Located in the south-east of Nepal, on the border with India (Bihar), Koshi Tappu is without doubt one of the primary bird spotting locations in the whole of Asia, if not the world. Getting to the park however, is not straightforward. There are flights from Kathmandu to Biratnagar, which take around 45 minutes. From Biratnagar it is around a 2-hour drive to the Park. Alternatively, the journey by road from Kathmandu takes approx. 10 hours. However, this flight gives travellers a great chance of seeing Everest presuming that you are on the correct (north) side of the airplane.
It is possible to even raft all the way from Kathmandu to the Park although 9-10 days down the Sun Khosi River means this is only really available for people with a lot of time.
As mentioned above, ornithologists will be easily entertained in Koshi Tappu but there are also Water Buffalo, Deer and Crocodiles (Gharial and Mugger) which can be viewed from boat rides on the river. Morning and evening Jungle walks are available though the jungle here is not as dense as the larger parks. There is also a small possibility of seeing the immensely shy Gangetic River Dolphin.
As with the more mainstream parks, local Tharu villages can be visited from your lodge and the village situated nearest to the park is completely plastic-free, one of the few environmentally aware and clean villages in the country. This is in no small part down to the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Camp which has initiated and helped with this. There is a good choice of lodges situated in or near the park and its also possible to camp at the Parks HQ for roughly 300 NRs.
In terms of times to visit, October – March is the best period as many of the migratory and local birds are sighted at the barrage and river channels at this time (The park is one of the sub-continents most important wetlands and its location just downstream from one of the few breaches in the Himalayan barrier makes this place an internationally important residing, staging and wintering area for waterfowl and waders) The 5th highest mountain in the world (Makalu I) can be spotted from the park in the distance during the cooler, clearer months.
Keen ornithologists should look out for Swamp Francolin, Black-necked stork, the awkward sounding Lesser Adjutant, Comb Duck, Falcated Duck, Spot-billed Duck, Cotton Pigmy Goose, Baer's Pochard, Bailon's Crake, Ruddy Crake, Greater Painted Snipe, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Indian Courser, Black-bellied Tern, Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Lesser Kestrel and Bristle Grassbird.


Blade Runner was also one of the first (and last) sci-fi movies to feature demographic change. Los Angeles in 2019 was overwhelmed by Asian immigrants and everybody had moved back downtown into giant high-rises, two forecasts that seem right on track with two years to go.
While the mass immigration and the no-backyards crowding are arriving on schedule, Blade Runner's flying cars and off-world space colonies, however, are lagging.


Our north Las Vegas, Nevada computer training center is on Regatta Drive in the Lakeside Center. Within the complex our space is at the end nearest Breakwater Drive.
Located on the shores of Lake Jacqueline in the Desert Shores / Summerlin area, this center is northwest of the Las Vegas strip, and it is easily accessible from I-15, US-95 the Beltway and North Las Vegas Airport.
There is free parking at our North Las Vegas, NV computer training center and you'll find a variety of shops, restaurants and hotels within the complex and nearby.
Traveling on I-15 NORTH take exit #42A to merge onto US-95 NORTH toward Reno.
On US-95 North take exit #82B toward Lake Mead West/Rainbow North.
Keep right on the exit so that you merge onto W Lake Mead Blvd so that you cross over US-95.
Go just over a mile and turn right onto Mariner Drive.
Go just over half a mile and turn left onto Regatta.
Pass the body of water on your right and just before the curve turn right into Lakeside / 2620 Regatta.
Continue straight ahead into the complex towards the 3-story tower. At the tower turn left.
Go all the way down and Suite 102 will be at the end on the right. Upper Level signage reads Lakeside Business Suites.
(Do NOT park in the front green curb area of the building which is short term parking only).
Go inside suite 102 and the receptionist will direct you to ONLC's training area.
Traveling on I-15 SOUTH take exit #42 to merge onto US-95 NORTH toward Reno.
Traveling on US-95 SOUTH take exit #83 for Cheyenne Avenue.
Turn right onto W. Cheyenne Avenue.
Turn left onto N Buffalo Drive.
Traveling on the Las Vegas Beltway/Bruce Woodbury Beltway/Clark County 215 take exit #30 to merge onto W. Cheyenne Avenue.
Turn right onto N. Soft Breezes Drive.
Turn right onto Coral Shores Drive/N. Harbor Island Drive.
Turn left onto Breakwater Drive.
Continue on Breakwater through the stop sign with Regatta Drive.
Turn right into first driveway then an immediate left (now in the Lakeside complex).
As you're forced to bend right, our space is on the left (on the end closest to Breakwater Drive). Upper level signage reads Lakeside Business Suites.
Parking is free and you should park in the visitors parking area only. Do NOT park in the front (green curb) area of the building as this is for very limited parking (15 minutes or less).
Training classes are available in the following subjects - see the Las Vegas, Nevada (NV) Training Schedule for a complete list of classes.
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The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
1h 20min | Thriller | 10 August 1929 (USA)
During the Boxer Rebellion in China during the early 20th century, in which a Chinese secret society attacked all westerners and anyone who associated with them, Dr. Fu Manchu's wife and ... See full summary »
Rowland V. Lee (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan (dialogue), Lloyd Corrigan (screenplay) | 3 more credits »
Warner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur | See full cast & crew »
Trip Down Century Lane (1929-2029)
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Title: The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
Funniest Peter Sellers Quote
Quest for the MacGuffin films
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
Certificate: Passed Mystery | Romance
The villainous master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu sets out to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Stars: Warner Oland, O.P. Heggie, Jean Arthur
Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
Certificate: Passed Crime | Drama
Princess Ling Moy, a young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat lives next door, unbeknownst to her, to Dr. Fu Manchu, a brilliant but twisted genius who is out to rule the world. She is ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Corrigan
Stars: Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue Hayakawa
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi
Englishmen race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan before the sinister Fu Manchu does.
Directors: Charles Brabin, Charles Vidor
Stars: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley
The Canary Murder Case (1929)
A beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'. All the suspects who knew her had ... See full summary »
Directors: Malcolm St. Clair, Frank Tuttle
Stars: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Hall
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Action | Adventure | Crime
The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesis, Dr. Nayland Smith, and ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney
Stars: Henry Brandon, William Royle, Robert Kellard
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
Adventure | Crime
Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the ... See full summary »
Director: Don Sharp
Stars: Christopher Lee, Douglas Wilmer, Heinz Drache
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
Certificate: M Adventure | Crime
Fu Manchu inoculates ten women with poison, to kill ten world leaders.
Director: Jesús Franco
Stars: Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Howard Marion-Crawford
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967)
Action | Crime | Drama
In his remote Asian hideaway, the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his archrival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, as the first step in his plan to become leader of ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Summers
Stars: Christopher Lee, Tony Ferrer, Tsai Chin
The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility of the fiendish Fu Manchu may not be dead after all, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Joachim Fuchsberger
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Comedy | Crime | Fantasy
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, ... See full summary »
Directors: Piers Haggard, Richard Quine, and 1 more credit »
Stars: Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren, David Tomlinson
Sax Rohmer's The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
Adventure | Crime | Horror
An evil Chinese mastermind plots to freeze the Earth's oceans.
The Greene Murder Case (1929)
At the end of each year, the extremely wealthy but odious Greene family gets together at the spooky old family castle to establish terms of a will, though they despise each other. This year... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle
Stars: William Powell, Florence Eldridge, Ullrich Haupt
Warner Oland ... Dr. Fu Manchu
Neil Hamilton ... Dr. Jack Petrie
Jean Arthur ... Lia Eltham
O.P. Heggie ... Inspector Nayland Smith
William Austin ... Sylvester Wadsworth
Claude King ... Sir John Petrie
Charles A. Stevenson ... General Petrie
Evelyn Selbie ... Fai Lu
Noble Johnson ... Li Po
During the Boxer Rebellion in China during the early 20th century, in which a Chinese secret society attacked all westerners and anyone who associated with them, Dr. Fu Manchu's wife and child are killed by foreigners. Enraged, he vows to take his revenge on the British army officers he holds responsible for the killings. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
boxer rebellion | poisoned tea | beer | pearl earrings | cigar smoking | See All (8) »
Vengeance his motive! Destruction his aim! Cunning, diabolical his methods! A beautiful girl hypnotized to his will! Tender love menaced! The greatest all-talking thriller ever filmed! (Print Ad-The Sunday Call, ((Newark, NJ)) 8 September 1929) See more »
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu See more »
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rowland V. Lee Productions, Paramount Pictures See more »
Mono (MovieTone) (Western Electric System)
One of the earliest of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may not have ever been televised. See more »
Follows The Green Mist (1924) See more »
Early talkie has atmosphere, doesn't hold interest.
26 May 1999 | by Steve-171 – See all my reviews
Very early talkie featuring pre-Charlie Chan Oland as mad Doctor, primitive with slow stretches, but watchable. They couldn't stray far from the microphone, so some scenes are VERY static with nobody moving. Comic relief just plain stupid. Interesting trivia: William Austin (Sylvester) later played Batman's butler, Alfred, in serials, while Neil Hamilton (Jack Petrie) MUCH later played Commissioner Gordon in the 60s TV Series. O. P. Heggie, a very wooden Nayland Smith, gained immortality as the blind hermit who befriends the monster in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN.


