier, hailing from Rose City, Belgium, Vic Toblerone (low end), from parts unknown, "Irish" Mike Ramirez (drums), and all the way from Düsseldorf Germany Colonel Clete Peters (Ret)(Vocals) A good-humored man who talks dirty and knows how to take his audience.
Join T.V.G.'s mailing list


text:
BREAKING NEWS: City denies Town Center STCA Phase 1 application for 348 homes
Posted on November 14, 2020 by Miki Mullor
By Miki Mullor
The City of Sammamish Friday denied the permit application submitted by STCA LLC, the larget landowner in the Town Center.
The year-long review is a major blow to STCA and development of the central core of the city. The city staff rejected the application for 300 apartments and 48 townhomes over a multitude of issues. The Community Development Department said the application failed to comply with the development code, ignored environmental requirements and key design elements of the Town Center Plan.
The department had communicated with STCA repeatedly to correct deficiencies, extending the review period several times. STCA still failed to meet requirements, the city said in its decision.
A second STCA application, for 44 homes adjacently, also suffers similar deficiencies, however, STCA was granted 60 days to remedy it.
This is the same project that was the subject of a controversial approval of a concurrency certificate in August 2019.
The denial is subject to appeal to the Hearing Examiner. It also won't prevent STCA from submitting a new redesign of the project in the future but it is not clear whether STCA can reuse its 2019 concurrency certificate.
The city's denial letter comes after a year of back and forth between city staff and STCA. The denial letter, over 2,000 pages long, shows in detail how different what STCA was planning to build in Phase 1 is from what it was marketing to the public for the last two years.
Phase 1 is located just south of SE 4th st, west of the Met Market in the center of Sammamish.
Source: City of Sammamish web site
The project includes 300 apartments, 48 townhomes and 82,000 square feet commercial space, on a 8.09 acres area between SE 4th St and the Lower Commons park. For reference, Met Market grocery store is 35,000 square feet. The Community Center is about 64,000 square feet. Seventy-seven of the apartments will be reserved for affordable housing at 80% of median income.
Source: STCA Phase 1 development application
The denial letter includes a 30-page long analysis of the non-compliance with the city's code and comprehensive plan.
CARA – "it is there," "no, it's not," "yes, it is"
CARA stands for Critical Aquifer Recharge Area, which the city code defines as areas in the City with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable water. CARAs have geological conditions associated with infiltration rate that creates a high potential for contamination of groundwater. Existence of a CARA requires a developer to submit a study and establish a protection zone to avoid possible water contamination.
In March 2019, the city informed STCA that a protection zone around a CARA was identified in one of the proposed development lots. However, STCA ignored this and did not include it in the required study and assessment report. STCA told the city that the "project site is not located within a CARA."
In denying STCA's assertion, staff notes that the study STCA submitted identifies the project site incorrectly and does not include all the parcels that make up the project site, including the parcel where the CARA is located.
"Walkable city," "gathering area" – or not
Town Center proponents and STCA touted the Town Center as a "walkable area" for public gathering. During the 2019 city council election campaign, the Chamber of Commerce set up a now-abandoned website "Sammamish Now" that promoted the Town Center walkability and commercial space.
STCA marketing promotion of a walkable Town Center
But the staff review of STCA's application reveals that STCA failed to designate all proposed streets as "pedestrian-oriented." According to the Town Center comprehensive plan, pedestrian-oriented streets are intended to feature continuous storefronts, wide sidewalks, street trees, bioretention and on-street parking.
Instead, STCA designated four streets as "mixed-use streets," which allowed it to develop residential-only townhomes, which by design does not provide the commercial and retail space desired and required in the heart of the Town Center, according to staff.
Staff notes that the Town Center plan provides a clear vision for the TC-A1 zone, where this project is located. The pedestrian-oriented street designation supports this vision whereas the mixed-use street designation does not.
City Square, Green Spine – not yet
The area of the development, called TC-A1 zone is required to have one central open space, such as a city square, that takes the form of a primary zone of what's called the Green Spine. The Planning Commission at the time also envisioned there could be a stormwater retention vault under the Green Spine, protecting the catch basin for Ebright Creek from runoff. It's a block-size, highly active pedestrian public open space that must incorporate a variety of form, colors, and textures and a range of different places to sit and gather.
Staff analysis concluded that STCA did not include the City Square in its development application. According to the analysis, STCA first proposed that the City Square will be located on a city-owned property at the Lower Commons park. But the City responded this area is designated to be the secondary zone of the Green Spine, accordion to the adopted Town Center plan.
In a June 1, 2020, meeting with the city, STCA argued that concepts identified in the Town Center plan provide "flexibility in locating the City Square to a site other than directed by the City" and that the city should contribute financially to its alternative development.
In an update to its application, STCA excluded the City Square from its Phase 1 application by relocating it to an undetermined location north of SE 4th St., an area that is outside of Phase 1.
STCA repeated that the actual location and design of the City Square will need to be negotiated with the City and that it expects a financial contribution to be made by the City.
The analysis reveals a back and forth discussion over the City Square dating back as far as August 2018. Staff highlighted an August 7, 2019, meeting, in which STCA presented an updated concept where 50% of the Green Spine secondary zone, located in the Lower Commons park, will be allocated to a full street supporting STCA's development. Staff cancelled the meeting, telling STCA the new concept, and any financial contribution, requires City Council approval.
