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Dr. Philip Charrier – Journey
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Welcome to the website for the Fall/Winter 2022 issue of Degrees.
I would like to take this opportunity to report on a few recent developments that demonstrate the University of Regina's commitment to enhancing our students' educational experience while reflecting our motto, "As One Who Serves."
In early September, the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan launched the U Prairie Challenge, a friendly athletics competition between the province's two universities.
I was aware of similar competitions between rival colleges in the U.S., and between post-secondary institutes in Canada (including the "Crowchild Classic" contested each year by the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University). When I approached Dr. Peter Stoicheff, the president of the U of S, with the idea of holding our own competition, he whole-heartedly endorsed the challenge.
The annual competition pits each institution's varsity teams in head-to-head battles for provincial bragging rights. The matchups include competitions between the two universities' hockey, soccer, basketball, football, cross-country, volleyball, and track and field teams. At stake for each matchup are points that accumulate until the final weekend of competition when our track and field teams compete on February 24 and 25.
"The U Prairie Challenge is doing exactly what we hoped it would do - bring excitement to varsity sports in Saskatchewan, build our fan bases, enhance school spirit, and celebrate the sense of togetherness that varsity sport brings to our institutions."
The U Prairie Challenge "kicked off," so to speak, on September 2 with a tie between our women's soccer teams. Another highlight was the September 17 Rams/Huskies football game at Mosaic Stadium, which drew more than 7,000 fans from across the province. It was inspiring to see so many Rams supporters at the game wearing their University of Regina and Rams apparel. For those fans who attended, our players really appreciated your enthusiasm for the home side. The game was unbelievably close, with both teams battling until the final whistle. In the end, the Huskies prevailed by one point – 11-10.
Since then, U of S has jumped out to an early lead in the overall competition. On the weekend of November 11-12, however, the Cougar men's and women's basketball teams both swept the Huskies to bring us back into contention for the inaugural U Prairie Challenge title.
The U Prairie Challenge is doing exactly what we hoped it would do - bring excitement to varsity sports in Saskatchewan, build our fan bases, enhance school spirit, and celebrate the sense of togetherness that varsity sport brings to our institutions.
The friendly competition is also an effort to enhance our respective institutions' student experience – something that is very important to me as President. To that end, I'm proud to announce the launch of two new on-campus centres that are greatly enriching our students' experience here.
"The centre offers a safe, secure, and supervised environment for students who require appropriate accommodation while writing exams, tests, and quizzes for in-person, for-credit courses."
The first is the November 4 official opening of the Brad Hornung Accommodations Test Centre, located in the College West building of the main campus. The centre offers a safe, secure, and supervised environment for students who require appropriate accommodation while writing exams, tests, and quizzes for in-person, for-credit courses.
I'm especially pleased that this centre is named for a man who, despite suffering a severe spinal cord injury in a 1987 Regina Pats hockey game, demonstrated such quiet tenacity, perseverance, hard work, and a dedication to education as he pursued his degree here.
Brad earned a BA in History from the U of R in 1996 and in 2018 received an honorary doctorate from our institution. While a student at the U of R, Brad would have recognized the need for a centre (like the one that bears his name) to accommodate students with unique testing needs. In fact, his experience here helped pave the way for countless students who came after him. Sadly, Brad passed away from cancer earlier this year, but many of his friends and family members were on hand for the special opening.
"At the U of R we are constantly exploring opportunities such as those I have outlined above to enhance the educational experience of our students and help ensure their success. We are truly dedicated to graduating students that are career-ready, global citizens."
Another recent opening that I'm happy to announce is the November 22 launch of the Centre for Experiential and Service Learning (CESL).
The centre builds upon the experiential learning tradition that the U of R established more than 50 years ago with western Canada's first co-operative education program.
The CESL serves students by providing work experience opportunities, employment services, career preparation, and volunteer connections that help them build their careers prior to graduation.
I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who played a part in launching the new centre, which will serve students and our community for many years to come.
At the U of R we are constantly exploring opportunities such as those I have outlined above to enhance the educational experience of our students and help ensure their success. We are truly dedicated to graduating students that are career-ready, global citizens.
You might say that with these types of initiatives, the University helps our students go far, together.
It is no coincidence, then, that "Go far, together" is the U of R's new marketing tagline.
It was developed after a comprehensive review and consultative process that involved our partners, stakeholders from across the University, and the community at large.
So what is the meaning behind our new tagline?
Ultimately, the tagline reflects the opportunities that exist at the University of Regina. It reinforces a concept of the value we bring as educators to help students discover their true potential to contribute to positive growth within the province and across the globe.
I trust you will enjoy this issue of Degrees and that as you read the stories of the successes of your fellow graduates, you are reminded of how, in your own way, you are helping all of us "Go far, together."
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The joy a sweet roll brings is boundless, isn't it?
I cannot take credit for this heavenly creation. That goes to my mother. She has been trying for years to perfect a caramel sweet roll recipe, without success–until now!
These rolls keep well in the fridge when put in tight container. However, I doubt you'll have any leftovers to store!
For this heavenly creation, take a listen to "Cheek to Cheek" sung by the divine Frank Sinatra. You'll know why I chose it as today's song as soon as you hear Ole Blue Eyes sing the first line!
In a large bowl, put yeast. Add warm water and 1 teaspoon granulated sugar. Stir. Set aside while yeast blooms.
In a small microwavable bowl, warm milk and 6 tablespoons of butter for 15 seconds in microwave.
Add salt, cinnamon, and egg to warm milk. Stir.
Add milk mixture and 2 cups flour to yeast.
Beat with electric mixer until dough is stretchy.
Add 1 cup of flour. Knead. Add remaining until dough forms a ball. Dough will be tacky but your hands should release without sticking when you knead for 3 minutes.
Cover bowl and set aside for 45-60 minutes, until doubled in size and indentation from poking dough with your fingers remains.
For sauce, combine half-and-half cream, corn syrup, butter, brown sugar and salt a large, heavy sauce pan over medium heat. Stir together over medium heat.
Boil for only 15 seconds, stirring to make sure sugar is no longer granular.
Pour into an 18"x13" baking dish with 2-inch sides. Spread to the edges.
Make 12 clusters of pecans evenly spaced on the caramel sauce. Set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, dump dough. Gently press to flatten it then roll dough into an 18"x12" rectangle.
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and spread over dough all the way to the edges.
To roll into a log, roll dough from one of the short ends. Once rolled up, the log will be about 15 inches long because it stretches as you roll it.
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Cover rolls loosely with waxed paper.
Set aside to rise for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven, allowing rolls and caramel sauce 5 minutes to slightly cool and thicken so that it won't splash on you if it leaks out when you invert the rolls onto a serving tray.
Place a serving tray larger at all sides than the baking dish on top of the hot pan.
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Atchez Pitt fut maire de Trois-Rivières de 1937 à 1941. Il fut également candidat libéral défait aux élections provinciales de 1939 (province de Québec, Canada) dans la circonscription de Trois-Rivières.

