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Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India.
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Queen Victoria are an energetic person, never satisfied unless Queen Victoria are up and doing. Queen Victoria are strong in mind and strong in body and full of enthusiasm for the work in hand. Queen Victoria have unlimited courage, and all these qualities combined tend to make Queen Victoria's life varied. Queen Victoria are not going to stay at one thing just because Queen Victoria have set out in that direction. Queen Victoria will change Queen Victoria's job, Queen Victoria's friends, Queen Victoria's hobbies or anything whatsoever provided Queen Victoria think the change is for better. Unfortunately for Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria will not always count up the pros and cons of the change as carefully as Queen Victoria should and this impulsiveness may often lead Queen Victoria into difficulties. Still Queen Victoria have a courage, Queen Victoria are a born fighter and are endowed with plenty of enterprise. All of which will enable Queen Victoria to succeed in the end.It is unlikely that Queen Victoria will amass great wealth but money is only useful for the happiness it can bring and of happiness Queen Victoria will have Queen Victoria's full shape and more.There are many reasons for thinking that Queen Victoria will move from place to place a good deal and probably Queen Victoria will see much of the world. If a man, Queen Victoria are likely to take up posts in various parts of the country, and, if a woman, it would not be surprising if Queen Victoria called upon to travel because of the requirements of Queen Victoria's partner's business or profession.We would suggest that Queen Victoria should endeavor to cultivate the quality of patience, and that Queen Victoria reason out the cost more thoroughly before embarking upon some fresh enterprise. There are little points but they help to mar Queen Victoria's success. Moreover, avoid being a rolling stone (avoid changes) especially after the age of 35.
Queen Victoria's Happiness and Fulfillment horoscope
Queen Victoria are a person who live in fantasy. Hypersensitive, many of Queen Victoria have inferiority complexes, feeling slighted by taking the most unrelated incident as personal insult. It is important that Queen Victoria do not indulge in drugs or alcohol, for this adds to Queen Victoria's unclarity. Queen Victoria be honest with Queen Victoria'sself and others, and attempt to be as realistic as possible, for Queen Victoria tend toward escapism. Music, colours and nature are very positive in smoothing Queen Victoria's overly sensitive being.Queen Victoria are a sensible person by nature, which will also help Queen Victoria to handle various situations in life. Queen Victoria are likely to experience obstacles in Queen Victoria's studies but will face each and every situation without succumbing to fear. Queen Victoria's urge to acquire more and more knowledge will help Queen Victoria climb the ladder of success. In the initial phase of Queen Victoria's life, Queen Victoria may encounter certain difficulties, but Queen Victoria will prove to be lucky in Queen Victoria's studies solely because of Queen Victoria's concentration skills. Sometimes, Queen Victoria may find it difficult to remember certain things, but thinking hard during such time can make everything crystal clear. This aspect of Queen Victoria's character will help Queen Victoria to succeed in the realm of Queen Victoria's studies.
Queen Victoria's Life Style horoscope
Queen Victoria are more inward than most. If Queen Victoria were to appear in front of a large group of people, Queen Victoria would suffer from stage phobia. Queen Victoria are best motivated when Queen Victoria are alone to do whatever Queen Victoria want to do, and at Queen Victoria's own pace.
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The National Equality March (NEM), the brainchild of AIDS quilt founder Cleve Jones, is scheduled to begin at noon on Sunday, Oct. 11. The March is scheduled to capitalize on National Coming Out Day and the 30th anniversary of the first March on Washington for LGBT rights.
Jones has invited President Obama to attend as well as speak at the event, but the White House has not responded to the invitation.
Other events are scheduled Friday through Sunday, including workshops, seminars, rallies, prayer services, memorial ceremonies and family activities.
The NEM event was planned by Equality Across America (EAA), a national network of grassroots organizers. According to its website, equalityacrossamerica.org, their stated purpose is to ensure equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states, including employment, education, healthcare, immigration, marriage and military service.
Joining Jones as co-chair of the NEM board is Equality Florida executive director and St. Petersburg resident Nadine Smith. Smith also served as co-chair of the 1993 March On Washington.
Locally, the March coincides with both Orlando's Come Out With Pride and the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Despite the conflict, hundreds of locals have planned to travel to Washington for the national event. Florida LGBT groups Pride Tampa Bay, Stand Up SWFL, and OUT have organized bus transit from several locations, including Sarasota, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville.
The March has been criticized by some LGBT activists as being disorganized, poorly timed when Congress is out of session, and a distraction from important state initiatives.
EAA hopes that the weekend's events will spur grassroots community efforts in every one of the 435 Congressional districts.


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Gillette's newest advertisement isn't about shaving, or beards or personal hygiene.The company's "We ...
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Gillette's newest advertisement isn't about shaving, or beards or personal hygiene.
The company's "We Believe" ad -- a one minute and 48 second spot posted to its social media accounts this week -- addresses serious issues like toxic masculinity, sexual harassment and #metoo.
Gillette plays on its famous tagline and asks: "Is this the best a man can get?"
Reactions to the commercial have been mixed, and predictably extreme. Some offered praise for the progressive ad while others have threatened to boycott the razor company.
"We expected debate. Actually a discussion is necessary. If we don't discuss and don't talk about it, I don't think real change will happen," Pankaj Bhalla, Gillette's North America brand director, told CNN Business.
He said he hopes men who watch the video will be inspired to act like role models and show younger children how to stand up to bad behavior and treat other people with respect.
Procter & Gamble (PG), which owns Gillette, has made progressive advertising before.
The company has won accolades for advertisements such as its Always "Like a Girl" campaign and Pantene's "Strong is Beautiful" campaign that shows NFL players braiding their daughter's hair.
The Gillette "We Believe" includes a voice narrating over scenes of bullies, sexual harassment and masculinity.
"We can't hide from it. Its been going on far too long. We cant laugh it off, making the same old excuses." Then, in a direct reference to the #metoo movement, it says "Something has finally changed." It closes with scenes of men breaking up fights, standing up for people, and being attentive fathers.
Gillette's team consulted men across the country, conducted its own studies, and spoke to experts on masculinity, according to the company.
On YouTube and Twitter, the replies were flooded by people angry about the ad. Some men have said it was insulting, other said it was "feminist propaganda."
Other people said the reactions to the ad proved why it was necessary in the first place.
"The ad is not about toxic masculinity. It is about men taking more action every day to set the best example for the next generation," said Bhalla. "This was intended to simply say that the enemy for all of us is inaction."
The company has more videos lined up as part of the larger branding effort, which includes donating $1 million a year for the next three years to organizations like the Boys & Girls Club of America.
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The enterprise encourages entrepreneurship and facilitates fruit and nut tree plantations through training and education.
Training 150,000 people across 12 rural municipalities neighbouring the Toubkal National Park in business and agricultural techniques and project management.
Changing the status of marginalised rural communities by improving the overall economic development of agriculture, lifting farmers and their families out of poverty.
Planting at least 700,000 trees via the High Atlas Foundation to capture 500 tons of carbon dioxide over five years, mitigating climate change and preventing soil erosion.
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Offering responsible consumers an organic alternative to conventional walnuts and almonds.
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Increasing income for walnut and almond farming families by 400 % on average over fi ve years.
High Atlas Foundation (HAF) is an NGO dedicated to the development of disadvantaged regions. HAAA is HAF's corporate fiduciary managing its agricultural and craft trade projects.
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Wanamrou Association supports local socio-economic development, bringing farmers together to work with the enterprise in the harvest and organic certification process.


