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Alan Weiss's Monday Morning Memo® – 8/12/13
Alan Weiss's Monday Morning Memo®
August 12, 2013—Issue #203
This week's focus point: It's too easy to become distracted, which is why it happens so often. Steven Wright, the comedian, said, "I'd love to daydream, but I keep getting distracted." Governments, corporations, athletes, entertainers–all get distracted and lose sight of their priority goals. My dog can chase a squirrel because that's his calling in life, his career is being a dog. We need to stop chasing every mental squirrel that comes our way. Determine what three important things to accomplish tomorrow are, personally and professionally, schedule them in your calendar, and complete or accomplish them. I used to have a dog who could consistently catch squirrels. But after he caught them, he didn't know what to do with them. They weren't food or sustenance, and now there was nothing left to be done with them.
Monday Morning Perspective: The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits. — Plutarch
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Meet the top 10 teachers
These teachers have been selected as 10 of the best in the world. They have been shortlisted for the 2019 Global Teacher Prize, which gives $1million to the most inspiring teacher. Each of the top 10 are already having an incredible impact on the lives and futures of schoolchildren in their schools and communities. These are their stories:
Vladimer Apkhazava, Georgia
Vladimer is already a hero in his home country, where he won the Georgian National Teacher Prize in 2017 for campaigning against child labour. He's been teaching in the village of Chibati, western Georgia, since 2010 – a region so poverty stricken, his pupils often arrive hungry. In some cases, they are so malnourished, they have been taken to hospital.
As part of his mission to change lives, he has set up a 'family house' in the village, giving a home to eight boys who were victims of domestic violence.
As many students quit their studies to move across the border to Turkey in search of work, Vladimer has taken it upon himself to drive around the country meeting parents and convincing them to keep their children in school.
Besides fundraising to provide educational resources and summer camp places for disadvantaged children, he's also started an initiative to give pupils a greater role in running the school. This has now expanded to 14 other schools.
Débora Garofalo, Brazil
In 2015, Débora developed the Junk Robotics, Promoting Sustainability project to tackle two issues at once – the technology skills gap for pupils on the outskirts of São Paulo, and the problem of waste.
Many of her pupils come from nearby favelas and experience violence, poverty and insanitary conditions – with limited job prospects.
More than 2,000 students have been through the programme already, using over 700kg of rubbish to design and build prototypes of robots, cars and boats.
The programme is having a measurable impact on students' prospects: exam results have improved and children at risk of dropping out of school have stayed.
Débora is working to spread the project, training other teachers in Junk Robotics, as well as curating São Paulo Tech Week.
Her work is also driving change on a country-wide scale, directly influencing how technology is included in the national curriculum.
Daisy Mertens, Netherlands
It is Daisy's belief that every child deserves a high-quality education which underpins her work empowering her pupils to participate as equal partners in their education.
By engaging and motivating them to set goals for their own personal growth she aims to give her pupils "the vision they need so they can be more, go further and fly higher".
Training as she drew on her childhood experiences of school being a safe and free environment, compared to an often-tough home life, and chose to work at a school in a deprived part of The Netherlands. Many of her pupils have learning difficulties, poor language skills and struggle to achieve their dreams.
Her High5 initiative empowers children to come up with fresh approaches to how a school community operates – improving the quality of education and making pupils happier, better learners and, ultimately, better citizens.
Andrew Moffat, UK
Andrew's efforts to break down prejudice and encourage acceptance have already received the royal seal of approval – he was awarded an MBE in 2017 by the Queen for services to equality and diversity in education.
Through his own personal journey, Andrew realised many academic, social and emotional problems are the result of being labelled an 'outsider', rather than being accepted.
At Parkside Community School in Birmingham, which is 99% Muslim and in the bottom 5% of most deprived schools in the UK, he introduced the No Outsiders programme, training teachers in encouraging inclusiveness and acceptance. He offers weekend workshops and the programme is now being piloted in three other UK cities.
He also runs the Parkfield Ambassadors after-school club, for pupils to meet people from different backgrounds, and his website www.equalitiesprimary.com provides free lesson and assembly plans.
Swaroop Rawal, India
It was only in her late 30s, after becoming a mother, that Swaroop decided to become a teacher. She'd seen first-hand how some methods of teaching made children more stressed, which would then permeate through the family.
She set out to make children more resilient by learning life skills, and to change teaching methods to help pupils and teachers build their sense of self-worth.
Swaroop has reached children from a diverse range of backgrounds – from street kids to those in elite schools – and uses drama to help them make an impact in their own communities.
Her award-winning work has helped develop measures to prevent child marriage, stop child labour in the diamond-polishing industry and facilitate the return of children to school.
Melissa Salguero, USA
When $30,000 of music equipment was wrecked and stolen from Melissa's South Bronx school in 2014, she rallied her pupils to make a music video of their story. It went viral, caught the attention of talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and raised $200,000 for the school, in a neighbourhood where more than 59% of children live in poverty.
Melissa learned the art of perseverance in high school – overcoming difficulties to become the leader of a marching band.
As a teacher, she decided to instill the value of never giving up in her own pupils.
At Public School 48, she began the school's first band programme, raising money for the first set of instruments and seeing behaviour, discipline and attendance improve among students.
In 2018, she won the GRAMMY Music Educator Award for her contributions to the field of music.
Martin Salvetti, Argentina
Martin's approach to teaching could be defined as 'learning by doing'. When he first returned to his own school as a tutor, he set up a weekend football club for both teachers and pupils – bringing people together from diverse parts of Argentine society and allowing them to interact in a completely different way.
Seeing the success of the club, and the impact activities out the classroom can have in it, inspired Martin to build on his work. Through arts funding, he set up a student radio project, which has thrived – and is on air today 24/7. It's used as a platform to campaign for positive change, with students exploring children's rights and religion, as well as raising awareness of environmental issues.
As head of the school's Automotive Department, Martin also set up the 'One car for one horse' project. Students combine their skills in electronics, mechanics and metalwork to salvage motorbikes and cars and swap them with rescue horses being used for labour and suffering cruelty.
His work has been linked to a decrease in drop-out rates and his students have gone on to pursue careers in the entertainment and mechanics industries.
Yasodai Selvakumaran, Australia
Yasodai teaches at Rooty Hill High School, in an ethnically diverse and deprived area of Western Sydney, which battles with the stereotype that children from poorer backgrounds cannot achieve academic success.
She draws on her own roots as the daughter of Tamils to inform her teaching ethic – to recognise the biases in education and give everyone a voice.
In just eight years, she has directly influenced the careers of more than 200 teachers and has achieved consistently good results.
In 2016 and 2017, Yasodai's school was named one of Australia's 40 most innovative and she's been recognised with many accolades, including being one of 30 rising stars under 35 in Australian education.
Hidekazu Shoto, Japan
Hidekazu has developed a method of teaching fluency in English without needing to leave his home country of Japan. He was inspired by his own desire to study English as well as by one of his students who was physically unable to travel.
Through online tools such as Skype and Minecraft, Hidekazu connects his students with native English-speaking students, enabling them to make friends and learn new skills.
His pupils have collaborated with primary school students in 10 foreign countries to create buildings together in Minecraft and his teaching has been recognised with a Minecraft Education Award from Microsoft.
He advocates a move away from traditional methods of teacher-centred, rote learning. And by making his English classes more tech-oriented and social, 94% of his students say they like the subject, while his 11-year-olds are scoring higher than the average 14-year-old.
Peter Tabichi, Kenya
He teaches at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in the Rift Valley, with 95% of his students living in poverty and 30% either orphans or from single-parent families.
With many students coming from different religious backgrounds, Peter has united them by introducing a common programme for prayer and worship in assembly, led in turn by pupils from different religions.
Sixty percent of his students' projects qualified for the Kenya Science and Engineering Fair 2018, with the school seeing great success, as a result of him introducing a Talent Nurturing Club and expanding the Science Club.
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namespace proxylib {
namespace asio {
namespace socks4a {

