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A bill for an act
relating to elections; making changes to provisions related to the administration
of elections; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
123B.09, subdivision 5b; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 204B.13, subdivision 1; 204B.16,
subdivision 1a; 204C.32, subdivision 2; 204C.33, subdivision 3; 205.07, subdivision
1; 205A.05, subdivision 2; 208.04, subdivision 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.09, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
Appointments to fill vacancies; special elections.
(a) Any vacancy on the
board, other than a vacancy described in subdivision 4, must be filled by board appointment
at a regular or special meeting. The appointment shall be evidenced by a resolution entered
in the minutes and shall be effective 30 days following adoption of the resolution, subject
to paragraph (b). If the appointment becomes effective, it shall continue until an election is
held under this subdivision. All elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term.
A special election to fill the vacancy must be held no later than the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November following the vacancy. If the vacancy occurs less than 90 days
prior to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year in which the vacancy
occurs, the special election must be held no later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November of the following calendar year. If the vacancy occurs less than 90 days prior
to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the third year of the term, no
special election is required.new text begin If the vacancy is filled by a special election, the person elected
at that election for the ensuing term shall take office immediately after receiving the
certificate of election, filing the bond, and taking the oath of office.
new text end
(b) An appointment made under paragraph (a) shall not be effective if a petition to reject
the appointee is filed with the school district clerk. To be valid, a petition to reject an
appointee must be signed by a number of eligible voters residing in the district equal to at
least five percent of the total number of voters voting in the district at the most recent state
general election, and must be filed within 30 days of the board's adoption of the resolution
making the appointment. If a valid petition is filed according to the requirements of this
paragraph, the appointment by the school board is ineffective and the board must name a
new appointee as provided in paragraph (a).
Write-in candidates.
(a) A candidate for county, state, or federal office who
wants write-in votes for the candidate to be counted must file a written request with the
filing office for the office sought not more than 84 days before the primary and no later
than the seventh day before the general election. The filing officer shall provide copies of
the form to make the request.new text begin No written request shall be accepted later than 5:00 p.m. on
the last day for filing a written request.
(b) A candidate for president of the United States who files a request under this
subdivision must include the name of a candidate for vice-president of the United States.
The request must also include the name of at least one candidate for presidential elector.
The total number of names of candidates for presidential elector on the request may not
exceed the total number of electoral votes to be cast by Minnesota in the presidential election.
(c) A candidate for governor who files a request under this subdivision must include the
name of a candidate for lieutenant governor.
Partisan office.
(a) A vacancy in nomination for a partisan office must
be filled in the manner provided by this section. A vacancy in nomination exists for a partisan
office when a major political party candidate who has been nominated in accordance with
section 204D.03, subdivision 3, or 204D.10, subdivision 1:
(1) dies;
(2) withdraws by filing an affidavit of withdrawal, as provided in paragraph (b), at least
one day prior to the general election with the same official who received the affidavit of
candidacy; or
(3) is determined to be ineligible to hold the office the candidate is seeking, pursuant to
a court order issued under section 204B.44.
(b) An affidavit of withdrawal filed under paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(3)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end, must state that
the candidate has been diagnosed with a catastrophic illness that will permanently and
continuously incapacitate the candidate and prevent the candidate from performing the
duties of the office sought, if elected. The affidavit must be accompanied by a certificate
verifying the candidate's illness meets the requirements of this paragraph, signed by at least
two licensed physicians. The affidavit and certificate may be filed by the candidate or the
candidate's legal guardian.
Notice to voters.
If the location of a polling place has been changed, the
governing body establishing the polling place shall send to every affected household with
at least one registered voter in the precinct a nonforwardable mailed notice stating the
location of the new polling place at least 25 days before the next election. The secretary of
state shall prepare a sample of this notice. A notice that is returned as undeliverable must
be forwarded immediately to the county auditor. This subdivision does not apply to a polling
place location that is changed on election day under section deleted text begin204B.17deleted text endnew text begin 204B.175new text end.
State canvass.
The State Canvassing Board shall meet deleted text beginat the secretary of state's
officedeleted text endnew text begin at a public meeting space located in the Capitol complex areanew text end seven days after the
state primary to canvass the certified copies of the county canvassing board reports received
from the county auditors. Immediately after the canvassing board declares the results, the
secretary of state shall certify the names of the nominees to the county auditors. The secretary
of state shall mail to each nominee a notice of nomination.
officedeleted text endnew text begin at a public meeting space located in the Capitol complex areanew text end on the third Tuesday
following the state general election to canvass the certified copies of the county canvassing
board reports received from the county auditors and shall prepare a report that states:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text endnew text begin (1)new text end the number of individuals voting in the state and in each county;
deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end the number of votes received by each of the candidates, specifying the counties
in which they were cast; and
deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end the number of votes counted for and against each constitutional amendment,
specifying the counties in which they were cast.
All members of the State Canvassing Board shall sign the report and certify its
correctness. The State Canvassing Board shall declare the result within three days after
completing the canvass.
Date of election.
The municipal general election in each city shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to the provisions of this
section, the governing body of a city may, by ordinance passed at a regular meeting held
deleted text begin before June 1 of any year, elect todeleted text endnew text begin at least 180 calendar days before the first day to file for
candidacy in the next municipal election, decide tonew text end hold the election on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November in deleted text begineachdeleted text end new text begineither an even- or new text endodd-numbered year. A city
may hold elections in either the even-numbered year or the odd-numbered year, but not
both. When a city changes its elections from one year to another, and does not provide for
the expiration of terms by ordinance, the term of an incumbent expiring at a time when no
municipal election is held in the months immediately prior to expiration is extended until
the date for taking office following the next scheduled municipal election. If the change
results in having three council members to be elected at a succeeding election, the two
individuals receiving the highest vote shall serve for terms of four years and the individual
receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years. To provide
an orderly transition to the odd or even year election plan, the governing body of the city
may adopt supplementary ordinances regulating initial elections and officers to be chosen
at the elections and shortening or lengthening the terms of incumbents and those elected at
the initial election. The term of office for the mayor may be either two or four years. The
term of office of council members is four years. Whenever the time of the municipal election
is changed, the city clerk immediately shall notify in writing the county auditor and secretary
of state of the change of date. Thereafter the municipal general election shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered or even-numbered
year until the ordinance is revoked and notification of the change is made. A municipal
general election scheduled to be held in an odd-numbered year may be postponed for
inclement weather as provided in section 205.105.
Vacancies in school district offices.
Special elections to fill vacancies in
elective school district offices shall be held in school districts pursuant to section deleted text begin123B.095deleted text endnew text begin
123B.09new text end. When more than one vacancy exists in an office elected at-large, voters must be
instructed to vote for up to the number of vacancies to be filled.
Form of presidential ballots.
When presidential electors and alternates
are to be voted for, a vote cast for the party candidates for president and vice president shall
be deemed a vote for that party's electors and alternates as filed with the secretary of state.
The secretary of state shall certify the names of all duly nominated presidential and vice
presidential candidates to the county auditors of the counties of the state. Each county
auditor, subject to the rules of the secretary of state, shall cause the names of the candidates
of each major political party and the candidates nominated by petition to be deleted text beginprinted in capital
letters,deleted text end set in type of the same size and style as for candidates on the state general election
ballot, before the party designation. To the left of, and on the same line with the names of
the candidates for president and vice president, near the margin, shall be placed deleted text begina square or
boxdeleted text endnew text begin an oval or similar target shapenew text end, in which the voters may indicate their choice deleted text beginby marking
an "X."deleted text endnew text begin.
The form for the presidential ballot and the relative position of the several candidates
shall be determined by the rules applicable to other state officers. The state ballot, with the
required heading, shall be printed on the same piece of paper and shall be below the
presidential ballot with a blank space between one inch in width.
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We organised the party to celebrate all that we have achieved this year and to thank our staff, volunteers and supporters who have made it possible. To make an enjoyable evening of doing this, staff, volunteers and supporters gave talks about the main exciting achievements we have made together this year, including the arrival of our own bees and the installation of a public bike pump in New Street station, among others. Photos relating to these were displayed both a slide show and on displays around the room.
There was homemade vegetable soup provided by the Warehouse cafe and homemade cakes kindly provided by volunteers. This was an ideal opportunity for those involved with the organisation to socialise and talk about our achievements. The event was well-attended and a great success!
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Bypassed Clovis waits until next Tour of Calif.
Community pride, media exposure and tourist dollars are the prize when the high-profile Amgen Tour of California bicycle race -- styled on the famous Tour de France -- rolls into town.
For the second year in a row, Visalia is serving as the host city for today's start of a Valley leg of the multi-day race, showcasing world-class bicyclists such as Lance Armstrong and drawing thousands of enthusiasts.
Looking on with envy and resignation is Clovis, which last year had the honor of hosting the finish line of one leg in a festival-like atmosphere that reportedly drew 48,000 people to downtown or along the bike route. Not this year.
The hang-up: Officials couldn't get permission to run the route through Yosemite National Park.