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Ретрофле́ксные аффрика́ты — согласные звуки со взрывным началом (экскурсией) и щелевым завершением (рекурсией), образуемые при смыкании нижней поверхности загнутой вверх передней части языка с альвеолами. По месту прохождения воздушной струи при образовании щелевой фазы различают  и латеральные (боковые) ретрофлексные аффрикаты. По типу фонации различают глухие и звонкие ретрофлексные аффрикаты.

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К аффрикатам  относят глухую аффрикату [ʈʂ] и звонкую аффрикату [ɖʐ]. В основном указанные аффрикаты распространены в регионах Восточной Европы, Центральной и Восточной Азии, а также Центральной и Южной Америки. Они отмечаются в консонантных системах финно-угорских языков, изолированных языков бурушаски и баскского, некоторых памирских, дардских и монгольских языков, китайского и других сино-тибетских языков, языков кечуа и пано-таканских языков. Кроме этого, исследователями отмечаются аффрикаты [ʈʂ] и [ɖʐ] в славянских языках: в польском, в сербохорватском и словацком, а также в лемковском варианте русинского языка. В русском языке звук [ʈʂ] является одним из позиционных аллофонов фонемы /t͡ɕ/:  «лучше».

В различных языках мира срединные ретрофлексные аффрикаты могут произноситься с дополнительной артикуляцией:
 [ʈʂʰ], [ʰʈʂʰ] — аспирированный (придыхательный) (в северокавказском абхазском языке, в языке бурушаски, в дардских языках торвали и шина, в монгольских дунсянском, монгорском и даурском языках, в тюркском саларском языке, а также в ряде сино-тибеских языков, включая китайский);
 [ɳʈʂ], [ɳɖʐ], [ⁿɖʐ] — преназализованный (в некоторых сино-тибетских языках, в дравидийском языке , в пано-таканском языке рейесано, в ото-мангском масатекском чикиуитланском языке, в изолированном южноамериканском языке кандоши, в языке хмонг семьи хмонг-мьен);
 [ɳʈʂʰ] — преназализованный аспирированный (в языке хмонг и в тибетском языке );
 [ʈʂʷ], [ɖʐʷ] — лабиализованный (в языке  группы банту);
 [ʈʂː] — долгий (в ото-мангском языке трики).

В абхазском языке, в омотском языке бенч, в атапаскском языке толова, в восточном кересском языке, в языках мам и попти (хакальтекском) семьи майя, в языке хакару семьи аймара, в языке чипайя семьи уру-чипайя и в чонском языке пуэльче отмечается непульмоническая абруптивная аффриката [].

Латеральные
Наряду со срединными ретрофлексными аффрикатами в языках мира изредка отмечаются латеральные (боковые) ретрофлексные аффрикаты: глухая []] и звонкая []. Обе аффрикаты характерны, в частности, для систем согласных диалекта  нуританского языка кати, распространённого в соседних районах Афганистана и Пакистана, и диалекта  индоарийского языка  группы , распространённого в индийском штате Джамму и Кашмир.

