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By Stephanie Coleman
Nashville District Equal Employment & Opportunity Officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 26, 2019) For the past decade, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has been consistently stepping up its STEM initiatives in our area schools. From tours of our projects (to include locks and dams) to career fairs and student job shadows, we have provided excellent opportunities to publicly showcase what we do as it relates to STEM.
The most recent of our school STEM initiatives came in March 2019, when we were cordially invited to engage in partnership with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network to host a Teacher Externship for several Middle Tennessee educators in the month of June. The TSIN is a public-private partnership with the Tennessee Department of Education with the mission of expanding educational opportunities around science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Tennessee in other words, preparing students for future STEM careers!
TSIN externship programs were designed to expose educators to the world of industry, so they could better prepare students for the world of work. The network was awarded a grant in order that the educators would spend three to five days on site at a local engineering or manufacturing firm. They would be paid a stipend to participate in the program and develop STEM curricular units based on their experience to expose students to the skills, technologies, and careers in the field.
Based on their fields of interest, four Sumner County teachers were paired with the Nashville District. The team of teachers included Stephanie Williams and Brittany Gillespie, both fourth grade teachers at Station Camp Elementary; and Jennifer Vaudrey and Susan Flowers, second grade teachers at William Burrus Elementary. They arrived to the Nashville District headquarters June 3, 2019, with Maj. Justin Toole, deputy commander, on hand to welcome them for what would be an awesome experiential learning opportunity.
Over the course of three days, the educators were exposed to a wide variety of STEM-related work going on at the Corps. Excellently coordinated by Natural Resources Specialist Allison Walker, our externship goal to inspire these educators through examples of real-world problems and relevant career fields to take back to the classroom and use to enrich curriculum, was achieved.
On the first day they received a "Corps 101" briefing by Project Manager Loren McDonald, and then spent the next two days at Old Hickory Lake project. The presentation and visit to the project, not to mention the interaction with Corps experts, armed the teachers with professional knowledge and inspiration that they can reach back to for project-based curriculum development at their STEM schools.
Walker provided a few of the highlights of the externship experience.
Hydropower: Teachers participated in a discussion of the hydropower renovation program and received an overview of how hydropower works. The following day, they received a tour of Old Hickory Power House, and even though it was undergoing repairs, they thought it was awesome to see some of the components disassembled.
Navigation: The teachers were shown demonstrations of how locks work and the physics behind it, and they took a boat ride through Old Hickory Lock. They also participated in a discussion about the construction at Chickamauga Lock.
Environmental Stewardship: They took part in a stream assessment techniques demonstration at Drakes Creek. Teachers expressed interest in using the techniques for a project with their students in a creek near their school.
Water Safety and Recreation: Teachers received water safety information, in addition to programming available that rangers could share with school groups. Being from Sumner County, the teachers had already expressed their love for Old Hickory Lake and enjoyed hearing more about recreational opportunities in their area.
Water Quality and Water Management: Teachers met in the Water Management work room and received an overview about the 2010 and 2019 high-water events and how decisions are made in the Cumberland River Basin. The teachers really dug into how to cultivate multi-variable problem solving skills in young minds. They also assisted in water sampling on the water quality/survey boat at Old Hickory Lake.
Geology, Instrumentation and Mapping: The teachers looked at some cool models of dams and the support offered through CADD and GIS systems for observing dams, particularly in the soils and geology realms. On the last day of their visit, they received an overview of the instrumentation program for monitoring dam safety and automated systems that can convey information remotely. They liked this demo because they have lots of students that like to "tinker" with electronics, and were excited to share new career fields with them.
A very special thanks to the externship team/guides: Maj. Justin Toole, Loren McDonald, Adam Walker, Sarah Wiles, Frank Mills, Matt Davis, Elizabeth Boeglin, Randy Kerr, Justin Lawrence, Crystal Tingle, Jacob Albers, Daniel Clark, John Malone, Robert Turner, Jake Kennedy, Ashley Fuentes, Austin Auld, Travis Wiley, Joy Broach, Bill Walker, and Scott Massa.
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Danish digital bank Lunar receives €20m in fresh funding
By Aisling Finn on Friday 3 April 2020
The latest round of funding brings the total capital raised to date to €46m.
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Nordic challenger bank Lunar has added €20m to an already successful Series B funding round.
Lunar, which first began life as a personal finance management tool, has announced it has nearly doubled the €26m in Series B funding it announced in August 2019, now bringing the total disclosed amount to €46m.
The fundraising round was led by Seed Capital, an investment firm that specialises in early-round funding, with participation from Greyhound, Augustinus and Socii, who has previously invested in other fintechs namely Revolut.