I posted this to my blog and closed by saying that in an ideal world, you'd be looking at the front row for the 2012 Indy 500.
Since my last comment wasn't even close to clear, let me clarify. I think the IRL should approve all of these design, and let Dallara build what they want. They should also approve the Swift and Lola cars, and the Delta Wing, provided they all pass safety standards.
The most ridiculous and yet oft-repeated lines sanctioning bodies spew forth are, "We're going to make it cheaper," and, "We're going to make it slower." Because slow and cheap are words that get MY blood boiling. Jeez!
I'll take door #4 Monty.
Wait, what do you mean there isn't a door #4? Dang.
I'm with you, Jeff (and apparently everyone else who isn't Brian Barnhart). Why can't we have several different chassis? Everyone having the same equipment is boring and rings a little of T-Ball, where all kids get a trophy.
Even if all three chassis were approved this wouldn't be the front row of any race.
These concepts were mocked up around design goals that included 'extra space for sponsor decals' but not speed. Each one makes different compromised to the desired specs and would have totally different on track performance.
As an engineer I am sickened by this marketing garbage. If laptime is not one of your top two design goals you are not designing a race car.
Not great, I hope Delta Wing is better. Nothing I'm excited about, although better than current Generation Dallara. Option 1 is too much like the old indycar of 2000, Option two is a Champcar, and option three is if a crapwagon and Grand Sham car merged. Hoepfully Lola and Swift and Delta Wing put something better on the table.


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The Erongo Desalination Plant, also known as the Orano Desalination Plant, is a sea water desalination plant in Namibia. The facility was constructed between 2008 and 2010 by Orano Mining Namibia, which at the time was known as Areva Resources Namibia. The desalination plant was established to supply water to Orano's Trekkopje Uranium Mine. At the time this plant was commissioned, it was the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in Southern Africa.

Location
The desalination plant is located in the Namib Desert, near the settlement of Wlotzkasbaken, in the Erongo Region of  Namibia. The plant is located approximately  north of Swakopmund, the nearest large town. Swakopmund is located approximately  by road, west of Windhoek, the capital and largest city in the country. The geographical coordinates of Erongo Desalination Plant are 22°22'19.0"S, 14°26'28.0"E (Latitude:-22.371944; Longitude:14.441111).

Overview
The Erongo Desalination Plant was developed and is owned by Orano Resources Namibia (formerly Areva Resources Namibia). The purified drinking water was primarily intended for use in Orano's uranium mine known as the Trekkopje Mine, located near Arandis, Namibia. The clean water has to be pumped from the plant to Arandis, a straight-line distance of about  and a road distance of approximately . The plant is operated by Nafasi Water, a "water technology and water utility service company", based in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.

The potable water is then sold to NamWater, the national water utility company, for distribution to the city of Swakopmund, the nearby mines and other areas of Erongo Region. Output can be varied according to demand ranging from  annually to , with the present infrastructure. If the need arose new infrastructure can be added to supply  annually.

The raw sea water is taken through the following processes, during purification: (a) screen filtration (b) ultrafiltration (c) reverse osmosis (d) limestone contact and (e) chlorination.

Cost
The development of this water treatment plant cost N$2.5 billion (approx. US$153 million) in 2010.

Other developments
In July 2022, the owners of this facility signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with InnoSun (a subsidiary of the French firm InnoVent) to design, build, own, operate and maintain a 5 MW solar power station and supply that energy to Erongo Desalination Plant for a 10-year contract term, starting on the date of commercial commissioning. Construction is expected to start during the second half of 2022, with commissioning expected in 2023. Orano expects the new solar farm to reduce the
desalination plant's carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent or nearly 10,000 metric tonnes annually.

See also
 Desalination
 Witsand Solar Desalination Plant

References

External links
 Orano gives Erongo desalinated water As of 18 May 2020.

Buildings and structures in Erongo Region
Water resources management
2010 establishments in Namibia
Mining in Namibia
Infrastructure in Namibia

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Last week Nurse K posted on her blog about a patient's last phone call. Read it here.
After wiping away some stray moisture from my eyes and clearing my nose (allergy season, you know), I thought about the moments that define us in our healthcare role.
Hospitals seek out touching stories to bolster their application for Magnet status or adorn their website. Their stories of how the healthcare staff went above and beyond to help a patient usually end up being fairly run of the mill. More in the vein of "the nurse took the time to ensure I knew how to make the bed go up and down" and "the food service staff cheerfully exchanged my tray to accommodate my gluten-free diet" than "someone did something totally unexpected and above/below their pay grade that mattered." In my hospital experience of being on the receiving end of management's praise, I've found the successes I've been credited with are the ones that least define who I am as a nurse.
I was acknowledged once for my help in cleaning up flooded exam rooms after someone left a faucet running over a weekend. The sad truth was administration had made deep cuts in the housekeeping department and there was no one available to clean up the mess. I picked up a mop and started in because we had a waiting room of patients to be seen. Eventually the housekeeping supervisor, embarrassed at his lack of employees, showed up to help. Administration congratulated our team effort to fix the problem. I got official recognition for going above and beyond and a free lunch in the cafeteria. Rather than being thrilled with the "honor," I was incensed. Of all of the things I did in my job that were truly worthy of recognition, I got an attaboy for pushing a mop for two hours. Two hours I wasn't available to triage or educate patients. Two hours I didn't use any of my nursing skills. That is what administration deemed worthy of recognition. It didn't go over well when I told them instead of praising me, they should be asking themselves why they didn't have enough housekeeping staff to handle emergencies.
Instead of addressing the underlying problem many of us face, too much to do with too little time and staff to do it, hospitals try to boost morale with meaningless honors and remain oblivious to the day-to-day things that really matter. And though we are more than willing to share our crazy stories, commiserate over the sad ones, and bemoan the incompetence of administration, we're not willing to let down the walls and talk about the parts of our job that hit us in the gut and the situations that make us turn our heads so the patient can't see our tears. We're professionals. That stuff isn't supposed to get to us.
But, it does. It stays with us.
And they are the moments I don't offer up to the public relations machine of the hospital and I suspect many others do the same. Moments that remind us there is more to our job than tasks and checklists and documentation. Moments when we know that our lives will go on, but our patient's will be changed forever. Because sometimes, in the confusion, turmoil and noise of our professional lives, we take a step back and do the right thing.
Those are the moments that define us.