As we reported, in the following months, STCA poured a record amount of campaign money into the November 2019 City Council election, through former-Mayor Don Gerend's PAC, Livable Sammamish. All three candidates supported by Gerend lost by a historic landslide and a record turnout.
Environmental stewardship, Sustainability missing
The city requested STCA describe how their application incorporates Low Impact Development. LID are techniques that strive to mimic predesiturbance hydrologic processes of infiltration, filtration, storage and evaporation by emphasizing conservation, use of on-site natural features, site planning, and distributed stormwater management practices.
With Ebright Creek and George Davis Creek headwaters located in the drainage areas of the Town Center, LID is the only tool the City has to manage the excess volume of water that will wash the creeks, after the 2010 special stormwater standard was dismantled in 2016. Council Member Kent Treen outlined this issue in a August 13, 2020 guest column:
A tsunami in Sammamish – unless we act
STCA told the city that infiltration and stormwater LID practices were not suitable because of the glacial till sediments underlying the project's site. However, there are a variety of other LID techniques that may be used to mitigate stormwater runoff.
Staff analysis indicated that STCA is proposing to clear the entire site, including all 53 significant trees and existing vegetation. Although the code allows STCA to do that, they are required to incorporate natural areas such as stands of mature trees, maximize retention of trees, native vegetation and native soils into their development proposal. STCA proposes converting 90% of the area into an impervious surface (roads, sidewalks, buildings).
The city says STCA failed to incorporate environmental stewardship into their plan because it is not an example of environmental stewardship. STCA's plan does not propose any sustainable measure to implement the environmental strategies described in the Town Center plan, such as a regional stormwater facility, rain gardens, green roofs, retaining native vegetation and reducing building footprints. These are examples of LID techniques.
STCA responded that it will consider such features in the future after further feasibility studies and if these features are reasonable and cost effective.
No Natural Areas, wildlife corridors
Staff's report indicates that the Town Center plan requires incorporation of natural areas such as wildlife corridors and stands of mature trees as amenities on the project site. When the City asked STCA on March 10, 2020, how STCA will address this requirement, STCA responded by pointing out the natural features of the existing Lower Commons park. "The project is situated with frontage along the northern edge of Sammamish Lower Commons," said STCA, "which comprises significant natural areas including wetlands, wildlife corridors, and stands of mature trees together with a landscaped park."
The city said STCA's development proposal highlights the natural features and park amenities on property neighboring the project site and does not propose any opportunity to either preserve or integrate the natural feature existing on its own project.
A long list of issues; can be appealed
Staff's report includes a multitude of other issues, some administrative in nature, some technical. The Sammamish Comment extracted the staff's report from the entire 2,131 document for readers to be able to easily access the entire list of issues.
City report of Findings/conclusions/decision for Town Center Phase 1
STCA can appeal the City's decision to the Hearing Examiner by December 4, 2020.
In response to The Comment's question on whether STCA can further amend its application, the City said STCA can appeal it.
The city also says it is not clear whether STCA can re-use the concurrency certificate issued to it in August 2019 to support a new application.
Receive updates by email
Get real time updates to your email when news are posted. Your email will not be shared with third parties
Copyright (c) 2022 The Sammamish Comment
This entry was posted in Development & Planning, Town Center and tagged Sammamish Town Center, STCA, Town Center by Miki Mullor. Bookmark the permalink.
About Miki Mullor
View all posts by Miki Mullor →
5 thoughts on "BREAKING NEWS: City denies Town Center STCA Phase 1 application for 348 homes"
Nancy Randolph-Gervais on November 14, 2020 at 9:17 AM said:
What about posting a link to this in NGG today?
Nancy Gervais Homes Homes, Condos, Investment Broker Sterling Johnston Real Estate Nancygervaishomes.com 425 829 4720
Miki Mullor on November 14, 2020 at 9:32 AM said:
NGG?
Heinz Maine on November 14, 2020 at 12:10 PM said:
The Town Center design was a joke from the start! As a born and educated European have never seen anything so stupid! It was strictly a money issue to erect another apartment ghetto useless for any Public events. There are no medications for stupidity available! We elect clueless people that will ruin any project to make their political point! Very sad and shameful!
thomas.t.odell@comcast.net on November 14, 2020 at 5:20 PM said:
Hi Miki –
Great job in outlining the problem and succinctly summarizing the issues! You are absolutely right, what is being pushed by STCA is not what we discussed and is in fact bait and switch. Also, the city has no financial responsibility for the green spine as this was one of the conditions from the get-go for all potential developers. STCA even viewed it as a positive for the project. I hope that the hearing can be attended in person or at least broadcast.
scoutshonor on November 17, 2020 at 11:36 AM said:
What about their promises of the emerald spine? Promises of walkable streets? What about leaving lots with CARA (aquifer) out of their environmental study? Yeah no. This feels like trying to ram a bunch of apartments and townhomes at great profit to them and at great loss to people who live here with contaminated groundwater, flooding streets without promised LID (rainwater abatement, rain gardens, green roofs), more overcrowded schools, more concrete, and more endless gridlock especially terrifying in case we ever have an emergency that requires evacuation off the plateau. I mourn the trees we've lost and the beautiful wildlife with nowhere to go because of the greed of the last 20 years. The people spoke resoundingly in the last election in a landslide, "No more!"
I am glad we finally have a city council, city manager and staff that will enforce code, enforce promises, and follow the will of the people.