Everyone knows tobacco is unhealthy, but what do kids think about it? We asked 1,433 kids to give us their opinions.
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Kids might feel stressed when they're worried about things at home or at school. Being overscheduled can also cause stress. Signs of stress may include difficulty paying attention in class, or even physical symptoms like headaches or stomachaches. These activities will help your students learn how to deal with stress.
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Q: Efficient way to Non linear constraint programming with polynomials I have a non-linear programming constraint problem as below:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
minimise_{x \in     \mathbb{R}^n} &f(x) \\
subject\ to\ &c(x)>= 0\\
&l_i<= x_i <= u_i,\ \forall i
\end{split}
\end{equation}
The objective and constraint functions can be expressed as the sum of 4th polynomial equations like below:
\begin{equation}
f(x) = \sum_i a_i x_i^4 + b_i x_i^3 + c_i x_i^2 + d_i x_i + e_i\\
c(x) = \sum_i p_i x_i^4 + q_i x_i^3 + r_i x_i^2 + s_i x_i + t_i\\
\end{equation}
where $a_i, b_i, c_i, d_i, e_i, p_i, q_i, r_i, s_i, t_i, l_i, u_i$ are some real constants.
I need to solve this type of problem multiple times daily with a high dimension $x$ (with $n$ = 200k or even 1m). I know there are a lot of popular optimisation algorithms such as SLSQP, Lagrangian, etc...
I am wondering if there's any established algorithm for this particular type of 4th order polynomial non-linear optimisation problem? Or what's the most efficient way to solve this? Currently, I am doing in Python using nlopt package.

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Pentagon Wants to Scale Up Its Device Security Program
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By Aaron Boyd,
Senior Editor, Nextgov
By Aaron Boyd
| June 17, 2020
The Comply-to-Connect program ensures devices connecting to military networks have baseline security without needing to install endpoint management apps.
The Defense Department wants to make sure any device touching its network meets the Pentagon's strict cybersecurity standards and is in the process of expanding its Comply-to-Connect, or C2C, program across the military.
C2C was started in November 2013 as a joint program between the National Security Agency, Marine Corps and Air Force, deployed to help the branches manage 20,000 endpoints—devices such as smartphones, laptops and desktops. Pilot programs at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma established a set of security compliance tools that prevented unsecured devices from connecting to the DOD Information Network, or DODIN.
"Building on the success of these pilots, demand for the capability increased throughout DoD network space," according to a request for information issued Tuesday by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
DISA has already deployed C2C capabilities with the Navy and Marine Corps, according to the RFI, though these are only initial "pathfinder activities" that have yet to scale. The information request seeks industry feedback on software management platforms that could help the department grow and operationalize C2C capabilities.
The program works by proactively seeking out and tracking all devices connected to the network and continuously analyzing them to ensure compliance with all department cybersecurity requirements. The program is set up to both prevent access to the network and respond quickly to remove non-compliant devices.
"The C2C solution will allow real time visibility of all IP endpoint, network infrastructure, and internet of things devices," the RFI states. "By identifying the non-compliant and previously unidentified devices, DoD will be able to isolate these assets and mitigate risk in an automated fashion, which will significantly increase the security posture of the DODIN."
The program also creates segments within the DODIN based on "device type, operational/functional impact, sensitivity, and security risk," the RFI states. "This segmentation will restrict an adversary's ability to traverse the network, protect access to sensitive data, and allow easier remediation upon discovery providing an automation solution that is reliable, timely, and allows for comprehensive reporting on critical cyber security metrics."
Program officials have a long way to go before C2C can scale across all of DOD, but the management software is a key first step, according to the RFI.
The RFI outlines several technical characteristics DISA wants in potential solutions, including:
A single, converged platform to "discover, identify, categorize, classify and profile all devices" connected to the DODIN. To ensure the platform is a catch-all for everything touching the network, the software must use "the widest variety of both passive and active network-based and host-based discovery methodologies."
The ability to "automatically remediate deviations from established required compliance baselines" on non-compliant devices without the need to install endpoint management software on the device.
The ability to segment networks—or manage segmentation—to block non-compliant devices. Then, once the devices have been updated, "segregate devices by type/function to limit access to only mission necessary network segments." This capability should also be achieved without the use of an endpoint agent.
Continuously monitor devices for compliance and ensure information sharing between various cybersecurity components.
Responses are due by 1 p.m. June 26. Questions on the RFI are due by 1 p.m. June 25 and will only be accepted by email.
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package com.facebook.buck.rules.args;

import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildRule;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.BuildTargetSourcePath;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.RuleKeyObjectSink;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.SourcePath;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.SourcePathResolver;
import com.facebook.buck.rules.SourcePathRuleFinder;
import com.facebook.buck.util.immutables.BuckStyleTuple;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableCollection;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import org.immutables.value.Value;