class request {
public:
	enum command_type {
		connect	= 0x01,
		bind	= 0x02,
	};

	request() : vn(0), cd(0), dstport(0), dstip(0) {}
	request(
		command_type command,
		const boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint& endpoint,
		const std::string& userid,
		const std::string& hostname
	) : vn(::proxylib::asio::socks4a::version),
		cd(command),
		userid(userid),
		hostname(hostname)
	{
		// Accept only IPv4
		if (endpoint.protocol() != boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4()) {
			throw boost::system::system_error(
				boost::asio::error::address_family_not_supported);
		}
		dstport = endpoint.port();
		dstip = endpoint.address().to_v4().to_ulong();
	}
	~request() {}

	boost::asio::ip::address_v4 address() const {
		return boost::asio::ip::address_v4(dstip);
	}
	boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint() const {
		return boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint(address(), dstport);
	}
	boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query query() {
		std::string port = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(dstport);
		return boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query(hostname, port);
	}
	boost::array<boost::asio::const_buffer, 8> buffer() const {
		boost::array<boost::asio::const_buffer, 8> bufs = {
			{
				boost::asio::buffer(&vn, 1),
				boost::asio::buffer(&cd, 1),
				boost::asio::buffer(&dstport, 2),
				boost::asio::buffer(&dstip, 4),
				boost::asio::buffer(userid),
				boost::asio::buffer(&null_byte, 1),
				boost::asio::buffer(hostname),
				boost::asio::buffer(&null_byte, 1)
			}
		};
		return bufs;
	}

public:
	uint8 vn; // version
	uint8 cd; // command
	uint16 dstport;
	uint32 dstip;
	std::string userid;
	std::string hostname;
	byte null_byte;
};

} } } // namespace proxylib::asio::socks4a

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namespace blink {

ScriptPromiseResolver::ScriptPromiseResolver(ScriptState* scriptState)
    : ActiveDOMObject(scriptState->getExecutionContext())
    , m_state(Pending)
    , m_scriptState(scriptState)
    , m_timer(this, &ScriptPromiseResolver::onTimerFired)
    , m_resolver(scriptState)
#if ENABLE(ASSERT)
    , m_isPromiseCalled(false)
#endif
{
    if (getExecutionContext()->activeDOMObjectsAreStopped()) {
        m_state = Detached;
        m_resolver.clear();
    }
    InspectorInstrumentation::asyncTaskScheduled(getExecutionContext(), "Promise", this);
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::suspend()
{
    m_timer.stop();
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::resume()
{
    if (m_state == Resolving || m_state == Rejecting)
        m_timer.startOneShot(0, BLINK_FROM_HERE);
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::detach()
{
    if (m_state == Detached)
        return;
    m_timer.stop();
    m_state = Detached;
    m_resolver.clear();
    m_value.clear();
    m_keepAlive.clear();
    InspectorInstrumentation::asyncTaskCanceled(getExecutionContext(), this);
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::keepAliveWhilePending()
{
    // keepAliveWhilePending() will be called twice if the resolver
    // is created in a suspended execution context and the resolver
    // is then resolved/rejected while in that suspended state.
    if (m_state == Detached || m_keepAlive)
        return;

    // Keep |this| around while the promise is Pending;
    // see detach() for the dual operation.
    m_keepAlive = this;
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::onTimerFired(Timer<ScriptPromiseResolver>*)
{
    ASSERT(m_state == Resolving || m_state == Rejecting);
    if (!getScriptState()->contextIsValid()) {
        detach();
        return;
    }

    ScriptState::Scope scope(m_scriptState.get());
    resolveOrRejectImmediately();
}

void ScriptPromiseResolver::resolveOrRejectImmediately()
{
    ASSERT(!getExecutionContext()->activeDOMObjectsAreStopped());
    ASSERT(!getExecutionContext()->activeDOMObjectsAreSuspended());
    {
        InspectorInstrumentation::AsyncTask asyncTask(getExecutionContext(), this);
        if (m_state == Resolving) {
            m_resolver.resolve(m_value.newLocal(m_scriptState->isolate()));
        } else {
            ASSERT(m_state == Rejecting);
            m_resolver.reject(m_value.newLocal(m_scriptState->isolate()));
        }
    }
    detach();
}

DEFINE_TRACE(ScriptPromiseResolver)
{
    ActiveDOMObject::trace(visitor);
}

} // namespace blink


(Marysville) Commercial real estate space design and site touring may never be the same, as Coldwell Banker Commercial in Northern California experiments with cutting edge virtual and augmented reality technology. Coldwell Banker Commercial is collaborating with start up Chico Holographic Studios, to test market applications for holograms and 3D virtual tours. Chico Holographic Studios Founder Preston Linderman and his team are leading the first test project, a virtual reality model of the Tower Theater Lobby in Marysville, a unique commercial creative space perfectly suited for a coffee shop, yoga studio, art gallery, salon, retail store and many other innovative uses. The 3D models will be designed to inspire entrepreneurs and help them visualize their space layout right from their office or home computer. The leasing is being handled by Carrie Welch and Mike Donnelly. For more information on the lease opportunity Click Here. Check back soon for details on the 3D virtual reality project. To learn more about Chico Holographic Studios Click Here.


"This easy money I'm earning on the side is really cramping my style!" — said no one ever.
A small, supplemental income that's not too taxing on your time and energy can mean the difference between frugal and comfortable living. Trying to grow your savings? Stuck with a salary freeze? Too pinched to pull the trigger on that weekend getaway? Here are eight low-commitment gigs you can go after outside your nine-to-five to pad your pockets or indulge your leisure.
You're probably not surprised by this stat: 81% of small and medium-sized businesses use social media to drive growth. But believe it or not, the Internet, with all its intricacies, is still a foreign place for many folks out there — including business owners. And while the majority of them are onboard with the social media marketing revolution, a solid 20% are still missing out.
If you're savvy on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest — whatever networking tool might best add value and buzz to your local coffee shop's brand — set up a meeting with the owner and pitch your talents. This goes for the pizza shop, yoga studio, and laundromat on the corner, too. Those of us who live out our digital lives on these networks know them best. And we know how to use them to grow a brand or customer base because we've experienced first hand what works and what flops. No marketing degree required.
If you've got a car and clean driving record, you can offer rides for a fee to people in your community who need a lift by using web-based services like Lyft and Uber. For example, you can offer to drive a stranger to their cousin's birthday party across town for $8. You get to choose how much your time is worth.
With Amazon's Mechanical Turk, all you need is Internet access to make money from the comfort of your couch by completing tasks like writing product descriptions or identifying animal species in photographs. Many of the tasks take minutes to complete, which is both a bonus and drawback. You typically have to complete numerous tasks to earn any sizable income.
Another website that will allow you to complete small tasks for a fee is Fiverr. You can complete tasks in areas like online marketing and foreign language translation for modest sums akin to $5. Examples of services currently being offered for $5 on Fiverr include writing a testimonial for a your business and creating an original Mother's Day rap.
You'll rake in the big bucks with college prep tutoring, but you can still make good money teaching if you don't know the ins-and-outs of the SAT with many online tutoring opportunities.
Lots of kids (and adults) need help in math, science, writing, foreign languages, and the arts. And if you're not comfortable teaching academics, you can still make money teaching skills you are comfortable sharing. Do you play an instrument? Can you sew, knit, or crochet? Are you a master computer programmer? Can you teach prospective vegans how to prepare meals? Would you make a killer tennis instructor? Do you know how to write a great cover letter or design a sharp resume? Brainstorm your skills. Now go out and find your students. They're out there. And there are coffee house bulletin boards, digital community boards like PebbleBox, and social media networks to help you spread the word about your services.
TaskRabbit is a web-based service that helps match people looking to make some some extra cash with people nearby who are willing to pay to cross a few more items off the to-do list. By becoming a bonafide TaskRabbit, you'll have access to an array of local gigs ranging from running errands at the grocery store to more skilled labor like patching up a deflated bicycle tire. Not only will you be raking in the dough, you'll also have the satisfaction of knowing you helped out a neighbor in need.
Websites like DogWalker.com exist solely to pair dog owners with people willing to walk their four-legged family members when they can't be around do it themselves. Not only can you use online dog walking job boards to scour databases of gigs near you, you can also list yourself as a willing-and-able dog walker on the prowl for furry clients. It'll cost you less than $1 to list your services in up to 25 zip codes using DogWalker.com. Other sites worth checking out include Care.com and sittercity.
Technology has altered the way we do many things, but we're not yet in an age where a robot can sufficiently look after a child. The babysitter is still in style, and there are lots of cool websites like the aforementioned sittercity and Care.com to help you find clients. It might feel a bit like a flashback to your 16-year-old self, but the truth is this: Parents will pay good money to know their children are in good hands. And, thankfully, you're no longer your 16-year-old self. You're a responsible (we hope), reliable adult. You now know what to do when the four-year-old wets the bed. And you know lots of people with children. So don't be shy; every parent needs a break.
Warm-weather festivals, fairs, markets, and concert venues need temporary employees to do work ranging from marketing and ticket sales to parking lot and aisle attending. They also need crafters, musicians, photographers, and other artistic folks to make these events worthwhile. Be proactive and search for the organizers of popular seasonal or one-time events coming to your area. Reach out and offer your services.
Whether you choose to chase one of these eight freelance jobs, there's a habit every side-job seeker should adopt: Troll your local job boards with regularity. Coffee house bulletin boards as well as digital ones like Craigslist are oft-overlooked gold mines for well-paying gigs. You won't know what you'll find 'til you look.
How have you made extra money on the side? Please share in comments!


