What's the employment outlook for Carbide Die makers?
Here's some data on jobs working in the Tool and Die industry, as a machinist or die maker. Carbide die specialists, CNC specialists or other specialists may make more. Obviosly experienced workers, formen and plant (floor) managers will make more than this. Unfortunatly this info is a little dated, US manufacturing has been doing well the last couple of years and need for tool and die workers in particular has been increasing considerably, this isn't reflected in the numbers below. However, this should give you a good idea of what's going on.
What Machinists and Tool and Die Makers Do?
manufactured out of tungsten carbide or steel.
Machinists and tool and die makers can work in machine shops, tool rooms, and factories. Machinists work full time during regular business hours most of the time, although overtime is often common, as is evening and weekend work.
There are many paths a future machinist can take such as apprenticeship programs, vocational schools, community and technical colleges, or receiving training on-the-job. Becoming a fully trained tool and die maker takes a combination of several years of technical instruction and on-the-job training. A high school diploma is necessary.
Just get online and look around. Here's some leads for you.
In May of 2012, the median hourly wage for machinists was $18.99. The median hourly wage for tool and die makers was $22.60 in the same month.
Machinist and tool and die maker employment is projected to grow 7 percent from 2012 to 2022. Employing computer skills and being about to perform multiple tasks in a machine shop will create the best job opportunities.


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Hilaire Benoît Gravez (Gijzegem, 8 april 1889 - Aalst, 3 september 1974) was een Belgisch politicus.

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Tijdens zijn middelbareschooltijd aan het Sint-Jozefscollege in Aalst, behoorde Gravez tot de oprichters van De Witte Kaproenen, een katholieke en Vlaamse studentengilde.

Als student geneeskunde aan de Katholieke Universiteit Leuven was hij in 1911 medestichter van de studentenvereniging Amicitia en was voorzitter van de Oost-Vlaamse afdeling ervan. Hij nam eveneens deel aan de taalgrensactie en aan de acties voor de vernederlandsing van de Rijksuniversiteit Gent en de vernederlandsing van het leger.

Zijn studies werden onderbroken door de Eerste Wereldoorlog, die hij als hulpdokter en officier grotendeels aan het IJzerfront doorbracht. Hij werd er betrokken bij allerhande Vlaamsgezinde activiteiten, mede onder invloed van Frans Daels en Cyriel Verschaeve. Zo werd hij in 1916 lid van het comité van het Secretariaat der Katholieke Vlaamsche Hoogstudenten, was hij in 1916 medestichter van Heldenhulde, een comité dat hulde wilde brengen aan gesneuvelde Vlaamse soldaten en werkte hij mee aan het dagblad Het Vaderland. Vanaf augustus 1917 was hij eveneens hoofdredacteur van het frontblaadje Uit 't Land van Aelst. Ook was hij een actief lid van de Frontbeweging. In 1918 werd hij door de Belgische veiligheidsdienst overgeplaatst naar een instelling voor tuberculose-patiënten in het Franse dorpje Fontgombault.

Na de oorlog zette hij zijn studies geneeskunde verder aan de Rijksuniversiteit Gent en werd er voorzitter van het Algemeen Vlaamsch Hoogstudentenverbond. Ook werkte hij in het Aalsterse achter de schermen mee aan de samensmelting van de Daensisten en de Frontpartij tot een politieke formatie. Na het afronden van zijn studies vestigde hij zich als arts in Aalst. In juni 1935 was hij in Aalst medestichter van de Vlaams-nationale uitgeverij Dietschland.

Gravez werd politiek actief voor de Frontpartij. Van 1929 tot 1932 was hij voor deze partij lid van de Belgische Senaat voor het arrondissement Aalst-Oudenaarde. Vervolgens was hij van 1936 tot 1939 voor het Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond senator in het arrondissement Gent-Eeklo. In het parlement ging zijn aandacht naar de belangen van de oud-strijders en de oorlogsslachtoffers. Hij ijverde voor Vlaamse gelijkgerechtigdheid, Vlaamse legerafdelingen, amnestie, Vlaamse technische scholen en de erkenning van het Vlaamse Kruis. Als dokter pleitte hij ook voor maatregelen tegen het alcoholisme en voor de bestrijding van de tuberculose. Bij het behandelen van het wetsvoorstel over de oprichting van de Orde van Geneesheren was hij bijzonder actief in het voorstellen van verbeteringen en aanvullingen.

Binnen het VNV behoorde hij tot de radicale vleugel die Nieuwe Ordegezind was en Groot-Nederlands dacht. Hij kon zijn ideeën verspreiden als leider van het Algemeen Vlaamsch Nationaal Jeugdverbond, een functie dat hij vanaf oktober 1933 uitoefende. Hij wilde dit jeugdverbond organiseren naar het voorbeeld van de Hitlerjugend. Hij geraakte, door zijn wil om de jeugdbeweging los te houden van de partij, in hevig conflict met partijleider Staf De Clercq die hem in 1938 afzette en verving als 'Diets' jeugdleider door Edgar Lehembre.

Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog liet Gravez zich volledig meeslepen in de collaboratie, overtuigd als hij geworden was dat de toekomst van Vlaanderen lag in een verregaande samenwerking met Duitsland. Hij werd een pleitbezorger van actieve deelname aan de Duitse oorlogsvoering en van integratie in het Groot-Germaanse Rijk. Hij werd lid van de Algemeene-SS Vlaanderen, secretaris-penningmeester van de Zannekin Arbeidersgemeenschap voor Zuid-Vlaanderen en werd in 1943 'ambtsleider voor volksgezondheid' van de DeVlag. In september 1944 vluchtte hij naar Duitsland. Hij werkte er in een ziekenhuis in Lüneburg en als Rode Kruisdokter bij het Vlaamse Jeugdbataljon. Tijdens de laatste stuiptrekkingen van het Duitse leger werd hij in maart 1945 bataljonsdokter voor de Vlaamse Waffen-SS divisie Langemarck, met de graad van Obersturmführer.

Gevangengenomen, werd hij in 1946 door de krijgsraad van Gent veroordeeld tot een levenslange gevangenisstraf. In mei 1947 werd zijn straf teruggebracht tot acht jaar, maar na beroep van de burgerlijke partijen en de krijgsauditeur werd de straf in oktober 1947 tot tien jaar verhoogd. Hij kwam vrij in mei 1950 en hernam een artsenpraktijk. Met politiek hield hij zich niet meer in, maar aan zijn Vlaams-nationalisme bleef hij vasthouden. Hij werd van 1962 tot 1966 voorzitter en vervolgens erevoorzitter van het Sint-Maartensfonds van Oostfrontstrijders. Hij werd ook voorzitter en erevoorzitter van de Aalsterse afdeling van het Verbond van Vlaamse Oud-strijders.