/** An {@link Arg} which wraps a {@link SourcePath}. */
@Value.Immutable
@BuckStyleTuple
abstract class AbstractSourcePathArg implements Arg, HasSourcePath {

  @Override
  public abstract SourcePath getPath();

  @Override
  public void appendToCommandLine(
      ImmutableCollection.Builder<String> builder, SourcePathResolver pathResolver) {
    builder.add(pathResolver.getAbsolutePath(getPath()).toString());
  }

  public void appendToCommandLineRel(
      ImmutableCollection.Builder<String> builder, Path cellPath, SourcePathResolver pathResolver) {
    SourcePath path = getPath();
    if (path instanceof BuildTargetSourcePath
        && cellPath.equals(((BuildTargetSourcePath) path).getTarget().getCellPath())) {
      builder.add(pathResolver.getRelativePath(path).toString());
    } else {
      appendToCommandLine(builder, pathResolver);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableCollection<BuildRule> getDeps(SourcePathRuleFinder ruleFinder) {
    return ruleFinder.filterBuildRuleInputs(getPath());
  }

  @Override
  public ImmutableCollection<SourcePath> getInputs() {
    return ImmutableList.of(getPath());
  }

  @Override
  public void appendToRuleKey(RuleKeyObjectSink sink) {
    sink.setReflectively("arg", getPath());
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ST LOUIS, MO – Wiegmann Associates has completed HVAC work for the new $22.15 million assisted living facility on the Nazareth Living Center campus in St. Louis, MO. Wiegmann served as the design/build mechanical contractor and Engineer of Record (EOR) consultant for the 60-suite, 70,000-square-foot complex. The general contractor was BSI Constructors and Northstar Management Company served as the construction representative for Nazareth Living Center. The architect was Lawrence Group out of St. Louis, MO.
Wiegmann's HVAC solution features an energy efficient and cost-effective system that meets all the indoor air quality requirements suitable for a senior living center. A Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) system serves residential units in two, three-story towers. Each resident room has a dedicated fan coil unit, creating zone control for optimal, individualized comfort. The center also features an attached four-story tower with common areas that are served by a variable air volume rooftop system (VAV) equipped with fan terminal units for zone control and energy savings. In addition, Wiegmann installed a dehumidification unit for the facility's pool building to ensure proper indoor air temperature and humidity.
Senior living facilities are built with very little space for equipment needed for HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection. Through design coordination and onsite adjustments by all trades working on the Nazareth Living Center, the project was kept on time and on budget.
Nazareth Living Center is a Catholic, nonprofit community for older adults offering independent senior living apartment homes, long-term nursing care, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing & rehabilitation services, all on one campus in South County St Louis. Nazareth Living Center has ministry partnerships with The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Benedictine Health System. The two partners operate Nazareth Living Center and provide holistic care for people of all faiths, races and socio-economic backgrounds.


There are plenty of casino players out there who love to play card games and there are equally different kinds of variations of the game. Out of all the card games that are played in online as well as land-based casinos, Blackjack holds one of the topmost positions because of its sheer entertainment and great chances of winning. Besides keeping you entertained for quite a time, the game of blackjack requires some serious skills to grab real money. Many popular gaming software providing companies have developed different versions of the game on the basis of their popularity in different geographical locations. BlackjackPro Monet Carlo MH has been developed by NextGen Gaming, where MH stands for multi-hand. NexTGen Gaming is considered as one for the leading casino software developing companies in the casino industry out there.
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Take tofu out of the packet. Place a kitchen towel on a plate. Put tofu block on top and place another kitchen towel on top of the tofu. Put a heavy pot on top to help release water and let it sit for 30 minutes. This will help the oil to not splatter as much when frying.
In a fry pan, deep-fry tofu for 4 minutes in oil that has been heated to 350°F, turning halfway through to evenly brown both sides of the tofu pieces. Remove tofu from oil and set aside.
Pour off all but 3 tablespoons of oil and reserve for another use. Return the pan to medium heat with the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil and fry garlic until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Add tofu and sauté until tofu is hot, about 1 minute.
Add bean sprouts, light soy sauce, sugar, and water and stir-fry for 1 minute, until bean sprouts are wilted but still firm. Add green onions and fold.
Turn off the heat and sprinkle with ground white pepper.


Giving effective EHS PowerPoint (PPT) presentations is a must for most EHS managers. Here are 8 top tips for making and giving a good EHS PPT presentation.
Giving effective PowerPoint (PPT) presentations is a must for most EHS managers. You might find yourself training staff on the latest hazardous waste regulations. Or making the case to your management team to invest in EHS management software. Both require a good deck and even better presenting skills.
As a previous industry EHS professional and a current consultant, I have given numerous presentations. Over the years, I've picked up some techniques to help make them more effective. Here are my 8 top tips for creating and delivering a good PPT presentation.
1. Tell stories to drive your point home.
People love stories. We're naturally drawn to them much more than bullet-point lists or standalone statistics. Try using real-world examples–from your company or another–to help staff understand why those hazardous waste regulations are so important. Or share a personal experience to help the audience put themselves in your shoes. Remember your first notable experience managing hazardous waste? Share that story.
2. Images are worth a thousand words.
We're all busy and thanks to the Internet, our attention spans are shorter than ever. You need to communicate more with less, and images are one of the easiest way to do it. Turn those compliance statistics into a colorful chart. Replace your bulleted list into a photo that communicates efficiency or saving money. A piggy bank with dollar bills sticking out the top or a tree with dollar bills for leaves. Use images and fill in with words.
3. Ask questions and engage the audience.
It's all too easy for your audience to tune you out and start thinking about what else they need to accomplish today. Engage them by creating moments where you ask questions and connect directly with the people you're trying to influence and educate. Try stopping and asking your audience questions. They may not know the answer, but it makes them stop and consider the question much more than if you skipped straight to the answer on a PowerPoint slide.
4. Give your audience plenty of breaks.
Put yourself in the audience's shoes: Most of us start to zone out after about 20 minutes. Make this knowledge work for you by scheduling breaks every 30 minutes during that half-day stormwater protection training session. Ten minute breaks for bathroom trips, water and email are great. But try using 5-minute breaks for group work, too. Ask people to gather into groups of three or four and discuss their own daily experiences and challenges with the topic at hand.
5. Feature a brain teaser in your presentation.
Humor is great, but a brain teaser gives your audience a puzzle to solve and gets their brains warmed up. You can also use some to drive home a point. In a recent presentation of mine, I showed a picture of a specific school bus and asked the audience which direction it's about to go (left or right). After they answered, I shared the correct answer (left). I pointed out that while only 50% of adults get the answer right (they're basically guessing), about 75% of kids get the answer correct. Why? Kids have more recent experience with buses. And I used the importance of experience to drive home a point later in my presentation.
6. Tell your audience why they should care.
You're about to give a full-day training on hazardous waste, but before you start listing regulations and requirements, tell your audience why they should care. Why do all these rules and facts matter to their lives? Make it personal. Explain how complying with regulations protects the communities they live in. If these materials were to make their way into local ponds or lakes, you might not be able to go fishing, or it could have a negative impact on drinking water.
7. Tailor the content to your audience.
One presentation does NOT fit all. If you're talking to beginners, you'll need to tailor that hazardous waste training to make sure you cover basic terms and concepts. An advanced audience needs the exact opposite. They're looking for new regulations, methods or tips that add to their current knowledge base. Trying to give one presentation to both audiences will leave half your attendees either bored or confused. Neither is conducive to quality learning.
8. Have realistic expectations for what your audience can retain.
No matter how good your presentation is, the audience is only going to retain a few high level points. Make sure you know what you want those key points to be. Repeat them several times throughout the presentation to make them memorable. End each section of your presentation by recapping the most important takeaways. Most people need to hear the same message four or five times before remembering it.


