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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCE GLOBAL MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WITH AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT's JURASSIC WORLD
Exclusive Jurassic World reveal clip to be shown on Samsung's revolutionary SUHD TVs
Samsung Electronics Co. announces its global marketing partnership with Jurassic World, the long-awaited next installment of Steve Spielberg's groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. Samsung will present exclusive content from the upcoming epic action-adventure on its revolutionary SUHD TVs at retail stores in U.S until the movie releases on June 12. As part of the cross-platform partnership, Samsung also had a presence at the Jurassic World premiere and post-party.[ads2]
Partnering with Universal Pictures provides us with a unique opportunity to show our innovative technology and create an integrated marketing campaign tied to one of the biggest movies of the year," said Won Pyo Hong, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Electronics. "The exclusive Jurassic World clip on Samsung's SUHD TVs will show unmatched, lifelike picture quality with breathtaking color and detail, drawing viewers in so that they feel like a part of the action.
Samsung also celebrated the premiere of Jurassic World by creating a video wall featuring content from the film on their new SUHD TVs, which immersed guests in JURASSIC WORLD through spectacular color and detail on the red carpet.[ads2]
"Samsung is a part of our story," said Jurassic World producer Frank Marshall. "Our vision for the movie was that the theme park was very real, so we went to great lengths to make audiences feel like they were part of the experience — that really adds to the storytelling."
The Samsung Innovation Center, the Visitors' Center in JURASSIC WORLD, showcases high-tech interactive exhibits that provide immersive experiences for parkgoers. The center is filled with Samsung's innovative displays, including the UHD TVs, where parkgoers can experience virtual dinosaurs and learn more about the park.
Samsung SUHD TVs are taking picture quality to an entirely new level, thanks to a new display technology powered by energy-efficient nano-crystal semiconductors that provide unrivalled color purity and contrast, and are two and a half times brighter than conventional TVs.
About Jurassic World
The story of Steven Spielberg's original comes full circle as the park that was only a promise comes to life. Welcome to Jurassic World, a fully operational luxury resort off the coast of Costa Rica where 20,000 guests explore the wonder of Earth's most magnificent living prehistoric marvels—of every shape and size—and interact up close with them every day.
When the massive and mysterious Indominus rex stages an escape and disappears into the jungle, order turns to mayhem and guests turn into prey. Dinosaurs escape into the open, skies and water to engage in an all-out war for survival, and no corner within the world's greatest theme park is safe anymore.
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong and Irrfan Khan star in the 3D epic action-adventure that is directed by Colin Trevorrow and based on characters created by Michael Crichton. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Derek Connolly & Trevorrow, and the story is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers.
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The Adi Vel Festival, a ceremony revered by the Hindu devotees in Colombo is an annual religious observance which coincides with the Annual Kataragama Festival.
This year the senior management and staff of Seylan Bank lead by Director and CEO of Seylan Bank Kapila Ariyaratne ceremoniously received the Vel Chariot as it made its way past the Seylan Bank Head Office.
A ritual that dates back to the 19th century, Vel procession was introduced to Sri Lanka by the Chettiar community (businessmen from Chettinad, India). Each year a heavily decorated chariot bedecked by the statue of the deity Skanda parades the streets of Colombo over a period of four days invoking blessings to the devotees. The procession is considered to be a minor replica of the 14 day procession that takes place in Kataragama.


Iranian women rose up at a time when only a few religious scholars and outstanding personalities were involved in the issue. They arranged a gathering and blocked the path of the ruler of the time. The ruler ran away from them and went into hiding in his palace. Later on the agents of the government beat them up.
Addressing women, Imam Khomeini (r.a.) would say, "You accepted that Women's Day should be the birthday anniversary of Fatima Zahra (s.a.) and this creates a responsibility for you." It was decided that Women's Day should fall on Fatima Zahra's (a.s.) birthday anniversary. What was the significance? It was a symbolic act. The meaning of the symbolic act is that women should move ahead on this straight path. And this path brings about greatness and the highest positions for women. It is the path of piety, modesty and knowledge. It is the path of resistance in different arenas. It is the path of raising children, the path of family life. It is the path of all spiritual virtues and values. Women should move ahead in this direction.
Fortunately pious women have been pioneers in different arenas and in different events in our society, not just after the Revolution, but since a long time before the Revolution. Women were present in the arena before the intense political activities of the Constitutional movement had started. At a certain stage, these political activities were not very intense, but later on the activities intensified and everybody entered the arena. Iranian women rose up at a time when only a few religious scholars and outstanding personalities were involved in the issue. They arranged a gathering and blocked the path of the ruler of the time. The ruler ran away from them and went into hiding in his palace. Later on the agents of the government beat them up. They had entered the arena wearing a chador. They had entered the arena wearing Islamic-Iranian hijab. There were some people who thought that as long as women wore hijab and observed morality, they would not be able to enter different social and political arenas. In the case of the resistance that led to the Islamic Revolution, I know for a fact that in certain parts of the country our women entered the arena earlier than our men. They arranged street protests earlier than men. The same is true of different other events which took place after the victory of the Islamic Revolution and during the Sacred Defense Era.
I have pointed out on many occasions that in my meetings with the families of our martyrs I have often found mothers more courageous and more resistant than fathers. Motherly love cannot be compared with fatherly love. A mother with her delicate soul raises a child in the best way she can and then she decides to send him to the battlefield. And when her son is martyred and the body is returned to her, she does not even cry in order avoid making the enemies of the Islamic Republic happy. I have repeatedly asked the families of our martyrs to cry. I have told them that nothing is wrong with crying. But they would not cry, saying that they were afraid the enemies of the Islamic Republic might become happy. This is how our women are. They passed the test.