Bij de eerste uitgave van de Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging (1973-1975) was hij nog betrokken, door het schrijven van enkele artikels, die behoorden tot degene waar kritiek op kwam omdat ze de collaboratie vergoelijkten of verdonkeremaanden.

Parallel met zijn politieke activiteiten bleef Gravez arts. In 1934-1936 was hij voorzitter van het Algemeen Vlaamsch Geneesherenverbond. Hij verdiepte zich ook in wetenschappelijk werk en publiceerde over zijn kankeronderzoek, waardoor hij ook in het buitenland bekendheid genoot.

Publicaties
 Nieuwe geneeskunde is volksverbonden geneeskunde, z.j.
 De Vlaamsche Frontbeweging. Herinneringen, in: Tijdingen van de Raad van Vlaanderen, 1933.
 Dietsche Levenshouding, in: Deltakamp, 1936.
 Voor een sterke jeugdbeweging, in: Strijd, 1937.
 De weg tot het Groot-Germaansche Rijk, in: De SS man, 1942.

Literatuur
 W.C.M. MEYERS, De Vlaamsche Landsleiding, in: Bijdragen tot de geschiedenis van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, 1972.
 Louis VOS, Bloei en ondergang van het AKVS, Leuven, 1982.
 J. & B. GHYSENS, De Duitse bezetting te Aalst, 1940-44. Reconstructie van een collaboratie, Aalst, 1983.
 D. BUTAYE, De 'Witte Kaproenen' te Aalst (1908-1935), in: Het Land van Aalst, 1991.
 Frans VAN CAMPENHOUT, Hilaire Gravez, portret van een Vlaams-nationalist, in: Het Land van Aalst, 1992.
 Frans VAN CAMPENHOUT: Hilaire Benedikt Gravez, in: Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek, Deel XIV, Brussel, 1992.
 Marc REYNEBAU, Apollo's klacht. Over cultuur in Vlaanderen en elders, 1988.
 Bruno DE WEVER, Vlaams-nationalisme en rechts-radicalisme, in: Vlaanderen Morgen, 1994.
 F. SEBERECHTS, Niets dan het welzijn van ons volk. Het Vlaams Kruis, 1927-1997, 1997.
 Frans VAN CAMPENHOUT, Hilaire Gravez'', in: Nieuwe encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging, Tielt, 1998.

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5th Annual Water Artisans of the Year Contest Results
By Jordan Morris
In a year that kicked off with an unprecedented sense of optimism, 2020 quickly let us down in a lot of different ways. "Good riddance!" we cried in December, as we bid adieu to a year riddled with isolation, hardship and disappointment.
Well, we've got good news. 2020 wasn't all bad. As you will see, for many players in the pond and water garden industry, 2020 was a revival. More collective time spent at home meant more people were enjoying their homes and seeking ways to enhance their living experience — particularly outdoors. This led to a jump in pond and water feature clients, a flurry of business for aquatic contractors and the unveiling of some of the biggest "wow-factor" projects we have ever seen.
So, while much of 2020 was a victim of mass cancellations, the Water Artisans of the Year contest surged on with some of the stiffest competition to date. We were thrilled to welcome contestants from all over the globe, from Australia to the United Kingdom. Public health limitations prevented us from announcing the winners at the annual Water Garden Expo as in years past, so for this year's trophy winners, the celebrating starts now.
>> Don't forget these, the 2020 Water Artisans' Runners-Up projects!
Per the usual drill, we collected project submissions in five categories and presented them to this year's independent judging panel with no brand names or contractors' identities revealed. (Meet the judges here) This year's categories were Most Naturalistic, Best Pondless, Best Under $15k, and new this year — Ponds by Night and Best Fountains & Formal Features.
We required a $25 fee with every submission, with all proceeds donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an award-winning charity that provides cutting-edge treatment to children without requiring payment.
Tim Dille | Best Pondless
Tim Dille is the lead designer and installation foreman at Garden State Koi, a full-service retail, maintenance, installation and wholesale pond store in Warwick, New York. Tim has been installing ponds, streams and waterfalls for more than 15 years, with more than 500 water features in the ground.
Anyone familiar with New York City knows that if you head northeast of Manhattan, across the Harlem River, north of Queens, and across the East River, odds are you're headed to a Yankees game, or perhaps the Bronx Zoo.
What you would never expect is to encounter this majestic 60-foot pondless waterfall that graces the backyard of homeowners Liliya and Ilya Lotsvin, who dubbed it their very own "Fairytale Forest." The cascading water, natural plantings and custom steppingstones create a welcome new look and feel for this remote corner of the Bronx.
Tim Dille commissioned the project in the spring just as the Coronavirus began its initial surge. The pandemic didn't stand a chance against the workmanship of Dille and his team, proving that the Bronx is an unlikely, yet surprisingly inviting setting for their naturalistic magic.
Russell Owen | Best Fountains & Formal Features
Russell Owen of Anything Wet has been building and maintaining ponds for 17 years in New South Wales, Australia. He has a passion for all things water and enjoys pushing the known design boundaries. Russell is a licensed landscaper, Master Certified Aquascape Contractor and OASE commercial preferred installer.
When Russell Owen, the Australian proprietor of Anything Wet, was commissioned to build a water feature for a shopping center called Fountain Plaza, the bar was already set remarkably high.
"We just wanted the fountain to be worthy of the name!" Owen said.
By the time he was finished designing, building and installing this artistic retail centerpiece, Owen's modest goal of "worthy" had been blown out of the water. With full digital multiplex (DMX) programmable pump patterns and lighting options, this one-of-a-kind rotating center fountain and custom manifolds work perfectly in sync to manipulate the water flow. Window shopping now takes a backseat to the enthralling theatrics of this aquatic attraction that puts the "Oz" in Oz, with local parents making a habit of bringing their children "over the rainbow" just to see it!
"It was a delight to use sandstone on this backyard pond project," says Eric Arnston, winner of the Best Under 15K category.
Eric Arnston | Best Under 15k
Eric Arnston started Stonebridge Pond and Waterfall Company, a design-build landscape business in Austin, Texas, in 2003. Eventually, he followed his aquatic intuition and made the switch to strictly water features in 2018. He is an artist at heart who enjoys using natural elements to their fullest potential.
Weathered limestone is a go-to medium for many aquatic architects as they design and build rock-heavy features, but its price tag doesn't jive with every customer. To accommodate the more modest budget, Eric Arnston and his colleagues at Stonebridge Pond and Waterfall Company decided to sub in sandstone moss rock.
"It was a delight to use sandstone on this backyard pond project," Arnston said.
The sandstone perfectly complements the surrounding Texas terrain as the primary medium for this not-so-modest 12-by-15-foot koi pond. At 2 feet deep, it features two oversized fish caves and a custom intake bay that maximizes fish safety and minimizes maintenance costs. To his client's delight, the savings doesn't stop at initial construction and extends years into this feature's bright future.
Grotto-style, handcrafted waterfalls with elongated vanishing edges create the essence of an exotic night dive through mystical underwater caves.
Christopher Bell | Best Ponds by Night
Christopher Paul Bell is an award-winning water feature and natural stone wall artisan. He is the owner and operator of Bell Ponds & Patios, with more than 25 years of experience in the field. He loves that after so many years, there is still always so much to learn.
There are ponds built for enjoyment around the clock, and then there are ponds that appear as though they were specifically intended to be a late-night destination. The inaugural winner in this category, Christopher Bell led the construction of this inviting Virginia backyard escape adorned with Atlantic Water Gardens multicolor changing lighting. What happened next is like a scene out of a fantasy dream.
Grotto-style, handcrafted waterfalls with elongated vanishing edges create the essence of an exotic night dive through mystical underwater caves. One can actually manage to disappear beneath the falls while interacting with the sprightly koi that call this waterscape home. A handpicked collection of complementary plantings provide the finishing touches to this private nighttime concert of water's finest sights and sounds.
John Schwarzlose | Most Naturalistic
John Schwarzlose is a third-generation water feature builder and owner of Freshwater Ecosystems based in Austin, Texas. Freshwater Ecosystems' mission is to provide landowners and clients the utmost beauty and natural designs for ponds, creeks and waterfalls, using the Texas Hill Country for inspiration.
This 120-foot-long winding creek feature in Kendalia, Texas, recirculates water from a 1-acre pond at a rate of 300 gpm to maintain its pristine beauty.
Where the American Southeast meets the Southwest lies Texas Hill Country, with a characteristically remote countryside that has recently become a hot spot for suburban neighborhoods and affluent retirement communities. A common challenge for landscapers and waterscapers alike in this region is catering to the needs of new homeowners and developers while maintaining the indistinguishability of the surrounding hill country landscape.
John Schwarzlose and Freshwater Ecosystems' 120-foot-long winding creek feature in Kendalia, Texas,
This is precisely where John Schwarzlose and Freshwater Ecosystems seem to thrive. This 120-foot-long winding creek feature in Kendalia, Texas, recirculates water from a 1-acre pond at a rate of 300 gpm to maintain its pristine beauty. By sourcing the boulders on-site and integrating lots of native landscaping throughout the feature, Schwarzlose made it practically impossible to detect any human fingerprints on this naturalistic gem, which appears as though it has graced this very spot for centuries.
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Tom Sandstrom
Great job to everyone, Special Shout Out to my coworker Tim Dille who with the help from his team members knocked it out of the park again.
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Congratulations to everyone, special shout out to my co-worker Tim Dille. You knocked it out of the park again with the help of your team .