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Steppenwolf Theatre Returns After 20-Month Intermission, Dedicates New Wing
By Marc Vitali
It was the longest intermission in Steppenwolf Theatre's 46-year history. But the celebrated theater is coming back bigger than ever. There was a ribbon cutting and dedication Tuesday morning at Steppenwolf headquarters on N. Halsted Street for a new wing that includes a state-of-the-art stage – and a tribute to the late artistic director Martha Lavey in the form of mural by Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick.
Marc Vitali: Steppenwolf Theatre has expanded its footprint with the Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center. The $54 million addition was designed by Gordon Gill of Chicago's Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture. At its heart, the new building has an additional theater – an intimate space with seating on four sides of the stage. It's topped off by The Loft – an arts and education center for young people. Years in the planning, the opening follows a 20-month intermission at Steppenwolf.
Brooke Flanagan, executive director at Steppenwolf Theatre: It's been hard. Our industry was very hard hit by the pandemic. The performing arts were among the first to close, and we're now the last to reopen. But we're thrilled that during that time construction was declared an essential service by the governor and we were able to literally see this building rise, as a commitment not only that Steppenwolf will be back but that arts and culture would remain at the center of this beautiful city we call home.
Vitali: Also new – two artistic directors. We spoke with them about the opportunities the space brings.
Glenn Davis, co-artistic director: This for us is a crown jewel. For myself, growing up on the South Side, I wasn't aware of arts in the same way, wasn't aware of theater or actors or a life in the theater. And I think that we'll now have a wonderful entry point for students in their teenage years to come here and say 'Oh, this is available to me.'
Audrey Francis, co-artistic director: I think that we're going to do a better job because there's two of us with two different experiences and perspectives. And there is going to be collision, and I think it is only through those kind of collisions and staying open and listening and being actively willing to change that we can actually collaborate with compassion.
Vitali: Both new artistic directors are actors in the ensemble – this is Audrey Francis with Rainn Wilson in the political farce "The Doppelganger." And here's Glenn Davis in the acclaimed production of "Downstate." Glenn Davis also appeared on Broadway with Robin Williams in "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo." First up at Steppenwolf – continuing the revival of Tracy Letts' "Bug," which had its run cut short in 2020. Upcoming shows include an adaptation of Eve Ewing's "1919" and "King James" about the influence of LeBron James on two lifelong friends.
Davis: As artistic director you're the artistic leader of the theater, so in many ways you're the face of the organization but also you're making decisions on programming and which artists you engage with from top to bottom. The ensemble is so vast now. We're almost 50 company members. At any particular time you have a third of the company in Chicago, a third in New York and a third in LA, so it's a lot to bring together.
Francis: You know the American theater is in a moment of incredible reckoning right now. Who gets to tell what stories, and who are we serving, and how? And I can say that right now I think the things that we're working on the most are having an equitable environment for everyone – artists, staff and audiences, and the way that we need to do that is across every department, including the staff, the board, and the ensemble.
Flanagan: I think the beautiful thing about Steppenwolf from our founding days is that commitment of ensemble means shared leadership and collaboration. We have a model of running an arts organization where there really isn't meant to be a hierarchy. Everyone brings to the table their best selves and their best ideas.
For Steppenwolf, we have had an intentional commitment to evolution, to not resting on our laurels, to looking forward.