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Stanford CEO: $1bn in 'partial interests' for sale
The university endowment wants to boost liquidity by selling portions of its private equity fund interests, CEO John Powers told PEO.
Christopher Witkowsky
The Stanford Management Company is looking to sell up to $1 billion of its private equity portfolio on the secondaries market to "rebalance the portfolio" and "improve liquidity", according to president and chief executive officer John Powers.
Stanford's endowment, with assets valued at $21.6 billion as of 30 June, 2008, has a 12 percent long-term allocation range to private equity, according to its 2008 annual report. It's unclear if the endowment is setting a new long-term allocation to private equity.
[quote]We're looking to sell partial interests in funds we invest in, we're not looking to sell the entire interest.[/quote] Stanford is absolutely not looking to get out of private equity investing, Powers told PEO. In fact, the endowment is looking to sell parts of its private equity stakes and not fully exit the stakes, he said.
"We're looking to sell partial interests in funds that we invest in, we're not looking to sell the entire interest," Powers said. "We're not looking to end our relationships."
The assets Stanford is putting up for sale include a balance of funded and unfunded commitments. Funds that will potentially be part of a sale include small-to mid-market buyout funds, venture capital and real estate. The stakes do not include many mega-buyout funds, a source told PEO.
A separate source told PEO it's unclear if Stanford will accept "market pricing" for the private equity interests. The source, who has seen what Stanford is selling, said the stakes include "a lot of great managers".
"It's not clear what they're trying to do or if they'll accept market prices," the source said. "We haven't seen the prices. The question is, what are they willing to accept on price?"
Discounts on the secondaries market have thinned from where they were six months ago, when they could get as deep as 50 percent to 60 percent. Average discounts these days linger around 30 percent to 40 percent, according to Cogent Partners. Cogent is helping Stanford with the sale.
Stanford is in no rush to sell the stakes and will wait until it gets a price it likes for the stakes, Powers said.
"We're not under liquidity pressure that forces us to do it," he said. "If we don't get a price that we feel comfortable with, we're quite happy not to transact."
The endowment has talked to several sovereign wealth funds as potential buyers of the stakes, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, but nothing has come of the discussions.
A more detailed report on the Stanford secondaries sale process will appear in the November issue of sister publication Private Equity International.

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STONE SOUP ON MARCH 2
by goodwilltheatr
Trust, compassion, and generosity are the lessons learned by this deceptively funny tale for the whole family! The Schorr Family Firehouse Stage invites you to enjoy this one of a kind musical production of Stone Soup presented by the Robert Rogers Puppet Company.
As part of the Story Time Theatre Series, Goodwill Theatre will present Stone Soup for two performances Saturday March 2 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage. The Goodwill Theatre's 2012-2013 Story Time Theatre Series is sponsored by Bates Troy Quality Dry Cleaning and Senator Libous' BOOKS Program, in partnership with Morrisville State College.
Stone Soup is an old story that teaches us a lesson on cooperation and kindness. A soldier has been fighting in a battle far from home. Finally, when given a chance to return, he begins a long and tiring journey by foot. He soon comes upon a village, and seeks a little food and shelter. But none of the inhabitants – a little frightened and very selfish – will help. So, using his self-reliance, the soldier amazes everyone by cooking a most delicious soup with just a pot of boiling water and, yes, a simple stone. This is a musical version of an old folk tale with roots in many countries around the world. But no matter which version it is or which language the characters speak, the outcome is universal.
Robert Rogers has been fascinated and captivated by the art of puppetry since childhood. Growing up, first in New York City, and later its environs, and having parents who often brought him to the theater, he had a chance to see the inspiring work of some of the world's greatest puppeteers: Sergei Obratzsov from Russia, the Bunraku Theater of Japan and America's own Bil Baird. Robert receive d his B.F.A. from the School of Arts of New York University in 1976. His post graduate work continued at the University of Iowa where he studied theater arts and playwriting. He first worked as a professional puppeteer for the Starry Night Puppet Theater in Vestal, New York, with whom he toured extensively and "learned the ropes". His own troupe was established in 1980; its first production being a memorable adaptation of the classic story, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Many plays and productions later, the company continues to seek new horizons.
Tickets for Stone Soup are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, students and children. You can purchase tickets online at: www.goodwilltheatre.net or by calling the Box Office at (607) 772-2404, ext. 301.
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Slightly more men than women liked the idea of the "Tennessee Promise" with almost 83% of men favoring it, while only 78.46% of women said they favor it.
Interestingly, the age group most strongly in favor of the "Tennessee Promise" were seniors. Almost 81% of seniors said they support the governor's plan.


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I liked the fact that they were willing to say yes than saying we can't do that. Saying yes to our unconventional product meant that they would have to go deeper into their knowledge base and think outside the norm...I love the fact that I don't have to pay per volume. I plan to make millions selling our product and to pay per volume would make them one of my highest paid employees....I like the fact that they worked as a team...they collectively came up with ideas and presented them to me clearly and suggested options that I should consider. I like that consider me as a business partner, they know that if I grow, they grow.
There are two things I would like to see Design "N" Buy work towards: 1) have the ability to send my customers files as separate elements instead of a flat file. That way I can alter or adjust them if necessary. 2) I would like to have sub-stores that my store owners can maintain based on their market. If they would implement those features, everyone would leave Inksoft and DecoNetwork in droves.
Objective 1) was to have an easy to use interface that would not scare my customers. I need it to be user friendly to the lowest level and sequential in its application. We made that happen relatively easy.
Objective 2) was to ensure that I could have several sub-stores and tie a commission to each product category...we made that happen.
Objective 3) I needed to be able to navigate the back office (magento) and that was the toughest part but with all their team chipping made me think that these guys and girls cared about my success..
I trust Design "N" Buy!
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I was really impressed by the wide array of choices that a subscriber has to choose from & use. To be so affordable, you really get more than you anticipate for the cost.
I was a little disappointed with the speed of certain graphic uploads; it was always a different design, never the same ones that would cause particular delays while trying to design.
I was able to cut down on cost that I was spending for displaying, marketing, and materials used after sale was made.
"Great team, easy to work with"
They were always willing to customize their base product to our needs; adding new features and modifying existing ones. Great team, specially Viyeta, she was very good managing our project and communicating our needs to the rest of the team.
The overal experience has been very good. we are still pre-launching our website. But based on our previous experience with Design"N"Buy we expect good support for our website in the future.
We are in the wine industry, and needed a solution that will help our customer designing their own wine labels.
With designNbuy all my needs for the business are in one useful resource.
We didn't like anything about this company, their service is crap.
Do not use Design n Buy! We tried their software for 3 months and out of the 413 active sessions for just one month alone not one of those customers actually purchased a product. We've moved to DecoNetwork and since we've seen a pick up in order conversion. Don't trust them, their not worth your money or your time. We asked them for a refund as their software didn't deliver and they refused.
DO NOT USE DESIGN n BUY! That's my recommendation. Their software is crap compared to others on the market.
We tried their software for 3 months and out of the 413 active sessions for just one month alone not one of those customers actually purchased a product. We've moved to DecoNetwork and since we've seen a pick up in order conversion. Don't trust them, their not worth your money or your time. We asked them for a refund as their software didn't deliver and they refused.
We were releasing our brand new video game and needed posters for the business front window. They produced high quality posters with great resolution in a timely manner. I will definitely use again.
I honestly don't have a complaint. Even the customer service was helpful when I needed to make a quick change.
High quality prints, large batches and reasonably priced.
The solution was just what we needed, however the best part is the support and help from the team.
We are becoming one of the first companies in our country to offer a web to print service!
Sometimes there are glitches and delays.
Creating some items for Diversity apps.
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I totally rocked the New Year by falling asleep before midnight then waking up right before the ball dropped on TV. Giving my hubby a kiss and a high five and then off to bed I went.
Well, I did manage to stay up since we were at a party and then I decided to finish a book I was reading so I basically went to sleep at 3:00am. Too bad I wasn't feeling like being a party animal.
You did much better than we did. We went to bed at 9:30 and snoozed the new year in! In our defense, Jeremy did have to work the whole weekend.