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One of the most basic perspective transformations are translations.  A translation of a vector `v` moving the point `o` to the origin is a function:

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vec3 translatePoint(vec3 v, vec3 o) {
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Translations are not linear in affine coordinates, however in projective homogeneous coordinates they are.  As a result, they can be written as a matrix.

For this exercise, you will work out how to do this yourself.  That is, you should implement a GLSL function which constructs a 4x4 matrix representing a translation moving a point `p` to the origin. To get started modify the file `translate.glsl` in the directory for this lesson.

Note that GLSL matrices are stored in *column major* order, not *row major* as matrices are commonly written.  This means that the entries of the matrix are transposed with respect to the usual notation.

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Who could imagine US actress Jennifer Lawrence getting into trouble with UK border control? Customs officers locked her in "jail" for several hours, she says, after lying at a London airport to dodge visa requirements.
The incident happened when she flew to the UK to meet the director and producers to discuss the role of Mystique for the 2011 film X-Men: First Class. Colleagues had advised her to lie to customs agents and claim she was in the country for pleasure, not work, because she didn't have a visa for employment — and her passport was set to expire within six months.
"They were like, 'Whatever you do, don't tell them that you're here for work, because they'll ask for a work visa; say you're here for pleasure.' And I'm like, 'Oh my good God — I have to lie to a customs officer," she said on the The Graham Norton show.
A non-star struck customs officer probed her for further details after Lawrence said she had travelled to London for pleasure. What was she going to do in the UK, he asked. "My brother's getting married," Lawrence apparently responded after being asked on her purpose for travelling to the UK. After other questions about a 'wedding', the customs officer asked Lawrence if she had an invitation. She didn't. "Are you telling the truth?" he asked before Lawrence decided to come clean about everything.
"No! No! I'm here for work and I don't have a work visa and my passport expires and I'm not even supposed to be here!" she recalled telling the officer, which earned her a short stretch in the cells.
"I had to sit in a tiny little jail for like five hours while they called my employer," says Lawrence. "I felt tiny."
Of course, the good news was she landed the role, and reprised her role again in 2013's X-Men: Days of Future Past. She also stars in the current instalment, X-Men: Apocalypse, which is out now in UK cinemas and hits US screens on 27 May.