Biographie

Atchez Pitt s'est associé avec Aimé Desroberts, qui avait fondé son entreprise Desroberts inc. en 1918. En 1935, l'entreprise prend le nom de Desroberts et Pitt. Il en devient le principal actionnaire en 1945. Il devient maire de Trois-Rivières en 1939. En 1940, il inaugure le parc Saint-Philippe (devenu plus tard le parc Pie-XII). En 1941, il se crédite dans Le Nouvelliste d'avoir fait disparaître l'aide aux nécessiteux et d'avoir donné de l'emploi aux gens.

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Maire au Québec
Personnalité politique de Trois-Rivières
Maire de Trois-Rivières
Date de naissance non renseignée (XIXe siècle)
Date de décès non renseignée (XXe siècle)

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Die Fachkraft für Metalltechnik ist seit dem 1. August 2013 ein staatlich anerkannter Ausbildungsberuf nach dem deutschen Berufsbildungsgesetz.

Entstehungsgeschichte
Der neue Ausbildungsberuf ersetzt insgesamt elf Ausbildungsberufe, die zum Teil bereits über 70 Jahre alt sind. Einige von ihnen existierten somit bereits lange vor Inkrafttreten des Berufsbildungsgesetzes. Es handelt sich um die folgenden Berufe: Drahtwarenmacher, Drahtzieher, Federmacher, Fräser, Gerätezusammensetzer, Kabeljungwerker, Maschinenzusammensetzer, Metallschleifer, Revolverdreher, Schleifer und Teilezurichter.

Ausgangspunkt für die Neuordnung war der Teilezurichter, der von allen elf Berufen mit über 1.200 Neuverträgen pro Jahr mit Abstand der teilnehmerstärkste Ausbildungsberuf ist. Eine Untersuchung von Gesamtmetall zum künftigen Qualifikationsbedarf im Metallbereich aus dem Jahr 2008 ergab ein klares Votum für einen neuen, zweijährigen Ausbildungsberuf. Dies wurde 2009 durch eine Expertise des Bundesinstituts für Berufsbildung (BiBB) bestätigt. Dennoch wurde die Entscheidung für ein Neuordnungsverfahren durch einen fehlenden Konsens der Sozialparteien im Jahr 2010 zunächst vertagt. Erst nach einer erneuten Untersuchung des BiBB wurde das Verfahren ohne Zustimmung der Gewerkschaften eingeleitet. Diese kritisierten die Expertisen als "nichtssagend und unwissenschaftlich".

Ausbildungsdauer und Struktur
Die Ausbildungszeit zur Fachkraft für Metalltechnik beträgt zwei Jahre. Die Ausbildung erfolgt an den Lernorten Betrieb und Berufsschule. Der Beruf wird die folgenden vier Fachrichtungen aufweisen:
 Montagetechnik
 Konstruktionstechnik
 Umform- und Drahttechnik
 Zerspanungstechnik
Eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung zur Fachkraft für Metalltechnik kann je nach Fachrichtung auf unterschiedliche Ausbildungsberufe zeitlich angerechnet werden.

Arbeitsgebiete
Im ersten Ausbildungsjahr stehen metalltechnische Kernqualifikationen im Vordergrund der Ausbildung. Hierzu gehören beispielsweise das Herstellen von Bauteilen und Baugruppen, das Warten von Betriebsmitteln, aber auch bereits die Anwendung von Steuerungstechnik. In den Fachrichtungen wird auf die unterschiedlichen Anforderungen aus den bestehenden elf Berufen Bezug genommen.

In der Fachrichtung Montagetechnik werden Baugruppen montiert und demontiert, auf Funktion geprüft sowie elektrische und elektronische Bauteile und Baugruppen montiert, angeschlossen und geprüft. Die Konstruktionstechnik befasst sich mit dem Trennen und Umformen sowie dem Fügen von Bauteilen. Hier steht die Montage und Demontage von Metallkonstruktionen im Vordergrund. In der Fachrichtung Zerspanungstechnik werden Werkzeugmaschinen oder andere Fertigungssysteme eingerichtet, bedient und überwacht. Die Fachrichtung Umformtechnik widmet sich hingegen eher dem Einrichten, Rüsten und Führen von Trenn- und Umformmaschinen.

Mit dieser Struktur ist es möglich, den bislang ausbildenden Unternehmen eine gleichwertige Alternative anzubieten.

Weblinks

 Wirtschaft und Beruf: Fachkraft für Metalltechnik ersetzt zweijährige Altberufe, (PDF; 301 kB), 64. Jahrgang, 09-10.2012, abgerufen am 28. November 2012.
 Fachkraft für Metalltechnik, Webseite des BMWi

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Ausbildungsberuf
Technischer Beruf


Our four year old students are provided a pre-kindergarten education. The purpose of this program is to provide pre-kindergarten experiences to all Method's children especially those that may not have the opportunity otherwise.
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Lo stupro (Le viol) è un dipinto del pittore francese Edgar Degas, realizzato nel 1868-1869 e conservato al Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Intérieur – è questa la denominazione originaria assegnata da Degas, che ha sempre guardato con diffidenza il titolo vulgato de Le viol [Lo stupro] – riassume in nuce l'atteggiamento che il pittore aveva nei confronti della luce notturna, e si propone in particolare come uno studio atto a «mettere particolarmente in risalto la luce crepuscolare, le lampade, le candele, ecc.». In effetti questa è una tela che dimostra in maniera esemplare le divergenze tra la poetica di Degas e quella degli Impressionisti. Mentre questi ultimi erano completamente assoggettati al plein air e ricercavano indefessamente i fremiti cromatici della natura, Degas prediligeva gli accordi offerti dal nero, dall'ocra e dalla luce artificiale, la quale – a differenza di quella naturale – poteva essere manipolata più facilmente.

Degas risolve in maniera magistrale la tessitura luministica di questo dipinto, giocandola sul sapiente dosaggio tra il buio, crudo e minaccioso, e la luce fioca dell'abat-jour e del fuoco del caminetto. A sinistra è raffigurata una donna in sottoveste, afflosciata su una sedia, impotente e umiliata. Il corsetto abbandonato sul pavimento, il letto intatto, le forbici aperte sul tavolo a fianco ai monili e la fodera della scatola tinta di un rosso macabro sono indizi molto eloquenti che confermano la tristezza dell'episodio che si è appena consumato. Persino lo specchio sullo sfondo, espediente già usato da Degas ne La famiglia Bellelli, non serve per ampliare in maniera disinvolta lo spazio pittorico bensì rinvia a una sensazione di confusione e malessere. A destra del dipinto, infine, incombe minacciosamente l'uomo, luttuoso fantasma dell'Ottocento, che osserva silenziosamente la scena e la disperazione della compagna. I suoi occhi scintillano enigmaticamente nel buio, e come se non bastasse emana un'ombra scura e inquietante.