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Croatia vs Wales Betting Odds 25 Mar, 2023 19:45
The 1x2 market sees Croatia ranked as favourite by the bookies. The best odds to back a Croatia win are priced at 11/17 with Betsson. One can expect a probability of 61% for this bet to succeed. Bet £10.00 and win £16.50.
The DNB market is quite an attractive option for a game involving Croatia. The best odds to back Croatia in the draw no bet market are at 9/41 with Betsson, which has 82% chance of success. Bet £10.00 and get £12.20 on success.
The best odds for the both teams not to score in terms of BTTS betting are available at 3/4 with Betsson. It is possible to bet £10.00 and a successful bid will yield £17.50 with a 57% chance of success.
This all important Euro 2024 match takes place on Saturday, 25 March 2023 with a kick off time of 19:45.
The odds for the game make Croatia at 11/17 with Betsson with the draw priced at 3/1 with Betsson and Wales coming in at 9/2 thanks to Betsson.


I find myself reflecting upon my experiences teaching GCSE Mathematics to mature students at an FE college since the year of 2012. Many of these students are returning to study to develop a career for themselves and gain a more positive future both independently, and financially. Many have left school with few qualifications and GCSE Mathematics is generally required to gain entry to Access or Foundation study courses (which could fuel the issue more), which themselves are entry to Higher Education courses such as degrees. Although, as fantastic it may be that these people are wanting to better themselves and move forward with their lives, I still find myself examining the structure and delivery of such a course as GCSE Mathematics in Further Education.
I find the course somewhat crammed together to get as many mature students to a pass mark rather than develop a true understanding of mathematics. Mathematics is a vital skill in both personal and working life, and many students come to realise this when it is too late. Yes, colleges have to maintain their 'retention ratings' (pass mark statistics) but at what cost… putting students into study or working environments without a true grasp for the numbers? The course is so crammed together that each lesson seems like a topical rush. Each week a completely different topic could be studied without giving students time to absorb, and think about the concepts. Mature students generally have many other factors such as family life, working, and paying the bills to fill their time (Osborne et al, 2004) yet it would appear to me that a major focus for returning students is based on self-study. Yes, promoting the idea of thinking for yourself is a great concept and I do find it a valued goal for teaching but this alone should not be a means to an end. We must help our mature students to refine their thinking by taking the appropriate time to absorb and understand the mathematical logic. However, because the course is so crammed together I find tutors struggling to allow the students to think for themselves during sessions. The average tutor only allows a student 1 second to respond before moving on (Zimmer, 2015) and I have lost count of how many times I have heard students stating they don't get it to which, the tutor's response is, 'you will have to have a look at home because I need to move on'. We should ideally be giving our students more time to think about the concepts within the session to attain appropriate responses potentially confirming their thinking and understanding before we send them home to self-study in the minefield we call 'the web'. Just pausing that little bit longer (even just 5 seconds) while placing an expectant look on your (tutor's) face could give our students that much-needed thinking time in-order to grasp the concept (Zimmer, 2015).
The idea that because you are a mature student means you have the ability to self-study is not true. Many mature students I have had the pleasure of dealing with over the years have demonstrated that leaving school with little qualifications generally means a lack of self-study, or lack of ability to study in general. Many students have been out of education for many years and to throw them in the deep end by attempting to develop that core understanding at home, without the required thinking time during sessions has puzzled me. We all know that if we ask students to research something at home to develop a core understanding, our time can easily be stolen from us by the web itself. Especially when the advice is 'go on YouTube to watch instructional videos', knowing that YouTube itself provides many with great distractions that eat away at our time. I say, 'YouTube is a complete theft of our time' and we should use our online learning environments such as Moodle or Blackboard to restrict our students' concentration to the core subject and understandings (deep thinking you might say). Although, many tutors cringe when I mention this because of the workload involved. My argument is… organise the environment that you wish your students to be able to study within first to promote more depth of thinking and analysis.
These type of questions can allow students to begin thinking about how they are going to tackle the topic when the session is over. We can begin to train our students to become aware of their own thinking to promote better self-study, and general skill development. This ability can be carried over to other subjects such as English, Sciences and others.
Clearly, after reading this essay you may be thinking… how on earth can we actually fix this issue then? Do we extend the mature GCSE Mathematics course or do we reduce the material requirements? To be honest, I feel covering the points made above is the first step to take… and I say this because if we just extended the course duration (which is probably not viable) we would still be left with a lack of self-study ability and less thinking time without actively promoting those skill development techniques within our engaging sessions.


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In Feng Shui, the flow of water in a property is important to ascertain the well being of the residents for the attainment of wealth and prosperity. Water is the main conductor of Qi or energy and it is therefore crucial to determine how the Qi flow in the vicinity of a property. The goal is to harness positive Qi and avoid negative Qi.
There are various water methods in Chinese metaphysics. The schools of San Yuan and San He have different systems when it comes to the application of water in harnessing Qi. The key is to find the auspicious compass direction of entry and/or exit of water within a property in relation to the external landforms. The landforms help us to determine the reference point of the property which is usually the Facing of the property or the main entrance. From there, we can ascertain the auspicious compass direction of entry and/or exit of water.
Using the 24 mountains (or compass directions) in addition to the Stems and Branches and the Yin and Yang of the Five Elements, we can decide the outcome and potential of the Incoming and Outgoing Water. A Feng Shui consultant will need to use the Luo Pan (Chinese compass) to make calculations in order to access the directions of water flow with reference to the Facing of the property. From that point, the variable factors would be the external landforms such as mountain and rivers.
Based on San He water method, the Facing of the main entrance is used to determine the auspicious directions of water entrance and exit. For good Feng Shui, it is desirable for water to be flowing in from the directions of Prosperity Peak, Coming-of-Age and Attire whereas water should be flowing out from the directions of Death, Grave and Repose.
When this method is applied to harness the Qi in a property, the residents can expect to achieve wealth, fame, career success, status and prosperity depending on which directions water flows in and out of a property.


The Earthquake Research Engineering Institute sponsors competitions open to students and EERI members. Get involved!
The Student Awards Committee of EERI is pleased to announce its Annual Student Paper Competition. The purpose of the competition is to promote active involvement of students in earthquake engineering and the earthquake hazards community. There are two categories: graduate and undergraduate.
2. The paper or extended abstract must not exceed four (4) pages in length inclusive of all figures, tables, photographs, appendices, and list of references. Exception: final papers from other programs, such as REU's, that are longer than 4 pages will also be accepted.
3. The paper must be authored by the student alone. In addition, a faculty member or other advisor can provide feedback before submission of the paper but may not co-author the paper. The advisor's name should be included in the "acknowledgements" section of the paper.
6. Deadline: undergraduate papers must be submitted online by October 1, 2018. The submission period is now closed.
In past years, the rules of the EERI Graduate Paper Competition required the paper to be an original contribution in a discipline directly earthquake engineering or earthquake hazard reduction, that represented the original work of the student and be authored by the student alone. This process failed to recognize the contributions of the full research team, and also constrained the ability of the student and the author team from submitting this content to a technical journal.
The following changes were made to (1) encourage graduate student researchers to publish their high-quality work in Earthquake Spectra, (2) ensure that other research team members are properly credited for their contribution to the work, and (3) align more with current interdisciplinary earthquake engineering research trends.
1. Papers will be submitted to Earthquake Spectra for possible publication. The submitted papers may have any number of authors, but the first author must be a graduate student researcher at the time of first submission. The submitted paper will undergo the normal peer-review process.
2. Each year (i.e., each volume of Earthquake Spectra), the preceding published papers will be collected by the managing editor, and then reviewed by the Student Activities Committee to determine which paper(s) will win the graduate student paper award for that year. For example, the 2017 winning paper will be chosen from those papers published in Volume 33 of Earthquake Specta, for which the first author was a graduate student researcher at the time of first submission.
3. Do not submit a paper for the competition. If your paper was published in Earthquake Spectra and qualifies, it will be reviewed by the Student Activities Committee for the award.
4. The authorship team wins the award, and at least one co-author should be designated to accept the award and present on behalf of the research team at the EERI annual meeting.
5. A registration grant for the EERI Annual Meeting will be made available to the first author, in addition to a small travel stipend, as long as funds are available.
The Seismic Design Competition is organized by the Student Leadership Council. For more information about the 2018 competition please visit the SDC website.