Team Pepto got scored some alone time with one of our moderators, odmichael. Turns out this ninja is proficient in many ancient arts. And if you're tired of having to read these interviews, Team Pepto is coming through for you. Audio and Video flavors after the jump to HBO.
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Cognizant clocks highest revenue growth rate among Indian IT firms: Gartner
US-headquartered firm Cognizant clocked the highest growth rate of 20.1 per cent in revenues among the top five India-based IT services providers last year, global research firm Gartner said.
PTI New Delhi Last Updated: May 29, 2013 | 08:06 IST
US-headquartered firm Cognizant clocked the highest growth rate of 20.1 per cent in revenues among the top five India-based IT services providers last year, global research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.
The NASDAQ-listed firm also displaced Infosys as the second-largest IT services provider in 2012 with a worldwide revenue of $7.1 billion, Gartner said in a statement.
"Cognizant displaced Infosys to become the second-largest Indian IT services provider and Cognizant experienced the highest growth rate among the top five providers with an increase of 20.1 per cent in 2012," Gartner Research Director Arup Roy said.
The revenues of the top 5 India-based IT services providers worldwide rose by over 13 per cent to $34.3 billion (around Rs 1,900 crore) last year from $30.3 billion in 2011.
TCS leads the IT services providers with revenue of $10.9 billion, followed by Cognizant ($7.1 billion) , Infosys ($6.7 billion), Wipro ($5.7 billion) and HCL Technologies ($3.9 billion) in 2012.
"The top five Indian providers grew 13.3 per cent to reach $34.3 billion in 2012, exceeding the IT services industry growth of 2 per cent," it said.
Gartner views Indian players as those who mainly have a India-based delivery model and management. Most firms are headquartered in India, but a few like Genpact, Cognizant, Syntel and iGate, are headquartered in the US. However, their delivery, management, operating style, among other things, are like those of other Indian providers.
However, Gartner said that the growth rate of India-based providers has been slowing for some years, with this trend being more pronounced in 2012.
But the growth rate is still quite high compared with the IT services worldwide or the growth of the top 10 global IT services providers. The global top 10 providers, however, are larger in their base revenue and more diversified than the India-based providers, Gartner added.
"The top five Indian service providers have continuously chipped away market share from the large multinational corporation providers. In the past five years, they have been winning large outsourcing deals (those with a total contract value of more than $100 million)," Roy said.
Their target customer segment still remain the Fortune 1,000 companies.
"There is a strong focus on, and investments in, cloud, analytics, mobility, infrastructure and knowledge processes.
India-based providers have become much more aggressive in infrastructure management because it offers them the potential to grow bottom-up within accounts," Roy said.
Tags: Cognizant | TCS | Infosys | Gartner
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Celebrating the 17,000 Fall Graduates of the Class of 2022
About 3,500 students traded warm hats and gowns for graduation caps and gowns Saturday at the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Three fall inaugural ceremonies celebrated the achievements of more than 17,700 alumni worldwide and brought the university's global alumni community to over 200,000 graduates.
Those who have earned an associate's or bachelor's degree in business or science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) kicked off the weekend's celebrations and found their place among their peers – many meeting for the first time. The second ceremony honored those with an associate's or bachelor's degree in education, health professions, humanities, nursing and social sciences. The day's closing ceremony kept the arena lights on long after sunset, celebrating the master's degree holders.
At every ceremony dr Paul LeBlanc, President of SNHU, reminded graduates what they all brought with them to university and their own college trips. "At this time of year and again in May, there are graduation ceremonies across the country," he said. "But there are very few degrees that have that kind of talent, that kind of grit, that kind of stamina, that set of life stories."
Another ceremony — the ninth for 2022 — is scheduled for December 10, when thousands more graduates will tune in for a virtual celebration with a student speaker Gustavo Perez's 22MBA. Earlier this year, five opening ceremonies recognized more than 15,000 graduates, meaning nearly 33,000 students will have completed their SNHU degrees in 2022.
Evolve with SNHU
Living in all 50 states and 65 countries, these graduates enrolled in SNHU for different reasons and from different backgrounds. Their ages range from 15 to 89 years. Some are parents or grandparents. Many are the first in their families to go to college. More than 1,800 graduates are affiliated with the military, often completing their studies while on a deployment or changing agency.
But they now have at least one thing in common: after investing many hours and effort in class discussions, assignments, and other projects, they are college graduates.
"This is the work that will change the course of your entire family life and generations to come," LeBlanc said. "Generations you may not even know will live different lives because of you being here today and graduating."
As SNHU celebrated its 90th anniversary as an institution this year, it has evolved – and so has the entire Class of 2022:
The student speakers at each ceremony shared how their college trips were going. Patria Evans '20 '22an immigrant from Jamaica and mother of five, recognized the courage and determination it takes to graduate.
"We've persevered as immigrants from humble beginnings, as single mothers and fathers, as first-generation graduates and as stay-at-home parents, juggling careers and studies," she said. "We had to find a way for ourselves, keep our heads high and eyes ahead as we take advantage of the opportunities that await."
Even when Evans was in an intensive care unit after the birth of her daughter, she remained focused on her education and kept her laptop nearby so she could complete coursework. Her commitment paid off. She earned two degrees — a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration followed by an Associate of Science in Accounting — with a 4.0 GPA.
"At SNHU I developed skills that have helped me on my journey to self-improvement, employment and earning potential," Evans said in her inaugural address. "Those years, the help and encouragement I received from co-workers, family and friends will always be remembered. Today is a celebration for me and everyone who has worked to make it to this day."
To the Traci Schoolcraft '22, developing a growth mentality was key as she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She said this achievement took more than 30 years and many adversities in the making.
"During our coursework at SNHU, we learned about our purpose in the world," she told her colleagues. "We learned the true meaning of vulnerability, determination and resilience. These skills will help us become influential leaders and notable agents of social change; we have developed a growth mindset."
Past the torch
Family was a central theme at all opening ceremonies. Several parents graduated with their children – including Sabrina Mentis' 20who traveled to Commencement with her daughters, Stephanie Mentis' 22 and Kellyann Alves' 22MBA.
"I'm so, so excited to be graduating today and walking the stage with my girls," Sabrina said. "It's just important to us. I'm so proud of them, proud of their accomplishments so far…I'm so excited to be able to share this moment with my girls, to see them succeed, to see them become independent women and move on with life."
And many graduates kept their families in mind throughout their college years. student speaker Robynne Lofton '22G chasing her dreams late at night from a small desk in her bedroom. She decided to pursue a master's degree to deepen her understanding of communication.
"With SNHU, I've learned what's possible—in me and for me," she said. "With every new task, every work written, what was only possible somehow became belief and that belief became action."
Towards the end of her Master of Arts in Communication program, Lofton switched careers and dedicated everything she learned in school and in her previous job of 26 years.
"My now five-and-a-half year old has this tiny desk in her room that's permeated with every glitter of hope," she said. "To my graduates, stick to what is possible. Always remember why you started as the inspiration for the many hills yet to be climbed. This achievement is your proof of what is possible in all of us."
A degree can change your life. Find the SNHU online program that can best help you achieve your goals.
Rebecca LeBoeuf '18 '22G is a writer at Southern New Hampshire University. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Zowey, also known as Dzowey, Dakuwa, Donkwa or Adarkwa, is a West African snack combining peanut paste, sugar, salt, water, ginger, and powdered maize flour.

Origin
Zowey is a common snack among the Hausa and Ewe people, as well as others living in Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria. The name Zowey, or Dzowey comes from the Ewe word "dzowor" meaning "spicy powder" in English. In Nigeria, Zowey is known as Donkwa, the Hausa language name for the snack.

Ingredients

The base ingredients are peanut paste, sugar, and ginger. The ingredients in a typical Zowey recipe are:
 Water
 Peanut Paste
 Peanut Pieces
 Sugar
 Salt
 Maize Flour
 Ginger
 Powdered Pepper
 Water

Preparation
Zowey is typically prepared by mixing the base ingredients first, either by hand or with a mixer, and then adding powdered maize flour and peanut paste. After the contents are thoroughly mixed, the paste is shaped into round balls by hand.

References

Ghanaian cuisine
Snack foods

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WASHINGTON -- NASA leaders will participate in two media events Wednesday, Sept. 14, to discuss the new Space Launch System that will take American astronauts farther into space than ever before.
At 12 p.m. NASA will hold a background media teleconference with William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate, Doug Cooke, deputy associate administrator for HEO, NASA Chief Financial Officer Beth Robinson and other senior managers.
To participate, reporters must e-mail their name, media affiliation and telephone number to J.D. Harrington at j.d.harrington@nasa.gov by 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday.


A viewer complained that a report 'Dirty Money' inaccurately referred to Seychelles as a "remote Pacific Ocean paradise".
The ABC acknowledged that Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean and that every reasonable effort had not been made to ensure accuracy of factual content. A correction was made in time for a repeat broadcast the following day and for viewers accessing the program via iView. The program's online transcript was also amended.


Under the headline 'solving tea-mergencies since 1985' Direct Line insurance have launched http://www.teamergency.com - featuring Direct Line tea and the Direct Line Twitter account.
Direct Line insurance are "now calling on those who are having a bad day - or are in the middle of a 'tea-mergency' – to use Twitter to tell them all about it. (@teamergency.) The best anecdotes will receive a free box of Tea-mergency Tea, which has been specially blended by Direct Line to help solve an everyday crisis. Direct Line is also monitoring all mentions of tea on Twitter, plotting the nation's obsession with the drink on an interactive [Google] map on a new microsite."
The whole Direct Line insurance tea project is framed with specially commissioned research that shows that 68% of people turn to tea in a dilemma.
This is another example of an advertiser trying to drive conversation in order to raise brand awareness - and the interesting thing is that there are no links or no mentions of the Direct Line product on the tea-mergency microsite or the teamergency Twitter account.
Campaign runs until the end of August.
I think this is the weirdest and most naively executed strategy on Twitter. But first, somebody ask them to change that bright red background on their twitter page else I'll have a tea-mergency!
agree with previous post - what on earth is this about? How has it got any link to direct line? Since when have they been about tea? Very odd.
I'm still not sure I understand it either - especially the fact that there are no links into the Direct Line site, no mention of what Direct Line do and no reference to any of this tea stuff from anywhere on the Direct Line main site. I'm all for experimentation but I agree that this feels odd.
I read somewhere, in the Daily Mail I think, that the campaign's all about 'exploring quintessential British responses to stress and anxiety' and that of these, 'reaching for the kettle was the most popular' - according to their research, this is true o 70%.
Personally, I think it's quite fun. I saw some bloke on Channel 5 News last night demonstrating how to make the 'perfect' cuppa for trouble.
For silly season, this campaign is rather good!


To present genome-wide association analyses of genotypic and environmental risks on age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using 593 subjects from the age-related eye disease study (AREDS), after adjusting for population stratification and including questionable controls.
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) associations with AMD for the non-Hispanic white population were investigated using a log-additive model after adjusting for population stratification. Replication of possible SNP-disease association was performed by genotyping an independent group of 444 AMD case and 300 control subjects. Logistic regression models were used to assess interaction effects between smoking and SNPs associated with AMD. Independent genetic risk effects among the disease-associated SNPs were also investigated using multiple logistic regression models.
Population stratification was observed among the individuals having a self-reported race of non-Hispanic white. Risk allele frequencies at established AMD loci demonstrated that questionable control subjects were similar to control subjects in the AREDS, suggesting that they could be used as true controls in the analyses. Genetic loci (complement factor H [CFH], complement factor B [CFB], the age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 locus containing the hypothetical gene [LOC387715]/the high-temperature requirement A-1 [HTRA1], and complement component 3 [C3]) that were already known to be associated with AMD were identified. An additional 26 novel SNPs potentially associated with AMD were identified, but none were definitely replicated in a second independent group of subjects. Smoking did not interact with known AMD loci, but was associated with late AMD. Statistically independent genetic signals were observed within the Pleckstrin homology domain-containing family A member 1 (PLEKHA1) region near LOC387715/HTRA1 and within a haplotype spanning exon 19 of the C3 gene.
Population stratification among Caucasian subjects from the multicentered AREDS was observed, suggesting that it should be adjusted for in future studies. The AREDS questionable control subjects can be used as control subjects in the AREDS genome-wide association study (GWAS). Smoking was an independent risk factor for advanced AMD in the AREDS subjects. There continues to be evidence that the 10q26 (age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2 gene [ARMS2]) locus spanning PLEKHA1-LOC387715-HTRA1 and the C3 gene may contain multiple independent genetic risks contributing to AMD.