Custom-made vinyl liner over steps is a key feature of this lagoon pool. A diving board for easy entry and walk out steps for easy exit accent this large swim area.
This emerald pool is peppered with deck coating around the coping as well as the pool deck. The pool area is enclosed with black aluminum fencing.
Featuring a slew of fun options (slide, diving board, basketball hoop, built in stools), this backyard oasis is the height of relaxation. Great for kids and grandkids alike!
The perfect combo of depth and shallow areas, this pool allots for maximum ambiance. Overlooking an outdoor fireplace, this pool is perfect for entertaining year-round.
A simple Gemini liner pool with plenty of green space left over for the kids. Splash around in the deck jets to cool off while the deck coating cools your feet.
The sun ledge is great for tanning and the deck coating makes for comfort on those especially hot days. The neutral tones look great in any backyard.
Tucked into a tight space, a small retention wall buttresses this custom kidney pool and allows for the perfect nighttime ambiance and a gorgeous view from above.
Kiddie Area/Custom Steps are great for small kids and the diving area is fun for adults. The deck coating coping is a nice border against the brushed concrete pool deck.
The custom retention wall created enough space for swimming and entertaining, tucked away against a wooded backdrop. For ease, an automatic cover was added.
Fitting into a tight space, the rectangle maximized the available swimming area and employs custom steps/sun ledges for easy entry/exit.
The jump rock, natural waterfall, and fire pit bring an organic element this backyard retreat. The deck coating is the perfect blend to enhance the natural ambiance.
Two Pools in one: Shallow area for games, deep area for diving. Add in two sun ledges and walk in steps to watch the fun and your entire family will enjoy the day.
The rock wall enhances the custom look to this freeform shape. A sun ledge in the diving area for easy swim-out and a generous shallow end allow for maximum enjoyment.
LED Lighting, waterfall with firebowls, tanning area, diving area, custom swim out and a shallow area for the kids, this pool has it all. Look at the contrast of the orange and blue!
This basic Gemini pool is outfitted with a simple deck coating and custom coping and is enhanced with deck jets and custom walk in steps.
Deck coating around the coping to beauty and a Sun Ledge for ease, this simple Gemini is good for those with a limited space and budget.
40 | Gemini Pool. Sun Ledge, Walk In Steps.
A simple pool for those who want to relax without a deep end, this Gemini pool has a sun ledge for tanning, little ones, or to be used as a swim-out.
Ample shallow and deep areas, the dual radius walk in steps follow the natural contours of the project. Custom deck coating throughout the pool deck and coping are a nice touch as well.
Tucked away in a beautiful wooded area, this pool blends nicely with its natural surroundings. A simple coated coping creates a nice border that blends with the adjacent landscape.
The contrast of the complementary colors of blue and orange pop nicely in this suburban setting. Plenty of patio area for the adults when the kids are using the deep area.
Tiered retention walls helped make the space for this large ell pool. Walk in steps in the shallow and a diving board in the deep end highlight this simple masterpiece.
A pergola overshadows the entertaining area that is adjacent to the deep diving area. The stone coating an extension of the columns, with a nod to the Roman era.
32 | Gemini Pool. Versa Loc Wall, Walk In Steps.
31 | Ell Pool. Sun Ledge, Walk In Steps.
Utilizing a deep end without a diving board, this ell pool has plenty of room for both kids and adults. Black aluminum fencing pens in a spacious pool area with an extensive patio.
The tiki bar and umbrella in the concrete give a resort feel for a true vacation-in-your-backyard experience. Deck jets for fun, and a swim-out for sun!
Basketball hoop, diving board, deck jets, sun ledge and adjacent fire pit means there is no time of the year you can't enjoy your pool area. And look at the custom deck coating!