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Georgia Heroin Epidemic Touches Gwinnett County
By: Robert Giannini, Esq.
A lot of people don't realize that a dangerous heroin epidemic is sweeping across Metro Atlanta. In the past six years, the number of heroin-related deaths has increased by 3,844 percent across a cluster of Atlanta's most wealthy suburbs, including Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties. This cluster of Metro Atlanta counties has since been dubbed "The Triangle."
According to news sources, "The Triangle" has the most significant increase in the number of heroin-related deaths across the state – numbers that are record breaking. In 2016, WXIA (11 Alive) news station began an investigation called "Inside The Triangle" aimed at uncovering what's really going on in these Atlanta suburbs. The results are startling.
Not What You Expect in Wealthy Suburban Atlanta
The areas reporting the most intense surge in heroin-related deaths are wealthy suburbs like Alpharetta, Cumming, Johns Creek, and Sandy Springs. These areas are a stark contrast to the usual high drug traffic areas of Atlanta like the Bluffs. What is even more concerning about the surge in heroin-related deaths in "The Triangle" is the fact that county and state records have hidden the information for several years.
Investigative journalists were unsuccessful in getting officials to talk about the heroin epidemic, so they turned their attention to schools. But Metro Atlanta schools didn't have stable information and data specific to heroin. There was one group, however, who offered some of the most convincing and heart-wrenching, information – the loved ones of those who have died as a result of heroin use.
The ongoing investigation also found that in wealthy Atlanta suburbs, obtaining heroin is unusually easy. Dealers deal via text message, sometimes never meeting their buyers in person. They are given an address, and the exchange of money for drugs is as easy as leaving money under a doormat. There are no suspicious meetings in dark alleys. It's happening right at our doors.
Even dealers interviewed by the media report younger buyers than ever before. One reported that he has warned teenage buyers about the dangers of using. Current users were also interviewed and referred to reports of people overdosing on especially strong or "new" varieties of heroin, causing a surge in buyers wanting that particular variety.
Law Enforcement Fighting Back
In an effort to fight back against the deadly toll the heroin epidemic is taking on Metro Atlanta, law enforcement is increasingly mobilized. Investigations like "Operation Breaking Bad" in March had the Gwinnett County Police Department working with the ATF to take down at least 19 people suspected of drug and gang-related involvement. The names of 19 people arrested were publicized in April and included a variety of charges ranging from drug offenses to murder. In addition to the arrests, law enforcement seized over 1,400 grams of methamphetamine, 60 grams of heroin, and a variety of firearms.
Operation Breaking Bad was a victory for Gwinnett County, but the fact remains that heroin use is a dangerous, steadily growing concern for Metro Atlanta. Since the "Inside The Triangle" investigation started, officials have started stepping up and speaking out about the heroin epidemic. Let's just hope it's not too late to put a stop to the spread of heroin that is damaging and killing the future of Metro Atlanta.
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/gwinnett-police-arrest-seize-guns-heroin-meth-gang-raids/KJgHmOKd1h1Ld…
http://www.11alive.com/news/investigations/triangle/what-is-the-triangle/68319931
http://www.11alive.com/news/investigations/triangle/the-triangle-investigation/94225151
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While the rest of you are looking for love on St. Valentine's Day, Willy the Pimp got his devil horns out letting the world know that he can't be tied down to one lady. It's just not his style.
If I had told you that there is a picture where purple hair is the least weird thing going on, would you have believed me?
Oh, if those unicorns could talk….to someone other than the group of stuffed animals he performs for in his basement.
Dear Mrs. Adams, it was cute to dress your boys Grizzly and Cletus alike when they were two years old, but at 65? Not so much.


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Rise of TikTok
2020/04/29 | 5:46 pm - Updated on 2020/05/01 | 2:27 pm
In a short period, TikTok has become one of the most successful apps in the entire industry and it is not well understood by people older than generation Z. Tiktok has a monthly userbase of 1.5 billion registered users which is crazy for such a new company. Here are some stats to show just how big this app has gotten over a couple of years. It is the number 1 non-gaming app in the Apple app store and the number 1 social media app on all the platforms. TikTok is the product of a major Chinese company, Bytedance run by CEO Zhang Yiming who was a former Microsoft software engineer. It is currently worth 75 billion dollars which makes it the most valuable privately held company in the world.
Bytedace is also known as the Facebook of china as it owns many other popular websites of the country.
Source: Moj Bar
In 2016, the company launched a short-form video sharing platform called doujin which gained popularity very quickly and after seeing the response they brought the app to the international market with the new name, Tiktok. But it wasn't a cakewalk for them because another app was already dominating the top charts. Musically gained a lot of attention after the death of the vine app which gave birth to some of the biggest content creators of this generation like Amanda Cerny and Logan Paul. Vine failed because their parent company at the time didn't have the resources to run the company. Bytedance bought Musically and merged it with their platform and that pretty much gave them a monopoly on the micro-video app market.
Tiktok can be pretty much what you want. On the app, videos showcase everything from comedy to lip syncs to dog grooming tips that users create and share on their phones. The scrappy, goofy, fast-moving content has hooked young audiences around the world.
TikTok's parent company utilizes artificial intelligence differently as compared to other companies like Netflix and Facebook. It strictly controls what you see on the app. Its utilization is more extreme than any other app. It keeps learning more about your choice, likes, and dislikes as you use it. The user interface of this app is stupid simple. You can either follow people and see what videos they have uploaded and other than that you have one more artificial intelligence feed that recommends you videos on its own and you have no control over it. There is no other way to navigate through the content of the app. The app reads the speed of your finger swipe and automatically stops recommending videos you skip.
Source: Rolling Stone
It is said that this method of absolute dictation of what users see on the app is one of the key reasons why the app succeeded in the first place.
The unique way of utilizing AI is also one of the key reasons behind their monstrous success. The app makes money through ads and from the sale of virtual goods such as emojis and stickers to fans.
Tiktok has a big fanbase and equally big critics and haters. Critics call out the app and its creators for its cringeworthy content. The content is not valuable at all and it just lets teenagers live their weird fantasies. But that is not the fault of the app. There are plenty of good creators on TikTok who provide good and valuable content.
Many companies are trying to get into this micro-video sharing app business after seeing the success of apps like Vine and Musically. Facebook tried to buy Musically back in 2016 but ultimately failed. Later in 2018, they launched an app called Lasso which is just like TikTok and lets people share 15 seconds videoclips. Facebook is losing its popularity as a third of its UK's userbase considered leaving the platform last year.
Lasso is currently available only in the US and Latin America but they are planning to launch it soon in India where TikTok has an astonishing userbase of 80 million users.
The App has two versions. First is the Chinese version which is censored by the Chinese government and second is the international version used by people around the world. Analysts say that this is the way to go for international companies if they want to enter china with their product.
South Asian countries are a major market for TikTok. Much of TikTok's download boost of 2019 came from south Asia and most importantly, from India. In 2019 alone, India was responsible for 277 million downloads, which make up almost half of the numbers for the year. In other words, six out of every ten downloads of the TikTok app in India took place in 2019. They are aware of their growing popularity in India and they are adapting the platform to serve the diverse userbase of India.
(Graphic: Betway Sports)
TikTok received more Google searches in the week ending 11 April 2023 than in any other week since its worldwide launch. Part of that is likely the result of many more people staying at home. According to a survey by Global Web Index, 14 percent of internet users say they are creating and uploading more videos to platforms like YouTube and TikTok because of social distancing.
Renegade, Woah, Obsessed, Yeahaw and FlipTheSwitch are some of the popular TikTok challenges which went viral and becomes a trend in Industry. Titkot challenges keep changing and many emerged as highly popular among the users. Loney Gray, Zach King, Riyaz Aly, Baby Ariel and Charli D'Amelio are some of the most popular titkot stars with a large number of a fanbase. Youth enjoy and follow them like crazy. They have a powerful presence on Tiktok.
To sum it all up, I believe it is a total understatement to say that TikTok is just a replacement for the space left by Vine. With its simple user interface and unique implementation of AI, it is a golden opportunity for the content creators and artists to showcase their talent and skills in a short 15 seconds format.
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Q: How to achieve the view of windows8 music player(mobile) app in android? one can only understand this question if they might have used windows phone.In the default music player that nokia provides or any other music player on windows 8 phone...when the main screen pops up ,the view looks something similar to the view in android with fragments attached in a view pager,but its a bit different.Upon scrolling between pages, the objects seem to be floating.Thats maybe because  the view has three layers.
One is the main layer where the content is displayed
the other is the background
and the third is where the  title is written.
the objects in windows music player app move(in horizontal direction) with different velocities(and also different distances). The layer containing the title moves a bit slower,the background a little faster and text, the fastest. I mean if one swaps between views,the text is swapped completely,background is swapped say by 1/3 and the title is swapped say  by 1/5.
anyone knows how i can achieve this kind of view??