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Melbourne's democracy problem
Video: Kennett's 'Commonsense Revolution' and the Melbourne Growth Machine - Speech by Dr Angela Munro
Sun, 2015-10-18 14:13 by admin
Video inside: The Kennett era in Victoria represented a neoliberal makeover of government, state and local. Swept to power during a global property collapse in 1992, the Liberal premier imposed radical and rapid transformation without electoral platform or forewarning. It was a classic case of the international phenomenon documented by Naomi Klein in Shock Doctrine. This talk focuses on the transformation of the core municipality of greater Melbourne – the Melbourne City Council in its historic context. It was disempowered and its citizens disenfranchised between 1992-9 to give the Growth Machine of property interests and state government free rein. That Machine emerged from the mid 1970s, being reinforced under the previous Labor government, 1982-92, as the manufacturing sector was phased out federally; cranes on the skyline was Premier Cain's catchcry. Kennett capitalized on a political and institutional tradition in which property interests (entrenched in the Victorian Legislative Council) dominated from inception. Other Australian colonies were founded by government rather than land seekers.
This speech was given at the SPAVICTAS AGM at Ross House on 5 September 2015. The speech is based on Dr Munro's PhD, downloadable from http://www.canberra.edu.au/researchrepository/items/daa21f8b-4758-410c-954a-a6409d3fdaca/1/ as .pdf of 3.44MB. Dr Munro mentions, as a contrast to Kennett's notion of 'commonsense', Thomas Payne's book, "Commonsense", which was banned in Britain and became immensely popular. (Download a free copy here.)
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Sheila Newman: Kennett population policy, numbers and flow-ons: Regional migration and industrial law under Kennett
Video inside: This article is the text of a speech by Sheila Newman about how Kennett Government policies pushed up population growth in Victoria and Australia. Whilst many people remained for a long time under the impression that immigration numbers were a Federal domain, he began the practise of using regional migration definitions to attract people to urban Melbourne. He also de-toothed Victorian industrial law, affecting wages, condition and enforcement. The new interpretation of regional migration was adapted by other States and territories. Kennett's attack on Victorian industrial laws would ultimately pave the way for Workchoices and a much less effective system for ensuring that imported workers were not paid less than Australians, creating a new pull-factor in Australia.
Regional migration under Kennett
This is the text of a speech given to SPAVICTAS AGM 2015.
Way under the radar of the general public, the Kennett Government (1992-1999) began a practice of using the rural category of 'region in need of migration' to reclassify Melbourne itself.
Melbourne was thus reclassified a regional migration area by the Kennett Government in 1998, which meant it became a destination for people who traditionally migrated to country regions under softer entry rules. [1]
Regional migration categories permitted easier entry for immigrants. Rural employers could sponsor workers for positions they claimed they were unable to fill, with fewer tests than urban employers and immigrants coming in under classical federal schemes. They could also sponsor a wider range of family reunion, such as nephews, to work in family businesses. [2]
The trend that Kennett started was imitated by the other States. Over time all the other states also declared their CBDs in need of immigration under regional migration rules. This was the time of the rise of the internet. Before this time, immigration had been a long drawn out process that was hard for individuals to initiate or get approval for. Now Australian States started up state Immigration websites advertising state and private sponsorship of immigrant workers and their families. Currently, these include:
In Victoria, liveinvictoria.gov.com.au; Note that the Victorian government has just changed the name of their liveinvictoria.gov.au website to https://liveinmelbourne.vic.gov.au/. Probable reason is that they know people are onto the old site.
in WA www.migration.wa.gov.au;
South Australia, migration.sa.gov.au;
in Queensland, migration.qld.gov.au;
ACT, canberrayourfuture.com.au;
Northern Territory, australiasnorthernterritory.com.au; Tasmania, migration.tas.gov.au
Kennet was congratulated by people in favour of high Migration for having increased migration to the regions and reversed the long-term trend of migration out of Victoria, much of it to Queensland.
This perception was criticised because the so-called 'regional migrants' mostly ended up in urban Melbourne. [3]
Nonetheless, I would make the following case that these migration policies and several of Jeff Kennett's other policies were a major factor in creating conditions which would set Australian on a terrible path to rapid and uncontrolled mass migration.
Kennet's changes to industrial law made it easier to import cheap labour
Before the Kennett government, most Victorian wage earners worked under state awards which prescribed minimum conditions and wages, including holidays, benefits and penalties for an extensive range of employment roles. Any employee could look these up or have them explained easily by the Victorian Industrial Relations Commission, through a hotline called Wageline – where I worked. But in 1993, the Kennett Government abolished the Victorian Industrial Relations Act, replacing it with the weaker and harder to enforce, and poorly staffed, Employee Relations Act. [4]
Other Australian states imitated this initiative.
Unions scrambled to cover employees by registering new awards under Federal law, under s.51(xxxv) of the Australian constitution. These awards, however, had to be negotiated between individual organisations and their employees. Their enforcement was very limited under the Federal constitution. They were mostly inaccessible and incomprehensible for individual employees.
This right-wing revolution in Victorian industrial law under Kennett in 1993 set the scene for Workchoices under the John Howard government, (11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007). The Howard Government, entering this weakened industrial law and industrial relations situation, went on to widen the use of the corporations clause in the Australian constitution, which exempted corporations from many employer obligations. [5]
Up until now Australian employers had not had much to gain by importing immigrant workers because they had been required to employ them under the same industrial awards as native born workers. That meant that there was not the same opportunity to import cheap labour as there was, notoriously, in the United States.
Today we are in a situation where the Australian labour market has been greatly deregulated and it is now possible to employ overseas immigrants according to individually tailored employment contracts where they have little or no bargaining power or recourse for legal protection.
Coupled with the deregulation of immigration, this has created local pull factors which the Australian growth lobby has been keen both to lobby for and to exploit.
Deregulation of housing market and Rise of the Internet as factors
Two further processes have helped to expand the trends that Jeff Kennett's actions set in motion. These further processes were:
- Deregulation of the Australian housing market to permit overseas purchase and investment
- The rise of the internet, which was exploited by state governments, private migration agents in conjunction with employers; universities seeking students; and property financiers, conveyancers, developers and real-estate agencies, to globalise Australian employment, public institutions, universities, and property.
Steve Bracks and John Brumby would continue Kennett's big population campaign, despite the different brand presentations of their politics.
Was Kennett aware of his contribution to setting in motion Australia's unfortunate population tsunami? He was a great population growth spruiker and had served formally as Minister for Housing, Immigration and Ethnic Affairs in 1981 under the Hamer government. He has made many public declarations on his perception that very high immigration is desirable.
In The Age in March 1998, the following businessmen and politician argued that population growth was desirable and inevitable: Tony Berg, then Chief Executive Officer of Boral Industries (building materials and components) and still, in 2001, director of numerous banking, insurance and property trust related groups and holdings, and the Midland Brick Company; Jeff Kennett, populationnist Premier of Victoria (who presided over a developmentalist Ministry for Planning and Infrastructure which decreased housing lot sizes under a code and administration largely unresponsive to public outrage), and Phil Ruthven, who again claimed that by the end of the 21st century Australia's population would be 150 million.
An article in Civil Engineers Australia – December 1998, entitled, "Big Population Growth Needed, Forum Told – enVision '98 Conference", reported speakers for high immigration and a big population. Among them were Tony Berg, Jeff Kennett, Alan Stockdale, Treasurer of the Kennett Victorian Liberal Government, Dr Jack Wynhoven, chairman of the enVision 98 organising committee and chief executive officer of Connell Wagner (Engineering and major infrastructure projects) and John White, chief executive officer of Richard Pratt's Visy [Paper and Packaging but also manufacturers of Visy board, a building material] Industries. (Pratt was Vice President of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures and has extensive involvement in business.)
The theme of needing a big population in order to repel invaders remains popular. In "More Migrants, Pleads Kennett", by Christine Jackman in the Melbourne Herald Sun, 12/2/1999, Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett was quoted telling "a New York business lunch" that "Australia's population was so low it would not even be able to defend Tasmania", attacking immigration levels as "almost negligible".... and underestimating them at "about 60,000 a year." (Source of quote is Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby and its Absence, Chapter 6, http://tinyurl.com/p4ykwup)
The following graphs show interstate migration trends over the period discussed
[1] State Government spokesman, Jeremi Moule, 2003, cited in Catherine Best, "Culture shock strikes region," The Courier, Fairfax regional media, December 12, 2003, http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/577142/culture-shock-strikes-region/
[2] "Persons sponsored by relatives in the SDAS visa subclasses currently receive concessions in two ways: no points test to pass and a lower English language threshold criterion. More than half of those visaed are being sponsored by relatives living in Melbourne. Given that the underlying reason for providing points concessions is to attract persons to locations where the Government is anxious to promote settlement (notably regional locations) there does not seem to be any rationale for Melbourne to continue as a designated area in the SDAS visa subclass." Evaluation of the General Skilled Migration Categories, Dept of Immigration, March 2006, by Bob Birrell et al, "Evaluation of the General Skilled Migration Categories," Dept of Immigration, March 2006, p.178. http://www.flinders.edu.au/sabs/nils-files/reports/GSM_2006_Full_report.pdf
The Skilled Regional (489) visa is a provisional skilled migration visa that can provide a pathway to permanent residence. The visa is administered by the Commonwealth Government's Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). Prior to applying for this visa you must be nominated by a state or territory government, or sponsored by an eligible relative living in Australia.
The Victorian Government offers state nomination under the Skilled Regional (489) visa for highly skilled and eligible professionals and tradespeople who want to work in regional Victoria. Source: . [Last accessed on 27 September 2015]. More general visas on that page : http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/visas-and-immigrating/state-nomination#.Vd_lAys_i1Q .
[3] John O'Leary, "The Resurgence of marvellous Melbourne - trends in Population distribution in Victoria, 1991-1996," People and Place, Vol.7,no.1 and Catherine Best, "Culture shock strikes region," The Courier, Fairfax regional media, December 12, 2003, http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/577142/culture-shock-strikes-region/)
[4] My reference is personal experience in the Victorian Department of Labor at the time, and, Richard Tracey, "Standing Fast, Federal Regulation of Industrial Relations in Victoria," H.R. Nicholls Society, http://archive.hrnicholls.com.au/archives/vol14/vol14-3.php]