Tom Murphy is a business consultant, author, and the director of an institute at Fordham University in NY dedicated to supporting the "resiliency" of employees in the US travel and hospitality industries.
In the 1980s Time Magazine ran a cover story calling Miami "Paradise Lost." Recognizing an opportunity to help turn around a city's image, Tom Murphy assembled a coalition of business, government and academic partners to use customer service training in a novel way. He created "Miami Nice."
"Miami Nice" earned national attention for Miami and earned Tom recognition as one of Miami's "People to Watch."
That program launched Tom on a career as a business consultant to help organizations increase performance by focusing on the development of their people.
His national award-winning "Airport Ambassador" program grew from that.
It was his knowledge of aviation, and the special access given to him by aviation officials, that allowed Tom to write a story of his colleagues' courage on 9/11, called "Reclaiming the Sky: 9/11 and the Untold Story of the Men and Women Who Kept America Flying."
Currently, Tom is director of the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University in NY, where he creates coalitions of business, government and academic partners to assess the "resiliency" needs of aviation employees at airports throughout the US and provide solutions.
The Institute operates within the Graduate School of Education and works to enhance productivity by increasing the ability of airport employees to manage their pressures - and thus be more effective in meeting their customers' needs.
In June, 2009, the Human Resiliency Institute began a partnership with AAAE, the American Association of Airport Executives, to implement "Resiliency Edge," a program designed to develop and promote aviation workforce productivity, for airports nationally.
For more information, visit www.humanresiliency.com.
Reclaiming the Sky: 9/11 and the Untold Story of the Men and Women Who Kept America Flying.
The book tells the story of the aviation workers in Boston, New York and Washington, DC who "rose up" on September 11, and continue to rise up with courage and grace.


An American double stout made with golden naked oats, dark crystal and roasted malt. This is a 355ml bottle.
Chocolatey and roasty with smoky espresso coming though on the palate. Hints of vanilla, cherries, butterscotch and pine.


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You are here: Home Intelligence is just received from Major General Nugent �
Intelligence is just received from Major General Nugent �
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Address: Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, Dublin
/ DUBLIN CASTLE, 11 o'Clock, A. M. 14th June, 1798. __——— I INTELLIGENCE is just arrived from Major General Nugent, stating, that : on the eleventh instant, he had marched against a large Body of REBELS, who were posted at Saintfield. They retired, on his Approach, to a strong Position on the Saintfield Side of Ballynahinch, and there made a Shew of Resistance, and en. deavoured to turn his left Flank ; but. Lieutenant Colonel Stewart arriving from Down, with a pretty considerable Force of Infantry, Cavalry, and Yeomanry, they soon desisted, and retired to a very strong Position behind Ballynahinch. % General Nugent attacked them the next Morning at three o'Clock, having occupied two Hills on the Left and Right of the Town, to prevent the REBELS from having any other Choice than the Mountains in their Rear for their Re- treat.; he sent Lieutenant Colonel Stewart to post himself with Part of the Argyle Fencibles, and some Yeomanry, as well as a Detachment of the 22d Light Dragoons, in a Situation from whence he could ensilade the REBEL Line, whilst Colonel Leslie, with Part of the Monaghan Militia, Tome Cavalry, and Yeoman Infantry, should make an Attack upon their Front. Having two Howitzers and six six Pounders with the two Detachments, the Major General was enabled to annoy them'very much, from different Parts of his Position. The REBELS attacked, impetuously, Colonel Leslie's Detachment, and even jumped into the Road from the Earl of Moira's Demefne, to endeavour to take one of his Guns, but they were repulsed with Slaughter. Lieutenant Colonel Stewart's Detachment was attacked by them with the same Activity, but he repulsed them also, and the Fire from his Howitzer and six Pounder soon obliged them to fly in all Directions. Their Force was, on the Evening of the 12th, near five Thousand ; but as many Persons are pressed into their Ser- vice, and almost entirely unarmed, the General does not suppose that on the Morning of the Engagement their Numbers were near so many. About FOUR Hundred REBELS were killed in the Attack and ' Retreat, and the Remainder were dispersed all over the Country. Parts of the Town of Saintfield and Ballynahinch were burnt. Major- General Nugent states, that both Officers and Men deserve Praise, for their Zeal and Alacrity on this, as well as all Occasions; but he particularly expresses his Obligations to Lieutenant Colo- nel Stewart for his Advice and Assistance throughout the Business, and to Co lonel Leslie for his Readiness to volunteer the Duty at all Times. The Yeo- manry behaved with extreme Steadiness and Bravery. Three or four Green Colours were taken, and six one Pounders, not mounted, but which the REBELS fired very often, and a considerable Quantity of Ammunition. Their Chief was Munro, a Shopkeeper of Lisburn. Major- General Nugent regrets the Loss of Captain Evatt, of the Monaghan Militia ; Lieutenant Ellis of the same Regiment was wounded; the Loss of Rank and File was five killed and fourteen wounded. Several of the Yeoman Infantry were killed or wounded. , The Major- General expresses his Acknowledgments to Lieutenant- Colonel Peacock, and Major of Brigade Machinnor, who were of the greatest Service. The Portaferry Yeomanry, on the 11th instant, under the Command of Captain Matthews, made a most gallant Defence against a large Body of the REBELS, who attacked the Town of Portaferry ; the Yeomanry having taken Possession of the Market- House, from which Post they repulsed the REBELS, who who left behind them above forty dead ; many more were carred off. Captain Hopkins, of a Revenue Cruizer, brought his Guns to bear on the Town, and was of great Service in defending it. ADVICES from Major General Sir Charles Asgill, dated from Kilkenny the 13th instant, state, that on the Evening of the 12th instant, having heard that a large Body of the REBELS had marched from the County of Wexford against Borris, under Command of Mr. Bagenal Harvey, and were burning the Town, he proceeded to its Relief with four hundred Men, but the REBELS had fled before he could arrive. 1 They had attacked Mr. Kavanagh's House, in which were twenty- nine Men of the Donegal Militia, who, notwithstanding the incessant Fire kept upon them for some Hours, defended themselves in the most gallant Manner, and killed several of the REBELS. Nothing could surpass the determined Bravery of those few Men. The REBELS effected their Escape into the County of Wexford. A LETTER received by Lieutenant General Lake, from Major General Johnson, dated the 13th instant, at New Ross, states, that having received Infor- mation that the REBELS had fitted out several Boats and other Craft, for the Purpose of effecting their Escape,. he had sent Lieutenant Hill with such armed Vessels as could be spared from Feathard where they were collected, with Orders to destroy the Whole; which Lieutenant Hill effected with his usual Spirit, and without Loss; Thirteen large sailing Hookers, and a great many Boats, were burnt. DUBLIN: Printed by GEORGE GRIERSON, Printer to the KING's Most Excellent Majesty.