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Northland man battling with builder as his new home's driveway deteriorates
Posted 10:52 pm, May 30, 2019, by Linda Wagar
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- From a distance Ross Dovel's driveway looks pretty good. But take a closer look. The surface of his two-and-a-half year old concrete driveway is flaking off.
"Quite a few spots all over the place," Dovel said. "Eventually it's going to be almost gravel."
That's upsetting to Dovel and his wife who bought this newly constructed Northland home on 91st Terrace two years ago.
Their driveway is one of many in the same subdivision with problems. Just down the street from their home the deterioration is even worse. Large sections of the surface layer of that driveway have already disappeared.
The house across the street from the Dovels also has issues. The driveway at that house is OK because the homeowners demanded the driveway be repoured before they would take possession of the house.
But the concrete entry to the driveway is crumbling. That's the only section that wasn't repoured.
Dovel knows that most likely within a year or two he will be forced to replace his driveway, and that makes him frustrated.
"It's a brand new house," said Dovel, adding that a new driveway could cost as much as $10,000.
He's complained to the builder who sold him the house. But he said the builder blamed him.
"He just said it's from road grime and rock salt," Dovel said.
But Dovel said he doesn't use rock salt on his driveway, and he usually parks his truck on the street.
Problem Solvers checked with multiple experts in the concrete industry, showing them photos of the damage on various driveways all built by the same builder.
They identified all the problems as "scaling," which can result from too much water used in the finish of the concrete. That thins it out and makes it more susceptible to freezing and thawing temperatures.
The builder, Jim Owens of Owensbuilt, said he has extensive records proving he didn't use too much water while finishing the driveway. He insisted that if Dovel had put a sealant on his driveway he wouldn't be having any problems.
However, our concrete experts said a properly poured driveway shouldn't deteriorate this quickly even without a sealant. But our experts also agreed with Owens that a homeowner can be at fault if a lot of salt is used on a new driveway.
They said the only way to tell for sure what went wrong is take a core sample of the concrete and have it examined in a lab. That can cost more than $3,000.
Our experts also suggested that Dovel coat his driveway with a penetrating sealer. At the very least, that will slow down the deterioration.
But what's the long-term solution? According to Dovel's contract he can take the builder to arbitration and hope he wins. Or he can foot the bill for a new driveway.
For now, Dovel is weighing his options.
Unfortunately, this is a problem we can't solve.
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Avoiding Bicycle Accidents in San Francisco: Ride Smarter, Ride Safer
Bicycle Accident Articles
>> Avoiding Bicycle Accidents in San Francisco: Ride Smarter, Ride Safer
The number of bikes on our city streets is growing—and that's a wonderful thing. Ridership is climbing at 2% per year with nearly 62,000 people relying on bikes as primary transportation. Not only is cycling a healthier, fun and more affordable way to travel, it's socially responsible as well.
Unfortunately, the number of people injured in bicycle accidents in San Francisco is outpacing ridership by nearly 6%. Every year the San Francisco Police Department records roughly 600 bicycle crashes. That number is likely a lot lower than the actual figure because SFPD officers typically only write reports when a victim is transported in an ambulance. I know a lot of accident victims opt to not take an ambulance to save money or because they do not want to exaggerate injuries. (SFPD officers rely on victim self-reporting in minor injury bike accident cases.) And how many cyclists involved in minor accidents don't even call for help?
Crashing into a two-ton moving obstacle while on a bike can result in severe injuries. Even "minor" accidents can result in significant medical expenses when a cyclists is involved. If you've been injured, it's important to contact a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney to find out your rights and responsibilities, but there are things you can do to avoid the crash in the first place.
The Most Common Causes of Bicycle Accidents in San Francisco
Most bike riders share the streets and ride responsibly. According to SFPD accident codes, automobile drivers are at fault in 60% of all bicycle accidents in San Francisco. Learning how these accidents occur can make you a smarter cyclist.
The top three causes of crashes are:
Speeding (by the motorist or the cyclist) is responsible for 14% of all accidents and the majority of fatalities. Ride safely and watch your speed!
Illegal Turns (both right and left) cause 14% of the bicycle accidents in San Francisco. Be watchful and allow yourself plenty of distance at corners. (Do NOT pass on the right, or you can get hit by a driver turning right!)
Dooring is illegal. There are laws on the books (specifically, California Vehicle Code Section 22517) which make opening a car door without yielding to traffic a crime, but many injured riders can be argued to be "partially at fault" for traveling too close to parked cars. Give parked cars space. (This is a tough one, because you want to stay to the right of traffic moving faster than your pace, while also leaving room for parked cars to open doors. Argh.)
"Where" Is As Important as "How"
The majority of streets in the Bay Area are safe for cyclists. In fact, one study of crash data showed 70% of all bicycle accidents in San Francisco happen on just 14% of the streets. Avoiding them can make the difference between arriving safe and sound or ending up injured on the asphalt.
Data collected by the You Are Here Project shows the physical location of bicycle accidents in San Francisco "painting" these most dangerous streets. (Note also that these streets have the highest volume of bike traffic in San Francisco.)
Market Street: 22 bicycle crashes
Mission: 20 bicycle accidents
Valencia Street: 11 bike injuries
Harrison Street: 8 car/bicycle accidents
What to Do If You're In a Crash: Advice from a San Francisco Bicycle Accident Attorney
Even the most safety-conscious cyclists can't avoid bicycle accidents in San Francisco when a driver is at fault. If you're unlucky enough to be struck by a car, doored, or injured in any way:
Take pictures of the accident scene (if you're able).
Collect all of the driver's information yourself (name, address, insurance info, license plate number, etc.).
If you're hurt, accept treatment – even if it means taking an ambulance. Concussions and internal bleeding can take hours to manifest.
Navigating the legal system can be difficult alone and accepting the driver's insurance company's first offer is not often your best option. After you're safe in hospital or back at home, contact an experienced bicycle accident lawyer in Los Angeles & San Francisco who will look out for you and guide you safely through the system. You need to focus on getting back in the saddle. Let your personal injury attorney do the rest!
Bicycle Accident Articles
$67k Settlement for Bicycle Accident in Hayward with Liability Dispute
$51k Settlement for Child Bicycle Accident in Foster City
$45k Settlement for Hit and Run Bicycle Accident in Oakland
$167.5K Settlement for Tourist Bicycle Accident in San Francisco
California Bicycle Accident Settlement Results
California Bike Law | Are Bikes Bound by The Same Laws as Cars?
Were You Injured in as SF Bay Area Bicycle Accident?