As well as extending its funding round, Lunar also announced that Ole Mahrt, Monzo's former head of product until 2019 will sit on the company's board of directors.
The other non-executive board seats are held by other veterans of the European fintech scene such as Tuva Palm, former chief technical officer at Nordnet Bank and consumer director at Klarna and chief marketing officer of Zoopla, Gary Bramall.
Lunar offers a free and premium service but with both promises no hidden fees, a free account and card, fee-free payments and transfers and that any money held in the app is covered by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority up to DKK750,000 (roughly £88,500).
In a statement, the digital bank said: "Looking ahead Lunar will introduce new products and features in all Nordic markets and move forward with our promise of becoming a full alternative to traditional banks."
Since receiving its full European banking licence in August 2019, the app-only bank claims to have over 150,000 customers and employs 120 staff across Scandinavia.

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IPCC Research Confidence in the field of Coral Reef Futures – Jennifer McWhorter
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Research Confidence in the field of Coral Reef Futures
(Based on IPCC 2019 Report, Chapter 5, Changing Ocean, Marine Ecosystems, and Dependent Communities)
Author, Jennifer McWhorter, PhD Candidate QUEX (Universities of Queensland and Exeter)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consists of a team of top researchers and scientists advising global climate action. Recently, the IPCC wrote a special report updating research findings pertaining to 1.5 ℃ of warming, of particular interest to my field of research is the section on coral reefs. Based on Chapter 5 of the latest IPCC report (Bindoff, N.L et al., 2019), I have highlighted the consensus of scientific research by summarizing key topics of coral reef research by research confidence. In italics are statements summarized from the report.
Very High Confidence Overview of Research
Some alarming numbers on the future of coral reefs were confidently stated in the latest IPCC report, "coral reefs are projected to decline by a further 70-90% at 1.5 ℃ with larger losses (>99%) at 2 ℃ ". Since the industrial revolution in the 19th century, human activities have contributed to approximately 1.0 ℃ of global warming. At our current rate of emissions, global warming is estimated to reach 1.5 ℃ between 2030 and 2052. (IPCC, 2019: Summary for Policymakers). To give you some perspective on those numbers, future generations will have a difficult time finding coral reefs in the state in which we have had the privilege of experiencing them.
The corals in the image above were photographed two months apart showing the effect of the last warming event at Pixie Reef, just north of Cairns, on the Great Barrier Reef. On the left, the corals are healthy and then two months later, the image on the right shows many of the same corals are stressed and near mortality (bleached or white in colour). (Photo credit: Brett Monroe Garner)
High Confidence Overview of Research
When the human body has a weakened immune system, such as experiencing chemotherapy from cancer treatment, a common cold or flu can be detrimental, leading to a worsened state or even death. Coral reefs facing multiple disturbances such as warming and ocean acidification, reef dissolution and bioerosion, enhanced storm intensity, enhanced turbidity, and/or enhanced run-off have a lower chance of recovery. In the future, when faced with multiple threats, there will be a shift in species composition and biodiversity. This shift will be towards soft corals and algal dominated reefs as opposed to reef building corals. Albeit, regional differences in levels of reef vulnerability exist on a scale of 100 km or by latitudinal gradients.
The image above portrays an example of the shift in dominance from reef building corals to a dominance of non-coral organisms, such as the pictured ascidian, Didemnum molle and algae in Palau, Micronesia. (Photo credit: Dr. Kennedy Wolfe)
Medium Confidence Overview of Research
Record breaking warm water temperatures during 2014-2017 resulted in severe and wide-spread global coral mortality (Eakin et al., 2019). The reefs that have survived this event have a higher thermal threshold resulting in a dominance of species that are not as sensitive and have a high adaptive capacity. Is this a glimmer of hope? Perhaps but, it is important to note that this is the category of medium confidence of an overview of the research.
Branching corals are typically less resilient in warm water conditions than stony, non-branching corals (Hughes et al., 2018). This juvenile Acropora (branching coral) offers hope of recovery on a reef in Palau, Micronesia. (Photo credit: Dr. Kennedy Wolfe)
In a physical world, the ocean is complex, different zones of the ocean experience various conditions in space and time. Coral reef habitats are not uniform. Deeper coral reefs (30-150m) and upwelling zones may serve as a refuge and source of larval supply to disturbed reefs. On the contrary, these reefs could be more at risk than suggested.
Low Confidence Overview of Research
Coral reefs require certain light and temperature conditions in order to grow. The rate of sea level rise may outpace coral growth. Sea level rise would send corals into deeper habitats potentially limiting these ideal light and temperature conditions.