Di là dal gioco allusivo delle immagini, in questa scena emergono precisi «messaggi». Il dipinto, infatti, contiene una ricca simbologia che Degas espone impietosamente agli occhi dello spettatore, il quale diventa inconsapevolmente testimone dell'efferatezza dello «stupro». Di seguito viene riportata la lettura datane dal critico d'arte Bernd Growe:

Il dipinto, che con il suo macabro espressionismo sembra quasi preludere ad alcune soluzioni che verranno adottate nel Novecento da Edvard Munch, si ispira a diverse fonti letterarie e figurative. Il tema, per esempio, era già stato affrontato nel Settecento da Fragonard, autore di un dipinto denominato Il chiavistello dove tuttavia la lotta non è rivisitata in chiave drammatica e, anzi, la sua giocosità dichiara l'imminenza di un amplesso amoroso. Per quanto concerne i debiti con la letteratura vi sono interpretazioni divergenti: Rivière, ad esempio, vi ha individuato dipendenze con Francois d'Hérilieu di Duranty, mentre Adhémer e Reff vi ravvisano un'eco rispettivamente della Madeleine Férat e della Teresa Raquin di Zola.

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Stupro
Dipinti nel Philadelphia Museum of Art
Dipinti a soggetto erotico


British Virgin Islands – snorkeling, sailing, & relaxing – always beautiful!
Since January, Glenn and I have mostly puddle-jumped our way north up the Caribbean chain of islands from Grenada. Our sails have ranged from 4 to 10 hours during daylight only. The sail from Saint Martin to Tortola in the BVI was 92 nautical miles and took us about 14 hours. Glenn and I did it alone – alternating sleeping and taking watch at the helm. I was nervous, but Glenn was excited. He spent a lot of time analyzing the weather and winds, and felt good about our travel window. In addition, our good sailing friend, Glen, who is single-handing his Privilege 49, Sirenitie, was going to buddy-boat with us.
We raised anchor at 1:30 am on March 20 from Marigot Bay in Saint Martin. I am not yet comfortable being alone at the helm during the night – so, Glenn took the helm to start, and I went back to bed. I relieved him at sunrise, so he could get some sleep. It was a beautiful motor sail – the winds were light, but that was fine with us for our first long sail alone! We arrived in Soper's Hole, Tortola, around 3:00 pm, exhausted but happy.
The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke, along with over 50 other smaller islands and cays. The islands have a population of about 28,000 with approximately 23,500 living on Tortola. The islanders are British citizens as of 2002. These islands are well known for their delightful sailing opportunities. The islands are close together providing line of sight navigation and usually, fairly consistent trade winds. There are beautiful, serene anchorages and snorkeling opportunities around every corner.
Over the past years, we have chartered sailboats many times in the BVI. Our family has wonderful memories of sailing, snorkeling, swimming and exploring almost every one of these islands. Special memories for the kids include learning to sail Hobie cats at the Bitter End Yacht Club and climbing the boulders at the Baths.
Sadly, our first look at the BVI post-Hurricane Irma was distressing.
A shout-out to my children for my delightful Mother's Day present – a donation to the post-hurricane BVI relief fund! I can't think of a better present – thank you all SO much!!!
But, during our two weeks in the BVI, we discovered that the waters are still just as blue and the sand is still blinding white, and the islands will recover from this latest tragedy. There are many signs of progress – lots of building and activity going on – on every island. Especially on Tortola and in the capital of Road Town, the streets and surrounding areas are clear of debris, but lots and lots of buildings are still heavily damaged. It will take time.
Meanwhile, we loved every minute of our time in the BVI. It was a special treat for us to sail our own boat to all of our familiar anchorages – where we had only taken charter boats previously.
Mira and Sirenitie in the marina at Oil Nut Bay.
We jumped from island to island – sailing alongside Sirenitie with Glen and Marilyn. And later on in our visit, my sister Cathy and brother-in-law Sam came to sail on Mira with us.
One of our first BVI stops is always The Baths on Virgin Gorda. The Baths are an unusual formation of large granite boulders. The sea washes in between the huge rocks, and pools have been created where shafts of light play on the water for a dramatic effect. A path weaves through the boulders – climbing and winding up and around – for a fun adventure. The beaches on either side of the boulders are beautiful with crashing waves and powdery white sand.
View of the Baths and the anchorage from the Top of the Baths resort.
Cathy and Sam enjoying the ride.
Our anchorage at the Bight on Norman Island. Sadly the iconic Willie T was destroyed in Hurricane Irma.
Lounging on Pirate's Beach with Glen and Marilyn – a fun alternative to the Willie T on Norman.
Magnificent snorkeling at the Indians – just off Norman Island.
There's always time for a rum punch after a long snorkeling trip!
We got a treat at anchor late one afternoon – mama and baby dolphins swimming right next to Mira.
We were "lucky" enough to find ourselves right in the middle of the one of the races in the BVI Spring Regatta. It was the offshore multihull class which includes Gunboats and catamarans over 60 ft. – they passed us like we were standing still!
Acting on a tip from a fellow cruiser, we discovered that Oil Nut Bay – an exclusive private resort that is normally off-limits to visitors – was allowing marina and day guests to use their amenities! Mira and Sirenitie flew over to take their spot in the lovely marina and Glenn, Pam, Glen and Marilyn spent some luxurious days – by the pool and beach and enjoying some pampering time!


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Having massage therapy throughout your pregnancy is a wonderful way to keep pain and discomfort at a much lower level, and to really nurture yourself, and your baby, during this very special time.
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as the fact that many of us are deranged perfectionists like Marissa said.
book may need to be added to the list of books needing to be rescanned.
We'll see what others on the list say.
though, so you'll most likely hear back from one of us instead.
I plan to go to the site today and fill out the form.
> to ask them since that's what this list is for.
> books already in the collection, although they don't discourage it either.
> list are more than happy to help you learn how to do that.
> Anyway, thanks for having me.


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Penn State to Meet Stanford in Women's College Final
By Alex Goff | 05.10.14
For the eighth time Penn State and Stanford will play for the USA Rugby Women's DI College Rugby Championship Saturday.
Stanford defeated American International, although they did fall behind 5-0 early on.
Led by the redoubtable Jess Davis, AIC did not back down but did struggled to convert early pressure into more tries. Far too many knock-ons for the Yellowjackets hurt them. And Stanford, after a few miscues themselves, tied the game after a long run then a pick-and-jam from the forwards. Madeline Wilson produced some big runs and set up the go-ahead try, and then in the second half it opened up as AIC started getting yellow cards.
Stanford won 29-15.
In the second semifinal of Friday evening, Penn State were just too much. Lock Beth Rose was a powerhouse with the ball in hand and Penn State's superior ball movement and physical defense shut out West Chester.
The Nittany Lions were led in the backs by center pairing of Lauren Barber and Corey Meanix were excellent. Barber set up countless gainline-breaking runs for others, and Meanix scored three tries. Flyhalf Gabby Cantorna scored two for Penn State, who were rarely threatened by a hard-working, but overmatched West Chester squad.
This sets up a classic clash between two longtime rivals. Since 2005 these teams have met seven previous times in the national final. Stanford won in 2005, 2006, and 2008. Penn State won in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012.
Key Adjustments lead Atlanta Old White to Elite Eight
Glendale to host Colorado State Championships


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Q: Dynamically change the tab labels in a CPropertySheet I want to instantiate 2 property pages from the same class and template, because the settings they show are basically the same.
CCPUSettingsSheet sheet;
CCPUSettingsPage cpucore1, cpucore2;
sheet.AddPage(&cpucore1);
sheet.AddPage(&cpucore2);

The only problem is that they get the same tab label text, which is the caption field in their resource template. I need to assign a different text to each one, however.