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St Maarten sets record for longest delay. TUI flight delays more than doubled due to Boeing 737 Max
By Sint Maarten News on September 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )
Boeing 737 MAX planes from American airlines are also on the ground, as here in Washington
The number of delays in flights from the TUI travel organization doubled last summer compared to the summer months in 2018. This is according to figures from EUclaim that BNR Nieuwsradio has requested. Cause: the problems with the Boeing 737 Max.
It concerned 111 delays of more than three hours. Last year there were 55 flights. Normally, TUI is one of the airlines that flies most on time, says EUclaim. TUI stands out this summer because in total the number of flight delays has actually decreased, despite the major fuel outage at Schiphol.
According to EUclaim, this is mainly due to the Boeing 737 Max being held to ground, after two aircraft of this type crashed within a few months. On a fleet of 9 aircraft, TUI Fly Netherlands was the only Dutch airline to fly 3 Boeing 737-Max.
No spare aircraft available
Because the aircraft was no longer available, a run was made on replacement aircraft in the busiest months. "That makes you much less flexible to deal with delays," Petra Kok of TUI told BNR on Thursday. 'The market is tight so you cannot leave a spare device at Schiphol. If there is a malfunction with a device, a domino effect is created for the other flights.
Cost stories
According to TUI, the coming period will remain challenging, although Kok does not expect major problems because it will be less busy in the coming months and it will be easier to hire a spare aircraft. TUI says to be in conversation with Boeing about the possible recourse of the extra costs to the American aircraft manufacturer. The travel organization does not comment on the status of these conversations.
TUI profit plummeted due to flight ban Boeing 737 MaxFuel interference Schiphol
The fact that the number of delays has decreased across the board is, according to EUclaim, because this summer only the major fuel outage at Schiphol on 24 July caused a great deal of delay. That led to 421 cancellations and long delayed flights. The summer of 2018 stood out because of the large number of canceled flights, mainly caused by the many strikes of air traffic control in Marseille.
This year's absolute record comes from the KLM flight KL 789 from Sint Maarten to the Netherlands, with a 50-hour delay. The aircraft had technical problems after landing on Sint Maarten. It took a long time for experts to fly in to solve the problems.
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Why there won't be a 'progressive' Canada-China trade deal
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Written by Charles Burton.
The federal Liberals are dreaming if they think skeptical Canadians will buy the official line on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's sudden visit to China.
While Canadians settled in for the Grey Cup game last Sunday, the PMO announced that Trudeau will be in Beijing this week for talks about "a progressive trade agenda" as well as "frank dialogue on human rights issues like good governance, freedom of speech and the rule of law."
Frank dialogue on human rights? Based on my past experience as a counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, I can safely say that Canadians should well be worried.
Beijing has made clear it will not abide aspirations of a "progressive trade agenda." Inserting clauses on human rights, the environment or regulatory transparency into a free-trade negotiation is a non-starter.
This is a regime that demands Canadian companies operating in China transfer technology and intellectual property rights to their Chinese state partners. A free-trade deal won't change that. No such "progressive" conditions appear in free-trade agreements with New Zealand or Australia. Why would Beijing give a minor global player like Canada special consideration?
Ottawa's report this year on the "Public consultations on a possible Canada-China FTA" has a long list of concerns cited by businesses that have had arbitrary taxes, import duties and "new" internal regulations imposed on them as their Chinese state partners squeezed them out of the Chinese market. The report strongly contradicts Trudeau's optimism that a China free-trade agreement will benefit Canada and should be taken seriously.
Canada will have to toe China's line
Beijing is unyielding that non-economic factors have no place in trade deals. If Canada wants enhanced access to China's huge market, it must toe Beijing's line on non-contact with Tibet's Dalai Lama, stay silent about threats to democracy in Hong Kong or Taiwan, drop objections to China's development of military facilities in the international waters of the South China Sea and submit to Chinese espionage in Canada.
All this amid ever-increasing reports of aggressive menacing of Canadian citizens of Chinese origin to get them to comply with and serve the interests of the "motherland."
So, what more does China hope to get in a free-trade agreement?
It already has excellent access to Canadian markets, thanks to low Canadian tariffs under the World Trade Organization and Canada's fair and transparent import and investment regimes. Will Ottawa cave to China's demands that we open our energy and mining sectors to unfettered acquisition by Chinese state firms if it fails to lead to Canada getting reciprocal access to Chinese assets? Canada will not get that access, incidentally.
What's more, the putative benefits to Canada of free trade are underpinned by Beijing's rhetoric on "building trust."
There is ample precedent that China's adherence to international trade deals has not been trustworthy, from recent harsh restrictions placed on Australian coal when it began capturing a bigger share of China's market, to devastating restrictions placed on South Korea's Lotte Corp.'s operations in China after South Korea allowed the United States to install an anti-missile defence system, against Chinese protests.
China does not deal in good faith
Then there are China's threats to effectively ban Canada's significant sales of canola seeds, which has forced us to keep transferring Canadian high-tech military applications to the Chinese military.
Once Canadian producers become dependent on the Chinese market, an asymmetrical power dynamic comes into play. There is ample aforementioned evidence that China simply does not deal in good faith, and there is no basis for confidence that the Chinese will suddenly become compliant with the norms of international commerce.
Contrast this to the lack of political concessions that Canada has had to make as a consequence of our economic dependence on the United States.
The U.S. has not used its economic power over Canada to coerce our accepting missile defence systems on Canadian soil, nor has it forced Canada's participation in U.S. military actions abroad. Washington has not compelled us to sell Canadian water to the parched Midwest and California, or used economic menace to induce Canada to let American multinationals start mining in environmentally sensitive areas of the Canadian North.
China has no qualms whatsoever about fully leveraging economic dependence to serve its overall geopolitical goals throughout the world, including Canada.
Trudeau should speak frankly to China
Trudeau would represent Canada best if he gave China a frank review of the reasons why we cannot commit to free trade with a non-transparent, state-directed, duplicitous and corrupt economic regime. He should also brief his Chinese interlocutors on Canada's "Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law)" which came into effect in October.
Recently, 19 Venezuelan officials joined the list of Russians and South Sudanese on the Canadian Magnitsky sanctions list because, as the government explains, they are "responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption or both."
Presumably the same criteria applied to Russia and Venezuela will shortly be applied to much larger numbers of Chinese officials. Or does China free trade trounce that, too?
Charles Burton is an Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University. This article was first published on The Conversation and can be found here.Image credit: Prime Minister of Canada/Flickr.
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As of yesterday, doctors in New Jersey are allowed to prescribe medical cannabis as a legitimate aid in fighting off the opioid addiction and its side effects.
This decision came after New Jersey's Governor Phil Murphy announced that opioid addiction is now a qualifying condition for medical cannabis.
Opioid crisis was raging across New Jersey in the midst of last summer, at which point more than 8 people a day died of opioid-related overdoses. It has long been suggested that medical cannabis is one of the biggest weapons America could use in battling the growing opioid crisis.
According to the state data, over 3,150 people died of opioid use in 2018 in New Jersey, which is nearly 9 a day—indicating that the number is growing.
Governor Murphy noted that the percentage increase in the opioid overdose rate was not as sharp, going from a 15% rise from 2017 to 2018, which was far less than the 24% increase from 2016 to 2017.
State Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal pointed out two studies from last year that showed convincing evidence for medical cannabis lowering the overdose death rate, as well as the prescription rate.
New Jersey has been battling the opioid addiction for years now, and this is only the last of the decisions state government brought in order to fight it with greater success.
Governor Murphy gave props to his predecessor Gov. Chris Christie, for enacting a law in 2017 which limited the prevalence and duration of opioid prescriptions.
However, that brought up the demand for illegal drugs such as fentanyl which has been running rampant in New Jersey.
Fentanyl has produced a meteoric rise in drug deaths, taking town an approximated 10,000 people since its initial appearance on the New Jersey drug scene in 2015.
Another study found that the use of medical marijuana has significantly dropped the use of benzodiazepines.
According to the study published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 45.2% of patients regularly consuming benzodiazepines had stopped taking the medication within approximately six months of starting medical cannabis treatment.
That is a rather significant number, considering that around 10% of the Canadian population takes prescription sedatives, according to a CCSAA study.