OK, so you should take this place with a grain of salt - or a pinch of Viagra. Housed in a "men's club" featuring "adult entertainment," this steak house/strip joint serves some of the best prime rib, filet mignon, and porterhouse in South Florida. Don't let the "entertainment" label fool you, though - strippers do bottomless table dances while you dine so that you can have your cheesecake and eat it too. Rack of lamb and tuna steak also rate as highly as the enhanced bosoms of the dancers, and à la carte vegetables like creamed spinach are worth the extra expense.
Q&A with Chef Alberto Ortiz from Rachel's: "I Cook Nice Food... This Is Not Just About Naked Women Running Around"


Bombardier Aerospace has awarded contracts to two UK companies for work on Bombardier's CSeries commercial aircraft programme.
The first of the contracts was awarded to GKN Aerospace. The company will design and manufacture a composite winglet for the new Bombardier CSeries aircraft in a deal that could be worth more than $100m (£64.5m).
The contract with GKN covers the period to 2025, with first winglet deliveries taking place in early 2011 to support aircraft that will enter service in 2013.
The second contract, with Cytec Engineered Materials of Wrexham, involves the supply of some of the advanced composite material for the CSeries aircraft wing.
The Cytec deal forms part of a wider contract awarded by Bombardier to Cytec Engineered Materials valued at up to $800m, to supply carbon-fibre composite materials for a number of Bombardier aircraft programmes.
Both companies will supply Bombardier in Belfast, which is responsible for the development, design and manufacture of the advanced composite wings for the CSeries aircraft.
Goodrich Actuation Systems, of Wolverhampton, and Senior Aerospace BWT, of Manchester, have already been selected by Bombardier for the CSeries aircraft programme. Goodrich is supplying the flap and slat actuation systems, while Senior Aerospace is providing the low-pressure air-distribution systems for the aircraft cabin and cockpit environmental control systems.
As part of the ongoing CSeries wing development programme, Bombardier in Belfast has successfully manufactured and assembled a pre-production demonstrator wing using its Resin Transfer Infusion process. This is currently being installed in a specially designed and constructed test rig in preparation for testing that is due to get underway within the next few weeks.
CSeries aircraft are optimised for the longer-range, single-aisle, 100- to 149-seat market.


A new study by the CMO council shows that while marketers see the value of visual content, especially video, there are few systems in place to organize and distribute that content.
A new study from the CMO Council shows that while visual content is more important than ever to both marketers and consumers, most organizations are still behind in creating efficient channels for accessing and sharing that content.
The study, which surveyed 177 North American marketers and CMOs in both the B2B and B2C sectors, found that 23 percent of respondents were devoting 10-25 percent of budgets to visual content creation and 39 percent felt that their organization should allocate even more of their budgets to visual.
And while half the respondents saw photography, video, infographics and illustrations as "important," one of the most suprising findings of the study, according to Liz Miller, senior vice president of marketing for the CMO Council, was the rapid rise of video as a critical marketing tool. Some 79 percent of respondents saw importance shifting to video in the near future.
In fact, 35 percent of marketers say that they currently have no system in place to aggregate, catalogue and manage visual assets across their organizations. Another 42 percent say that such systems are "not a priortiy" to decision makers within their businesses.
Miller says that unless leaders outside the marketing team realize the importance of managing and organizing visual resources, companies will essentially waste money on resources that will never be used correctly.
One thing is certain as consumers share content across social and increasingly communicate with brands by way of gifs and emojis: visual content is only going to get more popular, and marketers must be ready.


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Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

reviewed by
Carolyn Ford

                            MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE
                       A film review by Carolyn Ford
                        Copyright 1991 Carolyn Ford

     The following musings are not really a review of the movie Mr. AND
MRS. BRIDGE, but are, well, musings.  I have not included any
spoiler warnings, because the movie does not really have any surprises.

     MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE is one of the most depressing movies I've seen
in a long time.  Why, you ask?  Because it's about my family.  And I'll
bet it's about a lot of your families, too.  Granted, my family was
not nearly as wealthy as the Bridges (I'd classify us as comfortably
middle-class), but my mom suffered from the same slow nullification
of her personhood as Mrs. Bridge.  How many of us had mom's who were
raised to believe that the most noble aspiration a woman could have
was to dedicate her life to her husband and kids?  How many of our
moms ended up lost and completely insecure when we became teenagers
and didn't want her around all the time anymore, and dad was too busy
with his career to give her a sense of importance?

     MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE is a most damning view of the "traditional"
family unit and the devastation it has on the women who have given up
all their dreams and talents to serve a family that, after a while,
doesn't even seem to need them anymore.  Are they supposed to get
fulfillment from silly painting classes and endless games of bridge
(hmmm ...  hadn't noticed that connection to the movie before)?  By
keeping their wives completely buffered and protected from everything
outside the home, the husbands functionally and emotionally disable
their wives to the point where they don't even have their own opinions.

     As depressing at it was, I liked MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE precisely
because I hated PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED.  Were we really supposed to
believe that Peggy Sue could give up all her hopes and dreams and get
fulfillment solely from her kids and husband?  I think not!  I think MR.
AND MRS. BRIDGE is a sequel to PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED showing us what
really happened to Peggy Sue several years later.

     I applaud MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE for challenging our comfortable
image of how "right" the traditional family unit is, and for pointing
out how many people (women) have given up their entire lives for a myth.

     Go see it.  Prepare to be depressed.

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Coalition Forces Detain 25 Al-Qaida in Iraq Suspects
By VOA News
The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition forces have detained 25 suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq in operations around the country since Friday.
A military statement issued Saturday says coalition troops apprehended two men with suspected links to car bombing attacks, as well as seven other suspects in Baghdad and Taji, north of the capital. One of the men is accused of teaching bombing techniques to several insurgent groups.
In the northern city of Mosul, the military says coalition forces continued to target al-Qaida in Iraq networks.
Elsewhere, a Defense Ministry spokesman says Iraqi security forces Saturday entered the second stage of an ongoing operation against Shi'ite militias in the southern province of Maysan. Iraqi troops detained at least 14 people today as part of the operation.
Iraqi security forces launched the operation in the southern city of Amarah Thursday, with the arrest of at least 17 people.
The city's mayor, Rafia Abdul-Jabbar, was among those detained in the operation. He is a supporter of Shi'i'te cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
Sadr's aides have complained that Iraqi forces are carrying out what they call "random" raids. The aides have reiterated their support for Baghdad's efforts to impose order in the city, provided that security forces act within the law.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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\section{Introduction}
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), the Odin satellite and the Swedish ESO Submillimetre Telescope (SEST) were used to observe OH absorption (1665 and 1667 MHz), \hto\ emission and absorption ($1_{10} - 1_{01}$, 557 GHz), and \ciso\ emission ($J=2-1$, 220 GHz). A comparison of the abundances of the three molecules may serve as a useful tool to probe the chemistry of interstellar molecular clouds.