As the film Spectre takes Bond fever to a new level, a resident at a Great Yarmouth care home is proud of his own part in the 007 story. With the Daniel Craig blockbuster continuing to smash box office records, Len Ordway, 75, has spoken about his spy movie secrets to staff and fellow residents at Eversley nursing home, in North Denes Road.
The retired fabrication engineer was working at the firm OSEL on the Harfreys Industrial Estate in 1980 when he was part of the team which built a mini submarine, the Mantis, used in the Roger Moore 007 film, For Your Eyes Only.
They are sister care homes in more than one sense. Oaklands in Scole, near Diss and Yaxley House, in nearby Yaxley, are both run by Kingsley Healthcare – and by identical twin sisters.
The resemblance of Oaklands manager Helen Gosling to her 40-year-old twin Paula Baker, in charge at Yaxley, has caused more than the odd moment of bewilderment to families and health professionals visiting both homes, which are less than five miles apart.
When you walk through the door at Allonsfield Care Home, you might be surprised to see one of the residents ironing and another one neatly folding the clothes. It is not an image that fits the vision of a 'rest home', but modern care homes are very different places to those out-dated institutions where residents did little other than sit in a line.
When you walk through the door at Oaklands care home you might be surprised to see residents dusting, mopping the floor or helping in the kitchen.
Manager Helen Gosling explains that this active scene is all part of a modern care philosophy that takes a far more holistic approach to people's needs.
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Our fantastic Youth Acting Classes run on Saturday mornings for young people aged 8-11 (primary group) and 11-16 (secondary group).
Through these fun and practical drama workshops, young people can stretch their creativity, improve their confidence, learn new skills and make new friends. Each term we focus on a different subject or style of theatre, so there's always something new to learn.
Working together is a key skill when making theatre. By working as an ensemble, participants will learn how to develop and tell their own story, create a set and then perform as one.
Groups will work towards an end of term performance for family, friends and Belgrade Staff which will take place on the final session of the term. When booking, participants should be aware that this terms performance will take place on Saturday 30 March.
Youth Acting Classes are led by experienced DBS checked practitioners in the Belgrade's safe and professional theatre. No previous drama experience is necessary to take part. Just bring comfortable clothing and footwear, a bottle of water, and be ready to have fun!
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In order for young people to get the most from these activities, the groups are separated by age, based on school years. Participants are welcome to join the 8-11 group while they are at primary school, including when they're in Year 6. If a young person is in Year 7 and above, they can join the 11-16 group.
We like to be able to send you an email before the Acting Classes begin, with all of the useful information you need to know. Therefore, please make sure you provide us with a relevant email address when you book your place.
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Compliance Briefing: Are You Allowed to Ask Sick Employees for a Doctor's Note?
Asking employees who call in sick for a doctor's note is tricky business, especially during a pandemic. Bottom Line: You are allowed to request a doctor's note as long as you don't get too nosy about an employee's medical condition and get just the information you need to verify that an employee is really ill and needs to miss work
Doctor's Note Controversy & Misconception
There's a common misconception that employers aren't allowed to ask an employee for a doctor's note. The myth gained strength from a controversy involving the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) that happened in 2014 but is still highly relevant to the current coronavirus situation. It began when the OMA issued what was supposed to be a fairly innocuous press release advising people to stay home when they get the flu. But the part of the release that got all the attention was the paragraph addressing employers. Some of the notable headlines:
"Ontario Medical Group Calls for No More Sick Notes from Doctors"—Ottawa Citizen;
"Bosses Shouldn't Ask Sick Workers for Doctor's Notes: OMA"—The Star.com;
"Stop Asking Employees for Sick Notes, OMA Head Urges"—The Globe and Mail;
"Employers Shouldn't Demand Sick Notes, OMA Says"—ca.
The headlines made it sound like the OMA was telling employers to stop asking for doctor's notes. But it was much more subtle than that. Here's what the press actually said:
"The flu is highly contagious. Most cold and flu viruses are spread because people touch surfaces and then touch their faces, other objects and other people. Employers should encourage workers to stay home when sick – not require sick notes which has a discouraging effect and forces patients into the doctor's office when they are sick, which only encourages the spread of germs to those in the waiting room, who in some cases are more vulnerable."
Notice that the release is not talking about all illnesses but one specific kind: "the flu." There are 3 important characteristics about the flu:
It usually only lasts a few days;
It's best treated by staying in bed; and
It's highly contagious.
These same characteristics largely apply to coronavirus. Although it lasts longer than a few days, COVID-19 is extremely contagious and needs to be contained via quarantine or isolation. And while it can be lethal to the elderly or patients with compromised immune systems, the majority of coronavirus cases (81% according to the latest figures I've seen) are mild and non-life-threatening. In these cases, going to the doctor may do more harm than good. So, by asking an employee to see a doctor and get a doctor's note, employers may be contributing to the spread of the disease.
What Should Employers Do about Doctor's Notes?
The OMA is 100% right about one thing: Asking employees for a doctor's note when they get sick is a big deal and something that you shouldn't do as a matter of routine. In addition to the medical damage cited by the OMA notice, such a policy can also violate the employee's privacy rights.
Explanation: The medical information about the employee that the doctor puts in the note may be considered personal information protected by privacy laws. By the same token, employers may legitimately need this information to carry out important employment-related and business functions.
Rule of Thumb: You can only ask an employee for a doctor's note when you need it to perform a legitimate employment function.
When You Can and Can't Ask for a Doctor's Note
The most common reason to ask employees for a doctor's note is to verify that they're really sick, which is considered to be a legitimate employment function. Examples of other legitimate functions justifying requests for a doctor's note:
To enforce an attendance management or other probationary arrangement requiring employees to improve their attendance;
To confirm if employees qualify for sick pay, workers' comp, disability, and other employment benefits;
To determine what staffing arrangements you need to make to cover for the absent employee; and
To gather the medical information about an ill or injured employee's capabilities you need to make reasonable accommodations so he can return to work.
What you can't do is ask for a doctor's note:
Automatically and immediately any time an employee calls in sick as a matter of principle;
To harass or dig up dirt on the employee; and
To find out about suspected illnesses or injuries that have no impact on their job duties, e.g., whether an office receptionist at a church has HIV.
What Information You Can & Can't Ask for
Once you establish that the purpose of requesting the doctor's note is legitimate, you must clear another hurdle. The rule: You're only allowed to ask the doctor for the information you need to carry out that purpose.
Explanation: Employers don't generally need to know what illnesses an employee has, what drugs they're taking, or other personal details about the employee's medical case. What the employer is really interested in is how the medical situation affects the employee's ability to do the job, when he/she can return, what his/her capabilities he/she will have upon returning, etc. So be careful to phrase your requests to the doctor so that you ask only for the latter and not the former kind of information.
Example 1: Verifying that Employee Is Really Sick
Information You Need: Official verification from a medical source who's seen the employee that he/she is ill and needs to stay home:
WHAT YOU CAN'T ASK WHAT YOU CAN ASK
"What's wrong with the employee?"
"Does the employee have coronavirus?"
"Does the employee have an illness or medical problem that requires him/her to be absent from work?"
Example 2: Determining How Long the Employee Will Be Absent
Information You Need: The expected duration of the absence so you can make alternative staffing arrangements.
"What's the employee's diagnosis?" "What's the employee's prognosis?"
Example 3: To Determine If the Employee Is Contagious
Information You Need: Whether the employee will pose a danger to others upon returning and if so, what precautions are necessary.
"Does the employee have coronavirus or another contagious illness?"
"Is he/she contagious?"
"Does the employee's condition pose a hazard to others at the workplace?"
"What measures are appropriate to protect the employee's co-workers from contracting what the employee has?"
Bottom Line: Back Off on Doctor's Notes on Day 1
While the press might have overstated it, the OMA message to employers to give employees some slack on doctors' notes is one employers should heed, especially during the coronavirus crisis. The last thing you want to do in these times is force employees who are ailing to leave their house, spread their germs and tax already overworked doctors. So, back off and trust employees to decide for themselves whether they need to see a doctor without feeling you're forcing them to do so.
For More Help:
Model Policy on Asking Employees for Doctor's Notes; and
Model Medical Absence Form to verify the need for absences without invading an employee's privacy.