A: Place an ImageView behind ViewPager and use the same technique used by this guy: https://github.com/chrisjenx/ParallaxScrollView

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Leticia Velasquez recommends The Lily Trilogy, by Sherry Boas.
Barbara Curtis highly recommends Unplanned, by Abby Johnson.
The introduction of this bill coincides with two other anniversaries: the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's inauguration (January 20) and the 100th anniversary of President Reagan's birth (February 6). As they prepare to debate taxpayer funding of abortion, congressmen would do well to heed lessons from each of these men.
Though many politicians today compartmentalize their conscience and their beliefs from the way they legislate, President Kennedy laid out a different approach. In Houston, during his run for the White House, he said: "If the time should ever come — and I do not concede any conflict to be remotely possible — when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do likewise." There are always pragmatic reasons to compartmentalize one's moral compass; one need look no further than C.S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters. But Americans are tired of that — they want consistency of conscience from their elected officials. They want people of principle.
This brings us to the other anniversary those in Congress ought to consider, President Reagan's. That the same man who had the moral courage to label the Soviet Union an Evil Empire and tell Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" also told us in his 1984 book Abortion and the Conscience of a Nation: "We cannot diminish the value of one category of human life — the unborn — without diminishing the value of all human life." Ronald Reagan understood that the American people wanted leadership that wouldn't parse its moral compass based on pragmatic political criteria. As I point out in my latest book, the myth that key social issues evenly divide the American people is preventing us from finding creative solutions that the vast majority of the electorate would agree with.


Perfect for when you need breakfast on the go. Add Shredded Wheat Bite Size to your morning greens for that added whole grain twist.
Cut all the fruit into small chunks and put them in a food blender or smoothie maker.
Add the leaves, the lime juice and the almond milk.
Blend for a minute or so before adding the shredded wheat and carry on blending until you have a very smooth texture.
Serve immediately. This smoothie will keep for up to two days if refrigerate.