Resilience and adaptation is broadly still unknown, few reefs are showing resilience. Luckily, some of the best in the world are working hard to close this gap.
In Palau, Micronesia, Professor Peter Mumby descends onto the reef. Pete's Marine Spatial Ecology Lab conducts research into coral reef ecosystems, fisheries, modeling, and socioeconomics. (Photo credit: Dr. Kennedy Wolfe)
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Bindoff, N.L., W.W.L. Cheung, J.G. Kairo, J. Arístegui, V.A. Guinder, R. Hallberg, N. Hilmi, N. Jiao, M.S. Karim, L. Levin, S. O'Donoghue, S.R. Purca Cuicapusa, B. Rinkevich, T. Suga, A. Tagliabue, and P. Williamson, 2019: Changing Ocean, Marine Ecosystems, and Dependent Communities. In: IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, V. Masson-Delmotte, P. Zhai, M. Tignor, E. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Nicolai, A. Okem, J. Petzold, B. Rama, N.M. Weyer (eds.)]. In press.
Eakin, C. Mark, Hugh PA Sweatman, and Russel E. Brainard. "The 2014–2017 global-scale coral bleaching event: insights and impacts." Coral Reefs 38.4 (2019): 539-545.
Hughes, T. P., Kerry, J. T., Baird, A. H., Connolly, S. R., Dietzel, A., Eakin, C. M., … & McWilliam, M. J. (2018). Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages. Nature, 556(7702), 492.
IPCC, 2019: Summary for Policymakers. In: IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate [H.-O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, V. Masson-Delmotte, P. Zhai, M. Tignor, E. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, A. Alegría, M. Nicolai, A. Okem, J. Petzold, B. Rama, N.M. Weyer (eds.)]. In press.
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In North American English, wrench is the standard term. The most common shapes are called open-end wrench and box-end wrench. In American English, spanner refers to a specialised wrench with a series of pins or tabs around the circumference. (These pins or tabs fit into the holes or notches cut into the object to be turned.) In American commerce, such a wrench may be called a spanner wrench to distinguish it from the British sense of spanner.
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1994 Stanley Cup champion Healy to speak at Hockey Business Forum
The Alliance of European Hockey Clubs is delighted to announce that Stanley Cup winner and Executive Director of the NHL Alumni Association Glenn Healy is a confirmed speaker at the E.H.C. Hockey Business Forum on 6 October in Gothenburg.
Glenn Healy is a household name in the North American hockey community after 15 years as a goaltender in the National Hockey League – including a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994 – and also after several years a broadcaster on Hockey Night in Canada.
Healy also held an executive role with NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) and he comes to Gothenburg in his relatively new capacity as Executive Director of the NHL Alumni Association.
Aside from introducing how the NHL Alumni Association operates, Healy will focus on and advise European clubs on how to Honour your former greats – and create revenue.
Although European clubs, leagues and federations – learning from Canada and the U.S. – have recognized the importance of honouring retired players, Healy will advise how to take an Alumni program one step further – from just recognitions and celebrations to enhancing corporate social responsibility and to working together with former players in various revenue-growing programs and activities.
Healy will show examples, share ideas and best practices on how Alumni – whether NHL or in Europe – can be used for everyone's benefit (players', clubs', fans', partners') instead of being a wasted resource.
Healy will also illustrate with clips how an Alumni Association can bring revenue through various business efforts, by working with sponsors and retailers.
"Clubs must realize the importance of thinking about their retired players, both from a revenue growth perspective, but also from a 'the right thing to do' perspective," says Healy. "These players did so much to make the sport and business what is right now, and they are prepared to keep giving back. The hockey family – including Europe – needs to embrace the potential and possibilities."
Read more about the 2018 E.H.C. Hockey Business Forum HERE.


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Freshfields advises Royal Caribbean on $1.3bn expansion of cruise partnership with TUI
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP ('Freshfields') is advising longstanding client Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ('Royal Caribbean Cruises') on the expansion of TUI Cruises, a 50:50 joint venture owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises and TUI Group that was established in 2008. TUI Group has reached an agreement to contribute its 100 per cent subsidiary, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, into the TUI Cruises joint venture, valuing the brand at $1.3bn. The closing of the transaction is expected in the summer of 2020 and will see TUI Cruises expand into the luxury and expedition cruise segment.
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is a leading provider of luxury and expedition cruises in German-speaking markets. Its fleet currently consists of two luxury ships within the five star plus category and three expedition cruise ships.