RightTrack is Liberty Mutual's usage-based car insurance program, one of many similar discount programs that are offered by insurance companies large and small across the country. Usage-based insurance is a system by which drivers are given discounts based on information about their driving habits, including speeding and hard braking, time of day, and mileage.
Liberty Mutual's program operates similarly to other companies, although they use a device that differs from most other programs. This system has grown in popularity over the past few years, with most major insurance companies offering some form of discount for allowing them to monitor driving habits. It is an optional program aimed at giving good drivers a discount while also allowing drivers to track their habits and see what they can do to improve over time.
RightTrack has been around for a while and has gone through some changes, as most similar programs from other companies have. Originally using a plug-in device, the Liberty Mutual program has shifted to the use of a "tag" device, which is stuck to the windshield and does not actually attach the car (other than with a little adhesive). There is also an app, which allows the driver to see all the information that is being recorded.
This new system allows Liberty Mutual to offer the program all cars regardless of year, make, or model. The program is not offered in all states, but the website doesn't actually list which states do have access.
Liberty Mutual records much of the same information as other usage-based programs, and at the end of the evaluation period, gives the driver a discount based on their driving habits. During the information gathering period, drivers get an enrollment discount just for signing up.
Safeco Insurance also uses the RightTrack program for usage-based discounts offered to their customers; that is because Safeco is owned by Liberty Mutual.
Instead of using a plug-in device, like some systems, or just an app, RightTrack combines the use of an app with the windshield mounted device. This device connects with the app to send information as you drive.
Each vehicle will need its own device if you are looking to earn a discount on that car's premiums. Similarly, each driver will need to download the app and connect it to the device. To prevent confusion, the app can be set to either "driver" or "passenger", which prevents date from being collected if someone else is behind the wheel. It is not required that every driver in the household have the app, so if you do not want an occasional driver's habits to affect your discount, that can be avoided by setting the app to passenger or not running it on that driver's device.
RightTrack runs for 90 days, after which the tag can be sent back to the company and the final discount is calculated. During that time the driver can monitor progress using the app. It will show a variety of emoticons for each trip indicating how well the driver performed in terms of safe habits. Those habits include rate of acceleration, hard braking, and the time of day that the trip took place. These are all factors that can increase or decrease the likelihood of an accident.
After the driver has completed the 90 days and returned the device, that is the end of the program; the discount is applied for the life of the policy. Some usage-based programs run on an ongoing basis, providing the opportunity to earn even bigger discounts – along with the risk of a smaller discount – but RightTrack only runs once, and for a relatively short time period. Some other programs run for up to six months.
The 90-day tracking period is convenient for getting it over with, but also limits the amount of time in which the driver can adjust driving habits in order to improve upon the final discount.
Drivers can choose to stop the program at any time during the 90 days but will forfeit the enrollment discount.
All of this information can be viewed by the driver in the RightTrack app, where is its listed on a per-trip basis.
The only piece of information that is not used for the calculation of a discount is the car's location – where you drive does not impact your rate.
Location data is gathered, however, and shown in a trip map in the app, which is provided for the user. The GPS system in the device can also be used to find the location of the car if it is stolen – or if you cannot recall where you parked.
Beyond personal use and discounts, the data that is collected is also used for internal research. Liberty Mutual does not share the data with any outside the company and promises to protect user privacy.
Upon signing up for the RightTrack program all policyholders receive an enrollment discount that is applied to the policy throughout the data collection period. The site does not specifically state what that discount amount is, but other sources list it as being as 5%, which makes sense given that is the minimum discount offered through the program.
After the data collection period, drivers can earn up to a 30% discount. While this is the promised top-end discount, it is difficult to get anywhere near that level. That is the case with all of these programs, however, in which an impressive sounding discount is offered. Most drivers – in most of these programs – earn a discount in the range of 10-15%. As we'll discuss a bit further down, Liberty Mutual drivers appear to earn discounts that are a little higher than average.
Liberty Mutual's discount stays in place for the life of the policy, even if you get a new vehicle. There is no need to requalify, but there is also no way to try for a bigger discount.
There is no risk of an increased rate for using RightTrack, no matter what the device records. There are a few companies that will increase rates for drivers who display dangerous driving habits, but Liberty Mutual is not one of them.
As with all of these programs, the discount doesn't apply to the overall premium, but only to certain base coverages. These include liability and collision coverage, parts of the policy in which driver safety habits have an impact on the likelihood of a claim.
The main requirement for earning the RightTrack discount is being a Liberty Mutual customer, whether new or existing. The site does not say whether you can enroll mid-term or if you need to wait until the renewal date to sign up. New policyholders can enroll immediately.
All vehicles are eligible for the program. Unlike plug-in devices, which require the vehicle to be newer than 1996 and exclude some hybrid diesel vehicles, the tag device does not have limitations.
In order to connect the device to the app, a smartphone is required with the appropriate operating system and both GPS and Bluetooth capabilities.
After enrollment, Liberty Mutual will send out the tag device in the mail. The tag device is then attached to the windshield using the adhesive on the back. The recommended location is behind the rear-view mirror.
The app can be downloaded from your phone's app store and installed. Once you have both the device and the app, you will need to connect them. Before mounting the device on the windshield, there are a few steps to follow in order to connect the two.
In the Liberty Mutual app, select the vehicle on which you plan to use the device. Next, hold down the button found in the top corner of the tag for three seconds, at which point a red light should begin to flash. Then, confirm the linking of the tag in the app by making sure the serial number of the app matches the tag found by the app.
With the activation complete, finalize the setup by attaching the device to the windshield.
The app will run in the background and begin recording data when the tag device detects motion; there is no need to open it or do anything unless you need to switch from passenger to driver or vice versa.
RightTrack is similar to most other programs in terms of data recorded and the overall approach to calculating a discount.
The discount available is not as high as that promised by other companies, where the top end is as high as 40%. Since we have yet to come across a driver that reports getting the top end discount from any company, the difference in these numbers does not matter much.
Liberty Mutual offers a minimum of a 5% discount to all drivers in the program. That differs from some companies, where it is possible to earn not only no discount at all after the program period but in rare cases even see a premium increase.
Although the average discount earned from most companies is between 10-15%, reports from Liberty Mutual customers using RightTrack show discounts in the 15-20% range, a little higher than with other companies.
Aside from Safeco, Liberty Mutual is the only company we have come across that uses a tag device. Most companies use a combination of a plug-in device and an app, and some use only the app. The tag device does make installation a little easier, although some people might not like the idea of having to stick something to the windshield. It should remain mainly out of sight if installed in the proper location.
RightTrack's 90-day evaluation period is one of the shorter ones out there, which means it is not a long commitment in return for a lifelong discount (or at least for the life of the policy), but also means not as much time to impress the system, so to speak, with improved driving habits.
RightTrack is a simple program that has no real risk; drivers can earn at the very least a 5% discount, likely even more. While it is probably not going to be the reason anyone switches their car insurance to Liberty Mutual – especially since most other companies offer similar programs – it is a good incentive for existing customers to improve on driving habits and get a lower rate. The average discount appears to be fairly high, so we see no reason not to give this program a shot.
Contrary to your positive rating remarks, the program is completely unpredictable in application. You cite LB penalizes you for consistent hard braking or hard acceleration. NOT true. Get one hard brake and your discount savings goes down.
No positive marks for not driving at night as explained. We started with a $200 initial savings. We're down to $80.00 in our last thirty days of the survey. If you call or email to have some function or reason explained, you get consistent "robot" responses.
Look at how they explain the customer customer complaints at the Better Business Bureau. All cut and paste with no explanation.
The LB management has found out if they respond to a complain in any way, shape or form, the will get a good rating from the BBB.
All because they responded, but their response has no meaning and absurd. A class action suit should be filed against LB for using this vague marketing tool.
"There is no risk of an increased rate for using RightTrack, no matter what the device records.
This is not true! My husband and I finished the program and our premium was increased immediately.
Moreover, when we questioned the RightTrack representative about the results and increased premium, she hung up on us.


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Social and political activist, municipal official.
Brother of Joseph Zuken and husband of Anne Ross, he was a veteran of the Second World War who served in Italy, Holland, and Germany. Committed to social causes in Canada, he was the leader of the Young Communist League and later leader of the Communist Party of Manitoba (1948-1981). He took the surname Ross to protect his family from threats due to his unpopular causes. In 1934, he served time in the Dauphin jail on a conspiracy charge resulting from his involvement in a miners strike at Flin Flon. He was instrumental in the election of communist candidates to the Manitoba Legislature, Winnipeg City Council, and the Winnipeg School Board. He served two terms on the Winnipeg School Board (1938-1940) but was soundly defeated in the 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1968, 1972, 1974, and 1979 federal general elections, and in the 1945, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1977, and 1981 provincial general elections. He died on 4 June 1998.
"Still Trustee, Ross declares," Winnipeg Free Press, 10 September 1940, page 7.
"A committed, caring Communist," Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 1998, page A6.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 8 June 1998, page C7.
"They are gone, but not forgotten," Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1998, page A4.
We thank Daniel Ross for providing additional information used here.
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Sprague grad Kaylee Mitchell sets Oregon State indoor track record
by Preferred Building Contractors | Dec 4, 2022 | News
Oregon State senior Kaylee Mitchell set a school record Saturday in the indoor 3,000 meters at a meet in Boston.
Mitchell, a Sprague High School graduate, ran an 8:55.10 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener for the Beavers, breaking the previous school record of 8:58.39.
Mitchell's teammate, Grace Fetherstonhaugh, also broke the previous school record with a time of 8:55.71.
"That was a world class races by both Kaylee and Grace," Oregon State coach Louis Quintana said in a release by Oregon State. "The NCAA is as competitive as it ever has been and they are running amongst a historic group. What a huge day for them."
Mitchell is now third on the all-time Pac-12 list with her performance.


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Tennis: 'Bit dead' Halep wins marathon opener in Montreal double bill
Halep celebrates her victory against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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MONTREAL (AFP) - World number one Simona Halep won a three-hour, seven-minute marathon to defeat Anastasia Pavlyunchenkova to reach the third round in Montreal on Thursday (Aug 9) but faces a return to the court later in the day to take on Venus Williams at the rain-hit US Open tune-up.
Top seed Halep was 2-4 down in the third set against Russia's Pavlyuchenkova before she rallied to capture five of the last six games to claim the second-round tie.
"It was a great match, a great fight. She played unbelievable and was fighting until the end," said Halep, who was playing her first match since Wimbledon, in an on-court interview.
"I won the match, and I'm really happy that I could fight until the end. With this support, it's impossible to give up."
The French Open champion added: "I'm little bit dead. It's a long time since I played my last match at Wimbledon. I will try to do my best to recover and fight next match."
Pavlyuchenkova's challenge was eventually undone by 65 unforced errors.
Williams also has to play twice in one day after Wednesday's rain-lashed programme.
The veteran 13th-seeded American moved into a clash against Halep for a spot in the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory against Romania's Sorana Cirstea.
Williams, 38, committed 30 unforced errors and seven double faults while Cirstea, the 2013 runner-up, was unable to convert eight of her 11 break points.
US Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the quarter-finals with a rollercoaster 6-2, 7-5 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.
Third seed Stephens, building up to the start of the defence of her maiden Grand Slam title in New York later this month, squandered three match points at 5-1 in the second set.
That setback allowed Suarez Navarro to battle back to 5-5 before the American steadied herself to claim a third win in three meetings against the Spaniard after 90 minutes on court.
Stephens hit 34 winners to the qualifier's 13 and goes on to face Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia who beat German 10th seed Julia Goerges 6-3, 7-6 (7/2).
Australian 15th seed Ashleigh Barty also made the quarter-finals by seeing off Alize Cornet of France 7-6 (7/3), 6-4.
Cornet had knocked out Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber in the second round on Wednesday.
Barty next faces either Petra Kvitova, the Czech eighth seed, or Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.
Britain's Johanna Konta saw off two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-1, to move into the third round in a tie held over from Wednesday due to rain.
Konta will return to the court later Thursday to face fifth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine for a place in the last-eight.