A: Assuming CCPUSettingsPage derives from CPropertyPage, you can use its public m_psp member to access its underlying PROPSHEETPAGE structure. From there, you can write something like:
cpucore1.m_psp.dwFlags |= PSP_USETITLE;
cpucore1.m_psp.pszTitle = "First Tab";

cpucore2.m_psp.dwFlags |= PSP_USETITLE;
cpucore2.m_psp.pszTitle = "Second Tab";

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ES-50 is the bigger version of E-Image's Double Sliders with a 50 cm length. If mounted on a tripod the sliding range doubles compared to using it on the ground (or regular sliders). The double sliding range is thanks to the moving rails.
The ES50 moves as a whole. More mass travels, giving smoother, more even starts and stops compared to regular sliders.
If lens is facing the rails when pulling the camera back, the rails also retract so they don't interfere or interfere less with the shots.


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There is a problem with Arabic names rendering on Mapnik, only for areas, like hospitals, public buildings, parks names ... and not for street names.
I've just looked at that link at it appears to be rendering in the way you say is correct - it is rendered as "مخيّم دير البلح" at the moment. Are you seeing something different?
In that case I think the problem is that the tagging is wrong. If I look at that node in my web browser by going to http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/327387610 then my browser renders it (in both the name and name:ar tags) as "مخيّم دير البلح" but you seem to be saying it should be the other way round?
So is my browser also getting the rendering wrong? or are you saying it should be rendered differently on the map to when written as a string?
OK. So what you're saying is that the words on the map should be rendered in a different order to the words when written as a string? Why is that?
Is the issue that there is a line break and that in arabic you read lines from bottom to top rather than top to bottom?
Aha... I get it now... This is a mapnik problem though, so it will need to be raised in the mapnik trac as it isn't something in our code base that is wrong.
I have raised this in the mapnik trac as http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/189.
#2182 has been marked as duplicate of this ticket.
It is really about time to take care of this issue. Just imagine that we would write "Kingdom United" instead of "United Kingdom" It would be fixed right away.
Please check if you could fix this bug somehow that was opened.
As I explained in the previous comment, this is not something we have have any control over - it is an issue with the mapnik software we use to render the map.
We have reported the issue upstream so if you want to moan (which would be bad form anyway for Open Source Software) then you should do so at http://trac.mapnik.org/ticket/189 as moaning here will achieve nothing.
I've submitted a "quick and dirty" patch upstream.
Can it be incorporated in the main OSM mapnik layer?
Only if/when it is fixed upstream, and in due time.
Submitting a "quick and dirty" patch upstream isn't going to magically make everything alright in the main OSM mapnik layer all by itself and overnight. It's currently still at 0.7.2-dev, so any fixes in trunk will be off limits until such a time we switch over to mapnik trunk.
Nevertheless, thanks for taking a look at fixing this upstream.
I hope that when the mapnik team finishes all the necessary tests, the patch can be incorporated into the 0.7 line and not wait for the Mapnik2 release. In that case, will it be possible to update the downstream version of mapnik running on the main OSM site?
Please understand that this is a very annoying bug - people see many labels messed up the first time they open OSM.
Correct, but I've falsely assumed it would need a stylesheet element to activate, and in that case, our 0.7- style XML is still relevant. Upon reviewing the patch, it seems that's not needed. This would mean we could get the patch active on osm.org once it's accepted into mapnik trunk.
The patch has just been committed to Mapnik trunk (http://trac.mapnik.org/changeset/3365).
Please consider applying the patch.
Now this also affects the official Mobile Wikipedia app, which is switching from Google to OSM.
Then the persons making that Mobile Wikipedia app can fix it by upgrading their mapnik, right?
That's because the mapnik version there hasn't been updated yet, but I understand the good mapnik folks hope to have a new release soon.
any news? when is mapnik scheduled to be updated on OSM?
We plan to reload the rendering database in the next few weeks with an ODBL clean planet, and I believe Jon plans to upgrade mapnik at the same time.
Did this happen? The word-wrap issue with Arabic still seems to be there, e.g. (currently in the news) In Almenas.
Not yet no, it is still in the planning stages as it is a major update of software and hardware.
The reload was done a few months ago - could you check if this is now fixed?
The hebrew word-wrap looks good now.