The Freshfields team is being led by partners Valerie Ford Jacob and Natascha Doll, who are being supported by principal associate Olaf Ehlers, and associates Stephen Wilkinson and Sven Bolay.
About Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on ground-breaking and business-critical mandates. Our 2,800 plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading local firms. Our commitment, local and multi-national expertise and business know-how means our clients rely on us when it matters most.
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Movie Review: Everybody Loves Deadpool 2. So Why Didn't I?
June 01, 2018 by James Guild in Movie Reviews
When the first Deadpool hit theaters in 2016, it was a smash hit that made 783 million dollars. That a foul-mouthed, hard-R comic book movie where the main character was an unabashedly smarmy fourth wall-breaking asshole could perform at that level was something of a game-changer. The struggles of the film to even get made are well-documented, and Fox didn't have a lot of faith in it - but it killed with audiences and critics who loved the irreverence, and it helped inspire confidence in Logan which was also an R-rated film about a classic comic book hero that made boatloads of money while simultaneously being one of the best superhero films ever made.
Naturally, the surprising success of the first film quickly led to a sequel, complete with clashing creative visions, a director leaving the project and a year of frenzied gossip about who might appear in the film. Like its predecessor, Deadpool 2 is a money-printing machine and has been a hit with critics. Quite a few have even mined its goofball self-awareness for commentary on progressive social politics, with an actual review suggesting that "a subplot about a self-loathing mutant 'reform' cult is clearly a stand-in for conversion therapy." The movie is definitely fun and funny, but when it was over I left the theater feeling a little underwhelmed. Why is that? Is something wrong with me?
Mostly I think it's because this movie did what all underwhelming sequels do: took what made the original such a refreshing smash hit and did it again, only this time bigger and louder. Like the original, Deadpool 2 is also a wall-to-wall stream of winking references and relentless one-liners. The problem for me is that even in the first one only about half of those jokes landed. And while that ratio remains about the same for the sequel, the newness has worn off - it's almost like a stand-up act recycling the same material just slightly differently, and I for one fucking hate stand-up. Remember those witty opening credits from the first one? Well, they are back but with the tiniest of twists! Remember that scene from the original where Wade grows a baby-arm? That was pretty funny, so naturally in this one they re-visit it, only this time with baby legs - two of them!
So what really distinguishes this film from the original aside from a bigger budget, the inertia of success at its back and Josh Brolin as a vertically-challenged Cable? Well, not much. There is a hilarious twist on the classic film staple of the team-building montage that was probably the highlight of the movie for me. There is a funny over-long death scene, as well as the addition of some new characters, like Domino whose super power is being lucky - and those are pretty fun. But the kid around whom this film revolves, a chubby little Kiwi, didn't work for me at all. There is an extended scene in a prison that was obviously conceived of by production designers who time traveled here from the early 1990s (this may be an intentional send-up of Paul Verhoeven but I didn't like it).
The first Deadpool was elegant in its simplicity. Constrained by a middling budget, the entire film basically revolved around a single exquisitely staged action sequence set in and around an SUV. The story around that set piece was back-filled with non-stop jokes (quite a few of which didn't land given their sheer volume), a confident sense of its own detached coolness, and a running self-reflexive commentary on how silly the genre itself is. The sequel just doubles down on all those things that worked before, without offering much that is new. None of the action sequences comes close to being as carefully or entertainingly staged as the car scene from the first one (probably because bigger budgets tend to make filmmakers more careless in how they translate their ideas to the screen), and the shock value of all the cursing and the ultra-violence and the smarmy attitude have worn off for me. I am stupefied by the critics trying to dig out some deep social commentary from this film.
So is it funny? Of course it is. Is it entertaining? Yes. Does it do anything to improve on the original, or offer anything really new that might make it stand apart? Not for me, and I think the commitment to non-innovation just somehow left me feeling underwhelmed and less than satisfied with the film when all was said and done. Of course, it's also possible that, as I watched this in Indonesia, some parts were probably censored. Who knows? Maybe those were the best parts.