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The editor should travel to Venezuela to live for 30 days as common Venezuelans do, and then decide if you still believe in all the reasons you listed for continued dialogue or if your hunger would demand an end by whatever means to the Maduro dictatorship. Same thing goes for Nicaragua.
The April 16 letter "The real reason U.S. ended pact with Cuba baseball federation," written by Federico Justiniani, whom I know and respect, explains clearly the real motivation for the termination of the agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation. I agree with his point of view. However, the letter fails to address the collateral damage caused by this and other measures intended to hurt the Cuban government.
The real victims of this move are the baseball players, whose futures now are hampered and who are left, in most cases, with no other choice but to turn to the life- threatening option of putting themselves in the hands of smugglers.
Let's be clear: In a totalitarian state such as Cuba, there is no way of extending help to its citizens without sharing some of the benefits with the Cuban government. Many of us face the dilemma of helping or not.
I crossed that bridge some time ago. My priority is to help those in need on the island. I respect those who choose otherwise.
Hard Rock Casino is going through a major renovation. The new construction is beautiful. However, a new room was added that is surrounded by glass. The purpose? To allow nonsmokers a smoke-free gaming environment.
Why should non-smokers be isolated? It is like being put in the corner like a misbehaved child.
Let's start putting the smokers in a room by themselves so nonsmokers don't have to tolerate the smoke, dirty ashtrays, ashes on the games, empty cigarette packs and awful smell. Nonsmokers should reap the benefits of a smoke-free casino.
Stop penalizing the nonsmoker. Let's start putting the smoker in the back room.
I was astonished that anyone could interpret Jim Morin's recent cartoon as making a joke about gas chambers, trivializing the use of industrial methods to kill millions. Morin's cartoon did not do that. The theme of the cartoon is perfectly clear: Under the evil influence of Stephen Miller, his heartless senior adviser on immigration, President Trump seems willing to use almost any means to carry out his campaign promise to stop the immigration "crisis," even if it requires the threat of mass murder.
Morin's cartoon is neither a good joke nor a bad one. It is a grim warning.
In November, Florida residents voted to allow released felons to vote. Since then, Tallahassee has continued to add issues to deter theit ability to vote. There is only one reason this is happening. Republicans are afraid they will be voted out of office if this law is enacted.
Re the April 8 story "3 South Florida congresswomen denied entry to child detention center:" The Department of Health and Human Services policy requiring a two-week notification for visits "to provide for the safety, well-being or privacy" of the detainees is absurd.
How would three members of Congress be a threat to these children?
The only reason to deny access to the site is because they have something to hide.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is right to ask Florida college and university presidents to reaffirm their commitment to free speech. Our nation's campuses are at a crossroads, where some administrators no longer see the value in unfettered speech and instead promote certain ideologies over critical thinking and appreciation for robust discourse.
After all, fostering an environment of open inquiry and respect for diverse opinions is essential in a true academic setting, and even more important in terms of molding our country's future leaders. Safe spaces, trigger warnings or shutting down certain speakers only weakens those coddled by such false safeguards.
I applaud DeSantis, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran and the Florida College System Council of Presidents for taking seriously the assault on students' constitutional freedoms and reaffirming the First Amendment on Florida's campuses.
The April 14 letter "Medicare fraud" implies that consequences will only worsen because "the left wants to turn all of our healthcare over to the government" if Medicare for All is enacted. This is hypocritical.
In light of the writer's disparaging reference to "the left," I presume she is a proponent of reducing government and its administrative apparatus.
However, her logic is misses the mark.
One of the principal reasons Medicare fraud has not been more promptly or thoroughly detected is because of inadequate government funding for personnel and sophisticated software dedicated to ferreting out the fraud of which she complains.
Small government often means inadequate government. Furthermore, healthcare fraud is not confined to Medicare but is perpetrated against private health insurance entities as well.
We pay for this fraud not with tax dollars but with increasingly outrageous premiums.
I do not have any problem with socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders becoming a millionaire because of the sale of his book.
My only regret is that he did not discover capitalism 20 years earlier.


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FC Barcelona's 2001–02 season was the second under the presidency of Joan Gaspart and the single full season of management by Carles Rexach (who had replaced Lorenzo Serra Ferrer in the latter part of the previous campaign).

The summer of 2001 saw long-serving team captain Josep Guardiola leave the club, while many transfer deals were concluded to give a new face to the squad with the signings of Roberto Bonano, Javier Saviola, Patrik Andersson, Francesco Coco, Geovanni, Philippe Christanval and Fábio Rochemback. This was also the final season at Barcelona of veteran players like Sergi Barjuán, Abelardo and the talismanic Rivaldo.

Barcelona had a mediocre campaign in La Liga, finishing in 4th place, 11 points below eventual champions Valencia; in Europe, on the other hand, they produced some very good performances, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by fierce rivals (and eventual winners) Real Madrid. Patrick Kluivert was the club's top scorer in all competitions, with 25 goals.

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Correct as of 3 October 2009.

Transfers

In

Total spending:   €90.1 million

Out

Total income:   €31.7 million
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Copa del Rey

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UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

First group stage

Group F

Second group stage

Group B

Quarter-finals

Semifinals

Statistics

Players statistics

Top scorers

See also
FC Barcelona
2001–02 UEFA Champions League
2001–02 La Liga
2001–02 Copa del Rey

References

External links

 FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
 ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
 FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
 Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional

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ADL Mourns the Loss of Rabbi David Hartman
New York, NY, February 11, 2013 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mourns the loss of Rabbi David Hartman, the founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and "the right man at the right time for Israeli society," a visionary leader whose writings and speeches influenced thousands in Israel and around the world.
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
Rabbi Hartman was a unique combination of scholar, visionary, charismatic leader and doer. He was the right man at the right time for Israeli society, creating an institution and an approach which could speak to Israelis of different backgrounds, based on serious respect for tradition and texts.
As Israel struggles to find common ground among all its citizens, religious and secular, nationalist and post-Zionist, Jew and Arab, Rabbi Hartman was a model of openness and seriousness. His writings and speeches influenced thousands in Israel and around the world.
For us at ADL, he served in the 1980s as scholar-in-residence when he visited the United States and as our rabbi for ADL missions that visited Jerusalem. No one could better articulate the religious meaning of the state of Israel and how that affected political and daily life in the Jewish state.
His legacy remains in the institute he created and the many thousands of people who were inspired by his words and his personality. He will be sorely missed.
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Apr 18, 2018 | Chad Riley, Eddie Villanueva, Movies, Podcasts, Spencer Williams, The Filmlosophers
The Filmlosophers, Eddie Villanueva, Chad Riley and Spencer Williams, are taking it to the streets of Chicago with this week's review of Rampage (2018). Directed by Brad Peyton, the film marks his third collaboration with megastar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, after Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and San Andreas (2015). Based loosely off the 1986 video game series of the same name, Rampage marks the second film this year to be adapted from a video game after March's Tomb Raider adaptation.
Johnson stars as primatologist Davis Okoye, a man who keeps people at a distance and shares an unshakable bond with George, an extraordinarily intelligent, incredibly rare albino silverback gorilla. When a rogue genetic experiment causes George to mutate into a raging creature of enormous size, Okoye teams with discredited geneticist Kate Caldwell (played by Naomie Harris) to secure an antidote. Together, they fight their way through an ever-changing battlefield to halt a global catastrophe and save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
The Filmlosophers spare no expense and bring back Travis and the gift of our unfiltered spoiler-filled thoughts on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Glad Tiding Trio break out the joy of their opinions on the latest installment of the sci-fi franchise that's...
The Filmlosophers brave new and uncharted territory, and come out more confused than ever after a conversation over The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978). The Cinematic Kringles don their holiday thinking caps to decipher one of the Star Wars franchise best kept...
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The Filmlosophers are joined by Travis Cook to traverse the galaxy in the education of a galaxy far, far away, talking about the Star Wars franchise. In preparation of the upcoming film, the Twilekian Trio careen down the Kessel Run to present their Crash Course in...


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For those staff who would like to purchase their own lunch, the Wood Street cafe is open until 2.30pm. Alternatively, there is a Tesco supermarket and Waitrose nearby. People who have a preference for hot food can find a range of cafes / restaurants along the High Street.