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"Start Them Young" – The Industry Finds Its "'Reality' Video Game" in 3-Gun Competition
In the competition for the recreation time of youth, video games are seen by the gun industry as both a threat to, and an opportunity for, marketing firearms to youth.
Bud Pidgeon, president of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance warns, "By the time kids are in fifth grade, or even before, they're already being pulled away by the allure of video games, organized sports or other activities."87 And an article detailing NSSF's 2015 Shooting Sports Summit warned, "What those young people appear to be most interested in, at least superficially, is playing computer games, tapping on tiny keyboards and communicating with their friends through social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other websites."88
Yet while video games are seen as a competitor for the leisure time of children, the argument is frequently made, both inside and outside the industry, that first-person shooter games, and their use of easily identified real-world weapons, offer marketing opportunities.
According to Ralph Vaughn, who negotiates licensing deals with video game manufacturers on behalf of Barrett Firearms, manufacturer of 50 caliber anti-armor sniper rifles as well as assault rifles, "It is hard to qualify to what extent rifle sales have increased as a result of being in games…But video games expose our brand to a young audience who are considered possible future owners."89
In a column on the website Gun Nuts Media, author Caleb Giddings discusses the guns used in the latest edition of the video game series Battlefield. After discussing the video, he concludes:
There is a real point to all this digital nonsense though, and something that I saved for last. This game and games like it are absolutely how the next generation of gun owners are getting introduced to firearms. The incredible amounts of realism present in the depiction of firearms in game is a good thing. I guarantee that people will come into gun ranges and say "I shot something just like that in Battlefield." The immediate response of any employee of any range in the nation should be "that's awesome! Want to try the real deal?"90
Among the concurring statements in the comments section of the article91 were:
"I agree 100% that games like this can increase the number of 'gun people.' In the range I work in, It's very common to have younger people ask to see then rental guns, and can name many of them off (Beretta 92, AR, Glock, 1911, etc.) based on game experience. Then they get to try one for real and most of them are hooked! I don't know if it's what the game designers intended, but it works."
"Though gaming may be more realistic when it comes to firearms and operating, like you said, many people are being introduced to firearms through mediums like this. It is always great that video game devs would put a lot of attention to detail when it comes to subjects like this and seeing them play out IRL [In Real Life]…"
"The last generation of games have a big influence on the purchasing decisions of prospective gun owners of a certain age. I dare say that half of the PS90s sold are probably because of Counter-Strike, and I think it's responsible for some of the demand for Beretta Elites, as well."
As accessory manufacturer Firefield sums it up: "A majority of Firefield users grew up watching action-packed movies, TV shows and playing interactive video games that encompass tactical gear and military-style weapons platforms. Our optics and shooting accessories allow shooters to turn what they've seen on the screen into a reality."92
In 2007, Chris Dolnack, National Shooting Sports Foundation senior vice president, used the term "a 'reality' video game" to describe the organization's Scholastic Rifle Program (SRP) begun in 2003, telling Junior Shooters magazine, "We developed an action-packed reactive target format – a 'reality' video game – that is sure to be a hit with today's young shooter."93 While the Scholastic Rifle Program apparently failed to fill that niche, another industry-promoted shooting event has: 3-Gun competition.
Photo from the website of the Tri County Gun Club in Polo, Illinois, illustrating firearms and accessories needed for 3-Gun competition
Writing at the website The Truth About Guns, Nick Leghorn promises, "3-gun is as close to a real-life first person shooter video game as you'll get without joining the military."94 As described by Leghorn:
3-gun gets its name from the fact that you use three different types of firearms over the course of the competition: a shotgun, a rifle, and a pistol. You score points by hitting designated targets, which include clay pigeons, cardboard silhouettes, steel targets of varying sizes, and anything else the Range Officer designates as a target….Competitors lose points for hitting "no shoot" targets (hostages, friendlies, etc.) or skipping targets/obstacles. Their score is augmented by the time it takes to complete the course of fire. The person with the combination of fastest time and best accuracy wins.95
In a video accompanying the article showing a shooter preparing for a 3-Gun match, a participant is asked, "How are you going to game this stage knowing nothing about it?" He replies, "I think it's kinda like [the video game] Doom, run through, keep upgrading weapons as you kill bad guys, right?"96
Such competitions frequently revolve around fantasy scenarios in which firepower is essential for the hero-shooter to emerge victorious. In its description of its 3-Gun Tactical Match, one gun club explains:
This type of match has the shooter shooting centerfire rifle, centerfire pistol, and shotgun (.410 or larger) at paper 'bad guy,' steel plates, and similar targets. In any given scenario, the shooter moves through an imaginary situation in which his life is placed in danger by the 'bad guys.' The scenario will vary from month to month, and will have a theme that practices real-life shooting and defensive skills. Examples of scenarios: exodus from a shopping mall overrun with terrorists, self defense at an ATM machine, Hollywood bank robbery, L.A. riots, home intruder, etc.97
In the video cited above, the "scenario" is spelled out for the 3-Gun participant as he's led hooded, his wrists tied together, into a faux prison cell and seated (see video):
Video from The Truth About Guns shows a 3-Gun participant ready to start the competition
Okay all you troopers are such badasses you decided you were going to go hunt pirates in Somalia…Something went wrong and you are now the prisoner of a Somali warlord who wants to do very bad things to you because you're an American…No one's coming to rescue you so you have to rescue yourself…During your last interrogation you noticed that the chair was rough on the sides. That might assist you in breaking your bonds should you be given the opportunity…At that point you should find yourself a gun. Cause we're Americans and we all like guns. Find one and start killing all the bad guys who are trying to do very bad things to you and your fellow Americans.98
In the pages of Junior Shooters, 3-Gun competitions are a mainstay, with child participants not only promoting the activity in its pages, but also lauding the gun companies that donate guns, ammunition, and other products: both for use in the activity and as prizes for the winners. As one article written by a 12- and 16-year-old states:
A Summer 2012 Junior Shooters cover features 3-Gun competitors
Everything about 3-Gun is exactly the opposite of precision rifle. Precision to me is boring. All you do is stand there and shoot. With 3-Gun you get to "get into it." You get to run around (as long as you're safe), shoot "big boy guns," and go through obstacles shooting at the targets. Can it get any better? I think not. I felt like an FBI or a SWAT agent going in for a big bust. It was an awesome feeling.99
Writing in Junior Shooters, Corey Shaw, age 17, exulted:
This summer I had the opportunity to shoot Fabrique Nationale Herstal (FNH) USA's SCAR. SCAR is an acronym for Special Combat Assault Rifle. And, oh, boy, is it SPECIAL!
Due to the fact that the SCAR is so light, you can fling it around from target to target; sometimes it feels more like you're shooting a .22 rather than a full-on combat rifle.100 101
In a Junior Shooters article titled, "Why I Love 3-Gun!," 12-year-old Jake Denno writes:
Besides the three guns that have to be practiced with and brought to the match, many of the 3-Gun events will have special or stage weapons, as well…I have already been fortunate enough to be able to shoot a fully automatic UZI, an M-249 SAW and an M-203 grenade launcher. Some of the other special weapons in 3-Gun matches include MG-42 and M-60 machine guns, suppressed ARs and SCARs, but the one I really want to shoot is the Dillon Mini-Gun at the Larue Tactical match. Some events will also have manufacturers there who will have their pistols and shotguns as stage weapons. The only thing I do not like about stage and special weapons is that the score depends on how one shoots with an unfamiliar weapon. The triggers and sights are usually really different from what I shoot, and the guns don't always run well. At the Ironman [competition], the UZI just would not function properly, and it really threw me off my plan for that stage.102
Junior Shooters, Summer 2012
Like the gun industry and gun lobby's ongoing campaign to attempt to rebrand assault rifles as "Modern Sporting Rifles," by labeling 3-Gun competitions a "sport," their hope is to not only engage young shooters, but also that the activity offers the necessary cover to maintain the sale and possession of weapons that were originally designed for military or law enforcement use, including assault weapons that should be banned for import under the "sporting purposes" test of the Gun Control Act of 1968.103 As Michael Tenny, CEO of Cheaper Than Dirt!, an online vendor of guns, ammunition, and accessories that describes itself as "America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter," told Junior Shooters, "We're always happy to be able to support the shooting sports in any way possible, and we're even more excited to help encourage new shooters by sponsoring the 3 Gun Nation Junior division…Faced with political pressure to ban the importation of the competition shotguns that have made 3-Gun into the sport it is today, I think it's critical that we as an industry pull together to support all of the shooting sports in any way we can."104
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Article 1: Name and Office
The name of the organization is the Committee for the Advancement of Role-Playing Games, short form: CAR-PGa or CARPGa. The principal office of CAR-PGa shall be determined by the incumbent Chair.
Article 2: Purposes
CAR-PGa is a network of activists and researchers into all aspects of role-playing games for purposes including, but not limited to:
Promoting the interests of gamers, including by responding to attacks on the industry and gamers or to other practices that negatively affect the industry and gamers, whether from within or without;
Promoting and supporting efforts to provide inclusive games and environments, online and offline. The CAR-PGa strongly supports diversity and inclusion in gaming. We believe gaming should be for everyone.
Assisting in research regarding role-playing and collecting, processing, and publishing or causing to be published, to its members and the general public, news and information regarding role-playing;
The promotion of role-playing games as recreation, curriculum, and therapy, including by getting role-playing games accepted as a teaching technique in the schools, and making known its uses in psychological or sociological therapy;
Raising money to provide charitable services including, but not restricted to, scholarships for gamers, the use of role-playing game conventions for the purpose of raising money for charities, and the establishment of a legal fund for the purpose of combating unconstitutional and/or illegal actions against role-playing games and/or gamers as a consequence of their gaming activities;
Forming alliances and associations, both formal and ad hoc, with other persons and organizations for the above stated purposes.
Article 3: Membership
§ 1. No stock or shares will be issued, and the interests of each member shall be equal. Membership shall be open to all real persons who are sincerely interested in the aims and purposes of CAR-PGa and who make written application.
§ 2. Membership entails no monetary dues, but rather dues consist of documented work for the cause. However, there may be a charge for the Newsletter or for copying desired documents in such extent as to cover expenses and leave a modest margin to cover changes in costs.