\section{Results}
The OH and \hto\ line profiles are shown in Fig. 1. The OH abundance appears to be enhanced by an order of magnitude in the CND cloud core and is very likely also enhanced in the +50 and +20 \kms\ cloud cores, compared to the abundances estimated in the line-of-sight spiral arm features. The \hto\ abundance is markedly enhanced in the front sides of the Sgr A molecular cloud cores, $(2-7) \times 10^{-8}$, as observed in absorption and being highest in the CND. A similar abundance enhancement is seen in OH. An unusually high OH/\hto\ ratio is also found in the clouds at the GC. The likely explanation is PDR chemistry including grain surface reactions, and perhaps also influences of shocks and turbulence in clouds. In the redward high-velocity line wings of the +50 and +20 \kms\ clouds and the CND, very high \hto\ abundances are found, $(1 - 6) \times 10^{-6}$, and suggested to be caused by the combined action of shock desorption from icy grain mantles and high temperature gas phase shock chemistry. In the +50 \kms\ cloud, three large clumps (I, II and III), were identified in \ciso\ emission, see Fig. 2. The surfaces of the clumps facing Sgr A East appear to be associated with 1720 MHz OH shock-excited masers. An area of depleted \ciso\ emission was found, at a location near the \snrs\ which is marked by an arc in Fig. 2. At the intersection of the \snrs\ and Sgr A East, five 1720 MHz OH masers are seen in the figure.

\begin{figure}
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\includegraphics[width=.3\textwidth]{k2fig2_1.jpg}
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\caption{1665 and 1667 MHz OH and \hto\ line profiles towards positions 1, 5 and 7 in Fig. 2. The upper line profiles refer to the 1665 MHz OH line, and the deeper absorption profiles belong to the 1667 MHz OH line observed with the VLA. The profiles in the middle of the diagrams are the \hto\ profiles observed with the Odin satellite.}
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    \caption{Total integrated intensity ($-$200 to 200 \kms) of antenna temperature of SEST observations of \ciso\ $J=2-1$ towards the Sgr A complex.  Sgr A* is marked with a star, and the large circles mark the Odin beam positions in the +50 \kms\ cloud (1), the CND (5), and the +20 \kms\ cloud (7). The tiny triangles indicate positions of 1720 MHz OH SNR masers observed by Yusef-Zadeh et al. (\cite{yus96}, \cite{yus01}), Karlsson et al. (\cite{kar03}), and Sjouwerman \& Pihlstr\" om (\cite{sjo08}), and the small circles indicate the positions of the four Compact \HII\ regions (Ekers et al. \cite{eke83}). The grey contour line delineates the Sgr A East 18-cm continuum emission at 0.15 Jy/beam (Karlsson et al. in preparation). The HPBW is 24 arcseconds.}
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Glad to see he died at home. What a cute boy.
My Cosmas had weak kidneys and I kept him going for almost 4 years giving him almost daily subcutaneous IV drips. He was just over 19 when he left. Still miss him over a year later.
It takes time. I finally let his ashes go a few months ago.
Very sorry about your kitty… the fluids were hard (and I was just the helper, not the administrator), the feeding was hard, the whole thing was heartbreaking. But what we do what we can, because we'd want it done for us. And 19 is quite the long life! One of my others is about to hit 17 and is still going strong.


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KC immigration judge will hear metro professor Syed Jamal's deportation case
Posted 10:32 am, August 14, 2018, by FOX 4 Newsroom, Updated at 02:10PM, August 14, 2018
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The attorneys representing a metro professor Syed Jamal announced Tuesday that the Board of Immigration Appeals has sided with the professor and a Kansas City immigration judge will hear his deportation case.
According to Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and Polsinelli, the decision, which was made Thursday, will allow him the opportunity to present his case to a Kansas City immigration judge. From there the judge will review his case and any relief he may have.
"This is certainly a wonderful day for Mr. Jamal, his wife and their three children," said Rekha Sharma-Crawford a principal in Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law and Jamal's lead attorney in a news release. "Since the Board of Immigration Appeals remanded the case for a full hearing, Mr. Jamal and his family will now have the opportunity to ask an Immigration Judge to review multiple forms of relief allowed under the law; it is also a good day for the rule of law."
"The family could not be happier", said Alan Anderson a shareholder at Polsinelli and a friend of the family. "Syed is part of our community's fabric and we are all thrilled with the Board's decision".
During an exclusive interview with FOX4 in May, Jamal explained his immigration status, arrest and deportation battle.
Watch that exclusive interview in the video player below.
Jamal came to the states on a student visa in 1987. Jamal attended KU, Rockhurst, and UMKC. He earned a master`s degree, taught chemistry at Park University, and settled in Lawrence with his family.
Syed Jamal
On the way to taking his daughter to school this past January, Jamal's life drastically changed. As they sat in their van, about to back out of the driveway, two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sent his daughter inside and cuffed Jamal in his driveway.
From there, he spent 55 days in the custody of Homeland Security, moving from Kansas City to Morgan County to Dallas then west Texas, not knowing when he would see his family again. At times, his family had no idea where he was.
"I was processed, shackled, handcuffed with everyone, put on the bus," Jamal said.
Little did he know his family, friends, and community were on their own journey. They spent weeks writing letters and getting in front of cameras to share Jamal's story.
Then finally, good news was delivered to Jamal mid-air, just hours before he was to arrive back in Bangladesh. His plane diverted to Hawaii.
"Mid-air, you know, there is a stay," he said. "Prior to that, you've gone through the roller coaster. I`m constantly thinking about my kids, my family and the U.S."
His family was there in Platte County, waiting for his release — 55 days from the moment they didn't get to say goodbye in the driveway.
Syed Jamal, reunited with one of his children.
"'Oh my gosh, am I in a dream, is this real?' And then I wake the next day, and I`m like, 'Is dad still here?' I run to his room and he`s there, and it makes me so happy," Jamal's daughter Naheen said.
Many have asked: A college professor, here more than 30 years? Why would someone so educated not go through the proper channels that would allow him to stay?
Here's the process: To become a U.S. citizen, you apply for a green card, which could take decades to get approved. In the meantime, you have to stay in status by applying for a visa. Jamal had a student visa, then a work visa. His job ended, so he applied — and was approved — for a family visa.
That's when the Department of Homeland Security found a lapse of time in between, in which Jamal`s visa has expired.
But he`d already had a new approved visa for a couple years; and an order from 2012 that let him stay here legally until October of this year. He'd also been checking in with DHS in person, like he was supposed to, which is what makes his January arrest questionable.
Syed Jamal's mugshot from Platte County
Jamal's son Taseen hopes this situation will help shape what happens with immigration, politics aside.
"It doesn`t matter which party you are," he said. "It`s just a matter of doing the right thing."
He also said it was incredibly hard for his mother.
"I`m sure it's imaginable, how hard it is," he said. "Even if you haven't been through it, even if you're not married, someone you really care about like a parent or close friend. If someone imagines losing that person, or coming really close to it and not knowing at all what will happen, that's basically, I guess, what she felt like," Taseen said of his mom.
"I tried to distract myself by working on a ton of homework, but eventually you run out of homework, and you`re just left there with your thoughts," his sister Naheen said.
Syed Jamal's wife, Angela
She said her dad`s absence taught them the value of one another; even her younger, sometimes annoying, brother Fareed.
"He`s my baby brother. I don`t want him to be sad. It makes me sad," Naheen said.
But, there are no tears here now. Jamal is home with his family, drinking coffee.
Jamal said the Board of Immigration Appeals will review his case and arrest. His wife Angela came to the U.S. with Syed; her status is tied to his case. She sent this statement to FOX4:
"We must have our family's story heard by the Board of Immigration Appeals and make it clear that Syed has taken every step to ensure he lives in America legally. My husband escaped physical abuse and discrimination in Bangladesh as a young adult and came to America to learn, start a family and teach our young adults as a professor. He loves this country and has done everything possible to make sure this is his home. We cannot imagine our family without him, and we need the BIA's attention to ensure we won't lose him forever due to deportation."
Metro professor Syed Jamal & family explain immigration status, arrest and deportation battle
Metro professor facing deportation welcomed home with pizza, friends after being released from jail
Syed Jamal relieved to be out of jail and back with family with immigration battle ahead
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Up for sale is a vintage southwest Zuni Wingman brooch / pin. It measures 2 1/4 " x 1 7/8 ". It is in very good condition with turquoise, coral, black onyx, and white shell.
There are a bunch of scribble marks on the back, I think they are pawn marks. Weight is 21.4 grams. Pictures are also part of the description.
I try very hard to match the color of the item to the screen, but not all monitors show the same colors. All of my pictures are taken extremely close up, So you will see flaws that you will not see with the naked eye. I will consider all reasonable offers. If there is anything wrong with, or you just don't like the item, please contact me before leaving negative or neutral feedback. I strive for 100 % happy customers.
The item "VINTAGE SOUTHWEST ZUNI WINGMAN PIN STERLING OLD PAWN" is in sale since Saturday, June 30, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Pins, Brooches".
The seller is "scooter12" and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Chile, Colombia.