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Secrets of the Sea House: Elisabeth Gifford
by J. C. Greenway 7 September 2016 0 comment
Secrets of the Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford is a tale of survival. Surviving the most terrible events and moving through fear and trauma to something approaching acceptance and, ultimately, healing.
I am very fond of stories with dual narratives, especially when they are as well-connected and full of twists and turns as this one. In the modern story, Ruth and her husband Michael have purchased 'The Sea House,' a rundown former manse on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Early in the renovations they find an eerie burial place under the floorboards, which prompts Ruth to explore the history of the house and its former inhabitants. The reader's mind – like Ruth's – will run amok with theories as to what has taken place there and it is through her searching that we are introduced to a previous occupant of the manse, the minister Alexander and his staff. He himself is on a scientific quest to discover the origins of the 'Selkie' or seal people of local legend, having moved to the remote parish from Edinburgh. Religion and science are in conflict in Alexander's time, as are the 'old ways' and notions of progress, personified in Moira, Alexander's housemaid, as she begins to learn English in return for teaching him Gaelic and telling him some of the local stories about the Selkies. Alexander's strength of character will be tested by the arrival of Katriona – his master Lord Marstone's feisty daughter – and his faith in humanity by the demands his boss will make on the land and its people.
Secrets of the Sea House is a story of sensations: a touch on Ruth's hand as she walks through the half-renovated house at night, the effects of sun, sea and sky on the islanders, their language and their ways, which the more recent arrivals can't quite take in. Alexander's descriptions of the island will encourage searching for images to confirm that – yes! – it really is that beautiful:
The whole view before my eyes seemed made entirely of air and water, the very land become without substance.
Secrets of the Sea House is also a story of how the things we bury do not often stay concealed forever. The traumas of the past must be reckoned with eventually. Ruth and Alexander's searches for their own family histories are like two currents in the ocean, dancing through and around each other, both enticing and enthralling as they uncover their respective mysteries. It is rare to finish a work of fiction with the desire to jump right into every book on the bibliography provided, but this is a captivating tale, which brings often unexamined histories into the light. And while the personal histories resonate, the wider social background does too. The deft way in which Elisabeth Gifford brings her research into the tale underlines what a terrible thing it is to be forced from your land, not by war or terror – as with today's refugees – but by the callous whims of rich men seeking more wealth. Moira, still mourning the loss of her immediate family, then has to witness the destruction of her community and extended family:
He left us to die one by one, and slowly, so that we could grasp how truly we did not matter in this world.
To see children, the old and the sick turned out of the houses and the roofs burned, knowing there is no point in fighting back because there is no justice for you and yours. As Ruth wonders what could have prompted people to leave such beauty, Moira gives voice to the dispossessed:
…how had it come to be that our people, who was born of this land and had lived in these islands for generations before time was remembered, were now gypsies to be chased away as worthless paupers.
This part of the tale brought to mind The Proclaimers' song, Letter from America, which deals with similar themes. So here it is, as a soundtrack to this review and perhaps to the book as well!
I am not from Scotland, but I know that similar wrongs were probably done to my folk way back when, to see them end in Liverpool slums but never lose their love of fresh air and fields. It is a love that Ruth herself feels, contrasting with her memories of growing up in London with her mother before her untimely death – a possible suicide? – sends her young daughter spiralling through a network of foster homes and institutions. She heard her mother's tales of the Islands and the 'seal people' and feels drawn to the house and its former occupants, as well as to their neighbours in the village nearby, as she begins to realise:
…braided into the old language were all the assumptions of a close-knit subsistence community, where sharing was a way of life.
But the proximity of all this history leaves Ruth feeling haunted by more than the ghosts of years past. It is her own troubled beginning that threatens everything she wants to build at the Sea House and that must be reckoned with before she can find peace. There is a delicate counter given to Ruth's struggles by one of the 'secondary' characters in the book, neighbour Angus John, who returned from the Second World War but was not untouched by it. And it is in discovering her past and facing it that Ruth begins to heal the small girl she was, to reach the point where she can say,
I know no one is coming back from those days to say sorry for what happened. But I believe there's a sweetness and a kindness in this world that infuses the morning with yellow sunlight.
A truth that has kept many generations going through war, famine, exile and the loss, misery and trauma that they bring. One that we must ensure stands today, however hopeless things appear.
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The Ghana Navy has collected a total of ¢2.3 billion in the last three years in the form of fines imposed on 70 vessels for fishing illegally in Ghana's territorial waters.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral J.K. Gbenah, announced this during an inspection tour of facilities of the Western Naval Command. Rear Admiral Gbenah said the objective of the Ghana Navy's patrols was not just to protect the country against foreign attack, but also to guard the nation's marine fish stocks in order to sustain the local fishing industry.
Rear Admiral Gbenah stated that the government was in the process of negotiating a loan to finance the rehabilitation of many of the Ghana Navy's facilities in the Western Region. The rehabilitation projects planned would include the dredging of the harbour, and the repair of a broken section of the quay and other ancillary structures.
Real Admiral Gbenah said that the completion of those projects would enable the Naval Dockyard to undertake most of the routine maintenance works required on the Ghana Navy's fleets, which currently are carried out by the Tema Shipyard at considerable cost to the taxpayer.
The Chief of Naval Staff was happy with the manner in which the Ghana Navy had evacuated Ghanaians recently from Monrovia, Liberia and from Malabo in Equatorial Guinea. He noted that the value of Ghanaian society of the Navy depended upon the Navy's ability to rise up in defence of the citizens in times of emergency and disaster. "It depends on your ability to safeguard lives, property and the resources that go to improve the quality of life of the people", he said.


These are then placed on an overhead projector for display to an audience. Many overhead projectors are used with a flat-panel LCD which, when used this way, is referred to as a spatial light modulator or SLM.
However some differences are necessitated by the much larger size of the transparencies used (generally the size of a printed page), and the requirement that the transparency be placed face up (and readable to the presenter).
In recent years, more and more colleges are switching to digital projectors and PowerPoint presentations.
The earliest version of PowerPoint (1987 for Macintosh) could be used to print black and white pages to be photocopied onto sheets of transparent film for projection from overhead projectors, and to print speaker's notes and audience handouts; the next version (1988 for Macintosh, 1990 for Windows) was extended to also produce color 35mm slides by communicating a file over a modem to a Genigraphics imaging center with slides returned by overnight delivery for projection from slide projectors.
Many overhead projectors are used with a flat-panel LCD which, when used this way, is referred to as a spatial light modulator or SLM.
A simple example is an overhead projector transparency.
The projection panel sits on the bed of the overhead projector, and acts like a piece of transparency.
A transparency, also known variously as a viewfoil, foil, or viewgraph, is a thin sheet of transparent flexible material, typically cellulose acetate, onto which figures can be drawn.
Many companies and small organizations use a system of projectors and transparencies in meetings and other groupings of people, though this system is being largely replaced by video projectors and interactive whiteboards.
Transparencies can be printed on laser printers or copiers.
Certain classes, such as those associated with mathematics or history and geography use transparencies to illustrate a point or problem.
This problem is typically limited to high school and college-level mathematics, because of the inclusion of algebra and calculus courses, respectively.
In recent years, more and more colleges are switching to digital projectors and PowerPoint presentations. Many companies and small organizations use a system of projectors and transparencies in meetings and other groupings of people, though this system is being largely replaced by video projectors and interactive whiteboards.
Aerospace companies, like Boeing and Beechcraft, used transparencies for years in management meetings in order to brief engineers and relevant personnel about new aircraft designs and changes to existing designs, as well as bring up illustrated problems.
Some churches and other religious organizations used them to show sermon outlines and illustrate certain topics such as Old Testament battles and Jewish artifacts during worship services, as well as outline business meetings.
An LCD is a transmissive SLM, whereas other technologies such as Texas Instrument's DLP are reflective SLMs.
An example of non-SLM system are organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).