June 01, 2018 /James Guild
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The 17-member Mayor's Task Force on Crisis Sheltering presented its recommendations to Mayor Bob Stephens and members of City Council at today's Council Lunch. Mayor Stephens announced the formation of the task force last fall. He described the number of people in need of immediate shelter in Springfield as "mind boggling," and said the lack of crisis shelter facilities has reached a crisis level. Long-time philanthropist and community leader Charlie O'Reilly and business owner Lynn Thompson co-chaired the task force, which was charged with recommending to the Mayor within 60 days of its first meeting a plan of action to (a) provide additional crisis shelter units for families and/or (b) reduce the number of families placed in this crisis situation with a goal of meeting the current need. For the purposes of the task force, crisis sheltering was defined as overnight shelter for 30 days or less. Based upon the best practice and national trend information, information shared in presentations and several brainstorming sessions, the Mayor's Task Force on Crisis Sheltering made the following recommendations to address the crisis sheltering issue in Springfield. Recommendation No. 1
Reduce the need for crisis sheltering through shelter diversion, a strategy that prevents homelessness for people otherwise seeking shelter by helping them identify immediate alternate housing arrangements and by providing individualized support and financial assistance to help them maintain or return to permanent housing. Shelter diversion reduces the number of families becoming homeless, the demand for limited shelter beds, and the waiting lists for current shelter programs. For the Springfield community, shelter diversion examples can include limited financial assistance for utility and/or rental deposits, moving expenses or short-term storage (30 days or less), state ID cards, birth certificates, and transportation; hotel/motel vouchers for short term assistance; conflict resolution and mediation with landlord, friends and/or family; connection to mainstream resources; and housing search assistance. According to its report, "the task force believes that emphasizing diversion strategies and applying resources "upstream" will result in fewer families becoming homeless and needing emergency sheltering. The community's return on investment (ROI) will be greater by providing "diversion" assistance to keep families in their existing homes versus covering the expenses of emergency sheltering. This approach is both more humane and makes more business sense." Recommendation No. 2
Increase community awareness about the issue and the need for more community support for homeless families. Recommendation No. 3
Increase awareness and support for the efforts of the local Continuum of Care. In its report, the task force noted: • As the initial point of entry, the One Door Program is key to ensuring that homeless families receive immediate assessment and connection to all the critical resources and services available in our community.
• Communities with a diversion program across the country are experiencing diversion success rates between 30-50% for families.
• Diversion is more cost effective than increasing shelter beds/units or building a new shelter. • One new Assessment Specialist and two new Diversion Specialist positions are necessary to meet the need for increased case management for homeless families and to implement a diversion program.
• One Door will soon need a new facility; the facility they are temporarily occupying is not suitable for long-term use and will be demolished soon.
• One Door will recruit a volunteer "Triage Team" that will assist staff in performing initial assessments of families in need.
The task force stated that its overall goal regarding crisis sheltering in the Springfield area is that by 2018, zero families seeking emergency shelter will be turned away from One Door without diversion assistance or emergency shelter assistance. In support of this goal, the task force has established the following dashboard of performance measures: • The number of families (duplicated and unduplicated counts) coming to One Door seeking emergency sheltering will be reported annually to Springfield City Council.
• By January 2017, One Door will have hired three additional full-time staff to implement diversion and case management programs.
• By January 2018, recidivism will be reduced by 15% from the 2015 baseline.
• By January 2018, diversions will be increased by 30% over the 2015 baseline.
• By January 2018, demand for emergency sheltering will be reduced by 20% below the 2015 baseline.
• By January 2018, community awareness about the crisis sheltering need will increase by 15% over the 2016 baseline.
• By January 2018, community financial support for emergency shelters and One Door will increase by 20% over the 2015 baseline.
• By January 2018, the number of Project Share donors will increase by 15% and the Project Share donations will increase by 20% over the 2015 baseline.
• By January 2018, a common Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) will be in use by all homeless service providers and their partners.
Task force members also requested that Mayor Stephens extend their responsibilities for one year so they can reconvene in December to review and evaluate the progress of their recommended actions and develop and finalize a one-year performance report. Members of the Mayor's Task Force on Crisis Sheltering are: • Rev. T.J. Appleby, Sanctuary of Praise
• Rob Baird, Conco
• Rev. Ken Chumbley, Christ Episcopal Church
• Janet Dankert, Community Partnership of the Ozarks
• Andrew Garton, The Network
• Chris Huff, Convoy of Hope
• David Jayne, Central Assembly
• Russ Marquart, Central Bank of the Ozarks
• Weston McConnell, Community Member
• Debi Meeds, United Way of the Ozarks
• Marty Moore, Springfield Public Schools
• Ruscell Pavlin, Community Member
• Mary Kay Ross, Community Member
• Don Simpson, Missouri State University
• Mike White, Mayor's Commission on Children
• Charlie O'Reilly, O'Reilly Automotive (Co-Chair)
• Lynn Thompson, Thompson Buick GMC Cadillac (Co-Chair). # # # For more information, contact: Cora Scott, Director of Public Information & Civic Engagement, 417-864-1009 (office) | 417-380-3352 (cell), cscott@springfieldmo.gov.
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