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According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the average daily output generated by the Dutch manufacturing industry was 3.4 percent up in October compared to the same month last year. The growth rate was slightly higher than in September. The transport equipment industry realised the strongest production growth.
Output generated by the transport equipment industry was almost 10 percent up in October relative to the same month in 2017. The metal products and the machinery industry recorded above-average output growth as well.
A more accurate picture of short-term output developments is obtained when figures are adjusted for seasonal effects and the working-day pattern. After adjustments, an increase is seen in manufacturing output in October of 0.4 percent on the previous month.
Producer confidence among Dutch manufacturers increased in November 2018. Producers were mainly more positive about their future output and their stocks of finished products. The confidence indicator stands well above its long-term average over the past two decades.
Germany is an important foreign market for the Dutch manufacturing industry. In November, confidence of German manufacturers (i.e. the IFO index) decreased. They were markedly less optimistic about both the current economic situation and their future output, as a result of growing uncertainty in the global market. In October, the average daily output generated by the German manufacturing industry was over 1 percent higher than in the same month one year previously.
With effect from the reporting month October 2018, manufacturing output figures are published using 2015 as the base year (previously 2010=100). Adjustments have also been made to the method used. As a consequence, results published in this news release may differ from the results as published based on 2010 (2010=100).


My family has a camp in the North East Kingdom on a lake with great bass fishing. As my wife and I decided to head up for a few days for the 4th of July, I decided that I was only going to bring one rod with me, and one box of lures, including my top water plugs. Since I was a young kid I have always fished the bass there on using top water baits. It's something about the suspense waiting for that explosion as the bass attacks my bait.
My wife and son went to bed early on this particular night so I decided to try my luck. Equipped with only a small ten foot row boat, a net, and my gear, I rowed to a nice inside turn that has always produced quality fish at dusk.
I started on the furthest rocky point. My lure of choice was a torpedo. I like to make long casts with this bait, quickly popping it back to the boat. Thankfully the water was calm that night and I was able to drift in the direction I wanted to fish. After about a half hour of no action I made my way in. I knew that there was a nice deep weed bed in this turn that shelfed up onto a nice sandy flat.
As I worked my way towards the flat making long casts, the fish lunker of the night slammed my bait and jumped about four feet out of the water. The hit came from the break line, right where the weeds transition onto the sandy flat in about 5 feet of water. I took this and ran with it making casts to target that depth. The first fish I landed was a hog. Only being in a small boat it was literally moving the position of the boat as it made it's effort to throw the bait. The bass at here are amazing. A three to four pound average is not uncommon. This fish probably was pushing four and a half pounds and over twenty inches.
I continued working my way back towards camp and was able to land several more decent smallmouth. There was something about this trip and fishing without all of the modern technologies and fancy boats that brought me back to my childhood. More memories in the bank.
Nice report, the info on weeds, depth etc is very useful,,,,and the article is a good read. Back to basics still catches fish.


Medicine: Question: Who Will Play God?
The words seemed calculated to provoke an uproar. Elderly people who are terminally ill "have a duty to die," declared Colorado Governor Richard Lamm, 48, at a meeting of the Colorado Health Lawyers Association last week in Denver. "Like leaves which fall off a tree forming the humus in which other plants can grow, we've got a duty to die and get out of the way with all of our machines and artificial hearts, so that our kids can build a reasonable life."


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es un videojuego de simulación de citas desarrollado y publicado por Konami. Es el segundo título de la serie Tokimeki Memorial.

Tokimeki Memorial 2 fue publicado para PlayStation en 1999. Llegó en 5 CD, con gráficos y una actuaciones de voz sin igual y un novedoso "Emotional Voice System (EVS)", por el cual las chicas podían pronunciar el nombre del jugador. En realidad, sólo Hikari Hinamoto y Asou Kasumi tienen la capacidad de utilizar el EVS en el juego real. Los datos EVS de las demás chicas venían en CD que fueron lanzados con la revista de Tokimeki Memorial 2 llamada "Hibikino Watcher". Cada una de las tres primeras revistas de vino con un CD que contenía los datos de tres de las chicas (las chicas elegidas en cada CD eran también las tres chicas en la portada de la revista correspondiente). Todas las chicas del juego disponen de datos del EVS con la excepción de Maeka Kudanshita, que siempre se refiere al protagonista como "Shounen" (que en japonés significa muchacho). El juego en sí fue un gran éxito en Japón. Su jugabilidad sigue el mismo patrón que la primera parte, pero con menor énfasis en las "bombas" y un mayor énfasis en resolver los retos únicos específicos de cada machacha. Como resultado de ello, se tiene que idear una estrategia diferente para cada partida.

El juego y EVS Append Disc fue lanzado en Japón para PlayStation Store el 25 de noviembre de 2009, exactamente diez años después de la fecha de lanzamiento del juego original. También se había publicado una versión para teléfonos móviles en 2007.

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Today's News: Our Take - Lindsay Lohan to Guest-Host Chelsea Lately
Even from rehab,Lindsay Lohanis hard at work plotting her big comeback. The actress will kick off her first week post-treatment by hostingChelsea Latelyon Monday(11/10c on E!),Entertainment Weeklyreports.Take a look back on Lindsay Lohan's biggest scandalsLohan has already bookedan interviewwithOprah Winfreyand ...
Even from rehab, Lindsay Lohan is hard at work plotting her big comeback. The actress will kick off her first week post-treatment by hosting Chelsea Lately on Monday (11/10c on E!), Entertainment Weekly reports.
Take a look back on Lindsay Lohan's biggest scandals
Lohan has already booked an interview with Oprah Winfrey and an eight-episode docu-series on OWN as part of her attempt to return to Hollywood's good graces. The interview will air Sunday, Aug. 18 at 9/8c on OWN, but Lohan fans will have to wait until 2014 to watch the reality series.
In the meantime, Lohan's latest film The Canyons will be released on video on demand and iTunes Friday, with a limited theatrical release.
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Mallard duckling orphans at WildCare need brooder-boxes that offer both dry and wet areas for the little fuzzy ones to use while they grow feathers, gain weight and learn to swim.


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Anyways…. We've been focusing a lot on vision training this year because it plays such an important role in our daily lives- how we see, read, move, and even feel. One of our Vision Gym Challenge contestants just mentioned today how much less overall tension she feels in her body since she's been working with the Vision Gym.
So, on to wearing our sunglasses at night- that's what it can seem like if our night time vision isn't up to par! Night vision is an extension of what we call "contrast sensitivity." Contrast sensitivity measures your ability to distinguish objects, clearly, that are similar in color or brightness. For example, it's very easy to see a black cat in the snow because there's a stark contrast between the black fur and white snow. However, it's much more difficult to see a white cat in the snow because there's a much smaller gap in contrast. Seeing at night is being able to quickly and accurately distinguish objects with less contrast than typically occurs during the day time.
Incidentally, having better contrast sensitivity also allows for easier reading. The smaller the font size, the more sharp your sensitivity needs to be to pick up each letter and not have the black letters look like blobs or ants marching across the paper.
The app is called "Glasses Off" Click Here to load it.
It's been widely tested and has gotten some phenomenal results.
Anecdotally, Andy has been using it for the past week, and has actually seen some really fast improvements in things he's been working on for the past year. He's been trying to improve his clarity on the roads at night during the commute home and has noticed an improvement. He's been trying to read line #1 on this chart from the Vision Gym and is almost there. And, his vision has gone from 20/10 to 20/8 and working on 20/6 in less than a week of training!
We still have a few of The Vision Gyms available for sale here if you or someone you know would like to get started. Or, pick up this app, start training and see what happens!