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CCULC Alumna Feature: Audra Duren, Fall 2010
CCULC: Why did you decide to spend a semester with CCULC and how did it enhance the four years you spent on campus?
AD: "I decided I wanted to spend a semester with CCULC after they visited campus. When I was a senior in high school I visited Chicago on family vacation & fell in love with the city's energy. I knew I wanted to move away from Nebraska & to do social work in a big city, but had no clue how to make it happen. After meeting with CCULC about programming, it felt like the best way to get a foot in the door in the city. I had no idea how much life was going to change!! My social work practicum was everything I had hoped for & it built upon what I had learned in class in ways I had never imagined it could do. It's one thing to study human behaviors & advocacy, and it's another thing to be dropped into one of most diverse cities in America...how many people are lucky enough to get that experience at such a young age & with guidance to navigate it too?!?"
CCULC: How did your experience with the Center impact you personally and professionally? How did it inform what you decided to do post graduation?
AD: "There isn't a single part of my life that hasn't been impacted by my experience at the Center, I genuinely believe I did more growth in 3 months at the center than in my 4 years on campus.More than that though, my view of the world changed immensely because of the center, I gained better knowledge of what my identity means in the world & was able to hear first hand experiences of people I would not have otherwise gotten to meet. Getting to experience so many cultures & neighborhoods in Chicago is a privilege most native Chicagoans aren't even granted...let alone someone from Nebraska! My family still talks about how much the center changes them too, I came home with information they hadn't been faced with previously & the means to hold discussions with them to challenge beliefs because of the supportive environment I was provided at the center to explore those areas of life."
Post graduation, I was able to secure employment out of my internship, so life changed pretty immediately with a permanent move to the city...almost 11 years later & Chicago is still the best! The challenges I was faced with at the center sparked more curiosity which led to grad school at UIC & a desire to continue impacting the world in ways that I can. In Chicago that looks like continued giving back & advocacy work with various organizations for social justice & equity for all! Outside of Chicago, you can find me engaging in 'hard' conversations with people in my life (often on facebook haha) to hopefully spark change.
CCULC: What is your career now and how did you get there?
AD: "I'm currently a Relationship Manager at LinkedIn (yes the one you're thinking of), after finishing at the Center in January 2011, I worked in Foster Care & Adoptions for approx 2 years before feeling a little burnt out & a desire to have more impact with the kids I was serving so I went to get my MSW at UCI & finished in May 2013 (accelerated program). Post MSW, I started working in community mental health in the western suburbs of Chicago. I spent the next 7 years in the crisis department, I started as a therapist, moved to the coordinator & eventually the program director for a 24/7 crisis intervention team. We did emergency mental health assessments for both kids & adults, serving schools, ERs & police departments. I learned so much!! I also had zero boundaries between work & personal (I was on consultation 24/7 for approx 15 employees), which as you can imagine lead to major burn out. I had to take a hard look at my life & make some decisions....in December 2019 I decided I needed a break & needed to take care of me for a while before I could continue actively providing mental health services to others. I zoomed out, decided what I really like about my job (solving problems, helping things get better & working with people)...combine that with a friend who already worked there & I landed myself a role at LinkedIn through a program they have to encourage diversity of thought called Unlocked. I'm in sales now, which turns out is just listening to people to help solve problems.....hello an MSW!! It's been really amazing to see how much social work skills transfer to an area I never imagined myself to work."
CCULC: How do you access the city or what are your favorite aspects of living in Chicago?
AD: "I access the city via my car, walking a lot in my neighborhood (Wicker Park) & uber of course. It's been a while since I took the CTA because I'm WFH but when life goes back to normal, I'll commute to work via train/bus...interestingly enough there will be overlap with my original commute to my internship while at the Center. :-) I love that there is always something to do in the city & if you want to experience every part of the world, you can in this city. FOOD...is still a major love of mine & Chicago neighborhoods don't disappoint! I still have breakfast at Nellie's in Humboldt Park, a CCULC favorite!"
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Ovarian cancer survival doubles in 30 years
Women's chances of surviving ovarian cancer have almost doubled over the last 30 years, new figures show.
According to Cancer Research UK, the five-year survival rate for early ovarian cancer has risen to 41 per cent, from just 21 per cent in the early 1970s.
However, five-year survival rates for stage-III ovarian cancer are just over 20 per cent, falling to less than six per cent for women diagnosed with stage-IV disease.
The figures, which are based on data from the East of England Cancer Registry, are published on Cancer Research UK's website.
Dr James Brenton, an ovarian cancer clinician at Addenbrooke's hospital and researcher at the charity's Cambridge Research Institute, said: 'These latest figures show improvements in treatment, such as centralisation of ovarian cancer surgery and uniform access to chemotherapy, are making a difference in helping more women survive ovarian cancer.'
However, Dr Brenton added that there is still a 'real challenge' to improve survival rates in women whose ovarian cancer is diagnosed at a late stage and has already spread.
Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women in the UK, affecting nearly 7,000 people every year.
Cancer survival rate 'doubles'
Abdominal chemo 'may boost ovarian cancer survival'
Skin cancer drug 'nearly doubles survival'
Lung cancer survival doubled by quitting smoking
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Q: Cmd+Space shortcut isn't passed to the Parallels Linux Virtual Machine I created a virtual machine of Xubuntu 18.04 on Parallels Desktop 14.0.1 (45154). Immediately after the installation it was necessary to install Parallels Tools and there were problems with this. I used this instruction. It works perfectly.
But now I want to switch the language using the native Cmd + Space keyboard shortcut. To do this I create a rule in Parallels Desktop:

Shortcuts like Cmd + A, Cmd + S, Cmd + V and etc, works fine.
In the Xubuntu set the keyboard shortcut to switch the language Ctrl + Shift:

And shortcut Cmd + Space doesn't work. Cmd + Shift or Control + Shift works fine. But not Cmd + Space.
I suppose this problem arises because Parallels does not have time to intercept the keyboard shortcut, because macOS intercepts it itself and change language in macOS. But this keyboard shortcut works in a Windows virtual machine.
I hope you will forgive me for my screenshots of the interface in Russian.

A: I have the same issue with a Windows virtual machine. You should disable keyboard layout synchronization between your OS and the virtual machine.
All that you need is to find and modify config.pvs file.
<KeyboardLayoutSync dyn_lists="">
   <Enabled>1</Enabled>

And change 1 to 0. It should look like this:
<KeyboardLayoutSync dyn_lists="">
    <Enabled>0</Enabled>

This answer helped me.

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Start by sautéing the onion, garlic, and basil in olive oil, then add the tomatoes, broth, and a dash of sea salt. Let this cook together in the pot for about an hour.
Grab your immersion blender and blend this till is nice and smooth. Add in the anchovies and half and half and let that simmer another fifteen minutes or so.
When you're ready to ladle this out, get some nice heavy stoneware bowls and top the soup with some freshly grated parmesan I like to serve this with garlic bread, also topped with parmesan (or a small anchovy pizza).


What better way to send off or welcome home your favorite missionary than a giant banner for all the neighborhood to see? Hang it on the garage door, attach it to the neighborhood fence or hold it up proudly at the airport. This banner is perfect for any space!
1. DIGITAL DESIGN (best for missionaries coming home within the week): I will customize this design to your missionary, including the name, mission, and flag of your choice. This is available in either the 6ft or 8ft lengths (both are 2.5ft wide). Your digital design will be emailed to you within 2 business days so you can send the file to your favorite local banner printer.
2. PRINTED BANNER (best for missionaries coming in a week or more): I will customize this design to your missionary, including the name, mission, and flag of your choice and send you a proof via email. This is available in either the 6ft or 8ft lengths (both are 2.5ft wide). Once the proof is approved, I will send your custom design to my printer. It will be shipped to your doorstep within 5 business days.
For international missions, I will insert the country's flag on the necklace area. For stateside missions, I will insert the state's flag. If you'd prefer the US flag please make a note of that on your order.
If you'd prefer no mission to be listed (in you hope to use the banner for multiple missionaries with the same last name) a small gold, Angel Moroni necklace can be swapped in. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thanks!


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Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS), a principal in Ontario's CEO Health + Safety Leadership Network, in partnership with Canada's Safest Employers, presented by Canadian Occupational Safety magazine, is pleased to announce a new national award that recognizes organizations that exceed traditional health and safety practices by the shared value created to have an impact on a broader community dimension beyond their workplaces.
"The organizational health + safety culture award shines a light on deserving organizations across Canada that have made outstanding contributions to building health and safety cultures and inspiring transformative behaviours within their networks and areas of influence," says Elizabeth Mills, WSPS President & CEO. "That is why we felt it was critical to acknowledge an organization – rather than an individual, with this new award. We hope it will cause a ripple effect by acknowledging that by working in tandem, all types of leaders, the formal, operational and the individual, have a cumulative and value-added impact when they stand together to form a culture of health and safety in more than just their own workplace."
While more details on the award are expected in the new year, criteria will be centred around the trust and openness within the organization among its managers and employees; commitment to engaging employees in decision-making; active involvement of upper management and boards of directors in governing organizational health; degree to which safety is promoted; evidence based decision-making using leading indicators of safety and, performance objectives tied to the health and safety of the organization.
The award is a key deliverable of the CEO Health + Safety Leadership Network which was founded last year by WSPS, in tandem with The Conference Board of Canada and Bruce Power. "Network members are forward-thinking leaders who embrace their role, both collectively and individually, as champions and influencers in the growth of sustainable businesses and communities," says Ms. Mills. "We are working together to shape health and safety policy, exchange knowledge and ideas, and we will be collaborating with other provincial networks on the development of a strategy to create a truly Canadian culture of health and safety."
More information on the CEO Health + Safety Leadership Network and the organizational health + safety culture award is available at www.wsps.ca/leadership or by emailing CEOHSNetwork@wsps.ca . For more information about Canada's Safest Employers, visit www.safestemployers.com