§ 2.5. The CAR-PGa is committed to promoting a safe gaming environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Harassment or unwelcome conduct of our membership, whether verbal, physical, visual, or in any other form, is strictly prohibited. The CAR-PGa defines harassment as any behavior that threatens a person or group or produces an unsafe or non-inclusive environment. Harassment includes, but is not limited to, offensive verbal comments or non-verbal expressions related to gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religious beliefs. Harassment may take the form of intentionally rude and repeated comments, slurs, highly offensive jokes, or dissemination of graphic material. Harassment does not include respectful disagreement or critique offered in good faith. Any complaints or concerns about a member may be submitted anonymously to the Board of Directors and will be investigated within thirty (30) days of the inquiry. If CAR-PGa members are found to have violated the Code of Conduct, they may have their membership revoked as per Article 3.4 by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board.
§ 3. Membership is non-transferable and shall not pass in any form or succession.
§ 4. Membership can be revoked upon a motion passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the Board of Directors. The member against whom charges are to be preferred shall be informed thereof in writing, stating the grounds for expulsion. The member will have thirty (30) days to reply to the charges. Members going a full year without notifying the Chair of any demonstrated activity under § 2 of this article may be dropped automatically.
§ 5. There shall be two classes of membership, active and inactive, distinguished by the amount of dues under § 2 of this article. Membership of active or inactive members includes participation in the Google and LinkedIn groups and receiving the monthly newsletter by email. The thresholds for gaining and losing active status may be different from each other. Only active members have the right to vote. The Chair shall establish a system to give proper weight to different works for the cause with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors, but no change to this system or to the active/inactive threshold(s) shall take effect less than three months after passing. Dues shall expire one year after being credited.
§ 6. There are no restrictions of race, color, citizenship, creed, age, or sex on eligibility for membership or for holding office. However, only active members may serve on the Board of Directors.
Article 4: Membership Meetings
CAR-PGa is a correspondence organization and does not hold formal meetings. However, members are encouraged to meet at conventions and other times, although any action at these meetings will not be binding on CAR-PGa.
Article 5: Board of Directors
§ 1. The affairs and policies of CAR-PGa shall be managed by a Board of Directors elected by the active membership. There shall be five Directors if, at the time a call for candidates is made, there are more than 12 active members, and three otherwise.
§ 2. There shall be a call for candidates for the entire Board issued every January.
§ 3. Directors may be removed with or without cause by a petition of 10% of the active membership followed by a two-thirds majority vote of the active membership, or by a two-thirds majority vote of the other Directors if there are more than three Directors.
§ 4. All official actions of the Board of Directors shall be published in the Newsletter. Within one month of publication, any such action shall be referred to the membership for approval or disapproval upon a petition of at least 10% of active members or by a simple majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the rights of the third parties which have vested between the time of such action and such referendum shall not be impaired thereby.
Article 6: Officers
§ 1. Officers shall consist of a Chair, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Archivist, and an Editor, which may be combined.
§ 2. The Chair shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among their number. There shall be a call for candidates issued every July.
§ 3. Officers other than the Chair shall be appointed by the Chair with the advice and consent of the Board of Directors and be responsible to both.
§ 4. Each officer shall perform the duties incident to the particular office in CAR-PGa together with those hereinafter listed and such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe:
The Chair shall be the coordinator of the activities and procedures of CAR-PGa, preside over meetings of the Board of Directors, and carry out to the best of their ability the general policies formulated and authorized by the Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of the Chair to perform or delegate to be performed the pursuit of CAR-PGa's purposes, the recruitment of new members, and the duties of any vacant offices.
The Secretary shall be the custodian of the minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors and other organizational records and maintain the membership lists, including records of dues.
The Treasurer shall have custody of and make disbursement of monies of CAR-PGa under the Board of Directors, keep financial records for the inspection by any members, and make these available to the Directors on a regular basis.
The Archivist shall maintain CAR-PGa's archives in a manner permitting easy retrieval of any document needed by a member.
The Editor shall edit and publish a regular Newsletter which is made available to all members of CAR-PGa, active or inactive, or to sympathetic non-members.
§ 5. An officer may be removed by the Chair or in the same manner as a Director, save that there shall be no limitation based on the size of the Board of Directors.
Article 7: Elections and Voting
§ 1. Voting procedures shall be determined and implemented by the Chair or, in the event of a vacancy in that office, the Board of Directors, in a manner consistent with these bylaws and any policies made by the Board of Directors.
§ 2. Calls for candidates for the Board of Directors must be published in the Newsletter; calls for candidates for Chair must be made to the entire Board of Directors. All calls for candidates shall last for a predetermined period of not less than one month.
§ 3. If no challengers respond to an annual call for candidates, the incumbent(s) may be deemed to have won unless the number of available seats has decreased. If any election has exactly as many candidates as positions to be elected, those candidates may be deemed to have won. If any election has fewer candidates than positions to be elected, further calls for candidates shall be issued until sufficient candidates are found.
§ 4. The ballot for any issue or election put before the active membership must be published in the Newsletter.
§ 5. Voting on any issue or election shall not occur until after the publication of at least one Newsletter at least one month after the ballot is published. However, no vote shall be delayed more than five months after the call for candidates or call for a referendum.
§ 6. The beginning of the voting period shall be announced in the Newsletter and shall run for one month from the date of publication. For voting by the active membership, eligible voters shall be members who are deemed to be active at any point during this voting period.
§ 7. For elections with only one position to be filled or referenda, if there are more than two possible choices, voting shall be conducted using a system of instant runoff voting according to these rules:
The ballot shall give voters the option of ranking candidates in order of preference.
If a candidate receives a majority (over 50 percent) of first preferences, that candidate is elected.
If no candidate receives a majority of first preferences, an instant runoff retabulation shall be performed. The instant runoff retabulation shall be conducted in rounds. In each round, each voter's ballot shall count as a single vote for whichever continuing candidate the voter has ranked highest. The candidate with the fewest votes after each round shall be eliminated until only two candidates remain, with the candidate then receiving the greatest number of votes being elected. In the event of a tie for fewest votes, the preceding round's vote totals shall break the tie, and this process may be repeated as many times as necessary. If there is ever a tie that cannot be broken via the above method, it shall be broken in a fair and random manner akin to drawing lots instead.
§ 8. For elections where two or more positions are to be filled, voting shall be conducted using a system of single transferable votes according to these rules:
Each valid ballot cast shall rank any number of the candidates in order of preference.
The threshold number of votes a candidate needs to be elected ("Threshold") shall be that number which is equal to the integer part of: the total number of valid ballots cast divided by the sum of one plus the number of seats to be filled, plus one. That is, the integer part of (total number of valid ballots cast / [1 + the number of seats to be filled]) + 1.
Vote counting shall start with a tally of each voter's first, or only, choice vote.
Those candidates receiving the Threshold number of votes, or more, shall be declared elected. Votes acquired by a candidate in excess of the Threshold shall be deemed that candidate's "surplus."
If there remain unfilled seats after this or any subsequent tally, then in order to fill those remaining seat(s), votes shall be transferred as follows:
If there are surplus votes, a portion of the surplus votes of the candidate with most surplus votes shall be transferred to the next candidate choice of those voters who elected him/her. The portion of the surplus distributable to the next candidate choice shall be that amount determined by dividing the transferring candidate's surplus amount by the total number of votes received by that candidate. Votes may not be transferred to candidates who have already been elected, nor may votes be transferred to candidates who have been eliminated. When a voter's next choice is not eligible for receipt of transferred votes, that portion of a vote shall be transferred to that voter's next indicated choice unless all choices on that ballot have been exhausted. If all choices on that ballot have been exhausted, that portion of a vote shall be transferred to a special "exhausted vote" tally. After the transfer of all of that candidate's surplus votes, a tally shall be taken.
If there are no surplus votes, the candidate with the least number of votes shall be eliminated. If this leaves as many remaining candidates as unfilled seats, the remaining candidates shall be declared elected; if it does not, the eliminated candidate's votes at their current value shall be transferred to those voters' next choice candidates who have not been previously declared elected or eliminated. If all choices on a ballot have been exhausted, that vote shall be transferred to a special "exhausted vote" tally. After the transfer of all of that candidate's votes, a tally shall be taken.
In the event of a tie at any point during this process, the preceding tally's vote totals shall break the tie, and this process may be repeated as many times as necessary. If there is ever a tie that cannot be broken via the above method, it shall be broken in a fair and random manner akin to drawing lots instead.
§ 9. Any change under Article 3 § 5 of these bylaws that is scheduled to take effect on the date of a call for candidates or announcement of the intent to hold a referendum or between that date and the end of voting shall be automatically postponed until the end of voting.
Article 8: Finances
§ 1. The income of CAR-PGa shall be derived from subscriptions to the Newsletter, contributions, grants, interest on investments, income from the sale of publications and other merchandise, donations, or any other legal source.
§ 2. No Director shall be entitled to or receive any profit or compensation for work on behalf of CAR-PGa by reason of being a Director, but this does not preclude compensation for their work on behalf of CAR-PGa outside their capacity as Director.
§ 3. The Board of Directors shall audit the financial reports at least annually.
Article 9: Amendment of Bylaws
The Bylaws may be altered, supplemented, amended, or repealed by the active membership by a majority of the members voting on the amendment.
Article 10: Dissolution
In the event of the dissolution of CAR-PGa, its financial resources shall be applied and distributed as follows:
§ 1. All liabilities and obligations shall be paid, satisfied, and discharged, or adequate provision shall be made therefore.
§ 2. Assets not held upon a condition requiring return, transfer, or conveyance to any other organization or person shall be distributed exclusively to an organization which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, is most closely doing the work of CAR-PGa.