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I have over 2.1 million points and miles — and I'm in no rush to redeem them
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This past weekend, I took a break from shopping online and watching holiday movies to play a fun game called, "How many points and miles do I have?" I had solid ideas of my individual balances, as I log in to check all of them on a regular basis. However, I was curious to know the cumulative total held by my household — which consists of me, my wife and my six-year-old daughter.
Even I was surprised by the result.
When I added up all of our loyalty account balances (excluding those under 15,000), I found that we're currently sitting on just over 2.1 million points and miles.
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Perhaps even more incredible is the fact that these balances together represent nearly $30,000 in value based on our most recent valuations. And even this tally doesn't include another 500,000+ points and miles that I used to book trips in early- to mid-2021 — ones that appear to be less and less likely to happen with each passing day.
Now, I'm not normally one to hoard my points and miles — and we specifically recommend against it. But with the coronavirus pandemic still raging around the globe, the opportunities to utilize loyalty programs to book (almost) free travel are incredibly limited compared to a normal year.
Some of my colleagues have jumped on non-travel redemptions — including Scott Mayerowitz burning over 320,000 Chase points on meals and groceries and Richard Kerr using Ultimate Rewards points to effectively buy an iPad. In both instances, they utilized Chase's Pay Yourself Back feature, though there are many other ways to redeem points and miles, outside of flights and hotels.
I'm not biting.
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When I first started collecting points and miles nearly two decades ago, I viewed them as a great way to keep money in my pocket. Since then — and after a lot of learning — I've come to view them very differently. Instead of a cash-savings mechanism, I generally treat them as a way to book trips that I wouldn't be able to afford without them.
Over the years, this has allowed me to enjoy rewards like Cathay Pacific first class to Bali, Delta One to Australia, and spacious hotel rooms at resorts like the Hilton Seychelles Labriz, St. Regis Bal Harbour and Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme. I've been able to travel in comfort to dozens of countries — bringing my daughter along to 20 of them. No amount of groceries, dinners or electronics will be enough for me to give those experiences up.
My wife and I renewed our vows during a magical award stay in the Seychelles. (Photo by Nick Ewen/The Points Guy)
Sure, there's a risk that one (or more) of the programs in which I have large balances will implement a large-scale devaluation. However, our points and miles are spread across 13 different currencies — two credit card issuers, five hotel programs and five airlines. My largest balance (by far) is with American Express Membership Rewards, which means I can transfer those points to nearly two-dozen loyalty programs.
In short, my points and miles are highly-diversified, and with nearly half of them sitting in transferable point programs, I am confident that, should one or even two airlines decide to completely change award charts, I would largely be insulated from any fallout.
Moreover, these travel providers have a major incentive to not devalue their respective loyalty programs as we gradually emerge from the pandemic. We've seen multiple examples of just how valuable these assets are in 2020 — most notably when one major airline's program was valued at between $18 and $30 billion (and yes, that's billion … with a b). Many credit-card issuers have pre-purchased millions of dollars worth of points and miles from the airlines and hotels, and a sudden devaluation could prove harmful to that lucrative relationship.
(That hasn't stopped some programs from implementing negative changes during the pandemic — but airlines and hotel chains will need loyal customers as travel gradually picks back up over the months and years to come, so they should tread lightly here.)
In fact, we've even seen the opposite of devaluations over the last several weeks: programs launching limited-time sales, discounts or rebates for awards. American temporarily brought back 5,000-mile Economy Web Special awards and then published a great deal on transcontinental, premium-class award flights. Hyatt is currently offering a 15% to 25% rebate on award stays through Feb. 28, 2021 — and Marriott recently dropped the award rate at virtually all of its 7,000+ properties to off-peak levels for stays through next February booked by Dec. 14.
I expect these deals to continue as companies attempt to woo travelers back in the waning days of the pandemic.
It's also worth noting that right now is also a fantastic time to be earning more points and miles. The various offers are too numerous to list out — but they include bonus Amex points at Amazon, extra Chase points at PayPal and a slew of limited-time offers on top travel rewards cards.
Related: 9 cards currently offering sign-up bonuses of 100,000 points or more
In short, I am supremely confident that my 2.1 million+ points and miles (and counting) will still provide immense value when international travel begins to return in earnest — hopefully at some point in 2021.
So enjoy your "free" non-travel rewards. For this TPG editor, I'm perfectly content to sit on my loyalty program balances until I can start putting them toward future trips.
Featured photo by Emily McNutt/The Points Guy
Nick Ewen is a senior editor and was one of the site's first contributors in 2012. He's visited 41 countries (and counting) and has taken his six-year-old daughter to 20 of them.
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.class Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;
.super Lcom/sec/ims/profile/IPersonalProfileNotify$Stub;
.source "PersonalProfileManager.java"

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x2
    name = "NotifyRelay"
.end annotation

# instance fields
.field private mNotify:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;

.field final synthetic this$0:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager;

# direct methods
.method public constructor <init>(Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager;Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;)V
    .locals 1

    iput-object p1, p0, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;->this$0:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager;

    invoke-direct {p0}, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/IPersonalProfileNotify$Stub;-><init>()V

    const/4 v0, 0x0

    iput-object v0, p0, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;->mNotify:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;

    iput-object p2, p0, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;->mNotify:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;

    return-void
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public onNotify(Ljava/lang/String;ILjava/lang/String;Lcom/sec/ims/profile/ProfileInfo;)V
    .locals 1
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Throws;
        value = {
            Landroid/os/RemoteException;
        }
    .end annotation

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;->mNotify:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;

    if-eqz v0, :cond_0

    iget-object v0, p0, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$NotifyRelay;->mNotify:Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;

    invoke-interface {v0, p1, p2, p3, p4}, Lcom/sec/ims/profile/PersonalProfileManager$Notify;->onNotify(Ljava/lang/String;ILjava/lang/String;Lcom/sec/ims/profile/ProfileInfo;)V

    :cond_0
    return-void
.end method


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Roque del Conde
Plot of Land €273,000
Ref: D047 - 811m2 plot of land with project in Roque del Conde, Torviscas Alto.
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Ref: D069 - 4 x plots of land of 750m2. Can be bought separately or together. Prices from 260,000 Euros.
A plot of land in a popular residential area. The plot is 500m2 and has an approved project to build a house of 180m2 plus basement and garage. All fees have been paid, the land has been excavated and is ready for build to start.
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The land in Armenime of 300 m2 in centre of urbanization Jardin rural del sur. That is land ready for build rounded of 3 streets. 15mx20x15m. Land has all installation easy accessible. Is in the middle of the location of Armenime but very
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Large plot of land in a quiet rural location with project in place for a spacious detached villa. The villa project boasts a living area spread over 3 floors. The plot is made up of 406m2 urban land and 5393m2 of rustic land. Sea and mount
Plot of urban land to build a house measuring 451m2 in the popular area of Los Cristianos.
Plot of land of 187m2 with a propject o¡to build a three floor house of 245m2 with private pool. Location is 100m to the beach and sea front.
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Plot of land situated in charco del Pino. It is approx. 1000m2 and it is understood that permission could be obtained to construct a house of 200m2 or 2 townhouses of 100m2 each.
You can build two houses, 200m2 each. It has a cave and a cistern.
Ref: D052 - Rustic land for sale of 1,200m2 with views to the sea and mountains.