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Home > Newsroom > Top Stories > Chisinau Airport's concession contract may be annulled - President Dodon
Chisinau Airport's concession contract may be annulled - President Dodon
CHISINAU. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Moldovan President Igor Dodon said he could not rule out that a concession contract to operate the Chisinau International Airport could be annulled.
"The government is conducting an investigation now. A parliamentary commission has also been set up to investigate the deal. The decision was made in violation of the law, and the concession holder didn't honor all obligations to modernize the airport. Moreover, there are some suspicions that part of the money paid for the concession contract originates from the billion dollars stolen from Moldova's banking system. If this is so, there is every reason for this contract to be annulled and the airport transferred to government management," Dodon said in an interview with the Europa Libera (Free Europe) radio station on Wednesday.
Dodon confirmed that the situation surrounding the Chisinau International Airport would be discussed at an emergency session of the Supreme Security Council to be convened before the end of the week.
The concession contract to operate the Chisinau Airport was "a criminal decision by the previous administration" and does not imply the airport's sale, Dodon said. "It remains the state's exclusive property, and the change of the owners of the company that was awarded the concession to operate the airport doesn't change the essence of the problem," he said.
It had emerged on Tuesday that the company NR Investments Ltd belonging to the Rothschild family had acquired a 95% stake in Avia-Invest, the company that had been awarded a concession to operate the Chisinau Airport in 2013.
The concession contract implies investments amounting to 244.2 million euros and the increase of the airport's passenger flow to 1.5 million from 1 million people a year, which could earn Moldova about 150 million euros a year.
Avia-Invest was awarded a 49-year concession to operate the Chisinau Airport in 2013. Since then, the company has changed hands several times. The new government has started an investigation into the circumstances under which the concession contract was concluded and made it understood that, if serious violations were uncovered, the deal may be annulled.
Moldovan businessman and politician Ilan Shor chairs Avia-Invest's management board. A first-instance court sentenced Shor to 7.5 years in prison on charges of involvement in the theft of $1 billion from Moldova's banking system. On June 14, shortly after the change of government in Moldova, Shor fled the country together with tycoon Vladimir Plahotniuc, his patron. The Moldovan parliament voted on August 15 to deprive Shor of immunity from prosecution and open a criminal case against him. Shor is believed to be in Israel now.