text:
Car Catcher: A Numbers-Matching, European-Spec Porsche 911 2.7 Carrera
By Colin Wood
Nov 25, 2020 | 911, Car Catcher, Sponsored Content, 2.7 MFI, Fantasy Junction, Porsche
Sponsored Content Presented by Fantasy Junction.
From 1974 to 1975, Porsche offered a version of the 911 that was mechanically similar to the legendary RS model, featuring a 210-horsepower, 2.7-liter engine and all. For models sold in the United States, however, the 2.7 Carrera used a CIS K-Jetronic injection system that let the car meet North American emission standards–but also resulted in a 50-horsepower loss over the model sold elsewhere.
This 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI is one of those models built to be sold in the rest of the world, meaning that it still retained its full 210 horsepower rating thanks to its Bosch mechanical fuel injection system.
Although details about how this 911 made it into North America are not fully clear, it is known to have lived in the United States since at least 1997, where a previous owner had the car serviced for engine work.
The car was then resorted sometime around the mid-2000s with "over $60,000.00 in restoration work performed." Part of that restoration included rebuilding the engine to a 2.9-liter capacity, upgrading the suspension with RSR components, and refinishing the exterior "while preserving as many of the original parts as possible."
The listing reports that the car currently shows 40,460 kilometers (approximately 25,141 miles) on the odometer, though true mileage is unknown. As well, included in the sale of this 2.7 Carrera are service invoices, receipts, a copy of the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, a box of spare parts and "five miscellaneous tools.
Find this 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI for sale over at Fantasy Junction for $135,000.
Join Free Join our community to easily find more 911, Car Catcher, Sponsored Content, 2.7 MFI, Fantasy Junction and Porsche news.
View comments on the CMS forums
tWKcqllqRnK7MU1krglex2z2jJ0o4TEMmOWwrTaVWpAmFJFHPlVwP4DF3qEQr885


Herbert List was born in as the son of a coffee trader. He was expected to take over his father's business, but at the age of 23 he became a surrealist photographer instead. His magically-arranged still-lifes and photographs of people and young men are found in all the major photographic collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Among them is the famous goldfish of Santurini.


After a few weeks respite, it's time for another Xperia Photo Academy tutorial, this time 'focusing' (excuse the pun) on our native Xperia app, Background Defocus.
Our first three tutorials were held by internationally renowned photographers J.N. Silva, Ben Thomas and Greg Funnell who each shared their expertise in low light, perspective and contrast photography.
The latest tutorial comes from Nicanor Garcia; a well established Barcelona based architect and photographer who shares his passion for close-up photography and the manipulation of camera focus.
Nicanor takes advantage Xperia Z3's high quality 20.7MP camera and superior ISO rating to manipulate perspective and focus in his close-up shots. In his tutorial he explains how to achieve his stunning results by getting the best out of Xperia's Background Defocus camera app.
This is in fact the first in a two part series looking at focus. In a couple of weeks time Nicanor will be sharing his secrets on how to make the best use of focus in your manual settings – so stay tuned.
Check out some of Nicanor Garcia's impressive photography below and head over to the Xperia Photo Academy now to pick up some tips & tricks.


text:
Contact for lessons
Let's unlock your game's potential
Hour, half hour, and playing lessons are available for both juniors and adults. Group lessons are also available upon request.
Lessons can be scheduled on the following link or by phone:
https://my.pga.com/coach/bridgetackley/schedule
Lessons are conducted at The Park West Palm
7301 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405, United States
Copyright © 2023 Bridget Ackley Golf - All Rights Reserved.