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorkChoices: "Relying on the corporations power of Section 51(xx) of the Constitution, the Howard Government extended the coverage of the federal industrial relations system to an estimated 85% of Australian employees. All employees of "constitutional corporations" (i.e. trading, financial, and foreign corporations) became covered by the WorkChoices system. Other constitutional powers used by the Federal Government to extend the scope of the legislation included the territories power to cover the Australian territories, including the external territories of the Christmas and Cocos Islands, the external affairs power, the interstate and overseas trade and commerce power, and the powers of the Commonwealth to legislate for its own employees. Victoria voluntarily had referred its industrial relations powers to the Commonwealth in 1996, under Section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution."
[6] The Age, 16 March, 1999, "Kennett calls for big rise in migrant intake", Cited in Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby and its Absence, Chapter 6, http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/swin:7395 (with appendices) or (without appendices) http://tinyurl.com/p4ykwup
[7] Miles Lewis, Suburban Backlash, Bloomings Books, Victoria, Australia, 1999, p.viii. Cited in Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby and its Absence, Chapter 6, http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/swin:7395 (with appendices) or (without appendices) http://tinyurl.com/p4ykwup Cited in Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby and its Absence, Chapter 6, http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/swin:7395 (with appendices) or (without appendices) http://tinyurl.com/p4ykwup
[8] "Trevor Sykes, The Bold Riders, Allen and Unwin, St. Leonards, New South Wales, Second Edition, 1996, (Year 2000 reprint), p.337 mentions that Pratt controlled Regal Insurance and Occidental Insurance in the late 1980s and was one of the funders of a shelf company called Bacharach Pty Ltd, which corporate cowboy, Abe Goldberg, used to purchase Brick and Pipe Industries, which he believed to be an unrealised land bank. Additional information about business interests was obtained from the Business Who's Who of Australia, Dun and Bradstreet Marketing P/L, 35th Edition, 2001." Cited in Sheila Newman, The Growth Lobby and its Absence, Chapter 6, http://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/swin:7395 (with appendices) or (without appendices) http://tinyurl.com/p4ykwup
[9] Christine Jackman, "More Migrants, Pleads Kennett", Melbourne Herald Sun, 12/2/1999, p.16.
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SPAVicTas AGM: Dr Angela Munro: "Kennett's 'commonsense revolution' and the Melbourne 'growth machine'" - Sept 5, 2015
Thu, 2015-09-03 20:22 by admin
UPDATE 29 September 2015, Click here for video of speech.SPAVicTas AGM, 5 September 2015, Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, 4th Floor Conference Room: 1.45 for 2pm. Speaker: Dr Angela Munro, Public Policy expert: "Kennett's 'commonsense revolution' and the Melbourne 'growth machine'. "The unilateral substitution of an appointed commission for the elected Melbourne City Council in October, 1993 by the incoming, neoliberal Victorian Government, was followed by its disempowerment as a democratic institution before reinstatement in emasculated form in 1996. The resounding defeat of the Labor government, in 1992, coincided with an unprecedented global property collapse whose cataclysmic economic and political consequences in Melbourne were conducive to this marginalisation of the City Council and citizenry. A historic dual conflict over the governance and development of central Melbourne between the Victorian Government and the City Council on the one hand, and between central city property interests and citizenry on the other, was immediately resolved. Whereas efficiencies justified council amalgamations statewide, the Melbourne City Council was subject to separate and extreme centralisation of state government power, deregulation of urban planning and de-democratisation as a micro CBD council."
Sustainable Population Australia,
Victorian and Tasmanian branch
On - Saturday September 5th
At - 1.45 for 2.00pm. (if you arrive late and the front door is closed – ring 0405 825769 or 0409742927)
Venue: Ross House, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 Hayden Raysmith Conference Room, Fourth Floor. – (Turn left from the stairwell; or from lift through fire door and then left. It is the corner room).
Guest Speaker : Dr. Angela Munro, Public Policy expert:
"Kennett's 'commonsense revolution' and the Melbourne 'growth machine"
"The unilateral substitution of an appointed commission for the elected Melbourne City Council in October, 1993 by the incoming, neoliberal Victorian Government, was followed by its disempowerment as a democratic institution before reinstatement in emasculated form in 1996. The resounding defeat of the Labor government, in 1992, coincided with an unprecedented global property collapse whose cataclysmic economic and political consequences in Melbourne were conducive to this marginalisation of the City Council and citizenry. A historic dual conflict over the governance and development of central Melbourne between the Victorian Government and the City Council on the one hand, and between central city property interests and citizenry on the other, was immediately resolved. Whereas efficiencies justified council amalgamations statewide, the Melbourne City Council was subject to separate and extreme centralisation of state government power, deregulation of urban planning and de-democratisation as a micro CBD council."
Sheila Newman (Masters by Research in Environmental Sociology, specialising in population and environment), writer and researcher, current president of the SPA VicTas branch whose own research is complementary will add population specific details to fill in the jig saw of the picture of the population pressures we are experiencing in Victoria: "Victoria's population numbers under Kennett."
SPAVicTas
Ross House
Read more about SPAVicTas AGM: Dr Angela Munro: "Kennett's 'commonsense revolution' and the Melbourne 'growth machine'" - Sept 5, 2015
Report on Celebration Today at the Zoo re End to East West Link
Mon, 2014-12-08 00:30 by admin
This article thanks all who attended the celebration today (7 December 2014) to give thanks to the incoming Labor Government and to all who have campaigned for years to save Royal Park and the Zoo from certain destruction should the East West Link be constructed. The article also contains a photo of a concerning note left by East West Connect for a resident, requesting some kind of ongoing involvement in the link.
The Zoo celebration event was sponsored by MCAT - Moreland Community Against the East West Link, PPL VIC - Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. and RPPG - Royal Park Protection Group Inc. Thanks go to the Zoo Director, Mr. Kevin Tanner, who addressed our group and escorted us to the elephant "paddock" (if that is the correct name) where the curator gave us a great report on the Zoo elephants and their histories. (The Zoo waived entry fees for our group.) I hope Channel 2 ran a report on the news. We finished the visit with lunch at the Lakeside Cafe.
Note the photo of a child, Alexandra, dressed as a unicorn holding a wombat with the message : "Thanks Dan 4 Saving the Zoo"
The 'Dan' in the sign refers to the new Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, who said he will not go through with the
East West link, which the outgoing Coalition government was hell-bent upon. The freeway would have affected the zoo.
This photo and the photo of the group (where one person is still reading the message on her poster) were done by Jill Quirk. Thanks also go to Michael Petit for MCAT who spoke about the threat to Zoo animals by the East West Link. And lastly to Rod Quantock the MC of the event and President of PPL VIC.
See article in Age re elephants: "East West Link opponents - project risk to zoos pregnant elephant Num -Oi" (Age 22 November 2014.)
One of the objectives of PPL VIC mentioned to Mr. Tanner at today's event is to have talks about promoting public transport for visitors to the Zoo and revive the plan for a special tram on the 55 Coburg line to be painted with Zoo animals like the old tram on the Elizabeth Street/Royal Parade line which existed 10 years ago or so.
Donations needed to help Cover Legal Costs Incurred over East West Link Plus Heritage Listing
As people might be aware, not only did the Coalition Government sign contracts before the election and prior to proceedings in the Supreme Court, but actually commenced work in Royal Park 2 weeks before the election marking out trees at the Tunnel entrance plus a construction road up Brens Drive and through the State Netball and Hockey Centre carpark. Our lawyer wrote letters to the East West Link Connect consortium demanding that they desist from marking trees and stop work. We are therefore sending out a request for membership renewals for groups or individuals and/or for donations. As you will be aware Royal Park was included on the State Heritage Register but then Minister Matthew Guy listed exemptions for the East West Link this rendering the heritage listing useless. We are now seeking legal advice to delete the exemptions thus ensuring Royal Park is protected forever!
What's Happening over Work on the EW Link?
Received today was a report by a resident in Parkville that he received in the mail yesterday (see attached) a notice from East West Connect. He rang today Saturday and they said they wanted to put a machine on his balcony "to record the sound levels from the City Link highway for a week"! He declined. Please advise me if anyone else has been getting notices from East West Connect. We will investigate. .
Disturbing News Re Possible Clearfelling of Trees in Princes Park.
According to a number of reports trees on the perimeter of Princes Park including the 100 year old Moreton Bay Fig trees and the lines of eucalypts are marked out with yellow paint and the ground marked in pink. This could signify complete and wholesale axing of tree cover. The City of Melbourne received $14 million for the development of sports grounds including Princes Park to compensate clubs on the Ross Straw Field when it was thought this section of the Royal Park would be taken over by the East West Link. So the question arises. Is the development of Princes Park going ahead under false pretences now the EW Link has been cancelled?. Does any of this development conform with the Princes Park Master Plan? A cursory inspection of the plan would indicate that all the existing trees are in the Plan. We will question Councillors and staff. Please if anyone can supply photos of marked trees let me have them ASAP.
Source of article: Taken from a report by Julianne Bell, Secretary
Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc.
Parkville 3052
East West Link
Julianne Bell
PPLVic
Melbourne's overdevelopment problem
Read more about Report on Celebration Today at the Zoo re End to East West Link
Video: William Bourke of Sustainable Population Party in "Must Melbourne keep growing" forum
Tue, 2014-06-17 14:54 by Sheila Newman
Video of William Bourke's speech inside. William Bourke is the President of the Sustainable Population Party. In this speech he covers a broad range of issues relevant to the population debate including: political donations and the power of vested interests, growth lobby spin, the world's biggest tower, GDP, Victoria's deteriorating economic base, the economic importance of natural capital, single issue politics, and a potential way forward for the population debate through a national vote by plebiscite.
You can hear more from Mr Bourke and from the other speakers and the open mic session at the "Does Melbourne have to keep growing?" forum from videos in the following article: "Melbourne must stop growing - Packed hall in Hawthorn votes for plebiscite."
The Sustainable Population Party's website is at www.populationparty.org.au
Stable Population Party of Australia (SPAA)
Australian democracy
Melbourne's overpopulation problem
Sustainable Population Party
must Melbourne keep growing
overpopulation in Australia
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Jain's NanoBiomolecular Precision Lab engineers new biomolecular systems to improve precision and delivery of genome editing tools including CRISPR/Cas systems. His lab chemically modifies DNA for understanding epigenetics and develops biomolecular nanosystems to deliver nucleic acids and proteins to the desired tissues. Jain's research aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders including cancer.
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Sarode BR, Jain PK and Friedman SH. Polymerizing Insulin with Photocleavable Linkers to Make Light-Sensitive Macropolymer Depot Materials. Macromolecular Bioscience, 2016; 16 (8): 1138-1146.
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Q: Creating labels dynamically with javascript Is there a better way of creating a information fieldset dynamically than this:
                var grid = document.createElement("ul");
                grid.style['text-align'] = "left";