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Sometimes the best lesson from the past is to forget it before it shoves you into trouble.
A LOT of people have been wrong about the markets and the economy in recent months. But how could so many people have been so wrong at the same time and in the same ways?
The question reminds me of the biggest and most embarrassing goof in my own career. This sad story happens to date back 50 years, to New Year's Day of 1958. In looking back, I can now see the source of my error: I was postcasting — extrapolating past experience instead of seeking change in future experience. The aftermath was embarrassing, but it taught me never to postcast again.
I had been invited to make a presentation on the outlook for 1958 at a symposium at the Harmonie Club in New York. The program was to take the form of a debate with another economist whose view was diametrically opposed to mine. Although I was extremely bearish and would look mighty silly within six months of the debate, I was the one who swayed the audience. It voted overwhelmingly for my position and scorned the wisdom of my opponent.
There was no doubt that the new year was dawning at a dark moment. The stock market had peaked in August and was already down 13 percent. The Christmas season had been a clear disappointment. Industrial production had fallen 6 percent from its August high. Unemployment had jumped to nearly 6 percent from 4 percent the previous summer.
We could all agree that a recession was in the making. The issue was how deep the downturn would go and how long it would last, and this was where my opponent and I parted ways.
He expected the recession to be short and sweet, with a revival in the economy by summer at the latest. I saw no sign of light anywhere. A child of the Great Depression, I had been well schooled by my college professors in economics in the late 1930s to believe that the American economy had lost its long-run dynamic. So, in the downturn of 1957, I was convinced that the dreaded moment had arrived when we would sink back into the stagnation of production and employment that I had remembered so well.
But how could I have failed to notice how many things had changed? The dynamic power of the American economy was visible everywhere. The population had grown 19 percent since 1947, compared with growth of only 7 percent from 1929 to 1939. Houses were sprouting up all over; there were new kinds of cars, new kinds of airplanes, and new kinds of radios, and, above all, television was a reality. All of Europe was coming to our shores to find what it needed to rebuild after the destruction of the war; in real terms, our surplus of exports over imports had quadrupled since 1929. The United States sat on a huge pile of gold, and liquidity and consumer credit were easy to come by.
Indeed, when I spoke on that New Year's Day, the economy was within six months of touching bottom and would be hitting new peaks by the next New Year's Day. As it turned out, most of the recession of 1957-58 was a result of a runoff of excessive inventory accumulation rather than a failure in underlying demand.
Most surprising, price levels were firm, although prices had always declined in previous recessions. The stock market would touch bottom within days of my dismal speech and would rise so fast that the dividend yield on common stocks would fall below the yield on long-term Treasury bonds. This was an unheard-of event, but one that has never come close to being reversed. Of all developments, the unexpected break in stock market history was the most auspicious sign of faith in the future.
I look pretty stupid in hindsight, although I remind you that I had plenty of company in the audience that day. How could so many people be so wrong?
THE same question applies to the turmoil of the present as we approach another New Year's Day, and it has applied many other times in the past half-century. As we have learned again and again, we seem to have great difficulty recognizing a changing environment (though it looks so easy in hindsight). Humans cling to early experiences and what they have understood, even when something different is directly in front of them.
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In 2016, the international Business and Human Rights Resource Centre interviewed 50 companies involved in renewable energy projects about their approach to due diligence in respect of first nations or land-connected communities, often referred to as indigenous people, impacted by renewable projects.
The results of the study showed that while some renewable energy companies were starting to recognise the importance of a rights-based approach, many still lagged behind. Among laggards, the common issue was a failure to implement adequate due diligence practices including processes to identify how projects may impact communities, or to obtain consent prior to the start of a project.
The key focus of stakeholder engagement should be on the communities actually impacted.
The United Nations and most state actors have proclaimed climate change to be the defining issue of our time. So, it is not surprising that there has been a surge in renewable energy projects as part of the energy transition. This is playing out on a global scale by the shift from the use of fossil fuels in energy production and consumption to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydropower and hydrogen.
Indeed, much can be said about the positive impact of the energy transition. However, as summarised by the leading quote, the management of renewable projects' social impacts, especially on indigenous people, is critical to the overall success of a project.
Investment in proper stakeholder engagement processes, both in the planning of a project and the construction and the operation of a project, is crucial for all sectors. The often-used phrase 'social licence to operate', or simply, social licence, can actually now be quantified by project developers and financiers through a due diligence analysis of the legitimacy, credibility and trust held by a project on its community of impact.
This article compares examples of renewables projects that have not obtained social licence with those that have, considers the learnings that can be taken from traditional or conventional resources projects, and shows that successful projects will usually be able to demonstrate three key criteria:
They are operating sustainably
They have the full support of all stakeholders, which arises from a meaningful investment of time and resources into engagement and consultation
They hold and will be able to maintain all legal approvals, financial support, political support and social approvals
There are examples in almost every jurisdiction of renewable energy projects that have been impacted by delays, legal action, civil unrest and/or damage to corporate reputation because of a failure to adequately consider and manage social impact issues.
FIG 1: Examples of failures to manage social impact
Summary of complaint regarding social licence
Cesme Wind Energy Project, Turkey
There were lengthy delays and numerous ongoing lawsuits filed by the impacted community against a project relating to land acquisition, the project's energy licence, planning approval, environmental impact assessment and a flawed human rights due diligence process.
Agua Zarca Dam, Honduras
A tragic result when two human rights activists and leaders of the Lenca community who opposed the proposed hydroelectric dam, Berta Caceres and Tomas Garcia, were assassinated. The community alleged that the dam would significantly impact livelihoods and there had not been adequate consultation to meet the international standard of free, prior and informed consent. An outcry from the international community resulted in foreign investors withdrawing from financing activity pending further investigations into these tragic results.
The common theme among these examples is the significant risk to a project if there is a lack of substantial upfront investment in, and ongoing maintenance of, good stakeholder relations. The key focus of stakeholder engagement should be on the communities actually impacted. If an impacted community are also indigenous peoples, community expectations and the effort required by a project proponent to ensure that the project is sustainable, concurrently increase.
Renewable energy projects can be a source of positive impact for indigenous peoples, particularly those in very remote regions. Often these remote communities are reliant on extremely old and inefficient forms of energy sources such as diesel generators, firewood and kerosene. Many successful renewable energy projects involve indigenous ownership or partnership with project proponents.
FIG 2: Examples of success in managing social impact
Summary of positive social licence story
Asian Renewable Energy Hub, Australia
The Asian Renewable Energy Hub, being developed by CWP Energy Asia, InterContinental Energy, Macquarie Capital and Vestas, is a 15GW mass scale wind and solar farm which enable large scale production of green hydrogen products for domestic and export markets.
The Nyangumarta People who hold exclusive native title over a large tract of north west Western Australia in the Pilbara are proactively engaging with the project proponent in relation to project approvals and consents required from the Aboriginal group.
Additionally, CWP reports that the project will generate cheap clean energy for the Pilbara region, and opportunities for the Nyangumarta People, to develop new skills, jobs and revenue, which will provide comprehensive and enduring community benefits during the 10-year construction period and the 50+ year operations and maintenance period.
Various, Canada
Across Canada, indigenous peoples own approximately 25pc of clean energy projects recorded in 2017 and genrated an estimated $2.5bn in profit for indigenous peoples over 15 years.
Successful case studies include Ontario Power Generation (OPG)'s 438MW Lower Mattagami Project, involving the construction of a hydroelectric power station on the Lower Mattagami River.
OPG attributes much of the success of the project to its "unique" partnership with the Moose Cree First Nation, and reports that benefits provided for the Moose Cree First Nations under the agreement included employment, training and business opportunities during construction.
Further, Moose Cree First Nation received 25pc equity stake in the project, thereby securing a revenue for the expected duration of the project of about 90 years.
The common thread among these successful projects is that the project proponents have recognised the importance of a rights-based approach that incorporates the best practice in due diligence standards.
The phrase 'social licence' is no longer a glib phrase to highlight a potential gap between local laws and community expectations. It is now a tangible consideration for financiers and proponents of major renewables projects. In some cases, the concept of social licence has been codified in local laws and international standards in a way that can be embraced by project developers.
There is a myriad of guidance for renewable project developers that want to ensure they implement best practice procedures for stakeholder engagement. Doing so has benefits for the projects, shareholders, financiers, and reputations of the corporations involved. The IFC Performance Standards and the Equator Principles are examples of methods for project proponents to manage social impacts.
The phrase 'social licence to operate' is no longer a glib phrase to highlight a potential gap between local laws and community expectations.
IFC Performance Standard 7 requires that developers undertake stakeholder engagement as part of any environmental and social management system. Specifically, developers are to establish and maintain an ongoing relationship with an impacted community based on "informed consultation and participation" with indigenous peoples affected by a project. This must occur throughout the project's lifecycle. As part of engaging in informed consultation and participation, the developers must seek to obtain the community's free, prior and informed consent, in certain circumstances.
Standard 7 gives thorough guidance on the appropriate process of community engagement in order to ensure that it is culturally appropriate and commensurate with the risks and potential impacts to the indigenous peoples. Appropriate processes can include:
Involving indigenous peoples' representative bodies, such as councils of elders or village councils
Being inclusive of both men and women of various ages in a culturally appropriate manner
Providing sufficient time for indigenous peoples' collective decision-making processes
Facilitate indigenous peoples' expression of their views, concerns and proposals in a language of their choice without external manipulation, interference, coercion or intimidation
Ensuring that there is a proper grievance mechanism established for the project
Standard 7 is supported and entwined in the most recent version of the Equator Principles, which will commence on 1 July 2020 (the fourth version). The Equator Principles are applicable to those financiers that are signatories to the guidelines. It is worth noting that a significant number of banks are signatories to the Equator Principles.
When financiers look to invest in renewables projects, they must ensure that those affecting indigenous peoples provide adequate proof of meaningful engagement in a process of free, prior and informed consent. Alternatively, they must provide evidence that circumstances exist that allow a justifiable deviation from that objective.
These steps are required for projects that:
Impact land and natural resources that are subject to traditional ownership or under customary use of indigenous peoples
Require the relocation of indigenous peoples from their lands and natural resources, subject to the same traditional ownership or under customary use
Have significant impacts on critical cultural heritage essential to the identity of the indigenous peoples
Use cultural heritage for commercial purposes
However, even projects that are not beholden to the Equator Principles can benefit from undertaking a stakeholder consultation process to be assessed against both host country laws and Standard 7. Project proponents and financiers are recommended to embed them in their own due diligence processes in order to demonstrate to the world at large that a project has the support of impacted communities.
Renewable energy projects can take significant learnings from the engagement and agreement-making processes developed by mining and oil and gas companies, over the past approximately 50 years. In that industry there are now accepted principles for conducting negotiations that involve gaining an understanding of:
Indigenous peoples' aspirations
The tensions surrounding conservation of culture and heritage versus development
The need to assist with building the capacity of indigenous peoples to meaningfully engage in negotiations
The regional differences of indigenous peoples' decision-making practices
The need for realistic expectations on timeframes
The requirement to ensure there is government involvement in agreement-making
The common theme arising out of mining projects that have developed best practice stakeholder engagement processes are also reflected in other publications of the IFC such as the IFC Stakeholder Engagement: A good practice handbook for companies doing business in emerging markets. Renewable energy projects can also look to industry associations such as the International Committee for Mines and Minerals and country-based mining industry groups for guidance and tool kits.
In order to develop and implement a best practice stakeholder engagement strategy, it is critical for companies to frequently contemplate the following questions: What do we need to do? What do we want to do? What story do we want to tell? The development of a stakeholder engagement plan requires a fundamental understanding of national and local laws, international standards and a company's internal policies. A simplistic model could involve five key steps such as:
Introduction of the project, stakeholder identification and community impacts
A project proponent must understand the community landscape in which it will be conducting activities, the identity of indigenous peoples and tribal groups, decision-making processes and interaction with other neighbouring groups. A well thought through and resourced stakeholder consultation process with culturally appropriate teams is essential. Many of the projects that have been subject to protest and litigation have been accused of not providing sufficient and timely information on the impact of the project not only on social issues but also environment, political and indeed ongoing social impact.
Information-sharing and desired outcomes of both parties
The process then following both parties obtaining an understanding of the project and the social and community landscape then evolves into the manner of negotiations and how a community will engage with a project.
Formal engagement and partnership
This can take many forms, including a purely compensation for consent arrangement through to joint ventures through to partnerships involving critical issues such as intergenerational equity, consideration of gender, diversity and impacts, and a true risk sharing partnership.
Implementing the agreed outcome and grievance management
It would be very rare for a project to get these matters completely right, so it is very important to ensure that all parties understand that there is an appropriate grievance mechanism in place to deal with any disputes and to be utilised to bring the parties together rather than further apart. The IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles highlight how critical a project's grievance mechanism is over the full lifecycle of a project that will have a major impact on an indigenous community.
Stakeholder monitoring
Involvement of the community as a stakeholder in project monitoring in relation to timeframes, delivery and environmental and social impacts is another critical step in ensuring that the support or consent of the indigenous peoples is maintained and sustained throughout the entire life of the project. Reputational problems have occurred in projects where the project assumed that once community support was obtained in the planning stage there was no longer a need to further engage with the community. This could not be further from the reality of ensuring that a project is sustainable. A project's developer needs to consider the land connectedness of an Indigenous community and the deep spiritual meaning and connection that many indigenous peoples have with the land that will be impacted by a project.
Renewable energy projects can take significant learnings from the engagement and agreement-making processes developed by mining and oil and gas companies.
This style of stakeholder engagement plan is what is required in order to show the company has undertaken appropriate due diligence in line with international standards and community expectations. More so, stakeholder engagement will be required for any projects that seek finance from an Equator Principles Financial Institution, or another financial institution with similar requirements designed to ensure that a project has a sustainable social licence.
The theme of legitimacy, credibility and trust flows through these requirements. Legitimacy can be shown through community engagement, the provision of information to impacted communities, and the resulting acceptance of the development by the community. Credibility is demonstrated through standing by the commitments made to communities and the establishment of real partnership roles and responsibilities. Trust is shown by the collaboration of the project proponent and the community, in order to foster a mutually beneficial outcome according to principles of intergenerational equity.
No project developer or financier seeks to be the subject of litigation, civil protest or shareholder activism based on claims of a failure to appropriately engage with indigenous peoples and other impacted communities. Appropriate resourcing and the development of strategies limit this risk. For projects that engage in best practice stakeholder management, project financiers can quantify and confidently assess that the project in question.
Can successfully and sustainably operate
Has the full support of all stakeholders, because of a meaningful investment of time and resources into stakeholder engagemen
Holds, and will be able to maintain, all legal approvals, all financial support, all political support and all intangible social approvals
The image that the renewable industry seeks to show is one of being 'clean' and 'green'. This goes hand-in-hand with being at the forefront of best practice human rights and social impact due diligence. For renewable energy companies that do so, they ensure that the global expectations of the energy transition are met and that direct benefits are delivered to impacted indigenous peoples.
Gavin Scott
gavin.scott@nortonrosefulbright.com