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2013 visit to
the Russian Federation
The WDHS History Department received approval for Mr. Tidridge and Mr. Harvey to run a trip to Russia (Saint Petersburg - formerly Leningrad - and Moscow) from March 7th-15th, 2013.
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation
The Waterdown District High School History Department has a long tradition of excellent trips to such exotic locations as France, Cuba and Egypt. Following the successful 2008 Battlefields of Europe trip (France, Belgium & Holland) and the 2011 Eastern European Tour (where students and chaperones became the first Canadians ever to visit the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad), Mr. Tidridge and Mr. Harvey were been approved for a trip to the Russian Federation for March Break 2013.
Click here for Pictures
CIA Factbook on Russia
Canadian Gov. Site on Russia
Canadian Gov. Fact Sheet
Click on logo to visit Olympic Site
Saint Petersburg and Moscow Time:
Flags of Russia throughout history
Official Name of Trip: Russian Rhapsody
Tour Operator: EF Tours
Tour Number: 1100928
Approximate Trip Dates: (subject to change) March 7th - Friday, March 15th, 2013
Approximate Cost: $3131.00 + $100 (for tips and bus to Pearson Airport).
Trip Size: 40 students + 6 chaperons
Lead Teachers: Nathan Tidridge, Tim Harvey and Julie Buckle
Chaperones: Steve Robinson, Keith Archer and Austin Gourley
Letter to students/parents:
Potential travelers to Russia 2013.pdf
Russia 2013.pdf
Our Hotels:
Москва (Moscow)
Maxima Slavia
Санкт-Петербург (Saint Petersburg)
Petro sport Hotel
Trip News:
Coming Home - March 15th
I am writing this from Frankfurt Airport. The Internet is spotty in this airport, but I wanted to send a quick note to say that we are on schedule to be back in Canada soon. Our flight information is still the same, and we should be arriving at WDHS for 7:45pm. If there are any changes I will update my twitter feed at @tidridge.
CONFIRMED: WE WILL BE AT WDHS FOR 7:45pm (writing this from the airport).
Nevski Prospect and the delegation from Sochi - March 14th
Russia is good to its history, particularly concerning the Great Patriotic War (Second World War). For our last full day in the country we visited the memorial to the Siege of Leningrad (the devastating 900 day attempt by Nazi Germany to destroy the city from 1941-1943 resulting in the death of 1/3 of its population, or 1 million people). The massive monument is beautifully executed and meticulously cared for. We have no idea the suffering of this city (and country) during the German invasion.
Lenin's Study - March 13th
Our day began with Ms. Buckle's game "assassins" as we toured the Museum of Political History (housed in the former headquarters of the Bolshevik Party). We walked through Lenin's study, gazing out over the street from the same spot where he delivered speeches that galvanized the Russian Revolution. A strange museum, there were many examples of life in the USSR under communism.
The afternoon was given over to some free time in central Saint Petersburg - students had the chance to grab a nice lunch (many went out to the local restaurants) and seek out some more souvenirs. Meeting up, we walked over to the battleship Aurora - the dreadnought from which the first shot was fired of the Russian Revolution, signaling the beginning of the attack on the Winter Palace). Nearby, sailors from the Russian navy performed drills (giving us some great pictures!).
Beautiful Saint Petersburg - March 12th
The snow lifted to reveal the city to us today - a sprawling European settlement that stands in direct contrast with what we saw in Moscow. Our first stop was the St. Peter and Paul Fortress and cathedral. Burial place of every tsar since Peter the Great, the cathedral also (since 1998) holds the remains of the tragic Nicholas II and his family (murdered by Communist forces during the revolution and recently canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church).
Our afternoon was spent in the Hermitage - the former Winter Palace of the tsars. Massive in scale, the Winter Palace puts Versailles to shame. The shear opulence of the place is overwhelming - our students (and chaperons) could not believe it. Built by Tsarina Elizabeth, the structure conveys the power and extravagance of the Russian monarchy. The artists in our midst feasted on works by Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, and Monet - we were told that if every piece was given 2 mi
Train to Saint Petersburg - March 11th
A welcome chance to sleep in started our only major travel day in Russian. Departing Moscow by Sapsan high-speed train the kids got to see some of the Russian countryside (flat and endless forests) as we traveled 700 kilometres in under four hours. We arrived in Saint Petersburg to a snowstorm, as well as Tchaikovsky blasting over the loud-speakers (it was perfect). Up until 1991, Saint Petersberg went by the name Leningrad (the province, or oblast, in which the city is found still goes by this name) and it is here that the Russian Revolution erupted during the First World War. Tomorrow the snow will lift and we will head out to explore some of this amazing city's history.
Exploring the City - March 10th
It was an early day as we left the hotel for Moscow's massive Victory Park (built on the site where Napoleon waited for the keys to the Kremlin). The Great Patriotic War (our Second World War) dominates Russian history, and this park both captured the size of the war and the country in which it occurred. That it was so cold (-24C) only enforced how difficult the conditions were for the soldiers defending the city (the Nazi advance was halted 15 km from the park).
Wes Lawler then took us on a tour of the Moscow subway system - one of the most beautiful in the world, dripping with Soviet "Socialist Realism" art. Some stations were lined in marble and gold. For lunch we stopped at Moscow's largest market - a treasure-trove of Soviet relics, Second World War antiques and souvenirs (a lot of rubbles were left here!). Taking the subway home we had time for a group photo near the Russian Space Monument.
With only one hour for dinner and a quick rest, we headed back out for a night at the circus. It was a good lesson for the students to see how different cultures have different perspectives on animal rights. The acts were amazing - truly a spectacle - but people were a little uneasy when they saw some of the animal acts. The lobby of the circus was filled with drugged tigers and elephants for people to have their pictures taken with. Strange.
Arriving at the hotel at 9:45 after a long day it was time to back for the next leg of our journey: the fast train to St. Petersburg March 11th.
Red Square and the Kremlin - March 9th
Driving along the vast boulevards (some are six lanes both ways) we toured the city of Moscow - stopping for a great view of the city at Sparrow Hill - ending up at the foot of Red Square, the heart of Russia. All roads lead to Red Square (all distance in the country is measured from it) and the place is busy with activity. Dominating the square is the Kremlin wall and the beautiful St. Basil's Church. Students were given free time to wander the square (there was a skating rink, shopping mall, and many other things to see) before we met at St. Basils to head off to the entrance to the Kremlin. Sadly Lenin's tomb was under construction so we could not visit, but Stalin's bust marking his grave was could be seen peaking from behind a tree in the construction site.
With soldiers always watching, students visited the heart of Russia's government. President Putin was in residence (his flag flew over his palace) as we visited Moscow's oldest square and two of the Kremlin's many churches (one contained the bodies of all the princes and tsars before Peter the Great, including Ivan the Terrible). The world's largest cannon and bell were also visited.
We are now back at the hotel warming up (-20C this morning) and getting ready for dinner. Today was busy, but tomorrow will be packed!
We have arrived in Moscow! - March 7-8th
It has been a long day, but everyone has arrived safely in Moscow (albeit a little tired). Stopping briefly in Dusseldorf (3 hours) we were met in a near-empty Vnukovo International Airport by our tour director Wes Lawler. Moscow is a HUGE city - the largest in Europe, and our hotel is located northeast of the city centre. Moscow is also the most expensive city in Europe (an apartment the size of the ones in St. John's Apartment Building located in the poorest part of the city will still cost 200,000 American to buy). After getting into their rooms, the kids had a good dinner as we outlined plans for tomorrow - a big day (Red Square & the Kremlin). Bedtime was set for 9:30pm to ensure that they are ready for an early morning! I can tell you that as I write this there are no noises coming from the hallway - everyone is fast asleep.
Meet our friends from Gymnasia No 5!
Learn more about Gymnasia No 5 thanks to this excellent powerpoint from Sochi.
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Watch a great powerpoint sent to us from Sochi (Gymnasia No 5)
Thanks to Ludmila from Gymnasia No 5 for sending us this powerpoint to help our students learn more about Sochi.
sochi_is_my_favorite_city.ppt
Trip Meeting set for February 27th @ 7:30pm in the WDHS Lecture Hall
We will be meeting this night to discuss things such as packing, money, etiquette, behaviour expectations, tipping and the bus to Pearson Airport. This will be the last time we will see each other as a group before gathering at the school on March 7th.
Skype Meeting with a school (Gymnasia No 5) from Sochi set for February 27th @ 10:00am at WDHS (Location T.B.A.)
We are currently hammering out the finer details, but our student travelers will be meeting with their counterparts in Sochi, via Skype one week before their departure to the Russian Federation. Already, WDHS has received gifts from both the City of Hamilton (thanks to Councillor Judi Partridge) and the Canadian Olympic Committee to take with them to their future friends in Russia.
Why I love living in Flamborough - Thank you Judi Partridge and Michael Clark
WDHS owes a huge thanks to their good friend Councillor Judi Partridge and community-member Michael Clark for coming to our aid this week (February 19th). When a problem developed with our applications for Russian tourist visas a call when out for help that was quickly answered by Judi and Michael. On behalf of our trip, thank you for helping make Russia possible.
Learn more about the ancient country of Russia
With less than one month until we leave to one of the world's most facinating countries students should be trying to learn as much as possible about the extraordinary places they are about to see.
Currently, I am reading "Russka" by Edward Rutherfurd (a beautiful book that covers 1800 years of Russian history, calling the country " . . . harsh yet exotic, proud yet fearful of enemies, stepped in ancient superstitions but always seeking to make its mark on the emerging world") as well as watching whatever documentaries I can get my hands on.
I will be posting all kinds of resources here as I find them, and encourage students to prepare themselves for an intense nine-days in a world vastly different than their own.
You are about to visit the country of light (Rus means light).
Dan Rutherfurd's "Russka"
Histories of Russia
Crash Course in Russian History
Crash Course in WWII History
Crash Course on the cold war
Stalin's Moscow Residence and Death
Russian Anthem at Vancouver Olympics
Our trip and the Canadian Olympic Committee - January 28th, 2013
I am happy to let everyone know that we have been contacted by the Canadian Olympic Committee and are exploring ideas that we could do in association with them in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. One if the possibilities includes becoming penpals with a Russian school in Sochi, as well as a flag exchange in Moscow.
Representing your school is a great honour, but representing your country's Olympic spirit (especially after the tremendous Vancouver Olympics and London Olympics) is a completely different level.
Letter to travelers from Tour Director Wesley Lawler - January 21st, 2013
I am happy to publish a letter to our students from Wesley Lawler, our 2013 Russia Tour Director. Wes will be with us the entire time we are away (he will be the first to greet us in Moscow and the last to say good-bye in St. Petersburg).
Letter to Waterdown.pdf
The 2012 Inaugaration of President Vladimir Putin
This, very professional, video gives you a glimpse of the power surrounding President Putin. I am struck by how alone Putin is throughout the ceremony - as well as how quiet Moscow is - as if the entire country is holding its breath for the return of this president. The face of modern Russia, Vladimir Putin has ruled this country since he was first elected president in 2000 (he served as prime minister from 2008-2012).
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
In Grade 10 history I sometimes show the pop-culture movie "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country." Released the same year as the collapse of the Soviet Union, Star Trek VI does a good job of capturing the feelings of many in the western world around the end of the Cold War. For anyone interested, I have uploaded the handouts that I distribute to students before showing this movie.
Star Trek and the Cold War
Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country
Flight Details, January 12th, 2013
Please see the attached file to find out our flight information for Russia 2013.
Flight Details.pdf
A meeting was held in Room 218 for all WDHS students interested in traveling to the Russian Federation in 2013. Over 60 forms were distributed. With only 42 spots available, we must operate on a "first come, first served" basis. Spots are secured when WDHS permission forms are handed in to Mr. Tidridge.
A reminder that parents/students will need to set up accounts with EF Tours - all payments will be made through these accounts (except the $100 fee for bus and tips, as well as the Russian visa fee).
Great powerpoint highlighting the architecture of St. Petersburg (thanks to Mr. Maga for passing this along):
St.Petersburg: Russia of the Tzars.pps
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Economists are concerned with how society uses resources such as land, labor, raw materials, and machinery to produce goods and services for consumption and production in the present and future. Economists study how economic systems address three basic questions: "What shall we produce?" "How shall we produce it?" and "For whom shall we produce it?" The economist then compiles, processes, and interprets the answers to these questions. There are about 13,000 economists employed in the United States.
Economists grapple with many issues relating to the supply and demand of goods and services and the means by which they are produced, traded, and consumed. While most economists either teach at the university level or perform research for government agencies, many work for individual for-profit or not-for-profit organizations.
Economics professors teach basic macro- and microeconomics courses as well as courses on advanced topics such as economic history and labor economics. (Macroeconomics deals with the "big picture" of economics as a whole, and microeconomics deals with individual companies and persons.) They also perform research, write papers and books, and give lectures, contributing their knowledge to the advancement of the discipline.
Government economists study national economic trends and problems; their analyses often suggest possible changes in government policy to address such issues.
For-profit and not-for-profit companies both employ economists to assess connections of organizational policy to larger business conditions and economic trends. Management often will rely on this research to make financial and other kinds of decisions that affect the company.
In their education, economists usually specialize in a particular area of interest. While the specialties of university economists range across the entire discipline, other economists' expertise generally falls into one of several categories. Financial economists examine the relationships among money, credit, and purchasing power to develop monetary policy and forecast financial activity. International economists analyze foreign trade to bring about favorable trade balances and establish trade policies. Labor economists attempt to forecast labor trends and recommend labor policies for businesses and government entities. Industrial economists study the way businesses are internally organized and suggest ways to make maximum use of assets. Environmental economists study the relationships between economic issues and the allocation and management of natural resources. Agricultural economists study food production, development in rural areas, and the allocation of natural resources.