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Reclaiming our streets should be the new design ethos - Building & Decor
Reclaiming our streets should be the new design ethos
by Ofentse Sefolo January 25, 2021
By Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele, Co-Arc International Architects
In a healthy society, bumping into a president, a member of parliament (MP) or the chief executive officer (CEO) of a global multinational should not be a newsworthy event. It should be the norm. In fact, as an architectural firm, we have long advocated for a more inclusive type of city, for doing away with walled communities and for a design ethos which flows from structure to streets – in the process, creating new opportunities for interaction and collaboration.
Separate, but not equal
Much of our current situation must be attributable to the apartheid-era planning approach. Although it must be said that, in recent years, unchecked crime and the associated fear of hijackings and home invasions have buoyed the development of estates and walled communities. The combined result is a spatially distant approach, an uncoordinated hive of separateness. And a far cry from the inclusivity which, as a nation, we speak of in such rapt tones.
In recent years, and in recognition of this fact, there has been some good progress made to correct the imbalance – but only in pockets. Under former City of Johannesburg mayor, Parks Tau, and subsequently under the Democratic Alliance-lead administration, upgrades were affected to streets and parks in Soweto and several inner-city precincts. But it is becoming increasingly clear that, as citizens, we need to take responsibility for our own pavements and for the health and inclusivity of our own neighbourhoods.
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's walking president.
A call for collective action
The problem is that issues around urban planning, opposing the mushrooming of shopping malls and walled estates are far from being "sexy" topics. As a result, there is no active citizenry demanding better amenities and a more intelligent use of community space. Many of us have gardens at home and private spaces to enjoy, so we do not raise our voices in support of the voiceless who need access to better communal spaces.
Investment in streets, squares, parks and other public amenities does not return a dividend that can easily be reflected on a balance sheet and, superficially considered, it is therefore an unattractive development proposition to both the public and the private sector. But in effect its value is immeasurable.
This is where society interacts, where culture thrives, where the economic pulse is tangible and the social contract is visibly enacted.
We, as architects, have a role to play, but we cannot do this alone. What is so desperately needed, is greater interaction between professionals and the government, and ongoing consultations with communities to understand how to breathe life into our cities.
Digital vs human, you decide
The lockdown period, and seemingly an overnight change in the way many of us work and live, has certainly highlighted a different way of doing things – one enabled by IT and digital solutions and taking the form of a greater uptake of work-from-home opportunities. Covid-19 has crystallised how easy it is to decentralise work and ensure greater flexibility in how we structure our time, where we live and what we require of our homes and our community spaces.
While it is easy to consider the digital reality for institutions such as private schools, which can certainly teach remotely, this is much more of a challenge in poorer communities and townships. That is unless we build a digital framework into our urban design planning which promotes equality.
Create new opportunities for interaction and collaboration
But there is another side to this debate: The social isolation and community estrangement caused by protracted isolation. The psychology of this new world of work will bring unique challenges around social interaction. As part of the human experience, this is an emerging trend which those tasked with planning our cities and our homes must consider.
In South Africa, for example, a work-from-home reality means we will be increasingly isolated in our own homes and gardens, compared to Europe, Latin America and Asia, where the streets are designed to host that interaction. This highlights the importance of reactivating our streets, breathing new life into our underutilised high streets and working to make isolated shopping malls more interactive.
Human beings are social by nature. We cannot just interact solely with the world through virtual means.
Now is the time to reclaim our commons, to apply our minds to putting our existing spaces to better or different use, to increase the availability of mixed-use developments and to make it easier to live, work and play within more flexible spaces, more creative places and more easily accessible areas. With the right foresight and planning, we could see this joviality unfolding on an even grander scale.
This process will require better social spaces and parks and the opening of our streets. This evolution can, and should, be a guided and collaborative process – one in which architects have an important role to play in ensuring that presidents and prime ministers can continue to enjoy a space to roam.
This call to action should, at this time, also be tied into the inevitable economic recovery and infrastructure drive that has been promised as part of South Africa's response to the Covid-19 crisis. Coupled to this should be a greater debate and reflection about the type of society we hope to see in the future.
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Parents/caregivers at Rowland Hall automatically become members of the Home and School Association, our parent-school organization. Both campuses have Home and School executive boards and regular meetings, at which parents/caregivers plan and organize gatherings such as classroom celebrations, used-uniform sales, faculty-appreciation events, new-parent events, parent socials, and more. Home and School hosts three to four Parent/Caregiver Forum meetings a year, which often feature guest speakers who discuss topics related to parenting and student education.
Throughout the year, many volunteers are needed to assist on various committees. The Home and School committees include Back-to-School Night across all school divisions, Book Fair, faculty dinners, Puttin' on the Arts recitals, vision screenings, school pictures, family caroling, Candle and Carol, faculty/staff appreciation week, Color Day, and fifth-grade and senior graduation. Ad hoc committees are formed when needed for special issues or projects.
In addition, the Home and School Board presides over the committees of Parent Outreach, Parent Relations and Education, Hospitality, and Special Projects. Everyone is welcome and invited to participate in any of these activities.
Room representatives or grade representatives are parent/caregiver volunteers who assist their child's teacher with special projects and Home and School activities when needed. There are at least two room representatives per class or grade. The room representatives or grade reps collectively share the responsibility of various classroom or grade-level assignments.
Room or grade representatives are also responsible for coordinating class participation in annual events like parent/caregiver socials, faculty/staff appreciation week, and Color Day.
Parents/caregivers are our partners in education. The more tools we can give adults to help their students, the better the outcome for all of us. Visit Parent Education for details, and don't miss our 2019-launched podcast, princiPALS.
Individual teachers from the Beginning School and Lower School may invite parents/caregivers or grandparents to participate or assist in a special classroom activity and/or field trip. The Beginning School and Lower School faculty often welcome parents who want to share a unique skill or interest.
Half Day/Whole Heart occurs each October in the afternoon that follows PLAN/PSAT testing. The entire Upper School community (students, teachers, and parents/caregivers who volunteer to help) blankets the Salt Lake Valley to work with nonprofits for half a day.
In March, every other year, Rowland Hall staff, in conjunction with dynamic parent/caregiver volunteers, organizes, donates, and decorates to make the school's auction gala one of the most successful in the city. During the planning stages, the Board of Trustees decides which school priority will benefit from the proceeds, and in recent years professional development, financial aid, and the Capital Campaign in support of the Richard R. Steiner Campus have all received a boost from our auction guests' generosity. Volunteering to plan and put on the auction is a fun way to meet other parents/caregivers, and attending the auction with school friends makes for a night to remember.
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Women's Rights Continue to Be Violated Throughout Iran
Posted on August 24, 2017 by Hamid Enayat // 0 Comments
From the prisons to the public streets, women's rights continue to be violated by the mullahs' regime in Iran. Those who stand up in protest of these conditions are targeted for more severe punishments from the regime. Women have been repressed throughout the lifetime of this regime. As part of its fundamentalist agenda, the regime has focused on keeping women at home and limiting their access to the public sphere, except in specially designated areas. Even parties in private homes must be divided and there should be no mixing of the genders.
Morality police are constantly on the hunt, looking for any potential violations, from dress to being outside of a designated public area. Reports have included beatings and other punishments. More serious violations have resulted in prison time.
Those who attempt to turn the focus onto civil rights also face severe penalities. One such woman is civil rights activist has been detained in Evin Prison. Atena Daemi was charged with "disrupting order and insulting agents" after prison officials made a complaint against her while she was on a hunger strike. She was originally imprisoned on other charges related to her civil rights activities.
Due to the most recent charges against her, she has been banned from getting treatment outside of the prison despite evidence of a gallbladder infection. A source has confirmed that thanks to Daemi's family, the prosecutor agreed to a checkup by a legal practitioner. However, despite the confirmation of the infection in her kidney and gallbladder, the legal practitioner has disagreed with Atena receiving any treatment outside of the prison.
"Prison officials have not only had shortcomings in the treatment of Atena Daemi, but have accused her of feigning illness and mistreating agents while on hunger strike, and have filed a complaint against her at the Evin Prison Court," said an informed source.
Another women's rights activist, Alieh Matlabzadeh, was sentenced to three years of prison. She is also a member of the One Million Signature Campaign. She was charged with gathering and conspiring to commit a crime against the country's security. The Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced her to three years.
Violence against women is also on the rise. Child brides are being taken and being made to have children, even though their bodies were not ready for this type of physical activity.
"The plan to increase the age of child marriages was initiated because of an increase in the phenomena of child marriage, which in turn brought about divorced children," said Tayebe Siavoshi. "(There are) children who become widows or are divorced at the age of 13 or 14 and are also considered guardians of their families."
He also noted that these children have an increase in miscarriages. These girls are also being deprived of their education and continuing a cycle of poverty. While this fundamentalism is meant to suppress women, the consequences for the women of Iran are becoming more severe.
About Hamid Enayat (42 Articles)
Hamid Enayat est un analyste iranien basé en Europe. Militant des droits de l'homme et opposant au régime de son pays, il écrit sur les questions iraniennes et régionales et en faveur de la laïcité et les libertés fondamentales. Traducteur et pigiste, il collabore avec WWW.TheMediaExpress.com Press Agency, il contribue par ses analyses à éclairer les enjeux complexes de la géopolitique moyen-orientale.parfois des articles sur les sujets lies a l'Iran qui sont d'actualité.