You might remember hearing about PawCheck™ in our post – PawCheck Home Test Kits for Cats – Including Feline Testing for UTIs, Kidney Disease and Diabetes. PawCheck is generously donating their Wellness Home Tests for a giveaway.
You can also buy PawCheck™ tests directly from their website.


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International Airline Traffic Rises
by Dan Butcher
International airline passenger traffic rose 4.7 percent in September from a year earlier, while freight traffic increased 4.9 percent, according to the International Air Transport Association as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The passenger traffic growth—measured in revenue passenger kilometers—was well below the 5.9 percent average for the year to date, IATA said. "Slowing traffic growth is starting to weaken the strong revenue environment, but efficiency gains and careful capacity management continue," said IATA Director General and Chief Executive Giovanni Bisignani. Freight carried by the group's member airlines, which number around 260 and represent about 94 percent of international scheduled air traffic, was up 5.2 percent for the first nine months of the year, IATA said.
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Dan Butcher
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Around 5:00 yesterday we found out when A's flight is coming in today - nothing like waiting until the last minute! Yesterday, you would have thought that I would have spent the entire day preparing for A's arrival, but instead I took the kids to the Children's Museum, went to a charity luncheon and got my haircut!
We did spend time making a sign for A at the airport and practicing his name! When we asked Tyce what his new brother's name is he responded that he is naming him Tyce! We tried to explain that he already has a name and it isn't Tyce, but Tyce insisted that is what he is going to call him!


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With so many things on the go and interruptions all the time, it can be very difficult to stop and listen what another person has to say.
However, if learning to become a better listener is truly important to you, you will make this a priority. Excuses or results – you can't have both!
You will build more meaningful relationships in your personal and professional life, and you will also become a better role model to your children.
Think about it, is doing the dishes more important than what you child has to tell you about his/her day at school? Is answering emails in the evening more critical than giving your family a few hours of your undivided attention?
Be relaxed and look at the person.
Listen with the intent to understand – you will become more likeable.
Quit multitasking (smarten up and drop that smart phone) – you can't truly listen if you're doing something else at the same time.
Be interested instead of interesting – learn from the people around you.
Ask open-ended questions – learn to focus on the other person instead of being internally focused.
Stop imposing your "solutions" – everyone's experience is different, just hear people out and allow them to come up with their own solutions (I know that's a hard one).
Avoid making assumptions about what people think and what they will say.
Summarize what was said at the end of the conversation.
People really like people who can listen because they are so rare.
Listening = learning to see new perspectives.
What are you waiting for? Start practicing NOW.


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Q: MSI Modern 14 (Ryzen 5-4500u) BSOD I was on Windows 11 v22H2 and received BSOD with stop code CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED; I restarted and, while working on a project, I received BSOD UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION, followed by KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR within a few minutes, so I:

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*Storage: 500 GB SSD

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Escapees RV Club Events
The Best of Tucson HOP - March 24, 2017
Best of Tucson
Escapees RV Club
By Head Out - HOP,
August 18, 2016 in Escapees RV Club Events
Head Out - HOP
The Best of Tucson HOP
After a busy week at Escapade, you might like to take a relaxing HOP or two. Let us do the driving, while you can sit back, relax and enjoy!
HOPs are fun and exciting, especially when shared with your fellow SKP friends.
Board a luxury coach with a local tour guide and enjoy the scenic view of the beautiful countryside, the mountains, the deserts, while learning about the rich western heritage of Tucson.
On this excursion, we will:
· Enjoy a scenic drive through the Tucson Mountain Park, a part of the beautiful Sonoran Desert, to visit the Old Tucson Film Studios. These studios are a re-creation of an old 1880s western town, built by Columbia studios. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara movies were shot there, as well as other western movies and TV shows. We'll watch gun fights, see live shows in the Grand Palace and stroll through the movie museum and a native village. Ride on the Old Tucson train. We will also have a guided walking tour, along with many other fun activities and attractions, as we learn the fascinating history of the Old American West.
· Bring comfortable walking shoes and enjoy the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. This includes a 98-acre zoo that was founded to help promote conservation. Housed there, are over 200 native mammals, reptiles, amphibian, insects, and birds including several species of hummingbirds. It also has an aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum and an art gallery.
· The beautiful Mission San Xavier del Bac, also known as "The White Dove of the Desert", was built in the 1700s. It was founded as a Catholic mission and is a National Historic Landmark. The mission is considered to be one of the finest examples of the Spanish Colonial architecture.
Schedule is subject to change.
There will be a considerable amount of walking, so please bring comfortable walking shoes, binoculars, a hat, sunscreen, as well as a camera for those breathtaking photo ops.
Note: Non-Escapees members are welcome to attend, too!
There is a $50.00 charge for non-members. However, if you join Escapees, the $50.00 will be waived. To join the Escapees RV Club, please call, toll-free, at 888-757-2582.
To register for this HOP, contact:
The HOP Department at 888-757-2582 or 936-327-8873.
For more info on this HOP, click: https://www.escapees.com/skp_files/hop/event.php?id=35
View upcoming HOPs: Current Fun HOPs!
Stay informed with important club updates. Sign up at: Club News and Benefits
Visit the HOPs Facebook page: Escapees HOPs
Sit back, relax and enjoy the fabulous history of Tucson!
See you at the HOP!
Safe travels,
Lisa Koca
HOP Director
100 Rainbow Drive
Livingston, Texas 77351
www.escapees.com/hops


Oh hey there…that's right I still have a blog! Let's just start off by letting you know…things for our computers have been kind of rough this year. Seb's charging cable first started dying right when we got to Chile last year and it took about 5 weeks for the new one to get here. So he used my cable while we waited. The new cable also broke, as did the next one and the one after that. My cable also died and I've been without a computer since about May. MAY!! We finally broke down and bought a new laptop but even that wasn't just buying a new laptop. The store accidentally switched our desired 8G laptop for a 4G and it was a slight nightmare getting our money back. Yadda yadda yadda…we have a working laptop!
So. Excuses aside I'd like to resume posting about Castro! Yay! Really, you guys didn't miss much. The winter here is awful. I'll just say it. The rain just does not stop. The people are still great, but the weather makes you never want to leave your house and it's a total downer. But! SUMMER has arrived! And summer is awesome here!
I thought I'd talk a bit about the main open air market in town, called Feria Yumbel. I love markets like this! In Vietnam, we lived a block away from one and I was always afraid my camera wo uld get stolen so I never took any pics haha. You don't have to worry about that in Castro though.
The market is right on the water and is the best place to buy seafood and veggies. It's best to go early, but if you know us Karlssons…you know we don't do early. But it closes around 5pm so go before then.
Let's start with the seafood, mariscos baby! We love oysters and we always go to the same oyster guy here. Rodrigo was one of our first friends at the market and he always gives us a good price. I don't think I can order overpriced oysters in a restaurant again…we can get 30 here for 3,000clp, which is like $4.50USD!! They also have an assortment of fish and usually a few items we have never seen.
There's this thing called Piure (top left pic)?? Looks straight up NASTY ! But we hear it's nice in soups haha. Not sure what the bottom left pic is either…some sort of shellfish thing?? On the right we have Rodrigo next to his stall at Feria Yumbel.
Castro is a fishing community so you will find a lot of fish there! Mostly salmon and one called Merluza, which is Hake (and delicious). Sometimes they have seabass but once again, you have to be that early bird, and it doesn't quite work for us night owls. There's also clams, mussels, sea urchin, octopus! They make ceviche out of just about anything but my favorite is the clam one…who knew "raw" clams were so delicious!?
I just love the colors of the market! Everything is so fresh! Did you know Chiloe has over 400 varieties of native potatoes!? FOUR HUNDRED! So you'd think they'd be just giving potatoes away with this surplus, but actually, they are one of the most expensive items for us behind meat and booze. We've paid around 7000clp ($10.50ish) for a small bag! They are delicious though! MMM!
Another thing we love to buy at the market is farm-fresh cheese! There is a delightful woman we get our cheese from and she always remembers us, and even if we are just passing her stall, she still waves and greets us warmly. The cheese she sells is unique and it's also quite a good price; 1.125 kilos for 5000clp (around 2.5pounds for $7.50USD). I wish we would have gotten her name! She's so sweet!
And finally, one of my ultimate favorite things to buy….YARN!! Yeah, I'm not ashamed…I LOVE KNITTING AND CROCHETING! And I love the yarns here. Here at the market, there are rows of all natural, 100% wool. Some of the wools feel like they are right off the sheep!
Haha, which sounds uh, quite rustic! I'm not really sure about price, because normally I just go for it if I see a yarn I love.
So that's Feria Yumbel of Castro, Chiloe, Chile! There are also a bunch of little ferias that pop up every now and again and those are fun to go to as well. There was one in Nercon that had THE best cheese! The man selling it to us looked suspiciously similar to Santa Clause. We also were able to find shallots there, and we haven't found them since. So hitting up the pop-up markets or the weekly ferias is a good idea. We've learned that if you see something you like, grab it, because you may never see it around again!
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MERP PIs met with Defra to discuss how MERP can contribute and provide useful impact to the policy process.
The purpose of this briefing was to discuss MERP research activities with policy customers at Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Government and highlight some examples of existing and planned policy-relevant MERP outputs.
This workshop is focused on developing collaboration between modellers and empirisits within the programme.
Sessions will included small group discussions between modellers and empirisists as well as an interactive 'Model Play' sessions, giving participants a chance to directly learn about and manipulate the models developed in MERP. Breakout sessins will allow for development of hypothesis testing and data exchange.
The MERP Stakeholder Advisory Group provide feedback and advice on how to maximise the impact of MERP science across the stakeholder community.


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It is apparent that the ferry on the Trinity River at Taos, Texas was a recruiting site on the Jefferson to Waco Road. A sizable settlement grew up on the east side of the ferry. On many occasions in the spring, the ferry was closed due to the flooding of the Trinity River and immigrant camps were established to wait until the ferry was reopened.
In 1865, Col.James Code Monroe's 1st Arkansas Cavalry retreated as far south as Taos, Texas with Gen. Jo Shelby and his followers who were going to continued the war in Mexico in Maximilian's Mexican army. While at Taos, Col. Col. Monroe asked the men of his regiment to take a vote to determine who would continue to Mexico and who would return to their homes in Arkansas. A vote was taken and Col.James C.Monroe contiued to Mexico alone and settled in San Luis Potosi.He never returned to the United States.He wrote home many times and said he hated the counry of Mexico. In 1882, Col.Monroe was killed while trying to break-up a knife fight and was buried in the Mexican hills.
My g.grandfather Peyton Green Whaley was a ferrier in Monroe's 1st Arkansas Cavalry and returned to his home in Washington County Arkansas after the vote was taken at Taos,Texas. The 1st Arkansas Cavalry was known as "The Rawhides" and 25 year old Col. Monroe was known as "The Ragged Colonel of the Rawhides" because he dresssed in what ragged clothes he could find, just as his men did. Union Gen. Federick Steele stated that the Monroe's "Rawhides" were one of the most formidable Confederate cavalry units he had to face.