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Home LEARN News Illinois schools no longer required to check for scoliosis
Illinois schools no longer required to check for scoliosis
Life is full of ups and downs - and the occasional curve. For 7 million Americans, that curve is a physical condition.
For more information, visit the Scoliosis Research Society at srs.org.
Scoliosis, often diagnosed in adolescents age 10-18, occurs when the spine abnormally curves from side to side.
At the age of 13, a typical doctor visit turned into a surprising diagnosis for Elizabeth Golden.
"I was expecting things to be normal," says Golden. "It all happened so fast."
Her doctor detected an idiopathic, 27-degree "S" curve. In general, 80 percent of scoliosis cases are idiopathic, meaning the cause is unknown. It's a condition seen across all races.
"The biggest concern is growing teenagers or pre-teens," says Christopher DeWald, orthopedic surgeon and assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center.
Scoliosis is painless, but each degree makes a difference, especially in children whose spines are growing and developing for years to come. Spines with less than a 30-degree curvature have few problems, unlike patients with larger curves.
A difference in shoulder height, waist asymmetry or rib prominence-one side looks higher when bent forward-are all possible hints of scoliosis. The pattern is often identical, forming a backward S. The upper spine tends to curve to the right while the lower spine curves to the left.
Following the curve
Golden describes her childhood curve as abnormally shaped, which meant ordinary braces weren't an option. Because she was only 13, her spine was growing. She just had to wait and see if it would continue to curve.
A few months later, X-rays showed the curve had progressed.
"When my curve got to 40 degrees, my doctor said, 'You're going to need surgery.' The decision was scary-there's a chance of paralysis," says Golden. Her aunt and grandmother, having had the surgery, influenced her choice to do so.
Scoliosis tends to run in families, but experts haven't pinpointed the gene. At least 50 percent of those diagnosed have no family history, according to DeWald, meaning the genetic inheritance is still a puzzle.
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis occurs 75-80 percent of the time in girls, "probably something with girls reaching a growth spurt sooner than boys, but it could be genetic," says DeWald. "We're more concerned about girls who haven't started their periods and already have a significant curve."
Scoliosis treatments include observation, bracing or surgery. It has come a long way since Joan Cusack's brace in the 1980s flick "Sixteen Candles."
"If you look back 20 years, patients were in the hospital for three to four weeks and a body cast for up to nine months. Oftentimes they didn't return to sport activities," says DeWald. "Today our patients are out in four to five days and they're playing competitive sports in six to nine months, excluding contact sports like football and gymnastics."
Life after
After the successful surgery, Golden stayed home for two months. Sitting straight as a board, she took exams at her dining room table and homework sheets were pushed in front of her. An in-home tutor kept her on track in school.
Being an active kid, Golden worried about not playing her favorite sports.
"I listed every sport I wanted to do and my doctor checked off when I'd be able to do each one," she recalls. More extreme sports like water skiing, bungee jumping and sky diving are excluded.
The surgery left her exhausted and physical rehabilitation took a while, so she took a tennis season off.
She decided to have the surgery in the spring. That next winter she was playing squash.
Looking back, Golden thinks she gained confidence because she successfully dealt with a physical abnormality in the awkward middle school stage.
Throughout the diagnosis, surgery and recovery, she wrote When Life Throws You a Curve, chronicling the journey.
Today, Golden is a spokesperson for the National Scoliosis Foundation. She hopes people become more aware of the condition as well as cutbacks on school screenings, which are no longer mandated in Illinois. That means pediatricians should be checking for scoliosis in children age 7 and up during routine examinations.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends that health officials screen girls twice (at age 10 and 12) and boys once (at age 13 or 14).
The case for screenings
Only 26 states mandate school scoliosis screenings. Illinois isn't one of them. Georgia does. From the age of 10 to 14, both boys and girls are screened twice.
"It's 30 seconds for each student, and there's a variety of ways for it to be accomplished," says Mary Lou Oliver, Scoliosis Screening Program coordinator at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Georgia has a two-step process. First, health officials teach volunteers or coaches how to do the screening. Using a form, the schools work with the public health department to do a second screening on kids who possibly have scoliosis.
"We expect to have within that screening program specificity and sensitivity so you get the kids that are positive for scoliosis without getting too many false positives," Oliver says.
Screenings can also find other things like impetigo, moles, MRSA or fungal infections, according to Oliver.
Illinois only requires physical examinations before a child enters sixth and ninth grade.
"You're going to miss when this is developing in adolescent growth spurts," says Oliver of the Illinois process. "Kids need to be screened annually."
Elizabeth Espindola is a former Chicago Parent intern.
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SFPD falls short on reforms
It took three years for the San Francisco Police Department to complete 29 of 272 recommendations that the U.S. Justice Department handed down to them in 2016,
in response to a series of high-profile police shootings and scandals.
The Board of Supervisors reviewed SFPD's efforts for the first time in roughly two years at an Oct. 22 hearing called by Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer.
"The work is being done, and that's the point I want to emphasize," Chief of Police William Scott said during a presentation on the Department's progress at the hearing.
Scott cited improvements made that center de-escalation techniques, such as a policy that prohibits officers from shooting at moving vehicles, as well as the implementation of mandatory implicit bias training. He also brought up statistics that highlight a 30% decrease in the use of force since the Justice Department's 2016 assessment.
Police used forced 239 times on black individuals and 140 times on white individuals from April to June, according to an SFPD report. (Graphic by David Mamaril Horowitz / Golden Gate Xpress)
However, several supervisors and community members condemned SFPD for a lack of progress, noting that although the use of force decreased, disparities concerning the victims of that force remain heavily skewed toward the black community.
"It seems that when it comes to black people, everyone wants to take a back seat," Phelicia Jones, founder of the Justice 4 Mario Woods Coalition, said at a rally prior to the hearing.
San Francisco resident Mario Woods was a black man killed in 2015 after being shot by police 21 times in the Bayview. His death was one of six caused by SFPD officer-involved shootings that year.
Forty percent of use-of-force incidents in 2018 involved black people, according to a report published by SFPD. From April to June of this year, black people accounted for 37% of all arrests made. These statistics are concerning, Jones said, when considering that black people make up only 5% of the city's population. White people, on the other hand, make up roughly half of San Francisco's population, yet account for only 26% of SFPD's use-of-force incidents.
"There are social factors that play into a lot of the disparities in the criminal justice system," said Chief Scott. "Work still needs to be done."
The Department of Justice's recommendations involve use of force, bias, community policing, accountability and hiring and personnel practices. Scott partially blamed SFPD's slow progress on the Trump administration, which ceased federal oversight of police reforms in 2017. Since then, the California Department of Justice and the private consulting firm Hillard Heintze have managed external reviews of SFPD's progress. Supervisor Matt Haney expressed concerns that the oversight provided by Hillard Heintze isn't truly independent, as the company was contracted by SFPD.
"I understand and respect your role," Haney said to a representative from Hillard Heintze. "Although it seems like you're working in part for us and in part for them. The lines get blurred so much that it's not actual independent oversight."
As of the day of the hearing, 170 of the 272 recommendations were still in progress, 13 were under review by Hillard Heintze and 52 had been returned for more work, Scott said.
"We are not asking, we are not begging — we are demanding justice," Jones said prior to the hearing. "It is a state of emergency and a state of urgency for us to have justice, equality, and equity in all aspects of black San Franciscan life."
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Students use a variety of papers and drawing tools to create a pattern-filled, free-standing sculpture that is inspired by OCAD University's Sharp Centre for Design.
Use a 21.6 cm x 27.9 cm (8.5" x 11") piece of cardstock paper.
Use crayons or coloured pencils to fill the paper with lots of different patterns.
Use watercolours to paint over the whole design.
Follow the instructions to make the bottom of a box.
Use paint and/or oil pastels to draw patterns on strips of construction paper.
Accordion fold the paper strips.
Make some folds deeper than others.
Fill the box with the folded paper strips.
Roll at least 4 paper rods to support your box.
Use the rods to support your pattern box in an interesting way.
Make sure the sculpture is balanced and sturdy.
View the sculpture from all sides.
Give the sculpture a title.
cut out the photos and glue them to the sculptures so that they fit the space in an interesting way.
Prior to this lesson you may want to have students explore stability and structures using the Paper Rod Sculpture lesson plan available on this website.
Download and display the Balance and Movement posters available on this website.
Download pictures of OCAD University's Sharp Centre for Design.
View pictures of different kinds of functional tower structures and lead students in a discussion about what factors contribute to their stability.
List their ideas on chart paper.
- How does the design reflect the purpose of the building?
- How is the building like a sculpture?
- What effect does pattern and colour have on the overall design of the building?
Follow instructions to create a small box.
Create a variety of patterns in and on the box.
Use the box as part of a three-dimensional, free-standing sculpture inspired by OCAD University's Sharp Centre for Design.
Use angles and spaces to create visual movement.
Encourage students to build thoughtfully, periodically looking at their design from a distance.
Place students into groups of about 6.
Ask them to discuss their sculptures and compare the way they are made.
- What do you notice about how students balanced their sculptures?
- How do the angles and spaces create visual movement through the works?
- How does colour and placement affect the overall impression of the work?
- How are the sculptures like the Sharp Centre for Design building? How are they different?
After the small group discussions, ask students to share something of interest from their group with the whole class.
Ask students how they felt about making this sculpture.
Observe students as they discuss the sculptures – active listening, insightful contributions, supporting ideas with evidence found in the artwork and from personal experience.