Kit homes are pre-fabricated homes designed and manufactured in the factory and shipped onsite with all or most of the materials, components, and even plumbing included. It's like a jigsaw puzzle with each parts measured, designed, and fabricated to fit perfectly to create a complete piece. Some people think that these are lesser quality homes that have smaller spaces and low-grade materials. However, this is a general misconception because quality will always depend on the supplier or manufacturer. You can get a huge kit home that will last for a lifetime with a reliable supplier that offers high-quality materials, components, and services.
First and foremost, what makes this type of home popular, especially in the Australian market, is the lower cost to build a home. Compared to the traditional approach to home design and construction, a pre-designed and pre-fabricated kit can cost 30% less than site-built homes. The overall expense can be reduced further if you build it on your own without hiring contractors for construction. This works for homeowners who have the skills and some help from family members and friends. The time it would take to finish building a home is must faster because design, materials, and other components are already available and would simply need to be put together for completion. With the help of contractors, it would take 2-3 days to finish building a home. That's faster than site-built homes that would normally take months or years to be completed. It saves you time and cuts down more costs along the way.
Despite the benefits and advantages a kit home offers to potential homeowners, certain limitations prevent others from availing of this low-cost property alternative. Considering terrain and other environmental conditions, a regular kit home may not always be appropriate to areas with uneven and challenging terrains, which requires a customized home design and architecture. While kit homes are generally popular in Australia due to the availability of land, other countries and states like the UK have limited lots for homeowners to build kit homes.
Furthermore, while kit homes come in a variety of designs from traditional or rustic to modern and eco-friendly, there's little or no room for modification or adjustments as the design and components are fixed or predetermined. If you prefer your home to be a certain way with a couple of inclusions and alterations, a kit home may not be ideal for you. Homeowners, however, are initially given several options from existing designs by suppliers. While adjustments are not always accommodated by suppliers, you can inquire if a supplier can oblige you with slight modifications to existing designs.
With these advantages and disadvantages, you can now make informed decisions whether to opt for a kit home or not. For such a long-term and lifetime investment, always be an educated consumer and know the pros and cons involved.


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Freaky Deaky | Review
Tribeca 2012
By Don Simpson | April 28, 2012
Writer: Charles Matthau, Elmore Leonard (novel)
Starring: Crispin Glover, Billy Burke, Michael Jai White, Andy Dick, Sabina Gadecki, Breanne Racano, Christian Slater, Roger Bart, Bill Duke, Mark Saul, Gloria Hendry, Anna Gurji, Leonard Robinson
Freaky Deaky never gets much freakier than the sibling relationship of eccentric millionaires, Woody (Crispin Glover) and Mark Ricks (Andy Dick). It is the promise of those two actors (as well as Christian Slater) sharing the screen that lured me into the theater to see this film; it is also the strange performances by Glover and Dick that save Freaky Deaky from total ruin.
Writer-director Charles Matthau inexplicably transports the source Elmore Leonard novel (Freaky Deaky — which is set in 1988) to the decade of polyester and fur, bell-bottoms and wide collars, afros and mullets, funk and disco, dynamite and Dyno-MITE!, and — most importantly — a plethora of drugs and scantily clad women. Yes, that dreamy decade is…the 1970s.
After getting kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend, Chris Mankowski (Billy Burke) is suspended from the Detroit police force. The two events are related because Chris is now living at his father's house, which is outside of the city limits and disqualifies him from being a detective for the Detroit police. On the bright side, Chris is borrowing his father's gorgeous Cadillac, which seemingly helps him lure the young and beautiful Greta (Sabina Gadecki) back to his borrowed abode.
Greta is a supposed rape victim who purportedly fell prey to Woody's overzealous woody. Woody is an over-medicated (prescription and recreational) millionaire who would be helpless without his ex-con bodyguard Donnell (Michael Jai White). How Woody — a mere zombie of a man — was ever able to achieve an erection, let alone rape someone, is definitely something worth questioning. None of that really matters though, because it is all just a narrative ruse to get Chris unknowingly closer to catching a sexy counter-culturalist Robin (Breanne Racano) and her drug-addled partner in crime, Skip (Christian Slater). Thanks to his relentless libido, Mark also becomes involved in the shenanigans.
In the end, all of the double, triple and quadruple crosses do not matter. In fact, nothing matters except for the film's visual style — or failed attempt at one. The sheer density of the farcical atmosphere, in which everything in Freaky Deaky is set up to be some type of a dim-witted gag, clouds the narrative in a drug-crippling fog. The plot takes occasional breaks from the jokes whenever Sabina Gadecki and Breanne Racano appear onscreen; then, all the camera can manage is to stare slack-jawed at their frames. (Obviously, in 1970s Detroit women only wore bikinis, Daisy Dukes or lingerie.) These ladies are certainly worthy of ogling, but I thought cinema had progressed beyond women being mere sex objects.