                // Creates the legend and append it
                var child = document.createElement('legend');
                child.innerHTML = "Logado - Dados";
                loginbox.appendChild(child);
                // End of creating the legend

                // Start creating the first child
                var cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Usuário: </b>";
                child.for = "lusername";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['username'];
                child.for = "username";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the first labels

                // Start adding the second label
                cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Membro Desde: </b>";
                child.for = "lbirthday";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['MemberSince'];
                child.for = "birthday";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the second labels

                // Start adding the third label
                cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Última Visita: </b>";
                child.for = "llastvisit";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['LastVisit'];
                child.for = "lastvisit";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the third labels

                // Start adding the forth label
                cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Frequência de Estudo: </b>";
                child.for = "lstudyfrequency";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['StudyFrequency'];
                child.for = "studyfrequency";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the forth labels

                // Start adding the fifth label
                cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Faculdade: </b>";
                child.for = "lcollege";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['College'];
                child.for = "college";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the fifth labels

                // Start adding the sixth label
                cell = document.createElement("li");
                cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = "<b>Curso: </b>";
                child.for = "lcourse";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                child = document.createElement('label');
                child.innerHTML = response['Course'];
                child.for = "course";
                cell.appendChild(child);
                grid.appendChild(cell);
                // End adding the sixth labels

            loginbox.appendChild(grid);

I think trying to use, somehow, the "write" method would be better.
sorry, i'm new to javascript.