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When the members of local hip-hop collective AG Club were in middle school, Odd Future, a soon-to-be supergroup, was revolutionizing the course of hip-hop with its innovative, anti-establishment style...
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The LMC debate season ended on a high note with a public debate hosted by Brentwood City Hall. The debate team left a lasting impression on the community of Brentwood. Over 150 concerned citizens, LMC...
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The numbers don't lie.
The teenage pregnancy rate in the city of Suffolk is higher than the state's average rate of teenage pregnancy.
In 2007, 173 teenage girls were pregnant in Suffolk (the city had 5,712 teenage girls living in Suffolk at the time).
Out of those 173 pregnant teens, 53 chose to have abortions, while another 20 suffered through miscarriages.
The remaining new mothers faced an entirely different set of challenges.
Studies show that teen mothers are less likely to complete high school, much less to continue on to post-secondary education. That limits their earning potential, which in turn raises the likelihood that they will wind up on welfare, paid for by taxpayers.
Other studies show that the children of teen mothers are more likely to have psychological problems, poor reading ability and performance in school. They also are more likely to have been in contact with the criminal justice system and to become involved with drugs and alcohol.
Where does a society go from here?
Local experts say it all comes down to one thing: conversation.
"Parents need to know its OK to talk about the subject of sex," said Cheryl Turner, program director for Lighthouse Outreach, Inc., a non-profit organization that works to give young people safe alternatives and educational tools for making life decisions. "A great part of building healthy relationships is basic knowledge. It's having conversations. It's talking about sex with your kids, and that's not happening."
According to Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation, studies show that "kids who feel they can talk with their parents about sex are less likely to engage in high-risk behavior as teens than kids who do not feel they can talk with their parents about the subject."
But officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this July saying parents are not talking to their children about sex, birth control or sexually transmitted diseases.
According to the results, only 49.8 percent of 18- and 19-year-old girls and 35 percent of 18- and 19-year-old boys had ever talked with a parent about methods of birth control. More than 80 percent of boys and girls said they had received formal instruction before age 18 on how to say no to sex, and a little less than a third of teen girls and boys had received no instruction on methods of birth control.
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August 12, 1944, in the mountains outside of Lucca
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The Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was a Nazi German war crime, committed in the hill village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema in Tuscan, in the course of an operation against the Italian resistance movement during the Italian Campaign of World War II.
On the morning of August 12, 1944, the German troops entered the mountain village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, accompanied by some fascists of the 36th Brigata Nera Benito Mussolini based in Lucca, who were dressed in German uniforms.
The soldiers immediately proceeded to round up villagers and refugees, locking up hundreds of them in several barns and stables, before systematically executing them. The killings were done mostly by shooting groups of people with machine guns or by herding them into basements and other enclosed spaces and tossing in hand grenades.
At the 16th-century local church, the priest Fiore Menguzzo (awarded the Medal for Civil Valor posthumously in 1999) was shot at point-blank range, after which machine guns were then turned on some 100 people gathered there. In all, the victims included at least 107 children (the youngest of whom, Anna Pardini, was only 20 days old), as well as eight pregnant women (one of whom, Evelina Berretti, had her stomach cut with a bayonet and her baby pulled out and killed separately).
After other people were killed through the village, their corpses were set on fire (at the church, the soldiers used its pews for a bonfire to dispose of the bodies). The livestock were also exterminated and the whole village was burnted down.
All of this was accomplished in three hours. The SS men then sat down outside the burning Sant'Anna and ate lunch.
These crimes have been defined as voluntary and organized acts of terrorism by the Military Tribunal of La Spezia and the highest Italian court of appeal.
However, extradition requests from Italy were rejected by Germany. In 2012, German prosecutors shelved their investigation of 17 unnamed former SS soldiers (eight of whom were still alive) who were part of the unit involved in the massacre because of a lack of evidence.
The statement said: "Belonging to a Waffen-SS unit that was deployed to Sant'Anna di Stazzema cannot replace the need to prove individual guilt. Rather, for every defendant it must be proven that he took part in the massacre, and in which form."
The mayor of the village, Michele Silicani (a survivor who was 10 when the raid occurred), called the verdict "a scandal" and said he would urge Italy's justice minister to lobby Germany to reopen the case. German deputy foreign minister Michael Georg Link commented that "while respecting the independence of the German justice system," it was not possible "to ignore that such a decision causes deep dismay and renewed suffering to Italians, not just survivors and relatives of the victims."
Sources, Wikipedia and http://paradiseofexiles.com/liberation-day-in-italy/
Lucca is freed from Pisa!
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650 years ago today, 28 Aprile 2019! Free at last!
Bagni di Lucca
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In its heyday, Bagni di Lucca, with its cool climate and great variety of hot springs had been a very fashionable European holiday resort and spa town. Beautiful elegant hotels had been built all around the spas. Villas, owned by heads of state and various ambassadors and dignitaries were crammed with antique furniture, musical instruments and rare books.
There were cultural centres, casinos, Anglican churches and cemeteries, restaurants and theatres. Famous poets, singers, playwrights, writers, actors and actresses used to flock there in the summer months. Presumably, many wars and marriages were arranged and important state decisions taken inside those thick stone walls, so far from indiscreet ears.
With the advent of fascism in Italy, renewed nationalism and World War Two, the "guests" of Bagni di Lucca suddenly became completely undesirable, and were later either deported or forced to flee.
Their properties were confiscated which meant that the local fascist bosses, for the most part rude uneducated thugs, suddenly had access to and became owners of luxurious properties full of rare works of art. There are tales of grand pianos being chopped up for firewood, rare books being transported to the local paper mills and being sold by the kilo, manuscripts being burnt on bonfires, and paintings being thrown out on to the grass where rain and sun eventually got the better of them.
Some of the villas miraculously passed into the hands of new owners. Deeds were drawn up, and illiterate mountain folk suddenly felt like princes and princesses. Some were used for more sinister purposes, housing torture and detention centres for political opponents, intellectuals and partisans or worse, boarding houses for Jewish and gypsy children before they left for their final destinations.
The grand rooms and theatres, which had housed great composers and musicians, were turned almost overnight into brothels or barracks for Mussolini's troops.
At last! Many dignitaries thought that law and order has been restored. We are in charge again and those foreigners got what they deserved!
Of course, things didn't quite turn out as expected. Italy did not get its empire, but instead a humiliating loss in which not only did it once again have to bow down to the overwhelming power of the Anglo-American armies, but it also had to sign really unfair future agreements, thus becoming a near slave to the foreign oil barons, military-industrial complexes, big Pharma religion and cars and motorways.
After the war there was no money for the upkeep and maintenance of the once magnificent hotels and spa complexes and anyway the whole of Italy was busy doing other things. People were emigrating in hordes, abandoning villages, hilltops and mountains for large industrial cities in the north, going to work in the booming car industries or in foreign cities.
The people were all working like busy bees for their new masters, building motorways and high rise blocks of flats, spraying clean fields, vineyards and fruit farms with toxic pesticides, getting rich and watching TV.
Bagni di Lucca became a ghost town. Gone were the shepherds and their flocks, the orderly rows of vegetables, the pigs, cows, geese and ducks, the large families and old traditions. Winters passed and vegetation covered the villages and country lanes. Vines grew over and smothered the beautiful old buildings until there was nothing left, except memories in books which no one ever opened.
Small factories sprang up in Bagni di Lucca: paper mills spewing out clouds of black smoke and colouring the rivers pink and blue, and the souvenir industry which exported plastic figurines to many parts of the world. The owners of these businesses became very wealthy and the only people left who had not emigrated elsewhere worked entirely for the "benefactors" who could therefore pay as little or as much as they liked, as people had no other alternative.
In the 1960s and 70s, people had started to talk about the possibility of starting up the tourist business once more but this was generally discouraged by the benefactors as it would have meant distraction for their workers. So by the time the international association arrived in town they were entering a world which might as well have been in a time warp.
Actually, as we later found out, they, being mostly highly intelligent and educated people, had vision and they had realised back then that it was time to flee the big cities before globalisation, the de-industrialisation of Italy, mass unemployment, climate change, wars for oil and water and social unrest hit us all. They were right about that, they just chose the wrong place.
Welcome to Tuscany.
Lord, Anna. Welcome to the Tuscan Dream: Italy's Broken Heart (p. 63). Scribo Srl. Kindle Edition.
Spring equal camellias
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Are you a fan of camellias? I am.
Discover the Gardens in Italy where you can admire them!
Today, beautiful specimens of Camellias can be admired in many gardens. Between Italy and the Canton of Ticino, from the first weeks of March and throughout April, it is possible to get lost among the colors and the scents of the Camellias in bloom. In Switzerland, in Locarno, a few miles from Lugano, is the Parco delle Camelie, inaugurated in 2005, to fascinate you with its 850 varieties of camellias cataloged, to which are added 70 still unidentified camellias , planted at the southern end of public paths, and 130 double camellias, which form a dividing hedge and are used primarily to provide cut flowers for the annual show held in spring.
In Tuscany the wonderful Viale delle Camelie of the Giardino della Villa Reale di Malia (Capannori, LU) is waiting to give you an unforgettable walk, while in Florence in spring the flowering of the camellia grove of the Giardino Bardini , placed behind the wonderful belvedere on the city.
You can find more info here: http://www.grandigiardini.it/lang_EN/articoli-scheda.php?id=77
More on Lucca
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Camellias. Near Lucca. Saturday. 75 degrees F.
No further words needed!
Springtime Saturday in Lucca
Puccini's statue at his house.
Puccini's piano.
My favorite photog above.
Where the pasta is fresh
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I'm daydreaming about a lovely Lucchese restaurant where the cuisine/wine list is fine and of course the pasta is freshly made.
Let me take you on a little tour of this fine establishment:
Buca di Sant' Antonio, Via Cervia
My mouth waters just looking at these pictures!
A room with two views
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Il campanile del duomo out the window over my right shoulder.
Il campanile della baptisteria out the window straight ahead of me.
All I have to do from this bedroom is turn my head slightly to take in two medieval structures. It's kind of amazing!
Tissue-wrapped clementines. How lovely a phrase.
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Cyclamen blooming their hearts out on my terrazzo. Love.
White blooming jasmine grows on the trellis on the far wall of my terrazzo. Would that they were blooming now. Sigh. I can almost smell the sweet fragrance.
The view of the campanile of il duomo di Lucca from my 2nd bedroom. Boggles my mind daily!
Ciao, raggazi!