Meet Lana. This pup was saved from Brazil and hasn't forgotten her roots.
She is only 8 months old but she already knows how to share and be a good friend!
Lana's new family is going to keep trying to save this stray, or reunite the stray pup with his or her family. Hopefully the scared stray gets comfortable with them soon!


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Ruling coalition speaking at a press conference
By Derrick Santistevan
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At a joint conference on Monday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan-Fazl (JUI-F) together with other leaders of Decree coalition demanded full bench preside over Petition of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi against elections of chief of Punjab minister.
Press conference coming hours after Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain party head of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) applied with cop asks to be made a party deputy speaker, manager of the case, which currently is heard by the court.
Chaudhry Shujaat in his statement to the court stated that he "wrote a letter to the Vice Speaker on July 22" and claimed that Dost Mazari "ignored votes on the foundation of letter".
" votes transmitted to Pervez Elahi MPA PML-Q were in violation of Article 63″ upheld the application and asked the court to recognize Chaudhry Shujaat party to the case, because it was "relevant party in a business".
Previously there was a request made PPP attorney Farooq Naik after Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervez Elahi launched a petition over Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari decision ignore party members votes in in run for the election of the head of the province.
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Application says that PPP is "one of major political parties of Pakistan must be affected by any decision made by the court in the interpretation of Article 63-A of Constitution of Pakistan and therefore referred to the fact that it was "necessary party' to the point.
Citation senior party leader and former prime minister The case of Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, where seven votes were ignored, costing him the election, the petition stated that PPP leaders "have always been victims of of circumstances, including political maneuvering, martial law and coups resulting from in exile of elected government and then the judiciary murder and murders."
"Thus it would in interest of in public at large if the applicant is hindered as party and shall be heard before this Honorable Court makes any order in interpreting Article 63-A. of Constitution of Pakistan, 1973," the application says.
PPP Petition also said that if it's "not heard in this business of great meaning not only [the] PPP as political party will be condemned unheard of, but also all members" and pleaded with the court that "refusal to hear the aforementioned applicant would be oppression of the conscience of the judges and cause eternity of injustice that will not be tolerated just judicial system".
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court imposed a ban on Entrance of political leaders cite 'security concerns' raised by 'mob' in court.
Sources said Express Tribune what passes previously issued to political parties were also canceled and only the parties to the case and their legal counsel allowed to enter the court.
Heavy Police Deployment
At the same time, a large number of Police officers have been deployed to the High Court due to tensions remain high in expectation of Sun hearing today.
Big numbers of Rangers, FC and police personnel visible on courtroom.
Road closures and detours were also located along Zulfiqar Chowk to Rohtas Road.
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Redirect posted for both sides of traffic from Zulfiqar Chowk to G-9 Signal of Rohtas Road.
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— Islamabad Police (@ICT_Police) July 25, 2022
upcoming of decisive trial in court today, the Islamabad police called party leaders and political workers may only enter the premises with SC permission.
سپریم کورٹ میں اہم سماعت۔
فریقین کے رہنماؤں کو سپریم کورٹ انتظامیہ کی اجازت سے کورٹ روم/سپریم کورٹ میں داخلہ دیا جائے گا۔سپریم کورٹ میں داخلے کےلیے پارٹی رہنماؤں کی جانب سےلسٹیں مہیا کی گئی ہیں۔ریڈ زون بشمول سپریم کورٹ کے اردگرد ہرگز کسی جلسے ، جلوس اور اجتماع کی اجازت نہیں۔ 1/2
In addition, the police stated that political meetings and marches of any kind will be "strictly prohibited".
Full court session
Decree coalition will move today the Supreme Court seeks the formation of full court for hearing of Petition of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi against elections of chief of Punjab minister.
A three-man bench high court composed of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Judge Ijazul Ahsan and Judge Muneeb Akhter hears the case plea in the register of the High Court of Lahore filed by Elahi – who was also candidate for Chief ministerslot.
Elahi got 186 votes against 179 votes of PML-Nawaz Hamza Shehbaz. However, Vice Speaker Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari rejected 10 votes of legislators PML-Q on the foundation of letter from party Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, who said that his party not support Elahi.
Then Mazari said that in line with Decree of Supreme Court judgment on Article 63-A relating to the desertion clause votes of PML-Q legislators will not be counted. Then he announced Hamza Shehbaz winner.
Derrick Santistevan
Derrick is the Researcher at World Weekly News. He tries to find the latest things going around in our world and share it with our readers.
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Will they stay or will they go!
The K-League Kilt / December 19, 2014
So as we begin to enter the 'silly season' of transfer rumors just who will stay in the K-league and who will leave for pastures new and probably a nice warm blanket on a subs bench. Below I look at the top 5 potential movers of the transfer window.
First up has to be the Korean Peter Crouch himself.
Kim Shin Wook
Kim Shin Wook has long looked like a player desperate to follow in the footsteps of Ki Sung Yeung and depart Korea for other shores. He has been linked with moves abroad several times in the past but nothing has transpired and he finds himself still in the blue of Ulsan Hyundai. In the summertime he almost made the identical move Ki made when an inquiry came in from Celtic FC but Kim didn't seem too keen on the move and again a window closed for him. He was with the rather disappointing Korean National squad at the World Cup but he, like most of the team, did nothing to attract potential buyers. He does now however have the added value of being exempt from military service after being named in the Asian Games squad that won gold. Not surprising after this he didn't feature again for Ulsan last season as he ended up injured (or as some assume "protected from injury"). He is definitely one of maybe two or three players in the K-League who could not only attract the interest of a reasonably big-named club but that could also do the business for them. I think we have definitely seen the last of Kim in the K-League. Potential destination? Germany.
Second on my list of potential farewells is …
Jung Sung Ryong
Suwon Bluewings keeper Jung Sung Ryong is another player who could be heading to Incheon Airport come January. He was rumored to be attracting the interest of no less than three British clubs during the summer with, again, Celtic being one of them. Celtic have managed to secure the services of Scotland international Craig Gordon so it looks unlikely that he will be strutting his stuff at Celtic Park any time soon. It's not particularly common for Korean goalkeepers to move overseas mainly due to the rule prohibiting foreign keepers in the K-League but I think Jung could be the one to break the mould. He has a wealth of international experience and is more than capable of pulling off the occasional "how did he get to that" save. However, with Suwon back in the ACL again next year and with them finishing second in the K-League this year he could feel that his future lies in Korea.
The first foreigner on the list of movers is.
There have been so many rumors flying around since before the end of the season regarding Leonardo and Kaio's futures with Jeonbuk. It's almost 100% certain that Kaio will leave and the general feeling is that Leonardo will follow suit. Most of the rumors started when he sold his car a few weeks before the end of the season and this started growing arms and legs. Leonardo does have a year left on his contract and I doubt Jeonbuk would want to see him go early. He has been one of the few Brazilians to really bring something to the K-League and it would be a shame to see him leave it so soon. Jeonbuk will want to build on their league success this season and also avoid a repeat of a rather poor ACL campaign. They may go down the whole 'bring in another Brazilian to keep him happy' route and so we could maybe even see Daejeon's Adriano gracing the the green of Jeonbuk next year. Mentioning Leonardo also gives me an excuse to post the video of him and Kais's penalty again!
Next up we have the hugely popular (sarcasm alert)
Choi Yong Soo
Pictured in a now overly familiar pose we have FC Seoul manager Choi Yong Soo. It's not that Choi hasn't been a successful appointment in the Seoul dugout, 3rd spot in the league along with an FA Cup Final spot and a ACL Semi-Final this season isn't to be sniffed at but he does seem to lack a certain charismatic or even motivational presence on the touchline. His tactics and team selection in 2014 were the grumble of many within the suhoshin. From dragging out 0-0 draws to playing personnel out of position it's fair to say that Choi wasn't exactly the toast of the fans. Although they finished 3rd in the league you do have to take into account Pohang's spectacular implosion after the World Cup and I think the way Choi celebrated Osmar's winning goal in the last minute at Jeju (he ran from the technical area to the corner flag), in itself betrayed more relief and amazement than actual belief. If he was to leave I'm not sure of either a) where he would go or b) who Seoul would bring in to replace him. Seoul are not known for knee-jerk reactions and I feel he will prob be given the first half of the season to prove he still has what it takes to shoulder the expectations of the Seoul fans. Another Rafael-esque singing though and he might just be visiting Homeplus a little more often on weekends.
Finally we have
In one of those "it could happen to you" movie moments it looks like the Gyeongnam FC could be the latest Korean club to threaten 'going to the wall' and closing. Last year we had the issues with Seongnam Ilhwa before they were rescued by the council and renamed Seongnam FC, this season we had the mayor of Incheon talking about relegating the club to avoid the K-League Classic fees next season. Now it looks like after being relegated that Gyeongnam might actually follow through and seek either a merger or a new owner or worse. The price of relegation was always going to be huge if either of the citizen clubs got relegated and I guess it shouldn't really come as a surprise that Gyeongnam are struggling. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next moth or so and whether we will get to see them grace the Classic again in one form or another.
December 19, 2014 in Transfers. Tags: FC Seoul, Jeonbuk, kleague, korea, samsung, suwon
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Learnt that the smartphone camera changed daily habits same as much as the Walkman(TM) did, ages ago.
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Bihar Elections 2020: NDA leading in 113 Seats, Mahagathbandhan ahead in 112 Seats
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By INSIDENE	 Last updated Nov 10, 2020
PATNA: With the counting of votes of the Bihar elections officially underway, the fate of the Nitish Kumar-led Government officially hangs in the balance. The Government, which has been in power for a decade and a half, is taking on the 'Mahagathbandhan' which is seeking to end the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) reign at the top.
The Bihar election in 2020 is expected to be a direct contest between the NDA and the 'Mahagathbandhan', with pollsters giving an early edge to the latter.
Counting of votes has begun across 38 districts from 8 am today. Bihar Assembly Election 2020 is a direct contest between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan. From the 'grand alliance', RJD is contesting in 144 seats, Congress in 70, and left parties in 29. From the NDA, the JD(U) is contesting in 115 seats and BJP in 110
For either of the two alliances to win, they have to secure the 'magic figure' of 122 in the 243-member House.
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With much of election narrative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – the star campaigner for NDA – focusing on the RJD's association with "jungle raj", the fate of "bahubalis", leaders known for strong arm tactics, will be keenly watched.
The anti-incumbency sentiment and the Nitish government's handling of COVID-19 are factors that could play a major role this time. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has campaigned extensively for the incumbent and it is to be seen whether the PM's "magic touch" will pay off this time.
As of 10:15 am in the morning, the NDA is leading in 113 seats, while the RJD-led mahagathbandhan is ahead in 112 seats, according to CNN-News18. LJP is now leading in 2 seats.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned for more developments.
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Playing with olive tones and mixing textures today. Contrast-sleeves, a peplum back, a panel leather skirt, leopard and bows… a plethora of silhouettes and patterns that are anchored by shades of olive.
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Q: Fixed and always on top popup window in a Chrome extension I'm working on a Google Chrome extension and I need to make a popup window that is fixed in a corner and always on top of the other windows.
I leave a reference image:

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I'm sorry but it's not possible anymore to force a window to stay always on top. However, if you only need to open a window in the bottom-right corner of the screen, take a look at this other answer: Getting a Chrome app window to open at the bottom right of screen.
Before, one option was to use chrome.windows.create({ type: 'panel' }). Panels could have any size and position, supported the always on top functionality, could display any arbitrary piece of code... But they are gone now, as you can see on the docs:

"panel"
Deprecated in this API. A Chrome App panel-style window. Extensions can only see their own panel windows.

The main reason for the removal was that it's too expensive to maintain, as you can read in this article.
Another option used to be webKitNotifications.createHTMLNotification(), but that one is gone too:

Warning: webKitNotifications.createHTMLNotification() in the web notifications API has been deprecated. The new web notifications API only allows text. Chrome notifications API will be promoted to stable soon and web notifications will be updated to use the new rich notifications format.

You are not alone though. A lot of extension like Always On Top for YouTube™ or Picture in Picture Viewer relied on the always on top functionality and you can see from the bad reviews that they haven't been able or willing to find alternative solutions.
 Alternative for images
One alternative to display only images (might not work for you as you probably need sound as well) would be to use an image notification with a canvas image that you can generate and update dynamically from a background script.
With this approach, you might be able to display animations/videos, but I'm not sure how smooth it would be.
 Alternative using context scripts
If you want to permanently display any arbitrary code to the user, you could use the tabs API to keep track of the active tab and insert custom code on it using executeScript and insertCSS.
The three main drawbacks of this approach are that:

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How to Become a UFC Fighter
Learn how to become a UFC fighter from kickboxing champion Phil Nurse in this Howcast video.
My name is Kru Phil Nurse. I run a Muay Thai-style fighting gym in New York City called The Wat. We have some of the world champion fighters that trained at The Wat. If you want to find out more about The Wat, you can contact us at thewat.com. Today we're gonna be talking about the UFC. How do you become a UFC fighter? Hey, well, some of it is gonna be, you know, you're gonna be born with an attitude as far as wanting to fight, I suppose. Some natural ability, and that's pretty much the start. Then to proceed from that you've gotta work on fitness. You've gotta work on, you know, technique. You've gotta get yourself a decent record out there. You know, you get some good amateur record out there. Get your name out there. Get people talking about you. Get a bit of a buzz. And I think that you can submit a video actually to say, this is my work, this is what I've done, this is who I am. And they check it out, they look at it, and if they think, you know what, this is a potential UFC champion or this is someone who could go all the way, they'll take you onto the undercard first. And you're on the undercard, you do a couple of fights on the undercard and if you're looking you know, you're excelling, you're coming, and you're moving fast with the sport, they take you in and then you're in the big time, in the big UFC.
What Is the UFC?
Who Is UFC Fighter Rashad Evans?
Who Is UFC Fighter Wanderlei Silva?
Who Is UFC Fighter Randy Couture?
How to Handle a UFC Weigh-In
How to Strike for UFC Training
How to Strike to the Clinch for UFC Training
How to Do a Thai Plum for UFC Training
How to Do Different Stances for UFC Training
How to Do a Same Stance Attack for UFC Training
Who Is UFC Fighter Rampage Jackson?
How to Throw a Punch for UFC Training
How to Wrap Hands for UFC Training
How to Do a Same Stance Counterattack for UFC Training
Who Is UFC Fighter Georges St-Pierre?
Who Is UFC Fighter Fedor Emelianenko?
Who Is UFC Fighter Matt Hughes?
Who Is UFC Fighter Jon Jones?
How to Parry & Block for UFC Training
Who Is UFC Fighter Chuck Liddell?
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The Valentine Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Grant for Tourism Marketing
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Valentine received $5,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Program grant fund. In total VTC awarded more than $852,000 for 46 tourism marketing projects across the state to help increase visitation and revenue for Virginia's localities through tourism.
The grants are designed to help local and regional tourism entities attract more visitors by leveraging local marketing dollars, and will ultimately impact at least 195 other statewide tourism entities. The local organizations match the state grant funds by a minimum of 2:1 in order to support marketing projects. This funding cycle, the local partners will match the VTC grant dollars with more than $2.1 million, providing more than $3 million in new marketing to increase visitation to Virginia.
The Valentine received a $5,000 grant for its grand re-opening celebration scheduled for Oct. 25. The Valentine partnered with Altria Group and Richmond Region Tourism for additional funds for the project. The Valentine is devoted to collecting and interpreting the material culture of the city in a bold, new way. With its multi-million-dollar renovation, the Valentine has created a people's space for visitors to engage in public dialog about important urban issues. This is Richmond, Virginia, the museum's core exhibition, will open Saturday, Oct. 25 in its main history gallery. The Valentine's Sara D. November Education Center and Stettinius Community Galleries will open in November 2014 and January 2015, chronicling neighborhood-focused stories with hot-button subjects.
"We are so excited to showcase the new Valentine to the Richmond community and all of our visitors to the museum," said Director Bill Martin. "We wouldn't be able to do all of this without the support of the Virginia Tourism Corporation and all of our sponsors and donors that have supported this project."
The VTC Marketing Leverage Program is designed to stimulate new tourism marketing through partnerships by leveraging limited marketing dollars, resulting in increased visitor spending. A minimum of three entities must partner financially to apply and may consist of Virginia towns, cities, counties, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, other local or regional destination marketing organizations, private businesses, museums, attractions, cultural events, and other not-for-profit entities.
"These grants equip local tourism businesses with the tools they need to stay competitive," said Governor McAuliffe. "The Marketing Leverage Program grants help support and grow a robust and diversified New Virginia Economy and encourage strategic marketing of tourism products and businesses across the Commonwealth, generating revenue and jobs."
"The grants are supporting businesses across the Commonwealth, contributing to the overall economic health of our communities," said Maurice Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Trade. "The state's investment maximizes local marketing funds, allowing for localities to double and sometimes triple their marketing power to attract more visitors. This is a powerful tool for small businesses across the state."
Tourism is an instant revenue generator for Virginia. In 2013, tourism generated $21.5 billion in revenue, supported 213,000 jobs and provided $1.42 billion in state and local taxes. Dollars invested in tourism are proven to provide a 5:1 return in tax revenue for Virginia, and the grant awards and matching funds provide a stimulus to localities seeking to increase tourism visitation and revenue.
Love is at the heart of every Virginia vacation. Visit www.Virginia.org to learn more about vacation destinations in Virginia or call 1-800-VISITVA to receive a free, Virginia is for Lovers travel guide.
The Valentine preserves, conserves and interprets Richmond, Virginia history and diverse community issues by focusing on urban and social history, costumes, decorative arts and architecture. It is the only institution in the country committed solely to this mission and it is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It houses a 40,000-piece collection of textiles and costumes, one of the largest Western collections of its kind. The Valentine maintains more than one million photographic images of the city, and 25,000 decorative arts pieces, including portraits, furniture and domestic items. Its research library provides primary source material for national and international scholars. The Valentine-owned 1812 John Wickham House is listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks.
Domenick Casuccio
Public Relations & Marketing Director
pr@richmondhistorycenter.com
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More and more, cities are pursuing improved access goal by incorporating the benefits of trails and pathways as part of their planning, development, and revitalization standards—moving beyond trails as a recreational amenity and incorporating trails as critical contributors to goals in public health, climate resilience, and transportation.
How communities assess inequities in access to green space also is important. An equity-mapping analysis found that low-income and concentrated poverty areas have significantly less access to park resources—and that creative strategies to utilize nontraditional public spaces such as schoolyards and vacant lots will be necessary because there is very little available park space in the most underserved neighborhoods.