Anyone recognize this spring flowering shrub? Something a little different for a splash of spring color.
This is not a forsythia, but another spring flowering deciduous shrub that puts on a brilliant show of yellow flowers. Let's see who else knows it.
A broad view of this shrub.
A detail view of the flower.
Looks like Kerria japonica ( Plenifloria) to me.
You are correct Becky. To me, this is an underused plant.
Interesting you mention your grandmother having one. This Kerria, which is now growing at my parent's house, was growing along a pasture fenceline at my grandmother's house. My mother doesn't remember her mother planting it at the edge of the backyard/pasture fence, but it was growing there amidst the vines and privet. I dug up part of it and transplanted it several years ago.
I just put a three of these in earlier this fall. I wasn't familiar with them either, but had a landscape plan done and this was on the list since I liked older heirloom style plants. You will find these many times from smaller growers because they can be easily & cheaply propagated. The other special thing about these plants that no one mentioned here is that their stems are bright green in the winter after the leaves drop. Very nice winter interest!
I have a really tough spot between me and my neighbor's house. They have a bradford pear planted about a foot from the property line and it is like a brick wall. This plant thrives in this spot. Shady and dry and still blooms, have 2 over there.
I believe it is called "Cup of Gold". I have one and it blooms all the time, it is beautiful.
I had one that grew up kind of "voluntarily" along my back fence in town. I tried to transplant some, but must not have gotten enough root...unsuccessful. It bloomed all summer, but not in the Spring, as I recall. (of course, I DO live in MT.) Would love to find some for my new property.
I wonder if it could take the heat here in Southern Calif. It sure is a pretty plant.
@Irene According to Sunset,you could grow it in Montclair, but not in full sun and with lots of summer water. In all my years gardening in SoCal (I grew up in the Inland Empire area) I never ran across this plant -and I don't see it often up here in the SF area either- so I would say it isn't an easy plant to grow in CA.
Hi Irene, It should take the heat OK, I live in KY and it gets really hot and humid here in the summer.
i have seen this before and now am definitely going to use this in my designs. Especially for the wimter stems. I think the texture for a yellow long blooming plant is also great.
I have this in my backyard and was told it is a Carrie Rose - not sure if that is the correct spelling. Once you get it growing you will have more than you know what to do with and the blooms are similar to Lady Banks Rose but the color is more of a golden yellow instead of pale yellow.
Kerria japonica--we always had these in the old gardens in the neighborhood I grew up in--don't see them much anymore.
Is Kerria deer resistant, by any chance? would love to grow some, but I have a LOT of deer !
@Betty Hoefle I think you will find that most sources list it as deer resistant, but I can tell you that my plants get nibbled on by the deer. It hasn't been an issue because this plant is relatively hardy, but you will most likely see some sampling if this is the only thing nearby for them to munch on. These plants are relatively inexpensive if you can find them from your nursery sources, so I would give it a shot and see what happens!
My mom had this and called it Japanese Rose! What a beautiful bush!
thank you, Randy. I will.
This one is a double. It comes as a single too.
Kerria Japonica has my vote!
Would it grow in NewBrunswick, Canada?
Definitely Kerria japonica with a double bloom. It's easy to grow and you jst cut back old wood from the base to thin it out.
I think its a climbing rose. I just bought one from eBay.
Here in the south it's called China rose. It's a double Kerria japonica like Louise Miller said.
@Betty Robinson you are absolutely correct!
I agree, flower and leaves are identical.
Menards had them here in Ohio. I tried taking cuttings from one at a home here locally and did not have success.
I saw one of these for the first time this spring. I googled and some of the online nireseries have them.
Yes, Kerrigan japonica ,you could try taking hardwood cuttings now and stick them in the ground outdoors preferably a little sheltered. Wait until the spring to check if any have rooted as they lose their leaves in winter.
I have been told they were called Yellow Rose of Texas they are very hardy and spread really fast.The roots grow shallow in the ground so they are easy pulled up and just replant.


Very nice site, excellent clean facilities, spacious pitches, soil drains well. Very friendly and helpful owner.
Site seems to be newly laid out and small shrubs and trees planted at edges are not mature enough yet to provide shelter from prevailing winds - as it is quite high up this can be a problem in windy weather - but as the plants mature this will no doubt improve.
There is a small shop for essentials and a pub in easy walking distance.
As you say Caz, the planting is in place and when this matures it will provide that extra bit of shelter we all like. Even so we had a brilliant weekend there. We are hoping to be going back there sometime next year.