A: Without your accompanying html, or the rest of your javascript, I have no way to really test the following, however, it -should- work.  If it does not, please let me know and I will fix it:
var grid = document.createElement("ul");
grid.style['text-align'] = "left";

// Creates the legend and append it
var child = document.createElement('legend');
child.innerHTML = "Logado - Dados";
loginbox.appendChild(child);

var list_obj = { list:
    [{
        "label": "Usuário:",
        "for": "lusername",
        "arr_key": "username",
        "for2": "username"
    },
    {
        "label": "Membro Desde:",
        "for": "lbirthday",
        "arr_key": "MemberSince",
        "for2": "birthday"
    },
    {
        "label": "Última Visita:",
        "for": "llastvisit",
        "arr_key": "LastVisit",
        "for2": "lastvisit"
    },
    {
        "label": "Frequência de Estudo:",
        "for": "lstudyfrequency",
        "arr_key": "StudyFrequency",
        "for2": "studyfrequency"
    },
    {
        "label": "Faculdade:",
        "for": "lcollege",
        "arr_key": "College",
        "for2": "college"
    },
    {
        "label": "Curso:",
        "for": "lcourse",
        "arr_key": "Course",
        "for2": "course"
    }]
}

for (var i = 0; i < list_obj.list.length; i++) {
    var label = list_obj.list[i]["label"];
    var for1 = list_obj.list[i]["for"];
    var arr_key = list_obj.list[i]["arr_key"];
    var for2 = list_obj.list[i]["for2"];
    print_field(label,for1,arr_key,for2)
}

function print_field(label,for1,arr_key,for2) {
    var cell = document.createElement("li");
    cell.style['padding'] = "0px";
    child = document.createElement('label');
    child.innerHTML = "<b>" + label + " </b>";
    child.htmlFor = for1;
    cell.appendChild(child);
    child = document.createElement('label');
    child.innerHTML = response[arr_key];
    child.htmlFor = for2;
    cell.appendChild(child);
    grid.appendChild(cell);
}

A: In the interests of maintainability, flexibility and cross-browser compatibility, you might want to consider using an HTML templating library like Mustache or Jade.


A Stanford University student trains a Pacific parrotlet to fly to a designated perch. These small birds helped researchers measure the force needed to keep each flier aloft.
The force a bird exerts to keep itself aloft has always been a bit of a mystery. Engineers are particularly eager for this information because it could inspire designs for futuristic drones. These pilotless flying robots might flap, dart and hover with birdlike grace and agility.
Many researchers have tried to calculate the forces involved in bird flight. Some used lasers, for instance, to measure the flow of air over a bird flying in the lab. Then the experts put those data into a complex mathematical expression — what's known as an equation — to calculate the wings' force.
But here's the problem: When animals — including birds — move, their whole body changes shape. This causes air to flow over it in turbulent patterns. And that makes calculations less reliable. Not only that, lasers can damage a bird's eyes.
Watch this high-speed video of a Pacific parrolets, Gaga, during an experiment to calculate the force needed to keep her in the air. The bird's wingbeats have been slowed to 1/100th their normal speed. Credit: David Lentink Lab, Stanford University.
Now, a team of researchers from Stanford University in California has figured out what to do. Leading the effort is David Lentink. This aerospace engineer designed a special box equipped with force sensors.
The box is about the size of a large bird cage. It has two perches and a clear acrylic front. This lets scientists watch as a bird flies from perch to perch.
The box's floor contains the spring-loaded sensors. The springs work like those in a bathroom scale. The greater the downward force, the more the springs squeeze together. But Lentink's sensors don't measure the weight of the bird. Instead, they measure the force generated each time a bird's flapping wings push on the air inside the box. That air pushes on the box's floor, transferring the force.
The sensors attached to the box's floor are super sensitive. They even register air as it circulates inside the lab. So to avoid introducing errors, "We had to turn off the air conditioner during the experiment," Lentink notes.
On each downstroke, the birds used double the force needed to counteract gravity and lift their weight, the sensors showed. On each upstroke, the bird exerted virtually no force. That means the upstroke wasn't counteracting gravity at all.
Together, the two wing beats cancelled each other out. This allowed each bird to counteract gravity just enough to keep it aloft.
Lentink is especially pleased to have designed an experiment that does not harm the birds. He now is eager to put his research in motion: "I design flying robots in my lab and I want to improve them," he says.
Jim Usherwood is an expert in figuring out how animals move on land and in the air. He works at The Royal Veterinary College in London, England. Lentink's experiment makes good sense, he says. But Usherwood cautions that the new findings won't apply to all birds.
"Some birds — think of cruising seagulls — act much more like airplanes," he says. "Their wings are outstretched and support weight even when in upstroke. And some birds produce lift with their wings upside-down during the upstroke when flying really slowly. Hummingbirds do this."
Lentink agrees that his new findings don't hold for all birds. In fact, he now wants to measure the force birds use to do tricky maneuvers, such as turning corners or hovering.
acrylic Chemicals and materials based on a compound derived from acrylic acid (which has the chemical formula H2C:CHCOOH, where H's are hydrogen atoms, C's are carbon atoms and O's are oxygen atoms). Among acrylic materials is a common type of fast-drying paint and a family of clear plastics.
aerospace A research field devoted to the study of Earth's atmosphere and the space beyond or to aircraft that travel in the atmosphere and space.
drone A aircraft or missile that carries no pilot aboard. A drone may fly autonomously, along a preprogrammed path or under the control of a pilot on the ground. A drone also may be called an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
lift An upward force on an object. It may occur when an object (such as a balloon) is filled with a gas that weighs less than air; it can also result when a low-pressure area occurs above an object (such as an airplane wing).
parrotlet Any of several genera of small parrots native to Central and South America. Some species of the birds are kept as pets.
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B. Brookshire "Make your own mini hovercraft." Science News for Students. December 9, 2014.
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