Dentures are worn to replace lost or missing teeth, occasionally they can also be fitted over the top of damaged teeth to disguise/hide them. Dentures can help you eat and speak with confidence, restoring your smile, often making you look and feel younger. We offer a number of different types of dentures to help our patients.
A complete or full denture replaces all-natural teeth in either the upper or lower jaws. A partial denture fills in the spaces created by lost or missing teeth. Often the dentures used are acrylic dentures but we offer a number of other options. These can be discussed with your dentist at your free consultation.
Manufactured on-site at Queensway Dental Laboratory acrylic dentures are made using a high impact acrylic with the latest injection moulded technology to ensure strength and durability.
Cobalt chrome dentures are partial dentures used to minimise the amount of space your denture takes up. They often give patients greater comfort and peace of mind as these dentures have been designed to use metal clasps to keep them in place.
Flexible dentures are a comfortable alternative to a cobalt chrome or acrylic denture. These lightweight dentures eliminate the need for metal clasps. Most flexible dentures are fabricated without a metal frame, instead being made from a strong, durable plastic that snaps securely and comfortably into place around existing natural teeth and gums. The plastic used is so strong that the denture made from it can be very thin, eliminating that heavy, bulky feel which can make wearing dentures unpleasant. The colour, shape and design of flexible dentures mean they blend in well with the natural appearance of the gums, making the denture virtually invisible.
Many people with missing teeth struggle to keep their dentures secure (particularly in the lower jaw). This can be associated with the embarrassment of slipping dentures, not being able to eat all food types and the ineffectiveness of denture adhesives. Fortunately, with the use of dental implants, we can stabilise your denture giving you the confidence to wear them effectively without embarrassment. Implant supported dentures can restore proper chewing, allowing a better diet and improved health. They can improve speech, offer improved comfort with less irritation of the gum tissue.
These dentures fit on top of natural teeth, the natural teeth have to be reduced in size so that usually the tooth is smoothed down to the gum level, the denture can then lay on top of the natural tooth root passively, or it can be attached with special attachments such as metal clips or inserts so the denture is more stable.
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Governor's Bay Day is more than a free day at the beach
by: Torry Gaucher
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — The 31st Governor's Bay Day is more than a "free" day at the state's beaches.
The state tradition first started under Governor Edward DiPrete, according to Jennifer Ogren, associate administrator of Rhode Island State Parks.
"Governor Edward DiPrete wanted to showcase the beauty and value of Narragansett Bay. He also wanted to bring attention to how vulnerable it (Narragansett Bay) is," Ogren said.
It's a gorgeous afternoon for #BayDay #RhodeIsland @GovRaimondo #RogerWheeler pic.twitter.com/2YZaARIN2x
— Torry Gaucher (@TorryGaucher) July 28, 2019
On June 23, 1989 a Greek tanker "World Prodigy" ran aground at Brenton Reef, located in Narragansett Bay.
Leading to the oil spill which released 290,000 gallons of number 2 fuel oil, that is according to NOAA.
Ogren says we all should reflect on the importance of keeping our waterways clean for recreational and economic use.
"We are individually responsible for these beautiful natural resources. We have to take care and protect them, and show them the respect that they deserve. Then pass them on to the next generation," Ogren said.
She said everyone can begin by doing simple things, including carrying out your trash and not littering on the beach.
On hand for Sunday's celebration was Democratic Governor Gina Raimondo.
.@GovRaimondo is at Roger Wheeler Beach in Narragansett for the 31st Governors Bay Day. While huge improvements have been made. She says more can be done. Check out my full story at 6 on @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/TvYguGHCkJ
Raimondo told Eyewitness News the beaches are a large part of our economy.
"Tourism is an important part of our economy in Rhode Island. Last summer we had our best summer ever in terms of tourism. Things like this give us a chance to show off the great beaches of the Ocean State," Raimondo said.
Annual Governor's Bay Day held Sunday
Raimondo reflected on how far we have come to clean up Narragansett Bay.
"We are opening up areas to shellfishing that have been closed for 50-years. As a Rhode Islander, as someone who grew up quahogging in Narragansett Bay. And swimming on this very beach (Roger Wheeler State Beach). For me it's a point of pride," Raimondo said.
Despite this, Raimondo acknowledges there is room for improvement.
"We need to continue investing in stormwater. I have done a lot of that since I have been governor, but, there is much more to do to treat the stormwater properly. To keep the bacteria levels down," she said.
"We are continuing to invest, preserving the dunes and making sure we maintain our beaches so they don't get too eroded," she added.
Raimondo, along with her family, spent the day at the beach, talking to beachgoers and judging a sandcastle contest.
Warwick resident John Aiello, along with his two children, have attending Governor's Bay Day since 2013.
"They have the fish (an exhibit of local fish from Narragansett Bay), kids games, face painting, and the sandcastle contest," Aiello said.
Avid beachgoers, the Aiello family enjoyed the activities offered at Governor's Bay Day.
As for Ogren, her biggest take away is to preserve the beauty of Rhode Island's beaches.
"Taking care of what you bring in, make sure you bring it out. It's very important you bring containers that you can put everything in. That little step really makes a huge difference at the end of the day," Ogren said.
Governor's Bay Day granted free admission to state beaches.
Annually 9 million people visit Rhode Island's State Parks, supporting close to 4,000 jobs.
According to the Governor's Office, that translates to $315 million into the local economy and $40 million in state and local taxes.
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More South County Stories
As mid-January thaw continues, surfers hit the waves in Narragansett
by Steven Matregrano / Jan 18, 2021
NARRAGANSETT, RI (WPRI) — Yes, the calendar is correct. It's Jan. 18, however, the weather certainly hasn't felt that way.
With the lack of snowstorms and sustainable cold air, many are able to continue outdoor activities amid the pandemic.
RI, Mass. National Guard members depart for US Capitol
by Carl Sisson / Jan 16, 2021
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) -- This past year, we've seen the many roles the R.I. National Guard has played here and abroad.
Of the 3,000 who serve, there are about 500 working on COVID-19 responses, either at testing sites or vaccination clinics, 165 members recently returned from overseas deployment in November and on Saturday morning, 100 members left to help keep the peace at the U.S. Capitol.


b12: a brotherlove kinda weekend.
jump in the car and get out of the house.
was his birthday and all, and I gotta represent.
and Order: Trial By Jury, who's bandaged up face did I see? Treach!
So yes, I ended up sitting up at home intrigued by this episode.
My quick synopsis on this series is the following: I personally like it.
fan, so yep, I'm hooked. Did anyone else happen to see this episode?
in there that said that I needed to be at the rekkasto to see two people.
Since the first person was….
I'm still grooving to them, so stay tuned.
Urban Licks, got myself fairly toasted and gorged myself.
I'm going to see it again!! Has anyone seen it? And if they have….
what I'm talking about. F.
Gary Gray gets a high mark for this film.
Aw damn, at least you were trying to look out for a sista, EJ. I would have enjoyed that autograph copy from AD.
You had a VERY eventful weekend. I saw Be Cool too. I thought it was okay as far as the plot anyway. The Rock was very funny in it.
Look at you, trying to be all humanitarian and ish!
I didn't see the episode with Treach, but I did see the first episode. I think this show will become one of my favorites.


The providers making use of local loop unbundling received a further boost on Monday 5th June 2006, when Openreach announced price cuts for migrating customers from an IPstream or Datastream based service onto one of the LLU platforms. More detail over on the Openreach website.
These price cuts affect providers who are planning to migrate blocks of customers onto a LLU service. This tends to happen as providers work their way around the country and unbundle a specific exchange and want to move customers onto their own DSLAM/MSAN to exploit the flexibility and cost savings possible with an unbundled platform. There are two price cuts, for a bulk migration onto a shared LLU line Openreach will charge £25.39 (exc. VAT) per line, and in the case of a fully unbundled line the fee will be £27.54 (exc. VAT). These are price cuts of 27% and 21% respectively.
For those not aware, the difference between a shared unbundled line, and a fully unbundled line, is the following: With a shared line you still pay voice line rental to BT or whoever is your Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) provider, if it is a fully unbundled line then the voice part of the line is moved to the unbundling operator also, so no line rental is paid to BT by the end-user.
A small fee of 49p now allows fully unbundled operators to carry out a number migration for their lines, thus letting people keep their existing BT telephone number after they've moved to an unbundled telephone/broadband service.
There is some speculation that the price cuts are a move to stimulate take-up of the LLU services, since at present while the number of LLU lines is rapidly growing, it is behind the original projections, which were for 1 million lines in the Summer of 2006. Hopefully very soon we will see news on better support for migration between LLU providers and back onto the IPstream/Datastream based services from BT. What tricks the BT Group has up its sleeve for when the 1.5 million LLU lines, or July 2007 is reached with respect to the IPstream product are not clear as yet. The pressure from those providers not using unbundled services is that the pricing particularly of the BT Central components needs to come down, otherwise UK broadband will not be able to make full use of the raft of the more bandwidth intensive tasks like TV over broadband which is due to appear in the coming months.